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As many of the characters and objects that appear in the Space Baron stories are somewhat
inexplicable, we have attempted to provide some explanation as to what they are.
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Anti-Robot Neutralising Device Weapon
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| When you don't have superpowers you have to have a weapon for everything... And you can obtain any of them (even the bulkiest) at any point in time, simply by reaching behind your back and grabbing it.
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Bad Adjectives King
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| He's the King... Of nonsensicalness and adjectival irresponsibility. Created by Liam.
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Beelzebub
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| He's the devil. He's bad. Although he may not have always been so...
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Brian
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| Brian is Space Baron's faithful sidekick. He lives with Space Baron in their suburban apartment. His duties include repeating storylines over and over again for audience/readers, passing Space Baron the various gadgets and things he needs to fight evil, and other sidekick-ly tasks. Brian is also suspected to be gay. Created by Bob.
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Bureaucracy Man
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| Bureaucracy Man is one in a very long line of Space Baron's nemeses. Bureaucracy Man is noted for is large amounts of evil red tape and an army bureaucratic little men in bowlers hats which are his henchmen. Unfortunately, like all bureaucracies, Bureaucracy Man's weakness was the very overregulation that was his strength. Created by Karl.
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Captain Ownandflyahelicopter
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| This guy is a helicopter pilot slash owner, supervillain and an advertisement for owning and flying your own helicopter all rolled into one. Created by Bob.
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CC
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| You know the little CC field on each new email that you compose? Well imagine that this little field was filled with 100's of names... Just think of the abuse you would cop for sending Space Baron episodes to all of these people, who send back one line replies to everyone on the list. Man, those were the days!
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Clinton DeBruyn
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| You got me. I don't understand this reference at all. Perhaps Bob could enlighten you. Created by Clinton's parents.
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DMR Censors
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| The oppressive censors at the Department of Main Roads (DMR) often prevent Space Baron episodes from reaching their employees via email because of their big brother-like censorship standards.
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Doctor Dastardly
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| A convenient evildoer... when you need one. Not particularly crucial to any storyline, he can be called upon to kickstart any plot. Created by Bob.
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Dr Defrag
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| Dr Defrag is a mysterious member of the IT faculty at QUT (Queensland University of Technology. He is linked to computers in some manner. However the fact that he has never actually been seen by any of the people in Space Baron makes him a mysterious quantity that can be manipulated someday. Created by Bob.
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Dr Greenfinger M.A.D.
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| An evil but friendly gardener, who's obsession with gardens has driven him insane. Created by Ben.
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Dr Keg
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| Some of the earlier super-villains has strange and inexplicable names. Created by Bob.
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Eat Me
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| A humourous category of periodical published by P.M. Harder Productions.
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Filmunk and Whraganae
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| Filmunk and Whraginae are two as yet undiscovered elements which can be manufactured and combined to obliterate the universe. Created by Karl.
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Gamblor
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| Gamblor is a supervillain who personifies the compulsive gambler. He is mean, treacherous and will stab anyone in the back or rig any contest in order to get what he wants. But he can't resist an opportunity to win big. Created by Karl.
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General Failure
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| General Failure appeared in the Space Baron movie, filmed at the end of 1997. He tried to take over the world with his evil drug named Glicktoxinil.
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John Senfrenanatatty
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| A pro wrestler and all round nice, likeable guy who forces Space Baron to do battle with him in the ring. Created by Liam.
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Kemptbeard
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| Kemptbeard is one of the last traditionally rough, tough pirates of the ocean. Legends say he is over a hundred feet tall and would sooner eat you as look at you. In reality, despite his rather large frame, fierce temper, and brute strength, he would be quite civil to you if you bring him a comb so that he may tend to the knots in his beard. Created by Karl.
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Liam's Car
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| Liam's car is an ever-reliable Mazda 626, which has a reputation for being unreliable. To be fair to Liam though, it does now have a new battery.
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Lightning Rod
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| Lightning Rod (just plain Rod to his friends) is an awesome being who rears his head against the backdrop of an intense storm. He discharges large amounts of electricity, aimed at destroying his enemies. Created by Bob.
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Luke Warm
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| Luke Warm is an automatic-machine-gun-toting doorman with a malicious smile. Created by Neill.
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MacGregor
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| It's a suburb. Where some of us live. And where our former high school used to be. That is to say that it is still there. But we used to go there. I guess that was implied by the word former, making the 'used to be' slightly redundant and confusing. Oh well, you are attempting to fathom Space Baron episodes, so I guess you are not that easily confused.
