[OOC] Absolute Comics: Rebirth

[Retired]

@AndyC How unexpected.

[AndyC]

Oh, I'm unabashedly a one-trick pony. But that one trick is pretty good.

[Retired]

Oh, I'm unabashedly a one-trick pony. But that one trick is pretty good.

@AndyC

So long as I, and/or Calvin, get to ride that pony at some point.
Take from that what you will.

[Lord Wraith]

@AndyC Superman is accepted.

[Sep]

Sheet is updated and complete, I just need to do some slight tidy up.

Sheet

[Lord Wraith]

@Sep Accepted.

[ErsatzEmperor]

Yay, a Hulk.

[Retired]

Yay, a Hulk.

@ErsatzEmperor

It's almost as if we need a Wolverine now.

[AndyC]

Surprise!

It has been too long. Too long indeed, since you who plant the weed of Crime have been forced to reap what you have sown. Too long since you have tasted its bitter fruit.

You have taken advantage of the mercies of weaker men, taken miles for every inch they give you. Tonight, it ends.

Tonight, you will beg for mercy that you will not receive. You will tell me you are not the only one to blame, as if that matters to the blameless whom you have despoiled. You will tell me you are a product of society, as if you had no choice in your sins. You will tell me of your weakness of spirit, your sickness of mind, your faults and your failures....as if I did not already know.

Your pleas will be met only with my laughter.

"Who are you to judge me?!" you will ask in a final act of indignation. "Who can say they truly know me, that they can act as arbiter of right and wrong? Who truly knows the human soul and can cast judgment upon it? Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"

And I will answer.....

Hider

"....The Shadow Knows...."

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^{Kent Allard/Lamont Cranston/Henry Arnaud/Etc. ♦ Age Unknown (Possibly over 120) ♦ Male ♦ Hero}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

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The Shadow has been gone for decades, all but forgotten amidst the waves of technicolor champions and protectors, and in his absence, the concept of 'justice' has been clouded in the minds of men sworn to uphold it. The corrupt and the degenerate prey upon the compromise and 'compassion' of soft-hearted 'heroes,' who mete out mercy to the merciless and prolong the suffering of the innocent. It is long past time that Good men are reminded of what Justice truly is, and that Evil men fear retribution for their sins.

"But the Shadow must be long dead!" you say. "How can he be here, now?" To which the answer comes, "How indeed." Has the Shadow risen from the grave? Is there a new man wearing the garb of the Dark Avenger? Or has he been here all along?

N O T E S:

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TBD

[Retired]

@AndyC Was the surprise a horrible text color?

[mickilennial]

Yeah, that dark red is really hard to read on my end.

[AndyC]

Everyone's a critic.

[ErsatzEmperor]

<Snipped quote by ErsatzEmperor>

It's almost as if we need a Wolverine now.

@Retired

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W O L V E R I N E

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_{" Y o u ' r e s t a r t i n g t o p i s s m e o f f , b u b . . . "}

^{J A M E S ' L O G A N ' H O W L E T T ♦ 1 S T / A P R I L / 1 8 8 4 ( 1 3 3 ) ♦ M A L E ♦ C H A O T I C G O O D}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

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This iteration of Wolverine differs from the character as shown normally in that he was never offered a position on Charles Xavier's team of X-Men, or admitted to the school for gifted kids. His history up until this point is similar to that of his 616 counterpart, with some streamlining.

After being rescued from the wilderness by the Hudsons and rehabilitated, Logan was invited to work for Department H (the top-secret Canadian peace-keeping organisation). He has served off and on with the department for the best part of four years at the point the game begins. At James' request, Logan became the leader of Alpha Flight, a team of Canadian metahumans sanctioned by Dept. H. The group has been active for four months, mostly comprising of training and a few scrapes with low tier criminals. As we meet Logan in the roleplay, he and a few members of Alpha Flight will be in New York acting on an anonymous tip-off, without the Hudsons' knowledge, for a mission that might just get Logan fired.

N O T E S:

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^{SUPPORTING CAST}

‣ JAMES MACDONALD HUDSON - Wolverine's friend and handler at Department H, Hudson spends much of his time chiding his charge for his lack of cooperation and recklessness. Having taken Logan in during his time of need, he feels responsible for his reassimilation into society and his success at Department H. He is one of the chief minds behind Alpha flight, believing there to be a need for Canada to represent themselves on the world stage following the formation of other super groups found stateside. He recommended Logan for leadership of the team. He is married to his colleague Heather Hudson.

