Coolest Team To Save the World

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Ok, has this been done before? Maybe? Dunno, but here it is. If you could pick up to six beings to form a group to save the world, who would it be?


#1. Doc Savage (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_savage)
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:1Aa0gc3v4g5OZM:http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/docsavage.jpg

#2. Dean Winchester (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Winchester)
http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:NdzxozHQGEvs5M:http://www.buddytv.com/usrimages/usr67321/67321_a1f87a36-f800-4142-8b90-569af0a07bf3jawpen.jpg

#3. Sylar (http://heroeswiki.com/Sylar)
http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:QEuNMLtirzXYLM:http://heroeswiki.com/images/thumb/3/38/Sylar_shards_levitation.jpg/250px-Sylar_shards_levitation.jpg

#4. Captain Jack Sparrow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_sparrow)
http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:aXDy5LcoSOJlXM:http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jack_sparrow.jpg

#5. Gabrielle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_(Xena))
http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:-NBxAeMse1QQqM:http://www.asherasarchive.com/gabnew2.jpg

#6. Sam Vimes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_vimes)
http://th05.deviantart.net/fs20/150/i/2007/254/7/4/His_Grace_Sir_Samuel_Vimes_by_spodmaster_spiff.jpg

[TheThan]

Easy mode:

1: Duke Nukem’
2: Gordon freeman
3: The Quake Marine
4: Blake Stone
5: Brock Samson
6: Hannibal Smith (team leader)
7: Macgyver

[Mando Knight]

Iron Man
Batman
Samus Aran
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Lelouch vi Britannia
Captain Jay Falcon

[Pharaoh's Fist]

Solid Snake (Old)
James Bond (Sean Connery)
Ciaphas Cain: HERO OF THE IMPERIUM
The Dread Pirate Roberts
Gordon Freeman
The Terminator

[Terraoblivion]

Isn't Lulu more fabulous than cool?

[Mando Knight]

Isn't Lulu more fabulous than cool?

He's the one that gets to make overly complex plans to provide the circumstances that ensure the maximum coolness coefficient of the other five. :smalltongue:

[Galileo]

The Doctor. Six of him.

[FoE]

Spider-Man
Dr. McNinja
Conan the Barbarian
Hellboy
Spike
Dr. Horrible

Hell's yeah.

I just wish I could think of a girl I wanted on the team more than these six.

[Flame of Anor]

@^: Ooh, Dr. Horrible and Dr. McNinja? Niiice. :smallamused:

The Doctor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_(Doctor_Who))
Gordon Freeman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Freeman)
Q (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_(Star_Trek))
Hiro Protagonist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Protagonist#Important_characters)
Hiro Nakamura (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Nakamura)
Sam Carter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Carter)


And, just for fun, a villain team:

General Chang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Chang)
Iago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iago)
The Master (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(Doctor_Who))
Lord Voldemort (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Voldemort)
Captain Barbossa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Barbossa)
Emperor Palpatine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Palpatine)

[Pharaoh's Fist]

The Doctor. Six of him.

Six Doctors? I can't even begin to tell you what I'm thinking.

[snoopy13a]

The Jackson Five.

[Pharaoh's Fist]

The Jackson Five.

All six of them?

[Terraoblivion]

Good point, Mando. Not going to bother coming up with a team myself though. I'm lazy like that.

[snoopy13a]

All six of them?

OP said up to six, not necessarily six.

[Mando Knight]

I just wish I could think of a girl I wanted on the team more than these six.

Samus Aran, DESTROYER OF WORLDS?

[chiasaur11]

The Doctor. Six of him.

Needs companions.

I'm thinking the Dalek from Dalek, Death's Head, that one shapeshifting penguin, Sarah Jane Smith, Captain Jack, and K-9.

Now, lessee, world saving, I'd divide by role:

Intel, mission organizing, AI support, and general sitting in a comfy room sipping tea far away from the action: Marathon's own Durandal, smug intellectual AI who actually possesses some degree of affection for meatbags. Also: probably the most badass bunch of bits and bytes to grace a monitor, at least in head to head showdowns.

Heavy weapons and demolitions: The Doom guy. He blew up hell. Gotta be worth something.

Infiltration and scouting: Transformers Animated Prowl. He's a telekinetic robot ninja. With a hologram projector.

Field medic: Dr. McNinja. Sure, two ninjas are a tad redundant, but both parties have shown skill at still being badass with other ninjas present. And the kind of medical skills needed to cure death are something we'd want in our merry band.

Secondary scientific consultation and field leadership: Reed Richards. Man can figure out time travel before it happens and exploit it perfectly. Add that to genius inventing abilities and solid tactical capabilities, and finish up with incredible injury resistance and solid combat capabilities, and we got a field leader.

Psychological counseling:Marvin the Paranoid Android.

Because the aforementioned Durandal has a very cruel sense of humor.

[thorgrim29]

Hum.... Ok, I'll give this a go

-Tom Jackman/Mister Hyde from Jeckyll
-Captain Jack Harkness (you DON'T want to know where he was hiding that gun)
-Gothrek Gurnisson, the omnislayer (just made that up) from the "Slayer" novels
-Shadow (from American Gods)
-Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden (Dreden Files)
- Finally, the leader, Jack O'neill from Stargate, smarter then he lets on, well trained, and a master of witty dialogue

And I imagine their adventures chronicled in first person by Harry Dresden. Actually, Gothrek doesn't fit at all here.. let's see, maybe replace him with Silk from the Belgariad, anyway between them Hyde and Harry can pretty much lay waste to everything reasonable.


Edit: Screw that, replace Gothrek by Doctor McNinja.

[Piedmon_Sama]

I once started a multiversal fanfic with this team, sad but true:

1. Ibn al Xu'ffasch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al_Xu'ffasch) (Kingdom Come)
2. James Logan aka Wolverine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_versions_of_Wolverine#Days_of_Future_Pas t) (Days of Future Past)
3. Spock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spock) (Star Trek)
4. The Elric Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist) (Fullmetal Alchemist)
5. Kujo Jotaro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotaro_Kujo) (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
6. Glorfindel the Elf-Lord (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorfindel) (Lord of the Rings/The Silmarillion)
7. Gimli, son of Gloin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_son_of_Gloin) (Lord of the Rings)
8. Gendou Ikari (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gendou_Ikari) (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

I swear this team actually made sense in the context of the story (well, a kind of sense), and there was a coherent (well, internally coherant) plot involving them all. It'd take about a page to explain though. >_>

[KataraAltinaII]

Empress Sanaki [Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]
Toph [Avatar: The Last Airbender]
Chuck Norris [Oklahoma. lol]
Captain Falcon [F-ZERO]
Lucario [Super Smash Bros. Brawl]
Wolf O'Donnel [Can't let you destroy that...]

that is all for now.

[Llama231]

Hmmm...

Black Knight (Monty Python)
thog
A Penguin
Samus Aran, DESTROYER OF WORLDS Obviously.
Red Mage
Sokka (Avatar)


Alternatively, the NEW! A Team (Spoilered for Awesomeness):
Mr. T (Duh)
Chuck Norris
O-Chul
Abraham Lincoln
The Queen of England
Captain Awesome (Chuck)

[Gnorman]

How has no one mentioned Indiana Jones yet?

[Blackjackg]

Let's see. Since we don't know what we're saving the world from, need folks with experience against all kinds of threats. So...

Reed Richards
Against all extraterrestrial and/or gigantic threats. Plus, he's like the smartest dude EVER. I credit it to his super-flexible neurons.
http://www.spider-man.info/Heroes/MisterFantastic/MrFantasticAd.gif
http://www.comics101.com/comics101//images/view.php?src=../news/Comics%20101/45/galactusfreaks.jpg&w=

Buffy Summers
Against all foes magical, mystical, demonic, vampiric, creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky or altogether ooky.
http://climateprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/buffy-stake-inside.jpg

Noah Bennett
Against superheroes. Additionally, every team needs one guy who Gets. Things. Done.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/heroes/season2/images/charbiog/bennet.jpg

Stan Marsh
Against all threats that are utterly ridiculous.
http://www.southpark.netuje.cz/images/200px-StanMarsh.png
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ChainofFlowers/sp6.jpg

John Connor
Because every now and then you screw up, and the world ends. And John Connor is the patron saint of Post-Apocalypses. I don't care how it happens. Robots, aliens, zombies, nukes... This is the guy you want around the day after to clean up.
http://www.nerdsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/connor2.jpg

Sean Connery
As himself.
http://sportsmansdaily.com/thescrum/wp-content/sconnery.jpg

Phew. That was more work than it should have been. I hope someone enjoyed it.

PS. Oh, and they all have to be on a leaky boat. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn3AqZY4Lkc)

[Llama231]

Anybody else believe that this idea deserves a voting thread?

[KataraAltinaII]

ah... just read someone's post about a fanfic group of characters, and that reminded me of another group. sorry to post this quickly again, but this was an epic group of awesome.

