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Dismiss5908 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies
Writeups.org is an encyclopaedia of characters in genre fiction — comic books, video games, action movies, etc. It offers illustrated, researched profiles. These also include technical data for role-players. If you need a robust understanding of a character’s abilities, personality, history, etc. this is *the* place to be.
Of course we have a profile for Barney the dinosaur. He’s the lead character of a television show for very small children, teaching them about fairness and such.
Sociopathic geneticist associated with the Thunderbolts and the Dark Avengers. Steals and use superhuman power genes, including to enhance herself.
This is Laura (X-23, though she will eventually be called Wolverine) during the early years of her career, until the Messiah Complex crossover. This profile includes lots and lots of clawing.
This is a guide for the free-to-play Marvel-themed video game. Beginners could certainly use it, and we figure that people who play that game might be pleased to discover writeups.org.
Cloak (of Cloak and Dagger) as he was during the duo’s early career, with extensive discussion of this whole Dimension Travel through his cape thing.
A feral Asgardian little girl with a magic axe. What could possibly go wrong ? Troll adventured with the Thunderbolts for a while.
The original Red Ranger of the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers as he was during the earliest seasons of the show.
Everything you need to know about the Power Rangers as a team during the first 2 seasons of the original show – organization, history, equipment…
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest. A young super-heroine with a big heart and wielding magical artefacts from Celtic myth. Extensive, well-written background story.
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest – a genial stunt rider, entertainer and party animal with magical Ancient Roman leathers that grant him shapeshifting powers.
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest. A part-magical conwoman and professional thief with supernatural powers and an attitude.
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest, pinoy division. Diwata is a benign (more or less) little nature goddess in the Philippines, born from the fires of Mount Pinatubo to protect poor people.
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest. Part man, part-dream spirit, the Keeper roams the Middle East to compensate for the after-effects of the departure of Grand Arabia to the Sandman’s Dreaming.
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest – a fallen, flawed and possessed priest and preacher struggling to use his great talents for good.
The original Green Ranger from the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers series – Tommy Oliver. This profile also includes the Dragon Zord.
The Hero of Matt Wagner’s landmark indie comic book Mage: The Hero Discovered. A modern reincarnation of King Arthur on a path to power, heroism and discovery – with Excalibur as a baseball bat.
One of the main protagonists from big French swashbuckling/drama saga Masquerouge, Les Sept vies de l’Épervier and Cœur Brûlé – a mighty duellist with a troubled character.
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest – a magically-enhanced, white-furred German Shepherd with psychic powers and high intelligence.
A summary of the history of writeups.org, how it evolved and how it developed. Includes embarrassing screenshots and mothball-scented nostalgia.
From our Spring of 2015 character creation contest. Aelik Swiftthorne is a detective from the land of faeries, who investigates unauthorized faerie intrusions into man’s world – and plays a dangerous game with human forces reacting to hostile faeries.
From our DC Heroes character creation contest (Spring of 2015 edition), the man who cannot tell a lie… so reality itself changes to ensure that what he says is true!
From an old Atlas Comics Tales to Astonish short story, a supernatural who isn’t — of course — whom he seems to be. Ditko art.
1920s French super-hero from the superb graphic novels The Chimera Brigade – a war veteran whose eyes were replaced with “electric vision”.
One of the main heroines in the Silver Age Sentinels RPG default setting. Strength- and prowess-enhancing armour, big glowing sword.
This profile is mostly about Lara’s capabilities and equipment in the 2013 rebooted game, once she starts getting into gear as a badass adventurer. It follows the first profile, which was more about her early life and the game’s early stages.
A vengeful mime who once clashed with Batman and Robin. Extremely minor character but she worked surprisingly well.
A red Tornado-like robotic hero from old DC Heroes RPG campaign “The Challengers”. Wind powers, piloting skills and computer mind.
A semi-iconic monster/mutant in Fallout. They look awful and are used as dangerous hunting “dogs” by super-mutants.
A super-obscure assassin who fought Captain America and the Wasp once – in Avengers volume 1 #340. He’s a huge guy with an electrical rod.
A profile for L’Enfant Noir in the classic 1950s French sci-fi/post-apocalyptic novel Niourk. I don’t think it was ever translated into English, so here’s your chance to know about it.