tbok1992
2012-12-23, 02:01 PM
Exactly what it says on the topic title, sort of like this thread (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262860) but more manchild-y and specific.
Let me start out with my idea for a new post-apocalyptic IP Hasbro could make using old molds from earlier toylines by it and the companies it has acquired over the years:
The toyline would be called Junkers and take place in a post-apocalyptic world, created from a decade long war involving robots, biotech, orbital lasers, and oddly few nukes. The plot would involve the heroes travelling in their wheeled, weaponized gas-station with a Winnebego caravan of people trying to find the legendary Bright’s Heart, a place that is one half biosphere and one half military bunker meant as a self-contained paradice that they could use to build a new civilization upon. But the villains want it due to the fact that (Unknown to the heroes) it contains the controls for the dual satellite superweapons of Sodom and Gomorrah, each of the villains wanting it for their own reasons.
The figures would be as follows:
Heroes:
Saul Shroomcloud (made of various GI Joe parts, including the giant mutant arm of http://www.yojoe.com/action/04/venomousmaximus.shtml Venomous MAximus)- A simple, friendly man who runs the caravan seeking Bright’s Heart. He was born into the carvan as the son of it’s chief
Crazy Herschel (Made up of parts from several Star wars droids like C3PO, General Greivous and IG-88, with a new head)- A robot who fought in the war that ended the world, he’s patched himself together with the parts of so many other robots, that his head is all that remains of his old body, only running on spit, hope and the careful minstrations of Louise. His memory of the war is fuzzy due to the many, many bonks to the cranial processor during his operating lifespan, but he does remember that he was entrusted with an important state secret. He can’t quite remember what it is however. These glitches also tend to make him not the sanest bot in the world, with an illogical non-sequitur-y way of thinking. But, he is an excellent, albeit unorthodox, fighter, with a penchant for motorcycles and explosives. He worships a strange, patchwork mixture of Judaism and Norse Myth.
Lucky Louise (Made out of the parts of several female GI Joe figures with a new, eyepatched head) - A female scientist cryogenically interred before the war that ended the world, when awakened she spent most of the time going through the wasteland, cobbling together devices from junk to help her survive, and studying the various creatures that now inhabited the wasted world. She met up with the main group while hunting a particularly dangerous Devilsaurus, and decided to go with them in searching for Bright’s Heart, because she knew its creator before he was cryonically frozen and would like to see his last legacy. She’s the main technology expert in the caravan, and can fix just about anything she finds. She is clever, witty and takes absolutely no crap from anybody.
Villains:
Baron Ceasar (made from parts of Cobra Commander (Armored) and http://www.yojoe.com/action/05/overkill6.shtml Overkill with a new head)- Originally a secretary to the brutal dictator who helped initiate the war that caused the apocalypse, he became a visionary villain after the war, trying to keep his dictator’s ideals alive. The fact that his dictator’s ideals were horrfying and tyrannical does not occur to him, as that was all he knew before the war. He speaks with the conviction of an evangelist and would laugh if you called him a villain, for he does not do evil out of selfishness or malice, but because he thinks it is the right thing to do. He conquers his territories with his army of robots reproduced from blueprints from his dead civilization and of motley monsters, freaks and general Quislings, and slowly marches forward towards Bright’s Heart with many communities in his thrall for the purpose of claiming it for his glorious empire.
Betty Bomb (Made from the same parts as Lucky Louise with a new, eyeless head)- She was born with smooth, featureless flesh where her eyes should be. For this, she was shunned by her tribe as a monster, her parents being stoned to death for producing such a thing and was forced to live on the outskirts of the tribe, surviving on only scraps. So, when Baron Cesar destroyed her village and forced her tormentors into servitude, it was love at first sight. She ferverently asked to join his band of murderous marauders and, glad to see someone who so ferverently championed his cause, let her join. She’s since become his right hand woman, and she is madly in love with him, though he seems not to notice. She cannot actually see, but instead navigates via sonar. She also is bat**** crazy, and has a disturbing love for knives, swords and other stabbing implements.
