Name: Bartolomeo Peckish

Alias: Pandor

Image/Description:


Due to the nature of Pandor's signature power, no one actually knows what his original face, form or even gender is for certain. Whatever it might have been, he seems to prefer being male since that will generally be the gender he falls back to and generally uses the most. While the flesh and body might change, what remains consistent is the red hood and the white mask that he wears when he isn't pretending to be someone or something else.

Age:
Impossible to tell from appearance alone, but he's actually in his early to mid twenties age wise.

Gender:
Complicated, but seems to identify as male.

Race:
Mutant Human.

Alignment:
Villain

Mentors:
Numerous, through they were generally unaware of his true identity at the time. Check Backstory for details.

Skills/Meta Abilities:

Shape Shifter: Pandor is naturally gifted as a shape shifter, being able to alter his body to take on the appearance of anyone or just about anything mundane that he wants provided that it is a living creature. While he is taking a non-human form, he gains access to the abilities that it has access to... provided that they are a result of a physical characteristic of the body in question. His shape shifting does not allow for the use of any magical abilities that the creature may possess.

For example: If he was to take the form of a spider, he would be able to climb most surfaces easily because that is a physical trait. If he was the take the form of a venomous snake, he would have venom because the venom sacks are a physical part of the snake. If he took the form of a cockatrice however, he would not have its death stare since that is a magical ability and not a physical one.

He has experimented with partial transformations (IE, shifting a limb into that of a different species while keeping the rest something else), but the results of this have been... difficult to maintain to say the least. He also needs to understand the biology of what he is transforming into in order to get the benefits (and weaknesses) of it; He could look exactly like Aqua Man if he wanted to, but without understanding the biology behind being an Atlantian and what makes them so powerful it would just be appearances alone.

Mixed Martial Arts: While he earned them individual under teachers that any civilian can have access to, Pandor is a brown belt at Taekwondo, skilled at American Kick Boxing and practiced at Muay Thai. While individually not that impressive, combined with Pandor's innate shape shifting makes him a very dangerous person to fight in close combat.

Biology Minded: While likely a side effect of his powers, Pandor has taken the time to learn about biology. He is not one of those professors who understands seemingly everything about what the field has to offer, but his education has given him a solid foundation and the ability to figure things out as he pushes ahead.

Personality:
Pandor is one of nature's actors and thus it is really difficult to pin down a personalty... at least, pinning down what his actual personalty might be. Some suspect even he doesn't fully know what kind of person he is at heart, since when someone asked him what it was like to be a shape shifter he answered "You have to be careful. You spend too long pretending to be other people and sooner or later you'll forget who you're meant to be when you're not wearing the mask."

While he would never admit it, the reason he wears his trademark mask when he isn't required to pretend to be something else is because he no longer remembers what he originally looked like and the mask... comforts him. It gives him a sense of identity that when the mask is on, he is himself. As such, he will come down on anyone who tries to steal or damage his mask with anger and furious vengeance that will be swift and brutal. Even allowing someone to touch his mask is an act of trust that goes beyond words for him.

When Pandor is wearing his mask and is being himself, he is rather civil and generally aloof to the problems of people he doesn't know. His views on some of the work he does (stealing, spying and assassination) is that it is just a job to him; The universe is cold, uncaring and the capitalist system of America punishes those who can't make ends meet in a largely stacked game. Interestingly, he doesn't wear the costume while working: The mask comes on when Pandor is off the clock.

Pandor is not the kind of villain who blows open a bank vault, grabs as much as can be carried and leaves; Quiet and subtle are his watch words. A good job is one where no one knows anything happened until sometime after the fact.

That being said... while Pandor isn't generally social those few people who he considers friends he treasures highly. Loyalty is hard earned but once he offers it, Pandor will always be willing to help a friend out.

As far as he is concerned, Pandor is Pandor. Whatever his name or identity was before, it's dead now.

Likes: Professionalism, Video Games, Table Top Role Playing Games, Fan Forums.

Dislikes: Unprofessionalism, Hackers (in a Video Game context), Power Gamers, Internet Trolls.

Backstory:
Pandor has told numerous tales of his origins. He has claimed to have originated as one of many children born to a farmstead up near the frozen north of the world whom joined his father one day on a business trip down south and simply never returned north having been born with the ability to change form at will, the son of a doctor who lived in the far east who uncovered the secrets of how to change his form in ancient occult texts before before forced to flee his homeland due to a war... and one interesting tale about being a noble born from a distant land whom had come across the occult when normal experiences and sensations grew boring. Which, if any, of these tales are actually true he keeps completely to himself.

The sad truth is that Bartolomeo was just a normal kid born and raised in a strict religious household who did well at school, played basket ball on the weekends and went to church on Sunday. That life changed as he started puberty and his mutant power to shape shift developed. His family rejected him, with his father driving him to the nearest city, giving him a tent and five dollars before abandoning him on the streets to fend for himself.

