Justice League - The Unlimited Protocol

[Omega Man]

Justice League - The Unlimited Protocol

Superman was in a coma. After the Martian Manhunter was compromised by an alien parasite he almost single handedly took out the League. Batman was suffering back injuries from the same fight and currently rehabilitating in Gotham. Wonder Woman was dealing with a war in Themyscira after someone made an attempt on the Queen's life. Hawkgirl and the Flash chose to enact the Unlimited Protocol when Green Lantern ventured back out into space to deal with Corps business in another sector. They hoped they would get a few dozen heroes looking to step up to the big leagues, what they got was barely a dozen. Heroes like the Question and Animal Man answered the call as well as the grandson of the original Starman. Will these heroes be enough to save the world against a new cadre of enemies put together by a former friend?

So this game's already got a good bit of the cast already lined up, we just need a few more players to level things out. We're looking for three additional players to fight alongside Animal Man, the Question, Blue Beetle, and Starman. We're going to try the episodic format again and the smaller cast will be easier to manage. We'll likely only have one or two episodes running at a time, depending on where players want their heroes to shine.

As far as GM'ing goes I feel like I should mention I'm the type to give players a bit of freedom. Players can control the enemies to a small degree and if there's any problems they can be addressed. A line or two of dialogue from an enemy and letting them take a few hits is perfectly fine in a post. Just make it interesting and in line with what's been established as the setting. If there's any questions about the enemies we're facing you can always ask about power levels, attacks, weaknesses, etc. This RP is one big collaboration after all.

Reworked canon characters and originals are welcome. Character sheet requirements include...

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Name:
Alias:
Age:
Personality: [five words best describing your hero]
Powers: [don't get too nuts]
Weaknesses:
Background Hero: [must be an existing hero]
Appearance:
Potential Storylines: [How do you want your character to grow within the League? What do you want as far as a personal story? A friendship/rivalry in the JLU? A superhero girlfriend or boyfriend? Just give me a few bullet points…]
BRIEF Bio:
Notes:
Sample Post: [Two paragraphs minimum with dialogue]

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Here's a couple episodes and titles to give everyone an idea of where this is going. Hope to see a few familiar faces! Only looking for a post per week as far as commitment goes, as the holidays are right around the corner...

Season 1

Episode 1 - Tears for Fears - When a new hero claiming to be taking up the mantle of the Sandman is more than what he seems, someone figures out it's really Batman's enemy the Scarecrow. Who will see their fears come to life while trapped in the Metro Tower under the influence of the fear toxin? And what was Scarecrow's end game?

Episode 2 - Night at the Flash Museum - Two villains (Multiplex and Mirror Master) are tasked with robbing the Flash Museum in Central City. Nobody's sure what they're after, but the League has them surrounded. Who do they work for, and who will they take down in their escape?!

Episode 3 - Gravity is a Liar

Episode 4 - the Door Man

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That's all I've got for now. Any interested parties go ahead and give us a heads up! Depending on the quality of the sheets I may take on more additional players. Anything past a group of 7 or so would require somebody Co-GM'ing this mf'er w/me though!

[Simple Unicycle]

Three guesses who I'm playing and the first two don't count.

[GubGar]

I'd be interested in this! Looks like a fun take on the Superhero formula, and I dig the team comp so far. Gives me the feelings of a Bwahaha-era or James Robinson's (criminally overlooked) run.

Usually I shoot for original characters 'cause it is much easier not to butcher a character I made up, but I might aim for a pre-existing one just to fit the current roster better.

[WXer]

Veiled View Oct. '23 edition

Actual CS coming soon

[Simple Unicycle]

What Comes Before The Answer?

Name:

Charles Victor Szasz
Victor Sage

Alias:

The Question

Age:

31

Personality:

Eccentric ? Paranoid ? Determined ? Aloof ? Snarky

Archetype:

Gadgeteer

Powers:

N/A

Skills/Gadgets:

Martial Artist - Having trained under Richard Dragon, the world's foremost martial artist, the Question is a skilled martial artist capable of taking on multiple targets in a head on fight. To top it off, however, he's not exactly one to play fair. He frequently uses dirty tactics and things within his environment to give himself even more of an edge against his foes.

