Hmmm... the thing is what to turn him into with the whole rule about not making it too much like the comics.
Maybe its got something extra that he can't have normally? Wings, a tail, claws, fangs, tentacles, chitinous armor, horns, scales, everything and anything under the sun can be part of the transformation. Maybe he grows extra limbs or eyes, maybe his skin peels back to have parts of his bones become armor. Maybe he becomes an amalgamation of beasts, a gorilla with lion claws. A t-rex with wings and a scorpion tail.
Hmmm... the thing is what to turn him into with the whole rule about not making it too much like the comics.
I think that rule is there to make sure we don't have any carbon copies of these well-known characters. You can look at my and NMS's character sheets to see how you can take inspiration from Marvel and DC comic canon and mold them into their own characters (our characters, along with War-Pulse, are probably the most 'traditional' superheroes in this game at the moment).
For instance, at first glance, Arachne might seem like a carbon copy of Spider-Man (although I made her prior to Marvel publishing Spider-Gwen, so they're copying me!). However, there are several changes, some more obvious than others. For starters, she's a drider (basically a spider centaur). Her back story is extremely different from the other spider heroes (she doesn't have some sad childhood story). She doesn't have the "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" theme. Furthermore, the Greek gods add another layer of differences.
What I would like you to take from this is creating an original backstory (or one that is not identical to Bruce Banner) should probably be priority number one. We probably will be quite lenient if you make his powers similar to the Hulk, but having a different backstory would help distinguish your character from the Hulk. So I would stay away from Gamma radiation (or any form of radiation if possible). Maybe stay away from turning into a "jolly green giant" would also help. He (or she...just covering my bases here ) can still turn into a behemoth, but just make sure it is not "he (or she) turns into the Hulk. Also, you could also take inspiration from multiple characters. For instance, look at Captain Marvel (either Shazam from DC or Ms. Marvel from Marvel works, honestly). When both of these characters originally appeared in comics, they had separate identities: Captain Marvel and Billy for the former and Ms. Marvel and Carol Danvers for the latter. This still shows a way of portraying this duality between "smarts" and "brawn".
TLDR: Create a unique backstory and stay away from things that are not necessary to this idea of the dual personality (green skin, Gamma radiation, etc). Also, you can also look at other characters with dual personalities (Shazam, Ms. Marvel, even any interpretation of Jekyl and Hyde).
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You could simply do. Gamma + X = Hulk. Say ham sandwich = Ham Hulk. Or Spider Hulk, or Lizard Hulk as Marik said. Or magic Hulk, Cursed Hulk. Oh and you'll need a pouch sword. I wonder if anyone will get the reference.
I know pouches were a big 90's fad (thank you Longshot). While I cannot recall any actual characters having a pouch sword, the web comic Spinnerette (a satire on the comic genre) is having a story arc at the moment that is sort of poking fun at "Spider-Verse" and the 90's Spinnerette has a pouch sword...
I know pouches were a big 90's fad (thank you Longshot). While I cannot recall any actual characters having a pouch sword, the web comic Spinnerette (a satire on the comic genre) is having a story arc at the moment that is sort of poking fun at "Spider-Verse" and the 90's Spinnerette has a pouch sword... [/quote]
@Dedonus So glad someone got the reference. I was tempted to mention Jim, from Supernormal Step, and his curse. That is when he's a jerk he's transformed into a small stuffed bunny. @Sep you could always go the curse route, it's a classic. Not quite sure the quote worked, oh well.
Hmmm... the thing is what to turn him into with the whole rule about not making it too much like the comics.
Depends on how radically different you want him? You want to be technical, Rach has a bit of magneto influence in her design in her earlier stages as well as Riddic from Pitch Black, and a few others. Like Dedonus said, keeping away from the main distinctions that made the Hulk recognizable is a key thing, from background to personality.
A few things to consider:
How his powers work- In the comic, the angrier the Hulk got, the tougher and stronger he got. What if your PC's 'Hyde' didn't draw from that source? What if it was like he absorbed damage and instead, used that to increase his power level to a higher degree? Maybe he has a fixed right of power that could be universe and it grows as a battle prolongs? This also include triggers. Maybe blood or injury or even someone else's aggressive emotions stir his inner beast? Banner's was pretty much if he got anger, they were all screwed.
Personality of your Jekyll- Banner was emotionally reserved and socially withdraw through out most his life, what if your guy didn't start off that way? He could be a cocky, smartass with a chip on his shoulder. Also, I think Banner was specialized in his work, what if your PC wasn't? Just some poor smook that got infected and suddenly affected in a way he never expected with no way to know how to fix it at first? Could've been a janitor at a high tech lab until something got loose or he was tossed into a bunch of chemicals, the right ones including a mysterious test one, changing him forever.
