Does Not Illustrate: Power Trio

Looks good. Actual caption or no?

"Tough as Earth, Strong like Fire, Agile like Water."

edited 24th Oct '13 11:08:51 AM by DRCEQ

I don't get it. The selected image is in no way better than the one that was there before. At least people would recognize the characters.

It looks like fire, sun and water to me.

Also, you guys are being too literal about "power." Think "Power Couple" from politics or Hollywood influence, not just strength or fighting prowess.

...off the top of my head, I have no idea how we'd pic that in a way that isn't JAFAAC, or that we could easily find any sort of source for.

edited 24th Oct '13 2:07:49 PM by Willbyr

I pulled that whoever they were image. I'll flip it back to the original until someone comes up with something better.

How about this image of the Fire Ferrets?◊

Still in uniform, so they're a cohesive unit, and two of them are clearly at odds (indicating that they're foils, which is helped by the fact they've got red and blue as their respective secondary colors), and the third is clearly playing peacemaker (I'm just noticing this but the middle guy's hair is even sort of in between the blue girl and red guy's in terms of pointiness).

edited 24th Oct '13 5:37:16 PM by Larkmarn

I just have no idea who these people are. There has to be some familiarity with the characters for it to work. I think the DC trio up right now is pretty iconic. There isn't any place on the planet where they are not known.

edited 24th Oct '13 5:58:05 PM by FastEddie

They're iconic characters, but they're not terribly iconic as a trio.

As a comic and cartoon fan, they are to me, sure. But I don't want to let my own biases cloud my vision. To the majority of people, the last mainstream work they were in together was what, Superfriends? And they weren't that much of a trio in that. Not any more than Batman, Superman, and Aquaman. Batman and Superman have a ton of media (both apart and a fair amount together), but to the public's consciousness Wonder Woman is pretty much her own entity. Without Fan Myopia it's just a picture of three popular heroes with no underlying connection.

The Fire Ferrets pictures at least show they're a cohesive unit, and both show Chromatic Arrangement. The first shows that they have complimentary powers and the second shows them acting as foils with one acting as a mediator. I think either would be better than just three superheroes standing around not interacting with each other. The DCU one looks like it could be a cropped group shot, you know?

edited 24th Oct '13 6:27:02 PM by Larkmarn

I added a caption to help show the dynamic of the trio.

Can't stress enough how that ferret group means absolutely nothing to me.

I kinda liked the Three Musketeers idea. They are iconic for being a trio. I suppose Batman, Batgirl and Robin are also well known for their trio-ness. Or Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger. Or these guys.◊ Or these angels◊.

edited 24th Oct '13 6:34:09 PM by FastEddie

So we're looking for an iconic trio, then? I was pushing the Korra one because they're clearly a trio without being iconic and illustrated some related subtropes, which I thought clarified more, but we can work with that.

Early cast of Angel◊

Team Rocket◊

Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles◊

Mario, Luigi, Peach◊

edited 24th Oct '13 6:54:04 PM by Larkmarn

I like the Sonic trio idea, but hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate^* (One of Kefka's better lines, innit?) the Sonic Heroes stock art. It's seriously some of the worst the series has ever had.

The box art for Sonic Mega Collection gives us this one◊; Sonic isn't looking his speediest, but at least Tails is close to his flying pose and Knuckles is itching to punch something. If need be, I could try and hunt down some other art for Sonic and piece together something instead.

The Sonic trio is probably my favorite of my ideas, but I'm not married to that particular art by any stretch.

Old school?◊

In-game◊

If this◊ wasn't already on Angels Pose, I'd say it'd be good...better than something that is bound to be dragged back in here for being J 3 FAAC. I'll see if I can find something along those lines.

Actually, I still like the Fire Ferret trio best, even though I don't know which fandom it came from. Why must it involve exteremely iconic characters anyway? I thought the trope is simply about a group of 3 that has a certain dynamic, similar to Five-Man Band.

Film Angels?◊

For the iconic characters there's [1]◊ [2]◊ [3]◊ [4]◊ [5]◊

I can't see the Sonic images as working here.

edited 25th Oct '13 12:10:15 AM by SeptimusHeap

Also here's another Musketeers option◊

Harry Potter: [1]◊ [2]◊

Batman, Batgirl and Robin: [3]◊ [4]◊ [5]◊

I maintain that Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are bad even in a better picture because they're all so independently famous. Their iconicness as individuals obfuscates the point of them being a Power Trio.

I liked the last Batman, Robin, Batgirl pic, though.

Also, to me that pic suggests something very literal "power"-wise.

I forget the name of the comic, but the one with Catwoman, Harley Quinn, and Poison Ivy working together might make for some good options.

edited 25th Oct '13 6:18:55 AM by Willbyr

Gotham City Sirens, maybe?

What about a compilation of several trios? This would emphasize the trio-ness, not the given trio.