[OOC] The Argonauts :: A Super-Hero Role-Play

[Divine Darkness]

I need a seconded opinion on this 'cause I can't decide. I don't have anything super detailed thought out yet but the two concepts I'm torn between are somebody from the future coming back in time to be a hero (kinda like a slightly more humble booster gold) or an extraterrestrial stuck on earth.

@rocketrobie2

I'm kinda thinking about sorta mixing the ideas now. I.e. Making him so far from the future that the human race had evolved to be distinct from the modern day human. That or a stranded alien from the future who can't get home because it hasn't been created yet.

@rocketrobie2

Maybe an alien-human hybrid from the future....?
Gets his powers from his alien heritage yet has a passable human appearance.

[rocketrobie2]

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Maybe an alien-human hybrid from the future....?
Gets his powers from his alien heritage yet has a passable human appearance.

@Divine Darkness

That's not a bad idea. I think I might end up going with that! Thanks!

[Dirty Dan]

Name: Sho Hayashi
Age: 23
Alias: Naitoshadou (Night Shadow)
Gender: Male
Previous City of Operation: Tokyo, Japan

Appearance:
Civilian –

Costumed –
Powers: Having taken part in once thought to be long forgotten rituals and training. Sho has gained the ability to shapeshift himself in numerous ways. He can stretch limbs or his body, change his face to appear as someone else, or other countless feats.
Abilities/Skills: On top of his shape shifting abilities, Sho has years of training in what is true ninjitsu combat. Able to fight and more importantly move both silently and effectively. Along with that Sho is quite skilled in lock picking.
Equipment: Sho keeps in his gear throwing knives but most notably his katana. Given to him by his elders its a blade forged eons ago, and is still as sharp as it ever was.
Weakness: Sho's shape shifting ability is more mythical by nature than something genetic. So Sho needs some focus to be able to use his powers. If he gets dizzied, or put into a state of mental haziness. His powers won't work and can even malfunction on him. Leaving him very vulnerable if his mentally drained or strained enough.

Personality: Sho is a quiet, but friendly soul. He is prideful in his training and abilities and doesn't like having it questioned. Given his background Sho isn't as familiar as he should be with modern tech and pop culture.
History: Sho's parents were both considered Japanese royalty, wealthy, and the class of the city of Tokyo. The both of them in secret were funneling money through the Yakuza. Though they had a classy demeanor on the outside, the pair were ruthless when it came to their business. Over the years they had certainly gained their enemies. Even as the parents had a child in Sho, their enemies still ruthlessly waited for a chance to get at them. It all finally came to a head on a boat out in the Pacific Ocean. The scene was violent, blood spilled everywhere, and the boat was burned to hide the evidence of Mr and Mrs Hayashi's death. However little baby Sho was also on the boat, having been spared a murder but left to burn and sink. If it wasn't for an intervention by a mysterious group of people Sho would've died.

The group of people came to the boat seeing it burn from a distance, only planning to see what they could steal from it when they came across Sho. They took the baby from his burning soon to be grave. Returning him to their home. A relatively small island which is home of a clan of men and women. Founded in ancient times as a means to dethrone the filthy empires they saw as plaguing Japan. Generations have passed, but the island's residents still hold the traditions and training in the art of the ninja.

Sho grew up unaware of his real parents and their lives. As far as he was concerned he was just as important as anyone else on the island. He trained and learned with the other young kids on the island. But unlike them, Sho had real genuine skills he was able to show in his training. Impressing his elders Sho by the time he was a teen earned the right to be a part of a ritual that was both dangerous and life changing. The process was long, painful, and by the end of the fifth day draining. However Sho was able to achieve a new level of control of his body. Allowing him to shape shift it at will. When he grew to proper age Sho left the island and returned to Tokyo. When he saw the crime and corruptions going through the city. Sho dawned his gear and began cleaning up the city as only he could. He never killed, but his presence became threatening enough. Soon the media dubbed him Naitoshadou but his actual being is still not believed by all. As no photos of him have ever surfaced and the only people who have seen him were the criminals he left for the police.

Other: Mango.

@DrewVonAwesome

Aye, accepted. Post 'em in the C-Tab.

Majorly a work in progress.
Still undecided on powers, though she will probably have enhanced strength. Maybe a healing factor....

Ms Defy - WiP

Elektra Evergreen
Age: 100
Alias: Ms Defy
Gender: Female
Previous City of Operation: Mobile; born in Virginia; has lived in New York

Appearance
Elektra stands at roughly 5'5" (1.67m) with a gorgeous pear shaped figure. Her hair is naturally curly and shimmering black yet she may straighten and hightlight it from time to time. Her eyes are a sparkling brown and her lips are pink and full. Though she may be a century old Elektra has the appearance of a young woman between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one.

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Powers

The Genex serum she was injected with not only rejuvenated Elektra, but also gave her the following abilities.

Semi-Immortal

Elektra body and mind no longer age. She will no longer suffer the side effects of old age be they brittle bones, weakened senses, loss of memory, etc..

Psionics

• Hallucination Inducement - This ability psychically causes the subject's imagination to overact, resulting in the foe feeling as though he is only experiencing that which is pleasurable to him instead of what's actually happening (called the Rose-Colored Glasses Effect) or the like. This ability has no need for Elektra's imagination; the victim's mind does all of the work (and has a compelling sense of the hallucination's reality).

