C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  C Y C L O P S C Y C L O P S | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Cyclops | Scott Summers | 25 ________________________________________________________________________________________American | Mutant | Leader of The X-Men Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Cyclops (Scott Summers) is the leader of the X-Men and has the ability to shoot powerful concussive blasts from his eyes. He is a skilled strategist and fighter and is dedicated to Xavier's causes. Like all of the current roster, he was a student at the Xavier Institute before becoming an X-Man. In this continuity, Scott's brother Alex joined Magneto's mutant extremist group "The Acolytes", something Cyclops has never forgiven him for, even after he returned to their side at M-Day. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  M A R V E L G I R L M A R V E L G I R L | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Marvel Girl | Jean Grey | 25 ________________________________________________________________________________________American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Doctor Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) is a powerful telepath and telekinetic with a compassionate and empathetic nature. She is often a voice of reason and diplomacy within the X-Men team and has a close romantic relationship with Cyclops. The main departure from canon with Jean is the lack of phoenix force in her past, present or future. As iconic as some storylines have been that have included it, I hate how often adaptions of her character reach straight for it like a crutch, especially when Marvel Girl/Jean Grey is a compelling enough character without it. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  S T O R M S T O R M | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Storm | Ororo Munroe | 24 ________________________________________________________________________________________Kenyan-American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Member of The Morlocks Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Storm (Ororo Munroe) is a mutant with the ability to control the weather, making her an incredibly powerful force in battle. She is a fierce warrior and a wise leader. Growing up an orphan in the Morlock tunnels beneath NYC, under the thumb of the Shadow King taught her how to look after herself. I want to delve into her history and interactions with fellow morlocks. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  B E A S T B E A S T | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Beast | Henry "Hank" McCoy | 35 ________________________________________________________________________________________American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Scientist Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Beast (Hank McCoy) is a genius-level intellect with a blue, furry, and cat-like appearance. He possesses incredible strength and agility, and his intelligence makes him an invaluable member of the X-Men team, both in the field and in the lab. His insecurity around his appearance has led to multiple attempts at developing a mutant cure. He is the only original member of the team on the roster. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  N I G H T C R A W L E R N I G H T C R A W L E R | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Nightcrawler | Kurt Wagner | 22 ________________________________________________________________________________________German | Mutant | Member of The X-Men Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a blue-skinned, pointy-tailed mutant with the ability to teleport. He is a deeply spiritual and compassionate person, and his acrobatic skills and teleportation powers make him a formidable fighter and a valuable member of the X-Men team. I will be deviating slightly from canon by having him discover that Rogue, Mystique's daughter and member of her Brotherhood is his half sister. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  C O L O S S U S C O L O S S U S | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Colossus | Piotr Rasputin | 19 ________________________________________________________________________________________Russian | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Student Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) has the ability to transform his body into organic steel, granting him incredible strength and durability. He is a gentle giant and often serves as the heart of the X-Men team, always striving to protect the innocent and do what is right. He and Shadowcat have a budding relationship. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  S H A D O W C A T S H A D O W C A T | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Shadowcat | Katherine "Kitty" Pryde | 18 ________________________________________________________________________________________American | Mutant | Member of The X-Men / Student Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) has the ability to phase through solid objects, allowing her to pass through walls and even people. She is a quick thinker in battle, often using her phasing abilities to outmaneuver her enemies. However, as the youngest member of the team she is also the least experienced, and has a lot she feels she needs to prove. |
C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S - P R E V I O U S R O S T E R S -▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ X-Men Original Roster (2014 - 2017) ►Professor X (Charles Xavier) ►Banshee (Sean Cassidy) ►Beast (Hank McCoy) ►Sage (Tessa) ►Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) ►Xorn (Shen Xorn) X-Men Second Roster (2017 - 2018) ►Cyclops (Scott Summers) ►Banshee (Sean Cassidy) ►Beast (Hank McCoy) ►Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) ►Polaris (Lorna Dane) ►Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) X-Men Third Roster (2018 - 2022) ►Cyclops (Scott Summers) ►Beast (Hank McCoy) ►Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) ►Polaris (Lorna Dane) ►Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) ►Storm (Ororo Munroe) - C U R R E N T R O S T E R -▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ X-Men Current Roster: (2022 - Present) ►Cyclops (Scott Summers) ( [color=FF5733][/color])►Beast (Hank McCoy) ( [color=1E90FF][/color])►Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) ( [color=C0C0C0][/color])►Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) ( [color=00a651][/color])►Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) ( [color=9400D3][/color])►Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) ( [color=ffff00][/color])►Storm (Ororo Munroe) ( [color=6ecff6][/color])- S U P P O R T I N G C A S T -▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Professor X (Charles Xavier) - The mentor and founder of the X-Men, and headmaster of the Xavier Institute. ► Banshee (Sean Cassidy) - Former X-Man/reserve member and teacher at the Xavier Institute. ► Sage (Tessa) - Former X-Man/reserve member and teacher at the Xavier Institute. ► Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) - Former X-Man/reserve member and teacher at the Xavier Institute. ► Xorn (Shen Xorn) - Former X-Man/reserve member and teacher at the Xavier Institute. ► Callisto - Leader of the Morlocks and rival of Storm. ► Caliban - Member of the Morlocks. ► Leech - Member of the Morlocks. ► Marrow - Member of the Morlocks. - E N E M I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Amahl Farouk (Shadow King) - Ousted former leader of the Morlocks. Storm doesn't like to talk about it. ► The Purifiers - Radical, and often violent, anti-Mutant group. ► Bolivar Trask - Head of Trask Industries, a government contractor in the weapons field. A vocal supporter of calls for Mutant registration. ► Senator Robert Kelly - One of the leading voices of the anti-Mutant movement. Personally spearheading a number of initiatives attempting to introduce registration of Mutant individuals including, but not limited to authoring a bill prescribing the creation of the "Mutant Response Division", a special branch of the government which would specialist in the capture of dangerous Mutants. Overall nice guy. ► Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr) - Mutant terrorist and leader of The Acolytes. Currently imprisoned in the Raft. ► Exodus (Bennet du Paris) - Mutant terrorist and member of The Acolytes. Currently imprisoned in the Raft. ► Mammomax (Max Jensen) - Mutant terrorist and member of The Acolytes. Currently imprisoned in the Raft. ► Senyaka (Suvik Senyaka) - Mutant terrorist and member of The Acolytes. Currently imprisoned in the Raft. ► Zealot (Thomas Moreau) - Mutant terrorist and member of The Acolytes. Currently imprisoned in the Raft. ► Mystique (Raven Darkholme) - Leader of The Brotherhood of Mutants. Mother of X-Man Nightcrawler and teammate Rogue. ► Destiny (Irene Adler) - Member of The Brotherhood of Mutants ► Rogue (Anna Marie Darkholme) - Member of The Brotherhood of Mutants ► Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) - Member of The Brotherhood of Mutants ► Pyro (John Allerdyce) - Member of The Brotherhood of Mutants ► Avalanche (Dominikos Petrakis) - Member of The Brotherhood of Mutants ► Blob (Fred Dukes) - Member of The Brotherhood of Mutants K E Y E V E N T S K E Y E V E N T S - K E Y E V E N T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Birth of Erik Lehnsherr (1933) ◼ Birth of Charles Xavier (1940) ◼ The beginning of public awareness of Mutants (1960-1970) ◼ Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr's first meeting (1961) ◼ Charles Xavier becomes the first openly Mutant candidate to run for president. He loses in the Democratic primaries to Walter Mondale by a wide margin (1984) ◼ The Xavier Institute first opens its doors to students (1994) ◼ The first appearance of "The X-Men" (2014) ◼ The X-Men defeat Amahl Farouk, leader of the Morlocks. Storm becomes a student at the Xavier Institute. (2015) ◼ In an apparent assassination attempt, Professor X is shot, leaving him paralysed from the waist down (2017) ◼ The February 16th "M-Day" attack (2018) ◼ The defeat and subsequent arrest of Erik Lehnsherr and his followers, The Acolytes (2018) ◼ Senator Robert Kelly introduces a bill calling for the creation of a Mutant Response Division (2023) - | P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) Anyone who's spoke to me for longer than five minutes will probably be aware of the fact that I am obsessed with the X-Men. That love runs deep. I like to think these characters will be in safe hands. I'm passionate about honoring the decades of rich history that this team has, while also adding my own unique twist to the mythos. My goal is to create a compelling narrative that captures the essence of what makes the X-Men so special and beloved. I plan to cover a lot of ground, with my first planned arc centring around the anti Mutant Militia The Purifiers and Trask Industries, and Storm's return to The Morlocks, a breakout at the Raft, and the long awaited return of Magneto. I am particularly interested in exploring Storm's history with the Morlocks and the lingering influence that Shadow King still holds over her. Another story arc that I'm excited to explore is Nightcrawler's reunion with his estranged mother, Mystique, and the revelation of his long-lost sister, Rogue. In addition to these personal character developments, I'm eager to develop the budding romance between Piotr and Kitty, while also delving deeper into the team's collective history. I want to reveal more details about pivotal moments in their past and how they have shaped the X-Men into the team we know today. One storyline that I'm especially keen on exploring is the aftermath of M-Day and its devastating impact on the mutant population. I also want to delve into the fallout and the political climate surrounding the "mutant menace". With any luck, half of it might actually make interesting reading. S A M P L E P O S T S A M P L E P O S T
