Who's got the right stuff for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1990s?
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Nellisir
Hero
Stephen King
Carrie would make an interesting villain...or maybe just an ultra-powerful psychotic one. Christine would be even more interesting....
Other obscure but possibly interesting Stephen King heros...one of the survivors from It? (Crap, it's been years since I read SK.) The woman that drove the, ah, "strange" road in one of the short stories from Skeleton Crew? (OK, maybe a little too obscure there.) Someone from "The Mist"?
I think I'll pick up some Stephen King tonight.
Carrie would make an interesting villain...or maybe just an ultra-powerful psychotic one. Christine would be even more interesting....
Other obscure but possibly interesting Stephen King heros...one of the survivors from It? (Crap, it's been years since I read SK.) The woman that drove the, ah, "strange" road in one of the short stories from Skeleton Crew? (OK, maybe a little too obscure there.) Someone from "The Mist"?
I think I'll pick up some Stephen King tonight.
pawsplay
Hero
As pointed out, most of the lists have been light on freaks and villains. With that in mind, my revised list:
Michael Knight and KITT
Charlene from Firestarter
D.A.R.Y.L.
Hannibal Lecter
Anton Bartok (from the Fly II)
Still missing: a very iconic werewolf, a non-time traveling cyborg
Michael Knight and KITT
Charlene from Firestarter
D.A.R.Y.L.
Hannibal Lecter
Anton Bartok (from the Fly II)
Still missing: a very iconic werewolf, a non-time traveling cyborg
Celebrim
Legend
Nellisir said:
Carrie would actually be more interesting as a member of the team.
Alot of the suggestions people are making suggest to me that they never read the original comic, and at most have seem the (terrible) movie.
To be frank, I'm not a big fan of the LoEG, because the orginal graphic novel is extraordinarily, well, graphic and if I may say so, predictably deconstructionist and post-modern. The original 'extraordinary gentlemen' are not very nice people. They are in fact Villains, and villains with the capital 'V'. That they are _somewhat_ acting in the service of good doesn't make them any less loathsome and evil, with the exception of Quartermain and Mina who are at best in D&D terms 'neutrals'.
But if we wish to answer the question, we must answer it as best as we can, and that means that Carrie and Hannibal Lector aren't the villains in the story, but rather among the better suggestions for members of the Team.
Blood Jester
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Tonguez said:
OH MY GOD!
I can't believe I forgot about that show! Which I honestly feel is one of the best shows to ever get cancelled mid-run (if not the best).
And yes, that is a brilliant suggestion, his character had more than normal abilities, but not by much, was a "real-world" detective (and no slouch), and had high morals despite having comitted an act that earned him eternal damnation.
You deserve pie.
zen_hydra
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Here would be my 1980's - 90's League:
Carrie White (Carrie) - I see her as an emotional burnout. Carrie is someone that has never reconciled the traumatic events that awakened her psychokinesis.
Hannibal Lector (The Silence of the Lambs) - Is the quintessential wolf-in-sheep's-clothing. He is simultaneously the most, and least, human of the new League. His insights and skill in manipulation are the most dangerous weapons of his murderous nature.
Seth Brundle (The Fly) - Seth is not only a genius inventor, but due to an accident in his teleportation research he is also a human / musca domestica hybrid. His human psyche and his amoral insect mind are in constant conflict.
Max Renn (Videodrome) - Max is a bearer of the "new flesh" which allows him to interact directly (fuse with) with inorganic technology. Max can no longer differentiate between reality and fantasy.
Alex Gardner (Dreamscape) - Alex is a telepath and lucid dreamer. He is able to enter the dreams of others where he can communicate with, and even kill them. Alex has spent the last several years as a hunted man. There are many people that would like to get their hands on someone that is a potentially unstoppable assassin. This has made Alex more than a bit paranoid and bitter.
Carrie White (Carrie) - I see her as an emotional burnout. Carrie is someone that has never reconciled the traumatic events that awakened her psychokinesis.
