Name: Crusader
Powers: Master combatant, heightened strength, heightened speed, pyrokinesis, appears to be the only person who can talk to his magic sword
Sex: Male
Ethnicity: White American
Origin: Magical (sword contains all of the powers)
Home City/Country: Los Angeles and the West Coast
Secret Identity?: No
Public History: When famed actor and former martial artist Charlie Cross was exploring his grandfather's abandoned mansion, he discovered an ancient sword from the time of knights and chivalry. And when young Charlie put his hands upon the sword, it spoke back to him and burst into flames. At first, Charlie was terrified at the power he had come across and sealed the sword away. But after witnessing a robbery outside his home, Charlie lept into action, retrieving the sword from where he stored it and displacing the ner-do-well with a burst of flame. Exhilarated by what he had done, Charlie Cross choose to take up the mantle of "The Crusader", protecting others with this strange power he was gifted. Eventually, Charlie would use his ties to producers and directors across Hollywood to help create the first superhero movies, mostly starring himself. And as superheroes became more beloved in the public eye, he would become a major member (though not a founder) of the Justice Guild, popularizing the names of other heroes with films packed with action and suspense. Then when the Second World War began, the Crusader went to war, vanquishing agents of the Black Dragon Society who sought to collaborate with Japanese sympathizers and Negro radicals to destroy America. Throughout the war, the Crusader would be famed for his exploits against the dreaded Samurai Steel and other menaces from the Orient, eventually vanquishing his arch-nemesis by blasting him out of a bomber plane targeting Los Angeles. But as the Cold War ended, a new era rises over America, an era of freedom, world peace, and global dominance, one that Charlie hopes to maintain with his powerful gift.
Real Name: Charlie Cross
Secret Identity: Media mogul, film actor, celebrity, and writer/director of multiple superhero movies
Loved One(s): His third wife, Morgan Flay and his pet dog, Roger
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