The "World of Heroes" DC RPG Season V Signup/OOC Thread

BEST STORYLINE - PRESIDENT LUTHOR (MST3K 4Ever)
I think this has been an underrated gem of a story. MST3K 4Ever has just crafted such an effective solo arc, the slow-boil tension serving as a perfect backdrop to the other goings on this season. It of course helps that he has such a masterful grasp of the character of Lex Luthor's, making his sleazy backdoor machinations feel absolutely credible.

BEST HERO - AQUAMAN (trustyside-kick)
I'll say this now. I think Aquaman is lame. I always thought Aquaman was lame. Then trustyside-kick came along, and showed us that Aquaman can indeed kick ass. A whole lot of credit must go to trusty, and his work this season. Not only was it compellingly well-written in its own right, but at times when the RPG felt completely dead, trusty was pretty much single-handedly keeping it alive. Many kudos, my good man!

BEST VILLAIN - CAPTAIN NAZI (Harlekin)
I always thought Captain Nazi seemed like an outdated, cartoonish stereotype villain, but Harlekin showed me otherwise. This season, Captain Nazi was revealed as a twisted, dangerous, hateful psychopath. Harlekin did an excellent job of getting into that zealot mindset, while some of his actions against the minorities previously targeted for Nazi hatred were downright sickening. I look forward to seeing what you do with the Captain next season.

BEST DEVELOPED CHARACTER - THE ATOMIC SKULL (Spike x1)
Keep this short and sweet. Before Spike brought him into the RPG, I had never heard of The Atomic Skull. Now, I feel like I know the character well, and have come to care about him. If that's not the definition of "Best Character Development", I don't know what is.

BEST FIGHT - BATMAN VS TWO-FACE
I avoided giving "The Crazy **** That Went Down In Gotham" (as trusty so eloquently put it) the Best Storyline award, as I was reluctant to blow my own trumpet. But that arc was packed full of some great moments, one of which was this cracking climactic showdown between Batman and Two-Face, in Gotham Cemetery. You had Bruce grieving for his dead parents, and Dent grieving for his lost father, and these two tortured souls finding each other, and almost (but sadly, not quite) coming to an understanding. And that segued into a fight sequence that - though not as epic as some of the other fights this season - more than made up for that in terms of emotional punch. Stellar work from both MaskedManJRK and Karem-Knight.

BEST POST - THE JOKER'S FUNERAL (MaskedManJRK)

MaskedManJRK said:
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REQUIEM FOR A CLOWN
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Gotham Cemetery--seems to be my new home away from home now. It was just yesterday that I was here, chasing Harvey Dent and his personal demon, Two-Face, through these tombstones, fighting a hopeless battle for his sanity. They say he's in a coma now, and he might not be able to come back. The sad thing is, this is probably the first time he's truly had peace in years.

I shake out the thoughts and continue driving--I glance at the blond woman sitting in the passenger seat.

Harleen Quinnsel, aka, Harley Quinn. In a sense, she's my anti-thesis--a woman who's had her life ruined by The Joker and yet cannot see it or hate him for it.

I was contacted earlier today by Jim, telling me some Arkham doctors wanted to see me. Seeing as how they weren't there already with straight-jackets, I figured it was simply a business call.

The Arkham doctor stepped into a light in a way I was almost envious of. He told me he was the personal psychologist for Harleen, and explained his plan. He wanted me to take her to The Joker's grave, so that she may mourn for him and that she will move on. Can't say I think it will work, but it's worth a try. Suddenly the thought of fighting some one's personal demons appears again.

"Don't you have a radio in this thing?" I hear her ask, shifting in her seat and fiddling with her handcuffs.

"I have a police scanner, but I don't understand why--"

"No no, Bat-Dope, I mean music, tunes! Don't ya have any of that?"

"No."

"Awww, come on, Bats! Don't tell me you don't jam when you're driving this bad boy! I bet you got somethin' blaring when you're in that big, bad cave of yours!"

"No. I don't."

"I think you're lying, Batsy! I'll have to figure it out myself...hmm...use my keen detective skills...jeeze, this is harder then I thought...no wonder you keep catching me!" She laughs in a way that's so close to her "Puddin's" it is disturbing. Hard to believe she was bawling over him for the past few days, as her doctor told me.

We drive practically to the other side of the cemetery. The populace had a field day when they found out that The Joker was dead, especially when it came time to decide whether he should have his own tombstone. Some thought, despite his inhumanity, he should at least have a proper resting place, others just wanted him never to be heard of again. Finally, city counsel decided to give him a headstone--under the conditions that it would be over a thousand meters away from the rest of the departed. It might very well have been best that his body hasn't been found--there would have been serious debate whether to burn him to ash, drop him in a ditch to rot, or have him hanged at Gotham Square, like a modern Mussolini.

We stop next to the grave and I step outside, walking over to Harley's side and helping her out. I grab her by the arm and we walk over to his grave.

