The date was May 15th, 1972 Reports from numerous doctors and hospitals around the world started to pour into health organizations about strange and new mutations occurring in young men and women. The symptoms were varied and all brought fear to those who knew but didn't understand. In an emergency meeting held deep within the secret coves of Washington DC. President Richard Nixon met with top members in the CIA, FBI, Health Organizations, and other top experts to discuss the matters. What followed was a long, intense discussion over what to do with what was now being referred to as 'the X-gene'. Finally top genetics scientist Dr. Charles Xavier, alongside Dr. Hank McCoy. Came up with a solution, the world might be prepared to except such people with powers, but the possibility of it was realistically slim to not at all possible. Thus using a new program known as Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division, shortened into the acronym S.H.I.E.L.D. A program could be established which would essentially work behind the scenes and away from the public. Helping control those with these powers while keeping them out of the public's attention or knowledge. While just about all in attendance liked the idea, one man very much opposed the plan. Erik Lehnsherr, a man who at a very young age survived the holocaust and at this point a close associate of Xavier's. Felt that mutants shouldn't have to hide themselves from the public just because of something that wasn't their fault. If anything, mutants should be embraced, revered. His strong opinions and an already tense atmosphere lead to issues and after an incident that is closely classified. Erik Lehnsherr has gone missing and not seen since. When the program began, known simply as “Project X-Men”. The first five people brought in were Scott Summers, Jeanne Gray, Bobby Drake, Warren Worthington III, and Dr. Hank McCoy as an adviser and head of the science and research department. Slowly as time passed the organization grew and blossomed. What once was a single group of a few trained agents has become a world wide network of organizations around the world each holding the same task of helping fellow mutants while ensuring secrecy from the public. The original four agents have all since retired from active work and now either handle administrative work in the organization's HQ, head up training divisions, or have retired peacefully. As 2015 begins, Project: X-Men starts a new chapter as young agents finish their training in hand-to-hand combat, power control, firearm usage, high speed automotive driving, and other courses. They will begin handling assignments in areas around North and South America. However, Project: X-Men's one naysayer from so long ago is planning to return, and he's bringing madness and anarchy with him. **Rules/Guidelines:** 1. NO OCS ACCEPTED, only canon Marvel/X-Men characters (see rule 3) are accepted 2. Obey my rulings and decisions. Or else I'll like be sad and stuff... YOU DON'T WANT THAT. 3. While the character has to be canon, you are free to modify them however you please. Rule 63 is allowed (For any given male character, there can be a female version, and vice versa), most importantly though keep powers and codename the same. Otherwise feel free to get creative. Keep in mind though, they are going to be secret agents, if they can't in any way blend into a crowd... they're probably not going to work. 4. While this RP is X-Men focused, you are allowed to bring in characters from the Marvel universe that can fit with the others. Want to bring in a member of the Fantastic Four? Go for it! Think one of the young avengers or grown up Avengers could give it a go? Sure! Think Spider Man would like to be a secret agent? Hell yeah! The only real rule is their power must be mutational based, so a hero like Iron Man would not work at all as is. If you have any questions about that don't be afraid to ask me. 5. If you want to play an X-Men who is already established in the storyline such as Cyclops or Iceman. You can but either just make them a different person who has the same powers for whatever reason, or the son/daughter of whatever character. If you do the later though do not combine powers or change them around, as I consider that just making an OC. 6. The big thing about this RP is that the characters will have specialty suits with special functions, but generally speaking, they will wear normal clothes and special gear that will help them blend in with the normal world when out on missions. So if your character may require such a thing. We can certainly come up with a technological way they can, some artificial appearance modifier or something of the sort. 7. Try to get at least two paragraphs in each post, and post at a reasonable rate. Nothing too crazy, but don't just vanish for whatever reason either please. 8. When you make your profile, don't just copy and paste something from wikipedia or a place like it. It just tells me you don't really care that much about the character and I'm not cool with that. If you're going to use it as a reference for their powers that's one thing. But use your own words for descriptions. **Roster:** Quicksilver (Drewvonawesome) Pixie (Natty) Rictor (Heathen) Spider-Man (pyroman) Sorceress (Whirlwind) Mystique (Valaryant) Gambit (AdamantiumWolf) Invisible Woman (paigesweetheart) Dr. Fantastic (Drewvonawesome) ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Full name: Codename: Age: From: Mutations: Appearance: Special skills: Background: Additional notes: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Full name: Pietro Maximoff Codename: Quicksilver Age: 22 From: London, England Mutations: Able to run at speeds close to the speed of sound (770 mph). Has frictional and wind resistance when doing so. Appearance:  Special skills: Was trained specifically in jeet kune do for maximum efficiency with high speed attacks. Has more than natural ability in theft and training in breaking security systems. Background: A foster child since birth, Pietro has always had problems with authority figures. He was constantly caught stealing or causing some other level of mischief. Once his powers manifested however Pietro was on the verge of planning much bigger heists and other crimes to gain enough personal wealth to live well. This all changed however when he was met with an older man. He claimed he was Pietro's natural father and awaited this moment in the young man's life. The experience for Pietro was all at once confusing and infuriating, but he played along wanting to find out if the old man was speaking the truth. He was brought to an underground bunker in the Midwest US filled with other mutants. Where the old man spoke of their time coming and other cult like things. Pietro was unamused and convinced that if this man WAS his father, that he was better off without him. After making a quick escape he was found by members of the Project. Leaving behind his minor criminal ways was a bit difficult for Pietro, but it became easier as he started to exceed in training and even enjoy himself. All in all this was partially finding his cause in life, and partly rebelling against daddy. Additional notes: Owns a small one bedroom apartment and a 2014 Hyundai Veloster. Though he likes the car and will use it, he must prefers running. Much MUCH quicker and always more fun to him.

