[OOC] Calling All Heroes and Villains!

[Estylwen]

Wow, all these IC posts rolling in are epic. Nicely done, folks! I can't wait to respond back. Timeline is still set for tomorrow. :>

[Pumpkinlord]

Wow, all these IC posts rolling in are epic. Nicely done, folks! I can't wait to respond back. Timeline is still set for tomorrow. :>

@Estylwen

I agree this is so awesome, ty for everyone helping it be so!

[DarkRecon]

Sorry it took me so long but I was on a block with a character design. But for those who were in the other hero RP, I'm basically re-using one of the two I used before. Problem is, she's too similar to another tech hero already here. Still, I wish to show you what I have but I may have to do some serious editing/adjusting.

Anyways, here and apologize for the lack of format:

Name:
Angelia (Personal nickname. Doesn't know her real full name if any.)

Alias:
Guardian (Formerly "Alien Angel" and sometimes called "Guardian Angel".)

Physical Info: Stands 5'10. Refuses to reveal her weight.

Alignment:
Hero (Former Vigilante.)

Powers/Abilities:
"Transform" - Angelia looks like a normal human but to use her powers, she needs to transform first which changes her skin colors to different shades of pink all over her body and black eyes with red pupils at the center (think FF6 Terra when she uses "morph/trance" but minus the claws).

"Meta Hack" - Perhaps another way would be "technomancy" or "technology manipulation" (similar to face claim "Sombra" from Overwatch series). She can basically use her powers to hack any technology near her to her whims, sometimes even upgrade, or even create "virtual windows" and a "virtual keyboard" for personal use out of thin air. In a sense, she's almost like a living, walking PC with a personal internet connection. It can even bypass most, if not all, forms of security measures if she uses her powers raw and not through an actual PC.

Inventor - Because of her abilities, she also likes to invent many devices to aid her in combat through her powers. What exactly is unknown but she has been reported to use non-lethal weapons like a shock baton and a stun gun and even a flying drone or two.

Healing Factor - While a fatal blow or shot can kill her in the right spots, anything less will eventually heal itself even when not transformed. Though servered limbs, either re-attaching or re-growing, or damage organs can fix itself, the process can be painful and leave her immobilized.

Weaknesses:
Catching her off-guard before she transforms is the rather obvious weakness. If you know what she looks like normally, watching any uncovered parts of her body for any shades of pink can quickly tip off a cleverer opponent when she's up to something.

As stated with the Healing Factor, she's not bulletproof or invincible. She still feels pain and does need to stop and rest depending on how bad said injury is. Shots to the brain or heart can kill her too.

The "Meta Hack", when used without any supporting equipment like a PC, can bypass firewalls and security but immedately sets off any and all alarms so a "stealth hack" isn't possible unless she uses a "hacked PC". Even with a hacked PC, she can be stopped with either superior technology or a fellow hacker and perhaps even a similar or identical superpower. She can also be traced while meta hacking raw with normal technology too so good "first responders", "communication" and even "speedsters" can quickly track her down if done correctly.

Personality:
Wether speaking English or Spanish, Angelia can be a bit outspoken. Usually acting sassy and even distrusting to anyone she can't do a "background check" on. But deep down, she has a heart of gold and always helps the "little people" in society. She just has trouble playing by "the rules" when trying to get work done.

Though due to her rather outspoken nature, being a hero slash cop had to teach her to know when to be professional and proper but there are times where her old bad habits of speaking her mind at the wrong times show.

Background:
To put things simply, Angelia is a survivor...her mind shattered when as far back as she can remember, she was a "test subject". Hidden away in some random underground lab. Poke and prodded, she was one of perhaps several subjects on some illegal "superpower" project. By who or why she doesn't know.

Because of all that, she even forgot who she was...and when the scientists found out she had a healing factor, it only got worse.

Then one day, it happened...while on an operating table they thought she was asleep...that they found a "work around" for her healing factor...they got careless after who knows how long...she transformed and litterally short circuited everything in the room from the health tracking machines to the computers and even all the lights.

