Enforcer84 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Okay, I am, mostly for intellectual exercise, creating a team of obscure Marvel Heroes. For once I am not mining the treasure trove of Joke characters, but merely characters that have had little impact or less impact in the Universe than they could. Right now I have two. Thundra Giant Man II (Bill Foster) I'd like someone who is a) Legitimate (No Frogman or Captain Ultra this time), seems like they'd be able to work in a group, and c) be willing to relocate out of New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Is Nova still around? I remember liking him. Starfox / Eros was cool as well, even if they never did use him as well as they could. I'm not sure if Doc Samson counts as a second stringer, but I always liked him. Throw in all the Power Pack kids, and Franklin, as adults. Been a long time since I read Marvel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corven_Ren Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. I agree with Oddhat about Doc Sampson maybe throw in Darkhawk and Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBikle Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Omega the Unknown ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Anomaly Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Must they be New York residents in the first place? And would you count The Warriors Three as "joke" characters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsel Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Here are few second stringers. Some are fairly low powered. Most of these made appearances in Captain America's comicbook back when I was reading them about a decade ago. Diamondback (she was Cap's girl friend, at least for a while) Demolition Man (Dennis Dumphy, low level brick, former unlimited league professional wrestler, he hung around with Cap for a while, I ran this character in a low-level marvel game once). Falcon (he was Cap's partner for a spell, I don't remember what happened to him) Silver Sable (she also appeared in Spiderman from time to time, basically a merc so I don't know if I'd really classify her as a hero) Moon Knight (a friend of mine used to run him in our low-level marvel game but I didn't ever read much of the Moon Kight stuff). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellS Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Depending on time period you could go with: Cloak & Dagger, Shroud, Spider-woman, Powerman & Ironfist, or really most any of the defunct Defenders [son of Satan, Gargoyle, Hellcat, Valkyrie, Nighthawk, etc.]. I've always been fond of Nova [mentioned by Oddhat] and there's the old Marvel Boy and Jack of Hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sketchpad Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Second Stringers, eh? Okay ... how about: A new Dr. Druid, Triathalon/3D Man, Photon I/Captain Marvel II (Monica Rambieau), Living Lightning, Espirita, Gilgamesh, Warcry, Rage, Spider Woman II or III and Stingray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucleon Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Well, I like the Russian heroes; Vanguard, Red Dynamo, Mj Ursus, the Titanium Man... not all the bunch of them, mind you... ...Hercules... Does anybody remember Atomia? She was in Namor's entourage during the events of Super Vilain Team-Up, Hydrobase and stuff... The Heroes Reborn debacle left us at least one good character we saw a bit in older Thunderbolts; Rikki Barnes, the Franklinworld's Bucky. Gorgon, Medusa, Black Bolt, Jawlock. That was sooo Kirby. Nova. It would be good to see Nova back somewhere. And there is more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinDangaioh Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Moon Knight Ghost Rider(The one that perceded Johnny Blaze) I think he's called Shadow Rider now. He's dressed as a cowboy in an off-white outfit(glowing?) with full face mask. He just goes whereever her needs to be. Spellbinder. Not the lead girl from that mini-series, she went nuts. Her eldest brother. He has the chaos and order bracelets and is guarding against one of the Spellbinders returning to wreak havoc on Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Lots of bricks here! Thanks I like many of the suggestions. Keep em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Okay, I am, mostly for intellectual exercise, creating a team of obscure Marvel Heroes. For once I am not mining the treasure trove of Joke characters, but merely characters that have had little impact or less impact in the Universe than they could. Right now I have two. Thundra Giant Man II (Bill Foster) I'd like someone who is a) Legitimate (No Frogman or Captain Ultra this time), seems like they'd be able to work in a group, and c) be willing to relocate out of New York. How obscure is obscure? Several characters mentioned are Avengers. Where are they relocating to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. West Coast, Seattle to stay away from the LA stigma. I don't care if they've been popular before, but they should be far from the limelight now. Phonon (formerly Captain Marvel II) works. As does Doc Samson because, I like him and he's always been a guest rather than a star. Demoliton Man too. However, I am getting brick centric here and was hoping for some others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent X Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. American Eagle from an old Marvel 2 in 1 Annual - Brick, heightened senses, crossbow, rwb costume with eagle feather headdress. Anybody mention Machine Man? the Shroud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. West