[OOC] Suicide Squad: Fresh Meat.

[DeathstrokeSW]

I have NOT ABANDONED THIS. I've been busy, and Zoom is being worked on as we speak. I'm making a posting schedule so that I'm not this.....late. Damn it, I pulled a Barry Allen.

[YoshiSkittlez]

Again I'm going to say that the plane is supposed to be 20 miles away >.>

[DeathstrokeSW]

Again I'm going to say that the plane is supposed to be 20 miles away >.>

YoshiSkittlez

I'll edit, and thanks for seeing my own mistake.

[The Patriarch]

I hope this doesn't seem like a complaint, but it feels weird having Deathstroke and Reverse Flash on the Suicide Squad. What I mean is that the Squad is usually made up of villains who no one really knows, I think Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang were the most well known members of the Squad and they weren't on the same level as the other villains of the flash and Batman. It's strange seeing a list villains on the Squad

[Natty]

I hope this doesn't seem like a complaint, but it feels weird having Deathstroke and Reverse Flash on the Suicide Squad. What I mean is that the Squad is usually made up of villains who no one really knows, I think Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang were the most well known members of the Squad and they weren't on the same level as the other villains of the flash and Batman. It's strange seeing a list villains on the Squad

The Patriarch

Actually both have been part of the squad before, with Reverse Flash actually being on the current roster! Deathstroke was also a member of the same squad although he left the next issue after turning on everyone but hey ho! I see what you mean about the well known supervillains and I believe that was the case for sometime, although strangely Black Manta is also on this new roster so it would seem that they aren't sticking to the rule anymore!

[The Patriarch]

I hope this doesn't seem like a complaint, but it feels weird having Deathstroke and Reverse Flash on the Suicide Squad. What I mean is that the Squad is usually made up of villains who no one really knows, I think Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang were the most well known members of the Squad and they weren't on the same level as the other villains of the flash and Batman. It's strange seeing a list villains on the Squad

The Patriarch

Actually both have been part of the squad before, with Reverse Flash actually being on the current roster! Deathstroke was also a member of the same squad although he left the next issue after turning on everyone but hey ho! I see what you mean about the well known supervillains and I believe that was the case for sometime, although strangely Black Manta is also on this new roster so it would seem that they aren't sticking to the rule anymore!

Natty

I am aware of the change in the roster in the comics and I didn't agree with it. Suicide Squad in my opinion was a way of giving unknown villains a chance to shine. Deathstroke, Reverse Flash and Black Manta have too much popularity to not make it weird

[Teal]

Good to see you haven't bailed out DSW. Working on a post ASAP. Done! Oh, and, I asked DSW if I could work on revising the story of some of this universe's NPC characters (which will make an appearance later), and he gave me the green light. So far, I've only worked on Batman. I'm currently working on Superman and Doomsday. I showed him the Batman CS and he said it was acceptable, but I still want your opinion, since after all, you're part of this RP too.

"Batman" [+]

