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|bases= [[Fortress of Evening]], [[New York City]] | |bases= [[Fortress of Evening]], [[New York City]] | ||
|vehicles= [[Odd Mobile]]<br>[[Flying Platform]] | |vehicles= [[Odd Mobile]]<br>[[Flying Platform]] | ||
|leaders= [[Captain Evening | |leaders= [[Captain Evening (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Captain Evening]] | ||
|members= [[Jenny Nowhere | |members= [[Jenny Nowhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Jenny Nowhere]]<br>[[Merv the Griffin]]<br>[[Armstrong Fatbuckle]]<br>[[The Blue Knight]]<br>[[Centennia]]<br>[[Jenny Everywhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Jenny Everywhere]]<br>[[Jung-La]] | ||
|first_seen_in= [[COMIC]]: ''[[Enter–the Legion of Light! (comic story)|Enter–the Legion of Light!]]'' | |first_seen_in= [[COMIC]]: ''[[Enter–the Legion of Light! (comic story)|Enter–the Legion of Light!]]'' | ||
|also_seen_in= [[The Odds/Appearances|'''''See list''''']] | |also_seen_in= [[The Odds/Appearances|'''''See list''''']] | ||
|copyright= [[Paul Hoppe]] | |copyright= [[Paul Hoppe]] | ||
}}In [[Reality Z-25 31-H]], '''the Odds''' were a team of superheroes gathered around [[Captain Evening | }}In [[Reality Z-25 31-H]], '''the Odds''' were a team of superheroes gathered around [[Captain Evening (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Captain Evening]]. While posing as [[Jenny Everywhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Jenny Everywhere]], a version of [[Jenny Nowhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Jenny Nowhere]] was, surprisingly enough, a founding member of the team. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Formation === | === Formation === | ||
[[File:The Odds attack Armagedda.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The original Odds attack [[Armagedda]]'s henchpeople. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Redistribution (comic story)|Redistribution]]'')]]After rescuing her from [[Doctor Brain]], [[Captain Evening | [[File:The Odds attack Armagedda.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The original Odds attack [[Armagedda]]'s henchpeople. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Redistribution (comic story)|Redistribution]]'')]]After rescuing her from [[Doctor Brain]], [[Captain Evening (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Captain Evening]] invited interdimensional traveller “[[Jenny Nowhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Jenny Everywhere]]” (actually [[Jenny Nowhere]]) to stay at the [[Fortress of Evening]] for as long as it took for her [[shift]]ing powers to regenerate. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold (comic story)|Tales To Behold]]'') She ended up staying even after that. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Redistribution (comic story)|Redistribution]]'') He extended the same offer to the [[griffin]] [[Merv the Griffin|Merv]], whom he freed from a magical compulsion bplaced on him by Doctor Brain, this time so that Merv would have a place to stay, and allies, as he sought his revenge on Doctor Brain specifically. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[For Whom The Toll Bells (comic story)|For Whom The Toll Bells]]'') Completing the original line-up was [[Armstrong Fatbuckle]], an unkillable undead skeleton, whom the Captain, Merv and Jenny encountered while foiling the [[Legion of Light]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Enter–the Legion of Light! (comic story)|Enter–the Legion of Light!]]'') | ||
All of this occurred within a few weeks of Jenny's arrival in [[Reality Z-25 31-H]], but by the end of that period, Captain Evening's team, now referred to as “the Odds”, was becoming known to the authorities, who bade them to look into the “reverse robberies” plaguing the city. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Redistribution (comic story)|Redistribution]]'') Shortly after this incident, they were even called to [[England]] by [[Scotland Yard]] to deal with an “odd” situation, the invasion of a city by irritating but non-violent [[Insect Person|Insect People]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Battle of Britain (comic story)|Battle of Britain]]'') Extending their stay in England, they were joined by a new member, [[the Blue Knight]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Encore (comic story)|Encore]]'') | All of this occurred within a few weeks of Jenny's arrival in [[Reality Z-25 31-H]], but by the end of that period, Captain Evening's team, now referred to as “the Odds”, was becoming known to the authorities, who bade them to look into the “reverse robberies” plaguing the city. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Redistribution (comic story)|Redistribution]]'') Shortly after this incident, they were even called to [[England]] by [[Scotland Yard]] to deal with an “odd” situation, the invasion of a city by irritating but non-violent [[Insect Person|Insect People]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Battle of Britain (comic story)|Battle of Britain]]'') Extending their stay in England, they were joined by a new member, [[the Blue Knight]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Encore (comic story)|Encore]]'') | ||
