Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1995 17:22:42 -600 Reply-To: "Jason R. Tippitt" Sender: Highlander TV show stories From: "Jason R. Tippitt" Subject: "In the End..." CAST OF CHARACTERS X-cc: Haydee Viardo , Sarah Smith , Elizabeth Donald Tiye Candace Scott recently suggested to me that I might send out a list of characters that have appeared in my story. That sounded good to me, so here it is. (Thanks, Tiye!) I'm mentioning characters from the DC Universe along with characters from Highlander; my reasoning is that some of the newer list members may not have seen Gregor, for example, in "Studies in Light" or Carl, in "Run For Your Life." (Also some friends who aren't members of this list but are receiving this story are more acquainted with DC than with the show, so this helps everyone out equally, I hope.) ****************************************************************************** "Roses are red Jason R. Tippitt Violets are blue JTippitt@Utm.Edu Everything's possible http://www.utm.edu/~jtippitt/jason.shtml Nothing is true." --Alan Moore, V FOR VENDETTA ****************************************************************************** ============= In the End... ============= Cast of Characters (alphabetical): George Henry Abbott: Just a guy. I've written a story with him in it, and he used to show up in my role-playing games. Just a semi-sick gag. Amanda: Immortal thief who first debuted in the first-season episode "The Lady and the Tiger" and has appeared many times since. She "rehabilitated" in the third season of the series. Bane: Immortal who broke Batman's back in the 90's, leading to his temporary replacement by the hero Azrael. Harvey Bullock: Gotham City police detective, recently retired. He also worked briefly in the intelligence community. In my story "Dark of Knight" he saw some strange things happen when Duncan MacLeod was in Gotham. Benny Carbasa: Immortal who first appeared in the third-season episode "Vendetta." He tends to get into a lot of trouble, and has mob ties. Carrie: In this reality, the third person to take the name Robin. ("Dark Knight Returns" was printed before the appearance of Tim Drake, the current Robin.) Claudius: Immortal killed by Jason Todd before this story begins. John Constantine: Star of the horror comic HELLBLAZER. Sorcerer character originally created just to look like the musician Sting. Those who hang out with him tend to die. Marcus Constantine: No relation to John Constantine. Former Roman general who debuted in the second-season episode "Pharoah's Daughter." Darius: Immortal Roman general who became a priest after beheading an Immortal holy man outside the gates of Paris. He does not appear in this story thus far, but he has been mentioned. He was murdered by James Horton at the end of the first season, starting the whole Watchers subplot. (This was necessitated because Werner Stocker, the actor who played Darius, was terminally ill.) Joe Dawson: Duncan MacLeod's Watcher. He first appeared in the second-season opener "The Watchers" and has since become his confidante. Duncan enters the story the day after Dawson's funeral. Annie Devlin: Immortal affiliated with the Irish Republican Army who appeared in the second-season episode "Eye For An Eye." She and Richie fought, but he let her live. Killed by Jason Todd before this story begins. Richard Dragon: Immortal martial artist who, with Shiva, trained Vic Sage in the martial arts. Fagin: Criminal from Charles Dickens' novel "Oliver Twist" who used a gang of children to commit robberies from him. Whether the Immortal by this name in this story is this man, or took his name from that work, is unclear. "Frank": I'm not telling. Hob Gadlin: Recurring character in _Sandman_. Death granted him Immortality because of his conviction that people only die because they believe they will. Every century he meets with Dream to say whether or not he wishes to go on living. He is not involved in The Game. Garrett: Mentally unbalanced Immortal who was Jason Todd's first mentor after he escaped his entombment. He believed he was Odysseus at least as far back as the nineteenth century; under that name, he, Gregor, and the MacLeods participated in a mission to assassinate Adolf Hitler because they were being blackmailed. Catherine Grant: Former anchor for WGBS, out of Metropolis. An acquaintance of Clark Kent's from his reporter days. Now a reporter with ABC's news show _20/20_. Dick Grayson: Batman's first partner. He retired from crimefighting at the