In 1738, Pierre Duray was a French inventor who created a pair of artificial wings that enabled him to fly. He tested his invention off the cliffs of Calcutta in India. Those who witnessed this technological miracle deemed Duray to be a devil using witchcraft, and burned him alive at the stake, on the very cliff from which he made his flight. As Duray vowed to live on, an airplane-shaped formation appeared in the sky, a forecast of man’s journey into flight. The formation became the subject of local legend known as the “Air Tomb”. Over the next 200 years, Duray, now calling himself Misery, collected the souls of brave men in this Air Tomb. He appeared during World War II downing entire squadrons of British planes, and threatened to continue doing so until the hero Airboy sacrificed himself to him. Airboy soon confronted Misery and ultimately managed to defeat him. Misery returned and, obsessed with his defeat to Airboy, attacked, but the hero managed to escape with the help of Valkyrie, who broke Misery’s hold on her when he attempted to kill Airboy. Powers: Misery was a supernatural and immortal creature, with a bony body and a flaming skull-like head. He claimed that he was the son of evil and could not die. Airboy believed that he was death itself. Misery had some strange connection to the Calcutta cliffs, as well as the Black Hole of Calcutta, a volcanic pit that led into the “Air Tomb”, which erupted with lava when Misery was injured. Misery was able to transform the “Air Tomb” into a flying aircraft, though it was made of heavy stone. It did not have any guns, but could emit an electrical burst capable of downing a plane. The interior could be filled with toxic fumes. Misery seemed capable of enveloping an area in darkness. He could transmit his voice over any radio, and he possessed mind control abilities. Misery was said to float when he moved across the ground. He sometimes wielded an axe, and he was a good combatant, especially adept at kicking.
Description In 1738, Pierre Duray was a French inventor who created a pair of artificial wings that enabled him to fly. He tested his invention off the cliffs of Calcutta in India. Those who witnessed this technological miracle deemed Duray to be a devil using witchcraft, and burned him alive at the stake, on the very cliff from which he made his flight. As Duray vowed to live on, an airplane-shaped formation appeared in the sky, a forecast of man’s journey into flight. The formation became the subject of local legend known as the “Air Tomb”. Over the next 200 years, Duray, now calling himself Misery, collected the souls of brave men in this Air Tomb. He appeared during World War II downing entire squadrons of British planes, and threatened to continue doing so until the hero Airboy sacrificed himself to him. Airboy soon confronted Misery and ultimately managed to defeat him. Misery returned and, obsessed with his defeat to Airboy, attacked, but the hero managed to escape with the help of Valkyrie, who broke Misery’s hold on her when he attempted to kill Airboy. Powers: Misery was a supernatural and immortal creature, with a bony body and a flaming skull-like head. He claimed that he was the son of evil and could not die. Airboy believed that he was death itself. Misery had some strange connection to the Calcutta cliffs, as well as the Black Hole of Calcutta, a volcanic pit that led into the “Air Tomb”, which erupted with lava when Misery was injured. Misery was able to transform the “Air Tomb” into a flying aircraft, though it was made of heavy stone. It did not have any guns, but could emit an electrical burst capable of downing a plane. The interior could be filled with toxic fumes. Misery seemed capable of enveloping an area in darkness. He could transmit his voice over any radio, and he possessed mind control abilities. Misery was said to float when he moved across the ground. He sometimes wielded an axe, and he was a good combatant, especially adept at kicking.
