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Ripoff Character?

Asked by: Roger Cook

What makes a character a RIP OFF?

One similarity is pure chance, two might be a coincidence, three are homage … four is a copy. Think deeply who those characters are. What’s their purpose, what they mean, what’s their role to play in the story.

How do you not rip a character?

Answer: The key is to change enough of the external traits that the character is not immediately recognizable. You can likely keep many of the internal traits, including the angst. For instance, the Phantom inhabits an opera and has a passion and talent for music.

Who is the oldest superhero?

The Phantom

1936 The Phantom
Created by Lee Falk (USA), the first superhero was The Phantom, who debuted in his own newspaper comic strip on 17 Feb 1936. It recounted the adventures of Kit Walker, who donned a mask and purple outfit to become The Phantom – aka “the ghost who walks”.

Is Marvel older than DC?

DC Comics was first released in 1934, making it five years older than Marvel. It was first published under National Allied Publications. It was changed to DC Comics much later in 1977, whose inspiration came from their popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman.

What is Hulk real name?

Bruce Banner

Bruce Banner lives a life caught between the soft-spoken scientist he’s always been and the uncontrollable green monster powered by his rage. Exposed to heavy doses of gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner transforms into the mean, green rage machine called the Hulk.

How old is Thor?

Though it wasn’t directly stated early in the MCU, Thor mentioned to Rocket Raccoon in Avengers: Infinity War that he was 1,500 years old. With that revelation, it’s simple to yield the character’s age throughout the cinematic franchise due to his 518 AD birth year.

How old is Groot?

In Guardians of the Galaxy: 25 years old, 1 years old at the end. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: 5 years old, 18 in a mid-credits scene. In Avengers: Infinity War: 18 years old.

What is Loki’s age?

1,054 years old

Superhuman Longevity: Like all Frost Giants, Loki aged far slower than humans. Despite being over 1,000 years old, he still maintains the physical appearance of a man in his prime. In Avengers: Infinity War, when Loki was killed by Thanos, he was 1,054 years old.



How old is Starlord?

38 years old

Star-Lord: 38 years old
Peter Quill was born in 1980, making him 34-ish in both Guardians of the Galaxy movies since they both take place in 2014. So, when he makes it back to Earth for Infinity War, he’ll be 38.

What is Black Widow’s age?

According to a birthdate shown in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, she was born in 1984, making her 32 or 33 years old at the point where Black Widow takes place.

Who is older Thor or Loki?

Finally, Odin says that Thor is his first-born son in the 2011 film. This is before Loki becomes aware of his adoption, so Odin is simply telling his sons that Thor is older.

How old is Wanda?

This means Wanda’s about 24 in Age of Ultron, 25 in Civil War, 27 in Infinity War.



Is Vision dead?

While Wanda’s loving manifestation of the character in Westview did perish when the Hex was taken down, he didn’t leave before restoring the White Vision’s memories, meaning that the original version of the character remembers everything about his former life before Thanos killed him. Where he went remains to be seen.

Is Wanda a villain?

note: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and MCU movies in general.] It emerges early in Multiverse of Madness that Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) is the main villain of the story.

How old is cap in the first Avenger?

27

Steve “Captain America” Rogers was born on 4th July (obvs) 1918. He crashed into the Arctic sometime in 1945, at the age of 27, before being thawed out 66 years later, in 2011. For the events of Captain America: The First Avenger, he’s still physically 27, but technically 93.

How old was Bucky when he was frozen?

The Winter Soldier was pulled in and out of cryostasis by Hydra. So, Bucky was about 28 back in 1945 when he was turned into the Winter Soldier, and he also kept aging during all of the time he was out of cryo for missions. There’s also considerably more mental wear and tear on Bucky than Steve, which has aged Barnes.



Why was Steve Rogers so small?

Instead of the body double/superimposed head, the filmmakers used a “shrinking” technique and computers to basically erase portions of Evans’ strong physique on screen. “We filmed over 250 shots of Chris and used digital technology to ‘shrink’ him down to what we called ‘Skinny Steve,’” said Johnston.

How old is Winter Soldier?

Unlike some characters, Bucky does have a canonical birthday: March 10, 1917. He’s a little more than a year older than Steve, which makes him the oldest human Avenger at a chronological 106-years-old.

Why is Bucky 106 years old?

Steve Rogers was born on July 4, 1918, a fitting day to be born on given that he later became Captain America. His best friend was born James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes on March 10, 1917. To compute, the year they are currently in is 2023 making Bucky 106 years old, and Steve 105 years old.

How old was Bucky in ww2?

20-years-old



In the closing days of World War II in 1945, when Bucky is 20-years-old, he and Captain America find the villainous Baron Zemo trying to destroy an experimental Allied drone plane.

Who does Bucky Barnes marry?

Gail Richards

Surviving the war and believing Captain America’s death, Bucky eventually marries Gail Richards and has a large extended family. During which, Bucky is diagnosed as having lung cancer from chain smoking back in the War. Barnes and Gail both live to see Steve’s revival in the 21st century and renews their friendship.

Who does Black Widow marry?

During one such assignment, she and Hawkeye were captured by General Yuri Brushov, and Natasha discovered that her husband, Alexei Shostakov was alive and had become the Red Guardian.

Do Bucky and Natasha have a baby?

In this new life, Natasha – who now goes by “Natalie” – seemingly has a husband named James, and a young son by the name of Stevie. This fact surprised Clint Barton/Hawkeye and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, especially as Natasha was only believed to have been missing for a handful of months.



