[CHAR] The New Frontier: A Marvel/DC One Universe RP

[Roman]

| Name: |
Harvey Dent

| Alignment: |
Lawful Good

_{Neutral Evil.}

| Affiliation: |
Gotham City (District Attorney)
Gotham City PD
Gotham City's Socialites via Bruce Wayne
Nelson & Murdock, Attorneys at Law via Matthew Murdock

| History: |
Harvey Dent was born in Gotham to Harry Dent, a respected officer of Gotham City Police Department, and Lucy Dent, a middle school teacher. He was born five years after his brother, Murray Dent.

Murray was less than pleased with the new arrival. It took 5 years for his coldness to turn to cruelty, and he began engaging in abusive behavior away from the eyes of their parents. This quickly grew boring for Murray, and he became vindictive, physically assaulting Harvey. Most often, he used a coin that Harry had given him, a misprinted Silver Dollar with two 'face' sides - Murray would bait the young Harvey into believing that the coin was fair, and dictate that a 'tails' side would allow Harvey respite for the night - obviously, each game resulted in 'heads', and more abuse from Murray. Eventually, Harvey's injuries became obvious, and Murray's behavior was at least suspected, if not outright known. Murray was talked to quietly, given suggestion, sometimes separated from his brother - but ultimately, any public concerns were quelled, and Harvey's suffering was swept under the rug by way of his father's police connections.

Harvey was young, but he was angry. Angry at his powerlessness against his brother, angry at his parents - his supposed protectors - and their readiness to ignore his plight, angry at the injustice that even his young mind could understand was present. He repressed the anger, pushing it into a ball deep inside him, knowing such anger was useless in the face of his troubles. Eventually, the repression fractured Harvey's psyche, and formed a second personality inside his mind - a vindictive, aggressive personality, born of anger and persecution, desiring nothing but destruction and retribution. Harvey dubbed this personality 'The Hangman'. Harvey wrestled with this personality throughout his life, constantly keep control, but fighting for it every step of the way.

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Murray Dent lived until fifteen. Shortly after Harvey's tenth birthday, Harry and Lucy Dent took several nights out to celebrate their twentieth anniversary, opportunities Murray did not pass on. Murray engaged Harvey in a game involving cloth ties and hot water, once again using the coin. Once again, Harvey was fighting for control over his own self. Harvey lost. The Hangman awakened.

At that point, Harvey's body was controlled by an engine of pure rage and punishment. The Hangman surprised Murray with his anger-fueled strength and speed, pulling free and overpowering Murray. A melee ensued - and in the fracas, the water Murray had been using was spilled, splashing over a mains plug. The sparks set alight to the sheets, and both Dent children found themselves in the midst of an inferno. The Hangman, rage spent, retreated, and Harvey came back, face to face with fire. Blinded by panic, Harvey ran, some abstract part of his mind drawing him to snatch up Murray's fallen Silver Dollar on the way out. Murray Dent lived until fifteen.

Life changed immediately. Harvey's mother, Lucy, left her job and went near-catatonic, never stepping out into public. Harvey's father, Harry, was stricken ill by grief, suffering a heart attack and retiring from the police force, using saved pay and a sizable pension to support his remaining family. He began to drink, resentment for his surviving son growing inside him as his shell-shocked mind started to blame Harvey for Murray's death. Harvey withdrew from his parents, feeling The Hangman more than ever after its first taste of control. He turned to the coin, kept secret from his parents, using it as a tool for repression - he would assign his control to the 'face' sides, much the same as Murray had assigned his, and flip it whenever he felt The Hangman press upon him, gaining resolve when the coin landed, always showing 'heads'.

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Harvey came to be heavily interested - and personally invested - in the concept of Justice, coming to regard it as a cosmic force, a natural rule as much as gravity. He saw the fates of his family as examples that supported these beliefs, and began to see himself as an arbiter of that force. Entering high school at 14, he set himself as quickly as he could on a path that would head toward the world of Criminal Law.

Harvey did well at school. He took Crime&Punishment as extra credit and graduated with high honors, getting into the Columbia and then Harvard Law to study Criminal Law, Justice, and the Penal System, during which time he struck up a lasting friendship with Matthew Murdock, despite the distance between their cities. He worked hard, graduating with a promising future ahead of him. Harvey Dent began to practice law immediately, serving justice as best as he could in Gotham's courtrooms.

It was during university that Harvey tried to take control of his mind once again, and he sought psychiatric care. He found himself a patient of Gilda Vernon, a doctor of psychology and medicine who had set up her own office. Together, they began to effectively treat Harvey's psyche and other personality, and The Hangman's influence on him was weakening - though he still kept his silver dollar. However, Harvey soon found himself thinking too much of the intelligent, beautiful Gilda, and cut off their patient/doctor relationship - in favor of a romantic affair that quickly deepened in emotion. Harvey and Gilda were married in the first year of his practicing law, and they were happy.

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It took two years of law in Gotham and avoiding the pockets of crime lords for Harvey to finally land the position of Gotham's District Attorney - and at 26 years old, he was the youngest the city had ever seen. He worked quickly to begin the war against Gotham's organised crime, and particularly Carmine Falcone, that Harvey had been planning since his graduation. They drew the attention of GCPD - mainly the corrupt majority of the force - but more importantly, James Gordon, an honest cop in a dishonest town. They began to work together, making fair headway in their mission - but eventually, hitting a block where the criminals they were after had hidden themselves behind the law.

It was the emergence of the enigmatic vigilante that became known as the Batman that proved a breakthrough in Dent and Gordon's efforts against the mob. While Gordon was adamant with the Batman's status as an outlaw, it came to light that this man was one they could trust - and Gordon and Dent eventually struck up an uneasy alliance with the vigilante, allowing them, through him, to fight Gotham's mafia in areas the law would have otherwise restricted them.

It took a year, but together, the three were a true threat to Falcone's empire. Their final breakthrough came about by Carmine's own hand, an orchestrated tragedy that was intended to scare Harvey off, but only galvanized him with fury: a hit upon his wife. With her gone, Harvey felt The Hangman more than ever, but able to retain control and channel his grief and anger into one last surge at his campaign - and he finally managed to charge Carmine and make it stick, sending the crime lord to Blackgate. Harvey, Gordon, and Batman had won - but Harvey was left wondering at what cost.

Now, Harvey fights Gotham's crime alongside Gordon and Batman, with his good friends Bruce Wayne and Matthew Murdock to support him, although he still feels he has only one true companion.

_{It's me.}

| Supporting Cast: |
Bruce Wayne, trusted friend.
James Gordon, war comrade.
Matthew Murdock, uni buddy.
Batman, vigilante.

_{The Hangman.}

| How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: |
Harvey's got a chopped-up backstory that lays the building blocks of the character while keeping him fresh and revitalized - although this is very much a pre-villain Dent.

_{I'm still here.}

[ErsatzEmperor]

A.K.A. LOGAN

_{"Go ahead. Pull the trigger. But after you do, bub... Then you're mine."}

_{(Marvel Comics Presents Vol 1 #1)}

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^NAME

‣ LOGAN (born James Howlett)

^ALIGNMENT

‣ Chaotic/Neutral Good

^AFFILIATION

‣ Alpha Flight
‣ Department H
‣ Weapon Plus (formerly)
‣ Team X (disbanded)

^HISTORY

Logan's memory of events preceding 1999 are minimal at best; it fills me with surprise that he would be able to recount that which he already has - the extent of the period of time he spent in the wilderness could easily have driven a weaker man hideously, incurably mad. It is regretable to say we may never actualise an accurate picture of his whereabouts before this time. However, and with this in mind, here is an attempt at a history of the Wolverine:
_{- James MacDonald Hudson}

Youth

The man now known as Logan was first called James Howlett. Born to an influential family in a homestead in Alberta, he was a sickly, if normal child. He had two fierce companions, a boy - taller - the son of the groundskeeper and a girl who came to visit from the town from time to time. His time here it seems was relatively short, cut so in part by struggles with family. His mother had been sick for as long as he'd known her and the groundskeeper had been causing problems for his father. He believes that he left the family home after a violent altercation. While hardpressed to decipher it's nature, he remembers this to be when he discovered that he was more than human. He was a mutant, with fantastic abilities. He fled and never looked back, working odd-jobs when it suited. It wasn't until 1914 and the conflicts surrounding the First World War that he truly understood the nature of his abilities. Through no fault of his own, it was entirely possible that he was unable to die.

He fought his way through the better part of the twentieth century with little or no care for his own well being. He lived dangerously. He drank. He put himself in positions that would kill any normal man. He saved people, not for any selfless reasons but because he could. He wondered whether he was doomed to repeat himself for ever. He longed for an escape route. In 1984, that was provided.

War

It was at this, his lowest point that it seemed that his fortune's might have changed. He was approached by a suit with a unique proposition: join a team of mercenaries like yourself. Use your natural gifts in service of your country. He says yes and everything goes black.

Monster

The next thing he remembers to any degree of strength occurs more than a decade later. He remembers a pain like no other and simultaneously a feeling that there were eyes direclty scrutinising him. As he floats in that vat, diodes and needles like tendrils against restless skin, he burns with the pain of rage. In this novel autonomous moment - the first in a long time - the animal within, the creature they created takes charge. It lashes out. Unsheaving the claws they gave him, unable to understand them, he shatters his liquid cage and emerges, far more animal than man. In a rabid frenzy he leaps at the person nearest, bloodlust translating into actions. As the blood drips down he turns to the smell of fresh air. He had to get out. With all the heft the Weapon Plus program had, not a man put in his way could stop the Wolverine escaping. And escape he did, running deep into the forest.

He lived as such for a time. In a confused animalistic furvor he began to hunt alongside the wolf, shelter amongst the trees. Already wild, he could now be free. But this was no life. A man living as a dog. Thoughts of the life before tortured him as he grazed.

The period of the wild man ended with James Hudson.

Hero

Finding the pitiful creature while out one night, he took him home with him. With the help of his wife Heather in particular he was nursed back to health. Back to sanity. When that came, Logan a new man, the Hudsons offered to put him up for a while, until he found a job. When they learnt of his skills and abilities, as well as what little of his past he could remember, they made the offer. Wolverine became the newest operative of Department H, a top-secret organisation built as a peacekeeping agency in the heart of Canada. He has served off and on with the agency for the best part of ten years at the point in which out game begins. And not a sniff of a psychic professor to be seen.

^{SUPPORTING CAST}

‣ JAMES MACDONALD HUDSON - Wolverine's friend and handler at Department H, Hudson spends much of his time chiding his charge for his lack of cooperation and recklessness. Having taken Logan in during his time of need, he feels responsible for his reassimilation into society and his success at Department H. He is one of the chief minds behind Alpha flight, believing there to be a need for Canada to represent themselves on the world stage following the creation and success of the Justice League. He recommended Logan for leadership of the team. He is married to his colleague Heather Hudson.

‣ HEATHER HUDSON - Heather played a significant role in nursing Logan back to health when her husband James returned home one night with a wild-man. The two share an unspoken attraction for each other, one that could threaten to destroy the two men's friendship were it acted upon. Heather works as a researcher for Department H, occasionally assisting Alpha Flight as Vindicator.

‣ DEPARTMENT H - Headed up by a nameless director, Department H is a clandestine organisation, ran as a branch of the Canadian government. It's charged with superhuman peacekeeping in relation to Canada and their national interests. They are responsible for the formation of Alpha Flight.

‣ ALPHA FLIGHT - Canada's premier superhero team:

▹ Wolverine (Logan)
▹ Vindicator (Heather Hudson)
▹ Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)
▹ Aurora (Jeanne-Marie Beaubier)
▹ Puck (Eugene Judd)
▹ Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski)

^{DIFFERENCE TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL}

‣ The main difference between this take and the mainstream character is his continued employ under Department H and leadership of Alpha Flight. In this timeline, Professor Xavier never approached Wolverine with an offer to join a team of mutants to retrieve his X-Men from Krakoa, the Living Island. Logan never left Department H, never became an X-Man, never came to know and respect the man called Professor X. Wolverine will be trying his best to make good with his friends and teammates.

^REFERENCES

‣ Reference #1
‣ Reference #2

[Eddie Brock]

The New Frontier: DC/Marvel One Universe RP

Name: Bartholomew Henry Allen a.k.a. The Flash, Fastest Man Alive

Alignment: Lawful Good

Affiliation: The Justice League of America

History: Bartholomew Henry Allen was born to Nora and Henry Allen in the suburbs surrounding Central City, the larger of the so-called Gem Cities on the border of Missouri and Kansas. Barry grew up loving the old Invaders comic books that had been passed down from his grandfather from World War II. He idolized Captain America, the Green Lantern, the Flash, and all the rest. His biggest hero, though, was his father. Henry worked as a detective with the Central City police force and was close with his sergeant, Darryl Frye.

One night, just after he had been tucked into bed, Barry heard a crash and a scream from downstairs. Curious, the young boy hopped out of bed and wandered over to the railing by the stairs. There, he saw a flash of yellow circling his mother. Before he could realize what was happening, the flash was gone, and Nora Allen was lying in a puddle of blood on the ground. The police came and arrested Henry for the murder of his wife. Sergeant Frye -- one of Henry's few supporters -- took in Barry and became his legal guardian. Barry knew his father was innocent, but he couldn't prove it. The incident would inspire him to study forensic science.

