So, silly question: would a Lizard born from a serum meant to fight the Hulk work as a concept? Specifically, one concocted from the DNA of the Marvel Universe's mightestreptilesof all?
I think @Dedonus wants recreations of current characters from marvel(Lizard and Sauron pop into my head initially when I think about lizard) and to fight the Hulk may not be such a thing, as the Hulk has only existed for a couple of months. Theres no real Hulk Buster, Abomination or anything like that yet :P
Though a good Sauron would be a possibility, or if you wanted to use a character from the Hulk comics depending on who you chose I wouldn't be against you using them :P
Oh, I was going to wait for Natty before posting, but alright, just to wrap stuff up I guess I'll put up something since I'll be a little sketchy on here the next couple days so I won't keep yall waiting
Ok so I'm finally home! What was meant to be a 2 hour long train journey turned into a 3.5 hours. Could get a decent seat either which means i never got a chance to write an essay for school so that's unfortunately my priority for this evening!
First though...
Will you and @Natty want to throw up a solo post each before Cap appears? Or if you have nothing planned (Like saving innocent civillians from a ruined building) I will throw it up after Ded.
Oh, I was going to wait for Natty before posting, but alright, just to wrap stuff up I guess I'll put up something since I'll be a little sketchy on here the next couple days so I won't keep yall waiting
If it's good with you, I may reframe from posting until you have Cap and S.H.I.E.L.D turn up. Mostly due to the reason I said above! I had America save a good few people from the collapsing building in the collab so @Spud if you want to can have Thor rescue a few more and possivly try and talk to America but she'd be kind of sat all guilt ridden, etc. If I have time after you post and @Sep has yet to turn up then I may do something with America!
Also, @Dedonus in regards to the X-men, I may make a secondary character in the future who may possibly be a member or something. However since I don't wish to interfere with anyone's plans, i.e. your use of Iceman, I'll just wait until we've decided on the members of the NPC X-men team and take my pick of the remaining options! As for the team members, I think Giant-sized would be good! I also like the idea of the Academy-X taking place during the time, but maybe we just won't specify the members? idk
Ok so I'm finally home! What was meant to be a 2 hour long train journey turned into a 3.5 hours. Could get a decent seat either which means i never got a chance to write an essay for school so that's unfortunately my priority for this evening!
First though...
<Snipped quote by Sep> <Snipped quote by Spud> If it's good with you, I may reframe from posting until you have Cap and S.H.I.E.L.D turn up. Mostly due to the reason I said above! I had America save a good few people from the collapsing building in the collab so @Spud if you want to can have Thor rescue a few more and possivly try and talk to America but she'd be kind of sat all guilt ridden, etc. If I have time after you post and @Sep has yet to turn up then I may do something with America!
Also, @Dedonus in regards to the X-men, I may make a secondary character in the future who may possibly be a member or something. However since I don't wish to interfere with anyone's plans, i.e. your use of Iceman, I'll just wait until we've decided on the members of the NPC X-men team and take my pick of the remaining options! As for the team members, I think Giant-sized would be good! I also like the idea of the Academy-X taking place during the time, but maybe we just won't specify the members? idk
I've had an twelve hour train ride turn into a twenty something train/bus ride shitfest. So yeah :P
Also all those ideas sound good, X-Men I'm not gonna comment on as I don't know enough about them as I said before :P. Also I just felt it fair that if either of you want to do something before S.H.I.E.L.D turns up then that would be all right :P I mean I'm going to wait till someone throws up a post before me anyway.
Also @clanjos why not be Devil Dinosaur? :P This universes rendition of it at least or theres a lot of shit that goes on with him and crossing to a different earth so maybe he's cast through somehow? (Just an idea). Also I want to put up my reply is just from what I took from the OP @Dedonus may actually let you twist the three of them together somehow but that's up to our glorious leader :P
hope that post was okay, its a little rushed coz my internet craps out every couple of minutes so im just trying to post before everything crashes and burns horribly
So, silly question: would a Lizard born from a serum meant to fight the Hulk work as a concept? Specifically, one concocted from the DNA of the Marvel Universe's mightestreptilesof all?
When you say Lizard, are you talking about Curt Conners (otherwise known as the Lizard) or just a generic lizard? While I would not outright reject anything with Godzilla included it its lore (as Marvel did own his rights and the Avengers did fight him), I probably would not accept a Godzilla application on the principle that such a creature would probably be too powerful for the rest of the cast. Plus, what would you do with Godzilla.
