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Is Gordon coming to Harvey's party? I assume he is.
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I'll make the post tonight. Joker post is moments away, and then he'll make his final preparations for the party. I'll let it get underway for a while before crashing it.
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I'll make the post tonight. Joker post is moments away, and then he'll make his final preparations for the party. I'll let it get underway for a while before crashing it.
This time its personal.
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"Starting tonight, people will die. I'm a man of my word!"
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"Gotham City Noir" RPG Application
Screenname: Master Bruce
Gothamite you would like to portray: Jason Todd, The Red Hood
Class of society: Rule Breaker
Resume: (Brief character biography) Abandoned on the streets as a boy, Jason Todd was left to fend for himself in the harsh slums of Gotham City. Witnessing firsthand how crime and corruption could tear people apart, Jason grew a harsh resentment towards the criminal element, seeing them as a force needed to be eliminated by any means nessecary. Eventually rescued off of the streets by only one of a few Gotham Police Officers who would care enough to do so, Jason was put into a shelter until he would eventually escape. During this, he ran into a mugger as he fled the crime scene, and murdered him. Taking the mugger's wallet and indentification, he tracked down the criminals home, and stole the money nessecary into buying his way into a rufitible application to enroll in the Gotham Police academy. But it wasn't enough. It wasn't a big enough lesson to teach to the criminal fraternity. He needed to become something more... their executioner, of sorts. Inspired by the rumored exploits of the Batman, once getting onto the force as a lesser ranked beat officer, Jason secretly stole from Gotham Central's confiscated weapons files, tracked down hundreds of unused firearms, and built up a big enough arsenal to create his own vigilante identity: The Red Hood.
Factoids of interest: (Special attributes - IE: Weapons, attire... anything needed to be known) Jason's costume includes a leather jacket lined with kevlar joints, a fireproof undergarb, steel-lined combat boots with hidden soles for weapons storage, and his hood is uplinked to the Gotham PD Police Band. All of Jason's weapons, such as razors, guns, missiles, and vehicles, are from once reigning mobsters brought down by either the force, or The Batman, in an ironic twist of fate. His dagger is the only weapon originating from his past, as he used it to kill the mugger that he eventually went onto take his life over.
Known associates: (NPC's needed to be attached to your character) Gotham beat cops, Helena Bertinelli (someone he recently met on one of his first cases), and various Gotham mobsters.
Three integral reasons behind choosing the character:
1. I see this particular version of Jason, aswell as the current version in the comics, to be exactly what Batman would be, if he hadn't been brought up with a certain moral ambiguity.
2. I wanted to play him in Ultimate DC for the longest time, but I already have two (and technically three, now) characters tied to the Bat-mythos. It'd be a waste to focus entirely on that side of the RPG, there, so I'm going to leave it to someone else.
3. I think while his intentions, and more notably his actions, are less than noble, Jason walks a thin line between good and evil. And to date, I don't think I've ever played anyone like that. It could be a fun challenge.
Please provide a brief explaination behind your character's motivations (ex: What does he/she believe in? How does he/she connect with Gotham City? What grinds your character's gears?): I think that's been explained, but essentially, Jason is a borderline psychotic. His time on the streets and his hatred for criminals have fashioned him into a merciless warrior, and he's willing to do what he feels is nessecary to eliminate the criminal element in Gotham. If that calls for a few casualties, in Todd's mind, so be it.
File Headshot: (A picture if your character, if applicable)
Please provide a small sample post, in the format you plan to portray this identity, with three paragraphs at minimum:
There was a certain charm to it. A certain, immistakeable thrill and rush of adreneline that came out of even the simplest blow, and the easiest kill. It was as if with each and every piece of scum that fell to his feet, and with every breath of their wasted lives sacrificed, he breathed new again. A rebirth, of sorts, from a man who had been left with nothing... but had gained almost everything he could ever want. And this? Well, this was one of life's greatest gifts that he had earned for himself.