Bartolomeo disappeared, like many other children abandoned or forced to flee from their homes and live on the streets. Pandor appeared shortly afterwards and the rest, as they say, is history. Using the funds he started to build up from his life of crime, Pandor invested it into further his education; False identities were created for those activities (such as schooling) that required such things, but for the most part all he needed was the money to pay for the class and an eager face to learn and he would be accepted just about anywhere.

Appearance:
'Bob' as he has come to be known stands at an intimidating nine feet tall with wide shoulders and whose body mass suggests that he is more solid then most walls. While clearly human in origin, the unnatural size of his body when compared to the average human combined with the fact that he seems to lack the health issues that commonly plagued those with gigantism suggests unnatural origins; A theory that gains ground quickly when one looks closely enough to see the old, faint but visible surgical scars in strategic locations.

It's clear he's been punched in the face rather hard a number of times and those have left their mark, but his face still maintains a degree of chubbiness and his blue eyes seems to hold something of an innocence to them. His hair, such as it is, is kept either very short or outright shaved off, but his eyebrows reveal that he has blond-brown colored hair.

Name:
Robert

Nickname:
Bob
Honest Bob.

Alias:
Bob

Age:
17

Gender:
Male

Species/Race:
Human (Genetically enhanced/experiment)

Powers/Abilities:
Bob possesses superhuman strength, durability and endurance. During tests at the Justice League after being recovered in order to test the extent of his abilities, in a purely physical contest it was found that he could engage in a spar with core members of the Justice League (Wonder Woman, Superman, ect). He couldn't win these spars due to a combination of the experience gap and lacking the super speed and agility required to keep up, but he could tank their hits and those blows of his that landed could cause pretty solid damage in return.

Brawler: Bob is not a martial artist. He hasn't learned any recognized form of martial arts or self defense. He does however know how to punch and kick things and he's got the raw supernatural might to make them count regardless of where they hit with the ability to tank blows in return.

Supernaturally Strong Willed: Bob possesses an insanely strong will. This is utterly surprising to many due to his lack of basic education and low intelligence making them believe he is weak minded, but the truth is that if he decides on a course of action or that something needs to be done, it's going to happen no matter what. Making him do something he doesn't want to do is a nightmare to attempt.

Alignment: Hero!

Mentor: Bob has learned from and interacted with various members of the Justice League, all of whom he looks up to and has nothing but the upmost respect for. The closest one to him personally through is Captain Marvel. Of all the Justice League members, Captain Marvel had the easiest time being able to connect with Bob and his kin. The second closest, to the surprise of many, was Batman.

Backstory:
Memories of his life before the abduction when he was seven are hazy at best. He knows that he is American, but he can't remember the state or city he grew up near. He remembers memories of his mother and sister, but he cannot remember their names or even what they actually looked like. He cannot even remember his last name, only remembering that his name is Robert because his mother called him that, but everyone else called him Bob for short.

What is known for certainty is that when he was seven years old, he was one of many children across the Americas (North and South) that were taken by a criminal organization that were performing human experiments to try and create superhuman dumb muscle able to stand up to and combat the various super humans/aliens that were on Earth to be sold to whomever wanted to buy the results.

Children were collected and submitted to these experiments due to cold, unethical progress; It was found that pre-teens between the ages of 4 to 8 took to the treatments best in both stability and results. It also allowed them to better 'mold' their uneducated minds to put the 'dumb' in dumb muscle. It took eight years in order to perform all the treatments to let the results settle and the time between surgeries was generally used to condition the 'product' to be loyal, obedient and prone to violence.

This would have been Bob's fate... had the Justice League not caught wind of what was going on very quickly after the first wave of these genetically modified brutes hit the black market and tracked them back down to the source and shut it down with a fury rarely seen.

In the aftermath, there was the major problem of what to do with the 'product' created by the now broken criminal group. Many children were able to go home with a variety of treatments done to reverse the tampering that had happened to them, but Bob was not so lucky. After a point, what was done couldn't be undone and since he was more or less finished and they had simply been waiting the last time period to let his genetics settle before selling him off, Bob was well beyond the line of no return.

Since there was no evidence of where he originally came from and letting Bob and those like him wander around free with their inhuman strength and conditioned to be criminal dumb muscle was an insanely bad idea, Bob and those like him became a ward of the Justice League so that they could have their conditioning broken and given the education they had been denied so that they could be apart of the world rather then just a thing to be used for dark intent.

After discussing with his mentors at the League about what kind of life awaited him and his kin, Bob made it clear that he personally wanted to be a hero... but he acknowledged that he didn't really have a lot of experience with the world in general and didn't trust himself to go it alone. Acknowledging both Bob's desires and short comings, Batman introduced Bob to Robin and the Teen Titans by extension.

Personality:
Bob is surprisingly kind and gentle for someone of his size, strength and background once the violent conditioning was broken. He is also possessed of a child like desire to help others and be a hero. Bob is neither smart nor educated, but he values both and actively strives to push himself to improve his mind, even if he is clearly very far behind those in his age group.

Other:
Despite appearances, Bob isn't stupid; He was conditioned to not think for himself and was denied education, but he is actually one of the fastest learners among his genetically enhanced kind. He can read at an elementary school level and understands basic mathematics. He can't actually write through... he lacks the fine motor control needed to do so properly.

