This character was inspired by a doodle made by my 4 year-old nephew of a superhero he called "Captain Langgam" ("Captain Ant"). Usually, when creating an insect-based hero, I tend to fall back on a Kamen Rider-inspired look, but I avoided that and opted for a more traditional superhero design. Also, his name might suggest a typical tiny superhero like Ant-Man or The Atom, but I avoided that stereotype as well. Instead, Captain Langgam possesses the abilities and proportional strength of an ant. He can also fire a powerful "sting blast" that is equivalent to the bite of about a few hundred fire ants, giving painful new meaning to the term "parang kagat lang ng langgam."*
*"Just like the bite of an ant."
THE NINETIES # 1084: RAMON 'BONG' REVILLA, JR., ARA MINA, WITH TONTON
GUTIERREZ, CARLO AQUINO, EFREN REYES, JR., JEFFREY SANTOS, WILLIAM LORENZO,
GIO ALVAREZ, RAY VENTURA IN "ALYAS POGI, ANG PAGBABALIK" (1999)
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17 hours ago
pangit, fire ant na lang mas catchy
ReplyDeleteEh sa gusto ko Captain Langgam, eh. Marunong ka pa sa pamangkin ko.
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