Aware not everyone is in the Discord planning group I whacked together a while back so thought it best I comment here as well.

Warbird is shortly going to be tied up for a few posts in various conflicts in Southern Africa. If anyone wants to collab some state side action before then do shout!

Not to alarm anyone, but the post after this one will be the 3000th post in the roleplay

Ok

I still have to write a thing for Zach

How's everyone doing? I'm sorry I haven't been fulfilling my GM and player duties. I'm working on balancing my time more so that I can be consistently active again.

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^{"Bond. James Bond."}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ James Bond _________________________________________________________ 31 | Single _________________________________________________________ MI6 / SHIELD / SWORD / ETC | British N O T A B L E A B I L I T I E S & T O O L S N O T A B L E A B I L I T I E S & T O O L S _________________________________________________________ [+] - A B I L I T I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Field Conditioning Bond is an exceptionally dangerous field operative trained in infiltration, espionage, counter-intelligence, surveillance, assassination, and psychological manipulation. Though still relatively young for a 00-agent, his operational record has already made him one of the most effective assets within British intelligence. ◼ Peak Human Physicality Bond possesses exceptional strength, stamina, reflexes, and pain tolerance developed through military service, MI6 conditioning, and years of brutal field experience. He is not superhuman, but in close quarters he is frighteningly relentless. ◼ High Pain Tolerance Bond has an unusually high threshold for physical punishment and psychological pressure. Interrogation resistance, operational trauma, and repeated near-death experiences have conditioned him to continue functioning even under catastrophic stress. - T O O L (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Walther PPK Bond’s preferred sidearm. Compact, reliable, and easily concealed. ◼ Q-Branch Field Equipment Bond has access to experimental intelligence technology developed jointly between MI6, SHIELD, and SWORD, including. but not limited to: -Tracking devices -Surveillance bugs -Encrypted communicators -Lockbreaking tools -Ccompact explosives -Biometric falsification tech ◼ Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Bond's personally assigned field vehicle. An aggressive grand tourer built to function equally well outside a casino in Monte Carlo or tearing through a warzone at two hundred miles per hour. Q-Branch selected the DBS Superleggera as a deliberate return to form for MI6: elegant, intimidating, and unmistakably British. Beneath the luxury exterior sits one of the most heavily modified operational vehicles in the Service's arsenal. Modified extensively by Q-Branch, the vehicle includes: -Hidden weapons compartment beneath rear seats -Retractable front-mounted machine guns concealed behind grille panels -Smoke countermeasure dispensers -Reinforced bullet resistant body panels and glass -EMP resistant electrical shielding -Rotating license plates and digital registration spoofing -Integrated encrypted communications suite linked to MI6, SHIELD, and SWORD systems -GPS tracking and remote surveillance uplink -Deployable oil slick countermeasure -Run-flat performance tyres -Concealed passenger ejector system -Emergency self-destruct system accessible through biometric ignition sequence - N O T A B L E S K I L L S & T A L E N T S N O T A B L E S K I L L S & T A L E N T S _________________________________________________________ [+] - S K I L L (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Combat Specialist Bond is highly proficient in close-quarters combat, favouring brutally efficient strikes, grapples, and improvised violence over elegant martial arts. His fighting style reflects his military background within the SBS and SAS — aggressive, practical, and often excessive. He is especially dangerous in confined spaces where his physicality can overwhelm opponents quickly. ◼ Marksman An elite shot with handguns, rifles, and military firearms. Bond is capable of remarkable precision under pressure, though he favours instinctive shooting over textbook discipline. Years of operational experience have made him lethal in reactive gunfights. ◼ Linguistic Proficiency Bond speaks several languages fluently, including French, Russian, German, and Polish, allowing him to move naturally through international operations and deep-cover assignments. ◼ Tactical Adaptability Bond excels at improvising under pressure. Missions rarely proceed according to plan, and his ability to rapidly adapt to collapsing situations is one of the primary reasons MI6 elevated him to 00-status despite concerns surrounding his recklessness. - T A L E N T (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Natural Charisma Bond possesses a magnetic personality that allows him to disarm suspicion with humour, confidence, and charm. Even when clearly dangerous, people instinctively want to trust him. ◼ Fearlessness Whether genuine courage or deeply buried self-destructive tendencies, Bond demonstrates an extraordinary willingness to place himself in danger. This recklessness makes him unpredictable to both enemies and allies alike. ◼ Emotional Compartmentalisation Bond is capable of masking fear, grief, guilt, and emotional attachment behind wit and confidence. While psychologically unhealthy, this allows him to continue functioning in situations that would break most operatives. -