The Joker's grave is surrounded by a chain-link fence with barb wire on top. Next to the fence is a guard, sitting on a metal folding chair, reading the Gotham Times with one hand and one of the Frappuccino from Starbucks in the other. He looks at the both of us, either already aware of our arrival, or too tired to look surprised, and punches in the number combination on the door.

This was necessary, because his grave is now probably the most desecrated one in human history. From what I heard, in the three hours of it's placement, the grave was shot at, spray painted, defecated upon, and had a hail of Molotov cocktails tossed at it. Three hours of this, city counsel quickly had set up this bit of security. If only they were normally this quick.

We walk inside and the guard shuts the door behind us. I let go of Harley's arm and put my hands close to my belt, in case she tries to escape. She slowly walks towards the grave, the chains wrapping her wrists and ankles together jiggling in tune. She stands next to the grave and drops on her knees, placing her hands on top of it.

"Oh Puddin'! I can't believe your gone!" She yells, crying. Suddenly, she stops. "No joke, I don't believe it. Body was never found right? I know you're still out there, baby. I know it right in my heart. You're still here, and I still love you..."

"Harley," I say, not sure why I'm even trying, "your 'Puddin'' really is dead. I saw it myself." She stands up, completely straight, staring directly ahead.

"Right. I remember hearing your side of the story. You grabbed 'Wayne' out of the way, and blocked the chamber of his gun. It went off, wounded him, and he happened to fall off the ledge before you could reach him." She turns and stares directly into my eyes, unafraid. "You let him fall, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't. He--"

"Bulls**t, Batman."

"It's not--"

"I've seen you in action, I've seen you save so many people in that same situation."

"But I--"

"But when you saw my Puddin' about to fall off that ledge you just wanted to see him die--"

"So what if I did?!" I yell before I can stop myself. I see her eyes narrow, but I don't see her leap on top of me until I slam into the ground. She slams her fists into my chest.

"So what?! You killed the man I love! I loved that man you MURDERED and he loved me!"

I grab her hands and push her away. She crashes onto the floor.

"Harley, he's dead. You have to realize now that the man did not love you."

"YES HE DID! You don't understand--"

"He forced you to throw your life away--"

"I wanted to--"

"He sold you out to me and the cops countless times--"

"He-he had to--"

"He would beat you to a pulp--"

"B-b-but--"

"He killed your unborn child!"

"He--he...he had to. If we had a kid he would mess with his act."

"Harley, the only reason why he killed your child was because he probably thought it was funny, and he couldn't take you loving anything else but him, to keep you in control." Her head drops to the ground. "He never loved you. I don't think he even knew how. All he knew was how to torture and maim and kill. He killed women and children, he killed...innocent old men and idealistic young men just because of his obsession with death...and with me."

"How...how can you say that? You don't...you don't know him. You didn't see him like I did. How can you say that?"

"Because I looked at him with my own eyes and saw him for what he was: a monster. You looked at him with rose-colored glasses." Her hands go to her face, and she silently sobs. Her hands drop to the ground and she picks herself up. Her face rises and I look into her eyes--clearer, more alert.

"You're right. He was a monster. He would beat the living crap out of me and I would just smile and keep following him. You know why? Because no one else ever told me 'I love you' before him. Dad left before I was born, Mom was too spaced-out to say it, every other man I was ever with only said it to get into my pants. It wasn't until I got to Arkham and met this...homicidal maniac until I heard someone say it."

She turns back to the grave and balls up her fists. She drops down to it and slams her fists into it.

"Son of a b***h! You ruined my life! I trusted you and you ripped me apart! I turned into a criminal for you and you beat me for it! ...I always wanted to have a kid. When I became a famous psychologist I would meet Prince Charming and we would make love and we would create life. I was so close to it, I thought I would have that child with my 'Puddin',' until you shot me. The doctors told me I might never be able to have a child again."

I walk towards her and put a hand on her shoulder. She looks and she leaps again--this time her arms wrapped around me with her face against my chest, crying. I stand there, silently, putting my arm on her back, knowing she's crying for a loss that she can never fully recover from, that will be ripping her apart in the back of her mind for as long as she lives. I know the feeling. She moves from my chest, looking back at the grave and also looking at me.

"You know what the worst thing is? I still love him. Inside there's still this giggling schoolgirl in skin-tight spandex that would jump back into his arms in a second. I hate her. I hate her and...I envy her, because she was always...bright. Laughing. Because of him. He made me happy, and he made my life a living hell at the same time."

"You...you could still find someone," I say, trying to find the right words to continue with. "You can break the cycle now. He's dead somewhere and rotting. You can stop this mad love and take back your life now."

I stare into the tombstone of The Joker, trapped in chain link that will not hold the hate this city has for him. I look down to the face of the weeping woman with her arms around me, for the first time in God knows how long free-thinking and rational.

"You're free."

