[h3]Current Characters - Marvel: Dawn of Heroes:[/h3]

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[b][color=khaki]♦ T H E  A S T O N I S H I N G  W A S P ♦[/color][/b]
[color=7e6e75][sub][b]“You've just been stung!”[/b][/sub][/color][/center]
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Born in Cresskill, New Jersey, [b]Janet Van Dyne[/b] had a very privileged childhood due to her family’s wealth. She grew up a socialite, spending her youth being shone off by her parents at fancy galas and parties. Janet rather enjoyed the spotlight, soon turning into a charismatic and friendly young woman. Her life wasn’t all fun though, as during her childhood her mother tragically passed away, leaving her in the care of her father, [b]Vernon Van Dyne[/b]. Being a scientist and spending most of his time working, Vernon struggled to connect with his daughter. As such, he eventually decided to enrol her in a prestigious boarding school, which would give her an opportunity to bond with people her own age, as well as receive a tremendous education. Janet was enraged at first because of this, however in time she calmed herself, making friends at her new school, as well as coming to understand her father’s reasoning for his actions; she was too much like her mother.

When the time came to deciding on colleges, Janet set her sights on [b]Greyburn College[/b] in New York City. This was in an attempt to spend more time with her father, who was a key researcher and funder of the College’s Research and Development Labs. Glad to be reunited, the two began getting dinner with each other once every week, in an attempt to maintain and strengthen their previously rough relationship.

It was at one of these dinners that Janet was introduced to the handsome young [b]Dr. Hank Pym[/b], one of her father’s colleagues. Hank was a scientific genius, excelling in a wide range of subjects such as biochemistry, physics, engineering, robotics, as well as AI, with him receiving his Doctorate well before any of his peers. Hank and Janet hit it off quite quickly, with the two beginning a romantic relationship with each other. On top of this, Janet’s schoolwork was going well, with her deciding to major in fashion design, something she was extremely talented at.

However disaster struck when during an experiment with Hank’s creation; the [b]Pym Particle[/b], a being known as [b]Pilai[/b] was brought into their dimension from the [b]Microverse[/b]. During the conflict at the lab, Pilai murdered Vernon.

A devastated Janet turned to Hank for help in avenging her father’s death, who in turn revealed himself to be the superhero [b]Ant-Man[/b], who used his Pym-Particles and cybernetic ant-controlling helmet to fight crime. Before he could go hunting for Pilai, Janet begged him to let her help. Reluctantly, Hank agreed to temporarily infuse Janet with his Pym Particles, allowing her to shift in size, as well as implanting her with a set of Bio-Synthetic Wings that he had been recently working on. Quickly designing a costume that mirrored that of Ant-Man’s, Janet became the [b]Wasp[/b]!

Tracing Pilai’s energy signature, the two costumed heroes managed to easily track down the creature’s location. However dispite their combined abilities, they were no match for Pilai. That was until they discovered that Pilai was actually made up of formic acid, after he began to secrete some after an attack. As such, Hank hit him with a formula of Ant-Formic acid which dissolved him instantly.

Returning back to his lab, Hank planned to drain the Pym Particles back out of Janet’s body, like they had agreed prior. However, Janet refused, with her having thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, loving the rush that came with the heroics. As such, they agreed to become crime fighting partners, with Hank further improving her arsenal by editing her biology so that she could emit blasts of bio-energy from her hands, which she dubbed her wasp stingers.

At first they attempted to simply handle petty street crime, stopping muggings and robberies out of sight in their small size. That was until they encountered their first actual super powered opponent; a mutant by the name of [b]David Cannon[/b] caught Hank and Janet’s attention after performing a series of jewel heists. The two intervened although neither them, or Hank’s army of ants, were a match for the villain’s speed, with him overpowering them easily before escaping. What more, was that the attack had also caused a large amount of property damage, severely tarnishing the two heroes’ media image. Fortunately their second encounter ended differently, with Janet regrowing to her regular size, before blasting him with a full-sized wasp sting. The blast, more powerful while she was at regular size, knocked him unconscious instantly. The conflict was fortunately captured on camera, thus reigniting their heroic image in the eyes of the public. 