T H E S T O R Y S O F A R... T H E S T O R Y S O F A R... ________________________________________________________________________________________ James Bond was orphaned young under circumstances buried beneath layers of classified documentation and institutional secrecy. Alongside another orphan, Alec Trevelyan, he was quietly absorbed into a covert British state initiative designed to identify, educate, and shape psychologically suitable candidates for future intelligence work. What began as scholarships and elite schooling slowly transformed into military conditioning, behavioural assessment, and eventual recruitment into the armed forces. Bond enlisted as early as legally possible, eventually distinguishing himself within the Royal Marines before being fast-tracked into the SBS and later attached to joint operations involving the SAS and British intelligence services. His operational history remains heavily classified, though rumours within MI6 describe an agent unusually effective in deep-cover operations, counter-terrorism assignments, and politically sensitive assassinations. At thirty-one, Bond has only recently earned his 00-status following a series of successful but controversial operations across Eastern Europe. Unlike the polished veterans surrounding him, Bond remains rough around the edges - physically imposing, emotionally guarded, and carrying a resentment toward the institutions that created him. Beneath the tailored suits and effortless charm is a man struggling to reconcile patriotism with the growing suspicion that he and Alec were engineered into becoming tools long before they were capable of consenting to it. This interpretation of Bond draws heavily from the colder emotional realism of Casino Royale while retaining the stylish glamour, dark humour, and larger-than-life espionage atmosphere associated with classic Bond stories. His world exists within the broader Marvel/DC setting through the involvement of organisations such as SHIELD and SWORD, allowing Bond to operate at the intersection of grounded espionage and emerging superhuman geopolitics. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) ________________________________________________________________________________________ This version of James Bond is intended to explore the early formation of the character before he fully becomes the mythologised 007 recognised across popular culture. He is younger, rougher, more impulsive, and considerably more human - a dangerous government weapon attempting to prove himself as one of the worlds top agents. I plan on exploring some reimagined Bond villains, along with potentially placing him against appropriate comic villains like Lex Luthor, Norman Osborn, etc. I want to provide a deeper look at agencies like SHIELD through the lens of an agent working alongside them from across the pond. I'd also aim to provide some context around HYDRA and what the fight on the ground looks like against them. I think merging them in some way with SPECTRE could be interesting and provide them with an interesting cast of villains from Bond's gallery to strengthen them. Ultimately I want to have Bond to give me time to work on where I want to go with Otto and avoid being burned out with him. He could encompass the one arc I have prepared for him, or go further than that. Of course, as always I'm open to collaboration, and would find it interesting to have a normal human with a litteny of gadgets alongside superpowered individuals. I could see Bond being a middle-man for the American agencies - SHIELD, etc and their contact with other heroes, along with being a link to Europe and further as a member of MI6.

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<Snipped quote by King Kindred>

No worries! We've all been busy it seems! I've been trying to plan things out for Otto so I can move his story forward properly, I've been conscious to avoid burnout again so to counteract this I've decided to put in an application for a bit of a different character I can run for a story arc while I work on things in the background.

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^{"Bond. James Bond."}

C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T C H A R A C T E R P O R T R A I T _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y C H A R A C T E R S U M M A R Y _________________________________________________________ James Bond _________________________________________________________ 31 | Single _________________________________________________________ MI6 / SHIELD / SWORD / ETC | British N O T A B L E A B I L I T I E S & T O O L S N O T A B L E A B I L I T I E S & T O O L S _________________________________________________________ [+] - A B I L I T I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Field Conditioning Bond is an exceptionally dangerous field operative trained in infiltration, espionage, counter-intelligence, surveillance, assassination, and psychological manipulation. Though still relatively young for a 00-agent, his operational record has already made him one of the most effective assets within British intelligence. ◼ Peak Human Physicality Bond possesses exceptional strength, stamina, reflexes, and pain tolerance developed through military service, MI6 conditioning, and years of brutal field experience. He is not superhuman, but in close quarters he is frighteningly relentless. ◼ High Pain Tolerance Bond has an unusually high threshold for physical punishment and psychological pressure. Interrogation resistance, operational trauma, and repeated near-death experiences have conditioned him to continue functioning even under catastrophic stress. - T O O L (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Walther PPK Bond’s preferred sidearm. Compact, reliable, and easily concealed. ◼ Q-Branch Field Equipment Bond has access to experimental intelligence technology developed jointly between MI6, SHIELD, and SWORD, including. but not limited to: -Tracking devices -Surveillance bugs -Encrypted communicators -Lockbreaking tools -Ccompact explosives -Biometric falsification tech ◼ Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Bond's personally assigned field vehicle. An aggressive grand tourer built to function equally well outside a casino in Monte Carlo or tearing through a warzone at two hundred miles per hour. Q-Branch selected the DBS Superleggera as a deliberate return to form for MI6: elegant, intimidating, and unmistakably British. Beneath the luxury exterior sits one of the most heavily modified operational vehicles in the Service's arsenal. Modified extensively by Q-Branch, the vehicle includes: -Hidden weapons compartment beneath rear seats -Retractable front-mounted machine guns concealed behind grille panels -Smoke countermeasure dispensers -Reinforced bullet resistant body panels and glass -EMP resistant electrical shielding -Rotating license plates and digital registration spoofing -Integrated encrypted communications suite linked to MI6, SHIELD, and SWORD systems -GPS tracking and remote surveillance uplink -Deployable oil slick countermeasure -Run-flat performance tyres -Concealed passenger ejector system -Emergency self-destruct system accessible through biometric ignition sequence - N O T A B L E S K I L L S & T A L E N T S N O T A B L E S K I L L S & T A L E N T S _________________________________________________________ [+] - S K I L L (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Combat Specialist Bond is highly proficient in close-quarters combat, favouring brutally efficient strikes, grapples, and improvised violence over elegant martial arts. His fighting style reflects his military background within the SBS and SAS — aggressive, practical, and often excessive. He is especially dangerous in confined spaces where his physicality can overwhelm opponents quickly. ◼ Marksman An elite shot with handguns, rifles, and military firearms. Bond is capable of remarkable precision under pressure, though he favours instinctive shooting over textbook discipline. Years of operational experience have made him lethal in reactive gunfights. ◼ Linguistic Proficiency Bond speaks several languages fluently, including French, Russian, German, and Polish, allowing him to move naturally through international operations and deep-cover assignments. ◼ Tactical Adaptability Bond excels at improvising under pressure. Missions rarely proceed according to plan, and his ability to rapidly adapt to collapsing situations is one of the primary reasons MI6 elevated him to 00-status despite concerns surrounding his recklessness. - T A L E N T (S) ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Natural Charisma Bond possesses a magnetic personality that allows him to disarm suspicion with humour, confidence, and charm. Even when clearly dangerous, people instinctively want to trust him. ◼ Fearlessness Whether genuine courage or deeply buried self-destructive tendencies, Bond demonstrates an extraordinary willingness to place himself in danger. This recklessness makes him unpredictable to both enemies and allies alike. ◼ Emotional Compartmentalisation Bond is capable of masking fear, grief, guilt, and emotional attachment behind wit and confidence. While psychologically unhealthy, this allows him to continue functioning in situations that would break most operatives. -

