You know, it occurs to me that I should probably mention -- even though everyone certainly knows it by now -- that Evangelia is one of these. I was rereading some off-the-wall crossover fanfic, which recast Neon Genesis Evangelion as a classic magical girl anime -- the article was written from the perspective of a journalist discussing a long-cancelled series that has managed to hold on to its popularity for decades. The name of the series was Magical Princess Evangelia, and I said to myself, you know, that would be a perfect hero toon for COH.
Well, as it turned out, it was too long for the name field, so I shortened it. Eva's original costume was a blend of fuku and armor (in shades of blue to look like Unit 00), the sword was a substitute for progressive knives (this was before the dual blades power, otherwise I would have chosen that), and Invulnerability reproduced the effect of an AT field. The character model was Minako Aino, because in the story, she was the voice actress for Magical Princess Evangelia. And then I blenderized Sailor Moon and Eva to come up with a gag background story, including the mandatory talking animal mascot, who of course had to be penguin. (And invisible because you couldn't actually show him in the game.)
She was my first scrapper, and was intended to be a gag character that I fully expected to abandon after a few levels. But she turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun to run, and then the Legendary happened, and well, you all know what came next...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Well, as it turned out, it was too long for the name field, so I shortened it. Eva's original costume was a blend of fuku and armor (in shades of blue to look like Unit 00), the sword was a substitute for progressive knives (this was before the dual blades power, otherwise I would have chosen that), and Invulnerability reproduced the effect of an AT field. The character model was Minako Aino, because in the story, she was the voice actress for Magical Princess Evangelia. And then I blenderized Sailor Moon and Eva to come up with a gag background story, including the mandatory talking animal mascot, who of course had to be penguin. (And invisible because you couldn't actually show him in the game.)
She was my first scrapper, and was intended to be a gag character that I fully expected to abandon after a few levels. But she turned out to be a hell of a lot of fun to run, and then the Legendary happened, and well, you all know what came next...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.