1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/LMS_COMICCON_BANNER___GET_SOME_by_adonihs_9464.jpg]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Gabriel doing his thing.]] |
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4 | ''Last Man Standing'' is a graphic novel series by Daniel Lu'Visi. The series, set 600 years in the future of an AlternateUniverse, concerns a covert operations SuperSoldier named [[TheHero Gabriel]], who was formerly employed by a paramilitary organization named [[MegaCorp Armtech]]. |
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6 | Gabriel was originally the [[LastOfHisKind only Paladin]] of [[WorldWarWhatever WWXIII]] (which involved a conflict with UsefulNotes/{{Mars}}) to survive, and thus became the [[TitleDrop Last Man Standing]]. He returned home to [[AlternateUniverse Amerika]], loved and adored by the people and Armtech. He made the country into a virtual {{Utopia}} as he basically [[OneManArmy kicked all the criminal ass he could find]]. |
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8 | Admired and celebrated by most, Gabe's world takes a sudden turn when he finds himself framed by the terrorist group Pandemonium, for a series of atrocious crimes he had no part in. For these alleged crimes, Gabriel is sent to the treacherous [[TheAlcatraz Level-9 Prison Facility]] and incarcerated with the very scum he helped put away. |
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10 | After nine years of torture and agony, the once famed hero kills his captors and escapes the 9 levels of hell he has been condemned to. From here on forward, Gabriel embarks on a journey into the heart of darkness; the New Amerika, a world filled with colorful and deadly characters who will either help or try to eliminate him -- neither of which attitude is always transparent. As the once invincible hero digs deep to unravel the true reason behind his framing, he also discovers a problem he never had to face before: He's dying; and quickly. |
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12 | You can find out more at the author's sites, located [[http://danluvisiart.deviantart.com/?rnrd=2384 here]] and [[http://www.lms-killbook.com/ here]]. |
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14 | Not to be confused with the [[Film/LastManStanding1996 Bruce Willis film]], or the [[Series/LastManStanding2011 Tim Allen sitcom]]. Nor should it be confused with LastOfHisKind, where there literally is a last man standing. |
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17 | !!''Last Man Standing'' provides examples of: |
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19 | %%* ActionGirl: Pretty much every named female character. Bonnie, Emma, Noa... the list goes on. |
20 | * AfroAsskicker: [[ScaryBlackMan Abel]] has one. His pet monkey, Kane, [[http://adonihs.deviantart.com/gallery/7848546#/d2zg5hs sometimes]] sports one as well. And he beats things with a baseball bat while a boom box plays. |
21 | %%* AxCrazy: [[http://adonihs.deviantart.com/art/LMS-ABADDON-191740809 Looks like]] [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Abaddon]] sure isn't the talkative type. |
22 | * BeastMan: A few turn up as genetic experiments made by Armtech. |
23 | %%* BioAugmentation: [[MegaCorp Armtech]] dabbles in this. |
24 | %%* {{BFG}}: Gabriel sports one, as shown in the picture at the top of the page. It looks remarkably similar to a [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Bolter]]. |
25 | %%** Jawsome carries one as well. |
26 | * CelestialBody: [[{{God}} Hex]], as shown [[http://danluvisiart.deviantart.com/art/LMS-HEX-178886965 here]], ''is'' the entire universe in one entity. |
27 | %%* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Abram, the president of Armtech. |
28 | * CyberpunkForFlavor: There is a bit of [[BuffySpeak Cyber-punkism]] with the evil MegaCorp known as Armtech, but some of the fantastical elements make it not quite a clear cut case. |
29 | * {{Cyborg}}: A few of them are running around. The most notable one would be [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie Judge]], a [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] PsychoElectro GlassCannon who used to be a [[HuskyRusskie Russian Soldier]] before his death while working for [[MegaCorp Armtech]]. He got better, and now he's looking to lay down a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the people who left him to die. |