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Machine Man
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| A man - or something - that goes around posessing motor vehicles. Not in the possessive ownership sort of way, but in the possessive 'I'm in your body and I can control you' kind of way. Created by Neill.
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Mary Street
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| A street in Brisbane, with a nightclub on it.
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Mr Withers
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| Me Withers is the late haunted amusement park owner. He impersonated a robot Space Baron and was needlessly and gruesomely slaughtered for his silly games. Luckily he lived happily ever after - but always plotting against Space Baron for killing him. Created by Ben.
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Mt. Isa
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| A mining town in the north of Queensland. (Even norther than the NORTHSIDE!!!). The reason they put the town there is probably because there is some good mining there. Because it is definitely not a good place for a town.
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Munoz's episode
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| It is a widely held belief that there is a Space Baron episode that was written by Munoz. However as none of the episodes on this site are credited to him, then it obviously never have existed. (Perhaps this is the one that was mistaken?)
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Neillo's (still functional) JCU email account
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| Neillo attended JCU in 1997. They were nice enough to give him an email account. Neillo stopped going to JCU at the end of 1997, and JCU have been nice enough to continue to deliver his mail there ever since.
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Northside, The
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| The Northside is a mythical land which lies beyond the northern shores of the Brisbane River. When I say mythical, I mean it definitely exists, but there are a lot of (quite true) myths about the evil goings on that occur there. Once the Northside has you in its devious charms, you must pray that you have friends on the heroic Southside to wrench you free of the evilness. It is noted for its lack of freeway.
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Nuclear Family, The
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| Consisting of Nuclear Mum, Nuclear Dad, and three Nuclear Children, the Nuclear Family is the first family in the world to acquire nuclear weapons technology, and they roam the world using it for their own evil purposes. Created by Karl.
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Pghghurphschweghurenon
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| Apparently he was evil and tried to destroy the universe in the very first episode of Space Baron. Created by Bob.
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Princess Persephone
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| A convenient damsel in distress... when you need one. Not particularly crucial to any storyline she can be called upon to kickstart any plot. Created by Bob.
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QEII stadium
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| It's a
Brisbane landmark. It marks the land near
the school where most of the authors of
Space Baron went to school.
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QUT
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| Queensland University of Technology. It's a university and it's got technology - or at least that's what it claims.
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RACQ
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| The RACQ (Royal Automobile Club of Queensland) is much like the NRMA or the RACV or the AAA or the AAOPWFC (Iranian Association of People Who Fix Cars). (They fix your car).
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Ray
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| Ray Martin. Immaculately shampo'od Channel 9 newsreader. Popular with the ladies (over 50) and all 'round 'top Aussie bloke'. Created by Ray's Parents.
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ROFL's of laughter
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| One ROFL of laughter is a very large quanity of laughter indeed. Imagine how much laughter there is in many ROFL's of laughter! Created by Karl.
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Rory
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| Rory is an evil entrepreneur who owns Channel 5 in Space Baron's hometown as a part of his worldwide media empire. He attempted to destroy the world once by airing Varsity Blues on free-to-air television. Created by...
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Samford Village
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| Samford Village is a potential metropolis on the outskirts of Brisbane. All it needs is a population.
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Sony Deluxe-tooth-cleaning system 7000
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| It's a high voltage, toothpaseless, bossy, teeth-cleaning robot. Users are sometimes inexplicably zapped with thousants of futurokilovolts during use. Created by Bob.
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Space Baron
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| Space Baron is a 21st century SNASH (Sensitive New Age SuperHero). He lives in a suburban apartment with his faithful sidekick Brian. Although he has no superpowers, his many weapons, and keen mind make him almost a match for any super-villain. Created by Bob.
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Space Baron
Skateboard
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| It's a convenient mode of
super-hero transport. Using one of these
you can chase bad guys up and down all
sorts of ramps. When not fighting evil,
one can use the Space Baron Skateboard as a
fashion accessory, allowing one to 'hang'
with one's friends. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Arson Bomb
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| One of Space Baron's many crime fighting devices. Useful for blowing up buildings or setting fire to letterboxes. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Bad Guy Defeation Device, The
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| The Space Baron Bad Guy Defeation Device is, as the name suggests, a device that defeats bad guys. Using it is cheating a little bit and does not preclude the use of some sort of Bad Guy's Space Baron Defeation Device, but fortunately for Space Baron, such a device does not exist yet. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Cave
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| Few people know that beneath the Space Baron household there is a Cave which functions much like the Bat-Cave once did, except it is smaller, looks more like a pantry, and has considerably less technology in it. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Crowbar
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| It's a crowbar. With the Space Baron logo on it. You can't accuse me of not being thorough. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Cute Little Dog
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| If you don't have any other weapons in your siper-hero arsenal, make sure you ahve one of these. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Door Destruction Device
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| Despite it's name, the Space Baron Door Destuction Device is more of a multi-purpose disintegrator. It's just that the manufacturers stuck a sticker on it saying it was specifically for doors. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Mobile
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| Think of the Batmobile. Then think of it without the 'bat' bit and add a 'Space Baron' bit. Then you have the Space Baron Mobile.
