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[sub][i][b]“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”[/b][/i]
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[color=0072bc][B]| IDENTITY: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][INDENT]Clark Kent, AKA Superman[/INDENT][/color]
[color=0072bc][B]| ALIGNMENT: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][INDENT]Neutral Good[/INDENT][/color]
[color=0072bc][B]| AFFILIATION: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][INDENT]Independent (2010-PRESENT)[/INDENT][/color]
[color=0072bc][B]| HISTORY: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][indent]Official records state that Clark Kent was born on a small farm in the city of Smallville around thirty years ago. The truth, however, is a little more complicated than that— Clark Kent is not [i]human[/i]. 

[hider=1984-2010: Early Life & Career][list][*][b]April 18th, 1984[/b] - Kal-El arrives on Earth, landing in Kansas.[/list]
[list][*][b]April 19th, 1984[/b] - Jonathan & Martha Kent name the child they find Clark. Dr. Gabriel Sullivan becomes the couples confidant and helps them by making the proper paperwork.[/list]
[list][*][b]September 12th, 1991[/b] - Clark meets Lana Lang in school, a precursor to a lifelong friendship.[/list]
[list][*][b]June 20th, 2001[/b] - Jonathan Kent loses his life to cancer.[/list]
[list][*][b]August 25th, 2002[/b] - After taking the Summer to contemplate what he wants to do, Clark leaves Smallville and begins to uncover his Kryptonian heritage.[/list]
[list][*][b]December 14th, 2003[/b] - After discovering the archive that he coins as the “Fortress of Solitude” Clark begins traveling the world.[/list]
[list][*][b]June 19th, 2010[/b] - Arriving in Metropolis, Clark finds himself setting up in a small apartment after getting a job at The Daily Planet as a Night Shift Janitor. He decides that in the days to come he would reveal himself to the world and bring the people of the world hope once again; not allowing people to suffer while he has the power to stop that suffering.[/list][/hider]
[hider=2010-2013: The Man of Tomorrow][list][*][b]July 4th, 2010[/b] - Superman debuts as he stops a 747 from crashing in the city, revealing to the world of his existence. Daily Planet investigative reporter and journalist, [color=0072bc]Lois Lane[/color] coins the hero's superhero title.[/list]
[list][*][b]July 20th, 2010[/b] - The cartel of criminals led by the ambiguous [color=0072bc]Kingpin[/color] was not pleased with the ‘arrival’ of Superman, as he directed [color=0072bc]Intergang[/color] operations to be smarter about their business all while he began to funnel money into technological developments and research to find a way to put the superhuman vigilante down before he became more of a lasting problem. This would lead to the creation of the first [color=0072bc]Atomic Skull[/color] who clashed with Superman in a vibrant display of radioactive fury. Superman found the encounter with Skull challenging due to the varying effects of radiation before the villain’s defeat.[/list]
[list][*][b]August 15th, 2010[/b] - As Superman continues to stop crime throughout Metropolis, Kingpin enlists the help of a mutant by the name of [color=0072bc]Parasite[/color]. Hoping it will be enough to deal with the Man of Steel after the failure of Atomic Skull. As Parasite attempts to deal with Superman (and quite successfully at the start) he sets up one of his lower end associates up as a fall guy in case the whole operation falls apart. Kingpin warns the man who had helped him put a footing in Metropolis, [color=0072bc]Lex Luthor[/color],  as he believes they are at wits end. Luthor ensures that he’ll take care of it and that Fisk should worry more about his problem in [i]Hell’s Kitchen[/i].[/list]
[list][*][b]August 23rd, 2010[/b] - Through his connection to Intergang, Luthor stages a false heist on one of his facilities to explain how the criminals in question acquire advanced experimental weaponry. Weaponry based on Luthor’s studies on Superman’s battles with Parasite and Atomic Skull to efficiently test their effectiveness on the hero. Luthor also begins to research all spacecraft crashes in the last forty years in an effort to find more clues about the alien. [/list]
[list][*][b]September 18th, 2010[/b] - Luthor begins testing several remnants of crashed alien pods he has purchased following his research. He supplies fragments in his next "stolen" shipment of experimental technology to see if any material has any effect on Superman. This leads him to the development of a synthetic kryptonite based on some residue from one of his acquisitions.[/list]
[list][*][b]September 20th, 2010[/b] - A new opponent clashes with Superman by the name of [color=0072bc]Metallo[/color]; powered by a synthetic kryptonite that Superman struggles to deal with. As this battle occurs a vital facility to one of LexCorp's rivals is destroyed by terrorists.[/list]
[list][*][b]November 1st, 2010[/b] - Another rival company to LexCorp collapses as terrorists in Metropolis become seemingly all equipped by LexCorp experimental technology. Superman, at his wits end begins to deduce the problem at the center of Metropolis. However, he has nothing on Luthor; a fact Luthor flaunts to the hero in his office as he taunts him with statements claiming he was untouchable and that whatever evidence he finds will be insignificant. Superman swears to Luthor that one day he will face justice.  [/list]
