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The Bogeyman was the most hated super villain during the late 1980s, being responsible for the grisly deaths of at least eight children in California. He heralded in a darker era for the uber-world. His crimes were broadcast across America and the globe, with experts focusing on the crimes like never before. Reports fed the fear which was running rampant, and the details which were released are still horrific even in the present day.

Twenty years later, the Bogeyman is little more than an urban legend in the United States, and not even remembered beyond its borders. The truth is that the Bogeyman was defeated by his human side. Donald Freeland finally won power over his sadistic, darker side and promptly pulled himself out of the United States.

Freeland began life in the United Kingdom where he lived a regular, unexceptional life as a book keeper. His life changed when West Guard Industries opened a chemical processing plant in Newcastle and hired Freeland who had found himself temporarily without a job. Once with West Guard Industries, Freeland found himself privy to some unusual data exchanges. Going against his better judgement, he investigated an area of the complex which was off limits to most staff, including Freeland. Inside was a laboratory. West Guard was a front for C.L.A.W. and was developing chemical weapons, focusing on the production and manipulation of fear within human test subjects.

Freeland fumbled with a vial, dropped it and was doused in a liquid which quickly transformed into a vapour.

He started to see monstrous images and panicked, striking out at the vials which were stored along the wall of the room. The gas made him hallucinate and develop intense paranoia. As he destroyed the lab, fighting imaginary demons, the combination of experimental chemicals and the fear gas, transformed him, unlocking his ubergene. His body hardened, his muscles became tense and powerful. As his mind cleared he was possessed with a sadistic, dark side. Freeland prowled through the complex and murdered all he met: all in all, five workers and a security guard.

He later began to tinker with the original chemical, hoarding the remaining test tubes and hiding his transformation from his family and co-workers. The transformation reversed after a day and Freeland was horrified at what he had done. He was blindsided by his dark instincts, his thirst for violence. While he attempted to ignore the growing need to transform again, Freeland eventually gave in and from that moment he was dominated by the Bogeyman persona.

He moved to the United States where he sought to refine the chemical he had stolen. He travelled to San Diego where he found work with another C.L.A.W. lab, volunteering his services to the criminal organisation. The arrangement was short lived, and the Bogeyman went freelance soon after.

His activities turned from the basic robbery to a more intricate and deadly game of stalking and murder. While he began his American career killing young women, he inevitably shifted his attention to children becoming one of the most hated ubers in history. His actions drew the attention of hostage specialist, Dr Howard Blechs, and it is possible that the Bogeyman's modus operandi influenced Blechs' decision to later become the Clown King, the modern leader in kidnapping and extortion in the United States.

After wresting control from the Bogeyman identity, Freeland fled America to Dominica where he settled with the money he had stolen as the Bogeyman. He set up a retirement story and lived quietly and simply next to a banana plantation outside of Portsmouth, Dominica. While he was petrified of the ocean, Freeland made the decision to make his new life amongst the small island, knowing that there were many who still hunted him.

He has been in Dominica for ten years, but recently he has begun to feel the urge to return to his Bogeyman life. His sadistic tendencies are coming to the surface and he has been fantasizing about murder again.

Freeland is a middle-aged man without any exceptional abilities, but when he imbibes the Bogeyman serum, his body undergoes a physical transformation which enhances his strength, durability and reaction speeds to uberhuman levels. During his time as the Bogeyman, he has collected a variety of weapons including a hand-held harpoon gun which doubles as a grappling hook, hallucinogen fear gas dispensed through explosive pellets, a spray or fired from his claw-like fingertips.

The Bogeyman serum also exudes a pheromone which makes him appear more intimidating and dangerous. The serum is weakened and sometimes neutralised by light, and Bogeyman's prolonged exposure to the serum has made him vulnerable to light and light-based attacks.

To safeguard himself against the ongoing effects of his gas attacks, the Bogeyman wears a gas mask.

Freeland is sixty years old and has pale skin, even though he has lived in the Caribbean for a decade. He is rather plump and is bald, giving the impression of a typical bald, white Pom. He has a sore back which inhibits his movements, but he hardly ever hurries anywhere. He dresses for the weather, wearing a light cotton suit jacket and trousers, and a white cricket vest. He almost always wears his white hat with a red feather in the strap.

As the Bogeyman he wears his trademark gas mask which consists of a menacing tube and lens over his eyes which make them appear red and yellow. He shrouds himself in a dark cloak and wears a light weight armoured costume of dark grey with red and yellow highlights. His hands are gloved and the fingertips are razor sharp, the claws are tipped with the fear gas, and are capable of being launched over short distances. He keeps his harpoon gun under his cloak.