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A just for fun exercise, build a team of 7 characters, you can use any pre-existing characters from any medium or company, so long as we can agree they are 'superheroes'.
No more than 7, and it's one of those long running characters, which version.
Oh and explain your picks.
Me?
1 Superman - of course. But not your Superman, or your father's Superman, maybe your grandfather's or great-grand even. I'm talking circa 1939 Superman, the one who could jump a quarter mile and nothing short of a bursting shell could pierce his hide. The one who would kidnap mine owners and trap them in the mine to show them how unsafe things were, the one who'd kidnap arms dealers and make them enlist in the army to see what they're doing. The rebel. The idealist. The one who grabbed Hitler and Stalin and dragged them in front of the League of Nations. That one. Him.
2 Batman - Well duh. The one from Dark Knight Returns, 50 years old, and nasty as ever. The one who tortures and enjoys it. The one who's bitter and hates everyone. Let him pal around with idealist New Deal Superman.
3 Doc Savage - The world's smartest, strongest, richest man. His solution to the crime problem? Lobotimies for criminals that he conducts himself. Another classic from the 30s.
4 Spider Man - With great power comes crushing, crushing guilt. you sure you're not Jewish?
5 Battle Angel Alita - cause you need a 5' tall cyborg girl who can crack mountains with her Panzer Faust kung fu.
6 Wolverine - bezerker with a heart of gold and claws of adamantium... sure. Why not.
7 Rachel Summers/Phoenix - A time-lost mentally unstable girl with the power to destroy the world and an 80s mullet. Sold.
1: Alita : Her power comes mostly from her incredible skills
2: Sanakan: ( from Blame! ) body hacking! every machine and organism can be taken over
3: Super Man : tough and fast , good attribute to mix
4: Dr Nova : Smartest mad scientist! ( not exactly a hero but pretty much immortal since he cloned himself over and over and over again none stop )
5: Teressa : From Claymore ( best sword user i guess )
6: Nono ( anyone strong enough to cut planets in half must be good to have on your side >.> )
7: And lastly we have the Emperor . Because one has to have such an incredible charisma that whole human race worships a rotting corpse for no reason.
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Jon Irenicus (nothing says "DIE" like a few father's rapture's);
Sarevok (because every team needs a bad @ss bastard);
Nameless One (25 Charisma, Intelligence and Wisdom, what else?);
Thanos (Hey, he kicked everyone in the marvel universe's arse);
Dr. Doom (the 2099 version; he beat everyone, even himself);
Zero from Code Geass (if he brings along his Shinkiro);
Guts from Berserk (because someone needs to keep Sarevok in check, plus lop a few heads).
All in all, some brawn but nothing overly balistic, everyone's got brainpower enough to survive without the others and still pull some cans of whoopass on whomever might be mad enough to cross them.
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The Incredible Hulk. He can't be hurt, the more you fight him, the bigger and stronger he gets, and he's unpredictable.
Spawn. He has superpowers and guns.
The Atom. He could sneak inside the bad guy's base and screw with his electronics.
The Flash. You just can't catch him, and he would frustrate the bad guys so much that they'd make a critical mistake.
Green Lantern. His ring makes him a force multiplier.
Punisher. Because you wouldn't feel bad sending him on a one-way mission.
Austin Powers. Yeah, he wouldn't contribute much to the actual effort against the bad guys, but the victory party would be AWESOME!!!
Thor Cause hes a viking god.
Battle Pope Cause he and Thor would have a good time.
Captain Canuck Cause Im Canadian.
Captain America Cause I think hes cool if overly good.
Wolverine Cause I recently saw the X Men Origins Movie
The Black Widow Cause she can keep everyone on their toes.
Starscream Cause who dosn't like a giant transforming robot jet?
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
1. Spider-Man with the Iron-Spider suit. At that point he had the most powers and cool gadgets
2. Deadpool - just because I want to see him team-up with Spidey once.
3. At least one Ninja Turtle. And since we already have Spidey and 'pool for wisecracking I'd go with Donatello
4. Logan
5. Ben Grimm - the blue-eyed Thing. Because he's more fun than the Hulk
6. I guess a female would be nice, just to fill the quota, but I can't think of any interesting female superhero at the moment.
