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Captain Invincible
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Real Name
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Vincent "Vince" Surling
(His name isn't mentioned Explicitly In The Movie, but his father was referred to as 'Mr. Surling', and Captain Invincible Was briefly Referred to as 'Vince' by Patty Patria, which may be short for invincible)
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First Appearance
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The Return of Captain Invincible (June 11, 1983)
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Creators
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Philippe Mora, Steven E. de Souza, Andrew Gaty
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Team Affliation
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None
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Aliases
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The Man of Magnet, The Legend in Leotards, The Caped Contender
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Base of Operations
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New York City (previously), Australia (while in exile)
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Powers
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Super Strength, Super Speed, Flight, Magnetism, "Computer" Brain
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Abilities
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Experienced Hand-to-Hand Fighter
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Tools and Weapons
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Wrist Comunicator
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Captain Invincible is the lead character in the 1983 Australian musical film The Return of Captain Invincible.
Captain Invincible was played by Alan Arkin.
Origin[]
No origin has been given for Captain Invincible.
Biography[]
Captain Invincible first appeared some time between 1919 to 1920 and continued his career throughout the 30s and 40s, fighting Bootleggers and Nazis and representing good and honesty, fighting evil and crime into the early 1950s. However, in 1953, Captain Invincible was accused of being a communist (as well as violating US air space, impersonating a military officer by using the name "Captain" and indecent outfits) and was publicly scorned by the population. Deciding America no longer needed him, Captain Invincible, under a cloud of allegations from House of Unamerican Activities, flew to Australia and fell into a vicious cycle of drinking and depression.
Thirty years passed and Captain Invincible continued to wander around Sidney, homeless, drunken and barely conscious of anything around him. Invincible was sought to return to action when his arch-nemesis Mr. Midnight returned and stole a hypno-ray. Patty Patria, an Australian police officer, found Invincible after he saved her life from Midnight's men and asked him to return to action. Captain Invincible was hesitant at first, feeling that people have changed for the worst and lost their ideals, but agreed to try to put an end to Mr. Midnight after the U.S. President revealed he was inspired by him when he was a boy. However, first Invincible needed to get back into training to overcome years of alcoholism and being out of practice.
Eventually, he faced Mr. Midnight, who attempted to tempt him back into alcoholism. Captain Invincible nonetheless defeated Mr. Midnight and his plot to kill Manhattan's minorities, becoming a respected hero once again.
Personality[]
Captain Invincible is a forthright and honest superhero who truly wants to make the world a better place. Following his fall from grace, he became a disillusioned alcoholic barely able to properly remember how to be a superhero, string coherent sentences together, and didn't even know he was in Australia for the past few years.
Powers[]
Flight - Captain Invincible can fly through the air at high speed, via the activation phrase "Into The Blue", but it shown struggling to control his flight while trying to overcome his alcoholism.
Super Speed - Captain Invincible can move at super speed while running or flying. This power doesn't seem to have a phrase to activate it.
Super Strength - Captain Invincible is much stronger than regular humans. This power also doesn't require a phrase to activate.
Magnetism - Captain Invincible has a control of magnetism and can make himself magnetic. This power activates when the phrase "Magnet On".
Amazing Computer Brain - Captain Invincible has what is described as a "computer brain", presumably due to having super-intellegence. This Power is activated by the phrase "Programme Activate", and turned off via the phrase "Stop All Programmes". The power shows him to be able to read a whole book just as the pages are flipped past his face quickly, and then he can analyze the details, although the power can seem to make him go off in uncontrollable tangents, where he appears to be mentally concious but have no control over what he says, and in often cases he appears to get stuck and can only be freed from these tangents when hit in the head with a blunt instrument.
Invincibility - It's unconfirmed whether he is actually invincible as his name implies, but in one instance a car shooting flames hits him, and is thrown backwards into the sky (although this could have been his super strength)
Abilities[]
• Experienced Hand-to-Hand Fighter - Captain Invincible is an experienced crime fighter, though alcoholism had dulled his abilities for a time.
Paraphernalia[]
- Wrist Radio - wearable device to communicate with his friends during missions.