Maelstrom Story Opinions

It's well written, but isn't Maelstrom's story just a little too close to Iron Man?

The who of the what now?

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

Sorry. The new character from I16:
http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrog...strom_bio.html

His story (until the end) reads like a mix between the Wolverine and Iron Man movies. It's a good read, but it seems like they would have made more of an effort to not sound so much like another well-known hero.

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Sorry. The new character from I16:
http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrog...strom_bio.html

His story (until the end) reads like a mix between the Wolverine and Iron Man movies. It's a good read, but it seems like they would have made more of an effort to not sound so much like another well-known hero.

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The comic world is so populated with well worn tropes that it's very hard not to trip over a few. Almost every character has the "It's like character A and character B combined, but with power C instead of D."

This is true for:
CoH/V canon characters
Marvel characters
DC characters
-insert your favorite Indy publisher- characters
-insert character you just made yesterday-

You DO realise that the story is pretty generic and that Going Rogue is NOT i16, right?

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You DO realise that the story is pretty generic and that Going Rogue is NOT i16, right?

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It's not i16? What is it then?

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Sorry. The new character from I16:
http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrog...strom_bio.html

His story (until the end) reads like a mix between the Wolverine and Iron Man movies. It's a good read, but it seems like they would have made more of an effort to not sound so much like another well-known hero.

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The comic world is so populated with well worn tropes that it's very hard not to trip over a few. Almost every character has the "It's like character A and character B combined, but with power C instead of D."

This is true for:
CoH/V canon characters
Marvel characters
DC characters
-insert your favorite Indy publisher- characters
-insert character you just made yesterday-

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I can speak for my own characters as being completely unique. I don't think any of them map to any hero I know of, but your point is valid. Ex. The similarities between Superman and Statesman. But did they have to replace his heart!? Couldn't it have been some other organs instead? That's just a little too Iron Man as far as I'm concerned.

I don't really see the Iron Man similarities at all. Maybe a little Wolverine, but Wolverine's backstory isn't the most original thing in the world either.

I think Desdemona's backstory is more interesting, and it has Statesman doing something rather heroic for once.

The Iron Man similarity would be the damage to his heart being addressed with a new power source. Also, the fact that his heart was mortally damaged by being wounded/captured by terrorists. It's not exactly the same (since his heart was totally replaced), but the similarity does jump out, especially since the recent Iron Man movie.

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You DO realise that the story is pretty generic and that Going Rogue is NOT i16, right?

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It's not i16? What is it then?

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i16 is totally different... devs have stated i16 is not Going Rogue, lets not believe them now?

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You DO realise that the story is pretty generic and that Going Rogue is NOT i16, right?

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It's not i16? What is it then?

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It is an expansion you will have to pay for.

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The Iron Man similarity would be the damage to his heart being addressed with a new power source. Also, the fact that his heart was mortally damaged by being wounded/captured by terrorists. It's not exactly the same (since his heart was totally replaced), but the similarity does jump out, especially since the recent Iron Man movie.

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They pretty much have a word-for-word reference to the Six Million Dollar Man...

Well they had the technology, so they had to rebuild him...

Would be a waste of tax payers money if they didn't...not to mention when is the chance your going to get to spend Six Million Dollars of taxpayers money on cybernetically enhancing someone...I mean...it only happens once every twenty or so years...

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Well they had the technology, so they had to rebuild him...

Would be a waste of tax payers money if they didn't...not to mention when is the chance your going to get to spend Six Million Dollars of taxpayers money on cybernetically enhancing someone...I mean...it only happens once every twenty or so years...

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...this is City of Heroes, you can pick up bionics at the electronics store down the street.

Yes but while the heroes are successful enough to have influence with saids stores, they don't ship out to the goverment because they only cater to those with super powers...the jerks!

Besides the 6 dollar man (with parts with picked up on the cheap from Cookes electronics) wont have as much impact with the guys in military research now will it?

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Well they had the technology, so they had to rebuild him...

Would be a waste of tax payers money if they didn't...not to mention when is the chance your going to get to spend Six Million Dollars of taxpayers money on cybernetically enhancing someone...I mean...it only happens once every twenty or so years...

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...this is City of Heroes, you can pick up bionics at the electronics store down the street.

