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Respect Perseus (Greek Mythology)

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Respect Perseus (Greek Mythology)

Respect Perseus
"Coward, what is in me to grant, I will, Nor blood, unworthy of my valour spill: Fear not to perish by my vengeful sword, From that secure; 'tis all the Fates afford. Where I now see thee, thou shalt still be seen, A lasting monument to please our queen; There still shall thy betroth'd behold her spouse, And find his image in her father's house.”

Summary

Perseus is a hero of Greek myth; a son of Zeus, founder of the kingdom of Mycenae and great-grandfather of Hercules. His grandfather sought to banish his mother in a casket on the ocean to avert the prophecy that his grandson would kill him, but Perseus and his mother survived after being washed up on another island. Bragging that he could claim the head of the gorgon Medusa, he's forced to do just that by the king of the land he and his mother have found themselves in, as the king wishes his mother's hand in marriage and Perseus is in the way.
Perseus succeeds with the help of the gods and then makes a habit of using the head of Medusa to turn the prospective suitors of both his fiancé and his mother to stone.
Eventually, he kills his father entirely unwittingly, ensuring that he must be killed in vengeance, but has earned such respect that such vengeance is put off until he reaches the end of his natural lifespan.


Feats



  • Dodges a thrown Javelin and throws it back, almost piercing the initial thrower's heart

"Phineus on him, and Perseus, roul'd about His eyes in silent rage, and seem'd to doubt Which to destroy; 'till, resolute at length, He threw his spear with the redoubled strength His fury gave him, and at Perseus struck; But missing Perseus, in his seat it stuck. Who, springing nimbly up, return'd the dart, And almost plung'd it in his rival's heart" - Metamorphoses

  • Steals the eye of the Graeae before they can react.

"Suddenly, as one sister passed the eye to another, Perseus grabbed it and rendered the Graeae blind." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

  • With his Helmet of Invisibility and Sandals of Flight, easily avoids Cetus, an enormous, fast monster

"Invisible under his magical cap and flying with his winged sandals, Perseus easily evaded the beast while it attacked his shadow on the surface of the sea." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"When the monster breached the waves, Perseus could see that it was enormous and fast" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

  • Stabs Cetus, an enormous monster, to death

"At just the right moment, Perseus flew in close and plunged his sword deep into the monster's neck, the wound creature bellowed and vomitted blood, but its unseen attacker kept stabbing it relentlessly until it was dead." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

  • With his adamant sword/sickle, decapitates Medusa, who is covered in tough scales

"He turned around and began walking backwards to Medusa while gazing at her reflection in the shield. With one slash of the adamantine sword, Perseus sliced off her head and threw it into his pouch" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"The three sisters were formidable foes, with scales like dragons" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"Their bodies were also covered with impenetrable scales, and their very looks had the power of killing or turning to stones" - http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/bogan/medusamyth.htm

  • Cuts a man's head in half with a thrown javelin

"Melaneus on the prince's side was slain; And Dorylas, who own'd a fertile plain, Of Nasamonia's fields the wealthy lord, Whose crowded barns, could scarce contain their board. A whizzing spear obliquely gave a blow, Stuck in his groin, and pierc'd the nerves below; His foe behld his eyes convulsive roul, His ebbing veins, and his departing soul; Then taunting said, Of all thy spacious plain, This spot thy only property remains. He left him thus; but had no sooner left, Than Perseus in revenge his nostrils cleft; From his friend's breast the murd'ring dart he drew, And the same weapon at the murderer threw; His head in halves the darted javelin cut, And on each side the brain came issuing out." - Metamorphoses

  • Breaks a man's skull with a thrown javelin

"Yet was the stroke not vain, as Rhaetus found, Who in his brow receiv'd a mortal wound; Headlong he tumbled, when his skull was broke, From which his friends the fatal weapon took, While he lay trembling, and his gushing blood In crimson streams around the table flow'd." - Metamorphoses

  • Accidentally kills a man by striking him in the foot with a quoit

"He engaged in the pentathlum, but in throwing the quoit he struck Acrisius on the foot and killed him instantly" - Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)

  • Tanks being thrown around by a titan, Atlas, who is as large as a mountain

"Atlas grabbed him and threw him against a stone wall like a toy." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths



  • Kills numerous warriors in battle

"Pallas her brother Perseus close attends, And with her ample shield from harm defends, Raising a sprightly courage in his heart: But Indian Athis took the weaker part, Born in the chrystal grottoes of the sea, Limnate's son, a fenny nymph, and she Daughter of Ganges; graceful was his mein, His person lovely, and his age sixteen. His habit made his native beauty more; A purple mantle fring'd with gold he wore; His neck well-turn'd with golden chains was grac'd, His hair with myrrh perfum'd, was nicely dress'd. Tho' with just aim he cou'd the javelin throw, Yet with more skill he drew the bending bow; And now was drawing it with artful hand, When Perseus snatching up a flaming brand, Whirl'd sudden at his face the burning wood, Crush'd his eyes in, and quench'd the fire with blood; Thro' the soft skin the splinter'd bones appear, And spoil'd the face that lately was so fair.

When Lycabas his Athis thus beheld, How was his heart with friendly horror fill'd! A youth so noble, to his soul so dear, To see his shapeless look, his dying groans to hear! He snatch'd the bow the boy was us'd to bend, And cry'd, With me, false traytor, dare contend; Boast not a conquest o'er a child, but try Thy strength with me, who all thy pow'rs defy; Nor think so mean an act a victory. While yet he spoke he flung the whizzing dart, Which pierc'd the plaited robe, but miss'd his heart: Perseus defy'd, upon him fiercely press'd With sword, unsheath'd, and plung'd it in his breast; His eyes o'erwhelm'd with night, he stumbling falls, And with his latest breath on Athis calls; Pleas'd that so near the lovely youth he lies, He sinks his head upon his friend, and dies.

Next eager Phorbas, old Methion's son, Came rushing forward with Amphimedon; When the smooth pavement, slippery made with gore, Trip'd up their feet, and flung 'em on the floor; The sword of Perseus, who by chance was nigh, Prevents their rise, and where they fall, they lye: Full in his ribs Amphimedon he smote, And then stuck fiery Phorbas in the throat. Eurythus lifting up his ax, the blow Was thus prevented by his nimble foe; A golden cup he seizes, high embost, And at his head the massy goblet tost: It hits, and from his forehead bruis'd rebounds, And blood, and brains he vomits from his wounds; With his slain fellows on the floor he lies, And death for ever shuts his swimming eyes. Then Polydaemon fell, a Goddess-born; Phlegias, and Elycen with locks unshorn Next follow'd; next, the stroke of death he gave To Clytus, Abanis, and Lycetus brave; While o'er unnumber'd heaps of ghastly dead, The Argive heroe's feet triumphant tread." - Metamorphoses

  • Continues to kill numerous warriors in battle

"Fortune his friend, in deaths around he deals, And this his lance, and that his faulchion feels: Now Clytius dies; and by a diff'rent wound, The twin, his brother Clanis, bites the ground. In his rent jaw the bearded weapon sticks, And the steel'd dart does Clytius' thigh transfix. With these Mendesian Celadon he slew: And Astreus next, whose mother was a Jew, His sire uncertain: then by Perseus fell Aethion, who cou'd things to come foretell; But now he knows not whence the javelin flies That wounds his breast, nor by whose arm he dies.

The squire to Phineus next his valour try'd, And fierce Agyrtes stain'd with paricide.

As these are slain, fresh numbers still appear, And wage with Perseus an unequal war; To rob him of his right, the maid he won, By honour, promise, and desert his own. With him, the father of the beauteous bride, The mother, and the frighted virgin side; With shrieks, and doleful cries they rend the air: Their shrieks confounded with the din of war, With dashing arms, and groanings of the slain, They grieve unpitied, and unheard complain. The floor with ruddy streams Bellona stains, And Phineus a new war with double rage maintains.

