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[Captain Cardboard]

Aight, here's my villain lady

Real name: Unknown, current alias Diana Prince (after an old comic character)
Codename: The Lady in Black
Species and appearance: Human

Spoiler: Appearance

Age: 30
Alignment: Villain
Costume/clothing: Lady's costume is whatever the situation calls for. She has a great many disguises, but often times wears an all black skintight suit and sunglasses. She wears her sunglasses at night lol
Occupation: Assassin, spy, mercenary, thief. Whatever brings in the money.
Backstory: An assassin from unknown origins, the Lady in Black simply appeared one day and began taking jobs. Whatever the job, as long as it paid, she was out to do it. In a world of superheroes and villains, it's quite impressive that an 'ordinary' human has been able to keep up.
Powers: None, technically. Lady is a perfectly ordinary human. But she has, as Liam Neeson once said, a particular set of skills. She's very good with guns and martial arts, but her true skills are in her espionage skills. Lady is incredibly skilled at using make up and disguises to radically change her appearance. Her skills with technology and hacking is also quite high. Not to mention the plenty of gadgets
Weaknesses (if any): She is just a human.
Personality traits and interests: Lady is quite flirtatous, and enjoys the lavish lifestyle. Although she does well, her 'no-kill-capes' policy can make it difficult for other villains to work with her.
Sexuality: Yes

 

[OrganicIntelligence]

Dammit guys now we're gonna have too many villains

In the interest of fairness, I've come up with some NPC heroes. Treat both these and the NPC villains as a pool that anyone can dip into if they're in need of someone to act as a jobber or an ally for a scene, and can do with them pretty much what they wish. Let's not kill them off too quickly, though. Also, if you have any ideas for NPC heroes/villains you'd like to introduce for your characters plots, go right ahead.

Spoiler: Nightwitch

Real name: Sadie Yuen
Codename: Nightwitch
Species: Human
Age: 30
Alignment: Heroic
Costume/clothing:


Occupation: Librarian
Backstory: A librarian with a love of reading tomes of magic and occult secrets. Was recruited by a cabal of secretive warlocks who taught her how to wield powerful dark magics, which she now uses to protect the greater good.
Powers: Can sense magic and cast spells, including but not limited to magic blasts, flight, teleportation, demon banishment and force fields.
Weaknesses: Overuse of dark magic causes significant mental and physical strain, and may even lead to demonic possession.

Spoiler: Starmaul

Real name: Krong Vor'Ath
Codename: Starmaul
Species: Krigen
Age: 77
Alignment: Heroic
Costume/clothing:


Occupation: Extraterrestrial gladiator
Backstory: An alien hero who came to Earth looking for a good fight. After some initial tangles with Earthly heroes he came to love the planet and not seeks battles exclusively from villains.
Powers: Extremely strong and durable, hammer can be thrown and will return to his hand. Armour has anti-gravity capabilities and grants flight.
Weaknesses: Krigans are highly vulnerable to psychic attacks, something his helmet ordinarily protects against but becomes a problem if he looses it.

Spoiler: Plant-Man

Real name: Donnie Banks
Codename: Plant-Man
Species: Enhanced Human
Age: 34
Alignment: Heroic
Costume/clothing:


Occupation: Environmental activist
Backstory: Once an everyday environmentally-conscious biology teacher, Donnie Banks was chosen to become the defender of nature after the death of the previous Plant-Man.
Powers: Can control plants and cause them to grow rapidly. Also has enhanced strength and durability.
Weaknesses: His powers fade over time when not in sunlight, making him vulnerable underground or at night.

Spoiler: Skywing

Real name: Rico Lopez
Codename: Skywing
Species: Human
Age: 29
Alignment: Heroic
Costume/clothing:


Occupation: Mechanic
Backstory: Previously a test pilot for the USAF, Rico left to pursue his own career as a mechanic and amateur inventor. He created his wingsuit to allow him to fly without a plane, and his particle guns to allow him to fight the forces of evil.
Powers: Suit allow shim to hover and fly at high speeds and grants him some degree of protection. Particle guns can emit various different wavelengths of energy, and carries various home-made gadgets for various situations.
Weaknesses: Is a normal human, so is very squishy compared to most heroes.

