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

[TimeMasterX]

Quick question, how do y'all centralise stuff writing-wise on here?

[Eddie Brock]

Okay, so what's the tentative JLA roster looking like so far?

[Lord Wraith]

Quick question, how do y'all centralise stuff writing-wise on here?

@TimeMasterX

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Okay, so what's the tentative JLA roster looking like so far?

@Eddie Brock

Captain America
Thor
Ant-Man
Lex Luthor

Not sure where Iron Man fits in to be honest. Wonder Woman, Superman and Bats are all independents currently.

[Morden Man]

Captain America
The Flash
Thor
Black Widow
Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers (?)
Ant-Man

Needs more DC. It wouldn't hurt to have an NPC or two on the team. Maybe someone like Hawkman or something.

[Eddie Brock]

*channeling 2001*

My God, it's full of Avengers...

[Morden Man]

Yeah, it would be nice to get one of DC's Big Three on the team but Superman is obviously off limits, it wouldn't really work with Bruce, and I don't think it's in Gowi's plan for Wonder Woman. So we'll have to be flexible and work out a more balanced roster.

[Lord Wraith]

I take it our GL is doing space-y stuff? Shame we didn't have a Hal and a Barry going onto the JL.

[TimeMasterX]

Captain America
The Flash
Thor
Black Widow
Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers (?)
Ant-Man

Needs more DC. It wouldn't hurt to have an NPC or two on the team. Maybe someone like Hawkman or something.

@Morden Man

I know the Ant-Man CS included mention of the Atom, perhaps he could take the Atom as a semi-NPC?

[TimeMasterX]

Name: Thor Odinson, God of Thunder, Prince of Asgard Exile of Asgard
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Affiliation: Asgard, Justice League

Thor!! The legendary God of Thunder!! The mightiest warrior in all of mythology!! This is HIS hammer!! And I- I AM THOR!!!
-Thor, God of Thunder.

History:

Thor is a God of Asgard, the son of Odin Allfather and heir to the throne of the Gods. When Midgard was new and its inhabitants more open to the possibilities of the universe the Gods and all manner of beings walked among them freely. However, as mankind grew in power and their belief in things beyond their comprehension waned, Odin decreed that all things from the Eight other Realms would leave Midgard to its own devices.

In the time since then, individuals began to appear in Midgard with abilities to rival the gods themselves. Thor, Son of Odin demanded that Asgard open its gates and allow interaction with Midgard once again. When Odin refused, the younger God insisted that Odin was an old fool, out of touch with those around him. For his arrogance and disrespect Thor was immediately banished to Midgard where Odin felt he would learn more respect.

Thor arrived on Earth in 2014 and was immediately spotted by multiple forms of surveillance, many factions approached him but the first to get to him was Lexcorp. Lex Luthor himself approached the God of Thunder and offered to reacquaint him with the world. Within a few days Thor was operating on a global level, battling criminals both superpowered and on a street level. His bombastic attitude and easy charisma led to him quickly receiving popularity among the general public. Any damages were taken care of by Lexcorp and Lex himself made sure to regularly publicise Thor’s victories, involving himself involved in some capacity.

Thor soon after was recruited into and present at the unveiling of the Justice League.

In the years that followed, Thor divided his time between supporting his allies in the Justice League and fighting his own battles. The emergence of figures such as the Enchantress and Surtur has led Thor to believe that there are events going on in the Nine Realms that he isn’t aware of, but he finds the amount of events that are concentrated on Earth troubling.

Supporting Cast:

Family

Odin All-Father - Thor's father and ruler of Asgard, currently out of contact due to Thor's status as exile.

Loki - Thor's younger brother and fellow prince of Asgard, God of Mischief. The two are extremely close and Thor was always amused by Loki's antics. The two haven't seen each other since Thor's banishment.

