Each of the three defeated Jellyman  had a  mysterious Octagon shaped symbol stamped on their tiny microcomputers.   It was deduced that this was some sort of signature by its' designer.   This was confirmed by Lapis Lazuli when she was interrogated upon her capture.
   She says that the Octagon is a consortium of the worlds' smartest humans.   She being one of them.   Could the missing scientists  be forming the first team of super villians?
   The assumed membership of the Octagon is Lapis Lazuli, The Burning Man,  Doctor Graymatter, Domina, The Subterranean, Venus Fly Trap, and the now deceased Hybrid.
  It is unconfirmed whether any of these missing CHESS  meta scientist are members of the Evil Eight or not.

  Lapis Lazuli and the Burning Man are now in CHESS custody, while the Hybrid was killed resisting arrest.   

The newest member to join the Octogon is Dr. Robson.  He has taken the name du Crime   Doctor Robug.  He has issued his first demand via a letter to the editor of the New York Post.

" Pay me four and three quarters of a billion dollars in gold or I, Doctor Robug, newest member of the Octogon, will unleash a giant robotic spider in the heart of Times Square.   I hope Mr. Sushesh will move his Kebab stand, as I really enjoy them, and I would hate to have to search all over  for a new stand.  Sushesh really gets the spices right."

No one took this letter seriously.   In fact the next day, the only responce was that four other letters, arguing that not only does Mr Susheesh "Not get the spices just right" but that he is in fact,  "the pits."

Only in New York.

It seems our venerable host, John, has Giant Robotic Spiders on his mind this week. That however does not make this threat any less real.

Kalir's Gyro stand kicks the shit out of Shushesh any day.
Drop the Spider on that guy!!

It seems the Octogon, Down three members, is still a threat.  While the Blue Bood was outed as CHESS agent Octopus, and killed by the now deceased Magnum, the five remaining villains, Venus Flytrap, Burning Man, The Subterranean, Domina, and Dr. Graymatter are still in cahoots.

Recent events in Colorado show that they are using CHESS resources to create new meta humans.

FBI profilers say possible new members could be other meta geniuses like Dr Nadir, Doc Noggin, The Assembly Man, and The Big Idea.

Magnum is a gooey brain in a jar around the corner from Dick Dantes gooey brain in a jar.

OH BABY!  Can we jump to the future and put Magnum's brain in Dreadnaught's robotic body?  Or wait, is it already Magnum's brain. OMG OMG OMG!

Dr Apocolypse or some shit. I know it was a very important person but vaguely remember.

But whoever it was, it's now Darber

Hmmm same first name? I like where this is going John.