Hannibal Lector (The Silence of the Lambs) - Is the quintessential wolf-in-sheep's-clothing. He is simultaneously the most, and least, human of the new League. His insights and skill in manipulation are the most dangerous weapons of his murderous nature.
Seth Brundle (The Fly) - Seth is not only a genius inventor, but due to an accident in his teleportation research he is also a human / musca domestica hybrid. His human psyche and his amoral insect mind are in constant conflict.
Max Renn (Videodrome) - Max is a bearer of the "new flesh" which allows him to interact directly (fuse with) with inorganic technology. Max can no longer differentiate between reality and fantasy.
Alex Gardner (Dreamscape) - Alex is a telepath and lucid dreamer. He is able to enter the dreams of others where he can communicate with, and even kill them. Alex has spent the last several years as a hunted man. There are many people that would like to get their hands on someone that is a potentially unstoppable assassin. This has made Alex more than a bit paranoid and bitter.
JohnSnow
Hero
Just a comment on Harry Dresden and the characters having to exist in a somewhat "real" world. Unlike Harry Potter, Dresden lives very much in the real world - most people think he's a nut. As far as his age, from his pop culture references, he was born about the same time as Dresden Files author Jim Butcher (c. 1970). So when the books start, Harry's about 30.
Which makes him kinda young for a 1990s series, but totally appropriate for a modern one. He would have been a bit weak (powerwise) at 23, although I guess he's already killed Justin, been pronounced under the doom of Damocles, and been released from Ebenezer's care. So, he's a bit of a wild card - not a bad fit for the League.
Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China is, in my opinion, an excellent fit. Snake Plisken is probably better, but you have to alter his history somewhat, with Escape from New York being set in a future that never happened and all...
The best fit for the League are fantastic adventure anti-hero types. Their adventures need to be set in a mostly realistic world, and most of them need to be a bit "dark." In keeping with the original League, you'd need literary characters, or characters descended from or related to a literary character. However, one can have a lot of fun doing TV or movie characters. But in their respective stories, the character used should be the only extraordinary character. So comic book superheroes are OUT, as is Harry Potter. So, here's a few suggestions, having a bit of fun with one character's history:
- Lara Jones Croft (Granddaughter of the famous archaeologist, through her mother)
- Lee Kane (Descendent of the main character from Kung Fu)
- Kolchak, the Night Stalker
- Some the characters from the "Friday the 13th" tv series.
- Grandchildren of various pulp era (1930s-40s) characters such as:
* Rick and Evie O'Connell (The Mummy)
* Jake Cutter (Tales of the Gold Monkey)
- Thomas Veil (of Nowhere Man fame)
I'm sure I could come up with more, but there's a start.
Which makes him kinda young for a 1990s series, but totally appropriate for a modern one. He would have been a bit weak (powerwise) at 23, although I guess he's already killed Justin, been pronounced under the doom of Damocles, and been released from Ebenezer's care. So, he's a bit of a wild card - not a bad fit for the League.
Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China is, in my opinion, an excellent fit. Snake Plisken is probably better, but you have to alter his history somewhat, with Escape from New York being set in a future that never happened and all...
The best fit for the League are fantastic adventure anti-hero types. Their adventures need to be set in a mostly realistic world, and most of them need to be a bit "dark." In keeping with the original League, you'd need literary characters, or characters descended from or related to a literary character. However, one can have a lot of fun doing TV or movie characters. But in their respective stories, the character used should be the only extraordinary character. So comic book superheroes are OUT, as is Harry Potter. So, here's a few suggestions, having a bit of fun with one character's history:
- Lara Jones Croft (Granddaughter of the famous archaeologist, through her mother)
- Lee Kane (Descendent of the main character from Kung Fu)
- Kolchak, the Night Stalker
- Some the characters from the "Friday the 13th" tv series.
- Grandchildren of various pulp era (1930s-40s) characters such as:
* Rick and Evie O'Connell (The Mummy)
* Jake Cutter (Tales of the Gold Monkey)
- Thomas Veil (of Nowhere Man fame)
I'm sure I could come up with more, but there's a start.
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