[list][*][b]December 20th, 2010[/b] - As Superman’s role increasingly expands beyond Metropolis, he realizes the load of work he has in store for himself. Thrown into a conflict between Vlatlava and Transia Superman intercepts a Soviet-era ICBM missile that is launched; throwing all of his strength into disabling it and removing it from play. To prevent full blown war in Eastern Europe he forces the leaders of the two nations to meet to solve the issue. Superman’s “interference” in the conflict is debated but more liberal political commentators simply compare him doing what America has done for years without needing to flood foreign nations with ambassadors and soldiers.[/list]
[list][*][b]January 1st, 2011[/b] - Due to Superman’s increasing activity in the world at large, Luthor procures many deals with his experimental weapon technologies. Luthor reflects on it to his protege, his teenaged niece ([color=0072bc]Nasthalthia Luthor[/color]), as there always being “a silver lining to everything”. Following this he sets up a high profile charity event where he invites high profile individuals to follow him in making a statement about the struggles of those caught in the crossfire of superheroism. Luthor also uses this to announce his acquisition of the technological firm, [color=0072bc]CADMUS[/color], in a show of his success. As he makes the announcement he is attacked by a group of terrorists; before Superman can arrive Luthor shows the capacity of his new personal defense technologies by incapacitating them himself. A PR move that makes waves for Luthor.[/list]
[list][*][b]March 19th, 2011[/b] - Eight months after his initial debut, Superman contends with a malicious foe known as [color=0072bc]BRAINIAC[/color]. Initially sending minor drones to investigate the Kryptonian readings in the Sol System, BRANIAC soon attempts to eradicate the life it detects as dictated by its programming; all with no care to anyone who is in the way. After dealing with the militant drones Superman takes to the atmosphere to deal with the hub ship before more people are harmed by its odd vendetta that it holds against him. The resulting battle ends with the ship being thrown into the Sun but not before it tells Superman a cryptic message. [/list]
[list][*][b]May 3rd, 2010[/b] - Whilst stopping a critical explosion at Metropolis’ central power plant Superman is ambushed by the devious [color=0072bc]Libra[/color] and his associates. Superman has difficulty contending with the group until the arrival of [color=0072bc]Captain Atom[/color] and [color=0072bc]Captain Marvel[/color]. This is the first time Superman works with people of his similar “power scope”, giving him some perspective on the other “world level” heroes of the day.[/list]
[list][*][b]June 5th, 2012[/b] - Anti-Mutant sentiment reaches Metropolis as a group of extremists by the name of “[color=0072bc]The Purifiers[/color]” lead to a conflict at Metropolis University as scared students find themselves under attack. Superman looks to solve the conflict before casualties flood the campus grounds. This begins Superman’s involvement with the mutant side of things which follows with his first conflict with [color=0072bc]Magneto[/color] when he viciously retaliates as he attacks The Purifiers at their Metropolis headquarters.[/list]
[list][*][b]January 1st, 2013[/b] - Kara-El arrives on Earth, landing in Maine.[/list]
[list][*][b]January 23rd, 2013[/b] - The attack on President Kelly at his inauguration by the mutant terrorist Magneto is foiled by Superman et al.[/list]
[list][*][b]April 1st, 2013[/b] - Superman would fight his most challenging battle yet with the arrival of a starship in Earth’s atmosphere bearing Kryptonian markings— [i]military[/i] markings at that. Led by the trinity of Kryptonian leaders including one [color=0072bc]Commander Dru-Zod[/color], Superman is eager to finally have answers to questions he’s had for his entire life. However, Zod informs Clark that he wished their meeting was on more amiable terms; the Kryptonian survivors intend to harvest Earth and turn it into their “New” Krypton. As Kryptonian machines and soldiers invade Earth, Superman and his allies (including Steel and a newly caped Kara) try to stop them before the world is irreparably harmed. Using Steel’s mechanical genius and a lot of tenacity the Kryptonians are launched into The Phantom Zone and any stragglers flee into deep space or go into hiding on Earth. [/list]
[list][*][b]April 2nd, 2013[/b] - Superman finds his allegiance under question by dozens upon dozens of politicians, celebrities, and journalists. Lex Luthor directly blames Superman for his incompetence and carelessness as well as declares that had Superman not been on Earth in the first place his oppressive people wouldn’t have come and attacked Earth. Despite the arrival of [color=0072bc]Supergirl[/color], Superman feels like he didn’t act swiftly enough or put together a plan in time. He seeks Batman’s consul.[/list][/hider]
[hider=2013-2016: Cry for Justice][list][*][b]April 11th, 2013[/b] - Lex Luthor holds a press conference to announce the formation of the world's first super team: The Justice League of America.[/list]
[list][*][b]April 12th, 2013[/b] - Due to his wariness of Luthor's intentions Superman declines an invitation to the JLA by Captain America.[/list]
[list][sub][color=aba000]Basically anything furthur in this section will be added with the acceptance of other applications. I think this is the best route if anybody wants to play Superboy or Luthor which I will tell you I am completely open to. [/color][/sub][/list]
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[color=0072bc][B]| SUPPORTING CAST: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][indent][u]Superhero Associates & Wards[/u]
[list][b]Kara-El / Lana Kent AKA Supergirl[/b] - Clark’s cousin who appeared on Earth after being stuck in a sort of temporal purgatory for an unknown amount of years. Before SHIELD could arrive and apprehend her arrival he ushered her away to his “Fortress of Solitude” to safeguard her. Unbeknownst to him, SHIELD scientist Dr. Emil Hamilton has confiscated the spacecraft.

