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In Maximum Comics → 10 yrs ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay


Prologue: From Russia Without Love
Gotham City, United States
May 2nd, 2016

Clark Kent knew the consequences of the Kryptonian Invasion would be fierce, and truthfully he didn’t particularly blame the world for turning their backs on him.

He had been so captivated by the prospect of knowing what he had never been able to that he allowed himself to not see the true intentions behind those who sought him out, and the consequences of such blindness had come at a cost that he could not forgive himself for— and how could he blame the world for losing their faith in him when he had lost faith in himself?

Everything he had done since 2012 had felt pointless and absolute irrelevant in the shadow of what had transpired only just a month ago. For all the lives he protected and damages he protected others from could not have justified the harm that came from the Kryptonian mothership being allowed to approach Earth in the first place. In many ways, it was an eternal nightmare for him— the scenario dwelling in the back of his mind and he relived it time after time. The telltale signs were all there: Zod’s posture, the armaments on the ship’s hull, the militaristic subservience, and the mood as he walked in the corridors.

There was absolutely no way he shouldn’t have deduced that the people of his homeworld were fashioning a conquest and not a meeting of denizens of peace. But the appeal of knowing where he came from, the knowledge from the archives about how the Kryptonians had turned towards peace in later centuries, and his own personal quest to know where he came from in full and to understand what he was had blinded him from all truth. He had been a selfish dupe and people died because of his ignorance.

He wasn’t sure if the world would ever forgive him.

He wasn’t sure if he could ever forgive himself.

Forgiveness warranted action and action was exactly what Clark continued to do as Superman. Though, it wasn’t exactly any easier considering how several journalists criticized his lack of responsibility and the precedent that his activities brought to the planet. The public took to the press like flies and began to amount to anger, fear, and hatred of not only Superman but the other heroes of the world like him. If the mutant problem wasn’t bad enough there was now this. It probably was no surprised that his greatest enemy, Alexander Luthor, had also used the incident as a call to arms against metahumans. Clark knew it as soon as the invasion had been stopped that Lex Luthor had a massive grin on his face and had already begun planning more ways to discredit him and embarrass him. But he had no idea how big Luthor would be thinking until around two weeks ago when Luthor announced his intentions to help rebuild the damages.

A brave new world and “saintly” Luthor was picking up all the pieces.

It was no secret that Clark had strong feelings against LexCorp and Luthor himself. But after seeing how much harm had “coincidentally” surrounded LexCorp, it was a hard feeling to shake. How could a man who willingly and deceptively armed super-villains, assassins, terrorists, and corrupt governments be the face of a new frontier of society? How could a person like that be seen as good? How could a person like that get away with it? The frustration was like a fire in Clark’s stomach and even help from the World’s Greatest Detective had ended to dead ends— though it wasn’t like Batman could inherently focus on the problem at hand given what he was dealing with constantly in Gotham City; Clark knew he had a lot on his plate.

But eventually there would be no legal loophole or perfect way to weasel out of justice for Luthor and his day would come. But how? It had been almost four years since he talked with Luthor for the first time and Clark still hadn’t found enough viable evidence to justify his feelings. The possibility that Luthor had changed was something that seemed so unreal to the him. It was a thought that seemed impossible— especially after how many times Luthor looked at him with his smug grin knowing he had nothing concrete on him and that he could do as he pleased as long as he had all of his pieces properly on the board. Clark was no moron, but Luthor knew he was smarter than him in every single way and there was no way he wasn’t going to flaunt that embittered arrogance.

There had to be a chink in his armor somewhere.

“Let it go, Clark.” Clark muttered under his breath as he stood at the center of the Fortress of Solitude, trying to calm his nerves.

Clark knew thinking about the same thing for four years expecting a different conclusion was the definition of insanity but he felt like distracting himself completely would make it easier for Luthor to do something he would’ve otherwise noticed. It was a conundrum in itself, for sure. It was times like this that he wondered what Captain America or The Justice Society of America would’ve done in the same situation. Maybe it was a romanticization, but being a hero seemed so much easier back in the Golden Age of Superheroes; villains were simpler. All you had to do was fly and punch.

“Kelex, I’m going back on patrol rounds. Update me if anything comes up.”

Leaving the Fortress of Solitude, Clark slammed all of his anxiety into a physical outlet as he zipped from his base of operations as he made for the stratosphere like he always did when preparing for his patrol. Once within the stratosphere the Kryptonian stopped on a dime as he looked down towards the surface with a wide smile as his cape flowed behind him. Despite all of the anxiety he had with Luthor every single time Clark pulled himself up here he felt a blissful energy overtake him. Who needed therapy when you could just experience this kind of euphoric peace? He remembered when Kara had started to get used to her powers and he took her up to the stratosphere for the first time as a sort of introduction to the Kryptonian abilities she was inheriting.

“Shut your eyes. Focus past the noise and listen closely. This may seem like a burden but it isn’t— this is the heartbeat of the planet.”

Clark took a deep breath before a clear smile came on his face. Looking down towards the direction of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States his brows narrowed. He was overdue to talk to his friend in Gotham.

In Maximum Comics → 10 yrs ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay
SPIDER-MAN
“With great power comes great responsibility.”