When all the chaos erupted, she and the other test subjects made a break for it. As far as Angelia was concerned, they were all free.

Later, she had discovered that she was in New York of all places when she got out. Even more so, the chaos she had caused was televised, the supposed "kidnappings" of random people, some who here "homeless", had finally come to light but sadly, no one knew who was in charge.

But to her, the past mean't nothing anymore.

So over the years in New York, she actually did her part while stalking the back alleys. Usually, she was a whistle blower. Usually leaving anonoymous tips to NYPD about "white collar" villains who think they had the law figured out. The type of villains that had laywers and people in high places. It got to the point that when criminals did come after her to police who actually saw her gave her the nickname "Alien Angel" due to her transformation.

But of course, it all came to an end when Angelia got careless with one villain. Sure, said villain was a kingpin who was finally brought to justice but not before both his criminal circle and Angelia herself found out about the weakness with her powers easily being tracked. Angelia did have armed drones and even a gun she had gotten off of a thug but never thought she had to use them...and when she had to drop bodies, she knew her time in New York was up.

So she went to the last place anyone would think to look for her: Nova City.

But perhaps it was fate or perhaps Angelia was too careless when she then tried to use her Meta Hack on an ATM. She had got hold of an account number that she knew belonged to a local criminal using it but rather than stealing his card, she did some spying and "dark web" research for it. But the moment she tried to make the withdraw, she was immedately caught by the Hero "Vanguard" who so happend to be on patrol and only a block away when she made her move and he was tipped off by the hack.

But rather than rot in prison or worse, she was instead given a much worse punishment: Serve her days as law enforcement.

Now, a year later, she's Vanguard's partner...

Appearance:


Affiliations:
Nova City Police Department

Motivations:
-Protecting others.
-Finding the individual(s) responsible for her powers.

Relationships:
-No known relatives/family members.
-Vanguard (?)
-Silver Sentry (?)

Base of Operations:
Nova City Police Department
Apartment in Nova City

Signature Gear:
This varies with Angelia being inventive as stated but due to the rules of being law enforcing, she has to follow protocols and other rules so she can't go too far with what she creates. She does carry a shock baton, stun gun and even a riot shield most times but, if necessary, IS assigned lethal weapons like various pistols and an MP5 submachine gun. Depends on how bad the situation itself is. She is also flanked by drones with various functions but usually brings two at most with her. She also has a pink body suit that allows her to go invisible if necessary.

Public Perception:
At first, those within N.C.P.D. were wary of her due to her mysterious origin along with the fact that she broke many "privacy" rules to get information needed to arrest criminals and villains. But due to the good word N.Y.P.D. gave her despite her use of lethal force in her last incident there plus her resolve to "Clean up her act", they now support her and even help her on the occassions she gets frustrated with the rules.

Combat Style:
She started her early days as a self-taught "street fighter" at first but now has both hand-to-hand and firearms training to fall back on and even some detective training. Also tries to be perspective and even detective in her approaches when trying to solve any problems or resolving deadly situations if the opportunity arises. But more important, "information" is everything to her. If she knows any information on her opponents, she'll also use it to gain any edge in a fight if possible.

[Pumpkinlord]

@DarkRecon Accepted if @Scarifar is cool with you as his partner?

[Scarifar]

@DarkRecon Accepted if @Scarifar is cool with you as his partner?

@Pumpkinlord

We've talked about it in private, I'm cool with it.

[Pumpkinlord]

@Scarifar@DarkRecon oh! Neat, Accepted:)

[Rekkuza]

Hiya! I was wondering if there might still be an open spot? I've got an idea for a character that I think could be interesting :)

[Estylwen]

@Rekkuza Hey! We are still accepting players, you're more than welcome to make a character. :>

[enmuni]

Had my eye on this since it first opened, and since it looks like there's more heroes than villains, I think my idea will work splendidly! But before I write any specifics, are there any specific tonal or rating boundaries? I don't want to accidentally end up with something too out of left field to work coherently!

