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Re: Name for a water guy...

Well--his real name could be Ludwig (his dad was a drummer in a surf music band, and he named the kid after his drum set--everyone calls him "Lude"). After he acquires his water powers--becomes "fluidic"--he could call himself. . .

(Are You Ready????)

FLUIDWIG

(Which should prove to one and all that you don't have to be drunk or stoned to come up with stuff like this--it just takes the right kind of humor and a certain level of shamelessness)

Re: Things We'd Like To See:PRIMUS

I move for the return of the Iron Guard, with (in addition to their regular powered armor) mission-specific armors for space, undersea, heavy weapons, etc.

Also, they should have a commandant named the Iron Avenger. (Appropriate, don't you think?)

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com

Hmm... The FFFFFF...

 

Lets see

 

to properly build this team you need a interdimentional teleporter.. Not hard to get with your World rending abilties...

 

Team Members:

 

1) Harlyquinn

2) The Joker (Female version from one of Dc's tangent universe)

3) Bloody Mary (Just for looks...)

...

who else

Hey, Tamashii--I'm not familiar with #3 (Can you believe it! I failed my roll! That's the last time I use the fuzzy dice from the Foxbatmobile!), and as for #1 and #2--I don't think so. Too much makeup.

Besides, there are so many lovely candidates for the Sextuple-F in this world.

But thanks for your suggestions, anyway--it means you're pulling for me, and that gets you a Non-Prize. Keep think up ideas, and remember to--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com

......... I think there's something subliminal in your words oh Foxbat for I cannot but help but come and watch for the next installment of your Master Plan to end all Master Plans.

Soon, my friend--Soon!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, that was a good one--let's see if I can do that again. . .

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your support is appreciated, NecroBob--and as for subliminal messages, I've been considering doing just that. I've put together a commercial that contains subliminal programming, but I need money to buy the airtime so I can run it on an episode of Friends. Time for a raid on Fort Knox!

Here's your Non-Prize, my Necrotic Neurotic--and always remember. . .

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Re: FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com

Dear Foxbat,

 

To what do you attribute your unbridled success?

 

Do you have any advice for those who would like to follow in your footsteps?

 

Looking forward to next issue!

 

Naive Kid

Hey, Naive--There's a lot of things that contribute to my unbridled success--brains, talent, courage, tenacity, matinee-idol looks, the ability to float like a butterfly and sting like Jet Li--not to mention modesty. But what makes me a fearsome force to be reckoned with, what makes me forcefully fearsome to all those who fear me--is the Master Plan.

Without a Master Plan, a supervillain is nothing more than a small-time thug in Day-Glo ballistic tights, who only cares about the money and nothing more, who if it weren't for the powers and/or fancy gadgets would be a shoplifter or a pursesnatcher or a smash-and-grab artist. Why do you think a guy like Pulsar has been such a pain in the side of the Champions all this time? It's because he has a Master Plan--to claim prime-time soap vixen Morgan Fairchild as his own. (Must be an Eighties thing. . .)

And that, Kid Naive, is my advice to you--find your very own secret inner Master Plan, and ride it to heck or glory! Let no one dissuade you from your chosen path, because in truth, you've got to follow you own path--no one can choose it for you. One time my Master Plan involved holding the nation's chocolate supply for ransom. Everyone I knew told me it couldn't possibly work, but Did I Listen to Them? NO! Were They Right? YES! But That's Not the Point! The point is I had to find out for myself. It was MY Master Plan, and it was Great--and with Great Master Plans comes Great Responsibility, which meant I had to see it through to the bitter end.

Good luck in finding your inner Master Plan, Naive One. Let this Non-Prize be an inspiriation to you as you seek to dominate the world that is your life. And always remember--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Originally posted by animemun001

dear Foxbat,

 

with your new technologies and the mind controling of leading starlets. What will you do with the heroes and villians after you take control? Wouldn't they just keep trying to either take over themselves or removing you from power, and thus becoming bigger headaches that never go away? Or will you simply teleport them into a dimensional void area where there is no time and space?

 

signed

the merciful secretive universal destroyer

Hey, merciful secretive universal destroyer--To answer your question, the purpose of the Sextuple-F--soon to be known and feared as Foxbat's Furiously Fearless Feminine Fighting Force (Boy, do I love the sound of that!)--is to Destroy My Enemies. It stands to reason that once I have taken control, I will have no Enemies left--because I will have Destroyed Them! Destroyed Them ALL!!!

