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Darkshots

Loki — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:30:08 +0000

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 – the very virtual particles that bind galazxies and timelines together. Taking it allows machine consciouness to access – or at least view – the root controls of the universe in some fashion.

Perhaps fortunately, Darkshots are no longer produced, as the entity that it derives from has now mutated into a more benign form.

Related drugs: Hyperdrene, Mongoose Blood and Xenite

Hyperdrene

Loki — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:30:53 +0000

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 are real.

It is possible that Hyperdrene is not an hallucinogen at all, but rather a drug that creates a briefly existing super-position between this dimension and the adjacent one more usually inhabited by the pixies. Attempts to question the pixies about this have been fruitless, as their only form of communication appears to be reciting nonsensical couplets.

Related drugs: Darkshots, Mongoose Blood and Xenite

Amazo Pills

Loki — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:30:56 +0000

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 duplicate this effect to some extent, and presumably allow the user to duplicate the powers of nearby superhumans. Amazo himself was able to duplicate even powers granted by artifacts such as Green Lantern’s ring or Wonder Woman’s lasso – it is unlikely that the drug is anywhere near this powerful.

Related drugs: Darkshots, Hyperdrene, Mongoose Blood and Xenite

Xenite

Loki — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:30:07 +0000

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 without suffering radiation poisoning, all of them superhuman or divine in nature. The only known user of the drug at this time is Commisioner Ultima, of Grand Central, whose power levels were akin to those of Superman. As she is now deceased, the origins and history of the drug may never be known.

In effect, the drug appeared to be a form of super-powered heroin, although given that the only depiction of its use was a deliberate overdose, it is hard to be certain of this identification.

Related drugs: Darkshots, Hyperdrene and Mongoose Blood

Mongoose Blood

Loki — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:30:00 +0000

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 the police force of Neopolis finds it a perennial problem.

An entire sub-culture has grown up around the use of Mongoose Blood, which can be best characterised as ‘extreme rave culture’. Goose music is so fast that to those not currently on the drug hear it only as a painfully high-pitched whine.

Related drugs: Darkshots, Hyperdrene and Xenite