[hider=The Punisher (Prime)] [COLOR=SLATEGRAY][CENTER][sup][h1][center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/99/b6/99/99b699de0ffa13c29ea22fa15d85f8e7.jpg[/img][/center][b][center][color=silver] T H E P U N I S H E R[/color] [color=black]T H E P U N I S H E R[/color][/center] [/b][/h1][/sup] [color=black][sup][i][b]"Do you know the difference between justice and punishment?"[/b][/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER][table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T[/color] [color=lightgray]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.postimg.cc/Qdx4GC6Y/punisher-portrait.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=lightgray]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][s]Francis "Frank" Castle[/s] Charles Forte[/COLOR] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=darkgray]Grocery Store Manager[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [COLOR=darkgray]N/A[/COLOR] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=darkgray]Multiverse 668 (Prime)[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [COLOR=darkgray]Closed (for now)[/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=lightgray]C H A R A C T E R N O T E S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color] [indent][sub][b][color=lightgray] M I S C E L L A N E O U S[/color][/b][/sub] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color] Ignore the eyepatch, there's like no good images of Frank with a beard without it.[/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=lightgray]P O S T C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color] [indent][sub][b][color=lightgray] P O S T C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/sub] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [color=black]ISSUE #1:[/color] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5496133]WE DON'T SELL THAT HERE[/url][/COLOR] [color=darkgray]◼ [color=black]ISSUE #2:[/color] HOME SWEET HOME[/color] [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [color=black]ISSUE #3:[/color] THE NEIGHBORS[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [color=black]ISSUE #4:[/color] ANOTHER DAY[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [color=black]ISSUE #5:[/color] CHARLES FORTE RIDES, AGAIN?[/COLOR][/SUP] [color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][/cell][cell][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] W H A T I F...?[/color] [color=lightgray]W H A T I F...?[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent][sup][color=black][b]... FRANK CASTLE RETIRED AFTER AVENGING HIS FAMILY?[/b][/color][/sup] Frank Castle had a good life. He had a loving wife, two daughters, a good job as a vice detective in the NYPD. He saw the worst of people in that job, but his family carried him through it, reminding him that there was still good in the world. Six years ago, Frank shut down a drug running operation helmed by the Saint mafia family and killed the family's heir, Bobby Saint, in the process. Needless to say, the head of the family, Howard Saint, wasn't very happy with this. Two weeks later, the Castles were killed by a car bomb, with Frank as the only survivor. Frank swore revenge, embarking on a one man war against the Saints, tearing apart their operations and killing prominent members of the family. He came to be known as the Punisher, an unstoppable killing machine that was swiftly and brutally ripping a hole into the fabric of NYC's criminal underworld. At the end of his crusade, he held a gun to Howard Saint's head and pulled the trigger. Frank had half a mind to put the gun to his own head after that, but some part of him held onto the hope that he could still be saved. That there was still something to live for. On that day, Frank Castle died. Six months later, a man named Charles Forte walked into Greene's Groceries asking for a job. For the past five years, Charles Forte has lived a good life. He has a little dog named Chip and a good job at Greene's Groceries. He sees a lot of people everyday, the best of them he hopes. But pretty soon, the worst will rear their ugly heads.[/indent][/COLOR] [INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S )[/color] [color=lightgray]P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S )[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT]It's been a minute since I've played The Punisher in one of these games and I've wanted to revisit my idea of a retired Frank since the last time I did it. Hopefully, this time it won't bomb. While I'm placing Frank in the prime multiverse, I don't plan on taking a big part in the Skrull invasion due to Frank being a more street level character and my own lack of knowledge on that particular part of Marvel lore. At the start, I plan to be self contained, telling the story of Frank's return to vigilantism after a gang intrudes upon his neighborhood and begins to terrorize it. After my initial arc, I will be open to collaborating with other players and getting up to all sorts of hijinks.[/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][/COLOR] [/hider] [hider=The Question (Earth-11380451)] [COLOR=SLATEGRAY][CENTER][sup][h1][center][img]https://i.postimg.cc/MZnCKZnz/qheader.png[/img][/center][b][center][color=black] T H E Q U E S T I O N[/color] [color=cadetblue]T H E Q U E S T I O N[/color][/center] [/b][/h1][/sup] [color=cadetblue][sup][i][b]"My face? I'd be more worried about what yours is about to look like."[/b][/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER][table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T[/color] [color=cadetblue]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.postimg.cc/xd3ZHMYH/vic2.png[/img] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y[/color] [color=cadetblue]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]Charles Victor Szasz[/COLOR] [COLOR=darkgray]Victor Charles Sage[/COLOR] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=darkgray]Journalist[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [color=darkgray]Independent[/color] [sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=darkgray]Earth-11380451[/COLOR] [b]|[/b] [COLOR=darkgray]Open[/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=cadetblue]C H A R A C T E R N O T E S[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color] [indent][sub][b][color=cadetblue] S U P P O R T I N G C A S