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Young Justice Renegades: A Team Worth Dying For

@DocTachyon Hayden is probably the youngest human Dandelion has ever met, and they're still wrapping their head around the idea of "maturity" so they treat him about the same as anyone else: new best friend!

@Dead Cruiser

Cool! I was actually thinking that Hayden and Dandy would probably be particularly good friends. They're both non-binary and both outsiders to a degree. I think Hayden has something of a fascination with space (second only to dinosaurs) and likely bombards Dandy with questions about what its like out there, and what its like on their homeworld. Also, since Dandy is also a shapeshifter type, Hayden is ecstatic to teach them as much as he can about dinosaurs. Presumably Dandy would be able to assume most dino forms that they've seen Hayden use?

Young Justice Renegades: A Team Worth Dying For

Hayden is another one of those that I think reasonably could have joined at any time. @Hillan what do you think Julian's thought process was for letting someone so young onto the team?

One angle that I thought of was that Hayden's been around since the early days, but was never technically considered for formal membership. Just kind of turned up on the doorstep and has stuck around since, always finding a way to break back into the compound/base/whatever any time they're kicked out or encouraged to leave.

But I'm totally open to suggestions, don't really have any hard and fast plans.

Here's a question for everyone: how does your character feel about someone so comparatively young being on/adjacent to the team?

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Hayden is unsure of his origins. She suspects that her birth parents are missing, or dead, or both. Though he acknowledges the outside possibility that she doesn't have proper parents at all...

Let's back up. Hayden's earliest memory is being in the 'care' (or lack thereof) of one Doctor Thaddeus Sivana. Hayden has thus far been unsuccessful in determining how he got there in the first place, but she suspects he may have even been a test-tube baby of Sivana's personal design (though, the more Hayden thinks on this possibility, the less the timelines of it all make sense...) . This time in Hayden's life is a haze, being subjected to experiments both scientific and magical as Sivana used his new ward to search for some means to defeat his nemesis, Captain Marvel.

These experiments caused Hayden's abilities to distort over the years, blurring the lines between magic, science, and the metagene. Originally Hayden's powers were closer to that of Beast Boy, but Sivana's endless tinkering rendered the youth's abilities into the dinosaur focused form they take today.

But Sivana's labs were no place for a growing dinosaur. By age 11, Hayden had mustered enough power and control to transform herself into a T-Rex and escape while Sivana tangled with Captain Marvel in another portion of the facility. Following his time in Sivana's labs, Hayden would develop something of a friendship with Captain Marvel, after the hero stopped him from using her abilities to almost level Fawcett City High.

For a time, Hayden adventured alongside the Captain, using his abilities to thwart small time Fawcett crooks with hordes of ankle-biting micro-raptors to help save the day. To the people of Fawcett City, Dino-Man was Captain Marvel's boyish ward, a reputation that would chafe as Hayden grew into a teenager. For this reason, Hayden has set off to pursue her own path of paleontological justice -- too young to be considered for Titans membership, it is a path that has lead him into direct contact with the Renegades.

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Dinosaur Transmogrification: Thanks to Doctor Sivana's experiments, in a process that is one part science and one part magic, Dino-Man can transform objects and even himself into dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. These transformations seem to be based more on Hayden's perception than any scientific interpretation of dinosaurs -- for instance, velociraptors generated by her ability more closely resemble those from Jurassic Park than the actual dinosaur.

The dinosaurs Hayden creates are unrestricted in species, but are capped in their abilities and size by the material being used. While Hayden could create a T-Rex from a paperclip, the resultant dino would have the size and rough durability of said paperclip. As well, the larger the object being transformed, the more of a toll it takes on Hayden. A paperclip T-Rex is no problem, but transmogrifying an SUV into a Triceratops would leave her more than winded.

Hayden seems to be able to surpass these material restrictions for his personal transformations, able to warp her own body into whatever shape and size is needed for his desired dinosaur. However, stretching too far beyond her original size is one of the most taxing ways his power can be used, with single transformations into large dinosaurs typically wiping her out.

To maintain her abilities Hayden has to consume a prodigious amount of calories, with this intake scaling dependent on the extent to which Hayden has used his abilities. Hayden has been recorded to eat as much as 40,000 calories in a single day, rivaling the intake of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Hayden is motivated by a sense of individualism. After his experiences in Sivana's lab, Hayden wants to live her own life as he sees fit, without the tight controls and cages of her former life. As well, despite his admiration of Captain Marvel, more and more Hayden finds herself wanting to stand out as his own superhero, and feels the Renegades can give her the space to do just that.

A lot of this motivation comes from the fact that Hayden doesn't feel like he's "earned" her powers. Captain Marvel had to be pure of heart and an exemplary hero to achieve his abilities, but by comparison, Hayden had to... Get poked by needles a bunch. While Hayden is far from feeling that his powers are a curse or anything, but he feels that by wielding them, its her duty to use them for the greater good.

