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Justice League Unlimited vol. 2

Founding Five

Superman - He's the first superhero. The reason it's even called a super-hero. His career seemingly began in the 1970's, however reports indicate he may have been active as far back as WWII. Same basic powers of Superman. He makes everybody in the room wanna stand a little bit taller. A big blue boyscout to this day, he has a line he'll never cross and ALWAYS finds another way. He's pretty much the big gun of the metahuman/alien archetypes. He's only been Clark Kent the last twenty years or so of his life on Earth. He obviously ages slower in the universe than past incarnations. Recently killed fighting the monstrous Doomsday. - Deceased

Batman (mask off) - Same billionaire playboy philanthropist, his career just began in the late 90's and has lasted nearly two decades. He is to the gadgeteers and standard human heroes what Superman is to metas and aliens. The big gun. Basically picture Ben Afleck's Batman here just with more gray hair. It was recently revealed Batman was replaced with a shapeshifting white Martian during the Trident of Atlantis episode. He's guilty of the murder of Ravager as well as sabotaging the Metro Tower, and more recently attacking Polarity Man. - Status Unknown

Green Lantern - Alan Scott is the resident GL, and the ONLY GL in this universe. I'm staying away from the GLC and all the rainbow brigade Corps. His career stretches over the last decade or so and a few years back he absorbed the energies of his magic ring internalizing his power. He's the big gun of the supernatural/magic archetypes. He's also based in Gotham and mostly patrols during the day when Batman isn't being Batman. Green Lantern retired after finding out his reformed enemy turned fiancée Thorn was pregnant with twins. - Retired

Robotman - Cliff Steele was once a racecar driver and adrenaline junkie. He jumped out of planes, served two years in the military, and was even a bouncer on a cruise ship for several months. It was to no surprise to anyone when he finally went too far and crashed an experimental NHRA racing car. His body was near completely destroyed, which is when his friends at STAR Labs Dr. Niles Caulder and Silas Stone put his brain into the body of a machine. Still ever the enthusiast he decided superheroics were in his future and took the alias Robotman [he wasn't very original]. He was a hero of Midway for several years before joining the other founding five in the Justice League. In the battle with Despero his brain was destroyed, thus ending the career of Robotman. - Deceased

Vixen - Mari McCabe was born in Africa and possessed the magical Tantu Totem. This is a magical artifact, supposedly passed down over several generations from mother to daughter, and is the source of her power. Giving her the ability to mimic the attributes of any animal on the planet, Mari used this power to protect her village until moving to the United States and going to college. After graduating Mari was offered a modeling contract with an agency in NYC. Getting lost in the spotlight and fame, she was eventually reminded of the power and responsibility and publicly came out as the hero Vixen. After joining the JL for several years, her life was snuffed out when the behemoth Despero used his immense strength to crush her under the weight of a destroyed skyscraper. - Deceased

The Justice League had been active for several years. Their membership included Superman, Batman, Vixen, Green Lantern (Alan Scott), and Robot Man. Most of them were already in their 40's, Batman was rumored to be in his 50's. The team took down threats such as Brainiac, the rogue General Eiling, Solomon Grundy and an army of the undead, a Thanagarian Cult, and dozens of others. Later in the team’s career, in a battle with the alien tyrant Despero, both Vixen and Robotman were killed in action. Robotman COULD have survived, but the three eyed behemoth crushed his head and destroyed the original brain of Cliff Steele.

One year ago...

The Justice League extended its reach and took in several new heroes to form the Justice League Unlimited. Over the course of the first several weeks the League learned about the existence of a similar group, composed of super criminals, calling themselves the Society and brought together in secret by the devious Lex Luthor Jr. Shortly after the Society made itself known, the Question deduced that the super criminals were after artifacts composed of a mysterious Nth metal. During a mission that saw a group going to the destroyed remains of Atlantis, Ravager was seemingly killed by an unseen attacker and left for dead. Her father, Deathstroke, would later abduct her from JLU headquarters to help her recover on his own terms. Bulleteer would also be attacked in Metropolis and taken out of action after taking trauma to his head after the enemies of the League were informed by Lobo that his helmet was composed of Nth metal. Ambush Bug was killed during an attack on the League's HQ, and the heroic Clayface was torn apart as well.