Spoiler: Fireheart

Real name: Princess Viatra Salamandra
Codename: Fireheart
Species: Pyrosian
Age: 112
Alignment: Heroic
Costume/clothing:


Occupation: Ambassador
Backstory: A princess of the pyrosians, a subterranean race of elemental fire beings who was sent to the surface world as a goodwill ambassador and defender against mutual threats.
Powers: Superhuman strength and durability, pyrokinesis, can fly by shooting flames out of her hands and feet.
Weaknesses: Becomes weakened and unable to use her powers if submerged in or drenched with water.

Spoiler: Beast Girl

Real name: Samantha 'Sam' Samuels
Codename: Beast Girl
Species: Human mutant
Age: 23
Alignment: Heroic
Costume/clothing:


Occupation: Model
Backstory: An up-and-coming model who discovered she had a mutation that allowed her to transform into a monster.
Powers: Can transform from a normal human to a more animalistic form in which she has enhanced strength, agility and senses.
Weaknesses: Under stressful situations may go 'feral' and her mind becomes animalistic, unable to tell friend from foe and attacking everything around her.

 

[OrganicIntelligence]

Also, an idea I had would be that the Bureau of Superhuman Affairs hands out to active superheroes a specially designed phone. It is highly durable and can survive being in your pocket whilst you get knocked around a lot, and is also secure enough to not be easily hacked. They allow supers to message each other and also has a built-in app which allows them to call for help or be alerted of active incidents.

 

[dispatch99]

Also, an idea I had would be that the Bureau of Superhuman Affairs hands out to active superheroes a specially designed phone. It is highly durable and can survive being in your pocket whilst you get knocked around a lot, and is also secure enough to not be easily hacked. They allow supers to message each other and also has a built-in app which allows them to call for help or be alerted of active incidents.

And they keep trying—and failing—to block Dispatch

 

[Vasara Glyndark]

And they keep trying—and failing—to block Dispatch

Dispatch? As in like a police dispatch?

 

[OrganicIntelligence]

Dispatch? As in like a police dispatch?

Dispatch9's character, also called...Dispatch.

Speaking of which @dispatch99 how does Dispatch like to keep in contact with the various villains he works with?

 

[dispatch99]

Dispatch? As in like a police dispatch?

Exactly—but for villains.

Dispatch9's character, also called...Dispatch.

Speaking of which @dispatch99 how does Dispatch like to keep in contact with the various villains he works with?

Phones, HUDs, earpieces, radios, computers, etc., anything that has a link to telecommunications will work. Oscar prefers real-time audio and video calls, but he can work with text too.

 

[dispatch99]

I might go ahead and change Dispatch's name to avoid confusion

 

[BonnieBee]

Hi! I hope it's okay to throw my hat into the ring. I love the idea and had a fun thought for a character so figured, why not?
Let me know if this isn't the vibe or if you've already got all the places filled :)


Real name: Tabitha Oakfrey
Codename: Leviathan
Species and appearance:
A human - more or less.
On the outset she looks lik any ordinary girl. Dark, ebony hair trails down to her waist, pale skin scratched in places otherwise perfectly fine if not a little pale. She most often can be seen wearingwhite button up shirts, a laced black colar hiding the scar that blemishes her throat - th black ascot or tie a design choice she likes to incorportae when she can.

Spoiler: Appearance

Age: 22
Alignment: Undecided ( I'm leaning towards villain but also know she could be a lot of fun as a hero it's so hard to pick)
Costume/clothing:
Tabitha always carries a duel-purpose cloak with her whenever she travels. The cloak is incredibly stretchy, able to shift with her body and has some discrete laces at the front that she can use to tie around her body like a dress when she finds herself in need of more covering. It at least keeps her modest enough after a fight.

Spoiler: Cloak

Occupation:
Has an inheritance from her father to live from, and sometimes accepts modeling opportunities but rarely.

Backstory:
TL : DR - Growing up as the daughter of a bio-genius, Tabitha spent the majority of her young life running through labs and playing with the scared animals. Her favourite by far was the panther that snarled at the workers but purred when she offered it secret slices of food.Never understanding just how badly the animals were tormented in the small cages, Tabitha one day opens the panther's cage, causing several deaths and years of damage to the work her father had been doing. In the chaos, and nursing a small slection of cuts from her troubles, Tabitha stumbled into a closed-off room, tumbling into blood samples and formulas that amalgamated in her veins. By the next month, Tabitha found that she could shift into any animal that she had shared blood with.

I got carried away and wrote a little something.