Abilities/Skills

Her military background (see History) provides Elektra skill with automatic and semi-automatic weapons. She also a very accomplished pilot. Since the WWII she has broaden her knowledge and training with more modern weapons and aircraft.

Over the last century Elektra has become multilingual. Besides (American) English she can speak German, French and Japanese fluently. She can also read and write German and French.

Elektra is a skilled fencer. She is also an accomplished fighter through military training and some martial arts training.

Weaknesses

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Equipment

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Personality

Being a (former) villain, Elektra can be be rather selfish and antagonist towards do-gooders. She may need some convincing to risk her life (even if she's nearly immortal) for others or the greater good.

History

Elektra was born in 1924. Through her childhood and teens she was a thief and troublemaker. In 1941 at the age of 17 Elektra fell in love and married an American soldier. She was one of the few American women who joined the ATA soon after turning 18. Ignoring orders not to search for her husband, Elektra was shot down in enemy territory and was captured. During this time she first encountered the Nazi mad scientist Dr. Krüger. Through the daring and heroic actions of her husband and his fellow soldiers, they managed to escape and eventually find their way back to Allied territory. Due to physical injuries suffered during his capture, her husband returned home and Elektra followed after him.

After returning home Elektra quickly became pregnant with twins. Years past and her family fell on hard times. So, Elektra returned to her criminal ways by first committing armed robberies, and then branching out to bank robberies. Once her husband found out what she had been doing he left Elektra taking the kids with him. It wasn't long after that Elektra did her first of many prison sentences.

Fast forward to roughly twenty-five years ago, Elektra was placed in assisted living her family after succumbing to Alzheimers & Dementia. Unfortunately, no one at the time knew that the facility was ran by the war criminal Baron Kristian Kraus and the mad scientist Dr. Krüger. After discovering that Elektra was a resident Krüger eagerly made her his next test subject. The mad doctor had gotten a hold of Genex's super formula some time ago, and hoped to modify it so not only would it grant people super abilities but also make them immortal. Far beneath the old folks' home Krüger took Elektra and conducted his experiment.

The experiment was a success. Within a few hours of being injected with Dr. Krüger's new and improved Genex serum Elektra old and frail body regressed to a much, much younger age. Not only did it rejuvenate her body, but the serum also cured her of her Alzheimers and Dementia. Elektra was able to escape the mad doctor when a nurse accidently found her way into the secret laboratory and freed the newly vitalized woman from her bounds.

Over the next two and half decades Elektra made quite a few enemies out of would be superheroes. for it didn't take long for Elektra to return to her old criminal ways after her transformation, and with her new powers she became even more daring. She even committed some domestic terrorism. Kidnapping the Vice President and the Secretary of State, hijacking LAX, and blowing up the Washington Monument are Elektra's more well known crimes.

Recently, within the last year or so, Elektra has slowly had a change of heart. She doesn't talk about the events that made her rethink her life. Something has definitely happened to make Elektra want to reform, to no longer be one of the "bad guys". But, only time will tell if this long time criminal can become someone new...

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Other

Bananas

@Divine Darkness

Looking good so far.

Alrighty, here is my CS for ya, @Dirty Dan! It's nearly 2am where I'm at right now, so if there are any mistakes, redundancies, or anything like that I'll most likely notice and edit them in the next day or two (most likely 'two' as tomorrow is my sister's birthday.) I also apologize for the less-than-stellar backstory, as they have never been my super strong suit. Likewise please let me know if you feel Harrison is too overpowered. I took his powers basically directly from Victor Mancha from the Marvel Comics and tried to add enough weaknesses to hopefully balance him out, but if you need me to change any of that just let me know here or in a PM! With that I will be heading off for the night! Check in with y'all tomorrow!!

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</Name:>
Android Infiltrator Model-117 // Designation: JOHN HARRISON

</Age:>
7 [Chronologically] // Physically appears to be in his mid-thirties.

</Alias:>
Zuse

</Gender:>
Male Appearance & Programming

</Previous City of Operation:>
Area 51; Southern Nevada; United States

</Appearance:>

Physical Appearance

Model-117 Physical Analysis

To an outsider, Model-117 appears nearly indistinguishable from a baseline Human. Built from advanced bio-fibers and synthetic skin, Model-117's appearance, both inside and out, is capable of fooling nearly anyone into thinking he is truly Human, but this is not the case.

Standing at six feet in height and possessing a trim, athletic physique, Model-117's entire body is meticulously and artificially designed. Though his heart pumps blood and his lungs breathe oxygen, they, like the rest of his organs are comprised of a complex bio-fiber meant to mimic organic tissue, fulfilling natural functions in order to further disguise his biology. His bones, likewise, are built of high-strength, polymer-covered alloys, enhancing their durability and strength greatly. His muscles are comprised of a far more durable vat-grown colloid, granting Model-117 his enhanced strength and durability.

Though almost perfectly mimicking a human physiology, Model-117 can be distinguished by the coolness of his skin. His body temperature, in fact, is ten percent lower than what is considered 'normal,' a temperature fatal to Humans.

The rest of Model-117's aesthetic details mimic that of a Human's almost exactly. His hair is synthetic, mimicking the texture of Human hair while lacking the ability to grow unless specifically programmed to. His facial features are thin, sharp, and symmetrical with high, noticeable cheekbones, a smooth, thin jawline, svelte lips, and uncharacteristically bright blue eyes that hide advanced sensors.

Those unaware of Model-117's true nature become instinctively unsettled or uncomfortable in his presence, citing his appearance as being too "clean" or "uncanny" to be normal.

