Foxbat (RPG Character)
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Foxbat is a supervillain
associated with the role playing game Champions
. A lunatic who believes that he is living in a comic book, Foxbat is notorious for convoluted and absurd "master plans" that make sense only to himself. Foxbat was designed by Bruce Harlick based on Mark William's artwork on the cover of Enemies II.
. The only things predictable about him are his devotion to comic-book cliche and his unpredictability concerning everything else.
Foxbat claims these crimes play a crucial part in a "Master Plan" he's devised, although his Master Plan seems to change every time he appears.
since.
Foxbat became one of the featured villains in the notorious Champions comic books.
In the background of the New Millennium continuity, the original Foxbat gave his life on the side of good fighting the invasion of a powerful interdimensional entity known as The Proprietor and the mantle was taken up by one of his nephews. The new Foxbat was more of a team player, leading a group of like-minded villains, but was just as insane as the original.
In the current Champions Universe, there was no Proprietor War and the original Foxbat is still making a nuisance of himself.
The success of Foxbat may have had a role in the creation of other comedy relief villains of the Champions Universe such as the Gweenies and CLOWN. These have disappeared from current continuity, but Foxbat remains.
Supervillain
A supervillain or supervillainess is a variant of the villain character type, commonly found in comic books, action movies and science fiction in various media.They are sometimes used as foils to superheroes and other fictional heroes...
associated with the role playing game Champions
Champions (role-playing game)
Champions is a role-playing game published by Hero Games that is designed to simulate and function in a four-color superhero comic book world. It was created by George MacDonald, Steve Peterson, Bruce Harlick, and Ray Greer....
. A lunatic who believes that he is living in a comic book, Foxbat is notorious for convoluted and absurd "master plans" that make sense only to himself. Foxbat was designed by Bruce Harlick based on Mark William's artwork on the cover of Enemies II.
Powers and abilities
Foxbat is an example of what is referred to in superhero RPGs as a "super-normal": a character with no actual powers who uses training and equipment to meet superheroes on equal ground. He is a superb combatant, although he did not study any particular martial art, uses a "Ping-Pong Ball Gun" for various effects, and his costume has a pair of small flaps which he uses to glide. His greatest ability is his intellect, which is tinged with more than a little madness and enables him to come up with device after device and scheme after scheme.Role in the setting
Because his schemes are usually so absurd and his personalty so over-the-top, Foxbat is frequently used as comedy relief in Champions campaigns and settings—a villain who poses no real threat but tends to be really annoying. He has clashed with many superteams in the past, and his habit of being a fly in the ointment has earned him the enmity of such powerful villains as Doctor DestroyerDoctor Destroyer
Doctor Destroyer is the most powerful villain in the Hero Universe. He first appeared in the adventure module The Island of Dr. Destroyer in 1981 and has remained a stable part of the Champions role-playing game ever since.-Fictional biography:...
. The only things predictable about him are his devotion to comic-book cliche and his unpredictability concerning everything else.
Foxbat claims these crimes play a crucial part in a "Master Plan" he's devised, although his Master Plan seems to change every time he appears.
Publication history
Foxbat first appeared as one of the villains in Enemies II, a collection of Champions villains published in 1982. Since he was considered somewhat underpowered, Hero Games included a comic strip in their Champions II rules supplement offering players the opportunity to send their unused Experience Points to Foxbat. After that, interest in the character took off and he has been a fixture of all versions of ChampionsChampions (role-playing game)
Champions is a role-playing game published by Hero Games that is designed to simulate and function in a four-color superhero comic book world. It was created by George MacDonald, Steve Peterson, Bruce Harlick, and Ray Greer....
since.
Foxbat became one of the featured villains in the notorious Champions comic books.
In the background of the New Millennium continuity, the original Foxbat gave his life on the side of good fighting the invasion of a powerful interdimensional entity known as The Proprietor and the mantle was taken up by one of his nephews. The new Foxbat was more of a team player, leading a group of like-minded villains, but was just as insane as the original.
In the current Champions Universe, there was no Proprietor War and the original Foxbat is still making a nuisance of himself.
The success of Foxbat may have had a role in the creation of other comedy relief villains of the Champions Universe such as the Gweenies and CLOWN. These have disappeared from current continuity, but Foxbat remains.