Lists like this are only reminding me to read through the lore a couple more times before launch. *Le sigh* procrastination thy name is Glitch.

I think that would be Hybrid's error, I don't recall any dev calling American Star "immortal". Unaging, maybe...

Of course it's only an error if you define immortal as "unable to die", in which case the question is, how does anyone in game know this? Any hero or villain who claims to be immortal will effectively be inviting their opponents to say, "Let's test that hypothesis."

He was unaging, not immortal. And even then, he only was unaging so long as he was in direct possession of the *MacGuffen*

[s]The last Scorpion story introduced Serqet, too.[/s] Already got her. Never mind.

Last night, I pulled down the list and tried placing everybody in their groups. It’s a bit of a mess right now, but it should be easier to see the affiliations once I get it straightened out. Would anybody mind if I cleaned it up and uploaded it tonight?

(BTW, how hard would it be to add Markdown support to the forums? I’ve been using it a lot at work lately, and it’s miles easier to type and edit than BBCode.)

SisterSilicon wrote:

[s]The last Scorpion story introduced Serqet, too.[/s] Already got her. Never mind.

Last night, I pulled down the list and tried placing everybody in their groups. It’s a bit of a mess right now, but it should be easier to see the affiliations once I get it straightened out. Would anybody mind if I cleaned it up and uploaded it tonight?

(BTW, how hard would it be to add Markdown support to the forums? I’ve been using it a lot at work lately, and it’s miles easier to type and edit than BBCode.)

We tried that in the past. Within minutes had a half dozen Ukranian pill farms embedding malware insertion code into the forums.

Doctor Tyche wrote:

He was unaging, not immortal. And even then, he only was unaging so long as he was in direct possession of the *MacGuffen*

Thanks for the clarification, Doc. Often with the longevity, agelessness, or whatever condition people have, it's seen as "immortal" to those that can't last as long in life. The best example I can give here is Superman. Everyone knows Superman. He can likely live for centuries on Earth, but Kryptonite could be used to weaken him to a state where he could actually die.

Often in comics, movies, television and all media there are ways to remove someone's immortality via some means. But that's exactly the thing, they have to [i]remove[/i] the immortality someone has to kill them. By definition immortal means "can't die." It's a [b]condition[/b], or [b]state of being[/b] that people in comics, etc. have.

Doctor Tyche wrote:

SisterSilicon wrote:

(BTW, how hard would it be to add Markdown support to the forums? I’ve been using it a lot at work lately, and it’s miles easier to type and edit than BBCode.)

We tried that in the past. Within minutes had a half dozen Ukranian pill farms embedding malware insertion code into the forums.

Find a Markdown-to-BBCode converter on Github. Got it. ????

Fireheart wrote:

Everybody's immortal until they're not anymore.

LOL that's probably the easiest definition of "immortality" for pretty much any case you could imagine. ;)

You can't tell me you don't feel it, yourself, Lothic. *smile*

Be Well!
Fireheart

The Hybrid wrote:

I think this has kinda gone off-topic.

Yeah, there's a real shocker.

OK, here goes. It's amazing how many Markdown-BBCode tools have serious gaps in their Markdown syntax support.

[h1]Heroes[/h1]

[h2]The Paragons[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Anthem (Harriet E. Ross)[/B] - Leader and successor to American Star. Her power set includes flight, super strength, and energy blasts.
[*]Arrow Shade (Melissa) - Mysterious kunoichi affiliated with the Paragons. She's an archer and a ninja.
[*]Cambion (Corwin) - Half-human, half-demon.
[*]Codebreaker (Arianna) - Detective. She got to where she was through hard work, and though she lacks powers she's a skilled fighter and strategist.
[*]Memory (Jennifer) - Psychic. Comes from a wealthy background and funds their operations.
[*]Overclock - Robotic speedster.
[*]Particle - Inventor and PR man.
[*]Vodnik (Feodor) - Fish-like, water-based superhero affiliated with the Paragons.
[/LIST]

