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Maybe I should clarify something. I thought that the title specifying this as a DC/Marvel roleplay would encourage people to stick close to those sources, but that was my mistake.

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This line was more so meant to preempt questions regarding properties like Hellboy, TMNT, Invincible, GI Joe etc. Not properties like MtG or Ben 10 or things that are not classic superhero genre comic lines. This is, after all, stated to be a DC/Marvel comics game.

While I am absolutely willing to consider characters from comics outside of DC/Marvel, please keep in mind that the intent of this game's narrative is to lean heavily into both of those sources. And, as stated in the opening post, I am more likely to accept characters of those publishers.

If you want to apply as a character from an Image comic who is native to a purely Image comic reality, that is fine. If you want to take an aspect from a Dark Horse comic and blend it into a reality that is mostly Marvel, that is great. If you want to apply as a movie character who just so happens to be sucked into Mojoworld and exposed to the multiverse... probably less than ideal.

I should have stressed this more from the getgo, so this is on me, but I want to make sure everyone interested knows that this is designed to be almost entirely DC/Marvel based with some smaller hints and appearances from outside properties. It's why I have DC/Marvel in the title. It seems right now that people are taking that one sentence from the opening post and running away with it, which is great that you're all psyched about the concept, but I think you're focusing too much on that one small detail.

If you see this RP concept and are only interested because you'll have a chance to play someone outside of DC/Marvel in this type of game, odds are this isn't going to be the RP for you. I highly recommend that everyone keep in mind that this is, at its core, a DC/Marvel RP.

I am using the royal 'you' and not directing this at anyone specifically.


Hey I'm cool with this, I mainly got excited about properties outwith as I was reading last night on nightshift and am running on a combination of low sleep and vaccine ickyness. I have ideas based around Marvel/DC.
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Same here.

Here's a more serious idea I have.

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I have several ideas for this, but I think I'm going to wait to see what sort of concepts get thrown down so I can fill in any gaps in the team. Just wanted to pop into the thread and voice interest.
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Alright, I can have Kid Apocalypse along in short order, or if we've got too much Marvel stuff I have a John Jones I can use as well.
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Don't worry about having too much Marvel over DC or vice versa. That's not a concern of mine.

I recommend people make a couple of different applications for me to choose from to give yourself the best chance of being accepted. Variety makes it so I have options when choosing which characters best form a team.
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I've got an idea I am kind of playing around with. It's essentially "Jonah Hex, Agent of BPRD"

So Jonah Hex, bad ass die hard cowboy guy, but he's in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Development.

Maybe bring it a little closer to Hellboy with two concepts. The Red Right Hand idea, only instead of being a stone demon hand key thing more like a blessing/curse he received by messing with powers beyond his knowing. Maybe that's how this Jonah gets into this setting. He became a bit too curious about one case or another while working with the BPRD. Took his investigations too far out. Perhaps his investigations led him into Mojo's World or perhaps his investigations just caught Mojo's interest so Mojo took him for his own.

Alternatively if you don't want Jonah Hex Agent of BPRD I could do something similar with Dum Dum Dugan, investigator of weird Nazi occult bullshit. Could go the same way where in fighting evil he's become a little infected by magic, or could go entirely the opposite way and have him be the relatively simple like Bolt Action Rifle/Double Action Revolver Mundane Brick Shithouse type.

Or if that idea doesn't really resonate with you either way I've got a rather more unique and likely comedic character.

Shaolin Cowboy
Dark Horse property, written by Geof Darrow
Chinese Cowboy Kung Fu Post Apocalyptic Comedy Violence (with a twist)
I'd have him as sort of a Kung Fu Ash from Evil Dead. Generally laconic, one liners, fights weird ass evil stuff, uses weird things as weapons, talks to animals, talks about previous outlandish adventures he's been on a lot. Most of these stories sound like BS but often are true.



If that sounds weak too then just Wolverine. He has knives in his hands. He's hard to kill. He heals a lot. He's an alcoholic. He says Canadian things. Maybe he decided to stay in Madripoor and become a kingpin. Maybe between being exposed to all that violence and misery, potentially for decades as he doesnt age, he's become a lot harder and less concerned with protecting people.
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Honestly, any of those as rough concepts sound fine. There's absolutely nothing wrong with putting Jonah Hex and the BPRD together. I will say, though, that you don't need to worry about a reason or means that whatever character you app gets involved in the story. That will be handled as part of the narrative. So no worries about having to justify that, just come up with the best character concept that interests you.

