What's the Story ? :
Al was born to
loving middle class parents who lived in a quiet
neighborhood outside of Pittsburgh. He grew up like any
other kid, going to school, and playing a few sports.
However, his competitive nature set him apart. He was
always driven to win and accepted no less than total
victory in everything he did, whether it was on the ball
field, or just having a conversation. He would never
start a debate unless he could get his point across. To
Al, there was no pint in starting anything if there was
no way he could win. Al went from High School straight to
College where he was first noticed and then recruited to
the CIA. As part of his new job, he joined the military,
rapidly going up through the ranks, and gaining a place
on a special elite unit set to guard the president. While
on duty with this unit, he saved the President from an
assassin's bullet for which he was rewarded a huge
promotion to Lieutenant Colonial. His combat skills and
aptitude for quick learning brought him to the attention
of Jason Wynn who became his personal mentor, drawing him
publicly into the intelligence community. Jason Wynn was
a master of manipulation, and led Al Simmons into
believing, at least at first, that everything they did
had a purpose and was for the good of American Security.
The missions became more bloody with fewer rational
explanations, some even causing civil wars. What was once
a strong friendship, or so it appeared to naive Al,
rapidly deteriorated as Simmons began to question his
commander Wynn and his motives. This continuous butting
of heads would not be tolerated by the likes of Jason
Wynn, nor would it go unpunished. It was a mission just
like the eight previous, where Al was going to kill in
the name of his government when he was turned on by two
of his fellow agents, Chapel and Priest, ironic names at
best. The two agents opened fire on Al with laser
weapons, burning him beyond recognition. Al had been set
up by Jason Wynn because he'd become a thorn in the man's
side. Al Simmons was buried with great media fanfare
because he'd been their darling ever since his televised
rescue of the president many months before. He was a
hero, his coffin draped in an American flag which was
given to his widow Wanda Blake while the country watched.
Stories ran for days of the lad buried in Arlington
National Cemetery who'd risked and lost his life, all in
the name of his country. But existence didn't end for Al
when he was burned by his treacherous comrades. At the
moment of his death, he made a pact that he'd later
barely recall. Al had always had an Achilles' heel,
ill-afforded to a killer in his position. Al loved his
wife beyond bearing and the deal hinged upon this. Though
he was an atheist at the time of his death, Al would do
anything to see his wife again and the Malebolgia took
him at his word. In a split-second, or so it seemed, he
was returned to earth. Al Simmons had now become an
officer in training, one of
Malebolgia's hand-picked Hellspawn for this century,
bound to a symbiotic uniform and infused with hell-born
energy. Al was able to follow orders, had killer
instinct, and was willing to make the bargain; all of the
Malebolgia's requirements. At first, Al was disoriented
which was part of the Malebolgia's training plan. What
had seemed only a second, was actually five years. Soon,
was beginning to learn however, taught both by a demon
chaperone, and with some knowledge from the Malebolgia
himself. Al was faced with the choice of doing nothing
with his new powers or using them, for good or for ill.
If he did nothing, he would be allowing evil to continue
and that would help serve hell. But he also know that if
he became a force for good and killed those that were
evil with his hell-born energy, as his instincts told him
to, he would just increase the population on the armies
in Hell readying for battle with Heaven. And even if he
became evil, and used the power, accepting what he had
become, he became that much more valuable to hell. Worst
of all for Al, Hell is not content to wait for him to
make his decision. His Guardian demon, the Clown, is
there to dog his steps and push and prod him. This demon,
who transforms into the hideously disfigured Violator, a
creature born in the pits of hell, has chosen to target
the loved ones from Al's life, and to put Al at odds with
law enforcement and humanity in general. Spawn is hounded
by them now, as the mob, the government and the cops all
seek to stop this "cloaked enemy of society".
It is this harassment that Hell hopes will drop the
Hellspawn back to his instincts, those of a
government-trained assassin, who would kill without
questioning and act without thinking. But it turns out
that Al's Achilles' heel is Hell's as well. he loved his
wife and came back to see her. He has discovered that she
is remarried, to his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald who
was able to give her the child he never could. Although
frustrated, he realizes that she is happy and so he's
moved on to search for a new identity and a way to come
to terms with his new condition. His love for her was so
deep that it actually helped salve some of his wounds and
he's begun to heal spiritually. He now has to find a way
to go on, because this game too, must have a way to win.
The easiest and most immediate purpose he sees is to
exact revenge on Jason Wynn, whom he discovered, ordered
his death. he's taken to living with the homeless people
in the alley's Bowery, where he was first returned to
earth, and has become their defender of sorts. He knows
he should do something more for them and himself , but he
now knows that the final curse laid upon him is that his
power on Earth is finite. Once he is emptied of his
Hell-born energy, he will be returned to the Malebolgia
and become a favored slave leading an army of the damned
with no hope of redemption. His task now is to use his
powers wisely to figure out a way, if any, to break this
contract, one that has never before been broken.
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Al had always had an
Achilles' heel, ill-afforded to a killer in his position.
