Anyway, here we go, we'll get to the Future at the End.
SDF:
Boolah and I have been talking about collaborating for quite awhile, long before I brought Boolah in for Bad Rapture. Originally, Boolah was going to do a series called "American Nightmares", which I set up for him back in Pulp Horrorshow v. 3. American Nightmares never came to fruition (the team was mostly wiped out in Bad Rapture: Alpha), but I pretty much gave Boolah the character of Secret Soldier a couple of years ago. It made sense, since I really hadn't done a lot with Secret Soldier. He had only been in a few comics, and he didn't really say much. The only real concept behind the character was, "He's Captain America after something really bad has happened to him. Really, really bad." Boolah's approach to the character (and I apologize if I'm misinterpreting this), is that Secret Soldier has kind of lost his mind after failing so many times before, and now he's on a sort of suicide mission to combat Ortex and the Forces of Evil. It's an interesting concept, and quite a bit different from what I would have done, which is the entire point of bringing someone new on board. I want a different perspective and approach from my own.
Having said that, Man, Secret Soldier is a jerk.
Skull Mob:
I can't remember which of us came up with the idea to have Aliceislost come to Death Moth's rescue. It's a neat idea, though, and sets us up for some stuff later on.
HFSAC:
And so it begins, the debut of the reborn Hot Fudge Sundae Adventure Club. You have no idea how many different versions of this roster I went through before I came to this version. I tried different themes and approaches. Invented new characters, deleted old ones. Changed, rearranged. At one point, the HFSAC Roster had 40 characters in it. Lemme repeat that, FORTY CHARACTERS! So I'm glad I'm at this page, because now my Roster is Locked into place. It's time to move forward toward the future!
What brought me to this Roster was the idea of running with the theme of Space Gods. Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Jack Kirby's 4th World/New Gods, and if I'm being honest, that's the kind of story I want to tell. I want to tell the story of an Epic War between a Pantheon of Space Gods Waging War with the Corporation from Hell. So that's what HFSAC became about, and that's what I was working on when I built this group. I settled on a Roster of 12 because 12 is a good number for a Pantheon. Or at least it sounds like a good number for a Pantheon.
Hey, it's better than 40!
Anyway, here's a rundown of our 12 Space Gods.
Name: Cactus Joe the Clown
God-Type: God of Creation
Cosmi-Force Power: Prmordio- Primordio is the cosmic power of primal evolution. Essentially, by touching another intelligent life-form, the Clown can instantaneously Evolve or Devolve the creature. As a basic example, if he were to touch a human, he could devolve him into a monkey, or evolve him into a star-child. The Clown can tailor his evolutionary powers anyway he wants to, essentially turning a person into anything his imagination can conceive. There are limits to this power of course. They include: 1) It only works at touch range (the Clown still has his Energy Blasts for Ranged fighting), 2) It doesn't work on Machines, Robots, Plants, or beings who have no Evolutionary Path (Demons or Nullaphons for example), and 3) It doesn't work on Other members of HFSAC. Note the key word "Other".
The Costume Design: You might notice the Clown's outfit looks similar to the outfit he wore in the old Black and White SDF days. This new outfit is modeled after that classic costume design, although I've modified it to look more space-agey and futuristic, whereas the old one had an S&M/Cenobite thing going on.
Name: Pengy Penguin
God-Type: God of Enlightenment (Penguin God of Enlightenment?)
Cosmi-Force Power: Enlighteno- Enlighteno, as the name would imply, is the power of Cosmic Enlightenment. It's kind of hard to describe. Pengy is enlightened. He possesses Cosmic Awareness, Telepathy, Telekinesis, and the ability to heal others and resurrect the recently dead. He can also temporarily impart Enlightenment in others. Pengy is also the only member of HFSAC who can send messages to OMNICHRONUS from light years away.
The Costume Design: The only change I've made to Pengy's design is that I've gotten rid of the big orb/eyeball in Pengy's chest. Other than that, with Pengy, simplicity is bliss.
Name: Tei Harlequin
God-Type: Earth Goddess
Cosmi-Force Power: Elemento- Tei's powers pretty much remain the same, they've just been kicked up to the next level. She can control the 4 essential elements that make up the universe, namely Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water.
The Costume Design: I took the previous design and just made some light changes here and there. I modified the headgear a little, gave her a skirt instead of a jump suit (that was at Mei's request. It was a good call, I like it), and gave her some hi-tech boots (a lot of the characters got hi-tech boots. Not sure why). The Big Note (which you can't really make out in this shot) is that she has the 4 Card Suits on her sleeves: Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs, and Spades. This is not only a reference to the 4 Elements, but it's also a bit of a nod to my Girl, who loves Card Games.
Name: Tea Cup
God-Type: Blacksmith of the Gods
Cosmi-Force Power: Machino- Machino allows Tea Cup to control and transform machines. He can shut machines off, destroy them from a distance, or take control of them remotely. He can also manipulate and transform machines, even combining them in different ways. And it's worth mentioning that Tea Cup is a machine himself...
The Outfit: The big change is that Tea Cup doesn't look "bald" anymore. Other than that, I simplified the design on the arms a little, and I got rid of the singlet, replacing it with a legging thingie similar to the kind Kirby's Executioner wore.
Name: Electric Cherry
God-Type: Storm Goddess
Cosmi-Force Power: Stormo- Much like Tei Harlequin, Electric Cherry's powers aren't much different, they just got kicked up a notch. Cherry is living lightning, and she can create, control, and shape lighting in a variety of ways. She has three powerful weapons now: The Lightning Sword, the Thunder Shield, and the Storm Bow.
