Cosmic Joke: Edward Stark, Mutant discovered at an early age he could wield cosmic energy and supercool the ambient atmosphere. After hearing about Paragon City, decided to try out life as a hero. Arrived with the intention of adopting the alias Cosmic Bolt because of his powers. Contracted with a local tailor to provide him with a snazzy blue/black/gold uniform. The day Edward was to register as a hero the tailor shop was blown to smithereens by the mutant fire wielder named Flame Lass when she got angry at the tailor. The tailor was only able to rescue the reject bin from the fire and poor Edward was forced into wearing whatever the tailor could slap on him. Edward was bequeathed the name Cosmic Joke by the lady at the Hero Registration office after seeing the outlandish and very comical uniform Edward was given. Edward now spends his days taking his frustrations out on hapless criminals and vowing to find Flame Lass and make her pay for his humiliation and his ruined uniform.
Paul Jefferson Born 1842, After being chased from his home town at the age of 15, The town Preacher, Father Thomas Kaladorian was the only person who helped him escape, Paul Adopted the Name "Kalador" some time around the age of 20, When he left the wild west for Japan.
Shhh. My common sense is tingling. ~ Deadpool
"Gjallar"
Gjallar is actually a name from Norse mythology. When it came time for Ragnarok, the final battle before the end of the world, the god Heimdall would blow his horn to gather all the armies of the worlds together. That horn is called Gjallar.
Gjallar is the latest in a line of black-skinned German mutants who call themselves the Schattenfeuer ("Shadowfire"), and who have made a career out of defending the smaller villages and hamlets of that country from monsters and criminals. His father named him after the horn, in the hopes that he would grow up to be big and strong, able to defend the village of Kelheim as he had. Unfortunately, Gjallar was born an Empathy Defender, so the name is kind of a joke now---I purposefully chose a name that was way too big for the poor kid attached to it.