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Making a fighting game. Need character suggestions.

Rainfell's Avatar Rainfell9/24/16 8:16 pm
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11/7/2016 6:29 pm
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After an interesting conversation with a friend, I decided to make a game where you can play as famous historical characters (fiction or non-fiction) and have them fight against each other, unlocking new characters the more you win.
For example, Da Vinci VS King Arthur, Elvis VS Dracula, etc.

It's going to be a totally free 2D Java game with two modes, Arena (character VS character on a stage, like a classic fighter game) and Adventure (platformer gameplay across large maps, linking all characters together in an open-ended story).

It'll support player-created add-on characters and custom maps, single-player and single-screen multiplayer.

However, I need some ideas for characters.
So tell me, if you could pick someone from any point in history (real or fiction) to fight someone, who would it be?
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11/07/2016 6:29 pm
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Spooderman
Killer Memestar
Pepe
Squidward
Jacob Sartorius
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11/07/2016 6:12 pm
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COLE WORLD
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Aye if you add Tyler 1 in pls...
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10/28/2016 4:50 am
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brostermedia
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joke character?
Harambe
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10/28/2016 3:21 am
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COLE WORLD
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One punch man.
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10/27/2016 10:07 pm
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inactiveaccount1
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Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris
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10/27/2016 3:38 pm
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BOB ROSS AND NARUTOOOOOOOOOO
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10/27/2016 3:29 pm
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WelshGamer101YT
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I think you could make a charecter from The Big Bang Theory i love that show
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10/05/2016 6:56 pm
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There's now 20 Historical characters, so there's no room to add more.
Thanks for all the suggestions!

However, I still need 2 more Historical Fiction characters, at least 3 more Bonus characters, some more characters for a "Joke" DLC (with Justin Bieber and the Michelin Man), and an "Icon" DLC (with Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders).

Any other DLC ideas are also welcome.

Also, as soon as I finish a character template, I'll release a small program that will let anyone create their own characters for use in the game.
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10/05/2016 6:27 pm
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brostermedia
DLC as in free DLC right? like add-on packs?


Yes, free downloadable add-on packs.

In the select-a-character screen there will be different tabs for character sets.
  • Historical
  • Historical Fiction
  • Bonus
  • DLC
  • Custom


You'll start with only 10 Historical and 10 Historical Fiction characters. Playing the adventure mode will unlock additional characters of those two types, and completing specific tasks (100 wins for example) in either mode will unlock bonus characters.
DLC will probably be downloadable through an in-game menu.
And the Custom characters will be for player-created ones.

As for new suggestions...

Mr Rogers and Christopher Columbus will be added to historical characters.
Iron Man and Jacob Black will be added to fictional characters.
Queen Elizabeth will be added to bonus characters.
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10/04/2016 7:12 pm
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alan
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Bob ross

Mr. Rogers

Theodore Roosevelt

Elizabeth II

Christopher columbus
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10/04/2016 6:01 pm
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Cool, I would definitely play this. Here are some character suggestions:
Harry Potter
Hermione Granger
Stonewall Jackson
George Washington
Sirius Black
Captain America
Iron Man
Abe Lincoln
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Gandalf
Frodo
Katniss Everdeen
Peeta Mellark
Gale Hawthorne
Bella Swan
Edward Cullen
Jacob Black



Sorry for the long list that is mostly fictional characters.
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10/04/2016 5:29 pm
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December
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Here's a suggestion...
AND HIS NAME IS...


JOHN CENAAAAAAAA
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10/04/2016 3:25 am
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brostermedia
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Rainfell
Other suggestions who really are not historical but I found amusing enough to maybe add as DLC:

Ronald McDonald
Colonel Sanders
Justin Bieber

DLC as in free DLC right? like add-on packs?
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10/03/2016 9:58 am
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From new suggestions, I'll definitely add:

Marie Curie
Anne Frank
Helen Keller
Joan of Arc
Walt Disney
Darth Vader
Hercules

Other suggestions who really are not historical but I found amusing enough to maybe add as DLC:

Ronald McDonald
Colonel Sanders
Justin Bieber

Others have either already been added, don't fit the fighting genre (Ghandi? lol) or have other characters that are too similar in fighting stye/stats.