T[/color][/b][/sub] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [color=cadetblue][b]Allies:[/b][/color] [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][/color] [color=burlywood][b]Aristotle "Tot" Rodor[/b][/color] - Vic's father figure and mentor, a former chemist and retired university professor who designed Vic's mask and is responsible for finally correcting the mistake in the binary gas that made it toxic to open wounds. He is a constant pillar of support for Vic, both in and out of his guise as the Question, though the old man has a rather sardonic way of showing his love, usually found chiding the young man. [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][/color] [color=thistle][b]Myra Fermin[/b][/color] - Vic's former lover and sister of his long time object of hatred Wesley Fermin, currently head of public relations on her brother's mayoral cabinet. She and Vic are estranged; though they once loved each other, Vic's unyielding antipathy towards her brother and the subsequent article he wrote for the Gazette drove them apart. [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][/color] [color=salmon][b]Samuel "Sam" Starr[/b][/color] - Vic's boss and friend, owner of Starrstruck Media Inc., a news outlet in Hub City that focuses on political scandals and gossip, namely in the Hub but also in other cities around the US such as New York, Metropolis, Gotham, and so on. Though he and Sam are friendly, Vic can't help but wonder if his boss truly cares for him or simply the traffic his articles seem to attract to their site. [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][/color] [color=orange][b]Richard Dragon[/b][/color] - Vic's mentor in the ways of Zen and martial arts, once a world famous martial artist and adventurer who now lives isolated in the woods, hoping to attain enlightenment. Though Vic doesn't know if he will ever see the man again, he is grateful for all that Dragon passed onto him either way. [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][/color] [color=indianred][b]Lady Shiva[/b][/color] - The woman who ended Vic's life and then saved it, a deadly assassin and mercenary who works for all manner of clientele. Vic can't seem to get a read on her, no matter how much he tries, and he isn't sure if he'll ever know why she saved his life. [color=cadetblue][b]Enemies:[/b][/color] [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][/color] [color=mediumorchid][b]Wesley Fermin[/b][/color] - Vic's primary target, Hub City's corrupt mayor who is in bed with the Gospel of Sinners. Vic, prior to this point, had made it his life's mission to take Fermin and everything he built down; now, he simply hopes to bring answers to the people of Hub City by bringing him to justice. [COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]►[/b][/color][/color] [color=peru][b]Reverend Jeremiah Hatch[/b][/color] - An evangelist with a podcast and web show, as well as the founder and head of the Gospel of Sinners, Hub City's resident mafia. Vic doesn't even know of his involvement with the Sinners, though he will soon find out.[/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=cadetblue]P O S T C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup] [INDENT][hider=][color=#2e2c2c]-[/color] [indent][sub][b][color=lightgray] P O S T C A T A L O G[/color][/b][/sub] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [/COLOR][color=cadetblue][b]ISSUE #0:[/b][/color] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5359012]... LIKE A BUTTERFLY[/url] [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [/COLOR][color=cadetblue][b]ISSUE #1:[/b][/color] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5359112]DEVOTION[/url] [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [/COLOR][color=cadetblue][b]ISSUE #2:[/b][/color] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5360185]... LIKE A BEE[/url] [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [/COLOR][color=cadetblue][b]ISSUE #3:[/b][/color] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5363086]SELF CARE[/url] [COLOR=darkgray]◼ [/COLOR][color=cadetblue][b]ISSUE #4:[/b][/color] BACK IN TOWN [/SUP] [color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][/cell][cell][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] W H A T I F . . . ?[/color] [color=cadetblue]W H A T I F . . . ?[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=DARKGRAY][indent][sup][color=cadetblue][b]... SIMPLE UNICYCLE ACTUALLY COMMITTED TO A QUESTION RUN?[/b][/color][/sup] A year ago, the Question vanished without a trace. Most people thought him dead, knocked off by Hub City's own crime syndicate the Gospel of Sinners, which wasn't too far from the truth. A brutal beating and an air gun pellet to the head was bad enough, but the dip in the icy Hupert River sealed the deal: The Question was dead. And then he lived again. After being saved by Lady Shiva, Vic was sent off to train with Richard Dragon, once a premier martial artist and adventurer who was now living as a hermit in the woods. Sage spent a year with Dragon, training in the martial arts and taking on his mentor's Zen philosophy. When it was time for Vic to leave, Dragon left him with these words: [color=orange][b]"I think it is more likely you are the butterfly, dreaming you are the man."[/b][/color] Now, Vic Sage returns to Hub City, intent on dismantling the Gospel Of Sinners once and for all. [/indent][/COLOR] [INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S )[/color] [color=cadetblue]P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S )[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]________________________________________________________________________________________[/sup] [COLOR=DARKGRAY][INDENT]My plot will be a self-contained reimagining of the '87 Question comic written by the late great Dennis O'Neil (with elements of Lemire's The Deaths of Vic Sage), using the overarching plot as a blueprint but modernizing it and adding my own twists and turns to the plot. I'm always down for collaboration if someone wants to join in on the fun. As you can see by the post catalog not being empty, this is a continuation of my run in [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/188099-one-universe-unlimited-a-marvel-dc-comics-roleplay/ooc]One Universe: Unlimited[/url]. I felt that I had a really solid run on my hands but life got in the way and I wasn't able to see it through. Now that another one of these RPs has popped up again, I want to pick things up where I left off.[/INDENT][/COLOR][/cell][/row][/table][hr][/COLOR] [/hider]