The Good, The Bad, And The Spandex III: Electric Boogaloo (Interest/Signup Thread)

• Mr. Anybody

The above character is hereby accepted, now and forever!

Edited by JumpingFruit on Jun 9th 2019 at 9:51:54 AM

• Identity: Masami, Secret Identity, Neutral
• Abilities:
  • Powers:
    • Shapeshifting: Due to their yōkai physiology Masami is able to take the form of a beautiful woman, an old man, a young boy, and many more in order to trick or hide themselves from the sight of humans. Kitsune are relatively limited in terms of how many shapes they can take, however, so if Masami wishes to integrate a new form into their collection it may require them to drop one of their already existing ones. In this manner, Masami can access a total of seven alternate forms for ready usage, but if they wish to create another it may take a considerable amount of time and effort to properly fine-tune the transformation. Even so, when not focusing properly or otherwise disoriented (most usually from intoxication or fatigue) Masami's forms can accidentally show glimpses of the fox's true body—whether it be from a stray patch of fur, a glimmer of gold or vertical slit in the eyes, or a stray paw or tip of the tail(s) that unwittingly pokes out from the folds of their clothing. It is also notable that if they are not concentrating on a patch where physical contact is being made, their fur, tail or claws may be felt even beneath the veil of their disguise. Shapeshifting can also be assisted by some form of medium—a leaf, a personal possession of the target's, or a body of water can make the process go much quicker and help the end result's accuracy to the actual body the kitsune is modelling theirs after.
    • Foxfire: A spiritual fire naturally produced by the kitsune, and effectively acts as a medium for their supernatural powers. While in their true form Masami is constantly extruding licks of this phantasmic flame, the fox can also wield it for offensive purposes whether in their aforementioned true form or not—able to belch immensely hot sprays of the substance in an almost liquid state as well as produce it in the form of tightly compacted balls (called kitsunebi) by rubbing its tails together. If Masami wills it, they can alter this substance to either heal their targets or inflict them with potent illusions and hallucinations—which usually fades after the fox has left the area. In their humanoid forms, Masami can also summon their foxfire from their dominant appendages, and its presence can be glimpsed at whenever the yōkai changes its shape.
    • Yōkai Physiology: Apart from being a kitsune, who attains extra tails and levels of power with each passing century, Masami also possesses an innate wisdom and awareness of the supernatural shared amongst his brethren due to their usually great age, and indeed barring the needs to eat and sleep their lifespan is theoretically unending (with the prospect of ascension into a celestial spirit after 1,000 years helping to perpetuate this rather appealing end goal). Masami's soul is also versatile and able to be displaced without risk of death—enabling the fox to briefly vaporize their current form and travel in a state of pure foxfire (which the creature is constructed of) instead for a short period of time; albeit requiring construction of a new vessel immediately afterwards. If a kitsune truly fears death, they can place their soul inside of a jewel known as the hoshi no tama (or star ball), upon which they can access a ready backup of their life force for when they need it. However, this also puts them at risk of a human or other yōkai stealing the precious gem, and as such Masami has elected not to create one of their own at this time.
  • Weaknesses:
    • Fragility: A kitsune hides for a reason, and while they're not exactly helpless they're not particularly likely to want to fight back against even a human opponent. Inherent self-preservation instincts and flight-or-flight responses result in the fox going into a panic when they feel they are well and truly threatened, and Masami is no stranger to this. When faced with a foe or a danger they are sure they cannot match, it is most likely that their immediate response would be to run with their tails between their legs and hide in a dark corner somewhere until the danger has passed. These emotional responses can typically be more powerful than their sense of rationality, and even something relatively mundane such as the presence of a natural predator (such as a dog or a wolf) can quickly agitate them to the point of a severe anxiety attack. It is also notable that while a kitsune is tough to kill and can heal relatively efficiently, a severed tail or a severe enough battering can weaken them immensely or even kill them from the shock. Kitsune—like other yōkai—are also vulnerable to the effects of enchanted weaponry forged specifically to slaughter spirits and their kind.
    • Pride: Yōkai typically suffer from at least one major personality flaw, and one of the most common is their inflated egos. In a kitsune, however, this manifests in the form of a sense of regality and unshakeable honour—never going back on their word (to the point of being physically unable to break their promises) and being too scornful and self-entitled to even consider asking for help—usually resulting in them having to wait for an offer for them to begrudgingly accept. While it's true that elder kitsune can become the godlike kyūbi no kitsune after a millennia of time, younger kitsune often fool themselves into thinking that they'd already on a level close to this celestial state—and thus are regularly disappointed and humiliated when they're reminded of their place. Masami, thankfully, is one of the more tolerant kitsune when it comes to arrogance, but there's undeniably a cynicism and sense of disdain they have for ordinary people and yōkai other than them.
