Hermit Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 Recently, there's been some complaints about Teutonic supervillains being a 'dime a dozen' and Nazis being overdone. By gum, this can't be allowed... I have a dream, a dream where all would be world rulers, where all delusional villains with global goals, will not be judged by their cheesy Europeon accents, but by the flow of their cape, and the devious underpinings of their mad schemes! I have a dream! So, anyone have ideas for world conquerers and behind the scenes masterminds who can provide equal oppurtunity to our meglomanical needs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BishopofB&W Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 How about a direct descendant of Alexander the Great who takes up his ancestor's goal of eliminating racial prejudice by forcing intermarriage until all are one ethnicity? All his henchmen wear sculpted masks depicting a computer composite of all known ethnic facial characteristics. Armored uniforms reminicent of armor in Alexander's army. The new Alexander would still be quite sexist, though. That should tick off any superheroines. He uses any hi-tech he can get his hands on as well as some ancient Greek and Macedonian magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Noy Thepsouvan was tired of the westerners acting as though they were the rightful lords of the Earth, sick of the Chinese and Japanese with there smug belief that they were destined to be the masters of Asia, and most of all enraged by his fellow Thai's acceptance of the roles of merchants and entertainers in place of the spirit of Imperial Destiny that had once guided their land. Now, with the power of dream spirits long neglected and technology forged by his own genius, Chao Naai Fan (Master Dream) will lead his people to greatness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyragnome Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Hrm...how about: Jihad an Islamic "Manifest Destiny" type attempting to spread Islam worldwide...he can lead reverse Crusades...attempt to retake Moorish holdings, etc. Can also be involved in more mundane crimes to raise money. He doesn't have to be necessarily evil or a "terrorist," but it works either way. (In my old, old, old game, Jihad was actually a team consisting of Arc, Neutron, Dervish, Sufi and a couple others I forgot) Great Zim an African Brick from Southern Africa (the area around the old Great Zimbabwe...or Great Stone Wall). Bent on a more local conquest taking back all the lands that were under the Zim Kingdom and driving out the "settlers." Ixlan an ancient Aztec God (not really) bent on returning Aztec lands and the New World to the "natives." In my campaign he was a 40 ft Mummy God with cultists and a few other mystical guardians... Totem an American Indian with shapeshifting powers, same goals as Ixlan above...maybe they team up Powerbroker a more subtle, behind the scenes type. A business man with tons of connections that uses his money and power to take over the world...well the worlds corporations, because that's where he believes the power is. My favorites...the Illuminati a group that actually works against each other in their individual attempts to take over the world...You could have greats like "the Gnome of Zurich," a midget using his economic power, "Majestic 12" an American using alien technology...or anything else...each one playing off and against each other... Borealis was good from Champions of the North (I think that was his name). Hrm...I think I'm tapped, for the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 I wasn't actually complaining , but as long as the subject's come up, I have to point out that the Oriental mastermind is almost as much of a cliche as the Teutonic/Nazi one: Fu Manchu, Shiwan Khan, the Yellow Claw, the Mandarin, even the CU's own Dr. Yin Wu. They're all fine characters in their own right, but they do follow a distinct pattern. Here's one of the more interesting concepts to be developed through brainstorming on these boards, The Inquisitor: http://www.herogames.com/oldForum/Champions/002165.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent X Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 If you are inspired by certain silly science fiction novels - A Pacific Islander discovers there are other people in the world besides his people. His response, "They will have to go." Take it from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Abyss is an australian aborigine in Doctor Destroyer's clothes who's lifelong goal is ending pollution worldwide... mostly through the ending of polluters. But his schemes are on a grand scale. Currently he's trying to seal the ozone hole by altering the chemistry of the earth's atmosphere. Dr. Simian is a superintelligent chimpanzee who wants to make the earth safe for ape-kind by eliminating their biggest competitor. (Guess who...) He deals in a lot of biotechnology, and leads a team of mutant superapes named Prime 8. Lord Doom is actor Avery Brooks (its a long story, but I actually have the actor's permission to use him as a supervillain as long as the supervillain in question is a "criminal mastermind of some sort, like Blofeld"; I asked him at a Con once, and those were his specifications), after he's gained god-like intelligence and technological savvy and after he loses his entire family in a terrorist incident. He wants to make the world safe again, and has chosen to eliminate war and terrorism