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

[Eddie Brock]

thats one hell of a recast then Eddie
It was a joke. I'm sticking with Amber Heard, and anyone who's seen pictures knows why. :oldrazz:

[Blacklight]

No, Bruce's father was still Thomas Wayne. His grandfather was Bruce Wayne Sr. When Bruce inherited his fortune, he covered up his parents' murder to avoid suspicion of being Batman by making it seem Phillip Wayne was his father.

Byrd and I hashed it out over MSN. He's good.

Ah. My bad, guys. Sorry. Continue...

[Blacklight]

It was a joke. I'm sticking with Amber Heard, and anyone who's seen pictures knows why. :oldrazz:
Indeed. :awesome:

[Saved]

I'm casting Amber Heard as Larfleeze, EB - tough crap! :cmad:

[Eddie Brock]

I'm casting Amber Heard as Larfleeze, EB - tough crap! :cmad:
...that would be the single best cosplay ever.

[Saved]

Larfleeze is gonna be this RPG's Freiza. :o

[J'adore]

It was a joke. I'm sticking with Amber Heard, and anyone who's seen pictures knows why. :oldrazz:

Amber Heard is the perfect Supergirl.

[Eddie Brock]

Amber Heard is the perfect Supergirl.
I heard that. *rimshot*

[Spike_x1]

Change Kristen Bell? Hell, I'd like to propose an amendment to make her play every female character. She'd look real good in a Supergirl outfit...How about every character, period?

She'd make a great Bane.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/Spike_x1/UDC%20RPG/She-Bane.jpg

:fhm:

[Eddie Brock]

Heh. I was originally going to make a joke about her playing all characters, but you sir have provided audio-visual aid. You win the internet. :up:

[Byrd Man]

I'd let her break me. :hrt:

[Spike_x1]

I'd let either Bane rough me up.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/Spike_x1/UDC%20RPG/Bane77-1.jpg

...But that's just me.

[Eddie Brock]

Male Bane's mutant body hair is a turn-off for me.

...or is it a turn-on? :awesome:

[Spike_x1]

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk23/Spike_x1/UDC%20RPG/Bane79-1.jpg

[Byrd Man]

Are you so repulsed by it that it actually attracts you?

[Catman_prb]

How close are we to the end of season folks?

[MST3K 4ever]

How close are we to the end of season folks?

My guess pretty close...it would seem fairly logcial that the season ends with the formation of the league and Checkmate starting to come together as well.

All of this is just my guessing take it for what it's worth.

[Saved]

I believe we had talked about the season ending in late October.

[Catman_prb]

Sounds like a plan. Let's roll on with this Sta'rro arc then!

[Spike_x1]

MB told me that the Sta'rro arc would not be the finale. Instead, if the season ends in October, as Byrd told me, that'd be great and give me plenty of time to get my actual finale plans in order (like an awesome Clark & Lex confrontation! ZOMG!!1!).

BTW, new Superman post coming up.

[Catman_prb]

Well, fair enough. I only assumed because we've been going on some time now.

[MST3K 4ever]

MB told me that the Sta'rro arc would not be the finale. Instead, if the season ends in October, as Byrd told me, that'd be great and give me plenty of time to get my actual finale plans in order (like an awesome Clark & Lex confrontation! ZOMG!!1!).




Okay then. Looking forward to the Lex Clark throwdown.

[Saved]

MB told me that the Sta'rro arc would not be the finale. Instead, if the season ends in October, as Byrd told me, that'd be great and give me plenty of time to get my actual finale plans in order (like an awesome Clark & Lex confrontation! ZOMG!!1!).

BTW, new Superman post coming up.
Aside from that, MB can't have the sta'rro arc be the finale because Batman's gotta confront the fact that he stopped Holiday a month or so in the future while he was still fighting the alien threat. :awesome:

[Spike_x1]

I don't know if Ultimate J'onn is vulnerable to fire, but Superman might have inadvertently hurt him by blasting a few beams of heat vision that close to him. Just a little extra conflict to keep things interesting up there. :cwink:

Also, I made it so that the temporarily freed infected people have pretty spotty memories of what they did while under Sta'rro's influence. I figured that it might be inconvenient for Lex's plans if people remembered the fact that he was blasting the s**t out of them with a plasma gun.

[MST3K 4ever]

Hey everyone letting you all know that I will be out of town for the next week. Feel free to bunny The Atom & Giganta (within reason) to move the arc along.

Talk to you all in about a week.

Aloha!

[Mr. Majestic]

Sorry for the lack of the posting i was catching up on other rpgs with i have done now i can get the ball rolling

[sabetoonth]

J'adore, you used Katie Cassidy as Ruby from Supernatural, you're my new favorite UDC poster :awesome:

[J'adore]

J'adore, you used Katie Cassidy as Ruby from Supernatural, you're my new favorite UDC poster :awesome:
HaHa, thanks :yay:

[Byrd Man]

Hey, J'adore. I hate to be a dick, but I have plans with Mirror Master. He's been established as the first Mirror Master, Sam Scudder may exist but he's not Mirror Master. I've got an arc coming up involving him and most the Flash Rogues. Like I said, I don't like saying don't use him....but could you maybe not use him?

[Spike_x1]

Byrd... are you drunk?

[Andy C.]

Is Byrd ever *not* drunk?

[Byrd Man]

Byrd... are you drunk?

Which one of you four ****s that I'm currently seeing said that?! :cmad:

[J'adore]

Hey, J'adore. I hate to be a dick, but I have plans with Mirror Master. He's been established as the first Mirror Master, Sam Scudder may exist but he's not Mirror Master. I've got an arc coming up involving him and most the Flash Rogues. Like I said, I don't like saying don't use him....but could you maybe not use him?

Yeah sure

[MST3K 4ever]

Hey gang I just saw that things are moving alng pretty good. Once Superman gets to Star Labs I'll have the Atom tell him what she found out. Once Lex repsonds to Giganta/Doris' I'll repsond back as well.

I love working with you all this Arc is a lot of fun.

[sabetoonth]

I'm gonna be on the road today, and so I'll get a psot up for Victor bfore hand to establish he is still there.

[Nimibro]

sorry for not posting as anarky, i just hadn't found anything to do with him :P... can i app later as Proffesor Pyg?

[Spike_x1]

You didn't have any stories in mind for Anarky, but applied for the character anyway? Sorry, I guess I just don't understand why some players do that. Just an impulse to claim a character, maybe? :huh:

Conversely, do you actually have storyarcs that you'd like to tell as Pyg?

[Nimibro]

well, wehn i applied to him, i had a story in mind, but... i realised later it was pretty cr*ppy ^^;... but as pyg, i have a storyline, having a "butchery" or a "lab" ion his apartment where he tortures people and like the xcomics, lobotomizes them in a very brutal, violent way...

[Saved]

Apologies for my absence, I've been recovering from surgery. I'll be posting today and catching up with Larfleeze and Red Hood. :up:

[Catman_prb]

Sorry J'adore, just so you know, Martian Manhunters currently in space. Doing spacey stuff.

[J'adore]

Sorry J'adore, just so you know, Martian Manhunters currently in space. Doing spacey stuff.

Yeah sorry, I had Martian Manhunter on my mind when I meant to just write Manhunter (Kate Spencer)

[Spike_x1]

I'm flying out to visit my dad tomorrow afternoon for a couple days, and I don't know what my Internet access is going to be like over there. So until I either get there and discover a perfectly functional connection, or I return home, Superman is gonna be in transit and Bane is doing reconnaissance.

[Saved]

It's been over 5 weeks without a post, Thomas Blake can be removed from the roster.

[Saved]

Apparently, Hype's 'undo' button is a fickle, and only works when it DOESN'T help me. :cmad:

[Saved]

Hey, GL - just remember I have this for the future...

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x90/Edge_027/259840-98216-batgirl1.jpg

:o

[Eddie Brock]

Don't forget about this for us...

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/7080/batles2yj5.jpg

[Saved]

:super: ;)

When I pick up Harley again ... someone's gonna have to pick up Ivy. :ninja:

[SenseiofCheese]

Hey Syn sorry about the delay but my internet completely ****ed me over. In any case, what you sent me in the PM was pure gold, we'll go with it. And I'll have a post up in a few hours!

[Saved]

Sounds good, man. :up:

[Green Lantern]

Syn, can you get on MSN?

[Saved]

I'm on now.

[Spike_x1]

Alright, so I got delayed from posting, but now I've officially finished moving back to university for the new semester. My Internet connection is once again decent here at my dorm room, and classes haven't begun yet, so I have no excuses for not getting any posts up tonight.

...Unless I can't find Andy on MSN... :ninja:

[Spike_x1]

Ah, high speed Hype. Just as much disappointment, only faster. :up:

[Andy C.]

Heh, sorry Spike, I've been in Atlanta all weekend for Dragon*Con. I'll be back home tomorrow, which means I can get some Luthor and Wondy stuff up.

