NOT Daredevil’s Universe

 

(NOT Daredevil’s Universe is the setting for NOT Daredevil by Commie Mark! Check it out by clicking here!)

 

Other Appellations:

 

The Other-Other-Other Daredevil’s Universe (Alpha), Universe 1491 (Universe 161)

 

Fox Harmonic:

 

Nu-Omicron-Theta

 

Funny how Fox harmonics work out sometimes, eh?

 

Astral Connection:

 

L2 D2

 

Like it’s super-analog sister universe Lamed-Gamma, this universe features a slight Astral connection, enough for the occasional magic spell or divine visitation.

 

Caution Rating:

 

3

 

Not Daredevil’s universe comes with its own version of The Claw. Have you seen the dude? Big time cosmo-mystic giant guy, makes Hitler look like a choir boy.

 

The Claw is bad news no matter what universe he shows up in.

 

Multiverse Activity:

 

Frequent

 

You have to be pretty active in the multiverse community to get a cosmic C&D thrown at you.

 

Keywords:

 

Analog, Quantum

 

Description:

 

The name Daredevil resonates throughout the multiverse.

 

In our universe, Daredevil was a being of dualities. The chosen warrior of the Rainbow Serpent, Daredevil was as divided as his two-colored appearance suggested. He had leg in the world of White man, another in the world of Aboriginal man. His soul was at once in the Astral and on Earth. He fought the Axis as the most modern of warriors, the superhero, but he used weapons so old they predated fire and the wheel. His identity is unknown to this day, but he continues to fight against evil, a streak of primary colors leaping out from the darkness, boomerangs striking like the white fangs of a serpent older than the universe.

 

In another universe, Daredevil is the orphaned son of a murdered couple named Bart Hill. Branded by his parents’ killer with a boomerang shaped scar, Bart took the wound as inspiration and mastered the art of boomerang throwing, turning his trauma into capability like so many other superheroes. Though a master of trick throws and misdirection through his boomerangs, Bart was known to be a two-fisted brawler and the way he would throw himself fearlessly into danger time and time again earned him the name Daredevil.

 

And in still another universe, Daredevil is Not Daredevil.

 

This will require a little explanation.

 

You see, trademarks, brands, identities, they’re as important to superheroes as they are to rockstars, probably even more. In our world, it’s a federal crime to pass yourself off as a superhero without their permission. You can’t use their name and you can’t use their outfit unless you want to get in serious trouble. But then you enter the multiverse and the concept of legally protected likenesses becomes peculiar. And people typically just roll with it because it’s too much of a can of worms to open up for too little benefit. Why do you need to sue someone a universe over using your supername and supercostume? What’s the benefit? And what do you do if they decide to countersue you, because who knows, maybe your Fox echo came up with the idea a year before you did and so has a better claim on your superidentity than you do?

 

But over in the P-series multiverse, a certain Daredevil got upset that a certain other Daredevil was using the name Daredevil.

 

He was apparently a lawyer in his civilian identity and so knew how to build his case in multiverse court. He called in these big space-god judges to pass judgement and they decided that the Daredevil of this universe was in breach of the P-series Daredevil’s IP.

 

Apparently it had something to do with macro time. Even though it’s the 1940’s in this universe and the current year over in the P-series, the space-gods decided that the P-series guy made a claim on the name Daredevil first.

 

Somehow.

 

It’s time, man. Macrotime. Hypertime. Extra-4th dimensional time. Just roll with it. The space-gods had like, galaxies for head. How are you going to argue with guys with galaxies for heads?

 

So to avoid having to pay the P-series Daredevil cash, which due to him having to pay modern fines with 1940’s dollars would end up being pretty significant–the Daredevil of this world calls himself Not Daredevil.

 

Hey man, so long as it works. And it does.

 

Just imagine. All that planning. All those cosmic briefs. Undone by a single three-letter adjective.

 

Behold the power of not, which even the space-gods stand in awe of.

 

Individuals of Note

 

Not Daredevil

 

 

Is there a more Australian superhero in all the multiverse? Not bloody likely, mate.

 

Not Daredevil is fiercely protective of his identity, but documentation produced during his multiverse court trial revealed that he was the son of a couple named Bob and Sheila Hill (really) who were lured into a mine in the process of being dynamited by Bob’s jealous brother while Sheila carried the infant Not Daredevil in her arms (yes, really). Bob and Sheila survived the totally unpredictable setup only to fall prey to Bob’s brother’s vegemite-addicted Australian aboriginal pygmy cannibal minions (still not making it up).

Their Australia has pygmies. Go figure.

 

The pygmies were about to cook and eat young Not Daredevil, but a freak lightning storm set the pole he was attached to on fire. The pygmies took this as a sign that the gods had shown favor on Not Daredevil and that he was not to be harmed.

 

Who knows? Maybe they’re right. Does this universe have a Thor? Lots of universes have a Thor. That name circulates like dollars around the multiverse. In fact, I swear there’s at least two confirmed universes that have both a Thor and a Daredevil in them. Maybe more.

 

The tribe decided to adopt the child who they named White Devil because, well, yeah. White Devil grew in the ways of Australia. He became a living embodiment of Australia and absorbed the ambient morphogenic forces of its wildlife. He became as agile as a koala, as strong as a kangaroo, as cunning as a snake, and as crazy as a platypus. He was also taught how to throw boomerangs–though did you know the kind that curve and come back to you are toys? They’re sometimes used to disturb game out of bushes but for hunting they use a throwing stick designed to fly as level as possible for maximum accuracy.

 

So it was likely that the tribe was screwing with him, training him in how to use a toy to the point it became his weapon of choice, which does track with how the tribe treated him.

 

Eventually, the young White Devil challenged the pygmy leader for control of the tribe and his freedom, and it’s a good he challenged him as a kid and not an adult because well, it wouldn’t look very heroic for a 6 foot 11 guy to beat up a dude that can’t reach most doorknobs.

 

Victorious, White Devil took the colorful two-toned costume of the leader. Maybe he wore it to honor the Rainbow Serpent? Does a rainbow count if its only two colors? Well, three if you count the white…eye-hole…things. I’m not really sure how those work. The bug guy over in the P-Series has these big white eye-hole things and they actually move around so he can emote and I have no idea how that works and it bothers me.

 

Anyway, it’s unknown how the chief came into the possession of a super-durable, stain-resistant suit capable of stretching to accommodate a man 3 times his height while still being snug on a pygmy.

 

Just roll with it man, not the weirdest part about Not Dardevil’s origin.

 

When he got back to White Man’s world, White Devil took the name Not Daredevil because you know, he’s got to stand out in a civilization full of White Devils. He looked up his uncle and killed him after a series of interesting events, because Not Daredevil is not a modern superhero. He’s from the 40’s, and 40’s superheroes don’t play.

 

Then he decided to be a superhero full-time.

 

I mean, after all that, what else are you going to be? A banker?

 

Raw Power 7

Durability 6

Speed 7

Sanity 1

Intelligence 3

Skill 10