[OOC] Your Friendly Neighborhood Government Sanctioned Superheroes

[Metronome]

Everyone loves a good superhero story: the action, the drama, the incredible feats! When evil enters the playing field, our heroes are quick to take a stand. That's what the public sees. But what goes on behind the scenes?

Heroes used to be a freerange affair, back in the old glory days. They fought who they wanted to fight, when they wanted to fight them. These days, vigilante justice is seen as just too much of a risk. Unregistered heroes are now arrested and given a choice: attend New Horizon Academy for Superhuman Individuals, or be destroyed. When a new hero manifests powers, they are required to register and attend the Academy immediately, or be apprehended.

Ever since the rise of the Academy, destruction caused by superhero incidents have fallen. No longer does the public have to fear being caught in the crossfire of a battle between these super charged individuals. Supervillains have dwindled, and the public loves their heroes more than ever. Comics, action figures, and movies are all being produced in their likeliness, all under the keen eye of New Horizon.

Once these heroes graduate the Academy, they take up residence at the Tower: the largest gathering of heroes under one roof. Here, they eat, sleep, and live together, awaiting their next mission. Missions are doled out by New Horizon, following a algorithm that combines powers, skills, and experience to create the perfect team ups for the job. The heroes? Well, they have no say in the matter.

In fact, these people that the public sees as gods among men are little more than slaves. They have no choice but to work for New Horizon. Refusal to cooperate ends in destruction. Rebellion is squashed. Those who pose a risk to New Horizon are fitted with control bracelets that dampen the hero's powers until they are needed. Some of the more threatening flight risks are also given implants are the base of their neck that, in the event they turn on their keepers, they are immediately destroyed. While the Tower may be a prison lined with gold, it is still very much a prison.

In this story, we will be playing heroes who have already graduated the Academy and are taking up residence at the Tower. They will be working for New Horizon for most the first arc, until something happens to make them rebel and try to destroy their keepers, starting the second arc.

There will be two spots open for vigilante heroes, with a few limitations. The vigilantes must keep their identity secret, and the player must have another, New Horizon hero character as well. This is because the vigilantes will not be interacting with the New Horizon 24/7, so you should have another character to keep you busy.

RP Rules:

1: No overpowered characters. I'll let you know what's too OP.

2: As of right now, I'm not accepting villains. This RP focuses on the hero side of the story.

3: Characters must be 18+

Resources

Discord: discord.gg/fukCCxB

Teams:

Epsilon Team:

Phoenix Dawn
Decibel
Wraith
Reaper
Silent Sleeper

Omicron Team:

Victory
Shift
Alkaline
Shrike
BlizzKrieg
Ancient History

Sigma Team:

Foundry
Ordnance

New Horizon Rules: (may be broken)

1: Do not fraternize with vigilantes.

2: Do as ordered when in the field. Do not stray from the mission plan.

3: Leaving the Tower without authorization is forbidden.

4: No secret identities. Your real name must be public knowledge.

5: Any talk of rebellion is to be reported immediately. If you fail to report such incidents, you will be punished as well.

The Tower

The Tower is a manmade marvel. It is the tallest sky scraper in the city, and has anything that anyone would need without leaving the premises. The bottom floors are offices were the New Horizon staff work. There is also a cafeteria for workers and heroes, should they not want to cook for themselves. The middle floors house the heroes' living quarters. Each hero is given a spacious apartment that includes a bathroom, living room, kitchen, and bedroom. The upper floors offer recreation. There is a training room with simulations that help the heroes train for battle, a sports center with full size tennis court, soccer field, basket ball court, and swimming pool. On the very top of the tower is a small park that offers the heroes fresh air. There is grass, a small pond, a volleyball net, and several spots to have a quiet rest. The park is secured by an invisible force field dome, however, so don't get any ideas.

