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[Sorta OT] What Things Are Must-Haves for a Superhero Game?
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<blockquote data-quote="Black Omega" data-source="post: 190117" data-attributes="member: 79"><p>Depends on if you are trying to be silly or get real ideas.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>As your examples already prove. you can't go wrong with the classic (color)(animal) style name.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Idealy, the villains name should be alliterative as well.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>And for the villains, they should have a name that contrasts with the goodguys team name, as we see here.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And as with Magneto and Dr. Doom, they often are honorable or noble, but with a good idea twisted through some experience in their past.</p><p></p><p>The others are utterly evil. See Ultron.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, these are often public. the hero group will have a more sensible color scheme while the bad guys will have some ugly, must be colorblind outfit. See Hydra and their lime green outfits. And Kobra's old bright orange scaled tights for his followers.</p><p></p><p></p><p>And other ethnic characters equally sterotypical. The Irish hero must be called Shamrock. The German baddie will be an ex-nazi and have 'Von' in the middle of his name. The Russian will drink vodka.</p><p></p><p>And more:</p><p></p><p>Names are descriptive! Hawkgirl flys with wings. Batman uses the bat as a theme for everything. The Atom shrinks down. Iceman..well..you get the point.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>No matter how adversarial the press, there are certain topics they will not touch. For example, a reporter won't hold up a picture of the original Robin with the tight green shorts and bare legs and ask Batman why he -really- dressed the Boy Wonder like that.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Most bank robberies turn into hostage situations.</p><p></p><p>There's always one hardboiled police detective who doesn't think much of the superheros. He usually smokes a cigar.</p><p></p><p>All logic flies out the window when it comes to secret ID's. Yes, simply taking off glasses can fool a whole world. The movie Mystery Men has a great example of this 'logic'.</p><p></p><p>Mutants will be hated and feared because of their weird powers. No other people with weird powers will suffer from this. only mutants.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Omega, post: 190117, member: 79"] Depends on if you are trying to be silly or get real ideas.:) [B][/B] As your examples already prove. you can't go wrong with the classic (color)(animal) style name.;) [B][/B] Idealy, the villains name should be alliterative as well.:) [B][/B] And for the villains, they should have a name that contrasts with the goodguys team name, as we see here. [B][/B] And as with Magneto and Dr. Doom, they often are honorable or noble, but with a good idea twisted through some experience in their past. The others are utterly evil. See Ultron. [B][/B] Actually, these are often public. the hero group will have a more sensible color scheme while the bad guys will have some ugly, must be colorblind outfit. See Hydra and their lime green outfits. And Kobra's old bright orange scaled tights for his followers. [B][/B] And other ethnic characters equally sterotypical. The Irish hero must be called Shamrock. The German baddie will be an ex-nazi and have 'Von' in the middle of his name. The Russian will drink vodka. And more: Names are descriptive! Hawkgirl flys with wings. Batman uses the bat as a theme for everything. The Atom shrinks down. Iceman..well..you get the point.:) No matter how adversarial the press, there are certain topics they will not touch. For example, a reporter won't hold up a picture of the original Robin with the tight green shorts and bare legs and ask Batman why he -really- dressed the Boy Wonder like that.;) Most bank robberies turn into hostage situations. There's always one hardboiled police detective who doesn't think much of the superheros. He usually smokes a cigar. All logic flies out the window when it comes to secret ID's. Yes, simply taking off glasses can fool a whole world. The movie Mystery Men has a great example of this 'logic'. Mutants will be hated and feared because of their weird powers. No other people with weird powers will suffer from this. only mutants. [/QUOTE]
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