The Stealth Suit

The Stealth Suit was invented by that noted French gadgeteer known only as "Z", who from 1919 to 1940 would invent amazing devices and then leave them out for people to find. His reason for doing this? "To see what happens next!"

Many of the things "Z" built were of limited, but spectacular use, such as the Albinism Bomb and the 500 gallon vat of Super Grease that had the people of Nice slipping and falling for nearly a month. The Stealth Suit, however, was a different kettle of bouillabaisse. It was spectacular to see (or is that not see?) in use and those uses were many, because...

1. It renders the wearer almost totally silent.
2. The strange material it's made of blends in with any background instantly.
3. It has no smell and lets no smell on the inside escape, even though the suit is well ventilated.
4. The helmet allows one to see and hear with much greater power than normal.
5. It's pretty much bullet and knife proof.

Physically, the suit looks not unlike an old fashioned divers suit, but a bit tighter fitting and with a much smaller helmet. There is no obvious power source.

The Stealth Suit was first left in a park on the south side of Paris in 1927. It was found by a petty thief whose name we do not know, but who soon cut a wide swath through the homes of the wealthy. He seemed to enjoy stealing as much as he could while everyone was home or, better yet, while a big party was going on. At one point, he was #1 on the French most wanted list.

At some point in 1930, the suit fell into the hands of a woman who had been abused by men for most of her life. Once she found out what it did, she felt empowered to kill her husband...and her ex-husband...and her father, three brothers, a priest and 28 other men. For two years, France was held in a grip of terror as she left a trail of dead and mutilated bodies across the country. Eventually she was caught while not wearing the suit, but broke free of the police and jumped in front of a bus, dying instantly and taking the location of the suit with her.

As near as anyone can tell, the suit was next used by Robert Delone, who began using it so he could spy on people of interest and then sell his information to the proper agencies. He was very successful and became invaluable during World War 2, going so far as to travel to Berlin and spy on high level Nazi meetings. After the war, Delone revealed himself to the government and was awarded the highest civilian honors. But by then, he had also given the suit to somebody else.

Since then, the Stealth Suit has been passed from person to person. It left France in 1951 and has been known to have been used in Italy, Greece, Turkey, the UK, Norway, Brazil, the USA, Canada and Australia. Sometimes it gets used for good, sometimes for evil and sometimes just to raise a bit of hell.