Hardcore is a member of the Voodoo Crew, a particularly bad student of Guy Gardner.
History
Hardcore is a violent metahuman delinquent who rules Hamilton High School, alongside his gang of street urchins, with an iron hand. He spends most of his time stomping around destroying school property, frightening other kids, and often accosting his teachers at his leisure.
When one of his crew mates had an altercation with another kid at school who often stood up to them, Hardcore opted to light the entire building on fire to cover up their assault on their detractor.
Around that time, Mr. Gardner had returned to his teaching job at the very same school which Powell and his fellow malcontents often despoiled. Hardcore immediately blew off Gardner as another faculty stooge as Gardner couldn't act directly against him without the Board of Education coming down on him. This all quickly changed when Gardner caught on to their scheme and moved to confront them once and for all.[1]
A brief fight ensued between The Warrior and Voodoo Crew, ending in Gardner coming out on top with help from the gang's intended victim. The young offenders were taken to jail for arson after Guy forced Powell to surrender to his overwhelming force.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Psycho-Love Aura: Hardcore can throw up an energized force field around himself which increases his physical abilities,[1] making him strong enough to knock around a half-breed Vuldarian super soldier and survive a school bus explosion.
- Superhuman Strength
- Invulnerability
- Force Field: His power could be extended to others if he wishes for it, able to enter and carry out passengers within his aura.[1]
Abilities
Weaknesses
- Power Loss: Overtaxing his powers during battle causes his Psycho Aura to weaken bit by bit, thinning out and threatening to dissipate on him as Hardcore was besieged by Guy Gardner's onslaught.[1]
Related
- 1 Appearances of Hardcore (New Earth)
- 2 Images featuring Hardcore (New Earth)
- Quotations by or about Hardcore (New Earth)
- Character Gallery: Hardcore (New Earth)
Footnotes