[OOC] The Outsiders (DC comics based OC Superhero RP)

[Kablamicus]

Cheers dude, I've aged him up to 26 years old.

[Razqua]

@Razqua - Demon Samurai are always cool, but we already have two feral type shapeshifters on the team, Fenrir and Princess Beast. Would you be able to change his demon form to something less 'aggressive'?

BlackSam3091

I don't mean to push but that's kinda the point of the demon form. If you'd like I could make it less strength based and more speed based but the demon form is essentially the character's more aggressive half. Although if could suggest a difference maybe instead of being large and strong maybe the demon form could be more normal sized and fast(maybe add some wings for flying in the mix to replace the fire breath).

[Divine Darkness]

I think the concept of the team means that by definition our characters are all "aggressive". Maybe instead of having be beastial have Blood Walker be... more sinister? Instead of a monstrous demon he's more charming and deceitful, bloodthirsty but not animalistic... unless he's gone too long without blood, then maybe he could frenzy.. Think of classic Dracula and classic Lucifer, two very powerful creatures who can rip any mortal to shreds, but don't because they like to play with their food so to speak. Maybe dial back the damage his claws and fangs do, let the sword be his main weapon. Make him more of a duelist perhaps. Let your character have superstrength, but let the Omega character be the tank. Molotov can be the fire guy, let your character do something else... like Telekinesis or the ability to Possess and/or the Mind Control those he's fed upon. And of course, the team could use another flier =P Here's a link that might give you more ideas.

[The Patriarch]

@Jonxlathelion - I'm getting a Luke Cage vibe. Only thing is that there's and awful lotta mystery in that bio, like his disappeared dad, tight lipped mom and the source of his powers. I'm getting the impression that your planning to explain this things in the rp. If that is the case could you pm me your plans, just so I have an inkling of how your planning to develop him. If not could you please flesh out the bio. @The Patriarch - Few things with the powers. First off, if his constructs dissipate as soon as they leave his hands then how can he use them as projectile weapons? As to the energy absorption, is he absorbing ambient energy in the atmosphere, or can he only absorb energy that has been fired at him directly? Finally, why are his senses so advanced? The rest of his powers seem to relate to his energy abilities, but that seems tacked on. There's a few things with the bio too, but I'll PM you about them (Things you couldn't have known about, so that's my fault not yours.) @Kablamicus - Good sheet man. Just one request, could you make him a touch older? Not much, just a few years so there's a more diverse age range. @Razqua - Demon Samurai are always cool, but we already have two feral type shapeshifters on the team, Fenrir and Princess Beast. Would you be able to change his demon form to something less 'aggressive'? @Divine Darkness - Great stuff, thanks for adding that. You're in. Add your sheet to the Character tab. For diversity's sake I'd be looking for more female, energy manipulator, support or older characters

BlackSam3091

I edited his powers and weaknesses around so everything is explained better he. His construct weapons disappear after five seconds when they leave his hand, but it doesn't apply to the energy bullets that he fires out of his guns.

[Heathen]

I'm wanting to join the RP but I'm torn between what type of character to make. I'm deciding if a voodoo-like character or a character that can manipulate the senses work better with the team. ><

[The Patriarch]

I'm wanting to join the RP but I'm torn between what type of character to make. I'm deciding if a voodoo-like character or a character that can manipulate the senses work better with the team. ><

Heathen

Voodoo sounds way cooler and more new, controlling the senses has been done tons of times

[Cantide]

Man people love their swords.

Lord Wraith

I usually tend to stray away from swords because of the popularity, but I just recently came up with the idea for the sword I'm using in this RP which seems to fit with the morale code of what is happening.

[Cantide]

Litheal

Name Litheal Alias Blink Age 18 Personality If one could never take things to seriously it would be blink, although his demeanor presents carefree and casual the sword that he wields holds the weight of all those who he has slain. Upon receiving this blade he could not carry it let alone lift it off the table that it was placed. Taking every challenge he could he finally managed to lift the blade accepting the weight that burdened it down. The weight of the lives the blade had taken transferred from the sword to him silently as the blade became weightless, although the blade still weighed more than the sun and stars it was his weight to carry. Powers Blink - The sword he carries allows him to pass through a dimensional hole pushing him forward almost like a teleport that will transfer him to different locations. Although he can not blink into places he can not see, it still helps him to blink around his opponent allowing him an easy win in any fight that he finds himself in. Soul Transfer - The lives Misery takes is shared with Litheal, who gains knowledge and experience. Since the blade is an unknown age the lives it has taken in the past have given Litheal more knowledge than he needs in combat, strategical concepts and understanding. -Non super powers- Athletic - Litheal has spent his whole life on the streets quickly learning how to get out of tight spots, and with only things he could find at his disposal learned quickly to defend himself. Weaknesses Losing his sword will render him almost powerless as well as being unarmed. Depression, with the blade transferring the lives to Litheal will burden him down with the weight of the ones he has taken, with an uplifting free spirited guy he takes this very seriously. Litheal will try every effort to refrain from taking lives if only to save himself the grief later, this usually gets him into rough situations and simply put he usually tends to have to kill the ones who's lives he feels do not need to be taken. Appearance

