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Infinity Comics: The Most Dangerous Game

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EARTH ONE

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GREEN ARROW

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| IDENTITY |

• Oliver Queen
• Green Arrow

| ORIGIN & BACKSTORY |

1981-2004: Queen

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• 1981 | Oliver Queen is born to billionaire philanthropist Robert Queen and his wife, Moira, in Star City, California.

• 1988 | Oliver takes up an interest in archery. Delighted, Robert begins teaching him whenever he can, also hiring the best teacher money can buy.

• 1994 | Oliver begins high school, attending Brentwood Academy alongside his best friend, Tommy Merlyn. It’s there that he meets Hal Jordan. The three remain firm friends throughout their secondary education.

• 1996 | At the age of fifteen, Oliver is no longer the avid archer his father wanted him to be, instead taking interest in girls, partying and irresponsibility, spurred on by Tommy. Disappointed, his father takes the then eighteen year-old Simon Lacroix under his wing, making him his protégé.

• 2000 | Oliver and Tommy fall out of touch with Hal, who, after graduating, begins actively pursuing a career in the Air Force.

• 2000 | Oliver breaks up with his girlfriend, Sandra Hawke, after finding out that she’s pregnant. Feeling unready to be a father, he instead sends two million dollars to her new home in San Francisco.

• 2004 | Having witnessed his son’s shameful behaviour as a young adult, Robert sends Oliver to a Queen Industries oil rig in the North China Sea, assigning him to clerical work. Oliver, always the wild socialite, is quick to turn the rig into a party site. Such a party would see his fall from grace, as oil-thieving terrorists attack the rig, intending to take it over. Armed with a bow he’d used to entertain partygoers, Oliver resolved to confront the terrorist leader, believing himself capable enough to defuse the situation. However, a shot that managed to knock a detonator from the terrorist’s hands also managed to detonate the explosives they’d set, blowing up half of the rig and killing most of its inhabitants, including Tommy. Flung into the cold seawater with nothing but his bow, Oliver washes up on the shore of Lian Yu, a deserted island with seemingly no other occupants. Oliver has arrived at his purgatory.

2004-2009: Purgatory

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• 2004 | Oliver spends much of his first year on Lian Yu surviving, building shelters and hunting food with nothing but his bow and arrows constructed of wood and stone.

• 2004 | Oliver runs into his first bout of trouble on the island, in the form of drug smugglers lead by the infamous crime lord, Chien Na Wei, better known as China White. Discovering their poppy fields, grown and maintained by workers against their will, Oliver takes the fight to China, burning the crops. In retaliation, China has the workers rounded up and killed, leaving their bodies for Oliver to find. She then leaves the island, taking away the only means Oliver had of escape.

• 2005 | The Queen scion’s second year on the island opens with his kidnapping at the hands of mercenaries, who torture him for weeks on end, wanting to know how he came to be on the island. Despite telling them that he was stranded there, they don’t believe him, opting instead to continue with the torture. Biding his time, he eventually escapes, leading up to a confrontation with the mercenaries’ leader. A brief yet brutal scuffle ends with the leader falling from a cliff to his apparent death. The mercenaries leave soon after.

• 2005 | Robert Queen dies in a helicopter crash while on a trip to the Himalayas.

• 2006 | Natas, an assassin hired by China White, arrives on Lian Yu. Tasked with killing Oliver, he instead opts to train him, impressed by his ferocity and determination. The assassin trains Oliver in a variety of martial arts, all while lying to China about his status. Eventually she grows suspicious and returns to the island, only to be ambushed by Oliver and Natas, who dispatch her men with ease. Fighting China two on one, Oliver has the chance to kill her, but he refuses. Disgusted, Natas deals the killing blow instead before turning on his pupil, disgusted at his weakness. Leaving a weakened and injured Oliver on the sands of Lian Yu, Natas leaves the island, once again taking away Oliver’s only means of escape.

• 2007-2008 | Oliver recovers from the wounds inflicted by Natas, surviving his final two years on the island without much trouble.

• 2009 | In the early stages of January, Oliver manages to gain the attention of a fishing trawler, which takes him to Shanghai. From there he returns to Star City, a changed man. His purgatory is over.

2009-2012: Green Arrow

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• 2009 | Oliver returns home to the news that his father had died four years ago, and that his mother is ailing from cancer. He attempts to reconnect with Hal, but following his disappearance later that year, they fall out of touch.

• 2009 | His mother’s illness taking too much of a toll on her, Oliver is reassured that his father’s old friend and CFO, Walter Steele, is taking care of Queen Industries until he’s ready to take over. The older man offers to teach Oliver all he knows in the line of business, saving him from the hassle of getting his MBA. All the while, Oliver observes how far his city has fallen. It doesn’t take long for him to make a decision.

• 2009 | Green Arrow debuts in Star City, interrupting multiple arms deals in one night. Meanwhile, Oliver regains his pre-island reputation, throwing a massive, scandalous party that throws Walter into a rage.

• 2009 | Ricardo Diaz, leader of Star City’s most powerful criminal empire, becomes increasingly frustrated with Green Arrow’s interferences. Hiring multiple hitmen to take care of the vigilante, his empire ultimately comes tumbling down thanks to Oliver’s efforts.

• 2009 | Confident that Oliver’s ready to take a leadership position in his family’s company, Walter assigns him to Q-Core, Queen Industries’ tech subsidiary.

• 2009 | Daniel Brickwell, better known as Brick, takes advantage of the hole in Star City’s criminal underworld, becoming the city’s most powerful mob boss through intimidation and violence.

• 2009 | Sgt John Diggle of the SCPD contacts Green Arrow, informing him that Brick has managed to tuck police commissioner Brian Nudocerdo into his front pocket. Diggle becomes Oliver's informant within the SCPD.

• 2009 | On Christmas Eve, Brick kidnaps the mayor's daughter. After a night of frantic searching, Oliver finds out that his efforts were fruitless, the young girl turning up at a police station in the Glades, safe and unharmed. Following the kidnapping, the already complacent authorities are scared into submission, allowing Brick free reign within the city.

• 2010 | Oliver interrupts a drug trade negotiated between Brick and mob boss, James MacGowan. Integral to Brick’s game plan, this throws him into a rage. The mob boss sets out to discover Green Arrow’s identity.

• 2010 | Seeking out an old acquaintance, Brick enlists the help of Natas, who immediately tells him who Green Arrow is. However, upon Brick’s request to kill Oliver, Natas refuses and leaves Star City, as if never having been there in the first place.

• 2010 | Armed with knowledge of Green Arrow’s secret identity, Brick kidnaps Oliver’s mother, Moira, in a severely deteriorated state due to her cancer. Enraged, Oliver scours the entire city for her whereabouts, and with Diggle’s help, finds her in a motel, one of many fronts for Brick’s empire. Brick and Green Arrow fight, ending with the crime lord’s apparent death – an explosive tip arrow tends to do that to people.

• 2010 | A thorough investigation following Brick’s death exposes Commissioner Nudocerdo’s corruption. He faces trial and jail time, as do many of his officers.

• 2010 | Star City reels from the Apokolips invasion. Oliver and Hal reunite as they push back Darkseid’s forces as Green Arrow and Green Lantern.They reconnect in the aftermath, often catching up and occasionally teaming up in the years that follow.

• 2010 | Moira Queen loses her battle with cancer.

• 2011 | A mercenary archer going by the Dark Archer openly challenges Green Arrow to a duel on live television, threatening that failure to comply will end with civilian deaths. Oliver accepts the challenge, and only narrowly beats him, who vows that this was not the last they’d see of each other.