I may spare those who, seeing the futility of opposing my Master Plan, capitulate to my will--I may be a supervillain, but I am not without some small shard of mercy. Perhaps it is an attempt to not become like those who inflicted the tragedies that turned me to supervillain-hood-dom, lest my heart go completely dark. Or perhaps I see in myself the slim measure of possibility that someday--although that day may not ever come--the spark of nobility that is buried deep inside my soul might be fanned forth into a conflagration of righteous flame that will ignite anew the torch of liberty, and shine the light of the law wherever darkness dared to tread.

But for now--that shall never be. Foxbat remains Foxbat--EVERMORE!!!

I hope that answers your question. Consider yourself the proud possessor of a Non-Prize--and remember. . .

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Originally posted by Southern Cross

Uh-oh....

Foxbat,you aren't planning to kidnap Green Dragon's sister,are you.....

Hey, Southern Cross--Thanks for writing in. I really appreciate it, and I mean no offense when I say this, but. . .

WRONG!!!

You might be close--then again you might not. But you've proven one thing--the Master Plan is so intricate and detailed in its intricacies and details that NO ONE can unravel it! NO ONE!!! And because my unravelable Master Plan is ensured to succeed, there's only one thing to do now--stand with my hands on my hips and laugh triumphantly!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

I needed that--a triumphant laugh is to supervillains like me what a three-martini lunch is to a CEO.

Thanks for you help, my Wonder from Down Under--you've earned yourself a Non-Prize. And always remember--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

WHEN TITANS UPDATE!!!

Hail And Welcome, My Frenzied Fans! I thought this would be a good time to let you in on the progress of my Master Plan.

First off, the raid on Paramount Studios was successful--The Neural Neutralizer, The Game, and the upgraded Transporter are now in my possession. Now for Stage II--to kidnap Hollywood's most beautiful action heroines, and brainwash them to serve my will, as an elite fighting force to DESTROY MY ENEMIES!!!

Think about it--as Hollywood stars they're already irresistible: as action TV/movie stars, they know how to fight and shoot and use explosives and hack into computers and all that other neat and nifty stuff. Like that redhead from the American Pie movies--she has to be the most powerful sorceress on the whole planet, maybe even more powerful that Witchcraft!

I tell you, this Master Plan is going to rock like the rockingest rock star! This Master Plan will be the Master Plan to end all Master Plans! I even have a name picked out for my Bevy of Battling Beauties--I'm going to call them the Sextuple-F, otherwise known as the FFFFFF--otherwise known as--

FOXBAT'S

FURIOUSLY

FEARLESS

FEMININE

FIGHTING

FORCE!!!!!!

Is that a cool name, or what??? How can my Master Plan fail to succeed with an elite attack squad with a name like that? IT CANNOT!!! Even now the forces of purity and propriety tremble at the uttereance of each tremulous syllable! They'll rue the day they messed with the Mighty Foxbat! Oh, how they will RUE!!!

So--you're probably wondering who I'm going to kidnap and brainwash first. Well, I think I'll just let you be surprised along with the rest of the world--but just because I'm a nice guy and I like my fans so much (and also to taunt those humdrum heroes, who will NEVER guess who it is in time!), I'll drop a little hint--

She has the same initials as a ficticious Hero's girlfriend.

That's all for now--time to do some Dirty Deeds, and do them Dirt Cheap! Remember to Watch This Site for more details, and to witness the Thrilling Triumphant Success of. . .

FOXBAT'S MASTER PLAN!!!

Don't forget the scenario of "Heroes' DNPCs Acquire Superpowers"--the hero(es) has to attend to his own crimefighting/disaster-preventing duties while keeping his newly-powered friends/relatives out of trouble.

There's also a "Hero Worship" scenario, a variant of the "Frame Game"--a character manages to duplicate the hero's powers and M.O. and impersonates the hero to fight crime himself--only he goes too far, maiming, crippling or killing criminals because a) he thinks that's what the hero would want him to do, or he thinks the hero doesn't go far enough.

Then there's the "Path Less Traveled" scenario, where the hero meets an alternate reality or alternate future version of himself, who may or may not have different powers and/or M.O., but whose life and psyche is definitely either a) much more or much less screwed up than the hero.

