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Forum Name: Undocumented Features General
Topic ID: 2035
Message ID: 14
#14, RE: The Big 9 in UF?
Posted by TheRestlessOne on Jun-23-09 at 01:57 AM
In response to message #12
I admit, having SEEN Giant Robo helps a WHOLE lot in classification, but even then, the 'rank and file' special agents of both sides (hereafter 'flunkies') DO tend to make you wonder why they're not a member of either the Big Nine or Magnificent Ten (Hereafter Big Boys), respectively. I think it's generally because while most flunkies will have powers/abilities that allow them to go toe-to-toe with the Big Boys under the right circumstances; those circumstances generally involve at least two or three to one numerical odds (Anne Springsteen, Shan Bastilla, and Carmela Sunderland vs Roger Tremayne), or a venue that favors them heavily (Kara Zor-El vs anyone while under a triple yellow sun comes to mind as a good example that's actually seen print in mainstream comics). In general, the Big Boys usually have a much greater depth and/or breadth to their powers (for a good example of the kind of scale I'm talking about, compare Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn) at the height of his powers (which he doesn't seem to be at in the UF universe) with Magneto at the height of his). Roger Tremayne qualified for the Magnificent Ten because he was a Dark Lord of the Sith AND a Psi Cop.

Stepping down below that, you have the ubiquitous Black Hoods and rank and file police of all stripes (hereafter goons) that, for the most part, are on a parity with each other. To be honest, this really IS what makes Big Fire so dangerous. They have the organization and support structure that you normally only see in a star empire. The local level cells are generally well-led (if only because of a ruthlessly Darwinian selection process), and they have access to resources that's generally as good or better than what the cops have.