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Kingdom Hearts: Heroes of Hope

I'll try to make an intro post tomorrow, establishing that Launchpad and Esla are being sent to Traverse Town.

Kingdom Hearts: Heroes of Hope

Launchpad

Name: Launchpad McQuack
Age: 31
Gender/Pronouns: Male
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Ummm.... Sure, why not?
Species: Duck
Appearance:



Personality: A lovable doofus, Launchpad McQuack may seem absent-minded, yet despite often making mistakes, he always gets his assigned task done competently in the end and as such, he is a valuable helper for anyone that he chooses to help. Despite often irritating people with his ignorance. He is a gentle giant, and also very charming and witty. Additionally, Launchpad isn't afraid of anything and remains calm and positive in extreme and intense scenarios, rarely panicking or losing his cool. Although it sometimes seems to be "Is he brave? Or too dumb to know the danger he's in?"
Job: Templar
World Origin: Duckberg
Abilities:

*Combat Prowess: Although enemies are usually quick to underestimate him due to his distinct lack of brainpower, he is actually a very skilled combatant. Especially after training with the Space Rangers.
*Pilot: "There hasn't been a plane built that i can't crash!" His piloting ability is best described as "Utterly Chaotic" He can and will crash a lot of planes in his adventures, but this makes attempts to dogfight him utterly useless as he doesn't act in any rational capacity. He also never hurts anyone unintentionally in his crashes.
*Encyclopedic Knowledge of Heroes and Villains of the Multiverse: Launchpad is an idiot, but there is one thing he knows better than anyone else. Superheroes. He has a severe case of hero worship. He knows every hero and probably has a trading card for them if it's available.

Weaknesses:

*Stupid: Launchpad isn't the sharpest knife in the socket. The type of guy who will lose a battle of wits with a glass of water.
*Bad shot: So, he has a lot of skill with his trident and fists and actually a surprising good shot with a Bow, guns fail him. He just CANNOT get the hang of them. Several times, the LGM's have disabled the laser on his armour in order to protect themselves from his constant misfires.

Powers:

*Warcry: Inflicts Slow on all surroudning enemies.
*Cheer: Increases weapon attack of surrounding allies.
*Jump: Jumps up high in the air and crashes the Thunderquack into them a few seconds later.
*Lifebreak: Deals damage to an opponent, dealing extra based on how badly damaged he is.
*Bonecrusher: Has a devastating counter attack, but only works against weapon attacks.

Alignment: Lawful Stupid
Backstory: Oldest son of the McQuack family Airstunt Pilots. He grew up worshipping his dad, Ripchord. However, when it became obvious that he wasn't very good, Launchpad felt that he disappointed his family and, as such, he ran away to pursue his dream of being the best pilot in the world. He was hired to become the co-pilot of Della Duck under his mentor (And his proclaimed Best Friend in the whole universe.) Scrooge McDuck. After Della disappeared, he was promoted to Chief Pilot and worked for McDuck and his family for a few years, before meeting his other Best Friend in the Whole Universe. Drake Mallard, also known as "Darkwing Duck" Becoming his personal pilot in his crimefighting endeavours. After a few years working with Darkwing, Scrooge approached him again, proud of how well he was doing as Darkwings pilot.

Scrooge then introduced Launchpad to how he got his money. The Multiverse. Travelling to Traverse Town, He introduced Launchpad to a number of heroes from across he multiverse, including legendary Space Rangers, Buzz Lightyear and Warp Darkmatter. Launchpad knew exactly what he had to do. Signing up to the Space Rangers and helping to protect The Space Between from the Heartless and other monsters.
Other: He weilds a Trident called "The Sunchaser" A magical trident forged by Storkulese himself and given to he and Scrooge helped save Ithaquack.

Leon Esla

Name: Leon Esla
Age: 41
Gender/Pronouns: Male
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Rather not say.
Species: Lilty
Appearance:


(The first one)
Personality: Quiet. Leon is a warrior of very little words, but is also VERY fiercely protective of Launchpad and his other allies.
Job: Gunner
World Origin: Tipa
Abilities:

*Crackshot: Leon was top of his class in the Ranger Academy. No matter what gun he has, he is able to take a flea off a dogs back at 150 yards.
*Master Blacksmith: Leon is a man who can make anything with metal. He was formerly a Blacksmith when back in his hometown. He created many masterpieces of metalurgy, specializing in armour.

Weaknesses:

*Refusal to pick up a Melee Weapon: It doesn't matter the situation he is in, he will only EVER use his guns. Even if the only weapon available to him is a sword of spear, he will still catagoically refuse to pick it up.
*Mild Psychoses: Every so often, he will get distracted by a strange light that only he can see, and will drop everything in order to follow it. These fits are also the only time he will willingly pick up a melee weapon.