Al loved his wife beyond bearing and the deal hinged upon
this. Though he was an atheist at the time of his death,
Al would do anything to see his wife again and the
Malebolgia took him at his word. In a split-second, or so
it seemed, he was returned to earth. Al Simmons had now
become an officer in training, one of
Malebolgia's hand-picked Hellspawn for this century,
bound to a symbiotic uniform and infused with hell-born
energy. Al was able to follow orders, had killer
instinct, and was willing to make the bargain; all of the
Malebolgia's requirements. At first, Al was disoriented
which was part of the Malebolgia's training plan. What
had seemed only a second, was actually five years. Soon,
was beginning to learn however, taught both by a demon
chaperone, and with some knowledge from the Malebolgia
himself. Al was faced with the choice of doing nothing
with his new powers or using them, for good or for ill.
If he did nothing, he would be allowing evil to continue
and that would help serve hell. But he also know that if
he became a force for good and killed those that were
evil with his hell-born energy, as his instincts told him
to, he would just increase the population on the armies
in Hell readying for battle with Heaven. And even if he
became evil, and used the power, accepting what he had
become, he became that much more valuable to hell. Worst
of all for Al, Hell is not content to wait for him to
make his decision. His Guardian demon, the Clown, is
there to dog his steps and push and prod him. This demon,
who transforms into the hideously disfigured Violator, a
creature born in the pits of hell, has chosen to target
the loved ones from Al's life, and to put Al at odds with
law enforcement and humanity in general. Spawn is hounded
by them now, as the mob, the government and the cops all
seek to stop this "cloaked enemy of society".
It is this harassment that Hell hopes will drop the
Hellspawn back to his instincts, those of a
government-trained assassin, who would kill without
questioning and act without thinking. But it turns out
that Al's Achilles' heel is Hell's as well. he loved his
wife and came back to see her. He has discovered that she
is remarried, to his best friend, Terry Fitzgerald who
was able to give her the child he never could. Although
frustrated, he realizes that she is happy and so he's
moved on to search for a new identity and a way to come
to terms with his new condition. His love for her was so
deep that it actually helped salve some of his wounds and
he's begun to heal spiritually. He now has to find a way
to go on, because this game too, must have a way to win.
The easiest and most immediate purpose he sees is to
exact revenge on Jason Wynn, whom he discovered, ordered
his death. he's taken to living with the homeless people
in the alley's Bowery, where he was first returned to
earth, and has become their defender of sorts. He knows
he should do something more for them and himself , but he
now knows that the final curse laid upon him is that his
power on Earth is finite. Once he is emptied of his
Hell-born energy, he will be returned to the Malebolgia
and become a favored slave leading an army of the damned
with no hope of redemption. His task now is to use his
powers wisely to figure out a way, if any, to break this
contract, one that has never before been broken.
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Spawn is a living Hell
Spawn, created by Malebolgia, the Devil. In his mortal
life, Al Simmons had a wife, Wanda Blake. After he died,
Terry Fitzgerald married Wanda, and they had a daughter,
Cyan. Al worked as a CIA assassin, and was later killed
by a colleague, who is known as Chapel. Al went to hell,
and Malebolgia gave him a second chance, a chance to
re-live, a chance to kill. Al turned against Malebolgia,
and helped people, thinking he could get his soul back.
Malebolgia then got mad and sent Spawn, Al, a mortal
enemy, Violator. Violator was sent to destroy Spawn, and
to follow him wherever he went, when the Violator isn't
chasing Spawn, he is disguised as a clown, and is named,
The Clown. Then another person was sent to destroy Spawn,
Overtkill. Overtkill is a very large half human, half
machine. He then also tracks down Spawn and tries to
eliminate him, but he didn't. After Overtkill, Angela, a
weapons warrior, attempts to destroy Spawn, and she is
doing that throught the Spawn comic book series. Mean
while...back in the old and medieval times, Medieval
Spawn, who is a horseman, is being preyed by yet another
Violator.They get into a big battle, and Medieval Spawn
wins, and decappitates the Violator. While Medieval Spawn
lives on, Spawn is having some difficulty getting rid of
enemies. Then, along comes the Redeemer, Redeemer toys
around with Spawn, but then Spawn kills him, or so he
thinks. Then enters the unstoppable Tremor. Spawn and
Tremor fight for a couple issues of Spawn comics, then
Tremor is defeated. Next, a new anti-spawn is sent to
distract Spawn while the Redeemer tries to kill him.
Spawn kills the Redeemer, and gets a new costume, or
turns into Spawn II. Then enters a new foe, The Curse,
who before he chased Spawn, got his arm blown off, and
replaced it with a giant chainsaw. While Spawn and Curse
fight, a new project is being born, Ape-X. Ape-X turns on
everybody, and is then named, Cy-Gor. Spawn is still
fighting the Curse, but the escapes. After the whole
scene with the Curse, Tiffany, a new warrior angel, comes
to fight and destroy both Spawn and Angela. Spawn then
comes back in contact with Tremor, and they fight, but
then, Tremor turns and goes after Twitch. Twitch is the
short blonde-headed cop who is teamed up with Sam, a fat
brown-headed cop.
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