T H E S T O R Y S O F A R... T H E S T O R Y S O F A R... ________________________________________________________________________________________ James Bond was orphaned young under circumstances buried beneath layers of classified documentation and institutional secrecy. Alongside another orphan, Alec Trevelyan, he was quietly absorbed into a covert British state initiative designed to identify, educate, and shape psychologically suitable candidates for future intelligence work. What began as scholarships and elite schooling slowly transformed into military conditioning, behavioural assessment, and eventual recruitment into the armed forces. Bond enlisted as early as legally possible, eventually distinguishing himself within the Royal Marines before being fast-tracked into the SBS and later attached to joint operations involving the SAS and British intelligence services. His operational history remains heavily classified, though rumours within MI6 describe an agent unusually effective in deep-cover operations, counter-terrorism assignments, and politically sensitive assassinations. At thirty-one, Bond has only recently earned his 00-status following a series of successful but controversial operations across Eastern Europe. Unlike the polished veterans surrounding him, Bond remains rough around the edges - physically imposing, emotionally guarded, and carrying a resentment toward the institutions that created him. Beneath the tailored suits and effortless charm is a man struggling to reconcile patriotism with the growing suspicion that he and Alec were engineered into becoming tools long before they were capable of consenting to it. This interpretation of Bond draws heavily from the colder emotional realism of Casino Royale while retaining the stylish glamour, dark humour, and larger-than-life espionage atmosphere associated with classic Bond stories. His world exists within the broader Marvel/DC setting through the involvement of organisations such as SHIELD and SWORD, allowing Bond to operate at the intersection of grounded espionage and emerging superhuman geopolitics. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) ________________________________________________________________________________________ This version of James Bond is intended to explore the early formation of the character before he fully becomes the mythologised 007 recognised across popular culture. He is younger, rougher, more impulsive, and considerably more human - a dangerous government weapon attempting to prove himself as one of the worlds top agents. I plan on exploring some reimagined Bond villains, along with potentially placing him against appropriate comic villains like Lex Luthor, Norman Osborn, etc. I want to provide a deeper look at agencies like SHIELD through the lens of an agent working alongside them from across the pond. I'd also aim to provide some context around HYDRA and what the fight on the ground looks like against them. I think merging them in some way with SPECTRE could be interesting and provide them with an interesting cast of villains from Bond's gallery to strengthen them. Ultimately I want to have Bond to give me time to work on where I want to go with Otto and avoid being burned out with him. He could encompass the one arc I have prepared for him, or go further than that. Of course, as always I'm open to collaboration, and would find it interesting to have a normal human with a litteny of gadgets alongside superpowered individuals. I could see Bond being a middle-man for the American agencies - SHIELD, etc and their contact with other heroes, along with being a link to Europe and further as a member of MI6.

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<Snipped quote by Half Pint>

Thank you! I'm looking forward to seeing where you take Bond. In one of my earliest and longest forum roleplays, I had a character who inspired the Fleming to write the Bond books so I'm excited to see your portrayal.

And as I don't think anyone else has plans for the character I'm going to go ahead and already approve!

@Half Pint of course, if you wanted to make him book accurate, you would have used pictures of David Niven, who Fleming famously envisioned Bond to look like.

If someone is playing James Bond, can I be Barbie? :P



This is a joke.