[CHAR] Monsters and Men: A One Universe Comics Presentation

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Bumblebee
Superboy

The Eternal Warrior
Bluetommy

The Powerpuff Girls
IceHeart

Quarry
Byrd Man

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Ultraman
Lmpkio

Usagi Tsukino
Blue Demon

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Monsters and Men: A One Universe Comics Presenation

Leonardo/Raphael/Donatello/Michelangelo

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Powers And Abilities: The four brothers are mutated turtles, giving them anthropomorphic features and the size of humans. Their mutations has also given them enhanced strength, speed, agility, dexterity, endurance, and durability. Being turtles, they can spend significant time underwater without breathing and have incredibly hard shells.

Thanks to over a decade of training with Splinter, the four are masters of ninjutsu. They are exceptional hand-to-hand combatants, weapons experts, stealth masters, and tactically skilled.

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

One deep, dark night in Japan, hundreds of years ago, a fearful warrior known as Oroku Saki was defeated. His dream of a shadow empire in Japan, controlled by his Foot Clan behind a puppet regime, was smashed by the emergence of the Tokugawa shogunate. But Saki, known as the Shuredda, was shrewd. He had plans should his plans fail. He disappeared from the world, while the Foot found a new place in the world, where it waited for the perfect time to reemerge.

On another night fifteen years ago in a rainy, busy New York City, a canister of chemicals labelled "TCRI" fell from a truck and shattered on the street. The oozing, glowing liquid inside washed down a sewer grate and into the sewers below. When it did, it came into contact with a rat and five baby turtles. The ooze coated them, and as it did, it began to rewrite their genetic code. It gave them human-like forms and intelligence. The rat, known as Splinter, being much older than the turtles, took on his role as their adoptive father. He named them from a book he found on famous painters. Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Artemisia were his world. The rat had memories of his life before the mutation, even if they were faint. From these memories, he trained his children in the ways of ninjutsu, in preparation for a threat he did not recall.

Five years later, the small, weird family was above ground, in the city, scavenging for food. While they did so, a van full of men abducted Artemisia, and attempted to take the rest of the turtles as well. Splinter and the boys were able to fight them off, but not before they got away with Artie. While the family was heartbroken, they did eventually take in a mutated arctic fox named Alopex, who had no idea of her origin.

Eventually, more mutants in the city were located, led by alley cat Old Hob. This group, who called themselves the Mutanimal Liberation Army, was dedicated to protecting mutants from humans. Alopex, swayed by their cause and feeling like an outsider in the family, joined with the Mutanimals.

Now, the Turtles and New York were about to face their greatest threat. They would have to fight like they never had before in order to survive...and save the world!

Supporting Characters:

• Hamato Clan
  
  
  
  • Splinter
  • April O'Neil
  • Casey Jones
  • Keno Cruz
• The Foot Clan
  
  • Oroku Saki, The Shredder
  • Oroku Pimiko
  • Oroku Karai
• The Purple Dragons
  
  • Arnold "Attila" Jones
  • Angel Bridge
  • Max Steranko
  • Geanaldo Anton
• Mutanimal Liberation Army
  
  • Old Hob
  • Alopex
  • Herman the Hermit Crab
  • Pigeon Pete
• TCRI
  
  • Doctor Jordan Perry
  • Doctor Baxter Stockman
• Null Cartel
  
  • Boss Null

Sample Post:

The sound of fists hitting a heavy bag echoed dully through the dojo, as the lone figure struck the training tool over and over again.

His hands were taped up from above the wrist all the way down to his knuckles, but the repeated punches still bruised and broke the green skin underneat the protection. He was in the training room too much. He knew it, Leo knew it, and Master Splinter definitely knew it. He wasn't even training. Not really, anyway. He was just in here taking out his frustrations.

He had too many frustrations.

He was mad that they barely ever left their home. He was angry that Master SPlinter, after all these years, still would not tell them why they were training in the ninja arts. He was pissed off because Leo never asked the questions he needed to. He was frustrated that he wasn't allowed to do more to help the humans above.

But most of all his was furious that his father ignored the fact that their sister had been missing for the better part of a decade.

It was all getting to be too much.

His brothers shared some of his concerns. They were all better at hiding it, in different ways. Mikey pretended to be dumb, aloof, and a clown to mask the fact that he's torn up about Artie to this day. Don threw himself into his tinkering and reading to mask the fact that he's uncomfortable with all the combat Splinter seemed to be preparing them for. Leo focused on a mission he doesn't know the goal of in order to pretend that he had a purpose. They were all broken in some way.

How could they not be. They were mutant turtles gifted human intelligence and amazing abilities by a random accident. They were bound to be messed up in the head.

"You are troubled, Raphael."

The soft, almost melodic, tone of Splinter's voice carried over the relative silence of the dojo. It was a sound none of the turtles had heard in days. Ever since the red moon, Splinter had been alone in his room meditating. Over what, they didn't know, but here he was.

Raphael turned to see the tall, slender, human-like rat standing in the door, leaning on the cane he always had with him. These days, his dark, chestnut-brown fur was tinged with more and more grey. He may not have been as fast as he once was, but he was still wise beyond his station.

He made his way to the center of the room, and sat cross-legged before motioning for Raphael to join him.

As the young turtle did so, he asked, "Master, it's been a while."

The rat sighed, and the fur around his mouth ruffled, "There was much to think on, my son. Too much. For too long I have kept our family here. For too long I have believed we were safe. That we could be happy cut off from the outside world whenever possible. I believed I was training you, but for what I was never sure. Until the blood moon. Until I remembered."

Splinter trailed off, staring into the dark corner of the dojo. Raphael, on the other hand, had a chill run through him. He had never heard Splinter talk as he was. It was almost as if he was scared. Even when they lost Artemisia, he kept his calm about him.

"Master?" Raph asked with a quiver in his voice.

His father looked down, his warm, brown eyes meeting his adopted son's. He smiled, "I'm sorry, my son. It is time for us to have an increased presence on the surface. We have hid for too long, and I fear it may have allowed our enemies a foothold we could have prevented. NOw we must ensure they do not get more."

"Enemies, father?" Raphael asked, almost with an intense hunger. He had been training for so long. It was time to show what he could do.

"I will explain later when Leonardo returns," his father smiled clamly. "He is visiting your sister in her new home."

"Alopex," Raphael said, his eyes narrowing.

[Blue Demon]

Usagi Tsukino

Powers and Abilities

• Transformation
  With the Brooch for the Moon Kingdom Usagi can transform into a warrior named Sailor Moon. When Usagi is Sailor Moon she is able to use a Moon rod called "Eternal Tiare".
  Usagi can also transform with the aid of a pen. It can change her into anyone she can imagine. She also gains general knowledge while transformed. Such as if she changed into a librarian she'd have general librarian knowledge. This knowledge only lasts as long as she is transformed. When she changes back she only has her own knowledge.
• Eternal Tiare
  This is a Rod from the Moon Kingdom. It allows Sailor Moon to use the energy of the Silver Crystal to either destroy or Heal.
• Teleportation
  As Sailor Moon Usagi with the aid of Sailor Mars, Mercury, Jupiter and Venus can teleport. Even with their combined power they can only teleport Earthside. They require outside assistance, usually in form of energy, to make it off planet (e.g. to the Moon). Even with the other four scouts they cannot go further.
• Silver Crystal
  Is a powerful Moon artifact. It's a vast energy source. It is sometimes perceived as the most powerful. It's limits however have not been determined as far as Usagi knows.

Origin and Backstory

Usagi is a reincarnation of an alien named Princess Serenity. Princess Serenity was heir to a technologically advanced alien race that lived on the Moon. The origins of the Moon Kingdom, as they called themselves, had been lost to time. All that is remembered is that they came to Earth's solar system with the Silver Crystal. They cultivated the Moon and turned it into a paradise. From the Moon they watched over Earth protecting it as it advanced. But peace would not last and Earth attacked the Moon. Using dark powers the Moon Kingdom was destroyed.

Serenity's mother, the Queen, used the last of her strength to take the last of her daughter's life force and send to to Earth where one day it would be reincarnated into a girl named Usagi. Usagi Tsukino was born to a wealthy family. She had no memories of her past life until a curious talking cat came into her life. Said talking cat, Luna, convinced the young girl to fight as Sailor Moon. Over the next few years Usagi found friends in the rest of the Sailor Scouts and love with Mamoru also known as Tuxedo Mask.