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=== Against the Cosmic Solution === | === Against the Cosmic Solution === | ||
[[File:The Odds.png|thumb|left|[[The Big Bad Wolf | [[File:The Odds.png|thumb|left|[[The Big Bad Wolf (Reality Z-25 31-H)|The Big Bad Wolf]] witnesses the arrival of the original Odds (minus [[Jenny Nowhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Jenny]] and plus [[Centennia]]) to the rescue. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Journey Out Of Misery (comic story)|Journey Out Of Misery]]'')]]When [[Robot Madison]] summoned as many superheroes as she could to [[New York City]] to stop the [[Cosmic Solution]] robot, “Captain Evening and the Odds” were the second group to arrive, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Journey Out Of Misery (comic story)|Journey Out Of Misery]]'') having been alerted by [[Mayor Wilson|the Mayor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Meanwhile, In Queens (comic story)|Meanwhile, In Queens]]'') With the help of Madison, the other heroes already on the scene, reforming mad scientist [[Hank Richards]], and even [[Glow Girl]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Journey Out Of Misery (comic story)|Journey Out Of Misery]]'') a retired hero who had previously declined to join the team on a regular basis, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Glow Girl! (comic story)|Glow Girl!]]'') the Odds were able to begin draining power from the robot and cause it to shrink. However, much of their progress was undone by a more experienced team, [[the Protectors]], who barged in and refused to listen to their observations, attacking the robot head-on and consequently feeding it enough power to grow to gigantic size again. They then bore witness to the destruction of the entire Protectors team by the Solution. In the end, the Solution agreed to leave the Earth of its own accord after being called off by another [[Agent of the Cosmic Order (Journey Out Of Misery)|agent of the Cosmic Order]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Journey Out Of Misery (comic story)|Journey Out Of Misery]]'') | ||
=== Vacation on Kokotomo Island === | === Vacation on Kokotomo Island === | ||
[[File:The Odds arrive on Kokotomo Island.png|thumb|right|350px|The Odds are welcomed to [[Kokotomo Island]] by [[Mr Montibar]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold Halloween Cameo Caper 2014 (comic story)|Tales To Behold Halloween Cameo Caper 2014]]'')]]With [[Jenny Everywhere | [[File:The Odds arrive on Kokotomo Island.png|thumb|right|350px|The Odds are welcomed to [[Kokotomo Island]] by [[Mr Montibar]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold Halloween Cameo Caper 2014 (comic story)|Tales To Behold Halloween Cameo Caper 2014]]'')]]With [[Jenny Everywhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|the real Jenny Everywhere]] having coincidentally arrived in [[Reality Z-25 31-H]] on the same day her [[Jenny Nowhere (Reality Z-25 31-H)|her impersonator]] died to [[Gazoom]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Meanwhile, In Queens (comic story)|Meanwhile, In Queens]]'') it was in the company of Jenny Everywhere once again — and properly this time — that the Odds were invited by [[Mr Montibar]] to the magical [[Kokotomo Island]] for a supernatural vacation where their dreams would literally come true. They agreed, with even [[Centennia]] coming along. After the Odds split off to enjoy their various fantasies come true, the skeleton crew of [[Captain Evening (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Captain Evening]], [[Armstrong Fatbuckle]], [[Merv the Griffin]] and [[the Blue Knight]] eventually returned home together by plane while Centennia and Jenny, leaving the team for good, stayed behind to enjoy the Island's amenities a while longer. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Tales To Behold Halloween Cameo Caper 2014 (comic story)|Tales To Behold Halloween Cameo Caper 2014]]'') | ||
=== Road trip === | === Road trip === | ||
[[File:The Odds camp out.png|thumb|left|350px|The Odds camp out. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Road Trip Of No Return (comic story)|Road Trip Of No Return]]'')]]The Odds, now reduced to [[Captain Evening | [[File:The Odds camp out.png|thumb|left|350px|The Odds camp out. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Road Trip Of No Return (comic story)|Road Trip Of No Return]]'')]]The Odds, now reduced to [[Captain Evening (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Captain Evening]], [[Armstrong Fatbuckle]], [[Merv the Griffin]] and [[the Blue Knight]], finally went on the low-key road-trip that Armstrong had initially suggested, trying to forget their troubles and simply enjoy life, camping out in the countryside at night. They travelled in the [[Odd Mobile]], a van emblazoned with the name of “Odd Mobile” and Captain Evening's moon symbol. Eventually, however, during one particular pit-stop near a creek, they ran into trouble as a duo of corrupt, drug-trafficking policemen knocked out Armstrong, Merv and the Knight with tranquiliser darts and took them prisoners, afraid that the heroes would meddle in their trafficking. | ||
