By @batkevin74 & @dngn4774
The Icons are a group of the most dangerous villains to ever reek havoc upon the DC Multiverse. Their original universe was called Earth 198550, a world where Marijuana is legal and tobacco is illegal, the Russians made it to the moon first, and John McCain is President of the United States. To further explain our characters here is the timeline for Earth 198550
-42 years (1971) Desmond Cano is born.
-33 years (1980) David Crock is born.
-30 years (1983) The man known as Burden is born in prison on the island of St Acsirp
-27 years (1986) Lance Tyler is born.
-26 years (1987) Desmond begins his triple doctorate at Stonekey University Kansas
-25 years (1988) Aurora Fiennes is born.
-22 years (1991) Luna C. Truth is born.
Aurora is hidden from the Chaos Lords in a pocket universe known as Panumbra.
-20 years (1993) Desmond Cano graduates with honours and is offered a position at Goldenlake University.
-19 years (1994) Burden kills for the first time
-15 years (1998) David Crock enlists into the military, in record time graduating to a Navy SEAL.
-14 years (1999) Lance Tyler is recognized as a child prodigy and is sent to Goldenlake University. He is taught by the nation’s finest minds including the respected Dr. Desmond Cano.
On a mission in Somalia, Crock is wounded. While healing he gets romantically connected to Nurse Helen Nguyen.
-13 years (2000) After an accident that results in his parents deaths, Lance Tyler powers are awakened and becomes the head of Tylercorp, making him the youngest millionaire in Eminence Isle.
-11 years (2002) Lance graduates from Goldenlake and takes a managing role in the affairs of Tylercorp and under his leadership Tylercorp’s profits increase tenfold, which in turn makes him a billionaire.
David Crock marries Helen Nguyen shortly before giving birth to their child Jade.
-9 years (2004) Dr Cano retires from academic life and joins the Journey Project, to send an experimental spacecraft from Earth to Mars.
-8 years (2005) Lance begins using telepathy to collect insider information. The SEC investigates Tylercorp but cannot find any evidence of illegal activities.
Dr Cano is fired for a combination of things from the Journey Project, mainly for suspected treason with the Australians. Later posing as John Smith returns to the project to sabotage the project.
-7 years (2006) Journey space ship wings blow off, the appearance of Quantum Man saves it. World in awe of the super human.
Battle Man becomes the secret guardian of New Amsterdam.
Desmond attempts to blow up Hunter City, thwarted by Quantum Man press nickname him Dr Volcano.
Due to Battle Man’s vigilantism, costumed villains like the Puzzler and Draconian appear along with white collar criminal like Rudolph Truth. All are convicted and harsh penalties imposed by New Amsterdam’s new District Attorney Harold Deng.
Rudolph’s daughter, Luna C. Truth, poisons Deng in his office for convicting her father. The chemical fumes nearly kill Deng but Battle Man rescues him in time. Battle Man chases Luna through a Jack’s Chemical Plant, after a scuffle she falls over a rail into one of the chemical vats. Tries to resuscitate the girl but he loses her pulse. The NAPD arrive, forcing Battle Man to flee.
A couple of weeks later, New Amsterdam is plagued by the mysterious Yin-Yang killers. It is discovered that the killers are actually one person, mentally scarred Harold Deng. The incident causes Battle Man to question whether he is helping or harming the city.
Crock is honourably discharged from the military. Though he wants to keep fighting, his commanding officers feel that his psychological health has made him a liability on the field. Helen separates from him and files for sole custody over their daughter.
Dr Volcano tries to kill Quantum Man, ends up back in prison.
Journals of Desmond Cano;
-6 years (2007) When Crock refuses to eliminate a target for ethical reasons his employers attempt to kill him. He executes each of his employers and decides to assign his own targets and follows a strict moral code when hunting. From then on he is known as the Gamesman.
New vigilantes Black Quiver and Sonicboom appear in Sun City.
