This is getting to be a theme for the week, if not the month. More Archetypes! I had so much fun doing this for the Psychics, I thought I'd do try Mad Scientists, too. So, without further ado:
Banner - A scientist who, while trying to benefit mankind, turns himself into a monster. David Banner of the television series The Incredible Hulk is where the name comes from. His comic book source, Bruce Banner, doesn't qualify, as he was creating a gamma bomb.
Clive - A scientist who, while exploring the outer boundaries of science, creates a monster. He then sets out to insure that said monster is stopped before too much harm is done. Colin Clive's Frankenstein is where the name comes from. Robert Banner also fits here, despite changing into his own monster.
Cushing - scientist who, while exploring the outer boundaries of science, creates a monster. This, he feels, isn't necessarily a bad thing. Peter Cushing's Frankenstein is the source of this archetype.
Jekyll - A scientist who, while exploring the outer boundaries of science, turns himself into a monster. This is just fine with him right up until he starts killing people... or, failing that, when he finds he can't turn back... Henry Jekyll, of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde*, is this archetype's namesake.
Clive - A scientist who, while exploring the outer boundaries of science, creates a monster. He then sets out to insure that said monster is stopped before too much harm is done. Colin Clive's Frankenstein is where the name comes from. Robert Banner also fits here, despite changing into his own monster.
Cushing - scientist who, while exploring the outer boundaries of science, creates a monster. This, he feels, isn't necessarily a bad thing. Peter Cushing's Frankenstein is the source of this archetype.
Jekyll - A scientist who, while exploring the outer boundaries of science, turns himself into a monster. This is just fine with him right up until he starts killing people... or, failing that, when he finds he can't turn back... Henry Jekyll, of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde*, is this archetype's namesake.
McCabe - A scientist who creates monsters on whim. It's what he does. Alexander McCabe, of Bats, is such a scientist, and thus gets the archetype name.
Richards - A scientist who runs around inventing incredible things without breaking a sweat. Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four fits this archetype. So does his nemesis, the dread Doctor Doom
Tillinghast - Any scientist who goes out seeking the mysteries of Science and finds some One or some Ones waiting for him... Crawford Tillinghast, from H. P. Lovecraft's From Beyond, lends his name to this Archetype. Come to think about it, a lot of Lovecraft's protagonists would.
* I know, I know. The entry for Jekyll and Hyde even mentions the Hulk as a modern version of the novel. I separated the two for the simple reason Jekyll initially enjoys his Hyde persona while Banner really doesn't.
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