Potential Second Characters for Absolute Comics

[hider= Cujoh, Jolyne]
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[CENTER][sup][color=darkgray]"Our heritage and ideals, our code and stands -- the things we live by and teach our children -- are preserved or diminshed by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings." - Walt Disney[/color][/sup][/CENTER]
[INDENT][INDENT][i]Charles Francis Xavier is one of the world's foremost experts on metabiology and metasociology, with a particular concentration on human mutancy. Xavier has dedicated his life to the pursuit of mutant rights in the United States, and indeed, the world abroad. After decades of effort, Xavier's dream of human and mutant harmony seems to finally be coming to fruition.

What started as a school for troubled mutant youths, running out of Charles' ancestral family home - Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters - has evolved into a sprawling campus dedicated to the betterment of mutants worldwide -- The Xavier Institute. Through the Institute, Xavier and his team are able to personally feed, house, and educate over a thousand mutants in the surrounding Lehnsherr Village, and provide support for those mutants that choose to live elsewhere.

Since the early days of the school, Xavier has operated the [b]X-Men[/b], an all-volunteer team of the best and brightest mutants Xavier had ever encountered. Starting as a clandestine effort to shield persecuted mutants, The X-Men have evolved into a full-blown super-team, battling alongside the Justice League and Avengers. Now organized into a dozen sub-squads, many of which have chosen to take their own names (X-Factor, X-Force, etc.), the X-Men are one of the world's most recognizable names in superheroics. 

It is this popularity that has allowed Xavier to expand his efforts. With help from the business acumen of fellow mutant and original X-Man Warren Worthington III, The Xavier Institute have launched lines of X-Men merchandise, including action figures, apparel, and graphic novels, all created by mutants, for mutants. The additional funding allows the Institute to grow each year, accepting more mutants and bolstering activism initiatives.

With this level of reach, Xavier's dreams have only grown. He imagines a world where the Xavier Institute can help not only mutants, but metahumanity as a whole -- much to Lehnsherr's chagrin. To this end, The Xaiver Institute maintains mutant liaisons within the Justice League, the UN, and even the Avengers -- though this leaves the Institute in a precarious position with regards to the US Government's meta registration initiatives.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[color=ffff00][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S ):[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]In terms of my motivations for this character, I'm interested in working with lots of people, and I think the set-up of a very far-along X-Men will help me to do just that. I don't have much experience with comic X-Men (most of my knowledge comes from the movies and cartoons), but I know they have an incredibly vast history and cast to work with. Given the extremely collaborative nature of this game, it seems like an unprecedented opportunity to really dive in the the X-Men. And, this way, rather than just one having all the X-Fun, the whole community can dive in!

The heart of the conflict here is the fundamental disagreement between Xavier and Lehnsherr. The details need not be exactly as described above; all I'm really looking for is classic X-Men stuff. At the end of the day, these men want the same thing, but disagree on the most ethical way to get there. I think in this instance I'd like to see an Erik Lehnsherr that starts from a more moderate position, but grows more extreme over time; but the Magneto is your oyster.

Overall I'd like to de-emphasize mutant persecution and oppression from exterior human forces. I'm much more interested in the interior of the mutant community, and the disagreements within it. Do all mutants think the existence of the X-Men is a good thing? How do they feel about the Institute's monetization of their team, their history, and their culture, even if that money is reinvested into mutant interests? Where is the line between meta and mutant?

As big as those themes are, I'd still love to tackle them in a very comic book way -- with super folks in silly outfits beating the absolute tar out of each other. I'm open to all kinds of stories for the X-Men, and in fact, I'd like to see [b]as many supporting characters as possible![/b] With the exception of Magneto, I think the idea overall is to have many supporting characters from many different writers, even if each can only stick around for a short arc or even a tiny handful of posts.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[color=ffff00][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]Working with me, you should know that I'm a planner, not a pantser. There's always room for improvisation, but it'd be mighty appreciated if we could talk on Discord or something and try to think ahead.

