[OOC] One Universe: Unlimited - A Marvel/DC Comics Roleplay

[Simple Unicycle]

Didn't flake out, bitches.

[Lord Wraith]

Didn't flake out, bitches.

@Simple Unicycle

He's on to me.

[Byrd Man]

Didn't flake out, bitches.

@Simple Unicycle

[Master Bruce]

@Master Bruce

Can I play Silk again?

@Pirouette

Sure! Just be aware of the fact that Spidey has only been doing his thing for five years and has only come up against some of his enemies, so Cindy branching out as a crimefighter herself would have to be a (relatively) recent thing. There's also not likely any Spider-people other than her and Pete. But those are the only things I would say you should worry about.

In other news, @Kyoka's X-23 and @Retired's Green Arrow are both...

[AndyC]

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

^{_{Rachel Roth / Princess Koriand’r “Kori Anders” ♦ High School Students / Fast Food Employees ♦ Jump City, California, USA ♦ Unaffiliated}}

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T:

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^{"When there’s trouble, you know who to call…"}

^{”GHOST BUSTERS!”}

^{”No, Kori, we worked on this, you call--….whatever….”}

^{”My apologies. Correction: you call the WHAT EVER!”}

Rachel Roth and Princess Koriand’r are about as different as can be. One is an eternal optimist, the other is a perennial pessimist. One is cheerful, friendly, and outgoing, the other is gloomy, sarcastic and withdrawn. One is the exiled princess of the planet Tamaran in the Vega star system, the other is the half-human daughter of the demon lord Trigon destined to lay waste to all worlds. One would think these two would never find enough common ground to become friends, let alone best friends, but stranger and more ridiculous things tend to happen when they are around.

Ever since Kori’s escape pod crash-landed on Earth a year ago—and by a staggering coincidence, landing right on top of a group of cultists who were attempting to abduct Rachel for their own nefarious purposes—the two have found their lives inextricably tangled. Be it demon-worshipping cults who want to sacrifice them, shady government or corporate organizations who want to brainwash them, mad scientists who want to dissect them, alien warlords who want to enslave them, super-villains who want to annihilate them, or an endless parade of jerks and perverts who just want to screw them, Rachel and Kori—operating publicly under the aliases Raven and Starfire –can’t seem to stay out of trouble. In the precious little downtime they have between dealing with all the various crises in Jump City, Kori has agreed to help Rachel unravel the mysteries of her past and master her newfound powers, while Rachel has agreed to help Kori find a way back to her home planet to liberate it from her treacherous sister Blackfire, all while attempting to achieve some semblance of a normal life in the margins.

C H A R A C T E R M O T I V A T I O N S & G O A L S:

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I am a huge fan of both of these characters, at least in their incarnations from the one cartoon that everyone actually likes, but I haven't really been a fan of any other iteration of them. DC seems to have no idea how to handle what, in my opinion, should be an easy home-run by keeping them as an odd-couple/buddy-cop duo. And while yes, I am a dirty old man with all the class and sophistication of an episode of the Benny Hill Show, I want to do more with these two than just lean on the "tee-hee, boobies" humor that I did last time I wrote them. I think I can tell some pretty entertaining character-driven stories with these two, especially since having the cosmic and occult sides of both the Marvel and DC universes gives me a lot to play with.

C H A R A C T E R N O T E S:

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Supporting Characters

The Williams Family: Rachel's current foster family, who are supportive, caring, and wholesome to the point where it's almost nauseating. Alice and Jack Williams have taken in several foster kids over the years, and were all too happy to take in a troubled teen and make a difference in her life. Though they really do wish she'd outgrow all this demonic nonsense and join them on Sundays at the First Brotherhood Church.

Chief Stella Gomez: The no-nonsense chief of the Jump City Police Department, Stella more often than not finds herself cleaning up the mess left behind by the various crises that befall her city. She doesn't have a particularly high opinion of costumed vigilantes and so-called superheroes as it is, let alone a pair of superpowered teenagers who barely know what they're doing.

Kitten Van Cleer: The pampered princess of Jump City High, and queen mean-girl who takes delight in making life miserable for rejects and weirdos like Rachel and Kori. Her father, the millionaire philanthropist Cameron van Cleer (real name Drury Walker), secretly makes his fortunes as the minor super-villain Killer Moth.

Silkie: Kori's pet mutated caterpillar...thing, liberated from Killer Moth. It is both adorable and revolting at the same time, and usually has to be hidden from the general public.

Villains

Blackfire: Kori's older sister, Komand'r, the despotic Empress of Tamaran. Always jealous of the love and attention her sister received from their parents, Komand'r betrayed the royal family and sold their world out to the militaristic Shi'ar Empire, in exchange for being made planetary governor. Knowing that Kori is still out there, however, has made Blackfire paranoid, and she has dispatched agents to have her sister destroyed once and for all.