[Batman]

Syn usually likes to do it, but I figured with the rampant non-activity around here lately that I'd take the responsibility on myself. The Non-Postings of the week are:

Over 10 Days Without A Post (September 1st):

Eddie Brock - Supergirl - Sept. 1st
Syn (Mercenary) - Batgirl - Sept. 1st
Green Lantern - Dick Grayson - Sept. 1st
Bounce - Lor-Zod - Sept. 1st

Over 14 Days Without A Post (August 28th):

MST3k_4ever - The Atom - Aug. 31st
Mr. Majestic - Mr. Majestic - Aug. 30th
Batman - Batman - Aug. 30th
Syn (Mercenary) - Larfleeze - Aug. 28th
Andy C. - Wonder Woman - Aug. 26th
sabetoonth - Victor Fries - Aug. 24th
Catman_prb - Martian Manhunter - Aug. 24th

Over 21 Days Without A Post (August 21st):

Eddie Brock - Selina Kyle - Aug. 21st
Mr. Majestic - Connor Hawke - Aug. 19th
Spike_x1 - Bane - Aug. 15th
Catman_prb - Commissioner Gordon - Aug. 5th
MST3k_4ever - Giganta - Aug. 4th
Andy C. - Lex Luthor - Aug. 4th
Catman_prb - General Zod - July 30th

On The Chopping Block:

Commissioner Gordon
Giganta
Lex Luthor
General Zod

Removable From Roster:

Thomas Blake
Harvey Dent

[Catman_prb]

I cannot get a decent post up until tomorrow, but I will definately get it sorted then.

[Eddie Brock]

I guess I can have Selina making a sandwich or something since Star'ro is taking forever to defeat. :cmad:

[sabetoonth]

I have a feeling that Victor is going to get sued...becuase he basically amputated people when they was Star'ro drones, emotional distress, medical bills for the pothstesis..prothestesises...plural of prothstetic. Thank god im taking Law and Order

[Saved]

Your high school has a class entitled, "Law and Order"?

[sabetoonth]

"Law and Order: Introduction to Legal Studies"

[Saved]

Might want to work on your grammar and spelling, then. All you do in that field is write and it matters. One screw up, and your name is mud forever.

[J'adore]

edit.

[sabetoonth]

Might want to work on your grammar and spelling, then. All you do in that field is write and it matters. One screw up, and your name is mud forever.
Thank God for spellcheck

[Bounce]

Bleh.

I swore that I'd posted a reply to Byrd. Teh internets is fail.

Random act of SuperBrat coming... as soon as I sober up...

[Andy C.]

Yeeoowwza, I let this one really get away from me, didn't I? I'll have a Lex post up shortly, and a WW post later tonight hopefully.

[Saved]

Apologies to those in/waiting for arcs involving my characters. First week of college hit me kinda hard so I'll be catching up and getting my act together in the next few days.

[Byrd Man]

Apologies to those in/waiting for arcs involving my characters. First week of college hit me kinda hard so I'll be catching up and getting my act together in the next few days.

:cmad:

[Bounce]

And the mega slacker finally posts!

I know, I know... hold the applause. *bows*

[Saved]

With 9 IC posts left in this cycle, I'm going to jump the gun and put up my noms for awards. I have no doubt the remaining posts will be continuing already established stories, so there most likely will be no change in my decisions.

Best Hero: Dick Grayson, Green Lantern

I love how GL’s developing Dick right now – the whole idea behind his motive and what drives him. The idea that the most well known sidekick in the business actually hates his superhero counterpart (to be?) is so interesting. Dick Grayson is definently ultimate in this rpg, and when he and Batman finally meet, watch out.

Honorable Mentions: Flash – Byrd Man, Atom - MST3K

Best Villain: Bane, Spike_x1

The slow progression of this dangerous rogue is so interesting to read. Each time I finish a post I can’t help but think, “Man – when he lets lose, Gotham’s screwed.” Eagerly anticipating the future Spike has planned for this epic villain.

Best 'Walking The Line': J’onn J’onnz, Catman_prb

When Catman picked up J’onn, I had no clue what he had planned. Little did I know he was orchestrating the first major threat the denizens of this Earth’s universe would face.

Honorable Mention: Lor- Zod, Bounce. The son of Zod has never been better. Instead of being polite, kind and caring, Ult. Superboy struggles to find a reason to be anything of those things for a race of beings known for their selfish stupidity. Lor is at a crossroads where he could just as easily choose the heroic path or the road to villainy. Intriguing stuff.

Best Story Arc: Holiday, Byrd Man, et. al.

Come on, Byrd’s been plotting this for a year – possibly since the RPG’s inception. Little by little he laid the clues and progressed the plot, tying it into every facet of Ultimate Gotham without making it a major arc that all Gotham based characters had to participate in. In my opinion, these are the arcs I find most impressive and the most rewarding. He kept me guessing the whole time, and the dramatic climax was well worth the wait. Many officers fell during the course of this arc, and without a doubt, it will leave a lasting impact on the GCPD for seasons to come.

Honorable Mention: Sta’rro, et. al – with the various ties ins and character interaction between the Earth’s greatest heroes, this arc has been truly epic.

War of Light, Sensei of Cheese, Byrd Man, Master Bruce, Catman_prb – Hopefully this arc has not been forgotten. The Lantern Corp faced their most dire threat, nearly being destroyed in the conflict, yet persevering and vanquishing the evil might of the Black Lanterns. Great action, awesome nods, and new precedents set for the Lanterns’ future.

Best Developed Character: Supergirl, Eddie Brock.

I’ve got to give this one to Eddie. He took what J’dore did with her and created his own interpretation within the mythos, and continued the story. I’ve enjoyed the exploits he’s had her through so far, and when Sta’rro is beaten, I look forward to seeing Supergirl’s story continue.

Best Post: Undecided. If I were to pick one, it’d be from the arcs or characters I’ve already mentioned. Instead, I’m just going to nominate everyone who’s posted in these past 500 posts. Awesome stuff, guys – keep it coming.

MVP (Most Valuable Player): Master Bruce.

MB does such a great job in this RPG – he may only play 1 character right now, but being Batman is a fulltime job. In addition to that, MB does so much for this RPG it astonishes me. He makes up lists, updates information, and keeps track of PCs, NPCs, places and even things. On top of all that, he works to maintain continuity and order in the storylines of the rpg – taking every decision and application seriously. Nice job, man – you’ve earned it. :up:

[Byrd Man]

Thanks for the nod with Holiday, syn. To be honest, I suprised the hell outta myself by making it all the way through from November to August and keep the story kinda halfway cohesive

[Byrd Man]

So what the **** is up with St'arro? We gonna finish this arc up anytime before the goddamn new year? If not, looks like it's up to Flash and Superboy to save the day. Let's do it, Bounce.

[Bounce]

Oh god, you're expecting Superboy to save the world?

The one he doesn't even like?

We're talking about the same planet that has the son of Jor-El on it right?

Yeah... it's up to Flash, dude. Sorry.

Superboy might save himself a Happy Meal from McDonalds, but if its up to the son of Zod... you're screwed.

[Bounce]

All right, tried to do a post that would shake up the Sta'rro arc a bit. Hopefully not too much though.

Let me know if anyone wants any part of it edited.

[Eddie Brock]

I'm assuming that the stall in the Star'ro arc has derailed the tentative plans for an October end of Season (?).

[Spike_x1]

I was thinking that the arc could end pretty swiftly if Andy, MST3K, and myself could get ourselves in sync. I mean, all the pieces needed to end the story are there and close to being in place. We basically just have to do our business with the satellite and then... tadaa! Seems to be just a matter of getting ourselves around to actively doing it.

[Saved]

Part I: Formulate plan (x)
Part II: Enact plan ( )

:oldrazz:

[Bounce]

There's a plan?

I thought this was Operation "Make **** Up As You Go".

At least, that's been my plan.

[Byrd Man]

^
What he said.

[Saved]

From what Spike said, it seems like there's a pretty loose one in place, which is all you need in an RPG anyway.

[Spike_x1]

Frequency + Satellite + Sta'rro + Sex = End of story arc.

I thought that was kind of obvious.

[Byrd Man]

Frequency + Satellite + Sta'rro + Sex = End of story arc.

I thought that was kind of obvious.

I like it. Especially the last one.

[Bounce]

Question for the Metropolis crew as I sit and ponder about where Superboy's story is heading for next season...

Has Cat Grant been introduced at all? If yes, what (if anything) has been said regarding Adam Grant?

[Spike_x1]

Cat Grant is currently working on a story (one which was originally assigned to Clark) regarding a suave British roboticist named Winslow Schott, who is visiting Metropolis for a technical conference. It's really a fluff piece and she only took the boring assignment off Clark's hands in order to try to get in his pants.

As for Adam, nothing's been done or said about him yet.

[Andy C.]

Part I: Formulate plan (x)
Part II: Enact plan ( )

:oldrazz:

That's pretty much the entirety of Ultimate Lex Luthor's career, both in this RPG and the first one.

Lex and Wondy will have posts up tonight. Honest Injun.

[Bounce]

Cat Grant is currently working on a story (one which was originally assigned to Clark) regarding a suave British roboticist named Winslow Schott, who is visiting Metropolis for a technical conference. It's really a fluff piece and she only took the boring assignment off Clark's hands in order to try to get in his pants.

As for Adam, nothing's been done or said about him yet.
[Mr. Burns]

Excellent.

[/Mr. Burns]

[Saved]

That's pretty much the entirety of Ultimate Lex Luthor's career, both in this RPG and the first one.