For the six months after the Yin-Yang incident, Bryce Wynne has quit being Battle Man. As a result, Karl Vogel takes over Truth’s territory becoming the Don of Amsterdam.
Young hacker Tom Jacobs uses his skills to give the money back to the victims. Vogel’s men manage to trace the IP to the Jacobs’ household and send hit men to “take care” of the problem. A reluctant Battle Man intervenes in time to save the boy which leads to Tom becoming Battle Man’s sidekick Boy Wonder
In the later months, rumours of Battle Man and Boy Wonder reach national fame.
Stories about a speeding super villain in Middlesburg surface, believed to be called Top Speed.
A domestic terrorist cell emerges in New Amsterdam. Little is known about them other than that they are called the Laugh Riot. Laugh Riot’s first act of terror occurred when they bombed seven of the largest police precincts, causing mass casualties that nearly wiped out half of New Amsterdam’s police force with a toxic chemical called Bliss.
Battle Man and Boy Wonder cultivate an antidote to Bliss. Laugh Riot leaked a broadcast informing that Lunatic, the Riot’s leader had seized hostages at Wynne Tower and would kill a person for every half hour that the Battle Man had remained masked.
Battle Man defeats Laugh Riot and Lunatic, revealed to be Luna C Truth, though Boy Wonder is nearly killed and loses and arm in the fight. Lunatic is sent to The Amadeus Asylum For The Mentally Unwell.
-5 years (2008) Burden escapes from St Acsirp and begins his long trek to New Amsterdam
Lance Tyler runs for mayor of Eminence on the promise that he can reduce Eminence’s crime wave.
Quantum Man flies around the Earth, reversing time to thwart Dr Volcano.
Detective Mace Gardner investigates a link between gang activity and Tylercorp. He is captured and executed by one of Eminence’s new gangs. After his brother’s death, rookie police cadet, Guy Gardner becomes determined to prove his brother’s case. In a fire fight with the gang responsible for his brother’s murder, Guy runs out of ammo, but continues to fight the gang. Before he is cornered he is selected by the Protectors of the Universe to be Sector 2814’s torchbearer; The Green Torch
Although Lance loses his main platform, he still wins the election through mass mind control during the televised mayoral debate.
The Green Torch finds more evidence linking Lance to the crimes and confronts him with the evidence. The new mayor simply laughs and dismisses the costumed hero. He also gloats of how he will outlaw vigilantism as soon as he is inaugurated.
At home Guy is attacked by his brainwashed family members and neighbours. Once he restrains him it is made clear that Lance Tyler knows the Torch’s identity. He takes the battle to Tyler in his mansion. After a decisive battle ensues Guy Gardner is able to knock Tyler unconscious, breaking his mind control over the people of Eminence. He is transported to Reve Le Belle and Tylercorp is dismantled to pay for the damages to Eminence. Lance Tyler invents the new identity Synapse.
Aurora Fiennes defeats her father and absorbs his Chaos magic. She becomes a respected Chaos Lord.
Archaeologist Kendra Neilson discovers the Cross of Destiny, an ancient relic of Nabu. The Lord of Order, Nabu chooses Kendra to become a champion of Order and trains her for the upcoming battle.
The Gamesman attempts to kill a target across Port Phillip Bay. The target is marine biologist who is protected by Hydro Master, who defeats the Gamesman in combat, and becomes David’s #1 target. He often calls the King of Atlantis his white whale.
Dr Volcano joins a short lived villain group along with Top Speed and Shiv.
-4 years (2009) Aurora allies with other Lords of Chaos to conquer the universe; she leads an army of dead Panumbrans to invade the Amazon’s homeland, Utopolis. The Amazons fought bravely, but they were outmatched by the undead army.
Princess Thunder joined the frontlines to turn the tide of the battle. The other Chaos Lords intervene as Diane finishes the undead generals and Aurora kills the Queen of the Amazons.
