The Monarch, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, and Henchman 21 for Strands of Fate
The Monarch for Strands of Fate
Monarch cosplay by TheFlyingDachshund.
Character Name: The Monarch / Malcolm
Player Name: Various
Details
- XP 0
- PL Metro
- FP/Refresh 10
- TL 4
Aspects
Defining Aspect
- Cackling gadget villain with a butterfly theme.
Character Aspects
- Ambition: To destroy Rusty Venture utterly.
- Background: Trust-fund kid raised in the wilderness by butterflies (!).
- Conviction: Loves his wife a little more than hunting Dr. Venture. But it’s close.
- Disadvantages: More devoted to looking dramatic and acting villainous than actually being effective.
Specialty Aspects
- Exceptional Skill: Villainous Speeches (Deception).
- Foes: Dr. Venture, Phantom Limb, Baron Underbheit (Deception).
- Gear: Flying Cocoon (Resources).
- Help: Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, A.K.A. Dr. Girlfriend, dozens of tractable minions (Persuasion).
- Inferior Skill: Tactics (Reasoning).
Physical Abilities
- Agility 2
- Endurance 2
- Perception 1
- Strength 2
Mental Abilities
- Craft 0
- Knowledge 3
- Reasoning 2
- Willpower 1
Social Abilities
- Deception 3
- Empathy 1
- Persuasion 2
- Resources 5
Power Abilities
- Affinity – Gadgets 3
- Power Source: Technology
Advantages
- Exceptional Facility x2 (The Flying Cocoon, and the Blue Morpho Cave, -2, SoP pg. 15)
- First Impressionist (-1, SoP pg. 6)
- Good Investment (-1, SoP pg. 7)
- Quick Draw (-1, SoP pg. 6)
- Sticky Fingers (-1, SoP pg. 10)
- Gadget Powers (total -12)
- Armor (-1, SoP pg. 45)
- Flight (-3, SoP pg. 45)
- Power Attack, Ranged (Metro-Class, -4, SoP pg. 114)
- Modifiers: Effortless (+0), Persistent (-1), Repetitive (-2), Versatile (lethal or tranquilizing, -1)
Stress
- Physical 4
Mental 3
Social 3
Wealth 7
Gear
- Flying Cocoon Battle Fortress (from Advantages)
- Monarch Battle Armor with Flying Wings (from Advantages)
- The Monarch-Mobile (just a normal car, dressed up with a butterfly motif)
Dr. Mrs. The Monarch for Strands of Fate
Cosplayer unknown. Photo by Benjamin Miller, Freestockphotos.biz.
Character Name: Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, A.K.A. Dr. Girlfriend, Queen Etheria, Lady Au Pair, Sheila
Player Name: Various
Details
- XP 0
- PL Legendary
- FP/Refresh 9
- TL 4
Aspects
Defining Aspect
- Extremely competent villainous lieutenant
Character Aspects
- Ambition: To make her way in the messed-up “game” of super-villainy that is her life now.
- Background: Former college girl who fell in with the really wrong crowd.
- Conviction: “Honey, you do some pretty messed-up things when you date super-villains.”
- Disadvantages: Could be a fantastic arch-villain instead of a lieutenant herself, if she tried.
Specialty Aspects
- Exceptional Skill: Tactics (Reasoning)
- Foes: The Venture family, the O.S.I. (Deception)
- Gear: The (Ability)
- Help: The Monarch, Henchman 21, formerly her “murderous moppets” Kevin and Tim-Tom (Persuasion)
- Inferior Skill: Offputting, deep gravelly masculine voice (Persuasion)
Physical Abilities
- Agility 4
- Endurance 2
- Perception 2
- Strength 1
Mental Abilities
- Craft 4
- Knowledge 3
- Reasoning 3
- Willpower 4
Social Abilities
- Deception 2
- Empathy 3
- Persuasion 3
- Resources 1
Advantages
- Absolutely Stunning (-2, SoP pg. 12)
- Acrobatic (-1, SoP pg. 5)
- Experienced *3 (-6, Increased Abilities, SoP pg. 16).
- Inspire Greatness (-2, SoP pg. 19)
- Master Tactician (-2, SoP pg. 20)
]Outside the Box (-2, SoP pg. 22)
Stress
- Physical 3
- Mental 8
- Social 4
- Wealth 4
Gear
- Dr. Mrs. The Monarch costume
Henchman 21 for Strands of Fate
Of all the characters in the Ventureverse, Gary arguably has the best arc. He goes from being just some out-of-shape loser to standing toe-to-toe with Brock Samson for a few rounds, without ever losing the silly zeal for pop culture trivia and just boyish charm. Henchman 21 should be the patron saint of nerd-dom.
Cosplayer unknown, photo by Richard Whittaker.
Character Name: Henchman 21 / S.P.H.I.N.X. Commander / Kano / Gary
Player Name: Various
Details
- XP 0
- PL Mythic
- FP/Refresh 8
- TL 4
Aspects
Defining Aspect
- Evolved into arguably the most competent minion of all time (that’s not saying a lot, though)
Character Aspects
- Ambition: To serve the Monarch.
- Background: Kidnapped by the Monarch’s men when he was 21.
- Conviction: Being a villain’s henchman is like living in a comic book!
- Disadvantages: Voice frequently breaks, and kind of chunky.
Specialty Aspects
- Exceptional Skill: Ridiculously obsessive about pop-culture, even for a Venture Brothers character (Knowledge)
- Foes: The Venture family (Deception)
- Gear: Arm-Blades (Resources)
- Help: The Monarch, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch (Persuasion)
- Inferior Skill: Hallucinates that his best friend Henchman 24 is speaking to him in his mind (Willpower)
Physical Abilities
- Agility 3
- Endurance 3
- Perception 1
- Strength 3
Mental Abilities
- Craft 1
- Knowledge 3
- Reasoning 2
- Willpower 2
Social Abilities
- Deception 3
- Empathy 2
- Persuasion 2
- Resources 1
Power Abilities
- Affinity- Gadgets 2
- Power Source: Technology
Advantages
- Experienced (-2, Increased Abilities, SoP pg. 16).
- Hard Style (-1, SoP pg. 7)
- Payback (-2, SoP pg. 22)
- Toughness (-2, SoP pg. 27)
- Gadget Powers
- Armor (-1, SoP pg. 45)
- Body Weaponry (from Aspects, SoP pg. 57)
- Modifiers: Retractable (-1)
- Flight (-3, SoP pg. 45)
Stress
- Physical 6
- Mental 4
- Social 3
- Wealth 3
Gear
- Fluttering Horde Uniform (from Aspects)