my league

i was cruising through the threads on 4chan (there is a comics and cosplay section now) and i found an interesting challenge launched by an anonymous user: do your own take on the league of extraordinary gentlemen; anything goes! (if you haven’t seen the movie yet, go watch it, sean connery stars in it). needless to say that this idea was much to my liking. my first list only featured heavyweights (the beyonder, galactus, unicron, cthulhu) but a team of immortal beings/gods is no fun at all. so here is my revised list, with caps i’ve listed the role that person fills in the group:

1. makarios (exalted – games of divinity) ARCANE SUPPLIES (you name it!) demon of the second circle, the warden soul of that which calls to the shadows, he is a merchant who will trade rare items for dreams (anybody’s dreams). having him on the team gives you access to all the 5-dot artifacts you ever wanted.

2. mr morden & co. (babylon 5) HIGH-TECH SUPPLIES (guns, ships, nukes..) mr morden is an arrogant human with no powers at all, but his employers, the shadows, have an entire fleet of starships and are powerful telepaths. just keep an eye on him, he probably has an agenda of his own. and remember, mr morden is never alone!

3. cable (marvel) WEAPONS EXPERT and TACTICAL ADVISOR he hails from the 40^th century and has spent his life fighting apocalypse, he excels in guerrilla warfare and is good with both conventional and futuristic weapons. did i mention that he is also a mutant?

4. the limper (the black company) SORCEROR and ARTIFICIER while there are many other magicians far more powerful than the limper (no, not harry potter) this guy just has attitude. and he CAN’T BE KILLED. trust me on this, he just keeps coming back (even after his head is cut off and his body is burned to ashes!!). and he can bring toadkiller dog if you want a canine friend on the team.

5. lupin the 3^rd (lupin iii) THIEF (theft, infiltration, sabotage) this guy is the grand-daddy of them all. masterthief garett and solid snake just pale in comparison. and he also has two trusty friends (jigen and goemon)

6. reverend mother gaius helen mohiam (dune -1984 movie) INTERROGATOR should the team ever take prisoners that need to be questioned/tortured she is the person to call. and she is also a bene gesserit well versed in the weirding way.

7. osaka (azumanga) LEADER very resourceful and creative, able to think outside the box, just the kind of leader the team needs. and as a bonus she has an unearthly aptitude for word puzzles.

there are three things that set apart my team from the classic bunch of superheroes:

first, none of them can fly, though the limper could build carpet-thingies for everybody, or they could hitch a ride on a shadow ship or use some artifact provided by makarios.

second, there is no large-breasted foxy lady on the team (as the reverend mother is ugly as hell and osaka is still in chio-chan’s group), but if you really can’t do without, you can ask lupin to call fujiko :P

third, there is no hulk-like muscle man on the team, because it doesn’t need one, they resolve their problems through creative thinking, not brute force, that’s why osaka is the leader!