Overall, superheroes that don't have
supernatural powers are much more interesting characters to me, and
their stories often focus on how they use their skills to overcome
challenges, rather than how they have to hide their abilities and try
to blend in until they have to rescue someone or stop bad guys.
Superheroes without superpowers usually face villains without
superpowers, too, though the villains are powerful in other ways.
These stories are much more relatable, and they resonate with me much
more powerfully. My least favorite superhero, Superman, is incredibly
unexciting to me because he is far too overpowered, is basically
invulnerable, and isn't threatened by anything on Earth except a
fabricated plot device called Kryptonite (from his home planet) that
makes him temporarily weak when exposed to it. The more powerful a
superhero is, it seems that writers have to stretch to the absurd to
find a way to challenge that superhero. Yet, superheroes are still
very popular...why?
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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