N A M E
Peter Parker

A G E
18

A L I G N M E N T
Hero

A F F I L I A T I O N
Midtown High School

P R O F E S S I O N
Photographer
Student

O R I G I N
◉◉◉◉ EARLY LIFE & CAREER 1998-2010

Peter was raised with the best of intentions by his aunt and uncle who guided him no different than if he was their own child, but even growing up in a loving and warm household led to Peter seeking out answers to his questions regarding his parents— a topic rarely touched upon by his uncle and aunt. The circumstances of the freak accident became Peter’s first obsession and whilst he didn’t really have the information readily at hand. Peter was adamant about finding out as he began to clip pieces of information together through dug out newspapers from the local library, dedicated searches through the internet, and clever questions to the people who raised him as well as their closest friends. Peter may have been a child but he had to know the whole story; he would not be content otherwise.

Reminded of his younger days and recognizing Peter’s tenacity to find the truth, Uncle Ben decided that it was time to tell Peter the truth as far as he knew it. Taking Peter into his office and unlocking some old file cabinets Ben pulled out the information that he had himself investigated at the time— Ben gave Peter what he wanted, though all it did was give him more frustrated questions. The accident was suspicious, some speculated sabotage, and others discarded it as a hit and run. The reporting was largely inconsistent and the police wrote it off as an accident. The only thing Ben could really tell Peter was the little he knew about Richard’s work as a scientist and ultimately give Peter the first real advice of his life: how to move on and not let tragedy define him. Much like other talks with Uncle Ben, Peter would take to it well and never forget the lesson.

It was with that advice that Peter took a long breath and went back to being a typical twelve year old. Between this point and high school he would strengthen his bonds with his friends. His best friend— Gwen Stacy lived next door, and he had an awkward yet fulfilling relationship with a kid down the street by the name of Eddie Brock. The trio were joined by Oliver Osnick, Alexander O’Hirn, and Angelica Jones as a sort of “inner circle” for Peter; though the group would find themselves having turbulent issues with sticking together after Angelica was outed as a mutant, Alexander began to lash out at his friends due to his personal angst, and Eddie’s apparent attitude led to trouble with the law. Before Peter’s freshman year had even really taken off things seemed to have taken a bad turn— and it was only the beginning.

◉◉◉◉ ORIGINS 2011

A field trip to an OsCorp facility would lead to Peter being bitten by an experimental spider. An event that would change his life forever.

Feeling sick after the incident, Peter returned home as he passed out quickly in his bedroom not knowing that his genetic makeup was being changed; a change that would include various powers and abilities that for the next coming weeks he would struggle to understand and utilize. After accidently hurting a bully (and star quarterback) by the name of Flash Thompson at school, Peter realized his newfound strength, speed, and senses could allow him to do anything he wanted; the fact that he would no longer be bullied and targeted present on his mind as he got a stern talking to from Uncle Ben on the way home. It would be the first lecture and advice that he ignored as Peter found himself wallowing in his own teenaged angst at the time. But the words spoken to Peter at the time would make an impact in the months to come— “With great power comes great responsibility.”

Then there was a gunshot in the darkness of the night and then the world stopped making sense. The death of Uncle Ben was an unfortunate occurrence that happened because of Peter’s angst-fueled perspective that he could do as he pleased and that a lone gunman wasn’t his problem; that it didn’t concern him. His feelings changed when that very same gunman would pull the trigger on the only real father figure Peter ever knew. In a flurry of emotions, Peter chased the gunman to a nearby warehouse; only then realizing that his apathy and lack of real courage had led to his uncle’s death. Uncle Ben had been killed and there was only one person Peter could blame— himself. Shaken out of his foolish angst, Peter returned home in tears. He had to be better than he was, he would never forget or ignore the advice that he had been taught ever again. So began the genesis of Spider-Man.

◉◉◉◉ THE SPIDER MENACE 2012-2013

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◉◉◉◉ GOBLIN 2014

In the shadows of New York City, Peter Parker was being watched— and soon he would face his toughest foe yet.

Obsessed by the spectacular debut of Spider-Man and his continued “adventures”, Norman Osborn was on the edge. Though, this was not uniquely the fault of the incident that happened that led Peter to become Spider-Man. Truthfully, OsCorp was teetering on the edge and the company he had established in 1984 as a technological giant to bring a new age of technology and industry forward was in a state of crisis. Over the last twenty years of looking for the brightest minds in science and bringing them together to re-create the same brilliance of chemistry that was the original 1942 super soldier serum, the only thing Norman had was failures, sabotages, and debt. With over several hundred millions of dollars sunk into his “vanity project” he had put his company’s future at risk— and it was driving him insane. Coupled with several rejected weapon projects by the Untied States government as well as private interests overseas, the loss of the majority of his genius employees such as Dr. Curt Connors and Dr. Calypso Ezili, corporate espionage by whom he believed was Wayne Enterprises, and “superhero”-related incidents that put his facilities and ethnics under investigation; OsCorp was sinking and there seemed to be no feasible way to dig it out.

And here he saw Spider-Man. A byproduct of his work with Dr. Connors. Spider-Man was his hope and his savior. All he had to do was have him. It would be convenient that he knew just who he was.