Lex and Wondy will have posts up tonight. Honest Injun.
It's such a simple plan, yet so ... diabolical. :hoboj:

[Batman]

I like it. Especially the last one.

You would.

http://i48.tinypic.com/id89iv.jpg

[Byrd Man]

Next season.

[MST3K 4ever]

The latest Atom post is up and things just got interesting for her.

[Bounce]

Things with Atom were ever boring?

[MST3K 4ever]

Things with Atom were ever boring?

This time her compassion and naiveity are writing a check she cannot ever hope to cash!

[Byrd Man]

So, once again trying to ask something without coming off as a dick, could you maybe edit that last post, J'adore. I kinda got Chase Meridan worked into some of my Ult. Nygma plans for next season. I understand that those plans are just plans, and you got every right to tell me to go **** off. But I'd really appreciate if you coul do that. Maybe use DCU veteran spook Cameron Chase in her place?

[Eddie Brock]

DON'T DO IT, SUPERMAN!

(Yes. I'm that guy at the movie theater.)

(But not really.)

[Byrd Man]

Hey, you're the mother****er who wouldn't shut up when I went to go see The Town last week! :cmad:

[Saved]

Did you throw popcorn at him? That's proper movie etiquette.

[Eddie Brock]

Did you throw popcorn at him? That's proper movie etiquette.
Unless, of course, they're the hilarious dudes behind us during Friday the 13th.

[Saved]

Yeah - that movie wouldn't have been as funny without them. :up:

[J'adore]

So, once again trying to ask something without coming off as a dick, could you maybe edit that last post, J'adore. I kinda got Chase Meridan worked into some of my Ult. Nygma plans for next season. I understand that those plans are just plans, and you got every right to tell me to go **** off. But I'd really appreciate if you coul do that. Maybe use DCU veteran spook Cameron Chase in her place?

It's fine :yay: Oh and I'm planning to use Cameron in something else, so I chose Valentina Vostok instead, if that's alright?

[Spike_x1]

DON'T DO IT, SUPERMAN!

(Yes. I'm that guy at the movie theater.)

(But not really.)The joke's on Lex! Kryptonians actually poop out of their heads in the form of hair-like threads, so Superman really only gave Luthor a stool sample! :awesome:

...which still has Clark's DNA...

s**t.
I'm joking... or am I?

[Bounce]

Kryptonian DNA being a known factor actually has interesting ramifications which might tie-in to some of what I'm hoping to bring into next season for Lor-Zod.

In UDC, Superman and Batman created a wristwatch containing a red sun radiation generator to put Lor-Zod/Chris Kent's powers in check. It failed miserably and blew up Lois and Clark's apartment as I recall, but it's an interesting idea.

Perhaps its something that Lex could develop? And since I'm sure LexCorps has contracts with the government, the fact that NASA has custody of Superboy gives him a test subject?

Then again, I imagine the same could be said of Wayne Technologies.

Any thoughts gang?

[Andy C.]

For now, Lex is going to be keeping his sample of Kryptonian DNA all to himself. There's no way he's giving up what may be the single largest scientific and tactical advantage that's ever been handed to him.

[Byrd Man]

You greedy bastard. I'm glad Lex is bald.

[Andy C.]

He just got a strand of Superman's hair. You think he's going to remain bald for long?

[Eddie Brock]

He just got a strand of Superman's hair. You think he's going to remain bald for long?
That's been his evil plan all along.

"That hair! I recognize that hair! ...you sick bastard!"

[Byrd Man]

Lex rocking the duck tail....niiice

[Saved]

Sensei? :csad:

[Byrd Man]

St'arro! End. Wait for. Whom. October! Season end!!!!


......Sorry about that. What I mean to say is whom are we waiting on to move forward in the St'arro story? We had talked about ending the season in October and the first is coming upon us

[MST3K 4ever]

St'arro! End. Wait for. Whom. October! Season end!!!!


......Sorry about that. What I mean to say is whom are we waiting on to move forward in the St'arro story? We had talked about ending the season in October and the first is coming upon us

I am ready to put up one last Atom post. She is currently under merging with St'arro thinking that St'arro is going to spare the planet...St'arro has several aces up his sleeve though.

[Saved]

Hey, MB, it's Syn ... just wondering what you're up to... give me a call back when you get the chance. ... :cmad:

[Byrd Man]

Hey, Syn, it's Byrd. Hurry the **** up and post. :cmad:

[Eddie Brock]

Assuming that the Star'ro arc wraps up reasonably soon, are we then entering the last couple of weeks of the Season? I ask before I get either of my characters involved in anything too engrossing.

[Byrd Man]

We should be. The talk was wrapping it up in late October

[Batman]

It hasn't been discussed for awhile, but chances are that after Star'ro ends and the seeds are set for the Justice League, things'll go into a wind-down period that'll culminate into the end of the season in mid-October (around the 12th-15th area). I know that alot of people didn't want that so soon, since there was still an abundance of events being planned, but I think it serves to reason that this season has gone on way too long and that a shift into Season Two won't change much, in the grand scheme of things.

As for me personally posting, yeah, I've been slacking off in that regard. Real life's been getting in my face for the past week, but things are getting back to normal, so I should be beginning work on a Batman post sometime tonight.

[Saved]

While I'm not thrilled about the season ending at the end of October, I'm fine with it.

In lieu of the back up, however, I am adverse to ending the season in two weeks. I'm sure people have stuff they want to do that won't necessarily take a long time, but two weeks in the real world could take four minutes in the RPG.

[Batman]

Well, should it be the general consensus, I can extend the definitive deadline to Halloween. But I think anything beyond that would be overkill, given how sluggish things have been since this season began going past the "one year" mark - which seems to be a recurring phenomena for similar season lengths.

(Note to self: Next season, start pulling guns at the six month point...)

[Byrd Man]

Will that thing we talked about happening, you know which, happen or will we wait until next season?

[Spike_x1]

I'm for extending the deadline to Halloween.

[Batman]

Will that thing we talked about happening, you know which, happen or will we wait until next season?

I honestly don't know yet. That'd require you and me hammering it out in detail, not to mention me figuring out how I'm gonna spend the rest of the season, deciding where to start shelling out the most of Bats' attention once he gets back to Gotham.

[Eddie Brock]

I honestly don't know yet. That'd require you and me hammering it out in detail, not to mention me figuring out how I'm gonna spend the rest of the season, deciding where to start shelling out the most of Bats' attention once he gets back to Gotham.
When it comes to Batman's attention, I'd like to submit that Selina has boobs.

That is all.

[Batman]

When it comes to Batman's attention, I'd like to submit that Selina has boobs.

That is all.

...

I cannot think of a single argument against this.

[Byrd Man]

Q has no face. That's pretty goddamn disturbing...but boobs are better play things than a smooth, featureless face.

He could always serenade Batman with his best of the 80's CD

[Batman]

Q could always get boobs.




What? Don't act like you haven't considered it.

[Byrd Man]

They would certainly be a good way to cushion the blow if he got hit

[Spike_x1]

Bane's got some awesome pecs. They're like boobs... but manlier... and hairier.

Yeah, that's right.

[Eddie Brock]

Bane's got some awesome pecs. They're like boobs... but manlier... and hairier.

Yeah, that's right.
Well...sometimes hairer. Depends on the artist.

[Spike_x1]

He's growing it out now that the cold weather is starting to come in.

[Bounce]

I'm also fine with extending the season to mid- or end of October.

Lor will be The Flash for Halloween.

[Batman]

Not where I intended to end that post, but I figured if it gets me posting again, I'll end up getting to that point anyway.

And because this RPG doesn't have enough promotional tie-ins...

As The Oracle's systems began to fade from his cowl's readout screen, Batman gave it one final command.

"Just do it."

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/1846/nikejustdoit300x300.jpg

(Endorsed By Ultimate Batman)

[Spike_x1]

I was half expecting you to overcompensate and write another of your infamous short story-sized posts, which I would then feel bad about only skimming for the important bits. But no. It has to be a comfortable post length that I feel obliged to read in full. Color me pleasantly surprised. Bravo, MB. Bravo.

[MST3K 4ever]

The purpose for St'arro wanting The Atom has been revealed. Once Superman and the Titan Sat post gets going I should be able to finish off The Atom being in control of St'arro. She has one trick up her sleve as well.

[Spike_x1]

Should I just bunny s**t along and say that Lex and Superman made contact with STAR Labs, the STAR scientists tell them what's happened with the Atom and that Superman should vamoose and rescue her?

Or should I keep waiting for Andy to post?:cmad::awesome:

[Andy C.]

Sorry, yeah. I'll get a post up tonight.

[Batman]

...

Didn't you just post as Luthor? :confused:

[MST3K 4ever]

The Atom is free...time to finish St'arro off.

[Spike_x1]

Atom doesn't need air, or does she have her own oxygen supply?

[MST3K 4ever]

Atom doesn't need air, or does she have her own oxygen supply?

She strapped on an O2 Tank...she will need some help getting back through the atomsphere.

[Spike_x1]

Coolio. :up:
I'll have a Superman post up later this afternoon.

[Bounce]

I just learned that I have to go on a business trip in the morning and will be without internet access until the weekend. As such, just assume that Lor-Zod is out like a light for the time being.

[Spike_x1]

Cats, I have a plan to dispose of Sta'rro and finally close the storyarc, but I figured you might want J'onn to have a word in before that.