Powers:

*Confuse Shot: Shoots an enemy and inflicts them with Confuse.
*Trigger Happy: Pulls out a second gun and begins firing wildly at his enemy.
*Stopshot: Shoots an enemy and inflicts them with Stop.

Most of his weapons act as his powers, including:
*Lightning Gun: Fires bolts of lightning, essentially casting Thunder.
*Freezeray: Fires freezing bols, essentially casting Blizzard.
*Photon Bazooka: Fires bolts of Plasma, essenially casting Fire.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
Backstory: Leon doesn't talk about it much. He will sometimes talk about Altifaria, his hometown and his blacksmith business, but he doesn't talk about anything else to do with it. After he joined the Academy, he was quickly partnered with Launchpad in order to take advantage of Launchpads ability to get along with anyone.
Other: His main weapon is a Star Command Issue Laser Blaster

Ultimate One Universe: Emergence

@Lord Wraith I misread that and thought for a second it said "I have a concept of Pain" and thought "Seems about right"

Are you gonna go full Pinhead on us?

Power Rangers: Rebel Force

@Crimson Flame Honestly, in an RP like this, civilian powers aren't necessary. I'd recommend only taking powers if you feel that it will expand the narrative possibilities of your character. Like, the Triforian character I'm thinking of wouldn't have civilian powers because Triforians don't have them and he wouldn't need them to expand his narrative, but if I went with the Angel guy I would probably give him powers. The older warrior type would probably see powers as a crutch for his warrior prowess, but the Mentor type would probably need them for mentor stuff, much like most of the series mentors having weird powers.

Remember that free form RP's exist with the rule of narrative. This means that fights are decided by the needs of the story, rather than the power of the characters.

Example: in the Turbo movie, the gang of 5 in full morph has trouble taking on Piranhatrons. Meanwhile later in the series itself, an unmorphed Justin is able to solo 10 Piranhatrons without problems

Power Rangers: Rebel Force

To be fair, Power Rangers does have a long history of Civilian super-powers.

Andros in In Space had telekinesis.
In Time Force, Katie was super strong and Trip was a Psychic
The Dino Thunder Rangers all got super-powers from the Dino-Gems (Supersonic Shriek, Diamond Skin, Super Speed, Invisibility, etc.)
The SPD Rangers were all mutants with weird powers like Jack being Intangible, Z being able to multiply herself and Bridge could sense aura's.
The Mystic Force Rangers were all wizards and could do magic n shit.
In the Reimagining movie, the armour was just armour and they were all super-strong regardless.

So, yeah, Civilian Super Powers were pretty common. Especially during the Disney Era. Apparently, Disney wanted to push the civilian powers thing hard to try and cut down on the amount of Sentai footage and to replace potentially dangerous fight choreography with cheap CGI. Plus, Cheap CGI is harder for kids to hurt themselves trying to recreate, making the show more lawsuite friendly.

Ultimate One Universe: Emergence

@Lord Wraith It's gonna be 'uge, everyone's talking about it.

Ultimate One Universe: Emergence

@Hound55 I'd be happy to co-GM something if you need a co-GM.

Ultimate One Universe: Emergence

I mean, I'd be happy to keep going with the Lanterns, but with everyone else running head first into reality, it's probably best to let this one go quietly.

Kingdom Hearts: Heroes of Hope

@Dragonfly 9

Launchpad

Name: Launchpad McQuack
Age: 31
Gender/Pronouns: Male
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Ummm.... Sure, why not?
Species: Duck
Appearance:



Personality: A lovable doofus, Launchpad McQuack may seem absent-minded, yet despite often making mistakes, he always gets his assigned task done competently in the end and as such, he is a valuable helper for anyone that he chooses to help. Despite often irritating people with his ignorance. He is a gentle giant, and also very charming and witty. Additionally, Launchpad isn't afraid of anything and remains calm and positive in extreme and intense scenarios, rarely panicking or losing his cool. Although it sometimes seems to be "Is he brave? Or too dumb to know the danger he's in?"
Job: Templar
World Origin: Duckberg
Abilities:

*Combat Prowess: Although enemies are usually quick to underestimate him due to his distinct lack of brainpower, he is actually a very skilled combatant. Especially after training with the Space Rangers.
*Pilot: "There hasn't been a plane built that i can't crash!" His piloting ability is best described as "Utterly Chaotic" He can and will crash a lot of planes in his adventures, but this makes attempts to dogfight him utterly useless as he doesn't act in any rational capacity. He also never hurts anyone unintentionally in his crashes.
*Encyclopedic Knowledge of Heroes and Villains of the Multiverse: Launchpad is an idiot, but there is one thing he knows better than anyone else. Superheroes. He has a severe case of hero worship. He knows every hero and probably has a trading card for them if it's available.