  • Skills:
    • Seduction: Centuries of luring both young men and women have taught this fox some important lessons of how one should and should not flirt with unsuspecting potential victims. In this case, Masami has managed to refine both their mannerisms and physical transformations to provide the most... exciting of incitements to their targets, and has even incorporated some of their more feral movements to further enhance their exotic appearances. Even so, the procedures are undeniably imperfect—Masami is still an animal, after all, and even after hundreds of years they are still struggling to grasp the intricacies of human interaction. Such as any hint of an actual attraction beyond that of aesthetic.
    • Language: Years of travelling from region to region have granted Masami a large range of tongues to choose from—including their native Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Korean, a small amount of Russian, English, and Turkish. Masami is also fairly adept when it comes to understanding foreign writings as well, although their range is notably more limited in this regard. Nonetheless, they are an avid learner and at least attempt to broaden their horizons when the opportunity arises—they are currently considering the possibility of learning more obscure or even alien tongues to assist in their escapades.
    • Stealth: Whether it be in hunting in the wilderness or mingling in a cocktail party, Masami has an excellently honed set of instincts for keeping themselves hidden away from prying eyes; regardless of their level of intelligence. Their ability to shapeshift into more unassuming forms obviously contributes to this, but their typically lithe manner of movement and superb sense of hearing allow them to silence their steps to nearly completely noiseless levels, and their flexibility lets them squeeze into even the tightest of gaps if need be. The only troubles they tend to have are things related (ironically) to their true vulpine form—Masami has a distinctive scent that can only be masked so much under perfume, and the involuntary shimmer of their gold eyes in the light can give away their position in an instant if they're not careful.
• Appearance: In their fox form.◊ Their most usual appearance is that of a beautiful, lithe young woman with distinctively Asian features and noticeably unsettling amber eyes, however this is subject to change depending on the circumstances (though this is the one they consider to be their favourite). Has a generally ethereal quality that occasionally results in them floating several feet off of the ground or standing only on their hind legs (sometimes even on the side of a horizontal surface). When in a form without a mouth or a natural capability to speak, their voice seems to become disembodied and echoing. Shapeshifting is often accompanied by a swirling manifestation of foxfire, and they are sometimes seen surrounded by floating orbs of this otherworldly substance.
• Personality: Masami is a serene, typically droll type who seems to enjoy more of a neutral spectator's role in things rather than pick a solid side to root for, and considers this evidence of their inevitably alien mindset and sense of priorities when compared to humankind. Nevertheless, they are a relatively benevolent type who prefers not to harm others minding their own business, though the trickster tendencies of a fox spirit can become overwhelming and they have no choice but to bow to the urges to cause mischief and mayhem from time to time—usually by toying with humans either directly or indirectly. Masami is a master of conversation and enjoys philosophical discussions just as much as the next fox, although they are notably careful with their words due to their kind's infamous tendencies to weasel their way into perilous situations rather than out. Indeed, Masami seems to be laidback and disinterested upon initial meeting but is in actuality highly involved with the goings-on of the world around them—simply having the behavioural pattern of a heartbeat monitor next to an electromagnet and treasuring the dear gift of sleep perhaps a little too much to be healthy. Still, though, Masami is quick to drop the nonsense and dry wit in favour of genuine cunning and a serious disposition—albeit usually for their own gain. If the fox has a kindlier side it has yet to be figured out, though judging by a kitsune's unyielding loyalty to those who they do consider to be their comrades it may only be a matter of time and patience to make this side of them manifest.
• Background: Masami is an ancient kitsune of unspecified origin on their part, though judging by the amount of tails they possess (five, to be specific) they can be no more than 500 years of age (with their birthdate most possibly being sometime in the early to mid 1500s). While vague about their past specifically, Masami acknowledges that they are nomadic by nature and often migrates from place to place when their interest in their surroundings has dwindled—claiming so far to have made residence in every eastern part of Europe as well as a few locations further south and west. It is only recently that the fox spirit has shown up in America, and even more recent is their appearance specifically in Easton—displaying an interest in the influx of bizarre and fantastical individuals that seem to enjoy congregating there. Though it's uncertain if their presence may spark a new wave of visitors; equally benevolent or otherwise...

