winterhawk Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 I am a total fan of motiff teams such as the Serpent Society, The Royal Flush Gang and the Death Throes (don't ask). I've decided to create/rip-off my own theme based on The Pride mentioned in GURPS SuperScum. Any suggestions from the learned panel? Going off archetypes: Brick Energy Projector: Snow Leopard, only one I'm sure of Martial Artist: Like to stay away from the obvious Mentalist Metamorph Mystic Powered armor Speedster: Cheetah - too obvious? Weaponmaster As always, thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Interesting challenge: many of these archetypes have no obvious feline parallels. Let's see what comes to mind: The obvious Brick cats would be Lion or Tiger - I'd say Lion has more implication of raw force. Perhaps something alliterative, like Iron Lion? Of course the Smilodon was the biggest catlike predator of all, but I'm not sure how that would sound to you, and Sabertooth has already been done. A Weaponmaster would probably take the name of a cat's natural weapons, Fang or Claw. Maybe jazz it up a little e.g. Steel Claw. A Mystic is actually pretty easy, if we can go beyond real world animals: Sphinx. Or if a female, named for the Egyptian cat goddess, Bast. Mentalist... hmm. Best I can come up with would be something implying hypnosis: Catseye. Maybe requiring eye contact? For a Metamorph, perhaps someone who can change from human to feline form, possibly several different types/sizes. This might be a stretch, but how about Missing Lynx? Powered Armor is a real stretch - cats aren't known for their tough hides. My earlier suggestion of Iron Lion would work here, though. To avoid a stereotypical "tiger" Martial Artist, consider taking one from another tradition and a cat native to another region. How about a Brazilian capoerista called Puma or Jaguar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monster Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 This isn't much, but it's tired and I'm late.... Weaponmaster might be named for a maneuver - "Slash(er)" Or "Clawmaster" "Cheshire" is a possible name - implying invisibility, but metamorph could fit also (nothing is quite what it seems) A savage brick might simply go by "Growl" (either the word or the sound) "Mouser" evokes the Fritz Leiber stories too readily, but it's a potential for a thief or martial artist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Liaden Missing Lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Re: Team Help: The Pride Originally posted by winterhawk I am a total fan of motiff teams such as the Serpent Society, The Royal Flush Gang and the Death Throes (don't ask). I've decided to create/rip-off my own theme based on The Pride mentioned in GURPS SuperScum. Any suggestions from the learned panel? Going off archetypes: Brick Energy Projector: Snow Leopard, only one I'm sure of Martial Artist: Like to stay away from the obvious Mentalist Metamorph Mystic Powered armor Speedster: Cheetah - too obvious? Weaponmaster As always, thanks in advance. Some good suggestions already, other options that I can think of: Brick: Bengal (Or some other subspecies of Tiger?) Martial Artist: Want to skip the traditional tiger and such eh? How about Tomcat or Stray, make him a bit of the Artful Dodger type, very streetwise. Mentalist: I liked the Catseye, but another name that might suit the same FX is Calico. Make sure Calico would be female though Metamorph: Crimson Claw or Red Claw (As in "Red in Tooth and Claw") Mystic: Jaguars are always good for an aztec type feel mystic. Powered Armor: M.A.N.E. (Multi Armed Nullifying Exosuit?) Weapon Master: 9 tails, who uses, guess... a Cat of 9 tails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Liaden Missing Lynx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Ooh, some interesting stuff here. I dig "Clawmaster", Monster - might use that myself. Bengal might suit the missing archetype, the Patriot; that region of India has a long independent history. M.A.N.E. is very clever, Hermit. But it strikes me that "Tomcat" is also the name of a fighter aircraft, so that would be quite appropriate for flying powered armor. "Crimson Claw" - whoa, GSVC flashback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Liaden Missing Lynx Should I throw things, or steal that? OK, I'm going to do both, but which first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader108 Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Brick: a bio-mechanical bipedal Tiger ---C.A.Taclysm Cybronetic Attack Tiger Weaponsmaster: Whipmaster--Nine Tails (as in Cat of 9 Tails) Good suggestion, Hermit Martial Artist: The