Zapdos

Thornwood Asylum For The Criminal Insane- A Villain Roleplay.

I'm glad to see that someone took the Borehole idea and is using it. I may or may not make a character sheet for this, but either way I hope this is successful.

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Thundercloud

Thundercloud was exceedingly confused. No, not by Robin summoning a cat girl. That entirely fit with his Otaku personality. Could he be any more of a stereotype? Whatever; meow mix wasn’t doing much, so she could be ignored.

More confusing, however, was how the weaboo’s girlfriend was smart enough and able to create those “lightning rods” while still being with the Chink. Sure, they didn’t deflect all of the electricity, but they did enough to hamper his plans. Maybe that’s why the other girl was laughing? Also confusing was that he thought he heard metal hit the ground…but somehow his hands had rubber gloves on top of them? And his face somehow got stunned for a moment? Just what the fuck was going on here?

There wasn’t much time to think about it though; suddenly, some kind of black girl appeared from the shadows. And right after that, both of them got hit by a tire! The momentum pushed both of them towards one of the corners of the lobby. The “cotton balls” had shielded Thundercloud from most of the damage, though they were gone now, and the fat man had shielded Rosaria in turn.

Thundercloud was startled to see the shadow girl next to him though, so out of instinct more than anything, he kicked her away. And in the midst of all this nonsense, the villain just now realized his men went outside to fight the police. Sure, killing cops was always funny, but this wasn’t really the time for that.

Now was the time to kill these fuckers once and for all! So he charged up his power, putting a great deal of energy into creating a much stronger wave of electricity than before, and sent it straight at the heroes. At the same time, a burst of real lightning from the sky surged towards them from behind!

Thundercloud grinned; there was no way they could survive all of that.

Collaborative Writing Interest Check

Hi there! I am Zapdos and I write on this website here and there. I’m currently GMing a roleplay about Superheroes, but I still want to write more than I am now, so I thought I’d make this interest check!

The writing style of this is a little different than a traditional roleplay on this site. Normally, each person will roleplay a character and they will interact within a setting guided by the GM. In this, all the writers take turn writing the story. Each poster will take turns writing; in the end what will result is cohesive and interesting story. All of the characters, settings and plot are made by all of the writers, each one building upon the work of the people who wrote before them. Here is a short example (obviously the posts would be longer in the actual story):

Poster A:

"Frank was walking down the street on his way to work. It was his last day on the job; he was proud of his 43 years at the Wonderful Wheel Company, but he was looking forward to retirement. He arrived at the old factory, same as ever, except he was surprised to see..."

Poster B:

"that it was decorated with banners! The old factory worker saw banners, balloons and homemade posters celebrating his last day and wishing him well. A hint of a smile showed on the man's face. But the biggest surprise was when he walked into the place..."

Poster C:

"a huge array of tires spelling out "BEST WISHES FRANK" right on the factory floor! What was previously a hint evolved into a full-on grin; the man never expected his coworkers to go through all this trouble. Honestly, he thought they didn't even like him. However..."

And so on. Again, this would be longer if we were actually writing. I'm not looking for big essays here; just at least two or three quality paragraphs per post. If you want to and it makes sense to write longer, cool, but it isn’t necessary. A few advantages of writing this way include:

-If someone loses interest or gets busy with life, the whole story won't grind to a halt.
-Multiple authors can provide multiple perspectives, fleshing out characters in a way one person wouldn’t do and making the story more interesting
-Writing with other people is (at least for me) a good motivator to push yourself to improve your writing. I’ve learned a lot just by reading other people’s work

I’ve written a story this way with a few people on this website and it was a very enjoyable experience, so if this interests you or you have questions, let me know! As for what the genre of the roleplay is, I thought I’d discuss that with anyone interested. The only thing I know I don’t want to write right now is a super hero story because I’m already GMing one of those.

Thanks for reading this and have a good day!

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Just looked at this now. I'll be making something... within a few days. Maybe tomorrow.