Edited by Enirboreh on Jun 17th 2019 at 1:08:19 PM

• Masami

The above character is hereby accepted, now and forever!

Edited by JumpingFruit on Jul 31st 2019 at 1:29:31 AM

• Identity: Solomon, Unit-One, Secret (Super Soldier Project), Anti-Hero
• Abilities:
  • Quick Reflexes
• Powers:
  • Super Soldier Engineering - Solomon is a enhanced human subject meant to be a superior breed of soldier compared to the average human.
  • Cybernetic Interface - Implant plugs are dotted across his body so he may better interface with his armor and control it as if it was his own skin
• Weaknesses:
  • Human - Solomon still has human needs and mentality, and can be tricked much like anyone, heals faster but needs time to actually rest and even then the healing still takes days compares to weeks.
  • EMP - His suit is powered and thus susceptible to a EMP blast.
• Skills:
  • Soldier Training
  • Ship Piloting
• Equipment:
  • Heavy Rifle - A 40 round weapon that fires large caliber bullets
  • Heavy Pistol - A 15 shot pistol version of the same weapon.
  • Combat Knife
  • Power Armor - A heavy set of nuclear powered armor that serves as a all environment suit and enhances his already considerable strength.
• Appearance: his armor◊, pale and bald out of the armor, with brown eyes]]
• Personality: A terse talker, the conditioning left Solomon with little personality, known for a distaste for aliens though he's unsure if that's natural xenophobia or influence of his conditioning. Hates labs with a passion and refuses to even see a doctor due to his creation. Despite terse attitude, actually incredibly friendly and bonds with people easily, possibly as a need to foster unit cohesion with other soldiers.
• Background:
  • Solomon was once a normal man selected as part of a super soldier creation project to protect Earth from alien threats, he was the first major success and was meant to have his mind wiped. He broke out, rather easily, a factor that still worries him to this day, he remembers little of his past but has taken to defending people from superpowered threats, citing that it was his purpose.

Edited by EchoingSilence on Jul 31st 2019 at 4:17:29 AM

• Solomon

The above character is hereby accepted, now and forever!

Edited by JumpingFruit on Aug 4th 2019 at 3:45:48 AM

• Identity: American Paragon, "Hero" / "David Laine" / Sam Harlow
• Abilities:
• Powers:
  • Flying Brick...and then some: American Paragon is absolutely intended to have a Superman-like appearance and vibe; he has Super-Strength, Super-Speed, Flight, Super-Toughness, freezing breath, X Ray and heat vision...and some additional powers, such as metal manipulation, breathing in a vacuum, and energy absorption.
  • Weaknesses: He cannot see through a particular combination of platinum and gold. There is also the matter of his upbringing and its limitations, as well as his weakness to magic.
• Skills: Despite the All-American Face and Dumb Is Good image he puts forward, he is actually remarkably intelligent if prone to "A to B thinking" - he prefers directly proceeding from one point to another without many complications.
  • He is remarkably skilled as a Social Expert and knows how to phrase things to get a certain response out of people.
• Equipment: none
• Appearance: Just by appearance, he is the classic square jawed young man with an All American Good Boy face - crew cut straw blond hair, bright blue eyes, lightly tanned skin, a well muscled build evident through red white and blue spandex, wearing a flag colored over one shoulder cape. He's always smiling - a real man for the public by all appearances.
• Personality: The reality however is that everything is a public project made by Isaac's corporation - he certainly didn't start out as a paragon. Not at all. He's in fact a manipulative man willing to do anything Isaac asks, no matter what that ends up being, though he frequently takes initiative when instruction isn't provided. For all that he smiles and behaves the part of the hero, he just seems to view it as a charity case; more condescending pity than actual heroic impulses, plus a desire for fame. "I've been on the low end of things before. Never again. Look, up in the sky, I'm here, saving you worthless creatures, when you'd never glance twice at me when I was small. I pity you all. I really do." He feels entitled to engage in whatever he wants in exchange for the good deeds he does for humanity.
• Background: Before being picked up and experimented on by Isaac, he was a dirt poor boy who left his abusive father's farm, becoming a thief, a druggie and a town scoundrel. For some reason, Isaac saw potential in him, and turned him from a nobody into his own personal Superman. Sam thus became David Laine, and got all the love and affection he never quite attained from his former life.

