Interesting superpower questions

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

Now here's a subject I can sink my teeth into.

The T-Virus has show consistent effects throughout the Resident Evil series: increased size, durability, and aggression combined with a decrease in intelligence to the level of primal instinct. Assuming that the T Virus treats a vampire host in much the same way it treats a human, it destroys all higher brain function over the course of several days. Now, the virus can only persist by burning out a cell to produce energy, leading to the necrosis seen even on those that were not dead at the time of infection. Eventually, if left alone, T begins to mutate its host. The mutations of the infected host are greatly increased due to trauma that doesn't result in the hosts death, as a result of the virus going into overdrive in order to repair the host. This results in the creature known as the Crimson Head.

Now, if the Crimson Head is not killed it will eventually continue with it's transformation into a licker. If the Crimson head is killed again, however, that's it. T doesn't have enough energy to resurrect them a second time. This all changes if the host already has regenerative abilities. That gives the virus the resources to continually revive the host, resulting in further mutations every time. So imagine a licker, or a previously unseen mutation beyond licker, with regenerative abilities surpassing that of the Nemesis T-Type. Hyper aggressive, constantly on the search for the one thing its body needs to survive, only killable via the destruction of its heart of sunlight.

[Smackgiver]

Different entertainment companies interpret the rules differently on topics such as these.  Coming from a (practically exclusive)  Wizards of the Coast dominated perspective, I've always operated within the assertion that both zombies and vampires are negative energy entities that merely occupy dead bodies. Therefore, there is no robust/responsive physiology in either one.  Vampires can regenerate their tissues, however, due to a stronger tie to the NEP, than the usual mid-to-lower tier undead.  

That being said, I would submit that the physical damage of their super strong jaws would be the only consideration in this scenario.
 
Just my $0.02.

[Gentleman Vaultboy]

Why would their immune system protect them from T? They have no more reason to be immune to it than any human, and T will actually go out of it's way to infect things that are dead.

If that seems unlikely to you, we could always counter with the cordycep zombie variants from The Last of Us. A parasitic fungas that invades the brain, turning its host into just another means to spread. Eventually they are warped into mushroom covered monsters and burst, releasing clouds of infectious spores to start the process over.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Vampires are immune to all viruses and bacteria. All but modern fiction has proven this true.

[Smackgiver]

OOOOOHHH!!!! Great questions.  Gonna give them the right proper time, respect, and processing time B4 I respond.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Take what time you need. I think this should warrant a good, long discussion. In fact, I could keep bringing it back up, to see if anybody comes up with new ideas in the future.

[Smackgiver]

Gotta hand it to you, Wulf.  I underestimated the thought required to answer this question to the level of quality that would satisfy me.  I'm gonna have to do some research to blowtorch the cobwebs in my long term memory here in order to get you a proper answer.

On the short term, though, I'd say that I would echo your selections for the Disaster Squad and add one entry - Graviton (you did specify villains as fair game, after all).  He'd be the heavy artillery as well as a strategist.  

Ditto for The Wild and add Ravage 2099 - he is the quintessential, prime beast-man archetype.  


BTW - did you get a chance to YouTube that video of the Greatest American Hero theme song I mentioned on Facebook?  No hurry on my part, just curious.

[Smackgiver]

First attempt.  More to come, i assure you:

HOPE (Hyper-Orbital Perimeter Enforcers)
Silver Surfer – powerhouse, reconnaissance, and occasional deus ex machina
Super-Skrull - powerhouse
Reed Richards – uber-noggin strategist, communications, tech support, central base leader on earth
Victor Von Doom – robotics, strategist, and obligatory arrogant antagonist to make stories interesting
War Machine/Iron Patriot - powerhouse
Captain Marvel/Photon/Pulsar (Monica Rambeau) – reconnaissance, stealth, surgical strikes
Nova (the dude, not the Galactus herald) – familiarity with spacey things, good relationships with other aliens
Quasar – reconnaissance (cosmic awareness),
Corsair – humorous swashbuckler, strategist/leader, stealth, familiarity with spacey things

[Smackgiver]

Oh, and Sentry.  I left him off the above list

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Ya know you can add to your original post, anything you left off, right?

I intend to add some thing, as well. Not to mention, some changes, since I sort of limited myself before. (You really had the right idea; doesn't have to stop at just five characters...)

First off:

Shadowulf1 (Wulf) wrote

The Wild-
Rhino as bruiser
Vulture as strategist and reconnaissance
Lizard as scrapper, bruiser, strategist, reconnaissance
Tigra (or White Tiger) as scrapper, infiltration, reconnaissance
Kraven the Hunter (traps, poisons, infiltration)
Wild Child as scrapper, infiltration, reconnaissance
Wolverine as scrapper, infiltration, reconnaissance
Sabertooth as scrapper, infiltration, reconnaissance
Beast as strategist, scrapper, surveillance and leader

[Marvelous Miscreant]

All I can think of now is...

Dr Fate + Dr. Strange

ULTIMATE MAGIC DUO

[Smackgiver]

Did know.  Forgot.  Too used to replying to kite-string emails at work.  

[Celadon's Penultimate]

True. Very awesomely true.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

I'm gonna throw some more Doctors in this

[Celadon's Penultimate]

 It's cool.

*hurries back to thinking table, to come up with more team combos*

[Celadon's Penultimate]

You're crossing labels, but I think your choices make for a good exception.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Shadowulf1 (Wulf) wrote

QUESTION 3: If you could take any group of supers (including HEROES and/or VILLAINS) from ANY fictional universe to form a team that DOES NOT already exist, who would you group together, what would you name the group, and why?

I'm just answering in the wrong order.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

Oh, right. Hehe, forgot that one.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

Thank Odin for my Quote Powers!

[Smackgiver]

Dr. Druid, perhaps?