> and post at a reasonable rate. How do you define "a reasonable rate"? Once or twice a day? Once or twice a week?

Once or twice a week really. I'm not THAT crazy despite what the ghosts in my brain tell me...

**Full name:** Megan Gwynn **Codename:** Pixie **Age:** 21 **From:** Abergylid, Wales **Mutations:** "Fairy-like" wings protrude from Pixie's back, essentially making the girl capable of flight. Pixie's mutant abilities have also resulted in her body being perfectly suited for doing exactly that, toughening her skin, making her respiratory systems more efficient, and making her eyes more resistant to debris while flying. Aside from this, Megan is able to produce spores from her wings which she refers to as "Pixie Dust". These can affect people in numerous ways if they are either breath in or come into contact with a persons, such as causing vivid hallucinations. These visions can't be controlled so who knows what you'll see if you're affected! **Appearance:**   **Special skills:** - Megan is adept at close quarters combat, especially with knives, which is what she uses goes into combat with. - As fighting style goes, Megan is very skilled at Savate which uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. She mixes this in with her knife work, which is surprisingly effective. - While not essential, Megan has a degree in philosophy obtained from Stanford University. **Background:** Megan had a quiet childhood in the small mining village of Abergylid where nothing much ever happened to her. Her father worked down in the mine while her mother was a waitress in the local diner. She was around 11 when her powers kicked in, and while the growth of her wings came as a shock to her parents, they were accepting and vowed that they loved her no matter what. Growing up, Megan decided she didn't want to end up in some rundown town like her parents so sought to leave and venture to University. When she was 18, Megan enrolled in Stanford University in America and soon traveled there in order to study Philosophy. Megan kept her mutant abilities secret throughout her time there, except for a few good friends. She worked hard, yet still found time to socialize, with her even using her "pixie dust" at parties as a quick way to get high. This all changed however in her final year when she was assaulted at a party by a guy from her course. After discovering her wings, he backed off immediately, calling her a freak, beating her instead of having his way with her. The news of her mutation spread quickly around the campus, resulting in her life turning to hell. This gave Megan a valuable lesson on what the world was really like. A world where no one cared about what the guy had done to her, simply because she was a freak and therefore "deserved it" as everyone said. She was losing all hope in the world when the Project found her and offered her a chance to help make the world a better place. **Additional notes:** - I opted to have Pixie having dyed her hair pink, rather than it being part of her mutation. - I also decided to replace the use of her soul dagger with a general use of knives in combat. This could change if anything similar to the Limbo story-line that took place in the comics happened here. - Following on from above, this means that Pixie also can't use magic either, although she has the potential. - Despite everything which has happened to her, Pixie appears as a bubbly and excitable young woman, with her hiding her true emotions underneath a smile.

I'll join if I can come up with a character.

If you'd observe the rules, Spider Man would be accepted... Just saying 'ultimate spidey'...

I'm in. Just need to figure out who I'm going to use ^^

> If you'd observe the rules, Spider Man would be accepted... Just saying 'ultimate spidey'... But that's too obvious =P

oops. ignore this

 **Full Name:** Julio Esteban “Ric” Richter **Codename:** Rictor **Age:** 23 **From:** Born in Mexico Grew up in San Francisco, California **Mutations:** _Seismic Shockwave Generation_ – Rictor is capable of generating and releasing seismic energy which he can direct with distorted waves that release through his fingers by striking his hands together. This typically creates a massive shockwave, damaging and/or disorientating all within his line-of-fire, causing objects to shatter or crumble and also using it to create earthquakes. When used against objects with a larger surface, the effects are much like an earthquake. His powers affect organic objects in much the same way as inorganic ones. Rictor is immune to his own vibrations. His hands give off a bright blue light upon impact with each other. _Enhanced Strength_ – Rictor has superhuman strength allowing him to lift about the size of a pick-up truck. He can also channel his strength to his legs allowing him to leap yards at a time. _Enhanced Durability & Endurance_ – Via Enhanced Strength, Rictor possesses a high degree of durability, protecting him against most damage and impacts. His endurance is higher than most humans. _Telepathic Immunity_ – Rictor is immune to most psychic intrusions and manipulations. Even someone as the likes of Jean Grey or Professor Xavier have trouble getting past his mental blocks. (Develops later) **Special skills:** - Rictor is a competent hand to hand combatant. - Rictor is very skilled with computers. **Background:** Rictor was born in Mexico to Mexican parents, but soon relocated to San Francisco after he was born. His parents tried to raise him to have a normal childhood; mainly to keep what his father did a secret. His father was a part of the cartel and did illegal activities involving drugs and weapons. Oblivious to this, he went on to have a normal life of friends and school. When he was old enough to find out, it had been too late. He had spent time in jail with his father for illegal gun smuggling. Rictor was forced to watch his father's murder during a deal gone bad by an opposing gang. When his mutant seismic powers manifested, he accidentally destroyed three city blocks. This brought Rictor to the attention of an anti-mutant group. They gave him the name "Rictor", explained to him his mutation, tortured him and attempted to force Rictor into using his seismic powers to destroy San Francisco. Thankfully, Rictor was saved by the X-Men and was asked to join them in their fight to stop anti-mutant sentiments. **Additional notes:** - Rictor is openly gay. He’s been with women in the past but felt like it was wrong. When he came to terms with it, he admitted that he felt pressure to date women because of society’s standards. - Rictor’s powers have been altered a bit to have a bit of his and Arclight’s. I changed it a little since both cannon characters have similar abilities; the strength part coming from Arclight (if this is okay).