Aeris [Final Fantasy 7]
Inuyasha [Inuyasha series]
Katara [Avatar: the Last Airbender]
Lucy Pevensie [The Chronicles of Narnia]
Hermione Granger [Harry Potter]
Princess Zelda [Legend of Zelda]
Zero Suit Samus [Smash Bros. Brawl]
Chuck Norris [Chuck Norris. CHUCK. NORRIS.]

and THAT answers everything.

[FoE]

Samus Aran, DESTROYER OF WORLDS?

Forget it. I want to save the world, not destroy it. And the surest way to do the latter is to invite Samus for a visit.

(Samus' ship lands)
FoE: Hi Samus. Welcome to Earth.
Samus: Hi FoE.
(Samus hops out of ship)
(Automatic countdown to Earth Shattering Kaboom (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EarthShatteringKaboom) begins)
FoE: I didn't even know we had a countdown.

I do have a seventh for my Dream Team: Brock Samson. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock_Samson)

That makes for:

Spider-Man
Dr. McNinja
Conan the Barbarian
Hellboy
Dr. Horrible
Spike
Brock Samson

My Dream Team is very melee-combat oriented. :smalleek:

[Pharaoh's Fist]

How has no one mentioned Indiana Jones yet?

To Hell with Indiana Jones, how come no one's mentioned Samuel L. Jackson?

[FoE]

To Hell with Indiana Jones, how come no one's mentioned Samuel L. Jackson?

I'm assuming the threat will come from genetically engineered sharks. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMwmqp3GLMc)

[Flame of Anor]

The coolest combat-themed team:

River Tam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Tam#River_Tam)
Ash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Williams) (not that one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ketchum))
Dr. McNinja (http://www.drmcninja.com/)
Agatha Heterodyne (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/)
Severus Snape (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Snape)
Captain Nemo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nemo)

I can just see the dynamics: Agatha and Snape clashing, Dr. McNinja trying to keep the peace, River having a very strange conversation with Ash, Captain Nemo the leader and moral compass of the group...awesome!

[chiasaur11]

The coolest combat-themed team:

River Tam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Tam#River_Tam)
Ash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Williams) (not that one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ketchum))
Dr. McNinja (http://www.drmcninja.com/)
Agatha Heterodyne (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/)
Severus Snape (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Snape)
Captain Nemo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nemo)

I can just see the dynamics: Agatha and Snape clashing, Dr. McNinja trying to keep the peace, River having a very strange conversation with Ash, Captain Nemo the leader and moral compass of the group...awesome!

Ash would probably get very tired with the conversation quickly.

And then violence would happen for a while. Awesome violence.

[Berserk Monk]

Over half my team is (near) immortal and can reconstruct themselves after a massive amount of damage has been dealt to them:

1. Wolverine (X-Men)
2. Viral (Gurren Lagann)
3. Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
4. Dr. Manhattan (Watchmen)
5. The Hulk (Incredible Hulk)
6. Rorschach (Watchmen)

[H. Zee]

Team Leader: Harry Dresden

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m224/HazJT/harry_profile.jpg

Lieutenant: Rorscharch

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m224/HazJT/Rorscharch.jpg

Brawn: Zaraki Kenpachi

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m224/HazJT/zaraki.jpg

Brains: Sokka

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m224/HazJT/sokka.jpg

Comic Relief: Rincewind

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m224/HazJT/rincewind.jpg

Medic: Dr McNinja

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m224/HazJT/drmcninja.jpg

[FoE]

Rorshach and Zaraki do not work well with others, little girls notwithstanding.

[Fri]

Dr Mcninja and Batman should totally be in one team.

[H. Zee]

Rorshach and Zaraki do not work well with others, little girls notwithstanding.

I mainly just want to see the whole thing explode/implode, to be honest. :smallamused:

[TheThan]

old school:
Doc Strange
The Phantom
The Shadow
Flash Gordon
Buck Rodgers
Mandrake the Magician

[Half-blood]

Easily, the best team would have to consist of the
three smartest men in the entire world of fiction.

-Sherlock Holmes for his deductive and logical skills,
and of course knowledge of many fields of science.

-The Doctor. He knows hundreds of thousands of languages,
and the culture and physiology of most aliens. (including humans)

-Yagami Light. He can practically predict the future
AND he is only maybe the antagonist.

Assuming that all three can work together for one common goal,
no force in the 'verse could stop them.

[Berserk Monk]

Easily, the best team would have to consist of the
three smartest men in the entire world of fiction.

-Sherlock Holmes for his deductive and logical skills,
and of course knowledge of many fields of science.

-The Doctor. He knows hundreds of thousands of languages,
and the culture and physiology of most aliens. (including humans)

-Yagami Light. He can practically predict the future
AND he is only maybe the antagonist.

Assuming that all three can work together for one common goal,
no force in the 'verse could stop them.

You forgot Adrian Veidt (Ozymandais). Look at what he pulled off.

[Mando Knight]

-Yagami Light. He can practically predict the future
AND he is only maybe the antagonist.

Disp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman)uta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man)ble (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelouch_Lamperouge).

[Llama231]

The coolest combat-themed Captain Nemo the leader and moral compass of the group...awesome!

Wait... Wasn't he a villain, technically?

[Blackjackg]

Wait... Wasn't he a villain, technically?

Not the way Alan Moore wrote him.

[chiasaur11]

Disp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman)uta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man)ble (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelouch_Lamperouge).

And do not forget the accursed RICHARDS!

RICCHHHAAARRRRDDDDSSSS!

[Llama231]

Oh, and what about Grand Admiral Thrawn?

[Zaphrasz]

Saving the world from what, exactly? Is that part of the challenge? Do I need to prepare for any and all possibilities? What about beings from completely different settings that just aren't compatible? Screw it.

Batman has to be on any team. This is a man who fights on a team that takes on extraplanar gods on a regular basis, a team including Superman, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman, and they consider him the most dangerous one.

Samus Aran covers the badass space warrior. She blows up planets on a regular basis and controls technology created by the most technologically advanced race the galaxy has ever seen.

Mario is usually not considered a heavyweight in fiction, but just look at his record. He started off as a plumber taking on black magic wielding turtles, and has moved on to a galactic level threat who dropkicks suns. His strength is legendary, capable of demolishing buildings with a few blows. He is intelligent, capable of engineering a medication that can curing any known disease. To him, death is but a hindrance, as not even Hell itself could hold him. He has stared down the end of the multiverse without flinching. The ancient creators of the universe look to him when they need help. Indeed, anything anyone could throw at the team, he could probably handle himself.

Link (yes, I have a thing for Nintendo games) takes care of any sword and sorcery type problem. He is the paragon of a member of the creating triumvirate, specifically the one who created life. This goddess also personifies the will of the gods. Link is the power of plot, he can't lose.

I'll see if I can come up with more later.

[Agrippa]

Team Leader: Granny Esmerelda Weatherwax http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/Granny_Weatherwax.jpg

Lieutenant: Katara http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/avatar/images/2/21/Katara_85.png

Brawn: Buffy Summers http://sloppyjoe72.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/buffy2.jpg

Brains: Agatha Heterodyne http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/girlgenius/images/3/34/Heterodyning.png

More Brains: Willow Rosenberg http://www.starman-imaging.com/jan04/bvschsn027r.jpg

Medic/Flower Girl of Mass Destruction (though she has a decent brain of her own): Aerith Gainsborough http://www.ffcompendium.com/chara/7ac-aeris-3.jpg

[Flame of Anor]

Wait... Wasn't he a villain, technically?
Not the way Alan Moore wrote him.

Captain Nemo is not a villain. Not how some comic book writer wrote him, not how Jules Verne wrote him. :smallannoyed:

[Demons_eye]

Fiction:

Team leader: Itachi Uchiha-all over badass, powerfull, smart, and a good actor to boot.
Brawn:Zaraki Kenpachi nothing says *&^% you logic as a building to the face
Back up brawnHellboy-Hes a demon with a big fist what else DO you need?
IntelThe doctor-smart funny and runs fast
The face: Jack sparrow-What can I say? hes got a jar of dirt
The sneak: Dr McNinja-An Irish ninja that knows dracula and has a brother named shadow puncher? his name was all ready on the list.

[Flame of Anor]

The sneak: Dr McNinja-An Irish ninja that knows dracula and has a brother named shadow puncher? his name was all ready on the list.

It's Dark Smoke Puncher, actually. :smallwink:


"I just surfed a robo-Dracula from the moon, so all y'alls can just take it."

[Artemician]

<Snip>
Granny Weatherwax doesn't work in teams very well. I predict she'll just go off and do her own thing anyway.

And honestly, what can any of the others contribute that Granny already cannot do by herself? :P


I'll see if I can come up with more later.
You forgot the Pokemon Trainer.

This is a man (boy) who subdues and dominates Gods.

[Athaniar]

Let's see...

Team Leader: Jack O'Neill (Stargate SG-1)
Warrior: Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
Sneak/Warrior: Maiev Shadowsong (Warcraft)
Logician: Spock (Star Trek)
Strategist: Mitth'raw'nuruodo (Star Wars)
Factotum: The (seventh) Doctor (Doctor Who)

That'd be awesome.