Over the next few years Usagi would fight the forces of evil. Both from Earth and not. Most of the attacks would try Usagi far past what she thought was capable; Pushing her to rely more upon herself and the powers of the Silver Crystal. These experiences as Sailor Moon would help shape her from a young, immature crybaby into a mature, steadfast leader. This year Usagi is determined to take a well deserved break by visiting her fiance in the US.

Supporting Characters

• Ikuko Tsukino (Mother)
• Kenji Tsukino (Father)
• Shingo Tsukino (Younger Brother)
• Mamoru Chiba (Fiance)
• Usagi Serenity (Future Daughter)
• Ami Mizuno (Sailor Mercury)
• Rei Hino (Sailor Mars)
• Makoto Kino (Sailor Jupiter)
• Minako Aino (Sailor Venus)
• Setsuna Meioh (Sailor Pluto)
• Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus)
• Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune)
• Hotaru Tomoe (Sailor Saturn)
• Luna (Usagi's talking cat)
• Artemis (Mina's talking cat)

Sample Post

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Foreigners weren't as uncommon of a sight in the Tokyo International airport. Usagi has seen foreigners from a distance where she had lived. Had even seen aliens. Yet here in a normal hubbub and bustle it was weird and strange. Soon she would be surrounded by strangers who didn't even speak Japanese!

"Usako!" A clear, strong voice called out over the din.

Usagi turned her head and smile in Makoto's direction. The familiar nickname did wonders to cause her to relax a little. Mako easily moved through the crowds to Usagi. The young woman had really grown into her previously tall, lanky body. Usagi ducked her head and smiled as Mako ruffled her hair. Though she didn't let that go on for too long. She had spent all afternoon getting ready for this trip. She wasn't about to see Mamoru looking like she just crawled out of bed.

"Mako~" Usagi complained as she wiggled away from the taller girl.

"Still nervous?" Ami asked appearing at Mako's side before the other girl could tease Usagi further. "Did you remeber your Japanese to English Dictionary? Your communicator? Your-"

Ami was cut off by Minako as she pulled the blue haired girl close and shushed her. "Usagi's going to fine. I helped her pack." She flipped Ami her most award winning smile.

Ami straightened her glasses and in her best deadpan voice said; "I know. That's why I'm worried." There was a moment of silence before the tension broke as they all burst out into laughter. Ami's checks reddened slightly but the shy smile said she wasn't offended.

Usagi looped one arm through Ami's and another through Mako's and hauled all three girls back to where they had been waiting. Her mother was scrolling through her phone, undoubtedly still looking at the weather in Massawhatsit. Her father was busy looking over her shoulder, the two talking in low tones. Shingo was fixated upon his Nintendo. Lastly, Rei was perched delicately upon of the airport chair calmly reading a book.

Usagi regarded them all fondly before she too flopped down on a chair. She sighed loudly and lifted a leg to drape over Rei. Without even looking the glamorous Priestess smacked her away. Usagi's lips turned down into a pout.

"I'm leaving and you can't even be nice to me." Usagi sulked, pulling her legs in and hugging them.

Rei sniffed delicately. "I'm just going to be thankful for the peace and quiet for once." The woman tossed back over the sound of her snickering friends and Shingo.

"Mako~" Usagi was gearing up to complain to the tall girl when a voice over the intercom system announced her flight. Her father stood up so fast he nearly dislodged her mother.

"That's us!" He said purposfully. "Shingo, stop playing games. Lets go." He reached down and grabbed one of Usagi's suitcases. "Hurry. Hurry. We don't want you to miss the airplane."

Usagi's mother looked at her husband with a fond smile as he hurried off. "Come on girls, lets go before Usagi's father stresses out even more."

Soon enough the group found themselves in front of the terminal that would whisk Usagi away for two months. Usagi's stomach was twisting as she looked at it. This would be the longest she had ever been away from home. She forced a smile on her face as she hugged everyone.

"I love you guys!" Usagi called out as she turned back one last time to wave. "Don't forget to call!"

[Lmpkio]

Primary Character

Ultraman

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"For those I must protect - I won't give up without a fight!"

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Name:
| Shinjiro Hayata | "Jiro" | "Ultraman" | "ウルトラマン" |

Age:
17

Height & Weight:
| 176 cm - 190 cm (w/suit) | 63 kg - 126 kg (w/suit) |

Nationality:
Japanese

Occupation:
Monarch Member - SSSP Agent

Abilities:

• Ultraman Factor: Due to his father's merger with Ultraman prior to his conception, Shinjiro inherited his father's acquired Ultra genes which provides him various superhuman feats.
  
  • Superhuman Strength: Due to his Ultra heritage Shinjiro possessed natural superhuman strength. Some examples are of when he once caught the kick of a bully, unintentionally crushing his leg, or when he created dents in the steel floor of a factory barehanded. Also it has been stated that his battle armor only focuses his strength in combat meaning he fights with his own natural powers and that every blow to his opponents is by his own strength.
  • Superhuman Leaping: Due to his Ultra heritage Shinjiro can leap great distances thanks to his muscle strength, particularly in his legs. He can also survive falls from heights that would kill a normal person.
  • Superhuman Durability Due to his Ultra heritage Shinjiro is more durable than a normal human, as a child he fell from a two story ledge and all he did was cry. Moments later he was fine and went home and slept without a single injury. He also has a slightly enhanced healing factor, having once recovered from a serious burn wound on his entire upper body, while wearing his armor, in as little as three days.
• Ultraman suit: A newer model than the suit worn by his father, this Ultra-like exo-armor allows him to tap into his Ultra Genes providing him with armaments. Also the armor is powered by Shinjiro himself so overuse will leave him tired even to the point of fainting as signified by his mechanical Color Timer.
  
  • Focus: While Shinjiro's strength is his own when he fights, the suit helps him to tap into his Ultraman Factor, meaning he is stronger while wearing the suit than without it.
  • Protection: The suit also provides Shinjiro with extra protection besides his own durability.
  • Specium Blades: On his arms Shinjiro's armor is armed with Specium weapons, contained blades of energy that he can use in several ways. The Specium Blades, being made of Specium energy, are powered by Shinjiro's own body so overuse can tire him.
    
    • Acceleration: Shinjiro can use the Specium Blades to propel himself at incredible speeds.
    • Thrusters: As well as propelling himself forward Shinjiro can use them to fly through the air.
    • Defenses: The Specium Blades can be used to block most energy attacks.
    • Blades: Like their name suggests, the Specium Blades are blades of energy that can slice through any conventional matter. He can cut through objects as hard as a solid stone projectile several feet thick in one swing.
  • Specium Ray Shinjiro can fire the same attack as the Ultra whose DNA he inherited. Shinjiro fires this beam by putting his hand in the classical cross position, however instead of his vertical hand it is fired from his horizontal arm. It is devastatingly powerful and his most draining attack. Also after use the suit seems to need to cool down, releasing large amounts of steam. The Specium ray uses another system on Shinjiro's arms, so while the beam is being prepared the normal Specium weapons are not accessible.
  • Limiter: Shinjiro's suit is outfitted with a limiter holding back the amount of energy his suit can absorb from him, when released his Color Timer turns red. Upon doing so Shinjiro receives a power boost, gaining greater strength, speed, and endurance but has a limited amount of time before he is completely drained of energy.
• Mimicry: When forced into combat and in need to protect his identity, Shinjiro can use this device to appear as his armored alter ego. However, this change is in appearance only and Shinjiro has no actual access to his suit.

Backstory:
Shinjiro Hayata was the son of the legendary Shin Hayata - the first person on Earth to have merged with the mysterious Ultra alien. His father worked for Monarch under the specialized Science Special Search-Party (SSSP) as the vice-captain to Captain Toshio Muramatsu. Their task was to investigate and scout out locations of potential Titan activity and report back their discoveries. During one mission, Shin was out alone scouting in his jet when he suddenly became in the middle of an extraterreastial chase as Ultraman arrived on Earth while pursuing an escapee of the Monster Graveyard; Bemular. During his chase, he and Shin ultimately collided with one another, killing Shin in the process. However, out of remorse, Ultraman gave Hayata his own life and merged their bodies to keep him alive. After Bemular was destroyed, Ultraman stayed to protect Earth from more threats in secret. While he retired from battling the titans, he still served Monarch in their reconnaissance and to battle more "sizable" threats. The SSSP would eventually disband in 1989.

