Your character's theme song would be?

[Hermit]

I was watching the Daredevil DVD, when the bit with Elektra's work out came up. Evanescence's "Bring me back to life" was playing, and I was struck just how appropriate that was to the character. Others may disagree, but my point is that many super heroes seem to get their own song or even theme music in other medium.

So, if you had to pick a song that best represented your characters, which songs would you pick for each?


Off the top of my head, I think mine might go something like this:

Lone Star- The William Tell Overture. :)

Slammer- All Star, by Smash Mouth

Surge- Over my head, by Lit

Wildcard - Luck be a Lady, by Loesor I believe

[majorvictory]

Easy.
Major Victory : Pride - Saliva (patriotic butt-kicking song)

[gewing]

Stalker- Either Another one Bites the Dust or more likely in the air tonight. He wasn't quite sane, but then the Mind Master complex was "experimenting"

[Chuckg]

Starguard -- "Luna's Boat Song" from Lunar: Silver Star Story (PS1 Version)

[Enforcer84]

So many songs, so many characters.

Purple Haze's song, (ironically not the song he took his name from) would probably have to be Get it On by Kingdom Come.

[Lord Mhoram]

Black Cat (a martial artist)- Black Cat by Janet Jackson (due to the name - Rather than the intent of the song.

Ballistic (ex cop supersuit) - Demolition man by Mannfred Man.

[zornwil]

Blazing Arrow - sometimes just basic stereotypical Native American drum+chant music, other times 'Cherokee People"

My oldest character, long retired, Urban Druid, actually sort of had theme songs - he sung frequently and on one occassion went so far as to set up a whole PA system (this was when I ran him as an NPC, a hero gone mad and abusing his power, facing the PCs) for a battle blasting things like Fear's "I Love Living in the City". Actually, that might be more his real theme.

[Pteryx]

If my characters have theme "songs", they frequently don't have words -- and at least half the time I compose them. -- Pteryx

[BNakagawa]

Mittens: Hateshinai Toiki - GSC soundtrack

Adeptus Mechanicus: Godzilla - BOC

Sniper: Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon

37: Space Lion - Cowboy Bebop OST

[TheRealVector]

I play a mutant named Vector and his theme song would be THROUGH BEING COOL, by Devo. Yes, he's a little strange.:D

[lemming]

Bryce, nice choice of Sniper: Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon

Hmm, no one's picked "More Human Than Human" - Rob Zombie

As for my characters:
Spectrum : Headache - Liz Phair or possibly Telepathy by Lene Lovich wierd, headache just came on of the 2000 random song player; Probably not "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by BoC
Calico: Not sure, but not Tom Jones' "What's new Pussycat"
Scales: Genisis 10 - Alan Parson project

I know there's a perfect song for Mr. Putty. I need to look into that one.

In college, we had redone the lyrics of ~100 songs for the themes of various heroes/villians. I wish I still had those.

[gewing]

Good call. Hmm, I have based several characters on songs...

Big john- a very large man in a fantasy game.
I know there are more, but right now i'mhaving a brain fart.

I'm almost tempted to make a character basedon Devo's "peekaboo" probably a villain. :)
"peekaboo, I See you, and I know what you do, cause I do it too.

Haw Haw Haw Haw"

:) did I remember the title correctly? :)




Originally posted by TheRealVector
I play a mutant named Vector and his theme song would be THROUGH BEING COOL, by Devo. Yes, he's a little strange.:D

[Bazza]

seeker --down under ?

[zornwil]

Originally posted by lemming
Bryce, nice choice of Sniper: Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner - Warren Zevon

Hmm, no one's picked "More Human Than Human" - Rob Zombie

As for my characters:
Spectrum : Headache - Liz Phair or possibly Telepathy by Lene Lovich wierd, headache just came on of the 2000 random song player; Probably not "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" by BoC
Calico: Not sure, but not Tom Jones' "What's new Pussycat"
Scales: Genisis 10 - Alan Parson project

I know there's a perfect song for Mr. Putty. I need to look into that one.

In college, we had redone the lyrics of ~100 songs for the themes of various heroes/villians. I wish I still had those.

For Calico, what about that "Everybody Wants to be a Cat" from the Aristocats? But I don't get the sense she's that fun-loving.

[Hermit]

Originally posted by Bazza
seeker --down under ?

Funny you should mention that...

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1936&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

About the 3rd from the last post on the first page of that thread :)

[Hermit]

Originally posted by zornwil
For Calico, what about that "Everybody Wants to be a Cat" from the Aristocats? But I don't get the sense she's that fun-loving.

Stray Cat Strut maybe? :)

[zornwil]

Originally posted by Hermit
Stray Cat Strut maybe? :)

Except she's a she, and there's the whole lady-lusting of that song and I believe she's been known to go with guys - now maybe she's bi, lemming's never really said, so maybe that'd work.

quick edit - actually now I recall the song has a number of passages clearly denoting the character to be a guy, so probably wouldn't work

[Hermit]

Ah, rats.

I wish I could remember the lyrics to "Cat Scratch Fever"

[Crusader108]

Skyknight:Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler

Avenger: Lunatic Fringe by Red Rider

Emerald Speedster: The Sabre Dance by Gayaneh

[zornwil]

Originally posted by Hermit
Ah, rats.

I wish I could remember the lyrics to "Cat Scratch Fever"

Ah, the web is a wonderful thing...

At least according to lyricsxp.com, they are:

"Well I don't know where they come from
But they sure do come
I hope they comin' for me
And I don't know how they do it
But they sure do it good
I hope they doin' it for free

They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

The first time that I got it
I was just ten years old
I got it from some kitty next foor
I went and see the Dr. and
He gave me the cure
I think I got it some more

They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever

It's nothin dangerous
I feel no pain
I've got to ch-ch-change
You know you got it when you're going insane
It makes a grown man cryin' cryin'
Won't you make my bed

I make the pussy purr with
The stroke of my hand
They know they gettin' it from me
They know just where to go
When they need their lovin man
They know I do it for free

They give me cat scratch fever
Cat scratch fever "

I never knew them at all. It doesn't seem to fit though.

