[Mr. Vaudeville]

ams wrote:

…some people call me Maurice……..

Is it because you speak of the pompitous of love?

[Mr. Vaudeville]

That hoodie/jacket looks fantastic, and the head down posing is awesome, works brilliantly. Great design.

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Alias: The Space Cowboy (a.k.a. Red Zev, Zubin Moontrapper, Zubin the Cold, Scourge of the Suki Nebula)
Legal Name: Zubin K’alach Zevrae
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Ethnicity: Vilonian
Occupation: Mercenary; Outlaw; Space Pirate; Bounty Hunter
Height: 6′ 0″
Body Type: Lean, Sinewy
Hair Colour: –
Hair Type: –
Eye Colour: Milky Blue
Skin Colour: Green
Species: Alien

Powers and Abilities

Powers: Limb regeneration, enhanced sense of smell, empathy, water-breathing.
Details/Limitations: Alien physiology grants a superhuman sense of smell, the ability to breathe underwater (and in atmospheres with a much lower oxygen content than earth), and the ability to regenerate lost limbs over time – providing he survives the initial encounter. Additionally, his race is mildly telepathic, providing some basic defence against psychic attack and allowing him to read the emotional state of others. On Earth and Earth like planets, he’s slightly stronger than humans.
Abilities/Skills: Gunplay, boxing, robbery,  smuggling, technology, piloting spacecraft.
Costume: Smugglers pants with dress shirt and waistcoat; travel boots; hat; optical headgear; gun belts.
Weapons: Twin high-powered laser pistols. Occasionally uses laser rifles, plasma rifles, and other advanced alien weaponry.
Gadgets/Tech: Optical headgear provides tactical tracking and geographical information, telescopic vision, and night vision. His ship – a modified light freighter named the Effortless – is capable of faster than light travel and is equipped with twin front-facing laser cannons, a rear mounted automatic turret, deflector shields, and mines.
Physical Weaknesses: Not particularly good in close combat or well defended outside the Effortless, vulnerable to Earth diseases.
Mental/Emotional Weaknesses: Weak against powerful psychic attack, crippling phobia of very large birds.

Personality and Relationships

Primary Traits: Cunning, treacherous, resilient, tough, selfish.
Likes: Money, guns, alcohol, stealing, women, saloon games, Earth cowboy movies/westerns.
Dislikes: Law enforcement, civilisation/government, birds, ‘Earth food’.
Habits/Quirks: A natural born, cold blooded killer, exiled from his home-world, ideally suited to piracy and mercenary work. A wanted criminal in several star systems, he encountered humanity while working for the Lunar Brood and was defeated for the first time by the members of Astroforce. After a brief time in prison, he developed a special disdain for the people of Earth, learning as much as he could about his new enemies. He became obsessed with Western movies and their outlaw heroes, even styling himself after them. His phobia of large birds comes from a near death encounter with a massive avian predator on his homeworld as a child. Sometimes works with a hired crew, but usually works alone for the highest bidder.
Fears: Prison, Large birds.
Family: Unknown
Romantic Interests: –
Allies: –
Affiliations: The Lunar Brood
Rivals/Nemesis: –
Enemies: Astroforce

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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. 🙂

[Mr. Vaudeville]

Notes: Somebody requested a sound based/musician hero a while back. I hope this sort of counts. I’m still working on base shadows at the moment, but once I start combining the tricks I’ve learned, the characters should state looking pretty sweet. Also; couldn’t find a better ‘sonic scream’ effect and gave up. Thanks again for all your patience. Some more villains coming up.

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Alias: Waveform
Legal Name: Joshua Hamilton
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Ethnicity: English
Occupation: Music Producer; Bass Guitarist; Superhero
Height: 6′ 2″
Body Type: Slim, Toned
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Type: Short, Messy
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Skin Colour: Brown
Species: Mutant

