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"If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet." - John F. Kennedy ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A MARVEL AND DC COMICS ROLEPLAY ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

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T H E S T O R Y S O F A R:

As with most things, it all began with an attempt to grab untold power. In the case of World War II, while most believe that the largest conflict was driven by the maniacal desires of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime, the truth was carefully hidden by the world's governments in an attempt to control the outcome of the war. It was Johann Schmidt, better known as The Red Skull, that sought to control the fates of entire galaxies for himself, unwilling to remain limited to the confines of his own time. And with the once mythical Spear Of Destiny just a breath away from his grasp, thanks to the machinations of time-traveler and HYDRA loyalist Per Degaton, Schmidt almost succeeded in bending the universe to his will for all time. But there came a force unlike any before it, united in their combined will to see freedom prevail over the Skull's threat of enacting an eternal cruelty. Led by Captain America, who was once the feeble patriot Steve Rogers, a group of costumed adventurers - with a roster bolstering such heroes as The Flash, The Sub-Mariner, Hourman, Black Marvel, Green Lantern and The Human Torch, among others - eventually defeated the fearsome might of HYDRA and sent The Red Skull fleeing across Europe. While a climactic battle between Rogers and Schmidt would see both men seemingly lose their lives over the arctic, the champions of virtue that Rogers had inspired eventually returned to the United States and formally began The Justice Society Of America. But the US government had other plans for these supposed "super-humans". Under orders from President Roosevelt, the Strategic Science Reserve - later becoming the espionage organization S.H.I.E.L.D - would begin a series of lengthy and highly classified investigations into the members of the JSA. Discovering that some of their amazing powers were infact real, with a number of them being acquired in either freak accidents or happenstance, then-incumbent President Truman ordered that these self-styled vigilantes be brought in for questioning and otherwise contained. Rather than face public scrutiny, as was threatened with a potential inquiry into their abilities and personal identities if they refused to comply, the Justice Society disbanded and their members forcibly retired. For over seventy years afterward, the idea of individuals with superhuman abilities and powers were turned from a prospective source of hope into a horrifyingly effective fear-mongering campaign against the already disenfranchised. Thanks to the efforts of men like Senator Robert Kelly, the evangelical military general William Stryker, and the superhuman hunting organization A.R.G.U.S., paranoia against those with metahuman powers was specifically targeted towards mutants, a sub-set of genetically gifted youths that began to appear as part of a natural state of evolution in those born with the X gene. A few outwardly spoke on behalf of mutant rights, such as Professor Charles Xavier, but their efforts were ignored. And when the mutant terrorist group known as The Brotherhood began to attack humans as a result of worldwide bigotry towards their kind, the argument in favor of their existence was seen as being made irrelevant. In modern times, mutants were relegated to either being hidden within highly secretive families, smuggled into the night by shadowy forces working in coercion with the world's governments, or given asylum on the isolated and hidden island of Genosha. Though conspiracy theorists allege that mutantkind will eventually rise up to try and usurp humans as the primary species, these claims were largely mocked by the media and outright forgotten by the time of another bombshell in the year 2017: the discovery that we are not alone in the universe, as revealed by the arrival of a particular individual in Metropolis. But while vigilantes that would later become known as Superman, The Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and others began to operate in a similar fashion to the JSA before them, even banding together as a group called The Justice League, S.H.I.E.L.D. began to move pawns across their own chessboard within the world of anonymous metahuman heroics. Putting together a strike team under the codename of The Avengers Initiative, Colonel Nick Fury brought together the talents of genius billionaire philanthropist Tony Stark, the supremely powerful Thor Odinson, the highly unstable Bruce Banner, and the scientifically gifted husband and wife team of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne to fight the battles that "we never could". And with the discovery of the miraculously preserved Steve Rogers in the arctic, Fury would ensure that Captain America would take up leadership of The Avengers in a bid to establish them as Earth's Mightiest Heroes. With superhumans becoming a permanent fixture in Earth's culture following The Man Of Steel's debut, the last five years have been quite transformative for society at large. While the efforts of these individuals have saved countless lives, many others have been inspired to fight against them as enemies. In the crosshairs of their escalating battles, humanity has begun to question whether superhumans have a right to operate with impunity - and who could possibly stop them if they should decide to turn against the rest of us.
I N T R O D U C T I O N:

Welcome fans of Marvel, DC and all comics alike. One Universe: Unlimited is a sandbox-based RP that seeks to merge and mix the lore of your favorite characters into one living cohesive world. The idea behind this RP is not to embody our favorite heroes to simply retell iconic stories, but to take these characters and create a shared Earth where iconic superheroes and villains can now co-inhabit. Infact, the goal of the RP is for players to take their favorite characters and re-imagine their histories to tell their own stories. We only ask that the soul of the character remains the same. Players will take the roles of either a hero, villain, or a character that walks both lines and tell stories either alone or in collaboration with other players in order to develop and grow the world.
C O M M U N I C A T I O N:

All official discussions and announcements will happen through the OOC.
R U L E S:

  • All players will be allotted two Character Concepts to be applied for at the player's discretion. This concept may be any character from a mainstream comic book. If applying as a 'Team Concept', a combination roster may be allowed at the scrutiny of the GM Team. Characters originally appearing in Manga or Anime are heavily discouraged because of their incompatibility with western superhero comics. We will judge all properties from outside of the main Marvel and DC Universes on a case-by-case basis provided they fit the themes and tones of the game, but the above limitations are definitive. No Image, Dark Horse, Dynamite or non-DC or Marvel related imprint characters are permitted. .
  • Players can compete for characters if an application for your desired character is posted ahead of yours and has not yet been accepted. To compete for a character, you have a twenty-four-hour window to state your intent to compete. The GM Team will then judge the two competing applications. .
  • In terms of character creation, you are free to overhaul and redesign any canon character from one of the aforementioned publishers. This means you can tell the story of the character how you believe it should be told. However, there is one major limitation, the heart and soul of the character must stay intact. The character should not be changed so much that they're unrecognizable. This means that Batman can't be a cold-blooded killer any more than Spider-Man can be a rich, well-off playboy. Every aspect of the character that isn't a key to their major identity is malleable, this can even include sex and abilities if so desired. .
  • Once accepted, player characters are claimed on a first-come, first-serve basis. If the parent character (i.e. Batman to Robin) hasn’t been claimed, the legacy is just as available. If another player comes along and asks about playing the parent, it’s requested that both players be as accommodating as possible to allow the other to express their vision. It is understandable that sometimes two visions will not mesh, and in this case, we will give the player who came first precedence. If a GM needs to step in as a mediator or an arbiter, we can arrange this in a group PM. .
  • The 'parent character' or 'acting parent characters' have a say in any further legacies being applied for. For instance, if you were playing Spider-Gwen, and another player applied as Ben Reilly, as the established 'parent' character, you are able to voice if the concept compliments your own, or if you would rather the character not be accepted. The GMs will take this into consideration before moving further ahead with any legacy application. .
  • Absolutely no 'OOC' chatter in the In Character Thread. If you have a question or anything to explain there is an Out Of Character Thread provided. You have no excuse to make an 'OOC' comment in the IC and if done it will be heavily frowned upon. If you require a more immediate answer, don't hesitate to directly ask the GM Team or relevant player through PM's. .
  • Writing expectations for this roleplay are at least two (2) well-developed paragraphs as a minimum per post. Three (3) to five (5) paragraph posts, however, would be awesome so long as you're not simply chewing the scenery. Proper spelling and grammar is also expected but small mistakes here and there are understandable. Blatant offenses will be called out. .
  • You are required to post at least once per character within a fourteen (14) day period. There will be a post-check-in, once per week performed by the GMs in order to ensure the IC is moving consistently. Extensions will be given in extenuating circumstances. Please recognize your limitations before joining the RP; if you are unable to post once every ten days, then it's highly likely that you do not have enough time to keep up with the RP. In the event that you do miss the deadline, your character will be listed as 'inactive'. After a further week of inactivity, your character will be expelled, and dealt with as necessary in the IC, whether killed or used as needed and then discarded. This whole process is simply easier if you just let the GM know if you're unable to keep up or simply have lost interest in the RP. If you find yourself in a plot with another player and they disappear, do your best to move on without them and quickly finish the arc to the best of your ability, or ask for the help of a GM. .
  • This is a Character-Driven RP, and as such you are encouraged and expected to take charge of your character's subplots and storylines. There will be a heavy emphasis on collaborative activities and team building as well. The GMs will be leading the RP in the traditional sense with a driving plot and will ensure the RP keeps moving; however, we do want to see you develop your characters and produce your own plots. What we don't want is to see you lock your character out of interaction and focus solely on your character and their 'world'. No one enjoys watching you play with yourself. It's always better to let someone else join in on the fun.
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C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L
S P I D E R - M A N


Peter ParkerFreelance VideographerNew York City, NYThe Daily Bugle
C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:


"I'm glad you remembered the hyphen! Most people leave it out!"

Alright, let's do this one last time... You all know the story. Fifteen-year-old Peter Parker was an ordinary teenager living out of Queens who, during a class field trip, was bitten by a genetically enhanced spider. The spider transferred its characteristics over to him, he tried to cash in on his newfound abilities, his arrogance allowed him to let a thief go unpunished, his Uncle Ben paid the ultimate price and Parker learned that with great power, there must also come great responsibility. Donning a red and blue onesie, fashioning a pair of wrist-mounted shooters, and taking to the skies above New York City, the boy grew to be a man. An Amazing, Spectacular Spider-Man.

Then five years passed. While the web-head has done his best to keep his head above water, juggling a tricky social and professional life with the burden of being an anonymous superhero, he's come out the other side of his High School education with very little to show for it. For every superpowered enemy that Spider-Man's helped to bring to justice, such as Doctor Octopus, The Vulture, and The Rhino, Peter has also failed to protect some of the people he loves most. He wasn't able to save the love of his life's father, George Stacy, from being killed in an altercation between him and Octavious - putting Gwen at odds with Peter's chosen line of profession as the videographer of a man that she believes responsible. His best friend Harry Osborn has been losing a quiet battle with substance abuse, made all the worse by Peter's inability to keep a closer eye on his roommate's habits. And after a series of health scares and general close calls, his beloved Aunt May finally succumbed to her frail state and passed away.

With funeral costs mounting and his job at The Daily Bugle not paying the bills anymore, Peter has been forced to start looking for a more stable position elsewhere. And while being scientifically gifted has brought him great fortune as a crimefighter, having graduated with barely a passing grade due to spotty attendance hasn't exactly given him the best opportunities to show for it. So as Peter Parker languishes in debt, his sophomore year in college at Empire State University, and an inactive social calendar with even less time for a love life, it's all on his exploits as a Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man to keep him sane. Which is hard when, y'know, putting on that costume means that the likelihood of being shot at by lasers and rocket launchers jumps infinitely higher.


C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

Like alot of people, I love Spider-Man. The problem is, most who write him tend to overly romanticize his time as a teenager. While I like that period aswell, the idea of exploring his theme of responsibility when he's at an age where he can actually control most aspects of his life makes more sense to me than seeing him be expected to do everything at fifteen. My hope with this version of the character is that I can take some familiar storylines and go in the opposite direction with them, committing not only to wildly different scenarios than the usual stuff like the Symbiote Saga and his marriage to Mary Jane Watson, neither of which I plan to do, but grow Peter into an entirely different person who's learned to take his life on with a sense of maturity and growth. You can only be struggling to pay your rent and trying to figure out how to stop Mysterio so many times before it becomes your own fault, you know?

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

I'm not gonna go into any specifics, but I'll be approaching each of the classic rogue's gallery on a case-by-case basis regarding whether they have a prior history with Spidey or not. Some have fought him many times, others not at all. Some may even end up being allies rather than enemies, and some allies may end up becoming enemies instead. It's all up in the air and I want that to be what drives my version: the idea that you can't use your knowledge of his comic history to predict what happens.

S A M P L E P O S T:

"Hell yeah!"

The perplexed security guards at the Roxxon Distribution Center in downtown Brooklyn were left only to watch as the mentally ill thief, dressed in a skintight flightsuit that stood out as a bright lime green with an ill-matching helmet and goggles, leaped ahead of them and bolted directly for the large windows overlooking a top floor office. Despite their frantic attempts to stop him from escaping - or at this point, honestly, to just try and keep him from hurting himself - all were horrified to see the thief dive across a large mahogany table and slide his way into a collision with the glass.

The thief merely cackled at the top of his lungs, pulling a cord connected to his torso as he entered freefall. And with that parting image, no doubt was left to indicate the man's level of general stability.

"Score! Wings of freedom, don't fail me now!"

As the team of security guards collectively approached the window with morbid hesitation, they were greeted by the most shocking sight. Not only had the idiot not immediately become a paste upon the pavement far below, but something sprang forth and expanded from out of the visible pack that was strapped to him:

A gigantic hang-glider.

In the immistakable shape of a kite.

