Imagine Dragons - Whatever It Takes "Yet I'm half-diseased. And when I am deceased, at least I go down to the grave and die happily. Leave the body of my soul to be a part of me."
"Us Hybrid Humans, we're not weird, just limited edition."
FULL NAME
Todd Balgaire Buchanan
SUPER NAME
The Red Fox
REVENGE OR JUSTICE
Justice
AGE
34
GENDER
Male
REPUTATION
Within the world of boxing, the name, Todd "The Red Fox" Buchanan, is not an unfamiliar one. In fact Todd has gone as far as to defend his WBC lightweight title twice. Though even as he was recorded to be undefeated, the Red Fox retired and left boxing after his older brother, Bruce "Roar" Buchanan died in the ring while trying to defend his WBC heavyweight championship. Soon after his brother's death, Todd's father then committed suicide due the guilt of getting his oldest son into the sport. Todd then fell under clinical depression. Though after a year of therapy and medication, Todd grew stubborn to thought of taking his own life. He concluded that at least Bruce would never want him to resort to suicide because of his death in the ring. However, Todd was not going to give life a second chance just to return back to the ring, not in front of all those people, not when all he thinks of is Bruce. So, what else does Todd have to live for? That is when he discovered news of the Hybrid Humans, with the US government now opening this year's project to healthy civilian volunteers. One healthy civilian volunteer, injected with needles to ensure that other healthy civilians, just like him, can live to breathe liberated from evil.
HEIGHT
5'4
WEIGHT
135 lbs
APPEARANCE
Perhaps unlike the others, Todd looks distinctly human. No fur, no whiskers, no tail, from face value, no one could recognize him as a mutant. But that is the point, especially when going undercover. Todd's physique is as perfect as you would expect from any former lightweight champion. His pale flesh is both toned with muscle, and bare from body hair, since most boxers shave body hair to reduce being weighed down by extra sweat, and to reduce skin friction to promote glancing punches. However, Todd continues to keep the red beard trimmed neatly below the messy locks of red hair above his eyebrows. His eyes are a dark, mud brown, nothing special.
As for what he wears, Todd is known to change his clothes quite often in one day. For someone who specializes in undercover missions, Todd never feels comfortable in one outfit for too long. And the frequent changes do help in speeding up the process of transforming into different clothes. During training he could be seen in his athletic wear- crimson workout shorts and a black tank-top. But other than that Todd can be seen wearing a whole range of attires, whether that be a suit and tie or a t-shirt and jeans.
POSITIVE TRAITS
Playful/Jovial- Because of Todd's sense of humor, he is a very likable guy. Even before Maximation and the Hybrid Humans, the lightweight champion would make guest appearances on talk shows, which gave him the public-image of being an easy-going, cheerful guy. Besides, he cannot help but poke fun at the overly serious.
Loyal- To those that trust him, Todd uses his words most careful, being sure that he does not manipulate them. Todd will admit that he is a liar, but a liar with a conscience and a heart. He tends align himself with only the people that he undoubtedly can trust, mainly due to his powers that allow him to know exactly when someone is lying to him. You only have to worry about Todd being two-faced if you are his enemy.
Curious- His curiosity mixes in with his excitement to find adventure. After all, he is a Hybrid Human, he could have easily found some other way to get over the loss of his brother other than committing to become a government-owned superhero. But the fascination and intrigue of mutations being the norm for even the everyday man, compelled Todd do something quite extraordinary in his life. But even with people, Todd can be both a talker and listen, because he genuinely enjoys learning about others.
NEGATIVE TRAITS
Cocky- The continual joking may not pester others, but perhaps it is the excessive of confidence that brings annoyance to Todd's character. He use to be a boxer, there is a lot of bragging in that field. But even his boasts can be a bit charming.
Cunning/Deceitful- He's sly, but can even be shrewd. Sometimes, Todd walks a fine line between hero and villain. The Red Fox may have good intentions, but the means to achieve even a selfless outcome, may take the act of being quite deceptive. He will lie and use tricks to counter the situation in being towards the favor of justice. But he refuses to kill anyone, remember he is the thief, not an assassin. If anyone needs someone to break into a place and steal something, that is Todd's job. Want someone dead? Find a hit-man.