In terms of my motivations as a writer here, I'm not as available as many of the other creators in this thread, so I'm trying to create Hayden as something of a compromise. Here's a character that's probably too young to be in hero business in the first place, and thus can be written out as needed without it feeling too narratively dissonant. I see Hayden as much more of a support or secondary character than the other members of the team. Were this the Young Justice show, he'd be left with relatively little screen time. Ideally, Hayden will be best used to support other player characters in their arcs and GMs in their plot machinations.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

-Despite her gender fluidity, Hayden's superhero name is always Dino-Man, regardless of his gender at a given moment.

-In actual RP Hayden likely won't be switching pronouns as often as in this sheet. Here I just tried to intentionally vary them as much as possible to get used to switching in the first place.

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Relationships

Julian Luthor: Jules, as Hayden insists on calling him, is a stick in the mud. Hayden respects the man's desire to stand out, but is more than a little wary of his heritage. He's heard enough from Captain Marvel about the Luthor 'family' to suspect that there may be something sinister beneath the surface of the Renegades. Still, Hayden finds himself wanting to believe in the good in Jules, but is so regularly upset with how Jules tries to 'parent' and 'be there' for him that it feels like wasted effort. Hayden would rather stand on his own as a full fledged member of the team than be hand-held by Julian.

Charity Charleston: Cee, as Hayden calls her, is something of a role model for the young hero -- sometimes, anyways. On her particularly femme days Hayden finds herself looking up to Cee, and how the charisma she conducts herself with seems so effortless. Often Hayden feels like Cee is her big sister, someone she can joke with and tease by temporarily turning her precious phone into a dinosaur. On some days, though, Cee seems off to Hayden for a reason she can't quite place. Like all the bombast and energy Hayden associates with the older girl has taken a vacation. Hayden prefers those times when Cee is playing the fool and asking for more dino pics for her Instagram.

Dandelion: Space Dandy

Conor O'Brien: Hayden is interested in Conor, if only fleetingly. He finds interest in the older boy's magic and bugs him on occasion about the possibility of turning one of his runes into a dinosaur. Ultimately, though, Conor's patience and careful demeanor frustrate Hayden. Where Conor would like to think his way around a problem, Hayden would rather throw a dinosaur at it and be done with it.

Johnny Dash:

Redmond Morrow: Red is the big brother Hayden never had. He's quiet sort, but Hayden doesn't mind filling the silence with all manner of wacky stories about his time with Captain Marvel or his antics at school, and Red always seems willing to listen. Hayden has taken to calling Red "Clifford" after the big red dog; something about Red causes Hayden to read "puppy" into him: he's sweet, tough, and loyal to a fault. He even escaped TO Morrow's lab with most of his innocence in tact -- which sometimes leaves Hayden feeling like he's the real big brother.

Vincent Gideon Jacobs:

Kevin Vanhagen:

Selene Windle:

Johnny Renault:

Roy Bivolo:

Eilidh Vass: Hayden has yet to pronounce Eilidh's name correctly, defaulting to "Eyelid". She feels awful about it because Eilidh deserves better from her, but try as she might, her mouth just refuses to form the syllables. At the very least Hayden can get it right in their telepathic communications, passing an understanding of the name if an inability to speak it. Eilidh is there for her in the ways that Julian wants to be but often isn't, and Hayden wants to give her the world for it. Eilidh also often serves as Hayden's lifeline during training exercises, without her telepathy, it'd be hard to check into Team Comms with a velociraptor's voicebox. Eilidh's relative lack of combat ability on top makes Hayden feel like she needs to be protected, and Hayden is more than ready to dino-out and do the job.

Varo Yelkian:

Hana Hazard:

Gabriella Rivero: Gabi is another team member that Hayden feels babied by. Deep down, Hayden knows she doesn't mean it, but Gabi has a tendency to patronizingly old-splain the basics of heroism, even after Hayden's years of experience alongside Captain Marvel. Gabi's not-so-private complaints to Luthor about Hayden's combat readiness also don't do her any favors; between this and her often pronoun flubs (which Hayden would take on the chin for anyone else) and Hayden is often inches away from exploding at her. Still, Gabi does have her good moments. Hayden feels closest to her when she uses her weather abilities to help Hayden practice difficult Pteranodon flights. In the air, wordlessly, they feel in sync with Gabi.

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So... Who wants a pet dinosaur?

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So who's everyones favourite characters (other than their own, bonus points on why)?

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@Bork Lazer 's Platypus steals the show. Somehow Bork can make me laugh like no one else on this site, like he did with this drunken masterpiece (also, for funny sheets, I have to mention this from @rocketrobie2). Playtpus is so cool because it takes a genuinely funny joke concept and then goes on to elevate it into a real character that's got a lot of heart to him. This is the sheet that inspired me to join the game. The idea of taking a shitpost idea like that and weaving it into something cool is really appealing to me. If Bork can maintain that mix of comedy and genuine character development in the game (as I'm sure he can), we'll be in for a helluva time.