The Apartments and dress code

The heroes' apartments offer a great view of the city. They are each 900 square feet, and are equipped with anything the hero needs. Groceries can be ordered so that the hero may eat a customized diet should they wish. Menus for the cafeteria are offered daily. Communal laundry facilities can be found on every residential floor. Bathrooms offer endless hot water and a spa tub. Cable and streaming services are equipped in every room. Apartments may be decorated to match the hero's individual tastes.

There is no need for a wide array of clothing, as you are given a uniform to be worn around the tower. Hero uniforms consist of comfortable, functional grey jumpsuits. Tank tops, t-shirts, shorts and pants are also supplied for athletic activities or casual wear. But worry not, you can choose your own superhero outfit to wear in the field! Given that it is approved by New Horizon, of course.

Characters

New Horizon Heroes

Ka'van Soeray / Wraith / 25 / Male / Shadow manipulation, telekinesis, phases through solid objects

Miles Miller / Shrike / 32 / Male / Object Duplication

Silas Myers / Silent Sleeper / 24 / Male / Dream Manipulation

Ricado Fenix / Phoenix Dawn / 27 / Male / Super strength, durability

Alice Jefferson / Victory / 46 / Female / Light manipulation, Object creation, Healing

Jane Martin / Alkaline / 18 / Female / Liquid Physiology, Self-manipulation

Eliott Reider / Decibel / 21 / Female / Vibration and sound manipulation

Valora Beaumont / Shift / 25 / Female / Animal Shapeshifting

Joseiah Kimbell / BlizzKrieg / 26 / Male / Ice and Temperature manipulation

Willow Creed / Reaper / 25 / Male / Necrokinesis

Yatzil / Ancient History / 680 / Female / Healing factor, Bloody power ups

Edith Elwood / Ordnance / 27 / Female / Molecular Repurposing

Tom / Foundry / 22ish? / Male / Metallokinesis, body modification

Name/Alias/Age/Gender/Powers

Name/Alias/Age/Gender/Powers

Vigilantes

Bolin Lài/ Foo Dog / 24 / Male / Transforms into a giant spirit lion

Name/Alias/Age/Gender/Powers

[ShwiggityShwah]

Writing up my hero now.

Full muscle powerhouse. Strength/toughness superman style the whole sha-bang. No flying or eyebeams or breath.

Instead he considers himself a martial artist/professional wrestler and is able to do martial arts techniques that allow for super natural abilities and effects.

Is that ok on powers.

He's gullible and doesn't care about the conditions as long as he does hero work and gets fame for doing so. He's a regular poster boy for the organization.

Would that be chip- cause he's potentially strong enough to cause problems.
Or bracers- cause hes not really a problem except maybe going overboard with collateral damage.

[Prosaic]

The Silent Sleeper

_{"The Silent Sleeper"}



24.

Male.

Personality.
Silas is a quiet soul, not a man of many words. He doesn't connect easily with people but he does care for them, he's extremely empathetic to a point where it can drain on him at times. He wears his heart on his sleeve and it's never a struggle to know how he's feeling. He tries to help where he can but he's painfully shy, people seem to sort of scare him.

He often finds himself dodging conversation or trying to wiggle out of social situations. If one manages to hold a conversation with him, he's very kind and caring. He's very much the doting type and he'll put the needs of those he cares for above himself.

Dream Manipulation.
He can create, shape, enter and manipulate the dreams of himself and others, including modifying, suppressing, fabricating, influencing, manifesting, sensing, and observing dreams as well as nightmares, daydreams, ect. He can produce and modify dreams, bestow nightmares or lucid dreaming, entrap people in REM, and promote spiritual/emotional healing within dreams.

However, should he use these abilities too often, he can succumb to a kind of narcolepsy. He loses control over when he's awake and when he's asleep, these sleeps will usually end in tremendous nightmares. When he's awake, he'll find himself hallucinating and groggy. For his own mental health, it's best that he uses his powers sparingly. These side effects pass in time.

Any injuries inflicted upon him in a dream will reflect upon his waking body.

Appearance.
Silas is a tall boy, built very slender and long legged. He's conventionally attractive with a fine featured face, high cheekbones and a pointed chin. He has pale skin, lightly freckled around the bridge and tip of his nose and a pair of light brown eyes. His hair is a light brown with a bit of a blond undertone.

