A German ally of Captain America and (especially) Bucky during World War Two.

6221 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies

6221 in-depth character profiles from comics, games, movies
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Leila Taylor
A former girlfriend of the Falcon (Sam Wilson), mostly during the 1970s. Harlem community activist, and later on wildcat journalist.
Athena Asamiya
A classic video game heroine, as she appears in King of Fighters brawling games.
Patty Pendragon
A young, low-level abjuration wizard in a Pathfinder campaign of yore.
Sparkler
Part of the Force of July team that fought Batman & the Outsiders during the 1980s. Heat/energy powers.
Bombshell
A criminal merc who juggles grenades. Yes, this is PERFECTLY SAFE.
Monster god of fire and iron
A strange Medieval German giant mecha, built by Doctor Doom in curious circumstances. Fought Captain America in 1944.
Pere Fouettard (“Whipping Father”)
A French Gendarmerie officer with unusual shape-changing powers. Your daddy issues are his strengths. Part of a small series of original characters.
Black Lightning
Black Lightning in his early days — but as chronicled in the 2009 Year One retelling. This profile is part of a series that starts with Black Lightning (Profile 1 – Year One, original take).
Borderlands setting
A bunch of setting notes about the Borderlands video games. Essentially post-apocalyptic sci-fi with some alien tech, megacorporations and ultraviolence.
Borderlands setting
Second half of the article about the Borderlands sci-fi game setting – the first part is there. This one has the DC Heroes technical suggestions to play in these worlds. Which, given the nature of the games, largely means GUNS.
Black Lightning
Our third profile for Black Lightning covers his 1995 series. These articles start with Black Lightning (Profile 1 – Year One, original take).
Viper
The 1970s, Marvel Comics one who fought the Falcon and Captain America. Venomous weapons, and the power of marketing.
Silent Majority
A member of the Force of July that fought Batman & the Outsiders back during the 1980s and beyond. Self-replication power.
Kadlec the Seeker
From the heights of the Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four run. Inhuman manhunter and miserable so-and-so.
Sexy Boy
Super-gendarme with a strange, infectious “future vision” power.
Hotshot
An alleged enemy of Spider-Man, seen in 1970s Hostess Cakes adverts in comic books.
Ball-n-Chain and “the Knuckles”
Mini-profile for some obscure enemies of Captain America in 1973. Street gang with blunt melee weapons.
Adèle Blanc-Sec
Second half for our profile of this strange 1910s character. With a link to the first half.
Iori Yagami
The main enemy/rival figure in the King of Fighters martial arts games. Bitter heir of a cursed clan of defenders.
Tibo the idol
Minor horror character at the cusp between the Atlas Comics era and the Marvel Comics era.
Force of July
A 1980s team of baddie semi-official superhumans, who repeatedly fought the Outsiders. Convenient mid-powered opponents.
Sahara Jackson, agent of the Division
A sample field agent of The Division, as a window into the setting of the first Tom Clancy’s The Division shooter video game by Ubisoft. Hard-arsed Beta Israel navy commando who thinks this whole thing is a load of drek.
Sahara Jackson, agent of the Division
A sample field agent of The Division, as a window into the setting of the first Tom Clancy’s The Division shooter video game by Ubisoft. This is part #2 — part #1 is here.
Final Days
The units in the Christian post-apocalypse boardgame Final Days. Humans, psychics, demons, undead, etc..
Lady Liberty
An old opponent of Batman & the Outsiders, with the rest of the Force of July. Various blast powers.
Agent Triangle
An original LGBT super-heroine. Agent Triangle was a Player Character in a DC Heroes tabletop role-playing campaign during the 1980s and 1990s.
Big Thunder
Big bruiser and obscure Captain America foe. Peak human strength, street gang leader in flip-flops.
Roland the soldier
One of the playable characters in the original Borderlands video game. Rogue soldier and assault specialist with a robot-turret.