LordOfTheNight

No More Heroes

B l a c k t h o r n e

"We stop checking for the monsters under our bed...."

Former City of Glasgow
- Scotland Penal Colony -
April 20th, 2041

The sky was grey as concrete as the rain came down on the massive prison colony. Shortly after the Earth had surrendered, massive columns fell from the sky and landed in the waters surrounding Scotland, forming a massive wall that trapped all inside. After that, massive towers landed in the middle of Scotland's major cities. Within weeks, they began rounding up the 'undesirables' and leaving them there. Every few months, death squads entered the country and performed a culling to make room for more. Rumors continue to persist that the squads occasionally take people alive. Why is unknown. All that is known is that these people are never seen again.

Glasgow was still a functioning city for all intents and purposes. Minus a stable government that was along with the lack of proper power. It was one of the most populated areas on the penal colony. What were once boroughs became territories for some of the more ruthless and most powerful. All except Gorbals, home to the Spire and the one place to get your rations on a weekly basis.

Marcus stood in line among the rest of the crowd. He grit his teeth and scratched his head as the voices whispered. The new moon was coming again and the monster that dwelled in him was becoming restless, hungry. Especially in the presence of all this fresh meat. Marcus's mouth, or rather Sirsir's mouth watered at the scent.

'AlL tHiS fReSh MeAt....AlL tHiS cAtTlE....wE mUsT fEeD....fEeD uS....'

Marcus squeezed his eyes shut and forced the whispers to the back of his mind. They had an agreement. No sacrifices till the New Moon. Nothing sooner, nothing later. The monster was impossible to control, even in it's weakened state. It wanted him weak, gone, erased. Even so, Marcus had demonstrated exceptional will. Stronger will than any host before him. It only made the creature wish him gone more. Like a parasite though, it needed him. For now at least...

"Move forward!" called a voice over loud speakers. The line shuffled forward slowly as person after person collected their weeks rations. Dehydrated food supplies, fresh water, the works. The labor camps would give extra rations to those willing to work but the work often was dangerous and could end in death. Courtesy of your new alien overlords! Marcus still couldn't believe that Earth's so called "heroes" had been powerless to stop this. They died in a last stand that had been called the Seven Day War. In the end, it ended with perhaps Earth's mightiest hero having his skull crushed. Pathetic...

"....when we discover they live in our own heads"

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@LordOfTheNight Oh, I did say he got imprisoned, I should've specified he got moved to the penal colony since he had superpowers and all!

@MegaOscarPwn

Haha No biggie. Just double checking. Alright. Go ahead and post your character in the character thread

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Sorry, I think I'm gonna go ahead and back out of this.

Got a very other things on my plate, and it's wasn't very responsible of me to join more than I can handle without getting burnt out.

I still like the idea, though. Best of luck to this one.

@Raddum

Completely understandable. If you ever decide to join up again, let me know.

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Speedyboi

Óscar Guijarro, also known as Roundabout.

Species: Human

Age: 38 years old

Height and Weight: 76 kilograms. 1,76 meters of height.

Gender: Male

Description: Óscar is simple at first sight, his body being that of an average male of his age, but it seems that he takes care of his health and body, shown by is slightly muscular body: Nothing too crazy, but he's fit. He tends to wear dark, baggy clothing, tending to choose black amongst all other colors. He also seems to be a fan of numerous video games and comics, which is shown, once again, by his shirts. He also dons a full beard, completed with a black pompadour that he takes care of, sometimes putting it softly under the hood of his...well, hoody. His eyes are brown, which aren't really special or anything, but he sometimes seems to have some sort of twitch on the left one, the causes are unknown, more than likely accumulated stress of some sort. He has baggy eyes, possibly related to his unscheduled sleeping time and/or insomnia.

