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I agree with Black Paladin and Lady Blue, not sure about the rest.

 

My favorite(and this probably won't be a surprise) is Foxbat. But, not the current version, the older Enemies Assemble version with his whole crew.

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Of the ones listed, I like Black Paladin's best.

 

My favorite of all time, though, has to be Grond. Something about 'filled with fear and strange chemicals, he was struck by lightning just as he dove into the industrially-polluted river' just makes me smile. :)

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My all-time favorite official Champions character is Nuada of the Silver Hand, from Kingdom of Champions. I've always loved characters with a mythological background, and I'm a sucker for heroes with a tragic background or fate (and this version of Nuada is an almost Moorkockian "eternal champion").

 

Second favorite is Lung Hung from VOICE of Doom, an immortal master manipulator with a compelling origin and history, an intriguing background twist, and a unique motivation: not to conquer the world, but to keep it divided and unstable enough so that his corner of it remains secure.

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Of the ones listed, I like Black Paladin's best.

 

My favorite of all time, though, has to be Grond. Something about 'filled with fear and strange chemicals, he was struck by lightning just as he dove into the industrially-polluted river' just makes me smile. :)

 

Agree 100% with Grond

 

Also foxbat is amusing

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My favorite of all time' date=' though, has to be Grond. Something about 'filled with fear and strange chemicals, he was struck by lightning just as he dove into the industrially-polluted river' just makes me smile. :)[/quote']

 

I agree, Grond's origin story has everything, apart from the radioactive animals and the experimental enhanced-radiation nuclear weapons. Probably explains why Grond wound up the way he did.

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Grond; for all the reasons mentioned, and all those reasons we already know and love.

Foxbat; because he made the decision to live a life of Cartoonish Supervillainy!

The Monster; because it has no background.. only the history it's made since appearing.

Colonel Vasilov (from Red Doom); Because he's an irredeemable KGB Mastermind, and would be a ready-made nemesis for any Silver Age Patriotic Hero.

And last but not least, Herculan (5th edition); I appreciate how his original history and background was fully developed and integrated into the Champions Universe.

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I've always liked Madame Moonlight from the 4E GAC book. At the very least, she has one of the best costumes ever drawn for a published HERO System character.

 

Other favorites? Hmmm... yeah... ahhh... let me get back to you on that.

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Since the subject's come up, let me mention that I brought Prof. Muerte back from the dead for a feature article in Digital Hero #44. Muerte's fans would recognize his roots in this version, but I modified his original background and history to more closely conform to official Fifth Edition CU continuity, and took him in a major new direction, as well as providing several all-new minions for him.

 

I'll just add that his nom du crime is now a lot more appropriate. :eg:

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Courtesy of S. Chad Rilecy

 

Appearance: A roguishly handsome man with dark hair and eyes. He dresses impeccably and carries himself with an aristocratic air. The Armor is black with red spikes and a black cloak lined in crimson. His gauntlets, boots, and belt are gold, and the face plate appears to be a white skull. The cloak is held by two red skulls at his collar.

 

Personality:Well, he wants to rule the world. Beyond that he's pretty charming. For some reason, the clone of Professeur Muerte is far saner than the original. He is building slowly, trying to attract followers without attracting unwanted attention from the law. Although personally more powerful than he was before, his organization is quite vulnerable. Muerte is willing to wait it out and use subtle methods to achieve his goals. However, one doesn't conquer the world while it's looking the other way. He knows that he needs to start somewhere small and work out. He has his eye on Brazil. The beaches are lovely.

 

Quote: "Witchcraft (fka; Solitaire), my dear, don't say such crude things. I was hoping we could make the last moments of your life on earth...magical."

 

Background: Footsteps echoed through the wreckage that was once the home base of Terror Incorporated. They stopped abruptly as a well-dressed man of Spanish decent stood in front of a cave wall.

 

“Muerte Code Omega, Alpha, Genesis.” He spoke in a cultured, casual voice. A hiss answered back and a section of the wall fell to the floor to reveal an elevator behind it. The man stepped through the portal and spoke again, “Take me down, Thanatos.”

