[quote=@AndyC]
[b]Best Character Development:[/b] Thor (Lord Wraith)
It may be a bit of a slow burn compared to most of us jumping out of the gate, but Donald Blake's struggle with the identity of Thor-- and his literal struggle with Victor Creel-- has been very entertaining and engaging, with a very clear before-and-after, whereas a lot of us (myself very much included) have been more focused on future setups and plot-navigation and made our characters more or less fully-formed out of the box.[/quote]

Much appreciated, I honestly thought the lack of dramatic development kind of left Thor overshadowed by his contemporaries so thank you very much for the recognition and encouraging words.

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Now before I begin, there's a few of you I could easily put in each category so I'm going to really struggle here but nevertheless, on with the show.

[b]Best Character:[/b] Let me begin by saying I don't like the Fantastic Four. Their best movie has been a loving homage in the form of the Incredibles, I've had little to no exposure to them on the small screen outside of mediocre animated series in the early 2000's and I've never picked up an F4 comic in my life. That all said, the way [@Morden Man] writes the team makes me feel invested. I can't open the IC fast enough when I see a new post from Morden. The dynamic between the team is just so fluent and natural and how they've been coping with ending up not only in a different time but different Earth has been exciting to read.

[b]Best Character Concept:[/b] This was hard to pick because there's a lot of concepts I've really liked and I know a lot of them are probably going to be covered by other people, so for that reason I'm going to go with a bit of a wildcard choice and give some recognition to [@Nib]. Making the most use of the Singular Universe concept, Nib has brought us an X-Men team that takes the best from both Marvel's team and DC's Doom Patrol. From the leadership being provided by a joint venture between Xavier and Magneto to the beautiful use of Danny the World, I see this X-Men team as having a lot of fun and potential and look forward to many more posts.

[b]Best Character Development:[/b] This was a hard one to pick but ultimately there was only one true choice for me. [@HenryJonesJr] and his Spider-Woman has been worth tuning into each time a new post has popped up. It's not just the character development of Gwen either that sells me, but also Peter's and Otto's. Seeing Otto's transition to villain mirror Gwen's own into a hero is beautiful and I really hope that I have the opportunity to eventually introduce Thor to Spider-Woman down the road.

[i]Best Story:[/i] There's a lot of great storytelling in this RP, and all of you should take this award in some capacity but, much like with Morden and the Fantastic Four, there was one writer who made me care about the Green Lantern Corps. I've never liked the Green Lanterns, in fact, I have a well-documented hatred of the colour green in general. But I was on the edge of my seat with each post [@Bounce] made during Mary Jane's Last Dance. When Ch'p died, a part of me died, it was agonizing to read that scene, knowing it was coming as Bounce employed some of the best tropes of the crime drama. 

[b]Best Post:[/b] To pick the best post is a hard task in an RP with such quality writing but for me, one of my favourite posts belongs to [@Master Bruce]. Hands down, the introduction of Nygma was exceptionally well done, he sent a shiver down my spine and I love how Loeb was forced to tip-toe around Gordon due to the perceived public favourtism. The second half of the post dealing with Dent, Bruce and Selina was always quite enjoyable and I'm dying to see Selina suit up in a future post.  

[b]The John Lees Memorial MVP Award:[/b] As much as I appreciate Master Bruce's hard work and dedication to bringing one of the best RPs I have participated in within the last couple years, for me this award has to go to [@Sep]. There's a reason the Surfer arc was set around the Flash and that's because Sep brings heart to this RP, he's active in both the IC and OOC and he's always there to bounce ideas with and just generally a far more agreeable person than I ever could be. Both Sep and Flash and the MVPs of this RP in my eyes and I look forward to seeing more of them moving forward. There's no doubt in my mind that whatever team forms first, Flash will be a cornerstone thanks to the incredible work and dedication of Sep.