After graduating with honors from Central City University, Barry was appointed by Darryl Frye -- now Captain in the CCPD -- to the Crime Lab. There, he worked tirelessly to solve crimes and exonerate innocent victims. While working late one night during a thunderstorm, Barry was struck by a bolt of lightning while trying to clean up a chemical spill. The resulting reaction witnessed the birth of the Speed Force, a quantum energy field which saturated Barry's cells. Barry was amazed to find the next day that he had gained the powers of superspeed. He contacted one of Mercury Labs' top scientists, Harrison Wells, for help with his condition. Together, they developed a special suit which could withstand Barry's incredible speed.

Though Wells was interested in Barry's speed purely as a scientific endeavor, Barry saw the possibility that he could use his newfound powers to effect real change in his city as a force for good. Adopting the moniker and styling of one of the famed Invaders, Barry became the Gem Cities' Scarlet Speedster, the Flash. His influence extended far beyond Central City and Keystone, though, and when the call came from a childhood hero to join the Justice League of America, Flash was quick to answer. He now shares his time between protecting his city and saving the world.

Supporting Cast: Barry's closest friend in the world is Iris West; incidentally, he's also had a huge crush on her since their time in college together. His roommate is Vin Gonzales, an officer with the CCPD. As a matter of fact, most of Barry's friends come from work. His adoptive father, Darryl Frye, is a Captain and got Barry his job as a CSI tech. Barry's also close with James Forrest, the Crime Lab's DNA analyst, and has an ongoing flirtation with his coworker Carlie Cooper. Not everyone at the Crime Lab is Barry's biggest fan, though. His boss, Director David Singh, views Barry as a slacker and a nepotism hire. Barry's sole confidant in his superheroing endeavor is Harrison Wells, a respected if distant scientist at Mercury Labs.

In the course of his activities as the Flash, Barry has also racked up quite the list of people who want him dead. Among them: Leonard Snart a.k.a. Captain Cold, Michelle Rory a.k.a. Heatwave, and Maxwell Dillon a.k.a. Electro. Ever more are coming out of the woodwork to challenge the Fastest Man Alive, and he'll need to always stay a step ahead if he wants to survive.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: As I said with my Spider-Man application, I'm less concerned with reinventing these characters -- after all, they've endured for decades, so clearly they don't need our help -- and more interested in getting to see team-ups, interactions, and fights that before now were not possible. There are some great Marvel villains who would make formidable foes for the Scarlet Speedster, and I intend to have fun with that. I also want to see Barry interacting with some of the Marvel heroes.

Post References:
Here's something fairly recent...
Or, if you're in the mood for something more Flash-adjacent...

[Hexaflexagon]

T H A N O S

_{“There's a starman waiting in the sky
He'd like to come and meet us
But he thinks he'd blow our minds”}

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| IDENTITY: |

The Mad Titan, Master, Masterlord, Overmaster, All-Father, Thanos

| ALIGNMENT: |

Neutral Evil

| AFFILIATION: |

The one where everyone dies

| HISTORY: |

There are villains and heroes in the universe, avatars of good and evil, law and chaos, liberty and oppression. They fight in not just battles of physical prowess but representative of these ideals themselves. And then there are other things, forces that move beyond normal compheresion, forces that considered the lives of men to be as insignificant as grains of sand. There are heroes, there are villains, and then there is Thanos.

Thaons was born on the moon of Titan to Scientist and statesmen A'Lars as one of the Eternals. Much like the Kryptoians these seemingly human beings where actually far from it in there case they where the product of an ancient and powerful race simply as the Celestials who were responsible for many key genetic divergence in humanity and to those that know of their existence it is hypothesized that they are the reason for the appearnce of 'superpowers' on Earth. Born with skin of ash and the body of a Giant, Thaons was always different form the other Titans. Because of these oddities about him the other children began to avoid him and thus a long life of isolation began for the Titan.

Despite this fact Thanos had a brilliant mind for schooling. He seemed to learn at an accelerated right even among his Eternal peers and took to learning everything he could about the world. While his success only made others continue to make fun of him and look down upon him, he continued and his teachers and tutors encouraged him forward. It was in his personal studies that he became fascinated with the idea of Death and what lies beyond it. A fascination which would turn into a deep affection later in life when he met the Endless that was one of many personification of Death in the Universe, the pale black haired woman who he would send thousands of souls to in an ill fated attempt to gain her affection.

As Thanos grew he grew tired of those that considered him to be a freak and worked to channel his power. Through us of bionic implants and hours open end of mediation and training the titian was able to master the powers that the Celestials had given the Eternals and became the strongest of their kind if not one of the strongest creatures in the known universe. With these new found power he sought the respect that he believed he had earned through might. But as it turned out those that once scorened him now called him a monster and feared him. He find no respect and he find no power among his people. Unless he took it.

Disgruntled, tired and filled with unbridled rage and after a failed attempt on A'Lars part to talk him down he stole a ship and fled to the outreaches of the galaxy. It was here that Thanos had found a place that respected his skill. After liberating the prisoners held by the Nova Corps, Thanos started to make a name for himself as a leader and a warlord. Cutthroats and savages flocked to the Titan's banner and soon the man had a fleet and army to his name. With this force and his own immense power he lead them back to the moon of Titan where he proceeded to wage genocidal war against his own people. After two weeks of nuclear bombardment, he personally lead his ground troops crushing any resistance that the Eternals put up and soon named himself Lord of Titan. Some Eternals where able to flee across the cosomos like his own father A'lars and some would join Thanos ranks as his lieutenants and generals but many more would die under the hand of their scorned son.

But like all with power, Thanos soon desired more and his fleet of criminals where bloodthirsty and ready for more. So he turned his forces out into the greater galaxy, they raided planets and killed many who resited their role though some proved successful such as the powerful ruler of Apokolips Darkseid, who manged to resit Thanos army and thus was spared from the Mad Titan's worth do to his skill in battle. But this wave of terror was far from the reaches of the men and women of earth with only members of the greater galaxy and peacekeepers such as the Nova Corps and the Green Lanterns were aware of the threat and even with some attempts to stop the Titan his path of warfare and vengence continued. He would rule it all. All would realize Thanos was all powerful.

Thanos's path of bloodshed continues across the greater galaxy and his war never seems to stop. Though recent events have begun to catch the eye of the Titan. One was in the borders of those that were forced into submission of the Mad God where whispers of a force known as the Dominators beings with great scientific power whom the Titan consider to be cowards to hide behind technology. But ever still this encroaching force has begun to put heads with Thanos's forces and war has begun to brew.

And beyond that closer to his capital and home world of Titan is the little blue speck know as Earth. Thanos never considered it more than a distraction for apes. He put no thought into the world, for they where weak and he could crush them with a flick of his finger if he wished. But his spies tell him something new, reports of a new batch of humans. Humans with special abilities and skills that made them great warriors. Names like Superman, the Hulk, among others. Fighters of great skill and strength. He would need to test those rumors eventually, to put their merit in battle to a test. A test of blood and death. Thanos would have to come to this planet known as Earth. And he would have to kill them all.

| SUPPORTING CAST: |

Thanos does not have allies. There are only those who are dead and those soon to be dead. But some of these useless meatsacks of note are.

The Green Latern Corps:
Thanos' armies and many different members of the Green Lantern Corps have clashed due to Thanos's campaigns of death and destruction. Though few of the Corps have actually ever seen the man himself only his armies and those that fight in his name. It's probably better for them that they never did.

The Nova Corps:
Like the Green Latern Corps, the Nova Corps had also had encounters with Thanos and his forces of destruction. They are usually on the losing side of bitter and long fighting as they fight against a monster who's men care little for death and will throw thousands against defenses and fortifications to kill those laying behind them. Though among them one Richard Rider holds a surprising amount of courage and ability managing to even beat back the Titan's forces at times.

Alien Alliance:
The conglomeration of far spread Alien Races lead by the Dominators that wish to take control of the Galaxy and divide it among themselves. Thanos of course will have none of this, as he is the true ruler of all that lives and will crush all those that try and oppose that rule. Thus a war is brewing between the Alience and Thanos.

Drax the Destroyer:
A mysterious and blood thirsty warrior out to kill Thanos for revenge. He has not succeeded as of yet.

The Superman:
Thanos' spies speak of this last son of Krypton, one of the most powerful beings all of the universe. Thanos seeks to test these claims.

Gamora and Nebula:
Adopted daughters of the Thanos they serve as his war maidens and assassins. There loyalty is unwavering or so the Mad Titan believes.

Death
One of the many personification of Death in the Universe and a member of the Endless. Having falling for her beauty and her compassion towards even a creature such as himself. He has tried to earn her favor through killing many and sending their souls her way. It's kind of a one sided thing really.
Earth
An insignificant blue marble. It will be crushed underneath his boot in time.

| DIFFERENCE FROM SOURCE MATERIAL: |

Death, destroyer, conquer, madman, world breaker, hero smasher. There are many names and titles that can be given to Thanos many of which are not undeserved. I would draw this version of him more akin to someone in History like Napoleon, Genghis Khan, or Attila the Hun a ruler that rules through military prowess and ability rather than cheap gimmicks or whispers of an ancient time. Because of this Thanos will care a lot less about those fancy little Infinity Stones than some of his other incarnations. I'm aiming to show him with more depth as a character as he fights his own war against like everyone in Space xD and I also wish to use him as looming threat for our heroes. A sign of sorts that there are more troubling things in the universe for them to deal with than their own arguments of politics. Because when he comes knocking, well bad things tend to follow.

| REFERENCES: |

_{Matryoshka
The God Damn Superman
Constantine}

[Byrd Man]

"I’m living everyday like a hustle. Another drug to juggle, another day another struggle"
-- Notorious B.I.G.

Name: Leonard Snart/Captain Cold

Alignment: Evil something.

Affiliation: The Rogues

History:

Lenny Snart was born into an abusive family. An alcoholic father who beat on him, his mother, and sister until he finally went to jail for vehicular manslaughter. Young Lenny was angry at the world and lashed out by becoming a criminal, first petty shoplifting and strong arm robbery. At the age of sixteen he graduated to armed robbery and B&E. He was in and out of prison over the years, eventually hooking up with a lover/partner named Michelle Rory. The young woman was obsessed with fire and had shady connections in Central City. One of her connections offered the couple money for taking part in an experiment.

Dr. Phineas Mason, working for Central City's shadowy crime boss known only as The Top, injected a metahuman gene stimulant into both Snart and Rory, activated their dormant metahuman genes. Snart's abilities manifested in ice while Rory's abilities were fire-based. The two lovers went on a robbery spree through Central and Keystone Cities, stopped only by the Flash. They were both sent to Iron Heights Maximum Penitentiary where they met like-minded criminals with special skills. Together, Snart and the other criminals broke out of the prison and developed their own crew know as the Rogues.

Supporting Cast:

Rogue group makeup is currently a placeholder and dependent on other players' plans.

The Rogues

Leonard Snart/Captain Cold
Michelle Rory/Heatwave
Evan McCullough/Mirror Master
Max Dillon/Electro
Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang
Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino

Enemies

Dr. Phineas Mason - Scientist responsible for Cold's powers.
The Top- Mob boss for Central City
The Flash - Do-gooder and all around pain in the ass.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: Cold has powers and is more interested in potential revenge on Dillon for changing him and trying to topple Grodd as the top power in Central City.

Post References:

1. The Specialist
2. Criminal Darwinism.
3. Corridors of Power

[Vandy]

Name:
Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor

Alignment:
Lawful Evil

Affiliation:
LexCorp
Justice League of America

History:

Early Life

• July 11, 1979: Lex Luthor is born.
• April 18 1983: Lex's father, Lionel, loses his position on the Metropolis City council after his business with the local crime families are brought to light by the young reporter Perry White. This causes the man to fall into deep alcoholism.
• October 4, 1984: Lex's sister, Lena, is born.
• August 18, 1992: Lex's mother is beaten to death by his father during one of his drunken bouts of rage and is sentenced to twenty years of prison. Lex and his sister are left to fend for themselves.
• November 1, 1992: Lex refuses to be taken into state care and instead opts to raise his sister himself. This causes quite a stir in the local news but the attention quickly dies down.
• August 13, 1995: Lex tests his way out of high school and gains a full scholarship to Harvard. He begins university and quickly rises to the top of his class.
• May 22, 1999: After only four years he graduates with 15 doctorates across both science and math fields of study. He is offered a job by the United States government to research advanced weapon and medical technologies.
• February 4, 2000: Lex's sister Lena is diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. He commits all of his government allocated resources towards finding a cure.
• August 2, 2001: Lena dies of cancer. Lex sees this as a personal failure and quits his job. He disappears for two years.

Building a Legacy

• March 8, 2003: Lex returns to the public and announces the creation of LexCorp in Metropolis. He is accompanied by dozens of scientists from SHIELD, ARGUS, STAR LABS and many other organizations.
• October 15, 2003: After only a few months LexCorp becomes one of the nation's top weapons manufacturers competing with the likes of Stark Industries.
• November 30, 2005: LexCorp accepts a contract with the United States government that allows the company to only provide weapons to the nation.
• January 1, 2006: LexCorp expands its business to include medical and computing branches. Later that year they create the world's first smartphone, the LexPhone.
• April 27, 2007: Luthor sends his private security force to eliminate Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan that had "stolen" LexCorp weapons. The company is praised by praised throughout the nation.
• June 15, 2008: Lex secretly begins funding criminal activities to further his wealth. He begins to personally meet with underworld contacts and even got into the occasional gunfight.
• May 28, 2009: Lex's past returns to haunt him as dozens of newspapers bring up his father's prison sentence to attack his character. He replies with the message, "If every man where crucified for the sins of his father, no man would be alive today."
• December 25, 2010: LexCorp releases the LexPhone 3L to to consumers everywhere. Also, the LexFoundation is formed as a charity for orphans around the world.

