*The first U.N. orbital space station, Monitor One, encountered a comet emitting a bizarre form of radiation which caused most of the crew to die grisly deaths. Others weren't so lucky. Certain people, carriers of a rare gene, mutated into super-beings and went insane. These were the WarGuard. Captured and put into protective stasis, they are now StormWatch's secret weapon, to be released only in the event of gravest danger. *Source: Back of card