Help me build a jarhead that's not cliche
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Posted on: 2011-10-20 04:52 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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Well, if you can think of a reason the vampire would leave the tank of holy water attached that keeps his head from regenerating, or why it is there in the first place.. eh, probably too many no-prizes needed to flesh that one out in any usable way.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
the jar and the Vampire Collar Cape. These two seem to have been made together, and they look AWESOME. If I can wrap those around having one person's brain attached to another person's dead body and somehow not be like half the people who posted in the Best Costume Designs thread, that would be a great end to a great day
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Edit: though I suppose the constant burn of the water could be his or her concept of a "hair shirt".
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Wait... That's not what I meant, but WOAH! A Vampire brain attached to someone else's body! OK, this I LOVE! Thank you! |
Originally Posted by Bounder
Well, if you can think of a reason the vampire would...
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The costume will be a bit tricky to make to not look too generic, but the idea is just golden. Wow, thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for!
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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.
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Heh. I have to admit that when I first saw the Think Tank costume piece, the first thing my brain did was come up with a Monsieur Brallah fusion concept.
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Originally Posted by MajorDecoy
No, no, no!
The French Gorilla is in a relationship with the brain in a jar. |
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Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
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Color it blue and call him K-Mart Man.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
OK, this is a problem - my Think Tank bowl is almost transparent. How can I make it more solid so it doesn't look like my character is headless?
I mean, look at this!  |
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I guess that is one way to get around the "can't be in sunlight" restriction, heh.|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Wait... That's not what I meant, but WOAH! A Vampire brain attached to someone else's body! OK, this I LOVE! Thank you!
The costume will be a bit tricky to make to not look too generic, but the idea is just golden. Wow, thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for! |
You just needed a catalyst to jar your brain into a eureka moment.
Glad you found a way to make it work from all the brainstorming. Hmm, brain in a jar, storm powers.. naw, I have enough alts.
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This reminds me of that old "dystopian future" commercial from I think one of the RoboCop movies. In that movie, the ozone layer is nearly gone so sitting out in the sun is deadly, but the rich corporations are marketing a "factor 9000" sunscreen lotion that is effectively like covering your body in blue tooth paste.|
Originally Posted by Bounder
I guess that is one way to get around the "can't be in sunlight" restriction, heh.
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The reason I bring this up is it gives me an idea - what if the brain is all that's left of the vampire and it's being suspended in a solution that's not meant to sustain it, but rather to protect it from the sun, shield it from holy water and ward against crosses and such? I mean, you can still theoretically break the bowl, but that's not as easy when it's an inch thick and made of bullet resistant reinforced glass, and spherical, to boot
OK, this idea is getting better and better.
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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.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
Wait... That's not what I meant, but WOAH! A Vampire brain attached to someone else's body! OK, this I LOVE! Thank you!
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
The reason I bring this up is it gives me an idea - what if the brain is all that's left of the vampire and it's being suspended in a solution that's not meant to sustain it, but rather to protect it from the sun, shield it from holy water and ward against crosses and such? I mean, you can still theoretically break the bowl, but that's not as easy when it's an inch thick and made of bullet resistant reinforced glass, and spherical, to boot
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And while I've not yet started work on my jarbrain vampire (as I've already made more than enough new characters), I will definitely move forward with it when time permits. I really love that idea, absurd as it may be.
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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.
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This is what I did with my Bots/Dark - iMaid is driven around like a car by dust bunnies that were under a bed long enough to attain sentience.
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Originally Posted by Dispari
This... is a really cool idea. A Mastermind who is a suit on autopilot that your pets theoretically hop in to drive when necessary, or leave on auto when not.
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Although that would make an entertaining jokename character -- take your pick of archetypes/powersets that would be appropriate for a soldier, make up the body with the typical soldier's uniform, with the bell-jar head, and name them 'Jarhead'...
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Originally Posted by Zyphoid
HEHEH You said Jarhead and my mind instantly went to Marine. I was wondering why you would need help making a soldier.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I must be going crazy, but I'm almost positive I saw a screenshot of just that, but I can't find it now. I checked the Best Costume Designs thread, I checked the two Halloween threads... Nothing. But I already saw someone doing a "next gen water cooler" design somewhere. It's not a bad idea, though.
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http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showt...45#post3945345
As for your question, I think it might help to wait a few months, until you're not One More Jarhead in a sea of them. That tends to make anyone feel a little less "unique".
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Yeah, they took all the eyes options out in the brain jar auras.
Otherwise you could build something like this:
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Originally Posted by srmalloy
Although that would make an entertaining jokename character -- take your pick of archetypes/powersets that would be appropriate for a soldier, make up the body with the typical soldier's uniform, with the bell-jar head, and name them 'Jarhead'...
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Make it a Fire Dominator... Charhead.
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But it also diminishes the scope of the accomplishment. I like to feel like I've come up with something that's unique because other people haven't thought of it, as opposed to because other people are over it by now. Mind you, I'm not complaining, but my brain just requires something like that to work right |
Originally Posted by Megajoule
As for your question, I think it might help to wait a few months, until you're not One More Jarhead in a sea of them. That tends to make anyone feel a little less "unique".
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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.
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That's totally not what my brain requires to work right, but I'm right there with you on wanting to be happy with creating the character that you're playing. FWIW, I actually like how the empty jar appears to be completely invisible, and that combined with the auras you've shown have given me quite a few ideas about cool things I can try. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
But it also diminishes the scope of the accomplishment. I like to feel like I've come up with something that's unique because other people haven't thought of it, as opposed to because other people are over it by now. Mind you, I'm not complaining, but my brain just requires something like that to work right
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@craggy see me on Union for TFs, SFs (please!) or just some good ol fashioned teaming.
My idea was inspired by Gyro Gearloose's Little Helper. It's a Jarhead robot, yes. Sorry. But it's different, gosh darnit.
Basically, the smallest body you can get. Empty tank for head, with a glowy yellow head aura. Voila, human lightbulb!
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I had a completely different idea in my head than what this topic actually dealt with. Whoooops. Moving on now.