Campaign Name: Night Watchmen

Campaign Type: Superheroic

Campaign Setting: Atlanta, Georgia. Circa 1998. The Inner City.

"Officer down! Officer down! Send backup immediately!"

"Roger, Unit 11. Dispatching backup and emergency medical team. Please confirm your location and state your situation."

"Techwood Drive, just south of the Omni! I'm on the bridge over the old viaducts!" A flash of blaster fire shot past him, scoring the paint on the roof of the squad car and shattering the blue lights. "Christ!" he shouted ducking behind the car door.

"My partner, Officer Johnson, has been hit! We were investigating a disturbance on the bridge when he was hit from behind by blaster fire!" Shouting and more gunfire emanated from the shadows beneath the road. "He was knocked over the railing -- I ... I can't see him! I think it was LAF, but I'm not sure."

"What the f...! It's them!" the officer shouted into the mic. "It's the Night Watchmen! I can see Titan ... and that must be Omega! Dispatch, I'm trying to get this on the video cam, but they're all over the place! Can't ..." The shouting below grew louder, punctuated by the crash of wood and the slam of bodies against metal.

Then, silence.

"Dispatch ... something's ... Stand by." The sound of someone climbing over the railing caught the officer's attention. With the smell of cigar smoke and an audible grunt, the tangled bodies of a half a dozen LAF soldiers wrapped in electrical cables landed on the ground in front of his feet. The puzzled policeman leaned over the railing and peered into the darkness. He thought he briefly saw the glint of metallic armor, and perhaps a pair of glowing red eyes ... or maybe it was just his imagination.

Count on a darker tone than a typical 4-color campaign, although reluctance to kill still applies. These are unappreciated heroes that use the tactics of the street to acheive justice. It's not necessarily clear who is the bad guy and who is the good guy.

Background/History: With all these ninja-types running around (Nemesis, Nightmare, and Titan) I felt we needed a character a little different. It's East meets West in The Nightwatchmen campaign with Omega playing the part of the "takes a licking and keeps on ticking", arsenal toting, Rambo-esque American hero.

Personality/Motivation: Didn't really develop the character, per-se. Just wanted a character I could cut loose with.

Powers/Tactics: Immense strength and toughness. Packs an arsenal in a hucking fuge gun. When tactics require a fly swatter, he's the sledge hammer.

Appearance: Very muscular. Typically in camo fatigues. Omega symbol on chest.

Notes: My second Dark Champions character. Pretty much a bull in a china shop. Fun to play but was outclassed by the other characters who were stealthy ninja types.