Cause- How this happened. Gamma is out, unless you can manage to make it radically different from the comic which is very hard. I suggested chemicals, maybe a drug which I know is how meta humans are popping up (maybe he got a bit of the meta human drug, tried to alter the effect and tested it on himself?), curse, infected by demonic blood, maybe a sleeping DNA trait not from him but a old relation that passed through the gens before somehow becoming active? Maybe he draws power from the fear his image inflicts?
Past- Did he have a happy childhood? Maybe both his parents are alive and well, encouraging and happy for him? Maybe he's married or worse, married and divorced twice? Doe he have brothers or sisters? Raised by his uncle, or someone he knows? Etc.
Appearance- Make him look the same, but instead his eyes or another key feature betrays that his alter ego or whatever is in control? Maybe it's more beastly or demonic than human?
You could mix the two concepts together, Jekyll and Hyde and the Hulk, and see what you get?
Depends on how radically different you want him? You want to be technical, Rach has a bit of magneto influence in her design in her earlier stages as well as Riddic from Pitch Black, and a few others. Like Dedonus said, keeping away from the main distinctions that made the Hulk recognizable is a key thing, from background to personality.
A few things to consider:
How his powers work- In the comic, the angrier the Hulk got, the tougher and stronger he got. What if your PC's 'Hyde' didn't draw from that source? What if it was like he absorbed damage and instead, used that to increase his power level to a higher degree? Maybe he has a fixed right of power that could be universe and it grows as a battle prolongs? This also include triggers. Maybe blood or injury or even someone else's aggressive emotions stir his inner beast? Banner's was pretty much if he got anger, they were all screwed.
Personality of your Jekyll- Banner was emotionally reserved and socially withdraw through out most his life, what if your guy didn't start off that way? He could be a cocky, smartass with a chip on his shoulder. Also, I think Banner was specialized in his work, what if your PC wasn't? Just some poor smook that got infected and suddenly affected in a way he never expected with no way to know how to fix it at first? Could've been a janitor at a high tech lab until something got loose or he was tossed into a bunch of chemicals, the right ones including a mysterious test one, changing him forever.
Cause- How this happened. Gamma is out, unless you can manage to make it radically different from the comic which is very hard. I suggested chemicals, maybe a drug which I know is how meta humans are popping up (maybe he got a bit of the meta human drug, tried to alter the effect and tested it on himself?), curse, infected by demonic blood, maybe a sleeping DNA trait not from him but a old relation that passed through the gens before somehow becoming active? Maybe he draws power from the fear his image inflicts?
Past- Did he have a happy childhood? Maybe both his parents are alive and well, encouraging and happy for him? Maybe he's married or worse, married and divorced twice? Doe he have brothers or sisters? Raised by his uncle, or someone he knows? Etc.
Appearance- Make him look the same, but instead his eyes or another key feature betrays that his alter ego or whatever is in control? Maybe it's more beastly or demonic than human?
You could mix the two concepts together, Jekyll and Hyde and the Hulk, and see what you get?
I already know these things. Plus Banner wasn't initially quiet and reserved, that was really a side effect of the Hulk. Before that he was a (Hah) nerrrrd. I already have brainstormed a couple of possible sources and will get to that during my lunch break.
Decided I'm still going to join, but not the Hulk route. I just feel what I want is too similar that I can't find a way around it and be happy with it. I do have another concept however that I'll be making later.
@FallenReaper@Tearstone Done :P If you guys want any previous interactions (Outside of Lost Haven) feel free to pm me, that goes for anybody else. He has been about for a while so there is that too.
Character you have created: Gabe Alexander Alias: The Reaper
Speech Color: Orange
Character Alignment: Walking the Line
Identity: Secret
Character Personality: Gabe is a very personal man. Over the years he has grown accustomed to staying by himself to prevent those from growing attached to him, and more importantly to prevent him growing attached to others. He still hurts from missing out on his life, he lost everything when he was changed into the monster he now is and can never get rid of that. Before that, and in the few times he has actually conversed with someone since what happened he is still a caring individual. Caring for the weak, wanting to help them be all they can be. However he holds no quarter when it comes to those who prey upon others. With any prolonged interaction, it is obvious that he is not used to dealing with people since the day he changed and became a man.
The Grotesque has it’s own personality. However, all that Gabe knows about it is that it tends to hit everything. However at this particular point they have rarely coexisted, his other form never being needed. This may change, as the beings he faces have slowly been becoming more and more powerful. Soon may come the day when the two of them need to resolve their differences.