Grieving- The jokes, the humor are spouted even after the two greatest and closest men in his life died. Remember that Todd fell under clinical depression after the death of his father and brother. It is not a lie to say that Todd's humor is a defensive posture against depression. Being funny is not the same as being happy.
QUIRKS
Sleep Mask- Because Todd has the power of night vision, his eyes are very sensitive to adapting to light. Thus, he always has this slight fear that someone will flip on the lights while he is sleeping. Thus, Todd sleeps with a sleep mask every night. But not just any sleep mask, he begged Maximation specifically to get him a fox sleep mask. It seems his request was fulfilled.
Swiper, No Swiping-What's a better way to practice his pick-pocketing than to swipe a couple trinkets off of his very own teammates, of course he gives the things back immediately after he steals it off of them. He's almost always successful, almost.
Surprise!- Another form of "practice" that Todd engages in is sneaking up on people, especially those with 360 vision or enhanced hearing, since they have the greatest advantage to catch him. You see, the Red Fox wants to even trick those intended to spot rogues like him lurking in the shadows.
Terms of Endearment- Todd never calls Naeemah by her first name, unless they are in some kind of argument, which is quite rare. Instead, he uses various terms of endearment to address her. They always change too, since Todd feels like there are many ways to describe her. An example of some of the nicknames he has for her are: my little-viper, gum-drop, sexiness, Cleopatra, and so on.
ANIMAL
Red Fox
POWERS
Enhanced Smell- Need to track someone down? Go to the Red Fox. His nose can detect specific persons, objects, substances or even places, locate their origin. Todd is even able to detect lying, sicknesses, or tumors by which hormones a target excretes. When one the Hybrid Humans was falling ill, Todd suspected a tumor purely through smell, though he never said anything to the rest in fear that he could be wrong and only cause mass hysteria. Although, a major downsides of this power is that he is incredibly sensitive to strong odors, a target can mask their smell, or that he needs to know a target's scent firsthand often requiring an object touched by the person to get their scent. Fortunately for Todd, he has memorized all of his teammates' scents.
Enhanced Thievery- Todd is much more elusive than the average thief. He is able to blend in with the shadows, slip into tight spaces, avoid detection from guards, and escape without leaving behind any evidence. Todd is also an expert in pick-pocketing, lock-picking, shadow-blending, and he is a master of disguise.
Night Vision- Todd can see in total darkness, although bright light or flashes can temporally, or even permanently make him go blind. He also takes Todd time for the eyes to re-adapt to regular light. The possible worst thing to do to him is suddenly shining a bright light on him, even if that means flipping on the lights when he is sleeping.
Convinced Inevitability- The Red Fox has a silver tongue. His physiological intuition is a skill that has become so adept to be concerned a superpower. The sly charisma was never injected into Todd, but with the consideration that he has been quite charming in past appearances on television, Maximation believed the best method to take this fox archetype of a superhuman, would be to mold him into this vocally cunning spokesperson. Within his training, Todd also undergoes training from both a physiatrist and a detained con artist. The rest are aware that has been trained to convince other people into actions of his will, and some still accept him even with this ability, while others remain skeptical to anything he says. Although, the main purpose of this power is not to trick and deceive his own teammates, but to know when people are lying to him and to even any violent situation with peaceful rhetoric.
With all of Todd's powers in mind, if the Hybrid Humans ever needed anyone to not only complete a stealth mission, but also to go undercover, the Red Fox is the superhuman to go to.
WEAKNESSES
Created for Stealth- When pinned against other superhumans, Todd was never created for full-frontal attacks. Yes, he was a boxing champion, and that is the only thing that could possibly save him in any charged battle. Other superhumans may have been mutated specifically to fight in bright daylight and no sneak attacks. That is not the Red Fox, fighting without the cover of shadows or the safety of a disguise already puts him at a major disadvantage.
Lightweight- Remember, Todd is created for stealth. He is not completely defenseless, but to any mutant with superhuman-strength, it would be quite a challenge for Todd to take on that opponent, especially in broad daylight with no disguise or tricks to pull.
Traumatized- For the most part, Todd's grief never bleeds, no one would notice that the loss of his brother still sticks inside of his head. However, the one moment in which there is potential risk to watch him fall apart or have a meltdown would be boxing. Even when Todd is practicing with the punching-bag, sometimes he sudden feels like he is there again, watching as Bruce's brain was knocked loose off of his skull. Todd is even hesitant to box with others, in fear that he will use all of the anger and grief of his brother's death against his current opponent.