[Spike_x1]

What's that you say? Even light takes a number of hours to reach Pluto, so Superman and Martian Manhunter would obviously take even longer to get there, let alone make the return trip to Earth?

Even if he's using the natural gases on Pluto as a substitute for oxygen, Clark's freezing breath probably wouldn't work?

F**k you. I'm trying to end this story and move on as quickly as possible.

[Byrd Man]

It's comic book stories with comic book physics. **** it

[Batman]

No! No, no, no!

You have to change it. I demand you change it. REALIZMS!!11 :cmad:






Wait, what are we talking about? :confused:

[Eddie Brock]

Pluto's not a planet.
















Someone had to say it. :o

[Byrd Man]

[Burton Guster]You heard about what happened to Pluto, right? That's messed up. [/Burton Guster]

[Eddie Brock]

[Burton Guster]You heard about what happened to Pluto, right? That's messed up. [/Burton Guster]
:up:

A thousand times :up:.

[Spike_x1]

Pluto's not a planet.And if you look closely, I never once refer to it as one. :word:

[Saved]

Calling Pluto a "dwarf" planet is just another way for Saturn and Jupiter to make Pluto feel like crap.

Pluto: Hey, can I come to the party with you guys?
Jupiter: No ... if you get to close to the sun, you might burn up. Hahaha.
Pluto: But Mercury's going!
Saturn: yeah, but he and the sun are tight.
Pluto: But-
Jupiter: Why don't you just go hang out with Phobos and Demos while the real planets talk.
Pluto: :csad:

[MST3K 4ever]

The Atom has taken Superboy back to Star Labs.

[Saved]

Byrd, that was awesome. Sorry I kept you waiting a few times.

[Byrd Man]

Think nothing of it. It was indeed awesome and well worth the wait. :up:

[Saved]

And hopefully we've set things in motion for arcs to come. :cwink:

[Spike_x1]

I have found my post of the year, or whatever that award will be called.http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb232/byrdRPG/questionlogo.gif



I hate this city. Goddamn, do I hate this city. I hate this piece of **** with every fiber of my being....and yet, I love her. She's disgusting and irreistible, like a hooker with the clap. That's my city. That's why I protect her.

Night time. My time. The right time to bring to justice, those who feed on my city's teets like pigs. Nobody sucks on her teets but me.

It's barely dark when the first screams of the night echo through the alleys. Three men trying to rape a woman. She has to be a whore from the way she dresses. A part of me wants to leave her to her fate. Justice in it's most basic form.

I land between the men and the lone woman, growling like a fat man who realizes he's not going to get the last piece of pizza. They have guns and knives on their side, nothing but my body on my side. My head and torso are ready for battle, calm and focused. Below the waist, I've got a hard-on that could cut diamonds.

One of the criminals charges. I could kill him with my forearm, but I won't. I have my one rule, the rule I will never break. I grab him by the neck and crush three vertebrae in his spine. Not dead, just a paralyzed below the neck. I drop the beaten thug like a sack of potatoes and turn to his friend.

One of them ****s his pants and runs away screaming. The other draws his weapon on me. I rush over before he can shoot, grabbing his gun and smacking him in the forehead with it. He cries out in pain like an eight-year-old handicap kid. I grab both his forearms and twist as hard as I can. All told, twenty-three fractures to his forearms. Still alive, but he'll never be able to fully use his hands again.

I turn to the woman. She's paralyzed by fear and shaking. "Who are you?" she asks.

I scowl. "Are you dumb? Stupid? I'm the mother****ing Batman!"


"Sage."

Knox's voice snaps me out of my trance. I look up from my laptop and stare over the cubicle wall at him. "What's up?"

"Nothing much. You're just over there typing like a fiend. I was hoping you had a hot lead on something."

"Naah. This is more like a personal project."

I save the word document as "Batfanfic1" and close the lid to my computer. "So what's on the plate for tomorrow?"

"Going through my budget lines for the city section tomorrow. I'm doing the follow-up on that missing girl. Cops wouldn't comment on how she got back home, but rumor is it involves a masked man."

I do my best to hide my smirk. "Anything for me?"

"Yeah. Kinda light, though. It's a human intrest piece."

"You need some fluff to go with the bad news."

"I want you to head over to Waynetech and interveiw their CEO Helena Bertinelli. Waynetech is launching some kind of new tech and the PR people want a nice feature on Bertinelli and the company."

"Sure thing, boss."

I lift up the laptop lid and start back on my story.:hrt::atp:

[Byrd Man]

Yeah, I put Ult. Metropolis in Massachusetts. Considering the mainstream Metropolis is supposed to be in Deleware, I'd say I did the whole goddamn city a favor. Nothing is in Deleware.

[Spike_x1]

I bunnied Wondy into sticking around Metropolis, at least for long enough to help out a little and for Superman to meet her again and get a bit of closure on the not-Justice League adventure.

[Andy C.]

S'cool with me. I was planning on having Diana regroup with the not-quite-JLA anyway.

[Byrd Man]

With the season chugging along to the end, I thought it'd be a good idea to announce that we're going to do a little montage post wrapping the first season up.

Now, for those not in the know, a montage looks like this:

Pt. 1 http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=18419962&postcount=2008

Pt. 2 http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=18419975&postcount=2009

It's a great idea that helps cap off a season's worth of work and a way to foreshadow the events of next season. Since Soze isn't in this RPG, damn him for that, I'll be taking the duties of putting the montage post together and getting it ready to be the last one of the season.

The only thing I ask is to watch the length of your contributions. They're just snippets, not full-length posts. As you can see from the example above, Soze couldn't fit it all in one post and almost ran out of song. So, you know what to do. Not too long, with whole scenes of dialouge, just a few paragraphs with your character doing something.

It's optional, so do what you want to do. Just make sure the contributions are all written in 3rd person. PM them to me when you're done.

[Eddie Brock]

Since I haven't posted in a while, I'll go ahead and reapply.

. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name: Eddie Brock

.Character you wish to portray: Detective Selina Kyle / Holly Robinson

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

.Powers and physical attributes: No powers, but Selina has all the training required of a Gotham City police officer. As such, she's well-trained in combat and firearms - though she rarely uses the latter. For Selina, staying at top form can often be a matter of life and death.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it): Selina Kyle grew up in a broken home. Her father and mother split not long after she was born, a fact that causes Selina to shoulder some of the blame. When her alcoholic father, Brian Kyle, dies of alcohol poisoning, Selina comes into the permanent care of her mother, Maria. Times were tough for the Kyles, and Maria resorted to prostitution - not only to feed her child, but also to feed a growing addiction to heroin. Having no place else to go, Maria brought her clients back to her dingy apartment. Selina was too young to understand the truth, but she knew that she didn't like the men that her mother was bringing home. This, added to her resentment of her father for "leaving," laid the foundations of a lifetime of distrusting men.

After her mother overdosed on heroin, Selina was put into the foster care system. From then on, she lived a relatively normal life, but she was always haunted by her past. Selina frequently changed families because she came at odds with the men trying to be a father figure for her. Selina finally found peace with an older woman, Irena Dubrovna, who had an affinity for cats. She went to school, participated in gymnastics, and matured.

As a result of her rough childhood, Selina felt a calling. She joined the Gotham City Police Department, in hopes of ridding the city of the evils that plagued her early life. Shortly after joining the force, Selina was made an undercover officer in the Vice Unit. Selina worked for almost a year with Vice, posing as a prostitute to help bring the industry and its clients down. Her exceptional work in this field merited her a far more important - yet far more dangerous - job.

Selina was assigned to infiltrate the Maroni crime family. Her new identity was Holly Robinson, a woman from a well-to-do Brooklyn family. The guise worked like a charm, and after a brief courtship, Selina became Salvatore Maroni's trophy girlfriend. She's been undercover for almost two years now, but the case against Maroni hasn't gotten much stronger. Selina's fellow officers don't respect her, which motivates her to work even harder to bring Maroni down to prove herself.

Recently, Edward Nygma has been hired to tail Selina on Maroni's request. However, Nygma - being a police officer himself - already knows why Selina has been acting strangely.

.The burning question - Why this character?: The idea came to me suddenly, and as I discussed it with Master Bruce, I found I liked it more and more. I've always toyed with the idea of playing Catwoman, but I've never known what to do with her when I'm not working with Batman. Now, I finally have that something. In fact, it's almost what I'm looking forward to more.

.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?: First and foremost, Selina is a cop. This departure from the norm completely changes her dynamic. Rather than overtly trying to topple organized crime as Catwoman, she's working much more subtly. Her past is very similar, although it's been modified to make her motivations and dislike of men stronger. While I anticipate her relationship with Batman will not change greatly, her relationship with Bruce Wayne will.

.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?: Reliability and excitement. I still don't know where I "rank" in terms of quality, but I'd like to think that - at the very least - my stories are interesting, if not always superbly written.

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

"HOLLY!" Sal barks. "HOLLY!" I slink into the dining room. The eyes of Sal's associates immediately turn to me. Then, as usual, they immediately drop to my chest. I do my best to ignore them as I smile pleasantly. Men are pigs. "Would you take care of this thing, please?" Sal asks irritably, motioning to the curled-up black figure on the table before him.