Shortly after finding themselves plastered all over the news, the two were approached by an organization by the name of [b]S.H.I.E.L.D.[/b] Given their superhuman abilities, the organization had been keeping a close eye on the couple for some time. They offered the two places amongst their ranks, although in the end the two of them decline, although agreed to help them in the future if the situation required it.

Over the years they faced more and more threats, with the two building up a rogue gallery of sorts. One such rogue was [b]Alexander Gentry[/b], also known as the [b]Porcupine[/b]. There was also [b]Liso Trago[/b], a man capable of controlling both animals and people using his music. 

It was during this time that the two were married, with the husband and wife superhero team being as happy as ever. Or so Janet thought. What she wasn’t aware of at the time, was that as a result of Hank’s constant exposure to early forms of his Pym Particle, his mental state was starting to waver, with the particles impacting greatly on the Doctor’s bi-polar disorder. He regularly became enrage at every defeat, shouting at Janet behind closed doors back at their lab, and even occasionally in public out in the field. This behaviour grew worse however when their media attention began to waver, with news stations such as [b]the Daily Bugle[/b] preferring to focus on other New York Superheroes, such as the infamous [b]Spider-Man[/b]. 

During one particular nervous breakdown, Hank decided that if he could build a robot to attack Manhattan, he could defeat it and be a hero in the eyes of the world. Janet was furious when she discovered her husband’s plans, and tried to intervene, only for Hank to strike her across the face. Before Janet could stop him, he unleashed his creation, only to find himself overpowered by the robot. Luckily Wasp managed to recover, with Janet saving the day by hitting the weak spot in its armour that Hank had purposefully created for him to hit. 

Despite knowing that Hank’s actions were a result of his mental illnesses and wanting to help him overcome them, Janet felt like she couldn’t deal with the abuse any longer, and as such, decided to begin divorce proceedings. At the same time, she contacted S.H.I.E.L.D, and after a private word with its director, [b]Nicholas Fury[/b], convinced them to offer Hank a job as one of their lead scientists. In truth, the job other was a way of Janet giving Hank the care he needed, as well as making sure that someone was keeping an eye on him.

While Hank retired from super heroics due to his new job, Janet continued her life as the Wasp, now working alone. During this time, she faced David Cannon once more, who had now taken up the alias [b]Whirlwind[/b], as well as sporting a green armoured costume for defence against her stingers. 

On top of this, she began to focus once more on her career as a fashion designer, with Janet realizing that her time studying fashion design was one of the best periods of her life. After finding finishing her degree, she formed a start-up company which she called [b]Yellowjacket[/b]. Due to her expertise in both business and fashion design, as well as her popularity as the superheroine known as the Wasp, Yellowjacket soon became one of the most relevant fashion & design firms in New York City.

Once her life was finally starting to go more smoothly, another disaster struck, as a giant purple being landed in Kansas, threatening to destroy the planet. Working alongside with S.H.I.E.L.D, as well as many of the Earth’s mightiest heroes, Wasp helped lead the charge against the being which they dubbed [b]Galactus[/b]. Following Galactus’s attacked, Wasp decided that it would be wise to form a team to contend with any similar threats in the future. As such, the [b]Avengers[/b] were formed, with the Wasp acting as their leader, with S.H.I.E.L.D. monitoring the team behind closed doors.


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	[color=khaki][sub]P O W E R S  &  A B I L I T I E S[/sub][/color]
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[indent][color=7e6e75][b]Size Reduction:[/b] Due to long-term exposure to Pym Particles, Janet is able to manipulate her size, reducing herself to roughly 1/2 inch in height. Due to her smaller size, her strength level increases as a result of her body's mass being compacted.

[b]Bio-Synthetic Wings:[/b] When she reduces herself in size, Janet grows a pair of yellow insectoid wings which gives her the ability of flight, at speeds of up to 40mph. 

[b]Bio-Eletric Energy Stings:[/b] As a result of alterations from her ex-husband, Janet is able to harness her body's bio-energy, releasing it in the form of blasts of energy, dubbed as her Wasp Stingers. These stingers pack quite a punch, growing more powerful when she's in her regular size.

