Listed here in order of appearance.

THE STREETS
Kevin "Kasper" Cole / White Tiger

=>also see White Tiger page

A young NYPD Narcotics officer, who, along with his crew, stumbles onto the slain body of Martin McColluch. He's asked to work with detectives Ray Charleston and Andy Bunkland on the case, supplying them with information from the streets of Harlem. Secretly, Kasper is also the vigilante White Tiger, and he previously impersonated the Black Panther, a fact already known to his boss, Salvadore Anthony, his boss' boss Lieutenant Tork and Internal Affairs Captain Franklin de LaGuardia.

"Daz", "Eddie X" and the "Jinx"
NYPD Narcotics officers, teamed with Kasper Cole. They first appeared in the third volume of Black Panther, penned by Christopher Priest. Along with Kasper, they discovered the slain body of Martin McCulloch, but they remain on the case of druglord Leroy Tibbs.




Carlie Cooper
A character created to be part of Spider-Man's new status quo after the events of "One More Day", Carlie Cooper is an NYPD forensic scientist. Her first in-continuity appearance when it comes to the Marvel RPG is in the second installment of "Marvels", the events of "One More Day" not having taken place. She identifies the body of Martin McCulloch.




Andy "Coyote" Bunkland
=>also see the prominent Marvel NPC's page

NYPD Homicide Detective with a fascination for conspiracy cases. Partnered with Ray Charleston, Bunkland is the secondary on the Captain Universe case, although he's been helping out his partner where he can.



Ray Charleston
Created by Harlekin (first post)
Detective Ray Charleston first appeared as a supporting cast member of Andy Bunkland - whose nickname he coined. He's known to be lazy and the stench of alcohol is frequently upon him. Charleston is assigned as primary detective to the homicide of Martin McCulloch. His appearance and some of his characteristics are inspired by the character of Ray Cole on The Wire, excellently portrayed by the late Robert Colesberry.

Post 01x05, "Talking Shop", reveals that Charleston has a son, Harpo, and that he is separated from his wife. In post 01x07 his girlfriend is briefly shown, named Emma, just before Charleston is called by his son - who has stumbled upon the body of Ted Simmons.

"Sergeant" Tork
Tork has been around for a while, first appearing in a 1983 Falcon mini-series written by Christopher Priest. A longhaired tough as nails Harlem cop, friends with Sam Wilson (the Falcon) and with a distinct sense of right and wrong. His creator would later use him again in the early issues of his run on the Black Panther title and he appeared at the end as the direct superior of Kasper Cole. He has since been bumped up to Lieutenant (although he prefers to be called Sergeant).



Franklin "Delay" de LeGuardia
Another Priest character, from the latter arcs of the third volume of Black Panther. An NYPD Captain, Internal Affairs, who has helped Kasper Cole in the past. He knows of the officer's secret identity. Not much else is known about him but the fact that he once slipped up himself and that is why he ended up at IA.




Leroy Tibbs
Created by Harlekin & bkhedr (first post)
A Harlem druglord. He first appeared when the villain Sabretooth (Victor Creed) strongarmed him into his service. Tibbs once worked for Fisk, up until the Kingpin was sentenced to jail. He now runs the major drug trafficking in the borough, from heroine and cocaine to MGH. The legal front of his business is a club called "Strings".



Blake Tower and Maxine Lavender
District Attorney of Manhattan Blake Tower and Assistant District Attorney Maxine Lavender both originate from the Daredevil series, Tower created in 1964 by Len Wein and Marv Wolfman, Maxine Lavender created in 1981 by Frank Miller. The latter has had limited appearances since that first issue, the first has frequently collaborated with the heroes of the Marvel universe and has even joined in on poker games at Avengers Mansion.

The two convince Lt. Tork to take a longer term approach to taking down druglord Leroy Tibbs.

Salvadore "Sal" Anthony
Sergeant Sal Anthony is another in a line of characters created by Christopher Priest. Originally depicted as simply a corrupt Narcotics Lieutenant, working for the 66 Bridges gang, it was later revealed he did so initially because the gang had blackmailed him. They had kidnapped his son and paralysed his daughter. Sal needed the money to care for her. An investigation was started by Interal Affairs, headed by Captain de LaGuardia. Anthony originally attempted to recruit Kasper Cole as well but Kasper resisted, with a number of consequences.

Eventually, through a rather desperate gamble, Kasper and Sal worked together to take down a part of 66 Bridges and Sal's son was returned to him. However, this did cut into IA's investigation and Sal was merely demoted to sergeant, rather than be thrown in jail, and given command of Kasper's crew, much to the chagrin of all involved.

Suspicions are abound amongst his men in a number of posts and these are eventually revealed to be deserved in post 01x08 "Natural Habit".

Regina Gans
Detective Regina Gans makes a short cameo in 01x03, titled "567", after the NYPD's code for superpowered crimes, specifically supervillains. She was created by Brian Bendis and had a small but important in the opening arc of The Pulse, investigating the murder of Terri Kidder and arresting Norman Osborn (the Green Goblin).




Turk Barrett
Turk Barrett's another old school Marvel character, appearing for the first time in Daredevil #69, that's October 1970 (a Roy Thomas creation). In those 39 years, he's been everything from criminal entrepreneur to snitch to Stilt-Man (!). He's worked for just about everybody in the criminal underground of New York City, although who seems to end up with the Kingpin the most. When he first appears in 01x03 he's walking the streets of Harlem again after recently being released from jail.



Jeffrey Piper
Jeffrey Piper is the consummate Marvels character: the star of Code of Honor, a Chuck Dixon mini-series exploring the life of an NYPD officer in the Marvel universe. He makes a short cameo in post 01x04, now retired and delivering sage advice (and information) to Detective Andy Bunkland.




Ted Simmons
Ted Simmons is one of the many characters to come from the second volume of Amazing Fantasy some years ago. His one and only appearance is in Amazing Fantasy #13, where's the police officer is shown to possess the power of Captain Universe. Unfortunately, the power is weakened and fails to act at a crucial time, ending in the death of his partner. Jeffrey Piper reveals to Andy Bunkland that Simmons ended up as a non-active officer, giving lectures and presentations at schools.

Charleston's son, Harpo, discovers his dead body in 01x07, "To The Best Of Your Ability".

Jackson Tolliver
Reverend Jackson Tolliver appeared many years ago in two of Peter David's Spider-Man storylines, the infamous "Death of Jean DeWolff" and another concerning a cult called the Students of Love. Ironically, Jim Owlsley (who would later change his name to Christopher Priest), was editor of the Spider-books at that time.

Tolliver makes his first appearance in the RPG in 01x07 "To The Best Of Your Ability", where's he shown to run a support group for those that were at one time imbued by cosmic power, specifically those of Captain Universe. He's reluctant to help detectives Charleston and Bunkland but ends up giving them a name: Omar Ames.

Vin Gonzales
Police officer Vin Gonzales hails from the same pages as Carlie Cooper: Spider-Man's "Brand New Day", which is not a part of the RPG's continuity. He makes his first appearance in an unspoken cameo in post 01x06, "Just a Fanboy", drinking with other off-duty cops in The Naked Lady. He reappears at the end of 01x07, "To The Best Of Your Ability", speaking to Ray Charleston over the phone after discovering Harpo Charleston and the dead body of Ted Simmons.



Jimmy Lee
Crime scene investigator Jimmy Lee first appeared in the Deadline mini-series (2002, Bill Rosemann) that also introduced Daily Bugle reporter Kat Farrell. He appears briefly in 01x08 "Natural Habit" at the scene of Ted Simmons' murder.