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One defeated by a rabbit, and the other by a squirrel. No wonder they have issues.

Okay, a Nosesplitter to the head, then?

But Rooster Cogburn has an eyepatch in the Prime dimension, too...

(Granted, on the other eye, but I'm just sayin' )

Well played, ZM.

"Robin Hood, you're back!"

"Eh, what about my back?"


And WB to the good Doctor.

EDIT: Or Professor.

I take it we should still not stand behind you?

Well, I suppose it depends on your state of dress when you say that to him as to whether or not it causes aggro.

Gotta slot Soulbound Allegiance, Local.

Uh-oh.

Tina McIntyre: "You must hurry to GENERIC CORPORATION 0087456 and see what tripped the alarm!"

*positions earplugs to protect against deafening deluge of Fanbois screaming, "ME! ME! MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!"*

Marcian, were you able to catch the "Smoke and Mirrors" arc in the CoH comics, authored by Troy Hickman? Troy not only provided excellent takes on the Freedom Phalanx in general and Statesman in particular, but he told a ripping good yarn and provided the background for the statue that ultimately appeared in Kings Row. (The CoH comics are all downloadable; the arc is issues 4-6.)

Point being that Troy gives needed nuance to Statesman. Your perception of "He's perfect; no go away" certainly was not followed by any of the other comic authors, who made him a very arrogant, petty tyrant; Troy's depiction provided some depth and certainly a balance to that depiction.

And by gum, how is it you "don't play Heroes that much"? Hopefully you mean your DVD collection of the TV show and not CoH!

To quote Hobbes the Tiger:

"Yeah, we're kind of stupid that way."

But what about Faultline??

Of course, the last LGTF I was on, my team kept calling it "the Cougar TF"; something about someone Lady Grey's age running around in a mini-skirt=she is a cougar. So I would not doubt that Lady Grey is on the prowl.

Indeed. Not to mention tow cables.

Does this mean that a legion of Cole's best troops will be crushingly defeated by teddy bears??

Hey, are you trying to derail the derail??

What I read into Troy Hickman's depiction of Statesman was a combination of factors: First and foremost, being over 100 years old is a lot of territory to cover, especially with everyone in your age-group (save Recluse) dying off. Second, Statesman is also dealing with the aftermath of the first Rikti invasion, in which most of his super-powered peer group was killed off; his intial interaction with Moodswing reminded me of the story of the rude clerk: the customer's reaction to the clerk's rudeness was mollified upon hearing that their son had died suddenly two days earlier. I think Troy went a long way toward the "cool, noble but interesting" hero we would like to see in Statesman. (He also showed what high-level scripting can do for a comic, but that his another topic.)

Statesman, in the totality of his in-game and comic presentation, is currently a confused jumble and a poster boy for the perils of different writers with different agendas (and skill-sets), much like many Silver Age heroes are today, which is too bad. That particular point would take us pretty far afield, but I will note that Troy Hickman once said something to the effect of, "If you want a moody, psychopathic, adulterous, self-loathing vigilante 'hero,' then create one yourself--- don't ret-con an existing hero into one."


I think that is a good point, and someone else has pointed out that thanks to speaking with Statesman, Lady Grey and the Mender, we as heroes know a lot more about what we are getting into, and the extreme dangers of the "all at once" route that Marcus Cole had no idea he was getting into.

This conspiracy was amusingly put.

*whispers to nurse*: Haldol, stat.

*bah-dum-BAH*

And the award goes to the brightly colored dragon.

/warnerbrothersON

HELLLLOOOOOOO, NURSE!

/warnerbrothersOFF

This is another time that I wish Troy Hickman could have carried on with the CoH comic. His take on Statesman in "Smoke and Mirrors" was an excellent one, and I really think he could have made the character interesting as well as noble.

You are correct: Statesman is pretty much a jerk in the comics elsewhere, while in the backstory to the game, he is an inspirational and selfless leader. In the backstory, 1,000 heroes willingly follow Statesman to almost certain death (800 die) in the Alpha Gambit so that the Omega Team could enter the portals and disable them. The arrogant Statesman of the comics could not inspire anyone to follow him anywhere.

Where have you gone, Troy Hickman, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you...

I agree. The unlock should be GR ownership. Costume unlocks, especially when they cannot occur until level 30 or 35, are a PITA. At worst, one character should permanently unlock the entire account, but I would rather not see them at all.

I for one certainly do. Are we still at war with Oceania?

It just gets so confusing. Is Supergirl now A) Kal-El's cousin B) Kal-El's babysitter C) A blob of protoplasm D) Who? Never existed! ??

Definitely not a ret-con fan here. As for the Tyrant/Domanatrix relationship, I suspect it was an Emmert product, and it was certainly broadly hinted that it was improper, and confirmed as such by the comment about "not wanting to look under THAT rock" in the comics. If it is gone, good riddance, but it never should have been brought up in the first place. The mechanism for doing away with it, however, cannot completely bleach all traces away--Mr. Orwell is surely disappointed.

As for the writers giving "differing weights," that is how you get Doctor Doom and a number of others soundly beaten by Squirrel Girl. Ridiculous.