A Victorian Menace

In October of 1837, a servant girl was walking home through London at night to visit her parents when she encountered a bizarre figure. He wore a long cloak, an egg-shaped helmet, and a tight fitting body suit of oilskin. The strange being grasped at her, ripping some of her clothes with his clawed hands. The girl's screams stopped the attacker, and drove him off into the night. And thus did Springheel Jack make his first appearance to the civilized city of London.

The moniker 'Springheel Jack' came about because of this creature's ability to leap great distances in a single bound. He was also known to spray noxious gas at his victims from a glowing blue light on his chest. He terrorized London with his seemingly senseless attacks often bounding away while laughing maniacally.

Theories on Springheel Jack's origins vary from the mundane to the supernatural. Whatever he was or is, he remains a mysterious entity who still imparts horror to the faint of heart.