Sunday 19 January 2014

Week 3 - Decision Time - Which Heroes?

We have a wide variety of heroes to choose from. Read the short list very carefully and then vote for the heroes you would like to write about in our monster book.

Heroes rarely work alone. Some have sidekicks and friends to help. (You can read more about hero structures here.) I recommend picking two or three that you feel would work together well.

Bob the Good Lumipoo Momp

When Bob was a only a mere mompling (still in his momp egg) his brother mistook him for a ping pong ball and batted him almost into orbit. After landing back on solid ground, he rolled and rolled until finally a little old lady picked him up thinking it was a boiled egg. Just as she was about to take her first bite, Bob and his tiny head popped out. Since lumipoo momps only get their spikes when the reach the grand old age of three, Bob was still rather cute and had found himself a new home. The old lady looked after him until he was old enough to look after himself - that’s why he isn’t like the other lumipoos. 

He doesn’t have any special powers, but his good nature and understanding of lumipoo momps puts him in a unique position to help save the world.

Bob looks very messy with his scruffy, unkempt feathers, large boggley eyes and microscopic ears. You can always smell Bob coming because he stinks of lime soap. He has a very high squeaky voice. He can also be a bit of a prankster- this helps him when trying to catch the villains.

Since growing up in a quiet neighbourhood with the little old lady, Bob loves hot water bottles – they remind him of cuddle time. He has since discovered that they are a useful hiding place for concealing lumipoo slime and provide him with a portable device to surprise unsuspecting passers-by for a bit of slime bombing practice. Although he likes green things, he hates sprouts, and he strangely dislikes cheese, although this could have something to do with his childhood mouse trauma! 


Simon the Child

Simon was  born without any skills. In fact he was born quite a weak child. He grew up without any brothers or sisters, so was close to his parents.

When he was just at the age of five, he was in the park with his grandpa when he heard a terrible din. His grandpa hurried him away. He was later told that his parents had died in a boating accident. This developed into a giant fear of water.

Then at the age of ten his grandpa, who was very old, passed away. Simon felt very sad and lonely.

The very next day, Simon was popping down to the shop, when he saw the strangest thing; he found a very small tig lying on the path all sprawled out. Simon picked her up and took her home, where he nursed the young Tig back to health. They became great friends.

This friendship became so strong it gave Simon the strength to try new things. They practised football together and both grew strong and fast.

But one day, Simon found out some terrible news – his parents didn’t drown in an accident; they were attacked by a flock of lumipoo momps.

Now Simon’s mission in life is to track down monsters and take them to a paradise away from humanity. 


Tigotha the Tig

Tigotha comes from a family of tigs, who live in a secret, oxygen-filled cave that you can only get to by swimming under the sea.

The whole tig family can fly because Tigotha’s grandmother once did a job for a genie and the genie gave her a wish. She asked that tigs be given the gift of flight, and the genie granted her wish.

When Tigotha was very young, she flew to a nearby town and joined in a game of football with some human children. At first, it went well. The children were impressed with the way her six legs could dribble and tackle. But then some bigger children came and bullied her, leaving her weak.

Years later, Tigotha is strong again, but she hates bullies more than ever and wants to put the world to rights.


Jeff the Cleaner

Cleaning Jeff is 42. He is a man of few words, with a face as still as a statue, nobody ever notices him. School children throw their paint, lunches and crayons on the floor and Cleaning Jeff picks them all up. The next day, children throw things on the floor again.

But Cleaning Jeff is not a meaningless cog in the education system. He has the important job of keeping lumipoo momps away from school. They frequently try to sneak in to jab children with their spikes. They try to slip under the school gate in puddle form. Jeff hovers there with his trusty vacuum cleaner, ready to hoover them all up.

He regularly checks to pipes for tubsters of terror.

He is also a super-duper banana-bomb maker. He collects bananas and takes them to the school basement, where he creates banana bombs are other fruit-related arsenal.


Super Amazing Wowser Woman

She can fly. She can lift volcanos. She has laser eyes.