Birth of the Superhero

• December 31, 2011: Lex begins to hear rumors of a vigilante in Gotham. He begins to give further funding to his interests in the local underworld through Oswald Cobblepot. (If that's okay with Wraith)
• April 13, 2012: Lex is approached by Senator Robert Kelly and is asked to show support of the Mutant Registration Act.
• May 24, 2012: Lex throws a party for his friend Robert Kelly after the bill is successfully passed.
• July 28, 2012: LexCorp security uncovers a plot by a mutant terrorist organization to assassinate Senator Kelly. An attack he has every intention of stopping.
• January 23, 2013: Superman beats Lex to the punch on stopping the attack on President Kelly. For the first time in years he begins to feel overshadowed by another person.

Creating the Justice League-Present

• April 11, 2013:Hoping to manipulate Superman into working for his agenda and hoping to capitalize on the media buzz around the assassination attempt, Lex announces the creation of the Justice League of America. He offers Superman a place on the team but is publicly refused. Despite this other such as Ant Man and Batman join the team. (Wraith's sheet say formerly/temporarily under affiliation. Will change if need be.)
• April 12, 2013:Enraged Lex begins searching the world for his own superheroes. He begins the "JLA Initiative"
• May 16, 2013: A research team led by Lex himself uncovers the body of Captain Steve Rogers frozen in ice. He is thawed out and offered a job in the JLA. Captain America Agrees and is globally announced as leading the team.
• July 13, 2013: LexCorp scientists discover Mjölnir. After a time they eventually bring Thor into the JLA.
• March 2, 2014: Lex begins using the Justice League to dispose of his old criminal "clients." Soon only a few of his more important contacts remain.
• March 23, 2014: Batman begins to distrust Luthor though still joins the League as a reserve member. The two begin a small rivalry but are willing to work together when the need arises.
• April 2, 2014: Lex denounces Superman in front of the entire nation calling him, "A powerful alien with dreams of tyrannically policing the world." The rivalry between the two intensifies.
• June 3, 2015: The Parasite attacks LexCorp HQ claiming that Lex is himself responsible for his condition. The Justice League saves the day and Lex announces that because of this personal attack he will be taking a more hands on approach with the League. He builds his own suit of armor akin to that of Iron Man and joins the League's active roster.
• February 2016: Whatever happens IC

Supporting Cast:

Allies

• President Robert Kelly: This is really a one sided relationship. Lex pretends to be the president's friend but he is really only using the man. He sees him as useful and often decides to assist him when it comes to mutant related problems.
• Mercy Graves: Lex's secretary and unofficial lover. She was once a scientist working for his company but he decided he wanted her working closer to him due to her... talents.
• Captain America: The public face and leader of the Justice League of America. While Lex respects the man, he still sees him as someone to manipulate. He does consider Steve a friend but he would betray him in a heartbeat if it would further his agenda. (If Blue Demon wins you can change this I suppose)

Rivals

• Tony Stark: Lex sees Tony as someone who thinks he is as intelligent as he is. While Lex respects the man he does not consider him an equal, a fact he has no intention of hiding.
• Batman: While Lex doesn't hate Batman, he still finds him to be annoying after he left the Justice League. Batman is an extremely capable person and Lex is scared that he could expose him. Though he would never admit it. (Wraith can change)

Enemies

• Superman: Superman is the one person that Lex is legitimately jealous of. He hates him with a passion. Not only because he refused his offer to join the Justice League, but also because he naturally has power that took Lex a lifetime to build. He doesn't really care that Superman is potentially dangerous, just that he is potentially MORE dangerous than Lex.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:
This version of Lex is born in Metropolis itself instead of his normal early origin of Kansas. Other than that he is still pretty much the same guy. Well except for the fact that he created the Justice League.
Post References:
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/89227-star-wars-the-417th-legion-dead
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2801803
http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2651777

[Gowi]

[Morden Man]

The New Frontier: A DC/Marvel One Universe RP



Reed Richards - Mr. Fantastic
Susan Storm - The Invisible Woman
Johnny Storm - The Human Torch
Ben Grimm - The Thing

The Fantastic Four
Lawful Good

"What gives this family its purpose and its joy isn't the destination - it's the journey."
-- Reed Richards.

History:

Reed Richards was a child genius. The child genius. He cracked inter-dimensional travel before he'd graduated from high school. That's not to say that high school was any easier for Reed than anybody else. Without the protection of Benjamin Grimm he would never have made it through. Ben Grimm was from the wrong side of the tracks, growing up on Yancy Street in New York, and rarely attended his classes through high school because he had a college budding football career waiting for him. When an injury cut that short he opted for the United States Air Force instead. The Air Forced turned Grimm from a boy into a man and taught him discipline. For Sue Storm discipline had never been the problem - she had practically raised her brother Johnny after their mother had passed away and their father turned to drink. She too was an excellent student in her own right. Yet she spent most of her time trying to repair the damage her younger brother caused. Broken hearts, broken windows, and broken down cars were never far behind Johnny Storm. He seemed to have a knack for finding himself in bad situations.

And some might say that Reed's space expedition was one. Fortune would bring Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Sue on an explorative mission into space in search of the origin of a green meteor rock that SHIELD had uncovered. External pressure placed on Reed by Fury and SHIELD would lead to a miscalculation in the ship's outer coating and the four of them would be bombarded with cosmic rays that ought to have killed them. Instead the four of them developed incredible powers - Reed the ability to contort his body into any shape imaginable, Johnny literally became a Human Torch, Sue could turn invisible and project hard light construct, and Ben was gifted with incredible strength, though it came at great consequence. Though their ship was stranded in Space for what seemed like a few days, eighteen months passed on Earth and Fury was forced to resign for his part in the expedition.

Upon their return the four were kept under wraps by SHIELD for a time whilst their powers were tested and their radiation levels normalised. An attack on then President-elect would force SHIELD's hand into sending the four of them into the field. They would aid Superman and the others in the battle against Magneto and his Brotherhood of Mutants and in doing so find instant fame. "The Fantastic Four," they would be dubbed by the media, and from there on out the four of them would set about using their powers for good.

Supporting Cast:

The Spider-Men - Johnny considers Peter to be one of his closest friends, along with The Flash, and as such Peter is an honorary member of the Fantastic Four and is often present on their on-world adventures. Ben finds Peter's presence aggravating so now that there are two Spider-Men his patience is even shorter when the pair of them are around.

Nick Fury - Former Director of SHIELD. Fury was the one that signed off on Reed's space expedition. When Reed and co. disappeared Fury was forced to resign his position and went underground. It is unclear whether Fury is aware of their return given that nobody has heard from him since he resigned but Reed has an inkling that Fury is out there keeping busy.

The Justice League of America – The Fantastic Four work closely beside the Justice League. Though Reed and co. often adventure off world and in the Negative Zone, the two super teams run into one another in the field often enough. Reed is particularly intrigued by Lex’s intellect, Sue considers Captain Marvel to be an inspiration, Johnny is close friends with The Flash, whilst Ben is deeply suspicious of Lex and he and Thor have a friendly rivalry of sorts.

Professor Charles Xavier - A close personal friend of Reed Richards. Though Reed considers Tony Stark, Lex Luthor, and Bruce Wayne to be his intellectual rivals, it is Charles Xavier that he admires most of all the New Frontier world's visionaries. The Fantastic Four turn a blind eye to unregistered mutants in spite of the Kelly Act, due in part to Reed's admiration of Charles.

Dr. Doom - Reed's old colleague lab partner and his sworn enemy - therefore the sworn enemy of Sue, Johnny, and Ben by extension. Doom has recently become sovereign of Latveria and as such his attentions have been directed there, rather than exacting his revenge on Richards, and thus the team have had time to adventure, rather than fight off Doom-bots.

Annihilus - Ruler of the Negative Zone. The Fantastic Four bested him whilst adventuring there and ever since Annihilus has lusted after revenge. Unknown to the team, Annihilus is currently plotting his revenge, gathering troops, and planning an invasion of Frontier Earth.

How (if at all) does the Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

It was on a SHIELD-sanctined space expedition that the Fantastic Four gained their powers. Outside of that, the team's origin is all but the same. There are no substantial changes to Reed, Johnny, Sue, or Ben. They may have slightly different friends (Johnny's friendship with the Flash, for one) but other than that not much has changed. At this point there is no Franklin or Valeria and though Reed and Sue are engaged Reed has pushed the wedding back so many times - all in the name of science, of course - that there are some that think the pair might never wed.

Post References:

When does a reference stop being a reference...
And start becoming a shameless, shameless plug?
Do yourselves a solid and read Pickett County, you sons of bitches. It's good shit.

[Blue Demon]

Steve Rogers

Steve Rogers

Captain America

Alignment: Lawful Good

Affiliation: Justice League

History:

Growing up

Steve was born Steven Rogers. His parents were Sarah and Joseph Rogers. His father was an abusive drunkard. He eventually drank himself to death when Steve was a young child. However Steve still remembers his father's rage and how he'd beat his mother.

Sarah tried to be a good mother. What she lacked in self-esteem she made up for in love. She took care of Steve and made sure there was always food on the table. However her own health suffered. When she contracted pneumonia when Steve was in his teens, she wasn't strong enough to fight it and died.

Steve battled constantly with his sickly body. He was shorter than average and stick thin. He also had asthma and anemia and other conditions that made life nearly impossible. Despite his health Steve would go onto college. He ended up with a fine arts major specializing in illustration. His goal was to be a comic book artist.

Or it was until the second World War broke out. Steve watched his fellow classmates get drafted day after day. But never him. He knew why, because of his health. But he didn't want to accept it. He wanted to fight for his country.

Enlisting & Super Soldiers

Steve began trying to enlist. He did so multiple times. And he was rejected each and every time because of his health. However his multiple attempts did flag the military and U.S. Army General Chester Phillips was assigned the case. General Phillips was in charge of "Project: Rebirth", the super-soldier project. The General took Steve in the Army in order to include him in the Project.

While in preparation for the procedure, Steve ended up meeting the man behind the idea: Dr. Josef Reinstein. Though Steve learned later that Dr. Reinstein was an alias for Abraham Erskine. Erskine was a defector from Germany.

The experiment was a success! It turned Steve Rogers into a super soldier. Gone was the stricken, frail boy that General Phillips had picked up. And in his place was tall, masculine, Super Soldier. Of course the Allies were busy patting themselves on their successes. They were talking about expanding the program. Until the fateful day at the good doctor was assassinated!

The War

After the assassination of Dr. Erskine, the Americans were more than happy to sweep the entire program under the rug. So willing in fact they gave Steve Rogers the code name Captain America, sent him to Camp Lehigh, VA where he posed as a clumsy infantry private, and told him they'd disavow all knowledge of the Project. His regiment was the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment "Blue Spaders".

As an infantry man he had the same uniform and gear as befitting of his rank. As Captain America, the story was different. He wore a patriotic uniform, a bullet proof triangular shield (also patriotic) and a side arm. It wasn't until later that Cap received his iconic circular shield made of steel and vibranium. When he gets his circular shield he also leaves off using his gun, finding the shield far more accurate and useful.

Of course such a ruse didn't last very long and he was soon discovered by a James "Bucky" Barnes. Bucky was a brand new recruit and as green as they could be. But the guy excelled at blackmail. If he was to keep Captain America's secret identity a secret if James could join the Captain's Team, the Invaders.

The Invaders fought all sort of villains. Some of the worst were Red Skull, Baron Zemo and Strucker. Of course they also fought villains who weren't as world threatening. They might have seemed ridiculous, but they were still a threat.

During his time at Camp Lehigh, Steve meets and falls in love with a young woman named Peggy. A leggy, blonde American who lived in the area. They were deeply in love even after she was shipped off to live with her Aunt and Uncle. The remained in secret communication until Steve never returned.

The events leading up to Steve's apparent death were rather convoluted. Needless to say that the Invaders weren't able to help Steve and Bucky fight Baron Zemo and disarm the missile the Baron had primed. Steve alone attacked the Baron, not realizing Bucky was on the missile. The three of them ended on said missile as it flew over the ocean. Steve and Bucky sabotaged the missile and all three were plunged into the ocean.

Awaking in the Future

Steve Rogers, under the name Captain America, and his friend Bucky were declared MIA and later, dead.

It wasn't until the year 2013 that Steve was discovered by Lex Luthor. Lex thaws him and discovered that Captain America was still alive! Lex helped Steve adjust to the future and gave him a position on his newly formed Justice League. Steve accepted and moved into the JL's Headquarters. Ironically in Lex's building.

Supporting Cast:

Cast from the 1940s

Allies:

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes

Steve's best friend in the war and the only line level soldier to know Steve's true identity. Presumed Dead.

Peggy Carter

Steve's love interest. Only knew him as Steve Rogers. Was forced to move because her parent's disproved of her dating a military man. They remained in contact with each other until Steve "died".

Abraham Erskine

The man who created the super soldier serum. Went by the alias Josef Reinstein. Defected from Nazi Germany after witnessing many atrocities committed by Baron Zemo and Adolf Hitler.