Powers and Abilities

Powers: Sonic scream, voice manipulation, superhuman hearing.
Details/Limitations: Able to emit a sonic scream of incredible volume; low enough to collapse buildings, high enough to deafen/cause pain to a group of enemies, and with enough force to knock a grown man thirty feet across the room. Can also manipulate his normal speaking voice to mimic another person or perform acts of ventriloquism. Additionally, he has superhuman hearing well above normal levels, and is able to detect subsonic and supersonic frequencies.
Abilities/Skills: Sound engineering/music production, bass guitar, singing, boxing, karate.
Costume: Fireproof bodysuit with stab proof upper body section; impact resistant shoulder pads, boots, and gloves; mask; utility belt.
Weapons: –
Gadgets/Tech: Utility belt contains the usual crime-fighting gadgets; disposable handcuffs, medical supplies, a small notepad with pen, and a compact handheld flashlight.
Physical Weaknesses: Not especially skilled at close combat against trained martial artists; powerless if silenced or rendered unable to speak.
Mental/Emotional Weaknesses: Vulnerable to psychic attack.

Personality and Relationships

Primary Traits: Charismatic, outgoing, fun-loving, entrepreneurial, loyal.
Likes: Music, playing live, singing, socialising, laughter, attention/being a hero.
Dislikes: Taking things too seriously, bland food, unnecessary violence, corporate crime, bad musicians.
Habits/Quirks: A successful producer and session musician with his own independent label, excelling in his chosen field of music. Initially lacking most of the tactical skills and knowledge shared by his fellow superheroes, he learned fast and possesses a unique drive to succeed. Fun-loving and comedic, and never seeming to take anything too seriously, he enjoys entertaining people and spreading happiness – often finding himself deeply troubled by the sadness of others. Most comfortable in the spotlight, his instinctive charisma and flair make him a natural and popular hero. Over the years, he transformed from an unsure and unskilled crime-fighter into a formidable champion and natural leader, semi-retiring from his musical career to spend more time dealing out justice.
Fears: Losing his voice, heights, social rejection.
Family: Francis Hamilton (Father)
Romantic Interests: Rebecca Sykes (Girlfriend)
Allies: The Dark Spartan, The Silver Thorn, Kali, Interface.
Affiliations: Iron Patrol, Society of European Superheroes, Terran Defence Corps.
Rivals/Nemesis: –
Enemies: The Mutant Syndicate, Tau Magi, Church of the Fractured Dawn, The Lawless Earth Network.

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[Mr. Vaudeville]

I’m excited to see stages two and three! The concept is cool, and I like the design. I think you pulled off what you’re going for.

If I were exploring a crypt or tomb, when suddenly my torch goes out and his eyes light up out of the darkness… Looks great, dude. I’m afraid I don’t have much in the way of advice, other than; keep going!

[Mr. Vaudeville]

Candruth wrote:

ams wrote:

@ all moderators – Nominated for the Hall of Fame! Please submit pic!

Yup. I agree. I’ll be keeping an eye on this gallery for sure. Awesome job

Thirded.

[Mr. Vaudeville]

Yeah, that middle distance is sublime. The silhouettes in the foreground are great. Love the concept.

The foreground scenery doesnt quite work for me, but that’s only after trying hard to find something to be constructive about. Just awesome.

 

[Mr. Vaudeville]

Notes: I would have liked the wingspan to be much bigger, but they wouldn’t fit within the image borders. Sadface.jpg. This character was mostly a posing experiment with the profile angle body parts. I think I’m getting the hang of it.

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Alias: Goldwing
Legal Name: Lance Lambert
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Ethnicity: Canadian
Occupation: Former Athlete; Fencing Coach; Superhero
Height: 6′ 0″
Body Type: Athletic, Chiselled
Hair Colour: Blonde
Hair Type: Grown-out, luxurious
Eye Colour: Blue
Skin Colour: White/Pale
Species: Mutant

Powers and Abilities

Powers: Flight, telepathy, superhuman longevity, disease immunity.
Details/Limitations: Natural feathered wings allow for controlled flight at speeds matching and even exceeding the largest and fastest birds – also able to ‘hover’ in place close to the ground. Relatively limited telepathy allows for basic mind reading and telepathic communication, the ability to induce fear or hope in an individual, and the ability to detect whether an individual has superpowers. In addition to these mutations, he is immune to all known diseases and possesses unnaturally long life.
Abilities/Skills: Fencing, wrestling, gymnastics, aerial acrobatics, negotiation, first aid.
Costume: Impact resistant, fireproof bodysuit, boots, gloves, and mask; utility belt/sword belt.
Weapons: Custom made, lightweight, double-edged rapier.
Gadgets/Tech: Utility belt contains medical supplies and disposable handcuffs.
Physical Weaknesses: Large wingspan (clumsy in confined spaces), no armour/physical defence against bullets or blades.
Mental/Emotional Weaknesses: Only weak against very powerful psychic attack.