Investigator Extraordinaire - Noted as one of the world's finest detectives, the Question has sharpened his investigative skills like a knife, able to spot vital clues and make informed deductions off of them. His unorthodox mindset also allows him to come to conclusions others would have failed to. On top of this, he is skilled with hacking, able to crack the toughest of systems if given enough time.

Grappling Hook - A grappling hook designed by Rodor which allows the Question to scale large distances and tall buildings with the pull of a trigger.

Weaknesses:

Only Human, After All - The Question has no powers to speak of. He still needs to eat, drink, and sleep and cannot shrug off blades, bullets, or blunt force. Every hit will hurt and taking on a metahuman in a head on fight will likely end with his maiming, crippling, or death.

My Reputation Precedes Me - The Question is a well known crackpot and conspiracy theorist, often leading to a tainted opinion for people coming into meeting him with prior knowledge of his exploits. Few would ally with him outside of a League environment, even fewer trust him in one, and only a small amount of people actually like him.

Former Team Affiliation:

N/A

Background Hero:

Captain Atom

Appearance:

Vic Sage has ginger hair, blue eyes, and fair skin. A tattered suit and tie conceals his well-built form, with a height of 6'2 and weight of 189 pounds. As the Question, his appearance evokes that of a film noir detective: suit, trenchcoat, fedora, with a faceless visage to conceal his identity. His normally red hair is dyed black using the same gaseous compound that binds the mask to his face.

Potential Storylines:

Cry Of The Banshee - An old foe from the Question's past, notorious gangster Maxwell "The Banshee" Bine, resurfaces in Metropolis looking to take over the city's criminal underworld by force. With an army of mobsters at the Banshee's side, the Question must enlist the help of the Justice League to take him down once and for all.

The Happening In Metropolis - Children have been disappearing in Metropolis, abducted from their homes in the dead of night. The Question takes it on himself to investigate, discovering that the culprits behind these kidnappings are members of a cult known as the Serpent's Order, who are looking to sacrifice the kids in an attempt to summon a powerful demon.

Cadmus Unveiled - More disappearances have been occurring in several major US cities; all the victims have been metahumans. Vic plans to report the case but finds himself stonewalled by shady officials who show up to the Daily Planet's office. It's up to the Question to investigate these disappearances and the government's connections to them, but how deep does the conspiracy go?

BRIEF Bio:

Charles Victor Szasz was born in Hub City to a destitute mother who worked as a prostitute to support herself and her son. At age 7, Charlie's mother was murdered and he was placed into a home for destitute children, which he was promptly kicked out of at the age of 18. After a short while on the streets, he was taken in by Aristotle "Tot" Rodor, a chemistry professor at the local university. Pulling some strings, Tot managed to get Charlie into college, where the young man changed his name to Vic Sage and majored in communications.

Fresh out of college, he got a job at The Hub City Gazette, Hub City's premiere newspaper. For a while, Vic was comfortable in his position but was troubled by Hub City's crime and corruption. He needed a way to do something about it beyond his job; that came in his mentor Tot, who needed help with a former colleague, Arby Twain, who was looking to illegally sell one of their inventions, Pseudoderm, an artificial skin that was meant to be used as a bandage. Vic agreed to help Tot out and take down Twain's operation, with Tot designing him a mask using Pseudoderm. Needless to say, Vic succeeded. His next target: the Gospel of Sinners, Hub City's resident crime syndicate.

A year ago, the Question was brutally beaten by Lady Shiva, who was hired at the time by the Sinners. After taking a bullet to the head and a dip in the icy Hubert River, Vic was saved by the very woman who beat the life out of him and sent off to train under Richard Dragon. Under Dragon's tutelage, Vic learned martial arts and took on his mentor's Zen philosophy. After returning to Hub City ten months later, Vic dismantled the Gospel of Sinners' organization, accomplishing what he had set out to do five years prior when he began his career. Now, he has joined the Justice League, moving from his native Hub City to Metropolis and taking on a new day job at the Daily Planet.

