Post by pudgimelon on Aug 25, 2007 14:23:29 GMT
pudgimelon said:
I thought it would be fun to make a list of the characters by "power-level", at least how I'd rank them. I got a bit carried away. It's a loooooong pic, so have fun scrolling!
I'll post my reasoning below. Here's the list:
THE LIST (BIG IMAGE!)
The Coyote: Ysengrin's diety. He's an immortal god who created the race of glass-eyed shadow-men. Devious, intelligent, and possibly quite mad. He can pimp-slap Ysengrin one minute and stick his nose up Annie's skirt the next. Completely unpredictable and probably the most dangerous and powerful entity encountered so far. He wants Renardine dead or captured pretty bad, but we don't know why yet.
Muut: Death-god or Styxian ferryman, either way, he's a top-tier power.
The Headmaster: So far we haven't seen him do much, but anyone who can roll their eyes with such disdain at Ysengrin is clearly a very confident and/or powerful individual. Plus, he runs the Court, so he's unlikely to be a wimp.
General Ysengrin: General Tree-Wolf-man has some serious anger management issues. Can take a full-power chop of Eglamore's sword with barely a scratch, so he might even be stronger than Renardine.
Reynardine, the Great: Can possess people and dragons (killing them in the process). He's Coyote's cousin, but what that really means in terms of his power is anybody's guess. He likes to play with dolls and flirt with little girls. So even if he's not a god, he's at the very least a super-creepy demon who's occassionally funny (when he's not trying to kill you). Being Coyote's "cousin" (and probably adversary), might mean that he's more powerful than Ysengrin, but so far, Anja, Eglamore and Annie have all bested him, so that knocks him down a notch. Perhaps he's just off his "A"-game lately.
The White Lady: Don't know much about her yet, except that she's extremely rude and REALLY spooky. She's marked Annie for some reason, which will certainly come up later.
Zeta (Zimmy): She can make nightmares become reality and she scares the crap out of Renardine. If it weren't for Gamma reigning her in, she'd be extremely dangerous to be around.
Gamma Czarnecki (: She seems to be linked to Zimmy and keeps her the nightmares at bay. She's a medium, and a better one than Annie (at least according to Zimmy, and Annie's probably an even better medium than her mom, hence Gamma's placement above the "super-teachers"). Her power levels are probably off the scale (would have to be in order to control Zimmy's "static"), but her shyness probably limits her from achieving full potential.
Surma Carver: The center of an Anthony-James-Renardine love triangle. She was probably the best medium the Court had in a long time, but got mixed up in something bad and paid for it with her life. The cause of her death is one of the great unsolved mysteries of the comic.
Anthony Carver: No data on him yet, but he's probably at least as powerful as James. Ysengrin seemed especially eager to link the Tic-Toc to him. Because he's so prominent on the enemy's radar screen, that probably means he's quite powerful. Why he abandoned Annie without a word after his wife's death is another great mystery, but even if he had good reasons, that's still an incredibly cold thing to do to a child. Like they said, the Road to being a JERK is paved with the best intentions.
Donald Donlan: His shield held off Ysengrin's assault. Which means he's got some pretty good mojo. He "helped" Kat with her anti-grav cycle so he knows his science too. And he's also totally styling those nerd glasses! Go, Go, Ska-Daddy-o!
James Eglamore: Super-bounding, tree-whacking dragon-slayer. Can kick Renardine's butt at least, so he's a pretty buff dude. Not so hot against shrubby-wolfmen, though.
Anja Donlan: Can use binding magic and probably shield's too. She's also highly perceptive (sensed Renardine in the toy before he revealed himself). What else she can do, we'll have to wait and see. Seems unhindered by the fact that she has no eyeballs.
Jones: No data at all. Other than she's REALLY interested in Annie.
Dr. Randy Disaster: Saves the Earth from holographic "alien menaces" mainly by sending kids to do the dirty work for him, but he can ride around the halls on a motor-scooter, so he must have some serious pull with the higher-ups. Anyone who's had one of his classes would have to agree: He's the Best. Teacher. Ever!
The Gardener: Runs the artificial environment room, so he probably planted the "arm", which means he's probably got more skill than the average teacher. Has a weakness for gardening jokes though.
Glass-eyed Men: Birthed by the Coyote after he laughed in the middle of creating his own race of Men, the shadow people don't seem any more or less prone to evil than human beings. Shadow 2, for example, is a nice kid and his family seemed genuinely happy at his return. On the other hand, a shadow man possessed robot and nearly killed Annie in his desire to capture Renardine. So while they may not be evil, they certainly have their own agenda and set of goals.
Antimony "Annie" Carver: The Protagonist of our story. She's a medium and unphased by supernatural. Her powers of deception are awesome even by Renardine's standards, but her biggest asset seems to be her polite manners and courteous speech. We forget at times that she's still a kid and thus at the mercy of well-meaning adults sometimes, but she'll grow into her full powers soon enough.
Katerina "Kat" Donlan: BFF and Science Genius Girl. Thinks alchemy is "hokey", but with parents like her's she is sure to develop some serious talents.
Alistair "Aly": First love, now a bird. Sigh. Happens all the time...
Tic Tocs: Saved Annie, hated by Zimmy and Ysengrin, and a mystery for Anja and the others. They can "infect" the forest with technology, so they are much more than mere winged security cameras.
Mort: Needed a little help to get started, but an OK guy for a spook.
Basil the Minotaur: Not a particular scary mythological beast. He's still bummed about Theseus busting up his birthday party.
Parley and Smits: Mediums-in-training. Clearly still needing A LOT more training!
Other teachers: You know, the one's without super-powers, they get stuck on gate-duty, judging science fairs, or teaching Geography. If you're a teacher, you know that means you're on the bottom of the food-chain.
Robots: Boop-Be-Doo! Scarper, Montgomery! Doo! Doo!
Willie Winsbury: A butt.
Janet: Doesn't like getting woken up before she's ready.
Paz: Scared of clowns.
Sullivan's John: Go-to man when someone's need to stand in the background of a panel to make it look like there's a classroom full of kids around.
Shadow 2: Still just a kid.
Robot: Optimism defined.
Faeries: Too busy making dewdrops and rusting nails to do much else. Like to get mashed by rocks or not.
Enigmarons: Can't build a proper death ray without arms.
Boxbot: Because nobody likes boxbot.
