The Overriders

Within The Terminus, one whom Omega hates most is a former Annihilist, Hardrina Helltiger. After witnessing the Throne’s power, Omega sought a mate who would be the wife of Entropy, a woman who could bear a son for the void, a counterpart to the prince of creation. Hardrina was one of the most powerful and spirited of the Annihilists; Omega felt she was the perfect person to bear his “Dark Throne.” Once mature, the Dark Throne would enter the Doom-Coil and slay the Throne, for deep within the nigh-impenetrable corruption other beings call a soul, Omega still fears the Alphian Prince could undo his designs.
However, as soon as Hardrina learned of Omega’s mad scheme, she wisely rejected his proposal and fled Nihilor for the wild lands of the Outer Terminus, the edges of destruction. Hunted relentlessly by her former master, Hardrina gathered a group of like-minded ex-Annihilists and Furions to form the Overriders.
Now, the Overriders ride through the far reaches of the Terminus, playing a game of cat and mouse with the Annihilists, the Shadowbane, and even the Furions, for they prey on whomever they please. Some call them a gang, others call them a family; these brutal, but fair, wanderers have no allies and live only by their unwritten code of personal honor, seeking to enjoy the freedom of the universe.

Structure

There are seven “brothers and sisters” who make up the Overriders: Hard Mama, Big Daddy Pax, the Burly Battler, Specs Tacular, Idea Girl, Toolbox Tech, and Clever Clang. An eighth member, Snivelton Sneer, defected back to Omega some time ago and is now (in Hard Mama’s words) “Public Enemy Numero Zero,” especially since Omega has assigned Snivelton the task of tracking them down and obliterating them into cosmic dust.

Hard Mama

Hard Mama was once Hardrina Helltiger, a bitter superheroine with a temper. Shadivan Steelgrave used that temper as the lynchpin of her conversion, but even with the mental conditioning of the Helpful Hospice to program her with loyalty, the Helltiger could not be caged. When Omega planned to sacrifice her life to give birth to a Dark Throne, Hard Mama put her emergency plan into action. She fled and formed the Overriders. From there, within a dimension some consider hell, she raised even more hell.
Hard Mama comes across as loud, bellicose, and tough. She doesn’t hesitate to push people around to get her way. The Burly Battler has had a crush on Hard Mama for a long time, but she seems to enjoy playing with his emotions. Hard Mama has had a crush on Freedom Bird, but it’s been entirely one-sided. Recently, she had a fling with Max Muscle when he was taken prisoner by the Overriders. Now, she’s carrying their child. Max, though he didn’t complain about the affair, soon escaped, and he doesn’t know about the baby. Despite the age difference, Mama’s more than a little infatuated with him, and she wants to kidnap him and force him to join the Overriders.
Unfortunately for Max, an insanely jealous Burly Battler now wants to kill him, while Freedom Bird (although he always claimed to be repulsed by Hard Mama) is furious at the fact she’s transferred her affections from him to the handsome young human. Such is the way of love and tights. Far more threateningly, Omega is wondering about the potential of a child of the Terminus and Earth, and he is making plans to kidnap the infant when he’s born, sending him to Physician Friendly’s Helpful Hospice for a “proper upbringing.”
Hard Mama appears to be a muscle-bound African woman in black leather. She wears a white bandana and what looks (to human eyes) like motorcycle gear. She’s 6’3”, with long black dreadlocks and brown eyes. Despite her tough façade, she’s quite beautiful.

Assets

Hardrina, now known as “Hard Mama,” realized she couldn’t outrun Omega forever, so she stole Omega’s experimental Wyldrides (allegedly the fastest vehicles in the universe) along with their inventor, the eccentric Big Daddy Pax, which gave them the edge they needed to elude the overlord and his minions. She also stole an experimental headband designed to allow people to survive in the Warpwold without being harmed by its “cosmic nasty.”