I say nothing as I cross the dining room to where Sal's sitting. I pick up the cat, Ebony, and glance at the men surrounding Sal. Their faces aren't familiar to me.

"Take it for a walk or something," Sal grumbles. He waves his hand dismissively when I try to kiss him on the neck.

I retort, "She, Sal, she. Not it." He rolls his eyes. "And she's a cat. You don't walk cats."

"Whatever!" Sal replies, his temper increasing again. "Just get it out of here." As I'm walking out, I hear him say to his associates, "Never buy your lady a cat. God, I hate the thing."

Ebony purrs as I pet her gently. "It's okay, baby."

.Do you know how to post pictures on the Hype?:
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/574/197215-78086-catwoman_super.jpg

[Byrd Man]

approved!

[Saved]

So, we still lookin' at Oct. 31st here?

[sabetoonth]

Re-applying for Mr Freeze, I really want to finish the story I've started to tell twice.
. THE NEW ULTIMATE DC RPG .
Character Application

.Screen name: Sabetoonth

.Character you wish to portray: Victor Freis/Mr. Fries

.Hero, villain, or walking the line?: He’s get closer to walking the line before a spiral into madness/villainy as he takes out the ones he blames for Nora’s condition and his own, and then her ultimately untimely death.

.Powers and physical attributes: Victor Freis is an average man, slight build, bald head by choice, a very slight face. He is also very intelligent being a genius in cryogenics and weapons manufacturing as he has made ice grenades/bombs and is working on an ice gun.

.Origin and backstory (as you see it):
Victor Victor Freis is the son of a German immigrant, his early life was rather uneventful , he had hobbies, he went to a boarding school, then he met the love of his life. Nora, a beautiful woman. They met after college, just before he was hired at Gothtech.

Victor had started developing weapons and other liquid nitrogen based/ powered tools on the military contracts as Gothtech. He was working on a suit of armor for desert environments meant to keep the wearer cool and comfortable in the heat of the hottest deserts in the world. He proposed to Nora at the Iceburg lounge when a gunfight broke out and she was hit by a stray bullet.

The money he embezzled to buy the ring he has yet to return as his salary is not paying all the bills, Nora's medical bills and now he has legal fees with civil suits against him, and Victor knows nearly nothing about laws or the legal system, not enough to defend himself. Nora's parents are debating pulling the plug, and Victor is running out of options

.The burning question - Why this character?:
I love the character, just always though he was a cool character to watch on TV, Batman TAS really did that. because i used to have a video of the older TV show and Freeze wasn't that impressive a character

I also already established Freis without getting into Mr Freeze and I want to make that move soon, but not too soon.
.How will this version of your character differ from others? How will it be Ultimate?:
hes not going to be a villain, he’ll start out as a good guy, then he’ll descend into villainy as his luck gets worse and worse, turning to true supervillainy when he looses whats closest to his heart: Nora, and he’ll be a little less cold the he has been shown in some, he’ll be angry, but still sympathetic character.

I'm gonna kinda change this a bit, when he totally looses it, he is going to become cold, but only on the outside, only to his enemies, and emotional to everyone else. And he will not be so sympathetic through his enemies eyes, because all they see if a former scientist(if they knew him then) in a suit of cooling armor coming at them and wanting their head on a stake.

Freeze was arrested in my last post for what he did during the Star'ro arc, that's not gonna be what sends him over the edge though, money will be, money is going to be his undoing.
.What do you believe you can bring to the RPG?:
I started playing the character a few months ago and started a story I've been wanting to finish, though i had to let him go twice before due to this thing called real life when i needed to trim some fat off of my character count. but I'm back and i really do want to finish what i started.
.Provide a sample post as the character you wish to portray, in three paragraphs or more:
The past few weeks hadn't been easy for Victor Freis, Nora had been in a coma the whole time. He hadn't though of anything else, even at work, he had to re start on individual parts to the freeze gun because he would loose focus and weld the wrong things together, or incorrectly wire another piece. It was wreaking havoc, he could only think of her, he had a few sick days saved up and he was going to use them so he could spend some time with her so he might be able to work, that why he would still have a way to support her when she ever came out of a coma.

As he left the Gothtech building he headed right for the Hospital.
The next morning he called into work and told Dave, a coworker in the lab, that he would be taking time off for Nora

“Victor, I don’t know what you’re going through, but I wish you both the best.” He said over the phone

“Thank you Dave, I’ll see you when I come back.” Victor hung up the phone and walked back over to Nora’s bed side. “Two months you’ve been like this.” He thought to himself. He took her hand in his and said a prayer, funny he thought, for such a nonreligious man to pray now that he needed God or Heaven the most. He spent the night there, ate dinner in the cafeteria. As time went on these last couple of months he had learned to have time without her, to leave her side as to function correctly, the watching her lie there was torturous, but he couldn’t leave her side, what would happen if she woke up and he wasn’t there? Wasn’t in the hospital when he could be? She might think he abandoned her.

The calendar ticked by and soon a week was over, this would be the last night he could stay with her until he had to go back to work.

“Nora, darling, I want you to know, no matter what happens, I love you.” He looked up at her face as he held her hand firm in his grasp, the doors opened and Nora’s parents came in the room. they came over to their daughters bed side. Isa, her mother with short red hair and aged worried face on Nora’s right side, her father tall and blonde steady as a red wood,towering over all at the foot of the bed.

Funny,Victor thought to himself, Nora was a party girl, out going, willing to jump on the dance floor at any given moment, a loud person everyone in this room loved. And she was surrounded by silence.

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

[Batman]

Approved.

Also, just a head's up to everyone who's freaking out over the October deadline - Byrd, Syn, and I have decided to officially extend it to November 10th. But no later, due to the Holiday season rapidly approaching. So if you still want to do a few quick things between the extra time, go for it.

[Saved]

You're Welcome. :cmad:

[CoreBrute]

I've subscribed to the in character thread and enjoyed the recent storyline, so I wondered which characters were still available. Then I thought about one of the villains I enjoyed, who was connected with mythology, and then saw how Wonder woman connected to mythology.

First of all, is Black Adam available? Captain Marvel hasn't posted in a while, so I wasn't sure.

Second, my idea is that Black Adam was originally a servant not of the Egyptian pantheon but the Aztec gods thousands of years ago. And when logic pushed the gods aside, to save himself from obscurity, Tezcatlipoca (The smoking mirror) took hundreds of mortal followers and hid them in an ancient part of South America, that mortals could never find.

These followers all believed in him alone, so while The Smoking Mirror's brothers and sisters disappeared into obscurity, he survived on the sacrificed blood of his followers. When the gods made Wonder Woman, he saw an opportunity to increase his following and fame among mortals, by sending his servant to earth to inspire followers to sacrifice to him. (but if asked he will say he's just trying to combat the forces of darkness)

Black Adam is not a person, so much as a title. The loyal servant would be selected and granted the powers (Tezcatlipoca is stronger than an individual god because his worship never ended) to rival Wonder Woman. His mission, is to inspire adoration among mortals, but also to sacrifice blood to his master. He wouldn't be a serial killer, but super villain blood if anything, is more potent than normal blood.

Thus I see him less as a Captain Marvel enemy, as a potential ally of Wonder Woman who might go too far...or an opportunity for Diana to make a true hero.

What do you guys think? Should I make the application for him?

On a side note, I notice Wonder Woman's enemy organisation includes Captain Nazi and Cheetah. Who else is in that group?

[Andy C.]

Right now Wonder Woman's main enemy is Kobra, who's sent Cheetah, Captain Nazi, Silver Swan, and Dark Angel after her. Not a whole lot else has been established yet.

[CoreBrute]

I also just realized you guys are finishing this season up, so do you think I should just wait until season two applications, or is there time to appear, like in Byrd Man's montage for example?

[Byrd Man]

So, I take it the members of the fledgling JLA are free to go their own ways? I was under the impression that we were hanging around Metropolis for one last meeting.

[MST3K 4ever]

So, I take it the members of the fledgling JLA are free to go their own ways? I was under the impression that we were hanging around Metropolis for one last meeting.

I'm under that impression as well which is one of the main reasons I kept The Atom in Metropolis.

[Byrd Man]

Yeah, same here for Flash.

[Batman]

Just to be clear, that last post and my next one take place over the course of a few days in the past. Specifically around the time of the end of the Holiday case, which Batman appeared in while the JLA thing was still going on. This is just my way of bringing him back to the present day. Sorry if it seems rushed. :O

[Spike_x1]

So, I take it the members of the fledgling JLA are free to go their own ways? I was under the impression that we were hanging around Metropolis for one last meeting.I thought so too, but nobody seems to be... well... doing anything together. It's not like Superman and Wonder Woman are hiding or inconspicuous. Just have Flash and the Atom see them above the street and wave them over, or whatever.

And if we ever get some Martian posting, he can join in too.

We need to get some JLA communication devices. :cmad:

Way to ditch us, MB.

[Byrd Man]

Have Batman buy us all Blackberries. He can afford it!:cmad:

[Saved]

Awesome post, MB. :up:

[Bounce]

So, I take it the members of the fledgling JLA are free to go their own ways? I was under the impression that we were hanging around Metropolis for one last meeting.
Superboy is still in Metropolis, but I broke him off since I see him as more of a fringe character/JLA sidekick than a member.