The Czernobog Troopers (Made of parts of Action Masters Rad and Shockwave with a new head and the gun and robotic helmet and backpack from http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/ActionMastersTracks.html Action Master Tracks)- These massive machines are highly dangerous with a deadly laser on one arm and a chemical flamethrower on the other, as well as their companion “drones” that can merge with them for increased protection and added strength. They are quite intelligent and capable of great problem solving, but they completely lack free will, and are subservient to whoever holds the signaling device keyed to their voice. Cesar has an internalized version of the device, though it is odd that his master would put one in a mere secretary, hinting that Cesar may have been designed with a far more sinister purpose in mind.
Creatures:
Skunk Gigant (A repainted Monstro Viper with a bucket of slime)- Mutated from the once thought mythical American Skunk Ape, these creatures are vicious, social omnivores, pouncing upon caravans in packs. They are very loyal to each other, but are utterly brutal to anything not a Skunk Gigant. They exude a sickeningly odiferous slime/musk from their stomachs and can fling it at their enemies to stun them with its horrible stench while they go in for the kill.
Gnarlies (Repaints of the various http://toyarchive.com/RocklordsNarlies.html Narlies, in packs of 2)- Also known as “Sharks of the land”, these nasty nibblers are relentless in their pursuit of a meal, and can skeletonize an animal in seconds. If the swarm is large enough, they can even take down an Devilsaur, and indeed are the only thing that can eat the creature’s toxic flesh.
Runners (A repaint of http://toyarchive.com/STAForSale/NEW2001+/Ghostbusters/Ghosts/PullSpeedComplete2a.jpg The Real Ghostbusters Pull Speed Ahead)
Big Beasties:
Devilsaur (Repainted Jurassic Park Chaos Effect Ultimasaurus w/ a glow in the dark paint job)- The greatest terror weapon of the old war and now the apex predator of the wasted plains, this creature feeds on just about anything. These hideous amalgamations of glacier-extracted dinosaur DNA are nigh invulnerable, to the point where it takes a grenade to even make a scratch on their scaly hides. Even worse, these creatures are radioactive, and so they are deadly to touch and their meat is nigh useless.
Plant Lord (Repainted Inhumanoids Tendril) –A strange creature that forms from the subtle interplay of five seemingly unrelated species of plants and fungus that, when brought together in just the right conditions, form into this highly intelligent, vaguely humanoid being. They eat via photosynthesis, and actually make the ground more fertile wherever they lie due to the nitrogen fixing bacteria in its body and the debris that drops off of its carapace. These creatures are fiercely protective of their natural environments and their creatures, and will die to protect it from harm. They are mostly friendly to humans and other creatures, and will even allow them to take limited resources from their home. But cause significant harm to their neck of the woods, and you’re dead meat
Vehicles:
Buggy-Boo (Derived from http://toyarchive.com/STAForSale/NEW2001+/Ghostbusters/Vehicles/HighwayHaunter1a.jpg the Real Ghostbusters Highway Haunter, painted psychedelic colors) These mantis-like creatures were created as ambush weapons as the war went into its final days, meant to disguise themselves as old cars until the enemy came near them and they could strike with their wickedly sharp mandibles. They’ve managed to survive, even thrive, in the wasteland upon a diet of meat and metal. They are viciously predatory, but some people have managed to tame them via capturing an egg and letting the creature imprint on you. That is how Saul Shroomcloud found his, though he more stumbled upon the abandoned egg than deliberately searched for it. Each member of the species has a unique color, and Saul’s has a psychedelic color scheme (Which is better camoflauge than you’d think in the wasted cities).
