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Blood Dragon, the title humans have gave him, is a left over, a remnant of primordial race of intelligent reptilian humanoids that were killed off countless millennia ago in a comic mishap. Sanguine Dragon, a monk and spiritualist of his kind was off, in a hidden cave hidden in the moutains in what would one distant day be Asia, lost in a meditative hibernation so profound his students would have to awaken him. 
 
They never came. 
 
Later when disturbed a landslide, Blood Dragon awoke ages later to a world totally unknown to him, his people, their society and works gone. Confusion, despair and unimaginable lose drove the normally peaceful Blood Dragon mad and his rage turned on to the hairless apes that had, to his unbalanced mind, usurped his people's place... perhaps even engineered their fall! He became a true terror, using his might, martial prowess and mystical skills to embark on a reign of terror. Yet some spark of his conscious always held and held back, causing injury and terror but not death not directly except in honorable duels. 
 
Eventually he came to the attention of Yeng-Tao temple who dispatched one of their most powerful fighters, Xian Wu, to deal with draconic terror. The two warriors met in a pitched battle, neither able to gain the desicive upper hand they had time to learn each other their fighting style and spiritual auras. Xian Wu sensed their was good in this strange creature buried in madness born from boundless greif and Blood Dragon saw echoes of his people's teachings, martial and otherwise in the human actions and words. Perhaps somehow they'd survived or were indeed eternal truths waiting to be discovered by the wise and diligent. 
 
So their battle ended in  draw and truce and Xian Wu took Blood Dragon back to Yeng-tao where the healers and teachers were able to restore his balance and bring him some measure of peace. In gratitude, he joined the temple, adding his teaching to theirs. Blood Dragon is now a respected if unusual sifu and scholar and one of the more exotic aspect of the temple. His introspective and scholarly nature have mostly reasserted themselves but he does enjoy some sparring and the temple's superhuman students often offering a rousing challenges and the lesson to be learned in victory and defeat. He also wishes to atone for his misdeeds while in the grip of madness and sometimes ventures out to deal with mystic and martial threats. He accept the name “Blood Dragon”, the name given him by terrified victims as additional penance so he will never forget his shameful behavior. 
 
On one recent journey, Blood Dragon heard rumors of some human “technology” genetic reconstruction. Though he's not sure of the particulars, he believes it may be a way to bring his race back from extinction. And plans to travel to the island he heard off where such experiments are being conducted to ask for their help. 

Canadian Taco Bells Are Now Putting Cheetos in Crunchwraps. Oh My.
 

Life has been...complicated lately...not much time to do things, but I had an old picture of Nightstalker, (my first Champions hero) that my granddaughter took an interest in...so I drew an updated version of him, in line with my Knights Templar theme.  The Nightstalker mantle was passed on during game play with Johnathon Templar becoming an NPC...but I always liked the character.  So, he's "back" as the leader of the Knights Templar...and renamed aptly...Templar.  I managed to keep numerous elements of the original armor in the new design, although this one is far more bulked up, and in effect, "Space Armor"...but that's deliberate with the amalgamation of modern and alien tech, with steampunk, etc. for the campaign tone.  He retains all of his original toys, although in somewhat revised fashion.  A favorite was grenades...now they're micro-grenades, housed and launched from his gauntlets...and others I could go into, but won't since this post is already too long.  He's a galactic level hero.  The pic is simple pencil and ink, and colored with Berol Prismacolor pencils.  Went for an alien texture on the "blue" pieces, sort of like the organic armor of the Vorlons from Babylon 5.  Here goes:

Blood Dragon, the title humans have gave him, is a left over, a remnant of primordial race of intelligent reptilian humanoids that were killed off countless millennia ago in a comic mishap. Sanguine Dragon, a monk and spiritualist of his kind was off, in a hidden cave hidden in the moutains in what would one distant day be Asia, lost in a meditative hibernation so profound his students would have to awaken him. 
 
They never came. 
 
Later when disturbed a landslide, Blood Dragon awoke ages later to a world totally unknown to him, his people, their society and works gone. Confusion, despair and unimaginable lose drove the normally peaceful Blood Dragon mad and his rage turned on to the hairless apes that had, to his unbalanced mind, usurped his people's place... perhaps even engineered their fall! He became a true terror, using his might, martial prowess and mystical skills to embark on a reign of terror. Yet some spark of his conscious always held and held back, causing injury and terror but not death not directly except in honorable duels. 
 
