I was struck by something as I read the recent Green Lantern Blackest Night preview (something given out on Free Comic Book Day, given to me by Justice on his latest trip to the NW):

In comics, when a hero or icon dies, another will often step up and take up the mantle, donning the old uniform and "bringing back" that hero somewhat. It's fairly common in DC, where we've had multiple heroes with the moniker Robin, Flash, Green Lantern, etc. and even Marvel gets in on the action occasionally (Captain America, Vision, etc.).

I realized that our group hasn't really done this, though we've had the occasional "resurrection" and explained it away due to cloning, cosmic empowering, or something similar.

Have any of you ever brought back a hero in your superhero roleplaying? If you have, have you had the name be the same (with perhaps the uniform very similar or exactly the same) with a different person underneath the costume?

I've never done it in V&V, but I've had it happen a couple of times in Champions. I've also had sidekicks take up the mantle of their mentors. I one that immediately pops into my mind Is the WWII hero American Eagle, and his sidekick Winger. Winger became American Eagle II, and his grandson would eventually become Warhawk.

Doctor Foom wrote on Jul 10^th, 2009 at 10:04pm:


Perhaps, but I think the idea is a sound one, especially for a character bringing back an homage to an old PC of his own (as opposed to doing something similar to another player's character).

Doctor Foom wrote on Jul 12^th, 2009 at 10:26pm:


Well, it has sort of happened before in V&V. Remember Condor and Shatterman took up for Freedom Eagle.