| Kat Ryan (Max Steel) |
Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie (JAG
) |
|
| Female lead starting in the... |
Mid-second season - "Amazon" |
Second season - "We The People" |
| Replaced a blonde chick with no personality |
Yes (Rachel Leeds) |
Yes (Lt. Meg Austin) |
| Body adornment |
Multiple piercings |
Tattoo (location unrevealed) |
| Sucky childhood |
Ran with a gang |
Alcoholic with an abusive father |
| Comfortable shoes? |
Sneakers or combat boots |
Only out of uniform |
| Made the hero look bad in her first appearance |
Yes - knocked Max to the ground |
Yes - pulled a gun on Harm |
| Questionable hairstyle choices |
Blue bangs in Season 2 |
With depressing frequency |
| Skilled in martial art(s) |
Many and varied |
Kickboxing |
| Always prepared |
But does not carry lipstick |
Keeps a bag of travel stuff in her car |
| Attitude? | Oh, yeah |
See above quote |
| Holds her own in a traditionally male-dominated environment |
Extreme sports and espionage |
United States Marine Corps |
| 3 letters in preffered name |
Yes |
Yes |
| Romantic interest for the hero |
Probably not (although I really do feel that "Wanna
be president of my fan club?" constitutes some flirting on the part of Max) |
Yes, yes, yes, and when are the show's creators
going to admit that? Harm and Mac forever! |
| Played by a living, breathing actress |
Only her voice |
Yes. And currently, a very pregnant actress |
| Trapjaw |
Psycho |
|
| Created by |
Mattel |
Mattel |
| Appears in an action cartoon |
Yes - He-Man and the Masters of the Universe |
Yes - Max Steel |
| Bad guy |
Yes |
Yes |
| Metal arm |
Yes, extending to the upper torso/shoulder |
Yes, extending to the upper torso/shoulder |
| Metal face |
Yes (just the lower jaw) |
Yes |
| A smile that would make a dentist cry |
Yes, and reach for the welding torch |
Yes, and immediately plan retirement |
| Works for a supervillain |
Skeletor, Overlord of Evil |
John Dread, anarchist |
| Big claw on that metal arm? |
Yes |
Yes, although it's smaller than Trapjaw's |
| Gun on that metal arm? |
Laser cannon |
Laser |
| Hates the hero's guts |
Eh. As long as Skeletor says he does. |
And daily seeks to destroy him. |
| Action figure |
Way cool |
Sort of cool |
| Animation on the cartoon |
(Original) Awesome for old-school (2002 version) Awesome |
Sucky CGI (until Mainframe got ahold of it, and then
it became almost cool) |
| Part of a wildly successful toy line |
Since 1981, baby! |
For about a year there (2001) |
| Claim to fame |
Bit Teela's sword in half in both versions of the
cartoon |
"Dies" and comes back more times than Wile E. Coyote |
| Smallville |
X-Men: Evolution |
|
| Town name |
Smallville |
Bayville |
| High school mascot |
Crows |
Hawks |
| High school colors |
Red and gold |
Red and gold |
| Sport played in the series premiere |
Football |
Football |
| Superpowers used for good | Clark |
The X-Men |
| Superpowers used for wanton destruction |
Random Kryptonite freak-of-the-week |
The Brotherhood |
| Screwed-up parent/child relationship |
Lionel & Lex Luthor |
Mystique & Nightcrawler, Magneto & Quicksilver |
| Major character's love interest who is/was dating
the football team's blond quarterback |
Lana |
Jean |
| Liberally alters comic continuity |
Yes |
Yes |
| Airs on WB | 9:00 PM Tuesdays |
11:30 AM Saturdays |
| Features 2 or more actors who have worked on
ReBoot |
No |
Michael Donovan, Phil Hayes, David Kaye, Scott
McNeil, Venus Terzo, Dale Wilson, Stevie Vallance |
| Features 2 or more plots that have worked on
The X-Files |
"Pilot" ("D.P.O."); "Craving" ("2Shy"); "Hug"
("Pusher") |
No, although they did pay homage to The X-Files
in "Retreat." |
| Teenage versions of popular comics character(s) |
Superman, Lex, Lana, etc. | The X-Men, The Brotherhood, etc. |
| Massive ratings bonanza |
Yes |
Yes |
| Features 1 or more major character(s) created
exclusively for the show |
Chloe |
Spyke |
| People tossed around like matchsticks | With super strength |
With telekinesis, magnetic force, etc. |
| Major character who has funky eyes |
Clark |
Cyclops |
| Major character(s) struggling with superhuman
status and the desire to just be normal |
Yes |
Yes |
| Not as bad as I feared, although they push it
sometimes |
True |
True |
| People "phase" through walls, etc. |
Kryptonite freaks-of-the-week in "Kinetic" |
Shadowcat |
| Rips off its fellow teen-hero show |
Yes (see above) |
Not yet... |
| Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP (Due South) |
Commander Harmon Rabb, USN (JAG) |
| Has an unusual name. I mean, "Benton?"