• 2011 | Cupid, a crazed archer with an obsession for Green Arrow, murders Star City Triad leader Jin Fang. This marks the beginning of her killing spree as she continues to target those with a vendetta against the Emerald Archer. Oliver and Diggle eventually track her down, and Carrie Cutter is arrested and pleads for insanity for multiple counts of murder.

• 2011 | Green Arrow meets the vigilante known as Black Canary (Dinah Lance) in his first meeting with the Justice League. What starts as a friendship soon develops into romance, and their love for each other quickly grows.

• 2011 | Feeling uncomfortable with living in the Queen Mansion, Oliver buys an apartment within Star City, converting the manor into the Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth. Walter tells Oliver that his parents would be proud of him.

• 2011 | Roy Harper, archery aficionado, turns up at the Moira Queen Home’s doorstep. Oliver takes an instant liking to him, offering to give the boy archery lessons. Unbeknownst to him, that’s all it takes for Roy to figure out his secret identity.

• 2012 | Diggle leaves the SCPD, becoming Oliver’s “bodyguard”.

• 2012 | As Oliver engages in battle with a mercenary known as Big Game, Roy interferes, wanting to help. After the criminal’s apprehended, Oliver berates Roy, but the teenager doesn’t flinch, explaining that all he wants is to help people by the Green Arrow’s side. Oliver reluctantly agrees to train him, preparing him for the field.

2012-2014: Speedy

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• 2012 | A new drug arrives at Star City, its street name, Vertigo. As more and more people are found dead from the narcotic, Oliver, Diggle and Dinah rush to find its supplier. After weeks of searching, Oliver enlists the help of a Q-Core employee, Felicity Smoak. Growing desperate from the rising body count, he reveals his identity to her, and asks for her help. Her ingenuity with technology eventually brings them a lead – all the way in Eastern Europe. The country of Vlatava. Its monarch, Werner Zytle, going by Count Vertigo, uses the money his criminal dealings bring to fund his small nation, unsympathetic to those he hurts in the process. Oliver begins planning a raid on Zytle’s mountainside compound, all while Roy insists that he comes along. Speedy debuts in Vlatava as Team Arrow conducts an attack on Vertigo’s compound, effectively ending his operations – but not before falling victim to his “Vertigo Effect” – emitted by a machine built into his head.

• 2012 | Roy becomes a member of the first Teen Titans.

• 2012 | Oliver fires Henry Fyff, an employee at Q-Core who’d been allegedly stalking Felicity.

• 2013 | Merlyn returns to Star City, hired to kill several high-profile figures in the city council by the Elevast Corporation’s CEO, Martin Somers, in retaliation for their refusal to allow the construction of the Star Center, a multi-storey complex that would span over fifteen city blocks, which would see hundreds of residents face eviction. Green Arrow, Black Canary and Speedy intervene, and Merlyn reveals himself to be none other than Malcolm Merlyn, father to Tommy Merlyn and one of Robert Queen’s closest friends prior to a falling out months before his death. Merlyn escapes, but Somers is arrested, and Elevast falls under new ownership.

• 2013 | While on patrol, Speedy runs into a woman calling herself Red Dart, a bank robber with a dangerous skill set. Roy manages to beat her with ease.

• 2014 | Oliver reveals his plan to propose to Dinah to Diggle and Roy. The two encourage him, but he scares himself from doing it, hiding the ring in the Quiver.

• 2014 | Walter calls Oliver up to Queen Industries. Once there, Walter tells Oliver just how frustrated he is at the man’s frequent absences from the company, calling him irresponsible. Oliver agrees, and hands over all responsibilities involving Queen Industries back to him.

• 2014 | Constantine Drakon, an assassin for hire, attempts to take Walter’s life. Green Arrow and Speedy intervene, and after a brief scuffle Drakon escapes, not to be seen again.

• 2014 | Oliver falls back into old habits as tension between himself and Felicity reaches boiling point. The two have a one night stand, consuming Oliver with guilt. Felicity leaves Team Arrow, apologising to Dinah – leaving the Canary to seek an explanation as to what she’s sorry for. Oliver has no choice but to tell her, and Dinah leaves for Gotham the next day, heartbroken.

• 2014 | After losing his girlfriend and his company, Oliver leaves Star City, seeking to find himself. He ends up in an ashram monastery in Napa Valley, where he meets a teenager by the name of Connor Hawke.

2014-2015: Hawke

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• 2014 | The truth about Oliver and Connor’s relation is quick to come out, and the two spend much of their time at the monastery trying to make up for lost time. It comes to light that Connor is also a natural with the bow, and Oliver is ecstatic, more than happy to help his son improve. All the while they are taught the way of the Buddha by Master Jansen, helping Oliver find himself and Connor to find some level of peace within. Despite his best efforts, Oliver can’t get Connor to tell him what happened to his mother.

• 2014 | Lian Harper is born to Roy and assassin, Jade Nguyen. Unready to raise a child while in her current profession, Jade hands over custody to Roy, who makes Oliver Lian’s godfather – and an uncle.

• 2015 | After six months at the ashram, Oliver returns to Star City with Connor in tow. He once again dons the hood of Green Arrow, taking the weight of responsibility off of Roy, who stood in as Arsenal while he was away. Behind the scenes he continues to train Connor, who wishes to follow in his father’s footsteps.

• 2015 | Oliver returns to Queen Industries. Walter, weary from their last meeting, once again grants him control of only Q-Core, not wanting to let Oliver’s “rashness” to be the cause of Queen Industries’ downfall.

• 2015 | Despite Connor’s protests, Oliver enrols him at Larchmont High School.

• 2015 | In need of a tech guy to replace Felicity, Oliver tracks down Henry Fyff, the same man that he fired for, as she claimed, stalking her. He finds Fyff working at his family-owned Chinese takeout restaurant and recruits him to the cause.

• 2015 | Green Arrow breaks up a dogfighting ring, rescuing an apparent half-wolf dog that was injured in his fight. Oliver takes him home and nurses him back to health. He calls him George.

• 2015 | Lex Luthor announces that he’s running for president, and Oliver is less than happy.

• 2015 | Oliver catches wind of a human trafficking ring being run in Star City. After investigation by both him and Fyff, they find the head perpetrator: a mercenary by the name of Edward Fyers, leader of a large mercenary group. After confronting him, Oliver finds out that Fyers was hired to run the operation by none other than Count Vertigo as a means to draw him out. Before he can leave, Zytle steps out from the shadows and blasts him with his Vertigo Effect, knocking the archer unconscious. A day passes, and Connor, worried for his father, enlists the help of Diggle and Fyff to track him down. They do, and Connor single-handedly incapacitates Vertigo, proving himself more than capable in the field. Oliver grudgingly, if a bit proudly, allows Connor to accompany him on patrols afterwards.

• 2015 | An assassin known as Onomatopoeia leaves a trail of bodies on his way to Star City – each of them a non-powered vigilante. He makes his next targets Green Arrow and his new partner, Red Arrow (Connor), managing to shoot the latter. As Connor is rushed to the hospital, a distraught Oliver nearly kills Onomatopoeia, who manages to escape by the breadth of his hair. When Connor recovers, Oliver lets him know that he will no longer allow him to go out into the field – and that his decision is final. No argument, from either Connor or Diggle, changes his mind.