Notes:

Character Theme [Ruthless (Reprise) - Amon Tobin]

Sample Post:

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It's raining.

Four men inside the shack. From outside the window the Question can hear the occasional mumbled curse, sometimes barks of laughter. He feels his muscles tense beneath his trenchcoat, the knot of excitement in his stomach rising. In just a moment, he will do violence, or maybe have violence done to him. He might die. But in this moment, he is alive.

The door crumbles into splinters at the force of his foot. The poker game ceases as the four men all jump to their feet. The Question steps over the broken door and into the shack, cracking his knuckles. "You have a flash drive. I want it," he says as he continues his stride forward.

One of the thugs, a well built man with red hair, chuckles. "Fellas, I don't think he really wants it. Do you think he wa-" His words are cut short by a fist to his face which sends him reeling back and into the CRT television they had set up, the TV falling onto the man's head. The Question blocks a punch and follows up with a sharp jab to his attacker's throat, sending the man to the floor as he coughs and sputters for air. He ducks beneath an attempted tackle, throwing the man over his shoulders and onto the ground. A quick stomp to the charger's face and he's out for the count.

The last man standing raises his hands. "Goddamn! Don't hurt me man, please!" The Question steps forward and grabs him by his shirt collar, gazing deep into the man's eyes.

"You have five seconds to tell me where the flash drive is before I break every bone in your body. Starting with the fingers."

"I-it's in a safe in the back! I'll unlock it for you." Question drags the man over to a door and pushes him forward. The man produces a key and unlocks it, before stepping inside and heading to the safe. He spins the dial a few times before it cracks open, revealing stacks of money. On the top of a band of hundred dollar bills sits a small thumb drive which the man grabs and hands over to the vigilante.

"I'm probably gonna get hurt bad for doing this... At least tell me who the hell you are."

"Good question," he says, before knocking the thug out with a single punch.

[Gisk]

I'm thinking about it, but I don't have a character in mind just yet.

[Omega Man]

Weekend is almost upon us, anybody else got anything?

[GubGar]

I think I'm eyeballing Red Tornado, possibly fresh off of an (altered for continuity) unfortunate tenure trying to lead Heroz4U. Working concept is that he recently was helped to overcome his villainous programming, but remained on the low level side of heroing until there was absolute certainty that programming had been entirely removed. Just in time for the league to need his help, so he can repay his debt.

Will try to either lock in with that or lock in with something else soon.

[Dyson11]

Looks interesting but what does "background hero" mean?

[Simple Unicycle]

Looks interesting but what does "background hero" mean?

@Dyson11

An existing hero from DC Comics that you'd like to see as an NPC.

[GubGar]

Think I've hammered out a solid sheet, but I am posting this fairly late where I am, so please let me know if anything needs altering!

The (metal)Man of T.O Morrow

Name:
Red Tornado

Alias:
It's still Red Tornado

Age:
Was built roughly a year and two months ago.

Personality:
Reflective. Blunt. Selfless. Sentimental. Uncertain.

Powers:

Aerokinesis - The defining feature of Red Tornado is his ability to generate and, to a limited degree, manipulate wind. This primarily takes the form of, as his name would imply, tornadoes. Able to generate strong whirling winds from his arms and legs in a variety of ways in both offensive and defensive use. He can also utilize this ability to fly at high speeds.

Enhanced Physicals - Now, compared to any heavy hitter, Red Tornado's physical prowess is nothing much. But as an android made of tough metal, he is both more durable and physically stronger than any unpowered human. However aside from when using his Aerokinesis, his speed is unchanged. And, as a man of metal instead of flesh and blood, he can be rebuilt if destroyed but not outright killed.

