Shift and Angel
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 11:58 am
Shift
"Light is both a particle and a wave. With correct levels of vibration, matter is capable of acting the same way. If you examine the spectrum we've proposed, low level carrier vibrations allow for seismic activity all the way up to piercing the dimensional barriers at the other extreme."
With that, Lance Knight fled from the invading nazis by stepping into his experimental dimensional gate, which promptly exploded.
In the 1940's it was well known that the nazi's were seeking occult means to win the war. "Carrier Shift" took a pseudo-science approach to that. Shift was granted the ability to adjust his 'personal vibration' to match two different types of waves. (A regrettable naming convention, later retconned.)
As a seismic wave, he had great strength and inertia. As a sound wave he was capable of running at sonic speeds. Initially it took him almost a full minute to switch between them. This was quickly shortened to five seconds, leading to lots of battles where he would count to five to indicate when he was changing from a speedster to a brick.
Initially he fought a lot of nazi-occultists and chthulu-esque intruders from other dimensions. Most of the magic in the comics was actually a combination of para-normal aliens and weird alien-science.
Later comics would tone down the war aspect and see him retire to his home-city of Los Angelis becoming a more traditional superhero. He kept his science and occult knowledge, which did occasionally surprise both readers and supervillians. Around the mid-fifties, he gained the ability to switch between seismic and sound modes at a faster pace, using the rapid shifting to become one of the most effective heroes of the time and a founding member of the (Not Justice League, replace name).
"Light is both a particle and a wave. With correct levels of vibration, matter is capable of acting the same way. If you examine the spectrum we've proposed, low level carrier vibrations allow for seismic activity all the way up to piercing the dimensional barriers at the other extreme."
With that, Lance Knight fled from the invading nazis by stepping into his experimental dimensional gate, which promptly exploded.
In the 1940's it was well known that the nazi's were seeking occult means to win the war. "Carrier Shift" took a pseudo-science approach to that. Shift was granted the ability to adjust his 'personal vibration' to match two different types of waves. (A regrettable naming convention, later retconned.)
As a seismic wave, he had great strength and inertia. As a sound wave he was capable of running at sonic speeds. Initially it took him almost a full minute to switch between them. This was quickly shortened to five seconds, leading to lots of battles where he would count to five to indicate when he was changing from a speedster to a brick.
Initially he fought a lot of nazi-occultists and chthulu-esque intruders from other dimensions. Most of the magic in the comics was actually a combination of para-normal aliens and weird alien-science.
Later comics would tone down the war aspect and see him retire to his home-city of Los Angelis becoming a more traditional superhero. He kept his science and occult knowledge, which did occasionally surprise both readers and supervillians. Around the mid-fifties, he gained the ability to switch between seismic and sound modes at a faster pace, using the rapid shifting to become one of the most effective heroes of the time and a founding member of the (Not Justice League, replace name).