Jab’s Builds! (Beaker! Sam Eagle! Miss Piggy! The Swedish Chef!)

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Re: Jab's Builds! (Kill Bill! The Black Panther! Killmonger! Man-Ape! Madam Slay!)

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proditor wrote: Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:45 pm So vis a vis the Black Panther heart shaped herb, was he human level strength, etc. Here are the snips from the very first Marvel Handbooks (1983-4) for him and Cap.

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Oh, neat. Did Priest write him as superhuman? The Panther stuff I've read from the '60s and '80s does not indicate the kind of guy who can take on one of Thanos's big goons and win, like he did in the Infinity thing.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Killmonger! Man-Ape! Madam Slay! Klaw! Shuri!)

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That's it for the "Builds" portion of this set. There will be mini-bios for the un-stattable/modern characters for completion's sake, but tomorrow will be the start of my "B" names for the Marvel Universe. I built those dinks in mid-December and haven't found the right time to post them yet :).
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Hatch-22

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HATCH-22
Created By:
Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Black Panther #1 (Jan. 1977)
Role: Weird Alien

-This creature, said to be the form humanity takes in the far future, came out of a hatch labeled "22" (hence the name) after the Macguffin T'Challa and Zanda were after took him from his proper timeline. He attacked those present with psionic powers, but T'Challa got him to drop his guard (by pretending that push-ups were a standard greeting), and then punched him out. He was swiftly returned to his own time.

-Hatch-22 has an odd assortment of powers- "immense" telekinetic might, energy control, and illusions, as well as a "sensory organ" that can detect people moving in behind him. Despite that, he's weak as a kitten physically, and can be easily one-hit KO'd by the Black Panther.
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Princess Zanda

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PRINCESS ZANDA
Created By:
Jack Kirby
First Appearance: The Black Panther #1 (Jan. 1977)
Role: Evil Hot Chick, Abhorrent Admirer

-A curiosity from Jack Kirby's run on the Panther's first book, Zanda was mostly an "Evil Criminal" type who was obsessed with collecting some Macguffin or another (despite being royalty of "Narobia"), and frequently befuddled T'Challa during issues one through seven of the book. After that, she largely disappeared (there's a gap of twenty-one years between her last Black Panther appearance and one in Kurt Busiek's Iron Man), popping up only in one-offs or joke shots (undercover as a waitress at a KFC-analogy). Most recently, she taunted Storm at her & T'Challa's wedding, as she believed that SHE should have been the one to marry the King of Wakanda. Here, she's given so little respect that Storm refers to her as the "Paris Hilton of Africa".

-Zanda doesn't appear to do any kind of fighting, but she's likely fairly charismatic, and has the status of a royal. And because she's designed by Jack Kirby, she's not only built as hell (Kirby liked 'em THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK), but she dresses like a Mayan Warrior Princess, rather than somebody from Africa. Seriously, if you wanna find the most "Generic Kirby Design" you could hope for, this is it).
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Kill Bill! The Black Panther! Killmonger! Man-Ape! Madam Slay!)

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Jabroniville wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 3:21 am
Oh, neat. Did Priest write him as superhuman? The Panther stuff I've read from the '60s and '80s does not indicate the kind of guy who can take on one of Thanos's big goons and win, like he did in the Infinity thing.
I really liked the Priest run. I wouldn't say that he focused on the near superhuman physicality of the character so much as the "Do you even plot armor bro?" Batman-esque aspects. If someone had a plan, Panther had three, and they were smarter, better, and took everyone else's into account. That sort of thing can get really tiring after a while, but Priest pulled it off with aplomb IMHO.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Killmonger! Man-Ape! Madam Slay! Klaw! Shuri!)

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on a strictly physical basis as I remember the Panthers stories he was written similar to Captain America in his physicality. Peak to near Superhuman capable of easily handling Olympic level athletics as if they were child's play. making the best in the world look like klutzes in the process. Combined as Prod said with Batman level analytical and technical genius he was able to get ahead of enemies and keep ahead of them.

Basically he didn't have to out fight them physically because by the time he was done running them in circles he had given himself the upper hand many times over, and even if they weren't run into the ground he could just fall back on his superior physicality which was nothing to sneeze at and second to none.

