Supergirl TV Series is being work on.
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Yes, but fat.
It totally does look like the Vision.
Not to me.
I think he looks more like a red version of Data crossed with Spellbinder from Batman Beyond.
Not 'android' enough. I was expecting something along the lines of full-body plastic-looking armor, even on the face.
No doubt they want the actor to be able to show expressions.
Looks fine for a still photo. I want to see the character in action.
The realization in Young Justice was excellent, given the qualification that he was only a relatively minor character. I'm hoping for something at least that engaging.
But no one has put any effort into Red Tornado that it stuck.
Peter David on Young Justice and Brad Meltzer on Justice league come to mind, but after they moved on, Red Tornado went into comic book Limbo.
Peter David on Young Justice and Brad Meltzer on Justice league come to mind, but after they moved on, Red Tornado went into comic book Limbo.
This is wrong. Much of the mythology and background surrounding him was established long before Meltzer or PAD. They developed his character, but the ideas such as his relationship with humans and being air elemental were created by others.
Is his face expressive in the comics? I did see the character on Young Justice, but I honestly can't remember if his face moved there.
Face plate with slits.
Just a dash of steampunk.
Just a dash of steampunk.
JD, I'm not that familiar with him from comics either. From what I've seen elsewhere, he's got a face plate with slits as Guy said. He seems more robot than life-like android. I'm currently watching Young Justice btw and that's what he has there. I've not seen any facial movements.
I quick google image search does show a lot of pictures of him with a human face.
Does that matter? This isn't a comic, it's a live-action TV show. It has to do things in a way that works on TV. You can get away with a rigid-faced android in a comic book, because the faces don't move anyway, or in an animated cartoon, because you can cheat the shapes of rigid objects to convey expression (like the way Batman's mask eyeholes change shape with his expression in B:TAS). But in live action, a rigid face is a terrible idea if you want a character to be expressive and identifiable. It works for the Cybermen in Doctor Who because they're cold and emotionless and impersonal, but it wouldn't be a good idea for a superhero character like Red Tornado.
Honestly, I'm surprised his overall appearance is as "robotic" as it is. They could've gone for a more human appearance, like Smallville did with J'onn J'onzz.
In the seventies and up till at least Zero Hour he had a more human-like android body.
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