 Your favorite Prime Runner from the books?, Indulge my curiosity |
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 Jun 17 2010, 03:14 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 5-April 09 Member No.: 17,053  |
I'm not the best at introducing my posts, so excuse the abruptness of this one:
Pretty much I'm just curious about who likes which of the various runners from the books (Hatchetman, Fastjack, Clockwork, Netcat, etc) and why. These can be of any edition, not just SR4. Personally, my favorite is Hatchetman because of the extensive history laid out for him in Life on the Wire and Beyond the Pale and how much character development there is there. Admittedly, I haven't read all the books cover to cover and I only have the 4e books and the 2e books (which are falling apart because I inherited them from my brother and they received many years of disuse and abuse) |
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Jun 17 2010, 05:21 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
The Chromed Accountant. Some days I sit back and imagine that what I'm doing now would be runs on par with his experiences back when he was just out of school.
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Jun 17 2010, 08:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 359 Joined: 10-June 10 From: Renton--metas keep out Member No.: 18,684 |
Michael Sullivan, from Prime Runners, Target: Matrix, and some of the novels. Amidst all of the "punk" in the SR setting it was nice to see someone elegant and classy (even if it is in kind of a MaryStu-ish fashion). Sadly he makes few appearances and I don't think he ever logged in to Shadowland (and he's not a Jackpoint character).
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Jun 17 2010, 08:54 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,717 Joined: 23-March 09 From: Weymouth, UK Member No.: 17,007 |
WHat is a Prime Runner in this context? Any recurring character?
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Jun 17 2010, 09:25 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
I'm assuming any Shadowland/Jackpoint poster.
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Jun 17 2010, 10:26 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,095 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Wa, USA Member No.: 1,139 |
Dirk Montgomery, 2XS was just the right book at the right time. I had been reading a bunch of fiction that was meh at the time between Battletech, Star Wars, Shadowrun, and others. I gave up on Battletech and Star Wars and decided to give Shadowrun one last shot... Next thing you know I'm a Nigel Findley fanboy, buying up all of his stuff! Then I find out the bad news because its already 1996. Crap!
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Jun 17 2010, 10:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 973 Joined: 8-January 10 Member No.: 18,018 |
Netcat. Her name is a Linux shell command, and she's got an emergent housecat as a pet!
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Jun 17 2010, 10:53 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 4-November 08 Member No.: 16,567 |
hmm,
toss up between hatchetman (good job on background story & his posts in the various 1st/2nd Ed books), and most of the team of Jack Skater (Preying for keeps & Headhunters) besides jack, the ork was a close 2nd of favorites in the books. now thinking, Dirk is right up there with them, w/ 2XS, and House of the Sun and Profzzer, from Changeling.... i have tried to base many character off of these guys overall, tough call just to name one |
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Jun 17 2010, 10:54 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: 4-November 08 Member No.: 16,567 |
I almost forgot Wolf & Kid Stealth
if you got to ask.....read Wolf & Raven |
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Jun 17 2010, 11:26 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
I'm a Captain Chaos fan. He may not be quite the grand old man that FastJack is, but CC was universally respected for doing the nasty job no one else was willing or able to do as well - play SysOp of Shadowland Seattle. When you consider his neo-anarchist tendencies, assuming a position of leadership and control like that is really something.
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Jun 17 2010, 11:32 PM
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Grumpy Old Ork Decker Group: Admin Posts: 3,794 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orwell, Ohio Member No.: 50 |
3 Guesses who my fav was, and the first 2 don't count. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Beyond that, Neon Samurai and Nightfire, Hatchetman, Chromed Accountant, Dodger, Jack Skater's team... There's a few others, but I'm drawing a blank right now... |
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Jun 18 2010, 12:58 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 186 Joined: 4-May 08 From: Brazil Member No.: 15,955 |
One of my favorites is Sunshine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jun 18 2010, 01:48 AM
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The Wandering One Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 121 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Camp Hill, PA, USA Member No.: 135 |
I've always been a fan of The Smiling Bandit.
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Jun 18 2010, 02:12 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 993 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 313 |
Matador and Hatchetman.
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Jun 18 2010, 02:55 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 359 Joined: 10-June 10 From: Renton--metas keep out Member No.: 18,684 |
QUOTE (Nomad @ Jun 17 2010, 06:48 PM)  I've always been a fan of The Smiling Bandit. Oh of course! How could I forget about TSB? *kicks self* |
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Jun 18 2010, 03:03 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 34 Joined: 22-July 09 Member No.: 17,419 |
Lots of great runners. Steel Lynx, Findler-Man, Smiling Bandit, Fastjack, Wedge, lots of great memories.
I liked Matador, even though he only really showed up in Fields of Fire. He seemed like the kind of guy you could run with even if you only met him that day. |
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Jun 18 2010, 04:18 AM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
The Artful Dodger... He had a bit of class in my opinion...
Keep the Faith |
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Jun 18 2010, 11:46 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 15-April 10 From: AGS Member No.: 18,455 |
Hope Novels are ok too ... then I'd go with ... hmmm ... Dodger, Kid Stealth, Martin T. Simmons, Pistons ... and perhaps Netcat
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Jun 18 2010, 12:37 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 61 Joined: 5-January 09 From: Unknown Member No.: 16,735 |
Call me a Hopeless Romantic, but Dodger has always been my favorite reappearing runner.
Close second being Kat O'Nine Tales, for obvious reasons. Oh and lets not forget Frosty, or does she count? |
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Jun 18 2010, 01:02 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
Yeah, sappy as it is, Dodger is one of my favorites too.
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Jun 18 2010, 01:18 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,717 Joined: 23-March 09 From: Weymouth, UK Member No.: 17,007 |
I like Kane, the way he's so ruthless about everything. Slamm-O!'s funny too. If we were nominating least favourite, mine would be Ecotope. The way he's always preaching the same thing over and over just grates on me for some reason. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Jun 18 2010, 02:22 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
QUOTE (Elfenlied @ Jun 18 2010, 12:43 AM) Netcat. Her name is a Linux shell command, and she's got an emergent housecat as a pet! not so much a command as a program, one with a very simple mission but when used in context can be very powerful. |
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Jun 18 2010, 02:55 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,946 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Omaha Member No.: 17,234 |
I miss Darkfather, in similar news I really think that Fastjack (another fave) is lacking without Captain Chaos to balance off of. For the record that doesn't mean i want Capt to hang out as a dixie flatline stand in, he deserves better.
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Jun 18 2010, 11:03 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
I agree, Derek 'Dirk' Montgomery
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Jun 18 2010, 11:33 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 20 Joined: 14-August 06 Member No.: 9,111 |
My favorite is Argent, though I did find Chuck-Chuck Razool amusing.
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