And going back to one of Spike's earlier posts, I believe the smart phones you refer to are WayneBerries in Ultimate continuity.

The opposition would be the L-Phone by LexCorp.

[Spike_x1]

I would definitely get a good laugh if the WayneBerry evolved beyond being a one-time gag.

So, of course, I'm all for that suggestion. :awesome::up:

[Byrd Man]

Note to self: Have Question break out a Waynepad sometime soon.

[Batman]

Screw you people.

It's going to be called The "Bruce Wayne Does-Whatever-The-Hell-He-Wants" Berry. :cmad:

[Batman]

I dedicate that last post to Byrd, and his very awesome Holiday arc. Even if we had to break a few time constraints in order to pull off Batman's cameo appearance, I was still glad to be apart of it, man. :up:

[Spike_x1]

I dedicate all of my posts to Byrd. :cmad:

[Batman]

...

Where's the damn kryptonite ring when you need it. :cmad:

[Byrd Man]

I dedicate all of my posts to Byrd. :cmad:

And I dedicate all my posts to you, spike. :hrt:

[Batman]

Just sort of a quickie announcement that I'm sure most of you already know...

This is the final week of the season.

Contrary to the previous date, we're sticking to the November 10th deadline 'till the end. If you have storylines still running, it'd probably be in your best interest to start wrapping them up, or at least getting them to an acceptable closing point for continuation into next season. As it stands, though, I think only a couple of us are still in arcs, so maybe I'm just spouting uselessness.

But yeah. In seven days from today, we bring the IC thread to a close. It's been a great year of intriguing concepts and interesting characters and I just want to say, thank you. You guys have truly lived up to the standards of an Ultimate DC Universe and I feel like this reboot couldn't have gone any better, in the long run. A kudos and well done to all involved. :up:

We'll close out the season by doing end-of-season awards in this very thread, since Syn was the only one to post awards for the last landmark. After that, maybe on that subsequent Monday, a new OOC thread will be made for Season 2 and we'll decide, as a group, when to put up the next IC thread from there.

As a reminder, Byrd Man is currently composing an end-of-season montage post to go out on. This will be the last post of the season, so everyone who wants to be involved, get your montages written and PMed to Byrd by the 9th. As it stands, he's only received one montage, but there's still 6 days - plenty of time.

So... get to it, people!

:ybat:

[Batman]

Oh, and because Byrd's a whining little ****, I have to mention that all montage posts must be presented in third person narrative, past tense. "He did this", rather than "He's doing this", and such. So, just remember that.

[Saved]

I'll send my montage in the second person. It's my style.

[Byrd Man]

I plan on writing my post in the ninth person.

[Saved]

I plan on writing my post in the ninth person."The cousin's uncle's grandfather's best friend's son in law's former coworker's wife's college professor's father's roommate walked into the room with a cool expression fixed on his face."

[Byrd Man]

And that wraps up the season for Q. Flash's season-ender will be in a few days and hopefully I can get the Nygma season-ender in before the 10th.

[Spike_x1]

S**t's goin' down in Gotham tonight!
I may or may not be drunk at the time of this posting.

[Byrd Man]

To quote the master thespian Martin Lawrence, "S*** just got real!" :wow:

[Eddie Brock]

I would hate to be Maroni right now. That's all I've gotta say.

[Saved]

Final Todd post of the season.

[Saved]

And final Batgirl post is up. I'm all done for the season.

[MST3K 4ever]

I think The Atom and Giganta are done for this season as well.

[Saved]

And, as always, don't forget about the montage post if you want to contribute. :up:

[Bounce]

There's nothing for me to add for Lor-Zod, so he's done for the season.

[Eddie Brock]

Done with the Maiden of Might for the Season.

[Saved]

*Reads IC thread* ... :wow:

[Eddie Brock]

*Reads IC thread* ... :wow:
:up:

Glad we extended the Season.

[Batman]

And you people doubted me and my leadership. Fools, all of you! :cmad:


Wait. People doubted me and my leadership, right?

[Byrd Man]

This fight between Batman and Bane is ****ing intense, man. I feel like I need a nap after reading you guys do your back and forth.

[trustyside-kick]

My final post is up. I'm done for the season too.
;awesome:

[Byrd Man]

Thank God for that. Last time you posted was in that Despero arc in the last UDC. I think we all know how well that went. :cmad:

[trustyside-kick]

Charming. :cwink:

[Spike_x1]

Well, the triple post kind of ruined the moment there. (:cmad:)

[Byrd Man]

God damn the hype! :cmad:

[sabetoonth]

I post again its gonna start the next bit of arc for Freis i have planned. so that was my last post for the season

[Spike_x1]

God damn the hype! :cmad:MB better delete those posts if he knows what's good for him. :argh:

[Batman]

There, ya uptight Canadian! :cmad:
No real message.

[Saved]

I see what you did there.

[Byrd Man]

And that's the end of the season for Nygma. Done with all my characters now.

[Eddie Brock]

Done with Selina Kyle for the Season, save for my montage contribution. It was a fun one, folks. :yay:

[Spike_x1]

So is it the day or night of the 10th that's the deadline, or, say, the 9th at midnight? Either way, I'm pretty sure that I can wrap my crap up, but I might be in a big rush to do so if I don't have the afternoon of the 10th to work on it.

[Batman]

Evening of the 10th is fine with me.

[Spike_x1]

Andy, my post actually takes place in two time periods. All the spoken dialogue is taking place all at once in the park, and all the internal thoughts and narration (except for the last paragraph) are at an earlier point in time when Superman is reassuring himself of what he fights for. He wasn't actually zipping in and out of the speech at the park after every couple sentences he spoke (picturing that in my mind, I'd lawl if he did that, especially since things like stopping for autographs and rushing people to the hospital (on top of the stopping of actual crimes) meant he'd be gone for minutes at a time. I imagine Lex and the reporters just tapping their feet with impatience, waiting for Clark to come back and do it again :funny:).

I was trying to go for the reveal at the end of the post that Clark was simply reflecting back on those earlier rescues to reinforce his beliefs. Guess I kinda effed that up in the execution. :csad:

Every other method I tried to use to separate the two time frames and make it more obvious that it wasn't all taking place in a linear progression (quotations, asterisks, Italics, right alignment) looked stupid and distracting when put into practice on my monitor. So in the end I just separated all the earlier stuff into sharp paragraphs of internal narrative without any dialogue and tried to do things like have Superman wait for police in one scene, and reunite kids with loved ones in another to imply that those feats were really stretched out over time; while the paragraphs that take place in the present would only be comprised of dialogue. Then I assured myself that people would get it.
I blame everyone but me for not catching on to my usage of that obvious literary device! Shame on you all! You're all philistines!

[trustyside-kick]

^tldr: Andy you *****ed up. :o :cmad: :awesome:

[Spike_x1]

I can't express how much my heart sank when I read the very first sentence of that Lex post and realized that I was way too vague with how I set up Superman in the conversation.

EDIT: I've now put all of the rescuing stuff in the past tense, which is something I really should've done before, as I think it makes my intent a little clearer.

[Byrd Man]

^tldr: Andy you *****ed up. :o :cmad: :awesome:

Are you just gonna comment in the OOC thread or try to join the game. **** or get off the pot, ****er. :cmad:

[trustyside-kick]

Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe f*** yourself. :o :cmad: :awesome:

[Saved]

Question for the Posters in the RPG:

What date, or time of the year (so to speak) does everyone feel the season is ending around? IE: Beginning of Fall, Mid-Fall, End Fall - September, October, November, etc.

The rumored consesus for the gap between Season I's end and Season II's start seems to be around a week (in character time), so that's why I wanted to see where everyone feels this season's IC end date is so we all know the general idea of the time of year for which Season II picks up.

My opinion is Season I ends within/between September and October.

Thoughts?

[Spike_x1]

Works for me.

Bane's done for the season.

[Saved]

Bane's done for the season.
Yeah, next season's gonna rock. :D

[Batman]

Question for the Posters in the RPG:

What date, or time of the year (so to speak) does everyone feel the season is ending around? IE: Beginning of Fall, Mid-Fall, End Fall - September, October, November, etc.

The rumored consesus for the gap between Season I's end and Season II's start seems to be around a week (in character time), so that's why I wanted to see where everyone feels this season's IC end date is so we all know the general idea of the time of year for which Season II picks up.

My opinion is Season I ends within/between September and October.

Thoughts?

That fits within the timeframe that I was working off of with Batman. It's only been a few weeks since Holiday was arrested, which Byrd established was on August 4th. So by the time that he and Bane ended up clashing, it would've been September.

[Andy C.]

Andy, my post actually takes place in two time periods. All the spoken dialogue is taking place all at once in the park, and all the internal thoughts and narration (except for the last paragraph) are at an earlier point in time when Superman is reassuring himself of what he fights for. He wasn't actually zipping in and out of the speech at the park after every couple sentences he spoke (picturing that in my mind, I'd lawl if he did that, especially since things like stopping for autographs and rushing people to the hospital (on top of the stopping of actual crimes) meant he'd be gone for minutes at a time. I imagine Lex and the reporters just tapping their feet with impatience, waiting for Clark to come back and do it again :funny:).

