Ok guys. Everyone of us who has played  :ff: or  :ffvstr: really enjoyed being able to do our own original custom heroes/villains. I think it would be interesting if we could all see what each and every one of us were able to come up with. That very one original character you can be most proud of. Complete with name,stats,attributes, powers,and any other details you may wish to add. Say for example an origin. But if you guys aren't into details a general description would do. I think it would be interesting to see how original we can be, or see if our ideas closely resemble others. What do you think guys? ^_^ Just thought, it would be a nice thread to add. Of course, i am not sure if this kind of topic has already been posted before. :P

My favorite original character is always the one I'm working on right now!

And at the moment I'm working on the Hoodoo Man, a fun little character I started on right after FFVTR came out and only now am getting back to. He's a voodoo-based villain using the Black Talon hex and skin by SfoMark (based on the Ocean Master mesh by wingzero.)


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Hero File: vu hoodoo man
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Info:
     File Type:    FFv3R
     Mesh:         library\characters\Ocean Master_basic_BlackTalon\character.nif
     Skin:         standard
     Material:     Flesh
     Weight:       170  lbs
     AI:           CZeroCost
     Voice:       

Stats:
     Strength:     3    Normal
     Speed:        4    Fast
     Agility:      3    Normal
     Endurance:    4    Hardy
     Energy:       7    Extraordinarily Powerful

Attributes:
     Claws                         
     Levitate                     
     Nimble                       
     Summoner (grade 2)           
     Frostbite                     

Powers:
     chicken scratch (Melee):
             DamageType:          Crushing           
             Magnitude:           Medium
             Energy Point Cost:   None
             Stun:                None
             Knockback:           None
             Swiftness:           Normal
             Arc:                 No Arc
             Level:               2
             Animation Name:      melee                         
             Attached FX Name:    evilfemale_scratch           

     hoodoo (Ranged - Explosive Projectile):
             DamageType:          Hex                 
             Magnitude:           Very High
             Energy Point Cost:   Medium
             Stun:                None
             Knockback:           None
             Velocity:            Normal
             Radius:              90 Degrees
             Range:               Long
             Accuracy:            High
             Level:               2
             Animation Name:      ranged_5                     
             Attached FX Name:    thebard_alas_poor_yorick     
             Power Flags:         Homing

     hard to kill (Passive Defense):
             Block Type:          Normal
             Success Rating:      Rare
             Level:               2
             Animation Name:                                   
             Attached FX Name:                                 
             Damage Blocked:      Mental
                                  Mystical
                                  Crushing
                                  Piercing
             Defense Flags:       Always Active
             Attacks Blocked:     Melee
                                  Ranged

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generated by EZHERO
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His normal powers are nothing special. He has a (pretty anemic) melee attack and a Hex projectile attack. He can also levitate.

What makes him fun are his FFX attributes. He has Summoner Grade 2, which he uses to summon zombies. He can also summon chicken bombs. Chicken bombs are just what you'd think they are: exploding chickens. All the chicken bombs can do is walk towards a hero, then blow themselves to smitheens.

But what really makes the Hoodoo Man special is his customized Frostbite attribute. Instead of radiating cold damage every few seconds, he radiates Tombstone's Dancing Dead power ... meaning that every few seconds he ressurrects any dead zombies or chicken bombs that have fallen near him.

The longer you fight, the more zombies you defeat, the bigger the Hoodoo Man's army gets! (Of course the smart thing to do is to ignore the zombies at the start and take out the Hoodoo Man first.)

Probably Phantasm from the Metal Storm mod. (tho this version and the upcomign version in the mod are a bit different for balance reasons).

I like him because he is versatile without being overwhelming.  You can whip just about anyone, but not by simply wading in and punching away (well actually some guys you can beat that way!!)

Not to retype his entire background from the website, I'll sum up.  Robert Chan was the son of a US naval officer and a Japanese civilian worker at the US Naval base at Okinawa.  From a young age he exhibited strange abilities that he kept secret from everyone as much as possible.  His younger brother Mihn found out however and the the two used Bobby's powers to cause mischief and clown around.  Bobby was able to project illusions through sheer force of will, complete with sound.  He could also use the power to make himself and others invisible as he wished.  When he grew older, he fell in with the Yakuza as a teen and began to work as a 'special agent' for them utilizing his special powers.  He crossed paths with a MI-5 operator in China eventually and she convinced him that we was working for the wrong people.  Bobby eventually returned with her to the UK and was accepted into MI-5's elite special forces - Metal Storm.  Adopting the codename Mirage, he served with the team for several years.

Eventually he learned that his brother had fallen in with the Yazuka back in Japan and went to try to remove his brother from the organization.  He instead discovered that Mihn had been used as a test subject in a Yakuza experiment turning him into the monstrous Wolfwere.  Bobby defeated his brother in battle after failing to reason with him, but Minh escaped.  Bobby then annihilated most of his former Yakuza colleagues in retribution for what had been done and returned to Metal Storm.

Some years later, Bobby was captured by the forces of Reich Four after being nearly killed in combat.  Large portions of his body were repaired cybernetically and the R4 telepath Napoleon used his powers to amplify Bobby's illusion abilities.  As a result, Bobby can now form solid constructs as well as illusions and all of his projections have sound, smell and even taste to them.

Bobby was eventually rescued by Metal Storm and adopted the new codename 'Phantasm' to reflect his altered abilities.


