Der Übermenschen (The Overmen)

On Erde, all those with superhuman abilities get conscripted by the Axis powers, and are killed mercilessly if they resist. In addition to those developing paranormal abilities through mutations or accidents, the Nazis’ advanced eugenics programs create a number of supermen by design. Regardless of their origin, all superhumans are rigorously trained and indoctrinated to fight and die for the Reich.
The Nazis organize superhumans into squad-level detachments, and deploy them as needed like any other military asset. The Reich also realizes the propaganda value of such beings, and their exaggerated presence in state-run media is inescapable. This makes the captive populations of Erde regard them as even more godlike than they really are.
Der Übermenschen are unique among the various Nazi super-squads in that all members are native-born Americans. Pacifying the rebellious former U.S. has long been a goal of the Reich, and it sees der Übermenschen as a twofold means to that end. On one hand, the team is an inspirational symbol urging their fellow Americans to collaborate and share in the Nazis’ power and glory. At the same time, the media unflinchingly show the horrible wrath der Übermenschen inflicts on the Reich’s enemies, terrifying any would-be rebels into submission. Der Übermenschen are firmly committed to their assigned tasks, eager to prove their loyalty and worth to the Reich.

Structure

Der Eule (The Owl)

All the men of Howell Heflin’s family gave either their lives or limbs defending America from the Axis invasion. Even after the Reich’s triumph, his father raised him to be an all-American boy. Howell couldn’t have turned out any differently.
His family’s stories about a dead, loser country did nothing to pique young Howell’s interest. Only the wide Alabama skies seemed to inspire him at all–skies now belonging to the Nazis. Whether it was the streaking Luftwaffe jets passing over his house, or the Reich landing the first man on Mars, he saw only Nazis escaping the surly bonds of Erde. After Howell discovered his mutant telekinetic powers, he denounced his family as traitors to the Reich and volunteered for the Luftwaffe. Like his ancestors, he proved to be an elite warrior, one whose fanaticism surprised even his superiors. During training his telekinetic power showed its versatility, boosting his strength and allowing him to fly.
In recognition of his abilities and devotion, the Reich awarded him his Talon Gauntlets and the codename der Eule, used by Nazi agent Hans Graumach during World War II. Like his predecessor, der Eule is a bird of prey serving the Reich no matter what brutal things it asks of him, so long as it allows the skies to be his domain.
Appearance: Der Eule wears a similar costume to his Golden Age counterpart.

Die Geist (The Ghost)

Carol Braun’s scientist parents dedicated themselves to perfecting atomic energy for the greater glory of Nazism. Since her mother and father both spent long periods of time near radioactive materials, the Reich closely watched Carol for any signs of useful mutant abilities.
As fate decreed, Carol’s powers didn’t manifest until a severe trauma drove them to the fore. She awoke one night as a massive explosion leveled the entire University of Chicago campus where her family lived and worked. Carol had but an instant to cry for help as her house came down around her. To her shock and surprise, the rubble and flames passed through her body harmlessly.
The Reich immediately deduced Carol’s survival was due to emergent mutant powers, and steps were taken to ensure she’d always use them in its service. She was told a bomb planted by the American Resistance killed her parents, and at that moment Carol’s soul died with them. All that remained were her hurt and rage, and Carol directed them toward a single goal: bloody vengeance upon her parents’ murderers.
She fanatically trained herself to peak physical condition, mastering hand-to-hand fighting as well as her powers. Carol also learned to focus the force of her now utterly ruthless personality, inspiring terror as great as her physical beauty. She ultimately transformed herself into a vengeful spectre, and now few inspire more abject fear in the Reich’s enemies than die Geist.
Appearance: Die Geist is a beautiful, terrifying athletic young woman in skintight white body-suit, covering her from head to toe.

