Unused Bird/Flying Creature Motifs

[Supreme]

Every time I try to think of a cool bird or motif for a character I get stuck because it seems like they've all been done. Bats, hawks, falcons, ravens, doves, and on and on. (I'm speaking only of comics here, not published HERO characters.) Anyone know of any unused flying creatures? Menacing ones preferred.

[pinecone]

Every time I try to think of a cool bird or motif for a character I get stuck because it seems like they've all been done. Bats, hawks, falcons, ravens, doves, and on and on. (I'm speaking only of comics here, not published HERO characters.) Anyone know of any unused flying creatures? Menacing ones preferred.

Sooo...I'm guessing both Toucans and Puffins are not your lookin for....

[Blue Jogger]

"Aha! Prepare yourself for The Flying Squirrelly Girl!!"

I got nothing.

[Zeropoint]

I'm kind of partial to dragonflies. I suppose they've already been used, though.

Zeropoint

[Sketchpad]

How about an Osprey?

[Lightray]

Archaeopteryx.

No one really knows what it was like, so you can shoehorn any ol' power you want into that concept.

I suggest laser eyes.

[Mutant for Hire]

How about parrots?

Or maybe... the Woodpecker!

[Blue]

Yeh, I feel for ya. It got so difficult to come up wtih anything that I've maybe only done two bird types in the past five years. I've got Thrush (essentially a speedster with flight) and Sparrow (A Martial Artist).

How about an Ibis (Notable in Egyptian Hieroglyphics) or maybe a Hummingbird (probably with a "blur" effect because it's always in motion).

[bcholmes]

Kestrels. (There was one <cite>Hawk and Dove</cite> villain named Kestrel, but it's much less common than hawks).

Petrel is also an attractive name for a bird; I also think one could do something interesting with the phrase "stormy petrel".

[Doug McCrae]

Harrier
Lammergeier
Skua
Shrike (with apologies to Killer Shrike)
Carrion crow
Black swan - black=sinister, right?
Hornet
Pteradactyl
Pteranodon
Ornithocheirus - largest winged reptile evar!
Cockatrice
Pegasus
Wyvern

[Doug McCrae]

I've got Thrush

Hope it clears up soon.

Hyuk hyuk hyuk.

[Jhamin]

Off the top of my head, how about:

Kingfisher
Grossbeak
Grebe
Merganser
Harrier
Wren
Ospery
Warbler
Killdeer
Starling
Grackle
Junco
Swan
Magpie
Brown Thrasher
Thrush
Wax Wing
Grossbeak
Heron
Sandpiper

A word of warning, I picked these based more on how they sound rather than what they are.
Some of these are Raptors, some are wading birds, some are waterfoul. So google them before you name your martial artist after a Duck.
Of course, depending on what your character concept is, a duck may not be bad.

[Hypnotoad, the]

What about something more mythical? More legendary?

Something like "Garuda"?

Has that been used?

[Lord Liaden]

Pteratorn, Greek for "Wonder Bird." An extinct species, the largest raptor that ever lived. Built much like an eagle, but roughly six feet tall when standing upright, with a wingspan of twenty-four feet.

If you can't make a super character out of that you should turn in your decoder ring.

[grymlocke]

prepare youraelf....

THE GREAT AWK !!!
EMU (Martial artist, uses his feet as weapons)
OSTRICH (speedster)
KIA
THE YELLOW-NAPE AMAZON (being a female brick from the jungles of south american, wears a yellow feather cape)
WREN (small, but mighty)
SNOWY OWL
GREAT HORNED OWL
KAKABURA (hero from down under)
ZEBRA FINCH
BLACK MASKED/FACED LOVEBIRD (cross between zorro/casanova)