• American Paragon

The above character is hereby accepted, now and forever!

Edited by JumpingFruit on Aug 15th 2019 at 12:26:23 PM

Are we still accepting new characters? Because I might have an idea.

Yes, please! Hop right in!

Edited by JumpingFruit on Aug 26th 2019 at 9:02:44 AM

• Identity: Charles "Chip" Chester/Captain Quantum/Hero

• Abilities:
  • Powers: With the Quantum Energy radiating through his body thanks to the Epsilon Formula, Captain Quantum is capable of many incredible feats.
    • Quantum Strength: With his incredible physical power, Captain Quantum can do almost anything. He can hold tectonic plates to stop earthquakes and tsunamis, pull aircraft carriers hundreds of miles through the open sea, and catch jumbo jets out of the air in one hand. His punches can shatter meteors and the Quantum Capacity of his mighty lungs can put out forest fires. There seems to be no upper limit to the Captain's strength!

    • Quantum Durability and Stamina: Thanks to the Epsilon Formula, Captain Quantum's muscles produce almost zero fatigue toxins, allowing him to operate at peak performance for far longer than even the top athletes in the world. Surging with energy, Captain Quantum's mighty body can withstand anything. From the vacuum of space to the crushing depths of the ocean, to the roiling heat of mighty volcanoes, nothing can slow down this Giant of Justice! His durability also grants him immunity to all known poisons and diseases. Although, funnily enough, much like his strength, this is a power that the Captain has some degree of control over, so he can do things like getting a haircut and a straight razor shave.

    • Quantum Speed and Flight: While he's not quite so fast as the magical Slipstream, on foot Captain Quantum can run many times faster than the world Land Speed record of 394 miles per hour. Once he takes to the skies, however, Quantum can really let loose, easily topping the charts at Mach 25. However, much like his incredible strength, the upper limits of the Captain's speed are still unknown.

    • Quantum Senses: Captain Quantum's senses of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste are far beyond those of any Earthly animal, able to hear the heartbeat of a Sunbird in Egypt and smell burning piroshki in Russia. His incredible eyes are also able to see in fields of vision we cannot, including infrared, microscopic, telescopic, x-ray, and microwave.

    • Quantum Vision: Captain Quantum's spectacular eyes can also fire blue energy beams of incredible heat and power at will, powerful enough to melt diamond!

  • Weaknesses: The Titan of Triumph is nearly invulnerable and indestructible, but he does have a few key weaknesses. Namely, he still needs air, water, and some form of sustenance. He can go quite a bit longer than your average Joe without these things and he has a hardier stomach than most, but it is possible for him to suffocate, starve, or die of thirst.

One of the few substances that can hurt Captain Quantum at first seemed to be entirely random. There were a handful of stone weapons that could actually cause Captain Quantum pain or even draw his blood! However, after years of careful study (by his enemies as often as his allies), it was discovered that these stone weapons contained some remnant of the rock◊ Cain used to kill his brother Abel! The larger the amount of Evil Energy within the weapon, the greater the damage it could do to Captain Quantum.

But perhaps deadliest of all of The Gold Goliath's few weaknesses is the strange and mysterious Arcadiite alloy. When exposed to it, the strange radiation emitted can actually drain Captain Quantum's powers. First stripping him of his Quantum abilities and then returning him to the sixteen-year-old body of Chip Chester as he was before accidentally drinking the Epsilon Formula. This also leaves Chip Chester vulnerable to the deadly radiation from the alloy and he needs to get his hands on some Epsilon Formula as fast as possible!

