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What's your League for the 2000's?

posted 15 years ago by robsonwt
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Rules:

- All the members have to be British, Scottish, or member of any UK colony such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, Nigeria, etc.

- They have to have adventures that are being written right now, i.e., they have to be cotemporary characters.

- They can be from any form of fiction: books, movies, comic books, tv, games etc.

- There's no need to worry about copyright stuff.

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I'm not a fan of Harry Potter books, so I don't know all the characters, but I think at least one member should have to be from this franchise. I would choose Sirius Black, but he died in the last movie I've saw (I don't know if he is ressurected in any subsequent book).

So what is your ideas?

I think two good characters could be:

- Alfred Pennyworth (as leader)
- Elizabeth Braddock, sister of the Captain Britain, AKA Psylocke.

[–] diddymuck 14 years ago

gut qves-ton!

Lazarus Long...renissance man, experience, scientific skills

Per Månsson...from the Sjöwall and Wahlöö novels, the tect who can find anything!

Fiona Carter...anti-terrorist skills

Ellery Queen...he NEVER grows old!

Virgil Samms...interstellar skills and untapped power of the Lens.

[–] elgislo 14 years ago

Well, the harry potter stories happen in the 90's so you can rule that out

The terminator, he is around now right? -Mindless killingmachine that does everything i say

Deadpool, he is funny and can kil- The ministrel

Optimus Prime, he can turn into a car!-veiacle

I would like to have atleast 1 predador.I think some of theyre comics happen now.
-Scout, explosives expert, tracker, trapsmiths.... *beep* it i would fill it with predators

A team of predators and deadpool

[–] justgoaway11 14 years ago

Since it'd be modern and there's the internet and a million other ways to draw people together, I say that the League would be international. Plus I can't think of all british characters from the 2000s. XD

A League and then others.

Indiana Jones
Jason Bourne
Laura Croft
Sirius Black
Tyler Durden
Donnie Darko

Hannibal Lecter
Tony Soprano
Patrick Bateman
Sirius Black
James Bond (Alan moore didn't put Sherlock Holmes in because he was too famous, same basic principle)

[–] hollywood2012 14 years ago

A young man by by the name of "Jimmy" is found in one of the comics set in the 1950s. He is clearly a thinly veiled James Bond. Indiana Jones would be in his 80s by now, and Sirius Black is dead, but the rest of your list totally rocks, epsescially Tony Soprano

Don't lie, Paul, I know you and your monkey are hiding something

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[–] echosixfive 14 years ago

Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion, Castle)
Patrick Jane (Simon Baker, The Mentalist)
Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth, Lie To Me)

Possibly more, if I can think of any.

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Well hell then, I guess I need my pants.

[–] blacksmith89 14 years ago

1. Leader- Sherlock Holmes (BBC Contempary Update.)

2. Scientist- Dr. Benton C. Quest (Father Of Jonny Quest.)

3. Thief- Basher Tarr (Don Cheadle From The Ocean's Movies.)

4. Beast-Marcus Corvinus( The Original Vampire From Underworld.)

5. Spy- James Bond (007 Secret Agent.)

6. Immortal-Conner McLeod (Highlander.)

7. Vampire- Blade (The Daywalker Who Is Infact British According To The Comics.)

8. Hunter- Wolverine (Canadian Born Mutant.)

Just a few ideas, I thought the challenge set by the OP was great.

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[–] ggcool 14 years ago

International I guess. I wish I was British
Leader- Adrian Monk Insanely Neurotic and OCD'd
2nd in Command- Harry Potter Now becoming more Ruthless after watching Voldermort die
Girl- Dani California (RHCP)Loose cannon ex gas station robber
Big Guy- Sully (Mosters, Inc.) Slowly becoming more Monstrous
Spy- Michael Weston (Burn Notice) Cold Spy
???- Sipowicz (NYPD Blue) Racist Ex-Cop

Extremely Random, out of place, and a little boring. But Whatever

[–] ggcool 14 years ago

Actually lets just make that the American League and say Harry Potter moved to the US for some reason

[–] bruce_necc 14 years ago

Buffy

[–] hollywood2012 14 years ago

The suggestion for Dani California got me thinking, what about a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen from songs? Here's my list:

Leader: Sgt. Pepper (The Beatles) An aging naval commander; sails the League across the Sea of Green on his Yellow Submarine

The Messiah: Thomas Walker (The Who) Formerly deaf, mute, and blind, Walker has developed a messianic following, preaching the possibility of enlightenment by cutting off your senses.

The Alien: Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie) A martian tasked with telling the world that it will be destroyed in 5 years

The Outlaw: The Rat (Bruce Springsteen) A failed gangster

The Dissilusioned Youth: St. Jimmy (Green Day) A Holden Caulfield type

The Eskimo: Nanook (Frank Zappa) A psychic Eskimo, sometimes called "The Mystery Man"

The Transexual: Little Joe (Lou Reed) a heroin-addicted, transexual prostitute

The Living Corpse: Edward T. Head (Iron Maiden) A zombie

Don't lie, John, I know you and your monkey are hiding something

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[–] hollywood2012 14 years ago

You left out:

Astronaut Captain Leo Davidson

Rock star Izzy Cole

Football Player Vince Papale

Heist Guy Charlie Croker

and the SNL character who can talk to animals.

Don't lie, John, I know you and your monkey are hiding something

[–] hollywood2012 13 years ago

Bump.

Don't lie, John, I know you and your monkey are hiding something

[–] kaiachautauqua 13 years ago

AMDG

Great list! You had me at Sgt. Pepper. =D

I would have said Major Tom instead of Ziggy Stardust (because of my personal ranking of David Bowie's songs), but Ziggy is the better choice.

Now I'm going to think of more characters from songs . . .

[–] hollywood2012 13 years ago

Haha, glad to see someone else who shares my passion for musical storytelling. I'm writing a comic book that has Makor Tom and a thinly vieled Ziggy (named Aladdin Vien, the working title for Aladdin Sane to avoid copyright) as characters. Here's the rest:

Steven (a murderer): Alice Cooper

Maxwell Eddison (another murderer): The Beatles

Captain Fantastic (superhero): Elton John

Danny Bailey (Brown Dirt Cowboy): Elton John

Mr. Jones (a thin man): Bob Dylan and, to a lesser extent, the Counting Crows

Floyd Pinkerton (a schitzophrenic rocker): Pink Floyd

There's countless others, but I can't think of any off the top of my head.

Don't lie, John, I know you and your monkey are hiding something

[–] BrotherZed 13 years ago

The Justice League.

Or.

Bond.
Tony Stark.
The Bride.
Severus Snape. (chosen solely to get Alan Rickman)
Hellboy.
Selene (from Underworld, Good call by the first guy to mention her)
Major Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell, they need a cop)

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[–] YoreLore 13 years ago

Scottish IS British.

[–] sights0d 13 years ago

"Scottish IS British."

Bar your doors and prep some firearms. You've probably angered an entire country with that one.