[h2]Unaffiliated[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]American Star (James Duncan) - The first and greatest superhero in the setting of CoT. Died in 1998 during Hurricane Atlas and was succeeded by Anthem. His abilities included flight, super strength, energy blasts, and halted aging.
[*]Bradford Boxer - Street kid who became a superhero.
[*]Captain Corsair - Mascot of the Titan City football team.
[*]Captain Orbit - Retired Silver Age superhero who now runs the Orbit Room.
[*]Celerity - Heroic speedster.
[*]Dapper Spirit - "Classy" superhero.
[*]Gabby Cabbie - Titan City cab driver.
[*]Grimoire - Magical hero.
[*]Hazel, the Witch - Magical hero.
[*]Hijinx - Teenager with luck-manipulation powers. Has great power and no responsibility. The star of her own Patreon comic.
[*]Indomitable Man
[*]Lady Latoki (Amelia Reeves) - Native-American science-based superhero, she's mainly a supporting type.
[*]Mr. Dynamic - The name of multiple superheroes.
[*]Nightingale - Asian kung-fu female superhero.
[*]Sungazer
[*]Topaz - Young tech-based hero framed for the murder of a cop.
[*]Tygron - Humanoid tiger that was born as the result of a lab experiment in the '60s, faced discrimination that lead to the abolition of superhuman registration.
[/LIST]

[h1]Agencies/Legal[/h1]

[h2]Bureau of Paranormal Investigations and Tracking (The PIT)[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Peter Jones[/B] - Commander
[*]Wendy Blakemore - Warden
[*]Elga Dingler - Inventor
[*]Jean-Louis Marchand - Archivist
[*]Normand Rants - Investigator
[*]Scooter - Ghost working with the PIT.
[*]Joe Slick - Slimy inter-dimensional being working with the PIT.
[/LIST]

[h2]Titan City Police Department[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Yao Zhang[/B] - Commissioner
[*][I]Gherrenfur[/I] - Chief. A humanoid wolf.
[*]Lenny Alvarez - COP Suit pilot
[*]Armand Aragon - Detective
[*]Kathleen Aurelia - Transferred from Washington D.C. and was the main protagonist of the Tales of the Titan City Police Department.
[*]Martin Roth - Detective
[*]Felix Wright - COP Suit expert.
[/LIST]

[h2]Unaffiliated[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Elmer Haws - Defense attorney with super strength. Represents both heroes and villains.
[/LIST]

[h1]Vigilantes[/h1]

[h2]Citizens' Alliance for Protection (CAP)[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Meridian[/B] - Co-organizer and technician.
[*]Enech - Often seen with Jarhead.
[*]Jarhead (Julian Martinez) - Often seen with Enech.
[/LIST]

[h1]Corporations[/h1]

[h2]Tyrosine[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Florence Gardner[/B] - Co-founder, creator of Megawater.
[*][B]Winston Gardner[/B] - Co-founder, a business savvy man.
[/LIST]

[h1]Motives Unknown[/h1]

[h2]The Regency[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Prudence Norman - Co-founder. Died in 1913.
[*]Nicholas Wagner - Co-founder. Disappeared in 1913.
[*]Calliope Montgomery - Speculative member.
[*]Hunter Montgomery - Speculative member.
[/LIST]

[h2]Monsters[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Cosmogulus - Living arcade machine.
[*]Goo Bar - Giant mutant peanut creature.
[*]Wayang - Once a man, now an empty shell transformed by mad scientists.
[/LIST]

[h1]Villains[/h1]

[h2]Aether Pirates[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Boilerpunk
[*]Captain Barbarous
[*]la Cisna
[*]Ser Morgan
[/LIST]

[h2]Apokalyptykult[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Abyssal Depths
[*]Horn Dog
[*]Magic Fingers
[*]Muscle Ripper
[*]Tongue Lasher
[/LIST]

[h2]The Black Rose[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Father Omerta (Orlando Rossi)[/B] - Capo di tutti capi.
[*]Frank Castilucci - Former member, and protagonist of the Tales from the Underworld.
[/LIST]

[h2]Deadly 7[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Liege[/B] - Leader. Charismatic and evil, he can use his mind as a weapon.
[*]Abysm - He can create pocket dimensions.
[*]Aspire - He can copy other powers.
[*]Beatdown (“Pit” Mokas) - He has super strength and is sadistic.
[*]Covet - Apparently an evil genius who once converted a pocket watch into a lethal trap.
[*]Idle - She can slow down time to achieve a variation of super speed.
[*]Modal - Described as "a completely unknown entity that has the ability to physically become what you desire or wish for."
[/LIST]

[h2]ePunk Radicals[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Raveheart
[/LIST]

[h2]The Five Dragons[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Jerry Chiang - Founder, deceased.
[*]Miss Yu
[/LIST]