[b]Fashion Design:[/b] Janet is an extremely talented fashion designer, to the extent that she even runs her own fashion company. As a result, she wore a different costume for every mission during her early days as the Wasp.[/color][/indent]
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[b]Hank Pym:[/b] Janet's ex-husband, as well as previously the superhero Ant-Man. Currently working at S.H.I.E.L.D.

[B]Thor Odinson:[/b] The Norse God himself, Thor is a fellow member of the Avengers. When not in the field, the two have a strong friendship which has developed over the passing months.

[b]Stephanie Rogers AKA Captain America:[/b] A fellow member of the Avengers, Janet often seeks tactical advice from Stephanie due to her experience back during WWII.

[b]Tony Stark AKA Iron Man:[/b] Despite Janet believing him to be nothing more than an arrogant playboy, his assistance during the Galactus incident warranted in her inviting him to join the Avengers. The fact that he declined merely increased the negative feelings Janet had for the guy.  

[b]Sue Storm AKA The Invisible Woman:[/b]

[b]Reed Richards AKA Mr Fantastic:[/b][/hider]
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[b]David Cannon AKA Whirlwind:[/b] A mutant, Cannon is able to rotate the lower half of his body at superhuman speed, resulting in him being virtually untouchable, with anything coming near being repelled by the centrifugal force if they try to interrupt his motion. After being defeating by the Wasp, he swore vengeance against her, declaring the super heroine as his nemesis. Since then, the two have fought on many occasions.

[b]Alexander Gentry AKA Porcupine:[/b] A former military weapon’s designer who decided to use his latest creation, an armoured porcupine costume to rob banks.

[b]Liso Trago:[/b] A native of India trained by a mystic and musician named Ghazandi. Ghazandi taught him how to hypnotize animals as well as humans with his music, which he used to try and enslave the people of New York over the Radio, only to be stopped when his only music began to ironically affect him as well, allowing Wasp to take him down with a micro-sized punch. 

[b]Galactus:[/b] The Wasp's most difficult enemy to date. It was the Devourer of Worlds' attack on Earth which inspired Wasp to form the Avengers. [/hider]

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[b]Dark Kingdom:[/b] Wasp and the Avengers must hit the streets after New York's Chinatown gains a new Kingpin of Crime; Mister Negative.

[b]Insect Queen:[/b] Wasp VS Red Wasp. Will take place after the Hydra Emergence.[/color][/indent]
	[color=khaki][sub]R E F E R E N C E S[/sub][/color]
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[indent][color=7e6e75][url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2754247]#1 - America Chavez meets the Hulk [/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2885274]#2 - The Knitter knits something and thinks about knitting[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3209376]#3 - Harper Row prepares herself for a nightly patrol[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2826139]#4 - Iceman gets a pep talk from Professor X and does something amazing.[/url]
[url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3495615]#5 - Boomerang and the Superior Foes of Spider-Man get into a bar fight.[/url][/color][/indent]
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[hider=Wonder Man / Quentin Quire]
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[b][color=B41F25]♦ Quintavius "Quentin" Quirinius Quire ♦[/color][/b]
[color=7e6e75][sub][b]“It's all fake and illusion. That's what cool is. That's what charisma is. That's what everything is.”[/b][/sub][/color][/center]
	
	[color=B41F25][sub]A L I G N M E NT[/sub][/color]
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[indent][color=7e6e75]Walking the line.
Chaotic Neutral.[/color][/indent]
	[color=B41F25][sub]A F F I L I A T I O N[/sub][/color]
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[indent][color=7e6e75]Former student at Xavier's Academy of Gifted Youngsters, as well as former partner of Simon Williams. 
Currently flying solo. [/color][/indent]
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Quentin's outing as a mutant turned out to be a very dramatic affair. It began with a series of violent migraines, with him at one point breaking down in class due to all the voices speaking in his head. Soon the thoughts became overwhelming. Quire couldn’t concentrate at all. During lunch one day at school, they all became too much for him to handle. He called for them to stop. They did. However so did everyone within the school district. Horrified to see that nobody was moving, Quentin curled up in the cafeteria in tears. 