EDIT:

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq108/GitPLordXavius/SavetheWorld.png

[Megatron46]

Granny Weatherwax doesn't work in teams very well. I predict she'll just go off and do her own thing anyway.

And honestly, what can any of the others contribute that Granny already cannot do by herself? :P


[/i].

True, Granny probably could do most things by herself, but she needs Nanny Ogg with her; they are a team; a pair. Together they are greater than the sum of their parts...plus without Nanny about Granny Weatherwax may turn...well...you know...dark... and end the world anyway!

[Piedmon_Sama]

Man I'd love to include images on my list if Ibn al-Xu'ffasch and Glorfindel weren't too obscure to have any good pictures :C (also, don't GIS for Glorfindel if your safe search is off).

[Athaniar]

Man I'd love to include images on my list if Ibn al-Xu'ffasch and Glorfindel weren't too obscure to have any good pictures :C (also, don't GIS for Glorfindel if your safe search is off).

What about this one (http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/File:200403121648_Glorfindel.jpg)?

[Illiterate Scribe]

http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/team-fortress-2.jpg

We make good team!

[Eldan]

Let's see...

I started with the following:


Baron Klaus Wulfenbach
Lord Tywin Lannister
Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt

and then found no one else to add. So, I'll leave it there. I'm not sure I want to live in a world these people saved, but by god will it be saved.

[The Glyphstone]

Let's go with:

The Doctor
Dr. Horrible
Dr. McNinja
Dr. Doom
(Dr.) Freeman
Doc Strange.


Between the six of them, they can take on anything.

[chiasaur11]

Let's go with:

The Doctor
Dr. Horrible
Dr. McNinja
Dr. Doom
(Dr.) Freeman
Doc Strange.


Between the six of them, they can take on anything.

Except massive inadequacy problems about Dr. Richards.

Most of them don't have that problem. Vic... does.

[Comet]

After some quick think-box rattling, I got:
The Science Fiction Messiah Squad

Paul Muad'dib (Dune)
Hari Seldon (Foundation)
God-Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40k)
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
Gordon Freeman (Half-Life. The one Free Man!)
And because every team needs one woman, lets make it:
Lynn Minmay (Macross)

:smallbiggrin:

[Eldan]

What about...

Prof. Frink (Simpsons)
Prof. Farnsworth (Futurama)
Agatha Heterodyne (Girl Genius)
Doctor Frankenstein (duh)
Doctor Horrible (Doctor Horrible's Sing-along blog)
My chemistry Professor (Real Life)

[chiasaur11]

What about...

Prof. Frink (Simpsons)
Prof. Farnsworth (Futurama)
Agatha Heterodyne (Girl Genius)
Doctor Frankenstein (duh)
Doctor Horrible (Doctor Horrible's Sing-along blog)
My chemistry Professor (Real Life)

We want to save the world, not end it in a rain of exploding cyborg mutant lizard men!

As cool as that would be.

[Eldan]

To quote my chemistry professor:
"This flask here holds the world's greatest invention!"
*shakes*
"Nitroglyzerine!"

Uhm, wrong quote.
"Chemistry saves lives! And ends them, but in a fashion that is spectacular enough to improve everyone else's lives when they see it on TV!"

[Athaniar]

After some quick think-box rattling, I got:
The Science Fiction Messiah Squad

Paul Muad'dib (Dune)
Hari Seldon (Foundation)
God-Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40k)
Doctor Who
Gordon Freeman (Half-Life. The one Free Man!)
And because every team needs one woman, lets make it:
Lynn Minmay (Macross)

:smallbiggrin:

Just a note: it's The Doctor, not Doctor Who, no matter what the old credits and WOTAN say.

[The Glyphstone]

Except massive inadequacy problems about Dr. Richards.

Most of them don't have that problem. Vic... does.

Well, yeah - each one of them has some particular opponent they'll struggle against, but the other five can just pick up the slack. Doom might have issues if they have to fight Reed, but surfing a DraculaBot from the Moon > a smart dude who can stretch himself. McNinja will walk all over Richards, particularly with Gordon's gravity gun and Strange's magical powers to keep him controlled. And in contrast, every single member of the team would have been far better vs. the Giant Mesoamerican Tennis Bot than McNinja, whether it be via gravitic manipulation of the tennis ball, telekinesis of the same, or blasting the bot into little tiny pieces with a Doom Ray...

[chiasaur11]

Just saying, Strange beats Doom at magic, and Reed beats Doom at science.

Doom is the best at egotisticalness, sure, but that's not always a good thing.

[onasuma]

Best team I can think of:

A gaunt
another gaunt
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another gaunt
another gaunt
another gaunt
another gaunt
ad infinatum

(One mind = one being)

[Comet]

Just a note: it's The Doctor, not Doctor Who, no matter what the old credits and WOTAN say.
Pish posh. Titular character names are awesome.
Or my brain just had a slight malfunction.
Anyway, it's edited so it never happened.

[The Glyphstone]

Just saying, Strange beats Doom at magic, and Reed beats Doom at science.

Doom is the best at egotisticalness, sure, but that's not always a good thing.

Reed also beats Freeman and Horrible at science, but I think The Doctor himself probably beats out Reed. Besides, it's hard finding suitable characters to make up the Ultimate Team of Doctors to Save The World...I could have dropped Doom and taken Richards, but he's DOOM!, and thus much cooler than "Mr. Fantastic"...

and Doom could give Horrible self-esteem coaching lessons.

[UltraDude]

After some quick think-box rattling, I got:
The Science Fiction Messiah Squad

Paul Muad'dib (Dune)
Hari Seldon (Foundation)
God-Emperor of Mankind (Warhammer 40k)
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
Gordon Freeman (Half-Life. The one Free Man!)
And because every team needs one woman, lets make it:
Lynn Minmay (Macross)

:smallbiggrin:

You mean they need anything aside from singing at the aliens?

[chiasaur11]

Reed also beats Freeman and Horrible at science, but I think The Doctor himself probably beats out Reed. Besides, it's hard finding suitable characters to make up the Ultimate Team of Doctors to Save The World...I could have dropped Doom and taken Richards, but he's DOOM!, and thus much cooler than "Mr. Fantastic"...

and Doom could give Horrible self-esteem coaching lessons.

Well, the Doctor and Reed are apparently pals, which makes sense. Reed's met a guy who knows the Doctor, and his contacts include versions of himself from tons of dimensions. The Doctor even gave him a tardisy phone booth. I'll totally give you the Dr. Doom is an awesome name bit. Of course, given that Vic is a college dropout, it's probably an honorary degree from some Latverian college. Named after Doom.

[Comet]

You mean they need anything aside from singing at the aliens?
I suppose the other members would basically be Minmay's chorus.
Minmay and The Saviours would be the band's name.
First, they'd foresee the future with their gifted prescience, find out where the next apocalyptic alien horror is going to arise and take the TARDIS to that location.

Then they would proceed to sing the eldritch god back to where it came from, while the good doctor Freeman whacked away at it with a crowbar.
I'd watch a musical like that any day.

[The Glyphstone]

Well, the Doctor and Reed are apparently pals, which makes sense. Reed's met a guy who knows the Doctor, and his contacts include versions of himself from tons of dimensions. The Doctor even gave him a tardisy phone booth. I'll totally give you the Dr. Doom is an awesome name bit. Of course, given that Vic is a college dropout, it's probably an honorary degree from some Latverian college. Named after Doom.

He isn't the poster child for Morally Ambiguous Doctorate for nothing...

Actually, that's an interesting side feature of the team...of the six, only Freeman actually has a real doctorate.:smallbiggrin:
-The Doctor is...The Doctor, he doesn't need a degree.
-Horrible has a degree in Horribleness, but that's not very useful.
-McNinja is a medical doctor, which is different.
-Doom probably gave himself an honorary Latverian degree.
-Strange is a wizard, not a doctor Jim!

[chiasaur11]

He isn't the poster child for Morally Ambiguous Doctorate for nothing...

Actually, that's an interesting side feature of the team...of the six, only Freeman actually has a real doctorate.:smallbiggrin:
-The Doctor is...The Doctor, he doesn't need a degree.
-Horrible has a degree in Horribleness, but that's not very useful.
-McNinja is a medical doctor, which is different.
-Doom probably gave himself an honorary Latverian degree.
-Strange is a wizard, not a doctor Jim!

Actually, Steve is an accredited surgeon, and was, at one point, pretty much the best in the business.

The magic came after his hands broke.

[hanzo66]

Alright, lemme try a coolest team to save the world...


Mission Control: AM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g2oPp4EhRk&feature=related) (I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream) An AI of pure sadistic fury who despite possessing godlike intellect is only able to use it to destroy and torture. Presuming that he doesn't try to turn the team into jelly things or put them through torturous pain he could use be good to have on your side. Has knowledge of life-prolonging techniques borne from Nazi experimentation and can de-evolve humans into ape-like savages For The Evulz.

Brawn: Captain Hammer (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) Fresh from rejection from the Justice League for trying to pinch Wonder Woman's ass and calling Batman a nerd, he's decided to join the only other team that's willing to accept him. Armed with the ability to punch things really hard and the awesome might of The Hammer (not his fists btw) he'll be feared by villains and civilians alike.