• 2015 | Green Arrow rescues a fifteen year-old girl by the name of Mia Dearden from a local councilman who paid her pimp, David, for a night of privacy. Oliver refers her to the Moira Queen Home for Homeless Youth, where she turns up but a few days later – and almost instantly figures out that he’s the Green Arrow.

• 2015 | Oliver officially adopts Mia after finding out that her father, who sexually abused her, had died a year prior.

• 2015 | Oliver, Diggle and Connor reluctantly train Mia, who insists that it’s only so she can feel safe in her own skin. This is proven false when she dons a makeshift costume and takes to the streets in order to fight crime. Caught by Oliver, he bans her from further training, taking away her bow and costume. Mia and Connor bond over the limitations placed by their mentor/father.

• 2015 | Oliver changes his mind when Mia finds out that she’s HIV positive. The second Speedy debuts shortly after. Connor remains idle, still banned from fighting crime.

• 2015 | Mia becomes a member of the second Teen Titans.

| ATTRIBUTES |

Archery | First and foremost of Oliver's abilities is his prowess with a bow and arrow. He can use anything from the most simple bows and arrows to complicated composite bows and trick arrows with full efficiency. Archery is like second nature to him, and many have said that his marksmanship is like that of a metahuman’s. He was happy to prove them wrong.

Swordsmanship | Taught by Natas, Oliver is an adept swordsman, though he rarely takes a blade into the field, instead practising his scales and techniques as a means to maintain physical and mental fitness.

Martial Arts | Receiving training from both Natas and Black Canary, Oliver has become a skilled martial artist. While not as capable as, say, Batman, he has proven on more than one occasion that he is more than able to hold his own.

Peak Human Conditioning | In order to survive on Lian Yu, Oliver had to push his body to the very limit, transforming it into a weapon. Most notable of his enhanced capabilities is his hand-eye coordination, many mistaking him for a metahuman purely due to his reflexes and eyesight.

Multi-Lingual | Oliver is fluent in multiple languages, taught Mandarin and Japanese by Natas, and having learnt Russian upon his return to Star City. Connor has also taught him snippets of Korean.

Acrobatics | A capable acrobat, Oliver often incorporates archery into his manoeuvres, pulling off seemingly impossible shots.

Infinity Comics: The Most Dangerous Game

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Oliver Queen had never been particularly fond of the supernatural. He was no stranger to the occult – hell, a day in Star City isn’t complete without some rich guy making a deal with some devils – but over the course of his time as Green Arrow, there hasn’t been a day where he wasn’t tempted to just call onto Zatanna or John Constantine. And something was telling him that today… was one of those days.

He’d been patrolling Adams Heights with Mia and Connor when it happened. The change was instant, like a scene changing in a movie. The urban jungle of Star City’s CBD was replaced by a literal jungle, thick underbrush crowding around Oliver’s feet. Panicked, He looked around frantically for his ward and his son, his panic soon replaced by familiarity as he realised where he was. There were differences, that’s for sure, but there was no denying it: he was on Lian Yu.

His mind raced for an explanation as to how he’d gotten here, but despite his best efforts, nothing came to him – nothing but a single word. Magic. The archer swore at his misfortune. Of course it had to be magic. It couldn’t be Lex Luthor’s newest death machine, or the Toyman’s new and improved interdimensional, technological teleportation device. No. Magic. Honest to god, Doctor Fate-style magic. If Oliver didn’t know any better, he’d have punched a tree by now.

Instead, he decided to do some recon. Whoever brought him here – to this cheap mockery of his island – must have brought him here for a reason. As far as he knew, this was one gigantic trap waiting to snap its jaws at him. With an arrow nocked on his bow, he began to creep through the tangle of green, looking out for anything that might clue him towards a threat.

It wasn’t long before he found one. The years he spent surviving on the real Lian Yu honed his eyes to the point that some mistook his vision to be at metahuman levels – so where someone else may have dismissed the camouflaged hooded figure as part of the vegetation, Oliver knew better. As he crept closer towards the man, a quiver and bow came into sight. A guy wearing green, carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows? This person was a fan.

Gaze transfixed on the man’s back, Oliver didn’t notice the small bush until it was too late. It rustled loudly as his foot waded through it, and the man turned with speed that rivalled his own, arrow pulled back tight on the bowstring. Oliver’s brows furrowed. This guy looked near-identical to him, bar the severe lack of goatee. It didn’t make any sense. Then again, magic never does, he thought.

“I’m sorry, pal, this isn’t a good time for a Green Arrow convention. Your costume is terrible by-the-way,” said his impostor, wearing a grin that Oliver knew all too well. The grin he’d flash whenever Dinah was mad at him, or when Connor made him talk about his feelings. He was nervous.

“My costume’s terrible? Hey, now, listen, guy – ” he cut himself off before he said anything brash. The last thing he needed was to fight the person that could very well be his only means for some answers. “What the hell is going on here?”

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The New Frontier: A Marvel/DC One Universe RP

Meh. Not the best post, but it's something. I just wanted to get something written for Ollie.

The New Frontier: A Marvel/DC One Universe RP

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O L I V E R Q U E E N ’ S A P A R T M E N T,
S T A R C I T Y
1 1 : 0 0 P M

“Oliver – you’re broke.” Those were among the first words to leave Walter’s mouth when Oliver re-entered his office earlier that night, seeking an explanation for Walter’s cryptic words that morning. Oliver didn’t understand at first – Great, he thought, More metaphorical mumbo-jumbo – but as Walter explained himself, a sinking feeling settled into his gut, and he went numb with outrage, spreading through him like pins and needles.

Stellmoor International, as he’d learned but a dozen hours ago, had acquired Queen Industries through a hostile takeover, and in doing so had gained near complete control of Oliver’s finances. For whatever reason – and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t find one – QI’s new CFO, Isabel Rochev, had ordered all of his accounts frozen, effective immediately. His savings, his fortune – all gone. He still had two million dollars safe for an emergency such as this, but who was he kidding; that money wasn’t going to keep him afloat forever. Sooner rather than later, it was going to run out, and when it did, he’d drown.

Walter was right. He was broke.

Now, Oliver lay on his couch in his expansive living room, accompanied by his dog, George – a massive, wolf-like beast of a canine, rescued by Oliver’s green-garbed persona from a dogfighting ring – who curled at Oliver’s feet with his eyes half opened, looking like little more than a harmless puppy as he tried to fight off the coming tides of sleep. A half-empty coffee mug stood steaming on the table next to them, the bitter smell of caffeine lingering in Oliver's nostrils.

He didn’t need it to keep awake. The sleep didn’t want to come. It avoided him as he thought of how this could very well be the beginning of his final nights in this apartment. Slowly but surely, his money would deplete to the point that rent appeared all but unpayable, and then what? Where would he go? Where could he go? He had two kids and a dog to take care of. Roy had enough on his plate trying to provide for himself and baby Lian, and Diggle would certainly not be able to afford to accommodate them – not in his tiny, room-for-one apartment. And Dinah… Dinah wasn’t an option. Oliver wouldn’t dare ask for her help, not after what he did he to her, to their relationship. As far as he knew, she still hated him, even after all this time. He didn’t blame her.

He was snapped back to reality by George, his teeth bared in a threatening growl. The demi-wolf leapt down from the couch, stalking around it – Oliver followed suit, rolling into a low crouch. He followed his dog with caution, creeping around to the other side of the couch – to be met with tip of an arrow, mere inches from his face.

A black-hooded man stared at him behind a full-face mask, lean, muscular arms holding his bow and arrow in place.

“Hello, Oliver.” His voice was distorted, deep and menacing – but beneath it was something else. Oliver could hear it. Joy.