Coast, Seattle to stay away from the LA stigma. I don't care if they've been popular before, but they should be far from the limelight now. Phonon (formerly Captain Marvel II) works. As does Doc Samson because, I like him and he's always been a guest rather than a star. Demoliton Man too. However, I am getting brick centric here and was hoping for some others... A costal city, I would have suggested Namorita if not for the brick centric reference. Moondragon. Every group needs a mentalist, as a non-mutant telepath I find her fascinating, and she also brings martial arts to the table. If you are leaving out Demolition Man, I would suggest Nomad or USAgent. Yes, neither is know for their teamwork, but for dramatic purposes a Hawkeye/Wolverine "loyal opposition" can provide a foil for the leader. What's Black Cat doing since Peter got married? Martial arts and luck powers. Powered armor might be nice. There's War Machine. Or Sketchpad mentioned Stingray. Humm, Stingray and Namorita might be an interesting team-within-a-team. Starfox and Sersi both have potential that has never been utilized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. My faves would be dead New Mutants, Magick and Cypher. Why? Cuz I'm a big dork, that's why. You wanna step? I didn't think so. Bee-YOTCH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhamin Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. -A favorite of mine (whom I stole for my campaign) would be Sunturian, an obscure Iron Man character. He was to Roxxon Oil what Iron Man was to Stark International. Funny thing was, he was actually a really good guy. -For that godly might angle you can include Thunderstrike from Thor, (or let him stay dead & pass the mace to a new mortal who is worthy) -Is Darkhawk obscure enough to be a member of the team? -For the skilled normal with a schtick try Rocket Racer from Spiderman, the ernest youth with a wrist blaster & a rocket powered skateboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. This may be a bit off topic, but every time I see a post by Jhamin I get a Bob Marley song stuck in my head. And I hope you like Jhamin too. We Jhamin, We Jhamin, We Jhamin, We Jhamin, We Jhamin, We Jhamin, I want to Jham it wid you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shocker Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. The Prowler a rejuvinated Black Fox maybe? or Dominick Fortune Paladin El Aguila Drax the Destroyer Black Widow Night Hawk What's Rick Jones up to these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Blue Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. My nomination for team mystic: Jennifer Kale, the student of Dakimh The Enchanter (deceased, wizard, guardian of the multiverse, former student of Zhered-Na, and survivor from pre-cataclymic Atlantis). Despite appearing in Howard the Duck, and wearing a costume consisting of wispy not-much, Jennifer Kale was a talented, pleasant, serious and useful person, and Dakimh was no joke till (being very elderly) he keeled over and died of a heart attack due to the physical strain of mystic combat. I'd rather adventure with a likeable team-member like Jennifer Kale than with, say. Talisman (Elizabeth Twoyoungmen) or Doctor Druid (Anthony Druid). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libra Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. So what is this team going to be called? Also what is it's base like? As an aside, if you want to toy with the fabric of reality (And Peter Parker's sanity) You could include some Clones of his who have adopted the alternate identities he assumed during the period in which he had a bounty on his head. You know, The Hornet, The Rollicking Ricochet, Dusk and Prodigy. Varied, and you get to toy with Spidey's sanity. What's not to like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribe Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. If you're looking for a good 'energy blaster' give Alison blaire, aka Dazzler a shot. She is a capable character in the right hands, and she REALLY needs to get away from the X-Men (and especially away from the dorky Mojoverse stuff). Kind of associated with Dazzler is another candidate: The Blue Shield. Basically a guy with a force field, but he was also the chief of security of the Pegasus Project... hmm, or maybe some other Project... I forget. But that proves he is a forgettable character with potential for your team. He should probably expand his powers, possibly by expanding his force field into a limited telekinesis?? But definitely Dazzler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. If you're going to have Thundra, you could toss Arkon in there too, and base the team in Telemachus as an inter-dimensional hero group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawksmoor Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. I would choose Stingray (Puget Sound after all plus all that exciting marine life along the coast would attract his secret ID) Power Armor + Scientist Doc Samson Brick and if we learned anything from Thunderbolts its that a shrink on a superhero team is needed. Alex Power (with all the powerpack powers) young Alex is just goin off to school when the jones to super hits him again. Gravity Control, Mass Control, Flight, Disintegration and Energy Absorbtion Dazzler the comeback kid, despite what others said her days in the Xmen were good to her until the Mojoverse. Hawksmoor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Re: Marvel Second Stringers. Help me out. Quasar Torpedo whatever happened to the Aquarian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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