[COLOR=SLATEGRAY][CENTER][sup][h1][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ejUoVKj.jpg[/img][/center][b][center][color=black] S T A T I C[/color]
[color=mediumslateblue]S T A T I C[/color][/center]
[/b][/h1][/sup]
[color=dodgerblue][sup][i]"I will never leave evil standing. Taking it out wherever I find it. I am the legacy."[/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER][table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color]
[color=steelblue]C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color] [/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][img]https://i.imgur.com/LiZCPld.jpg[/img]
[sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   S U M M A R Y[/color]
[color=steelblue]C H A R A C T E R   S U M M A R Y[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[sub][COLOR=darkgray]Virgil Ovid Hawkins[/COLOR]
[sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] 
[COLOR=darkgray]Metahuman[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Full-time hero[/COLOR]
[sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[COLOR=darkgray]Formerly Dakota City[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Roaming[/COLOR]   [/sub][/center]
[indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S[/color]
[color=steelblue]C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[INDENT][hider=][u]Allies[/u]:
[list][*][b]Frieda Goren[/b] - Virgil's first and most trusted confidante. Best friends since early childhood, their years together bonding over Static's career has caused their relationship to grow. Virgil proposed to Frieda six months ago, and his fiancee is staying in Dakota City while he goes off to save the world.

[*][b]Hardware[/b] - Curtis Metcalf has undergone several dramatic life changes in the last decade. From an employee of Edwin Alva, the man responsible for The Big Bang, to an armored vigilante, to CEO of Alva Industries. Curtis has been Static's longest ally and is a major reason for their success in cleaning up Dakota City both as his alter ego Hardware as well as his new role as the CEO of the powerful Alva Industries. Virgil often contacts Curtis when in need of research or resources.

[*] [b]Rocket | Icon II[/b] - Raquel Ervin is Static's closest ally in Dakota City, and one of the few heroes to know his secret identity. As Rocket, she was a one-time, brash, young sidekick to the hero Icon. Raquel has since become one of Dakota's greatest champions and the newest Icon. In Static's absence, she has promised to look after the city and his family. 

[*] [b]Icon[/b] - An alien who has lived on Earth for nearly 200 years as Augustus Freeman. Powerful beyond belief, it wasn't until the intervention of Raquel Ervin that he began operating as the hero Icon. Following the retirement of Superman, Icon decided to return to the stars in order to ensure Earth was protected from external threats, leaving his one-time sidekick Rocket to take up his mantle.

[*] [b]Sharon Hawkins[/b] - Virgil's older sister. While she didn't discover her brother's double life as Static until after their father's passing, she has become his biggest supporter. [/list]

[indent][sub][b][color=steelblue]   M I S C E L L A N E O U S[/color][/b][/sub]
[sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
[COLOR=darkgray][color=steelblue][b]►[/b][/color] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ]References[/url][/color][/sup]
[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P O S T   C A T A L O G[/color]
[color=steelblue]P O S T   C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color]
[indent][sub][b][color=steelblue]   P O S T   C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/sub]
[sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔
	[COLOR=darkgray]◼   [/COLOR][/SUP]
[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][/cell][cell][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   C O N C E P T[/color]
[color=steelblue]C H A R A C T E R   C O N C E P T[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup]
[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent]Virgil Hawkins was barely 15 when Atlantis waged war against the surface world. He watched the internet coverage of the events, awestruck, as the teenager witnessed the rise of the modern-day hero coming to the defense of innocents. The founding members of what would become the Justice League inspired him, so when he developed his own powers just months later in an event that would be dubbed The Big Bang, he too donned a colorful costume like his idols. 

Virgil spent the next three years of his life learning the ways of a hero through repeated trial and error. He faced off against dangerous foes, formed powerful alliances with other Dakota-based heroes, and struggled to balance his personal life with his growing responsibilities. College proved to be a change of pace, as the young man moved to California to study and start a new chapter of his life. It was here he met other teenage heroes who welcomed him into their group. For 16 months, Virg fought for justice alongside these young titans. And, while he often felt out of his depths against the large stakes his team found themselves against, Virgil felt proud to stand against evil with them. Then, tragedy struck.

His father passed away and Virgil returned to Dakota City to be there for his sister. His return revealed a city that had fallen into chaos. Realizing his true place was in Dakota, Virgil decided to stay for good and return to his roots. Alongside new heroes that had risen up in his absence and old friends, he spent the next six years cleaning up his city. An endeavor that proved most successful. For the first time since gaining his powers eight years ago, Dakota had become a truly safe place. Static had become a symbol for the citizens of Dakota City, and anyone who tried to challenge the beloved hero proved to be a fool.

But as one symbol faces a meteoric rise, another would face a catastrophic fall. The Justice League, Virgil's longtime idols, faced an epic battle that would become their last. While ultimately prevailing against their foe, the damage done was too much for the League to survive, and the heroes Virg had worshipped since a boy retired from the spotlight. 

In the four years following the League's disbanding, Virgil has watched as his city prospered while the rest of the country struggled to maintain hope. It seemed with every passing moment, more and more threats came out of the woodwork with no unified front to stand against them. The American people hadn't just lost a team of superheroes, they had lost a symbol to believe in.

Virgil intends to give them their symbol back. 

Leaving Dakota City in the safe hands of his longtime allies, Virgil has decided to travel the country to revitalize the hope that had been lost. To restore [i]Justice[/i].

[center] * * * [/center]

This is a Static that is at the height of his career. He's successfully faced all his classic foes time and time again, he and the other Milestone heroes have almost eliminated all gang-based and superpowered crime, and he's found a healthy balance between his personal and hero life. He's already graduated from university, mastered his powers, and found his forever person. I'm not looking to tell the story of a fledgling or struggling Virgil, nor am I planning on writing someone who is tired and jaded of the hero game. This is a confident, idealistic, adult Static who is ready and willing to take charge to make the changes he believes in. 

This is also a Static who won't be centered in Dakota. That's been done before, and frankly, I won't ever be able to tell a better version than what we saw in 2004. While Virg still has his connections to the city and will return there from time to time, Dakota City and its rogue's gallery won't be the focus here. All of those stories are in his past.

[/indent][/COLOR]
[INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )[/color]
[color=steelblue]P L O T ( S )   &   G O A L ( S )[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup]
[COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT]Virgil's goal is simple: to return the Justice League as a symbol of hope. To do so, he intends to travel the country to inspire the people and rally the heroes. He aims to seek out his idols and also his former teen teammates.

The story I intend to tell is also simple: one that encourages interactivity. I'm going to have Virgil stop at just about every major DC location in the continental United States and make some waves, both IC and OOC. I think these games are at their best when players are writing together and I want to do my part in encouraging that. I will, of course, write individual posts without relying on others, but I'm going to be trying to coordinate with other players pretty regularly. [/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][hr][/COLOR]