The kill.
His arm flung forward, as his finger rested upon the knife's jagged blade. He was in the middle of random gunfire, having interrupted a smuggling operation that had just began for the evening. The perps had hoped to duck under the cover of the night's fog over the docks, and get the various crates of heroin, meth, and cocaine down to the Narrows before sunrise. This was all information he had collected from the beginning, as he had heard from an interrogated informant.
That was what bothered him the most, before he had taken to this life. The irony of being able to protect and serve, but never to cross 'that line' without probable cause. When the reality was, probable cause rested a living, breathing example: Gotham City. It was being bled dry by corruption, murderers, and every piece of filth the world had to offer, all assembled in one place. Right in one area. All ripe for the picking.
So it was that, of course, that made slicing his knife's blade through the first one's throat all the more enjoyable. He lived for this. This was what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. And no one... nothing would stop him. Batman? That guy was an amatuer compared to what he'd make himself to be. Criminals would soon fear another name. A name of which would echo all across this desolate wastleland, when he finally put a bullet through the last one's skull. That name?
"Red Hood."
It was as if with each and every piece of scum that fell to his feet, and with every breath of their wasted lives sacrificed, he breathed new again. A rebirth, of sorts, from a man who had been left with nothing... but had gained almost everything he could ever want. And this? Well, this was one of life's greatest gifts that he had earned for himself.
The kill.
Screenname: Master Bruce
Gothamite you would like to portray: Jason Todd, The Red Hood
Class of society: Rule Breaker
Resume: (Brief character biography) Abandoned on the streets as a boy, Jason Todd was left to fend for himself in the harsh slums of Gotham City. Witnessing firsthand how crime and corruption could tear people apart, Jason grew a harsh resentment towards the criminal element, seeing them as a force needed to be eliminated by any means nessecary. Eventually rescued off of the streets by only one of a few Gotham Police Officers who would care enough to do so, Jason was put into a shelter until he would eventually escape. During this, he ran into a mugger as he fled the crime scene, and murdered him. Taking the mugger's wallet and indentification, he tracked down the criminals home, and stole the money nessecary into buying his way into a rufitible application to enroll in the Gotham Police academy. But it wasn't enough. It wasn't a big enough lesson to teach to the criminal fraternity. He needed to become something more... their executioner, of sorts. Inspired by the rumored exploits of the Batman, once getting onto the force as a lesser ranked beat officer, Jason secretly stole from Gotham Central's confiscated weapons files, tracked down hundreds of unused firearms, and built up a big enough arsenal to create his own vigilante identity: The Red Hood.
Factoids of interest: (Special attributes - IE: Weapons, attire... anything needed to be known) Jason's costume includes a leather jacket lined with kevlar joints, a fireproof undergarb, steel-lined combat boots with hidden soles for weapons storage, and his hood is uplinked to the Gotham PD Police Band. All of Jason's weapons, such as razors, guns, missiles, and vehicles, are from once reigning mobsters brought down by either the force, or The Batman, in an ironic twist of fate. His dagger is the only weapon originating from his past, as he used it to kill the mugger that he eventually went onto take his life over.
Known associates: (NPC's needed to be attached to your character) Gotham beat cops, Helena Bertinelli (someone he recently met on one of his first cases), and various Gotham mobsters.
Three integral reasons behind choosing the character:
1. I see this particular version of Jason, aswell as the current version in the comics, to be exactly what Batman would be, if he hadn't been brought up with a certain moral ambiguity.
2. I wanted to play him in Ultimate DC for the longest time, but I already have two (and technically three, now) characters tied to the Bat-mythos. It'd be a waste to focus entirely on that side of the RPG, there, so I'm going to leave it to someone else.
3. I think while his intentions, and more notably his actions, are less than noble, Jason walks a thin line between good and evil. And to date, I don't think I've ever played anyone like that. It could be a fun challenge.