Enhanced Speed

Since an early age, Óscar had always been quite an energetic kid, learning how to walk and run way faster than the rest of the kids - his parents, of course, were concerned with that...and with good reason! Since the doctors could now find any kind of trace as to why the young lad was so goddamn fast and energetic, that was until the whole "superpowers" thing became aware to the public. Óscar's parents, Juan Carlos and María Victoria both lived in Spain at the time he was born, which was in the year 2000. As the man grew older and older, it became apparent that the super-speed that he could gather was something clearly not normal, although the reason as to why he was the only one in his family to have such a power is still a mystery. At the age of 8, María Victoria suffered a stroke that left her catatonic and, ultimately, died a few weeks after the incident had happened: all of this out of the blue, no one expected it.

Óscar's father, Juan Carlos, turned into a depressive alcoholic that did not do much aside from drinking and smoking, which caused him to contract a larynx cancer that had to be treated with a tracheotomy and finally the removal of the vocal chords. With all of this and that, the father never struck Óscar or seemed to be angry at him: more than likely due to the boy being his only reason to be alive and not let himself go, he needed to protect his love's son, and his own...duh. Anywho, fast forward to 2016, where Óscar then stood as an official orphan under the wing of his grandmother and uncle who took good care of him, although they clearly did not care for the boy's psyche seeing as how they rarely talked to him. Fast forward yet 5 more years into the future, at a time in here the Spanish boy finished his own studies at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, graduating with average ratings in Technology of the Information, yet having no job. That's where all started, at first they just were quick robbing and maybe breaking into one or two banks in the blink of an eye, but as his money grew and equipment did too, he got bolder.

Eventually, the man calling himself Roundabout as both a reference to the song by "Yes" and his actual superpower, was caught and sent to prison few years prior to the alien invasion. Now he still stays there, nearing his 40's but with the same energy and personality as when he was a young lad, time treating him right as there would be very few aging details...one could say he's still in his later 20's!

Weaknesses

-He is still very clearly human and vulnerable to all things humans are vulnerable to.
-Emotions, he is really the emotive guy. If he sees something that gets him sad, you can clearly see it, and he sometimes acts due to emotions, not planning ahead.
-Óscar may be able to dart away in the blink of an eye, although he does not have unlimited stamina and will get tired if he overuses his power for hours and hours, being in need of quite a long rest before doing anything else.
-This may sound weird, but it has been seen that salty and non-sugar based foods seem to either drain his power or tire him even more. More testing is needed.

Relationships

I'll add once I have some.

@MegaOscarPwn

Looks fine to me. Now quick question before I give you the go-ahead, is your character still in Madrid or has he been moved to the penal colony in Scotland with the rest of the super-powered Baddies

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Hello! If this RP is still open, I'd like to join.
Here's a character sheet for review. Please tell me if I need to change anything.

Guardian 78

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Guardian 78 // "Kill-bot"

^{(aka Rogue Unit, Murder-Bot, a long list of other derogatory names...)}

s p e c i e s Cyborg, Human

a g e 50 (Chronologically)

h e i g h t/ w e i g h t 5ft 5in // 150lbs

g e n d e r N/A

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P O W E R

McCall-Ravnel Technological Industries, Guardian Series Cyborg, Produced for 19th Special Defense Forces
Features Include:

• HERC+ Frame:
  Capable of lifting maximum 1 ton, Hydraulic shock absorption, Chrom-Titan armored chassis, CuO nano-cooling system, self-correcting electromagnetic overload switch, and ball-socket joints capable of full revolution twists. This Cyborg operative can exceed full human counterparts in strength and durability. Speed and flight upgrade components are available.
• Advanced Targeting Systems:
  Cyborg operative has aim and coordination within a 2% error margin. Near perfect aim with mechanical precision both with ranged and melee weaponry.
• Empathetic Response Software:
  Integrating the human component with computerized response times. Adaptable decision making, based upon host-ware emotion and moral compass, with five times the processing speed. Upgraded from previous models that often struggled to come to decisions in time, much as humans do.
• Petabyte Memory Capacity:
  Cyborg operative is capable of learning various programs, with perfect memory, based upon available memory capacity. Simply upload the program and the operative knows it down to the letter. Memory must be routinely scrubbed of obsolete and irrelevant programs in order to make room for up to date information.
• Self-Contained Black Box:
  Learn how, when, and why the cyborg operative was damaged beyond repair with integrated combat recording. The Black Box was constructed to be virtually indestructible-- stress tested through heat, atmospheric pressure, and cold. Self-Destruct package available for purchase.