Bringing on his former colleague, Mendel Stromm, Norman decides to refine what was left of the snippets of super soldier serum projects he had obtained— but he’d need a catalyst to bring it together. He needed Peter’s DNA and once he could acquire it then the project that could save his company could be created skipping years of research and delicate experimentation. He could have what he wanted his whole life in an instant and safeguard his life’s work. It was here that Norman decided to pay a visit to Peter’s high school and offer an internship to the students who would meet his requirements; after talking to the school’s principal the plan was in motion. He would pick five lucky students. But all he really wanted was one. Norman was always good at planning, a fact that became clear as several weeks later he brought each of the five prospective students to the main offices to give them further interviews and talk with each of them. Norman never gave any hints of his intentions and during a conversation with Peter Norman acquires his DNA after he offers him a glass of water. Despite feeling oddly uneasy, Peter never suspects a thing. Norman hurries back to his lab.

In no time at all, Peter’s DNA is clipped together with other snippets of chemically altered organisms. But it’s untested and instable. Norman may be a brilliant chemist but he is uncertain about what the abilities inside the experimental serum might hold— the chance that the catalytic DNA warped and mutated is a likelihood he cannot afford to play around with. But the longer he waits, the sooner OsCorp’s future dims. In desperation he calls in one of the lab assistants, Nels Van Adder, and forces him to take part. Norman doesn’t have the patience into making Nels believe it is his idea. He needs to see results. However, the results are horrific as the serum conflicts with Nels Van Adder’s latent metagene and he transforms into a monster. Driven insane but also garnering superhuman reflexes and senses, Nels’ attacks Osborn and Stromm— sending the latter across the room. The appearance of OsCorp Chief of Security, Arthur Stacy, ends the confrontation as he distracts Nels’ long enough for Norman to retrieve one of his experimental weapons from a nearby table and killing Nels’ on the spot. Arthur is convinced to keep silent on what he had seen and what he suspects Norman had created. A creation that Norman would dissect on the very same table he had forced Nels’ to be injected on.

Over the next few weeks, he would find his answers— and a refined serum is created that Norman dubs the “Goblin Formula”, a naming convention originating from Nels’ goblin-like mutated appearance. Bringing on Dr. Conrad Marcus, an expert in genetics, on-board to help him refine the formula alongside himself and Stromm refinement of the formula seems to progress quickly. Upon learning that the side effects on the negative scale can possibly affect what Norman designates as “underdeveloped brains” the businessman begins to weigh in what the serum can do before a group of interested parties within the government. However, the serum is written off for being too dangerous and unsuitable for government agents. Infuriated that one of the sole things that could bring the world into a new age as well as save his company has been rejected Norman returns to his lab. This time he would show them what a fit mind and body could do with the serum. He injects himself.

Norman dons a prototype armored suit, an experimental hover glider, and some explosives. He kills the men who rejected him and goes on a rampage. His rage and madness growing by the minute, he finds himself tangling with Spider-Man for the very first time. He blames him for what has happened. Throughout the several weeks and months that follow, Norman (now the Green Goblin) is sick of Spider-Man beating him at every turn and making a fool of his clearly superior intelligence. He kidnaps the two most important women in Peter’s life— Gwendolyne Stacy and May Parker. He leaves a calling card for Peter to find and the two have a showdown at the construction site of a new Fisk Industries skyscraper that is to become the second Fisk Tower. Norman in a delusional, demented, and insane monologue tells Peter that he has to “choose” or he drops them both; as Norman expected Peter refuses and he shows him that he’s made the wrong decision. Peter attempts to save both of them using his webbing, but as it turns out— he’s low on fluid and now one very important person in his life is dead: Aunt May.

Peter nearly kills Norman in the aftermath of the tragedy; but eventually Norman is apprehended by the police.

Peter decides to quit being Spider-Man.

◉◉◉◉ HIATUS & RETURN 2016-

By 2016, Peter still hadn’t dusted off his suit— still languishing from his loss, the spark inside him still had not been lit. As far as he was concerned the fact Spider-Man wasn’t out there endangering other people’s lives made their lives safer; though it was more to do with how he felt about his “great power” and the “responsibility” that came with it. The world had stopped making sense for him and he began presuming the responsibility that came with his metahuman abilities was to not use them. After all, everything he had done as Spider-Man had complicated, hurt, or destroyed people’s entire lives. They were better off. Peter refused to return to his old ways. However, that was soon to change.

At the backend of the month of February, Peter would be forced into action. A string of murders had infiltrated Queens during the winter break. Initially these murders were believed by NYPD Detective Harrison Thompson to be the handiwork of three unrelated mass murders who originated in Gotham City, though such theories were disproved when the killer resurfaced in the second week of January carrying the same motif as the previous murders committed. Peter is unnerved by the killings and finds the temptation to return to being Spider-Man but only convinces himself after one of his classmates and close friends, [REDACTED} is kidnapped by the killer. As a race against time begins, Peter reluctantly returns to his calling as he learns that the killer himself has a motif way too familiar (albeit “out of season”) as he faces the serial killer to be known as the Jack O’Lantern— a serial killer who has clearly stolen OsCorp technology and possibly idolizes The Green Goblin. A fight ensues and all is back to normal upon the killer's capture.

