Origin Stories
Define Origin Story
An account or back story revealing how a character or group of people become who they are.
The exposition and the Inciting incident
What is the plan with the apples
To create a non lethal sickness to create an uncertainty in the people towards the Institution and the Jaderoot
What is the definition of Anomalous:
deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Define and give an example of a Traumatic origin story
The main character experiences some form of physical, psychological, or emotional trauma
Batman: Parents being killed in front of him
Define and give an example of Chance origin story
When a character just happens to be in the right place at the right time.
Spiderman: Just happened to be the one bitten by the mutated spider in the masses of people that were there the day it happened.
What is the purpose of the color red as you read through the story?
Helps us to identify and track Nimona throughout her transformations
What effect does the Anomalous Energy Enhancer have on Nimona?
It stops her from being able to use her powers and traps her in the form that she was in
Define and give an example of a Destiny origin story:
A back story in which a character is dealing with Fate. They have a predetermined path and their story focuses on how they handle this fate or destiny.
Thor: Destined to become the King of Asgard
Powers given by a witch in a hole to help her village
When she went back to help they didn't want her to
She figured out how to control her powers and her village had been destroyed
What was Nimona's Job during the Bank heist?
To get people out of the way so that no one got hurt when Ballister blasted the bank vault and to be a distraction
What is the first clue that tips off Ballister and Nimona off that the tournament is a trap?
Look at pages 129 - 130
Goldenloin is on the poster, but is not on the roster to compete
Complete the sentence:
Origin stories are often tales of ____________--stories in which a pivotal event, or set of events, sets us on a particular path.
Transformation
Detail Goldenloin's origin story
Was in the hero academy with Ballister. Was losing the Jousting tournament and cheated to best Ballister. Then became the champion of the Institution.
What happened between Ballister and Goldenloin in the past? What does Ballister want Goldenloin to admit?
The jousting tournament that resulted in Ballister loosing an arm and becoming the villian.
The fact that it wasn't an accident and that Goldenloin did it on purpose because he couldn't handle being beaten by Ballister.
What power do we come to find out that Nimona has at the end of chapter 6 and the beginning of chapter 7?
How do we discover this power?
She heals incredibly fast.
She was shot by an arrow and was ready to go back to work extremely fast.
Define the two "transformations" that occur in a Superhero Origin story
Super:
Hero:
Super: How the character receives or discovers their powers
Hero: How the character decides to use their powers
Detail Ballister's Origin Story
Was in the academy with Goldenloin. Had his arm blasted off as a result of Goldenloin cheating. Dismissed from the Institution's hero academy based on his appearance and was made the villain of the story.
During the battle in the end of Chapter 9 what are all of the animals that Nimona transforms into?
Hint there are 6 of them
A dinosaur
A wolf
A bat
A Octopus
A Bear
A Squirrel
Describe in detail the difference between Nimona's normal transformations and her transformation after getting her head cut off?
Smokey beast more menacing and demonic. Dangerous rage induced beastly evil