Marvel: Contest of Champions: Prelude
Poppletron for Maestro
Character Description:
The Maestro is an incarnation of Bruce Banner/Hulk from an alternate future. His home dimension was destroyed during the Secret Wars, and he was brought into the Contest of Champions by the Collector; first as a Contestant, before later being promoted to the role of the Collector’s “Summoner”, placing him in charge of recruiting new combatants.
Personality:
Maestro is a cold, manipulative schemer who has done his best over the years to put the savagery and mindlessness of the Hulk behind him.
Voice:
He should sound like either a more cultured and well-spoken version of the Hulk (retaining the depth and intensity of his voice), or like either Idris Elba as Shere Khan or Giancarlo Esposito as Akela from The Jungle Book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knA3irBAnlw
- Maestro: "You can’t make an Omniverse without breaking a few cosmic eggs. Case in point – hanging by a thread at the farthest edge of all that is, the broken shell of what was once God Doom’s reality – The Battlerealm. Time and physics have ruptured here. Become… treacherous. It’s a very dangerous place to find yourself trapped in. And I should know… I’m the biggest danger here. In the distant past, the “Present” to most here, I was called the Hulk. In my present, their future, I am The Maestro. I know, it’s complicated. But if my plans work out, I’ll take a simpler name… “God”."
- Collector: "You are muttering, Summoner. If you’ve something to say, speak it aloud."
- Maestro: "Just wondering if I’ve got your brother’s rules right. Each player is allowed five contestants, to fight in battlegrounds of our choosing. Gambling for the Ultimate Prize. If all five die, the Player forfeits. Yes?"
- Collector: "We have one in play; your task is to select four more. And summoner… make them collectible."
- Maestro: "Collectable, you say? I believe I have just the thing…"- Maestro: "Stimulating, am I? Oh, you have no idea. “Summoner”. I’ll ram your “Summoner” down your throat, you popinjay. I’m the Maestro… and I always call the tune."
