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THE TIGER SQUAD - Current Roster of 40 Members

 

Agent 57 - Robotic Shapshifter

(Champions Universe p.121)

 

Boxer # - Martial Artist

 

Daughter of the Moon - Mentalist & Energy Projector

 

Dark Cloud - Intangible and Possession Powers

(Champions Universe p.121)

 

Dragonfly - Flyer (Winged) & Martial Artist

 

Earthfist - Vibratory Powers

(Watchers of the Dragon, 4e pg. 98-105)

 

Eight-Ways Lightning - Martial Artist & Energy Projector

 

Glorious Mind - Mentalist with Eidetic Memory

(Champions Universe p.121)

 

Gossamer Storm #- Mystic

(Watchers of the Dragon, 4e pg. 98-105)

 

GraniteMan - Brick (Body of Stone)

(Villains, Vandals and Vermin pg. 41-43)

 

Heart of the People - Martial Artist & Patriot (Field Leader)

 

Immensely Strong One - Brick

 

Irresistible Burden - Brick (Density Powers)

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

Iron Horse - Brick

 

Immortal Philosopher #- Martial Artist & Mystic

 

Quicksilver - Speedster & Martial Artist

(Watchers of the Dragon, 4e pg. 98-105)

 

Lady of a Thousand Fires - Energy Projector

 

Leafmaster - Plant Manipulator

 

Lightning - Electrokinetic (Field Leader)

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

Luan - Martial Artist & Weapon Specialist

(Watchers of the Dragon, 4e pg. ??)

 

Meteor - Flying Energy Projector

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

Micron - Metamorph (Shrinking)

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

Mighty Hammer - Brick & Weapons Specialist

 

Peach Blossom Spirit - Mystic

 

Phantom Soldier - Mystic

 

Phoenix - Martial Artist

(Watchers of the Dragon, 4e pg. 98-105)

 

Red Bullet - Speedster & Martial Artist (Field Leader)

(Villains, Vandals and Vermin pg. 43-44)

 

Revolutionary III - Martial Artist (Field Leader)

 

Shaolin Five - Metamorph

 

Shining Dawn - Energy Projector

 

Summer Cloud #- Wind Powers (Field Leader)

(Villains, Vandals and Vermin pg. 45-46)

 

Sodeptan (Skull Crusher) - Mystic Martial Artist possessed by a Demon.

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. ???)

 

Soothing Touch - Disease Controller & Healer

 

Steel-Shatter Fist - Martial Artist

 

Swarmlord - Insect Control

 

Technocrat #- Gadgeteer, Inventor, & Weapons Specialist

(Villains, Vandals and Vermin pg.47-48)

 

Tiger Fist Martial Artist

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

Venomous Shadow - Mystic Martial Artist and Poisoner

(The new NEW Champion of Vancouver Part 9 - 11)

 

Winter Dragon - Ice Powers & Martial Artist

(Villains, Vandals and Vermin pg. 49-50)

 

 

 

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Spirit Dragon #- Martial Artist & Mystic

(Villains, Vandals and Vermin pg. 121-122)

 

 

 

# = Pro-Democracy

 

 

 

 

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Known Dead

 

 

Five Star Legionnaire - Killed by Doctor Destroyer on Destruga II

(from Book of the Destroyer p.??)

 

Mountain Spirit - Killed by Doctor Destroyer on Destruga II

(from Book of the Destroyer p. ??)

 

 

 

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Hero System Reference Sourcebooks:

 

* Asian Bestiary II

* Book of the Destroyer

* Champions World Wide

* Champions Universe (pg.46, 74, ...)

* Mystic Masters

* Ninja Hero

* Ultimate Martial Artist

* Watchers of the Dragon

* Villains, Vandals and Vermin

* VOICE of Doom by Steve Perrin

 

* San Angelo: City of Heroes

* The Dragon's Gate: San Angelo's Chinatown

* The Algernon Files

* Fires of War: The Algernon Files, Volume II

 

 

Cheers

 

 

QM

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Re: The Tiger Squad Sourcebook (Fan Project)

 

Um' date=' by "Tiger Squad Sourcebook", you mean "China Sourcebook" basically?[/quote']

 

No. Because there's more in China that the Tiger Squad. It'd no more be "China" than UNTIL is "all the countries in the UN."

 

I'd like it to be China Squad centric (assuming it ever leaves a thread and becomes more). The people of the Tiger Squad, how they interact with China yes, but not China And It's Superteam.

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General Hseng - Immortal Chinese General, Martial Artist, & Weapons Specialist.