Brains: Rusty Venture (The Venture Brothers) A purely amoral scientist who has a tendency to cut corners. However his mercenary ways can encourage him to make rather effective devices, though some might require some... Sacrifices (orphan organs, perhaps) in the name of progress. Also if he really needs to he might just call upon Brock to replace Hammer if the latter should be out of commission.

Political Backing: King Steve (8-Bit Theater) The maniacal monarch of Corneria, Steve is a bloodthirsty manchild who happily kills babies as shoes. Still, he's a king, albeit one of a craphole that he's slowly but surely turning into his own personal Boatmurdered.

Mystical: Lina Inverse (Slayers) To finish off this team, why not someone without the concept of collateral damage?



I said coolest, not effective. By cool, I mean like using a magnifying glass and watching an Anthill type of awesome/Boatmurdered type of awesome.

[Berserk Monk]

Instead of coolest team, I'm give you my blandest team:

Dr. Manhattan
Mr. Spock
Vaarsuvius

I need three more.

[chiasaur11]

Alright, lemme try a coolest team to save the world...


Mission Control: AM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g2oPp4EhRk&feature=related) (I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream) An AI of pure sadistic fury who despite possessing godlike intellect is only able to use it to destroy and torture. Presuming that he doesn't try to turn the team into jelly things or put them through torturous pain he could use be good to have on your side. Has knowledge of life-prolonging techniques borne from Nazi experimentation and can de-evolve humans into ape-like savages For The Evulz.

Brawn: Captain Hammer (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog) Fresh from rejection from the Justice League for trying to pinch Wonder Woman's ass and calling Batman a nerd, he's decided to join the only other team that's willing to accept him. Armed with the ability to punch things really hard and the awesome might of The Hammer (not his fists btw) he'll be feared by villains and civilians alike.

Brains: Rusty Venture (The Venture Brothers) A purely amoral scientist who has a tendency to cut corners. However his mercenary ways can encourage him to make rather effective devices, though some might require some... Sacrifices (orphan organs, perhaps) in the name of progress. Also if he really needs to he might just call upon Brock to replace Hammer if the latter should be out of commission.

Political Backing: King Steve (8-Bit Theater) The maniacal monarch of Corneria, Steve is a bloodthirsty manchild who happily kills babies as shoes. Still, he's a king, albeit one of a craphole that he's slowly but surely turning into his own personal Boatmurdered.

Mystical: Lina Inverse (Slayers) To finish off this team, why not someone without the concept of collateral damage?



I said coolest, not effective. By cool, I mean like using a magnifying glass and watching an Anthill type of awesome/Boatmurdered type of awesome.

Good idea. Just enough juice to do the job, and Lina should wipe out the rest of the group at the end, doing the world a service.

I'd replace AM with SHODAN or Durandal, though. AM is a spoiled sadistic kid with nukes and some other ill defined abilities. Shodan may be similarly evil, but she's also much better at planning. And Durandal, while he's steps so far down the evil meter he's just morally ambiguous, and even has shown something almost sorta kinda like regret from a certain angle, is probably the best thinker in the whole of mad AIdom. He also knows what makes people tick well enough to exploit it, rather than reveling in it till it ruins all his toys. Heck, he pulls a feint that simultaniously kills his enemies, fools an ancient AI into backing his plans, and gets him some very good tools to finish the fight. He does this as he's being hammered by the whole enemy fleet and loosing his only ship. If that ain't beautiful mastery of the manipulative arts, nothing is.

Also, Berserk monk?

HAL or AUTO might be good. Nothing says boring like a monotone.

[The Glyphstone]

Actually, Steve is an accredited surgeon, and was, at one point, pretty much the best in the business.

The magic came after his hands broke.

Really? Interesting, didn't know that.

Still, that just makes him another MD. Gordon's still got the only real science degree.

[chiasaur11]

Really? Interesting, didn't know that.

Still, that just makes him another MD. Gordon's still got the only real science degree.

Well, depends on what the academic scene in Gallifrey is like, really.

[Flame of Anor]

Well, depends on what the academic scene in Gallifrey is like, really.

With what the Doctor gets up to, you'd better believe a high-school diploma on Gallifrey makes Earth's highest education look like kindergarten dropouts. :smallwink:


Also, Berserk Monk:

Superman is pretty darn bland. Just saying.

[Zaphrasz]

Mission Control: AM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g2oPp4EhRk&feature=related) (I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream) An AI of pure sadistic fury who despite possessing godlike intellect is only able to use it to destroy and torture. Presuming that he doesn't try to turn the team into jelly things or put them through torturous pain he could use be good to have on your side. Has knowledge of life-prolonging techniques borne from Nazi experimentation and can de-evolve humans into ape-like savages For The Evulz.AM won't save the world. He is the kind of earth-shattering kaboom that this team has to stop. True, the game states that he is so powerful that he will survive the heat death of the universe, but there is no way that this insane supercomputer will ever do anything benevolent, or work with others.

My avatar seems strangely appropriate.

[JabberwockySupafly]

Had a similar situation on another forum I frequent. We were only allowed 5. So i'll post the same five with an additional character to round it all out.


Molly Hayes aka Princess Powerful from Runaways. All the ferocity, strength and invulnerability of the Hulk in a compact easy to carry package that just so happens to take the shape of a hyperactive 12 year old girl.

Brock Samson of The Venture Bros. which seems to be a favourite here.

Deadpool... if you don't know who Wade Wilson is, leave. NOW.

Ashley "Ash" J. Williams. Hail to the king, baby.

Swamp Thing from the comic book series called, obviously, Swamp Thing.

Last, but not least, Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China. Just remember what ol' Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake. Yeah, Jack Burton just looks that big ol' storm right square in the eye and he says, "Give me your best shot, pal. I can take it."

[chiasaur11]

With what the Doctor gets up to, you'd better believe a high-school diploma on Gallifrey makes Earth's highest education look like kindergarten dropouts. :smallwink:


Also, Berserk Monk:

Superman is pretty darn bland. Just saying.

Well, it took the doctor two tries to barely graduate.

Got to be a tough school.

And I still hold to my assertion that, if you want a mad AI for world saving, the terror of Tau Ceti IV, the Savior of the S'pht, The Deimos Destroyer, DURANDAL is the best bet. Enough A-hole to be fun, and the skill to back up his utterly enormous ego but just enough affection for humanity to be on the side of the angels in the end.

[Xondoure]

Best team:
Leader: Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
http://ui14.gamespot.com/1005/foxbrawl_2.jpg
While Fox may not be the most powerful hero of all time, he is determined, smart, and the only leader character that could probably keep the rest of the team in check. Still, out of all my choices, he is probably my least favorite.
Brains: Lelouch Vi Britannia (Code Geass)
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5091/3kv9qh0.jpg
Name one person smarter than him in or out of the real world... that's what I thought. That, and he has a Geass which allows him to mind rape his enemies.
Muscle: Hector (Fire Emblem)
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/348/210902-hector_large.jpg
Hector is my all time favorite character, and gets special bonus points from originating from Fire Emblem. For those of you who don't know him, this is the guy who regularly takes out dragons in two hits.
God Killer: Phoenix (X-Men)
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/NosDos/Phoenix_28by_Al_Rio_26_Anthony_Agui.jpg
The most overpowered character of all time, and I love her for it.
Villain turned good guy: Xykon (OotS)
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/tensen01/xyklon1.jpg
Honestly, if you could have one villain on the team, who would you pick? It really wasn't much of a competition.
Healer: Dr. Faust (Shaman King)
http://animexarchiculture.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/faust-viii-shaman-king.jpg
Currently in Shaman King, Faust can bring back the dead with no permanent consequences, as well as being the most amazingly creepy mad scientist/doctor ever to come out of manga, and that is saying something.

[Megatron46]

Ashley "Ash" J. Williams. Hail to the king, baby.

Ah ha! Good list but Ash...he'd accidentally end the world! Just as they were about to save it he'd do something wrong and kill us all! (And then probably find a way to save us) (or not)

I know some people have already mentioned him, but in this Doom/Richards debate concerning brain power, no one has brought up Grand Admiral Thrawn! A GENIUS! The only reason he was stopped is due to sneaky, back stabbing betrayal......which I grant you is valid way of stopping someone, but it's just not FAIR!

[chiasaur11]

Ah ha! Good list but Ash...he'd accidentally end the world! Just as they were about to save it he'd do something wrong and kill us all! (And then probably find a way to save us) (or not)

I know some people have already mentioned him, but in this Doom/Richards debate concerning brain power, no one has brought up Grand Admiral Thrawn! A GENIUS! The only reason he was stopped is due to sneaky, back stabbing betrayal......which I grant you is valid way of stopping someone, but it's just not FAIR!

Has he invented a time machine and used it to stop his own inevitable defeat, then, when arrested by time cops, writen a virus wiped their system so hard it warped reality?

No?

Then he ain't in Reed and Vic's league. Sorry, but the enterance requirements are strict.

