[OOC] Ultimate One Universe: Season Two

[Hound55]

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TO be fair, we're all behind Australia who's had contactless payment for years.

@Sep

Yup. We're the pinnacle of human civilization.

[Eddie Brock]

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Yup. We're the pinnacle of human civilization.

@Hound55

And the likely future end of it.

[Sep]

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I'd like to think that Bruce Wayne has no idea how to spend small. He just kinda goes through life like he's landing on spaces on a Monopoly board. "The food here sure is good, I'll take it!"

@AndyC

"That'll be $4.95."

Bruce pulled out his wallet, grabbed a bill and placed it on the table. "Keep the change." The waitress sighed in frustration as soon as the customer stood up and left. Another meager tip, she should have stayed in school. Then she would have been able to work somewhere that paid an actual living wage. Picking up the bill, she took a look at it and gasped in surprise. The man had left her with a hundred dollar bill. Today was a good day, that was until she looked outside the window, and what she saw would change her life forever...

Waitress Lady will return in - TIME TO PAY THE RENT!

[webboysurf]

Well, since there's so many posts in here already I figured I might as well through up a CS for a little street-level hero you may have heard of while I still can. @Master Bruce

The Iron Fist CS

Ultimate One Universe: Season Two Application

Character You're Applying For: Daniel Rand | The Iron Fist

Powers And Abilities:

Powers and Abilities

• The Iron Fist: While in one sense a subset of his Chi Manipulation, The Iron Fist’s power comes from the stolen heart of a now dead ancient dragon. While most passers-by wouldn’t believe this story, Daniel Rand makes use of his power to punch through walls, steel, and even a few people. He has yet to test the limits of this punch.
• Enhanced Healing: Another by-product of being The Iron Fist, Daniel Rand can choose to augment his chi into healing his physical form over time. This requires great effort and pain. In theory, he could use this to heal others.
• Martial Arts Master: While training in K’un-Lun, Daniel Rand trained hard to become one of the greatest martial artists of the modern age. When he competed for the title of The Iron Fist, Daniel went undefeated against all in K’un-Lun who stood in his way. With his training in Martial Arts, Daniel Rand developed proficiency with a plethora of weapons.
• Master of Acrobatics: Similarly involved in his raining as a martial artist, Daniel Rand has developed excellent agility and remains rather quick on his feet compared to most combatants. He can augment his chi to make himself quicker than the average human, but doing so requires a lot of focus and prevents him from using his fist.
• Supernatural Sense: An augmentation of his chi allows Daniel Rand to augment his senses, allowing him to enhance his natural senses to the point of the supernatural. This is most readily accessed through meditation.

Origin And Backstory (In A Maximum Of Four Paragraphs):

Born to Wendell and Heather Rand, Daniel Rand was born to opulence and wealth. His father was the CEO of Rand Incorporated, a multi-billion dollar company selling insurance and dealing in construction and real-estate under sub-companies. Daniel spent his young life spending time with his close friend, Joy Meachem, the daughter of his father’s CFO. So it was not uncommon or unusual when Daniel and his parents went on a three month trip during Danny’s summer vacation when he was nine. They travelled throughout Europe, briefly visited South Africa, and then were slated to visit China and Japan.

The plane never made it to China. A freak storm crashed the plane in the Himilayas. In the crash, Danny was separated from his father and Harold Meachem for a short while. They seemingly reconnected, but only as Wendell was dangling precariously from a cliff’s edge with Meachem looming over. Meachem stepped on Wendell’s fingers, and the remaining Rand family members ran in horror at the sight. Daniel and Heather attempted to navigate their somewhat frozen environment, but soon found themselves surrounded by a pack of wolves. They ran as fast as they could, finding a rope bridge across a dangerous chasm. Heather told Danny to run across it before cutting the rope, saving Danny but dooming herself.

The bridge Danny had crossed turned out to be the nexus point to K’un-Lun. He was welcomed there as an orphan and an outsider. With no family and no remaining purpose except revenge, the young Daniel Rand trained under Lei-Kung the Thunder. The immortal Martial Arts Master trained all those who wished to fight to become the Iron Fist. For 10 years, Danny Rand trained to gain that title. And on his 20th birthday, the time came for him to fight for that right. He challenged five opponents, one of whom was Lei-Kung’s own son. He won every fight, and was sent to fight Shou-Lao the Undying Serpent. Victory was achieved through Daniel’s mastery of martial arts and his cunning. He was therefore able to absorb the Shou-Loa’s heart and become the next Iron Fist.

Daniel sought revenge, and therefore abandoned K’un-Lun. He returned home to much fanfare only 2 months ago. He developed the lie that he had managed to hide away at a monastery in the area for years before gaining the means of travelling home. Due to his father’s last will and testament, Daniel was able to regain his father’s shares in the company. As majority shareholder and having a role on the board of now Rand-Meachem Inc., Daniel started up a charity arm of the company that began to attempt to set up homeless shelters in undeveloped countries. Daniel has been waiting and planning for his confrontation with Harold Meachem. Blood will have blood.

What Makes This Character 'Ultimate'?:

The character is mostly consistent from his portrayal in the comics, with a few exceptions. While not laudable, the Iron Fist series did something interesting in making the conflict with Davos more personal. This version of Daniel Rand is someone who does not shy away from killing at this point in time, and is heavily focused on revenge rather than peace. Daniel is also an interesting character to have in a world where the more Oriental and Mystical parts of the DC universe are up for grabs as well. Danny is someone who can fit in with magical, street-level, or militaristic heroes as well, making him an interesting fit for a Year One universe.

Supporting Characters:

Colleen Wing: A recent friend of Danny’s, Colleen Wing is the daughter of a professor of Oriental Studies at Columbia University. Their meeting was happenstance at Daniel’s “Welcome Back” party, and Daniel has given her the task of leading Rand-Meachem Inc.’s humanitarian efforts.

Joy Meachem: Childhood friend of Daniel Rand, and member of the Board of Rand-Meachem Inc. She is slated to be the new CEO following the retirement of Ward Meachem, her uncle. She has an electric personality, possessing overflowing charisma and is known for solving conflicts in Board Meetings.

Lei-Kung: Daniel’s mentor. While the two exist currently in separate universes, the two share a powerful connection that can be accessed through deep meditation. Lei-Kung acts as a surrogate father-figure for Daniel.

Davos: He left K’un-Lun with Daniel, and the relationship has remained falsely amicable. In Daniel’s mind, the two are still allies and Davos has started up a dojo in New York called the Thunderer Dojo. It is being funded in part by Daniel personally.

Character Picture:

Sample Post:

Blood Will Have Blood

T H E I R O N F I S T

New York City, New York

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^{December 20th, 2018 | 11:53pm | Harold Meachem's Penthouse}

Snow billowed before the picturesque floor-to-ceiling window, the lights of the New York City Skyline shifting in and out as it cascaded upon the Persian rug beneath Harold's feet. On the left arm of his reclined chair was a cup holder with a glass of Scotch resting comfortably inside. Harold's glasses were perched at the tip of his nose as his eyes scanned the book before him: a copy of Macbeth. Harold was one who still found joy in the arts and in literature, and Shakespeare was no exception. He hummed slightly as he picked up the glass to take a sip. He relished in this small, private moment.

It wouldn't last.

Harold missed the brief thuds that came in that private moment. He did hear the crash from behind him, forcing Harold to drop his glass and turn around abruptly as he stood. Standing in the doorway to this private lounge in Harold's penthouse was a man wearing a mask. It covered his nose upward, made of a yellow fabric. The eyes of the intruder were visible and present, and the anger behind them was apparent. On the intruder's chest was the black outline of a dragon, and he wore only pants and a belt made of similar material but green and yellow in color (respectively). Harold stood speechless for a moment, taking in the carnage visible beyond his lounge. The security team, all six of them, lay unconscious on the ground in the living room. Some of his priceless vases had been shattered.

The eyes... they were what was most striking. They seemed familiar... and full of rage. Righteous anger. For the first time in his entire life, Harold felt true fear. So he ran to his left, towards an open set of doors and towards his bedroom. He slammed the doors shut as he entered, locking them and rushing towards his nightstand. He pressed a small button on the underside, and a panel in the wall opened up to reveal a small metal room. Meachem managed to rush inside and press the button for the door to close just as the intruder kicked the bedroom door in. The panel in the wall slid shut just as the intruder's feet had nearly reached the panic room. Harold was shut off and safe, for the time being.

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Daniel Rand took a deep breath. He wasn't sure how much longer he had before the authorities arrived. He had been home 2 months, but was still getting used to living with technology. He still wasn't entirely sure how his new phone worked, since the last phone he had was a flip-phone. Regardless, Danny did know a panic room when he saw one, as his family home was installed with one. And this room wouldn't save Harold for long. With another deep breath, Daniel's clenched fist began to glow from the inside. With a swift jab forward, the wall dented. With another, the wall seemed to be caving inward. With a final jab, the panel in the wall flew against the other wall.