Over the course of the last year the League would continue to evolve. Superman would be defeated and killed by the monster called Doomsday. Green Lantern retired after finding out his reformed enemy turned fiancée Thorn was pregnant with twins. And Batman has seemingly been replaced by a white Martian with his actual whereabouts unknown.

Present day...

The League still moves forward, even after everything the members have been through, protecting the world from dangers. Team members continue to come and go as they have always done. However, some unknown entity or force has taken it upon themselves to tamper with the very fabric of reality altering the universe itself.

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This RP is something of an experiment because of the large cast, episodic adventures, and out-of-this-world scenarios. It is EXACTLY what it sounds like. The JLU from the cartoons of days gone by fully realized in role player fashion in a new universe, and I do mean "new" because the universe from the last RP has been altered by an outside force conspiring with other individuals similar to the current DC Rebirth era.

I’ve kept some of the continuity from Season One but I’m leaving everything else vague from here on to free up any characters or concepts that may not return. This will still be in-continuity with the last RP, but going into Season Two this time I’m gonna trim the cast down and only have two episodes going at a time after the opening episode. For those of you unfamiliar with the episodic format, the cast will be divided regularly so that the missions aren’t as convoluted as they can sometimes get with a large cast. The opening episode will now feature all ten players. Episodes Two and Three will each feature five players. Episode Four will have all ten players, and then the next two episodes will have new teams of five players… etc. This is meant to make it easier to build relationships with the other players during the smaller team episodes.

As far as GM'ing goes I feel like I should mention I'm the type to give players a bit of freedom. Players can control the enemies to a small degree and if there's any problems they can be addressed. A line or two of dialogue from an enemy and letting them take a few hits is perfectly fine in a post. Just make it interesting and in line with what's been established as the setting. If there's any questions about the enemies we're facing you can always ask about power levels, attacks, weaknesses, etc. This RP is one big collaboration after all. The same basic rules from the last game will still be in effect, just with the altered episode format.

Since this will be an altered universe I'm going to post a timeline with everything being kept from Season 1 & 2 as well as other details that didn't have dates up to this point like the Death of Superman and when my new hero started his heroic journey. I can add specific dates in there for your heroes as well, just be mindful that some heroes have already been active since before the last RP started, and others have risen in the last year.

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<sub>NOVEMBER 15TH, 2007 - THE ORIGINAL JUSTICE LEAGUE WAS FORMED.

May 12th, 2013 - Vic Sage takes down Arby Twain, becomes the Question.

APRIL 19TH, 2017 - VIXEN AND ROBOTMAN WERE KILLED BY DESPERO LEAVING SUPERMAN, BATMAN, AND GREEN LANTERN THE LAST MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL LEAGUE.

June 12th, 2017 - Superman revealed his dual identity to Jimmy Olsen and gave him the golden shield of his Kryptonian grandfather in a gesture of friendship.

July 17th, 2017 - the JLU was officially underway. Season 1 begun with 'Rebirth' and Batman took a team to St Roch to rescue an archaeologist from Lion Mane. 'Mad World' episode also took place on this day and had the JLU against Brainwave in Midway City.

July 19th, 2017 - 'The Fallen' took place and had the JLU investigate a crashed alien that turned out to be Lobo. In the end Lobo was 'saved' by the Secret Society.

July 20th, 2017 - 'Kids These Days' saw Solara sent back to 1938 to witness the destruction of Krypton by the villain Extant. The League was turned into elderly people save for a few who were sneezed on by Doctor Fate.

