Every once in a while a team comes along that quickly makes waves. It attracts the attention of both friend and foe with its achievements and successes, often occuring in a very short time. Although the individuals that make-up the roster may be good in their own right, together they have a synergy that makes them great. The WILD5 is such a team.

Recently launching themselves onto the hero team scene, the WILD5 have turned heads and made a name for themselves that sits among Paragon City's best. Despite being a small team Templar, Living Dead Girl, Jack Rabbit, the Swan and Blue Ox have managed to stay together where others have fallen apart and look to have a bright future within the Birthplace of Tomorrow.

Living Dead Girl, Blue Ox and the Swan kindly agreed to an interview with the Beholder.

Beholder: Could you please tell us how the WILD5 got together?

Blue Ox: We all kind of met because of this diner that used to be over on 17th Street. "Daddy-O's" was what it was called. It was one of those old '50's style diners that are all silvery and metallic. A real cool looking place. It had somehow made it through the Rikti war.

Anyway, each of us happened to be at the diner the night some superteam fought some weirdos... Freakshow, I guess. We never really found out who was duking it out but all hell broke loose. One of the heroes, (or freaks) set off a major league explosion and the old building next to the diner collapsed. I was buried under the collapsed roof and debris from the building. It took me a minute to get out. When I broke free I found that there were four other heroes helping the victims of the disaster. We ended up working pretty well together that night. Of course, Daddy-O's is no more... A pity really... I liked the place.

Living Dead Girl: I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Beholder: How did the Rikti invasion impact on the creation of the WILD5?

The Swan: I wouldn't say that the invasion had much of an impact on the choice to form the WILD5, Truth be told, this team would be nowhere without the tireless effort of Templar to try to keep our conflicting personalities on check. We are human, for the most part, still waiting on the test results from Jack, but I digress.

As I was saying before I side tracked myself, We are only human, no matter what powers we may have or what we may be able to do. And for the most part, humans need other humans to survive. We haven't been together long, but I don't see that as a problem.

Keep this Beholder issue people - I know that Jack is supposed to be the cocky one, but this will surely skyrocket in collector's value in the coming years!

Beholder: How well do you get on personally, when not fighting crime? Have their been any arguments about who's turn it is to clean up headquarters?

Living Dead Girl: It's Templar's place, so it's all on his shoulders. I'm not the domestic type. He's a good guy though. Occasionally he does these "inspirational speech" things, where he sounds like a Statesman wannabe. After a while you just wait for his lips to stop moving and then get on with it.

Interview continued in adjacent column...

WILD5 interview continued...

The Swan: Eh, we have our problems from time to time, everyone does. But the strangest argument I have seen since joining has to have been over eBay. Not over two of us competing on the same auction, nothing that simple. And I for one am a bit ashamed of my part in this, but one day Jack had a get rich quick scheme, and I stupidly agreed to help him out. The plan was to sell WILD5 memorabilia on eBay. We went around findin little things from the members to put online - one of Templar's spare visors, some of Jack's autographed shoes, a few of my spare feather darts, and so on. The problem didn't arise until Babe saw a some of her lingerie up for bid under the name SwanRabbitW5. I think we went through a few walls on that one.

Beholder: What does the WILD5 do to stick together during this wait for Paragon City's official re-opening? Not all teams have managed to stay together during this time...

The Swan: Personally, I tweak with my gadgets. Templar set me up with a great lab. but other than that, we patrol mostly... and Xbox, lots of Xbox.

Blue Ox: Wow. I never really thought about it. I mean, we are just hanging out like so many other heroes. Just waiting for more information from the city officials. We hang out with Rottweiller sometimes... and Yin and the gang from Children of the Elements. We are really eager to get into the city though!

Beholder: Are there any villain groups that you target specifically? Any sections of Paragon City that you will be dedicated to cleaning up?

Living Dead Girl: I'm no fan of the Lost. They prey on those who can't defend themselves and can't go to the police. I generally hunt them on my own though.

