The Sportsman II

From the late 1970s onwards, Preston Cutler and Jo­sephine Sherman built their costumed-criminal repu­tations, battling the era’s superheroes as the original Sportsman and Princess Poison. They also found time to get married, settle down amongst Emerald City's super-villain community, and raise their son Michael to follow in their lawless footsteps. Though he was born a physi­cally perfect specimen, his parents, determined not to see their pride and joy defeated and imprisoned, de­manded he become better.
Pressured into consuming experimental performance-en­hancing drugs concocted by the Cutlers’ old supervillain cohorts, Michael became better, stronger, faster ... and emotionally unstable. His parents’ affection and devo­tion balanced the endless, exacting supervillain training he endured, and his life became entirely about fulfilling their unrealized super-criminal dreams. Deemed ready at last, Michael em­barked on a series of robberies as the new Sportsman. Thus far, he has more than lived up to his parents’ aspirations, but inside remains a man on the edge.

Physical Description

Special abilities

Childhood experimental chemical treatments be­stowed Michael with superhuman physical abilities. They (and his parents’ training) render him capable of amazing athletic feats, such as mastery of archery and several martial arts. The modern-day Sportsman carries the gimmick weapon­ry of the original, allowing him to crush foes with giant bowling balls, throw baseball grenades, and get around on literal jet skis.
While Michael is not a brilliant planner, his parents are. He never attempts a job without consulting them, devising several escape routes, and retreating if he encounters a hero team.

Mental characteristics

Intellectual Characteristics

By nature, Michael is quiet, of average smarts, and has simple tastes. By nurture, he is a super-criminal, nothing more or less, seeing the rest of the world as targets to be robbed or authori­ties to be evaded. Seemingly slight and random provocations can drive him to violent wrath. Only his baby sister Melissa can reach him at his most furious.
Michael’s fears of failing his parents and his irrational angry outbursts torture him. Only the strong, loving, supportive bond Melissa and he share holds his psyche together as he steals riches he doesn’t want, and would gladly trade for peace of mind.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Though semi-retired, the original Sportsman and Princess Poison aid their son when needed. Michael’s sister Melissa (Ms. Scorpion, an Emerald City Shadow Academy student) would do nearly anything for him.
The Sportsman is wanted by the Emerald City police for his crimes to date.