"Yolo, bitches! You never had a chance of stopping The Kite Man!"

Giving the entirety of the Roxxon building an extended glimpse of his middle finger, Kite Man firmly grabbed the handlebar of his glider and thrusted himself downward into a steep glide. Picking up a strong wind current, the more-than-satisfied maniac grinned as the massive kite lifted him into the air in a gentle display of finesse and utter bewilderment. New Yorkers from far below began pointing, shouting, and filming him with their phones. For a split second, he considered waving.

Then he remembered that he was still in the midst of a pursuit, and should probably keep focused on getting away before the NYPD showed up to try and shoot him down.

"Damn. Gotta plan things better for your next outing, KM. The adoring public deserves your uninvited attention..."

As he glided through a gap between skyscrapers, Kite Man allowed himself to breathe a small sigh of relief. This job had come last minute, and rather than work with a crew - as he would usually - the self-described criminal performance artist allowed his eagerness to get the best of him.

But who could blame him for being excited? After spending years as the laughing stock of the criminal underworld in Gotham City, a relocation to the Big Apple had been just what Kite Man had needed to revitalize his career. And starting with the theft of a couple hundred terrabytes of sensitive corporate data for some interested buyers? That was gonna pay off the lease on his condo for the next few months.

At least. That was the plan. Because what Kite Man didn't truly account for was company during his grand escape. So when he heard a peculiar sound from above him and felt something immediately hit the pack, tugging just as soon as it'd latched on, the would-be saboteur could do nothing to hide the genuine shock on his face. Nor could he control his flight path any longer.

"Oh, man. Oh, man, oh man, oh man. This is... wow. Where do I even start?"

Too focused on trying to regain control over his flight-pack, Kite Man failed to notice the distinctive silhouette of a man in red and blue tights as it rapidly approached him from the side, swinging on what appeared to be a strand of glistening rope.

"I mean, do I go for the easy jokes? The high-brow stuff? Do I try and restrain myself by just pretending that I didn't stumble across the world's worst Kermit cosplayer? There are so many options!"

Kite Man shrieked in terror as he found his left hand immediately hit with a large glob of a sticky, translucent substance. His fingers were immobilized, and no matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't budge his wrist beyond half a centimeter away from the bar.

"This is really unfair of you, y'know? Usually when it comes to you true-blue nutcases, I gotta be honest, I get halfway tempted to phone it in. I mean, I've fought a guy whose entire thing was extra arms. And I know of at least three psychopaths living in the tri-state area who clung to vibration gloves as a gimmick. How does that even end up being a thought that multiple people have?!"

Just as Kite Man attempted to plea for mercy, immediately caving into the idea that he wasn't going to be able to make the situation better for himself without directly causing his own death from high above, his verbal tormentor came fully into view - and was heading straight for him at an alarming velocity.

"But you, my vertically economic friend, may be the laziest. No, the lamest. No! Actually, I take it all back! You're actually the most ludicrously inventive whacko that I've ever come across! There should be a lifetime achievement award for such hilariously awkward execution!"

As Kite Man braced himself for the coming impact, however, he swore he could almost hear a chuckle escape from behind his assailant's mask.

"Before that, though. Gotta accept the courtesy beatdown. Compliments of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!"

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B L A C K P A N T H E R
B L A C K P A N T H E R

“Born alone, die alone, no crew to keep my crown or throne.”
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Wakandan | King in Exile | Justice League (Formerly)
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New York City | New York | United States of America

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This version of Black Panther retrains almost all of the lore of Wakanda and the origin of T'Challa. The only difference is this version of Black Panther is New York City based, in exile and living under an assumed named in Brooklyn after giving up the Black Panther mantle. But slowly he is pulled back into the costume to protect his neighborhood and eventually reclaim his throne.

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A R C # 1
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"Now I like to have nice things just like you, but I'm from Brooklyn, certain shit you just don't do."

"Isiah Wolde" keeps a low profile as a building superintendent in Brooklyn's Little Mogadishu neighborhood. When one of the tenants in his building begins to worry about her missing teenage son, he investigates and discovers the boy is in over his head with a local gang and about to do something drastic. Isiah is forced to reclaim his past and show there's more to the quiet handyman than meets the eye.

A R C # 2
C.R.E.A.M.

"Cash rules everything around me, C.R.E.A.M., get the money
Dollar dollar bill, y'all."


