User blog:M(G)P/Here's my alternate Marvel Earth

Since there seems to be a current fad for that, here is my alternate marvel Earth. I created it for a RPG and thus the key characters are not invented by me, but created by my players. In this reality the age of heroes really took off only recently (ca 2010). There were superhumans before, primarily mutants, but there were few costumed heroes or villains. The recent increase in the number of mutants and other superhumans has led to the creation of SHIELD - Super Human Intelligence Espionage & Logistics Department - a federal agency for dealing with superhumans with an international mandate. The head of SHIELD is Maria Hill. The Avengers are a newly created team of the world's most prominent and/or promising superheroes created under the auspices of and supported by SHIELD.

AVENGERS:

SVAROG - is the Slavic god of the forge. Like most Slavic deities in this reality, Svarog has lived among humans for centuries (they have their godly realm - Nivia, but prefer the mortal world; most of them live in Poland or Russia, but some live in US; their godhead is Perun, god of thunder, son of Svarog). He dedicated himself to studying human technology and has become supremely adept at it. He created his own company - Forge Inc. - which is the worldwide leader in innovations and military technology (which also makes him extremely rich). Svarog's latest achievement was the creation of a suit of powered armor, into which he's poured most of his godly powers. He is currently left only with immortality and a degree of superhuman strength. His armor on the other hand is very powerfull, granting him even greater strength, superhuman speed (despite its size - over 2,5 meters tall and a ton in weight), lasers, force fields, fire control and the ability to make jumps of great distance. It is also equipped with awide range of sensors and an advanced AI (capable of independent action). Svarog has one weakness - he has a dual personality - his other, "bad" ego is a true immortal, who sees humans as an inferior species to be abused and trampled upon. [Svarog is this Earth's Thor and Iron Man combined]

DR GRAVITY - is the world's smartest man. As a physicist he worked on the unified theory of everything. His achievement gave him insight into the workings of the universe so great that it allows him to control gravity. Alas, his first attempt to control his powers resulted in an accident which destroyed his home campus and sent him out of this universe. It also turned his eyes into miniature black holes, which disintegrate everything that comes too close. After his return he created a flying island out of which he operates as a costumed superhero. Being a bit of an anarchist, he is not officially a full member of the Avengers, but a 'consultant' for SHIELD. [he would be this world's equivalent of Mr Fantastic]

NUMBER ONE - is a supersoldier from the 60s and the most experienced superhero. Physically he is slightly above peak human. His only other powers are slower ageing and a vibranium weave armor grafted under his skin. He is however a supremely skilled combatant. His favorite weapons are vibranium clubs. He also frequently (and very effectively) employs a taser, which even leads to ridicule from his peers (jokingly called Captain Taser). [No1 is this world's equivalent of Captain America, but he does not have Cap's imposing personality. He is in fact rather naive and socially awkward.]

MINION - is a fish-like alien with reality altering powers, who simply crash-landed on Dr Gravity's island one day. Apart from his innate powers Minion has an advanced space suit with wings, life support, force fields and a host of minor powers. He also uses an image inducer given to him by Dr Gravity. He is very curious about Earth, but not really in tune with human behaviors, which leads to various humorous situations. For example, he uses his image inducer to take on the appearance of various celebrities (causing much confusion).

THE WITCH - is the errant daughter of Morana (the Slavic evil goddess of winter and witchcraft and one of the Avengers' main supervillains). Her main power is her deep knowledge of witchcraft, but she is also superhumanly agile and can conjure knives out of thin air. Being the daughter of an evil goddess, she has a rather messed-up personality. She is sometimes childlike (with a deep love of rainbows, unicorns and the color pink), but also addicted to drugs and alcohol. However, she has a good heart. She quickly struck a close friendship with minion, using her powers to support his 'experiments'. In fact, during the Avengers' fight with the Goblin the combination of her illusions and Minion's induced image so surprised the villain that he crashed his glider.

There is also a long list of supporting characters which I may write down later.