"The Surviving Eight"
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13th_Stranger,
Posted on: 2005-04-24 18:42 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Statesman's really old. Marcus Cole found his inner strength in the "far east" after WWI, and became the Statesman. He's not quite kung-fu, so I don't know what's up with the far east bit. Also, he's natural. No magic, no mutation, no etc...
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Hasn't Statesman confirmed that he's an 'Incarnate' or something like that? States did a thread post about future Epic ATs and threw out a few names for Epic ATs they have planned internally. 'Incarnate' or something like that was mentioned, and somebody else (non-red name) followed up and said that they heard that that's what Statesman was.
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I wish I could find the thread again. :/ Anyway, I heard a rumor that Statesman is an Incarnate and we'll see more of whatever that is later on as an Epic AT.
so, what's the story with raven out in striga isle? Anyone know?
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In the ensuing titanic battle, 800 of 1000 heroes died, along with some 50,000 Rikti soldiers.
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What is less well known is that of the 1,000 heroes in Alpha Team, 189 of them were */regen scrappers, of whom 166 surivived the battle.
*drumroll*
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In the ensuing titanic battle, 800 of 1000 heroes died, along with some 50,000 Rikti soldiers.
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What is less well known is that of the 1,000 heroes in Alpha Team, 189 of them were */regen scrappers, of whom 166 surivived the battle.
*drumroll*
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So. . . 166 guys that got Revive at 49 cause they say nothing better. Why do I think the other 34 were /DA and Fire/ tanks?
*rimshot*
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so, what's the story with raven out in striga isle? Anyone know?
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I wonder that myself - but if it follows the suit i have said in my SK post - It would mean he has some connection to Moonfire - so it is not impossible to beleive he might be a Warshade she is allied to - just because his eyes aren't glowing Dosen't mean he isn't - plus he has sunglasses on anyways - Since Moonfire was a Literature/Poetry Student he might have been her boyfriend or something while she was still fully human - he looks kind of artsy goth boy esque - and his name is RAVENstorm sounds like an Artsy Poet's Pen name 
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Cause the devs nerfed SGs down to only 75 members, and nobody wanted to team with these 8, since they are all notorious PLers.
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No way they could be PLing, Ms. Liberty is WAY outta SK range 
In accordance with the actual topic, however... I would really dig more backstory and learning more about the surviving 8, and subjicated 6 (Minx, Valkyrie, Swan, Infernal, Luminary and most recently Aurora Borealis). I'm kinda hoping the new Top Cow comic book delves into this area
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The concept of a Numa Numa Dance TF scars the mind.
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Rated CH for Chibi Action!
I don't mind the song. The concept of hearing it for the amount of time you'd do, say Positron's TF...well, it's time for a little brain picking with the hot poker.
And now, damn you the concept of Numina doing the Numa Numa dance will not leave my mind's eye. Someone please do the movie before I suffer permament damage.
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My response would be to all this is: Where are the Plaques and Monuments to the dead soldiers who gave their lives in the name of the planet? I know the surviving 8 were for us heroes but what about the true heroes who died? And how many?
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This is a great idea for a new conest. Have people create plaques to be used in game. Give them 50 words to describe a hero and their death as related to a place.
think of the hundreds of new badges, we'd need a new catagory "Memorials". *drools*
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There are various examples in the comics of substances (gold kryptonite) or artifacts (ROM's Neutralizer and the weapon that Forge reverse-engineered from it) that can somehow alter an innately-powered hero to temporarily or permanently remove their "super" abilities while leaving them otherwise unharmed. Such items are obviously beyond the purview of the regular game (imagine making it to level 46, being hit by a Sapper, and told "you have lost your powers - game over.")
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Cripes you're old school.
Welcome to the post-Crisis universe. It's strictly red kryptonite that takes away your powers, and that's not around anymore.
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Infernal is the only male in the Vindicators? =0_o=
Bow-chika-wow-wow 
Good to know this, too. I wasn't aware that Ms. Liberty was State's sidekick.
Now would it be too much to ask if the Hero Trainers could all have a "tell me about this hero" options, so we can read their backstories?
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Something to put in my sig!
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Prove that Infernal's male.
I dare you.
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He doesn't have a cat or a panda on his shoulder.
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lol
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but, I'm sure I recall we were told that Back Alley Brawler wasn't part of the Freedom Phalanx, but was the leader of his own group, the Regulators!
She is? I really missed it.
She was introduced as someone who's been in the city for a while and is loved and respected throughout the city, but I never got the impression that she was once a sidekick.
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[quoteGreetings,
The Surviving Eight are: Statesman, Positron, Synapse, Sister Psyche, Citadel, Manticore, Numina and Back Alley Brawler. They all agreed to remain in Paragon City after the Rikti War, to coordinate the efforts of the new heroes arriving every day.