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Psst.........It was a reference to the Six Million Dollar Man TV show.

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Well they had the technology, so they had to rebuild him...

Would be a waste of tax payers money if they didn't...not to mention when is the chance your going to get to spend Six Million Dollars of taxpayers money on cybernetically enhancing someone...I mean...it only happens once every twenty or so years...

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...this is City of Heroes, you can pick up bionics at the electronics store down the street.

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Psst.........It was a reference to the Six Million Dollar Man TV show.

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...I just pointed that out several posts up.

Who knows, maybe inflation has gone crazy in Paragon City.

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Yes but while the heroes are successful enough to have influence with saids stores, they don't ship out to the goverment because they only cater to those with super powers...the jerks!

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Don't they have supers on the government, too? Like, I'm pretty sure the president would be able to rip his suit jacket off and suplex enemies of the United States where they stand

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

Anyone else amused that his origin is "Mercenary Super-powered Soldier" rather than Technology?

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The Iron Man similarity would be the damage to his heart being addressed with a new power source. Also, the fact that his heart was mortally damaged by being wounded/captured by terrorists. It's not exactly the same (since his heart was totally replaced), but the similarity does jump out, especially since the recent Iron Man movie.

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They pretty much have a word-for-word reference to the Six Million Dollar Man...

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No, the Six Million Dollar Man was injured from crashing an experimental spacecraft and had to have legs, an arm, and an eye replaced. No terrorists involved, no heart damage, no new energy source to run (or replace) his heart -- pretty much nothing like what I described.

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You DO realise that the story is pretty generic and that Going Rogue is NOT i16, right?

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It's not i16? What is it then?

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A new paid expansion that may or may not have a new issue associated with it in the future, but not until after issue 16 comes out according to BaBs. While likely that there will be an issue, or at least an update, to coincide (maybe 17, maybe 18, maybe 35, no one knows), it could also already be in the game's code now and just not turned 'on' yet (probably not, but its possible). But the new update will not be the Going Rogue expansion, and the Going Rogue expansion will not be the new issue. The expansion will likely be a new box on the retail shelves that gives you a serial code that allows you to access the new content associated with Going Rogue.

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Well they had the technology, so they had to rebuild him...

Would be a waste of tax payers money if they didn't...not to mention when is the chance your going to get to spend Six Million Dollars of taxpayers money on cybernetically enhancing someone...I mean...it only happens once every twenty or so years...

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...this is City of Heroes, you can pick up bionics at the electronics store down the street.

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Psst.........It was a reference to the Six Million Dollar Man TV show.

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...I just pointed that out several posts up.

Who knows, maybe inflation has gone crazy in Paragon City.

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Hah, I think you quoted to the wrong post in your response, though. Now I understand what your were getting at -- it just wasn't related to my post.

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Yes but while the heroes are successful enough to have influence with saids stores, they don't ship out to the goverment because they only cater to those with super powers...the jerks!

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Don't they have supers on the government, too? Like, I'm pretty sure the president would be able to rip his suit jacket off and suplex enemies of the United States where they stand

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Samuel, if you make MA arcs, please for the love of all that's holy make that one, I would make it myself but I fear my writing skills would not do the idea of a jacket torn President going all hulk hogan on the enemies of the state.

As for the actual topic, yes it obviously loans from lots of other sources, he's basically the Six Million Dollar man, Iron Man and a few others rolled into one

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The Iron Man similarity would be the damage to his heart being addressed with a new power source. Also, the fact that his heart was mortally damaged by being wounded/captured by terrorists. It's not exactly the same (since his heart was totally replaced), but the similarity does jump out, especially since the recent Iron Man movie.

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They pretty much have a word-for-word reference to the Six Million Dollar Man...

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But that was a joke and was intentional (imo)

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Yes but while the heroes are successful enough to have influence with saids stores, they don't ship out to the goverment because they only cater to those with super powers...the jerks!

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Don't they have supers on the government, too? Like, I'm pretty sure the president would be able to rip his suit jacket off and suplex enemies of the United States where they stand

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Samuel, if you make MA arcs, please for the love of all that's holy make that one, I would make it myself but I fear my writing skills would not do the idea of a jacket torn President going all hulk hogan on the enemies of the state.

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I second this.