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Space Baron Nuclear Gun
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| It's a very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very powerful gun. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron People Finding Network Station
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| This network station is useful for locating people that you wish to find and forms and integral part of the Space Baron Cave. For those of you who are interested in constructing a Space Baron People Finding Network Station of your own, here's how you do it: Put a phone book on a table. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron Roller Blades
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| An alternative mode of transport, useful in the Space Baron household, due to the number of times that the Space Baron Mobile is destroyed, or our Superheroes lose their licences. Created by Karl.
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Space Baron(C) Hyper-protecto(TM) Y2K compatible ear plugs
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| In the highly uncertain times leading up to the turn of the century, it was important to ensure that equipment was Y2K compliant. Who knows what would happen if Space Baron was using non-Y2K compliant ear plugs when the new century began. Created by Bob.
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Stan "The Man" Zemanek
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| Stan Zemanek is a modern day philosopher and poet. He has his own television show called 'Beauty and the Beast' where he debates the issues that affect all of our lives with a panel of (invariably blonde) 'beauties' that he abuses and taunts to help us to understand his superior philosophies.
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StopitIsay
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| The name of the pirate ship belonging to the mysterious Kemptbeard. Created by Karl.
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Superbly Evil Dr Killpeopleviolently
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| When you have a name like ''The Superbly Evil Dr Killpeopleviolently'', it's pretty hard to hold down a respectable job. (Eg: "Hi, I'll be your taxi driver/bank manager/accountant/teacher/masseuse today. You can call me the Superbly Evil Dr Killpeopleviolently. Dr Killpeopleviolently for short." This doesn't exactly inspire great confidence in your clients.) That's pretty much why Space Baron's second cousin (twice removed) had to go into the supervillain business. Created by Karl.
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Superbly Evil Dr Killpeopleviolently, The
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| Space Baron's twin second cousin (twide removed) and evil mastermind hell bent on the destruction of Space Baron. Although he has been vanquished many times, he always seems to come back to finish Space Baron. Created by Karl.
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The Bilingual Millipede
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| He has two legs and talks many languages... No, he talks two languages and has two legs... I mean, he has many languages and talks two legs... Anyway, you can work this one out. He is a translator by profession. Created by Bob.
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The Experimental Space Baron Guts Shredding Machine
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| The Experimental Space Baron Guts Shredding Machine is an exceptionally brutal way of finishing off an enemy. By plunging this petrol-operated machine into the stomack of a victim, one can ensure the quick and messy end of one's foe. Created by Karl.
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The Experimental Space Baron Rope Eating Moths
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| Another one in the long line of Experimental Space Baron devices. The Experimental Space Baron Rope Eating Moths are useful for freeing oneself from flimsy bonds made of rope, or for haveing one's clothes eaten. This side effect may need to be fixed for increased practicality Created by Karl.
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The Gap
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| The Gap is a Brisbane suburb located onthe mythical Northside. Very few have lived there and returned to the Southside to tell the tale.
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The Single Sitting Rule
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| The single sitting rule dictates that a truly good episode of Space Baron can not be written over a number of writing sessions. In fact, if the episode isn't finished after the first sitting, it cannot be added to without it becoming instant rubbish. This has been proven on numerous occasions by the writers of Space Baron.
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This Unamed Evil Character
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| An evil and unambitious Russian from Rexzjnikjekaie who once planned to destroy Samford Village. Boo-hoo-hoo! *sarcasm*
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Tickle Torturer
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| He's great at parties. Particularly if you want your party to be entertaining as well as a bloodbath. Created by Karl.
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Time Machine
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| The time machine was introduced to the Space Baron/Brian household as a means of generating more interesting adventures. It is often left lying around the house, thus increasing the potential for misuse and injuries due to silliness. All in all a good arrangement for a Space Baron Episode Author.
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Wyetukay
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| Wyetukay is an evil sorceror bent on the destruction of the world. He currently runs a large software company with a puppet as its CEO. Wyetukay's office is at the top of the tallest building in Space Baron's city. Created by Karl.
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Yandina Oval
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| Yandina Oval is a large, large, large open area that our soccer club attempts to pass off as a soccer field. It is very bumpy. Created by Bob.
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