Uniform/costume:
*This is his current one, may change as his arcs advance*
Origin Info/Details:
Gabe was born in the west, the Wild West. In the mid 1800s, 1852 to be precise. In crazy times, even then men and gods almost co-existed however the level of interference between the two was infinitesimal. However it still existed, beings with power still existed. Gabe, wasn’t one of them. Son of a Sheriff he grew up in the small town of Fortitude. The town itself had little crime, everybody knew eachother. Got along well, treated each other fairly. Many were just trying to make their way in life. Like many towns there would be the occasional ruffian however he never truly understood why this time got nicknamed the “Wild” west, in his opinion crime is far more common in the modern era. However he grew up living a normal childhood, or as normal as possible as the son of the Sheriff. While the kids treated him fairly there was an always keen eye on him, both to live up to his old mans reputation as well as to keep him out of trouble or to stop people using him against his dad. Though this wasn’t easy, he earned his dads requirement to help other people, those who couldn’t help themselves or just needed an extra pair of hands. From a young age he would get involved in fights, sticking up for the little man to beat down the bigger man. In his mind they deserved it, they were causing pain so he would stop them. Even if he had to be the one to cause it. It was after one of these times that Gabes father taught him his most important lesson.
”I protect people, and yes sometimes I hurt others. Though one day someone will hurt me, because you reap what you sow. I don’t want that life for you…” The young boy just nodded at the time, and then ran off to go outside to chase his friends. The meaning at the time shaped him but also was lost on him. However as he grew older he began to understand it, he still wanted to help people. However he couldn’t hurt people. If he hurt people how was he any better than they were? He eventually grew into a young man, studying the best one could in the west. Hoping to one day becoming a lawyer, to ensure that those guilty of crimes were punished. However that is when things went awry, and his life took a dramatic change. One that would shape his entire life, and in some ways the world, for days to come.
The train he was on, was derailed. Later discovered on purpose, he remembered the fear and the panic as the train come off the rails. People were thrown out of their seats, tried to grab onto loved ones and possessions as the carriages tumbled and rolled. He remembers waking in the wreckage, his entire body ached. He could barely move, looking up he saw a robed figure and then he once again drifted into darkness. He awoke in some form of cavern, screaming. He could see body parts strewn in a corner as people enchanted in a circle around him. Managing to turn his head he noticed his arms were not right. They were grotesque and scarred. Though on noticing a birthmark on his right arm he noticed they were his. It was patchworked, they were cutting into his arms and inserting liquid. Muscle mass, all the time enchanting.
All the time he spent screaming in agony, till he eventually screamed himself hoarse. Days, he presumed. Turned into weeks. Until they were finished. He didn’t hurt anymore, he didn’t register the pain. Just hatred, pure and utter contempt for what they had done to him. Then they eventually went to stab him in the chest, however while he screamed in agony he did not die. Removing the dagger, the wound closed itself and he began to change again. Screaming in pain his bones shifted, grinding and growing. His entire body convulsed until he stood there, bandaged and broken. Eight feet tall, and covered in more muscles than seemingly possible. The worshipers looked at each other in wonder, they had finally done it. They had created him, what they did not count on him was that he would not be grateful. He let out a roar that shook the cavern, and that is the last thing he himself remembers, before he woke up near the edge of town. Waking up and walking towards it he was immediately outcast. Nobody recognising who he was, just the abomination. He turned to flee, and knew hate. More hate than he had ever know. His life was gone, ruined. Never again would he truly have family, friends.
He eventually came to grips with who, what, he was. Remembering what his father said “You reap what you sow” he picked up a scythe and a .45 from a farm (Technically stealing) and vowed that he would make all those who hurt others pay for what they did, by either facing the pain he had faced or being put to death. For the first couple of years his look changed, until he adopted the black trenchcoat in association with Death and the Reaper himself. His alter ego, the… grotesque beast appeared a couple of times more often in his first couple of years as the self proclaimed Reaper. However he soon learned that this beast was not off him, it was something else. It hurt without caring, it did not fight for justice as he did. It was a mindless beast and he did his best to control it, keep it contained.
Obviously, over the hundred or so years he became skilled, in the art of killing. Staying hidden, even thievery to keep himself fed and clothed (Though only from those who deserved it). The hardest thing was keeping up to date in the ever changing world, and as more and more beings arose with powers that rivalled his own it became harder and harder to keep the beast under control, keep him from appearing. Though he still roams the land, no longer on horseback. Keeping with the times upon a motorcycle he continues to search for those who cause injustice, trying to put them down. Several times however he has encountered other heroes who don’t always agree with his methods for getting the job done. Though he has been at his job so long, it is his way. He barely speaks only to sentence those who face his judgement, preventing himself from forming attachments for as when someone lives as long as he does it becomes problematic and a reason he especially avoided instances such as the war, largely to prevent becoming a pawn in a politician's hands but also to not form close bonds with other people. Now he heads into Lost Haven, hearing about the events going on.
It was time people faced his judgement.