Ms. Liberty is in fact Statesman's Sidekick but she leads a group of heroes herself. They are called the Vindicators: Minx, Valkyrie, Swan, Infernal, Luminary and most recently Aurora Borealis.
Cheers.
~M
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Great bits of info Manticore .. thanks
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Who exactly ARE the surviving eight, and why are they CALLED the surviving eight?
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Greetings,
The Surviving Eight are: Statesman, Positron, Synapse, Sister Psyche, Citadel, Manticore, Numina and Back Alley Brawler. They all agreed to remain in Paragon City after the Rikti War, to coordinate the efforts of the new heroes arriving every day.
Ms. Liberty is in fact Statesman's Sidekick but she leads a group of heroes herself. They are called the Vindicators: Minx, Valkyrie, Swan, Infernal, Luminary and most recently Aurora Borealis.
Cheers.
~M
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Heh heh ... you're a major comic book character ... heh heh ... ummm ... can I get your autograph Mr. Manticore, Sir?
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Oooh. Nice information. I really wish this stuff permeated into the game. I know the story is geared to be stories for our heroes, but I think world characters and their backstory should be in the CoH bible somewhere and be heavily alluded to in future content if possible.
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I think the original plan was that this would be much more a part of the game. A superhero or superhero group would have relationships with particular superhero and supervillain groups that would affect the kind of missions they got, what kinds of resources they had access to, etc. So if you did a lot of work for Freedom Phalanx, your reputation with them would grow. If you fought Circle of Thorns a lot, your reputation with them would wither (with what kind of in-game effects, I don't know).
But no MMO gets built to its original plan. It would be nice to see more than just 'flavor text' from the rich history of Paragon City be incorporated into the game.
Scorus
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Citadel = Luminary - just seemed appropriate the 2 androids were a team since they are the only 2 who probably can have a conversation on the same lvl
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Consisting entirely of 0's and 1's?
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With that info it isnt a big leap to think as the SideKicks have matured that they would end up forming a team and be heros in their own rights
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At least they didn't call them the Teen Titans. Originally the Teen Titans were entirely composed of Justice League sidekicks: Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy,...seems like there was a fifth but I can't think who. Not Supergirl, I know.
Scorus
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In the ensuing titanic battle, 800 of 1000 heroes died, along with some 50,000 Rikti soldiers.
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What is less well known is that of the 1,000 heroes in Alpha Team, 189 of them were */regen scrappers, of whom 166 surivived the battle.
*drumroll*
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So. . . 166 guys that got Revive at 49 cause they say nothing better. Why do I think the other 34 were /DA and Fire/ tanks?
*rimshot*
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And by "34 were /DA and Fire/" you mean "33 were Fire/ tanks and 1 was a /DA who survived by being mistaken for a Dark Servant"
Are we ever going to learn the fate of of Hero 1 and the heros he took into the Rikti Portal?
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Citadel = Luminary - just seemed appropriate the 2 androids were a team since they are the only 2 who probably can have a conversation on the same lvl
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Consisting entirely of 0's and 1's?
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With that info it isnt a big leap to think as the SideKicks have matured that they would end up forming a team and be heros in their own rights
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At least they didn't call them the Teen Titans. Originally the Teen Titans were entirely composed of Justice League sidekicks: Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy,...seems like there was a fifth but I can't think who. Not Supergirl, I know.
Scorus
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Aqualad of course.
"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." -- Dinobot
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Are we ever going to learn the fate of of Hero 1 and the heros he took into the Rikti Portal?
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Um, yeah...they dead.
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Hey that's good comics, when they were fun, you know when heroes were heroes.
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Fun? You want fun? Dude, pickup some of the Early post-crisis Jstice League America/Justice League Europe.
BEFORE THEY KILLED TED! WHY TED?! WHYYYYYY?!
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Are we ever going to learn the fate of of Hero 1 and the heros he took into the Rikti Portal?
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<.< I'm thinking... thats going to be an upcoming story arc...
>.> we still don't know what's going on, on the Ritiki home world...
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With that info it isnt a big leap to think as the SideKicks have matured that they would end up forming a team and be heros in their own rights
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At least they didn't call them the Teen Titans. Originally the Teen Titans were entirely composed of Justice League sidekicks: Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Speedy,...seems like there was a fifth but I can't think who. Not Supergirl, I know.
Scorus
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Wonder Girl wasn't a Sidekick.
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Hey its Anime - strange hair colors even on guys is par for the course - just wait to see what anime fans come up with once I4 goes live - even i myself have many many more alts planned
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"Once I4 goes live?" says the man who's main has blue hair. "Oh, we do it now, baby! We do it now!"
Body scaling does r0xx0r my s0xx0z though.