[h2]Pyrebrands[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Skullcharred (Thomas "The Wash" Washington)[/B] - Leader. Former pro football player who lost everything to Chaser.
[/LIST]

[h2]The Rooks[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Tyrone Fischer[/B] - Leader, or "grandmaster".
[*]Checkmate - Supreme enforcer, Fischer's bodyguard.
[*]Megaton - Up-and-coming powered Rook leader.
[/LIST]

[h2]Scorpion[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Serqet[/B] - The Scorpion's Head. Villainess active since the '30s, and the public face of Scorpion.
[*]Bloodwatch - Former superhero turned assassin. Now considers Anthem to be his most hated enemy. He has cybernetic enhancements and weapons that allow him to keep up with the heavy hitters.
[/LIST]

[h2]The Tarot[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Agent Tower
[*]Captain Sun
[*]Chariot
[*]Dame Strength
[*]Judgment
[*]Lady Fortune
[*]Master Magician
[*]Mr. Death
[/LIST]

[h2]Unforgiven[/h2]

[LIST]
[*][B]Alaric[/B] - Leader
[*]Pardoner - Mysterious master of curses
[/LIST]

[h2]Vril[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]No known members
[/LIST]

[h2]Unaffiliated[/h2]

[LIST]
[*]Alakazam - Evil sorceress.
[*]Antithesis - Character that was only referenced at the end of the Tales from the Underworld/Tales from the TCPD series.
[*]Arbalest - Crossbow-wielding assassin.
[*]Cumulus Rex - Villain who was active in the '90s, having used Hurricane Atlas to wipe out Titan City in '98, only to be foiled by the Atlas 33. Responsible for the death of American Star.
[*]Deluge, Tyrant of the Waves - Villain who wants to kill all surface-dwellers.
[*]Dr. Tyche - Roboticist, engineer, scientist, madman.
[*]Hexbane - A villain who collects cursed objects.
[*]The Meadowlark - A bank robber.
[*]Nikolaus the Bloodied - Creator of the Central Library, used it as a cache for his forbidden magic before being sealed by the Arcane Sentinels.
[*]Pale Ride - Robot made of junk, member of the Motorheads.
[*]Opal Palinski - Luck-manipulating villain who runs The Opal Room, which serves as a safe zone for villains to conduct business.
[*]Patchwork - A professional thief and superpowered villain believed to be currently operating throughout Titan City
[*]Steed - An occultist connected to the Black Train.
[*]The Victor - Villain, used to getting his way.
[/LIST]

You know, I look over that list, and it amazed me how many of those have been with us since the first few months. Heck, a half dozen of them I did the initial writeups for.

Just as a note, this list is [b][i]NOT[/i][/b] comprehensive. Those listed are the ones that have appeared in updates and other public-facing content. There is a [i]very[/i] large number of NPCs that have not been mentioned in public at all.

At present, there are 154 NPCs that are unmistakably linked to a particular faction (e.g. TCPD, Arcane Sentinel, etc....there's 48 factions that are planned to be present at launch). There are another 49 NPCs that are on various teams (e.g. Paragons), and another 124 that are independents. These are just the ones that are appearing in the game, and do not count those that are appearing in affiliated content only (e.g. Gabby Cabbie, Hijinx, etc.).

So, the list in this thread is by no means comprehensive. And before you ask: no, I will not provide a comprehensive list...there are some things that you have to play the game to find out!

ConundrumofFurballs wrote:

Just as a note, this list is [b][i]NOT[/i][/b] comprehensive. Those listed are the ones that have appeared in updates and other public-facing content. There is a [i]very[/i] large number of NPCs that have not been mentioned in public at all.

At present, there are 154 NPCs that are unmistakably linked to a particular faction (e.g. TCPD, Arcane Sentinel, etc....there's 48 factions that are planned to be present at launch). There are another 49 NPCs that are on various teams (e.g. Paragons), and another 124 that are independents. These are just the ones that are appearing in the game, and do not count those that are appearing in affiliated content only (e.g. Gabby Cabbie, Hijinx, etc.).

So, the list in this thread is by no means comprehensive. And before you ask: no, I will not provide a comprehensive list...there are some things that you have to play the game to find out!

[img=300x300]https://pics.me.me/you-raised-my-hopes-and-dashed-them-quite-expertly-sir-31810835.png[/img]

The Hybrid wrote:

https://cityoftitans.com/content/where-its-inspirations

Updated with two characters after reading this.

