Tag Archive for "2010s debut"

Sunbeam crew

(On a Sunbeam)

The setting and ensemble characters from On a Sunbeam, a 2018 sci-fi romance/coming of age graphic novel. Intriguing space setting -- in space -- and attaching cast.

Patty Pendragon

A young, low-level abjuration wizard in a Pathfinder campaign of yore.

Inspector Romane Pennac

A determined detective in a post-climate-change, post-war future.

Taki & Olivia McGill (Takio)

Two very young super-heroines, from a comics series by Bendis and Oeming.

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.

Red Wolf

(Earth-15513)

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.

An example of a fully-fleshed out necromancer in the Guild Wars 2 setting. If you need an atypical, benign necro who likes rabbits (and magical action princess outfits), well it's just the occasion you've been waiting for.

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.

Katharsis

From the early 2010s Gail Simone series The Movement, in the DC Universe. Renegade Laotian-American ex-cop with an attitude, a sword, wings and two angry angry fists. As of October of 2020, this entry hawk-received Mutants & Masterminds hawk-stats.

Ironheart

(Riri Williams) (Bendis take (2016-2018), part 1)

Super-genius Riri Williams during her early career, as she becomes the armoured Ironheart because Tony Stark painted himself into a corner *again*. As of October of 2020, this two-parter has been reviewed, then updated to bring it to a more sensible ending point (switch to a new armour, and Eve Ewing taking over writing).

Anabasis-5

(Destiny video games)

A window into the Destiny "epic sci-fi" video game universe, using a sample character. Though in this article the emphasis is on the universe. So if you want to learn about stuff such as the Worm Gods, the Sword Logic, the Traveller's Ghosts, the Last City, the European Dead Zone, the Rasputin Warmind, the Infinite Forest, etc. it's all in...

Skadihr

An AIM engineer/fighter who received Asgardian DNA and now lives on Asgard. As of September of 2020, the profile had its texts/illustrations review, and received brawny and mead-guzzling M&M stats.

Warden Lieutenant Kell ap Morgan

A quasi-Welsh master archer and ranger, seconded by a big warhound. Kell appears in David Gaider's Dragon Age: The Calling prequel novel.

Warden-Ensigns Julien & Nicolas

A couple of elite Grey Warden fighters, specialised as shock heavy infantry. They appear in David Gaider's Dragon Age: The Calling prequel novel.

Grey Warden Utha

An elite Grey Warden who's also a mute kung fu Dwarf paladin. Utha appears in David Gaider's Dragon Age: The Callin prequel novel (and in a game DLC).

Warden Commander Genevieve

Genevieve, Commander of the Grey, is one of the main characters in the Dragon Age prequel novel The Calling, by David Gaider. Formidable but harrowed fighter with a big-arse sword, nerves of steel and a unhealthy intensity.

Special Agent Vera Englund

Specialagent Englund is a enhanced detective in a Nordic Noir possible future. She appears in the well-reviewed 2019 Whispers of a Machine video game.

Nadezhda Hohliskaya Demonicheskiy

Small profile about an odd demon I met once in a video game, during a big fat Slavic wedding. From the Thea: the Awakening game.

Ms. Marvel

(Kamala Khan) (Profile #1 - Absolute beginner)

Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) at the very beginning of her career. Body-morphing powers and heroic spirit. As of May of 2020, this profile received a review for style and clarity, plus M&M stats that do make their five dailies.

Lo Wang

(2013 Shadow Warrior reboot)

The protagonist of the 2013 reboot of the Shadow Warrior action AA video games series. Shallow but gifted thug/hitman who ends up fighting demons.

Callsign Hammerfall

(Kaddish Yen) (Warframe)

A full-on example of a Player Character in the Warframe video game. This also explains Tenno Void abilities, a chunk of the game's backstory, the Lotus-issued spaceships (pre-Railjack), and the like.

Batman

(Thomas Wayne) (Flashpoint timeline)

This is the version of Batman seen in the DC Comics Flashpoint alternate reality. There, it was Thomas Wayne -- Bruce's father -- who became Batman. A grimdark Batman.

Kailane the Culler

(and the Sword Goddess)

A fully fleshed-out sample heroic/dark fantasy character, based on a weird Path of Exile build. A burning intelligent sword that kills her wielders, darting acrobatics based on a magical proximity sense, a feral huntress with a pet canary, these sorts of things.

Khora-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Khora warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. A strange huntress with a mysterious backstory, a killer cybercat and a magic barbed chain.

Inaros-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Inaros warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Endurance/durability unit with an undead Ancient Egyptian warrior theme and a backstory. And a smile.

Trinity-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Trinity warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Support unit with defensive and buffing energy manipulation powers.

Katriel

One sharp spy and assassin (or "bard", as they say in Orlais). She appears in the Dragon Age prequel novel, The Stolen Throne. Katriel played a critical role in the Fereldan War of Liberation... and, in a way, beyond. As of February of 2020, added a section about Dragon Age: The Calling.