The "Nuff' Said" Marvel Universe Application
Character you would like to play (please include the color and font you plan on using to portray the character): Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk
Brief History (provide at least two sentences):After being bombarded with what should have been a deadly dose of Gamma radiation, Bruce Banner now finds himself a modern day Jekyll and Hyde. Whenever Bruce looses control and becomes angry, he transforms into the huge green monster known as The Incredible Hulk
Group your character is aligned with (if applicable):None at the beginning, but options are always open
Explain what you plan to do with the character you've chosen and why you've chosen this character:I want to play Bruce as a man who has a handle on the Hulk, and perhaps even control over the monster, but is now faced with a new dilemma; Does he repress the beast he's tried so long to rid himself of, or embrace the monster and use the brawn to do as much good as he has used his mind for.
Do you have an Instant Messenger? Which one, and what is your screen name?:
If you know how to post pictures, please provide a picture of your character:
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Please provide a small sample post with original content in the style that you plan to write your character in (must be at least 3 paragraphs long and contain at least one line of dialogue):
Unknown Location, Middle East
The carnage was unimaginable, the planning precise to cause as much death and suffering as humanly possible, if the people who committed this atrocity could even be considered humans.
Animals, perhaps even monsters. Monsters, like the man who now tended to what living souls he could find had so long been called. Now, as Bruce Banner tended to a young child who had done nothing more than tag along with his family as they traveled to the local market to buy what food they could with the few trinkets they all carried in their pockets, he wondered if anyone who came along this site would dare lump him into that category.
The roadside bomb had probably been meant for any number of military vehicles that patroled this isolated route. It had no doubt been tripped by what looked to be the youngest child, or what was left of her, out of curiousity. The image of her tiny body, mangled, mutilated, only half there...
He pushed the image from his mind, less he vomit what food he had been able to scrounge up that morning.
The tiny boy in his arms, no more than 10 years old, looked a Bruce and even though the language barrier kept them from communicating, his tiny eyes said it all as he watched this stranger mend up the stump where his left arm once had been.
Why?
It was a question Bruce had asked many times in his life, for many different reasons. At this moment, he was almost glad he couldn't talk to the boy, offer him an answer. Because there was no answer. No reason.
"This will hold until we get you to town," Bruce whispered. He knew his words meant nothing, but perhaps the soft, gentle tone and the smile he offered would calm the boy.
"Monsters," Bruce thought, picking the child up. It seemed wherever he went, mosters followed
The "Nuff' Said" Marvel Universe Application
Character you would like to play (please include the color and font you plan on using to portray the character): Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk
Brief History (provide at least two sentences):After being bombarded with what should have been a deadly dose of Gamma radiation, Bruce Banner now finds himself a modern day Jekyll and Hyde. Whenever Bruce looses control and becomes angry, he transforms into the huge green monster known as The Incredible Hulk
Group your character is aligned with (if applicable):None at the beginning, but options are always open
Explain what you plan to do with the character you've chosen and why you've chosen this character:I want to play Bruce as a man who has a handle on the Hulk, and perhaps even control over the monster, but is now faced with a new dilemma; Does he repress the beast he's tried so long to rid himself of, or embrace the monster and use the brawn to do as much good as he has used his mind for.
Do you have an Instant Messenger? Which one, and what is your screen name?:
If you know how to post pictures, please provide a picture of your character:
![]()
Please provide a small sample post with original content in the style that you plan to write your character in (must be at least 3 paragraphs long and contain at least one line of dialogue):
Unknown Location, Middle East
The carnage was unimaginable, the planning precise to cause as much death and suffering as humanly possible, if the people who committed this atrocity could even be considered humans.
Animals, perhaps even monsters. Monsters, like the man who now tended to what living souls he could find had so long been called. Now, as Bruce Banner tended to a young child who had done nothing more than tag along with his family as they traveled to the local market to buy what food they could with the few trinkets they all carried in their pockets, he wondered if anyone who came along this site would dare lump him into that category.