Pretty Sure T'challa has a copy or 3 of the Art of War memorized.
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Tetu

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TETU
Created By:
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Brian Stellfreeze
First Appearance: The Black Panther #1 (June 2016)
Role: Instigator of Revolution
Group Affiliation: The People

-Tetu was a former pupil at a Wakandan academy, but retreated into the wilderness of Wakanda, where he used the teachings of Changamire, a great thinker, and modified them into a new cause- an army sent to overthrow the Black Panther. Failing to easily take the capital, he allies with Ezekiel Stane, proving he'll resort to dark paths in order to win the day. He gets called out for this, and Changamire himself decries his violent ways (pointing out that he was no different than the tyranny he sought to oppose), refusing to join "The People". He was finally defeated when he led his mind-controlled followers into the Necropolis beneath the Golden City, where the spirts of the dead (including many former Black Panthers) overwhelmed the enemy. Tetu imagined he would be executed, and accepted his fate... only T'Challa spared him, locking him in a prison guarded by other shamans- "The living are not done with you".

-Tetu is a very charismatic man with powers over nature- usually plants. He also has a low-level Environment power.
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Zenzi

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Why... won't... that... shirt... MOVE?!

ZENZI
Created By:
Ta-Nehisi Coates & Brian Stellfreeze
First Appearance: The Black Panther #1 (June 2016)
Role: Instigator of Revolution
Group Affiliation: The People

-Zenzi is a scantily-clad villainess in Ta-Nehisi Coates's Black Panther run. An Empathic telepath, she controls the emotions of many, sending them against the Black Panther in an attempt to usurp his leadership. When T'Challa had an old scholar speak words that broke her spell over many of her thralls, she sent the rest to tear them apart- she escapes when "The People" collapse, but returns later with Baron Zemo during a Multi-Title Event Story. Her powers are rather interesting and devastating, and that outfit is straight-up hot, yo- modern Marvel is lacking in costumes like that, so she's a stand-out.

-Zenzi's empathic powers operate on a huge scale, "lifting the emotional veil" and revealing deeper, true selves of many- thousands fall under her thrall, and they may march day and night without rest. "New Character Syndrome" prevents a proper build, but it's al least Affliction 8-10 (Entranced/Compelled/Controlled), possibly Progressive and then adding Transformed if she pushes it a little harder- the thralls gain enhanced speed, strength and durability!
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Everett Ross

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EVERETT K. ROSS (Everett Kenneth Ross)
Created By:
Christopher Priest & Kenny Martinez
First Appearance: Ka-Zar #17 (Sept. 1998)
Role: The Regular Guy, Exposition Magnet
Group Affiliations: The U.S. Government
PL 1 (34), PL 2 (34) Saves
STRENGTH
0 STAMINA 1 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 1 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 3 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 2

Skills: 
Deception 6 (+8)
Expertise (Wakanda) 5 (+8)
Expertise (Government) 3 (+6)
Insight 4 (+7)
Perception 2 (+5)

Advantages: 
Benefit (Status- Government Agent)

Offense:
Unarmed +0 (+0 Damage, DC 15)
Initiative +1

Defenses:
Dodge +1 (DC 11), Parry +1 (DC 11), Toughness +1, Fortitude +1, Will +4

Complications:
Relationship (The Black Panther)- The two have grown to respect and like one another.
Responsibility (The U.S. Government)

Total: Abilities: 22 / Skills: 20--10 / Advantages: 1 / Powers: 0 / Defenses: 1 (34)

-Like all comic book writers, Christopher Priest liked to re-use characters he'd created for third-tier, low-selling books, placing them on much higher-rated titles. So while Chris Claremont stuck all his Ms. Marvel characters onto the popular X-Men title, Priest threw Everett K. Ross, who'd debuted in Ka-Zar, into The Black Panther. His job, of course, was to be the "Audience Surrogate" character in that book, giving a more grounded, "regular world" view of a pretty fantastical world- a sci-fi world mixed with tribal legends.

-Ross's personality was based off of Chandler from Friends, which was then the hottest thing going- his sarcastic nature would give the super-serious T'Challa someone to play off of. He also was, importantly, a white male- Priest recognizing the main comics-buying audience might need a "white male at the center", giving his own assumptions and misgivings about the Panther that reflected those of the fans. He also wanted Ross to voice those things he suspected whites said about blacks when they weren't around- not necessarily RACIST things, just un-PC, stream-of-consciousness "why do they do ____?" stuff.

