Atomic Esquire

Hillary Pollux Plumington, Esq. (aka, Atomic Esquire) is an adventurous knight-errant, armed with several unique tools empowered by both the power of magic and science. Throughout his career he has battled side by side with a variety of heroes, most recently finding himself affiliated with the newly formed The Justice /co/mrades.

Biography

Hillary Plumington was originally a squire serving under one of the many knights during England's Middle Ages. One day while investigating a strange disturbance, the two found themselves confronting a strange metallic contraption. The knight found his weapons useless against it as the machine leveled a bizarre gun at the men. Hillary tried to deliver the knight his shield, but before he could be reached a massive beam disintegrated the knight. Although Hillary survived the blast, the residual energy from the beam permanently changed both his body and all the equipment he had been carrying. With his newfound powers he became the Atomic Esquire, and eventually found and destroyed the mechanical beast. Eventually he would find the source of the monster, a time traveling villain by the name of Doctor Science, as he continued to confront his schemes across the globe.

After many adventures throughout time, Atomic Esquire's battles against Doctor Science would eventually come to a conclusion in an epic battle when the hero attempted to seperate the doctor from his Timetwister Belt. At the end of the struggle, both men are apparently engulfed in the lava from an exploding volcano during the Cretaceous Period.

Reborn

After a long absence from publication, the Atomic Esquire returned (along with a good bit of controversy) as the redesigned Atomic eXtreme. Set once again in the Middle Ages, this series starred a much more aggressive version of the Esquire while doing away with several qualities considered iconic of the previous version. The series came to a conclusion with a reappearance of the original Atomic Esquire, with the unexpected company of The Justice /co/mrades' Nicky Two-Vests. Atomic eXtreme was proven to actually be a clone of Atomic Esquire created by Doctor Science. eXtreme would later return to fight against the /co/mrades on several occasions along with a revived Doctor Science.

After the conclusion of Atomic eXtreme, it was revealed that Atomic Esquire had actually been discovered encased in volcanic rock amidst various dinosaur fossils. Kept alive by his unique powers, Atomic Esquire was revived and made a member of the Justice /co/mrades.

Powers

Atomic Esquire powers mostly come from the various empowered equipment he carries at all times, although he does show a superhuman endurance, able to exert himself indefinitely without any signs of exhaustion. His best known tools are his Ever-Ready Torch, Bed Roll of Warming, and his Impact Shield which is capable of halting attacks of all sizes.

Affiliation: The Justice /co/mrades

Status: Founding Member

Justice /Co/nquerors

While Nicky Two-Vests and his Justice /co/nquerors were busy cementing their foundation, the Atomic Esquire took it upon himself to personally bring down Doctor Science once and for all. Confronting the resistance group the doctor had sided with, Esquire found himself grossly outnumbered. Unwilling to fight against so many people he genuinely sympathized with, the Atomic Esquire grudgingly surrendered. His captors were not so sympathetic. In desperate need of supplies, they stripped Esquire of all his tools including his impact shield which was permanently bonded to his arm. For months they had him locked beneath Dr. Science's weapons lab, until the Justice /co/nquerors attacked the laboratory and freed him. Taking up the title of Nuclear Knight, he officially joined the /co/nquerors, using the salvaged technologies from the lab to supplement the empowered equipment he had lost. Although aligned with the Justice /co/nquerors, Nuclear Knight would ultimately decide to act independently, using stealth technology and deadly state of the art traps and his newly acquired Torque Shield to take down unseen threats.