On a side note, the title screen and a basic fighting stage screen are finished as well as all characters so far (coding-wise). Still need to create all the different stages and their graphics, character graphics and attacks, and the choose-a-character screen.
After that's finished I'll release a demo, then start working on the adventure mode.
I'll release screenshots as soon as I've finished at least two character and one stage graphics.
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09/29/2016 1:04 pm
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Alexander the Great, Achilles, Hercules etc.
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09/29/2016 10:19 am
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Calendar Man
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Because we aren't making original characters, I think you should remove Hitler and Abe Lincoln, and make Abradolf Lincler from Rick and Morty!
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09/28/2016 8:16 pm
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LightlySaltedBuilder
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Amelia earhart with a plane that can fly into people
walt disney that can summon mickey mouse minions
Indianna Jones and Dart Vader because why not
Justin bieber with bad singing bomb(he sings and all players within range take damage)
Sacagawea(i think thats how its spelled) if you want more female chracters
Jules Verne which can summon sea monsters and use a hot air baloon as a vehicle
Also if you add george washington give him an attack where his dentures jump out and attack the enemy.
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09/28/2016 11:43 am
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dazalius
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Aberham Linclon (spesificly the version from the movie: Linclon vampire slayer)
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09/29/2016 8:55 am
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Howdoimeme123
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Shotgun axe?
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09/28/2016 7:01 am
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Ghandi. All the way.
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09/28/2016 11:39 am
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Howdoimeme123
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Special ability: nukes
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09/27/2016 12:30 pm
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Derpillious1. Adolf Hitler

Galactic bat3. Hitler (Gas chamber and Nazi summon)


1. No
2. Even more no.

I don't know why you would even suggest this. That's just horrible on all sorts of levels.
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09/27/2016 10:17 am
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brostermedia
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Ronald McDonald
Burger King
Colonel Sanders
10/10 battle of the fastfood
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09/27/2016 9:58 am
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arxerfyre
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Maybe
1. Colonel Sanders(the one who made KFC) make him spew the 11 herbs and spices
2. Johannes Kepler: the power of the telescope
3. the pharaoh: summon Sphinx
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09/27/2016 9:06 am
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Cid_of_Lufenia
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I guess Joan of Arc but that's kind of an obvious choice so I don't know Elizabet Bathory?
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09/27/2016 3:45 am
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Jacob Rigoberto
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Ernesto 'Che' Guevara - Argentinian doctor and revolutionary.
Harald Hårfagre - The king that unified the kingdom of Norway.
Jinmu-tennō - First emperor of Japan. It's disputed whether or not he existed, though.
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09/27/2016 3:34 am
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As for females
You could consider
Anne frank (maybe effective against katniss idk)
Helen Keller (silences enemies and using sign language to deal damage a.k.a fireballs)
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09/27/2016 8:24 am
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brostermedia
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hitler vs anne frank, great idea 10/10 would re-do ww2 again
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09/26/2016 9:17 am
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Cid_of_Lufenia
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Marie Curie maybe as she was the first ever woman to win a Nobel prize and created the theory of radioactivity she's likely a great choice for a fighting game full of historic figures.
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09/25/2016 10:32 pm
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From suggestions so far, I'm defintely adding:

Tesla
Batman
Obama
Gandalf
Hitler
Blackbeard
Trump (and Clinton because it's so fitting)
Uncle Sam
Lincoln
Cleopatra
Bob Ross
Einstein

And I'm considering:

Washington
Katniss
MLK
Pan
Newton
Napoleon
Thor

A lot of good suggestions! Some are just too similar to other characters (like Dumbledore/Gandalf) so I chose the one I could see more in a fighting game.
Maybe I'll still add those characters as alternates once I've finished.