Eventually he came to the attention of Yeng-Tao temple who dispatched one of their most powerful fighters, Xian Wu, to deal with draconic terror. The two warriors met in a pitched battle, neither able to gain the desicive upper hand they had time to learn each other their fighting style and spiritual auras. Xian Wu sensed their was good in this strange creature buried in madness born from boundless greif and Blood Dragon saw echoes of his people's teachings, martial and otherwise in the human actions and words. Perhaps somehow they'd survived or were indeed eternal truths waiting to be discovered by the wise and diligent. 
 
So their battle ended in  draw and truce and Xian Wu took Blood Dragon back to Yeng-tao where the healers and teachers were able to restore his balance and bring him some measure of peace. In gratitude, he joined the temple, adding his teaching to theirs. Blood Dragon is now a respected if unusual sifu and scholar and one of the more exotic aspect of the temple. His introspective and scholarly nature have mostly reasserted themselves but he does enjoy some sparring and the temple's superhuman students often offering a rousing challenges and the lesson to be learned in victory and defeat. He also wishes to atone for his misdeeds while in the grip of madness and sometimes ventures out to deal with mystic and martial threats. He accept the name “Blood Dragon”, the name given him by terrified victims as additional penance so he will never forget his shameful behavior. 
 
On one recent journey, Blood Dragon heard rumors of some human “technology” genetic reconstruction. Though he's not sure of the particulars, he believes it may be a way to bring his race back from extinction. And plans to travel to the island he heard off where such experiments are being conducted to ask for their help. 

Blood Dragon, the title humans have gave him, is a left over, a remnant of primordial race of intelligent reptilian humanoids that were killed off countless millennia ago in a comic mishap. Sanguine Dragon, a monk and spiritualist of his kind was off, in a hidden cave hidden in the moutains in what would one distant day be Asia, lost in a meditative hibernation so profound his students would have to awaken him. 
 
They never came. 
 
Later when disturbed a landslide, Blood Dragon awoke ages later to a world totally unknown to him, his people, their society and works gone. Confusion, despair and unimaginable lose drove the normally peaceful Blood Dragon mad and his rage turned on to the hairless apes that had, to his unbalanced mind, usurped his people's place... perhaps even engineered their fall! He became a true terror, using his might, martial prowess and mystical skills to embark on a reign of terror. Yet some spark of his conscious always held and held back, causing injury and terror but not death not directly except in honorable duels. 
 
Eventually he came to the attention of Yeng-Tao temple who dispatched one of their most powerful fighters, Xian Wu, to deal with draconic terror. The two warriors met in a pitched battle, neither able to gain the desicive upper hand they had time to learn each other their fighting style and spiritual auras. Xian Wu sensed their was good in this strange creature buried in madness born from boundless greif and Blood Dragon saw echoes of his people's teachings, martial and otherwise in the human actions and words. Perhaps somehow they'd survived or were indeed eternal truths waiting to be discovered by the wise and diligent. 
 
So their battle ended in  draw and truce and Xian Wu took Blood Dragon back to Yeng-tao where the healers and teachers were able to restore his balance and bring him some measure of peace. In gratitude, he joined the temple, adding his teaching to theirs. Blood Dragon is now a respected if unusual sifu and scholar and one of the more exotic aspect of the temple. His introspective and scholarly nature have mostly reasserted themselves but he does enjoy some sparring and the temple's superhuman students often offering a rousing challenges and the lesson to be learned in victory and defeat. He also wishes to atone for his misdeeds while in the grip of madness and sometimes ventures out to deal with mystic and martial threats. He accept the name “Blood Dragon”, the name given him by terrified victims as additional penance so he will never forget his shameful behavior. 
 
On one recent journey, Blood Dragon heard rumors of some human “technology” genetic reconstruction. Though he's not sure of the particulars, he believes it may be a way to bring his race back from extinction. And plans to travel to the island he heard off where such experiments are being conducted to ask for their help. 

Here's someone to have fun with.
 