‣ HEATHER HUDSON - Heather played a significant role in nursing Logan back to health when her husband James returned home one night with a wild-man. The two share an unspoken attraction for each other, one that could threaten to destroy the two men's friendship were it acted upon. Heather works as a researcher for Department H, occasionally assisting Alpha Flight as Vindicator.

‣ DEPARTMENT H - Headed up by a nameless director, Department H is a clandestine organisation, ran as a branch of the Canadian government. It's charged with superhuman peacekeeping in relation to Canada and their national interests. They are responsible for the formation of Alpha Flight.

‣ ALPHA FLIGHT - Canada's premier superhero team:

▹ Wolverine (Logan)
▹ Vindicator (Heather Hudson)
▹ Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
▹ Snowbird (Anne McKenzie-Thompson)
▹ Talisman (Elizabeth Twoyoungmen)
▹ Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski)

[Lord Wraith]

Blade

Blade

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^{"I make sure the things that bump in the night don't make it to sunrise."}

^{Eric Brooks ♦ Birthdate: Early 20th century ( Nearly 100 ) ♦ Male ♦ Anti-Hero/Villain}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

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To my knowledge--and in my opinion--Blade was always supposed to be Marvel's number one occult hunter extraordinaire; unfortunately for Mr. Brooks, Marvel mishandled the occult and after the Blade trilogy lost its novelty, Marvel's resident vampire hunter was shuffled to the background of the Marvel comics universe. My tentative plan with Absolute version Blade is to push him to the forefront of all things vampire related but to expand his gallery of hunted to more than vampires. I desire to plunge Eric into the supernatural underbelly to deal with all sorts of seedy otherworldly foes: witches, wizards, warlocks, demons, and more. Blade will, of course, also rear himself on the streets of New York to escapade with the Absolute universe's street level heroes from both worlds (hopefully someone makes Constantine as I've always wanted to see the two team up.) Absolute Universe Blade will be coming out of retirement at the start of his first chapter.

N O T E S:

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Absolute Universe Blade had been hunting for a few decades before it appeared he had vanquished the Nightwalker population for good and decided it was time to retire. As a new threat emerges, the Daywalker returns to New York to uncover the shroud of his newest enemy. Absolute Universe Blade retains all the same training, powers, skills and combat experience 616 Universe Blade has, including his arsenal of occult-specific weapons and his two Adamantium swords.

@Afro Samurai

Accepted.

Surprise!

It has been too long. Too long indeed, since you who plant the weed of Crime have been forced to reap what you have sown. Too long since you have tasted its bitter fruit.

You have taken advantage of the mercies of weaker men, taken miles for every inch they give you. Tonight, it ends.

Tonight, you will beg for mercy that you will not receive. You will tell me you are not the only one to blame, as if that matters to the blameless whom you have despoiled. You will tell me you are a product of society, as if you had no choice in your sins. You will tell me of your weakness of spirit, your sickness of mind, your faults and your failures....as if I did not already know.

Your pleas will be met only with my laughter.

"Who are you to judge me?!" you will ask in a final act of indignation. "Who can say they truly know me, that they can act as arbiter of right and wrong? Who truly knows the human soul and can cast judgment upon it? Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?"

And I will answer.....

Hider

"....The Shadow Knows...."

---

^{Kent Allard/Lamont Cranston/Henry Arnaud/Etc. ♦ Age Unknown (Possibly over 120) ♦ Male ♦ Hero}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

---

The Shadow has been gone for decades, all but forgotten amidst the waves of technicolor champions and protectors, and in his absence, the concept of 'justice' has been clouded in the minds of men sworn to uphold it. The corrupt and the degenerate prey upon the compromise and 'compassion' of soft-hearted 'heroes,' who mete out mercy to the merciless and prolong the suffering of the innocent. It is long past time that Good men are reminded of what Justice truly is, and that Evil men fear retribution for their sins.

"But the Shadow must be long dead!" you say. "How can he be here, now?" To which the answer comes, "How indeed." Has the Shadow risen from the grave? Is there a new man wearing the garb of the Dark Avenger? Or has he been here all along?

N O T E S:

---

TBD

@AndyC

Accepted.

Wolverine

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W O L V E R I N E

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_{" Y o u ' r e s t a r t i n g t o p i s s m e o f f , b u b . . . "}

^{J A M E S ' L O G A N ' H O W L E T T ♦ 1 S T / A P R I L / 1 8 8 4 ( 1 3 3 ) ♦ M A L E ♦ C H A O T I C G O O D}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

---

This iteration of Wolverine differs from the character as shown normally in that he was never offered a position on Charles Xavier's team of X-Men, or admitted to the school for gifted kids. His history up until this point is similar to that of his 616 counterpart, with some streamlining.

