* I am so conflicted about Rictor. I mean, I like him in all his incarnations, and I don't just mean AUs like Ang of Apocalypse -- Rictor as he first appeared and Rictor as he was in X-Force and Rictor as he is now are all fairly different people. I can track the progression, but there are inexplicable leaps.
Which makes him REALLY INTERSTING to think and write about.
Plus I love making my own AUs of him, or slipping him into stories set in other universes.
* Shatterstar, basically. I can write about him crushing on a variety of people, including BoomBoom, Rahne, and Rusty, but the only one who I romantically "ship" him with is, really, Shatterstar.
* Sam. BoomBoom. Those are the big two. Berto. Prosh. Hank. I liked his friendships with all of them. Ooh! And Namor.
* Ahhh, hm. That they should have kept his name Rictor (first name) and made him be the son of Arclight (the Maurauder).
* Making him turn out to have been Arclight's son. They can still do this! We know nothing about his biological mother! Also, boy needs to shave. He put on some roundness in his face when he lost his powers, and the stubble just highlights that. And get a haircut! Or let it go curly again, or spike it, or something.
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Date: 2011-10-10 09:43 pm (UTC)Which makes him REALLY INTERSTING to think and write about.
Plus I love making my own AUs of him, or slipping him into stories set in other universes.
* Shatterstar, basically. I can write about him crushing on a variety of people, including BoomBoom, Rahne, and Rusty, but the only one who I romantically "ship" him with is, really, Shatterstar.
* Sam. BoomBoom. Those are the big two. Berto. Prosh. Hank. I liked his friendships with all of them. Ooh! And Namor.
* Ahhh, hm. That they should have kept his name Rictor (first name) and made him be the son of Arclight (the Maurauder).
* Making him turn out to have been Arclight's son. They can still do this! We know nothing about his biological mother! Also, boy needs to shave. He put on some roundness in his face when he lost his powers, and the stubble just highlights that. And get a haircut! Or let it go curly again, or spike it, or something.