Hero Type: Supernatural
Power Level: City Level/World Level
Powers (Be Specific):
Healing Factor: The only ability to manifest itself on him in his regular state he possesses a healing Factor that allows him to heal from any wounds (Short off complete and utter destruction). His limbs also retain life if they are removed for a short period of time in which he can re-attach them (Including his head) however if too much time passes, or they are moved too far away he loses them. He can force himself to regrow them however but such an act takes time and is excruciatingly painful. He can however be killed, if he is completely destroyed, his head is removed and kept in a confined space though he is also susceptible to the cold which limits his healing factor.
Healing Factor: His Healing factor is transferred over when he completes the change, his skin is also harder to pierce by most but the rarest metals. Increased Senses: Sight, hearing and smell are all improved. Hearing is improved to the heightened to the point where he can use his hearing as his main sense and even navigate via a form of sonar. Improved Muscles: They make him faster, stronger, more nimble, for his size. Which post transformation has him 8’8”l, so he is not incredibly nimble but nimble for his size.
His Supernatural form can be incurred for two reasons: As a reflex in the rare situations where his life is in danger (such as under cold attacks), when he is experiencing extreme pain that he can’t even function properly or willingly he can change form. However he cannot will himself to change back.
Attributes(Normal):
Strength Level: Normal Human
Speed/Reaction Timing Level: Normal Human
Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: Normal Human (However healing factor lets him regen faster)
Agility: Normal Human
Intelligence: Average
Fighting Skill: Mastered
Resources: Average
Attributes(Supernatural Form):
Strength Level: 100+ Tonnes
Speed/Reaction Timing Level: 30mph
Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort: 4 hours
Agility: Average
Intelligence: Below Average
Fighting Skill: Trained
Resources: None
Weaknesses(Normal): No real abilities past his healing factor, still feels pain, extreme cold slows/stops his healing factor. really bad at the whole social aspect.
Weaknesses(Supernatural Form): Rare Metals, intense cold, being outthought
Supporting Characters: None Alive.
Do you know how to post pictures on RPG boards?: See above.
Sample Post:
“What brings you here stranger?” He just ignored him, a lot of people asked. Few people wanted an answer, few people cared. Many complained, but who listened in the end? The man would either want to cause trouble or was genuinely interested. Gabe wasn’t, the Reaper wasn’t. This was the worst part of the persona, he remembered when it was easy to blend in and move between cities without being seen. Sadly he was yet to find a vehicle that could survive that trip and with the amount of crime these days he couldn’t afford to be slow.
He simply shrugged. “Oh come on man, with a get up like that? Whatchu a hero?” He shrugged again, ignoring the patronising tone. This man had already chosen an opinion of him, had already decided a course of action depending on that conclusion. He just shrugged. Then felt the hand on his shoulder spinning him around. “You’re just a wannabe aren’t you? Hiding behind your mask. Thinking you’re so great, causing trouble. Tearing peoples houses up! Destroying churches! I mean come on, what’s that about? The Lord is our hero. He will save us. We don’t need no abominations here-” Great, a religious type. On the bright side that saved the mans hand from becoming severed from his wrist. He sighed as he raised a hand and flicked a button on the lower side of his helmet as the visor lifted showing his scarred and twisted face.
“Ain’t no room for God on this Earth son-” The man let go of his shoulder, in obvious disgust and at a loss of words. “- Christ ain’t coming till it’s clean.” He put his visor back down as he straddled his bike, and turned to the man in shock again. “And I’m not quite done yet.” With that he kicked the engine to life and took down the road. The signs for Lost Haven overhead, he could see the city's silhouette against the sunset. He let out a slight chuckle. “Hell, I’ve barely started.”
Nice, we’re getting all sorts of ghoulies to spook the place up.
Naturally. The Grotesque is the real ghoul (Name pending :P) however Reaper has his fair share of scars. Quite excited to play the character, hopefully I'll get accepted.
If Matt is still here (Not tagging him incase he isn't) I'd like to form a possible long standing rivalry between the two chars especially as his char has more or less done as told, while Reaper has been protecting the weak. I think they could even have clashed several times, bringing out the worst in them (Literally).
Other than that, if anyone wants to have past interactions. Either hit me up here or in a PM.
There aren’t too many half built Death Star’s in Lost Haven, so I think a cliff is a suitable substitution.
Thats what you think...
Also I will be working on possibly making a Villain but that's a little bit away, want to see if I need to make changes for The Reaper to be accepted and get used to posting as him first.
) can still turn into a behemoth, but just make sure it is not "he (or she) turns into the Hulk. Also, you could also take inspiration from multiple characters. For instance, look at Captain Marvel (either Shazam from DC or Ms. Marvel from Marvel works, honestly). When both of these characters originally appeared in comics, they had separate identities: Captain Marvel and Billy for the former and Ms. Marvel and Carol Danvers for the latter. This still shows a way of portraying this duality between "smarts" and "brawn".
