The New Ultimate DC RPG: Sign-Up/OOC Thread

[MST3K 4ever]

I should have the Giganta app up and running by Friday night at the latest.

[Johnny Blaze]

Especially considering she'll be sloppy seconds at that point. :o ...don't beat me to death with a crowbar! :csad: *cowers*

Nice app, Ed. :up:

It's ok. The Joker wraps it, so he can do sloppy seconds. :oldrazz:
He may be a nutjob, but he's not stupid. :up:

[Batman]

Heh. Wouldn't you know it.

The season's just started, and Batman's already bleeding to death.

[Eddie Brock]

IT'S HERE! BATON DOWN THE HATCHES! MAN THE CANNONS!







MB has posted. :bat:

[Johnny Blaze]

Got to find who beat the piss out of you and buy them a drink. :up:

[Batman]

Got to find who beat the piss out of you and buy them a drink. :up:

Stay tuned for the reveal in my next post. You'll be buying alot of drinks.

[Johnny Blaze]

Stay tuned for the reveal in my next post. You'll be buying alot of drinks.

That's ok, I'll just run out on my tab anyway. So it's all good. :up:

[Batman]

The Flash is a member of The Hype. That's hilarious. Nice one, B. :D

[Johnny Blaze]

Yeah, that was pretty ****ing funny. Good stuff. :up:


Now the only question remains...who were the posters in your post? :wow: :huh::o:csad::huh:

[Byrd Man]

The Flash is a member of The Hype. That's hilarious. Nice one, B. :D

He's a member of the Ultimate SHH. The Ultimate hype is like the bigfoot hunters association. I figured that, since superheroes actually exist in their universe, they could post sightings and superhero news instead of us debating who should play Batman's second cousin.

Yeah, that was pretty ****ing funny. Good stuff. :up:


Now the only question remains...who were the posters in your post? :wow: :huh::o:csad::huh:

Nobody, but I actually thought about throwing in a post to say "**** you and the horse you rode in on!"

[Batman]

1:24, my time.

Eddie is approved for Catwoman.

[Eddie Brock]

1:24, my time.

Eddie is approved for Catwoman.
*ponders whether to mention that it's an hour early*

Nah. :yay:

[Harlekin]

For the record, I'd like to ask everyone not to use Jason Bard. I'll be applying for him soon.

Great work so far guys!

[Saved]

For the record, I'd like to ask everyone not to use Jason Bard. I'll be applying for him soon.

Great work so far guys!
Awesome choice. Wow, this RPG has a lot of detectives.

[Batman]

SenseiofCheese is approved as Guy Gardner.

[Gallagher]

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name: Gallagher

.Character you wish to portray: Lieutennant Edward Nygma

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Walking the Line

.Powers and physical attributes: No powers to speak of, genius level intellect and the standard police training keeps him in shape.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): Edward Nygma was born to Joeseph and Mary Nygma in Kentucky, a rather normal and uninteresting childhood and home life led him to want bigger and better things, he strived to be the best in everything. Later on in life he discovered a passion for figuring things out, namely people. He began to see how they worked as beings, their patterns and their own little mysteries stood out to him. He used his way with people to climb the ranks in several police precincts. The young Nygma moved around a lot, trying to find somewhere that deserved his special attention, he finally found that place with Gotham.

.The burning question - Why this character?: Stick to what you know and for me, in a DC rpg, that means Bat-characters, Riddler was an obvious choice having worked out a few plans early on for him I hope to be able to do something different with him.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: First of all: He's a freakin' cop. Not just any cop, he's managed to get himself to the head of the MCU, answering only to Sarah Essen, where he can work on the more insane crimes that suit his liking. He's still got one almighty, no pun intended, God complex (his parents were called Mary and Joseph, of course hes going to have a God complex) and he's still rather obsessive with his investigations.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: Another Gothamite to play around in this wonderful city with.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:

Gotham City. The foul stench of its rat-infested gutters reach up past the tallest spires and penetrate the thickest walls, unlucky then, that I am standing a mere five stories above street level on a balcony overlooking the skyline. It is, no doubt, a beautifully ugly city to those that care to look. It's inhabitants tend to carry on that trend, for every few drug peddlers and muggers you find a geniune freakshow, it's a refreshing dynamic, one that I've never encountered before. Chicago, New Jersey, Phillie, I've been an 'honest' cop in all of these places and not once have I ran across this sort of... infestation. Thats why this place has me, it deserves my genius, it's many mysteries and eccentricities fascinate me beyond belief.

What causes the inhabitants of this crooked city seemingly loose their minds? It happens more and more with every freakshow that rears it's ugly head, they Asylum is filling its walls with these very cases. The way I see it, the city is balancing on the edge of it's collective sanity, all it'd take is for one truly chaotic individual to tackle them over it.

It truly is a fascinating place to be for one such as myself, most of the police I've worked with in my time here have been moonlighters for some mob or another, an interesting dynamic to say the least. The way I see it, it's up to me to rid this entire city of its problems. Problems that need to be solved, like riddles.

"Boss?" I hear one of the younger detective's call from inside. Hapless, half wits most of them, they were put under my supervision and in this unit so they weren't causing trouble on the street most likely.

"What do you need me to do for you this time?"

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l144/Gray_Fox_Lives/l10-1.jpg

[Catman_prb]

Crap, does this mean I'm actually going to have to work out who's a member of the MCU?

[Gallagher]

Yes. :o

[Belvedere]

One day I'll master the skill of making short posts.

I promise. :(

[Gallagher]

One day I'll master the art of making posts that make any god damn sense.

I promise. :(

[SenseiofCheese]

One day I'll master the art of making posts.

I promise :csad:

[Catman_prb]

Why lie?

[SenseiofCheese]

When I left for work, I said '14 posts. That's not so bad, I'll catch up when I come home'. Well, I'm home, and now it's near 30.

I ****ing hate all of you.

[Byrd Man]

I have to give it to you ****ers. When you want to post, you post the **** outta something.

[Saved]

Oops...:)

[SenseiofCheese]

Just caught up on the IC thread. Amazing stuff so far guys, all of you. I plan on making posts for RT and Guy Gardner tonight.

[Saved]

"Gotham needs our help. And we're going to give it to her, like the sorry whore she is."

The greatest line EVER.

[Johnny Blaze]

Thanks. It is surprisingly fun to write a deranged sociopath. :woot:

And I have to agree with Sensei. Just got caught up myself, and I'm really digging the twists and fresh takes everyone's running with for their characters. This RPG really feels like an Ultimate version of the DCU.
And that kicks ten different kinds of ass.
All at once.
With a steel-toed boot.
:up:

[Harlekin]

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
.Screen name: Harlekin
.Character you wish to portray: Jason Bard, P.I.
.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Hero
.Powers and physical attributes: Bard is not superpowered in any way, but possesses a keen mind and a certain roguish charm. He is a good fighter, of the brawling, kicking-sand-into-your-eyes kind. A wartime injury to his right knee impedes his physical prowess slightly. As a result, he has mastered the use of a cane in combat.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it):
Jason Bard's youth was a troubling one. When Bard was just five years old, his mother murdered his father. When his mother managed to evade justice, the young boy took a solemn oath to find her and bring her to justice. However, there was a slight complication: her father had destroyed all pictures of Bard's mother. The name on his birth certificate even proved to be false.

So the young orphan spent most of his youth training himself in the ways of the detectives he so admired: Dick Tracey, Sherlock Holmes and many others. Naturally, the nuns at the orphanage, situated just outside the Narrows, sought to guide Bard towards other pursuits, but Bard was relentless in his dedication to the sleuthing arts.

Life in the orphanage, and by extension Gotham City, was often rough. At a young age, Bard learned to fight dirty - and he was good at it too. But even then, Bard already preferred to talk his way out of things. A natural charmer, the other children naturally gravitated towards him and even the nuns found it hard to punish Bard when he had been up to mischief.

Eventually, the nuns even came to accept Bard's quest to become a detective, and a fundraiser was even held just before his 18th birthday in the hopes of raising enough money so he could go and study criminology. Unfortunately, the funds were insufficient and instead, Bard joined the Marines and was one of the first to go into Iraq.

Six weeks later, and Bard was back home. Shrapnel lodged itself into his right knee, walking without a cane became nearly impossible. So, on the G.I. Bill, Bard was able to enroll in university. He majored in criminology and ended up in the top of his class.

Finally, Bard was ready to become a detective. Becoming a member of the GCPD, Bard spent a number of years on the force, but he refused to cooperate with its deep-rooted corruption. Soon, Bard was knocked down to the Pawnshop unit. A year later and Bard left the GCPD to go into his own business.

Now, Jason Bard operates out of the orphanage that was once his home. Closed down years before, the building doubles as his home and offices. He has already built an impressive clientèle, but his favourite past-time is sticking his nose where it doesn't belong, and most often in GCPD business.

And, there's a file in the top right drawer of his desk. It counts over a hundred pages and is leather bound. Its contents have never been shown to anyone else, collected from a variety of sources. It is all of the information Bard has on his mother. A woman that doesn't seem to have ever existed.

.The burning question - Why this character?:
I wanted to do something with Gotham. No, I had to do something with Gotham. Originally, I was going to ultimize Adrian Chase, but I'm saving that for another time. Jason Bard soon cropped up as the perfect choice. I can interact with all elements of Gotham, all the while having a little fun along the way.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?:
If you know Jason Bard's history in the regular DCU, you'll notice I haven't really changed much, mostly marrying the pre-Crisis version to the post-Crisis version. As it stands though, reading up on Bard, I found that the plot with his father killing his mother (which I've subverted here because the thought appeals to me more) was never really touched upon again but for a throwaway bit in his origin (please correct me on this). I'm going to make that a recurring element here, as he tries to find his mother, not to be reunited with her, but to bring her to justice.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?:
Some fun, action, a well-written character and hopefully, interesting plotlines.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:
Yo, I got that hit that beat the block
You can get that bass overload
I got the that rock and roll
That future flow

That digital spit
Next level visual ****
I got that boom boom pow
How the beat bang, boom boom pow

The music reverberated in Jason Bard's ribs. He and his companion were seated to the side of the dance floor. Around them, bodies writhed against one another and drinks were consumed at a regular and fast pace. The private detective stood out a little with his dark red tie - and more noticeably, his cane set against the table. Less inconspicuous was the woman seated opposite of him, with her long blond tresses and a short, nearly skin-tight black skirt.

He smiled as he leaned over the table to talk to her.

I like that boom boom pow
Them chickens jackin' my style
They try copy my swagger
I'm on that next **** now

I'm so 3008
You so 2000 and late
I got that boom, boom, boom
That future boom, boom, boom
Let me get it now

She smiled as she leaned back in her seat. They took another sip of their drinks: she drank red wine, he a vintage scotch. As she leaned over to whisper in his ears, her hand left her drink and slid across his hand, the other worked its way up behind his ear to his brown hair. She twirled it around her finger, her lips edging closer to his ear.

Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get
Boom boom boom, gotta get-get

Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom boom, now
Boom boom pow
Boom boom pow

The two men slowly waded their way through the crowd. Where they noticed, the people gave them disapproving looks and when one refused to get out of the way, they simply snarled. They were big men, dressed in black suits that seemed a size too short for their hulking forms. They were bald and had shades tucked into the front pocket of their jackets.

The left one placed a firm hand on Jason Bard's shoulder.

The woman sat back again, smiling broadly.

I'm on the supersonic boom
Y'all hear the spaceship zoom
When, when I step inside the room
Them girls go ape-****, uh

Y'all stuck on Super 8 ****
That low-fi stupid 8 bit
I'm on that HD flat
This beat go boom boom bap

I'm a beast when you turn me on
Into the future cybertron
Harder, faster, better, stronger
Sexy ladies extra longer

'Cause we got the beat that bounce
We got the beat that pound
We got the beat that 808
That the boom, boom in your town

People in the place
If you wanna get down
Put your hands in the air
Will.i.am drop the beat now

Bard kept grinning as the behemoth calmly and carefully laid out in quite certain terms just what they planned to do to him outside. The private detective's hand meanwhile slid down to his cane, which was still resting against the table. Bard gripped its handle firmly and before either of the two heavies could react, he swung it upwards between the legs of the man closest to him.

The man yowled and released Bard.

The other man quickly found the cane striking his face.

On pure instinct, the thug kicked at Bard's chair and toppled it, sending the P.I. sprawling.

Bard groaned in pain as he momentarily gripped his knee.

His assailant was about to pounce upon him when the music stopped suddenly and a whole horde of men came barging into the club. Leading them was a heavy-set man - not the result of training but copious amounts of beer - wearing a hat, a dirty trench coat and with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. There was a service revolver in his hand, which he pressed firmly into one of the thugs' neck.

Jason Bard smirked. "Detective Bullock! Always a pleasure!"

The gumshoe rose slowly and dusted off his pants. An officer was hesitant on putting the cuffs on the leggy blonde that had whispered sweet nothings in Bard's ear only a few minutes ago.

"Go ahead, kid," Bard said as he lit his own cigarette and turned to Bullock.

"I figure she gets about life on, oh, what, three murders? Stacy will've put all the evidence you need on your desk by now."

Bullock grit his teeth.

Bard smiled. "Usual fee, Harv?"

Yup, yup
I be rockin' them beats, yup, yup
I be rockin' them beats, y-y-yup, yup

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:
I do.

[Byrd Man]

Cool app. So much for my grand plan to turn Slade Wilson into a GCPD detective. :csad:

[Gallagher]

... This is going to be the new 'Hey guys! Imma play a hitman now, K?'

