Captain Excellent

Captain Excellent, an alias taken by Hollywood star John Atkinson, was one of the most famous and outcasted superheroes of the First Age, was also the first superhero to be owned by a media corporation. His powerset included, but was not limited to, flight, super strength, super speed, near-invunerability and perfect hair.

Rise to Fame
It is said that the original thinktank behind the brand "Captain Excellent" found that superheroes of the time were too varied, too human and flawed, some even too dark. With the popularity often called anti-hero Grimm, and outrage of parents around the globe as children latched onto him as a role model, there was a calling for a pure as snow superhero. Step in Captain Excellent. With his dashing good looks, well-known catchphrases and the abilities of a true hero, the television show "The Excellent Adventures of Captain Excellent" was a major hit with the kids. His actual superhero career, however, did not go as well.

Fall from Grace
It was soon discovered that many, if not all, of Captain Excellent's super-fights were in fact faked for ratings, and after a particularly disasterous spat of fights with real villains, the show was cancelled and Captain Excellent was left to fall back into obscurity. John Atkinson, the actor who played said hero, however, went on to become a much more publically and heroically accepted superhero in his own right, going only by the name Hero, fighting alongside the world's finest on many occasions. As Captain Excellent himself would have put it, this move was "Most Excellent!".

Penned By
James E. R. Knights