Come on. |
Has an unusual name - "Harmon." Please. |
| Often called "Benny" by Ray and others. |
Most people call him "Harm." |
| Unfailingly polite. |
Unfailingly polite... well, okay, he usually has
good manners. |
| His father, also a Mountie, was shot and killed
in a godforsaken snowy wilderness - Canada's Northwest Territories. |
His father, also in the Navy, was shot and killed
in an area of Russia known for being a godforsaken snowy wilderness - Siberia. |
| Spent several episodes of the show in a quest
to find the killers of his father. |
Spent several seasons of the show in a quest to
find his father. |
| Has a younger half-sister he knew nothing about
("Hunting Season"). |
Has a younger half-brother he knew nothing about
("Legacy Part 1 & 2"). |
| Almost drowned in the freezing waters of Lake
Superior in "Mountie on the Bounty Part 1." |
Almost drowned in the freezing waters of the Atlantic
Ocean in "Adrift Part 1." |
| Solves most of his cases with his best friend,
Det. Ray Vecchio, Chicago PD (or Det. Ray Kowalski, depending on the season). |
Solves most of his cases with his best friend,
Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, USMC. |
| Ray often joins his quests, even though some of
the quests are strange and/or dangerous and Ray really has more important
things to do anyway. |
Mac often helps him in his quests, even though
it usually puts her in a lot of danger and she really doesn't have to help. |
| Women are constantly throwing themselves at him,
but he's too much of a gentleman to do anything more than look bewildered
or alarmed. |
Women are constantly throwing themselves at him,
and he usually catches 'em, albeit in a gentlemanly manner. |
| Plays the guitar and sings quite well. |
Plays the guitar and sings quite well. |
| For all but the last two seasons, lives in an
apartment in a rather bad neighborhood. |
For all but the first season, lives in an apartment
in a rather bad neighborhood. |
| His father's ghost frequently gives him advice
and help. |
His father's ghost helps him in "The Prisoner." |
| Reads his father's journals for comfort, etc. |
Listens to his father's taped letters for comfort,
etc. |
| Is attracted to someone he works with: Inspector
Meg Thatcher. |
Is attracted to someone he works with: Mac. |
| Plays an excellent -er, make that "honorable"
- game of basketball in "The Deal." |
Plays an excellent game of basketball in "Front
and Center." |
| Proudly serves his country as a member of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police. |
Proudly serves his country as a member of the
United States Navy. |
| Loves his deaf wolf, Diefenbaker. |
Loved his childhood pet, a Jack Russell terrier
named Kip. |
| Had a nasty run-in with a militia group in "Red,
White, or Blue." |
Had a nasty run-in with a militia group in "Rivers'
Run." |
| Played by actor Paul Gross, a Canadian. |
Played by actor David James Elliot, a Canadian. |
| PG's wife, Martha Burns, appears in the episode
"Spy vs. Spy" as a scheming spy. |
DJE's wife, Nanci Chambers, appears in many episodes
as the scheming Lt. Singer. |
| Mouse (ReBoot) |
Rogue (X-Men) |
| Cool name. |
Cool name. |
| Eye-catching and distinctive orange-static hair. |
Eye-catching and distinctive white-streaked hair. |
| Used to be a mercenary hacker. |
Used to be a minor supervillainess. |
| For a while, was the pawn of a lying, scheming,
double-crossin' virus (Megabyte). |
For a while, was the pawn of a lying, scheming,
double-crossin' shapeshifter (Mystique). |
| Sucker for a cute guy with a surfbaud and an Australian
accent (Ray). |
Sucker for a cute guy with a trenchcoat and a
Cajun accent (Gambit). |
| Says "sugah" a lot. |
Says "sugah" a lot. |
| Could kick your ASCII, no problem. |
Could kick your butt into orbit, literally. |
| Prominent Southern accent. |
Prominent Southern accent. |
| One tough Sprite. |
One tough mutant. |
| Her name is five letters long, and the vowels
O, U, and E appear in her name, in that order. (Look, I thought it was a