Name: Körbl Meier

Known Aliases: Mr. Körbl

Appearance: A man blonde hair man in his early twenties. Standing at 181 cm with a wiry but incredibly toned body. Wearing an old duster that had been with him but usually dressed in a simple grey long-sleeved t-shirt, blue long pants and sandals. Also often sporting biting on a toothpick.

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Race:Demi-god, multiple generations down the line (Ares)

Alignment:Neutral

Mentor: Stephan Meier, Former Grandmaster of the Meier Sword Style.

Skills, Talents and Learning:

Swordsmanship (Master, Newly Minted): Körbl was the youngest student to reach the master rank of a swordsman. Letting him be capable of wielding the small humble messer, to the two handed ones. Epees, falchion, rapier, zweihanders.

Demi-god constitution: Körbl body is much tougher, faster and stronger than a normal human's and is capable of due to his heritage. Still in his youth, it'll take a while for him to fully mature and gain the strength that befits a demi-god of the Olympians.

Weaknesses:

One trick pony: Believing and dedicating himself to the sword, Körbl can understand and learn every aspect related to the sword. It's a way of life for him. Outside of that, not much and to its detriments, he also forsake other weapons in the process.

Pride: Reaching the rank master of a young age of 20, has done plenty of pride for him. The subsequent fall from grace did little to blunt it and only enhances other parts. Believing in the pride of a sword even more with nothing left to him.

Seeing red: While a patient man, it doesn't mean it's finite and once it's does boiled over, consequences are grave.



Personality: A man of few words, Körbl often keeps to himself. Before the incident that lead him into the path of self-imposed exile, however, he was an easy going person. This especially can still be seen after a few drinks that can open him up. He's also very focused on his dedication to his craft of swordsmanship and is often traning outside of work.

Likes: Swords, reading, pottery and wood carving

Dislikes: Cowards, people who harms children, and smoking.

Background: Körbl Meier was born and raised in Germany, Dinkelsbühl, into a small family with him being the only son. An odd, perhaps fate or coincidence, the Meier family line was blessed with a wisp of power from gods, one that came from the Olympian line of the Infamous God Of War, Ares.

As one of the many offsprings sired by Ares, the Meier family origin benefited from this as their physical prowess was greatly improved and capabilities to recuperate from their wounds much faster. Nothing as fantastical as other villains or heroes that could outright regenerate a limb or were essentially immortal, the Meier in comparison was still able to recover much faster compared to normal humans and was considered a family famed for their strength.

This was what allowed his father to be a teacher of historical sword fighting techniques that managed to stay true to its roots for practical combat, and had seen some limited uses amongst the army for a way to suppress and restrain others. Körbl studied it from young by his watchful and earnest father, he took to it like fish to water. Even at a young age, his father paid close attention to Körbl so that one day, the latter can succeed him properly.

And Körbl thrived, he enjoyed every moment of learning the art of the sword, fighting and even war.

However niggling thought came to him as the years went by.

What was the point of the art dedicated to war without war?

This question gnawed at Körbl slowly but he pushed it to the back of his head. Yet, over the years, that question ate him inside out until it all came to a head where during a celebration after being crowned a Master of the Meier Sword style.

A few gangster had interrupted the celebrations and started causing a scene. Moving to try to diffuse it, Körbl had to calm things down between the gangsters with the owner, a man that had practically watched him grew up. To leave the premise peacefully.

Relatively, it should've been a minor incident but something urged the gangster to escalate. One in particular moved from words to guns as they pulled out a gun towards him first, squeezed the trigger before boasting they'll do the same to the store owner.

At that moment, after imbibing multiple highly alcoholic drinks, in the high of his career, dealing with a hopeless gang that seemed intent on starting problem before facing an actual life and death scenario, the world slowed to a crawl from his perspective.

Körbl felt something snap at that moment, as a voice echoed and resound within him. Shrieking and roaring hard enough that his vision went red and blurry that his body acted before his mind processed what had happened.

Long training honed into him since a boy, Körbl snapped a nearby steak knife and sliced the gangster in half. Neatly avoiding the rib bones, cutting only the spine and lungs in one fell swoop. The gangster in question was ,still clutching the gun and firing it off, didn't even realized that he was dead until the top half fell onto the ground uneceremoniously.

It took barely any effort for Körbl to end his life as the sweet overwhelming sensation of victory, triumph, and enjoyment was...liberating. Like he was born to do this.

Yet the moment it passed, he was confronted to horrific scene of a man half they used to be, the other gang members running away in terror, followed by patrons of the store. But what made it worse was the looks given by the owner and soul-crushingly, his father who had moved to intercept the gangster but was far too slow.

A deep sense of regret and shame filled him. He had unintentionally slain someone in cold blood, bad person or not, and felt that he had let himself, the art of sword and most of all, his own father down.

Panicking and feeling completely disgraced, Körbl fled the scene, with nothing but the clothes on his back and a sword. Which was strange since he don't remember ever carrying or attaching it to himself.

Nevertheless, he hitched a ride, first out of Germany, and then outside of Europe. Far away from his homeland. He didn't even felt clean that he was still in the same continent after his father, no doubt, saw him as a monster.

By the time he had come to terms with what he had done, he had snuck onboard illegally on a flight bound for America.

Homeless, a murderer and illegal immigrant. Körbl was resigned to his fate but the last thing he can do is to at least dedicate himself to Art of Sword so he'll never lose control like that ever again.

So with that in mind, he arrived into one particular city as a muscle for hire when the plane stopped. His plan was to aim for whatever odd jobs, bouncer or even less than legal activities. Though he stops at gang member activities due to his dislike of them.

Name: Maxwell “Max” Hudson
Alias: Violet Lantern
Image/Description:

Max is a tall and lean young man standing at 6'3". He is physically fit, and has a, toned, well muscled, physique that he enjoys showing off. While he hated being forced to be on the football team, he admits it's done wonders for his body, and he enjoys showing it off. He still works out regularly to maintain it, just at his own pace, and not as intense, He has a fair complexion, and his face is free of blemishes and facial hair. His strawberry blonde hair looks messy, but he likes it that way, claiming that it adds character to his look. It appears to be longer on the top than it is on the sides, and it seems to go in many different directions. He doesn't wear any hair gel, since he doesn't like the feel of stiff hair. He has a round, boyish face with wide expressive eyes that are a deep shade of blue. He often has a smile on his face.

Max's choice in clothes changes with his mood. Some days, he dresses casually and wears a simple tank top and jeans. On other days, he wears fancier clothing. He does know how to sew and make clothes to suit his own tastes. He likes bright colors, but usually wears various shades of purple. His signature outfit consists of a light purple tight fitting tank top, and a dark purple cotton hoodie over it if it's cold enough. On the bottom, he wears a pair of blue jeans held up by a black belt with a metal buckle, and purple and white high top sneakers on his feet. He carries around a purple messenger bag to carry his things in.

When in Lantern mode, he wears an outfit that's just as revealing as the female members. It's supposed to be violet, but it can sometimes look pink under certain lights. It consists of a sleeveless, skintight, crop top that shows off his abs. It has the Star Sapphire insignia proudly displayed on his chest. On the bottom, he wears tight violet pants that are held up by a belt with a buckle that also has the star sapphire insignia on it. He has knee high purple boots on his feet, and purple gloves on his hands that go up to his elbows. He gets a purple visor over his eyes, that does little to conceal his identity. It is really there because it looks cool. He also gets a violet tiara on top of his head. Her wears his Star Sapphire ring on his right ring finger. Max has the ability to alter the appearance of his uniform whenever he needs or wants to.

Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Alignment: Hero
Mentor: Star Sapphire Corps
Skills/Meta Abilities: Max, as Violet Lantern, possesses a range of abilities granted by his Power Ring:

1. Violet Energy Blasts: He can emit blasts of violet energy fueled by love.
2. Violet Energy Constructs: He can create solid objects out of violet energy, limited by the strength of his love.
3. Violet Force Fields: He can generate protective barriers of varying sizes.
4. Crystallization: He can temporarily encase himself or others he has some kind of connection with in crystal as a protective measure.
5. Flight: He can fly at high speeds.
6. Cellular Regeneration: He can heal injuries in himself and others.
7. Material Alteration: He can change his uniform's appearance.
8. True Love Sight: He can show others images of their heart's desires or missing love.
9. Love Attunement: He can sense and understand love in others.

Hand to hand to combat: In addition to learning to master his ring, he also learned how to fight without it from other Star Sapphires. His fighting style mostly involves a lot of jumping around and doing backflips to avoid getting hit.

Artistic Talent: Max can draw and paint. He can also make sculptures and sew clothing. It will most likely be irrelevant to this RP, but it is a skill that's there.

Weaknesses:

1. Emotional Vulnerability: When Max is overwhelmed by negative emotions, it could inhibit his ability to use the powers of the violet ring.

2. Fear of rejection: Max’s past experiences with rejection and betrayal have left him with insecurities and a fear of being rejected by others. This fear can undermine his confidence in himself and his abilities as Violet Lantern, leading to self-doubt and hesitation.

2. Energy depletion: The ring has a limited amount of energy that it can be used before it has to be change.

3. Willpower dependency: While the Violet Ring draws power from the emotion of love, it also requires a strong willpower and determination from the wearer to fully utilize its abilities. Doubt or lack of conviction can weaken the effectiveness of the ring’s powers.

4. Lack of experience: Despite his potential and training with the Star Sapphire Corps, Max is relatively new to wielding the powers of the violet ring. His lack of experience and mastery over his abilities may leave him vulnerable to more experienced opponents, or situations beyond his control.

5. Impulsiveness: Max’s tendency to act on his emotions rather than thinking through situations logically can result in impulsive decision-making and reckless behavior. This can lead to unintended consequences or put himself and others in danger

Personality: Max is a cheerful, optimistic guy who doesn't like to be bogged down with unpleasant thoughts. He enjoys laughing and making jokes with others, even in inappropriate situations. He is easygoing and friendly, which makes it easy for him to befriend people. He is really good at understanding other people's emotions, and is an emotional guy himself. He is not embarrassed to show his feelings. He cries when he is sad, and is openly affectionate towards those he cares for. Even with people he is just friends with, he still expresses affection through handshakes, hugs, and other forms of touch. Max considers himself a hopeful romantic. He has an idealistic view of love, and is passionate about these views. It was one of the reasons why he was chosen by the Violet Power ring in the first place. Max has a lustful side to him as well. He is openly gay, and doesn't bother hiding it, since he's spent too much time having to repress his sexuality already. He is often fawning over attractive men. He often makes teasing and flirty comments to other guys he finds attractive, as well as even outright touching them, even if he knows they're not gay. He just sees it as being friendly, and doesn't see any harm in it. If he is in a committed relationship, he won't do this as much if he knows it upsets the other person. (At least, not in front of his boyfriend anyway.) He truly believes in love, is driven more by his emotions than logic, and tends to act impulsively as a result. It is something he has always done, and even moreso since he became a Star Sapphire. He does not think about how his actions affect others until it is too late, and winds up feeling bad about it afterwards if something goes wrong. Someone not responding to his friendliness the way he expects makes him try harder to make that person his friend. He doesn't mind occasional teasing from friends, so long as they're laughing with him, not at him. When someone does become his friend. he gets attached to that person very easily, and can be clingy and overly dependent. He will always be in your business, will constantly call/text you, and do things for you whether you want it or not. He also doesn't take rejection very well, he'll usually deny the rejection, or come up with excuses to avoid feeling heartbroken.

Max is very sensitive, and is willing to be a shoulder to cry on, and give you some words of encouragement when you are down. For him, hurt feelings hurt worse than a hurt body. It is very easy to get him to like you, and once he is your friend he will remain your friend for life. If there's one thing Max can't stand, it's being forced to do something he doesn't like. He can usually respect authority, but it becomes a problem when he feels that the authority is unfair. Trying to control him is the fastest way to get him upset. When he gets upset, he will lash out. Max also reacts with anger when being reminded of his abusive father. Max is the type of guy that lives in the moment, and isn't one for planning for the future, preferring to deal with things as they happen. He doesn't really like schedules or routines, finding them boring and restrictive.

Max has always been right brain dominant. It's partly the reason why he always struggled in school as a kid, and gravitates towards arts. It doesn't mean he's dumb, just that his way of thinking is different from a left brained person. Max is a creative individual. His favorite pastime is drawing and painting, and he often be found dooding in a sketch book when he has free time. He also knows how to sew and make clothes, as well as sculpt with clay. In addition to his creative pursuits, he enjoys Video Games, Disney, and other things that most would consider geeky. He also has an affinity for cute things. Max doesn't care for sports all that much, after being forced to participate in them for so long. He's willing to play a few basketball games with friends sometimes, but he isn't all the serious about it. After spending years being scared of his father, and finally getting out of that situation, he has had enough of being concerned what other people thought about him. He is going to be himself, and if you don't like it, that's your problem not his. After everything that has happened to him, Max is able to empathize with others in a similar situations. He sees himself in them, and really wants to help them. This can drive some people nuts because of how overbearing he can be. He does genuinely care about people, it's just that he can go overboard sometimes.

Max does not drink any kind of alcohol, at all. It has only caused him nothing but trouble in his life. He is also uneasy in situations where other people are drinking...

Likes: Art, Sweets, Cute things, Romance, Hot guys, Bright colors
Dislikes: Alcohol, Homophobia, Rejection, Unfairness, Controlling behavior

Backstory: Max Hudson was born and raised in Jump City, where he has spent most of his life. His father, Joseph "Joe" Hudson, is part of wealthy prominent family, as well as a retired athlete, while his mother, Kimberly, while not born into a wealthy family, made her own money the old fashioned way, by working hard. While Max grew up in wealth and luxury, he didn't have the best relationship with his father. Max's father was a strict man, and had high expectations for his son. He had a low tolerance for failure, and Max was disciplined harshly when the expectations were not met. His father had always wanted his boy to follow in his footsteps. He wanted his son to be an athlete like him, and act like the upper-class elite that he is. From the moment Max could walk and talk, he pushed that dream onto him. He was sent to elite private schools to study, and was encouraged (or rather forced) to join the football team. His mother didn't agree on what her husband was doing, saying Max should be able to make his own choices, but the man wouldn't have any of it. Claiming that football builds character, and would make him strong. Max hated football, but stayed with it in order to please his strict father. Over the years, he started to develop and get stronger. That still didn't change the fact that he hated what he was being forced to do something he didn't want to do for stupid reasons. He also didn't agree with his father's ideas about how a man should act. Still, he kept his mouth shut, but resentment slowly started to build.

Growing up, Max always had an interest in art. He was often doodling in his school notes when he should have been paying attention in class. While he excelled in art classes, he wasn't good in Math, and was average everywhere else. His mother encouraged his artistic talents, but his father chastised them. Claiming that art was for sissies, and that it would never do him any good. Naturally, Max was always closer to his mother than he was with his father. She was the one who told him bedtime stories as a kid, which is how his view of romantic love developed. She was also the one who encouraged his artistic goals where his father never did. His parents often disagreed on a lot of other things besides how to raise their child. It was not uncommon for the two to have very heated arguments on a regular basis.

One day, Joe came down on Max very hard for doodling on his school papers. He told him he would never make it as an artist, and that he was a disgrace to the family name. His anger got so bad, he slapped his son hard across his face. His wife returned home from work just in time to witness this. After seeing this, Kimberly decided that was the last straw for her. After a very loud argument, Max's mother filed for divorce. She got custody of her son, and they moved out of the home they shared with Joe. Max quit the football team, and spent time improving his art skills.

For some time, Max was happy. He lived a comfortable life at home with his mother. He was popular in school, and made a lot of friends due to his outgoing personality. He still practiced his painting, and his grades improved. Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to last. When he was fourteen, his mother was involved in a serious car crash that left her severely wounded. She ultimately died from blood loss on the way to the hospital. He was forced to live with his father. Max barely had time to grieve for his mother's death. His father imposed his ideas just like before. He took away all his art supplies, and Max was disciplined much worse than before. Joe had started drinking after the divorce, and as Max found out, he was a violent, angry drunk, who would go berserk, and often yell, scream, and beat him over the slightest things. It is because of his father, that Max refuses to drink any type of alcohol.

Regardless of what was happening at home, Max still kept up a cheerful facade in front of others. He didn't dare tell anyone of his father's abuse for various ranging from thinking he won't be believed, making the situation worse. His father was very good at acting like a supportive parent in public, fueling Max's fears. Due to his resentment of his father, he tried to look for the affection he didn't get at home from others. He wanted people to like him, and tried very hard to please everyone. He constantly worried about what other people thought, and kept things secret from people that he felt would make them think negatively of him. (Such as the fact he likes cartoons like My Little Pony, or that he didn't have care to listen to the guys talking about girls. He didn't find himself interested in them.) Despite feeling miserable inside, he kept smiling through the pain. Every night he cried in his pillow, and swore he would get out of this one day.

He found any excuse he could think of to not have to come home and deal with his father, studying with friends, trying to find a job, whatever was plausible. He also did some rebellious things behind his father's back, like sneaking out after school to go to parties, and other popular hangouts. Not coming home until very late into the night. It was at one of these parties that he met a very special guy named Robert (better known as Robbie) that was close to his age. Max first laid eyes on him when he was playing his guitar, and singing for a crowd of people. Max noticed three things about him. The first thing, he had a beautiful singing voice, two he was very handsome even though he was embarrassed to be having that kind of thought at the time, and the third was that his guitar was covered in Hello Kitty stickers. After he was done performing, Max felt the urge to talk to him. The two of them started to hit it off very quickly. After Max found out they went to the same school, the two started spending a lot of time together. They had a lot of things in common, including the fact that they were both artists, although, Robbie was a musician and a poet rather than a traditional artist. It soon became clear that there relationship was more than just platonic. Max couldn't stop himself from thinking about how hot his friend was, and had feelings about him that he never felt about anyone before, let alone another guy. He found out the feeling was mutual, and started growing closer until they eventually had their first kiss.

After that, the two stared going steady. Max was excited about the status of his relationship, but also scared. He knew his father would never approve of him dating another guy. He definitely couldn't invite him over to his house. He kept his relationship a secret so his father wouldn't find out. It was exciting at first, but all the sneaking around had a negative effect on the relationship. Robbie was openly gay, but Max was still in the closet. He wanted to be able to be public with his boyfriend. Max was worried about the reaction people would have if people found out he was dating guys, particularly his dad. He occasionally would pretend to go out with girls so people wouldn't get suspicious, which upset Robbie more. Robbie gave Max an ultimatum to come out, or their relationship was over. Max couldn't do it, and Robbie left. Max was devastated.

Throughout all this, he was able to bring his grades up during his last year of high school, and managed to graduate. Now that he was an adult, Max could go to art college and pursue his passions. Max revealed these plans to his father, and of course, it did not go well. A loud argument ensued that night, which ended up with Max coming out as gay. Max's father was drunk at the time, and proceeded to punch him in the face a number of times, threaten to kill him, and use several gay slurs before passing out. After that, Max had enough, and ran away from home. He went to the only place he could think of to go, his ex-boyfriend's house. His dad had never met Robbie before, he would never know to go looking for him there. After knocking on the door, and explaining to Robbie's parents, and Robbie himself, what had happened, the family took the boy in for a while. Robbie felt bad for leaving Max after discovering the reason why he was in the closet. It didn't take very long for the two boys to rekindle their relationship. Max hadn't seen or heard from his dad since.

After he and Robbie publicly came out as a couple, he found out nearly everybody in school pretty much suspected Max wasn't straight. All of his friends were ok with it. After everything that had happened, Max stopped trying to hide parts of himself to please people. It just wasn't worth the effort. Now, he was going to live life the way he wanted, and no one was going to stop him. Max and Robbie had planned to attend the same college, and be roommates in the fall.

