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| − | + | {{Herobox|name = Cyborg James Boswell|faction = fawning sycophant|creator = [[Amabel Holland]]|extra = |alter = James Boswell|alias = None|primary = Amabel Holland|status = Slavishly devoted to [[Kung-Fu Holmes]]|usability = General Use}} | |
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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | From his | + | From his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Boswell Wikipedia entry] (under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license): |
| − | : '''James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck''' was a Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh. He is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom has claimed is the greatest biography written in the English language. | + | : '''James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck''' was a Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh. He is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom has claimed is the greatest biography written in the English language. |
| − | : Boswell's surname has passed into the English language as a term (''Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism'') for a constant companion and observer, especially one who records those observations in print. In ''A Scandal in Bohemia'', Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character [[Kung-Fu Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]] affectionately says of Dr. Watson, who narrates the tales, "I am lost without my Boswell." | + | : Boswell's surname has passed into the English language as a term (''Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism'') for a constant companion and observer, especially one who records those observations in print. In ''A Scandal in Bohemia'', Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character [[Kung-Fu Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]] affectionately says of Dr. Watson, who narrates the tales, "I am lost without my Boswell." |
After all that, he returned as a cyborg in the modern day and hooked up with [[Kung-Fu Holmes]]. | After all that, he returned as a cyborg in the modern day and hooked up with [[Kung-Fu Holmes]]. | ||
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== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
Deeply, kind of unsettlingly devoted to [[Kung-Fu Holmes]]. Not very bright (may be a side-effect of the cyborgification process). | Deeply, kind of unsettlingly devoted to [[Kung-Fu Holmes]]. Not very bright (may be a side-effect of the cyborgification process). | ||
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== Powers and Abilities == | == Powers and Abilities == | ||
Maybe... cyborg powers? | Maybe... cyborg powers? | ||
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== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
Probably much like James Boswell, only a cyborg. Has a mechanical laser-powered finger and mechanically-enhanced eyes. | Probably much like James Boswell, only a cyborg. Has a mechanical laser-powered finger and mechanically-enhanced eyes. | ||
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== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
| − | + | * '''First Appearance:''' [[Kung-Fu Holmes (series)|Kung-Fu Holmes]] #2 | |
| − | + | * [[Kung-Fu Holmes (series)|Kung-Fu Holmes]] #3 | |
| − | + | [[Category:Sidekicks]] | |
| − | [[Category Sidekicks]] | + | [[Category:Cyborgs]] |
| − | [[Category Cyborgs]] | + | [[Category:Lawyers]] |
| − | [[Category Lawyers]] | + | [[Category:General Use]] |
| − | [[Category General Use]] | + | [[Category:Characters Created by Amabel Holland]] |
Latest revision as of 13:49, 4 October 2021
| Cyborg James Boswell is a fawning sycophant created by Amabel Holland. | |
| Alter Ego: | James Boswell |
| Aliases: | None |
| Primary Writer: | Amabel Holland |
| Status: | Slavishly devoted to Kung-Fu Holmes |
| Usability: | General Use |
History
From his Wikipedia entry (under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license):
- James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh. He is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which the modern Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom has claimed is the greatest biography written in the English language.
- Boswell's surname has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer, especially one who records those observations in print. In A Scandal in Bohemia, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes affectionately says of Dr. Watson, who narrates the tales, "I am lost without my Boswell."
After all that, he returned as a cyborg in the modern day and hooked up with Kung-Fu Holmes.
Personality
Deeply, kind of unsettlingly devoted to Kung-Fu Holmes. Not very bright (may be a side-effect of the cyborgification process).
Powers and Abilities
Maybe... cyborg powers?
Appearance
Probably much like James Boswell, only a cyborg. Has a mechanical laser-powered finger and mechanically-enhanced eyes.
Appearances
- First Appearance: Kung-Fu Holmes #2
- Kung-Fu Holmes #3