-Everett was a U.S. government guy sent to Wakanda as their ambassador, becoming close with the Black Panther as various threats come underway. He & T'Challa eventually grow to be friends, often helping each other out. Without Priest covering the character, he fell into misuse, not showing up much in any other run- just little bits here and there.
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I hope we eventually get a scene in an MCU movie featuring Everett Ross and Doctor Strange, even if it's one where they just nod at each other in passing. :)
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Regarding the heart-shaped herb, I remember a comic where Spider-man was given the heart-shaped herb by Black Panther. When Peter protested, T'Challa stated that Peter was worthy of it because he "had the heart of a king."
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Re: Everett Ross

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Jabroniville wrote: Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:49 pm Image

EVERETT K. ROSS (Everett Kenneth Ross)
Created By:
Christopher Priest & Kenny Martinez
First Appearance: Ka-Zar #17 (Sept. 1998)
Role: The Regular Guy, Exposition Magnet

Complications:
Motivation (Boning T'Challa)
Okay, I know that's a template goof, but that's harious.
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B (Baal to Byrrah)

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B:
Baal
Ba'al (Mesopotamian Storm God)
Bacillus (Legion of Vengeance)
Backhand (The Guardian Clan; The Neo)
Bad Guy (X-Statix Foe)
Bad Timing (Lilin)
Badd Axe
The Badoon
Baiame (Aboriginal God of Creation)
Balance (Gemini)
Balder the Brave
Ballistik (The Zoo)
Balor
Bambi, Candi & Randi
Bambi Arbogast (Stark Secretary)
The Band of the Bland (She-Hulk Jokes)
La Bandera
Bandit (Night Thrasher II)
Bandrhude (Deviant Mooks)
Banshee
Bantam I (Fitzroy's Agent)
Bantam II (Boxing Hero)
Banyan (NuHuman)
Banzai
Baphomet
Barb
Barbarus
Barbican (The Neo)
Barium (Elements of Doom)
Barnacle
Baron Blood I (Falsworth)
Baron Blood II (Victor Strange)
Baron Blood III (Chrichton)
Baron Brimstone
Baron Macabre
Baron Mordo
Baron Semedi (West African Death/Disease God)
Baron Strucker
Baron Von Blitzschlag
Baron Von Konigsblut (Nazi Werewolf)
Baron Zemo I (Heinrich)
Baron Zemo II (Helmut)
Baroness Blood
Baroness Zemo
Barracuda I (Female)
Barracuda II (Punisher Character)
Barrage
Barricade
Barrier
Base (Genetix)
Basenji (The Litter)
The Basher (Speedball Foe)
Basil Von Frankenstein
Basilisk I (Basil)
Basilisk II (The Hellbent)
Basilisk III (Gifford)
Basilisk IV (X-Student)
Bass (The Hellbent)
Bast
The Bastards of Evil
Bastion
Batroc the Leaper
Batroc's Brigade
Bathala (Filipino Skyfather)
Battalus (True Believers)
Battering Ram (X-Statix)
Battleaxe I (The Grapplers)
Battleaxe II (The Harriers)
The Battle-Axis (Evil Golden Agers)
Battlescar (Death Squad)
BattleStar
The Battletide (Marvel UK)
Battleworld
Batwing
Baymax
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Beak
The Beast
The Beast (Ruler of The Hand)
Beastmaster (The Berserkers)
The Beasts of Berlin
Beauford "Brick Wall" Wohl (Kickers, Inc.)
Beautiful Dreamer
Bedlam I (Knowles)
Bedlam II (M Squad's X-Force)
Bedlam III (Aaronson)
Bedlam IV (Exemplars)
Beef
The Beetle I
The Beetle II (Leila Davis)
The Beetle III-VI
The Beetle V (so hot, right?)
Beetroot (Warpie Telepath)
Behemoth I (Hulk Clone)
Behemoth II (Man-Elephant)
Belasco
Belathauzer
Beldame (The Goth)
The Belgian Brain (S.H.E.- Belgium)
Bella Donna (Boudreaux)
Belladonna I (Ravanna)
Belle (The Hellbent)
Bellona (The Sisters/X-23 Clones)
Ben Gallagher (Knights of Pendragon)
Ben Reilly
