[OOC] CLOSED - Ultimate One Universe: Season One

[NinaDivine]

Believe I'm going with...

[Thecrash20]

Standby

Ultimate One Universe: Year One Application

Character You're Applying For:
-Optimus Prime (G1)

Powers And Abilities:
-Transformer: As a native Cybertronian, Optimus Prime possesses the various natural abilities and capabilities of all inhabitants of the planet. The average Cybertronian are sentient mechanical beings which bestows upon them extraordinary strength and durability that far surpasses most organic life forms. Able to take any mechanical form(or vehicle) of similar length and width and turning simple machinery into advanced alien technology.

Origin And Backstory (In A Maximum Of Four Paragraphs):
-WIP

What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?:

-No one ever talks about the Marvel Transformers. Everyone forgets them with the more popular Marysue Main Characters that everyone knows from the Movies. Originally part of the 4 Part comic series, even joining forces with Spider-Man (the hyphen is MANDATORY)

Supporting Characters:
-BumbleBee
-Hotshot
-GrimLock
-Ratchet
-Omega Supreme

Character Picture:

Sample Post:
WIP

[HenryJonesJr]

Standby

Ultimate One Universe: Year One Application

Character You're Applying For:
-Optimus Prime (G1)

Powers And Abilities:
-Transformer: As a native Cybertronian, Optimus Prime possesses the various natural abilities and capabilities of all inhabitants of the planet. The average Cybertronian are sentient mechanical beings which bestows upon them extraordinary strength and durability that far surpasses most organic life forms. Able to take any mechanical form(or vehicle) of similar length and width and turning simple machinery into advanced alien technology.

Origin And Backstory (In A Maximum Of Four Paragraphs):
-WIP

What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?:

-No one ever talks about the Marvel Transformers. Everyone forgets them with the more popular Marysue Main Characters that everyone knows from the Movies. Originally part of the 4 Part comic series, even joining forces with Spider-Man (the hyphen is MANDATORY)

Supporting Characters:
-BumbleBee
-Hotshot
-GrimLock
-Ratchet
-Omega Supreme

Character Picture:

Sample Post:
WIP

@Thecrash20

This game is just Marvel/DC

[mickilennial]

If it weren't guarantee Henry would be rockin' the Teenage Mutant Ninja Gods.

[HenryJonesJr]

If it weren't guarantee Henry would be rockin' the Teenage Mutant Ninja Gods.

@Inkarnate

Nah I’m already playing them in CAH, more or less haha

[Thecrash20]

<Snipped quote by Thecrash20>

This game is just Marvel/DC

@HenryJonesJr

No way... Well, I'm Embarrassed!

^{Actually read the post.}

[mickilennial]

Nah I’m already playing them in CAH, more or less haha

@HenryJonesJr

It's not the same.

[Dblade26]

Is the Sample post something from the perspective of our character?

[GreenGrenade]

Is the Sample post something from the perspective of our character?

@Dblade26

Yessir

[HenryJonesJr]

<Snipped quote by HenryJonesJr>
It's not the same.

@Inkarnate

Yea but I don’t have a desire to play two sets of super similar characters at the same time

<Snipped quote by HenryJonesJr>

No way... Well, I'm Embarrassed!

^{Actually read the post.}

@Thecrash20

Yea I know there was a Marvel Transformers comic. Still doesn’t make them part of the Marvel Universe.

[Lord Wraith]

Yea I know there was a Marvel Transformers comic. Still doesn’t make them part of the Marvel Universe.

@HenryJonesJr

So no crew of the Enterprise either then

[Simple Unicycle]

<Snipped quote by HenryJonesJr>

So no crew of the Enterprise either then

@Lord Wraith

*slowly deletes Captain Kirk CS*

[mickilennial]

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_{“The universe might not care what happens to you, but you should care what happens to the universe. How else would you build a better one?”}

Personal Dossier

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_Name

Bekka, Princess of New Genesis

_Alias

Wonder Woman

_{Powers & Abilities}

Advanced Close Quarters Combatant: Due to her experience, longevity, and training it is hard to argue against Bekka’s place as one of Earth’s finest martial artists and melee combatants. She is an expert in the art of swordplay, hand-to-hand combat, and advanced galactic weapons like power staves and energy rifles [though Bekka herself finds them a last resort].

Advanced Technology & Equipment: Bekka’s sword allows her to travel between “dimensions” through the use of the Mother Box attached to the hilt of her sword. The metal alloy it is comprised of is near weightless material and through science fixed to Bekka’s “genetic frequency” thus making only those of New Gods origin able to wield it. Beyond that, her armor was forged by the finest blacksmiths on New Genesis and a good deal of their technological innovations left New Genesis when Bekka departed using her sword’s mother box. This includes a holo-tool that allows her to store data with an artificial intelligence that aides her to perceive it.