If I had to pick a character that cannot lay eggs, I'm going with @ML 's Boxbender. The stranger the power the more I tend to like a concept, and this guy's power is certainly out of the box. Add to that the fact that he's more or less a normal joe in a world of cyborgs, aliens, and alien-cyborgs, does a lot to sell the concept for me, he's positioned to be a wonderful straight man.

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The below character started as a shitpost. I'm not really sure how much of a shitpost it is anymore.

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^{"All it takes for evil to prosper is for a good dinosaur to sit by and do nothing!"}

Hayden is unsure of his origins. She suspects that her birth parents are missing, or dead, or both. Though he acknowledges the outside possibility that she doesn't have proper parents at all...

Let's back up. Hayden's earliest memory is being in the 'care' (or lack thereof) of one Doctor Thaddeus Sivana. Hayden has thus far been unsuccessful in determining how he got there in the first place, but she suspects he may have even been a test-tube baby of Sivana's personal design (though, the more Hayden thinks on this possibility, the less the timelines of it all make sense...) . This time in Hayden's life is a haze, being subjected to experiments both scientific and magical as Sivana used his new ward to search for some means to defeat his nemesis, Captain Marvel.

These experiments caused Hayden's abilities to distort over the years, blurring the lines between magic, science, and the metagene. Originally Hayden's powers were closer to that of Beast Boy, but Sivana's endless tinkering rendered the youth's abilities into the dinosaur focused form they take today.

But Sivana's labs were no place for a growing dinosaur. By age 11, Hayden had mustered enough power and control to transform herself into a T-Rex and escape while Sivana tangled with Captain Marvel in another portion of the facility. Following his time in Sivana's labs, Hayden would develop something of a friendship with Captain Marvel, after the hero stopped him from using her abilities to almost level Fawcett City High.

For a time, Hayden adventured alongside the Captain, using his abilities to thwart small time Fawcett crooks with hordes of ankle-biting micro-raptors to help save the day. To the people of Fawcett City, Dino-Man was Captain Marvel's boyish ward, a reputation that would chafe as Hayden grew into a teenager. For this reason, Hayden has set off to pursue her own path of paleontological justice -- too young to be considered for Titans membership, it is a path that has lead him into direct contact with the Renegades.

A B I L I T I E S:

Dinosaur Transmogrification: Thanks to Doctor Sivana's experiments, in a process that is one part science and one part magic, Dino-Man can transform objects and even himself into dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. These transformations seem to be based more on Hayden's perception than any scientific interpretation of dinosaurs -- for instance, velociraptors generated by her ability more closely resemble those from Jurassic Park than the actual dinosaur.

The dinosaurs Hayden creates are unrestricted in species, but are capped in their abilities and size by the material being used. While Hayden could create a T-Rex from a paperclip, the resultant dino would have the size and rough durability of said paperclip. As well, the larger the object being transformed, the more of a toll it takes on Hayden. A paperclip T-Rex is no problem, but transmogrifying an SUV into a Triceratops would leave her more than winded.

Hayden seems to be able to surpass these material restrictions for his personal transformations, able to warp her own body into whatever shape and size is needed for his desired dinosaur. However, stretching too far beyond her original size is one of the most taxing ways his power can be used, with single transformations into large dinosaurs typically wiping her out.

To maintain her abilities Hayden has to consume a prodigious amount of calories, with this intake scaling dependent on the extent to which Hayden has used his abilities. Hayden has been recorded to eat as much as 40,000 calories in a single day, rivaling the intake of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

Hayden is motivated by a sense of individualism. After his experiences in Sivana's lab, Hayden wants to live her own life as he sees fit, without the tight controls and cages of her former life. As well, despite his admiration of Captain Marvel, more and more Hayden finds herself wanting to stand out as his own superhero, and feels the Renegades can give her the space to do just that.

A lot of this motivation comes from the fact that Hayden doesn't feel like he's "earned" her powers. Captain Marvel had to be pure of heart and an exemplary hero to achieve his abilities, but by comparison, Hayden had to... Get poked by needles a bunch. While Hayden is far from feeling that his powers are a curse or anything, but he feels that by wielding them, its her duty to use them for the greater good.

In terms of my motivations as a writer here, I'm not as available as many of the other creators in this thread, so I'm trying to create Hayden as something of a compromise. Here's a character that's probably too young to be in hero business in the first place, and thus can be written out as needed without it feeling too narratively dissonant. I see Hayden as much more of a support or secondary character than the other members of the team. Were this the Young Justice show, he'd be left with relatively little screen time. Ideally, Hayden will be best used to support other player characters in their arcs and GMs in their plot machinations.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

-Despite her gender fluidity, Hayden's superhero name is always Dino-Man, regardless of his gender at a given moment.

