Robotics/FF or Thugs/FF Thematic Build. Help me choose!

[VPrime]

Name: 'Mr. Draydeon' 

 

Abilities: Mr. Draydeon is a scientific genius, with expertise in the fields of biology, genetics, physics, and engineering. Draydeon has experimented extensively on himself, genetically altering his own DNA. 

 

Bio: Not much is known about the illusive Mr. Draydeon. Some say that he has connections with the U.S. Government, Crey Industries, and Arachnos.

 

(Think Mr. Sinister/Ironman)

 

Robotics fits easily with the theme without much extra input. 

 

 

Thugs fits the theme when pets are described as...

 

Punks/Test Subjects: Genetic modification has given them enhanced strength, speed, and durablity.

 

Enforcers/Enhanced Subjects: Advanced genetic modification has given them enhanced strength, speed, and durability.

 

Bruiser/Project Titan: Project Titan is the culmination of Draydeon's genetic experiments. Subjects under this project received extensive genetic modification resulting in exponential musculature and structure growth, giving each Project Titan subject substantial super strength, speed, and durability. 

 

 

 

I really like the concept of both, as they each fit the theme in their own way.

 

My Pro/Con List:

 

Robotics Pro's:

Awesome summon animation/sound

HEALING!

Pure theme, no imagination needed.

 

Robotics Con's:

Protector Bot's bubble color unchangeable.

 

 

Thugs Pro's:

Fit the theme/concept "perfectly" with a little imagination.

The Bruiser is the perfect Project Titan, and helps a main theme throughout my connected characters backstories.

 

Thugs Con's:

Horrible summon animation/sound

NO healing!

Gangwar does not fit concept!

 

 

I need help deciding!

 

Thank you in advance!

[kelika2]

you can probably alter you dna to be a cryogenesist or something and make a cold hard machine type deal and go bot/cold

 

still be stacking defenses and have some slow/snare options for when your ass bot gets all those burn patches

[pawstruck]

IMHO, the thugs thing is a stretch; so much so that it would bother me as the creator. "So I genetically modified random street thugs to... shoot their guns..?"

 

Why wouldn't they just be normal people (not thugs)? Why would they use pistols? Why not ninjas, and call them genetically modified? 

 

Sorry, I don't mean to knock your concept necessarily... Just to me, the robots fit and the thugs don't. My 2inf

[VPrime]

On 8/3/2024 at 7:32 PM, pawstruck said:

IMHO, the thugs thing is a stretch; so much so that it would bother me as the creator. "So I genetically modified random street thugs to... shoot their guns..?"

 

Why wouldn't they just be normal people (not thugs)? Why would they use pistols? Why not ninjas, and call them genetically modified? 

 

Sorry, I don't mean to knock your concept necessarily... Just to me, the robots fit and the thugs don't. My 2inf

 

Thank you so much! This is the feedback I was looking for!

 

I did have a hard time "stretching" the thugs idea to make it work.

 

My thought was, Captain America-like serum. Even though he was genetically enhanced to be stronger and faster than normal soldiers, he still uses a shield, and in some instances, a gun.

Even though the thugs have enhanced strength, a gun would still be more efficient and effective for the lower level strength. Where as, someone like the bruiser, has a greater degree of superhuman strength, so his punches are actually more impacting than bullets.

 

As far as "thugs"...I guess the idea is that "thugs" are only type of lowly human that would "sign up" to be someone's lackey in return for super powers?

 

I definitely, definitely, agree with you that Robots do inherently fit better with the concept.

[VPrime]

On 8/3/2024 at 7:32 PM, pawstruck said:

IMHO, the thugs thing is a stretch; so much so that it would bother me as the creator. "So I genetically modified random street thugs to... shoot their guns..?"

 

Why wouldn't they just be normal people (not thugs)? Why would they use pistols? Why not ninjas, and call them genetically modified? 

 

Sorry, I don't mean to knock your concept necessarily... Just to me, the robots fit and the thugs don't. My 2inf

 

Just to update, I did go with Robotics/FF.

 

Thank you again for your help and giving me the feedback I was looking for!