''Every so often I start to think we may be starting to get it together. I'm pretty far removed from reality at those times.'' - Dart comments on her team in Freak Force #11
Real name: Jill August Other known aliases: Mighty Man IV Occupation: Adventurer, former government operative, bounty hunter and police officer. Current group affiliation: A member of S.O.S. - Partner to Mako on savage Earth. Past group affiliations: Freak Force, former partner to Killcat. Major enemies: Covenant of the Sword. First appearance: Savage Dragon II #3 Origin: Description: Jill is a striking woman standing 5'10'' tall and weighing 145 lbs. She has blue eyes and blonde hair.
Characteristics
15 STR 5
20 DEX 30
20 CON 20
15 BODY 10
18 INT 8
18 EGO 16
18 PRE 8
20 COM 5
8 PD 5
8 ED 4
4 SPD 10
8 REC 2
40 END 0
33 STUN 0
Characteristics Cost: 123
Powers, Skills and Equipment
8 10" Running 2
5 Acrobatics 14-
3 Breakfall 13-
3 Climbing 13-
3 Conversation 13-
30 13- Find Weakness,any group of attacks,Desc: with her darts.
3 Legsweep
16 2 Levels,all combat
5 1D6 Luck
4 Martial Block
4 Martial Disarm
5 Off Strike
3 Oratory 13-
3 Persuasion 13-
2 PS: Policeman 11-
3 Streetwise 13-
3 Tactics 13-
1 WF,Pistols
5 4/4 Armor,"Protective costume.",OIF(-1/2),12- Activation
(-3/4)
15 MP (30),"Darts",OAF(-1)
1u 2D6 Drain,"Sleep gas - drains Stun.",fade rate: per 5
minutes,13-16 Charges(0) 0
1u 6D6 EB,"Exploding darts.",13-16 Charges(0) 0
1u 1D6 RKA,vs physical defense,Penetrating(+1/2),x5 Autofire
(+1/2),13-16 Charges(0) 0
Powers Cost: 127
Disadvantages
Base Points: 100
10 Distinctive,"Totally hot blonde babe.",concealable,minor
5 Hunted,"by Killcat.",as powerful,mild,appear 8-
20 Hunted,"Various villains.",as powerful,non-combat influence,
harsh,appear 11-
20 Normal Stats
5 Psych Lim,"Insecure about her lack of real powers.",
uncommon,moderate
10 Psych Lim,"Vengeful",common,moderate
15 Psych Lim,"Code vs. killing.",common,strong
15 Psych Lim,"In love with the Justice/Mako.",common,strong
10 Public ID,"Jill August"
10 Rep,"Acrobatic super babe.",occur 11-
5 Watched,"U.S. government and press.",as powerful,non-combat
influence,mild,appear 8-
Disadvantages Total: 125
Experience Spent: 25
Total Points: 250
Explanation of the conversion:
History: Jill August witnessed bullying from a very early age. Her mother
was constantly being beaten by her father, friends at school were often
assaulted by the coach. When she and a friend, Terri Holmes, were
assaulted in a Detroit bar, the rage building up in her as she was pushed
backward into a dart board. As their assailants pressed their advantage,
Jill instinctively hurled darts and impaled the attackers with pin-point
accuracy, blinding one man and castrating another. Feeling good with
herself, Jill decided to continue with her new found ability to channel her
anger.
She took up the costumed guise of Dart upon discovering her deadly ability
and quickly trained in a number of martial arts upon discovering her
existing skills made her a natural for them. Dart began a respected career
defending the city of Detroit, occasionally teaming with the self-obsessed
Kill-Cat, who was convinced his female ally had a crush on him. After
about three years of service as a vigilante, Dart was hired away by the
Chicago Police Department to join what was unofficially called their "Freak Force"
program. It was there where she met Dragon, Rapture, Horridus and Ricochet
who was, at the time, too young to join the department. Due to
restrictions imposed by the local government and their police superiors,
the freak officers quit the police force and struck out on their own as
bounty hunters, joining up with the veteran hero SuperPatriot and Mighty Man II.
Freak Force went on to battle a number of menaces, ranging from the
super villains like the Fantastical Force, the Covenant of the Sword, the
Throwaways, Master Atom, Bludgeon, their own evil clones and the
Frightening Force, to the extraterrestrial Martians, Matrix Swarm and
Cosmic Cops. They even faced off against other heroes like Badrock, the
WildCATS and Cyberforce.
Eventually, Dart accompanied most of her teammates in joining the United
States government's new super team to replace Youngblood (presumed dead
from the Martian attack), the Special Operations Strikeforce. Dart was
considered too much of a liability by the team's directors, Stephenson and
Hawkins, and was refused active status for a number of months. Upon
proving her ability, Dart joined a death squadron heading for Lieberheim
to eliminate the insane dictator, Dread Knight. The armored villain became
locked in combat with the Kid Avenger and a stray energy blast ricocheted
off the pair and burned Dart's legs off above the knees.
Dart was relegated to team trainer for a few years until she attended the
funeral of her former teammate Ann Stevens, the second Mighty Man. It was
there that the former members of Freak Force were attacked by the evil
Mighty Man III, Chelsea Nirvana. Due to chronic starvation, the villain died
in battle with Dragon and the powers were passed onto Dart, finally giving
her power and mobility to prove herself to all those that doubted her.
Mighty Man IV's first mission was to locate his long missing former
teammate SuperPatriot. After an information exchange with the Vicious
Circle's leader, Powerhouse, the hero joined the Dragon in raiding a prime
Covenant of the Sword facility. Both heroes faced down one another for a
conflict that could have claimed both their lives, but both were taken
prisoner by DarkLord II. Dragon later rescued them both and Mighty Man IV
managed to kill his former captor with a pinpoint accurate throw of a
large spire through DarkLord II's chest.
When the Dragon killed the half-Martian child who would become the time traveling villain Darklord, it reset history. In this new world Jill never lost her legs or became Mighty Man IV. She was last seen partnered with the former super-villain Mako.
Powers: Dart has the powers and abilities of an adult female in top physical shape. She's trained in a number of forms of martial arts and possesses an uncanny aiming ability that she utilizes with deadly accuracy.
Links to other Dart pages:
Character created by Erik Larsen.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - October, 2002
Freak Force went on to battle a number of menaces, ranging from the
super villains like the Fantastical Force, the Covenant of the Sword, the
Throwaways, Master Atom, Bludgeon, their own evil clones and the
Frightening Force, to the extraterrestrial Martians, Matrix Swarm and
Cosmic Cops. They even faced off against other heroes like Badrock, the
WildCATS and Cyberforce.
