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Crusader was a member of Empire Eighty-Eight.

Appearance[]

Crusader wears armor and carries a ten-foot-long spear.[4]

Personality[]

Crusader was a neo-Nazi; he believed that he was a patriot, that America belonged to a certain kind of people, and that it was being "polluted" by "people with differences".[5]

He regarded himself as a "simple man with simple tastes": he was heterosexual, a fan of American football, enjoyed steak and potatoes and a good fight. He disliked organizations that he felt were overly focused on the "big picture" to the exclusion of ordinary Americans, like Gesellschaft.[5]

Abilities and Powers[]

Crusader had the power to create ghostly duplicates of himself and his possessions that could fly and pass through inorganic objects.[6] These replicas could lift him into the air, giving him a limited form of flight.[7]

He described his replicas as "immune to any strike or bullet, yet fully capable of pushing a man down the stairs or strangling them".[5] They were favourably Manton-limited, allowing them to pass through inorganic matter only;[3] they could impale a person through armor or walls with their spears,[4][3] and Skitter's bugs couldn't pass through them.[8]

He was "dimly" aware of the actions of his duplicates, and direct them mentally, although they appeared to operate with some degree of autonomy.[5] Taylor speculated that they were "infused with fragments of his ego".[4]

His clones appeared overlapping with his body, and he was able to create a clone and leave it overlapping him, using its flight to lift himself into the air.[5]

History[]

Background[]

Justin triggered when he was caught attempting to murder his developmentally disabled sister after years of her getting all the attention and being forced to undergo transplants to help her. [5]

Story Start[]

Helped during the fight against Leviathan, but was downed when Leviathan created a tidal wave. [9]

Post-Leviathan[]

Post-Slaughterhouse Nine[]

Went with Purity, Aster and Theo to Harvard to inquire into ways to help Theo trigger.[5] Settled on the idea of abandonment, and deliberately left Theo behind when police and PRT showed up at the college. Purity was reluctant at first but he talked her around.

Chapter Appearances[]

Worm Chapter Appearances
Buzz
1. Buzz 7.1 Absent
2. Buzz 7.2 Absent
3. Buzz 7.3 Absent
4. Buzz 7.4 Absent
5. Buzz 7.5 Absent
6. Buzz 7.6 Mentioned
7. Buzz 7.7 Debut
8. Buzz 7.8 Absent
9. Buzz 7.9 Appears
10. Buzz 7.10 Appears
11. Buzz 7.11 Absent
12. Buzz 7.12 Absent
x. Interlude 7 Absent
Extermination
1. Extermination 8.1 Absent
2. Extermination 8.2 Mentioned
y. Interlude 8.y Absent
3. Extermination 8.3 Absent
4. Extermination 8.4 Absent
5. Extermination 8.5 Absent
6. Extermination 8.6 Absent
7. Extermination 8.7 Absent
8. Extermination 8.8 Absent
z. Interlude 8.z Absent
Plague
1. Plague 12.1 Absent
2. Plague 12.2 Appears
3. Plague 12.3 Absent
4. Plague 12.4 Absent
5. Plague 12.5 Absent
6. Plague 12.6 Absent
7. Plague 12.7 Absent
8. Plague 12.8 Absent
x. Interlude 12 Absent
y. Interlude 12.5 Absent
Snare
1. Snare 13.1 Absent
2. Snare 13.2 Absent
x. Interlude 13.5 (Donation Bonus) Absent
3. Snare 13.3 Absent
4. Snare 13.4 Absent
5. Snare 13.5 Absent
6. Snare 13.6 Absent
7. Snare 13.7 Absent
8. Snare 13.8 Appears
9. Snare 13.9 Absent
10. Snare 13.10 Absent
y. Interlude 13 Absent
Prey
1. Prey 14.1 Mentioned
2. Prey 14.2 Absent
3. Prey 14.3 Mentioned
4. Prey 14.4 Mentioned
5. Prey 14.5 Absent
6. Prey 14.6 Absent
7. Prey 14.7 Absent
8. Prey 14.8 Absent
9. Prey 14.9 Absent
10. Prey 14.10 Absent
11. Prey 14.11 Absent
x. Interlude 14.x Absent
y. Interlude 14.y Absent
Colony
1. Colony 15.1 Absent
x. Interlude 15.x Absent
2. Colony 15.2 Mentioned
3. Colony 15.3 Absent
y. Interlude 15.y Absent
4. Colony 15.4 Absent
5. Colony 15.5 Absent
6. Colony 15.6 Absent
7. Colony 15.7 Absent
z. Interlude 15.z Absent
8. Colony 15.8 Absent
9. Colony 15.9 Absent
10. Colony 15.10 Absent
i. Interlude 15 Absent
Queen
1. Queen 18.1 Absent
2. Queen 18.2 Absent
x. Interlude 18.x Absent
3. Queen 18.3 Absent
4. Queen 18.4 Absent
y. Interlude 18.y Point of View
5. Queen 18.5 Absent
6. Queen 18.6 Absent
z. Interlude 18.z Absent
7. Queen 18.7 Absent
8. Queen 18.8 Absent
f. Interlude 18.f Absent
i. Interlude 18 Absent
Sting
1. Sting 26.1 Absent
2. Sting 26.2 Absent
3. Sting 26.3 Absent
x. Interlude 26.x Absent
4. Sting 26.4 Absent
5. Sting 26.5 Absent
6. Sting 26.6 Appears
a. Interlude 26a Mentioned
b. Interlude 26b Absent
y. Interlude 26 Absent

References[]

  1. ‘Master’ refers to the ability to control others or (in the case of specialized cases of other powers, like Tinkers) to create minons… Taylor, Parian, Crusader, Heartbreaker and Nilbog all fit this classification. - Extermination 8.5, comment by Wildbow.
  2. Sentinel 9.1
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Justin Crusader Can create shades of himself to fight, lift himself. Favorably manton limited as shades ignore inorganic matter, penetrating armor and passing through walls. E88/The Pure Master 6 - parahumanList, bolded edit by Wildbow.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Buzz 7.9
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Excerpt from Interlude 18.y
  6. Crusader – One of Brockton Bay’s white supremacists, Crusader wears armor and carries a spear. He can create ghostly duplicates of himself and his possessions, which pass through inorganic objects, but not organic ones. - Cast (spoiler free)
  7. Crusader, Justin – Can create ghostly replicas of himself that can float and can pass through body armor and walls. These replicas can lift him into the air, giving him a limited form of flight. - Cast (in depth)
  8. Colony 15.2
  9. The Armband spoke. Losses are as follows: Debaser, Ascendant, Gallant, Zigzag, Prince of Blades, Vitiator, Humble, Halo, Whirlygig, Night, Crusader, Uglymug, Victor, Furrow, Barker, Elegance, Quark, Pelter, Snowflake, Ballistic, Mama Bear, Mister Eminent, Flashbang, Biter…Excerpt from Extermination 8.3

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Empire Eighty-Eight
Leader Allfather Kaiser 
Leiutenants Hookwolf Krieg Purity 
Members Alabaster Cricket Crusader Fenja Fog Heith Anders Iron Rain Menja Night Othala Rune Stormtiger Victor 
Associates Aster Anders Theo Anders 
The Pure
Leader Purity
Members Theo Anders CrusaderFogNight
Associates Aster Anders Krieg
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