However, I do need more female characters, not just men!

Also, I feel like I should add an optional DLC for characters that may seem offensive to certain people (such as Hitler or Jesus), so it might be good to have some suggestions for other more controversial characters that can be packaged with them, too.
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09/28/2016 5:59 am
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Oceanus5000
I don't know why you would even suggest this. That's just horrible on all sorts of levels.

look at the list of accepted characters so far, he is in XD
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09/25/2016 5:05 pm
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09/25/2016 2:37 pm
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-snip-


kek
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09/25/2016 2:10 pm
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Harambe, 'nuff said
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09/25/2016 3:21 pm
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Torrum
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xD true true.
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09/25/2016 1:29 pm
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Abraham Lincoln (can use a gatling gun like a minigun)
Napoleon Bonaparte (can use baguettes to beat his enemies and croissants as boomerangs to throw at your enemies)
Julius Ceasar (can ride horse choirs at enemies)
Barack Obama (can send airstrikes at enemies)
Thor (can send lightning strikes at enemies)

Maps: Eiffel tower, Aztec temple, White house, roman gladiator arena.

I think you should play sid meyer's civilisation V to find inspiration, there's a lot of famous historical leaders there.
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09/25/2016 7:41 am
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dr_Cheesecake
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1.Einstein (moves at the speed of light and can slow down time)

Didn't Einstein say that travelling at the speed of light is impossible?

That's why he does it
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09/25/2016 6:53 am
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dr_Cheesecake
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1.Einstein (moves at the speed of light and can slow down time)

Didn't Einstein say that travelling at the speed of light is impossible?
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09/25/2016 12:48 am
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Galactic bat
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Some Ideas:-
1.Einstein (moves at the speed of light and can slow down time)
2. Isaac (Gravity smash and apple barrage)
3. Hitler (Gas chamber and Nazi summon)
4. Homer (Blind eye<blinds all enemies> and writer's ale<heals him>)

Hope you take these into consideration
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09/25/2016 12:46 am
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Elizardbeth
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Abraham Lincoln
Cleopatra
Bob Ross
Caligula
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09/25/2016 11:43 pm
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taterman88
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one more for bob ross
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09/25/2016 2:11 pm
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spires33
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Bob Ross is a must have!!
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09/24/2016 11:38 pm
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Torrum
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Derpillious
7. Donald Trump


Definitely Donald Trump, this is a must have.
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09/24/2016 9:45 pm
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1. Adolf Hitler
2. Marthin Luther King Jr.
3. Peter Pan
4. Captain Hook
5. Blackbeard
6. Obama
7. Donald Trump
8. Anonymous Member
9. Uncle Sam
10. Memelord
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09/24/2016 9:43 pm
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Bladeztothex
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Sounds Like a cool idea
and for character Ideas
....
I got nothing XD
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09/24/2016 9:27 pm
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Torrum
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Also, if you've ever seen Epic Rap Battles of History on YouTube, you could take some of the historical figures from there and maybe even put them against the people they go against in the rap battle.
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09/24/2016 9:11 pm
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Bahahahah. I would so play this.
As for characters, here's a few:
Batman
George Washington
Harry Potter
Dumbledore
The Joker
Barack Obama
Gandalf
Katniss Everdeen
(I don't know, just some iconic people that would be really fun to pit against each other.)
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09/24/2016 9:06 pm
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Cid_of_Lufenia
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Well I guess Nicola tesla would be a great idea I mean I could just imagine him electrocuting his foes with a tesla coil (Maybe wielding a hand-held one sort of like a rapier).
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09/24/2016 8:56 pm
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Torrum
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Wow, that actually sounds super interesting. I would really consider playing this.

As for character suggestions, any character from any famous movie or famous TV show would probably work. There are thousands of characters to choose from, so the possibilities are practically endless.
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