[Bazza]

Originally posted by Hermit
Funny you should mention that...

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1936&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

About the 3rd from the last post on the first page of that thread :) Where do you think I got it from in the first place? ;)

[Sketchpad]

How aout using Princes of the Universe for Firewing ;)

[wcw43921]

Originally posted by Pteryx
If my characters have theme "songs", they frequently don't have words -- and at least half the time I compose them. -- Pteryx

Same here, although I can't read or write music. One exception is for Punchline, The World's Greatest Boxing Clown--his theme is Styx's "Great White Hope."

[Christougher]

Raptor (Military mindset Batman-esque energy projector) Paint it Black, by the Rolling Stones.

Valentine (Cupid's daughter, Egoist) 's song is Valentine by Martina McBride.
The song inspired the creation of the character, and in the gameworld, the PC's secret ID is the performer of the song.

[st barbara]

Hmm Theme song. I must ask the other players in the game that I am in what they would pick. I would probably modify the title of one of Warren Zevon's songs ("Excitable Boy" to "Excitable GIRL") for "St Barbara' or maybe Barry McGuire's "The Sins Of A Family" although this relates more to her background then her character and powers.

[st barbara]

Oops ! Just thought of another appropriate song for "St B". "Playing With Fire" by The Rolling Stones. I cannot come up with a theme song for my angel possessed illusionist "Zianor" however (Except maybe "That Old Master Painter From The Far Away Hills". Nah ! Don't like that )

[RevHooligan]

Mad Angus MacCrae- "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Heads Kicked In Tonight", The Rezillos

[AnotherSkip]

One character I have Has "Pressure" by Billy Joel. a female bionic brick

most of the rest either go with Classsical w/o words, or various theme music depending upon actions taken.


A friend of mine was thinking of an english brick for the Chubbawubba song "Tubthumping" (i get knocked down, but I get up again, aint nothin gonna keep me down...)

[JmOz]

Originally posted by Hermit
I was watching the Daredevil DVD, when the bit with Elektra's work out came up. Evanescence's "Bring me back to life" was playing, and I was struck just how appropriate that was to the character. Others may disagree, but my point is that many super heroes seem to get their own song or even theme music in other medium.

So, if you had to pick a song that best represented your characters, which songs would you pick for each?


Off the top of my head, I think mine might go something like this:

Lone Star- The William Tell Overture. :)

Slammer- All Star, by Smash Mouth

Surge- Over my head, by Lit

Wildcard - Luck be a Lady, by Loesor I believe

FYI: Luck be a Lady was originaly in the musical Guys & Dolls, Brando sung it in the MGM...

[JmOz]

I think for CRUNCH it would be something clasical with a lot of crashing sounds (Probably something from Wagner)

CRUNCH was a Super Smart OIHID Brick, the HID was a huge Neanderthal looking man...He also had a unique sense of humor, so he usualy ran around acting as dumb as people would expect this neanderthal to be

Bowman: William tell Overture

[zornwil]

Originally posted by AnotherSkip
(snip)
A friend of mine was thinking of an english brick for the Chubbawubba song "Tubthumping" (i get knocked down, but I get up again, aint nothin gonna keep me down...)

Don't forget to give the brick a disad of drinking ("pissing the night away").

[Bazza]

what about The Ride of The Valkyries for Grond?

[Brandi]

Originally posted by Bazza
what about The Ride of The Valkyries for Grond?

Anvil Chorus.

[drrushing]

Same reference, the Daredevil CD - "I won't back down", by Fuel I think, not sure it's packed in a box, just moved.

[JohnOSpencer]

Originally posted by lemming
Hmm, no one's picked "More Human Than Human" - Rob Zombie

That would be great for my character, Perfection. Though I was thinking more of Bodies by Drowning Pool.

John Spencer

[Tech]

Originally posted by Brandi
Anvil Chorus. ]

Ooo! Ooo! If it's the Anvil Chorus from Animaniacs, where can I get ahold of a copy of it?

[Tech]

This is simplicity itself to answer because I created and burned a 2 CD theme disc for my players, containing themes for heroes and villains alike. Too bad I don't have it in front of me - I even wrote out the themes and who the theme was for in the CD case. I'll try a few that I can remember:

* A-team theme for Hero Group
* "Why should I worry?" from 'Oliver & Company" for cool hero
* I-Spy theme for detective hero
* Darth Vader's theme for Dr. Destroyer, though I've got a better one.
* "Our Time Has Come" from 'Cats Don't Dance' for toon character.
* Luca Blight theme from Suikoden II game for Firewing
* Snoopy skating on ice theme (can't remember title) for water heroine
* "Trail of blood" music from FF7 for Leech
* "Super motorcycle" from OMG soundtrack for college hero

um, these are but a few I remember offhand. I think I have in excess of 70 theme songs for various heros and villains. If I remember more, I'll post them.

[Cyberknight]

No, this Cyberknight isn't the published one (and no infringement of copyright or trademark is intended). Once the other players heard the song, "Honor to Serve" by Ray Bolz became the theme song-by-acclamation for my resident and long-serving Boy Scout-in-a-Can.

Cyberknight

[Blue]

I consider these their themes not necessarily because of lyrical content so much as after I play these songs I'm in the mood to play the character.

