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[Agorazium]

I was trying to combine the superhero aesthetic with the classic fantasy barbarian, which I don't think I quite pulled off, but still happy with how Northwinter (Beast/Cold) turned out.

[biostem]

I've decided to just embrace my current "favorite" design elements -  "Plum Punch":

 

 

[TygerDarkstorm]

I think I have finally gotten my Elemental Beasts project completely rounded out and looks completed. Eventually, I'll get them all to 50 lol.

 

Beast of Darkness - Dark/Dark/Soul Defender

 

Beast of Earth - Stone Armor/Fire Melee Tanker

 

Beast of Fauna - Beasts/Marine MM

 

Beast of Fire - Fire Melee/Shield Scrapper (this one or Earth may change if I decide I don't want two Fire Melee toons for this)

 

Beast of Flora - Plant/Savage Dominator

 

Beast of Metal - Beam Rifle/Devices Blaster

 

Beast of Mind - Mind Control/Time Controller

 

Beast of Water - Marine/Electric Blast Defender

 

Edit: I see I also have duplicate marines and duplicate defenders, so I'll probably be changing that up so it doesn't bug me, lol. And Fire will probably be getting changed too at some point.

Edited July 4 by TygerDarkstorm
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[biostem]

What started out as a USA-themed Shield/SS tanker, turned into an Elvis impersonator - "The Shield King":

 

 

[TygerDarkstorm]

14 hours ago, TygerDarkstorm said:

I think I have finally gotten my Elemental Beasts project completely rounded out and looks completed. Eventually, I'll get them all to 50 lol.

 

Beast of Darkness - Dark/Dark/Soul Defender

 

Beast of Earth - Stone Armor/Fire Melee Tanker

 

Beast of Fauna - Beasts/Marine MM

 

Beast of Fire - Fire Melee/Shield Scrapper (this one or Earth may change if I decide I don't want two Fire Melee toons for this)

 

Beast of Flora - Plant/Savage Dominator

 

Beast of Metal - Beam Rifle/Devices Blaster

 

Beast of Mind - Mind Control/Time Controller

 

Beast of Water - Marine/Electric Blast Defender

 

Edit: I see I also have duplicate marines and duplicate defenders, so I'll probably be changing that up so it doesn't bug me, lol. And Fire will probably be getting changed too at some point.

Oops, just noticed I skipped Beast of Air - Storm/Storm Corruptor

[temnix]

Jana Staforova

Spoiler

Jana Staforova

Patriot

 

Bio: "The unit to which Major Staforova belongs, the Modré Rorýsy (Blue Swifts), is headquartered in a parallel-dimension Prague, accessed by arrangement with Portal Inc. It is an effective paramilitary organization founded by a former cabinet minister, survivor of an attempted coup by radicalized and irresponsible supers bent on undoing the European Union. The Ravens have support of Czech police, their counterparts in nearby countries and the Interpol in countering various threats to what they perceive as the peace. To that end they are supplied with cutting-edge technology, especially their hallmark folding wings for lightning-quick raids and sting operations. Staforova and others are on Prime Earth to defuse threats to their homeworld that originate here. She was named after the French Jeanne d'Arc, to whom she is related (through one of Joanne's brothers). All well and good, but U. S. authorities are beginning to suspect the Earth where the Rorýsy originate is more dissimilar to their own than at first appears..."

 

Welcome

 

 

The old playbills

 

 

In the cavern

 

 

The gun

 

 

Passerine

 

 

Floating

 

 

Loading the cassette

 

 

First person view

 

 

Blast

 

 

What are the soles of her boots like?

 

 

A soldier's portrait without the helmet

 

 

Frontal

 

 

Sunset. Walking.

 

 

The crowd...

 

 

Against Moby Dick

 

 

Cold Turkey

Spoiler

Cold Turkey

Patriot

 

Bio: "Out on the Ararat to admit the Armenian genocide."

 

First view

 

 

Portrait

 

 

Eh?

 

 

Hiding

 

 

Freeze!

 

 

You! Speak.

 

 

Officious reverence

 

 

The Sublime Porte!

 

 

Extreme likeness

 

 

Frigid

 

 

The hour is never too late to enjoy a slice of watermelon, efendi.

 

 

P. S. I was surprised that the name "Cold Turkey" was still unused. That shows on what level creativity is in this "community." Because I did not want to play a character with Cold powers, I deleted this character to free up the name.

 

Schmo Valdis

Spoiler

Schmo Valdis

Destined One

 

Bio: "Up until a month ago Valdis Soska was a normal righteous dude in the Industrial Bleah district of Gdansk, Poland, refurbishing Chinese car parts for stupid rich Germans who thought they were buying Mercedes, and the most villainy he used to do was rough up a faggot or shake a smartphone out of a lost sheep. He was saving for a turbocharged subwoofer to install in his Hyundai Santa Fe, he had finally talked his sweetheart into trying anal, and he was happy until the evening a geezer wearing a tall hat and a funny robe expired on his doormat, bequeathing him untold dominion over space and time. It took Valdis a couple of weeks to work up the courage, but taking the cash-in-transit turned out to be easy-peasy, a lot simpler than not bragging about it to his buddies afterwards. He is now in the Rogue Isles, on the run from police and the Circle of Thorns, who want the power back. They say one of their old souls was not supposed to become reincarnated in just anyone. Now that's bad luck, bro."