[Estylwen]

@enmuni I don't think Pumpkin has many restrictions on heroes or villains, as long as they are unique and aren't too overpowered. If you have specific questions or an idea you wanted to run past someone, you can message Pumpkin or me directly. :>

New post on my end is up! If Dante and Glutton want to run past the hostages and join Rift and Silver Sentry at the staircase, that's okay. :> Though, I have a feeling the roof is gonna get busy quickly...

[Kensai]

A dirty bomb, you say? Looks like a situation where someone who could control EM radiation would come in handy. If only there were someone like that in the vicinity....

[BurningCold]

A dirty bomb, you say? Looks like a situation where someone who could control EM radiation would come in handy. If only there were someone like that in the vicinity....

@Kensai

You deal with the bomb, and I'll eat the hostages do my part in the lobby

[Rekkuza]

I think I've got a fun character concept here, even whipped up a quick portrait for him! Lemme know what you think!

What's up, Doc?

_{Art by me. Done on MS Paint and paint(.)net.}

Name:
Dr. Joseph Angioni, M.D.

Alias:
Doc

Alignment:
Hero/Vigilante, although he doesn't think of himself that way.

Powers/Abilities:
Stasis
Joseph has the ability to instantly "pause" an object. All motion will cease, all biological activities will pause, and outside forces will have no effect on the object. This is only temporary, however: as soon as the object is "unpaused", motion will resume as if uninterrupted, and everything that happened during stasis will happen all at once. For example, debris falling at terminal velocity will smash into the ground even when "paused" only a few inches from it, and a "paused" glass pane will remain whole when hit with a hammer, but shatter the moment it is "unpaused".

Joseph himself is an exception to the "outside forces" part of his powers. For reasons he does not fully understand, he can still fully interact with "paused" objects. He has used this property to "pause" severely injured people and move them without deteriorating their conditions, or to perform emergency surgery in his home.

The activation range of Stasis is short, only able to "pause" objects up to 3 meters away, although once "paused", the state can be maintained from further away. The bigger an object is, the farther away it is, and the more forces it is subject to, the harder it is to maintain in stasis. Keeping multiple object "paused" or trying to "pause" living people is also much harder, especially if the person fights against it. Maintaining this power necessitates concentration and causes mental fatigue, and straining it too hard will cause devastating migraines or even loss of consciousness.

In ideal conditions, in which the object is at rest and Joseph maintains physical contact with it, Joseph could keep a unresisting person in stasis for about 2 hours, a resisting person for a minute or two, a small rock for over a day, and a car for a couple of hours. In less than ideal conditions, Joseph could maybe "pause" a resisting person at a range of 3 meters for 10 or so seconds at most. Joseph can put himself in stasis for up to 3 days, before he becomes too fatigued to keep it up.

Weaknesses:
No real long-range option: Stasis has a rather short range of activation, and maintaining it over longer distances is extremely draining.
Physically fragile (for a hero): Joseph is very fit and has excellent cardio, but he's still just a normal person physically. His strength, speed and resilience are that of a civilian.
Non-combatant: Joseph can defend himself and has some knowledge of self-defence and firearms (although he doesn't own a gun), but he is not a trained fighter. Most heroes and villains would defeat him in a 1-on-1 battle.

Personality:
Irritable: Stress and overwork has left Joseph very irritable and with little patience for the nonsense of others while off the clock. He tries not to let it affect his bedside manners, though.
Pushover: Joseph has trouble saying no to people, and simply cannot refuse a genuine plea for help, even when he know it's a bad idea.
Nerdy: Joseph legitimately enjoys reading medical journals, and doesn't simply do it out of professional obligation. He also owns the entirety of Star Trek: TOS and Star Trek: TNG on DVD.