Uncle Slam... Metallica, "Unforgiven" -or- Sarah McLachlan, "Full of Grace"

Anthem... Live, "Lightning Crashes"

Audra Blue... Stone Temple Pilots, "Big Empty" -or- Sisters of Mercy, "Lucretia, My Reflection"

[Hermit]

I got some new characters, so this seemed appropriate
Astro-Knight: We Must Believe in Magic, Cyrstal Gayle
Defiant: In America, Charlie Daniels Band
Gaze: In the Eye, Suzzane Vega
Recluse: The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Triumph: The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel

[Marketeer]

Blackberry: "Mahna-Mahna" (alternatively referred to as "Phenomenon": From the Muppet Show

[Kirby]

For an NPC of mine Crusader: For Cryin' Out Loud, Meat Loaf
While the players tended to think it was just a song about him being lonely, they didn't realize it was a prediction of his wife's death and his change to Monarch as well.

I used the Hunted CD (movie with Chrostopher Lambert) for ninja attacks and tended to use the Conan the Barbarian CD, especially Anvil of Krom for major climatic combats or important villain attacks.

I can't recall any that my actual PCs would have had.

[Enforcer84]

Except she's a she, and there's the whole lady-lusting of that song and I believe she's been known to go with guys - now maybe she's bi, lemming's never really said, so maybe that'd work.

quick edit - actually now I recall the song has a number of passages clearly denoting the character to be a guy, so probably wouldn't work
Kitten's Got Claws, by Whitesnake?

[Enforcer84]

mantis would use either Kung Fu Fighting, or You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet from BTO, but only for the chorus.

[Lord Mhoram]

Like Hermit I have some new ones since I answered way back on page one...

Meeb - Theme from the Blob. :)
Terminal Velocity - Freewheel Burning by Judas Priest - alternatly Runner by Mannfred Mann


In the group I GMed the team was Watchtower- the teams theme song was Hendrix version of All Along the Watchtower.

[Vondy]

Anthem: Fanfare for the Common Man
Claudia: The Big Gundown/A Fistful of Dollars (Ennio Morricone)

[Kyle A.]

Immortal: Beethoven's 5th symphany,
Blood Maiden: Dream On by Aerosmith
Hell Strider: Down with the Sickness by Disturbed (Not the Down with the Sickness on the cd of the same name but the one from their concerts)
Saint: Prayer by Disturbed

[st barbara]

'St Barbara's" theme song ! Hmm I can think of several that appeal from Rogers and Hammersteins "I'm Just A Girl Who Can't Say No !", Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries", Nancy Sinatra's "Lightning's Girl" , Something by Suzi Quatro "48Crash", "Devil Gate Drive", etc to INXS' "Suicide Blonde" ! If she were in an introspective mood she might even pick Barry McGuire's "The Sins Of A Family". It is however easy to imagine "St B" flying into action with most of these songs playing in the background !

[csyphrett]

Bao Shen would probably have Headstrong by Trapped. Beetle Bot would go with Mr. Roboto by Styx. I'll have to think about Pusher. Nothing comes to mind.
CES

[assault]

Sadly, Assault's theme song would involve very loud guitars.

I'm not quite sure if it would be 70s Heavy Metal or Punk.

Actually, Punk sounds good.

Something loud, fast and associated with gratuitous random violence.

Like Assault.

[TheQuestionMan]

Cougar - Background Theme music from the HUNTED Soundtrack.

Guardian II - Greatest American Hero Theme Song

Rogue Trooper II - Batman: The Animated Series Theme Song

Rogue Trooper 3000 - The Matrix Sound Track 1st Track

Cheers

QM

P.S.: The not so musically knowledgable.

[SKJAM!]

Rock Bottom: "Turned to Stone"

Calculus: "Tubular Bells"

Mask of Justice: "New York, New York"

Kira Midori: "Please Smile For Me" --Eriko Tamura

Talion: "Poor Miserable Me"

[MisterVimes]

* The Stranger (Armored Hero) - Iron Man
* Bushmaster (Martial Arts Assassin) - Bad to the Bone
* Mr. America (Flagsuit Brick) - Real American

[Marketeer]

* Mr. America (Flagsuit Brick) - Real American

Is that the one also used by Hulk Hogan as his theme music?

[Twilight]

Is that the one also used by Hulk Hogan as his theme music?

Yes it is, a most superheroic piece of music if I ever heard one.

[Slim_McCoy]

Have had several characters with theme songs, most often Shadowrun characters...

"Slim" McCoy (Shadowrun Elf) - inspired by Jim Croce "Don't Mess Around With Jim." Later, after the Bug City incident, BOC "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"

"Kash" (Shadowrun Bodyguard/Assassin)- Golden Earring "Twilight Zone"

"Beast" (Shadowrun Ork) - Disturbed "Violence Fetish"

Daniel "Shaman" Moondancer (Champs Mystic) -Judas Priest "Under Blood Red Skies"

Same Character, Different Game (Shadowrun Wolf Shaman transplanted to Rifts) - Metallica "Of Wolf and Man"

Juan Carlos Arturio Roberto "Kobra" De Los Santos (Rifts detoxed Juicer) - Metallica "God That Failed"

"Hunger" (L5R Ronin) -Temple of the Dog "Hunger Strike" / Papa Roach "Of Angels and Insects"

[zornwil]

Is that the one also used by Hulk Hogan as his theme music?
Yes, and most of the other supers made fun of Mr. American, but he didn't care!

[MisterVimes]

Is that the one also used by Hulk Hogan as his theme music?

Yepper

[MisterVimes]

Yes, and most of the other supers made fun of Mr. American, but he didn't care!

Because he could crush cars with his eyelids!

[Strassenzauber]

Lone Star- The William Tell Overture. :)

Fan of the Lone Ranger, eh? :king:

Lone Star is also the name of the domineering police organization in the Shadowrun universe....

[ghost-angel]

most of mine have two..

Ghost - 'Woke Up This Morning' : A3
Jessica - 'In The Year Of The Wolf' : Motorhead or 'Revenge' : KMFDM
Soda-Pop Crush! - 'Blitzkried Bop' : The Ramones or 'Roots Radicals' : Rancid

[assault]

I wrote:

Sadly, Assault's theme song would involve very loud guitars.