The elevator hummed to a start and lowered itself slowly into the depths of the earth.

 

“Lights,” The man said as he stepped into the gloom. The room responded by glowing softly as to not blind him by the change in light intensity, and then slowly brightened to normal daylight.

 

The man looked at the room; it was just as he had pictured it. It was odd not having seen it before with his own eyes but knowing it so intimately in his soul. He sat in a plush chair and commanded Thanatos, the computer to collect data on what had happened since August 7th, 2002.

 

Hernan Cortez is a handsome man. His face has sharp features, piercing brown eyes, and long, straight, brown hair. He has a tan complexion and an easy, almost predatory grace in his movements. His taste in clothing is expensive, tailored, silk suits.

 

He looks very good for a twice burned corpse.

 

“Master, the data has been uploaded, would you like me to read it too you?” The computer asks.

 

“No, that will be unnecessary.” Cortez says with a wave of his hand. He sits down and begins to poor over the printouts.

 

“It would appear my dear Fiona has taken up shop elsewhere.” He mused.

“Thanatos, what about Giganto?”

 

“Subject: Giganto has been seen in the service of the Golden Emperor.”

 

“The Who?”

 

“Golden Emperor, self styled king of South and Central America.”

 

“Well, I can’t have that; now can I? I’ve no use for a King.” Cortez looked at the picture of the brutish Giganto. “Still, he served me loyally when no one else would. Perhaps he has earned his freedom.”

 

“We'll let him stay where he is and see if this “Golden Emperor” turns out to be much of a problem.

 

“ARGENT, here; what is your account number?” The voice on the secured satellite line said.

 

“M-34576-3x” Cortez replied.

 

“Professeur Muerte?” The voice paused nervously. There was conversation on the other end. Then a different voice took the line, “Account Number, please.”

 

“M-34576-3x” Cortez repeated.

 

“I need the rest of the code; who is this?”

 

“Muerte Omega, Alpha Genesis.”

 

“Okay. Confirmed. Welcome back to the world of the living Professor.”

 

“Thank you; sorry to be such trouble,” Cortez said sardonically.

 

“I need a new base of operations and some gear for a small cadre of agents.”

 

“Not a problem; what’s the time frame?”

 

“Patience was never my strong suit. I am working on it. I do not have a deadline at this time.”

 

“Design? Location?”

 

“Thanatos is sending them to you now.” Cortez waited patiently.

 

“Okay, as to payment. It would appear as if your account with us has been…uhm, Terminated.” The voice took on a nervous edge.

 

“I expected as much; the price we pay when we die. Thanatos will give you the account number of a bank in Columbia; use the money there to fund the project.

And see about setting me up with a new account.”

 

“At once, sir. Anything else we can do for you today?”

 

“No, thank you for your time.”

 

“Thanks for choosing ARGENT, sir.”

 

The new base was far more comfortable than the last one. The laboratory suite was perfect for his expanded scientific background. He was itching to get at the workshop as well.

“Thanatos; please have the servo-drones prep the workshop for my new project. Have the Mark III armor ready for assembly.”

“At once, Master.”

 

I can’t believe that I chose to where purple, black, and white, Cortez thought to himself, I must have been more affected by madness than they say.

 

He looked at himself in the many mirrors of his master suite; the new armor was impressive. He had kept the skull motive for the face plate, and the cloak, they were dynamic. The armor was glossy black with dark metallic red spikes, while the gauntlets, boots, and belt were gold.

 

“This is the garb fit for a king of the world,” Professeur Muerte’s voice, altered by the armor’s faceplate, reverberated through the room ominously.

 

Scorpia and Fiacho were sparring in their hidden lair, somewhere in the Swiss Alps, trading feints and glancing blows. Then the monitor blinked on.

“I have returned.” The voice said simply.

Scorpia’s face went white; she spun on the monitor and stared open-mouthed at the face of her former leader. The man she had killed.

 

“We shall be in touch.” Muerte said with a chuckle, and then the monitor went blank.

