Chthonian

Even before become Chthonian, Johnny Mikos hungered for power. Not just any power, mind you, Superpower. A lieutenant in the Mikos Crime family in charge of Orphicten’s Trojan Docks and nephew to Don Gabriel Mikos, Johnny knew the family frowned on Super-criminals. The Don saw them as a fast way to attract the wrong kind of attention, even if they kept a stable of them just in case the ‘capes showed up. Mostly, though, the Family hired them on a job-by-job basis. With Exodus Rock looming over their heads, most Villains would roll on their employer to avoid being tried as a Super-criminal. So the Don figured the less they knew the better. Johnny disagreed. He believed that if you set up a mafia-like structure that included the Supers would help ensure their loyalty. Johnny was researching different was of acquiring powers for years. Not jus the masochism that took place at Spark Parties, but solid origins. Magic texts, Super-soldier experiments and so on. Curious, but cautious, Johnny never took the next step- until Shadow hit the streets. The belief that the Griffins were ‘Powering-up’ led Johnny to take the next step, acquiring the Helm of the Unseen and becoming Chthonian, god of Crime.