I'm not quite sure if it would be 70s Heavy Metal or Punk.


I was, of course, wrong. Assault's theme song would be Australian pub rock from the late 70s/early 80s. Still very loud guitars, but with a slightly different following and style.

Picking an exact song is difficult. The best candidate I can think of is from slightly outside the timescale I suggested, but is still legitimate in terms of genre, and the band was around in the correct period.

"Die Yuppie Die" - Painters and Dockers.

[Nucleon]

Nucleon:"One Of These Days" on Pink Floyd's "Meddle" album. The song actually is at the base of this cosmically powerful entity.

Dominator: A huge absorbing brick with a SM twist; Black Sabbath's "Zero the Hero", including the little intro before, on the infamous "Born Again" album.

Bravewind, Native martial artist with a mystical boost, and a dashing vanguard fighter; The theme from the videogame "Turok 2", second level song; great music high-adventuring music, Nucleon says.

Generally speaking, surf rock makes an excellent super-heroic background, but maybe that's because we're so much silver-bronze age. Many of Nucleon's players "adopted" a surf song like "cheyenne" or "surf Rider".

[GoldenAge]

For my latest character Dr. Sebastian Castle... AKA BASTION (a Doc Savage type golden-age throwback who's invented chroma-field technology that allows him to shrink to the microverse or grow to a huge size)

It'd have to be the old Johnny Quest theme song!

http://www.melaman2.com/cartoons/singles/j-quest.html

[Deejmeister]

ATHENA (Billionaire inventor determined to make the world a better place with her technology despite the obstruction of a military/industrial cabal.) - "We Can Be Heroes" by David Bowie

[Marketeer]

Yes, and most of the other supers made fun of Mr. American, but he didn't care!

*blinks*

Hey, waitasec, didn't Hogan use the "alias" Mr. America in one of his last runs with the WWE?

:nonp:

[Strassenzauber]

For my latest character Dr. Sebastian Castle... AKA BASTION (a Doc Savage type golden-age throwback who's invented chroma-field technology that allows him to shrink to the microverse or grow to a huge size)

It'd have to be the old Johnny Quest theme song!

http://www.melaman2.com/cartoons/singles/j-quest.html

I think I have all of the old Doc Savage pulps. "The Man of Bronze," with the secret Aztec gold stash, the dirigible launchpad on top of his 84-story mountaintop castle, and more chicks throwing themselves at him than you can shake a bundle of sticks at.

Is that about right?

[GoldenAge]

I think I have all of the old Doc Savage pulps. "The Man of Bronze," with the secret Aztec gold stash, the dirigible launchpad on top of his 84-story mountaintop castle, and more chicks throwing themselves at him than you can shake a bundle of sticks at.

Is that about right?
Who ever said that the smartest guy around had to be a dweeb???

Doc Savage proved that the size of your frontal lobe need not be inversly proportional to the size of your... pecks. :snicker:

[MisterVimes]

*blinks*

Hey, waitasec, didn't Hogan use the "alias" Mr. America in one of his last runs with the WWE?

:nonp:

Yes. And let me tell you there was no end to the torture I suffered as a result.

[Lord Zod]

Wallace the Red: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeplin

Paragon: "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by the Smashing Pumpkins

Stanley Skullstomper: "Feed My Frankenstein" by Alice Cooper

Raymond Kensington: "I am the Walrus" by the Beatles

Boris Klashnikof: "The Lords of the Rhymes" by the Lords of the Rhymes

[ross_winn]

I have a gadgeteer speedster called "Weirdman". I never thought about a theme song, but I think that he would have to have Devo's "Freedom of Choice".

[Onyxclaw]

heh, how bout mood music?

Zekari (my electric Dragon) would have jaws music when she's hungry/tracking
Anything with tons of crashes during arial combat (like that traditional classical music with a face pace and rain effects)

In general? A steady stream of rap/R+B. She is a gangster after all!
*the dragon does her gang sign and shows off her bandana*

[Cancer]

(Warning: serious chauvinism for music of the late 1970s here.)

I ended up choosing "Hocus Pocus" by Focus. No lyrics (well, there's the yodelling and the maniacal laughter, but no words), cool song, and given that my character is based on a four-aspect Multiform with very different powers, nothing really covers all the bases.

I'm waiting for an Energy Blaster character to show up with "Lightning's Hand" by Kansas. Way too apropos.

Great villain background songs include "Knife Edge" by Emerson, Lake, & Palmer and "Gates of Babylon" by Rainbow. Actually, the latter would be appropriate for someone with a demonic origin (like Hellboy).

... And I'm waiting for Old Man to chime in on this thread with "Old Man Down the Road" by John Fogerty....

[Roy_The_Ruthles]

heh, how bout mood music?

Zekari (my electric Dragon) would have jaws music when she's hungry/tracking
Anything with tons of crashes during arial combat (like that traditional classical music with a face pace and rain effects)

In general? A steady stream of rap/R+B. She is a gangster after all!
*the dragon does her gang sign and shows off her bandana*

how about the electric slide?

[nexus]

Tao: "Let the Bodies hit the floor"
Eve The girl robot:Supergirl (by Puffy Ami/Yumi for the Powerpuff girls)
Keiko:Something traditionally Japanese and meditative

[Beastialist]

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[Roy_The_Ruthles]

Roy: "The asshole song" or some vadals
Baby Joe: Space pirate alien ninjas (or what ever that band is called now)
Quillian: Burning down the House

[Roy_The_Ruthles]

Wallace the Red: "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeplin

Paragon: "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by the Smashing Pumpkins

Stanley Skullstomper: "Feed My Frankenstein" by Alice Cooper

Raymond Kensington: "I am the Walrus" by the Beatles

Boris Klashnikof: "The Lords of the Rhymes" by the Lords of the Rhymes

who's raymond?