Dr. Zubenelgenubi - Mad sorcerer and scientist.
Lady White - Reclusive leader of the Five Dragons.

Anyone else to add?

Wasn't there a hero/vigilante called Rottweiler?

There is an awesome .gif of him backhanding a thug in one of the earlier updates.

Wait. They didn't really give him that awful name, did they?

alltrueist wrote:

The Hybrid wrote:

Rottweiler became the Bradford Boxer out of fear of copyright issues.

Aw really? Rottweiler is about 1000% cooler than Bradford Boxer :(

I just call him Bob.

desviper wrote:

Bradford is a neighborhood and there're a few boxer dogs, I like it, even if it's kinda WWE-ey

Also, LOVE THE LIST!!! Been looking for something like this. My only complain is that a bunch of high ranking members of large organizations are called "members" which makes them sound rank-and-file.

But he’s not just the Hair Club president...

Can someone explain Cosmogulus to me? A living arcade machine? Does he like fly around and get kids to play Mortal Kombat?

That's an unfortunate character...with an unfortunately placed coin mechanism.

Fireheart wrote:

JWBullfrog wrote:

alltrueist wrote:

The Hybrid wrote:

Rottweiler became the Bradford Boxer out of fear of copyright issues.

Aw really? Rottweiler is about 1000% cooler than Bradford Boxer :(

I just call him Bob.

Didn't we argue for Cane Corso?

Of course, we could always ask/negotiate for the name we like best, instead of shuffling off to mediocrity.

Be Well!
Fireheart

They said they liked Cane Corso (or something similar) as his civilian name, though I’m not sure if that became official.

The Hybrid wrote:

[img]https://public.ch.files.1drv.com/y4pr83Uc57_sHApEcvKkPs_ZyXOekAhsW8AfP2IhHWjg-q-cwNVUN1k3FlH-l8_zr6-kEbpzm2WwTFMIWN_m-Q_r0J6sGJuaxwb4juOopMAlr3GJJD8PiWYwe6knpPePrMV27F2blUMzpn5QYruJE9YieWChp-CgkmNHVH8y_PCoh25qmLw-j8ysLa15WJWj3FV/Cosmogulus.PNG?psid=1&rdrts=225125680[/img]

I, on the other hand, kinda love this character. Knowing it's concept, so I know the costume will get better. But I imagine him being somewhere between MODOK and The Televison contact.

Foradain wrote:

alltrueist wrote:

Okay, I don't know much about him, but I don't like that character. The goofy, meta, Foxbat-y shit from CO really took me out of the world. This feels like it's in that vein. Less of that, please.

City of Heroes respected its players by creating a serious world (not a world without fun or goofiness).

In the defense of the creators of CO, I'd like to point out that Foxbat goes back to the earliest editions of the Champions RPG, in one of which he pointed his ping-pong ball gun at the reader and demanded all your unspent hero points and any stray foci you might have lying around...

Yeah, I'm aware of his origins, but he (and the associated "we can't take comic books seriously" goofiness) was the worst part of the Champions Universe.

The entire aim of characters like that seems to be to poke fun at the user by emphasizing how silly the comic book universe is. I'm 100% okay with goofiness, but it can't be mean-spirited and it should have reverence for the universe.

To me the difference between Deadpool and Foxbat is that Deadpool was being funny while poking fun at comics and breaking the fourth wall. Foxbat was trying to be funny by poking fun at comics and breaking the fourth wall. It’s not enough and frankly it comes across as a cliche at this point.

As long as MWM does it properly it could be funny and cool. Foxbat was not done properly, at least not in the CO game.

The Hybrid wrote:

Can we talk about something besides Cosmogulus now? I feel this has gone off topic.

See he’s already causing trouble.

I didn't even find him funny in this thread. So short term was short indeed.

The Hybrid wrote:

Baron Otto von Korrect - Deranged genius obsessed with perfection.

Otto Korrect eh? Nice.

Man, someone fired up the WayBack Machine :p

The Hybrid wrote:

Anyone new to add since the last post eight months ago?

Have you gotten the folks Hijinks has met in line at the registration office?

The one I remember is Polecat, his tail turns into a fuzzy staff.

The Hybrid wrote:

Anyways, funny how Bill Smith looks like a dude in a suit, I thought the Arcane Sentinels were like guys in cloaks (think Doctor Strange).

His boss though definitely fits that mold.