Mister Cakewalk - Revision history

Infobroker: done testing

2017-05-27T19:12:20Z

done testing

TranquilityFrog: fixing a few typos & formatting spots

2016-11-26T03:00:40Z

fixing a few typos & formatting spots

TranquilityFrog: adding some more detail about background from #37

2016-11-26T02:58:58Z

adding some more detail about background from #37

Astrozac at 06:50, 26 July 2016

2016-07-26T06:50:24Z

Infobroker: two image pop-ups is a bit of an overkill

2015-01-24T04:33:26Z

two image pop-ups is a bit of an overkill

Astrozac at 04:15, 14 June 2014

2014-06-14T04:15:55Z

Infobroker at 22:16, 25 April 2014

2014-04-25T22:16:11Z

Infobroker: minor fixups

2014-04-25T22:14:37Z

minor fixups

Yiding at 16:26, 17 November 2013

2013-11-17T16:26:42Z

Infobroker at 16:17, 12 November 2013

2013-11-12T16:17:52Z

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 Among Mister Cakewalk's acts included kidnapping mine owners McCluskey and Ardmore and putting them to work, without identification, in their own mines; protecting [[Central-Western Railroad]] workers on strike from [[E.P. Danner]]; diverting the 1908 Easter Parade through the town's worst neighborhoods; and numerous run-ins with [[Dame Progress]].
-Most notably, {{Image popup|Mister Cakewalk once stole the fabled gem the Star of Lahkimpur, part of a larger body of loot he plundered from a society gala.|BrokenManEyes.png|width=150|bgcolor=#a487c1}}. Because the superheroine Dame Progress needed the gem in a strategem against [[Dr. Aegyptus]], she gave chase, pursuing him across rooftops and streets. It was all part of Mister Cakewalk's plan, however, as he used the chase to lead her to what he wanted to show her -- the true extent of Aegyptus's scheme. The villain was kidnapping black men and women to sell in the past, then using the money to purchase items of magical power. Once Dame Progress saw this, Mister Cakewalk casually and coolly dropped the gem into Dame Progress' lap. The purpose for stealing them was now complete.
+Most notably, {{OuborClues |notes = Mister Cakewalk once stole the fabled gem the Star of Lahkimpur, part of a larger body of loot he plundered from a society gala.}}
 However, not long after the beginning of World War I, Mister Cakewalk and the symbols for which he stood fell out of favor, and he faded from the public eye and its memory. Ragtime would be replaced with jazz, and in Mister Cakewalk's place emerged a new magic in the form of [[Jazzbaby]].

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 |history      =
-When the spirit of the cakewalk grew in the memories of the residents of what would later be called[[Bakerville]], emerging again in the form of ragtime, a certain magic--the magic of [[Silverstring]]--sparked from the residents' hope and spirit, and it grew form.
+When the spirit of the cakewalk grew in the memories of the residents of what would later be called [[Bakerville]], emerging again in the form of ragtime, a certain magic--the magic of [[Silverstring]]--sparked from the residents' hope and spirit, and it grew form.
 That form was Mister Cakewalk, who initially appeared in public while robbing a ragtime show at the [[Gaiety]], the money from which he gave to individuals like [[Hubie Freeman]], whose saloon had been set afire by the [[Knights of the Western Lily]].
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 |powers       =
-Mister Cakewalk's physical prowess would indicate he is no ordinary human, and it is implied that his abilities--if not his entire existence--stem from the magic of [[Silverstring]]'s guitar. The way his silhouette dances across the Romeyn Falls rooftops, swinging this way, leaping that, is beyond natural ability. Furthermore, he is sturdy enough to withstand one of Dame Progress's pneumo-tranquilizing shells, though not without pain.
+Mister Cakewalk's physical prowess would indicate he is no ordinary human, and it is implied that his abilities--if not his entire existence--stem from the magic of Silverstring's guitar. The way his silhouette dances across the Romeyn Falls rooftops, swinging this way, leaping that, is beyond natural ability. Furthermore, he is sturdy enough to withstand one of Dame Progress's pneumo-tranquilizing shells, though not without pain.
 |equipment    = He carries a cane. It's just an ordinary cane, but that doesn't mean it isn't an immensely useful tool in his high altitude acrobatics.

