Favortie Champion

[moomin]

Uhm, Arie is supposed to be a him. Still, whatever turns you on!

[MariOne]

Originally posted by moomin
Uhm, Arie is "supposed" to be a him.

....actually, what do you base that supposition upon?
To my recollection, there is no point inside the game online or printed documentation making reference to Heroes genders, other when that's implicit in their names (Witch, Amazon, Priestess, Huntress...) or blatantly evident from their portraits.

Now, I'm not a native english, but I figure that the female name for Illusionist is Illusionist as well.
Aerie is a fantasy name, I frankly wound't dismiss both interpretations, as a male or as a female name.
And the picture... well, the face is that of a child... I figure that a girl with short hair might well look that way... Although it's true that for other female characters MoM artists clearly used feminine features like long hair, earrings and the like...

I thought it was a him.
But on the MoM Heroes page (linked at thread top) that author refers to Aerie as a "her"...
I was surprised, but not upset, I thought it could be seen as a childish young woman as well.

Or do you have some more factual evidence, moomin?

[moomin]

My old venerable MoM manual seems to think of it as a him. Perhaps a Prophet Dawn precursor, our Aerie?

[NeOmega]

I seem to remember reading in the manual it was a him too. If you ogo to that website you will see the webmaster embellishes a little bit. I know alot of what is written there is from his own imagination.

[MariOne]

I don't mean to be nitpicking, but...

Originally posted by MariOne

To my recollection, there is no point inside the game online or printed documentation making reference to Heroes genders...

Now, dumped my "recollection", and actually parsed the manual (best game manual ever, of those I read).

I still stand that NO point in the manual NOR the appendixes makes ANY kind of reference to Heroes names or genders.
They're generically described as a category, not as Individuals.
Torin himself is referenced as "The Chosen" but "Torin" name itself is never printed...

I have the original UK manual ©1994 by Microprose, 160 pages...

Moomin:
My old venerable MoM manual seems to think of it as a him.

Can you still point me to the page or at least Chapter/Paragraph where this happens, or do you....

NeOmega:
I seem to remember reading in the manual it was a him too

...just have the 2impression" it was like it, same as NeOmega?

Anyway, I have no problem with Aerie being a him, that would be my choice too should I "vote" .
And I know that the linked Heroes site reports some made-up blurbs and some undocumented features (like the Fame effects?)

Yet, YOU picked on Tonic about Aerie's gender, and I just wanted to point out that you have no more factual ground than him to assert it's an "him" rather than a "her"...

Here we are, discussing about MoM Heroes's sex, like with angels it should be pretty moot, ain't it?

[NeOmega]

I myself always considered Aerie a "she". That is why I seem to remember reading somewhere Aerie was a he, because I was shocked and confused, and questioning my sexualty. :P

[MattyBoy]

Torin becomes overwhelmingly powerful if you get him from the start of the game. There is no question that he is worth playing, except that it becomes too easy.
...and I'm not really that good a MoM player.

[NeOmega]

Originally posted by NeOmega
yah, but, life magic....eeewww!

Any champion becomes unstoppable if you have them from eaarly on.... missile immunity and magic immunity.... that's why I always chose the artificer retort... amke a cloak, or shield!

[MattyBoy]

I'm just trying my first game as artificer.
Shall take note of that.

[Sikander]

I like the dude in a turban who is an archer. He usually comes fairly early when I play. I like to maximize my heroes by going the artificer route, and dressing him up with unbelievably powerful arms and armor, invisible, flying and maximal boni for his weapon. He also comes with his own money, which is nice. I like to get Allana too, but he is the one that tends to break open the game for me.

[NeOmega]

yah, the dervish is helpful because of his nobility trait, which helps alot early in the game.

[MattyBoy]

Have to change my vote from Torin to Malleus. He has been big in my last 3 games and he's my avatar, of course.

[moomin]

Malleus all the way. He's not a champ, but he kicks but like no one except for Torin and Warrax. Both of wich come much, much later in the game unless you play eleven life books.

[KrysiasKrusader]

Hmm...

The thread title says "favorite" champion (not "best").

So, I voted for Allora (the Elven Archer).

Equiped with a nice bow, she is deadly accurate. Shoots from a distance, and has some magic spells. Also she's a pathfinder (IIRC). She is the perfect marksman in the game.

[Jacques Rougeau]

Of course it's Warrax. I only researched this hero-spell as soon as possible to get him. He is cool and strong. But also Mortu the Deathknight.

I like this bad guys, I always played with Chaos and Death.

Don't like this pitiful Live and Nature suckers