-In actual RP Hayden likely won't be switching pronouns as often as in this sheet. Here I just tried to intentionally vary them as much as possible to get used to switching in the first place.

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The Platypus: fuck yeah

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So many character submissions. I am feeling disheartened.

@Skwint

Sounds like quitter talk to me. If Bork can submit a freakin' Platypus, I'm sure you're chillin.

I probably don't have the time to join this one, but wanted to pop in and say I enjoy all the character concepts we've seen so far. Will probably be reading along with the thread, this looks like it'll be one hell of a time.

Rogue Continuum: The Singularity Crisis (A DC and Marvel RP)

So, I post this sheet here knowing it probably should be rejected on the basis of being too anime for this sort of a thing, but I've always had the urge to at least try to submit a character from this universe to one of these comic book games. All I hope for is an honest consideration, even if it ends in a no. I can whip up another sheet for another character in no time, no problem.

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Jotaro Kujo has been saving the world in one way or another since he was just eighteen. He is a member of the Joestar family, a long lineage of heroes dating back to the late 1800s. As a youth, Jotaro was a delinquent, picking frequent fights and shirking his responsibilities in favor of chasing his own nebulous quest for anything more meaningful than his education.

Jotaro found his attention focused in the 1988 by the resurgence of Dio Brando, an ancient enemy of the Joestar family. Together with his Grandfather Joseph, Jotaro would become a founding member of the Stardust Crusaders, a group of metahumans all possessing the unique power of the Stand -- and all with a grudge against Dio. Together, the Crusaders travelled the world, battling other Stand users while enroute to Dio's lair.

Eventually, the Crusaders arrived in Egypt, and shortly thereafter, reach Dio's mansion. In a climactic confrontation that claimed the lives of several Crusaders, Jotaro would narrowly overcome the abilities of Dio's Stand, The World, and vanquish the ancient evil once and for all.

After his adventures in Egypt, Jotaro retreated from the world of superheroics to pursue his degree in Marine Biology, with which he would find employment in the Speedwagon Foundation, a science facility and research team owned and operated by friends of the family. In addition to his duties as staff biologist, The Speedwagon Foundation frequently solicited Jotaro's assistance in a number of minor conflicts with enemy Stand users along with that of fellow Crusader Jean Polnareff.

Jotaro's life would change again while visiting his Grandfather in New York City. Jotaro, alongside a cavalcade of costumed heroes including Captain America and Black Canary fought to repel the invasion of the Chitauri, alien invaders invited to the planet by Loki, lie smith. Jotaro became a founding member of the Avengers, if somewhat reluctantly. As an Avenger, Jotaro was only summoned in times of great need, in accordance with his wishes, leading to his participation in battles against Darkseid, Starro, and even a one time standoff against the Incredible Hulk.

During his Avenging days, Jotaro sired a daughter, Jolyne, and began building a family of his own. A family that Mojo would rip him away from. Jotaro has freshly arrived to Mojoworld, hiding his stand, Star Platinum, in reserve for the right opportunity...

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Essentially, the idea here is JoJo x Marvel x DC, merging all three universes into one fairly cohesive canon. The Marvel and DC portions of this universe are mostly standard, except for the fact that a number of heroes are actually Stand users instead of conventional metahumans (for instance, Spider-Man wields the Stand, Sultan of Swing). As for the JoJos universe, the Joestars are considered pillars of the hero community, with The Stardust Crusaders being considered one of the world's first superhero teams. Essentially, imagine a Marvel/DC One Universe that the Joestars have always been a part of, while still more or less following their own canon, with specifics like team rosters nonwithstanding.

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Stands for Non JoJo Fans - A Quick Guide

JoJo's main power system is the use of Stand abilities, strange metahuman abilities that tend to manifest themselves as bizarre ghosts that are often emblematic of some trait or another of their user. Stand powers tend to be strange if not outright bizarre, with some Stands being able to perform odd, esoteric abilities, like the power to to make anything into a zipper.

Most find themselves incapable of developing Stands, which are only rarely granted at birth. Mostly, Stand development results from contact with an extradimensional virus found on the so-called 'Stand Arrows' -- if the virus doesn't kill you first.

Some general rules about Stands are:

-Stands can stand a short distance separate from the user (hence the name) or be used as an extension of the user's body, as a kind of ghost-skin over their form.

-Any damage taken by the Stand is reflected by damage to its user. To kill or injure a Stand is to do the same to its user.

-Lastly, Stands are invisible to most normal humans. In traditional JoJo canon, only fellow Stand users can perceive Stands, but here I think it makes sense to include Metahumans, Aliens, and particularly aware humans as people that are also able to see Stands.

