Grrl Power #969 – Gravity assisted motivation
You know your job is weird when your boss kicking you from an eighty foot cliff is not grounds for a HR complaint.
Ren, for those of you who don’t recall, has “Super Adrenaline.” He’s trying to avoid the Supranym “The Black Hulk” because, well, he doesn’t turn into a giant bulky guy, doesn’t want to get sued, and also has an issue with being labeled by race. It would be like if Lewis Seinstien turned into “The Jewish Hulk” which of course now that I’ve typed that can only imagine he’s Hasidic with the beard and the corkscrew sideburn things. I can’t decide if he’d wear a yamaka or one of those flat brimmed hoiche hats.
Damn, what was I talking about? Oh, right. Ren still doesn’t have a supranym. His power is supercharged adrenaline that, as referenced on this page, puts him at a level where he can at least make Max notice. Someone once suggested calling him “Red Bull” which immediately led to “Black Bull” and both of those were shot down on the spot.
He knows he needs to come up with something eventually, or he’s going to get the Arianna special, which just means something legally safe, marketable and cool, in that order.
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Went back and did some editing to the penultimate chapter, but that’s probably a misnomer now, because I’m really leaning toward adding a chapter or two so that I can end the book on a fight. Also spent part of the weekend working on a potential cover for the book. Didn’t get a lot of work done on it because I restarted halfway through and went browsing through a bunch of Frank Frazetta art, but as iconic as his stuff is, 1) I can’t realistically emulate it, 2) It doesn’t match the mood of the book or the previous cover. Still, I was getting frustrated with my art process and was wanting to try something a little more painterly. If all else fails I can use that picture of Xerxa, but I’ll keep noodling on it when I have free time. Hah hah, that’s not a thing.
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So question, how does super adrenaline protect him from falling that far? D:
From what I understand is he gets stronger in every sense of the word the higher his adrenalin spikes.
I guess 9.8 m/s^2 isn’t that much to compensate for when compared to sparring with max; I’m sure max is speccing more for speed than power in those matches but still
You know hysterical strength? Stories of suburban moms who never lifted anything heavier then groceries suddenly lifting cars off their babies? My guess is that’s part of his super adrenalin since Max said Nitro/Red Bull/Black Hulk is able to spar with her. Something only the heaviest hitters and people with powers liken Anvil and Super Hiro can do. And since super strength is useless without a lesser equivalent of super endurance, my theory is that not only does his brain process information super fast, gets super fast, super strong, but also gets tougher.
so was sydney down there to catch him, or was the buzz off the panic enough for him to figure out how to break the fall without breaking bones or otherwise injuring himself?
gotta love the body language in the last pannel (delta what the heck, everyone else apathy)
If he were called ‘Adrenaline Junkie’ it would soon be shortened to ‘Junkie’, not the best thing to call anyone. A guy who can throw a punch like him should just be called ‘Sir’.
I was thinking the same thing. Could call him Rush maybe. Simple, clean, cool sounding, suits his powers, and copyright safe as far as I can tell.
Beneficent Fist.
Seconded
Twitch
Ooh, I like Rush. :3
I like Rush, good name idea!
This page: https://www.synonym.com/synonyms/adrenaline
Gives ‘pressor’ as a synonym. And Pressor isn’t bad, either. It has the slight added advantage of not being a ‘broadcast’ superhero name. You know, like some villain hearing that “Human Torch” is on the way isn’t going to grab a fire extinguisher…
the ladies called him treetop brother and the men just called him sir.
I’m guessing “Hormone Man” is a non-starter. ^_^
How about “Epin-Ephraim”?
I don’t have a good name for him — best I can think of is ‘Thrillseeker’ — but his nemesis should be “Anna Phylaxis”.
“ManicPanic”? Meh.
So I’m a bit late to the name train, but what about Focus? After all, it’s all about boosting that adrenaline in that moment.
Could call him Kinetic Vision.
Adrenaline Rush – Shortened to Rush.
I actually made the same suggestion. Though it was just Rush.
I love Detla’s WTF stance, even small it’s so clearly delivered.
Stimpy. Short for Stimpack. And it ties in with Ren (The Ren and Stimpy Show).
Was thinking that as well :D
How about “Jolt” for his moniker?
I would assume his muscles, and pretty much the rest of his physique are enhanced to actually cope with the effects of his adrenaline. Otherwise he would rip his own muscles apart.
Something that actually happens to people in life or death situations when they experience Hysterical Strength. I remember seeing a documentary about a mountain climber who got stuck under a piece of sliding rock that threatened to send them both over the edge to a drop that would mean certain death. He managed to push the nearly 800 pounds slab of rock off of himself just before he would have gone over the edge, thanks to the adrenaline spike, but in doing so he tore apart 80% of the muscles in his arms, shoulders and chest.
As for a moniker…. what about Overdrive?
How about AdieMax ( max adrenaline)?
A possibly controversial name: Raildriver. Invokes the idea of ol’ John Henry, who beat the steam engine with all his might, but died when the contest was won.
Watch out for the flock of summer dresses.
What does that mean?
John Henry is part of American Folklore. Look up “The Legend of John Henry” or “The Ballad of John Henry”.
In the 1870’s, America was building Railroad infrastructure like mad to connect the ever growing nation. Manual labor built most of the Tunnels and Rail lines, but automation was inevitable, man would soon be replace by new boring machines.
