#266: The Astonishing Ufo

    Just so all those reading from the West Coast and beyond are aware, it is very much still November 22nd here in sunny ol' California. The party is still most definitely a-pumpin'. We are definitely approaching the end, though, so I should probably whip this one up quick. Presenting Characterfest character number 4: the Astonishing Ufo. You might've watched enough modern sci fi shows and movies to know that for every decision made in this reality, there is a plethora of other realities where that decision was tossed to the side in favor of another. So, on July 5th 1958, in this very particular reality, nothing really happened. But precisely in Dimension #95601, a group of extraterrestrials calling themselves Foreverans descended upon the skyline of bustling New York City. Fearing the effects that a 3rd world war built upon the current US-Soviet tension would have on the rather extraordinary planet of Earth, the Foreverans, using an unexplained energy called Zaraxium, froze time. From then on, utopia was born. Over the course of what would've been 200 years, mankind and the Foreverans made a joint effort to fix the world, wiping away the grime from society and turning it into a new utopia the likes of which no Earthling had ever seen. It was swell, and above all, it was perfect. Until the 201st year, that is. Because in the 201st year, an anarchic horde of militiamen called the Apocalyptos began filtering in from who knows where, reintroducing an ancient human practice to the Utopia: wreaking havoc. The Foreverans sat in their watchtower, eventually all agreeing to take action. By then, however, someone had beat them to it. Gathering every scrap and supply he could find, a desperate scientist named Chip feverishly constructed an android, with a central "heart" that he filled with a finishing touch: a dash of Zaraxium that he stole from the Foreveran watchtower. With that otherworldy energy powering him, the android was able to contort the space that surrounded him, twisting gravity so that he could defy it whenever he saw fit. For all his power, however, he lacked a name. Fortunately, though, the headlines gave him one. So, with astonishing abilites at his metallic fingertips and a surprisingly sentient mind to match, "Ufo" took to the streets to singlehandedly take on the Apocalyptos, defending those in their chaotic path and striving to restore order in the eternally frozen society known as the Utopia. (Wooh. Apologies if that one was a bit rambly. Pretty sure that evolved into a pitch for a movie I might make one day.)