The roadside bomb had probably been meant for any number of military vehicles that patroled this isolated route. It had no doubt been tripped by what looked to be the youngest child, or what was left of her, out of curiousity. The image of her tiny body, mangled, mutilated, only half there...
He pushed the image from his mind, less he vomit what food he had been able to scrounge up that morning.
The tiny boy in his arms, no more than 10 years old, looked a Bruce and even though the language barrier kept them from communicating, his tiny eyes said it all as he watched this stranger mend up the stump where his left arm once had been.
Why?
It was a question Bruce had asked many times in his life, for many different reasons. At this moment, he was almost glad he couldn't talk to the boy, offer him an answer. Because there was no answer. No reason.
"This will hold until we get you to town," Bruce whispered. He knew his words meant nothing, but perhaps the soft, gentle tone and the smile he offered would calm the boy.
"Monsters," Bruce thought, picking the child up. It seemed wherever he went, mosters followed
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Edit: Additionally, as I understand it from reading over the rules, this game takes place in current, mainstream Marvel continuity, but there's a certain degree of fluidity? We have the right to take some creative license here and there if we want to? Or is this an inaccurate understanding of this new status quo? Also, what major events have happened? Are we sticking to character-only events, such as the Symbiote Saga (I see we have a Venom), or have some Universal arcs taken place? Have the Secret Wars taken place (uh... any of them, I guess?). Or is it a "nod your head and don't ask any questions" situation?
It's more of a case-by-case basis. For instance, while One More Day and Brand New Day hasn't happened for Spider-Man, half of Hawkeye's history is yet to be experienced. I would recommend going ahead with an idea, writing an app, and just playing the wait-and-see game. The main thing to remember is that this is 10 years into an established 616-reminiscent Marvel Universe, so while it would be frowned upon to have characters just showing up for the first time, nothing in regards to the character's history is out of bounds for a vague exclusion.
If you feel like something is a classic staple of the Marvel Universe, then it's more than likely happened.
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Here's the thing: this is set in the 616 Marvel Universe exactly ten years after everyone's origin story. So, in a way, it's "strict" continuity. But, as we all know, time in comic books isn't always expressed clearly. Peter Parker's been in his late twenties since the '80s, after all. What this allows for is a bit of creative license, as you said.
For some characters, the entirety of their 616 continuity can realistically fit into a ten year time period. For others, it's not so simple. Spider-Man started out as a sixteen year-old. We've seen him graduate high school, college, and pursue post-graduate studies. By the time the Symbiote Saga rolls around, he's already 23, 24? Realistically speaking, the whole of Spider-Man continuity just can't fit into a ten year box. That's why I've elected to end his continuity during the early JMS years, just before Sins Past and all that follows.
These are difficult questions to answer, but perhaps dictating our reasoning for doing things this way will be more enlightening: we don't want to write characters into a box. We're trying to capture the "basic" or "essential" forms of all these characters. Events come and go, changing the status quo as we know it, but things always find their way back to an equilibrium. We aim to find that equilibrium.
I had a feeling that my decision to exclude Sins Past would meet with some adversity. It was hard letting go of such a hallmark of Spidey's history, but tough decisions had to be made when I was trimming the fat.Oh, Sins Past isn't included? Well, then F**K you, F**K this game, and F**K everything! Sins Past was a storytelling landmark, and pivotal to Spider-Man's development.
It's probably best that Sins Past wasn't included.
So is Spidey married? Are you looking for a Mary Jane? Did I mention I can roleplay females? Am I getting my idea across with these questions?
John's definitely a hero, brah. I'll get a post up this week. I still have a masters thesis to complete and there's a European Championship football going on.By the way, Harl, I didn't know where to put John The Skrull on the roster, so I put him temporarily under Walking the Line. If this jives with the character, let me know and I can put him elsewhere.
Europe has football? I thought you guys were only about soccer over there.John's definitely a hero, brah. I'll get a post up this week. I still have a masters thesis to complete and there's a European Championship football going on.
You son of a *****.
That's okay.