I'll be back with more when I think of it, okay?

If you could get your hands on Atlas Games' Foxbat Unhinged--I imagine it's long out-of-print--you'll discover Yves Norris, a time traveler from a utopian future made possible by time-travel technology (by enabling people to see the future consequences of present-day actions). His mission is to contact the heroes so that they can get the parents of time-travel's inventor together, so that the technology will come to exist. There is a complication, of course--the potential mother is being courted by Freddy Foswell--who is, of course, Foxbat.

In the Allied Supers thread, I posted a character concept called Colonel Sterling Of The RAF, who flew a sterling-silver-colored Spitfire into battle against the Luftwaffe. There could be a new Colonel Sterling who wears an armored flying suit similiar to Warbird or Bluejay or (most likely) Cyclone. The suit wouldn't be completely silver, but silver-trimmed with whatever color RAF flight suits are predominant. The roundel emblem would appear on the wings and helmet.

This character's not the most original I've come up with--think Highlander crossed with the Wandering Jew legend. One of King Arthur's knights turns against him to side with Modred, but repents his disloyalty as Arthur lies dying. The knight asks how he may make amends, and Arthur bids him to await his return. He's been waiting ever since. While his sense of honor and duty remains strong and "knightly," he's not a stereotypical knight in armor--he's fought against all of England's enemies throughout the centuries (that includes the U.S.) and is not averse to guns and heavy weapons when the situation calls for it.

Hope you can find a use for those.

The necromancer, through science and sorcery, has created a hybrid of demon-werewolf that will serve as his all-new all-powerful army of evil. The final stage of his plan is to impregnate the kidnapped women with his demon-werewolf genetic material, then perform a ritual that will accelerate the gestation and bring his new warrior-beasts to adulthood in a single night.

Hope that works for you.

Originally posted by CrosshairCollie

Dear Foxbat,

 

Just out of curiosity, will there be a FoxbatsSidekickLeRoyTheAwesomeExoskeletonMan.com as a companion site to yours?

Hey, CrosshairCollie--First things first; I need to figure out a way to bring him into the 5th Edition Universe without Steve Long and the others noticing. I've got Beamline and TimeMaster helping out, and there's a lot of temporal/reality manipulation involved--not to mention distracting the HERO staffers at a crucial moment. ("HEY!!! Isn't that Eliza Dushku covered in honey and $100 bills?")

That's as much as I can tell you for now--I'm sure Leroy appreciates you're thinking fondly of him. For that you get a Non-Prize--and remember--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Originally posted by JakSpade

Dear FoxBat,

 

Congratulations on getting your own website!

 

I would like to know, is this your attempt to incorporate? If so, when do you go public so that I my buy shares of stock in FoxBatMasterPlan.com?

 

Also, I've heard awful rumors that nasty group VIPER is trying to beat you to the NASDAQ punch...

 

Thanks for the reply,

Concerned in Millineum City

Hey Concerned--Thanks for your concerns. I'm not really planning to go public at this point in time--I've been socking all the EP donations I receive into the Wealth perk, so I'm not really hurting for money. I might change my mind if a surplus MIG-25 comes on the market--Foxbat should have a Foxbat, don't you think?

As for VIPER--not to worry. Once I've unveiled my latest and greatest Master Plan, not even their criminal brilliance will be able to resist me! This time, I will be Triumphant! This time, the Master Plan will succeed!

Err--not that it hasn't failed miserably all those other times--I mean--you see--ohh, just accept a Non-Prize, okay?

And remember--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Originally posted by TAROT

It's good to see that all the experience points that I have been sending over the years haven't been squandered.

And I truly thank you for those EPs, TAROT--consider yourself Non-Prized!

And remember--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

Originally posted by Richard Logue

During a battle with Menton in Millenium City, Defender trips. Reflexively, he flails out and does serious damage to a nearby Cadillac. WWFD? (What Would Foxbat Do)

Hey, Richard--The fact is I wouldn't have to do anything--Because I've Already Done It!!! For it was I, the Fearless and Felonious Foxbat, who caused Defender to trip with the latest addition to my Amazing Arsenal--The Monofilament Tanglewire Ping-Pong Ball!!! Fired from my already amazing Ping-Pong Ball Gun, it disintegrates almost immediately after causing Defender's little pratfall from grace, leaving no evidence behind. The result--the Cadillac's owner sues Defender for damages, Defender settles out of the insurance, his rates go even higher, and he's that much closer to bankruptcy!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! No one escapes the Master Plan! NO ONE!!!

