Titans Academy

[Lord Wraith]

Hmm

I'm torn between a neon-glowing fist fighter with purple hair and a gloomy insomniac who swings a scythe at people unironically

Dizzy knows exactly who that one is

Also holy shit y'all have some aesthetic as hell sheets

@Blizz

I am concerned about what 'unironically' means in this context.

[Blizz]

@Lord Wraith

"Unironically" means with actual skill like it's a totally practical and totally not impractical weapon

[Lord Wraith]

@Lord Wraith

"Unironically" means with actual skill like it's a totally practical and totally not impractical weapon

@Blizz

That uh, is not even remotely unironic or ironic.

[Blizz]

@Lord Wraith

Lol

[Blizz]

Here's a WIP character, who wants to discuss relationships?

Evie Lawrence

𝓝𝓪𝓶𝓮
__________

Evelyn "Evie" Lawrence

𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓼
__________

Shattercrash

𝓐𝓰𝓮
__________

18

𝓜𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓻
__________

Cyborg

𝓢𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓼
__________

Full Time

𝓟𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓽𝔂
__________

Headstrong | Free-Spirited | Stubborn

𝓔𝔁𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮
__________

2 years of fighting experience, a few months at Titans Academy.

𝓟𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓼
__________

Inertia Battery

Shattercrash's body stores the energy from any impact she sustains for later use as a force multiplier. Anything from getting punched in the face by someone with super strength to so something as small as her feet hitting the ground or her heart pounding in her chest is absorbed by her body to hit harder. This energy multiplies the strength of any collision caused by her body. One could mistake this power for meaning Evie simply punches really hard, but her is more nuanced than that. Her entire body can benefit from this power, and she can use it to extend the reach of a punch out by blasting someone with energy, up to 20 feet away. In an uneventful scenario, Shattercrash's "battery" sits at around 100%, but prolonged close quarters combat allows her to go above her normal capacity by taking hits from an enemy. This results in a snowballing effect that causes Shattercrash to become increasingly hard to fight back against the longer a fight lasts.

𝓦𝓮𝓪𝓴𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓮𝓼
__________

Glass Cannon

Shattercrash's power absorbs the kinetic energy of anything that hits her, but it does absolutely nothing to soften the blow. She has the potential for devastating bursts of offense, but to get to the point where her power is at its upper limit, she needs to survive a prolonged fight against other people in a world where super strength and non-physical attacks exist. She may hit harder, but Shattercrash doesn't have super strength or super durability.

Overclock

Shattercrash compares her power to a battery because it stores energy, but a battery can only store so much. If her normal capacity is 100%, then her battery allows her to store energy up to 200%. She will eventually drain back down to normal levels, but it's possible for her to store too much inertia, resulting in what look like violet solar flares erupting from her body. In a fight, this would only make her more dangerous, but eventually she'll have to burn off some energy to avoid damaging the surrounding area too much when people could be around her.

𝓑𝓪𝓬𝓴𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂
__________

Shattercrash grew up in California with a single mother and her younger brother. It was livable, but it wasn’t ideal; Rent was high, her mother worked two jobs, and their dad left before her brother was born without leaving any child support.

She spent a lot of time away from home, biking down streets after school, going for runs or figuring out the specifics of the powers she just got. She had always heard about superheroes in distant places who could do incredible things. She figured it out quickly, but didn’t have any significant outlet for it. One day her mother got hurt at one of her jobs, and they were faced with losing their home before long. A month later, she found a place where metahumans fought in a ring for money. Shattercrash didn’t hesitate in jumping in. Her first match was a blowout win by knockout, and she made bank off of it.

The next two years were spent holding a “summer job” while her mom recovered. While she wasn’t rich, the money was undeniably good. She was motivated to win every match, and for every ten wins, she only occasionally had one loss. Most of the contenders weren’t anything special, but they gave her a run for her money each time.

Someone heard about the pit fighting, and before she knew it the entire place was busted. They caught her and decided to call a superhero. That superhero happened to be the tin man himself, who gave her a shot at using her power in more “constructive” ways. Of course, that meant punching people who threatened other people, instead of punching them for money.

𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓵𝓮 𝓟𝓸𝓼𝓽
__________

3:59pm, mask on. In less than sixty seconds, her first match would begin. Evie walked down the concrete steps to the cage where she was locked in with her opponent. A burly guy with blue, craggy skin and red eyes. Well over six feet all, shirtless and possessed of ego. She was wearing a simple half-face mask with a violet hoodie and some cheap gloves over her glowing hands.

”Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, we have a new contender!” Mixed applauds rang through the “stadium” as the announcer gave the introductions. The lights made it hard to see anything past the cage.

”Tonight, everyone’s favorite freaky heavyweight Tremor Man faces a masked scrapper known only as Shattercrash! She doesn’t look like much against this mountain of a man, don’t you think!” What followed was the sound of boos and laughs at Evie’s expense. She wasn’t so sure she stood a chance against a guy like that, but her head was telling her, “Blast him and worry about the plan if he gets back up.”

”Our contestants face off in thirty seconds! Remember, no weapons! You win by forfeit, you win by fatality, you win by knockout! If you’re not dead, don’t throw the fight, rookie!” The announcer shouted with a booming voice as the clock ticked down.

”Five! Four! Three! Two! One!” The crowd’s roars grew to a crescendo as Tremor Man charged at Shattercrash. Not quite a blitz, but more like a freight train on legs ready to body slam her. Shattercrash, against her own best judgement, stood completely still as she raised a hand into a fist and swung a haymaker aimed right for his leg. In a burst of neon violet light, he leg was broken underneath him, his body tumbled to the floor as the thunder of the punch silenced the entire building.

The cage shook like an earthquake, and without really thinking, Shattercrash lunged forward, swinging a glowing leg directly into his face with another explosive flash. Tremor Man’s body didn’t move when it hit the floor. The crowd was stunned for what felt like an eternity as Evie wondered whether she just killed a man two swings.

”I- I don’t believe it! Did you SEE THAT?! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR FIRST TIME CONTENDER SHATTERCRASH HAS WON HER FIRST MATCH IN UNDER TEN SECONDS! VICTORY BY KNOCKOUT!!!”

The crowd screamed in excitement, loud enough that Evie could feel the room rumble. A new record in the fighting ring’s books for the fastest victory. After the match was officially concluded, Evie counted more money in her hands than she had ever seen in her life. Her leg would no doubt have a nasty bruise for the next few days, but this?

She could get used to this.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Kijani is going to hate her. But Kijani kinda dislikes most people tbh.

[Blizz]

Kijani is going to hate her. But Kijani kinda dislikes most people tbh.

@Mistress Dizzy

That’ll be funny

Fist beats paper

[Lord Wraith]

<Snipped quote by Mistress Dizzy>

That’ll be funny

Fist beats paper

@Blizz

That is literally not how Rock, Paper, Scissors works.

[Omega Man]

@Omega Man Because I'm an eager beaver, will this be running similar to the comic of the same name where our characters are more like students ala X-Men versus just being a young superhero group ala Young Justice? The opener is a little vague on the subject but I know personally, I'm hoping for something that's sort of a hybrid of both. Kind of like the old 'X-Men Divided We Fall' RP we GM'd together back on Old Guild.

Either way, a combination of 'school of adventure', with typical superheroics and maybe even a mystery focused on the team and/or school like the Red X stuff in the comic could be a lot of fun to play out.

@Lord Wraith

It will be a mix of both. I read the Teen Titans Academy comics and I'm fairly certain both of us could do better than the writer Tim Sheridan (and shit, did I tell you I'm actually making comics now?!). There wasn't as much school stuff as there should have been, and even with the mystery of Red X that writer couldn't make it more interesting. Its also why I didn't go for the obvious mentors like Nightwing, Starfire, and Beast Boy... they've just tried and failed too many times to ever make that work again (it worked for Geoff Johns, but so did everything).

Right now my 11 month old is at my wife's aunt's so I've got a little time. Was trying to figure out the rest of my CS (was using a format for an old RP I found) but I need to start going over the CS's now that a few have been finished. Origami is definitely a favorite @Mistress Dizzy as well as Blitzkrieg.

[Omega Man]

@Omega Man What kind of pictures do you want for this? I have plenty of art, but it's hard for me to find faceclaims.

@Mistress Dizzy

Whatever works. I liked the animation clip of the girl and the note cards.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Gotcha.

Btw, that's an old school anime called Read or Die. My source for Kijani's power. Excellent OVA, if you can find it.

[Omega Man]

Finished it quicker than I thought I would....

