Fighting for Justice as... Say What???
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Anti_Proton,
Posted on: 2010-07-21 19:23 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Oh my word... there's a website?|
Originally Posted by Westley
and.... they fight crime!
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That's the entire concept behind my SG. Teamups that are awesome because they make no earthly sense. And now I'm going to go over there and click refresh about a squillion times.
He's a time-tossed hunchbacked jungle king with nothing left to lose. She's a transdimensional cigar-chomping politician from Mars. They fight crime!
now this one's a gem!
He's an otherworldly moralistic cop who hides his scarred face behind a mask. She's a transdimensional African-American Hell's Angel living on borrowed time. They fight crime!
He's a Nobel prize-winning overambitious gentleman spy who must take medication to keep him sane. She's a strong-willed kleptomaniac mercenary from the wrong side of the tracks. They fight crime!
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
I'm starting to think that that may be Steelclaw's website... >.>
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My favorite part is that it's "theyfightcrime.org." (I like to imagine it as being run by an organization supporting misunderstood pregnant mermaids and insane gentleman spies in their attempts to fight crime and find soulmates.)
I once got a result from that site that, aside from the "They fight crime!", exactly described me and a woman I'd been out with once. Clearly, we should've been looking for some crime to foil rather than having dinner.
Oh, and:
He's a genetically engineered Jewish stage actor on a mission from God. She's a tortured streetsmart doctor prone to fits of savage, blood-crazed rage. They fight crime!
I think I've met these people someplace ...
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He's a hate-fuelled skateboarding rock star whom everyone believes is mad. She's a transdimensional Buddhist mechanic in the witness protection scheme. They fight crime!
That is all.
No it isn't.....I haven't really read bios but I did see someone with this name the other day: pvp-energy/willpower blaster, or something to that effect (not even the real name, just that template). 
Now, that is all.
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Oh, there are great names out there, and there are enjoyably silly names as well. Same with bios-- you really need to read them, they are great.|
Originally Posted by Night-Hawk07
He's a hate-fuelled skateboarding rock star whom everyone believes is mad. She's a transdimensional Buddhist mechanic in the witness protection scheme. They fight crime!
That is all. No it isn't.....I haven't really read bios but I did see someone with this name the other day: pvp-energy/willpower blaster, or something to that effect (not even the real name, just that template). Now, that is all. |
I think my favorite silly name was one that was misspelled and turned the meaning on its ear: I AM SATIN.
(Presumably that is who all the Rouge Angles out there are serving.
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"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
You're all welcome for the link to the site. 
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Originally Posted by Westley
You're all welcome for the link to the site.
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He's a one-legged albino farmboy in drag. She's a pregnant antique-collecting wrestler with the soul of a mighty warrior. They fight crime!
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and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
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The .com version is taken (and way NSFW). Of course, maybe someone grabbed the .com version after the .org one got popular. Is it popular enough to justify trolling for people who get the domain wrong?|
Originally Posted by Olantern
My favorite part is that it's "theyfightcrime.org." (I like to imagine it as being run by an organization supporting misunderstood pregnant mermaids and insane gentleman spies in their attempts to fight crime and find soulmates.)
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P.S. Remember when the telcos had 800 numbers for making long distance calls when away from home (before cell phones were common)? AT&T had 800-OPERATOR and advertised it heavily. Sprint got the number 800-OPERATER to catch people who couldn't spell and sponge off AT&T's advertising. They got so much business for free that AT&T changed their number to 800-CALL ATT.
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
Was his real name Ar-Dent?
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He's a genetically engineered white trash romance novelist plagued by the memory of his family's brutal murder. She's a mistrustful thirtysomething traffic cop with a flame-thrower. They fight crime!
I swear some of the TV writers found that site at some point, I found at least a dozen pilot ideas in 5 minutes.
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Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately. |
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Originally Posted by Melancton
Oh, there are great names out there, and there are enjoyably silly names as well. Same with bios-- you really need to read them, they are great.
I think my favorite silly name was one that was misspelled and turned the meaning on its ear: I AM SATIN. (Presumably that is who all the Rouge Angles out there are serving. ) |
Namehoarder-- PUNCH!
Aaaanyway. I am also disturbed by bios that don't connect to the character's name in the slightest. It's just.. it's so disappointing, when there are so many far more hilarious backstories you could do with a wacky name. Instead we get these abominations, people who try to be "random". That's not random. That is what we in the business call "monkey cheeze"
He's a shy Jewish dwarf from the Mississippi delta. She's a cynical winged bounty hunter who believes she is the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian queen. They fight crime!
I don't know about the first guy, but the second description almost sounds like Hawkgirl, at least from the JLU series.
