Suppose you were going to be involved in a game based off of the idea behind the graphic novel/movie; a justice league of famous figures, real and imagined throughout history and different cultures. Who/what would you play? The character can be based off of any historical, mythological, or fictional character, as long as it has a bases in actual real-world history; a character from Dracula or a Midsummer Night's Dream would be acceptable, for example.
I'd play William Shakespeare, the original Bard. Perhaps many of his more fantastical plays would be based off of his early adventures before he retired to write.
What would you do?
Another fun idea is making Sun Wukong, the Monkey King from the Chinese classic Journey to the West. Using the vanara as a base, you mix in some monk and some kind of spell caster to duplicate his mystical abilities. Of course, deciding on which class(es) to use would be the challenge; Sun Wukong was an adept shapeshifter, could conjure protective circles against demons, and control the wind and water.
H.P Lovecraft - Inquisitor and hunter of the Dark Tapestry
Interesting choice. He and Bram Stoker would be a good team.
King Arthur returned to the world to protect te grail from the worng hand.
Sun Wukong = Vanara CG Martial Artist & Qinggong Monk/Stone Bloodline Sorcerer (he was born from a stone, after all)
Roland = Sacred Servant paladin, Rage domain^^
Don Juan or Giacomo Casanova.
Richard Burton. (The explorer, not the actor)
Y'know Doodle, I'd complain about you making this a transparent attempt at getting chicks, but I'm fine with more goblins for the kennels; go nuts!
Merlin, because there are as many interpretations of him as there are character possibilities in Pathfinder
or Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
or Machete, because Machete don't text but Machete improvises
or how about Connor Macloud? an adamantine golem I guess, because he can only be killed by a natural 20 with a vorpal sword.
Richard Burton. (The explorer, not the actor)
Y'know Doodle, I'd complain about you making this a transparent attempt at getting chicks, but I'm fine with more goblins for the kennels; go nuts!
Goblins do it in the kennel!
Chiun, Master of Sinanju
Casca Rufio Longinus, The Eternal Mercenary
Mmmmm.... Rosalind from As You Like It, maybe.
Or James Bond, he's a literary character.
I'm otherwise having brain overload, too many books to think of...
ETA: Got it! Moll Cutpurse from Middleton and Dekker's The Roaring Girl, who is based on real historical figure Moll Frith...
Nero Caesar,
He'd just be a crazy diplomat
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Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. Not only was he a rich, diverse patron of the arts that bankrolled the European discovery of porcelain, he was called "the Strong" because he liked to break horseshoes with his bare hands as a parlor trick. He was also rumored to have 365 illegitimate children.
Basically, he's Baron Munchhausen and Arnold Schwarzenegger, all rolled into one.
Maybe, a bunch of manga characters...
Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
V, from V for Vendetta
Baron Munchhausen that would be fun. Superman, in any incarnation. Jake Cutter (Tales of the Gold Monkey tv show), Professor Challenger, Indiana Jones, The Highlander,
James Bond/The Saint/the Man from U.N.C.L.E./Secret Agent Man ;)
James Hook from the new Peter Pan tv movie... Zorro/Musketeer...