However, before they could go through with those plans, something bad happened. Robbie was involved in a fatal car accident with a drunk driver. Making the situation worse, was the fact that the drunk driver turned out to be his father, who survived the accident. It was as if that man couldn't resist making one more attempt at making his life miserable. Of course, his dad was arrested and put in prison for DUI as well as vehicular manslaughter, much to Max's relief. He also discovered that he had inherited a large sum of money from his deceased mother that his father had been keeping a secret for some time. Still, he had lost his boyfriend, in the exact same way he had lost his mother. He spent a lot of nights crying alone. It left him with a whole in his heart he was unable to fill.

On one particular day, he was a approached by a... talking ring? It was a lot like the one Green Lantern uses, except this one was glowing with Violet energy. The ring told him that he was capable of great love, and that it would be able to grant him great power to bring love into the world, and fight against hate and fear. Max immediately accepted, and once the ring was on his finger, he was encased in a Violet Crystal in suspended animation, and sent off to the planet Zamaron. When he emerged from the crystal some time later, he was now donning a Star Sapphire uniform. He felt confident, powerful, and a lot better than he did before he got the ring. He now had a renewed sense of purpose.

Once the transformation was complete, the ring told him to do what he had always done, to follow his heart. He remained on Zamaron to train for a while, which was a bit strange considering he was the only male present on the entire planet. Nevertheless, after training there for a few months he returned to Earth, to try his luck at the hero business. He’s been a Violet Lantern for less than a year, and he still has a lot to learn.

Name: Vera Agathe Faust / Lilith

Alias: Frostbite/ Hellfire

Image/Description:

Vera:

Lilith:

Standing at 5’5 with a petite figure. Her eyes are blue. Her hair is platinum blonde, but it looks pure white from far away. Her skin looked equally as pale as her hair. She has a butterfly tattoo on her shoulder. Vera is very average-looking, and if someone saw her, they would think she wouldn’t be winning any beauty pageants.

Her other personality is much taller and has a more muscular build. Her eyes are yellow with slit pupils. And her hair is a darker shade of blonde with streaks of red. Her hair grows so that it touches her back. The butterfly tattoo stretches out, becoming a strange tapestry of occult symbols and horrid images all over her back. Her teeth are yellowed and sharper, looking like fangs compared to actual teeth.

Alexandra wears a red crop top shirt without sleeves, exposing her arms and stomach. She wears a black mesh T-shirt underneath her crop top. She also wears loose-fitted, barely loose jeans accompanied by a brown belt. She also wears red sneakers.

Age: 21

Gender: Female

Race: Human

Alignment: Neutral

Mentor: N/A

Skills/Meta Abilities: Vera has the power of cryokinesis, while her other personality has the power of pyrokinesis. Vera can conjure and manipulate ice and cold. She uses her hands as the conduit to freeze most things below the freezing point. Her other personality can also manipulate and control fire to the same degree of heat as the sun.

Vera knows how to rewire a car and pick a lock, even though she is not sure how she knows this. She has also learned how to care for herself by learning how to cook and clean. She has also learned how to drive a car. Her other personality is skilled in Jeet Kun Do, which Vera also knows. She can also speak multiple languages, including German, French, Italian, and Spanish.

Weaknesses: Vera and her other personality are not immune to the heat and cold of their powers. So, they need to be cautious using their powers. Another weakness is that they cannot use each other's powers, so Vera cannot use pyrokinesis and vice versa with her other personality. Because of the immense energy they use for their powers, they can become tired of using them for too long.

Personality: Vera is quiet and keeps to himself. Rarely opening up to others and not wanting to connect with others. She only opens up when she feels safe around someone—overly excited about little things. She is very curious about many things. She is known to be very protective of people she trusts. She is a kind-hearted soul who has compassion for almost everyone and is willing to help people whenever possible. And she will fight to protect herself or someone she cares about. Overall, she is a pleased and optimistic person.

The other part of her personality is more cruel and sadistic, enjoying dealing out pain to people “she” does not like. This other personality is cunning and more clever than Vera. She is very cynical about the world around her. She is arrogant and prideful of her abilities and powers, looking down on Vera and naive people like her. She is more aware of her surroundings and the intent of other people.

Likes: Cats, Reading, Cooking, Being alone, and Music

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Likes: Money, Putting people in their place, Chaos, Seeing others in pain, and Dogs

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Dislikes: Dogs, Loud people, Awkward conversations, Abusive people, and People in pain.
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Dislikes: Weak people, Vegetables, Being perceived as weak, Cats, and Little goody two-shoes

Backstory: Vera was born in Fairhope, Alabama, and lives with her parents. Her mother was overbearing and manipulative, always telling her she was sick. Her father was an abusive alcoholic who would beat her up. As a child, she was more interested in playing by herself and coming up with macabre and strange games, which were discouraged by her parents. She was being bullied by other teachers and avoided by teachers. Her mother seemed oblivious to what was happening and thought something else was causing Vera’s behaviour. Vera’s behaviour soon became more erratic and violent. During her time in high school, she had no friends, and the cycle of bullying would contuine again. One particular incident happened, leading to her blacking out and murdering most of her classmates. She escaped before the police could catch her. She was moved from town to town before finally settling in Jump City. There, she started working for Jump City’s newspaper as a reporter.

