Thursday, December 31, 2009

Character Bio #3: Ester Crumpstein

As promised Character Bio #3: the lovely Ester...

Ester Crumpstein

Ester Crumpstein is the daughter every parent wants to have. She is an honest, responsible, straight A student, president of the science club, competitive chess player and a strong supporter of animal rights.

Ester is Aloysius' next door neighbour and has been the secret object of his affection for years. Unbeknownst to him this affection is somewhat shared, while she would never admit it, she does find him kind of cute and as a fellow science geek she admires his intellect. His attitude however, certainly leaves a lot to be desired but maybe he is a project worth working on.

Ester's room is covered in posters of Blue Bolt. Ever since he rescued her cat from a tree when she was twelve years old Ester has admired him. Aloysius is constantly startled by why she fails to see through the spandex exterior to the complete moron underneath.

Ester and Aloysius's relationship is complicated to say the least and becomes even stranger as certain facts about their lives begin to come to light...

Next time we meet the sexy supervillainess Misstery...

Monday, December 14, 2009

Character Bio #2: Blue Bolt


Readers,

Prepare for the second character bio in the series. As much as it pains me to even present this rubbish, it is that of my archnemesis Blue Bolt.

Blue Bolt



Time Magazine's Hero of the Year for ten years running, President of the United States League of Defenders, Special Envoy to the United Nations International Superhero Commission and runner up in Cleopatra Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive (behind Johnny Depp), Blue Bolt is San Francisco's favourite son and one of the world's most prominent superheroes.

His secret identity is **** ***** (I can't go revealing such an amazing plot twist now can I). He was a handsome All-American Quarterback in High School and was destined to make it to the pros but during during drunken celebrations after winning the state championship he was dared to swim into the river and retrieve a wayward pass. Upstream the Global Tech facility was pumping all flavours of radiological material into the river. Swimming out to the ball he was struck by lightning, the resulting combination gave him super-speed and super-strength.

When his powers meant that he was unable to play football without revealing his secret, his agent convinced him to follow a new career path and become a hero. A career path that, with advertising campaigns and endorsements, has proven profitable enough for a comfortable living for his family, plus Blue Bolt loves the attention.

Blue Bolt's weakness, apart from the ladies, is his constant need for energy while using his powers; don't be surprised to see Blue Bolt swing through a fast food drive-through while in hot pursuit of some criminals. Even after more than 20 years with his powers he still finds it difficult to stop or manoeuvre. His brain, which it must be said isn't the sharpest, can't keep up with his body at full speed. Slippery or flammable surfaces also cause issues. A source of constant amusement is Blue Bolt's inability to metabolize alcohol.

Blue Bolt is everything Aloysius both hates and in some ways envies. Handsome, popular and successful Aloysius thinks he is a stupid arrogant jock, but the world, for some unknown reason loves him.


Till next time when we meet the amazingly beautiful Ester Crumpstein...

Professor N