 

On Mercy

 

 

Running to stay in shape

 

 

A guy like me deserves a discount!

 

 

More forms to fill?!

 

 

Damn cops!

 

 

What are you looking at?

 

 

You gotta keep the broads in line

 

 

Being a villain is hard work

 

 

[AckshunJackson]

My first hero and namesake, Action Jackson! Really tried to go classic, not a fan of overdesigned or highly technological suits. Wanted him to look spmewhat at home in the golden age.

Edited July 5 by AckshunJackson

[biostem]

Fantasy-Gothic-Pulp:  "The Tally Cat"

 

 

[Troo]

Chillax Pyro / Cold

[biostem]

Something with a bit of classic styling - "Future Retro":

 

   

[Forager]

Forager isn't a time traveler...  he just dresses like one. 

 

Edited July 6 by Forager

[Forager]

Flakrabbit was drinking with the NPC's... again.

 

Edited July 6 by Forager

[biostem]

Another in the retro-line - "Madam Silverage":

 

  

[Octogoat]

8 hours ago, biostem said:

Another in the retro-line - "Madam Silverage":

 

  

Very "early Sentai" almost, I love it

[biostem]

Sort of a "production model" Iron Man suit for elite soldiers - "The Amp Trooper":

 

  

Edited July 8 by biostem

[TheMoneyMaker]

On 7/5/2025 at 12:44 AM, biostem said:

Fantasy-Gothic-Pulp:  "The Tally Cat"

 

 

Needs a warmace sidekick called The Tally Whacker

[biostem]

When you want to secure an area, you need "P4TR0L":

 

  

[Spaghetti Betty]

Sakura Overdrive, Pyrotechnics Control/Time Manipulation Controller

 

 

[Syler]

Phaedros Shield/Elec Tank - He has quite a few costumes, but I'll show off his simple modern hero design. "Phaedros" and variations of the name have been used across Heroes on different servers, so I have given him a time/dimension traveling warrior story to explain away any recurring or slightly different iterations of his character. 

 

 

Xaul'ra DB/SR Stalker - My proudest original design thus far. I was going for the Demon Queen's personal assassin energy. 

 

 

P.S. If anyone has tips on how to take better in-game pics I am ALL EARS

[Spaghetti Betty]

20 minutes ago, Syler said:

P.S. If anyone has tips on how to take better in-game pics I am ALL EARS

 

I like to find an appropriate zone during the day and activate powers while spamming the screenshot key. Then I'll go through my folder and hope I caught a frame I'm satisfied with!

[Jawbreaker]

2 minutes ago, Spaghetti Betty said:

 

I like to find an appropriate zone during the day and activate powers while spamming the screenshot key. Then I'll go through my folder and hope I caught a frame I'm satisfied with!

Same. I also use a second account with a "photographer" character as it allows you to get full body shots from better angles than the default character cam

[Spaghetti Betty]

Outfoxy, Assault Rifle/Traps Corruptor

 

 

 

[Spaghetti Betty]

The Chariot Angel, Empathy/Assault Rifle Defender

 

[RikOz]

15 hours ago, Jawbreaker said:

better angles than the default character cam

My one common complaint across all MMOs I've tried is the inability to get an in-game, full body shot that isn't 1/2 the height of the screen. The problem, I think, is that all these games keep the character's head centered on the screen (at least when standing on the ground), so you can never get a portrait that is more than half the screen's height. It's why the bulk of the portraits I post in this thread are from the character creator.

 

The ability to temporarily decouple the camera from the character model, and move it where you want it, would be a godsend.

[VeiledOwl]

18 hours ago, Syler said:

P.S. If anyone has tips on how to take better in-game pics I am ALL EARS

 

Personally, I use the 'second account as a cameraman' method (a stalker with flight and minimum height helps with angles. Mini Mode more so, but that's expensive) combined with a custom (unpublished) AE mission called 'Photo Shoot' that I tweak as needed depending on the character. The only objective is to collect an object (which disappears on collection) or free a hostage, depending on map constraints - anything that won't autocomplete before both characters enter the map. When doing this, I typically have the villain group set to 'empty' unless I'm trying to use them as a prop as well.

 

A major limit can be the map and enemy options available, as well as finding a spot with good lighting/scenery, but a major benefit of using AE for screenshots is the 'Toggle Invisibility/Invulnerability on' setting when testing unpublished missions. It can allow the cameraman and photo target to take photos without risk (if, for example, you want an action shot of your character soloing an AV or GM). Setting an attack power on auto can also help while you spam the screenshot button on the second character.

 

As an example of using AE to set up screenshots, here's my illusion dominator summoning more decoys than Phantom Army allows:

 

 

 

I did this by making an Ally objective and setting the number to the maximum the map allowed. Then I made a custom character using the original's costume and rounded them all up for a picture. Speech bubbles are edited in, of course.

 

If a character's powers aren't customized, turning them into an AE character (or using a Doppelganger) can also be a useful method to get in game shots of them. Though positioning them correctly can be an exercise in frustration (as is making them use the correct powers at the correct times), making it generally easier to just use the two accounts method.