Weaknesses:

I, Robot - As an android, Red Tornado trades the standard human weakness suite (disease, bloodloss, et cetera), for a whole new group of weaknesses. While protected to a degree against things like EMPs, they still present a danger to him. As are things like computer viruses, and if his outer layer is damaged and his circuitry exposed, liquids are very dangerous.

Villainous Roots - Red Tornado was programmed to, among other things, kill the Justice League. Though the technicians at STAR Labs are confident they've remedied this, the idea of villainous programming laying dormant frequently makes Red Tornado hesitate and second guess his own actions. Plus, it can be very hard to work alongside someone who was originally built to be your enemy.

Background Hero:
Doctor Mid-Nite

Appearance:
Red Tornado is a red android with a yellow arrow on his head, and three partial circles on his chest, with the empty space between the three resembling a capital T. His body is sleek and humanoid, metallic but otherwise not appearing particularly robotic. But his face is relatively featureless. With three sunken rectangles to represent eyes and a mouth, and little else. He wears a blue cape when performing super heroics. At the current time, Red Tornado does not have any sort of human disguise.

Potential Storylines:

Measure of a Man - Red Tornado's creator, Doctor T.O. Morrow, has escaped prison and started a new evil scheme, with his scientific mind, he has plenty of tools at his disposal to enact any plans he wishes to. This puts Red Tornado in direct opposition with his 'father' for the first time. With Red Tornado terrified to meet his creator, fearing he may fall back on his villainous programming and try to harm his comrades.

The Clash of Storms - The dastardly Weather Wizard has modified his Weather Wand, hooking it up to a beacon to massively increase his range. He's been using his control over weather to hold Central City and its sister City, Keystone, hostage. And he plans to expand his reach even further. The League is on the case, pitting Red Tornado's twisters up against Weather Wizard's storms.

Attack of the Killer Robots - Some villain has unleashed an army of murderous androids. Already very bad! Looks like a job for the Justice League! But Red Tornado has a problem; these androids are relentless, they refuse to stop in their tasks no matter what. And they are also very much on the android side of robots. Humanoid. The idea of destroying them is deeply uncomfortable to the Android hero. But the refusal to do so may endanger human lives.

In general, stories touching on Red Tornado's humanity, and him growing to understand and participate in human relationships, would all be rad in my book.

BRIEF Bio:
Doctor T.O. Morrow was one of several evil geniuses to oppose the Justice League. And like the others, he didn't have a great win/loss ratio. Sure, he had a few near-wins, a few death rays that nearly did their job, some killer robots or suped up super tanks that put the League on the ropes. But there was simply no way to defeat a united front that strong. So he sought a different method, creating an android, and programming it to be a hero, temporarily. But with a push of a button, T.O. Morrow could kill that false programming to reveal the robot's true intentions; to destroy the Justice League. He had to dub the Android with a suitably heroic name, and decided upon; Red Tornado.

It was a slow plan, but the Doctor was confident his patience would be rewarded, Red Tornado appeared on the scene of a natural disaster, and using his Aerokinesis, helped the League save many lives. Introductions were had, and Red Tornado expressed interest in working with them further. A few calls in to assist here and there, a few temporary team-ups, and the League seemed to trust him as a fellow hero. Which was when he struck. T.O. Morrow planned a heist, and when the league arrived to fend off his mechanical minions, he hit the killswitch. Red Tornado turned on his allies, nearly succeeding in destroying the league because of the unexpected double-cross, before a timely intervention from the previously busy Superman.

Red Tornado fought alongside the Doctor's other creations, but during the battle, threw himself in front a stray laser that risked hitting a civilian. The League won the battle, and had to decide what to do with Red Tornado. They put it to a vote, with Red Tornado himself suggesting they vote against him, as he believed the only reason he saved the civilian's life was because of the hit he took from Hawkgirl's mace damaged his systems, causing him to temporarily revert to his false heroics programming. Being so against taking the risk on him was actually a point in his favor, and the League decided to give him a chance. They sent him to STAR Labs for repairs, and to ensure the dormant programming to destroy the League was removed. And now, with the League in dire need of new members, and Red Tornado finally being cleared, he intends to repay the kindness shown to him.