Forgot to add Pixie into the group but she is now, also Rictor is accepted as I don't mind merging too similarly powered people together. If someone does come in wanting Arclight though, we may need to come up with a compromise. But I'm fairly certain the odds of that aren't good.

How many characters are you looking for by the way?

Is there space for one more?

> How many characters are you looking for by the way? I'm thinking 7/8 people, 6 possibly though, depends on the rapidness of profile sheets and/or eager RPers. Which is possibly big considering X-Men here is more popular than cat nip to cats. Still plenty of time to join of course.

> Forgot to add Pixie into the group but she is now, also Rictor is accepted as I don't mind merging too similarly powered people together. If someone does come in wanting Arclight though, we may need to come up with a compromise. But I'm fairly certain the odds of that aren't good. Alright thanks Drew :D

Full name: Peter Benjamin Parker Codename: Spiderman Age: 19 From: Queens, New York Mutations: _Spider Physiology_ Peter Parker, after being bitten by a radioactive spider, has the proportionate strength of a spider, superhuman strength and speed, and more durable flesh and bones. He also has enhanced reflexes and equilibrium, allowing him to hold almost any position. _Wall crawling_ Because of the radioactive spider, Parker developed microscopic hooks all over his body that he can expose of hide at will. While primarily used on his hands and sometimes feet, They are also used to keep his mask from falling off. These microscopic hooks can cling on to nearly any surface, and only has difficulty scaling things coated in thick, gooey liquids. _Web Shooting_ Parker has the ability to shoot webs out of his wrists, and use them as ropes to swing from location to location. The webs are extremely durable, and can be used in a multitude of ways. While he can run out of webbing to use, it is a rare occurrence that only happens when Parker fails to have enough protein in his body. _Spider Sense_ A heightened danger sense of sorts, the spider sense allows Parker to stay safe from immediate danger. On occasion, his spider sense has overridden his reflexes to keep him from dying. Appearance: Special skills: -_Genius Level intellect._ Parker has an IQ of 250 and is academically gifted. He soars in science, and has a strong affinity for it. -_Master Acrobat_ -_Master at several hand to hand combat styles_ Background: Born in Queens, New York, Peter Parker is the son to SHIELD agents Richard and Mary Parker. At a young and unmemorable age, Parker's parents were killed on a mission, and Peter was handed over to his aunt and uncle, Ben and May Parker. They never told him anything of his parent's involvement with SHIELD, in hopes of having him lead a normal childhood. Of course, his genius intellect and uncanny knack for inventing made him a popular child, even if it was more like notoriety. At the age of fifteen, Peter went on a field trip to Oscorp, the corporation belonging to the father of his long-time friend, Harry Osborn. During the field trip, Parker encountered a radioactive spider, which bit him and mutated him. Soon after, he was given the abilities of a spider. While startled about the abilities at first, he quickly grew to loving them, and became the superhero known as Spiderman. SHIELD was quick to pick up on the Parker child, and monitored him and his superhero activities. It wasn't until Peter became eighteen that SHIELD confronted him and offered to let him into their ranks. He was quick to accept, and learned the tricks of the trade at a rapid pace. Additional notes: -Since being inducted into SHIELD, Parker has stopped using his original Spider-man suit, and has instead begun to use a [New Suit](http://th02.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/f/2014/241/4/3/miles_morales__ultimate_spider_man__by_spidermonkey23-d7x4h20.jpg) while on the job. -Parker has also been known to not use any suit at all if the job requires that he need to be in different attire.

Pyroman in with the Spider-Man snipe! Of course just for making sure we're clear, Spider-Man isn't going to have the suit as is, it'll be more spy looking, probably minus the mask as is. But we can cross that bridge when he needs it in story. Still though I like it, accepted.

Maybe a suit closer to Miles Morales' for Spidey?

Sure, it'll be for inflitration purposes so the black on red would be more sensible.

If I read correctly' we can make the offspring of established characters correct?