Jack Hyde
Real Name: Joshua Miller
Age: 27
Description: Leader. Unruly garbage boy. His power is Unlimited Psychic Potential. There isn't a single psychic ability he hasn't succeeded at performing at a high level, and this is absolutely not normal. Abilities are usually very specialized, if somebody's a psychic they can generally only use it for one or two things. He can just. Do anything he wants. So he does. All the time. Nobody likes this.
Queen of Spades
Real Name: Ivory Williams
Age: 28
Description: Second in command. Coldhearted femme fatale. Her power is the Ultimate Spear, she can generate energy that can pierce through any structure, substance, or defense. Rumor has it she's a second generation villain, and her father actually managed to score a hit against golden age icon The Crimson Comet's Ultimate Shield. This, of course, sets her up perfectly to be Skymancer's big obstacle as far as the Upstarts go, since that was her father.
Queen of Diamonds
Real Name: Yukio Brantley
Age: 27
Description: Unruly gremlin. She and Jack are like two peas in a pod, incredibly violent and unwilling to back down from a fight. Her power is Spatial Curvature. She can manipulate space in such a way that she changes the definition of what a straight line is, curving any and all manner of attacks and effects around and away from herself. She is completely untouchable. She and Jack have a thing.
Queen of Hearts
Real Name: Harley Knightley
Age: 23
Description: Everybody's little sister. Bubbly, ditzy, but also incredibly dangerous and ruthless when she wants to be. Her ability has to do with velocity manipulation in relation to her heartbeat. The faster she makes her heart beat, the faster she can move, becoming a legit speedster with heartbeats as quick as the bursts of a spinning pulsar. Similarly, she can slow down her perception of time by slowing her heart beat tremendously, making it come to a virtual standstill to no ill effect. If she can learn how to perform this effect on other people who don't have her power or a body specifically built for it, she will be by far the most dangerous member of the gang.
King of Clubs
Real Name: Craig Anderson
Age: He looks like a 40 year old man but I swear he's only 27
Description: Disgraced wannabe boxer. His power is good ol' fashioned super strength. Like, really, really super strength. He kinda killed everybody he tried to fight. He's supposedly not as violent as the rest of the gang, but he is their heaviest hitter. He doesn't talk a lot, and prefers to speak through his actions. He's just some guy, really.
10 of Henchmen
Real Name: …10?
Age: …Probably not 10
Description: Adopted arsonist. He kinda just inserted himself into the group and nobody really complained, he's a great distraction. Does a lot of menial tasks for everyone, especially Spades. Nobody knows what his power is, or if he even has one. Nobody's ever asked him his name, either.