Personality and Relationships

Primary Traits: Inspiring, approachable, brave, protective, mature.
Likes: Athletics, sport, Canadian TV, pancakes, popcorn, justice.
Dislikes: Being unable to hide his wings, being ignored, prejudice, bullies, jalapeños.
Habits/Quirks: Easy-going and friendly most of the time, fiercely protective of those he cares for – especially his students and teammates. Usually in a bright and relaxed mood, whether working out and coaching sports or watching TV with some snacks. Quick to offer care and advice to the victims of bullying and prejudice, having dealt with insults and slurs for many years himself – either because of his mutation or his open bisexuality. He often attends charity drives and events in costume to help raise awareness. Sometimes still gets annoyed that he can’t hide his wings, although he’s mostly learned to accept and live with them for good. Always eager to leap into action with righteous fury when necessary, he makes a fearsome enemy and an invaluable ally.
Fears: Confined spaces, fire, failing to protect a student.
Family: Reuben Lambert (Father), Betty Lambert (Mother)
Romantic Interests: –
Allies: The Blue Rune, Velocity, High Voltage, Ape-X.
Affiliations: Apex Squad, Terran Defence Corps.
Rivals/Nemesis: –
Enemies: The Mutant Syndicate, Tau Magi, Church of the Fractured Dawn, The Lawless Earth Network.

Origin

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[Mr. Vaudeville]

Awesome recent designs as always. I especially love Vangaurd’s costume, the colour scheme and item use is great.

I like the way you use multiple objects to create the main shadow at the characters’ feet. I only just noticed how you do it, since I’ve just started to add base shadows myself, and I’ll definitely try playing around with it!

[Mr. Vaudeville]

Notes: Proud of this one. Tried to add a shadow, and use a few more highlights. Feel like I could write a lot about the character, looking forward to coming back and fleshing him out.

Profile

Alias: Interface
Legal Name: Carson Barclay
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Ethnicity: English/Scottish
Occupation: Former Spec-Ops Agent; Super-Soldier; Super-Spy; Vigilante; Superhero.
Height: 6′ 1″
Body Type: Athletic, Lean
Hair Colour: Light Brown/Grey
Hair Type: Short, Full.
Eye Colour: Light Brown
Skin Colour: Pale, Light Tan
Species: Human/Cyborg

Powers and Abilities

Powers: Cybernetic arm and implants, mimicry, enhanced strength, durability, and reflexes.
Details/Limitations: Various cybernetic implants allow for strength, durability, and reflexes to reach several times peak human levels while providing some defence against psychic attack (see also: Gadgets/Tech below). Additionally, a form of mimicry allows him to turn any part of his body and/or costume into that of another person. To transform his entire body and costume is incredibly draining, and usually avoided, and he can only mimic people that he’s seen in person. Usually used when only a single part of his body need be changed for a few moments; to pass a fingerprint or retina scan, for example.
Abilities/Skills: Military strategy, electronics, hacking, espionage, judo, karate, systema.
Costume: Stab-proof/fireproof nano-fibre bodysuit, boots, and glove; utility belts.
Weapons: Spec-ops pistol, stun grenades. Can also equip fragmentation grenades and gas grenades when required.
Gadgets/Tech: Optic implant connected to communications headgear provides tactical information, telescopic vision, night vision, and a basic x-ray vision. Brain implant provides defence against moderate psychic attack. Cybernetic arm can connect and interface with most electronic devices, computers, security systems, and etc. Utility belt also contains remote hacking tool and tactical handcuffs.
Physical Weaknesses: Vulnerable to electricity; powerful electric shocks and surges can knock out or damage his powers. Not much defensive gear or armour.
Mental/Emotional Weaknesses: Weak against powerful telepaths, mild PTSD.

