[OOC] This Is Our City (Dark Heroes) // Season 1

[QT]

Setting

Crown City - current state: Plagued with criminal Kingpins who have devoured the majority. Politics have become corrupt in addition to the law enforcement that abides by it. Fear expands through the suburbs, even the wealthy unable to pay off their local thugs. The city looks broken, no longer a prospect in the run to perfection. Citizens still have their jobs though and live their daily lives. A lot of the major crimes are done underground - meaning outside of people's 'line of sight'. Overall, the crime rate has increased by about twenty percent. The city looks in shambles, but can still be brought back to its prime.

Plot

[center][i]Crown City had always had a large criminal population. After leaving State View Prison, free men would return to their facilities in the ghettos of the city. These ghetto's were usually stationed in the lower class sectors of the Crown City. The wealthier people would remain in the suburbs and never dare to step foot in such criminally based locations. Even cops feared these ghettos for it was where many bigger criminal names sprouted from. Names such as Jimmy Clain - a never convicted trafficker of women who originated near the border of Crown. He's a very intelligent man, keeping his business as 'legit' as possible under the circumstances. Everyone knows what he does, but nobody is ever man enough to do anything about it. The guy is always escorted by big tough guys with guns under their coats - guarded twenty four seven. There's also that lunatic known as Cinco or Fives. He's a crazy Mexican thug who came out of nowhere and has been known for kidnapping wealthy folk and torturing them - all while taking video's and posting them on his website. His current status is unknown.

Anyhow, these guys are not the biggest names out there, but some just to show how bad Crown City has gotten. It wasn't THIS bad before. Before, there were actual people who fought against these criminals and made their lives hell. They were known as vigilantes by some, but heroes by others. They did their job right. Stopped the bad guys and put them in State View Prison. Problem was, vigilantes didn't have the numbers - the criminals did. It came to a point where masked heroes were being put down quicker than they could rise. Because the same criminals that they put in would get out and get revenge, it was getting uncontrollable. That's where we are now.

Since the vigilantes/heroes who did their job right and under the law kept failing, another side to heroism was established. These very few 'heroes' disregarded the laws and understood that to take back their city, they needed to do the thing others failed to do - put the criminals down and don't give them a chance to get back up.

The RP

SO! The plan is to have our characters be these dark vigilantes/heroes who take down the bad guys. OOOOOOORRRRRRRR, if you want, you could be one of the remaining 'good heroes' - even a new 'good hero' who still believes in the system. As for the dark heroes, they are not afraid to kill or go beyond the necessary to put these criminals down. Of course, with such a history, these dark heroes will be controversial in the streets. People will see them as villains, other will believe they are heroes. Even the cops will have that same decision to make. I'm not looking to create a dark hero team - that's not the point of this. The main goal is to have our heroes take the city back from the Kingpins that own it. If they come together, great. If not, I think it could still work.

If you have any questions or wish to share your own ideas feel free!! And OH! There are no powers! These are powerless/magicless humans who just decide it's time to fight back.

People To Know

Jimmy Clain
- Woman Trafficker near Southern border of Crown City. This man bring women from all over the country and sells them to the highest bidder. Many know the business he overtakes, but are never able to prove it with hard evidence because he always delegates the job to his employees. For him and his business friends, money talks.

Cinco or Fives
- Serial Killer who kills the wealthy while videotaping it and posting it online. His last known location was in the Northern Sector of Crown City. He speaks fluent English despite being born in Mexico. He has stated that he wishes to rid the world of all its rich people because he thinks they are the cause of the world's problems.

Charlie Heir
- A lot like Jimmy, Charlie is a business man. He owns many of the North Sector's clubs and casinos. In them, it is said he runs a very productive drug deal. He is wealthy enough to pay off law enforcement to look the other way.

Stacey Wright aka. Beef Jack
- Beef Jack is a radical woman's activist. She initially became known for killing her husband on the first year of marriage. She was never convicted because she was never charged - ironically, her father the lawyer was there to represent her and won the case. Despite this, Beef Jack then went ahead and killed her father. Her rampage went on as she continued to kill the male oppressors of the world - sometimes even killing weak woman who would not stand up for themselves. She believes woman are superior and oversees the Southern Sector of Crown City.