If it is the former (i.e. Curt Conners), then I'm afraid I already have plans for him as the Spider-Man player. If it is the latter, I would prefer that if you wished to pursue that idea, to use an existing character and build up from there (like Devil Dinosaur). Also, as @Sep has mentioned, the Hulk has not really been active for a very long time, so a concept like that might be jumping the gun.
@Natty: Honestly, we can put the character that use wish to play as in it now (or just make that character a newcomer when you throw up an app for that character). I think the best thing to do is not to establish any backstories. That way, if someone would like to play as a certain character, they would be able to freely make their changes.
One of the biggest questions we have to ask is whether leaving Wolverine out because he is a popular character is worth the risk of no one actually picking him up?
Well, the idea I had for Devil Dinosaur is kind of silly, in that he's a timecop from a destroyed future, trying to hunt down Kang the Conqueror and probably eat him. Since he's not even sure he's on the right timeline though, he's just settled in to try and prevent as many apocalypses as possible.
@Natty: Honestly, we can put the character that use wish to play as in it now (or just make that character a newcomer when you throw up an app for that character). I think the best thing to do is not to establish any backstories. That way, if someone would like to play as a certain character, they would be able to freely make their changes.
One of the biggest questions we have to ask is whether leaving Wolverine out because he is a popular character is worth the risk of no one actually picking him up?
Yeah that would be a good idea! :) Making the character a newcomer was something i had in mind but i'll see how it goes!
Not sure about Wolverine! I say if we do put him on the roster, it wouldn't be a permenant role! Would allow a player to have him be all lone wolf if they wished or have him join the avengers, while making it easier to cut ties with the x-men if absolutely necesary
Affiliation: S.H.I.E.L.D (And the Avengers in the future?)
Character Origin and Backstory:
Pietro and his twin sister Wanda were born to Sokovian business moguls Gregor and Daria Maximoff under stressful circumstances. Their delivery, due to mistakes on the doctor's part, led to their lives being in critical danger when they were just hours old. Renowned surgeon and scientist Von Strucker approached them shortly before the babies were expected to die, offering a miracle solution in return for an undisclosed sum of money (rest assured, it was ridiculously large) and custody of the children should anything happen to the Maximoffs. Daria was suspicious and reluctant, but the urgency of the situation made the couple capitulate and the children's lives were saved.
Up until the age of eleven, the twins had a happy, healthy and luxurious life. Pietro was an inquisitive boy, interested in tinkering and taking things apart. He worked on small robots and programming, having access to the knowledge of world class researchers and developers in the related fields. Wanda was his protector, sharper and intimidating even at a younger age, and already priming herself for the rule of their parents empire once she was eighteen. The only person who received her softer side was her beloved Pietro. The two of them were closer than anything, and it was to each other they clung at their father's funeral. Doctors had declared his death to be due to heart failure, but after his passing, their mother became paranoid. Giving up temporary control of their business, she went into hiding with the children. They lived in a small cabin deep within the Sokovian forest until one day, about a year later, she died of pneumonia.
Shortly after, the children met Von Strucker. He introduced himself as a distant uncle, estranged from their mother but eager to take care of his beloved sister's children. However, the fact that their meeting took place after they had been snatched from their cabin in the dead of night did little to inspire trust. For years, Von Strucker took relatively good care of them, but their loyalty remained exclusive to each other. From the age of fifteen, Von Strucker started doing certain medical tests on them. When they turned seventeen, the nightmare began. They were subjected to awful and excruciating experiments that left them mentally scarred over the course of six months. At the end, they had barely survived. Pietro discovered his super speed, but Wanda was left comatose for months afterward.He recuperated while she remained unconscious, and in that time his anger and hatred of Von Strucker grew. Once he was in good physical shape, he was put through all sorts of tests by Von Strucker to determine the extent and nature of his abilities. Many were gruelling, but nothing compared to what had made him. To this day, Pietro is even mildly grateful for the tests, as they were how he discovered most of his skills. Wanda woke up some months later to find their roles reversed. Irreversibly physically weakened by her transformation,Pietro was now her protector. One night, after particularly painful tests had been conducted on Wanda, Pietro killed Von Strucker and the two of them escaped from his lair. Not so much a lair as a grand castle in the mountains where none ventured, but the name remains nonetheless.
Wanda intended to take over their parents' company, but all records of their existence had been destroyed and there was no proof with which she could do so. Instead, the two of them moved to New York. Pietro committed minor crimes in the name of making a living for him and his sister, but the unusual nature of the crimes brought them to the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D., who contacted them in much the same way Von Strucker did. In return for a comfortable living and the kind of clothing that could stand up to Pietro's stop speeds, they performed peacekeeping duties for shield under the names of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. They usually worked together, but on the only occasion they didn't, Wanda was killed on duty in Asia. Pietro, distraught and furious, blamed S.H.I.E.L.D. for their negligence and severed ties with them. He's still on their radar, and has reverted back to his mildly criminal life after tracking down the killers of his sister and eliminating them. Right now, he's a man without a mission. He lives in an unofficially unoccupied penthouse, where he works on his technical pursuits, and occasionally his sexual ones as well. Rarely, though.