CARCINOGENIC QUALITIES
Blocked sinuses that do not clear, or sinus pressure
Headaches or pain in the sinus areas
A runny nose
Nosebleeds
Numbness or tingling in his face
Out of all of Todd's four "powers", only two of them have been mutated- night vision and enhanced smell, mutating his nose and eyes. More specifically the carcinogenic qualities of his serum have affected the paranasal sinus and nasal cavity. The paranasal sinuses and the nasal cavity filter and warm the air, and make it moist before it goes into the lungs. The movement of air through the sinuses and other parts of the respiratory system help make sounds for talking. Todd practically has paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer. This is a type of head and neck cancer, that can obviously interfere with his enhanced sense of smell.
SURVIVAL RATE
Currently Todd is only in stage one of this cancer. In stage one, the tumor has grown only in the tissue lining of the sinus and has not invaded bone. His five-year relative survival rate is 63%, which means he has a 63% chance to live at least five years.
FEARS
Taking Anyone's Life- Though he understand the necessity to vanquish all injustices Todd is no executioner. Even mercy-killing is something that rests quite uneasy to him. The first man Todd saw in a casket was his brother. Since then murder, death, dying, it all disturbs him. Even when Todd knows that he in fact has numbered days, he uses humor to hide behind.
The Ring- He is always hesitant to put on those boxing gloves again and step into the ring against a real opponent, in fear that he could possibly destroy that person just because of all his bottled up rage and grief.
To be the Bad Guy- There is a reason why he joined the Hybrid Humans, to be a hero, no matter how cliche it sounds. The government funding this program may wish to move him like a pawn, but he is willing to even go vigilante despite them. Todd is not looking for revenge even after the cancer he has been injected with, no, because he knows that they signed papers that never guaranteed anything going right. While he is still alive, vengeance will not be his agenda.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE?
Where is my super suit!- Todd wants a super suit, all the other mutants are so cool with their wings, fur, whiskers, tails, fins, and scales. Him, he has none of that.
Remember Her- It crosses Todd's mind that he may never have the chance to kneel for Naeemah, purposing engagement to her. Neither one of them, may live long enough to wear a wedding ring, but he at least wants a tattoo of a snake coiled around his ring finger in remembrance of her.
HISTORY
Todd Balgaire Buchanan's blood is strong with Scottish heritage. Over the course of the Buchanan family line, boys would follow their fathers footsteps of pursuing a career in boxing. Bearnard 'Ironclad' Buchanan raised his sons Bruce and Todd just as his father raised him, handling all quarrels and arguments through a pair of boxing gloves. From a young age, Todd not only knew how to defend himself, but how to fight off the ones bigger than him. Bruce, his older brother, has always been a bigger kid compared to tiny Todd. Which makes a lot of sense because Bruce later grew up to gain the title of heavyweight champion before dying in the final match of his life.
Todd's only family was his brother and father. He never really knew his mother, Bearnard often had many wives come and go, the man was very non-committal when it came to marriage. All of his life Todd grew up believing that he would be just like his father, following his footsteps of being a professional boxer. But then Bearnard killed himself, and Todd didn't know what kind of man he wanted to be anymore.
After a year of therapy and medication, Todd fortunately found Project HYBRID. If he was giving life a second chance, he did not wish to go back to the ring. Todd was willing to do something that ten years ago the average civilian could only dream of. Being a real life superhero is quite the thing to be motivated by. Physically, Todd is more than adequate to fulfill the required duties of a Hybrid Humans. Even mentally, he has been holding up well, at least publicly. Alone, sometimes the flashbacks come. Todd hopes that he can find his escape in Project HYBRID.
"If they want to act like animals... Then I'll turn this place into a zoo."
Cane went from an imp as a child to grow up to be an honorable soldier as a man. Of course military school contributed to his motivation to one day climb the ranks of the military police in the army. For roughly twenty-nine years Cane has been an army MP stationed in both Afghanistan and Iraq and has been employed for duties such as convoy security, mounted and dismounted patrols, maritime expeditionary warfare, military working dog operations, security details for senior officers, and detainee handling.