Jotaro's Stand, Star Platinum, is a blue/purple punching ghost that vaguely resembles Jotaro's Great Great Grandfather, Johnathan Joestar. It is, thankfully, one of the simpler Stands. Star Platinum is superhumanly strong, fast, and incredibly precise, to the point that Star Platinum can easily grab pistol rounds fired at point blank range. In addition, Star Platinum's most powerful ability is The World, the ability to utterly freeze time for ~3 seconds at a given usage.

-Pitching an anime character to a Marvel/DC game is a really big ask, I know; its almost a taboo in the comic RP scene around here. I realize and accept that this severely hinders this character's chance of acceptance, but I thank you for reading this far into the sheet anyway.

-So, this is standard Jotaro set against standard Marvel and DC. What gives? Aren't we supposed to get a little elseworld with it? I decided to leave the settings I'm blending here in neutral form so that the admittedly strange crossover goes down a little smoother.

-What I'm trying to achieve with this character in this game comes down to the fact that I've always kind of put my feelings about JoJo and my feelings about superhero media right next to each other in my noggin. I think that ultimately JoJos Bizarre Adventure is just another take on the foundations of the superhero genre -- beautiful men in silly outfits battling each other with otherworldly powers. To me, it seems like a natural fit. As well, JJBA is a series deeply concerned with legacy, family, fate, and even the multiverse itself. I think playing with those themes in a setting where you don't typically see this character alongside characters that you definitely haven't seen him with could be a jolly good time.

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^{"Good grief..."}

Jotaro Kujo has been saving the world in one way or another since he was just eighteen. He is a member of the Joestar family, a long lineage of heroes dating back to the late 1800s. As a youth, Jotaro was a delinquent, picking frequent fights and shirking his responsibilities in favor of chasing his own nebulous quest for anything more meaningful than his education.

Jotaro found his attention focused in the 1988 by the resurgence of Dio Brando, an ancient enemy of the Joestar family. Together with his Grandfather Joseph, Jotaro would become a founding member of the Stardust Crusaders, a group of metahumans all possessing the unique power of the Stand -- and all with a grudge against Dio. Together, the Crusaders travelled the world, battling other Stand users while enroute to Dio's lair.

Eventually, the Crusaders arrived in Egypt, and shortly thereafter, reach Dio's mansion. In a climactic confrontation that claimed the lives of several Crusaders, Jotaro would narrowly overcome the abilities of Dio's Stand, The World, and vanquish the ancient evil once and for all.

After his adventures in Egypt, Jotaro retreated from the world of superheroics to pursue his degree in Marine Biology, with which he would find employment in the Speedwagon Foundation, a science facility and research team owned and operated by friends of the family. In addition to his duties as staff biologist, The Speedwagon Foundation frequently solicited Jotaro's assistance in a number of minor conflicts with enemy Stand users along with that of fellow Crusader Jean Polnareff.

Jotaro's life would change again while visiting his Grandfather in New York City. Jotaro, alongside a cavalcade of costumed heroes including Captain America and Black Canary fought to repel the invasion of the Chitauri, alien invaders invited to the planet by Loki, lie smith. Jotaro became a founding member of the Avengers, if somewhat reluctantly. As an Avenger, Jotaro was only summoned in times of great need, in accordance with his wishes, leading to his participation in battles against Darkseid, Starro, and even a one time standoff against the Incredible Hulk.

During his Avenging days, Jotaro sired a daughter, Jolyne, and began building a family of his own. A family that Mojo would rip him away from. Jotaro has freshly arrived to Mojoworld, hiding his stand, Star Platinum, in reserve for the right opportunity...

W O R L D B A C K G R O U N D:

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Essentially, the idea here is JoJo x Marvel x DC, merging all three universes into one fairly cohesive canon. The Marvel and DC portions of this universe are mostly standard, except for the fact that a number of heroes are actually Stand users instead of conventional metahumans (for instance, Spider-Man wields the Stand, Sultan of Swing). As for the JoJos universe, the Joestars are considered pillars of the hero community, with The Stardust Crusaders being considered one of the world's first superhero teams. Essentially, imagine a Marvel/DC One Universe that the Joestars have always been a part of, while still more or less following their own canon, with specifics like team rosters nonwithstanding.

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Stands for Non JoJo Fans - A Quick Guide

JoJo's main power system is the use of Stand abilities, strange metahuman abilities that tend to manifest themselves as bizarre ghosts that are often emblematic of some trait or another of their user. Stand powers tend to be strange if not bizarre, with some Stands being able to perform odd, esoteric abilities, like the power to to make anything into a zipper.

Most find themselves incapable of developing Stands, which are only rarely granted at birth. Mostly, Stand development results from contact with an extradimensional virus found on the so-called 'Stand Arrows' -- if the virus doesn't kill you first.

Some general rules about Stands are:

-Stands can stand separately from the user (hence the name) or be used as an extension of the user's body, as a kind of ghost-skin over their form.

