Eddie Brock

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Sorry about that.

@darkred

No apology necessary, friend! We're just doing what nerds do and theorycrafting over here. Also, Wraith's opinion is ultimately the one that matters.

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Yeah, I think the difficulty of including Terminator is that having an apocalyptic future war between humans and machines is necessary for the concept, which really narrows every other character who might want to do future shenanigans (Booster Gold, Legion of Super-Heroes, etc).

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I do miss the person I was back when Overwatch was good, and I was living and dying with the release of every new cinematic.

Of course, that was 2016, so I miss a lot about that world...

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I can't believe my idiot brain never realized how seamlessly Overwatch characters could fit in this world.

brb, who needs Spidey?

(Okay, maybe I'm not serious about dropping Spider-Man, but the mind does tickle at the thought of possible second characters if I ever find the time...)

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That's it. I'm bringing my second sheet to the board:

10 Bens.

The Thing
Scarlet Spider
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Señor Chang
Ice Clown
Treasure Hunter Gates
The Running Man
Hawkeye Pierce
The Man Who Aged Backwards
Matlock

@Roman

I'm sold. Give me eight seasons and an ill-conceived Hulu revival series.

Although, you're missing an opportunity for the rare Adam Scott double dip: Ben Wyatt and Uncle Ben.

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I think I’m going to withdraw my Spider-Man application. Besides preferring Eddie’s post to my own, I realise I don’t have a massive passion for this idea like I do with Ben and a few others I’ve been turning over in my head.

May try a different idea at one point soon, but for now I’m happy with just Ben

@Natty

Just as long as I didn't scare you off! You've been doing excellent work with Ben, and I know you would've brought the same energy to the Web-head.

All this talk of Ben and Spider-Man in the same sentences got me sweating.

@Roman

That's probably how I should've read it, too, but for whatever reason, my mind went here:

Hider

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Alright, Webheads, by the rules, you now have 72-hours to submit in-character sample posts for the characters.

May the best Spidey win!

@Lord Wraith

Spider-Sample

“Dispatch, I’ve got a 10-52 at 5th and Broadway, requesting backup.”

Truly, I don't know how anyone did superhero-ing before smartphones. Spider-Man can't be everywhere at once, but the NYPD can. With the convenience of police scanner apps, I have the option to sit on the Empire State University quad with my headphones in, basking in the warmth of the afternoon sun, and even getting a little reading done before my next class. Plus, it's always nice to get a pulse for the city. New York is in my blood – right next to the irradiated spider DNA.

“Unit 3, can you respond to a 10-59 in Midtown?”

“Earth to Peter!”

I snap out of reverie to see the inimitable Gwendolyn Stacy looking down at me. From the expression on her face, she’s been there for a hot second. Gosh, even when she’s perplexed, she’s still so, so pretty. “Sorry, Gwen,” I chuckle, pulling out one of my earbuds, “I was on another planet there.”

She smiles back, and suddenly the sun seems like a dim lightbulb. “No worries. Listening to something good?” she asks with a nod towards my phone.

“Hmm? Oh, uh… yeah. Just… a podcast. True crime type thing,” I answer. Clearing my throat, I hurry to change the subject. “So, what’s up?”

Gwen shrugs. “Just between classes. I was thinking about heading to the Coffee Bean for a midday pick-me-up.” She shifts her weight, hands wrapped around the straps of her backpack. After another beat, she says, “Hey, you’re a biochem major, right? Orgo’s really kicking my butt. If you’ve got time… I could really benefit from a second set of eyes.” She offers another half-smile. “I’ll buy your coffee?”

In my life, I’ve learned to expect the unexpected, but even so, I’m still occasionally caught flat-footed. I realize an impromptu tutoring session isn’t exactly a date, but it’s also not not a date. My pulse quickens, and I try my best to tamp down any eagerness in my voice. “Yeah, totally. Been there,” I laugh. It takes everything in me not to immediately spring to my feet. “Let me just pack up here, and–”

“All units, be advised: possible 10-30 in progress at First National Bank. Lone male suspect, possibly armed.”