Perseus begirt, from all around they pour Their lances on him, a tempestuous show'r, Aim'd all at him; a cloud of darts, and spears, Or blind his eyes, or whistle round his ears. Their numbers to resist, against the wall He guards his back secure, and dares them all. Here from the left Molpeus renews the fight, And bold Ethemon presses on the right: As when a hungry tyger near him hears Two lowing herds, a-while he both forbears; Nor can his hopes of this, or that renounce, So strong he lusts to prey on both at once; Thus Perseus now with that, or this is loth To war distinct:, but fain would fall on both. And first Chaonian Molpeus felt his blow, And fled, and never after fac'd his foe; Then fierce Ethemon, as he turn'd his back, Hurried with fury, aiming at his neck, His brandish'd sword against the marble struck With all his might; the brittle weapon broke, And in his throat the point rebounding stuck. Too slight the wound for life to issue thence, And yet too great for battel, or defence; His arms extended in this piteous state, For mercy he wou'd sue, but sues too late; Perseus has in his bosom plung'd the sword, And, ere he speaks, the wound prevents the word." - Metamorphoses


Gear

  • An adamantine sword/sickle able to cut through Medusa, who is covered in tough scales

"He was soon met by the gods Hermes, who gave him yet another gist, a sword made of the hardest adamant with which to cut off Medusa's head." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"He also received from Hermes a sickle made of adamant." - https://web.archive.org/web/20100328101235/http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/kottkegorgon/gorgonmyth.html

"He turned around and began walking backwards to Medusa while gazing at her reflection in the shield. With one slash of the adamantine sword, Perseus sliced off her head and threw it into his pouch" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"The three sisters were formidable foes, with scales like dragons" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"Their bodies were also covered with impenetrable scales, and their very looks had the power of killing or turning to stones" - http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/bogan/medusamyth.htm

  • A bronze mirror-shield

""Approach them at night while they are sleeping," the goddess advised, "and take with you a polished bronze shield." Perseus did so" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"Mercury gave him wings to fly, Pluto an invisible helmet, and Minerva a mirror-shield" - Lives of the necromancers: or, An account of the most eminent persons in successive ages, who have claimed for themselves, or to whom has been imputed by others, the exercise of magical power

  • The head of Medusa, which can turn those who gaze upon it to stone, even a titan and hundreds simultaneously

""Even though you are rude to me, great Atlas, I have a gift for you." With that he pulled the head of Medusa from his pouch and held it in front of him. The Titan shuddered and tried to close his eyes, but it was too late. As he watched helplessly, his arms and legs turned to stone, followed by the rest of his body. At last, he was nothing but rock, the African peak we know today as Mount Atlas." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"He then reached into his pouch and pulled out the head of Medusa, turning two hundred men into stone." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"Beware, my friends; his friends were soon prepar'd, Their sight averting, high the head he rear'd, And Gorgon on his foes severely star'd. Vain shift! says Thescelus, with aspect bold, Thee, and thy bugbear monster, I behold With scorn; he lifts his arm, but ere he threw The dart, the heroe to a statue grew. In the same posture still the marble stands, And holds the warrior's weapons in its hands. Amphyx, whom yet this wonder can't alarm, Heaves at Lyncides' breast his impious arm; But, while thus daringly he presses on, His weapon and his arm are turn'd to stone. Next Nileus, he who vainly said he ow'd His origin to Nile's prolifick flood; Who on his shield seven silver rivers bore, His birth to witness by the arms he wore; Full of his sev'n-fold father, thus express'd His boast to Perseus, and his pride confess'd: See whence we sprung; let this thy comfort be In thy sure death, that thou didst die by me. While yet he spoke, the dying accents hung In sounds imperfect on his marble tongue; Tho' chang'd to stone, his lips he seem'd to stretch, And thro' th' insensate rock wou'd force a speech. This Eryx saw, but seeing wou'd not own; The mischief by your selves, he cries, is done, 'Tis your cold courage turns your hearts to stone. Come, follow me; fall on the stripling boy, Kill him, and you his magick arms destroy. Then rushing on, his arm to strike he rear'd, And marbled o'er his varied frame appear'd." - Metamorphoses

  • A Helmet of Invisibility

"Once he found the nymphs, they gladly gave him the objects he needed—a large pouch in which to carry Medusa's head, a pair of sandals with wings, and a cap that rendered the wearer invisible" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"Mercury gave him wings to fly, Pluto an invisible helmet" - Lives of the necromancers: or, An account of the most eminent persons in successive ages, who have claimed for themselves, or to whom has been imputed by others, the exercise of magical power

"The gift bestowed upon him by Hades, the helmet of darkness, granted him invisibility" - https://www.ancient.eu/Medusa/

"With the helmet on he could see whomever he cared to look at, but was invisible to others." - https://web.archive.org/web/20100328101235/http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/kottkegorgon/gorgonmyth.html

  • Winged sandals that grant flight and long-distance travel

"Perseus flew away on his magic sandals" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"Sword at his side, bag over his shoulder, cap on his head and sandals on his feet, Perseus flew off to face the Gorgons" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"As Perseus continued on his way home, he flew over Ethiopia" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

"Mercury gave him wings to fly" - Lives of the necromancers: or, An account of the most eminent persons in successive ages, who have claimed for themselves, or to whom has been imputed by others, the exercise of magical power

"Perseus took flight" - https://web.archive.org/web/20100328101235/http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/papers/kottkegorgon/gorgonmyth.html


In-character Behaviour

  • Perseus is more than willing to kill, but isn't arrogant enough to attack an enemy out of his league directly

"Perseus expected better treatment from his host and wanted to kill him then and there, but knew he was no match for the giant." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

  • Perseus shows no mercy

"The challenger begged for mercy, but the young man was not moved. He grabbed Phineus and forced him to look at the head, then watched his rival turn to stone as he pleaded pathetically for his life." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

  • Perseus is rash

"He was a brave young man and had once rashly bragged that he could do anything" - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

  • Perseus is confident

"Perseus was nothing if not confident, so he set off on his quest to kill and decapitate the most dangerous monster in all the world." - Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths

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2 points · 1 year ago

Nice RT! Perseus was really a legendary hero.

Funny enough I was planning on making a Bellerophon RT soon lol

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If you do it, then we'll just need Cadmus to complete the trinity.

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"Creatures?"

"Yes, well, at least, they start out as these small furry animals. And then what happens is that they eat after midnight, and they metamorphose, and they form these coccoons-"

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"Look mister, there's three rules you've gotta follow. Keep him out of the light, he hates bright light - especially sunlight, it'll kill him. And keep him away from water, don't get him wet. But the most important rule, the rule you can never forget, no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs... never, never feed him after midnight."

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Rule Two

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Rule Three

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The first mogwai we meet, given to Billy Peltzer as a pet by his dad. Uniquely, he's the only one we see to be good-natured and not seek to become a gremlin. You could proabbly say his feats could apply to the average gremlin since they definitely seem stronger than mogwai.

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Turret Capabilities

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Defensive Tech

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  • Blazer: A Blazer is a human born capable of using magic. All Blazers are capable of using a unique form of magic known as a Noble Art, in addition to being capable of materializing their soul in the form of a weapon known as a Device.

  • Noble Art: A special technique unique to each Blazer, with a wide variety of possible powers. Some shown are manipulating time, gravity, and turning things to sand.

  • Itto Shura: Ikki's Noble Art, a body enhancing technique usable only once a day for a minute. It has an upgraded version named Itto Ratetsu which lasts only a second. Any feats using them will be marked IS for Itto Shura, or IR for Itto Ratetsu.

  • Devices: A weapon materialized from the soul of a Blazer. It can be summoned at will, and dismissed at will. Having one's Device destroyed will lead to a great mental shock which will usually incapacitate a Blazer. Ikki's Device takes the form of a Japanese katana named Intetsu.

  • Desperado: A Blazer who has broken the pre-defined limits of fate, allowing them to grow without limit. A Desperado has a substantially large amount of magic, in addition to being stronger in general. Any feat involving Ikki past volume 9 features Ikki as a Desperado.

  • Seven Secret Swords: Eight original sword techniques created by Ikki. While their effects are explained in detail below, a list of all of them will be given here to make reading the respect thread easier.

    • The First Sword, Saigeki, which is a form of dashing slash.

    • The Second Sword, Rekkou, an extremely close range slash which only uses one's lower body.

