Anyone ever thought of the Zig Prison in this view
As a commentary on modern prisons being 'schools for crime' and stuffed full of the types of folks that would do this (prisoners and guards both) yeah. But it's pretty bleak if it's being marketed wholesale as an origin point for villains in general.
"City of Heroes. April 27, 2004 - August 31, 2012. Obliterated not with a weapon of mass destruction, not by an all-powerful supervillain... but by a cold-hearted and cowardly corporate suck-up."
Actually, yeah. My Necromancer is origined as just a normal college student who suddenly had his door broken down by M.A.G.I. and other heroes(Legacy Chain?). He was dabbling in "forbidden" magics, without ever being told they were forbidden. He figured they were just interesting occult learnings, he wasn't even planning(at the time) to use any of them, just learn about them. Still, as the CoH comic shows, Magic and Legality are somewhat... confused when they meet each other.
While in Da Zig he got a few more lessons on how to harness the dark arts...
Pretty bland and unimaginative I thought, it wasn't a character driven by concept, just a generic and uninteresting origin I slapped onto my character because I wanted to try out Zombie minions.
Just a villain concept that I made up after thinking about prisons and researching them a little. If someone wants the concept they are more then welcome to it. I am just curious if anyone has ever thought of the Zig in this perspective...
<Character Name> wasn't always considered evil. When he was younger, he committed a minor crime against Crey Industries. It was part of a teenage joke to rob one of the Crey stores for some electronic devices (Car Stereo, TV's etc) for their new college life. Unfortunately, Crey caught the poor soul on camera and soon had him sentenced for a year in the Zig Prison... The minor was tried as an adult even though he was only 17.
<Character Name> lived a life of misery inside the Zig. Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, some of the guards inside the Zig prison are abusive. Kevin (Or any guard name you prefer) was in charge of <Character's Name> cellblock. Kevin would often go on power trips beating prisoners, coaxing them into fights, and more.
This abuse slowly turned an innocent child into a man full of hatred. The more abuse he endured the more he hated the people around him. He slowly began to lose his humanity.
Ironically, the Zig was suppose to rehibilitate convicts; however, the corruption inside the prison actually created them...
Lord Recluse and his forces broke into the prison one night. As I emerged from the cell block, I picked up a weapon and saw Kevin the guard. His eyes were wide in fear...
He would soon feel the pain I suffered from him and the rest of the guards... and then I'd share it with the rest of the world.
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Anyways, I wrote it fairly fast but I just wanted to share the general concept. I thought it would make an interesting twist on the prison of COH/COV