Full Name: Bruce Wayne Alias: His official superhero name is Batman, but he's called differently in different places. Gotham's underground refers to him as The Bat, while the media usually uses names such as The Dark Knight or The Gotham Knight. Date of Birth: 20th of November, 1982. Appearance: Bruce Wayne, Gotham's playboy billionaire, is, as you would expect from a ladies man,rather handsome. He stands at 6'2 and weighs around 207 pounds, possessing a well built body as a result of undergoing grueling training abroad. He has a pair of piercing blue eyes and is often seen wearing a business suit in public. When he's at home, he favors sweatpants and XXXL t-shirts so as to make himself more comfortable. Bruce, during his period as a crime fighter, made several major changes to his suit. His original suit was functional at best. It surely didn't emit a Bat vibe, serving more as a simplified, temporary accessory that would help him cover his identity until he came up with something better. After a couple of months, he finally came up with the idea of Batman - a cruel reminder of a tragic past event in Gotham - this time bearing a Kevlar Bat-themed suit, infused with highly resistant fibers that would shield him from bullets and would give him a fighting chance against .50 caliber ones. The suit held itself pretty well, but overtime, Bruce's safety concerns raised. His final suit stripped him off the several human elements his old suit bore, in favor of giving him the upper hand in the battle. Practically, it's not even a suit any more - it's an armor, equipped with cutting edge technology like night and thermal vision, different kinds of shuriken-like weapons called 'batarangs', each one serving a specific purpose and last but not least - the whistler; a long-range remote device which allows Bruce to designate a path for his precious Batmobile and/or Batwing if he ever needs to bail out of a sticky situation. History: Bruce was born to the rich and famous Wayne Family, founders of Wayne Corporation and the benefactors behind a load of charity events, including the Wayne Orphanage. Simply put, he was part of a dream family, or that's what people thought. Bruce's mother, Martha Wayne, was set to have twins, but due to complications that occurred, she passed away before she could give birth to Bruce's would-be twin brother. At first, it was unknown what caused the aforementioned complications, but further investigations revealed that Hugo Strange, a doctor whom was employed by Thomas as the only caretaker in the Orphanage had injected a pregnant Martha with a sample of Slade Wilson's blood without her husband's consent. He was brutally murdered by Slade himself before the GCPD could put him to custody. After having the unwanted privilege of watching his beloved wife die a horrible death, Thomas fell into depression. His diary revealed that he attempted to kill himself more than once, but each time he was saved by his infant's son cries, who in a way gave him a reason to live. He managed his way out of depression and made it his life goal to raise Bruce properly. Sadly, he couldn't fulfill that goal, as he was killed during a tragic event called the Man-Bat Outbreak, which involved a lot of mindless mutant bat-like beasts emerging from Arkham and wrecking havoc over Gotham. The same event was also responsible for giving the young Wayne a severe bat phobia. An orphaned Bruce, stripped off his childhood, was assigned to undergo grueling training since the age of ten, being held under the supervision of The Wayne family's personal butler and former-MI6 operative Alfred Pennyworth and his acquaintance, an assassin who went by the codename Natas, real name unknown. Up until the age of eighteen, he was secretly trained by Natas and often participated in clandestine tournaments, nailing the first prize. Although it was never confirmed, it's widely believed that his ability to master whatever martial art in a period of one week stemmed from the metahuman blood his mother was injected with. At the age of twenty, Bruce finally decided to fight crime, employing a simplified version of the Bat suit and embracing the 'Masked Man' persona. However, at a visit at his parent's grave, Wayne was attacked by an unknown assailant who, oddly enough, emerged from Martha's grave. That led him to address his suit's flaws for the first time and conduct an investigation to discover the assailant's identity. Turns out while the injection killed Martha Wayne, it kept the second boy, Bruce's twin brother who was arranged to be named Thomas Wayne Jr., alive and well but imprisoned in a grave, several feet down on the ground. He only survived thanks to the injection's effect, who had a broader result on him than Bruce, for some unexplained reason. The twin didn't share Bruce's passion to fight crime, and instead developed a villainous persona under Ra's Al Ghul's tutelage, a villain called Hush, a clear reference to his inability to speak. He often tried to impersonate Bruce, but his cover got blown in all occasions. Further study showed that the Man-Bat incident had a great effect on the underground community, stirring fear and angst when so much as mentioned. He used that information to overcome his fear of bats and finally descend down the Bat-infested storage down the Wayne Manor, where he also built his Bat suit. In his beginnings as Batman, he didn't care as much for his safety as long as there were no civilian casualties and no collateral damage around, but as he ascended into his early thirties, he got more attentive to details. A 30 year old Bruce decided to retire his playboy facade shortly afterwards, and settled down with a TV reporter named Vicky Vale, whom he'd been dating for a while. He revealed his secret identity to her, making her the third person to know the Batman-Bruce Wayne link, right besides Alfred and Natas. His crimefighting career didn't cease, but he did become more careful, going as far as to build a new Bat armor that would spare him of danger. That marked the first time Bruce ever felt like he had something to lose. Power/Abilities: Genius Intellect: Bruce is a superb strategist, able to even predict the trajectory of a bullet and dodge it. He is also very adaptable, his mastery of Keysi, Muay Thai and Krav Maga being enough to prove that. With enough preparation, Bruce can even dismantle a legion of tanks. It's widely believed that some of his abilities came from the injection, but it's not confirmed. Phyiscal Fitness: Bruce is at the peak of human capabilities. The inhuman training Natas forced him to undergo gave him a toned body and enough power to hold his own against colossal fighters like Bane and Grundy. Cutting-edge equipment: Batman possesses a plethora of batarangs, each one serving different purposes. There's the smoke batarang, which emits smoke once it sticks to a surface. Incendiary batarang, designed to cause fires. Explosive batarang, designed to release a narrow explosive burst and the EMP batarang, which disables communications for twenty seconds or so. His Batmobile is built with an auto-pilot function, two cannons, the first which can be calibrated to throw smoke grenades OR knock out rounds and the second, which shoots heat-seeking missiles, only used to destroy enemy hardware. The Batwing is also designed with the same functions, and an exclusive addition; a grapple hook used to lift targets up. There's also his armor, which is highly-resistant to bullets, even .50 caliber ones and is able to withstand explosions and gives Bruce the ability to switch between thermal and night vision withal. And, let's not forget the utility belt which is equipped with a grappling hook that saved him from a lot of near-death situations in the past.

