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Friendly Neighborhood Heroes! (Reboot, Realistic Vigilantes)

@Sola @LemonZest1337 @Blade17 @alexfangtalon @Denny

Hey everyone, here's that link!

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Friendly Neighborhood Heroes! (Reboot)

Ally Estrada

Name: Ally Estrada
Alias: Agent
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Looks:

My Hider

Ally is well-built, standing at 5'5" weighing about 135 pounds. She's one of those people who don't look too strong until they flex or exercise. She has deep brown eyes that go dark in the center and lighter around the edges. She has dark brown, wavy hair which is many times worn down unless working or training.
*Occupation: Manager of her grandmother's bakery, "Granny's Cookies".
Personality: Ally is a pretty friendly person. She's not afraid to start a conversation with a stranger. She really enjoys talking to people and making new friends. Overall, she's the kind of person who would give you the last of her money if you're hungry, even if she's hungry too. She has a lot of confidence in herself, but doesn't like to show off, unless being silly. She's also very stubborn and doesn't usually compromise easily. It can be hard for her to admit when she's wrong, especially if it's something she is passionate about and the answer is subjective. If you know which buttons to push she can get angry very easily, but usually won't get violent unless physically provoked.
*Backstory: Her story isn't out of the ordinary. She's the typical, independent young woman. Throughout her life she suffered poverty with her family, unsure of when their next meal would come and careful to preserve food for the others.
She was able to hide much of this from the people around her during her high school years, not wanting anyone to pity her. Once she graduated high school she was able to move out into Long Beach where she currently attends Long Beach University. Here she moved in with her grandmother and helped her run her relatively successful bakery "Granny's Cookies". The young woman does her best to manage both college work and managing the shop, but will have to learn how to manage paroles along with this.
Before she moved in with her grandmother, she found a friend in Kaelan. They were lucky enough to get accepted into the same college and continued to remain friends. Ally has a slight interest in him, as she confided only in him throughout her high school years, but decides to keep the relationship friendly, afraid of losing their closeness to a breakup.
Skills/Weapons: She has a background in MMA training, specifically focusing on Tae Kwon Do (2nd Dan Black Belt), American wrestling, and boxing (amateur not professional). She does carry gadgets, which are just colored smoke bombs and those strobing candles she saved from the 4th of July. She carries around matches to light these along with a very small, basic first aid kit.
Other: Nothing, besides me being Queen of the Noobs.

Friendly Neighborhood Heroes! (Reboot)

The Story

The Story

Long Beach has always been known for its beach, shopping district, and overall sunny weather. Many events, such as the annual Long Beach Grand Prix, are held in this skyscraper city. It has also been known for its rampant gang activity, with new and old gangs merging and fighting, creating more trouble than the police can handle. Many people believe the police have been persuaded by money and drugs to let many of these crimes slip right under their noses.

Citizens have been getting fed up with the treatments from these thugs, but their Neighborhood Watch programs do nothing but put targets on people just wanting to help out. This is where our characters come into play. Our characters are all victims of crimes done by these gangsters and thieves. One day, while all of them are relaxing and hanging out together, one mentions a crime that happened to them recently. They all describe petty, or big, crimes that have been enacted upon them. The group decides that they've had enough of this and vow to protect the streets of Long Beach at whatever costs!

The problem is...

They don't have super powers.

Our heroes will dawn masks and capes, attempting to protect the city with whatever weapons, skills, or knowledge they can bring to the table. As they patrol the big city and stop crimes, they learn what it means to become a hero, how to balance their own moral with each others, and how the sacrifices can take a toll on their physical and emotional lives.

The Plot

The Plot

The beginning of the plot will establish our characters as a close group of friends (ages 18-22, all out of high school) who have all been affected by the rising crime rate. It can be as simple as having a wallet pick-pocketed, to going Batman and having their parents killed right in front of them, to having their car stolen! They all express their anger and after discussion, come to the conclusion that because half of the police don't do much and the other half are crooked, they have to take manners into their own hands and become the force of good the city needs!