neat coincidence, okay?) |
Her name is five letters long, and the vowels
O, U, and E appear in her name, in that order. (Again, it's a neat coincidence.) |
| Admiral AJ Chegwidden (JAG) |
Professor Charles Xavier (X-Men) |
Assisstant Director Walter Skinner (X-Files) |
| Bald, bald, bald. |
Bald, bald, bald. |
Bald, bald, bald. |
| Tells the JAG lawyers under his command what to
do. |
Tells the X-Men what to do. |
Tells Mulder, Scully, et al what to do. |
| Has been seen wearing glasses. |
Has been seen wearing glasses. |
Has been seen wearing glasses. |
| Tough-but-fair father figure/mentor. |
Tough-but-fair father figure/mentor. |
Tough-but-fair father figure/mentor. |
| Doesn't usually do that lawyer stuff with his
staff, but can lay the smackdown on opposing counsel if need be. |
Doesn't usually go into battle with his team,
but can lay the smackdown on supervillains if need be. |
Doesn't usually go investigate with his agents,
but can lay the smackdown on shadowy government conspirators if need be. |
| Served as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. |
Served as a combat medic in Vietnam. |
Served in Vietnam. |
| Has an... unfortunate name - "Albert Jethro." |
Has an... unfortunate name - "Charles Francis." |
Has a... Well, actually, he lucked out.
"Walter" isn't that bad. |
| Holds a respectable title - admiral. |
Holds a respectable title - professor. |
Holds a respectable title - assistant director
of the FBI. |
| Almost always wears a uniform, which in the winter
includes a tie. |
Almost always wears a suit and tie. |
Almost always wears a suit and tie. |
| Alex Summers/Havok (X-Men) |
Sergei Zhukov (JAG) |
| The younger brother of Scott Summers. |
The younger brother of Harmon Rabb. |
| Introduced as a plot device. |
Introduced as a plot device. |
| After his introduction, was not seen again until
it became convenient to the storyline. |
After his introduction, was not seen again until
it became convenient to the storyline. |
| Destined to be forever referred to by fans as
"Cyke's little brother." |
Destined to be forever referred to by fans as
"Harm's little brother." |
| No matter how hard the writers try to give him
his own life, he's still basically just a pale imitation of Cyclops. |
Um...He is just a pale imitation of Harm.
Pretty much, yup. |
| Harmon Rabb (JAG) |
Scott Summers/Cyclops (X-Men) |
| Cool call sign - Hammer. |
Cool codename - Cyclops. |
| Level-headed military lawyer who's been compared
to a superhero (a DC superhero, but that's not important). |
Level-headed leader of a superhero team who'd
probably be a good lawyer. |
| Answers to a bald admiral. |
Answers to a bald professor. |
| Flies a really cool jet - the F-14 Tomcat. |
Flies a really cool jet - the SR-71 Blackbird. |
| Needs laser eye surgery to correct his vision
problem. |
Needs ruby quartz glasses to correct his vision
problem. |
| Father apparently died in a plane crash. |
Father apparently died in a plane crash. |
| Father actually taken prisoner by hostile communist
forces from which he eventually escaped. |
Father actually taken prisoner by hostile alien
forces from which he eventually escaped. |
| Has a younger, blonder half-brother. |
Has a younger, blond-haired brother. |
| Father shacked up with a Russian farmgirl (see
#8). |
Father shacked up with an alien space-pirate babe. |
| For years, had no idea his brother even existed. |
For years, had no idea his brother was still alive. |
| Was attracted to Sarah MacKenzie from the beginning.* |
Was attracted to Jean Grey from the beginning. |
| Took 5 seasons (5 years) to sorta reveal his feelings
for Mac. |
Took over 30 issues (2+ years) to reveal his feelings
for Jean. |
| Fell in love* with Mac, who could've been the
clone of Diane Schonke. |
Fell in love with Madelyne Pryor, who was Jean's
clone. |
| Always puts duty first. |
Always puts duty first. |
| Has been told he needs to "let go." |
Has been described as "restrained." |
| *I don't care what the non-shippers say, it's
the truth. So there. |