But John Henry was not going down without a fight. He could tunnel his way thru a mountain faster than any dam machine. So a race was set up to see who could tunnel the fastest.
With a pick-ax in each hand John work tirelessly to keep pace and beat the machine. He won in the end, but it was to much for his body to handle and died from a heart attack. Or so the Legend goes.
(there are a few versions of the story, and only a grain of truth to some of them. But he is still a great Folk hero of the people.)
https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/the-legend-of-john-henry-talcott-wv.htm
Yes, but what does he have to do with a flock of summer dresses?
Absolutely nothing. :)
I just get overly excited about History and Folklore.
I laughed entirely too hard at panel 3.
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Looks like they “maxed out” his consciousness :)
There is a super hero called ‘Hypertension’, which sounds neat until you realize its a medical condition where long term high blood pressure causes heart and other problems.
Thought Ren was his super-name
I know your juggling multiple things right now but once the Tamer stuff is done you might want to work on the Cast page. It’s missing a ton and has lots of bugs.
Ren’s Supranym should be “Buzz”, for the haircut and the powers.
where I’m from adrenaline is called “juice” on the sports-field. calling him juicer or The Juice would work. Also there’s the connection to the football player Oran “Juice” Jones; arguably one of footballs best players if not a notorious evil doer. still an OK name for a darker skinned hero-type person.
My vote is Mr. Adrenalin. Mister for short. So many puns…..
since his powers really kick in when his adrenaline spikes, he could call himself Spike. That has some African-American connotations, but they’re pretty tenuous so it should be fine.
*sniff*
Spike was the name of one of my kittens, sadly lost to a hit & run driver.
But you are right, it would be a good name.
just had a random question for harem after seeing people debate abilities…. when she is in one body all her abilities are raised…. does that include her sensitivity? that would explain her seeming addiction to adultery…
How is it adultery, if she is not married?
As far as I know, only her strength and durability get boosted. (https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-dabblers-science-corner-2/)
Also, she keeps her other bodies active while having sex. (https://www.grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-606-boring-meeting-try-orgasms-why-not/)
It is only adultery if the other partner does not know. Otherwise it is a Pluralistic Relationship, aka Polyamory.
Consent is everything.
Ren’s superhero name should be Overclock
That’s also really good. So far the two I like out of all the suggestions are this (Overclock) and Rush
Why not just “Adrenaline”?
His supranym should just be Dren
That’s Max’s Air Force training coming to the fore. Although she probably never needed to be booted out of an aircraft herself.
His power is super adrenaline. Since he’s going to be world famous using a name away from his powers doesn’t work. I always wondered why people did that. A name shouldn’t really give a hint to their powerset. If your trying to keep it hidden you should use a name of what you can do. Like a speedster could go by the name of phase if the only thing they show off is phasing. Then treat hi’s main power as a supplementary power to hold onto the mystery on the public and to villains so no one could accurately work against their powerset. -this I’d what I was going to do for my own Web comic. I just hadn’t made it yet because Im not good at draw yet.
So for Ren though I’m thing slipstream.
Syd could contain Vehemence without hurting him if she wanted to.
She flies over his head, turning on the forcefield with a big bubble that has him in it as she goes.
The back edge of the forcefield smacks him in the butt lifting him into the air, whereupon Syd immediately drops that force bubble and puts up a different one that’s small enough not to include him.
After that, it’s just a matter of coming up underneath him, with a big wide forcefield spread out for him to bounce off of like a big non-consensual trampoline. Again and again and again, sort of like a player running a soccer ball keeps kicking it down the field except this time it’s the ball doing the kicking and the player’s main problem is he never even gets a chance to reach the field.
Was thinking about names for Ren….there’s a lot of possible ones, some more copyright than others “Stuntman” “Human highlight reel” “Showstopper” “Thrill Seeker” “Adrena-Ren”
But I think…for someone like Ren you need something simple and clean, but also just a little cheesy. So why not something like “Fearless” or “Intrepid” or “The Gallant” (Only because Duantless is taken for a game)
Mr Crankypants. I mean, if nothing else it’d probably help with him getting the adrenaline rush. “Hey there, Mr Crankypants.”
*twitch*
Totally not related to the current comic, but I just had the dumbest epiphany about what Sydney’s last unknown orb does and I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner if I’m right. We all know Dave B is a huge pop culture nerd. And I checked the dates, the comic started less than one year after….
“Wait, Uncle Scrooge! You need a suit up there! How are you alive?! You need *HEAT*, also *AIR*!”
ಠ_ಠ
Definitely follows the whole ‘spaceship in your pocket’ theme most of us suspect. The air ball and mystery orb would be the life support, while the rest is sensor system, propulsion, protection and firepower.
In the fine history of atrocious puns for supranyms, I will suggest “Adranalinebacker.” That said, it’s a bit of a mouthful for a supranym. Too many syllables.
“Adrenal Spike,” with “Spike” as a short version, perhaps? Maybe just “Spike” by itself, period, with the nod to his power being more subtle.
So, why is Sydney cussing up a storm, again?
It’s Jabber cussing cause her playtime got cut short.
Just realized that, heh. It sounded so much like when Sydney gets ticked..