[Avilan the Grey]

The Doctor
Granny Weatherwax
Squirrel Girl

...I don't think there need to be any more than that. They have enough power
(E=PP3)*

But to add two more:

Harry Dresden
Batman

*Energy (power) = PLOT squared * 3

[chiasaur11]

The Doctor
Granny Weatherwax
Squirrel Girl

...I don't think there need to be any more than that. They have enough power
(E=PP3)*

But to add two more:

Harry Dresden
Batman

*Energy (power) = PLOT squared * 3

I don't think you need anyone but SG, frankly.

If I was adding, though...

REX, THE WONDERDOG!
Herbie Popnecker.

The second guy is Alan Moore's favorite superhero.

[Berserk Monk]

Also, Berserk Monk:

Superman is pretty darn bland. Just saying.

Yes, thank you:

Dr. Manhattan
Mr. Spock
Vaarsuvius
Superman
Al Gore (he has magical powerpoints)

One more and team 3 charisma score will be ready to role.

[ClericPreston]

Here is my team.

Team Leader-Master Chief Spartan 117
Brawn1-Constantin Valdor
Brawn2-Hellboy
Magical Firepower-Harry Dresden
Close Combat Specialist 1-River Tam
Close Combat Specialist 2-Faith the Slayer
Bat-**** Crazy Lunatic Who Can Wreck Anybody's ****-Alucard
Weapons Specialist-Cleric First Class John Preston
Brains/Magical Support-Hermione Granger

I hope you guys don't mind that I went over the 6 person limit. For purposes of this exercise, I am also imagining that Constantin Valdor wouldn't immediately kill Dresden, Hellboy, Hermione, Alucard, and Faith for being demons, witches, warlocks etc.

[hanzo66]

AM won't save the world. He is the kind of earth-shattering kaboom that this team has to stop. True, the game states that he is so powerful that he will survive the heat death of the universe, but there is no way that this insane supercomputer will ever do anything benevolent, or work with others.

My avatar seems strangely appropriate.

I never said anything about being effective. I was trying to make the most disastrous group ever to rely upon.

1. AM is... AM
2. Rusty is one of those people who is doomed for failure no matter what he does, a certain degree of which he actually deserves (Even Brock considers him a villain in all but name)
3. Captain Hammer amongst people who won't faun over him is pretty much a way less charming and likeable version of The Tick.
4. Steve is a ruler that makes Caligula look like a combination of Vetinari and Lord British. He'd likely have his soldiers try and butcher all the civilians first before trying to make whatever monster they're fighting his personal pet named Steve Sr. (he'd be Steve the -6452th Discoball)
5. Lina... Well, what disastrous group made of Jerkasses/Complete Monsters wouldn't be complete without a semi-good contrast?

[Eldan]

Vetinari! Thank you! He's a good addition to the team.

So, so far I've got:

Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt
Baron Klaus von Wulfenbach
Lord Tywin Lannister
Lord Havelock Vetinari

I still need two more.

[alchemyprime]

Green Lantern Alan Scott to lead the team with wisdom
Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes for sheer power
The Silver Surfer
Isaac Grimnebulin, with his amazing Crisis Engine
Gordon Freeman
Link, because reincarnating and striking down evil is awesome.




http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs17/f/2007/137/0/e/Green_Lantern_Alan_Scott_color_by_craigcermak.jpg
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/114/2/2/DevID_by_Jaime_Reyes.jpg
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs21/f/2007/298/d/2/Silver_Surfer_2007_by_Eamonodonoghue.jpg
Sadly, no image exists... not even on DeviantArt...
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs30/f/2008/061/4/d/Gordon_Freeman___Half_Life_by_SelfTitle.jpg
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/334/6/3/Link_by_JManuelC.jpg

[chiasaur11]

Vetinari! Thank you! He's a good addition to the team.

So, so far I've got:

Adrian "Ozymandias" Veidt
Baron Klaus von Wulfenbach
Lord Tywin Lannister
Lord Havelock Vetinari

I still need two more.

You're going for morally ambiguous magnificent bastards, right?

Well, I think I got a couple of guys.

David Xanatos might work, I've heard, so that's one.

And, to finish off, the guy I've been recommending for various bits most of this thread, Durandal. An AI that made himself mad, finished being mad, and proceeded to make himself the most powerful being in the universe. On one hand, he sent out a signal to invite some very nasty alien slavers to take over a human colony just so no-one would be looking when he broke out of his assigned tasks and went mad. On the other, he soon freed one of their slave races (admittedly to use them to move towards godhood) and aided the good guys in their goal of stopping the Phor. And he clobbered (via some rather clever gambits) anyone, human, alien, or AI, dumb enough to stand in his way.

[alexeduardo]

Someone mentioned Hari Seldon a few pages back. Kudos.

Here's my team:


Batman
For the brains.


Han Solo
to look cool.


Raz
For the brains also.


Monsieur Hercule Poirot
uhh...brains, I guess

Come to think of it, this would be a rather boring team for captain Solo.
Or at least it would be if they didn't have their fearless leader...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3639073213_b1a228a006_o.jpg


This is gonna be a wonderful apocalypse...

[Eldan]

You're going for morally ambiguous magnificent bastards, right?



Well, that too. But with the exception of Ozymandias, who doesn't actually really fit, they are all absolutely ruthless but efficient leaders, who manage to somehow make their nations flourish while being tyrants.

[KIDS]

Shrike
Dr. Manhattan

Yeah... I'm a power-hungry maniac and I can't help it :smallsmile: I'd pick another four but I've ran out of omnipotent beings that aren't hostile to the world (Yog-Soggoth?). Maybe Optimus Prime...

[Xondoure]

Shrike
Dr. Manhattan

Yeah... I'm a power-hungry maniac and I can't help it :smallsmile: I'd pick another four but I've ran out of omnipotent beings that aren't hostile to the world (Yog-Soggoth?). Maybe Optimus Prime...

Phoenix, at least sometimes.

[chiasaur11]

Well, that too. But with the exception of Ozymandias, who doesn't actually really fit, they are all absolutely ruthless but efficient leaders, who manage to somehow make their nations flourish while being tyrants.

Well, old Durandal actual manages that one okay, only replace nation with species of alien cyborgs.

[arguskos]

Hmm... let's see...
1. Hari Seldon
2. Batman
3. Szass Tam
4. Q
5. Dr. Manhattan
6. Yahtzee.

This is the "We know everything or are all powerful" team. Hari, Bats, and Szass Tam are all classic Xanatos Roulette type of folks. Q and Dr. Manhattan are the muscle, being able to do anything is pretty helpful some days. Last, Yahtzee (of Zero Punctuation fame) is there for snarky commentary, because no super-team will last long without some hilariously cutting remarks.

[Thane of Fife]

Hmm. As a firm believer that reality is cooler than fiction:

1. Joan of Arc
2. Alexander the Great
3. J. J. Armes
4. Pavel Artemyevich Plotnikov
5. Muhammad Ali
6. William Shakespeare (because every team needs a Bard)

I think that that covers pretty much everything you could want in a team to save the world.

[chiasaur11]

Hmm. As a firm believer that reality is cooler than fiction:

1. Joan of Arc
2. Alexander the Great
3. J. J. Armes
4. Pavel Artemyevich Plotnikov
5. Muhammad Ali
6. William Shakespeare (because every team needs a Bard)

I think that that covers pretty much everything you could want in a team to save the world.

Why not Teddy Roosevelt or Simo Hayha?

[UltraDude]

Leader - Treize Khushrenada from Gundam Wing. A warrior, a gentleman, and charismatic as all get-out. Plus, bathes in rose petals.

Brains - Arnaud G. Vasquez from Wild ARMs 4. Confident in everything from the neck up with very good reason, and has the charisma to be a good lieutenant.

Muscle - Lukien the Bronze Knight from the Eyes of God. A true veteran who shrugs off wounds semi-realistically, and knows war better than anything else. Also looked up to by many.

Advanced Scouting - Admiral Ackbar. He always spots a trap. Also a leader of sorts.

Buckling of Swash - Captain Jack Sparrow. Provides the comedy relief and drunkeness, is good at improvising, and still manages to get people to follow him.

Science! - Bian Zoldark from Super Robot Wars. Studies aliens, their technology, and giant robots, while having the knowledge to run a highly effective military campaign and pilot his ultimate creation.

I give them three weeks before they've amassed legions of well-trained mech and fighter pilots, with badass infantry and humorously quirky scouting/espionage teams. Also, the clashes between Jack and half the team (for varying reasons, even!) would be priceless.

[Thane of Fife]

Primarily because I didn't think of either while writing the list. And because I'm only allowed to have 6 people.

I could kick out Shakespeare, I guess, but the other 5 are pretty solid choices. We've got possibly the greatest commander of all time, a woman who was known to all but shrug off fairly nasty wounds, an excellent bomber pilot, a brilliant PI, and a man considered such a good boxer that he could beat Superman in a fight. (http://superman.ugo.com/phantomzone/ali/default.asp)

How could you kick out any of them?

[Platinum_Mongoose]

I can't believe Chuck Norris hasn't been brought up on this thread yet.

[UltraDude]

I can't believe Chuck Norris hasn't been brought up on this thread yet.