7. Their Leader: Bruce Wayne from Batman Beyond. Just because he's awesome.
1. dr Who- no one said the doctor really
2. Dr. Manhattan- duh
3. Rorschach- crazy psychopath for the win
4.chuck norris- another duh
5.bruce lee- again do i need to explain
6.caiphius cain
7.McCgyver
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"Balance, playtesting - a casual gamer craves not these things!" - Yoda, a casual gamer.
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location, location, location
MagickalMemories wrote:How about making another fist?
One can be, "Da Fist uv Mork" and the second can be, "Da Uvver Fist uv Mork."
Make a third, and it can be, "Da Uvver Uvver Fist uv Mork"
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"...he could never understand the sense of a contest in which the two adversaries agreed upon the rules." Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
1. Nightcrawler (age of apocalypse version) - Who wouldn't want a fuzzy blue ninja elf that kills people by teleporting their heads off?
2. Magneto - Every team needs a moral compass. It helps to have one with bad ass powers. I want the original version, the one were he has mind control powers via his "magnetic personality".
3. Forge - Every team needs a weapons and specialty gear. So I would take the man that can build anything (if given enough time), plus I figure I needed a minority, you know affirmative action and all.
4. Longshot - My team would need a a huge bankroll, so we take $500 and head to a casino and let longshot turn it into a half a million, then let him invest it into some stocks and bonds. Also inevitably a situation comes up were you have to sacrifice a member of the team for the good of all, longshot has the best chance of survival in situations like this so he's my man!
5. Mimic - This guy is almost mandatory he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #19, every time he is around a mutant he gains there powers for a short time, so in effect he doubles the power of any team he fight with, while always equaling or exceeding the power of any one opposing him. Pure Gold!
6. Rogue - She flies, throws tanks, and can permanently steal powers. What is not to love, plus the power synergy with mimic is great. Give me a couple years of rogue mutant hunting and I think we will be ready to conquer the universe!
7. Solomon Grundy - Every group needs some hulking idiot to break stuff and add some comic relief. Plus who doesn't like zombies?
1. The Punisher (he once took down Wolverine, Daredevil, Spider-Man and the Hulk at the same time. Tactical genius.)
2. Rorschach (not Kovacs, Rorschach)
3. Batman (Dark Knight version)
4. Guy Gardner (in a Hawaiian shirt)
5. Mary Marvel (the good Giffen version)
6. Ash Williams, S-Mart Housewares
7. Booster Gold
I know half my team comes from "I Can't Belive It's Not Justice League" but I threw in Ash to make it Groovy.
"...I hit him so hard he saw the curvature of the Earth."
Aiming for the proper "Grimdark" feeling I would go with a core like this.
1. Wolverine ( Close Combat, tracking )
2. Punisher ( Firesupport )
3. Batman ( The brains )
4. Ghost Rider ( Anti-supernatural )
5. Cable ( Psi support )
6 & 7 Visiting support depending on the opposition
No "planet busting" powers, just attitude, skill and lots of what the Minbari ( in B5 ) called the "application of terror" .
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Can go toe to toe and has beaten Supes, no magical vulnerability, has access to the wisdom of the gods and other mystic connections and the Rock of Eternity would make a pretty sweet HQ.
As smart and just about as deadly as Batman, but with a greater potential skill base and he's much more of a team player. You know no villain is going to steal his secret files on how to take down the rest of the team.
3.Swamp Thing in full elemental pomp. Unstoppable. Also gives another thinker and bit of perspective to the team.
4.The Flash-- Wally West version .... he can run at light speed and has been handling cosmic crisis since he was a bairn. HE CAN RUN AT LIGHT SPEED.. you need another reason to have him on your team ?
5.Metamorpho Experience, unique powers that can be used to compliment the rest of the teams, hard to kill and very experienced.
6J'onn J'onzz aka the Martian Manhunter Been the heart of soul of every good incarnation of the JLA. A powerhouse and he's more than capable of dealing with psionic attackers/defenses.