I will say that I'm surprised, though, that not a single person so far has expressed interest in bringing back a previous character from a comic game they never got to truly explore.
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I would have proposed picking up the Captain America I'm doing still, kinda, in another RP but I quite like the idea Cybermaxx had.

roleplayerguild.com/posts/5228378

Later on in that thread I wrote for Nuke (The Captain America of Vietnam) and a little bit for Dum Dum Dugan.
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I remember, I was there lol.
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My bad. Been an interesting few months for me. Still have another post like 80% done in my head for that too. It's kinda more Rogers just kicking around though. Drawing on the docks, meeting a veteran. Figured it would be the last one until/unless there's a time skip.
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@Retired My John Jones I was considering doing was from an old Young Justice RP, but I'm less keen on doing that one right now because I will probably be playing an alien in another game.

I'll run by you which idea you think you'd rather see.

Kid Apocalypse is a "toy left out of its box," an ancient experiment by the Celestials to combine their technology with the limitless mutagenic potential of the X-Gene. The cells of his body are made from living metal nanomachines, which he can manipulate into different configurations. Essentially a T-1000 that can copy mutant powers. In any case he was left dormant deep underground after his creation, and what awoke him was some kind of apocalypse taking place on Earth. He emerged into a ruined Earth, and eventually formed a "tribe" of survivors that he protects and leads through the wasteland.

John Jones is also a psychic shapeshifter, but is an alien infiltrator dispatched by the Martians to colonize Earth. He was implanted into his mother after she was abducted by a UFO, and she gave birth to him and raised him not realizing that he was a pink grub and not a human baby. A mix of shapeshifting and subconsciously-broadcast hypnosis kept others from realizing he wasn't human his entire life, including John until he was a teenager. The revelation that he wasn't human, just some kind of monster pretending to be, was a such a shock to him that he became a teenage delinquent. He's unknowingly waiting on a psychic signal from Mars that will activate him as well as the other sleeper agents on Earth, but the ongoing Martian Civil War may complicate that.
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So, I post this sheet here knowing it probably should be rejected on the basis of being too anime for this sort of a thing, but I've always had the urge to at least try to submit a character from this universe to one of these comic book games. All I hope for is an honest consideration, even if it ends in a no. I can whip up another sheet for another character in no time, no problem.

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hello. its me again. i submitted a couple characters last time. mind if i give this another shot?
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Its longer than I intended it to be, but I shaved down a couple'a superfluous paragraphs. Felt like it was necessary to give context to the world's biggest change- that is, fascism's overwhelming victory in WWII- as the world's history informs this version of Steve a lot. If you want another eight hundred words of bad alt. history hit me up, I guess, lmao

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@Dead Cruiser: I think either of those are fine as rough concepts. I will say ability replication as a powerset can lead to more "I can achieve anything" status which isn't ideal for a group RP, but depending on how you flesh out the concept into an app, it's workable for sure.

@DocTachyon: I mean, it is anime. It is also technically superhero genre. I'll be honest with you, it's a longshot, Doc, but I was being serious when I said every app would get its fair consideration. Of all the anime, this and probably My Hero would technically fit the best. We'll see!

@Zoey Boey: Of course! Anyone can apply. All I ask is that they fit the advanced section and are reliable posters. Looking forward to seeing what you submit.

@Cybermaxx: This RP is designed as a home for alt history porn, so to speak, so this concept fits right in. Love it.
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okay, here's a first draft, i suppose. i might make some changes later, if i do i'll let you know. I just wanted to get this up, and this isn't the main OOC thread yet so i figured there'd be no harm. this is an AU Starfire from a Marvel x DC x wizards and stuff RP i was in two years ago that stopped. she's pretty similar to regular cool Starfire but I changed some things around to fit the story and mood of the game world at the time.

edit: forgot to mention a weakness i had for her
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Nothing wrong with first drafts here. Just gauging interest before I threw up an OOC, which I think I'll get up tomorrow.
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I'd like to throw in my interest. My initial concept is Peter Parker from a pretty typical Spidey universe who is exposed to the Symbiote suit in the death games, refusing to kill before he comes in contact with it. After escaping the games he struggles to get rid of it now that he no longer has to kill to survive.
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I'd like to throw in my interest. My initial concept is Peter Parker from a pretty typical Spidey universe who is exposed to the Symbiote suit in the death games, refusing to kill before he comes in contact with it. After escaping the games he struggles to get rid of it now that he no longer has to kill to survive.


The only issue with this is that the death games are entirely controlled so that no outside elements can interfere. There wouldn't be a way for Peter to be exposed to the symbiote while in captivity.
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The only issue with this is that the death games are entirely controlled so that no outside elements can interfere. There wouldn't be a way for Peter to be exposed to the symbiote while in captivity.


I kind of thought about that. The symbiote could have hitched a ride on him after he took out a Venomized Harry Osbourne.
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