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C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Loki | Loki Laufeyson _________________________________________________________ Asgardian | Frost Giant | God of Mischief, Professional Agitator _________________________________________________________ Salem | Oregon | USA C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S - M I S C E L L A N E O U S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► As Loki is a) genderfluid and b) a shapeshifter, their appearance and pronouns are subject to change. By default, they will use they/them. ►Loki's powers are primarily based in illusions. Innately, however, they possess a superhuman status due to their Frost Giant genetics. They are still notably physically weaker than the likes of Thor. ► Beyond illusions, Loki's magic also affords them cryokinesis, telekinesis, teleportation, touch-based telepathy, and energy blasts. Anything beyond illusions is generally weak without use of the scepter, however. ►Loki's scepter does NOT contain the Mind Stone. It has no unique abilities by itself, instead serving to amplify and concentrate Loki's innate magic. - K E Y E V E N T S K E Y E V E N T S - K E Y E V E N T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Loki is born to the Frost Giant Laufey. A scrawny and premature baby, they are considered an embarrassment and left to die. The warring Asgardians discover the baby, and the king Odin later adopts them. Their Frost Giant physiology is concealed with an enchantment and they are raised as an Asgardian. (701) ◼ On an adventure with their brother, Thor, Loki learns the truth of their heritage from Laufey. Angered by the lies, this mixed with Loki's jealousy for their older brother to create a disdain for the Asgardians. (1063) ◼ Loki stages a coup with the help of the Frost Giants and attempts to seize control of Asgard. It fails, and Loki is defeated by their brother, Thor. They are imprisoned for their crimes. (1066) ◼ Loki escapes prison. The Asgardians fail to locate them, assuming them to having fled to another realm. (1070) ◼ Loki causes problems across the Nine Realms, occasionally clashing with their brother as a result. They undertake a variety of aliases for their meddling purposes: Some of these include Giacomo Casanova, Diogenes of Sinope, Grigori Rasputin, D.B. Cooper, and Count St. Germain. Their exploits throughout history are numerous and dubiously documented. At some point, Loki attracts the attention of a cult devoted to them. Their membership has shifted throughout the years, but historically sheltered the marginalised and disillusioned. (1070-1980) ◼ Loki begins a campaign of agitation against the Storm Giants and Frost Giants. (1980s) ◼ Loki is caught by a coalition of Frost and Storm Giants, their trickery revealed. They are summarily executed for their crimes. Fortunately, Loki came prepared, and tricked Hel out of their soul. In exchange, they would be banished to Midgard. (1990) ◼ Loki spends a year battling their way out of Helheim, as Hel refused them safe passage out of the realm in her indignation. (1991) ◼ Loki's new body is cared for by their cult while they age and adjust. (1991-2015) ◼ After regaining full control of their magic and body, Loki sets off to explore the modern world. (2015-2023) - | C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T A principal agitator in the annals of human history, Loki has always stirred the pot and heralded chaos. With their powers of sorcery and illusion, they change their shape and distort reality to confuse and disguise the truth. Across the Nine Realms, Loki was a name that roused fear and spite in the hearts of the mightiest. The god's legacy of deceit came with an inevitable comeuppance, however, as after attempting to spark a civil war, they were executed by the Storm Giants for their incessant meddling. Not content to die like any normal person, however, Loki tricked Hel into letting their soul go free—with the necessary caveat that they would be banished from Asgard forever. Should they step foot again in their homeland, their body would immediately wither, and their soul would be taken into the underworld. Now reincarnated trapped on Earth, Loki is forced to face their actions through a human lens of morality. Having been on the side of chaos for so long, Loki is forced to ponder if mischief is truly inseparable from evil. To experiment, they have elected to, as they see it, join the side of "good": Protecting humanity from the forces they once gleefully catalysed. After all, if this planet is destroyed, where are they going to live? Despite being known primarily as a villain, this incarnation draws from their appearances in Young Avengers and Agent of Asgard, in which they're considerably more heroically inclined. Loki's presence in the story will hopefully serve as a catalyst for introspection, both on their end and the end of other characters. I want them to be a sort of devil's advocate, second-guessing motives and actions. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) ________________________________________________________________________________________ Loki appeals to me primarily because of their distinctly non-human element: I've always found a character "on the outside looking in", so to speak, interesting. I think one of those outsider characters—someone who's only interaction with the human world has been like an ant farm, staring at it through a thick pane of glass and occasionally giving it a shake—would be a fascinating perspective to introduce into the world. They're learning its conventions and rules in real time, and thus can call into question the objectionable aspects most people have grown numb to. Their propensity for shapeshifting and trickery also allows them to take on a variety of identities and aliases through which they can further inhabit the world, in their own crafty way. On a personal level, the character is also forced to confront themselves within this frighteningly mortal framework. Loki is no longer above this world: They have to learn how they fit into it, what their purpose is now, if human morality is truly worth upholding. In the words of Loki comic writer Kieron Gillen, "Can people change? Can bad people get better?" They need others not just for the sake of connections and relationships, but also to inform their own view of this new society and to illuminate the parts of the world often unseen. They have a proactive, overruling drive to explore the world and to meet new people, which I think is a boon to have in any living world, especially one with so much to see. Ultimately, Loki's arc is one of learning and discovery, catalysing self-reflection in others and in themselves. Despite being a godly being, I hope to introduce a distinctly human element into the world with them. OOC, they will hopefully encourage collaboration and multi-player stories. S A M P L E P O S T S A M P L E P O S T “Darren?” “Yes, my lord?” “What did I—” Loki swung their sceptre through the air, the trail of blue it left behind catching Darren’s attention before the cold metal against his chest. Darren grimaced, nervously slicking back his combover and pushing up his bifocals. “What did I tell you about “my lord”?” “It’s…Stuffy and overzealous?” “Yes!” The Sceptre swung back, Loki catching the end in their other palm. “Do I look old enough to be a lord to you?" Loki turned the staff over in their hands, peering at their warped reflection in its crowning jewel. "I’d like to think I have a few centuries left.” Darren, in his defence, was trying his best. He had always tried his best. He was an excellent dad—allegedly. I don’t know, I wasn’t there. His only proof is a “World’s Best Dad” mug, and the rim is chipped, so obviously the title doesn’t mean very much to him. But all it took was the beguiling of one Ms Sandra, 27, local single in your area, and suddenly his wife was serving him a petition for divorce, and his kids start beggingg to go to Wendy’s every Friday after school, since mom always lets them do what they want. Don’t ask me who Wendy is. He’s never elaborated. In any case, human lives are frightfully short, and Darren had already lived half of it. All that he had amassed in that half had disappeared in a few years. Really, you’d forgive him for just curling into a ball and staying there. But, instead, he managed to find glorious purpose serving me, or the made up version of me these people have in their heads, as leader of my cult. He’s not very good at it. Ordinarily, I’d atomise him, but I’m trying to do better. “Well, regardless. I want you to gather the others. There’s something I would like to tell them.” Loki shuffled up to their altar, kicking up into the air. They swung their sceptre around, leaning back on it and stopping midair. “Chop chop, now. It’s urgent.” With a hasty nod, Darren scurried away, towards the nearby log cabin. They looked quite pleased with themselves, lazily reclining back on thin air. And they were quite pleased with themselves. Today was the beginning of a new chapter of Loki’s reign of chaos and terror, sans the chaos and terror. It wasn’t long before their cult had gathered around the altar in a circle—all nine of them. “Hang on,” Loki mused, doing a quick headcount. “Where’s Mairead?” “She has to pick her kids up from softball,” a shrill voiced, portly man in brown khakis and a red polo shirt explained. “Ah, right. Well…Someone fill her in. Text her, or whatever it is you people do.” The portly man nodded, already taking out his phone in preparation to transcribe. “People of the cult of Loki!” Loki called out, arms raised. “Aren’t you just the greatest? Your service over these past years has not gone unappreciated. I truly will never forget the sacrifices, metaphorical and literal, you have made for me while I’ve recovered my strength.” “I LOVE YOU, LOKI!” a woman with frizzy orange hair and thick framed black glasses shrieked from the back. “And I love you…!” Loki bit their lip, casting a glance towards Darren. He mouthed a name, silently, and Loki’s eyes darted back up. “Rachel! Which is why I am filled with remorse to announce to you that the cult of Loki…” Dramatic pause. Ever the showperson. “...Is officially disbanding.” Shock, gasps. Someone fainting. That was what Loki was expecting. Mostly, though, it was just a collection of sighs and shrugs. A groan of disappointment from Rachel. “...You seem remarkably well composed.” This was definitely not the reaction they were hoping for. Darren rolled his shoulders. “I dunno. Was something fun to do on the weekends, I guess.” “Don’t you want an explanation?” “I mean, I don’t really mind. You gotta do what you gotta do, y’know?” Loki furrowed their brow, casting a glance throughout the crowd. “...Really? No one is going to throw themselves at my feet, or…?” Pursing their lips, Loki clambered down from the sceptre, heels touching off the altar. “Gods, alright,” They muttered, lazily hopping down onto the dirt below. They had said this as a joke before, several centuries ago, and the head shaman died from a shock-induced heart attack. Esoteric cults had really lost their oomph. In retrospect, it was only fair. This was probably how they would have reacted if the cult had disbanded of its own accord. Some of them were definitely just here to kill time. “Well, you can go, I suppose,” Loki halfheartedly waved the group off with their sceptre. Several of them, save for Darren, were gripped by a shimmering blue light, responding to a pulsating glow from the sceptre’s gem. They were dragged backwards, leaving behind a starlight trail as each cult member flew backwards through the air and over towards the edge of the woods. “I need the cabin, though. The lease is still under your name, isn’t it?” Darren nodded, hastily. “Excellent. The landlady is still enchanted, but if you get anything about overdue rent, just let me know, and I’ll…” Loki poked the side of their head, hissing with their tongue. “...You know.” Loki waved their sceptre, and that blue light overtook Darren. They paused, jaw clenched. “...Goodbye, Darren. Good luck out there. Thank you.” “No sweat, boss. Hey, can I put you down on my resume? Just as a reference, cuz y’know…” Loki smiled, sadly. “But of course. Just give me a good alias.” Darren nodded, more carefully this time. “Max Power.” "That will do, Darren. That will do.” And with a wave of Loki’s sceptre, Darren was gone. Now began the next chapter. With a whirl of their cape, Loki was enveloped in a pulsating, feathery blackness. There was a dismal cawing, and out from the mass flew a mighty raven, the wind on its wings and mischief on its mind. Maybe they would stop a bank robbery. Maybe they would uncover a political conspiracy to take control of the world. Maybe they would peck at a housecat’s window and irritate the living daylights out of it. The possibilities were endless for the new God of Mischief. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Spider-Man | Peter Parker _________________________________________________________ American | Human (Radioactive Spider-Blood | CEO of Parker Industries _________________________________________________________ Queens | New York | United States of America C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S - M I S C E L L A N E O U S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Super Strength -On an average day, he has been able to lift and hold 10 tons above his head, but in times of greatest stress, he has been able to hold up an entire collapsing building. ► Wall Crawling -Peters extremities naturally produce atomically bonding fibres that allow him to stick to nearly any surface and walk on it as if it were the floor without his equilibrium being effected. ► Super Stamina -Peters body is able to process fatigue toxins at an incredible rate, allowing him to perform at peak condition for far longer than any normal human could. ► Super Durability -Peter is incredibly resistant to blunt force trauma. He has hit pavement at terminal velocity, thrown around by super-powered individuals, ragdolled by godlike beings and he just keeps getting back up. That being said, his skin isn't terribly resistant to bladed and piercing weapons. ► Super Agility -Peters agility, balance, and bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the natural physical limits of the finest human athlete. Peter is extraordinarily limber, and his tendons and connective tissues are twice as elastic as the average human being is despite their physical strength. ► Super Regeneration -Spider-Man is able to rapidly heal and regenerate from harm faster and more extensively than normal humans are capable of. Broken bones heal within a day, abrasions gone in minutes, he even healed his mild Stigmatism. ► Spider-Senses -Peter possesses a precognitive danger or "spider" sense which warns him of potential or immediate danger by the means of a tingling sensation in the back of his skull, and links with his superhuman reflexes, enabling him to evade most any injuries unless he cognitively overrides it. S p e c t a c u l a r F a m i l y ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Mary-Jane Parker -The girl next door, Mary-Jane Watson grew up with Peter and Harry, the three musketeers (Well, initially the two musketeers, she always had to be the Queen of Spain until she decided that the Queen would be a better Musketeer.) Always the independent and outspoken type, MJ takes what she wants, when she wants and after a stint living with her aunt after her father's alcoholism got too much, she decided she wanted Peter. "Face it, Tiger, you've just hit the jackpot!" were the words that heralded her back into his life. They dated, there was struggles, they broke up and got back together a few times, she found out his secret and stuck with him, but always maintained a strong relationship with Harry. They were married with Harry as her Maid of Honour (He came dressed as the Queen of Spain) Eventually, she gave birth to their daughter May Day Parker and the pair of them have been Peters rock and center of his universe ever since. ► May-Day Parker -Peter and Mary-Jane's daughter. She was born under not the best of circumstances, delivered by Otto during one of his money-making schemes that went wrong and he needed to take a hostage. It was a hell of a time trying to raise her as her Spider-Powers emerged at the age of 3. She is as powerful as her father and fearless as her mother. She is obsessed with the idea of becoming Spider-Woman and, much to her parents chagrin, constantly likes to sneak out to go web-swinging with her organic webspinners she was born with. ► Normie Allen -Normie is Harry Osborn's son and Peter's God Son. Born after Harry and Liz eloped, he was born very physically weak, barely able to walk, but like all Osborns, he was smart, VERY smart. He was happy though, he had parents who loved him, a roof over his head and most things he wanted within reason. But then his life started to go downhill, his mother died after a short battle with Cancer and then his father sacrficed himself to save his grandfather. As per Harry's will, Normie was put into Peter and Mary-Jane's Custody. He quickly became best friends with May-Day. The pair of them are now plotting their superhero careers, despite Peter and MJ's incistance they shouldn't. S p e c t a c u l a r A l l i e s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Otto Octavius "Doc Ock" -Otto Octavius was Peter's Mentor, he was absolutely obsessed with the idea of perfecting and helping humanity by any means necessary. He was the foremost authority on cybornetics, but an accident left 4 cybornetic tentacles to be completely welded to his own skeleton. Since nobody was willing to fund his experiments legally, he decided he would steal it. He battle Spider-Man on many occassions, but even when worst came to worst, he and Peter were always civil with each other. Now that Peter has founded Parker Industries, he needs a mad scientist to head up the Cybernetics division. ► Adrien Toomes "Vulture" -Adrien Toomes was onetime CEO of Toomes Aeronautics, Adrien's company fell on hard times and he resorted to use of a wingsuit to infiltrate and sabotage his rivals. Eventually, he was caught by Spider-Man and they began a longtime rivalry. Toomes was a genius in aeronautics technologies, but wasn't much of a businessman. Parker Industries, wanted to enter the Aeronautics industry and needed an expert. In order to help give Toomes that second chance that Peter thinks he needed to get out of a life of crime. ► Michael Morbius -Michael Morbius was Peter's old friend from his days at Empire State University. The pair were somewhat rivals under the tutelage of Otto Octavius, constantly vying for their mentors appreciation and respect, as well as the right to join him at those science dinners he was getting invited to. However, it as at one of these dinners that he was drawn away from Cybernetics towards Neogenics. After Otto went nuts, Peter lost contact with him. Turns out he had a degenerative neurological disease that was quickly killing him and he believed that Neogenics was the way out of it. He was half right. Michaels project resulted in him crossing his DNA with that of a Vampire Bat. Michael went on a blood-crazed binge through New York, but was finally brought out of his stupor by Spider-Man teaming up with Otto to bring him down. Unfortunately, they weren't able to fully cure him, but they were able to give him his sanity back. Michael has been fighting crime across New York by himself, going in and out of superhuman prisons. Now, his old rival has given him a job as the head of Neogenic research. ► Alistair Smythe "Spider-Slayer" -Alistair Smythe was born into the Smythe Foundation, a family of robotics experts. He was born lame and unable to walk, but his brilliant mind was cultivated to become the smartest of all of the Smythes. But when their attempts to cure him ran themselves into serious debt, they services out to the Maggia. They created a number of Spider-Slayer robots that gave Spider-Man a lot of trouble over the years. To get better results, the Maggia killed Alistairs father and framed Spider-Man. This worked for a time, making Alistair completely fixated on Spider-Mans death, but eventually, even the robots constant beat-downs on Spider-Man would no longer satiate him. He wanted to rip Spider-Man apart with his bare hands and as such, began researching into Neogenics. To get his revenge, he would mutate his body along with cybernetic upgrades to turn himself into a Spider-Slayer. Smythe went after Spider-Man and beat him bloody, but Spider-Man retreated and found the evidence that this was a Maggia plot. Smythe turned himself in and cut a deal with the authorities to testify against the Maggia, but afterwards, struggled with how to proceed in life as a cybornetic killing machine. He was eventually found by Peter and brought in to help with both the Neogenics and Cybornetics divisions. S p e c t a c u l a r F o e s ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Norman Osborn "Green Goblin" -Father of Harry and grandfather of Normie, he is the CEO of Oscorp. Norman has been Spider-Man's nemesis since almost the beginning of his career. Originally a mild mannered, but ruthless businessman and scientist. He took a US Army contract to try and recreate Doctor Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier Syrum. The project was on the cusp of success for years and went completely overbudget. On the verge of having to declare Bankruptcy, he decided to test it on himself. At first, the formula worked he was super strong, super fast, superior to any other human, physically... But then the voices started... The voices in his head... They told him to do things. Awful things. This voice was The Goblin. As the Goblin, he began to attack his competators and had run-ins with Spider-Man. Norman would fight Spider-Man on and off for many years, eventually infecting Harry with the formula and making him another Goblin. However, Harry's goblin in his head was never fully in control. When Peter made a mistake, Norman capitalized on it and learned Peter's identity. When he told Harry, hoping to harness Harry's rage at Peter's secret, but actually had the exact opposite effect. Harry had just learned that his girlfriend was pregnant and this convinced him that if he stayed in New York, his son would grow up in a warzone between his father and best friend. Norman played the long game, going after Peter relentlessly in any legal way he could, as well as Spider-Man as the Green Goblin. Now, with Harry's sacrifice, the Goblin has been forced to retire... But Norman now has a new plan in order to ruin Peter and get his grandson back. He has eyes on the White House... ►Maxwell Dillon "Electro" -Of all of Spider-Man's foes, Max is without a doubt, the least complicated. He loves money. Fistfuls of dollars, bathtubs full of jewels. Max dreams of having a money bin he can dive into like Scrooge McDuck. This is his entire motivation, his reason for constantly pushing forward. Max is currently serving as Security for Parker Industries, but is actually on Norman's payroll, giving him whatever info he needs while working from the inside. Peter suspects this, but ultimately wants to give Max the benefit of the doubt, keeping him away from the most secure information. ►Mac Gargan "Scorpion" -Mac was the unfortunate victim of his own greed. Mac was originally a Private Investigator, hired by J Jonah Jameson in order to find out who Spider-Man was, but was thwarted at every turn. Eventually, he got so sick and tired of it that Jameson payed for him to become a test subject at in an Oscorp experiment. He was sealed in a hyper-powerful cybornetic battlesuit... The operative word of that being "Sealed" Mac wasn't told about that before agreeing. He went crazy and attempted to destroy Oscorp with Spider-Man coming to intervene. He and Spider-Man battled a lot over the years, with Scorpion mostly losing. He would rob banks and stores in an attempt to make enough money to pay people to cut him out of the battlesuit. When Norman first learned of Parker looking to hire his old villains with promises of helping them with their own problems, Norman made it a priority to get to Mac first, promising an out if he were to become his bodyguard on his campaign trail (With an off the books agreement that he'll throw in a chance to kill Spider-Man.) K E Y E V E N T S K E Y E V E N T S - K E Y E V E N T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ 1999: Peter Parker is bit by a Radioactive Spider, debuts as The Human Spider in a local wrestling show before his uncle Ben is killed. He then becomes Spider-Man. The Daily