Ben Urich
Benazir Kaur
Benedict Kine
Bengal
Bentley-23
Bereet
Berkelium (Elements of Doom)
The Berserker (Ancient Warlord)
The Berserkers (Norse-Afflicted Humans)
Bert Hindel (Stark Industries Lawyer)
Beryl (The Ravens)
Beryllium (Elements of Doom)
Berzerker
Bes (Egyptian God of Luck)
Beta Flight (Alpha Flight Trainees)
Beta Ray Bill
Bethany Cabe
Betty Brant
Betty Banner (Red She-Hulk, Harpy)
Bevatron
The Beyonder
The Beyonders
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Bianca LaNeige
The Bi-Beast
Big Ben Donovan
Big Bertha
Big Brother
Bile
Bird-Brain
The Big Hero Six
The Big Man
The Big One
Big Shot (Death's Head Foe)
Big Top (The Lost Boys & Girls)
The Big Wheel
Big Zero
Bile (Omega Flight)
Binary (Carol Danvers)
Biohazard I (John Kelly's Brain)
Biohazard II (Traynor)
Biotron
Bird-Man I (Hawk)
Bird-Man II (DeBacco)
Bird-Man III (Backgrounder)
Birdy
Bisento (The Snakeroot)
Bishamon (Shinto God of War & Fortune)
Bishop
The Bishop I (Alban Edmond, Chessmen)
The Bishop II (Orrick Rallison, Chessmen)
Bismuth (Elements of Doom)
Bison I (Thor Foe)
Bison II (Warpie Powerhouse)
Bitmap
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The Black Abbott
Black Air
Black Ant
Black Archer (Golden Archer)
Black Axe
Black Baron
Black Bolt
Black Box (Commcast)
Black Brigade
The Black Cat
Black Crow
Black Dragon
Black Dwarf
Black Fog
The Black Fox I (Paine)
The Black Fox II (Thief)
Black Goliath
Black Hole
"Black" Jack Tarr
The Black Knight I (Sir Percy)
The Black Knight II (Nathan Garrett)
The Black Knight III (Dane Whitman)
The Black Knight VI (Sir Raston, Anachronauts)
The Black Knight IV (Augustine du Lac)
The Black Knight V (Female One)
The Black Lama
Black Lotus
Black Mamba
Black Mariah
The Black Marvel
Black Moray
The Black Order (Thanos's Minions)
The Black Panther
The Black Queen (Selene)
Black Raazer
Black Racer
The Black Rider
The Black Spectre
Black Spectre
The Black Swan I (Assassin)
Black Swan II (Hickman's)
The Black Talon I (Horta)
The Black Talon II (Drew)
The Black Talon III (Barone)
The Black Tarantula
Black Tom Cassidy
The Black Widow I (Voyant)
The Black Widow II (Natasha Romanov)
Blackbird
Blackcloak
Blackheart
Blackheath (Plantman)
Blackjack (First Line)
Blacklash I (Scarlotti- Whiplash I)
Blacklash II (S&M Guy)
Blacklash III (Female)
Blacklight (MC2)
Blackout I (Daniels)
Blackout II (Lilin)
Blacksun (Mysterium, Nth Man)
Blackwing I (Joe Manfredi)
Blackwing II (Replacement)
Blackwulf
Blade
The Blank
Blaquesmith
Blastfurnace I (Humanity's Last Stand)
Blastfurnace II (Humanity's Last Stand)
Blasting Cap (aka Blast; The Trash)
Blaze (One-Off Spidey Foe)
The Blazing Skull I (Golden Age)
The Blazing Skull II (Skull the Slayer)
Blastaar
Blind Al
Blind Ali (Euro-Trash)
Blind Faith
Blind Justice (Jerome Hamilton/The Enclave)
Blindfold
Blindside I (Super-Brood)
Blindside II (The Harriers)
Blindside III (Chernin)
Blindspot I (Rogue's Friend)
The Black Widow I (Golden Age)
Blindspot I
Blindspot II (Chung)
Bling!
Blink
Bliss (Morlocks)
Blistik
Blitz
Blink (AoA)
Blitz (The Zoo)
Blitzkrieg I (Vernichtungs Kommandos)
Blitzkrieg II (Superhero)
The Blitzkrieg Squad (Howler Counterparts)
Blivet (The Undead MC)
Blizzard I (Jack Frost II)
Blizzard II (Donnie Gill
Blizzard III (Randy Macklin)
Blizzard IV (Mickey Quaid)
Blizzard V (Jim)
The Bloated Bandit
The Blob
Blockbuster I (Man-Brute)
Blockbuster II (aka Heat-Ray)
Blockbuster III (Marauders)
Bloke (X-Statix)
The Blonde Phantom
The Blood (GR Allies)
The Blood Brothers
Blood Spider (Spidey Rip-Off)
Bloodaxe
Bloodbath
Bloodhawk
Bloodlust
Bloodseed
Bloodscream
Bloodstain
Bloodstrike
Bloodthirst (Lilin)
Bloodtide
Bloodwraith
Bloody Bess (The Neo)
