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Barbarella

Barbarella Queen of the Galaxy v1.1

By Ethan Roe

Source of Character: The 1968 Movie "Barbarella Queen of the Galaxy" Played by Jane Fonda

Helper(s): Wikipedia; IMDb (Jane Fonda entry); Adam Fuqua; dothejanefonda.wordpress.com, Wikianswers.com

Reasons (1): Back in my early college days a friend of mine told me a little about this old Sci-Fi movie "Barbarella", saying she crash landed her spacecraft on this planet and had super strength, she lifted the space craft on her own. Also, there was an angel in the story, energy weapons, etc. Sounded like your basic Sci-Fi story. About two years ago I noticed a gaming buddy of mine had Barbarella in VHS format in his collection. I began to believe that I had missed out on a gamer classic...I bought the movie and found it is much different than what I expected. Still here she is...

Reasons (2): The film is based on the French Barbarella comics created by Jean-Claude Forest. This writeup only covers the 1968 film and not the comics. I'm sure there are a few spoilers in this writeup.

Reasons (3): Barbarella's Wealth is a guess.

Reasons (4): Barbarella is definitely trained as an astronaut and quite possibly should have the Military Science skill. However, she never displays any of the Military Science subskills so it is not included in this writeup. If you believe she deserves the skill, feel free to add it. I would suggest 4-5 APs.

Genre: Mock-Real

Game Stuff

Barbarella

"Screaming ? A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming."

"Mmm..La-da-dum, La-de-dum" (blissfully singing after sex)

"Love !" (The common greeting when saluting the President of Earth)

President: "Duran Duran is the inventor of the Positronic ray... it's a... it's a weapon."
Barbarella: "Weapon ? Why would anybody want to invent a weapon ?"
President: "How should I know ?"
Barbarella: "Heh, I mean the universe has been pacified for centuries."

"Help !"

"Make love ? But no one's done that for hundreds of centuries !"

Pygar: "You're soft and warm. We're told Earth beings are cold."
Barbarella [smiles]: "Well... not all of us."

The Great Tyrant: "So, my pretty pretty, we meet again."
Barbarella (after walking closer): "You, the little one-eyed wench."
The Great Tyrant: "You have a good memory, pretty pretty. Yes, sometimes I like to go among my people. Be like them. Ordinary. Evil as you call it. So, I am your one-eyed wench ?" (Then in a more stern voice) "I'm also the Great Tyrant."
Barbarella: "Well, that's nice."

"De-crucify the angel or I melt your face !"

(While being pecked to death by a flock of small birds) "Help ! It was really much too poetic a way to die."

Dildano: "Tell me, are you typical of Earth women ?" (While looking her up and down)
Barbarella: "I'm about average."

Dildano [radioing instructions to the rebel army]: "And our password will be... Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch."
Barbarella: "You mean the secret password is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch ?"
Dildano: "Exactly."

"You saved my life. I'm sure I could get you a substantial recompense from my government."

Barbarella
A 320 points Character (without equipment)

Dex: 02	Str: 02	Bod: 04	Motivation: Upholding the Good
Int: 04	Wil: 03	Min: 05	Occupation: 5-star, double rated, Astronavigatrix Space girl
Inf: 04	Aur: 05	Spi: 04	Resources {or Wealth}: 008
Init: 010		HP: 030

Skills: Charisma (Intimidation, Persuasion)*: 04, Scientist: 04, Thief (Concealment): 04, Vehicles (Space): 06, Weaponry (Firearms, Heavy): 07
Advantages: Attractive, Language (French)
Connections: Republic of Earth (High), Pygar (High)
Drawbacks: Innocent; Attack Vulnerability (-1C.S. vs. Bludgeoning damage meant to bring her to unconsciousness)
Equipment:

• ALPHA 7 "Alphie" [BODY 08, STR 08 INT 02, Digging 12 (Terra-screw), Recall 17, Radio Communication 15, Flight 07, Flight 46 (Flight into Temporal Space only) Sealed Systems 23, Skin Armor 02, Teleportation 15 (Atom-transmitter), Artist (Singer) 01, R#5; Radio Communications and Teleport have a bonus +35 to its range, Teleportation is confined to items that fit within a rectangular area roughly 3'X2'X 1' and may only be teleported from one device to another along the same frequency. (-1); Cost: 2,334]. Alphie's navigational ability is based on magnetism and therefore may be manipulated by Magnetism powers, or Magnetic anomalies. The interior of Alphie is shag-carpeted, floors, walls and ceiling. During Temporal flight, Barbarella normally sleeps the hours away. She does this with the aid of specially crafted chemicals in pill form. Barbarella is able to sleep for hundreds of hours and is awakened by the singing of the on-board computer. Upon awakening Alphie gives Barbarella about two ounces of nourishment in liquid form. The liquid doesn't taste good but seems to be enough to supply all of Barbarella's needs.

