[OOC] Masks, A Tale of Heroes (CLOSED)

[Bright_Ops]

@ScarlettWaters16

Sounds like we have a plan for when the Rp starts. Meeting for the first time. :)

[Heat]

Name: Felix Dale
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Caucasian

Appearance

Confidential

Alias: Melion

Costume: Due to his powers he does not really wear a costume. In his default form he tends to stick to finely made clothing that is most often a dark colored suit.

Meta-Human Power: Felix's power is Shapeshifting which allows him to transform his own form into that of another person's. He is able to imitate a person's voice and even the appearance of clothing. His body mass is not fixed due to his powers and he is able to imitate a wide range of people as long as they are human beings. The catch being that he has to have actually seen the person, he can't shapeshift into someone he's never seen.

Weaknesses or Side-Effects: He automatically reverts back to his original form if he is asleep or unconscious. While he is able to imitate appearances and voices personalities are a different thing. If he were to encounter someone who knows the real person he was shifted as then he would be outed quickly. If he ever shapeshifts into a well known person than he makes sure to prepare ahead of time by studying the person extensively, this however is not perfect.

The shapeshifting process itself is also incredibly painful for him. If he is hit hard enough while in another form then the power of the attack will cause him to forcefully revert back to his original form. Due in part to this he strongly avoids close range combat while in another's form.

Personality: Felix is quite the narcissist, boasting delusions of grandeur, an incredibly high sense of self importance and a near total lack of empathy. He is selfish and always puts himself first, rarely even considering other people unless he has to use them in order to advance his own goals. He's manipulative, ruthless but intelligent, often creating plans ahead of time.

He's a flirt who can't resist a pretty face and will vigorously try to hit on the target of his affections until they give him an answer. Felix will sometimes crack jokes, often in the most improper situations. He enjoys explosions and creating chaos, but only if they involve him getting what he wants. He also enjoys playing tricks on people. He can't stand when he doesn't and just despises the thought of losing.

Background:
Felix very rarely talks about his past, especially his life before he gained his powers, but he did in fact have a life before becoming a shapeshifter. He was born into a middle class family, the only child of a plumber and high school teacher. He also wasn't born in Modern City, actually hailing from Brooklyn, New York. He had a boring, typical childhood, finishing high school as a solid student, having a girlfriend, occasionally partying, nothing odd.

It was after graduating college that he moved to Modern City, accepting a job offer for an accounting firm in the area. He was a different person before he powers, much kinder and far less of a narcissist. His life changed permanently when the accident occured, Felix jogging on the beach when the accident occurred and he like many others was overcome by the chemicals.

He was overcome by extreme pain as he felt his skin literally crawling, feeling his form changing rapidly into a multitude of people. The incident was incredibly traumatic and put him down the path which lead to his personality change, after he began to coup with his powers and realize that he could do whatever he wanted, his power allowing him to commit all kinds of acts.

He started off small, pick-pocketing, shoplifting, getting a small thrill from the criminal deeds, as well as a profit, his powers allowing him to escape any suspicion. Eventually he got into larger crimes, most notably a bank robbery. That lead him to get involved with other criminals, which would lead him to establish a reputation, this in part created from his newly minted person, Melion, a name taken from an old Breton lai in which a knight named Melion who served King Arthur transformed into a wolf after a promise to his wife who left him for his squire. He felt it was a fitting alias to take.

Other:
- He's a fan of old literature, poetry and fairy tales. Particularly the work of William Shakespeare.
- Is a capable marksman and a decent brawler, though he prefers to use guns.

[Double]

@Heat Accepted on the assumption that he can't mimic powers.

@Rin Oh right, sorry. Accepted now.

[Rin]

Huzzah!

[SwarthyBard126]

My guy feels so basic now lol

[Heat]

@Double He cannot mimic powers. Just appearances and voices.

[Double]

@Heat Figured as much. Accepted.

Hmm, how many more should I recruit? This, I believe, makes 11 total accepted characters (including my own of course).