• Skills: When in full use of his powers, Captain Quantum's Quantum Intellect allows him to speak, read, write, and understand nearly every known language on the Earth. He's also an expert cartographer, mapmaker, chemist, biologist, forensic psychologist, and chef and can play the flute, the banjo, the saxophone, and the violin, among other instruments. Charles Chester is also an award-winning novelist of historical nonfiction, although his few forays into the horror genre were considered "a bit dry."

Stripped of his powers, 16-year-old Chip Chester lacks the Quantum Intellect to retain all of the information in Captain Quantum's brain. Since that much knowledge would destroy his still-developing mind, he forgets most of it until he can regain his powers. He also has an almond allergy. However, Chip is not completely defenseless without his powers. He's a boy scout, a model student and teen athlete, and he's been in his fair share of schoolyard scuffles. That being said, in situations without his powers, Chip's best course of action is to avoid confrontation until he can get his hands on more of the Epsilon Formula and once again become The Man of The Future.

• Equipment: When you're the Sentinel of Civic Virtue, you don't have as much need for gadgets and gizmos as other superheroes but, like the Scout Supreme that he is, Captain Quantum always comes prepared. In case of interaction with Arcadiite or any other substance that might strip him of his powers, he always has a few vials of Formula Epsilon tucked into his utility belt. Currently, however, he only has three. If he uses them all before he has a chance to synthesize more, that will be the end of Captain Quantum, forever.

He also has a special spool of hyper-compressed titanium cable in his utility belt for when he needs to wrangle a wild, yet not evil, beast or tow the occasional train or ocean liner. He has also created Quantum Tracers, small objects to the point of near-invisibility that he can put onto people or objects he needs to follow that emit a form of harmless radiation that only his Quantum Vision can see.

• Appearance: In his civilian guise, Charles Chester could best be described as a "traditionally handsome" man. Not quite a Clark Gable or a Cary Grant- it's the glasses, you see- but maybe more of a Buster Crabbe. He's a strapping blond man who cleans up well in a suit, always with a slightly awkward, slightly nervous smile. He's a shy sort of fellow, mostly. But when action calls,◊ he is the Jupiter of Justice, the Colossus of Courage, the mighty Captain Quantum! Dressed in a gold bodysuit with a blue cape, cowl, utility belt, gloves, and boots, with the "ψ" symbol on his forehead and his belt in white.

• Personality: While Chip Chester was a bright-eyed, idealistic, even naive young man, the incident that turned him into Charles Chester and Captain Quantum gave him a greater ability to understand the world around him and a more mature outlook on life. Both Charles and the Captain are outspoken advocates for equality and social justice, as well as against government corruption and police brutality. It's just that Captain Quantum gets to be a bit more... active. But beyond that, Charles is a friendly, amiable, polite young gentleman.

• Background: During the early years of the Cold War, America's top scientists worked tirelessly to find something that would give them the edge against the growing Soviet threat and their own rumored Supermen. In a stroke of poetic justice, using strange cosmic energies left in stolen soil from the Tunguska event, they finally cracked the code and developed the Epsilon Formula, a chemical cocktail that they believed would give the man who consumed it unfathomable power, enough to stop any Red Menace. It was just a matter of finding a candidate who could survive the process. Enter "Chip" Chester, young assistant to Rosalind Oppenheimer, one of the leading scientists who had helped discover and engineer the Epsilon Formula. While on his way to deliver the newest batch to the next applicant, the slightly-forgetful lad accidentally swapped the formula for his favorite carbonated beverage◊. While the confused subject only got a pleasantly refreshing lemon-lime sip, young Chip got an entirely different rush as the Epsilon Formula surged through his system, triggering an incredible transformation! His young body not capable of containing all of the unfathomable power raging inside him, Chip Chester's body was changed into that of a fully-grown adult male in perfect health! Better than perfect, in fact. Faster than a flash of lightning, more powerful than the atomic bomb, able to reach the stars in a single bound! On that fateful day, Captain Quantum was born, defender of Liberty, Equality, and Justice!