[Natty]

I hope this doesn't seem like a complaint, but it feels weird having Deathstroke and Reverse Flash on the Suicide Squad. What I mean is that the Squad is usually made up of villains who no one really knows, I think Harley Quinn and Captain Boomerang were the most well known members of the Squad and they weren't on the same level as the other villains of the flash and Batman. It's strange seeing a list villains on the Squad

The Patriarch

Actually both have been part of the squad before, with Reverse Flash actually being on the current roster! Deathstroke was also a member of the same squad although he left the next issue after turning on everyone but hey ho! I see what you mean about the well known supervillains and I believe that was the case for sometime, although strangely Black Manta is also on this new roster so it would seem that they aren't sticking to the rule anymore!

Natty

I am aware of the change in the roster in the comics and I didn't agree with it. Suicide Squad in my opinion was a way of giving unknown villains a chance to shine. Deathstroke, Reverse Flash and Black Manta have too much popularity to not make it weird

The Patriarch

Oh yeah I see what you mean! Maybe it could just be Waller trying to show how much power, etc she had by controlling some the world's biggest bad guys? Idk haha!

Oh, and, I asked DSW if I could work on revising the story of some of this universe's NPC characters (which will make an appearance later), and he gave me the green light. So far, I've only worked on Batman. I'm currently working on Superman and Doomsday. I showed him the Batman CS and he said it was acceptable, but I still want your opinion, since after all, you're part of this RP too.

Teal

Looks good! :) The new origin is interested as I haven't seen many that move away from the whole crime alley incident! Is Dick, Tim, Babs etc all part of his life though, as I believe Ravager was part of the Teen Titans before and I believe they were also involved in taking down Catman in his background (correct me if I'm wrong!)?

[Teal]

In my mind, I've designed Robin to be related to Batman, but not Bruce Wayne. He's also trained by Natas, and they frequently work together, but he's not his homoerotic sidekick - they don't share the same roof. So, Catman's implication that he was cuffed by Batman and his family of superheroes could as well be a snide remark and still valid. I have steered away from the whole sidekick sub stories because I find them not very fit for characters like Batman and Deathstroke, even more so taking into account this RP is supposed to be grittier and more grounded.

[Natty]

In my mind, I've designed Robin to be related to Batman, but not Bruce Wayne. He's also trained by Natas, and they frequently work together, but he's not his homoerotic sidekick - they don't share the same roof. So, Catman's implication that he was cuffed by Batman and his family of superheroes could as well be a snide remark and still valid. I have steered away from the whole sidekick sub stories because I find them not very fit for characters like Batman and Deathstroke, even more so taking into account this RP is supposed to be grittier and more grounded.

Teal

Yeah that makes sense! I can see other Supers having sidekicks of there own (possibly The Flash, Superman, Aquaman, etc.) although that bridge could be crossed when we get to it?