Appearance

BRIEF Bio Litheal is not homeless in the way you would think a homeless man would be, he does not carry himself like the urchins on the street nor is he begging for cash on the corner. You wouldn't tell by looking at him that he struggles with social skills or even finding a place to sleep - that's because he doesn't, empty houses are all he seeks when he is interested in shelter. Looking through the window is good enough to find himself blinking into the open space. This isn't the sort of activities that people find a hero doing, but this is his compromise for the smallest misdeed that he can do that will not raise eyebrows at his intentions. Litheal smiles in wicked situations, he is the type to smile through a funeral but behind that laugh is a plague of ideas and serious thoughts about what is going to happen next. Misery, the sword that was 'given' to Litheal was not an easy transaction, one would say it was his to begin with. This is not a sword one would find by searching for it. Misery chooses its owner based on a multitude of decisions, maybe Litheal had a higher calling or maybe there is some mystery behind why the chose came out of hiding to be found. To keep things realistic, Litheal had found shelter from the storm after giving most of his belongings to a homeless mother bearing child, although he would have preferred to keep the items, the karma he could imagine would catch up to him. Inside the warehouse the blade sit on a shelf, it was a wooden shelf, nothing that could support to weight of more than a few pounds. Instead of reflecting light the blade seemed to absorb it. Wrapping his hand around the hilt the blade would not move from the shelf. Days had passed, even weeks and Litheal returned to the blade as if it were a puzzle. One day without even knowing it while trying to remove it from the shelf the blade spoke to him, although this could be confused as a voice inside ones head from years of social isolation. It did not talk in words that could easily be understood it spoke in the lives of the ones it had slain. Thousands upon thousands of memories started flooding into Litheal's head. A rational person, a normal person would have run far away from the horror that the blade had to show. But Litheal stayed, surrounded in darkness he wept for those who had lost their lives to such a beautiful sword, to those who would never have families and those long since forgotten. Eventually the memories were sketched into his mind like muscle memory and there he sat, holding the sword in his lap, with the shared weight of a million lives resting nicely between the both of them the sword was as light as a feather to him. Looking down at it, he knew its name, and with a name you have power. Misery. What they bring to the team? Morale balance - "Do we have to kill all of them?" Strategic foresight. Notes Blink has never had any contact with any league or justice affiliation, he feels he needs to be a part of the outsiders to keep innocent lives even if they have chosen the wrong path out of harms way if their lives can be spared. Everybody should have a second chance.

Misery

Misery is an artifact that was created before the dawn of civil communications, a time were a life held no value but weighed all the same. It's unfamiliar the one who forged it, although they must have known it would be used for greater purpose knowing the consequences of taking a life. They must have known the weight of a life and had to carefully craft the choosing process into the sword. Misery not only obtains the weight of a life, it obtains their whole life, the possible future for the one killed. From birth to every possible path that life could have chosen along the way. It knew whether the deceased were to find true love, raise a family or take over the world. The lives they took and the lives they were going to take. That is what makes the weight that much more unbearable. Misery bases its choice on a new owner every three thousand years, it is not slow in finding one. It carefully chooses based on every life since its last wielder. Taking into account on their morale beliefs as well as their ability to make choices nobody else will. Misery does not enjoy the weight of lives, it will find somebody who will take and help carry the weight that keeps it down. The challenges are easy, it finds the one, and slowly drives them with lives of the deceased until either they snap or they come to an understanding that all owners have carried with them. An understanding so deep that they know before they can carry her, that her passion toward the greater good is heavier than the lives she has taken.

Updated quite a bit: *added to the brief bio *raised the age a bit. *Added the soul transfer power (which benefits the age and combat) *Added a short bio for the sword 'Misery' (which is a she, mentioned it late in the bio) If there is anything that needs more clarification I'll adjust it, but that should cover the stuff that was misleading. (Edit: Right, I accidentally posted this in Characters. Moved it here.)

[Lord Wraith]

Not that anyone has to listen to me or anything, and I could be completely wrong on this but I feel like not many people know of the actual Outsiders. Or at least have confused them with the Justice League Dark which is completely different. Maybe it's also the fact that the RP ties back to a YJ RP that is misleading people on a few things. Either way, I just wanted to drop the above link so anyone who wasn't aware of the canon team could be and look over the heroes that have made up the roster over the years.

I'm wanting to join the RP but I'm torn between what type of character to make. I'm deciding if a voodoo-like character or a character that can manipulate the senses work better with the team. ><

Heathen

Voodoo sounds way cooler and more new, controlling the senses has been done tons of times

The Patriarch

Eh not really, I mean there's at least Papa Midnite, so I mean both have been done numerous times. It really comes down to personal taste and what you want to portray.

