Fighting Superheroes: The giant horseshoe magnet
by IceMaster ~ July 27th, 2008. Filed under: Fighting Superheroes, Giant Props.If we all wanted to partake in fisticuffs with costumed do-gooders then the subtle art form that is super villainy would die a very quick death. You don’t see Dr Doom or the Scarecrow engaging in plain fist fights as their first line of defence (or offence depending on the situation).
No there is a toolbox that is available to the super villain long before you roll up your sleeves and start hitting anyone.
One of the tools in this toolbox of evil is that of the giant prop.
Oh the giant prop! The good memories I have of the giant prop. Once I dropped an entire giant ice cube tray worth of ice cubes on Wolverine. Best at what he does? Had a cold for three minutes… it’s actually more impressive than it sounds when you take into account his mutant healing factor, but he did seem pretty irritated during those three minutes. Of course that’s when the fisticuffs commenced and I don’t like to dwell on that…
Where was I?
Oh that’s right giant ice cubes. But that’s not the giant prop I actually wanted to talk about today, no today I want to discuss why you want to get yourself a giant horseshoe magnet. I mean these things are excellent, you can tie them up under your evil helicopter or load it up in the back of the evil pick-up and drive around.
Particularly effective against armoured heroes like Iron Man or Steel. But honestly the thing is versatile enough to render Captain America’s shield useless or get Batman’s stupid pointy batarangs out of the picture.
Now word of warning though, don’t let the henchmen store the giant magnet near the computer (that’s four years of Gilmore Girls downloaded now gone!) or near the large screen tv (embarressing when you ring the UN on your big screen video phone and your skin is all purple).
