I feel like I can't possibly be the first person to pose this question, so if anybody knows of another similar thread, I would love a link.
Every time I introduce a new player to SOTM they always struggle picking a Hero. I find it's helpful to give them a Marvel/DC parallel (or blend of parallels) to give them some flavor behind the various hero themes. Regrettably, I am not very well-versed in comics and know most of the characters from movies and television (although i'm slowly working to improve that). As a result, I found it pretty easy to come up with parallels for the heroes in the core game but now that I have literally every expansion and mini-expansion I have realized how completely unprepared I am to develop a comprehensive list.
However, if anyone has any oppinions on who they consider a similar or "parallel" from Marvel/DC - or if you disagree with what I have listed - I would appreciate your input.
Thanks!
Kakariko
- Note: I realize that each of the characters were uniquely designed and I don't intend to cheapen them by tagging them with a mainstream "lookalike".
Core Game
- Heroes
- Absolute Zero - -
- Bunker - - Iron Man, Warmachine
- Fanatic - -
- Haka - - The Hulk
- Legacy - - Superman, Captain America
- Ra - -
- Tachyon - - The Flash
- Tempest - - Aquaman, Martian Manhunter
- Visionary, The - -
- Wraith, The - - Batman
- Villians
- Baron Blade - - Red Skull
- Citizen Dawn - -
- Grand Warlord Voss - - Thanos
- Omnitron - -
Rook City
- Heroes
- Expatriette - -
- Mister Fixer - -
- Villians
- Plague Rat - -
- Spite - -
- The Chairman - -
- The Matriarch - -
Infernal Relics
- Heroes
- Nightmist - -
- The Argent Adept - -
- Villians
- Akash'Bhuta - -
- Apostate - -
- Glooomweaver - -
- The Ennead - -
Wrath of the Cosmos
- Heroes
- Captain Cosmic - - Captain Marvel
- MSky-Scraper - - Ant-Man
- Villians
- Deadline - -
- Infinitor - -
- Kaargra Warfang - -
- Progeny - -
Shattered Timelines
- Heroes
- Chrono-Ranger- - Jonah Hex
- Omnitron-X - -
- Villians
- Iron Legacy - -
- Kismet - -
- La Capitan - -
- The Dreamer- -
Villians of the Multiverse
- Villians
- Ambuscade - -
- Biomancer - -
- Bugbear - -
- Citizen Hammer & Citizen Anvil - -
- Greazer - -
- La Capitan - -
- Miss Information - -
- The Operative - -
- Plague Rat - -
- Sergeant Steel - -
Vengeance
- Heroes
- K.N.Y.F.E.- -
- Parse - -
- Setback - -
- The Naturalist - -
- The Sentinels - -
- Villians
- Baron Blade - -
- Fright Train - -
- The Friction - -
- Ermine - -
- Proletariat - -
Oblivaeon
- Heroes
- Luminary - -
- Harpy, The - -
- Akash'Thriya - -
- La Pomodora - -
- Lifeline - -
- Villians
- Aeon Master - -
- Borr the Unstable - -
- Dark Mind - -
- Empyreon - -
- Faultless - -
- Nixious the Chosen - -
- Progeny - -
- Rainek Kel 'Voss - -
- Sanction - -
- Voidsoul - -
- Oblivaeon - -
Mini-Expansions
- Heroes
- Guise - - Deadpool
- The Scholar - -
- Unity - -
- Void Guard - -
- Benchmark - -
- Stuntman - -
- Villians
- Infinitor - -
- Wager Master - -
- Chokepoint - -
- Miss Information