megaplayboy Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) This, following the "Giant Sized Man-Thing" discussion raises disturbing images. Disturbing, but somewow funny. You don't want to see under the Great Scot's kilt, believe me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Desmarais Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) I always thought is was funny that he claimed his power was actually shrinking (he's naturally huge). Isn't his power technically Shrinking though? I thought he gets bigger if he's knocked out... (Trigger for Growth' date=' since actually giving him Shrinking probably screws things up)[/quote'] This was only in the "Threeboot" version of the team (the Mark Waid > Tony Bedard > Jim Shooter series). In all prior (and the upcoming future) incarnation of the book he was a regular Earth-born human who acquired the power to grow due to "exposure to weird radiation". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Atom-smasher is infinity inc/JSA not All star squadron (His god father the Atom wore a similar costume' date=' but did not grow)[/quote'] Fixed. thanks, I thought that felt wrong but haven't gotten around to double checking yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) This was only in the "Threeboot" version of the team (the Mark Waid > Tony Bedard > Jim Shooter series). In all prior (and the upcoming future) incarnation of the book he was a regular Earth-born human who acquired the power to grow due to "exposure to weird radiation". The Micro Lad version of Gim Allon has what is arguably the best origin in comics today With Paul Levitz coming back to Legion soon though we don't know what is going to happen to characters like Colossal Boy that have had such big changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Samson Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) The Micro Lad version of Gim Allon has what is arguably the best origin in comics today With Paul Levitz coming back to Legion soon though we don't know what is going to happen to characters like Colossal Boy that have had such big changes. This would be a fun way to build a Growth Brick in Champions I think. Build him or her without Growth at a permenantly Giant Size, then throw in Shrinking. I just may give it a go sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) This would be a fun way to build a Growth Brick in Champions I think. Build him or her without Growth at a permenantly Giant Size' date=' then throw in Shrinking. I just may give it a go sometime.[/quote'] Did this version of the character grow when knocked out at 'normal human' size? If not, it'd be easier and cheaper to just build it with Growth + 0 End & Persistent and just call it sfx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Just a image I ran across today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) I read this article and immediately thought of this thread. Obviously, if one is going for a touch of realism, all the problems presented with scaling can be addressed and solved some how. And in so doing, one can probably come up with new and interesting powers, abilities and complications The Biology of B-Movie Monsters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) I read this article and immediately thought of this thread. Obviously, if one is going for a touch of realism, all the problems presented with scaling can be addressed and solved some how. And in so doing, one can probably come up with new and interesting powers, abilities and complications The Biology of B-Movie Monsters yeah, yeah, yeah, the old "square-cube" problem (strength is an area function, mass is a volume thing, so doubling height quadruples strength but octuples mass; plus there's overheating issues for scaled up animals, too)--I'd just handwave and babble something about "carbon nano-fiber" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) yeah' date=' yeah, yeah, the old "square-cube" problem (strength is an area function, mass is a volume thing, so doubling height quadruples strength but octuples mass; plus there's overheating issues for scaled up animals, too)--I'd just handwave and babble something about "carbon nano-fiber" [/quote'] I have sometimes suggested (depending on campaign setting) that every creature exists in more than the four perceptible dimensions. Otherwise, how does a character with growth (or density increase) accumulate extra mass when he grows? Where does the extra mass go when a shrinking character shrinks? Well, it goes to (or comes from) some adjacent dimension where it remains available by whatever principle (SCIENCE!) that allows it to come or go as required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) That's pretty much how Pym Particles work. They shunt/ pull mass from another dimension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera 12 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) That's pretty much how Pym Particles work. They shunt/ pull mass from another dimension. In fact, that's IIRC the default Marvel way of handling growth/shrinking/density manipulation. (The mass for density increase has to come from somewhere, too, after all; a character altering only his or her density while keeping mass constant would necessarily end up shrinking or growing as well.) Doesn't really explain why that mass is in that conveniently accessible other dimension in the first place, of course, or why it always automatically matches whatever it needs to be applied to, or why it shifting back and forth like that seemingly at random (that is, as needed by the character in question and/or the plot) never seems to incur any unexpected side effects whatsoever. It's Handwavium at its finest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Just thought I'd provide some inspiration. Not all giants are in the NBA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) ::rushes out to buy some mountain climbing gear:: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Just thought I'd provide some inspiration. Not all giants are in the NBA![/center] I'll see that and raise you this: http://thechive.com/2009/11/26/new-photos-of-the-worlds-tallest-model-arrive-10-photos-1-video/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Someone get Log-Man some oxygen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Here's a real life giant: [ATTACH]36897[/ATTACH] I wrote this up and didn't know where else to put it. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary asks, where could you fit something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljHbemPog7w&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Hero Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Just thought I'd provide some inspiration. Not all giants are in the NBA! When I saw this pic, I thought two words: 'GOD ALMIGHTY!' And I checked out Bloodstone's pic as well. Somebody get me a ladder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Someday I need to get back to this project. I've got 3 half-completed essays going, but my 15 point Psych Lim: Easily Distracted is hard to overcome. Here's an interesting coincidence I ran across: a few months ago I discovered a group in deviantArt dedicated to giantess fetish art. It was started the same month I posted this. Freaky, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Rule 34? Lucius Alexander Doesn't apply to palindromedaries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Rule 34? Giantesses seem to be a fairly popular fetish, actually. At least, that's what I hear. Lucius Alexander Doesn't apply to palindromedaries Fortunately, I made the roll on my Psych Lim: Curiosity so i won't try to disprove this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: My Heroes Have Always Been GIANTS! (Long) Dang it, now you made me curious. Lucius Alexander I should have trademarked the palindromedary long ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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