I have...really sad news...

OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">A great hero has fallen.</div><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/03/07/captain.america/index.html?section=cnn_latest" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/03/0...tion=cnn_latest</a>

Ladies and gentlemen, <a href="http://blog.cleveland.com/entertainment/large_CaptinA030707.jpg" target="_blank">Captain America has died.</a> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />












<i>(sniff)</i>






I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep. May his fictional soul rest in peace.

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  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    edited March 2007
    <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /> I have never even followed captain america, but that is still sad, and I guess a powerful symbol.

    Any idea who wrote the final comic?
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    It was part of the epilogue of the Civil War event, where superheroes were split to two sides fighting each other. One side was lead by Iron Man, supporting the government's act that all superheroes are required to register and reveal their secret identities so they can be held accountable for any mistakes they make, while the other side was an underground group lead by Captain America, who refused to give up his personal freedoms just so all the superheroes could be exploited and used by bureaucrats. It was a long and VERY awesome battle, but in the end, the Captain realized all the fighting was causing a lot of destruction towards the civilians, and he surrenders and tells all the anti-registration people to also stand down. The Civil War ends, and Captain America is placed under arrest.

    And then, walking up the steps to a courthouse, he gets snipered.

    <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • ChimpZealotChimpZealot The Elite Demo Detective Join Date: 2002-11-30 Member: 10315Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    I have very little faith that this is going to stick, especially in light of Ed Brubaker's critically acclaimed work on the current Cap series. And with a Captain America movie coming out within a couple years, he'll definitely be making his return by then (just like they've put Spider-Man back in his black costume for the upcoming Spider-Man 3).
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Oh the drama! Wouldn't he have died from age, or did he slaughter father time and rape mother nature?
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1612856:date=Mar 9 2007, 12:03 AM:name=Liku)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Liku @ Mar 9 2007, 12:03 AM) [snapback]1612856[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Oh the drama! Wouldn't he have died from age, or did he slaughter father time and rape mother nature?
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    I haven't read a single Captain America comic book or Civil War or whatever it's calling itself these days, but I'm pretty sure he's frozen and wakes up all disoriented - sort of like an old guy, really...
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  • ChimpZealotChimpZealot The Elite Demo Detective Join Date: 2002-11-30 Member: 10315Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Yeah, he was frozen in the Atlantic in the final days of WW2 (gogo comic book science!), and awakened in "modern times", which started out as 1963, and through the sliding time scale in comics is now more like the early to mid 1990s.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    Damn! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

    He has always been one of my favorites.

    <img src="http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/1655/capsczv1.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    So... is it a political statement?
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    How often has Superman died already? This still upsets people? "Hey look, we killed off a valuable franchise!" *resurrect* "Oh man, and you even believed us. Suckers."
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  • waterbusterwaterbuster Join Date: 2006-12-17 Member: 59117Members
    no....NO....<!--sizeo:4--><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->NOOOOOOOO.<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->



    Captain! What have you done! You where always there for me, throwing your shield, mashing nazi's, and defeating thugs!

    WHAT SHALL WE DO WITHOUT YOU!
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1612842:date=Mar 9 2007, 05:18 AM:name=Omegaman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Omegaman @ Mar 9 2007, 05:18 AM) [snapback]1612842[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    It was part of the epilogue of the Civil War event, where superheroes were split to two sides fighting each other. One side was lead by Iron Man, supporting the government's act that all superheroes are required to register and reveal their secret identities so they can be held accountable for any mistakes they make, <snip><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes, anyone? That plot sounds frighteningly familiar.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book_death" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book_death</a>
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1612895:date=Mar 9 2007, 03:50 AM:name=Shockwave)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Shockwave @ Mar 9 2007, 03:50 AM) [snapback]1612895[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes, anyone? That plot sounds frighteningly familiar.
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    Which would be the point, I suspect.

    They're saying they want Cap's death to have "meaning", although they haven't specifically said "we're not going to bring Captain America back". My prediction? Steve Rogers is dead and gone, but someone else will take up the costume and shield.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    Was I the only one who never liked Captain America? :o

    I've never really liked any of the 'patriot' super heroes, much preferring the grittier 'real' ones like batman, the more outlandish ones like deadpool or the plainly more down to earth in attitude despite being 'super' ones like spiderman.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I liked Batman better when he was a parody. Turning him into a "real" superhero made him all sucky.
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    I always thought Captain America was pretty lame, just like the Heart guy from Captain Planet.
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  • the_x5the_x5 the Xzianthian Join Date: 2004-03-02 Member: 27041Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1612943:date=Mar 9 2007, 08:30 AM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Mar 9 2007, 08:30 AM) [snapback]1612943[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> I liked Batman better when he was a parody. Turning him into a "real" superhero made him all sucky. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->



    I liked Batman from the original animated TV series. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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  • DiscoZombieDiscoZombie Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18951Members
    he was fun to play as in that old NES game...