In Jump City, she would use her budding reporting skills to bring to light crimes and corruption in the city. This had the negative consequence of putting a target on her back, especially from mob bosses and corrupted police officers. An incident happened where mob boss Micheal Gravano targeted her. Surviving, thanks to finding out she had powers. Inspired by the other heroes, she became a vigilante, using her job as a reporter and a hero to take down criminals as well as find out what happened the day of the massacre at her high school.

Her other personality, meanwhile, was hunting down and murdering Gravano's people and working her way up the ladder until she got to the mob boss.

Name: Kijani Ryane
Alias: Zhi (among others)
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Age: 25
Gender: Female
Race: Metahuman
Alignment: Villain
Mentor: Slade

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Meta Abilities:
Paper Manipulation: Kijani has the ability to manipulate paper, and control it’s density. She can turn an index card into a razor sharp blade, a book into a brick, and newspaper into armor. She is limited only by her imagination, and distance. Every bit of paper within 50 feet is her plaything, from pages to paper towels. While she can use any paper on hand, she does have her preferences. If she knows a battle is upcoming, she will treat her paper in a special chemical coating that gives it a level of waterproofing.

Temporary Speed: As a product of her past Kijani's genetics were spliced in an attempt to give her super human speed. While this testing was relatively successful, her body was not able to fully adjust to the newly found ability. While she has no access to the Speed Force, Kijani can move when it is necessary. What separates her from the higher levels is that her speed hurts her as much as it helps. She can move just faster than the human eye can detect, but for no longer than 3 seconds. Anything longer than that starts causing her extreme pain and physical overheating. Normally, she only uses it in split second bursts to assist her fighting style.

Skills:
Specialized fight style: Kijani’s self-invented style flows from move to move, never breaking stride even when she falls or is hit. it simply becomes another move in the dance. It’s a dangerous blend ballet, capoeira, and gymnastics that makes great use of her natural grace and enhanced speed.

Polyglot: Kijani has a gift for languages, and currently speaks English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Mandarin and Japanese with accuracy. There are also a few conlangs (constructed languages) that she makes use of as well, the most notable being Sindarin (Tolkien Elvish).

Social Engineering: Kijani has a natural ease with convincing and conniving people. Her capacity to trade personalities and behaviors to get what she wants from others is by and large her most vital skill. Sometimes the people – pieces – don’t even know they’re being moved. This is the one field that she has surpassed her mentor in. Her potential to pull the strings behind the scenes is vast.

Weaknesses
Mind control: Due to Alpha’s attempt to brainwash her, Kijani has a vulnerability to mind control and brainwashing effects. Slade’s training has helped with this to a degree, but it continues to be an unconquered issue. The only thing she can do is know the signs, avoid them, and hope this glaring weakness never becomes public knowledge.

Sensory Deprivation: Putting Kijani in the same conditions that Alpha did is a surefire way to shatter her resolve and her grip on reality. Isolation and sound deprivation are the quickest routes. She will break faster than a regular person.

Unique Power: Kijani has never met another meta who can control paper. Plants, metal, all kind of elements… but not paper. She does not use that part of her power needlessly, just because it’s rather memorable. News of a paper-wielding woman could reach Alpha, and that alone makes her hesitate.

Average Durability: Kijani does not have the superhuman durability that many heroes possess. No healing factor, no bulletproof skin – she will die like a regular human in a gunfight. The majority of her skills go a very long way to avoid and circumvent this reality.

Personality: Kijani is narcissistic and arrogant to a fault, but is also incredibly, dangerously intelligent. These two things seem in contrast with her energetic and sociable personality. Her sharp mind has served her when everything else failed, and one day, she will be at the top of the heap.

Likes: Books (she is a massive Tolkien nerd), learning languages, dancing, music

Dislikes: telepaths and mentalists, snow, quiet

Backstory: Kijani was born to two wealthy, brilliant people who happened to dislike each other. Her conception was essentially an accident, and her parents married out of propriety rather than love. When she was eleven, she was kidnapped by an organization known as the Alpha Continuum. She, among many other metahuman children, were part of a brutal program designed to create soldiers with multiple abilities. After a few months, she escaped and made it home to her parents. This experience marked her permanently, in many ways. She promised herself she’d never herself be weak again, no matter what it took. She became an emancipated minor at the age of sixteen, took her inheritance from her parents, and used it to start living life on her own terms.

After traveling to various countries, she came to Jump City. The young woman was “scouted” by Slade after a time and chose to join him. Despite her combat skills being average, her intelligence, ruthlessness, and ambition made up the difference. Under his brutal tutelage, she has worked in the shadows for years – surveillance, espionage and communications being her specialty. Zhi has stayed far from the spotlight by her own request – the fear of recapture by Alpha has been too great. This was the only thing that prevented her from being discovered when the rest of Slade’s pieces were swept off the board.

After 5 years, she’s returned to Jump City. Presumably, she’s under new management. But a lady always keeps her own secrets. All truths will come to light, in time.