Gotham City Reborn iCheck [No Longer Accepting CS's]

[Omega Man]

It all began the day that Batman was reported dead at the hands of an enemy of the Justice League. Crime boomed again in the darkened city, and only two of Batman's most trusted allies were left to take care of Wayne Enterprises and the city itself. Dick Grayson saw to it that the world still believed Bruce Wayne was alive. Using some of the same make-up that went into the creation of Clayface, Grayson assumed the identity of Bruce Wayne with the help of Alfred and Bruce's corporate friend Lucius Fox. It was more work than the former sidekick ever imagined, and with all the gossip on Wayne in the tabloids Dick managed to be a better billionaire playboy philanthropist than even Bruce in his younger years. He even put on an additional thirty pounds of muscle to look the part. Barbara Gordon on the other hand, had the weight of the city resting on her shoulders...

Grayson had things covered making sure the world believed Bruce was still alive. Batman's contingency plan for Batgirl however had her taking more of a role in protecting the streets at night. Babs didn't think 'Batgirl' was the answer. When Grayson was a kid and needed help when Batman wasn't around he formed the Titans. So the idea in Barbara's mind was to recruit other heroes in the fight to protect the city. Bruce's contingency plan included a new base of operations, 'the Belfry' which was cloaked and right in the heart of the city. Batgirl wasn't the answer though. Babs spent the next two nights modifying gear, and even dying her hair black, and rechristened herself as Batwoman. What other would be heroes and possible metahumans will she meet and ally herself with? What new threats await Batwoman and the new champions of Gotham?

All New Batwoman:

THE BADEST BATWOMAN ALIVE...

New HQ, the Belfry:

COOLEST HQ EVER...

In the comics there are quite a few heroes and villains to come out of Gotham. You can reimagine one of the existing ones, create an original character, or even be a cop from the GCPD or a thug in the Jokerz gang if you want. There's even a group of street kids trying to be the next Robin or Batgirl... The idea is for this RP to be a sandbox, with Batwoman as a GM NPC moving any larger plots forward. You can come in and do your own thing, join a group of heroes along with Batwoman to defend Gotham, or you could even do something like come in as a newspaper reporter or be a civilian living in the same crazy world as the rest of us.

The RP is loosely based on the current arc of Detective Comics and uses new concepts such as the Belfry, as well as my Titans of Gotham RP from awhile back. Rather than use the current Batwoman, I had Babs step up and assume the mantle to inspire others. The biggest difference in this RP and the Titans RP is in this game you can be a hero OR villain of any age. And rather than Grayson/Robin being the dead guy, it's Bruce/Batman.

Just gonna put this out there for now to see if anybody's down. I put this off after joining a sandbox Gotham RP, but since that game was ended there's been a void that requires vigilante Batman-esque shenanigans. I'll post a CS template if there's enough interest!

The first order of business for any would be allies of Batwoman is dealing with a particular enemy of Batman's running around in a cape and cowl as well...

THIS GUY RIGHT HERE!!!

Dude is literally beating on his own goons out of sheer boredom.

~KL~

[DrewVonAwesome]

Plastic Lucas is ready and willing!

[Mr_pink]

It sucked that Titans of Gotham died, I'm totally up for this. Are you thinking of having powers in it? Or pure vigilantism?

[Omega Man]

It can be either. I'm thinking about a tech savvy twenty year old using an MO not too unlike Oracle, probably take the name Overwatch or the Watcher... been tinkering with a look in micro form for awhile...

~KL~

[Mr_pink]

That's cool, I've no idea what I want to do for a character right now.

[Yvain]

I'll be in a lurking state for now.

[Omega Man]

Yeah I think I'm gonna make a tech nerd a more mobile Oracle type character. He'll be crappy at h2h for awhile and mostly JUST be good for breaking down anything technological. He's got a self made tech gauntlet that's like a super laptop attached to his arm.

~KL~

[Avanhelsing]

Interesting! I might make my own version of the Question. Male version of the Question I mean.

[Yvain]

I'm thinking about making raccoon thieves, twins (something like lifty/shifty from HTF pretty much :p). But still on the lurking side since every time I've joined a Roleplay I silently bailed out. My vacation actually starts tomorrow, but I don't wanna give a settled answer soon yet..

Edit: not actual raccoons but their 'costumes' will be around that.

[Hannibal]

I'd probably be game.

[WanderingSpirit]

I'd be interested in joining

[Divine Darkness]

Showing interest.

