A traditional — and remarkably dangerous — enemy of the Black Panther. This profile is filled with stuff about Wakandan history, religion and politics, as M’Baku is a much much more interesting character than most people think. Only a fool underestimates the White Gorilla !

6354 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies

6354 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies
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Man-Ape
This is the second half of our Man-Ape (M’Baku) character profile. The first half is there.
Antonio Jose Bolivar Pronao
An aged but sharp and wise wood runner living deep in the Amazon rain forest. He appears in a Luis Sepúlveda novel.
Power Rings
The core article about how Power Rings work in Green Lantern and related comics in the modern DC Universe. Expands the original version of the framework in the Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) article.
Cammy White
The “Killer Bee” from the Street Fighters video games. Amnesiac super-soldier.
Tiffany d’Arc
A French private investigator, noble, fashionista and fencing instructor. It’s a living.
Yeoman
Badass vigilante archer seen in the Wild Cards super-hero novels.
Red Wolf
This is the Earth-15513 version of Marvel’s Red Wolf. Originally from the 1872 pocket reality, and mostly seen during the 2010s. Near-peak-human fighter, adventurer and sheriff.
Carrie Smith
A character from the 1991 Temps short stories about odd superhumans. Flying activist lass trying to be a super-heroine in London.
Elena Abbott
A hardboiled reporter embroiled in supernatural horror stories in 1970s Detroit. These are cool comics.
Sonny Sumo
“The most incredible man on Earth !”, according to Jack “the King” Kirby during the 1970s. Japanese super-hero and minor part of the Fourth World mythology.
Eve Harper the courier
A zombie apocalypse professional motorbike courier. It’s a tough, usually fatal job but somebody gotta do it. From a 2017 Zenescope comics mini-series.
Mentor
A small profile for the older companion of the 1970s TV series live-action version of Captain Marvel (Billy Batson). This profile is best read after our character profile for this version of Captain Marvel.
Death mask of Matuchima
A “cursed” Central American artefact seen in a 1973 Batman story by Archie Goodwin.
Major Victory
The ultra-patriotic leader of the original Force of July (the 1980s Batman & the Outsiders villains). Strength-enhancing and flight-capable costume. This entry is best read after the Force of July team profile.
Gouken
The “aged master” figure in the Street Fighter games. Although he’s still real strong.
Cassie Black
A sharp, skilled lady thief from Michael Connelly’s crime novel Void Moon. Cassie is from a gritty realistic genre though, and was largely shaped by what she’s lost and her dissatisfaction with life.
Jack Karch
A particularly dangerous hit man, private detective, mob enforcer and amateur stage magician. Karch is one of the main characters in Michael Connelly’s crime novel Void Moon.
Unspoken
Second half of our profile for this extremely powerful, but deliberately forgotten, deposed King of the Inhumans in the Marvel Universe. Both halves are best read after read our primers about the Inhumans.
Lilith the siren
Mysterious space-warping abilities, fire powers, plenty of a lotta many guns, orb shields, crazy laugh, sexy body markings… Lilith as it all.
Taki & Olivia McGill (Takio)
Two very young super-heroines, from a comics series by Bendis and Oeming.
Stoneface
Obscure 1970s Harlem mobster. Clashed with the Falcon, Captain America, Spider-Man and others.
Nika the Chain
A writeup of the Assassin character class in Diablo II, information about assassins in this game world, and an example of background and characterization to flesh out the archetype.
Unspoken
An extremely powerful, but deliberately forgotten, deposed King of the Inhumans in the Marvel Universe. This profile is best read after read our primers about the Inhumans.
Organism 46-B
Adapting the horrible squid monster supposedly living under Antarctica to TTRPGs.
Inspector Romane Pennac
A determined detective in a post-climate-change, post-war future.
Skyrocket Steele
A 1930s sci-fi comics character, written and drawn by a young Bill Everett for Centaur Comics.
Bradley “Bash” Bashford
A minor, forgotten antagonist of Superboy back before the Crisis. Here’s a mini-profile for him.
Mayflower
From the Force of July (1980s Batman & the Outsiders enemies). Plant control powers.