[COLOR=SLATEGRAY][CENTER][sup][h1][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/magDYJz.png[/img][/center][b][center][color=black]T H E   B A T M A N[/color]
[color=414f72]T H E  B A T M A N[/color][/center]
[/b][/h1][/sup]
[color=414f72][sup][i][b]"People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy... and I can't do that as Bruce Wayne."[/b][/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER][table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color]
[color=414f72]C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color] [/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][img]https://i.imgur.com/U83b4kq.png[/img]
[sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   S U M M A R Y[/color]
[color=414f72]C H A R A C T E R   S U M M A R Y[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[sub][COLOR=darkgray]Bruce Wayne[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [COLOR=darkgray]CEO Of Wayne International[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/atck8jX.png[/img]
[sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[COLOR=darkgray]Gotham City[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]NJ[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]United States Of America[/COLOR][/sub][/center]
[indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S[/color]
[color=414f72]C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color]
[indent][sub][b][color=414f72]   M I S C E L L A N E O U S[/color][/b][/sub]
[sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]Batman will largely be a stationary character in Gotham, but his alignment with The Justice League can easily lead to a team-up either another part of the world or off-planet entirely. Given that I've indicated some connections with past Marvel characters, he can also easily team up with a few, whether it be a first encounter or a storied history to be worked out with the other player.[/color][/sup]
[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P O S T   C A T A L O G[/color]
[color=414f72]P O S T   C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color]
[indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   P O S T   C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/sub]
[sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
	[COLOR=darkgray]◼  (From another RP, but a nevertheless pertinent example of my approach to the character.)
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/172886-ultimate-one-universe-year-one/ic#post-4698395]1. Signal In The Sky[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/172886-ultimate-one-universe-year-one/ic?page=2#post-4699513]2. Terrorized And Terrorizing[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4702777]3. Shall We Play A Game?[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4705596]4. Shot In The Dark[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4707897]5. Deadly Influences[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4709279]6. Motives Unclear[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4711829]7. Roads Paved With Good Intentions[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4712678]8. A New Player In Town[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4716753]9. Allies In The Field[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4725354]10. Temperate Toxicity[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4727869]11. Roman's Holiday[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4730041]12. Life Or Death[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4731487]13. Out Of Your Element[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4733848]14. A Fight You Can't Win[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4734616]15. Desperate Measures[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4735327]16. Rock And A Hard Place[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4737003]17. Out Of Control[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4737940]18. The Impressionable[/url]
[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4739621]19. When All's Said And Done[/url][/COLOR][/SUP]
[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][/cell][cell][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   C O N C E P T[/color]
[color=414f72]C H A R A C T E R   C O N C E P T[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup]
[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent][i]Having lost his parents to a common mugger, Bruce Wayne dedicated his life to training himself in ridding Gotham City's streets of crime. At first believing he could accomplish this legitimately, pursuing a law degree, a career with the FBI, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, Wayne eventually realized that he had to go outside of the law in order to accomplish his goal. Eighteen years after beginning his traversal of the world, from the mountains of the Himilayas to the hidden jungles of Wakanda, employing a number of instructors from organizations such as The Court Of Owls, The Chaste, and The League Of Shadows, Wayne returned to Gotham City and became the vigilante known only to a superstitious and cowardly lot as The Batman. Having aligned himself with [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gordon_(character)]James Gordon[/url], eventual Commissioner of the GCPD, aswell as his own self-styled 'family' of vigilantes such as [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Grayson]Dick Grayson[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Gordon]Barbara Gordon[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Todd]Jason Todd[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Drake]Timothy Drake[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Brown_(character)]Stephanie Brown[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Cain]Cassandra Cain[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batwoman]Kate Kane[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Thomas_(character)]Duke Thomas[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Valley]Jean-Paul Valley[/url], [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntress_(Helena_Bertinelli)]Helena Bertinelli[/url], and even his own biological son [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damian_Wayne]Damian[/url], The Batman's been operating in Gotham for the last fifteen years, living out his dual life as a billionaire socialite by day and the scourge of evil by night.[/i]

[/indent][/COLOR]
[INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )[/color]
[color=414f72]P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup]
[COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT][i]Now in his mid-forties, Wayne's become reluctant to admit that his once perfectly honed body and mind are starting to show the signs of age and damage from half a lifetime spent waging his war on criminals. Employing a number of gadgets and vehicles to keep him ahead of the curve, it's become apparent that his days as The Dark Knight are now numbered, whether it be by many years or few precious months ahead. His sense of melancholy has only been strengthened by the death of his adoptive father figure and mentor, Alfred Pennyworth, making Bruce more determined than ever to lead a better example in remembrance of the man who believed in him most...[/i]

My intention is to portray an older Batman who's lived out a more-or-less full career, with all of the sidekicks and rogues' gallery members you could imagine. The reason for this is because I want to explore the fragility of Bruce Wayne as a man, something that the comics often forget in their attempt to heighten the capability of the character against his superhuman contemporaries. He's one of the world's greatest detectives, one of its shrewdest warriors, and a legendary hero at this point, but he's still susceptible to everything that plagues humanity - age, disease, and even death. So to take a look at Bruce's mid-life crisis against the backdrop of a One Universe setting is an opportunity that I can't ignore.

[sub][b][color=414f72]   O N G O I N G[/color][/b][/sub]
[sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup]
[INDENT][b][color=414f72][sub][sup][h1]HOW THEY CAME TO BE[/h1][/sup][/sub][/color][/b]
[quote]A prominent figure from Gotham's history and Batman's past is found murdered, to the astonishment of The Caped Crusader. This person was believed to be dead already, and the method of their homicide strongly indicates that someone in Gotham has pieced together the truth of Bruce Wayne's dual identity. Determined to find the killer before they can claim another of his allies, Batman's journey through a past trauma will lead him on a quest through the Gotham underworld - to many of the enemies that he's made over the years - in an effort to discern who's responsible and why.

[SUP][color=414f72][b]Characters Involved:[/b][/color] Commissioner Gordon, Two-Face, The Scarecrow, and more as the season progresses
[color=414f72][b]Desired # of Players:[/b][/color] Unlimited[/SUP][/quote][/INDENT]
[INDENT][b][color=414f72][sub][sup][h1]SCORCHED EARTH[/h1][/sup][/sub][/color][/b]
[quote]The Joker has gone wild once again, this time targeting every past associate to ever hench for his horrific crimes and every hideout that's ever acted as his hideaway from the law. Something's got The Clown Prince Of Crime more on edge than ever before, and Batman's determined to figure out why - before The Thin White Duke Of Death's drive to scrape away all traces of his career can leave Gotham City itself in a state of disarray.

[SUP][color=#414f72][b]Characters Involved:[/b][/color] The Joker, Harley Quinn, any others that would be willing to join
[color=#414f72][b]Desired # of Players:[/b][/color] 1-5[/SUP][/quote][/INDENT]
[INDENT][b][color=414f72][sub][sup][h1]THE HAUNTING OF ARKHAM[/h1][/sup][/sub][/color][/b]
[quote]Strange happenings and unexplained phenomena have begun to take place within the hellish halls of Arkham Asylum, leading to guards and inmates being murdered in increasingly brutal ways with no sign of escape or forced entry. Batman investigates the cause, having already concluded - based on the available evidence - that the responsible party may not even be of this earthly plane. Or, at least, that these crimes have been designed to appear that way...

[SUP][color=414f72][b]Characters Involved:[/b][/color] Jeremiah Arkham, Commissioner Gordon, Cash Warren, [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Batman_family_enemies#Enemies_of_lesser_renown]foes of lesser reknown[/url]
[color=414f72][b]Desired # of Players:[/b][/color] 1-4[/SUP][/quote][/INDENT]
[INDENT][b][color=414f72][sub][sup][h1]DASVIDANIYA[/h1][/sup][/sub][/color][/b]
[quote]The Black Widow has made her way to Gotham City, and Natasha Romanova's complicated past with Bruce Wayne suddenly comes into focus once the legendary assassin and Avenger arrives at the doorstep of Stately Wayne Manor. There's an international killer loose in Gotham, and Natasha's luck has run out in catching the culprit, forcing her to employ The Batman's skills in an effort to capture a mutual enemy.

[SUP][color=414f72][b]Characters Involved:[/b][/color] Black Widow/Natalia Romanova, Deadshot/Floyd Lawton, The Black Lotus
[color=414f72][b]Desired # of Players:[/b][/color] 1-4[/SUP][/quote][/INDENT]
[INDENT][b][color=414f72][sub][sup][h1]FAMILY REUNION[/h1][/sup][/sub][/color][/b]
[quote]Following a botched attempt to rescue his fellow vigilante and biological cousin, Batman and Batwoman find themselves trapped in a deadly game with Edward Nigma, aka The Riddler, acting as their tormentor. As the two work out all possible strategies to escape and the clock ticks away at their impending doom, the Dark Duo find themselves working out some familial issues that have plagued their relationship since the beginning, with one revealing a secret to the other that will change the course of everything.

[SUP][color=414f72][b]Characters Involved:[/b][/color] Batwoman, Damian Wayne, The Riddler
[color=414f72][b]Desired # of Players:[/b][/color] 1-3[/SUP][/quote][/INDENT][/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][hr][/COLOR]