Notes:
This is a Red Tornado very early in his career, with several alterations. One being the change in time period, as originally in the comics he was created for the JSA, not the JLA. Two being that I dropped the fact that he is possessed by a psychic space cyclone, because I think that muddies the concept a little.

Sample Post:

If you let a robot read philosophy, he's gonna end up annoying.

A faint whrrring noise comes to a halt in the middle in the Keystone City Branch STAR Labs. Coming from one of the physical testing chambers. Within the chamber was the aftermath of a relatively destructive test, with damaged training equipment, busted test dummies, and other pieces of wreckage strewn about. In the center, seated in two folding chairs that survived the tests, are a man, and a machine. "You have a clean bill of health, Mister Tornado. Sound of robot body, sound of robot mind." Doctor Simonson, Red Tornado's primary technician in the lab, says with a practiced smile while writing something down in his notepad.

It had been half a year since Red Tornado had checked himself in to STAR Labs at the Justice League's insistence, and now he was finally checking out. The word finally was not intended to be used as a way to scorn the Lab. It had been nothing but helpful, and the staff treated Red with a kindness he was still uncertain was deserved, and was certain it was not necessary given he was a machine. But they offered it freely regardless.

No, the word 'finally' was merely because he had begun to grow restless. It was a relatively new feeling, and the excitement of experiencing it temporarily eased the agitation, but only temporarily. He wished to pay back the kindness given him to, and could not do that when subjected to (an entirely agreed upon) house arrest. Mercifully, they granted him a great deal of literature to read during his time there. He particularly liked the books on Philosophy, especially Confucianism. A dated philosophy, certainly, but Red Tornado's circumstances made it all the more impactful to read about a way of thought centered around the value of personal ethics and morality. During one particularly rough day, he had compared himself to Confucius, and Doctor Morrow to the Qin Dynasty, eager to suppress his freedom. It was an egotistical thought, and he was very glad he had not shared it.

Realizing he had let himself be drawn into thought, and had yet to properly respond to his doctor, Red Tornado hastily organizes his thoughts and responds. "I am pleased to hear that, Doctor.." The word gave him pause. It felt wrong to refer to a professional and not use their title, but Doctors always made him think of his father creator. "You and your staff have done an excellent job repairing me." He felt he ought to say something more personal, but nothing came to mind.

"It was honestly a pleasure. We've never worked with an Android quite like you before, and you were a model patient." Simonson rose from his seat, and Red Tornado mirrored him. The two shook hands, with Doctor Simonson clapping the android on the shoulder. "I know you're eager to get out there now that you're able to. But if you need to, don't hesitate to come back, alright Red?" Red Tornado did not truly have any intention of returning. He had relied on their kindness long enough, and did not desire to be any more burdensome. But the offer was very much appreciated.

"I will keep that in mind, Doctor. Please relay my gratitude to the rest of your staff." Stiffly, Red Tornado turns to the wreckage, and with a spin of his arms (in the sense that the limbs rotated at the elbows in place, not that they were actually spun), generates a spiraling stream of air that pulls in all of the wrecked training equipment, and deposits it in a far more easy to manage pile. Then, with a nod, Red Tornado moves to depart. With no belongings of his own, there was no need to pack. And with no family.. no real family, there was no one to call. He had nothing he was required to do any longer. He could go wherever he wanted now, do whatever he wanted. And what he wanted to do, whether it was an earnest desire or merely an error in his code..

Was to become a real hero.

[Gisk]

Just updating, I probably won't be joining this one after all, but if something comes to me I'll let you know.

[Omega Man]

Name: Farris Knight
Alias: Starman
Age: 32
Personality: mysterious, stoic, calculating, stressed, observant
Powers:
Quarvat – Originally a Gravity Rod invented by the original Starman, Farris used his grandfather’s blueprints to convert the weapon into a Cosmic Rod. It grants him enhanced durability, flight, energy absorption and blasts, as well as enhanced speed and strength but not to any huge degree. It also protects him in space as he’s been to the moon and back twice now.

