Action Hero - Freak Show

[Captain Cartesian]

Case History:

• Doctor Paul Hines oversaw the delivery of Nancy Watkin’s twin babies in the basement of the Westham County Rehabilitation Center. Nancy was a drug-addicted prostitute under court-appointed supervision in the county facility. Nancy’s babies were born conjoined and severely disfigured. David the larger twin had serious mental impairment, yet maintained control of the motor functions of the body. The other “parasitic twin”, off-handedly dubbed “Goliath” by the attendants, was little more than a deformed and shriveled body grotesquely embedded in the other. Nancy Watkins repulsed by the deformed life-forms she had created died shortly after the arduous birth. Dr. Hines, now ward of the twins, made plans to separate the boys as soon as they had aged sufficiently. It was assumed that the parasitic twin was non-sentient tissue that would eventually weaken David if left intact. Before the surgery could be completed a fire tore through the County facility. A desperate inmate rescued the children and sold the boys to a passing circus for drug money. Here amidst the mocking taunts and cruel stares of the crowds, the brothers grew into a powerful team. David had incredible strength, and Goliath was a genius and master-strategist. Together they escaped the shame of the circus keeping only their stage name…”Freak Show”.

Known Abilities:

• David the physical powerhouse of the twins has incredible strength. His bone structure was chemically altered by the drugs he was exposed to in-utero. This condition made the composition of his bones more like the polymer compounds found in carbon fiber. Muscle structure is also affected and his skin tissue seems to possess hide-like characteristics, comparable to a rhinocerus. David's intelligence, however, is that of a little child.
• Goliath, the "parasitic twin" is the brain of the team. His intelligence has not been quantified, but there is evidence of mental acuity that rivals modern super-computers. Several incidents have caused us to believe that his brain function has advanced to a level where telekinetic activity has been manifest.
• Subjects were last observed performing feats of acrobatics and strength in a travelling circus prior to their disappearance. A billing from the show is attached for your reference. Obviously their exact identity can not be ascertained from this reference alone, however they will be hard to miss.

• More to follow......
• Captain Cartesian (Alias: Walt Shumway)

[SolidSnakexxx]

Brain and Brawn intermixed into one huh? This would be a great fun for ZB sculpting as well.

[skullbeast]

great "New" concept.

It reminds me of master blaster a little, but in a better more improved sort of way!
Who runs Bartertown?

[spaceboy412]

well to follow up on skullbeasts compairing route it reminds me of the corpse they found at the Norwegian base in the thing, but it stands on its own as well, i guess you could john merrick it up a bit more too.

[Harmonic]

Sweet concept, I really like it. I sure hope you gona put some cloths on him though. I don't want to see that thing naked!

[JUPITER]

LOL that's funny...look's cool,can't wait to see more

[maxinkuk]

Excellent idea!

[Captain Sensible]

Really nice idea. I like how this one has been a 'super hero' from birth. I think most entries so far, including mine, obtain their abilities from an incident during their life and were born 'normal'. The sculpt for this is gonna be great fun I'm sure. Good luck with it and looking forward to your progress

[canndis]

This one is going to be fun sculpting , Good Luck

[Pluie.]

Great concept and really good idea on your hero ! I can't wait to see the sculpt

[sendhilv]

Would be great.... awesome concept...

[pgarcia]

Great idea. I could see this with some Bernie Wrightson inspiration. One of my favorite artists.

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[Captain Cartesian]

Case Update Entry #1:

A preliminary skeletal study is underway, although the process has been impeded by the normal festivities of the season, compounded by a lack of adequate imaging samples of the subjects. At the moment I am working with partial x-ray data collected from the patient files that were recovered from Westham, and some general descriptions obtained through interviews with a handful of characters still employed by that wretched circus. I am left with many questions as to the exact locomotion and dexterity of the subjects.

Much of the following images are at this time little more than conjecture... Signed Captain Cartesian

[SolidSnakexxx]

Very neat progress so far...and you are starting from skeletal like base.. this is very good.

[Captain Cartesian]

Case Update Entry #2:

By utilizing the previous skeletal studies, I have created a basic muscle and structure rendering of the subjects. This should give me a good indication of their general weight, strength and dexterity.





Rumors have surfaced of possible sightings of the subjects not far from my present location. Apparently they were involved in a gang-related riot. Details are not forthcoming, though several alleged gang members are recovering under police custody in a nearby intensive care unit. I have made arrangements to interview those who are conscious in hopes of learning more.

The media has been faster than I had anticipated in their involvement. I fear this may cause difficulty in my search for the subjects. In this case, publicity will only serve to hamper my mission.

Signed....Captain Cartesian