    • The Third Secret Sword, Madoka, which blocks an attack and then uses the force to bolster one's own attack.

    • The Fourth Secret Sword, Shinkirou, which is an afterimage technique achieved through footwork.

    • The Fifth Secret Sword, Kuruizakura, which has not been used in any translated volumes. It creates wounds that will not open for a prolonged period of time.

    • The Sixth Secret Sword, Dokuga no Tachi, which uses shockwaves to damage internal organs.

    • The Seventh Secret Sword, Raikou, which is a slash of extreme speed. It initially required usage of Itto Shura, but later became possible to use without it after mastering Edelweiss's Swordsmanship.

    • The Final Secret Sword, Oikage, which is a quickdraw technique that uses a vast amount of magical power to perform a slash approaching the speed of light.


Magic
Noble Art
General Magic

Physicals
Strength
Speed/Agility
Durability
Endurance
Skill
Swordsmanship
Seven Secret Swords
Body Control
Ranged Combat
Unarmed Combat
Copying/Perception
Misc Skill
Misc

Credit to /u/KenfromDiscord for doing a lot of the work for this RT.

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Of all the things I've seen on the battlefields of the frontier... the pilot is the true dominant force.


The Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation's greed has devastated a cluster of star systems known as the Frontier. The humble people of the Frontier have lived too long under the polluting, exploitative plutocratic regime of the IMC, and the Frontier Militia has assembled to fight back against them. Jack Cooper is a militia rifleman, but aspires to be a Pilot- a soldier who pilots the powerful mechs known as Titans. When his captain is critically wounded in battle, he inherits his captain's responsibilities- and his Titan, BT-7274

The feats in the intro are from Captain Lastimosa, and not Jack. However, in the developer commentary of the game, the developers say that the opening cutscene represents "what Cooper becomes", so they could be considered things Jack is capable of, especially considering that most of the capabilities are built into the suit, and he becomes an especially accomplished Pilot by the end of the game.


Jack Cooper

Weapons and Abilities

Pistols

Submachine Guns

  • CAR

  • In-Game Description: Consistent recoil SMG.

  • Alternator

  • In-Game Description: Twin Barrel SMG.

  • Volt

  • In-Game Description: Energy actuated SMG.

  • In-Game Description: Mild mannered. The Volt is recognized by its blue tracers and light kick.

  • R-97 Compact SMG

  • In-Game Description: Rapid-fire SMG.

Shotguns

Light Machine Guns

Assault Rifles

Grenadiers

Sniper Rifles

  • D-2 Double Take

  • In-Game Description: Twin-fire sniper rifle.

  • Kraber-AP Sniper

  • In-Game Description: Scoped heavy rifle.

  • Longbow-DMR

  • Titanfall 1 In-Game Description: The Longbow-DMR is a semi-automatic sniper rifle. Its hyper-velocity round completely eliminates the need to lead targets, and allows the shooter to fire multiple shots quickly in succession.

  • Titanfall 2 In-Game Description: Semi-auto sniper.

Anti-Titan Weapons

These weapons are specifically designed to be used against Titan mechs.

  • Archer

  • In-Game Description: Rocket launcher with Anti-Titan lock-on.

  • Charge Rifle

  • In-Game Description: Charged precision beam Anti-Titan sniper.

  • LG-97 Thunderbolt

  • In-Game Description: Fires a powerful ball of electricity.

  • MGL Mag Launcher

  • In-Game Description: Magnetic grenade launcher.

Tactical Abilities

Grenades

Utility

Time Travel Gauntlet

After acquiring Sgt. Anderson's specialized wrist device, Jack Cooper gains the ability to switch between two timelines- the present and the past. When transitioning the two timestreams, the stream being "exited" is effectively paused and the stream being "entered" is resumed. Additionally, objects transitioning between timestreams retain their geographic position in relation to the planet they are on (despite the movement of celestial bodies in their orbits), momentum and velocity. BT can also time travel along with Jack when he is inside it

This is only possible around the Fold Weapon on Planet Typhon, due to the time rifts and energy fluctuations already present there. Also, after interacting with the Fold Weapon, it breaks.