Big Tim
- Fired from his Sergeant Position at the CCPD, Big Tim is known for killing police officers who come in his path. Only problem is that he ends up in prison for small offenses, not the ones Judges would like him to go down for. He is currently out of prison and roaming the streets of Crown City.

Sage Garrison aka. Ghost
- A bloodthirsty gun for hire, the alias Ghost was created merely to get revenge for his mistreatment as a child. Located in the Northern sector of Crown City, this man is one of the deadliest assassins in the city.

Rules

1. I am the GM and whatever say goes - though I do listen to my peeps.
2. I will not accept any OP characters. Despite characters not having superhuman abilities, Over Powered Characters can still exist - so DO NOT make them.
3. This RP will have Mature content - this implies explicit language, blood and gore. Sexy time will be taken to PMs - unless y'all wanna get freaky. Joking. No. But yeah, fade to black, or go to PMs.
4. Be fair and courteous to other Roleplayers. Do Not in any circumstances start trouble in any thread. If you wish to file a complaint, do it to me via PM. I'll do my best to handle it.
5. Idk what else there is to add, so just have fun and let's get this thang going.

- Rules are subject to change.

Character Sheet

Name:
Nickname (if any):
Appearance:
Age:
Height:
Weaponry/Equipment:
History:
Personality:
Other:

*Feel free to play around with the CS Sheet. Add more information if you please (does your character have a costume when he goes out? Etc)

- Post CSssss in the OOC, then transfer to Character Tab once they are accepted. Thank you.

[Elysium]

Midori Saito

a.k.a 'Katana'

"The katana killed her, not me."

Age
24
Height & Weight
5'11"; 143 lbs
Appearance
Midori Saito has a rather fair complexion, as do most Japanese women. She accents her armor/outfit with her makeup, such as her scarlet red lipstick.
Weaponry/Equipment

• Katana
  Hence the name, Katana's primary weapon is her katana, which is a hand-me-down from her paternal great grandfather.
• Armor
  Katana's armor consists of a black, metallic breastplate and leg armor, accompanied by wooden shoulder guards. Her outfit is accented by red bits of cloth/fabric here and there. Katana's mask was designed to strike fear into her opponents, resembling the appearance of a haunted doll. A large red dot is placed on her forehead, which comes from the Japanese flag.
• Martial Arts
  Having spent years becoming a black belt, Katana is proficient in the martial arts. She is an adept physical militant.

History
It was approximately 24 years and 4 months ago that Midori Saito was given birth to at a typical urban Japanese hospital in Tokyo, Japan. Her parents, Akira and Hiroshi, were employed as a secretary and security guard, respectively. The new family wasn't exactly wealthy, nor were they penniless. For Midori, childhood was relatively simple and easy. She attended school; excelled in all her classes; played the violin; made a multitude of friends; and finally graduated at the age of 18. She ended up being an only child, but that didn't really bother her much. Midori was close enough to some friends that they pretty much made up for the lack of biological siblings. For a good amount of her childhood, Midori was put into martial arts classes. She became a black belt by the age of 15. She was exalted by her master, who viewed her as a potential warrior. Had the samurais still existed, no doubt she would make for a great one. Meanwhile, she also took acrobatics and gymnastics. It was a rather excellent 18 years for Midori.

It was only shortly after her graduation that things began to deteriorate. By that time, a good amount of her extended family immigrated to the United States in search for a better choice of employment. Specifically, they moved around Crown City, within its suburbs and metro area. Midori and her parents became the last to follow suit. Their bags were packed, and they flew to Crown City, where they were promised a "better life." Little did they know, that was a big fat lie.

Midori was compelled to say good-bye to all her friends and "siblings." It wasn't fun being put into a new environment thousands of miles away from the one you were used to. Midori spoke a sufficient amount of the English language to get her by in America.

The day Midori's parents were taken away from her would best be considered the turning point in her already-crumbling life. The lives of both of her parents were unfortunately claimed when they were involved in a freak elevator "accident." Police claim that it was merely an accident, but Midori knew otherwise. Her parents had unfortunately missed payments to some thugs. She didn't know who exactly, but she was determined to find out. She arrived home from her part-time job as a store cashier devastated. Nothing would be the same ever again.

