TheWizardLizard

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

The sun was setting on Los Angeles as Alex's helmed visage peered out from the rooftop of an office building. Everyone was going home, their jobs concluded, looking to sit in peace, see their families, treasure the quiet hours of their simple lives. But always, always, there were those out there who would prevent this order of things, who did not see peace and prosperity for all as good, and necessary, and... possible. That was why, even though Alex Trebon's job was concluded, The Paladin's was just beginning.

Well, sort of. It'd been a good day, and he'd been able to get in the armor and intervene in two muggings during his lunch break, so his job wasn't really just beginning. But then, maybe that meant it'd been a bad day, since there'd been two muggings for him to stop, and he'd certainly prefer it if there were less muggings rather than more.

He was getting sidetracked, and Alex shook his head and yawned inside his helmet. His... 'activities' were taking a toll on his sleep schedule, but he wouldn't - couldn't - stop. Not to act with the power he'd been given seemed so... selfish, even if it was just for a night to catch up on sleep.

There was a buzzing in his ear from the police radio he'd set up in his helmet, and he was quickly jolted awake. With alertness came sickness as the details of the dispatch became clear to him. A massacre... a bloody mess made of a local anti-meta meeting. Doubtless the work of some disgruntled Meta-human, believing that senseless violence would help their cause, bring things to a better result, a more advantageous peace. Or maybe they wanted no peace at all - maybe they wanted massacre after massacre, stretching on forever.

The Paladin ground his teeth and rose. He wasn't far, and the report was recent. He could get there before whoever had done this could make a clean getaway. He could make it.

He began to jog across the rooftop. Running in the armor wasn't easy, but it wasn't impossible, especially not when he could get some momentum going. When he reached the edge of the roof, he shot out his hands. At his command, the light solidified, making a shimmering bridge between this roof and the next. Without a second thought, Alex stepped onto it and carried on his course.

In this way he ran, rooftop to rooftop, until at last he could see the scene of the crime. A great number of people were congregated outside, murmuring and gasping at the blood running from the doorway.

Alex watched from the rooftop as a figure he didn't recognize emerged from the building. There was the killer. The Paladin jumped down from the rooftop, a sword of white light solidifying in his hand.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

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TDLR I was in the previous two RPs, They want to nerf my character but don't give any good ideas on how to do it to their liking and I'm complaining that no one is even bothering to use the actual weakness I gave her/having to think of the weaknesses and they like them but still don't like them, if that makes any sense.

@Archmage MC

I'm sure that's an informative, comprehensive, and not at all biased viewpoint on the events of the last four days.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Name: Alex Trebons
Alias(s): Paladin, The Paladin
Age: 24
Affiliations: Heroes.
Factions: Independent.
Description: Alex is an unassuming, somewhat scholarly looking young man. He works in a museum and looks the part, with somewhat messy brown hair, thick glasses, and a generally mousy demeanor. He bears himself in a way that seems to take a foot off his height and most of the broadness from his shoulders - he is, in general, a man nobody would think twice about.

The Paladin persona, however, is nothing of the sort. The Paladin is a towering figure, clad from head to toe in steel armor that looks straight out of the Middle Ages. He tries to present himself as a larger-than-life ideal heroic figure, with varying success - to some, he may seem an angel, a mighty savior descended from on high to deliver the innocent. To others more accustomed to the world of the Gifted, he... may just seem like a dorky, old-fashioned weirdo.

What's certain about him is that there seems to be no darkness in the man whatsoever. He is a tireless optimist, an incorrigible idealist, and an absolute puppy dog of a human being. He has yet to affiliate himself with the politics of his world, preferring to help out where he can as a 'small steps' sort of hero.

Powers: Alex possesses, in addition to increased durability, strength and speed (think Captain America rather than Hulk or Thor), primarily photokinetic abilities - he has the power to manipulate and control light, even being able to create 'hard light' tools and objects. He mainly uses this to make glowing swords or shields out of pure light, being a stickler for his theme. He is also capable of producing light, being able to make his body 'glow' - this, however, tends to tire him out very quickly, leading to his powers being much less effective in a no-light environment.

A side-effect of his light generation is that his body also tends to produce an immense amount of heat while he does so. He is able to survive this, being largely resistant to the effects of heat (though very vulnerable to cold temperatures), but anything else touching him when he gets warmed up may as well have touched the inside of an oven.