Tyrant’s Chariot (Repainted from
The Wahoo Wheelie (A repainted http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/09/snarlercycle/ Snarler Cycle from GI Joe) Herschel’s bike, stolen from Baron Cesar’s Legions in one of his proudest moments. Herschel thinks of the bike as his girlfriend, and there may be a hidden AI in there that might reciprocate his affections if it were only working
Let me start out with my idea for a new post-apocalyptic IP Hasbro could make using old molds from earlier toylines by it and the companies it has acquired over the years:
The toyline would be called Junkers and take place in a post-apocalyptic world, created from a decade long war involving robots, biotech, orbital lasers, and oddly few nukes. The plot would involve the heroes travelling in their wheeled, weaponized gas-station with a Winnebego caravan of people trying to find the legendary Bright’s Heart, a place that is one half biosphere and one half military bunker meant as a self-contained paradice that they could use to build a new civilization upon. But the villains want it due to the fact that (Unknown to the heroes) it contains the controls for the dual satellite superweapons of Sodom and Gomorrah, each of the villains wanting it for their own reasons.
The figures would be as follows:
Heroes:
Saul Shroomcloud (made of various GI Joe parts, including the giant mutant arm of http://www.yojoe.com/action/04/venomousmaximus.shtml Venomous MAximus)- A simple, friendly man who runs the caravan seeking Bright’s Heart. He was born into the carvan as the son of it’s chief
Crazy Herschel (Made up of parts from several Star wars droids like C3PO, General Greivous and IG-88, with a new head)- A robot who fought in the war that ended the world, he’s patched himself together with the parts of so many other robots, that his head is all that remains of his old body, only running on spit, hope and the careful minstrations of Louise. His memory of the war is fuzzy due to the many, many bonks to the cranial processor during his operating lifespan, but he does remember that he was entrusted with an important state secret. He can’t quite remember what it is however. These glitches also tend to make him not the sanest bot in the world, with an illogical non-sequitur-y way of thinking. But, he is an excellent, albeit unorthodox, fighter, with a penchant for motorcycles and explosives. He worships a strange, patchwork mixture of Judaism and Norse Myth.
Lucky Louise (Made out of the parts of several female GI Joe figures with a new, eyepatched head) - A female scientist cryogenically interred before the war that ended the world, when awakened she spent most of the time going through the wasteland, cobbling together devices from junk to help her survive, and studying the various creatures that now inhabited the wasted world. She met up with the main group while hunting a particularly dangerous Devilsaurus, and decided to go with them in searching for Bright’s Heart, because she knew its creator before he was cryonically frozen and would like to see his last legacy. She’s the main technology expert in the caravan, and can fix just about anything she finds. She is clever, witty and takes absolutely no crap from anybody.
Villains:
Baron Ceasar (made from parts of Cobra Commander (Armored) and http://www.yojoe.com/action/05/overkill6.shtml Overkill with a new head)- Originally a secretary to the brutal dictator who helped initiate the war that caused the apocalypse, he became a visionary villain after the war, trying to keep his dictator’s ideals alive. The fact that his dictator’s ideals were horrfying and tyrannical does not occur to him, as that was all he knew before the war. He speaks with the conviction of an evangelist and would laugh if you called him a villain, for he does not do evil out of selfishness or malice, but because he thinks it is the right thing to do. He conquers his territories with his army of robots reproduced from blueprints from his dead civilization and of motley monsters, freaks and general Quislings, and slowly marches forward towards Bright’s Heart with many communities in his thrall for the purpose of claiming it for his glorious empire.
Betty Bomb (Made from the same parts as Lucky Louise with a new, eyeless head)- She was born with smooth, featureless flesh where her eyes should be. For this, she was shunned by her tribe as a monster, her parents being stoned to death for producing such a thing and was forced to live on the outskirts of the tribe, surviving on only scraps. So, when Baron Cesar destroyed her village and forced her tormentors into servitude, it was love at first sight. She ferverently asked to join his band of murderous marauders and, glad to see someone who so ferverently championed his cause, let her join. She’s since become his right hand woman, and she is madly in love with him, though he seems not to notice. She cannot actually see, but instead navigates via sonar. She also is bat**** crazy, and has a disturbing love for knives, swords and other stabbing implements.