T'Challa, back in Black Panther form, begins to follow the trail of money from the last outing and discovers rampant crime and corruption throughout Little Mogadishu, a trail that leads back to Wakanda.

A R C #3
A NATION OF MILLIONS

"And for real it's the deal and the actual fact, takes a nation of millions to hold me back."

Sgt. Kevin "Kasper" Cole crosses paths with the Black Panther when he begins to investigate a police involved shooting that took place in Little Mogadishu. The two join forces to track down the mysterious crime lord Black Jack.




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I already am working on a Captain America sheet, but I am worried that it might not fit with what's been told about him already. Would be alright if we talked about it?

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H A L J O R D A N S P A C E C O P S E C T O R 2 8 1 4 H U M A N
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“It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.”
- Aung San Suu Kyi, Freedom from Fear

Hal Jordan, a test pilot for Ferris Aircraft fulfilling a defense contract in it's production of the latest in hightech aircraft, was in his mid-twenties when he experienced the moment that changed his life.

An Unidentified Flying Object, approximated to be the size of a marble, repeatedly peppered his aircraft as he attempted a number of complex manouevres in the test phase. Forced into an emergency landing out on the Bonneville Saltflats.

Unreported, as he jumped from the cockpit, he discovered that the U.F.O had been a green ring of some description. Picking the ring up to inspect it, it rapidly transported him to a location where he discovered a wrecked craft along with a dying alien lifeform going by the name Abin Sur.

Abin Sur survived long enough to explain that within the ship was a Lantern which powered the ring, with the recitation of the oath all Officers of the Green Lantern Corps receive. And a warning... that with light, comes shadows. That nothing creates the shadow of corruption like Fear, and that the Corps itself had become rife with these problems. It had lead to Abin Sur's demise.

He donned the ring and found new purpose.

Basic training he met Kilowog. The Drill Sargent who's character was beyond reproach. But upon graduation, he found that few had maintained the moral standards that Kilowog had instilled. It seemed, in fact, that Kilowog had been put in his role as trainer due to his "difficulty to go along to get along" with other Green Lanterns out in the line of "service".

Hal found corruption and grift everywhere. The Corps had long developed a reputation amongst the universe as being the law, but they had lost the universe's trust. Few would request the intervention of Green Lanterns, and most would seem apprehensive when Green Lantern presence was known - too many Corpsmen charging protection and accepting/expecting kickbacks.

But Hal was always an idealist. Always a romantic. Ever since it was instilled in him as a child by his father, and the messages Kilowog delivered still rang true. If he were going to be a space cop, he was going to do it clean. And if the system in play wouldn't accept it, then he'd have to clean up the system as he existed.

Becoming despised and distrusted by most of his fellow Corpsmen, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814, is intent on shining light on the corruption. For those who worship Evil's might, whether they wear a ring or not... will learn to beware his power, and scurry from this Green Lantern's light.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

Hal is intent on cleaning up the Green Lantern Corps and being the best damn space cop he can be. This is not the same brash, cocky cardboard cutout Hal we're used to though.

This Hal KNOWS how dirty the Corps has become, and the reputation the Corps has developed over time. He also knows the corps is far bigger than just him. He's doing his damnedest to do things by the book. He can't just throw himself into cutting down huge swaths of dirty space cops... he's Gordon in Gotham. He's discovering corruption in a system that the Guardians of the Universe could not believe has been corrupted - mainly due to ego - so he's taking down individual dirty space cops and addressing it where he can see it in a force that spans some 3,600 sectors.

That said, he's not some Internal Affairs equivalent Green Lantern... he's the Green Lantern of Sector 2,814, and as such his only interaction with other space cops, clean or dirty, are cross-jurisdictional situations - where according to Corps mandate both GL's are to work such cases to a conclusion.

As for my own motivations and reason for pitching this version.

Well, confession time...

First, if I had to write regular comics' Hal Jordan for a month or two I would probably shoot myself in the face.

And second, someone might've discovered this green and yellow Serpico picture and worked backwards from there...

That said, I like the thought of the far-reaching universal police force being rife with corruption, and the ways that might re-shape and affect the cosmic side of such a game. Makes the Ravagers and Guardians of the Galaxy make a bit more sense in relief - "What do you guys stand for?" "Well... not THAT!". Perhaps the Nova Corps could be some effort on the part of another segment of the universe to come up with an alternative to justice than these bent space cops, who everyone but the Guardians can see is crooked?