____________________________________

the Shield

^{"I'll take your best shot."}

^{Alexander 'Alex' Mason ♦ May 1st, 2002 ( 20 ) ♦ Straight Male ♦ Neutral Good}

^{Mentor: Cyborg ♦ Status: Full Time ♦ Experience: Six Months}

⦿ P O W E R S:

Alexander has the metahuman power to project force fields made of yellow solar energy. Not unlike a Green Lantern’s constructs, the force fields and shields are based on his willpower and ability to focus. He generally creates a personal shield that some say resembles a police badge. Alex also possesses enhanced strength (around a five ton cap) and uses the extra muscle to super leap from rooftop to rooftop when on patrol.

⦿ W E A K N E S S E S:

Alexander has the same limitations as any average human. His costume can protect him from most small arms fire, but he can still die from bullets or anything that can kill people. Alex has no formal training and is at best decent at hand to hand comabt.

⦿ P E R S O N A L I T Y:

Resourceful, Trustworthy, and Headstrong

⦿ Brief Bio:

Alexander was your average kind of kid growing up in the Eastside slums of Midway City. When a fire erupted in his parents’ apartment building his metahuman power kicked in and the high school sophomore was able to protect his family from the flames. Three years later he would not be so lucky when his parents were in a car crash that took both of their lives. For several months Alex was aimless and lacking direction. A chance encounter with members of the Justice Society during the grand opening of a Hawkman museum left the young man in awe and he knew what he wanted to do. Rather than continue to hide his metahuman abilities, he used part of the life insurance money he’d received to get a suit made and began patrolling Midway City. In his brief time in the superhero community he hasn’t done much aside from stopping a few purse snatchers and rescuing several people from a burning building. The only time he came across an actual supervillain was when he tried stopping Copperhead from stealing something from STAR Labs. The goon for hire handed him a beating, however the meeting eventually put Alex on Cyborg’s radar.

⦿ N O T E S:

Eventually Alex will meet Jim Harper and the helmet of the Guardian will be passed on to him at some point.

-Ω

[Lord Wraith]

So many headstrong people at this school.

[Damo021]

@Lord WraithOMG i remember that RP!

[Hillan]

Oh boy, here's some familiar faces. Feel like people's looking a little slow over here, so it's time to...

Accelerate

Name - Robert "Rufus" Singer

Alias - Accelerate (AXLR8 if you're nasty.)

Age - 18

Mentor – Flash, and he hates it.

Status – Part-time

Personality - Arrogant, cunning, cynical.

Experience - With his powers? Two years. As a hero? Four weeks.

Powers - Hyperhuman metabolism and super speed. Body, senses and mind are all operating at hyperhuman levels. No known connection to the speed force. He can break the sound barrier in his sneakers and outrun a fighter jet if he's pushing himself.

Weaknesses - He cannot rely on Speed Force and its near infinite bullshit. He needs lots of food, sleep and a plan just like everyone else.

BRIEF Bio -
He grew up mean in Boston. Irish descent since a few generations, Rufus came from a neighborhood where you'd throw punches first and leave the questions to the cops. Thing was, he wasn't very good at punching. With time, he learnt other skills to survive. The kid was good in school, but dropped out as soon as he entered high school. Shortly after his powers kicked in and then he read every book in the library in an afternoon. With his abilities he became something of a Robin Hood styled vigilante. He stopped some low level bad guys once he got a hang of his powers, and he realized that handguns are only supersonic when they leave the gun - afterwards they're slow. He moved from city to city, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, even if he was hard pressed to find anyone he qualified poorer than himself. Eventually his spree came to an end when he was met with the big strong heroes carrying membership cards to the Watchtower, and like every young Hyperhuman they come across, he was offered a choice.

Notes - Rufus was caught working a pickpocket circuit in Gotham City when by sheer bad luck the Retired Flash, Jay Garrick was in town, fighting Icicle Senior who was teaming up with Mr.Freeze. Garrick caught Rufus and offered the young runner a choice. Soon after, he was introduced to the current Flash and lead onto the team, provided he could behave.

Rufus has a strained relationship to the other speedsters, he disliked them before he met them and he dislikes them even more now. Garrick being the exception and took a liking to him, as a result Rufus sports one of Jays old tunics. Rufus would insist it's the only thing he could find that was friction resistant enough.