For the last choice.... well you could go for pure strength or fighting ability. I could go full on crazy and recruit the Spectre and autowin every fight..... but there's times when a team needs a bit more of an edge.. something that gives themn that slight advantage.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
You need to cover scrapper, tank, transporter, path/brainiac and kinetic, sneak and the rest is for flavor.
My background is primarily in X-Men so most are from them:
1: Wolverine- My scrapper, but also plays the role of a tank as a bonus.
2: Colossus. A great tank. I had considered Hulk (too tempramental) and Juggernaught (too agro)
3: Cloak. Slightly left field but a transporter needs to be a teleporter or flyer and Cloak can transport himself and multiple people/ objects and himself at once.
4: Mr Sinister... where the hell is prof X? Well i don't want people worrying about a member keeping up thanks to a wheelchair. Exodus ranked Mr Sinister in the top 5 telepaths and coupled with his Telekenesis, maleable form which makes him have decreased pain and a healing factor AND a scientific genius, with expertise in genetics, cloning and engineering.
5: Jean Grey as my kinetic. Omega level mutant with extremely powerful telekinesis, but with a very good telepathy as well. I'd avoid the phoenix jean grey as she becomes too hard to control/predict.
6: Kitty pride. Can phase through objects, which caused electrical devices to blow up. Invulnerable when phased, she can also help out others by phasing them.
7: My last team member... Spider man. A great sneak he can also do long range scrapping and tie people up.
I'd go with original suit rather than the more dangerous black suit.
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1.Captain Kirk-scrapper
The man could break any law and come out ok,oh and break face
2.Spock-support
Vulcan nerve pinch+Vu;kan mind meld=win
3."Bones" Mcoy-healer
He curses, he reminds you what he can and cant do, and he knows when something is dead
4.The Enterprise-tank It's The space shipp to have
5.Darkwing duck-kick ass smooth player/
Has a great theme song, lots of gadgets, a big ass sidekick, and an ego to match it all
6. Samual "mother fething" L. Jackson-Anything
Take any role he has played and he could still kick most ass
7.Mummies Alive- Magical/bruiser
Imagine the power of an egyptian demi-god add in the undead statline and instead of one make it a Herd of the suckers
Runners up were: Gargoyles, Rainbow brite, Cowboys of Mumesa
And whilst you're pointing and shouting at the boogeyman in the corner, you're missing the burglar coming in through the window.
Well, Duh! Because they had a giant Mining ship. If you had a giant mining ship you would drill holes in everything too, before you'd destory it with a black hole
1. Kick-Ass. Sure, he might not be the toughest or the smartest, but he's got balls. He's had his junk wired to a car battery as torture, and came through it. Now that is a super human power.
2.Frank Castle/Punisher. The one from War-Zone movie. Smart, silent, deadly. Provides the needed amount of fire support while also being able to kill up close.
3. Dead-Pool. Nuff said.
4. Full Metal Alchemist. A young magic using badass capable of turning ordinary objects into deadly weapons. He'd be able to make Frank more bullets and guns if he ran out, and give Kick-Ass a nice, shiny club.
5. Myself. Seriously, I rock.
6. Captain America. Steve Rodgers version never quit, even when he'd been blown off a rocket and into freezing water, tuning him into an ice pop.
7. Master Chief. A deadly, silent cybernetic warrior, dedicated to protecting Earth from the Covenant. Plus his voice is awesome.
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Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
Wolverine - dude once regenerated from being disintegrated down to a single-cell. Plus, he kicked the Brood's ass.
Magneto - Another guy with the right mindset. I'm not a fan of heros who are afraid of the killing.
Magik - circa New Mutants around 1989/90. Covers the magical defense aspect (I'm glad at least a few people also picked up on this with Dr. Strange. If you don't have a mage on the team, you're screwed when someone casts a spell), as well as transportation, and had invulnerable body armour and the soulsword.
Iron Man - Representing the super-rich-genius-who-builds-stuff contingent. And government contacts are nice too. (Wondering what trouble he and Magneto would get into together...)
Thor - When someone asks if you're a god, you say yes.
Phoenix - I think she gets to say yes too. That's two gods on the team.
Binary - Perhaps not a god, but she could exceed lightspeed, control the power of a white star, and controls other cosmic-level powers.
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