Classic 2KD Character - New Thread...

[paulvonscott]

Oops, no longer can reply to message so to avoid confusion here is a new thread...

So far we have a bald dirty part time bin man and occasional bounty hunter and who lives in a post apocalyptic environment where everything seems to be run by 'the council'. He has eyes which is more than a lot of people I guess, three nipples (which seem to contain the personalities of his old 'bin' buddies)and a grouchy robotic assistant. He is armed with a large mace and bin lid and when you hear the words 'it's time for the killin' to begin' or 'Time to take out the trash' you'd better start to run.

While he is doing his part time 'bin run' he drives a council garbage van, however when is is on his bounty hunting assignments he takes the camel.

Height:
Weight:
Eyes: Yes
Hair: Bald
Skin: Dirty
Weird Bits: 3 nipples#
Powers (can add more than one):
Weapons (can add more than one):
1. A big mace
2. A bin lid shield
Armour (can add more than one):
Timeline: Post Apocalypse
SF/Fantasy/Horror (or combo): SF/Horror
Job/Profession: Part-time binman and occasional
Bounty hunter
Companions: Blue (in more ways than one) fur-covered grouchy robot companion*
Family:
Catchphrases (can add more than one):
1. "It is time fer the killin' to begin"
2. "Let's take out the trash!"
Enemies:
Vehicles:
1. A camel (1 hump, no name yet)
2. Access to a postapocalyptic bin truck
Titles of possible adventures:
(add as many as you wish to this)
"The Seven Magnificent Bin-Men"
"The Four Bin-Men of the Post-Apocalypse"
Writers: Scojo
Artists: Brendan McCarthy
Weaknesses:

Background Suggestions:
1. In this Post-apoc world, he is a part time bin man, delivering garbage from the land-fill mines to the trashies or 'grey trash' who are forced to recycle trash into useful items by the local council in return for food.

2. (#) Each nipple is possessed by the soul of a fallen comrade (Phil, Scott & Vernon), wiped out during the brutal breaking of the bin-men's strike of '04

3. (*) He has a companion (No name yet) based on a blue furry twentieth century kids toy with robotic innards he has scavenged from his 'finds'. The robot is generally in a bad mood and isn't a 'nice' robot despite looking a bit cute.

CURRENT CONTRIBUTORS:
JIM_CAMPBELL
KERTAP
MRWHIT
PVS
STU
WOOD

RULES
Build a classic 2000AD character!

Okay, what we are going for here is a roughly human male classic 2000AD character. Each person may add THREE item to the list, then cut and paste it into your new post. Other categories can also be suggested. Obviously it would be best if people could avoid the filthy comments (someone restrain Scojo and his Spermen). Once the character is finished, contributors may vote to veto three suggestions (you aren't allowed to change anything till THE END).

Then ta-rahhh! We'll have the new classic 2000AD character we really want (or deserve).

[Jim_Campbell]

Height:  4'3"
Weight:  180lbs
Eyes: Yes - and red
Hair: Bald
Skin: Dirty
Weird Bits: 3 nipples#
Powers (can add more than one):
Weapons (can add more than one):
1. A big mace
2. A bin lid shield
Armour (can add more than one): Festoned with all sorts of scavenged, oddball household appliances.  Some may double up as weapons.
"Eat MagiMix, scumbag!"
Timeline: Post Apocalypse
SF/Fantasy/Horror (or combo): SF/Horror
Job/Profession: Part-time binman and occasional
Bounty hunter
Companions: Blue (in more ways than one) fur-covered grouchy robot companion*
Family:
Catchphrases (can add more than one):
1. "It is time fer the killin' to begin"
2. "Let's take out the trash!"
Enemies:
Vehicles:
1. A camel (1 hump, no name yet)
2. Access to a postapocalyptic bin truck
Titles of possible adventures:
(add as many as you wish to this)
"Bin There, Done That"
"Zen and the Art of Garbage Disposal"
"A Fistful of Sh*te"
"The Seven Magnificent Bin-Men"
"The Four Bin-Men of the Post-Apocalypse"
Writers: Scojo
Artists: Brendan McCarthy
Weaknesses:

Background Suggestions:
1. In this Post-apoc world, he is a part time bin man, delivering garbage from the land-fill mines to the trashies or 'grey trash' who are forced to recycle trash into useful items by the local council in return for food.

2. (#) Each nipple is possessed by the soul of a fallen comrade (Phil, Scott & Vernon), wiped out during the brutal breaking of the bin-men's strike of '04

3. (*) He has a companion (No name yet)

Howsabout "Rosco" ...?

based on a blue furry twentieth century kids toy with robotic innards he has scavenged from his 'finds'. The robot is generally in a bad mood and isn't a 'nice' robot despite looking a bit cute.

