Part of me wasn't sure if I should put this in "originals" or "fan art," since this is a pic of one of my City of Heroes characters...since I made her, tho', I'll stick with "original."
This is Ectogirl, the Living Poltergeist; in CoH terms, she's a Gravity/Kinetics Controller, and in my own terms, she's the end result of a character TOTALLY derailed by the Nicktoon "Danny Phantom." See, way back when, I created a superhero named "Ectoman," sort of a supernatural adventurer akin to Deadman or Ghost Rider. Well, during my efforts to create a "fun superteen" that ultimately resulted in the Mighty Goo, I decided to revise Ectoman as a teenage hero who inherits the original's powers and equipment.
Then Danny Phantom came out.
So, I did what I always do when I get "scooped" on a character idea, shelve it until I can work with it again. Jump ahead a few years and I'm making a character on City of Heroes who has powers that remind me of standard poltergeist behavior, like throwing things around and levitating people against their will, so I call her "Ectogirl," not intending any connection to my failed ghost hero. Since I made her on CoH's premiere RP server, however, I ended up having to give her an origin, which was effectively the original Ectoman's in reverse, in that rather than a person who becomes a ghost, she's a ghost who can become a person. Her personality is also heavily influenced by the cartoon version of Starfire and The Secret from "Young Justice": since she's never been alive before, having been killed in the womb in a car accident, the living world is a source of endless entertainment and education for her, and she's absolutely thriled with every new discovery...basically, I wanted to give her the exact opposite personality you'd expect from her appearance and origin.
Another minor note, while RP-ing her, she developed an unusual verbal tic in that, at random times during a sentence, she'll repeat a consonant sound. The idea is that it's less a stutter than it is that her voice sounds like a very clear old-time phonograph recording that occasionally skips.
This is Ectogirl, the Living Poltergeist; in CoH terms, she's a Gravity/Kinetics Controller, and in my own terms, she's the end result of a character TOTALLY derailed by the Nicktoon "Danny Phantom." See, way back when, I created a superhero named "Ectoman," sort of a supernatural adventurer akin to Deadman or Ghost Rider. Well, during my efforts to create a "fun superteen" that ultimately resulted in the Mighty Goo, I decided to revise Ectoman as a teenage hero who inherits the original's powers and equipment.
Then Danny Phantom came out.
So, I did what I always do when I get "scooped" on a character idea, shelve it until I can work with it again. Jump ahead a few years and I'm making a character on City of Heroes who has powers that remind me of standard poltergeist behavior, like throwing things around and levitating people against their will, so I call her "Ectogirl," not intending any connection to my failed ghost hero. Since I made her on CoH's premiere RP server, however, I ended up having to give her an origin, which was effectively the original Ectoman's in reverse, in that rather than a person who becomes a ghost, she's a ghost who can become a person. Her personality is also heavily influenced by the cartoon version of Starfire and The Secret from "Young Justice": since she's never been alive before, having been killed in the womb in a car accident, the living world is a source of endless entertainment and education for her, and she's absolutely thriled with every new discovery...basically, I wanted to give her the exact opposite personality you'd expect from her appearance and origin.
Another minor note, while RP-ing her, she developed an unusual verbal tic in that, at random times during a sentence, she'll repeat a consonant sound. The idea is that it's less a stutter than it is that her voice sounds like a very clear old-time phonograph recording that occasionally skips.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Still Life
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 644 x 790px
File Size 242 kB
Fun-loving ghost girl? I like her already.
Say, Heck... if you're interested, and have some capital to spare, I could immortalize this character and maybe Catspaw and The Mighty Goo in plastic for ya... I'd love the chance to help ya bring these characters to life!
Say, Heck... if you're interested, and have some capital to spare, I could immortalize this character and maybe Catspaw and The Mighty Goo in plastic for ya... I'd love the chance to help ya bring these characters to life!
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