same time as most other heroes and is now a U.S. Senator. James Horton: Joe Dawson's brother-in-law. A renegade Watcher who killed Darius and other Immortals. He has not returned since his apparent death in the second-season ender "Counterfeit," but he's appeared to die before. Kenny: Child Immortal who appeared in the third-season episode "The Lamb." He is over a thousand years old; he has survived by winning the trust of older Immortals, then murdering them when they are off-guard. Duncan let him live, and he has not appeared since. Clark Kent: Superman. In "Dark Knight Returns" he is in the service of the U.S. Government. In this story, he works in the CIA under Connor MacLeod. Wolfen Kohn: Immortal, twin of Zhimandi. Art dealer. Zhimandi Kohn: Scarred Immortal who kills Benny, and whom Carl kills shortly afterward on the steps of the Lincoln Monument. He claimed then to be "Maximillian Volenta of the Family Volenta"--a trade name. He also affected more of an accent than he normally has, giving Carl the mistaken impression he is Mediterranean when he in fact has been "Americanized." Selena Kyle: The Catwoman. In "Dark Knight Returns," Selena is depicted as an aging, overweight madame who is murdered in a Wonder Woman costume. This reality differs from that one, with Selena an Immortal who never retired or became a madame. Floyd Lawton: Deadshot. Suicidal sharpshooter; longtime operative of Task Force X, otherwise known as The Suicide Squad. Lazarus: The Immortal who formerly acted under the name The Joker. At the end of Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns," The Joker died and was entombed in a collapsed tunnel of love at an amusement park. In this reality, he is an Immortal--Duncan MacLeod encountered him, Batman, and Jason Todd in my story "Dark of Knight." Little Deer: Duncan's lover, until she was massacred along with her tribe. In the third-season episode "Line of Fire" Duncan avenged the massacre. Connor MacLeod: Scottish Immortal, star of the "Highlander" movies. In the TV series' continuity, his defeat of the Kurgan in 1985 did *not* signal the end of the Game. He, Duncan, Garrett, and Gregor were blackmailed into assassinating Adolf Hitler, as shown in "Dark of Knight." Duncan MacLeod: Scottish Immortal, star of the "Highlander" TV series. In this reality, he is much the same as in the series, with the main exceptions of his friendship with the Wayne family, his developing drinking problem, and the fact he, Connor, Gregor, and Garrett were blackmailed into assassinating Adolf Hitler. Mako: The first Immortal Richard Ryan ever killed (in the second-season episode "Under Color of Authority"). Felicia Martins: Immortal who first appeared in the first-season episode "Free Fall." She pretended to be a new Immortal in hopes Duncan would "train" her, and then planned to use her knowledge of his fighting style to kill him. She was killed by Jason Todd before the start of this story. Methos: The oldest living Immortal. He made his first appearance in the third-season episode "Methos" and reappeared in "Finale." He has been hiding out as a Watcher for a few years. Killed by Zhimandi Kohn shortly before Zhimandi appears. Michael Moore: Immortal psychologist who appeared in the second-season episode "Turnabout." The serial killer Quentin Barnes was his evil personality. In "Dark of Knight," Duncan learned that Michael was the first Immortal to encounter The Joker after he was awakened. Fox Mulder: FBI agent from _The X-Files_. Kent Nelson: Archaeologist and mystic. Has at various times been the mystic hero known as Dr. Fate. Has died and returned from the dead more than once, but is not connected to The Game. Odysseus: The hero of Homer's epic _The Odyssey_. Crazy Garrett thought that *he* was Odysseus, so the real Odysseus humored the man. "Oracle": Barbara Gordon, daughter of retired Gotham City Police Commissioner Jim Gordon. Both are Watchers. She fought crime in Gotham City as Batgirl until The Joker shot her in the spine, paralyzing her. Afterwards, she became a hacker of the highest order, giving information to many superheroes and Task Force X. The Phantom Stranger: Enigmatic supernatural being who usually appears to warn individuals that their lives are nearing some sort of crossroads. He rarely takes an active role in affairs. Gregor Powers: Immortal photographer (and former doctor) who first appeared, burned-out, in the second-season episode "Studies In Light." MacLeod promised to get him help. In this reality, his