Background:
Born in Ironclad, Joseph comes from a working class family. His father, a first generation Italian immigrant, worked as a construction worker; his mother was a grade-school teacher. He was raised Catholic, with his parents insisting on the sanctity of life and the importance of living a virtuously. These lessons stick with him to this day, even though he no longer is as pious as he used to be. He quickly developed an interest in medicine, wishing to help people for a living, an ambition his parents gladly supported. Through hard work, and a bit of luck, Joseph managed to obtain a decent scholarship, letting him afford medical school and graduate with relatively few student debts. He first began working as a surgeon, but after a few years decided to return to school, and switch to being a general practitioner, as he felt closer to his patients that way.

His powers first manifested some time after grad school. He kept them secret, only revealing them to his family; he didn't want people bothering him and detracting him from his work because of them. After all, what did it matter that he could pause things? He had a residency to finish!

His work as "Doc" started due to coincidence. A fight had broken out between two super-powered criminals, and as usual for when superpowers got involved, there were damages. And injured people. Looking around, Joseph realized that 1. Emergency services hadn't yet arrived on the scene, and 2. Even if they had, they couldn't simply run in, not with the fight still going on and so many newly unstable structures around. If only you could just freeze the debris in place, then you could get these people out. And freezing things in place, Joseph realized, was something that was entirely within his power. He ran around, getting people out of tight spots, and tending to the worst of the injuries. And when one of the villains went down, and the other had already left the scene, Joseph tended to him too.

The day Joseph met Jackie also was the day he became Ironclad's resident back-alley doctor. It started when he found her in an alleyway while walking home from work, beaten and bloody after she was caught trying to steal a car from someone who visibly didn't appreciate it. He dragged her barely conscious body back to his flat, where he patched her up. Now, what he didn't know, was that Jackie had many friends with similarly illegal tendencies, and she was a real blabbermouth. The word quickly spread about the doctor who treated for free, no questions asked, and Joseph quickly found himself regularly visited with other small time crooks and criminal in need of some patching up. He couldn't in good conscience refuse medical care to people who needed it, and so he took care of them (and told them to shut their trap about their work, he at least deserved to keep plausible deniability). Then the super-villain he'd treated heard of it, and he started getting super-powered visitors in need of patching up.

Nowadays, Joseph juggles his general practice, his hero/rescue work, and his... less upstanding patients. The stress, huge workload, and unpredictability of it all has severely affected his work-life balance for the worse. His personal life and relationships outside of his work have been degrading, to the point that a long-time partner of his recently broke things off, citing him "acting so shady all of the goddamn time" as the main cause. It's gotten to the point where he's even picked up smoking. But despite everything, he simply can't bear to not offer his help to the people that need him, to let them suffer when he could offer some degree of cure, no matter the cost to himself.

Appearance:
Joseph is a stout 49 year old man. Standing at a very unimpressive 5'6'', he is not the kind of man that leaves much of an impression, should you pass him in the street. He shaves his head because he had male pattern baldness but keeps a short, greying beard. He favors business casual clothes in his day-to-day, and wears bottom rimmed glasses, which both accentuates his dark eyes and helps to hide his deep eye bags. Deep frown lines mark his forehead, a testament to the strain he's been under for a while now. He is not the type to wear jewellery, but still wears a small silver crucifix, a memento from his late grandmother.

Doc's hero costume is simple: a Kevlar vest to protect himself, a white coat with a large red cross sewn on the back to show his intentions, and a balaclava to conceal his identity. It is purely utilitarian, a result of necessity and nothing else, and so Doc doesn't bother with any embellishments.

Affiliations:
Small time crooks, super-villains and vigilantes of Ironclad
Doc will never refuse treatment to anyone who needs it, criminals included. These small time criminals, who often have no other places to seek treatment, have become rather protective of Doc, and will not target him, even trying to outright protect him when possible. After all, attacking a medic is already in bad taste; it becomes downright foolish to do so when that medic is the one that stitches you up whenever something goes wrong.