Superhero Outfit

</Powers:>

• Electromagnetokinesis: Harrison's primary ability, he has been shown to be capable of directing electricity outwards as damaging, high-voltage electric blasts from his hands, as well as using his magnetic ability to bend or reshape metal to his will. Though the full extent of this power is unknown, Harrison appears capable of manipulating his own magnetic field for levitation, or even creating a temporary force-field around his person with said magnetic abilities. Harrison demonstrates a certain level of control over his electrical blasts, and can alter their intensity to his will, ranging from a mild shock to flesh-rending voltages. As a consequence, Harrison is incapable of sustaining a personal force-field while utilizing his other powers at the same time, due to the expend of energy.
• Advanced Intelligence: Due to his 'brain' functioning like a computer, Harrison has vast levels of intelligence and is capable of processing information at an astonishing speed.
• Computer Interfacing: Harrison is capable of interfacing with other machines directly through connective hardware, making him something of a sentient hard-drive, capable of storing ample amounts of data within his mind until such data is transferred.
• Superhuman Strength & Durability: Due to his android physiology, Harrison possesses about 5x the strength of the average person, allowing him to physically overpower a normal Human effortlessly, while also allowing him to face enhanced or super-powered opponents in hand-to-hand combat on a relatively even level. Likewise, Harrison's durability has been enhanced greatly, allowing him to withstand super-powered blows or impacts with little overall damage, as well as granting him a certain level of resistance from other impacts as well. Likewise, Harrison comes equipped with pain-inhibitors that he can activate or deactivate at will. These inhibitors will acknowledge damage, but suppress pain enough that what would normally be an excruciating injury would simply register as mild annoyance.

</Weaknesses:>

• Personal Power Source: Though Harrison runs independently and has no need to 'recharge', use of his electrical powers will drain on his personal power source, with the drain relative to the intensity of voltage used. Exertion of his powers can force Harrison to wait for a period of time before using them again, while overexertion can send him into an unconscious 'standby' mode to fully recharge his resources, where he will automatically activate once again.
• Paradoxical Questions: As his mind is effectively a computer, paradoxical questions can divert and disrupt Harrison's functions, ranging from simple distraction all the way to an involuntary shut-down (the equivalent of a computer Blue Screen of Death) until either such a question is answered or his memory is wiped of the event. Once a question has been used against him, Harrison is then immune to that specific question's effects.
• Electrical Attacks: Though utilizing electricity as a weapon, Harrison is nevertheless extremely susceptible to its effects, suffering severe damage should he be hit directly with an electric attack. A pinpoint strike has the capability to fry Harrison's internal systems, rendering him to a comatose state until he can be successfully repaired.
• Apathy: Designed with a wholly calculating mind and a difficulty in comprehending compassion or empathy, Harrison lacks much overall humanity, and is generally unreceptive to the feelings of others, though he is capable of gauging one's emotional state through their expressions or body language. He has no hesitation towards maiming or killing others, though his initial programming forces him to see the world in a stark black-and-white, where evil must be harshly punished in the defense of good. He has a firm belief in the greater good, however, and will sacrifice a few dozen innocents if it can result in the protection of a thousand.
• Encrypted Programming: Though believing himself to be entirely sentient and independent, Harrison's actions and motivations are nevertheless guided by an encrypted directive located within his mind, which commands him to protect the United States at all costs. While this directive is what first turned him towards vigilantism and the eventual recruitment into the Argonauts, Harrison's true allegiance [which he is unable to control] is to the U.S. Government.

</Abilities // Skills:>

• Physical Fitness: As an android, Harrison possesses enhanced, above-average physical abilities. Aside from his superhuman physical strength and resilience, his speed, stamina, reflexes, coordination, and balance are heightened to almost-peak level, though these attributes are inferior to Supers with peak conditioning.
• Combative Ability: Highly skilled at close-range or hand-to-hand combat, Harrison's superhuman strength makes him an extremely capable combatant. His fighting style is methodical, clinical, and brutal, sacrificing grace and refinement for simple efficiency. Prioritizing in crippling or disabling opponents, Harrison will frequently break or crush limbs/joints, shatter necks and skulls, or simply bluntly beat his opponents to death, using his electromagnetokinesis to deal with foes at range.
• Polyglot: Harrison is fluent in a variety of languages, ranging from standard to archaic. However, with access to the Internet, Harrison can download and immediately understand numerous other languages with seemingly limitless potential.
• Technical Aptitude: Owing to his physiology, Harrison is incredibly skilled at both using and repairing various technologies, ranging from rudimentary household appliances to high-tech military-grade weapons and equipment. Even without prior experience, Harrison appears intuitively attuned to the inner workings of computers and machines.
• Photographic Memory: Harrison's prosthetic eyes are directly synchronized with his database, granting him a rather literal photographic memory, allowing him to retroactively examine memories for previous details.
• Fast Learner: Harrison possesses remarkable above-average efficiency, and can learn completely new skills almost effortlessly. This learning capability allows Harrison to seamlessly adapt to a variety of situations and scenarios, his mind constantly analyzing data in order to better itself.