Whoever this psycho was, he was enjoying this.

Oliver’s instincts took over. Without a second though, he flipped backwards through the air, landing behind the coffee table. He kicked it, catching it as it flipped towards him, the coffee mug shattering as it fell to the floor. Holding the table up as cover, he called for George, his dog obeying as the intruder’s arrow thudded into the wood.

Down the hall two doors opened, voices ringing out in alarm.

“Dad?!” shouted Connor.

“Ollie?!” exclaimed Mia Dearden, running towards the commotion. She was a good kid, Mia; one of the most naturally gifted archers Oliver had ever met – a former sex worker turned superhero, she’d gone through hell to get to where she is now – and Oliver would be damned if he let her or his son get themselves killed.

“Connor! Mia! Get your bows! Now!” he yelled, and with a mighty heave he pushed at the table, sending it flying towards the archer, who dodged it with ease – giving Ollie a perfect opening.

Using the couch as a launching pad, he flew into the air, sending all of his strength into a fist as he crashed down on his attacker, catching him across the face. He followed it with an uppercut to the chin, backed up by a cross – he couldn’t let the intruder recover, couldn’t let him catch his breath. He kicked the man in the chest, sending him stumbling, and followed it with yet another cross – the archer made to nock another arrow, and Oliver kicked his bow hand, sending the weapon clattering onto the ground. He punched him three times in quick succession, ripping his mask off after the third – revealing a man little over thirty, brown stubble covering his cheeks. Blood trickled from his nose, and he smirked at Oliver – sparking an anger within him he knew all too well.

Gripping the man’s lapel, he growled. “You come into my home, you attack me, you threaten my family – who are you?! What do you want?!”

He got no reply – just a low gurgle, barely resembling laughter.

His eyes narrowed, Oliver pulled the man closer, his voice little more than a menacing growl. “Tell. Me. Now.”

The man’s laugh was easier to make out this time, short and stilted, and reeking of amusement. His voice was no longer filtered as he spoke, and he stared into Oliver’s eyes, not a hint of fear showing in his own. “You don’t have much time left, Queen,” he said, “Komodo is coming. And when he does, you will wish you’d have let me kill you.” He bit down on something, and Oliver’s eyes widened as he realised what it was – a cyanide pill. Before he could do anything, the man's mouth began to froth, his eyes rolling into the back of his head. “Fear him,” he gurgled, his body convulsing. “Fear him.”

Oliver stood, watching him as he took his last breath. Mia and Connor stood behind him, bows in hand.

“Dad?” asked Connor, resting a hand on his father’s back. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah,” said Oliver, his eyes distant. “Yeah, I’m fine.”

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

That'd be a very interesting combo for Ginny. I'd love to do something with your characters. Though keep in mind I'm holding off for S2. :)

_{@FallenreaperShhhhhhhh.}

@Blue Demon

@Blue DemonSo is he. :p

@Fallenreaper

Lol that I am. :P

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

I guess I should mention, now that I've moved all the easy stuff over to the official CS, that if anyone wants to work with Ginny that directly effects her origins or anything (as pertaining to season 2), now would be the time to say something. If not I'll be setting her up as completely solo act for the time being that's trying to encroach onto other people's territories.

@Blue Demon

Ditto for Mindjack and Aeon. Lemme know if you want to work something out.

Btw, BD, really liking Ginny so far. I might be interested in doing something between her and Mindjack/Aeon/both, if that's something you'd like.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

I've made the necessary edits to my second char, so I figured that I'd post it along with the first so you guys don't have to move between pages to take a look at them. Hope they're all good.

Mindjack

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| CHARACTER: |

Gareth Corrigan

| ALIAS: |

Mindjack

| SPEECH COLOUR: |

LightSteelBlue

| CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: |

Hero

| IDENTITY: |

Secret

| CHARACTER PERSONALITY: |

From childhood it was clear that Gareth isn’t one to be called “sensitive”. His demeanour is such that his calm, quiet nature is often mistaken as cold and detached, alienating much of his peers throughout his earlier years. His tendency to keep to himself earned him the reputation of being a “brooding hunk of hotness”, as coined by his late wife, Leah, in the years before their marriage. His feelings and state of mind aren’t often a topic of conversation, the only people with whom he is comfortable discussing such things being his brother and his wife, the latter of which’s passing saw Gar close himself off even more than usual.

Despite his apparent coldness, there’s a warmth in him that pulls him towards helping others, and a thirst for justice that, coupled with his wife’s death, drove him to adopting the alias of Mindjack. The former trait sees an urge to help develop within him whenever seeing someone in need – be it a hitchhiker needing a lift, or a family stuck in a burning building – he will help them. Unlike most heroes, this isn’t because he feels a responsibility to help people – not entirely, anyway. Despite his knack for avoiding people he doesn’t know, Gareth can’t help but like his fellow human being. Even after witnessing the corruption in the Grant City Police Department, after taking the blame for Leah’s death, and after all the things he’s seen during his time as Mindjack, he still believes that people are inherently good – the sole exception being William Zerilli, boss of the Zerilli Syndicate.

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His Mindjack attire consists of black army pants, combat boots, a black Kevlar undershirt and jacket, and a ski mask to conceal his face.

| ORIGIN: |

Gareth Corrigan was born a child of Grant City. Growing up in the upper-middle class, he was fortunate enough to be removed from the rampant crime that plagued the city, his father never wanting him or his brother, Leon, to go near the kind of people that turned their mother into a junkie.

From an early age Gareth’s father enrolled both him and Leo in self defence classes. Gar learned boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga and Taekwondo all alongside his brother, albeit more intensively than Leo, who only did it to earn the approval of their dad. Gareth, enjoying the challenges they provided, continued to practice them all through his school years, carrying his skills over into adulthood.

At school, he didn’t have many friends. Many students saw his calm, quiet, almost reserved demeanour as disquieting, and many avoided him. When he moved into high school, he was no longer the “quiet weirdo”, but the “hot brooding guy”, a term he never quite understood why it was applied to him. As such he avoided, and on some occasions outright denied the advances of some girls, believing them to be attracted to who they wanted him to be, and not who he really was.

His power began to manifest at around that time. After a fearful incident involving another student, Gar began training himself to control his newfound ability, testing its limits on unsuspecting passers-by. He didn’t do this without remorse, however, often leaving his blacked-out test subjects with a five dollar tip and a note saying “Sorry”. Thus began the urban legend of the Mindjacker, going on to reach Bogeyman status among the people of Grant City.

After high school, Gareth quickly began his college education, intent on applying for work at the Grant City Police Department. It was there that he met the first person to truly understand him – the love of his life, Leah Lovell. It didn’t take long for them to move in together, and by the time Gareth was officially inducted into the GCPD, they were living happily as newlyweds.

Four years into his career as a police officer, Gar became eligible for detective work. At age twenty-five, he was officially made a part of the GCPD’s detective squad. Over the next three years, it became abundantly clear that he was one of the department’s best, earning the enmity of his fellow detectives.

He had many horrifying cases during his career, but none ever came close to those he encountered involving the Zerilli Crime Family. One of the four pieces of Grant City’s ruling criminal organisation, the Syndicate, the Zerilli Crime Family was ruthless. The bodies of those who dared disrespect them were found every other week, be it a business owner who failed to pay protection money on time, or a cop that refused to be on their payroll. Despite Gar’s burning desire to go after them, his superiors adamantly refused to let him; he would not build a case against the Syndicate, and better yet, he’d let them put him on their payroll, in order to protect both himself and his family. Gar’s frustration at the Zerillis saw him considering going outside the law to fight them with his powers, but after discussing it with Leo and Leah, he decided against it. It was sorrow and loss that drove him to vigilantism.

