Gladiator
When the Eternal Republic decided to create its first true teen superhero, the Senate naturally turned to the IGL (International Gladiator League), the home of Terra Roma’s greatest athletes. Ultimately it was Marius Agrippa who would win the Junior World Championship and earn the contract to attend Earth-Prime’s Claremont Academy.
Of course Marius’ sponsors weren’t very happy when their request for a 24-hour holovision crew to follow their star around was shot down by Duncan Summers. But they allowed him to attend anyway when their accountants, citing advanced sales, convinced them the champion’s upside was more than enough to pay-off their investment, even if they had to make do with copies of Earth-Prime news coverage.
Given this background, is it any surprise Marius is full of himself? Not only does he believe he is better than everyone around him, but he’s also got an obvious chip on his shoulder about superpowers (“Who couldn’t be a superhero with superpowers?”). This attitude doesn’t win him many friends at Claremont. When he does interact with his peers, it’s inevitably with other “normal” students such as Shinnosuke Koyama (L33t), Samot (Crater), and Elite. While they tolerate Marius, none of them would consider him their friend.
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Marius’ high physical and mental qualities, combined with his homeworld’s advanced technology, make for a solid combination. Unfortunately, while very good in solo action, Marius just doesn’t play well with others (he’s got his own shoe line, after all). In fact, he’ll go out of his way to show up his teammates (especially super-powered ones), causing all sorts of problems. And his behavior gets even worse if there happen to be cameras around.
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