Quote:No. No you're not.
I'm never going to live down the penguin, am I?
But that's the price one has to pay, when one comes up with something so amusing. Enough that when I unpacked some capsule Evangelion figurines I got cheap (stock-clearing sale)...I found a Pen-Pen, and immediately went: "ALISTAIR!"
(and yes, I'm aware of the Eyrie reference too)
Quote:Which begs the question - what kinda skills DO Alistair and Reffie have? I remember Rev Dark askin' about Alistair's powers, if any, besides being invisible. But...I mean...in more general terms, not simply just powers, but...well. Knowledge and stuff, or whatever. We know the penguin definitely comes equipped with an accent and wicked sense of humour...
I think that Invisible Penguin and Blue Hamster must get into a competition of some form. Lord knows what it would be, mind.
On a side note, there's a couple of characters I've got in the Infamous and ECL that I missed out in my initial post. Intentionally, really, since I no longer play 'em - they're on indefinite abandoned status. But for completeness...
Noonlighter was a cop in Paragon City. He was from an old police family, so it was pretty much expected he'd join the force...except...he really really hated it. He wasn't a good cop. Too many vices. He ended up on the Family payroll. Pissed off the wrong Capo, though, and was concrete-shoed off an Indy Port pier. Turned out his grandfather's old pocketwatch was a magical talisman, however. When it struck twelve...well, Rise of the Phoenix. He was a hero for a while, but realised his powers could be more...lucrative. Noon's a pretty sensible and experienced guy for villain muscle - he's fallen from the light side twice. He knows law, police procedure, forensics, heroism...however, he talks, dresses, and acts like what he really is - a gangster. With bright yellow suit and hat.
Nia is a heroine from the People's Republic of China. Though 'heroine' is a relative term. It's rumoured that she works for Beijing, and has for a long time. For many, that makes her a goverment enforcer, not a superhero - and it's not like the government she serves is particularly nice. Of course, Beijing projects a friendly public face these days, and Chinese State media always calls her a hero. But...CIA reports claim a woman by her name was once the top assassin of the People's Liberation Army 8341 Unit, or Central Security Regiment. Allegedly. That said, the unit disbanded in 1976, and Nia's a young woman, so she can't have worked for them. Besides, the US Government would never allow someone like her to openly operate in Paragon as a hero. She's not doing anything suspicious, anyway, besides the frequent ferry rides out to Peregrine Island to visit some guy in a red suit...
(which says nothing about Nia's actual abilities, I know, but infer. She knows people. She knows very important shady people. And is very good at, well, killing other people, and all the other trade skills required to support killing other people. She also brews very nice herbal teas - in various flavours - and always keeps pitchers in the base fridge.)
-- Acyl
(man, I gotta revisit Nia someday, she's a riot. an exceedingly polite riot, but still.)
-- Acyl