*Main Post* 30 Days of Scans! Day 30: Build your dream team of five characters

[benicio127]

IT'S THE LAST DAY. LAST DAY. :O




This is so sad, but I haven't given this one all that much thought.

We already have a team I really love... although I would love it *more* if say Selina was on this team and perhaps Jason and Cass hung out with Babs once in awhile.



As for other dream teams... Oh what could have been... Generation Lost was originally supposed to have Connor Hawke and Jason Todd on the team So to those two, I'd add Cass Cain, Jaime Reyes and maybe Grace Choi because she's been in limbo forever. Mia Dearden, Steph Brown, Roy Harper and Anissa Pierce can come and hang out at their clubhouse of awesome.

THE FUTURE ASSKICKERS TEAM: Damian Wayne, Lian Harper, Sin Queen Lance, and Jai and Iris West.

Comments

[halialkers]

Let's see:

Three dream teams:

Future Birds of Prey: Cassandra Kane, Cassandra Sandsmark, Kara Zor-El, Atlee, and M'Gann M'Rann

Heavy Hitters League: Superman, Martian Manhunter, Donna Troy, and Wonder Woman

League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen, DCU style: Cassandra Kane for the leader, Stephanie Brown for her Allan Quatermain analogue, Raven for Mr. Hyde (hey, it fits), Duela Dent for Hawley Griffin, and Little Barda for Captain Nemo.

[another_murray]

Your icon...intrigues me. Where is it from?

[halialkers]

Cuntfucius. If you'd like you can gank. Be sure to credit Cunfucius for it, though.

[terrykun]

But... but... Atlee and M'gann on the same team would make the universe implode!

[halialkers]

An implosion of sheer awesome, though, you must admit.

[lieut_kettch]

I'd like a junior version of the BoP: Proxy (Wendy Harris), Batgirl (Stephanie Brown), Misfit (Charlotte Gage-Radcliffe), Kasumi (Cassandra Cain-- or better yet, the Nightwing slot's vacant), and Ravager (Rose Wilson).

[werehawk.livejournal.com]

I really wanted to come up with a cute nickname for the team like Nestlings of Prey, but just can't do it.

[comicoz]

Chicks of Prey?

[werehawk.livejournal.com]

Excellent! That's what I was looking for.

[retro_nouveau]

Phenomenal Power: Clark Kent, Diana of Themyscira, Hal Jordan, Zatanna Zatara, J'onn J'onzz (sorry, Bruce...)

Birds of Prey: Barbara Gordon, Dinah Lance, Helena Bertinelli, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown (Charlie Gage-Radcliffe, don't go anywhere, you're on deck for the dream team of six)

Gotham Girls: Selina Kyle, Harley Quinn, Pam Isley, Holly Robinson, Roxy Rocket

Snark Set: Peter Parker, Stephanie Brown, Booster Carter, Ted Kord, and Wade Wilson

Masterminds: Lex Luthor, Victor von Doom, Grodd, Magneto, Ultra-Humanite


Here's how I'd fix THE FUTURE ASSKICKERS TEAM:

Damian Wayne, Terry McGinniss, Lian Harper, Sin Queen, and Jai and Iris West. :P


Fun month! Too short! Loved seeing how widely opinions vary. Thanks to benicio127, shelleymaree, and the people who helped out!

[werehawk.livejournal.com]

Nice on the Snark set. First issue: fighting Snarks (from Power Pack) with snark.

[icon_uk]

I always wanted to see a Snark Pack in Power Pack, four Snark cadets used in an attempt to replicate the powers by stealing them from an unwilling Kymellian; ended up with much the same powers, but very different outlook, and more than a little insane - Deadweight, Nightspeed (similar to Julie, but much dark colours) Mass Murder and Disintegrator!

[perletwo]

I would like to see the Outsiders rebooted, to deal with mystery and supernatural situations, and based in Gotham with Alfred at the helm.

On the team:

Jason Todd, for detectiving/asskicking
Ravager, detectiving/asskickicking
Traci 13, detectiving, magic and mysticism
Ghost Dibnys, detectiving/magic and mysticism
Conner Kent mmmmmmmaybe for the flying brick position

plus two revolving slots as needed for cases, with Harley Quinn, Raven, Question, Alan Scott and other allies on deck.