Through the Ultraman Factor, the Ultra Genes were passed down to Shin's son, Shinjiro, who also gained enhanced strength and durability. While he spent an otherwise normal life at school, he never knew the source of his powers - until much later - but struggled to learn how to control it. At home Shinjiro and his father had started to grow distant due to his abnormal condition. However, Shinjiro wouldn't know the truth about his powers until encountering with a now resurrected Bemular. Yet before he could get mauled, his father suddenly dropped from the sky from a Monarch Carrier Plane to save him, donning his battle armor as he once again battled his old enemy from years past. Shinjiro was thrown onto the plane as was finally told the truth about his father and their powers.

However, in his old age at 68 years, Shinjiro's father eventually found himself overpowered by the alien Bremular and was gravely injured in the fight. Watching from the plane, he couldn't let his father die as he forced the other personnel to help his father - but not without donning a new advanced suit of armor. He would then join the fight and combat the alien menace with a ferocious vengeance in wanting to tear him apart. While he fought way better than his father, even he found himself close to death as he was hit point-blank by the creature's heat ray. However, Shinjiro was then instructed on how to unleash the Specium Ray, impressing the opponent and forcing him to fly away. The boy would then faint in exhaustion as he and his father were taken to the hospital. Shinjiro would eventually find himself better in as little as three days, thanks to his slightly enhanced healing factor, and while his father would remain in a coma, he too would ultimately survive.

With the secrets of his father already revealed, and his friends avoiding him due to his abnormal strength -(unrelated to the battle - rather due to when he crushed the leg of a bully unintentionally) - he would then take his father's place as the new Ultraman. With that, the SSSP would also be refounded. Shinjiro's suit's technology would also be replicated to make other suit versions for the other agents involved - only that they were specialized just for their non-enhanced bodies.

Rumors had also escalated about these technologies finding themselves used in other secret projects by the Japanese military. These include; "Project: Jaguar", "Project: Jaeger", "Project: EVA", and the highly classified "Project: MG".

Supporting Characters:

• Shin Hayata: - (Father of Shinjiro; The First "Ultraman" - Wore Prototype Suit "Type A" - Retired)
• Dan Moroboshi: - (Wearer of Ultraman Suit "Seven" - Stationed at Outpost Bolivia)
• Seiji Hokuto: - (Wearer of Ultraman Suit "Ace" - Stationed at Outpost Berlin)
• Jack Straken: - (Wearer of Ultraman Suit "Jack" - Stationed at Outpost New York)
• Bemular - (Nemesis of Ultraman)

Sample Post

An ear-splitting shriek rips through the calming atmosphere of Central Park as a terrifying monster finds himself surfacing from one of the park's larger lakes. All the nearby onlookers threw themselves into a panic as they ran back to the safety of the metropolitan lights, screaming their lungs out while crying for immediate assistance and calling 911. The abomination meanwhile began to make his way onto shore and immediately initiates a rampage through the bristling park in a fit of primal rage. He was abysmally hungry for any form of viable nutrients that he can get his hands on - and they were all running scared from him. He would engage any moving organism - regardless of who they are - charging at them with his hooked claws whole, ripping through the lush grasses and throwing park benches towards the fleeing humans.

When he approached a straggler, he nabbed the person with his hooked appendages and, with his suction-looking mouth, he clamped down on the victim's chest. Once set, he began sucking up all of it's blood - reducing his poor victim into nothing but a pile of skin and bone. He tosses the lifeless corpse aside as he continues to search for more of his prey northwards.

The local forces of the NYPD were amongst the first responders that were drawn to the scene as they began to open fire on the terrifying beast. Yet much to their dismay, their bullets would have little effect on it, with most bouncing off the monster's hard exoskeleton. The armored creature produces another deafening screech as it continues charging forward, tossing over a nearby police car as it rips apart through their defenses. Not even the arial assistance of a nearby chopper seem help deter the beast's ultimate fury.

And it already has his sights on two officers backed into a corner...

As the monster rears it's mandibles at the helpless officers, he would feel something crush the left side of his face. He could feel the hard-pressing of cold-metal and the power that was behind it as he finds himself reeling to the side and crashing into the storefront. As he raises his head over the falling debris, he finally sees the owner of that metallic foot...

The NYPD will not be alone in this fight, for their savior has finally arrived...

Ultraman.

Beneath the cold red and white armor, Shinjiro Hayata eyes down his monstrous opponent with vigorous determination. Not taking his eyes off it, the armored hero calls out to the officers behind him.

"Head for cover!" he tells them bluntly, "I'll take care of this monster myself."

The two officers complied as they rushed back to their vehicles immediately. The kaiju monster finally rears back to full height as it roars back at him in defiance.

"Alright big guy." Shinjiro said as he readies his battle stance, "Let's see what you can do..."

With that, the monster begins to charge at him again while raising his hooked hands to strike the hero. Yet Ultraman was quick to react as he activated his Specium Blades, blocking the hooked hands with his left blade while striking the creature's belly with his right. The blade sliced through the protective plating with relative ease as the beast feels a burning sensation slive through him. Yet before it could counter, the blades would vibrate wildly as it launched Ultraman straight into the beast. The impact would be hard enough to send the two flying the opposite direction back into the forest, skimming across the ground before sliding into a nearby pond.

As the hero attempts to pummel the creature out of his misery, it would suddenly fire a beam of red energy from his chest, pushing Ultraman away several meters as it attempted to regroup its bearing. The armor took most of the hit, only producing a minor burn mark on its torso, Shinjiro had to be more careful around this brute, less he desires a careless death. But one thing is for certain...

The battle has only just begun.

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Secondary Character(s)

Ishiro Serizawa

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"The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in our control, and not the other way around."

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Name:
Ishiro Serizawa

Age:
74

Nationality:
Japanese

Occupation:
Monarch Scientist

Abilities:

• Intelligence: Dr. Serizawa's knowledge of the "Titans" and the ecosystem makes him a reliable and notable person of interest when talking about gigantic organisms like Gojira.
• Resources: Dr. Serizawa works for Monarch, a secret division of the BPRD created specifically to study the "Titans". They are comprised of top-scientists and sport incredibly high-tech gadgets suited in studying and detecting these monsters. Any information on the Titans should be directed to he and/or to other Monarch members immediately.

Personality:
Dr. Serizawa is an intelligent and somewhat stoic individual with a deep respect for the titanic organisms he studies. He is very critical of the human race, particularly towards their attempts to dominate their planet and their scant regard for the rest of nature. He believes that the titans' existence - particularly Gojira's - is in the good of nature, as he appears to restore balance when it is disrupted.

Backstory:
Ishiro Serizawa was born in Hiroshima, Japan on April 4th, 1945, several months before the atomic bombing of said city, to Daisuke and Emiko Serizawa. Daisuke was an honorably discharged WWII soldier, who's right eye had been compromised in a battle two years earlier, and had begun his studies as a scientist, while his wife was a nurse for her local hospital. Several days prior to the bombing, the family moved to Tokyo, Japan, after Daisuke was accepted to the University of Tokyo - unknowingly avoiding their fate under the iron hand of America's first atomic bomb. There Ishiro was described as a quiet yet intelligent child who often dwelled within books of Japanese mythology told by his father. He was also very curious towards his father's work and also desired to be a scientist just like him.

However in 1954, at the age of nine, Ishiro bore witness as Tokyo was attacked by the manifestation of atomic bomb - Gojira. They were forced to evacuate the city as their home was destroyed by the rampaging monster. However, his father would be soon approached by his friend, Hideo Ogata, and they discussed about using one of the former's invention - the Oxygen Destroyer - to kill Godzilla once and for all. Daisuke was heavily reluctant at first to use his knowledge against the beast, even during the days prior to Godzilla's rampage, due to the destructive power of the weapon. However, only after seeing first hand at the destruction of Tokyo, did he agree in using it only once - but not until after burning all of his research to ensure no one will recreate this weapon. And so, when he entered Tokyo Bay, Daisuke cut the sacrificed himself by cutting his own line and dying with Godzilla. With the only prototype of the Oxygen Destroyer detonated, his notes destroyed, and his own life at an end, Daisuke hoped to ensure that no one would ever discover the same terrible power he had just unleashed.

