Fanhunter

Infobox RPG
title= Fanhunter


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designer= Cels Piñol
publisher= "Gusa Comics, Planeta De-Agostini"
date= "unknown"
genre= Comedy
system= Custom
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Fanhunter is a bizarre "universe" created by the Spanish comic author Cels Piñol. The Fanhunter universe combines subcultural elements from comics, sci-fi, role playing games, action films... with bizarre parody characters from the Spanish comics scene (comicbooks mailings, meetings, specialized libraries and stores...) acting as constant conspiratorial wink to its target audience.

Characters are mostly inspired in real-life people who are important for the Spanish comic-book and subculture community, and also in fictional characters easily referenced. Alejo Cuervo, for instance, is a real-life publisher who is in good terms with author Piñol, and the Fanhunters were initially a parody of DC Comics characters Manhunters.

Fanhunter story

(Main theme from The A-Team): In 1996, in the city of Barcelona, Alejo Cuervo (an insane ex-librarian who thinks he is possessed by the spirit of Phillip K. Dick), proclaims himself as the new Pope Alejo I (killing the old one blowing up the Vatican City), submitting (& bribing some governments) all of Europe to the boring "Dick's Rule" by forbidding almost any form of subculture (video games, comics, DVDs, Roleplaying games, hopscotch) allowing just what he likes: "música sacra" and the works of Philip K. Dick : "Minority Report", "Blade Runner"... Alejo I decided to create a special force, the "Fanhunters", and use the cloned soldiers "Tintin Macutes" (not so intelligent) to annihilate the civilians who still resist: otakus, gamers, comic fans and geeks left in Europe. Barcelona is renamed as Barnacity, being the capital of Europe, now renamed Europe of Dick.

To defend themselves, the rebels created a group "The Resistance" to fight against Pope Alejo I and his evil forces. Many fans organised to defend their ideals and lifestyle, stopping the destruction of imagination that moves the World, using their knowledge of movie , comics, TV shows, books like "V", "Mash", "Konstantin", "El equipo A" o "The Rock".

"The Resistance", with the help of Nick Fury & Federated Planets Federation, fought Alejo I in Barnacity: it was the 1st Battle of Montjuïc. 90% of the fans died, Alejo was defeated & auto-exiled himself. Everyone happy, tyranny was defeated. But...

Juan Krieg took over, installing a regime of terror. An agent of the (former) British M-16 (now renamed the Royal British Resistance, RBR for friends & foes), Reuben Hood, unmasked Krieg: this guy cheated in the D&D Tournament with loaded dice. Alejo I returned (after escaping from a Turkish jail, but this is an another story).

Alejo I is a Fenicius, a creature who enlarges its lifespan by selling (or negotiating). It is said that he lived from the ancient times of Carthago, being the founder of Fenice. In the 20th Century, selling books and comics in his own Book Shop, he was converted in follower of Philip K. Dick (Sci-Fi writer and Fanknight Warrior of the Light Side of the Pichurrina). When Dick died, murdered by Loki, (Nordic God and Fanknight Warrior of the Dark Side of the Pichurrina) Alejo absorbed part of Dick's Fanknight power and got insane, being used by the forces of the Dark Side of the Pichurrina.

The plot is mainly focused on the fight facts after 2008.

Comic

The Fanhunter comics tells the story about the fight against Alejo and the remaining heroes. [http://www.ociojoven.com/ezimagecatalogue/catalogue/variations/150x500/65096-150x500.jpg]

Role playing game

Fanhunter RPG lets the player enter the bizarre world of Fanhunter and command the people of the Fanhunter world, which are named "Narizones" because of their big nose. [http://www.devir.es/producto/fanhunter/material/images/Fanhunter.jpg]

References

External links

* [http://www.fanhunter.com/ Official site]