The Difference Engineer
 
He comes from a different time line where the first computer was developed by Charles Babbage, the Difference Engine. And he was one of the people who worked on it until the time line was altered by an American who would insist that it never worked and that Americans developed the first computers including preposterously computers in the home. So now The Difference Engineer has come to restore balance and make the timeline what it was. This computer tech can knock out modern tech which renders most battlesuits useless which confirms his theory that his timeline was the correct one and the current one is the right one.

As part of an ongoing attempt to help one of the team, a genetically engineered super soldier (TAO or Tactically Augmented Organism) learn there's more to life than combat missions, the female members of the team have an extended "Ladies' night" After hearing one of them refer to it as a slumber party, TAO does some online research that results in this statement:
 
"In preparation for the slumber party operation I have downloaded a list of appropriate activities: making humorously deceptive phone calls to former sexual partners, the consumption of frozen diary products and uncooked cookie mixture, the exchange of trivial unsupported facts about the social lives of others and, according to several of the training videos: mock combat with sleeping cushions while wearing diaphanous garments that leads to noncommittal lesbian sex play is a standard procedure."

Stereotypes are useful in some instances. They're a quick way to establish something about a character like their nationality quickly and clearly to an audience that might not be familiar enough with the region they're from for some more subtle. Stereotypes aren't automatically offensive,IMO. It depends on presentation. Many US characters are stereotypes when get down to it. Sometimes I even think its better to make a character that while a stereotype (at least in part. There can always be more to the character) is interesting instead of a more generic character and say "They're from Otherplacia".

I can think of two reasons. Or would it be four?
 

Humorous picture. Hopefully not too risque but the call back to another joke comic is great.
 
 
 

I can think of two reasons. Or would it be four?
 

Humorous picture. Hopefully not too risque but the call back to another joke comic is great.
 
 
 

In the original write-up, it was specifically mutant powers.  He was a mutant-hating bigot with dissociative identity disorder.  His alternate personality manifested mutant powers and began hunting mutant "sinners".
He was the aide to the Archbishop of Spain until a mutant attack killed the Archbishop and left him trapped in the rubble with the corpse overnight.  The experience is what turned him against mutants and the trauma is what triggered his breakdown.

she's his ->
 
mother

Artist is Storn Cook, no relation to Monte...

I recognise my own commission....
 
Dark Matterman
 
Some people really should not mess with things that should not be messed with. Professor Sidney P Newman stated rather than theorised that Dark Matter could be manipulated if you had the right suit. And so did Sidney set out to steal such a suit from a man like Dr Destroyer or an organisation like Viper. He succeeded and then got a reasearch assistant to wear it to test it out. The 'volunteer's' name has been lost to time and history but Sidney got some man to wear it. Unfortunately he payed the price for his work and died and the Dark Matterman took his place.

Marathon was one I used quite a bit. He was a rival for an Olympic Athlete themed PC: Olympiad. It was a perfect match as they were almost polar opposites. Olympiad was all about fair play, hard work, something of a lady's man but courteous, respectful and a bit chivalrous towards women and he was an honored American athlete. Its like they wrote Marathon for the job.

Marathon
 
Val   Char   Cost    Roll     Notes
  30    STR      20      15-       Lift 1600.0kg; 6d6 [END 3]
  30    DEX      40      15-       OCV:  10/DCV:  10
  25    CON     15      14-
  10    INT        0       11-       PER Roll 11-
  15    EGO       5       12-       ECV:  3 - 5
  15    PRE        5       12-       PRE Attack:  3d6
 
  10    OCV      35     
  10    DCV      35     
   3     OMCV   0      
   5     DMCV   6      
   7     SPD      50                  Phases:  2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
 
  16    PD          8                   Total:  16 PD (6 rPD)
  16    ED          8                   Total:  16 ED (6 rED)
  12    REC       8
  60    END       8
  15    BODY    5
  44    STUN   12      Total Characteristic Cost:  260
 
Movement:     Running:  24m/48m
                         Leaping:  4m/40m/8m/80m
                         Swimming:  4m/8m
 