Blowhard
Blowtorch Brand
Bludgeon
The Blue Blade
The Blue Blaze
Blue Condor (Euroforce)
The Blue Diamond
Blue Eagle (Squadron)
Blue Eagle (Liberteens)
The Blue Marvel
Blue Shark (The New Genix)
The Blue Shield
Blue Streak I (Thomas)
The Blue Talon (DD Foe)
Bluebird (Sally Avril)
Bluenote (Undergrounders)
Bluestreak (MC2)
Blur (New Universe)
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B'ngudja (Polynesian God of Sharks)
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Bob, Agent of HYDRA
Bob Diamond (Sons of the Tiger)
Bobby Soul (NYX)
Bobcat & The Claws
Bodb Derg (Celtic God of War)
Bodybag
The Bogatyri
The Bogeyman
Bohrium (Elements of Doom)
Bolivar Trask
Bolt
Bombadier (Shadowforce Alpha)
Bombardier (The New Genix)
Bomblast (The Jury)
Bombshell
Bonebreaker
Bonehead (Speedball Foe)
Boobytrap (Death Squad)
Book (Genoshan Reader)
Bookworm
Boom-Boom (Boomer, Meltdown)
Boomerang
Boomslang
Boost (Gene Nation)
Boot
Bor
Bora
Borgo (Ludwig Frankenstein Minion
Boris & Ninotchka
Boron (Elements of Doom)
Boulder I (Subterranea)
Boulder II (The Kinsmen)
The Bouncer (Speedball Foe)
Bounty
Bounty Hunter I (Haskill)
Bounty Hunter II (Barrett)
Bova
Box I (Bochs)
Box II (Jerome Jaxon)
Box III (Sasquatch I)
Box IV (Jeffries)
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The Braddock Academy
Brahl
Brahma (Hindu Skyfather)
Brain Cell (Morlocks)
Brain Drain
Brainchild
Brainstorm
Bramble (The Hellbent)
Brass I (Watanabe)
Brass II (Stockpile Robot)
Brass Bishop I (The Chess Set)
Brass Bishop II (Benedicto)
Brassknuckles
Brawler (The Berserkers)
Braxus (Wyrd Sisters)
Breakdown
Breeze James (Knights of Pendragon)
Brendan Rathcoole (MyS-TECH)
Bres (Fomorian God of Mischief)
Brian Banner
Brickbat (Super-Brood)
Bride of Nine Spiders
Brigade (Imperfects)
Brightsword (The Young Gods)
Brimstone Love (X-Men 2099 Villain)
Brio of Life (Proemial Gods)
Briquette (Hell's Belles)
Bristle (Peacekeepers)
Broadband (Genoshan Communicator)
Broadside I (The Neo)
Broadside II (Force/GOTG)
Bromine (Elements of Doom)
Brona (The Enchanters Three)
Bronwen Gryffn (MyS-TECH)
Broo
Brood Sleazoids
Brood Queen
Broop (Deviants)
Brother Power
Brother Voodoo
The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
The Brotherhood of the Shield
The Brothers Grimm
Bruiser II
Brunnhilde (Axi-Tun)
Brutacus
The Brute (Alt-Reed)
Brute I (Morlocks)
Brute II (The Trash)
Brute Force (Animals in Armor)
Brutus (Deviant Mutate)
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Bubble
Bucky I (Winter Soldier, Cap VI)
Bucky II (Fred Davis, Jr.)
Bucky III (Jack "Nomad" Monroe)
Bucy IV (Lemar "Battlestar" Hoskins)
Bucky V (Rikkie "Nomad" Barnes)
Budo (The Snakeroot)
Buff (Crazy Eight)
Bug
The Bug-Eyed Voice (Speedball Foe)
Bulk (Morlocks)
Bulwark (Hellions II)
Bull McGiveney (Nick Fury WWII Rival)
Bulldozer I (Henry)
Bulldozer II (Marci)
Bullet I (DD Foe)
Bullet II (The Head Hunters)
Bullet Biker
Bullseye
Buluc Chabtan (Mayan God of War)
Buluku (West African Skyfather)
Bulwark
The Burglar
Burke (Externals)
Burner (Crucible I)
Burnout I (Kristine Calverly)
Burnout II (Megan O'Toole)
Bushman
Bushmaster I (John)
Bushmaster II (Quincy McIver)
Bushwacker
Butane (Warpie Powerhouse)
Butte
Butterball I (The Grapplers)
Butterball II (Shaub)
Butterfly (Avatars of the Mandarin)
The Buzz
Buzz-Saw (The Power Tools)
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Marvel- The Letter "B":
-The second letter of the alphabet, "B" appears on ancient runes in some form or another, but our version primarily comes from the Greeks. The Greeks eventually came to pronounce it like "V" in Byzantine times, while in English, it's often silent (like in "lamb"). 

