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those she allies herself with. Her detached air of indifference is a result of her ability to travel through time. She has no vested interest in the "pres ent" because it’s all already happened from her point of view. Her ability to access all human knowledge makes her appear as a bit of a know-it-all to her teammates. They all want to be on her side, however, when they play Trivial Pursuit. Sabotage’s hyper-gene application revealed an innate understanding of geometrical relationships. Just by looking at a moving target, for example, she knows which angle and at what force to use to, say, hit it with a thrown rock. This makes her a superb marksman. Sabotage is a mistress of weaponry. She prefers the sliding bolt action of the Beretta .25, the accu racy of the 1914 9mm Mauser (the famous "broomhandle"), and the close quarters stopping power of her homemade .50 caliber "boom box."

She never gets lost.

She is also unbeatable in pool halls.

Rush has complete control over kinetic and potential energy. This allows her access to an almost unlimited energy source. The potential energy stored by construction workers building, say, a skyscraper, is an untapped well of energy waiting for Rush to unleash in concussive blasts. She is the member of the Redeemers that trains most seriously to control and fine tune her powers.

She pays her taxes well before April 15 and has never been locked out of her car.

Buzzbomb is Rush’s younger brother. He was a recipient of the hyper-gene effect, but it did not activate any latent abilities. Because of the intense sibling rivalry he shares with Rush, Billy needed to join the Redeemers. With no super-powers of his own, he supplied plans for a strength-increas ing exo-skeleton to the United States government in exchange for a copy of the suit and the chance to join his sister on New Jericho’s team of super heroes.

Billy has a full set of Saturn Red and the Redeemers action figures.

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Here are the names and vital statistics of a few of the Casual Heroes’ sup porting characters:

Shirley is a Miss Moneypenny-type. She’s the major domo of the Hall of

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