A Step By Step Guide With Former Evil Genius Captain Electro

A big part about being an evil supervillain is having complete control. You need to be in charge of every detail--because only you have the capabilities of a super evil genius to understand the complexities and delicious awfulness of your master plan--to take over the world.

Not only must you choose your allies carefully, you must choose your enemies with even more care--especially your nemesis.

Hang on, you might be thinking, aren't I the evil nemesis? Am I not the harbinger of doom for some hapless doer-of-good, some spandex-clad, visionless lackey of Supercity's police department? How could I possibly have a nemesis more evil than I am?

Hi, I'm Frank Herschel, better known as Captain Electro. As the former superweight champion of Evil in the world (1971-1978) and as your personal mentor in all things dastardly, I can assure you that no one will be more menacing, more awful than you. However, nemesicity is a two-way street, and while you will be the bane of Supercity's superhero, he (or she) will also be yours--a fly continually falling in your soup of carefully laid plans and spoiling the ointment of success.

Choose this fly with care! He (or she) will be the focus of all your malevolent ill-will until you finally crush him (or her) in an impossibly complex trap--that is, unless they manage to reverse the polarity!

Possibly the most important part about choosing your nemesis is to make sure he (or she) is weaker than you are. Your career as a supervillain will come to a quick end, possibly even before the commercial beak, if you start off fighting the most powerful caped crusader at the outset. Not a well thought-out plan to be sure.

Even after you're established your reputation it's important to have realistic assessments of your strengths and weaknesses. If your megalomania gets to your head too soon you could end up making the same mistake as Geothermal Joe, who, after defeating the up-and-coming crimefighting duo Warbler and Plover set his sights on Tungsten Man. Tungsten Man was well-established as a major player in Industryville. Geothermal Joe was clearly over his head in his attempts to harass and toy with him and his sidekick the Flaming Filament.

Several of us older villains told him to slow down, but to no avail. Eventually, Tungsten Man decoded Geothermal Joe's taunting messages letting him know where he was going to strike next. A trap was laid and Joe, over confident in his abilities, did not even have a backup escape plan!

Don't let this happen to you!