Now? Seriously? Of all the rotten luck in the world, Parker luck is by far the worst. For half a heartbeat, I consider acting like I heard nothing. It’s just one bank robbery; the police can handle it. But if I don’t go, someone could get hurt. Echoes of Uncle Ben’s voice ring in the back of my head. I may hate myself for doing this, but I’ll hate myself even more if I don’t. No one ever said that being a superhero would be easy.

Sighing, I say, “Actually, Gwen, I just remembered that I promised to help Dr. Connors with some calibrations in the lab. Raincheck on the orgo practice?”

Her disappointment is evident, but she manages a smile. “Of course. I’ll text you.”

As Gwen turns and walks away, I hurriedly shove my personal items into my backpack and retrieve my mask. The one nice thing about this superhero gig? Very often when you’re so mad that you just want to punch something, a willing volunteer steps forward…

***

“Alright, you know the drill! Hands where I can see ‘em, and kiss the floor. Anyone tries to be a hero, you’re gonna get yourself hurt.”

“Well, someone is about to get hurt, anyway.”

I plant both heels into the jaw of this would-be bank robber, taking him to the ground. Continuing the arc of my swing, I perch atop a crystal chandelier that probably costs more than Jonah pays me in a year. “Let me guess,” I say, observing the day’s catch as he scrambles to his feet, “with a ridiculous getup like that – and no gun that I can see – you must be an aspiring supervillain. Wanna tell me your deal before I knock you unconscious, or can we just skip to the end?”

The man smirks, wiping a trickle of blood from his lip. He’s dressed in a long, blue trenchcoat with a matching beanie. Bright, red hair sticks out from underneath his cap and runs down the sides of his face in barely-kempt mutton chops. “The name’s Captain Boomerang,” he announces with far too much gravitas, “and this is my deal.” With surprising quickness, he reaches into his coat and launches a boomerang at my head. I flip out of danger, but the chandelier isn’t so lucky; the boomerang – which is decidedly not standard – slices through the chain, sending the fixture crashing to the floor.

“Gross. A boomerang-themed Australian supervillain? Can it still be considered appropriation if it’s your own culture?” I fire two web lines at Captain Boomerang’s chest, but he produces a new boomerang and cuts through them both. Just then, spider-sense alerts me to a threat from behind. I pirouette just in time to avoid the first boomerang on its return arc. “Also, ‘Captain’ Boomerang? That’s a bit self-aggrandizing, isn’t it? I mean, something tells me you didn’t earn that rank…”

“You like to talk, huh?”

I shrug. “Keeps idiots like you distracted.” With that, I yank on a web line, pulling one of the teller’s desks at the back of Captain Boomerang’s head. He spins on a heel, launching his boomerang at the last possible moment to split the desk in two. I backflip away from one half before it can take my legs out from under me. By the time I get my head back around, there’s another boomerang inches from my face. My spider-sense blares, and the boomerang suddenly explodes. I’m thrown all the way to the far wall.

“You like that one?” Captain Boomerang asks, though it’s hard to hear him over the ringing in my ears. “Been waitin’ on an excuse to break it out.”

I stumble to my feet, still woozy from the explosion. “I feel like…” I bring a hand to my face, grateful that my mask somehow remained intact – not because I’m worried about my secret identity, but because I don’t want the world to see that Peter Parker got punked by a guy calling himself “Captain Boomerang.” “... it kinda defeats the purpose to create a boomerang that doesn’t come back.”

He shrugs. “Eh, maybe. But it’s fun.”

“Oh, you want fun, Chuckles?” Okay, it’s official: this guy has annoyed me. I could have been sipping coffee across from one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen, but instead I’m here, tussling with Crocodile Dundee. “If so, you just had to ask.” I tap a finger, switching the nozzle on my web-shooters to the impact web setting. He’s about to learn the danger of annoying someone with access to webs, the proportional strength of a spider, and nowhere to be for the next forty-five minutes…

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Who am I? You really want to know? The story of my life is not for the faint of heart...