After Project SENSE became such a success, news of Maximation's second mutation project spread, and thus also the need for military and government personnel to tend to the facility's security was known. Cane formerly worked under Dr. Staffel, and the man was quite merciless to say the least. Working by the sick doctor's side, Cane became desensitized to his gory practices. He began to see savagery, at times, necessary to protect the outside world.
As for Eisley, Cane does not like him but he is the boss, and he will do what he say, to an extent. Eisley's job is to monitor and direct Project HYBRID, Cane's job is to ensure everyone's safety, including those outside of the facility. Although everyone, does not mean everyone, if the mutants go hostile, Cane will not hesitate to have them eliminated or brain-washed. In fact, Cane knows just the man that can hunt down every single mutant, Werner Sevier-- he did it once and he can do it again...
He is terrified, but he also feels terrible. Eisley cannot help but feel responsible. The hopeful volunteers who have contributed to his life's project now have cancer, if not, some kind of deadly reaction to their serums. He has two daughters, one this year graduating highschool, and the other in her second year of college. If the superhumans do not kill him in an outrage, he will be able to see his youngest daughter walking on the stage, in her cap and gown. The mutants will never get to experience that with her own children. They won't live long enough.
The Hybrid Humans were created to save people. They can still do that. There is still hope. Eisley hopes that Maximation truly did select volunteers worthy of being called Hybrid Humans-- heroes. Yet again they have the word human in their name, they are still human. And mankind lusts for revenge.
Eisley will face every super-mutant like a man and declare himself responsible for the carcinogenic qualities injected into their bloodstreams. He can only hope that if those that seek revenge kill him, that they will not be able to break loose from the facility and reign hell down on the city of Seattle. Remember, he can only hope,
hope he didn't create monsters.
DEAD: CAUSE OF DEATH: MURDERED BY DANTE "STALKER" FOSTER
The government operated company, Maximation, specialized in superhuman mutations. Three years ago in 2025, Maximation launched Project SENSE, where five volunteers, that were either enlisted or officers in the military, were injected with a serum that enhanced any of the five human senses- seeing, touching, hearing, feeling, and tasting. These men and women were not only apart of a new special operation unit for the United States government, but they practically became the Avengers, but in real life.
The Ectosaviors, people came to call these enhanced super mutants. Treated like celebrities, they gained money, fame, and glory, all while being defenders of justices, whether that be preventing global terrorist actions, or tracking down infamous gang leaders or drug lords.
But enough them, what about you? Well, you, were destined for very much the same thing, but destiny seemed to have its... mishaps, wrinkles, glitches, errors... the opposite of what you expected. Instead of calculating the method to strength the human being, this time, Maximation could only devise how to kill it faster...
Project HYBRID
It is year 2028, this is where you come in. Unlike, Project SENSE, the one you are apart of, Project HYBRID, did not quite focus on the five human senses, but instead ushered full attention in mutating humans with animal-based abilities. Each volunteer selected any reasonable animal or animal family they wished to be mutated after, thus gaining this animal's physiology. For an example, if it were the canine physiology, then this person would have powers such as fur generation, enhanced bite, enhanced tracking, night vision, and so on.
Where Project SENSE gave birthed to the Ectosaviors, Project HYBRID created the Hybrid-Humans.
Based on animal testing, the injection was though to be safe. However, now with these ten human subjects, the serum develops rapid carcinogenic qualities and begins quick killing the human test subjects. Faced with their own rapidly approaching deaths, how do these new super-beings use their powers?
Plot
For little over two months, the mutants have been training and housed inside of the Maximation facility located in Seattle, Washington. Off the outskirts of this city lies this secret facility deep underground. Originally eleven volunteers were accepted into Project HYBRID, however due to the flawed serums, one of them has died due to the failed attempt of mutating a human into have gills. The tissue meant to form these gills within his neck, eventually grew to the point of slowly suffocating him in his sleep.
After his tragic death, Maximation reexamined all the mutant's tests and made a few extra medical examinations to confirm that indeed every single of one of them was injected some kind of anatomical fatal or carcinogenic quality.
Now, the Administrator of Maximation, Edgar E. Eisley, has decided to address the mutants with this news face-to-face. That is where we will start this story, with the mutants' immediate reaction to their foretold deaths. Surely news like this will divide and split them between choosing Justice or Revenge? Do they forgive or do they fight?