Spider-Man was back.

For the next month, Peter is back to his old tricks— bank robberies, gang violence, and so forth are reintroduced to Spider-Man’s particular brand of annoying superheroism. During this time he crosses paths with the enigmatic (and slightly insane) Moon Knight who briefly aligns with Spider-Man during a conflict with Big Ben Donovan, a distinct criminal warlord in New York City (and one of The Kingpin’s lieutenants). Ben’s employ of Aleksei Sytsevich aka The Rhino is what originally brings Peter into the conflict and soon he realizes he’s quite in over his head; especially considering how “rusty” he is. Despite this, The Rhino and Big Ben Donovan’s plot by proxy is shut down and things go back to normal. Sort of.

During the Kryptonian Invasion— Peter attempted to get civilians out of harm’s way while dealing with the rampant criminal chaos caused by “end of the world-itis”. Peter was back in the spotlight and for the first time in the history of the Daily Bugle he got a favorable (albeit tiny) review. However, it wasn’t going to last.

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In Maximum Comics → 10 yrs ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay
SUPERMAN
““The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.””


N A M E
Clark Kent // Jordan Elliot // Kal-El

A G E
28

A L I G N M E N T
Hero

A F F I L I A T I O N
The Daily Planet

P R O F E S S I O N
Investigative Journalist

O R I G I N
◉◉◉◉ EARLY LIFE & CAREER 1988-2007

The planet Clark Kent was originally born on was known as Krypton, a planet that was on the verge of collapse. His father, Jor-El, was a scientist who had been attempting to prepare a route to safely save his species but even through his support by his brother, Zor-El, and their closest friend, Dru-Zod, they found themselves at an impassable point as the ruling government of Krypton continued to deny that their planet was dying— enacting laws to censor the El brothers whilst they controlled Commander Zod through his obedience to planetary law. The survival of Krypton would be a challenge. The El brothers continued their labors as they realized what they could achieve, even together, would not be enough to safeguard their whole species; but they could save the future generation, at least in part. The two slaved in the coming solar weeks as they crafted interstellar vessels, researched former Kryptonian outposts, and integrated archives of their civilization. Kara and Kal, their children would be sent away before the Kryptonian Genocide had taken it’s full course.

But only one of them arrived on Earth uninterrupted.

The Kryptonian spacecraft containing Kal would crash land on the outskirts of the city of Smallville, located in the mid-western state of Kansas in the United States. Before government officials can investigate, a lone truck stops on the nearby road as one Jonathan Kent arrives on the scene; himself discovering the infant boy inside the crashed vessel. Taking initiative Jonathan takes the boy into his care and returns to his farmstead to share the discover with his wife, Martha. The two decide to “adopt” the boy and decide to name the child Clark. The two Kent’s would then confide in their close friend, Dr. Gabriel Sullivan, about making Clark’s paperwork legitimate in fear of the government knocking on their door some weeks or years later. Agreeing that the government has no place in raising a child, no matter of his “origin”, Dr. Sullivan agrees.

So as it was: Clark Jonathan Kent was born on April 19th, 1984 to Jonathan & Martha Kent.

Throughout his childhood, Clark knew he was different than the other kids in Smallville. His closest friends in Chloe Sullivan, Lana Lang, Peter Ross, and Fred Danvers would help him cope with the alienating feelings he felt throughout his childhood. However, as his Kryptonian powers began to develop he begins to believe that he is a metahuman, fearing that if he revealed this fact to anyone that he would lose the people he cared about. He would often confide in his parents about his developing powers, hoping that he would find some answers or at least reassurance about what he was. Whilst Jonathan Kent didn’t feel Clark was “ready” to know the whole truth until he was older, this would begin a series of conversations where Jonathan shared stories to keep the young Clark at ease; stories about the heroes of The Invaders and the Justice Society of America. Captain America, Liberty Belle, The Flash, and Starman served as inspirations to Clark to not be afraid of being “special”. But in time Clark began to wonder about these heroes— where did they go?, why did they leave? It was a thought Clark couldn’t shake; to think heroes just stopped in the face of adversity and danger was one to was unfathomable to him, even at twelve years old.

Clark Kent’s time in his high school years were decidedly average, and Clark wasn’t sure what he was going to do with his life. Even with his developing powers aside, he had no real “career” aspirations. He fancied himself curious about investigative journalism, meta-biology, and forensic science— but the harsh reality of life in a rural city was apparent and while he was bright enough to get a scholarship to several colleges of his choosing there came a roadblock in his senior year of high school as he was sitting in his Literature class with Lana. Clark was pulled aside by a teacher, but he already knew what they were going to tell him; he heard it as soon as the teacher picked up their phone. Jonathan Kent had been hospitalized. For the first time in his life, Clark felt weak. His father had always seemed unable to be fatigued, injured, or ailed but here the news had come— his father had just dropped out working in the fields, and not for the appearance of Jonathan Kent’s friend and neighbor, Benjamin Hubbard, nobody would’ve caught it. Clark blamed himself; here he was worried about College and he couldn’t hear his own father drop. He was too distracted, too focused. He told himself he wouldn’t let that happen. After he graduated, he would stay in Smallville, he could not allow himself to value himself over his father.

