Dial H for Her and Her Father

Will Pfeifer's Dial is as much a curse as it is a boon, with the device falling, first, into Matt Allen's hands and destroying his life. Well, HE does that by failing to juggle work, family and superheroing, but still, the issue ends with his being fired from one, and left by the other. The Dial incidentally ends up with his teenage daughter Andrea, who then shares it to make friends at a new school, and while they are better than dear old dad at using superhero personalities to keep their civilian selves out of trouble, the friends still end up fighting over the schedule and the Dial gets tossed out of a car accidentally. On the road again...

Case 71: H-E-R-O #5-6
Dial Holder: Matt and Andrea Allen (and her friends)
Dial Type: Push-button Dial
Dialing: Matt Allen's story again points to the Dial being addictive. Perhaps there's a difference between someone meant to be a hero (Robby, Chris, Vicki) and one who isn't and can't control the Dial's influence. One of Andrea's friends, Denise, manages to use superhero identities somewhat villainously, threatening rival kids and disabling a bus to miss a test, for example. The girls create a cover story about villains and heroes from "Dimension Z"; the school is of course sitting on a portal to that plane. Did they think of it themselves, or is it an echo of the truth about the H Dial?

Name: The Protector (just say no, kids!)
Costume: A rather generic blue and purple number with striped padding on the inside of the arms, torso and legs, with generic cape and cowl. Not too far from the Protector character created for the Titan PSA comics, actually.
Powers: Super strength and flight, possibly some level of invulnerability.
Sighted: In Cleveland, righting an overturned truck, live on the news, before taking off, mumbling something about a presentation.
Possibilities: What if he WERE an updated, older version of the Titans' Protector? That character had no powers (a Robin clone, for licensing reasons), but there are many ways a hero could get them in the field (and have). I would keep the focus on his war on drugs, of course.
Integration Quotient: 80% (seems like he's already integrated, but he needs a better costume)

Name: Nocturna (this one's taken too! just ask Batman!)
Costume: A dark purple cloak and cowl, with dark hair sticking out the back. The rest of the uniform appears to be a generic leotard-gloves-boots combo in the same shade.
Powers: The "Mistress of the Night" can fly and uses the "power of darkness" to move objects telekinetically.
Sighted: At Andrea's school (in Chicago), righting an overturned bus she claims was tipped by one of her "archenemies from Dimension Z". A kid called Trevor falls in love with her.
Possibilities: While the Darkforce is a Marvel Comics concept, it may well exist in the DCU. That said, what we know of Nocturna is slim. Magic-based, probably. More powerful at night, possibly. MAKING it night wherever she goes, maybe. Someone to guest star in mystical or mystical-adjacent books (Zatanna, Ragman, etc.).
Integration Quotient: 25% (a deathly dull costume and not enough mystery)

Name: Illusia (I wonder if villains know what her powers are)
Costume: A purple dress with a slit near the front, with a purple cloak that's red inside, clasped with a red and gold eye. A gold pattern follows the edges of the cloak and the wide sleeves. She wears a gold belt and has blond hair. It's actually quite good.
Powers: No surprise, Illusia casts illusions.
Sighted: At Andrea's school, telling the principal the three girls are helping the heroes of Dimension Z keep our own dimension safe.
Possibilities: What if there is a Dimension Z? And what if Illusia is its ambassador, using her powers in non-battle ways to protect agents both from our plane and hers? The name is a problem, but she could also work well with a mystic group like Shadowpact. Maybe I just like her look. Though we have Mirage and Projectra, illusionists don't exactly make for the most obvious heroes.
Integration Quotient: 50% (entirely based on the viable look, but I sort of want Dimension Z to be a thing)

Bonus Nameless Heroes!

Matt Allen's got a couple of interesting, but unnamed identities. The first has a terrible asymmetrical belt, superstrength and the power to fly so fast, it shatters windows. The cops uncharitably dub him Captain Chaos, which might fit if that were really a "13" rather than a "B" on his chest. On the left is a vigilante type that borrows from both the Punisher and Bullseye, but could remind you of the Comedian (it's the clock in the background, I guess) or Dark Horse's X. I would call him the Night Stalker or something and use that dialog to make him an unusual MARRIED vigilante.

On the left, Denise uses an electric heroine to scare some other kid; her hair stands on end when she's angry. A cool look for Black Lightning's daughter, sort of thing. I'm calling her Volt, based on the "V" shapes on her costume. On the right, Andrea's first identity, a heroine who can fly and maybe wears big knee pads because the landings are rough? Seeing as those round things are also on the gloves, chest and headband, (let's call her) Gravity Girl's power may be mechanical in nature.

Next: The passing of the torch gets complicated.