Please provide a brief explaination behind your character's motivations (ex: What does he/she believe in? How does he/she connect with Gotham City? What grinds your character's gears?): I think that's been explained, but essentially, Jason is a borderline psychotic. His time on the streets and his hatred for criminals have fashioned him into a merciless warrior, and he's willing to do what he feels is nessecary to eliminate the criminal element in Gotham. If that calls for a few casualties, in Todd's mind, so be it.
File Headshot: (A picture if your character, if applicable)
Please provide a small sample post, in the format you plan to portray this identity, with three paragraphs at minimum:
There was a certain charm to it. A certain, immistakeable thrill and rush of adreneline that came out of even the simplest blow, and the easiest kill. It was as if with each and every piece of scum that fell to his feet, and with every breath of their wasted lives sacrificed, he breathed new again. A rebirth, of sorts, from a man who had been left with nothing... but had gained almost everything he could ever want. And this? Well, this was one of life's greatest gifts that he had earned for himself.
The kill.
His arm flung forward, as his finger rested upon the knife's jagged blade. He was in the middle of random gunfire, having interrupted a smuggling operation that had just began for the evening. The perps had hoped to duck under the cover of the night's fog over the docks, and get the various crates of heroin, meth, and cocaine down to the Narrows before sunrise. This was all information he had collected from the beginning, as he had heard from an interrogated informant.
That was what bothered him the most, before he had taken to this life. The irony of being able to protect and serve, but never to cross 'that line' without probable cause. When the reality was, probable cause rested a living, breathing example: Gotham City. It was being bled dry by corruption, murderers, and every piece of filth the world had to offer, all assembled in one place. Right in one area. All ripe for the picking.
So it was that, of course, that made slicing his knife's blade through the first one's throat all the more enjoyable. He lived for this. This was what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. And no one... nothing would stop him. Batman? That guy was an amatuer compared to what he'd make himself to be. Criminals would soon fear another name. A name of which would echo all across this desolate wastleland, when he finally put a bullet through the last one's skull. That name?
"Red Hood."
It was as if with each and every piece of scum that fell to his feet, and with every breath of their wasted lives sacrificed, he breathed new again. A rebirth, of sorts, from a man who had been left with nothing... but had gained almost everything he could ever want. And this? Well, this was one of life's greatest gifts that he had earned for himself.
The kill.
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My only hope is that I can bring the same justice to Gordon that you will to Jason.
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When were you not an inactive bastard? 
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"Gotham City Noir" RPG Application
Screenname: Master Bruce
Gothamite you would like to portray: Jason Todd, The Red Hood
Class of society: Rule Breaker
Resume: (Brief character biography) Abandoned on the streets as a boy, Jason Todd was left to fend for himself in the harsh slums of Gotham City. Witnessing firsthand how crime and corruption could tear people apart, Jason grew a harsh resentment towards the criminal element, seeing them as a force needed to be eliminated by any means nessecary. Eventually rescued off of the streets by only one of a few Gotham Police Officers who would care enough to do so, Jason was put into a shelter until he would eventually escape. During this, he ran into a mugger as he fled the crime scene, and murdered him. Taking the mugger's wallet and indentification, he tracked down the criminals home, and stole the money nessecary into buying his way into a rufitible application to enroll in the Gotham Police academy. But it wasn't enough. It wasn't a big enough lesson to teach to the criminal fraternity. He needed to become something more... their executioner, of sorts. Inspired by the rumored exploits of the Batman, once getting onto the force as a lesser ranked beat officer, Jason secretly stole from Gotham Central's confiscated weapons files, tracked down hundreds of unused firearms, and built up a big enough arsenal to create his own vigilante identity: The Red Hood.
Factoids of interest: (Special attributes - IE: Weapons, attire... anything needed to be known) Jason's costume includes a leather jacket lined with kevlar joints, a fireproof undergarb, steel-lined combat boots with hidden soles for weapons storage, and his hood is uplinked to the Gotham PD Police Band. All of Jason's weapons, such as razors, guns, missiles, and vehicles, are from once reigning mobsters brought down by either the force, or The Batman, in an ironic twist of fate. His dagger is the only weapon originating from his past, as he used it to kill the mugger that he eventually went onto take his life over.