[hooligan x]

I want attention

Joined, posted, and banned in three minutes! That's a new idiot record. I would say he's got too much time on his hands, but hey, three minutes!

Go call the Stern show, dipwad.

[BNakagawa]

I forgot this one

JadeWing - That song from NFL films that they always play when spotlighting the Steel Curtain or Doomsday or other footage of dominant defensive line play demolishing people. The one with the ominous, ponderous driving baseline....the perfect background music for a very slow, but nearly unstoppable brick.

[Roy_The_Ruthles]

that makes me think, i wonder how a super heroic football game would go?

[zornwil]

That would be fun, maybe done as an informal super-team game of touch or tackle football. There'd have to be some sort of rules, though, such as touching your feet to the ground every 10 yards on the way to the goal or something, to prevent teleporters and the like from just automatically getting goals. Our group isn't big enough, although maybe the Justice Squad versus an NPC group such as the Outsiders or Fox Force Five.

[Samuraiko]

Neat! Here are mine! And in true Samuraiko fashion, they include both soundtrack and score listings. :D

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko

TaraLeila MacIntyre (7th Sea) - "I Stand Alone" by Godsmack/"Rogue Highlands Outtake" by Matt Uelman (the Diablo II score)

Kakita Nasami (Legend of the Five Rings) - "Flash of the Blade" by Iron Maiden/"Calling Wisdom" by Karunesh

Genevra Adair (Star Wars) - "Born for Adventure" by Styx/"The Asteroid Field" by John Williams (the Empire Strikes Back score)

Christian Apollyon (Mutant Chronicles) - "Burning Times" by Iced Earth/"Escape from Mantua" by Craig Armstrong (the Romeo and Juliet score)

Sarina Blackstone (AD&D) - "The Murderess" by Kim Fox and Kat Bjelland (the Songs of the Witchblade soundtrack)/"Escape" by Craig Armstrong (the Plunkett & Macleane score)

Maureen D'Arcy aka Midnight (Champions) - "Turn of a Friendly Card" by the Alan Parsons Project/"The Hotel" by Jerry Goldsmith (the Shadow score)

Jessica Murdock aka SR-71 (Shadowrun) - "High Voltage" by Linkin Park/"Pipeline" by David Arnold (the World Is Not Enough score)

Tiriana Stormblade (Spelljammer) - "Maniac" by Michael Sembello/"You Have the Power" by Trevor Jones (the Dark City score)

Kuni Shinonome (Legend of the Five Rings) - "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins/"Duel of the Fates" by John Williams (the Star Wars: the Phantom Menace score)

Suishoku Kurenai (Champions) - "To Live Forever" by Dream Theater/"Awake" by Yuki Kajiura (the Aquarian Age soundtrack)

[Roy_The_Ruthles]

That would be fun, maybe done as an informal super-team game of touch or tackle football. There'd have to be some sort of rules, though, such as touching your feet to the ground every 10 yards on the way to the goal or something, to prevent teleporters and the like from just automatically getting goals. Our group isn't big enough, although maybe the Justice Squad versus an NPC group such as the Outsiders or Fox Force Five.

Can you imagine the passes that superman or the thing could through? and think about speedsters for receivers.

It would be an awesome awesome game.

[zornwil]

Can you imagine the passes that superman or the thing could through? and think about speedsters for receivers.

It would be an awesome awesome game.
I wonder what the ideal size of playing field would be? This should be its own thread...Roy_the_Ruthles, please feel free to start one as I'm just cruising through while on a phone conference call.

[csyphrett]

The sports thing reminds me of a baseball game in the young all stars where Iron Munroe hit the ball so hard there was nothing left.
CES

[Redmenace]

Salvo- post modern super cowboy- "Dance, Mother F@#$%^! Dance!" the Violent Femmes or Shotgun Blues by Jason and the Scorchers

Liberator- super patriot- Commando- the Romones

The Alchemist- ex morgue attendant whu discovered another heroe's super drugs- Spiderman by the Cure

Fornax- plasma metaform, walking light saber, Dresden by the speed metal band K.G.B.

[Kirby]

I wonder what the ideal size of playing field would be? This should be its own thread...Roy_the_Ruthles, please feel free to start one as I'm just cruising through while on a phone conference call.
Hmm, do we want to know where Zornwil works? While we could chat with him, it's likely that company isn't working efficiently since (A) He's on the boards while at work and (B) they aren't aware of it. Hmm...


:D Just teasing, Z :D

[Slim_McCoy]

Seeing Michelle (Samuraiko) on this thread reminded me of one I'd missed earlier.

Connor McEwan O'Lynch (7th Sea KotR&C) - Loreena McKennit "The Highwayman"

[Whitewings]

Liane/Champion Wind: Almost anything cheery will do for Liane, but especially appropriate would be Peter, Paul, and Mary's "Weave Me the Sunshine." As Champion Wind... for my life, I can't think of anything more appropriate than the closing theme from "Battle of the Planets." And I mean "Battle of the Planets," not "Gatchaman."

Ika: She's a timelost cave girl. "Land of the Lost" is too perfect.

Amyrya: The only channeler ever to train in the Tower, get kicked out under permanent shield, free herself of it, be caught by the Seanchan and trained as a damane, then slip her own leash and lead a mass escape. She didn't believe in "impossible" things. "I Am A Pioneer," from Tenchi Muyo is utterly perfect.

Kitahr: "God Save the People" from Godspell. Change "God" to "Sun," and you've got her perfect theme (she's a Zenith)

[Amused]

Gwendoyln Belle Panning Champions Character- "We Believe" by Good Charlotte from the Chronicles of Life and Death albuim or unofficially titled "Don't Wanna Be Told To Grow Up" by Simple Plan from the No Helmets, No Pads...Just Balls" album

Vera Lucani 7th Sea Character- "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson from the Breakaway album

:)

[Lord Zod]

I don't want to get off topic, but I posted this on another thread and I thought it might be relevant.