Starman Suit – Made from a type of material used by the military that is bullet proof, fire proof, and stab proof, the suit itself is pretty basic.

Starman Helmet – Taps into the Quarvat to grant Farris the enhanced durability, speed, and strength when in close proximity. Also acts as a two way control to the weapon and connects directly with the wearer’s mind through a temporary patch on the forehead.

Weaknesses:
Without the Quarvat and the helmet, Farris is just a dude in good shape in light body armor. All standard human weaknesses would apply.

Background Hero: Robot Man
Appearance: see avatar
Potential Storylines: I wanna fight space aliens at some point with this guy, maybe have a superhero rivalry or bromance. Like Cyborg and Beast Boy, just for the JLU.
BRIEF Bio:

Farris wasn't close with his grandfather, the original Starman. He had fond memories of looking out of telescopes at stars with him as a child, but didn't know about his grandfather's superheroics until after his death. Farris was in between jobs, in decent shape, and after cleaning out a storage unit for his grandmother he stumbled upon his superheroic legacy. Old pictures, the Gravity Rod, blueprints, and a couple different Starman suits were all in the unit. After tinkering with the Gravity Rod and transforming it into a Cosmic Rod, Farris was waiting for an opportunity to prove himself when the call for heroes was put out by the remaining Justice League members. He moved from Opal City to Metropolis and lives in the Metro Tower with several other heroes who made the move.

Notes: Farris has only operated as Starman for about six weeks.
Sample Post:

[ThisIsFine]

Is this still alive? I may join if so 👀

[Simple Unicycle]

Is this still alive? I may join if so 👀

@ThisIsFine

Yep, this is still alive and looking for players.

[ThisIsFine]

This a character I may be interested in reviving

Quasar

Name: Quasar
Age: Old but gold
Gender Technically none but he/him works
Sexuality: Asexual

Personality: Despite his predicament of being stuck on Earth until the planet implodes and frees him, Quasar is surprisingly chipper. After all, what's a millenia or two to an immortal being? He'll have those powers back in no time.

While he's here, he's decided that he may as well invest in these funny primates that rule this dump. He adores watching over humans and learning their behaviors. He also enjoys taking up a role as a protector. With his former power, obliterating any who dare cross his path would have been as simple as a meer thought, but now, with his newfound weakness, it's actually a challenge. Isn't that so much fun? Like a jigsaw puzzle, or sudoku, or maybe a word search.

Powers: Once a being of magnificent power, practically a god, Quasar easily vanquished any foe in the vast, empty void of space. But upon his arrival to Earth, he has found that the unique atmosphere significantly reduces his power to a meer shadow of what it would be in the freedom of outer space.

What he's left with is:

-Light manipulation: He can produce and manipulate light. He can create bright balls of light that can stun or even blind enemies. He can curve photons around an object to make it appear invisible. He can make pretty light shows. He can affect color perception. Honestly, most of his powers aren't very useful.

-Laser light: He can produce a small, intense beam of light that acts as a laser. It can reach enough intensity to cut through steel if he focuses hard enough. It's not easy to do, though.

-Invulnerability: This is the big one. As an intangible being of pure energy, he can't die, be poisoned, drowned, hit, irradiated, starved, or any other pathetic human perishable.

-Light speed: He can move at the speed of light. Which is effectively teleportation.

-Intelligence: He's been around for a long time and he's learned a few things. Don't let him talk about physics, it's very boring.

-Freezing: The inside of his intangible form is cold like the void of space. Maybe not quite that cold, but cold enough to freeze water in a few minutes. Walking through him would feel like taking a plunge in an arctic lake.

Weaknesses:
Here we go

-He can't touch things. That's right, the whole "intangible being" thing doesn't have an off switch. That means he can't hit, hold a weapon, throw, kick, or eat a sandwich. He can totally flip you off, though, so there's that.

-His presence screws with electronics within a close radius. So even if he could pick up a phone, he couldn't use it.

