Dr. Baxter Remington Ward (Atlantis)

Weight: 145

Apparent Age: 65

Archetype: Physical Magician: Circle Unknown

Preferred Weapon: Long Sword

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Bio: When one thinks back to their childhood, one name comes to mind and that name is the mighty Atlantis and the wonderful television series that would follow this brave adventure as he travelled around the globe combating some of the oddest and strangest of villains to keep us safe from global disaster. Well little did anyone actually know at the time that man who would inspire the program was actually a real person and the events within the show yes exaggerated, where actually based on somewhat real accounts. Though the real Atlantis was far less a hero and more of a solider of fortune and his enemies where actually agents of the New Order, and not these outrageous British villains bent on world domination. So you can see how now as an adult I find myself disappointed when I discover that Atlantis is just another rebel fighting within the revolution and not the hero that I always thought him to be. It seems that back during the Great Tragedy Dr. Ward would emerge onto the scene sword in hand and more then ready to lay his life down for a cause he considered just, taking on the handle of Atlantis he would march down the street combating the rampaging natives and attempting to save his friends and neighbours from a fate worse than death; though in the process he would directly involve himself with the terrorists and rebels that could care less about the sanctity of the nation.

        Where the television hero would come from, that I am not sure and why they would portray this killer in a good light when in reality he was nothing more than a killer and someone that should be feared and not admired. This reminds me of the same thing that happened with the other television icon of the time Jurassic and we would come to learn the truth about that man only a few weeks earlier. Atlantis himself is a man that needs no real introduction seeing that he has been lurking within the shadows for many years and fighting directly against the establishment since it’s foundation. I guess the television programming was created to discredit Atlantis and make him seem to be larger than life, as nothing more than a television star and not the hardened warrior he actually is; this could have also been a way to silence his ramblings and warnings that he was preaching at the time. Seeing that Dr. Ward used to work within the land of academia as a college professor who was specialised in anthropology and human studies. He is as well a sociologist and avid collector and researcher of American History, this alone could make him dangerous to the New Order if they allowed Atlantis to continue unchallenged; and the best way to discredit the man is to turn him into a pop icon.

      Though even considering the latter as an excuse as to why they allowed for the creation of his persona on the television and silver screen to grow to epic proportions, inspiring a generation of youngsters to stand up for the week and fight against the world dominating villains. This might have been an oversight on their part as it would lead to a division in the youth a majority siding with the government and some using the exploits of Atlantis to side with the rebels claiming the UCAS to be the enemy and believing the propaganda of the rebels. The other aspect they failed to consider when they targeted Atlantis for this type of hype is that he is highly intelligent, trained in the ways of human nature and the sociological aspect of the general population. His own education and teachings that they tried to discredit would end up being used against them, as Atlantis would be able to manipulate the week willed and further gain their trust as he directed the population towards his cause. He would represent the government as the enemy within the movies, and compare varying aspects of his supposed outlandish villains to those in power. This would be a double edged sword for Atlantis, knowing that some would still feel he was a fraud, while others would hang on to his every word like it was gospel; and as the popularity of the show and movies increased through the 2040’s and 2050’s Atlantis would become bigger then even the foundation of the government. This would become a serious problem for the New Order and the United Canadian American States seeing that their experiment had failed with Atlantis, after working with the Jurassic.

         Atlantis had been given free reign to wander around armed to the teeth and people would just assume he was having some sort of public event, he would then be able to commit murder and slip away without arousing any suspicion as people became accustomed to their hero fighting and killing the bad guys in the movies. Atlantis would be able to get away with murder and continue his fight against the UCAS and the Natives all the while the people would cheer him on, thus continuing the legacy and legend that would be “Atlantis the Scourge of Evil” this my readers was what I grew up with, this was the Atlantis I knew and the Atlantis I wanted to be like when I grew up, his popularity was so bloody high that people would dress and act as him, thus creating a nightmare for the police and federal investigators that knew better when it came to Atlantis; but would be powerless to stop him do to warped image that Hollywood had created. I believe this was the governments failure when it came Atlantis, they lost control do to the sudden popularity of the character and allowing Hollywood to grab hold; combine that with his own knowledge and education and you have a perfect storm that needs to burn itself out. Well sadly the legend that is Atlantis has not extinguished itself and has jut gone down into the world of the cult following, he has entered the nerd subculture and they keep this maniac alive and well. He then uses these followers and fans as continued scapegoats for his escapades and adventures; the subculture keep him protected, informed and offer a warm bed and hot meal to their hero in exchange for a chance to meet their hero and gain his autograph. The other problem is that he is a known shadow warrior and thus enters a separate and just as dangerous subculture, the one that idolises and worships these killers as gods and for a trained sociologist it is like taking candy from a baby; he can exploit both groups to gain favour and advantage, to continue to spread the lore of Atlantis and thus keep the legend very much alive and well.

