@Bounce, @Byrd Man, and @Sep are all dead to me.

They don't realize what I bring to eye-bleedingly long paragraphs is nothing short of an art form.

If there were a degree in Batmanology, you know you would be the first doctoral candidate.

@Master Bruce I thank'd your post for how easy you made it for other people to understand what you said.

I appreciate all you do for us.

@Nib Quicksilver better not come to Central City if he wants to think he's the fasest.

Pietro definitely is not the fastest. I've always believed the connection to the Speed Force has a higher potential than his. The only advantage he has currently is that he was born with his speed.

@Nib Agreed, so does DEATH BATTLLEEEEEE

@Nib Agreed, so does DEATH BATTLLEEEEEE

I think that was one episode I didn't watch.

I tend to skip to the actual fight, and then the breakdown. At least on ones I care less about, I watched all of this one.

@Bounce, @Byrd Man, and @Sep are all dead to me.

You died the moment you listed Grant Morrison as number 2 on your list.

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You died the moment you listed Grant Morrison as number 2 on your list.

I feel like you would be little mixed on Grant Morrison because of Damian Wayne.

Damian Wayne is all the worst elements of Batman with none of the legacy and greatness to make up for it, and the little bastard should've stayed dead.

-tt-

I agree that he should've stayed dead, given Morrison's entire point in killing him off was to redeem his shitty attitude towards others by sacrificing himself for the greater good in the way his father would if it came down to it, but that's neither here nor there.

(Nor a rant that I constantly go into inside of my own head.)

You died the moment you listed Grant Morrison as number 2 on your list.

Only out of the available options. I just don't like King's run, at the end of the day, while I can cite many examples of issues by the other two that I do like. Though I'm curious as to where your breaking point was.

If there were a degree in Batmanology, you know you would be the first doctoral candidate.

Professor MB, BatMD has a nice ring to it.

A complete sheet from me... finally.




Character You're Applying For:
Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver)
Jean Grey (Miss Marvel)
Scott Summers (Cyclops)
Tara Markov (Terra)
Garfield Logan (Beast Boy)
Jubilation Lee (Jubilee)

Powers And Abilities:
With this X-Force team, I want them to be young adults around the age of 18-20 and so their powers are at their basic level with only some years of training behind them. At this stage, they have remained hidden and have not had any field practice as actual heroes. The only training they’ve had with their powers has been within the walls of the Xavier Institute. Throughout this game, they will come out of the shadows as heroes and train further with their powers as they do, all the while dealing with anti-mutant individuals and groups.

Origin And Backstory (In A Maximum Of Four Paragraphs):
Charles Xavier and Max Eisenhardt met when they were both still young men. Max was a victim of the Holocaust at a young age and was experimented on ruthlessly by Nazi scientists when they found out he was a mutant. They kept him heavily medicated and only partially conscious . He was eventually able to escape from his torment and immediately began using his powers to fight back against the men persecuting his people. He would often stoop to his enemy’s level in his crusade. While Max fought and struggled, Charles Xavier was pampered and studied his own mutant powers and how they came about. He was eventually approached by the United States government for his powers as well as his expertise. He worked with the government to clean up after incidents involving mutants. Through his work, he learned about Max and his fight against the Nazi party. By this time, Max had his own small band of guerilla fighters, some with their own powers. As the U.S. entered the war, they joined with Max’s forces. With Xavier’s help, they kept the aid of super-powered individuals a secret. Max was unhappy with this outcome but was convinced by Charles to work with the government for the betterment of both mutantkind and other super-powered individuals in need of aid.

For years they worked at this task, with Charles using his powers to erase memories on a massive scale to keep the secret, especially due to Max’s rather violent and extreme tactics in the field. Because of this, Max was kicked from the program. With Max went other individuals, Raven Darkholme among them, and they formed their own band of supers. They focused on fighting against people they deemed evil. Their activities created more work for Charles and his abilities. This continued for years, and Charles slowly stepped back from the program and focused more on educating the younger generation dealing with their powers. As he grew in age, Charles’ powers waned until he was unable to comply with the government and perform another mass memory wipe, and thus individuals with powers became common knowledge. With that, Charles was let go from the program.

Fully away from the program, Charles was able to focus solely on educating the younger generation. Eventually, he crossed paths with Max again. Without the government being involved, Max was more willing to listen to his old friend and agree to join him in his goal to educate the younger generation. Raven Darkholme was lost to the wind by this point. There were many disagreements as the partnership was begun anew, mostly with allowing the students to enter the field with the other super-powered individuals. Charles was still hesitant because of the government, but Max believed the students could help people in need. The stalemate lasted for a while, but as Charles’ health got worse and he was bedridden he agreed to let the older students into the field under Max’s supervision and the condition that they would not operate as violently and extreme as his guerilla fighters had in the past. Knowing his friend did not have long left in this world, Max agreed to his conditions.

