[quote=@Stern Algorithm]
OK, here's my Fantastic Four AKA The Future Foundation application:

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[color=silver][sup][i]"Some say my late husband was an idealist, that his dream was a 'fantasy'. Maybe this world needs something 'fantastic'."[/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER][hr][table][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]
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[center][sub][COLOR=darkgray]Mrs. Fantastic[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Susan Richards née Storm[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]46[/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkgray]American[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Mutated Human[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Leader of The Future Foundation[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent][color=00aeef]Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards)[/color] is the leader of the Future Foundation and has the ability to turn herself and other nearby objects invisible, as well as project invisible force fields of any shape. She is a charismatic leader though decades of fighting crime, battling otherworldly forces, and dealing with international politics have left her grizzled and slightly jaded. Sue obtained her powers when she was bombarded with cosmic rays during a freak spaceflight accident. In this continuity, Sue's late husband, Reed Richards, sacrificed himself during the space mission so that the other crew members could return to Earth safely, leaving Sue to become the leader of the Fantastic Four along with the other founding members: her brother Johnny, Reed's best friend Ben, and Reed's close colleague Victor. A lot of her major canonical conflicts center around her 'womanhood' especially when it comes to her pregnancies and raising her and Reed's overpowered and unstable son, Franklin. I wanted to write a Sue who is allowed to step out of Reed's shadow and become a leader in her own right, unburdened by the existence of her children.
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[center][sub][COLOR=darkgray]The Thing[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Benjamin Jacob Grimm[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]48[/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkgray]American[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Mutated Human[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Member of The Future Foundation / Pilot[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=DArkgray][indent][color=orange]The Thing (Ben Grimm)[/color] is a member of the Future Foundation and their pilot. He was onboard the spaceship during the cosmic ray incident which mutated him into a rock-like humanoid with incredible strength and endurance. Ben is tough, friendly, and the stable foundation for the team. Canonically, due to his transformation warping his appearance, Ben saw his powers as a curse, so I wanted to play with the idea that, due to Reed's sacrifice, Ben sees his power instead as a gift and a responsibility, and throws himself wholeheartedly into superhero work. As someone who's 'stuck' looking the way he does, Ben has become a strong advocate for mutant rights.
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[center][sub][COLOR=darkgray]The Human Torch[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]41[/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkgray]American[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Mutated Human[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Member of The Future Foundation[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent][color=red]The Human Torch (Johnny Storm)[/color] has the ability to wreath his entire body in fire, fly, and shoot flames from himself. Johnny was present on the mission that gave Sue and Ben their powers, and obtained his own powers similarly. Canonically, Johnny is a bit of a cocksure diva and his youth and immaturity were always front and center in his personality and conflicts, so I wanted to write a Johnny Storm who was somewhat humbled and matured by the untimely death and sacrifice of Reed, his brother-in-law, while being given the opportunity to age up a bit, becoming more responsible, and even starting a healthy family as Reed and Sue never had the opportunity to start theirs.
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[center][sub][COLOR=darkgray]Crystal[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Crystalia Amaquelin-Storm[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]39[/COLOR]
[COLOR=darkgray]House of Agon[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Inhuman[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Member of The Future Foundation / Princess of the Inhuman Royal Family[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent][color=yellow]Crystal (Crystalia Storm)[/color] is a member of the Inhuman Royal Family (also known as the House of Agon) who was exposed to terrigen mist at a young age and developed elemental powers, able to control and manipulate water, fire, earth, and air. The Inhuman Royal Family started out as enemies of the Fantastic Four, but after discovering an internal, inhuman plot to pit the royal family against the Fantastic Four and seize power, the Fantastic Four helped the Royal Family foil this plot, and have been close allies ever since. Canonically, Crystal and Johnny have had a relationship, and Crystal has been a temporary member of the Fantastic Four. In this reimagining, Johnny and Crystal are married and Crystal is a permanent member, replacing Dr. Doom.[/indent][/COLOR][/cell][row][/row][/table][table][row][/row][row][cell][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   N O T E S[/color]
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[COLOR=darkgray][i]The Fantastic Four Founding Roster (1999 - 2006)[/i]
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][b]Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards)[/b]
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]Dr. Iron (Victor Von Doom)
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]The Thing (Ben Grimm)
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]The Human Torch (Johnny Storm)

[i]The Fantastic Four Core Members (2007 - 2010)[/i]
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][b]Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards)[/b]
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]The Thing (Ben Grimm)
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]The Human Torch (Johnny Storm)

