Xanatos

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Xanatos
Player:
Origin: Alien
Archetype: Blaster
Security Level: 50
Personal Data
Real Name: None
Known Aliases: Xan
Species: Alien
Age: unknown
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 220 lbs
Eye Color: White
Hair Color: Blue
Biographical Data
Nationality: Terran
Occupation: Former Chairman of The Defenders of Paragon
Place of Birth: Deep Space
Base of Operations: Paragon City
Marital Status: Dating infamous supervillain Karnal Sin
Known Relatives: The Guardian (Son, Deceased), Gwendolyn (Daughter)
Known Powers
Cold Manipulation
Known Abilities
Expert in martial arts and hand-to-hand combat prowess as well as all terrain acrobatics,

Master tactician and field commander.

Equipment
None
No additional information available.


Contents

[edit] Powers & Abilities

[edit] Cold Manipulation

Xanatos is able to lower his body temperature without causing harm to himself, reaching minus 105°F within a few tenths of a second. He is able to freeze any moisture in the air around him into unusually hard ice to form ice-slides and various projectiles and shields. He can travel rapidly along these ice-slides or ice-bridges by causing ice to form rapidly beneath and behind his feet, pushing him along the slick surface. He is also able to summon moisture from the air and create a flood.

Xanatos is immune to sub-zero temperatures and has thermal vision: the ability to detect objects visually by how much heat the objects generate.

According to the laws of thermodynamics, cold is defined as the absence of heat. Therefore, Xanatos does not actually emanate cold, but rather absorbs and dispels heat. Since heat is a form of energy, Xanatos's power can be defined as a psionic ability to manipulate thermal energy.

[edit] Leadership

Through years of constant heroism, and an active involvement in several wars (both planetary and intergalactic) Xanatos has become something of a military tactician, with his fellow superheroes often following his orders in battle. A notable leader, heroes have been known to fight on despite their wounds when in his presence. He has an almost empathetic link to those that serve under him. Xanatos is incredibly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, often taking down foes whose strength, size, or superpowers greatly exceed his own.


[edit] Character History

[edit] Pre-2002

????: Xanatos is sent to earth at the wish of Galarius. The exact date of this is unknown.

  • 1930: Formation of The Cosmic Crew. An anonymous hero known only as The Golden Knight chairs a team built on the principles of the American Dream. The Cosmic Crew don't become an official supergroup until 1937 however, due to the Citizen Crime Fighting Act.
  • 1933-1939: Xanatos Lives in the Antarctic, becoming something of an urban legend in the process. His Fortress of Ice was also established during this time, and is still there to this day.
  • 1940: The Fortress of Ice is besieged by a supervillain known as The Tsar. Xanatos defeats the piston-powered menace, and follows him as he flees to Paragon City. Where, with the aid of a team of heroes known as The Cosmic Crew, Xanatos manages to overcome the villain. Xanatos is invited by The Golden Knight to become a member of The Cosmic Crew. An offer he graciously accepts.
  • 1941: Xanatos, along with Greenbeard and Mr. Purple (two members of The Cosmic Crew) was assigned to guard Independence Port at the outbreak of the war. However it was on December 7th that the enemy - a group that would later be known as the Fifth Column - made themselves known. Nazi robots flew through the air and troopers charged the Port En Masse. It was on this day that Xanatos (and the rest of the world) first met the Nazi supervillain Requiem. The Nazi villain killed every hero in the Port - including both of Xanatos's team-mates. Xanatos managed to escape by the skin of his teeth however - making Requiem the only villain he ever fled from. Xanatos made an oath that day never to flee again, no matter what the odds.

It was only months later that a similar attack took place in Liberty Plaza, but this time the heroes - Xanatos included - were ready. While both sides suffered terrible losses in what was one of Paragons most destructive battles ever - ultimately the Fifth column was driven from the center-stage. Xanatos even managed to confront his old foe Requiem, and with the help of several heroes (Including his old ally The Imperial) he was able to send the Nazi supervillain packing.