The first field team would be christened “X-Force” and be made up of: Pietro Maximoff, Jean Grey, Scott Summers, Tara Markov, Garfield Logan, and Jubilation Lee. Pietro came to the Xavier Institute for Gifted Children with his father, Max, and has been made the field team leader. Jean was one of many students found by Charles and has become his personal student because of the nature of her powers, though her telepathic abilities have been suppressed for years by Charles. With his health getting worse, he must focus all of his remaining power on keeping her powers in check until she can fully control them. Scott was found by Charles and Henry McCoy after an incident with his powers going unchecked; this was one of the last times Charles was able to perform a mass memory wipe and take Scott into his school to help him. Tara and Garfield were transient teens hiding away because of their powers, but they were found and brought in by Henry. Jubilation Lee was one of the lucky ones and found the school as her powers began showing and was able to avoid incident. Their goal as the X-Force is to help people in need and find those individuals with powers and mutations who live on the fringe of society in hiding and give them a home and a safe place to learn how to control their powers.

What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?:
I think these characters will have interesting interactions together as they grow as heroes. What makes them ultimate is how they must overcome bigotry thrown at them by the people they work to save as they also try to make the world a better place for their own kind. This team is also led by Quicksilver with Xavier and Magneto acting as mentors along with Henry/Hank McCoy.

Supporting Characters:
Max Eisenhardt (Magneto) - The current supervisor of the X-Force field team and long friend of Charles Xavier. Max recently joined the Institute to help younger individuals learn to control their powers and help those in need.
Charles Xavier - Founder and current head of Xavier Institute for Gifted Children.
Henry McCoy - Henry is also known as Hank or Beast. He is a mutant and friend to Charles and has been with the school since its founding. He has a genius-level intellect and develops the team’s tools and gadgets.
Danny the World - Danny is a sentient brick able to construct buildings and streets around him because of his unique physiology. Danny is Xavier Institute and has constructed the entire campus and its building from his main brick. He is able to communicate telepathically with those on campus. He is also able to transport his main brick and others to different locations around the globe; when he does so he is able to maintain the structures of the campus and so acts as the field team’s mode of transportation.

Character Picture:

Pfft. Y'all think MB can be eloquent about Batman writers? Just try talking to me about Spider-Man writers! Watch.

Gerry Conway, Roger Stern: Good!

Dan Slott: Dumb poopy-head.

Pfft. Y'all think MB can be eloquent about Batman writers? Just try talking to me about Spider-Man writers! Watch.

Gerry Conway, Roger Stern: Good!

Dan Slott: Dumb poopy-head.

You are such an eloquent scholar. I am humbled.

Pfft. Y'all think MB can be eloquent about Batman writers? Just try talking to me about Spider-Man writers! Watch.

Gerry Conway, Roger Stern: Good!

Dan Slott: Dumb poopy-head.

Eddie Brock 2020

...I actually like alot of Slott's stuff...

There. My darkest secret shame revealed.

I like Dan Slott.

Be kind to me, fate.

Look, is Dan Slott the worst writer Spider-Man's ever had? No. Is he a dumb poopy-head? Yes.

I cannot abide a Spider-Man writer who openly loathes Mary Jane Watson; I cannot abide a Spider-Man writer who's more interested in Otto Octavius than Peter Parker; I cannot abide a Spider-Man writer who turns Felicia Hardy into a cartoonish, "I hate Spider-Man and will see him destroyed at any cost" villain. But mostly, I cannot abide a Spider-Man writer who can't stick a damn landing. His starting ideas could be really good stories... if he ever did them any justice.

Pfft. Y'all think MB can be eloquent about Batman writers? Just try talking to me about Spider-Man writers! Watch.

Gerry Conway, Roger Stern: Good!

Dan Slott: Dumb poopy-head.

I only just got up to Marv Wolfman's run. At the rate I'm going it'll take me years before I reach Slott's stuff.

I'm so glad. So, so glad.

I can totally get behind the Mary-Jane loathing.

#TeamGwen

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I only just got up to Marv Wolfman's run. At the rate I'm going it'll take me years before I reach Slott's stuff.

I'm so glad. So, so glad.

Yeah, my quest to read all 800+ ASM issues petered out in the high 200s, McFarlane years. I'll get back to it someday. Conway-Wolfman-Stern is my definitive Spider-Man era.