THE COMIC BOOK HEROES AND VILLAINS MEME!

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THE COMIC BOOK HEROES AND VILLAINS MEME!

FIRST, CHOOSE YOUR ROLE; if you're posting, CHOOSE A ROLE, maybe tell us a little about what sort of WHATEVER YOU ARE. Are you a tech hero? Are you a mystical villain? Are you the plucky reporter? Maybe you're the faithful sidekick! Taggers should ALSO choose a role, but hey; it doesn't really matter. Heroes can tag heroes and villains tag sidekicks and maybe Minions tag the poor schlub in distress...


1; Hero - You're a front-cover guy, a super hero. You have a cape, you have a belt with gadgetes, maybe you channel powers mystical through a glowing orb. Maybe you have a sparkling transformation sequence, or maybe you wear mechnical armor. But either way, you're the main event: you're the superhero. Sometimes you're a risen villain, sometimes you were an average joe who got bit by a chemically altered cockroach. Who can say? Either way, you're now doing your best to use your powers for good.

2; Villain - What is light without dark? Good, without evil? You're the nemesis. You're the bad guy. Live it up and enjoy your evil or maybe angst about the things you're driven to do in the name of a greater cause like RIGHTS FOR AN OPPRESSED GROUP or maybe REVENGE FOR YOUR PARENTS! Sometimes the line between hero and villain blur... More than once, one has become the other, and side swapping is pretty common. Were you a good guy once? Who cares. Now it's all about the power, influence, and sometimes just fat rolls of benjamins.

3; Sidekick / Minion - Heroes and Villains both have 'em. Villains tend to off theirs over time, but you know what, heroes don't have a much better track record with plucky youth side kicks. Maybe you hang out with a bunch of other second stringers ala The Brat Pack and try not to get yourselves killed, molested, or otherwise fucked up before your balls drop, or maybe you just don't care. Live Fast And Die With Your Mask On!

4; In Distress - Ah, the girl friday, best friend, annoying reporter, or any number of other roles. You're the victim or a pawn in the games of the demigods of the new world. Maybe you're the dame they plan to fridge to make the hero 'grow' or maybe you have a hopeless nerd crush on the girl who can't tell you she's a superhero/sidekick. You could be a parent, a neighbor, a colleague, or a friend. Maybe you're that asshole who used to push the hero in a locker! Either way? You're probably hanging over a pit full of laser sharks right now, wishing your life was easier.





And now, scenarios:

1: JUST NEED ONE MORE PIECE FOR MY MAD DEVICE!; Does your tech hero need some maguffin to power their armor? Does the villian have a device that will turn the world to ice? Yeah, man, it's pretty nice. Heck, maybe a desperate side kick needs to build a shiny new item for the science fair... or maybe the Distressed normal Scientist doesn't want to give up his new creation!

2: LOVE IN TIGHTS; Skin tight clothes, strange objects of power, death traps with special functions... this is, obviously, the obligatory romantic/smutty prompt. Whether it's villain on hero, a corrupted mentor relationship beween Master and Minion, or perhaps the superhero and his girl friday endure the Man of Steel/Woman of Kleenex issue... Doesn't have to be smutty; sexual tension is a staple of villain and hero relationship, and dont' be afraid to play up the homoerotic aspect, either. We're looking at you, Charles and Erik!

3: THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UNDER THIS MASK; Secret Identities can be a pain - masks are sexy, yes, but being unmasked can be deadly. Will the villain unmask the hero? Or will the hero find out that he's been unknowingly bedding he hot jewel theif all this time!? Maybe the plucky reporter is getting too close to finding out that mind-mannered Sam Martin is really Sadosam, terrible villain! What price will she pay for such a discovery?

4: THE LINE BETWEEN HERO AND VILLAIN BLURS; heck, sometimes the line doesn't just blur, it bleeds all over the place, gets erased, or really, never existed in the first place. After all, arent' vigilantes technically criminals? Does the hostage get to ese the villain lose his nerve? Or perhaps the hero is just so damn tired of taking care of other people's problems... now he'll give them something to cry about. Will the sidekick get tired of being in the hero's shadow, or will a minion rise and become a supervillain in his own right? Or maybe that hostage is tired of being a pawn in the game... and wants to even the score between BOTH of them...

5: UNLIKELY TEAM UP!; Sometimes there's something bigger then the hero and sidekick; sometimes you gotta think outside the box like a villain does... and for that, you might actually NEED the villain. Or maybe the normal joe Best Pal happens to also be a whiz at this one skill that will save the universe and now, the hero desperately needs him to pull off saving the day! Who knew those classes in underwater basket weaving would be so useful!

6: CATALYSMIC BATTLE; Are you an avergae joe hoping to be safe among the wreckage as terrible monstrosities pour through a dimensional rip? Are you a sidekick who has taken on your mentor's mantle because they've fallen before the horde, and SOMEONE must carry on the legacy of the Noble Lion, or...whoever he was before he got turned into paste? Heroes and villains have their roles to play, of course, in the apocalypse, even heroes can fall. This is the big leagues -- the make or break for whole worlds. Will you crush a planet in your palm, supervillain, or will you make the ultimate sacrifice to save it, hero?

8: A FALLEN FRIEND (OR FOE); A hero is dead; are you the villain who killed him? The sidekick who must avenge him? Another hero who knows all the dirty secrets that'll come out now that they know that Jane Wayne, housewife and mother of four, was Lady Winsome, a beautiful if dangerous villain? When a hero or villain falls, it's big news, and the whole community is shaken.... some guys have shrines to their dead side kicks, even. Creepy, isn't it?

9: PAPERS PLEASE; they're make you register! The sidekicks are being taken by family services, heroes and villains are trying to figure out this new legal system, putting everyone who doesn't play ball on the wrong side of the law. Are you a lobbyist now in trouble with both heroes an villains as you try an legislate for superpowers? Or maybe you want to make sure EVERYONE is super so that really, NO one can be super... After all, if everyone has powers, it stops being amazing!

10: WILDCARD: oh god it's the NEW 52. You've been rebooted! Or... the wildcard, do what you want option. Have you been Loki'd?

 

Comments

Megamind | Megamind | Hero OR Villain

[megamind]

[ Canon point is flexible. Can play heroically or stay bad! ]

Hellboy | Dark Horse Comics | Hero

[righthandofdoom]

Hiro Nakamura | Heroes | Hero

[supaahiro]

two

[flourisher]

( another day at work huh hiro-san? yuki will just be waiting for him back home with her arms crossed. when he walks in from the door, she stands up and looks at him seriously. behind that serious mask is a mind full of doubt, worry, and fear. )

You know...I worry.

Adrian Veidt | Watchmen | ahahaha

[comicbookvillain]

abraham lincoln {abraham lincoln: vampire hunter} {hero all the way}

[1865]

[US President by day, vampire hunter by night. modern au also available; deets here.]

sharon carter / agent 13 ( marvel 616 or mcu )

[throtteen]

[hero or, only in captain america's case, in distress.]

the eleventh doctor | doctor who | hero

[aintno_grave]

[last of his planet, mostly saves the day with his tech/scientific based knowledge, ugly outfit. he's like superman, batman, iron man, and wonder man combined!]

the master; doctor who; villain

[ex_malefic327]

[hello? flamboyant, a tendency not to kill the hero, long, complicated plans doomed from the start? he's already a comic book villain.]

Older Luke Triton | Professor Layton | Poor random police officer

[hintcoinplz]

[Nothing worse then being a police officer in a comic book universe.]

lucky you, luke; got 3, less unmasking but more 'what the fuck are you' discovery?

