[OOC] DC Universe: Age of Heroes (Dead)

[Vandy]

Mine's up. Part 1 of 3. Or less depending on what everyone else is doing.

@Blue Demon

Just read your post, nice job. I enjoyed Diana's dream, patiently waiting to see what will happen next! Oh and everyone with an incomplete character sheet, I have put what you need to finish individually in the Universe News post on the first page. This is to help help you out so you know how to get accepted! Also, when you finish your sheet please tell us in a post so I will know to go look at it. *edit @GreenGrenade nice reveal of Captain Cold and Heat Wave!

[Blue Demon]

I enjoyed Diana's dream, patiently waiting to see what will happen next!

@Vandy

Eh, it was decent. Not as trippy as I wanted it to be. Part 2 is my favorite. :)

[Vandy]

I enjoyed Diana's dream, patiently waiting to see what will happen next!

@Vandy

Eh, it was decent. Not as trippy as I wanted it to be. Part 2 is my favorite. :)

@Blue Demon

Well in that case I'm really looking forward to it! Hey guys, am I the only one who can't see everyone's avatars anymore? They seem to have disappeared for me. Not sure if that's just me.

[Blue Demon]

Hey guys, am I the only one who can't see everyone's avatars anymore? They seem to have disappeared for me. Not sure if that's just me.

@Vandy

Not just you. Mahz implemented a new avatar system. Just re-upload yours and it should show. :)

[An Outsider]

Batman

The Batman The Dark Knight

Age:

24

Powers/Abilities:

• Peak human physical conditioning; Due to intense physical training and a strict diet he has achieved near superhuman levels of strength, endurance, speed, agility and reflexes.
• Genius Intellect; Has spent over two decades studying at the feet of some of the days greatest minds. Nigh unparalleled skills in deductive reasoning. Has in-depth knowledge in criminology, psychology, medicine, anatomy, computer and natural sciences, economics, botany and forensics.
• Master martial artist; Trained in over a dozen martial arts, with some basic understanding of forms and sets that make up many more, Bruce may well be one of the most skilled combatants of modern times. He employs a very grounded, pragmatic style which economises movement and momentum to maximise the damage he inflicts on foes for limited stamina expenditure. Though his training was cut short due to the need to return Gotham he has still found time to learn a great many of the pressure points, and the nerve strikes needed to incapacitate them, in the human body.
• Stealth, disguise, infiltration and escapology; Has had training in all of the above, and considered a master in each.
• Large supply of resources; Wayne is a multi billionaire, more than able to fund his campaign against crime. Many of his gadgets come from Wayne Industry prototypes.
• High-tech gadgetry; Due to his wealth, money is no obstacle to the development of various gadgets and paraphernalia he uses in fighting crime. In fact the only obstacle is Wayne's own imagination and the time he can spend developing these tools. He begins the RP with
  • Wayne-tech stealth-ops body suit armour with attached mask. The suit itself is made of several interweaving layers of nomex, kevlar and micro-ballistic mesh. The mask allows for night or thermal vision, while also providing a gas mask and limited use re-breather.
  • Grapple gun
  • Plastique explosives
  • Flashbang pellets
  • Smoke Pellets
  • Wrist mounted propulsion system for tranquilizer darts
  • Throwing knives
  • Basic first aid kit
  • Lockpicks
  • Zip ties
  • Forensic kit
  • Penlight

The suit will lack its typical iconography at the beginning of the RP, namely the bat-eared cowl, the cape, the bat-insignia and the scalloped gloves. There will be in character reasons for him adding these parts. His arsenal will similarly be increased during the course of the RP, as he slowly builds it up to help him deal with the situations he is presented with.

Weaknesses:

Batman's main weakness, and the one he tries hardest to keep from his foes and friends alike, is that he is just a man, no more and no less. Even despite all his training, resources, gadgets and wiles something as humble as fall from height or a badly blocked lunge from potato knife could prove his undoing. Another fault is his belief that to rely on others is a weakness. He has been let down by people in the past and has decided that the easiest way to avoid being burned again is to work alone. This even extends to his mission in Gotham. He absolutely refuses to let other vigilantes work in his home city, unless they have proved themselves above reproach. His dedication to wage war on crime could easily be described as am obsession, one that interferes with all other aspects of his life. Finally this is a new, untested and unpolished Batman. While the groundwork has been laid for the uber-capable Dark Knight that we all know he is currently far from being there yet. Overconfident in his abilities, he is liable to make mistakes, missteps and assumptions that will lead to his ruin.