manipulative Invisible M.A--Catspaw Power Armor: German Battlesuit--Steel Panther Mentalist: Male Seductive Empath--Stray Cat or Tomcat Mystic: spellcraft accident human/feline hybrid--Familiar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altamaros Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Brick : CAT-erpillar, the mechanical cat (stop the tomatoes please!) Machairodont, Dinofelis ? (subgenders of prehistoric cats) Energy projector: for female NPC : Sekhmet (lion-goddess of heat/fire in egypt) Clouded panther (with darkness powers?) Korat (a race of cat from thailand); this race is supposed to be able to call rain. (weather-related powers) Martial artist Manekineko ("lucky cat"): it's the cat statuette, symbol of prosperity, you can see in every asian restaurant. I don't know the term chinese use for the same thing. Metamorph ? do you want a werecat or something a la Mystique ? Mystic "Magic Paw", "Witch-Cat", "graymalkin" are obvious. extract from a site about japanese myths : "Cats were supposed to grow up to become nekomata, or "goblin cats", unless their tails were cut off. When it grew older, a cat could become an obaké-neko, or literally "ghost cat", as well as any cat that had been mistreated." powered armor There's a Bronze Tiger in every universe (including in Champions 4th, see one of the Dark Champions SB "Justice not Law" IIRC). Golden Cat ? Kitty-Hawk ? (flying armor with a Wright brothers theme) weaponmaster/gadgeteer why not someone using cat toys as weapons (strings of wool as strangling ropes/entangles, balls, mechanical mouses etc...) , cat-mobile, cat-plane, etc... Patriot : take some domestic cat race, a lot have a name related to a country and/or culture : Persian; siamese, Burma, etc... My personal favorite is "Russian Blue". (and for inspiration for the feline crimelords behind the team, just rent "Cats & dogs" ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest C_Zeree Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 If you need a villain for a team to fight with a cat motif, or this is a villainous band then... Rakshasa, demons from indian myth. Bodies strong, but bent like an ape, with fur and heads of tigers. They were known sorcerers and shapechangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Arrow Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Catechism (mystic with a religious twist), Caterwaul (sonic powers), Catamaran...OK I'll stop now. Cat's Cradle, Mouser, Fearful Symmetry ("The Tyger", by William Blake), The King (lion-man with an Elvis fixation?). One thing that occured to me was to take names from "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats". You had Growltiger (he'd be the brick or martial artist), Macavity (the mystery cat - teleportation and flight judging from the poem), "magical" Mr. Mistoffelees (desolidification to go through cracks, summoning (seven kittens), plus sleight of hand and ventriloquism), Old Deuteronomy, Gus, the theatre cat (shapechange anyone?), Bustopher Jones, Skimbleshanks, Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer. If you thought the last one might not work, try the Rum Tum Tugger! There are a few others as well. As you can see, some are more suitable for supers than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhamin Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 You can also draw on the ever-popular Egyptian theme for cat characters, they are pretty strongly identified: Pharoah - Catman Brick (almost has to be the team leader) Mafdet - Egyptian goddess in panther form. A good stealth/ninja/mystic type. Then there is the everpopular priestess of Bast for your team sorcerer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted July 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Wow, some really good suggestions so far... I'm thinking the team is formed by the destroyer goddess Sekhmet, which will give me the Mystic. Tiger seems to be the concensus for the brick...perhaps Siberian? Kinda like the ring of that. Tomcat for the Powered Armor...kind of a Mach 1 from Thunderbolts groove to it. Not bad. I love the idea of the cat's toys as gadgets. Any suggestions for a name? Thanks for the suggestions. Keep 'em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 Old characters (mostly) from long ago: Thundercat (brick) Panzer (Powered Armor) Shadowcat (guess) CopyCat (shapeshifter) Mittens (wussy cat) Angora (lap cat) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterD Posted July 18, 2003 Report Share Posted July 18, 2003 I have two cat motif cahracters on my site. FELION: A feline Lycanthrope/Anthromorph C.A.T. Cyber Augmented Tech-Suit (Sorry. Still working