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Post by AaronJ »

Who do you think are the top characters in V. The main guys of the company the main stream guys, like Bats, Supes Flash etc.


I think its (no order here)

Magnus
XO
Turok
Solar
and.....maybe Eternal Warrior or Shadowman.

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Rai over EW or Shadowman

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Post by cobra_commander »

Oh and Shadowman over Turok

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IMHO

I dont see Turok necessary in the VU at all... what good is he? I mean, I enjoy the comic, but is he an important character? I dont think so...

Solar
Harbingers
Eternal Warrior and Geomancers
Magnus
Rai/Bloodshot


Shadowman is important only because he is a thorn in Darques side
X-O..?? Hmm, cool story? Hes my favorite, but like Turok, I dont think he's necessary.. unless you count that this is his dream?? LOL
A&A.. not necessary at this point, but it sure seemed like Archer was going to be a big someone someday.

At least that is what Im thinking as I type this.. my view may change :thumb:

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Post by cobra_commander »

Shadowman's importance cannot be understated because up until this moment, that is the only penguin that I have :|

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You really need to take a pic of him doing a leap off of the old Sesame Street building playset :thumb:

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Magnus
Solar
X-O
Shadowman
Sting/Harby

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IanAlexavier wrote:You really need to take a pic of him doing a leap off of the old Sesame Street building playset :thumb:
I didn't know Sesame Street had a "playset" :lol:

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X-O
Harada
Armstrong
Shadowman
Rai :thumb:

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Solar - The Man behind it all. Responsible for the destruction of earth and Unity
Magnus - Since Valiants "Present Day" is actually the future, he's the man
Rai - Links Japan with the rest of the world and the recipient of the Blood of Heroes
Harbinger Kids - Brings Harada and the Harbinger Wars into perspective linking the past (our present) with present (the future)
Eternal Warrior - Direct link from the begining through the ages

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Re: Top 5 characters

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AaronJ wrote:Who do you think are the top characters in V. The main guys of the company the main stream guys, like Bats, Supes Flash etc.
I don't think you can pick just five and say those five are the main characters because there are more than five main characters in the VU.

If I had to choose five though, here's how I'd break it down:
-Solar (he's #1---no debate)
-Magnus
-Rai/Bloodshot
-X-O
-Shadowman

Now, if you asked me who my five favorite Valiant characters were, you'd get a different list :)

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cobra_commander wrote:Rai over EW or Shadowman
Yeah, agreed

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Post by Lightning Strike »

IanAlexavier wrote:IMHO

I dont see Turok necessary in the VU at all... what good is he? I mean, I enjoy the comic, but is he an important character? I dont think so...
I couldn't agree more

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Re: Top 5 characters

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Lightning Strike wrote:
AaronJ wrote:Who do you think are the top characters in V. The main guys of the company the main stream guys, like Bats, Supes Flash etc.
I don't think you can pick just five and say those five are the main characters because there are more than five main characters in the VU.

If I had to choose five though, here's how I'd break it down:
-Solar (he's #1---no debate)
-Magnus
-Rai/Bloodshot
-X-O
-Shadowman

Now, if you asked me who my five favorite Valiant characters were, you'd get a different list :)
I don't mean whos been the most important to the story or done the biggest things. I mean who are the standup guys, Valiants mascots in a way. The guys you think of when you think of Valiant. Turok happens to be one of them, just because he didn't have a big storyline.

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AaronJ wrote:I don't mean whos been the most important to the story or done the biggest things. I mean who are the standup guys, Valiants mascots in a way. The guys you think of when you think of Valiant. Turok happens to be one of them, just because he didn't have a big storyline.
Well, when you put it like that...

Turok - Video Game coverage on N64 did a lot for this one, as well as original Gold Key
Magnus - Original Gold Key as well as early Valiant, amoung most popular
Solar - Same as Magnus
X-O - Was on Several Covers (more than any other VH1 character I'd wager) of several comic magazines. Crossover with Iron Man. etc, etc, etc
Shadowman - Video Game gave him some coverage, a few covers...

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Post by siren3-4 »

#1 - Phil Seleski (Solar is just a shell)
#2 - X-O Manowar
#3 - Harbingers (mutants of the VU . . . it's true)
#4 - ShadowMan/Master Darque
#5 - Bloodshot


They are the most important to start a new begining while hitting all the important aspects of Valiant (The "future" titles can be added later)


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Re: Top 5 characters

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thePike wrote:
AaronJ wrote:I don't mean whos been the most important to the story or done the biggest things. I mean who are the standup guys, Valiants mascots in a way. The guys you think of when you think of Valiant. Turok happens to be one of them, just because he didn't have a big storyline.
Well, when you put it like that...

Turok - Video Game coverage on N64 did a lot for this one, as well as original Gold Key
Magnus - Original Gold Key as well as early Valiant, amoung most popular
Solar - Same as Magnus
X-O - Was on Several Covers (more than any other VH1 character I'd wager) of several comic magazines. Crossover with Iron Man. etc, etc, etc
Shadowman - Video Game gave him some coverage, a few covers...
Got it in one.

So is it official they are bring back the old comics and making them have new storylines, or just re-selling them.

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Re: Top 5 characters

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AaronJ wrote:
Lightning Strike wrote:
AaronJ wrote:Who do you think are the top characters in V. The main guys of the company the main stream guys, like Bats, Supes Flash etc.
I don't think you can pick just five and say those five are the main characters because there are more than five main characters in the VU.

If I had to choose five though, here's how I'd break it down:
-Solar (he's #1---no debate)
-Magnus
-Rai/Bloodshot
-X-O
-Shadowman

Now, if you asked me who my five favorite Valiant characters were, you'd get a different list :)
I don't mean whos been the most important to the story or done the biggest things. I mean who are the standup guys, Valiants mascots in a way. The guys you think of when you think of Valiant. Turok happens to be one of them, just because he didn't have a big storyline.
Yeah, I know what you meant, but I don't think of Turok really when I think of Valiant. I think of the guys I listed.

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Post by wrunow »

Since this is the 5 most important and not the five most popular my choices are and assuming we are talking VH1:

Solar
Magnus
Harada
Gilad/Eternal Warrior
Shadowman/Rai tie

Just my humble thoughts.

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Post by Lightning Strike »

wrunow wrote:Since this is the 5 most important and not the five most popular my choices are and assuming we are talking VH1:

Solar
Magnus
Harada
Gilad/Eternal Warrior
Shadowman/Rai tie

Just my humble thoughts.
Stop cheating, that's seven :wink:

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Post by Second_Death »

Phil Seleski......he is the Valiant universe
Erica Pierce......almost as important as Seleski
Harada.....seems to be involved in everything

Those are the heavyweights. Everyone else's roles are minor in comparison.

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Post by ManofTheAtom »

Doctor Solar
Phil Seleski
Solar, Man of The Atom
The Destroyer
Man of the Atom (from VH 2)

That's five, right? :P

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ManofTheAtom wrote:Doctor Solar
Phil Seleski
Solar, Man of The Atom
The Destroyer
Man of the Atom (from VH 2)

That's five, right? :P
:lol: :thumb:

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Post by Sect »

Solar
Magnus
X-0
Harada
EW

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Post by myron »

no particular order:

Solar
Magnus
Sting
Gilad
Aram


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