Master Tactician and Strategist: The “New Gods” of New Genesis are ingenious albeit arrogant beings – their training is rigorous and results any less of perfection are scorned. Bekka grew up in the training colosseums to prepare for her role among the hierarchy of her people. Even amongst her fellow Genesisians she is above the curve and as the heir apparent Bekka has had more expectations than anyone else and she has always had the nerve to rise to the occasion. Her tactical analysis is on par with her abilities as a combatant, though most often her strong emotions and irrational impulses tend to make her forget to critically perceive a situation. However, when determined and focused Bekka will find a way to out-think her opponent, especially if she needs to rely on her brains instead of her brawn.

New Gods Physiology: The denizens of New Genesis [and Apokolips] are physiologically superhuman and as such they can dish out damage equivalent to that of others of superhuman magnitude. As such this physiology not only includes strength, durability, speed, resilience, and levitation but also extends well beyond their physical abilities as New Gods are hyper-evolved beings that have been enhanced by The Source granting them phenomenal reflexes, perception, and intelligence. These attributes are susceptible to be weakened when under the influence of Radion energies much like Kryptonians when introduced to Kryptonite in its various forms.

_{Origin and Backstory}

Bekka’s story reads like a Greek Tragedy. But most stories involving “gods” tend to. Bekka was born as a member of the hyper-evolved beings that have come to be known as the “New Gods”, a humanoid race of aliens that assert their design as being the absolute definition of perfection. Separated into two factions, New Gods have fought each other for centuries in a bid for dominance over the primeval energy known as “The Source”. These factions are attributed to two planetary designations: Apokolips and New Genesis. Bekka was born into the latter and as such has been taught to fight for the needs of others, to represent the best of godliness, and to see the best in others before seeing the worst. Throughout her childhood she would come to struggle with these ideals in an everlasting battle with her own personal faults.

Eventually the war between the two factions came to a head – Bekka was still young, only into her twenties as a supposed god, an age that had yet to see growth through wisdom and experience. That’s when she met her equal, a man named Orion, the son of her people’s sworn enemy, though her father encouraged their meetings. Bekka was no fool and saw it for what it was. What her meetings with Orion meant. The two of them were to be partnered in a ceremony to bring a much needed peace to both Apokolips and New Genesis. Though she did not give out her hand easily or without challenge. However, in time they grew to respect one another mutually. For a moment Bekka thought those bred on Apokolips were not inherently evil. Though, reality would soon rears its head on the day of her wedding.

As luck would have it, Darkseid planned to use the wedding as a ruse and upon the beginning of the ceremony used it as a tactical advantage and brought Bekka’s family and the benevolent rulers of New Genesis to their knees through his wicked technologies. Orion rejected the notion up until he himself was killed by his own flesh and blood. Bekka fled, fighting through soldiers of Apokolips, realizing that Darkseid had only seen his own son as a tool and a bastard of little merit. She hated running from it. She hated not fighting to her last breath. As she was cornered she used the mother box that was built into her sword to escape. This would begin her journey away from everything she had ever known and to a world that would come to help her find purpose once again.

The place that would show her purpose was the planet known as Earth. It seemed so archaic and inadequate at first, but in time Bekka found solace. On her first few years on Earth she met Steven Trevor, a man who had nursed her back to health even though she assured him several times that he in no way could help her recover from her supposed injuries. He was stubborn and so were others who came to rally around her. Bekka wasn’t sure what to think of them, but she was glad they were around when at the time she felt so very alone. It is now some years later and something has changed in the world and in Bekka as well; something so important that Bekka has remembered her Genesisian values and to stop hiding from not only the world that has sheltered her but more importantly, herself. Upon the first sighting of Bekka in her angelic-like armor, Gateway City reporter and news pundit, Lisa Abernathy, has given her a name.

Wonder Woman.

_{What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?}

The ultimization relies on the concept introduced in “Justice League: Gods and Monsters”, though it is not entirely an imitation of such word-for-word. I’ve read the comics and watched the film that spawned the concept, but I think I can take it to another level by incorporating Wonder Woman standards as well as New Genesis ideas into setting the tone of a different Wonder Woman for the One Universe we’re molding together here. Diana of Themyscyria no doubt exists, but here she’s not Wonder Woman. And I find the idea of Bekka taking up the mantle a little interesting. There’s a lot to do with that idea.

Classic Wonder Woman antagonists and supporting cast alike will be present. Steve Trevor, Etta Candy, Deborah Domaine, Veronica Cale, Edgar Cizko, Cylvia Cyber, Valerie Beaudry, Catherine “Cathy” Perkins, Timothy Trench, Helena Sandsmark, and others will be present in some form or another. By extension intergalactic “gods” such as Darkseid, Mongul, Thanos, and Infinity Man also are included to represent Bekka's unique cast of foes, friends, and everything in-between. With this in mind, Wonder Woman is not going to be limited to Earth that much is for sure. With that said, I’m also really looking forward to not needing to research Greek Mythology all that much like I did in New Frontier, though I suppose researching Jack Kirby’s New Gods is a whole different picnic. I’m absolutely fascinated about the directions and avenues this opens up, so I hope you guys are as well.

