Well let's see, of the one's at the moment probably @Inkarnate's Supergirl. The interesting tweak to the formula should make her journey quite different and I'm curious to see where it will go. Also of course potential team-ups in the future. Quite interested in seeing how @Hexaflexagon's Zatanna will work and looking forward to the magic element being brought to the table. She was actually one of the characters I was considering trying in UOU but I know so little about her world I ended up not going for her.
On a side note if a season 3 had happened, and I was up for it, I was planning to shift to 3rd person since the 'origin' story would be done, and while Dr. Minerva and the Kree would be antagonists I had a big story arc planned with a silent Brood take over. Dr. Minerva would unknowningly be bringing along a hitchhiker who would start infesting people on the sly and stopping that before it got out hand would have been the ultimate goal. Since it's not gonna happen just wanted to put that out there.
So, since some people(read: all of you) remain obstinately untalkative:
Is there anyone's run you're particularly excited for in this game, besides your own? Myself I'm looking forward in particular to seeing @Hillan trying to make a Thawne-shaped cube fit into a Barry-shaped hole. There's sure to be a lot of tension and good times to be had by all. Not to say I'm not looking forward to all the incoming runs in some respect, but something about Hillan's concept is just off the wall enough that it makes me pretty excited.
Well, I am excited from @webboysurf's Captain America because of the potential team-up and the flashbacks. And because of the overall story that he has planned for Captain America. Also, I am excited from @ErsatzEmperor's Shazam because of the writing experiment that they plan on doing with the fanfics. And also for a possible team-up in the future.
<Snipped quote by DocTachyon> Well, I am excited from @webboysurf's Captain America because of the potential team-up and the flashbacks. And because of the overall story that he has planned for Captain America. Also, I am excited from @ErsatzEmperor's Shazam because of the writing experiment that they plan on doing with the fanfics. And also for a possible team-up in the future.
Honestly, @Lord Wraith's Namor. I’ve wanted an Atlantis-themed superhero arc done well in these games and I’m really excited to see how our harsh benevolent Head GM will direct this. There’s just something about underwater pseudo-greek politics and intrigue that really gets me. Hopefully it is as good as UOU’s Thor was. Secondly, I'm excited for @Hexaflexagon's Zatanna because its a concept he's been sitting on for awhile and Hex is one of those guys on RPG I'd actually buy an actual novel from. The list doesn't end there, but those are the two central stories I'm most curious about.
Wanted to go ahead and get this out. Will work on the Sample Post once I get back home. Also, @Sep as you are Iron Man wanted to ask your thoughts on something. Canonically, when Scott gets out of prison he gets a job at Stark Industries. I didn't wanna make that decision without consulting you so what are your thoughts?
C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L
HAWKEYE & THE ANT
CLINT BARTON|SCOTT LANG ♦ UNEMPLOYED|ELECTRICIAN ♦ LOS ANGELES ♦ VIGILANTES
C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:
"I tried playing golf yesterday. Eighteen holes and I got a total score of eighteen. I just can't seem to miss."
In this story of Hawkeye and Ant-Man I will be starting at the very beginning of their heroic life. Clint Barton's early life will be exactly the same. He even still chooses to emulate Iron Man by dressing up and using his skills to fight crime. Unfortunately for him, the police mistook him for another weirdly dressed up thief. He tries to write this misconception but is found by William Cross who blackmails him using the information of Clint's time with Tiboldt's Circus. Crossfire brings him and a few others together in order to steal the Seismo-Bomb.
Scott Lang's life up to this point is also very similar. About a month after being released from prison, Scott's daughter Cassie was diagnosed with a serious congenital heart condition. Between the money that Scott and his ex-wife were making they couldn't muster up the cash to pay for medical bills. Desperate to help his daughter Scott turned back to crime. He lied saying that he simply received a pay raise and in the meantime, they have been able to pay for medical bills. But one night coming back from a haul Scott is confronted by Crossfire who desires the use of Scott's skills. At first, Scott refuses but Crossfire shows him pictures of Scott breaking into various places effectively blackmailing Scott into helping Crossfire and a few others in stealing the Seismo-Bomb.
During the heist, both Clint and Scott realize the other doesn't want to go through with this, and over the course of events, the two stop the heists alerting those who had the bomb of the villain's presence. The police eventually show up but Crossfire gets away while the rest of his crew get arrested including Scott. He tells them that Crossfire was threatening him but as he is an ex-convict they don't believe him. Clint works to find proof but can't find any. Scott is eventually let out on bail which his ex-wife, Maggie, pays for and which was only posted as he did help get the others caught. Maggie doesn't know if she believes Scott and despite helping him out if threatening to fight for full custody of her.
The two both know that since Crossfire escaped it was likely that he'd be coming for them. Scott also reinvigorates his desire to clean up his act. So, in the meantime, they decide to team up to watch each other's backs as well as using what they know to help people and maybe figure out who hired Crossfire.
C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:
Both Clint and Scott are thieves with hearts of gold. They want to help people but because of their pasts, they keep getting dragged into various messes that alone neither would be able to get themselves out of. I've always thought that the small parallels between the two was quite interesting but never really thought much of it until now.