Their first patrol will have them clumsily through the streets at 1 AM in little more than exercise clothes and masks. They will encounter their first crime and learn that being vigilantes is not a joke!

Form

Form

Name:
Alias:
Gender:
Age(18-22 Please):
Looks:
*Occupation:
Personality:
*Backstory:
Skills/Weapons:
Other:

Anything with an (*) isn't really necessary.
As for looks, picture or description is fine, even both is okay. XD

All I ask is that we keep along the lines of realism. If your character works at PetCo and is able to afford this super mega computer and crazy weapons and gadgets, well they better have inherited a crazy huge fortune from a distant relative. XD

Rules

Da Rulez

1. Please respect each other. If there's a problem please let me know so it can all be smoothed over.
2. Try not to stray from the layout of the thread. If the group is going out on patrol, try not to separate (unless part of the plot or discussed with me) because this could cause your character to become isolated from the plot and that would suuuuck.
3. This is not a romance-focused thread. If romances pop up, cool! Just please no sex scenes on this thread. Making out- okay! Hugging- okay! Sexy talk- okay! Just no sex. Please fade out or go to PM. Other than that have all the romance you want! XD
4. Please keep decent grammar, or at least make your posts understandable. This is casual, not free.
5. If you say your character knows a certain style of fighting, please make it realistic. I don't want to see a boxer who has mastered every triangle hold or a BJJ master who can perform every kick perfectly, or a Tae Kwon Do practitioner who can keep up with Muhammad Ali. If you have picked a style for your character that you do not know personally (ex. Knowing Kendo involves swords, but not using proper terminology or movements in a post), you can always ask me for pointers! Actually, I think I'll add a fighting style tab so everyone can understand each other's strengths and weaknesses. Yeah, check that out when I get it up! XD
6. Please have fun! If it's boring let me know! I won't cry over it, trust me. XD

Fighting Guide (WIP)

Fighting Guide

In this thread there will be little PvP fighting, unless two characters are sparring or get into some sort of argument. If that happens, please discuss the fight and the results of the fight with the other roleplayer.

For the most part, this will be a PvE thread, where the enemies can be controlled by anyone (unless stated otherwise). In these fights against thieves, murderers, and gang members, I want there to be realism. Unless your character has amazing genes and strength, they probably can't throw a fully grown man from one block to another. XD

I would like the fighting styles to stay pretty accurate, though you don't need to spell out every single move. For example, if performing a near-side cradle (a bit hard to pull off in a fight, but let's go for it XD), you don't have to spell out each step, from aligning the hips, to putting one arm behind the knee and the other over the neck, to locking your hands into a butterfly lock, finally ending with rolling over and putting them on their shoulders. You can simplify the move, saying something like, "Jones grabbed the thug, locked his hands together, and rolled his enemy over into a cradle, holding him there until his teammates arrived." This goes for any move, especially ground-fighting because... well, it can get quite complicated. As long as it's described to others can get the message, we're all good. XD

Here are some fighting styles, which categories they fit in, and their strengths and weaknesses:

Groundwork- hand-to-hand combat that usually takes place on the ground and involves grappling (wrestling) at an extremely close range. Usually involves throws, joint-locks, transitions, and chokes.

Ground Work

Styles

Styles

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Sport BJJ is the main style taught in America. This style focuses heavily on joint-locking and chokes. There are two chokes: air choke and blood choke. To put it simply, an air choke restricts breathing, a blood choke restricts blood flow to the brain. The blood choke, if performed properly, can knock someone unconscious within 3-5 seconds, whereas the air choke tends to take longer depending on the person's ability to hold their breath. A joint-lock is forcing a joint to move a way in which it is not intended to move. This can quickly lead to injury if performed properly. Compression locks are not typically taught, as they are not allowed in competition, but they are locks that force a hard part of the body (a shin, wrist) into a muscle, often resulting in tearing the muscle. Whereas takedowns, getting an opponent from a standing position to the ground, are utilized in this style, they are not emphasized as much as in other styles.

Strengths:
The practitioner will feel comfortable knocked onto the ground and will be able to manipulate their opponent into various chokes and locks. If one move does not work, BJJ practitioners can easily flow into a new move.