  • 1942-46: The Cosmic Crew (Xanatos included) fight against the Nazi threat. During this time The Cosmic Crew encounter the Mace-wielding superhero known by many as The Imperial. Together they managed to overcome the villainous Lord Visgoth.
  • 1950: Bright Hammer is killed in action during an epic battle against arch-enemy Requiem on board a military submarine. The submarine grants the heroine a burial at sea, with the vessels weaponry escaping with her murderer. A distraught West Wing leaves the team.
  • 1960: With two of Earths most powerful countries (The USSR and the USA) in fierce competition - Galarius returns to Earth in an attempt to Devour the weakened planet. He arrives in Russia - completely unopposed by the Soviet and American Superheroes - busy as they were fighting each other. The Cosmic Crew is dispatched (consisting now of only four members: The Golden Knight, Xanatos, Visor, and Spring Fist) by the US government to deal with the intergalactic threat. Realizing the state of emergency, Russia also sends one of its superheroes - the enigmatic "Tsar" that Xanatos fought in his youth - to aid The Cosmic Crew against Galarius. The five heroes fight the demi-god, and fail. Visor is killed in the ensuing conflict, with the rest of the heroes barely managing to escape with their lives. Angered, Galarius takes control of Xanatos - increases his powers to their maximum potential - and causes him to freeze the entirety of the Earths atmosphere, causing the planet to enter a stage of suspended animation.
  • 1960(cont): The Golden Knight, still conscious due to his suits thermo protection unit, manages to send out the call to on of his oldest allies: The Imperial. Who had fortunately been underground at the time the second Ice Age arrived. Using his advanced invulnerability and power of flight, The Imperial is able to force himself outside of Earths atmosphere, before plummeting downwards towards the USSR. The intense heat from his descension causes the ice around him to melt, allowing him to come face to face with Xanatos. The two heroes fight, before the Imperial is able to appeal to Xanatos's good side. Which, despite the mind control he is subjected to, still shines through. Realizing what he has done, Xanatos reverses the Ice Age. And together with The Imperial, send Galarius packing.
  • 1981-85: Xanatos and The Golden Knight aid The Back Alley Brawler in his fight against drug trafficking in paragon City. As Various street gangs increase in numbers throughout Paragon City, Xanatos makes a promise to the people of Paragon. He was going to clean up the streets.
  • 2000: Xanatos saves a young hero by the Name of Radical Justice during a mafia raid on a Crey Laboratory. After disposing of various button-men and assorted mafioso muscle. The two heroes realize they have one thing in common: Their utter belief in Truth, Justice, and Liberty. The two heroes quickly become friends.

[edit] 2002

  • The Defenders of Paragon go from strength to strength. Tomorrow-Man, Bloodhunt, Collision, Dark Justice, Magestar, Titan, Eagle Eye, Toxin, Wildfire, Garbage-Man, Shadow Star, Shrike, Godly-man, and Maverick Hawk make up the first Defenders roster. In addition, The Defenders formed strong alliances with supergroups such as The Justice Force & The Centurions.
  • An interdimensional demon by the name of THOG invades Paragon City with his hoards of Demons. It takes the combined might of The Defenders of Paragon, The Justice Force, The Canadian Shield, and The Knights of Paragon to force him back into his netherrealm. With M16 remaining in Paragon to protect the severely damaged city. The Four teams enter the alternate dimension - easily describable as "hell on earth." The combined might of Paragons most powerful teams manages to bring the demon to his knees, ending his reign of terror.
  • A time-travelling menace known as Sovereign arrives in Paragon with his lackeys (Tactic, The Harbinger, and Cable). He amasses a host of freakshow so large no superhero can stand against them - they assault The Defenders of Paragon's Underground Headquarters and turn it into rubble. Tomorrow-Man is killed in the conflict - his head torn from his shoulders in an epic display of Sovereigns power. Upon hearing of his friends demise, Radical Justice returns to The Defenders of Paragon, Spearheading the assault on a Crey laboratory with Xanatos. United at last, the Defenders are able to overcome their greatest Rival. But suffer heavy casualties in the process, cutting The Defenders of Paragon's roster down to size.
  • Using the high amounts of funding he had received over the Years, Xanatos pays for the new team Headquarters. Located just outside of Atlas Park, the Defenders "D" has become quite a monument for tourists when visiting Paragon City.
  • Maverick Hawk, Leader of "The Dragoons of Earth", and long time member of The Defenders of Paragon departs Earth for Xenturis. Xenturis is a world that still lives in the mythical ages long past. With Dragoon Knights waging a constant war against the forces of evil. Maverick's arch-nemesis "Deathwing" had risen again, and it was up to the dragonian alliance to put a stop to him. Xanatos is the only superhero present on Xenturis, and through a period of long battles in the countryside, atop mountains, and in the underworld itself: Deathwing is finally overcome.
  • At the Age of 103, The Golden Knight (The old leader of The Cosmic Crew) Dons his armor for the last time and flies off into the night, never to be seen again.

