Superheroes and Endorsements

**Blue** · Jun 3rd, '03, 06:12 PM

So how 'bout it? Have you sold out?

**FogHat** · Jun 3rd, '03, 06:23 PM

"Heck, I pay my taxes, I save the world and I just can't live without my Buick!"

(Superbases cost real money to replace you know)

***Hermit*** · Jun 3rd, '03, 06:25 PM

I have enough characters where I have most of these options covered.

not sure I could press just one.

**lemming** · Jun 3rd, '03, 06:37 PM

Calico Yea, like any marketing drone would be dumb enough.
Scales Public Service Announcements only.
Ice Pirate Oh yeah, show me the stuff. She hasn't figured out the whole money thing, but barter is good.
Nighthawk Public Service or for his detective agency.
Spectrum Too paranoid plus she's got enough trouble as is.
Blazer She'll sell out for some items.

**Spectrum** · Jun 3rd, '03, 07:21 PM

I've never really had time to consider endorsements of any kind, but then again they never came up. But here's someone who apparently has.

**Blue** · Jun 3rd, '03, 07:26 PM

I once drew my first patriot, Anthem, with a bottle of soda and a "Choice of the Next Generation" slogan. But never actually got to do endorsements in a game. I'm considering offering them to high COM, high PRE, non-scary PCs in my campaign.

**lemming** · Jun 3rd, '03, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by Spectrum
I've never really had time to consider endorsements of any kind, but then again they never came up. But here's someone who apparently has.

Well, that and the cereal and who knows what else is out there.

**McCoy** · Jun 3rd, '03, 07:51 PM

Millennium supports his Super-Heroing through his action figures, licenced play costumes, coloring books, video games, etc. But unlike certain athletes, he does consider himself a role model, and conducts himself accordingly at all times.

Before he got enough rep to support himself through his products, he was a stunt man. A stunt man with 30 rPD/rED who can fly and has full life support can pull off some fantastic shots. He's still a member of SAG, but is waiting for the right script to make another movie.

**Killer Shrike** · Jun 3rd, '03, 07:56 PM

My current PC Hype does endorsements for NAR-COLA. Its the basis of his 1 point of wealth (hoping it will grow into more with time

), and his perk reputation (Televised Superspeedster).

http://www.herogames.com/forums/show...&threadid=4161

**Ghost Archer** · Jun 4th, '03, 12:53 AM

With Ghost Archer, the idea has never even entered his mind. He doesn't do it for the money or the glory but because it's in his nature.

Icehawk is so disgustingly rich he wouldn't even consider it but PSAs would be more his style.

**Rage** · Jun 4th, '03, 01:31 AM

A couple of my chars have done it. For example a Speedster called CopperTop getting sponcered by Duracel.

Some other chars wouldn't be seen dead doing anything of the sort.

**Brandi** · Jun 4th, '03, 03:23 AM

My hero, Irving, offered to do one of those READ posters you see in libraries to help promote reading and literacy.

But then again, he's unusually well-suited to the job:

<img src="http://www.nypl.org/admin/pro/images/lion.jpg">

**Trebuchet** · Jun 4th, '03, 04:05 AM

My character Zl'f would do PSAs (and filming one would be a great place for a villain to do an ambush. Hmmm...). She wouldn't do anything for just money, but then she already gets enough grief from fake "nude" pictures on the internet and interviews from people who "knew her before she became a superheroine". In my campaign supers are treated like rock musicians, superstar athletes, and actors. Papparazzis, fan magazines, websites, unauthorized biographies, etc. And of course more photogenic superheroes such as Zl'f (18 COM) get the same treatment as Anna Kournikova or Venus Williams. Since Zl'f was an Olympic Bronze Medalist in gymnastics before she got her superpowers, she's already been in the public eye for years. (She was 13 when she won her medal; now she's 20)

**death tribble** · Jun 4th, '03, 04:12 AM

Well according to the poll quite a few have sold out, the rats !

Never happened with my characters. Unless you count the issues of the Sun newspaper following him around with his new sidekick Britannia.

**Trebuchet** · Jun 4th, '03, 04:32 AM

Originally posted by death tribble
Never happened with my characters. Unless you count the issues of the Sun newspaper following him around with his new sidekick Britannia.

"Sidekick?" I like that. I'll just call my main squeeze a sidekick and no one'll ever know the truth. Yeah, that's the ticket...