[SenseiofCheese]

Hope you don't mind be using Captain Cold, Byrd. With your post mentioning he and Heat Wave got nabbed, I took the liberty of throwing him in Supermax.

[Byrd Man]

No problem. Good choice, cause Ult. Heatwave is a lady.

[SenseiofCheese]

I saw that. A nice twist, I must say, which is why I didn't mention Heat Wave being at Iron Heights.

[Eddie Brock]

Cool app. So much for my grand plan to turn Slade Wilson into a GCPD detective. :csad:
Glad I got in on the ground floor with that.

[Eddie Brock]

Byrd, I like your Ultimate Corrigan better, so I'm going to edit mine out. (Actually, I'm not going to do anything, so that when the day comes that a Corrigan-loving n00b drops by, he'll be utterly confused!)

[Byrd Man]

Whoops. That's what I get for not reading other peoples post as close as I should. Sorry.

Also, don't forget that DC has had multiple Jim Corrigans.

[Spike_x1]

When I left for work, I said '14 posts. That's not so bad, I'll catch up when I come home'. Well, I'm home, and now it's near 30.

I ****ing hate all of you.Same here. It was 14 posts when I went to town earlier today, and it is presently at 46. Yeesh!

[Batman]

Gallagher is approved for Edward Nygma.

[Eddie Brock]

Same here. It was 14 posts when I went to town earlier today, and it is presently at 46. Yeesh!
That's because some people (*cough*Byrd*cough*) don't know how to space out their posts (*cough*Flash*cough*). :yay:

[Harlekin]

Who says the Corrigans can't be related?

[Eddie Brock]

Who says the Corrigans can't be related?
This is true. I don't remember if I gave his first name...

[Batman]

That's because some people (*cough*Byrd*cough*) don't know how to space out their posts (*cough*Flash*cough*). :yay:

You do realize you have more posts in the thread than he does... right? :oldrazz:

[Eddie Brock]

You do realize you have more posts in the thread than he does... right? :oldrazz:
:ninja:

At least I don't delete my posts. :cmad:

[Batman]

:ninja:

At least I don't delete my posts. :cmad:

Eh, I wasn't happy with it. I'm barely happy enough with my first post as it is. I never realized I could be even more of a perfectionist than I already am... but I really want to get this Batman right. :wow:

[Belvedere]

I'm always really aware when we start to reach the bottom of the page, I hate working for ages on a post only for it to be the last post and ends up getting buried.

Hate it.

[Gallagher]

Gallagher is approved for Edward Nygma.

Groovy.

[Byrd Man]

That's because some people (*cough*Byrd*cough*) don't know how to space out their posts (*cough*Flash*cough*). :yay:

So sorry that I like my character and I want to post as often as I can with him because I want to tell my story.

Tell you what, my next Flash post will be in September, okay?

[Eddie Brock]

So sorry that I like my character and I want to post as often as I can with him because I want to tell my story.

Tell you what, my next Flash post will be in September, okay?
Thank you. :yay:

Although, come to think of it, it makes sense that the Flash posts would be the most frequent.

[Spike_x1]

And there we have the introduction of Ultimate Riot.

[MST3K 4ever]

.Screen name: MST3K 4ever

.Character you wish to portray: Doris Zuel/ Giganta

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?:Villian

.Powers and physical attributes: To grow to several hundred feet and strength equal to her height. The suit which grows with her is bulletproof and resistant to extremes in temperatrue.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): Janet Alton was a gifted athlete who grew up in a small town in Iowa. She was determined to escape her small town existence at price.

Janet recieved an athletic scholarship to the Univeristy of Iowa where she excelled in Track and Field. She realized that once her college career was over it could mean a return to her small town. Again she was willing to pay any price to escape her existence in that town inculding the abuse of steroids. Janet was caught using them subsequently kicked-off the team, but she was allowed to stay in school if she named anyone else involved. Janet knew that if she named anyone else in the scandel there would be those who seek retribution since she was receiving them from a powerful pharamcutical company, and her reputiation in her own hometown was now ruined, but she did see one way out of everything. One night Janet destroyed her car and any forms of indentification that she had Janet Alton was now dead as far as anyone knew. She created a new appearance and a new name for herself; Doris Zuel. She left Iowa once and for all.

Doris hitch-hiked her way across the country all the way to Metropolis. She used her beauty and charm to land a job as a receptionist at Lexcorp Towers. It wasn't much but at least it paid the bills and there was hardly any questions asked about her past. A company as big as Lexcorp she could hide in plain sight.

Her life was moving along without a hitch she even saw the big-man himself Lex Luthor a couple of times. Until one day everythign changed when a disgruntled employee with a pistol broke through the security barracde and attempted to kill Lex. Without even thinking Doris threw herself in-front of the bullet intended for Lex.

As Doris recovered in the hospital Lex visited her privately and made her deal. He knew of her past as Janet Alton but was willing to let that stay a secret because he had use for her. Lex needed someone who could not only be his body-guard but someone who could act as an "emmisary" for him especially when others were foolish enough to disagree with his point of view. In return Doris would recieve a substantal salary and best of all Lex promised that he would use his power and connection to see to it that Janet Alton stayed dead and Doris Zuel was always among the human race.

Lex though had one more offer for Doris. He analyzed the sterioids in her blood and realized that they could be enhanced as never before. Lex had his scientists work on a serum that would work with the steroids already in Doris' blood stream. A serum which would enable Doris to grow to heights unheard of. Originally Lex was going to use Doris as example of Lexcorp's advanced medical research and in gaining more profitale Government contracts, but he saw the potential that Doris presented in his battle with Superman and others like him. Lex had a suit designed for Doris when she used her growth power and had hair cells grafted. When she was her normal 6' 6" height it was blonde but when she grew it would turn red.

Doris is completely loyal to Lex and will carry out his orders without question. She is ready to kill and die for him on command because he gave her a second chance at life. Though she appriciates her new life as Doris her life as Giganta is what she wants to be remembered for the most.

.The burning question - Why this character?: I have played her before and I enjoy playing characters that seem one-demensional and showing that they are not that way at all.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: Doris is Lex's bodyguard she has a backstory that is not even close to her comic-book counterpart.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: A good chemistry with other players and over 25 years of experience.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:

Doris arrives at the Metropolis Docks and approaches the Yacht of Keith Muller C-E-O of Muller industries.

Muller looks at her and says, "I know you you work for Luthor."

Doris replies, "Correct Mr. Muller I am here as an emmisary of Mr. Luthor. He regrest that he is unalbe at this time to present his request to you in person at this time. But he along with your own borad of directors and your soon tobe ex-wife are hoping that you will reconsider this most generous offer for your company. You are loan holdout from making this deal happen."

Muller crosses over to Doris somewhat drunk and replies, "Hell no I didn't build my company up just so that snake Luthor could steal it from me. You and the rest of them can go to hell because it ain't happening. Now get out of here I never want to see your face again. I'm taking my boat out to sea and when I get back the offer on the table will be null and void and I'll deal with my board of directors when I return."

Doris says in almost a growl, "Oh don't worry you won't see it ever again."

Doris watches the Yacht pull away she returns to the Limo and sees no one looking around. She quickly disrobes revealing her Giganta suit and dives into the water.

Once in the water she grows to 50 feet tall and begins swimming fast enough to pass the yacht. She uses her feet to grab the anchor and begins pulling the boat further and further out to sea while growing taller and taller.

They reach a point where land is nowhere in sight. Muller staggers out and says, "Hey what's going on I have radioed the Coast Guard they'll be here soon."

Just then Giganta stands up and holds the boat eye level. She says, "You should've listened to the offer. Now when it is announced you died in a boating accident the deal will go through anyway. You could've done this the easy way but you decided to be difficult so be it."

Giganta uses a finger and shoves Muller inside the boat. She then proceeds to shove the boat underwater until it breaks apart and she sees Muller floating to the surface.

She dives underwater and swims back to shore returning to normal size.

Doris contacts Lex on a secured cell-phone and says, "It's done. Tomorrow's Daily Planet will read about the drunken billionare who died in a boating accident."

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:



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[Spike_x1]

The keen observer might notice that that Bane post is almost entirely copied and pasted from my first post as the character way back in Season 2.0, with the only changes being Penguin's name switched for Maroni's. Yeah, I'm cheap like that.

I only got a few posts in with Bane and never really got to tell his story before I put him on hold to give focus to the Despero arc, and there's nothing that I really want to change about his story arc. With that in mind, rather than simply rewriting each Bane post while still adhering to the original plot I had for him, I'm just going to put up my old posts while making appropriate changes to account for this new continuity, until I run out (which won't take too long, since there were only a handful of posts I made) and have to put up entirely new content for him.

[Saved]

Penguin can own Iceberg Lounge, right?

[Matt Murdock]

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2383/docbrown724623.jpg

Well, I thought... What the hell?

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application


.Screen name: Matt Murdock

.Character you wish to portray: Ultimate Bizarro

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Villain

.Powers and physical attributes: All of the powers of Superman, only reversed. Bizarro has heat breath, vacuum-breath, and freeze vision. Additionally, while Superman can move at super-speeds, Bizarro can slow time to a crawl around him, thereby making himself move rapidly in comparison. Were Superman and Bizarro to meet, each moving at their version of super-speed, the world around them would move to a crawl, but they would perceive each other as moving at normal velocity. Unlike Superman, Bizarro is strengthened by Kryptonite, as a result of his years in captivity. He can also summon the imp Mr. Mxyzptlk at will.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): [The following will only be Bizarro's backstory if Spike_x1 approves of it, also]

The planet Krypton was known around the universe as being a world where technology and spiritual enlightenment went hand in hand, where its people had learned to live in harmony with the world's ecosystem. To help accomplish this achievement, eons ago Krypton's top scientists gradually introduced specifically engineered genes into the population, which allowed them to take a considerable amount of their body's needed energy from their solar system's red sun, whereas almost every other known carbon-based lifeform would usually get such nourishment from food and drink. The red wavelength of the solar energy wasn't anything truly substantial, but for countless years it was more than enough to free the Kryptonians from any concern of over-harvesting Krypton's resources in order to sustain their quality of life. Their way of life was never shaken; not through the Phantom Zone war, through the political disputes over Birthing Matrices, the abduction of the entire city of Kandor, and even through the controversial ruling that interplanetary travel would finally be forbidden.

The path to glory upon which the Kryptonians found themselves did not come without a price. Their gene-therapy, as they would call it in the scientific circles, like every step forward in every civilization in every galaxy was a matter of trial and error. Once the Kyrptonians had deemed their findings conclusive enough, they moved trials from animals to Kryptonian humanoids. When the failed experiments rendered monstrosities, the Kyrptonians sought a way to clean up their mess quietly, efficiently, and out of the public eye. Opening a trans-dimensional portal, Krypton's scientists used the fifth dimension as a proverbial dumping ground for their failed experiments.

In the early stages of the experimentation, the Kryptonian scientists were merely looking for a place to "dump the bodies," as it were. The early experimentation and gene-splicing had taken an adverse toll on the physiques of the test subjects, ravaging from the inside out until little more was left than the deformed carcasses and husks of human beings. Gradually, however, the experimentation grew more efficient, and the Kryptonians began to meet their goals of perfect beings. The abominations produced by the experiments continued to live, even after their genes had been altered. None of them, however, proved to have the desired result. In order to continue towards their goal of perfection, the Kryptonians sealed their living failures into sealed chambers, made entirely out of Kryptonite, hoping that the exposure to the deadly substance would kill the experiments in time. These Kryptonite death-chambers were then sent into the fifth dimension for eternity.

One of the later experiments proved to have all of the qualities the Kryptonians wanted, but reversed. Vaulted into the fifth dimension while he was still alive, the Kryptonian sat in his chamber of Kryptonite for decades, slowly rotting away. The gene-splicing he had undergone, however, had an unforeseen result. The microbiological catalyst that the Kryptonians had introduced into the blood of their test subjects proved to have lasting effects. In short, the blood streams of the affected test subjects were prone to more rapid expansion in their genetic make up. In layman's terms, Kryptonian cellular structure had been stimulated to a point where it was almost in constant-evolution. Therefore, the Kryptonians as a species were soon able to utilize the power of the sun. The biological countdown on the mutation was such that once there was no long a condition that required evolution, once Kryptonian and environment were, at last, harmonious, the evolutionary process would stop. The unpredictable consequence of their experimentation, however, was that many of the test subjects from the later period of Kryptonian advancement were able to rapidly evolve even after being purged into the fifth dimension. Within their Kryptonite chambers and make-shift prison cells, these beings, after decades of suffering Kryptonite poisoning, slowly began to grow immune to the effects of the radioactive cells in which they'd been imprisoned. In fact, the Kryptonite began to strengthen them as much as the sun was empowering their brethren back on Krypton.

One of those test subjects was the Kryptonian who came to be known as Bizarro.