@The Man Emperor

No rush there. Since the roleplay has started, it will be much harder for me to find a way to insert new characters into the story. There might be a way for me to get you into the roleplay later, but I cannot guarantee this. I'm not saying "no, don't make a CS" but I'm not sure how I'd insert your character into the story at this time.

There is another superhero roleplay open (that I have nothing to do with) that hasn't started if you want to look at it: roleplayerguild.com/topics/186955-the…

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Thundercloud

“Barriers, huh? It seems the Chink and his girlfriend can do more than speak gibberish,” Thundercloud thought as his electricity and the defenses countered each other. The heroes were safe, but for how long?

"You dare mock the sacred incantations of the Onmyouji?!"

“Never mind. What’s the best way to respond to that?” the villain asked himself. And what did he think of?

“OH, ME SO SOWWY. ME LOVE YOU LONG TIME!” Yeah, that was genius, Thundercloud reflected to himself as a triumphant smile appeared on his face. But then he saw the mannequin reveal itself, followed by the truck heading towards him, two of his troopers turning traitor for some reason, and the punk rocker aiming a gun at him. It was time to focus and end this farce.

First, he yelled at his men, ordering them to “kill the emo like he wants!” as he shot bolts of electricity at the two pun-controlled men, knocking them out cold. “I’ll handle the rest” he added after that. His Storm Troopers obeyed, shooting their guns at MidKnight before he could shoot the villain.

Next, right before the truck hit him, Thundercloud gave it the finger. This wasn’t just because it was funny; the vehicle stopped in its tracks right in front of him, seemingly turning itself off. Whoever or whatever was moving it, they would be horrified as they realized that this was an electric truck. Whatever they tried, they would no longer be able to turn on or control it.

Yeah, this was turning out great. All of his immediate threats were gone and they could always get more meat shields later. Mmm, meat. “Alright, you retards, time to die!” Thundercloud declared as he shot more electricity in the direction of Robin, Olivia, Kestrel, and Paige. However, unlike last time, he was striking in a wider area, hitting the tall lobby windows as well. These were destroyed on impact, similar to the various pillars, pieces of furniture, and other places to hide being hit by lightning with his attacks. If the electricity didn’t kill these heroes, they won’t be able to hide for long, plus at this point the building might not even last long.

As Thundercloud continued his barrage, he noticed the lobby start to feel cold and windy from the weather outside. The rain was falling harder, as it should. Good. He also noticed that one or two of his “cotton balls” had gotten smaller somehow. How did that happen? It probably wasn’t important though. What was important was that these wannabe heroes were gonna die.

Things really were gonna be great.

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Besides Paige’s assault, what Thundercloud didn’t notice was that one of his electric strikes happened to hit where Rosaria was hiding. While the attack didn’t damage her directly, the lightning’s light caused the shadow to be erased, ejecting her from it and stunning her.

For Rosaria, things really might not be so great.

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@The Man Emperor I appreciate your interest in the roleplay, but I only give out our Discord link to people in the roleplay. I hope you enjoy reading the posts of our talented writers!

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Thundercloud

Thundercloud, by his nature, was not a deep thinker. Usually applying enough electricity to a problem solved it. And yet, when some random girl walked in and said what he could only guess was a bad attempt at humor, he had to take a moment to figure out what the hell was going on while he finished his chips. No sense letting those go to waste, right?

Apparently someone else disagreed, as he heard some weaboo shout gibberish Asian words before throwing fire at him. Thundercloud thought he heard someone else too, but he didn’t see anyone, so he shrugged it off. The attack had hit his suit and chips, causing a few of the “cotton balls” to lose some of their form as if they absorbed the damage, while the bag of snack food was destroyed entirely. It did hurt a bit, but the villain was more annoyed than in pain. What was with these nuts? Mmm, some salted nuts sounded good right now. After whatever this is was done, he’d have to get some from the machine, Thundercloud thought.