Ishiro didn't learn the truth about his father's disappearance until several years later, when he accidentally came across some of his father's old diary. It turned out that not all of his notes were destroyed - at least the ones mentioning Godzilla and Daisuke's decision to sacrifice himself. It also revealed that Hideo Ogata was, in fact, a member of the Monarch division of the BPRD and that his father unintentionally joined Monarch as an unofficial member days prior to his death in the wake of Godzilla's sightings. Ishiro finally knew the truth, however any form of anger manifested instead into a form of upmost curiosity. He began to continue with his father's research and eventually was able to find Hideo, who told him all that he knew about his father, his projects, as well as Gojira and others like him.

Now in the current loop, Ishiro found himself willingly agreeing to join Monarch's quest to study Gojira and other giant "Titans" that lurked in the depths, ready to reveal themselves to the world. Decades later, he would find himself mentoring a young Vivienne Graham, who he took under his wing as his assistant/student. Now he serves as one of the senior scientists and as one of the leading forces in studying the Titans.

Supporting Characters:

• Hideo Ogata - (Retired Monarch Member - Friends with Daisuke Serizawa)
• Vivienne Graham - (Monarch Scientist - Assistant to Dr. Serizawa)
• Dr. Chen - (Monarch Scientist "Mythographer"; Third-Generation Scientist of Monarch)
• Mark Russel - (Monarch Scientist; Ex-Husband of Emma Russel)
• Emma Russel - (Monarch Paleobiologist; Ex-Wife of Emma Russel)
• San Lin - (Monarch Biologist)
• Sam Coleman - (Monarch Communications Liaison)
• Admiral William Stenz - (US Navy Rear Admiral - Close ties with Monarch)
• Houston Brooks - (Retired Monarch Seismologist)

Sample Post:
(WIP)

[Bluetommy]

The Eternal Warrior

"Fight on, Warrior of Ur."

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^{Ur | Babylon | Hellas | Zhao | Egypt | Macedon | Rome | Rashidun | Byzantium | Francia | Oda | Ottoman | Britain | America}

The Eternal Warrior

Birth Name: Gilad Anni-Padda

Age: Abyssal

Powers And Abilities:

• Immortality: Revived from death by his brothers with a device known as "the Boon", Gilad is immortal, having lived since the times of the city of Ur, thousands of years ago. Gilad's immortality is tied to the Earth itself, and he serves as an agent of her will. Gilad can be temporarily killed through severe enough damage, but will recover within a short period of time, ranging from a matter of moments to four hours if his limbs or head are separated. Gilad is slayable if separated from the Earth. If Gilad were taken to a magical realm, he would not be able to be revived if slain until brought back to Earth.
• Superior Strength: Thanks to the process that granted him immortality, Gilad is exceptionally physically strong, able to lift up to 2 tons. Gilad isn't the strongest being to exist, but he is one of the most capable of using his strength; in his millennia of fighting, he has come to understand his limits far better than any normal man.
• Millenia of Fighting Experience: Gilad has been fighting for longer than almost every other currently living creature has been breathing. If there is a weapon, Gilad knows how to use it, if there is something that doesn't work as a weapon, Gilad will find a way to use it as one.
• Legendary Cooking Ability: Gilad has eaten of the cuisines of most every culture to ever exist, and has combined aspects of each to form a palette enjoyable to pretty much every person on the planet who enjoys eating.
• Impossible Alcohol Tolerance: A side effect of immortality, Gilad can survive amounts of alcohol that would kill the average man, and it takes a truly legendary amount to get him any more than tipsy. One of his favorite party tricks is to drink a full bottle of rubbing alcohol.
• Astonishing Actor: Gilad has had centuries to imitate and combine accents, gestures, gaits, and quirks, to the point where he can disguise himself effectively from a person who had just spoken to him without actually disguising in the slightest. He knows exactly what pose to take at the exact right time, no matter the situation.

Origin And Backstory: A soldier of the City of Ur, Gilad Anni-Padda was the youngest child of three brothers. Always a rambunctious youth, Gilad proved to be an absolute terror to everyone around him as a soldier, often drunk and violent, and rarely just simply violent. He always meant well, but his drunkenness cost his family and city more often then it benefited them. And when combined with his even more prone to drunkenness brother Aram? Well, it was a miracle Ur survived as long as it did. Ur's fall came during an attack by an army of mystical creatures from every part of a magician's handbook. In a glorious battle, Gilad was slain. His brother, Ivar, ever the minder to his younger siblings, discovered Gilad's body. Overcome with grief, he used his magical abilities to transfer he and Aram to a realm beyond the normal.

After a long and arduous journey, the two brothers discovered a device, "the Boon", so it was called, that according to the shamans, would be capable of raising the dead. Ivar activated it immediately, and was overtaken with a flash of light. He and Aram would be tossed into the timestream itself, and though Aram would eventually be deposited in the modern age, just as immortal as his younger brother, Ivar would be sent careening through time, only staying in one period for short periods of... well, time.

In the material plane, a flash of light appeared in the center of Ur. In a moment, what remained of the city was turned to ruins in a moment, but Gilad was reborn. Connected to the Earth itself through an intermediary known as the "Geomancer", Gilad became the planet's strongest soldier. Gilad has fought on battlefields from Gettysburg to Nagashino, ever the heroic figure saving the day at the last moment. In between battles, he gets into petty fights and slays the odd monster, never existing as far as the modern world is concerned, but always having his presence felt.

Supporting Characters:

• Aram: Gilad's older brother. A transient who goes by the name Armstrong. Not as talented as Gilad, but far more in tune with new technologies, always looking to the future while his brothers look to the past.
• Ivar: The eldest of the three immortal brothers, known as "Timewalker". Ivar is stuck travelling through the timestream, though he can exist in one place for long, so long as he avoids dying. He has been known as Ivar "The Boneless" during a particularly long layover in the Middle Ages.
• Tina Daniels: An 18 year old college student who also happens to be the latest Geomancer, and thus Gilad's link to the Earth.
• Scheherazade: Wife of Ivar, magus in Egypt who was transported to the modern period by her husband in an attempt to keep the two united.

Sample Post:

"Loose arrows!" the roar of the Spartan cleaved the calm air, and the zipping of arrows swiftly followed. The battle had begun. Gilad leveled his spear and linked his shield with the hoplites beside him as the phalanx slowly began to march.

With this, the Persians would be driven into the sea, Greece would be saved, and the terror that the Earth had predicted would never come to be.

The hot sun beating down and the splashing of the tide calmed Gilad, and his eyes closed as he marched ever forwards. Forwards... forwards... forwards.

This bored him.

The phalanx was an effective tactic, but GODS DAMN if it wasn't the most boring thing to be a part of. Even in the middle of a life or death battle, a phalanx was a simple, boring thing. Wait for the enemy to impale himself and thrust the spear every now and again. He could do so much better than this.

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"Let's see you do better!" roared Shaggy-Breeches. Apparently he had struck a nerve with the King of the Swedes. Ragnar looked almost about ready to spit up into his beard. Gilad chuckled and tapped at the sword at his belt.

"I probably could you know; I'm not just a pretty, beardless face," Gilad said with a mocking smirk that drove the king mad, he knew it.

"Then let's see how worthwhile you really are!" Ragnar said, dropping into a combat stance and drawing a blade. Gilad pursed his lips and shook his head. He wasn't quite in the mood.

"Now see, my king, this is your response to everything, get mad and fight. Remember when you went Viking? When you brought wealth in great amounts? Where is that Ragnar?"

Ragnar growled and tossed his sword, which Gilad deftly dodged.

"FINE! One last raid, the Angles in their Angle-land, you'll be wealthy, and I won't have to deal with your nonsense!" the king roared, placing special emphasis on the "nonsense" part. Despite the clear rage on Ragnar's face, Gilad couldn't help but smile.

"I simply cannot wait."

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Climb the walls. Climb the walls, flag in hand. All that ran through Gilad's mind was the thought of planting the flag that he so tightly gripped. Explosions sounded all around him, swords clanged as the Turks funneled their way into Constantinople. Gilad felt blood pouring down his chin from an arrow he'd taken in the forehead. He'd be dead if not for the Boon, another reason of thousands to thank its creator should he find him.

The top of the walls was in sight. He was so close now, just a little longer. A black shape appeared atop the wall above. A pot, that was swiftly overturned. Unleashing what was sure to be boiling oil. All Gilad could do was hold the flag away, and hope that it wasn't stained.