They missed the Captain, however, who had gotten knocked out as part of an unrelated accident while away from the group; teaming up with [[Jung-La|the young, naïve and surprisingly athletic Sheriff]], who knew nothing of her subordinates' corruption, he found the drug-dealers' lair and helped his friends break out, after which they easily overpowered the villains — while their leader [[Druggo]] had previously claimed to have superpowers, he turned out to be delusional. The Odds then went for a midnight swim in the creek with the Sheriff, who needed some time to relax and rethink things. As he advised her on how to deal with this betrayal, the Captain realised that he needed to take his own advice to her to ultimately “just keep going”, and decreed that the Odds should return to [[New York City | They missed the Captain, however, who had gotten knocked out as part of an unrelated accident while away from the group; teaming up with [[Jung-La|the young, naïve and surprisingly athletic Sheriff]], who knew nothing of her subordinates' corruption, he found the drug-dealers' lair and helped his friends break out, after which they easily overpowered the villains — while their leader [[Druggo]] had previously claimed to have superpowers, he turned out to be delusional. The Odds then went for a midnight swim in the creek with the Sheriff, who needed some time to relax and rethink things. As he advised her on how to deal with this betrayal, the Captain realised that he needed to take his own advice to her to ultimately “just keep going”, and decreed that the Odds should return to [[New York City (Reality Z-25 31-H)|New York]] as there was “work to be done”. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Road Trip Of No Return (comic story)|Road Trip Of No Return]]'') | ||
Returning to New York, they joined with numerous other heroes to offer their help to [[Professor Madison]] in her work rebuilding after the damage dealt to the city by the Solution. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Epilogue to Destruction (comic story)|Epilogue to Destruction]]'') | Returning to New York, they joined with numerous other heroes to offer their help to [[Professor Madison]] in her work rebuilding after the damage dealt to the city by the Solution. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Epilogue to Destruction (comic story)|Epilogue to Destruction]]'') | ||
=== Chasing shadows === | === Chasing shadows === | ||
[[File:The Odds and the Shadow Odds in Chasing Shadows.png|thumb|right|315px|The Odds fight side-by-side with [[the Shadow Odds]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Chasing Shadows (comic story)|Chasing Shadows]]'')]]When [[the Shadow Queen]] attacked [[New York City | [[File:The Odds and the Shadow Odds in Chasing Shadows.png|thumb|right|315px|The Odds fight side-by-side with [[the Shadow Odds]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Chasing Shadows (comic story)|Chasing Shadows]]'')]]When [[the Shadow Queen]] attacked [[New York City (Reality Z-25 31-H)|New York City]], [[Captain Evening (Reality Z-25 31-H)|Captain Evening]], [[Armstrong Fatbuckle]], [[Merv the Griffin]] and [[the Blue Knight]] responded almost immediately, but did not fare well in their first battle with the Queen's shadow-warriors, who were intangible when they tried to punch them, but very much capable of dealing damage to flesh-and-blood opponents. Only the setting of the sun brought an end to the fight, forcing the Queen to retreat lest her shadows dissolve into the darkness of the night. However, the Captain managed to hurl a tracking device at her. | ||
In the middle of the night, the Odds followed the tracking device to the Queen's house, where they distracted her by cutting off her electricity. In the confusion, they stole her [[Shadow-Ray]] and, getting [[Professor Madison]] to walk them through it over video-phone, reprogrammed it to create shadow-beings loyal to ''them'' rather than the Queen. When they attacked the Queen and her shadows openly, it was with the help of [[the Shadow Odds]], living versions of their own shadows, who handily beat the Queen's warriors. After she surrendered and was taken into custody, the Odds kept her [[Flying Platform]], but were left wondering who she really was and where she had come, unsure whether they'd ever get the answers. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Chasing Shadows (comic story)|Chasing Shadows]]'') | In the middle of the night, the Odds followed the tracking device to the Queen's house, where they distracted her by cutting off her electricity. In the confusion, they stole her [[Shadow-Ray]] and, getting [[Professor Madison]] to walk them through it over video-phone, reprogrammed it to create shadow-beings loyal to ''them'' rather than the Queen. When they attacked the Queen and her shadows openly, it was with the help of [[the Shadow Odds]], living versions of their own shadows, who handily beat the Queen's warriors. After she surrendered and was taken into custody, the Odds kept her [[Flying Platform]], but were left wondering who she really was and where she had come, unsure whether they'd ever get the answers. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Chasing Shadows (comic story)|Chasing Shadows]]'') | ||
