[OOC] Avengers: Heroes United!

[AndyC]

All right, I'm back in action. Many thanks to MB and Byrd for holding down the fort while I was unavailable.

[Taka]

Player Name:
Kal-El

Character Name and Alias:
Thor Odinson the God of Thunder

Origin and Brief Bio: (Provide one paragraph summarizing the character's origin and the highlights of their career up to this point)
Thor Odinson has lived for over five millennia as a warrior for the Asgardian Gods. He stood a testament to their strength, willpower, and also their arrogance which led to Odin sending his own son to Midgard to learn humility. There he met Jane Foster, a woman who would come to be his lover, and he crafted bonds with many heroes. One particular hero would be Steve Rogers, who Thor regards as Earth's Greatest Hero and his best friend. Unfortunately Thor found himself in a harrowing predicament. He let his anger manifest into a warrior madness, an act due to Loki's tricks and losing an arm, that led Thor into a battle with various heroes including the Hulk. A battle that injured civilians and caught Odin's ire for his son's foolish disregard. Exactly one month later, Thor had returned to Earth but without his hammer. He had become unworthy and he would need to prove himself like he did many millennia ago.

Powers and Abilities: (Describe what the character can do)
Being a god, Thor is physically what one would call a powerhouse. Beyond his monstrous physical attributes, Thor has spent most of his life in war, garnering a vast understanding of strategies and tactics though Steve Rogers is still his superior. He is also well versed in most forms of combat, armed and unarmed. Lastly, while Thor may have lost most of his magic, he can still channel some of his lightning and mundane energy blast.

Brief Sample Post:

"Look at you. Weak as a newborn baby without your hammer." The red giant of man remarked as he placed a right hook on the god of thunder's jaw. A single punch turned into a quick combination of various punches. So much force packed in the red giant's fist, known as the Juggernaut, that sound of fist on face could be heard down the street. Earth shook from each blow and Thor could barely mount his own offense. For a moment, he could only imagine that this was part of his punishment for his foolhardy nature in the past. This thought process held control over Thor's mind and body, keeping him from being the man he could be.

"THOR! FIGHT BACK!" Suddenly a young voice rang out from the crowd of people that were watching the titans battle. It was the voice of a boy that still held belief in the god of thunder, a boy that knew of Thor's foolish battle with the Avengers and still screamed for Thor to fight on. While Thor may have hated himself for the things that he had done, he could never discount the love that people held for him. That love and belief was all a god needed to truly fight.

Juggernaut threw another fist but this time Thor caught it with his uru metal arm. His feet didn't even budge as he stood tall against the red giant. It was at this moment that Juggernaut knew he had chosen the wrong opponent. Thor brought a swift haymaker to Juggernaut's stomach, knocking the wind from the villain's sails and forcing to take a step back. Another blow landed in the form of a kick to the shins and then a quick step inward to get behind Juggernaut. Thor wrapped his arms around the villain's waist to hoist him up, bend backwards, and slam him head first into the concrete.

"I may be without hammer but I am still a hero. Lest you remember that." Thor said in a confident voice, axe in hand, pointing at Juggernaut. He was the God of Thunder but heart he was always an Avenger, hero of Midgard.

[AndyC]

Looks good to me. Thor is APPROVED.

[Taka]

Guess I should send Thor to deal with the X-Men issue.

[Enarr]

I think we do this every single time we get excited. It may be best to not repeat history here and divert our attention in five different directions.

Though I do have that Gotham City sandbox game I’m working on…

@Inkarnate

Yeah. It's freaky. I've known you guys in this capacity for five years now and this is perfectly consistent. What we really need to do is start a Patreon so we can quit our jobs and role-play all the time (living in poverty because the Big Two's lawyers would "catch [copyright-infringers] just like flies".

I always feel like the new guy when it comes to this group, I swear.

@Inkarnate

I agree. I think I was playing for about five minutes longer than you.

[AndyC]

Yeah. It's freaky. I've known you guys in this capacity for five years now and this is perfectly consistent. What we really need to do is start a Patreon so we can quit our jobs and role-play all the time (living in poverty because the Big Two's lawyers would "catch [copyright-infringers] just like flies".

@Nightrunner

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: we need to take our RP ideas, file the serial numbers off of them, and start making our own comics.

[mickilennial]

I agree. I think I was playing for about five minutes longer than you.

