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Generic Martian invaders

(War of the Worlds and variant stories) (Part #1)

A review of Martian invaders as portrayed by the great H.G. Wells in several novels, followed by a review of those Martian invaders that The War Of The Worlds inspired. So that's a lot of Martians, yeah.

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Atlas Corporation

Evil space militarised megacorporation - in space. From the Borderlands video games, though for now we'll only cover the first one (plus DLCs).

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Monster god of fire and iron

A strange Medieval German giant mecha, built by Doctor Doom in curious circumstances. Fought Captain America in 1944.

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Blackbird

(Gretchen Zeller)

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

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Skyrocket Steele

A 1930s sci-fi comics character, written and drawn by a young Bill Everett for Centaur Comics.

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Captain Nazi

(1940s version)

This is the original, 1940s version of this enemy of Captain Marvel in Fawcett Comics. As of January of 2021, this profile has had its style/clarity/readability edits, and received its Mutants und Masterminds game stats.

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Warframe weapons locker (part 1)

A selection of weapons -- ranged and melee -- from the Warframe video game. New weapons and pictures get added as I play. Additions since the original release : - Twin Gremlins machine pistols. - Boar assault shotgun. - Fixed missing illustrations, added some. - Orthos poleaxe. - Miter launcher. - Vectis precision rifle. - Kohm shotgun. - Ignis flamethrower. - Nagantaka repeater crossbow. - Pandero pistol. - Amprex electrical projector. -...

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Marvel Boy I

(Martin Simon Burns)

The very first, 1940 anti-Nazi Marvel Boy (Martin Burns). As of October of 2020, added a bit of polish plus anamiktomythological M&M game stats.

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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...

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Starfire

(DC Implosion) (part #1 - Setting)

This profile is about the sword-and-sciencery (new word !) heroine Starfire, back in 1976. Only a young woman’s sword and her courage will challenge the inhuman hordes who would enslave her people ! As of September of 2020, this profile was split in two for more comfortable reading. And went through extensive edits for style, being almost 10-year old.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Captain Axis

An obscure and fleeting enemy of the Hulk. Projected Third Reich superhuman warrior with great strength. As of February of 2020, this profile had its hair done and received goosestepping M&M stats.

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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.

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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.

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Clem the rogue Grineer

(Warframe)

A goofy super-soldier in the Warframe video game universe. He's beloved by much of Warframe’s humongous player base.

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Dino

(Baby pterosaur)

A baby giant pterosaur from the Silver Age War That Time Forgot stories. So, yeah. As of November, this profile was overhauled and received pink M&M stats.

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G.I. Robot Mk2 “Mac”

(a.k.a. GI Robot)

Apparently the second prototype of the G.I. Robot program of World War Two in the DC Universe. As of November of 2019, this profile was polished and received a Mutants & Masterminds robot module.

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Saryn-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Saryn warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Biological warfare/devastation unit.

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Limbo-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Limbo warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. A special operative with dimensional and intangibility powers.

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Generic kavat

(Warframe)

A strange, feline-like species of heavily engineered war beasts and predators in the Warframe video game. They're like psionic space super-panthers, I guess.

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Alex Rogan

(The Last Starfighter)

Alex Rogan is the hero of The Last Starfighter. This sci-fi 1984 movie was an important precursor in using a lot of CGI to depict out-of-this-world action. Such as, in this case, space battles.

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Oberon-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Oberon warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. A versatile fighter, curiously themed after a sort of magic-casting priest of earth and fire. And he looks great -half the reason we have warframe profiles is because I love how they look weird and cool.

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Titania-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Titania warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. The one and only gun fairy can also deploy stranger glammer-like abilities on the battlefield. And she's tied to the mysterious Silver Grove on what's left of Earth, and one of the oddest rebellions during the Old War.

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Nyx-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Nyx warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Chaos, confusion, mind control, illusions... Nyx makes a mess.

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Ember-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Ember warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Incendiary powers, as well as having a mohawk made of fire.

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Frost-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Frost warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Cold powers and perimeter lockdown expert.

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Valkyr-class warframe

A short-ish profile of the Valkyr warframe from, well, the Warframe video game, for use in tabletop/pen-and-paper RPGs. Enraged space panther cyber ninja super soldier, or some combination thereof.

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