The unbelievable pain from oil meeting skin was tempered by his desire to see the top, his flesh melting off of his bones wasn't enough to stop him, the spears poking through every little slit in the wall, impaling him like he were made of water weren't enough to stop him.

He reached the top, much to the shock of the oil-pourer. Gilad took the flag with both hands as arrows and shot entered his body, a soldier drove a sword through his spine, losing grip of his sword as Gilad kept going. With a whip, he pulled the flag in a circle around him, driving soldiers off of the walls and dropping the oil-pourer to the ground. With a mighty yell, Gilad pulled the flag up, and drove the pole through the man's chest. As he collapsed to the ground, Gilad looked up, seeing the first time that the Ottoman flag would fly over Constantinople.

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"Constantinople? Really?"

"Fine city in its time, not a big fan these days, I hate it when cities ride off of their tourist appeal."

"Very true brother! Very true!"

Gilad and Aram clinked cups, concurrently taking shots and laughing greedily as the drink met their tongues. Meanwhile, a group of unconscious bikers twitched on the ground in front of them.

[IceHeart]

The Powerpuff Girls!

Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup

Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup.

Powers And Abilities:

The Powerpuff Girls have superhuman strength, agility, and durability making them extremely tough. Perhaps most impressive is their ability to fly without any assistance at potentially supersonic speeds. Aside from their general powers each girl has their own unique skills. Blossom has an ice breath ability, Bubbles has a supersonic voice plus the ability to communicate with animals and in other languages, Buttercup has heat-vision and is able to curl her tongue. While each is strong on their own their true power is when they can work together to take down their foes, or survive a night at a high school social gathering.

Origin And Backstory:

Professor Utonium was a genius scientist who had it all, wealth, fame, and his beautiful wife, Anna. He was working on a new substance that seemed to have the remarkable ability to transform and strengthen anything it came in contact with; however the effects were unpredictable to say the least so his testing was limited to say the least. As the chemical was a complete unknown variable he decided to name it Chemical X like the much used Algebraic variable in math.

His inventions brought him great renown and fame but his happiest moment was when he learned that his wife was pregnant with triplets. Doctor Utonium was over the moon with joy and all his colleagues could say he was the happiest man in the world, but then Anna got sick and started to deteriorate. No doctor could help her so the distraught doctor could only come to one conclusion, he had to bet it all on Chemical X. As he prepared a batch of the stuff however one of his lab monkeys managed to escape from his cage and having a bit of a sweet tooth and being a kleptomaniac, swiped sugar, spice, and random nice things he could find. The doctor chased him around but while he did, the monkey dropped his items which fell into the vat, broke a small vial of storage chemical X for small testing purposes and escaped the lab.

The doctor had no time for another batch and the Chemical X already absorbed the items, leaving the doctor no choice but to use the contaminated batch in a desperate attempt to save his wife and his children. After drinking the batch, Anne fell into a deep sleep for a while but seemed to recover somewhat. Soon afterward, she gave birth to triplets but died in the process due to complications. The triplets however were quite lively and strangely enough had quite different appearances to each other, so much so that Utonium could only attribute the differences as a byproduct of the Chemical X. He named his daughters Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup in memory of the things Anne loved and somewhat secluded himself from the rest of the scientific community so he could focus on raising his daughters more.

As they grew up he began to notice strange things happening with his daughters, floating off the ground, picking up heavy objects without breaking a sweat, rarely bleeding, once even setting the curtains on fire by staring at them too intensely. Quickly the doctor had to teach them self-control so they wouldn’t accidentally destroy the neighborhood. Once the girls had become twelve, strange crimes and events starting happening around them and before long, the girls were thrust into battle when Doctor Utonium was kidnapped by his previous lab monkey, Mojo Jojo in order to get his hands on the Chemical X formula.

The girls quickly tracked down the evil monkey and defeated him, saving their father and giving birth to the dynamic superhero team, the Powerpuff Girls! Currently the girls are fifteen years old and just starting high school where they try to find balance between their normal lives and superhero ones. It won’t be long before they’ll have to save more than just their town, maybe even the world!

Supporting Characters:

• Good Guys
  
  • Professor Utonium
  • Mayor Barney
  • Ms. Bellum
  • Ms. Keane
  • Mitch Mitchelson [Goodness debatable]
• Major Pains-in-the-Butt
  
  • Mojo Jojo
  • Him
  • Princess Morbucks
  • The Ganggreen Gang
  • Fuzzy Lumpkins

Sample Post:

Good Morning Blossom!

Blossom hugged the white letter to her chest as she skipped around the school. To think it had only been a week since her high school debut and she had already received her first love letter. Things could not have turned out any better! With a grin as wide as a Cheshire Cat she hopped to the back of the gym. There, just a few yards away, was the large, strong back of a handsome upperclassman. All she could really see was his black hair since he was facing away from her so she quickly went through her mind the students she remembered seeing in the hallways, a few popped up she thought could fit the bill and quickly wiped some drool from the side of her mouth.

Blossom quickly did a double-check over herself to make sure everything was just so. Clothes check, ribbon check, hair check, dazzling smile check. Blossom worked up her courage and called out to him. "Hey I got your letter! I'm here for my confession!" Blossom belted out without putting too much thought into her words. The student remained as they were. Now Blossom was just confused, surely he had to have heard her? Why didn't he turn around? Maybe he was really shy? She giggled a little as she came to the quick conclusion he was just shy and started to walk toward him when her phone started to ring, very loudly.

"Gahhh! No! Stop it stupid phone you're ruining the mood!" She reached for her phone on the gym wall and tried to shut it up but accidentally smashed it instead. "Crackerjacks!" Blossom cursed in the sweetest way possible hoping her soon-to-be boyfriend didn't see her mistake, thankfully he still hadn't turned around. She breathed a sigh of relief and in the back of her mind wondered why her phones ringtone had been changed to her alarm clock? No doubt that was Buttercup's doing as a prank, she'd get back at her later but right now she had a date with destiny!

_{"Blossom. Blossom."} A somewhat deeper voice than she expected could be just barely heard from the upperclassman as she got closer and closer.

"I'm here! I'm here! So are we going to do this or what?" Blossom eagerly awaited the moment her prince charming would turn around and make her swoon in his arms. Any moment now, any moment.

"Blossom, Blossom, it's TIME TO GET UP SLEEPYHEAD!" The boy turned around and instead of the face of her handsome prince charming instead was the hairy and disgusting face of her vile enemy Mojo Jojo, with the most evil of grins on his simian features.

"NOOOOOOOOO!!!!" Blossom screamed as she pushed Mojo Jojo away with all her strength...and found herself sitting up in bed in a cold sweat. A strange groaning could be heard as she tried to make sense of what just happened while she started to fully wake up. It was her room, mostly pink with a few stuffed animals, her overstuffed bookshelf, a broken alarm clock, and her father collapsed on the ground against the far wall.

"Oh I'm sorry father! I'm so sorry! I had a bad dream and mistook you for Mojo Jojo!" Blossom leaped out of bed in her classic pink pajamas and rushed over to help her father up.

"I'm alright Blossom, it's a good thing I had already install precautions before hand or I really would be more than just a little bruised." On that far wall Professor Utonium had installed some very durable and soft padding, just for such incidents when the girls couldn't control themselves well, such as suddenly waking up. The professor stretched his limbs and gave himself a quick examination just in case. "I'm a little disturbed you'd mistake me for Mojo Jojo though, maybe I need to have your eyes checked?" Utonium joked and pulled back Blossom's eye lid for full effect.

Blossom blushed in embarrassment and turned away. "Ha ha I'm fine father, you know how hard to control myself after a nightmare like that. It started out as such a good dream too..." Blossom sighed and looked at her alarm clock, then realized why she had heard it in her dreams which meant..."Oh Oh! JigglyPuffs! How long did I oversleep!" In a panic Blossom quickly raced out to find the nearest clock, her hair flying about wildly like an untamed medusa. A quick look confirmed her fears. "Gah! I need to hurry!"

Utonium watched in amusement as Blossom raced about in a panic. "Well guess I don't have to tell her anything, she figured it out on her own. Hmmm, better check on breakfast downstairs and see if anything is left after Buttercup has had her fill." Sure they made mistakes from time to time and could be tough to deal with, but they were his daughters and his world. He knew no matter the circumstances he would do everything in his power to support his super powered and adorable daughters.

[Supermaxx]

Bumblebee

Powers and Abilities

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Bumblebee belongs to one of the smallest of the standard protoform molds, offering him less physical strength and lighter frame in exchange for an increase in speed and agility; this made him an excellent candidate for reconnaissance, courier and espionage duties during his tours on Cybertron. Decades of fighting the Decepticons have sharpened his skills as a scout, spy, and combatant. His standard armament includes his signature 'Stingers', a pair of handheld, rapid-fire blaster pistols that can tear through opponents at close range while still being threatening at medium ranges.

His current transformation is based on a Volkswagen Beetle, both because its similarly sized to his original Cybertronian form and because his human protector, Daniel Witwicky, owed a defunct version of this vehicle around the time Bumblebee came under his guardianship.

Origin And Backstory

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Cybertron, once a shining hub of civilization in days long past, now floats through the cosmic sea as little more than a husk of its former glory. Its people, the Cybertronians, fought among one another for the dwindling resources that remained on their world. Two factions rose to prominence during the conflict, eventually dividing the entire population into either of the two sides: the Autobots and the Decepticons. Their civil war leveled what was left of their home, and the dwindling survivors of that centuries-long conflict were forced to flee that barren place. Many habitable worlds were chosen for colonization, though those that showed the capability to seed Energon- the primary power source of all Cybertronians- were given significantly increased priority.

One of these worlds was the tiny ball of water and dirt called Earth. The Autobot colony ship known as the Ark made its way toward Earth, captained by the paragon leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime. His presence aboard that particular vessel attracted the attention of Lord Megatron, the Decepticon's tyrannical ruler as well as Optimus's nemesis and former friend. Megatron and his crew attacked the Ark en-route, and the ensuing battle cost both sides many lives. Both the Ark and the Decepticon's flagship, the Nemesis, were so irreversibly damaged that each was forced to make a crash landing on their destined world. The Nemesis and its surviving crew were lost at the bottom of the ocean, while the Ark was lodged up somewhere in the Andes mountains.

Both remained inactive and hidden away from the world for an indeterminant amount of time until a pair of hikers happened upon the Ark by pure chance. Word got out about its existence, quickly reaching the ears of a mysterious organization within the U.S government known as the Earth Protection Force. The EPF deployed its agents to secure the extraterrestrial vessel, discovering it to not only be empty but that its crew was missing and presumably hiding out somewhere beyond the Ark itself. A massive campaign was started to locate these missing aliens before any other nations could do the same. Those that were captured were locked away in secret to be studied and exploited for their technological advancements. This exploitation was seen as...ethically questionable by a number of members of the EPF, including Captain Daniel "Sparkplug" Witwicky, a former Combat Engineer in the USMC turned EPF technician and security personnel. Knowing that complaining about such issues was a good way to be 'disappeared,' he conspired with a number of other personnel in the unit to work against the organization from within.

This eventually led to Witwicky and his cohorts commandeering a convoy containing the captured Autobot known as Bumblebee. After escaping the wrath of the Men in Black's pursuing squads, the defectors chose to split up and go into hiding, all but one of them 'pretending' that they'd been the ones tasked with protecting and hiding Bumblebee. In reality, Captain Witwicky was the one that took on this responsibility, retreating away to a ranch in Western Colorado where he's remained under the pseudonym of Amundsen for the last twenty-five years. Bumblebee remains hidden in plain sight, acting as the Amundsen family's Volkswagen buggy and under the assumption he's the last living Cybertronian on the planet.

Supporting Cast

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• Autobots
  
  
  
  • Optimus Prime - Missing
  • Ironhide - Missing
  • Jetfire - Missing
• Decepticons
  
  
  
  • Megatron - Missing
  • Starscream - Missing
  • Soundwave - Missing
  • Onslaught - Missing
  • Brawl - Missing
• Human Allies
  
  
  
  • Daniel "Sparkplug" Witwicky
  • Stevie "Spike" Witwicky
  • Bill Fowler
  • Joe Henderson
  • Miko Nadakai

Sample Post

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Sample Post

Witwicky Ranch, Colorado
Evening

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The sun's sleepy form was beginning to lay down upon the horizon, preparing to hand its watch over to the moon in little more than an hour. Stevie Witwicky lounged on the hood of a beat-up Volkswagen, his head resting against the windshield and his laptop perched on his knees. Hundreds of lines of data raced down the computer's screen, letting the teenager know in real-time the exact condition of his livestock. Over four hundred cattle were beginning rapidly scanned, their individual heart-rates, body fat and other important health information all being fed into his single computer from over two dozen drones that were combing the pastures faster than any human field hand could ever hope to match.

A few months ago Stevie would've had to wake up before the sun did and he'd still be out working his ass off to get this much work done. It was mindnumbing, backbreaking work, and he couldn't be more happy that his drones had proved such a massive success; he could finally lounge around and do nothing at all for as long as he wanted, his dad saving money was just a nice side effect.

The final robot checked off, announcing that it had finished scanning its designated cattle and was flying back to the recharge station for the evening. Witwicky let out a self-satisfied sigh, slapping his laptop shut and setting it down beside him. "Looks like the Mini-Cons went off without a hitch. You a proud dad, Bee?"

Static sounded from the radio for a second, followed immediately by a series of high-pitched beeps and whistles.

"I completely agree." Stevie nodded. "And I definitely, one-hundo percent understand you."

Another series of lower-pitched beeps blared from the radio, intermixed with static and interference. It was the only form of communication the Autobot had used since Stevie was introduced to him- it?- and he still had little idea what it was supposed to mean. Not that he cared much; it wasn't all that hard to tell what Bee was thinking based on the tone of his beeping and whistling.

"Love you too, guy."

The sound of a rumbling engine and shouting voices drew a knowing groan from Witwicky. He sat up, sliding off the front of his car to look down the ranch's driveway. A line of dirty pickup trucks was trudging across the gravel, making a beeline up toward the ranch house itself. Stevie brought a hand up in front of his eyes to block out the dwindling sun, giving himself a better view of the men packed into the beds of each truck. He couldn't get a proper count of them, but he guessed there were at least thirty of them spread across the four incoming vehicles.

"Well, shit on a stick." He mumbled, spinning around to jog up toward the house. "Yo, dad!" He shouted, hoping his father was near enough to hear him as he bounded up the porch and through the front door. "We got trouble!"

The first truck in the column came to a grinding halt, and the rest following behind it stopped soon after. Angry mumbles left the lips of men clad in dusty jeans, flannel shirts, and wide-brimmed hats. A few carried weapons with them: bats, pipes and car irons clutched in worked and calloused palms. A handful among the crowd had shotguns tossed over their shoulders or pistols on their hips.

That grumbling crowd parted to let a single figure through their ranks. He was a tall man, with strong arms and a crooked, hawkish nose. The sleeves of his dress shirt were rolled up to the elbows, and his blond hair was cropped short around his ears. There was an energy to his movements, a jumpy, unfocused energy, like that of a child, that betrayed the laugh lines on his face. "Don't ya'll do nothin' til I tell ya to, ya hear?!" He yelled to the mob, his voice bellowing like thunder and his accent thick and strong. Murmurs of agreement rolled through the gang gathered to his back, though they were significantly less enthused afterward.

Daniel Witwicky shoved his way out the front door, his shoulders so broad that he had to shift sideways to keep from getting stuck in the frame. His arms were thick and lined with dark hair, ending in hands peppered with old, ugly scars. Danny's gut would've been more noticeable on a shorter man, but his over six-foot tall frame held the weight well, making out the old man to be far larger than he had any right to be. "If you boys are here to work, I apologize, we just finished for the day." He spoke loudly, projecting his voice so that the distant gang could hear him, but there wasn't an ounce of anger in his tone; he was cordial, in fact, his broad smile only barely hidden by the bushy, gray beard that covered his face.

"I don't believe we have enough plates to invite you all in for supper, either, so I'll kindly have to ask you to leave." Though Witwicky worded it as a request, it was hard for the disgruntled mob to miss the old service rifle Witwicky had clutched in his meaty hands. It looked to be the same tool he had once carried in the jungles of Vietnam, and there wasn't a man standing opposite him that didn't know he could use it.

Stevie wasn't nearly as polite, however, as he shoved an accusatory finger down at Reverend Silas. "He's sayin' you need to take your thugs and-"

Daniel placed a hand on his son's shoulder, silencing him. Stevie looked like a twig standing side by side with his old man. He was a few inches shorter and built more lithely than his pa, though his work on the ranch had refined young Witwicky's muscle well enough. Still, it didn't all mean too much in the face of thirty men with bats and guns in hand.

The Reverend was quiet for a few moments, seeming to be...elsewhere, like he was listening to someone else talk. It wasn't until a couple of awkward seconds had passed that Silas actually responded. "You can't hide it from us anymore, Mr. Witwicky. We know your little secret!" He yelled. Daniel and Stevie shared a brief, worried look as the local pastor started forward, emboldened. His wolf pack moved just behind. "We know you do the devil's work here. We know why you n' your boy are the only people you let on your ranch anymore."

Old Man Witwicky just shrugged. "I don't know what you're talking about, Reverend. My son and I are born again, same as the rest of you." He nodded at the men in the back, recognizing all of them from the nearby town's single church.

Silas gave a hardy, malicious laugh. "Really?" He asked between chuckles, incredulously. "Seems to me you haven't been to service since Cathy died. She was one of the Lord's own, yes, but it seems to me you didn't quite like that-"

"The hell you tryin' to say about my mom?!" Stevie roared, leaping down from the porch before his father could take a hold of him. Immediately several of the townspeople rushed forward to stand between the angry rancher and the shepherd of their flock. Stevie must not have noticed they were there, for he just kept moving forward, going so far as to try to walk through them to scream at Silas. "What do you mean, huh? What the hell do you mean?!"

"You know just what I mean, boy." Silas snapped. "Cathy done knew the devilry you and your father were doin' out here, knew about the powers you're meddlin' in, and you two just couldn't stomach it-"

Stevie threw two of the pastor's vanguard to the ground in a quick, well-executed motion, before immediately ramming his fist up into Silas's teeth. The reverend hadn't expected such ferocity from the boy, nor that he'd be able to get past his men, so he took the full force of the punch and ended up with blood splattering from his lips and a tooth flying from his mouth. The thugs didn't take too kindly to that, setting upon Stevie and dragging him to the ground through sheer numbers. They started flailing into each other, throwing punches, knees, and kicks that could've easily killed the smaller Stevie if no one intervened.

"THAT'S ENOUGH." Daniel bellowed, lifting his gun to fire into the sky to accentuate his point. The gangle of people atop his son scrambled off, allowing Stevie to half-crawl, half-run back up the porch to where his dad was now standing with his weapon aimed at the crowd. "Nobody touches my boy." He stared, steely-eyed, into every barrel pointed right back at him.

Silas had recovered by now, though the sleeve he'd held to his mouth was now stained crimson. "You can't lie to the sons of God, Daniel. He doesn't just speak to us through his word anymore. I've seen the truth after he made the moon bleed-"

"Oh, please." Stevie sneared.

"-God showed me what's comin'. He's showed me the Black Epoch that lies on the horizon if we don't rise up n' stop all you devil worshippin' sons'a'bitches from bringin' on Judgment Day." Silas continued without skipping a beat, his every word annunciated with clear and precise emphasis, filled with an emphatic and powerful passion that roused the righteous fury of his followers. "He's told us the only way to save our town from damnation is 'ta cast out the sorcerer and the demon worshippers n' the sinners. You're on the list, Daniel. God showed me yer true face."

There were shouts of affirmation and praises to God given in response to his words. It was all the energy Silas needed to redirect toward their true purpose. "Search this property, my brothers in Christ. Find the source of their witchcraft and set it to the pyre! N' Find the body of the woman, too; God would want her to get a proper, Christian burial." The Reverend commanded, and his flock followed. They split off into smaller groups, headed up to the house, around to the garage and toward the stables. Others turned about and went for the fields, likely in search of Cathy Witwicky's grave. "And make sure these two don't move a muscle, ya hear?! They move, they die!"

Stevie was bouncing on his heels, his muscles rippling with anger despite the blood dripping freely from his nose. Daniel had a death grip on his son's arm, holding so tight that there was little Stevie could do as he watched on in horror at the sight of the townsfolk he had once called his neighbors ripping through his belongings in search of proof of devil worship. It was absolute, utter insanity, and there wasn't anything he could do but stand there and watch.

A handful of the dusty, rural thugs went up to the Volkswagen sitting in the driveway. They shattered the windows to get the doors open, throwing the contents to the ground and tearing through every compartment and pulling up the carpet in search of whatever it was they wanted to find. "HEY!" Stevie screamed to no avail. "Don't you touch that- fucking stop!"

One of the men pulled out a knife and took it to the interior leather seats, and that was enough to set Witwicky off. He ripped his arm away from his father and took only two steps forward before the sound of a shotgun firing echoed across the ranch. Stevie hit the ground, crying out in pain, and Daniel rushed down to his side. "No...No, damn it, no-"

"Stay right there!" One of the gunmen ordered, though he didn't fire when Danny knelt down at his wounded son's side.

"You stupid, stupid boy." Daniel snarled, putting pressure on the entrance wound. Most of the pellets had found their way into Stevie's shoulder and arm, avoiding major organs, yet...they were only inches away from tearing into his face and killing him in an instant. Even still, without a doctor nearby, it was possible his boy might not make it.

The Volkswagen's radio flared to life without a single person touching it. Nothing came through but blaring, blank static, blasting so loud that it gave everyone nearby a piercing headache.

Daniel stood up, holding a hand out toward the car. "No!" He shouted. "Bee, don't- Don't you do it-"

But Bumblebee didn't listen.

Bumblebee was tired of seeing his family being bullied and hurt by a bunch of tiny, useless sacks of flesh.

The car began to move. The hood flew up on its own, and the interior folded in on itself, crushing the single man that was still inside. It transformed in a matter of seconds, arms and legs of a black, unknown metal slamming into the dirt with a rumbling crash. Bumblebee slowly rose to his feet, his armored face contorted in anger and his body slicked with wet, sticky fluid from the cultist it had just compacted. A dozen different panicked screams pierced the air as eyes turned to see the impossible looming above them like a titan from a time long forgotten. He towered over the humans at a monstrous fifteen feet, like a modern Goliath, and wielded strange, alien weapons that hummed with energy. A low, unnatural gargle of static and fury left the giant's voicebox as it pointed the barrel of its guns on the people threatening the Witwickys.

"BUMBLEBEE, STOP!" Daniel tried to scream, but he found his voice lost in the commotion and panic of the moment.

"The horns!" Silas yelled at his men, pointing up at the yellow behemoth's head with a shaking, terrified finger. "Look at the horns! Its the devil we sought- The Lord has brought us-"

Anything else the Reverend meant to say was drowned out by the sound of pistols and shotguns tearing through the air, most of them bouncing harmlessly off the alien's chassis like pebbles thrown at a battleship. A few flew wide, blowing chunks out of the ranch house or kicking up bits of gravel or dirt. Daniel slung his weapon over his shoulder and slipped his arms underneath Stevie's body, lifting his son up between them as he started toward the house as quick as his old bones could carry him.

One of the cultists took notice and attempted to pursue.

The mistake cost him his life as Bumblebee turned one of his Stingers on the man, turning his entire form into a splatter of gore and ash in just a single blast. The sound of the cannon firing echoed through the wilderness like the shot heard 'round the world. It was the first sound of many, many like it before the ordeal came to a close.

[DocRock]

Son of Light, Mega Man

Powers and Abilities:
As a state of the art support android turned into a soldier, Mega Man possesses advanced problem solving skills, which make him far more than ordinary soldier. His methods may not always be clear, but they pull him through, time and time again. The Variable Weapon System, also known as the Weapon Copy System, allows him to use the weapons of his defeated enemies, which while originally intended for purely mechanical opponents, namely Robot Masters, improvements to Mega Man's systems allows him to gather combat data on his opponents who may not give a Special Weapon on defeat normally, and, in the right hands, can be processed, and if lucky, produce a new upgrade for Rock. Faster, stronger, smarter than the average human being, Mega Man fights with the force of many, to protect those he cares about. His primary weapon, the Mega Buster, is powered by the same energy that fuels Mega Man, compressed solar energy, making the young android a clean engine of salvation for the masses.

Origin and Backstory
Amid all the magic and science of the world, there was an American Scientist, known as Doctor Thomas Light. Alongside his German partner Doctor Albert Wily, the two pushed the cutting edge of robotics, in an attempt to create the first true artificial intelligence. This eventually would culminate in the completion of Blues, or the first Doctor Light Number. However a fault with his core resulted in Light wishing to shut him down to repair his son, only for Blues to flee the lab, leaving Light heartbroken, and Wily fuming. (This bit is based on a fan film explaining Rock and Rolls design) Wily would leave, while Light began to resume his work again on his own, working many long hours, fueled by the memory of the woman he had loved and who had died about a decade prior. But after many months of work, he succeeded in completing Rock and Roll, a pair of androids designed to assist him around Light Labs, to be his children, and to be Blues' siblings if the wayward son ever came home.

All the while, however, Wily fumed and schemed, the mad scientist driven to jealousy that turned to potent rage. For whereas both had worked together hard, Light had always gotten the respect that Wily craved, and eventually, it grew too much for the German Doctor, and he snapped. All the while, Light created six more androids, which he dubbed his "Robot Masters" which were also the result of Wily's works, and intended to present them to the world. And so he did. And Wily, cast off one last time, due to his "unethical" work in robotics, decided to make Light pay. In the dead of night, Wily snuck into Light Labs, stealing the six Robot Masters. Elec Man, Guts Man, Bomb Man, Fire Man, Cut Man, and Ice Man. The next morning, Light and his children woke to the city they called home, San Francisco under attack, and Wily to blame. All hope seemed lost.

But Rock made a decision. Requesting that his father upgrade him into a fighting robot, Rock, now calling himself Mega Man, became outfitted with the Copy Chip, and the Mega Buster. Ready for battle, the young warrior set off, the hopes and dreams of his father riding on his shoulders, and a fire in his heart, to protect innocents from Wily's sins. One by one, each Robot Master fell, Bomb Man, then Guts Man, then Cut Man, then Elec Man, Ice Man, and finally, Fire Man. All that remained was to confront Wily. But Mega Man was no monster, each action he took to protect the very Robot Masters he battled. For each one, he recovered their IC chip, which governed their personality, and took cares to avoid doing serious damage to them or the environment, in hopes of recovering his brothers later. However, before he could go onward, he was teleported back to Light Labs, where Doctor Light held him in a barrier for a time, to offer his reassurance, and show Mega Man he was losing control, before then letting his son go on, telling him that the passion he had as Mega Man was not placed there by Light.

With the data from the defeated Robot Masters, Light was able to locate where Wily had holed up, on an island off the pacific coast. And it was there, in the Wily Robot Manufacturing Plant, that Mega Man battled his way through the fortress, using the Special Weapons he had obtained, along with the previously discovered Magnet Beam, to reach Wily. Along the way, he squared off against the Yellow Devil, a blob whose only weakness was its eye. Defeating it, Mega Man found his brothers inside the fortress, and gave them a choice, to come home and be reprogrammed and restored to their freedom, or not. The resulting argument between the six robot masters allowed Mega Man to escape, only to run into his doppleganger, Copy Man. Eventually triumphing over his copy in a heated match, Mega Man was only able to watch as the six Robot Masters returned, destroying Copy Man, before Mega Man ran on to face Wily. And after a heated showdown, Mega Man defeated Doctor Wily, and instead of letting the mad doctor die, choose to drag him from the wreckage. With Wily arrested, and soon to be transported into Federal Custody, Mega Man was ready to power down, and hand his Special Weapons over to Light. However, Light informed the young Mega Man that while Wily was defeated, there were bigger problems to worry about. With revelations about the ongoing global situation, Roll made another decision, to help fight threats across the world, and protect innocents from danger, while receiving a minor upgrade that would allow him to gather data from non-robotic foes, for weapons crafting later. And so, with his first adventure behind him, Mega Man began his journey...to become the Worlds Greatest Fighting Robot, and safeguard mankind from the dangers at hand.
Notes: Yeah, I basically adapted the first story arc of the comics, hope that's fine, I misread max of four backstory paragraphs as minimum, so I tried to meet it. I can make changes as needed.

How Mega Man fits in:
While its overlooked to a degree I think by some, Mega Man is a hero with a heart, who fights not because he has to, but because he wants to. And given the feats he's completed throughout the games and comics, he'd be a good fit for the environment, plus, everyone needs a lovable kid who wants to be a big brother and fight with the cool kids. The minor upgrade I gave him is loosely based on the Copy-Scan system from Sonic, but without the whole "you gain all their powers and stats by doing this" thing that Neo Metal had. In other words, it just scans a target, obtains as much data as it can, and then when Mega Man gets back to Light, or another, he can be upgraded to use the data in some way. If we want this to be an upgrade obtained later in story from say Monarch or another faction, I can work with that. A further upgrade planned down the line would be a way for Mega Man to use more of the Special Weapons at once, without influencing his personality. Plus a small child kicking giant butt is always cool. And once he gets Rush, he'll be able to better handle threats.

Supporting Characters:
-Light Labs
Doctor Light, Roll Light, Elec Man, Guts Man, Ice Man, Fire Man, Bomb Man, Cut Man, Rush(to be built)
-Wily's Army
Doctor Wily
-Wily Numbers(In future)

Sample Post

It was a normal, every day morning in Light Labs. The day before had been the unveiling of the new Robot Masters that Doctor Light intended to help mankind, from building projects, to demolition, to helping manage power plants. Six Robot Masters, Six different roles. And for the young Rock, it meant that he and Roll had more of his kind to interact with, and he couldn't wait to see them properly in action. At least, that was what he had intended to discuss with Doctor Light...until he discovered the six missing from the workshop, and a worried Doctor Light standing there in the lab.

"Doctor Light...where did the others go? Did you already send them to work?" Thomas Light didn't respond at first, but slowly, with a deep sigh, he turned to Rock, shaking his head sadly. "No my son, they're not here, and it seems someone broke in last night, leaving them missing. I fear for whatever or whoever took them." Anything more was interrupted, as the young Roll ran up, terror on her face, yelling for the two to come look at the TV. And so it was, that as Light stared on in horror at the news feed of his creations causing havoc across the city, and Doctor Wily broadcasting a demand that the world surrender to him, that Rock's fists curled into anger. A passion in his heart building up, firing him up, and bare moments after Doctor Light said they were done for, that he grabbed his father's hand. "Not if I can do something. Doctor Light, I want you to upgrade me, so I can save them, and all those people."

Touched by his son's drive to save the world, Light agreed, and as the city burned, and Roll fretted, Doctor Light upgraded Rock. The first was an improvement to his power systems, to better process the energy outcoming, for the weapon to come. Next was the Copy Chip, the core of the Variable Weapons System, which would allow Mega Man to absorb the data of defeated robots, or receive new improvements to better fight. And finally, the Mega Buster was installed, a cannon that would change its form based on the Special Weapon installed. It hurt Light to see his son walk into danger, but he knew that this was his son's choice, a passion he had not installed, that would drive Rock, now Mega Man as he climbed off the table, and slipped his helmet on, to save everyone. "Don't worry father, I'll stop Doctor Wily, before anyone else is hurt, watch over Roll for me, let's go." And with a step, in a flash of light, Mega Man was transported away, into the battlefield that the city had become, vowing to fight...for ever lasting peace.

But soon after Mega Man left, did Light receive a call, his trembling hands answering, the voice on the other asking a question, before Light confirmed that yes, it was Wily behind it all. And that Rock had gone out to fight this. The voice on the end, surprised, asked what Light thought of all this. "Though I fear for his safety, though the world gave me no child, I built one. I fear that he may lose this fight, but I did what I could, I made him in my image, after all. I just hope he can save them." The voice thought, then said he'd get in touch with Light when it was all over, that there were bigger things to worry about beyond Wily, that soon, Rock might be able to lend a hand to the world beyond the city. Light's heart sank, but agreed, knowing that the other was right. He just prayed...that his son would make it through.

Other:

Hope this is good! I did take some lines from "The Message from Doctor Light" at the end there, as it appeared in the comics to an extent. The Megas are great. If there's any changes I should make, let me know, alright? I figured the end of MM1 would be a good starting point for Mega Man to join the fray, as he's been battle tested, and has the courage to move ahead. This also leaves open the angle for someone, such as the GM, to control Dr. Wily if the need arises. All information in here is based on the wiki for Mega Man of Archie, along with grabbing some information from the Mega Buster and Special Weapon pages. Sadly, the MM entry on the Mega Man Database didn't have a list of his weapons and powers, but I tried my best. Enjoy.