[b]Bruce Wayne AKA Batman[/b] - The polar opposite of Clark and the logical yet cynical side of him. Batman is Superman’s closest friend and most uncompromising ally in the war against crime. [sub][i][color=aba000]REQUIRES APPROVAL FROM BATMAN PLAYER.[/color][/i][/sub] 

[b]John Henry Irons AKA Steel[/b] - A prodigy who was once a close friend to Lex Luthor, John Henry Irons has used his mechanical genius to aid Superman in many ways including the development of his “Fortress of Solitude”. Irons is one of the few people in the [s]world[/s] universe that Clark absolutely trusts. Irons is also one of the leaders in security technology in the United States with his technological firm, Steelworks, being centrally located in Metropolis.

[b]Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic[/b] - Another individual on Superman’s short list of confidants and allies, Reed Richards has helped Clark figure out scientific lapses that John Henry Irons lacked the quantifiable skills for. But with Reed now missing Clark lacks the insight of the prodigal genius. [sub][i][color=aba000]REQUIRES APPROVAL FROM FANTASTIC FOUR PLAYER.[/color][/i][/sub] [/list]
[u]Other Friends & Allies[/u]
[list][b]Lois Lane[/b] - A pulitzer prize winning investigative reporter who currently works for The Daily Planet, the job that got her to coin the hero known as “Superman”. She’s fascinated with the Man of Steel for his ideology and his tenacity despite initially thinking it a bit naive and archaic. She has come to find herself siding with Superman in most cases, though she is worried that his vendetta against Lex Luthor could lead to bad consequences. 

[b]James “Jimmy” Olsen[/b] - A twenty-one year old photojournalist and the protege of pulitzer prize winning investigative reporter, Lois Lane. Beyond that, Jimmy is a close friend and ally who has been in league with Superman since the Man of Steel’s debut; though at the time he was only a bumbling intern at the Daily Planet.

[b]Lana Lang[/b] - Growing up in Smallville, Lana Lang was Clark’s best friend and perhaps under different circumstances… they would’ve been something greater. When Clark left Smallville to travel the world and find himself she would enroll in a major university sponsored by STAR LABS before setting up shop in Jump City, California to continue studies in meta-biology.

[b]Chloe Sullivan[/b] - Another childhood friend from Smallville; Chloe has since also moved to Metropolis, following in her father's footsteps in the medical field. 