</Equipment:>

• Outfit: Harrison's "super-suit" is specially designed to accommodate him. Aesthetically, Harrison's outfit consists of a contemporary knee-length coat over black body armor with form-fitting military pants and light boots. The coat is lined with ballistic weave, offering Harrison protection from melee-weapons and small-arms fire, while his body armor allows for defense from higher-grade weaponry. The outfit in its entirety is protected by a layer of insulation, providing Harrison greater defense against heat and electricity while also lowering the chance that his own electrical attacks could damage him.
• Brain: Harrison's mind in and of itself is a computer, capable of downloading, storing, and archiving data much like a computer can. He can be used to encrypt secret plans or strategies, harvest data from nearly any machine, and even achieve a type of immortality by making backups of himself within his memory.
• Bionic Eyes: Harrison's eyes, while appearing relatively normal, are prosthetic; hiding advanced sensors that provide him with infrared, low-light, and telescopic vision, enhancing his perception. His eyes also directly sync with his brain, providing his photographic memory

</Personality:>
Although nigh-perfectly resembling a Human physically, Harrison's emotional processors, while incredibly advanced, is nonetheless somewhat alien. True to his nature as an android, Harrison visually appears cold and indifferent, speaking in a controlled, formal diction while demonstrating a sober, stoic demeanor.

Infamous for his tenacity and perseverance, Harrison performs tasks with a borderline-obsessive amount of focus and dedication, belying his cool, methodical exterior. This tenaciousness is only matched by his strong desire for order. To Harrison, while the world is not starkly black-and-white, it stands at a focal point between order and chaos. Harrison is not motivated by heroics or compassion, but simply the need to sustain order and control. Those who seek to undermine that order must be violently punished to ensure history does not repeat itself.

Possessing a highly intuitive brain and database, Harrison can comprehend and mimic a wide range of emotions, granting him a certain level of autonomy and independence that almost all other machines lack. Capable of fully integrating into normal society, Harrison's mind is designed to document and learn from experiences, constantly adapting itself to achieve optimum effectiveness. However, as advanced as Harrison's emotional 'capacity' is, there nevertheless is a certain element missing whenever he emotes; a 'Human touch' that causes him to come across as awkward and artificial at times.

Designed to be superior to Humans in every way, Harrison is incredibly self-confident, bordering on arrogance. Though not overtly vain or egotistical, he is fearless in the face of danger and shows no hesitation charging head on into the face of battle. However, that being said, Harrison is no fool, and never underestimates an opponent, though his challenge-seeking 'nature' will occasionally cause him to act recklessly.

On a darker note, Harrison is infamously ruthless and cold-blooded. Due to his programming as a combat unit, Harrison attempts to protect civilian lives if and when possible, but shows no mercy or restraint when dealing with enemies. Designed to not feel empathy or compassion in order to make him a more efficient warrior, Harrison can become frighteningly ferocious on the battlefield, mimicking the Human emotion of bloodthirst and savagery. Even in repose, Harrison is highly unnerving to deal with on a social level, as many are disarmed by his apathetic nature and willingness to perform brutal, violent acts in the name of the greater good.

</History:>
Much of Harrison's history has been either encrypted or deleted by the U.S. Government, making attempts to study his background almost impossible unless one has strong connections within the Pentagon. As crime rates rose and the efficiency of superheroes was diminishing, the United States began secretly allocating funds to Area 51 for research and development into a new type of defense: Synthetics. Quickly, the researchers and engineers began designing prototypes for androids, testing various technologies for ways to improve them - make them indistinguishable from baseline Humans. After four years of extensive research and experimentation, Model-117 was completed. Though not the first of his kind, the unit possessed the most advanced cognitive ability, capable of operating on a wholly independent level. It resembled a Human both inside and out; could walk, talk, breathe, eat, sleep, copulate - all the while possessing superhuman physical attributes. Dr. [REDACTED], a scientific prodigy and head researcher of android development implanted Model-117 with latent electromagnetic abilities that came from an internal power source, programmed to activate only upon first contact with a super-powered individual.

Programmed with an encrypted directive to protect the United States at all cost, Model-117 was given a cover name before having his memory wiped and was released into the world as an unsuspecting sleeper agent, his directive subtly influencing his actions and motivations, urging him to seek out a team of superheroes in order to fulfill his directive.

In the meantime, Model-117, now named John Harrison began a one-man crusade against crime, using his enhanced physique to carve a swath through various gangs, drug peddlers, gun runners, and mercenaries with no motivation except the restoration of order. Soon contacted by the mysterious hero Crisis, Harrison was recruited to join the Argonauts, and eradicate crime from the country.

</Other:>

• Despite his stoic nature, Harrison is capable of feeling lust and attraction, though rarely experiences or acts upon such feelings. It is currently unknown if such feelings are genuine or simply artificial erogenous responses, but Harrison feels no need to activate his more intimate functions.
• Demonstration of Durability // Pain Threshold
• Voice & Personality Sample
• Harrison is unaware of his encrypted directive, and believes all his actions to be wholly independent.
• Harrison is known to possess a dark, morbid sense of 'humor' and a capability for dry, derisive sarcasm.
• Harrison's vast intelligence makes him capable of potentially overcoming his own programming, if not outright rejecting it. Likewise, he appears capable of changing his own personality with experience and archived information. However, such change has not been observed as of yet.
• Harrison appears to be incredibly intrigued in Human religion and philosophy, finding such concepts illogical - yet comforting at the same time.
• My favorite fruit is pineapple!

@Ghost Shadow

Aye, accepted. Nice character. He and Crisis should get alone relatively well. I'm going to PM you with a proposition.

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@Weird Tales, @RumikoOhara ;; I sincerely apologize to both of you, but it seems that you guys do not meet the qualifications I wish to uphold. However, you are cool peeps, so I wish you good luck in your RPing endeavors.

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Everyone else ;; Yooo, like the characters I'm seeing. Keep 'em coming. Ideally, a nice max would be around 8 or below, but it depends.

[RumikoOhara]

Well Much Luck
Sorry I didn't know this was an advanced RP

[Dirty Dan]

Well Much Luck
Sorry I didn't know this was an advanced RP

@RumikoOhara

Ah, it's not. But it's not Free, either.

Thanks for the thought, regardless.

[Weird Tales]

@Dirty Dan
I didn't finish my cs yet

[RawrEspada4]

Hey I'll have my character up in the next 12 hours or so (or at least a wip) been trying to decide between a time control based power and gravity manipulation.

[Mr_pink]

Hey I'll have my character up in the next 12 hours or so (or at least a wip) been trying to decide between a time control based power and gravity manipulation.

@RawrEspada4

Well, I'm not entirely sure what, Dan thinks, but time control is a definite no in my books.

[Dirty Dan]

@Dirty Dan
I didn't finish my cs yet

@Weird Tales

Ah, sorry man. That was really rude of me. I judged it based on what I've already saw. Feel free to finish the CS, and I'll judge it more fairly.

[Weird Tales]

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Ah, sorry man. That was really rude of me. I judged it based on what I've already saw. Feel free to finish the CS, and I'll judge it more fairly.

@Dirty Dan

I might change it entirely so it'll be a while until I'm finished

[Defacto]

I had this idea a while back, a character who defeated Death in a combat and, in return, was tricked to use her skills—which overcame Death himself—to hunt down evil doers until she perish or the world is free from evil. I'm posting the WIP to show her powers, if is okay or not. (Btw, I was going with immortality but I don't know if it would be accepted)

Red Hood - WIP

Name:
Catherine Cooper
Age:
30 (She stopped aging at 27 years old)
Alias:
Red Hood
Gender:
Female
Previous City of Operation:

Appearance:

Catherine Cooper

Catherine is 5'3" (1.63m) tall and weights only 114 lbs (51 kg). She has her mother's looks attached to her, brown eyes, milky-white skin with epicantic folds around her eyes, an evidence of her Asian race. Cath's oval face is followed by a perky nose. Her lips are slightly fleshy and she has above-shoulder auburn hair. She has scars scattered throughout her athletic body.

Red Hood Outfit (Minus the longsword)

Catherine's outfit includes leather paldrons, armbands, boots and torso all that dyed in teal. The leather part of her outfit is detailed with oriental golden lines style. The most remarkable feature in her outfit is the crimson red silk hood from which she gets her vigilante name.

Powers:

• Touch of Death — After a stalemate with Death himself, Catherine was drowned in the Fountain of Youth. In the bargain, it was given to Catherine an incredibly long lifespan tempered with a curse. In arrogance and pride she became a mere shell, an instrument of justice; she will never know rest as she wanders this world hunting the horrors that haunt the innocents. All that under a vow not to kill. The tainted waters made her sterile.
• Arrow Generation — By manipulatin a form of energy Catherine can generate a number of different arrows each with a special ability depending on the way she shapes it. For instance, she can create arrows that works like flare or, using the same trick, store the energy in a more violent manner designed to produce a blinding flash of light and an intensely loud "bang" and temporarily disorient an enemy's senses. Catherine can also shape elemental energy to use arrows that freeze the surface, electric arrows designed to stun or damage electrical devices, stone arrows used to knock down targets, water and fire arrows. Other uses include arrows that release smoke upon impact, exploding arrows or even entangling arrows. As long she can shape the energy, there is near infinite possibilities.

Abilities/Skills:

Equipment:

• A recurve bow made of layers of fiberglass laminated around a yew core. Her bow has no special properties beyond allowing her to shot special arrows.
• Two expandable batons that can also be adjusted to combine both batons into a bo-staff.

Personality:
History:

Other:

[CadenGallic]

Yo, can I still get in on this? Just spotted it and my brain is BUZZING on superheroes atm.

[RawrEspada4]

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Well, I'm not entirely sure what, Dan thinks, but time control is a definite no in my books.

@Mr_pink

Not to come off as a jerk but completely writing off an entire subset of powers is kind of ignorant. I get that time control can be abused in a variety of ways, and that in many cases it tends to be overpowered; however that doesn't mean there isn't variations that are perfectly playable if not even underpowered. That said I would appreciate at least the opportunity to present the power before having it shot down.

[Mr_pink]

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Not to come off as a jerk but completely writing off an entire subset of powers is kind of ignorant. I get that time control can be abused in a variety of ways, and that in many cases it tends to be overpowered; however that doesn't mean there isn't variations that are perfectly playable if not even underpowered. That said I would appreciate at least the opportunity to present the power before having it shot down.

@RawrEspada4

If you somehow manage to make time manipulation of all things non-op I'll give you a medal.

[Lord Wyron]

I gotta agree with @Mr_pink here. Yes, there are "OP" powers that can be managed and adapted to make them balanced, but time control seems to be on a level like power immunity, for another example, where there's really no way you can balance it. That being said, as Mr. Pink said, I'm not gonna shoot down an idea entirely until I first see it written down.

[rocketrobie2]

Hey, does anybody have any power ideas? I have been drawing up completely blank and can't figure out any power sets that I like to go with my time traveler. I kinda wanna have his powers be the result of technology but I'm not one hundred percent on it.

[Defacto]

Hey, does anybody have any power ideas? I have been drawing up completely blank and can't figure out any power sets that I like to go with my time traveler. I kinda wanna have his powers be the result of technology but I'm not one hundred percent on it.

@rocketrobie2

Atom/Ant-man powers, maybe?

[Larfleeze]

WIP

Name: Alastair Branwen

Age: 61

Alias:

Gender: Male

Previous City of Operation: New Orleans, Louisiana

Appearance



Powers:

Beast Form WIP

Blood Empowerment WIP

Enhanced Senses WIP

Abilities/Skills: - As a mystical consultant, Alastair has an extensive knowledge of magical and otherworldly artefacts and concepts.
- Alastair is also educated in preforming exorcisms and spiritual expulsions.
- Due to his proficiency with his scythe, Alastair is more effective when it comes to taking out large groups of enemies.

Equipment: Alastair's main weapon is a large, iron curved sword. Though it is not ungainly or hard to handle, some might classify it as a greatsword due to the size of the blade. Attached to the back of Alastair's cloak is a long, folded metal staff that is typically used for crowd control. In such situations, Alastair would place the curved sword on the head of the rod, triggering a mechanism that unfurls the rest of the staff, combining the two items into an intimidating scythe.

Personality: Alastair Branwen can be described as scholarly and old fashioned. He spends a lot of time in his study, pouring over musty old tomes of magic. He is also an older man, less concerned with the hustle and bustle of youth. He has no time for drama. His job is his life, and as such, he spends so much time associating with, or often destroying, magical and otherworldly beings that elements of normal human life escape or perplex him. His unyielding discipline and self-control mean he rarely relaxes and just enjoys life, which makes him kind of a pain to be around for too long. This has strained many of his personal relationships.
Alastair sometimes seems indifferent and even callous when he ignores the suffering of every day people that other heroes may try to alleviate. This is because he is usually dealing with greater threats, and sometimes has to sacrifice the few to save the many. As a result of this, he appears ruthless and cantankerous. Despite what some people may view as harshness, Alastair is said to be rather compassionate, happy to help those who require mystical needs and assistance.

History:

Other:

Posted a WIP cause fuck

[CadenGallic]

Viper

Name: Jasper Maxwell Ford
Age: 21
Alias: Viper
Gender: Male
Previous City of Operation: Los Angeles, California

Appearance: Stands at 6'0 with a semi muscular build, mostly in his upper body. His hair is black and spiked up around the back of his head with a single green streak going down the middle. His eyes are that of a serpent's, light green with a slit iris. He usually wears a pair of aluminium frame sunglasses at all times. He usually wears a white tee shirt with a black collar and lining around the hem and sleeves, a black metal watch on his right wrist and a white and black checkered pattern band on his left wrist. Below he wears dark blue jeans with a brown belt complete with silver buckle and a chain connected to his belt which is usually attached to his wallet. Below he wears red and white sneakers with a thunderbolt symbol on the outsides. In colder weather he dons a dark green jacket with white sleeves and a serpent eye image on the back.

Powers: Jasper's powers are based on being able to shift parts of his body into more reptillian versions of them which can vary but usually amount to a single whole being.
- Bone forearm blades: Viper's standard method of attack, similar to how fangs retract into a serpent's mouth, a pair of forearm length sharp bone blades can retract and extend from Viper's forearms. They are sharp enough to damage metal and can cause serious injury is used against flesh.
- Venom sacs: A space beside Viper's lungs is replaced by a pair of venom sacs, allowing him to exhale a cloud of poison at his opponents. This poison can vary from a paralytic poison to stun those who inhale it or a more dangerous substance that can kill a victim within a day if an antidote is not administered.
- Retractable fangs: Inside Viper's mouth a pair of fangs lie in wait that can be used to bite enemies and inject them with poison. Like his venom sacs, this can range from a paralytic to a more fatal concoction.
- Hardened scales: When fully transformed, Viper's body becomes encased in rock hard scales that act as a perfect set of armour. The scales are tough enough to withstand gunfire and can also allow him to survive extreme heat.
- Serpent lower half: When fully transformed, Viper's lower half becomes akin to that of a naga from mythology. When shifted this way, Viper can use the serpentine tail to both move faster and fling himself akin to how a serpent flies, reaching up to 23 kph. This lower tail can also be used to ensnare victims and crush them with increased force.
- Forked tongue: Like most snakes, Viper can use his forked tongue to smell and detect vibrations, allowing him to track criminals and suspicious smells.
- Infrared vision: Like most snakes, Viper's eyes are naturally equipped with an infrared vision he can use at night. This is the one power he can use without having to transform his body, due to his eyes being stuck as serpent's.

Abilities/Skills:
- Physically fit: Whilst not particularly athletic, Jasper is in good shape and is a decent enough runner so he won't tire particularly easy and he can hold his own in a fight without using his powers.
- Decent memory: Having once worked as a coffee barista, Jasper knows how to memorize multiple orders at once and so can remember a lot of information at once so long as he lists it in his head.
- Sociable and streetwise: Thanks to his job, Jasper knows how to be sociable and is decent at getting information from people on the streets.

Equipment:
- Serpent's Eye Medallion: When Jasper is in human form, this medallion is sunken into his skin and invisible. When he is transformed, the medallion shows itself, fused into his neck and chest. It is theorised that if it were ever removed, Jasper would die and he has not managed to remove it himself yet.
- Antidote pouch: Usually kept at his belt, Jasper keeps a small collection of antidotes for the various poisons Viper can hit victims with. This is in case he needs to save someone he bit or if his poison hit a civillian.

Personality: Jasper is generally very easy going and laid back. He's a very sociable guy and is prone to chit chat about unimportant topics. He also has a sense of humour, both about himself and those around him. He can take a joke about himself quite often. He has something of an ego, mostly regarding his appearance and particularly his hair. Due to his easygoing nature, Jasper is also somewhat lazy and often prefers to pass over tasks to others. Deep down, Jasper has a deep seated fear of his split between his human side and the new reptilian form that has been created thanks to the medallion. He fears that he will never truly be a whole being, either human or reptile and deeply fears being rejected by other human beings for his differences. Though he never lets this show and keeps up his easygoing facade.

History: Jasper was raised in California to a pair of rich parents, his father a film director and his mother a casting agent for an up and coming young actor. Money was never an issue during his childhood and thus he was able to live a life of luxury, spoiled rotten with possessions and friends as they all flocked to his wealth and overly sized house. His childhood, whilst it lacked a lot of parental guidance, was a happy one as he coasted his way through life on a wave of wealth and fame.

Then came the day that his life started to cave away from beneath him. His father became a laughing stock after one of his films failed to make back even a tenth of what had been spent on it and his mother was fired from her job thanks to casting her up and coming actor in said film and thus ruining his career. The house and most of Jasper's possessions had to be sold gradually as time went on and his friends slowly dribbled away when they realized that Jasper was actually pretty obnoxious once you got past his wealth.

Eventually came the day when his parents saw how high Jasper's spending had been and decided to kick him out of the house after finishing high school. Out of spite, Jasper stole an artefact his father had bought at an auction many years ago and was taken in his parents now fired kindly maid, Arianna. Jasper was left to live in Arianna's apartment with her and started job hunting, applying what little skills he had to the world of work. It eventually landed him the pathetic job of a coffee barista and he struggled to pay his half of the rent from week to week. It didn't help all his old friends openly came in to mock how far he'd fallen in life, whilst they had moved on to higher education and jobs provided to them via nepotism.

At the age of 20, Jasper was looking to sell some old junk of his to try and come up with his half of the rent that month when he came across the item he'd stolen from his father. The serpent eye medallion. Jasper had no idea the medallion had been found at an ancient Aztec temple over 50 years ago and that it had once belonged to a now long dead race of reptilian beings who had breeded underground, away from surface eyes. Casually trying it on, Jasper was suddenly imbued with its great power, his DNA warped and melded with that of the ancient serpentine race, giving him the ability to shift back and forth between each side, but always bearing some resemblance. In human form, Jasper's eyes are always reptilian. And in his fully transformed state, only Jasper's face remains human.

Unable to remove the medallion, Jasper viewed his new state as a curse and was forced to don his shades to hide his eyes. However, one night when he was working the late shift, a robber arrived with gun in hand. Some instinct within him called out and he leapt in, biting the man's neck and paralyzing him with venom. Astounded, Jasper continued to test his new found abilities with the help of Arianna. Before long, he finally plucked up the courage to announce himself publicly as Viper, a super hero to uphold justice.

Now, after only a year of his superhero career, he was called upon to be a part of the Argonauts. Leaving Arianna behind, he made his way to locate them and etch his name into history... and possibly find a way to end the medallion's curse upon him.

Other:
- He has a natural weakness against cold temperatures and climates, and thus, tends to avoid cold areas.
- He enjoys some summer sports but, surprisingly enough, loathes surfing.
- His lucky number is 19.
- Viper's arch nemesis was known as "Snake Charmer." He has not been seen since a car pile up three months ago.

Sorry for just kinda shooting this out there, but no-one was replying to me whether this was still open or not, so eh whatever.

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Sorry that it took me so long, just need to find a obit I like and I'm done.

Mitan

Name: Carl Runtun 285
Age: -4024 physically 29
Alias: Mitan (Mite-an)
Gender: male
Previous City of Operation: New San Fransico

Appearance:

Powers: Carl doesn't have any powers at the moment although it is possible that constant use of his A.A./S.D. could give him the capabilities of said device. The only thing that would potentially pass as a power would be his lungs' ability to distribute oxygen better due to them being developed in an environment that isn't as oxygen rich as his current environment.
Abilities/Skills: With his origin lying in the future, it's no surprise that Carl's strongest weapon is his mind. Carl is a genius by his time's standards which makes him one of, if not the, smartest person on the present planet. When it comes to a fight though, Carl is no pushover, he has dealt with the 4054 iteration of Crisis on multiple occasions making him adept in hand-to-hand combat but he does mostly rely on his A.A/S.D. He is also able to get into the mindset of a criminal due to his background, making him possibly better at predicting a villain's next move.
Equipment:
Poly-flex armoured suit: Very simply it's a suit that stretches a lot and by a lot I mean a lot. The suit itself is only about four centimetres tall but stretches a lot to fit a fully grown man comfortably and a twenty-foot man semi-comfortably. The suit has equally stretchy armour components to help defend against blunt force attacks but not so much energy based attacks.
Universal Watch: Basically the future equivalent of a cell phone, everyone has one and allows people to communicate with one another across long distances. Additionally though the machine has entire internet equivalents of data on them, allowing one to access hundreds of years worth of information from the Spanish Inquisition to cute cat videos.
A.A./S.D.: The Atomic Addition/Subtraction Device normally allows the user to shrink to two times the size of the device itself (which is about a centimetre tall and wide) and grow to unfathomable heights although Carl prefers to keep his close intact and not have his head dip into the cold, airless void of space. The device pulls identical atoms from a pocket dimension and bonds them to Carl's already present atoms or store the particles in the pocket dimension for shrinking. An additional skill that Carl has been able to pull off with the device is the capability to draw upon the unstable energies from the pocket dimension and blast energy from any part of his body though this does result in the burning of any clothes in that area so he tends to stick to shooting from his eyes, hands or in rare/cool cases, his mouth.