[mrdave2176.livejournal.com]

Great idea but it should be The Question and the Outsiders.
With The Question as the "Mentor" and the five-member team you outlined. I think Blue Beetle should be your "brick"

[yaseen101]

I came up with something similar in regards to the Outsiders. It was partly inspired by Criminal Minds and White Collar along with Dixon's BOP.

It's set in my own alt. universe

Batman-Detective
Vic Sage-Detective
Detective Chimp-Detective
Lady Black Hawk-Team Asskicker/Close range combatant
Green Arrow-Team Ass kicker/Long Range Combatant/ Snarker
Black Canary- Team Ass kicker/Newbie
Mr. Terrific-Tech Suppourt
The Ray- Transport/Spy/Reconnaissance

Team Mentors; Alan Scott, Ted Grant and Eve Eden.

Your idea is pretty great. I forgot to add a Magician and a Flying Brick to the team, oops.

[kd_the_movie]

I remember you mentioning that our ideas for a five man team would overlap and you were right.

I originally came up with this lineup around Countdown. I too wanted to reboot the Outsiders, but (even though they'd be mostly former Batfam) they'd operate completely independent (maybe even contrary to) of Bruce and the other Bats.

In fact for the most part, they weren't going to be even superheroes. I wanted the team to be very heist/mercenary influenced (Birds of Prey and Cowboy Bebop were my biggest influences here).

To supply them with a steady stream of adventure, they'd be doing Black ops missions for Sarge Steel (no Suicide Squad at the time would've been the explanation as to why he even needed them). But to keep them in White Hat territory, they'd only do jobs that weren't "that bad" (i.e no assassinations, coups, kidnappings, things of that nature).

The line up would've been:

Jason Todd still as the Red Hood as the leader, leading man, and hot head all rolled into one.

Ryan Choi maybe sans the Atom title (Ray was coming back when I came up with the idea and it was obvious he was going to be Atom again) but still wearing and using his Atom (albiet w/a new costume to differentiate him from Ray) suit as the team brains, straight man, foil and partner in crime to Jason.

Cass Cain (no super hero identity) as the team Ninja/kind of a little sister figure to Jason and Ryan. I felt she outgrew the Batgirl identity after her book ended, hence why she's not caping it up.

Jean Paul Valley as himself with lapses into his Azrael persona, would'v been the team muscle/berzerker-Since JPV was (and still is) dead at the time of me thinking this out, I would've had it that the 3 previously mentioned find him amnesiac with seemingly all traces of the Azrael persona gone. JPV himself would've been pretty much like he was at the end of his book, but for some reason would've been substantially weaker, and therefore would have to lapse into his Azrael personality for added strength/fighting prowess (i was setting up a relationship similar to Naruto and the 9 tails).

...And rounding out the cast would've been Mercy Graves as the getaway driver, marksman (along with Jason) big sister/foil to Cass and love interest for Jason-At the time (and still now i think) no one had used her in along time so why not.

Along with the core team, there'd be a few major and minor allies like:

Sarge Steel-mission supplier

Hiro Nakamura-who would've been to them what Q is to Bond

Peek-A-Boo-Reformed criminal, nor courier for the metahuman world, delivers weapons and other goods for the team

Wild Dog-They would've met him on one of their adventures..

Cal Durham-protecting the seas with his own group.

And of course, The Batclan (eventually they'd get back in decent graces with Bruce. Big theme would've been Jason redeeming himself/moving on).

I wouldve had them operate out of Hub City. At first, (since they'd be shying away from the Super hero gig) only Cass (and ryan choi i imagine) would be trying to do the hero thing, but they'd eventually become the city's protectors (hasn't been one since Vic Sage).

Since I was really inspired by Birds of Prey, they never would've (at least for awhile) gone by the Outsiders name (i wanted the group to be a very informal, non traditional superhero team).

[bewareofgeek]

Young Justice:

Chris "Superkid" Kent
Damien "Batmite" Wayne
Lian "Jade Arror" Harper
Sin "Rook" Lance
Iris "Impulse" West
Cerdian "Tempest" Curry
And Milagro "Green Lantern" Reyes
(How could you forget the crazy one?)