[Jim_Campbell]

> So far we have a bald dirty part time bin man and occasional bounty hunter ...

And, if he has a pathological desire to inflict damage on all things Australian, we could call him ...

Oz-Harmer Bin Laden!

... I'll get me coat.

Cheers

Jim

PS - Thus setting up his mortal foe, the Combat Wombat ...

[Jim_Campbell]

> PS - Thus setting up his mortal foe, the Combat Wombat ...
 
... And George W Bush Baby ...

Cheers

Jim

[paulvonscott]

Okay... Thanks Jim.  Right, as it's bin (get used to it) a bit slow, Round 2!  Jim's had his second round, so he and his combat wombat can wait till round three.  All you others, fill in the gaps, neatien him up, he's almost there!  Four foot three?  Bloody 'ell, I thought he'd be twice that.  Oh well, never mind :)

Name Suggestions:
Bin Man Bernie
"Bernie - the meanest Bin-Man in the western district"
Height: 4'3"
Weight: 180lbs
Eyes: Yes - Red(-ish)
"It's not a mutation, it's conjunctivitis!"
Hair: Bald
Skin: Dirty
Weird Bits: 3 nipples (see 2. below)
Powers:
Weapons:
1. A big mace
2. A bin lid shield
Armour: Festoned with all sorts of scavenged, oddball household appliances. Some may double up as weapons.
"Eat MagiMix, scumbag!" (What's MagiMix?)
Timeline: Post Apocalypse
SF/Fantasy/Horror (or combo): SF/Horror
Job/Profession: Part-time binman and occasional
Bounty hunter
Companions: Rosco (see 3 below)
Family:
Catchphrases (can add more than one):
1. "It is time fer the killin' to begin"
2. "Let's take out the trash!"
Other sayings
1.  "Go bin-man-go!"
Enemies:
1.  The Council
"I don't like 'em, I just work for 'em"
Vehicles:
1. A camel (1 hump, no name yet).  
The camel talks, but he isn't intelligent, more like a parrot.
2. Access to a postapocalyptic bin truck (no name yet).
Titles of possible adventures:
"Bin There, Done That"
"Zen and the Art of Garbage Disposal"
"A Fistful of Crap"
"The Good, the Bad and the Bin Man"
"The One Magnificent Bin-Man"
"The Four Bin-Men of the Post-Apocalypse"
Writers: Scojo, John Wagner
Artists: Brendan McCarthy
Weaknesses:
Too good-hearted.

Background Suggestions:
1. In this Post-apoc world, he is a part time bin man, delivering garbage from the land-fill mines to the trashies or 'grey trash' who are forced to recycle trash into useful items by the local council in return for food.

1b. He makes a special point of dropping off 'something special' like a car battery (even though he's not supposed to carry them in his truck) and other stuff to people who are hard up.

2. Each nipple is possessed by the soul of a fallen comrade (Phil, Scott & Vernon), wiped out during the brutal breaking of the bin-men's strike of '04.  

2b.  Well.  Sort of.  While the boys were killed back in '04, he had his own nipples removed and a nipple from each lad transplanted onto him, so that one day he could raise the money to get them re-cloned (He read it in a comic he found in tip).  Hence the two jobs needed to raise the funds.  He does talk to them however and is very sensitive about people touching his nipples.

3. He has a companion "Rosco" based on a blue furry twentieth century kids toy with robotic innards he has scavenged from his 'finds'. The robot is generally in a bad mood and isn't a 'nice' robot despite looking a bit cute.

[Jim_Campbell]

> he and his combat wombat can wait till round three

Combat Wombat waits for no man!

"It's burrowing time!"

Cheers

Jim

[paulvonscott]

I don't know, I reckon all the wombats would be dead in this post-apocalyptic world.  How about a wonkey donkey?

I thought this was set in some irradiated part of England, mind you it could be australia (that is wombat country right) or maybe they escaped from a zoo.

Come to think of it, what is a wombat?  

'Warm Bat' however is probably quite a delicacy there.

Well, I think we need more wombat information before we make any crucial wombat related decisions.  Convene the wombat council!

[Jim_Campbell]

> Come to think of it, what is a wombat?

A stoical, grumpy marsupial of the burrowing kind. See link for details ...

Cheers

Jim

Link: http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/wildlife/factsheets/wombat.html" target="_blank">Wombat info here!

[paulvonscott]

"Wombats grow to about 1.3 metres in length, and can weigh up to 36 kilograms. They have a large, blunt head with small eyes and ears, and a short, muscular neck. Their sharp claws and stubby, powerful legs make them great diggers. Wombats have been known to live for up to 27 years in captivity."