The Trucker Hat stays on during Mach 4.

SAMPLE POST -

"You understand the concept of SUPERspeed, right?" He asked, slurping his iced coffee in between jabs. His sparring partner getting ever more frustrated with each thrown hit, missing the younger boy ever so slightly. His feet always found a spot safe from the advances of the man pushing him towards the corner in the ring. His friends eyes glinted with excitement at the prospect. Each strike moved him to push himself a little further.
"Yeah, but your mind can't keep u-" Pausing to strain himself for a big haymaker once the speedster was pushed to the corner, which Rufus effortlessly avoided, climbing out and over the ropes of the boxing ring, leaping over Mike's shoulders, throwing his drink to the air and then standing up again behind Mike, in time to catch his drink. Giving him a soft push to his back. Mike grunted.
"Hey, Coach! Check the camera! He cheated!" The taller boy cried and coach nodded. "Yeah, Skinner loses. He left the ring." As he checked the high speed camera that was reacquired from Intergang by Rufus a few weeks back. Rufus shook his head.

"Yeah. But isn't this stupid, anyway? I could punch Mike so fast his chest lights on fire from friction alone. What purpose does this serve?" Finishing his Big Belly Burger XXK Bizarro Milkshake.

"Ain't you ever seen Karate Kid, Rufus?" Coach Stevenson questioned and Rufus shook his head.
"Movies are 24 frames per second. It would literally be more interesting for me to gouge my eyes out with a buttering knife."
Mike put a towel to his forehead.
"He's talking about wax On, wax off, Rufus. Small improvements make way for large change. You dodging me might save you from getting stabbed... Again." As Mike finished speaking an alarm on Rufus's smartwatch set off. Someone had tripped the silent alarm at the bank.

"Well, Miyagi, we'll see if you're right." He said, leaving in a blur.
"How did he know that, he hadn't seen the movi-" Stevenson was interrupted by Rufus reappearing in his tunic and uniform, having changed from his tank top and shorts.

He picked up his blue trucker hat from the table next to the computer as he smirked.
"I read the novelization." And with a boom that shook the windows, he was gone.

[Omega Man]

@Lord Wraith – Blitzkrieg APPROVED
@Mistress Dizzy – Origami [needs sample post] PRE APPROVED
@PatientBean – Oracle [drop the force field power plz] PRE APPROVED
@Crimson Flame – Superboy [needs less powers and a sample post]
@Damo021 – Flamebird [needs CS completed]
@Birdboy – Shuriken [needs CS completed]

Okay here’s everything I got so far with the Character Sheets submitted. A few of them are missing sample posts, and in the case of Shuriken we gotta know your personality, mentor, and full-time or part-time status. With Oracle the only thing I need is for her to drop the force field powers cause that’s my guy’s thing and I don’t want a lot of power overlap. For Jon Kent to work in the RP he’s gotta be powered down to the point he isn’t a one man Justice League. He’s so powerful he skips the Titans in the comics and goes right to being a member of the Justice League at age 18. In the Young Justice cartoon they depowered Superboy, I’d base it more on that. I usually just say ‘no Kryptonians or Lanterns’ in my RP’s but if your heart is set on this character I’ll work with ya.

@Hillan You sure you just want to reuse that character? I vaguely remember him from one of the last times I tried rebooting my Young Justice 2020 RP LOL. It's the hat that made me think of it.

-Ω

[Crimson Flame]

I think I’m going to drop. I have a lot on my plate rn. Sorry.

[Hillan]

@Hillan You sure you just want to reuse that character? I vaguely remember him from one of the last times I tried rebooting my Young Justice 2020 RP LOL. It's the hat that made me think of it.

-Ω

@Omega Man

I'm sure! Team could do with a speedster who thinks he's smarter than everyone else, only to be proven wrong as often as possible :D
And the HAT is iconic.

[Omega Man]

@Crimson Flame Thanks for letting me know something! Sometimes people just ghost threads...

@Damo021@Lord Wraith I remember that RP too, it's where several long standing friendships began. I actually almost used a reworked version of my Atlas character from that game for this.

[Damo021]

@Omega Man Indeed think you guys where like my OG peeps I RP'd with most on RPG. Funny you should mention the rework of Atlas from that RP to this one, I done the same for Flamebird, She was Originally Wildfire from Queens of Coast City [2020] RP.