Spoiler: Short story

In the labyrinthine halls of her father's bio-genius facility, young Tabitha reveled in a world of scientific wonder. The sterile scent of chemicals mingled with the raw, earthy aroma of caged creatures. Ebony locks framed her face, and her blue-grey eyes sparkled with a boundless curiosity that matched the vibrant chaos surrounding her. Her small hands, stained with the remnants of countless secret feeding missions, danced with the thrill of forbidden connections.

The panther, a creature of sleek shadows and amber eyes, held a special place in Tabitha's heart. It snarled at the lab-coated workers, its untamed spirit raging against the sterile confinement. Yet, when Tabitha approached, armed with clandestine slices of meat, the panther's ferocity transformed into a gentle purr, a testament to the unspoken bond they shared. The laboratory was a symphony of hushed whispers, the clinking of metal instruments, and the distant hum of machinery. Tabitha, oblivious to the undercurrents of discontent among the captive animals, continued her visits to her friends, scampered around protocol and cried to her father when men in white coats tried to stop her exploration. One angry screaming match from her father and she would be once again free to trail her toys wherever she pleased in the building.
One fateful day, the air buzzed with tension as Tabitha, emboldened by her carefree innocence, unlatched the panther's enclosure. The magnificent beast, liberated from the confines of steel bars, unleashed its wild nature upon the unsuspecting scientists. Chaos erupted, screams mingling with the panther's roars, and crimson stains marked the laboratory floor.

As the chaos unfolded, more cages were breached, and the inhabitants, fueled by the intoxicating scent of freedom, joined the rebellion. Wolves, with eyes gleaming like silver coins, bounded alongside their feline counterparts, and the facility transformed into a battleground of primal instincts.

Terrified, Tabitha found herself inadvertently navigating deeper into the labyrinth of the forbidden laboratory section. The air, already charged with scientific anticipation, now thickened with an otherworldly tension as if the very walls harbored ancient secrets. The lights shot to an eery red as the emergency lights hailed the rooms, and Tabitha was left all too aware of the clacking of claws behind her. They were far too loud to be the delicate paws of her panther - her panther had no claws at all, she swore it.
A lioness, its golden mane flowing like a cascade of regal grace, entered the room with a quiet intensity. Its eyes, a mesmerizing amber, locked onto Tabitha's wide, fearful gaze. The majestic creature moved with a feline elegance, its presence commanding both awe and respect.

Panicking, Tabitha stumbled backward, her heart pounding in her chest like the distant roar of the panther she had once fed in secret. Unintentionally, she tripped and fell onto a keypad, the cold metal unforgiving beneath her. The room seemed to hold its breath as she desperately scrabbled to regain her footing, her hands inadvertently sending a table of blood samples and mysterious formulas crashing to the ground.

The room transformed into a chaotic tableau, a surreal blend of shattered glass, spilled secrets, and the mingling scents of spilled chemicals. The air became charged with the heady mix of the primal and the scientific, a collision of worlds that mirrored Tabitha's newfound existence. She fell, as the lioness pounced.
When Tabitha slowly regained consciousness, it was as if she had awakened in a dream. The world around her was a blend of the familiar and the fantastical. The once-thin line separating her from the creatures she had loved had blurred beyond recognition. She could feel the rhythmic heartbeat of the panther echoing in her ears, the agile grace of the wolf in her every movement, and the regal power of the lioness coursing through her veins but she wouldn't realize just how interconnected she had become until years later.

Tabitha, now a hybrid of girl and beast, stood at the intersection of two worlds. The laboratory lay in ruins behind her, a testament to the chaos unleashed. The world stretched before her, a vast expanse of untamed possibilities that mirrored the wilderness within her. The very essence of the animals she had shared blood with had woven itself into her being, granting her a power that transcended the boundaries of science and nature.

Powers: Tabitha is able to shape-shift into any animal that she has shared blood with, her forms are stronger than your average animal and often faster.
The process of shifting is painful, she feels every bone and muscle as it tears and rebuilds itself. Furthermore, it ruins all her best clothes.
Permenantly Tabitha has much better eyesight than your average person, and a slight strength increase and agility, though it's only when fully shifted that she's able to truly shine.

Weaknesses (if any):
Not only is it incredibly painful to shift, but the longer Tabitha stays as an animal, the less human she becomes. There's a very real possibility that if she pushes herself to far one day she will be stuck as an animal with no connection to her humanity.
While having better strength and senses when shifted, she is only capable of so much - no thumbs for one!
Animals will react to her depending on which animal she last was, as if they can't see her as human at all. If she was last a rabbit, a cat will see her as such.