The Outfit: I've noticed lately that for some reason, women in genre work can't wear armor. Dudes can wear huge, thick armor, but chicks have gotta run around in bikinis. Why can't ladies wear armor too? What's up with that? Anyway, Electric Cherry was always a Samurai warrior lady, so I just gave her full battle armor. Oh, and her eyes are Electric Blue now instead of Red, because I thought that made more sense.
Name: @byss
God-Type: God of Darkness
Cosmi-Force Power: Gravito- @byss is a living, sentient black hole. As a result, his body is composed of densely, densely, densely compacted gravity. Which is why he's the toughest member of HFSAC. His Gravito power allows him to control Gravity in the area around him. @byss can also create Clones of himself which he can control through his gravitational pull.
The Outfit: I don't know where the idea for @byss's look came from. It just came to me. I wanted him to be more complex. I'm worried I stole the costume design from somewhere without realizing it. Anyway, I like the new look.
Name: Mr. Halloween
God-Type: Trickster God
Cosmi-Force Power: Negato- Negato is a unique type of Negative Energy that cancels out other forms of Energy. At it's most basic, it can counteract fire, lightning, electricity, energy blasts, magic, or whatever, cancelling out the other form of energy. Negato can also be used to negate Life Force energy, weakening or killing an enemy. OR it can Negate Mental Energy, turning a person into a Zombie that Mr. Halloween can then control.
The Outfit: The previous Mr. Halloween outfit was okay, but it was kinda clunky. I fixed that hideous belt, and got rid of the Spawn/Dr. Strange/Mr. Miracle Cloak/Hood thingie, which I didn't like to draw that much. I changed the chest logo a little. The big change is the addition of a headband/crown thingie. I included this for three reasons: 1) As a trickster god, the crown makes him look a little like Loki, so that's cool, 2) the horns on the crown are a reference to Mr. Halloween's Demonic Heritage, and 3) Mr. Halloween's face didn't have a lot of features to it, so the crown adds a little character to his face.
Name: Shiv
God-Type: Goddess of Justice/Balance
Cosmi-Force Power: Libro- Libro is the power of Kharmic Balance. Shiv is the most cosmically aware of all the members of HFSAC. She can see through to the truth of anything or anyone. Used offensively, Libro makes Shiv stronger when she is fighting an enemy who is Evil. The more Evil the opponent, the stronger Shiv is. Against a large group of evil opponents, she can release a burst of Kharmic Destructive Power, although using this power hurts her as well. Used Defensively, Libro allows Shiv to rewrite the Kharmic Destiny of someone who has suffered unjustly. She can heal wounds, resurrect the recently dead, and even transform a person's body... presuming the person is Kharmically worthy.
The Outfit: The big change to Shiv I made was I gave her pants and got rid of that giant belt. That belt was too big. Other than that, her basic design was inspired by Hindu gods and goddesses with a little bit of Wonder Woman thrown in for good measure.
Name: Jester Kidd
God-Type: God of War/The Hunt
Cosmi-Force Power: Meteoro- Meteoro is the power of Cosmic Motion. The motion of comets and meteors and all that fun stuff. In other words, Jester Kidd has a buttload of Raw Energy at his disposal. He blasts stuff.
The Outfit: Jester is the only actual Soldier in HFSAC, so he's got Armor and a bit of Spartan soldier thing going on. The Bells on his Shoulder Armor are the only real "Jester" reference in the character's current design. In the new design I added a Sun Logo to his chest got rid of the giant belt (what was with me and the giant belts?) and modified the plume on his helmet because the old one was hard to draw.
Name: Phantasmo Rex
God-Type: Sun God
Cosmi-Force Power: Abstracto- Abstracto is the power of the abstract, the things that we don't fully see or understand. Rex can manipulate reality to a certain degree, and create abstract objects out of thin air using surrounding particles and photons. He can also control and manipulate light, and can create lasers.
The Outfit: Rex's original look was pretty basic, and was primarily based on the design of his brother, Cosmico Rex. For the redesign, I gave him a yellow coat with a Red Star on the Chest. That was pretty much it.
Name: Cosmic Fool
God-Type: God of Wisdom (Ironic, eh?)
Cosmi-Force Power: Adapto- Adapto is the power of Cosmic Adaptation. Essentially, the Cosmic Fool can adapt to his environment almost instantly. For example, if the Cosmic Fool is hit by a laser, it will hurt him. The second time he is hit by that laser, his body will adapt and find a way to repel the laser. Used offensively, if the Fool is fighting a guy in, say, a heavy set of armor, the first time the Fool punches the armor, he'll do no damage. The second time, his body will adapt in such a way so that the Fool will break the armor on the second strike. It's kinda hard to explain, but it should be fun to write.
The Outfit: It's weird. The Cosmic Fool started out as a bizarro world rip-off of the Silver Surfer. Then, somehow, he became a Candy-Colored version of Batman from the Classic, Campy TeeVee show. So that was where his outfit started. I wanted the Fool to still look kind of silly, but I also wanted him to look a little bit like a Sage or a Priest. So I added some elements to kind of merge those concepts.
Name: Sphynx
God-Type: Death God
Cosmi-Force Power: Destroyo- Destroyo is the power of Cosmic Destruction. Simple as that. Sphynx possesses the most Raw Power of any member of HFSAC.
The Outfit: Sphynx's look is obviously modeled after the classic Sphinx and general Egyptian God/Pharaoh type of stuff. I only made some slight changes in the redesign. He's got sleeves and gold booties now, and I changed the color of his face from green to blue, because I didn't like how the green looked.
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