Bizarro's freedom came from forces entirely outside of his sphere of influence and outside of his control. The mischevious imp, Mr. Mxyzptlk, belonged to a race of creatures technologically advanced who inhabited the fifth dimension. They were not surprised when the somewhat-primitive Kryptonians chose to pollute their realm with failed experiments. The imp race began diverting the path of the Kryptonite prisons, sending them drifting through the outer reaches of their dimension. Mr. Mxyzptlk, one of the more notorious members of the race, known for his mischievous attitude and generally annoying demeanor, was outcast by his fellow imps as a result of his habit of meddling with Fourth Dimension races, worlds, and affairs. Seeking vengeance and, more specifically, to cause utter Hell within the realm of those who had ousted, humiliated, and excommunicated him, Mxyzptlk stockpiled as many of the Kryptonian cells that he could get his hands on. With his advanced technology, he ignited them, creating a devastating nuclear explosion within the realm of the fifth dimension, shattering the containment cells, and releasing whatever beings had been contained within. Soon, a rift formed into normal space and the fourth dimension, far from Krypton. The imps condemned Mr. Mxyzptlk entirely, forcing him, and all of the remaining cells that were intact, into space. Realizing that the beings who had been freed from the cells were deadly, the Imps cast them into every corner of the known universe, sending both Mr. Mxyzptlk and one of the Kryptonians hurtling towards the Milky Way Galaxy before sealing entrance to the fifth dimension. Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bizarro awoke, finding themselves stranded in Antarctica.

Encountering Mr. Mxyzptlk for the first time in the frozen wasteland, Bizarro proved to be a powerful adversary, choosing to use brute force and violence against the fun-loving imp instead of merely playing his games. Mxyzptlk's will had been broken. His wit, attitude, had been taken from him by Bizarro's uncompromising anger. Fearing for his life, and the possible destruction of what little fifth dimension technology he had been able to abscond with, Mxyzptlk offered Bizarro use of his services in exchange for his survival. Bizarro's first demand was to be brought to a place where he could oversee everything going on in the new world he found himself in. He was brought by Mr. Mxyzptlk to Metropolis. It was then that he first saw Superman, and his hate for Krypton was brought to full bear, and, with it, came a hatred of humanity.

While his fate may be unique, and his freedom from his prison cell an actuality, it is theoretically possible that there are hundreds of other "Bizarros" floating throughout the known galaxy, all failed experiments, all adapted to their Kryptonite cells, and all waiting to be released from their prisons.

.The burning question - Why this character?: I've wanted to play Bizarro for about 8 months now. I had an idea to bring him into OU, from an entirely-Bizarro version of the One Universe, but writing such a Universe and Bizarro's transition into the standard one proved to be a tremendous pain in the ass. Now, I've got a chance to bring him into UDC with a coherent, logical backstory that I think is far more compelling than any DC Universe "Clone Saga" that's come about.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: The only things this Bizarro will have in common with his original counterpart are his name and his appearance. His powers are different, and he doesn't speak like a brain-damaged child. Hopefully, he can prove to be more than a garish doppelganger of the Man of Steel, and actually be a formidable challenge. Instead of creating a sorry, relatable character, I want to create a purely evil version of Superman.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: The same **** I've brought to all the others.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:

ultimate BIZARRO

Bizarro sat with his arm draped over the the arm of his wingchair, looking out over Metropolis. His bank account was full, courtesy of Mxyzptlk. With his advanced, alien technology, the imp had somehow made Bizarro's existence as a reclusive billionaire commonplace. It wasn't a matter of how it happened, or why. It just... was. Reality had been changed in such a way that whatever Bizarro needed, he could have at his disposal.

He turned his head quietly, looking at Mxyzptlk, who sat in the corner.

"I could own them." He said, after staring at the imp for what seemed like eons. "They are a meager, pathetic child-race. And they are ripe for conquest."

He glared out of the window, at last floating to his feet, his bare form floating in the window of his high-rise apartment.

"All that stands between my palm and their planet is him."

"I cannot merely will him out of existence." The imp said, a wavering ton in his voice.

"I know. This... existence has limited your abilities somewhat." Bizarro said, with a nod. The glowing fragments of Kryptonite lay quietly in the corner, formed by Mxyzptlk out of what seemed to be magic.

"Believe me, Imp." Bizarro said with a malicious grin, "One day their Atlas shall shrug, and, when he does, I will be waiting to kick his feet out from under him and the world will crumble upon his shoulders."



.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?: Boy, do I!

http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/1954/bizarrobyandresz44.jpg

[Batman]

Just to clarify, I'm gonna let Spike make the call on this. Nobody approve him without Spike's word.

[Spike_x1]

Kryptonite isn't created until Krypton itself explodes and sends radioactive pieces of the planetary core out into space. Before that, there's no way that they could use kryptonite (aside from the fact that it didn't exist at that point) because the core's energy (what would only become known as "the Green Death") was already being harnessed and funneled through the "radioactive disturbance" (Spoiler: that will eventually turn out to be the Ultimate Kryptonite Man) described in my app, which was gradually killing everyone on the planet. If they knew how to control the radiation enough to make prison cells out of it without killing themselves even faster in the process, it raises the question of why couldn't they stop their population from slowly dying of radiation poisoning.

Also, the genetic manipulation that allowed the Kryptonians to be solar powered didn't give them superpowers under the red son; it only let them survive almost independently from the planet, so they would need very minimal food, water, shelter, etc. So if they wanted to kill their failed experiments, there would be hundreds of easier ways to do it without needing to use kryptonite radiation. If they simply wished to dump the experiments into the 5th dimension without any concern over whether they were alive or dead, that's cool.

I'm also not quite following Mxy's story there. I was with it until I read that Bizarro had overpowered him with anger(?), but in your sample post Mxy apparently still has enough power to will Superman out of existence. I don't have a problem with bringing in Ultimate Mxy, but if you could just clarify the logistics around that and what he can and can't do. I did have plans for a short Mr. Mxyzptlk story somewhere down the line, where it would turn out that he was the exact same Mxy that occupies the regular DCU, and just visiting the UDCU to berate a new version of Superman. Still, Regular Mxy is powerful enough that that idea can still happen, and he can even make fun of his weaker UDCU counterpart.

[Andy C.]

I think those of us playing folks in the \S/-mythos oughta have a big round-table as to what we've all got in mind. Especially since I'm sensing a real danger of this RPG becoming 'Ultimate Gotham' all over again and us Metropolis folks need to show a little solidarity.

[Eddie Brock]

Spike, thank you for that silver platter. :bow:

[Spike_x1]

Just noticed the rosters up on the first page. They look great! :up:
Can I ask for a quick edit for Bane's pic, please? Either zoom in on the current pic that's there to show just his head with his hand at his chin, or change it to this (http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/Spike_x1/UDC%20RPG/bane28ve9.jpg) pic, please? Whichever you think looks better. :yay:

[Spike_x1]

I think those of us playing folks in the \S/-mythos oughta have a big round-table as to what we've all got in mind. Especially since I'm sensing a real danger of this RPG becoming 'Ultimate Gotham' all over again and us Metropolis folks need to show a little solidarity.Probably a good idea. I know Cats and I need to talk about Superman and Zod for sure.

[Batman]

Harl is approved for Jason Bard.

[Harlekin]

Just to note, isn't Watchman already using Mxy?

[Catman_prb]

Penguin can own Iceberg Lounge, right?
Well I imagined him owning the lounge in my Gordon post
I think those of us playing folks in the \S/-mythos oughta have a big round-table as to what we've all got in mind. Especially since I'm sensing a real danger of this RPG becoming 'Ultimate Gotham' all over again and us Metropolis folks need to show a little solidarity.
A good plan. I think I've got both yours and Spike's IM.

Probably a good idea. I know Cats and I need to talk about Superman and Zod for sure.
A thought that makes me tremble with both fear and anticipation :up:
Just to note, isn't Watchman already using Mxy?
Yes. Yes he is.

[Harlekin]

Oh, and can I get approval?

[Catman_prb]

I think MB already did, didn't he?

[Harlekin]

Ah, missed that. My bad.

[Matt Murdock]

Just noticed the rosters up on the first page. They look great! :up:
Can I ask for a quick edit for Bane's pic? Either zoom in on the current pic that's there to show just his head with his hand at his chin, or change it to this (http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/Spike_x1/UDC%20RPG/bane28ve9.jpg) pic, please? Whichever you think looks better. :yay:
I'll see what I can do. We should talk about Bizarro at some point, as well.

[Watchman]

Just to note, isn't Watchman already using Mxy?

I wouldn't mind changing it it to Qwsp. Really, its inconsequential who I use. I only needed a mischievous 5th Dimensional imp and Mxy and Mite just flowed better. Besides, out of all the 5th Dimensional imps Qwsp gets no love.

Also, I was thinking about it and Brainiac getting the name Brainiac on Colu seems a bit contrived so I came up with a way so he gains it on Earth. I hope no one minds if I edit that.

[SenseiofCheese]

That last post was fantastic, Belvedere. Scott is fast becoming one of my favorite characters so far.

[Byrd Man]

Well, as much as I liked play Deathstroke for that one post. I'm going ahead and dropping him for a chance to play one of my favorite characters.
. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application


.Screen name: Byrd Man

.Character you wish to portray: Richard John "Dick" Grayson

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Hero

.Powers and physical attributes: Dick is an average boy, but his father trained him a bit in self-defense before his death.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): Born to John and Mary Grayson, Dick's first ten years alive were some of his best. He and his parents had a happy existence living in Bludhaven, the suburbs of Gotham. His 10th birthday changed his life. That's when the family found out that his mother was dying, breast cancer had spread into all her major organs and was terminal. Mary fought the disease, but lasted only nine months before her death. After her death, John and Dick moved from Bludhaven to the Narrows, where John was a police officer with the GCPD.

Dick didn't fit well in the school, where he was picked on by bullies. In an effort to help his son, John enrolled Dick into a martial arts program where Dick learned how to move and fight. The next time a bully messed with him, Dick broke his arm and was suspended from school for a month.

Unbeknowst to Dick and everyone, John formed an alliance with the vigilante know as Batman. His alliance with Batman caused John's death.

Now an orphan, Dick was placed in a group home.

.The burning question - Why this character?: I grew up on the Batman mythos. While everyone always wants to be Batman, I think there is nothing wrong with being Robin.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: This version of Dick is not an acrobat, and his parents deaths are widely changed. Further more, this version will have more anger. A product of a hellacious two years, he'll be one of the most bitter 13 year olds you've ever met.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: A good RPer with a love of Batman and Robin.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:


Finger Foster Home

"Well, Dicky. It's that time again." Robbie says with a smile as he and three of his buddies corner me in the hallway.

"You shouldn't have told Mrs. Jacobs about us stealing from the kitchen. We got in trouble for that, now we gonna make you bleed."

Cody whips out a switchblade and I just smile.

"Three against one and you have weapons? That's not fair."

Robbie charges me first, I duck his swing and drive my palm into his face. I hear his nose break with a crack.

Cody comes sideways with the knife, I grab his wrist and twist it until it pops.

Jack tries to kick me, I grab his foot and pull, he falls to the floor with a smack.

I leap on him and start to punch his face.

"DICK!" I hear Mrs. Jacobs yell as I connect with Jack's face again.

I keep on punching, tears sting my eyes as I continue hitting.

I feel Mrs. Jacobs pulling me off, but I keep swinging.

My foster mother drops me and I fall to the floor in a heap of tears and blood.

I didn't ask for this. I didn't want this. Both mom and dad are gone now, leaving me alone to fend for myself. I'll be in this hell hole until I turn 18, then they'll kick me out into the streets. I've already accepted that.

That's life and that's my life now.


**************


"Hi, Richard." The lady with the platinum blonde hair says.

The two of us sit in the bathroom, blood and tears have now dried to my face.

"My name is Ms. St. Cloud. I work with the Department of Social Services. I'm your case worker. I'm here to make sure everything works out."

"Can you bring my parents back?"

"...I-uhh."

"Then there's nothing you can do for me."

"Now, don't say that. We actually have a someone interested in adopting you."

"What? Do I have some rich billionaire uncle that would love to adopt me?"

"Well, he's not your uncle.....but I'm sure that you know who Bruce Wayne is."



.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype? Yep

[Saved]

Awesome, Byrd. I was waiting for someone to do that. 'Course, now I gotta fight temptation back to pick up 'Stroke. :csad:

[Byrd Man]

Do it. Just remember to keep the multiple personalities! Even the girl.

[Gallagher]

Two character limit isnt' it Syn? You have your two.

[Eddie Brock]

Awesome, Byrd. I was waiting for someone to do that. 'Course, now I gotta fight temptation back to pick up 'Stroke. :csad:
So much for Babs...:csad:

[SenseiofCheese]

Shame to see you drop 'Stroke, Byrd. I was freaked out at first, but that one post showed that your take on Slade could have been really interesting and fun.

[Saved]

Awesome, Byrd. I was waiting for someone to do that. 'Course, now I gotta fight temptation back to pick up 'Stroke. :csad:
No faith in me, huh guys? :(

[Catman_prb]

None at all. You are weak. Like Byrd.

[Spike_x1]

I wish I had a stroke. :csad:

[Johnny Blaze]

Love the picture roster. Good job, MM. But, could you please switch out the Joker and Amazo pics for these ones...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/HypsterJB/J-Man.png
Ultimate Joker

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/HypsterJB/Amazo-3.jpg
Ultimate Amazo

[SenseiofCheese]

I'm going to have to be the most flip flopping mother****er ever and drop Red Tornado. Again.

Apologies to JB, but I'm just not feeling him like I thought I would. I'm having a hard time writing the guy, and I keep doing my RT posts over and over because I keep disagreeing with myself as to how I should write him.

But yeah, so I drop Red Tornado.

[Eddie Brock]

MB, I'm ready when you are to hit the town, so let me know. In the meantime, there's some other stuff I can do, so no rush.