Leah died in a car crash at the age of twenty-eight. Driving on the freeway, she noticed too late that a truck on the opposing lane had veered into her own, crashing into her car at ninety miles per hour. She died on impact.

Gareth wasn’t a grieving kind of guy. Yes, the loss knocked air out of his lungs, and yes, he felt like a piece of himself was now gone, but Leah’s death never crippled him – no matter how much he wanted it to. He attended the funeral out of love and respect for his wife, enduring her mother’s accusations, as she had never liked Gar to begin with, and when she was put in the ground he paid his respects and left the graveyard and Leah’s family, left his job and sold his home, seeking any change that might distract him.

He found that change in Mindjack.

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Psychic

| POWER LEVEL: |

Street Level

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A form of mind control, you shouldn't be fooled – this is not mind control in the traditional sense. Gareth isn’t a mind controller so much as a mind invader, meaning that he can transfer his consciousness into another person’s mind, effectively pushing theirs to the background – mindjacking. While in somebody else’s mind, Gar can see everything – their thoughts, their memories, their secrets – and control them as the dominant consciousness. He sees everything through their eyes, and every movement is translated through their body, as Gar’s remains immobile, mindless. After exiting a host, they black out as their mind “resets”.

However, this isn’t without its limitations. Gar can only enter the minds of those that are within a 33ft radius (10 metres). Anyone who’s beyond that point is too far away, “inaccessible” to Gareth’s mind. When inside a host, Gar can only remain there for a limited amount of time, the longest he’s ever done being three minutes. Any longer runs the risk of “fading him out”, as the host body’s consciousness fights to regain control. Staying in a host for prolonged periods of time also takes a toll on Gar’s body; for reasons he cannot determine, the longer he’s in a host, the more strain is put on it, the side effects upon returning ranging from headaches, nosebleeds and blacking out entirely. In addition, controlling other superhumans is significantly harder than controlling regular humans, and drains Gar much more than usual. It’s probably needless to say that when in a host, Gareth’s physical ability is limited to that of the host’s; as such it would be much harder for him to run as a 250lbs couch potato as opposed to a fit Olympic athlete.

Furthermore, other psychics seem to negate Gar’s ability entirely; he couldn’t take control of them no matter how hard he tried. Also, a correctly-powered individual (e.g. a telepath) could, depending on skill level, “intercept” Gareth’s consciousness as he makes the jump from his body to another, or vice versa, effectively killing him as his mind and body deteriorate in a limbo. One cannot survive without the other.

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Martial Arts | Gareth is rather proficient fighter, a necessary skill for his line of work. Knowledgeable in Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga and boxing, Gar is quite capable of holding his own in a fight.

Firearms | A former cop, Gareth has come to be skilled with firearms, primarily handguns, which he’s come to favour, but also widened his range to carbines, shotguns and even sniper rifles when taking on, and controlling, Bill Zerilli’s men.

Deduction | Previously a detective in the Grant City Police Department, detective work comes easy for Gar. Where others see a mess of unrelated objects, he sees evidence; a useful skill when taking on the Zerilli Crime Family.

Interrogation | A skilled interrogator, Gareth knows just how to extract information from suspects – without torture. Using skills learned during his time as a police detective, his interrogative techniques have come in more than handy during his nighttime hobby.

| ATTRIBUTES: |

Strength Level | Normal Human
Speed/Reaction Timing Level | Normal Human
Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort | Normal Human
Agility | Normal Human
Intelligence | Above Average (but not a genius)
Fighting Skill | Trained

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Average

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Despite his power, Gareth is still only human. As a result, it wouldn’t take much to severely injure or kill him; he faces death every time he takes on a mobster, let alone another superpowered individual.

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_{More to be added soon.}

ALLIES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY:

Leon Corrigan | Gareth’s little brother, Leo is only a few years out of high school. A genius in his own right, he’s managed to land a job at Altman Laboratories, working in the tech department under the watch of the workplace’s titular owner, Scott Altman. Diagnosed with both clinical depression and social anxiety disorder, Leo has a hard time connecting with people – just like his brother. Regardless, they’re both very close… or as close as two can be with their mentalities.

Rick Maynard | Gareth’s former partner in the GCPD, and perhaps the only clean cop left there. Gar’s closest (and only) friend, Rick remains intent on standing on the right side of the law, unwilling to accept the Syndicate’s blood money – and frowning upon vigilantism.

Leah Lovell-Corrigan | Gareth’s deceased wife, forever and always in his heart.

ENEMIES:

William “Bloody Bill” Zerilli | The son of Antonio Zerilli, founder of the Zerilli Crime Family, Bill took over as head of the organisation following his father’s death. A ruthless, violent man, he is feared by all throughout the four ruling families of Grant City – perhaps the only man not intimidated by him being Francis Lothry, head of the Irish mob, and the most powerful man in the Syndicate.

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Taken from a former game, Vigilance: Sanctuary

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Cajun Quarter, Pointe Bordeaux

March 18, 2016

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Gareth ate his breakfast at a small restaurant, Serenade, in the Cajun Quarter, a family-owned eatery serving “the best pancakes in town”, as proclaimed by the sign resting just outside its doors. He’d come across it during his first week in Pointe Bordeaux, reading the large, chalky letters with a level of scepticism that prompted him to see if they told the truth, if not because he was curious then because he was starting to feel hungry. He’d entered the restaurant, dressed in jeans and a grey shirt, and was soon attended to by a plain young woman, no older than twenty, who placed him at a table near the restrooms, meekly apologising as she explained that the rest of the free tables were reserved.

Gareth smiled at her. “That’s okay,” he said, before pretending to browse the menu. “Is it okay if I order now?”

“Of course,” the waitress said, a little less meek now, a pinkish red colouring her cheeks. Gareth’s smile widened a fraction in thanks, and her cheeks deepened to crimson. He ordered their signature buttermilk and ricotta pancakes, along with poached eggs and avocado on toast in case he was still hungry afterwards. The waitress, whose nametag read Delphine, departed with the menu to deliver his order.

He waited for his food, sipping on a cup of cold water she’d poured for him as he pretended to mull over his options, and ten minutes later she returned with two steaming plates of cuisine that looked like they belonged in a fine dining restaurant in the Carib Gardens, not here, in what was supposed to be a simple eatery run by a local Italian family.

Gareth thanked Delphine, then dug in. He was pleasantly surprised to find out that not only were the pancakes the best he’d ever eaten, but that the poached eggs and avocado on toast were to die for. He concluded that the food they served here was magic on a plate, and he made sure to let Delphine know as he paid the check in cash. Her cheeks went red again as she giggled, and she shyly told him that she hoped to see him here again.

And so here he was, three weeks into his stay at Pointe Bordeaux, eating his now regular meal of pancakes, poached eggs and avocado on toast as he watched slivers of rain drizzle on the street outside. Delphine came to his table to check that everything was okay, and they engaged in their routine small talk. Over time Gareth had gotten to know her, and as she revealed small things about herself he came to the conclusion that he liked her. A hyperhuman sympathiser living amongst a family of racist, conservative Italians, Delphine longed for the day that she could cut ties from them and their restaurant, trying her luck as a journalist in the big city. But for now, she explained, she was stuck here, in a generally unbearable job; unbearable, that is, until Gareth came along. She told him that the highlight of her day was when he came to eat his breakfast, when she could talk to a polite customer with an open mind, and, for the brief hour he was there, escape from the chaos that was her family.

