A Longbow lore question
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Posted on: 2011-12-21 07:30 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
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I've always seen any, green, orange, etc... skin colored Longbow Agents as Mutants.
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Originally Posted by MriBruce
So, um, why are so many of these folks green? Too much copper in their diet? Too many bases on the north side of trees? Just had really awful cafeteria food?
I'm just curious if there's an actual in game reason why I see so many green-skinned Longbow agents, or if it's just one of those things. |
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It could be that in order to keep up with their squad some members have begun taking Dyne.
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Yeah, I think this is just all it's supposed to mean.|
Originally Posted by Robo_Knight
I've always seen any, green, orange, etc... skin colored Longbow Agents as Mutants.
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However, the Superadine explanation sort of fits too, and conveniently, the other color we often see is orange, which is the color people start to turn from the Praetorian equivalent, Fixadine. Clearly during those 1-20 days, Longbow was dipping into Jack Hammer's stash. But honestly, the idea of using such things feels very natural for Longbow to me.
Longbow Wardens get their powers from various types of super serums, there are a few missions that make reference to this, plus I think the description text on a couple of variants does too. I'm reasonably sure there is no mutation involved, but I guess a side effect of some of the serums is unnatural skin tones?
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They also match the mutant skin colors of the Outcasts.
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Originally Posted by Robo_Knight
I've always seen any, green, orange, etc... skin colored Longbow Agents as Mutants.
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I've seen missions backing this up too. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them were just mutants too though. Lord knows what's in the water in Paragon that makes so many people get superpowers.
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Originally Posted by Mokalus
Longbow Wardens get their powers from various types of super serums, there are a few missions that make reference to this, plus I think the description text on a couple of variants does too. I'm reasonably sure there is no mutation involved, but I guess a side effect of some of the serums is unnatural skin tones?
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Ah ha, thanks! Much better than imagining all those guys with Orion slave drag queen cosplay fetishes.
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Originally Posted by mribruce
ah ha, thanks! Much better than imagining all those guys with orion slave drag queen cosplay fetishes.
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Originally Posted by MriBruce
Ah ha, thanks! Much better than imagining all those guys with Orion slave drag queen cosplay fetishes.
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If that were true, we'd also see Longbow furries.|
Originally Posted by MriBruce
Ah ha, thanks! Much better than imagining all those guys with Orion slave drag queen cosplay fetishes.
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Not quite, GG. You'll notice that even if the skintones match, the powers do not.|
Originally Posted by Golden Girl
They also match the mutant skin colors of the Outcasts.
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I kind of would like to see Lt. tier wardens with some super powers and maybe some of the basic minions to pick up the beamrifle or the robotics pulse rifle.
I know a lot of people, myself included to some degree, have wanted to see a more super villain/hero generic group and I can't help but think Longbow might make a good shoe-in, they've already got the tights and the attitude.
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I never thought there was that many superpowered beings in paragon, though it is the central hub of superpowers in the CoHverse.
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Originally Posted by Mad_Scientist_JC
I've seen missions backing this up too. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them were just mutants too though. Lord knows what's in the water in Paragon that makes so many people get superpowers.
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The Blue King comics claimed there are about 5,000 registered supers in Paragon City. That's just heroes, not counting Outcasts, villains, etc. Whether that's considered canon or not I couldn't say.
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So, um, why are so many of these folks green? Too much copper in their diet? Too many bases on the north side of trees? Just had really awful cafeteria food?
I'm just curious if there's an actual in game reason why I see so many green-skinned Longbow agents, or if it's just one of those things.