Meta-Human Memorial

We here at Steelclaw Studios would like to take this moment to remember some of the heroes and villains who have passed away this previous year. We hope you will join us in our memorial to our fallen comrades.

• Runs With Scissors Man: This villain was a pioneer in the art of “get them young, train them to disobey the rules for the villains of the next generation.” The irony of his death touched us all. Said a close friend; “Why did he have to get Super Speed? Why couldn’t he have stuck to sprint?”

• Wolf R Een X: A Claws and Regeneration Scrapper like no other. Or rather, like every other; Wolf R Een X managed to get to thirtieth level before the cruel Generic Hammer of Fate brought him low. He had already done the yellow spandex and black leather costume slots. Said his wife: “He was on his way to get the blue jeans and leather jacket of the Origins movie… maybe if he had this would never have happened…”

• Flash N Fashion: The first loss following the release of Issue 16. Flash N Fashion’s death was a wake up call to other Masterminds everywhere. When he dressed his Mercenaries in pink kilts with mesh shirts and nipple piercings he boldly announced he was making a “Fashion Statement.” Apparently when his own pets gunned him down in the street…. They were too.

• Tank Mage: The well known and admired Tank Mage passed to the despairing cries of hundreds who had hoped to follow in his foot steps. Believing he had finally found the perfect build to combine the offensive power of a Blaster and the Defensive prowess of the Tank, this hero waded into battle with no fear. It was a sad lesson to learn… that a blaster with Combat Jumping, Hover, Tough and Weave is STILL a blaster.

• Louie the Luddite: Louie was a Brute whose character concept was to be the most dedicated Luddite follower of them all. He burst onto the scene of Mercy Island like a natural disaster and those in the know had him pegged to be on the villainous fast track to glory. Unfortunately, his hatred of technology left him unable to use the Ferry System or Black Ops Helicopters. Trapped on Mercy Island he topped out at only 12th level, far below his potential. Eventually Louie died; drowned trying yet again to swim through the war walls to get to Port Oakes.

• The Anti-Nemesis: The dreadful tyrant Nemesis had one younger brother; Larry. Larry was everything his brother was not… noble of integrity, impeccable character, a true paragon of a man. Larry became a hero because his older and smarter brother would always refuse to include his younger sibling in any of his plans. Larry went hero so as to thwart what he could be a part of. He was killed while attempting to stop an arson during a safeguard. It turned out it WAS the blue wire. Despite their vast differences and arguments, his older brother Nemesis made sure Larry was buried within the family cemetery. Yes, Larry finally ended up in a Nemesis Plot.

• Sharper Image: The ninja blade Stalker known only as Sharper Image died with barely a whisper in the Rogue Isles papers. Indeed, the only reason it was mentioned at all was because he had written his own obituary. Sharper Image had gone into villainy for the sole purpose of attaining infamy. He wanted everyone who had pushed him around when he was a child to tremble at his name. Unfortunately, he soon discovered that choosing an AT that was invisible was not the best possible path. His suicide letter explained that the last straw had been when he saw the Wanted poster the FBI had put out on him… which turned out to be a blank piece of paper with the reward amount written on it.

• Hermit Crab: Hermit will always be known as the Defender who hated people. A Force Field bubbler with not a single power that could be used only upon an ally, Hermit was often heard to say “Who in the heck would choose a power they can’t use on themselves? That’s just stupid!” While dying, Hermit lay there begging for a rezz from the team’s Empath. We’re not sure if the irony of her reply “I didn’t take it… It’s not like it’s a SELF-rezz” was lost on him or not.

• The Corrupter: The hardest hit by the introduction of Going Rogue, the Corrupter found herself completely unnecessary to teams that had begged her to join them before. “Why would we take you when we can get a Defender whose buffs and debuffs aren’t so gimped?” “A Corrupter? But we can just grab a Blaster and get more damage per second…” We’re not entirely sure that The Corrupter actually died… but she certainly did seem to fade away.

• The Tin Juggernaut: This Battle Axe Tank was among the hardest hitting brawlers the streets of Paragon City had ever seen. Feared by villains everywhere, this mighty titan of the axe eventually succumbed against a band of determined Council. We asked Blue Steel, one of Juggernaut’s favorite trainers, what might have contributed to this well-loved tank’s downfall. “The fact that the only primary power he ever took was a one-slotted Resist Physical Damage might have had something to do with it.”

this has been up for nearly an hour and nobody has commented? Shame, shame on you all. (I have an excuse I just defeated the "traffic" TF).


BTW Steel, The last line of the Anti- Nemesis is a horrible, horrible pun. I anm deeply upset that I did not think of it first.

These are brilliant! ^_^
By far my favourite is:

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Originally Posted by Steelclaw • The Corrupter: The hardest hit by the introduction of Going Rogue, the Corrupter found herself completely unnecessary to teams that had begged her to join them before. “Why would we take you when we can get a Defender whose buffs and debuffs aren’t so gimped?” “A Corrupter? But we can just grab a Blaster and get more damage per second ” We’re not entirely sure that The Corrupter actually died but she certainly did seem to fade away.

*sniff* I have a Corruptor...and I will love him even if nobody else does! *blub*

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Excuse me...think I just bust a gasket laughing at some of those XD

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

Actually, expect the Defenders to die out, before a Corrupter does.


JJ

I just heard about this one...

Causality: A bright young fellow that used cause and effect to do great things. But with Going Rogue allowing heroes to become villains and villains to be heroes, as well as I16 allowing Fire to be magenta on top of all the Time Traveling going on it was just too much for his linear mind to handle.

How did this only have one page? I found this through the freakin' tag menu!

That's funny, Defenders have been complaining that Corruptors will make them obsolete.

Brilliant. Just, brilliant. xD

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Brilliant! Heartily approved of by Bird Rush!