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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.
Profile #2 for Stephanie Brown, a Batman & Robin character. This one covers her later career as Spoiler, before she becomes Robin. Fan-favourite character.
One of the core characters from the fantastic Planetary comic book series. Sharp woman of action with super-strength and speed.
The giant radioactive octopus in 1955 monster movie It Came From Beneath The Sea.
A strange robot with seemingly magical powers, questing to understanding living beings in a weird universe.
The Captain of the City Watch of Ankh-Morpork, on Discworld. This is his first profile, covering the era described in the Guards ! Guards ! novel.
The protagonist of a remarkably modern 1921 French sci-fi short story about cybernetic eyes, espionage, the Great War and electric super-vision.
Because we can, a troll lady fighter briefly seen in a Thor issue. She wasn’t bad at it.
A capsule character writeup for Handi-Man, Damon Wayan’s handicapped super-hero in 1990s TV show In Living Colors. A sort of comedy Superman type.
An underhanded noble swordsman from the Fables comic book series, with a powerful magic blade.
One of the main characters in Dragon Age: Origins. Young heavy footman offering strength, wit and immaturity.
Our first profile for Carrot, one of the main characters in Sir Pratchett’s Discworld novels. This write-up focuses on his early career with the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, as a new-ish arrival among humans.
A senior ex-military officer in near-future France, looking for ways to have super-heroes return to the Old World. From the Masked graphic novels.
A young mage in the Dragon Age setting, from an aborted comic book title by IDW.
An overview of the Maggia mob in classic Marvel Universe stories (particularly Spider-Man books). The article is mostly intended for practical DCH use.
DC’s original Crime Doctor, who clashed with Batman back in 1943. He’s a doctor… who likes crime !
An Atlantean special agent and counter-intelligence type, capable of operating among surface humans.
A vintage Spider-Man villain, who’s an almost 7′ tall body builder and mob enforcer who was given minor superhuman strength.
A big, very strong enforcer who feels no pain. He fought Spider-Man at least twice. We think he’s pretty handy to have.
The newer Spider-Man, Miles Morales, during his early career in the “Ultimate” Universe.
A super-strong, quite angry mutants right activist. This profile is part #1 of our Frenzy coverage. It’s about the early Frenzy, primarily as an Alliance of Evil member.
A very early Marvel character who didn’t work, but served as a first attempt of sorts at Doctor Strange.
A brawler with trick lashes, from minor but cool criminal mercenary crew the Femmes Fatales.
Minor telekinetic super-villainess.
Class 20 mercenary bruiser.
The hard-punching leader of the Femmes Fatales super-mercenaries team.
A minor but dangerous hitman who clashed with Robin and Batgirl. Cybernetic eyes and self-aiming pistol.
A clawed, feral mercenary fighter from Marvel’s Femmes Fatales.
An obscure foe of Batman and the Outsiders. Paramilitary stuff and gas weapon.
A gestalt gamma zombie 1950s mobster who fought Spider-Man. Good times, that. Good times.