Brother Blood: The leader of a vast and powerful cult with members all over the world, Brother Blood claims to be the high priest of the demon lord Trigon, and has promised his followers incredible wealth and power in the world to come. He is obsessed with capturing Raven and bringing her into the fold, the 'Daughter of Darkness' that will bring about Trigon's reign on Earth. As if his enormous wealth and army of fanatics weren't bad enough, he is also a vampire, with all of the powers and abilities that come with it.

Psimon: A high-ranking member of the shadowy organization HIVE, Psimon is a powerful telepath who has been tasked with capturing Raven and Starfire and 're-educating' them.

Jinx: Psimon's right-hand operative, Jinx is a devious, mischievous, and slightly sadistic probability-bender who delights in causing others misfortune. She also has something of a one-way personal grudge against Raven, since as far as she sees it, the HIVE only needs one 'witch girl' in their ranks.

Mammoth: HIVE's heavy-hitter, usually paired with Jinx as a brains-and-brawn duo. He's as solid as a mountain...and about as smart as one.

Killer Moth: Millionaire philanthropist Cameron van Cleen by day, terrifying mutated super-criminal Killer Moth by night. Despite the name, Killer Moth is more interested in acts of robbery than actual killing, but he has no problem endangering lives to get his way. He dotes on his vicious brat of a daughter Kitten constantly, and has a deep-seeded vendetta against Starfire for embarrassing Kitten at last year's prom.

The Mad Mod: A disgraced fashion mogul inexplicably turned super-criminal after stumbling onto a cache of weapons and gadgets intended for the HIVE organization, Neil Richards has set out to punish the people of Jump City for "crimes against fashion." He is more of an annoyance than any sort of actual threat, but he tends to make quite a scene whenever he appears.

Doctor Light: The worst of Jump City's supervillains, if only for his personality. While Arthur Light is an extremely dangerous foe with a long list of photo-kinetic abilities ranging from lasers to invisibility, he is most infamous for being a lecherous pervert that even the other villains want nothing to do with.

S A M P L E P O S T:

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"Sooo....on the Number Four, the Big Belly Double-Triple Cheeseburger....does that come with cheese?"

".....it's a cheeseburger."

".....so no?"

The withering glare that Rachel Roth gave the fat balding man on the other side of the counter could have curdled milk, but its effects were completely lost on him, as he scratched underneath the folds of his substantial gut that drooped out from the bottom of his shirt.

"Oh, right, right," he nodded with what must have been a painfully rare moment of clarity. "So, what kind of cheeses do you have?"

"Calling it 'cheese' would be generous," Rachel began, "But according to the packaging at least, we have American, Swiss, cheddar, and 'fiesta.'"

The fat man nodded absently, before declaring "I'll take mine with Pepper Jack."

Once again, the pale, purple-haired girl fixed him with a glare that could strip the paint off a car, then reiterated, "We have American, Swiss, ch--"

"Friend Rachel!" Kori exclaimed as she practically erupted from the break room, a soda cup filled to the brim with mustard in her hand and a bright yellow smudge on her lips, "I have the most glorious of news! I believe I now have the solution for our financial worries!"

Rachel raised an eyebrow, turning to her friend and ignoring the fat guy at the counter, and the twenty other people in line behind him. "You've discovered the secret to overthrowing the stranglehold of the corrupt and exploitative ruling class in order to bring about a worker's paradise?"

"No, but I have learned of an exciting business opportunity!" she beamed. "During my allotted fifteen-minute breaking of the room of baths, I was speaking to our co-worker Trevor..."

"The one who keeps trying to take pictures of your butt when he thinks you're not looking?"

"Yes, the same!" Kori nodded enthusiastically, her cup of mustard sloshing over. "He suggested that we engage in the starting of a small business, and said that we could make the fortunes! According to the Trevor, we would be perfect for selling ventilation equipment!"

"...ventilation equipment?"

"Uhhh, excuse me," the fat man at the counter muttered, "I'd still like to order a--"

"One second," Rachel dismissed him before turning back to Kori. "Trevor thinks we should sell ventilation equipment?"

"Oh yes, he was very enthusiastic about it! He said we should sell exclusively ventilation equipment!"

Rachel's expression soured. "...'exclusively ventilation equipment?' What did he say, exactly?"

"His words with exactness were 'you two could make tons doing Only Fans!'"

"Of course," Rachel gave a deflated sigh. "First off, no, we are absolutely not doing that. Second of all, that has nothing to do with air conditioning."

"Then I have the confusion," Kori puzzled. "If 'only fans' does not mean selling equipment for conditioning of the air, then what is it?"

"It's...." Rachel stopped herself, looked back to the line of people, then back at her expectant friend, "it's...just come here, it's--"

Rachel whispered the answer into Kori's ear, and the orange-skinned girl went pale with shock.

"....oh," she managed, before her expression brightened. "Oh, that is even easier than selling ventilation equipment! We--"

"Absolutely not."

