Supervillain: Caldwell and Henchmen

Damon Caldwell isn't a scientist, but an engineer. Probably one of the greatest engineers of his generation. He worked tirelessly for a corporation, pouring his time and effort into creating brilliant new technologies for them, devices that could have changed humanity's understanding of thermodynamics on every level. Despite his work, however, his contract did not grant him any money or recognition for his inventions, and when he asked to renegotiate, the corporation fired him. They had his documentation, after all. Caldwell took this betrayal poorly. Realizing that the system was stacked against him, he rebelled and decided to destroy everything he had helped build for his ungracious masters. The corporation' laboratories, data centers, and storage facilities were systematically destroyed in a campaign of frigid revenge that lasted weeks. While Caldwell was stopped before he could kill the executives that abused him, he would eventually escape from prison and return to a life of crime.

In essence, Caldwell's devices absorb heat from the target space, seeming to freeze the air itself. He also has a pistol that fires frozen "bullets," similar to the weapons with which he arms his minions. Somehow, possibly in collaboration with Dr. Chimera, he is also immune to the effects of even frigidly cold environments.

Caldwell's name is a step-removed pun on Maxwell's Demon, a famous thought experiment about thermodynamics. Demon turned into Damon and Maxwell turned into Caldwell, which means "cold stream," tying into the cold theme.

The figure for Caldwell is metal, from the "SGV205 - Specialist Soldiers: Medics" pack (though I got it as a freebee with my Stargrave Nickstarter order). I filed off the original cross motif on his satchel since he's not really about healing people anymore. Other than that, there are no modifications. Caldwell's distinctive blue is a mix of Vallejo Luftwaffe Uniform and Deep Sky Blue.

The henchmen are Stargrave figures, one scavenger and two crew bodies. They all have scavenger weapons with distinctive front cowling. The heads are from Wargames Atlantic Cannon Fodder sprues. There's not a lot of color variation on these models, but they're good enough for minions. The bases have some sponged-on white to replicate snow or frost.