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Eryk Davis Ester
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I mean, couldn't Char Burrane just have come up with another name? It's not like Starfinger was really a big name villain, or that the name was so intrinsically cool that it by its nature it struck fear into the heart of the Legionnaires.

Yet you get this whole war between rival gangs over the name! What gives?

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One of the BLAH-er storylines of the Baxter era.

Me? I prefer the name "Spacefinger"!

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I mean, if I were going to kill a villain and steal his name, I think I'd pick someone like the Persuader.

I mean, compare:

"Look that's the new Persuader!"

"The guy who killed the old Persuader?"

"Yeah! He's one badnass!"

versus:

"Look that's the new Starfinger!"

"Who?"

"The guy who killed the old Starfinger!"

"Who?"

"You know, that guy who once kidnapped half of Duo Damsel!"

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I suppose it could be worse. I mean... he could have thought to himself, "I, Char Burrane, will adopt the villainous identity of Vibrex II!"

[ July 06, 2004, 10:01 PM: Message edited by: Eryk Davis Ester ]

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Where's the Vibrex smiley...? The all-VIBREX thread...? [Wink]

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Vi-Brek? Now that might be interesting...

If she had his powers also, and was stuck at 6 inches or less, she could use the codename SNOWFLAKE! [Shudder] [Embarrassed]


....MAAAAYbe not... [Big Grin]

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Starfinger, Badfinger, Goldfinger, Butterfinger...

I'd give the originators of all these names the finger.

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For the sake of argument, shouldn't the original be called Starfingers, seeing as how he used all four and his thumb with his powers? [Wink]

-finger does seem like an overplayed suffix for a 60s villain. But Starhand or Stardigit sound incredibly silly, I suppose.

More people should have fought over the powers and equipment/weapons than the name.

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I blame Bill Finger... even though I'm sure he had nothing to do with ANY of them... [Wink]
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Perhaps he should be updated for the new millenium and be called Starmember?

Maybe not.

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quote:
Originally posted by Super Lad Kid:
Perhaps he should be updated for the new millenium and be called Starmember?

I can distort your powers with various rays from my... [LOL]
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Could have been worse, he could have been "Pullmyfinger".

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That was Gas Girl's original codename. [Gas Girl]
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[LOL] [Disgusting]

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This is a good example of why you shouldn't tamper with an original creation. I didn't even remember that there had ever been a second Starfinger until recently, when I was going through some back issues.

It makes no sense that a new villain would want to use an old villain's name. But that's comic book logic for you.

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