Cost   Powers                                                                                  
30       Olympic-Style Weaponry:  Multipower, 60-point reserve,  (60 Active Points); all slots OAF (-1)             
2f        1)  Radar Guided Javelin:  Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 2d6 (3d6 w/STR), Ranged (+½), No Range Modifier (+½) (60 Active Points); 1 Recoverable Charge (-1 ¼), OAF (-1) [1 rc]
2f        2)  Exploding Discus:  Killing Attack - Ranged 2 ½d6, Area Of Effect (8m Radius; +½) (60 Active Points); 3 Charges (-1 ¼), OAF (-1), Range Based On Strength (-¼)       [3]
2f        3)  Concussion Discus:  Blast 8d6, Area Of Effect (8m Radius; +½) (60 Active Points); 4 Charges (-1), OAF (-1), Range Based On Strength (-¼)       [4]
1f        4)  Pole Vault:  Leaping +36m (4m/40m forward, 2m/20m upward), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (27 Active Points); OAF (-1)                                                                                        
                                                                                                                   
12       Swift:  Running +12m (24m total)      END     2
24       Can Take a Blast:  Energy Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (30 Active Points); Only Versus Targets He's Aware Of (-¼)                                                                                                 
24       Can Take a Punch:  Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 50% (30 Active Points); Only Versus Targets He's Aware Of (-¼)                                                                                               
5         Cyber-Eye:  Nightvision                                                           
5         Cyber-Eye:  Ultraviolet Perception (Sight Group)                
6         Cyber-Eye:  +4 versus Range Modifier for Sight Group     
7         Protective Mask:  Sight Group Flash Defense (10 points) (10 Active Points); OIF (-½)             
 
           Athletic Training
           Maneuver        OCV   DCV    Notes
5         Flying Kick       +1       -2      12d6 Strike
5         Hurdle Kick      +1       +3      8d6 Strike
5         Flying Dodge   --        +4      Dodge All Attacks, Abort; FMove
3         Legsweep         +2       -1      9d6 Strike, Target Falls
5         Passing Throw +0       +0      8d6 +v/10; Target Falls; FMove
8         +2 HTH Damage Class(es)
 
           Talents
12       Combat Luck (6 PD/6 ED)
 
           Skills
20       +2 with All Attacks
 
3         Acrobatics 15-
2         AK: Greece 11-
3         Breakfall 15-
3         Climbing 15-
3         Concealment 11-
3         Contortionist 15-
10       Defense Maneuver I-IV
3         Demolitions 11-
3         Fast Draw 15-
2         KS: The Olympics 11-
2         KS: The Professional Sports World 11-
2         KS: European Politics 11-
0         Language:  Greek (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)
2         Language:  Russian (fluent conversation)
2         Language:  English (fluent conversation)
3         PS: Decathlete 15-
3         Sleight Of Hand 15-
3         Stealth 15-
3         Teamwork 15-
 
2         WF:  Javelins and Thrown Spears, Thrown Grenades
 
Total Powers & Skill Cost:  240
Total Cost:  500
 
Pts      Complications
5         Dependence:  Must Use Steroids Incompetence: -1 to Skill Rolls and related rolls per time increment (Difficult To Obtain; 1 Day; Addiction)
25       Enraged:  when insulted; (Common), go 11-, recover 8-
25       Hunted:  New Guard Frequently (Mo Pow; NCI; Capture;)
10       Negative Reputation:  Bitter Olympic Athlete, Frequently
15       Psychological Complication:  Arrogant Bully; (Common; Strong)
15       Psychological Complication:  Hates Americans; (Common; Strong)
10       Psychological Complication:  Sexist, dislikes women; (Common; Moderate)
5         Rivalry:  Professional, with other Athletes, Rival is As Powerful, Seek to Outdo, Embarrass, or Humiliate Rival, Rival Aware of Rivalry
15       Social Complication:  Secret Identity; Frequently, Major
125     Total Complications
 
Total Experience Points:  500
 
 

Huntsman of the Black Forest
 
Val   Char   Cost    Roll     Notes
  50    STR      40      19-      Lift 25.6tons; 10d6 [5]
  30    DEX     40      15-      OCV:  10/DCV:  10
  40    CON     30      17-
  10    INT        0       11-      PER Roll 16-
  20    EGO     10      13-      ECV:  7 - 7
  40    PRE      30      17-      PRE Attack:  8d6
 
  10    OCV     35     
  10    DCV     35     
   7     OMCV 12     
   7     DMCV 12     
   6     SPD      40                  Phases:  2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
 