Oh yes, Super Amazing Wow Woman is a super super hero.

Descended from a long line of super heroes, Super Amazing Wow Woman sounds like a tornado as she zooms around town in a red cape with a gold belt. She has a sword that was once used to slay a dragon. She has gloves that can wrap 'truth wire' around baddies, forcing them to tell the truth.

Whoever she’s been fighting, wherever she’s been flying, her clothing always sparkles. She is the cleanest super hero in town. (Always ready for the next photo opportunity). Her ball earrings are actually super spy hearing balls, that improve her hearing.

Super Amazing Wow Woman loves children and ducks. Unfortunately, she loves ducks so much that she has failed to realise that lumipoo momps are deadly villains. She thinks they’re cute.

She believes that tigs are her mortal enemies because they eat children. She doesn’t know that Tigs are misunderstood because she has a very simple view of life. Being a super hero, she believes in goodies and baddies but doesn't realise that good people can make mistakes.

Her hobbies include catching scoundrels, reading newspaper articles with titles such as ‘Super Amazing Wow Woman Saves the Day’, and eating chocolate straight from the microwave. (Without chocolate she wilts like a flower that’s not be watered.)

She has a sidekick but she can’t remember who it is. (She’s too busy looking in the mirror.)

Yes, Super Amazing Wow Woman is definitely a super hero. Unfortunately, unlike her sword, she’s not the sharpest tool in the box and often zooms in to save the day, without checking whether or not the day needs to be saved.


Sir Fartalot the Fredanielawrobyus

He has such a loud voice that windows rattle and shatter, and computer screens splinter and crack.  He is a happy fellow, who likes to tell jokes. His favourite joke is:

Where do pirates buy toys for their children? Toys ARRRRR us!

He hardly ever gets cross, but when he does, you better watch out, because that is when he is most likely to eat you.

He hasn’t quite managed his laser eye skills, so occasionally he blows up something he didn’t mean to. His skills with a bow and arrow are much better; he has won competitions for shooting apples out of trees. He likes to juggle especially with bananas. He gets jealous when others juggle and uses his laser to zap them to teach them a lesson.

He isn’t really that keen on pizza, but he has to eat it if he has an emergency and needs to go invisible.

He is practicing hard on his farting skills; he keeps having accidents when farts sneak out and stun people by mistake.

Most of the time Sir Fartalot is bald, but on Fridays and at Christmas he has very long blue hair. He is one of the few Fredanielawrobyi to have straight teeth. He wears blue nail polish on his claws.

He is quite the snappy dresser; his favourite day wear is pink baggy trousers and a t shirt bearing his name. Baggy trousers are important as they allow full functioning of his fart powers. He enjoys wearing a suit and tie for special occasions. When relaxing at home, he likes to wear a smoking jacket and cravat.


Turbo the Toddler

Toby is known as Turbo the Toddler because he has the super hero ability to run and fly really fast. Unfortunately, aside from his speed and an uncontrollable urge to rescue people, he behaves exactly like a toddler. He poos his nappies, can say very few words and gets food all over his face. 

On his second birthday a strange chemical dropped into the oven while his
birthday cake was baking. Toby took a bite of cake with the chemical and the
next day he realised he had two super powers!

One of his skills is curl power. His hair springs to life when a monster is in sight. Those short baby curls suddenly become helicopter propellers and Bobby can fly into the sky.

Turbo’s other skill is that he is very fast on foot. He is very good at getting to emergencies quickly. He once saved a lady from being eaten by a lion.

He wears a blue onsie with a red ‘T’ on the front and springy booties. The suit smells of mashed banana and sour milk, which is what he likes to eat.

He sometimes finds himself slowed down by chewing gum on the pavement, because his feet get stuck to it. He can be incredibly infantile and throws a lot of tantrums when he doesn’t get his way. For example, he threw a tantrum because a boy needed rescuing when he wanted to watch his favourite TV show.

Unfortunately, Turbo’s nappy smells so bad that many people refuse his help. Others mistake him for on ordinary toddler and try to help him instead of being rescued. It can be very confusing.

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