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So much for Marvel's heroes being built more "Down To Earth" than DC's heroes. I prefer the term "Emulators" myself. And to my mind, Captain Marvel is a really great character to emulate, as is Superman. But back on topic--my vote went to Wonder Woman. As I recall, she was described as being "Beautiful As Aphrodite, Strong As Hercules, Wise As Athena, Swift As Mercury." (Apologies to mythology purists for mixing the two pantheons.) So it's not just brute force she brings to the fight, but speed and wisdom as well--she fights smarter than anyone who just stands there and swings her fists. And while Jennifer Walters has been combat trained by Captain America, she still hasn't trained and practiced as long as an immortal Amazon, who very likely has learned strategies and techniques that her teachers learned from Athena herself. One point I need clarified--it was my understanding that unlike The Hulk, She-Hulk's strength was drawn from her libido. Jennifer Walter repressed her sexuality the same way that Bruce Banner repressed his rage, and when the Gamma-irradiated DNA in Banner's blood was introduced into Jennifer, it "liberated" her sexuality the way that Banner's rage was "liberated" by the Gamma bombardment of the Gamma bomb detonation. Or is that completely off base? Hope that helps--and Thanks in advance for your answers.

Could Amanda Waller be considered a contact? Or would she be one of his Watchers? (Or vice-versa?)

Not sure I understand your statement. American Eagle is definitely Golden Age, but Black Phantom is more of a Silver Age/Sixties Age character, and Jo-tan and Victrix are contemporary for the time the story was written (1980s-90s). At any rate the costumes hold up quite well, to my mind.

Porn stash, eh? There's a few titles I'm looking for--perhaps he'd care to sell or trade? The hair could be fake as well. Perhaps he's blonde under a wig.

If I may offer a few thoughts-- Having seen part of Zoom, I do like the Princess character. Your take on her is interesting--she reminds me of the Babydoll character from Batman: The Animated Series. Is her condition part of the physiological aspect that grants her her powers, or something unrelated? I'm not too crazy about the name Teeny, but I'm having problems coming up with anything better. I thought of Mighty Mite as one alternative, and Super-Size for another, but those may not strike anyone's fancy, either. Maybe someone else can provide a new name. I was thinking perhaps, the trick gunner could be a trick slingshot artist; the advantage to that is he can carry all sorts of specialized ammo on his belt and in pouches attached to his costume--and if he should run out of ammo, he can always grab a small rock or bottlecap or any other item of opportunity which happens to be lying around. You could call him The Menace--although I suspect anyone under thirty would have a hard time picking up on the reference. (Yes--I'm old. ) I was also thinking that the mentalist could be something like a psychic Batman--he (she?) would have a limited form of clarisentience that enables him to read into the past of a particular scene (standing in for deduction and forensic observation), and the ability to tell if someone's lying. Perhaps even a psychic attack to make up for a lack of HTH combat ability. Once again, Good Job on the characters you've drawn up here. Hope my advice has helped.

I'll match my stare against the two of you any day-- Don't you DARE look away, Dadgammit.

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That was the 4th Edition Parallel Reality. In this Parallel Reality, he's one of the Good Guys. For now. I second Enforcer84's comments, especially on the character sheet. Good Job, Christopher, and keep 'em coming.

Harold "Hal" Capaldi, aka "Big Hal" aka Boss Capaldi, aka King Of The Mob--Harold Capaldi controlled all of organized crime in Indiana from 1921 to 1929. Federal, State and local authorities were all but powerless against him; it took the efforts of one of the early 20th century heroes--The Titan--to break up his organization and bring him to justice. But while he was awaiting trial, Capaldi suffered a fatal heart attack in his jail cell. That was not, however, the end of him. Shortly after his death, a barely substantial figure resembling Capaldi was seen walking the streets of Indianapolis. Unlike most such apparitions, Capaldi's was capable of speech--and quite a lot of it as well, as he harangued nearby observers about how he used to "run this town" and how someday he would "get it all back." Ever since then, Capaldi's ghost has been seen in Indianapolis, East Chicago, Gary, South Bend, and has been claimed to have appeared in almost every other Indiana municipality. Although most of the time he appears as a transparent, insubstantial figure, there have been moments when Capaldi can, and will, interact with the physical world. These incidents occur when Capaldi is sufficiently angered by perceived acts of disrespect or by deliberate taunts from judgement-impaired thrillseekers acting against official warnings not to antagonize him. There have even been several incidents where Capaldi has produced either a revolver or a Thompson M1 machine gun, and while most of the time the bullets fired from these ghostly weapons are not substantial enough to inflict damage, there are a few recorded incidents of persons being wounded by these attacks. Capaldi's ghost seems especially resistant to being banished or contained. Church-sanctioned exorcists have tried to drive him away, only to have him return; sorcerers, witches and others wielding mystic power have tried to dissipate him but he always manages to reconstitute himself; technologically based "supernatural eliminators" have managed to trap him for very brief periods, only to have him eventually, invariably escape. Scholars of the occult and mystic arts are at a loss to explain the phenomenon, and until they do it appears that the ghost of Harold Capaldi will stalk the streets of Indiana's cities for many decades to come.

