Mask Gallery - Rockstar

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NAME: Rockstar

REAL NAME: Unknown

CLASS: 2

POWERS: Made of solid rock, Rockstar possesses supernatural strength, endurance, and an immunity to biological concerns (poison, exhaustion, sleep, hunger, etc). In addition, Rockstar can control soundwaves in his immediate vicinity--granting limited flight, perfect sound mimicry, and the ability to create focused or unfocused blasts of sound.

QUOTE: "Nothing can stop the rock."

BIOGRAPHY: Crafted by a cabal of Dark Gods to bring about 'Ragna-rock' (aka 'The Rockening'), Rockstar's exact date of origin is unknown. His first reported appearance was during an archeological dig amidst the ruins of Pompeii in the 60s (allegedly, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was a direct result of him throwing one of his more 'wicked' riffs); he was activated shortly thereafter and proceeded with a brutal and violent campaign of music tours across much of Europe and later America, causing massive levels of property damage with each successive concert.

It wasn't until 1969 that he would have his fateful encounter with Euterpe, Muse of Music and Goddess of Rock, during an attempt to crash Woodstock and impose his message of 'Hate and Awesome' over one of 'Peace and Love'. The on-stage battle that ensued would be the first of many--as would his defeat at her hands. Thereafter, through the 70s and up into the mid-80s, they would fight over the future of music--Rockstar allying with its darker, destructive urges, while Euterpe fought for its aspects of creative power and joy.

During the events of 1984, Rockstar disappeared--only to resurface in the mid-90s. Since then, he has stayed relatively low-key, still working toward the 'Rockalypse'--a concert where he claims he will play the 'wicked awesome riff' which will end the world.

DESCRIPTION: 6 and a half feet tall, made of granite, and often clad in 'punkish' attire, Rockstar is, like many magical beings, difficult to grasp. He claims to want to end the world with 'the Rockalypse', a concert that he describes as one to 'end all other concerts', but it is unknown precisely what is required for him to accomplish this feat or what steps he has taken in this direction. It is believed by many high-ranking government agents that Rockstar has grown secretly fond of the world and is reluctant to bring about its destruction.

Initial analysis of his psychology reveals an intense, unprovoked hatred of everything and anything around him; he rebels against all authority without reason and looks upon anything not directly related to violence or hard rock as 'for duck-fuckers'. He is destructive, violent, and intensely interested in disrupting the status quo wherever he goes, regardless of its value.

CURRENT STATUS: Active

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Mask Gallery - The Grin

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NAME: The Grin

REAL NAME: Unknown

CLASS: Unknown (Variant, often treated as Class 2 equivalent)

POWERS: Unknown (Suspected to be none)

QUOTE: "..."

BIOGRAPHY: Nothing is known about the Grin's history beyond that he first began operating sometime in the mid-50s. His one-man murder spree started with several ritualistic killings, leaving his victims with a horrific grin carved into their face. The murders showed no pattern beyond proximity and convenience--he preferred victims within the Metro area, and would often kill an acquaintance of a previous victim (it was later surmised that he selected new victims based on information taken from previous ones). Despite several manhunts, he always eluded capture--until he eventually caught the attention of the Society. A strike team of capes was assembled to bring him in--and thus began his career as the number one cape-killer.

Despite an apparent lack of powers or technology, the Grin displayed a near-supernatural knack for planning, preparation, and execution. Throughout the sixties and seventies, he murdered over 46 American registered capes--and considering his propensity for silence, it is both feasible and likely that he murdered many, many more. This alone nets him the highest registered cape kill count of any mask in the history of America. In one glaringly embarrassing incident in 1982, he nearly managed to kill Sovereign--a tragedy averted only by the timely intervention of Blink.

After the events of 1984, the Grin disappeared for two decades before resurfacing amidst a renewed murder spree during the mid-2000s. His brilliantly sociopathic career ended abruptly in 2006, when, in a televised showdown between himself and the Society, the Skull shot him in the head. Though clearly killed, the Grin's body has never been found. Several cults continue to insist that he is not dead, and will one day return.

DESCRIPTION: The Grin has never been heard to utter a single word. Attempts by experts to analyze his personality based on his actions have yielded little to no results; the few patterns his killings subscribed to were often far too bizarre to provide any insight into his character. On the rare occasions that telepaths have attempted to infiltrate his mind, the end result was nearly always intense psychic trauma followed by localized amnesia. Just who he was, what he wanted, or why he did what he did remains an impenetrable mystery.

The Grin's face was never seen--only his mask, which consisted of a yellow sphere that bore an inhuman grin. The only sound he was ever heard to make was the dull grinding of teeth clenching tightly against teeth--as if his grin was growing ever tighter. He communicated strictly through pre-printed business cards, arriving on a scene to deliver a silent ultimatum that would lead to anguish and death regardless of what choice his victims made.

CURRENT STATUS: Deceased (allegedly)

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