Keeper of Infinite Earths - The Overseers of the Law
Created by Matt Parmenter
Law Keeper
Alter Ego: Jack Rogers
Occupation: Soldier / Officer / Field Team leader
Known Relatives: Major Bruce (Deceased) and Michelle Rogers, parents
Group Affiliation: The Overseers of the Law
Base of Operations: Washington, DC
Background/History:
Decorated for serving in Vietnam, his father, Major Rogers, was a heavy smoker
and got lung cancer. With his dying breath, after one last drag on a cigarette,
he told his son to "Be the strongest, be the best...". The 8 year old
took his father’s words to heart and began emulating every one of his father’s
rituals, spit-polishing his shoes, his exercises regimen from when he was
healthy, etc.. His mother, unable to deal with his mania, shipped him off to
military school. He took to the discipline and it became his entire life. He had
no hobbies, no outside interests, and no family outside of his
"sainted" father. In competition, he would always find a way to gain
an advantage over his opponent whether fair or foul. For instance, he paid a
lower classmen to bang on the door of his sleeping competitor for Valedictorian
in the middle of the night prior to finals. He advanced to the top of his class
and went directly into the Army, where he continued to excel. His excellence led
to Special Forces training and into covert operations. When the Protectors
formed, he was approached to be the government’s own super-hero to keep an eye
on the hero team. His over-the-top patriotic fervor and take charge attitude
worked poorly as a team member, leading to Sound Wave insisting on his
dismissal. This would lead to a personal feud that Law keeper will continue
until his dying day. He became determined to undermine the Protectors as un-American
because that would be the only possible reason they would want to get rid of
him. To accomplish this goal, he secretly set in motion the creation of a
government sponsored team of super-heroes that became known as the Overseers of
the Law. He routinely manipulates the members of the group, thus far only
failing to use All American 2 as he had desired because he saw the reality of
Law keeper’s actions and wanted no part of them. Cloaked in patriotism, Law
keeper tries to enforce his agenda of the way the law should be interpreted and
to make the hated Sound Wave and the Protectors pay for slighting him.
Personality/Motivations:
Oddly enough, Law Keeper is motivated to be the best at being a hero in public,
at least, and does do many good deeds. His core is quite rotten and his petty
jealousies are more responsible than any desire to be a true hero. His hatred of
Sound Wave seems based on the fact that Sound Wave is what Law Keeper aspires to
be, yet he knows he can never be. He prefers to scheme and manipulate events
behind the scenes, only appearing in public to look good.
Quote: "The only people who need to fear me are anti-Americans. Are you a real American?"