• Other equipment includes:
  • A SPACESUIT [BODY 01, Sealed Systems 10, Shade 06, R#2; Cost: 81]
  • BLACK or WHITE COSTUME [BODY 01; Cost: 2]
  • Mini-Missile Projector [BODY 05, EV 14, R#2; Cost: 32]
  • Small handgun [BODY 04, EV 14, R#2; Cost: 30]

• Plus :
  • ENERGY BOX (worn on her boot and Powers all her weapons remotely.) [Body 05, Ammo 06, R#5; Ammo has a range of 02 APs, Range is the distance the Energy Box can be from the weapon receiving ammunition; Cost: 10]
  • PORTABLE BRAIN-WAVE DETECTOR /comes with a TONGUE BOX and is worn on her left wrist [Body 05, Life-sense 01 (Discerning)(+1), This item can be set to detect a specific person and when this device is within range of the person it will begin to beep with a red light. Only one target may be sensed at a time (-1), R#0; Cost: 38] Tongue Box: Comprehend Languages 05, Miscellaneous Limitation: must be physically tuned to the correct language. As such the language comprehended must be known to the Earth government that produced this device. (-1); Cost: 11 ]

 

 

Background

Real Name: Barbarella
Other Aliases: Pretty, Pretty
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Group affiliation: Earth Government
Base Of Operations: Mobile, Originally From Earth
Height: 5'7" Weight: 118lbs
Eyes: Sparkling Blue Hair: Blond
Other distinguishing features: Measurements are 33B-24-35

Powers and Abilities

Barbarella is apparently one of the best agents the Earth has to offer in the 41st Century. She answers directly to the President of Earth himself and is entrusted with the best equipment of her time. She is tasked to take on the most serious and important missions on her own.

Even though Barbarella abhors weapons she is an excellent shot and is well versed in the use of every weapon in her arsenal. She is also trained to work in Zero Gravity.

It is likely that beyond Barbarella's pay she also has access to the Wealth of Earth itself on her missions. She has offered compensation to those who help her along her way. However, none actually ever took the money as payment.

Barbarella also receives weapons and equipment for her mission via her Atom-transmitter onboard Alphie.

Barbarella uses her looks and sexuality to gain help with her missions and is very good at gaining trust. When overwhelmed she will likely lie down and cry for help. Barbarella doesn't spend Hero Points on the first point of damage inflicted on her; I believe she does this to help add to her portrayal as the damsel in distress.

History:

The year is 40,000 A.D. Barbarella's mission is to find a scientist named Duran Duran. When she crash lands her spacecraft she is quickly captured but is assisted by the Catchman, who freed her and repaired Alphie. Then he tells her to go to the city, SoGo, there she will find Duran Duran.

Barbarella explains that for centuries now on Earth people don't make love unless their psycho cardiogram readings are in perfect compliment. Once matched with a compatible person the two take pills (Exaltation transference pellets) then they put their hands together, palm to palm, until they reach "full rapport" or for one minute. The Catchman showed her another way.

Using the Terra-screw, Barbarella traveled underground to the Labyrinth of the City of Night. There she was knocked unconscious by some falling rocks and found by Pygar, last of the Orninthropes. He had lost the will to fly but led Barbarella to the Labyrinth to speak with Professor Ping. The Professor explains that SoGo is a city dedicated to Evil and all that is not evil is exiled to the Labyrinth.

While the Professor worked on her space-craft, Barbarella helped motivate Pygar to fly. Pygar proceeded to fly Barbarella up to the city, SoGo. They ran into Blackguard patrol ships and shot them down. Pygar was almost shot down himself and Barbarella's energy box ran dry of power for her weapons. The pair narrowly made it to the city of SoGo and entered through some kind of access tunnel.