I have always thought a pairing of these two would be quite interesting as they are both loud-mouthed numbskulls with no powers yet do what they can despite themselves for the greater good. The first story arc they have will involve Crossfire and they will be trying to figure out who hired him. Along the way, they will do battle with various low-tier villains slowly uncovering the over-arching story as they go along just like the CW. I have more 'season' ideas planned out but for now the plan of season one for "Hawkeye and the Ant" starts here.
C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:
Hawkeye himself. As a child, Clint and his brother Barney had it rough. Their father was an alcoholic who'd occasionally get rough. Barney would teach Clint how to fight and helped him improve his aim. When they were young both of their parents died and the boys would go from foster home to foster home until they encountered and subsequently joined a circus. As a member of the circus, Clint would hone his skills as an archer and would eventually be brought in to the crime side of the circus joining them in various crimes. He eventually grew to hate being a criminal and then one day he saw a news report of the hero Iron Man. It struck some inspiration in him and that's his story.
Scott Lang was born and raised in Coral Gables, Florida, the son of Bob Lang. He later became an electronic engineer and met and married Maggie Rae. Together they had a daughter Cassandra "Cassie" Lang. Although he was an electronics expert he could not support his family doing repair work, so he turned his talents to burglary. Apprehended, he served his prison sentence and was paroled for good behavior. During his time in prison, however, Maggie divorced him. Lang had furthered his studies of electronics while in prison and once he got out somehow found a job as an electrician at Stark Industries. Soon after, his daughter fell ill will a terrible heart disease. After this is where the story will happen.
The ex-wife of Scott Lang and mother of Cassie Lang. Maggie and Scott met in college and they had a very stereotypical romance. After college, they got married and had Cassie. When Maggie discovered that Scott had resorted to stealing she tried to get him to stop. When he was arrested she was hurt that he didn't listen to her. She divorced him but wouldn't do anything to try and separate Scott and Cassie and once he got out she willingly let Cassie stay with him every other week. However, after this recent arrest, she says she is going to fight to take full custody if he doesn't stop committing crimes.
Cassie Lang is the daughter of Scott and Peggy. Despite what Scott does she still adores him. Largely in part to the fact that he's the quote-unquote, nice parent. She does genuinely get along with him better tending to have a lot of similar likes and personality traits. Recently she has been afflicted with a congenital heart condition and has to take medication in between waiting for her parents to be able to afford surgery. She often has to stay at the hospital in case her situation becomes worse.
Other characters will go here as and when they’re introduced.
S A M P L E P O S T:
Scott was pooped. He was happy for this job at Stark Industries but it was hard work. Having to walk up five flights of stairs to his apartment late at night didn't help. He finally made it to the door and upon opening it instantly shut the door. "Ugh! What is that smell?" He plugged his nose opening the door back up, "Clint. What on earth are you doing?"
"Clint?" He slowly walked into the apartment grabbing the bat from behind the door and slowly inched his way towards the living room from which the smell resonated. His heart started beating and he saw a pair of legs sticking off the side of the couch. He inched as close as he could without alerting whoever it was and then jumped out yelling. Clint who was sleeping feet up on the couch woke up screaming as well as the three puppies near his face waking up and barking at Scott.
Clint quickly got to his feet and stared absentmindedly at Scott as he started to try and piece together what was going on. "Clint, you know I love dogs but why are there three of them here and please tell me that smell didn't come from them."
Clint looked at the three little dogs and took a deep breath of the air nearly gagging at the smell. He must have been asleep longer than he realized. "Well, I was out dealing with your average everyday bank robbers and to be honest they were easier to deal with than normal. So, after I subdued them and left them for the cops I decided to roam around town waiting to see if anything else would pop up. And whattaya know I come across this box with the cutest most sweetest puppies you ever darn did see and they gave me those trademarked puppy dog eyes and I just had to bring them here."
Scott groaned shaking his head. "I'm not supposed to have pets in this apartment let alone three! You almost count as a pet at this point. Mrs. Garcia will kill me, evict me, and then kill me again if she ever finds out. You are going to clean up this mess and take those dogs to a pound in the morning while I get some sleep. No please this time."
'63s in progress at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Louise Avenue. Assistance requested.'
"Oh uhh, did ya hear that. Duty calls. Go ahead and get started without me I'll be right back." Clint quickly threw on some clothes and hopped out the window to the fire escape not even taking his bow. "CLINT! I didn't get you that police scanner so you could bail out on chores. Come on! And that's a protest and you know it. YOU DIDN'T EVEN GRAB YOUR MASK!"
Scott dropped his head and the bat in frustration. Looks like he wasn't getting any rest just yet.
Unfortunately @CosmicComet; @Inkarnate, @Saint Maxx and I don't think that X-23 will work the ideas and lore established in both Maxx's and Morden's sheets. It's a solid sheet but with the X-Men only having been around for a year and Wolverine fairly fresh out of Weapon X (at least the way we understood it), we really just don't see how X-23 is plausible at this time. Please feel free to re-apply with another character but we regrettably can't accept X-23 at this time.
