Über and Leet

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<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <header>Information</header> <label>Alignment</label> <label>Leader(s)</label> <label>Leader(s)</label> <label>Allies</label> <label>Allies</label> <label>Status</label> <label>Location</label> <label>First Appearance</label> <header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label> </infobox> Über and Leet are a duo of videogame-themed villains local to Brockton Bay. Described as incompetent and relatively harmless, they performed criminal acts ranging from mild to despicable while livestreaming their outings.<ref>The amusing but relatively harmless villains - Excerpt from Agitation 3.6</ref><ref>Über and Leet were local villains with a video game theme. They were pretty much as incompetent as villains could be while staying out of jail. They barely even rated as B-list. - Excerpt from Insinuation 2.1</ref>

Modus operandi

Known to stream their activities online, the duo, with a theme based on videogames, work either by themselves or with other villains to commit villainous acts. With every escapade, they pick a different videogame or series, designing their costumes and crimes around it.<ref name=":0" /> They are known to take mercenary work, having worked with Bakuda and Coil in exchange for payment.

Almost all of their acts are streamed to an online audience via the 'snitch.' The snitch is a flying camera mounted in a golden sphere the size of a tennis ball. It is capable of moving like a hummingbird, staying safe as it records the scene. They garner thousands of viewers with each stream, with a good amount of viewers watching to see them fail.<ref>Shell 4.5</ref>

On their website, their self-proclaimed goal is "spreading the word about the noble and underrated art form that is video games." It is unclear whether this is something the group genuinely believes in.<ref>“Our mission is worth it,” Leet raised his chin – inasmuch as he had one – a notch.

“Right,” Tattletale said, “Spreading the word about the noble and underrated art form that is video games. That's from your website, word for word. People don't watch your show because they think you're righteous. They watch because you're so lame it's funny.” - Excerpt from Shell 4.6</ref>

Structure

The group initially consisted of Über and Leet, with no particular hierarchy aside from working as a pair. They were known to hire henchmen on certain occasions.<ref>“He’s going to be one of Über and Leet’s henchmen.” - Excerpt from Insinuation 2.1</ref>

Later, after Coil's death, the group expanded to include Circus.

History

Background

They operated in Brockton Bay, streaming their videogame-themed crimes. They became notorious for being both despicable and incompetent, generally being seen as amusing rather than a threat. Examples of their crimes include one with a Mario theme, breaking into a mint facility to collect coins with Leet as Mario throwing fireballs and Über dressed up as Bowser, and another with a Grand Theft Auto theme, driving through the city in a souped up car, stealing from the ABB and assaulting prostitutes.<ref name=":0">Leet and Über glared at him. Their entire schtick was a video game theme. With every escapade, they picked a different video game or series, designing their costumes and crimes around it. One day it would be Leet in a Mario costume throwing fireballs while Über was dressed up as Bowser, the two of them breaking into a mint to collect ‘coins’. Then a week later, they would have a Grand Theft Auto theme, and they would be driving through the city in a souped up car, ripping off the ABB and beating up hookers. - Excerpt from Shell 4.5</ref>

Story Start

Über and Leet ambushed the Undersiders at the storage facility where the gang had stashed their money from the bank robbery in. Dressed up in Bomberman costumes, they revealed that they had found and stolen the money by following Bitch, capturing her in the process. At that, they engaged the Undersiders in battle, with Über taking them on while Leet threw fake bomb holograms at them. Despite their preparation, they were quickly and brutally dispatched by the Undersiders.<ref name="4.5">Shell 4.5</ref><ref name=":2">Shell 4.6</ref>

After their defeat, Bakuda showed up, revealing that she had hired Über and Leet to soften the Undersiders up. She then initiated the true ambush, signaling for members of the ABB to step out of their hiding places to assist her.<ref name=":2" />

Post-Slaughterhouse Nine

Über and Leet were contracted by Coil in his operations to take over the city. During the mayoral debates, Leet participated in the attack that would lead to the faking of Coil's death. During this attack, Über used a heavy metal suit constructed by Leet. Leet's technology would later be used to facilitate Coil's betrayal of Skitter, using a form of teleportation to swap her out with a body double without the other Undersiders noticing. Leet also created the Famine Engine for this purpose, which imitated and overrode Skitter's power, commanding nearby bugs to attack everything around them.

After Coil's death, both Über and Leet were captured by Echidna along with Circus during her search for independent capes. Echidna would go on to create multiple clones of all three of them. Über, Leet, and Circus would later escape in Echidna's many vomit streams.<ref>A dozen bodies began climbing free of the vomit. Ten or so clones had been deposited on the street, along with a real Leet in civilian clothes. One of the clones was a Circus, folding herself into her pocket dimension. - Excerpt from Queen 18.8</ref><ref>She couldn’t wholly control the vomit, lost one of the powered ones.  Not one of the Undersiders, she was relieved to note.  It had been the big one, who’d been with the tinker.  He’d called himself Über.  She didn’t try to reclaim him.  He was more or less useless.  The loss still pained her.  Better to have him than one of the unpowered ones. - Excerpt from Interlude 18</ref>

Post-Echidna

After the Echidna battle, the team would leave Brockton Bay and travel south.

Timeskip

Retaining their videogame theme, the newly formed trio briefly passed through Tijuana, Mexico, where they evaded authorities and caused property damage after detonating a device.<ref>Since the opening of the Tijuana PRT, there have been three incidents involving capes; the forcefield labyrinth, a raid by an American gang, and a trio of capes with a video game theme evading authorities and causing some property damage with the detonation of a device. - Tijuana PRT Struggles, Announces Split, PHO Sunday</ref> They eventually traveled to South America and tried to stay under the radar. However, after getting into trouble and crossing the wrong people, Leet was killed.<ref>Quest Premise: In South America, Über, Circus and Leet are making their way through the city after having left Brockton Bay. It’s a situation as simple as flying under the radar, playing nice, and being cool, calm and efficient, so as not to stir up trouble with the locals.

Spoiler: Leet is bad at this.

Spoiler: Things get worse when his luggage is looted, and his laptop with notes on what inventions are mostly okay for him to make is taken, along with the reality hacker.

Spoiler: Leet dies. - Leet Quest</ref><ref>“Something happened to Leet,” I concluded. “Only way he’d be that… rudderless.”

“Crossed the wrong people, got offed,” Glenn told me. - Excerpt from Cockroaches 28.6</ref>

After Leet's death in South America, Über became rudderless. He entered a brief relationship with Circus, but it didn't take. They split up, both as partners and as a team, officially ending the group.<ref name="28.6e1">Mr. Calle answered for Glenn. “Attempted murder. Bit of a loose cannon, but not so loose they’d stick him in the Birdcage. Shacked up with Circus for a while, but it didn’t take. Relationship-wise or as a partnership. They stood to lose more than they could ever gain if he got loose again, so they made it a secure facility. He hasn’t escaped.” - Excerpt from Cockroaches 28.6</ref>

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