Who do that voodoo?

I already have a male voodoo character who is a Dark/Dark Defender but I'm looking at making my female one (who has the name Juju) and wanted to do something a bit different since with her, I'm envisioning more of the snake details of voodoo.

So I was thinking.. Dark/Poison Corr?

Does that seem viable as well as thematic? Are there other combos out there? I'd love Necro/Poison but I. Can't. Stand. the fantasy looking pets for modern horror themes. I so wish we can swap them out for Zombie Apoc figures or even the Vahzilok. It pains me. :P

I have a Voodoo character collecting mothballs on Virtue that is an Illusion/Storm controller. They have an affinity with the loas Baron Samedi and Chango. The baron opens the gateways of the dead to summon spirits to fight and frighten foes (Illusion) and Chango give the power to summon storms.

Poison's a bit lacklustre from what I hear. It ceratinly was back when I played it on a Mastermind, and the recent boosts have maybe not been enough.

You could use green coloured Radiation instead, but the spitting animation would be hard to give up for a snake voodoo character.

Dark Blast would probably help out Poison a lot by adding extra To hit debuffs.

If you are willing to wait until epics for your venom spray, a Dark Melee brute with leviathan Patron pool can be very snake themed. Use a green tint on the DM powers for a venom fist effect, and the tentacles in midnight grasp look like summoned snakes if colored right. All of the cones in leviathan are you spitting poison or cold. For secondary you could go with anything, although Super Reflexes and Regen or Willpower seem appropriate.

You do that voodoo!

(Sorry, something came over me and it seemed the only appropriate response. It's a good thing others offered more serious advice.)

Great advice, all! I was also thinking DP/Poison due to another voodoo character I had in that other game having DP attacks, dark attacks and some poison stuff.

I was thinking I could duplicate that with DP/Poison and then going Soul or Dark for PPP/APP. I just really love that breath but also the spitting attack.

However, using the PPP breath attacks would work well too. Hmm.

Thanks for that thread link, I had read it right after I posted then and then went AFK for a few hours. It didn't seem like a knock 'em dead combo, you're right. So maybe DP/Poison/Soul..

I'm doing the shield thing for yet another character named Mumbo Jumbo but Juju is (or can be) more of a modern voodoo priestess. And I'm doing the Mind/Poison for an entirely reptilian themed character (named Reptilia). At least one of these days, so many alts, so little time!

I've been loving my newest creation.

Deja Vu Doo - Illusion/Time Controller.

The dark arts can bring your greatest fears to life, when you combine this with ancient chronomancy techniques you have a very powerful foe to deal with.

The power of voodoo. Who do? You do.

And we all know what movie that came from.

Aaaand now I'm looking at Illusion (yet another!)/Poison Controller. Just a shame there aren't any tentacles or skull VFX powers from Soul Mastery!

She'd probably benefit from a reroll if we ever get Dark Control, that's for sure.

Yeah, I was originally going to go with Dark/Dark Blaster for Deja but when I reached the power customize screen... It just didn't feel right being that offensive in nature.

Illusion offered a whole bag of tricks, from summoning ghosts and phantoms, to trapping victims in their mind(flash).
Coloring PA white turns them into respectable ghosts. Deceive is your zombify power.

I'm glad people here know what it referenced. I have a coworker who is a fellow geek but I have to question it because I found out he hadn't seen Labyrinth OR Dark Crystal. Blasphemy!

On an OT note - I'm also thinking Thugs/Poison/Soul - get a lot of variations there plus some urban dual gun wielding stuff (without the Matrix animations). Then get a zombie wand from Mr. Bocor every so often to add some zombie goodness. Still no skull effects which is sad but I could dip into the Presence pool for some fear at least.. hrm.

I made a Voodoo themed character that is a Mind/Poison controller.

Quick edits to that first costume.

LoL Great minds think alike.

I've been trying to come with a power combo I like for a Voodoo inspired character. One thing I'm considering is combining the Voodoo mythos with in game Kheldian Lore.

I.E. what if the Loa were actually ancient peoples interpretation of a human being merging with a Kheldian? This could work really well with a human form Warshade... especially since the warshade leeches life force and has 'death oriented' abilities.

It's hard because I want to play a character that has some offense, some control, and some defensive powers. Kheldians (and also Fortunatas) offer those options.

Some other combos to consider

Plant/Psi Dominator
Mind/Thorns Dominator
Dark/Energy Blaster (Presence Pool + Power Boost)

Thanks for the costume shots too... gave me some ideas!