But a few days earlier she’d expressed just how appreciative she was of him as she served his food. Swallowing past a lump in her throat, she asked him if he was free that night, and if he maybe wanted to go out for dinner with her, if, you know, he wanted.

For seconds he just stared at her, unsure if she was being serious, before looking down at his plate and saying, “I’m married.”

In that moment Delphine went redder than she ever had in his presence, apologised, and scurried away behind the counter, busily attending to the coffee machine although she’d already cleaned it but a few minutes earlier.

But that was Tuesday, and when Wednesday came Gareth made sure that she knew that there was no harm done.

It was now Friday. Gareth chewed slowly on his slice of pancake, savouring its maple syrup-covered sweetness for as long as possible. As she refilled his water, Delphine talked of the weather, and of the rally that was taking place at city hall.

“Are you going to go?” she asked, resting the jug of water back on his table.

It took a moment for him to answer. His mind was preoccupied. Ever since he entered Serenade this morning, he couldn’t help but feel that his doing so was the last time. He didn’t know what it was, but the more he thought about it, the more certain he became… but why? Why would today be the last day he spends eating here? Why would it be the last time he gets to speak with Delphine? He kept at asking himself these questions, shouting into the void, not expecting an answer – but eventually, he gave himself one.

He’d come to Pointe Bordeaux for one reason: to join a hyperhuman convoy in the hope of evading law enforcement for long enough to find a safe haven where he didn’t have to run from his past as Mindjack… or go back to it. He knew from the start that the longer he stayed, the more he risked getting caught. And now he was being given the chance to leave, the chance to search for a new home, where he wouldn’t getting prosecuted for being what he is, for trying to use his power to help people.

A convoy was in the city. He was sure of it. All he had to do was find it.

“No,” he answered, coming out of his trance, “No, I have somewhere else to be.”

When he finished his food, he paid the check and tipped Delphine. He was headed for his hotel, where he’d pack all his things and check out before starting his search.

As he handed his money to Delphine, he told her goodbye, and that she should take care of herself, knowing that she was unaware of the finality of his words.

With that he exited the restaurant, the lingering taste of maple and avocado the only relic of his time there, knowing that it, too, would soon be gone.

| CAN YOU POST PICTURES ON RPG BOARDS?: |

Yup.

Aeon

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| CHARACTER: |

Leon Corrigan

| ALIAS: |

Aeon

| SPEECH COLOUR: |

Tan

| CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: |

Walking the Line

| IDENTITY: |

Secret

| CHARACTER PERSONALITY: |

Much like his brother, Leo has a hard time connecting with people. Shy in his youth, he tended to avoid people, behaviour that only intensified when he was diagnosed with depression and social anxiety disorder.

Nowadays his condition is repressed, so such negativity is less obvious, covered up by a certain laid-back, “all is well” attitude, all smirks and jokes, not a bit of seriousness to be seen. Leo now manages to maintain relationships with others for far longer than he was previously able, and appears to have a new lease on life, caught with a smile on his face a lot more frequently than usual.

Old habits die hard, however, and despite his renewed, somewhat positive outlook on things, there lies beneath paranoia and cynicism that he just can’t shake off no matter how hard he tries.

But beneath all that is just a young man’s fragile psyche, trying desperately to get by with all the loneliness he feels, with the crushing feeling that life just isn’t worth a damn. There’s just a little boy, desperate for acceptance by his fellow man, for acceptance in society. There’s just someone who’s lost his way in the world, trying his hardest to find it again.

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At the start of his activities as Aeon, Leo wears only a hoodie and jeans. As he progresses, he’ll eventually upgrade into something like this.

| ORIGIN: |

Leon Corrigan was born in Grant City ten years after his brother, Gareth. Shortly after his birth, his mother succumbed to the allure of drugs, leaving him, Gar and their father in pursuit of her next high. While their father never said it, Leo has always suspected that he blamed him for her desertion – one of the primary factors in the development of his depression.

Throughout all of his school years, Leo suffered from relentless bullying. His tendency to bury himself in books and technology saw him ostracised by his peers, often to the point of physical abuse – and no matter how many self defence lessons he took in an attempt to grow closer to his father, no matter how much Gareth tried to teach him himself – Leo was always the one to come home battered and bruised.

The constant abuse, coupled with perceived neglect by his father, led to Leo developing, and later being diagnosed with, clinical depression and social anxiety disorder. Along with this, he began to build a very cynical, pessimistic worldview, questioning everything others labeled as ‘good’ or ‘a part of life’, unwilling to believe that the world was so clearly divided into black and white.

Overwhelmed by his disappointment in society, Leo sought refuge in technology. He taught himself relentlessly, learning all there is to know about coding, robotics and computer sciences, writing his own viruses by the time he started tenth grade. By the time he left high school he was a full-fledged gray-hat hacker, shutting down websites he deemed deserving with DDoS attacks and distributing credit card info belonging to the likes of sex offenders and other scumbags.

After high school, Leo was accepted into MIT, from which he graduated with flying colours, going on to find a job in one of Grant City’s top research and technology centres, Altman Laboratories. To those on the outside, it looked like things were finally looking bright for Leo, and for the most part, they were; he had all but overcome his depression, and his S.A.D. was at its lowest point… but despite appearances, he was anything but content. He was never very good with people, but he always had a knack for reading situations – and something just isn’t sitting right with him.

| HERO TYPE: |

Normal/Tech

| POWER LEVEL: |

Street Level

| POWERS: |

Leo has no powers, but rather relies on his intellect, his abilities as a hacker, and eventually, his suit. To highlight his abilities, he is an extraordinarily talented hacker, and generally just a really smart guy. Bring him a disassembled computer and he’ll be able to put it back together, with improvements, in less than an hour. Give him the parts to an exosuit and a time limit, and he’ll build it with hours to spare. There’s no firewall he can’t get past, no virus he can’t plant – when with technology, Leo is in his element.
_{Not yet invented:}

The Aeon suit is a piece of tech of Leo’s own design, best described as a walking supercomputer. Outfitted with a neural processing unit, the suit both transfers and translates code into and from his mind, enabling him to execute commands, among other things, through his thoughts. It also contains executable files that are downloaded onto his mind when the suit is in use, boosting his knowledge on whatever topics he chooses; be it complex scientific equations to a comprehensive catalogue of martial arts skills.

Ever the paranoid, Leo bolsters the suit with bulletproof materials, protecting every nook and cranny from potentially lethal danger. Its interface is protected by state of the art software designed by Leo, making it very near impossible to hack and take control of. However, those who are skilled enough might still be able to break through.

| ATTRIBUTES: |

Strength Level | Normal Human
Speed/Reaction Timing Level | Normal Human
Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort | Normal Human
Agility | Normal Human
Intelligence | Genius
Fighting Skill | Untrained

| RESOURCES: |

Large

| WEAKNESSES: |

Leo’s only human. Anything that might kill a man can kill him, too. During his first days as Aeon, all the equipment he has is his laptop and phone. Needless to say, it’s easy to see how this might be an issue. Even though the Aeon suit provides Leo with knowledge on combat, his body can often be a hindrance – spending most of his time in front of a screen has taken its toll, and his fitness is not as good as it could be.

| SUPPORTING CHARACTERS: |
_{More to be added soon.}

ALLIES, ACQUAINTANCES AND FAMILY:

Gareth Corrigan | Leo’s big brother, Gareth is a former detective of the Grant City Police Department. A metahuman, he’s decided to take on vigilantism following the untimely death of his wife. While not diagnosed with depression or S.A.D. like Leo, Gareth has a hard time connecting with people – just like his brother. Regardless, they’re both very close… or as close as two can be with their mentalities.

