No idea what the buster sword is.

ah well, have a look at this then: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buster_sword#Buster_Sword and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cloud_Strife_art.jpg three words to describe it: impractically huge sword.

.... Yes, but a bastard sword is REAL, unlike a certain giant sword that Cloud uses.

look at this then, and compare the picture to the picture of the Buster: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard_sword it's possible that a person can use the Buster in real life, though they cannot possibly use it as Cloud can. OMNISLASH!!! *crack, crunch* OW! my arm!

before I forget. Why do you have "Men from mars" in your topic title?

It just made a good title... =) No other reason. EDIT: (to avoid the double-posting) Yes, bastard sword is a real thing, since I have one at home... Buster sword might be a trouble to lift up, though. Not to talk about swinging it effectively... *into medieval fencing for the fourth year* Oo my, I like the new artifacts! Devs, please finish up the new version fast... I wan't to see new ways to kill those devilish enemies! Blob, hmm. After a few encounters, it is true, I might go a bit berzerk every time I see a blob. But how'd they attack? "Blob crouches over your feet" "Blob dissolves your right leg" "Your leg is severed off!" Mm, a limb lost every time the blob attacks... That'd put a stop for the berzerkerous actions. Of course, blobs don't move too quickly, do they? And yes, I know severing a limb is a question of HP. A cool idea anyway, right?

I'd like to see a mine-layer-type baddie, who left tons of bear traps for you to get caught in. After you get caught, he'd come in with twin +6 daggers and shred your ass.

My two cents.
I like the Killer Rabbit, that's a no-brainer. Tim the Enchanter likewise. I like the Blob. there's a lot of potential there, especially if it grows as it eats, like to the point that it plugs corridors. My idea is similar to the trapper thing. I'd like a specail level inhabitted by some sort of thieve's guild that you could fight or join. It would be better with ranged weapons, but if they could throw knives and lay traps, and if the the level wasn't static, then there is a lot of potential fun there. Maybe if you join them, you can hire helpers, or use their shop. Perhaps to offset this, you would be limited to a chaos victory if you join, or pay a recurring fee each time you pass through the level?

I would think the reoccuring fee would be there if you're NOT on the guild. Hmm.... I like this idea, maybe they never stop re-appearing, if you kill them they come back but stronger, so each time you have to pass through, you either have to pay a larger sum, or fight a much tougher group of thieves. Oh, and if you join the guild, you are not only limited to chaos victory, but for the same reason, you are... What's the word... Exiled? Yeah, that sounds right, exiled from Attnam. Oh, if only the devs were still with us.

Recurrong town at odds with Attnam? Yeah, that might be neat but wouldn't it be hard to code? Ah well. What about Sonic as a hedgehog unique? Hasted as intrinistic. Feh. Or a vampire, with a pack of bats (or would a vamp be a normal enemy?) Hmmm... what about Dracula? Though he'd need his three Vamp Vixens, as he always seems to have three vamp tramps when he shows up in movies and such. Is there a unique zombie? Jason Vorhees would probably be a good Unique zombie. Having trouble come up with a unique that isn't someone else's property. Hmmm... What about levels that are basically twisted variations of kid's stories, like: A twisted Alice in Wonderland level. AiW could have named baddies like the Cheshire, turning invisible and/or teleporting, the Mad Hatter, the Hare, and others. The Red Queen (who could easily be a named whip mistress like Sherra so maybe not...) or/and Alice could the boss(es.) Or a warped Wizard of Oz level. You could have named monsters like the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow (TM and Sc could both be golems,) Toto (who could be the first named puppy baddy,) the munchkins from munhckin village, winged monkeys, the Wicked Witch and Glinda could switch places, though what would Oz be? Or a Hellish Hogwarts level. Voldemort as headmaster, the teachers could be neutral or bad depending on preference, Potter could be the boss instead just an injoke. Hmmm. Can't seem to get as much inspiration here. Or an evil Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory level. Hmmm... I'm outta ideas.

Not a town as much as it is a guild that can supply you with things. For a price, at least. I like those first two levels, but the second two... Not so much Also, Jason Vorhees is a zombie? Huh. Well, despite no reason given for his ressurection in the first place, after he his killed, lighting strikes him, conducted by a metal rod, and he is reanimated from his grave. I guess he IS a zombie. Nevermind, he isn't a zombie in the first and second ones. In the second film, it is retroactively revealed that Jason did not drown in the lake and had been living as a hermit in the woods next to the camp for several decades. Having watched his mother's demise from afar, Jason tracks down and kills the survivor of the first film and resumes his mother's work, hacking and slashing through numerous other victims at the nearby camp. Jason isn't even in the first one, he dies in the 3rd, it's a different person in the 4th, and then he's resurrected via lightning in the 5th.

well for several decades... if he wasnt a zombie that would mean its a granpa killing people. I doubt that.

No, it was said he "drowned' as a little boy, he would be like... 40, tops.

Don't forget Jason X. He gets pretty thourougly killed in that one, only to be rebuilt (with shiney parts!) by some super medical droid on crack.

A twisted Alice in Wonderland level. AiW could have named baddies like the Cheshire, turning invisible and/or teleporting, the Mad Hatter, the Hare, and others. The Red Queen (who could easily be a named whip mistress like Sherra so maybe not...) or/and Alice could the boss(es.) I like this idea. It reminds me of a couple of levels from Jazz Jackrabbit 2, for those who've played it, where you encounter lizard Mad Hatters with projectile-shooting mice emerging from their tea cups, vanishing Cheshire Cats, opium-smoking catterpillars, and so forth. Pure psychedelia! On the other hand, I suggest not to limit named uniques or special levels to satire. After all, IVAN has its own distinctive charm. We wouldn't want it turned into mere parody.