Mindover Man
Little is known about the masked nitwit named Mindover Man. He used to be the star of a massively popular reality TV show which mixed his telekinetic abilities with hidden cameras in order to record the reactions of average people when he pulled pranks on them with his powers. He can move nearly anything with his mind, which also gives him the ability to fly and protect himself with what can only be described as a thought-powered force field. When he needs to use his ability for large efforts, he finds his focus is aided by singing bad ’80s music, the lyrics of which he generally — and obliviously — butchers into mondegreens.
Wearing a flamboyant costume comes from Mindover Man’s days on TV (his show ended abruptly when his studio’s offices were destroyed by a supervillain he accidentally pushed over the edge). He sees himself as a superhero but his resume is filled with photo ops rather than actual deeds — much like President Obama and former President Bush.
The Interventionist
Jesse Marquez wants to be a simple family man but is burdened by the powers of super strength, invulnerability and flight he has had since he was a teenager. His wife Celia has been known to lament that he read too many comic books when he was young, which led to his savior complex. He is less of a relectant hero than an irritable one, feeling that his power requires him to act for those who cannot. He has long tried to operate in secret, especially at night, stepping in to help anyone he decided needed his special kind of help, sometimes regardless of what the law says.
One of the few times he was sighted, he was called The Interventionist by a TV reporter, partly because of his actions and partly because he happened to have been wearing a freebie t-shirt he once picked up an event staged by the (now defunct) Independent Fight League. Celia persuaded him to use the shirt as his “uniform” even though he thinks it impractical — his wife chooses not to bring up his dreadlocks. …
The Interventionist has carried out countless heroic operations — always with the goal/motto, “Nobody dies.” But his brusque way of dealing with people does little to inspire anything in people other than fear or reciprocated irritation.
Recently, the down economy has force both Mindover Man and The Interventionist to look for jobs, which are difficult to find even for superpowered beings who don’t really know how to be heroes.
