[CHAR] No Gods or Kings (DC Superhero RP)

[Ruby]

Name: Batman
Alias: Bruce Wayne, Matches Malone
Species: Human
Power/Ability Set: He's the MFin' Batman. C'mon now.

Personality: Fanatically driven by the death of his parents and the state of corruption and crime in Gotham City. Rarely sees the gray areas in life, despite the fact that his crusade is deeply rooted in the gray areas of life, of right and wrong.

Biography: Gotham's Dark Knight first appeared in Gotham City five years ago. It wasn't until an entire year had gone by that GCPD finally realized what or who was behind the secret war against criminals and the corrupt in the town; and only then because then Officer Jim Gordon finally got a good look at Gotham's "devil." Soon after GCPD created a 'Batman' Task Force, and picked Jim Gordon to run it. It wasn't until Batman's third year in the city that Gordon would begin to see Batman as an ally, rather than an enemy.

It wasn't time that changed Gordon's mind. It was the appearance of a psychotic mystery man that had no name but "The Joker" that eventually pushed Gordon to see, despite their differences in approach, the Bat and he were on the same side. Both men realize without the other, the Joker is likely never caught, never thrown into Arkham. The partnership would see further success in crippling organized crime in Gotham City. Yet in Gotham City, success is ever fleeting, and it wasn't long before other rogues began to pop up in the Joker's wake.

While Bruce Wayne privately supported Lex Luthor for President in order to oust Donald Trump, the Batman has been investigating Luthor and his activities tirelessly from the shadows.

[Ezekiel]

Name: Clark kent
Alias: None, as of yet.
Species: Kryptonian

Power/Ability Set: Fuelled by the yellow sun of the Solar System, Clark's power set is something not even fully known to himself. Incredible strength, durability, flight, eye lasers and senses many times more capable than a human's are but the most obvious representations of this. As he has grown older and gained greater control of his ability to harness the power of the sun, his capabilities, and the extremity of them, has only increased.

Personality:
Clark is a good man, and that has defined him for as long as anyone can remember, that and a determined desire to stay out of trouble, don't draw attention. A Kansas boy with the powers of a god, the Kents raised their adoptive son to treat anyone with respect, and he finds the crass rudeness that has lately defined American politics and society to be utterly at odds with the America he knows from his hometown. These two sides of Clark, the man who wants to do good, and the man who wants to stay low, cannot always co-exist, increasingly they are challenged, and soon he must pick one.

Biography:
Kal'el may hail from Krypton, light years from Earth, but Clark Kent was born and raised in Smallville, Kansas. A farm boy in nurture if not blood, Clark knew more animals then people practically until High School. He never seemed to excel at school, although several teachers, the ones who actually noticed such things and weren't just in it for an easy pass shouting at kids, reported a profound sense that the boy, then young man, was holding himself back, not living up to his potential. Clark didn't exactly make any friends either, sure very few people disliked him, most hardly knew him. He passed through school about as much as a ghost as one could. He turned down offers to join various sports teams, despite his prototypical build, and clear physical health. Once he had his diploma, he was out of Smallville.

Clark didn't apply for any universities, he went straight to the East Coast. He walked into three separate Ivy League universities. Professors and Heads of departments laughed at the country boy breezing in an expecting to be heard. They laughed less when in five minutes he solved problems they had entire teams working on. Entire teams of PhD researchers. Kent also walked into the big sports schools, came as a walk on, for Football teams across the coast. He almost drowned in the number of welcome packs he was sent after footage of this freak athlete began circulating around the coaches. In the end, the attention made him panic, and so he looked for something faceless, the kind of person who's never noticed, not really, but always there, watching. The Daily Planet just happened to be the first port of call, and Clark, impressive in his interview, was offered an unpaid internship, on account of his low grades. Two years later and Clark is a full time reporter, the only one on staff without any form of degree or other qualification.

The young man turned reporter has covered the election exhaustively, and with such enthusiasm as to 'almost' overshadow the darling of Metropolis journalism, Lois Lane. Nobody talks about second best journalists though, just like Clark wants it.

[Kingfisher]

Name:

John Constantine

Alias:

Hellblazer

Species:

Miserable bastard (Liverpudlian)

Power/Ability Set:

Constantine draws his powers from occult magics, and his bond with the demon Nergal. Luck is forever in Constantine’s favour, but he serves as a dark omen to those near him, who are often befallen with tragedy and terrible misfortune. Beyond this, Constantine has powers of elementalism and conjugation, being something of a potent sorcerer.

Personality:

A life of misery and isolation have left deep scars on Constantine, molding him into a self-loathing, cold-hearted shell of a man. Whilst John likes to walk on the wild side, living the life of a thrill-seeker, his rotten personality and lack of regard for who he hurts put him at odds with almost everyone around him, which is exactly how he prefers it.

Biography:

John Constantine grew up in Liverpool, England, and had a troubled childhood. His mother died in childbirth, and his relationship with his father was rocky at the best of times. Morbid fascinations and a dark sense of humour made him something of an outcast, and he quickly became a notorious troublemaker. John had few friends growing up, but formed an almost brotherly bond with fellow rabble-rouser Gary Lester, with the two quickly became inseparable. They shared the same tastes in music, girls, and booze, and grew up to become the very best of friends.

After a horrendous and messy stint in college, John and Gary decided to pursue their shared dream of becoming rock stars; forming the punk rock band ‘Mucous Membrane’. This was around the time that supers started emerging, and the world became exposed to realms that were previously thought the world of fiction.

