Reply To: Mr. Vaudeville's Gallery

[darkvatican]

Mr. Vaudeville wrote:

Herr D wrote:

Cast has mushroomed. Good stuff. Do you want suggestions for power origin?

Thanks, dude. I have a team of alien/space based heroes still to come, but any advice is always welcome and appreciated! Usually, I choose my heroes’ origins from the following categories for the ‘species’ section of the profile;

• Human (not super powered, e.g. Batman)
• Superhuman (any human that gained superpowers during an unusual event or ‘accident’, e.g. The Flash, Hulk, The Fantastic Four)
• Mutant (any person born with latent superpowers as a result of genetic mutation, e.g. Most of the X-Men)
• Alien (any species originating in space or on another planet, e.g. Superman, Martian Manhunter, Thor)
• Cyborg (any person with cybernetic parts, including full androids/robots, e.g. Vision, Cyborg)

I know the descriptions are a bit vague, but I’ll describe the actual event/process that the hero gained his/her powers when I write out their full origin story. If you can think of any categories I’m missing, or any origins for specific characters/powers, I’d love to hear and discuss with you.  

Well, there’s the mystic-type origins. Someone who uses magic, but is otherwise normal. Then there’s always the “token of power” origin. Green Lantern(s) all get their rings, the original Thor was empowered through his hammer and couldn’t transform without it (it was disguised as a cane, in his unpowered form), and, of course, He-Man/She-Ra. ;-]