[Johnny Blaze]

I'm going to have to be the most flip flopping mother****er ever and drop Red Tornado. Again.

Apologies to JB, but I'm just not feeling him like I thought I would. I'm having a hard time writing the guy, and I keep doing my RT posts over and over because I keep disagreeing with myself as to how I should write him.

But yeah, so I drop Red Tornado.

You just made baby Satan cry. :csad:

[SenseiofCheese]

I'm about to make him cry even harder with the character I'm about to apply for :csad:

[Saved]

Aw, don't make me cry. :csad:

[Belvedere]

Fastest ever applied/dropped/re-applied/re-dropped character ever? I think so.

[SenseiofCheese]

You shut your whore mouth and go back to writing intensely good Alan Scott posts! :cmad:

[Byrd Man]

I'm going to have to be the most flip flopping mother****er ever and drop Red Tornado. Again.

Apologies to JB, but I'm just not feeling him like I thought I would. I'm having a hard time writing the guy, and I keep doing my RT posts over and over because I keep disagreeing with myself as to how I should write him.

But yeah, so I drop Red Tornado.

And I'm the weak one.

[Belvedere]

Anyone done anything with Jimmy Olsen yet?

[Optikal]

*ponders Nightwing and a million others worth ultimizing*

[Byrd Man]

Anyone done anything with Jimmy Olsen yet?

Yeah. Jimmy Olsen is a homicide detective with the GCPD.

[Belvedere]

Well, there goes that idea then..

[Catman_prb]

He's taking the piss.

[Belvedere]

I totally knew that. :o

[Gallagher]

You shut your whore mouth and go back to writing intensely good Alan Scott posts! :cmad:

This! :cmad:

[SenseiofCheese]

Here we go again.


. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name: SenseiofCheese

.Character you wish to portray: Zauriel

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Walking the line

.Powers and physical attributes: Humans are not capable of withstanding Zauriel's true form. Seeing him in his original form typically results in blindess, and hearing his true voice can cause great agony, sometimes death. Zauriel can possess humans, taking control of their bodies. When possessing a human, his powers include flight (although he does not have wings), superhuman strength, durability and speed, a sonic scream and the ability to return from the dead. If a human vessel is destroyed while Zauriel inhabits it, it takes him a few hours to reform and possess another. He can also read minds, and aside from this has a deep knowledge and understanding of magic.


.Origin and backstory (as you see it): When God created our world, not everyone was happy about it. When his loving Father shifted his attention over to the humans he had created, the angel Lucifer was deeply hurt. Believing himself and his angelic brethren to be above and beyond the 'mud monkeys', Lucifer rallied those who also felt betrayed by their Father to his side. And thus began the War.

The entire battle took place in the blink of an eye. But in that blink of an eye, an eternity passed. Brothers were forced to fight when the forces of Lucifer rose and attacked, but those who sided with the Father were victorious. Lucifer was cast out of Heaven and down to the pits of Hell, thus becoming the first Fallen Angel. His followers were cast down with him, their wings ripped from their backs and their bodies burnt by the everlasting flames of the Deep.

And for an eternity Lucifer ruled Hell, his one time angelic brothers now nothing more than hollow, depraved shells of their former selves; demons.

Zauriel was one of the angels who sided with Lucifer. He has been paying for his crimes for the last few millenia, living as a wretched monster deep below the humans, whom he so proudly deemed below him. But the time for redemption has come.

Unbeknownst to Lucifer and his demonic cohorts, Zauriel has made a deal with the Father. If Zauriel, with all his power and knowledge, can lead a good, honest life on Earth, then he will be admitted back into the graces of Heaven.

.The burning question - Why this character?: In my search for a second character, I completely fell for Zauriel. I always tried to apply for him in DC an OU, but rarely felt up to it. But this is Ultimate, and here I can play to my strengths.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?:

I have, for lack of better wording, gone in the exact opposite direction than the mainstream counterpart. This Zauriel is not a loyal servant of the Lord, but rather a disgraced angel-turned-demon trying to make his way back to heaven. For those of you who watch the show Supernatural, my writing will be heavily influenced and based on the character of Castiel, with a hint of Uriel in there for that renegade touch.
.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?:

A dedicated player who is very excited about his character. Excitement = posts.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:

I've heard people say 'like Hell'. When something unfortunate happens, like they miss the bus or stub their toe, they say it hurts 'like hell'.

If that's true, then I don't know how to describe the real deal. It's...

It's a prison made of bone, and flesh, and blood, and fear. Even for demons. The image of Hell being covered in fire isn't all right. There are places that aren't even warm. There are lakes of frozen blood and guilt. The dead, the guilty, torn to pieces day after day after day. And just when they think there's nothing more to take, it all grows back, just so it can be taken all over again.

A second in the Pit is like an eternity. So what does that make an eternity down there?

"I want out."

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g173/BDagur/685355-lucifer_40_super.png

[Byrd Man]

Wow. Good choice.

[Gallagher]

Reminds me heavily of Dogma for some reason.

[Catman_prb]

Indeed.

[Gallagher]

That's gotta my favorite post of all ****ing time.

Not bragging, it's a pile of ****e, I just had a ton of fun writing it... I'm sick like that :(

[Saved]

It was great, dude. I'm loving workin at Arkham with you. :D:up:

[Belvedere]

I think I might try (emphasise on try) not to post this weekend, otherwise I'm going to burn myself out.

I'm going to look pathetic when I post tomorrow morning now, oh well. :o

[Saved]

I'm trying not to post multiple solo posts in one day, myself. I get ya. ;):up:

[Gallagher]

**** that, I'm going to run Crane into the damn ground with the amount of solo posts in a day.

I still need to post as Nygma however. Tomorrow! Tomorrow is Nygma day!

[Eddie Brock]

Kristen Bell as Harley Quinn? James Franco as Jason Todd? Syn, I knew there was a reason I loved you. :heart:

[Batman]

MST is approved for Giganta. Byrd is approved for Dick Grayson.

[Spike_x1]

Anyone who's seen my status on MSN would know that I'm away from home at the moment. I'm briefly on my sister's laptop right now, but I'll be home again tomorrow afternoon, and will put a couple IC posts up then.

[Batman]

Sensei is approved for Zauriel.

I'll be sending MM a list of additions to make to the roster, including the requests for changed pictures.

[SenseiofCheese]

Just in case this game hadn't become big enough, it's Heaven vs Hell time!

[Catman_prb]

Digging the Zauriel Sensei :up:

[SenseiofCheese]

Thanks kindly, Catsimus. I'm very excited for what I have planned for angel-turned-demon.

And for those wondering, Ultimate Zauriel has the ability to see a man's sins upon touching him/her, a la Bruce Willis in Unbreakable.

[Saved]

Sounds like he's gonna be bad-ass, Sensei. Nice work. :up:

[SenseiofCheese]

He's not the only one, dude. I'm loving Todd. It's awesome to see him be more than just a fighter, but an actual detective as well.

[Saved]

He's not the only one, dude. I'm loving Todd. It's awesome to see him be more than just a fighter, but an actual detective as well.
Thanks, man.

You know how I feel about the supernatural guys of the comic world, though. My time with Blackheart in Ult. Marvel shows that. I look forward to seeing Zauriel develop, especially if he's walking the line...:cool::up:

[SenseiofCheese]

Oh believe me, there will be some interesting people coming at Zaurel, from both sides of the party line.

[Saved]

Oh believe me, there will be some interesting people coming at Zaurel, from both sides of the party line.
SenseiofCheese - the Jason Aaron of Ultimate DC. :oldrazz::up:

[Belvedere]

If anyone wants to hit me up on MSN:

cameron_cropper@hotmail.com

Be prepared to face a torrent of ideas if you do, though. :o

[Catman_prb]

Where ever he is, whatever he's doing, right now Sensei just orgasmed. You have no idea what you've let yourself in for :up:

[Gallagher]

Right, I'm going to have to drop Nygma, In theory I had loads of great stuff thought out but in practice I just can't seem to write anything worthwhile with him.

Someone else can ultimatize him better than me :up:

[Matt Murdock]

Spikey-poo, shall we talk online at some point?

[SenseiofCheese]

I know I'm going to sound like a broken, sycophantic record, but damnit, I'm going to say it again. Belvedere, seriously. Your Alan Scott....the character himself, the supporting cast, the intricate, Goodfellas-like backstory you're presenting is all just astounding. I'm going to have to say your Ultimate Alan Scott is my favorite character to read in a long, long time.

[Catman_prb]

Yeah yeah, we all hate you too. Was Castiel running through your head when you posted as Zauriel?

[SenseiofCheese]

He is my inspiration, so yes.

He also runs through my head when I'm having sex, which is weird.

[Catman_prb]

The intense look he gave the prophet as the Archangel got them at the end *shudders*

[Saved]

"I should most likely hurry, lest people die. I suppose."

How epic is that? :wow:

[Belvedere]

I know I'm going to sound like a broken, sycophantic record, but damnit, I'm going to say it again. Belvedere, seriously. Your Alan Scott....the character himself, the supporting cast, the intricate, Goodfellas-like backstory you're presenting is all just astounding. I'm going to have to say your Ultimate Alan Scott is my favorite character to read in a long, long time.

Stop it, I'll blush. :o

It's seriously the most fun I've had writing any character so far, I'm glad you're enjoying it.

[Matt Murdock]

No more dead cops!

[SenseiofCheese]

Stop it, I'll blush. :o

It's seriously the most fun I've had writing any character so far, I'm glad you're enjoying it.

It really shows how much you're enjoying writing him. It just oozes the kind of writing style that's so much better than one's "regular" kind. You know, where you just sit down and stuff just keep pouring out (Byrd has the same problem, but that's a different story all together).

[Matt Murdock]

I need a picture of Jason Bard, Harl.

[UltimateRPGs]

Roster(s) updated. :up:

[Harlekin]

I need a picture of Jason Bard, Harl.
The one on wiki is all right. The main one. Cool rosters, by the by.

[Matt Murdock]

Thanks, man. I' m sure I'll find the picture you mean soon enough. A search of "Jason Bard" in the wiki didn't prove too helpful, though.

[Johnny Blaze]

I know this is beating a dead horse (which can be pretty fun with a Jimmy bat), but there's some really creative stories going on here. Everyone has really put a lot of time into their character's life story, and it shows.

So, kudos, mother****ers. :up:

[Byrd Man]

^
What the stoner said.

[Matt Murdock]

:up: Agreed. Finally got caught up on my IC reading and everything is superb. New games bring out the best in people, and it's evident that enthusiasm for a concept helps elevate the post quality a ten-fold.

[Belvedere]

There's alot of back patting going on in this thread.

I can feel the warm, post coitus love from here. :oldrazz:

[Matt Murdock]

But... Sensei and I haven't chatted since the other day. :huh:

[Matt Murdock]

Bamn, Belvedere. You're good. You are quite good.

[Belvedere]

I honestly thought that was my weakest Scott post to date. :o

[Matt Murdock]

That's like saying it was sub-par filet mignon.

[Belvedere]

What can I say? I attribute my success of late to basking in the literary prowess of my fellow SHH posters for the past year or so.

:heart:

[Matt Murdock]

:heart:

Sweet-talker.

[Lord Doom]

There doesn't appear to be much that has changed. Nice to know Harlekin's still here, though (last I checked, he was saying good-bye to the boards). BTW, why is there a Green Hornet section?

[Saved]

Hey guys just a quick side note. I don't think I mentioned it in my posts, so it isn't a retcon, but, Barbara is going to be a senior in High School. :up: Thank you for your time.

[Harlekin]

Yeah, I came back. Good to see you back.

There's going to be a Green Hornet movie.

And MM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bard? :confused:

[Matt Murdock]

And MM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bard? :confused:
Oh, you meant that wiki, not our wiki. I'll add him asap.

[SenseiofCheese]

And could you add Guy Gardner to 'Walking the Line', my love? If you could use the picture I used in my app, that would be awesome, sweetums.

[Catman_prb]

Such...sugary...sweetness...

[Saved]

Sensei, are you Bruno? :heart:

[Keyser Soze]

I'm tempted to join, but I need to think if I can juggle another character. May need to drop someone... :(

[Belvedere]

I'm tempted to join, but I need to think if I can juggle another character. May need to drop someone... :(

Do it. :cmad:

[Catman_prb]

Dooooooooooo it.

[Eddie Brock]

To be honest, I don't want to see Keyser drop any of his characters. But I also want him to play here. :csad:

[Spike_x1]

Sorry about the delay. My dad dropped by pretty unexpectedly for the Atlantic Nationals (annual car show in town), so I've been hanging out with him. Bane post is up, and I'll get right on a Superman post.Spikey-poo, shall we talk online at some point?Sure. :up:
Also, still need to chat with Cats, and probably Andy too, about shenanigans in Metropolis.
:boba:

[Catman_prb]

...Do I have your MSN?

[Spike_x1]

scot.kimball@hotmail.com

[NiteMare Shape]

I've got a few characters running through my head that I'd love to try out...

But I have acouple questions first...

How long has this game been around (how many seasons) and how much history is there as far as characters go?

[Byrd Man]

Game is new and just about evey character has a clean slate.

[Batman]

How long has this game been around (how many seasons) and how much history is there as far as characters go?

This is the first season. In game time, it has been about three years since the appearance of the 'major' heroes, like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and such. The amount of history you want to give your character is largely up to you.

[NiteMare Shape]

Nice...I should have an app up soon.

[Saved]

Hey, MM, any chance I could get this pick of Babs for the Roster?