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How about this one:|
Originally Posted by Chompie
Aaaanyway. I am also disturbed by bios that don't connect to the character's name in the slightest.
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Fidgety Girl
An inexperienced barista at an upscale coffee shop, Jennifer Burke was involved in a tragic accident involving a new, experimental espresso machine. Now, her body infused with caffeine and electricity, she is constantly on the prowl for criminal activity. They say crime never sleeps. Well, neither does Fidgety Girl!
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See, that is a fine bio and a great, fitting name!|
Originally Posted by Ironblade
How about this one:
Fidgety Girl An inexperienced barista at an upscale coffee shop, Jennifer Burke was involved in a tragic accident involving a new, experimental espresso machine. Now, her body infused with caffeine and electricity, she is constantly on the prowl for criminal activity. They say crime never sleeps. Well, neither does Fidgety Girl! |
What I have been talking about would be the exact same bio, except the name would end up being "Shoelace Designer." The bio is detailed, the feel is not random, but the name has nothing to do with anything that went before for no apparent reason. It is quite bemusing when I encounter such bios.
"How do you know you are on the side of good?" a Paragon citizen asked him. "How can we even know what is 'good'?"
"The Most High has spoken, even with His own blood," Melancton replied. "Surely we know."
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Originally Posted by Melancton
See, that is a fine bio and a great, fitting name!
What I have been talking about would be the exact same bio, except the name would end up being "Shoelace Designer." The bio is detailed, the feel is not random, but the name has nothing to do with anything that went before for no apparent reason. It is quite bemusing when I encounter such bios. |
(Not that i'm going to log in there and create characters with detailed bios about how they were critically injured during a Rikti attack and while recovering from their injuries were given a magic amulet that invokes the power of the Aztec jaguar god so that they could seek punish the Rikti and stop them from further corrupting the magic of the world and they now fight crime as the Secret Shopper! No, not at all.)
Dr. Todt's theme.
i make stuff...
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See, now that there is just plain awesome. |
Originally Posted by Ironblade
How about this one:
Fidgety Girl An inexperienced barista at an upscale coffee shop, Jennifer Burke was involved in a tragic accident involving a new, experimental espresso machine. Now, her body infused with caffeine and electricity, she is constantly on the prowl for criminal activity. They say crime never sleeps. Well, neither does Fidgety Girl! |
Personally, I've been meaning to make a character who was bitten by a radioactive vending machine.
I've got a character who developed super duper martial arts powers after being bit by a rabid, radioactive martial arts expert.
"He's a world-famous zombie rock star gone bad. She's a time-travelling impetuous ****** from the wrong side of the tracks. They fight crime!"
...I swear some of these make a kind of sense. Is that even allowed? >_>
"He's a fast talking bohemian cyborg from a doomed world. She's a high-kicking cigar-chomping Valkyrie with an MBA from Harvard. They fight crime!"
It did it again! Oo
"He's a globe-trotting small-town librarian with a winning smile and a way with the ladies. She's a green-fingered junkie soap star with someone else's memories. They fight crime!"
Again, that one...sorta kinda sorta makes sense....I'm scared
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
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I wonder if some people even care that this game is about superheroes. Most seem to think it's about xp.
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Not sure about the Mississippi delta part, but the rest sounds like Al Pratt.
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Originally Posted by Rodoan
He's a shy Jewish dwarf from the Mississippi delta. She's a cynical winged bounty hunter who believes she is the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian queen. They fight crime!
I don't know about the first guy, but the second description almost sounds like Hawkgirl, at least from the JLU series. |
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LAIS!! It's all about da XPz!!!
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Originally Posted by Anti_Proton
I wonder if some people even care that this game is about superheroes. Most seem to think it's about xp.
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What's a superhero? Does it give xp? :P|
Originally Posted by Anti_Proton
I wonder if some people even care that this game is about superheroes. Most seem to think it's about xp.
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But, on the topic of silly characters, for the few i've made, their names have always matched what they do, who they are etc. bar one (He was called Ribbon Maker, a Blade/Regen stalker ...) Prime example being Chocolate Fire Guard ... except in a twist, he was somewhat useful, though many people insisted i spammed Brawl and Tranq Dart ...
I've come across a few characters who have made no sense either in bio or name, but i can't remember any off the top of my head.
I was doing some playthroughs of City of Heroes. Now they will serve as memories of a better time ...
I have nothing to add, except:
He's a fiendish dishevelled cyborg on the wrong side of the law. She's a vivacious bisexual former first lady from beyond the grave They fight crime!
Sometimes you get the bear; sometimes he get you, rips your head off, sucks out your eyes, pulls out your spleen, humps your leg and pees in your boots