Originally Posted by
Güicho
Next ask Disneyland to design It's A Small World using the same rule. LOL!
12 to start a team;
Blue Beetle - (Kord & Jaime as team) - USA
Dr. Light (Hoshi) - Japan
Iman - Mexico
Jet -Jamaica
Dodger - UK
Striker Z -China
Sandstorm - Syria
Vostok-X - Russia
Solstice- India
Extraño -Peru
Dark Ranger- Australia(unless Rangers count as folklore the way cowboys might for US?)
Chrysalis -France
David Zavimbe (desgns own tech suit)- Democratic Republic of Congo
La Sangre -Spain
Would add Fire/Fury - Brazil (as I don't think she's based on any legit mythology/folklore but i'll leave her off just in case, same for Ice(Maiden))
For the record in case some take this as a condemnation of an avenue for creating more diverse heroes. I think many of the motifs which appear on flags, regional specific mythologies and folklore, region specific animals, natural phenomena, and specific weapons (also tied to those people and myth), are actually a great source for creating new heroes. And can definitely and successfully be used as a springboard, for material, fantastic powers, and are absolutely in the spirit of the super hero genre, and should absolutely be mined for creating more new and diverse characters.
It's only a problem if that is all that is ever said about that character, and that character is your only representation for an entire people.