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x90/Edge_027/6-21.jpg

[Belvedere]

I'm now three posts ahead of where I'm at in the IC thread.

Is that really sad? It's not like my posts are short either, it's like I'm addicted.

[Venom160]

Amazing stuff guys. I'll have an app up soon.

[SenseiofCheese]

Just to cement my status as the flip-flopping little ***** of this particular game, I shall now, in a stunning display of *******ishness, drop Guy Gardner.

I have plans for him, obviously, and I might visit them again at a later date if no one snatches him up. But for now, I'm just too excited about Zauriel, and I can already feel Guy falling to the wayside.

[Saved]

:csad: Sensei, you're breaking my heart. EDIT Don't flip-flop on Zauriel! :cmad:

[SenseiofCheese]

Oh, I won't. Zauriel is one of those characters where you write them and you just know you're going to be sticking with them for a long time.

It's kind of like when I first met MM. Except with a lot less gay sex.

[Saved]

Oh, I won't. Zauriel is one of those characters where you write them and you just know you're going to be sticking with them for a long time.

It's kind of like when I first met MM. Except with a lot less gay sex.
Can Zauriel be gay, though? :huh:

[SenseiofCheese]

He can be anything you want him to be.

But not Mike Tyson.

[Saved]

He can be anything you want him to be.

But not Mike Tyson.
...damn. Can he be Tyson's clone?

[Belvedere]

Just to cement my status as the flip-flopping little ***** of this particular game, I shall now, in a stunning display of *******ishness, drop Guy Gardner.

I have plans for him, obviously, and I might visit them again at a later date if no one snatches him up. But for now, I'm just too excited about Zauriel, and I can already feel Guy falling to the wayside.

Terrible, terrible human being.

[Catman_prb]

You monster. There should be laws against you, you know.

[Matt Murdock]

Oh, I won't. Zauriel is one of those characters where you write them and you just know you're going to be sticking with them for a long time.

It's kind of like when I first met MM. Except with a lot less gay sex.
Dammit, Sensei! :cmad:

Just once I'd like to not have to catch up on the roster!

[Saved]

Hey, MM, any chance I could get this pick of Babs for the Roster?

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x90/Edge_027/6-21.jpg

Dammit, Sensei! :cmad:

Just once I'd like to not have to catch up on the roster!
Here's more incentive. :) ... don't kill me. :(

[Matt Murdock]

Here's more incentive. :) ... don't kill me. :(
Your request is pretty easy, but when someone actually drops a character, I have to shift all the spots on the roster around and it's just a huge pain in the ass.

[trustyside-kick]

Dammit, Sensei! :cmad:

Just once I'd like to not have to catch up on the roster!

You're experiencing a mere SMALL amount of the stuff I went through over at OU. :o

[SenseiofCheese]

But Guy Gardner isn't on the current roster, so there is no editing required to maneuver around him being dropped.

[SenseiofCheese]

Yet again, Belv, fantastic stuff. Your Scott story has gotten pretty intense, and I can't wait to see what's waiting for the guys in that warehouse.

[Belvedere]

Yet again, Belv, fantastic stuff. Your Scott story has gotten pretty intense, and I can't wait to see what's waiting for the guys in that warehouse.

You don't know how badly I want to post the rest of the arc (which is all written out already), but I'm trying not to look too keen. :o

Spacing them out builds the suspense too.

[Catman_prb]

Sensei, cool your burning loins.

[Belvedere]

He's overcompensating because of the complete neglect he's showing Amanda Waller over in the OU, and in turn my character Bullseye.

Bastard. :cmad:

[Eddie Brock]

He's overcompensating because of the complete neglect he's showing Amanda Waller over in the OU, and in turn my character Bullseye.

Bastard. :cmad:
At least he hasn't dropped Waller.

Yet.

[SenseiofCheese]

You mean the complete neglect I'm showing ALL my other characters.


...which I'm sure is better, somehow :csad:

[Johnny Blaze]

You mean the complete neglect I'm showing ALL my other characters.


...which I'm sure is better, somehow :csad:

Yeah, Gunnar is gonna get eaten by a dire polar bear here soon. :o

[Matt Murdock]

You're experiencing a mere SMALL amount of the stuff I went through over at OU. :o
You're a saint. :o

[Catman_prb]

Yeah, Gunnar is gonna get eaten by a dire polar bear here soon. :o
I'll hold you to that.

[Harlekin]

Sorry for not posting. Weird few days behind me. I should have something tomorrow or the day after.

[Andy C.]

Sorry about not posting anything for Luthor yet. I've been having a really rough week, and it's left me in kind of a funk. I promise I'll get him in the game some time tomorrow.

[Saved]

Gallagher! :cmad:

[Johnny Blaze]

Well, after some brainstorming, talking with certain parties, and some general mulling...I'm dropping Amazo. :csad:

It is hard to do since I had plans for John Doe, but hopefully I'll be able to revisit them later on.

Spike, I know we were planning to do an Amazo/Supes meeting, so for that I apologize. But the chance to bring the future of the UDC into the RPG was too tempting to pass up.

So later today I'll put up an app for my character and a brief history of his universe.

Until then...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/HypsterJB/Legion.jpg

Long Live the Legion!

[twylight]

Me!!!

*wants you-know-who*

[twylight]

:heart:

[Catman_prb]

Damn you old man!

[twylight]

:o :o

[Catman_prb]

I'm maxxed out on characters already :csad:

[Johnny Blaze]

Here's a rundown on the UDC Legion's universe...

Brief Background of the United Planets
The year is 2999. The planet Earth has changed immensely since the Heroic Age. Almost completely covered in cityscape, Earth sits as the capital of the United Planets, a group of hundreds of worlds banding together to form a perfect union. Governed by a council of twelve (with each space sector having a representative), the United Planets have enjoyed peace and success since it's inception in 2099.

Alien races had been known to the world for some time, thanks largely to the Earth's meta-human population. But it wasn't until the discovery of warp travel led to the planet Earth joining the galactic stage. With the help of it's hero, Superman, the Earth received a helping hand in this bold new world from the race of beings of New Genesis.

Their wisdom and power helped guide the Earthlings through their rough beginning as their exploration of the cosmos began. Within one-hundred years the Earth had already made contact with nearly a thousand different alien species and had established treaties and trading pacts with most of them. By the year 2235, the Earth had become a major player in the cosmic scene, using it's considerable influence to create a coalition of planets that helped to increase trade, provide a universal defense in the Science Police (detailed below), and bring dozens of species together under one banner: The United Planets.

A few, like the Durlans, who were skilled shapeshifters, did not take well to human ideals and the UP's attempt to control them. And the clash of ideologies eventually led to the Galactic Civil War. Led by the Durlans, rebel worlds banded together to fight for their freedom against the tyrant that sought to subjugate them. The war was long and bloody, lasting nearly a decade and claiming billions of lives. The UP had pushed the rebels back to the edge, but were unable to claim victory.
Both sides feared that the bloodshed would continue forever, until one fateful day.

An Earth scientist, called simply the Controller, created one of the most destructive weapons to ever grace existence: the sun eater. A living weapon able to drain stars of their energy, the sun eater was unleashed onto the world of Durla, the leader of the rebel alliance. The sun eater destroyed the Durlan star, turning all the planets in the system into an icy grave.

Horrified at the destructive power of the sun eater, the rebellion surrendered. And after nearly a year of negotiations and compromising, the rebel worlds joined the United Planets. In return the sun eater was locked away in the bowels of an unknown world, never to be used again.

For hundreds of years, the United Planets prospered in relative peace. Then came the year 2992, the year when the Dominators began their invasion of known space.

Coming from outside the galaxy, the Dominators were a species bred for war. And they took the United Planets by storm, destroying dozens of worlds and killing billions of lives before the UP could fully respond.

The Dominator War was a savage struggle for survival, and was slowly starting to turn against the United Planets.
Major R.J. Brande, an influential figure in the UP military, then came to the ruling council with a proposition. The formation of a specialized team of super-powered individuals, trained as soldiers and used as a weapon against the Dominators.

The ruling council agreed to Brande's proposal, and thus the Legion was born...

Brief History of the Legion
The brainchild of Major R.J. Brande, the Legion was an elite fighting unit created to stop the Dominator threat and end the war.
Originally consisting of seven soldiers hand-picked by Brande, the Legion quickly established themselves as a thorn in the side of the Dominator forces.
Each Legionnaire took on a code name in honor of the heroes of old, whom Brande used as an influence for his Legion concept.

Garth Ranzz, aka Lightning Lad, of the planet Winath.
Imra Ardeen, aka Saturn Girl, of Titan.
Rokk Krinn, aka Cosmic Boy, from the world Braal.
Tasmia Mallor, aka Shadow Lass, of Talok VIII.
Querl Dox, aka Brainiac 5, from the planet Colu.
Tinya Wazzo, aka Phantom Girl, of the world Bgztl.
Val Armorr, aka Karate Kid, of Earth.

Together they helped push back the Dominators and achieve a final victory over the scourge once and for all.
But their mission was not over at war's end. The galaxy had been turned upside down from the war, and many star systems were in dire straights. Bandits and other villains used this as an opportunity to reveal themselves and carry out their own nefarious deeds. Small pockets of Dominator war bands still moved in the fringe of UP space, raiding worlds for slaves and resources in an attempt to regain their lost glory.

With hundreds of worlds clamoring for UP aid to fix their many problems, the ruling council was stretched thin trying to accommodate them all. As such, many worlds were left to fend for themselves, and talks of the UP's ineptness spread throughout the galaxy. Fearing they were losing control, the United Planets turned the Legion from a unit of soldiers to a team of superheroes from the days of the Heroic Age. In order to ingratiate them onto the civilians, the Legion became the Legion of Superheroes, with it's members receiving costumes and the like to make them appear as the heroes of old.

Using the Legion of Superheroes as a means to increase their approval rating and give the people something to hope for, the ruling council created an base for the Legion akin to the Justice League's fabled Hall of the past. Dubbed Legion World, it was meant to be a sign of hope for tomorrow for the beleaguered public, and the Legion went about their business of trying to restore order to a suddenly lawless galaxy...

Brief History of the Science Police
Created in 2235, the Science Police were originally a special branch of the military that was equipped with state of the art weapons and technology. They were used primarily to keep order in the outer rim of the galaxy. When the Galactic Civil War began, the Science Police's role increased tremendously. They became a special forces branch, used for highly dangerous and classified missions. The UP military was a joke to the Rebels, but the Science Police sent shivers down their spines.

Despite the Science Police's success in battle, the UP and Rebel forces were locked in a bloody stalemate for years. Until a high ranking Science Police researcher named the Controller created the Sun-Eater. When the Rebels surrendered after the death of Durla, the Science Police were hailed as heroes by the citizens of the United Planets.
Within a year, the United Planets had disbanded it's regular military, replacing it with the Science Police, who now received near unlimited funding and support.

For the centuries that followed, the Science Police reigned as the ultimate force of order in the cosmos, keeping everything in line with what the UP ruling council saw fit.
Then the Dominators came, and the Science Police finally met their match. The alien menace was undeniably savage, but they were also highly skilled and proficient killers. Despite the advantage of technology, the Science Police were slowly losing the war.

Then came R.J. Brande. An Earthling now in his mid-thirties, R.J. entered the Science Police's academy at the age of eighteen and graduated the head of his class. He displayed a keen and creative mind, to go with a sense of honor and heroism that rocketed him up the ranks. Now, as a Major, R.J. Brande came to the ruling council with a radical idea. The creation of the Legion.
The ruling council agreed, and put Brande as their commander.

When the war ended, most in the Science Police thought that the Legion would be disbanded. That would not be the case though, as the ruling council deemed the Legion the heroes of the war. With the United Planets citizens praising the Legion, their were many in the Science Police that began to felt resentment towards the Legion and Brande. Many dubbed Brande as a traitor when he elected to stay with the Legion as their liaison with the government after the ruling council turned them into a futuristic team of superheroes.

Now, the Science Police continue to uphold the law of the United Planets. Keeping order in a universe turned upside down by the Dominator invasion. Although they are both fighting on the same side, the Science Police do not work well with the Legion of Superheroes. Often their interactions lead to arguments and even worse...

[Byrd Man]

Wow. Now that's an Ultimate Legion.

[Johnny Blaze]

.Screen name: Johnny Blaze

.Character you wish to portray: Garth Ranzz, aka Lightning Lad

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Hero

.Powers and physical attributes: Ability to generate and control electricity for a variety of effects; Has a Legion Flight Ring which grants him the ability to fly as well as the ability to communicate with other Legion Flight Rings across the breath of space; Has a trans-suit, a standard Legion issue device that is invisible to the naked eye and protects the wearer from the rigors of vehicle-less travel in space

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): Growing up on the planet Winath in the year 2999, Garth Ranzz led a simple life. By no means wealthy, Garth's parents still did everything possible to make sure both he, his older brother, Mekt, and his twin sister, Ayla, grew up in a loving home without wanting for anything.

On his sixteenth birthday Garth and Ayla and Mekt decided to go joy riding in the countryside. Mekt drove the craft, unknowingly taking them into a secret government compound. The sibling's ship was shot down by the defenses, and crashed in the middle of a testing grounds. Alive, but in a state of shock, Garth grabbed his unconscious sister and followed Mekt out of the wrecked ship.

Outside the craft, Garth tried to revive Ayla when his hair began to stand on end. The sky turned a faint blue and began to crackle. Then the energy weapon they were testing went off, engulfing all three in cosmic radiation.