The Iron Fist turned his gaze towards the terrified Harold Meachem, who was pissing himself in the corner. "Harold Meachem... your power lies atop the grave of Wendell Rand... My father! Blood will have Blood!" His voice carried weight and anger, and he was practically shouting.

Harold Meachem pleaded for his life, sitting upon his knees before the son of the only man he'd killed. But Daniel's ears were deaf to those pleas, as his clenched fist was raised into the air, ready to strike downward. But the punch wasn't delivered. For but a moment, Danny flinched.

The hesitation wasn't out of pity. There was someone else present now. Daniel heard something being unsheathed and spun around in a defensive stance. A dagger was thrown... but not at The Iron Fist. Instead, the dagger found its sheath in the throat of Harold Meachem. Daniel only caught a glimpse of this figure, an individual in all black with black wrappings covering everything but the eyes. A Ninja? Seriously?

The mysterious assassin dashed away almost immediately, and Danny began his pursuit. The individual was particularly fast, darting into the hallway outside of the apartment just as Danny reached the living room. By the time Danny reached the hallway, there were no signs of anyone else for a moment. The first sound to pierce the air was the "ding" of the elevator at the end of the empty hallway with no doors.

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Joy Meachem's father rarely ever wanted to spend time with her before. But ever since Danny came home, he would come see her at least once a day. And of course he wanted to spend time today as well. She was busy dealing with the paperwork regarding Danny's humanitarian efforts. Her heels clopped against the tile hallway leading to her father's penthouse, and Joy was busy reading a text she had just received. It was her assistant asking her yet another question she had answered a million times before. So the response was short, and Joy placed her phone back into her purse to see a horrid sight. She quickly fished into her purse, pulling out a sidearm and kicking off her heels quickly.

Joy knew that the alarm had to have gone off. The guards were all unconscious. There were no sounds audible yet. She kept her gun pointed ahead of her as she made her way to her father's lounge. The Scotch on the ground was a terrifying sight... but the first sounds coming from the bedroom were more terrifying. Joy quickly made her way into the bedroom, and then the saferoom. The gasps for breath were getting louder. There in the saferoom was Harold Meachem, covered in blood and reclining with his back to the wall. Joy rushed in to embrace her father, covering herself in his blood now too. Harold wasn't able to get out any words, but tears fell from his cheeks as he reached his hands to hold her daughter's head still as he gave a dying kiss. His body went limp, and Joy sobbed, barely able to see.

She did see something... strange, on the wall next to her father. Blood in a pattern that was unnatural. A name. And when Joy managed to bat away the tears enough so that she could see... it was clear what was written on the wall. Something she smeared away with her hand in disbelief. Supposedly, the name of who committed the act, in Harold's own handwriting.

R A N D

@webboysurf

When you literally change a date and “rain” to “snow” and accidentally delay your application’s approval/denial 11 hours.

[Byrd Man]

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And the likely future end of it.

@Eddie Brock

"WITNESS ME!"
-- Australian PM upon inauguration.

[ErsatzEmperor]

@Sep I'm already hooked.

[Sep]

@Sep I'm already hooked.

@ErsatzEmperor

It's going to be a thrilling adventure. Jen the Waitress coming to theaters 2019.

[Weird Tales]

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After looking at it, I have a question: Why do we need Wild Dog. He's a Punisher knock-off in a game that already has the Punisher. And Objectivist vigilante is about to be filled as well because we have a Question incoming. Your take isn't that much different from the comics. So, besides maybe seeing him in Arrow and liking his look, why do you want to play this character and what kind of stories are you going to write?

@Byrd Man

I looked over the Punisher in this rp and both characters feel different history wise. What I intended with him was some street level stories with a mix of dealing with far reaching tentacles that is corruption throughout society.

[Simple Unicycle]

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I looked over the Punisher in this rp and both characters feel different history wise. What I intended with him was some street level stories with a mix of dealing with far reaching tentacles that is corruption throughout society.

@Weird Tales

Can I step in for a moment as the guy who is playing the Punisher and will be playing the Question? Okay, thanks.

The problem isn't the similarities in history (even though the fact that both were pushed to vigilantism by the death of a spouse and child[ren] is a pretty big mark), it's the fact that we already have an anti-hero who has no problem killing; so what sets Wild Dog apart from Punisher stylistically? My whole shtick with Punisher was basically turning his adventure into a John Woo movie, so what stylistic choice can you bring to the table with this version of Wild Dog?