Blue Ox: Well, for obvious reasons if we lay eyes on the Rikti again it will take all the strength I have in this big blue body of mine to hold back Temp and LDG. I'm sure they will want some serious revenge!

The Swan: Not really any in particular that I can think of; we mostly just try to protect our neighborhood. If you can't keep your home safe you have no reason to think you can keep anywhere else safe.

Beholder: What future do you see for the WILD5 and for you as individuals?

Blue Ox: Despite the strong personalities on the team, and the slow and uncertain start by some of us, we have finally agreed that we are sticking it out. I, myself, couldn't be happier! I love this group. I was an only child growing up, so I think of the others as my brothers and sister. They think I'm sappy for saying stuff like that, but... hey, it's the way I feel.

The Swan: I plan on finishing up my degree. Don't want to mooch off of Templar forever! As for the WILD5, if our ranks grew at all we'd have to change the name, so we wouldn't be the WILD5 anymore would we? In all seriousness, I see us growing stronger and closer, and maybe having LDG get out of her seclusive shell. One of these days, she's gonna learn to love us.

Living Dead Girl: I don't see a long future for the team. The others may stick together, but they're basically civilians in costumes. They're not professionals. Sooner or later, someone's going to get a bullet between the eyes and the fairy tale's going to be over. I know I've only got a limited time before someone takes me down, so I guess my future is only as certain as that.

The Beholder wishes to thank the WILD5 for their time.

Aries: (March 21—April 19)
She thinks that you’re just another interdimensional warrior sent forth from your home world to battle supernatural anomalies and evil alien war machines for the sake of freeing your god-like sister from the clutches of your arch nemesis who happens to be your childhood friend. But you're deeper then that.

Taurus: (April. 20—May 20)
Stop calling the young boys “old chum” or “caped companion” - you're freaking everybody out.

Gemini: (May 21—June 21)
You have reason to suspect that Dr Unusual got his Doctorate in physical education.

Cancer: (June 22—July 22)
You should stop ripping on Captain Tooth Care - he has defeated the sinister Plaque Pack on more then one occasion and he teaches the kids about the dangers of gingivitis.

Leo: (July 23—Aug. 22)
No, the person claiming that their kung fu is better then yours is not another feared ninja or ancient master; they're just a nerd. The “Ni” attack should be a dead giveaway.

Virgo: (Aug. 23—Sept. 22)
People can deal with you calling villains “fiend” and “dubious dealers of depravity.” Just please stop placing them “under citizens arrest,” as that's just going too far.

Libra: (Sept. 23—Oct. 23)
Your new Power Suit is going to be a jalopy. It overheats right when a damsel happens to be falling (Murphy's law), its “death ray” is more like a mild irritation and it can only pick up AM radio. At least your kids get a big cardboard box to play in.

Scorpio: (Oct. 24—Nov. 21)
Sure he might wear a white helmet, a yellow jump suit, and makes a great human shield. But he is also a family man, he helps fix his elderly neighbors' car and plays soccer with his daughter on Saturdays. So when you throw him into that giant octopus pit, try to be a little gentler.

Sagittarius: (Nov. 22—Dec. 21)
Hey, I don’t thank that’s the real Statesmen... he’s wearing a bucket with the eyes cut out.

Capricorn: (Dec. 22—Jan. 19)
You will be shocked to find bolts of lightning are shooting from your head, but then you will remember your special super sense that no-one else seems to notice.

Aquarius: (Jan. 20—Feb. 18)
You imprison them in Hell, impale them with their own vehicle, insert them into large mirrors and shoot it into space, and they keep coming back for more. Super Villains - they're just incorrigible.

Pisces: (Feb. 19—March 20)
Unfortunately while you were trying to prevent a bank robbery, a barrage of bullets were reflected of you and on to an old lady. You are pretty sure it was an evil old lady - you know, the kind that give out pennies on Halloween, keep frisbees that kids accidently through into her yard... whatever else that will allow you to sleep at night.

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From left to right, top row first - The Swan, Templar, Living Dead Girl, Blue Ox and Jack Rabbit are the WILD5.