Weaknesses:

*Stupid: Launchpad isn't the sharpest knife in the socket. The type of guy who will lose a battle of wits with a glass of water.
*Bad shot: So, he has a lot of skill with his trident and fists and actually a surprising good shot with a Bow, guns fail him. He just CANNOT get the hang of them. Several times, the LGM's have disabled the laser on his armour in order to protect themselves from his constant misfires.

Powers:

*Warcry: Inflicts Slow on all surroudning enemies.
*Cheer: Increases weapon attack of surrounding allies.
*Jump: Jumps up high in the air and crashes the Thunderquack into them a few seconds later.
*Lifebreak: Deals damage to an opponent, dealing extra based on how badly damaged he is.
*Bonecrusher: Has a devastating counter attack, but only works against weapon attacks.

Alignment: Lawful Stupid
Backstory: Oldest son of the McQuack family Airstunt Pilots. He grew up worshipping his dad, Ripchord. However, when it became obvious that he wasn't very good, Launchpad felt that he disappointed his family and, as such, he ran away to pursue his dream of being the best pilot in the world. He was hired to become the co-pilot of Della Duck under his mentor (And his proclaimed Best Friend in the whole universe.) Scrooge McDuck. After Della disappeared, he was promoted to Chief Pilot and worked for McDuck and his family for a few years, before meeting his other Best Friend in the Whole Universe. Drake Mallard, also known as "Darkwing Duck" Becoming his personal pilot in his crimefighting endeavours. After a few years working with Darkwing, Scrooge approached him again, proud of how well he was doing as Darkwings pilot.

Scrooge then introduced Launchpad to how he got his money. The Multiverse. Travelling to Traverse Town, He introduced Launchpad to a number of heroes from across he multiverse, including legendary Space Rangers, Buzz Lightyear and Warp Darkmatter. Launchpad knew exactly what he had to do. Signing up to the Space Rangers and helping to protect The Space Between from the Heartless and other monsters.
Other: He weilds a Trident called "The Sunchaser" A magical trident forged by Storkulese himself and given to he and Scrooge helped save Ithaquack.

Leon Esla

Name: Leon Esla
Age: 41
Gender/Pronouns: Male
Sexual/Romantic Orientation: Rather not say.
Species: Lilty
Appearance:


(The first one)
Personality: Quiet. Leon is a warrior of very little words, but is also VERY fiercely protective of Launchpad and his other allies.
Job: Gunner
World Origin: Tipa
Abilities:

*Crackshot: Leon was top of his class in the Ranger Academy. No matter what gun he has, he is able to take a flea off a dogs back at 150 yards.
*Master Blacksmith: Leon is a man who can make anything with metal. He was formerly a Blacksmith when back in his hometown. He created many masterpieces of metalurgy, specializing in armour.

Weaknesses:

*Refusal to pick up a Melee Weapon: It doesn't matter the situation he is in, he will only EVER use his guns. Even if the only weapon available to him is a sword of spear, he will still catagoically refuse to pick it up.
*Mild Psychoses: Every so often, he will get distracted by a strange light that only he can see, and will drop everything in order to follow it. These fits are also the only time he will willingly pick up a melee weapon.

Powers:

*Confuse Shot: Shoots an enemy and inflicts them with Confuse.
*Trigger Happy: Pulls out a second gun and begins firing wildly at his enemy.
*Stopshot: Shoots an enemy and inflicts them with Stop.

Most of his weapons act as his powers, including:
*Lightning Gun: Fires bolts of lightning, essentially casting Thunder.
*Freezeray: Fires freezing bols, essentially casting Blizzard.
*Photon Bazooka: Fires bolts of Plasma, essenially casting Fire.

Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
Backstory: Leon doesn't talk about it much. He will sometimes talk about Altifaria, his hometown and his blacksmith business, but he doesn't talk about anything else to do with it. After he joined the Academy, he was quickly partnered with Launchpad in order to take advantage of Launchpads ability to get along with anyone.
Other: His main weapon is a Star Command Issue Laser Blaster

@mattmanganon

Ultimate One Universe: Emergence

@Half Pint Yeah, with both GMs gone and most of the players, I think it'd be best to just call it a day and start again. If anyone else starts one, do let us know.