The Hyperions 2022 In 1960, Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum invented the Titan badge a device that enables humans to have a particular super power He took in three down on their luck youths, creating an unusual family of superheroes and they quickly rose to fame and prestige Over time, however, the commercial family fractured and the Professor replaced the team with a new set of super hero teens Cut to 1979 when two of the original superheroes are all grown up and wanting their Titan badges back, even if it means robbing the Professors museum and taking a few hostages accidentally