  30    PD          3                   Total:  30 PD (25 rPD)
  30    ED         3                   Total:  30 ED (25 rED)
  18    REC     14
  80    END     12
  25    BODY  15
  70    STUN   25      Total Characteristic Cost:  356
 
Movement:    Running:  12m/24m
                         Flight:  40m/160m
                         Leaping:  4m/8m
                         Swimming:  4m/8m
 
Cost   Powers                                                                                  
15      Sword:  Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 2d6 (5d6+1 w/STR) (30 Active Points); OAF (-1)   END   3
40      Bow:  Killing Attack - Ranged 2 ½d6, Double Knockback (+½), Affects Desolidified Any form of Desolidification (+½) (80 Active Points); OAF (-1)      END    8
                                                                                                                   
22      Corrupt Antlers:  Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1d6 (4d6+1 w/STR), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +½) (22 Active Points)             
50      Find Prey:  Mind Scan 10d6 (Human class of minds)   END    5
45      Demonic Levitation:  Flight 40m, x4 Noncombat         END      4
40      Demonic Spirit Form:  Desolidification  (affected by Magic)     END    4
20      Infernal Escape:  Extra-Dimensional Movement (to a single location in Hell)      END      2
10      Demonic Mind:  Mental Defense (10 points total)             
75      Demon Toughness:  Resistant Protection (25 PD/25 ED)  
40      Demonic Toughness:  Life Support  (Eating: Character does not eat; Immunity All terrestrial poisons; Immunity: All terrestrial diseases; Longevity: Immortal; Safe in High Pressure; Safe in High Radiation; Safe in Intense Cold; Safe in Intense Heat; Safe in Low Pressure/Vacuum; Self-Contained Breathing; Sleeping: Character does not sleep)  
15      Demonic Senses:  +5 PER with all Sense Groups                
25      Demonic Senses:  Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees) with all Sense Groups
5         Demonic Senses:  Infrared Perception (Sight Group)         
10      Demonic Senses:  Targeting with Normal Smell                  
5         Demonic Senses:  Tracking with Normal Smell                   
 
           Perks
67      Four Demon Hounds:  6 Followers built on 265 Pts Each (Pg 98 HERO System Beastiary 6E)
 
           Talents
20      Universal Translator 11-
 
           Skills
30      +3 with All Attacks
18      +18 OMCV with Mind Scan
 
2         Animal Handler (Canines) 17-
3         Analyze:  Combat 11-
3         Breakfall 15-
3         Interrogation 17-
0         Language:  Demonic (idiomatic) (4 Active Points)
4         Language:  German (idiomatic)
3         Stealth 15-
13      Tracking 16-
 
Total Powers & Skill Cost:  583
Total Cost:  939
 
Pts     Complications
25      Distinctive Features:  Aura of Evil (Not Concealable; Extreme Reaction; Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)
40      Enraged:  Berserk when he locates his prey  (Common), go 14-, recover 8-
20      Negative Reputation:  killer of superhumans, Very Frequently (Extreme)
20      Psychological Complication:  Only Cares About Tracking Down And Killing Prey; (Common; Total)
15      Psychological Complication:  Overconfident; (Common; Strong)
15      Susceptibility:  takes 2d6 damage instantly when exposed to Holy items or attacks 2d6 damage Instant (Common)
5        Vulnerability:  1 ½ x BODY Holy Attacks (Uncommon)
10      Vulnerability:  2 x STUN Holy Attacks (Uncommon)
150    Complications
 
Total Experience Points:  939
 

I drew this about a month ago...rehashing the process over and over...this was originally "Steelfist"...Ironman knockoff that I used a few times...tons of power, just never got the feel for the character, so he became a very useful NPC.  I wanted to redesign him, and my current concept for my own world involves a variety of themes, such as magic, steampunk, and alien tech...so I redesigned him as "Ironforge" with a steampunk concept...except now I look at him and think..."I gave a schizophrenic an American Express Black card, and set him loose in a 1930's government supply depot..."  I like the design, but I'm not settled on it...he's in the 9' range, but I'm thinking of redesigning again, making him more like a Titanfall mech...or the Veronica Hulkbuster...tell me what you think... (his current colors are going to be metallic, bronzes, copper, steel gray and black were applicable)