Great Beyond Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 So I was typing away, when my fat fingers and dyslixic brain misspelled Skeleton as Skeletron. As I was poised to hit the backspace, it suddenly clicked - holy crap, that's a GREAT bad guys name! However, it's not exactly screaming a power set to me. Not wanting to throw away a cool name like that, I thought I'd come here and see if the peanut gallery had any ideas. So - have at it! What should the evil Skeletron have to harrass Our Heroes with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype Gadgets or Powered Armor come to mind. Possibly an undead themed cyberkenetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype Brings to mind a android/robot that looks like a metallic skeleton. I could see gadgets too. Get some high tech wizardry with a death motif. Maybe a evaporation ray lat leaves behind emaciated husks that are little more than skeletons with flesh pulled over them. The evil calling card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype I'd go with a man who should have died in an electrical accident, but somehow continues on... an Electrical Energy Projector Skeleton ... powerful blasts of energy and lots of Life Support as befits an artificially created undead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype At the risk of provoking necromancy, I am reminded of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flames Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype It sounds like a good name for a world-conquering battlesuit villain, or at least a villain who aspires to same, well-suited for an 80s-style afterschool tv-show type game, or a Teen Champions game. The name has been used before, though: http://www.geocities.com/mkbip/webpages/Eskeletron.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfergus Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype I also am thinking an undead cyber. How about a Lich (self willed undead about vampire level) that also uses tech - magic and tech melded together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype I'd go with a man who should have died in an electrical accident' date=' but somehow continues on... an Electrical Energy Projector Skeleton ... powerful blasts of energy and lots of Life Support as befits an artificially created undead[/quote'] This one's awesome. go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Darke Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype Definitely an electricity based villain that looks like a skeleton! I like Hermit's origin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype Ah shucks. Thanks for the praise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype So I was typing away' date=' when my fat fingers and dyslixic brain misspelled Skeleton as Skeletron. As I was poised to hit the backspace, it suddenly clicked - holy crap, that's a GREAT bad guys name! A skintight white jumpsuite with blue flashing lights and a high tech frisbee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype A skintight white jumpsuite with blue flashing lights and a high tech frisbee. "Put him in the grave grid" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victim Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype It's like the reverse of Doctor Doom. Instead of tech genius type branching out into magic, you have an ancient lich who, upon emerging into the modern era, applies his divinations and spell enhanced mind to master technology as well. His undead and demonic minions now sport cybernetic upgrades and advanced weapons to complement their unnatural abilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype My first thought was "Hasta la vista..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype All this discussion of undead villains combining sorcery and science has left me very biased toward this topic, because the current issue of Digital Hero (#44) has a long article by me detailing just such a villain, and his minions, undead monsters augmented through combined necromancy and technology. How does this look for a "Skeletron"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParagonAlpha Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype The Master Control Program was not destroyed by Flynn. It simply went dormant. Years later, it became active again. It slowly began it's quest to control all of the "Net. Microsoft was the first. Mac soon followed. Flynn found out, and reactivate his famous 'TRON" program, but his programming skills had grown obsolete and Tron perished when confronted with a CGI-enhanced enemy. Flynn knew of two young programmers, Dade "Crash Override" Murphy and Kate "Acid Burn" Libby. The three of them began to figure out ways to defeat the Master Control Program. Together the three were able to create the "NEO" program into the Matrix. It was the best, the one chance to succeed. But even the "NEO" program was stopped. Stopped by the newest weapon in the MCP arsenal. A restructured and corrupt version of the "dead TRON program, the SkeleTRON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superskrull Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Re: A name looking for an archtype I read way too many comics. This was the first thing I thought of when I saw that name. http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/skeltron.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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