Physicals

Strength

Agility

Durability

Skill

Pilot Executions

These are executions that can be performed in the multiplayer mode by any Pilot.


BT-7274

Loadouts

BT, despite being an Expedition-class Titan, has the ability to pick up and utilize the loadout of any other Titan.

Expedition

Tone

Scorch

Brute

Legion

Ion

Northstar

Ronin

Physicals

Strength

Agility

Durability

Titan Executions

Skill

Artificial Intelligence

Other

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General Information

Team Members: Gold, Lead, Iron, Platinum (AKA Tina), Copper, Mercury and Tin

Nationality: American

Weaknesses: n/a

Bio: The Metal Men are a team of superheroes, made by Dr. Will Magnus, using his responsometer. The responsometer works by animating inanimate metal, giving it the characteristic "intrinstic" to that element. Each of the Metal Men are made of a pure element, with a responsometer at their core. Due to this they have very different properties and abilities. They can also fuse together to make Alloy.


Background
General

Gold

Strength
Durability
Shape Shifting
Total Body
Partial Body
Misc

Lead

Strength
Durability
Blunt Force/Piercing
Other
Shape Shifting
Total Body

Offensive

Vehicles

Other

Partial Body
Misc

Iron

Strength
Lifting/Pulling/Pushing
Striking
Other
Durability
Shape Shifting
Total Body

Offensive

Vehicle

Other

Partial Body
Misc

Platinum

Strength
Durability
Shape Shifting
Total Body

Offensive

Vehicles

Other

Partial Body

Copper

Durability
Shape Shifting
Total Body
Partial Body

Mercury

Strength
Durability
Regeneration
Shape Shifting
Total Body

Offensive

Other

Partial Body
Misc

Tin

Strength
Durability
Shape Shifting
Total Body

Offensive

Vehicles

Other

Partial Body
Misc

Teamwork

Strategies
Unique Transformations
Weapons
Vehicles
Other
Alloy
General
Strength
Durability
Shape Shifting
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"What's the point in living if you're not beautiful?"

Howl Pendragon is an exceptionally talented Wizard from the kingdom of Ingary. As a child, Howl caught a falling star named Calcifer, and bound it to his heart, increasing his own magical power and gaining Calcifer as a servant, who operates the mechanical moving castle Howl owns.

Howl has a habit of falling in love with girls who break his heart, pushing him into a life of solitude. He lives in his castle and refuses to fight in the war, as he hates the devastation it causes.




Howl can turn himself into a winged monster to make himself stronger. However, the more he uses it, the harder it is for him to turn back.


Howl owns a giant, moving castle that travels across the kingdom. It is built and operated by Calcifer's magical powers, and relies on him to do anything.


Calcifer was a falling star who was caught by Howl and bound to Howl's heart. Calcifer lives as a fire in Howl's castle. Calcifer magically holds together the castle, moves it and keeps enemies out of it. Calcifer will go out without any wood to keep him going, and can be revived by Howl. Due to being bound to Howl's heart, if Calcifer dies completely, Howl goes with him.

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Basic Info
  • Age: Undisclosed

  • Height: 230 cm (7'6½")

  • Weight: 157 kg (345.4 lbs.)

  • Level: S-Class

  • Current Rank: 16


Bio

Tank Top Master is one of the vaunted S Class heroes, the true powerhouses of the Hero Association who deal with the biggest threats. Tank Top Master is a purely physical fighter, and so when faced with powers like Tatsumaki's psychic abilities of Metal Knight's robot armada, he can tend to feel that his capabilities are lacking.

As his name implies, Tank Top Master claims to derive his incredible strength and durability from his tank top, a philosophy which his tank top followers all adhere to.

Hero Rating
Stamina9
Intelligence5
Justice7
Endurance8
Power8
Popularity8
Effectiveness8
Fighting Ability8
Total61

Strength

Durability & Endurance

Miscellaneous
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"I choose... Neither of you! I want to be me!"

