In 1984, Marvel Comics published one of their companies first 'crossover' events known as Secret Wars where a very simple concept was executed in a very entertaining manner. What would happen if you place a bunch of superheroes and a bunch of supervillains on a neutral battleground and had them directly confront and compete with each other because some ROB (Randon Omnipotent Being) whisked them here and told them their prize would be *checks*
"I am from beyond! Slay your enemies and all that you desire shall be yours! Nothing you dream of is impossible for me to accomplish!"
What followed was a cast of over thirty superheroes and villains and those in between engaging in a contest (a Secret War if you will) with shifting alliances and personality conflicts, wins and losses and moments of despair and triumph as well as utter badassery and heroism and pettiness and crowning moments of awesomeness all taking place on a wasteland amalgamation planet known as 'Battleworld.' Silver Age comic booking at its finest.
Just porting it to Star Wars.
Heroes and Villains:
Pick Thirty Six Star Wars Characters To Compete on Battleworld.
> There should be an ideological or moral and just general character diversity among those selected, especially since they'll be initially divided into two teams at the very start. One for heroes and one for villains. But that doesn't mean you can't switch sides or strike off on your own or betray each other.
> Choosing characters that are the most famous or powerful wasn't quite what occurred in the original Secret Wars, though the latter seemed to be a pretty big reason for why many of the characters were selected. Keep in mind, bringing in multiple superpowerful manipulative Sith Lords for example might not work very well, as they might very well kill each other pre-emptively or the like. On the other hand... having rivalries split teams and sow division could make things interesting.
> In the original Secret Wars, the X-Men and Magneto were considered the biggest wild cards and often shifted in their alliance as Secret Wars went on. Something similar could happen here.
> Galactus, a genuine cosmic entity who was vastly more powerful then everyone else, remained aloof for most of the series before attempting to feed on Battleworld itself to gain the energy needed to challenge whoever imprisoned him here. It's possible to bring in some superpowerful entity here but care would be needed to not upset the balance of the scenario.
Starting Bases:
Both sides got starting bases that they were actually transported in that were well armored and had housing, living areas, and defensive weapons and transportation vehicles etc. Feel free to choose appropriate bases for the good and evil teams.
Goal:
Setting up the most interesting scenario based on the characters chosen would be the main point of this.
"I am from beyond! Slay your enemies and all that you desire shall be yours! Nothing you dream of is impossible for me to accomplish!"
What followed was a cast of over thirty superheroes and villains and those in between engaging in a contest (a Secret War if you will) with shifting alliances and personality conflicts, wins and losses and moments of despair and triumph as well as utter badassery and heroism and pettiness and crowning moments of awesomeness all taking place on a wasteland amalgamation planet known as 'Battleworld.' Silver Age comic booking at its finest.
Just porting it to Star Wars.
Heroes and Villains:
Pick Thirty Six Star Wars Characters To Compete on Battleworld.
> There should be an ideological or moral and just general character diversity among those selected, especially since they'll be initially divided into two teams at the very start. One for heroes and one for villains. But that doesn't mean you can't switch sides or strike off on your own or betray each other.
> Choosing characters that are the most famous or powerful wasn't quite what occurred in the original Secret Wars, though the latter seemed to be a pretty big reason for why many of the characters were selected. Keep in mind, bringing in multiple superpowerful manipulative Sith Lords for example might not work very well, as they might very well kill each other pre-emptively or the like. On the other hand... having rivalries split teams and sow division could make things interesting.
> In the original Secret Wars, the X-Men and Magneto were considered the biggest wild cards and often shifted in their alliance as Secret Wars went on. Something similar could happen here.
> Galactus, a genuine cosmic entity who was vastly more powerful then everyone else, remained aloof for most of the series before attempting to feed on Battleworld itself to gain the energy needed to challenge whoever imprisoned him here. It's possible to bring in some superpowerful entity here but care would be needed to not upset the balance of the scenario.
Starting Bases:
Both sides got starting bases that they were actually transported in that were well armored and had housing, living areas, and defensive weapons and transportation vehicles etc. Feel free to choose appropriate bases for the good and evil teams.
Goal:
Setting up the most interesting scenario based on the characters chosen would be the main point of this.