Abilities: Pietro moves and thinks multiple times faster than any human. Currently he moves about five times faster than the speed of sound at his top speed. Experiments he's conducted on himself have enabled him to resist effects of friction, oxygen deprivation, and sudden impacts at high speeds. This also means that he's stronger and far more resistant that the average human. Time seems to go much more slowly for him, resulting in extremely quick reflexes and his impatient and abrasive personality. At high speeds, it even seems to stop, affording him immense advantages in his fights. Although not gifted, he's a highly competent programmer, and has made himself an expert on genetics and physics.
Story Arc 1: Eventually goes back into active service with S.H.I.E.L.D, but discovers that his abilities are deteriorating and taking him with them. Becomes a sort of quest to stay alive, with or without his powers.
Story Arc 2: Decides that Wanda would have wanted more for him, tries to become a hero. Here he would be a possible founder of the Avengers, trying to save the world from evil in general with his sister as a motive.
Story Arc 3: Pursuing his scientific side more, he comes up with an efficient way to reverse DNA damage and restore it. Deciding that heroes are more curse than cure, he takes it upon himself to get rid of the worst offenders. Targets include the Hulk and Spider-Man.
Sample Post: Pietro stood in front of the flat screen TV, watching part of New York City be destroyed by Bruce Banner. Or the Hulk, more accurately, although he didn't see much point in distinguishing between the two. He'd considered for a moment going to join the two figures who had eventually managed to subdue him, although his motivation was just the desire for a fight. He could hear Wanda telling him to do something with himself, anything other than what he was currently doing, which was nothing. He didn't need to work to keep his luxurious penthouse- S.H.I.E.L.D. had that covered, electricity bills, damages and all. He had no desire to stop old ladies being mugged or to carry out missions as he once had. No, it was much easier to do nothing. Staring at the TV, he recognized Loki, but didn't understand presence the feminine Thor or the small Hispanic girl who fought with her. To focus on them, they seemed rather heroic, but all Pietro could notice was the destruction that only worsened as the woman Thor focused her attentions on Loki with a look of fury. He hit his forehead in disbelief as they crashed into an office building. People were most likely in there, not that concern had been shown.
Sighing, he turned the TV off and turned to face the rest of his cluttered apartment. Surfaces. Surfaces everywhere. He had desks nearly everywhere, with different computers on each and papers nearly drowning them. He'd gotten rid of the bed in his room months ago, needing space for yet another table and another computer. He'd set up a holographic one in the second living room, and connected it to all the others. Some of the computers had work that was months old, and as such, obsolete and completely wrong.
Other: I can't add pictures at the moment because internet issues but for appearance reference Quicksilver from Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Well, the idea I had for Devil Dinosaur is kind of silly, in that he's a timecop from a destroyed future, trying to hunt down Kang the Conqueror and probably eat him. Since he's not even sure he's on the right timeline though, he's just settled in to try and prevent as many apocalypses as possible.
Theres a version of Devil Dinosaur where he has two robotic arms (As his usual T-Rex Arms are teeny tiny), he speaks mexican and has a motherfucking monacle.
That was made BY marvel. We're going for comic books levels of sense here :P
Theres also Sauron who you can make good, I'll take a look around and search the old memory banks for altnerative repitle ideas. Of the top of my head all I can think of is A-Bomb (Gamma/Reptile... he kind is a reptile...) but I got plans for him.
I can't help but think of Nextwave whenever Devil Dinosaur is mentioned. Of course, Nextwave is amazing so this isn't a bad thing at all. XD
...Anyways um I posted in the interest check and never got around to posting here until just now. ^^; I still need to actually figure out a character idea though, since the most sensible one I've had lately was Ben Reilly and somehow I doubt that's going to work all that well. XD Hmmm...
@Sep What was the link to the IRC (chat) that you made?
@Rin Glad you are still interested. Ben Reilly could be a potential character in the future (as I already have introduce the Jackal), but probably not feasible at this moment. Are there any other characters that interest you?
@Sep What was the link to the IRC (chat) that you made?
@Rin Glad you are still interested. Ben Reilly could be a potential character in the future (as I already have introduce the Jackal), but probably not feasible at this moment. Are there any other characters that interest you?