Also starring M'gann M'rse as their JLA liason.

[comicoz]

Although I have no idea who your Tempest person is, I love the rest of this lineup.

[werehawk.livejournal.com]

He was the son of Tempest and Dolphin and was killed when he was a baby, maybe it was in the lead up to Infinite Crisis? I can't remember.

[yaseen101]

Jade Arrow?

Great minds must think alike.

[auggie18]

*cough cough* http://scans-daily.dreamwidth.org/2065985.html *cough*

[grazzt]

My Suicide Squad: Amanda Waller, The Shade, Pied Piper, Deadshot, Harley Quinn

My New X-Men: Anole, Pixie, Rockslide, Mercury, Hellion (traveling the U.S.)

[thokstar]

I'm using this as a place to mention something amusing/interesting about JL:GL, namely how team fits well into a Five Man Band structure within that story.

Booster Gold is the Hero
Fire is the Lancer
Captain Atom is the Big Guy
Ice is the Chick
and Blue Beetle and Rocket Red are a mix of the Smart Guy and the Sixth Ranger.

Also, Skeets is obviously the Team Pet, much as he would hate to admit it.

(My apologies for the multiple TV Trope links.)

[seriousfic]

Birds of Prey: Babs, Dinah, Helena, Barda, and Cass. (With Zinda as pilot and Scott Free as gadget guy. Just think of them as a chick superhero version of the Impossible Mission Force.)

Also, Barbara, Helena, and Cass can have a special Batgirl ritual.


Not like this.

[werehawk.livejournal.com]

Heroes (a la Exiles): 1. Circuit Breaker, 2. Nightcrawler, 3. Sssith (from the Anachronauts), 4. Antibody (from DP7), and 5. Mint Julep (from Killraven), maybe with Blink in charge (but not counting as a sixth)

Villains (I always saw them as like the Marauders but not mutants and more powerful):
1. Swarm, 2. Bushwacker, 3. Madcap, 4. Cottonmouth and 616's Circuit Breaker (she goes both ways I guess)

[sweettart1823]

They'd be fun, and awesome, they're called "Team annoy Jason" ;D

[benicio127]

They should also be called Team Unf, Team SUPERHOT, and Team BADAZZ

[sweettart1823]

Team unf is their unofficial name ;)

[joasakura]

you mean Team DAT ASS! dontcha?

[benicio127]

YES. YES, THAT TOO.

[aeolos_sakya]

YES!!!
It'd be awesome indeed.

[iambickilometer]

This is rather top-heavy on the DC side of things, innit?

Anyway, after Shadowland I want Team Rehabilitate Daredevil: Natasha Romanov, Luke Cage, Danny Rand, Peter Parker, Misty Knight. They beat up ninjas and beat/snark Matt into submission whenever he displays Hand-like behaviours. Their counterparts are Foggy, Dakota, Jess Jones, MJ, and Ben Urich -- Team FIll Up Matt's Schedule.

[benicio127]

It is, I know, I've only really dipped my toe into the Marvel pool. *hangs head in shame*

[iambickilometer]

Also, Team Denial: Ted Kord, Kurt Wagner, Ralph & Sue Dibny, Janet van Dyne.

[ajremix.livejournal.com]

I would like to pre-order five copies of this title, please.

[neuhallidae]

I'd buy it!

[foreverrhapsody]

Add Cable, and I'd be fine with this.

[iambickilometer]

Eh, I'm not a huge fan of Cable.

[kingrockwell]

I like the way you think! Egypt is lovely this time of year.

[iambickilometer]

I debated on calling them Team Egypt, but I think I use that pun a little too much, and I think this is the wrong group to indulge in overkill with.

[kingrockwell]

Oh, they've definitely had enough of that already!

[tzipwich]

I approve of this.

[kd_the_movie]

DC has always been very group heavy. Marvel has a smaller population of heroes plus they've got: very large teams with a solid base of current and former members that rotate in and out (the X-Men or the Avengers), THE most enduring team in all of comics (the fantastic four) or loner characters that don't really work in groups for too long (daredevil, Spider Man imo, the hulk, punisher, etc.).

