The Play-Off Planet: A Brief Pre-History.

800 years ago…. Before the creation of the league, before the mystical transfiguration of the other watchers, and before the creation of the place we know as The Play-Off Planet….


“Well Joshatu, if we are to have such epic matches where all settings are taken into account; then where will these take place? In all my travels across the universe I have yet to see a place where all of these exist so perfectly in a small enough area to conduct a battle instead of a drawn out war”. Says Ryatu the Incredulous.

“We shall create one Ryatu”. Says Joshatu in response.

Joshatu continues: “We shall create and control a small planet, one which will have a thin enough atmosphere for back and forth space battle, and which will have every other kind of setting we need in close enough proximity to everything so as to create a battleground where in an acceptable amount of time combatants may move back and forth through the course of the skirmish. Then we will have a place to truly test the skills of the two forces at odds.

Ryatu retorts: “Hmm, I see. And what shall we populate this world with? I don’t see how said planet can remain anything but a wasteland set up for a play battle if we do not have some driving force attempting to keep it a functioning spot in the universe. Besides, are we benevolent enough to not populate this world just for the sheer purpose that the lives of the populous could be quite a dire predicament”?

“HA; No, we are not so benevolent. And you are correct. Some form of life must populate this area”. Says Joahatu.

The light then goes on in the cosmic brain of Ryatu as he lays out the plan: “We could populate the planet with a humanoid creature. Much like the primitive form of what you and I once were. We can make them genetically pre-dispositioned to a submissive lifestyle; so we will avoid any problems with them as the centuries go on”.

Joshatu nods in agreement and says: “Yes, this could work. We can then have this Play-Off Planet double as a de-facto warehouse for all our previously discussed waiver wire characters who do not have a team supporting them. We could spin this as “Heroes without a Home” if we see fit. Then, with these leftover combatants working as our occupying force when the planet is not in use, along with your genetic manipulation procedures we will render the possibility of revolution to levels that can only be described as…….. What is the word mortals use??...... Impossible”.