He has many scars, one in particular that cuts through the side of his mouth.

History.
Silas suffered from a sleeping disorder known as parasomnia throughout his entire life, this disorder caused sleep paralysis and sleepwalking. It was a bit of a pain to deal with but he quickly became used to it. He took precautions to avoid sleepwalking and learned as many techniques as he could to break sleep paralysis. Though all of these things couldn't change that his dreams were extremely realistic and terrifying for him.

He lived a fairly normal life until he started to develop his powers in teenhood. He didn't quite know what was going on at the time, just that he had started having more pleasant dreams than he was used to. He was starting to experience these dreams in an oddly disconnected way, as if he were simply viewing them and not partaking in them.

He started to discover that he could change the course of these dreams with some effort and focus and thus began his ability to control his powers. By the time that he was twenty, he'd become kind of a pro at changing and affecting dreams, it was something that he kept to himself for the most part.

When he was twenty two, he decided to take this power to the streets to follow in the footsteps of many heroes before him. He decided to test the waters with his ability and to see if he could get into the waking mind of a man that was trying to rob a young woman, this ended catastrophically. He ended up passing out from the strain and was found later with a deep cut in the corner of his mouth, while talking furiously in his sleep. The robber was also found passed out nearby.

He was promptly brought to New Horizons. He didn't put up much of a fight when he got there and seemed to roll with his new environment easily but he was far from comfortable.

Other.
He often doesn't dream naturally because of his power and tends to skulk around other people's dreams.

@Metronome Here's my application!
Let me know if there's anything that I should change or edit. I gave him weaknesses because I figured that everyone needs some weaknesses.

[Shard]

-

[Ejected]

I'll have my sheet up by the end of the day.

Electricity Generator/Manipulator coming soon.

[Metronome]

Writing up my hero now.

Full muscle powerhouse. Strength/toughness superman style the whole sha-bang. No flying or eyebeams or breath.

Instead he considers himself a martial artist/professional wrestler and is able to do martial arts techniques that allow for super natural abilities and effects.

Is that ok on powers.

He's gullible and doesn't care about the conditions as long as he does hero work and gets fame for doing so. He's a regular poster boy for the organization.

Would that be chip- cause he's potentially strong enough to cause problems.
Or bracers- cause hes not really a problem except maybe going overboard with collateral damage.

@ShwiggityShwah

If he's compliant, they wouldn't use either. They have more than enough power of their side to subdue any one hero that tries a sporatic escape; that's more that the precautions are put in place for.

[Duoya]

Is there still room? I''m very interested!

[Metronome]

Shrike and Silent Sleeper are both accepted.

Out of curiosity, did Miles name his cat after Ka'van, or was that purely a coincidence?

[Shard]

Is there still room? I''m very interested!

@Duoya

There hasn't been a quota mentioned so I think you're good on joining.

Oh, hah, that was a coincidence! But he can have named him after Ka'van, all good!

[Metronome]

There's plenty of room

[Kitty]

I'm interested, I may join. I will let you know soon if I can.

[Metronome]

What do you guys think of a Discord chat?

[Shard]

@MetronomeI think that's a great idea.

[Metronome]

discord.gg/znM9Jq

Hop in nerds

[Zoey Boey]

I'm interested in joining.

I'm considering a character who can create hard light objects like a wall or a sword or a shield, that are similar to really hard glass, and she can also treat wounds. So more of a support character.

Also, a vigilante who does kinetikinesis? The ability to manipulate her own kinetic energy or the kinetic enerby of objects she touches. So she can do some extreme mega-cool parkour by changing her newtons to bounce her off the walls easier and stuff. She can make herself hit a lot harder, or throw something really fast, or land really softly. The more newtons she manipulates the longer it takes, so it's not like she can just bust down a wall really easily. It's a strange power but I think it's really cool.

