From Encyclopedia Superheroica -the Encyclopedia of Superheroes

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Where there is misery, he is there.
Where there is injustice, he is there.
Where there is oppression, he is there.
He is... The Cricket.

The Cricket's athleticism and his service to Central Florida earned him a try-out at Tropicana Field (home of the Major League Tampa Bay Rays), but he never actually joined the team.

Story

Origins

The first reports regarding the Cricket began to arise in the late 1980's on the campus of Indiana University (where, it's rumored, he first met Keeferman). Otherwise indistinguishable from his fellow students, this foreign exchange student was the personification of the Middle East to untold thousands of wide-eyed Midwesterners. His misadventures were infamous and sightings persisted for several years even after he'd graduated and left Bloomington.

Shock and awe during The World's Greatest College Weekend lead the Cricket to take up peacekeeping.

History

From the Disintegration of the Soviet Union in the Winter of 1991, through a 1995 Defense of Sarajevo, to the Arab Spring of 2011, Cricket has been at the forefront of democractization for a generation.

Fearless in Syria.

Dauntless in Algeria.

Audacious in Bosnia.

Reckless in Libya.

Powers & Skills

• Brawling
• Linguistics
• Photographic Memory

Weapons & Armor

• Chirp: a cricket bat (actually a series of cricket bats) painted green with a white lightning bolt. Each is hand made by an unidentified (but assuredly world-renowned) bat-maker from the highest grade American willow (Salix americana).
• Kevlar chest protector, gloves, shinguards, helmet

Known Weaknesses

• Blondes
• Triple-dog Dares

Known Associates

Cricket, the superhero, is shown in a 2005 photo introducing cricket, the sport, to the POTUS. When asked how the President did, the Cricket politely suggested: "I understand he's an excellent golfer."

Now enjoying semi-retirement, he teams up primarily with U.S.Mantis and the Ladybug whenever called-upon by world events.

See Also

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_500
• The USA Cricket Association