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MOSQUITOREAL NAME: Arthur Mossberg

OCCUPATION: Former executive, now criminal

BASE: Emerald City

Arthur Mossberg willingly sacrificed much

in favor of advancing his career. He got the

MBA. He worked the long hours, the nights and

weekends. He built his social life around his col-

leagues and getting ahead. He focused

on retirement, on the things he would

do later, after. Although he was an

executive with Morgenstern

Labs with considerable se-

niority, that “later” always

seemed further and

further away. Eventu-ally, his marriage

fell apart and,

at middle-age,

it seemed like

a waste of time

building another

serious relationship. Then

Arthur’s health began to decline, and

maintaining his medical insurance became para-

mount, all while younger and equally ambitious execs

eyed his position and corner office.

It eventually became clear to Mossberg: even if he made

it the remaining short time to retirement, he wouldn’t

live long enough to enjoy it. Alzheimer’s was threaten-

ing to take away what he had left: his memories and his

faculties, and there was already talk about easing him

out of his position with the company and into some-

thing “less stressfull.” He couldn’t tolerate that. So when

an anonymous figure approached him with a solution to

his problem, Mossberg had nothing to lose. Doctor Shock

wanted certain information on Morgenstern’s top-secret

projects, which Mossberg supplied. In exchange, Shock

helped Arthur with his medical problems.

The process was painful and had some unexpected side

effects. When Mossberg regained consciousness, he was

disoriented and thought he was hallucinating that Doctor

Shock had become a hundred-foot giant. Instead, it was he

who had shrunk down to a little more than five inches tall. He

vaguely heard something about “electrons” and “quantum

compression” but that was right before heroes broke into

Shock’s secret lab and a stray force blast broke open the

container Arthur was in. The tiny figure fled unnoticed from

the fight. It didn’t take long for him to discover the process

changed him in other ways: he could fly on crackling “wings”of electro-magnetic force and project electrical “stings” from

his hands, but he also craved the bio-energy of other crea-

tures and needed it to sustain him.

One other thing was clear: Arthur Mossberg’s life was over.

The sadistic Doctor Shock was more likely to dissect him

than to help him if they were ever to cross paths again,

and he was a wanted man for

stealing from Morgenstern, which

was how the heroes found Shock’s

hideout in the first place. All of his plans

for life were in ruins, and all Arthur could

do was to make “the Mosquito” a force to

be reckoned with. No more waiting. He

would take what he wanted, and pity anyone

who got in his way.

PERSONALITY

Mosquito is a bitter man who feels wronged by life and

is out for revenge against the so-called “normal” people

who have it better than him. In particular, he hates suc-

cessful business types who remind him of who he once

was, and those who have lives of wealth and privilege,

which they neither deserve nor appreciate in his view.

He soothes his outcast and “freak” status by punishing

others, sharing his pain. Mosquito is a bully when he has

the upper hand and a coward when he is clearly out-

matched. He hates Doc Shock for helping to ruin his life,

but is also afraid of the mad scientist, who happens to beimmune to Mosquito’s electrical powers. Shock would like

nothing more than an excuse to put his former subject

under a microscope, preferably cut into very thin slices.

For just that reason, Mosquito avoids him and works with

organizations like F.O.E. in order to gain their protection.

POWERS & ABILITIES

Mosquito is permanently reduced in size to about five and

a half inches tall, making him difficult to spot and a tiny,

fast-moving target in a fight.

Doc Shock’s treatment has apparently cured Mosquito’s

synaptic degeneration and given him various bio-electrical

powers. Mosquito can drain the bio-electricity from the

nervous systems of other living creatures from a short dis-

tance away (about 10 feet or so). This causes the target to

suffer increasing fatigue and eventual unconsciousness. If

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MOSQUITO PL10

STR STA AGL DEX FGT INT AWE PRE

-3* 2 2 2 2 2 1 0

POWRES

Bio-Drain: Cumulative Affliction 11 (Resisted by Fortitude;

