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Author: Michael Terrell Ford III
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41. Kendra Saunders – Hawkgirl (Latinx Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Kendra Saunders’ new backstory — as per Martin Sanchez — is as follows:
Kendra Sanchez was born to Dominican-American couple Miguel and Trina Sanchez (née Munoz) in Austin, Texas. Unfortunately, she didn’t really get a chance to know them, as they were both slain by a corrupt cop while she was still a child. She went to go live with her grandfather Cesar Sanchez, a former OSS agent and retired private investigator.
Cesar knew something about Kendra that she was not aware of yet; she has lived countless lives. The first was as Chay-Ara, an Egyptian princess, and the most recent life as Shiera Sanchez, his cousin and the first one of her past lives to go by the superhero mantle of Hawkgirl.
Cesar knew that when Kendra was ready, she would have to take up the mantle of Hawkgirl. And while she may be ready mentally, as all of the memories of her past lives will come back to her, she needs to be ready physically as well. So he trains her in all the basic skills she’ll need to become Hawkgirl. Kendra didn’t think this was too weird. She just thought her abuelo was teaching her to defend herself.
It wasn’t until one day that it all hit her…literally. One day after her classes in film school, she was driving home and got into an accident. It was at that moment that her past lives made themselves known to her. Cesar could tell his granddaughter was ready to become Hawkgirl the moment she came home and he saw her eyes. That was years ago. Now, she lives a double life. One moment, she is famed adventurer Kendra Sanchez. The next, she is the winged superhero, Hawkgirl.
The Latinx delegation has also provided a fancast: Zoe Saldana.
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40. Kang the Conqueror (Polynesian Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Kang the Conqueror’s new backstory — as per Tamati — is as follows:“History is made! Made by the deeds of the strong! The brave! And destiny is forged!”
Ake (Ah-keh) is the son of the god Tane (Tah-neh) and a human woman by the name of Hine (Hee-neh). Because of his heritage he is immortal, with the ability to see through realities and time.
His father is the God of Nature and protector of humankind. Tane’s greatest feat was separating the heavens and earth to create our world.
Seeing the feats of his father, he desired to be special, to conquer and rule a world of his own.
His father taught him incantations to traverse through time and space.
Ake used these to travel into the future. He first travelled to the year 8233 where he encountered Celestials, where he acquired their armour and technology. Then he set about using it to travel back throughout time and realities. He conquered as he went.
Wherever he went he was worshipped as a God. He used his tech and knowledge to rule, build empires, and instigate countless wars. He foresaw empires rise and fall. Some he intervened. Others he did not. He saw whole realities where colonisation never happened and the people flourished.
He was known by many names, but he chose to be known as Kang the Conqueror!
In our time he observed superhuman beings who protected their people.
What he didn’t know was that Tony Stark had been tracking him and his movements. Tony saw him as an imminent threat to our time and reality.
Storm knew of Ake through the stories passed down through her people. She saw him as a coloniser of time, a tyrant, indifferent to the suffering of people. He had the power to change history and protect, but chose war and chaos.
Stark, Storm, and other protectors of Earth vowed to battle Ake across time and space. To thwart his endless and eternal quest to conquer.
AKE!…KANG THE CONQUEROR!
The Polynesian delegation has also provided a fancast: Samoan actor Joe Naufahu to play Ake/Kang
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39. Emma Frost (Black Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Emma Frost’s new “blackstory” — as per Randy Smith — is as follows:EMMA FROST, THE WHITE QUEEN:
Strong willed, sharp witted socialite Emma Frost burst onto the high society scene seemingly out of nowhere. Who was this charming Black woman whose beauty was so stunning, who had such discriminating taste in leisure and luxury, who was just so well-spoken, and whose strategic prowess could not be denied?
No one would ever guess that she started out in life as Emma Franklin, whose librarian mother and plumber father feared their kids would never get much further in life than their home neighborhood.
So many in Emma’s community feared mutants, saw them as monsters. Yet when her father learned she could read minds and sway thoughts in a more favorable direction, all he saw was dollar signs. And he made sure to let his daughter Emma know it. She always had smarts, but when she fell short for, say, a crucial test, maybe she could pick the teacher’s brain, for a little hand-up. And of course, her work ethic was never a problem, but when time came to seek internships or job promotions, or rub elbows with the illustrious and secretive Hellfire Club…a mental ‘nudge’ in the right direction never hurt.