 

Powers/Tactics:Although not on the level of Telios, Empress, or the late Dr. Destroyer, Muerte is a genius. He has studied various sciences and traveled extensively in his short life. He has the skills of the original Muerte at his disposal as well. His armor is an improved version of the original armor Destroyer built for him. It is based on force fields, and gives him tremendous defenses. He can shape the force fields to become offensive and defensive tools. He has also added a few non-Force Field based weapons, namely the powerful Particle Beam and the versatile Adjustable Blaster. He plays to win and whatever works, works.

 

Campaign Use:One of the wannabe world conquerors struggling to fill the void left by the death of Doctor Destroyer.

 

 

Cheers

 

 

QM

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Courtesy of S. Chad Rilecy

 

Appearance:* A roguishly handsome man with dark hair and eyes. He dresses impeccably and carries himself with an aristocratic air. The Armor is black with red spikes and a black cloak lined in crimson. His gauntlets, boots, and belt are gold, and the face plate appears to be a white skull. The cloak is held by two red skulls at his collar.

 

Personality:*Well, he wants to rule the world. Beyond that he's pretty charming. For some reason, the clone of Professeur Muerte is far saner than the original. He is building slowly, trying to attract followers without attracting unwanted attention from the law. Although personally more powerful than he was before, his organization is quite vulnerable. Muerte is willing to wait it out and use subtle methods to achieve his goals. However, one doesn't conquer the world while it's looking the other way. He knows that he needs to start somewhere small and work out. He has his eye on Brazil. The beaches are lovely.

 

Quote: "Witchcraft (fka; Solitaire), my dear, don't say such crude things. I was hoping we could make the last moments of your life on earth...magical."

 

Background:* Footsteps echoed through the wreckage that was once the home base of Terror Incorporated. They stopped abruptly as a well-dressed man of Spanish decent stood in front of a cave wall.

 

“Muerte Code Omega, Alpha, Genesis.” He spoke in a cultured, casual voice. A hiss answered back and a section of the wall fell to the floor to reveal an elevator behind it. The man stepped through the portal and spoke again, “Take me down, Thanatos.”

The elevator hummed to a start and lowered itself slowly into the depths of the earth.

 

“Lights,” The man said as he stepped into the gloom. The room responded by glowing softly as to not blind him by the change in light intensity, and then slowly brightened to normal daylight.

 

The man looked at the room; it was just as he had pictured it. It was odd not having seen it before with his own eyes but knowing it so intimately in his soul. He sat in a plush chair and commanded Thanatos, the computer to collect data on what had happened since August 7th, 2002.

 

Hernan Cortez is a handsome man. His face has sharp features, piercing brown eyes, and long, straight, brown hair. He has a tan complexion and an easy, almost predatory grace in his movements. His taste in clothing is expensive, tailored, silk suits.

 

He looks very good for a twice burned corpse.

 

“Master, the data has been uploaded, would you like me to read it too you?” The computer asks.

 

“No, that will be unnecessary.” Cortez says with a wave of his hand. He sits down and begins to poor over the printouts.

 

“It would appear my dear Fiona has taken up shop elsewhere.” He mused.

“Thanatos, what about Giganto?”

 

“Subject: Giganto has been seen in the service of the Golden Emperor.”

 

“The Who?”

 

“Golden Emperor, self styled king of South and Central America.”

 

“Well, I can’t have that; now can I? I’ve no use for a King.” Cortez looked at the picture of the brutish Giganto. “Still, he served me loyally when no one else would. Perhaps he has earned his freedom.”

 

“We'll let him stay where he is and see if this “Golden Emperor” turns out to be much of a problem.

 

“ARGENT, here; what is your account number?” The voice on the secured satellite line said.

 

“M-34576-3x” Cortez replied.

 

“Professeur Muerte?” The voice paused nervously. There was conversation on the other end. Then a different voice took the line, “Account Number, please.”

 

“M-34576-3x” Cortez repeated.

 

“I need the rest of the code; who is this?”

 

“Muerte Omega, Alpha Genesis.”

