Cricket
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Where there is injustice, he is there. <br> | Where there is injustice, he is there. <br> | ||
Where there is oppression, he is there. <br> | Where there is oppression, he is there. <br> | ||
| - | He is... <b> | + | He is... <b>the Cricket</b>. |
| + | [[Image: cricketmlbtryout.jpg|frame|The Cricket's athleticism and his service to Central Florida earned him a try-out at Tropicana Field (home of the Major League Tampa Bay Rays), but he never actually joined the team.]] | ||
=Story= | =Story= | ||
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==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
| - | The first reports regarding the Cricket began to arise in the late 1980's on the campus of Indiana University (where, it's rumored, he first met [[Keeferman]]). Otherwise indistinguishable from his fellow students, this | + | The first reports regarding the Cricket began to arise in the late 1980's on the campus of Indiana University (where, it's rumored, he first met brother-in-arms [[Keeferman]]). Otherwise indistinguishable from his fellow students, this exchange student with strikingly-exotic features was the personification of the Middle East to untold thousands of wide-eyed Midwesterners. His misadventures were infamous and sightings persisted for several years even after he'd graduated and left Bloomington behind. |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image: cricketlil500.jpg|Shock and awe during The World's Greatest College Weekend lead the Cricket to take up peacekeeping. | Image: cricketlil500.jpg|Shock and awe during The World's Greatest College Weekend lead the Cricket to take up peacekeeping. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| - | From the Disintegration of the Soviet Union in the Winter of 1991, through a 1995 Defense of Sarajevo, to the Arab Spring of 2011, Cricket has been at the forefront of | + | From the Disintegration of the Soviet Union in the Winter of 1991, through a 1995 Defense of Sarajevo, to the Arab Spring of 2011, Cricket has been at the forefront of democratization for a generation. |
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Image: cricketriot11.jpg| Fearless in Syria. | Image: cricketriot11.jpg| Fearless in Syria. | ||
Image: cricketriot13.jpg| Dauntless in Algeria. | Image: cricketriot13.jpg| Dauntless in Algeria. | ||
| - | Image: cricketriot08.jpg| | + | Image: cricketriot08.jpg| Bodacious in Bosnia. |
Image: cricketriot15.jpg| Reckless in Libya. | Image: cricketriot15.jpg| Reckless in Libya. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=Powers & Skills= | =Powers & Skills= | ||
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* Brawling | * Brawling | ||
* Linguistics | * Linguistics | ||
* Photographic Memory | * Photographic Memory | ||
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=Weapons & Armor= | =Weapons & Armor= | ||
| - | * <b>Chirp</b>: a cricket bat (actually a series of cricket bats) painted green with a white lightning bolt. Each is hand made by an unidentified (but assuredly world- | + | * "<b>Chirp</b>": a cricket bat (actually a series of cricket bats) painted green with a white lightning bolt. Each is hand made by an unidentified (but assuredly world-class) bat-maker from the highest grade American willow (<i>Salix americana</i>). |
* Kevlar chest protector, gloves, shinguards, helmet | * Kevlar chest protector, gloves, shinguards, helmet | ||
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| + | Image: crickchirp.jpg | ||
| + | Image: cricksilstar2b.jpg | ||
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=Known Weaknesses= | =Known Weaknesses= | ||
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=Known Associates= | =Known Associates= | ||
[[Image: cricketprez.jpg|frame|left|Cricket, the superhero, is shown in a 2005 photo introducing cricket, the sport, to the POTUS. When asked how the President did, the Cricket politely suggested: "I understand he's an excellent golfer."]] | [[Image: cricketprez.jpg|frame|left|Cricket, the superhero, is shown in a 2005 photo introducing cricket, the sport, to the POTUS. When asked how the President did, the Cricket politely suggested: "I understand he's an excellent golfer."]] | ||
| - | Now enjoying semi-retirement, he teams up primarily with [[U.S.Mantis]] and [[Ladybug|the Ladybug]] whenever called-upon by world events. | + | Now enjoying semi-retirement, he teams up primarily with [[U.S.Mantis]] and [[Ladybug|the Ladybug]] whenever called-upon by world events. It's also been rumored that he might once have been associated with Imran Khan and [[Commander Safeguard]] back in the old days. |
=See Also= | =See Also= | ||
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_500 | * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_500 | ||
* [http://www.usaca.org The USA Cricket Association] | * [http://www.usaca.org The USA Cricket Association] | ||
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| + | * "Bamboo Banga" by M.I.A. | ||
[[Category: heroes]] | [[Category: heroes]] | ||
Current revision as of 03:18, 4 April 2012
Where there is misery, he is there.
Where there is injustice, he is there.
Where there is oppression, he is there.
He is... the Cricket.
The Cricket's athleticism and his service to Central Florida earned him a try-out at Tropicana Field (home of the Major League Tampa Bay Rays), but he never actually joined the team.
Contents |
Story
Origins
The first reports regarding the Cricket began to arise in the late 1980's on the campus of Indiana University (where, it's rumored, he first met brother-in-arms Keeferman). Otherwise indistinguishable from his fellow students, this exchange student with strikingly-exotic features was the personification of the Middle East to untold thousands of wide-eyed Midwesterners. His misadventures were infamous and sightings persisted for several years even after he'd graduated and left Bloomington behind.
 Shock and awe during The World's Greatest College Weekend lead the Cricket to take up peacekeeping. |
History
From the Disintegration of the Soviet Union in the Winter of 1991, through a 1995 Defense of Sarajevo, to the Arab Spring of 2011, Cricket has been at the forefront of democratization for a generation.
 Fearless in Syria. |
 Dauntless in Algeria. |
 Bodacious in Bosnia. |
 Reckless in Libya. |
Powers & Skills
- Brawling
- Linguistics
- Photographic Memory
Weapons & Armor
- "Chirp": a cricket bat (actually a series of cricket bats) painted green with a white lightning bolt. Each is hand made by an unidentified (but assuredly world-class) bat-maker from the highest grade American willow (Salix americana).
- Kevlar chest protector, gloves, shinguards, helmet
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Known Weaknesses
- Blondes
- Triple-dog Dares
Known Associates
Cricket, the superhero, is shown in a 2005 photo introducing cricket, the sport, to the POTUS. When asked how the President did, the Cricket politely suggested: "I understand he's an excellent golfer."
Now enjoying semi-retirement, he teams up primarily with U.S.Mantis and the Ladybug whenever called-upon by world events. It's also been rumored that he might once have been associated with Imran Khan and Commander Safeguard back in the old days.
See Also
Themesong
- "Bamboo Banga" by M.I.A.