Ripoff Character?

Asked by: Roger Cook

What makes a character a RIP OFF?

One similarity is pure chance, two might be a coincidence, three are homage … four is a copy. Think deeply who those characters are. What’s their purpose, what they mean, what’s their role to play in the story.

How do you not rip a character?

Answer: The key is to change enough of the external traits that the character is not immediately recognizable. You can likely keep many of the internal traits, including the angst. For instance, the Phantom inhabits an opera and has a passion and talent for music.

Who is the oldest superhero?

The Phantom

1936 The Phantom
Created by Lee Falk (USA), the first superhero was The Phantom, who debuted in his own newspaper comic strip on 17 Feb 1936. It recounted the adventures of Kit Walker, who donned a mask and purple outfit to become The Phantom – aka “the ghost who walks”.

Is Marvel older than DC?

DC Comics was first released in 1934, making it five years older than Marvel. It was first published under National Allied Publications. It was changed to DC Comics much later in 1977, whose inspiration came from their popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman.

What is Hulk real name?

Bruce Banner

Bruce Banner lives a life caught between the soft-spoken scientist he’s always been and the uncontrollable green monster powered by his rage. Exposed to heavy doses of gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner transforms into the mean, green rage machine called the Hulk.

How old is Thor?

Though it wasn’t directly stated early in the MCU, Thor mentioned to Rocket Raccoon in Avengers: Infinity War that he was 1,500 years old. With that revelation, it’s simple to yield the character’s age throughout the cinematic franchise due to his 518 AD birth year.

How old is Groot?

In Guardians of the Galaxy: 25 years old, 1 years old at the end. In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: 5 years old, 18 in a mid-credits scene. In Avengers: Infinity War: 18 years old.

What is Loki’s age?

1,054 years old

Superhuman Longevity: Like all Frost Giants, Loki aged far slower than humans. Despite being over 1,000 years old, he still maintains the physical appearance of a man in his prime. In Avengers: Infinity War, when Loki was killed by Thanos, he was 1,054 years old.



How old is Starlord?

38 years old

Star-Lord: 38 years old
Peter Quill was born in 1980, making him 34-ish in both Guardians of the Galaxy movies since they both take place in 2014. So, when he makes it back to Earth for Infinity War, he’ll be 38.

What is Black Widow’s age?

According to a birthdate shown in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, she was born in 1984, making her 32 or 33 years old at the point where Black Widow takes place.

Who is older Thor or Loki?

Finally, Odin says that Thor is his first-born son in the 2011 film. This is before Loki becomes aware of his adoption, so Odin is simply telling his sons that Thor is older.

How old is Wanda?

This means Wanda’s about 24 in Age of Ultron, 25 in Civil War, 27 in Infinity War.



Is Vision dead?

While Wanda’s loving manifestation of the character in Westview did perish when the Hex was taken down, he didn’t leave before restoring the White Vision’s memories, meaning that the original version of the character remembers everything about his former life before Thanos killed him. Where he went remains to be seen.

Is Wanda a villain?

note: Spoilers ahead for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and MCU movies in general.] It emerges early in Multiverse of Madness that Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) is the main villain of the story.

How old is cap in the first Avenger?

27

Steve “Captain America” Rogers was born on 4th July (obvs) 1918. He crashed into the Arctic sometime in 1945, at the age of 27, before being thawed out 66 years later, in 2011. For the events of Captain America: The First Avenger, he’s still physically 27, but technically 93.

How old was Bucky when he was frozen?

The Winter Soldier was pulled in and out of cryostasis by Hydra. So, Bucky was about 28 back in 1945 when he was turned into the Winter Soldier, and he also kept aging during all of the time he was out of cryo for missions. There’s also considerably more mental wear and tear on Bucky than Steve, which has aged Barnes.



Why was Steve Rogers so small?

Instead of the body double/superimposed head, the filmmakers used a “shrinking” technique and computers to basically erase portions of Evans’ strong physique on screen. “We filmed over 250 shots of Chris and used digital technology to ‘shrink’ him down to what we called ‘Skinny Steve,’” said Johnston.

How old is Winter Soldier?

Unlike some characters, Bucky does have a canonical birthday: March 10, 1917. He’s a little more than a year older than Steve, which makes him the oldest human Avenger at a chronological 106-years-old.

Why is Bucky 106 years old?

Steve Rogers was born on July 4, 1918, a fitting day to be born on given that he later became Captain America. His best friend was born James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes on March 10, 1917. To compute, the year they are currently in is 2023 making Bucky 106 years old, and Steve 105 years old.

How old was Bucky in ww2?

20-years-old



In the closing days of World War II in 1945, when Bucky is 20-years-old, he and Captain America find the villainous Baron Zemo trying to destroy an experimental Allied drone plane.

Who does Bucky Barnes marry?

Gail Richards

Surviving the war and believing Captain America’s death, Bucky eventually marries Gail Richards and has a large extended family. During which, Bucky is diagnosed as having lung cancer from chain smoking back in the War. Barnes and Gail both live to see Steve’s revival in the 21st century and renews their friendship.

Who does Black Widow marry?

During one such assignment, she and Hawkeye were captured by General Yuri Brushov, and Natasha discovered that her husband, Alexei Shostakov was alive and had become the Red Guardian.

Do Bucky and Natasha have a baby?

In this new life, Natasha – who now goes by “Natalie” – seemingly has a husband named James, and a young son by the name of Stevie. This fact surprised Clint Barton/Hawkeye and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, especially as Natasha was only believed to have been missing for a handful of months.