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 111-113)

 

Jade Tiger (Lin Hu) - Martial Artist & Mystic. Immortal Martial Arts Master and repository of the knowledge of the Yengtao Temple.

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. ??)

 

Lucky Bandit - Brick & Speedster

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

Monkey King, The (John Wa) - Monkey Human Hybrid, Martial Artist, & Weapons Master.

(Ninja Hero 5e pg. 135-136)

 

Nightwind - Heir to the teachings of the Yengtao Temple.

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 75)

 

Shugoshin - Wielder of the Swords capable of slaying the Death Dragon.

(Ultimate Martial Artist 4e pg. 42-44)

 

Spirit Dragon - Martial Artist & Mystic

(Villains, Vandals and Vermin pg. 121-122)

 

The Undying Tulku - Former Archmage of Champions Earth

(Mystic Masters 4e pg. ??)

 

White Monkey - Martial Artist & Weapons Master

(Champions World Wide pg. 77)

 

Whispering Dragon - Teleporter

(Champions World Wide pg. 78)

 

 

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Doctor Yin Wu - Ancient Chinese Sorcerer, former Mandarin of the Kingdom of Wu, future Master of China and the World.

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 22-32 and The Dragon Mandarin 5e pg. ??-??)

 

Emperor Crane - Mystic & Martial Artist

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 105-107)

 

Lam Kuei

(Champions World Wide pg. 191 - 192)

 

Li Chun the Destroyer - Demon Martial Artist

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 95-98 or (Champions World Wide pg. 193 - 195)

 

The Overlord (China's Doctor Destroyer???) -

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

The Red Dragon (Lung Hung) - Mutant Vampire-ish & Martial Artist. Secretly Leader of VOICE of Doom.

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27274&highlight=VOICE

 

 

 

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Blue Faced Demon (Lam Kuei) -

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

Green Dragon - Martial Artist

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. ??-??)

 

Iron & Gold - Martial Artists & Weapon Masters. Cult of the Red Banner Enforcers

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 44-46)

 

Jade Phoenix - Former Student & Destroyer of the Yengtao Temple.

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 77-78)

 

Ying - Pain Manipulation

(Champions World Wide pg. 200 - 201)

 

Sons of the Dragon - Loyal Warriors of Doctor Yin Wu

Copper Spear - Martial Artist & Weapons Master

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 34-39 and The Dragon Mandarin 5e pg. ??-??)

 

Golden Axe - Martial Artist & Weapons Master

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 34-39 and The Dragon Mandarin 5e pg. ??-??)

 

Iron Whirlwind - Martial Artist & Weapons Master

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 34-39 and The Dragon Mandarin 5e pg. ??-??)

 

Silver Hand - Martial Artist & Weapons Master

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 34-39 and The Dragon Mandarin 5e pg. ??-??)

 

 

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Cult of the Red Banner - Worshipers of the Death Dragon.

(Ultimate Martial Artist 4e pg. 235-36)

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57686&highlight=Cult+Red+Banner

 

The Rebellious Flock - Loyal Followers of Emperor Crane

(Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. 107-108)

 

Red Dawn Triad

(Champions World Wide pg. ??)

 

 

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Doctor Fang Shen - Martial Artist, Alchemist, & future Master of the World.

(Masterminds and Madmen 5e pg. ??-??)

 

Li Lian - Martial Artist & Honorable Daughter

(Masterminds and Madmen 5e pg. ??-??)

 

Ming Wei - Martial Artist & Femme Fatale

(Masterminds and Madmen 5e pg. ??-??)

 

Lok Shing - Martial Artist & Loyal Lieutenant

 

 

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List of Asian Superheroes - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_superheroes

 

List of Asian Mythologies - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_mythologies

 

Chinese Comics - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_comics

 

The Great Ten - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Ten

 

The Monkey King (Sun Wukong) - Wikipedia (Thanks Narratio)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong

 

China, People's Republic of (Special Forces) - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_special_forces_units#China.2C_People.27s_Republic_of

 

China, People's Republic of (Ministry of State Security) - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_State_Security_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China

 

Seven Brothers (Virgin Comics)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Brothers_(comic)

 

Way of the Rat (CrossGen Comics)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_of_the_Rat

 

Taiwan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan

 

Tibet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet

 

Hong Kong

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong

 

Macau

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau

 

 

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Most dishonourable Chinese supervillain team

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=72551

 

 

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Re: The Tiger Squad Sourcebook (Fan Project)

 

Many of the Characters are of Chineses descent and are likely targets for the Chinese Governement to manipulate into preforming Black Operations. Who knows' date=' maybe their backgrounds and histories are forgeries.[/quote']

 

No worries mate. But you did have several Pulp Villains up, and they really don't count because they were pre-Communist China. And the Communist Chinese Government is the glue forcing this group together - otherwise some of them might be enemies outright.

