Name: Atlas Val Char Cost 15/65 STR 5 14 DEX 12 21 CON 24 11/21 BODY 2 10 INT 0 10 EGO 0 18 PRE 8 12 COM 1 8 PD 5 8 ED 4 4 SPD 16 8 REC 2 42 END 0 30/40 STUN 0 Characteristic Rolls: STR: 12/22-, DEX: 12-, CON: 13-, INT: 11-, EGO: 11-, PER: 11- Run: 6/16", Swim: 2", Jump: 13", Lift: 200kg/200 ton Cost Powers END/Roll 80 Growth-10 (×1000 mass, ×10 height); Mass: 0 kg/0.00 lbs; Height: 0 cm/0"; Extra STR: 50; Knockback Reduction: -10; Extra BODY: 10; Extra STUN: 10; DCV Penalty: -7; PER Penalty: +7; Add to Characteristics: Yes; Concentrate: ½ DCV, -¼; Reduced END: Zero & Persistent, +1 0 !4 Damage Resistance (4 PD/4 ED) 12 Life Support (3) Life Support: High Pressure/Vacuum (3) Life Support: High Radiation (3) Life Support: Intense Heat/Cold (3) Immune to Disease 5 Elemental Control (7-pt reserve); Linked (to Growth.): -½ a-5 Armor (0 PD/10 ED); Linked (to Growth.): -½ b-5 Armor (10 PD/0 ED); Linked (to Growth.): -½ c-5 Damage Reduction (Energy, 25% Resistant); Linked (to Growth.): -½ d-5 Damage Reduction (Energy, 25% Resistant); Linked (to Growth.): -½ 30 Multipower (30-pt reserve) u-2 10" Flight (NC: 80"); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×8, +10; Non-Combat (MPH): 119; Multipower: Fixed Slot; Concentrate: ½ DCV, -¼ 2 u-2 Running (+10", 16", NC: 64"); Non-Combat Multiplier: ×4, +5; Non-Combat (MPH): 60; Multipower: Fixed Slot; Only in Hero ID: -¼ 3 3 Radio Listen and Transmit: Costume radio; OIF: -½ Cost Skills, Talents, Perks Roll 6 +2 level w/Punch, move through and haymaker. 3 Streetwise 13- 1 Survival 8- 1 Tactics 8- 2 Small Arms 100+ Disadvantages 10 Distinctive Features: Big guy in colorful costume in hero ID.; Concealability: Easily, 5; Reaction: Always noticed & major reaction, +5 15 Hunted: By police and various enemies. (8-); Capabilities: As Powerful, 10; Non-combat Influence: Extensive, +5; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Actions: Hunting, ×1; Punishment: Harsh, 0 20 Normal Characteristic Maxima 5 Psych. Lim.: Guilty feeling over past criminal life. (Uncommon, Moderate) 10 Psych. Lim.: In love with Dallas Riodan. (Uncommon, Strong) 10 Psych. Lim.: Considers himself a follower. (Common, Moderate) 10 Psych. Lim.: Low self esteem. (Common, Moderate) 20 Psych. Lim.: Code vs. killing. (Common, Total) 10 Public Identity: Erik Josten 10 Reputation: Former criminal. (11-) 20 Vulnerability: Electricty (2× STUN); Attack: Common, +10 10 Watched: By the Avengers. (11-); Capabilities: More Powerful, 15; Non-combat Influence: Extensive, +5; Geographical Area: Unlimited, -0; Actions: Only Watching, ×½; Punishment: Mild, -5 OCV: 5; DCV: 5 / 0; ECV: 3; Mental Def.: 0; Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12 PD/rPD: 18/14; ED/rED: 18/14 Costs: Char.: 79 Disad.: 150 Powers: + 171 Base: + 100 Total: = 250 Total: = 250 ''No! That's my name! Years ago, that fool called Cage beat me by trickery and stole my ''Power Man'' name - and I won't go through that again! I'll kill you first!'' - Erik when he discovered Hawkeye decided to revive his identity as Goliath II in Avengers West Coast II #92, March 1993. Real name: Erik Josten Other known aliases: Power Man, The Smuggler, Goliath III, Intruder from Beyond, Steve, Edward Jantzen. He has impersonated Shatterfist. Occupation: Full time hero at time of death, former criminal. Current group affiliation: Was a member of the Thunderbolts at the time of death. Past group affiliations: Lethal Legion, Lethal Legion II, Masters of Evil IV. He turned down membership in the Masters of Evil VI. Major enemies: Masters of Evil VI, Hercules, Wonder Man, Iron Man. First appearance: Avengers #21 Origin: Iron Man Annual #7 (as Goliath III) Description: Erik has had his features altered by Techno so that he would not be recognized. He is an attractive, muscular man with light brown hair. At normal size he is 6' tall and weighs 225 lbs. Explanation of the conversion: Many of Atlas's powers increase as he increases his Growth. His Armor and Running increase one unit for each level of Growth activated. He needs at least one level of Growth activated to get his Damage Reduction. History: Erik Josten was born to a small, lower class family just outside Madison, Wisconsin. Erik ran with a bad crowd, constantly getting into trouble with both the law and his parents. It was because of this that tragedy struck