Strength - 4
Agility - 6
Speed - 5
Endurance - 5
Energy - 7


Attributes :

Summoner 4 (plasmatic)
acrobat
plasma sculptor (independent)
cybernetic brain
illusionist

powers:
Kung fu strike - a damaging, high stun attack
kung fu flurry - weaker multi hit melee
invisbility
cloning (de ja vu copy power)
Lord of Illusions (an area enrage attack to simulate making enemies think their allies are enemies by illusion)
razor shards - high damage penetrating metal shards from the cybernetic arm
Displacement - 50% passive vs all but area to simulate the fact that phantasm commonly turns himself invisible and has a illusion of himself remain to mislead attackers
Confusion - a vertigo attack as Phantasm confuses his enemies with illusions
cloaking - make an ally invisible
force field - a wall of phantasmal force that stops attacks




Phantasm has some pretty damn tough summons and a pretty high energy stat, so he can really dish it out.  His kung fu is tough enough to spank most non armored/ non super strength types and his razor projectiles do nice damage too. 

Thanks Human Ton and Wickerman for the input. Those are some wickedly strong characters you both got there. :) 

I like to share the very first hero file i created for  :ff:

At the time,I was not yet aware of the various skins and meshes available for download, so I had to work with the skins/mesh initially provided in the game.And I chose the one that appealed to me the best,the male_belt mesh.

I wanted to base his powers based on the look of his costume. Having a visor, similar to that of Cyclops,I gave him an Energy Blast from the eyes. (Yeah i know,no originality at all.. :P) Then he had this target or bullseye logo on the back of his costume. So i thought, he could have some enhanced senses to make him quite a marksman. And since the bullseye also seemed to make me dizzy just by looking at it. I thought....if he had enhanced senses, why not the ability to control the senses of his enemies. Thus was born...Sensor. :lol:

Here are that stats I made for him.


STR 3 NORMAL                                 
SPD 6 EXTREMELY FAST
AGL 7 EXTRAORDINARILY NIMBLE
END 6 EXTREMELY HARDY
ENG 4 POWERFUL

ATTRIBUTES: CRACKSHOT, CYBERNETIC BRAIN,LIGHT SPEED,DANGER SENSE,NIMBLE

POWERS: 1. RAY TRACER BLAST (forgive me,could think of a good name  ^_^)
                 damage type: energy
                 magnitude:     high
                 energy cost:   minor
                 stun:             none
                 knockback:     high
                 velocity:         fast
                 range:            long
                 accuracy:       high
                 (animation: ranged_4,fx energy focus)

             2. RADAR SENSE (PASSIVE DEFENSE)
                  block type:    deflect melee and range;crushing and piercing only.
                  success rate: 85% almost always (Hey,it was my first time,now i know this is way too high)

             3. SENSE DISRUPTOR (AREA ATTACK)
                  damage type: mental blank
                  magnitude:     extreme
                  energy cost:   minor
                  stun/knockbk:  none
                  radius:           large 32 ft.
                 (animation: ranged_4,fx cortical suppression)

There you have it. A not so expensive hero. But to me was a great addition to the Freedom Force team.
I don't know what i could have done without him. ^_^


                 

     There is this one hero file that I really like. I tried to put in as much thought into balance, and when I take her into the danger room, she can be just as easily the gal on top as she can be the first to wipe out; it's all in her you use her.

Info:
     Hero Name:    intuition
     Skin:         standard
     Material:     Flesh
     Weight:       120  lbs

Mesh:female_longhair

Stats:
     Strength:     3   
     Speed:        4   
     Agility:      9   
     Endurance:    4   
     Energy:       7

Attributes:
     danger sense                 
     precognitive*                 
     disguise*                     
     enhanced senses*             
     astral projection*   (her astral form has fewer powers, but is dramatically fast when at full energy; fragile, but deadly)

Powers:
     illusion (Direct):
             DamageType:          Special - Panic
             Magnitude:           High
             Energy Point Cost:   Low
             Range:               Long
             Level:               3
             Animation Name:      ranged                       
             Attached FX Name:    mirage_fearillusion           

     manipulate (Direct):
             DamageType:          Special - Hypnopsis
             Magnitude:           High
             Energy Point Cost:   Low
             Range:               Long
             Level:               3
             Animation Name:      ranged                       
             Attached FX Name:    marine_telepathy             

     focus break (Ranged - Beam): swapped with WEAKEN
             DamageType:          Power Null
             Magnitude:           High
             Energy Point Cost:   Medium
             Stun:                High
             Velocity:            Fast
             Range:               Long
             Accuracy:            Very High
             Level:               3
             Animation Name:      ranged_2                     
             Attached FX Name:    psimon_beam                   
             Power Flags:         Penetrating

     dilate powers (Direct):
             DamageType:          Special - Hex
             Magnitude:           High
             Energy Point Cost:   Low
             Stun:                None
             Knockback:           None
             Range:               Long
             Level:               3
             Animation Name:      ranged_2                     
             Attached FX Name:    martian_telepathy             

     peace of mind (Direct):
             DamageType:          Cerebral Balance
             Energy Point Cost:   Medium
             Range:               Long
             Level:               3
             Animation Name:      ranged_2                     
             Attached FX Name:    psycho_butterfly             

     jostle (Melee): very basic melee
             
     telepathic resistance (Passive Defense):
             Block Type:          Normal
             Success Rating:      Occasional
             Level:               5         
             Damage Blocked:      Mental
             Defense Flags:       Inactive
             Attacks Blocked:     all

     telepathic swarm (Area):
             DamageType:          Special - Mind Blank
             Magnitude:           Very High
             Energy Point Cost:   Medium
             Radius:              Large
             Animation Name:      area                         
             Attached FX Name:    butterfliesstorm             

     psychic storm (Special): swapped with MENTAL DAMAGE
             Special Type:        Cloak of Shadows
             Energy Point Cost:   Medium
             Animation Name:      area                         
             Attached FX Name:    AC TELEPATHIC BLAST BLU       

P.S. She's a good gal.  :thumbup: