Poll

Archangel vs. Thulsa Doom

Archangel
14 (82.4%)
Thulsa Doom
3 (17.6%)

Total Members Voted: 16

Voting closed: September 17, 2010, 10:49:34 AM

Author Topic: METAHUMANS R1: Archangel vs. Thulsa Doom  (Read 885 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Zandrax

  • Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 20834
  • Karma: +125/-4
  • Hey buddy!
    • View Profile
    • Geekville Radio
METAHUMANS R1: Archangel vs. Thulsa Doom
« on: September 15, 2010, 10:49:34 AM »


Archangel has fully feathered wings that span 16' and have a very flexible skeletal structure. He can fly by flapping his wings, and can reach speeds of up to 150 mph. Though he generally flies below the height of clouds at 6,500 feet, Archangel can reach a height of 10,000 feet with little effort. His wings are strong enough to carry aloft at least 200 pounds in addition to his own body weight. Archangel's entire anatomy is adapted for flight, having hollow bones; a body virtually devoid of fat, granting him enhanced proportionate muscle strength; eyes that can withstand high-speed winds; enhanced eyesight enabling him to see at distances far greater than the average human; and a special respiratory membrane that extracts oxygen from the air at extreme velocities and altitudes. Following his secondary mutation, Archangel can heal fatal injuries and cure most known diseases at an accelerated speed by mixing his blood with that of the victims, so long as they have a compatible blood type. After genetic alteration by Apocalypse, Archangel's wings became composed of a razor-sharp organic steel-like material, allowing him to use them as slashing weapons. He can also expel his feathers at great speed and with tremendous force, enabling them to pierce even steel. The feathers are tipped with a paralyzing chemical generated by his body (he is immune). He also briefly possessed the ability to convert his life-force into solid light to form a pair of energy wings.

Archangel is a skilled combatant, especially in aerial hand-to-hand combat. He is also a talented businessman whose wealth ranks him in the lower part of the Fortune 500 list.

http://marvel.com/universe/Angel_%28Warren_Worthington_III%29



Arguably the movie that made Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan The Barbarian pits the wig-wearing Adonis against the evil sorcerer who killed his people. Faithful to Robert E. Howard's tales, Conan put Arnold on the map. In the context of this list, that ain't importart. What is important is who Conan faced off against -- the serpentine sorcerer known as "Thulsa Doom." Voiced by James Earl Vader Jones, Thulsa enslaved Conan and, ironically enough, overworked him to the point at which his strength and endurance surpassed that of anyone else in history. Or something reasonably close to that. Point is, Thulsa made Conan the warrior he was, making his eventual defeat pack all the more sting. The "master of snakes," Thulsa commands a giant boa and arms himself with snake arrows and the ability to turn himself into a snakelike creature complete with over-pronounced 'S' sounds. In tribute to this anomaly of a movie character, here's a celebratory haiku:

James Earl Jones Makes Sounds
Add Guy In Crazy Snake Suit
You Have Thulsa Doom

Down with the 5-7-5, yo. Arnold would reprise the role two years later for Conan The Destroyer, but the lack of Thulsa created a rift in the flow. OK, it didn't, but it still wasn't as good of a movie without a Snake Man throwing Snake Arrows. Ussssse 1-800 Collect. (1982)

http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/eleven/adversariesofarnold/4.asp