Scott Altman | Leo’s boss, Scott is the owner and CEO of Altman Laboratories, one of Grant City’s leading research and technology facilities. A good man, he sees only the best in people, much to the glee of those who seek to take advantage of him. And according to Leo’s suspicions, there are more than a few.

Bethany Becks | The co-worker who lives one floor up from Leo, Beth has, for some infuriatingly confusing reason, taken a liking to Leo, frequently trying to get him to socialise. Despite her best intentions, her efforts have failed thus far – but for some reason, Leo just can’t help but take a liking to her.

Create-A-Hero: A Superhero RPG (Closed)

So I figured I'd get this up for review so I can see what's good and what needs editing in anticipation for Season 2. In rereading the second character's sheet, he still needs some work, but having this guy up should do for now. I present to you:

Hider

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| CHARACTER: |

Gareth Corrigan

| ALIAS: |

Mindjack

| SPEECH COLOUR: |

LightSteelBlue

| CHARACTER ALIGNMENT: |

Hero

| IDENTITY: |

Secret

| CHARACTER PERSONALITY: |

From childhood it was clear that Gareth isn’t one to be called “sensitive”. His demeanour is such that his calm, quiet nature is often mistaken as cold and detached, alienating much of his peers throughout his earlier years. His tendency to keep to himself earned him the reputation of being a “brooding hunk of hotness”, as coined by his late wife, Leah, in the years before their marriage. His feelings and state of mind aren’t often a topic of conversation, the only people with whom he is comfortable discussing such things being his brother and his wife, the latter of which’s passing saw Gar close himself off even more than usual.

Despite his apparent coldness, there’s a warmth in him that pulls him towards helping others, and a thirst for justice that, coupled with his wife’s death, drove him to adopting the alias of Mindjack. The former trait sees an urge to help develop within him whenever seeing someone in need – be it a hitchhiker needing a lift, or a family stuck in a burning building – he will help them. Unlike most heroes, this isn’t because he feels a responsibility to help people – not entirely, anyway. Despite his knack for avoiding people he doesn’t know, Gareth can’t help but like his fellow human being. Even after witnessing the corruption in the Grant City Police Department, after taking the blame for Leah’s death, and after all the things he’s seen during his time as Mindjack, he still believes that people are inherently good – the sole exception being William Zerilli, boss of the Zerilli Syndicate.

| UNIFORM/COSTUME: |

His Mindjack attire consists of black army pants, combat boots, a black Kevlar undershirt and jacket, and a ski mask to conceal his face.

| ORIGIN: |

Gareth Corrigan was born a child of Grant City. Growing up in the upper-middle class, he was fortunate enough to be removed from the rampant crime that plagued the city, his father never wanting him or his brother, Leon, to go near the kind of people that turned their mother into a junkie.

From an early age Gareth’s father enrolled both him and Leo in self defence classes. Gar learned boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga and Taekwondo all alongside his brother, albeit more intensively than Leo, who only did it to earn the approval of their dad. Gareth, enjoying the challenges they provided, continued to practice them all through his school years, carrying his skills over into adulthood.

At school, he didn’t have many friends. Many students saw his calm, quiet, almost reserved demeanour as disquieting, and many avoided him. When he moved into high school, he was no longer the “quiet weirdo”, but the “hot brooding guy”, a term he never quite understood why it was applied to him. As such he avoided, and on some occasions outright denied the advances of some girls, believing them to be attracted to who they wanted him to be, and not who he really was.

His power began to manifest at around that time. After a fearful incident involving another student, Gar began training himself to control his newfound ability, testing its limits on unsuspecting passers-by. He didn’t do this without remorse, however, often leaving his blacked-out test subjects with a five dollar tip and a note saying “Sorry”. Thus began the urban legend of the Mindjacker, going on to reach Bogeyman status among the people of Grant City.

After high school, Gareth quickly began his college education, intent on applying for work at the Grant City Police Department. It was there that he met the first person to truly understand him – the love of his life, Leah Lovell. It didn’t take long for them to move in together, and by the time Gareth was officially inducted into the GCPD, they were living happily as newlyweds.

Four years into his career as a police officer, Gar became eligible for detective work. At age twenty-five, he was officially made a part of the GCPD’s detective squad. Over the next three years, it became abundantly clear that he was one of the department’s best, earning the enmity of his fellow detectives.

He had many horrifying cases during his career, but none ever came close to those he encountered involving the Zerilli Crime Family. One of the four pieces of Grant City’s ruling criminal organisation, the Syndicate, the Zerilli Crime Family was ruthless. The bodies of those who dared disrespect them were found every other week, be it a business owner who failed to pay protection money on time, or a cop that refused to be on their payroll. Despite Gar’s burning desire to go after them, his superiors adamantly refused to let him; he would not build a case against the Syndicate, and better yet, he’d let them put him on their payroll, in order to protect both himself and his family. Gar’s frustration at the Zerillis saw him considering going outside the law to fight them with his powers, but after discussing it with Leo and Leah, he decided against it. It was sorrow and loss that drove him to vigilantism.

Leah died in a car crash at the age of twenty-eight. Driving on the freeway, she noticed too late that a truck on the opposing lane had veered into her own, crashing into her car at ninety miles per hour. She died on impact.

Gareth wasn’t a grieving kind of guy. Yes, the loss knocked air out of his lungs, and yes, he felt like a piece of himself was now gone, but Leah’s death never crippled him – no matter how much he wanted it to. He attended the funeral out of love and respect for his wife, enduring her mother’s accusations, as she had never liked Gar to begin with, and when she was put in the ground he paid his respects and left the graveyard and Leah’s family, left his job and sold his home, seeking any change that might distract him.

He found that change in Mindjack.

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Psychic

| POWER LEVEL: |

Street Level

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A form of mind control, you shouldn't be fooled – this is not mind control in the traditional sense. Gareth isn’t a mind controller so much as a mind invader, meaning that he can transfer his consciousness into another person’s mind, effectively pushing theirs to the background – mindjacking. While in somebody else’s mind, Gar can see everything – their thoughts, their memories, their secrets – and control them as the dominant consciousness. He sees everything through their eyes, and every movement is translated through their body, as Gar’s remains immobile, mindless. After exiting a host, they black out as their mind “resets”.

However, this isn’t without its limitations. Gar can only enter the minds of those that are within a 33ft radius (10 metres). Anyone who’s beyond that point is too far away, “inaccessible” to Gareth’s mind. When inside a host, Gar can only remain there for a limited amount of time, the longest he’s ever done being three minutes. Any longer runs the risk of “fading him out”, as the host body’s consciousness fights to regain control. Staying in a host for prolonged periods of time also takes a toll on Gar’s body; for reasons he cannot determine, the longer he’s in a host, the more strain is put on it, the side effects upon returning ranging from headaches, nosebleeds and blacking out entirely. In addition, controlling other superhumans is significantly harder than controlling regular humans, and drains Gar much more than usual. It’s probably needless to say that when in a host, Gareth’s physical ability is limited to that of the host’s; as such it would be much harder for him to run as a 250lbs couch potato as opposed to a fit Olympic athlete.

