Ratcrawler
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I just wanna say how refreshing it is to see a prominent African American supervillain. Most human supervillains, from the X-Men's rogues to Batman's have been caucasian. The Batman reinvented Clayface with Ethan Bennet; you're typical green-eyed black man who would go on to sPend most of his screen time as an amorphous gray blob. Then, for little reason, they found a way to return him to normal and give his powers to a white dude. What the hell?
There were also a few on the earlier, more progressive series "Static Shock" including one who could turn into shadowy dark matter, one who could elongate himself and a Jamaican with powerful leg muscles. Now, it has been suggested that these powers just played off of black stereotypes, but that was really the last thing that came to mind as I saw Static fight crime and crack jokes with his brilliant whitebread partner.
Well, it's been a long road but we finally come to Tombstone. Sure, his complexion's whiter than chalkdust, his teeth are filed down like a cannibal's and his body guards look like rejects from an exploitation flick BUT isn't that progress? In a weird backwards way, I mean?
That Tombstone is one bad mother.
There were also a few on the earlier, more progressive series "Static Shock" including one who could turn into shadowy dark matter, one who could elongate himself and a Jamaican with powerful leg muscles. Now, it has been suggested that these powers just played off of black stereotypes, but that was really the last thing that came to mind as I saw Static fight crime and crack jokes with his brilliant whitebread partner.
Well, it's been a long road but we finally come to Tombstone. Sure, his complexion's whiter than chalkdust, his teeth are filed down like a cannibal's and his body guards look like rejects from an exploitation flick BUT isn't that progress? In a weird backwards way, I mean?
That Tombstone is one bad mother.
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If Gang War there is and that Tombstone's concurrent has super-powered people under him, the Big Man will need more firepower than what he already has... I definitely think that Ox and Fancy Dan are gonna receive some improvements in season 2, just like their leader, Montana. Preferably something to increase even more their "natural" skills and abilities : agility, speed and reflexes for Fancy Dan, brute strength and endurance for Ox.