Sith Lords Count Dooku and Darth Sideous attempted to create a Sith clone army on Kamino by combining several Jedi kyber crystals together and supercharging them with Sith energy, though the process was interrupted by Jedi Masters Yoda and Mace Windu, leaving only one clone functional. That clone was Jek-14. Gifted in the Force, Jek-14 fought as an agent of the Sith until Yoda reached out to him and offered him a chance to join the Jedi. Choosing instead to follow neither order, Jek hid on Hoth, where he befriended some Padawans and discovered that what he truly loved was using his powers to create. Eventually siding with the Jedi, Jek helped to destroy the Sith Academy on Mustafar. Following the Jedi Purge, Jek would settle on the garbage planet of Zoh. Years later, Jek would meet Rowan Freemaker, a young Jedi, who he trained in the ways of building with the Force. Called back into the fray to help Luke Skywalker overthrow the Galactic Empire, Jek came out of retirement for the final time to assist the student of his old friend.

Hover over the feat for the name of the episode it comes from.

Strength
Durability
Speed/Agility
Skill

Telekinesis
Offense
Creation
Other
Force Lightning
Against People
Against Objects
Force Shield
Misc
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I'm your worst nightmare! SKULLMAGEDDON!


Skullmageddon is a powerful undead sorcerer who fell in love with the beautiful Marian, and thus kidnapped her to his private space hideout. However, unfortunately for him, Marian was the love interest of Billy and Jimmy Lee, who chase him from outer space, across the countryside, to his secret lab, and finally to his neon fortress to defeat him!


Skullmageddon

Abilities

Strength

Agility

Other

Skullmageddon's Army


Abilities

Physicals

Other


Ah... back to reality...

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"Let that be a warning to anyone who dares cross a gladiator of Kaon- be they Decepticon...or Autobot!"

Megatron, formerly known as Megatronus was a gladiator in the arenas of Kaon, known for having taken the name of one of the 13 original Primes . Megatronus soon sought to challenge the leadership of Cybertron in order to have equal rights for all Cybertronians. While in the middle of this process he came to know a Cybertronian clerk by the name of Orion Pax, who was inspired by Megatronus' speeches. While delivering his speech to the Cybertronian council, his speech showed his true colors in using violence as a means of achieving peace, which ultimately led to Orion, interceding to provide a better option. Megatronus, slighted, changed his name to Megatron and unleashed a planetary civil war on Cybertron, with his followers who were named Decepticons. Megatron would later bring this war to Earth in his hunt for relics of power and after his discovery of Dark Energon.

Guide

  • Feats from the continuation show Robots in Disguise will be marked RiD.


Physicals
Strength
Durability

Blunt/ Kinetic

Energy

Slashing/Piercing

Resistances

Speed
Skill
Notable Abilities
Intellect

Power Output

Energy Waves

Weapons

Fusion Cannon: Cannon attached to Megatron's arm which shoots energy shots

Integrated Blade: Sheathed blade that Megatron houses within his fusion cannon

Shortly after his death Megatron having sunk to the bottom of the ocean was psychically contacted by Unicron, who intended to use the recently deceased Megatron as a vessel to host his anti-spark. His goal being that he would upgrade Megatron's body and use it to destroy Cybertron.

Strength
Durability
Dark Energon Constructs

Equipment

Construct Feats

Notable Fights
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Respect Black Adam! (Injustice)

"Let your guard down at your own peril."


Teth Adam was the original champion chosen by the Wizard Shazam, before losing favor with him. Black Adam became the superpowered ruler of his homeland, Kandaq. When Superman's Regime started he was resistant at first before ultimately becoming one of it's most powerful members. Seeking to impose the order in his nation across the world.


KEY

Injustice + Year = IY#.

Ex. IY1#1 = Injustice Year One # One.

Injustice 2 = I2.

Injustice + Year # + Annual = IY#A.

Ex. IY1A = Injustice Year One Annual.

Injustice: Ground Zero = I:GZ

Injustice 1 (Game) = I1

Injustice 2 (Game) = I2


SCALING

Given that they're both champions of the Wizard Shazam, only powered by different deities. He should scale to Shazam.


STRENGTH

SPEED

DURABILITY AND ENDURANCE

LIGHTNING MANIPULATION

  1. In game he's being restrained by GL''s construct, and manages to produce a massive blast of lightning which takes them out. (I1)

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