And thus, she started on her quest for vengeance. Through research and other methods, she discovered a woman by the name of Stacey Wright, who is in charge of a ruthless and violent gang that's centered around the building where her parents were killed. Midori realized that if no one was going to put an end to this crime, that she should do it herself. She imported a custom-made armor set from Japan, along with her great grandfather's katana, which was located in his tomb. She had her mask forged from metal, dyed white & with the red dot. She trimmed her hair, and applied makeup whenever in her outfit to disguise her identity. Thus began the story of Katana.
Personality
The death of her parents left Midori as a taciturn and serene woman, as well as a vindictive and merciless one. If someone is in her way, that someone has to go by any means necessary. She does not take obstacles lightly. Midori is a rather stealthy woman, being able to get away with almost anything she wants.

[ScarlettWaters16]

Cora Jamie

a.k.a. Shadow

Cora

"Everyone has their demons. Mine just happens to be a snarky bitch waiting at the edge of my subconscious."

Shadow

"What, you didn't see me?"

Age:
19

Height and Weight:
5'8" and 100 lbs

Weaponry/Equipment:

• Katanas
  Though not her primary weapon, Cora loves katanas. She is able to move faster with them and work with them better than most of her other weapons because she trained with them for a very long time.
• Sai
  Taking inspiration from her younger age when she watched TMNT a lot, Cora also learned how to fight with sai. She rarely uses the small knives though.
• Pistols
  These are her primary weapons. She thinks that nothing can dodge a speeding bullet. Though she nearly did. Once.
• Hidden Blades
  These are knives that are hidden up her sleeves, something she created herself. She mostly uses these for stealth kills when she needs to.

History:
Cora claims to have had a normal childhood because, in her eyes, she really did. Her father was an army sergeant, which mean that she was an army family. Her mother was an army nurse. They traveled from camp to camp while her mother was pregnant with her and finally settled down in a province in Korea when her mother went into labor. After only five hours of labor, Cora was born, but sadly, her mother died after giving birth so quickly and in an unsuitable environment.

Raised by her father, she joined most of the other military kids when they went to training each day, though they were many years older than her. Her father drove her hard, forcing her to be the son that he had wanted rather than a daughter. She trained day and night, only sleeping for about two hours. This is when Shadow began to develop in the back of her mind. She trained with pistols and older weapons and taught that anything could be a weapon, even herself.

Her father began to see her potential and forced her to join a teen recruit squad when she was only fourteen. They traveled around the world and convinced younger men and women to join the army by showing off their skills. They returned after they were able to fully convince at least a thousand people to join the army.

After they came back, it was like a nightmare began at her return. The night after her return, the camp was attacked. She blacked out for most of it, but when she woke up, she was standing with three dead rebels at her feet and many of her army friends looking at her in fear. This showed the strength and power of Shadow, her dual personality that had been created through her father pushing her. Fearing that she would harm her friends, she fled to Crown City when she was eighteen, where she took a year to learned to control Shadow from taking over her mind unless Cora willed it. And this is where her story begins.

Personality:
As stated in her biography, Cora and Shadow are actually two different people because Cora, in a technically term, has multiple personality disorder. Let's start with Cora.
Cora
Cora is a very quiet girl, intelligent, and a masterful engineer. She is quite loyal to her friends... if she had any. She is fearful of hurting those she loves, which is why she distances herself from everyone, especially those she fears that she will love or fall in love with. She spends a lot of her time reading or down in her shop that she built from her mother's inheritance, working on a new invention. She tries to be as peaceful as she can and tries not to lose control of her body and give way to Shadow. Both girls have the same amount of skill and potential, which is why Shadow is only different in personality. Cora can do all of the same things that Shadow does, she just chooses not to.
Shadow
Shadow is the complete opposite of her, as she says it, "jailer". She is very loud, snarky, arrogant, and sometimes a teeny bit overconfident. She is still very clever and intelligent and a masterful engineer, but she will switch sides before you can finish saying "money". She considers herself more of an assassin than a hero, but she assassinates those who stand in her way of happiness and those her are a threat to her way of living. She is also a paid assassin, whenever you can actually find her.

Other:
There's this necklace that the two personalities fight over. It was a gift from Cora's mother to her and every time Shadow takes over Cora's body, she rips the necklace off and Cora has to fix it to put it back on. It seems to be the connection between the two.

[Charter]

I won't be able to get my CS in today, possibly tomorrow if work works out well.

[QT]

@Elysium

I know this character is a DC character, but as long as you change up the iriginal characters history and such it'll be okay. Cus yea, I'm looking more for original characters - I really don't want any canons from anywhere.

But yea, can't wait to see the finished piece :)

@Charter

Take your time, no rush

[Elysium]

@Elysium

I know this character is a DC character, but as long as you change up the iriginal characters history and such it'll be okay. Cus yea, I'm looking more for original characters - I really don't want any canons from anywhere.

But yea, can't wait to see the finished piece :)

@QT

Of course. I just used the picture honestly, nothing more. If it's not obvious, I'm kinda going for a dark hero character.

[QT]

@Elysium

Yea. Awesome!

[71342]

:>.

I've got a question, so is everything in this roleplay (technology and such) based on what we currently have IRL? Like If I had an idea for a character who is a woman gypsyish fortune teller, she would have to be a fraud because no magic exists. Or a doctor who can only cure diseases we know are curable?

[QT]

@71342

YUP

[QT]

@71342

When I click your username, it takes me to a "Not Found" blank page. Lol. It's weird.

[Elysium]

@71342

When I click your username, it takes me to a "Not Found" blank page. Lol. It's weird.

@QT

Same lol. I finished my Character Sheet. Let me know if something's missing or if I should add something else.

[Voltus_Ventus]

I'm interested, if you are willing to have me that is.

[QT]

@Elysium

Looks good! Just one question: do you plan on revealing later why her parents were killed?

@Voltus_Ventus

I'm still accepting so sure

[Elysium]

@Elysium

Looks good! Just one question: do you plan on revealing later why her parents were killed?

@QT

Actually no. lol I forgot to think about that. But I guess maybe they forgot to pay debt off to Stacey Wright's men & they tampered with the elevator's cables or something. Let me edit that right now.

[QT]

@Elysium

Feel free to put it in the character tab once you do :)

[ScarlettWaters16]

Done! Hope you like it. I think it adds a certain twist... :)

[71342]

@QT@Elysium Meheheh. It's intentional. I'm contemplating on a character idea.

[Weird Tales]

I'm interested in joining this. I'm still working on this CS.

Name: William Jameson, he prefers to be called Bill.

Nickname: The Butcher

Appearance:


Age: 35

Height: 6.0

Weaponry/Equipment: for weapons he has two butcher's knives, two meat cleavers and six throwing knives for when he wants to get his enemies at a distance, and finally William also uses a machete. He wears a bullet proof vest under his costume and is so skilled with a knife that he can hold his own against sword and gun wielding opponents.

History: William's history has been almost full of violence and anger. He was born to a low middle class family and for as long he could remember he's always had to fight his way out of problems. From fighting off bullies to muggers Bill has had countless fights under his belt. He has trained extensively in boxing and street fighting.

Personality:

Other:

[Mr_pink]

Very interested, will get a character up tonight if not tomorrow

[Mr_pink]

Name: Bosko Đukic
Appearance:

Bosko

Both eyes are normal in the actual roleplay.

Bosko towers over most, standing at an astonishing 6 foot 5. He is practically made of muscle and is often seen working out at the gym in his free time. His body is covered in scars.

Age: 42 (19 during the War in Abkhazia)
Height: 6 foot 5
Weaponry/Equipment:
Bosko carries a variety of makeshift weaponry that he has 'crafted' himself.
-Metal Pole attached to a handle
-Small Hammer
-Small bat
History: Bosko was born in Belgrade, Serbia. His family quickly moved to Novosibirsk, Russia after his father got a much better paying job there. Bosko was only around one at the time so he wasn't really affected by the move other than a difference in accent when growing up. In school, Bosko was often picked on as he was not the smartest student by a long shot. His mother often reassured him that he was, in fact, smart and that the other students were just knowledgeable. Bosko took this to heart throughout his life, never letting anyone put him down for something he couldn't help. Nevertheless, he did make friends in school and as time went on became ever more popular. His height and physical aptitude made him a great sportsman which gained him a lot of popular friends who in turn introduced him to other popular students. It was during Bosko's first year in high school that his parents decided to have more children. Bosko was at first, apprehensive to the idea, but gradually was persuaded that a sibling was not a bad thing. And it wasn't, when his sister was born Bosko was just about the happiest person in the family. He and his sister grew closer throughout their years growing up together, something which Bosko would also share with his two other sisters, each coming a year after the one before. Bosko was always closest with the eldest sister, Ljubica though and would often talk to her about any problems he would have in life before their parents or siblings.