-Marvel's "B" names are many, but only a few are major characters. We have Banshee, Brother Voodoo, Blink, The Blue Marvel, Baron Zemo & Strucker, Batroc the Leaper, Beta Ray Bill, Bishop, The Black Cat, The Black Queen, Blade, and the Black Knight. The BIG names are easily Bucky, The Black Panther and Black Widow. The sheer number of guys who are called "Black ______" means you'll see this name popping up CONSTANTLY. I count FORTY-EIGHT of these guys in total!! The '90s brought a lot of "Blood _____" names, and there's a handful of "Blue ______" people, too.


The "To-Build" List:

Brother Voodoo
Basilisk I
Basilisk II
The Beetle II
Belasco
The Black Abbott
Black Tom Cassidy
Black Lotus
The Black Talon II & III
Bloodlust
Blowtorch Brand
Bludgeon
Blue Streak
The Bogeyman
Barnacle
Blink
Blackcloak
Bereet
Blaquesmith
Ba'al
Baroness- Heike Zemo
Benny Beckley
Black Dragon
Blaquesmith
Blindspot
Bounty
Brynocki
Blackie Gaxton
Baroness S’Bak
Blaze
Brainstorm
Battleworld- group, Secret Wars
Brass
Black Jack Tarr
Bookworm (Sleepwalker foe)
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Blowtorch Brand

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The original X-Men, confounded by their deadliest foe yet... a pudgy, hairy guy with a BLOWTORCH!

BLOWTORCH BRAND (Peter Brand)
Created By:
Peter Gillis & Don Perlin
First Appearance: The Defenders #135 (Sept. 1984)
Role: One-Shot Villain
Group Affiliations: None
PL 5 (63)
STRENGTH
2 STAMINA 3 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE 0

Skills:
Expertise (Arsonist) 10 (+10)
Intimidation 4 (+4)
Vehicles 2 (+2)

Advantages: 
Equipment 3 (Blowtorch), Ranged Attack 5

Powers:
Immunity 10 (Fire Effects) [10]

Equipment:
"Blowtorch" Blast 5 (10) -- (12)
  • AE: "Wide Arc" Damage 5 (Extras: 30ft. Cone +1/2) (7.5)
  • AE: "Pistol" Blast 5 (10)
Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+2 Damage, DC 17)
Blowtorch +5 (+5 Ranged Damage, DC 20)
Wide Arc +5 Area (+5 Damage, DC 20)
Initiative +2

Defenses:
Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness +3, Fortitude +4, Will +0

Complications:
Hatred (Mexicans)- Peter hates Mexican immigrants "invading" his hometown, and attempted to murder over 20 of them.

Total: Abilities: 24 / Skills: 16--8 / Advantages: 8 / Powers: 20 / Defenses: 3 (63)

-Blowtorch Brand is a no-chance one-shot villain who nonetheless was capable of being dangerous. Not to superhumans, but his redneck prejudices led to the death of a supporting character in The Defenders- a Sherriff who was attempting to free 20 Mexican immigrants whom Brand had trapped with himself inside a burning building (being immune to fire, he had nothing to fear). The Defenders dealt with him easily, but it was a harsh reminder that even stupid villains or generic thugs can cause great pain.