Götterdämmerung

David Beasley had it all–good looks, charm, a high-ranking position in the Propaganda Ministry, and a clean Gestapo file–until his latent mutant power manifested. Thereafter, any solid object touching his skin causes a powerful explosion, and despite all efforts Beasley can’t shut this ability off. Despondent, he turned his power on himself, only to find himself immune. Only the Reich’s intervention prevented him from ending his life some other way, and it did so by promising a cure in exchange for his joining der Übermenschen. Beasley agreed, and Nazi scientists soon perfected a non-reactive substance from which his distinctive uniform is fashioned.
This discovery allows Beasley a semblance of a normal life, but his lethally supercharged body still bars him from most human contact, making him a remorseful, joyless individual. His despair only deepened when he learned his close friend Elissa Carey joined the resistance after his forced isolation. He’d always wanted to be more than just friends, but now she was out of his life for good.
Now doomed to be an enemy of the person he cares for most, Beasley morosely chose the Norse apocalypse Götterdämmerung as his codename. With nowhere else to turn, Beasley simply does as the Reich commands, incapable of feeling anything but his own overriding sense of sadness and loss.
Appearance: Götterdämmerung’s field-gray costume resembles a hazmat suit, with only his sad eyes visible. When the gloves come off (to use his powers), his hands glow a greenish yellow.

Der Hand des Todes (The Hand of Death)

Even a world as cruel and debased as Erde has little room for true psychopaths, and a homicidal maniac like Roy Barnes would certainly have experienced the Reich’s swift “justice” had not his mutant abilities appeared first. Given his psyche and shrinking powers, the Reich trained Barnes as a commando and an assassin, capable of killing anyone, anywhere, at any time. The demise of anyone he targeted became so certain Banes was given the codename der Hand des Todes, the Hand of Death itself.
Der Übermenschen are cold-blooded killers, excepting Barnes who truly enjoys the act of murder. He kills with a sick glee and maniacal determination that chills even his teammates. Only fear of the Reich’s reprisals keep his homicidal tendencies in check to any degree, and even then no one who knows him ever turns their back on him.
Appearance: Der Hand des Todes wears ninja-like, loose black clothing. His mask does not hide the scary-mad intensity of his stare

Übermensch II (Overman)

While Tomas Morgen turned against the Reich, other spawn of its eugenics programs fulfilled their preordained destiny as paragons of Nazism. Of them, none are more powerful, more charismatic, or more dedicated than SS Sturmbannführer Robert Inglis–a superman amongst the supermen. These qualities brought Inglis to the personal attention of der Führer himself, Überlegen (Superior).
Morgen joining the resistance inspired all the Reich’s enemies, and Superior saw Inglis as an equal and opposite symbol, one who might finally end the American insurgency. Inglis already loathed Morgen maniacally, making him eager to fulfil his role as “the perfect American Aryan.”
Superior’s faith in Inglis was so great he bestowed him with the codename Übermensch, which der Führer himself used during World War II. Soon after, Inglis was given command of der Übermenschen, which is named in his honor and obeys his every order without question.
Der Übermenschen’s campaign to win the hearts and minds of their fellow Americans and eradicate the resistance has been very successful so far. If it continues, an ultimate honor awaits Übermensch: being named Reichspräsident of the National Socialist States of America.
In the meantime, Inglis’ every thought, word and deed are dedicated to further glorifying the Reich. While he can be utterly charming at times, underneath it all is a ruthless man completely subsuming his own identity within the twisted ideals of National Socialism.
Appearance: Übermensch wears the standard SS officer’s uniform, which highlights his close-cropped blonde hair and striking blue eyes.

WeiSSer Ritter (White Knight)

Much like his counterpart on Earth-Prime, Erde’s version of Daniel Foreman grew up believing in racial superiority. Rather than becoming a social outcast like his Freedom City doppleganger, Erde’s Foreman became a rising star in Arbeitstadt’s Nazi Party hierarchy.
Foreman sought to prove his zeal for National Socialism by volunteering for a ritual aimed at “awakening the power in pure Aryan blood” presided over by the mystic Herr Niedertracht. Of the participants, Foreman alone developed superpowers, which he regarded as gifts from the fire god Loge. Foreman dubbed himself der Weißer Ritter, a divinely chosen crusader to purify Erde of “inferior races” with cleansing fire, and does so with religious fervor.
Unlike his teammates, der Weißer Ritter was not trained and educated for combat from childhood, growing up instead on the mean streets of Arbeitstadt. As a result, he lacks some of their sheer physical prowess, but commands the loyalty and respect of rank-and-file Nazi Party members in ways his comrades cannot.
Appearance: Der Weißer Ritter wears a white hood and tabard emblazoned with a black swastika over his khaki cargo pants and black combat boots.

Type

Military, Special Operations Force

Location

Erde: das Weltreich