on it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Arrow Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Originally posted by winterhawk Tiger seems to be the concensus for the brick...perhaps Siberian? Kinda like the ring of that. Tomcat for the Powered Armor...kind of a Mach 1 from Thunderbolts groove to it. Not bad. I love the idea of the cat's toys as gadgets. Any suggestions for a name? Thanks for the suggestions. Keep 'em coming. Maybe you should ask Siberian Tiger first (haven't seen him post in a while, come to think of it)! Seriously, good choice, as is Tomcat. For a gadgeteer, you didn't go for Cat's Cradle or Catspaw, so how about "Boots", after the very clever cat in the story "Puss in Boots"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Re: Team Help: The Pride Originally posted by winterhawk I am a total fan of motiff teams such as the Serpent Society, The Royal Flush Gang and the Death Throes (don't ask). Me, too. I love the Royal Flush Gang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted July 19, 2003 Report Share Posted July 19, 2003 Tiger claw - Kung fu martial artist. The 'Tiger claw' refers to a particular style or school of kung fu which is real AFAIK. Wildcat Strike - Energy blaster, or flying brick. Maybe a strong speedster? Anything that hits hard and fast. Catnap - Induces sleep. Kilkenny - Very tough determined fighter, like Wolverine or the Thing. Refers to a story about the 'cats of Kilkenny' that fought so hard they killed one another. Catamount - Wild, savage fighter. Again probably like Wolverine. The Nine-Lifer - Something to do with cats being reputed to have nine lives. 8 duplicates? Has reincarnated 8 times with full memory and possesses all the skills and knowledge of previous lives? Like Triathlon but with the power of nine men instead of three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhouse Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Using the nine lives motiff, how about a character that makes 8 other duplicates for nine lives altogether? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mann Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Another Pride I started creating (but never finished) another version of The Pride for an adult superhero game (adult meaning possible romance and intimate moments). The leader was Smilodon, a light brick/martial artist with some magical abilities. In reality, he was the Lord of Cats, a semi-divine figure who was the next best thing to a Cat God without actually being a God. He used to his control of felines to mind-control several female villains with cat themes/mutations. With new costumes and names, he presented them as the Pride. When off the battlefield, they were his harem, intended as mothers for a new race of powered cat people. Smilodon was intended as a moral quandry for the heroes. While on the one hand, his use of mind-control was bad, he was using it to rehabilitate the women. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhouse Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Smildon doesn't sound like that much of a moral quandry. He's using his powers to rape women through mind control. Any group I ever worked with would have been climbing over each other to take him down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted July 20, 2003 Report Share Posted July 20, 2003 Originally posted by Powerhouse Smildon doesn't sound like that much of a moral quandry. He's using his powers to rape women through mind control. Any group I ever worked with would have been climbing over each other to take him down. Hey you gotta sympathise with the guy. Who wouldn't want to have their own harem of sexy catgirls? I sure do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhouse Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 "Hey you gotta sympathise with the guy. Who wouldn't want to have their own harem of sexy catgirls? I sure do." Well.. not if it took what he had to undergo, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mann Posted July 23, 2003 Report Share Posted July 23, 2003 Originally posted by Powerhouse Smildon doesn't sound like that much of a moral quandry. He's using his powers to rape women through mind control. Any group I ever worked with would have been climbing over each other to take him down. Yup, and that's what I was hoping for. On the other hand, a number of the catwomen he enslaved were pretty heinous villains; mass destruction, multiple murders, etc. I wanted somebody to take the other side of the argument and see how successful they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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