Quote:AcylAnd I'm not talking about a kind and fluffy Batman vigilante either, who doesn't, you know, actually killificate people.
My favourite Chinese folk hero is Wu Song. He's a true hero! You know he's a true hero, because he gets drunk and beats the hell out of innocent wildlife. Then his brother is killed by an adulterous wife, he goes ape, messily kills his sister-in-law (DISEMBOWLING FIST) and his sister-in-law's lover. Actually, according to some versions, he messes up and kills the wrong woman first, but it's okay, because he's a hero. Then he ends up in jail! Amusingly, for a crime he didn't commit, as opposed to the ones (see above) which he did. But it's okay, because he busts the hell out of jail, and then kills the corrupt policeman who sent him to jail! And the policeman's entire family. Then he gets drunk and...
Look, I'm just saying, China loves rebels. China really loves rebels. In the IST world, there's almost certainly a few independent Chinese supers out there who have ridiculous levels of popularity and notoriety...to the desperate and bitter chagrin of the authorities.
One of them may well call himself Wu Song. I like to think his power is getting drunk and punching through people.
Name: (Real Name Unknown) "Wu Song," Modern-Day Anti-Authoritarian Folk Superhero [750MM]:
Culture: TL 9 [0]; Familiarity: Eastern [0]; Languages: Mandarin (Native / Native) [0];
Attributes: ST 12 [20]; DX 12 [40]; IQ 11 [20]; HT 16 [60];
Secondary: BL 29#; Dam 2d / 4d (12d / 14d); Spd 7.0 [0]; Mov 7 [0]; HP 16 [8]; FP 16 [0]; Perception: 12 [5]; Willpower: 11 [0];
Advantages: Combat Reflexes [15]; Fearlessness x2 [4]; High Pain Threshold [10]; Reputation +2 ("Anti-Authoritarian Populist Antihero," Chinese People, Always) [5]; Talent x4 (Probability-Alteration) [20];
Perks: Alcohol Tolerance [1]; Brave [1]; Clinch (Brawling) [1]; Drunken Fighting [1];
Powers: Daredevil x1 (Probability-Alteration -10%) [14]; Enhanced Punches (Double Knockback +20%) [15]; Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction: 1/10) (Probability-Alteration -10%) [135]; Luck (Ridiculous) (Defensive -20%, Probability-Alteration -10%) [42]; Serendipity x6 (Probability-Alteration -10%) [81]; Striking ST +10 (Super ST +400%, Probability-Alteration -10%) [225]; Wild Talent x3 (Probability-Alteration -10%) [54];
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (9-) [-15]; Impulsiveness (12-) [-10]; Intolerance (Authority Figures) [-5]; Overconfidence (6-) [-10]; Pacifism (Can't Harm Innocents) [-10]; Reputation -4 ("Anti-Authoritarian Populist Antihero," Authoritarians, Always) [-6]; Social Stigma (Criminal Record) [-5]; Wealth (Poor) [-15];
Quirks: Incompetence (Diplomacy) [-1]; Mild Trickster [-1]; Populist [-1]; Proud [-1]; Responsive [-1];
Skills: Area Knowledge (E) (China) IQ [1]-11; Axe/Mace (A) DX [2]-12; Brawling (E) DX+8 [28]-20; Broadsword (A) DX [2]-12; Carousing (E) HT+2 [4]-18; Detect Lies (H) Per [4]-12; Driving/TL9 (A) (Automobile) DX-1 [1]-11; First Aid/TL9 (E) IQ [1]-11; History (H) (Chinese) IQ-2 [1]-9; Philosophy (H) (Marxism) IQ-2 [1]-9; Public Speaking (A) IQ+1 [4]-12; Research/TL9 (A) IQ-1 [1]-10; Stealth (A) DX [2]-12; Streetwise (A) IQ-1 [1]-10; Tactics (H) IQ-2 [1]-9;
Notes: Probability-Alteration powers with emphasis on hitting things just right (and being hit just wrong), as well as general good fortune (particularly in evading authority). Things just go his way, generally. He is very tough in melee, but helpless at range beyond throwing things, and vulnerable to the "Death of a Thousand Cuts," much better against an individual other super than automatic weapons and prone to surrender when surrounded by gunmen and then just escape later unless tremendous and draconian resources (ideally including a power-nullifying super 24/7) are devoted to containing him.