Well, if you really want the feel of the original Traveller game--roll two six-siders instead of three. What?

Behold--the System: Neutralizer Armed Kloaking Equipment, aka the SNAKE-- The SNAKE at YoJoe Comes with a missile, machine gun, flamethrower, grasping claw--all pretend, of course--and something VIPER can only just wish they had--mind control technology. Oh, NO!!! I want Champions action figures. Especially a Starburst figure--twelve inches tall with eighteen points of articulation, light-up eyes and removable cloth costume. I'm willing to settle for Heroclix size, as long as it's fully and accurately painted. Is that too much to ask?

I was thinking the tank could be called Patton, and the jet fighter--after CaptnStrawberry's suggestion--could be called Shooting Star or Super Sabre. (I figure the General is a retro sort of guy.) I don't suppose there's any chance of a heel-face turn among this group? I understand the idea of an All-American villain is a popular one, but still I tend to cringe and mutter unpleasantly whenever they turn up. Perhaps the eagle could be the one to realize that Mayhem's campaign would destroy America rather than save it. Hope that helps.

A couple of suggestions for a new name-- The Thalgore, aka The Thalgorians The Kraash--which could be their battle cry. "KRAASH! KRAAAASHHH!!!" Hope that helps.

Indeed. All you need is a big enough lever and a place to stand upon.

No offense taken. It did seem to me, though, that the mother in my example thought her child was secure in her car seat and could be left unattended for a minute, just as the mother in the article thought her weapon was secure in her purse and it could be left with the two-year-old son. As it turned out, both of them were wrong.

I've only seen The Big Bang Theory a couple of times--it seemed like all the humor was based on showing how stupid smart people can be. I do watch AMC's Comic Book Men and TBS's King Of The Nerds--although when I posted about that show when it first premiered, no one here was interested.

2-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots His Mother With Her Handgun This reminded me of an incident many years ago--I was working in a factory in a small town; the factory was in the downtown, and near the south entrance was the parking lot for the VFW hall next door. One very cold winter day I happened to look at the south entrance--and the door had been bashed in. I found out later what had happened--a woman had left the engine running to run an errand in the VFW hall, with a little child supposedly secure in the child seat. Apparently the kid managed to unlatch the harness, get out of the child seat and into the driver's seat, and put the car in gear. Thankfully no one was injured--but it does illustrate a really good point; now matter how cautious or prepared you think you are as a parent, there's always the possibility of that one moment where the kid somehow gets past all the safety blocks and causes a calamity. And in the case of the calamity in the article above, the result was especially tragic. I would not want to be that kid growing up. I'm thinking the father should take the rest of the family and move across the country, somewhere where the locals won't point and say, "That's the kid who killed his mom by accident." I don't know if it would help, but it's the best idea that came to mind.

"Then you will realize that it is not the debate that is solved, but you."

Myself, I had Mexican Coca-Cola (made with sugar) in a glass bottle. Reminded me of the days when I worked bottling Coca-Cola at the local plant before they closed down the bottling operation in 1992. Didn't pay a whole lot, but still, we got to make Coca-Cola. Those were the days.

Well, Crusader is basically Batman without all the money and with only a few select gadgets--the shield and the glider wings. So he can be as Four-Color or as Dark as you want to play him. (Although giving him a junior sidekick might be a bit much for players or GM to swallow.)

Sounds good to me. It would be the perfect thing for a disguise artist

Did you ever find a last name for the guy? I was reading Stalker's write-up in the BBB and all I could find out about his "civilian" ID was that he was a jungle trapper named Antonio. Just--Antonio. Drove me nuts.

They would--assuming they can put up with Beamline's "I'm-smarter-than-you-therefore-better-than-you" nonsense. That can get old really fast for some people. I did have the idea in this post that Beamline would attempt to recruit other science/tech oriented supervillains to his "cause," calling the group The Society for Scientific Supremacy. Feel free to use the idea if you think you can.

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