-High energy blasts to his form can temporarily scatter his photons and cause disorientation and uselessness until he reforms.

-Now that he's trapped within the Earth's atmosphere, leaving it would be the closest thing to a death sentence he could face. His photons would scatter and no longer be able to hold his shape. He'd still exist and technically be alive, but it would really, really suck.

Appearance: Like if a galaxy took a vaguely human form. He's semi translucent with a dark swirling colors inside his shape, and stars of light that shine through it. His eyes are two solid, glowy orbs that have no pupil. You could totally reach right through him, but it's not recommended because first, rude, and second, the inside of his form is extremely cold.

Other:
He has no idea what pain feels like, but it seems unpleasant.

Coffee seems nice and he'd love to try it some day. That will never happen, though. Very sad.

He doesn't technically need sleep, but he does enjoy doing it.

He's on several government watch lists due to posing a massive security threat to, well, basically everything. Rest assured that someone, somewhere, is building something to destroy him.

History:

Beings like Quasar are not born, but brought into existence by the death of a universe. The energy of that universe's demise breaks through the very fabric of time and space and has to go somewhere. Quasar is the result of that energy. Beings like him are exceptionally rare, and perhaps this is a good thing, because they are extremely powerful in the right conditions.

Quasar was once such a powerful being. He traveled the voids of space, occasionally smiting wrong doers for funsies. But it was never really all that fun; it was too easy. Like a god smooshing an ant. But then, one day, he heard news of a certain planet teaming with life and constant strife. Planets bearing life are rare, and the opportunity to check it out was just too tempting.

It took him a while to find this podunk planet called Earth. It wasn't very impressive by many standards, incredibly flawed, and just right for studying. However, something just right about the planet's atmosphere didn't agree with his physical makeup. It drew him in, pulling him down and ultimately disrupting his form until his photons scattered.

It took a while to pull himself together again. Quasar found himself trapped within the planet's atmosphere, unable to escape lest he risk an undesirable fate. He would be stuck here until this galaxy's sun went supernova and destroyed everything. At least that gave him plenty of time to take a look around, maybe find a new purpose. And he did. Suddenly, fighting bad guys was actually a challenge.

[rocketrobie2]

Not quite done yet (still need a sampler) but good enough to get a jist

The incredible Beetle Man

Name:
Theodore Steven ‘Ted’ Kord

Alias:
The Blue Beetle

Age:
29

Personality:
Jolly, Analytical, Determined, Insecure, Skeptical

Powers:
All Natural: Being a genuine, 100%, grade B human means Ted isn’t weighed down by pesky weaknesses like Kryptonite, the colour yellow or a stray match. Sure, his physique doesn’t let him lift cars (closer to a love seat) or outrun a speeding ticket but he’s done enough physical conditioning to keep up with some of the slower villains out there. Where he really gets extra-ordinary (though not extraordinary by any stretch) is his mind, capable of thinking his way out of most situations or knowing when to make tracks.

The Bug: Ted’s first and longest running magnum opus. A converted ‘50s VW beetle equipped with a slew of gadgets, the most striking one being its ability to fly. Like most of his arsenal, it pales in most aspects when compared to other Leaguer’s gear but it get the job done for Ted and it’s versatility makes up for its short comings.

BB Gun: Ted’s suit has plenty of little doohickies and thingamajigs but his main instrument of justice is his Blue Beetle Gun (patent pending). Capable of firing large bursts of air, a grappling hook or even flash banging potential attackers. Ted’s constantly tinkering with it, adding and removing features though the core three are always there.

Weaknesses:
Super-Mortal: Ted’s super heroics go in stark contrast to his genetic disposition to a more sedimentary life style. His decent physique doesn’t come naturally to him and all the muscles in the world won’t stop a stray bullet (that’s what the kevlar’s for) or a nasty trip. Poisons, venoms, curses, you name it, it’ll probably be able to kill Ted. To top it off, Ted has a preexisting heart condition that makes just the stress of super heroics a danger to Ted’s health.

