[OOC] Justice League: Legacy

[Hillan]

The Question is. The rest of them must of figured that he could handle shit on his own.

@BlackSam3091

Oh yeah.

But who else would we really even need. Guy doesn't have a face, you never know if he's happy, sad, or down right furious!

[MrDidact]

@BlackSam3091 So... yay, nay?

[Polyphemus]

The Question is. The rest of them must of figured that he could handle shit on his own.

@BlackSam3091

I got one of the Forever People on my side, so I'm good.

Seriously, though, if no one else does anything with Stryker, it'll just count as an offscreen victory, right? I punched the riot really hard.

[An Outsider]

@MrDidact Love it mate. You've done a great job straightening out Donna's backstory. You're accepted.

@Polyphemus I'm surprised you aren't counting Tokyo as one of Question's off-screen victories too. It was so offscreen that he wasn't even there, and he still won.

[Polyphemus]

Wow, no wonder nothing gets accomplished in Hub City- The Question is always there instead of off-screen.

[Dblade26]

So probably a Major WIP, but wanted to put this down.

Captain Marvel

Name:

Billy Batson

Nicknames:

The name those who are close to your character refer to them as.

Alias:

Captain Marvel!

Age:

12

Sex:

Male

Appearance:

in his non-transformed state Billy Batson is a slightly short and scrawny for his age boy with electric blue eyes, black hair and a face that smiles easily and often, well known for often wearing red or red and yellow clothes. As Captain Marvel he becomes a muscular, lantern-jawed adult version of himself that admittedly bares a passing, perhaps subconsciously influenced resemblance to Superman. However Captain Marvel is garbed in a white hooded cape, a red, gold and white costume emblazoned with a lightning bolt and golden boots and wristbands.

Powers/Skills:

Billy Batson is empowered by the Wizard Shazam with the abilities of divine entities contracted to Shazam in order to be a mystical champion of good. Whenever he shouts 'Shazam!' a bolt of magical lightning strikes him and transforms him into Captain Marvel, Earth's Mightiest Mortal! Due to the guiding influence of the Wisdom of Solomon and his own relatively peaceful and kindhearted nature Billy has never pushed his powers to their fullest and does not know their full extent himself. His powers include:

The Wisdom of S.olomon
As Captain Marvel, Billy has magically enhanced superhuman levels of intelligence and wisdom along with access to the majority of the world's scholarly knowledge as well as knowledge of a divine and magical nature. The Wisdom also allows him to speak any language and typically act in a manner far wiser than any child his age though his personality is still there. Thanks to the influence of the Wisdom of Solomon Billy generally tries to resolve most conflicts through more peaceful and diplomatic means, though it also gives him a brilliant tactical, mystical and scientific intellect equal to that of the brightest minds and most cunning sorcerers on the planet to use against those who would do evil.

The Strength of H.ercules
As Captain Marvel, Billy's strength is magically enhanced to extraordinary levels, truly making him worthy of his title as Earth's Mightiest Mortal. The Strength of Hercules suffuses his every muscle with divine might and has made him capable of feats including arm-wrestling Superman and lifting a space shuttle one-handed with relative ease. However, Captain Marvel has never tested his strength to its' full extent and his own personality plus the Wisdom of Solomon tend to cause him to hold back most of the time and place limits on himself, especially in combat.

The Stamina of A.tlas
As Captain Marvel, Billy is capable of incredible feats of endurance few other humans can match. His body is composed entirely of the magical energies of Shazam's power and as such he's theoretically ageless and undying so long as he does not turn back into Billy Batson. Of more typical use, the Stamina of Atlas means he never needs to eat, breathe, sleep or even rest as long as he continues to push himself, and his magically constructed body is invulnerable to all but the strongest of forces.

The Power of Z.eus
The Lightning of Zeus plays a key role in Billy's powers and transformation, as its mythical energies form his body as Captain Marvel when he transforms. As his body is a magical construct, Captain Marvel is highly resistant to all magical effects and forms of attack. Since it is the main source of his powers, Captain Marvel is able to manipulate and generate the divine lightning on command for a variety of effects and attacks. If necessary he can also re-constitute his Captain Marvel form to heal it of all injuries it may incur, though doing so leaves him vulnerable and risks exposing his identity. Likewise he can call down even more powerful magical energies by invoking the same type of bolt he uses to transform and then dodging it, though it can be used against him to make him change back to Billy Batson. Via concentrating and sort of using the lightning in reverse, he can also transport himself to the Rock of Eternity, source of his power and former lair to the wizard Shazam.

The Courage of A.chilles
The Courage of Achilles gives Captain Marvel an almost inexhaustible wellspring of willpower from which to draw on, which combined with Billy Batson's innate optimism and belief in good has the potential to make him an unbreakable beacon of Hope. More concretely, it also protects his mind from all mental assaults and nefarious influences and gives him a certain amount of innate fighting skill and combat ability, which combined with the Wisdom of Solomon could potentially make him a fairly dangerous and tactically adept opponent if he ever let go of his limits.

The Speed of M.ercury
The Speed of Mercury gives Captain Marvel not only the power of flight but truly immense speed to go with it. Although Captain Marvel occasionally says that he's faster than lightning for theatrical effect-about 1/3rd the speed of light in some estimates-and has dodged his own lightning to prove it, His true top speed is unknown even to him. He has moved with enough speed to generate tornadoes or even change the Earth's weather patterns through the manipulation of air currents and is just as fast on foot as he is in the air. His reflexes are likewise magically enhanced and his perceptions can speed up to match. That said, he has to be careful not to go all-out on Earth, lest the effects of his speed damage the environment around him.

