Tag Archive for "1990s debut"

Ryo Sakazaki

An expy of Street Fighter’s Ryu who appears in a number of SNK brawling games. As of Decembre of 2020, this old entry was entirely redone.

Winter Guard

The core Russian heroes in the Marvel Universe since the late 1990s. This team profile explains all the basics so the individual character profiles do not have to.

Agent Tia Senyaka

(S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Another agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., mostly for those Marvel Universe campaigns where S.H.I.E.L.D. plays an important role. More of a technical type, but fairly senior.

Siberforce

(a.k.a. Exiles)

The core Russian heroes during the 1990s in the Marvel Universe. This team profile explains all the basics so the individual character profiles do not have to.

Freddy Kaplan

A haunted and sinister-looking, less-than-legal professional pilot. Could be useful in many stories. As of September of 2020, this profile regained its DCH stats, which had been accidentally lost.

Lizard Lady

From the Negation book in the Crossgen Universe. Adaptative alien warrior. As of March of 2020, added M&M game stats.

Yugi Motoh

(and Yami Yugi)

Older notes covering the basics about Yugi Motoh, Yami Yugi and their games.

Corvus the Heretic

Corvus is the protagonist of 1994 video game Heretic (some of the sequels are called Hexen). He's a post-apocalyptic elf avenger who shoots magic at monsters.

American Dream

(Shannon Carter) (2020 version) (part #1)

First half of our fully revised, updated, re-star-spangled profile for American Dream (Shannon Carter). She is the inheritor of the Captain America legacy in the possible MC2 future of the Marvel Universe.

Skin

Skin was a member of Marvel's Generation X (a X-Men spin-off team) during the 1990s. Here are some old notes and stats about him.

Icicle

(Doyle Christie)

Obscure 1990s Flash character with cold weaponry. As of February of 2020, we brushed off the frost and added chilling Mutants & Masterminds stats.

Dynaheir

One of the core companions from the canon adventuring party in the original Baldur's Gate D&D video game. Lawful Good Human witch from Rashemen. As with all our Baldur's Gate profiles, there's plenty of explanations about the context, cultures, history, etc. relevant to the character.

Melinda Warren

(Charmed)

This XVII^th century witch is the ancestor of the Charmed Ones - Piper, Phoebe and Prudence Halliwell. She appeared in the original, 1990s version of the Charmed TV show.

Minsc

One of the core companions from the canon adventuring party in the original Baldur's Gate D&D video game. Probably the most famous and loved of the lot. Human fighter from Rashemen.

Imoen

One of the core companions from the canon adventuring party in the original Baldur's Gate D&D video game. CHARNAME's foster sister. Human rogue from Candlekeep.

Jaheira

One of the core companions from the canon adventuring party in the original Baldur's Gate D&D video game. Half-Elf fighter/druid from Tethyr.

Khalid

(Baldur's Gate)

One of the core companions from the canon adventuring party in the original Baldur's Gate D&D video game. Neutral Good Half-Elf fighter from Calimshan.

Powerhouse

(Obscure Marvel mutant)

Not the Nova one or the Power Pack one. Obscure Marvel Comics mutant created by Erik Larsen, mostly seen in Spider-Man stories. Absorbs ambient life force to power herself.

Raccoon

The half-human mobster Raccoon is also an ally of the Nocturnals, as seen in Dan Brereton's painted comics. And thus our Nocturnals writeups arc ends. It's a bit sad.

Starfish

(Nocturnals)

Everybody's favourite cranky frog mermaid with paired .45s, from Dan Brereton's neat The Nocturnals series of painted comics.

Jet Foundling

(Baldur's Gate CHARNAME) (Part #1)

This is part #1 of a series showing a playthrough of the classic, landmark Baldur's Gate D&D video games. Well, technically it's part #2. Since there's also a primer about the Forgotten Realms on writeups.org, to avoid articles that are too long to read. But don't worry, this article has a link to the primer. Introducing Jet Foundling, ward of the...

Polychrome

(Pollyanna Shale)

The benign angel/ghost in Dan Brereton's Nocturnals comic books. A healer and psychopomp. As of June of 2019, this profile arose from the dead in a new, shiny, much improved form.

Gunwitch

A good guy (more or less) zombie gunman who never misses. From the atmospheric Nocturnals comics. As of June of 2019, this profile was entirely redone and sewed back together.

Halloween Girl

A witchy little girl who grew up in a strange, darkly magical environment. One of the main characters in Dan Brereton's Nocturnals painted comics. As of May of 2019, this profile was entirely redone and reillustrated and rewighten.

Becky the nose

A young professional informer/private detective/underworld intelligence type. From the Gunsmith Cats manga. You may have heard rumours that this profile now has M&M stats. For a retainer fee, plus expenses, we could tell you whether it's true.

Firelion

From Dan Brereton's painted Nocturnals comics. Lone samurai, ex-detective, ex-drifter fugitive, pyrokinetic synthesoid, trenchcoat-and-katana enthusiast. As of May of 2019, this oldbad entry was burned to the ground and redone.

Riff-Raff

A fiery professional underworld wheelwoman, driving a 427 Cobra. Va-va-voom. As of May of 2018, this engine was fine-tuned with stats for Vroom Mutants & Vroom Masterminds.

Nocturnals

(Base camp article)

Our "base camp" article about Dan Brereton's Nocturnals comics. To present the basics of the universe, and how it seems to work.

Admiral Galen-Kor

This Kree hardliner and senior officer clashed with the Avengers during the 1990s. He's not the most memorable Avengers enemy, but if your stories make use of the Kree (or Marvel space stuff in general) he's useful.