Maverick    KOTC Database Entry:   MAVERICK

    NAME           :  Maverick
    ALIAS          :  Formerly Kid Silver, then Golden Avenger [II].
   
CLASSIFICATION : 
Human (Special Training)
    TYPE           :  Martial Artist
    MORALITY       :  Hero
   
AFFILIATION    : 
Independant(?). Formerly of the Super Squad, later leader of the Minute Men on the Eastern Seaboard. Former member of the Gentleman's Adventurers Society and one-time head of the Strikeforce X program.
    STATUS         :  Active
    SEC. CLEARANCE :  None
   
GENDER         : 
Male
    AGE            :  No Data.
    HEIGHT         :  No Data.
    WEIGHT         :  No Data.
   
THREAT RATING
 
     PHYSICAL/CLOSE    :  Unknown
     PHYSICAL/RANGE    :  Unknown
     MENTAL/CLOSE     :  Unknown
     MENTAL/RANGE     :  Unknown
     OTHER/CLOSE      :  Unknown
     OTHER/RANGE      :  Unknown
   
 OVERALL       : 
Unknown

QUOTE:  "Not in my Land of the Free you don't!"

BACKGROUND: 
This was the second person to assume the mantle of the Golden Avenger. The original Golden Avenger was more of a brick with some martial artist skills, who later aquired a sidekick, Kid Silver. Kid Silver then stepped into the role when the original finally decided to retire from the cowl. In this role, he tangled on numerous occasions with The Screaming Skull and other members of the original Injustice Gang.

Both Avengers have shared a good relationship with the US gov't and operated in/near the Washington DC area.

Once retired, the Golden Avenger was drawn back into active duty by the events of the March Crisis, and reformed the Minute Men. He has also revealed to the world a new Kid Silver. This new role did not last long, however. In mid-May, 2001, he announced that he could no longer support the activities of the government, and turned in his mask to Agent DeSalvo at the Empire Club meeting of the Gentleman's Adventurers Society.

Leaving the Minute Men, he took up a new identity and embarked on a soul-searching quest across America to find has become of the land of the Brave, before being drawn back to the Nation's Capital by the near-fatal beating of his former protégé Kid Silver. There he was witness to a scrap between Phoenix and U.S. Agent in the aftermath of the battle to take down the rogue Enforcer that was threatening Washington D.C., and drawn into taking charge of elements of his former group and the Knights of the Coast in a mission to liberate the Capitol Building from the grip of an invading army of robots.

MOTIVATION: 
Promote the ideals upon which the U.S. was founded.

TACTICS: 
A formidably-skilled martial artist, Maverick is also a tactician of note and capable of instantly assessing the weaknesses of those he faces. He makes for a tough target for his opponents, although if struck he has only a moderate ability to withstand harm.

KNOWN STRENGTHS: 
Very skilled at the Martial Arts and quick to notice (and exploit) the weaknesses of his opponents.

KNOWN WEAKNESSES: 
No resistant defences.

OFFENSIVE POWERS: 
HtH MA Attacks. 30 OCV.

DEFENSIVE POWERS: 
High DV. No killing defences.

NON-COMBAT POWERS: 
No Data.

FOCII/EQUIPMENT: 
Motorcycle. (Formerly travelled in the Goldstar.)

LOCOMOTION: 
Motorcycle.

KotC ENCOUNTERS: 
- witness for the prosecution during the trial of Victor Stewart.

- led the Minute Men team assigned to taking down the Justice Machine amidst the March Crisis. Joined up with the Knights of the Coast to raid the Citadel.

- attended the momentous meeting of paranorms within the Empire Club and announced his resignation at that time.

- showed up in the aftermath of the battle to take down the rogue Enforcer that was threatening Washington D.C. to warn the group of further plots that were in motion. Led that portion of the group that narrowly succeeded in preventing a massacre at the Capitol Building and was almost killed in the destruction of the Replicant Templar after helping Phoenix to temporarily incapacitate the villainous PsiBorg.

KotC COMMENTS: 
- Manticore: "Goldenrod's not too bad a character. A bit stuffy, perhaps, but as far as these self-proclaimed heroes go..."