_{Supporting Characters}

Dr. Adrianna Anderson: A former child prodigy and one of the leading experts in the field of cybernetics and robotics, Dr. Adrianna Anderson is a transhumanist first and a capitalist second. She believes the only way civilization is going to win the “superhero arms race” is to transcend humanity. Critics consider her a little too eccentric, but her products are currently outselling competitors for their ironclad security and smooth user interface. The “Cyberwalker System Guarantee” is a trademark of her products. Word is she’s onto a new breakthrough that could change everything.

Milo Armitage: A “professional businessman” that makes up the second pillar of Gateway City’s corporate magnates. CEO of a weapons manufacturer and chemo-industrial development firm, Milo operates out of Gateway City but his operations include the other two of the jewels of Northern California – Star City and Coast City. Steven Trevor once likened him as “some kind of twisted mix of Bruce Wayne and a young Carmine Falcone”. For some reason it seems the police and government agencies haven’t gotten enough dirt on him to bring him down. Perhaps his fall begins with Wonder Woman’s appearance on the scene.

Veronica Cale: One of the three pillars of Gateway City. A natural born leader and independent thinker, Veronica Cale is a self-made woman who has been disingenuously compared to that of Lex Luthor and others of similar vision and success. She designed her first cellphone at sixteen and became a giant of a new Silicon Valley movement by the time the technological revolution was underway. She has her hands in the pockets of so many prominent figures it’s hard to count. She’s also extremely ruthless and sees the rise of superhumans and vigilantism as a threat to the “American” business model. She’ll do everything to stay on top.

Timothy Trench: A smarmy private detective and former police officer for the Gateway City Police Department.

Catherine Perkins: A young teenage girl who idolizes Wonder Woman.

Sample Post

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Gateway City – A city of the gods. A city of opportunity. A city of progress.

After all the years of adapting and learning about Earth, there was still a lot Bekka truly didn’t understand. The world she had found as a sanctuary from her past was archaic beyond belief. There were things the unevolved and unenlightened would do that disgusted her, which in no way she could relate to. New Genesis and many other members of the intergalactic community had shown progress and technological genius without destroying their planets they called home. But humans kept digging their hands into the earth, raping the soil and stealing what they could until they could steal no more. She imagined they would do so until the planet had nothing more to give them.

And that was just one of the many flaws humanity held. The distinctions between race, nation, class, and creed was a disease with no cure that she could see and the more she looked at the bigoted and craven the more she despised them. Earthlings were still primitive. The few that had shown promise could not save the rest from spreading like a plague.

But Bekka? She could.

She could represent those who were too scared to be the best version of themselves. She could inspire them and remove fear from the equation. She could be to them like she was to be to other Genesisians before Darkseid’s vicious betrayal. She could be their “Wonder Woman” like the papers wanted. With her technology, abilities, and values she could bring out the light in an era where an everlasting night was the reality. The more Bekka thought about it, the more she was certain that she could do it – the more she wanted to do it. It was one of the core reasons why she was standing in her “off the books” apartment in Gateway City, facing a mirror, while she smiled widely after donning her armor like it had been the first time she had done so in centuries.

It’s been long enough.

It was time to get to work.

[The Angry Goat]

Shade

Character You're Applying For: Shade

Powers And Abilities: Darkness Manipulation - Richard Swift has an internal connection to the Shadowlands, a dimension of primordial, quasi-sentient darkness that he is able to call upon, manipulate, and travel through.

-Darkness Teleportation: Swift is capable of traveling through the Shadowlands to anywhere within 20 miles, provided that he knows exactly where his destination is: either he can see it, or he has been there before. If he doesn't know where he's going he might end up telefragged into the ground, which would be rather life-ending. Additionally, Shade can mark a location with a portal he is able to return to at any time, regardless of distance: this will, however, be the only location he can teleport to (IE he cannot have a portal up and teleport elsewhere at the same time)

-Darkness Constructs: think green lantern, but a lower power level. constructs disappear 5 seconds after he stops concentrating on them. these appear solid black to others, but opaque to him.

-Darkness projection: Swift is capable of engulfing an area in supernatural darkness. He is perfectly capable of seeing through this darkness, but most beings will not be able to without some sort of magic or power of their own. this ability will immediately affect 30 sq. ft, and can expand up to about 300 sq. ft over the course of 3 minutes). as with the constructs, fades after he stops concentrating.

-Shadowland Demon control: There are creatures in the Shadowlands. Terrible, remorseless, twisted shadows of life. They are at his beck and call for as long as he concentrates.

