Emoticon

EMOTICON

Real Name: Craig Blackamoor

Class: Human technology-user

Occupation: Would-be supervillain

Group Affiliation: None

Known Relatives: Emil (Typist, grandfather), Randy Blackamoor (grandmother)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Tranquility, Oregon, Earth-50

First Appearance: Welcome to Tranquility #1 (February, 2007)

Powers: Emoticon was blind, but could see using his LCD visor. His visor displayed emoticons depicting whatever he was feeling at the time.

History:

(Welcome to Tranquility #1, 2) - Emoticon was the grandson of the maxi-villain the Typist. He wore a visor that displayed emoticons reflecting nhis feelings, and talked in leetspeak. He was an angry young man, and often visited Tranquility, a retirement community for superheroes, to cause trouble. Reporter Colette Pearson was doing a story on Tranquility, with Sheriff Lindo showing her around. They went to grab a bite at Chick’n Go when Emoticon and his entourage came in to stir things up. Lindo told him to leave Chick’n Go and he said he was harassing her. Their argument escalated and Emoticon punched her, setting off a fight with Lindo, Colonel Cragg, Bad Dog and Mr. Articulate. During the scuffle Mr. Articulate was stabbed with his own sword and died in Sheriff Lindo’s arms. He remarked that at least he had a beautiful woman to gaze at before his life slipped away. Lindo said no one was leaving until they were cleared by her deputies and asked Cederic, Colette’s cameraman, to turn over the tape he’d been filming. Lindo took Emoticon into custody, and said she was convinced he was the murderer. Emoticon said he liked Mr,. Articulate and his old stories, and when Lindo reminded him that Articulate put his grandfather the Typist behind bars, Emoticon replied that everyone put his grandfather in jail. Emoticon went on to say he hated his grandfather, noting that he and Lindo had a lot in common since her grandfather, the Black Glider, ran out on her family and she hated him. Lindo got flustered, and Emoticon said she had to believe he was innocent because his emoticon visor wouldn’t let him lie, and he was displaying a smiling emoticon.

Comments: Created by Gail Simone & Neil Googe.