Big Shot (The Tick)
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Big Shot is a fictional character
from the animated series, The Tick
. He is a parody of The Punisher
. In the TV series, Big Shot carries guns, grenades and other weaponry on his back. He appears in the first episode, as one of many heroes attempting to defeat the Idea Men and while on his way, fires upon nearby structures (such as chimneys) and reduces them to skull-shaped sculptures resembling the Punisher's skull emblem. This habit leaves him without ammunition when he finally meets up with the Idea Men, and he collapses into a weeping fit while tearfully asking, "Why couldn't you love me, Mom?!"
He appears later in the series, having seen an anger management
therapist where he learns how to be more sensitive. Far more stable, he is now unable to say the word "guns" without stammering and twitching. He is voiced by actor Kevin Schon
.
In the Comics, a character who strongly resembles Big Shot appears in the Comet Club at the Vigilante Table. Superheroes Handrill Harry and Friendly Fire give meaningful if somewhat confused reasons to explain their heroic lives, whereas "Big Shot" states that, "I just like Killing People."
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the animated series, The Tick
The Tick
The Tick is a fictional character created by cartoonist Ben Edlund in 1986 as a newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of Boston area comic stores. He is an absurdist spoof of comic book superheroes. After its creation, the character spun off into an independent comic book series in...
. He is a parody of The Punisher
Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...
. In the TV series, Big Shot carries guns, grenades and other weaponry on his back. He appears in the first episode, as one of many heroes attempting to defeat the Idea Men and while on his way, fires upon nearby structures (such as chimneys) and reduces them to skull-shaped sculptures resembling the Punisher's skull emblem. This habit leaves him without ammunition when he finally meets up with the Idea Men, and he collapses into a weeping fit while tearfully asking, "Why couldn't you love me, Mom?!"
He appears later in the series, having seen an anger management
Anger management
The term anger management commonly refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which someone with excessive or uncontrollable anger & aggression can control or reduce the triggers, degrees, and effects of an angered emotional state...
therapist where he learns how to be more sensitive. Far more stable, he is now unable to say the word "guns" without stammering and twitching. He is voiced by actor Kevin Schon
Kevin Schon
Kevin Schon is an American voice actor, producer, and energy entrepreur with extensive credits in nearly every area of voice work. Voiceover was his second career, begun in 1992 in Los Angeles, after 10 years as a Senior Advisory Systems Engineer for IBM, where he developed and taught Design...
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In the Comics, a character who strongly resembles Big Shot appears in the Comet Club at the Vigilante Table. Superheroes Handrill Harry and Friendly Fire give meaningful if somewhat confused reasons to explain their heroic lives, whereas "Big Shot" states that, "I just like Killing People."