General Chester Phillips

One of the men overseeing Project Rebirth. Recruited Steve into the program. After the Project is classified and redacted, the General was reassigned to another part of the War and didn't see Steve again.

The Invaders

The group of men Captain America fought with in the war.

Enemies:

Baron Zemo

The main villain the Invaders tangled with. Caused the "death" of Captain America and Bucky. Was also presumed dead at the same time.

Red Skull

Not as big of a threat as Zemo. But in the power vacuum he attained the coveted spot of most notorious.

Present:

Lex Luthor

Lex is a man that Cap respects. He found Steve, gave him a home and purpose. Basically, Lex is now Tony in their interactions. But with a lot less friction. So, Pre-Civil War relationship basically.

Barry Allen
Batman
Natasha Romanova
Scott Lang
Carol Danvers
Arthur Curry
Thor Odinson

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: Unlike the MCU and most media involving Captain America and his "Icy Tomb" Cap didn't fight Red Skull. It was Baron Zemo. And that's who I used. I also edited out the part were other men wore the Captain America mantle after Steve "Died". A lot of my Cap uses the 616 back story which if you're not familiar with it seems very different. But the MCU added and tweaked a lot. So if that's your basis, this will make you go "But wait! That's not how it goes!" But that was how it went.

With Peggy, I kept her origins and appearance. But I didn't care for the whole "I got injured and lost my memory". Way too soap opera. So I changed it to her parents didn't like her cavorting with military men and shipped her away. (This isn't a Korean Drama!)

As for Steve and Tony, I transferred a lot of Cap's feelings and thought process to Lex. Because Lex pretty much takes the place of Tony in this world. Because of that I doubt Tony and Steve have any relationship at all.

Post References: BD as AP as Black Canary Part 1, 2, 3, and 4
_{(Hey look. A legit reference for once!)}

[Dawkins]

The New Frontier: DC/Marvel One Universe RP application:

Kurt Wagner a.k.a The NightCrawler

Alignment:
Neutral Good

Affiliation:
Independent

History:

1993: Kurt Wagner is born outside of a small Bavarian village to the shape-shifting mutant Raven Darkhölme a.k.a Mystique and the Demon-like mutant Azazel.

1993 After Kurt's birth, the father Azazel quickly vanished from Mystique's life without a trace. Leaving her to raise the baby by herself.

1994 Kurt is found out by the village inhabitants, who believe he is a demon. Mystique has no choice but to abandon him in the middle of the forest. Kurt is soon found by a Gypsy by the name of Margali Szardos.

1994-2006 Margali takes Kurt to the Bavarian circus where she works. Kurt is raised by Margali and the circus performers. Due to Kurt's mutant powers, he is the main attraction to the circus due to his look and abilities. The circus gains recognition around the entire country of Germany.

2007 Kurt's first traces of his teleportation powers manifest.

2009 Kurt's circus is bought by a wealthy Texas businessman. As such, the entire circus is moved to America to expand on the product. The quality of the show is dramatically decreased, the American public just wasn't as interested in the Circus as the Businessman had thought.

2010 In a last ditch effort to increase sales, the Texas businessman attempts to put Kurt on a nationwide "FreakShow". After Kurt declines the offer, he is drugged into submission by the businessman. Kurt awakens with a collar tied around his neck, and any attempt to teleport is met with a sudden electric charge strong enough to knock him unconscious.

2011 The "Freakshow" is on the road, traveling from city to city. Entertaining the mass of people that show up to see the "Blue Demon" or be met with a electric shock.

2013 Two years have passed since the show started, in the two year anniversary of the show the Businessman stumbles into Kurt's wagon drunk out of his mind. Not even able to form correct words correctly, forget sentences. Kurt takes advantage of the situation and after a brief encounter with the drunk man is able to free himself from his collar. Kurt immediately teleports as far as he can from the place, landing in a back alley where he sneaks through the streets of the city. Kurt had nothing to his name, and not knowing what city he was even in wasn't helping his cause. After a few hours of wandering, Kurt finds out he is currently in the city of "Philadelphia".

2013 While aimlessly wandering the streets, he walks by one of those gimmicky "TV STORES" that has all the TV's playing the same station at the same time.... On the TV Kurt see's a man in a Red,Blue and Yellow suit walk into a actual burning building. Before Kurt could even express his shock, the man walked out of the building with two small children. One in each arm, the man walks over to a weeping lady and sets the kids down next to her. The kids instantly hug the lady, and the lady instantly hugged back. The Red,Yellow and Blue man FLEW off the camera and into the sky. The headline was "Superhero: Superman saves two children from burning house."

2013 Now.. Kurt didn't know a whole lot of English, but he knew enough to make out the headline. Kurt was instantly fascinated, and further research on the topic showed that there were a bunch of these "SuperHeroes" popping up all over the world. With no place to go, Kurt slept on the idea that was creeping in the back of his mind. The next day arrived, and Kurt awoke from his spot in the back alley. Kurt instantly felt his stomach almost cave in. He would've killed for his daily meal at the "Freakshow" right now, but he knew he would never go back. With no place to turn, Kurt delved into thievery. Not the Bank Heists ones, but the steal an entire meal from a chef in the kitchen while he isn't looking and teleport out of there type of theft.

2013 Kurt waited a week for his first opportunity to try this "Hero stuff". Kurt crept into the back alley he normally fell asleep at, when he was met with two thugs pushing a lady around.

"Yeah lady. You better be scared!" One of the thugs said, taunting the poor lady. "So.. You never answered our question lady. Whas' a pretty thing like you out in the streets at night huh'?" The other thug replied, inching closer to the lady, as he eyed her purse.

A sudden, Bamf!, was heard behind the men, but they didn't seem to hear it over their constant boasting and taunting of the lady. The lady did hear it though, and her eyes grew wide as she saw Kurt's face. His glowing yellow eyes, his small fang that came out from the top of his mouth as he grinned from behind the men. The lady gave out a terrified shriek, louder than any scream Kurt has ever heard. "Whoa! Whoa! Lady! We said NO screaming!" The thug on the right said as he ran up to her, putting his hand over her mouth.

Kurt took the opportunity to grab the other thug standing still around the neck with his tail. The thugs muffled scream was drowned out from the lady's higher pitched scream. Kurt pulled the man into the shadow, where he got him in a tight choke-hold. After a few brief seconds, the thugs muffled screams became fainter and fainter as he passed out from the lack of oxygen. Kurt laid the man on the floor as he made his way to the other man, still fighting to keep the Lady quiet.

The lady gave him a helluva fight, and that gave Kurt a great opportunity to do the same to the second thug as he did the other one. Kurt grabbed hold of the other Thugs neck with his forearm. The thug instantly let go of the lady's mouth and the Lady let out a loud shriek once more now that her mouth was free. Kurt thought he had the thug down, but the thug gave a swift elbow to the chest of Kurt. Momentarily knocking the wind out of him, Kurt stumbled back and before he could even look up the Thug was on top of him. Kurt and the Man wrestled for a bit, Kurt gaining the advantage due to his enhanced physical abilities. Kurt swung wildly at the mans face, connecting a couple good times. Sending the man off of him, Kurt got up to his feet first. While the man was on the ground, Kurt gave him a quick kick to the temple as the man was on all fours. The man crumpled under the kick, and was instantly sleeping. Kurt turned around to see the lady frozen in fear, instead of shrieking she was as silent as could be.

"Gehen Sie Startseite-Dame."¹ was all Kurt could choke out, his adrenaline still pumping from the fight. He hadn't had this much excitement since his first days at the circus.

¹: "Go home lady."

2013-Present Kurt had gained a reputation through the entire city. His nighttime antics had gave him several nicknames but the City decided upon the true name of Nightcrawler. Kurt finally had something to be proud about, his entire life had been a up and down rollercoaster but things seemed to be finally looking up for him.

Supporting Cast:

Margali Szardos - The foster mother of Kurt. Helped him through his circus acts, and helped form him into the man he is today.

Superman - The first superhero Kurt ever saw, instantly influencing himself into the same state of heroism that he is today. Not knowing him in any shape or form however, Kurt plans to meet him one day.

The Justice League of America - Kurt see's them all the time on the TV, Newspapers, Magazines. You name it, they are on it. An elite group of superheroes that Kurt idolizes in every way. The ultimate goal is to reach this pinnacle of "Awesomeness" as Kurt would call it.

Arnos Jardine - The Businessman that enslaved Kurt to his freakshow. Kurt has never seen the man again, but that doesn't mean Kurt hasn't been searching. The man has fell off the face of the earth.

Mystique - The TRUE mother of Kurt. Kurt doesn't know of her at all, believing Margali to be his true mother. Not even second guessing his true beginnings as Mystique's true son.

Azazel - The Father of Kurt. This demon mutant has been seen through the ages of time, being spotted from time to time. Maybe a bigger plan is being brewed as he patiently waits for the right moment.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

Kurt does not join the X-men, and isn't near as religious as he is in the comics.

Kurt wanders the streets of Philadelphia, instead of his hometown in Germany.

He idolizes the Justice League heavily (which im pretty sure he doesn't in the comics)

[Sep]

Tony Stark and Reed Richards use their genius to save the world every other week. That's how they'll be remembered in history. Meanwhile, I – I who, forgive me, have just as much to contribute – will be lucky if my tombstone doesn't simply say "Hulk Smash."

Name: Doctor Robert "Bruce" Banner

Alignment: None

Affiliation: Chaotic Neutral

History:

Childhood

Bruce was raised by his father, an esteemed scientist working for the US military. Trying to secure the nations future during the Cold War with the Nuclear arms race. As Bruce grew older he began to notice the tenuous relationship that his father and mother seemed to have. As things became worse for his father at work, things became worse at home.

When his father lost his job working for the military he turned to drinking and violence, after several scenes of domestic violence a young Bruce called the police on his own father. Securing his and his mothers safety, the last time Bruce wanted to see his father was the court proceedings. He didn't want to speak to him again, and he didn't want people to suffer like he did. He vowed to do all that he could to make the world a better place, and he'd do that with his natural talent. The same natural talent that ruined his fathers life, he turned to science.

Though he should have known he wouldn't be lucky to escape so easily. In a blind and drunken fury, claiming that his work in radiation had tainted Bruce his father came at him with a knife. Likely just jealousy that Rebecca, Bruce's mother, held more love towards their son than he did to her. In a final act of love and compassion she stood in the way, but undeterred he killed her in a blind fury. That, was the last time he saw her. As he was then moved to a mental insitution and Bruce went to live with his aunt Susan.

Education

His aunt convinced him that he didn't have to live the life of his Fathers sins, and use his intellect to benefit those in the world. Bruce became a prodigy, as he grew older he took an interest in Nuclear Science as it was a growing industry. The power to change the world itself, he studied at the Desert State University in New Mexico (A location that would become important later in life) before going on to study at Harvard and then gain his Doctorate from the California Institute of Technology all in the various realms of Nuclear Physics. He became a big name in the field, but wanted to do good in the world.

Though he couldn't get any funding, no-one wanted to fund bright eyed dreams of making the world a better place.

Employment at LexCorp

He worked for the U.S. Military for a period of time, however eventually LexCorp came to creation in 2003 and while the idea of changing employer didn't really appeal to him, however when they were awarded all the lucrative contracts Banner saw his chance, LexCorp was obviously the way forward as the military would never fund his research. Perhaps an up and coming company would be his way to do the research he wanted, he'd just have to work his way from the bottom up. Within a couple of months Bruce was working on new weapon contracts within the company as it began to compete with Stark Technology and Hammer Industries. He was on the right track.

Something interesting happened however when LexCorp introduced a medical branch. Seizing his chance he sent his idea up the chain on how to use Radiation to improve the human body. Effectively become immune to radiation and improve the human body, obviously some of the fat cats would label that as super soldier however all major technological developments did typically start as a military project. This was something he knew could work, and obviously some of the powers at be felt it could work too as it was approved.

Becoming the Hulk

Moving to a facility near Vista Verde, like all origin stories, not everything went to plan. When the machines malfunctioned Bruce managed to save the life of one of his fellow employees at risk to himself absorbing what was easily a lethal dose of Gamma radiation, he would be lucky to survive to the end of the week. Without second thoughts he grabbed the vial of formula and injected himself. Much to his lab partner, Rick Jones', great displeasure. What happened next, could never be predicted. Bruce doubled over in pain as his bones began to grind on one another and his muscles... grew, somehow. His skin turning a dark green and he kept growing till he was easily seven foot tall.

Beating two giant fists on the ground he walked over to the machine, picking it up with impossible strength and throwing it through the wall. Hulk continued to rampage through the facility until he just disappeared. Seeing the damage the Hulk (Or so the papers were calling him) could do Rick saw no choice but to destroy all their data and all of the experiment, blaming it on Bruce to prevent himself ending up in jail Rick was just sad that this meant that helping his friend would become nigh impossible...

A Cure?

Bruce, and Hulk have been on the run ever since. Conflicting with eachother at every turn, LexCorp and the authorities seemingly around every corner ready to spring a trap on them. Eventually Bruce managed to hide out in Canada where he got in touch with a Doctor on the internet who went by the alias Doctor Blue, while he went with Doctor Green. Together they discussed the prospect of a cure, a way to cure Banner of his affliction, as such Bruce shared the chemical make up of the chemical he had taken to save himself from Gamma Radiation and thus turned him into the Hulk.

Unknown to him Doctor Blue a.k.a Samuel Sterns actually worked for LexCorp and had always considered Bruce a rival, so wasn't trying to cure him but take his work and kill him. Offering the chemical to LexCorp, due to it's "succes" with Bruce it was approved for a human trial on the basis that the individual was not bombarded with nuclear radition. The test subject was a gun for hire and ex-Russian mercenary Emil Blonsky. When the chemical apparently worked, Sterns went about thinking of a way to kill Bruce rather than let him find a way to counteract his own work, or worse destroy it.

Still using the alias Doctor Blue he managed to convince Bruce to venture to the old lab in Vista Verde where he had developed a machine that would bombard Bruces cells with more Gamma Radiation than they could handle feeling that it was the easiest way to kill Bruce. Obviously Bruce wouldn't know the machine was active before too late, little did he know the consequences that it would have. Emil Blonksy in his new power had become fixated on getting in a fight with the Hulk, so when LexCorp told him to follow Stern to see what he was up to he was thrilled at the prospect of a fight with the Hulk. It would seal the fate of the three of them.

On arriving in the facility Stern activated the machine, however before it could begin it's work Stern noticed Emil. In shouting for him to get out of the way Bruce was alerted and fled. However the radiation would still do a job. Emil was affected in a worse way than Stern, growing into a giant Hulk sized monster. Though later it would be made clear that he had retained the same intellect. Stern himself miscalculated, even from behind the shielding his body was irradiated but unlike the others he didn't become a monster. In fact he became positively brilliant!

A Deal

Emil, now Abomination stormed into Vista Verde on a mad rampage. He didn't care who got in the way he was fixed on having his fight with the Hulk. Calling him out, was he afraid to fight him? Probably, or at least obviously as he hadn't turned up yet. Bruce seeing the commotion on the news had no choice, surely him and the entity known as the Hulk could strike an accord? Work together for what was best? With no other option he returned to a Vista Verde in flames.

That's when Hulk took over. The fight itself caused untold destruction as the two goliaths clashed, while Abomination appeared stronger his strength was a fixed state unlike the Hulks... there was also something different about the Hulk that appeared now compared to those that had appeared before. He was still enraged and unpredictable but there was something different in his eyes...

Justice League of America

Ever since then, the Hulk and Bruce have had an even more difficult relationship as while before the Hulk was a mindless beast even now Bruce has to admit that he's something more... what doesn't make it easy is that while both of them still avoid as many people as possible Lex Luthor has a new band of goons, the Justice League. A group of heroes working for him and as much as Hulk is hunted by Lex Luthor he has no doubt that the Justice League are equally on his tail, which is even more unwanted attention especially when he just wants left alone, so he can maybe do some good for this world.

That's all he ever wanted, he never asked for any of this.

Supporting Cast:

Allies:

• Rick Jones: Rick was a good friend before the accident, and even owes Bruce his life. He's been a constant source of support to both Bruce and the Hulk. Wanting to help them find their place in the world.
• Betty Ross: Love of Bruce Banners life. He hasn't seen her since the accident...

Known entities:

• Captain America: Captain America is what Bruce was trying to replocate. It just... went wrong.
• Superman: Who doesn't know Superman? Bruce has thought about going to him on occasion. Though has avoided it, he isn't quite sure how the super hero would react.
• Reed Richards: He followed Reeds work closely through the year, and they had the occasional correspondence. He wouldn't quite consider him a friend, but if he needed help Bruce would ask him. He'd also respond to a call for help from him.
• Tony Stark: There's a bit of contempt for Stark. Also a child prodigy but born with a silver spoon in his mouth, got everything he ever wanted and more.

Enemies

• Gen.T.E.Ross: Father of Betty, military General who has worked closely with LexCorp in trying to bring the Hulk down.
• Lex Luthor: Lex seems to view Hulk as his property, either that or really liked the labs at Vista Verde...
• Abomination: While Abomination has been apprehended - for now, he's still a serious fault and his existence is his fault.
• Samual Sterns: Bruce knows that Sterns betrayed him. Though he isn't quite sure how deep this wound goes, or what the reprecussions of their previous encounters could lead too...

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

I love the Hulk, and Bruce. I love their dynamic and relationship, I don't want to change that. At most I'll be displaying a more comicy/cartoony approach to Hulk and Bruces relationships than the one shown in the MCU.

Post References:

Two comic related examples then a third non-comic related.

Little bit of Nova, Cap and Hyperion talk Avengers and Bruce confronts Hulk
Bruce thinks to himself.
Something amiss in the Jedi Temple

[Dblade26]

Moon Knight

Name: Marc Spector AKA Moon Knight AKA too many aliases to list

Alignment: Sees himself as Lawful Good. Others may disagree.

Affiliation: Currently None

History:

Marc Spector had often felt like the only thing he was good for was hitting people. He'd started developing that particular talent as a young, first on the streets and then in some less-than-legal prize-fighting rings. With his fists and pent up rage coupled with sheer bloody-minded determination he was able to pull himself and his brother Rand up out of poverty. It was in that same state of mind that he signed up for the Marines as soon as he was legally able, since the military would at least let him keep fighting people for money without worrying about a raid from the cops cutting his brother off from his only means of financial support.

Spector found that he took to war zones and conflict like a natural and he wasn't the only one who'd noticed. Within two years he'd been scouted by the CIA and retrained as a field operative, traveling the world at the behest of the government wherever the danger and intrigue was thickest. It was good work if not particularly honest and Marc was considered one of the agency's best and brightest. He was even able to strike up a real if covert relationship with a fellow operative by the name of Lisa with whom he regularly worked. In a life that had mostly been made up of drifting aimlessly from one fight to the next, it was about as close to stable and happy as Marc Spector had gotten.

That all changed on a mission where Marc and Lisa were tasked with tracking down the leader of a massive arms trafficking organization hiding out in Italy. To Marc's shock, the arms dealer they were after was revealed to be his brother Rand who had turned to crime in his long absence. Taking advantage of Marc's hesitation Rand was able to kill Lisa with a hatchet and escape. Enraged by his lover's death and his brother's corruption, Marc hunted Rand for four days before blowing him up with a hand grenade and leaving him for dead. Overcome by the loss of both of the people he cared most about, he resigned from the intelligence community and turned his skills and considerable personal traumas to mercenary work.


Perhaps he wanted to die or maybe just keep fighting until the world hurt as much as he did, but whatever his motivations Marc Spector threw himself into every warzone, brush-fire conflict, and insurgency he could possibly get involved in, the more danger the better. He was rescued from himself by an unlikely companion, fellow mercenary Paul-Jean DuChamp, or "Frenchie" as Marc soon began calling him. Frenchie insisted on befriending Spector and keeping him alive despite his death-wish and in time the two became the closest of friends and partners for life. Together they survived numerous battlefields and with a little bit of wise investing, Marc became one very rich mercenary though he continued on in further pursuit of the almighty dollar and out of friendship to DuChamp. Another short if influential friendship came in the form of a younger mercenary, actually a traveling Bruce Wayne seeking to learn unconventional warfare tactics. Though Marc rejected him at first, the young man proved his worth over time and Marc and Frenchie began teaching him the ways of guerilla war. Ultimately Bruce even took a bullet meant for Spector during a particularly dangerous ambush, not only cementing their bond but somewhat reigniting Spector's belief in honest altruism and sacrifice. The two patched up their wounds and Marc even offered Bruce a permanent stake in their band, but the younger man turned him down and they amiably parted ways. It was shortly after this that Marc took the job that would change him forever.

Marc stayed in Egypt to sign on to the larger crew of Raoul Bushman, a much more violent mercenary who killed for the fun of it as much for the money, though he paid incredibly well. Unfortunately for Marc, Bushman had his eyes set on plundering a recently uncovered temple to the ancient Egyptian god Khonshu. He began threatening and killing the archaeological dig site's crew and Spector stepped in to defend them. This didn't turn out particularly well for him as it ended with Bushman defeating Spector and leaving him to die at the collapsing altar of the ancient moon god. As he passed into death, Marc Spector received a vision of Khonshu that told him if he accepted an offer to become the god's champion he would resurrect him and make him more than he was. Marc accepted and awoke to find that he was able to escape the collapsed temple, then took revenge on Bushman and saw him imprisoned.

Feeling a new-found sense of purpose as Khonshu whispered words of justice and vengeance to come in his ear, Marc Spector returned to New York and established an identity as wealthy financier, philanthropist and defense contractor Steven Grant using his invested wealth as a mercenary and the treasures of Khonshu to finance a one-man crusade in the name of his new God, with Duchamp along as his pilot and 'bodyguard'. He had become a ghost of the moon, a specter of vengeance raised by Khonshu, the Moon Knight! He also went about establishing numerous other identities, all to serve the god for whom he functioned as an avatar, though in truth all of this may just be a delusion caused by a horrible life and being temporarily dead and he tends to lose himself in the roles he occupies.

Supporting Cast:

Allies

Jean-Paul DuChamp AKA "Frenchie": Moon Knight's best friend, Steven Grant's bodyguard and the pilot of the Mooncopter.

Buck Lime: A former SHIELD tech turned developer for Steven Grant's Spectrecorp, he also designs much of Moon Knight's equipment.

Marlene Alruane: The daughter of the archaeologist killed by Bushman in the temple of Khonshu, Marlene occasionally assists Moon Knight with his operations after he saved her from Bushman in Egypt. Moon Knight and Frenchie have since trained her into a competent hand to hand combatant and skilled markswoman at her request.

Amos Lardner: A contact from Marc's days as a CIA operative, Amos serves as Moon Knight's source for the general buzz in the espionage and intelligence community.

Jeff Wilde-The young teenage son of former masked thief and Moon Knight rogue The Midnight Man. Moon Knight has been looking out for Jeff out of guilt for accidentally killing his father during their last battle. Jeff was taught many of the secrets and skills of the previous Midnight Man and occasionally wants to be of use to Moon Knight but does not know the role the vigilante played in his father's death.

Villains

Will be introducing these as I go IC.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: Well mostly I want to write Moon Knight with some level of internal consistency besides connection with Khonshu and multiple personalities unlike the wildly varying comics version whose gone from a former merc trying to fight crime who got a little too involved with his alternate identities to...well, a wide variety of things all of them crazy. Here he's a crusading Avatar of Khonshu, but he's also doing this to try and atone for his life of killing and bloodshed as a mercenary and intelligence operative as he was in earlier comics. Basically he's similar to normal Moon Knight but just a little more sane and in control at this point and his character development will hopefully take some new and interesting directions.

Post References:

First reference

Second Reference

Third Reference

[Sep]

Name: Piotr Rasputin "Colossus"

Alignment:Lawful Good

Affiliation: X-Men

History:

Childhood

Piotr (Known as Peter in America) was born on a soviet collective farm before the fall of the Union in 1991. When he was only three years old his brother being a cosmonaut went missing. His parents would become overcome with grief and when his little sister came along Piotr vowed to becoem the best big brother he could. Though as time went on Piotr grew, he continued to stay at home working on farmland as the Soviet Union disbanded and Serbia gained it's independence. Before his mutation he became a central part of the community. He was big and strong, though he had a soft heart caring for everyone else.

At the age of 13 his mutation took hold, his body would spontaneously turn to metal without so much of a thought. His strength would increase drastically, he'd weigh more and he'd even be taller. He became a recluse for a couple of months as he struggled with his mutation, having little links to the outside world and living in a small community it was a large change. While he did eventually gain control of his mutation he continued to be shunned and distrusted by the community. He didn't let it dissuade him but life became tough.

Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters

At the age of fifteen Piotr was contacted by a man who claimed to be a representative of a institution called Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters who worked primarily with cases such as his. He also warned that if he had heared about it, it would only be a matter of time before the local Government found out about it. Fearing for the wellbeing of his little sister Piotr headed to the states where he would then attend the school in Westchester. He struggled at English at first, having to spend extra time in lessons. Though soon he learned that this place was so much more than a school. It was sanctuary, where they could be themselves and learn to use their powers for good. He took to walking around in his full metallic form more often than not.

He wouldn't come to know of the existence of the actual group known as the X-Men until he was 25 working in the school grounds. As Charles Xavier outed himself as a mutant as he brought their existence to the knowledge of the UN the School came under heavy scrutiny, not just from the authorities but from the local community as well. As an older resident Piotr was asked to keep an eye on the grounds, while some of the locals did attempt to get a closer look at the mansion the appearance of the 7'5 metallic man seemed to disuade them from actually crossing into school grounds. It would just so happen that a year into his new duties Magneto would attack the new President Kelly for the Mutant Registration act, and Colossus would be there to see the jet leave the Mansion for those X-Men who were to get involved.

Officially in on the secret, from that moment onwards Piotr has been training with several others to officially become X-Men. It is a hard secret to keep, especially as Piotr acts very much as a guardian and counselor to many of the younger children and he feels like he is betraying their trust for not telling them. This is made harder by the fact that while their numbers have grown since Professor Xavier announced himself to be a mutiny public opinion has turned against them, and the entire institute is under constant scrutiny.

Supporting Cast:

• Allies - The X-Men, Ruth "Blindfold" Aldine
• Enemies - The Brotherhood, Friends of Humanity, The Purifiers

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: His origin differs slightly though only to modernize it to include the fall of the Soviet Union.

Post References:
Cheeky Hulk Reference
Somethings happening

[Enarr]

Whether he’s sabotaging evil operations by the day’s light
Or safeguarding Appleton by night
He may be assaulting thugs
Or abusing drugs
If you should spot flashes of blue and red
You may wish you were dealing with a fed

Name:

Richard “Rick” Tyler; AKA Hourman

Alignment:

Neutral Good

History:

1990 - Richard Tyler was born.

1994 - Doctor Rex Tyler and a select group of pharmaceutical engineers are hired by an independent developer to be Team Miraclo. The objective was to create the ultimate fast-acting steroid that would revolutionize manufacturing.

1998 - Miraclo Version 1 is completed. The team observes that it truly lives up to the objective of creating a fast-acting steroid. Patients display heightened strength, superior reflexes, greater cognitive function, and an enhanced equilibrium. The temporary effects burnt off roughly after half an hour and were seen to be addictive.

1999 - It was statistically established that the constant use of Miraclo causes muscular degeneration and the weakening of bones. A recommendation was made to use it only once a day, if that often.

2001 - The entire staff of Team Miraclo is laid off, right when they were about to conclude trials for Miraclo V 2. Miraclo V 2 had very different side effects for those with frequent usage. Specifically, it seemed to cause shrinkage in male genitalia, a slow and steady decrease in intelligence, and occasional bouts of sleepiness.

2001 - The United States Government classifies all documentation of Miraclo.

2002 - Rex Tyler continues his research from memory before finally creating Miraclo V 3. Because of the lack of traditional support, he decided to test it on himself. Amazingly, the effects extended to the length of an hour’s time. Afterward though, Tyler noted a feeling of decreased focus.

2003 - Rex began patrolling the streets of his home, Appleton City, picking fights with junkies, petty criminals, and anyone he happened to catch in the act of a misdemeanor. Over time, he refined his art and targeted more serious crimes. He took up the alias Hourman.

2008 - With his family’s finances in ruins, Rex was forced to find a full time job when he found that his son, Richard (now known as Rick), had grown up before he had an opportunity to notice.

2009 - Rick prepares to go to college, but before he has the chance to leave his dad offers him Miraclo. Realizing what the pill did to his father, Rick silently chooses to abstain for the most part.

2012 - Not finding a lot of meaningful activities at college, Rick decides to dip his toes in the past time of crime fighting. Rather than aimlessly patrolling the streets as his father had, he sets up an email address that he exclusively accessed on the deep web. By messaging [e-mail], any citizen was welcome to report a crime, suspicious activity or make a request for help.

2012 - Rick was contacted mostly with prank messages. Appointments were arranged where he was stood up, and occasionally he was tricked into trespassing before he began requiring proof of identity. Eventually though, he filed through the decreasing amounts of spam to find legitimate pleas. His first case was to run a squad of bikers out of a bar he was barely old enough to enter.

2013 - Rick Graduates college with a bachelor's degree in pharmacology.

2014 - Rick’s assistance was requested when various prominent citizens began going missing. From the mayor to kids to police officers to musicians. Missing persons were reported everywhere. In their place were wax sculptures that seemed lifelike. The papers called him the Wax Killer. Rick stormed into his lair and captured him after he received an anonymous tip via his email. Afterwards, the Wax Killer was arrested by the police, who were initially hesitant about working with a “vigilante”, but most of the rookies got over it quickly before honorarily welcoming him to the police force.

Present - Rick “Hourman” Tyler supports the police force of Appleton City and meets the concerns of individual citizens while maintaining a relatively secret identity and working as an auto mechanic part time.

Supporting Cast:

Dr Mid Nite - Cross
Hourman (I) - Tyler, Sr
Sandman - Dodds

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

I think for the most part I've just updated the original Pre-Crisis version so that he's not too terribly old. Also, the concept of the email location comes from the fact that the original Adventures Comics stories featured Rex Tyler receiving letters at a mailing address. I was unsure about the origins of the pill Miraclo, so I filled it in as best I could.

Post References:

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/88234-the-corrigan-school-for-advanced-learning-and-development-a-dc-school-rp/ic?page=3#post-3151322

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/86113-maximum-comics-dawn-of-justice-rebranding-please-stay-tuned/ic?page=8#post-3067990

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2903104

Also:

Appleton is West of the NYC, is not quite a neighboring city, but is close enough to conveniently travel to the big Apple.

Because Hourman doesn't seem to have a lot of related characters, I would like permission to make some of my own assuming I meet the following conditions as outlined in a previous, though unrelated, conversation:

I've created quite a few, I wouldn't go so far to call them original characters, but people who don't exist in the canon before hand. The rules I usually use are:

1. They can't be a superhero or a supervillain, and have to have as little or no affiliation to another character besides my own.

2. They have to fill a role that no already established character can fill. Why give Batman another police ally when Jim Gordon is the bomb and the only one he needs. Same with an Alfred or Lucius Fox type character. Now, if you wanted to create a Jim Gordon like character for someone like Daredevil who never really has had someone like that, then go ahead and just make someone. This same principle applies to villains, especially a villain you want to kill off. You kind of have to create bad guys if you want to play the Punisher because... damn.

3. Make them expendable. Not necessarily someone who can be killed off, but someone who isn't so entangled in the character's life that if another player picks them up they can't explain the character's absence without it seeming like they're getting put on a bus. (Comics writers are plenty guilty of this one... *cough* Milla Donovan.)

Byrd Man

I don't intend to create the Justice Society at this moment at all. But I do intend to guest feature some of it's members on occasion

[miette]

Name: Mystique / Raven Darkholme

Alignment: Walks the line/ Lawful evil

Affiliation: Self. Brotherhood.

History:

Raven Darkholme, otherwise known as Mystique, has a very convoluted history about which very little is known, the exception being that she is over a century old and was most likely born somewhere in Austria.

She is a mutant with the ability to shapeshift with enhanced agility, elasticity, healing and stamina. A headstrong emotional force that seems to change her allegiances regularly, mainly centering on how current allies will benefit her and her immediate cause.

Whilst working as a mercenary, circumstances led Raven to an important figure in Wolverine's past, Victor Creed. It was on this mission she met Sabertooth. During their time together, unbeknownst to Sabretooth, they conceived a child - Graydon Creed. Raven immediately gave the child up for adoption, although she still kept track of him until he hit adolescence when it became apparent that he was not a mutant.

After years of affiliation with Professor Xavier, Mystique would decide to part ways with him after he announces the existence of mutants to the United Nations. Mystique believing he was putting Mutants at risk, believing they would become hunted rejects of society. Again acting on heat of the moment emotions based in her own insecurities.

After leaving in 2012 Mystique located her son Graydon Creed, whom she'd been keeping tabs on due to her guilt of abandonment. Upon finding him and revealing his heritage to two mutants her son rejects the news and begins to insight hate campaigns and riots against all mutants. He then went on to form The Friends of Humanity.

When the Kelly act is passed in Congress, this is when Mystique endeavors to reform the Brotherhood in Magneto's absence. She does with close aide of Pyro, Avalanche and Rose Wilson. After the failed attack on President Kelly, Graydon Creed uses this to rally more support for his cause, which in turn angers Mystiques and enhances the work of the brotherhood, gaining more mutant supporters alongside other villains who see the brotherhood as a rising power against the JLA.

At this point Mystique has concealed her mutant abilities so well that she is able to work for the United States Civil Service and eventually work her way up to the trusted position of Deputy Director of the Defense Advanced Research Planning Agency (DARPA) in the United States Department of Defense, giving her access to military secrets and advanced weaponry, both of which she used for her own criminal and subversive purposes. In order to help further her terrorist activities.

Supporting Cast:

Graydon Creed – Son of Sabretooth and Mystique, Graydon Creed developed a deep hatred of mutants due to both his parents abandoning him as a child after he was born human. As he grew older, he became a member of anti-mutant hate group Friends of Humanity and has affiliation with the Purifiers.

Avalanche - Has the ability to create vibratory waves that affects inorganic matter.

Rose Wilson – Precognitive abilities, escape artist, swordsmanships, stealth. Mystique has taken her under her wing as an adoptive daughter of sorts.

Pyro – Psionic ability to manipulate flame. Fiercely loyal to Mystique and the Brotherhood's cause.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

Mystique's causes will change throughout my plans for the story as they tend to in her comic appearances, however her main cause will be the hunt of her son. Also progressing on how the Brotherhood can affect the progression of the JLA, with a personal vendetta forming against Captain Marvel. So the differences are mostly circumstantial to the world at hand rather than intrinsic changes to the characters resolve or personality.

Graydon's character is different in that he has not risen to any form of official political power, and his death delayed at this juncture.

Rose Wilson will essentially both be taking the place of Rogue in Mystiques life, an adoptive daughter than begins to challenge her moral compass. Rose will also be of use where Destiny was previously a huge part of Mystiques life, as she too has precognitive abilities. Also lower level DC villains are planned to make an appearance with both the Brotherhood and Purifiers.


Post References:

Black Panther

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3041600

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3047512

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3060685

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3070781

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3079283

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3095949

[FacePunch]

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D E A T H S T R O K E

You called me a villain. Never thought of myself as that. I'm a mercenary. A soldier for hire.

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Name:
Slade Wilson

Alignment:
Lawful Evil

Affiliation:
The Highest Bidder
His Family

History:
Slade Wilson has always been a warrior.

As a child, Slade had a reputation for fighting bullies. But he never did it to help those in need. No, Slade fought for the sake of fighting. He loved everything about it: the adrenaline, the satisfaction of a landed punch and even the pain of getting his teeth knocked out. It was a common sight to see little Slade walk into the house with a black eye and bruised ribs. Mrs. Wilson worried for the boy; he never told her where he'd gotten the scars or what he had been up to. She thought he was the target of one of the local gangs. Mr. Wilson, however, suspected his son was getting into trouble with the law. One night Slade came home, more beaten than usual. His mother was out with her friends and his father had been hitting the bottle pretty hard. Daddy decided to finally teach his boy a lesson in respect. The following brawl was less of a fight and more of a straight beating. Leaving his father half dead, Slade chose to pack his things and run from home.

Slade joined the army at the age of sixteen, having faked his enlistment forms with the help of a local forger. He soon showed talent in guerrilla warfare far superior to that of any other soldier in the army and swiftly rose up the ranks. After a while his outstanding reputation landed him under the tutelage of Adeline Kane, an instructor who became one of his superiors and whom he eventually befriended. Slade trained under his commanding officer and demonstrated he was an expert in combat and had impressive talents and skills. It wasn't long before Kane recommended Slade be transferred to SHIELD's top black ops unit, known simply as Team 7. The woman in charge took one glance at the man's record and brought him into SHIELD. His integration into the organization took some time, but once everything was ironed out Slade proved to be worth the trouble. It was during his two tours on Team 7 that prepared Slade for his eventual role as the Terminator. The team battled cartels, warlords, rebels, monsters and gods on a regular basis. They performed the impossible. Slade was known for his ruthless behavior and his unwavering willpower; whenever something unspeakable needed to be done, SHIELD called on Slade Wilson to do it.

Decades went by. Slade mastered several martial arts and combat styles, and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He began a romantic relationship with Adeline Kane and had a son with her. After Grant Wilson's birth, Slade was asked by SHIELD if he wanted to volunteer for a dangerous scientific experiment. Amanda Waller wanted to create another Super Soldier, akin to Steve Rogers AKA Captain America. Slade accepted. body reacted violently to the experiment, it made him aggressive and enraged, and he needed to remain sedated and bedridden through the birth of his second son Joseph Wilson. Only later would Slade discover that the experiment had worked and actually enhanced his strength, speed, senses, stamina, intellect and reflexes beyond that of any ordinary man.

The Lieutenant Colonel's new found powers proved to be more of a hamper than a boon. He was forced to become a lab rat and work a desk job for nine months, all the while being told that he'd get to go back out into the field any day now. Slade's stress and anxiety built, augmented by the aggression the serum was feeding him. It all came to a head when Slade discovered that his long time friend and Team 7 colleague, William "Billy" Wintergreen, had been captured. SHIELD refused to go in after him, citing the extreme risk to local civilians and whatever agents they sent in. Slade decided to take matters into his own hands. He stole an experiment suit of Nth metal armor and a jet, and went off to rescue Wintergreen on his own. In the end he saved Wintergreen, but was discharged from SHIELD for disobeying orders. Slade decided this was for the best. Fed up with the military and its code of blind loyalty, Slade created the costumed persona of Deathstroke the Terminator, the greatest mercenary the world would ever know. He went on to travel the world and train under the greatest martial artists and strategists alive.

Supporting Cast:
Adeline Kane Wilson: Adeline was a US Army squadron leader who was tasked with training soldiers who would later join a Special Forces unit named Team-7. One of these soldiers, was Slade Wilson who after a near-death experience fell in love with Adeline and got married. In subsequent years, she became a the mother of 3 children: Grant, Jericho, and Rose Wilson. She currently is divorced and working at SHIELD.

Grant Wilson - Ravager: Grant is the eldest son of Adeline and Slade Wilson, and the first Ravager. Grant was given his powers by the organization known as HIVE, and tasked with the duty to assassinate a number of teen sidekicks who had been causing them strife. After failing to kill Spider-Man, Grant disappeared and was presumed dead.

Joseph Wilson - Jericho: The son of Deathstroke and Adeline Kane, Joseph Wilson is able to control people's bodies through eye contact. Joseph attempted to use his powers for good as the vigilante Jericho, but through a series of unfortunate events found himself spiraling into madness. Jericho blames his father for his mental illness, and seeks revenge against Deathstroke and the rest of his family for the pain Slade has wrought.