-Any damage taken by the Stand is reflected by damage to its user. To kill or injure a Stand is to do the same to its user.

-Lastly, Stands are invisible to most normal humans. In traditional JoJo canon, only fellow Stand users can perceive Stands, but here I think it makes sense to include Metahumans, Aliens, and particularly aware humans as people that are also able to see Stands.

Jotaro's Stand, Star Platinum, is a blue/purple punching ghost that vaguely resembles Jotaro's Great Great Grandfather, Johnathan Joestar. It is, thankfully, one of the simpler Stands. Star Platinum is superhumanly strong, fast, and incredibly precise, to the point that Star Platinum can easily grab point blank pistol rounds. In addition, Star Platinum's most powerful ability is The World, the ability to utterly freeze time for ~3 seconds at a given usage.

-Pitching an anime character to a Marvel/DC game is a really big ask, I know; its almost a taboo in the comic RP scene around here. I realize and accept that this severely hinders this character's chance of acceptance, but I thank you for reading this far into the sheet anyway.

-So, this is standard Jotaro set against standard Marvel and DC. What gives? Aren't we supposed to get a little elseworld with it? I decided to leave the settings I'm blending here in neutral form so that the admittedly strange crossover goes down a little smoother.

-What I'm trying to achieve with this character in this game comes down to the fact that I've always kind of put my feelings about JoJo and my feelings about superhero media right next to each other in my noggin. I think that ultimately JoJos Bizarre Adventure is just another take on the foundations of the superhero genre -- beautiful men in silly outfits battling each other with otherworldly powers. To me, it seems like a natural fit. As well, JJBA is a series deeply concerned with legacy, family, fate, and even the multiverse itself. I think playing with those themes in a setting where you don't typically see this character alongside characters that you definitely haven't seen him with could be a jolly good time.

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The below character started as a shitpost. I'm not really sure how much of a shitpost it is anymore.

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C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

D I N O - M A N

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C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

^{"All it takes for evil to prosper is for a good dinosaur to sit by and do nothing!"}

Hayden is unsure of his origins. She suspects that her birth parents are missing, or dead, or both. Though he acknowledges the outside possibility that she doesn't have proper parents at all...

Let's back up. Hayden's earliest memory is being in the 'care' (or lack thereof) of one Doctor Thaddeus Sivana. Hayden has thus far been unsuccessful in determining how he got there in the first place, but she suspects he may have even been a test-tube baby of Sivana's personal design (though, the more Hayden thinks on this possibility, the less the timelines of it all make sense...) . This time in Hayden's life is a haze, being subjected to experiments both scientific and magical as Sivana used his new ward to search for some means to defeat his nemesis, Captain Marvel.

These experiments caused Hayden's abilities to distort over the years, blurring the lines between magic, science, and the metagene. Originally Hayden's powers were closer to that of Beast Boy, but Sivana's endless tinkering rendered the youth's abilities into the dinosaur focused form they take today.

But Sivana's labs were no place for a growing dinosaur. By age 11, Hayden had mustered enough power and control to transform herself into a T-Rex and escape while Sivana tangled with Captain Marvel in another portion of the facility. Following his time in Sivana's labs, Hayden would develop something of a friendship with Captain Marvel, after the hero stopped him from using her abilities to almost level Fawcett City High. For a time, Hayden adventured alongside the Captain, using his abilities to thwart small time Fawcett crooks with hordes of ankle-biting micro-raptors to help save the day. To the people of Fawcett City, Dino-Man was Captain Marvel's boyish ward, a reputation that would chafe as Hayden grew into a teenager. For this reason, Hayden has set off to pursue her own path of paleontological justice -- too young to be considered for Titans membership, it is a path that has lead him into direct contact with the Renegades.

A B I L I T I E S:

Dinosaur Transmogrification: Thanks to Doctor Sivana's experiments, in a process that is one part science and one part magic, Dino-Man can transform objects and even himself into dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. These transformations seem to be based more on Hayden's perception than any scientific interpretation of dinosaurs -- for instance, velociraptors generated by her ability more closely resemble those from Jurassic Park than the actual dinosaur.

The dinosaurs Hayden creates are unrestricted in species, but are capped in their abilities and size by the material being used. While Hayden could create a T-Rex from a paperclip, the resultant dino would have the size and rough durability of said paperclip. As well, the larger the object being transformed, the more of a toll it takes on Hayden. A paperclip T-Rex is no problem, but transmogrifying an SUV into a Triceratops would leave her more than winded.

Hayden seems to be able to surpass these material restrictions for his personal transformations, able to warp her own body into whatever shape and size is needed for his desired dinosaur. However, stretching too far beyond her original size is one of the most taxing ways his power can be used, with single transformations into large dinosaurs typically wiping her out.