[b]David Corporon [/b]- Former Police Commissioner of Metropolis and now Governor of Delaware; Corporon is a staunch supporter of Superman’s ideals and actions in and out of the United States. William Henderson replaced him as Police Commissioner. It is speculated Corporon will have a bid in the next Presidential Election as a Democratic Candidate. [/list]
[u]Enemies & Rivals[/u]
[list][b]Lex Luthor[/b] - The clever businessman and inventor has nearly been ousted by Superman when his agenda has endangered innocent civilians. This extends to Luthor’s associates including his niece (Nasthalthia Luthor), assistant (Mercy Graves), and business partners (Metallo).

[b]BRAINIAC[/b] - A vicious anti-kryptonian AI invented by a now dead race of people that Superman has been wary of since discovering information about its existence. 

[b]Magneto[/b] - In addition to stopping his assault on President Kelly, Superman has stopped his brand of extremist terrorism; though Superman has additionally fought with enemies of Magneto such as The Purifiers. [sub][i][color=aba000]REQUIRES APPROVAL FROM X-MEN PLAYER.[/color][/i][/sub]

[b]The Kingpin[/b] - Expanding his criminal empire nearly a decade ago with the removal of Anthony Gazzo from Metropolis’ criminal underworld, the mysterious Kingpin intends to create a criminal empire even bigger than Gotham’s Roman Empire. He does this feasibly through his technological crime cartel called INTERGANG. Superman has come blow-to-blow with INTERGANG on many occasions. [sub][i][color=aba000]REQUIRES APPROVAL FROM SPIDER-MAN PLAYER.[/color][/i][/sub][/list]
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[color=0072bc][B]| DIFFERENCE FROM SOURCE MATERIAL: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][INDENT]I’ve loved the character of Superman for a very long time and whilst I’ve played in previous games as his cousin, Kara, I feel like I can finally push myself to play the Big Blue Boy Scout himself. Superman is a character that has tons of variations to his origin, manner, and method as we would expect from a character that is as old as he is. My variation on the mythos will be expansion of what I previously hinted at with Kara and Zod who I played in Ultimate DC in the past. Whilst keeping the theme of hope I will be writing Clark Kent as a man conflicted by his misgivings about Lex Luthor, the Government, and his ideals. He wants to trust Lex, but finds it hard given their past history; doubting that this Justice League is nothing more than another game of his. Other changes from the character is Clark Kent isn’t a journalist or copywriter but a night shift janitor at the Daily Planet. I want to play this Superman in this… conflicted world… I want to do good by him. 

Also, well my Supes has a [i]beard.[/i][/INDENT][/color]
[color=0072bc][B]| REFERENCES: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][indent]You know my references, bite me.

[sub][url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3197675]DC Comics: Shattered Justice[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3003446]Maximum Comics: Dawn of Justice[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3179405]All-Star Marvel: Audax Mundus Novus[/url]
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[color=0072bc][B]| SAMPLE: |[/B][/color]
[color=darkgray][indent]It had been a rough last few years for Clark Kent.

Following the Kryptonian invasion, Clark knew the consequences would be vicious and truthfully he didn’t blame the world for turning their back on their hope when they thought they had been betrayed by their hero. The fallout that had occurred following the attack was disheartening for Clark as many people who had called him a “savior” had done a complete 180; Superman was no longer their hero but now their enemy. The Man of Steel knew Luthor had been laughing all the way to the bank when it had happened— an alien starship sending soldiers exactly like his nemesis to destroy and conquer? It was too easy— there was no way Luthor would not have used all of his advantages to create the narrative he wanted to humiliate, discredit, and incriminate Superman. 

And that’s exactly what he did.

The formation of the Justice League of America, in another light would’ve been exactly the correct response to the threats present. But in this case it was entirely funded by corporate interests and Lex Luthor’s wallet, a fact that Clark felt everybody ignored. It was probably the most brilliant career move in Lex Luthor’s entire life. A brave new world and Luthor was picking up the pieces. However, it wasn’t a simple game of embarrassing the Man of Steel— though the American entrepreneur probably thought it had been a nice bonus victory. The fact was that Luthor didn’t do things half-heartedly and with him organizing a group of superheroes dedicated to social justice there had to be something much more to it. Clark had smelled something wrong about it the day Luthor announced it— all the fanfare in the world couldn’t hide it.

It sank Clark’s spirits when he had to deny an invitation to the league by his own personal hero, Captain America. But it was just another clever tactic Luthor employed to distract him. Clark couldn’t accept being in league with Luthor, especially not after everything he had experienced at Luthor’s hands. The Justice League was Luthor building up to something and manipulating heroes for his own benefit. How could a man who willingly and deceptively armed supervillains, assassins, terrorists, and corrupt governments be the face of a new frontier of justice? 

Eventually there would be no legal loophole or way to weasel out of [i]his[/i] justice. But how? It had been three years since Luthor’s Justice League had been founded and Clark hadn’t found enough evidence to justify his feelings. The possibility that Luthor had gone the route of Tony Stark was something that seemed so unreal to the kryptonian. His feelings aside, there were many people who felt the same way about Luthor that he had talked to in the past to make sure he wasn’t being blinded by his past experiences with Luthor. John, Bruce, Kara, Lois, Diana, and many others looked at Luthor in the same light. Bruce had told him he would look into it, but even the World’s Greatest Detective had a plethora of other priorities. 

“[color=0072bc]Let it go, Clark.[/color]” Clark muttered under his breath as he stood at the center of the Fortress of Solitude, trying to calm his nerves.

Clark knew thinking about the same thing for three years expecting a different conclusion was the definition of insanity but he felt like distracting himself completely would make it easier for Luthor to do something he would’ve otherwise noticed. It was a conundrum in itself, for sure. 

It was times like this that he wondered what Captain America or the Justice Society of America would’ve done in the same situation. Maybe it was a romanticization, but being a hero seemed so much easier back in the Golden Age of Superheroism; villains were simpler. 

“[color=0072bc]Kelex, I’m going back on patrol rounds. Update me if anything comes up.[/color]”

“Of course, Kal-El.”

Leaving the Fortress of Solitude, Clark slammed all of his anxiety into a physical outlet as he zipped from his base of operations as he made for the stratosphere like he always did when preparing for his patrol. Once within the stratosphere the kryptonian stopped on a dime as he looked down towards the surface with a wide smile as his cape flowed behind him. Despite all of the anxiety he had with Luthor every single time Clark pulled himself up here he felt a blissful energy overtake him. Who needed therapy when you could just experience this kind of euphoric peace? He remembered when Kara had started to get used to her powers and he took her up to the stratosphere for the first time as a sort of introduction to the kryptonian abilities she was inheriting. 

[i]“Shut your eyes. Focus past the noise and listen closely. This may seem like a burden but it isn’t— this is the heartbeat of the planet.”[/i]

It took awhile for Kara, but she understood it. He was so proud when she donned her cape to follow in his footsteps. He never really thought much of legacies until Kara had arrived on Earth, but it made him start considering a lot of things that had happened in the past as well as start looking to the future. What would’ve happened if he had the courage… that he had now. Clark looked downwards in the direction of Jump City on the western seaboard of North America— where Lana Lang, now an important scientist, was studying meta-biology. He hadn’t seen her in som—
[list][h2][i]AAAAAH![/i][/h2][/list]
The scream cut through Clark’s mind, interrupting his train of thought. There was no thinking to the scream of terror— he had already made a beeline for it. Touching down in southern Russia, somewhere near the Kazakhstan border, the first conflict of the day begins. Clark’s brows narrow as he sees what had caused the scream: a Frankenstein-like monster stitched throughout his whole body with a massive bulk to him. A woman in a white labcoat is trying to scramble back as fear completely overtakes her. A reasonable sense of fear. Clark throws his arm out and speaks his words carefully hoping that what was before him spoke Russian. 

[b]“[color=0072bc]Stop!, what are you doing?[/color]”[/b][sup]1[/sup]

The words crack forward like lightning and the creature (mutant?) turns its head at the figure that stood behind him that dared to grab him. There was a grumble from its lips. 

“Die.”[sup]1[/sup]

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[b]“DIE! DIE! [i]DIE![/i]”[/b][sup]1[/sup]

The concrete cracked as the creature slammed Clark’s face repeatedly, with each motion exponentially stronger than the last. Clark felt like he should’ve been used to this sort of reaction given his experiences with the likes of Solomon Grundy; but he really wasn’t. There really wasn’t much getting used to with the equivalent of a real life ogre throwing you around like a ragdoll when you were as strong as Clark was. A heavy breath left him as he shifted his energy and despite being face-down flung himself upwards back-first as quickly as possible.

The movement caused the creature to stumble and lose hold of his head, which was good… because that was enough of that.

“[color=0072bc]A bit of a temper, huh. That’s okay. I’ve got one too.[/color]”[sup]1[/sup] Clark grinned as he cracked his knuckles.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=aba000][i][sup]1[/sup][sub]: Russian[/sub][/i][/color]