[OOC] 《 H.E.R.O. 2064 》

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HEROIC EGALITARIAN RESCUE ORGANIZATION
RETINAL SCAN PROCESSED. FINGERPRINT PATTERN MATCHED. DNA DATA FINALIZED. VOICE PATTERN COMPARISON COMPLETED. VERIFIED POSITIVE MATCH. WELCOME BACK, HERO.
《 H.E.R.O. Archives: An Abbreviated History of Superheroes 》
Greetings, prospective hero. My name is ALISA and I will be guiding you through the application process here at HERO. First, a brief lesson in our history is in order.> > > Year 1764: The Beginning < < <
300 years ago, to the date, one of the strangest scientific anomalies in history occurred. A massive meteor jettisoned towards Earth at breakneck speeds, only to dissolve as soon as the meteor entered the atmosphere. What astronomers of the time prophesized as a bringer of doom to the human species appeared to have just been a simple near-miss. Life went on for a short while, until the scientists, and people all around the world, realized that the meteor, termed the 《 X-200 Meteor 》, had left something in its wake.

The meteor, upon dissolution, had released clouds of purple dust that had caused mutations in select numbers of fauna, flora, and most importantly, humans. These genetic mutations gave this specific group- only about 5-7% of the world's population, at the time- what is called the "Hero Gene." The Hero Gene runs in families and grants all sorts of superpowers. Some people grew wings, some people could spit fire, some people could cause countries to experience earthquakes, and some people could cause yeast to rise faster. All sorts of new powers came about from this revelation, and it led to one of the greatest paradigm shifts humanity has ever seen. 

> > > 1770 - 1790: Formative Years  < < <
The new class of "superhumans" came to recognize the implications of their newfound abilities much faster than the world governments did. The first "villains" and "heroes" were just superpowered crooks and ragtag groups of superpowered neighborhood watchmen, essentially. Small bands of these heroes duked it out with the early iterations of supervillains, and also did battle with "Leftovers," a blanket term for the creatures that had become affected by the X-200 meteor and had adopted (often hideous) super-mutations of their own. This kind of rampant havoc was troublesome, to say the least. Representatives from the major world powers of the time held a summit to determine how to address this new problem. The 1791 Austria Convention would reshape how the world thought of this new term of “superheroes.” 

> > > 1791 - 1879: Heroes Gone Global  < < <
The 1791 Austria Convention laid down a method of organizing the new “superhero” groups. The world was carved into regions, where each respective area would be responsible for administering a “hero company,” a governmental division of superheroes that worked for the government and fought to preserve the peace. All the hero companies would be linked to a single entity known as ICOSA, the International Council on Superhuman Affairs, centered in Vienna, the first real transnational governing body in human history. 

This original convention was, in short, a failure, or at least, it wasn’t as successful as it could’ve been. The world was rife with tensions, and as such, the powers bestowed upon ICOSA were incredibly weak, with most of the power given to the individual nations. These individual nations used their respective hero companies less to police supervillains and more as cudgels for their enemies. Because of this, heroes were rarely around to actually help fight villains and more often that not doing battle against Napoleon or helping quash rebellions or pillaging villages in the Scramble for Africa. Superheroes, at this point in time, were not viewed very well, and would continue to be viewed poorly by the general public for almost a century. This was a dark period of superheroes, and after a coordinated series of supervillain terrorist attacks in the 1870s, combined with atrocities committed in the Crimean War of Europe and American Civil War, the international community reconvened for a second conference, this time in Geneva. 

> > > 1879 - 1945: Reform and Readjustment  < < <
The 1879 Geneva Convention moved the meeting grounds of ICOSA a thousand kilometers west to Geneva, Switzerland, and established new rules and legislation that redefined superheroism. Superheroes were no longer to be tools of the military, and were limited in their parameters to solely be guardians, not soldiers. Hero companies were forbidden from going to war and ICOSA enacted a series of hefty guidelines that every HERO company had to follow, lest they be punished by ICOSA. ICOSA was still a mostly laissez-faire organization, giving individual companies a great deal of autonomy and freedom to run things as they so choose, but finally began to crack down on the usage of superheroes as tools of war. From this point on, the public image of superheroes began to improve dramatically. Though Switzerland’s neutral position in both world wars meant that there were no superheroes to be serving on the frontlines, the imagery of the spandex-covered superhero finally began to take hold of the public. When the world emerged from World War 2, there was one image that remained untainted by the cynicism of the world, and that was of superheroes. 

> > > 1945 - 2050: The Golden Age of Superheroes  < < <
The next century or so is considered the golden era of superheroes. Trust in superheroes was at an all-time high, and for the first time since the inception of hero companies, civilians began to not only feel comfortable around superheroes, but openly followed them. Powerful superheroes, handsome superheroes, cool superheroes, funny superheroes, all of them began to grow in popularity with the public, and once the snowball started rolling, the hype only increased. By the 60s and 70s, consumerism centered around superheroes began to keep pace and even exceed at some points the fan obsession with actors and musicians, and becoming a superhero with a hero company not only became a viable career path, but a very lucrative one at that. Local and international funding guaranteed that no matter where in the world you are, signing your name with a hero company promised a good salary, plenty of benefits, and a ton of clout. 

In the midst of a global obsession with superheroes, one company stood out- HERO, an American HERO Company that covered the Northeast and part of the Atlantic coast. HERO was known for being highly destructive in their superheroism, but for always getting the job done in the midst of one of the most populous and villain-infested cities in the world, Castleburg, New York. HERO had some of the strongest, cunning, caring, and oftentimes oversexualized and overhyped heroes in the world, and it earned a reputation as being chaotic but exciting, a hub of hero activity that many flocked to. 

> > > 2050 - Present, The Decline  < < <
After a hundred years of popularity, the advent of the future caused superheroes to tumble from the top- robots.

Robots have a lot going for them- effective, obedient, cool, and much less volatile than actual humans. In the late 2040s into the coming decades, police forces from around the world began implementing robotic divisions, known creatively as e-Police or Ekops..Their incorporation and effectiveness diminished the popularity of heroes. Hero companies are still around, and are still prevalent and heavily sponsored, but they aren’t quite the same as they used to be, with much of the public feeling more comfortable around the productive and efficacious Ekop than the humans that spit fire from their mouths.

Looming in the future, though, there are distant threats to Castleburg and the world, threats that a bunch of pieces of tin can’t stop. It’ll be up to the heroes to reassert themselves once again to keep the city- and the world at large- safe, like heroes have always done at the end of the day. 

> > > TL / DR  < < <
After a meteor hit Earth 300 years ago, some people developed superpowers. These superhumans were grouped up into regional, acronym-based companies all managed by a global organization called ICOSA that functioned as the UN of superhumans. Eventually, after being used as tools of war for many years, ICOSA forced superheroes to be superheroes, and they went from being viewed in disdain to being idolized as celebrities and role models for the 20th century and first half of the 21st century, when the rise of electronic policing has begun the decline of superheroes as a paragon of justice. 

《 The City of Castleburg 》
Let’s now shift our scope from the world at large onto the bustling futuristic metropolis of Castleburg, New York, one of the world’s three largest cities and the home of HERO.
Castleburg is a bustling metropolis located in New York State. A thriving city on the cutting edge of the future, Castleburg is the home of more than 20 million people and is the center of HERO, the Heroic Egalitarian Rescue Organization, a hero company that covers much of the Atlantic Northeast of the United States, though its main branch is in Castleburg, a city that with its great population also has a great number of supervillains looking to bring the mighty city to its knees. 

Castleburg is divided into 7 different boroughs. The largest borough of Castleburg is called 《 New Athens 》, the bustling central district of Castleburg that's home to much of Castleburg's largest business and commerce centers. New Athens is home to many museums, galleries, and other cultural hotspots along with the towering skyscrapers of many industries. At the center of New Athens is the Center Olive Park, a gorgeous city park featuring a zoo and more, along with the Belfast Building, one of the world's tallest buildings, and a Castleburg monument. To the north of New Athens is 《 Kingsdale 》, an upper-class city district with row after row of nice restaurants, theaters, and more. Kingsdale is an entertainment hub in the city, and it's where the action is at. Kingsdale is also home to pricey residences and posh penthouses. To the east of New Athens and Kingsdale is the 《 East Flank 》. The East Flank is still an urban area but is considered to be a much more affordable area to live compared to New Athens and Kingsdale. The East Flank is home to much of Castleburg's middle-class population and many Heroes, and though it hosts its own galleries, restaurants, et cetera, is mostly viewed as residential.

Those three boroughs make up North Castle Island, while South Castle Island is made up of two distinct boroughs. Perhaps the polar opposite of Kingsdale, 《 Brookside 》 is a much more lower-class area of Castleburg, located across the Blue River south of New Athens. An area with crime rates much higher than that of the other portions of the city and featuring a much more slum-like atmosphere, Brookside is a common location for regular street crimes. Adjacent to Brookside, 《 Watervale 》 is a small borough composed mostly of residential areas. While generally higher socio-economically than Brookside, Watervale is known for its organized crime presence, and it's believed some supervillains have set up camp here as well. Watervale is also the home to several ethnic communities, most notably Castleburg’s Chinatown neighborhood. 

To the east of North Castle Island is 《 Passenger Island 》, a mostly suburban area of Castleburg. It's a sleepier area of Castleburg in general, not as much going on here most of the time. Some of the more boring heroes live here. Passenger Island stands as a relic of the old way, a living memory of the early 21st century with few moving sidewalks, bullet trains, and hovercars zooming about. 

Lastly, to the east of Watervale is the newest borough of 《 Atlantica 》, an entirely artificial, man-made island. It was a pet project of a local billionaire to turn a group of abandoned oil rigs into an oceanside paradise. It stands as a sort of mini-Vegas in Castleburg, with glowing neon signs and tall oceantop casinos overshadowing the rampant crime and poverty that festers beneath its gilded surface. 

《 Savior Island 》 and 《 Lighthouse Island 》 are both HERO-owned and operated islands. Savior Island holds HERO One, a towering skyscraper that once was the glorious symbol of HERO and that now serves as administrative office space. Lighthouse Island holds Academy for Junior Heroes (see more below). 

To be added in the near future.

《 H.E.R.O. Affiliations 》
H.E.R.O. has been Castleburg's vanguard for hundreds of years now, a shining beacon of justice in a city that is all too often clouded with chaos. It is imperative you learn exactly what you're getting into before you join our ranks, and also, who you'll be up against.

A hero company situated in Castleburg, H.E.R.O. is notorious for causing mass amounts of damage to its home city, but the organization is well-respected as an entity for stopping villainy in its tracks. Employing many local heroes to help fight crime, H.E.R.O. is a crime-stopping arm that works closely with police to help fight criminal activity all throughout Castleburg and surrounding regions. 

H.E.R.O. runs three separate locations to help facilitate activities. Its “main” HQ, named HERO One, is located just off of Castleburg Bay on an island. Once a bustling center of hero life, HERO One has since become aged and is mostly used as administrative office space. The main hub for hero activity is the aerocarrier Paladin, a high-tech airship that patrols the skys above Castleburg and has been active since the late 2040s. Paladin is accessible through traditional aircrafts and through a beaming system. Paladin is equipped with state-of-the-art quarters and citywide defense systems in case of an emergency. Lastly, HERO operates the Academy for Junior Heroes, a magnet school specifically for young superheroes. It is a public school that accepts promising young superhumans and helps to teach them how to use their superpowers effectively and safely, and is located on Lighthouse Island, far away from where the pubescent metahumans can do any damage. 

H.E.R.O. is a very generous employer, and most full-time heroes are satisfied with the paychecks, plus benefits such as medical insurance. Because of that, most heroes that H.E.R.O. employs are full time, though part-time heroes do exist. That being said, H.E.R.O. holds these benefits as a motivator and regularly slashes the paychecks of those who do not comply with H.E.R.O. guidelines and cause excessive destruction. 

H.E.R.O.’s 12th executive director is Alexandra Steel, a French immigrant and former superheroine known as the Black Crow. Her assistant director is Raymond Blum Jr., another former superhero known as the Man-Titan.

ICOSA, the International Council of Superhuman Affairs, is a global governing body whose primary goal is to record and research all powers and power holders, issue proper certifications to professional heroes, link and supervise hero companies, and track those that use their powers for nefarious purposes. ICOSA, itself a slow-moving body, relegates a significant amount of authority to the various companies under its jurisdiction, but it still makes sure to continuously inspect said companies to make sure they are complying with all ICOSA guidelines. H.E.R.O., having had a long history of breaking those guidelines, finds itself under constant scrutiny by ICOSA. 

