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Welcome. You've
reached the Personal Data Pad of Booster Gold. You have security
access. Booster Gold is the Protector of Booster Gold Industries
and the occasional hero about Metropolis. Booster at the moment
has started to pull together all his contacts in order to
create a new breed of superteam.
BOOSTER
CONTENTS
In
2462 Michael Jon "Booster" Carter was the starting quarterback
for Gotham University's league-leading football team. Booster
was the greatest quarterback in the history of Gotham University.
His future in the pros was assured. Yet, Booster was impatient
to wait for his millions.
Booster
began to bet on sporting events, including games in which
he played. Eventually, he was caught Gambling. Because of
this, he lost his scholarship and was eventually found moving
from Job to job.
The
only Job he could find was as a Janitor for the Gotham Museum
of History, but the problem was his life was miserable.
In reading the history of some of the greatest superheros
he got the idea that his life would be better if he'd been
one of them. On
display, in the Museum he worked at was a time machine.
Booster decided to leave the time he lived in and join the
heroes he admired so much. One night he broke into the museum
and stole some things on exhibit there.
He
was caught by a security robot named Skeets which he quickly
deactivated and took with him. In the 20th Century he stumbled
onto a chance and saved President Reagon 's life. Booster
had meant to take the name Goldstar but as he stood in front
of a bunch of people he became nervous. He blurted out the
name "Booster" which was his knickame and then Godlstar.
After this Reagan really messed his name up.
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History
(Continued)
After
a long stint with the Justice League and several missions
Booster and Skeets, his new Computer robot, was unfortunately
damaged and his uniform was torn and shreaded. During Booster's
time with the Justice League, he and fellow Leaguer Blue Beetle
took the time to reform their funds, and they created a new
company Booster Gold International which frequently did deals
with Kord Industries. During this initial forming Booster
and Beetle embarked on every type of money-making s cheme
imaginable. The two dabbled in every type of business deal
from hot muffins to government contracts.
They
both made a lot of money. So much money in fact Booster became
a household name again and he even starred in a movie or two
a nd courted the Hollywood crowd while refusing to settle
on just one concept for making money. For a while Booster
and other heroes formed a group called Extreme Justi ce, but
he eventually returned to the Justice League to fight alongside
his old friends.
His
friend Blue Beetle, helped him to intigrate Skeets into his
new sui t.. His suit was later trashed by Doomsday, but again
Beetle helped him build a new suit.. This clunky piece-of-armor-suit
was eventually damaged beyond repair by recently helping Superman.
In
the short time between the disbanding of the JLI and the new
JLA inca rnation of heroes, Booster and his friend Blue Beetle
went into semi-retirement where he started a chain of restaurants
called Planet Krypton and made sure his company thrived. Booster
and Beetle and others did appear occasionally before the public
during times of crisis such as the One Million Hourman Virus
Incident and the re activation of the Amazo android.
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In
a most recent adventure with Superman Booster's clunky suit
finally collapsed. Because Superman had access to some new
expiramental fiber.
Booster
was able to form a new suit. The current suit Booster wears
contains the remnants of the Skeets Computer as well as the
integrated flight ring system and forcfield's controls. Recently
Booster and Beetle started a new business called Blue and
Gold Express, a delivery service which specialized in transporting
equipment via tran sport technology.. It turns out both he
and Beetle stole this technology from th e Watchtower and
exploited it. This attracted the attention of an individual
kno wn as the Supplier, who used Blue and Gold Express for
his nefarious purposes. With the help of the current Green
Lantern, Booster and Plastic man wher e able to thwart the
schemes of the Supplier but at a price... Booster was force
d to disband Blue and Gold Express or risk getting a big pounding
by Batman. Currently Booster appears to be out of retirement.
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Gadgets
Booster
wears an set of amber-colored goggles which are equippe
d with sensing devices..thermal (infrared), telescopic,
and microscopic vision.
Booster's
abilities are by far not on par with those as superman,
but his magnification factor is far greater than that of
anything man made at the moment because his equipment comes
from the future.
The
goggles grant Booster Telescopic and Thermal Vision.
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Booster
Gold International
Booster
Gold owns and runs a very large coop eration, almost equivalent
to that of Lexcorp or Wayne Tech Industries, but wher e WayneTech
might be sensible, Booster's Company has got its fingers in
a lot of pies, and it often spreads itself thin.
Booster's
company.. Booster Gold Enterp rises is a Multi-Million Dollar
industriy like LexCorp, but it makes less.
Wayne
Tech Industries is a good example of a stable company. Booster
Gold Industries makes from 300 Million to 350 A year, while
LEX Corp probably makes more. Clearl y Wayne enterrprises
competes with both..Booster's Modest Company does put him
i n the running with other bachelors and rich men, but it's
because of the company ;s different facets and projects..
IT often does work with Kord Industries. Most Recently BGI
started a successful chain of stores called Planet
Krypton.
