Jaguar
Real Name Ralph Hardy
| REFLEXES 2D (8D) Acrobatics 3D (9D), boating 4D (10D), brawling 4D (10D), climbing 4D (10D), dodge 4D (10D), piloting (self) 3D (9D), riding 5D (11D), sneak 3D (9D) |
| COORDINATION 3D (9D) Catch 4D (10D), thrown weapons 4D (11D) |
| PHYSIQUE 3D (30D) Leap 4D (31D), lifting 5D (32D), resistance 4D (31D), swimming 4D (31D) |
| KNOWLEDGE 3D Arcane lore 5D (Varigon +3D), medicine (first aid) 4D, navigation 5D, research 5D, scholar 5D (Peru +2D), science 4D (zoology, environmental science +5D each) |
| PERCEPTION 2D Know-How (Jaguar Belt) 11D, survival 5D (jungle +5D), tracking 5D |
| PRESENCE 2D Animal Handling 6D, bluff 4D, charm 4D, command 5D, willpower 6D |
ADVANTAGES: Allies (The Mighty Crusaders) -20D, Allies (The Terrific Three) -14D, Attractive Appearance -2D, Courage -2D, Observant -2D, Wealth -2D
DISADVANTAGES: Enemy (Cat Girl) +2D, Enemy (Crusaders’ Rogues Gallery) +6D, Fanatic (Environmentalist) +3D
| SPEED: 30 | PDV: 2 (5) | BDV: 3D (5D) | P/L BONUS: +2 (+16) |
| HERO PTS: 20 | VILLAIN PTS: 0 | CHARACTER PTS: 175 | BODY PTS: 31 (160) |
EQUIPMENT: All powers can only be used while wearing the Jaguar belt (aka the Belt of Varigon) and after saying the word, “Jaguar.” The Belt of Varigon has 200 Body Points and provides the following abilities: Superattributes Reflexes and Coordination 6D each; Superattribute Physique 27D; Speak with Animals 12D; Invulnerability 6D (Limit: Halved against electrical attacks [3D]; Limit: A trick shot that targets his eyes can bypass Invulnerability entirely); Sustenance (breathing, cold, pressure, and vacuum) 10D. Rocket Jets – 120 Body Points, Flight 8D.
BACKGROUND: While fleeing from a giant dinosaur released by an earthquake in Peru, Hardy entered an ancient Quechua temple. There he found a jaguar-skin belt. He would later learn that it was made by one of the great Primal Powers, gods who ruled the animals of Earth before the coming of humankind. In time, he would learn that this was the Belt of Varigon.
An inscription on the reverse side of its flying jaguar buckle read, “To be transformed into a human jaguar with supreme power over animals everywhere in the universe, the wearer need only say ‘The Jaguar’.”
Donning the girdle, Hardy uttered the magic words, became the Jaguar, defeated the dinosaur, and said his own name to turn back into Hardy. Thereafter Jaguar went on to become one of the premiere heroes of his world – in fact, during the Silver Age, he was pretty much the Superman of the Mighty Crusaders’ universe.
While wearing the Jaguar Belt and uttering the word “Jaguar”, not only can Hardy communicate telepathically with animals, but he:
- Has “a thousand times the swimming skill of the otter”.
- Becomes as tough as “a rhinoceros’ hide intensified a thousand times”.
- Has “the strength of a million elephants”.
- Has the battering power of “thousands of buffalo”.
- Can endure cold like “a hundred polar bears in one”.
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