@Nightrunner

Funny story. I was going to apply for Green Arrow before I saw I was beaten by [you] with the concept by like a few minutes. So I made the worst Rocket Red I could make. But he was really just radioactive Iron Man.

[Enarr]

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If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: we need to take our RP ideas, file the serial numbers off of them, and start making our own comics.

@AndyC

If I'm honest with myself, I'm pretty sure we all have the technical skill to piss out some sick indie comics. It really is tragic that we all haven't. Or at least I haven't. Have any of you guys actually published anything?

[AndyC]

One of the guys from the Hype way back in the day has actually written and published several indie books.

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If I'm honest with myself, I'm pretty sure we all have the technical skill to piss out some sick indie comics. It really is tragic that we all haven't. Or at least I haven't. Have any of you guys actually published anything?

@Nightrunner

One of the guys from the Hype way back in the day has actually written and published several comics of his own at this point. So far he's the only one who's taken the plunge, though.

[mickilennial]

I fear I'm too derivative and insecure for that. Also lack the connections.

[Enarr]

I fear I'm too derivative

@Inkarnate

That didn't stop Rob Liefeld from derailing a generation of X-Men plots inspiring a generation of artists and influencers.

[mickilennial]

Maybe I should go find a time machine and sign up for Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog in the 90s. Compete for Penders spot. It'd be a riot.

[AndyC]

I mean, shit, the entire superhero genre was created by being derivative. Superman started off as a knockoff of Doc Savage and Philip Wyle's Gladiator, Batman was pretty openly plagiarized from The Shadow, Green Lantern borrowed heavily from Lensman, and both Marvel and DC are chock-full of characters that are just ersatzes of a character from the other company.

[mickilennial]

I mean, shit, the entire superhero genre was created by being derivative. Superman started off as a knockoff of Doc Savage and Philip Wyle's Gladiator, Batman was pretty openly plagiarized from The Shadow, Green Lantern borrowed heavily from Lensman, and both Marvel and DC are chock-full of characters that are just ersatzes of a character from the other company.

@AndyC

I think getting into the industry was also a lot easier back then.

[AndyC]

Maybe I should go find a time machine and sign up for Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog in the 90s. Compete for Penders spot. It'd be a riot.

@Inkarnate

I'd be down for it. Maybe then the book wouldn't have clogged with OC's that don't make any sense, and Sega wouldn't hiss and spit at the mention of the Freedom Fighters like a vampire at a cross. #makesallycanondammit

[mickilennial]

I'd be down for it. Maybe then the book wouldn't have clogged with OC's that don't make any sense, and Sega wouldn't hiss and spit at the mention of the Freedom Fighters like a vampire at a cross. #makesallycanondammit

@AndyC

I mean, as long as I can force my OCs in. Y'get'me?

[AndyC]

I think getting into the industry was also a lot easier back then.

@Inkarnate

At this point, screw "the industry." Marvel's too busy hiring YA novel authors, Image has become "Here's my failed pitch for a screenplay that I'm passing off as a comic" the company, and DC decided to squander all their goodwill by hiring Brian Michael "Let's take Mary Jane away from Spider-Man and put her in Iron Man's book where she'll do absolutely nothing for three years" Bendis on Superman. If there's any hope at all for American comic books as a medium, it's going to be from independent creators sidestepping the big publishing houses and finding other ways to get their works to the public.

[mickilennial]

Marvel's too busy hiring YA novel authors.

@AndyC

Is that what you call tumblr bloggers?

[AndyC]

Is that what you call tumblr bloggers?

@Inkarnate

No, I usually call them irreparably insane.

[Enarr]

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At this point, screw "the industry." Marvel's too busy hiring YA novel authors, Image has become "Here's my failed pitch for a screenplay that I'm passing off as a comic" the company, and DC decided to squander all their goodwill by hiring Brian Michael "Let's take Mary Jane away from Spider-Man and put her in Iron Man's book where she'll do absolutely nothing for three years" Bendis on Superman. If there's any hope at all for American comic books as a medium, it's going to be from independent creators sidestepping the big publishing houses and finding other ways to get their works to the public.

@AndyC

I've been saying my dream job is to write comic books for a living for years, but I've yet to actually produce a single comic book (since I was nine years old) due to insecurities and resistance. But I decided about a month and a half ago that I was going to make an earnest effort to get at least one issue of a six issue limited series published within a year so that I can actually make some headway on that dream. Progress is subpart, but progress has been made and I'm proud of that.