when Erik was seventeen. His little sister, Lindy, was constantly trying to tag along with Erik and when he and his friends decided to drive the thirty miles to Madison one spring evening, Lindy tried to follow on her bicycle. Needless to say, Lindy couldn't make the thirty mile ride. Night fell, and Lindy's eyes began to droop, and that was when a car came around a blind curve and hit her head-on. Lindy managed to hang on until Erik got to the hospital before dying in front of him. Erik, never the strongest of people, was traumatized by this event and ran away to join the Army, hoping to forget his pain. Unfortunately, Erik couldn't stay out of trouble there either, and soon went AWOL from his unit to become a mercenary. It was during that phase of his life that Erik found himself in the employ of one Heinrich Zemo. Erik found himself enthralled by the man's leadership and charisma. It was also there that Erik first met Zemo's son, Helmut, who was destined to take up his father's title of Baron. Erik was content to work for Zemo. He was paid well, all his needs were provided for, and he had very little real responsibility. He simply did what the Baron told him to do and everything was fine (Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings #1). [Avengers #21] Before long Captain America tracked Zemo to his South American headquarters. A confrontation ensued which ended with the Baron plunging to his doom. Following Zemo's death, Erik suddenly found himself unemployed and with nowhere to go. Then he met the Enchantress, one of the Baron's old allies, who offered to give him great power in return for his service. Erik agreed and, with the help of the ionic accelerator that gave Wonder Man his powers, was transformed into Power Man and battled the Avengers (Avengers #21-22). He later partnered with the Swordsman under the leadership of the Black Widow and battled the Avengers again (Avengers #29-30) and fought Captain America (Tales of Suspense #88). He served as an agent of the Mandarin (Avengers Special #1) then joined the Lethal Legion (Avengers #78-79). Things began moving quickly for Erik from that point on. He bounced from employer to employer, from crime to crime, but was always defeated. He worked under the criminal mastermind Egghead in his plot to take over the world through nuclear extortion, but was defeated by Wolverine leading the first incarnation of Alpha Flight (Alpha Flight Special Volume II #1). He lost his name, Power Man, to Luke Cage (Power Man #21). He joined Count Nefaria's Lethal Legion II, but then had his powers drained into Nefaria (Avengers #164). Almost powerless he adopted the name the Smuggler and confronted Spider-Man (Spectacular Spider-Man #49-50). He lost his ionic powers and sought Dr. Karl Malus. Malus revitalized his ionic powers and gave him the ability to change his size at will through the use of Pym Particles, adopting the name of Goliath he fought the West Coast Avengers (Iron Man Annual #7). He then joined Grim Reaper alongside Man-Ape, Nekra and Ultron battling the West Coast Avengers (West Coast Avengers Volume II #1-2/Vision and Scarlet Witch Volume 2 #1-2). He was a member of the Masters of Evil IV during their siege of Avengers Mansion, where he brutally beat Hercules (Avengers #273-274). He was among the prisoners who tried to break out of the Vault but were stopped by Freedom Force and the Avengers (The Vault Graphic Novel). He allied himself with criminal leaders during the Acts of Vengeance to battle Spider-Man (Web of Spider-Man #60, 65-65). He battled Wonder Man in an attempt to usurp his fame (Wonder Man #1) and was defeated and put in jail by Giant-Man (Marvel Comics Presents #118). He was kept heavily drugged in prison until escaping and attempting to get revenge on Wonder Man, but instead found Hawkeye in the guise of Goliath II alongside Mockingbird. It angered him that another hero was taking his name again and they fought and he was defeated. (Avengers West Coast Volume II #92). Erik made a reputation for himself as a loyal, if not spectacular, henchman and had little trouble finding employment. Eventually, Erik was kidnapped by a race of aliens called Kosmosians and subjected to a series of cruel experiments. He was soon rescued from this torture by Hank Pym, now Giant-Man, and returned to Earth. Before