Put yourself down for a Non-Prize, Richard, and Thanks for writing! And always remember to--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

How could anyone forget--

JADE???

Originally posted by AlHazred

Oh--My--God!

Hey, Al--thanks for your comments. I wouldn't consider myself a god just yet, although attaiing godlike power would work really well with the Master Plan.

I did have near-godlike abilities once before, in FOXBAT #257-- "Be Careful What FOXBAT Wishes For!" Longtime readers of my comic will remember that I found Aladdin's Lamp, and used its power to bring my greatest Master Plan ever to fruition. So powerful was I that in my own wisdom, I decided that such awesome power was not meant for this world--so I sent it away forever. (Aren't I noble? You may weep and lament over the fact that such tragic nobility is to be found on the opposite side of the law--but them's the breaks, eh?)

Thanks again for your comments; you've earned yourself a Non-Prize! And remember--

FIGHT FOR FOXBAT!!!

FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com--The Main Page

(A photo of Foxbat smiling appears next to a block of text--)

Hail and Welcome, Legionnaires Of Larceny! Admirers Of Villany! Lovers Of High Adventure! You Have Found What You've Been Looking For! For This Is--

FOXBAT'S MASTER PLAN!

Yes, the greatest supervillain of all time--namely, Me--has created the greatest website of all time, so that all my good friends can follow along and celebrate the success of my Master Plan, while all my enemies can tremble with despair at their inevitable defeat!

On this site you will find all sorts of nifty features. Navigate the links below to learn the intricate details of the Master Plan, and all about the Man behind The Plan!

FOXBATOGRAPHY--Discover the Secret Origins of the greatest supervillain in history. Who Is He? What Amazing Secrets Does He Hide Underneath His Mask? Why Is He What He Has Become? What Will He Do Next? What Will He Have For Lunch? Kids, be careful this information doesn't fall into the wrong hands--if the Forces Of Good ever found out this information, it could ruin Foxbat's effectiveness as a supervillain!

FOXBATCAMS--Watch the Fearless Foxbat in Soul-Searing, Side-Splitting Action through the excessively numerous webcams he has planted throught the city. See him as he ponders the intricate layers of details in his Master Plan! See him in action against those Humdrum Heroes as he put the Master Plan into action! See him Make Lunch!

See him watching Sapphire and Witchcraft on the webcams he planted in their dressing rooms!

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Just kidding about that last one, Girls--OR AM I???

FOXBATLINE--The timeline for the Master Plan! Follow along and cheer jubilantly as each stage of the Master Plan is completed!

STAGE I-----Implementation

STAGE II----More Implementation

STAGE III---Execution

STAGE IV----More Execution

STAGE V-----SUCCESS!!!

(NOTE: The Master Plan never gets beyond Stage I.)

FOXBATBOARDS--Discuss the Master Plan with your friends! Argue about who should play Foxbat in the upcoming multi-billion-dollar movie! Contribute your suggestions to the Master Plan! Post about which superheroine or supervillainess looks best in a cat-suit! WHY would you do anything else with your time?

FOOF!--Friends Of Ol' Foxbat! That's right--the long-awaited fan club has been launched! Profess your undying adoration for the greatest of all supervillains! Join his crusade against anti-criminal conformity! Best of all, your membership dues will help finance the success of the Master Plan! And don't worry about being charged as an accomplice--my legal advisor, Bernie, who just signed up for a correspondence course in paralegal training and is the moderator of no less than six unofficial Camryn Manheim fan groups, assures me that this can't happen.

The Foxbat's Master Plan site is a work in progress, so don't hesitate to e-mail me at:

foxbtizl33t @ FoxbatsMasterPlan.Com

or post on the FoxbatBoards, and tell me what You think should be a part of--

FOXBAT'S MASTER PLAN!

