ELIAS #1

Universe-344 — Cardinal: Shattered Skies

(Your base 2003 story)

Eli Kane, 17, poor kid from Brenton, Texas, discovers he can charge anything he throws to explode. Hari recruits him, trains him, builds the crimson-black Oscide suit. He fights Richard Vale/Anarch at the Austin power plant on Christmas night, wins by timing micro-charges, and becomes the first new Sentinel. Quiet ending at school—nobody knows he’s the hero.

Universe-545 — Cardinal: Ember Run

Same boy, but the accident happens during a wildfire near Austin. His powers manifest when he throws burning debris to stop the fire from reaching his mom’s diner. Villain is not Vale but Dr. Selene Korr, a brilliant arson-engineer using thermal drones to burn corporate rivals. Eli’s suit channels heat into detonations like miniature firebreaks. Final battle takes place inside a collapsing grain silo lit like hellfire; Eli ignites a circle of micro-blasts to smother Korr’s drones. Ending: he’s offered Sentinel membership but chooses to remain an anonymous “volunteer firefighter” hero.

Universe-718 — Cardinal: Red Velocity

Eli’s power is unstable—he explodes whatever he throws but also teleports to the detonation point. Villain: Vale still exists but merged with a rogue AI controlling self-driving tankers. Instead of an Oscide suit he wears a slim tactical harness with “det-markers” he can toss and blink to. Whole movie is a running duel across speeding freight trains outside Dallas. Final act: Eli chains teleports through dozens of micro-blasts to overload the AI core and escape just before the last tanker erupts. He vanishes into the night; Sentinel only has a blurred photo.

Universe-902 — Cardinal: Broken Halo

Eli is already part of a church youth group; powers manifest when he throws a hymn book to stop a gunman. Villain: Sister Aurora Vale, a cyber-nun turned extremist who can dismantle digital security of churches and banks alike. Cardinal’s suit resembles medieval armor crossed with track gear, symbolising faith and speed. Final battle inside a cathedral during midnight mass—micro-charges form a glowing halo cage. Eli saves Aurora from her own collapsing energy field. Instead of killing or arresting, he helps redeem her, hinting Cardinal may become a moral rather than military Sentinel.

Universe-113 — Cardinal: Fracture Point

Here Hari dies early trying to stop Vale, leaving only a flash drive of training notes. Eli trains himself, building a crude suit from scrapyard steel and duct tape. Villain Vale controls an army of “Null Fields” that cancel normal explosives. Eli invents kinetic glass bombs that splinter instead of burn. Final showdown on a frozen dam—Eli uses fracture waves to collapse the ice under Vale’s generators. He’s wounded but walks away limping, refusing Sentinel recruitment, vowing “no more mentors.”

Universe-277 — Cardinal: Sky Burial

Eli’s mom is killed by one of Vale’s drones at the start. He becomes a vengeful urban-terrorist style hero, painting cardinal wings at every blast site. Hari tries to recruit but fails; Eli rejects the badge and operates alone. Suit is dark crimson with feathers of flexible ceramic shards. Climactic battle on top of a derelict 747 in a scrapyard at night. Eli detonates the plane’s fuel tanks in a controlled pattern, trapping Vale but also faking his own death. Post-credit: Hari finds only a scorched glove.

Universe-466 — Cardinal: Pulse Storm

Powers different: Eli can store kinetic energy like a battery then release it as explosive throws. Villain: teenage twin hackers Vale & Vanya, white-haired prodigies running a satellite EMP ring. Instead of bombs, Eli hurls steel “pulse coins” that release stored impacts. Massive duel above Austin’s tallest radio tower during a lightning storm—every throw lights the sky red. He captures one twin, the other escapes, promising a return. Hari notes “a Sentinel needs an arch-nemesis” and recruits Eli into a black-ops team.

Universe-630 — Cardinal: Dust Horizon

Post-9/11 alternate 2003: America under heavy surveillance. Eli’s dad is alive but imprisoned as a whistle-blower. Vale works for a private security empire building “Stability Zones.” Eli uses his power to sabotage checkpoints and free migrants. Suit is more guerrilla-style—bandana mask, no emblem. Big finale in a desert wind farm where each micro-blast topples a turbine to form a giant “cardinal” symbol visible from satellites. Instead of joining Sentinel, Eli leaks the Oscide tech online, making “Cardinals” everywhere.

Universe-801 — Cardinal: Redwing Protocol

Eli accidentally kills his best friend during a practice throw—trauma makes him swear off power. Vale frames him for a mall bombing. Hari saves him from arrest, offers training. Suit now has retractable glider wings for precision drops. Climax: Vale launches drones over a football championship; Eli dives from a blimp, hurling timed charges mid-air to destroy them before they hit the crowd. He clears his name but walks away from heroism, leaving the suit in Hari’s office.

Universe-999 — Cardinal: Shatterfall

Darkest version. Eli and Vale both teens in the same foster home; experiment gone wrong splits their powers—Eli gets explosive throws, Vale gets matter disruption. They actually love each other like brothers but end up on opposite sides. Hari arrives too late; final confrontation at a collapsing suspension bridge during Christmas Eve traffic. Eli sacrifices himself, overloading his own power to contain Vale’s meltdown. Bridge stands; Vale lives but stripped of abilities, sobbing over Eli’s body. Last shot: a cardinal bird lands on the frozen river.

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