         The biggest follower and former leader of many of the runner fan clubs was the former Harbinger leader himself Waldo Malkovich, this yo yo champion was one of Atlantis’s biggest fans and would offer this runner aid and assistance whenever he needed it. Waldo’s own entrance into the world of the shadows would only exasperate an already bad situation, as it would cross the gap between the runner fans and the fans of Atlantis seeing that Waldo himself was now within the same world. What started off as a experiment that worked with one legend, would fail epically with another and cause the New Order to get egg on their face and have to deal with Atlantis and his drones of followers for many generations. From what I heard they are doing a new movie based on Atlantis trying to expose this hero to a entirely new generation of viewers, Hollywood will do anything for a buck and with a cash cow like Atlantis still in operation it is only a wonder why this hasn’t happened sooner. Those in the government are now scrambling to ease the impact and do some damage control before this movie hits the theatres next month, I don’t blame them this one will also star Waldo as well as Atlantis; guess since the two never got to work together in real life best to put them together in on the silver screen.

           As a reporter and an educated man myself I can see directly where they went wrong with the creation of the fictional character of Atlantis versus the real Atlantis, and this failed conversion is where I have a hard time dealing with the fact that they allowed this grow as big as it did and couldn’t stop it. As an adult I can understand that if they exposed his killings and bloody conquest to the people back during his prime, the people would have revolted learning that their hero was actually a cold blooded murderer and fighting on behalf of the Patriots within the revolution, the fact that he is a rebel would be to much for most of the people and damage would have been catastrophic for the New Order to handle. It would have driven a further wedge into the already unstable nation and might have sent more people over to the rebelling side. They didn’t handle Atlantis properly back then, and they are now forced to deal with the consequences of those actions, in trying to discredit a man that could single handedly destroy everything they were working towards; they would create a monster that couldn’t be reeled in once it was unleashed. Atlantis was able to as well take full advantage of this situation further sinking the UCAS’s credibility and allowing him to continue on as normal. Now in defence of the UCAS the revolution was quite new at the time and they where dealing with the Confederacy and the rise of the shadow warriors at the time, thus dealing with a completely new enemy and a tried and true tactic of turning someone into a celebrity used to work; well with this new enemy the sudden fame would only create a pop sensation that would just not go away.

          The world needed a hero at the time and it needed someone to look up too, it needed it’s Superman the time was right and the stage was set for that man to become Atlantis the Scourge of Evil. You can say that many events conspired together to create the legend that has become Atlantis and that they found the right formula with this specific outlaw, and it could have just as easily been the Jurassic if he was more relatable to the average viewer. The writers did to good of a job, the actors where spot on and the people just ate it up each week; with a war raging across the nation and the people still coming to terms with the Great Tragedy and Civil War the stage was set for Atlantis to become their superhero a man that fought against evil villains each week and was always saving the day. This all conspired to create the legend of Atlantis and once it got out there, they couldn’t regain control over it and thus Atlantis would become the hero of the day and icon for a new and brighter future.

          I am writing this article in hopes that my readers will understand that Atlantis is not the hero that they think he is, this man is a cold blooded killer and will not think twice about driving his sword into the gut of anyone that stands in his way. He is a trained swordsman and magically active this man is quite skilled in the arts of magic and can wield eminence power, Atlantis is fighting against the legally established government for no apparent reason other then he is angry about something, he has been killing the natives for generations and proving that these old timers are nothing more than racist bigots that must destroy everything that they consider different. Atlantis should not be celebrated for he is a criminal and should be behind bars where he belongs, please my readers and see the truth that is Atlantis and boycott the movie and stand together in demanding the arrest and execution of this terrorist.

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