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beccatoria) wrote2007-04-04 10:39 pm
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The Challenge:
Assemble a super team from your favorite films, TV shows, books etc.
Your team must consist of the following:
Team Leader
Warrior
Smartypants
Hottie
Comic Relief
All your superteam members must be from DIFFERENT sources.
Warning, I liked this meme so much that I gacked a bunch of pictures to illustrate, so it may mean slow loading for some.
Team Leader - Hiro Nakamura from Heroes. Because you find one other person more dedicated and pure of heart than Hiro! Plus he's good with people. Ando's followed him halfway across America. He won over his father and played his sister while at a huge disadvantage. He made friends with Charlie real quick and even Nathan likes him! Hiro is awesome and shall lead my team to victory.
Warrior - Ganner Rhysode from the Star Wars Extended Universe. Extra cookies to anyone who's actually heard of him before. Anyway, he's a dude. And had what was quite possibly the most beautiful and impactful death in all of Star Wars. Plus he killed like a thousand guys before he died, and the only way they could off him was to bring in the artillery.
Smartypants & Hottie - I couldn't decide which of these two should have which position - I kept vacillating. So I decided it was fate and they could share both positions, each one taking up the one they're most suited for at the time. So, combined Smartypants/Hottie places are assigned to President Roslin from Battlestar Galactica and the Operative from Firefly. Because they are both smart, gorgeous and terrifying.
AND since I couldn't find a good picture of him as the Operative, you get him in a lovely suit:
Comic Relief - Aeryn Sun. No, seriously. Aeryn Sun. Because she's hucking filarious. When she's trying to be, she's a comic genius. When she's not, well, she's like Batman. Just imagine Batman doing the gardening, or shopping for lemons, or waiting in line at the bank. You know, still all...Batmanned up and stony-jawed. Aah, www.shortpacked.com I am forever grateful to you for teaching me about the joys of Comedy Batman. The point is, Aeryn Sun = Comedy Gold.
And that's my team.
Though if I were allowed to add my own categories I'd expand my squad like this:
Firstly, I'd have to replace Ganner. Which makes me sad because I love Ganner, but I'm not allowed to double-up from the same source. So I'd probably replace him with an X-Man. I know that Wolverine would be the obvious warrior choice, but I always thought he was a little lame, so I'm going with Storm. Movie Storm! Yes, that one. Yes, really. Just look at the picture.
She has the perfect balance of absurdity (again, I refer you to the picture), ludicrousness ("Senator Kelly...is DEAD!"), and actual moments of competance and decent fighting capabilities (mostly in the later films). Plus, I heard a rumour that when negotiating to return for X3, Halle Berry demanded a bigger part and to be able to fly. For that alone, the woman is my hero. I only mourn that those weren't her demands for her latest psychologically intricate, deeply moving drama. If I'm ever in a position to negotiate for anything, those will be my first two demands. Plus, in case it needs reiteration, look at that picture!
Okay, Warriors swapped over, I'd introduce the following new positions:
Medic - Cade Skywalker from the Star Wars Extended Universe. The dude's like a portable debfibrillator! Plus he'd ensure that there was enough manly angst that my Superhero Squad's Comic Series/Film/TV Show was safe from cancellation for years to come.
Or, as he usually looks these days (in all his angsty glory):
Tech Support & Demolitions - Ace from Doctor Who. She has Nitro9. And a boombox. And a rope ladder. And a metal baseball bat. And she's Ace. And if you argue, she'll have you. You toerag.
Espionage & Countersurveillance - the Marquis de Carabas from Neverwhere. The fact that he knows everything already makes his job very easy so he can devote extra time to being stylish. Plus he can add elements of comic relief via his razor-sharp wit when Aeryn Sun's in Batman mode (similarly, Aeryn can add to the Warrior quotient while Storm is off mourning the death of Senator Kelly and learning how to act between X1 and X2 - see? Synergy!)
Public Relations - Gene Hunt from Life on Mars. Because he once uttered the phrase, "She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot."
The Thinking Man's Crumpet - Joan Bakewell. Because I might not remember the 60s but I sure as hell can appreciate them!
And that concludes today's game of Fantasy Superhero League!
nightxadeThe Challenge:
Assemble a super team from your favorite films, TV shows, books etc.
Your team must consist of the following:
Team Leader
Warrior
Smartypants
Hottie
Comic Relief
All your superteam members must be from DIFFERENT sources.
Warning, I liked this meme so much that I gacked a bunch of pictures to illustrate, so it may mean slow loading for some.