Bugle starts regularly running stories about Spider-Man: The Wall Crawling Menace. ◼ 2000: Spider-Man's villains start to make themselves known, Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Vulture and the Spider-Slayers start terrorizing New York. ◼ 2001: J Jonah Jameson has Mac Gargan turned into the Scorpion to hunt down Spider-Man. Rhino also makes his way to New York to fight Spider-Man ◼ 2002: Peter Parker graduates from Empire State University. Morbius, the Living Vampire starts terrorizing New York. Kraven the Hunter begins his hunt for both Morbius AND Spider-Man to prove himself. ◼ 2003: Green Goblin kills Gwen Stacy, Grizzly debuts as a New York Villain. ◼ 2004: Peter starts dating Mary Jane. Spencer Smythe is killed and Spider-Man is blamed. Warrant for Spider-Man's arrest issued. Quentin Beck begins staging robberies under the persona of Mysterio. ◼ 2006: Michael Morbius is cured of his madness, but still roams the streets feeding off of evil people. Chameleon debuts as a New York villain. Peter gets the Black Suit ◼ 2007: Aunt May passes away. Peter takes off the black suit which takes over Eddie Brock who becomes Venom. ◼ 2008: Alistair Smythe becomes the Spider-Slayer and attacks New York with an army of Robots. Spider-Man is able to clear his name in the murder of Spencer Smythe and Alistair escapes after killing several Maggia family heads. ◼ 2010: Peter and Mary Jane get married. ◼ 2012: The Hobgoblin (Harry Osborn) appears alongside the Green Goblin and begins terrorizing New York. Eddie Brock gives up the Venom Symbiote, who then attaches to Mac Gargan. ◼ 2013: Green Goblin finds out Spider-Man's real identity. Harry Osborn elopes with Elizabeth Allen and takes her last name. Normie Allen is born later that year. ◼ 2014: Sinister Six debut. Lead by Green Goblin, they compose of Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, Vulture, Rhino and Venom. They proceed to rule the criminal underworld of New York. ◼ 2016: May-Day Parker is born after the Sinister 6's plot goes awry. Otto Octavius surrenders himself into Police custody. Vulture captured by Spider-Man and sent to prison. Mac Gargan loses the Venom Symbiote, it goes into hiding. Green Goblin, Rhino, and Mysterio escape. Sinister 6 disolved. ◼ 2020: Liz Allen dies from Cancer. ◼ 2021: Green Goblin stages a hostile takeover of New York, and attempts to convince the world that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. This fails, but a lot of people die in the process. ◼ 2022: Harry Allen returns to New York and steals the Goblin Suit. He makes another spectacular attack on New York and is killed by his own Glider. Custody of Normie is given to Peter and Mary Jane Parker. ◼ 2023:Parker Industies is founded. - | C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T This version of events is about an older Spider-Man who has been through all of the trauma trying to deal with the loss of his best friend, the sudden adoption of a new foster-son, the incorporation of a multi-billion dollar company. There will be a few major ongoing stories, including: *Peter and Mary Jane trying to keep the spark in their romance alive while running said conglomerate *May-Day and Normie trying to become Superheroes while not getting caught by Peter and MJ *Peter pushing through the trauma of Harry's death right in front of him. *The former Villains that work for Peter trying to get along when most of them really do not like each other *Norman Osborn running for President of the United States of America in 2024. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) I want to explore the next phase of Spider-Man's story if his story was actually allowed to progress. Marvel has this idea in their minds that Spider-Man is only allowed to suffer and be an ignorant teenager. I want to show how he actually handles being a man with his own responisbilities and with a happy family, but obviously, Pete isn't done being lifes whipping boy just yet. His plight has just evolved and he has evolved with it. S A M P L E P O S T S A M P L E P O S T This... This isn't happening... Spider-Man stood, bloody, bruised, but... Victorious... If you could call what he saw a victory. Green Goblin's purple tunic quickly turning red as the blood poured from the blades piercing his body, he let out a laugh as he looked into Spider-Man's eyes. He then collapsed, falling backwards and landing with a loud thud on the metal on the stone atop one of the pillons of the Brooklyn Bridge. His Spider-Senses weren't flaring, this wasn't a trick, this wasn't a joke, this was... Real... He slowly stumbled over to Goblin's body. "N... Norman..." He called. "Norman, speak to me..." He pulled his mask from his face, no quips, no energenic calls, no words of annoyance, Peter was as serious as anyone had ever heard him. "Norm... Don't..." He quickly rushed over and felt the pulse. He was Super-Powered, this might not kill him. "Norm, stay with me." He pulled the Goblins mask from his face and saw the Osborn family red and black striped hair... No... That hair wasn't red... And the face. "HARRY!!!!" Peter screamed. "HARRY WHY- WHAT- I DON'T- WHAT?!" Harry reached to a button on his wrist and pushed it, the gliders blades retreating and the glider fell atop him, the fins preventing it from crushing him at all, but now the blood flowed unimpeded "NO, HARRY, STOP, YOU'RE GONNA DIE!!!" He quickly pressed his hands across Harry's chest, but with 4 blades and only 2 hands, there was nothing he could do. "WHY!?!?!?!" He cried as tears streamed down his face. "HOW COULD YOU!?!?!" "How could i not?" Harry smiled as he coughed up a tremendous amount of blood. "The goblin... I could feel it... It was taking over..." "HOW COULD YOU? THINK OF NORMIE! THINK OF LIZ! THINK OF-" Harry grabbed Peter's collar with one hand and tried to push Peter's hands away, but he was so weak that he was completely unable to do so. "Liz is gone... Cancer... Normie... Deserves better..." "BUT WHY THIS? WHY THE GOBLIN, WHY THE-" "I couldn't save her, Pete... I couldn't save anyone... Anyone but..." "Norman..." Peter came to the sudden realization. "This... ALL OF THIS... Was to save Norman?" He asked. "Dad... Dad isn't evil... The Goblin is... But dad isn't... With this... The goblin dies... And i can be with Liz again..." At this point, he coughed hard as Peter punched his chest. "SELFISH BASTARD!!! WHAT ABOUT NORMIE! HE'S ALL ALONE NOW! HE'S..." It was happening again. This was the third person he loved that was dying in his arms... And the second that was taken directly because of Norman Osborn. "You're leaving me and MJ..." He then laughed "Who's gonna be our Queen of Spain now?" "Pete... I've only got minutes... Listen carefully..." He coughed as Peter crawled closer. **** 2 Days Later, Oscorp HQ, New York **** The door opened to Normans office as Peter slowly walked in. The door closed behind him. Peter took out a small keyfob and pressed a button on it. "Don't worry, Gobby... This is a little mic scrambler. Means that nothing we say can leave this room." Norman didn't say anything, he simply stared daggers at Peter. "Norman, i know we have been at each others throats for 20 years now... But the one thing we both shared was that we loved Harry. You as a son and me as a Brother... And neither of us wanted it to end like this..." Norman continued to say nothing. Peters Spider-Senses were slowly ticking over. Norman was a snake that could strike at any second, but he wanted to believe he wouldn't. "Norman... Say something..." "You killed my boy you wall crawling son of a bitch..." Norman spat. "And you killed my first love you pumpkin slinging piece of trash-" Pete managed to squeeze between Normans words. "And i will make you rue the day you did it." "Harry killed himself... For you. That Goblin in his head was starting to take over. He didn't trust himself around Normie anymore. He couldn't save Liz, but he saw a way to save you. The cops have always been looking around you. You being the Goblin was the worst kept secret in the world. But Harry has given you an out. He has taken the full rap of everything the Goblin has ever done. He gave his life to save your soul." "I don't want my soul, i want my SON!" He roared. "AND I WANT HIM TOO!!!" Peter bit back. "But... We find ourselves in this situation... One where our wants and needs are not what we can get. Harry has made a sacrifice and I will NOT let it be in vain. The Goblin is dead... Let your sons last act on this planet be of your redemption. My uncle once said to me that with great power comes great responsibility. You have been given the greatest of powers. The power of a second chance and you have the responsibility to see that you use it to its fullest extent." The room sat quiet for a few minutes. Norman sniffed loudly, before getting up and looking out of his large window. "Then the Goblin is dead... I will have to rededicate my life to... Raising my grandson." Peter slowly got up. "That's not going to happen either..." Norman slowly turned to Peter and Peter could swear his Spider-Senses were trying to leap out through his skull and run away from just the sheer entropic power of Normans Glare. Peter reached into his suits breast pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. "A copy of Harry's Last Will and Testiment. Signed and recognized by his lawyer the day before... It gives me custody of Normie." "What could you possibly offer Normie? I have a 100 BILLION dollar company! I have summer homes in the Algarve, i can pay for his medical bills, his education and still not even remotely make a DENT in my ability to support him. You can barely make ends meet with your daughter. How can you even HOPE to support Normie, no i'm going to fight this, i'm going to hire the BEST lawyers in the land and when i'm done with you, you'll be lucky to have your web spinners-" Peter put his hand up to motion silence. "Harry also left some things for us to take care of Normie with. Most notably... A controlling stake in Oscorp..." He put a piece of paper on the desk and slid it over. "Now, Oscorp is a publicly traded company and i can sell these shares to whoever i want, but i know you love Oscorp and i know Harry would never want me to jeopardize your company. As such, i'm offering the shares to you first. At current market value, his shares are equal to 34.82 Billion Dollars. That amount of clout guarantees you will control Oscorp for the rest of your natural life." Norman sneered with every word from Peter's lips "And you'll... What, frittle it away on some-" Peter interrupted him. "I plan to invest in a company of my own. And when Normie turns 18, he will be given an amount in that company equivalent to that. In shares or Money, whichever he requests. I will stay out of Oscorps way, no weapons or military contracts. No Pharmaceuticals in the same fields that Oscorp is working in. I would like very much to draw a line under our relationship and move forwards from here. In Harry's memory and for Normie's sake." Norman continued to stare daggers at him. But slowly reached over to his intercomm. "Felicia, I need the legal team to draft some papers on a stock purchase." He ordered. **** 8 Days Later, The Raft, New York **** "It is good to see you, my dear boy." Otto said, greeting his old student in his strong German accent. "Allow me to once again give my condolences on Harry's passing, you and him were always so close." "Thanks Otto." Peter replied, before patting him on the shoulder. Otto's 4 tentacles were completely inactive and dragging along the floor behind him as he walked over to the visitation desk. "Look, Otto, i have... Well, i have some clout now. A few friends in S.H.I.E.L.D. and some moolah to throw around in the pursuit of a dream i have." "Money and a dream? Now that is a VERY dangerous combination for a young genius such as yourself." Otto laughed. "Tell me all about it." "I can get you out of here and into the ground level of a project i am working on. With the right words here and there i can get your sentence commuted to Community Service in the most high-tech lab you have ever seen." Peter smiled. "Say no more. The Doctor is in!" Otto laughed as he shook hands with Peter. "Cue the montage" Peter smiled. **** 1 hour later, The Raft, New York **** "And give me one good reason i should take you up on this, Parker? Maybe if you give me your buddy Spider-Man, i'll consider it." Toomes replied to Peter's offer. "What is even your problem with him? It's not like you were innocent in the matter." Peter replied. "Even so, i hold grudges." Toomes smiled. "Well, is a grudge worth more to you than a leadership position with a brand new Aeronautics division at a multi-billion dollar conglomerate?" Pete snikered. "Keep talkin'..." Toomes replied. **** 6 hours later, Hells Kitchen, New York. **** "Neogenics is VERY dangerous." Morbius shook his head. "Look what it did to me." Peter looked Michael up and down. "It saved your life, if nothing else. And i believe it can be used to save other lives too. We might be able to even change you back." "A way out of the blood dependence... And a guarantee that my research will go EXACTLY where it needs to?" He asked. "I mean, i'm not running a charity, but so long as we are saving lives and keeping our bottom line good, complete and total autonomy. So, is it Morbin' time?" "I ALWAYS hated when you said that." Michael scowled, before grabbing Peter's hand and shaking it. **** 3 days later, Favela, Brazil **** Peter slowly walked through a rudimentary hospital in the shanty town as people waited in line. "I have an appointment with Dr Smythe" He said to the receptionist, who showed him through to the office where the 6'7 spike-covered man stood inspecting a small child. "-looking good, the swelling has gone down, just keep him on the antibiotics and i'll see him in a week." Alistair looked up and saw Peter walk in. "Excuse me, but you are?" Of course, Peter and Smythe had not really talked, he was more familiar with Spider-Man. "Peter Parker, i'm friends with Spider-Man, i used to take pictures of him." Smythe seemed to pretend to recognize him, but Peter could tell otherwise. "Ah yes, for the Bugle, well, what brings you to my part of the world?" He asked. Peter smiled, before handing him a business card. "I represent Parker Industries and i need a Neogenics expert." Smythe looked at it. "No thanks, i am wanted by FAR too many agencies in the US." He handed Peter back the card. Peter presented the card again. "I have some clout and so long as you are willing to work on the level and maybe play give some super-powered help to the Feds and we can definitely get you back into the country as a free man. I can even provide money to hire on some more doctors for this little clinic of yours?" Peter threw in. Smythe looked at the rusted walls of the shanty hospital, before reaching a hand over to Peter. Peter shook it. **** 1 day later, Brooklyn, New York **** "So what you're saying is that if i give myself up to the cops, then you'll pay for me a load of money?" Electro asked. Peter sighed with a palm on his face. "I will give you the opportunity to redeem yourself in the eyes of the public. To make Electro not just some two-bit criminal with a penchant for stealing, but a respected member of the New York elite." He watched Electro think for a second. "Yeah, that's nice and all, but there is money in it?" Electro reiterated. Peter handed him a piece of paper. Electro's eyes widened as his pupils started to glow with electricity "Is... Is that after Tax?" Peter laughed. This is why he knew that Max was definitely not beyond redemption. A simple man motivated by simple means such as large piles of cash. "Sure, buddy. But you gotta stay on the level." Peter slapped him on the back. "Oh definitely, you've got absolutely NOTHING to worry about." Peter felt a twinge from his Spider-Senses. Mex was lying... Maybe it was a mistake, but was it better to leave him as a definite threat, or maybe he could sway him over to the good side. **** 1 year later, Brooklyn, New York **** "When i was young, my uncle Ben used to tell me that with great power comes great responsibility. Well, i say that with great power comes a greater speed, storage and battery life." Peter smiled to the press circus in front of him. "Parker Industries is proud to announce the new Spyder Phone. Unbeatable performance, a crisp and clear display and all at a price that leaves some of our..." He laughed a little "Competitors... in the dust." He then picked up a small wrist-mounted device and attached it. "It also comes with something very near and dear to my heart. You see, my Aunt May suffered from a Heart Attack which killed her. If emergency services were able to get to her, she could have been saved. As such, this vitals monitor will come as standard with every device. You can set it to monitor vitals and it will automatically call emergency services in case it picks up irregularities. So far, it recognizes Heart Attacks, Strokes and Aerythmia's with regular updates that will add more monitors. And of course, if you're the picture of perfect health and don't want it? Simply bring it to your local Spyder provider to trade in for store credit. Parker Industries has come onto the scene for one reason and one reason alone. To provide quality products and life-changing technologies at a competative price. With this being the first in our Spyder products, we hope to provide you with more as we go forward." |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Havok | Alexander Summers _________________________________________________________ American | Mutant | Current prisoner of The Raft _________________________________________________________ Westchester | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S - M I S C E L L A N E O U S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ►Personal Timeline ◼Late 2000s-Early 2010s *Alex Summers' X-gene first activates. *Andrew Blanding (Alex Summers' foster dad) abuses Alex's powers. *Alex is forced to raze a house (contents/occupants unknown). *Alex runs away from the Blandings; reuniting sometime afterward with his brother, Scott Summers. POWERS CONSIST OF ►Ambient Energy Conversion into Plasma Generation: Havok constantly absorbs cosmic energies from his environment (such as starlight, x-rays, and gamma radiation) and stores them within his body's cells, metabolizing the energy in order to generate plasma wave discharges that super-heat and disintegrate objects or create concussion bursts by violently displacing air molecules in his path. This absorption is generally a passive process. Upon the total expenditure of all his available energy, it takes Havok's body about 16 ½ hours to recharge to its peak level unless he absorbs a large amount of energy at once. The act of concentration involved in releasing his energy in anything other than an omni-directional wave is physically exhausting for Havok if he continues it over an extended period of time. (Potential) Flight: using stored energy for flight by directing it as a downward thrust. Easier to manage propulsion when starting at full energy capacity. ►Heat Immunity: Havok is virtually immune to the effects of most forms of heat. ►Radiation Immunity: Havok is virtually immune to the effects of most forms of radiation. ►Havok is also immune to Cyclops' optic blasts, as Cyclops is immune to his plasma blasts. Powers rundown shamelessly sampled from marvel.fandom.com NPCS = potentially various mutant youth here and there; recurring and one-offs. - K E Y E V E N T S K E Y E V E N T S - K E Y E V E N T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼2017: November. Havok defects, becoming one of Magneto's acolytes; - | C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T In this iteration, Alex's foster father was a cop. During what was supposed to be a brief, nothing-exciting-to-report ride along, they found themselves in the middle of a turf war. Alex watched as his foster father's partner went down. Bullets shattering the windows, Alex ran from the car, hearing what he thought was his foster father going down next. This event is what prompted the first manifestation of his powers -- and his foster father to use him as a tool from that day forward; placing Alex in dangerous situations because even criminals might hesitate when a kid is in their face, right? And if they don't, word gets around pretty fast of how they're gonna' get burned. Alex couldn't control his blasts at this point in his life, but they would reliably come out when he felt intense fear or pressure. A fact his foster father heavily exploited after confirming suspicions of such by placing Alex in another traumatic situation some time after the first. Neighborhoods were secured -and his foster father's career soared (nobody who could've spoke out, and the full details of his "busts" were kept from the papers)- while Alex's sense of security crashed. Alex has not shared the extent of these experiences with his brother, though Scott did learn not long after they reunited that Alex was abused in this way. From this and his subsequent time at Xavier's, Alex acutely feels the difference between being used for your powers, and using your powers for something; Alex is trying to figure out what he wants that "something" to be. Alex's path here will lead him back to young mutants or powered youth in general, looking out for those who are otherwise overlooked. Looking out for them like he wishes someone had for him when he was a new mutant. While he doesn't know exactly what he wants to do yet, Alex knows that he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life playing "follow the leader". P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) Alex is motivated by a desire to make something out of his life, not have it dictated by one thing or somebody. Many will compare him against his brother. What satisfaction he might get from one-upping Scott, though, wouldn't be so good as that of proving himself against himself. Not the better Summers, but the better Alex Summers. I'd like to bring Alex into his own spotlight. Doesn't have to be the brightest, just his; a legacy beyond his last name. I envision this as Alex perhaps starting as a counselor of sorts at Xavier's, eventually moving on to establishing his own outreach centre for powered youth, and/or maybe heading up his own X-Men team specifically looking out for the wellbeing of "voiceless" young people, powered or not. A sort of "youth guardians" team, if you will. Maybe in bringing security to other "gifted youngsters", Alex can move past the vulnerability he still carries from his childhood. Given his life so far, Alex also has multiple perspectives from which to view the world (even if he doesn't know quite what he's looing at) -he's been powered-yet-powerless as a kid, empowered as an adult, known false family and real, authority figures both harmful and helpful, been on the side of the "good guys" and most recently the side of the "bad guys"- I'd like to mine that as well. This feels like a rather engaging, immersive and thought-out RP, and I just vibe with the Summers (and their sense of humour), so...enter Havok. S A M P L E P O S T S A M P L E P O S T 'You ever wonder how Xavier picks his students? It's not as simple as the young mutants whose X-genes have just activated or who need extra help coping with that, for their sake or mankind's or whoever's. We've fought with a good share of other mutants, we've seen others in and around and underneath the city, for God's sake. What about them? Other mutants who, you know, look like maybe they could benefit from having a mansion-sized roof over their heads. Did Xavier just miss them? Did he decide they're just fine where they are? Or is it they don't fit into some grand plan of his? You ever wonder about that? That I didn't fit --but that's just fine, because now you're the one who's the pawn! You ever think about any of that? Would you allow yourself to?' Alex Summers A.K.A. Havok was passing some of his incarceration time on The Raft playing conversations out in his head he would like to have in person. They varied in sense (jail will do that to ya'). This one was a conversation he felt he'd like to have with his brother. But he knew he couldn't. It wouldn't be a conversation. For all Cyclops' flexible thinking on the battlefield, in Havok's opinion he suited his name when it came to other matters: having a rather myopic view of things. Plus...Alex was grasping with that whole "pawn" bit... 