Personality traits and interests:
Tabitha emerges as a curious and fearless young girl, driven by an innocent fascination with the world around her. Her love for animals, especially the panther, reflects a compassionate and nurturing side. She's no longer as naive as she once was, but her privileged background eeks into her actions. She doesn't always mean to be, but she expects a lot from those around her, be it in relationships or work ethic. If she has to get her hands dirty after all, everyone else should too, right? Tabitha has undergone a profound metamorphosis, blending her identity with the creatures she loves. The resulting hybrid of girl and beast embodies a fusion of innocence and untamed power ... she just hasn't worked out exactly what she wants to do with any of it yet.

Sexuality:
Tabitha is bisexual and generally pretty open to flirtation.

 

[OrganicIntelligence]

Hi! I hope it's okay to throw my hat into the ring. I love the idea and had a fun thought for a character so figured, why not?
Let me know if this isn't the vibe or if you've already got all the places filled :)


Real name: Tabitha Finch
Codename: Leviathan
Species and appearance:
A human - more or less.
On the outset she looks lik any ordinary girl. Dark, ebony hair trails down to her waist, pale skin scratched in places otherwise perfectly fine if not a little pale. She most often can be seen wearingwhite button up shirts, a laced black colar hiding the scar that blemishes her throat - th black ascot or tie a design choice she likes to incorportae when she can.

Spoiler: Appearance

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Age: 22
Alignment: Undecided ( I'm leaning towards villain but also know she could be a lot of fun as a hero it's so hard to pick)
Costume/clothing:
Tabitha always carries a duel-purpose cloak with her whenever she travels. The cloak is incredibly stretchy, able to shift with her body and has some discrete laces at the front that she can use to tie around her body like a dress when she finds herself in need of more covering. It at least keeps her modest enough after a fight.

Spoiler: Cloak

Occupation:
Has an inheritance from her father to live from, and sometimes accepts modeling opportunities but rarely.

Backstory:
TL : DR - Growing up as the daughter of a bio-genius, Tabitha spent the majority of her young life running through labs and playing with the scared animals. Her favourite by far was the panther that snarled at the workers but purred when she offered it secret slices of food.Never understanding just how badly the animals were tormented in the small cages, Tabitha one day opens the panther's cage, causing several deaths and years of damage to the work her father had been doing. In the chaos, and nursing a small slection of cuts from her troubles, Tabitha stumbled into a closed-off room, tumbling into blood samples and formulas that amalgamated in her veins. By the next month, Tabitha found that she could shift into any animal that she had shared blood with.

I got carried away and wrote a little something.

Spoiler: Short story

In the labyrinthine halls of her father's bio-genius facility, young Tabitha reveled in a world of scientific wonder. The sterile scent of chemicals mingled with the raw, earthy aroma of caged creatures. Ebony locks framed her face, and her blue-grey eyes sparkled with a boundless curiosity that matched the vibrant chaos surrounding her. Her small hands, stained with the remnants of countless secret feeding missions, danced with the thrill of forbidden connections.

The panther, a creature of sleek shadows and amber eyes, held a special place in Tabitha's heart. It snarled at the lab-coated workers, its untamed spirit raging against the sterile confinement. Yet, when Tabitha approached, armed with clandestine slices of meat, the panther's ferocity transformed into a gentle purr, a testament to the unspoken bond they shared. The laboratory was a symphony of hushed whispers, the clinking of metal instruments, and the distant hum of machinery. Tabitha, oblivious to the undercurrents of discontent among the captive animals, continued her visits to her friends, scampered around protocol and cried to her father when men in white coats tried to stop her exploration. One angry screaming match from her father and she would be once again free to trail her toys wherever she pleased in the building.
One fateful day, the air buzzed with tension as Tabitha, emboldened by her carefree innocence, unlatched the panther's enclosure. The magnificent beast, liberated from the confines of steel bars, unleashed its wild nature upon the unsuspecting scientists. Chaos erupted, screams mingling with the panther's roars, and crimson stains marked the laboratory floor.

As the chaos unfolded, more cages were breached, and the inhabitants, fueled by the intoxicating scent of freedom, joined the rebellion. Wolves, with eyes gleaming like silver coins, bounded alongside their feline counterparts, and the facility transformed into a battleground of primal instincts.

