death tribble Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! Linn Ullmann! I got nothing. [Pedant Mode On] That's Liv Ullman [/Pedant Mode Off] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twschulz Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! Granted, I'm looking through this rather fast, but there doesn't seem to be a Viking-themed person in there at all. Those guys went all over the world, very Scandinavian, and would work well as either a hero or villain. Going with the more traditional Norwegian folk tales, you could easily have a mischievous character named nisse (a pixie) or huldra (a "wood nymph" according no my Norwegian-English dictionary). Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! I'm tempted to suggest the Swedish Chef gone Hannibal Lecter, but the villainess I really wanna see is Madam Olga the Population-Enslaving Swedish Masseuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexraccoon Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! http://www.morion.com/morion/wood/english/FRAME_english.html Swedish folklore a good source for a villian could be the Norwegian Draug a sort of sea zombie caused by somebody dying at sea and they go on to prey on boats and coastal areas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! Granted, I'm looking through this rather fast, but there doesn't seem to be a Viking-themed person in there at all. Those guys went all over the world, very Scandinavian, and would work well as either a hero or villain. Going with the more traditional Norwegian folk tales, you could easily have a mischievous character named nisse (a pixie) or huldra (a "wood nymph" according no my Norwegian-English dictionary). Hope this helps Actually my super strong Norwegian thug "The Berserker" is meant to be "viking themed". He wears a fur vest, leather trousers,cross tied boots, has long blond hair and a blond beard and carries a sledgehammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse! Yeah you better run "Zeropoint". "Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse" indeed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kortay Mirlor Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! The Mighty Fjord. The Fnord Fjord! You didn't read that, it wasn't there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! Thank you all;especially "Alexracoon" for that link. I wanted a "real" Troll to oppose my Swedish strongman and that link provided a name for him ! How could I resist "Captain Old Fogey" and "The Masked Hippie" as well ? Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxondog Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! An idea or three breið-øx (broad axe) -- I don't think a list of powers is needed. Shield - Mostly defensive powers... and at high levels Glacier - A giant with ice powers Fenris - shape change, teeth, strength and speed Gokstad - dunno what powers should be. It just sounds like a good name. ulfhednar - I think they're wolf-shirt berserkers or something like that Lastly, the idea of both a hero and a villain named troll sounds like it has some good possiblilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! Thank you all for your assistance folks. Never let it be said that the "Hero" community isn't supportive ! Anyway here is what I eventually came up with (remember that these characters are not "costed" out, just briefly described.) To begin with I took "Thespian" (who I renamed "The Bard"),"Midnight Sun" and "Hoarfrost" from "European Enemies". Then I started adding a few more. "The Berserker" for example is a super strong thug with a sledgehammer and a "psuedo viking" look (fur vest etc, but NO horns on his helmet). "Doctor Bedlam " is a Swedish creator of robot menaces , along with his powerful (but clunky looking) robot guard "Atorox". "Surtur's Daughter" is a Norwegian female "Human Torch",while "The "Fenring" is a Norwegian werewolf,"The Maestro" is a Finnish musical villain with mind control, sonic and other powers linked to his music, "Maelstrom" is an aquatic villain with water control powers who is a menace throughout the Baltic,"Doomsayer" is a Finnish gadgeteer,while "The Brigand" is a Danish woman in a battlesuit,"THe Vortha" (or Wraith) is a Swedish man with desolid, flight and drain powers while "Alfring" is a Norwegian criminal who has an old Viking "arm ring" that gives him force powers. "The Storm Wizard" is a Swedish magician specialising in weather control and cold spells, while "The Locksmith" from Finland is a specialist with traps and can get through any lock."Awesome" is a 10foot tall Danish powerhouse with an even bigger ego while "Huldra" (or "Wood Nymph") is a beautiful Norwegian woman with plant control powers. "Nisse" (or "Pixie") is an illusionist from Denmark and a prankster who is arch rival of "The Rose Elf","Whirlwind" is a swedish female super speedster , "The Masked Hippie" is a Finnish communist superman type while "Captain Old Fogey" is an older Norwegian man who creates weird clunky looking gadgets. "Avrian, The True Troll" is a real troll with great strength and shapeshifting powers and lastly I have "Alberich" a Danish dwarf gadgeteer. Twenty four or so super villains to keep my six Scandanavian heros busy ! Thank you all again for the help. I may need to ask again as this project continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! Oh and thanks to "Alexracoon" for the links. As you can see I got some ideas from there ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Play4Keeps Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! Wasn't he hung after the war ?I can't imagine that even a dyed in the wool super villain would name himself "Quisling". It is just too embarassing. (However I can imagine my eight foot tall were polar bear "Snowbear" wanting to give him a great big hug ! ) Hey, you asked for Scandinavian villains! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Re: Need some Scandinavian Villains ! The "All The World's Heros" project is continuing and I have reached Africa (after FINALLY finishing the British Isles, where I took the easy way out and used a lot of the characters from "Kingdom of Champions"). So far I am proceeding across North Africa with a group of five heros in Egypt,two in Lybia and two in Tunisia ("The Corsair" a swashbuckling martial artiist with "fencing", "dirty infighting" a sword with armour piercing and missile/energy reflection capability and a stun pistol, and :"The Dissident"a female "flying energy projector" type who is a bit of a feminist.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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