After being rescued from the wilderness by the Hudsons and rehabilitated, Logan was invited to work for Department H (the top-secret Canadian peace-keeping organisation). He has served off and on with the department for the best part of four years at the point the game begins. At James' request, Logan became the leader of Alpha Flight, a team of Canadian metahumans sanctioned by Dept. H. The group has been active for four months, mostly comprising of training and a few scrapes with low tier criminals. As we meet Logan in the roleplay, he and a few members of Alpha Flight will be in New York acting on an anonymous tip-off, without the Hudsons' knowledge, for a mission that might just get Logan fired.

N O T E S:

---

^{SUPPORTING CAST}

‣ JAMES MACDONALD HUDSON - Wolverine's friend and handler at Department H, Hudson spends much of his time chiding his charge for his lack of cooperation and recklessness. Having taken Logan in during his time of need, he feels responsible for his reassimilation into society and his success at Department H. He is one of the chief minds behind Alpha flight, believing there to be a need for Canada to represent themselves on the world stage following the formation of other super groups found stateside. He recommended Logan for leadership of the team. He is married to his colleague Heather Hudson.

‣ HEATHER HUDSON - Heather played a significant role in nursing Logan back to health when her husband James returned home one night with a wild-man. The two share an unspoken attraction for each other, one that could threaten to destroy the two men's friendship were it acted upon. Heather works as a researcher for Department H, occasionally assisting Alpha Flight as Vindicator.

‣ DEPARTMENT H - Headed up by a nameless director, Department H is a clandestine organisation, ran as a branch of the Canadian government. It's charged with superhuman peacekeeping in relation to Canada and their national interests. They are responsible for the formation of Alpha Flight.

‣ ALPHA FLIGHT - Canada's premier superhero team:

▹ Wolverine (Logan)
▹ Vindicator (Heather Hudson)
▹ Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
▹ Snowbird (Anne McKenzie-Thompson)
▹ Talisman (Elizabeth Twoyoungmen)
▹ Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski)

@ErsatzEmperor

Accepted.

[ErsatzEmperor]

@Lord WraithCheers.

[Hillan]

D O C F A T E

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^{"I am afraid that Kent Nelson's fears are only a nostalgic indulgence. I'm afraid Doc Fate fears nothing at all."}

^{K E N N E T H C L A R K N E L S O N ♦ THIRTYEIGHT ♦ M A L E ♦ N E U T R A L G O O D}

C O N C E P T A B S T R A C T:

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Inspired more so by the Doc Fate of Earth 20 than any of the more mainstream approaches to the Agent Of Order. I'm aspiring to write a more street leveled Doctor Fate, someone who combines Indiana Jones-Esque Adventures with detective work. Mixing the human elements of the adventurer Kent with the larger than life being Nabu. A Fate where Kent is as important as the Doctor is and the constant struggle between Kenneth losing himself in Fate, and how he beliefs the world needs the Sorcerer. Doc Fate will be the result of Kent resisting the grasp of the helmet. Lacking the Amulet Of Anubis and The Cloak Of Destiny he is at far from his full power. He will quest for the artifacts while protecting the world the best he can. What he lacks in magical artifacts he makes up for with enchanted cyberpunk equipment.

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Act 1: Quest For The Artifacts Of Order;

An old college, and fellow historian and adventurer, Hector Hall gets in contact with Kent. He's got a line on the location of the Amulet Of Anubis. This takes Kent from his studies in New York to Egypt. Digging through old tombs and fighting mystical foes the Agent Of Order has not fought for centuries.

N O T E S:

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I want to tell a story from the mystical perspective of the Absolute Universe and it's near infinite posibility, but I decided against Zatanna because she has been done to death, Doctor Strange never did interest me, and Constantine's a Brit. That leaves me only with Doctor Fate, and Earth-20 version of him's a lot more grounded - it's the version of the character that's the closest to my wheelhouse.

Allies;
Hector Hall - Fellow Historian and Adventurer.
Nabu - Lord Of Fate
Rama Kushna - Fellow Balancer Of Scales.

[mickilennial]

Suppose I'll have to remove Kent Nelson from my supporting cast for our Sorceress Supreme. No big deal.

[Lord Wraith]

Suppose I'll have to remove Kent Nelson from my supporting cast for our Sorceress Supreme. No big deal.

@Inkarnate

But in actuality, it was a big deal.

[mickilennial]

But in actuality, it was a big deal.

@Lord Wraith

It really wasn't.

[Lord Wraith]

It really wasn't.

@Inkarnate

It really was.