The President of I.C.O.S.A. is a Nigerian general named Okoye Akinsanya, a hero in the Pan-African War and a notorious hardline advocate of limited HERO involvement. 

Read More Here: [link]

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The Depths Supermax Detention Center was founded in the year 2035 after a mass breakout at the previous supermax facility for Castleburg, Coldwater. The Depths is located down a massive borehole and is considered the hardest location to escape from on the globe. The Depths’ security detail is incredibly impressive, and the farther down one goes, the more intense the security procedures become. At the base level, which is reserved for either high-level human offenders or low-level metahuman offenders, The Depths is mostly similar to any other prison, albeit one with a number of heavily-armed guards, cybernetic defense mechanisms, and no light- at the very least, inmates get a cellmate, yard time, and visitation. 

At the bottom levels, though, reserved for dangerous supervillains, inmates are locked inside specially-designed cells to nullify their specific superpowers and are kept under constant scrutiny. The lowest level of The Depths is called the Omega Level, a location for villains that have committed grave crimes against humanity, and it is rumored that those imprisoned there aren’t even allowed to move, remaining locked-in-place in a semi-comatose state for the rest of their lives. These rumors are unsubstantiated, though, because no reporters are allowed to the bottom levels.

《 H.E.R.O. Formal Application 》
With that housekeeping covered, please proceed to the application and complete it to the best of your ability.
Pointers For Character Creation < < <BALANCE IS KEY! I give a lot of leeway when constructing an OC, under the assumption that everybody exercises a degree of reason when making their character. Some characters will be stronger than others, but try to balance power with weakness when making a character.
Third-person is preferred in the character sheet, though I will accept any perspective so long as it is thoughtfully done. Please delete all the turquoise text prior to submitting the character sheet in the OOC first.
You can have as many characters as you can reasonably manage, though I would suggest no more than 2-3 main characters. You can have NPC side characters as much as you want, though please do not godmod anybody else's characters or GM NPCs. If you want any sort of incorporation into the main story, please DM me and/or Zoey.
The main character sheet portion and abilities section are both mandatory and can be separated or combined, up to you. If there is a relationship sheet added later, that would be entirely optional.
All faceclaims should be some form of digital art, not a real-life faceclaim, as to keep with the established theme/mood of the RP. If you have an FC that is in a gray area for whatever reason, shoot me and/or Zoey a DM.
When in doubt, send me and/or Zoey a DM and we'll be more than happy to clarify anything. I am pretty lenient, so any situation should be able to be worked out with a bit of communication. 
Though my goal is to work everything out and try and get as many people happily participating in the RP as possible, my word is final.

[ INSERT IMAGE ABOVE ]
HERO NAME

"witty character quote here"

[  NAME  ]
Your real name.

[  HERO IDENTITY  ]
Repeat it one more time for the folks in the back!

[  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ]
Anything you’re called outside of your name and public identity.

[  AGE  ]
New heroes can be anywhere from the age of 16 upwards of 40, though the curve tends to fall towards the younger side. Younger people are generally in better shape, have a reduced fear of death, and have less to lose.

[ GENDER ]
Should be fairly self explanatory.

[ AFFILIATION ]
If your intention is enlisting as a full-time operative for HERO, that should be stated here. If, for whatever reason, you are a neutral party or, heaven forbid, a full-time villain, list that particular occupation here as well. Any “side hustles” should be considered here as well.

[  APPEARANCE  ]
Describe your physical appearance, in terms of both your physique, casual clothing, and any sort of superhero suit you may want.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]
The Director is not seeking a detailed compendium of every facet of our personality, but rather just a few adjectives that you would use to describe yourself.

[ BIO ]
[ The obligatory origin story. Some depth is required here, as one’s personal history does speak volumes about their character. However, some details may be left out to be discovered later, though it is critical that the Director be directly messaged about said spoiler.

|  MISCELLANEOUS  |
Any details you would like the Director to see.

[ RANKING ]
Return to this part after having completed the other assessment areas. See "Power Rankings" hider below for more guidance.

[ POWERS ]
A brief description of your powers. Below will be a more in-depth examination of your abilities.

For the below-listed rankings, please rank yourself using the colored and uncolored boxes on a scale of 0-10, with a 2 corresponding to what an average, non-powered human can put out, and provide a brief explanation for the reasoning of said ranking. See "Power Rankings" hider below for more guidance.

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[ SKILLS ]
Any miscellaneous skills/talents that could ever be remotely relevant should be listed here.

[ EQUIPMENT ]
Any equipment that you like to tote around with you should be listed here.

[ CANARY ]

[ Zoey Boey ]

[ "blah blah blah roasted" ]
[ what i actually think ] 

[ Canaryrose ]

[ "it me bitch" ]
[ what can i say, i love myself ]

[ Rabidporcupine ]

[ "I know I said 'feel free to dm me' but come on" ]
[ Canary wishes sincerely that Rabid would finish anything in a timely manner. She also believes that Australians are not real, and therefore, believes Rabid is either Martian, a deep-cover agent with the NSA, or a figment of his imagination, all of which are equally likely possibilities. ]

Rinse and repeat for each character

RAW CODE EDITION
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[color=YOURCOLOR][h1][b]HERO NAME[/b][/h1][/color]
[b][color=YOURCOLOR]"witty character quote here"[/color][/b][/center][hr ][hr ]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][  NAME  ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Your real name.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][  HERO IDENTITY  ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Repeat it one more time for the crowd![/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Anything you’re called outside of your name and public identity. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][  AGE  ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]New heroes can be anywhere from the age of 16 upwards of 40, though the curve tends to fall towards the younger side. Younger people are generally in better shape, have a reduced fear of death, and have less to lose.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ GENDER ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Should be fairly self explanatory.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ AFFILIATION ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]If your intention is enlisting as a full-time operative for HERO, that should be stated here. If, for whatever reason, you are a neutral party or, heaven forbid, a full-time villain, list that particular occupation here as well. Any “side hustles” should be considered here as well. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][  APPEARANCE  ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Describe your physical appearance, in terms of both your physique, casual clothing, and any sort of superhero suit you may want. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ PERSONALITY TRAITS ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]The Director is not seeking a detailed compendium of every facet of our personality, but rather just a few adjectives that you would use to describe yourself. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ BIO ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT][ The obligatory origin story. Some depth is required here, as one’s personal history does speak volumes about their character. However, some details may be left out to be discovered later, though it is critical that the Director be directly messaged about said spoiler. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][b]|  MISCELLANEOUS  |[/b][/color]
[color=Turquoise][indent]Any details you would like the Director to see.[/indent][/color]
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[hider=Abilities]
[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ RANKING ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Return to this part after having completed the other assessment areas. See "Power Rankings" hider below for more guidance. [/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ POWERS ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]A brief description of your powers. Below will be a more in-depth examination of your abilities.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=Turquoise][INDENT]For the below-listed rankings, please rank yourself using the colored and uncolored boxes on a scale of 0-10, with a 2 corresponding to what an average, non-powered human can put out, and provide a brief explanation for the reasoning of said ranking. See "Power Rankings" hider below for more guidance.[/INDENT][/color]
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[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ ENDURANCE ][/B][/color]
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[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ EFFICACY ][/B][/color]
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[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ SKILLS ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Any miscellaneous skills/talents that could ever be remotely relevant should be listed here.[/INDENT][/color]

[color=YOURCOLOR][B][ EQUIPMENT ][/B][/color]
[color=Turquoise][INDENT]Any equipment that you like to tote around with you should be listed here. [/INDENT][/color]

[hr ][hr ][center][color=YOUR COLOR][h1][b][ HERO NAME ][/b][/h1][/color][/center][hr ][hr ]
[center]
[h3][color=THEIRCOLOR][ THEIR NAME ][/color][/h3]
[ [i]"hmmm yes the floor is made of floor"[/i] ]
[ Insert thoughts about them here ]

[h3][color=THEIRCOLOR][ THEIR NAME ][/color][/h3]
[ [i]"hmmm yes the floor is made of floor"[/i] ]
[ Insert thoughts about them here ]

[h3][color=THEIRCOLOR][ THEIR NAME ][/color][/h3]
[ [i]"hmmm yes the floor is made of floor"[/i] ]
[ Insert thoughts about them here ]
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Rinse and repeat for each character

Character Help
Now I bet you're asking yourself, "Canary, what is a ranking?"

Wow, stranger, I'm glad you asked!

HERO uses a ranking system to, very generally, qualify heroes, as well as villains that oppose HERO. The Power Ranking system runs from S to F to rank individuals by power level, with F denoting “weaker than an average human”, while S constitutes a “consistently dangerous threat to the city and its occupants.” Note that while the power ranking is a decent general measure of strength, it is by no means an absolute power level gauge, with individuals with a lower power ranking able to trump higher-ranked individuals with cunning, techniques, and more. The Power Ranking system is just a very general measure of threat level.

The Power Ranking system has been split into 7 sub-categories that heroes are assessed on- physical strength (measuring capacity to exert and withstand pressure with one's body), agility (measuring capacity to move swiftly and avoid attacks), intelligence (measuring application of knowledge and strategical thinking), destructivenesss (measuring ability to cause property damage), lethality (measuring ability to kill humans and/or animals), stamina (measuring capacity to use powers for a prolonged period of time), efficacy (measuring level of control over one's powers and the ability to use one's powers to control others) and morality (measuring the depth of one's moral compass). 

S+ ranked heroes are like unicorns- people have claimed to see them, but they likely do not exist- the power levels required would simply be monstrous. 

S ranked heroes are extremely powerful and are a consistently dangerous threat to the entire city and require countermeasures in place in case they go rogue. 

S- ranked heroes are similar to S ranked heroes in magnitude, but their powers generally have some type of limitation or niche that makes them easily exploitable given the right tools. 

All the S ranks make up about 1% of the hero population.

A ranked heroes can do serious damage to the city on their own and can be very difficult to defeat, but are not necessarily a threat to the entire city if let loose. They still possess an impressive amount of power, enough to endanger the lives around them, but not to the scope and magnitude that the S-ranked heroes possess. 

All the A-ranked heroes (A+, A, A-) make up about 10% of the hero population.

B ranked heroes can do damage to both infrastructure and human lives and have a lot of potential but do not possess the penchant for destruction and death that the upper levels have, though B ranked heroes can put up a very good fight. 

All the B-ranked heroes (B+, B, B-) make up about 25% of the hero population.

C ranked heroes have notable and significant enhancements over regular humans and can cause some level of destruction and/or multiple fatalities if given the opportunity, but have enough setbacks that make them fairly managable. They have a good deal of power, though, and should not be underestimated. 

All the C-ranked heroes (C+, C, C-) make up about 50% of the hero population.

D ranked heroes have access to metahuman powers that grant some level of strength over non-powered humans. Use of said powers may be able to cause destruction, albeit at insignificant levels at that, and D ranked individuals can be easily managed. 

All the D-ranked heroes (D+, D, D-) make up about 15% of the hero population.

E ranking is shorthand for an average human, and F ranking is just a regular insult. Neither is used in an official capacity by HERO or any organization. 

Ranking, as the name suggests, measures the potential of a given individual’s power, not necessarily an objective ranking of ability in the real world. For example, the Dust Bandit, a D-rank villain with the sole power to manipulate dust, was able to cause multiple fatalities and was able to rob multi-millions from banks across Castleburg, defeating numerous C and B-tier heroes before being taken down. 

Also, heroes’ ranking. can improve or deteriorate over time. Heroes are re-evaluated on a biannual basis, though a request for an earlier re-evaluation can be submitted to H.E.R.O. for consideration. It is fairly rare to see a hero move more than a whole rank, however.

《 H.E.R.O. 2064 Updates 》
As they teach us in AI administrator school, there's always something more to be said. Here it is.7/1/21: Happy Launch Day! Been very excited to launch this for a while! CLICK HERE TO JOIN DISCORD!
7/5/21: Relationship sheet is up! It is entirely and completely optional, but always a benefit to start at least hashing out the ties between the characters (if there are any) before they first meet. Again, only a supplement, but a good one, in my opinion. Example and raw code are above!
11/15/21: Due to a sudden GM change, we have decided to change threads! The previous one can be found here!

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Young though she may be, this little lady can put the baddies in quite a hairy situation...

 



"I am an expertly trained lady of action. And you? Barely a two-bit villain."