[Heathen]

He's not going to be a voodoo practitioner (although I've thought about it). He's just going to have voodoo-like powers like Queenie from American Horror Story: Coven.

[Lord Wraith]

Also...

What they bring to the team? Madcap brings the crazy, and, at times, the crazy violence. She might say she also brings the sexy.

Divine Darkness

I think Thorn brings the sexy, he has an edible tongue and who knows what else? Plus he can produce aphrodisiacs :P

[Heathen]

I think Thorn brings the sexy, he has an edible tongue and who knows what else? Plus he can produce aphrodisiacs :P

Lord Wraith

Sashay away.

[The Patriarch]

Not that anyone has to listen to me or anything, and I could be completely wrong on this but I feel like not many people know of the actual Outsiders. Or at least have confused them with the Justice League Dark which is completely different. Maybe it's also the fact that the RP ties back to a YJ RP that is misleading people on a few things. Either way, I just wanted to drop the above link so anyone who wasn't aware of the canon team could be and look over the heroes that have made up the roster over the years.

I'm wanting to join the RP but I'm torn between what type of character to make. I'm deciding if a voodoo-like character or a character that can manipulate the senses work better with the team. ><

Heathen

Voodoo sounds way cooler and more new, controlling the senses has been done tons of times

The Patriarch

Eh not really, I mean there's at least Papa Midnite, so I mean both have been done numerous times. It really comes down to personal taste and what you want to portray.

Lord Wraith

I am referring to roleplaying. I knew who the outsiders were, they're kind of like DC's X-men and if I remember correctly they were always more morally questionable compared to Justice League.

[The Patriarch]

I really hope Adam is accepted.

[Lord Wraith]

I am referring to roleplaying. I knew who the outsiders were, they're kind of like DC's X-men and if I remember correctly they were always more morally questionable compared to Justice League.

The Patriarch

Even in roleplaying I'd argue it's not that fresh but then again there's nothing new under the sun. I don't know if the 'X-Men' is necessarily the best comparison. 'X-Force' might be more accurate, though unlike any of Marvel's 'X' series it's not like the Outsiders are all similar characters. I mean some of the team I can recall off the top of my head was composed of Black Lightning, Owlman, Creeper, Metamorpho, Looker, and Katana. Quite a mix of abilities and talents there. The Secret Avengers might be a closer Marvel counterpart.

[The Patriarch]

I am referring to roleplaying. I knew who the outsiders were, they're kind of like DC's X-men and if I remember correctly they were always more morally questionable compared to Justice League.

The Patriarch

Even in roleplaying I'd argue it's not that fresh but then again there's nothing new under the sun. I don't know if the 'X-Men' is necessarily the best comparison. 'X-Force' might be more accurate, though unlike any of Marvel's 'X' series it's not like the Outsiders are all similar characters. I mean some of the team I can recall off the top of my head was composed of Black Lightning, Owlman, Creeper, Metamorpho, Looker, and Katana. Quite a mix of abilities and talents there. The Secret Avengers might be a closer Marvel counterpart.

Lord Wraith

I guess you're right, everyone says that the Doom Patrol is a better comparison, I also think The Legion of Superheroes would also share some similarities as well

[An Outsider]

@Kablamicus – Thanks. He's accepted. Fire him into the character tab. @Razqua - Divine Darkness has actually explained it better than I did. When I said less aggressive I actually meant something that was less bestial and animalistic, as we already have two characters that have that as their whole hat. I'm at work at the moment. When I'm done I'll have more time to look over the other applications.

[JonxlatheLion]

I sent you a PM btw, sam

[An Outsider]

@Jonxlathelion - I got it pal, sent you one back.

[Lord Wraith]

I guess you're right, everyone says that the Doom Patrol is a better comparison, I also think The Legion of Superheroes would also share some similarities as well

The Patriarch

Eh, Doom Patrol has some similarities though their main M.O. is for heroes who are societal misfits who have been shunned or traumatized due to their abilities. The Outsiders on the other hand were originally created by Batman when his ties with the League were strained and he couldn't get the missions done the way he wanted to so he created the Outsiders. After this, the leadership fell to Nightwing (Woot woot!) who used to the team to actively hunt down escaped supervillians. It was only after Nightwing relinquished leadership back to Batman that it became a covert team. So tl;dr point here is that the appearance of the actual members doesn't particularly matter, the team's purpose is to be the public fall guys for the league and get the missions done that are entangled in political red tape. The Legion beyond being a team of superheroes has very little in common. The Legion essentially the League of the 24th Century, they are in the public eye, whereas the Outsiders are a covert team. Not to mention the Legion openly recruits whereas I believe at least in canon, the Outsiders were all handpicked by Batman/the current leader.