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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3354164" data-attributes="member: 4937">I would go so far as to so most if not all are passing fads.  The other problem is that many of the chosen characters don't really maintain the fiction that they live in the real world.The grittier James Bond would be acceptable and has comparable public and literary stature to the figures of the original League, but he's not actually a character of the '90s, but rather of the 50's.  Jack Bauer is potentially headed that direction, but I'd wait for 24 the movie and a series of books to come out before I'd make that call, and besides he's for the '00's' not the '90's.Rambo is on more the right track, as he's become something of an iconic figure, but he's greatly diminished in stature and I'm not sure he's not going to just disappear.  Indiana Jones definately has the stature, but by literary convention he's a character from the 30's not the 90's.  Bruce Wayne has the stature, but the assumption of his existance does devestating things to our setting.So far, I think the best vote so far is for Charlie McGee.  Stephen Kings stories are of the right tone and sufficient stature, and Charlie has the right sort of back story and also the supernatural power that his other protagonists tend to lack.The best team I think that I can field for the present day.Charlie McGeeClarice Starling (though Hannible Lector might be more in line with the original concept)Jack BauerCole SearAnita BlakeStretching the concept a little, Alex Murphy (Robocop) might make potentially interesting 'muscle', especially playing up his undead like nature.</blockquote>

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