[edit] 2003

  • Xanatos and several other heroes, all receive mysterious letters from someone calling himself The Port. The Port needed the heroes to investigate two events on his behalf: The Circle of Thorns kidnapping civilians from a downtown club, and a mysterious ship docked in Independence port. They do so, and are immediately caught up in conflict. With Xanatos finding himself face-to-face with an alternate fire-controlling version of himself. Eventually the two teams overcome their respective problems and meet at the docked ships. The "Dark" Xanatos (Later revealed to be Emperor Xanatos) manages to escape via a golden portal, which the heroes valiantly follow him through. Though many battles then ensued, and the team was finaly united with the Port, the battle spilled out into the strangest place imaginable: The edge of the universe. Using every iota of skill they had, the 9 heroes put a fight to Sovereign - the supervillain responsible for instigating the events that led up to this titanic battle. And through the most painful battle in their lives, manage to stop him destroying the universe.
  • Xanatos encounters a hero called Charon - who's ideas are a stark contrast to that of his own. Despite this the two make for a good team, and solve a string of murders implicated towards the Statesman. Discovering that it was nothing more then an old enemy of his trying to set him up, Xanatos and Charon save the day. Although Charon clearly has regrets about certain attributes of Xanatos's personality, the two eventually become close friends.
  • During a Christmas party at CITIDEL (The headquarters of The Knights of Paragon.) Xanatos falls for a young heroin by the name of Lady Victoria, known also as The Green Knight . They "Dance the Knight away", to the sound of some of the greatest voices in Paragon.
  • After a superpowered hero commits crime on a massive scale. A Pentagon general known as Colonel Palmer declares martial law in Paragon. With the option being either "Surrender or die". Most of Paragons heroes stand up to the military - but all were either disposed of or taken to concentration camps. The various villain groups flee the city. With the Circle of Thorns retreating into Oranbega - a place even the military couldn't enter. Xanatos and eight other heroes manage to either escape or break free from the military. And through an assault on the Pentagon itself, they eventually expose the racist Colonel Palmer as generating the whole incident himself.
  • Lady Alexia - One of the most powerful telepaths in the known universe - takes a trip to Earth. She does so in order to promote her reality TV show through recording The Defenders in their natural enviroment. With the assistance of Psinamouri, a new addition to the team, The Defenders of Paragon discover the Powerful Psychic and attempt to subdue her. Unfortunately the Undead Sicilian mafia get involved, and The Defenders of Paragon are forced to fight a war on both fronts. During the battle, The Knights of The Round decide to lend a hand, with Xanatos and The Green Knight meeting up once again. Siren - one of the newest recruits to The Defenders, involuntarily sings a song of charm on Xanatos when he rescued her from falling Debree. Xanatos runs from the heroine, his mind aghast with impure thought he does not understand. The Green Knight comforts him, and the two eventually make love. Eventually emerging victorious despite the odds being stacked against them, The Defenders send Lady Alexia and Vegas (The leader of the Undead Mafia) to The Ziggurat - where they are both placed in high security cells. Lady Alexia escapes however - fleeing into space.
  • The Phantom Visage - now one of the most powerful heroes in the city and guardian of the universe - gathers together a crack team of Defenders to follow Lady Alexia into the depths of space. The team includes: The Infrnus Avenger, The Crimson Flame, Psimurai, Malcom Macabre, The Legionnaire, Valiant, Doc Justice, Jumping Jack and SuperCracker.
  • After seeing his own world destroyed by the Rikti, Emperor Xanatos travels to Earth, intent on beginning anew his reign of terror.