Oh and also, I figured I'd say I wasn't going the Objectivist route with Q this game (Ditko's Question is honestly my least favorite of the bunch [barring the New 52 version. Fuck you New 52]) so I don't really have any problem with Wild Dog having the black-and-white-no-gray philosophy.

[Sep]

One day @Master Bruce is going to make a banner, and nobody will change their mind and make him alter it.

[mickilennial]

so what sets Wild Dog apart from Punisher stylistically?

@Simple Unicycle

I imagine the fact they just accepted Huntress poses another point of how many similar characters will they accept without a standout or unique perspective on the very important issue of mobster murder.

[AndyC]

One day @Master Bruce is going to make a banner, and nobody will change their mind and make him alter it.

@Sep

_{(Trying to find the heart to tell them that I'm dropping Superman and picking up Jubilee)}

[Sep]

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I imagine the fact they just accepted Huntress poses another point of how many similar characters will they accept without a standout or unique perspective on the very important issue of mobster murder.

@Inkarnate

Yes but Huntress has a defined direction, I think that's what's being gotten at.

She won and with that victory realized she was confident that she had collected all she needed to return to Gotham and track down every last person who was involved with her family's demise; she was finally ready to begin the final stage of a plan that was over a decade in the making. A plan to avenge her parents, whether Gotham could handle two vigilantes at the same time or not.

Ink

She knows exactly who she is gunning for, and that's what she's going to do.

In his despair Jack decided to take his revenge out on the scum of the city and the bureaucrats that helped create the problems. Jack crafted a costume and name for himself to get his revenge. His name was now Wild Dog and he was going clean the filthy streets of Chicago one bullet at a time.

Weird

It's very general, right now it's a case of "going after everyone". With guns, and some kinda impromptu costume and name, exactly what punisher did. There are also ideas for how Huntress fits into the wider world, working in Gotham and how she may interact/affect the Batman. There's none of that to Wild Dog. To me, as an impartial party to this it seems very much like: "This isn't the Punisher. Promise, it's Wild Dog. They're different."

[mickilennial]

First Venom Reactions Call It A Complete Failure, As Bad As Catwoman

Me:

[Sep]

First Venom Reactions Call It A Complete Failure, As Bad As Catwoman

Me:

@Inkarnate

I think no matter the reviews, it'll still manage to make big money. There's a reason they started with Venom, and that's because it's a name that will sell.

[Simple Unicycle]

It's very general, right now it's a case of "going after everyone". With guns, and some kinda impromptu costume and name, exactly what punisher did.

@Sep

Frank, disgusted by the ineptitude of the judicial system, has decided to take matters into his own hands. Enlisting the help of a friend in the cyber crimes division, David Lieberman, Frank has taken it upon himself to track down the men who murdered his family and bring down their boss in addition to the two of them. Not to achieve some twisted sense of joy in taking his revenge. He was going to make sure they got punished.

Yours Truly

>gunning after everyone



Yes he just started gunning after all criminals after he got his vengeance but shhhhhhhh

[Eddie Brock]

First Venom Reactions Call It A Complete Failure, As Bad As Catwoman

Me:

@Inkarnate

Eh. The title is more than a little sensationalist. The majority of those takes are along the lines of, "Yeah, it was bad, but we expected it to be bad, and sometimes it's 'so bad it's good.'" But still... you don't want your comic book movie being mentioned in the same breath as Catwoman and Fant4stic under any circumstances.

[mickilennial]

Eh. The title is more than a little sensationalist. The majority of those takes are along the lines of, "Yeah, it was bad, but we expected it to be bad, and sometimes it's 'so bad it's good.'" But still... you don't want your comic book movie being mentioned in the same breath as Catwoman and Fant4stic under any circumstances.

@Eddie Brock

Of course, it's sensationalist. That's how you get clicks. Human curiosity gravitates more towards "it was bad" than "yeah i guess it was ok".

[Sep]

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>gunning after everyone



Yes he just started gunning after all criminals after he got his vengeance but shhhhhhhh

@Simple Unicycle

The point is, if Wild Dog starts just gunning for everybody. There's no room for him to devolve into the sociopath that Frank became, if you're already a Sociopath there's no room to grow into an even worse human being, and that's just no fun.

[ErsatzEmperor]

24 Hours. I don't believe it either.