Associates

The Justice League - Fellow members of the team Thor currently supports, funded by Lex Luthor.
*Potential to be expanded once JL roster is clear

Superman - Thor has kept up to date on Superman's exploits and has an appreciation for, as he calls it, the honourable hero. They have not yet met, however, he longs to test his Hammer against the Man of Steel, viewing him as a worthy challenge.
*Needs permission & clarification from @Morden Man, have they met, etc

Wonder Woman - Claiming a lineage nearly as great as Thor's own, Wonder Woman has held Thor's interest ever since he found out about her. They have not yet met given her declining the offer of membership in the Justice League. Thor also wonders about the validity of her claims, he is aware of the existence of other pantheons of Gods as well as his own, but knows not if her lineage is true or merely a play for attention.
*Needs permission from @Gowi

Lex Luthor - One of the first residents of Midgard that Thor met; Luthor offered Thor a position on the Justice League which Thor eagerly accepted once he understood their purpose as defenders of the Earth. So far Luthor has done nothing to make Thor doubt his decision.

Enemies

The Wrecking Crew - A group of four supervillains, given powers by Asgardian magic. Over the years the Wrecking Crew have followed a very familiar cycle—escape prison, fight and subsequently lose to superheroes, and return to prison. They are considered a joke by the superpowered community at large.

The Enchantress - Anora, a fellow Asgardian who Thor spurned years ago. Also an exile, she is a prominent spellcaster and has plagued Thor with many plots and schemes designed to force him back to her, ensure his death or to give the Enchantress even more power. A master of disguise and, having been in exile much longer than Thor, an understanding the mortal world far superior to his own.

Surtur – Master of his own realm, Surtur is foretold to lay waste to Asgard at the time of Ragnarok. Thor has clashed with him on Earth but fears his increasing appearances cannot bode well.

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

This is a Thor who has only recently arrived on Midgard, he is still dealing with being an exile from Asgard and hasn't overcome the pride and arrogance that got him banished in the first place. Whereas the MCU was very coy about calling him a God, given the presence of other pantheons in this world, we're going to go with Thor being very much a God fallen to Earth. As a result, his understanding of many factors of life on earth is limited, he sees life as an epic quest (revolving around him) and hasn't really had time to stop and think.

In addition, Thor has not seen any Asgardians other than fellow exile the Enchantress. I'm not saying they aren't around, pulling strings, but this early in Thor's career I feel they work more as an unseen force rather than being heavily involved in stories. Not that this situation cannot change down the road.

There will be no human identity for this portrayal of Thor, at this point I don't feel it's needed in a world as big and full of heroes as this.
I would like to explore matters of belief, how different pantheons can coexist (if @Gowi is willing) and to make Thor a less serious character than he's been portrayed as in the comics recently. By focusing on what, for him, is an earlier time I think that all this is possible.

Sample Writing:

TBA

[Roman]

| Name: |
Matthew Murdock (Attorney at Law)

| Alignment: |
Chaotic Good

| Affiliation: |
Manhattan/Hell's Kitchen
Nelson & Murdock, Attorneys at Law

| History: |
Born to a nameless mother, Matthew grew up with his father, Jack Murdoch, a semi-pro underground boxer for Hell's Kitchen and its underbelly. Jack had a penchant for getting back up off the mat despite however many broken bones he'd picked up, and this trait seemed to pass to Matthew, who would treasure it in later years; for most of his childhood, however, Jack tried to keep his only family hidden from the violence that plagued the downtrodden Manhattan neighbourhood and instead directed Matthew's attentions to his studies, making sure he kept up in school until Matthew started to excel by himself. Jack was proud that such a bright child could be called his, and he foresaw an escape from Hell's Kitchen for his son.

At nine years old, Hell's Kitchen put its claim on Matthew Murdock. A traffic accident and a brave, but reckless, act by Matthew caused a truck hauling chemical waste and toxic run-off to crash and overturn, spilling its cargo across the road and onto several bystanders - Matthew, who had shoved an old man out of harms way, was caught in the spill, the chemicals hitting his eyes and causing him to go permanently blind. Jack and Matthew's lives changed irrevocably - Matthew bound to the abilities that would reveal themselves over the next few months and years, and Jack bound to dealing with a disabled son who displayed abnormal reflexes and sensory overload.

Matthew spent his formative years learning his new place in the world, refining the senses he had left and continuing his studies. Jack continued boxing, losing and winning when the local wanna-be mafia told him to, until eventually - as he realised Matthew's abilities and intelligence were beginning to pull him to greater things, although his devotion to his father kept him rooted - he took a final stand, winning an against-all-odds boxing match in Round 9 against 'Crusher' Creel, despite being instructed to stay down in the fourth. Jack Murdock never made it home.