(You found the smudged slip of paper with the URL hastily penciled onto it tucked inside your RPG rulebooks--you're not sure how it got there. Driven by that most necessary and dangerous of human qualities--Curiosity--you enter the address into your computer's Web browser and click on GO-----)

The music comes out through the speakers, a take-off on Neal-Hefti's Batman theme, as a Flash animation of a figure in a two-tone brown costume with dull yellow highlights--including flared earpieces suggestive of a bat--charges the viewer. We cut to the fight scene--

SOCK!!--Down goes Defender!

POW!!--An uppercut drops Ironclad!

ZAM!!--A right cross wallops Nighthawk!

The figure clasps his hands above his head in celebration, then spreads wide the glider wings underneath his arms. The figure morphs into a logo as the song ends--

"Fah-fah-fah-fah-fah-fah-fah-fah-fah--

"FOXBAT!!!"

(Click HERE to enter Foxbat's Master Plan)

Paranormals is a popular one.

Or supranormals.

Of course a lot depends on your point of view. If you're against superbeings, you might call them "freaks" or "monsters" but if you're for them you might call them "demi-gods" or "angels."

A lot more depends on who was the first, best known hero (or villain). I think the big reason the terms "superhero" "supervillain" and "supers" came into prominence is because of the guy with the Big Red Cape and the Big Red "S" --and he's also the reason that supers are sometimes referred to as "Capes" even though so few of them wear one.

Hope this helps.

Originally posted by levi

Acting?!? NO version of Keanu Reaves should have Acting...lol

Say what you will about Keanu's acting (and I think he's a better actor than he's given credit for; too many still think of him as "Ted"), it's Neo who was the really good actor--in the Merovingian's restaurant he had to make himself believe he was kissing Trinity when he was actually kissing Persephone, so that she would feel the passion and devotion that he felt towards Trinity.

Now I don't know what Neo's Acting skill roll is, but at that moment he beat it by better than half. Probably rolled a three, I'd say.

I remember reading in a letter column of The Invaders (Marvel's super-team book set in the Golden Age, scripted by Roy Thomas) a question about why all the Axis villains were modern creations, and why they didn't use Golden Age villains.

The answer, if I remember right, was that there were very, very few Golden Age Axis villains--the Red Skull being one of them. The Golden Age heroes who fought in the war fought against legions of ordinary (albeit stereotypical) Axis troops and their commanders, who fell before them like blades of grass before a lawnmower.

Also--while I could see a Japanese superbeing willingly serving the Emperor, I really couldn't see a Nazi superbeing willingly serving the Fuehrer--after all, the entire Nazi ideology revolves around the strong and powerful ruling over the weak and helpless. What keeps an Ubermensch from deciding he should be in charge of the Reich?

Unless--there's some sort of mind control involved:

HITLER: "Look into my eyes--I am your Fuehrer--You will serve me and the Third Reich!"

STURMVOGEL: "I--I--Yes, I will serve the Reich! HEIL HITLER!"

Anyone got a better explanation?

Originally posted by BishopofB&W

There are a couple of changes I would make. First, change the silver to a darker gunmetal. He is supposed to sneak around, after all. Second, I wouldn't make it so obvious where his eyes are. Instead I would make the cowl so that it would look like he was seeing out of the birdseyes. Much more totemic and intimidating, IMO. I'm thinking of Anubis and the Horus guards in the Stargate movie. Just don't give him bird feet.

I agree--it's the four-eyed look that puts me off about that costume; either lose the headpiece altogether (replace it with some sort of metallic hawk-emblem on the forehead or covering the face) or pull it down so that he's seeing out of the hawk's eyes, like the Bishop said.

Originally posted by Dr. Anomaly

 

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Basic schtick? You can hit him, and nearly always hurt him, but you CAN'T kill him, so he specializes in throwing himself in the way of Killing Attacks and such aimed at other people. The 'boxing' is how he deals with thugs, minions, and so on.

 

The high EGO is because he deals with the pain of being hit and hurt...a LOT.

 

The high PRE is because he *knows* he can take it...but can *you*?

 

If it weren't for the fact that it's already been taken, I'd be tempted to call him "The Human Target"...

Actually he sounds like Mr. Immortal, from Marvel's Great Lakes Avengers. I remember him entering the core of a nuclear reactor to stop a meltdown. His teammates find his body--

"Looks like death from radiation. I'd say he'll be coming around in about ten minutes."

As for this character--call him TARGETMAN. His emblem could be a bullseye with the words "SHOOT ME" on it.