Clark graduated High School in the 2006-2007 semester, but unlike his friends who went off to college in Metropolis, Keystone-Central, Gateway City, and Gotham City Clark stayed in Smallville at the family farm helping his father recover and working around the farmstead. Several months into his time, his father who was attempting to recover approached him and told him they had to “talk before he kicked the bucket”. Clark found himself scared, but he listened— he always listened to his father, after all. It was here that Jonathan Kent dragged him to an old tarp-covered truck. The truck Jonathan Kent had found Clark in nineteen years prior and told the true answers that Clark had been craving since he was twelve years old. He wasn’t a “mutant”, he was an alien. Clark’s genetic code allowed him access to what Jonathan Kent had salvaged with Clark’s synthetic cradle and answers suddenly came to him. Clark’s curiosity told him to pursue answers and find answers to what he was. But for now he had to focus on who he was. Despite his father’s badgering to get him to live his own life and stop worrying about him, Clark stayed as he had not only promised his mother but himself. Up until Jonathan Kent’s last words, Clark stayed in Smallville.

Clark was twenty years old when his father lost his battle due to a lifetime of stress; the doctor’s citing “natural causes”. Jonathan Kent was fifty-nine years old. At the funeral, Clark reconnected with his friends who had flown back to Smallville for the engagement. Clark wanted to tell Lana about a flustered mess of feelings he had been holding right there since they were kids, but he was too afraid; too distracted. They parted for the second time in their lives as friends as Clark looked towards the world outside of Smallville for the first time since his senior year of high school. The clues he had to continue his quest for answers were out there— he said his goodbyes to his mother before he left. But he would always be listening in case his mother needed him.

His time as a child in Smallville was over.

◉◉◉◉ HERITAGE 2008-2011

Returning to the alien object that his father had shown him, Clark interfaced more directly with the technology which released a Kryptonian probe by the name of Kelex. This probe served as a useful tool for Clark, but only partially due to the fact that Kelex had an incomplete amount of information stored in its databanks. Had Clark want to cover information beyond his names and dates he would have to find something Kelex referred to as an “archive”. The discovery that his people had built anything on Earth at any point of time was reassuring given that Clark was not satisfied with the limited knowledge he had at his fingertips. He had to know more. Wherever this outpost was located, he would find it— he was tenacious and determined enough to do that, and with Kelex at his side he knew he wouldn’t be going in completely blind.

Trying not to completely rely on his powers, Clark traveled by foot. With government activity becoming more tense with the rise of terrorist groups like HYDRA, The Brotherhood of Mutants, and many others he had to try to keep the awareness of his abilities as obscure as possible. Throughout his travels to find information about Krypton he took on the guise of a hapless journalist named Jordan Elliot who was curious about technological theory, archaeological developments, and historical speculations. A cover that was effective as he visited a famed archaeologist and historian by the name of Daniel Garrett as his first stop in coming up with some speculative information towards where the Kryptonian Archive could be located. Garrett was not the only individual he visited— others such as Kent Nelson, Luri Hoshid, and Henry Henshaw serving as other notable experts he approached. The information was individually inconclusive and speculative; but after coordinating with Kelex, the search seemed to get smaller and smaller. Eventually he had an inkling near the arctic circle and before he realized it he was standing inside the archive; an archive that felt more like a Fortress.

Even with his abilities, the fortress took Clark by surprise— it was large in scale, the information was an entire comprehensive databank of Kryptonian history and culture, there were logs of every alien species the Kryptonians were aware of from the Skrulls to Tamaranians. It was impressive and Clark got lost in translation for a time. As weeks turned into months Clark avidly began to digest and comprehend; learning what The House of El meant. But the archive and Kelex together was not even one-hundred percent of the story. The last two thousand years of Kryptonian history were unrecorded as they had been the last point there was a Kryptonian sitting in the archive to record them… and that was in Kryptonian Solar Years. But with no more answers available to him he had to be content with what he had learned.

But now that he had discovered the majority of what he wanted to know— what was his next step?

Leaving Kelex at the archive which he noted as his “Fortress of Solitude” he began to travel the world. His adventures caught the eye of a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter & journalist by the name of Lois Lane who speculated his activities in Khandaq, Madripoor, Austanburg, Qurac, and other countries as being connected. Connected by a force of nature that she called “The Blur”. Another journalist by the name of Jordan Elliot agreed with her – Clark was always an easily amused guy, after all. For three years, Clark operated as The Blur and began to develop his alter ego of Jordan Elliot in the background. All while he continued to help his mother on the farm back in Smallville and dissect more archival information at the Fortress when he could. A legacy was brewing and in 2012 in Metropolis he took up residence at a small apartment complex; a residence that he would make his permanent “civilian” home. Clark starts sending articles and investigative information to The Daily Planet's Lois Lane as Elliot whilst as Clark he started his employment career as a lowly janitor.