It is of note that he knows NOTHING about the extent of his powers, currently. as of right now, his abilities are limited to relatively simple constructs and darkness projection. As he encounters more and more dangerous situations, he will learn more and more about his abilities - sometimes unconsciously doing things that he will then have to learn to control and harness properly.

Origin And Backstory:
Real Name: Richard Swift
Age: 21
Occupation: Musician, Night Custodian at St Eustace Church in Bludhaven

You might find it weird that a British kid ended up in the Bludhaven slums, making music with synths, saxophones, and a couple of guys from the next block over. but to Richard, it's just the natural end to the twists and turns of his childhood. His father died in a car crash when he was 8, and his mother never really got over it. She eventually moved to America from Nottingham, UK, to get closer to her family, in a suburb of Pittsburgh, when Swift was 12. Her depression spiraled despite this, and eventually she could no longer care for her child. Richard was bounced from uncle to aunt to grandparent, never in the care of the same person for more than a year or two, but he still came out of things relatively well adjusted. He was done with being told what to do for the time being, however, and decided to move out and live on his own instead of going into school. turns out a great place to live when you don't have a lot of money is a shitty suburb of another shitty city. He was also able to get a job rather easily, which was nice, because he needed something to support his adventures into the music business - specifically, creating synth and house music, as well as his life as an untrained jazz musician (the two of which he likes to mash together on occasion).

So all in all, pretty normal working class life. Nothing particularly remarkable about Swift, other than his tendency towards doing the right thing. But there was always a little something... different... about Richard. Specifically, there was the weird thing where he could create darkness if he just thought about it hard enough. He had done it once, maybe twice, when he had started to hit puberty. it terrified him - he didn't know what to do with it, and he didn't need his family to figure out: he didn't need more instability in his life. So like many other things, he kept it hidden - experimented with it in his room when he knew he was home alone a few times, but never anything big. He didn't want anyone to know, anyone to see, anyone to find out he was the first of a kind, and whisk him away for forever. But now he knows he's not alone. And he knows that if he's not the only one with powers, there must be some people who aren't quite as nice as he is. but what's he to do about it?

What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?: What, You think tapping into a realm of Primordial, sentient darkness isn't badass?

Supporting Characters: Currently none, we'll see if I get any. I'll reserve the right to use some weird and obscure villains from Marvel and the DCU, provided no one claims them, and I'll also probably end up using some of the usuals from Gotham and Bludhaven. None of my ideas are set in stone though, so I won't dream to claim any sort of rogue's gallery yet.

Character Picture:

Sample Post: It had never really occured to him to cover his face when he had rescued those people from the car crash. It had happened too quickly - the oncoming train at the railroad crossing, the car jammed underneath the other car - he just had to. It was at least safe to use them now. There were others.

But already: his face was out there. A hero. A hero? Was that really how to describe him? He just wanted to be allowed to still be alone, and to still lead a normal life. But was that really a possibility any more? He had seen what Blockbuster was already doing in this city, and he knew that the man saw anyone else with powers as someone else in his way to becoming the king of the city.

And elsewhere. This explosion of people finding out that there were others like themselves - other people with strange abilities, great power: it was a spark that was irreversible, the beginning of an explosion, and a permanent change.

Swift was thinking all of this as he read the Bludhaven Post on his phone, the front page reading "Local man uses darkness to free couple from crash on train tracks." It was descriptive, he supposed, if a bit dull. the article was also rather dull - perhaps because their attempts to track him down were met with a locked door and no response to knocking. At least the TV stations just treated it as a sidenote, far more interested in the fact that Captain america and others were actually real.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He had really come to a decision 8 years ago, when his powers first manifested. If he had the opportunity to help, to actually use his powers, he would.

The real question was how to manage the consequences.

[Eddie Brock]

After much consideration -- and staring at an incomplete CS -- I'm gonna go in a different direction. If Henry wins the contest, I'm excited to see his take. And if a standard Spidey is what we go with? I can't offer anything Dedonus won't. So best of luck to you two; I've got ideas cooking for something else.

[HenryJonesJr]

After much consideration -- and staring at an incomplete CS -- I'm gonna go in a different direction. If Henry wins the contest, I'm excited to see his take. And if a standard Spidey is what we go with? I can't offer anything Dedonus won't. So best of luck to you two; I've got ideas cooking for something else.

@Eddie Brock

Can't wait to see what you cook up, man.

[Lord Wraith]

Is it just the GMs voting on competing sheets?

[GreenGrenade]

Jack Hawksmoor - God of the Cities

@Byrd Man

oy

[Eddie Brock]

Not for nothin', but has anyone expressed interest in the Emerald Archer? I might need to have words with such a person...

[mickilennial]

@Eddie Brock

Been trying to convince a friend, but other than that, no clue.