While Captain Quantum wasted no time in fighting crime in his beloved Metropotamia, particularly his home city of Detroit, there was one pressing matter he had to attend to early on in his career: the complete destruction of the Epsilon Formula and all research related to it. It was simply too powerful, too dangerous, he had explained, to be left in the hands of any one nation, even the United States. In fact, while Captain Quantum has had many colorful foes, he often fought for social justices just as often, such as health care, marriage rights, and legal equality for all people and an expansion of understanding about mental health.

As mentioned, though, he had quite the Rogues Gallery, including Brawnhilda, Warrior-Queen◊ of the planet Val-mazon, Spellductress,◊ Master of The Malefic Arts, Archibald Angelov◊, the Smartest Man in Creation, Cthulucy, a villain that Captain Quantum frequently had a... complicated relationship with, and most menacing of all, The Quantum King◊, Captain Quantum's equal and opposite from the Dark Multiverse, who has all of the Captain's Quantum Powers, but none of his compassion or empathy for life.

But Captain Quantum was not alone in his fight for justice and his battles against these terrible foes. Over the years, he gained many allies in the fight against evil and crime, such as Blind Justice◊, the mysterious handicapped watchman of the night from Athens, Cheronesus; Slipstream, the Fastest Woman Alive from Jefferson City, Ozark; Trixie Titan◊ from Edinburgh in the independent Nation of Scotland, Dame de Triomphe◊, the noble Warrior and Peacekeeper from Montpellier, France; Black Thor◊, the African-American Avenger with an enchanted hammer that defends the Southeast and especially Knoxville, Nickajack; and Samaritron, a technical genius who crafted himself a nearly-invincible suit of armor that he pretended was his robot associate and the protector of Ferrotropolis, Pennsylvania. Captain Quantum brought these heroes together, out of the many dogooders he fought alongside throughout his career, to form the Alliance for Eternal Justice, or AEJ, for short.

But whenever the AEJ isn't around, the good Captain has a few friends closer to home. He can always count on his longtime girlfriend, Alicia Ayodele◊ of the MPD to have his back as long as he's not acting outside the law (which he rarely does, to be fair), although she's still unaware of his civilian identity as Charles Chester. After a terrible car accident, Charles Chester's younger brother Chuck and their single mother Christine were terribly injured and would require blood transfusions. Not caring that it might jeopardize his identity, Charles gladly donated his blood to save his family's lives. Soon after, Chuck and Christine developed fantastical abilities of their own, though not quite nearly to the level of Captain Quantum, as their bodies did not undergo a radical transformation as "Chip" did. With their incredible new powers, they joined Captain Quantum in the battle against evil as Quantum Kid and Ms. Quantum◊.

It was in such a battle that brought the Good Captain to his current predicament. With the AEJ and his family by his side, he took to battle against the NegaOmega, Destroyer of All Life. In the midst of their titanic struggle, there was a tremendous explosion that seemed to hurtle Captain Quantum through time and space, bringing him to the present day! While he's glad to know that there is a present day, meaning that they triumphed over the Nega Omega, he would nonetheless prefer to return to his own era as quickly as he can. So, while he is more than happy to fight evil in the meantime, he is on the lookout for ways to return to the past.

There's just one problem, although Captain Quantum doesn't know it yet. There's no record of any such battle. In fact, there's no record of him, or any of his fellow heroes. His city, his state doesn't exist. Scotland isn't independent. This map doesn't exist. It's about to be a very troubling time for the Crusader for Civil Rights.

Edited by SonOfSharknado on Aug 30th 2019 at 4:09:40 AM

~Son Of Sharknado

I recognize and respect your Superman reference, but your character still has a problem because nobody in the current cast can even hope to deal with his power level. His weaknesses cannot be exploited effectively by any current powerset, either (as far as I know).

If you tone him down several levels, then I'd be happy to accept Captain Quantum. Until then, he is rejected.

Edited by JumpingFruit on Aug 30th 2019 at 8:25:31 AM

Uh, also, there's already a Captain Quantum.

is this thing still accepting?

It's been a little inactive lately, as far as I know.

oh. well then. uhh any suggestions on active rps you know?

Try My Superhero City or There And Back Again. I am in them!

will do!