That was when he met [b]Wonder Man[/b]. The superhero had been sent by [b]S.H.I.E.L.D.[/b] to investigate the situation at hand. Upon discovering Quentin, Wonder Man began to comfort the young teenager, revealing that his name was in fact [b]Simon Williams[/b]. The hero helped calm Quentin down, enabling him to reverse the mental paralysation of everyone. After taking the boy to a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, through a series of tests it was discovered that Quentin was actually a mutant and that the voices were in fact the thoughts of everyone around him, due to him having the ability of telepathy. After being questioned by S.H.I.E.L.D about the incident, the organization offered to contact [b]Professor Charles Xavier[/b] for a place at his Institute. He was practically kicked out the house by his parents due to him being a mutant so therefore had no other choice but to enroll. 

While his time at Xavier’s school wasn’t terrible, Quentin struggled to make any decent friends, falling in with the likes of [b]Glob Herman[/b]. Due to this friendship, he began to get picked on by the other students, leading him to have more of an angry and snarky nature. This escalated on his 15th birthday where he received a phone call from his “Parents” who informed him that he was adopted. This through Quentin over the edge, with him developing a drug problem as well as making him more violent. Due to this, he constantly questioned Xavier’s views on mutant and human relations, with him even going so far as to venture into town with his two friends to violently beat a gang of human who had insulted/bullied him previously whenever he had ventured off campus. Xavier knew instantly when they returned, prompting an argument between the two, with Quentin knocking Xavier unconscious and declaring a riot at the school. 

The riot was quickly subdued but not before the death of a fellow student. Due to his actions, Quentin was taken into SHIELD custody where he spent months locked away in the Raft. That was until Quentin manged to make his escape during a mass breakout. 

Deciding to celebrate his new freedom, Quentin decided to infiltrate an international arms conference in Switzerland, where he telepathically forced a number of world leaders to reveal their deepest, darkest secrets on camera. Before any more damage could be caused however, he found himself facing the very hero who had helped him all those years ago; Wonder Man. Despite not having seen Simon Williams in such a long time, Quentin took kindly to seeing a friendly face. While he initially fought back against the hero, Quentin eventually conceded, falling to the floor in tears. 

Feeling that placing Quentin back behind bars would only make his sociopathic tendencies worse, Wonder Man decided to strike a deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. As such, Quentin was released into Wonder Man's custody, with Simon hoping that in taking the boy under his wings, he'd have a chance to try and rehabilitate him.

Due to their extremely opposing views on modern heroics, the two argued constantly during their first few weeks together, although in time, Quentin started to grow and broaden his mind somewhat to other points of view. They were even starting to become friends. 

Tragedy struck however when the towering figure of [b]Galactus[/b] appeared over the planet. Simon was one of many of Earth's heroes to take up the fight, leaving Quentin behind in Los Angeles. Wonder Man was a great contribution to the Earth's defense against the Devourer of Worlds, yet regardless Galactus soon took the upper hand. That was before Wonder Man hit Galactus with everything he had, releasing a colossal blast of ionic energy. As a result, Simon dissipated into ionic energy, dead.

Quentin was left alone in the world once more.

This time however, he decided against wallowing in his pity and becoming violent like before. Instead, he decided to honor his friend, and what he stood for, by donning the infamous "W" and becoming the all-new [b][color=B41F25]Wonder Man[/color][/b].
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[indent][color=7e6e75][b]Telepathy: [/b]Quentin his capable of using deep and subtle influence, as well as displaying various psionic abilities with the minds of others including reading and communicating with thoughts over vast distances. He most relies on channelling his mental energy as a astral energy shotgun construct which manifests the focused totality of his telepathic powers, which deals direct mental damage leading to intense pain as well as sometimes unconsciousness.

[b]Psychic Intelligence: [/b]He is able to organize and construct his thoughts at accelerated rates, process data at high speeds, construct and formulate his thoughts with vast quantity and quality, project ideas and impressions into the minds of others and naturally shield himself from psychic assaults.[/color][/indent]
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[indent][color=7e6e75][b]Simon Williams / Wonder Man: [/b]A man formed of Ionic Energy, Simon Williams became the superhero Wonder Man. He and Quentin have a complicated relationship; while he was the hero who had saved Quire when he had first discovered his abilities, he was also the hero who opposed him when he telepathically attacked a weapon's conference. As a result of this, Wonder Man agreed to act as a rolemodel for the boy, despite their incredibly opposing thoughts on super heroics. Simon was tragically one of the heroes lost in the battle again Galactus.

