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[img]https://i.imgur.com/Weq5GRz.jpg[/img][h3][sup][sub][color=goldenrod]J A S O N   P E T E R   T O D D   [color=lime]♦[/color]   M A L E   [color=lime]♦[/color]   A C R O B A T   [color=lime]♦[/color]   H A L Y ' S   C I R C U S   [color=lime]♦[/color]   B A T - F A M[/color][/sub][/sup][/h3]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/FQrNaQI.jpg[/img][/CENTER][COLOR=gold][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]C H A R A C T E R   C O N C E P T:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR]
[CENTER][sup][color=goldenrod]"I'm [b]not[/b] a normal kid -- I'm like [i]you[/i] -- my parents were killed too and I can't let that lie any more than you can."[/color]
[color=silver]- Detective Comics #542 (September 1984)[/color][/sup][/CENTER][INDENT][INDENT]Journey back to [b]1983[/b] and the original origin of Jason Todd.  Not a street smart punk from the gangs of Gotham who would become the "bad boy" Robin, but a talented circus acrobat who came to endear himself to Dick Grayson, and then later be introduced to Bruce Wayne.  He'd not brash, he's not confident.  He's scared and uncertain, but most of all, he wants his [b]family[/b] to be proud of him as he tries to find his place in this brave, new world.

When an injury sidelines [b]Dick Grayson[/b]'s vigilante activities, he takes up an offer to coach and mentor a young athlete growing up in similar circumstances to those Dick experienced with the Flying Graysons.  But, just as with Haly's Circus all those years ago, Dick's exposure to the nostalgia of his childhood will reveal that the make-up and lights hides a number of secrets.  And the more that Dick tried to shield Jason from the shadows among them, the more the darkness closes in around them.

This is Robin II: Year Zero.  A series of events that will take you through the story of how a boy named Jason Todd would come to be the successor to Dick Grayson and Batman's new partner in the war on crime.[/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=gold][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 had a good thing going with Toyboy, but after awhile it started to feel like a gimmick.  This gets me back to writing what I do best, while fleshing out and exploring a facet of Jason Todd's character that is often overlooked or outright dismissed, which is the brief period of 1983-1985 before his Post [i]Crisis[/i] reboot and personality change.    Other than that, I'm counting on [@Inkarnate] to help me avoid sandboxing solo as I had been doing with Dick/Toyboy.  The goal here is to be more organic, more natural with the development, and take time in telling the story of how a circus orphan becomes the second Robin.[/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=gold][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]Note: All NPCs shared with [@Inkarnate]

• [b]Richard "Dick" Grayson (Nightwing)[/b] - the original costumed sidekick known as Robin, having grown from a mere boy to a young man now making a life and a name for himself in the city of Bludhaven.  After an injury takes him out of the fight, he picks up a job as a trapeze coach for Haly's Circus in order to make medical bills and rent for himself, rather than continuing to rely on Bruce Wayne for money.

• [b]Colin Wilkes (Abuse)[/b] - A young orphan in the care of the Gotham City Child Welfare Agency.

• [b]Courtney Whitmore (Stargirl)[/b] - a young, teenaged superheroine who has crossed paths with the Batman.  Serves as Jason's regular babysitter when Dick isn't available, particularly as Alfred is getting too old for that sort of thing.

• [b]Julia Pennyworth[/b] - The daughter of Alfred Pennyworth and the former French heroine who was known as Mademoiselle Marie, Julia is an assistant district attorney working in Gotham.

• [b]Amanda Groscz[/b] - A social worker with the Gotham City Child Welfare Agency, assigned to the case of Jason Todd.

• [b]Mandy de Paolo[/b] - Another social worker with the Gotham City Child Welfare Agency, and the sister of [b]Fr. Daniel de Paolo[/b], a Catholic Priest with the Gotham Diocese.

• [b]C.C. Haley[/b] - The owner and general manager of Haley's Circus

• [b]Waldo Flynn[/b] - One of the clowns and a longtime member of the circus troupe, this former friend of Dick Grayson seems different than how Dick remembers him. 

• [b]Harvey Bullock[/b] - A police detective whose slovenly appearance and rough demeanor mark his as one of the worst police officers on the Gotham Police Department.

• [b]Harvey Dent (Two-Face)[/b] - The former District Attorney for Gotham City, twisted into a cruel crime boss.  Tapping into the longshoreman's union, Two-Face has built a criminal empire that uses a blackmail and protection money racket to fix electoral votes, buy police officers, and hold the city hostage through its corruption.

• [b]The Court of Owls[/b] - A mysterious organization that manipulates events in Gotham City for its own ends.