By the time she met the X-Men, Emma Franklin had now changed her surname to Frost, to suit not only her luxurious new diamond-studded lifestyle, but her iced-out newfound secondary mutation. For years, the mutant heroes’ pursuit of harmony with humans just didn’t sit right with Emma. And too often, they interfered in her plans to make money moves. Though, over time, she had to admit, the way they operated wasn’t as bad as she first thought. They helped her see that she had more than just an uncompromising business mind; she had a fiercely loyal and nurturing heart toward her fellow mutants.
Eventually, circumstances would make her put differences aside and aid the X-Men. Their first alliance was reluctant, yet Emma Frost soon proved herself invaluable, for her firm hand with young students and her unrelenting strategic talent for taking enemies to school.
The Black delegation has also provided a fancast: Megan Thee Stallion
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33. Rogue (Polynesian Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Rogue’s new backstory — as per Tamati — is as follows:
Ara Marie was born into a large Maori family. She was the youngest of 15. Under the ‘Vulnerable Children’s Act’ she was uplifted from her family. She later found that the reason for her uplift was because she was ‘white passing’ and it was deemed that she would be a better ‘fit’ in a white family.
She never returned to her birth family and was disconnected from her culture.
Her powers to absorb memories, abilities and powers manifested in her teen years. She would use her powers to connect with other Maori. With a touch she would get a glimpse into what her life could’ve been. She found that this made her resentful and deepened her disconnection.
Ara was aware that her white passing enabled her to avoid racism, levelled at Maori and POC around her. She never felt enough to stand up for her own.
The first time she encountered a mutant (his power was pyrokinesis) she held on for too long and knocked him unconscious. This frightened her.
On a field trip to the west coast of her island, she had a chance encounter. She greeted someone and immediately felt power surge through her, she also got flashes of a Maori goddess who flew on the winds. She had met a tribal member of the Urukehu. The woman she had seen was Te Uira/ Storm.
Ara would eventually find Storm, who would bring her into her tribe, help her control and understand the potential of her power. Importantly she would connect with her identity. Storm would tell her, “you must always remember that you are Māori and your ancestors are with you. You will always be ‘enough.’”
Ara would fight alongside Storm and encounter mutants, super-powered people, gods and other sentient beings. She was now anchored to her ancestors, people and identity. No matter what or who she absorbed she had found her purpose.
Ara Marie- ROGUE”
They have also provided a fancast — Māori actress Raukura Turei.
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32. Red Hood (Latinx Delegation) – Racial Draft Season 2
Jason Todd’s new backstory — as per Martin Sanchez — is as follows:
Jason Torres had a hard time growing up. His parents, Catrina and Wilfredo, would argue all the time, his mother suffered from depression and drug addiction, and his criminal father would always teach him about thieving and conning, whether he wanted to learn or not. His dad was a bit of a pessimist, and after being turned away from employment opportunities from countless businesses, he started believing, “If that’s how they see us, we might as well give them what they want.” He hammered that idea into Jason’s impressionable mind.
Eventually, Jason’s dad would wind up in prison, where he was promptly killed, and his mom would die soon after. Jason was by himself, but not for long. After one fateful night where he tried his luck and steal the tires off the Batmobile, he encountered Batman.
Instead of being mad, Batman had another thought. Much like with his previous Robin, Dick, Bruno knew that without proper guidance, the anger he saw in Jason might land him in a lot more trouble. He decided to take Jason under his wing, and the young Latino would go on to become the new Robin, but his aggression was always present.
His time as Robin only lasted a few years, before his life was cut short by the deranged Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker. The criminal lured him into a trap by revealing he was the one responsible for what happened to Jason’s parents. Batman could do nothing to stop Jason, and couldn’t save him. But this was not the end of Jason’s story. After nearly a year, he was resurrected by Talia al Ghul, who’s been paying special attention to Batman and those closest to him. Talia put him into the Lazarus Pit and she became almost like a surrogate mother for him. She took him to get training from a group of warrior monks known as the All-Caste, who encouraged him to let go of his rage.
After his years of training, he did consider doing that, but then he heard that the Joker is still wreaking havoc in Gotham, despite all that he has done. Jason decided that the only way for him to let go of his rage is by taking it out on the criminal filth that has ruined his hometown, especially if it’s the Joker. He donned the moniker Red Hood, headed back home, and started delivering his own brand of gun-toting justice. When Jason came face-to-face with his adoptive dad, Batman disapproved of his use of firearms. This would lead to a bit of animosity between the two. Eventually, Bruno decided that Jason is still his son, so he can rejoin the Bat Family, even if he doesn’t always agree with his actions.
The Latinx delegation has also provided a fancast: David Castañeda.
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