(Hamlet of Earth-1948)
Real name: Hamlet, son of Hamlet
Aliases/Other Names: None,.
First Appearance: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Occupations: Prince of Denmark, student, avenger
Bases of Operations: Elsinore Castle, the University of Wittenberg
Place of Birth: Elsinore Castle, Denmark
Group Affiliation: Royal House of Denmark
Friends/Allies: Horatio, Marcellus, Barnardo
Enemies: Claudius, Polonius, Laertes
Height: Varies*
Weight: Varies*
Eye Color: Varies*
Hair Color: Varies*
Strength: Above average human
Speed: Above average human
Intelligence: Genius level human
Energy-Manipulation Ability: None
Magic-Manipulation Ability: None
Special Abilities: Excellent swordsman, skilled forger, gifted actor
Special Weapons/Equipment: None.
History: Hearing of his father's death, Prince Hamlet of Denmark returns home from Wittenberg, only to find that his uncle Claudius has assumed the throne and married Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. Already suspicious, Hamlet is visited by a spirit purporting to be that of his father, which asserts that the elder Hamlet was murdered by Claudius. Feigning madness, Prince Hamlet, with his friend Horatio's help, schemes to trap Claudius into a public admission of guilt, which would allow Hamlet to avenge his father and assume the throne of Denmark. Claudius, aware of the threat that Hamlet poses to him, plots to find a way to eliminate Hamlet. Thus begins a game of trap and counter-trap, resulting in the deaths of almost everyone involved, leaving only Horatio behind to watch as young Fortinbras, Prince of Norway, assumes the throne of Denmark.
Why He's a Favorite: Hamlet is the protagonist of my favorite Shakespeare play. I own eight different versions of the play of on DVD, and I enjoy watching them all. there's just something that I find enthralling about the play, and it's always interesting to see how various actors interpret the part, and how different directors choose to film the story. I enjoy the cat and mouse between Hamlet and Claudius, and Hamlet's interaction with the not-as-clever-as-he-thinks-he-is Polonius. I find it interesting that the only character who seems to be able to match Hamlet's at wordplay is the First Gravedigger. Anyway, you can find way more of what I think about Hamlet here.
*Depending upon who's playing him
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Real name: Unknown
Aliases/Other Names: .Black General
First Appearance: Zannen Onna Kanbu Black General-san (a.k.a. Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General), Monthly Dragon Age, May 9, 2015
Occupations: Villain
Bases of Operations: RX Organization, Headquarters, Japan
Place of Birth: Unknown, presumably Japan
Group Affiliations: RX Organization, the Villain League
Friends/Allies: Members of the RX Organization, unnamed parents
Enemies: The Hero League, the police, the Organization
Height: 5'3"
Weight: Unknown
Eye Color: Red
Hair Color: Blonde
Strength: Above average human
Speed: Above average human
Intelligence: Average human
Energy-Manipulation Ability: None
Magic-Manipulation Ability: None
Special Abilities: Extremely agile and resilient
Special Weapons/Equipment: A device which enables her to fire an energy beam from her left eye
History: She was a young woman who was obsessed with super-heroes, especially Braveman. She became a villain and joined the RX Organization in order to be in a better posiition to pursue Braveman. In addition to participaing in RX's operations, she occasionally teamed up with Braveman to battle the Organization, which attacked both the heroes and the villains.
Why She's a Favorite: Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General is an amusing super-hero parody that has elements mocking various tropes of super-hero comics. The General, like Excel from Excel Saga, is a funny riff on the "energetic girl", enthusiastically doing things without stopping to think about whether they were useful things or not. There are several references to American comics here. Braveman strongly resembles a certain Caped Crusader (He even has a nemesis called the Jester!) and another character called "Metal Prisoner" strongly resembles a certain Armored Avenger.
Aliases/Other Names: None,
First Appearance: Hakumei to Mikochi (2011
Occupations: Researcher
Bases of Operations: Makinata
Place of Birth: The Gadai Region
Group Affiliation: None
Friends/Allies: Conju, Hakumei, Jada, Mikochi
Enemies: None
Height: Unknown, but only a few inches
Weight: Unknown
Eye Color: Violet
Hair Color: Ash blonde
Strength: Average (small) human
Speed: Average (small) human
Intelligence: Genius level human
Energy-Manipulation Ability: None
Special Abilities: Expert scientist, especially with sonics
Special Weapons/Equipment: Various sound-based inventions
History: Sen was a young researcher who settled in Makinata to study various sound-based phenomena. She befriended Hakumei and Mikochi and became part of their social circle, having various adventures with them.
Why She's a Favorite: Hakumei and Mikochi (to give its English title) is set in a world where tiny humans live alongside sentient animals, at about an early Nineteenth Century level of technology. It’s a sort of idealized version of Old Japan where everyone gets along and lives more or less at one with nature. The story focuses on two young women who share a treehouse together. Hakumei is a jill-of-all-trades who works construction, and Mikochi is more of a homebody who is an excellent cook, seamstress and singer. Besides Sen. Their friends include Conju, a songstress, and Jada, a barber, among others.
What I like about Sen is that she’s the nicest “mad scientist” ever. She’s bookish, shy and socially awkward, traits that I can identify with.
Real name: Ororo of Themiscyra
Aliases/Other Names: Wonder Woman, Amazon
First Appearance: Marvel Versus DC #3 (February 1996)
Occupations: Adventurer
Bases of Operations: Themiscyra, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Group Affiliation: The JLX, the Judgment League Avengers (formerly)
Friends/Allies: Members of the JLX, Queen Hippolyta, Diana of Themiscyra
Enemies: Poseidon, the Hellfire League of Injustice
Height: 5’11”
Weight: Unknown
Eye Color: Blue, white when using her powers
Hair Color: White
Strength: Superhuman
Speed: Superhuman
Intelligence: Above average human
Energy-Manipulation Ability: Able to control weather, especially wind and lightning, able to create an electrical “lasso” that compels anyone bound by it to tell the truth
Special Abilities: Flight via wind control
Special Weapons/Equipment: None
History: Ororo, a metamutant, was swept overboard while traveling by sea as an infant. She washed up on Themiscyra, where she was adopted by Queen Hippolyta and raised alongside her daughter, Diana. When she reached adulthood, she traveled to “Man’s World”, where she battled injustice, first as “Wonder Woman” and later “Amazon”. In time, she joined the Judgment League Avengers. Later, she split with them and joined the JLX.
Why She's a Favorite: This is one of my favorites of the Amalgam characters. Byrne’s handling of the character really made me think that with the proper creative team, Ororo could become a major solo character.
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