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Gadgets
Power
Suit & Computer System
POWER
SUIT: Booster's Current Suit is a combined and integrated
system d esigned by both Superman and Dr. Emil Roy. It uses
the same fibers that Booster brought fromt eh future in his
orional suit that was treashed by doomsday. The n ew sui contains
the same integrated systems as well as is made from a type
of el ectrical polymer fiber designed by LExcorp...it was
contrcted from the remains o f the materal that Superman built
his electro containment suit from. Whether or not this suit
has tracers or listening devices and implants put in by Lex
Luthor is something Booster will have to find out later..
SKEETS
INTIGRATED COMPUTER SYSTEM:
Currently
Booster's Robot Skeets is i ntegrated into the suit he wears.
Skeets has access to records from the future a nd serves to
help Booster not alter the time line. POWER SUIT: Booster's
Current Suit is a combined and integrated system d esigned
by both Superman and Dr. Emil Roy. It uses the same fibers
that Booster brought fromt eh future in his orional suit that
was treashed by doomsday. The n ew sui contains the same integrated
systems as well as is made from a type of el ectrical polymer
fiber designed by LExcorp...it was contrcted from the remains
o f the materal that Superman built his electro containment
suit from. Whether or not this suit has tracers or listening
devices and implants put in by Lex Luthor is something Booster
will have to find out later..
Booster's
Robot Sidekick Skeets is a product of twenty-fifth century
science, created as a mobile security guard and tour guide
for the Gotham Space Museum. Skeets was on duty the night
Booster Carter stole the museum's equipment and travelled
to the twentieth century. While Skeets attempted to dissuade
Booster from time-travelling, Booster deactivated the robot
and took Skeets along with him. Skeets spends much of his
time advising Booster on everything from tactical methods
in battle to social protocol at parties. A veritable storehouse
of historical knowledge, Skeets realizes that Booster's presence
in the past is not an alteration in the fabric of time but
is merely fulfilling the dictates of history. Skeet's record
indicate that Booster's presence in the twentieth century
was documented inthe twenty-fifth; as such, Booster was meant
to be here. Skeets is always careful to observe that Booster
follows the constructs of history even as he creates it.
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Wrist
Controls & Blasters
WRIST BLASTERS:
Booster's Wrist Blaster generate a powerful Laser force, which
can hit with both a physical blow or an energy blast if desired..
Currentl y as seen in various comics Booster's blasters can
break through brick wall or m elt certain forms of metal down
but in a recent issue of Green Lantern it showed the blasters
were capable of matching Green Lanterns Energy power.
Booster's Wrist devices are
primarily the source of his powers. He must charge them and
expend certain amounts of power. Booster's contr ols are linked
to both his goggled and he enjoys such special technological
abil ities involve a TV transeiver linked to Boosters Goggles
and a comlink which lin ks him with a fellow team member should
he team up with someone.
Booster also ha s a radio tranciever
link and can monitor radio frequency bands as well as send
and recieve. His Blasters power level is usually equal to
the amount of power B oster is willing to spend. He has achieved
effects of mild stun ability to 500 pounds of physical force.
One
on each wrist, they range from a mild stun to building leveling
power. Booster's Wrist Bandshave the TV Transceiver and Radio
ability, Power Controls, and remote links to Skeets and Booster's
Power Rods,the source of Booster's offensive and defensive
power.
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Character
Notes
Lois
Lane
Booster's
closest friend in Metropolis is Lois Lane. The two of them
often have lunch together. Lois and Booster dated for awhile,
but to Booster's chagrin Lois's heart was elswere. The two
still often have lunch together.
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Character
Notes
Black
Canary
Michael
currently has a deep respect for Dinah. As one of his good
friends he considers her a contact. Though her life is extremely
busy she agreed to join the Outsiders and help Michael with
his growing team.
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CURRENT COSTUME in GREEN LANTERN #116
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Ishiguro
Takamura
Senshi
Namoto
It is said that the sun
may set in the West, but like a true enemy, the east is
always looming like the coming of the sun.
The where-abouts of Ishiguro
Takamura are unknown at the moment. Perhaps, the greatest
enemy the Outsiders have ever faced is still at Large, as
well as the fact that the body of Senshi Namota went missing
from the Mertropolis morgue.
Could Ishiguro Takamura
be planning something? Only time will tell. And what about
the Eye of Shinto? The Outsider's only trophy from theur
first Battle? What Secrets does it hold
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Little
is known about the very Secretive Organization known as
Takamura Industries. Currently
Ishiguro Takamura is at large.
Takamura
is currently been discovered in the Province of Shanghai.
His motives are still unknown.
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Actor
Kevin
Costner
After
much consideration about which actor looks the most like
Booster, I've come to the understanding that Kevin Costner
is Booster. I base this off of two movies.
Bull Duram and For
Love of the Game.
