Our Villainous Trio
Minerva "Minnie" ArmstrongCodename: Last Nerve The intended future Captain Armstrong the third, Minnie doesn’t have any interest in the hero business. She’d much rather live the wild and free lifestyle of a supervillain, wreaking havoc without anyone able to tell them what to do! And once she sets her mind on something, she won’t let anything stop her from pursuing it - not her dad taking up all her time with brutal hero training, not her mom begging her to stop acting out, and certainly not her uncle Buck telling her to get lost and stop bothering him. Like it or not, Last Nerve is here to learn the ways of supervillainy. When she’s not doing that, though, Minnie’s a pretty average, if surly, thirteen-year-old girl: outwardly utterly convinced she’s got everything figured out and everyone around her is an idiot, inwardly deeply self-conscious and trying to act more adult than she really feels. She’s got a soft spot for animals and an interest in science and photography, but up until recently, hasn’t had the time to pursue either as a hobby. Years of hero training have made her a decent enough hand-to-hand combatant, despite her lack of evident superpowers, and spending lots of time home alone learning to evade her less tech-savvy parents’ phone trackers and parental controls has made her a solid amateur hacker-slash-programmer. She’s also quite clever and is taking online classes a few levels above her grade, despite often being taken out of school for training and press junkets - not that she’ll admit to that, because that would make her a nerd, and she’s no nerd. She’s a cool future supervillain and she’s gonna kick your ass about it. |
Buck ArmstrongCodename: The Invincible Bulkhead Buck Armstrong was world-famous before he was even born, being the firstborn son of the original Captain Armstrong and his wife, [TBD] - both superheroes of considerable renown. His destiny as one of a long legacy of superheroes was set in stone… except, he had no interest in being a hero, and ultimately lost out as successor in favor of his younger brother Leo. In retaliation, Buck turned to supervillainy instead, forging his own nefarious identity as The Invincible Bulkhead and being heartily disowned by the Armstrong family as a result. Over nearly twenty-five years of supervillainy, the public has become quite familiar with the bombastic behavior of Bulkhead and his trusty mech, robbing everything from banks to grocery stores to classified government facilities. What they’re less familiar with is the “off-the-clock” Buck Armstrong: a curmudgeonly, socially anxious man who would much rather spend his time holed up in the garage or buzzing away in the kitchen than talking to people. The one exception seems to be his more recent partner-in-crime The Dynamo - or, more privately, his long-term boyfriend and domestic partner Davey. Largely uninterested in grander villainous schemes of world domination, the two have carved out a modestly comfortable life fueled by their occasional heists, and Buck has settled happily into their routine day-to-day… too bad Minnie is determined to disrupt those routines by any means possible. |
DaveyCodename: The Dynamo A former civilian turned current supervillain, “The Dynamo” rose to notoriety some fourteen years back with a series of bold heists, culminating in an alleged attempt on the life of a rival supervillain. Since then, he’s largely mellowed out, engaging in only occasional low-level heists and largely fading from the public eye - only to suddenly explode back onto the scene about seven years ago as the recurring partner-in-crime of the notorious Invincible Bulkhead. In actuality, Davey is Buck’s long-term boyfriend and domestic partner, having forged a connection with him during their frequent crossing-of-paths as solo villains. As Davey’s a former handyman and mechanic, he’s a perfect match with Buck’s big ideas and amateur engineering, with the two building and refining mechanical marvels like Buck’s mech and Davey’s prosthetic arm. He’s also a significantly better hand-to-hand combatant compared to Buck, allowing him to serve as the muscle and finesse while Buck and his mech provide a distraction, defense, and quick getaway. Off-the-clock, Davey’s a friendly, easygoing guy, proving much more personable than his curmudgeonly partner. He spends much of his time enjoying simple pleasures like trashy TV, video games, and Buck’s cooking, or will busy himself doing miscellaneous home repairs before Buck can DIY any of his own bubblegum-and-duct-tape type fixes. Unlike Buck, he’s quite happy to invite Minnie into their lives… but because Buck keeps the nature of their relationship such a closely-guarded secret, Minnie isn’t quite sure what to make of this random guy hanging around Uncle Buck’s hideout. Hopefully he can win her over eventually… |