Terrified, Tabitha found herself inadvertently navigating deeper into the labyrinth of the forbidden laboratory section. The air, already charged with scientific anticipation, now thickened with an otherworldly tension as if the very walls harbored ancient secrets. The lights shot to an eery red as the emergency lights hailed the rooms, and Tabitha was left all too aware of the clacking of claws behind her. They were far too loud to be the delicate paws of her panther - her panther had no claws at all, she swore it.
A lioness, its golden mane flowing like a cascade of regal grace, entered the room with a quiet intensity. Its eyes, a mesmerizing amber, locked onto Tabitha's wide, fearful gaze. The majestic creature moved with a feline elegance, its presence commanding both awe and respect.

Panicking, Tabitha stumbled backward, her heart pounding in her chest like the distant roar of the panther she had once fed in secret. Unintentionally, she tripped and fell onto a keypad, the cold metal unforgiving beneath her. The room seemed to hold its breath as she desperately scrabbled to regain her footing, her hands inadvertently sending a table of blood samples and mysterious formulas crashing to the ground.

The room transformed into a chaotic tableau, a surreal blend of shattered glass, spilled secrets, and the mingling scents of spilled chemicals. The air became charged with the heady mix of the primal and the scientific, a collision of worlds that mirrored Tabitha's newfound existence. She fell, as the lioness pounced.
When Tabitha slowly regained consciousness, it was as if she had awakened in a dream. The world around her was a blend of the familiar and the fantastical. The once-thin line separating her from the creatures she had loved had blurred beyond recognition. She could feel the rhythmic heartbeat of the panther echoing in her ears, the agile grace of the wolf in her every movement, and the regal power of the lioness coursing through her veins but she wouldn't realize just how interconnected she had become until years later.

Tabitha, now a hybrid of girl and beast, stood at the intersection of two worlds. The laboratory lay in ruins behind her, a testament to the chaos unleashed. The world stretched before her, a vast expanse of untamed possibilities that mirrored the wilderness within her. The very essence of the animals she had shared blood with had woven itself into her being, granting her a power that transcended the boundaries of science and nature.

Powers: Tabitha is able to shape-shift into any animal that she has shared blood with, her forms are stronger than your average animal and often faster.
The process of shifting is painful, she feels every bone and muscle as it tears and rebuilds itself. Furthermore, it ruins all her best clothes.
Permenantly Tabitha has much better eyesight than your average person, and a slight strength increase and agility, though it's only when fully shifted that she's able to truly shine.

Weaknesses (if any):
Not only is it incredibly painful to shift, but the longer Tabitha stays as an animal, the less human she becomes. There's a very real possibility that if she pushes herself to far one day she will be stuck as an animal with no connection to her humanity.
While having better strength and senses when shifted, she is only capable of so much.
Animals will react to her depending on which animal she last was, as if they can't see her as human at all. If she was last a rabbit, a cat will see her as such.

Personality traits and interests:
Tabitha emerges as a curious and fearless young girl, driven by an innocent fascination with the world around her. Her love for animals, especially the panther, reflects a compassionate and nurturing side. She's no longer as naive as she once was, but her privileged background eeks into her actions. She doesn't always mean to be, but she expects a lot from those around her, be it in relationships or work ethic. If she has to get her hands dirty after all, everyone else should too, right? Tabitha has undergone a profound metamorphosis, blending her identity with the creatures she loves. The resulting hybrid of girl and beast embodies a fusion of innocence and untamed power ... she just hasn't worked out exactly what she wants to do with any of it yet.

Sexuality:
Tabitha is bisexual and generally pretty open to flirtation.

Quite happy to have you, I'm not setting any kind of limit on player count for the moment.

In terms of alignment, maybe she could be a rogue somewhere in between?

 

[BonnieBee]

Oh I think that could be fun to play!

Her being on her own style and ready to listen to who sounds most convincing. I feel like she can both make a lot of friends and a lot of enemies that way, which yes please, I live for the drama

 

[Moonside]

Kind of like Catwoman. She's not on the same villain level as, say, Two Face or Joker, but she's also not a good guy either. She has her own interests and sometimes those align with the side of good.

 

[BonnieBee]

Kind of like Catwoman. She's not on the same villain level as, say, Two Face or Joker, but she's also not a good guy either. She has her own interests and sometimes those align with the side of good.

