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#77 - Mica'kel
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Micakel, a White Martian invader that arrived on Earth with the Hyperclan, was one of several Martians captured by the United States government for experimentation. He endured a significant amount of abuse, all while persevering, all in the name of reuniting with his daughter, Miss Martian. Micakel was released from his confinement in Monument Valley by Checkmate agents who agreed to hide the truth of his white heritage from the rest of the world. Now, he has set up shop with a handful of other White Martian survivors within their rightful tower, Zonn Zorr.

The White Martians we've encountered thus far in the campaign are actually remarkably minor characters. They all only have appeared maybe a handful of times - four, five appearances - and none of them are particularly memorable in those brief issues. However, Mica'kel has become a character with an easy voice to slip into, and the complications of his presence as the leader of the band of White Martians in Z'onn Z'orr have been delectable. Just by his very existence, Mica'kel forces the party to lie to virtually everyone around them about his true nature. That alone is a delightful complexity to be sure - but then, the story of Mica'kel's relationship with Roz'etta pushes into a realm of philosophy, demonstrating the striking similarities - and dissimilarities - of the two.

In fact, I'd love to see far more of Mica'kel in the campaign. Considering his wide array of abilities, the White Martian leader is the most dangerous threat in Z'onn Z'orr, at least in theory. But his crucial weakness has demonstrated that even the powerful Martian race has its Achilles heel. Witnessing the potentially fragile nature of our White Martians was an important moment, I think, in earning them sympathy. When Kobra attacked, two things were demonstrated: firstly, just how quickly a Martian can be neutralized. And secondly, just how much of a threat even Kobra considers the Martians. There were essentially two groups that Jason decided to take down in his escape from Z'onn Z'orr - the magicians of Oblivion, and the Martians. He didn't go after anyone else in that way, and I think that shows just how high they stack against all of the other members of the growing resistance.

Mica'kel, for his part, is often rational and pragmatic. But there is a definite undercurrent of animosity that he possesses for the universe at large, for all of those races that have prevented the Burning, the original Martian race, from ascending into total godhood. I think even Roz'etta understands the injustices that her progenitor race were forced to endure, and while Mica'kel presents often as a considerate being, he also has hard lines where his own empathies and sympathies end and the vengeful nature of the White race begins.

God, it's all so much fun. It's like walking a high-wire without a counterbalance, allying with the White Martians. And yet, the alternative is bending a knee to Darkseid. The Apokolips makes for strange bedfellows.

We end the bottom quarter of the list with another undrafted character, and this one I was SURE someone would pick up!