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Old 10-01-2023, 12:59 PM   #10
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Default Re: Rorschach fighting

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Originally Posted by pawsplay View Post
Characters of the Silver Age era tended to use a combination of YMCA boxing with a little judo and Greco-Roman wrestling. He's really not much of a stylist, per se. I'd say mostly Brawling and Wrestling, with just enough Boxing and Judo to get the built-in advantages. His only real Techniques of note are some hit locations, arm lock, aggressive parry, and neck snap. He has also, through training, developed probably +1 or +2 Arm ST, as demonstrated by his truly vicious close-in work.
This suggests a "Silver Age Super" MA style. Now that you've pointed it out, it appears consistent for a lot of comic book heroes, probably based on what the writers and artists for those comics knew about martial arts. Golden Age supers would probably use just Boxing with a few add-ons.
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