Super-Stretch and Micro-Woman from the 1970s.

Although Tarzan and the Super Seven lasted one season, Superstretch and Microwoman were a first in many ways. First, they were among the first animated African American characters to be portrayed as the main heroes rather than sidekicks. Secondly, it was one of the first married couples presented on Saturday morning cartoons, and third, Superstretch and Microwoman represented a series of new heroes generated outside of the comic medium.

While only having about ten episodes, Superstretch and Microwoman none the less were a unique part of the Saturday morning landscape in the 1970s, albeit only briefly.

Super Stretch


Dr. Christopher "Chris" Cross

F: Gd (10)
A: Ex (20)
S; Typ (6)
E: Am (50)
R: In (40)
I: Gd (10)
P: Gd (10)

Health: 86
Karma: 60
Popularity: 15
Resources: Ex (20)

Talents:
Medicine*
Physics
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Knowledge: Heroes and Villains
Knowledge: City of Operation

Powers:

Plasticity: Super Stretch's form is completely malleable, capable of stretching and elongating his limbs as well as other unique abilities. Super Stretch's unique physiology allows him to:

• Elongate with Am (50) ability
• Plasticity at Am (50)
• Form a bouncing ball with Am (50) agility and Gd (10) speed, impacting with Am (50) stun.
• For a glider and or parachute to provide Pr (4) gliding
• Flatten himself to paper think width, which allows him to pass through the narrowest of areas.
• Grapple with up to 4 targets at once, having Rm (30) strength for the purposes of entangling.
• Body Armor: Providing Rm (30) from most physical attacks, Gd (10) energy protection, and -4 to all blunt trauma effects.
• Imitation: Rm (30) ability to imitate individuals
• Shapeshifting: Am (50) ability to take on complex shapes and abilities.

Contacts:
Micro Woman: Partner and Wife
Trouble: Family Dog
Local Civic leaders

Limitations:
Public Identity: Apparently, Dr. Cross had a public ID.




MicroWoman:


Christine 'Christy' Cross

F: Gd (10)
A: Gd (10)
S: Gd (10)
E: Rm (30)
R: Gd (10)
I: Rm (30)
P: Rm (30)

Health: 60
Karma: 70
Popularity: 15
Resources: Ex (20)

Talents:
Journalism
Martial Arts C
Knowledge: Heroes and Villains
Knowledge: Base of Operations area

Powers:
Shrinking: MicroWoman can reduce her size to microscopic levels, with ShX (150) ability. As such, MicroWoman has the following abilities:

• -Reduce to microscopic size or any size between
• -5cs to hit at her normal size of 3''
• Maintains regular strength at reduced levels.

Contacts:
Super Stretch: Husband and Partner
Trouble: Their dog
Local Civic Leaders

Limitations:
Public ID: MicroWoman's ID is known to the general public.

Nancy Archer from 'Attack of the 50' Woman' (1958)

Nancy Archer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F: Pr (04)/Ex (20)
A: Typ (06)/Ex (20)
S: Pr (04)/Am (50)
E: Typ (06)/Am (50)
R: Typ (06)
I: Gd (10)/Typ (06)
P: Typ (06)

Health: 20/140
Karma: 22/18
Resources: Rm (30)
Popularity: 2 (in wealthy social circles), -5 (as the 50' woman)

Talents:
Heir to Fortune*

Powers:
Giantess: Nancy Archer has been exposed to unknown radiation/alien technology which has caused her to grow to 50' in height. Nancy's attributes and disposition have changed radically as she has grown, making her incredibly strong but incredibly mentally unstable. Nancy's new giantess form grants her the following:

• Body Resistance: Nancy has gained In (40) Body Resistance against physical attacks and Rm (30) protection against energy attacks, except Electricity. Nancy's resistance to Electricity is merely Ex (20)
• Enhanced Stats: Nancy's stats are broken down by two sets: The first set represents 'normal' Nancy, while the second set represents the 'giant' Nancy.
• Area Attacks: Nancy can perform shock-wave attacks within a single area, and has one area reach due to her size.

Contacts:
Nancy had no real contacts, except her butler and familial connections. Nancy believed her husband Harry was her contact, but he actually wanted nothing to do with her.

Limitations:
Giantess: If Nancy is in her 'giantess' form, then she is permanently 50' tall. Nancy is permanently +2cs to hit due to her size, and suffers from Unusual Looks, being that she is a gigantic nearly nude woman (Although, strangely, she suffers no penalties for this )
Mentally Unstable: Nancy is mentally unstable, a condition which is made worse as she has become a giantess. Nancy suffers a -1cs to remain calm in tense situations, and must make checks to avoid becoming enraged.



Notes: See the original, avoid the remake.

Doctor Alexander Thorkel from 'Doctor Cyclops' (1940)

Doctor Alexander Thorkel



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Alexander Thorkel

F: Pr (04)
A: Typ (06)
S: Pr (04)
E: Typ (06)
R: Rm (30)
I: Gd (10)
P: Ex (20)

Health: 22
Karma: 60
Popularity: 0*
Resources: Rm (30)

Talents:
Chemistry
Energy Research
Physics
Engineering
Electronics
Retro-engineering
Repair/Tinkering
Firearms
Multi-Lingual
Particle Physics
Knowledge: Current Scientific Trends
Knowledge: Famous Scientists
Knowledge: Home Area
Mathematics

Powers: None

Equipment:
Radiation Chamber: Thorkel has constructed a radiation chamber, which utilizes the natural and weird combinations of Radium and Uranium to shrink organic material. The chamber is large enough for about 6 - 8 people, which allows Thorkel to shrink his victims to 12''. The process for shrinking is over in 10 rounds, and once started, cannot be stopped through conventional means. Each victim must make an Endurance FEAT or be rendered unconscious vs. Am (50) intensity, a side-effect of the process. The victim will awaken within 1-10 rounds after the process has been completed. Penalties for being at a reduced size are listed within the advanced rules and are applied immediately.

Victims are not permanently shrunk, as the process is not completed. Victims will return to their normal sizes with 6 - 8 weeks, perhaps faster depending on additional options with no additional damage done. As Thorkel's device was incomplete prior to the events of the movie, any living creature shrunk prior to the film must make another Endurance FEAT vs. Death or begin the dying process. During and after the movie, Thorkel's device is completed, rendering it 'safe'.

Contacts:
Thorkel *may* still have some contacts within the scientific world prior to the film.


Limitations:
Thorkel is faced with several key limitations:
Arrogant: Thorkel is extremely arrogant, which grants a -1cs to any attempts to persuade or manipulate people. Thorkel believes himself superior intellectually, and that people are merely tools to be used.
Cold-Blooded Murderer: Thorkel is a cold-blooded murderer, and does not attempt to hide this fact nor does he feel remorse.
Nearly Blind: Thorkel is nearly blind, and requires thick glasses to see. Without his glasses, Thorkel is at a -4cs to any actions which requires visual perception, and his Intuition drops to Pr (04). In addition, Thorkel will not notice small details and perhaps miss essential clues or activities. During the movie, Thorkel looses a pair of glasses and has the remaining pair have a lens destroyed (Hence, he becomes a 'cyclops').