 

“Okay. Confirmed. Welcome back to the world of the living Professor.”

 

“Thank you; sorry to be such trouble,” Cortez said sardonically.

 

“I need a new base of operations and some gear for a small cadre of agents.”

 

“Not a problem; what’s the time frame?”

 

“Patience was never my strong suit. I am working on it. I do not have a deadline at this time.”

 

“Design? Location?”

 

“Thanatos is sending them to you now.” Cortez waited patiently.

 

“Okay, as to payment. It would appear as if your account with us has been…uhm, Terminated.” The voice took on a nervous edge.

 

“I expected as much; the price we pay when we die. Thanatos will give you the account number of a bank in Columbia; use the money there to fund the project.

And see about setting me up with a new account.”

 

“At once, sir. Anything else we can do for you today?”

 

“No, thank you for your time.”

 

“Thanks for choosing ARGENT, sir.”

 

The new base was far more comfortable than the last one. The laboratory suite was perfect for his expanded scientific background. He was itching to get at the workshop as well.

“Thanatos; please have the servo-drones prep the workshop for my new project. Have the Mark III armor ready for assembly.”

“At once, Master.”

 

I can’t believe that I chose to where purple, black, and white, Cortez thought to himself, I must have been more affected by madness than they say.

 

He looked at himself in the many mirrors of his master suite; the new armor was impressive. He had kept the skull motive for the face plate, and the cloak, they were dynamic. The armor was glossy black with dark metallic red spikes, while the gauntlets, boots, and belt were gold.

 

“This is the garb fit for a king of the world,” Professeur Muerte’s voice, altered by the armor’s faceplate, reverberated through the room ominously.

 

Scorpia and Fiacho were sparring in their hidden lair, somewhere in the Swiss Alps, trading feints and glancing blows. Then the monitor blinked on.

“I have returned.” The voice said simply.

Scorpia’s face went white; she spun on the monitor and stared open-mouthed at the face of her former leader. The man she had killed.

 

“We shall be in touch.” Muerte said with a chuckle, and then the monitor went blank.

 

Powers/Tactics:*Although not on the level of Telios, Empress, or the late Dr. Destroyer, Muerte is a genius. He has studied various sciences and travelled extensively in his short life. He has the skills of the original Muerte at his disposal as well. His armor is an improved version of the original armor Destroyer built for him. It is based on force fields, and gives him tremendous defenses. He can shape the force fields to become offensive and defensive tools. He has also added a few non-Force Field based weapons, namely the powerful Particle Beam and the versatile Adjustable Blaster. He plays to win and whatever works, works.

 

Campaign Use:*One of the wannabe world conquerors struggling to fill the void left by the death of Doctor Destroyer.

 

 

Cheers

 

 

QM

i wonder what kind of schemes the prof. would hatch againsta certain " impostor"calling himself DOCTOR MURETE

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Since the subject's come up' date=' let me mention that I brought Prof. Muerte back from the dead for a feature article in [i']Digital Hero[/i] #44. Muerte's fans would recognize his roots in this version, but I modified his original background and history to more closely conform to official Fifth Edition CU continuity, and took him in a major new direction, as well as providing several all-new minions for him.

 

I'll just add that his nom du crime is now a lot more appropriate. :eg:

 

Endorsed. Read it, liked it.

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And where could I find a write up for the new Muerte? I know you said DH 44 but do I have to buy that to read up on him?

 

Afraid so. Cryptic Studios owns the Prof. Muerte IP, so I can't reproduce the game stats or substantial background details for that version of him anywhere else.

 

On the bright side, Viva Muerte! takes up over 40 pages of text, character sheets, and artwork in that issue, so your $5.00 purchase would net you mucho Muerte. ;)

 

EDIT: There was some discussion of DH 44 in the Digital Hero forum on this website; if interested you can read that here.

 

(I should add that since that article came out I've made significant revisions and additions based on feedback, which I'd be happy to e-mail to interested parties upon request. That material really isn't usable without the original article, though.)

 

Anyway, perhaps we should curtail the hijack of TQM's thread. :o

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