[Teal]

@Teal Technically Modern City has been around for about 200 years (having been started in 1815). I'm not sure how fast or slow the village grew, so I'm also unsure how Lance "growing up with the city" could be feasibly done. Admittedly I rather like him as a concept, former badass spy and all that.

@Double

Fixed. I apologize for taking so long.

Also, a question; do comic book superheroes exist in this reality?

[Double]

@Teal In what context? Carter read comic books as a kid and they inspired him to be a cop and then later to do the whole superhero thing when he got his powers. Do you mean like actual Marvel and DC comics existing in this universe? If so, then I don't really see a problem with that as long they're kept strictly to fiction within the universe. If you're asking if any other superheroes were active before the explosion, then the answer is no. The Meta-Humans born from the incident are meant to the first generation of superheroes and/or super villains in this universe.

Accepted by the way.

[MonkeyBusiness]

Any idea when we will be starting? You could always accept more people as we go along.

[Double]

Tomorrow more than likely. It's too late where I am to be trying to do anything creative atm. :)

[Weird Tales]

I'm still interested but I won't be able to post a cs until either tomorrow or Friday

[Empath]

Woah this was filled quickly, I turn my attention away from the internet for a day and we got 11 characters! Makes me wonder: still got room for another? And if so, what kind of character is needed? ^^

[MonkeyBusiness]

Woah this was filled quickly, I turn my attention away from the internet for a day and we got 11 characters! Makes me wonder: still got room for another? And if so, what kind of character is needed? ^^

@Empath

My character could use a friend.

[Empath]

<Snipped quote by Empath>

My character could use a friend.

@MonkeyBusiness

That sounds awesome, would love to figure something out.
Should I create a villainous character? I seem to recall someone mentioning the need for more of those?

[Teal]

@Teal Do you mean like actual Marvel and DC comics existing in this universe? If so, then I don't really see a problem with that as long they're kept strictly to fiction within the universe.

Accepted by the way.

@Double

Yes, that's what I was trying to say. I know, I should have made myself clear. I'm asking that because my character is supposed to be some sort of a wisecrack, so it would make some good comedic material if I were to make him ponder on the differences between comic superheroes and real ones, and examine the persisting tropes like dead parents, capes, multiple deaths and resurrections and that kind of stuff.

Also, thanks.

[LPFan]

Name: Vincent Harris
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: American-canadian

Appearance

Confidential

Alias: Phoenix

Costume:
Something like this, except that the balaclava is fully black, without those white lines on it.


Meta-Human Power: Regenerative healing factor - Vince can can rapidly regenerate, in other words, recreate lost or damaged tissues, organs and limbs. He is generally in very good physical shape as his body is constantly reverting to a healthy state. External wounds, including fractured bones and deeper burns, can heal pretty fast depending on how severe they are. Cellular and genetic damage is reduced, greatly extending Vince's lifespan. Lost limbs can also regenerate but that happends in a matter of days. Minor damaged internal organs may heal, but more severity can be beyond repair and may take more time to heal.

Weaknesses or Side-Effects:
- Vince's regeneration does not include disease immunity therefore he can still get sick;
- Although brain cells can be repaired, if the brain is damaged in any way then it will stop sending signals to the body to regenerate and Vince will become vulnerable or even die;
- He is still vulnerable to suffocation or asphyxiation because he is dependent on oxygen for breathing, just like any other human;
- Drugs/toxins at large quantities and/or constant/continuous rate may overwhelm/hold back regeneration.

Personality: Overall Vince is a nice guy but he has times when he is too serious and can even get angry if he is pissed off enough. In the past he has shown weakness and desire to give in to temptations but that is not the case anymore. He is open-minded and tries to be helpful as much as he can. He absolutely hates drugs and anyone that deals them.