by taking over the world and forcing his views of world harmony on everyone. How's that for non-teutonic, non-Nazi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Liaden I wasn't actually complaining , but as long as the subject's come up, I have to point out that the Oriental mastermind is almost as much of a cliche as the Teutonic/Nazi one: Fu Manchu, Shiwan Khan, the Yellow Claw, the Mandarin, even the CU's own Dr. Yin Wu. They're all fine characters in their own right, but they do follow a distinct pattern. http://www.herogames.com/oldForum/Champions/002165.html True, but I've never seen a Thai Mastermind. French might be fun, or Belgian. "Yes soon I, Hercule Poirot, shall be Master of the World!" Maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barghest Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 No no no no no. Not French. Not Belgian. Luxembourg. Lichtenstein. Malta. Monaco. These are the tiny little countries that should spawn the next megalomaniacal jumped up little superpowered napoleon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Originally posted by Barghest No no no no no. Not French. Not Belgian. Luxembourg. Lichtenstein. Malta. Monaco. These are the tiny little countries that should spawn the next megalomaniacal jumped up little superpowered napoleon "I am the Maltese Falcon, Master of all Birds! Fear my migh....Why are you laughing?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Originally posted by Worldmaker Lord Doom is actor Avery Brooks (its a long story, but I actually have the actor's permission to use him as a supervillain as long as the supervillain in question is a "criminal mastermind of some sort, like Blofeld"; I asked him at a Con once, and those were his specifications), after he's gained god-like intelligence and technological savvy and after he loses his entire family in a terrorist incident. He wants to make the world safe again, and has chosen to eliminate war and terrorism by taking over the world and forcing his views of world harmony on everyone. Lord Doom, huh? Not Dr. Noah? Well, you're not the first one to make Avery Brooks a villain--I recast the Star Wars movies with Star Trek actors, and he was my choice to play Darth Vader. Have you been keeping him apprised as to Doom's activities? ("Dear Mr. Brooks--Here's what Lord Doom did this week. . .") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Originally posted by wcw43921 Have you been keeping him apprised as to Doom's activities? ("Dear Mr. Brooks--Here's what Lord Doom did this week. . .") Nope... I'm not that much of a fanboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbra Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Originally posted by Barghest No no no no no. Not French. Not Belgian. Luxembourg. Lichtenstein. Malta. Monaco. These are the tiny little countries that should spawn the next megalomaniacal jumped up little superpowered napoleon Anyone read "The Mouse That Roared"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murdoch Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Some suggestions: Timur Khan (Tamerlane, 1336-1405), the Mongol-descended conqueror of Inda and much of Central Asia, who was based in northern India: Darius and Xerxes, the Persian conquerors who nearly destroyed the Greek city-states before being defeated by the combined forces of Athens and Sparta (400s BC): Shaka Zulu (1785-1828), the conqueror of much of south Africa before the British/Dutch Cape Colony grew to power. Just a few sparks for ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent X Posted August 9, 2003 Report Share Posted August 9, 2003 Originally posted by murdoch Some suggestions: Timur Khan (Tamerlane, 1336-1405), the Mongol-descended conqueror of Inda and much of Central Asia, who was based in northern India: Darius and Xerxes, the Persian conquerors who nearly destroyed the Greek city-states before being defeated by the combined forces of Athens and Sparta (400s BC): Shaka Zulu (1785-1828), the conqueror of much of south Africa before the British/Dutch Cape Colony grew to power. Just a few sparks for ideas... Let's add Suleiman and Mansa Musa and Sargon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Here's one La restauración : Carlos Mandago's older brother was accidentally killed trying to make it over the border so he could send money back to feed the family and put Carlos through college. Carlos went on to college anyways, but his anger at the United States to the North, and how Mexicans were treated in a land they once controlled much of only grew. A genius who embraced the latest technologies and improved upon them, Carlos soon gained acclaim world wide in the fields of micro circruitry and computer design. While many did not know was he had programmed some worms to siphon off money, bit by bit, from many organizations of North America. By the time a decade had passed... he was a secret Billionare. Now his real goals could begin. Calling himself, La Restauraction, Carlos took the guise of not one man, but several men an entire 'Organization'. The Authorities both in and out of Mexico never realized that this 'group' was essentially one person. At least as first. Speaking of Mexico retaking it's own, La Resturaction continues to preach and plead to disgruntled and imporvished Mexicans gathering them as agents of his goal, a reconquest of all land lost to the United States. While often engaging in terrorist actions, La Resturaction also has designed many robots, high tech weapons , and continues his computer piracy and hacking to sow maximum confusion. Ironically, his most persistant enemies are the heroes of Mexico City itself. He considers them traitors one and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 these guys and gals (are there any gals yet?) are perfect as the council of Monarchs for my Divine Right organization. Although my Lord of South America who is still un named but I was considering using the spanish for "Golden King" even though I know not what that is... He was smart, but a natrual Telekinetic. He recruits Giganto after the death of Muerte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Why not make the mastermind... CANADIAN!