HiBRiD on the Silver Screen

I was reading my last post when I realized that to share the Spirit of HiBRiD (until the game is done), it might help readers of this blog who don't know me and have never played the game to have a list of films filled with HiBRiD spirit or characters.

So without further adieu, here are ten movies that exemplify HiBRiD, just to get you started:

1. Big Trouble In Little China

This movie is simply a HiBRiD one-shot from top to bottom. Complete with exemplary action scenes, Ite' use, and the mixture of ancient and modern.

2. The Crow

The police chief and of course the title character are great player characters; the gang is a great set of second-tier baddies; the dialog, mood, and constant interplay between philosophies of meaning vs nihilism.

3. Showdown in Little Tokyo

Kenner, Johnny, and witty banter; all actions scenes are examples of how combat should roll!

4. Aliens 2

All the marines are PCs; Witty banter and smartass cracks between the marines; Ripley is just a weenie NPC specialist. A smart monster that can both outthink and outfight its enemies.

5. Akira

The Colonel and Kaneda are great PCs; Tetsuo is a wicked first-tier Baddy! Great examples of HiBRiD telekinetic abilities; great example of how just a handful of characters that are not even on the "same side" can have huge impacts on the world around them.

6. Sahara

All the characters and supporting characters are exemplary PCs; witty banter and a non-mushy modern love story; Ite' flows like water in this movie! The Yves Massard and General Kazim are great tier-one baddies.

7. Tron: Legacy

The emotional intensity of the last 5 minutes; The redemption of Rinzler/Tron by his own choice; The movement on the grid (characters are always running, flipping, freerunning, and fully committing to every physical athletic move they make; jumps from 20 to 50 meters up are commonplace; highly stylized and ritualized melee combat; great example of every man determining his own destiny.

8. Army of Darkness

Ash is a great high-heroic level PC; Examples of the cinematic aspects

9. Serenity

 All of the characters on board Serenity are great PCs; the mix of genre and cultures into an amalgam free of prejudices against people; the eternal of struggle of the heroes against a rigid society with no place for those of free spirit; a great example of a low Ite' campaign.

10. The Mummy (and The Mummy Returns)

All the characters are exemplary PCs; The mummy is a classic first-tier Baddy with a number of great second-tier baddies; action scenes are standard HiBRiD; a good amount of Ite' flows as well.