The Spider & The Fly

The Spider Age: 26 Point of Origin: Earth Skills: Martial arts, scientist (chemistry, computing) Weapons: Shrinking device, Web-spinners Threat Level: 5 The Fly Age: 32 Point of Origin: Earth Skills: Scientist (physics) Weapons: Size-changing device, Man-Amplifier suit, Fly-vision Visor Threat Level: 5 Dr. Biff Bateman was the chief researcher at Radiant Labs, and Marla Manners was his devoted assistant. Thier lives were changed with the appearance of the Strangers in their city, leading to the two to co-discover the z-field process by which a human being can be reduced to microscopic size and restored unharmed. Both Biff and Marla have use this process to become costumed adventurers, Biff in memory of his childhood idol (the orginal Fly) and Marla in a last attempt to get Biff to notice her as more than just a co-worker. To complicate their romantic entanglement, Biff as the Fly has fallen hard for the Spider, who is little more than repulsed by him. How this tangled web will resolve itself only time will tell. Being little more than talented humans with a few home-made gadgets, the Spider and the Fly are among the weaker members of the Strangers in terms of sheer power. They more than make up for this with their ingenuity, and are often able to analyze the situation with their scientific training and craft useful weapons off-the-cuff to defeat their opponents. They are also obviously suited to espionage missions, with their shared ability to shrink smaller than the eye can see. The Spider and the Fly ften find themselves acting as an interface between the rest of the world and their team, being the first humans to join the Strangers. Their scientific knowledge is obviously also of great benefit to the team off the battlefield. The relationship between them, however, has mystified the telepaths amongst their teammates, for whom it is completely obvious that Biff and Marla are the Spider and the Fly.