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WhammeWhamme Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Well, since his campaign seems to be canned like a ham... And NZ is pretty far away from europe. Dragon Lord: University Student working with fantasy film work is hit by a freak accident, gets sucked into the computer, and emerges with 'Special Effects' powers. Sadly, this student also happens to be (my real life friend) Michael, who had already thought out a plan for world domination... And is definately evil. Powers: Hard to hurt due to digitized nature. Some very big, very splashy fire, ice, wind... powers with a bizarre unifying SFX. And, the killer: the ability to 'combine footage' and merge others into combined hybrid creatures. He starts off seeming *very* fantasy themed, but all he needs to do is mentally reprogram himself and... (heh) Hey, I needed a MegaVillain for a local campaign, and, as Michael pointed out: 'is there anything other than LoTR that is cool like that here?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Originally posted by Enforcer84 these guys and gals (are there any gals yet?) are perfect as the council of Monarchs for my Divine Right organization. There are precedents for female villains and masterminds in fiction. CKC has two major league female masterminds (that I can recall). The problem is avoiding making them stereotypically sexy and/or magic based. That said, Istvatha V'han would make a great silent backer for your council. If you don't worry overly much about stereotype busting, Baba Yaga, Russian immortal witch has always featured prominently in my campaigns as one of the most powerful metahumans in Europe, possibly the world. Currently she plots and plans for Russia's return to power, and many former Soviets harbor a certain respect for the old woman of the woods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbra Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 How bout Grainne Mhaol or as the English called her Grace O'Malley the famous Irish Pirate/Freedom fighter? She fought the British during the 16th century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Originally posted by Enforcer84 Although my Lord of South America who is still un named but I was considering using the spanish for "Golden King" even though I know not what that is... He was smart, but a natrual Telekinetic. He recruits Giganto after the death of Muerte I was considering Rafael Cortez, Muerte's younger brother. He made his money legitimately, first as the timber king of the Amazon jungles, then as the cattle king of the Amazon plains. His only known connection to his brother's activities is that some of his security personnel may once have been agents of Terror Inc. Recently, Giganto seems to have fixated on him. Cortez has rather reluctantly taken him in. He is only just beginning to suspect that something isn't quite right: the man-monster seems to engage in curiously intelligent but mysterious behaviour at night time... Another possibility would be a New Zealander working for ARGENT or VIPER. Being far enough away from the power centres of these agencies might give her the opportunity to set up on her own behalf. The split might not yet be open. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Don't leave the British out of it. Remember who had 1/4 of the Globe as their empire. So how about Lord Cornwallis ? They defeated his ancestor and now the Americans and the French must pay ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Arrow Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Originally posted by Enforcer84 these guys and gals (are there any gals yet?) are perfect as the council of Monarchs for my Divine Right organization. Although my Lord of South America who is still un named but I was considering using the spanish for "Golden King" even though I know not what that is... He was smart, but a natrual Telekinetic. He recruits Giganto after the death of Muerte My Spanish is all but non-existent, but I think that would be Rey del Oro. Sorry if I've loused up there. Maybe someone can confirm/correct it. The literal translation (I think) is King of Gold, but I think that's how they would translate "Golden King". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Originally posted by Crimson Arrow My Spanish is all but non-existent, but I think that would be Rey del Oro. Sorry if I've loused up there. Maybe someone can confirm/correct it. The literal translation (I think) is King of Gold, but I think that's how they would translate "Golden King". And let's not forget Terry Pratchett's King of the Golden River... There's a set of death traps your heroes will never forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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