In order to bolster their career, the two friends began looking into stories of occult magics and faustian pacts; searching for a way to get ahead in the underground scene. Happening upon a copy of the Grand Grimoire, John and Gary decided to make a devil with a demon, in return for fame and fortune.

John summoned forth the beast Nergal, but was unable to control him, which not only cost Gary his life, but also damned his immortal soul for all eternity. Nergal tried to claim Constantine’s soul as well, but John’s rage and sheer power of will forced the demon back into the abyss, severing their connection, but leaving a shard of the demon trapped inside him.

Ever since that tragic day, John has tried his best to follow the straight-and-narrow, but what Constantine considers to be a pure life means very little in the eyes of most others. John set off in search of a way to save Gary’s soul, whilst working as a detective investigating the occult, with the further knowledge he’s gained upon his journey.

John’s most recent travels have led him to the United States.

[NecroKnight]

Name: Ice

Alias: Sigrid Nansen / Alicia Snow

Species: Human

Power/Ability Set:

• Cold and ice manipulation

Personality: Sigrid is calm and collected throughout most of her time, keeping her cool even when under pressure. Despite that, her powers are usually controlled by her emotions - and the rare moments that she starts acting like a hot-head, she might lose control over them.

Biography: Sigrid Nansen had been a regular human, before her incident. The daughter of an immigrant from Norway and a mother in the States. She had been the resident climatologist and history professor in her University, before she was diagnosed with terminal skin cancer. With not many option left, Sigrid took the chance of being cryogenically frozen until a cure could be found for her illness.

Unfortunately, it was bound to happen, that the Cryo Facility Sigrid had been in, had been attacked with the intention of robbing the people inside of them. While the crooks had been stopped, several cryo pods had been cracked - namely her pod, flooding her inside and outside with vast amounts of liquid oxygen. As a result, her body was delegated to ruined and shipped of to the nearby morgue for burial.

Before she could be buried, she awoke in the morgue - her body having survived due to her meta-gene activation. She escaped from the morgue, picking up a new alias for herself and moving to Gotham City.

[King Kindred]

Name:

Bartholomew Henry "Barry" Allen

Alias:

The Flash

Species:

Human

Power/Ability Set:

Barry is speed and speed is Barry. He's a conduit and generator of the Speed Force. This force granted him powers beyond his imagination the basis of which is the ability to run at superhuman speeds. He's still in the process of mastering his power over speed and finding more ways to utilize it.

Personality:

Barry has a strong sense of justice. Even before tragedy struck his home he's always wanted to see the good in the world triumph over the bad. He's fun, loving, and caring. He's the type of guy that would carry the weight of the Universe on his shoulder so no one else has to take on the burden.

Biography:

Barry and his twin brother were born in Fallville, Iowa to Henry and Nora Allen. His brother was pronounced stillborn but in reality the drunk doctor had given his twin to another family in the hospital because he wanted to be fair after being unable to save their son. Barry grew up not knowing about his twin. When he was ten years old tragedy struck. It was a night like any other. They had just finished eating dinner and Barry was about to go to bed when he witnessed the death of his father. As a young boy he couldn't even explain what had happened in his living room. No one would even believe him anyway. His father was a respected doctor in the community and with a lack of evidence otherwise they arrested Barry's mother for the crime.

After that day Barry made it his personal mission to find his father's murderer and free his mom. Everything he did after that were steps towards that goal. He was soon placed in a foster home in Central City and lived there until College. He went to Sun City University after receiving a full scholarship and graduated summa cum laude in three years with a Bachelors in Organic Chemistry and minor in Criminology. He then returned to Central City where he began working with the CCPD as a Forensic Scientist.

He found his niche and he believed working with the police department would help him find his father's true killer. He moved into an apartment with a lab in the back and one day during an electrical storm he decided to continue working on an experiment and a lightning bolt struck through the window and shattered a chemical cabinet and the electrified chemicals spilled all over Barry. He then fell and hit his head and was knocked out for a short period. He then woke up and cleaned himself and found himself moving at speeds much faster than normal. He didn't understand what was going on at first but then he realized he had become something extraordinary. He decided to use his powers for good and named himself after his childhood comic hero The Flash.

[blumenk]

Posted on the wrong character thread not the OOC one, sorry

[Taytay]

Name:
Mari McCabe

Alias:
Vixen

Species:
Human

Power/Ability Set:
Vixen has the Tantu Totem, and it gives her the power to tap into the "morphogenetic field" of the Earth.
This allows her to mimic the abilities of any animal she can think of, by simply focusing on a specific animal abilities and then drawing it directly from the field. She has been known to mimic a vast array of forest animals.

Personality:
Vixen is a kind but has a guarded heart. Due to the events in her childhood she learned how to make any situation work and how to deal with the darker side of humanity. She does not warm up easy to anyone, but once you have her trust you wont lose it unless u betray her. She works well with a team and always works towards achieving the overall goal.

Biography:
Growing up in a small African village, Mari Jiwe McCabe heard the legend of the “Tantu Totem” from her parents. She was the daughter of Reverend Richard Jiwe, the village priest, who was her sole caretaker, as poachers, lead by a man named Kwesi, killed her mother years ago. Reverend Jiwe himself was killed by his half-brother (Mari's uncle) General Maksai. Makasai wanted the Tantu Totem, which had been in Reverend Jiwe's possession.

Now orphaned, she fled to America, she set up an identity for herself as Mari McCabe and used her beauty to become a well-known fashion model in New York City. At a young age of 23, Mari used her newfound wealth to travel the world and on a trip back to Africa, she came across her uncle. He still had possession of the Tantu Totem, after outwitting him, she stole it back. Now she has returned to America and is currently testing the abilities of her new gift to its fullest extent.