It's more of a subtle power, so to an observer it might not look like much but to people affected by what she is doing they can tell some weird stuff is going on by the way she can grab their arm and make them stumble forward.

EDIT: I don't want to make OP heroes at all, I like the struggle of protagonists, ya know? The vigilante one is really interesting to me but obviously I'll mainly be playing the more conventional hero if they are accepted.

[Kitty]

--edit sorry accidental post--

[ShwiggityShwah]

Phoenix Dawn

"I am the Sun! I will always rise! And darkness always falls!"

Name: Ricado Fenix

Alias: Phoenix Dawn

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Precautions: None

Personality:
Bombastic, larger than life, and fully believing he is doing the right thing. Dawn is stubborn, self-sure, and given to the idea of the superhero style and disposition. He is often times to loudest in the room, and fully taken to being in to spotlight and the attention he gets. In the field, he is direct, hard hitting, and prone to being the front line powerhouse. He will most assuredly go out of his way to save civilians and bring swift justice to the villainous. He is a team player, but often views others as liabilities. They are not as strong, or as tough, but he doesn't openly complain, saving them brings him glory and reaffirms his already massive ego. He isn't a hero. He is THE HERO! The one that everyone should strive to be. His obnoxious, holier than though, goody goody boy scout antics no doubt gets on others nerves, but Dawn always means well.

On the flip side, Dawn is naive, ignorant, and guillible. He can be easily manipluated, which is why he is essentially a poster boy for the organization. He'll follow directions but only to the point that it doesn't out right keep people from getting hurt or villains escaping. He will also be a reason for alot of collateral damage, and can be prone to giving into potentially apocalyptic rages. Finally he will go off schedule to be and appear as an ideal of heroism. Hiding, stealth, cleverness, they are not his strong suites, as he'd rather be out of the open, showing his fearlessness when sublty would be better. So sure of his own self righteousness, he is also prone to indulging in food, drink, vices, and women. He will try to charm anything remotely female, with variable degrees of success. He is commonly discouraged of such behavior, lest there be a scandal. Being given an unheroic choice, Dawn will shut down, trying to really think what is right, but he can be convinced one way or the other.

Powers/ Abilities:
Phoenix Dawn's powers stem from absorbing light energy. Light feeds directly as additional energy into Dawn's musculature which act as batteries for the stored photonic energy. When powered, Dawn's muscle body mass grows by 30% and additional radiation is discharged passively as golden light, or fiery sparks. Dawn's main powers are strength and toughness far beyond biological limits. At study of limitation testing, Dawn has a lifting capacity of 2,000 MG and a punching strength of over 300,000 kJ, enough to raise air temperature around his fist by a staggering 121 C and easily tear through 56 cm Stainless Steel. Defense wise, 7.2 mm rounds fired from a BAR LMG have only shown to leave light bruises or welts at points of impact. Anti-Tank Rounds have been shown to break skin, but little else. His speed is only slightly higher than that of normal human, but often he simply leaps where he is needed. He can clear a mile easily with a running start. Dawn also seems to be empowered while exposed to sun or bright lights, he gets a slight healing factor while doing so, shrugging off potentially debilitating wounds.

Dawn's powers leave him incredibly prone to causing alot in collateral damage and thus during his initial recovery and training, he has been specifically trained in meditative and disciplined martial arts such as Greek Wrestling, Mu Tai, and Ju Jitsu. His expertise in learning such disciplines has manifested in additional abilities. These are theorized to be a way to manipulate the energy to be discharged into other effects.
Notable abilties are:

