| "There
can be no doubt now. The evil which has found a
foothold in Nazi Germany has grown ripe, and spawned
yet another monster." — Winston Spencer
Churchill, upon hearing the news of the Nazi "Super-man,"
8 June 1936.
Name: Konrad Rahn
AKA Der Flieger (“The
Airman”), Piorun (“Thunderbolt”),
Mr. Messerschmitt.
Nationality: German.
Political Affiliation: Nazi (National
Socialist).
Education: Gymnasium at Hamburg. Officer
Schooling at Bad Tölz.
Rank: Obersturmbannführer
(SS). Honorary member of the Luftwaffe.
Decorations: Knight's Cross to the
Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds.
SS Honor Ring. SS Honor Sword. Pilot Badge in Gold
with Diamonds. General Assault Badge.
DOB: 6/1/16 Hamburg, Germany.
DOD: 8/21/44 London, England (killed
by anti-aircraft fire).
Known Parahuman Abilities: Rahn, the
first known parahuman, could fly at speeds exceeding
800 miles per hour and was the first human to break
the sound barrier. He was known to utilize his sonic
boom to knock Allied aircraft out of the air with
its devastating shockwave.
Despite the
torturous forces generated by flying at such speeds,
Rahn suffered no ill effects; he could also fly
at any altitude without suffering from lack of air
or heat (though he could not achieve orbit, and
rarely flew above 10,000 feet.)
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History:
Rahn was born in Hamburg in the midst of Germany's
great depression, near the end the Great War. In
1923 Rahn's father, Johann Rahn, a veteran of the
war and later a National Socialist, was killed during
the failed “Beer Hall Putsch” masterminded
by Hitler and Göring. Konrad Rahn followed
his sainted father's example. When Hitler came to
power in 1933 as chancellor, Rahn joined the Hitler
youth movement with a fanatical fervor.
On April 30,
1936, Rahn discovered his flight ability. After
demonstrating his power to German military authorities,
he quickly became a favorite of Hitler. Rahn lit
the torch at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, after demonstrating
his flight ability to the public for the first time.
He later participated in the invasion of Poland,
frightening cavalry with his sonic booms and nearly
single-handedly knocking the Polish air force out
of the sky.
During the Blitz
of London, Rahn was responsible for downing more
than 35 Allied fighters, and in defense of German
airspace he destroyed 15 British bombers over Berlin.
He gained the name “Mr. Messerschmitt”
from a terrified British populace.
Rahn was a constant
symbol of Nazi superiority and was often seen at
Hitler's side. He appeared in numerous recruiting
films and newsreels and often worked spreading German
propaganda in recently occupied countries. (He did
so to great effect in Holland, Denmark and Norway.)
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On D-Day, Der Flieger recovers in the mud
of Normandy after being knocked from the air by
the Polish Talent Cien.
Der
Flieger twice confronted Allied Talents in the
war, and was once defeated. The Polish Talent Cien
knocked Rahn out of the sky over Normandy with a
telekinetic shadow.
In late
1944, Rahn was killed over London by the newly developed
proximity fuse of the American Army. Rahn had previously
proven too fast for anti-aircraft guns to track,
but these new rounds exploded when they detected
an object moving within their explosive range. Rahn
was blown to pieces over London during a fly-over
while dumping propaganda leaflets on the ruined
House of Commons.
Pieces
of his body were recovered by British authorities
and preserved for science.
After
the liberation of Europe, all files on Rahn were
lost to the occupying Soviet forces. Few records
exist on early Nazi experiments testing the limits
of his capabilities. |