To maintain her abilities Hayden has to consume a prodigious amount of calories, with this intake scaling dependent on the extent to which Hayden has used his abilities. Hayden has been recorded to eat as much as 40,000 calories in a single day, rivaling the intake of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

Hayden is motivated by a sense of individualism. After his experiences in Sivana's lab, Hayden wants to live her own life as he sees fit, without the tight controls and cages of her former life. As well, despite his admiration of Captain Marvel, more and more Hayden finds herself wanting to stand out as his own superhero, and feels the Renegades can give her the space to do just that.

A lot of this motivation comes from the fact that Hayden doesn't feel like he's "earned" her powers. Captain Marvel had to be pure of heart and an exemplary hero to achieve his abilities, but by comparison, Hayden had to... Get poked by needles a bunch. While Hayden is far from feeling that his powers are a curse or anything, but he feels that by wielding them, its her duty to use them for the greater good.

In terms of my motivations as a writer here, I'm not as available as many of the other creators in this thread, so I'm trying to create Hayden as something of a compromise. Here's a character that's probably too young to be in hero business in the first place, and thus can be written out as needed without it feeling too narratively dissonant. I see Hayden as much more of a support or secondary character than the other members of the team. Were this the Young Justice show, he'd be left with relatively little screen time. Ideally, Hayden will be best used tp support other player characters in their arcs and GMs in their plot machinations.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

-Despite her gender fluidity, Hayden's superhero name is always Dino-Man, regardless of his gender at a given moment.

-In actual RP Hayden likely won't be switching pronouns as often as in this sheet. Here I just tried to intentionally vary them as much as possible to get used to switching in the first place.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S:

The Platypus: fuck yeah

Variety Hour: An Absolute Comics Roleplay

SPIDER-MAN: THE DISTANCE

Issue 3

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New York City, NY

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Jameson’s article had come out faster than Peter expected it would, pumped into the heart of the city and then outward to its fringes. “Man-Spider Attacks Bugle Office, Assaults NYPD”. A sterling review of his first real endeavor, and they couldn’t even get his name right. At least paintbrush-head nailed the hyphen. Still, he had to spend the last God knows how many hours swinging through the streets and making double sure people knew what his real name was. If Jameson wouldn’t speak to him, maybe the city would.

Peter swung and released, switching hands and trying to cram the rest of his egg and cheese sandwich into his mouth, tracking it with half-lidded eyes. He tasted the wax of deli paper and hacked out a cough, wrenching a turn around the Manhattan Municipal Building. The tendrils of his mask snaked back around his mouth and he dropped a dozen feet, pulling a saliva-stained strand of paper from his mouth and letting it catch on the New York Wind. Gross. Another webline dragged him back into the sky and he was flying again.

He landed on a rooftop and pushed off of it, sailing clean past the flagpole he aimed for. Nuts. A web shot back out from his wrists and he hung there like a limp fish, listing in the gentle breeze. His sigh turned into a yawn and he pulled himself up, hand over hand, back to the top. Get it together, Parker. You’ve still got all of Harlem to look through. Joy, joy, joy… The neighborhood spread before him in a grey-brown haze, struggling out of the swirling miasma of the cracked streets below. Every building slumped into the next, devoid of any definition but for the inky blackness that swirled between them, crackling and bubbling and...

Peter shook his head and rubbed his temples, willing the sleep out of his system. The hard edges and definition came back to the place, solidifying out of the darkness. He let his breath go and focused on the rhythms of his costume. Tendrils of black fiber interlaced with one another, infinitely dense yet impossibly fine, all prehensile. They stood up all across his body, quivering in the biting wind. Through their vibrations, he began to feel it all coming in. The brickwork of the building behind him, lacing down and outward to the painted concrete a hundred feet below him. This was his web, spreading in and around him as he waited, focused, waiting for anything to trip his Spider-Sense. Somewhere at the edge, he felt the fringe of some grander presence, with a kind of gravity to it, dragging on his fibers, pulling him closer. It felt cool and metal and warm and fleshy all it once. It was legs and arms and a grand throne suspended in some network of webs, and -- Peter’s senses flinched all at once. Two blocks away, due north, brush of gunmetal against elastic waistband. Screams. There.

The twang of the flagpole echoed through the neighborhood as Peter threw himself into the air, firing two webs and slingshotting himself a half block ahead. He was a spider, skittering ahead and squeaking across dirty windows as he closed on his prey. He was silhouetted against the black concrete, a deep blue hoodie pressing a gun into the back of a passerby. He hadn’t heard Spider-Man yet. Good.

The suit sprang across the concrete as he landed, cushioning the fall and sending spikes of force deep into the earth. Before the mugger had time to turn around, Peter was upon him, throwing him into the air and following, dragging him on a webline; higher, higher. Peter put his whole body into it, flinging the crook up ahead and stumbling, but running up the building all the same. Spider-Man was on the edge of the rooftop and the gunman hung in the air, a dark stain against the shining beauty of the moon.

