NRGVerse Villains: Shake, Rattle and Roll (Patreon)

Alright guys! Time to introduce some new villains to NRG! First off is a new team of shared villains within the NRGVerse- Shake, Rattle and Roll!

ORIGIN

The Think Tank had long used groups of career criminals supplied with either advanced technology or their own special powers to act as enforcers for the organization, performing jobs such as theft, covering up loose ends, and demonstrations of their advancements to sell to clients. But as the number of superheroes grew in the world creating a serious threat to the Think Tank’s global operations, the organization began repurposing many of their “strike crews” for the sole purpose of keeping these heroes off their radar to ensure the survival of their organization’s secrets and goals. And none was more notable than the strike team dubbed “Shake, Rattle and Roll”.

Named so after their various technological weapons that gave them incredible firepower, no other strike team on the Think Tank’s dime had fought more superheroes and teams and lived to tell the tale than these three. While they presented themselves as supervillains, in truth they were jobbers whose entire paychecks depended on them repeatedly fighting and distracting superheroes due to their own financial needs. Shake, Rattle and Role couldn’t leave the Think Tank’s dime even if they wanted to, even jail not protecting them as they quickly found themselves bailed out by the Think Tank and sent right back out in the field under the Think Tank’s orders. Was it a tough living? Yes, but it was a living nonetheless. And the Think Tank’s payments ensured their permanent loyalty. So, if the strike team had to fight superheroes and get arrested for a living, they were sure enough going to take their frustrations out on the heroes that they couldn’t on their employers.

So, I'm a fan of music, in case it wasn't obvious. Anytime I hear an old or new song on the radio sometimes I like to find inspiration from what I'm listening to at the time. And I'm a huge fan of the music of decades past because I grew up with my parents' music, and this includes music my dad grew up with in the 1950s. Hearing a lot of Elvis, Johnny Cash, but this particular group for NRG Villains was inspired by the famous song of Billy Haley and the Comets. Every time I hear "Shake,Rattle, and Roll", I always said to myself "Man, those would be some decent names for a trio of villains."

And that's how I approached this team by making them a group of villains to be shared within the NRGVerse. You all know I love my villain teams, whether they belong to a single hero or superhero team, but I also have a special place in my heart for villain teams that started off for a single hero but evolved into common threats amongst the other superheroes of that universe; the biggest examples would be Marvel's Wrecking Crew or Serpent Society. Just a bunch of villains who try to make a living by using their powers to commit crimes and fight the heroes who try to stop them. And that's what Shake, Rattle and Roll are- jobbers who continuously find themselves contracted by the Think Tank to distract the heroes from their affairs because no other means of employment is available for them.

I'll get into each individual member in the coming week, but for now I want to give a huge shout out to my artist David Velasquez for helping me to bring these villains to life! Go get a commission from him when you get a chance!

Hope you guys like this new villain team! Let me know what you think with a comment below!

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Designs by David Velasquez

Art by Danilo Cassonato