1.3 Metres long!  And that's just your common wombat, the rad wombat or 'combat wombat' is probably much bigger.  Though maybe not as smart.

I thought that many folk may live underground anyway, so the rad wombat would be a right bloody menace!

For all those people who wanted wombats (i.e. Jim) they are now in.  Perhaps they could add the horror element that we've been sorely lacking.

So barrocade your burrows, batten the trash hatches, reinforce the walls, there is a menace in the dark tonight.

It has a name...

wombat

[Jim_Campbell]

Also on the subject, this excerpt from 'Australiana for Beginners' (I believe it's from a fanfic Hitch-Hiker's Guide entry) which popped up on the NG a little while back:

"The second confusing thing about Australia is the animals. They can be  divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd and Sheep. It is true that of  the 10 most poisonous arachnids on the planet, Australia has 9 of them.  Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 most poisonous  arachnids, Australia has all of them. However there are curiously few  snakes, possibly because the spiders have killed them all. But even the spiders won't go near the sea. Any visitors should be careful to check inside boots (before putting them on), under toilet seats (before sitting down) and generally everywhere else. A stick is very useful for this task.

Strangely, it tends to be the second class of animals (the Odd) that are  more dangerous. The creature that kills the most people each year is the common Wombat. It is nearly as ridiculous as its name and spends its life
digging holes in the ground, in which it hides. During the night it comes out to eat worms and grubs. The Wombat kills people in two ways: First, the animal is indestructible. Digging holes in the hard Australian clay builds  muscles that outclass Olympic weightlifters. At night, they often wander the
roads. Semi -trailers (road trains) have hit them at high speed, with all 9 wheels on one side, and this merely makes them very annoyed. They express this by snorting, glaring and walking away. Alas, to smaller cars, they wombat becomes an asymmetrical launching pad, with results that can be
imagined, but not adequately described.

The second way the wombat kills people relates to its burrowing behaviour.
If a person happens to put their hand down a Wombat hole, the Wombat will  feel the disturbance and think "Ho! My hole is collapsing!" at which it will brace its muscled legs and push up against the roof of its burrow with incredible force to prevent its collapse. Any unfortunate hand will be
crushed and attempts to withdraw will cause the Wombat to simply bear down harder. The unfortunate will then bleed to death through their crushed hand as the wombat prevents him from seeking assistance. This is considered the third most embarrassing known way to die, and Australians don't talk about it much."

Cheers

Jim

[paulvonscott]

Well, he's pretty much almost complete, so get your suggestions in while you can....  

"There are a lot of strange folk out in the Western District and many evil things that go by many strange names.  But one man fought them all.  His name was Bernie, and they called him the meanest Bin-Man in the Western District.  This is his tale..."

So far Bernie is bald, 4' 3" (though mighty of spirit), dirty, has reddish eyes and three nipples as well as being incredibly strong.  Which is essential when you are a part time bin man and occasional bounty hunter and who lives in a post apocalyptic environment where the local council rules everything with a rod of uranium.  

He is armed with a large mace, bin lid and assorted scavenged goods. When you hear the words 'it's time for the killin' to begin' or 'Time to take out the trash' you'd better start to run or start dying.

While on his bounty hunting assignments for the council (or anyone with the money though he can often be conned into taking a job to help someone out) he takes his talking camel.  

Camel: "You see he gets this crazy idea you're laughing at him"

The world is a grim nightmarish wasteland that is dominated by the 'Councils' the only organised powers that survived the great apocalypse.  Bernie lives in, and works for the Western District Council.  Here the prime produce is trash, mined from landfill sites and delivered by the bin men to the 'trashies' who recycle rubbish into useful items (sort of post apocalyptic wombles) in return for a meagre ration of food.  The trashies have underground homes and have a rationed trash delivery every week.

The strike of '04 was caused when the council decided to reduce the crew on the garbage trucks from four down to two.  In the resulting strike, all of Bernies buddies bought it.  Fortunately he has had a nipple from each of his fallen comrades grafted onto him so one day they may be re-cloned and live again.

Shunning a human partner, Bernie works with Rosco, his 'social dysfunctional' robotic partner "I wasn't designed to function in society, whaddya expect, jerk?!" that Bernie had built from salvaged parts and housed in a blue kids puppet from the late twentieth century.