[b]Robert Herman / Glob Herman:[/b] Quentin's only true friend, the two met during their time at Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning. Dimwitted and sheepish, Glob often found himself following Quentin around, with him eventually even getting roped into joining the Omega Gang. Since Quentin's departure from the institute, Glob is the only person to have remained in regular contact.[/color][/indent]
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[b]Free Bird:[/b] Out on his own against the world, Quentin finds that he must live up to his newfound namesake if he wishes to defend the streets of LA.

[b]Don't Fear The Reaper:[/b] Quentin’s new identity causes some issues with Simon’s family.

[b]Smells Like Teen Spirit:[/b] Wonder Man finds himself encounter a number of other fellow teenage superheroes. Will he join up with these Young Avengers, or be the start of the new Young Masters?[/color][/indent]
	[color=B41F25][sub]S A M P L E  P O S T[/sub][/color]
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[indent][color=7e6e75]“[color=B41F25][b]They say you just disappeared. Faded away into nothingness. Bit anticlimactic if you ask me.[/b][/color]”

The world around Quentin Quire lay silent as he spoke, save for the low rustle of the wind and the light crash of waves onto the cliff face below. The teenager was alone, lounging in an elegantly-made wooden rocking chair placed at the top of a cliff, overlooking the sea. The sight would probably have been strange for the regular onlooker. Especially given the young mutant’s appearance; with his bright pink Mohawk clashing drastically with the beautiful scenery. His clothes clashed too. He was wearing a plain black suit, a look that seemed too orthodox and usual compared to what he usually wore. 

There was a reason for that though. Today was the day of Simon William’s funeral.

The ceremony was currently taking place in Washington DC. It was to be a widely public event, given William’s efforts saving the world in the past as Wonder Man. Apparently there was even to be a parade. A speech from the President too. As well as one from the Avengers. A real heroes send off, one might say. Truthfully Quentin couldn’t give a rat’s ass. 

Simon’s gone. Wonder Man’s gone. Like he said, the guy disappeared into thin air. Dissipated away as ionic energy. The bloody coffin down in Washington is empty, so what’s the point in even burying it? 

“[color=B41F25][b]Guess that’s a good thing though.[/b][/color]” Quire continued, looking up towards the sky as he spoke. “[color=B41F25][b]'Cus if they buried you, I'd be tempted to go there every morning and spit on it before my daily coffee. Would ruin my whole schedule. Can't have that...[/b][/color]”

He grew silent after that last remark, before letting out a small dry chuckle. Moving gently, he rose from his seat. As he stood, he moved his eyes away from the skyline, instead placing them onto the rocking chair before him. Fumbling through his pockets, his hand emerged a few seconds later wielding a tattered looking pocket knife. Flicking it open, he gritted his teeth as he moved it down onto the surface of the chair, getting to work. He stayed like that for a good minute, etching the blade into the wood, until finally he pulled it back, folding the blade away as he did so. 

“[color=B41F25][b]So this'll do, I think. Bit too peaceful for my liking. But remembered you saying you liked it here. You always were into all this nature crap.[/b][/color]"

Etched into the back of the chair was a single “W”.

“[color=B41F25][b]So yeah… Know it’s not much…[/b][/color]” 

His voice broke slightly as he turned back towards the break in the forest from where he had come from. Wiping his eyes underneath his glasses, he breathed heavily for several seconds. Giving the rocking chair one last pat, he made his departure. Just before reaching the treeline however, he stopped. Turning, he made one last look back towards the cliff face and the lone chair that sat atop it. 

The young mutant let out a smile, his eyes starting to water once more.

“[color=B41F25][b]Hope I still get to put you in it one day. And I hope you’ll be proud of me for continuing your work.[/b][/color]”

With that, he turned, disappearing into the trees.
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