S P I D E R - M A N
S P I D E R - M A N

^{"I'm sorry -- I'm really sorry -- to interrupt but, see, I can tell you're saying it without the hyphen, and that just -- it bothers me...."}

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 _________________________________________________________ Peter Benjamin Parker _________________________________________________________ 20 | American S U P P O R T I N G C A S T S U P P O R T I N G C A S T _________________________________________________________ [+] A L L I E S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Mary Jane Watson ◼ Gwen Stacy ◼ Harry Osborn ◼ Dr. Curt Connors ◼ May Parker ◼ J. Jonah Jameson A N T A G O N I S T S ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔ ◼ Doctor Octopus ◼ Green Goblin (inactive) ◼ Livewire ◼ Mister Freeze ◼ Scorpion ◼ Shocker - P O S T C A T A L O G U E P O S T C A T A L O G U E _________________________________________________________ XX - Post Name -

C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T C H A R A C T E R C O N C E P T ___________________________________________________________________________________ The first fifteen years of Peter Parker's life were remarkably normal. The last five have been anything but. When thinking about how I would approach Spider-Man in this new continuity, I found that neither did I want to go with an older, settled-down version nor did I want to strip him down to the studs and leave myself the work of gradually introducing all the classic elements -- which led to this compromise, an in media res approach where we're meeting the character at the beginning of his prime. Five years felt like the sweet spot: enough experience to where Pete feels like he's seen it all, not enough experience to say he actually has. Making Pete a college student also positions him nicely within the larger universe. He's still significantly younger and more immature than the movers and shakers, your Superman/Batman/Captain Americas of the world. At the same time, he's just old enough to mentor the likes of the Teen Titans, Ms. Marvel, and perhaps even a young Miles Morales, should an interested player turn up. This age puts him on a level with folks like Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, and Roy Harper, which is great place for someone like Peter to live, in my opinion. As for storytelling, I'm a genre purist. I just want to provide fun, digestible adventures surrounded by all the interpersonal drama we've come to associate with Spider-Man. One of the things that keeps drawing me back to the character is not just Peter himself but the richness of his supporting cast; from love interests to villains, best friends and everything in between, there are so many moving pieces that I can't imagine how anyone could ever get bored. I certainly haven't, and that's why I've deliberately picked a time in Peter's life when his personal circle was the widest -- and that's before we even get into player-to-player interactions, which I intend to more consciously pursue. P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) P L O T ( S ) & G O A L ( S ) __________________________________________________________________________________ The goal here is less reinvention and more reinvigoration. I want to avoid the malaise that has largely hung over modern Spider-Man comics by returning everyone's favorite wall-crawler back to an earlier time, a cleaner time in his history. While I can find something to love about every era of Peter Parker's life, I truly believe that his Empire State days are unmatched in their storytelling potential: you have the Coffee Bean Gang, the full Daily Bugle crew, Gwen and Mary Jane's Betty & Veronica dynamic, the looming threat of Norman Osborn's relapse, all the classic villains already introduced... It's the ideal pressure cooker to keep Peter on his back foot. Of course, I'm not here just to relive the glory days. While I won't pretend that I'm not already thinking of how to adapt and reinvent classic Spider-Man stories, my main focus is still to leverage the "One Universe" concept to its full potential. There are some DC baddies who'd feel right at home in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man, and I'm particularly keen on seeing how the web-head could interact with a whole new batch of heroes.

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^{"Okay, byeee, criminals! Catch you later. Literally."___}

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<Snipped quote by Eddie Brock>

Genuinely, if you're planning on Spidey yourself, I'm more than happy to withdraw him! I have other ideas I was debating between and i'd be fine going that route instead

@Natty

Perish the thought! I've never been a believer in dibs, nor do I have any more right to it than someone who's been actively participating. If anything, this could be my way out of the quagmire: if I put up a competing app and yours wins out, then it's the universe telling me I should be going with my second idea, anyway.