'Why had it only been him?' Some place in the back of his mind, he'd kind of thought of himself and his brother as a packaged deal. Of course that fell apart fairly soon after life-as-they'd-first-known-it had fallen apart....But that had been wrong, hadn't it? It wasn't meant to be "one and done with the other". 'Maybe I'm what's wrong....Why had it only not been me? -Huh, Professor X? You never gave me a clear answer before. Didn't think I could manage that either?' Alex sighed. Much of these conversations were ones he doubted he'd actually have. Though maybe if he shouted, he could have one with a certain other individual kickin' around in his mind. He wasn't sure exactly where Magneto's cell was in this place, only that it wasn't right by his. There were further things he entertained with Magneto, but that would definitely not be happening now, what with these power dampening collars on. "Heh," Alex grinned. Magneto was locked up because of him. It wasn't the X-Men who did that. But his smile was short lived. He was in here because of himself, too. It seemed to Alex like pretty much his whole life was a series of things either just happening to him or being forced on him. The accident....the foster care situation....Xavier's....his relationship with Polaris. Here, Alex had to pause. It didn't feel right to think of his relationship in the same breath as the other stuff. Still, it fit the category of things just happening. Like one day he and Polaris were there, and the next day they were there together. And then.....he supposed whatever they were now was his doing.. ..accidentally. What'd felt like the first choice he'd made in his life -not like running away from his foster home, which felt like something he had to do; no actual choice- the first real choice he'd made for himself -joining Magneto's acolytes, had been the wrong one. He'd failed at taking the reins of his own life the first time he tried. That was why he wasn't about to let Scott, or Lorna, steer him off the second -I guess third- course he'd corrected to; dealing with the consequences of his actions. Maybe atoning here could be his start on the path to...."right". |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Iron Man | Anthony "Tony" Stark _________________________________________________________ American | Human | Unemployed _________________________________________________________ New York City | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S - M I S C E L L A N E O U S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ►Equipment Arc Reactor: Originally designed by Howard Stark to power nuke-bearing submarines, Tony has adapted the arc reactor to his own uses. Namely, at the moment, keeping himself alive. He hopes future iterations of the reactor might be made available the world over. A single large-scale arc reactor could theoretically power an entire city for centuries without producing radioactive waste or filling the atmosphere with poison. Mark V Iron Man suit: The fifth iteration of the Iron Man armor and the last Tony developed before losing access to his workshop. It’s shell is built from a durable gold-titanium alloy held up by a carbon fiber muscular lace and a series of hydraulic bone-analogs. The suit’s highly advanced systems allow for rapid, AI-assisted movement and superhuman strength and durability. It’s armaments consist of palm-based repulsors, a chest-mounted unibeam, guided micro-missiles, and a variety of less lethal sonic and bludgeoning ordnance. It’s powered by the miniaturized arc reactor lodged in Tony Stark’s chest- without Stark inside the suit is unable to operate. Repairs and alterations require complex technology Tony no longer has access to. JARVIS: JARVIS is an artificial machine intelligence developed by Tony Stark to assist in the day-to-day operation of his company. It has been fully integrated into most major systems in Stark Industries and assists accountants, software engineers and developers in their various duties. Its computation power is extraordinary, able to run hundreds of different instances of itself working on numerous tasks at a time. JARVIS is a crucial component of the Iron Man suit, which essentially could not function without AMI assistance. Tony continues to tinker with JARVIS's matrices with the hope of unlocking true artificial intelligence. ►Supporting Cast Lt. Col. James "Rhodey" Rhodes: A career airman and longtime friend of Tony Stark. They initially met at MIT, their shared interest in military technology kicking off a friendship that would evolve far beyond that. Rhodes spent a decade as a fighter pilot before moving on to his current career in command and control operations; he’s aided Stark as Iron Man on a number of occasions, though his requests for his own suit were never realized. Now that Stark has lost his company Rhodey does his best to take care of his friend, offering him a place to sleep while Tony works out how to get his old life back. Virginia "Pepper" Potts: Pepper is a senior finance manager at Stark Industries, close friend and ex-girlfriend of Tony Stark. Originally a beleaguered accountant at Roxxon, Pepper was recruited by Tony personally, who convinced her that her talents were being wasted at a cesspool like Roxxon. The two dated for some time prior to Stark's kidnapping. Like everyone else, she'd assumed Tony was dead and moved on with her life. The two have remained close friends for several years. Harold Joseph "Happy" Hogan: While Tony was still the CEO at Stark Industries, Happy was his right hand. He was his driver, bodyguard personal assistant, corporate spy- whatever Tony needed, Hogan was happy to do. He was with Stark's convoy in Sokovia when it was attacked. Despite barely surviving the encounter, he blamed himself for losing Stark. He would've resigned and left if not for the intervention of Pepper. The two grew close in their shared grief; so close that the two were engaged to be married when Tony finally resurfaced. Stark held no ill will toward either of them and was even the best man at their wedding. Happy is currently the head of security at Stark Industries. ►Antagonists Obadiah Stane: Obadiah Stane was already a veteran business mogul by the time he'd co-founded Stark Industries with Howard Stark. Cutting his teeth as a weapons manufacturer during the Cold War, Stane sees himself as one of last defenders of the old American order- a strong, guiding hand for an increasingly anarchistic world. He's always found Tony's attitude grating, but it wasn't until Stark turned into a hippie that he chose to expel the boy from the company. Stane hopes he can reverse engineer Stark's 'Iron Man' power armor to sell to the highest bidder. Justin Hammer: Justin Hammer is a lifelong rival of Tony Stark, though Stark's never known it. They shared a class at MIT, Hammer started his own defense contracting company at the same time Tony took over Stark Industries, and Justin began drawing up plans for powered infantry armor when the Iron Man made his first public appearance. Unlike Tony, Hammer has found little success in his life: he cheated his way through university, his company went bankrupt and was absorbed into Stark Industries, and none of many attempts at power armor function up to standard. Despite his ineptitude he's managed to hold onto a position as Stark Industries' head of experimental technologies by groveling at Stane's feet. Anton Vanko: Anton Vanko is a Sokovian political radical and the son of Igor Vanko, leader of the Sokovská Nacionalistická Fronta that Tony Stark murdered in his escape. Anton scavenged what remained of the Mark I Iron Man suit and reverse-engineered an arc reactor of his own with the intent of tracking Stark down and avenging his father. He has taken on the moniker of Whiplash. Dmitri Bukharin: Dmitri is the fifth man to bear the mantle of Crimson Dynamo, and he will likely be the last. For decades the Crimson Dynamo was the premier superhero of the Soviet Union- a shining beacon of their technological advancement and military might. Dmitri was one of a dozen candidates chosen to pilot the last version of the mechanized, twelve-foot tall walking tank. The pilot had to be skilled in the mech’s operation, of course, but they must also exemplify all the best traits of the ideal Soviet man: handsome, well-spoken, and a fervent advocate for Marxism-Leninism. Bukharin was to be that man. The country he had so fiercely dedicated himself to would fall apart only five years after his appointment. A distraught Dmitri fled from Russia with the Crimson Dynamo and would spend the next several decades building his reputation as a feared mercenary, doing battle with heroes like Iron Man on many an occasion. - K E Y E V E N T S K E Y E V E N T S - K E Y E V E N T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ Howard Stark and Obadiah Stane found Stark Industries. (1976) A son is born to Howard and Maria Stark. They name him Tony. (1988) Dmitri Bukharin defects following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. (1991) The Starks are killed in a car accident under dubious circumstances. Tony replaces his father as CEO of Stark Industries. (2010) Justin Hammer’s company is absorbed into Stark Industries. Hammer is hired on as a senior engineer by Stark. (2012) Sokovian rebels capture Tony during a press tour in their country. (2014) Stark escapes his captors and returns to the States. (2015) Iron Man makes his debut. (2016) Tony Stark’s alter ego is made public and he’s forcibly removed from his company, made penniless. (2023) - | C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Tony Stark used to have it all. Born the son of billionaire Howard Stark and his wife Maria, he never wanted for anything physically. He was provided the best education money could buy and all the toys he could ever want. All he lacked for was his parents' attention. Driven to prove his worth to a neglectful father, Tony had a doctorate before he was old enough to drink. His parents died a week after the graduation ceremony they did not attend. Tony would go on to succeed Howard as CEO of Stark Industries. His genius intellect brought the company to new heights. Stark developed weapons that made the Manhattan project look like a baking soda volcano by comparison. Young, arrogant and ignorant of the consequences, Tony sold his designs to governments the world over to fund his hedonistic lifestyle. His perspective fundamentally changed after his kidnapping during a visit to Sokovia. Rebels from the Sokovská Nacionalistická Fronta (SNF) attacked Stark's convoy, killed most of his escort and ferried him away to an isolated compound in the mountains. Stark nearly died from his wounds if not for the creative intervention of a local doctor: an electromagnet was placed in Tony's chest to prevent micro-shrapnel from entering his heart. Drawing on designs his father originally drew up, Tony developed a prototype arc reactor to keep himself alive in captivity. The SNF demanded he build weapons for them. Instead, Tony spent his year in captivity discreetly building his first Iron Man suit. Donning the armor, he tore through the SNF and escaped. He would return to the States a changed man, having seen the results of his ‘genius’ firsthand. He shifted Stark Industries’ focus to humanitarian causes. In particular, he hoped to create a full-sized version of his arc reactor to revolutionize clean energy. Tony invested much of his personal wealth into the program's development and shifted his attention to another project: the Iron Man suit. For the next seven years Tony Stark donned improved versions of the armor to fight the battles no one else could. Tony saw saving lives as a chance to redeem himself for the part he played in the global war machine. He threw himself into his alternate identity fully, leaving the running of his company up to his longtime mentor and business partner, Obadiah Stane. Obadiah found Tony's change of heart vexing. The company's market share suffered horrendously with its shift away from weapons development. Mass layoff after mass layoff nearly broke Stark Industries. Despite Stane's best efforts he couldn't convince Stark to return to sanity. His frustration at its boiling point, Obadiah chose to act: he leaked Tony’s identity as Iron Man to the public, alongside an avalanche of suppressed scandals from Tony's past. Stane drowned Stark in lawsuits and bad press until he had nothing left. Betrayed by his oldest friend and penniless, Tony shipped what equipment he could- and his latest version of the suit- to a storage locker under an alias. Now he find himself planning his revenge from James Rhodes' couch. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) This is sort of a pseudo year one for Tony. He has history as a superhero to ground him in the wider world and allow me to easily backfill relationships with other characters, but for the purposes of resources and reputation he’s at rock bottom. I want to explore a couple different storylines with Stark this go around: his lingering guilt- both personal and generational- from the death and destruction the Stark name wrought in the pursuit of riches and power; Tony’s fight against Stane and the broader Military Industrial Complex to take his company back; and finally Tony coping with the loss of his former place of privilege. I’m excited to explore Stark’s thematically rich story and rogues gallery. There’ll be a lot of opportunities to examine corporate cutthroat culture, how celebrity behavior warps under public scrutiny, and the heavy responsibility that comes with power. S A M P L E P O S T S A M P L E P O S T  MARVEL REIMAGINED: Iron Man ISSUE #1: Fragile Heart New York City ♦ New York "Run it again, JARVIS." Tony Stark splayed across the couch like a lion on its rock. He was the king of a concrete jungle: a billionaire, a genius engineer, and a world-class superhero. Untouchable. Unassailable. He tore a chunk from his latest successful hunt- a greasy cheeseburger from the joint down the street. He'd lost count of how many Kwikkee Meal Deals he'd eaten ever since moving into Rhodey's apartment. Tony was unbelievably broke. A series of simulations flashed across the television, the laptop plugged into whirring angrily as it tried to process the experiment's thousands of unique variables. A full-sized arc reactor popped open on the screen to reveal its internals: hundreds of individual plates placed so close together the human eye couldn't discern the gap between them. The plates rotated around the core at murderously high speeds, driven only by the Casimir effect. The vacuum in the chamber allowed the reactor to maintain its current energy production indefinitely...theoretically. One of the plates in the simulator began to flash red. "Error in plate one hundred and four," JARVIS warned in a cheery English accent. "Sheering along the joint will cause it to break off after thirty-seven years, six months and twelve days of use." As JARVIS spoke all the surrounding plates began to flash as well. "Catastrophic failure follows shortly after." Tony ran a hand through his hair in irritation. It was long, wild, and about as greasy as the burger. His beard wasn't much better. He stood from the couch to get a better view and began to pace. Increasing the size of the arc reactor had only made the design's flaws more apparent. No modern metal alloy could hold together under that much pressure for long. Even the gold-titanium his suit used proved insufficient. A carbon fiber mesh would be tougher, of course, but making a mesh that large was difficult and expensive. And making a hundred and twenty-eight meshes? Not viable. "How much energy do we lose if we add thrust in the opposite direction to maintain a sustainable speed?" Tony asked, stopping to spin the television remote on the coffee table. "Those calculations may take some time, sir." "Do it." Tony nodded, despite talking to a computer program that couldn’t see it. "And give me my messages while you’re at it. Filter for job offers and anything from the lawyers." This time Tony’s cellphone buzzed in response as JARVIS left the laptop to its diagnosis and scrolled through Stark’s email. "You have thirty seven job related messages." Stark’s expression lit up. "Any takers?" "I'm afraid not, sir. All thirty seven are rejection letters." His expression fell like a pile of bricks. Well, at least they’d been polite enough to actually respond, Stark mused. In his previous batch of applications half the agencies saw his last name on the resume and blocked his number. Obadiah Stane- Tony's former friend, mentor, and current enemy for life- had done his damnedest to ensure Stark would never work in any relevant industry again. Maybe Kwikkee needed a new burger flipper. Tony dropped back into his couch and pulled the phone out himself to check his bank account. There was a distinct lack of zeroes behind the prime numbers. Not unexpected, but still concerning. His reserves were running dangerously low. If he couldn’t find work soon… He flipped to James Rhodes’ main account. Not something he was supposed to have access to, technically, but curiosity and a guilty conscience didn’t mix well. Rhodey was Tony’s oldest friend and one of the best men he’d ever known- he was also prone to taking on more than he could handle. It wouldn’t be long before Stark’s problems caught up with Rhodey. Tony paused. He closed his eyes and took a series of deep breaths. He couldn’t drag Rhodey down with him. Wasn’t happening. “JARVIS, do I have anything from that Pentagon rep?” There was a moment’s pause as the machine ran through Tony’s emails once again. “Yes sir. I moved all of Major Talbot’s messages to spam as you requested. You have sixteen unopened emails from his address.” “Alright, let’s set up a meeting. I’m grabbing a scotch.” |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Lorna Dane _________________________________________________________ Teacher (Xavier Institute) | 24 | Acolytes, X-Men, X-Factor _________________________________________________________ Westchester | New York | United States of America C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S - C O D E X ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ The Acolytes Originally led by her father, the Acolytes are the people she knew the best and helped her hone her powers before she defected to Charles Xavier's X-Men. ◼ X-Factor Lorna has quietly been building up a proposal for a secondary response team with her pinned as the leader. She's not sure Charles will go for it, but given the right scenario, she might not have to. ◼ X-Men Charles Xavier's central mutant counterterrorist response team. Lorna served as a member between 2017 and 2022. Technically still pinned as a "reserve member" Lorna knows when she's been replaced, hard not to when there's a literal teenager taking her spot now. - - A L L I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Banshee (Sean Cassidy) TBD ◼ Beast (Hank McCoy) Lorna and Beast have had their misgivings, though she still respects Hank as he has taught her a lot in the past. His pragmatic intellectual side is often paired with a warm cheerfulness that Lorna finds helpful and she considers him a part of the family she really never had. ◼ Cyclops (Scott Summers) Given how close Scott’s brother and Lorna were before he switched sides, there was always bound to be some kind of relationship between Lorna and Scott. Lorna blamed herself for not being able to stop Alex and Scott made sure she didn’t blame herself for long. Ever the optimist, but sometimes a little naive and stubborn, Scott is one of the people from the team that Lorna still could consider a close friend. ◼ Havok (Alexander Summers) Probably the person barring her father that Lorna has been close to in her life. Unfortunately, he's serving out his sentence in The Raft. ◼ Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) Lorna’s Best Friend. The first one to welcome her to the team and the only one who never gave up trying to reach her when she was on the other side. In many ways she’s like an older sister (not that much older though!) and is probably the person Lorna talks to the most even with her removal from the team. She is concerned about Lorna’s obvious bitterness, though. ◼ Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) TBD ◼ Professor X (Charles Xavier) Professor Charles Xavier. The world’s leading expert on the X-Gene and founder of the X-Men. Lorna hates him; admires him; respects him. She isn’t sure if he’s a master manipulator or not, but her relationship with Xavier… is always strained, especially when you consider Lorna’s perspective. She’ll listen to him, but there are limits. ◼ Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) TBD - - E N E M I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Magneto (Erik Lehnsherr) Dad. It's complicated. - T I M E L I N E T I M E L I N E - T I M E L I N E ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ 2014 Erik Lehnsherr intervenes in an incident that manifests Lorna's x-gene. He tells her he is the father she has not seen in years. It starts off their rocky relationship, but she agrees to go with him. ◼ 2017 Charles Xavier convinces her she is the only one who could bring her father down to earth and stop innocent lives from being taken. She is conflicted, but eventually this escalates into a standoff with her father and she joins the X-Men. ◼ 2018 M-Day Occurs. Her father reminds her he has more control over his mutant abilities than she does. Havok, who had fostered a relationship with her, snaps and stops her father from enacting his plans. The remaining Acolytes are imprisoned at The Raft. ◼ 2022 Xavier removes Polaris from the X-Men team, claiming she needs to lead the younger students as well as take a break. She takes this poorly, but remains at the school. - | C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T When Lorna Dane turned against her father, she thought it was the right move. She was a teenager and Charles Xavier just knew how to appeal to the sense of good inside her, assuring her that her father - whom she had just reconnected with - did not have her best interests at heart. Translation: He was really good at manipulating her. And for years, she listened to the telepath’s advice. Attended Mutant High School. Even served on the X-Men for awhile. That is, until the elder mutant realized how Lorna was struggling with her own thoughts. The longer her father sat under watch at The Raft the more she doubted herself. Eventually, Charles suggested some time away from the team to get her bearings and focus on leading the younger students and to lead by example. Translation: She no longer was needed to play in Erik and Charles’ sordid little chess match. She obviously didn’t take it well. For the past few months Lorna has taken the role of a teacher at the Xavier Institute as well as one of the rotating Danger Room instructors. Since her time as an active member of the X-Men has ended she has continued to act independently when needed, though generally she’s starting to think as the world is getting more dangerous for her kind that Xavier’s going to need to greenlight other teams. This led her to the idea of proposing a team of her own, not only to give her autonomy but so she doesn’t feel like she’s sitting on her thumbs all the time. Unbeknownst to her, she’s even more right than she realizes. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) With this game focusing heavily on the mutant conflicts what I want to do here is tap into that. With a few friends asking me to make a mutant-oriented character to help bounce off of them, I’ve also taken a long look at the mutant lore presented as well as other active characters. I think Polaris is the right fit for me here. If I can coordinate with the Havok player there’s some personalized stuff to handle, but I can also engage with the active X-Men team in scenes where both of us are present, so there’s that. Overall, this is more of a reactive character than a solo character – but I do have plans for forming X-Factor, coming to blows with The Purifiers, the Brotherhood of Mutants, and other antagonists. I won’t just be waiting to see what is happening. If the RP is lively, I can collaborate and contribute. That’s my pitch. |
To those find my journals, this is not an admission of guilt of criminal wrongdoing or the manifesto of someone who is politically charged, I, Frank Castle solemnly swear that my actions are made with a sound mind and a clear conscious. 