[DeathstrokeSW]

Natty, I was wondering if Boomer and RF could have a little bit more banter? LIke, Boomer commenting on RF's deep, distorted voice, or the two referencing past encounters in Central & Keystone, etc?

[Natty]

Natty, I was wondering if Boomer and RF could have a little bit more banter? LIke, Boomer commenting on RF's deep, distorted voice, or the two referencing past encounters in Central & Keystone, etc?

DeathstrokeSW

Yeah sure! I shall make sure to focus his hate on him rather than just Catman! You mind if I make up random encounters? Or should I try and base it on canon ones? If so I can do some quick researching haha!

[DeathstrokeSW]

Make up random ones, but RF (Hunter Zolomon, not Eobard) did fight the rogues a lot. He thought they were wasting Wally's time. He even used his former FBI Profiler skills to get in their heads.

[The Patriarch]

In my mind, I've designed Robin to be related to Batman, but not Bruce Wayne. He's also trained by Natas, and they frequently work together, but he's not his homoerotic sidekick - they don't share the same roof. So, Catman's implication that he was cuffed by Batman and his family of superheroes could as well be a snide remark and still valid. I have steered away from the whole sidekick sub stories because I find them not very fit for characters like Batman and Deathstroke, even more so taking into account this RP is supposed to be grittier and more grounded.

Teal

Sidekicks are awesome, You can have them and still be grounded, young justice proved that.

[Teal]

Sidekicks are awesome, You can have them and still be grounded, young justice proved that.

The Patriarch

Sure, but they are not suitable for a superhero like Batman. I mean, the guy does his best to hide his identity from others in order to shield them from harm, but has no quarrel with training children and participating in suicide missions with them. Yeah, you could say that my version of Batman revealed his identity to his wifey and that I'm just being a hypocrite, but the point here is that Wayne's marriage was supposed to be the top of the mountain. It's kinda like what would happen if Christopher Nolan's Bruce Wayne listened to Alfred at the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises and simply settled down, but didn't fully give up his alter ego.

[The Patriarch]

Sidekicks are awesome, You can have them and still be grounded, young justice proved that.

The Patriarch

Sure, but they are not suitable for a superhero like Batman. I mean, the guy does his best to hide his identity from others in order to shield them from harm, but has no quarrel with training children and participating in suicide missions with them. Yeah, you could say that my version of Batman revealed his identity to his wifey and that I'm just being a hypocrite, but the point here is that Wayne's marriage was supposed to be the top of the mountain. It's kinda like what would happen if Christopher Nolan's Bruce Wayne listened to Alfred at the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises and simply settled down, but didn't fully give up his alter ego.

Teal

I think Dick, Damian and Tim as well as Jason all have reasons for Batman taking them under his wing. Dick lost his parents, Jason grew up on the streets, Tim figured out his secret identity and thought that Batman needed robin, and Damian is his son and they have had some great moments as father and son like this

[YoshiSkittlez]

Nice Teal, I'm loving the Hush twist! Was this a completely original spin you took on Batman? I've never seen it like this before, very clever. Also as far as sidekicks, I wouldn't be opposed to bringing in Dick (Nightwing) as opposed to either Tim or Jason as Robin since Rose has already established a relationship with Nightwing, not to mention Nightwing's quarrel with the Bat could lead to some interesting 'being forced to work together' type thing... Edit: Also, I'm giving Natty a chance to post before I do.

[Natty]

I like yoshi's idea actually! Shall get a post up tonight!

[Teal]

Nice Teal, I'm loving the Hush twist! Was this a completely original spin you took on Batman? I've never seen it like this before, very clever.

YoshiSkittlez

First time I read Batman's story, I immediately though "Hmm, how could I make this more fucked up?", so yeah it's an original spin and one I've been storing in my brain for years. The initial version had a Robin as Bruce's baby brother, but I scraped that off because I found it pretty weird. Then, I went with Hush. I'm glad you liked it.

[Natty]

Apologies for the wait! Got home later than expected last night so I've only been able to properly get online now!