Personality and Relationships

Primary Traits: Gruff, surly, confident, regimented, wise, enigmatic.
Likes: Alcohol (especially cognac), golf, strategy, cigars, blues and country music, peace and quiet.
Dislikes: Being disturbed, electronic dance music, unexpected loud noises, organised crime.
Habits/Quirks: A highly decorated former special operations soldier for the British military, and one of the worlds first super-soldiers. Rough, stern, and confident, he was left with PTSD after losing his arm and having his hearing damaged in the line of duty before volunteering himself for military cybernetic experiments. After working as a super-spy for British intelligence for a number of years he retired with honours, but couldn’t resist the call to arms and took up his old codename to fight crime on his own terms, a more cautious and world-weary version of his younger self. Mellowing as he ages, he adopts a fatherly role to some of the younger superheroes, though still strictly a military man at heart. He tries to spend as much time relaxing alone as possible, but the constant interruptions cause his gruff and sometimes irritable demeanour.
Fears: Fire, large scale warfare, aircraft.
Family: Unknown
Romantic Interests: –
Allies: The Dark Spartan, The Silver Thorn, Kali
Affiliations: Iron Patrol, Society of European Superheroes, Terran Defence Corps.
Rivals/Nemesis: –
Enemies: The Mutant Syndicate, Tau Magi, Church of the Fractured Dawn, The Lawless Earth Network

Origin

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[Mr. Vaudeville]

Hey, great start!

I look forward to seeing more.

 

[Mr. Vaudeville]

Great concept with Nossifer – love the name/reference and the design is awesome. I think the way you’ve explained his ‘vampirism’ with the nanobots is a really neat way to bring the traditional vampire into a sci-fi setting.

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Vampyrist wrote:

I like the costuming on your recent works, it’s very good.

Thanks! I’ve still got a long way to go, and many techniques to learn, but it’s nice to read comments like that; makes me feel like I’m improving.

[Mr. Vaudeville]

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Alias: Ape-X
Legal Name: Howard Johnson
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Ethnicity: Ape/American
Occupation: Author; Lab Experiment; Superhero.
Height: 6′ 3″
Body Type: Heavy, Muscular
Hair Colour: Black/Grey
Hair Type: Short, Bristly.
Eye Colour: Black
Skin Colour: Grey
Species: Mutant

Powers and Abilities

Powers: Proportional strength, speed, and agility of a great ape, near genius IQ.
Details/Limitations: Several times stronger than a man, able to move with great speed and agility for his size – making him a fearsome combatant. Adept at climbing and moving quickly around the ‘urban jungle’. His IQ is also enhanced to near genius levels, juxtaposing his animal traits with an intellectual nature.
Abilities/Skills: Climbing, free-running, acrobatics, wrestling, debate, writing.
Costume: Sleeveless, fireproof bodysuit with impact-resistant and bulletproof armour plating, pauldron, and forearm guards; quiver; utility belt.
Weapons: Recurve bow with arrows; two knives in forearm sheaths.
Gadgets/Tech: Utility belt contains the usual crime-fighting tools; handcuffs, smoke pellets, caltrops, and etc.
Physical Weaknesses: Particularly vulnerable to biological and chemical weapons.
Mental/Emotional Weaknesses: Known to enter a primal rage when sufficiently angered, which – though allowing for slightly heightened strength and endurance – causes a loss of reasoning skills and can lead to mistakes. Also weak against psychic/mental attacks.

Personality and Relationships

Primary Traits: Intelligent, well spoken, contemplative, loyal, fierce, brooding.
Likes: Philosophy, psychology, literature, art, writing, nature.
Dislikes: Ignorance, action movies, reality television, environmental crime, zoos.
Habits/Quirks: Generally intelligent, well spoken, and thoughtful, often spending a lot of time reading and learning about new subjects. Especially fond of philosophy, psychology, animal rights, and environmental conservation – even writing several published and successful books on such subjects under the pseudonym ‘Heath P. James’. Though usually even-tempered, he still has a feral, animalistic side that often comes out in combat situations. The product of genetic experimentation with little memory of his early life, he chose his own name in honour of a kind scientists on the team that created him.
Fears: Environmental/Ecological damage, cages, needles.
Family: None/Unknown
Romantic Interests: –
Allies: The Blue Rune, Velocity, High Voltage, Goldwing.
Affiliations: Apex Squad, Terran Defence Corps.
Rivals/Nemesis: –
Enemies: The Mutant Syndicate, Tau Magi, Church of the Fractured Dawn, The Lawless Earth Network.

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