My ideal for writing partners is someone who'd be willing to work collaboratively in Google Docs with me rather than following traditional post-respond-post collaboration methods. I find it encourages communication and can make these stories feel a lot more cohesive and seamless, but I'm willing to pursue whatever way of collaboration you're most comfortable with.[/i][/indent][/indent]
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[hider= Tenjamin Bennyson]
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[CENTER][sup][color=#C6E115]"It started when an alien device did what it did / It stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid / Now he's got superpowers, he's no ordinary kid / HE'S BEN 10" - Ben 10000 Theme[/color][/sup][/CENTER]
[INDENT][INDENT][i]This is where you outline your vision for the character including any notable changes or differences from the regularly accepted canon. This should be a short summary that provides insight into where the character is in terms of their overall progress and development.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=#16AE58][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   M O T I V A T I O N S   &   G O A L S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i] I realize that the idea of Ben 10 in a mashup comics game is a little... Outside of the usual wheelhouse of characters that we might expect or might be 'natural fits'. But I'm really confident Ben can fit very well in this Universe. He's almost a Spider-Man like character in a lot of ways, just a kid with a whole bunch of responsibility foisted upon him, and now he has to deal with the fall out of that.

I'm putting Ben in a situation we haven't really seen him in before. He's getting into his middle age now, and spare for the recent advent of more and more superpowered protectors cropping up, he's found himself in something of a leadership role, expected to shepherd the cause of metahumanity and the idea of superheroes as a whole, but in his heart? He still feels like he's a dumb kid that has no idea what he's doing, for all his experience and all his power. In a way, the concept can most succinctly be described as a combination of Superman and Spider-Man. A kid with a lot of power and the weight of the world on his shoulders, expected to stand up and be an icon despite his failings.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=#16AE58][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]-The Omnitrix has seen some nerfs from canon, such that Ben has a more reasonable array of aliens (ex. no Alien X, no Clockwork, etc.) and so that he cannot copy certain kinds of alien DNA, ex. Kryptonian, Martian, Kree, Skrull, etc..[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=#16AE58][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]S A M P L E   P O S T:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]A sample post that can be used in the IC if you so desire upon acceptance. This post should provide an example of your vision for the desired character. This sample post should meet all standards outline in the rules and additionally include dialogue, mannerisms and other actions representative of your intended portrayal.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=#16AE58][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]P O S T   C A T L O G:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]A list linking to your IC posts as they're created. This can be used for a reference guide to your character or to summarize completed arcs and stories.[/i][/indent][/indent]
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[hider= Elijah Snow]
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[img]https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/3/31666/1823443-snow_2.jpg[/img][h3][sup][sub][color=LightBlue]E L I J A H   S N O W   [color=1E90FF]♦[/color]   D I R E C T O R   O F   P L A N E T A R Y   [color=1E90FF]♦[/color]   T R A V E L   [color=1E90FF]♦[/color]   P L A N E T A R Y[/color][/sub][/sup][/h3][img]IMAGE/BANNER[/img]
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[CENTER][sup][color=ADD8E6]"Witty Quote"[/color][/sup][/CENTER]
[INDENT][INDENT][i]This is where you outline your vision for the character including any notable changes or differences from the regularly accepted canon. This should be a short summary that provides insight into where the character is in terms of their overall progress and development.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=1E90FF][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   M O T I V A T I O N S   &   G O A L S:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]HEAVY DRAFT -- All I want out of Elijah is to drive at the core of what makes Planetary Planetary, if that makes sense. The story is at its heart an anthology, different stories affecting different people at different times, yet all coming together to form some strange cohesive whole. It is meta fiction with a bizarre narrative all its own, filled to the brim with pastiche and references that somehow never feel out of place. I want to dive deep with Planetary, and explore the metafictive nature of what Absolute Comics as a game, is, insofar as it is both a combinatoric Universe. I want to explore the highest mountains and the deepest canyons, talking about the truly strange elements and creations of the human imagination. I want to talk about the nature of fiction and storytelling, and what place superheroes and that zeitgeist have in culture at large. [/i][/indent][/indent]
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"This is the shape of reality. A theoretical snowflake, existing in 196,833 dimensional space. The snowflake rotates. Each element of the snowflake rotates. Each rotation describes an entirely new universe.

The total number of rotations are equal to the number of atoms making up the Earth.

Each rotation makes a new Earth.

[b]This is the Multiverse.[/b]"[/center][/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=1E90FF][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]S A M P L E   P O S T:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]A sample post that can be used in the IC if you so desire upon acceptance. This post should provide an example of your vision for the desired character. This sample post should meet all standards outline in the rules and additionally include dialogue, mannerisms and other actions representative of your intended portrayal.[/i][/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=1E90FF][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]P O S T   C A T L O G:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][INDENT][i]A list linking to your IC posts as they're created. This can be used for a reference guide to your character or to summarize completed arcs and stories.[/i][/indent][/indent]
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