August 2nd, 2017 - 'Trident of Atlantis' mission had Batman replaced off-screen by the impostor who then attempted to kill Ravager and left her near death.

August 8th, 2017 - 'Magnetic Nightmare' saw the JLU face off against Dr. Polaris in the Chicago branch of STAR Labs.

MAY 20TH, 2018 - SUPERMAN KILLED BY THE MONSTER DUBBED DOOMSDAY.

June 1st, 2018 - Supergirl joined the Justice League Unlimited.

JULY 18TH, 2018 - BATMAN RETIRES FROM CRIME FIGHTING, THE SOCIETY QUICKLY BEGINS TO USE THE RESOURCES NOW AT THEIR DISPOSAL FULL TIME.

SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2018 - GREEN LANTERN FINDS OUT HIS WIFE IS 3 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH TWINS.

OCTOBER 4TH, 2018 - GREEN LANTERN OFFICIALLY RETIRES FROM THE LEAGUE LEAVING IT TO SUPERGIRL AND THE SCARLET SCARAB.

October 14th, 2018 - League HQ was attacked by the Society, Bulleteer was sidelined and his Nth metal helmet stolen. Clayface was ripped in half and destroyed. Ambush Bug killed by Lion Mane.

October 23rd, 2018 - Season 2 begins.

October 25th, 2018 - The traitor was revealed to be Batman, now rather than an army of White Martians siding with the Secret Society the traitor will be the brother of Martian Manhunter named Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz.

December 10th, 2018 - Jimmy Olsen played vigilante for the first time.

January 14th, 2019 - Newest recruits (for volume 2) join the JLU.

JANUARY 20th, 2019 - VOLUME 2 BEGINS WITH 'Return of Solara' EPISODE!

Notes -

* Several heroes may not exist in the new altered universe, some may be altered [see Shazam and
Scarlet Scarab].
* The most of season 1 and 2 still happened setting up the Secret Society and Luthor Jr.</sub>

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Generally I try and keep contact and collaborate on posts with other players on piratepads as well as Discord more recently. If you haven't got the Discord link give @WXer a shout for the link since he's seeing over that for us this time around. I'll post a link to a new piratepad once this gets to the starting line with the IC.

Accepted players/heroes can go ahead and repost your CS's in the Character Tab and let me know where you want anything on the timeline! Please don't forget about this RP. Respect other players and respect the game and everything will be peachy. Or some other type of fruity awesomeness.

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Forgot to post this...

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Name: James ‘Jimmy’ Olsen
Alias: the Guardian
Age: 24
Personality: boyscout, honest, loyal, stubborn, persistent
Archetype: gadgeteer
Powers:

Conditioning – Jimmy might as well be one of the first parkour enthusiasts in Metropolis and is in peak physical conditioning as far as speed, strength, agility, and reflexes go. Jimmy learned the skills while chasing after Superman on rooftops for the best photos money could buy.

Police Training – Jimmy participated in Metropolis’ Police Academy when he turned 20. He’s proficient with firearms and has decent detective skills.

Shield – Indestructible Kryptonian shield that was a gift from Superman months earlier before his death.


Weaknesses: under his light body armor he’s as human as anyone.

Appearance:

Character Evolution: I’d like to see some interaction with Supergirl.

Altered History: N/A, using a new guy this time around.

Recommended Background Leaguer: Bulleteer w/o helmet, he’s the ‘Tower technician

BRIEF Bio:

Jimmy is the same ginger haired kid he always was, growing up in Metropolis. He was already taking pictures of Superman when he was a senior in high school, the same high school where Lara attended. There was always chemistry between the two whenever Clark and Lois brought Lara around the Daily Planet offices. And it was odd that Jimmy worked with her dad and idolized his alter ego. This went on for several years and Jimmy began wanting more in his life. He wanted to be looked at the same way people looked at Superman. However, being a hero is no easy feat as Olsen would soon find out. At the age of twenty Jimmy decided he wanted to try being a police officer. For whatever reason he didn't make the cut.