Destiny arrives in time to battle the Chaos Lords. Diane battles Aurora. Destiny defeats the other Lords. Aurora uses this opportunity to absorb their magic. She merges with her familiar Mar to take her Horigal form. Though, Diane is nearly killed by Aurora, Destiny interferes. Together Destiny and Princess Thunder defeat Aurora and lock her away in Panumbra with the remainder of her undead army.
After a full year, Battle Man and Wonderboy, complete with new cybernetic arm, are at the top of their game.
Burden appears in New Amsterdam to challenge Battle Man. In the fight he breaks Battle man’s neck. He and his army of soldiers take New Amsterdam and threaten to use warheads if the government attempts to reclaim New Amsterdam. The government declares New Amsterdam to be in a state of emergency. Battle Man is shipped to St Acsirp.
After growing attacks from super villains across the nation, the President asks Quantum Man to form a team. Wonderboy sneaks out to inform the Quantum Man of the crisis.
After several weeks, Wonderboy returns to with Black Quiver and Sonicboom. Burden fights the strike team to a stalemate before a recovered Battle Man appears, who defeats Burden and disables the warhead, allowing the rest of the team to finish off Burden’s army. Burden is locked away in Amadeus’ solitary confinement.
The American League of Justice is formed
Dr Volcano imprisoned in China learns about Spider Web Theory
Quantum Man and Kid Quantum have a falling out
-3 years (2010) Synapse manages to deactivate his collar in Reve Le Belle. After hearing of Burden’s defeat he concludes that no villain can defeat the ALJ by themselves.
Synapse contacts Doctor Volcano and informs him of an abandoned lab where Desmond can work while maintaining a low profile. Using the Spider Web theory, Desmond makes a prototype machine that can per into other dimensions. Cano upgrades the device tests the prototype and is sent to Panumbra.
Upon reaching Aurora’s kingdom, the Chaos Lord demands the Doctor to explain his intrusion who baffles them with science, he equally impressed with their magic. Synapse contacts Aurora and persuades her to join their forces.
After weeks of psychic communication with the recruited members, Icon is official formed.
Dr Volcano has break down after learning Quantum Man was killed by the alien beast Ragnarok, gets worse when Quantum Man, now calling himself just Quantum, returns from the dead later in the year.
-2 years (2011) Dr Volcano synthesizes a new drug for Burden called “Havoc” that grants him superhuman strength, speed, and durability. They send Burden, Synapse and new member Shiv to capture Kid Quantum.
Synapse uses his power to effectively wipe Kid Quantum’s mind as Dr Volcano experiments on him, reprogramming him to become a super villain named Monarch.
Monarch viciously attacks his former mentor; Quantum is forced to lobotomize his former companion, effectively paralysing Monarch. As he stood over his fallen sidekick’s body, Quantum noticed a glowing from the core of Monarch’s suit. Doctor Volcano’s voice via Synapse’s telepathy rang through his ears, gloating how he was finally victorious, the suit contained nuclear warhead infused with Mythrodite, a substance lethal to Quantum. Quantum sacrifices himself to save Hunter City.
After Synapse reveals their secret identities, Lunatic and Shiv torture Black Quiver aka Fagin Queen and Sonicboom aka Deena Lanz on “a girls’ night out”, forming a unique friendship. Luna agrees to become Shiv’s pupil in martial arts so long as she is occasionally allowed to give Shiv makeovers.
Top Speed is freed from prison and sent on a cross-country thieving spree to gather materials for Cano’s projects. Monarch is rebuilt
-1 year (2012) With help from Aurora, the Gamesman finally catches his white whale Hydro Master. Once Hydro Master is killed, the Gamesman collects his head to mount on the wall of the Icon’s secret lair. Lunatic painted a smile on the head and admits to occasionally using it as a dartboard when she’s bored.
Quantum returns again from the dead and captures Icon except for Aurora in a display of raw power that scares them. All are imprisoned across various sites.
After laying low for nearly eight months, Aurora helps them escape and Doctor Volcano finally perfects his machine and transports the Icons to a new universe.
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