• [b]Raymond McCreary (Talon)[/b] - A childhood friend of Dick Grayson's who also grew up in the circus, through appeared to have later runaway from it.[/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=gold][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]P O S T   C A T A L O G:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][color=goldenrod][sub]CIRCUS ARC | "THE GEOMETRY OF SHADOWS"[/SUB][/COLOR]
[INDENT][i][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5093500]Part I[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5101841]Part II[/url][/i][/indent]
[color=goldenrod][sub]COURT OF OWLS ARC | "AND THE ROCK CRIED OUT, NO HIDING PLACE"[/SUB][/COLOR]
[INDENT][i]Coming soon.[/i][/indent][/indent]

[hider=Retracted][center][COLOR=SLATEGRAY][B]C H A R A C T E R   C O N C E P T   P R O P O S A L[/B][/COLOR][h1][color=FFA500][b]W I L D F I R E[/b][/color][/h1]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/ufhuW8f.png[/img][h3][sup][sub][color=LightBlue]R Y A N D ' R   O F   T A M A R A N   [color=1E90FF]♦[/color]   E X I L E   [color=1E90FF]♦[/color]   M E T R O P O L I S   [color=1E90FF]♦[/color]   I N D E P E N D E N T[/color][/sub][/sup][/h3]
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[CENTER][sup][color=FFA500]"I am sorry to disappoint you, but I am stronger than I look."[/color][/sup][/CENTER]
[INDENT][INDENT]Ryand'r of Tamaran is the youngest of three siblings and the only son of King Myand'r of Tamaran and his queen, Luand'r. According to Tamaranean law, he is currently second in the line of royal succession, after his sister, Koriand'r. This is due to the fact that their eldest sibling, Komand'r, was deemed unfit to rule. Like all royalty of Tamaran, Ryand'r was sent to the Warlords of Okaara for education off-world and thus experienced a Spartan-esque childhood. 

During the Citadel War, in which Komand'r led the Citadel Empire against her people, Ryand'r and Koriand'r were both captured and handed over to the Psions for experimentation. When loyalists attacked the ship ferrying them, Ryand'r and Koriand'r were able to escape, but were separated in the attempt. Ryand'r crashed on an alien world that was unknown to him, pursued by the Psions. 

This world is not his home, but it is safety for the time being.[/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]Ryand'r is an alien to Earth, allowing me a good POV for exploring the mutant fear and including social justice commentary in an otherwise action-adventure storyline.  As far as goals, I realized that I had written myself into quite a sandbox and so this character is an attempt at interacting more, by building in connections to other characters (such as [@Inkarnate]'s Supergirl and [@Byrd Man]'s Green Lanterns).[/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=1E90FF][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][color=deepskyblue][b]THE GOOD[/b][/color]
• [url=https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Al-X_(Prime_Earth)]Al-x[/url]. A Green Lantern cadet learning the ropes.

• [url=https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Samuel_Par%C3%A9_(Earth-616)]Sammy Pare[/url].  One of the so-called "Morlocks" living underneath Metropolis.

• [url=https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Micah_Flint_(New_Earth)]Micah Flint[/url] (Rock).  A mutated astronaut.

[color=crimson][b]THE BAD[/b][/color]
• [url=https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Albert_Michaels_(New_Earth)]Albert Michaels[/url]. An irradiated S.T.A.R. Labs scientist now known as the Atomic Skull.

• [url=https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Reggie_Meyer_(Prime_Earth)]Reggie Meyer[/url]. A young mutant with the ability to create duplicates of himself, shared with a hive mind.  The strength of his clones multiplies based on the number of clones that he creates.

• [url=https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Worldkiller-1_(Prime_Earth)]Worldkiller.exe[/url]. A Kryptonian artifact uncovered beneath the melting permafrost of the Arctic.

[color=lime][b]THE UGLY[/b][/color]
• [url=https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Suicide_Slum]Suicide Slums[/url].  The last refuge of the homeless and destitute, where crime is rampant, police presence is minimal, and life is cheap.  M-Town can be found here, one of the only places where mutants may find landlords willing to rent to them.  At least the ones that can pass as human.  It's rumored that underneath the Suicide Slums, those poor souls too inhuman to walk among society hide in the shadows...[/indent][/indent]
[COLOR=1E90FF][INDENT][B][SUP][SUB][H3]P O S T   C A T A L O G:[/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/B][/INDENT][hr][/COLOR][INDENT][color=LightBlue][sub]CHAPTER 1: THE DECONSTRUCTION OF FALLING STARS[/SUB][/COLOR]
[INDENT][i][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5079792]Part I[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5083608]Part II[/url][/i][/indent][/indent][/hider]