WHO Puzzles

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Who's who in WHO? 3/30/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO? As the senior recruiter for WHO, my primary role is ensuring that this guild never runs short on human and superhuman resources. Due to the high-risk nature of henching, I'm kept relatively busy filling empty spots. But don't think that WHO will compromise its standards just because some fool decided to steal something too big to fit on the escape boat and got everyone caught. I may have been too lax with recruiting standards back when I was running my own evil league, but I have learned my lesson. These days, I don't just take every random ruthless ill-wit with a stupid name and let them hench. Today with WHO, the screening process is extensive. I take the best few candidates from the hundreds around the world that apply daily, and assign one of my subordinates to investigate them. For special recruits, I will investigate them personally. We look at their histories. We find their fears, their weaknesses, their obsessions, their interests, their foibles. We visit the sites of their past capers, and interrogate their families. We look at every little detail. Since I'm going to have to spend hours looking at your application figuring out who YOU really are, it's only fitting that you have to figure out who I am. Do your research. Send your crew's name, along with a picture of you wearing a hat of my favorite color to my XXXXXX@worldhenchmen.org e-mail address for more information. And a little flattery wouldn't hurt.

Notes from the Past (6 of 6) 3/29/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO?

Alias: XXXXXXXXXX Birth Name: XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX Birth Place: XXXX, Latvia DOB: XX/XX/1917

We don't have much on this guy - just a couple of documents we lifted from his pocket.

Looks like an ID card of some sort.

Exterior photos and blueprints for some old fort.

Notes from the Past (5 of 6) 3/28/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO?

Alias: XXX XXXXX Birth Name: XXXX XXXXXX Birth Place: Unknown DOB: XX/XX/XXXX

We've intercepted garments this one sent to the tailor. Here's what we've found.

One Green Vest - Needs to be let out an inch.

Note attached: "My last suit went to tatters... I was left in quite a stitch. HAH!"

For some reason he left a dozen packs of playing cards in the trash - with the same two cards removed from each pack.

I have to apologize for this entry; I pawned this one off on an orc. While they're good at fighting, they're not that smart. I sacked him the next day. Let me tell you, it's not easy to get an orc into a sack.
Notes from the Past (4 of 6) 3/27/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO?

Alias: XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX Birth Name: unknown Birth Place: unknown DOB: unknown

HIRE! HE WILL MAKE MANY BIG BADS FOR US. IS VERY POWERFULS. BRIGHT ROBE HURTS EYES THO. MAKES LIGHTNINGS FROM HIS POLE. IT LOOKS LIKE HIS TOWER... SPIKY! I LIKE SPIKES.

FOTO OF HIM TELLING ME I RULEZ.

Notes from the Past (3 of 6) 3/26/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO?

Alias: XXXXX Birth Name: XXXXXXX XXXX Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York DOB: XX/XX/XXXX

Inventory of his personal library at his deceased mother's house.

There are pieces of broken watches scattered around the room.

I hope that's a paperweight.

This book was sitting open on the desk.

This handwritten note was found stuck to the inside of the genetics book.

Notes from the Past (2 of 6) 3/25/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO?

Alias: XXXXX XXXXX Birth Name: N/A Birth Place: N/A DOB: N/A

No residence exists. Inventory of all known personal possessions.

Photo #1: A wall of suits can be intimidating in its own right.

Photo #2: I like this style! I wonder if they're custom.

Photo #3: I guess he's ready for anything.

Photo #4: Accessories.

Notes from the Past (1 of 6) 3/24/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO?

Alias: XXXXXX XXXXXXX, aka XXX XXX Birth Name: XXXX Gunther XXXXXXXX Birth Place: Schenectady, New York DOB: XX/XX/XXXX

Attachment #1: Transcription of audio recording XX/XX/XXXX. This is an account of the primary inspection of the subject's dwelling. Despite the hazardous equipment the subject is known to keep, we have determined it safe enough for a brief look. <garbled noise> I have bypassed the lock and have achieved entrance to the domicile. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX There is a bust of a young Caesar Augustus on a pedestal in the hallway. How amusing… I wonder if he's related to the emperor, or if the family name is just a coincidence. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX .

Photo #1: Bust of Caesar Augustus.

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX I've found odd looking badges of some sort. They're sitting on top of some reports from the NRC, and they have tiny little yellow and black trefoils on the back. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX They must be related to his research.

Photo #2: Odd badges - it looks like they discolor as an indicator.

XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX in the hallway storage closet XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX know he detests the little guys, but it seems more psychological than anything. They won't help him against his real target. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX I prefer a good bug zapper myself.

Photo #3: He apparently likes to buy in bulk.

At the far end of the residence is a large workroom or laboratory. This must be where he does the majority of his work. XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX robotics journals. On the computer in the corner of the room he has a website open. Looks like it's youtube. Some video about making an appendage that looks a bit like an elephant's trunk.

Notes from the past 3/23/2011 by SrRecruiterWHO? I've spent a lot of time over the years investigating the backgrounds of would-be henchmen and villains. Most of them realize they'll have to spend some time in the henching trenches - you don't just join the guild and are suddenly the world's next super villain. Sometimes we get lucky and an applicant already has their own arch-nemesis. While most applicants don't make much of an impression at all, over the course of my career I've had the pleasure to investigate some particularly infamous villains. No, unfortunately it wasn't for membership into the organization. WHO occasionally chooses to honor certain "dignitaries" in our field, and I'm sent in to make sure they aren't crazy enough to kill us all for the "honor". I intend to over the next few days give you a little glimpse of the different types of notes I take during my investigations - just a couple from each target so I don't compromise their privacy (I really don't want to piss these guys off!).