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#88 - Eclipso
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There are two sides to the Eclipso coin, two joining paths which have come together to form one of the most influential and terrifying enemies in this campaign.

Eclipso was once the original spirit of wrath, operating in the name of the Presence. But after his drive proved to be motivated by anger rather than vengeance, Eclipso was replaced by the angel Aztar, who had become the angel of death as punishment for Aztars role in the fall of Lucifer. The Spectre, anointed as the new Spirit of Vengeance, trapped the physical form of Eclipso within the black diamond known as the Heart of Darkness, and Eclipso languished for untold eons before his diamond prison was shattered into a thousand pieces and spread around the world, or so the story goes.

Jean Loring was the girlfriend and later wife of the Atom, Ray Palmer. Their union was not a happy one, and after their divorce, Jean had a mental breakdown. Obsessed with getting her old life back, Jean began to plot a ruthless but elegant system wherein Ray would be forced to protect her from an unseen evil targeting the loved ones of the Satellite Era Justice League. However, a crucial misstep while inside of Sue Dibnys brain (using one of Rays own belts as a weapon) left Sue dead. In her haste to cover things up, Jean found herself sinking into further and further depths of depravity, nearly murdering Lois Lane and leaving others dead or injured - from Captain Boomerang to Jack Drake to Firestorm. Ultimately, Ralph Dibny and the Justice League bright Jean to justice, imprisoning the psychotically obsessed ex-wife of the Atom in Arkham.

While in Arkham, Eclipso's diamond found its way into Jean's cell, and soon the broken mind of Jean Loring became corrupted by Eclipso - not in the way that Eclipso possesses others to do their bidding. No. Instead, their formed a strange hybridization, a corporate partnership of one body and one mind, fully aware of both halves of this twisted, dark journey that has brought two together as one. Jean Loring is a monster. An absolute monster. To speak of Jean to those who knew her best is to witness a reliving of abhorrence and shock, recalling just the lengths she was willing to go to be with her husband. And those who have fought Eclipso know what his power can cost others - Eclipso, in one night, killed a dozen superheroes, from Yolanda Montez to Doctor Midnight to Commander Steel.

These two forces of nature, driven together, have combined their ambitions into one - a desire from Eclipso to punish the Spectre, and the dream of Jean Loring to have an eternal companion. This has driven both to see the Spectre as a mate and a puppet, one that can be pushed to commit great atrocities through a tongue capable of plying will from any being - including Aztar himself. The Spectre is aimed to destroy all of magic, and following ever in his wake, the party has discovered Eclipso's minions picking over the carrion like vultures, and from the wreckage raising an army filled with unquestioning soldiers. The only hope to stop this multitude of moon-faced minions is to bring down Eclipso herself - and the only weakness Eclipso possesses is sunlight. Remember what's wrapped around planet, preventing anything from coming in or getting out?

Jean Loring. Eclipso. They're unstoppable. They have no weaknesses. And combined, they've created an unholy monster ready to eclipse the planet and reveal its darkness within.

Oh, and I should mention that Jean Loring also is in possession of "Sussudio" by Phil Collins. Like, the entire track. Any time it plays anywhere, the corruptive magics of Eclipso take hold and begin to launch their poisonous powers into the act of unmitigated destruction.

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