[edit] 2004:

  • The Guardian, Xanatos's son from an alternate future shows up in Paragon - warning them of the future to come - and the imminent armageddon. The Green Knight is obviously distraught by this, and she breaks up with Xanatos, taking their newborn baby daughter, Gwendolyn, with her.
  • Sovereign - an old time-traveling enemy of The Defenders of Paragon kidnaps The Guardian and manages to travel back to the future. Xanatos follows him and together Father and son defeat the mad supervillain. It takes Xanatos ten years before he is able to return to the past - during which time he bonds with his son. Together - the two heroes manage to find their way back to the past - where nothing has changed during their absence.
  • Xanatos, Poison, and BugBite are asked by the Paragon City council to assist with the rebuilding of Paragon City after the first Rikti war. The three quickly become close friends, forming a temporary supergroup known as "The Third Batch". The group grows in strength and in numbers, and many of Paragons fledgling criminals are put behind bars by the team.
  • April 22nd: The Rikti invade Paragon City, and Xanatos's son, The Guardian, dies in the ensuing conflict.
  • After the second Rikti invasion on the 22nd April, the Defenders left standing gather their resources and continue the good fight. Bayne and Exodus quickly rise to positions of importance within the team, on account of their actions in the rebuilding of Paragon City. The new-age Defenders go from strength to strength, their numbers swelling as heroes flock to the call to arms. Desperate to help protect and preserve Paragon after the war.

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[edit] Notable Allies











  • Charon - aka Robert Black. Arguably Xanatos's closest ally in all of Paragon City. Charon is a vigilante that specialises in street crime and is localised to the Kings Row district of Paragon City. Charon is, in other words, the polar opposite of Xanatos. This difference has shown, time and time again, to be the continual source of their strength when the two of them work as a team. While the two heroes were initially wary of one another, over time they found a use to for one another. It would be strained to call the two heroes friends, for over the years they have fought both physically and mentally several times. Despite this, the two heroes consider each other as allies in the strongest possible sense. It is said that no single supervillain can best the two heroes when they are fighting side-by-side.








  • Bayne - aka Johnathan Lake: A long-time friend of Xanatos and team mate in The Defenders of Paragon. Bayne is a mutant with the superhuman ability to absorb ambient cosmic energy into the cells of his body, transform it in an unknown manner, and release the matter as waves of energy. In recognition of his ability as a hero and service to the city of Paragon, Xanatos offered Bayne the position of co-chairman of The Defenders in mid-2004. Since that time Bayne has gone on to be one of the dominant forces in the team: Leading numerous task forces and representing The Defenders at many official events. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest heroes Paragon has ever seen and is one of Xanatos's closest confidante's.







  • The Imperial - aka Alastair Cromwell is not that much different to Xanatos. The Imperial draws his superhuman powers of strength and invulnerability from his magical weapon - The Sceptre of Kings. This weapon has also granted The Imperial with immortality - something else he has in common with Xanatos. The two first met during World War II, inadvertently fighting the same enemy, and have been friends ever since. Arguably two of the oldest active heroes in Paragon, Xanatos and The Imperial can often be found reminiscing on old times and mentoring younger heroes. The Imperial is also one of only a few heroes to have ever bested Xanatos in combat - something that is no minor feat. Despite The Imperial now having retired from active heroing, the two aging heroes still remain in touch.















  • Ascendant - aka Eric West: a close friend of Xanatos and something of a kindred spirit. Ascendant is an immensely powerful hero who also has a fair share of public presence. After meeting the young hero at a memorial day parade, Xanatos immediately took a liking to him when he recognised the young mans' potential. The two would often be seen fighting side-by-side during the start of Ascendant's career. However, due to both heroes now being considered to be at the highest possible power level, they rarely have time for social calls with one another. On the rare occasions they do meet...it is strictly business.




[edit] Notable Enemies





















[edit] The Fortress of Ice

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