◉◉◉◉ DEBUT 2012

“Superman” debuts in Metropolis in the Summer of 2012, coined by Lois Lane as Clark stops a 747 from crashing into the city. As far as Clark was concerned it was time to stop operating as “The Blur” and making more of a statement to not only the people of Metropolis but the entire world— the era of the Superhero was not dead and the soul of good would still be out there for people who needed it. They would no longer need to hold on to hopelessness and superstitions.

The cartel of criminals known as Intergang are not pleased with the ‘arrival’ of Superman. The organization begins to operate more quietly with the arrival of Superman and attempt to research ways to put the superhuman vigilante down before their operations took a hit. Their boss funnels research into a project that becomes known as the creation of the first Atomic Skull— a figure that would be Superman’s very first superhuman threat. In a vibrant display of radioactive fury, Atomic Skull attacks The University of Metropolis; drawing Superman in. Superman, despite taking the fight outside of the city finds the threat challenging due to Atomic Skull’s various displays of radiation. Intergang continues their attempts to combat Superman throughout the year as they hire a variety of metahumans, acquire various experimental technology, and generally attempt to find a principle weakness in Superman’s physiology. Their failure is avidly watched by the CEO of LexCorp, Alexander Luthor.

Luthor becomes “fascinated” with the Man of Steel and as a byproduct begins his own research into him – and following the revealing information discovered by Lois Lane during an interview with the superhero, becomes aware that the hero is an alien which initially upsets him. Luthor begins to research all supposed alien activity on Earth in the last thirty years in an effort to find more clues about him. Clues that eventually lead him to a laboratory firm from Keystone City by the name of CADMUS; a company that has held the remainder of the spacecraft that brought Clark to Earth in 1988. The billionaire begins to make plans how he can acquire CADMUS and as a byproduct, the vessel.

As Superman’s role increasingly expands beyond Metropolis, he realizes the load of work he has in store for himself. Thrown into a conflict between Vlatlava and Transia, Superman intercepts a Soviet-era ICBM missile that is launched; throwing all of his strength into disabling it and removing it from play. To prevent full blown war in Eastern Europe he forces the leaders of the two nations to meet to solve the issue. Superman’s “interference” in the conflict is debated but more liberal political commentators simply compare him doing what America has done for years without needing to flood foreign nations with ambassadors and soldiers.

Unaware of the machinations of Luthor's intentions, Superman continues with his investigation against Intergang. Metahumans such as Parasite, and Neutron are subsequently employed by Intergang to deal with Superman whilst they attempt to go about their activities without interference. But whilst Superman’s fights with Parasite and Neutron are difficult they are not enough to cause him to withdraw from uncovering more information about the crime syndicate; using his investigative wits Clark discovers the location that the orders are being sent from to kill him and where the bulk of their leadership is located— Gotham City. Superman heads immediately to Gotham City as he continues his investigation into Intergang. This leads him into a confrontation with Batman when Clark finds out that Intergang is being directly funded by Wayne Enterprises itself. After a couple thousand degrees of tension the two discover that former Wayne Enterprises director William Earle is the culprit of Intergang’s infiltration into Gotham and utilization of WayneTech properties. Using information acquired through Wayne Enterprises and Batman, Superman follows the trail of Intergang’s activities to Bruno Mannheim— one of the leading criminal leaders in Metropolis alongside Anthony Gazzo.

Superman continues his investigation into Intergang and more specifically, Bruno Mannheim. But Mannheim is more cunning than he looks, keeping his hands clean as far as Clark can tell about his criminal activities. Deciding to be a bit more “proactive” in his dealing with Mannheim and Intergang he enlists the help of investigative reporter Lois Lane to see if she could dig up any information to bring his crimes to light. Lois has been trying to take down Mannheim for years, easily accepting the request. Throughout the next several months Mannheim’s activities are inevitably uncovered but before he can be captured he disappears after activating a box-shaped device— his last known words are “He will be unhappy.”

◉◉◉◉ UNBOUND 2013-2015

Following Mannheim’s escape, Intergang seemingly disappears from Metropolis and Gotham’s criminal hierarchy. Superman forwards his “report” of Mannheim’s cryptic threat and Intergang files he hopes that Batman’s deductive skill can find something he missed so that Mannheim doesn’t escape justice— nor would “he” of which Mannheim mentioned. Returning to his regular patrols, Superman finds himself stopping a critical explosion at Metropolis’ central power plant that has been staged as a trap by the supervillain known as Libra. Libra is joined by a gang of likeminded villains as they hope to defeat him. Superman has difficulty contending with the group until the arrival of Captain Atom and Captain Marvel. This is the first time Superman works with people of his similar “power scope” as well as those associated and loosely associated with the federal government, giving him some perspective on the other “world level” heroes of the day.

Due to Superman’s increasing activity in the world at large, Luthor procures many deals with his experimental weapon technologies. Luthor reflects on it to his protege, his youthful niece (Nasthalthia Luthor), as there always being “a silver lining to everything”. Following this he sets up a high profile charity event where he invites high profile individuals to follow him in making a statement about the struggles of those caught in the crossfire of superheroism. Luthor also uses this to announce his acquisition of the technological firm, CADMUS, in a show of his success. As he makes the announcement he is attacked by a group of terrorists; before Superman can arrive Luthor shows the capacity of his new personal defense technologies by incapacitating them himself. A PR move that makes waves for Luthor.