After Jimmy flunked out of Police Academy three years ago he became a security guard at the Planet and was more protective of his friends when it seemed like Superman and the original Justice League weren’t around. After Vixen and Robotman were killed, Clark told Jimmy that he was Superman. In some weird Kryptonian gesture of friendship, Superman gave Jimmy his great grandfather of Krypton’s golden shield. Olsen held onto the Kryptonian artifact and couldn't believe that Superman... Clark... would ever give him such a thing. At the most Jimmy expected a watch. As soon as he got it back to his apartment he began parading around like he was some hero in a movie.

Fast forward about eight months… and Superman was killed by Doomsday. About six weeks ago, Jimmy put on a makeshift suit and started patrolling Suicide Slums as Mister Action. After three days he spent a little more cash on new gear. Olsen based a new identity off of a classic comic book character from the 40’s and 50’s by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Donning a similarly golden helmet to match the shield, he called himself the Guardian.


Notes:

- Jimmy only has about six weeks experience in the field.
- He’s still not too skilled in hand to hand combat but he’s got excellent aim.
- He’s known Lois and Clark since he began taking pictures of Superman at age 16.
- When he was a senior in high school he met their daughter Lara, who was a freshman.
- Jimmy considered the aliases Mr. Action, Atlas, and the Metropolis Kid.
- Shield is composed of unbreakable Kryptonian metal alloy.

Sample Post:

“Metro Tower is about a mile and a half from the ‘Planet. I can make it there in no time even without being a metahuman…” Jimmy thought on the rooftop of the Daily Planet in what looked like workout clothes, jogging pants, and wearing a single strap gym bag over his shoulder.

The young red-haired man ran and leaped from the roof. He landed, rolled, and continued back on his feet doing something of a corkscrew flip in the air and onto the next building in is path. Olsen ran and leaped again, this time into the fire escape equipment on the side of a taller building to climb back up. You could tell he had a lot on his mind. He was pushing himself harder than ever before. When he finally tripped up on the rooftop of another building Jimmy took a breather. It’s not like the League was on alert or anything. Jimmy had just heard Supergirl might be at the Metro Tower today and it’s been awhile since Jimmy had really got to speak to Lara. When her father died fighting the monster dubbed Doomsday, it rocked both of their worlds.

Jimmy wasn’t sure why Superman had let him in on his secret identity months earlier. Or why he gave him his great grandfather’s shield. Maybe Superman knew one day he wouldn’t be around and hoped Jimmy would help protect his daughter? It was a lot for the new hero to think about but he tried to make the best of things. After about nine minutes of running, jumping, and flipping Jimmy arrived at the ‘Tower. He felt like he went DBZ and pulled off an instant transmission, but the young man knew he didn't have any superpowers of his own. He was used to chasing Superman throughout the city to get the best photos from the craziest angles. Still, he couldn't have got there faster in a car in this afternoon's traffic.

“I haven’t even thought about what I’m going to say to Lara…” Jimmy thought, “DAMN, Olsen! What if she doesn’t even come around today? What if she’s busy with Lois?” Jimmy continued to think and walked into the building and through the oddly empty lobby.

And when Jimmy turned a corner there she was. Long black hair like her mother, bright blue eyes like her father, Lara was just passing through. She was walking down one of the hallways in the personal quarters area with Zatanna. And as sexy as some men might find a woman in fishnets like the magical Zatanna, Olsen couldn’t take his eyes off of Supergirl. And then… she walked past him without saying a word and continued on with Z. He was speechless before and he is speechless now. After several moments passed his wits returned.

“I wonder who’s on monitor duty tonight?” he finally thought continuing to make his way to his room where he could get into his suit for some training.

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@Shellshock Shazam, @Unknown100 Supergirl, and @Sofaking Fancy's Big Barda are accepted.