I was trying to go for the reveal at the end of the post that Clark was simply reflecting back on those earlier rescues to reinforce his beliefs. Guess I kinda effed that up in the execution. :csad:

Every other method I tried to use to separate the two time frames and make it more obvious that it wasn't all taking place in a linear progression (quotations, asterisks, Italics, right alignment) looked stupid and distracting when put into practice on my monitor. So in the end I just separated all the earlier stuff into sharp paragraphs of internal narrative without any dialogue and tried to do things like have Superman wait for police in one scene, and reunite kids with loved ones in another to imply that those feats were really stretched out over time; while the paragraphs that take place in the present would only be comprised of dialogue. Then I assured myself that people would get it.
I blame everyone but me for not catching on to my usage of that obvious literary device! Shame on you all! You're all philistines!

:doh:

Editing that now.

[Spike_x1]

Churning out a new Supes post now. :super:

Also, we need a running commentary on MSN.

[Spike_x1]

Apparently, Andy gets off work late tomorrow, so we're gonna be down to the wire to finish our crap off in time... :ninja:

I guess it helps that I couldn't care less about contributing to the montage post. :awesome:
Kidding about that last part. A little. But not in Bane's case, since I've said all I wanted to say with him for the season.

[Byrd Man]

That a way to support the RPG :up:

[Spike_x1]

Meh. :awesome:

[Batman]

Not that I think anyone needs to be reminded, but today's the last day to get posts up for the season. Depending on when Byrd decides to put up the montage after midnight, which is the deadline for making it into that, I'll close the thread and we can do awards in here until the new OOC thread can be put up on either Sunday or Monday.

I'm thinking a week from today will be when the next IC thread'll go up, giving us two days to re-apply for characters and start planning posts. If that raises any problems, let me know and I can reschedule it.

[Batman]

Oh, and Batman's done for the season aswell. I had intended to write another post - but screw it, the one I put up and my contribution to the montage both cover what I mainly had to say.

[CoreBrute]

I was wondering, for the next season can new people apply? I was wondering because I was interested in doing Black Adam or a future character (I remember the Legion of Super Heroes taking place in the 30th century). If so, I will post it in the new OOC thread on Sunday.

[Byrd Man]

Of course new people can apply. Go for it.

Also, since the season is over, I shall post the season-ending montage thingy this evening. So if any of you slack ****ers have anything else you want to add, now is the time to do it.

[MST3K 4ever]

I have an idea for a final Giganta post...it will keep LexCorp in the clear concerning what is currently transpiring. I should have a post up within the next 2 hours.

[MST3K 4ever]

Okay I think Giganta is done for the season...it ends with her monitoring the L-Soft Program in another control room on the moon and taking. I would have her comeout and help Lex if the tide starts to turn...but I will make a quick edit saying Lex wants this to be his moment against Superman and NO interference from her or anyone else.

[Spike_x1]

Kryptonite is going to be a new energy source for Earth, despite how little of it Lex actually has (something I have a big problem with as a concept, not to mention Lex specifically says the Blue will be Earth's new energy source)? Professional psychologists think that Superman wouldn't want to sit down for an interview and testing to possibly put peoples' minds at ease (even though the doctors who came to that conclusion work for LexCorp, would anyone buy that after seeing Superman appear in front of dozens of reporters in the park just minutes ago, plus his known relationship with STAR Labs?)? :huh:

I really don't want to be too harsh or stifle anyone's creativity, but that post really threw me for a loop. Was any of that exposition necessary? Now it just seems kind of redundant and contradictory to past events, as well as some of the things Andy and I planned out. Lex already said that the L-Soft's hacking can't be traced back to LexCorp, so Luthor was already in the clear. Plus, I really liked the simplicity of just the three characters of Supes, Lois, and Lex alone on the moon to close off the season in Andy's contribution to the montage.

[MST3K 4ever]

Kryptonite is going to be a new energy source for Earth, despite how little of it Lex actually has (something I have a big problem with as a concept, not to mention Lex specifically says the Blue will be Earth's new energy source)? Professional psychologists think that Superman wouldn't want to sit down for an interview and testing to possibly put peoples' minds at ease (even though the doctors who came to that conclusion work for LexCorp, would anyone buy that after seeing Superman appear in front of dozens of reporters in the park just minutes ago, plus his known relationship with STAR Labs?)? :huh:

I really don't want to be too harsh or stifle anyone's creativity, but that post really threw me for a loop. Was any of that exposition necessary? Now it just seems kind of redundant and contradictory to past events, as well as some of the things Andy and I planned out. Lex already said that the L-Soft's hacking can't be traced back to LexCorp, so Luthor was already in the clear. Plus, I really liked the simplicity of just the three characters of Supes, Lois, and Lex alone on the moon to close off the season in Andy's contribution to the montage.


fine...I'll make some changes and Giganta will be out of the way of the arc already in progress...sorry I got overly-involved or if I screwed anything up.

[Spike_x1]

Thanks.

Man, I really feel like an IC Post Nazi lately.

[Byrd Man]

We all have a little post Nazi in us, mein Fuhrer

[MST3K 4ever]

Thanks.

Man, I really feel like an IC Post Nazi lately.

Sorry Spike...you're still a ways off from Nazi status. Maybe an IC KGB Agent but not Nazi.

There are others who (thankfully are no longer here) were WAY worse than you. (Hello Red X)

[trustyside-kick]

Sorry Spike...you're still a ways off from Nazi status. Maybe an IC KGB Agent but not Nazi.

There are others who (thankfully are no longer here) were WAY worse than you. (Hello Red X)

DAMN that's kinda cold. :awesome:

[Byrd Man]

But true....very, very true.

Montage post is put together. Getting ready to post it now.

[MST3K 4ever]

DAMN that's kinda cold. :awesome:

I know it is...but playing with him was a lot of times (to be kind) difficult. His telling me how I needed to play Luthor in the World of Heroes RPG was the straw that broke the Camel's back.

I am sure there are others we can all name off...but...I digress.

All that being said...I should have something in the montage post in the next 24 hours.

[Eddie Brock]

I know it is...but playing with him was a lot of times (to be kind) difficult. His telling me how I needed to play Luthor in the World of Heroes RPG was the straw that broke the Camel's back.

I am sure there are others we can all name off...but...I digress.

All that being said...I should have something in the montage post in the next 24 hours.
Umm...the montage is going up momentarily. You don't have 24 hours. You might have 24 seconds. :huh:

[Byrd Man]

Is there anyway you can make it be a little sooner? I mean, I literally have the first part ready to post all I need to do is press the button. I can wait a few hours and fit you in

[Byrd Man]

It's 11, MST3K hasn't logged in since he last posted so I'll give him another half hour.

[Byrd Man]

And that is a wrap.

One heck of a ****ing season, everyone. Congrats to everybody.

[Batman]

My sentiments exactly. This season was absolutely fantastic. My only hope is that Season Two can be nearly as grand... if not moreso. :cwink:

Best Hero:
Best Villain:
Best 'Walking The Line':
Best "Ultimized" Character:
Best Character Development:
Best Story Arc:
Best Post:
MVP (Most Valuable Player):

Have at it, people.

[Saved]

*reads montage*

... Daddy? :csad:

[Byrd Man]

All I can say is,

Acting Commissioner Nygma, anyone? :awesome:

[Byrd Man]

Best Hero: Batman - Batman

He likes Batman, as if you couldn't tell by his username. And he's good at him. Real good. Each Batman post is chocked full of detail and packed with emotion. He gets inside Batman's head better than many of the comics writers who write him today. While each post may take a bit longer than I like, :cmad::cmad::cmad:, that doesn't mean it isn't great. I have no qualms with saying MB is the best Batman these RPGs has ever had or will ever have.

Best Villain: Lex Luthor - Andy C.

"Aim small, miss small," those were the words of Mel Gibson in The Patriot back when he was still sane and those can be words to live by. Most of my story arcs are small in nature. The biggest arc I've done so far in my RPG career was pretty much a solo one for nearly nine months. Small arcs usually have less chance of failing, which is how I do it. I aim small, so I miss small.

Andy aims big. Now, sometimes that's not a good thing, but Andy pulls it off with flying colors. He's been building up Lex's evil machinations ever since the RPG began, so now it's pretty sweet to see it come to fruition. I'm looking forward to having Flash slap his bald head at super-speed :up:


Best 'Walking The Line': James Gordon - Catman prb

I love Catman's take on Gordon, love it. It works perfectly to me. Despite what you may think about Batman's greatest ally being a corrupt mini-tyrant in this RPG, Catman's Gordon is still Jim Gordon at his core. He cares about protecting Gotham and keeping it safe. Does he go about in a ****ed up way that benefits him? Sure. But that's no crazier than paring up with a man who dresses up with a bat and bending the laws. I loved playing Nygma this season, and Cats is a big part of that. He gave me a perfect foe/friend to play off of and cats, along with EBJ, is the reason why I managed to stay interested with Nygma and keep him as long as I have.

Best "Ultimized" Character: Jason Todd - Syn

Never been a fan of Jason Todd, to be honest. His Robin was kinda annoying and his greatest moment was dying, and DC managed to **** that up. Morrison has made him better, but still don't care for him much.