A BJJ practitioner should be able to escape if their hand or arm is grabbed, as hand control is a major aspect of the sport.

Weaknesses:
A drawback to this style is many American gyms do not focus on throws. Throwing is getting an opponent from an upright position to the ground. This is not to say that Sport BJJ gyms do not teach throws.

The sport focuses on staying on one's back rather than stomach. A BJJ practitioner on their stomach typically will not have any moveset to use.

Wrestling (Collegiate/Folkstyle)

Wrestling

Folkstyle wrestling is very common among high schools and colleges. This wrestling focuses mainly on ground fighting (pins and joint-locking) as well as some standup (clinches and throws). A pin in this style refers to holding an opponent on their back with any part of both shoulders or shoulder blades in contact with the mat for two seconds. Joint-locking is forcing an opponent's joint beyond its normal range of motion. Clinching is used as a way to transition from a standing position to a ground position in wrestling. A clinch typically involves one wrestler holding the other as they fight for the dominant position in the clinch. A takedown is getting the opponent from a standing position to the ground. Because this is taught as a sport, it does not focus on the self-defense aspect.

Strengths:
A wrestler is typically comfortable if grabbed, as hand control and clinching are both heavy aspects of the sport.

Weaknesses:
A wrestler focuses on fighting from on their stomach. If a wrestler falls on their back, they may struggle to escape their opponent.

Chokes are not typically taught in this style so an enemy may not be dispatched as quickly. This is not to say some of the moves cannot partially restrict airflow or cause discomfort to the throat.

Many wrestling coaches do not teach it as self-defense, a wrestler might not know how to apply their skills in a street fight.

Stand-Up- hand-to-hand combat which utilizes striking, typically by the fist, elbow, knee, shin, or even foot, and can be implicated at either a close or a medium range. These techniques are usually performed while standing.

Stand-Up

Styles:

Styles

Boxing

Boxing

Boxing is a common fighting style which originated in China, but was later developed and popularized in America. It relies purely on punches, rather than kicks, throws, or submissions. A boxer has several punches in their arsenal such as jabs, crosses, hooks, and uppercuts. Boxers use variations of these punches to create different angles for attack (including but not limited to shovel uppercuts, overhands, flicker jabs, and corkscrews) and to keep their opponents on their feet. Because of this focus on punching, boxers tend to have a much higher punching power than practitioners of other styles. While the only attacking is by punches, a boxer utilizes defensive techniques such as slips, parries, and blocks to defend against an attacker. Footwork is very enforced in this style of fighting, leaving boxers light on their feet.

Strengths:
Due to their long matches compared to other fighting styles (~30 minutes pro, ~9 amateur), boxers tend to have superior stamina.

Boxing is a full-contact sport, so a boxer might be harder to knock out compared to a ground fighter.

Weaknesses:
While clinching is allowed, it is not the same as clinching in Muay Thai or Judo. Clinching in boxing is used to buy time and to recover, not to throw or trade punches. Most likely will not do well in a clinch.

A boxer is not trained to block against kicks, leaving their legs especially vulnerable.

Judo

Judo

Judo is a martial art originating in Japan. Sport (Olympic) Judo, the main style of Judo taught in America, focuses on stand up techniques (clinches and takedowns) to score points and transitions into groundwork (joint-locks and chokes). While traditional Judo does teach striking, it is not the main aspect and is typically banned from competition. Clinching is used as a way to transition from a standing position to a ground position. A clinch typically involves one judoka holding the other as they fight for the dominant position in the clinch. A takedown is getting the opponent from a standing position to the ground. There are two chokes: air choke and blood choke. To put it simply, an air choke restricts breathing, a blood choke restricts blood flow to the brain. The blood choke, if performed properly, can knock someone unconscious within 3-5 seconds, whereas the air choke tends to take longer depending on the person's ability to hold their breath. A joint-lock is forcing a joint to move a way in which it is not intended to move. This can quickly lead to injury if performed properly. Compression locks are not typically taught, as they are not allowed in competition, but they are locks that force a hard part of the body (a shin, wrist) into a muscle, often resulting in tearing the muscle.