And that's everybody save for the GM's (myself and @Sir Lurksalot). I've got to edit my CS since Supergirl has been aged up, and I'm not sure what part of his CS Lurk still had to finish.

In the event we have any dropouts early on or we gotta give somebody the boot I may contact a couple of you for reserve status. That way we can keep a full cast without having to go through with recruiting again should a spot need filled.

Thanks to everyone who showed interest, returning players and new ones alike! I wish I had enough GM's to make this a 15 or 20 players RP again but I just don't have time to run that big of an RP again without some extra help. Lots of good characters and reimaginings all around. I really hate that I can't bring a few more of you into this.

To everyone who's been accepted, I'll post the OOC link as soon as I can get it posted. Hopefully within the next few nights or tonight if I don't fall asleep too early. The roster will have a total of 7 males and 5 females, and I'll let you guys know which recommended Leaguers are chosen for background status.

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@rocketrobie2 Right right! I also need to make you a new avatar if I haven't already LOL

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@Thecrash20 Mostly just the Super characters are already off limits (assuming our Supergirl is still reapplying), Batman is considered to be missing and/or dead, there's no GLC, and the one Green Lantern is currently retired. Most of the Batman history has been absent making him a bit more hard edged and worn down. I wanted to leave it open for folks to make more originals or take another character from Gotham like Simon Darkk, Ragman, Black Canary, etc. Gotham could possibly have up to 6-8 vigilantes at any given time with or without the Batman connection. You wanna wow me take a 2nd or 3rd string character and turn them around. Or base an original off of one. Like what if you had a genderbent take on Black Canary called Blackbird that was a dude with a sonic scream and badass h2h skills? Optional blonde ponytail. LOL

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@ineffable - Sample post just needs to tie into the theme.

@ColouredCyan - I'll get a PM sent your way with some thoughts on your girl.

@Thecrash20 - Most of the history in your CS doesn't exist in this universe as Batman didn't have any sidekicks. If you wanna remake Red Hood as another vigilante in Gotham unrelated to Batman that's cool. However you're gonna have to make it good cause I've already got a guy with a pair of pistols and a funky helmet in the League [see my Guardian].

@Shellshock - I was on the fence about accepting Katana, but if you've changed up your CS to Capt. Marvel I'll have to take another look. I'll try and get to it tonight, it just depends if I fall asleep at the desk again or not...

@Archmage MC - I'm holding anyone from the previous RP to a higher standard, and compared to a lot of the other returning players' sample posts your's is lacking. It did manage to stay on topic, and I noticed you added a bit more when I mentioned how important the Sample Post was this time around, but I need a bit more effort. Other players showed some real creativity, and I'm not seeing it here. Looking at the sample again, there were only nine sentences in the entire sample not attached to a line of dialogue. And that was AFTER you added more. Gotta let the character shine and really make it feel like a cartoon person in a more realistic world.

If I missed anybody my apologies. It's late and I worked another long shift. Just @ tag me if I missed anything or anybody. Still plenty of time to submit a CS for this.

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@FiroIV For some reason there was a space in your name above, you've been accepted!

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@Simple Unicycle Question, @NecroKnight Lizard, @The Angry Goat Warden, @Wxer Negative Man, @baraquiel Kitsune, [@Firo IV] Aurora, and @rocketrobie2 Scarlet Scarab have been accepted.

As for everybody else and the notes from the CS's, I'm working on that post now. Remember I'm accepting two more players for an odd 11 total plus myself to make 12. Don't make me regret it LOL

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The accepted list will be posted shortly!!!

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Work as well as the weather have both been kicking my ass this week. I'm gonna try and check in this evening after work but I came home and fell asleep early yesterday almost immediately after eating something. There's a handful of sheets I've already marked as accepted in my notes, probably four of five of you anyway. Still plenty of time to submit a CS or tweak the ones you've got. Just let me know in advance you'd changed it further cause my notes are only up to date with what was there on Jan. 16th.

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