Ted Kord
Jan 11th, 2013, 07:39:20 AM
In 1999/2000, DC Comics ran a six-part miniseries called The L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons. It featured a team of characters who had originally been owned by Charlton Comics, most of whom were the basis for characters in The Watchmen.
Three members of the team are already active on Fans - Blue Beetle, Nightshade, and The Question - so it'd make for some interesting possibilities if they'd worked together in the past. I'd like to do a one-off thread based loosely on L.A.W, but I don't want to step on any toes. Does anyone have any plans for, or interest in any of the characters potentially involved, either in an ongoing or one-off capacity?
If there's no interest I'll NPC the other characters; but I don't want to do that if someone has one of 'em on the back-burner or what-have-you. :)
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The other members of L.A.W are:
Captain Atom
The basis for Doctor Manhattan, Captain Atom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Atom) is a USAF test pilot who gets affected by some sort of nuclear research thing and is converted into pure energy. He wears a suit made of a special metal that allows him to maintain an approximately human form; his powers are based largely around absorbing and emitting energy, though he also has the flight/strength/durability trifecta. If no one urgently wants to play him, we may well replace Captain Atom with the Atom, of the Ray Palmer variety (played by Dee).
The Peacemaker
The basis for the Comedian, it is usually the American Mitchell Black (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mitchell_Black_%28New_Earth%29) version of The Peacemaker that is in the team. He has no powers: just guns, and a vaguely Judge Dredd appearance. However, the Austrian Christopher Smith (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Christopher_Smith_%28New_Earth%29) is the original and more prominent version, who potentially has ties to Checkmate.
Judomaster
Not the direct basis for anyone, Judomaster (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hadley_Jaggar_%28New_Earth%29) was put in the team because the actual inspiration for Ozymandias was unavailable for legal reasons, or something like that. He's a golden age hero, and a martial arts expert (as the name suggests); the most significant thing about him however is that the villain of the story used to be his kid sidekick. Judomaster has a modern successor (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Sonia_Sato_%28New_Earth%29), who is a female hero with ties to the Birds of Prey.
Steel
The original line-up includes Sarge Steel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarge_Steel): a not-very-interesting spy hero with a metal hand. There are numerous alternatives, however. Commander Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Henry_Heywood,_Sr._%28New_Earth%29) is a prominent golden age hero who derives enhanced speed, strength, and durability from old school cybernetics. His grandson, who goes by Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Henry_Heywood_III_%28New_Earth%29), is a short-lived Justice League Detroit member who has the same powers. Another grandson goes by Citizen Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Nathaniel_Heywood_%28New_Earth%29), and has a more Colossus-style set of abilities. There is another, entirely unrelated Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/John_Henry_Irons_%28New_Earth%29), who uses powered armour and a sledgehammer, and was a "replacement" during a period when Superman was "dead".
If we're leaving Superman out of the picture because he's too powerful, Citizen Steel or the armour-wearing Steel might make a good alternative "Man of Steel" in the long run: similar ideals, but slightly more modest powers.
Three members of the team are already active on Fans - Blue Beetle, Nightshade, and The Question - so it'd make for some interesting possibilities if they'd worked together in the past. I'd like to do a one-off thread based loosely on L.A.W, but I don't want to step on any toes. Does anyone have any plans for, or interest in any of the characters potentially involved, either in an ongoing or one-off capacity?
If there's no interest I'll NPC the other characters; but I don't want to do that if someone has one of 'em on the back-burner or what-have-you. :)
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The other members of L.A.W are:
Captain Atom
The basis for Doctor Manhattan, Captain Atom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Atom) is a USAF test pilot who gets affected by some sort of nuclear research thing and is converted into pure energy. He wears a suit made of a special metal that allows him to maintain an approximately human form; his powers are based largely around absorbing and emitting energy, though he also has the flight/strength/durability trifecta. If no one urgently wants to play him, we may well replace Captain Atom with the Atom, of the Ray Palmer variety (played by Dee).
The Peacemaker
The basis for the Comedian, it is usually the American Mitchell Black (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mitchell_Black_%28New_Earth%29) version of The Peacemaker that is in the team. He has no powers: just guns, and a vaguely Judge Dredd appearance. However, the Austrian Christopher Smith (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Christopher_Smith_%28New_Earth%29) is the original and more prominent version, who potentially has ties to Checkmate.
Judomaster
Not the direct basis for anyone, Judomaster (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hadley_Jaggar_%28New_Earth%29) was put in the team because the actual inspiration for Ozymandias was unavailable for legal reasons, or something like that. He's a golden age hero, and a martial arts expert (as the name suggests); the most significant thing about him however is that the villain of the story used to be his kid sidekick. Judomaster has a modern successor (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Sonia_Sato_%28New_Earth%29), who is a female hero with ties to the Birds of Prey.
Steel
The original line-up includes Sarge Steel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarge_Steel): a not-very-interesting spy hero with a metal hand. There are numerous alternatives, however. Commander Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Henry_Heywood,_Sr._%28New_Earth%29) is a prominent golden age hero who derives enhanced speed, strength, and durability from old school cybernetics. His grandson, who goes by Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Henry_Heywood_III_%28New_Earth%29), is a short-lived Justice League Detroit member who has the same powers. Another grandson goes by Citizen Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Nathaniel_Heywood_%28New_Earth%29), and has a more Colossus-style set of abilities. There is another, entirely unrelated Steel (http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/John_Henry_Irons_%28New_Earth%29), who uses powered armour and a sledgehammer, and was a "replacement" during a period when Superman was "dead".
If we're leaving Superman out of the picture because he's too powerful, Citizen Steel or the armour-wearing Steel might make a good alternative "Man of Steel" in the long run: similar ideals, but slightly more modest powers.