Garth awoke in the hospital fourteen days later in a bed next to Ayla, both lucky to be alive. However all was not well as Mekt's body was never recovered from the scene. After some tests, Garth soon discovered that both he and his sister had been given special powers from the accident. Garth had become a living battery of energy, and Ayla the power to affect the personal gravity of any object.
After months of testing by the Winath government, Garth and Ayla returned home, anxious to get back to some semblence of a normal life.

Two years later Garth's world would be turned upside down once again as the Dominator War that ravaged the galaxy came to Winath. His parents were cut down before his eyes, and Ayla was taken prisoner by the Dominator legions that ravaged his world.

Garth was severely injured while attempted to rescue his sister and left for dead. But fortune would smile on him once again when he was rescued by the Science Police. After their destruction of Winath, the Dominators left the planet as quickly as they had come. There sole purpose of the attack was now clear, they were after slave workers. And Ayla was taken.

Garth went on to join the Science Police force and the war against the Dominators as he tried everything he could to find and save his sister.
It didn't take long for Garth to distinguish himself in battle, given his unique powers. And soon he found himself in front of the United Planets ruling council.
The Dominator War was dragging on, with both sides fighting to a stalemate and neither willing to surrender. But the United Planets were running out of supplies and support for the war. They needed to produce an ace from their sleeve to help finally end the bloodshed.

So they went out and found those throughout the galaxy with special abilities, bringing them together to form a special meta-human task force with the purpose to uphold the ideals of the UP and battle it's enemies, both foreign and domestic.
Called the Legion, Garth became a founding member of the team, under the command of Major R.J. Brande who was behind the Legion's creation.

Given the code name of Lightning Lad, Garth Ranzz was finally reunited with Ayla when the war ended. But it was not a return to normal for the siblings. Garth's time spent as a soldier had hardened him a bit. And Ayla's time spent in the Dominator's labor camps had taken away her spirit, making her a more sullen in disposition.

But it wasn't just Garth and his sister. The entire galaxy found it a difficult task to try and restore a sense of normality after the war. The citizens of the United Planets grew more frustrated by the day, blaming the slow-moving UP's ruling council for the lack of progress since the war's end. If it's one thing the council members cannot afford, it's planets succeeding. Or worse, a full-scale revolution.

Enter the Legion of Superheroes. The UP are leaning heavily on the Legion, who are adored by the public, to boost their image and try to clean up the mess left by the Dominator War. As such, they have turned their image from a special military task force to that of a superhero team akin to the days of old. Remaining the field leader of the Legion, Garth still sees himself as a soldier as apposed to the superheroes the UP makes them out to be.

But it is now up to the Legion to not only stop the growing amount of meta-crime across the galaxy, but to also try to avert a potential civil war from happening.

.The burning question - Why this character?: I love the Legion, and Garth is one of my favorite characters.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: Other than his different origin, Garth's attitude will be a bit gruff due to all the **** he's been through. Think like a young Clint Eastwood in a sense.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: Experience in RPing and the mutha ****in' Legion of Superheroes. :mad:

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:

Garth looked out the window of the shuttle as the craft descended into the atmosphere. The ship rocked a bit upon entry, but Garth didn't appear to notice. His mind was focused on the planet below: Takron Galtos. An world-wide prison housing the scum of the galaxy. It was nearly impossible to escape, and an attack on the planet was utter suicide.

Yet somehow, a group of terrorists had broken into the facility. What they were after, Garth did not know. And he didn't really care, either. It didn't matter, they just had to be stopped.

"Fifteen seconds", shouted the pilot.

"Get ready, people", Garth stated, looking over his teammates.
"We hit the ground running. Shadow Lass provides cover, and we breach the facility through the maintenance hatch. Once inside, we make for and secure the control room. From there we find out where the rest of these Dark Circle clowns are and take them out. Everybody clear?"

They all responded and Garth turned once more to stare out the window at the large buildings that rushed by. The shuttle slowed suddenly and landed hard on top of a large metal building.

"Long live the Legion", Garth muttered under his breath as the ramp descended and the blasts of plasma rifles began to shoot by his head.

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?: Yes

[Johnny Blaze]

Wow. Now that's an Ultimate Legion.

I know. You should totally join in the festivities. :woot:

[Spike_x1]

Spike, I know we were planning to do an Amazo/Supes meeting, so for that I apologize. But the chance to bring the future of the UDC into the RPG was too tempting to pass up.Well, that's just Phooey-McGooey. :cmad:
Oh well, it's all cool.

[Batman]

No, don't take it back.

It's still Phooey-McGooey.

[Johnny Blaze]

Well, that's just Phooey-McGooey. :cmad:
Oh well, it's all cool.

You're such a good sport. I knew there was a reason I put you on the "People Not to Kill" list. :up:

[Johnny Blaze]

To those interested in joining in on the HLA, the Legion is starting off a year after the end of the Dominator War, which lasted for 6 years.

Just long enough for the Legion to be established as the "superhero" team the UP governing body wants them to be, and still early enough for the galaxy to still be in a state of organized chaos from the war's end.

[Byrd Man]

First off, I want to say **** you to JB and Twy for doing this to me.

I'm dropping Grayson temporarily.

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name: Byrd Man

.Character you wish to portray: Querl Dox/Brainiac 5

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Hero

.Powers and physical attributes: Brainiac is a Level 12 intellect, one of the brightest minds in the galaxy. He also has super-strength and is virtually immortal. Dox also has a Legion Flight Ring which grants him the ability to fly as well as the ability to communicate with other Legion Flight Rings across the breath of space; Has a trans-suit, a standard Legion issue device that is invisible to the naked eye and protects the wearer from the rigors of vehicle-less travel in space

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): A great-great-great-great-great-nephew to the criminal originally know as Brainiac, Queri Dox came from one of Colu's most prominent families.

During the Dominator War, Colu remained neutral during the struggle. Queri brought shame to his family by using all of his intellect and brainpower to join the Science Police during the war.

During a mission early on in his enlistment, Dox was severly wounded in battle and was fully paralyzed.

Afraid of living his life as a vegetable, Dox agreed to an experimental surgery to have his brain and consciousness transferred into a robotic body.

The android's body was made to resemble Dox. After the operation was a sucess, Dox was chosen to contiue service witht he Science Police as a member of a special task force to fight in the war.

Adopting the name of his ancestor, Dox became known as Brainiac 5 and now serves with The Legion.


.The burning question - Why this character?: I liked JB's version of the Legion and want in on it.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: Well, his origin is vastly different. Also, Brainy will be a combonation of Reed Richards and The Terminator. A logical man who is also afraid of his android body, afraid he is becoming too much of a machine.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: A so-so RPer and a member of the Legion.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:


Now

"Fifteen seconds", shouted the pilot. I nod and look at Garth as he starts goving over the mission objectives one more time.

"We hit the ground running. Shadow Lass provides cover, and we breach the facility through the maintenance hatch. Once inside, we make for and secure the control room. From there we find out where the rest of these Dark Circle clowns are and take them out. Everybody clear?"


Six Years Ago

"What?" Father asks as I hang my head in shame.

"Colu will stay neutral during this fight. The act of warfare is cruel, and not for our people."

"But, Father. If they lose, then we all lose."

"Look at you! You're a 12th level intellect! What good can you be to the galaxy running around a battlefield?!"

I look my father in the eyes and scowl.

"It is my choice to make, Father. I would appreciate your support."

"Get out of this house. You are no longer a member of this house. You are no better than your ancestor, Brainiac!"


Four Years Ago

I quietly wheep to myself as I lay in bed, unable to move.

I suppose my father was right. Here lays a level 12 intellect, unable to even speak.

"Mr. Dox." A voice says from somewhere in the hospital room.

"I know you can hear me. My name is Major R.J. Brande, I want to commend you for that job well done, all in the name of the UP. I've read your file and I know what kind of brains you have. It's a damn shame to let it go to waste. That's why I'm signing you up for a bit of surgery. It may not work, but if it does then you get your body back. New and improved."

The man appears before me, smiling into my eyes.

"Welcome to Legion, soldier."


Now

The ship rocks as the pilot yells out that we have ten seconds to land.

"Lightning Lad, I calculate the odds of this misson being a success at 1,245,456 to 1."

Garth smiles at me as we get ready.

"Brainy, never tell me the odds!"

The landing craft's door opens and we rush into the battle.

Long live the Legion.

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1571/523804brainiacsuper.jpg

[Catman_prb]

Mother****er.

[Byrd Man]

JB is approved as Lightning Lad

[Johnny Blaze]

Well giggity giggity goo! Now we'll have ourselves a hot Legion threesome! :up:

[Johnny Blaze]

JB is approved as Lightning Lad

Right on. :up:


Here's a pic you can use for Lightning Lad for the roster, MM.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a330/HypsterJB/LL-6.jpg

[SenseiofCheese]

MM has been put on a month long probay.

[Johnny Blaze]

What did you do to him, Sensei? :csad:

[trustyside-kick]

First off, I want to say **** you to JB and Twy for doing this to me.

I'm dropping Grayson temporarily.

Grayson is up for grabs eh? Insert manical smile here, plx.

There it is...

:hehe:

[trustyside-kick]

MM has been put on a month long probay.

Christ dude. He needs to learn how to freakin' socialize with people on the 'net without causing crap. :nono:

[Johnny Blaze]

Grayson is up for grabs eh? Insert manical smile here, plx.

There it is...

:hehe:

**** Dick (heh).

Man up and join the Legion. :cmad:

[Catman_prb]

:csad:

[Catman_prb]

Christ dude. He needs to learn how to freakin' socialize with people on the 'net without causing crap. :nono:
*takes notes for future blackmail purposes*

[Johnny Blaze]

Well, since MM is gone for a month, I suggest saving the pic roster info and going to a standard "written" roster in the interim.
That was everything can stay updated so people wanting to join will know who's available.

For instance, they may be Dick lovers. And they'd be able to take Dick now that he's open since he wouldn't be on the roster still. :o

[trustyside-kick]

He could still do them, just he would have to send them to the GMs to update themselves via MSN or something.

[trustyside-kick]

*takes notes for future blackmail purposes*

:huh:

Just saying. Isn't this like the 4th time he's been either banned or involved in the banning of someone else?

[Eddie Brock]

MM has been put on a month long probay.
A month? Jesus Christ.

[Byrd Man]

Well, I heard that he's on a "problem users" list the mods like to keep. I think that's kind of their **** list and anyone who ****s up on that list gets burned a new *******.

[Batman]

God help me...

Byrd is approved for Brainiac 5.

[Johnny Blaze]

Woot! Legion's starting the shape up nicely. :woot:

[SenseiofCheese]

Well, I heard that he's on a "problem users" list the mods like to keep. I think that's kind of their **** list and anyone who ****s up on that list gets burned a new *******.

You mean he's been....blacklisted?

*insert Burn Notice opening*

[Byrd Man]

You mean he's been....blacklisted?

*insert Burn Notice opening*

Pretty sure. Only reason I know about the list is because I think I came close to getting on it too.

[Catman_prb]

But you're the son of pure evil. Surely you deserve to be on it?

[Saved]

But you're the son of pure evil. Surely you deserve to be on it?
Son? Pff.

[Byrd Man]

But you're the son of pure evil. Surely you deserve to be on it?

Son of pure evil, but the second-cousin of all lies and mistruths.

[Catman_prb]

So I'm going to voice Byrd's opinion here and say **** you to JB and Twy for doing this to me.

Zod is temporarily dropped.


. Application .

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name: Catman_prb

.Character you wish to portray: Karate Kid (Val Armorr)

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Hero

.Powers and physical attributes: Val is a master in every form of martial combat developed until the 31st Century. His skill is seemingly superhuman, his ability to seek out a target's weakness makes it seem like he has superstrength.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): Val's father was an infamous space pirate named Kirau Nezumi, who at the pinnacle of his success set off on a doomed quest to find the Sun Eater. Ultimately his concubine, and Val's mother, sent a message to the UP who sent out a military task force led by arguably the last true hero of the UP military, Captain Toshiaki. Toshiaki stormed Nezumi's ship and killed the deranged madman, but not before the pirate killed Val's mother. In an act of pity, Toshiaki adopted the young child left behind. Val spent the majority of his time in the simulator as he grew up, learning and mastering every form of martial arts in his personal quest to atone for his heritage.

.The burning question - Why this character?: Twy threatened to beat me :csad:

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: Well by where we're starting off, KK will have served in a six year war to save the universe. That's different right?

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: A character? A player? Chips?

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:

Six Years Ago

The ship swung low over the battlefield, the side cannons blasting at the Dominator host swarming over the hill towards the colony. A few unmanned turrets were blasting at the aliens as they advanced on the great towers of the colony. Val watched as other troop ships flew around to key points in the battlefield. Down below the remnants of the militia were making a desperate last stand. He turned to the pilot, already making his way to the access hatch.

"Lower," he said quietly. A voice crackled into life in his ear.

"Val, I can see what you're going to do, but be smart about this," Brande shouted, hoping to reach his wayward charge.

The Karate Kid merely looked down at the men dying, packed into a tight circle. Without saying a word, he hit the big red button and the hatch opened underneath him. He dropped, and luxurated in the wind whipping his hair and the rain stinging his eyes. He landed on the back of one of the Dominator's and snapped it's spine in half.

