the four to take on as the new Chippy, Luna, Kid Vicious, and Wild Boy. After they leave, Cody (having heard everything) appears and offers himself as the new Chippy. The series then focuses on the new Luna, Wild Boy, and Kid Vicious, as well as Cody's transition into becoming a superhero. Luna II is a spoiled, yet sweet teenage girl named Shannon who dumps her boyfriend to be Luna and dotes on her single father. Moon Maiden murders her father and arranges to adopt her. Kid Vicious II is a lonely rich kid named Beau raised by a mostly absent widow. Beau spends his time alone. When encharged with the task to be Kid Vicious, he stocks up on books about Nazism and racism to appease Judge Jury. Judge Jury murders Beau's mother and frames her boyfriend for the crime, then tortures Kid Vicious (to break him mentally) while pumping him full of steroids and other drugs that cause him to become violent and aggressive. Wild Boy II is a Hispanic skateboarder named Karlo, whose parents run a successful local grocery store. King Rad doesn't murder Karlo's parents directly, but he allows a fire caused by arsonists to go unchecked, killing Wild Boy II's parents and siblings. Karlo is then made to indulge in harsh drugs against his will, but ultimately starts using them willingly after a search and rescue mission goes wrong with Karlo unable to save a young boy from being torn in two. Cody Batson is raised by two drug addicted parents; Cody has called in their crimes twice to the police twice earing him two awards from the police. He begged Father Dunn to have the role as the new Chippy talking about his dedication to Midnight Mink. As the series progress, the four heroes systematically break their young charges mentally and physically through extensive physical abuse (Judge Jury); drug addiction (King Rad); and psychological manipulation (Midnight Mink and Moon Mistress). While they do so, they discuss the missing fifth member of the group: True-Man. A being of pure energy, True-Man personally trained Moon Maiden as a hero; was best friends and lovers with Midnight Mink; and who brought the wildcards Judge Jury and King Rad into his orbit to stop a war between the two and True-Man and his friends, allowing them to become the sole protectors of Slumburg. True-Man eventually became jaded with