The Colormen Thread

Here will be various posts pertaining to the gag characters we all know and love, the colormen.

Darn, you beat me to the punch

So, colorfolk. Here is what we know:

-The colormen were originally in the employ of king Godred Crovan.
-The title of color is passed through the generations.
-The Colorwomen are an offshoot of the colormen (working on the backstory...)
-The colorfolk get their power from "the prism" (get it?)
-All colormen have a certain "artifact" that makes them more powerful, however only eight have been found. It is unknown if Colorwomen have these.
-The two are separate entities for the most part.
-There is a colorman to every colorwoman, excluding Woman in pink.
-Bachmann Edward, Kendarboo Flickerbee and the NWR are staunch allies.
-Their arch-nemesis is the Bronze Mage.
-They are all "sorcerers".
- They once had a "colorman dirigible", now they have a "great hall" (ulfstead castle?)
-They typically wear monochrome, hooded jumpsuits or monochrome business suits (with fedoras). The colormen also have very powerful medieval armor.
Coming soon: a list of colorfolk

The artifacts known to exist are:

(Note: due to fuzzy memory, some details may have changed)

1. Blade of Erdagovern, owned by man in blue
2. Wheel of texrab, owned by man in aquamarine
3. Spear of criddleton, owned by man in gold
4. Gauntlet of randow, owned by man in silver
5. Bell of Sedkra, owned by man in teal
6. Spike of Gridlon, owned by man in Cerulean(?)
7. Crest of Fondown, owned by man in royal blue
8. Shroud of Cadaro, owned by man in Sepia

Reference has also been made to the Helmet of Cronk owned by man in white,, but is long lost

Major colorfolk part 1:

Man in black: the first introduced, and the de facto leader of the "evil" colorfolk.
Man in blue: the de facto leader of the "good colorfolk" and one of the four "high colorfolk". Has an artifact.
Man in White: The only "high colorman" without an artifact.
Man in Gold: "High colorman"
Man in silver: High colorman.
Woman in Pink: The leader of the evil colorwomen. Dark magic and the corruption of the bronze mage mutated her appearance.
Woman in Blue: A high colorwoman, greviously injured after falling off a train.
Woman in White: High colorwoman.
Woman in silver: high colorwoman.
woman in Gold: high colorwoman.
Man in green: currently evil. Is only 4' 11", so he walks on stilts to intimidate the others.
Woman in green: Prefers stacked boots.
Man in Egyptian Blue: the oldest living colorfolk.
Man in Infrared: the youngest colorfolk. Since infrared is not visible to most humans, him, ultraviolet, and transparent are the butt of lots of jokes. Infrared is currently MIA.

Darn, these little post boxes run out of space quickly, don't they?

Major colorfolk 2:

Man in red: the leader of the currently evil "red warriors", and Gordon's ex-driver.
Man in scarlet: second-in-command of the red warriors.
Man in cardinal: a key member of the red warriors.
Man in brick: member of the red warriors, known for his strength.
Man in salmon: member of the red warriors. Commonly mistaken for pink, he may hold a grudge...
man in ruby: Member of the red warriors.
Man in rose: member of the red warriors.
Man in Magenta: training to join the red warriors.
Man in Crimson: A member of the red warriors. At one point, his suit turned salmon.
Man in off-white: currently evil, this guy is mean, ruthless, and filthy.
Man in Amber Apricot: Born of a typo, Amber Apricot is one of the most significant colormen. When his head was inflated in battle, it was used as the base for the colorman dirigible. Now back to normal, but evil, this supergenius poses a real threat...
Man in Yellow: Weirdly enough, this seemingly common color has never been mentioned on a colorman. Hmmm... EDIT: Oops, turns out it has!
Woman in Yellow: Currently evil.

I'll add more soon...

I'll add some too; not necessarily major, but good to know that they exist

Man in brown- currently good; because of his brown pants, he tends be the subject of a LOT of jokes
Man in olive- unknown; loves a good cup of coffee
Man in turquoise; unknown, expert xylophone player
Man in aquamarine- unknown; tends to go on missions that involve the sea
Man in gray- unknown; dull in personality, but a genius when it comes to the color men's "business matters"

Major colorfolk part 3:

Man in orange: currently evil.
Man in purple: currently evil.
Woman in orange: currently evil.
man in vermilion: most likely killed by Belle's water cannons.
Man in Olive: most likely killed by Belle's water cannons
Man in lavender: most likely killed by Belle's water cannons.
Man in teal: Wielder of an artifact
Man in Aquamarine: wielder of an artifact
Man in Royal blue: wielder of an artifact.
Man in cobalt: I think he wields an artifact...
Man in lime green: Fought salmon in the original 3WSR
Man in Amber: Stole a prism piece
man in apricot: stole a prism piece:
Man in cerulean: has an artifact??
Man in Blanc: from the French department, neutral
Man in Rouge: from the French department, neutral

To be continued...

Some history with the "shades of red"

The men in red, Crimson, scarlet, brick, Cardinal, Ruby and rose all originated from the same bloodline.  The first man in red was one of nine children, and his six brothers wanted to be colormen as well.  Eventually, these six other shades of red were revealed and all became the originators of their respective bloodlines.  Now, the current generation of shades of red are all cousins of one another.  Their roles among their sub group are:

Red- leader
Crimson-brains
Scarlet- second in command
Brick- brawn
Cardinal- reconnaissance
Ruby- "grunt work"
Rose- scout

Because they turned evil, their ancestors refused to grant them the artifacts of their respective lineages

Although there is speculation that the elder of the first Man in red's two sisters became the first woman in red, to date there is nothing that confirms or denies this.

(To be "in character" if you will, I thought it would be cool if all my posts sounded like they came from an archivist of the Colormen's great hall.  Let me know if you like it.)

Others:

Man in Egyptian blue: good, the wise elder of the current generation of colormen.  He older than the rest because he married late, and his son is not "of age," thus, he cannot pass on his powers just yet

Man in baby blue: evil; tries to be intimidating, but always fails.  This is not helped by the fact that his color is "baby" blue.  Tried to pass himself off as other shades to sound more respectable

Man in vermillion- was "killed", but revived off-screen.  An expert on all things relating to rivers

Man in olive- also revived off screen

Man in lavender- revived off screen.  Often gets made fun of for "smelling like a bathroom"

Man in salmon- in addition to often being mistaken for pink, he is an expert fisherman

Yay, more!

Woman in black: Mysterious.
Man in periwinkle: appeared in the first battle of Sodor (old 3WSR
Man in light blue: appeared in the first battle of Sodor.
Man in baby blue: Currently evil. Once impersonated man in Egyptian blue. Often looked down on.
man in navy blue: may wield an artifact in place of cobalt
Man in maroon, light yellow, cream, yellow, khaki, goldenrod, chartruese light brown, forest green and mahogany also cameod at the first battle of Sodor.
Man in a very mauvish shade of purpley-orange, man in translucent, man in opaque, man in transparent, man in ultraviolet, man in reddish, man in ochre, man in sapphire, man in opal, man in emerald, man in amythest, and man in yellow green have also been referenced.
The colorwomen are much less developed, but a colorwoman exists for every man. There are 300 colormen total. Who dares to do a head count? Don't count colorwomen!

Nicely done re. Red, but I also referenced Salmon and Magenta as being members.

(I always counted those seven; but salmon and magenta could be in training to join them?  Because currently I can't think of two more roles for them to fill, lol)

While it will be impossible to give every one of them a developed personality (except the man in blue and other regulars), I will be going through these over time and giving each colorman a distinct trait.

Like so:

Man in Orange: evil; loves a good fruit drink

Man in purple: evil; is very arrogant because he tends to act like a king

And so on

Good call, Frank. The only truly developed ones are Menin Black, blue, white, gold, silver, the reds, green, amber apricot, and to a lesser extent baby blue, infrared, Egyptian blue, cobalt, off-white, cerulean, orange, purple, indigo, brown, royal blue, aquamarine and teal, plus woman in pink.

To all: anyone up to recreating these guys in visual form?

I'd love to but I'm not a good artist; I never got beyond stick figures

But to now introduce a long overdue colorman-

Man in yellow- a timid, quiet man.  Though considered "evil" he'd rather not be, but he doesn't have the guts to stand up to the likes of man in red, black or green.  This is made worse because among the evil colormen, yellow is considered a "weak" color

And a little more on:

Man in black- due to an encounter with man in blue, is color-blind (ironic, isn't it?)

Could I add my own Colorman that I've been making?

Sure, as long as you don't contradict what's here.

OK, great. I'll write in a short time...

What colorman did you have in mind?

It's a special colorman that doesn't have his own color; rather, he is with a certain thing.

Interesting;

Remember though, we already said that no two colormen have the same color, and all Colormen's power derives from the prism

Which actually reminds me:

Some information on the prism:

Crashing to earth on Sodor in a meteorite during the reign of King godred, the prism is the source of all Colorfolk's power.   The rule is one person per color; however, it is currently unknown how there can be both colormen and color women.  All that is known is that both factions are able to derive power from the prism

When the prism is whole, it is at its maximum power, and is a force for good.  When in pieces, the "morality check" is gone, leaving the Colorfolk vulnerable to corruption.  The prism is so powerful though, even in pieces the colormen have their powers, albeit in a weakened state.

The ancestors are still able to judge the actions of the current colormen; if they stray too far from being good, they will either not pass down their lineage artifacts or hide them for safety

List of colors thus far (76/300): Black, Blue, White, Silver, Gold, Green, Egyptian Blue, Infrared, Red, Scarlet, Cardinal, Brick, Crimson, Ruby, Rose, Salmon, Magenta, Off-White, Amber Apricot, Yellow, Brown, Turquoise, Gray, Orange, Purple, Vermilion, Olive, Lavender, Teal, Royal Blue, Cobalt, Aquamarine, Lime Green, Amber, Apricot, Cerulean, Periwinkle, Light Blue, Baby Blue, Navy Blue, Maroon, Cream, Khaki, Light Yellow, Goldenrod, Chartruese, Light Brown, Forest Green, Mahogany, A Very Mauvish Shade of Purply-Orange, Translucent, Opaque, Transparent, Ultraviolet, Reddish, Ochre, Sapphire, Opal, Emerald, Amythest, Yellow Green, Jet, Cyan, Tan, Brass, Topaz, Shamrock Green, Gamboge, Heliotrope, Dark Purple, Ghost White, Sepia, Bronze, Indigo, Ultramarine, Aqua,

The above will be updated until we have 300 colors.

What about the Bronze Mage? Is he/was he man in bronze.?

All right, here's my colorman: Man of Diesel. He is special, as he's the only color man that doesn't have a color; rather, he is a mechanic that helps the others out.

I really feel they should all be colors, but that could just be me.

Well, he's not a true colorman; rather, he's a good friend of theirs from the others, the Machinemen. He's basically an honorary colorman because not only does he fix all their vehicles, but he also once saved their leader's life (Man in Blue, correct?). So the others consider him both a Machineman and Colorman.