Lilian Worth: A few years after his divorce from Adeline Kane, Slade Wilson took a search-and-rescue mission under contract. Slade met Lillian "Sweet-Lilli" Worth, an Oriental clan princess whose life fell in ruins after her kingdom was destroyed by a war in the Far East. It was Slade's mission to bring Lilli from war-torn Cambodia to Thailand, where she would have relative freedom. The mission proved to be successful; along the way, Slade and Lilian grew quite fond of each other and eventually developed a romantic relationship. Their on and off affair resulted in the birth of Rose Wilson.

Rose Wilson: Daughter of Slade Wilson and Lilian Worth. Lillian kept Rose a secret from Slade, rationalizing it was in the child's best interest to do so. Lillian eventually settled outside New York City, where she established a sex trafficking ring and lived in luxury. Despite the environment, Rose was raised with other children her age and was schooled by private tutors. She not only received a happy childhood, but was also taught how to defend herself.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

I've combined bits and pieces from his New 52 and Pre-Flashpoint origins and integrated the character into the merged universe setting. I also added the bit about his early child and abusive father, because I was feeling a bit cliche. Other than that, this is the same old Deathstroke we know and love.

Post References:
#1 Create-A-Hero RPG - Thunderbolt and Boom are ambushed
#2 Teen Titans: Divided we Fall - Sentinel gets his cape handed to him by Lobo
#3 All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus - Wolverine and Team X go up against the Incredible Hulk
#4 Create-A-Hero RPG - Ares holds a feast; Also access to every post I've made for awhile. Not all of them are finished.

[Vandy]

Name:
Arthur Curry/Orin of Atlantis/Aquaman

Alignment:
Neutral Good

Affiliation:
Justice League of America
Formerly the Kingdom of Atlantis
Formerly the Others

History:

Guppy

• January 4, 1987: Lighthouse keeper Tom Curry sees a ship run aground during a storm. He travels out to save as many as he could but is thrown from his boat. Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis, saves his life.
• January 16, 1987: Atlanna and Tom fall in love. She moves to the lighthouse with him and the two begin to live a new life together.
• April 14, 1987: Atlanna becomes pregnant with a son. The Atlantean throne begins to search for her.
• January 29, 1988: Arthur Curry is born.
• March 16, 1990: Atlanna is discovered by the Atlantean royal guard. She is forced to abandon her family and return home. Arthur and Tom are never told why she had to leave.
• June 25, 1993: Arthur is found by his father breathing under ten feet of water. Over the next few months he shows abilities of enhanced strength and endurance.
• December 9, 1995: Tom seeks out the help of Doctor Shen, a man specializing in marine biology who was also rumored to be obsessed with the lost City of Atlantis. The two make a deal that Shen can study Arthur and help him understand his abilities if he never goes public with his findings until Arthur is old enough to live on his own.
• June 14, 2002: Arthur joins his high school swim team and easily breaks every record there is due to his advantages.
• May 15, 2006: At Arthur's graduation doctor Shen reveals to Tom that he is going to reveal his findings to the world. An argument ensues and Arthur brings Tom home.
• May 16, 2006: Tom throws all of Shen's research into the ocean destroying it.
• November 24, 2007: After a year of desperately trying to validate his work Shen hires a mercenary to break into the Curry lighthouse and steal a blood sample he had hidden years ago. Arthur returns home to find the mercenary and his dad in a fight. After Arthur dispatches the mercenary, he brings his father to the hospital where he later dies.
• November 30, 2007: Arthur catches up to the man who he believes killed his father. After strangling the man to death in front of his teenage son he discovers that his father had died of ammonia, not wounds.
• January 22, 2009: Arthur is approached by a man named Vulko claiming to be from the underwater City of Atlantis. He is informed that his mother was the queen of Atlantis until she died and that now his half brother Orm was ruler. Arthur travles to the underwater city and begins his new life.

Atlantean

• February 14, 2009: Arthur is welcomed to his city with open arms. He meets his brother and is declared to all to be the Prince of Atlantis.
• April 30, 2010: A dangerous species of sea creatures known as the Trench attacks Atlantis. Orm assigns Arthur as a general in the Atlantean army in charge of a special forces unit called The Others.
• June 1, 2010: Arthur discovers where the Trench's forces originate and block their passage to the main sea level. Atlantis is saved from destruction and he is proclaimed a hero.
• August 6 2011: Arthur wins a tournament held every ten years in Atlantis and is once again lauded as a hero. Orm becomes increasingly jealous of his brother's popularity.
• September 5, 2011: A faction within Atlantis begins slandering Arthur's name. He is ridiculed because of his half human heritage and mocked throughout the kingdom.
• April 9, 2012: Arthur becomes increasingly aware of Orm's intentions to invade the surface world. He confronts his brother and is ridiculed in front of the court.
• May 29, 2012: A water sorceress by the name of Mera is hired to assassinate Arthur. He barely escapes only to find that Orm was behind the attack. He flees to the surface world after stealing a trident.

Aquaman

• May 30, 2012: Arthur returns to the surface world for the first time in years. He goes to his childhood lighthouse and finds Doctor Shen rummaging through the wreck.
• November 1, 2012: Doctor Shen goes public with his research after convincing Arthur that it holds no threat to him. He is initially mocked in the scientific community especially by one Lex Luthor who called him a mad fool.
• December 25, 2012: Aquaman makes his first appearance as a superhero by stopping a robbery in Boston on Christmas day.
• January 23, 2013: Superman stops the attack on President Kelly. Aquaman is unable to join in on the fight. Instead he begins to be more public with his heroics.
• March 12, 2013: Aquaman is attacked by a villain calling himself Black Manta. After an extended battle Arthur is victorious but is unable to capture the villain.
• April 11, 2013: Lex Luthor calls for the formation of the Justice League. A call that Aquaman initially refuses.
• June 17, 2014: After well over a year of heroics Aquaman is approached by Lex Luthor himself with an offer to join the Justice League. Aquaman accepts and is brought into the League proper.
• July 20, 2014: Arthur discovers Mera has also been exiled from Atlantis when he finds her severely wounded on a beach one hundred miles away from Metropolis. He nurses her back to health in the Curry lighthouse.
• August 1, 2014: Mera awakes from her coma to find Arthur watching over her. Arthur allows her to stay in the lighthouse on the condition that she does not cause trouble.
• October 31, 2014: Mera is discovered by Atlantean soldiers. Arthur intervenes in the fight and saves her life. She moves to Boston with him.
• December 6, 2015: Arthur and Mera start a romantic relationship after many adventures together.
• February, 2016: The present.

Supporting Cast:

Allies

• Lex Luthor: Lex approached Arthur and asked him to join the Justice League. Since then he has considered the billionaire a friend. He respects the man and is one of the few people on a first name basis with him.
• Mera: Mera is Arthur's ally despite the fact that she tried to kill him when they first met. While he does not yet know if he is in love with her, he definitely enjoys her company.
• Thor: Thor and Arthur have a kind of friendly rivalry going on. God of Lightning versus Prince of the Sea. Who can vanquish more enemies? (To be confirmed with @TimeMasterX

rivals

• Doctor Shen: Once one of his closest friends, Doctor Shen has lost both his trust and his respect. While he doesn't actively hate the man, he doesn't much like him either.
• Captain America: Arthur definitely respects the man but he feels as if he should be leading the Justice League. It might be because of the royal blood or his time leading the Others in Atlantis. Either way the two get along but Arthur isn't afraid to question his decisions. (To be confirmed with @Blue Demon

Enemies

• Orm/Ocean Master: Orm tried to have him killed and has been actively hunting him for years. The two do not get along and Arthur is getting just about fed up with his brother.
• Black Manta: This mysterious man seems to have a personal vendetta against Aquaman. He doesn't understand it but he will not allow the man to harm himself or those around him.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:
He lived in Atlantis for a bit as a local hero/military leader. Also Orm hires Mera to kill him. That and he isn't king yet. Oh and he isn't married to Mera yet.

Post References:
Just read my Lex stuff over again if you have to.

[clanjos]

Name: Johnny Blaze, The Ghost Rider, Spirit of Vengeance

Alignment: Neutral Good

Affiliation: Shadowpact

History:
John Blaze was born into a world of motorcycle grease and cheering crowds. The son of Barton Blaze and Naomi Kale, Johnny spent his early years in the Quentin Carnival, where his parents starred in a stunt show with Craig "Crash" Simpson. His idyllic home life ended abruptly, however, when Naomi abandoned John, taking his younger siblings - Barbara and Daniel - with her. Naomi's decision to leave had been difficult, but she felt it was necessary "because of the family curse."

Crash figured Johnny's mother was just nuts, and officially adopted the boy. Unaware of the mystical forces swirling around him, John followed the Simpsons into their own traveling stunt show - the Crash Simpson Stunt Cycle Extravaganza. Crash had become a true father figure to Johnny by this time, teaching him how to ride in the hopes that the younger man might eventually succeed him as the star of the show. This dream came to a fiery end when Johnny was fifteen. While practicing a dangerous stunt, Johnny was nearly killed and Mona Simpson was mortally wounded. When Mona asked John on her deathbed to quit riding, he swore to her that he would.

Over the next five years, Johnny's relationship with Crash deteriorated as John refused to take part in the show. Not understanding John's motivations, Crash grew increasingly frustrated, even accusing his adopted son of cowardice; however, John continued to practice at night, honing his skills until he surpassed his mentor. He had another secret, too: he and Roxanne had become lovers. When Crash revealed he was dying of cancer, he asked Johnny once more to take over the show, but Johnny refused despite Roxanne's disappointment. Distraught, John turned to the occult in search of answers. His studies ultimately led to a spell that supposedly could summon Satan himself. John didn't realize it, but the entity he summoned was actually Mephisto. The demon offered to cure Crash's cancer in exchange for Johnny's servitude.

Mephisto then cured Crash of his cancer in return for Johnny's promise of servitude. Crash died almost immediately afterwards, however, in a failed attempt to set a world's record by jumping over 22 cars. Despairing over the loss of his adopted father, Johnny attempted - and made - the jump himself, seeking to honor Crash's memory. Johnny was still at Mephisto's mercy, though, and would have lost his soul outright if not for the heroic intervention of Roxanne, who proclaimed her love for Johnny and drove the demon away with the purity of her emotion (though Mephisto would return).

One night after Crash's death, Johnny found himself transformed into a skeletal being with a flaming skull. Fearing at first that this demonic form was a manifestation of his own evil side, he soon realized that he had bonded with some wholly separate entity. Transforming nightly into a fiendish figure with a blazing skull, John became involved with a local motorcycle gang, Satan's Servants. Their leader, Curly Samuels, had gained the fiend's trust, until a shocked John discovered that the soul of Crash Simpson lurked within Curly's form. Mephisto had offered Crash a new life in exchange for betraying his adopted son, and Crash had eagerly accepted. Johnny was cast into Hell, where he managed to reawaken Crash's sense of honor and love. The older man sacrificed himself to help Johnny escape, making him promise to protect Roxanne- and providing Johnny with greater control over his demonic alter ego.

Now, Johnny has taken to the streets to protect Roxanne, the Quentin Carnival, and the innocent people of the nation from threats- infernal, criminal, or monstrous. Styling his alter ego after the countless urban legends of undead figures traveling the nation's highways and bringing Old Testament justice to evildoers, Johnny Blaze has become... The Ghost Rider. In the months since his heroic debut, Ghost Rider has run afoul of many criminals, not to mention demons, angels, and supernatural foes. Thankfully, he has joined up with other supernatural heroes to form the Shadowpact, in order to stay afloat in the increasingly madcap world he finds himself in.

Supporting Cast:
Quentin Carnival: The circus where Johnny was born and raised.
The Spirits of Vengeance: The other Ghost Riders, usually written off as urban legends. There seems to be one for each nation, and in some parts of the world, multiple Ghost Riders.

Villains:

Mephisto: The devil...
Blackheart: The antichrist...
Deathwatch: And a demonic mob boss who wants to overthrow the above and become the new Kingpin of Earth and Hell alike.
Zadkiel: An angel who wants Ghost Rider dead for some currently inscrutable reason.

The Ghost Rider Assassination League

Verminus Rex- The last member of a race of rat-people, Blackheart has offered the resurrection of his race if he kills Ghost Rider.
Death Ninja- One of Deathwatch's henchmen, an undead ninja with a hate-on for Ghost Rider. Works as a mercenary.
Jack O' Lantern- Actually a rotating position, as there are several halloween-themed mercenaries named Jack O' Lantern who have a grudge against Ghost Rider- notably the Levins family, who use a demonically-powered version of the identity.
The All-New Orb- A circus freak born with an eye for a head, who seems to have a history with Johnny's late mentor. Somehow, he has the depth perception to make him a crack shot. Also a mercenary.
Doghead- An illegal immigrant, framed for murder by a crackhead, struck by a bus, and resurrected by Blackheart by being combined with his dog. None of that was made up on my end.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: From the start, there's the spirits of Vengeance which inspired Johnny's identity. These are the other Ghost Riders, which could be used for storylines down the road. We've also got villains from across Danny Ketch, Johnny Blaze, and Noble Kale's runs as the featured Ghost Riders. Oh, and membership in the Shadowpact.

[An Outsider]

“I am Iron Man.”