[i]The Fantastic Four Affiliate Members (2007 - 2010)[/i]
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin)
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin)[/color][/sup]
[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][indent][sub][b][color=lightgray]   C U R R E N T   R O S T E R[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][i]The Future Foundation Current Roster: (2011 - Present)[/i]
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][b]Mrs. Fantastic (Sue Richards)[/b] ([code][color=00aeef][/color][/code])
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]The Thing (Ben Grimm) ([code][color=orange][/color][/code])
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) ([code][color=red][/color][/code])
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color]Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin-Storm) ([code][color=yellow][/color][/code])[/color][/sup]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] [b][color=SLATEGRAY]Dr. Doom (Victor Von Doom)[/color][/b] - Old friend, former member of the team, and dictator of Latveria
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] [b][color=SLATEGRAY]The House of Agon (Inhuman Royal Family)[/color][/b] - Various members of the Inhuman Royal Family, based out of the hidden city-state of Attilan located in the North Atlantic
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] [b][color=SLATEGRAY]Cynthia Storm[/color][/b] - Daughter of Johnny and Crystal[/color][/sup]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] [b][color=SLATEGRAY]Namor (The Submariner)[/color][/b] - King of Atlantis. Wishes to marry Sue Richards
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] [b][color=SLATEGRAY]Galactus[/color][/b] - Cosmic entity
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] [b][color=SLATEGRAY]The Silver Surfer[/color][/b] - Herald of Galactus
[color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] [b][color=SLATEGRAY]Skrulls[/color][/b] - Space empire of shape-shifters[/color][/sup][/INDENT][/hider][/INDENT][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] K E Y   E V E N T S[/color]
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◼  Birth of Victor Von Doom (1971)
	◼  Birth of Reed Richards and Ben Grimm (1975)
        ◼  Birth of Sue Storm (1977)
	◼  Birth of Johnny Storm (1982)
	◼  Reed, Ben, and Victor meet at State University, New York, becoming fast friends (1993)
	◼  Victor's experiment results in an accident, scarring his face. Reed consoles him. Victor leaves the US to do some soul-searching (1995)
	◼  Reed and Sue marry (1997)
  	◼  Reed's experimental spaceflight with his wife Sue, best friend Ben, and brother-in-law Johnny results in them getting bombarded with cosmic rays and obtaining their powers. Reed sacrifices himself to ensure his family and friends return to Earth safely (1998)
	◼  With their newfound powers, Sue founds the Fantastic Four alongside Victor, who has returned to mourn Reed's death (1999)
	◼  Victor takes a hiatus to resolve the instability of his homeland, Latveria (2006)
	◼  Victor becomes dictator of Latveria, is labeled an enemy to world peace by NATO (2010)
	◼  The Fantastic Four is renamed to The Future Foundation, reflecting a shift in intent and policy (2011)
	◼  Johnny and Crystal marry (2017)
	◼  Cynthia is born (2019)[/COLOR][/SUP]
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As one of marvel's oldest IPs, The Fantastic Four are burdened with a lot of outdated story tropes that are difficult to resolve in the modern age, part of why it's been so difficult to create a good Fantastic Four movie. Reed Richards has always been the 'main character' whose genius and importance overshadow the others. So I wanted to reimagine a Fantastic Four without a Mr. Fantastic, giving the other members the chance to shine in his absence.

I noticed an unusual throughline with The Fantastic Four and the threats they faced. Their enemies are often political entities. Namor is a king, Doom is a dictator, The Inhumans are royalty, and the Skrull are a space empire. it makes sense for Captain America to fight the Red Skull, but the Fantastic Four are not themselves seen as a political entity, so I wanted to imagine what it would be like if they got more involved with changing the world not just through fighting but through activism and altruism. Such activities would create an additional sort of drama as they start to aggravate existing power structures. Canonically, Reed Richards did found the Future Foundation to explore ways in which science can benefit all of humanity, so this idea isn't completely out of left field.

Due to the rising tension with mutants which seems to be the current major plot point in this RP, I would like to set up the Future Foundation as a place to which young, superpowered individuals, mutant and non-mutant alike, can apply to become affiliate members. Sue believes that mutants need non-mutant allies to stand up for them and provide them with opportunities or else the divide will only widen.

I am also reimagining a world in which the relationship between Reed Richards and Victor Von Doom had become one of friendship instead of rivalry. I feel that a touch of empathy and love might be enough to turn Doom's trajectory completely around. However, Doom still becomes dictator of Latveria, and is labeled a threat to global peace by NATO, who consider his methods counter to "Democracy", ie. capitalism. Doom still supports the Future Foundation under the table with his considerable resources and knowledge, but on paper, the Future Foundation has been forced to disavow Doom to maintain their public image. Given that my theme is to make things 'political', the continuing secret relationship between the Future Foundation and Latveria could jeopardize the Future Foundation's legitimacy in the eyes of Western Nations.[/INDENT][/COLOR][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] S A M P L E   P O S T[/color]
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The 48 hour competition timer has now begun for the FF! If you're accepted I would just like to clarify the extent to which you would be attempting to involve Galactus, as him arriving on Earth for instance would obviously be quite a large development for the game as a whole, at least at this stage.