He jabbed two fingers into the throat of another Dominator, causing him to drop the floor choking on his own windpipe. He gripped the head of another and snapped it's neck in half. Another one swung at him with a balled and clawed fist, which he ducked under. It swung again, and Val stuck his hands out behind him, so that he landed backwards on all fours. He swept his legs around and knocked the Dominator over, quickly finishing it by stomping on his neck.

The militia kept firing valiantly, not one of them having yet run. He wondered briefly what he was doing here, but then he remembered.

He was giving them a chance.

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/alexgprb/223687-56886-karate-kid.png


May god have mercy on my soul.

[Saved]

Wow. We now have a legit Legion. :wow:

[Gallagher]

Can I call Cats Daniel-San from now on?

[twylight]

. Application .

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name: twylight

.Character you wish to portray: Imra Ardeen/Saturn Girl

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: Hero

.Powers and physical attributes: An intimate knowledge of weapons, knife skills, hand-to-hand combat. Inherently, she has a power of telepathy as all Titans do. Coming from a long line of inter-galaxtic diplomats her telepathy was powerful than most others from her home planet. Because of the large amount of power her telepathy affords her and it's danger to herself and other's she has a dampening micro-chip implanted in her mind. It can be over-ridden, however it takes an extreme amount of concentration and exertion on her part.
She can create and maintain illusions, read minds, break mental barriers (the strain on herself varies according to how firm the mental block is), can create telepathic links from one person to another, create barriers over several people at one time and influence the minds of others. The distance of her powers is unknown but suspected to be quite large even with the dampener. Besides a standard issue Legion flight ring she also has a Trans-suit and tends to always have a gun or knife on her.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it):

On the planet Titan, a moon of Saturn, the inhabitants have evolved to be strong telepaths over the millenniums. While on other planets telepaths are often due to technological, scientific or even meta-gene anomalies, on Titan everyone is. The hierarchy of the planet is based upon the powers of the individuals. Through the centuries this hierarchy evolved as much as the Titan's powers, creating a number of strong households who control the politics, business and religious dealings of the planet; though it is a purely democratic world. Relationships slowly evolving into selective marriages in the 'upper houses', so the children would have as powerful powers as their parents. Love still flourishes on the planet however because of the strong telepathy of the people. This practice continued in the upper houses, but did little to effect the common people of Titan.

Despite what might seem like large social, emotional and economic gaps due to these practices, Titan is a prosperous world with no poverty and a huge amount of empathy towards humanity of all kinds. It is often referred to as a 'paradise' by other worlds. The Titan's are an open race due to their powers, sharing is thought well of, however respect and protection are the two strong rules of the civilization. Because of their mental sensitivity all Titan's are mandatorily trained to shield their minds for their own protection at a young age, and the protection of others, and they are all taught to respect people's ideas, thoughts and minds. Those who break these rules are dealt with quickly.

Imra Ardeen grew up in one of the higher households, her mother was an Ambassador and her father one of the leading business men on the world. The youngest child of her family she was often spoiled by her four older siblings. Her sisters doted on her, often dressed her in flamboyantly feminine fashions while her brothers teased her and allowed her to watch and participate in their boyish pranks. Due to being the youngest she often sat in on her older siblings private psychic tutorings, expanding her mental powers and intellectual knowledge at a young age.

Because of her home planet's close proximity to the central UP government her life was shielded from the insecurity of the universe around her. The war raged on systems away from her own when she was 13, and her parents made sure to shield any conversations that might reach her, or her siblings about the perils. It wasn't until she reached the age of 15 that she began to experience it. Her two older brothers both joined the Titan Military as Officers when they were old enough and her sisters started working in the Hospitals, where many Titans could be found in due to their innate powers.

She was a spunky, light-hearted girl who had a great deal of empathy and faith in people. Due to her powers and ability to naturally make people feel at ease, her parents anticipated her life's work would be as a Public Representative of the planet as either a goodwill Ambassador or, if her training proved well, as a Representative of her world in the UP government. In fact once she turned 16 her mother pulled strings that allowed her to work as an intern with the Titan Representative to Earth. She excelled at the work she was given; witty and gentle she'd often belay whatever anger or frustration there was with a calm word or comment that dispensed it without causing insult.

When she was 17 there was a lull in the fighting and her mother as a diplomat managed to allow the family to join together on the planet of Cargg. Her mother was there for a diplomatic summit and the family visit was to be a short one, just a few days before her brothers were re-deployed and her sisters were transfered to other hospitals. However it was the turning point in the war and also in Imra's life.

Local time, on the morning of Granth 287 at 06:00 the planet Cargg was attached by the Dominators. They swept through the Cargganian defenses and invaded the planet. Due to her mother's political standings the family was among the diplomats who were the first to start being evacuated, however the Dominators attack was swifter than expected and before the Ardeen family was safely aboard their shuttle, the Dominators attacked the surface of the planet. Imra and a handful of others were pulled away during the initial moments as the Titan security force and a handful of SP officers tried to defend the diplomats. Despite their efforts the rest of the members of the group were brutally murdered. Because of their training, the Titan's in the initial moments of the invasion had thrown up protective shields to protect themselves from the Dominator's strong thoughts and the brutal killings that went on around them. However in her desperation at being torn from her family Imra dropped her shields as she was pulled away, reaching out for them in their last moments as her sensitive mind felt the full devastation. Shoved onto an emergency shuttle she cling to the window, her mind filled not just with the visual and mental pain of her families' anguish and last moments but also those of the entire planet.

When a UP ship arrived at the battle scene to retrieve the evacuees they found her in the corner of the shuttle in a catatonic state. The human doctor on board the ship treated her for Post Traumatic Stress as best he could however her mind was open and would not shut, allowing her own feelings to seep into the minds of those around her and she was soon placed in a solitary cell until they reached Titan. Once there she was taken in by her grandparents and extended family who saw to it that she received the best Psychic Therapy the Titan race could offer. However she soon moved from catatonic to highly unstable. She refused to leave her family's home, and those sent to comfort her or for therapy often find illusions of her parents and siblings when they entered. Her sadness that she showed belayed her true emotions of anger and loss at her personal loss and the massive amounts of pain and anguish she'd taken in during Cargg's destruction. Her mood swings were drastic and though they tried to rebuild her minds natural mental barrier's it seemed impossible as only the Psychic Therapists with the strongest shields would attempt to treat her, and despite their efforts they'd often come out of the sessions shaking from the exertion.

Against her family's best efforts Imra still found ways to take in news of the war, listening to the mental waves of nearby UP military ships she finally decided to head to earth and the SP, having felt as if she'd received no help from her own people.
Using her mother's political and diplomatic standing she was able to make it to Earth and walked into the SP office requesting a dampener chip. Recognizing her as highly unstable and unsafe in the human environment they fulfilled her request despite the strain it put on certain topics concerning Titan-Human relations. The chip dampened her ability to feel others thoughts at distance and downplayed her own mental thoughts invading other minds, as well as shunting several other aspects that came with her power.

Imra then entered Science Police training, her highly imbalanced mentality lead the trainer's to worry about what they'd do with her once she graduated. Her telepathy allowed her to glean tactics, lessons and combat moves directly from the shallow thoughts of her instructor's minds. She discarded what was useless, retaining what was useful and put them into practice with an efficiency that startled her teachers due. Her once calming and welcoming presence had turned into a hurricane. Calm one moment, in an instant she'd be violent and while never hurting anyone when once she'd try to calm the room, she had no second thoughts at throwing in for a fight, or even instigating one herself. She gained a taste of alcohol due to the cadet's partying and soon discovered it's numbing effect on the mind.

Her instructor's worries were soon put at ease when Major R.J. Brande reviewed the trainees' and despite her dismerits and insubordination recognized her as a valuable asset to his new elite fighting unit he was putting together. He placed her on the team and once she discovered she'd be battling the Dominators face to face Imra's mind seemed to solidify. She was focused on one thing, killing those who'd caused her and others so much pain. Despite this focus she remained unstable in terms of her mentality, happy one moment, dead drunk the next. She'd finish Garth's sentences, jump the gun, or sometimes behave as a solider should. She soon became known as the most ruthless in battle. Mowing the Dominators down, not just with her weapons, but with her hands and mind. She'd often create illusions to lull them into safety before breaking through them herself knifing them brutally. Her tactics shifted each time, sometimes she'd wipe a while battalion herself with her abilities, other times she took more of a hands-on approach. Her teammates kept her at a distance because of the alternatively cold shoulder she gave them and the overly friendly offers of drinks. While she sometimes acted insubordinate to Garth she never challenged him past certain barriers creating a mutual understanding between the two.

Once the war ended and the team was heralded as heroes she started losing focus. Loosing herself in work or in the seedy bars at the lower levels of the earth. Refusing to return to her home planet and either shying away or flaunting herself in front of Titan's she did meet. She's become more sporadic than she had been, taking delight in temporal and finite things from night to night. While she'd lived in the moment and tried to forget each day as it passed, since Cargg, she's started to act more on it. There are more than a few nights when one of her teammates is pulled from their bed at the call of an SP unit needing them to come down and pull her out of a bar fight. What happens in the future, and how she acclimates to the calming yet still nervous nature of the UP, remains to be seen...

.The burning question - Why this character?: because I freakin' love her to pieces.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?:.....

Well....

Geoff Johns said this about Imra:
"Saturn Girl is the heart and soul of the Legion of Super-Heroes. When everybody's saying, 'Legion doesn't work anymore. There's too much xenophobia. You can't change people.' Saturn Girl says, 'Yes, you can.' Then suddenly, you realize she can read people's minds. She knows everyone's deepest darkest secrets. If she has faith, then at the base level, human beings and aliens and everybody can reach that goal, can reach achievement and have that goodness inside them. I believe her. I'm with her. And that's why Saturn Girl is so important to the Legion. She's at the epicention of truth for the entire universe for me."

As you can tell mine is nothing like that...

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?:
PURE AWESOME!

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:

The music throbbed through the air, making it shake and quiver, the sea of people shifted of it's own accord, the din drowning out any attempt for a person to even think for themselves.

"ANOTHER ROUND!" A blonde head rose from the crowd as the woman mounted a nearby table. She held a beaker of green liquid in her hand before downing it with a large smile and tossing it at the wall. Imra blinked as the potent alcohol made it's way to her head and she laughed. All eyes in this section of the large bar were on her and she loved it. A hand reached up and grabbed her ass. She playfully flicked it off.

"Not now boys!" She slide off the table and into the sea moving her body in rhythm to the music. She soon spotted a Cargganian male dancing, his triple forms all out and enjoying the company of three separate women. Smiling Imra tossed her head and moved her way to him, grabbing two of them by their shirt fronts and pulling them to her.

"We're missing one!" Their surprised and probably slightly frustrated expressions melted as she pressed against them and slide down their bodies with a wink. Her short blonde hair bobbed against her jawline and framed her face. The music grew louder and so did the crowd. Despite the cage of three she'd surrounded herself with Imra was dealt a rough bump from a large Human. Spinning she grabbed his arm.

"What the frak was what about? You think you can fraking get away with a durlan move like that?" The man smirked and leaned over, his handsome face near hers.
"I'm sure I could get away with a lot of stuff with you." Imra looked at him and a smile crept over her face, moving towards him she looped her leg around his.

"Oh yeah? Like what?" His hand moved to her waist and she smiled, running her hand down his arm, gripping his wrist she twisted it, the seductive smile still on her face. It was fun to be wanted.

"AH son of a Braalian, you-" His mouth was interrupted by the punch, Imra laughed as her fist connected to his jaw. The hand that reached to stop her next blow caused her to spin and kick, catching the bouncer in the middle, sending him into a group of dancers. Twisting and kicking Imra battled her way through the crowd, pinning, punching and holding. Her face was grim with determination. In moments the entire club was in an uproar, and moment after that the Science Police arrived to find the blonde woman sitting in the corner, her eyes wide in shock and a scared look on her face.

The lead officer sighed.
"You... should have known."

She looked up at him, true feelings of fear racing through her as she listened to the officer's one sided conversation.
"Yeah, she's here... who this time? Thanks............Krinn? ... yeah. Starlix. Sure."

Reaching down he grabbed her arm roughly.
"Lets go." before hauling her form the emptying club. Outside the med vehicles flashed their lights brightly as they placed her in the back of a SP vehicle with a blanket. She sat in silence, there had been so much noise, so much anger and frustration. Pulling the blanket around her she smiled, well, what was done was done. She couldn't help it if everyone overreacted.

A knock came on the window and she looked up to see Rokk's face through the window. His brown hair disheveled from being torn from bed at 04:00.

"Frak Imra..."

She glared at him and swept out of the vehicle, why did he come? Why did they no think she could handle it on her own.
"Let's get you home."

"NO!" she dodged away from his hand and stared at him.

"I'm not tired, you didn't need to come. I don't know why you're even on the team, it's not like you can do anything." Rokk's face turned stone cold as he moved with a speed to match hers and grabbed her arm.

"Look, you're drunk. I'm out here on the Gan forsaken streets at 0400 because you got me up, again."
Twisting her arm she hit his weak point and pulled away, her back hitting another body as arms went around her, spinning she turned to look into the smiling face of an SP officer.

"Well, if it's not Saturn Girl."

Imra smiled, forgetting Rokk.

"Drake! Wow, it's been forever!"

"Not since training" He said with a smile and a shrug. "Still as wild as ever."

She shrugged, a small web of white scars along the right side of her neck caught the flashing lights of the vehicles, making them an ethereal white design.

"You know the drill. They put you here, then move you there and then you end up half-way across the Universe." Behind her Rokk shrugged and threw his hands up.