Matthew fled Hell'd Kitchen, cursing the criminals that had shaped his life, and ultimately ended his father's. He found refuge in an nun's orphanage for a time, until his abilities took the notice of a blind man who called himself 'Stick'; Matthew left with Stick to train his mind, senses, and body, and he never looked back.

Many years later, Matthew returned to Manhattan to pick up where he had left off in his education; securing a place at Columbia, where he met Foggy Nelson, and going on to secure a Summa Cum Laude Law Degree from Harvard Law, with Foggy attaining a Cum Laude Law Degree alongside him. Together, the two founded 'Nelson & Murdock, Attorneys at Law', and moved back to Hell's Kitchen - where they had both grown up - to try and change life for the better. Matthew soon found that courtroom law was far from the 'justice' he sought for the people of Hell's Kitchen.

At first, it was those in his immediate vicinity; a blindfold and dark clothes for the domestic abuser in the next building over, the cop taking bribes from the local dealer to keep him operating on student corners. Beyond that, Matthew moved his scope to the broader picture, donning padded athletic wear and a more stylised 'mask' to take on gambling rings and amateur human trafficking. Soon enough, Matthew saw too much in court to stand by action-less any longer. It was time for the suit, to combat the massive crime organisation that underpinned the criminal everyday of Hell's Kitchen.

It was time for Kingpin. It was time for Daredevil.

| Supporting Cast: |
Foggy Nelson - Best Friend, Law-Firm Partner
Karen Page - Close Friend, Law-Firm Secretary
Stick - Former Trainer

| How (if at all) does the New Frontier version of your character differ from the original?: |
My Murdock draws heavily from the Netflix series version - the same show that forced me to appreciate the character in the first place. He's practicing law, and already has his suit - but is yet to be coming fully to blows with the entirety of Wilson Fisk's (a.k.a. The Kingpin) criminal organisation.

| Post References: |
Vigilance: Rise of the Mavericks - Aava Arkham comes home to Larissa.
Vigilance: Blood & Justice - Det. Rustin Wolfe picks up a new case.
PRCU: Institute for the Extraordinarily Gifted - Team Blackjack's wild card, Minnie Ripper, outdoes herself - to self-suffering results.

[Eddie Brock]

I was wondering how long it would take. Nice DD sheet.

[ErsatzEmperor]

| Name: |
Matthew Murdock (Attorney at Law)

@Roman

Oooooh!

[Morden Man]

@Roman At risk of repeating myself, Harvey Dent/Two Face needs to be Matt Murdock's Joker - it's too goddamned perfect not to do it. (With Wrath's permission, that is)

[Gowi]

#2 App!

_{“God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even though I think it is hopeless.”
C H E S T E R N I M I T Z}

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| IDENTITY: |

Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel

| ALIGNMENT: |

Neutral Good

| AFFILIATION: |

The Justice League of America
SHIELD

| HISTORY: |

Not the first to bear the Captain Marvel name, Carol Danvers will most certainly not be the last. Working closely with SHIELD and the Intergalactic Community Carol tries to balance her sense of adventure, independence, duty, and ideals in a universe that wants her to be a militant drone and enforcer. She rejects that idea entirely.

As an adult, Carol found herself involved with NASA’s foray into a new space program which had her cross paths with Mar-Vell— a former member of the Kree Empire and an associate of NASA’s in the regards of interstellar expansion and affairs. Not too long after her initial meeting Carol found herself thrown into the thick of trouble when Kree forces appeared and attacked the base she was stationed on. Despite Marvel defeating the invaders Carol was thrown into a damaged Psyche-Magnitron; a device born of Kree technology. Carol was critically injured and the attack by the alien invaders was covered up by SHIELD. However, when she recovered something strange had happened: the damaged Kree technology had reacted adversely to Carol’s physiology, changing her genetic structure and molding her into a Kree-like being. The change would be one she wouldn’t discover for sometime.

Following her recovery, Carol eventually severed ties with NASA due to a variety of reasons she was not at liberty to disclose. As she began having strange blackouts and meta-phenomena she decided to check herself out by meeting with experts in the field of meta-biology. With information gained from the studies she would discover what the battle with the Kree had resulted in. As if on cue, SHIELD came walking into her life and she found herself recruited. Remembering Mar-Vell she would take on the codename “Captain Marvel”, a name that stuck. By 2013 she became a superhero in her own right.