Furthermore, other psychics seem to negate Gar’s ability entirely; he couldn’t take control of them no matter how hard he tried. Also, a correctly-powered individual (e.g. a telepath) could, depending on skill level, “intercept” Gareth’s consciousness as he makes the jump from his body to another, or vice versa, effectively killing him as his mind and body deteriorate in a limbo. One cannot survive without the other.

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Martial Arts | Gareth is rather proficient fighter, a necessary skill for his line of work. Knowledgeable in Taekwondo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Krav Maga and boxing, Gar is quite capable of holding his own in a fight.

Firearms | A former cop, Gareth has come to be skilled with firearms, primarily handguns, which he’s come to favour, but also widened his range to carbines, shotguns and even sniper rifles when taking on, and controlling, Bill Zerilli’s men.

Deduction | Previously a detective in the Grant City Police Department, detective work comes easy for Gar. Where others see a mess of unrelated objects, he sees evidence; a useful skill when taking on the Zerilli Crime Family.

Interrogation | A skilled interrogator, Gareth knows just how to extract information from suspects – without torture. Using skills learned during his time as a police detective, his interrogative techniques have come in more than handy during his nighttime hobby.

| ATTRIBUTES: |

Strength Level | Normal Human
Speed/Reaction Timing Level | Normal Human
Endurance at MAXIMUM Effort | Normal Human
Agility | Normal Human
Intelligence | Above Average (but not a genius)
Fighting Skill | Trained

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Average

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Despite his power, Gareth is still only human. As a result, it wouldn’t take much to severely injure or kill him; he faces death every time he takes on a mobster, let alone another superpowered individual.

| SUPPORTING CHARACTERS: |
_{More to be added soon.}

ALLIES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY:

Leon Corrigan | Gareth’s little brother, Leo is only a few years out of high school. A genius in his own right, he’s managed to land a job at Altman Laboratories, working in the tech department under the watch of the workplace’s titular owner, Scott Altman. Diagnosed with both clinical depression and social anxiety disorder, Leo has a hard time connecting with people – just like his brother. Regardless, they’re both very close… or as close as two can be with their mentalities.

Rick Maynard | Gareth’s former partner in the GCPD, and perhaps the only clean cop left there. Gar’s closest (and only) friend, Rick remains intent on standing on the right side of the law, unwilling to accept the Syndicate’s blood money – and frowning upon vigilantism.

Leah Lovell-Corrigan | Gareth’s deceased wife, forever and always in his heart.

ENEMIES:

William “Bloody Bill” Zerilli | The son of Antonio Zerilli, founder of the Zerilli Crime Family, Bill took over as head of the organisation following his father’s death. A ruthless, violent man, he is feared by all throughout the four ruling families of Grant City – perhaps the only man not intimidated by him being Francis Lothry, head of the Irish mob, and the most powerful man in the Syndicate.

| SAMPLE POST: |

Taken from a former game, Vigilance: Sanctuary

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Cajun Quarter, Pointe Bordeaux

March 18, 2016

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Gareth ate his breakfast at a small restaurant, Serenade, in the Cajun Quarter, a family-owned eatery serving “the best pancakes in town”, as proclaimed by the sign resting just outside its doors. He’d come across it during his first week in Pointe Bordeaux, reading the large, chalky letters with a level of scepticism that prompted him to see if they told the truth, if not because he was curious then because he was starting to feel hungry. He’d entered the restaurant, dressed in jeans and a grey shirt, and was soon attended to by a plain young woman, no older than twenty, who placed him at a table near the restrooms, meekly apologising as she explained that the rest of the free tables were reserved.

Gareth smiled at her. “That’s okay,” he said, before pretending to browse the menu. “Is it okay if I order now?”

“Of course,” the waitress said, a little less meek now, a pinkish red colouring her cheeks. Gareth’s smile widened a fraction in thanks, and her cheeks deepened to crimson. He ordered their signature buttermilk and ricotta pancakes, along with poached eggs and avocado on toast in case he was still hungry afterwards. The waitress, whose nametag read Delphine, departed with the menu to deliver his order.

He waited for his food, sipping on a cup of cold water she’d poured for him as he pretended to mull over his options, and ten minutes later she returned with two steaming plates of cuisine that looked like they belonged in a fine dining restaurant in the Carib Gardens, not here, in what was supposed to be a simple eatery run by a local Italian family.

Gareth thanked Delphine, then dug in. He was pleasantly surprised to find out that not only were the pancakes the best he’d ever eaten, but that the poached eggs and avocado on toast were to die for. He concluded that the food they served here was magic on a plate, and he made sure to let Delphine know as he paid the check in cash. Her cheeks went red again as she giggled, and she shyly told him that she hoped to see him here again.

And so here he was, three weeks into his stay at Pointe Bordeaux, eating his now regular meal of pancakes, poached eggs and avocado on toast as he watched slivers of rain drizzle on the street outside. Delphine came to his table to check that everything was okay, and they engaged in their routine small talk. Over time Gareth had gotten to know her, and as she revealed small things about herself he came to the conclusion that he liked her. A hyperhuman sympathiser living amongst a family of racist, conservative Italians, Delphine longed for the day that she could cut ties from them and their restaurant, trying her luck as a journalist in the big city. But for now, she explained, she was stuck here, in a generally unbearable job; unbearable, that is, until Gareth came along. She told him that the highlight of her day was when he came to eat his breakfast, when she could talk to a polite customer with an open mind, and, for the brief hour he was there, escape from the chaos that was her family.

But a few days earlier she’d expressed just how appreciative she was of him as she served his food. Swallowing past a lump in her throat, she asked him if he was free that night, and if he maybe wanted to go out for dinner with her, if, you know, he wanted.

For seconds he just stared at her, unsure if she was being serious, before looking down at his plate and saying, “I’m married.”

In that moment Delphine went redder than she ever had in his presence, apologised, and scurried away behind the counter, busily attending to the coffee machine although she’d already cleaned it but a few minutes earlier.

But that was Tuesday, and when Wednesday came Gareth made sure that she knew that there was no harm done.

It was now Friday. Gareth chewed slowly on his slice of pancake, savouring its maple syrup-covered sweetness for as long as possible. As she refilled his water, Delphine talked of the weather, and of the rally that was taking place at city hall.

“Are you going to go?” she asked, resting the jug of water back on his table.

It took a moment for him to answer. His mind was preoccupied. Ever since he entered Serenade this morning, he couldn’t help but feel that his doing so was the last time. He didn’t know what it was, but the more he thought about it, the more certain he became… but why? Why would today be the last day he spends eating here? Why would it be the last time he gets to speak with Delphine? He kept at asking himself these questions, shouting into the void, not expecting an answer – but eventually, he gave himself one.

He’d come to Pointe Bordeaux for one reason: to join a hyperhuman convoy in the hope of evading law enforcement for long enough to find a safe haven where he didn’t have to run from his past as Mindjack… or go back to it. He knew from the start that the longer he stayed, the more he risked getting caught. And now he was being given the chance to leave, the chance to search for a new home, where he wouldn’t getting prosecuted for being what he is, for trying to use his power to help people.

A convoy was in the city. He was sure of it. All he had to do was find it.

“No,” he answered, coming out of his trance, “No, I have somewhere else to be.”

When he finished his food, he paid the check and tipped Delphine. He was headed for his hotel, where he’d pack all his things and check out before starting his search.

As he handed his money to Delphine, he told her goodbye, and that she should take care of herself, knowing that she was unaware of the finality of his words.

With that he exited the restaurant, the lingering taste of maple and avocado the only relic of his time there, knowing that it, too, would soon be gone.

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