Ironclad emergency services
Doc and Ironclad's EMTs have a mutual respect for each other, and have created a sort of unofficial partnership. It's often too dangerous for unpowered EMTs to try and rescue people in the middle of a super-powered altercation, as they'd only add themselves to the victim count; Doc, with his powers, is in less danger. When a fight breaks out between a superhero and a super-villain, Doc will try to stabilize and rescue civilians, as well as injured heroes and villains, and bring them to the EMTs.

Motivations:
To save as many lives as possible. When Joseph swore the Hippocratic oath, he swore before God to treat all that come before him, no matter their past or background. His rescue and "back-alley doctor" work are an extension of that oath: he has the capacity to give medical care to those civilians, heroes, and villains, and thus he has a duty to do so.

Relationships:
Nicola Angioni: Joseph's father. Now living the sweet retirement life in Solhaven. Unaware of his son's hero work. Hoping Joseph will one day get married.
Marina Beauregard: Joseph's mother. Also retired, and living together with her husband in Solhaven. Suspects her son may be Doc, but doesn't push the issue.
Jackie: A 22 year old car thief keeping her ear to the ground for super-villain rumors. Will relay what info she can gather to Doc, so that he can prepare for his rescue work in advance.

Base of Operations:
His apartment in Ironclad, a nice 2 bedroom flat, in which he converted the study room into a makeshift doctor's office/surgery room. Considered neutral ground: when you step inside, you stop being a hero or villain, and simply become a patient, which means all grudges and conflict stay outside if you want to receive treatment.

Signature Gear:
A trauma kit, a defibrillator, EMT shears, and a flare gun. Doc doesn't need nor have access to fancy gear: all he has, and all he really needs, are medical supplies. The flare gun serves to signal heroes and emergency services for help, and can double as a weapon if ever needed.

Public Perception:
The general public has a positive view of Doc, as his main goal is to help and treat people. Municipal authorities don't mind him: he helps the emergency services and, unlike so many other superheroes, does not cause any property damage. Heroes, on the other hand, are somewhat split in their opinions. Some admire his dedication to helping people, but others are frustrated or suspicious due to the indiscriminate nature of his care, which includes villains and criminals.

Combat Style:
Joseph is a non-combatant, but should he ever be forced to defend himself or one of his patient, he'll prioritize non-lethal ways of disabling his opponent(s). He's a combat pragmatic, not afraid to fight dirty or outright cheat if it means minimizing harm. Basically, while he'll never outright kill someone, as that would go against his oath and entire code of morals and ethics, if he can't reason or otherwise immobilize his opponent, he won't hesitate to stab or shoot them in the leg if that'll make them stop (and then treat their injuries, of course).

[Goblininamech]

A dirty bomb, you say? Looks like a situation where someone who could control EM radiation would come in handy. If only there were someone like that in the vicinity....

@Kensai

Biological, not radioactive my friend.

[Rhona W]

<Snipped quote by Kensai>

Biological, not radioactive my friend.

@Goblininamech

If it's not a radiological bomb, it doesn't classify as a dirty bomb - dirty bombs by definition contain radioactive materials.
Anything else, and it's a chemical or biological weapon

The difference is important, because it depends on how people's powers would work on it, and how it would be treated by the authorities for containment and cleanup etc

[Estylwen]

I can change my post so Ethan says 'bio bomb' instead, no biggie.

[Kensai]

We could make it an IC mistake though. Ethan says "dirty bomb" and everyone thinks it's radiological - especially Mika. And then it turns out it's biological.

That said, if it's got any kind of electronic fuze or control device, she could still disarm it pretty handily. She'll try to get to the bomb and do so. I'll wait on a definitive GM call on whether that will work before I write up my next post.

[Pumpkinlord]

@Kensai I'll leave that up to @Estylwen

[Pumpkinlord]

@RekkuzaAccepted! Ty ☺️

[Estylwen]

Thanks, @Pumpkinlord, I think leaving it as a bio bomb gets the point across quick and easy, no need for any confusion. Ethan wouldn't lie about what Pestilence brought. :> @Kensai