Skills: He's not the most talented Gifted around, though he's put a lot of hours into practicing with his hard light weapons and so has become a capable combatant with those. Otherwise, he has little in the way of relevant talents - he's a History Major, in case that ever comes up. Oh, he's also a decent cook, should that matter.
Equipment: His suit of armor is the only notable piece of equipment he owns - it's made of an alloy he doesn't fully understand that possesses both physical durability as well as confusing, sciency photon-storage properties. The upshot of all this is that it's a full body suit of armor that provides reasonable protection and glows when he pours light into it. It's pretty heavy though, so even in spite of his increased strength, his movements when inside it can be... awkward. The armor is his most prized possession, and he treasures it highly.
Ranking: Upper B Rank.

(Optional) Brief History: Alex was a normal boy with superpowers trying to get by in a world getting weirder every day. For most of his life, he hid what he was, hoping only that he wouldn't be noticed. That changed one night two years ago, when he met an older, technologically gifted Meta who was impressed by his character and convinced him to take a more active role in the world. Thus, The Paladin was born, with the help of a suit of armor crafted for him by his mentor, and the new knight began his daylight patrol of city streets and dark alleyways, seeking to spread light and hope wherever he was able.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

I'm here I'm back I've made it! What did I miss, besides everything?

I'll skim through the OOC in a bit, but if someone could give me the cliff notes of what I need to know, that'd be aces.

[Mid-High Casual] The Wings of the Seraph

The prodigal pickpocket returns!

Glad to see things have been moving in my absence. I'll get my IC post up just as soon as I get in touch with Jack about our characters. He's still new to the site, so... bear with him about the format.

[Mid-High Casual] The Wings of the Seraph

Name: Oswald Crowley
Age: 21

Appearance: Oswald is large and broad-shouldered, standing at around six feet tall. He's built like a brick and covered in scars, with black hair, brown eyes, rigid features and a nose that's been broken so many times it's grown kind of crooked. He wears a hodgepodge of leather armor and filthy street clothes, rarely being seen without a hood or wrappings over his fists.

Personality: Oswald is clever, brutal, and tempestuous. He is a proud young man, quick to fight and anger. He cares for very little in this world, save for himself and his younger brother Darius, whom he can be very protective of. He possesses little in the way of education, but operates with a criminal's cunning. He has an active disrespect of authority and gives not a single rat's ass about precepts of honesty, honor, or fair play.

Skills
Master Brawler
Master Knife-Fighter
Expert Marksman (With flintlocks)
Expert Street-Smarts
Adept Thief

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

Oh, no, I didn't mean you literally didn't have ideas, I meant that that's exactly how my character is.

I originally conceived of the character as the main character of a story that used the grimness of modern superhero fiction as a metaphor for the grimness of modern society, so when you say that he should be a Don Quixote-esque modern day knight errant, you're... right. That's exactly how he is.

*Man of La Mancha intensifies*

[Mid-High Casual] The Wings of the Seraph

I should notify you that I'm going to be away for a few days - I'll try to keep up and I can catch up when I return, but you likely won't hear from me for a bit.

Should the IC begin before I get back (and assuming my character is accepted) feel free to say I'm out on a scouting mission, or... whatever.

The Gifted: A Fast Paced Superpower RP (Relaunch)

I'm totally cool with the encumberance note - I'll make a note of that in his CS when I put it to the main thread.

I should notify yall that I'm going to be away for a few days, so... you guys just do what you do, and I'll catch up when I get back.

And as far as my character's 'mission to civilize'... you have no idea.

[Mid-High Casual] The Wings of the Seraph

Name: Oswald Crowley
Age: 21

Appearance: Oswald is large and broad-shouldered, standing at around six feet tall. He's built like a brick and covered in scars, with black hair, brown eyes, rigid features and a nose that's been broken so many times it's grown kind of crooked. He wears a hodgepodge of leather armor and filthy street clothes, rarely being seen without a hood or wrappings over his fists.

Personality: Oswald is clever, brutal, and tempestuous. He is a proud young man, quick to fight and anger. He cares for very little in this world, save for himself and his younger brother Darius, whom he can be very protective of. He possesses little in the way of education, but operates with a criminal's cunning. He has an active disrespect of authority and gives not a single rat's ass about precepts of honesty, honor, or fair play.

Skills
Master Brawler
Master Knife-Fighter
Expert Marksman (With flintlocks)
Expert Street-Smarts
Adept Thief