Back-story/origins:

Bruce Wayne was the first born son of Dr. Thomas and Martha Wayne, wealthy philanthropists in the high society of Gotham City. Their family was eventually completed by the addition of another son, Bruce's younger brother Thomas Jr. The brothers were brought up in the stately Wayne manor, enjoying happy and privileged lives until one fateful night, when Bruce was eight and Thomas Jr was six, their parents are shot and killed by a small-time crook. Responsibility for Bruce and Thomas Jr was willed to an old friend to the family, Alfred Pennyworth, son of Thomas' Sr deceased butler Jarvis Pennyworth. Secretly the Wayne boys swear an oath to avenge their parent's death and to save their city from itself. Enlisting the help of Pennyworth, himself a former royal marine, they begin to train body and mind to ready themselves for the day that they initiate their war on crime. At first Alfred merely thought the training was a good way to help the boys work off their emotions after the loss of their parents, but their conviction was unwavering and eventually their guardian was forced to admit that this was no passing fancy. He worried for them, but could not dissuade them from their path. Realizing that they would go through with their plans with his blessings or without he resolved to support them as fully as he was able, even hiring experts in several different disciplines of science and combat to teach them. The time eventually came when the boys could learn nothing more from Alfred or the teachers willing to travel to Wayne Manor. Instead Bruce and Thomas Jr, eighteen and sixteen respectively at the time, realised that if they were to continue their training then they would need to travel to the teachers themselves. The official line was that the two were taking some time to tour Europe and Asia while Alfred looked after their interests in Gotham. They rarely contacted Alfred, other than to give him a progress review every six months or so. While they were away the city continued to fall into ruin, with established mob families like the Bertinelli's and the Falcone's strengthening their hold on the city while hungry up and comers like the Maronis, Sionis and the Dimitrovs eager to carve themselves a piece of Gotham. Things seemed to come to a ill balanced head when Carmine Falcone united the families in an uneasy truce under his banner, promising each group would get their fare share of Gotham if they followed him and helped make him mayor. It is to this volatile atmosphere that Bruce returns, alone. Despite Alfred's pressing Bruce refuses to explain his brothers absence, instead fixing all his attentions upon the Roman, and breaking his vice like grip on Gotham.

Arc ideas:

The Roman Empire

Bruce Wayne has been travelling around the world for nigh on seven years, training his mind and body for the day he can finally return to Gotham and fight the corruption that took his parents from him. Gotham criminals have not waited patiently though, chief among them being Carmine 'The Roman' Falcone. Carmine, tired of merely ruling the cities underworld now desires more tangible power, and has made a bid for the mayoral office. Bruce hears about this new turn of events and realizes that if he doesn't intervene now then the potential damage Falcone could do as mayor will be irreversible. Training's over whether he likes it or not.

That Thin Crooked Line

The Roman has been taken care of for now, but there's still a lot of work to be done for the Batman. Before he can deal with the rampant crime plaguing the city though there is the small matter of an almost entirely corrupt police force to deal with, headed by the cunning Commissioner Loeb who seems to have made it his mission to rid Gotham of its latest flying pest problem. Batman's first encounter with Jim Gordon.

The Mad Monk

Organised crime and a corrupt police force has been dealt with, only to be replaced by a new problem, one that Batman may be indirectly responsible for. There's whispers on the street, whispers of a new face to watch out for in the Gotham Underworld. His name's the Monk, and he's coming for Batman.

Alrighty then, here's the finished product. Hopefully it passes muster. There's some 'mystery' in the back story that will serve as later story lines.

[Vandy]

Not just you. Mahz implemented a new avatar system. Just re-upload yours and it should show. :)

@Blue Demon

Oh okay, thanks! So Owlman is Bruce's younger brother? Interesting, accepted you can move Bats on over!

[An Outsider]

Oh okay, thanks! So Owlman is Bruce's younger brother? Interesting, accepted you can move Bats on over!

@Vandy

Cheers bud, I'll do that the now. Probably get the opening post up tomorrow!

[Vandy]

Cheers bud, I'll do that the now. Probably get the opening post up tomorrow!

@BlackSam3091

Sounds good, I've added you to the character OP but ran into a problem. They have no color black so I couldn't cleverly color code your name like I've done for Demon and Grenade. I gave you a really dark blue though. Closest I could get!

[GreenGrenade]

@GreenGrenade nice reveal of Captain Cold and Heat Wave!

@Vandy

Just wait until Reverse Flash comes along. I have something epic planned for him. >:)

[Vandy]

Just wait until Reverse Flash comes along. I have something epic planned for him. >:)

@GreenGrenade

Can't wait to see it. I've got some pretty awesome plans for one Lex Luthor! Who knows what he's up to right now?

