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Sep. 17th, 2023 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Villain idea: Hench, the temporary manpower. He can make a large number of copies of himself, each of which last a few days before they either disappear or are reabsorbed into the main Hench. Copies can act independently, but they don’t share memories unless reabsorbed, and disappear immediately if killed. He could staff an entire factory, if only he weren’t a buffoon.
There is no order so simple Hench can’t misinterpret it. He forgets things you need him to remember, but he remembers and follows the exact orders you gave him when anyone with common sense would change strategies. His independent planning skills are disastrous, he has terrible aim with a gun, and he’s failed to learn any CQC more complicated than “hit them until they stop moving.” He’s been fired from every legitimate job he’s ever had, and he only maintains the illegitimate ones by being much, much cheaper than minions who know what they’re doing.
If you have resources and reputation, you hire real mercenaries. If you’re a disgruntled engineer working out of an abandoned warehouse, you hire a bunch of Hench clones, and may Jack Kirby have mercy on your soul.
There is no order so simple Hench can’t misinterpret it. He forgets things you need him to remember, but he remembers and follows the exact orders you gave him when anyone with common sense would change strategies. His independent planning skills are disastrous, he has terrible aim with a gun, and he’s failed to learn any CQC more complicated than “hit them until they stop moving.” He’s been fired from every legitimate job he’s ever had, and he only maintains the illegitimate ones by being much, much cheaper than minions who know what they’re doing.
If you have resources and reputation, you hire real mercenaries. If you’re a disgruntled engineer working out of an abandoned warehouse, you hire a bunch of Hench clones, and may Jack Kirby have mercy on your soul.