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A Brief History of Magical Girls
The first magical girl sighting was twenty years ago in Tokyo, when the heroine Sugar Pink defeated an amphibious monster. The worldwide public was captivated by a real-life superhero, and Pink’s friendly, outgoing personality only furthered goodwill. Within a year, others had appeared in Sydney, Amsterdam, and Chicago. Connecting with each other via social media, the four formed an organization called the HeartShine Alliance, a group dedicated to training and supporting magical girls. HeartShine currently numbers about 50 members worldwide.
The first magical girl killed in action was Emily Hutchinson of London, better known as Tsunami, gunned down during an attempted hostage rescue. She was given a hero’s funeral, with most members of HeartShine and several heads of state present. To date, six magical girls have been killed protecting innocent lives. It’s very rare, but not unheard of.
As soon as Sugar Pink came on the scene, scientists began studying magical girl powers. So far, they’ve made headway at a pace roughly akin to a snail stuck in molasses. It doesn’t help that the strange beings that grant magical girls their powers, commonly called mascots, cannot seemingly predict what powers each individual girl will be granted. However, it has been noted that all the girls were between the ages of 9 and 16 when they were first granted their powers. As for magical boys, sightings are about as common as those of Bigfoot and Nessie, with a similar amount of supporting evidence- i.e. absolutely none.
The Bad Guys:
Supernatural evildoers come in two flavors: Monsters and Villains. Monsters are creatures of abnormal strength and powers. Conventional weapons are of minimal use against them- the only way to permanently defeat a monster is for a magical girl to destroy the monster’s Void, the empty space where its heart should be.
Villains are the flip side of magical girls. Not restricted in age or gender, villains are selected by entities known as fiends from the worst of humanity. Like magical girls, they have civilian and transformed states. Magical girls automatically sense transformed villains nearby, but beware- the reverse is also true.
In addition, magical girls are often called in to deal with dangerous mundane criminals and disaster relief.
Notable Magical Girls
Sugar Pink
Real Name: Sakura Kawamura
Home Base: Tokyo
Powers: Love/Energy
Nightingale
Real Name: Unknown
Home Base: Chicago
Powers: Shadow Manipulation
Tempest:
Real Name: Marie Desjardins
Home Base: Paris
Powers: Lightning
Paragon
Real Name: Unknown
Home Base: Rio de Janeiro
Powers: Super Strength
The first magical girl sighting was twenty years ago in Tokyo, when the heroine Sugar Pink defeated an amphibious monster. The worldwide public was captivated by a real-life superhero, and Pink’s friendly, outgoing personality only furthered goodwill. Within a year, others had appeared in Sydney, Amsterdam, and Chicago. Connecting with each other via social media, the four formed an organization called the HeartShine Alliance, a group dedicated to training and supporting magical girls. HeartShine currently numbers about 50 members worldwide.
The first magical girl killed in action was Emily Hutchinson of London, better known as Tsunami, gunned down during an attempted hostage rescue. She was given a hero’s funeral, with most members of HeartShine and several heads of state present. To date, six magical girls have been killed protecting innocent lives. It’s very rare, but not unheard of.
As soon as Sugar Pink came on the scene, scientists began studying magical girl powers. So far, they’ve made headway at a pace roughly akin to a snail stuck in molasses. It doesn’t help that the strange beings that grant magical girls their powers, commonly called mascots, cannot seemingly predict what powers each individual girl will be granted. However, it has been noted that all the girls were between the ages of 9 and 16 when they were first granted their powers. As for magical boys, sightings are about as common as those of Bigfoot and Nessie, with a similar amount of supporting evidence- i.e. absolutely none.
The Bad Guys:
Supernatural evildoers come in two flavors: Monsters and Villains. Monsters are creatures of abnormal strength and powers. Conventional weapons are of minimal use against them- the only way to permanently defeat a monster is for a magical girl to destroy the monster’s Void, the empty space where its heart should be.
Villains are the flip side of magical girls. Not restricted in age or gender, villains are selected by entities known as fiends from the worst of humanity. Like magical girls, they have civilian and transformed states. Magical girls automatically sense transformed villains nearby, but beware- the reverse is also true.
In addition, magical girls are often called in to deal with dangerous mundane criminals and disaster relief.
Notable Magical Girls
Sugar Pink
Real Name: Sakura Kawamura
Home Base: Tokyo
Powers: Love/Energy
Nightingale
Real Name: Unknown
Home Base: Chicago
Powers: Shadow Manipulation
Tempest:
Real Name: Marie Desjardins
Home Base: Paris
Powers: Lightning
Paragon
Real Name: Unknown
Home Base: Rio de Janeiro
Powers: Super Strength