[Blue Demon]

I have no epic plans as of yet. D: Maybe I should get on that. Lol.

[Vandy]

Haha, my 'plans' are more like a basic outline. I haven't even started on my second IC post yet but I kinda want to get another up before the end of the night to promote fast activity! *activate lightning hands* Hey @KriticalKrab, there is really no point in me keeping you out of all this any longer since you've had a completed Hal Jordan up for a good 24 hours. Consider you sheet accepted! You and @Lovleand will just have to work with the continuity once he finishes his up. Go ahead and move Hal over to the Character section and feel free to go in the IC!

[Blue Demon]

Haha, my 'plans' are more like a basic outline. I haven't even started on my second IC post yet but I kinda want to get another up before the end of the night to promote fast activity! *activate lightning hands*

@Vandy

Well, I have my whole 3 part intro post written. It's what comes after I don't got. But I don't want to kept writing solo arcs... because I don't know what's coming next. (Though I was wondering if I should get started on my next solo arc)

[Vandy]

Well, I have my whole 3 part intro post written. It's what comes after I don't got. But I don't want to kept writing solo arcs... because I don't know what's coming next. (Though I was wondering if I should get started on my next solo arc)

@Blue Demon

Wow, you've been busy! Feel free to start on another solo arc if you want to, I won't start our Justice League event for at least a week and a half because I want to get everyone settled into our world first. We could do a team up story after Supes takes care of Mannheim if you want to. Don't worry I'm not asking to start a New 52 style Superman/Wonder Woman team up if you know what I mean.

[KriticalKrab]

Well I appreciate finally being accepted, I'll move my guy over as soon as I figure out exactly how I'm going to do this. I have a feeling my intro arc won't be as cool you everyone elses though.

[Vandy]

Well I appreciate finally being accepted, I'll move my guy over as soon as I figure out exactly how I'm going to do this. I have a feeling my intro arc won't be as cool you everyone elses though.

@KriticalKrab

I'm sure it'll be great! If its your first advanced IC post just use the three already up as a sort of template. If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a PM, I'm here to help.

[Blue Demon]

Wow, you've been busy! Feel free to start on another solo arc if you want to, I won't start our Justice League event for at least a week and a half because I want to get everyone settled into our world first. We could do a team up story after Supes takes care of Mannheim if you want to. Don't worry I'm not asking to start a New 52 style Superman/Wonder Woman team up if you know what I mean.

@Vandy

I do know what you mean. ^^ And that's fine. I think it would be best not to go superman/wonder woman at this point. Ah well, I guess I'll get started on what Diana does to get her Golden Lasso. That'll give me something to do tomorrow (or later than that since there appears to be no rush). And if anyone wants to do a team up before the full on justice league thing starts, I'll be okay for that too.

Well I appreciate finally being accepted, I'll move my guy over as soon as I figure out exactly how I'm going to do this. I have a feeling my intro arc won't be as cool you everyone elses though.

@KriticalKrab

If you need any help, I can do that. :) I'm good for checking over things or tossing out ideas. Just so you know.(Though I will completely 100% suggest you have Hal punch himself in the face with his fist construct...)

[Blue Demon]

. (Sorry, double post)

[Vandy]

Wow, you've been busy! Feel free to start on another solo arc if you want to, I won't start our Justice League event for at least a week and a half because I want to get everyone settled into our world first. We could do a team up story after Supes takes care of Mannheim if you want to. Don't worry I'm not asking to start a New 52 style Superman/Wonder Woman team up if you know what I mean.

@Vandy

I do know what you mean. ^^ And that's fine. I think it would be best not to go superman/wonder woman at this point. Ah well, I guess I'll get started on what Diana does to get her Golden Lasso. That'll give me something to do tomorrow (or later than that since there appears to be no rush). And if anyone wants to do a team up before the full on justice league thing starts, I'll be okay for that too.

Well I appreciate finally being accepted, I'll move my guy over as soon as I figure out exactly how I'm going to do this. I have a feeling my intro arc won't be as cool you everyone elses though.

@KriticalKrab

If you need any help, I can do that. :) I'm good for checking over things or tossing out ideas. Just so you know.(Though I will completely 100% suggest you have Hal punch himself in the face with his fist construct...)

@Blue Demon

Sounds good, remember you can always apply for a second character after your first three posts if you want to keep yourself busy. Hey Krab, I completely agree with the Hal hitting himself idea. That'd be hilarious!

[An Outsider]

We need someone to take on Martian Manhunter or Cyborg so we can have a full 'big seven' complement!