New Enigmas Defend Paragon

Three heretofore unnoticed heroes made a name for themselves during a big bank heist and Vahzilok vandal fest in Atlas Park yesterday. Mantis Whisper and the uncanny Super Coit not only stopped most of the destruction, but prevented the escape of the infamous Bloodthorn from jail.

Unfortunately, a small band of mad scientists, zombies, and confused gang-bangers escaped to King's Row and started causing trouble there. While Super Coit remained in Atlas Park to stabilize the situation there, Mantis Whisper pursued the escapees to Kings Row where, with the help of Szolar, she finished the job.

Fire of Saturn

Barely fifteen minutes into the formation of The Bad, the Ugly, and the Mutagenic, new wretches and schemers were already pounding at the door of the team's one-room hideout.

Fresh from being thrown off the parapets of Fort Darwin by an outraged Kalinda and her guards, the neophyte villain Fire of Saturn crawled out of the sea and put in an application of her own.

The technology-based fire and ice wielder hails originally from the wealthy Steel Canyon district in Paragon City, where she worked in research and development while dreaming of getting rich off her own creations. And finally, thanks to some inventions that she definitely didn't cannibalize from an alien she ran over in the country one night, and some components that she definitely didn't steal from Crey, she was about to do it. And for some reason, the bastards arrested her and locked her up with all kinds of scum and villainy.

Luckily, there was a big row at the prison and she had the opportunity to put her hard-earned skills to use by cobbling together components from scragged police drones, confiscated villain equipment, and a handful of paper clips to make an arsenal of elemental weapons for herself. Fire of Saturn doesn't know what's going to happen next, but she's pretty sure it won't be her fault.

Irma Embraces Evil

Irma Greasirelli's friends kept telling her that her husband was up to no good, but she didn't believe them. Sure, he had his "associates" following her around all the time, but that's just because he cares. Sure, he talked her into letting a "friend" at the laboratory experiment on her and she ended up with some kind of dinosaur head, but accidents happen. Sure, he performed some kind of ritual in the house one night and she woke up the next morning transformed into an undead abomination, but hey, he's new at this stuff. Irma trusted her husband, even when she had to take the fall for one of his botched capers and ended up in prison. Even when Arachnos and the 10th Street Mob busted her out and involved her in more questionable activities.

But not anymore. After spending an entire day slogging through sewage and snake skins, Irma, now known as the Zombie Lizard Moll, decided that it was time to strike back. Together with her new friends, Firetemple and the Partying Animal, she formed The Bad, the Ugly, and the Mutagenic, a truly monstrous new super-villain association, and turned her back on her husband and his Sicilian friends for good.

Luckily, the two hoods her husband had following her around, a nice man and a very clever boy, agreed to stick with her and help her out in her new enterprise. Even an undead lizard needs a little backup now and then.

Hanoi Jane Unbeholden once again.

On an occasion marked with Holiday gifts exchanged and a bit of shopping, Hanoi Jane and Mistress Terrorist patched their fences and rekindled their longstanding friendship with some snowman mugging. After rumors of a sex scandal involving Beasty Boy and Hanoi Jane's...err...um side-kick, Moon Bat and a third party, Jane decided it was time to quit her and Moonbat's joint venture The Elite Left and return to her roots, which happens to be the villainous super-group the Unbeholden. When asked about the rumors, Mistress Terrorist spoke up to answer for her friend who looked a little flustered.

"The Beasty Boy is in our hearts and minds at all times, as he has been our mentor and cohort in criminal behavior." Miss Terror said calmly. "But with the name of 'Beasty Boy,' you have to expect some trouble every now and then.