30 | %%* DeadpanSnarker: Gabriel. |
31 | %%* DirtyCop: [[FairCop Noa]], ironically. |
32 | %% FairCop: Noa is one of these. |
33 | * FantasticDrug: TMU, a drug made from Paladin DNA (IE: The stuff [[SuperSoldier Gabriel]] is made of), which alongside giving similar power to the user, also makes them supermodel levels of hot. |
34 | * {{God}}: Hex, who by WordOfGod is the God of TheVerse. |
35 | * GunsAkimbo: If a character has Dual Wielder on their Perk Card, then they can do this. |
36 | * LaResistance: There are a few of these brewing against Armtech. |
37 | * TheLastTitle: The title. |
38 | * MadDoctor: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Pain]] has a Ph.D in Psychopathy. |
39 | * {{Manchild}}: Heavily implied to be the case with Gabriel. His Killbook (RE: the book you are reading) is framed like a child's scrapbook (in fact, a shopping list at the beginning has a scrapbook meant for children at the end of the list), he has a habit of geeking out over things (to be fair, you would too if you saw a gun that could double as a blunt instrument), and all of the character dossiers have {{Action Figure File Card}}s as part of their file. |
40 | * MegaCorp: Armtech controls all of Amerika. |
41 | * NighInvulnerability: One of Gabriel's powers as a Paladin. |
42 | -->'''Gabriel:''' ''[[DeadpanSnarker Before you start getting excited]], [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} I can't fly. I don't have x-ray vision]] or [[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} claws]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan I wasn't bitten by any insects]]. I can't [[HealingFactor regenerate]] and as much as I'd love to be, [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} I'm not a multi-billionaire with a fascination for winged mammals]]. What I can do is [[OneManArmy kick ass]] and [[MadeOfIron take a whole lot of ass kicking]].'' |
43 | * OneManArmy: Gabriel's character bio uses these exact words to describe him. |
44 | %%* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[ChickMagnet Ronin]], Gabriel's best friend from [[RaginCajun Louisiana]]. |
45 | * OutlawCouple: Bonnie and Clyde, although they're not really bad guys -- and yes, those are their actual names. |
46 | * ParentalAbandonment: Eris' dad was DrivenToSuicide when he lost all his money, and her mother was killed by an [[MegaCorp Armtech]] officer that she dated to get over her husband's death. |
47 | %%* PermaStubble: Several badass guys sport one, including Gabriel. |
48 | * PhlebotinumRebel: You may notice that this happens a lot to [[MegaCorp Armtech]]. |
49 | * PhysicalGod: [[http://adonihs.deviantart.com/gallery/7848546#/d2yi62d Hex]]. Yes, that's the entire universe in him. |
50 | * RobotDog: RO-bot K-9, or RO for short. He differs in that he's a bipedal, {{Cyborg}} dog built for WWXIII who [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters went rogue]]. He then hooked up with a cat (apparently the creator's) that can act named GIZMO. |
51 | %%* RobotGirl: Bonnie is one. |
52 | %%* RobotMaid: Bonnie. |
53 | * SmokingIsCool: Gabe is almost never seen without a cig in his mouth. Hell, to make it more cool he even smokes them through his helmet. |
54 | * SoulBrotha: [[AfroAsskicker Abel]]. So much so that he operates on a level of badassness that not even Gabriel can comprehend. [[NameOfCain Kane]], his pet monkey that also sports an Afro, helps seal the deal. |
55 | * UnwittingPawn: Gabriel was this to Armatech for many years after the war. Sure he was a genuine hero, protecting the people of Amerika and whatnot... and unknowingly sending people to internment camps under the guise of them being resorts, among doing a bunch of other corporate dirty work. |
56 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Karma is a robotic spy with advanced synthetic texture-mapping tech for skin. |
57 | * WorldOfBadass: The comic is filled to the brim with badass characters. The only one who isn't is a RobotGirl, ironically. |
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