@Rin Glad you are still interested. Ben Reilly could be a potential character in the future (as I already have introduce the Jackal), but probably not feasible at this moment. Are there any other characters that interest you?
Yeah, that was pretty much what I thought. I dunno, for some reason I have this fascination with the Clone Saga... I mean I know it was a poorly written, overly convoluted mess where they had no idea what they were doing from issue to issue, but the concept was interesting at least, and the fact that every other adaptation of it is usually pretty decent probably says something about them having a few good ideas mixed in with all the nonsense at least. Or... Something, I dunno, I think I'm babbling right now. ^^;
There probably are a few characters who'd interest me, it's just that... It's a little hard to choose something when my tastes tend to veer more towards the wackier side of things when it comes to comics. Case in point: two of my favourite Marvel comics are Nextwave and GLA: Misassembled, and the second one is especially bad for character ideas because they're either almost useless or Squirrel Girl (and as much as I love Squirrel Girl I think using her in something where there needs to be some kind of balance between characters kind of ruins the joke, so yeah). I mean it's not like there aren't more "serious" Marvel comics that I like (I love Marvels, and not just for the utterly gorgeous artwork), it's just, uh, yeah. ^^; I dunno, all else fails I can probably just see which of the main members of the Avengers aren't taken yet and maybe see if I can put my own spin on them, but hmmm. Will need to really think about this I guess. ^^;
Yeah, that was pretty much what I thought. I dunno, for some reason I have this fascination with the Clone Saga... I mean I know it was a poorly written, overly convoluted mess where they had no idea what they were doing from issue to issue, but the concept was interesting at least, and the fact that every other adaptation of it is usually pretty decent probably says something about them having a few good ideas mixed in with all the nonsense at least. Or... Something, I dunno, I think I'm babbling right now. ^^;
There probably are a few characters who'd interest me, it's just that... It's a little hard to choose something when my tastes tend to veer more towards the wackier side of things when it comes to comics. Case in point: two of my favourite Marvel comics are Nextwave and GLA: Misassembled, and the second one is especially bad for character ideas because they're either almost useless or Squirrel Girl (and as much as I love Squirrel Girl I think using her in something where there needs to be some kind of balance between characters kind of ruins the joke, so yeah). I mean it's not like there aren't more "serious" Marvel comics that I like (I love Marvels, and not just for the utterly gorgeous artwork), it's just, uh, yeah. ^^; I dunno, all else fails I can probably just see which of the main members of the Avengers aren't taken yet and maybe see if I can put my own spin on them, but hmmm. Will need to really think about this I guess. ^^;
And sorry for babbling so much. XD
Excuse me. Let me just remind you that Squirrel Girl beat Thanos solo:
(Technically)
Or a slightly more canonical one she beat Dr.Doom too
But yeah go with whoever feels natural to play with :P
The Clone Saga was just prolonged for too long. Then there is all that "Peter is the clone" and "Peter is not a clone". In my opinion, there are worse story arcs in the history of Spider-Man's comic career.
We have several characters avaliable. For the Avengers, we have Iron Man, Black Widow, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Steve Rodgers (along with other members who have not appeared in the MCU, like Hercules, Black Knight, etc). If you happen to pick the Wasp (Janet van Dyne), I just wanted to note that I wanted MJ to be mentored by her (hoping to introduce her "so").
We also basically have the entire X-Men roster avaliable. I am willing to allow people to play as Iceman (so @Natty, if you really would like to play Iceman, put up an application). Just note that since my interpretation of Spider-Man is taken from the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends tv show, you might be restricted alittle. For the X-Men, basically all you need to make sure you do is include Firestar and Iceman on the team (both, along with Peter, are the age of Juniors in High School - ~16-18 for those of us who don't live in the U.S.) and have Professor X as the headmaster.
My suggestion would be pick a character that you think you would have fun playign as (I know, I sound like a broken record). Also, no one has picked a character from the mystical/magical aspect of the Marvel Universe (Dr. Strange, Magik, Clea, etc). There are still a lot of options out there.
@Sep: Hold you horses! I'll ge to it...eventually.
@Meridian: Application looks good. Only two notes:
1) Besides Spider-Man and Thor (the former having recently 'teamed up' with Loki and the later being an Asgardian), the majority of people probably would not know who Loki is. We could probably add Bruce Banner to this list because he too directly interacted with him. I don't know how much S.H.I.E.L.D. knows about Loki, but @Bright_Ops probably could provide a better answer.
2) On the "power remover" story arc, just note that you cannot cause these effects on another player's character without their approval first.
Otherwise, once your post says it has been 24 hours since it has been posted, you may switch over the application to the Character Sheet thread.
