can you hear me, gaz? August is audio appreciation month and we want sonic/sound squaddies! Here's my list to get the ball rolling:
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black bolt: Blackagar boltagon is the leader of the inhumans, for which we have none in shso. He was created by the power duo of lee/kirby in the mid-60s and often battled with the ff and hulk. Black bolt, like most of the ruling inhuman class, was exposed (and got his powers) from the mutating terragin mist. He should have cleverly-named pus/hu like "whisper" and "inside voice".
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banshee: Sean cassidy was a member of the nypd and interpol. An irish cop, what a stretch, marvel! I'd love for him to have a 'confusion-type' (baddies attack each other) p2. And some screamer should have an "i scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" attack...why not banshee? Or...
3.
songbird/screaming mimi: If we can only have one version of melissa joan gold, i'd prefer songbird (i completely agree she must have a screaming mimi emote, though). I like that she has the ability to make 'sound constructs' and would love to see her pus/hu reflect that with a giant sound hammer and sword, songbird could yell "hammer-time!" and "en garde!" for those attacks. If we get screaming mimi, i'd want to see an angar the screamer (her boyfriend) power emote.
4.
dazzler: Everyone should want a disco-style, roller-skating alison blaire. Dazzler converts sounds to light energy (attacks). I'd love for her to have her pus/hu based on audio players- walkman, discman, mp3, and boombox. The latter would be fantastic if she took the john cusack
say anything pose.
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thunderer: (taken from my recent "t" list) aka the black avenger. This character from the 1940's, jerry carstairs, was the first sonic hero. His costume and cape were designed by himself, a radio-engineer, to focus amplified sound (sonic scream tech) to deafen opponents and level structures. Not one sonic hero, gaz?! I would love to see a loud, cape waving fart emote. Make this an attack, too!
6.
siryn: Theresa maeve rourke cassidy has all of her daddy's (banshee) powers, so gaz can easily make one design and one set of attacks for the two of them. They could just give siryn a ]sonic-lance' attack to be different. Two for the price of one, gaz!
7.
klaw: Ulysses klaw is the first pure villain on this list (yes i know screaming mimi was mainly a villain...). He killed black panther's father while stealing the vibranium he needed for his sound tranducer. He lost his hand in the fight and now uses the vibranium-powered prosthetic to do evil. Klaw's body is now pure sound, and is harnessed as a construct made by aim. I'd love to use black panther against him in a mission with klaw shooting sonic blasts at me.
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ruckus: I think anyone who watched the early 90's x-men cartoon wants all of the nasty boys and their leader, mr. Sinister in shso. Clement wilson would make a great sub-boss.
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motormouth: It would be hard for gaz to add a character who is known for her foul-mouth. But, harley davis with her teleportation shoes and swonic-scream would be fun. I'd love to see the comic curseword symbols above her head while she performs her pus/hu. I'd also like to see her ridiculously weaponized partner, killpower, in shso, too.
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dr. Bong: We get that this character was named for pot-smoking and not the sound his bell shaped helmet makes. But, doesn't howard the duck need his main archenemy in the game (she-hulk and deadpool often fight him, too)? Don't we deserve howard the duck, too?!!! I'd love to see the boss fight happen in a psychiatrist office with dr. Bong screwing different gauntlets onto is severed hand's nub for different attacks. It would be funny to have fifi the duck, his receptionist, calling on baddies to aid him during the boss fight, too. Especially if one of the baddies was hellcow. Rats, dr. Bong should be higher on my list!
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kylun: Ok, i get it. Kylun's, aka colin mckay, sound mimicry is hardly an audio power that would get him into shso. But, it is an audio power so it fits...loosely. The main reason to put kylun on any list is that he is a swordfighting, fur-clad member of excalibur. Kylun wields two twin mystical swords, the blades of zz'ria. Don't we need a double sword hero (i know elektra's sais can be considered swords...)?
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lady lark/skylark: Linda lewis was a professional singer when she was kidnapped and augmented by dr. Decibel. She was in a relationship with the golden/black archer (comic mirror duo from dc's black canary and green arrow) and got her wings from blue eagle. She changed her name to skylark once she was able to fly with her newly-gifted wings.
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shriek: Frances louise barrison aka sandra deel was a drug-dealer who got shot in the head and moved to cloak's dark dimenesion. When she came back her left eye glowed (where she was shot) and was able to shoot sonic blasts out of her hands. Her main storyline had her partnering with carnage.
14.
johnny guitar:i'd love to battle dazzler's foe with his sonic blasting guitar, with dazzler! A machine-gun toting dr. Sax would make for a cool boss-duo.
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voice: Shso needs more fatties. I'd like a mission where the voice is commanding other heroes to attack you on the boss level. It could be similar to kingpin's but if it was in a circus/carnival mission it would be amazing. Speaking of characters who went by "voice"...
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angar the screamer: Aka voice aka scream. Angar was also screaming mimi's boyfriend and crime-partner. I would love to see him have hippie-tripping hallucinogenic sonic attacks. It would be cool if it was dual boss level against screaming mimi, too.
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vox: Latin for voice (u2's bono chose this surname making his 'name' good voice), vox is the leader of kentucky's initiative team- action pack. Action pack also has the supermodel prima donna and the goofy frog-man.
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dr. Decibel: Any other squadron supreme fans here (shs did have nighthawk, power princess, and hyperion in an episode)? If you are, you know that dr. Decibel uses a sonic gun for his team the institute of evil.
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dj: Mark sheppard is dead, but his "acoustic eclectic mimicry" power was pretty cool. He was able to turn sound energy into other energy (like dazzler) but the new energy was specific to the music genre input. Concussive blasts (from rock music), photokinesis (from dance music), flight (from gospel/inspirational), and forcefields (from classical) would make excellent pus/hu, especially if gaz added them as sound effects in missions.
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thunderclap: Stanley george johnson is a superhero whose power is generated from hydraulic gloves that can clap faster than the speed of sound. I would love different "clap" attacks like "golf clap" and "slow clap" for his pus/hu.
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rhapsody: (snipped from her wiki) while music is playing in the vicinity - usually through her playing her own violin or flute - rachel argosy can fly and warp minds to manipulate emotions, induce hallucinations in others, or control minds completely. She's a villain.
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sonic: Daniel bannon is a member of the seekers, a merc team consisting of former aim scientists who specialized in armors. He has a chest-mounted sonic cannon.
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white noise: Daughter of deathbird and member of the shi'ar imperial guard. Would love some shi'ar anything in shso.
Can you hear me now?!!