Return to Movie-Derived Character Adaptations.These Tor Johnson cloth face masks are not designed for medical use, or as personal protective equipment against coronavirus (COVID-19). Johansson and Lovissa Petersson, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook) I recommend using some of the powers found in The Ultimate Brick, such as 'Door-Smashing Fists' and the like.įor more on Tor Johnson, visit this Wikipedia link: As I recently picked up the Second Edition of Atomic Horror, which doesn't contain a character sheet for Tor, I decided to create this adaptation to preserve Tor for gaming posterity. This character sheet is based on Tor's character sheet in GURPS Atomic Horror First Edition. He's perfect for any number of genres, including Pulp Hero, Horror Hero, Western Hero, Dark Champions, and possibly Champions or Fantasy Hero.

While the real Tor Johnson was an intelligent and friendly man, his typical screen persona was of a glowering mute man-mountain who would inarticulately threaten the heroes and/or throttle the film's villain when things went south. Probably his most famous role was playing the part of Inspector Daniel Clay in Plan 9 from Outer Space. Later, he appeared in a number of Ed Wood films, where he tended to play hulking thugs and lab assistants. He broke into acting in the early thirties, and was usually cast as a strongman or a weightlifter. A huge man, he stood 6' 4' and weighed well over 300 pounds, and although had a full head of blond hair, shaved his head to maintain his look as a villain in movies and the ring.

MOVIE-DERIVED CHARACTER ADAPTATIONS TOR JOHNSON ValĜHAĜost Roll NotesĢ5 STRĒ0đ4- Lift 800 kg 5d6 HTH Damage Ģ Frightening Appearance: +5 PRE, Only To Make Fear-Based Presence Attacks (-1)ġ0 High Pain Threshold: Physical Damage Reduction, Resistant, 25% STUN Only (-1/2)ġ High Pain Threshold: Damage Resistance (1 PD/1 ED)Ħ Brawling: +2 with Grab, Haymaker, StrikeĢ0ĝistinctive Features: Huge, Glowering Man With Pasty White Skin (Not Concealable Īlways Noticed and Causes Major Reaction (fear) Detectable By Commonly-Used Senses)ģ5Ğnraged: Berserk in combat (Very Common), go 11-, recover 11-ġ5 Physical Limitation: Mute (All the Time, Slightly Impairing)ĥ Physical Limitation: Reduced Leap, can only leap half as far as STR indicatesġ5 Psychological Limitation: Fascinated By Pretty Girls (Common, Strong)ĭesigner's Notes: Tor Johnson was a Swedish professional wrestler known in the wrestling circuit as The Super Swedish Angel.

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