Bosko grew massively overprotective of his sisters and still is to this day. He would personally inspect any boyfriends they brought home in their teenage years and would threaten any that made them sad with a beating the likes they had never seen, not even in action films. Bosko's attention turned more to athletics more than his social life near the end of his high school career. He would often be seen at the gym during his down time and took up boxing among other fighting styles when he had the time. He left school with an aspiration he would not stop to achieve. He wanted to join the military. His grandfather, a former military man would often regale Bosko of his military stories whenever they visited him, something which Bosko's grandmother couldn't stand. Nevertheless, this inspired Bosko and he joined the military a year after he was eligible.

He was drafted into the War in Abkhazia and grew close to the men in his unit until they were practically like brothers. During the war, Bosko was forced to commit numerous atrocities and has never lived them down to this day. One night, during a patrol Bosko's unit was ambushed by enemy forces, and most of the unit were slaughtered. All except Bosko and another soldier named Taavi. Bosko concluded that Taavi had sold the unit out for a cash sum and vowed to hunt and kill Taavi as soon as he could. He quickly discovered Taavi had fled to America though, to seek a new life and possibly to escape Bosko. Bosko lived through the rest of his military career and worked in Russia for some time before moving to Crown City when he was around 31. He got a job in a warehouse and got a small apartment bordering on the poor side of town. His vow to hunt Taavi was only strengthened when he received the information that Taavi was living in Crown City under a different name, Jeff Dylan. Bosko bided his time though, he wasn't stupid. He knew he couldn't just murder Taavi and expect to get away with it, this was the 21st century after all. He got his opportunity at possibly the worst time, when his sisters came to visit him.

They were at awe with America and had always wanted to visit there. They obsessed over American bands even in their early and mid 20s. Bosko was more than happy to give them a tour around the place, but he was ambushed again one night while giving his sisters a tour. It was Taavi. Taavi had caught on to Bosko's plan to kill him and was going to end Bosko before he even had the chance to start the plan. He shot at Bosko, piercing through his waist and hitting his youngest sister, Senka in the spine, paralyzing her. Bosko flew into a fit of rage, not because he had been shot, but because his sister had been. Thankfully the point in which the bullet hit him wasn't fatal and actually allowed him to take care of Taavi without any hinderance. Of course, Ljubica helped him beat Taavi as well, she wasn't a pushover and took personal offence to her family members being shot at. The second youngest sister, Ana quickly phoned the police and an ambulance while Bosko and Ljubica went to town on Taavi.

Taavi was sent to prison for attempted murder and Senka got out of hospital a few months after the shooting. But things had changed, the bullet had paralyzed Senka and forced her to live a life Bosko would have gladly taken for himself if it meant his sisters were safe. Bosko took the incident as something that was his fault and summarized that if he had never hunted Taavi, then Senka would never have been paralyzed. His family often reassured him that it wasn't his fault, but he was stubborn and nothing would change his mind. He resorted to a state of mind in which he had a great disdain for killing in general. He had seen too much of it in his lifetime and thought that it just lead to worse circumstances for everyone. Of course, he had no problem with a few broken arms here or there for those who deserved it though.

As things got worse in Crown City with the increase in gangs Bosko began to take notice of the vigilantes that plagued the city. He eventually decided to become one himself in the hopes that he'd at least stop the vigilantes killing the criminals and instead bring them to justice.
Personality: Bosko's personality is very much shaped by his experiences in life. The defining factor in his life was his experience with Taavi which made him very cynical of other people and their intentions. He is also depressed quite a lot and is very emotionally detached to just about anyone but his family. He tries to be as nice as possible to those he meets but sometimes his depression overwhelms him and he snaps at people who had done nothing wrong.
Other: