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Indie Comic Throwdown – Caliber Vs. Omen
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December’s Indie Comic Throwdown is Caliber, Homebrewed Comics, VERSUS Omen, Slate Comics!
If you missed the introduction post to the Indie Comic Throwdown, you can read it HERE, but the brief recap is every month, we’ll announce a match-up and start the poll. At the end of the month, we’ll announce the results and offer our take on the battle. These Throwdowns are meant to be light-hearted, fun, and a feature to bring the fans together! Novemmber’s Throwdown, Helios Versus Shock, can be found HERE.
The poll for Caliber vs Omen will be open through 12/13/20. It will then be locked and we’ll begin writing the battle based on the poll results!
Caliber
Brad “Caliber” Haynes grew up in the rural southeastern United States.s. As an adult, he took on various careers before finding his calling as a police detective. After the “event” he became a founding member of the newly established Covert Response Infiltration Team.
Caliber knows Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Hapkido, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Balintawak, Kick Boxing, and Tae Kwon Do. He is also skilled in using a wide variety of firearms and military equipment.
Unlike the other members of C.R.I.T, Caliber possesses no connection to ethereal energy. Caliber is what’s known as a Null, being totally immune to the powers and ethereal energy but also being completely unable to use the energies of the plane to his benefit. Caliber’s very presence can cause ethereal based abilities and equipment to malfunction.
Omen
Real name Xander (Alexander) Ward.
6″2′ tall. Omen was trained as an assassin and hand to hand combatant by the A/O corporation (ascendant order) until he found out their true intentions and went against them. He is one of the world’s true magic users, being able to summon various elemental spells for attack and defense. Also, deadly efficient with his chosen weapon the Chakram, which he uses to hunt down rogue magic-users as well as monsters/demons.
In the Slate universe, mythological monsters are real but hide using a glamour spell to mingle with the common people. Supers also exist but only those with Nephelim ancestors.
