Rise of Marvels: 2099 Edition Character Application:
Character You Would Like to Play: Herbert Franklin "Herbie" Richards; Codename: "Mr. Fantastic" (Although for the roster you can just put him down as "Herbie Richards")
Character Alignment (Hero, Villain, or Walking the Line): Hero
Character's Speech Style and Color (actually say what the **** it is, *******s): Sky Blue Trebuchet MS
Faction They Belong To (i.e. members of a corp, church or cult, underground meta group, etc; if they aren't part of a group, just put "none"): Fantastic Corporation/The "Fantastic Four"
Appearance/Costume (Briefly describe or post a picture of what your character's costume looks like): Herbie has blonde hair and blue eyes like his father Franklin Richards, grandmother Susan Storm-Richards and great uncle Johnny Storm. He typically wears business clothing such as suits and ties, most of them blue, navy and white.
The "Fantastic Four" however have uniforms akin to their descendants', except they're colored blue and navy and sport the famous "4" logo. The only one that's different is the Black Panther's, which is a more dark navy and has gold accents, and has a mask.
Powers and Abilities: Herbie is an omega level mutant, although he rarely uses his powers so the nature and extant of them are unknown. His more frequently used power is his super-intellect he uses for running his operations, a trait inherited by his grandfather, Reed.
Brief Origin/History of Your Character and Their Personality: Herbie is the son of Franklin Richards, and during the Great Cataclysm, he was left an orphan. His father was killed during the fall of heroes, and Herbie had no idea why he died.
However, before he passed, Franklin left his son, whom he affectionately named Herbie after his childhood friend, babysitter and playmate H.E.R.B.I.E. the Robot, a vast amount of wealth.
Herbie used this wealth to create his own Corporation during their uprising, the Fantastic Corporation. A Corporation who's main building is a completely renovated Baxter Building. A Corporation that makes technological advances in science, healthcare and technology.
For most of his life, Herbie ran his company until it made it's way to the top, until he found out just
exactly how his father died. It was then that Herbie realized just exactly
what it was he was meant to do with the money his father left him: save the world from the Corporations that were taking it over...
From that point on, the Fantastic Corp. merely became a cover for something bigger.
Herbie, to honor his grandparents Reed and Sue, great uncles Johnny and Ben, and father Franklin, gathered a team of four heroes to be his new "Fantastic Four". Basing them in one of his warehouses, his most advanced technology was moved there under the radar. From there, he acts as their "Mr. Fantastic" where he feeds them information and guides them throughout their missions, in hopes of creating a better world, dismantling one Corporation at a time.
Supporting Cast: Herbie's supporting cast is his "Fantastic Four" comprised of descendants of four of the most famous heroes from the Age of Heroes who have taken on their mantles.
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Robert "Bobby" Reynolds III (
Codename: "Sentry"): Grandson of Bob Reynolds, the Sentry. Powers: Superstrength, speed, senses, durability and stamina. Can fly. Energy projection. Inheriting his father's and grandfathers powers, he vowed to use them for good when they died during the Cataclysm, taking on his grandfather's name, the Sentry. It is said though, that Bobby might have some of the mental conditions his ancestors did. This is something to watch out for, as he might lose it. The team's field leader.
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T'Challa II (
Codename: "Black Panther"): Son of T'Challa, and current Black Panther. Powers: Enhanced Agility, strength, senses and vast technological resources and vibranium weapons. During the Cataclysm, the entire nation of Wakanda was destroyed during the Cataclysm, and their king with it. The only thing that survived was the great Panther Temple that T'Challa II found upon his return to the devastated and barren wasteland that was once his home. In there, he found where his father had kept the tools he used as the Black Panther before retiring to rule his nation, including the heart-shaped herb that gave him his powers. He is Sentry's second in command.
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Pietro "Pete" Maximoff-Boltagon (
Codename: "Quicksilver"): Grandson of Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver as well as Maximus Boltagon, Son of Luna Maximoff and Maximus Boltagon II. Powers: Superspeed, although due to his 1/2 Inhuman DNA, he's much faster than his grandfather. Empathic abilities to a smaller extent. When his mother Luna fell in love with the herioc son of the villain Maximus the mad, they wed and concieved a child, naming him after her father. They both died during the Cataclysm, and sent their son to Earth to be raised by a human family. Specifically, his great, great aunt Wanda, the retired Scarlet Witch.
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Marissa "Mimi" Gold-Baldwin (
Codename: "Songbird"): Grandaughter of Melissa Gold and Robert Baldwin. Powers: Kinetic Forcefield projection and explosive energy blasts from grandfather, as well as Supersonic screams, sound projection and the ability to form "Solid-sound Constructs". Not much is known about Mimi's past or parents except her Grandparent's having fallen in love after their tenure's on Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts. Parents presumed dead post-Cataclysm.
How Often Do You Intend to Post in This RPG Each Week: As often as I can, cause JB said he'd kill me if I don't post at all.
Sample Post (must be a minimum of 4 paragraphs with at least 2 lines of dialogue from your character):
"Glad to see you all showed up. I was beginning to think you wouldn't..." Herbie announced as he smirked at the four heroes' arrivals to his abandoned warehouse, completely renovated to become his base of operations: the Baxter.
"Cut the crap, Richards. What is it you want with us?"
"Because, Miss Gold, we all share something in common. We all suffered at the hands of fate. We lost everyone and everything we cared about when we were young and the Corporations began their uprising. So I'm putting together a team..."
"A team?"
"Yes, Mr. Reynolds. A team that'll help save the world by helping to dismantle any and all the Corporations that plague it, one after another."
"What's in it for us?"
"Isn't it obvious, Mr. Maximoff? A free world? A chance to honor the ones we lost?"
"Vengeance..."
"If that's what it is you desire, T'Challa, then yes. Revenge. Whatever reason you have for joining, I don't care. The point is that we could do alot of good, and I could use people like you to help do that. Besides..."
Herbie paused, realising what he was gonna say next might throw them for a surprise.
"...Haven't all of you always wanted a family?"
They were shocked to say the least, something that put doubt in Herbie's mind.
"I'll let you all think about it..."
Herbie then turned and walked away, heading for the secret exit to the Baxter. But just as he started to walk, something drew his attention back...
"I'm in."
He turned to see that Bobby Reynolds had stepped forward, ready for action.
"Me too."
Pietro smirked as he too stepped forward, arms crossed.
"I'll do it." Mimi Gold-Baldwin also added, which only made Herbie all the more eager to shake all their hands.
"What about you, T'Challa? Care to take part?"
He didn't say a word. Rather, the quiet Prince of Wakanda only grunted before nodding, keeping his distance from the group as he did so.
"Great. I have a good feeling about all this."
"So, Richards... This team gotta name?"
"As a matter of fact... it does."
"Well don't keep us in suspense, Herb! What're we gonna call this little "family"?"
Herbie smiled as he looked at his team, thinking about all the bedtime stories his father told him as a kid.
"You guys ever heard of the Fantastic Four?"