I was actually thinking about cat-woman as soon as Organic put the idea out there and I feel like it would work super well. I can see her getting into some funny situations with Leah actually, her bubble powers are going to be amazing to play with and against xD

I'm actually open to having some pre-established character dynamics with people too if anyone wanted to brainstorm how our creations would get along <3

 

[dispatch99]

Hmm, villain or hero, villain or hero…

 

[BonnieBee]

Spoiler

Hmm, villain or hero, villain or hero…

Honestly me right now wonedering if I could handle two characters to bounce around the story.
With Tabitha being a little chaotic in her alignment, also having a by-the-books rule-enforcer on the hero's team could make for some good conflicts.
Hmm indeed ~

 

[Prometheus_Jarwick]

The arrival of Invincible S2 has put me in a mood for superhero action. I'm looking for heroes, villains, in-betweeners and civilians living in a version of New York (or elsewhere, if desired) where superpowers are a common sight.

In the 20th century, the world came to be dominated by super-heroics. No longer figures of myth or scientific curiosities, individuals possessing incredible powers became major public figures both as protectors and destroyers. Starting with a few attention-seekers but later becoming common throughout the 'community', they started adopting flashy costumes and larger-than-life personas, becoming icons of both hope and fear. Over time they began to join together to form groups, super-teams and leagues of villains that clashed in great crisis's.

Despite what the comics would have to think, superheroes were not indestructible. Over time the most famous heroes and villains died in action, or became too injured to continue, or got old enough to retire peacefully to live with their families. This die-off of the previous generation of the super-empowered was accelerated rapidly by the Final War, the great conflict between heroes and villains that ended in the world being saved from total destruction, but at the cost of many of the world's most famous metahumans.

Those who came into their powers before this event came to be known as the Old Guard. But those who have come after, in the early decades of the 21st century, have come to be known as the New Guard.

The world is always becoming a stranger and more incredible place, and as the ranks of the New Guard swell to replace those who came before, this new generation will have to find their place in it.

Spoiler: The Final War

The Final War would have been around the mid-90s, shortly after the end of the Cold War and the geopolitical fallout of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Whilst the world's civilian governments and it's most influential superhero groups - primarily, the Soldiers of Freedom (US-based and funded by the US government Bureau of Superhuman Affairs) and the Champions of Earth (Globally focused, funded by the UN Superhuman Research Agency) - were busy dealing with the political situation and the sudden leaking of Soviet superhuman research materials onto the black market, many superpowered criminal and terrorist groups were quietly forming a coalition to unite their resources under the leadership of the infamous Exarch Xand.

Xand was a psychic alien warlord who had been exiled from his own homeworld and had set up shop on Earth under the guise of a tech magnate, and had built up massive resources that he was using to fund various criminal groups around the world. In 1995 he brought most of the world's superpowered villain teams under his control, as well as various extraterrestrial and interdimensional allies who wanted to invade Earth, and offered them all a piece of the planet to rule if they followed his leadership. Together they launched a simultaneous attack across most of the world's nations, attempting to overthrow their governments and bring in an age of superpowered tyranny.

The Soldiers and Champions rallied together as many of their members and independent heroes as they could to fight back, and the battle was eventually won but at a great cost, with the SOldiers of Freedom having been almost entirely wiped out and the Champions also losing many of their most powerful members. Thankfully, the villains also took heavy losses, with Xand himself reported to have been killed in action, although with him nobody was sure if the body sitting in a morgue at the Bureau is definitely the real him or if he's still in hiding somewhere.

Since it's 2023 now, most characters in their 20s or 30s will remember the Final War occurring during their childhoods, and most of the world's major cities still have areas undergoing reconstruction or memorials to those that were lost. The loss of so many heroes and villains is what has also created such a massive power vacuum that has opened up opportunities for new supers to make their mark.

In terms of tone, I'd like to aim for something similar to Invincible; this isn't grimdark or a deconstruction, it's a true four colour superhero universe but one that's rated 18+ so the heroes and villains can and will kill, and the fights can get quite bloody (although not gratuitous). This also means that supers in this universe do indeed fuck, but any NSFW scenes should be behind a spoiler block.

In terms of power levels, I'll allow characters up to Superman-level strength but let's avoid characters on a level where they can basically godmode against anything thrown against them. This is meant to be an original setting but if you want to use a character from Marvel or DC or another other established setting that's fine by me too.

Your characters are meant to be part of the New Guard (unless a civilian), but if you want to be a surviving member of the older generation of metahumans that's fine as well.