Ready in Ten Directions- In a two yard sphere around him, Dawn can repel and deflect any attack at a blurring speed. He will use this technique to defend others whom can enter freely regardless of his blinding pace at which he will block incoming attacks. He however CANNOT move from this sphere while it is up and needs a solid surface to do so.
Sledgehammer Fist Punch- Rather than punching through a wall, the attack causes the wall to crumble. Inanimate objects take more damage than a fist sized hole.
Golden Fists of Battle- His fists actually light aflame and glow with golden fire. This effect appears entirely cosmetic, perhaps to make Dawn look more fearsome against his foes.
Hurl to the Horizon- Any object that Dawn can lift, can be thrown, the whole thing, defying that physics would not allow a bumper to support the weight of the car. Anything that Dawn can see, can be struck, but that doesnt stop those from getting out of the way.
Foe Breaking Shockwave- Striking any service, or even a foe can cause a shockwave, knocking down the foes allies.
The Sun Always Rises On the dawn of each day, Dawn will completely recover for all damage. It is unknown whether this effect works if Dawn is killed. It will however remove any anesthesia or tranquilizers in his system
Immunity to Everything Technique Unlike the name, it isn't actually everything. He shrugs off mundane poisons, diseases, or effects with some effort. He still appears to be prone to more super powered effects.
Elemental Adaptation Prana Mundane conditions of heat or cold seem to not slow down the Dawn. This ability has no effect against elemental or super-powered sources of heat or cold.

Appearance:
Phoenix Dawn In Battle
=Normally, in his workout Gi
Other:
Again, all of Dawn's abilities are based upon his exposure to light. Limits can be easily imposed should he start to show signs of discontent.

History:
Ricardo was a boy essentially sold into child labor, and his brutal lot in life was the fighting pits of the crime rings of Peru, Brazil, and other places of South America. Abused, kept in dreadful conditions, bloodied by conflict, Ricardo was considered more of an animal to be put down when other children were playing in the streets less than a block away. Then the reports came in of the child that was unbeatable. Breaking backs with single kicks, and crushing skulls with but single strikes. It attracted attention of a potential Super, and though Ricardo fought bravely, he was taken along with his keepers and the thugs of the fighting pit. Unlike them, destined for prison, the child was set to a foster home. Ricardo never knowing compassion or love, so imagine his surprise when the state put the child into a family of constant affermations and compliments. Having suffered, then given to a life without need, he learned that he had earned his survival and thus had a unique insight to the pains of the world. He was given the power to do something about it. To be strong enough to destroy the men who ruined his childhood and make sure that no one else suffered. His outlook was encouraged and cultivated by his foster parents and the Horizon Sponsors. By his teen years, he was already an applicant and shoe in for the academy.

He saw the academy as little more than his birthright. The challenges were met egerly. The trials relished. When he was found wanting, he redoubled his efforts, training his body as well as his powers. His studies were carefully manipulated, the risk mitigated as they taught him how best to fight. The techniques he created for himself were considered the only down side to his training, having an element of randomness to his carefully planned life up to that point. Still, they served him well in the problems ahead. His success grew within him a sense of entitlment and a world view that he could do no wrong. That is he that others should look up to, and this his persona became himself. No longer was he Ricardo, but Phoenix Dawn, the greatest of all Heroes.

Since joining Horizon, Dawn has been used on repeated occasion as propaganda, showing the public how essential they are to maintaining the safety of the state and public at large, while at the same time wordlessly stating that it is because of their control over such god like beings that keep them just as safe. Dawn seems oblivious to his prison, or just doesn't really care. Everything is safer, everything is better, and his names are on the lips of the happy masses. Dawn has made sure to befriend the Horizon Staff and offered to take any new hero under his tutelage. Surely he could teach them a thing or two of what it means to be a real hero. He is actually quite surprised of how bitter alot of his cohorts are. They have everything they could ever need? What more is there.

[Metronome]

I'm interested in joining.

I'm considering a character who can create hard light objects like a wall or a sword or a shield, that are similar to really hard glass, and she can also treat wounds. So more of a support character.

Also, a vigilante who does kinetikinesis? The ability to manipulate her own kinetic energy or the kinetic enerby of objects she touches. So she can do some extreme mega-cool parkour by changing her newtons to bounce her off the walls easier and stuff. She can make herself hit a lot harder, or throw something really fast, or land really softly. The more newtons she manipulates the longer it takes, so it's not like she can just bust down a wall really easily. It's a strange power but I think it's really cool.