With the acquisition of CADMUS, Luthor can finally get his hands on the vessel he had been coveting for several months, a fact that is deeply connected to his discontent towards superheroes such as Superman. Luthor’s research turns to the creation of a synthetic substance that is a sort of synthetic kryptonite – after “losing” a test portion of the synthetic kryptonite to a former soldier-turned terrorist by the name of Robert DuBois who attacks Superman with an energy rifle powered by the synthetic kryptonite thus being Clark’s first experience with dealing with a weapon that makes him feel utterly powerless. Luthor is content as he watches, even as Superman eventually outwits his foe. However, following the incident Clark confronts Luthor about the radioactive substance that came from his labs that DuBois broke into. Luthor dances around Clark, playing the role of an ignorant executive who says he’s been researching alternative sources of energy and that it truly comes as a shock that it can be used as a weapon against Superman.

After refining his synthetic kryptonite— a hiccup in his operations occurs when Luthor’s business partner, John Corben, falls ill as it is revealed that his heart is failing him. Convincing Corben to partake in an experimental project that could allow him to continue living his life, Luthor begins what he calls “Project Metallo”; transplanting Corben’s brain into a metallic construct that is powered by a synthetic kryptonite core. The process is successful, but in the process Corben goes insane and attacks Lex. Superman is the first on his scene to intervene at the newly built CADMUS facility in Metropolis and finds himself in a tricky fight when he realizes the kryptonite energy is once began being utilized by Lex recklessly. In the end Metallo is taken by the proper authorities and Luthor is brought in for extensive questioning but is never indicted on any charges. Whilst Luthor has done nothing against him personally, Clark feels nervous around the man considering his significant experiments with energy that is not only toxic to Clark but dangerous radioactive energy as well.

◉◉◉◉ THE MAN OF STEEL 2016-

On the 1st of April, Superman would fight his most challenging battle yet with the arrival of a starship in Earth’s atmosphere bearing Kryptonian markings— military markings at that. Led by the trinity of Kryptonian leaders including one Commander Dru-Zod, Superman is eager to finally have answers to questions he’s had for his entire life. However, Zod informs Clark that he wished their meeting was on more amiable terms; the Kryptonian survivors intend to harvest Earth and turn it into their “New” Krypton. As Kryptonian machines and soldiers invade Earth, Superman and his allies (including Steel and the newly caped Kara) try to stop them before the world is irreparably harmed. Using Steel’s mechanical genius and a lot of tenacity the Kryptonians are launched into The Phantom Zone and any stragglers flee into deep space or go into hiding on Earth.

Following the invasion, Superman finds his allegiance and character under question by dozens upon dozens of politicians, celebrities, and journalists. Lex Luthor directly blames Superman for his incompetence and carelessness as well as declares that had Superman not been on Earth in the first place his oppressive people wouldn’t have come and attacked Earth in the first place. Despite the arrival of Supergirl, Clark feels like he didn’t act swiftly enough or put together a plan in time. He seeks Batman’s consul.

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[ ߜ ] D I S C L A I M E R
Currently, Maximum Comics (2016) is taking applications and invitees for players.

[ ߜ ] O V E R V I E W
Maximum Comics was started in August 18, 2014 as a successor project to a group of collaborative stories called All-Star Marvel, Singular Universe, and Ultimate DC. The idea was to combine all of these games in a concise, yet entertaining fashion.

Welcome to Maximum Comics, an intoxicating land where creativity for creativity's sake can take priority and enable you to render stories and events you could only have dreamed of in all of your previous mundanity. In this universe, the mainstream continuities of DC or Marvel no longer apply; this is a world wholly built upon the ideas of players. Continuity that exists in this role-play is anything on the linked wiki in the information section and in the story above. We welcome you to a unique narrative opportunity to take any DC, Marvel, IDW, Image, or Dark Horse Comics character and re-imagine them in a way that makes them pleasurable for you to write unique and original stories with.

Whether you're one for emotional drama or a sucker for physical trauma, the vast range of characters available could fit any genre or any purpose you could reasonably imagine. Have a burning desire to write The Question as a hard-nosed police detective serving a hierarchy he doesn't care for? Maybe you have a unique take on The Whizzer you wish to explore. A concept in which Slade Wilson, not a mercenary but a successful military man, struggles to become President? The opportunities are endless. As long as they have appeared in a canonical DC/Marvel/Indie tale on either the page or the screen they're free for refurbishment: here, the universe is yours to mold.

As a sandbox themed collaborative story, the keys to the universe are given to you—the player—but not without limitations or guidance. Unlike that of a linear progression-themed collaborative story, the goal of a sandbox is to allow you to craft character arcs, NPC casts, and almost assistant GM decisions that don’t contradict the other rules. The style of role-play was explained to me as an “interactive multi-author fanfiction” and the idea of this sort of concurrent thing is apt. However interaction, much like any role-play, is the bread and butter of the game; we don’t shy away from interactions, world-scale gatherings, and so forth. Our job in this role-play will be to set up events every so often but for the most part the GM Staff will do the same thing as the players in setting up our stories.