Backstory:

infant Billy Batson was left on the steps of a Fawcett City Orphanage alone in the world save for the basket and blanket he was wrapped up in. Even his name wasn't left with him, instead chosen due to an alphabetical naming system the man managing the orphanage had devised for similar occasions. Despite this rather Dickensian beginning, Billy Batson never lost hope that his life would improve for the better and the year Billy turned eleven it definitively did, though not in the way he expected. For that was the year that Billy Batson suddenly found himself in the presence of the ancient wizard Shazam after sneaking a ride on a subway car. The aged mystic told Billy that he would soon die and needed someone to carry a portion of his great mythical powers onward. Thus due to his eternal optimism and pure heart, Billy Batson had been chosen to wield the powers of Shazam's ancient contract with the six powers whom his name represented and serve as a champion of good in the world as Captain Marvel, if he chose to accept. At first just wanting to comfort and help out someone he presumed to be a senile old man and ignoring the fact that the Wizard already knew his name, Billy accepted.

It was only when the madman known as Dr.Sivana attacked Billy's orphanage to hold the orphans hostage with an army of killer robots a few days later that Billy remembered the old man's deal. Shouting out 'Shazam!' for the first time, scrawny Billy Batson assumed the form of Captain Marvel and quickly dispatched the robots in a battle that lead to Sivana's arrest, marking the beginning of both his career as a superhero and his enmity with the insane scientist. Shazam was able to pass on from the mortal world content in finding a new hero, though a ghostly copy of him remained in his lair at the Rock of Eternity to advise Billy on any matters the Wisdom of Solomon could not. Together they battled the machinations of Sivana and they occasional unknowable intruder from realms beyond mortal ken for the first year of Billy's career.

His earliest enemies included the aforementioned Dr. Sivana, the prehistoric super-conqueror King Kull, the humanity hating indestructible robot Mister Atom, the unfrozen Nazi super soldier Captain Nazi, and the mind controlling alien worm Mr.Mind. These five joined together against Captain Marvel as the Monster Society of Evil and have since been a persistent thorn in his side. Worse yet were the demonic twins Blaze and Satanus, playing chess games for Billy Batson's soul and the souls of those he cared about, along with the return of the former Champion of Magic they corrupted, Teth-Adam. Still, no matter what challenges have come his way Billy has never lost the enduring spirit that Shazam saw in him in the first place.

Motivation for joining the League?:

Billy wants to join the League to help out, step in to protect the world in the wake of its' greatest heroes' disappearance. He idolizes the Big Seven and is practically fanboying at the chance to try his hand at their level of work and the opportunity to work with many other heroes.

What do you bring to the League?:

Frankly the only thing Billy doesn't bring at least a little bit of is experience. He's got power to spare, a vast personal database composed of almost the entirety of humanity's knowledge when he actually remembers to consult it along with ties to all things magical. His biggest asset depending on how you're measuring is his optimism and constant dedication towards fighting for good.

Notes

Any miscellaneous notes you may wish to add.
Examples are characters sexuality, their city of operations,
relationships with other characters or supporting casts.

[FacePunch]

I thought about putting in past relationships with Nightwing and Red Arrow, but I don't want to step on any toes here. I'll include it if Lord Wraith and FacePunch are cool with it.

@MrDidact

I'm down, matey.

[MrDidact]

@BlackSam3091 Awww yeahhh. The League's back in business.

I'll get started right away.

@FacePunch I'll pencil in Roy as one of Donna's old flames then. Let the innuendo begin!

[GreenGrenade]

It's a short, half-arsed thing of a post, but I didn't want to keep anyone waiting. Took some liberties with the Comet/Black situation, so I hope everyone's okay with Red Arrow and Mark hitting their target. I just wanted to move things along, I guess.

[FacePunch]

@GreenGrenade Psst. Nerd. Donna grabbed Black already. She beat you to it, bro.

[GreenGrenade]

@GreenGrenade Psst. Nerd. Donna grabbed Black already. She beat you to it, bro.

@FacePunch

Well, shit. I derped hard. Edit, here I come.

EDIT: Okay, done. Jon caught Captain Comet, instead. Made changes to his dialogue with Julian, too.

[Hillan]

Dammit GG, stop making me wanna post! You're ruining my rep!

[An Outsider]

Alrighty folks, that's me updated on my end.

Might not be online for a couple days. I'm going to see the Stereophonics tonight, then tomorrow I'm at a local beer festival were I've somehow conspired to get myself on the judging panel, despite not knowing much about beer other than which one get's me drunk the fastest. Anyway I'll try to drop in when I can, but I might not be back until Saturday.

Play nice and be good. Dinners in the oven.

[Dblade26]

Was my Cap sheet bad enough to not warrant comment, or just because it's WIP? XD

[Blue Demon]

Just so everyone knows I'm in a middle of a collab between Nightwing95 (and myself obviously). Depending on how our schedules sync up I'm hoping to have the post finished by this weekend. *crosses fingers*

[An Outsider]

@Dblade26 Just because it was a WIP. To be fair I can't remember the last time you've made a character/post I haven't enjoyed and that sheet hasn't bucked the trend, so you feel safe in the knowledge that, as far as I'm concerned, you're golden.

[King Kindred]

Things aren't looking good for our heroes. I'm looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

[Lord Wraith]

Pssh, the Batman of Japan.

More like the 'Catman of Japan', amirite?

[LadyRunic]

Hoping that's post is alright. It captures the fact she is not a self-sacrificing hero, nor forgiving when it comes to experimentation.

[Dblade26]

@Dblade26 Just because it was a WIP. To be fair I can't remember the last time you've made a character/post I haven't enjoyed and that sheet hasn't bucked the trend, so you feel safe in the knowledge that, as far as I'm concerned, you're golden.

@BlackSam3091

In that case I may just leave it as is and elaborate on other things in-RP, I'm eager to get started.