The villainous people of SoGo quickly separated them and would have raped, if not murdered Barbarella but she was saved by a mysterious blade-wielding woman (The Great Tyrant, who may have been the inspiration for Marvel's Callisto, leader of the Morlocks). Barbarella went back and rescued Pygar from a mob of people only to end up in a chamber of ultimate solution (a Death chamber). The Mathmos was under the floor, in the chamber you would be fed to the Mathmos or choose one of three doors or solutions. Each one is a different way to die. Before having to choose a door Barbarella and Pygar are saved by the Conciliary to the Great Tyrant.

Mathmos is named after the living lake of evil goo beneath the city of Sogo. The Mathmos feeds and thrives off negative energy or evil energy and flesh. In return it powers the city but it has a terrible appetite.

Pygar is captured in a net and Barbarrella is summoned to have an audience with the Great Tyrant. The Great Tyrant turns out to be the same mysterious woman who saved her earlier. Pygar is revealed to be crucified by his wings as well. Barbarella slips the concealed energy pistol from Pygar's loin cloth and uses it to force the Great Tyrant to release the angel. The conciliar is not fooled as he notices her energy box is depleted.

The order is given to have Barbarella put to death with the birds. (The 1963 film /The birds/ by Alfred Hitchcock likely influenced this decision). Pygar was sentenced to death by the Mathmos because he rejected the Great Tyrant's advances.

Barbarella began to succumb to the birds attack just before falling through a trapdoor in the floor. She landed in the headquarters of the revolutionary forces. Here she meets Dildano. Dildano needed Barbarella's weaponry and spacecraft to successfully overthrow the Black Queen. Barbarella did not want to get involved but agreed because it would also get her closer to completing her mission and finding the scientist Duran Duran.

Dildano contacted Professor Ping. When the Black Queen was in her chamber in the 12th Corridor she would be most vulnerable. Barbarella gained the invisible 2nd key to the chamber so she could enter through the impenetrable invisible wall. After that she was given the password for the revolution and sent on her way through the tube system back into the corridors of SoGo.

Barbarella tried to gather information from a group of stoners and blend in with them to avoid detection. However the sharp eyed conciliar recognized her and decided on another death-sentence. This time she was put in a torture device, the Excessive (or "Ex-sex-sive") Machine, which kills through pleasure. Barbarella overloaded the machine, causing it to catch fire.

With the help of the Portable Brain-wave detector Barbarella discovers the Conciliar is actually the Scientist Duran Duran. He had been aged thirty years by the Mathmos and given himself over to evil. Duran Duran revealed the truth about the Positronic-Ray and his plan to destroy the Black Queen and take over Sogo. In turn Barbarella reveals that she knows how to get to the Black Queen in her Chamber of dream.

The two journeyed to the Chamber of dream which was protected by an invisible wall. Using the invisible key Barbarella gained access. Duran Duran took the key from her as well as the Black Queen's key and locked them both inside...doomed to be eaten by the Mathmos!

Description:

Barbarella is an attractive young woman. She changes outfits frequently but most are skin tight and somewhat revealing and some have a cape or a tail. Her outfits are often torn easily. She wears her Portable Brain-wave detector w/ Tongue Box on her left wrist and her Energy Box on her left boot.

Personality

Barbarella portrays herself as an innocent air-headed blond. However, her superiors think enough of her to send her to hostile planets alone to accomplish missions. Barbarella is friendly towards everyone she meets. When meeting others who do not understand English she will try French before resorting to her tongue-box.

When dealing with aliens who rescue her or help her along her way, she knows most want some kind of compensation which she provides in James Bond fashion.

DC Universe History:

It's not likely Barbarella could be inserted as is. She is from a futuristic Earth. She could arrive from an alternate timeline or another planet; just substitute another home planet for Earth. Barbarella would likely be on some sort of mission. Perhaps the heroes could assist her.

Barbarella could also be someone sent back in time from the 41st century to find some lost knowledge. (Perhaps they've been reliant on drugs so long for reproduction that they've forgotten how to do it naturally... the drug supply becomes scarce and they send her back to become a futuristic Eve.

Marvel Universe History:

In Marvel, she could encounter the Shi'ar and/or the Starjammers.

 

Writeup completed on the 26th of May, 2010

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