CURRENT CONTRIBUTORS:
JIM_CAMPBELL, KERTAP, MRWHIT, PVS, STU, WOOD

NAME:
Bin Man Bernie
HEIGHT:
4'3"
WEIGHT:
180lbs
EYES:
Yes - Reddish "It's not a mutation, its conjunctivitis!"
HAIR:
Bald
SKIN:
Dirty
WEIRD BITS:
3 nipples (see notes below)
POWERS:
He's tough and strong.  Like all bin-men are.
WEAPONS:
A big mace and a bin lid shield
ARMOUR:
Festooned with all sorts of scavenged, oddball household appliances. Some may double up as weapons. "Eat MaxiBlend 4000, scumbag!  Dice or slice?  Your choice."
TIMELINE:
Post Apocalypse, the early 22nd Century. 2113 Approx.
GENRE:
SF/Horror
PROFESSION:
Part-time bin man and occasional bounty hunter
COMPANIONS:
Rosco (see note below)
FAMILY:
?
CATCHPHRASES:
"It is time fer the killin' to begin" & "Let's take out the trash!"
Other inspirational sayings:  "Go bin-man-go!"
ENEMIES:
The Council "I don't like 'em, I just work for 'em"
Rad Wombats "There are many evils in this world, but wombats they'se the worst!"
The Garbage Highwayman "Stand and deliver, your garbage or your life!"
Garbage Raiders.
VEHICLES:
A camel (1 hump). The camel talks, but he isn't intelligent, more like a parrot.
Access to a post-apocalyptic bin truck (no name yet).
ADVENTURES:
"Bin There, Done That"
"To Bin or Not to Bin?"
"Zen and the Art of Garbage Disposal"
"A Fistful of Crap"
"The Good, the Bad and the Bin Man"
"The One Magnificent Bin-Man"
"The Four Bin-Men of the Post-Apocalypse"
WRITERS:
Scojo or John Wagner
ARTISTS:
Brendan McCarthy
WEAKNESSES:
Too good-hearted.

Background Suggestions:
1. In this Post-apoc world, he is a part time bin man, delivering garbage from the land-fill mines to the trashies or 'grey trash' who are forced to recycle trash into useful items by the local council in return for food.

1b. He makes a special point of dropping off 'something special' like a car battery (even though he's not supposed to carry them in his truck) and other stuff to people who are hard up.

2. Each nipple is possessed by the soul of a fallen comrade (Phil, Scott & Vernon), wiped out during the brutal breaking of the bin-men's strike of '04.

2b. Well. Sort of. While the boys were killed back in '04, he had his own nipples removed and a nipple from each lad transplanted onto him, so that one day he could raise the money to get them re-cloned (He read it in a comic he found in tip). Hence the two jobs needed to raise the funds. He does talk to them however and is very sensitive about people touching his nipples.

3. He has a companion "Rosco" based on a blue furry twentieth century kids toy with robotic innards he has scavenged from his 'finds'. The robot is generally in a bad mood and isn't a 'nice' robot despite looking a bit cute.

[2000AD Online]

Having just got out of the shower, I propose the following:

WEAKNESSES: a dermatological irritation of the lower forepart of his legs exacerbated by concentrated warm to hot water directed onto this specific area.

[Anemic_Newt]

Here's my suggestion for the whole character - some sort of black cool looking mess, that shows up, kicks butt, doesn't say anything at all, and buggers off each week. Give it a cool sounding name such as "     "
Suggestions for story could be:
Week 1:- Part 1
Week 2:- Part 1 told from a witnesses perspective
Week 3:- Part 1 reprise
Week 4:- The best of Part 1
Week 5:- Classic Part 1
Week 6:- The Ultimate Part 1
Week 7:- in a totally separate story introduce another character that gets people guessing what or who it is! Meanwhile in "    " Part 1 reminder which hints at something new for "Part 2!"
Week 8:- The Long Promised Part 2 - but of the three pages of story use 21/2 pages as recap from last week. At the end of the episode hint that the "     " is going to say something
Weeks 9-15 repeat as for part 1
Should get people talking about the character each week - I bet it would work!!!!! Oh and get some fairly decent newish artist to draw it - my vote is for Glenn Fabry or Kev Walker.


Anemic_Newt - who just might have been lurking under a plant in the 2k editorial offices when the proposal for some story [sic] came in

[Anemic_Newt]

not that Glenn or Kev are exactly new - but again it would get people talking

Sorry PVS  for interrupting the good work you and the rest have put in so far to the new classic character

[paulvonscott]

Hi newt, heh no problem, it's Bernie you want to apologise to.

No, really, we gave about 7 posts over to whether wombats should be in the storyline, so it really doesn't matter.

You may need to reply to an earlier post to get your post up everybody.  I won't start a new thread till he's finished.  I don't think there's really anything left to do (apart from add the shin weakness) but any last minute suggestions freely taken!

Cheers

PVS