But, I'd like to include more Biblical characters as well. The strength of Samson, the power of Elijah, the courage of David, etc. I think that would be interesting as well. --Previous Message--
: Here's the list of the Marvel Family's current
: and previous power sources:
:
: Shazam (as the Champion, according to
: "The Captain Marvel of 7,000 BC"
: from the Bridwell/Newton World's Finest):
:
: Voldar - Strength
: Lumiun - Wisdom
: Arel - Speed
: Ribalvei - Power
: Elbiam - Courage
: Marzosh - Stamina
:
: E. Nelson Bridwell got the idea for the
: Champion from something the Old Wizard says
: in Whiz #2 (paraphrase): "For three
: thousand years, I used the powers the gods
: have given me to fight evil".
:
: Captain Marvel and Capt. Marvel Junior (and
: Mary, in CC):
:
: Solomon - Wisdom
: Hercules - Strength
: Atlas - Stamina
: Zeus - Power
: Achilles - Courage
: Mercury - Speed and flight
:
:
: Mary Marvel (Pre Crisis):
: Selene - Grace
: Hippolyte - Strength
: Ariadne - Skill
: Zephyrus - Swiftness
: Aurora - Beauty
: Minerva - Wisdom
:
: Black Adam (Pre-Crisis, according to SHAZAM!
: #28):
:
: Shu - stamina (god of air and supporter of
: the sky)
: Hershef (Harsaphes) - strength (the Egyptian
: Hercules)
: Amon - power (king of the gods)
: Zehuti (Pre-Alexandrian name for Thoth) -
: wisdom (god of wisdom)
: Anpu (Anubis) - speed (conductor of the
: dead)
: Menthu (Mont) - courage (god of war)
:
: (Post Crisis (and Zero Hour), acording to
: Jerry Ordway)
:
: Shu - Stamina
: Heru - Speed (and flight)
: Amon - Strength
: Zehuti - Wisdom
: Aton - Power
: Mehen - Courage
:
: Of the two versions of BA's power sources, I
: still prefer the original created by E.
: Nelson Bridwell. It just seemed like a
: better set of patrons, but hey, I'm old.
: Truthfully, I've never considered Adam a
: "member" of the Marvel Family,
: just their most powerful foe.
:
: The only power source "tweaking"
: I've ever advocated was for Mary's original
: ones, replacing the attributes of
: "skill" and "beauty"
: with "courage" and
: "power".
:
: Mary's would look like this:
:
: Selene - Stamina
: Hippolyte - Strength
: Ariadne - Courage
: Zephyrus - Swiftness
: Aurora - Power
: Minerva - Wisdom
:
: It should be noted that I've been told by
: Wonder Woman fans that her "crew"
: would never let me use Hippolyte as one of
: Mary's patrons, but I've never received a
: satisfactory answer anytime I've asked
: "why not?".
:
: I've also thought of possibly giving Junior
: his own sextet. He'd still be Captain Marvel
: Junior (since he's a "junior"
: version of Captain Marvel), nor would it
: alter his magic words. It's a viable
: alternative to the dreaded "power
: sharing" many fans loathe. His magic
: words would still be "Captain
: Marvel", but the latter part would be
: the trigger.
:
: If I could give Captain Marvel Junior his
: own sextet of patrons, they would be:
:
: Myrddin - Power. A British god similar to
: Zeus, he could give Freddy power and
: invulnerability.
:
: Achilles - Courage. If he's good enough for
: Cap, he's good enough for Junior.
:
: Rhadamanthys - Wisdom. A mortal son of Zeus
: and Europa, brother to Minos and a king in
: his own right, he was said to reign with
: wisdom and justice.
:
: Vithar - Strength. A contemporary of Thor,
: he used his great strength to kill the
: Fenris Wolf.
:
: Euros - Speed. Euros was one of the
: "brothers" of Zephyrus and the god
: of the East wind.
:
: Lugh - Stamina. The Irish sun god, he was
: said to be many-skilled and to have enough
: stamina to do all the tasks set before him.
: The Welsh called him Llew Llaw Gryffes.
:
: Of course, ANY changes to Freddy's powers
: are just fangirlish wishful thinking on my
: part. I'd rather keep it ambiguous for a
: time.
:
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