Patriots and Nationalists wanted

Really? I've run into about 30 pinoy in-game over the past few years, and there's a pretty sizeable group of Filipino artists on dA who've banded together and started making their own comics with Filipino superheroes called the Bayan Knights, and I'd say about a good two-thirds of them have made pinoy characters with the red/white/blue/gold costumes. Years ago, I figured if a Filipino superhero were to ever go "mainstream", they'd end up going with a flag costume and because of that I shied away from it. I did design one a year or so ago for Bayani's predecessor ( Lawin ) because I found a costume set that could really pull off four colors. Personally, I think Bayani's costume is just too good/iconic for him to change at this point given both the art I've collected of him and that the flag costume doesn't quite fit the character, who's more new school than old school. It's become my version of a throwback jersey for the most part.

Bandila's look is pretty solid, though I think a white mask would be better than the current one, given the top.

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Really? I've run into about 30 pinoy in-game over the past few years, and there's a pretty sizeable group of Filipino artists on dA who've banded together and started making their own comics with Filipino superheroes called the Bayan Knights, and I'd say about a good two-thirds of them have made pinoy characters with the red/white/blue/gold costumes. Years ago, I figured if a Filipino superhero were to ever go "mainstream", they'd end up going with a flag costume and because of that I shied away from it. I did design one a year or so ago for Bayani's predecessor ( Lawin ) because I found a costume set that could really pull off four colors. Personally, I think Bayani's costume is just too good/iconic for him to change at this point given both the art I've collected of him and that the flag costume doesn't quite fit the character, who's more new school than old school. It's become my version of a throwback jersey for the most part.

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For the in-game stuff. That's most likely because we are on different servers, and I solo half the time. But yes, I am pretty sure I have not met every filipino on Freedom. I wasn't saying there weren't more, just that I never met them.

As for dA, I'm assuming you meant the deviantArt site? I don't have an account for that and I've never really checked around that site, so I wouldn't know anything about that.

But yes I do agree that basing a costume on the flag of once own country is somewhat of course, pretty generic. I just never bumped into someone with the same theme on Freedom. So relatively speaking, since I have yet to see anyone else flying around in another Philippine-flag themed costumed hero while I'm playing, I still consider him unique in that regard.

I didn't really create Bandila to be unique, even though he seems to have ended up being so. Your Bayani, I'm assuming is your main character, my Bandila is not, and I made him as one of my alts, and my own answer to having a character in the same vein as a generic Superman of sorts, opposite in style to my main character. If he was going to be my main, I would've gone a different route.

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Funny story about that. That has crossed my mind over and over, throughout his minor costume adjustments throughout the years. I keep interchanging his mask from blue to white and vice versa.

And alas, his costume isn't totally finished either. The Philippine flag has 3 yellow stars. The two are the brooches on his cape, while the third is supposed to be his belt buckle. No belt buckle in the shape of a star. Oh... to have a star-shaped belt buckle.

I'll throw my very first scrapper in the mix - Justiqua.

In the "From other nations" file, here's The Polish Princess:

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Pic 2
Close-up so you can admire her Eagle tiara

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Very nice!

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Very nice!

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Indeed. I must say that's a very nice costume PowerStream.

What a great idea.

Most of my heroes & villains have a nationalistic/patriotic theme from around the world, but these are the ones I'm (currently... ) most proud of:

Heroes
Great Briton - original costume 1
Great Briton - original costume 2
Great Briton - new costume 1
Great Briton - new costume 2
(He was my very first character back in '04, and the first to L50).

The Tank of England

Villains
Kapitan Kirov
The Dishonoree

And representing all of Earth itself, the Kheldian Peacebringer:
The Plenipotentiary

I hope these pics are ok for your endeavour.

Cheers!

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THIS guy is killer! I love the Screenshot, it looks to me like he's standing in downtown Tokyo, while burning the place down with meteors... way cool!

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THIS guy is killer! I love the Screenshot, it looks to me like he's standing in downtown Tokyo, while burning the place down with meteors... way cool!

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Thanks! Praise indeed!

I'm a little disappointed I can't think of how to do similar poses for the others, but they're mostly 'punch things until they fall' and so lack the cool-looking powers... lol

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Kapitan Kirov

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Pyrokinesis must be a popular experiment for the CCCP... Malishka Kruskev aka Malishkatov Cocktail a fire/kin. (She didn't have fire imps yet otherwise they'd be out)

Awesome everyone, just awesome.

I feel bad that im not going to able to use everyone, so i think ill include a link to the thread in the story.

Canadian Spirit
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...dianSpirit.jpg

I really ought to take a better screen shot of her.

Triumph: White Succubus: 50 Ill/Emp/PF Snow Globe: 50 Ice/FF/Ice Strobe: 50 PB Shi Otomi: 50 Ninja/Ninjistu/GW Stalker My other characters

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Canadian Spirit
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...dianSpirit.jpg

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Gee i wonder if the editor of the scoop will want this toon included?

I hope I'm not too late and its not first come first served.
Sargent Allen Shields was about to be recruited in to the Freedom Phalanx after his service in the Army was over. On his last assignment, transporting experimental weapons, there was an ambush. Allen was caught in an explosion trying to get his platoon out. He lost his arms and a large portion of his chest including a lung and severly damaged heart. With the technology of D.A.T.A., Freedom Phalanx, and some Crey scientists using nanotechnology, he was given a chance to work for the Phalanx. Shields now has energy charged fists, and an energy shield producing left hand. Allen would give it all up to have his life, body and face back. But since that is not an option, he patrols the city; his city using his abilities.

AmeriShield first look
Freedom Phalanx outfit

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Just trying to be helpful. Feel free to include or not. Besides, I can find other ways of sneaking in my characters.

Triumph: White Succubus: 50 Ill/Emp/PF Snow Globe: 50 Ice/FF/Ice Strobe: 50 PB Shi Otomi: 50 Ninja/Ninjistu/GW Stalker My other characters

Shes low powered so she needed a little "Ramping up"
Meet Paragon's Mistress
Paragon's Mistress - Action Shot (shopped)
Paragon's Mistress - Character Editor

Here's a few of my favorites

Texas Stampede

Captain Mexico

Star Spangled Glory

Captain Mardi Gras

The link seems to be busted, Flu.

I just double checked it on another computer and it worked... do you get an error message or something?

Two of mine:
Jessica Raleigh

Tanya Litvyak

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Wow, those look great! At first I was really impressed with Jessica Raleigh, since I've had a lot of difficulty trying to get a UK look on one of my alts. But, then when I saw Tanya...hooboy. Both are awesome.

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Wow, those look great! At first I was really impressed with Jessica Raleigh, since I've had a lot of difficulty trying to get a UK look on one of my alts. But, then when I saw Tanya...hooboy. Both are awesome.

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Thanks!

I stumbled upon Jessica's outfit by chance. As I was playing with the wedding tuxedo I noticed the white trim resembled St. Andrew's cross and went from there.

I was rather pleased with Tanya, especially when I got the cape at 20. It really just rounded off the whole design. Sadly I can never settle on any alternative costumes as I like the first too much.

Very nice work Alasdair!

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Dunno.

It works for me now as well.

It was giving me a "page not loaded" message, both here and in the other thread where you posted it.

Looks nice!