If I'm sure I'll have time to commit I might bring back my Madcap character from your Young Justice 2020 games or possibly the character I played in another game set in the DC Universe if you think she could fit.

[Tmitche23]

I would definitely be interested.

[Omega Man]

I'll likely put a limit on how many metahumans are in the RP, but either one could work after edits are made for the little stuff. Madcap could tie into the Jokerz street gang and be a villainess, or just doing her own thing Harley Q style, etc. The second character seems a lot like Raven and I can dig that.

Here's the CS model for any interested parties. Remember you can be hero or villain, or even something else entirely like a civilian reporter, police officer, hell maybe you wanna be a fire fighter and have a grudge against the arsonist Firefly... could be anything!

Name:
Alias:
Age:
Powers/Skills:
Weaknesses:
Alignment: [hero or villain, walking the line, civilian]
Personality: [5 words best describing your character]
Appearance: [pic or description]
BRIEF Bio:
Storylines: [What do you have in mind for your character?]
Notes: [anything else you need to tell us?]

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Name: Josiah 'J' Walker
Alias: Overwatch
Age: 20
Powers/Skills: Has light weight body armor, a tech glove that's basically a five fingered laptop that can jack into anything, hacking skills, good with anything involving tech. He's also good at sneaking around and being stealthy.
Weaknesses: Average human weaknesses. His light armor only protects him from small arms fire. Certain areas vulnerable to bladed weapons, and heavy arms fire can rip through the armor. Never gets enough sleep, always up late on the computer or tinkering with his glove. Average h2h skills for someone with little to no training. He's watched 'Rocky' like a hundred times and a huge fan of ex-boxer Ted Grant.
Alignment: Hero
Personality: Honest, blunt, scatter brained, impatient, tired
Appearance: [see current avatar]
BRIEF Bio:
Storylines:

* Barbara and Dick were the only sidekicks in this universe, so J will fall into the role that was once Babs' and get access to the Belfry early on.

* I want to go up against the Calculator and a couple hired goons [like Deadshot and maybe... Capt. Boomerang?]. No idea what the details would be at this point LOL

* Babs and maybe a hero with more exp than J can train him in h2h and he'll begin carrying a baton as a weapon.

Notes: [maybe if I think of something...]

~KL~

[rocketrobie2]

Hey! I'm interested! Just putting this here to be all official.

[Weird Tales]

looks interesting. I'll try to bring in a character from one of my stories

[WanderingSpirit]

Just wating for the ooc to finish

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[⚜] Name:

Kyle Langston Brandt

[⚜] Alias:

Generically called 'Officer' by anyone when he has his badge flashed around

[⚜] Age:

34

[⚜] Skills:

He's a trained officer of GCPD, so he knows how to defend himself with his baton if needed or using his hands to defend himself if he can't use anything else, along with the firing of his commissioned gun that he always is carrying whether on duty or off. He also has some pretty good instincts as all cops should have when they're in Gotham, however with his time in this city he has learned the 'flow' of it as well and sometimes just gets the feeling when something bad is going to happen. As with Gotham, it's always necessary to have eyes behind the back of your head and always have caution whenever doing anything to remain inconspicuous with Kyle learning to be as discreet as he could possibly be over the years otherwise expect a dagger in your back.

Outside of his work, he likes being an athletic person but finds it hard to make the time to exercise when you're in Gotham but has managed to juggle his schedule around to find room to keep himself in shape. It does help though that he eats well considering that he makes his own food, being secretly great at cooking since he was a kid but relatively has no one to cook for except himself.

[⚜] Powers:

Kyle is a practitioner of magic, using it as something to give him the edge in the crazy city that is Gotham along with personal interest in it. With him being proficient in the art of magic and has fully mastered the basics like all magicians themselves should have done so. He, however, prefers to keep the flashier side of things hidden unless needed as he limits his usually dilly dallying with shooting magic bolts, creating barriers, and much much more but those are the most common application of his abilities. Preferring the more clever and craftier usage of magic so that it is much more subtle and his own identity is kept safe as well.

His most prominent skill as a magician if one should choose would be divination through the assistance of a demon who calls itself 'Azoth'. Boosting his powers to further heights so that he can locate when 'crime' is going to be committed in Gotham so that he can intervene.

[⚜] Weaknesses:

Outside of his abilities as a Homo Magi, besides that he is just a regular human with what he has learned in life. Some of his humanly weakness can be mitigated with a bullet-proof vest that he wears during working hours but outside of that, he is just as weak as everyone else.