Dang it, we were going for the record!

[Finn Solomon]

The all Joss Whedon team!

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Team leader, strategist, public face, main merchandise mover. If the Armageddon comes, beep her.

Dr. Horrible - Technological go-to-guy, wielder of various rays of many interesting effects. Can probably invent anything you'd ask him to. Has a PhD in Horribleness.

River Tam - Psychic ninja, able to kill whole armies with the help of a little subliminal messaging, very very cute.

Angel - Tough guy, access to the supernatural, fills the handsome brooding loner role. Possible big brother to team members.

Molly Hayes - She's just too awesome not to be in this team.

Five man band, suited up and good to go!

[KjeldorMage]

Good lord, these teams would get their asses kicked by the obvious super team that I have right here.

I am going to do something that, in all honesty should end exsistance as we know it due to too much awesome being in one place.

but here we go.


Team Leader:
Leonidas (300)

Lieutenant (Also team psychic):
The Emporer (WH40K: During the Horus Heresy)

Pure Brawn:
The Juggernaught

Super Spy team(aka forward scout team):
James Bond
Brock Sampson
Col. Hunter Gathers

Super (Need to kick the crap out of a large amount of goons)Team:
Chuck Norris (from Delta Force)
B.A. Barackus (Mr. T.)

(Yes, I know, putting Mr. T. and Chuck Norris in the same sub unit would end the world as we know it but damn it this is about the coolest team and you can't get more awesome than Mr. T and Chuck Norris, fighting side by side.)

The Brains: Professor Charles Xavier

The Girl: Molotov Cocktease.


There, try and stop this group. I don't think so...

[Finn Solomon]

That's not a team at all. That's just a list of awesome people. A team needs to work together. In what universe would the God-Emperor of Mankind take orders from a little Greek in a leather thong?

[paddyfool]

Going to try for an all-Brit, mostly unmentioned team

Leader, tactician, arcane support: John Constantine (the comic book version, not the movie crap)
Factotum/immortal: Hob Gadling (from Sandman).
Tech: Q (of James Bond, not Star Trek fame)
Godlike power: Adam Young (from Good Omens)
Hitting stuff/being a "nice guy" team face: Capt. Britain! (So naff, he almost comes around to cool again. Not quite, but y'know.)
Shooting stuff: Oh crap. Already used someone from Bond, so I'm pretty much stuck with Lara Croft here.

Dr Who would have made the team, probably as leader, but for the fact that he's been highly over-used already in this thread. Probably this would end with all the team except for Constantine, Adam, and Hob being dead, but Adam would just bring them back again if he felt like it.

[GAThraawn]

Grand Admiral Thrawn
David Xanatos
Sherlock Holmes
Adrian Veidt
Danny Ocean
Batman

Whatever your plan for armageddon, this team will have already figured it out, stopped it, tricked you into betraying your own hideout and everyone on your side, had you lock yourself in jail and had time for a cup of tea before you even think to get started.

[Vorpal Soda]

Team Leader: Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the shell)
A good all round character, able to manage a team.

Big guy: Doom Marine (As portrayed in the comic)
For when you just need something to stop moving, there's no better choice.

Stylish guy: John Preston (Equilibrium)
For when lots of quick and accurate shots are needed.

Really obscure guy: Nick Vrenna (Abuse)
Quick, with plenty of heavy weaponry, and often uses flight, super speed or invisiblity, he provides an extra edge in any gunfight.

Sneaky guy: Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)
Because sometimes, the best option is someone who is very good at not being seen.

Cute team mascot: Madotsuki (Yume Nikki)
Because a seemingly harmless little girl who likes to play with knives is a handy addition to any team. (Although she might not actually be little, since her age is ambiguous)

Okay, the last one is a weird choice, I admit.

[KjeldorMage]

That's not a team at all. That's just a list of awesome people. A team needs to work together. In what universe would the God-Emperor of Mankind take orders from a little Greek in a leather thong?


You're Just jealous that my team is way better than your team.
:smallwink:


The God Emperor of Mankind will happily be the lieutenant to someone who has better leadership capabilities than himself. If the world was truly in danger, the Emperor knows that being second in command to a more capable and bat-sh-- crazy than himself. Hence why he is the lieutenant.

Face it, there is no way to stop a team of this caliber. They would work perfectly together.

[Terraoblivion]

So shouting a lot and making a plan that hinges on your own death as an example is good leadership now?

[UltraDude]

You're Just jealous that my team is way better than your team.
:smallwink:


The God Emperor of Mankind will happily be the lieutenant to someone who has better leadership capabilities than himself. If the world was truly in danger, the Emperor knows that being second in command to a more capable and bat-sh-- crazy than himself. Hence why he is the lieutenant.

Face it, there is no way to stop a team of this caliber. They would work perfectly together.
Let's see you try and make the Juggernaut listen to any of them.

Xavier's gonna need to be on the team just to keep him from trying to smash them all.

I'll give you that Ciaphas might make a good Lt. to Leonidas, but the rest of the team was just you going through all the 'cool' characters and slapping them together.

...dropping Chuck, Juggernaut, and Xavier might reduce your 'kick ass' quotient, but it'd make the team feel a lot more coherent, and you wouldn't have X getting pissed off at Leonidas for being so violent.

[Jack_Banzai]

Team Leader: Nick Fury (Ultimate Universe) - he's rough, he's tough, he's brilliant, he's ruthless, and the ultimate field commander.

Battered Veteran: John Gaunt (Grimjack) - he's been there, done that, and then some. Killed everything from alien thugs to undead demons and still manages to pull off a beret and own a bar.

Arcane Firepower: Harry Dresden (Dresden Files) - for every reason you'd imagine.

Super-Hot Powerhouse: Power Girl (DC Universe) - because a girl with Kryptonian-level power who looks amazing in a one-piece is a terrible thing to waste.

Science Babe: The Engineer (The Authority) - having nine pints of liquid machinery instead of blood doesn't hurt her sex appeal. Neither does her ability to morph her body into any conceivable appliance.

last, but not least

Anti-hero Nexus Wildcard: Iori Yagami (King of Fighters) - because nothing says "scram" like two handfuls of blue fire getting shot into your face followed up by a no-nonsense boot to the sternum.

[Finn Solomon]

Face it, there is no way to stop a team of this caliber. They would work perfectly together.

The God Emperor won't care about one world. He already rules untold billions. He loses a few thousand each day due to clerical errors and doesn't bat an eyelid.

Prof X and Juggernaught will be fighting each other, James Bond would refuse to take orders from a filthy unhygienic Spartan who can't even speak the Queen's English. Chuck Norris is Chuck Norris, but BA Barackus has worse aim than a GI Joe. A Stormtrooper'd make a better shot.

Your team's got double the numbers of the traditional five man band. It's really more of a league.

[Xondoure]

The God Emperor won't care about one world. He already rules untold billions. He loses a few thousand each day due to clerical errors and doesn't bat an eyelid.

Prof X and Juggernaught will be fighting each other, James Bond would refuse to take orders from a filthy unhygienic Spartan who can't even speak the Queen's English. Chuck Norris is Chuck Norris, but BA Barackus has worse aim than a GI Joe. A Stormtrooper'd make a better shot.

Your team's got double the numbers of the traditional five man band. It's really more of a league.

I thought we were using six?
Oh, and the team works perfectly by default, because there isn't any fun in it otherwise.

Best team:
Leader: Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
http://ui14.gamespot.com/1005/foxbrawl_2.jpg
While Fox may not be the most powerful hero of all time, he is determined, smart, and the only leader character that could probably keep the rest of the team in check. Still, out of all my choices, he is probably my least favorite.
Brains: Lelouch Vi Britannia (Code Geass)
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5091/3kv9qh0.jpg
Name one person smarter than him in or out of the real world... that's what I thought. That, and he has a Geass which allows him to mind rape his enemies.
Muscle: Hector (Fire Emblem)
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/348/210902-hector_large.jpg
Hector is my all time favorite character, and gets special bonus points from originating from Fire Emblem. For those of you who don't know him, this is the guy who regularly takes out dragons in two hits.
God Killer: Phoenix (X-Men)
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/NosDos/Phoenix_28by_Al_Rio_26_Anthony_Agui.jpg
The most overpowered character of all time, and I love her for it.
Villain turned good guy: Xykon (OotS)
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/tensen01/xyklon1.jpg
Honestly, if you could have one villain on the team, who would you pick? It really wasn't much of a competition.
Healer: Dr. Faust (Shaman King)
http://animexarchiculture.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/faust-viii-shaman-king.jpg
Currently in Shaman King, Faust can bring back the dead with no permanent consequences, as well as being the most amazingly creepy mad scientist/doctor ever to come out of manga, and that is saying something.

[Zaphrasz]

Why use some manga hack when you could use the actual Doctor Faustus? The guy who bargained with the devil, and, depending on the version and the interpretation, gets away with it.

[Berserk Monk]

The Blandest Team to save the world is complete:

Dr. Manhattan
Mr. Spock
Vaarsuvius
Superman
Al Gore
Mr. Fantastic

Their first mission: take down Man-Bear-Pig.