Ever notice how Action movie heroes become more badass when their music is playing? Here's why.

Personal Soundtrack: Change Environment 4" radius, -3 OCV Penalty, Personal Immunity (+1/4) (37 Active Points); No Range (-1/2) (25 Real Points)

I think I might also buy Images to Hearing linked to this power and link this power to it. That way everybody can hear the music.

Now that I think about it, reading the rules on Change Environment and Self Only again, the correct way to build the power is more like

Personal Soundtrack: Change Environment 1" radius, -3 OCV Penalty (15 Active Points); No Range (-1/2), Self Only (-1/2) (7 Real Points)

If you build it the other way, it makes your allies harder to hit too, but it also makes it harder for your allies to hit your enemies. Which would be handy for showing up everybody else, and isn't that what having a personal theme song is all about? :)

I think I'd also buy extra Presence for when the music is playing.

Wait, now that I look at it again, you can do the same thing with levels of DCV that cost END. I give up, let's just talk about music.

[Tech]

I'll have to get back to this one. Too little time right now & got too many to write out. :)

[Roy_The_Ruthles]

zod, somehow i see wallace as an "iron man" sorta character (at least for song purposes)

[bubba smith]

the theme from the captain america tv movies would work for tuff-man

[hfergus]

Volt "Proud to be an American." by Lee Greenwood. Just about perfect.

Olorin "You can do Magic" By America. Again, just about perfect.

Black Tiger- Olorin would suggest "Kung Fu Fighting" and get a nasty glare. The background music from "Batman Begins: would work.

Futurian "Imperial March" (Darth Vader's theme) form Star Wars. He has it play from anything nearby that can via his tech powers wheneve he is not in stealth mode.

[Trebuchet]

Futurian "Imperial March" (Darth Vader's theme) form Star Wars. He has it play from anything nearby that can via his tech powers wheneve he is not in stealth mode.Interesting. While I doubt Zl'f would consider herself to have a theme song (she's not big on music) but if she did it would probably be something from Shostakovitch.

Personally, when I play Zl'f I always hear "Duel of Fates;" the almost frantic music from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace when Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi fought Darth Maul in the queen's palace on Naboo. Somehow the fast pace illustrates how quickly I see her being in combat.

[nexus]

Shidoku: Either Jillian, Tourniquet or Bring me back to Life (if she feeling angsty)

[lemming]

Hmm. Not really thinking of changing my answer from two years back, but maybe I'll add some for other characters.

[Shadowsoul]

Arron Lemonchewer. Turakian Age. "Loch Lomond" Traditional.

Corwyn the Cursed. Shadow World. Since his character concept developed into 'the emo centaur' he'd probably want something over the top which reflected his inner turmoil. So perhaps "Stricken" by Disturbed.

Jiro. Champions. "Life Burns" By Apocalyptica and The Rasmus.

Megara Lightpaw. Turakian Age. Being a thief Megara would steal the coolest swashbuckling theme tune he could think of. "Pirates of the Caribbean" (The film, not the ride, that's very important).

Owain Lissil. The Last Dominion. He wouldn't have a theme tune because he doesn't believe in making too much noise.

[Maelstrom]

Okami -- "Shadow Warrior" from BoC
Maelstrom -- "American Badass" for the longest time, but now "Indestructible" by Disturbed
Psi-blade -- Back to formula "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" but it changes sometimes.

[Vulcan]

Thread necromancy must be Bubba's primary hobby...

Vigilwould either be 'Paint It Black' by the Rolling Stones or 'Du Hast' by Ramstein. Both fit him so well.

Siberian Tigerwould appreciate the humor of using 'Stray Cat Strut.':D Or for a serious choice, 'Primal Scream' by Motley Crue.

Redline would go with Motorhead's version of 'Cat Scratch Fever', 'cause he's got it pretty bad... :nonp:

For Dante it would be one of the the two songs that inspired me to make the character - Queen's 'The Show Must Go On.'

For any villian: 'I Want It All' by Queen.

[Tigereye]

Well, considering Deuce is in fact, the heroic identity of one James Bond, born in 1922 in Glencoe, Scotland...

I won't go there. It's too bloody obvious.

OK, anything by Dame Shirley Bassey.

Casey, my newest character, is a magically-animated 1969 Chevrolet Corvair. (Bad but unfounded Reputation- by 1965, the handling problems Ralph Nader had with Corvairs were in the past)

His song? "Born To Be Wild", by Steppenwolf.

[Weldun]

Well, for almost all my characters, I tend to get "Ego is not a Dirty Word" by the Skyhooks at some point, but specifically...

Adam 218 - Last of a series of Bio-engineered Weapons. “I stand alone” by Godsmack.
Beastlord - "Trip Like I Do" by Filter and Crystal Method (Spawn OST).
Eagle’s Cry – Gadget using Martial Artist with a Kelvarite enhanced artificial voicebox. “Right Now” by Van Halen (love that guitar solo!).
Facet - "She's Got The Power" by Stan Bush. (So I'm a Sailor Moon fan.)
Gate - "Open Your Heart" by Crush 40 (Sonic Adventure #1).
Gee - "Look Up!" by Yellow Dancer (Robotech: New Generation).
Gigas - "Kick some @$$" by Stroke 9.
Grom - "I was made for loving you" by KISS.:rockon:
Hardcase - "Body Hammer" by Fear Factory ("As of now/I am a tool/Of severe impact/Hammer down/Cause and effect/And create a new world").
Leatherback - "The Thing I Hate” by Stabbing Westward.
Nightwalker (http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67641) - "Breakin' the Law" by Judas Priest
Platinum - "Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley & JXL.
Polecat - "One" by Filter (orig. John Farnham).
Professor Grey - "Liberi Fatali" by Nobuo Uematsu. (The Final Fantasy VIII opening theme).
Shiver – Empower by an accident involving cut-price cryogenics, he possesses ice powers and is radioactive, requiring him to wear a special suit of armour, lest he poison those around him. “Pain” by Four Star Mary.
Shadowfire - "Freak on a Leash" by Korn.
The Specter - "Land of Confusion" by Genesis.
Surge – Mutant Energy (Electricity) Projector. “Shock the Monkey” by Coal Chamber feat. Ozzy Osbourne (a cover of a Peter Gabriel track, I prefer this one).
The Swarmling - "The End is the Begining is the End" by the Smashing Pumpkins.
Tempest - Son of Thunder and Lightning, with the powers of both. “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC. (Not a commentary on his mother's parenting methods. :p)
Twilight – Former Ninja and now Martial Artist Extra-ordinaire. “Ultra” by KMFDM.
Whisper - "I Kill Children" by the Dead Kennedies.
Weldun - "Plowed" by Sponge.