Background: Vince dosen't enjoy talking about his past, mostly because he's ashamed of everything he's done and only recently he tried changing his life. He is not a native of Modern City, Vince was born in Seattle, Washington. His mother was a canadian imigrant and his father a local narcotics detective. Up until the age of 15, Vince had a normal and plain childhood with nothing worth being mentioned, aside from the fact that since the age of 12 he trained to become an MMA fighter. After the age of 15, his life became a living hell as a result of his father's death in the hands of a drug dealer that he was trying to arrest. His mother developed a drinking habit and no longer had any control of herself or her life. Seeing that he can't count on her anymore Vince started doing everything by himself. He started taking drugs. Marijuana and alcohol were ever present in his daily life. Because of that, his grades at school began to slip and his behavior was becoming more and more worse. A couple of months later he was convinced by his trainer to enter rehab seeing that Vince's future career was in jeopardy.

Vince got out of rehab and started fighting as an amateur. Although he was still living with his mother the two of them were like strangers. Vince's trainer was now like a father to him, taking care of him and making sure that he kept walking a straight line without any slip-up's. After spending a couple of years as an amateur and winning fight after fight, the 22 year old Vince signed a contract with the UFC and finally became a pro. After his first fights Vince became very popular and also was nicknamed Machine-Gun because of his aggresive fighting style, combined with speed and strength. Four years later Vince "Machine-Gun" Harris was one of UFC's most successful young fighters with 11 matches fought, all won and no losses. He was also the UFC Light Heavyweight champion. But Vince was yet to recieve another blow from life that was yet to test him. His mother died after she was ran over by a car and three days later his trainer, the man that was like a father to him, died as well, after he battled cancer for many years.

Not being able to take so many blows at once Vince slipped and stared taking drugs again. This time he resorted to cocaine. His illustrious career as an MMA fighter fell apart after he was caught by the UFC. He was stripped of his Light Heavyweight title and his contract was forfeited. And since no other MMA promotion wanted to hire a junkie, that basically signaled that his career was oficially over. Aged 26, Vince found himself in desperate need to find a job or something to do, but what else could he do? Fighting was all he knew, all he was good at. So to that extent, he started participating in illegal, underground fights. There nobody cared about rules or how many drugs was somebody taking. Vince continued earning a living from underground fights and pouring cocaine in himself up until one night, two years later, Vince was rushed to a hospital after he took a cocaine overdose and nearly died from it. After successfully cheating death Vince once again entered rehab, attempting to cure his addiction.

After getting out of rehab, Vince felt like he needed a change of space so he moved away from Seattle and into Modern City, Georgia. The location was chosen absolutely random, he just took a map of the United States, closed his eyes and put his thumb on it. Although he didn't hit any city, his thumb was closest to Modern City so that was the destination in which his life restart would take place. Once in the city, Vince bought an abandoned training gym and reopened it. Now that gym is his home and his business, it's everything for him. He also managed to make some friends and acquaitances. All and all his life restart plan was going on very well. All until one night. Vince was at the beach, in a secluded location, not very frecquented by people. He liked to go there at night and watch the ocean, feel the breeze and just sit around doing nothing. It was so relaxing to him. When the tanker blew up Vince was affected too by the chemicals. The next morning he woke up and realised that he wasn't normal again. So he made up an outfit, dubbed himself Phoenix and started to use his skills combined with his newfound powers to start a war against the drug dealers and drug lords of Modern City. Although he had no business with them personally, he just wanted to make sure that no other person would ever suffer because of drugs like he did in the past.

Other:
- Vince loves to listen to music. He likes rock & metal and his favorite bands are Alice in Chains and Limp Bizkit.
- He also likes tattoos and has quite a few of them on his body. It's useless to start mentioning all of them, the most important one however is the chinese dragon that covers his back.
- Has a girlfriend, Sarah, two years younger then him. Just like Vince, she also had drug issues in the past, but they weren't as serious as those of Vince. The two of them live together in an apartment that belongs to Sarah. Vince loves her very much and tries his best to keep her away from his new life and identity that might get her in trouble.

[Double]

^Your pics aren't loading for me.

[Avanhelsing]

I'm gonna add a bit more to the history.

[LPFan]

^Your pics aren't loading for me.

@Double

What? They're working perfectly on my end.

How about now? The pictures are the same but the links are different.