D.O.A. is the primary strike force for the branch of Hydra known as the Department of Occult Armanaments. General Belial managed to convince Baron von Strucker of the wisdom of such a group despite the latter's best judgement. Having seen the Nazi party place undue emphasis on the occult, Strucker was not eager to make the same mistake.

In time, however, he permitted Belial to organize the division and was moderately pleased with its success. His desire for impressive results lead to Belial's plan to develop a vampiric stormtrooper. He laid a trap to kidnap and dissect Hannibal King of the Nightstalkers for the prototype. D.O.A. was deployed and they successfully captured King, but they were subsequently defeated by King's teammates Blade and Frank Drake.

D.O.A. and Belial were punished, but not killed, by von Strucker and have not been seen since.

Using D.O.A. in Your Campaign: D.O.A. could come after any character in your party who has magical abilities or equipment. They tried the vampiric stormtrooper bit once, who knows what they might go for next?


From left to right: Malpractice, Innards, Rotwrap, and Pyre

Innards

Strength 8C
Agility 4X
Intellect 3X
Willpower 3X

Skills:Brawling, Garrotes (Intestines)

Powers:

Body Armor +4
Internal Organs 8 (see below)
  Stomach (Corrosion)
  Heart (Psychic Blast [Stunt Only, Distort Perception])
  Intestines (Ensnarement)
  Various others as Narrator sees fit
Regeneration 4

Calling: Demolisher
Personality: Gleeful destroyer.

History: Innards was voluntarily murdered and resurrected via dark voodoo rites by Hydra's D.O.A. to transform his organs into dangerous weapons. He is able to reach into the large gashes in his abdomen and remove his own organs for use as weapons. He has sprayed enemies with stomach acid, disoriented them with the adreneline from his heart, and (most often) used his own intestines to strangle opponents.

Malpractice

Strength 5X
Agility 5X
Intellect 4D
Willpower 3X

Skills: Medicine

Equipment:

Additional Limbs 12 (See below)
  Stunts: Detachable (Limb Strength: Strength 2, Agility 2)
Additional Sensors 10
  Stunt: Wandering Eye

Calling: Demolisher
Personality: Sadistic torturer.

History: Malpractice sold various parts of his body to various dark powers in order to continue his hideous medical experiments. He was discovered by Hydra and immediately conscripted into the D.O.A. He has been extensively cybernetically altered to have no less than six arms, all of which are detachable. In fact, Malpractice can detach a almost a dozen hands, sets of teeth, and eyes to scout out and subdue his enemies.

Pyre

Strength 3X
Agility 4X
Intellect 3X
Willpower 3X

Powers:

Body Transformation 10 (Ash)
  Stunt: Semisolid Form
Fire Control 12
  Limits: Blast only, Touch only

Calling: Demolisher
Personality: Sultry temptress who delights in death.

History: Pyre was subjected to various sorcerous rites, then ritually burned at the stake by the occultists at Hydra's D.O.A. She gained the ability to cremate herself into blazing ash. She has shown the ability to reduce herself to a powdery residue and coat her enemies, totally encasing them in a blazing coccoon.

Rotwrap

Strength 3D
Agility 3X
Intellect 4X
Willpower 3X

Skills: Whips (Bandages)
Powers:

Summon Insects 15
  Rotwrap can summon forth insects from her enchanted wrappings. She may summon a number
  of normal-sized insects equal to three times the power's intensity, or half the power's
  intensity in larger specimens (approximately the size of a small cat).

Small Insect
  Strength 1X, Agility 3X
  Teeth +1, Poison 4
Large Insect
  Strength 2X, Agility 3X
  Teeth +2, Poison 8 (Stunt: Spray)

Equipment:

Enchanted Bandages +3 (Uses Whips skill)

Calling: Demolisher
Personality: Callous and malicious. Panicky when faced with dangerous opponents.

History: Rotwrap was mummified with ancient Egyptian wrappings during a occult ritual. She was then buried in the sands of Egypt and left there until the enchanted bandages drew an ancient and deadly insect species to nest within her wrappings. She is completely covered with these enchanted bandages that allow her to summon large numbers of poisonous insects from within them. She can also use them to strike and strangle enemies.
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