-Brand disappeared for nine years, but he got his just desserts in the end, as he was sitting in a porno theatre in U.S. Agent #2, and got blown away by one of the Scourges of the Underworld. He was, in fact, the final victim of the organization, as Mark Gruenwald died not long after that comic was written, and nobody else brought it back wholesale. Unlike many of the other Scourge victims, he was not returned to life in The Punisher.

-A PL 5 Thug, Brand is no more powerful than a common soldier (his only power would be bad for, say, The Human Torch, but even JOHNNY could probably take this guy in a fistfight), but proved that he could be dangerous to bystanders. He's got a high-powered Blowtorch (or in one scene, a gun) with a mini-Area Effect, but most of the way through he's just some loser.
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The Blob

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THE BLOB (Fred J. Dukes)
Created By:
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First Appearance: X-Men #3 (Jan. 1964)
Role: Big Dumb Brute, The Meatiest of Meat Shields, Recurring Villain
Group Affiliations: The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Freedom Force, X-Corps, Factor Three
PL 10 (114)
STRENGTH
11 STAMINA 10 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 7 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE 0 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE -1

Skills: 
Deception 1 (+0)
Expertise (Criminal) 2 (+2)
Expertise (Government Agent) 2 (+2)
Intimidation 8 (+7)
Ranged Combat (Thrown Things) 5 (+5)

Advantages:
Chokehold, Diehard, Extraordinary Effort, Fast Grab, Improved Grab, Improved Hold, Improvised Weapon, Interpose, Power Attack, Taunt

Powers:
"Mutant Powers: Immovable Physique"
"Natural Size" Growth 4 (Str & Sta +4, +4 Mass, +2 Intimidation, -2 Dodge/Parry, +1 Speed) -- (12 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [9]

"Fatty-Fatty Boombalatty"
Protection 7 (Extras: Impervious 17) (Quirk: Weak Point- Face -1) [23]
Enhanced Advantages 2: Ultimate Toughness Save, Withstand Damage (Trade Defenses For Toughness) [2]

"Huge Weight" Features 4: Increased Mass 4 [4]
"Mono-Personal Gravity Field" Enhanced Strength 4 (Flaws: Limited to Resisting Movement) [4]

"Groundstrike" (Alt-Effect of Strength-Damage) [1]
Affliction 10 (Strength; Hindered/Prone) (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited Degree, Instant Recovery, Both Must be Touching Ground) Linked to Damage 9 (Extras: Area- 30ft. Burst) (Flaws: Limited to Objects) (11)

Offense:
Unarmed +7 (+11 Damage, DC 26)
Initiative +1

Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness +15 (+9 Impervious), Fortitude +10, Will +5

Complications: 
Motivation (Himself)- The Blob is out for The Blob. If it brings him money, great. If it brings him power, that's also great.
Prejudice (Obvious Mutant)- Fred weighs a titanic amount, and cannot pass for an ordinary human.
Reputation (Dimwit)- Fred is known for being relatively simple-minded.
Power Loss (Gravity Field)- The Blob's Gravity Field only affects him- not the ground around him. Attacks directed at the ground beneath his feet CAN move him.
Relationship (Unus)- Unus the Untouchable was Fred's only friend- he went berserk when Unus' powers killed him.

Total: Abilities: 40 / Skills: 18--9 / Advantages: 10 / Powers: 42 / Defenses: 13 (114)

The Blob- Iconic Yet Uninteresting:
-The Blob is a resolute '60s villain, retaining all of his earlier characteristics (costume, attitude, intelligence level and powers) without much change, no matter the decade or general fashion sentiment going on at the time. This makes him a classic, but also kind of a bore- I mean, he NEVER CHANGES. He's your standard dumb thug; his whole schtick being this invincible monster that can barely be hurt, but nonetheless is very dumb. That said... most guys around his level have been turned into jokes ages ago, and have no credibility left. The Blob? He's actually treated like a SERIOUS threat- essentially Juggernaut Lite, being extraordinarily hard to bring down. A recent Young X-Men book featured him as a Team-Level Threat to the PL 9-ish teen heroes- as strong as many Powerhouses, and WAY harder to hurt.