The Czernobog Troopers (Made of parts of Action Masters Rad and Shockwave with a new head and the gun and robotic helmet and backpack from http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/ActionMastersTracks.html Action Master Tracks)- These massive machines are highly dangerous with a deadly laser on one arm and a chemical flamethrower on the other, as well as their companion “drones” that can merge with them for increased protection and added strength. They are quite intelligent and capable of great problem solving, but they completely lack free will, and are subservient to whoever holds the signaling device keyed to their voice. Cesar has an internalized version of the device, though it is odd that his master would put one in a mere secretary, hinting that Cesar may have been designed with a far more sinister purpose in mind.
Creatures:
Skunk Gigant (A repainted Monstro Viper with a bucket of slime)- Mutated from the once thought mythical American Skunk Ape, these creatures are vicious, social omnivores, pouncing upon caravans in packs. They are very loyal to each other, but are utterly brutal to anything not a Skunk Gigant. They exude a sickeningly odiferous slime/musk from their stomachs and can fling it at their enemies to stun them with its horrible stench while they go in for the kill.
Gnarlies (Repaints of the various http://toyarchive.com/RocklordsNarlies.html Narlies, in packs of 2)- Also known as “Sharks of the land”, these nasty nibblers are relentless in their pursuit of a meal, and can skeletonize an animal in seconds. If the swarm is large enough, they can even take down an Devilsaur, and indeed are the only thing that can eat the creature’s toxic flesh.
Runners (A repaint of http://toyarchive.com/STAForSale/NEW2001+/Ghostbusters/Ghosts/PullSpeedComplete2a.jpg The Real Ghostbusters Pull Speed Ahead)
Big Beasties:
Devilsaur (Repainted Jurassic Park Chaos Effect Ultimasaurus w/ a glow in the dark paint job)- The greatest terror weapon of the old war and now the apex predator of the wasted plains, this creature feeds on just about anything. These hideous amalgamations of glacier-extracted dinosaur DNA are nigh invulnerable, to the point where it takes a grenade to even make a scratch on their scaly hides. Even worse, these creatures are radioactive, and so they are deadly to touch and their meat is nigh useless.
Plant Lord (Repainted Inhumanoids Tendril) –A strange creature that forms from the subtle interplay of five seemingly unrelated species of plants and fungus that, when brought together in just the right conditions, form into this highly intelligent, vaguely humanoid being. They eat via photosynthesis, and actually make the ground more fertile wherever they lie due to the nitrogen fixing bacteria in its body and the debris that drops off of its carapace. These creatures are fiercely protective of their natural environments and their creatures, and will die to protect it from harm. They are mostly friendly to humans and other creatures, and will even allow them to take limited resources from their home. But cause significant harm to their neck of the woods, and you’re dead meat
Vehicles:
Buggy-Boo (Derived from http://toyarchive.com/STAForSale/NEW2001+/Ghostbusters/Vehicles/HighwayHaunter1a.jpg the Real Ghostbusters Highway Haunter, painted psychedelic colors) These mantis-like creatures were created as ambush weapons as the war went into its final days, meant to disguise themselves as old cars until the enemy came near them and they could strike with their wickedly sharp mandibles. They’ve managed to survive, even thrive, in the wasteland upon a diet of meat and metal. They are viciously predatory, but some people have managed to tame them via capturing an egg and letting the creature imprint on you. That is how Saul Shroomcloud found his, though he more stumbled upon the abandoned egg than deliberately searched for it. Each member of the species has a unique color, and Saul’s has a psychedelic color scheme (Which is better camoflauge than you’d think in the wasted cities).
Tyrant’s Chariot (Repainted from
The Wahoo Wheelie (A repainted http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/09/snarlercycle/ Snarler Cycle from GI Joe) Herschel’s bike, stolen from Baron Cesar’s Legions in one of his proudest moments. Herschel thinks of the bike as his girlfriend, and there may be a hidden AI in there that might reciprocate his affections if it were only working