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

Hal Jordan - Green Lantern of Sector 2,814 - Has a strange tendency to operate in plain clothes/undercover, will often use the ring to take the form of local green life forms, if any are regionally appropriate. Cautious planner, but very brave in willingness to put himself at the center of high danger situations in the attempt to uncover cosmic level crimes. He seems "distant" to most other Green Lanterns, because of the nature of the job and the trust issues he's developed along the way. Amongst Earth based heroes (like the Justice League and Avengers) he seems "distant" due to his experiences which see the Earth as just one world in a universe spanning 3,600 sectors, albeit one world over which he has considerable sentimentality.

Kilowog - Personal Trainer / Drill Sargent to New Recruits - Still keeps contact with Green Lantern Jordan. Somewhat rare as most have viewed maintaining ties with the Bolovaxian to be adverse to advancement. In a universe where so few can be trusted, Kilowog has always remained a treasured friend to Hal within the Corps.

Carol Ferris - CEO Of Ferris Aircraft and new commercial airline Ferris Air - Former lovers, current friends, one of the few people on Earth who knows anything about the Green Lanterns and their role in the greater universe. Close confidant to Hal, just as Kilowog anchors him with perspective from within the GL universe, Carol keeps him grounded with his humanity and the perspective of home.

The Guardians of the Universe - Old when the universe was young, these founders of the Green Lantern Corps are not without considerable ego. They created the Lanterns as their second attempt to bring justice and order to a disorderly universe eons ago and due to the length of time that the Lanterns have shown to be relatively successful they struggle to see flaws in the current status quo.

The Living Tribunal - The Living Tribunal remains the best, albeit final, recourse for high-level questions of justice throughout the known universe. It deals with matters of high-level cosmic importance. As yet no incident has been "overturned upon appeal" after intervention of The Living Tribunal...

S A M P L E P O S T:

Patience.

It’s often a lost art in the Corps. The Rings navigate, so more often than not your average Green Lantern corps member will travel at top speed and let the most powerful weapon in the cosmos do its thing. The rings target the willful, so often most Green Lantern’s will move first with blunt force and let the ring cover any shortcomings.

It’s almost like they’ve never sat on a tarmac whilst mechanics make the preliminary modifications they’ve recommended.

A lot can be learned from sitting back and waiting. If Hal were honest he didn’t particularly like it either. It didn’t FEEL natural. But he’d long had the benefits instilled in him regardless.

<“Alms..?”> A hollow coin rattled. A vestigial limb waved in tired appreciation.

Aphalaxia IV. A poor world which was moving towards isolationism. Well… global election pending, but the trends were certainly there. Hard to argue with their decision there either. They’d been exploited by every single interplanetary relationship, and certainly by the Green Lantern Corps. Aphalaxia IV was on the boundary between 4 different Green Lantern sectors, and due to it’s circumtriple orbit of three different stars, it had found itself paying protection money to multiple Green Lanterns.

The carcass had been picked clean.

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And in case people don't like that first one...

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T A L K A T I V E T A W N Y E S Q .
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T A W K Y T A W N Y L A W Y E R M E T R O P O L I S T I G E R
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“There is no animal as dangerous as a wounded tiger.” - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

"There is no client as scary as an innocent man." - Michael Connolly, The Lincoln Lawyer

Tawky Tawny started life as an ordinary tiger cub, in a jungle in South Asia. When he was still very young, his mother was killed by a big game hunter. The cub was found and befriended by a schoolteacher, and Mr. Tawny grew up in their house. After one year of elementary schooling functioning as something of a "class pet", Tawny had grown too big to be allowed inside the little schoolhouse in the jungle, but he remained something of a mascot, quietly sitting outside all day, as if listening, and schoolchildren would often ride and romp around the school on his back.

One day another tiger came to the area and killed some of the Natives, who blamed Mr. Tawny and beat a path to the school's door. Tawny escaped into the the jungle with the aid of the schoolteacher, where Captain Marvel overheard the commotion from flying above. Using the Wisdom of Solomon, Captain Marvel whisked the tiger away to the sanctuary of the Rock of Eternity, where he wished wished out loud that Tawny could talk. At that moment, the wizard Shazam announced that if it were truly required, such a wish could indeed be fulfilled, but that as with all things would come a price. With a bowl of liquid, a mystical serum for energizing an animal's brain and enabling it to use its vocal chords for speech. He placed it in front of Tawny, who lapped it up, and was now very pleased to find himself able to speak. Captain Marvel returned to the village with the tiger now able to provide his own defense. However, hearing a tiger claim he didn't kill and eat someone was evidently no more believable than if the tiger hadn't been able to speak in the first place. Mr Tawny was left with little recourse, he assured the villagers that he could find the one responsible for the deaths. His nose leading the way, Tawny tracked down the new tiger and fought him to submission. Tawny then pointed to the paw and track markings of the other tiger, which matched those left by the killer. The natives agreed that Tawny was innocent.