[ NAME ]
    Priscilla Morgan Knight

[ HERO IDENTITY ]
    Princess Priscilla (Princess for short)

[ NICKNAMES/ALIASES ]
    Lady Morgan, Young Lady Knight (usually what she's called by the adults in her life. She never really had friends her age.)

[ AGE ]
    19

[ GENDER ]
    Female

[ AFFILIATION ]
    Full-time Hero (originally worked under the British branch of H.E.R.O. before a very recent transfer)

[ APPEARANCE ]
    Priscilla has a dainty build, weighing only about 140 lbs. on a 5'4 body. However, most of her weight comes from one of the most noteworthy parts of her appearance; her shockingly well-kept beautifully blonde hair, which reaches down to her ankles and nearly encapsulates her small frame with the excess amount of it. This is, of course, part of her ability, but it also helps to sell her princess-like appearance, which is only compounded on by her light frame, pale white skin, glimmering sapphire-blue eyes, and round, cherubic face. 

    Clothing-wise....She is loathe to admit it, but fashion was not something she was raised in mind with, beyond what her mother got her to put on. Typically though, she wears quite modest and well-covering clothing, abash at the idea of showing off skin (yes, her family's pretty old-fashioned). It's rare anything above her knees is ever exposed, and she tends toward long-sleeved clothes, which gives her a preference towards winter clothing. If it's quite hot outside, however, she may relent a touch and wear....Shorts. *Shudders*

    Her Hero costume is a different story, to an extent. Selling the Princess aesthetic, she is clad in a stark white gown, complete with a large, puffy skirt and a rigid corset underneath. Impractical for battle? Certainly. But it does make her look like quite the Disney princess, and she's learned how to work with it. The interesting point is, in the interest of preserving her modesty, this costume is actually made from her own hair, giving it incredible tensile strength and flexibility. Oh, and of course, to wrap the ensemble up, she also wears white heels that bump her height a good few inches (and yes, she can fight perfectly fine in heels; perhaps her greatest accomplishment), and a silver tiara encrusted with honest-to-God diamonds. It's excessive, but damn if it doesn't look good on her. 

[ PERSONALITY ]
    Priscilla lived a very sheltered life up until her recent years as a proper Heroine, and it shows. Having been stuck in her own personal bubble for much of her life, she can easily come off as entitled and selfish at times, and finds herself struggling to sympathize and find common ground with others. Due to her strict training, she is very opinionated about hero work, and believes only those who are truly willing to dedicate themselves to be worthy of the job. She also tends to feel rather rude, sometimes intentionally, and sometimes because of her difficulty understanding others (and social cues). 

    However, for all her negative attitude, she is an incredibly driven youth amongst the Hero community. She can always be expected to put forth her full effort, and her full effort tends to bring in incredible results. Not to mention that, surprisingly, while she rarely respects most people, she's been raised with the upmost respect for her elders, regardless of their position, which can certainly be a breath of fresh air in this rebellious-teen-filled demographic. Last but not least, she may have trouble showing it, but she isn't a Hero merely because she was raised to do it; she feels a true obligation towards doing good for the world, and has a heart of gold, even if it is buried by years of neglectful and harsh upraising. 

[ BIO ]
    As much as she'd rather not think about it, Priscilla was always meant as a means to an end. Her mother, Natasha, is a woman who seeks recognition and power more than anything else, but her ability, while powerful in its own right, was not the sort of thing that could make one a famous hero, or even a dangerous villain, nor was it the sort of ability she wanted to be known by the public. So instead, she put a plan into action. 

   Originally born in Russia, she moved to London, and through clever behind-the-scenes manipulations and some wiles of her own, soon became entwined with England's star Hero; Knight, or rather, Harrison Knight, a Hero with a simple ability, but one with an insane capacity. He had the ability to imbue anything he wore, carried, or wielded, with an immeasurable increase to their durability and strength, mostly notably used in his signature suit of armor, kite shield, and longsword. He could withstand nearly anything with no injury, and his blade could slice through just about any obstacle. 

   Thus, when the couple finally had a child, her plan was put into action; crafting an individual whom would bring the amount of prestige and power Natasha wanted right to her...And that child was Priscilla. But even more tragically, she was not the first. In truth, she has many, many siblings, but mother dearest saw to it that the ones she had deemed unworthy were either separated from the family, or....Worse. Not that Priscilla knows anything about this. 

   Truth be told, even Priscilla wasn't to Natasha's exact liking, as she had hoped for a child who directly inherited Harrison's ability, but she could tell they'd found something special when her powers first emerged. While she came out quite bald as a baby, within a few months, she abruptly grew a whole heads' worth of hair and then some. In fact, she ended up trapping herself in a hair cocoon of her own making, with her parents surprised to find themselves unable to pry, cut, or tear it open....Until her father dug his way through with his own blade. 

   Needless to say, between the stunningly early triggering of her Meta-ability, and the power which it had even at this young age, intrigued her mother. Once she was old enough to walk and talk, she was old enough to train; at least, according to her mother. Priscilla, instead of going to a proper school, was fully-homeschooled by private teachers, and in-between those lessons, was also being taught by premier Power-based tutors who had handled children with a whole slew of different gifts. While this training in the long run turned Priscilla into one of the most powerful and efficient heroes of her age group, it has caused severe issues for her. From a lack of social connections to absent family figures (beyond public events, and even then it was forced) and constantly growing expectations, she suffered a multitude of breakdowns as a child, for which she was beaten, scolded, and reprimanded until she acted as prim and proper as mother dearest wished. 

   Her formative years warped beyond repair, Priscilla came out as an outwardly capable, polite, and mature woman, but her inner self couldn't be any further from it. Still, when it inevitably came time for her to join H.E.R.O., she followed suit. Just as mother told her to. Joining up with their British branch at the remarkably young age of 15, having been deemed more than experienced enough in spite of her age, she quickly became a force to be reckoned with amongst England's finest Heroes, including her very own father. In fact, to this day, she'd probably still be working from  England if not for a...Recent event. 

   With the news of Castleburg's N-Train Incident already reaching ears around the globe, so too it reached Natasha Knight. Where others saw tragedy, she saw opportunity. Without even consulting her daughter on the matter, she sent Priscilla's astonishingly excellent file off to none other than Director Steel, with an offer of seeing the prodigal daughter become a new asset to their side of H.E.R.O., since it was so evident they needed more professional individuals. As we speak, young lady Priscilla Morgan Knight is making her way to the Americas, to have an exclusive interview with the Director herself. 

[ MISCELLANEOUS ]
   Priscilla can be....A lot of things. But trust me, if there's one thing she has absolutely down pat (beyond hero work), it's hair. If you're looking for someone to help cut, style, or otherwise work your hair into a fresh new masterpiece, Lady Morgan here is definitely the one to go to. Assuming you can bear with her for the amount of time she'll need to work her magic. 

[ RANKING ]
   A 

[ POWERS ]
   Priscilla's power, while deceptively simple, is decisively powerful. Simply put, she is able to generate and mentally manipulate her hair, down to the smallest follicle. Under normal circumstances, this power could be potentially strong, but typically situational, but possibly due to her father's power, her hair is unnaturally durable and strong.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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While not able to directly match up to those with excessive amounts of physical strength, due to the sheer amount of hair she can generate, and the various shapes and forms it can take, she can typically outmatch those with physical strength regardless. Still, even in raw might, her ability is not to be underestimated. 7/10. 

[ AGILITY ]
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Thanks to the speed at which Priscilla can generate and launch out her hair, as well as how she can mentally control all of her hair, this affords her incredible mobility options. Imagine Spider-Man if he could launch a couple dozen different threads of webbing at a time, and have complete control over them. That's just one of the many ways Priscilla can dominate a contest of Agility. 8/10. 

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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Priscilla is no idiot. Private tutoring did a lot wrong for her, but it did ensure she was very well-educated, able to perform at and exceed college-level individuals. Still, she's no rocket scientist, so while she's smart, don't expect too much from her, and leave the heavy thinking to the heavy thinkers. 4/10. 

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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When even a single thread of her hair is tough and strong enough to saw and pierce through concrete...Yeah, environmental damage is more than possible with her ability. However, she's able to keep this in check more often than not, and rarely seeks to cause damages unless she believes it can honestly help her fight. 8/10. 

[ LETHALITY ]
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Remember that bit about a single thread of her hair being strong enough to pierce concrete? Well, most people ain't made of concrete, and aren't fast or perceptive enough to notice and avoid a thin string of hair firing towards their skull. Now, sure, she's capable of something like this, but she's never really done it. On record. 9/10. 

[ ENDURANCE ]
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While Priscilla herself isn't the most durable or stamina-filled, it doesn't matter when her hair can do all the heavy-lifting. Literally. Her hair is so tough that most weapons literally break in contact against it, and almost all forms of armaments have proven ineffective against them, beyond extremely high-yield explosives (which even then, serve more to stagger her than actually damage her), or laser-based technology that is still at its infancy....Well, truth be told, her ultimate defense has one weakness; water. If her hair gets too wet, she can't control it and it loses a lot of its durability as well. But beyond that vulnerability that has been very carefully hidden from the world, if she's got the time to react, she may as well be invincible beyond some very grave threats. 9/10. 

[ EFFICACY ]
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There's one flaw her power has, and it is efficacy; but typically it will rarely come up. When it comes to manipulating her hair, it comes at virtually no expense to Priscilla, and generating more is usually no concern. But the closer she gets to her limit (which is about 400 ft. worth of hair...Which is, yes, a lot), the more exhausting it gets to mentally control all of it, and the more hair she has out at any given time, the harder it is for damaged hair to reform. The thinner you stretch Priscilla (as difficult as that is), slowly, the more vulnerable she'll become. 3/10. 

[ SKILLS ]
   Knight Style -  One of Priscilla's preferred styles of combat, she creates a large, cutlass-like blade and kite shield out of her hair, mimicking her father's combat style. She's had lots of training in swordsmanship, too, making her all the more effective with this technique.
Grappler Style -  Typically used to handle many weaker targets, or to help restrain a larger or more threatening one, Priscilla will form a number of arms out of her hair, which will be used to grab and restrain targets, or occasionally bludgeon them around if necessary. Typically this involves many smaller arms, but she's also been known to use one giant arm as well, which also serves as a powerful defensive measure.
Cocoon Style -  The ultimate defensive technique, Priscilla forms a full-body hair cocoon around herself (and others, if need be), providing a nigh-impenetrable defense, though not much else.
Brawler Style -  Truth be told, this Style is quite inefficient in comparison to some of her other options, but it does bring her some serious satisfaction. Simply put, she forms her hair around her own arms, creating gauntlet-like designs meant to pummel enemies into submission. It also has use as one of the quickest to make Styles, in case she could be caught unaware.
Spider Style -  Spider Style is her go-to method of travel, essentially forming four or more tendrils of hair into legs of sorts, allowing her to traverse nearly any surfaces, and also being ready to shoot out said 'legs' to tether and drag her to a new surface in a thought. She can technically do the same sorts of things with Grappler Style, but this one is more intended for that purpose.


[ EQUIPMENT ]
   Beyond her Hero suit (or more accurately, dress), which is made of her own hair, making it surprisingly tough and flexible, Priscilla has no equipment, and also, in her humble opinion, has no need of equipment.

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Hey all! Welcome to the new thread. Zoey and I are really hoping to get a fresh start out of this. I would like to note here that we are accepting applications from newcomers! However, I would like to note that any S-Tier heroes and villains in general will be viewed with much more scrutiny and will likely not be accepted. The power balance right now among characters is not ideal and I'd like to see more A, B, C, and D-Tier heroes. We are really looking forward to seeing new characters and new faces. If you're thinking about joining, please DM Zoey and me with any questions and join the Discord! Also, if you're confused about the continuity, go to the new thread. There's a link to it in the "updates" section. Reading it is not mandatory for participation but if there's confusion, it's probably there. 

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Hello! I gotta say it was a fun read. Consider myself interested. 

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Hello! I gotta say it was a fun read. Consider myself interested.@Sync

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C: thuban_x
Heatsink

"Nope. Didn't happen. No idea what you're talkin' about." [Internal panic intensifies.]

[  NAME  ]
Genesis Loveday Harmse.

[  HERO IDENTITY  ]
Heatsink.

[  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ]
Gene, Sunny, @sunshowertv.

[  AGE  ]
20.

[ GENDER ]
he/they.

[ AFFILIATION ]
H.E.R.O., Starbright Foundation, SunshowerLive

[  APPEARANCE  ]
Gene is on the tall side, an even 180 cm, or 5'11, and he maintains a mediocre level of fitness. Though he is not particularly defined, he is relatively in shape, with broad shoulders and a trim waist. Gene has thick dark hair that he keeps short, but he doesn't spend much time styling it, leaving it messy out of laziness, and the same can be said of his face; he is almost never clean shaven, but neither is it long or bushy, instead he's commonly seen with a smattering of sparse stubble and haphazard sideburns. His skin is pale from being a bit of a shut-in, and it does him no favors when he blushes, even a light flush will turn him red from the tips of his ears to the bottom of his chest. His most notable features are his eyes, which are an obvious and unmistakable crimson- and when he uses his powers, they flare with a fiery-orange glow.

C: NaitouRSE

His eyesight is not particularly good, so Gene wears thin wire-frame glasses to read, and puts in contacts when he needs to dress up - or suit up. As far as clothing styles, Gene's closet is heavily influenced by his younger self's questionable fashion sense; there's nothing quite witch-y or gothic left, but there's a distinct dark academia vibe he puts off wearing the remnants of slim steampunk vests and sharp Victorian collars. He has his fair share of hoodies and sweaters these days, but even still he rarely strays from the almost Transylvanian color palette; all dark reds, deep blacks, and stark whites.

C: Nick Tagney

Gene's H.E.R.O. suit is a much different look, a full body suit clad in heavy gray metals, somber orange panels, and electric blue lights. It's altogether a sleek armor set, though most of its space is dedicated to thermal regulation and a few techy aids. The gloves are almost never worn, instead carried in his pockets in case he needs them. The helmet is modular, coming in separate pieces for different occasions; the eye protecting tinted visor with integrated HUD is one piece, with a similar lower mouth guard, complete with a solid metal chin guard, a stiff neck brace, and a hidden communications device.

C: Vladimir Kildiushkin

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]
 - Bashful | Gene is introverted and shy, making him easily flustered or off balanced. Complex social interactions are innately stressful to him, and situations requiring leadership or manipulation are doubly so.
 - Complacent | Lazy isn't quite the right word, but Gene lacks motivation all the same. His drive to succeed comes purely from outside factors; simply pleasing his peers and trying to survive. Heroism isn't his dream and it shows.
 - Amateur | Gene is inexperienced in his latest field, stemming only partly from his youth. His hobbies led him to develop more entertaining skills, and his powers were not fully explored, leaving him with a lot to catch up on.

 + Attentive | Observant and indulgent, Gene is a good friend - and a good spy. He's excellent at gathering and retaining information, as well as putting it to good use. That mostly goes for people, but he's not bad at spotting unusual clues or finding hidden objects either.
 + Clever | A problem solver through and through, he's smart and capable of coming up with original ideas and useful solutions. Gene can invent a new and unique application of his powers on the fly, or take advantage of loopholes, reason his way out of a hostile confrontation - he always has an answer, provided he can keep his cool long enough to look for one.
 + Sincere | In truth Gene is a fantastic liar, and though he values honesty much more he's a natural at deception. Still, he prefers authentic people, and holds those who place themselves at a disadvantage by being forthright in high honor.

[ BIO ]
As you might expect of someone with the name Genesis Loveday Harmse, his parents were a bit... out there. His father was a former military man named Matthys Harmse who went by 'Harm' and his mother was an immigrant named Aelita Chernova who changed her name to 'Hope'. After his father left the military they joined a very cultish new-age religious commune, which Gene was born into. The less said about his childhood there the better, and thankfully they moved back to the city when he was just entering double digits. Unfortunately his parents couldn't cope, blaming each other and themselves for various nonsensical cultish things Gene still doesn't get. It was made even worse when his father, now going by a more normal 'Matt', started working as a manager for a robotics manufacturing company supplying e-Police to the city, and his mother started working as a personal assistant in the H.E.R.O. HQ.

Needless to say, anything his parents were doing held explicitly zero interest to a teenage Gene, especially heroes. Even his manifesting powers as a first-gen superhuman couldn't get more than a few moments of reluctant consideration for the profession. He went as far as refusing entry into the Academy for Junior Heroes just to drive the point home. Instead he dived into the internet, which hadn't been freely available back in Eden's Park, and obsessed over entertainment in all it's 'unholy' forms. By fifteen he was making his own videos and hosting his own streams and blogs. He dabbled in music and gaming and acting, networking with other kids on a variety of platforms for greater exposure. There was a level of comfort in being behind a screen and still being able to reach people, and so he started to help them in his own ways; charity streams and community games and merch giveaways and product reviews. Information and entertainment was his whole thing, and while he wasn't explicitly famous, he had a moderate following across the world and ran in enough of the more popular circles that he wasn't a total unknown to those with the right interests.

By the time he was eighteen he was a mildly successful vlogger known by the handle '@sunshowertv', or just 'Sunny', and had his own platform called SunshowerLive. His next step, now that he was of age and finished with his required schooling, was to take a year off before college and travel some of the world. It didn't quite go as planned; he met some fans, ran a lot of streams, made some vlogs, visited monuments and conventions, and then... there was an accident.

Gene didn't mess with his powers. Sure, when he was a kid he'd suck the life out of some batteries and then breathe fire like a dragon, and he had a couple parlor tricks where he made his eyes glow or turned a glass of water into ice when no one was looking, but those weren't anything worthwhile. So, whilst traveling on a hot train in a hot country on a hot day, Gene realized maybe he should have tested things a little more... intelligently. He'd avoided his powers like the plague, and anything that would encourage his mother's wish for him to be a hero were similarly neglected, but this time he started losing control and that had never happened before. In the aftermath five people suffered severe burns, an entire train car and section of the track had been melted clean through, and Gene himself spent a month in a coma.

There was now an argument he couldn't win. He needed to learn control, and he his powers were capable of a lot more than he thought they were. His mother was finally going to get what she wanted, but if he was going to be a hero he was going to do it his way. During his recovery he reconnected with an old high school friend; Nilin Hong, a kind and open girl who he had learned was becoming a hero herself. He never confided why he had changed his mind about becoming a hero, merely that he soon would be joining her at the company and that he could use a familiar face when he did. There was also a certain organization he'd taken note of in the past, lingering on the periphery of his online channel's various charity drives and community events; the Starbright Foundation. If he was being honest, Gene needed a bit of a primer on the hero scene and a helping hand that wouldn't be overseen by his H.E.R.O. employee mother, so he contacted the Foundation in hopes they could offer a bit of advice and guidance.

Between becoming reacquainted with Nilin, joining Starbright, healing from his injuries, and training his powers, Gene had no more time for SunshowerLive, which had been on mysterious hiatus since his accident. His close friends and regular vlog partners were made aware of what happened, but were asked to keep it quiet. Despite the scarce rumors, or perhaps because of them, Gene has become the subject of incessant conspiracy and speculation. He has yet to act on any advice from the Starbright Foundation regarding his platform.

|  MISCELLANEOUS  |
- Born on April 13th, an Aries.
 - Pansexual, open to romantic partners.
 - Likes books, music, video games, tv shows, and films.
 - Dislikes cars, trains, crowds, guns, and alcohol.
 - Fears loss of agency, loss of control.
 - [ #f7941d ] : [ #fdc68a ]

[ RANKING ]
C.

[ POWERS ]
 Heatsink | A human heat capacitor, including the ability to acquire, retain, and expel heat energy.

 - Siphon | Heat energy can be sourced from most other forms of energy, including open flames, live wires, humid air, sunny days, and even warm bodies. Requires direct contact.
 = Store | Accumulated energy can be metabolized, and thus diminished over a period of time. The stockpiled heat cannot be felt by touch, but can be detected by thermal vision.
 + Scorch | Heat energy can be emitted from anywhere, but is most efficiently done so from the hands, causing visible shimmering in the air - if not outright igniting it.

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Note that breathing fire is not great at range, and is the most inefficient of his techniques. It does make him feel cool though!

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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 3/10 | Being only of average fitness, Gene's strength advantage comes from being able to soften metals by applying heat, or weaken opponents by sapping their energy.

[ AGILITY ]
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 3/10 | Gene is naturally agile for a human, and flexible enough to be difficult to pin down, but nothing outside mundane possibility. His real bonus comes from his heat-powered jump boots, allowing him to quickly close the distance needed to make use of his power or escape close quarters in a hurry. (With armor? 5/10.)

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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 2/10 | Having gone to a normal high school, Gene graduated with high marks, but he's avoided heroism courses and associated training for long enough to leave him disadvantaged.

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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 4/10 | With clever applications of heat Gene can cut a few holes in the wall, but no more so than any would-be arsonist with a blowtorch. That said, the power of setting things on fire or sucking the energy out of an important generator isn't to be underestimated.

[ LETHALITY ]
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 6/10 | Gene has only two options for powered combat; siphon or scorch. With skin contact he can leech the heat energy out of a person, usually enough to make them stiff and pained for a short time, but in extreme cases he can leave them hypothermic enough that ice crystals form in their blood - though he requires multiple points of contact across the majority of the body to make it effective. On the opposite scale he can apply searing heat at a touch, light enough to gently warm a room or hot enough to blacken flesh in moments.

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 6/10 | It requires active, conscious thought to absorb energy, but Gene is quick enough that unless he's unconscious he won't be surprised easily. Provided he's pulling in heat energy along where the strike hits him, he's effectively immune to most forms of energy attacks.

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 5/10 | Gene's powers are in a constant balancing act; store too little heat and he's useless, but store too much and he becomes unstable. However, he has enough ways to acquire and expel heat that it isn't a problem outside of hasty and chaotic encounters.

[ SKILLS ]
 + Dance | Gene attended dance classes in school, which has turned out to be surprisingly comparable to the acrobatics found in gymnastics and martial arts.
 + Video | The long hours sunk into SunshowerLive have given him an edge handling tech commonly used for editing, recording, communicating, and coding.
 + Music | Gene was trained in three instruments; bass, guitar, and drums, and created a few of his own songs on his internet platform.
 + Archer | Recently he learned to use a bow and arrow at a convention abroad, and now continues to practice - totally recreationally.

[ EQUIPMENT ]
 + Booster Boots | Gene's hero suit comes with a pair of sleek boots with slight heels to them. They contain a propulsion system powered and controlled by his own heat energy.
 + Immolation Mesh | The suit is covered by a thin fabric mesh that is highly flammable and can be triggered to ignite on command, giving him a fresh source of heat to siphon.

[ Heatsink ]

[ Harmse Family ]

[ "They joined a cult, do I even need to say anything?" ]
[ Matthys Harmse has practically vanished from Gene's life, despite having each other's number and address. He has a lot of mixed feelings about his father, the whole cult thing is the least of the factors making up their estrangement. He's most upset the man just... let him go. Hope Harmse is an entirely different obstacle; she works as a personal assistant in H.E.R.O. and has strong opinions about heroes and how her son should be one. His disinterest in the profession is entirely her fault, and she hasn't been easy to deal with during the early, messy days of his childhood, but at least she's still around. After his accident they've become closer, and though he'd never admit it, maybe she was right about the hero thing. ]

[ Render ]

[ "Very nice. Bit of a godsend at the moment actually." ]
[ Gene knew Nilin in high school. They were both kids with superhuman powers that didn't go to the Academy, and he remembers her as being kind and confident. They've recently reconnected through text and Gene hopes he'll finally have someone on his side when he joins her at H.E.R.O.. No pressure, but he's kind of pulling a Leia here - "Help me, Nilin Hong. You're my only hope that this doesn't end in tears." ]

[ Starbright ]

[ "Great. No, really, just great. Ugh." ]
[ Contacting Starbright in a desperate bid not to be completely fresh and useless at his mother's mercy in H.E.R.O., Gene had hoped the Foundation would be helpful. In many ways, they have been, but being so new with a less than impressive power... Well, he's certainly learned how out of his depth he is, and if Starbright continues to be so aloof and shallow about his new career then Gene's screwed. ]

[ Dawnbreaker ]

[ "Unbelievable." ]
[ Lucas Vandermon is an entitled little rich boy that has gotten everything he wanted out of life and Gene hates his guts. He didn't want to be a hero, and now his primary role model at the Foundation is the antithesis of all his hopes and dreams. Lucas has all the advantages Gene denied himself; he's pursuing his dream, he went to the Academy, he's extroverted and popular, and he even has a better power. Gene isn't sure if he's green with disgust or envy at this point. He's trying not to think about it. ]

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Heatsink

"Nope. Didn't happen. No idea what you're talkin' about." [Internal panic intensifies.]

[  NAME  ]
Genesis Loveday Harmse.

[  HERO IDENTITY  ]
Heatsink.

[  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ]
Gene, Sunny, @sunshowertv.

[  AGE  ]
20.

[ GENDER ]
he/they.

[ AFFILIATION ]
H.E.R.O., Starbright Foundation, SunshowerLive

[  APPEARANCE  ]
Gene is on the tall side, an even 180 cm, or 5'11, and he maintains a mediocre level of fitness. Though he is not particularly defined, he is relatively in shape, with broad shoulders and a trim waist. Gene has thick dark hair that he keeps short, but he doesn't spend much time styling it, leaving it messy out of laziness, and the same can be said of his face; he is almost never clean shaven, but neither is it long or bushy, instead he's commonly seen with a smattering of sparse stubble and haphazard sideburns. His skin is pale from being a bit of a shut-in, and it does him no favors when he blushes, even a light flush will turn him red from the tips of his ears to the bottom of his chest. His most notable features are his eyes, which are an obvious and unmistakable crimson- and when he uses his powers, they flare with a fiery-orange glow.

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His eyesight is not particularly good, so Gene wears thin wire-frame glasses to read, and puts in contacts when he needs to dress up - or suit up. As far as clothing styles, Gene's closet is heavily influenced by his younger self's questionable fashion sense; there's nothing quite witch-y or gothic left, but there's a distinct dark academia vibe he puts off wearing the remnants of slim steampunk vests and sharp Victorian collars. He has his fair share of hoodies and sweaters these days, but even still he rarely strays from the almost Transylvanian color palette; all dark reds, deep blacks, and stark whites.

C: Nick Tagney

Gene's H.E.R.O. suit is a much different look, a full body suit clad in heavy gray metals, somber orange panels, and electric blue lights. It's altogether a sleek armor set, though most of its space is dedicated to thermal regulation and a few techy aids. The gloves are almost never worn, instead carried in his pockets in case he needs them. The helmet is modular, coming in separate pieces for different occasions; the eye protecting tinted visor with integrated HUD is one piece, with a similar lower mouth guard, complete with a solid metal chin guard, a stiff neck brace, and a hidden communications device.

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[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]
 - Bashful | Gene is introverted and shy, making him easily flustered or off balanced. Complex social interactions are innately stressful to him, and situations requiring leadership or manipulation are doubly so.
 - Complacent | Lazy isn't quite the right word, but Gene lacks motivation all the same. His drive to succeed comes purely from outside factors; simply pleasing his peers and trying to survive. Heroism isn't his dream and it shows.
 - Amateur | Gene is inexperienced in his latest field, stemming only partly from his youth. His hobbies led him to develop more entertaining skills, and his powers were not fully explored, leaving him with a lot to catch up on.

 + Attentive | Observant and indulgent, Gene is a good friend - and a good spy. He's excellent at gathering and retaining information, as well as putting it to good use. That mostly goes for people, but he's not bad at spotting unusual clues or finding hidden objects either.
 + Clever | A problem solver through and through, he's smart and capable of coming up with original ideas and useful solutions. Gene can invent a new and unique application of his powers on the fly, or take advantage of loopholes, reason his way out of a hostile confrontation - he always has an answer, provided he can keep his cool long enough to look for one.
 + Sincere | In truth Gene is a fantastic liar, and though he values honesty much more he's a natural at deception. Still, he prefers authentic people, and holds those who place themselves at a disadvantage by being forthright in high honor.

[ BIO ]
As you might expect of someone with the name Genesis Loveday Harmse, his parents were a bit... out there. His father was a former military man named Matthys Harmse who went by 'Harm' and his mother was an immigrant named Aelita Chernova who changed her name to 'Hope'. After his father left the military they joined a very cultish new-age religious commune, which Gene was born into. The less said about his childhood there the better, and thankfully they moved back to the city when he was just entering double digits. Unfortunately his parents couldn't cope, blaming each other and themselves for various nonsensical cultish things Gene still doesn't get. It was made even worse when his father, now going by a more normal 'Matt', started working as a manager for a robotics manufacturing company supplying e-Police to the city, and his mother started working as a personal assistant in the H.E.R.O. HQ.

Needless to say, anything his parents were doing held explicitly zero interest to a teenage Gene, especially heroes. Even his manifesting powers as a first-gen superhuman couldn't get more than a few moments of reluctant consideration for the profession. He went as far as refusing entry into the Academy for Junior Heroes just to drive the point home. Instead he dived into the internet, which hadn't been freely available back in Eden's Park, and obsessed over entertainment in all it's 'unholy' forms. By fifteen he was making his own videos and hosting his own streams and blogs. He dabbled in music and gaming and acting, networking with other kids on a variety of platforms for greater exposure. There was a level of comfort in being behind a screen and still being able to reach people, and so he started to help them in his own ways; charity streams and community games and merch giveaways and product reviews. Information and entertainment was his whole thing, and while he wasn't explicitly famous, he had a moderate following across the world and ran in enough of the more popular circles that he wasn't a total unknown to those with the right interests.

By the time he was eighteen he was a mildly successful vlogger known by the handle '@sunshowertv', or just 'Sunny', and had his own platform called SunshowerLive. His next step, now that he was of age and finished with his required schooling, was to take a year off before college and travel some of the world. It didn't quite go as planned; he met some fans, ran a lot of streams, made some vlogs, visited monuments and conventions, and then... there was an accident.

Gene didn't mess with his powers. Sure, when he was a kid he'd suck the life out of some batteries and then breathe fire like a dragon, and he had a couple parlor tricks where he made his eyes glow or turned a glass of water into ice when no one was looking, but those weren't anything worthwhile. So, whilst traveling on a hot train in a hot country on a hot day, Gene realized maybe he should have tested things a little more... intelligently. He'd avoided his powers like the plague, and anything that would encourage his mother's wish for him to be a hero were similarly neglected, but this time he started losing control and that had never happened before. In the aftermath five people suffered severe burns, an entire train car and section of the track had been melted clean through, and Gene himself spent a month in a coma.

There was now an argument he couldn't win. He needed to learn control, and he his powers were capable of a lot more than he thought they were. His mother was finally going to get what she wanted, but if he was going to be a hero he was going to do it his way. During his recovery he reconnected with an old high school friend; Nilin Hong, a kind and open girl who he had learned was becoming a hero herself. He never confided why he had changed his mind about becoming a hero, merely that he soon would be joining her at the company and that he could use a familiar face when he did. There was also a certain organization he'd taken note of in the past, lingering on the periphery of his online channel's various charity drives and community events; the Starbright Foundation. If he was being honest, Gene needed a bit of a primer on the hero scene and a helping hand that wouldn't be overseen by his H.E.R.O. employee mother, so he contacted the Foundation in hopes they could offer a bit of advice and guidance.

Between becoming reacquainted with Nilin, joining Starbright, healing from his injuries, and training his powers, Gene had no more time for SunshowerLive, which had been on mysterious hiatus since his accident. His close friends and regular vlog partners were made aware of what happened, but were asked to keep it quiet. Despite the scarce rumors, or perhaps because of them, Gene has become the subject of incessant conspiracy and speculation. He has yet to act on any advice from the Starbright Foundation regarding his platform.

|  MISCELLANEOUS  |
- Born on April 13th, an Aries.
 - Pansexual, open to romantic partners.
 - Likes books, music, video games, tv shows, and films.
 - Dislikes cars, trains, crowds, guns, and alcohol.
 - Fears loss of agency, loss of control.
 - [ #f7941d ] : [ #fdc68a ]

[ RANKING ]
C.

[ POWERS ]
 Heatsink | A human heat capacitor, including the ability to acquire, retain, and expel heat energy.

 - Siphon | Heat energy can be sourced from most other forms of energy, including open flames, live wires, humid air, sunny days, and even warm bodies. Requires direct contact.
 = Store | Accumulated energy can be metabolized, and thus diminished over a period of time. The stockpiled heat cannot be felt by touch, but can be detected by thermal vision.
 + Scorch | Heat energy can be emitted from anywhere, but is most efficiently done so from the hands, causing visible shimmering in the air - if not outright igniting it.

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Note that breathing fire is not great at range, and is the most inefficient of his techniques. It does make him feel cool though!

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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 3/10 | Being only of average fitness, Gene's strength advantage comes from being able to soften metals by applying heat, or weaken opponents by sapping their energy.

[ AGILITY ]
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 3/10 | Gene is naturally agile for a human, and flexible enough to be difficult to pin down, but nothing outside mundane possibility. His real bonus comes from his heat-powered jump boots, allowing him to quickly close the distance needed to make use of his power or escape close quarters in a hurry. (With armor? 5/10.)

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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 2/10 | Having gone to a normal high school, Gene graduated with high marks, but he's avoided heroism courses and associated training for long enough to leave him disadvantaged.

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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 4/10 | With clever applications of heat Gene can cut a few holes in the wall, but no more so than any would-be arsonist with a blowtorch. That said, the power of setting things on fire or sucking the energy out of an important generator isn't to be underestimated.

[ LETHALITY ]
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 6/10 | Gene has only two options for powered combat; siphon or scorch. With skin contact he can leech the heat energy out of a person, usually enough to make them stiff and pained for a short time, but in extreme cases he can leave them hypothermic enough that ice crystals form in their blood - though he requires multiple points of contact across the majority of the body to make it effective. On the opposite scale he can apply searing heat at a touch, light enough to gently warm a room or hot enough to blacken flesh in moments.

[ ENDURANCE ]
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 6/10 | It requires active, conscious thought to absorb energy, but Gene is quick enough that unless he's unconscious he won't be surprised easily. Provided he's pulling in heat energy along where the strike hits him, he's effectively immune to most forms of energy attacks.

[ EFFICACY ]
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 5/10 | Gene's powers are in a constant balancing act; store too little heat and he's useless, but store too much and he becomes unstable. However, he has enough ways to acquire and expel heat that it isn't a problem outside of hasty and chaotic encounters.

[ SKILLS ]
 + Dance | Gene attended dance classes in school, which has turned out to be surprisingly comparable to the acrobatics found in gymnastics and martial arts.
 + Video | The long hours sunk into SunshowerLive have given him an edge handling tech commonly used for editing, recording, communicating, and coding.
 + Music | Gene was trained in three instruments; bass, guitar, and drums, and created a few of his own songs on his internet platform.
 + Archer | Recently he learned to use a bow and arrow at a convention abroad, and now continues to practice - totally recreationally.

[ EQUIPMENT ]
 + Booster Boots | Gene's hero suit comes with a pair of sleek boots with slight heels to them. They contain a propulsion system powered and controlled by his own heat energy.
 + Immolation Mesh | The suit is covered by a thin fabric mesh that is highly flammable and can be triggered to ignite on command, giving him a fresh source of heat to siphon.

[ Heatsink ]

[ Harmse Family ]

[ "They joined a cult, do I even need to say anything?" ]
[ Matthys Harmse has practically vanished from Gene's life, despite having each other's number and address. He has a lot of mixed feelings about his father, the whole cult thing is the least of the factors making up their estrangement. He's most upset the man just... let him go. Hope Harmse is an entirely different obstacle; she works as a personal assistant in H.E.R.O. and has strong opinions about heroes and how her son should be one. His disinterest in the profession is entirely her fault, and she hasn't been easy to deal with during the early, messy days of his childhood, but at least she's still around. After his accident they've become closer, and though he'd never admit it, maybe she was right about the hero thing. ]

[ Render ]

[ "Very nice. Bit of a godsend at the moment actually." ]
[ Gene knew Nilin in high school. They were both kids with superhuman powers that didn't go to the Academy, and he remembers her as being kind and confident. They've recently reconnected through text and Gene hopes he'll finally have someone on his side when he joins her at H.E.R.O.. No pressure, but he's kind of pulling a Leia here - "Help me, Nilin Hong. You're my only hope that this doesn't end in tears." ]

[ Starbright ]

[ "Great. No, really, just great. Ugh." ]
[ Contacting Starbright in a desperate bid not to be completely fresh and useless at his mother's mercy in H.E.R.O., Gene had hoped the Foundation would be helpful. In many ways, they have been, but being so new with a less than impressive power... Well, he's certainly learned how out of his depth he is, and if Starbright continues to be so aloof and shallow about his new career then Gene's screwed. ]

[ Dawnbreaker ]

[ "Unbelievable." ]
[ Lucas Vandermon is an entitled little rich boy that has gotten everything he wanted out of life and Gene hates his guts. He didn't want to be a hero, and now his primary role model at the Foundation is the antithesis of all his hopes and dreams. Lucas has all the advantages Gene denied himself; he's pursuing his dream, he went to the Academy, he's extroverted and popular, and he even has a better power. Gene isn't sure if he's green with disgust or envy at this point. He's trying not to think about it. ]
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Carmilla

"People who think of licking knives as a villainous trope just haven't cut a cake before."

[  NAME  ]
Regina Moretti

[  HERO IDENTITY  ]
Carmilla

[  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ]
Bloody Mary, Satan, The Snake of Savior Island, Literally Pandora But Worse

[  AGE  ]
'25'

[ GENDER ]
Female

[ AFFILIATION ]
HERO

[  APPEARANCE  ]
Despite her healthy height (5’7) and weight (132 lbs), there is an unmistakable sickliness that clings onto Regina Moretti. The smell of disinfectant clings to her pale skin, reminiscent of hospital rooms and taxidermist’ offices, and her hair matches that same deathliness, a dull green that draws in images of untended gardens and weeds crawling over corpses. It’s a disposition that Regina leans into with almost child-like glee, her posture contorted in such ways that she’s never truly sitting or standing upright, her limbs and joints rolling about languidly. She lounges as often as she can, more than comfortable with resting her slim legs upon whatever object serves as the most convenient, rather than the most practical, footrest. But despite this physical slothfulness, this inability to act in any way that shows respect for those in her company, her eyes, gray and lightless, retain an unkind alertness, as if seeking to peel the skin and meat off whatever catches her interest. As if the world existed for her to dissect. As if the lives she held in her hands were naught more than toys.

Those that meet her for the first, the fifth, the fiftieth time would conclude, on an instinctual level, that Regina Moretti was evil.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]
To be a doctor, you need knowledge and empathy. How else would you be able to guide an ailing patient through the conversational steps necessary to accept the diagnosis of their symptoms?

To be a surgeon, you need self-control and stoutheartedness. How else would you be able to guide your subordinates through the bloody affair of carving apart a human while they still lived and breathed?

And to be as such in aeromedical services? You needed all that, as well as the disposition to act swiftly and without hesitation, the ability to improvise where necessary, the capacity to hold every life as sacred, and the understanding that the loss of such lives does not stain your own soul.

Regina Moretti possesses such qualities. Regina Moretti is no longer any of these.

Living beings fascinate her with their uniformity and their diversity, in a world where a single mutation could spawn an entirely different genetic line. She obsesses over such things, every interesting individual a new toy to yearn for, a new doll to dress up or take apart. Only through her self-control does she restrain herself from crossing the line from research to sadism, from what’s an acceptable illegality to what’s a blasphemous taboo, but those boundaries become more and more unclear for Regina as decades roll away. And despite existing within the liminal space of an asset and a threat, she continues to act without hesitation, without care for the judgement of peers, of society, of governance. For Regina possesses a terrifying amount of self-belief, and that belief affirms the righteousness of her goal: humanity’s survival, in a world where any one person can trigger the planet’s demise.

Perhaps that is why, even as she gathers more and more knowledge, more and more degrees, Regina Moretti kept only one with her when she moved to Castleburg: her Doctor’s of Medicine.

And that is also why, unlicensed as she is, if anyone approached her with a desire to live at any cost, Regina will fulfill that desire of theirs, by any means necessary.

…

With such an overpowering mindset, it’s hard to believe she’s human.

With such an overpowering mindset, perhaps she could only be human.

[ BIO ]
Looking back, Regina believes that her life was colorless until age 21, with her fingers jammed inside someone’s chest as she squeezed their ventricle together in a desperate bid to keep them from bleeding out. If she closed her eyes, she could still smell the iron that coated her tongue, could still feel the shudder of their heart against her nails, could see the dazed fear clouding their eyes, and the gratitude that sparkled in those eyes five days after, when she came in to change their bedpan.

That, beyond the aspirations of her parents, the comfort of her childhood, the encouragement of her teachers, and the optimism of the Golden Age, was the defining moment of Regina’s life.

Four years for a Bachelor’s in biology. Another four years in med school. Finished those exams too. Then residency training for another five years, fellowship for two. By the time she was a surgeon, slicing through skin and fat, cracking open bones and pulling together muscle, Regina was 35 years old and wondering if she had seen all that there was to see. Was something so complex as a human being naught more than a puppet of muscle and bone, cartilage and fat? 

Calling it a sabbatical, she worked for Doctors Without Borders, and yet increasing the amount of misery and danger she encountered did not increase the value she saw in her work.

Seeking more demanding work, she applied for and became a physician for aeromedical operations, and yet pursuing longer work hours, more unstable environments did not make her brain buzz any more than normal.

What about other areas of medicine? Virology? Psychology? Physiology? Cancer research?

Desperate, oh so desperate, to capture the purpose of her youth. And yet, still, it all felt so myopic.

…

2035.

Coldwater exploded, opening a Pandora’s Box worth of S and A-rank villains upon the world. Heroes around the globe joined, granted the license to kill with prejudice. Casualties on both sides were immense, and it was only by the mercy of foresight that no cities were turned to dust in the aftermath. Whoever survived the hellscape of battle in a nuclear wasteland, however, succumbed to radiation sickness instead. And Regina, at 61 years of age, multiple accolades to her name and no spouse or children to inherit her fortune, had a front-row seat to the tragic aftermath.

A speedster, skin flayed off by infinitesimally small particles of glass. A strongman, organs turned to purple goop by a virus that didn’t exist until now. A mutant, his mutations lost in flame and his humanity naught more but a charred shadow. A Cyrokinetic, 60% of their body cancerous and the rest unrecognizable, left to die miserably, anonymously.

Regina had seen her fair share of war. Regina had seen her fair share of personal tragedy.

This did not shake her.

This reminded her.

This had happened 42 years ago.

“Hah.”

For how much longer did humans have, if children could be granted the power to wipe out cities on a whim? For how much longer did humans have, if animals could spontaneously generate entirely new species that possessed the power to wipe out armies? How many times did humanity luck out, having the heroes of the past choose to be heroes and not villains? How did she become so focused on humanity as individuals?

The purpose of her youth returned, tempered by decades of professional experience, and sharpened by the selfishness of old age.

And why, why oh why oh why had she anchored herself so firmly to merely relying on the medical knowledge of her peers?

Regina Moretti disinfected her scalpel, gazed upon the rows of dead and dying, and smiled the first smile that felt truly genuine. Most of them were beyond saving, but their deaths would improve her craft, would serve as the foundations of what would save their peers, their progeny. An unacceptable loss, but one that had value despite the fact.

Honed edge touched withered flesh, and the ichor of the gods spilled.

…

Regina Moretti is dead. She died at the age of 66, and the entirety of her assets transferred to the daughter no one knew she had.

Regina Moretti is the daughter of Regina Moretti. She was birthed out of wedlock and inherited her mother’s name out of respect for her acts of good.

Regina Moretti is under government scrutiny. She was responsible for developing Project DOUBLESTACK, before practical considerations caused it to be shelved in favor of militarized automation.

Regina Moretti is a collector of Leftovers. She earned the ire of the Leftover Ethics League for her undisguised beliefs that such creatures have less rights than normal animals.

Regina Moretti is evil.

Regina Moretti is HERO’s.

Why?

Because it’s practical.

|  MISCELLANEOUS  |
Regina Moretti funds multiple scholarships, with names as bland as ‘Moretti Scholarship #1’ and ‘Moretti Scholarship #2’. The money involved is real though, enough to pay for a domestic student’s tuition all the way up to their Masters…but the application format is irritatingly vague.

Regina Moretti, though unlicensed, is invited still to give guest lectures at conferences and universities. She rejects most of them, but for the ones that do get her attention…well, they usually turn out to be memorable.

Outside of her heroic obligations, Regina Moretti will heal someone free of monetary charge if they do not have any other options available. In exchange, these people sign a contract of confidentiality that, if breached, will have…unfortunate consequences.

In lieu of having children, Regina Moretti helps out at the Hero Leftover Zoological Gardens when she she’s feeling particularly lonesome. She doesn’t have any particular love for monsters…but they are fun to pick apart.

Regina is, was, and will always be a voracious reader, having always enjoyed a study room filled to the brim with textbooks. After the conversion of her entire personal collection into a set of PDFs kept in a reading tablet though, that room…has been closed for renovations.

[ RANKING ]
C (Pending Review)

[ POWERS ]
God’s Blood
Once understood as a run-of-the-mill regeneration ability, God’s Blood is a power that allows Regina to convert her blood into organic matter, which then persists as such organic matter until she wills it to return to its original form. While she must be physically present for the conversion of blood into other organic matter, the reversal of that transformation can be done at any range. With the passage of time, cells that are made from God’s Blood would be eventually replaced by natural cells, but Regina still recommends that people be ‘properly’ healed after her initial treatment, in case the effects of God’s Blood expire with her death as well. Practically speaking, government officials would recommend the same. No need to give that snake bitch more hostages than absolutely necessary.

While the most common usage of God’s Blood is using it to heal, in which through the conversion of her blood Regina is able to go as far as to remake functioning organs and limbs for others, including parts of their brain, the categorization of ‘organic matter’ is a wide one, giving access to a variety of poisons and medicines that her blood can be converted to as well. Regina’s studies in animal and Leftover biology has, over the course of years, improved that particular aspect of her power’s range quite a bit, granting her more than just a little flexibility in combat scenarios as well.

Such transformations are pedestrian, however, compared to her true fascination and passion with God’s Blood: gene modification and induced mutation. Her Leftovers (lobotomized beforehand, of course) are her primary experiments in enhancing and testing the limits of the ‘natural’ form, while she applies the most stable of experiments onto herself, rewriting her genetic sequence with her blood and shedding her old form like a snake molts its scales. And if she perfected this…

…well, wouldn’t it be grand if even the flimsiest of her heroic peers could get the body of an Adonis without all of the effort involved?
Regina Moretti is 25 years old.

Regina Moretti sounds like an angel. A rotten one.

Regina Moretti possesses a slim figure that belies her strength, speed, and durability.

Regina Moretti has 20/20 vision and a discerning sense of taste.

Regina Moretti can photosynthesize, but really only uses it as a substitute for candy.

Regina Moretti produces blood thrice as quickly and efficiently as a normal human.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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4/10. Brute strength is surprisingly applicable in a variety of scenarios. Regina limits herself here though, to preserve her form.

[ AGILITY ]
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5/10. Regina has always found the silhouettes of top-ranking runners and lightweight martial artists beautiful. It matches the form she sculpted for herself as well, so it was an easy match.

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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8/10. Talent, backed by hard work and drive, honed by experience and higher institutions, had made Regina one of the most well-known surgeons in the world back when she restricted herself to human techniques. God’s Blood would not be what it is without her intimate knowledge of the deck of cards that was the human body. And now, she’s begun turning that intelligence of hers onto other subjects.

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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3/10. While there are ways to cause property damage through creative usage of God’s Blood, Regina, isolated, can only do an amount of damage equal to that of a superior human specimen.

[ LETHALITY ]
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6/10. Anything that can be put down through biological means can be killed by her. But Regina won’t let any of them die.

[ ENDURANCE ]
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3/10. Even the toughest human body is still surprisingly fragile. This is currently one of the more annoying problems that Regina’s facing. Do you really need human skin to be considered human?

[ EFFICACY ]
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7/10. Near-instantaneous blood conversions for healing and poisoning, combined with the ability to induce mutations that increases the amount of blood generated makes for a much less limiting situation than what one would think. Coupled with the fact that she can use bags of her blood, and there’s rarely a situation where Regina wouldn’t be able to access her ability.

[ SKILLS ]
While there’s a sense that her studies as a doctor have become pointless now that her finesse with her power has expanded to the extent it currently has, doubly so when a good portion of her heroic peers possess tough bodies or self-regenerating capabilities, it's still good to save blood where she can. Why use a sledgehammer, when a rubber mallet would do?

She’s fairly comfortable piloting aircraft, from small bush planes to helicopters. No commercial plane experience means that Regina would probably still have to go parachuting if onboard a Boeing with a dead crew though.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a surprisingly cerebral grappling art, is something she’s dabbled a decade of her existence in, to get some level of close quarters combat skill. She has a gun though, one that she's relatively good at shooting with, so it’s rare that it’s ever come to that.

Regina fancies herself a good cook. All her dishes feel a bit too healthy though.

[ EQUIPMENT ]
A gun, modified to shoot hypodermic darts filled with her blood.

A backpack, containing medical equipment that’s constantly adjusted and replaced.

Four to eight 500ml bags of miscellaneous organic matter, to be reconverted to blood when necessary.

A flashlight, a tin can of gum drops, her smartphone, and a sharp knife.

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Carmilla

"People who think of licking knives as a villainous trope just haven't cut a cake before."

[  NAME  ]
Regina Moretti

[  HERO IDENTITY  ]
Carmilla

[  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ]
Bloody Mary, Satan, The Snake of Savior Island, Literally Pandora But Worse

[  AGE  ]
'25'

[ GENDER ]
Female

[ AFFILIATION ]
HERO

[  APPEARANCE  ]
Despite her healthy height (5’7) and weight (132 lbs), there is an unmistakable sickliness that clings onto Regina Moretti. The smell of disinfectant clings to her pale skin, reminiscent of hospital rooms and taxidermist’ offices, and her hair matches that same deathliness, a dull green that draws in images of untended gardens and weeds crawling over corpses. It’s a disposition that Regina leans into with almost child-like glee, her posture contorted in such ways that she’s never truly sitting or standing upright, her limbs and joints rolling about languidly. She lounges as often as she can, more than comfortable with resting her slim legs upon whatever object serves as the most convenient, rather than the most practical, footrest. But despite this physical slothfulness, this inability to act in any way that shows respect for those in her company, her eyes, gray and lightless, retain an unkind alertness, as if seeking to peel the skin and meat off whatever catches her interest. As if the world existed for her to dissect. As if the lives she held in her hands were naught more than toys.

Those that meet her for the first, the fifth, the fiftieth time would conclude, on an instinctual level, that Regina Moretti was evil.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]
To be a doctor, you need knowledge and empathy. How else would you be able to guide an ailing patient through the conversational steps necessary to accept the diagnosis of their symptoms?

To be a surgeon, you need self-control and stoutheartedness. How else would you be able to guide your subordinates through the bloody affair of carving apart a human while they still lived and breathed?

And to be as such in aeromedical services? You needed all that, as well as the disposition to act swiftly and without hesitation, the ability to improvise where necessary, the capacity to hold every life as sacred, and the understanding that the loss of such lives does not stain your own soul.

Regina Moretti possesses such qualities. Regina Moretti is no longer any of these.

Living beings fascinate her with their uniformity and their diversity, in a world where a single mutation could spawn an entirely different genetic line. She obsesses over such things, every interesting individual a new toy to yearn for, a new doll to dress up or take apart. Only through her self-control does she restrain herself from crossing the line from research to sadism, from what’s an acceptable illegality to what’s a blasphemous taboo, but those boundaries become more and more unclear for Regina as decades roll away. And despite existing within the liminal space of an asset and a threat, she continues to act without hesitation, without care for the judgement of peers, of society, of governance. For Regina possesses a terrifying amount of self-belief, and that belief affirms the righteousness of her goal: humanity’s survival, in a world where any one person can trigger the planet’s demise.

Perhaps that is why, even as she gathers more and more knowledge, more and more degrees, Regina Moretti kept only one with her when she moved to Castleburg: her Doctor’s of Medicine.

And that is also why, unlicensed as she is, if anyone approached her with a desire to live at any cost, Regina will fulfill that desire of theirs, by any means necessary.

…

With such an overpowering mindset, it’s hard to believe she’s human.

With such an overpowering mindset, perhaps she could only be human.

[ BIO ]
Looking back, Regina believes that her life was colorless until age 21, with her fingers jammed inside someone’s chest as she squeezed their ventricle together in a desperate bid to keep them from bleeding out. If she closed her eyes, she could still smell the iron that coated her tongue, could still feel the shudder of their heart against her nails, could see the dazed fear clouding their eyes, and the gratitude that sparkled in those eyes five days after, when she came in to change their bedpan.

That, beyond the aspirations of her parents, the comfort of her childhood, the encouragement of her teachers, and the optimism of the Golden Age, was the defining moment of Regina’s life.

Four years for a Bachelor’s in biology. Another four years in med school. Finished those exams too. Then residency training for another five years, fellowship for two. By the time she was a surgeon, slicing through skin and fat, cracking open bones and pulling together muscle, Regina was 35 years old and wondering if she had seen all that there was to see. Was something so complex as a human being naught more than a puppet of muscle and bone, cartilage and fat? 

Calling it a sabbatical, she worked for Doctors Without Borders, and yet increasing the amount of misery and danger she encountered did not increase the value she saw in her work.

Seeking more demanding work, she applied for and became a physician for aeromedical operations, and yet pursuing longer work hours, more unstable environments did not make her brain buzz any more than normal.

What about other areas of medicine? Virology? Psychology? Physiology? Cancer research?

Desperate, oh so desperate, to capture the purpose of her youth. And yet, still, it all felt so myopic.

…

2035.

Coldwater exploded, opening a Pandora’s Box worth of S and A-rank villains upon the world. Heroes around the globe joined, granted the license to kill with prejudice. Casualties on both sides were immense, and it was only by the mercy of foresight that no cities were turned to dust in the aftermath. Whoever survived the hellscape of battle in a nuclear wasteland, however, succumbed to radiation sickness instead. And Regina, at 61 years of age, multiple accolades to her name and no spouse or children to inherit her fortune, had a front-row seat to the tragic aftermath.

A speedster, skin flayed off by infinitesimally small particles of glass. A strongman, organs turned to purple goop by a virus that didn’t exist until now. A mutant, his mutations lost in flame and his humanity naught more but a charred shadow. A Cyrokinetic, 60% of their body cancerous and the rest unrecognizable, left to die miserably, anonymously.

Regina had seen her fair share of war. Regina had seen her fair share of personal tragedy.

This did not shake her.

This reminded her.

This had happened 42 years ago.

“Hah.”

For how much longer did humans have, if children could be granted the power to wipe out cities on a whim? For how much longer did humans have, if animals could spontaneously generate entirely new species that possessed the power to wipe out armies? How many times did humanity luck out, having the heroes of the past choose to be heroes and not villains? How did she become so focused on humanity as individuals?

The purpose of her youth returned, tempered by decades of professional experience, and sharpened by the selfishness of old age.

And why, why oh why oh why had she anchored herself so firmly to merely relying on the medical knowledge of her peers?

Regina Moretti disinfected her scalpel, gazed upon the rows of dead and dying, and smiled the first smile that felt truly genuine. Most of them were beyond saving, but their deaths would improve her craft, would serve as the foundations of what would save their peers, their progeny. An unacceptable loss, but one that had value despite the fact.

Honed edge touched withered flesh, and the ichor of the gods spilled.

…

Regina Moretti is dead. She died at the age of 66, and the entirety of her assets transferred to the daughter no one knew she had.

Regina Moretti is the daughter of Regina Moretti. She was birthed out of wedlock and inherited her mother’s name out of respect for her acts of good.

Regina Moretti is under government scrutiny. She was responsible for developing Project DOUBLESTACK, before practical considerations caused it to be shelved in favor of militarized automation.

Regina Moretti is a collector of Leftovers. She earned the ire of the Leftover Ethics League for her undisguised beliefs that such creatures have less rights than normal animals.

Regina Moretti is evil.

Regina Moretti is HERO’s.

Why?

Because it’s practical.

|  MISCELLANEOUS  |
Regina Moretti funds multiple scholarships, with names as bland as ‘Moretti Scholarship #1’ and ‘Moretti Scholarship #2’. The money involved is real though, enough to pay for a domestic student’s tuition all the way up to their Masters…but the application format is irritatingly vague.

Regina Moretti, though unlicensed, is invited still to give guest lectures at conferences and universities. She rejects most of them, but for the ones that do get her attention…well, they usually turn out to be memorable.

Outside of her heroic obligations, Regina Moretti will heal someone free of monetary charge if they do not have any other options available. In exchange, these people sign a contract of confidentiality that, if breached, will have…unfortunate consequences.

In lieu of having children, Regina Moretti helps out at the Hero Leftover Zoological Gardens when she she’s feeling particularly lonesome. She doesn’t have any particular love for monsters…but they are fun to pick apart.

Regina is, was, and will always be a voracious reader, having always enjoyed a study room filled to the brim with textbooks. After the conversion of her entire personal collection into a set of PDFs kept in a reading tablet though, that room…has been closed for renovations.

[ RANKING ]
C (Pending Review)

[ POWERS ]
God’s Blood
Once understood as a run-of-the-mill regeneration ability, God’s Blood is a power that allows Regina to convert her blood into organic matter, which then persists as such organic matter until she wills it to return to its original form. While she must be physically present for the conversion of blood into other organic matter, the reversal of that transformation can be done at any range. With the passage of time, cells that are made from God’s Blood would be eventually replaced by natural cells, but Regina still recommends that people be ‘properly’ healed after her initial treatment, in case the effects of God’s Blood expire with her death as well. Practically speaking, government officials would recommend the same. No need to give that snake bitch more hostages than absolutely necessary.

While the most common usage of God’s Blood is using it to heal, in which through the conversion of her blood Regina is able to go as far as to remake functioning organs and limbs for others, including parts of their brain, the categorization of ‘organic matter’ is a wide one, giving access to a variety of poisons and medicines that her blood can be converted to as well. Regina’s studies in animal and Leftover biology has, over the course of years, improved that particular aspect of her power’s range quite a bit, granting her more than just a little flexibility in combat scenarios as well.

Such transformations are pedestrian, however, compared to her true fascination and passion with God’s Blood: gene modification and induced mutation. Her Leftovers (lobotomized beforehand, of course) are her primary experiments in enhancing and testing the limits of the ‘natural’ form, while she applies the most stable of experiments onto herself, rewriting her genetic sequence with her blood and shedding her old form like a snake molts its scales. And if she perfected this…

…well, wouldn’t it be grand if even the flimsiest of her heroic peers could get the body of an Adonis without all of the effort involved?
Regina Moretti is 25 years old.

Regina Moretti sounds like an angel. A rotten one.

Regina Moretti possesses a slim figure that belies her strength, speed, and durability.

Regina Moretti has 20/20 vision and a discerning sense of taste.

Regina Moretti can photosynthesize, but really only uses it as a substitute for candy.

Regina Moretti produces blood thrice as quickly and efficiently as a normal human.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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4/10. Brute strength is surprisingly applicable in a variety of scenarios. Regina limits herself here though, to preserve her form.

[ AGILITY ]
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5/10. Regina has always found the silhouettes of top-ranking runners and lightweight martial artists beautiful. It matches the form she sculpted for herself as well, so it was an easy match.

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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8/10. Talent, backed by hard work and drive, honed by experience and higher institutions, had made Regina one of the most well-known surgeons in the world back when she restricted herself to human techniques. God’s Blood would not be what it is without her intimate knowledge of the deck of cards that was the human body. And now, she’s begun turning that intelligence of hers onto other subjects.

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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3/10. While there are ways to cause property damage through creative usage of God’s Blood, Regina, isolated, can only do an amount of damage equal to that of a superior human specimen.

[ LETHALITY ]
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6/10. Anything that can be put down through biological means can be killed by her. But Regina won’t let any of them die.

[ ENDURANCE ]
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3/10. Even the toughest human body is still surprisingly fragile. This is currently one of the more annoying problems that Regina’s facing. Do you really need human skin to be considered human?

[ EFFICACY ]
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7/10. Near-instantaneous blood conversions for healing and poisoning, combined with the ability to induce mutations that increases the amount of blood generated makes for a much less limiting situation than what one would think. Coupled with the fact that she can use bags of her blood, and there’s rarely a situation where Regina wouldn’t be able to access her ability.

[ SKILLS ]
While there’s a sense that her studies as a doctor have become pointless now that her finesse with her power has expanded to the extent it currently has, doubly so when a good portion of her heroic peers possess tough bodies or self-regenerating capabilities, it's still good to save blood where she can. Why use a sledgehammer, when a rubber mallet would do?

She’s fairly comfortable piloting aircraft, from small bush planes to helicopters. No commercial plane experience means that Regina would probably still have to go parachuting if onboard a Boeing with a dead crew though.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, a surprisingly cerebral grappling art, is something she’s dabbled a decade of her existence in, to get some level of close quarters combat skill. She has a gun though, one that she's relatively good at shooting with, so it’s rare that it’s ever come to that.

Regina fancies herself a good cook. All her dishes feel a bit too healthy though.

[ EQUIPMENT ]
A gun, modified to shoot hypodermic darts filled with her blood.

A backpack, containing medical equipment that’s constantly adjusted and replaced.

Four to eight 500ml bags of miscellaneous organic matter, to be reconverted to blood when necessary.

A flashlight, a tin can of gum drops, her smartphone, and a sharp knife.
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Really enjoy the concept. She's scary! Accepted, go ahead and post in the character tab.

(P.S: no more ageless characters after this one. three is enough)

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At least they're all unique in how they're ageless~

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Pig

"Can I have a Number Two and a large soda?"

[  NAME  ]
Pig

[  HERO IDENTITY  ]
Pig

[  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ]
N/A

[  AGE  ]
114

[ GENDER ]
Male

[ AFFILIATION ]
Part-Time HERO | Owner of a Soup Kitchen and a Homeless Shelter | CEO (and sole worker) of the Hog’s Food-Garbage Disposal Company

[  APPEARANCE  ]
Pig is extremely disfigured, both on the face and body. This is mainly due to his twenty-six years of service in the Angolan Civil War. Remnants of bullets, shrapnel, burn, and plenty of other wounds dot his body. For all intent and purposes, without offense to him, Pig is very-very repugnant as his body is more referred to as a monster than human. Likewise, he does not hide behind a fancy suit or attire. He only dons a butcher apron while on his HERO duties. Aside from his body, Pig has a pig head for his uhm..head - a literal pig head. Like his body, it is also quite disfigured beyond recognition.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]
Pig is a very troubled individual. He eats, not only to sustain his powers, but also as a mechanism to cope with his PTSD and other mental faculties. He enjoys junk food and rotten foods most often as his choice. The man is also lonely, living all by himself without no one else. He simply just feels empty so-to-speak. Elsewise, Pig happens to be very caring to others, more so than to himself. He does this out of his political ideology as a die-hard communist. He sees humans, anyone or thing, to be deserving of respect and basic decency. The world is an extremely cruel place and Pig seeks to make it somewhat less cruel - even if he cares little for himself personally. The man is also very violent when it comes to dealing with problematic people. The most direct method is that of murder - a simple and quick way to deal with people that Pig sees as “issues.” Pig is quite the person - having an eating disorder, PTSD, caring, a communist, and also very violent. As for his ideals, that is another topic for another day. He also has the habit of eating criminals.

[ BIO ]
”The man is extremely reluctant to give us any information on his past life. From our own independent research and what few pieces of backstory we have - we were able to construct a short summary on the individual known as Pig. And no, there is no other name for him - that is in fact his only name that we could have found referring to the individual interviewed. Now, we shall speak upon his origins. The individual was born in Angola during its time of being a Portuguese colony, nineteen-fifty-one. For one reason or another, we cannot find a definite reason why, the man was born with a pig’s head. He lived his early childhood in a small town in northern Angola, working as a farmhand. He never received any form of education either. Aside from those details, we cannot find anything else during his childhood to early teens. The only part of his life that we have a better focus on is at the start of the Angolan Civil War - where we found plenty of evidence from his involvement in the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola. 

Aged twenty-five, Pig was a part of the fifteenth infantry division, second company. From what we know of diaries and collected military documents, we found out that Pig was quite happy to be in his unit. His fellow soldiers found Pig to be a very useful soldier due to his abilities. On multiple occasions, many soldiers praised Pig for his sheer grit and determination - having saved soldiers from the grips of artillery barrages and intense combat. For his combat record, it is quite long. Pig is involved in multiple operations and campaigns all over Angola that range from conventional campaigns to anti-guerilla operations. During the nineteen-seventies, Pig was reportedly seen in the Shaba invasions and then Daniel Chipenda's Eastern Revolt on the side of the central MPLA government. During the nineteen-eighties, Pig was confirmed to be in operation against South African forces in the Cunene Province and then in Cunene and Cuando-Cubango as the South African military did a full-scale invasion. His combat record did not stop until two-thousand two - where he left the military and became a farmhand for the next ten years.

Seeking better opportunities, he went to the U.S in two-thousand twelve. Sadly, he did not fare so well either. We have reported that he often went homeless and stayed at shelters. We have also rejected Pig as well from joining HERO many times during the early two-thousands. Of course, that was the old administration. The only break that Pig got was forming his own food-garbage disposal company as the sole CEO and worker. For the next fifty-one years, he quite literally supported himself on that business. He also opened a soup kitchen and permanent homeless shelter. And here we are today. He still owns his business, the soup kitchen, and homeless shelter - but he also has been accepted as a part-time worker for HERO as I have accepted his application.”

|  MISCELLANEOUS  |
N/A

[ RANKING ]
D-

[ POWERS ]
Pig has one ability and that is to sustain ungodly amounts of damage. There is a reason why Pig is still alive and old. For one reason or another, Pig’s body is highly resistant to the issues of aging. That does not mean that he looks young or fresh. His body is not immune to the appearance of old age. Given his age, Pig does look the part of an extremely aged person - rough skin texture, a lot of wrinkles, uneven skin tone, and a whole host of other items associated with aging. Coupled with his disfigured and overweight nature, Pig is not a good-looker. He is hideous. 

Back to the topic, Pig has the ability to take a beating and continue as if nothing has happened to him. He survived bullets, close-ranged artillery shells, burned alive, and whatever else you can throw at him. A sustained flow of heavy firepower will be needed to place the Pig down.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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Pig only has above average strength.

[ AGILITY ]
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Pig is not the one to really be all that agile. Do not expect him to do anything better than do a basic jump.

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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Pig is not a smart man in terms of academia. He only knows how to read, write, and do some basic math in relation to his business. But that does not mean that Pig is stupid emotionally or in the field of common sense. 

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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Pig has no ability to cause large-scale destruction on his own.

[ LETHALITY ]
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Aside from his ability to not die so easily, Pig has nothing else to really be that much of a danger to anyone. This is why Pig relies on guns to kill.

[ ENDURANCE ]
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As said, Pig is extremely durable. He survived bullets, close-ranged artillery shells, burned alive, and whatever else you can throw at him. A steady stream of heavy firepower is needed to place a threat to Pig.

[ EFFICACY ]
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Pig only needs to eat 2,000 lbs of any kind of food per day. Often, he needs extremely high caloric foods like junk food to sustain his ability. Aside from that, he needs nothing more than a lot of junk food or rotten pieces of food.

[ SKILLS ]
A damn good cook

[ EQUIPMENT ]
A butcher apron and a M60

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Ariel

"Don't forget to wear your jacket!

[  NAME  ]
Ariel

[  HERO IDENTITY  ]
Model-Two

[  NICKNAME/ALIAS  ]
N/A

[  AGE  ]
25

[ GENDER ]
Female

[ AFFILIATION ]
HERO (Full-Time)

[  APPEARANCE  ]
Ariel, also known as Model-Two to the media or likewise, is a dashing figure, so to speak. Right off the bat, Model-Two is not all that human from the outside. Anyone can easily mistake her for a robot or android of sorts. Of course, Model-Two is actually a cyborg (with a very high ratio of metal to flesh). The orange mesh is the most identifiable piece of the body, sticking out like a sore thumb - and no - it does not glow in the dark. Aside from that, others would also note the various black-metal supports on the legs and arms and elsewhere on the body. Last is the head, where the helmet-face display is at, along with the big ol’ antennas. Overall, the body is of very sleek-manufacturing with plenty of style added to it for visuals.

[ PERSONALITY TRAITS ]
Ariel’s behavior is very mother-like - ensuring that anyone around is comfortable and sound. If there are any accommodations that a person needs then Model-Two would not mind going the extra step to provide. Likewise, Ariel is greatly disturbed by the suffering of known friends and significant others, especially her children. Model-Two will not hesitate in trying to comfort those in need. Given these traits, it is no wonder why Ariel is quite known for her kindness and care. On top of that, Ariel is also protective of others - more so when they are in danger of any kind. Another trait similar is her selflessness, willing lookout for the needs of others. In the end, Ariel wants to see the best out of people - to see people grow and be the best versions of themselves. She wants people to be happy.

[ BIO ]
Ariel’s public record is very limited with much of her background kept to herself. Things get more complex as Ariel is not the original name, and that Ariel was not born as a cyborg - surprising, I know. Formerly known as Alex Johnson, the boy had unique properties of being able to numb the whole body with a single touch - a gift from his parent’s HERO gene. Like his parents, Alex wanted to be a surgeon. Luckily for the boy, everything was taken care of. After all, the boy’s parents were extremely rich for their occupation of being surgeons. Life was good and nothing of major note would happen for quite some time. Of course, a lot of things did happen but it was of the mundane - school, romantic relationships, tests, studying, having friends, break-ups, drama, and likewise. So..what did happened? How did Alex turn from flesh to metal? That’s a good question and the answer to that was an explosion - a freak accident. A safety violation turned volatile - shredding Alex’s body and removing his legs for good. The only saving grace was the premium healthcare that offered rapid transport to a hospital in case of an accident - paid by his parents. Once stabilized, the bad news was given - Alex did not have much time to live due to the damages sustained. 

Unable to accept that fate, Alex’s parents called upon old shady connections to get Alex a second chance at life. And from there, Alex was indeed given a second chance. Albeit, a debt was placed upon the parents. All vital organs (and anything else not wholly damaged like his arms), including the brain, of the 19-year-old, were transplanted into a basic model. The operation was a success. For the next year, Alex went back to medical school. Sadly, life would not be so simple again. At the turn of Alex's 20th birthday and the birth of two kids by his parents, mother and father were killed out of the blue while Alex was away. Devastated, Alex had no idea what to do. Only the cries of the siblings brought Alex to sense, forcing the young adult to take care of them. 

Alex needed money fast - to pay off his debts and to support the kids. Medical school would take another few years to finish, and thus Alex opted to find a job to get cash quickly. Alex found a job at HERO as a general nurse assistant. It was at that job that Alex started to call himself Ariel and change the pronouns from “he” to “her” - also modifying the voice modulator to female (later on, the legal name change would happen). Even with the life insurance, the money dried up. Worse, police didn’t find much headway into the murder case. By the end of it, things were looking quite bad.

Ariel retained the job but had to move to an apartment. The new routine was extremely busy - wake up, create breakfast for herself and kids, drop off the kids to school, go to work at the local HERO clinic, pick up the kids from school, go-to late-night classes, and a whole host of other items. Rinse and repeat for a few years. Plus, she also has all the expenditures to deal with.

Looking for better opportunities, Ariel applied for a full-time job as a hero at HERO. At first, HERO was very skeptical. But Ariel did provide enough medical evidence and used her time spent as a nurse for HERO as good leverage to prove that she is still human, instead of some robot. Of course, Ariel could not use her aging model and needed a wholly new body. But money was tight and thus Ariel had to sell off the last reminding heirlooms to afford a brand new model - the Horizon Model-2. With everything set, Ariel journeys to her first year of being a full-time HERO.

|  MISCELLANEOUS  |
N/A

[ RANKING ]
D-

[ POWERS ]
Ariel only has one innate power and that is her ability to numb anyone’s whole body with a single touch as she wills it. For the severity of the numbness, it is total. Once numbed, you cannot feel a single thing - no panic, no nothing. And in truth, that is her literal only power.

[ PHYSICAL STRENGTH ]
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Ariel only has above-average strength.

[ AGILITY ]
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Ariel’s frame allows for a decent range of motion and flexibility - equivalent to a middling light-weight boxer. 

[ INTELLIGENCE ]
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Ariel’s medical knowledge is vast, given her background in medical schooling and experience on the field as a battlefield medic. Ariel is very capable of doing on-field surgery - righto on the spot of the injured. 

[ DESTRUCTIVENESS ]
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Ariel has no ability to cause large-scale destruction on her own - forced to use blades and guns for attacking. 

[ LETHALITY ]
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Bullets and blades are the only real option for Ariel with no form of high-lethal powers given to her. 

[ ENDURANCE ]
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Ariel’s body is surprisingly durable with the various support and reinforcement on the body. Of course, sustained combat will nevertheless cause damage and thus slowly wear down Ariel’s body. 

[ EFFICACY ]
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Ariel has full control over who she wants to numb or not. 

[ SKILLS ]
Covered in Powers

[ EQUIPMENT ]
Nothing out of the ordinary for her job

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