Also, unlike previous incarnations where I took the helm with the lore; the lore is player-decided. The world is what the players make it, not some overly authoritative GM as I have been in the past.

[ ߜ ] S T O R Y
The current date is May 2nd, 2016.

It has been one month since the planet Earth was attacked by a host of Kryptonian invaders led by Commander Dru-Zod. Attempting to harvest the world in a violent takeover, utilizing alien technology dubbed the “world engine” the Kryptonian survivors wage an assault on Earth that risks the entire population of the planet. The technology begins a hyper-evolved process of terraforming that creates severe worldwide earthquakes and other catastrophic events. As the machines are attacked by Earth defense forces, it seems it’s a race against time to save the planet before everyone is killed in the process. Superman is pushed to the limits as he and the various other superheroes of the planet try to do their part against Zod’s invasion— a unity not seen since the days of The Justice Society of America and The Invaders.

However, the defeat against Zod has left the world in a precarious state. The Kryptonian invasion has besmirched Superman’s entire reputation and the people who have once worshiped him now look at him with a paranoid gaze. He finds his allegiance and character under question by dozens upon dozens of politicians, celebrities, and journalists. The likes of Lex Luthor directly blames Superman for his incompetence and carelessness as well as declares that had Superman not been on Earth his oppressive people wouldn’t have come and attacked Earth in the first place. A sentiment that rings some truth.

The precedent set by the invasion is not just limited to Superman’s reputation though. Between the various financial damages inflicted, the severe loss of life, and the militarized reactions from several national governments such as the formation of SHIELD’s interstellar response agency SWORD, as well as the research into several anti-metahuman projects and thinktanks. The world has officially been brought into a new age— but nobody knows if it will be good or bad.

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[ ߜ ] E X T E R N A L L O R E
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[ ߜ ] R U L E S & G U I D E L I N E S
"Advanced roleplaying should focus on developing interesting and complex characters that become part of plot-lines which catch the imagination and inspire the writer behind them to exercise creativity. It is mature, humorous, imaginative, tragic, terrifying, passionate, and rife with descriptive language and characters with real personality and relatable cares. Quality posting is far better than needless novels, yet one should never neglect detail when one feels the need. However, while word and paragraph requirements ought to be unnecessary, single paragraphs cannot contain enough detail to suffice."

Generally, the idea here is a simplified version of any sort of rules since we are “veteran” members of RPG and we pretty much know the big rules— follow the host site’s rules, communicate, collaborate, and don’t be antagonistic towards others. CS reviews aren’t going to be very strict, but to have a reference sheet is important— it doesn’t have to be extremely detailed; you could use bullet points to sum it up or just use brevity to get to the bulk of posting and telling the stories you want to tell. Legacy rules still apply for the most part, but if a parent character is absent just communicate what you want to do and let’s work together to make it happen.

Below are a set few rules guidelines to play by:
  • You may choose any character appearing in the continuities that envelope certain frames of western comic books, though the core of the game is DC/Marvel. You can include aspects of the Bruce Timm continuity, Wildstorm, the Cinematic Universe(s), and so forth. Characters from Dark Horse, Image, IDW, and Archie are acceptable.

  • Travel involving time, dimensional multiverses, or any other concepts would be on a GM-approved basis.

  • Please do not kill player-created characters or important NPC’s unless given the go-ahead to do so or are within your right to.

  • Do not impose on arcs without asking for permission; don’t jump into a scene for the sake of interaction; your characters should have sufficient reasoning to want to be in a cooperative scene and noting that— do be courteous and respectful about approaching or possibly interfering in character arcs. While this is more a suggestion then a rule, we should be courteous to those who are planning arcs. Communication is the key.

  • Respect the GM staff and their authority.

  • Be creative.

  • Notes are an optional and malleable part of your CS’s – just because someone has plans for Harvey Dent as the Batman player does not mean I can’t retrofit those plans to accommodate your interest in playing that character or characters related to them. Notes should be used as guides and pre-cautionary plans or pre-established lore points and do not mean to rule the role-play by disallowing concepts. Again, communicate.

  • Legacies (NPCs, sidekicks, rogues) fall under the jurisdiction of the hero they are traditionally designed around. If you want to play The Joker, The Batman player has to be okay with it and your information should never contradict what they have written in their CS. This one is malleable, but again— communicate.

  • No post should be made that contradicts the host website's rules, so keep those in mind.

  • Activity will be left vague as social obligations such as employment, academics, and so forth take precedent over a shared hobby. But we should at least have a post for every fifteen to thirty days. Obligations will be reminded by the staff, but this is a low stress endeavor so we shouldn't feel the need to make extreme demands regarding this.

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In Blood Runs Over Westeros: A Game of Thrones RP → 10 yrs ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay
Says the invite is expired. Odd...

If you don't set an unlimited time limit that's how the invite codes work. Here's one I just made that lasts an hour:

discord.gg/DpK37
In Blood Runs Over Westeros: A Game of Thrones RP → 10 yrs ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay
I believe our GM has linked the discord in the OP. When you get there, do ignore my whining though; I'm neurotic by nature. =)
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