He got up from his chair in time to see some other girl arrive. How in the world did this one get here? Thundercloud had a feeling someone else was here as well; this was confirmed when he heard gunshots and another person entering. He even noticed small plastic bits that made a trail leading to a desk; Thundercloud grinned, as if he was a genius for noticing someone was hiding behind the desk and that somehow there were heroes alive who wanted to stop him.

The smoke had fully cleared by now, giving one of the Storm Troopers easy access to his leader. “Loading’s done. Orders, boss?” he asked.

“Get the truck and move. Have the others come here.” He vaguely gestured to the motley crew of “heroes” as if to illustrate why. He was sure he could kill these things himself, but 11 of his men would be a good backup plan.

The Trooper nodded in response and ran off, ready to fulfill his orders.

Thundercloud was about to speak up again, but he was interrupted by the ding of an elevator.

"It's time for justice, and his name is MidKnight."

The evil man could only roll his eyes as he briefly addressed the relative newcomer. “Whatever, Hot Topic.” Turning back to face Robin, Thundercloud decided to respond in kind. “Hey Chinaman, I can do that too. Ching! Chong! Ping! Pong! Ding! Dong!” With each racist sound, he pushed his palms forward, blasting a burst of electricity at Robin and the heroes near him, including the one hiding behind a desk. That would be enough to kill them, right?

“Told ya,” he concluded, casually shooting a blast of electricity behind him at Kane like he was an afterthought.

Yeah, some nuts sounded good right now.

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@Izurich it's too bad you're leaving, but I wish you luck with whatever you do next.

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It is an ordinary summer Friday night in Lafayette City, with perfectly temperate summer weather, perfect for relaxing outside or enjoying the night life in the city’s bustling downtown. Or at least it was. The news has spread all over the city; the Precious Metal Vault, located in the basement of the Lafayette Financial Tower, is being robbed! Located in the urban downtown of the city, this treasure trove of gold, silver, and platinum is often a target of crime. However, this time the theft was far from ordinary for a few reasons:

One: this is the first time it happened since all the people with powers died, and
Two: the group responsible for the robbery is the Storm Troopers, a gang led by Thundercloud, a well-known supervillain who should be dead right now.

Thundercloud himself looks like an actual thunder cloud; he is a fat man, weighing in at over 300 pounds, and his clothing is a dark gray jumpsuit that covers his whole body. Oddly enough, there is what looks like matching gray cotton balls attached to the jumpsuit as well, completing his look. Despite his ridiculous costume, he is not one to be trifled with, as he can create and control electricity, among other things. And while his two dozen men don’t have powers, they are capable of holding off the police officers that showed up to create a perimeter around the area while the theft takes place. These Storm Troopers aren’t from a sci-fi film either; they’re dressed in black leather jackets with a yellow lightning bolt on the back, along with matching pants.

As time passed, about half of the thugs were engaged with the authorities, while the other half helped load the metals into the getaway box truck through the tower’s lobby. It is a typical office lobby, with a receptionist’s desk, chairs for waiting business clients, and a vending machine that used to have intact glass. Thundercloud himself relaxed, lounging on a beige cushy chair eating potato chips while supposedly “keeping an eye out for trouble.” He didn’t really expect much; since all of the heroes were dead, who was going to stop him? Even so, it was a good enough reason to eat instead of help, so there he was.

However, unknown to the villain, a local meteor crash awakened powers in several people a week ago. And wherever those people are right now, this is when they decided to help the city and stop the malcontents responsible for this. However, when these heroes arrived in the building’s lobby, they were not expecting to find other people who want to fight these villains as well. At least bypassing the authorities was fairly easy, as they were too distracted by the Storm Troopers to really notice much else.

Will these new heroes be able to prevail against this threat? Why is it suddenly raining downtown right now? And will Thundercloud be able to finish his chips?

The city will soon find out!

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@Guccicorn nice work! You are approved, go ahead and post her in the Characters tab and I'll send you the link to the Discord.

@Medili I like your CS and it is approved. The only thing I'd say is swap out the gun for a knife or something similar (so the problems aren't all solved by shooting at them) and you're good to go. The Discord link is already sent!