The Bad Wolf Universe (BWU) is the shared universe in which most stories published by Eddie take place. In context, the term "Bad Wolf Universe" usually refers to the main Bad Wolf continuity. It contains various superheroes such as Primal, Shadow, Stone, Tigress, and Terra; as well as teams such as the Legends, the Watchers, and the Team Zero. It also contains well-known supervillains, including Krebs, Tobias Snake, Animus, Shedim, and Black Star.
There are multiple eras within the Bad Wolf Universe with the main era being the 20th century where a majority of the stories take place.
History
editThe stories for the Bad Wolf Universe began in the Wattpad site with the publishing of the first chapter of the Hero Primal. https://www.wattpad.com/1485618926-primal-1.
Description
editThe basic concept of the Bad Wolf Universe is that it is just like the real world, but with superheroes and supervillains existing in it. However, there are other corollary differences. Though a majority of stories are often set in the United States of America, they are as often set in fictional cities, such as Blood Halo or Millennium City. These cities are effectively archetypes of cities, with Bloodhalo embodying more of a decay of a city. Sentient alien species (such as Ceraxians and Thosalones) and even functioning interstellar societies are generally known to exist, and the arrival of alien spacecraft is not uncommon. Demonstrable magic exists and can be learned. The general history of the fictional world is similar to the real one (for instance, there was a Roman Empire, and World War II and 9/11 both occurred), but many fantastic additions exist, such as the first appearance of a superhero in the nineties.
Superheroes
editMany of the superhumans on Earth owe their powers to magic of some form or another. Primal being a werewolf, Stone getting his powers from an amulet that allows him to connect with the element of stone, Terra a chosen champion of teh spiritual representation of Earth, or RedHare who recieved her powers from a miscast spell. While many heroes are magical there is a subset of people called Zeroes who have holes in their DNA which allows them to be developed after an exposure to the zero gas that was released over North America during the Legends Event, "Zero Hour". There are also superheroes and supervillains who possess no superhuman powers at all (for example Shadow, Blue Archer, or Krebs), but rival their effectiveness with specialized equipment or "to the absolute limit of human potential" training in special skills, such as martial arts. The first superhero to appear was Meteor Man in the late 90s or early oughts. Though his career was short lived, his impact left a major effect on the Bad Wolf Universe being a major inspiration for the next generation of heroes.