"Hey, can I please--"

"Number four with Pepper Jack that this restaurant chain has never carried, got it," she turned back to the register. "Will that be for here or to go?"

The fat man sputtered indignantly for a moment, and then with a thunderous crash, the ceiling collapsed.

The dining room of the Big Belly Burger filled with dust and rubble as people screamed and ran for cover, trying to scramble under tables or hide in the bathroom.

"Oh, thank God," Rachel muttered to herself, as the sudden violent burst of destruction at least broke up the mind-numbing tedium of her part-time job. When Sartre said 'hell is other people,' he must have been thinking of the fast food industry.

A tall, imposing figure floated down from the makeshift hole in the ceiling. A powerhouse with rippling muscles, purple skin, gleaming orange eyes, and a foot-tall, neatly-cropped mohawk.

"At long last, I have found your hiding place, Princess Koriand'r," the figure boomed. "I am Kallark, warrior of the Shi'ar Empire and supreme leader of the Imperial Guard. As per the bargain made between the Majestrix and Komand'r of Tamaran, you are to return with me to the Empire, to be my concubine. I offer you a choice: come peacefully, or watch the people of this world suffer."

Kori's sunny expression hardened as she wiped the mustard away from her lips, and engulfed her body in a flash of bright green light. In an instant, her tacky Big Belly Burger uniform was gone, replaced with the violet and silver dress of the Tamaranian royal family.

"I am not your property to take, Kallark," Princess Koriand'r challenged as she rose in the air to level with him, "And the people of this world are not the property of your empire. I offer you a choice: leave peacefully now, or be destroyed."

Kallark smirked at the Princess's challenge. "You have spirit, girl, but in time you will learn that--....you, pale one, what are you doing?"

Rachel stood at the counter register, pressing buttons.

"Clocking us out," she explained, before the air grew cold and shadows swirled around her. "The manager said we can't kick your ass on company time...."

P O S T C A T A L O G:

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COMING SOON (I hope)

[CameleonFox]

Im back

[Lord Wraith]

Im back

@CameleonFox

From outer space?

[Sep]

So who's character concept are you most excited to see explored?

And why is it Tawky and Detective Chimp?

[Simple Unicycle]

So who's character concept are you most excited to see explored?

And why is it Tawky and Detective Chimp?

@Sep

Other than the obvious Tawky and Chimp, I'm excited to see Byrd's Black Panther fleshed out and see how he'll go from down and dirty vigilante work in NYC to reclaiming his throne (if he even does). There are others obviously; your Thor, Doc's Iron Man, Hillan's Superman and Roman's Batman are all stories I'm excited to read. Of course this isn't to imply I'm not excited to read everyone's stories, but those five are at the top for me right now.

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From outer space?

@Lord Wraith

Cake's version of the song is the best one don't @ me.

Also accidentally thanked the post you replied to. Damn you fat fingers.

[Sep]

@Simple Unicycle awh shucks thankee. I'm also excited to see Question. I can't wait till someone asks him something he doesn't know the answer to and he just turns and goes "That's the Question."

Edit: I was literally about to say that the camera pans to his face and he says 'That's the Question'. Then I realised we aren't filming this.

[Abstract Proxy]

So who's character concept are you most excited to see explored?

And why is it Tawky and Detective Chimp?

@Sep

I'm not sure how any other characters can compete with an anthropomorphic tiger lawyer and detective chimp combo.

[Sep]

More Spiderman Spoilers.

Hider cause Spoilers

[CameleonFox]

More Spiderman Spoilers.

Hider cause Spoilers

@Sep

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[Sep]

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hey so sep ....

@CameleonFox

'sup?

[CameleonFox]

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'sup?

@Sep

i changed her name to valkyrie but im keeping her asgardian name as torunn is that ok?

[Sep]

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i changed her name to valkyrie but im keeping her asgardian name as torunn is that ok?

@CameleonFox

I'm still saying no to any inclusion of the Magnog (Especially an interpretation where its human and chills with an Asgardian on Midgard?). Your sheet also still has a mention of her being the 'Goddess of Thunder'. Solve that snd your fate will be in the hands of @Master Bruce and @Lord Wraith

[CameleonFox]

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I'm still saying no to any inclusion of the Magnog (Especially an interpretation where its human and chills with an Asgardian on Midgard?). Your sheet also still has a mention of her being the 'Goddess of Thunder'. Solve that snd your fate will be in the hands of @Master Bruce and @Lord Wraith

@Sep

oh no i didnt wanna play mangog i just wanted her to have a villain

[Sep]

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oh no i didnt wanna play mangog i just wanted her to have a villain

@CameleonFox

I'm still not comfortable with that. Magnog is an Asgard Ending level threat.

[CameleonFox]

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I'm still not comfortable with that. Magnog is an Asgard Ending level threat.

@Sep

alright there changed the name

[Sep]

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alright there changed the name

@CameleonFox

Is it now the Magnog with a different name? Caaaaause the issue is still there if that's the case