Obviously, I'm not currently playing all of these at the moment.

[Tech]

Rather than repeat the entire post, the link below will show my character themes. It's near the end of the page. ;)

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50688&page=3

[Egyptoid]

Sandor the Mystic - Kashmir, by Led Zeppelin :joint:

White-Knite - American Patrol, by Glenn Miller :bmk:

Cosmo-Knite - Move Out, by Yazz :smoke:

[NestorDRod]

Ooh, ooh, I'll give this a shot...

Ferrous: Pacing The Cage, by Bruce Cockburn, performed by Jimmy Buffett (the perfect theme for the burned-out, elderly hero)

Liz Yasha: Girl Anachronism, by The Dresden Dolls

That's all I got right now...

[Pariah]

Amethyst: "Pax Deorum" by Enya - She's a member of a mystic order that has been protecting the planet for thousands of years. The song has just the right mysterious and monastic feel for her.

ColdFire: "Cold as Ice" by Foreigner - Pretty self-explanatory. Rush's "Cold Fire" got some consideration, too.

Desperado: "Desperado" by Linda Ronstadt. The song title was pretty obvious; the artist less so. Why not the Eagles' version? Well, if it comes down to a choice between five ugly guys and one pretty girl, that's no choice at all.

Fang: "Bad Moon Rising" by Credence Clearwater Revival - He's a reluctant werewolf.

Jack Diamond: "Stranger In Town" by Toto - 'How can a man who's a criminal be a hero to the kids?' Diamond has a reputation for the use of excessive force with criminals. It's not entirely accurate, but it's proven too useful for him to bother changing.

Magnetite: "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves - She's a happy, upbeat person. She also used to be a gymnast, and this was a song she'd often use for routines.

Morningstar: "It's My Life" by No Doubt - After losing her family, spending a year as a guest of the state, and fighting anger and clinical depression, she's decided it's time to take her life back.

Onyx: "Stop the Rock" by Apollo 440 - Can't stop the rock!

Pariah: "Sole Survivor" by Asia - He was kicked out of a secret mystical society and left for dead. Then he gained superpowers and became a hero.

Thunderstrike: "Shock the Monkey" by Peter Gabriel - He acquired this as his theme song after a fight with Professor Muerte several years ago.

Wild Card: "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" from Guys and Dolls - What can I say? Things just work out for him.

[CrosshairCollie]

Mostly going off the titles rather than lyrics ...

Vixen: "Original Prankster" by the Offspring
War Wolf: "The Touch" by Stan Bush (Transformers: The Movie soundtrack)

[Haven Walkur]

A long-running Mechwarrior campaign where the three player characters were Inner Sphere mercs with "ties" to the Clans...so we picked out Songs of Remembrance for our characters pretty early on ;-)

Caroline "C.C. Ryder" Chandler -- Tom Sawyer [Rush]
Trina "Wazzat" Calwell Kerensky -- No More Tears [Ozzy Osbourne]
Maria "Sly" Novacat -- Vanishing Cream [The Hunger]

[Kal'El Wayne]

I can think off several but I'd like to see what other people think would be good for Sir Johnstone. (Think of him as an immortal battle butler who is secret master of the world. But benevolent).

[Tech]

