CrosshairCollie Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Something I read a while back said that all movie characters or movie plots can be expressed as another character or movie, plus a different one (an adjunct to the old 'there are no original ideas left'). For example, Superman + Dawson's Creek = Smallville. For example, my Teen Champs character Vixen is something like Ben 10 + London Tipton*. So, just for one of those games that pop up every now and again ... what's your character, or game, equation? Use as many terms as you wish. *Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Insert any shallow rich girl from any media you may be more familiar with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clsage Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Something I read a while back said that all movie characters or movie plots can be expressed as another character or movie, plus a different one (an adjunct to the old 'there are no original ideas left'). For example, Superman + Dawson's Creek = Smallville. For example, my Teen Champs character Vixen is something like Ben 10 + London Tipton*. So, just for one of those games that pop up every now and again ... what's your character, or game, equation? Use as many terms as you wish. *Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Insert any shallow rich girl from any media you may be more familiar with. Well, tho he has sadly yet to see any playing time, I'll start with my powered armor character Sekkou: Iron Man + Greg Sanders (from CSI) + Peter Parker = Peter Benedict Clinton (aka Sekkou) -Carl- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mhoram Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Black Cat: Karate Kid + Mr Miyagi* + Wonder Woman. * Pick any wise aphorism spouting teacher of your choice. Ballistic: Iron Man + Doc Strange + Joe Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Steel Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Shadowhawk: Batman+Cloak+Constantine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTJoshua Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Felix = Vincent*+ Mr. Miyagi Tracy = Bruce Lee + me Joshua = Angel** + Eric Draven * = Beauty & The Beast TV show. ** = as in, Buffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation The Wizard of Oz Incorporated: Booster Gold + Urkel Hellfire: The Human Torch + Bridget Jones Riptide: Maxwell Lord + Wally West Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Arachne = Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man + Hanna Montana (except Arachne doesn't sing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transmetahuman Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation The Wizard of Oz Incorporated: Booster Gold + Urkel Steve Urkel? Plus Booster Gold? Sweet Jesus. And your fellow players haven't killed you* yet? *You, not the PC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwleisemann Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Now we know why Wizard of Oz Inc. doesn't do his adventuring in person, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Steve Urkel? Plus Booster Gold? Sweet Jesus. And your fellow players haven't killed you* yet? *You, not the PC... He didn't have Urkel's annoying mannerisms and voice, but he was a skinny adolescent engineering geek looking to get rich through superheroics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCoy Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Millennium is based on Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces. If you want the High Concept, Lancelot plus Superman. Cheeta A speedster who uses his armored gauntlets to catch bullets in mid aid. Quicksilver + Wonder Woman. Snow Leopard Her parents are Wolverine and Storm. Need I say more? Iron Will More complicated tham most. Original inspiration was Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbs) and the question, "What if Calvin could change Hobbs into a living, breathing, biting, clawing Tiger when he was in danger?" Then the wheelchair bound genius aspect was stolen from a homage to Heinlein's story "Waldo." That his gadgets could not be reverse-engineered because they were magic made him a techno-mage, like Forge. Then his speech patterns were inspired by Stevie Kenarban, the asthmatic Black kid on Malcom in the Middle. So Stevie Kenarban + Calvin + Waldo + Forge. Dolphin Ghandi + Superman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Ms. Marvel = She-Hulk (loves to fight) + Tigra (unfocused) + Hawkeye (smart-a$$) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psylint Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Flicker = Dazzler + Bruce Banner Psilint = Professor Xavier + the Incredible Hulk + Green Arrow Jeremy = Bedrock + (Jean Grey - Phoenix) + Kinetic/Mirage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnought Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation My Champions GM once described Dreadnought as Batman + The Hulk + Reed Richards. We have since rewritten the equation as Dreadnought = Iron Man + The Hulk + Reed Richards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusion Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Charles Captain America - the Shield + Gene Wilders Willy Wonka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Something I read a while back said that all movie characters or movie plots can be expressed as another character or movie' date=' plus a different one (an adjunct to the old 'there are no original ideas left'). For example, Superman + Dawson's Creek = Smallville.[/quote'] First time I saw that was in the movie "The Player" Scales = Thing + Dr. Strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted October 3, 2007 Report Share Posted October 3, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation A handful of characters: Lab Rat = Jyrras* - that particular love life + Mr. Fantastic - elasticity Reinard the Fox = Batman + Bug Bunny + classic cartoon indestructability Liberty Lash = Lady Heather** + Captain America -sheild Gunner = Sawa*** - being abused by boss + Hamtaro**** * From DMFA, http://www.missmab.com ** From a few episodes of CSI *** From Kite, a bad H anime my brother rented out of curiosity once. **** Kid's anime. Some Game ideas I had: VG Heroes = Reverse Captain N + 1990s action cartoon conventions Star Mice = Rats of NIMH***** + Star Trek BEACONs of the Night = Ultimate Avengers + Darkstalkers ***** You may opt for any cartoon focused on mice/rodents living beneath the notice of humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transmetahuman Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Dolphin Ghandi + SupermanI always thought of the contemptuous-of-humans, aquatic Captain Trips alter-ego from the Wild Cards books when you've written about him. No connection? Or did you just figure it was too obscure a reference to use in the equation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwleisemann Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Outsider: Wilbur Whateley + A Conscience Scarface: Darkman + Punisher Void: Batman with a dash of Magneto Teep: Dan (from DMFA) + Cyclops Steele: Colossus + Romance Novelist Stereotypes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Punchline = Joker + Darkman Gremlin = Captain America + Falling Hare Black Cat = (Batman + Daredevil + Moon Knight)/3 + Tony Danza^2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamLeisemann Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Watch out for the gremlin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister E Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Plutonicman is a Superman clone w/ a Colossus-like transformation into 'organic plutonium'... and a Hulk-like origin story. His base human form (Henry "Hank" Jones) was visually inspired by the hard-hat wearing human characters from the old Transformers cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed-F Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Soulbarb: Batman + Buffy + Hellboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monster Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Re: Your Character/Game Equation Darklord = Doctor Doom + Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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