I like Syn's Jason Todd because he is no way associated with the Robin mantle and his Todd is actually a pretty cool character. Arkham doctor by day, hooded crimefighter by night using psychology to get inside victim's heads. I've liked his Todd posts this year, where he's going with the character, and what little bit about what I know where he'll be going. Keep up the good work.

Best Character Development: Selina Kyle - EBJ

They say patience is a virtue. If that's the case, EBJ is one virtuous mother****er. He was gone for a brief time in the winter, but he's stuck with Selina for pretty much the whole time of this RPG and been constantly working on developing her character....and she's still not Catwoman! He's made Selina Kyle into a head-strong, independent woman who kicks ass in her own right without a bullwhip or kitty ears. EBJ is on the home stretch with her journey, though. If the first three quarters are any indication, then I'm looking forward to the last leg of her journey to the claws. You go, girl! Or guy.

Best Story Arc: Justice League vs. Star'ro

This arc scores with me just because we finally managed to do it. We tried for three seasons in the last RPG and never got around to it. Hell, it was the arc that was going to bring the JLA together ended up causing it to stall and fail. I loved taking part in this arc as Flash and I'm looking forward to what's to come. Props to Cats for getting things rolling and Spike, Andy, MB, Bounce, MST3K, and Majestic for making sure this ****ing RPG finally gets its JLA. :cmad::up:


Best Post: The Death of Black Mask by Catman prb (http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=17583798&postcount=373)

As I said before, I love Catman's Gordon just because it is indeed an ultimate take on the character. This post right here is what put everyone on notice that his version of Gordon would be one we had never seen before. A year later and it's still awesome.

MVP (Most Valuable Player): Batman

He's not as hands-on (controlling) as some GMs in other RPGs (See: Byrd) but MB's management style has kept this game going and his hard work in the defining the rules and continuity at the beginning of this RPG is what made it better than the previous incarnation and his continued work both IC and OOC is what will make this RPG get even better.

[Batman]

Best Hero: The Flash (Byrd Man)

One thing you tend to expect from an Ultimate reinterpretation of a hero is that they're generally darker, filled with angst and moral shades of gray that reflect our own minds and the times that we live in. But Byrd's Ultimate Flash, more than others, managed to capture the sheer fun and essence of what it means to be a superhero in the most classic sense. While it might have been easy to remake The Flash as a tortured crusader to try and contrast his sunny disposition in the comics, Byrd manages to take the other side of reality - that of being a young man who's down-on-his-luck nature provides some humor and lightheartedness - and blend it all into a nice interpretation that blends the best of all four prominent men to bear the mantle in the DCU. With Jay Garrick's unfledged morality, Barry Allen's keen intellect, Wally West's sarcastic wit, and Bart Allen's overall consistent theme as a young gun trying to prove himself worthy of the big leagues, Ultimate Flash is sure to become one of the more heroic icons of the UDCU in seasons to come.

Best Villain: Bane (Spike_x1)

While Lex Luthor and The Joker both had their moments to shine, as they typically do in any DC continuity, Spike's Bane was undoubtedly the most consistent villainous presence since the start of the season. And presence is the key word - a good majority of Bane's actual posts were setup for something obviously bigger and grander than a giant murder spree, territory that the character could have easily fallen into. But Ultimate Bane managed to capture the cunning prowess that made the original Bane such a threat to Gotham City in Knightfall/Knightquest, a feat of which many comic book writers haven't been able to recapture quite as well since the early 90's. The fact that he and Batman only had one face to face encounter for the entire season speaks volumes about the sheer patience and strategy that the character brought to the table, and without Spike's skills as a seasoned RPG vet, it wouldn't have been nearly as effective.

Best 'Walking The Line': Edward Nygma (Byrd Man)

You know, I tried to nominate someone else to balance my awards out, both in terms of player recognition and the overall amount of Gotham nods, but I decided that I'd seriously be lying to myself if I had put anyone else here. Simply put, Byrd's interpretation of the man who would be Riddler is the most unique that I've ever seen. Humanly flawed to almost his most basic detail, yet quirky and sometimes even brilliant in his methodologies, Byrd's Edward Nygma drops the camp and focuses on the potential that one of these characters has without their traditional flamboyance. And his slow build to utter insanity on a realistic, fascinating level made Byrd's posts both engaging - and even sometimes hard to read, due to the level of unlikeableness that Nygma's spite and arrogance brought about. Whether or not you eventually expect him to don the question mark tights and plague Gotham City with deathtraps and puzzles, Ultimate Nygma has remained the UDCU's most cerebral and dramatic read since his debut, setting up plenty of interesting ways to take the character in the future.

Best "Ultimized" Character: Selina Kyle (Eddie Brock)

I've made no secret that, as Batman for three seasons prior, one of my biggest issues with past seasons of Ultimate was that I was never given a satisfying Catwoman to spark a fair chemistry with. That all changed from the moment that Eddie Brock, one of the RPG forums' biggest rising talents at the time, took on the reigns and made Selina Kyle into perhaps the strongest female read of the game thus far. A great thing about this season is that while most of the main characters skipped past telling their origins with reason, supporting characters were given the chance to develop their journies, and Selina is what I consider to be the prime example of that opprotunity gone right: Strong willed and confident from the beginning, she's everything you'd expect from Catwoman without even putting on the costume. But what makes her Ultimate is actually the brilliant twist of combining her origins into one cohesive narrative through making her a cop, bringing Ms. Kyle to the forefront of Gotham City's corruption while explaining away her seedier origins, taking away the sleaze of her prior experiences to becoming a thief and making her as independent as she eventually became. My one biggest regret was that I couldn't make the time to interact more with EB's begrudging feline fatale, a fact of which I intend to rectify in Season Two as we both work to build Batman and Catwoman's romantic tension into being as strong as the comic books portray it - while never losing sight of the fact that this iteration of Selina Kyle still stands apart.

Best Character Development: Barbara Gordon (Syn)

When the words 'character development' come into mind, you picture a character's journey that has taken them from one point in their life to the next in a seamless transition that matures the character through the growth that you're subjecting it to. That right there explains Syn's Batgirl to an absolute T - at the beginning of the season, she started off as a moody brat who cared little about anyone other than herself, often clashed with her father, and generally made life hell for those who stood in her way. But as the season progressed and Barbara experienced tragedy, her womanhood took over as she suddenly realized that there's a world beyond her own selfish gain, giving rise to one of Gotham's greatest crimefighters. When she finally donned the cape and took her first steps into the world of heroics, as a reader, I was genuinely thrilled. I felt like I had known the character through the most important time of her life, and that is one of the greatest narrative traits that a writer can pull off. As Syn's skills have improved, so has his characters, and his version of Barbara remains my absolute favorite... so much so that I actually felt kind of bad for having to write the scenes where Batman brushes her off instead of encourages her, simply due to the need to see the character shine. She started off as a bratty teenager with no redeemable qualities and ended up becoming a selfless, unjaded heroine who's sure to at least win the respect of her idol in time.

Best Story Arc: Lex Luthor's Revenge (Andy C., Spike_x1)

:wow: ...is all I really have to say. Never have the games seen such a drastic turn of events that have felt as natural as Lex's end season turn from petty manipulator to grand scaled mastermind. Andy's Lex Luthor had always read as part Grant Morrison, part Mark Waid, and a sprinkle of Geoff Johns with a dash of Paul Cornell's recent Action Comics run. But his first and definitely most epic moment were the final moments of the game, where in one foul swoop, he managed to incapacitate Superman and bring him to the darkest corners of the moon, enacting what is sure to be a doozy of a world takeover plot. With only a few posts geared into overdrive for an epic cliffhanger finale, Andy managed to pull off all of the traits of any good event comic book arc - a feat of which he used to steal this award from both our space-spun Blackest Night arc and the birth of the Justice League, among other great storylines to weave out of the season. Now that's just evil.

Best Post: Exit Black Mask, Enter Jim Gordon (Catman_prb) (http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=17583798&postcount=373)

Not to echo Byrd's sentiments, but I really do have to give props where props are due. Commissioner Gordon was put through the proverbial ringer this season, and no moment hit Jimbo the hardest than the violent murder of his son at the hands of Black Mask. But evidenced, the mobster hardly got away with it - yet still managed to inflict more damage than he probably even thought possible. Gordon was left a broken man, and as a result, all of Gotham paid the price. For this post alone, I truly hope that Cats' montage contribution doesn't spell the end for Gordon's reign as perhaps Gotham's greatest menace.

MVP (Most Valuable Player): Byrd Man

There's a reason this reboot was a success, and that reason was it's players. But Byrd's unbridled loyalty to the game went above and beyond the call of writing characters and interacting with players - his ideas and constant reference of imput helped shape the RPG into what it is today. No one works harder than Byrd does to ensure that this game keeps running smoothly, whether it's badgering me over IM's to get a much needed post up, counciling the GM's through making tough decisions, or PMing other players to kick them into shape and get some sweet character moments into development. He's the Sigfried to my Roy, the Bonnie to my Clyde - hell, he was even briefly the Robin to my Batman.

Byrd Man: making the RPG's better one South Carolinian boot-up-the-ass at a time.

[Batman]

I just wanna note that, for each category, there were multiple runner-up nominations that left me struggling for days to decide which I would ultimately nominate. And that just goes to show how good you people really ended up making this game.

Cheers to all. :up:

Good lord, my lips are numb from all of this ass kissing...