Team Leader - Hiro Nakamura from Heroes. Because you find one other person more dedicated and pure of heart than Hiro! Plus he's good with people. Ando's followed him halfway across America. He won over his father and played his sister while at a huge disadvantage. He made friends with Charlie real quick and even Nathan likes him! Hiro is awesome and shall lead my team to victory.
Warrior - Ganner Rhysode from the Star Wars Extended Universe. Extra cookies to anyone who's actually heard of him before. Anyway, he's a dude. And had what was quite possibly the most beautiful and impactful death in all of Star Wars. Plus he killed like a thousand guys before he died, and the only way they could off him was to bring in the artillery.
Smartypants & Hottie - I couldn't decide which of these two should have which position - I kept vacillating. So I decided it was fate and they could share both positions, each one taking up the one they're most suited for at the time. So, combined Smartypants/Hottie places are assigned to President Roslin from Battlestar Galactica and the Operative from Firefly. Because they are both smart, gorgeous and terrifying.
AND since I couldn't find a good picture of him as the Operative, you get him in a lovely suit:
Comic Relief - Aeryn Sun. No, seriously. Aeryn Sun. Because she's hucking filarious. When she's trying to be, she's a comic genius. When she's not, well, she's like Batman. Just imagine Batman doing the gardening, or shopping for lemons, or waiting in line at the bank. You know, still all...Batmanned up and stony-jawed. Aah, www.shortpacked.com I am forever grateful to you for teaching me about the joys of Comedy Batman. The point is, Aeryn Sun = Comedy Gold.
And that's my team.
Though if I were allowed to add my own categories I'd expand my squad like this:
Firstly, I'd have to replace Ganner. Which makes me sad because I love Ganner, but I'm not allowed to double-up from the same source. So I'd probably replace him with an X-Man. I know that Wolverine would be the obvious warrior choice, but I always thought he was a little lame, so I'm going with Storm. Movie Storm! Yes, that one. Yes, really. Just look at the picture.
She has the perfect balance of absurdity (again, I refer you to the picture), ludicrousness ("Senator Kelly...is DEAD!"), and actual moments of competance and decent fighting capabilities (mostly in the later films). Plus, I heard a rumour that when negotiating to return for X3, Halle Berry demanded a bigger part and to be able to fly. For that alone, the woman is my hero. I only mourn that those weren't her demands for her latest psychologically intricate, deeply moving drama. If I'm ever in a position to negotiate for anything, those will be my first two demands. Plus, in case it needs reiteration, look at that picture!
Okay, Warriors swapped over, I'd introduce the following new positions:
Medic - Cade Skywalker from the Star Wars Extended Universe. The dude's like a portable debfibrillator! Plus he'd ensure that there was enough manly angst that my Superhero Squad's Comic Series/Film/TV Show was safe from cancellation for years to come.
Or, as he usually looks these days (in all his angsty glory):
Tech Support & Demolitions - Ace from Doctor Who. She has Nitro9. And a boombox. And a rope ladder. And a metal baseball bat. And she's Ace. And if you argue, she'll have you. You toerag.
Espionage & Countersurveillance - the Marquis de Carabas from Neverwhere. The fact that he knows everything already makes his job very easy so he can devote extra time to being stylish. Plus he can add elements of comic relief via his razor-sharp wit when Aeryn Sun's in Batman mode (similarly, Aeryn can add to the Warrior quotient while Storm is off mourning the death of Senator Kelly and learning how to act between X1 and X2 - see? Synergy!)
Public Relations - Gene Hunt from Life on Mars. Because he once uttered the phrase, "She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot."
The Thinking Man's Crumpet - Joan Bakewell. Because I might not remember the 60s but I sure as hell can appreciate them!
And that concludes today's game of Fantasy Superhero League!
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And why does Ganner look like Adrian Paul?
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Well, if it would get you to this country I might be able to put up with that...
Honestly, though, I know I shouldn't be so dismissive of Wolverine but he's Col. Jack O'Neill to me. Everyone else loves him and I just...don't get why...
And why does Ganner look like Adrian Paul?
I'm not entirely sure, but I'd be inclined to blame that pesky immortality deal - maybe Duncan McCloud is much older than he claims? Maybe that artillery didn't take him out?
Either way, I'm trying very hard not to let this newfound resemblance affect my opinion of his otherwise awesomeness... *tries* *fails* Darnit.
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OK, seriously, are you working at getting me to lower my opinion of you? Unless you are basing your opinion of him on episodes from season 8 on. Then I would have to agree with you.
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Though to be fair, most of what I've seen him in is season 8 onwards, or very, very early stuff.