[Zaphrasz]

Dr. Manhattan? He said some of the most interesting things in the entire book. Spock? The eternal conflict between logic and emotion is boring? Vaarsuvius is a well developed, conflicted character. Superman, representative of selflessness, and all that is right with the world. Al Gore...is too political a figure, won't touch that one. And Mr. Fantastic? Richards? You have a strange definition of bland.

[SMEE]

Hm... let me try this

Rocky Balboa
Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
John Rambo
Dutch from Predator
John Matrix
T-800

I think this would be enough. :smallredface:

[Terraoblivion]

I think he mean that they are bland people, not bland characters, Zaphrasz. Imagine having to hang out with any of those people for an evening, except Al Gore i believe i've heard he is actually a funny person in private and just has no charisma on a large scale.

[Blackjackg]

I'm going to go in a different direction, and create six-person Coolest Team to Destroy the World. Maybe this warrants its own thread. I dunno.

1. Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
2. Galactus (Marvel Universe)
3. First and Forsaken Lion (Exalted)
4. Evil Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
5. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
6. Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper (Dr. Strangelove)

I figure among the six of them, they could handle any ragtag handful of heroes on a leaky boat.

[chiasaur11]

I'm going to go in a different direction, and create six-person Coolest Team to Destroy the World. Maybe this warrants its own thread. I dunno.

1. Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
2. Galactus (Marvel Universe)
3. First and Forsaken Lion (Exalted)
4. Evil Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
5. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
6. Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper (Dr. Strangelove)

I figure among the six of them, they could handle any ragtag handful of heroes on a leaky boat.

No way.

I mean, sure, brute force wise they're big trouble, but a psych ops team?

Those nutjobs will tear each other up with just Spider-Man's prompting, let alone John Constantine or Granny Weatherwax.

[kpenguin]

1. Roland St. Jude
2. Vorpal Tribble
3. RabbitHoleLost
4. The Randomizer
5. Rutskarn
6. Sneak

[Shosuro Ishii]

1) Danny Ocean
2) River Tam
3) Cameron Phillips
4) Jack Bauer
5) Spike (badass version)
6) Brock Samson

Sure, it would probably be an ineffectual team, and it creates a very minor paradox, but you can't tell me it wouldn't be awesome to watch every week.

[lisiecki]

Six People?

Brains:
Buckaroo Banzai

Magical Protection
Tommy Talon

Spunky Sidekick
Y.T.

The "We will **** you up" factor
Severian
Molly Millions

Maker of Moral Choices
Henry Peter Gyrich

[Agrippa]

No way.

I mean, sure, brute force wise they're big trouble, but a psych ops team?

Those nutjobs will tear each other up with just Spider-Man's prompting, let alone John Constantine or Granny Weatherwax.

How about all three of them plus Buffy. While on Sephiroth's home planet and in the remenants of Midgar city. Wouldn't that be fun to watch.

[Xondoure]

Why use some manga hack when you could use the actual Doctor Faustus? The guy who bargained with the devil, and, depending on the version and the interpretation, gets away with it.

Because he can't resurrect people, he is just a necromancer. Trust me, I agree that he is cooler than Faust the VIII, but he doesn't fit into my group requirements.

Best team:
Leader: Fox McCloud (Star Fox)
http://ui14.gamespot.com/1005/foxbrawl_2.jpg
While Fox may not be the most powerful hero of all time, he is determined, smart, and the only leader character that could probably keep the rest of the team in check. Still, out of all my choices, he is probably my least favorite.
Brains: Lelouch Vi Britannia (Code Geass)
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5091/3kv9qh0.jpg
Name one person smarter than him in or out of the real world... that's what I thought. That, and he has a Geass which allows him to mind rape his enemies.
Muscle: Hector (Fire Emblem)
http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/348/210902-hector_large.jpg
Hector is my all time favorite character, and gets special bonus points from originating from Fire Emblem. For those of you who don't know him, this is the guy who regularly takes out dragons in two hits.
God Killer: Phoenix (X-Men)
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/NosDos/Phoenix_28by_Al_Rio_26_Anthony_Agui.jpg
The most overpowered character of all time, and I love her for it.
Villain turned good guy: Xykon (OotS)
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/tensen01/xyklon1.jpg
Honestly, if you could have one villain on the team, who would you pick? It really wasn't much of a competition.
Healer: Dr. Faust (Shaman King)
http://animexarchiculture.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/faust-viii-shaman-king.jpg
Currently in Shaman King, Faust can bring back the dead with no permanent consequences, as well as being the most amazingly creepy mad scientist/doctor ever to come out of manga, and that is saying something.

[Katasi]

Super-Team Good:

Macgyver
Conan the Barbarian
Wyatt Halliwell (charmed)
Hermione Granger
Buffy Summers
Hercules

Super-Team Evil:

Belkar (Oots)
Black Mage (8-bit theater)
Darth Vader
Dracula
The Joker
The Brain (Pinky and the Brain)

-or replace Vader with Richard from Looking for Group for fun :P

[Berserk Monk]

Dr. Manhattan? He said some of the most interesting things in the entire book. Spock? The eternal conflict between logic and emotion is boring? Vaarsuvius is a well developed, conflicted character. Superman, representative of selflessness, and all that is right with the world. Al Gore...is too political a figure, won't touch that one. And Mr. Fantastic? Richards? You have a strange definition of bland.

They all lack charisma and don't know how to relax and have a good time. They're all book worms too busy trying to further their intelligence.

[Zaphrasz]

I guess I just don't get it. The intellectual types are always the coolest ones.

[Berserk Monk]

I guess I just don't get it. The intellectual types are always the coolest ones.

They also know how to suck the fun out of the room.

[UltraDude]

I guess I just don't get it. The intellectual types are always the coolest ones.

To read about. They'd be suicide-inducingly boring to most people in person though.

[GoC]

To read about. They'd be suicide-inducingly boring to most people in person though.

Then you've never encountered a real intellectual. Understandable as they're pretty rare*. I've met three. All three had grades in the top 0.01% for the country (ICFES high scorers).

*It's also possible that they're simply not interested in talking to me long enough for their brilliance to shine through.:smallfrown:

[Athaniar]

I'm going to go in a different direction, and create six-person Coolest Team to Destroy the World. Maybe this warrants its own thread. I dunno.

1. Emperor Palpatine (Star Wars)
2. Galactus (Marvel Universe)
3. First and Forsaken Lion (Exalted)
4. Evil Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
5. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
6. Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper (Dr. Strangelove)

I figure among the six of them, they could handle any ragtag handful of heroes on a leaky boat.

I've been thinking about a Villain Team, as well. I'd probably go with the following:

Xykon (Order of the Stick)
Palpatine (Star Wars)
The Lich King (Warcraft)
Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda)
Dracula (Dracula)
Sauron (Lord of the Rings)

They'll be a Council of Dark Lords, plotting to destroy the world and stop the heroes. I have a list of other candidates, but these are the most competent six in my opinion.

[Zaphrasz]

I'm not sure Xykon would really get along with a few of those people, particularly Ganondorf and Sauron. These are guys known to spend a great deal of time doing absolutely nothing so that their plans can come to fruition. Xykon would be bored to tears, that is, if he had, you know, tear ducts.

[Katasi]

I've been thinking about a Villain Team, as well. I'd probably go with the following:

Xykon (Order of the Stick)
Palpatine (Star Wars)
The Lich King (Warcraft)
Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda)
Dracula (Dracula)
Sauron (Lord of the Rings)

They'll be a Council of Dark Lords, plotting to destroy the world and stop the heroes. I have a list of other candidates, but these are the most competent six in my opinion.

For my evil team I went more with a "slaughter them all" approach rather than a "let's gain power" approach. After all.... besides Dracula (who is a half-and-half, part mastermind, part destroyer), the mastermind of the team is a little white rat.

[KnightDisciple]

Grand Admiral Thrawn
David Xanatos
Sherlock Holmes
Adrian Veidt
Danny Ocean
Batman

Whatever your plan for armageddon, this team will have already figured it out, stopped it, tricked you into betraying your own hideout and everyone on your side, had you lock yourself in jail and had time for a cup of tea before you even think to get started.

This one bears repeating. Though me personally, I might drop Veidt.

[Jalor]

I have a Destroy The World contribution. Most of my selections are pretty well known, but in case you don't know one I will explain my choices anyway.

Ravel Puzzlewell (Planescape: Torment)
An ancient and powerful Night Hag. Legendary for her impossible riddles and her attempts to end the Lady Of Pain's rule over Sigil. She failed, but the Lady is roughly as powerful as a greater deity. It's impressive that she was even a threat at all.

Ghatanothoa (Cthulhu Mythos)
One of the more obscure Great Old Ones, Ghatanothoa is a huge monster whose visage is so horrible that looking at it will petrify you. Except your brain, which will live forever and eventually go mad.

Nicol Bolas (Magic: The Gathering)
A dragon and planeswalker. Between his magic and his intelligence, he might as well be a deity. Last seen doing something ridiculous with an entire plane of existence.