[iambickilometer]

Yeah, but this is less of a 'characters who would work well as a long-term cohesive team' exercise and more of a 'these characters would be awesome/entertaining/badass together' deal. :/

[pyrotwilight]

DC Girl Super Team

Cir-El, Natasha Irons, Traci 13, Miss Martian, Atlee.

DC Boy Super Team

Connor Hawke, Blue Beetle/Jaime, Chris Kent, Toyman/Toyboy/Hiro, Bart Allen

[darrylayo]

Early '90s X-Force:

Feral
Boom Boom
Warpath
Shatterstar
and Cannonball as the captain.


Secondary to that is the actual Nextwave Squad lineup which is basically perfect.

[pyrotwilight]

Marvel Team

Defenders Esque Group

Adam the Blue Marvel, Crusader, Freedom Ring, Blink, X-23

[whitesycamore]

Tim Drake, Pru, Jason Todd, Mia Dearden and Squire kicking ass all over the world as the long international arm of vigilante heroism. Yes I know exactly how stupid that sounds, but I like the idea anyway. :D

[aeolos_sakya]

I don't think it sounds stupid. It sounds awesome :D

[whitesycamore]

Thanks! Although my selection process was heavily influenced by the criterion "who would I ship with Jason?"

(Except for Pru - I ship her with Tim, but sadly I realise she has too much... personality to be a viable love interest for him.)

[arilou_skiff]

Cosmic Power: Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Jean Grey, Ms. Marvel (Binary), Nova, Gladiator.

[werehawk.livejournal.com]

Maybe substitute Beta Ray Bill for Dr. Strange

[arilou_skiff]

Point.

[thebigapricot]

Sin Lance, not Queen. Never Queen.


Investigation and Ops -Bea, Ice, Sasha, Renee, Cameron Chase

Birds of Prey I. - Dinah, Babs, Zinda, Helena, Kate Spencer

Birds of Prey II - Cass, Mia, Jennifer Pierce, Grace Choi, (with a rotating spot for Steph and/or Kara)

[benicio127]

Sin Lance, not Queen. Never Queen.

Fixed ^^ :)

[grazzt]

Sin Queen is a great supervillain name, though.

[icon_uk]

Hmmm tough one...

The Good Guys - In the BEST sense of that term, heroes driven by a desire to see justice done, but retaining their moral centre.

Nightwing - Leadership, tactical genius, commitment.
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) - Ultra-versatile energy powers (including up to interstellar distance teleportation), level-headed and creative.
Cypher - Intel, hacking, data analysis. Handy dose of common sense.
Warlock - Alien mechamorph, shapeshfting can even serve as team transport when the need arises...
Wiccan - Magical skills

The last two were a bit of a tussle since Snecky Sensor and Hulkling could offer many of the same skills, but decided to include Dou'g best buddy, and allow Billy to stand on his own two feet.

And if they come up with a foe they can't defeat with their powers,that much sexy in one group, not a foe that could resist them! :)

[suzene]

No Kurt? Shocked am I!

[icon_uk]

I did seriously consider him of course, but I'm limited to five, and between them, Dick, Wendell and Billy have the acrobatics, team-leadership, teleportation and combat skills sorted out, as well as other abilities.

Dick and Kurt make a great double act for their personalities, but in a team they'd be sort of redundant and I wanted more versatility for my team, and adore Kurt though I do, I have to go with my earlier crush and pick the Teen Wonder.

[dorksidefiker]

My dream team:

Future Avengers:
Billy Kaplan
Victor Borkowski
Gert Yorkes
Teddy Altman
Rikki Barns
Amadeus Cho
Pat the Scarlet Spider


The Defenders:
Terry Ward
Billy Kaplan
Nico Minoru
Skarr, son of Hulk!
Hildy Volstaggdottir

Defenders, Now with Tropes!

[dorksidefiker]

Terry Ward -- The Hero
Billy Kaplan -- The Smart Guy
Nico Minoru -- The Chick
Skarr, son of Hulk! -- The Lancer
Hildy Volstaggdottir -- The Big Guy (lets face it, it takes a LOT to Out-Big Guy a child of Volstagg, and with Skarr playing the role of Lancer in the "team"...)