"You're on your own." He said before walking off.

Drake looked back at Imra and put a hand on her arm.
"Let's get you someplace where you can chill a bit. Okay?" She threw her arms around his neck and looked up with wide eyes, her words coming out in a great gush as he led her to his vehicle.
"Yes! Orange juice sounds good! It's morning isn't it? Can we stop at McLaugins for breakfast? Is Troy still on the force?"


.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/twylight/DC%20Pics/Legion/506332-1_super.jpg

[Batman]

....

*tempted to hit the 'Approval' button early*

No!

No, dammit! I have morals!

:csad:

[Gallagher]

Hurm...

[Catman_prb]

Do it. Give in to the dark side.

[Batman]

He read Andy's awesome post too, I assume.

If you won't, Gallagher, I will...!

[Gallagher]

Ror would be too similar to Crane (Diary Entries yaaaay).

Expect an app up for someone soon though.

[Batman]

Okay, in lieu of the recent amount of character droppage, I should probably mention something both as a reminder and a caution, just to make sure we don't end up befalling the same fate as the first run of UDC...

Guys, if you're gonna pick up a character, please try and make sure it's one you want to stick with for some time. I don't care what you have to do - plan out arcs way in advance, build up ideas for supporting cast and characters, or whathaveyou. You just need to be absolutely sure that you want to play the character you're picking up.

The reason I stress this is because concepts that were short lived and eventually tossed away was the big reason that there were so many retcons in the last game. As we all know, creativity is a big part of the fun in playing a game that allows as much customization as we need or want - we all strive to do our own versions of characters far and wide across the DCU. That's why Ultimate was created, obviously, but while I do enjoy seeing different interpretations... there also needs to be a clear continuity for this universe. Alot of people didn't really get that, and to my own fault, I allowed it to be done the way it was. I always regretted that, and I intend to never make the same mistakes again.

So, yeah. The main point is - there are gonna be no retcons up in this bizznizz. None. Whatever characters have been posted for at least once in the game will be permanently established as that character's story, application history of said character's approval included.

For instance, Blacklight is currently playing Hal Jordan. Say he never posts again, and someone comes along in Season Two, wanting to reinvigorate the GLC with Hal. Well, while they're entitled to give their own spin on Hal's personality and mythology, as that hasn't been established, Hal's past is there to stay. He was married to Carol Ferris, divorced her when he became Green Lantern and was initiated as a Corpsman. The player wanting Hal in Season Two when BL's long gone cannot rewrite those parameters - they can change little details unmentioned, but Hal being a divorcee does not get written out. Not that I'm saying anyone would want to, but who knows what the next person to want Hal would be thinking.

To be more accurate and fair to the fact that that's only an imaginary scenario right now, it'd be the same with guys like Amazo and Guy Gardner. While I'm sure no one would have a problem following the backstories presented by Sensei and JB, if someone did, they'd be at a loss. JB and Sensei posted as those characters at least once, so that's how Guy and Amazo are gonna stick from now until the game's (or the forum's) end.

If you truly wanted to do a different version, my only advice is to be super-creative. You're all writers, and damn good ones, so I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem - Keep the history, but change the man (or woman) up along the journey of your story. Have a big personal event or phenomina occur that makes the character change how he/she acts, what he/she wears, or who he/she associates with.

But there are going to be no outright retcons. Ever.

[Batman]

Phew. Now that all serious business is out of the way, I offer these to show I wasn't trying to come down on anyone...

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w148/Peachesz94/nachos.jpg

You want 'em. I've got 'em. Dig in!

[trustyside-kick]

Okay, in lieu of the recent amount of character droppage, I should probably mention something both as a reminder and a caution, just to make sure we don't end up befalling the same fate as the first run of UDC...

Guys, if you're gonna pick up a character, please try and make sure it's one you want to stick with for some time. I don't care what you have to do - plan out arcs way in advance, build up ideas for supporting cast and characters, or whathaveyou. You just need to be absolutely sure that you want to play the character you're picking up.

The reason I stress this is because concepts that were short lived and eventually tossed away was the big reason that there were so many retcons in the last game. As we all know, creativity is a big part of the fun in playing a game that allows as much customization as we need or want - we all strive to do our own versions of characters far and wide across the DCU. That's why Ultimate was created, obviously, but while I do enjoy seeing different interpretations... there also needs to be a clear continuity for this universe. Alot of people didn't really get that, and to my own fault, I allowed it to be done the way it was. I always regretted that, and I intend to never make the same mistakes again.

So, yeah. The main point is - there are gonna be no retcons up in this bizznizz. None. Whatever characters have been posted for at least once in the game will be permanently established as that character's story, application history of said character's approval included.

For instance, Blacklight is currently playing Hal Jordan. Say he never posts again, and someone comes along in Season Two, wanting to reinvigorate the GLC with Hal. Well, while they're entitled to give their own spin on Hal's personality and mythology, as that hasn't been established, Hal's past is there to stay. He was married to Carol Ferris, divorced her when he became Green Lantern and was initiated as a Corpsman. The player wanting Hal in Season Two when BL's long gone cannot rewrite those parameters - they can change little details unmentioned, but Hal being a divorcee does not get written out. Not that I'm saying anyone would want to, but who knows what the next person to want Hal would be thinking.

To be more accurate and fair to the fact that that's only an imaginary scenario right now, it'd be the same with guys like Amazo and Guy Gardner. While I'm sure no one would have a problem following the backstories presented by Sensei and JB, if someone did, they'd be at a loss. JB and Sensei posted as those characters at least once, so that's how Guy and Amazo are gonna stick from now until the game's (or the forum's) end.

If you truly wanted to do a different version, my only advice is to be super-creative. You're all writers, and damn good ones, so I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem - Keep the history, but change the man (or woman) up along the journey of your story. Have a big personal event or phenomina occur that makes the character change how he/she acts, what he/she wears, or who he/she associates with.

But there are going to be no outright retcons. Ever.

:up:

[Saved]

We'll be stuck with only ONE idea of Aquaman? :wow:

[trustyside-kick]

Wait, has someone else already submitted an Aquaman app? I'll finally apply for the char if not. Just haven't gotten around to it.

[twylight]

I feel come down on :csad:

Can I get mine without tomatoes? :yay:

[Batman]

Wait, has someone else already submitted an Aquaman app? I'll finally apply for the char if not. Just haven't gotten around to it.

Oh, of course not. It's Aquaman, trusty. Come on, be realistic...

:hehe:

[trustyside-kick]

. Application .

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name:
trustyside-kick

.Character you wish to portray:
Orin of Atlantis; Aquaman

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?:
Hero

.Powers and physical attributes:
Undersea adaptation, telepathy, healing factor, enhanced senses,
Super strength, durability and stamina,
Extra resistance to heat/energy based attacks,

.Origin and backstory (as you see it):
The original Atlanteans are long dead. When they disobeyed their God Poseidon, his punishment was bringing the Great Flood upon them. Once the cradle of civilization, the Golden Age of Atlantis died beneath the waves.

Atlantis was then populated by marine life who, due to centuries of us poluting the waters, were mutated. One mutation was humanoid and highly evolved, and this spread, creating Atlanteans as they are now. They found Atlantis, and mastered the ancient technologies there. Life in Atlantis was akin to that of barbaric tribes.

One of the Atlanteans whom called himself Kordax, brought the Atlanteans together. Uniting the savage tribes into one brought harmony amongst the diverse Atlanteans, but not to the Gods of the Sea. The sea nymphs acted as spies for Poseidon, taking a closer look at what had become of the lost civilization now that it had started to sprout and prosper once more.

Ideologies such as science, magic, and religion had truly began to improve within the colonies of Atlantis, starting with the new capital which was in Poseidon's name: Poseidonis. However, the Old God of the Sea did not take this news well, for the religions were starting to diversify and spread. The Gods whom which the Ancient Atlanteans used to worship, were now almost forgotten.

And so, Poseidon punished the Atlanteans once more. He rampaged through the city of Poseidonis, claiming their leader: the blonde haired Kordax. On that day, he laid a curse upon Kordax and all of his bloodline which would be distinguishable by their blonde hair. That very same day, Kordax was slain. Taken to the center of the city, tied up to one of the pillars, through Poseidon's demands the creatures of the sea ate at his flesh until Kordax died. All who witnessed this horrid day, forgot the ideologies Kordax and his campaign had brought forth. For they feared of his same punishment.

The curse became widely referred to as the Curse of Kordax. So feared, that the wife of Kordax--Cora--was forced to flee to the city. Little did the inhabitants of Poseidonis know however, Kordax's son laid in her womb. Scared and unsure who to turn to, Cora turned to the ancient aquatic titan Tethys. Tethys creates a pact with Cora, claiming that the creatures of the sea will forever guide and protect her family, as the titans touched the belly of Cora. A blue glow emanated afterwards, and Cora could feel something different: she was starting to feel hope for the survival of her son.

Cora dies giving birth to Kordax's son, his heir, Orin as was the price of making the deal with Tethys. But just as the titan Tethys promised her, the very ocean protected Orin as the baby grew up. When Orin grew to manhood, word spread across the waters about an Atlantean with blonde hair.

Orin travelled to Atlantis, finding the city of Poseidonis. He was not met with open arms, as the people immediately tried to kill him: for fear of what him and the Curse of Kordax would bring upon them. Upon his arrival a large Kraken attacked the city, and the citizens blamed Orin's arrival for their misfortune. However, this thought quickly faded away when Orin slained the Kraken with his bare hands.

From that day forth, Orin was a hero among the Atlantean people. However, that isn't to say that everyone was thrilled. Some still remain loyal to Poseidon and the other Gods of the Sea and most importantly...Poseidon's decree about the descendants of Kordax.

.The burning question - Why this character?:
I have an idea for an Aquaman Movie and since obviously I will never type up a script for one or have it appear on the screens...perhaps I can reveal my idea through this RPG. I have a feeling it will be well received. The origin will be different than the movie idea I had, but not arc/plot I have planned.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?:
I am going to embrace the mythological and old folklore traits of the King of the Seven Seas and his realm. There will be a small reflection of one of Peter David's work with the Gods of the Ocean in my portrayal, but in my own way.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?:
I can bring the character a stable, strong, foundation. Hopefully if I do not stick with the character, what I have done will stir enough interest for others to attempt to portray him.

.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:
Orin awakes his slumber, and in the process awakes his two 'guests' as he sits up on the edge of the bed. A woman's hand lays upon his shoulder, another wrapping around, locked on his arm. Orin found himself much more welcomed once he slayed the sea monster.

"Don't go, darling. The tides haven't even changed yet."

"Yes. Come back to bed."

Orin grunts as he pulls away from the two women, getting up from the bed. He walks up to the window, staring at the underwater city around him. The building was airtight, preventing the outside water from rushing in. It was the design of every building in Poseidonis.

But while it had become a comfort to some Atlanteans to remain dry if they wish, it would never be something Orin could get used to. He grew up with the waves of the ocean, swimming and playing as far as the eye could see. The entire ocean was to himself it seemed.

"Love?"

"Will you two shut up? I do not even know your names, yet you talk to me with such words of infactuation and you speak of myself as though I am your one, true, love."

Orin turns around, looking at the two women. There is sadness in their eyes, but Orin knows not to think of it much. They were simply 'loose' women who slept with the hero who killed the Kraken. They did not care for love, only for that fact.

Orin walks back over to the bed, and two women smile. However, their mood soon shifts as they see him begin to put his clothes and armor-scaled shirt and gauntlets back on. He doesn't even look back as he exits the bedroom, wishing to leave without interruption.

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:
Yea

[twylight]

It's like everyone is a **** once ultimized!:wow:

[trustyside-kick]

Pfft I had this same character app/creation before the RPG rebooted. If everyone is a playboy pimp nowadays they are copying me. :o

[Batman]

It's like everyone is a **** once ultimized!:wow:

.....

Well, that's that Batman. This is mine. My idea is that Bruce travels in alot of darker circles, almost seedier circles, in order to get closer to the criminals he's fighting. Along the way, he picks up alot of bad habits - Smoking. Drinking. Hunting for sexual thrills, and drugs. Bruce doesn't hold back or isolate himself from these vices - rather, as a point of contention to his crusade as Batman, he engages in these acts regularly.

You might have a point, there. :csad:

[twylight]

-Not- that I am complaining or anything >.>

[trustyside-kick]

There's no need to wait 24 hrs you know. I mean, come on...I applied for Aquaman. :o

[Andy C.]

Just for the sake of being different, Ultimate Wonder Woman is going to become a nun.

[Batman]

There's no need to wait 24 hrs you know. I mean, come on...I applied for Aquaman. :o

Exactly! That's what I said!

Actually, I said this behind-the-scenes... :o...

Master Bruce says:
http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=17194729&postcount=491
Master Bruce says:
Tell me I'm not an a****** for posting that. :o
Syn says:
HA!
Syn says:
Naw, but I'm waitin' for the day trusty kills us in a fish-themed murder
Master Bruce says:
The hilarious thing is, at one point, Aquaman was going to be my choice for a second character.
Syn says:
Looming in the shadow of the depths?
Master Bruce says:
The only reason I didn't do it was because I didn't have enough of an idea to really stablize him as a character I could go on and on with.
Master Bruce says:
That, and I'm allergic to calamari.

[Batman]

Just for the sake of being different, Ultimate Wonder Woman is going to become a nun.

Until she meets the newer, ****tier Steve Trevor.

:cwink: