Help me choose my HERO
My group just started a new supers campaign. Roughly an Avengers type game and power level. We're doing a "round robin" style of game so that each of us can step in and be Narrator. Allowing everyone to play and tell a story.
I'm first Narrator and have my story going HERE. But I'm looking to make up details for my character idea. I'm having a tough time deciding (I have so many ideas, and they keep coming).
I wanna make sure and NOT step on any other player's character toes. Maybe you can help me rule-out some that might do that too?
I'm looking for thoughts and your opinions on which might be most fun in a group to play! The team SO FAR is:
GORILLA-X
An "uplifted" gorilla. Genius with gorilla ability. Sort of a "Beast" (from X-men) type character.
BULLET
Gun-toting master of pistols with Time-Distortion Boots allowing for some super speed and teleportation.
PHASE
A hero trapped in one of his four transformed forms at all times. Air, Earth, Water, Fire.
My ideas...
I would really dig playing them ALL... but I can't decide! hehe
DOCTORY DAKTYLOS
"Doc Dak" is obsessed with criminology. He focuses his insane obsession through the study of fingerprints (dactylography). This manifest him as a "hero" by his intense need to solve crime. He's indifferent about the punishment of crime, but in general needs the incarceration of criminals for further study of the mind/body of criminals to learn more of the future crimes/criminals. His study allows him to predict movements/tactics of others, so his deductive reasoning (in both battle and investigation) are extreme. He is a man obsessed and almost always talks in question. (think The Question, Rorsharch, Batman, Midnighter, and Sherlock Holmes)
PINNACLE
a Superman style paragon hero, limited by needing to focus his energy into one of his powers to make them work "flawlessly", so he can become "immune" to various physical damage but would then be open to mental attacks. He can be the strongest on the planet, but not be able to fly. He the ultimate straight-man who thinks he's better than he is, no sense of humor... which is funny.
SHIELD BEARER
a captain america type (SHIELD BEARER)
CAVE-IN
a hulk type brute (caveman themed)
CINDERELLA MAN
Inspired by Brad Pitt from Fight Club, mixed with a little Wolverine (healing) and crazy fighting skills (though no super Brawn/Agility). A down on his luck guy, who's real "power" is to barely pull out wins, but only when lives are on the line (meaning a local bruiser in a bar might kick his butt at times) He has an indomitable willpower, just won't stop. Semi-crazy (in a good way) Irish Barfighter, that can barely get buzzed but doesn't let that stop him from trying to get drunk! He never goes a day without getting in a fight - hence his "mask" is his bruised face! hehe
GALLEON
Ironman and Aquaman inspired - obscenely wealthy day trader/entrepreneur with a love of the classic tall ships of English warships of the 1700s. Not a gadgeteer - but had his "Flotilla of Justice" built as an "armory" of a large warmachine style armor/vehicle, stylized after the tall ships of the line. With three "sidekick" bots:
Clipper: small and swift
Cutter: small and lightly armed enforcer of regulations
Brigantine: small skirmisher pirate
KICKFLIP
(or FREE-RUNNER)
(aka. "my young Skater-lad") the kid sidekick to SHIELD BEARER, Inspired by a mix of the Robins (mostly *, Tim and Damian) mixed with an x-games alternative love/respect of America. Smart-alec "freerunner" expert but fun kid who uses his skateboard as both transport, attack and primarily as a shield! a true young hero. (elder robin style if Batman had died or a younger x-game skateboard as his shield style semi-patriotic hero) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_running
METRO
A "City-Controller", inspired by Jack Hawksmoore (of The Authority) mixed with a more traditional controller type similar to "earth control". Able to control and manipulate anything in a "city" ... the bigger the city (inspired by the size, both people and buildings and the spirit of the city such as a formerly great city). The farther away from the city... the less control over the environment. Though he can "use his power" with remnants of the city - such taking a stop sign from the city into the country-side to use as a shield better than it should be able to use.
KINGFISHER
Thor and Aquaman inspired. A Thor-style brick with powers over the ocean (water/liquids in general), given by the Kraken (Poseidon's progeny). With a massive ancor that functions like Thor's hammer.
DR. K-NINE
(aka. Kanine Neo-Intellect Nascent Engineer or FIDO: Futuristic Intelligent Dog Operative)
A sentient dog, in the style of Lockjaw. Unable to talk but communicates through Telepathy. Probably the smartest being in the galaxy. Basic dog-like fighting ability with a higher strength for biting/grappling but overall he uses limited Mind Control (Suggestion?) to have his "friends" (any bums off the street) come build his amazing techno-gadgets, super-vehicles, and HQ that he primarily uses to fight crime! (imagine Reed Richards without stretching as a Lockjaw sized dog flying about in a hover-craft, etc...)
COLONY
(the bug theme) a bug based hero focusing on making bugs BIGGER (like the ants of THEM) instead of becoming smaller
QUILL
(the bow/arrow theme) a bowman and ancient weapon expert (mongol on horse theme or Aurthurian style)
TALON
a sidekick type hero. Either the elder "hasn't moved on" sidekick
DOC DINO
Able to transform into various dinosaur(s). Sort of a cross between BeastBoy and Giant/Ant Man (with a growth-slam attack).
PRATFALL
A mix between Wolverine (super healing) and Daredevil/Spidey (super dexterous) with unlucky disadvantages. Fun happy-go-luckless contortionist and karate expert.
MENAGERIE
A character with the ability to call animals to appear/battle for him, not shapeshifting... and not being in battle controlling them. He can see through the eyes of his animals and "conjures" more or different animals to help, all while he sits as an old old man in a mansion in upstate New York.
AMERICAN KNOW-HOW
"Know-How" for short. A mix between Shazam (the kid turns into a adult-hero) and Captain America (perfect human), mixed up with a little bit of Prime/Spawn (both characters with near infinite power, but unknowing how to tap it, ie. uncontrolled). Basically a Cap type hero with loads of "power stunt" options on a near cosmic scale, but can't actively USE that (or know about it).
REDSHIRT
human/immortal, cursed by a gypsy to never die and always were his "Star Warp" costume. His shtick is to never die, heal when reaching 0 Hits. He's a computer geek, driver and pilot. His attacks are through whatever dangerous thing he can find to use with himself since he can't die (ramming a car into the villain for example). He's a comic relief Spider-Man style personality.
MR. MINERAL
A cross between the Vision (in look/style) and Terra (of the Teen Titans, in powers)
FLUKE
Almost normal guy, except for his luck powers! "It was in early college that Martin gained these abilities… He has suspicions but ultimately doesn't know where his powers came from, so he now simply believes that he's extraordinarily lucky - thus he took up a homemade mask to step in where he could and become a Fluke to the underworld crooks that think they can abuse or steal from others! Martain's powers did hit ""overnight"" though, though his color change happened over months... The truth of Fluke's power-source comes from a late-night visit by alien scientists. That faiteful night aliens endowed Martin with strange energies giving him his powers. Generally such an ""experiment"" would be monitored for scientific revelation, but as it happens the aliens were drunk from a night out on the galaxy and have mostly forgotten about the ""pranks"" of that ""Really super-dooper fun night on Uurrth""..."
WHEELMAN
A normal guy with massive inventing skills for any type of vehicles. He would have conjure/gadgeteering and super-vehicles (multiple times) to have a car/plane/vehicle for every situation! And if not, he'd make it quickly! I'd pattern him off of a cross between Michael Knight and the God of Craftsmanship (as he has the blood of that god, specific to building vehicles!)
