Beowulf

1. Superheroes and
Villains
Ms. Douglass
Eng IV

2. Fro Fighter
 Fro Fighter was born in
Barbados
 Sent out to sea with nothing
but a gold medallion
 Parents afraid she would be
taken by the government and
the medallion would fall into
the wrong hands.
 Found by a poor fisherman
in Honduras
 The medallion gives her
fantastic vision day or night
and the ability to throw her
poison-laced golden picks
with perfect precision and
lightning speed. If the cut is
not deadly, the poison will
finish them off.
 Her weakness is hair relaxer.
 At 6’6” tall she is a menacing
heroin.

3. Murcielaga
 Murcielaga was born in the
caves of Honduras.
 Her mother was a crocodile
and her father was a bat.
 She can only come out in the
darkness. Sunlight is her
weakness. Her red eyes
cannot handle the sun.
 She can fly and has razor
sharp talons.
 Her skin is thick like a
crocodile.
 She is able to travel quickly
in the dark by using echo
locution (sound).
 Her guano (droppings) is like
acid and can disfigure any
enemy on contact. Her aim is
meticulous.
 She is small; only 4 feet tall
 Her screeches can cause
ears to bleed.

4. Murcielaga vs. Fro Fighter
 Murcielaga and Fro Fighter met in Honduras.
 Murcielaga was terrorizing a small town near her cave and the
people called on Fro Fighter to save them.
 They were tired of being disfigured by her guano, blinded by her
screeches, and ripped apart by her talons.
 Murcielaga terrorized the town because they were up all hours of
the night partying and she could not stand the lights that would
creep into her cave; the horrible sounds of Garifuna drove her crazy.
She could not stand anything that resembled rap or hip hop.
 The horrible sounds made it difficult for her to travel at night and
bump into trees and mountains because of the sounds of the drums
bouncing around the area and the heavy bass.
 Murcielaga seeks to remove the gold medallion from Fro Fighter
and with it her powers.
 Fro Fighter seeks to chop off her wings with her flying razor sharp,
poison-laced picks. Her skin is too thick to pierce. Once the poison
enters her veins it should be the end of Murcielaga.

5. Fro Fighter

6. Murcielaga
 Animal echolocation  Guano

7. Fro Fighter and Beowulf
Comparison- Fro Fighter and Beowulf both fight for good.
They are both called on by people to help in a time of
need; they are selfless and fearless. They are both
larger than life characters. Although, Beowulf’s exact
height is not mentioned, we know he is a large man. Fro
Fighter is 6’6” tall.
Contrast- Fro Fighter and Beowulf are not the same race or
ethnicity. Fro Fighter gets her powers from the gold
medallion. Beowulf’s strength was given by the gods.
Beowulf uses no weapons, while Fro Fighter has a gun
and her hair picks.

8. Murcielaga and Grendel
 Comparison- Both characters are inhuman. They
are both bothered by the people’s “partying” and
take revenge on them; both personify evil. They
both have very thick skin.
 Contrast- Murcielaga can fly, slice, and spray
her guano to harm others. Grendel’s only
defense is his impermeability to weapons and
his size. Murcielaga is only 4 feet tall.