I posted mine, but I noticed a thing I forgot to address with my playbook.
"You trust (blank) and told them an important secret of your legacy."
Who should that be? Kiante's not really an option, since in his case he's kind of a part of the family already. Besides, I used Kiante for the first Relationship option: "You once got caught breaking your legacy's rules with (blank)." I felt Kiante was more appropriate for that one. That being said... I have no idea who could fit the first option.
Man, White, comfortable clothing, traditional costume
-Abilities- Starting out: Sonic Shout, Flight (via Raptor Suit), and Martial Arts Full suite: Sonic Shout, Flight, Martial Arts, Holmesian Deduction, and Fearsome Reputation.
-Moves- I know what I am Never give up, never surrender
-Relationships- You once got caught breaking your legacy's rules with _Kiante_.
You trust _Noon_ and told them an important secret of your legacy.
-Influence- You're a part of this team, for better or worse, and you care what they think. Give influence to all your teammates.
-Legacy- Captain Eagle (Rex Hunter) was the first in the line, going all the way back to World War II. Silver Hawk (Joel Hunter) was the second in line, and is now enjoying his retirement. Black Condor (Jay Hunter) was the third to inherit the mantle, and is still on active duty. The Headhunter was their greatest foe... and he's still at large.
It started with Rex Hunter, better known as Captain Eagle. During World War II, Rex was among the first generation of heroes that took up the fight against the Nazis. Armed only with his guns, wits, and trademark sonic shout, Captain Eagle often found himself at the center of the front lines, barking orders to the soldiers or even to his fellow superheroes about how best to efficiently to achieve their missions. When he wasn't doing that, he was fighting the Nazis himself, combining his military training, sharp cunning, and his one natural superpower to knock those German assholes down a few pegs. He was hero, a damned good one, often considered one of the best. Of course, those honors are all posthumous, as Captain Eagle heroically gave his life in order for the Allies to successfully invade Berlin and end the war in Europe.
Rex's legacy didn't end in Europe, however. In fact, it was only just the beginning. Before America's involvement in the war, Rex had recently married his high school sweetheart, Martha Crawford. They, er... "celebrated" their newlywed status before he shipped off to Europe. Nine months later, a baby was born, a boy named Joel. Having grown up with the stories of his father's endless heroics and daring-do in the war, Joel spent his youth idolizing the father he never had a chance to meet, honestly believing him to be a paragon of what a hero should be: Selfless, strong, and a leader of men. When he discovered he had inherited the sonic shout his father was famous for, Joel was all too eager to join the good fight. But he was not as much a soldier as his father. In fact, Joel pursued science and engineering, believing that to be the future of how good was to fight against evil... and he wasn't entirely wrong. Joel invented a set of winged armor he called the Raptor Suit. With it, he could soar through the sky like many of his super heroic peers. The armor could help protect him as well, so that was also a plus. Donned in his silvery armor, Joel called himself Silver Hawk and took to the skies to fight for truth, justice, and the American way.
Sometime during his career, Joel too married and, like his father before him, had a son... Jay. Jay was pretty much groomed from the start to inherit the mantle from his father, but unlike him, Jay was resistant to the idea. Joel had already forged a strong reputation with his heroics and iconic superhero image. In fact, Silver Hawk was arguably one of the most marketed super heroes of the Silver Generation, even getting his own action figure and line of Comic Books. In his off time, Joel served as a sort of superhero ambassador, often asked to act as the face of the superhero community when dealing with the government at large. What was there left for Jay to do? Like many of his generation, Jay began to see the older heroes for what they truly were... well-intentioned but also naive and misguided. He decided to focus on restoring law and order to the dark slums of the city. He built a Raptor Suit for himself, able to use more advanced tech to refine the design and give it a more stealthy and covert functionality, even adding an amplifier that increased the power of his shouts. Afterwords, he took upon himself the name Black Condor, and used this darker persona to pursue the truly twisted forms of evil. Criminal sociopaths and psychotic terrorists among others. It was Jay who first encountered Headhunter, a notorious assassin known for collecting the masks of the superheroes he kills as trophies. Headhunter was Condor's first true challenge, so much so that the recently retired Joel had to put on his suit one more time to help Jay take the assassin down. After this encounter, Black Condor began creating connections and ties to various branches of law enforcement, police, FBI, you name it. So determined to escape Silver Hawk's shadow was he, that Jay left barely enough time for his own family, having becoming married to the job as it were.
And then there's Max, Jay's son. With such a rich family history, one would think a kid like Max would have it easy. They'd be wrong. Max's mother passed away of breast cancer only a couple years after he was born. And his father? Well, maybe his wife's death had something to do with it, but Jay became even more absorbed in his work, becoming so married to the job that he hardly had time to raise his own son. As such, Max has probably spent more time with his grandpa than he has his own dad. Of course, being so frustratingly optimistic as he is, Joel insists that things aren't easy for Jay either and yadda yadda yadda. After a while, it started feeling like Grandpa Joel was just making excuses for the bastard. Still, Silver Hawk has proven to be a rather awesome grandpa to have, ever since one time when Max turned sixteen, Joel let him try out his old raptor suit, even teaching Max how properly fly with it. Now that, Max will always admit, was really freaking cool.
