A cyberdrug, that is, one used only by robots and other cybernetic organisms, each Darkshot is in fact part of the body of the entity variously known as the Hell Ditch Pilgrim or Andy Soames. One of the most potent drugs ever known, each Darkshot is a small captured quantity of Dark Energy –...
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Tags: Darkshot, drugs, Paul di Filippo, Top Ten, Top Ten: Beyond the Farthest Precinct
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Of unknown derivation, Hyperdrene is generally considered to be an hallucinogen, as the imps and pixies one sees under its influence are presumably hallucinations. However, these hallucinations can be seen by other people too, although only during the 4-5 hours that the drug’s effects last, which begs the question of whether or not they...
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Little is known about Amazo Pills other than the name. Certain inferences can be be made based on it, however. Amazo Pills are named after an android created by one Professor Ivo, which was able to duplicate all the superhuman abilities of the Justice League of America. it is likely, therefore, that the pills...
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A highly dangerous and radioactive drug, Xenite is not native to the world of Top Ten (and America’s Best Comics in general). It is an element from a different periodic table, specifically that of Grand Central, the parallel universe of Precinct 1. Given its nature, there are very few people who can use it...
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Derived from the bodily fluids of one of the fastest of all mammals, Moongoose Blood is a superhuman level stimulant, capable of accelerating the bodies of users into speeds just short of light speed, visible to the naked eye only as lightning-like flashes. Also known as ‘Goose Juice, the drug is highly illegal and...
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