[theangryturtle]

[ There is nothing worse than being a cop in a comic book universe. Especially when they have to deal with sightings of the new urban legend of the 'giant turtles in the sewers' that've been floating around the last few years. But there's always that shit detail that someone gets stuck with and it's you, Luke. ]

[ Too bad something really did go down in the junkyard last night. Something did go wrong. And there's a giant turtle, currently unarmed, breathing hard and bloody, hiding among the half-crushed cars and old appliances, knowing his strength is flagging. ]

[ He doesn't want to be found. But he may not have any choice, what with the trail of blood he left. ]

alice liddell ≠ wonderland|ouat au

[frabjuous]

[ hero! or perhaps a sidekick. but definitely not a damsel in distress. ]

Phoenix Wright|Ace Attorney|Sidekick

[whutobjection]

[He's one of those 'non-powered, mundane' sidekicks/allies. A'la Commissioner Gordon, only a Attorney. Marvel characters are encouraged, cause LOL UMVC3.]

[hypnotic_patter]

[Phoenix has undoubtedly encountered many clients who refused to keep their mouths shut, so having a client with a court-mandated gag is probably a bit of a relief. The dull grey handcuffs and the duct tape across his mouth clashes with his gaudy purple and green zoot suit. At least someone's left him a notebook so he can communicate.]

I DIDN'T DO IT. I WASN'T EVEN THERE. LET ME GO.

[He's not entirely sure what he's been arrested for but he knows it wasn't his fault so he's going to keep capslocking until someone tells him what happened.]

[whutobjection]

No, Music Meister. We have to obey court orders. Plus the last time I took the gag off, you had me singing show tunes.

[But he has such a nice voice.]

So... do you remember anything about this alleged crime?

V.V./Sarafina|OC| Hero or Distress

[vanquishing_valentine]

[Tacky outfit? Totally mundane civilian form? BOOOOOBS? Yep, Vanquishing Valentine is a total Superhero. Or if you prefer Sarafina, she'll gladly get kidnapped by the bad guys.]

Minori Ayomi|OC|Villain

[serpentine_queen]

[Fetish outfits? Shadow Powers? Blonde? Yep, Minori is full fledged Villain with a Capital 'V'.]

Aramat Drawdes|Alabaster|Minion

[scalpedsociety]

[A Psycho for Hire, the Villains hire her if they want to traumatize Heroes or kill/torture sidekicks.]

The Warden|Superjail!|Hero or Villain

[prisonwonka]

[Although he has traits more befitting a extra flashy, extra flamboyant Villain, he's actually one of the good guys. Or if you prefer him more sinister, play him as a full-blown Villain.]

10 - new prisoner for your jail, sir.

[megamind]

What do you mean, I'm going to a new jail?

[ Megamind does not like this idea of disruption, and after being carted off to a new facility, is proving most unruly. ]

This isn't how it works! You're supposed to take me home, you great buffoon! Metro Man! Come back! [ But nope, he's been delivered to a whole new scene and this? ]

[ This is not good. ]

Bruce Wayne/Batman | Nolanverse | Hero

[broodybat]

Music Meister | Batman: TBaTB | Villain

[hypnotic_patter]

Britta Perry | Community

[britta_ftw]

[She'd be the worst superhero ever (Jubilee), a sidekick, or a damsel in distress.]

The Joker | Arkhamverse | take a wild guess

[inmateincharge]

Dejah Thoris | John Carter (2012 Movie)

[aprincessofmars]

[As a hero, Dejah Thoris has come to help save the Earth from an alien invasion that may have attempted (and possibly succeeded) on Mars!]

[As a villain, Dejah Thoris is the Warlord Queen of all Barsoom (that's Mars to you Earthlings) and seeks to invade your planet!]

[As a minion, Dejah is an extremely intelligent scientist and warrior, so she can kick ass, take names, AND make SCIENCE! things for you with alien tech!]

[She may also be a Damsel in Distress. (she finds this less exciting)]