@The Kid Lantern I thought this was how you wanted me to sneak him over there? Anyway I don't expect the visit to last for more than a few minutes. After that he'll rush over to the hotel and make some excuse about wanting to grab a bite to eat before meeting up.
Unfortunately for Archer, his little trip to the hospital pretty much blew his cover as far as his parents were concerned. The injuries he sustained in the fight were not really the kind one could easily explain away. Archer honestly expected to be pressured into quitting the team under the pretense of it being too dangerous. However, that never came up. At all. In fact both his parents seemed to treat the situation in a positive light, confident that working in the company of superheroes would provide a positive influence for him. Maybe they just agreed that since he was about to turn 18, they would simply trust him to make his own decisions? Or maybe Batman convinced them? Archer wasn't exactly privy to what went on around him through the first night and in the morning of the next day after being brought in. So exhausted was he that he just slipped in and out of sleep.
From what he understood, it was Hector who brought him to the hospital. As for his parents... Wildcat was likely the one who called them. When the team was first formed, Archer made up the excuse that he wanted to learn boxing and self defense under Grant's instruction, and so the elder superhero traded some contact info with Archer's parents to sell the idea to them. After a few days or so in the hospital, Archer was itching to get out and back to work. Staying in the hospital bed only ever gave him time to think. And the more time he spent thinking, the more time he spent blaming himself for all of the team's problems.
This was the third time in a row the team suffered a major blow, whilst on his watch no less. He let Mr. Freeze cripple Neith. He failed to stop the owls from capturing Ves. He couldn't protect the gym. He couldn't protect Caitlyn. His plan to stop the owls failed miserably, and was quite poorly thought out in hindsight. He couldn't even save Chester's rats. As far as hero'ing was concerned, he was doing an utterly shitty job. And, of course, there was also the tragedy with Robin still haunting the back of his mind. If only he were stronger. There had to be something - someone - who could help him.
"..." Archer said nothing. The silence in the room was deafening, the kind of quiet where could hear a slight ringing in their ears. The kind of silence that seemed to slow the world to a crawl. He was alone in the hospital room, having lost track of how many days he'd been there. Odd, since he expected his parents to have been there still, never leaving. Finally, a nurse entered, she carried a clipboard and appeared to be making marks on whatever paper was attached to it.
"Everything's checked out, you can check out whenever you're ready." she said, handing Archer the clipboard to sign. That's right, he was legally old enough to sign the check out form himself. He did so, and within minutes he was brought out to the front door on a wheelchair, as was standard practice, "And you're sure you've got transportation covered?" she asked, sounding confused since Archer had elected to contact no one about being checked out.
"I'm fine. Thanks for everything." said Archer, only half-paying attention. He was back in suit, and of course, his identity would be kept confidential. Similar to before, Zero used his powers to skate along the street and sidewalks. He was a bit sore, but otherwise he seemed okay. Perhaps he was treated with some form of advanced medication from S.T.A.R. Labs or something, he wasn't sure. He remembered Wildcat telling him something about a hotel the team was currently staying at. From Gotham Mercy Hospital - where Zero was taken - it was pretty much a straight shot to the west to reach it.
Zero wasn't going west, though. Instead he was going North-Northwest... toward Arkham Asylum.
This is the sort of Star Wars thing I've always thought would be interesting. Sure, the space hopping and intergalactic battles and spectacular explosions are fun to watch, but following the lives of a single system's downtrodden slums while all that is going on in the background just sounds so fascinating to me.
He wouldn't be resurrected. In fact I'm not even sure he'd still be corrupted by Brainiac at that point. Basically his powers, to a certain extent, could be tapped into by whomever wields the Soul Reaver, since that's how the sword works. It absorbs/devours the soul of most people it kills (there's sure to be exceptions which is why I say "most" things instead of "all") and its wielder can then tap into some of the powers those people used to have. In this scenario, you'd have a sword theoretically capable of letting you tap into Superman's strength, durability, speed, etc. Now imagine people like Lex Luthor and a plethora of other supervillains catching wind of it and suddenly you have what could be the plot of its own Elseworlds Tale.
I get the feeling the demon may become something of a wild card later on. Oh he's agreed to let Shay use his powers to help the League, but notice the very particular interest he took in what Batman said about Superman being vulnerable to magic and the supernatural.
Soul Reaver + Superman's soul = A weapon a lot of people may suddenly want to get their hands on.
Ah ha! It all makes perfect sense now! The trolling, the flame wars, the disturbing pics and creepy forum posts... The Joker was the one behind 4chan all this time! *dramatic squirrel music strike*
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