-The Blob has an obvious mutation, and like a lot of '60s villains, was born ugly and turned into a miscreant. Performing in a circus sideshow, he is contacted by Charles Xavier and asked to join the X-Men. However, his obnoxious behavior makes him an outcast, and he declines the invitation, saying he's better than all the other X-Men. Xavier then tries to ERASE HIS MEMORIES of this event (because even SIXTIES Xavier is a giant dick), but the Blob escapes and leads the circusfolk against the X-Mansion. Ultimately, the X-Men are captured, but sprung by Marvel Girl's telekinesis, and the entire circus gets brainwashed into forgetting. Keep in mind, this is like 35 years before the whole "Zatanna" thing in the DC books, and nobody stops to consider the ethics of such things in this story at all- it's simply that these guys are douches, and the X-Men's secret must be protected- basic as that.

-The Blob was memorable enough that the writers re-used him very quickly- he is recruited by Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, but returns to the circus once it's made clear that Magneto (back then a moustache-twirling villain) has no concern for the safety of his minions. The Blob then becomes a recurring menace in minor roles- teaming up with Unus the Untouchable, joining the Factor Three, and more. When the X-Men title is cancelled, he sees a tiny bit of use, such as in The Defenders and The Champions.

The Brotherhood/Freedom Force Era:
-The Blob finally becomes an "Iconic" member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants when he's sprung in the "Claremont Era" by Mystique, allying with future-bestie Pyro, Avalanche, Mystique & Destiny (and later Spiral). Despite now hitting the big-time in the most popular comic book on the market, he was never given much consideration by Claremont- he was just a simple goon. He even becomes a bit of a "Journeyman Villain", showing up in The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man as a threat, usually requiring the hero Limit Breaking or outsmarting him to win- his durability is never in question, making him an ideal "Tank".

-Minor bits of characterization include moments like his going berserk after witnessing the death of his old partner Unus (due to his own powers suffocating him), but he next becomes a "thing" when the Brotherhood is reformed into the government-sponsored "Freedom Force". It was HERE that I was introduced to the character, as FF made nuisances of thesmelves in many books. The capture The Avengers on behalf of the feds, fights the X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants at different times, and more. Freedom Force was finally dissolved after a disastrous mission in the Middle East, and he later kind of disappears into background roles- Pyro dies elsewhere.

Modern-Day Blob:
-The Blob appears in the "modern" era as a minion of Onslaught, then rejoins Mystique's Brotherhood. He is De-Powered on M-Day, but retains his tremendous folds of flab, horrifying everyone. Assorted goofiness ensues (he becomes a weight-loss guru in Japan after losing the folds), but eventually he regains his powers off-panel, having been supplied with Mutant Growth Hormones.

-Despite lacking, well, just about ANY facets as a character, The Blob is a perfect "One-Issue Villain", temporary threat, Journeyman Villain, or Tank- his powers make it so you frequently have to out-think him (even guys as strong as Spider-Man or the New Mutants have few ways of really hurting him), even Powerhouses struggle against his raw durability, and more.

The Blob's Capabilities:
-Blob's WAY under-pointed, and only meets PL 10 on defense (because he's so damn hard to hurt). He's not IMPOSSIBLE to injure, but it's a giant pain in the ass, so the heroes tend to have their hands full just containing him. Best bet is to take him with psychic powers or gas attacks or the like, since his other saves are weaker. Note that he's KIND of a super-strong guy, but not to any major extent- it tends to get shown off-and-on in the comics, so I put him a ways under the Class 200-400 guys like Colossus & The Thing (he can lift 50 tons, I figure). I used a combo of Immovable & Features for his added weight- Features for just his mass (that's how the official M&M builds are handling it, anyways), and Enhanced Strength for his ability to withstand ANYONE moving him, up to Thor & Hulk-strong guys (he resists as a Strength 19 guy- only The Hulk, Juggernaut & Strong Guy have successfully countered his power.). Note the Power Loss, though- Colossus once one-upped him by just moving the ground AROUND him.

-His accuracy and defenses are brutally low, but this is a guy who almost NEVER dodges stuff. He has the agility of a normal-sized guy, but is hardly a trained fighter- just an experienced villain. Nearly anyone with any level of talent should have no problem hitting him dead-centre -- doing enough damage to drop someone with +15 Toughness (+9 of which is Impervious) is another matter entirely- people like Wolverine, Arabian Knight & Black Raazer have only been capable of making him yell out. He's a mere PL 9 when punching away at people. It's not so bad, though -- he can take so many hits that he's bound to get a COUPLE in. And he's also a good bit faster than you'd expect for someone of his... corpulence, being as agile as a normal man.
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