    <img src="http://www.gry.tportal.pl/gryonline/nes/c/image/ca.png" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    edited March 2007
    Captain America was such an amazing superhero. Like, you know how regular people look up to superheroes as role models? Captain America was the role model superheroes looked up to. Almost all superheroes have a strong moral code they follow, but Steve Rogers was a freaking <b>pillar</b> of all that is justice and righteousness.

    There's probably hundreds of other Marvel characters that had more powerful abilities than him, but he was amazing. I didn't pay any attention to him until I got into the Civil War event, and I immediately fell in love with him.
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    edited March 2007
    I would think when you ask an average Joe, "Hey, name me one superhero."

    There was this guy, Superman. You know... Truth and Justice and being the first Superhero and all that?
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    Yeah, but Superman's alive so that's okay.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Actually, there was this Superman comic where he died on every page. Or maybe that was Radioactive Man...
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1612938:date=Mar 9 2007, 08:18 AM:name=Geminosity)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Geminosity @ Mar 9 2007, 08:18 AM) [snapback]1612938[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Was I the only one who never liked Captain America? :o

    I've never really liked any of the 'patriot' super heroes, much preferring the grittier 'real' ones like batman, the more outlandish ones like deadpool or the plainly more down to earth in attitude despite being 'super' ones like spiderman.
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    I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that Deadpool rocks my face. That is all.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    Did I mention Superman is my all time most hated Superheroes? I <b>loathe</b> him XD

    "oh look at me, I'm totally invulnerable except to this made up crystal stuff. I also have about as much depth of character as a 2D cutout despite all my awful attempts to be deep."
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  • DrSuredeathDrSuredeath Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8217Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1612988:date=Mar 9 2007, 12:20 PM:name=Geminosity)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Geminosity @ Mar 9 2007, 12:20 PM) [snapback]1612988[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Did I mention Superman is my all time most hated Superheroes? I <b>loathe</b> him XD

    "oh look at me, I'm totally invulnerable except to this made up crystal stuff. I also have about as much depth of character as a 2D cutout despite all my awful attempts to be deep."
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    Hey, Batman totally beat him up without Kryptonite multiple times.
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  • ChimpZealotChimpZealot The Elite Demo Detective Join Date: 2002-11-30 Member: 10315Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1612988:date=Mar 9 2007, 08:20 AM:name=Geminosity)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Geminosity @ Mar 9 2007, 08:20 AM) [snapback]1612988[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Did I mention Superman is my all time most hated Superheroes? I <b>loathe</b> him XD

    "oh look at me, I'm totally invulnerable except to this made up crystal stuff. I also have about as much depth of character as a 2D cutout despite all my awful attempts to be deep."
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    I don't want to get all comic book nerdy on you, so instead I'll just link to <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?s=6879462464025725952&showtopic=100103&view=findpost&p=1601534" target="_blank">this</a>.
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  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    edited March 2007
    Well, the comic book world is largely made up of superheroes and supervillains.

    If you were to take the top 10 superheroes and debate their superiority over each other, well, that could go on for a long time.

    But if you were to simply eliminate all the superheroes that have super POWERS, and keep only those who were still 100% human in mind and body, who would be left?

    And of those that were left, who would be the most perfect in their heroism and protection of justice? Who among those left have unflinchingly devoted every aspect of their lives not to personal motives, not to self-searching, not to love, not to personal vendetta, but ONLY to their duties as a superhero?

    That's Captain America in a nutshell. If you can't appreciate that, then you can go and keep your kooky little stand-up comedian heroes with their radioactive pituitary glands and whatnot, and let the Cap go on taking care of the big stuff.
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    In years to come he will be resurrected in the worst possible way... "And Captain America woke up. It was all a dream!"
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1612943:date=Mar 9 2007, 07:30 AM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Mar 9 2007, 07:30 AM) [snapback]1612943[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I liked Batman better when he was a parody. Turning him into a "real" superhero made him all sucky.
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    Batman's not a superhero though, he doesn't have powers other than an infinite supply of money that Wayne Corp brings in.
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  • MantridMantrid Lockpick Join Date: 2003-12-07 Member: 24109Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1612943:date=Mar 9 2007, 05:30 AM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Mar 9 2007, 05:30 AM) [snapback]1612943[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    I liked Batman better when he was a parody. Turning him into a "real" superhero made him all sucky.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Now I'm not really a comics guy, but I'm pretty sure Batman started out as a dark bad***. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BATMAN#Early_years_.281939-1949.29" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> seems to corroborate this.
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