Besides the question of how he's supposed to have become independantly wealthy.
Either make him a 'self-made man' ...
... maybe, 'onetime owner/stockholder of company that experienced a hostile takeover courtesy of GENOM', and the starting capital came from the patents he was left with afterwards.
Or go the 'Stately Wayne Manor' path, having him be the somewhat idealistic heir to a small/medium sized fortune of some sort with a grudge against GENOM because of ... well, maybe some familiar matter akin to Sylia's - that'd be a free sympathy card right there.
There are likely more possible choices. Since you said Wolf 'thinks Owl means well', then he's likely still more or less wet behind the ears, which rules out any sort of military or police background for him.
As for the name? Hmm. *chuckles* Just call him Edmond Cristo, nee 'Dantes', or maybe just 'Dante' as a nom-de-guerre.
Nope, the Chang Clan has a sponsored team up North, most of them with military background, and with names taken from the Chinese Zodiac.
Let's see ...
The predominant color was grey. Mostly gunmetal, but with a lighter shade of the color here and there to break up the outline of the frame.
Even without that trick, though, you would hardly call it 'sleek' at first sight. The only part that could lay claim to that would be the head, with its pale 'faceplate' and the stylized representation of an owl's beak, eyes, and some of the plumage done in stark, simple lines of black.
Oh, there were hints of sleekness involved, yes, but for the most part the suit's uppermost layer of armor resembled nothing more than the feathers of a bird - a multitude of plates of varying sizes, overlapping one-another smoothly in some places and nearly absent in others - that you almost expected to rustle with every step.
The general impression was that of some bizzare sort of tengu samurai, more so when the wings - longer and broader than those of the design's predecessor - unfolded from its back with a slick, almost animalistic smoothness.
Yeah. Like that.
Maybe it's reactive armor, maybe something completely different (some weird form of stealth system/sound suppression/radar refraction/etc.), but that's the sort of aesthetics going through my head right now.
Hmm ... let's see ... other random thoughts/suggestions.
Subbing in railguns for the lasers would mean getting rid of the 'palmcannon' setup, right?
Hmm ... would that 'later suit' thing also apply to the blades? I've always rather prefered the switchblade bayonets of the early models to the later sliding-housing designs.
Larger wings ... umm ... full air-mobility with a focus on endurance first. For some reason, I'm thinking of it going 'overwatch' on a battle.
What do they have for tranportation, anyway?
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm
Either make him a 'self-made man' ...
... maybe, 'onetime owner/stockholder of company that experienced a hostile takeover courtesy of GENOM', and the starting capital came from the patents he was left with afterwards.
Or go the 'Stately Wayne Manor' path, having him be the somewhat idealistic heir to a small/medium sized fortune of some sort with a grudge against GENOM because of ... well, maybe some familiar matter akin to Sylia's - that'd be a free sympathy card right there.
There are likely more possible choices. Since you said Wolf 'thinks Owl means well', then he's likely still more or less wet behind the ears, which rules out any sort of military or police background for him.
As for the name? Hmm. *chuckles* Just call him Edmond Cristo, nee 'Dantes', or maybe just 'Dante' as a nom-de-guerre.
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...then maybe Owl works for Chang, as well...and that's where their funding comes from. It solves the problem with having to explain who these folks are, and just why Sylia lets 'em run around with her hardsuit technology.
Nope, the Chang Clan has a sponsored team up North, most of them with military background, and with names taken from the Chinese Zodiac.
Quote:I'd have imagined that they'd use the laser array to that effect as well. Just make it a multi-purpose one, with optional uses such as ... oh, a high intensity strobe, a goalie mode, and maybe an X-ray laser electronics frier (not to mention what it does to 'meat').
Besides carrying arm-mounted railguns and a laser array in the helmet, the Cobra is also the Menagerie's electronic warfare platform. Its jammers deploy above the shoulders, on either side of the helmet, giving rise to its name.
Quote:For some reason, whenever I think of The Owl I'm imagining it looking as if it's top 'layer' were ... nah. That's no good a description.
You might've noticed I didn't mention the Cobra as having hypersensors - it doesn't. The Owl carries those, but aside from that and substituting railguns for the lasers, it's a fairly close copy of Sylia's later suits, right down to the flight capability.
Let's see ...
The predominant color was grey. Mostly gunmetal, but with a lighter shade of the color here and there to break up the outline of the frame.
Even without that trick, though, you would hardly call it 'sleek' at first sight. The only part that could lay claim to that would be the head, with its pale 'faceplate' and the stylized representation of an owl's beak, eyes, and some of the plumage done in stark, simple lines of black.
Oh, there were hints of sleekness involved, yes, but for the most part the suit's uppermost layer of armor resembled nothing more than the feathers of a bird - a multitude of plates of varying sizes, overlapping one-another smoothly in some places and nearly absent in others - that you almost expected to rustle with every step.
The general impression was that of some bizzare sort of tengu samurai, more so when the wings - longer and broader than those of the design's predecessor - unfolded from its back with a slick, almost animalistic smoothness.
Yeah. Like that.
Maybe it's reactive armor, maybe something completely different (some weird form of stealth system/sound suppression/radar refraction/etc.), but that's the sort of aesthetics going through my head right now.
Hmm ... let's see ... other random thoughts/suggestions.
Subbing in railguns for the lasers would mean getting rid of the 'palmcannon' setup, right?
Hmm ... would that 'later suit' thing also apply to the blades? I've always rather prefered the switchblade bayonets of the early models to the later sliding-housing designs.
Larger wings ... umm ... full air-mobility with a focus on endurance first. For some reason, I'm thinking of it going 'overwatch' on a battle.
What do they have for tranportation, anyway?
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm