I'm sensing that we should have a French theme this week. In that spirit, what comes to my mind is France's national hero, Le Peregrine!
This is because one of my favorite comics as a kid was the Contest of Champions mini-series, in which heroes from all over the world (but mostly America) were gathered to perform some sort of contest. Token heroes from major countries were invited, but I loved that. It made the Marvel world seem so much bigger than just New York.
Le Peregrine is from France, but interestingly he wasn't just given a stereotypical costume and power set (I:m looking at YOU, Shamrock!) Although maybe I spoke too soon about his powers. They *were* basically just flight and "the French martial art of savate" or kick-boxing. It makes me wonder if savate was the de rigeur talent during those days, and if Contest of Champions were made today, that Le Peregrine would be given powers of par kour. But anyway, if you have a character with flight powers, I think it makes great sense to have him an expert in kick-boxing.
Fun Fact: Le Peregrine doesn't translate into "The Falcon." It should be "le Faucon Pèlerin."
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