Then he was falling. Peter snatched him from the precipice of death, hand snapping on the man’s collar. The fabric ripped and he fell further inches, and then he dropped again, his scream blasting Peter’s eardrums. Goddamnit. He forced his eyes open and webline snapped to the man’s back.

“Oh God, oh Jesus, I--” The gunman stumbled over his words and pinwheeled in the sky, kicking at nothing.

“Shhhhh.” Peter said, again rubbing his temples. It felt good to close his eyes, just for a moment. “People are sleeping, man.” He pulled the thug up, bit by bit, as he swung and grasped wildly at the hair of webbing between him and death.

“Are-are you that, that...?” He was breathless, straining, eyes locked on the stark ground beneath him.

”Yeah, Amazing Spider-Man, jazz hands, blah blah.” Peter mumbled. He the webline to the edge of the building, crawling down to get a good look at the man. Huge, white, featureless bug eyes met his pair of dull browns and he squirmed, trying to wedge his way further back into the window. His piece had been lost in the climb, now probably shattered somewhere down through a hundred yards of freefall. Peter found himself staring into the cheap fabrics of the man’s coat, mesmerized by the simple patterns of the man’s coat, deeper and deeper and darker and -- his eyes shot open, and he sucked in a breath.

”I probably need to get through a lot of these tonight, so, yeah. Don’t make me, I don’t know, drop you or something. That’s what that Bat-dude from Gotham does, right?” Spider-Man stifled a yawn and tapped the man on his forehead and he jerked back, slamming his head against the glass.

“Don’t kill me!” He screamed. Peter blinked slowly, tuning out the screams and focusing on the weight in his eyelids. A response fought out of his consciousness.

”Just… Just keep your pants on. Guy robs a wrestling tournament a few days ago, shoots an old man on his way out. Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious, I just want to send him a postcard.” Peter groaned.

The robber shook his head back and forth, “No no man! No! That’s Tombstone’s racket, I don’t fuck with that!”

“Tombstone, I keep hearing that name. Spooky. Am I gonna have to fight Boris Karloff in a graveyard or something?”

The man looked at Spider-Man, as if for the first time. His skin was clouded, somehow darker than black, with impossibly long thin lips twisting into a smile that curled beyond the edge of his face and up into the very back of his jaw, rippling open to a mouth of jagged teeth that poked out at every angle. Eyes the color of curdled milk pierced through the lenses of Spider-Man’s mask, staring back at the boy beneath.

“Pe-ter Parr-ker.” Fluid the color of death drained from the man’s mouth and Peter jerked backward, stumbling down the wall, fighting to keep his grip and yet staggering, falling. He slammed a boot through the plate glass as he tried to regain his footing, scraping at the wall with his hands.

The thug flinched and closed his eyes as the sound of breaking glass erupted, trying to hide his head in his chest and throwing up his arms to cover himself. Everything was normal again. The thug was curled into a ball, backed as far against the window as he could be.

The suit vibrated around Peter, gradually coming to a halt as Peter fought to uncurl the balls his fists had wounded themselves into, going back up the sheer glass of the wall. One foot at a time. What was that? He was dimly aware of a buzz against his skin, his phone pressed tight against him in the fabric of his suit.

“I uh… I gotta take this. Take five.” A web sealed the thug’s mouth shut and Peter crossed onto the rooftop from the side, pulling his phone out from a web of cascading fibers. He answered.

”Peter?” May’s voice shook and crackled over the receiver.

“Uh, hey, Aunt May. Sorry I--”

“Oh thank God! Peter Benjamin Parker, where have you been?”

“Just uh… Just catching some air, May, I--”

“I’ve been worried sick!”

“May, it’s just a little--”

“It’s been three days Peter! I’ve been calling Anna Watson and Captain Stacy and I’ve been fighting like hell to get on the phone with Norman Osborn!”

May’s voice faded into the background of his thoughts. Three days? Impossible. He’d only been out… How many criminals had he shaken down? How long had it been since…?

”--and with that Spider-Man character on the loose! You’re coming home this instant, young man! Where have you been!?”

”I -- I’m sorry, I... Uh. It’s uh… It’s a long story, Aunt May, I--”

“No excuses, Peter! And with your Uncle in the hospital, I--” Peter could hear her shaking her head over the line. “We’re going to have a long talk when you get home. Right away.”

“Okay… I’m almost home. I’ll see you soon. I love you.” Peter couldn’t feel the words coming out of his mouth as he ended the call, not waiting for a response. Three days. Three days. It felt like hours. He thought back on it, crawling through the docks, swinging low through Hell’s Kitchen as the sun crested over the horizon. Three days, gone. Three days less for Ben. And nothing to show for it but a name. Tombstone.

Seventy-two hours of Spider-Man… Where does the time go?