The Joker is dead. His insanity can no longer harm another human being. He can no longer kill the ones I love or any other life. He's dead. Maggot food. Some vulture has probably eaten his eyes by now. His body was never found, but I know he's dead. I believe he's dead.

I pray he's dead.

"We're free."​
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This isn't really blowing my own trumpet, honest! It's JRK that deserves the credit here, for writing such a powerful closing post. Here, he does a fantastic job of summing up the relationship between The Joker and Batman, and interestingly the relationship between The Joker and Harley Quinn too. It was a fitting epitaph to an epic rivalry, and a perfect way for Batman to "say farewell" to his old foe. Shame I had to go and spoil it...:oldrazz:
 
Thanks for the praise guys. I'd put up some noms but I haven't read enough of the season...

Kudos to all though.
 
BEST HERO

Aquaman, Aquaman, Aquaman. What more can I say? I mean trusty turned the laughing stock of the DCU into a pretty respectable character.

"Yeah, but he still smells like Tuna..."

Quiet, you!


Best Heroine

Roy Harper...what? Oh, I tought you meant Best Heroin-Addict....whoops. Anyway. I call it a tie. Between Twy and GL's Supergirl. Twy, because she rocks as Dinah and GL because he pulls off a convincing Supergirl..in more ways than one until a few weeks ago. Anyway. You both did great and it sucks that Twy won't continue as Dinah, especially since I'm now Ollie.

BEST VILLAIN

This is a hard one, but I'm gonna go with Deathstroke. Slade is already an evil bastard. SF murdering Wilcat was straight up cold ass gangsta.

Best Developed Character

Atomic "I'm not Ghost Rider" Skull. Good work Spike. Not as good as Rudy, but what can you do?

BEST STORY ARC

I don't want to pat myself on the back, but..Bart and Jay's wild ride was one of my favorite story arcs I've ever participated in...ever. Between the devil and angel on Bart's shoulders, to drag racing with Mirror Master, to the ending that was like Back to The Future all in all, I had a good time with it.

BEST COMEDIC POST
Not sure about just one post, but all the stuff GL and MB did was excellent. Same with Oh Snap! and Guy. So, the three of you will share this one.

BEST DRAMATIC POST

http://forums.superherohype.com/showpost.php?p=10815840&postcount=739

One more time...Cold...ass...gansgta.

BEST NEWCOMER

MEEEE!!!...Umm, sorry about that. But, umm...lets see...Oh yeah, Oh Snap! For playing that prick Guy Gardner as only you can.

MVP

Tie between Twy and JB. Both of you are excellent writers and have done alot for this RPGs growth and development. You both earned this nod. :up:
 
Thanks a lot for the compliments guys. I'll have my nominations up in a short while. :up:
 
I took the heroes roster, and with the first two I added the borders and put the character names in the font and color that are used. I only did two to give you the idea.

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Really, it came out better than I thought. I wouldn't mind it really, just I'd have to perhaps have any characters' whose font is black in game (like Batman for example) to appear gray on the roster page. Also, other characters whose font is pretty close to black like a dark purple would perhaps need to have a lighter shade of that color for the roster (like Black Canary).

So tehnically, you wouldn't be 100% true to the color font being used in the IC thread. But I could easily put the correct fonts with adjusted colors for those few characters.

EDIT: So you all know before you suggest this, the only real way to fix the issues of having to tweak certain character's colors would be to have the background boxes white. But I assure you, that I have tried with just one and it looks really awful. The black background box looks the best with the picture being in the background. Perhaps we can add in the black background box to act as a border, and keep all the font white; looks better than I thought.
 
Wait a second!!!! There's no Wonder Woman!

*various ideas pop into head as eyes roll back and forth paranoidedly*
 
Technically there is...but it doesn't matter. I'm just trying to add and tweak suggestions that have been mentioned. I'd appreciate some feedback though about the black boxes, plus color fonts, or just them seperately, or keeping it as before...
 
twylight said:
He only posted it again because I made him :o I was hoping to cover up my horrible last post.
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Nothing you do is horrible. Except that one time, when you left me tied to the bed for hours.... :csad:
 
byrd_man said:
MVP
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Tie between Twy and JB. Both of you are excellent writers and have done alot for this RPGs growth and development. You both earned this nod. :up:
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I don't know how I'd even come close to deserve a nod for this in this RPG. There's plenty of others who I think would be more deserving than I, but thanks none the less. :up:


And thanks to Trusty for the McCulloch nod. I appreciate it. :up:
 
Incidentally Trusty, I like it with the black border it tones down the background and pulls the pictures forward. As for the wording I don't really care either way.
 
I find the borders to be quite shallow and pedantic. :o

Oh wait...I meant that I like them. :yay:
 
No one cares what you think. :cmad:

They care even less about what I think, though, and I like the borders. :o
 
I don't know. They aren't bad, but it could make things too distracting...I'm neutral, though my opinion is worth less then MB's. :o :(
 
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