[neuhallidae]

I will be a happy, happy girl if Victor ever makes good on his threat to leave for the Young Avengers. He should take Rockslide and Pixie with him while he's at it.

[proteus_lives]

This alone inspires me to do more Hildy posts!

[dorksidefiker]

Yes, please!

As soon as I have some spare cash, I'm gonna be hunting through my LCS's backissue bins on a hunt for those old Thor issues.

[proteus_lives]

Ask and you shall receive. I've even added a Hildy tag!

[dorksidefiker]

*does the dance of fangirly joy, much to the horror of the other library patrons*

[yaseen101]

I once created this team as a mish mash of the Outsiders and Criminal Minds with a bit of James Bond thrown in:

Batman
Vic Sage
Detective Chimp
Lady Black Hawk
Green Arrow
Black Canary
Mr. Terrific
The Ray

My current Future!Titans Project stars:

Lian Harper
Iris West
Jai West
Damien Wayne
Helena Kyle
Sin
Milagro Reyes

Yes, I know that they are more than 5 but I'm a rule-breaking rebel.

[akodo_rokku]

The Mega Awesome Squad

Leader: Amadeus Cho (Prince of Power)
The Toolbox: Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle)
The Heavy: Mark Grayson (Invincible)
The Ninja: Cassandra Cain (In a new identity)
The White Mage: Wendy Marvell (Fairy Tail, look her up!)

[http://www.google.com/profiles/NielJacoby]

Dream Avengers:
Herc
Amadeus Cho
Deadpool
Wolverine
Nick Fury

Dream JL:
Booster
Beetle(Ted or Jaime)
Guy
Batman (Terry)
Lobo

Backup Dream Avengers:
Howard The Duck
Machine Man
She-Hulk
Iron Fist
Spider-Man

Backup JL:
Dr. 13
Captain Marvel
The Question
Green Arrow
Black Canary

BPRD:
Hellboy
Ghost Rider
Spectre
Doc Strange
Morbius

Super Teamup Team! All Continuities1 All universes! No limits!
Deadpool
Invincible
Ogami Itto
Nick Fury
She-Hulk

[http://www.google.com/profiles/NielJacoby]

The Cannon: You throw them at a problem, there will be no problem anymore... because it will be dead.
The Punisher
Judge Dredd
Lobo
Deadpool
A clone of the Punisher Ogami Itto(with Daigoro in tow)

Great Lakes JL:
Ambush Bug
Bat Lash
Bouncing Boy
Tommy Monaghan
Heckler

[star_of_airdrie]

All right, it's a stretch and the team dynamic analygies are off but I'd think the team is fairly solid:

Team Gilligan:

Gilligan: Wally (Comic Relief/Speedster)
The Skipper too: Hal Jordan (Back up leader/GL-ness)
The Millionaire: Blue Beetle I (Money/BB-awesomeness)
And his Wife: Zatanna (not sure there's an analogy/Magic)
The Movie Star: Starfire (Uh... Looks/Power and Starbolts somebody to distract Nightwing)
The Professor: Nightwing (True Leader/Leader, cool stuff, improvise on the fly)
And Marianne: Miss Martian (Peacemaker and Nice/Shapeshifter)

[morgana006]

DC:

Teen team of some sort:
Blue Beetle, Kid Devil, Miss Martian, Cassandra Cain, and Zatara.

Never Gonna Happen Future Team:
Rani!Booster Gold, Damian, Abuse, Green Lantern!Milegro, and retired!Wonder Woman as the mentor.

Marvel:

Anole, Rockslide, Pixie, Dust and Elixir.

Multiverse Adventures:

Atomic Robo (for SCIENCE), Hellboy (for MAGIC), Ragdoll (for CRAZY), Dr. Thirteen (for SANITY), and Molly Hayes (for AWESOME).

Team KRACKADOOM!

[salad_barbarian]

Mogo: the base.

Phoenix and Dr. Manhattan: the muscle.

Lockjaw: The transport.

Nezarr: The brains.

Miss Martian: The spy.

The Impossible Man: The crazy one.