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Ah hah! Sun Wukong' date=' the Monkey King[/b']! Gotcha, Wiki has almost everything... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Wukong Now, where is Enforcer84? He's got good writeup skills while mine are still queing somewhere for a slush puppy.:ugly:

 

Ninja Hero has a decent Sun Wukong pastiche.

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Re: THE TIGER SQUAD -- What Do You Want To See?

 

THE TIGER SQUAD -- What Do You Want To See?

 

Ok, that is what I have been able to compile so far, but now I do not know what to do?

 

 

Anybody?

 

 

QM

 

You'd want a history of the Squad, how it was assembled, who put it together, and how new people are recruited. Also, who they have fought, who they have beaten, who has beaten them, who has quit, been killed, and so on. How they relate and interact with others, such as UNTIL, the martial arts world, or the mystic world.

 

Then you'd want to establish who is on the current Squad, how these people are divided up (if they are broken up into specific teams), and what the hierarchy of the Squad is.

 

After that, you get to start creating character sheets for the Squad's members.

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THE TIGER SQUAD -- Superhuman and Subcultures

 

Superhuman and Subcultures

 

 

The Superhuman World

- The Tiger Squad

 

 

The Business and Financial World

- China's Market-Oriented Reforms

 

 

The Espionage World

- Ministry of State Security (MSS)

 

 

The Law Enforcement World

- Chinese Armed Police Force (CAPF)

 

 

The Martial Arts World

- The Tournament of the Dragon

- Yengtao Temple

 

 

The Military/Mercenary/Terrorist World

- People's Liberation Army

 

 

The Mystic World

1. Doctor Yin Wu

2. Li Chun the Destroyer

3. Emperor Crane

4. Sze Long (Death Dragon) aka Lung Wang (Dragon King)

(Champions Universe p.131 & Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. ???)

5. Demons, Spirits, and Monsters (Asian Bestiary I & II)

6. Tibet

7. Shaolin

 

The Religious World

- Sze Long (Death Dragon) aka Lung Wang (Dragon King)

(Champions Universe p.131 & Watchers of the Dragon 4e pg. ???)

 

 

The Science and Technological World

- Technocrat of The Tiger Squad

- Phoenix - Super Team Air Craft

- Fire Crows - Super Squad Air Craft

 

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THE TIGER SQUAD -- Timeline

 

 

Month ? 1960s:

- The Tiger Squad was originally formed as a group of assassins and spies for the government. It remained little more than a elite special forces unit until the the early 1980s, until the end of the Cultural Revolution when it fell into disfavour and was disbanded.

 

Month ? 1967:

- The People's Republic of China Officially establishes its own government superteam, The Tiger Squad.

 

April 1989:

- The Tienanmen Square Massacre. While The Tiger Squad was not actually directly involved the media backlash hurts their popular support among the people.

- Spirit Dragon deserts The Tiger Squad in protest and leaves China to continue to fight for the People from abroad.

 

Month ? 1995:

- Li Chun the Destroyer is accidentally freed in China. After defeating the Tiger Squad in a two-day running battle, he mysteriously disappears . (Champions Universe 5e pg. 46)

 

July 1997:

- Transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong or The Handover

 

December 1999:

- Transfer of the sovereignty of Macau

 

May 2004:

- During the events of Reality Storm: When World Collide various members of The Tiger Squad disappear. Only a few ever return and their report causes consternation among the Politburo.

 

- The Tiger Squad launches a surprise assault on Doctor Yin Wu's stronghold, but is repelled by the Sons of the Dragon, various Enchanted Beasts, and an army of Terracotta Warriors. The failed attack cast them the lives several Tiger Squad members. Who died became a state secret and the event was covered up. The Tiger Squad swears vengeance.

 

Month ? 2004:

- The Warlord's Shadow Army is discovered training and smuggling the Tibetan Peoples Revolutionary Army. The Tiger Squad and the People's Liberation Army spend several months hunting down the TPBR. The People's Republic of China publicly blames the Dali Lama, but claims are considered bad propaganda.

 

Month ? 2005:

- Mechanon takes advantage of massive flooding in the Henan Province and create a Legion of Robot Soldiers to capture the PLA's Intercontinental Range Ballistic Missiles facility. Mechanon is barely defeated with the aid of The Dragon Mandarin, Dr. Yin Wu and The Red Dragon (VOICE of Doom). Their involvement becomes a State Secret.