The East Pacific Red Octopus- Government Operative- @shivershiver
Character Sheet:
[hider][center][color=Choose a color][h1]CHARACTER'S NAME[/h1][/color] [center][url=insert character song url here (optional)]insert title of song here (optional)[/url][/center] [img]Insert a picture[/img] [h3][i]"Character quote." [/i][/h3][/center] [ hr][ hr]
[color=???][sub]FULL NAME[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Insert character name here[/indent]
[color=???][sub]SUPER NAME[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Insert character's super name here[/indent]
[color=???][sub]REVENGE OR JUSTICE[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]This ultimately tells me what side you are on, are you a hero or a villain? Hero- Justice, Villain- Revenge. The Villain wishes for vengeance against Maximation for injected them with a cancerous serum. Whereas the Hero sees past their reduced and lifespan. In fact, because their days are numbered the Hero feels even more motivated to make a difference in someone's life.[/indent]
[color=???][sub]AGE[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Insert character's age here[/indent]
[color=???][sub]REPUTATION[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Insert a brief description of how your character is seen according to others, and what they are generally known for around people they know.[/indent]
[color=???][sub]WEIGHT[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Insert weight here [/indent]
[color=???][sub]APPEARANCE[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]At least one paragraph[/indent]
[color=???][sub]POSITIVE TRAITS[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent][list][*]At least 3, and go into description with each trait [*] [*] [/list][/indent]
[color=???][sub]NEGATIVE TRAITS[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent][list][*]At least 3, and go into description with each trait [*] [*] [/list][/indent] [color=???][sub]QUIRKS[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent][list][*]At least 3 with a brief description with each quirk [*] [*][/list][/indent]
[color=???][sub]ANIMAL[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Insert the animal your character is base off of here[/indent]
[color=???][sub]POWERS[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent][list][*]No more than four and a brief description with each power [*] [*] [*][/list][/indent] [color=???][sub]WEAKNESSES[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent][list][*]At least three with brief description of each weakness [*] [*][/list][/indent] [color=???][sub]CARCINOGENIC QUALITIES[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent][list][*]What kind of carcinogenic qualities is your character faced with due to the serum? At least three. [*] [*][/list][/indent] [color=FF4500][sub]SURVIVAL RATE[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Insert how long your character possibly has of living?[/indent]
[color=???][sub]FEARS[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent][list][*]At least 3 a brief description with each fear [*] [*][/list][/indent] [color=???][sub]WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE?[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent](At least one. Describe something your character wishes for the most in life while they still breathe.)[/indent]
[color=???][sub]HISTORY[/sub][/color][ hr] [indent]Your character's life story up until this point. At least 3 paragraphs.[/indent] (Once you finish your character sheet, send it as a private message to me for approval. Erase this message once you finish) [ hr][ hr][/hider]
Rules
1.) First off, be active, my number one pet-peeve when it comes to roleplaying is people joining, creating their character, probably post one time, and then leave without a word. I understand, we all have lives, but if you know that you are going to be busy or gone for a long period of time, let me know and we can work something out. Also, you do decide to drop out of the roleplay, let's do it the right way, and either kill off your character or have them retire off somewhere. Of course, we will PM each other before killing off a character or forgetting about them completely.
2.) Secondly, please no drama between each fellow roleplayers. Honestly, I do believe it is quite rare to find drama between roleplayers. But as GM, please don't jump to accusations. Sure, if someone is either continually breaking a rule or doing something to cause conflict between another roleplayer, let me know. I just hate dealing with that kind of crap. I'm sure I won't, because like I said, it is quite rare, at least from my experience.
3.) Usually I prefer post at least 500 words long because I won't lie, I love long post with important details, it is the reason why I've decided to submit this in as high casual. But I'm not strict about it, because we are all here to simply tell a good story regardless of the word count.
4.) As for language, romance, and violence, keep it all relatively PG-13. Not too strict about this, but please, fade to black.
5.) Lastly, all you of guys probably already know this since I stated it in the interest check. No mythic creature mutations, not trying to go into elemental territory.
@13org How crazy would it be to have two characters, both have found each other very interesting, and they have practically become lovers, except the two soon discover that one is looking for revenge and the other is looking for justice. Will one bring the other towards the light? Is the attraction of this shadow strong enough to snuff out the light?
I don't just thinking about character relationships....