Background Hero: Manhattan Guardian
Appearance: Ted Kord isn’t especially tall, short, bulky or scrawny. Despite his upbringing, Ted is a quintessential everyman sporting light brown hair, dull blue eyes and bit of a gut hiding away his toned muscles. His suit, true to his name, his varying shades of blue aside from the yellow visor adorning his face.
Potential Storylines:
20,000 Years, Under the Sea: After a fair bit of sleuthing, Ted finally gets a lead on his mysterious man in gold. Supposedly the super powered criminal is being held in a hyper-secure prison under the sea. Not knowing what his team would think about his less than legal pursuit, Ted uses his powers (ie money) to fake a distress signal coming from the base. Will Ted find what he’s looking for on the ocean floor? Or will the team sink lower than Ted’s expectations.

Big Trouble in Little Egypt: When Black Adam comes for the Scarab, Ted is powerless to stop him. Unsure of what Adam is planning but knowing it can’t be good, Ted and the gang need make their way to Egypt and Kahndaq, fighting Adam’s disciples, now powered up by the scarab. Can the team stop Adam before his plans come to fruition? What will they think when they run into a just as determined and disappointed Dan Garret, using the residual Scarab energy that had rubbed off on him for one last globe trotting adventure? Will Ted ever catch a break? Tune in and find out!

BRIEF Bio:
Before taking up the suit, the gun and the sick set of flying wheels, Ted Kord was just a man (an incredibly wealthy man though). His life consisted mostly of being groomed to succeed his father as the owner of KORD Industries and giving to some charities (mostly to get access to the sweet galas that came with). Ted’s simple life was changed one night when he awoke to find a frantic man, adorned in gold in his room. The man spoke like he and Ted were friends but Ted was all but sure they had never met. The man apologized again and again, for what Ted couldn’t figure out. Eventually the man seemed to calm down and before Ted could call the cops the man was gone in a flash of light. Later that night Ted saw that man on the news in cuffs. His fellow socialite, Maxwell Lord, was dead, murdered by the very villain that nearly got Ted that night.

In the coming weeks, Ted’s thoughts would wander to his brush with death though the more his mind wandered, the less content he became with the info on hand. Going online, Ted couldn’t figure out what had happened to the man in gold and any lead the amateur detective followed lead to a dead end. Ted began to delve into some new hobbies (some martial arts) and take up old ones (tinkering with machinery, he had a degree after all). This self improvement eventually lead Ted to an epiphany; who would know more about supers than other supers? Throwing together a rudimentary costume and grabbing a moniker off of a “What’s your Superhero Name?” generator online, the Scarlet Scarab was born.

Ted’s super heroics didn’t take off, making very few contacts in the community and stopping even less crime. That was until he got caught changing into his duds by his next door neighbour, one retired archeologist Dan Garret. The retired superhero took Ted under his wing, sharing his wisdom from years of crime fighting and eventually passing on his own mantle. A pallet swap, new mentor, and some solid advice saw Ted drop the Scarlet Scarab name and bring the Blue Beetle name back onto the scene. This ‘brand recognition’ gave Ted the foot in the door he needed to hopefully get to the bottom of his own white whale of a mystery and maybe do some good along the way.
Notes:
Sample Post: [Two paragraphs minimum with dialogue]

[GubGar]

@rocketrobie2 I really dig the powerless vigilante that actually feels fallible and human vibes. Not to diss the batfam, but I've always been a fan of when a non-powered human doesn't rock with peak physicals that put them at the borderline of superhuman.

Sure, his physique doesn’t let him lift cars (closer to a love seat) or outrun a speeding ticket

Especially a big fan of that bit.

[rocketrobie2]

@GubGar Thanks! Same here. Don't get me wrong, I love the guy who's the peak version of a human going to-to-toe with mutants but it's always been neat to have a schlub doing his best.

[Eviledd1984]

@Omega Man

I am intersted in partaking in this roleplay. I will be working on a sheet and posting it here for review.