KawangaKid Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 For some reason, I thought of this phrase from the cartoons I used to watch when I was a kid in the Philippines... ... and became curious about all the different types of strange incarnations of well-known supers in media. After hearing some stories from various professionals in animation and comics on Kevin Smith's podcast Fatman on Batman, I'm no longer surprised at how some of these weird ideas came about. So Ben Grimm is the Thing, who got turned into a teenager by accident, BUT somehow can turn back into The Thing by pushing his two rings together and shouting "Thing ring, do your thing!". Yeeeeeaaaaaah. Okay.It wasn't very canon. But it was fun! Doesn't this give you license to throw strange versions of well-known supers into your Champions games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 The Thing-Ring version of Ben was indeed one of the oddest. They always get a bit weird translating stuff from the page to TV. Remember Captain Marvel riding around in an RV? I won't even bring up Plastic Man's baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 The Thing-Ring version of Ben was indeed one of the oddest. They always get a bit weird translating stuff from the page to TV. Remember Captain Marvel riding around in an RV? I won't even bring up Plastic Man's baby. I was spared that horror...until now. Thanks, I knew I could count on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 They always get a bit weird translating stuff from the page to TV. Remember Captain Marvel riding around in an RV? I won't even bring up Plastic Man's baby. It was the 70s. There was a lot of experimenting going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 I was spared that horror...until now. Thanks, I knew I could count on you. You're welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawangaKid Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 http://youtu.be/1rO2GlDC5gI One unusual approach at the time that worked was Batman Beyond! Teenaged, non-Bruce Batman? Unthinkable -- but it worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 The difference was that there was always a certain segment of the audience that wondered "What happens if Bruce gets old?" It worked because everything about that show was consistent AND cool. It was well-written. It had good stories. I would have loved that show to go for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodkins Odds Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 For some reason, I thought of this phrase from the cartoons I used to watch when I was a kid in the Philippines... ... and became curious about all the different types of strange incarnations of well-known supers in media. After hearing some stories from various professionals in animation and comics on Kevin Smith's podcast Fatman on Batman, I'm no longer surprised at how some of these weird ideas came about. So Ben Grimm is the Thing, who got turned into a teenager by accident, BUT somehow can turn back into The Thing by pushing his two rings together and shouting "Thing ring, do your thing!". Yeeeeeaaaaaah. Okay. It wasn't very canon. But it was fun! Doesn't this give you license to throw strange versions of well-known supers into your Champions games? He was not, in fact, Ben Grimm; he was Ben Grimm's nephew who was sent the Thing Ring as a present from his uncle. How did the Thing Ring come to exist in the first place? I don't know. It never came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 He was not, in fact, Ben Grimm; he was Ben Grimm's nephew who was sent the Thing Ring as a present from his uncle. How did the Thing Ring come to exist in the first place? I don't know. It never came up. Maybe Reid Richards made it? He's created some pretty weird contraptions and gizmos in his time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodkins Odds Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 It's certainly a possibility, maybe it was a failed attempt to turn Ben human again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 The Thing-Ring version of Ben was indeed one of the oddest. They always get a bit weird translating stuff from the page to TV. Remember Captain Marvel riding around in an RV? I won't even bring up Plastic Man's baby. Oh yes. In fact, we have used this in our campaign. Except we have him riding around with 1970s Robin. You see when they appeared in 1940, Billy Batson and Dick Grayson would have been the same age. So naturally they became friends, And then in '53 they were hanging out when Dr. Sivana trapped them both in Suspendium. So when they are freed in 1973, they're both about 21 or 22, and they decide to go "finding America" by riding around together in a van. Makes perfect sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Unusual anime incarnation: "(moon or planet) Prison Power, Make Up!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 That reminds me...when I was playing a good version of Kunzite (as Malcome Waves/General M/Malachite in the play by web site Sailor Moon Mirrors), his transformation phrase was "Malachite Earth Power, Dress Up!". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 my understanding is that the thing solo cartoons were an homage to the live action incredible hulk tv show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 "Hulk-ring, do your thing!" doesn't have the same ring to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCold Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 "O' Mighty Isis." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 "Azarath, Mazamon, Zintost!" Did I spell that corectly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodkins Odds Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 "Azarath, Mazamon, Zintost!" Did I spell that corectly? "The makers of Azarath and Metrion are proud to introduce, Zinthos. New and improved Zinthos gives you exactly what you need, exactly when you need it, and because it's blue Zinthos goes with everything." my understanding is that the thing solo cartoons were an homage to the live action incredible hulk tv show No, it was just a Marvel licensed version of the standard Hanna-Barbera geeky teen superhero formula. It, generally speaking, had the same plot lines as Wonder Wheels, but with less motorcycles and more orange rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 are you sure you mean INCARNATIONS and not INCANTATIONS?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 We better rename this thread "Supers Say The Darnest Things"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Thought about a supervilian whose powers revolved around saying one of 666 'divine' swear words. The problem is, pf course, only angles and demons can hear them, let alone say them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 I think Shezow is the most unusual incarnation. A teenager puts on his late super heroine Aunt's ring and becomes a super heroine himself. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelCold Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 "Ancient Spirits of Evil! Transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, The Everliving!" "Moonstar of Limbo, Give me the might, the muscle, the menace of MONSTAR!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I think Shezow is the most unusual incarnation. A teenager puts on his late super heroine Aunt's ring and becomes a super heroine himself. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I did this in my Champions game. There's a character named "The Mighty Fist" who's always male and has some archaic mystical transformation. So he passed the power on to his granddaughter, and when she first incanted "Mighty! Mighty! Mighty Fist!" she turned into a seven foot dude with chiseled features and rippling muscles. Hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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