Woo! Things are cracking along now... we've got first posts from everyone except Shillshot and Grunt. Looks like we may see a couple of extra characters too, though with ten heroes on the team so far I'd say we're getting pretty close to a full roster...

12 is the upper limit

I have now posted as Steve. I think I've done a good job at accurately modelling his reaction to somebody turning into a dinosaur right in front of him, if I do say so myself.

Man, everyone is getting along swimmingly! And by swimmingly I mean we're dead. This is good stuff.

Yeah, I think Steve's reaction is fair. I mean, I'd freak out if someone turned into a dinosaur in front of me, even if I did know I was in a superhero universe. Big animals are scary. Steve's response seemed real enough to me.

@Shorticus Ayy thanks man. I personally figure most people wouldn't be too shocked about it, due to superpowers being quite common, and hence why everyone else in the room didn't react much, but I'd assume that a person of Steve's degree of disability wouldn't necessarily wholly understand that drastic physical transformation also falls under "superpowers", would equate all dinosaurs to "one of the scariest and most dangerous things in existence", and would therefore be terrified about a dinosaur suddenly turning up where a person used to be.

@BCTheEntity Yep, pretty good stuff! Though, I'm afraid I missed the reference ;_;

You know, I'm actually keeping a tally of the nice things associated with RED.

• "robot arm person" - sounds so innocent
• "Mr. Klutz-and-Bolts" - well, that's got triggering potential
• "Mr. Rock'em Sock'em arms" - 55% chance of inflicting epistaxis on user
• "Mr. Roboto" - DOMO ARIGATO

I dunno. I mean, if I'm at an aquarium with sharks in it, for instance, and I know all about sharks and that the shark isn't going to break out of the aquarium, I'm still going to be terrified if the shark rams its head against the glass. That's scary. Sharks are scary, superpowers are scary, and dinosaurs are scary. I think having any one of the above, and a lot of other things, pop up in front of you even if you're expecting something can still be a super spooky experience.

But then again, I'm a bonafide coward. That might color my perception of things. But still, you can live in a universe where Superman exists and still be freaked out when someone casually turns into a monster.

"An unfortunate victim of science" - ouch

That's actually talking about Grunt. Look back at the context.

”...A failed fey invader, a alocholic alien and a mentally challenged... thing...” He started to mumble
”A repentant fey invader, a formidable brawler and a” The hologram trailed of. ”A unfortunate victim of science”

The hologram was trying to repeat everything Merlovich said, but with a more positive spin on things. Failed vs. Repentent, Alcoholic vs. Formidible brawler. Merlovich called Grunt a mentally challenged thing, and then the best retort Archie had to that was "An unfortunate victim of science."

I actually really liked those two sentences because they kind of gave me a good picture of how Merlovich thinks AND how Archie thinks.

Fix'd

The didn't mention the cyborg because on the surface he looks the most capable and "NOT TERRIBLE"

SOme notable villains of the city can be found in the Charachter Gallery now. More to come!

@HellisIs there somewhere I can find a description of the tiers?

@HellisIs there somewhere I can find a description of the tiers?

It pretty much goes like this:

S-Tier: Think Superman. Think galactic-tier villain. Think the Hulk once he's gone full "I can wipe out all of Asgard on my own" angry. Those are the guys you don't wanna mess with. (Another way to think of it: these guys can save or destroy whole planets... or star systems... or bigger things.)
A-Tier: Hard hitters, but nowhere near as hard hitting as the S-Tier. Batman is A-Tier; he can't typically go up against the villains Superman can, but if they're on the same team working together he's still an incredible asset. Ironman would probably be classified as A-Tier as well. Vandal Savage would probably fit here, too.
B-Tier: We're getting less threatening, but these guys are still noteworthy in a fight. Deadpool would probably fall here, as would a lot of less famous X-Men. I'd put Green Arrow here, too. They can fight big bads, but they're more of a street level opponent. Green Arrow can slug it with the big boys and evil corporations, but he's not a true game changer like Batman.
C-Tier: Us. Yeah, we're not noteworthy at all.

EDIT: Another thing to note is that being able to beat characters of a tier above you doesn't make you that tier. Batman, for instance, could kill Superman if he wanted; that's because he can exploit Superman's weaknesses REALLY EASILY. The Flash is an A-Tier, POSSIBLY super high B-Tier superhero, but some of his chief enemies are B and C-Tier sillies like Captain Boomerang. (Interestingly, the Flash in certain mediums can actually be more powerful than Superman. He can basically break the laws of physics to move faster than light [Hi "Speed Force"!] in Justice League Unlimited, and actually defeated a supervillain that the entire Justice League combined couldn't. But he's typically less powerful than Superman, despite having some serious S-Tier moments.)

@Shorticus Batman is S-Tier, just becouse how ridiculously op preptime is and how DC basicly consider him the most dangerous of the big three. BUt your pretty much on the money. Your fame/infamy is also considered when talking Tiers. You can be basicly superman but if all you do is petty theft, your gonna be considerd B-tier at best!

So both of the big players in our part of the world are insane... Well, that's comforting.

@Shorticus Batman is S-Tier, just becouse how ridiculously op preptime is and how DC basicly consider him the most dangerous of the big three. BUt your pretty much on the money. Your fame/infamy is also considered when talking Tiers. You can be basicly superman but if all you do is petty theft, your gonna be considerd B-tier at best!

It really depends on the writer AFAIK. Yeah, preptime is AMAZING. But Batman CAN be denied that preptime, and when he is, he's typically worse for wear. That's why the Joker, despite literally just being a lunatic with a gun - or a knife, or what-have-you - can take him on.

Even in the same comic book series or the same TV Show, Batman's usefulness fluctuates greatly. I'll use JLU as an example again: sometimes he's able to outsmart the greatest villains, and sometimes he kind of flies a batplane and wishes he had something more to do than play transport / emergency airlift.

...But then again, he's always doing SOMETHING, and is always contributing SOMEHOW, which is more than can be said for a lot of characters. Even if he isn't able to fight, he's probably helping devise a plan. I'd still call him A-Tier - he can't decide the fate of a star system or stop a galactic warlord without help from someone like Superman, Green Lantern or Wonder Woman. But when you pair him with one of them, he basically is as tough as the people he's partnered with... if not tougher.

I guess I'd summarize it as "The best general still needs an army." Though Batman is still a really good fighter who can take on anyone A-Tier and below.

So both of the big players in our part of the world are insane... Well, that's comforting.

Ain't it just?!

The good guy crazyperson is MIA to boot!

So both of the big players in our part of the world are insane... Well, that's comforting.

Maybe this team does stand a chance!