1. The A-Team theme (from A-Team series. For brick spokesman)
2. Why Should I Worry? (from Disney's Oliver & Company. For cool brick)
3. Aquarium (classical music piece. For psychic heroine)
4. I-Spy theme (from I-Spy series. For detective bio-energy heroine)
5. Flashback (from Tenchi Universe. For swordwielding heroine's gentler side)
6. Wild Arms theme (from Wild Arms Game. For extreme gunwielding marksman)
7. Final Fantasy Tactics theme (game of same title. For a 'chemist' character)
8. Kit's Fight (music from Tail Spin series. For agile brick heroine)
9. Dance Away (from a cartoon series. For wind-using professional singer heroine.
Might change this theme later)
10. Skating (from A Charlie Brown Christmas. For water-using skating heroine)
11. Voltron theme (from Voltron cartoon. For large armored hero)
12. Peaceful Day (from Tenchi Univ. For team leader radiation-using heroine)
13. a sci-fi theme (some movie. Hi-tech gadgets heroine)
14. Three Stooges theme (from Three Stooges. For shrinking hero who often
puts foot in mouth when talking to villains)
15. Victor's Escape (from Suikoden II soundtrack. For ice hero)
16. Banner Town (from Suikoden II soundtrack. For time-wielding heroine with 10 SPD)
17. Batman TAS theme (from Batman The Animated Series. For martial artist)
18. Our Time Has Come (from Cats Don't Dance movie. For fun toon hero)
19. short funny commercial from 'Sister Sister' tv show (for same toon hero)
20. Ashton (from Michael W Smith CD. For detective leader of group)
21. Wildcat's Wild Ride (music from Tail Spin series. For superspeedster heroine)
22. I'm A Pioneer (from Tenchi Muyo OAV. For martial artist - you'd have to
know the hero's origin to realize this perfectly fits)
23. Boss Battle (from SegaCD Lunar Silver Star game soundtrack. Steel brick)
24. Morning Light (from a cartoon series. Single theme for 2 NPC's: toon hero's girlfriend and detective leader's love interest at City Hall)
25. Cook Off! (music from Suikoden II. For energy projector - although not a
cook, the theme is fun.)
26. Aviary (classical music piece. For song-powers heroine)
27. Enchanted Dreams (from Lineage 2. For young shapechanger heroine)
28. bumper (from Sailor Moon soundtrack. For toon hero as detective)
29. Superpowers Team theme (from Superpowers Team cartoon. Armored hero)
30. Electric de Chocobo (from FF7 soundtrack. for goofy martial artist)
31. Battle vs Ghaleon (from SegaCD Lunar Silver Star game. Mega brick)
32. REBOOT season 4 theme (from REBOOT series. For robotic heroine)
33. Moon Crystal Power (from Sailor Moon soundtrack. For NPC group leader)
34. A Girl's Heart in Love (from S.M. series. For weapon-wielding hero)
35. Ordinary Girl (from S.M. series. For NPC group #2 heroine)
36. Scout of Destiny (from S.M. series. For NPC group #3 heroine)
37. Mysterious Starlit Sky (from S.M. series. For NPC group #4 heroine)
38. Sailor Scout Reunion (from S.M. series. For NPC group #5 heroine)
39. The Prince & The Pauper theme (from Disney's movie. For NPC princess)
40. Cloudsurfing (from Tail Spin series. For wind-using heroine)
41. Arise, My Muse (English classical piece. For British detective hero)
42. Matilda Knights (from Suikoden II soundtrack. For heroic gravitic hero)
43. Supermotorcycle (from AMG soundtrack. For sword-wielding hero
who's part of a college motorcycle club)
44. Descent (from AMG soundtrack. For beautiful & powerful, not-from-earth heroine)
45. The 15th Squadron (from Robotech soundtrack. For mecha hero)
46. Under The Bigtop (from live circus music. For stretching hero)
47. Pini Di Roma music (classical piece. For prismatic heroine)
48. Quiet Morning (from Tenchi Univ. For quiet staff-wielding heroine)
49. Prelude to Battle (from Tenchi Univ. for powerful team leader hero)
50. Still More Fighting (from FF7 soundtrack. For dwarf brick who likes to fight)
51. Morning Light Type A (from cartoon series. For superspeedster)
52. harp music (classical music piece. For harp-playing, winged heroine)
53. Uutai Ruins (from FF7 soundtrack. for martial artist)
54. Highwind Take to the Sky (from FF7 soundtrack. For wind user heroine)
55. Shining Force 3 theme (from same game. For bow-wielding hero)
56. Justice League Unlimited (from same cartoon. For supergirl type heroine)
57. Ascension of the Lion (from Lineage 2. For lion-tamer brick hero)
58. Life Stream (from FF7 soundtrack. For minor-powered martial heroine)
59. Final Crisis (from Lineage 2. From mega energy wielder.)

Yes, our campaign actually has this many pc's. We have multiple supergroups and sometimes, more than one character in the supergroup so that we can have a change of pace.

[Lord Mhoram]

Time for an updated (I posted way back in the beginnings of the thread years ago).

Black Cat - Black Cat - Janet Jackson - Mostly title. The character Pre-dates the song.

Ballistic - Demolition Man - the Mannfred Mann Version. He tends to cause a fair amount property damage.

Sift - I put a spell on You - Screaming Jay Hawkins. She's a supermage. Alternately "My Boyfriend's back - Shirelles". She is dating the Sorcerer Supreme (who is young in this campaign).

Terminal Velocity - Runner - Mannfred Mann again.

Smokeater - Two of 'em. Burning for You - Blue Oyster Cult, Fight Fire with Fire - Kansas

Meeb - It's not Easy being Green - Kermit the frog.

Angelfire - She's a rock star first, super second. Her theme song would be one she wrote. :)

[Doc Shadow]

For Centurion it would be the theme from Superman (surprised no one else has mentioned it).
Nighthawk's would be the theme from Batman: TAS.
Blademaster's would be Queen's Princes of the Universe (what else for an immortal).
Patriot's would be the Raider's March from Raiders of the Lost Ark during his Pulp period and the theme from Where Eagles Dare afterward.

[Weldun]

Blademaster's would be Queen's Princes of the Universe (what else for an immortal).


Gate - "Open Your Heart" by Crush 40 (Sonic Adventure #1).
The Specter - "Land of Confusion" by Genesis.
The Swarmling - "The End is the Begining is the End" by the Smashing Pumpkins.
Whisper - "I Kill Children" by the Dead Kennedies.It depends on the immortal.;)

[Maelstrom]

My favorite for an immortal: "California Uber Alles" by the Dead Kennedies. "Perfect Strangers" by Deep Purple is another one.

[Vulcan]

Kurgan had the best one. "Gimme the Prize" by Queen

[bubba smith]

another possible theme fo my hero would be the theme from KUNG FU PANDA

[hfergus]

Was asked to post this for someone without a computer (no, she's not a luddite, she just can't afford one right now)
Disarray - a female, very beautiful & powerful mentalist - "Unforgetable" by Nat King Cole. Hard to forget her attractiveness, but also ironic, as her mind control is so strong that often the victim forgets they were controlled. (She's sort of a one trick pony. one command - "be confused." - which does not always end up in desired results.)

[bubba smith]

the theme for WWE SUPERSTAR THE HURRICANE
eye of the hurricane

[Shadowsoul]

Hey Blue Jogger.

What do you think Michael's theme song would be? Indestructible by Disturbed comes to mind.

In case you haven't heard it. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jwVTgLc7lQ)