[center][h2][color=gold][u]THE CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE[/u][/color][/h2][/center]

[center]Forged in the fires of the Second World War, there exists an organization of paragons, defenders and [b]HEROES[/b] that have defended the Earth from the forces of [b]EVIL[/b] for the past [i]eighty years.[/i] Comprised of Earth (and some other places)'s mightiest, brightest and most courageous, these [b]CHAMPIONS[/B] are the hope and inspiration of countless [i]billions[/i] across the globe, raining [b]PURE, UNADULTERATED [i]JUSTICE[/i][/b] down upon the wicked where ever they may rear their ugly heads and safeguarding our homeworld!

This is the story... [i]of a group of idiots, screw-ups and [b]losers[/b] who are most definitely [b]not the people we were just talking about.[/b][/i][/center]

[center]No, [b]THIS[/b] is the sordid saga of...[/center]

[center][h1][color=red][u]A Bunch of Fuckin' Nobodies.[/u][/color][/h1][/center]


Alright, so, therein lies the basic premise: We are a dysfunctional bunch of D-list Superhero misfits probably in way over our goddamn heads in a world that doesn't exactly expect much from us. To be honest, I'm kinda making this up as I go along but I figure to start, we could have some sort of crisis that forces us to band together when the mainstream heroes are incapacitated and screw things up so perfectly that we somehow manage to save the world.

Now, at it's heart, this is a humourous riff on the whole superhero genre... but that doesn't mean I don't want character depth; chances are, if you're on the bottom-wrung of the superhero hierarchy (and as such, aren't raking in government funds and merchandising profits), you probably have bills to pay or other things going on in your life that you'd have to balance with dressing up in tights and getting punched in the face a lot. Substance is what I crave, make your characters make sense or, at the very least if you decide to go full ham, [b]don't overdo it and turn this into Teen Titans Go.[/b]

For instance, here's a few examples of the kind of stuff I'd like to see;

-Maybe you're a former henchman who decided the awesome dental plan was decidedly less than that when you realized how frequently some guy in bright red pajamas made you use it.

-Maybe you're a washed-up, former member of some universally-beloved Teen-Hero squad that grew up and got stuck in a dead-end retail job, reminiscing about the glory days and forcing a smile for dimwitted customers because rent's coming up and you [i]need that damned commission.[/i]

-Maybe you're just a naive, but well-meaning alien with a heart of gold (and nuke) that shouldn't be left unsupervised for [b]any reason.[/b]

Sky's the limit, so go nuts. Just... uhh... keep the arbitrary edginess to a minimum, if you wouldn't mind. I mean, if you're heart's set on some thin, waifish boy with a massive sword, spiky hair and a [i]tragic paaaast[/i], I won't stop you, but that's not really what we're aiming for here [s]and I may or may not make it my mission in life to turn your character's very existence into a running gag.[/s]

Now, all that aside, some ground rules-

[hider=BEHOLD, THE DEMANDS OF HE WHO LURKS.][center]1) Don't be a dick.
2) [b]Don't be a dick.[/b]
3) Keep the OOC chatter where it belongs.
4) Romance is allowed, just keep 'er PG-13 and fade to black if you have to.
5) Regarding Rule 4, if you're gonna get all lovey-dovey, I'd prefer if it actually occurred naturally over the course of the IC instead of coming screaming out of left-field. There are few things in this world that are quite as insipid and painful to read as a badly forced romance. 
6) Arguments between players should be taken to PMs. If you want mediation, ask for it. Start a flame-war in my OOC and I'll be dispensing boot-fucks out the door like some kinda disgruntled Santa Claus. 
7) Mid-High Casual writing, if you'd be so kind. I'm not expecting War and Peace here, but a few paragraphs and some effort would be nice.
8) Shit happens, life is kinda like that. If you're gonna be unable to post for a while, lemme know and we'll work something out.
9) Don't hijack the IC. I'm not gonna enforce a posting order or anything like that right off the bat, but if I have to, I will. And I'll be extremely grumpy about it.
10) Swearing is allowed. And if you can manage some inventive wordsmithing when you do, you'd make me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside.
11) Don't make me make more rules, we're already on eleven, goddammit.
12) Read rules 1 and 2 again.
13) [B]Do not turn this into Teen Titans Go[/b]
[s]14) OH GOD PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M DOING.[/S]
14) I am the law.[/center][/hider]


So, uhh... any takers? Ideas?

Better yet, anybody wanna [b]help?[/b]