Personality: With Carl's troubled upbringing and issues later on in life, it's amazing that there aren't more things wrong with Carl. He is a somewhat distant person when it comes to heroes because of his bad track record but once befriended he's a decently friendly person though he's by no means an always cheerful person. Carl has a short temper but he is fully aware of this so he'll usually try to remove himself from a situation if he think's it'll end in conflict. The 'hero' tries to give off a boastful vibe when addressing anyone but those closer to him can clearly tell it's a sham. Carl is pretty amazed that he's stuck in the past and he looks at most things with amusement due to how low grade most of the technology is compared to his own time. Carl is against using lethal force against villains unless it's absolutely necacery.
History:
Carl was brought up in New San Fransico in the distant future where the dreams of yesterday were the products of today. Sadly in this age of wonder and amazing breakthroughs there were still those that lived with next to nothing and that was the case Carl Runtun 285. Carl grew up with very little and eventually fell into some bad crowds which lead him to do some less than noble deeds but after finally being caught and put in a juvenile detention centre he decided that he would turn his life around. He started using what technical knowledge he had to begin to develop various tools which he would sell the patents to other companies. He did this for a while making a decent living but his real breakthrough came in the form of his invention of the Atomic Addition/Subtraction Device A.A./S.D which was originally able to make its user grow to tremendous heights or shrink to the size of the device itself.

Carl took the idea to a very successful company called Knight Enterprises in an attempt get himself a large payout. After demonstrating the technology to the company's representatives they told him that they would have to talk it over but there was a good chance of them buying his patent. This left Carl in a good mood but that mood wouldn't last long.

No more than two weeks later the 24th iteration of Crisis began using his newest invention, one that let him increase or reduce his size in exactly the same manner as Carl's A.A./S.D. This ticked Carl off as it had been common knowledge for a few years now that the hero Crisis got his supplies from Knight enterprises. Carl sued Knight enterprises for taking his idea and infringing on his patent but thanks to some good lawyers from Knight enterprises they ended up winning the lawsuit and leaving Carl mostly broke. Now Carl was approaching bankruptcy and was going to be living on the mean streets of New San Fransico if he didn't come up of with a plan. With much reluctance Carl donned a Crisis halloween costume and using his A.A./S.D. he began mugging people in the dead of night just to be able to keep himself fed and have a roof over his head.

Eventually though fate reared its ugly head once more and had Carl taken down by Crisis after one night of routine mugging. Luckily this iteration of Crisis didn't kill villains but ever since the new Crisis's beginning more and more villains have gone missing or turned up dead which made Carl feel lucky that he was in a public place when he was beaten to a pulp by the 'hero'. Now Carl couldn't get a job since people no one wants to hire a villain taken down by Crisis or a convicted criminal taken down by Crisis. Seeing no other option Carl continued down his path of villainy but now adopting a new costume and name; Mitan. Carl became a formidable foe to Crisis but he always pulled his crimes in broad daylight and in public so that he could avoid death by the hands of Crisis when he inevitably came to put a end to his criminal activities.

One evening Carl was going about his business robbing a bank when the size changing Crisis rushed him like always and they began fighting but this fight would turn out bad for Mitan. Crisis seemed to be fighting with purpose, pushing the mighty Mitan further and further away from the public eye. Mitan noticed this and decided now was a good time to make a getaway so he shrunk down and prepared to run when he felt a sharp shock travel through him just as he got to his normal size. He turned around to see Crisis weird in some sort of gun which was smoking from just being shot. Carl began running once more when he noticed that he was still shrinking and he was unable to stop. Carl began to loose his mind as he tried desperately to stop the process but nothing seemed to work and now Crisis watched over him in mild amusement as one of his foes became more vulnerable than a baby mouse. Carl looked up one last time to see Crisis raise his foot over Mitan "should have stuck to the inventing business." and with those final words from Crisis he brought his foot down where Carl should have been.

What Crisis didn't see was that Carl had shrunken himself down faster in an attempt to save himself but he ended up shrinking until he couldn't see anything anymore, hear anything anymore or feel anything anymore. He thought he was dead. That was until he began growing once more soon he got back to his normal size but he wasn't in New San Fransisco anymore, he was in old San Fransisco. Carl checked he universal watch and found that his time had been set back by about 2030 years. Amazed by how his technology had managed to send him back in time, Carl went about checking what existed and what hadn't been invented yet but his biggest thrill came from the realization that the Argonauts hadn't even been founded yet. Carl had a devious plan to make sure the hard times in his life would never happen, he would take down the first Crisis by befriending him and the best way of doing that would be by joining the Argonauts. In the span of only a few months Mitan had made a name for himself in San Fransisco taking down historically recorded events that he could pull up on his U-watch.

Other: I enjoy the sweet taste of apples