 

Month ? 2005:

- Gravitar attacks The Tiger Squad during a memorial ceremony by various groups honoring the fallen during the Tienanmen Square Massacre. She defeats 14 of them before deciding being driven off by Gossamer Storm.

 

 

Month ? 2006:

- Doctor Destroyer launches attacks against the People Republic of China. His Agents and Operatives testing The Tiger Squad and the PLA force in a final confrontation with the Doctor Destroyer himself. Again The Dragon Mandarin and a new menace known as the Overlord drive him out, but the death toll becomes a State Secret and the several more members of The Tiger Squad. UNTIL Reports suggest that the PLA has yet to replace or reclaim the PRC's territorial claims on Tibet.

 

- The Tiger Squad fights-turn-teams up with the California Patrol to defeat a Chinese Organized Crime Group run by superhumans (Red Dragon & the VOICE of Doom)

 

Month ? 2006:

- The Tiger Squad publicly captures the Lucky Bandit, but his forced by international pressure to imprison rather than execute him.

- The Overlord make a bid to conquer Macau and is a battle lasting several weeks is driven off.

 

Month ? 2007:

- Destruga II (Isle of Doctor Destroyer) Lost 2 Team Members following the destruction of Destruga II

- Lucky Bandit captured and imprisoned by Chinese authorities.

- Lucky Bandit escapes with the help of Summer Cloud of the Tiger Squad. Last seen in Vancouver, Canada in the company of the Lady of the Green Lantern and Chinese American from the Eastern United States.

 

Month ? 2008:

- 2008 Summer Olympics "The Beijing Olympics" Doctor Yin Wu's threats against it.

 

 

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Re: The Tiger Squad Sourcebook (Fan Project)

 

The Tiger Squad

 

It started as:

 

About The Tiger Squad

 

The Tiger Squad and The Superhuman World

 

The Tiger Squad and Other Organizations

 

The Tiger Squad and Geography

 

The Tiger Squad and Enemies

 

Using The Tiger Squad

 

 

Character Compendium

 

Role:

 

Interactions:

 

Group Headquarters And Equipment:

Phoenix - Super Team Air Craft

 

Fire Crows - Super Squad Air Craft

 

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Template from Oddhat's the Circle

 

 

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Re: The Tiger Squad Sourcebook (Fan Project)

 

Put these in the 'plot seeds thread' but it occurred to me it might be a good idea to offer them here as well for your fine tuning and use if folks are interested.

 

The Tiger Squad

1) Flying Tigers: The Tiger Squad discovers a covert operation by their government that they find beyond the pale. Hundreds of lives could be lost if it isn't foiled or stopped. Sickened, the most pro democracy members of the Squad meets secretly and agrees to defect as one to the West, and bring the evidence of this coming atrocity to light, both to foil it, and to make a statement. One of them leaving, the Communist Regime could brush off with a bogus story, but if 8 or more depart and appear united on Western Press, it will be much harder to dismiss. However, they need help. Turning to the PCs, they ask for aid in abducting their own family members and making sure they get to the West first so they can't be imprisoned or threatened by the government they're about to really piss off. Will the PCs risk an international incident? And what if some family members refuse to go? And if the Party actually set this out to flush out 'traitors', will they find themselves facing ambushes meant for the pro democracy TS members?

 

2) Reflections of Wu: Odd reports come in from China, as shipments stop, and the borders close. The effects on the world economy are immediate, and spy planes going in lose contact, but satellites appear to be out of the range of whatever is going on, and give some details. Dr. Yin Wu has succeeded in transforming modern China into his idealized version of a medieval China of legend. And the Tiger Squad has been transformed into his loyal vassals. While clever PCs can find means to protect themselves from the magic of the mirror of transcendence for a short time, will it be enough time to defeat the altered Tiger Squad, and free China? Or will they too be enslaved even if they somehow can defeat the army of superpowered beings?

 

3) Trying on Stripes: One by one, Tiger Squad members end up being killed, or badly injured in seeming 'accidents' and battle with 'random' opponents. The Chinese government, true to its nature, down plays the bad press abroad, while trying to turn them into loyal martyrs at home but does not suspect foul play. Technocrat, however does. Believing that there is a traitor among the squad itself, Technocrat hacks into the files of the Chinese government and creates fake covers for "new members" while at the same time, using her gadgetry to provide PCs with translation devices ("Flawless Chinese, really... most of the time") and disguises so they can pretend to be those new members and uncover what's going on. Who is the traitor? And even if Technocrat is proven right, should the Communist government find out she has done this, she's sure to be in great danger.

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