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 |history      =
-{{Image popup|Mister Cakewalk once stole the fabled gem the Star of Lahkimpur, part of a larger body of loot he plundered from a society gala.|BrokenManEyes.png|width=150|bgcolor=#a487c1}} Because the superheroine [[Dame Progress]] needed the gem in a strategem against [[Dr. Aegyptus]], she gave chase, pursuing him across rooftops and streets. It was all part of Mister Cakewalk's plan, however, as he used the chase to lead her to what he wanted to show her -- the true extent of Aegyptus's scheme. The villain was kidnapping black men and women to sell in the past, then using the money to purchase items of magical power. Once Dame Progress saw this, Mister Cakewalk casually and coolly dropped the gem into Dame Progress' lap. The purpose for stealing them was now complete.
+When the spirit of the cakewalk grew in the memories of the residents of what would later be called[[Bakerville]], emerging again in the form of ragtime, a certain magic--the magic of [[Silverstring]]--sparked from the residents' hope and spirit, and it grew form.
 |powers       =
-His physical prowess would indicate he is no ordinary human. The way his silhouette dances across the Romeyn Falls rooftops, swinging this way, leaping that, is beyond natural ability. Furthermore, he is sturdy enough to withstand one of Dame Progress's pneumo-tranquilizing shells, though not without pain.
+Mister Cakewalk's physical prowess would indicate he is no ordinary human, and it is implied that his abilities--if not his entire existence--stem from the magic of [[Silverstring]]'s guitar. The way his silhouette dances across the Romeyn Falls rooftops, swinging this way, leaping that, is beyond natural ability. Furthermore, he is sturdy enough to withstand one of Dame Progress's pneumo-tranquilizing shells, though not without pain.
 |equipment    = He carries a cane. It's just an ordinary cane, but that doesn't mean it isn't an immensely useful tool in his high altitude acrobatics.

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 |headlines    =
-|appearances  = {{AC}} #5
+|appearances  = {{AC}} #5, 37 <Br>
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 |powers       =
-{{Image popup|His physical prowess would indicate he is no ordinary human.|BrokenManEyes.png|width=150|bgcolor=#a487c1}} The way his silhouette dances across the Romeyn Falls rooftops, swinging this way, leaping that, is beyond natural ability. Furthermore, he is sturdy enough to withstand one of Dame Progress's pneumo-tranquilizing shells, though not without pain.
+His physical prowess would indicate he is no ordinary human. The way his silhouette dances across the Romeyn Falls rooftops, swinging this way, leaping that, is beyond natural ability. Furthermore, he is sturdy enough to withstand one of Dame Progress's pneumo-tranquilizing shells, though not without pain.
 |equipment    = He carries a cane. It's just an ordinary cane, but that doesn't mean it isn't an immensely useful tool in his high altitude acrobatics.

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-|intro        = Nominally a criminal, Mister Cakewalk was relatively harmless as far as villains go. He was a perpetual thorn in the side of Romeyn Falls' wealthiest citizens in the 1900s.
+|intro        =
-|history      = {{Image popup|Mister Cakewalk once stole the fabled gem the Star of Lahkimpur, part of a larger body of loot he plundered from a society gala.|BrokenManEyes.png|width=150|bgcolor=#a487c1}} Because the superheroine [[Dame Progress]] needed the gem in a strategem against [[Dr. Aegyptus]], she gave chase, pursuing him across rooftops and streets. It was all part of Mister Cakewalk's plan, however, as he used the chase to lead her to what he wanted to show her -- the true extent of Aegyptus's scheme. The villain was kidnapping black men and women to sell in the past, then using the money to purchase items of magical power in the past. Once Dame Progress saw this, Cakewalk returned the gem, no longer needing it.
+Nominally a criminal, Mister Cakewalk was relatively harmless as far as villains go. He was a perpetual thorn in the side of Romeyn Falls' wealthiest citizens in the 1900s.
 |powers       = {{Image popup|His physical prowess would indicate he is no ordinary human.|BrokenManEyes.png|width=150|bgcolor=#a487c1}} The way his silhouette dances across the Romeyn Falls rooftops, swinging this way, leaping that, is beyond natural ability. Furthermore, he is sturdy enough to withstand one of Dame Progress's pneumo-tranquilizing shells, though not without pain.
 |equipment    = He carries a cane. It's just an ordinary cane, but that doesn't mean it isn't an immensely useful tool in his high altitude acrobatics.
 |observations =
 |speculations = Between his coloration and his four-fingered hands, it's not hard to surmise a connection with the [[Bouncing Beatnik]] and the [[Halcyon Hippie]]. Notably, each of the three embodies a sub-culture of his era.
 |timelines    =
 |footnotes    =
 }}
 [[Category: Villains]]