Name:

Anthony Edward Stark AKA Iron Man
The Merchant of Death

Alignment:

Chaotic Good

Affiliation:

Stark Industries

History:

Tony was born to the founder of Stark Industries, Howard Anthony Walter Stark and his wife Maria, the couples first and only son. As Tony grew it quickly became apparent that he was a precociously intelligent child. His mother struggled to find any common ground with her child, while his alcoholic father, a man of advanced intellect himself, generally had very little time for Tony.

Tony had barely broached his teens when his mother, at wits end with how to deal with her increasingly distant and independent son, shipped him off to the prestigious Excelsior Academy, hoping that the opportunity to bond with his peers would help the gifted youth develop more age appropriate social skills. Things didn't go according to plan however, as Tony found people difficult to relate too, preferring by far to tinker with his inventions and machines than to fraternize with the likes of Alexander Luthor, Oliver Queen, or Bruce Wayne, his fellow students. However he stuck in with his schooling, enrolled a MIT in his mid-teens, and graduated at the top of his class at age 19 with double masters in physics and engineering.

He was twenty-one and working in the engineering department of Stark Industries when his mother and father died in a tragic car accident, leaving Tony head of an unparalleled mega-conglomerate that mostly manufactured weapons for the United States military. The business sector watched with keen eyes, eager to see what Stark's first move would be. It surprised most, to say the least. He purchased the manufacturer who designed his parents' car to have the faulty brake system, which was seemingly the cause of their deaths, redesigned in order to prevent any further incidents, before promoting his secretary, Virginia 'Pepper' Potts, to his executive assistant, and left the lion share of his new workload to her. Tony was generally uninterested in running a company, seeing it as a burden that he could now easily shirk.

For the next decade and a half Tony lived his life alternating between intense bouts of wild partying, followed by extended periods of monk-like isolation were he would feverishly work upon his next technological breakthrough. Stark Industries went through strength to strength during this period, especially after the company cemented a lucrative contracting deal with the American military.

It was during this time that, when asked for a theory to explain the appearances of extraordinarily powered beings cropping up across the globe, Tony first revealed his prototype powered exo-skeleton that would serve as the basis for what would one day become the Iron Man armour. It took the military world by storm, armchair generals and extremist revolutionary's alike thinking that Stark Industries had used technology to discover the natural heir to Dr Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier program. Tony was on the verge of mass producing the armor and selling it to the forces when fate intervened. Fate, and a man known simply as 'The Mandarin'.

Before making any more concrete plans or promises with the early armour technology, Tony traveled to Afghanistan on a prior commitment consulting with the American military about ways to use current arms-tech to supplement combat effectiveness while allowing the US to ship personnel home. He was off-base showcasing the newest batch of micromuntition landmines when his party was ambushed and overwhelmed by a group of men who appeared to be insurgents. Tony himself was knocked unconscious when his own landmines inadvertently exploded in the crossfire.

When he awoke things had taken a dire turn for him. He was prisoner in an enemy compound, hooked up to an array of medical equipment. It was his fellow captive, Ho Yinsen, that revealed to him what had happened, that in the explosion Tony had been hit in the chest by shrapnel, shrapnel that was now pressing upon his heart, threatening to kill him at any moment, and impossible to remove with the resources on hand. This, according to Yinsen, was a mixed blessing, as their captors, not insurgents at all but actually mercenaries working for a man referred to simply as 'The Mandarin' had taken Stark with the intention of forcing him to create weapons for them, and that the best thing Tony could do now was die before they could get what they wanted.

Tony refused to just roll over and die though. With Yinsens help he created a magnetic harness, designed to hold the shrapnel in his chest in place while he plotted an escape from captivity. After that he appeared to follow his captors orders implicitly, working feverishly upon a weapon that quickly became apparent as a suit of armour. If his jailers thought they had broken Tony though, then they were sorely mistaken, as instead of handing the suit over upon completion, he actual donned it himself to stage a daring breakout. After a vicious firefight he managed to escape, though not without cost. Yinsen fell in the conflict, a fact that still haunts Tony to this day.

Tony was found, sans armour, wandering the mountainous terrain of Arghanistan by Colonol James Rhodes, months after his initial capture, and was quickly flown home to the states. The first thing Tony did was to enlist the help of renowned surgeon, Dr Thomas Elliot, in removing the shrapnel from his chest. For several months after his operation he retreated from the public eye, no more than to be expected after his ordeal, but still the media, and more importantly the board of Stark Industries, was desperate for him to return to the land of the living. They didn't have to wait long, as in the tail end of 2012 he returned, announcing a press conference concerning his future, and the future of his company. There he made it clear that Stark Industries would no longer be involved with the weapons industry, and would instead be fixing it's attentions on 'saving the world'. While questioned on the sensibility of move by his board, especially for a company that's stocks had already plummeted during his incarceration, he was supported by many, especially Pepper.

Over the next couple of months Tony laid out plans for the future direction of his company, though mostly dealt with problems through Pepper as he was rarely seen himself, spending most of his time in his own personal workshop. Unbeknownst to the outside world Tony was working on a new suit of armour, armour that he vowed he would use in a quest for redemption for his past indiscretions, chief among them his years of war profiteering. In his initial outings he would focus on recovering any and all Stark based weaponary that had inardeventally ended up in the hands of those he deemed unfit to use them. Stark Industries had always kept to a policy of only dealing to the American military, but that didn't mean they're goods didn't end up in the hands of others. They'd just always turned a blind eye to it in the past. Now though, a Golden Avenger was taking all that ordinance back, dismantling the operations that held them in the process. Many in the intelligence community realized the similarity between this new, advanced suit and Tony's earlier designs, but when questioned on whether this Golden Avenger had anything to do with him he would neither confirm nor deny the allegations.

Things came to a head in 2013 when the mutant supremacist Magneto famously attacked President Robert Kelly during his inauguration. As everyone knows the Master of Magnetism was foiled when Superman led a team of vigilantes to stop him. Among those vigilantes was Tony wearing his latest armour. After the battles conclusion he would reveal himself as the pilot of what the media had dubbed "The Iron Man armour".

Over the next three years Tony would continue to divide his time in utilizing his influence as head of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate in attempting to save the planet, while also taking a far more proactive stance as the hero Iron Man.

Supporting Cast:

Allies

Virginia 'Pepper' Pots

Tony's long time assistant and secretary. Those with a keen eye are quick to notice that she seems to handle more of the day to day running of StarkTech than Tony himself.

James 'Rhodey' Rhodes

Former U.S Air Force Colonel who once served as the military's chief liason to Stark Industries, though is currently StarkTech's chief aviation officer. It was Rhodey who ran the operation that initially found Tony after he escaped Wong Chun.

Harold 'Happy' Hogan

A retired boxer, hired by Pepper to serve as Tony's chauffeur and bodyguard. Tony thinks the idea of Iron Man needing a bodyguard is ridiculous, though he keeps Happy on regardless as he enjoys the man's company.

J.A.R.V.I.S

An A.I program Tony has been tinkering with in his spare time, though it really isn't quite at the stage where one could call it an A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S as an acronym stands for “Just A Rather Very Intelligent System”, which is admittedly stilted, but it's named for Tony's late butler, Edwin Jarvis.

Ho Yinsen

In his time Yinsen was a pacifistic medical engineer. He was Tony's comrade in captivity, and helped Stark build the first Iron Man suit. He died in Tony's escape attempt, a fact that still weighs heavy on him.

Rivals

Lex Luthor

One of the few men that Tony will admit to being near his intellectual equal. Near, mind you, not actually equal, and definitely not superior, regardless of how much Lex believes that to be the case. Lex-Corp, along the Wayne Enterprises, is one of StarkTechs main competitors

Bruce Wayne

Tony and Bruce were peers during their days at Excelsior Academy, and while their interactions were sparse Tony always suspected that Bruce was hiding something, though he could never quite put his finger on what that something was. Now that they are adults, and heads of their respective companies, Tony still can't shake the feeling that there's something 'off' about his erstwhile competitor.

Enemies

Wong Chun

The man who held Tony captive and forced him to work on the Iron Man suit. Says he was working for someone called 'The Mandarin'. Chun fled when Stark staged his escape attempt, and Tony has been hunting him ever since, as he blames him for Yinsen's death.

The Mandarin

A shadowy figure who was apparently the force behind Tony's capture. However try as he might Tony has failed to discover any concrete information about The Mandarin. What little he has managed to unearth is mostly unsubstantiated rumours, conflicting reports with what he's already found, or just plain ridiculous claims about the Mandarin possessing 'magic rings'.

Advanced Idea Mechanics AKA A.I.M

An organization of brilliant scientists and their hirelings dedicated to the acquisition of power and the overthrow of all governments by technological means. Tony's crossed paths with their operatives on a few occasions.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

Frontier Tony doesn't differ wildly from 'classic' Tony. If anything I've just picked and chosen bits and pieces from all of the many different versions of Stark to make up this one. He has some MCU, 616, Ultimate, EMH, and even some Elseworld traits in there. I think the core differnce between Frontier Tony and regular is that here he uses his arrogance and humour to try and hide the deep amounts of self-loathing that he feels, essentially just another suit of armour he wears to hide his vulnerability. Admittedly some writers have touched upon that aspect in the past, but I think that side of him has been lost in recent years, especially in the new Invincible Iron Man run.

Post References:

Maximum Comics: Dawn of Justice: Ted Grant doesn't feel so old anymore.
Vigilance: Rise of the Mavericks: Lisa Walker begins her vigilante career.
Before the Dawn: Ser Faen of Amor, greatest hero of Tyrannia, is as rough as shit.

[Kingfisher]

Name:

Klavdiya Lynne Riordan/ Hella

Alignment:

Lawful Evil

Affiliation:

Her Vendetta

History:

For as long as anyone could remember, the Riordan family had been as much a part of Blúdhaven as the cobbles which paved its sin-ridden streets. In a festering pit of murder and debauchery, the Riordan’s were stalwart sentinels of justice and integrity. A police family, throughout the generations; to be born a Riordan was to be born a guardian of that small shred of purity which slunk beneath layers of chaos and corruption.

Klavdiya Riordan was both an up-and-coming hero in the BHPD, and the media’s favorite golden girl. Any transgression she made was swept under the rug, and any slip up was quietly forgotten about.

One day, an event was held to honour each and every Riordan on the police force, with them all having been gathered to receive commendations for their families dedication to the city.

Midway through the ceremony, the park stand exploded, and every Riordan except for Klavdiya lost their life.

After a prolonged period of recovery in hospital, Klavdiya went rouge, assumed the identity “Hella”. and dedicated her life to uncovering who was behind the bombing, and bringing them to justice. Her methods go beyond questionable, and most would argue that the ends by no means justify the means.

Supporting Cast:

Hella works alone.

How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?:

This incarnation of Hella is mostly faithful to the original depiction, with a few minor alterations, an expanded history of the Riordan family, and the nature of the bombings left a secret. Also I changed “Katherine” to “Klavdiya”.

Post References:

A Killer Moth Post what I gone and did

Chloe Van Cleer sat with her long legs spread out across the backseat of the van, listening to the two other thugs bickering as they wound their way down Gotham’s grimey streets, beneath the light of flickering street lamps.

“What are you, six?”

“Yeah, I’m six.Six inches deep in your mom.”

“My mom’s dead, you freak.”

“I promise she wasn’t when I started.”

“I’m two fucking seconds away from snapping your neck, you prissy little lady-boy fuck!”

“Dudes! Chill the fuck out!” Chloe piped up, giving the back of the driver’s chair a firm kick. “At least wait until we’ve got the job done before you start killing each other. I don’t give a fuck what happens once I’m paid.”

“Well, I’m not getting paid enough to work with this bag of dicks.” Fierro grumbled from behind the wheel, his steely eyes fixed on the road.

“You look like you could use a good dicking,” jeered the prissy-looking figure with long eyelashes and a woman’s plump shoulders in the seat next to him “help you loosen up a bit.”

“When the day comes, I’m sure you’ve got a spare one lodged up your ass that you could lend me.”

Tuning out the two gangster’s whining, Chloe caught sight of the tinny blue mini cooper they were on the lookout for.

“Dead ahead, fellas.” she said firmly, pumping her fist against the floor.

“Gotcha.” Fierro nodded, hitting the accelerator, and speeding straight into the back of the car. The vehicles connected with a jagged thud, denting metal and cracking the glass tail lights.

“Rock and roll.”

The two gangsters killed the ignition, unlocking their doors and stepping out into the road, as the driver of the mini leapt out, red in the face and looking ready to curb stomp someone.

“Where did you jokers learn to drive?!” He bellowed, a vein in his forehead bulging.

“Sorry mate, our bad.” Fierro said smoothly, raising his arms in surrender.

“Too right, it's your bad!” He snapped “You better be insured!”

Meanwhile, in the back of the van, Chloe was fastening the straps of her mask over the back of her head, and locking a gas canister into place on her cocoon gun.

She ever-so-gently eased the van’s doors open, clambering down into the road, with her features obscured. She poked her head round the corner of the van.

The target and the goons were all caught up in a heated argument, giving Chloe the perfect vantage point to line up her shot.

She yanked the trigger, and a thick stream of highly concentrated knockout liquid lanced through the air, splattering across the target's face, and putting him to sleep almost instantly. The fumes leaked out into the air around him, and soon the two thugs were swaying, and then passing out and dropping to the floor.

“Sorry, lads,” she muttered from beneath her mask, as she crouched down next to them, pulling a knife from her boots and placing it across the prissy one’s throat “but this way...I become a fuck load richer.”

Shhhhhhhhrrrkkkkkkkk!