Shaman appears to be a trained agent, but probably not a full AIM agent (which would imply a higher education in science and/or technology). His main asset is his power of mesmerism - his supernaturally intense eyes burn to the very soul and can force ordinary people to follow his commands.

Though he’s very confident, Arthur Shaman has a very low Hero Points reserve - his hypnotic power means that he almost never encounters significant opposition, and he has little idea about how to handle such situations.

Arthur Shaman might be a mutant, but this sort of mystical-ish ability combined with an ominous name usually indicates a minor paranormal background.

History

Arthur Shaman is a mercenary who worked for A.I.M. in the late 1970s. Though his arrogance was hard on the nerves of his employers, he was ideally suited for minor missions of capture and manipulation, and they regularly hired him to conduct those.

When an A.I.M. base in New York City was uncovered by press editor Carol Danvers, an A.I.M. task force investigated the security failure. They retained Arthur Shaman, who decided that Danvers’ psychiatrist Dr. Barnett probably knew all about her. Shaman mesmerised Dr. Barnett and took him to an A.I.M. base for interrogation.

Barnett mentioned that Danvers had recurring nightmares of being attacked by the Hulk, and Shaman perplexingly suggested to capture the Hulk and send him after the journalist. A.I.M. sent the powerful Warbot to attack the Defenders, who back then associated with Hulk. Warbot defeated the Defenders and captured the Hulk. 

However, Ms. Marvel had a premonition about the attack. Along with two Defenders who had not been captured (Nighthawk and Hellcat) she stormed the A.I.M. base. The overconfident Arthur Shaman was easily trounced by Hellcat

Description

See illustrations.

Personality

Overconfident braggart and bully.

Writeup completed on the 23rd of March, 2012.