Known associates: (NPC's needed to be attached to your character) Gotham beat cops, Helena Bertinelli (someone he recently met on one of his first cases), and various Gotham mobsters.
Three integral reasons behind choosing the character:
1. I see this particular version of Jason, aswell as the current version in the comics, to be exactly what Batman would be, if he hadn't been brought up with a certain moral ambiguity.
2. I wanted to play him in Ultimate DC for the longest time, but I already have two (and technically three, now) characters tied to the Bat-mythos. It'd be a waste to focus entirely on that side of the RPG, there, so I'm going to leave it to someone else.
3. I think while his intentions, and more notably his actions, are less than noble, Jason walks a thin line between good and evil. And to date, I don't think I've ever played anyone like that. It could be a fun challenge.
Please provide a brief explaination behind your character's motivations (ex: What does he/she believe in? How does he/she connect with Gotham City? What grinds your character's gears?): I think that's been explained, but essentially, Jason is a borderline psychotic. His time on the streets and his hatred for criminals have fashioned him into a merciless warrior, and he's willing to do what he feels is nessecary to eliminate the criminal element in Gotham. If that calls for a few casualties, in Todd's mind, so be it.
File Headshot: (A picture if your character, if applicable)
Please provide a small sample post, in the format you plan to portray this identity, with three paragraphs at minimum:
There was a certain charm to it. A certain, immistakeable thrill and rush of adreneline that came out of even the simplest blow, and the easiest kill. It was as if with each and every piece of scum that fell to his feet, and with every breath of their wasted lives sacrificed, he breathed new again. A rebirth, of sorts, from a man who had been left with nothing... but had gained almost everything he could ever want. And this? Well, this was one of life's greatest gifts that he had earned for himself.
The kill.
His arm flung forward, as his finger rested upon the knife's jagged blade. He was in the middle of random gunfire, having interrupted a smuggling operation that had just began for the evening. The perps had hoped to duck under the cover of the night's fog over the docks, and get the various crates of heroin, meth, and cocaine down to the Narrows before sunrise. This was all information he had collected from the beginning, as he had heard from an interrogated informant.
That was what bothered him the most, before he had taken to this life. The irony of being able to protect and serve, but never to cross 'that line' without probable cause. When the reality was, probable cause rested a living, breathing example: Gotham City. It was being bled dry by corruption, murderers, and every piece of filth the world had to offer, all assembled in one place. Right in one area. All ripe for the picking.
So it was that, of course, that made slicing his knife's blade through the first one's throat all the more enjoyable. He lived for this. This was what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. And no one... nothing would stop him. Batman? That guy was an amatuer compared to what he'd make himself to be. Criminals would soon fear another name. A name of which would echo all across this desolate wastleland, when he finally put a bullet through the last one's skull. That name?
"Red Hood."
It was as if with each and every piece of scum that fell to his feet, and with every breath of their wasted lives sacrificed, he breathed new again. A rebirth, of sorts, from a man who had been left with nothing... but had gained almost everything he could ever want. And this? Well, this was one of life's greatest gifts that he had earned for himself.
The kill.
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I just ordered that. Glad to hear you think it's good.My advice is to read Year One again and again whenever you have time. It really put me into the mindset for him. Before, y'know, I became an inactive bastard.
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I may be applying sometime soon. 
Done with Brother Blood in UDC, so I can replace/swap to put some time into WSS possibly. That way I can maintain not having too many characters at once.
...Maybe.
Done with Brother Blood in UDC, so I can replace/swap to put some time into WSS possibly. That way I can maintain not having too many characters at once.
...Maybe.
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I've completely forgotten what I was doing with Riddler now, so bare with me a bit, I will try to put a post up! Honest!
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