long, however, the Kosmosians located him again and took him back to their dimension. Erik was rescued by a man he had known off and on over the years: Baron Helmut Zemo. He was subsequently recruited by Zemo as part of the Thunderbolts scheme. Techno removed all traces of Pym Particles from his body, and altered his ionic powers so that they could fuel his size changing powers. Then with an altered face and a new costume he was given the name Atlas, after the powerful titan of Greek legend. The Thunderbolts first mission the unsuccessfully attempted to take in the Hulk (Incredible Hulk II #449). Erik fought alongside the Thunderbolts and the Heroes For Hire to defeat the Super Adaptoid (Heroes For Hire #7). At the height of Zemo's power, just as the Baron's scheme seemed undefeatable, Erik found that he couldn't go through with it. Erik turned on Zemo, helping Jolt II and the rest of the Thunderbolts to defeat the Baron and save the Avengers and Fantastic Four. While on the run from the authorities he and the Thunderbolts faced the Lightning Rods, formerly the Great Lakes Avengers, and defeated them (Thunderbolts #16). Crimson Cowl III then offered the team the option to join her Masters of Evil, and gave them time to think about it. With the Thunderbolts, Atlas helped stop a bank robbery in Boulder, Colorado and were approached from some kids who escaped from Burton Canyon. They reported that an army called the Imperial Forces had taken over the town and no one would help. The Thunderbolts infiltrated the town and were confronted with Charcoal the Burning Man. After allowing themselves to be captured in civilian identities, Moonstone II snuck in with their costumes and they broke out the other captives and fought Charcoal. During the fight the Masters arrived told them they had to make up their minds soon about joining them, and Charcoal escaped (Thunderbolts #19). When given the chance to lead the Thunderbolts, Erik turned it down. He seems glad that Hawkeye stepped into the leadership position. He has been suspicious of the newest team member, Charcoal, since he joined up. While in down at a pub in his civilian identity, Erik was attacked by Wonder Man, who beat him and took him to Count Nefaria, who had recently returned from the dead as an ionic vampire who was controlling Wonder Man. The Count fed off Atlas and he became Nefaria's thrall. The combined forces of the Avengers and Thunderbolts defeated Nefaria and his plans, but Atlas was forced to absorb into his body the discharge from Nefaria's ionic bomb. This destabilized Atlas' own ionic energies. He was placed in containment by Techno, impersonating Ogre of the Thunderbolts, in their base. At the time Scourge IX infiltrated the Thunderbolts headquarters to kill Techno, Atlas's powers started to run amok, causing him to grow to great size and possibly explode. While Atlas was Scourge IX's next target, he had no desire to kill the people who might be killed in the explosion, so he helped Jolt II contain Atlas. He used the Pym particles in his gauntlets to shrink Atlas down and place them inside one of his gauntlets and threw the gauntlet into a canyon where no one except Atlas died in the explosion (Thunderbolts #46-47). Notes: There is not real connection between Erik and Power Man II, who is Luke Cage, a man with similar powers, although they did fight once over the name. The first Goliath was an identity of Henry Pym, the second was an identity used by Hawkeye when he took over for Pym. Erik took his Goliath III name from them. Smuggler II is Erik's little brother. Trivia: Erik is only one in a long line of ionically charged super humans. He became Power Man to duplicate the powers of Wonder Man. His powers were duplicated by Count Nefaria, whose powers were duplicated by Nefarius. Powers: Atlas is an ionically charged being, who is immortal and resistant to many things that can harm normal humans. Atlas can increase his height to at least 60 feet tall. As his size increases so does his resistance to harm. Shortly before his death Atlas learned to channel the ionic power in his body to fly like Wonder Man does. Electricty stuns him easily because it disrupts his ionic charge. Character created by Marvel Comics. Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@yahoo.com. Last Updated - December, 2001