nervous breakdown began when he, Garrett, and the MacLeods were blackmailed into assassinating Adolf Hitler. Oliver Queen: Green Arrow. In "Dark Knight Returns" Ollie returns to help Batman in his fight with Superman. He and Superman had fought years before, during the incident which led to the retirement of most superheroes and Superman's becoming a tool of the government. Ra's al Ghul (meaning, "Son of the Demon"): Immortal archnemesis of Batman. One of the few people to deduce Batman's secret identity. Has often launched schemes to wipe out most of the human race, saying he wants to "purify" the planet. Rasputin: Yes, *that* Rasputin. The controversial advisor to the Czar who survived a ludicrous number of assassination attempts. Just a little joke on my part. Carl Robinson: Immortal who appeared in the second-season episode "Run For Your Life." He is a relatively young Immortal, awakened in the 19th century when a plantation master killed him. He has been a politician, a baseball player, and (in that episode) a criminal; at the end of "Run For Your Life" he was playing baseball again and aspiring of being the first black President of the United States. Vic Sage: The Question. An Immortal reporter and sometime crimefighter who lived in the Midwestern city called Hub City. He is curious about everything, and wears a faceless mask to show his uncertainty about who he is (being a foundling scarred his psyche). Shade, The Changing Man: Extradimensional man who may or may not have been the organizer of the NostalgiaCon. Lady Shiva: Immortal assassin who trained Vic Sage in the arts of combat and helped Batman recover from the injuried inflicted on him by Bane. She was also well-acquainted with Richard Dragon and the ancient Immortal called Sensei (who surrendered his head to her shortly before the story begins). Sons of the Bat: In "Dark Knight Returns," one of Batman's first cases after he comes out of retirement is to take down The Mutants, a street gang that was destroying Gotham City. After his victory over their bestial leader, several members of the gang took on this name, even tattooing bats on their faces, and began acting as vigilantes. After a nuclear blast cut off power in Gotham, Batman enlisted their aid to control riots. Many retreated into the tunnels under Gotham with Batman. Talia: Mortal daughter of Ra's al Ghul. In this reality, she is adopted. She and Batman are in love, but her loyalty to her father has precluded their ever marrying. Dr. Thirteen: Detective who specializes in debunking incidents of the supernatural. Appeared in several DC comics of the 60s and 70s. Jason Todd: The second individual to fight at Batman's side as Robin. He was killed by The Joker in the mid-80s, and in this continuity was buried alive for about five years. He escaped his entombment in "Dark of Knight" and fought with Batman for another year or so, until he was "fired" for killing another Immortal, the Batman villain called KGBeast. He wandered the world for a while, then after Batman's apparent death (at the end of "Dark Knight Returns"), he took on the Batman identity. Charlie Trask: Nemesis. Spy and disguise artist who nearly died battling organized crime; was rescued by federal agents and entered government service out of gratitude. Has worked frequently with Task Force X. The Unknown Soldier: An Immortal whose earliest recorded exploits occured during World War II. A master of disguise with augmented physical abilities on a par with Slade Wilson's. (He is the Dick Grayson impersonator.) Bruce Wayne: Batman. "Dark Knight Returns" shows Batman coming out of a ten-year retirement into a world where the only superhero still active is Superman--and he is a tool of the U.S. government. After his final battle with The Joker, the President sends Superman to apprehend him for murder. Batman fakes a fatal heart attack and retreats into the tunnels underneath Gotham City to train a new generation of warriors. Michelle Webster: Immortal who first appeared in the third-season episode "Rite of Passage." At the end of that episode, she went off to train under Amanda. Slade Wilson: Deathstroke, the Terminator. A mercenary and sometime hero who first appeared as a nemesis of The Teen Titans. Besides being an Immortal, an experimental process he underwent in Vietnam has made him stronger and faster than the normal human being; he also regenerates far more rapidly than even most Immortals. =========================================================================