Madripoor. That's it, though.

Aren't most corpses dead? It's kind of the defining characteristic...

I would totally be cool if most venues use keywords as a guideline only. If I were a judge, I would let my venue vote on any non keyword but really theme team, and if the player brought an issue of the comic that his team is based on, and the team he is playing was actually fighting on the same side in the comic, I would allow it automatically. That way we avoid having characters on theme teams that really shouldn't be or that never really were on a team in the comics, but characters that were added to a team after the keyword was given out could still join their teammates in battle.

Also, If someone had a substitute character on their team (Psimon, Shimmer, Mammoth, e Jinx, and Arcade = 395) I would allow it be voted on.

I allow themes for true themes even when keywords do not match-- but when a power or feat requires a matching keyword, I do not.

That seemed to be a decent balance between respecting the design and allowing for thematic builds.

Great idea. That's how keywords should be run. Rep to you.

Oh, I get it - I just disagree with you. Omega Red's death factor does not prevent him from having keywords - that's just silly. If so, he would never have been a part of any team or associated with anyone else in the comics, which clearly isn't so. He's still a soldier and could be a part of a soldier theme - he doesnt' stop being a soldier because of his death phermones.

As for Bishop - he actually sees himself as saving the mutant race, not a traitor. And there's thousands of mutants from his future who agree with him. And regardless, a mutant is a mutant. He doesn't stop being a mutant just because some people view his actions as heinous....

That's the way I do it too.
And when I bring a non-keyword themed team, I usually ask everyone if it is okay to count it as a theme team, and explain my reasoning behind it.

As for keyword errors... E Nocturne got "Hellfire Club" when she should have gotten "Brotherhood of Mutants"
the fact that there is no Angel with the Champions keyword annoys me a lot.

Thunderbolts as a keyword is a little screwed up because the Norman Osborn (Faith In Monsters) Thunderbolts never worked with the original MOE disguised Thunderbolts.

I'm a little annoyed that three versions of Wonder Man have the Force Works keyword even though he died in #1 of that title... but U.S. Agent, who was a core member of the team, doesn't have it.

What the?

Aw what?! He dies in issue one? Thanks alot, SPOILER warnings, plz!

It's funny 'cause I never read the book, but I always associate WM with the team, and not USAgent.

IC Vet Magneto....not having Brotherhood of Evil Keyword!!! come on now...if I had a dime for every opponent who said to me: " he doesn't have Brotherhood?"...well I would have a few extra bucks to say the least!!

LE IC Yellowjacket....Hank Pym has the Brute and Scientist keyword...but no Avengers...he was on the team even when he was going berzerk/bonkers in both instances!!! come on now!!

E IC Hercules without the Avengers keyword. His less experienced version has a Champions keyword before he has the Avengers Keyword??? He was an Avenger long before he was a Champion. At least the Rookie or the E should have the Avengers Keyword as well as the vet...jeeeessshhh!!

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This one actually makes some sense, as he had long since abandoned that team by that time (this being the post-X-Men/headmaster stage of his career).

But still.

Why? He should be able to be run with Hand Ninjas, and a Matsumoto/Matsuro/whatever-the-heck-his-name-is-with-the-wolverine-hair click if we ever got him as a theme team. That was basically his first appearance after all.

That was well worth some rep.

Actually, Alien is one of the few missing generic keywords I'd like to see implemented. No running the Black Rock storyline from Superman/Batman for you!

That's Rita DeMara, not Hank Pym. Thus the 'brute' keyword, as well as the MoE TA.