The setting will be primarily centered on New York but if you want have your character be based elsewhere and only occasionally cross paths with NY based characters, that's fine by me. This is also meant to be a 'shared universe' where each character will have their own plot and can team up or come into conflict, but it won't be required to join up into a team.

If you're interested, a character template is below:

Real name:
Codename: (n/a if a civilian)
Species and appearance:
Age:
Alignment:
Costume/clothing:
Occupation:
Backstory:
Powers:
Weaknesses (if any):
Personality traits and interests:
Sexuality:

Heroes
Player	Character
Vasara Glyndark	Courtney Collins
OrganicIntelligence	Jade Lightning
Moonside	Bubble Girl
Captain Cardboard	Crosshairs

Villains
Player	Character
OrganicIntelligence	Minotaur
Dispatch99	Dispatch

I am very interested.
Real name: Theodore Levette
Codename: Dr. Vivant
Species and appearance: Human. Black hair, tan skin, muscular about 5'11.
Age: 29
Alignment: Villian
Costume/clothing: A black outfit with red stripes. A mask that looks like an old plague mask to hide his identity.
Occupation: Researcher (specifically of treatments for diseases)
Backstory: Was a child during the war. Grew up fascinated with science so went and studied diseases, as well as genetics as school becoming an up and coming scholar in both. He had nice parents both civilians, father in the line of police so he doesn't like heros or villains and mother as a doctor. He discovered his power with his first dog died and he brought it back to life, however it tried to kill everyone.
Powers: Can heal and raise from dead with limitations.
Weaknesses (if any): Using his powers drains his own lifeforce so he is weak and susceptable to attacks and if overdone will pass out.
Personality traits and interests: He is a quiet villain, usually called by others when people are hurt but not to fight in major battles he doesn't hang out with a crowd and works most of the time trying to find out how to recreate some of the worlds fatalist diseases. His job thinks he is trying to cure them.
Sexuality: Bisexual

 

[Captain Cardboard]

So what's the idea you had with a Bureau of Superhero Affairs?

 

[OrganicIntelligence]

Spoiler

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Honestly me right now wonedering if I could handle two characters to bounce around the story.
With Tabitha being a little chaotic in her alignment, also having a by-the-books rule-enforcer on the hero's team could make for some good conflicts.
Hmm indeed ~

We could always do with more boy scouts.

I am very interested.
Real name: Theodore Levette
Codename: Dr. Vivant
Species and appearance: Human. Black hair, tan skin, muscular about 5'11.
Age: 29
Alignment: Villian
Costume/clothing: A black outfit with red stripes. A mask that looks like an old plague mask to hide his identity.
Occupation: Researcher (specifically of treatments for diseases)
Backstory: Was a child during the war. Grew up fascinated with science so went and studied diseases, as well as genetics as school becoming an up and coming scholar in both. He had nice parents both civilians, father in the line of police so he doesn't like heros or villains and mother as a doctor. He discovered his power with his first dog died and he brought it back to life, however it tried to kill everyone.
Powers: Can heal and raise from dead with limitations.
Weaknesses (if any): Using his powers drains his own lifeforce so he is weak and susceptable to attacks and if overdone will pass out.
Personality traits and interests: He is a quiet villain, usually called by others when people are hurt but not to fight in major battles he doesn't hang out with a crowd and works most of the time trying to find out how to recreate some of the worlds fatalist diseases. His job thinks he is trying to cure them.
Sexuality: Bisexual

He seems okay, but he might be a bit limited? If all he does is show up to fights and heal people he may not have much to work with plot-wise.

 

[OrganicIntelligence]

So what's the idea you had with a Bureau of Superhero Affairs?

The Bureau is the branch of the US government that deals with superpowered individuals within it's territories (and in those parts of the world where the US has significant geopolitical influence and interest.) They provide logistical support to supers who work with them like the Soldiers of Freedom and engage in clean-up and monitoring of potential superpowered threats. They also like to hoard things like alien technology and weaponry created by supervillains, just in case they ever need them.

Think of them as the SHIELD equivalent in this world.

 

[Prometheus_Jarwick]

We could always do with more boy scouts.



He seems okay, but he might be a bit limited? If all he does is show up to fights and heal people he may not have much to work with plot-wise.

I hear you. Are you looking for more offensive firepower because I could add telekinesis to this as a side shoot of it kind of explaining how he heals but then being able to attack.