In the years since, Mar-Vell has disappeared and Carol has found herself juggling Earth and the Intergalactic Community. She was recruited for Lex Luthor’s vanity project, the Justice League of America; though there is a bit more to it than just allegiances between corporate and federal lines. Though Carol is finding it rather uncomfortable in her position as lines are beginning to be drawn in the sand.

| SUPPORTING CAST: |

Superhero Associates & Wards

Mar-Vell - The man, the myth, the inspiration. Without Mar-Vell Carol’s life would be a lot less dangerous and a lot more boring. Despite his absence from Earth Carol hopes he is well given the dangerous machinations of the situation in the greater galaxy.

Other Friends & Allies

Abigail Brand - Some might say Abigail Brand got hell of a pay increase when she recruited Carol into the agency, but the former SHIELD operative and now high ranking officer is a no nonsense ally to Carol. She suggested the idea for Carol to involve herself with the JLA.

Enemies & Rivals

TBD

| DIFFERENCE FROM SOURCE MATERIAL: |

Honestly, unlike my last attempt at Carol this one is a bit more conventional and not a shitty mixture of her and Shazam. I have stories this time too! Yeah, I know weird right? Anyway, this has some minor differences (mostly trimming of the fat) from Carol’s 616 origin. Which is mostly… her joining SHIELD after leaving NASA. The rest is in-universe melding.

| REFERENCES: |

Right, references.

_{DC Comics: Shattered Justice
Maximum Comics: Dawn of Justice
All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus}

| SAMPLE: |

The world sure had changed a lot since she was a kid.

Men in suits clamoring on about accountability and safety wasn’t new, no, but Carol Danvers felt the toxicity that the Kelly Act endorsed was. She hadn’t lived during World War II or the 1960’s but… this was what it had been like, wasn’t it? Except they weren’t rounding up asians or segregating blacks this time; this time they were nearly on the point of doing it to people who just happened to be born with one little metagene mutation.

A heavy sigh left her lips as she looked down on the scene below.

Coast City, though you my as well called it “Ferris Aircraft City” with how much the aerospace company had dominated the commercial sector in the last decade. But the scene wasn’t about them. There was a riot beginning to unfold below and the Justice League had been sent to deal with it. Which was strange… because nothing had happened yet. Did Luthor have some inside information here? It was weird. None of the people below flying the flag of the Brotherhood of Mutants were on any of the dossiers she had read when she was working full-time as a SHIELD agent. They were unknowns with nobody identifiable among the bunch.

POP! POP!

Two gunshots.

“Here we go.” Carol muttered under her breath.

Carol reminded herself that the enemy down there inflicted terror and were not the voice of the people she felt sympathy for. These were people who followed the zeal of Magneto and answered with vicious violence. If they were not dealt with swiftly they would endanger the safety of innocent civilians. She shook her head: attacking a public event like this was senseless and had no statement other than reinforcing the government’s belief on the mutant issue. It was dumb. She imagined Magneto would scoff at this motley crew of mutants chanting “brotherhood”. Then again, Magneto was a psychopath that believed he was some kind of mutant Malcom X, so maybe he’d think this was absolutely necessary.

Whatever the case, she was done gawking.

She moved her hand up to her ear, listening to the communication line as she spoke through before she dove towards the violence below.

“In position, let's get this show on the road.”

[ErsatzEmperor]

@Morden Man But there are so many better Daredevil villains.

[Hillan]

AQUAMAN

"The Strength Of Atlantis"

Name:

Arthur Curry Aquaman

King Of Atlantis
Orin, Lord Of The Seven Seas.

Alignment:

Lawful Neutral

Affiliation:

Atlantis
Justice League

History:

Aquaman was born in the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, the heir to the queen Atlanna and the Great King Atlan, both beings of incredible magical prowess. The name his mother gave him upon his birth is Orin Of Atlantis, heir to the throne. He had a younger brother, born two years after him, named Orm. When Orin was three years old, the convoy he was transported with inside of Atlantis was attacked by a monster of mythic proportion, killing his convoy and causing a riptide that washed up him on land, where Arthur William Curry, a fisherman and owner of a lighthouse took him in and raised him as his own for several years, Orin's vague memories of Atlantis was thought to be nothing more than a child's imagination. For the coming years he had a normal childhood, fixated on water and a stronger swimmer than his peers.

Nine years later, when Arthur was 12 years old, people came to the lighthouse - the kind that didn't look familiar, out of this world. They wanted to kidnap The Prince and when his surrogate father resisted they killed him, striking him down like a dog, right in front of Orin. That was the first time Arthur saw someone die.
But it wouldn't be the last time. The would be kidnappers were destroyed by a young girl who also emerged from the water. Her name was Mera, and she had come to get Arthur.

Once he returned to Atlantis, things started coming back to him. He began remembering the submerged city, the aura of magical energy, the golden architecture and the long lost sense of grandure. Yet a deep sorrow in his heart. Mera, the girl who had saved his life tried to talk with him, cheer him up, but he was not in a talkative mood. he had already lost his dad today, only to be brought into the Royal Court to be greeted by a crying woman, claiming to be his mother her embrace reminiscent of a time long ago. She told him that his father had passed. That the King of Atlantis was dead.

Following the next six years, Arthur would learn about Atlantis, about his heritage and he would learn how to rule his kingdom. He would prove to be a strong warrior, a excellent tactician and a graceful king, putting his people before everything else. On his 18th Birthday he was crowned king, handed the Trident Of Poseidon and declared the ruler of the seven seas. The people of Atlantis rejoiced for a time.

Over the course of the next ten years, Orin would marry Mera and he would lead Atlantis with a strong hand, forever having Atlantis's best at heart. Yet, parts of him longed for the world he had lived in previously. The surface. Maybe it was tunnel vision, or that very same longing that made it impossible for the cunning king to prevent the betrayal he faced by his brother, Orm whom had plotted a coup against Orin to steal the throne.

Civil war erupted, many were dead, Mera and her unborn child included. Filled with anger and grief, he struck down his only still remaining kin, condemning Orm to a life of torture. His spirit broken, Arthur left Atlantis behind, to walk the Earth. In 2014, after a outing where he stopped a mutated sea beast from destroying an oil rig - thus preventing the biggest oil spill in human history, Arthur has become known to the world as Aquaman and asked to join Lex Luthor's attempt at a joint Superhero operation - the Justice League. He accepted. Once again, his mind is thorn, between being a hero and the king he used to be. He misses Atlantis, he longs to be with his family, yet he finds purpose in being a hero of the surface world.

Supporting Cast:

To be added onto once I've discussed possibilities with other players.

Allies:

The Justice League

Enemies

Ocean Master: Orm, his brother. Currently imprisoned in Atlantis sentenced to eternal agony.
Black Manta: Head of the organization that orchestrated the kidnapping of young Arthur and the murder of his surrogate father.
Atla: Falsely presumed to be dead, plotting to retake Atlantis from his son.

New Frontier-Effects:

For one, I wanted to play a.. More Gray-scaled Aquaman. He's a warrior, a soldier and a king, before he is a hero. Inspired by the JLU and Flashpoint versions of Aquaman. The goal with the character is to write a interesting story, weather it's justice league or Atlantis based, or anything inbetween, as I think Orin is a grosely underrepresented character without equal in that regard. Besides B'Wana Beast, of course.

Post References:

#1 Rise Of The Mavericks; Angel
#2 Sometimes Gravity isn't the only thing that makes you fall
#3 Julian Luthor taking farewell of his father.

Notes

This entire sheet is based on the idea that nobody is playing Namor and therefore I've made no mention of him as that would complicate the entire sheet for no good reason, if anyone would be interested in playing the false king of Atlantis, we should collaborate a backstory that works with the two.

[Roman]

@Roman At risk of repeating myself, Harvey Dent/Two Face needs to be Matt Murdock's Joker - it's too goddamned perfect not to do it. (With Wrath's permission, that is)

@Morden Man

Wait for it...

[Eddie Brock]

@Morden Man But there are so many better Daredevil villains.

@ErsatzEmperor

For instance...

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[TimeMasterX]

For instance...

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@Eddie Brock

The living statue of super-villains, he's like a walking ornament!

[ErsatzEmperor]

<Snipped quote by ErsatzEmperor>

For instance...

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@Eddie Brock

Nothing wrong with Stilt Man :P