And summarily killed the other tiger with clubs and spears, right in front of Mr Tawny.

Mr Tawny decided at this point that this was bound to happen again, and that America seemed a far mre suitable for a civilised tiger, such as he.

One Captain Marvel flight later, and Mr Tawny was in Fawcett City, a fine location for a tiger trying to find his way. Assisting Captain Marvel in numerous ways, he became such a friend and revered member of 'The Marvel Family', that when he expressed disappointment in not being a U.S. Citizen, the Mayor of Fawcett City himself pulled strings to ensure that Tawky Tawny be allowed to sit for the citizenship test - passing it with flying colours.

When asked by the Mayor at his Citizenship ceremony, what he'd first like to do as an American citizen, he said he'd like to watch a baseball game with his good friend Captain Marvel and then get to work preparing to take the BAR exam.

For Mr Tawny had never forgotten that fear of persecution he experienced as a young tiger, years before.

Tawky Tawny had a specific set of skills, and a hunger for justice.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

Mr Tawky Tawny evaded persecution himself, and combined with seeing himself as a very sophisticated tiger, he has developed a newfound appreciation for the law since the magic of the wizard Shazam.

As for Detective Chimp's own motivations, in terms of why he chooses to work for Mr Tawny despite appearing to not like him very much... well, that will all come out in the wash.

We'll be telling legal fiction stories in a superhero setting with an 'odd couple' tiger and chimpanzee. I'm really not sure how much more selling this concept really needs.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

Detective Bobo T. Chimpanzee - Call him 'Detective Chimp', he is Mr Tawny's Private Investigator. He does not respond to his given name, and will use threats to fling something Mr Tawny really doesn't want to know about if this rule is broken. Drinks heavily. Smokes. Always takes off Veterans Day as a personal work holiday, where he goes drinking with someone called 'Rex the Wonderdog' according to his calendar. Once let slip about a place called the 'Bureau of Amplified Animals', but has never referred to it again and won't answer to questions about it. Is extremely cagey with his past, but incredibly competent at his job, if a little socially maladjusted towards Talky Tawny himself.


Mary Batson - Operates as Tawky Tawny's legal secretary both to help out their good friend and "because Gee Golly, I have to check out the big smoke!". The Superheroine who also turns into the female Captain Marvel upon speaking the name of the wizard Shazam, and is a somewhat naive, yet eager helper at Tawky Tawny's legal office.

S A M P L E P O S T:

“No. It’s not a criminal offense… HOWEVER if you don’t pay your tickets, like I said before, they CAN issue a warrant for your arrest. You need to pay your tickets.” Mr Tawny said, leaning back in his chair.

“But I don’t want to.” His client folded her arms.

“You don’t want to go to court over this. Any judge who has to handle this in a court setting is already going to be irritated that it got this far.”

“I don’t care. How did they even know it was me?”

Tawky Tawny sighed deeply.

“Call it police intuition.” Detective Chimp called out, whilst sitting upside down emptying the contents of a flask into his mouth, balancing his deerstalker hat on one of his feet with his tail.

The client went to reply before Mr Tawny replied, “If you’ll forgive my Investigator’s abruptness, I believe he’s referring to the fact that there aren’t too many people using a literal rocket as their preferred mode of transport, even in Metropolis.”

Roxy Rocket pouted. “But it’s not even registered or insured to me…”

“Mmmm. Didn’t hear that.” Mr Tawny muttered, swiveling his chair and fiddling with the blinds.

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@Hound55 is out here giving the people what they want.
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Oh, so Hound gets to play a talking tiger AND a talking monkey, but a talking hedgehog is right out just because he's blue and enjoys light jogging?

The favouritism in this place is disgusting.
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Oh, so Hound gets to play a talking tiger AND a talking monkey, but a talking hedgehog is right out just because he's blue and enjoys light jogging?

The favouritism in this place is disgusting.


Have you considered a talking hammer wielding frog?
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