It's more of a subtle power, so to an observer it might not look like much but to people affected by what she is doing they can tell some weird stuff is going on by the way she can grab their arm and make them stumble forward.

EDIT: I don't want to make OP heroes at all, I like the struggle of protagonists, ya know? The vigilante one is really interesting to me but obviously I'll mainly be playing the more conventional hero if they are accepted.

@Zoey White

Both ideas sound pretty cool

[Metronome]

Phoenix Dawn

"I am the Sun! I will always rise! And darkness always falls!"

Name: Ricado Fenix

Alias: Phoenix Dawn

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Precautions: None

Personality:
Bombastic, larger than life, and fully believing he is doing the right thing. Dawn is stubborn, self-sure, and given to the idea of the superhero style and disposition. He is often times to loudest in the room, and fully taken to being in to spotlight and the attention he gets. In the field, he is direct, hard hitting, and prone to being the front line powerhouse. He will most assuredly go out of his way to save civilians and bring swift justice to the villainous. He is a team player, but often views others as liabilities. They are not as strong, or as tough, but he doesn't openly complain, saving them brings him glory and reaffirms his already massive ego. He isn't a hero. He is THE HERO! The one that everyone should strive to be. His obnoxious, holier than though, goody goody boy scout antics no doubt gets on others nerves, but Dawn always means well.

On the flip side, Dawn is naive, ignorant, and guillible. He can be easily manipluated, which is why he is essentially a poster boy for the organization. He'll follow directions but only to the point that it doesn't out right keep people from getting hurt or villains escaping. He will also be a reason for alot of collateral damage, and can be prone to giving into potentially apocalyptic rages. Finally he will go off schedule to be and appear as an ideal of heroism. Hiding, stealth, cleverness, they are not his strong suites, as he'd rather be out of the open, showing his fearlessness when sublty would be better. So sure of his own self righteousness, he is also prone to indulging in food, drink, vices, and women. He will try to charm anything remotely female, with variable degrees of success. He is commonly discouraged of such behavior, lest there be a scandal. Being given an unheroic choice, Dawn will shut down, trying to really think what is right, but he can be convinced one way or the other.

Powers/ Abilities:
Phoenix Dawn's powers stem from absorbing light energy. Light feeds directly as additional energy into Dawn's musculature which act as batteries for the stored photonic energy. When powered, Dawn's muscle body mass grows by 30% and additional radiation is discharged passively as golden light, or fiery sparks. Dawn's main powers are strength and toughness far beyond biological limits. At study of limitation testing, Dawn has a lifting capacity of 2,000 MG and a punching strength of over 300,000 kJ, enough to raise air temperature around his fist by a staggering 121 C and easily tear through 56 cm Stainless Steel. Defense wise, 7.2 mm rounds fired from a BAR LMG have only shown to leave light bruises or welts at points of impact. Anti-Tank Rounds have been shown to break skin, but little else. His speed is only slightly higher than that of normal human, but often he simply leaps where he is needed. He can clear a mile easily with a running start. Dawn also seems to be empowered while exposed to sun or bright lights, he gets a slight healing factor while doing so, shrugging off potentially debilitating wounds.

Dawn's powers leave him incredibly prone to causing alot in collateral damage and thus during his initial recovery and training, he has been specifically trained in meditative and disciplined martial arts such as Greek Wrestling, Mu Tai, and Ju Jitsu. His expertise in learning such disciplines has manifested in additional abilities. These are theorized to be a way to manipulate the energy to be discharged into other effects.
Notable abilties are:

Ready in Ten Directions- In a two yard sphere around him, Dawn can repel and deflect any attack at a blurring speed. He will use this technique to defend others whom can enter freely regardless of his blinding pace at which he will block incoming attacks. He however CANNOT move from this sphere while it is up and needs a solid surface to do so.
Sledgehammer Fist Punch- Rather than punching through a wall, the attack causes the building to crumble. Entire structures or objects can be destroyed with a single attack, even if there destruction would prevent otherwise.
Thunderclap Rush Attack- In a near instant, Dawn can close the distance to deliver a devastating attack, no matter what direction a foe is. He cannot chain this ability to strike one than another.
Golden Fists of Battle- His fists actually light aflame and glow with golden fire. This is amps up his already significant damage. Fires are actually started in his wake.
Hurl to the Horizon- Any object that Dawn can lift, can be thrown, the whole thing, defying that physics would not allow a bumper to support the weight of the car. Anything that Dawn can see, can be struck, but that doesnt stop those from getting out of the way.
Foe Breaking Shockwave- Striking any service, or even a foe can cause a shockwave, knocking down the foes allies.
The Sun Always Rises On the dawn of each day, Dawn will completely recover for all damage. It is unknown whether this effect works if Dawn is killed. It will however remove any anesthesia or tranquilizers in his system
Immunity to Everything Technique Unlike the name, it isn't actually everything. He shrugs off mundane poisons, diseases, or effects with some effort. He still appears to be prone to more super powered effects.
Elemental Adaptation Prana Mundane conditions of heat or cold seem to not slow down the Dawn. This ability has no effect against elemental or super-powered sources of heat or cold.

Appearance:
Phoenix Dawn In Battle

Other:
Again, all of Dawn's abilities are based upon his exposure to light. Limits can be easily imposed should he start to show signs of discontent.

History:
Ricardo was a boy essentially sold into child labor, and his brutal lot in life was the fighting pits of the crime rings of Peru, Brazil, and other places of South America. Abused, kept in dreadful conditions, bloodied by conflict, Ricardo was considered more of an animal to be put down when other children were playing in the streets less than a block away. Then the reports came in of the child that was unbeatable. Breaking backs with single kicks, and crushing skulls with but single strikes. It attracted attention of a potential Super, and though Ricardo fought bravely, he was taken along with his keepers and the thugs of the fighting pit. Unlike them, destined for prison, the child was set to a foster home. Ricardo never knowing compassion or love, so imagine his surprise when the state put the child into a family of constant affermations and compliments. Having suffered, then given to a life without need, he learned that he had earned his survival and thus had a unique insight to the pains of the world. He was given the power to do something about it. To be strong enough to destroy the men who ruined his childhood and make sure that no one else suffered. His outlook was encouraged and cultivated by his foster parents and the Horizon Sponsors. By his teen years, he was already an applicant and shoe in for the academy.

He saw the academy as little more than his birthright. The challenges were met egerly. The trials relished. When he was found wanting, he redoubled his efforts, training his body as well as his powers. His studies were carefully manipulated, the risk mitigated as they taught him how best to fight. The techniques he created for himself were considered the only down side to his training, having an element of randomness to his carefully planned life up to that point. Still, they served him well in the problems ahead. His success grew within him a sense of entitlment and a world view that he could do no wrong. That is he that others should look up to, and this his persona became himself. No longer was he Ricardo, but Phoenix Dawn, the greatest of all Heroes.

Since joining Horizon, Dawn has been used on repeated occasion as propaganda, showing the public how essential they are to maintaining the safety of the state and public at large, while at the same time wordlessly stating that it is because of their control over such god like beings that keep them just as safe. Dawn seems oblivious to his prison, or just doesn't really care. Everything is safer, everything is better, and his names are on the lips of the happy masses. Dawn has made sure to befriend the Horizon Staff and offered to take any new hero under his tutelage. Surely he could teach them a thing or two of what it means to be a real hero. He is actually quite surprised of how bitter alot of his cohorts are. They have everything they could ever need? What more is there.

@ShwiggityShwah

The speed attack is a bit too much, I'd suggest taking it out. I'd also suggest toning down his strength a bit. He shouldn't be able to fell an entire building in one punch. The fire thing to a bit too much.

Other than those things, it looks good.

[ShwiggityShwah]

@Metronome

Sledgehammer Fist Punch > Building has become Wall
Golden Fists of Battle > Effect is purely cosmetic, making him look more fearsome.
Thunderclap Rush > Removed