Strengths:
If grabbed onto, a judoka should be able to escape or perform a takedown on their opponent.

A judoka should be comfortable on the ground as well as standing. They are versatile.

Weaknesses:
The style does not focus on striking like the other stand-up styles, so trading punches and kicks would usually prove ineffective.

Although judoka do practice joint-locking and chokes, they are not as focused on these aspects as BJJ practitioners.

Tae Kwon Do (TKD)

Tae Kwon Do

Tae Kwon Do is a fighting style developed in Korea after WWII. Translated roughly to "art of the hand and foot", TKD focuses on kicks to dispatch an opponent. Both traditional and Olympic TKD are taught in America. The difference between the two is rules in competition. Other than that, TKD is a kicking-oriented martial art. There are two types of kicking- standard kicks and tricking. Standard kicks are kicks that are realistic for a fight (front snap kicks, 45-degree kicks, side kicks, etc.) whereas tricking involves kicks that look cool, but are extremely difficult and unrealistic to pull off in a fight (540 kick, corkscrew kick, backflip kicks, etc.). TKD practitioners have a lot of flexibility in their legs and use different combinations of kicks to score points. Punches are worth less points, therefore are not focused on. It is a fighting style that mainly consists of long-ranged kicks, but has shorter ranged kicks as well, such as the axe kick.

Strengths:
TKD practitioners are extremely flexible, so some submissions may be harder to perform on them. For example, a banana split (wrestling) won't stretch out and strain a TKD practitioner's groin and much as a boxer's.

TKD is a full contact sport, so a TKD practitioner tends to be harder to knock out than a ground fighter.

Weaknesses:
While clinching is allowed in some competition, it is not the same as clinching in Muay Thai or Judo. Clinching in TKD is used to buy time and to recover, not to throw or trade strikes. Most likely will not do well in a clinch.

Although they have many long-ranged attacks, short-ranged kicks can be much more difficult to pull off, especially if punches are being thrown.

Friendly Neighborhood Heroes! (Reboot, Realistic Vigilantes)

@Sola Yeah, that would be awesome!

@alexfangtalon Cool! And no worries, there's no rush in thinking up a character.

@LemonZest1337 @Blade17 Thanks guys. :3

@Everyone, I'll make the main thread in a few hours and post it here.

City of Treaft! (Semi-Private)

The testings probably happened over the span of some years, not just one specific time. So we could definitely make it work so Solomon was a young tot or something when he got tested on. Maybe he remembers and thinks they're just imagined though. His family wouldn't know that he was tested on though. They would've been told some sort of lie. Actually, he could have went to "specialists" for hearing, who turned out to be government agents and him and his family never found out.

Sorry for that rambling, just woke up. XD

Friendly Neighborhood Heroes! (Reboot, Realistic Vigilantes)

The Story

Long Beach has always been known for its beach, shopping district, and overall sunny weather. Many events, such as the annual Long Beach Grand Prix, are held in this skyscraper city. It has also been known for its rampant gang activity, with new and old gangs merging and fighting, creating more trouble than the police can handle. Many people believe the police have been persuaded by money and drugs to let many of these crimes slip right under their noses.

Citizens have been getting fed up with the treatments from these thugs, but their Neighborhood Watch programs do nothing but put targets on people just wanting to help out. This is where our characters come into play. Our characters are all victims of crimes done by these gangsters and thieves. One day, while all of them are relaxing and hanging out together, one mentions a crime that happened to them recently. They all describe petty, or big, crimes that have been enacted upon them. The group decides that they've had enough of this and vow to protect the streets of Long Beach at whatever costs!

The problem is...

They don't have super powers.

Our heroes will dawn masks and capes, attempting to protect the city with whatever weapons, skills, or knowledge they can bring to the table. As they patrol the big city and stop crimes, they learn what it means to become a hero, how to balance their own moral with each others, and how the sacrifices can take a toll on their physical and emotional lives.