Apocalypse (X-Men comics)
Also superpowerful and superintelligent, Apocalypse is known for fighting off all of the Avengers along with Cable. Dominates the world in some alternate realities.

Orcus (D&D)
Demon prince of undeath. He can raise everyone else's victims as an army; since they're undead they would be free to look at Ghatanothoa. Also, he's a beast in close combat.

King Ghidorah (Rebirth Of Mothra)
Godzilla's archenemy. An enormous dragon with three heads. Nearly immortal. Destroyed the planet Venus for fun.

[Berserk Monk]

Ghatanothoa (Cthulhu Mythos)
One of the more obscure Great Old Ones, Ghatanothoa is a huge monster whose visage is so horrible that looking at it will petrify you. Except your brain, which will live forever and eventually go mad.

Woah! Kick-ass! Two questions: did Lovecraft create him or was it one of the other writers that contributed to the Cthulhu Mythos? and, which story/book was he (it?) in? I'm a fan of the genre and I want to check this guy out.

[Theolotus]

I'm a big beliver in the "no man is an isalnd" philosophy. I like the clever b*****d complex, as well.

Leader/Sweet ride- Capt. Malcom Renyolds
Lt./Moral Gray- Noah Bennett aka HRG
Occult/Magical Hook up- Warden Harry Dresden
Heavy Hitter/Big Gun- Hellboy
Tech specialist - Sunny (from I, Robot)
Healing/Big Scary Dude- John Coffey


Everyone on the list is capable in his/its own right, has demonstrated an ability to work on a team, and is connected to other capable individuals. It seems that these "super teams" would quickly fall apart if the last two criterea are not met, but tell me what you think.....

[Eldan]

Jalor: you forgot Orcus' greatest achievements: off Primus and then go on a happy round of god-killing.

[UltraDude]

Then you've never encountered a real intellectual. Understandable as they're pretty rare*. I've met three. All three had grades in the top 0.01% for the country (ICFES high scorers).

*It's also possible that they're simply not interested in talking to me long enough for their brilliance to shine through.:smallfrown:

I'd hesitate to classify someone like Data alongside a normal supergenius human being.

Though, it depends on many factors I guess.

On topic, I like Jalor's use of an obscure Old One, only... I hesitate to put something like that on a team with anyone for obvious reasons.

[Jalor]

Woah! Kick-ass! Two questions: did Lovecraft create him or was it one of the other writers that contributed to the Cthulhu Mythos? and, which story/book was he (it?) in? I'm a fan of the genre and I want to check this guy out.

He's a Lovecraft original, from Out of the Aeons. Lovecraft's successors gave him the Lloigor as servants.

[Aotrs Commander]

Well now, let's see...

Jubilation Lee (X-Men, New Warriors) (Repowered and with her New Warriors tech, close combat to mid range fire support)

Nanoha Takamichi (At least post-Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS) (long range fire-support)

Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) (Close range fire-support)

Rikku (Post FFX-2) (Multi-role but primarily healing.) (There are not, it has to be said, many clerics or equivilent that are that cool. Yuna would also do, but she's just a fraction less awesome than Rikku.)

Asoka Tano (Clone Wars) (Close-range melee combat plus TK)

Imoen (Baldur's Gate 2) (Support and offensive spellcasting).



(Wolverine, one feels, is probably contratually oblidged to be part of the roster as it contains at least one person for any Marvel Universe, if not necessarily an active member...)

That gives us a fairly balanced team; you've got four rogue type skill-sets, three primary casters (plus whatever you want to qualify a Chakra and Force user as), three close combat specialists who'd serve nicely as tanks, plenty of long-range fire, four modest techs (depending on how much technical knowedge the girls have had just from working with high tech) and a wide knowledge and experience base. Plus, as they're all pretty much easy-going and team-players; they'd all get along very well, I think. (Plus, the added advantage of combining Naruto and Nanoha is that basically every enemy would ended up beaten-up and converted.)

Yes, that includes a good chunk of my favourite characters, but I was also picking carefully so that I choose not more than one from any one universe and such that my picks would actually make a viable team. (And, for the sake of varity, one that's mostly female as well.)



Or perhaps the Bungling Brigade:

Earthworm Jim

The Tick

Combat Colin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Colin) (who none of you will doubtless have heard of...)

Sokka (Avatar)

Xander (Buffy)

Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible)

Who might not be a balanced team at all, but would be hilarious to watch. Half of them spouting heroic nonsense and the other half whittling about them all going to die...

[Dienekes]

Dream of the Endless (Sandman)
Death of the Endless (Sandman)

Pretty sure that takes care of everything, unless Dream gets all broody.

[Eldan]

You know, if we can assume teamwork is more or less granted, why not also include Destiny and Lucifer in that team?

[Hannes]

1. Roland Deschain
2. Master Chief

[Dienekes]

Dream of the Endless (Sandman)
Death of the Endless (Sandman)

Pretty sure that takes care of everything, unless Dream gets all broody.

[Baxter190]

1. Dr. Doom
2. Batman
3. Lelouch
4. Light Yagami
5. L
6. Adrian Veidt

The greatest game of chess ever

[horngeek]

For the savers:

Naruto Uzumaki from the anime Naruto (The resident Determinator)
Byakuya Kuchiki from the anime Bleach (Support everyone at the same time)
Nynaeve al'Meara from the Wheel of Time series (healer of the team. Can also cause some damage)
Gandalf from LotR(intel, the Wise One... need I say more?)
Boba Fett from SW("I'm just in it for the money" *casually blows up a tower*)
Neo from the Matrix (The Messiah)

[SilverSheriff]

Mage, the Brains: Raistlin Majere (Legends Trilogy era)
Badass: Sean Connery (as Himself)
Firearms master: Jack Bauer (24)
Master Swordsman, the Brains and Leader: Revan (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
Tech Wizard, Funding, Blaster and the Brains: Tony Stark (Iron Man)
Resident killing machine and super-calculator: The Terminator (The Terminator)

[Haarkla]

Hmm. As a firm believer that reality is cooler than fiction:

1. Joan of Arc
2. Alexander the Great
3. J. J. Armes
4. Pavel Artemyevich Plotnikov
5. Muhammad Ali
6. William Shakespeare (because every team needs a Bard)

I think that that covers pretty much everything you could want in a team to save the world.

I agree, reality is cooler than fiction. My team:

1. Winston Churchill (team face/stratergist)
2. Charles Darwin (the brains)
3. Eric the Red (hand-to-hand combat, sea transport, navigation)
4. Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron" (air support)
5. Michael Collins (unconventional warfare)
6. Simo Hayha "The White Death" (sniper)

[UltraDude]

Real heroes team?

1. Theodore Roosevelt - Inspirational leader.
2. Andrew Jackson - Crazy ass motherf****er.
3. Jack Churchill - Melee combat and unorthodox weapons.
4. Audie Murphy - Scrappy little kid who kicks ass.
5. Scipio Africanus - Tactics.
6. Nikola Tesla - SCIENCE!

[lisiecki]

Badass: Sean Connery (as Himself)


As long as there's a woman that needs smacking (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FgMLROTqJ0), he's the first, and really the only choice

[chiasaur11]

As long as there's a woman that needs smacking (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FgMLROTqJ0), he's the first, and really the only choice

Hey, Reed Richards has shown some skill in that regard.

I mean, Connery's pick numero uno, but there are backup plans.

[lisiecki]

Hey, Reed Richards has shown some skill in that regard.

I mean, Connery's pick numero uno, but there are backup plans.

Do you mean Hank Pym?
I don't think that Reed's ever smacked any non super villains.

(and in all fairness to Hank, it WAS his reaction to finding out Janet had rewritten his personality to make him a better husband_

[Blackjackg]

Badass: Sean Connery (as Himself)


Aha! I have had an impact on this thread! Huzzah!

Re: The slapping of women: I disagree completely with what the man says, but you can't deny that he is Old-School Badass.

[Xondoure]

Hmmm... we may want to make this a vote thread.

[MissK]

How about an all Christian Bale team? It could include:

John Preston ("Equilibrium," martial arts and cool gun kata goodness)
Batman/Bruce Wayne (funding, clout, gadgets, badassery)
John Conner ("Terminator Salvation," pure survivalistic determination)

I'd ask for others to include more, but really I think those three are all you need.

[Godskook]

I agree, reality is cooler than fiction. My team:

1. Winston Churchill (team face/stratergist)
2. Charles Darwin (the brains)
3. Eric the Red (hand-to-hand combat, sea transport, navigation)
4. Manfred von Richthofen "The Red Baron" (air support)
5. Michael Collins (unconventional warfare)
6. Simo Hayha "The White Death" (sniper)

Darwin? You pick Darwin for history's dream team? Seriously? Putting aside the whole "Creation vs. Evolution" debate, and even assuming that we all 'evolved', he still pales when compared to Einstein, Newton, or Edison, to name three easy picks.

[kpenguin]

Or Richard Feyman.

Perhaps not as much of a genius as Einstein, but he's so much cooler.

[chiasaur11]

Or Richard Feyman.

Perhaps not as much of a genius as Einstein, but he's so much cooler.

Plus he's better with the ladies.

And he can play bongos.