[⚜] Alignment:

Citizen

[⚜] Personality:

Outgoing, Adventerious, Sensible, Calculative, and Willful

[⚜] BRIEF Bio:

Kyle was born to a normal family but into the most unfortunate place that he could ever be, Gotham City. A place where it was no ideal place to raise a kid, he grew up with the chaos around him and was accustomed to the city. Of course, his family always visited outside of the city but never moved out due to their employment lying in the city. But being raised by great parents balanced out the forces and as it turns out, Kyle came out to be alright from what it seems. Going through school and arriving out of college with a bachelor, in which he put it to use.

Now he's just a cop placed within the worst city one could possibly be at, Gotham City, which is infamous for many things but the one word everyone associates it with is 'crime'. Whether it be petty street criminals to vigilantes or super villains to superheroes, there is always something inside of Gotham that needs to be handled. Generally, this involves the not so spectacular Gotham City Police Department which has been known for corruption and underhand dealings, but there are some officers who legitimately believe that they can help improve Gotham City to be a better place. However, such naive thinking is easily drenched within the dark depths that forces those idealistic beliefs to face the hard truth. While Kyle wasn't one of those who fell hard, he saw many did along with the corruption within the Department and now is fighting crime on both sides. Mitigating what he can as a sergeant in the GCPD while again as a vigilante during the night when the officials can't.

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[⚜] Storylines:

• A cop who does what needs to be done for the greater good whether good or bad
• Expanding on his magical side and go more in-depth on this deal with his symbiotic relationship with Azoth

Notes:

[DrewVonAwesome]

Dude @WanderingSpirit I'm already digging the idea.

Also am I the only one who's bringing a superhero to this? Because it feels like I am so far. If that's the case I was imagining like an Iron Fist style character who works naturally for a Chinese restaurant. A Tony Jaa and Jackie Chan's styled character.

Of course I'm willing to let KL have the call on if he would prefer that or Lucas Thomas, Plastic Man II to make a return.

[Omega Man]

Dude @WanderingSpirit I'm already digging the idea.

Also am I the only one who's bringing a superhero to this? Because it feels like I am so far. If that's the case I was imagining like an Iron Fist style character who works naturally for a Chinese restaurant. A Tony Jaa and Jackie Chan's styled character.

Of course I'm willing to let KL have the call on if he would prefer that or Lucas Thomas, Plastic Man II to make a return.

@DrewVonAwesome

I like the idea of the martial artist working in a restaurant.

~KL~

[Mr_pink]

Unfinished

Poltergeist

Name: Nicholas 'Nick' Engstler
Alias: Poltergeist II
Age: 25
Powers: Nick has no real powers, but his right arm can be considered to have some super strength as it is robotic.
Skills: Nick is highly trained in boxing, jeet kune do and krav maga. He has some training in other styles but prefers these 3 to the rest. He is also quite apt at swordplay, and is able to use his sword, sheathed or not offensively to a high degree.

Athletically he could rival a trained sprinter and gymnast. His strength is up there, but it's not really comparable to that of anyone who solely trains strength. He prefers to use his speed and agility over his strength.

He has a doctorate in medicine, and experience in surgery.

Nick can also speak both English and German fluently and makes one hell of a burger with the right ingredients.

Equipment: Nick's costume is an improved version of the original Poltergeist's costume. The armoured parts are made from a mix of very tough plastic and the material used to make bulletproof vests. The armour around his wrists is reinforced a lot more than anywhere else, and could theoretically stop a shotgun shot at medium range. His mask is made from a strong fibreglass like material, that enshrouds his face in darkness from the outside, but allows him to see clearly from inside the mask. His goggles, which are simply used for night vision can be seen through the mask if he turns them on.

The Poltergeist sword is largely unaltered, it is simply a long thin blade kept on his back. What has changed is the handle and the sheath. He by and large only uses the sword as a blunt staff-like weapon rather than a slashing one. It has a taser at the end which is activated through a button on the handle.

Weaknesses: His main weakness are the gaps in his armour. If a bullet were to hit his arm, leg or god forbid his tender area then it would most likely disable that part of his body.

Furthermore, he's still quite new to the superhero business, and Gotham itself so he hasn't quite learned to keep eyes on the back of his head.
Alignment: Hero
Personality: Stubborn, Loyal, Honour-bound, Trustworthy, Foolhardy
Appearance:
Face

BRIEF Bio:
Storylines: What do you have in mind for your character?

-Having his golden age view on heroics questioned
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Notes:
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