I see Booster as this aging athlete who is obsessed with
the idea of regaining some of the glory he mispent in his
youth. I think Booster is Flawed and there's no better actor
at playing flawed heroes than our man Kevin.
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Booster
Appeared three times in the Recent JLA World War
III, where he got a total of two lines
and did nothing
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Despite
his appearance in JLA
27, his armor was screwed up.
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Despite
his appearance in
Green Lantern
116
and 117
he acted like a total bafoon. His most recent
costume change too place in Superman
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Vital
Stats
Full
Name: Michael Jon "Booster Carter
Code
Name: Booster Gold
Sex:
Male (Definitely)
Age:
32
Height:
6'1"
Weight:
185lbs
Eyes:Blue
Hair:
Blond
City:
Metropolis
Position:
CEO Booster Gold Industries
Costume
ID: The current outfit is was introduced in the pages of
Superman. Created by Jan Jurgens. Booster's Current Costume
*See Costume *Was actually designed by. Dr. Emil Roy, a
good friend of Superman's. It is a blend of Booster's former
costume and the remains of Superman's Electro outfit.
Booster
Gold is an able-bodied man.
He
knows Tai-Kwan-Do and variations
of Judo but, he is primarily
a boxer. Booster is also a bit of a Bruiser seeing as how
he spent his early life as a Football Player.
His
Upper Body strength is massive, but Booster
is not a fighter like Batman nor is he of the power levels
of many other heavies. Booster relies on his
flight ring and his forcefield to get him out of most problems,
but he isn't above running and he runs pretty well .
He
is at least triathalon abled and in Olympic condition,
yet he isn't trained to the extreme as Batman or Black Canary,
or many other crime fighters
Booster
relies a little to heavily on his equipment at times. I
am very hesitant to rate Booster's skill alongside those
of Batman, because I know to a certain extent that he isn't
even n the same category.
Booster
seems to me to be in the same League as Wildcat. His stamina
is that of a younger man, though his skill is probably that
of a Bruiser like the Atom. Booster Can easily knock a normal
man out, yet he's often used his flight momentum to disable
apponents and also used his forcefield to smash against
them. In terms of Raw strength I'd say that Booster could
lift a tender and very light 225 pounds
and only for a limited time.
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Gadgets
This
25th Century piece of technology is integrated into Booster's
wrist devices. It has in the past deflected both Physical
and energy blows. It has deflected the energy blasts of
Despero a Villain who even put J'onn J'onzz
on his ass in a few fights.
Booster's forcfield has also stopped s mall arms fire as
well as physical attacks from fists. Booster has also used
the Forcfield in an offensive manner knocking people back
from a Distance.
The
piece of equipment that has apparently saved Booster's a
nd other players more time than once is his forcefield.
This forcfield is actual ly much like the one Brainiac uses
in teh future..It has withstood inthe past Su perman's heat
vision as well as but the shield has limits. With the controls
it can be shaped into many types of corms curves and balls
and it can hold folks in side as well as buffet them. It
does not protect booster From Telepathy or mentall attacks
like mind control or Sorcery.
"Brainiac
5's Force Field Belt, the most powerful force field in the
DC universe, was incorporated into Booster's uniform by Booster
with the help of Skeets. It combines a force field capable
of resisting Superman's heat vision (and almost his super
strength!) with an expandable force shield useable on others
as well as a sealed systems ability that allows the wearer
to survive in any enviroment. Booster's Power Suit Resists
damage and gives super strength Booster's."
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Booster's
Gadgets
All
of Michael's Superhuman Abilities come from his futuristic
toys. Without them he's a man of above average strength and
power, though he is a seasoned athlete. His Gadgets include
his:
- Flight
Ring,
- Goggles,
- Suit,
- Forcfield
- and
Wrist Blasters.
I've interspersed
my definitions of Booster's powers and gadgets with quotes
from
Sources:
DHirvela's
Page on Booster
http://www.avalon.net/~dhirvela/
http://www.avalon.net/~dhirvela/bghome.htm
http://www.avalon.net/~dhirvela/powers.htm
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Gadgets
Booster's
Flight ring allows him to achieve a movement speeds of up
to 200 mph. his ring is integrated into his new suit and
is contr olled telepathically.
The
Legion Flight ring has enables Booster the ability to keep
pace with most other flying super-heroes, but in no way could
he match the s peeds of flash or even Superman of Wonder Woman.
One of Brainiac 5's first pieces of equipment for Legion use-
the Flight Rings- are made out of Element 152, an anti-grav
metal created by Mon-El when he tried out for the Legion under
the guise of Marvel Lad. The ring has a maximum cruising speed
on Earth of 900 mph with faster than light travel possible
in space. The telepathic link the ring employs also has a
safeguard that keeps the wearer hovering even if he loses
consciousness. Other features unknown to Booster include an
SOS transmitter and tracking beacon actived by twisting the
L symbol clockwise a quarter turn.
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