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  M R S. F A N T A S T I C M R S. F A N T A S T I C | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Mrs. Fantastic | Susan Richards née Storm | 46 ________________________________________________________________________________________American | Mutated Human | Leader of The Future Foundation Manhattan | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards) is the leader of the Future Foundation and has the ability to turn herself and other nearby objects invisible, as well as project invisible force fields of any shape. She is a charismatic leader though decades of fighting crime, battling otherworldly forces, and dealing with international politics have left her grizzled and slightly jaded. Sue obtained her powers when she was bombarded with cosmic rays during a freak spaceflight accident. In this continuity, Sue's late husband, Reed Richards, sacrificed himself during the space mission so that the other crew members could return to Earth safely, leaving Sue to become the leader of the Fantastic Four along with the other founding members: her brother Johnny, Reed's best friend Ben, and Reed's close colleague Victor. A lot of her major canonical conflicts center around her 'womanhood' especially when it comes to her pregnancies and raising her and Reed's overpowered and unstable son, Franklin. I wanted to write a Sue who is allowed to step out of Reed's shadow and become a leader in her own right, unburdened by the existence of her children. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  T H E T H I N G T H E T H I N G | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y The Thing | Benjamin Jacob Grimm | 48 ________________________________________________________________________________________American | Mutated Human | Member of The Future Foundation / Pilot Manhattan | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T The Thing (Ben Grimm) is a member of the Future Foundation and their pilot. He was onboard the spaceship during the cosmic ray incident which mutated him into a rock-like humanoid with incredible strength and endurance. Ben is tough, friendly, and the stable foundation for the team. Canonically, due to his transformation warping his appearance, Ben saw his powers as a curse, so I wanted to play with the idea that, due to Reed's sacrifice, Ben sees his power instead as a gift and a responsibility, and throws himself wholeheartedly into superhero work. As someone who's 'stuck' looking the way he does, Ben has become a strong advocate for mutant rights. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  T H E H U M A N T O R C H T H E H U M A N T O R C H | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y The Human Torch | Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm | 41 ________________________________________________________________________________________American | Mutated Human | Member of The Future Foundation Manhattan | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) has the ability to wreath his entire body in fire, fly, and shoot flames from himself. Johnny was present on the mission that gave Sue and Ben their powers, and obtained his own powers similarly. Canonically, Johnny is a bit of a cocksure diva and his youth and immaturity were always front and center in his personality and conflicts, so I wanted to write a Johnny Storm who was somewhat humbled and matured by the untimely death and sacrifice of Reed, his brother-in-law, while being given the opportunity to age up a bit, becoming more responsible, and even starting a healthy family as Reed and Sue never had the opportunity to start theirs. |
C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T  C R Y S T A L C R Y S T A L | C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y Crystal | Crystalia Amaquelin-Storm | 39 ________________________________________________________________________________________House of Agon | Inhuman | Member of The Future Foundation / Princess of the Inhuman Royal Family Manhattan | New York | USA C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T Crystal (Crystalia Storm) is a member of the Inhuman Royal Family (also known as the House of Agon) who was exposed to terrigen mist at a young age and developed elemental powers, able to control and manipulate water, fire, earth, and air. The Inhuman Royal Family started out as enemies of the Fantastic Four, but after discovering an internal, inhuman plot to pit the royal family against the Fantastic Four and seize power, the Fantastic Four helped the Royal Family foil this plot, and have been close allies ever since. Canonically, Crystal and Johnny have had a relationship, and Crystal has been a temporary member of the Fantastic Four. In this reimagining, Johnny and Crystal are married and Crystal is a permanent member, replacing Dr. Doom. |
C H A R A C T E R N O T E S C H A R A C T E R N O T E S - P R E V I O U S R O S T E R S -▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ The Fantastic Four Founding Roster (1999 - 2006) ►Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards) ►Dr. Iron (Victor Von Doom) ►The Thing (Ben Grimm) ►The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) The Fantastic Four Core Members (2007 - 2010) ►Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards) ►The Thing (Ben Grimm) ►The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) The Fantastic Four Affiliate Members (2007 - 2010) ►Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin) ►Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin) - C U R R E N T R O S T E R -▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ The Future Foundation Current Roster: (2011 - Present) ►Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards) ( [color=00aeef][/color])►The Thing (Ben Grimm) ( [color=orange][/color])►The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) ( [color=red][/color])►Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin-Storm) ( [color=yellow][/color])- S U P P O R T I N G C A S T -▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Dr. Doom (Victor Von Doom) - Old friend, former member of the team, and dictator of Latveria ► The House of Agon (Inhuman Royal Family) - Various members of the Inhuman Royal Family, based out of the hidden city-state of Attilan located in the North Atlantic ► Cynthia Storm - Daughter of Johnny and Crystal - E N E M I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ► Namor (The Submariner) - King of Atlantis. Wishes to marry Sue Richards ► Galactus - Cosmic entity ► The Silver Surfer - Herald of Galactus ► Skrulls - Space empire of shape-shifters K E Y E V E N T S K E Y E V E N T S - K E Y E V E N T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Birth of Victor Von Doom (1971) ◼ Birth of Reed Richards and Ben Grimm (1975) ◼ Birth of Sue Storm (1977) ◼ Birth of Johnny Storm (1982) ◼ Reed, Ben, and Victor meet at State University, New York, becoming fast friends (1993) ◼ Victor's experiment results in an accident, scarring his face. Reed consoles him. Victor leaves the US to do some soul-searching (1995) ◼ Reed and Sue marry (1997) ◼ Reed's experimental spaceflight with his wife Sue, best friend Ben, and brother-in-law Johnny results in them getting bombarded with cosmic rays and obtaining their powers. Reed sacrifices himself to ensure his family and friends return to Earth safely (1998) ◼ With their newfound powers, Sue founds the Fantastic Four alongside Victor, who has returned to mourn Reed's death (1999) ◼ Victor takes a hiatus to resolve the instability of his homeland, Latveria (2006) ◼ Victor becomes dictator of Latveria, is labeled an enemy to world peace by NATO (2010) ◼ The Fantastic Four is renamed to The Future Foundation, reflecting a shift in intent and policy (2011) ◼ Johnny and Crystal marry (2017) ◼ Cynthia is born (2019) - | P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) As one of marvel's oldest IPs, The Fantastic Four are burdened with a lot of outdated story tropes that are difficult to resolve in the modern age, part of why it's been so difficult to create a good Fantastic Four movie. Reed Richards has always been the 'main character' whose genius and importance overshadow the others. So I wanted to reimagine a Fantastic Four without a Mr. Fantastic, giving the other members the chance to shine in his absence. I noticed an unusual throughline with The Fantastic Four and the threats they faced. Their enemies are often political entities. Namor is a king, Doom is a dictator, The Inhumans are royalty, and the Skrull are a space empire. it makes sense for Captain America to fight the Red Skull, but the Fantastic Four are not themselves seen as a political entity, so I wanted to imagine what it would be like if they got more involved with changing the world not just through fighting but through activism and altruism. Such activities would create an additional sort of drama as they start to aggravate existing power structures. Canonically, Reed Richards did found the Future Foundation to explore ways in which science can benefit all of humanity, so this idea isn't completely out of left field. Due to the rising tension with mutants which seems to be the current major plot point in this RP, I would like to set up the Future Foundation as a place to which young, superpowered individuals, mutant and non-mutant alike, can apply to become affiliate members. Sue believes that mutants need non-mutant allies to stand up for them and provide them with opportunities or else the divide will only widen. I am also reimagining a world in which the relationship between Reed Richards and Victor Von Doom had become one of friendship instead of rivalry. I feel that a touch of empathy and love might be enough to turn Doom's trajectory completely around. However, Doom still becomes dictator of Latveria, and is labeled a threat to global peace by NATO, who consider his methods counter to "Democracy", ie. capitalism. Doom still supports the Future Foundation under the table with his considerable resources and knowledge, but on paper, the Future Foundation has been forced to disavow Doom to maintain their public image. Given that my theme is to make things 'political', the continuing secret relationship between the Future Foundation and Latveria could jeopardize the Future Foundation's legitimacy in the eyes of Western Nations. S A M P L E P O S T S A M P L E P O S T
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