The Plot

The beginning of the plot will establish our characters as a close group of friends (ages 18-22, all out of high school) who have all been affected by the rising crime rate. It can be as simple as having a wallet pick-pocketed, to going Batman and having their parents killed right in front of them, to having their car stolen! They all express their anger and after discussion, come to the conclusion that because half of the police don't do much and the other half are crooked, they have to take manners into their own hands and become the force of good the city needs!

Their first patrol will have them clumsily through the streets at 1 AM in little more than exercise clothes and masks. They will encounter their first crime and learn that being vigilantes is not a joke!

If Interested...

If you're interested please let me know with a loose idea for a character! We will only need about 4-5 people total, at least to start out. Thanks for reading this, and I hope to write with you soon!

City of Treaft! (Semi-Private)

@Crossfire @King Tai

Alright! So I've kind of came up with a loose plot to go onto next.

Now they're aware that there are multiple people with powers, they need to decide what to do next. This will lead to them forming a team (even if Reaper disagrees, he'll be keeping an eye on them anyway, so, y'know, part of the team XD) and going on the hunt to see where these people are coming from.

I don't remember how Solomon got his powers, but Crossfire and I were discussing how Reaper and Agent are connected through their backstories, even if they don't realize it. We discussed this a long time ago, so the ideas might be a bit off or missing details, so please bear with me. XD

Reaper was in the military at one point, some sort of secret service team I think, and he ended up working with Agent's father who was on the same team. At this time, the government was up to some pretty sneaky experimentation, giving people who signed up for the program experimental drugs. They mainly targeted the children of the secret teams, pretty much with the idea that these children will have a high sense of nationalism and wouldn't go against the government. Anyway, Reaper and Agent's father- I'll just call him Estrada to keep it simple- were close partners. Eventually, while Agent was much too young to remember, there was a very dangerous mission and Estrada ended up dying. I don't think we came up with any details to this. I believe Reaper continued in the military until his wife and daughter were killed by a scumbag. We could develop on this and say that Reaper's daughter was experimented on as well, without his knowledge of course, and maybe the government knew she was going to fail, and so they sent someone to kill her. His wife ended up defending their daughter and she was killed as well. This led Reaper to retire from the military and to lead his life as a vigilante. Once Agent finally reveals her identity to Reaper, he'll recognize the name and possibly some of the facial features as Estrada's daughter. Reaper begins to make connections, figuring out the government's program for creating super powered people. This might lead all of them onto this huge adventure to find the government's secret operations and stuff. I'm not exactly sure, we'll figure it out. XD

Anyway, I know Solomon doesn't have an exact spot in this, but he can always have a parent/guardian as a military member which leads to him getting his powers. But he can always have something different too leading to his development of powers.

What do you guys think?

City of Treaft! (Semi-Private)

@King Tai @Crossfire

Flame continued to consume more oxygen as she intensified her burst of flame. She hoped that the heat of the fire would somehow evaporate the glass off of her face. This didn't work very well, only making the liquid gas more viscous and watery. The intense fire managed to melt the bullets, but not as well as before. The bullets hit her, immediately leaving welts on her skin. They had lost their power and toughness after going through the fire. This let some of the fire around Flame fall, but not completely.

Agent barely managed to catch Solomon's signal. She quickly covered her ears as best as she could. Then he unleashed his shout.

At the sonic sound, Flame dropped to her knees and covered her ears. The sound was unbearable. In a desperate attempt to drown out the shout, Flame began to scream. Nothing seemed to stop the pain from Solomon's shout. Finally, the fire completely fell. This was their chance! Agent exploded into an awkward sprint, her ears still covered by her hands. Within feet of the villain, she sprung, uncovering her ears and tackling Flame. It was quite terrible seeing the glass harden over the woman's face, to see the welts swell up on her skin, after all, wasn't Flame still human?

Flame did not struggle against the superhuman at all. Actually, she wasn't conscious at all. Agent did her best to get some of the glass away from Flame's vital points- her eyes, nose, and mouth- but some pieces hardened too quickly. Picking up the villain, Agent stood and walked over to both Reaper and Solomon. As if on cue, sirens could be heard from blocks away, at least by Solomon.