Fatigued, Exhausted, Incapacitated), Reach 2 (10 ft.) • 24 points

Bio-Replenishment:Regeneration 10, Source: Bio-Drain

• 5 points

Electro-Sting: Ranged Damage 9, Diminished Range 3

(Range: 18/45/90) • 15 points

Electro-Wings:Enhanced Skill 4 (Acrobatics 8), Limited to

while flying; Enhanced Defenses 16 (Dodge 8, Parry 8),

Limited to while flying; Flight 5 (60 MPH), Wings • 15 points

Tiny: Enhanced Advantage 5 (Defensive Roll 2, Evasion 2,

Improved Initiative); Shrinking 12, Permanent, Innate

• 31 points

SKILLS

Acrobatics 8 (+10), Close Combat: Bio-Drain 7 (+9), Deception4 (+4), Expertise: Business 8 (+10), Insight 6 (+7), Intimidation0 (–6)*, Perception 4 (+5), Persuasion 4 (+4), Ranged Combat:Electro-Sting 9 (+11), Stealth 0 (+14)*, Technology 8 (+10)

ADVANTAGES

Defensive Roll 2, Evasion 2, Improved Initiative 2, Move-by Action

OFFENSE

INITIATIVE +10

Bio-Drain +9 Close (10 ft.), Affliction,Resisted by Fortitude (DC 21)

Electro-Sting +11 Ranged, Damage 9, (Range: 18/45/90)

Unarmed +2 Close, Damage –3

DEFENSE

DODGE 16* FORTITUDE 9

PARRY 16* TOUGHNESS 4/2**

WILL 10

*Includes Shrinking modifiers. **Without Defensive Roll.

POWER POINTS

ABILITIES 22 SKILLS 25

POWERS 90 DEFENSES 16

ADVANTAGES 1 TOTAL 154

COMPLICATIONS

Drain Dependent: Mosquito must use his bio-drain power aminimum of every 48 hours or so to maintain his health andwell-being.

Motivation —Outcast: Rejected by his employers, Mosquitois now a mutated freak, bitter against society and the peoplehe blames for his condition. He particularly hates the young,wealthy, and successful.

Mosquito continued to drain from an unconscious victim,

it’s possible their central nervous system would shut downaltogether, killing them, but he has never done so, always

stopping the process once the victim passes out.

Drained energy is stored in the electron compressed cells

of his own body and he can release it, either as directed

bolts from his hands (his “electro-stings”) or as electro-

magnetic “membranes” which extend from his shoulder

blades, allowing him to defy gravity and fly, complete

with a high-pitched whine like a larger version of his

namesake. The drained energy also facilitates the rapid

regeneration of Mosquito’s cells, allowing him to quickly

recover from injury by draining another creature.

If Mosquito goes for more than a day or two without

using his bio-energy draining abilities, his cellular struc-

ture begins to destabilize. He suffers fatigue, headaches,

and various aches and pains that increase in severity. He

doesn’t entirely know what would happen if he refrained

from draining others altogether; it’s possible the symp-

toms are merely some form of withdrawal, but they could

possibly worsen and even lead to death. Thus far Mosqui-

to chooses not to find out. He initially resisted his cravings

to drain victims, but now goes in search of a “quick fix”

when the symptoms first present themselves, and tries tostay “topped up” so they do not set in at all.

HOOKS

Mosquito is a villain-for-hire suitable for use as a scout

(given his flight and size), infiltrator, or sneak-thief (given

he also has some technical expertise). He’s known to work

for F.O.E. and can be found as part of an ad hoc team as-

sembled for a particular job. He also works solo, both to

feed his energy needs and pick up pocket change from

petty thefts.

Hornet’s Nest: Mosquito goes after his former employers,

Morgenstern Labs, with a series of break-ins (conducted

mainly through air vents and similar access points) and

thefts. Unfortunately, Mosquito never made it into the

inner circle of the company’s executives aware that Mor-

genstern is a front company for the criminal Labyrinth,

owned by Grant Conglomerates. When one of his thefts

nets some incriminating information, the Labyrinth

comes after him. Mosquito may be inclined to cut a deal

for the information in exchange for the protection of a

team of heroes.

Freak Trio: Pack-Rat (Threat Report #1) was created by

Morgenstern Labs and has good reason to hate them as

well. Given their similar fixation and outcast status, heand Mosquito might well team-up, along with Pack-Rat’s

“friend” Junkpile, to form the nucleus of a new super-

criminal team. The trio’s powers complement each other

fairly well and Mosquito may even provide some “paren-

tal” guidance to his junior teammates.

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