w e a k n e s s

• ::ERROR C͌͊Oͯ͊D̄͗̇̇̾ͯ͝E̡̓̉ͬ̓̓ 67:: P͏ A͠ C̕ ̨I̷ F I͞ ̡S ̸T̕ PROTOCOL:: ACTIVE /̡̹̒̒ͬ̅ͬ̔/̦̻̬̆ͨ̓ͥ̆̇̊ͅ ̼̠̉̾̇E̢͍̣̠̖̮̓ͩ̏ͨRͮ͒̂ͭ̅̊R̯̱̲͔͓͇̒̎̃͂O͓ͮ͢R̲̝͉͇̰̺̱ͥ͂͘ ͭͧ҉/͚̹ͩ͡/͕͇̠̲̤̠̽
  Cyborg operative currently unable to wield traditional weaponry (i.e. Guns, Knives) upon own volition until scheduled maintenance complete. Consult technician immediately. Caution! 10/2036 :: Technician 1432D Note// Didn't stop it from shoving a pipe through the chief's guts and I can't shut the ER Softw a S̲̬̣͚̮͎o̴͎͕̫̥̩̪f͉̗͉̺̻͠ṱ̙̫͘w̳͠ ̲̬͎̭͞a̠̞̱̟ ̢r̝͎ẹ̗͓̤͖̹ͅre off. Own volition my ass! Traditional weaponry isn't that limiting when you can toss a single tonE̛̝ ̻̜̝͓̹͟R̴̤̞ ̵̬̻ͅR͉͙̣̟͎ ͙̤̗̗̱͇Ơ̠͉R̶̰̺͕̼͎̲ͅ/̡͙̩̫ͅ/̩̺̠̖̭
• Technician 9864Y Note// Clearly Not A Stealth Model:
  I have changed out MULTIPLE components and I still can't figure out what's making all that noise! Almost like the whole thing is vibrating, humming, and whistling all at once. Good grief. Not to mention how the joints whirr and scrape, it's annoying. I guess folks didn't care if it made all that noise in the middle of a firefight but this is excessive. Recorded between 50 and 70 decibels. And when it tries to lift something VERY heavy? Around 90-- That's lawnmower loud. 06/2032
• Technician 1432D Note// Non-Amphibious?:
  I thought all these Cyborgs were capable of amphibious operations but the Guardian series apparently can't swim, no matter how many swimming programs we include. They can't even walk along the bottom! There's a package that was under development to make them you know, not emergency shut down whenever they exceed a twelve foot depth. I'll figure something out. At least it can stand the rain and not blow up. Then again, this one's sturdier than the newer models but I still wouldn't take it diving anytime soon. 01/2032
• Technician 2889J Note// Short and Stocky?:
  Who's idea was it to have a cyborg this short? When it did the jump height test, the thing barely made it to the six foot mark. Then there's the fact that it's very unimposinVEHICLES OF THE ERA FEATURED A 6FT INTERIOR CLEARANCE AT MAX//FIVE FOOT BY SEVEN INCHES WIDTH AT MAX//TRANSPORTATION EASE// OPERATIONAL EASE//IMPOSING SILHOUETTE IRRELEVANT I think that was the Operative's response! Can you respond again? Hello? Operative? I'll highlight this one and the date for record. I don't think that was the system itself-- it was opinionated. I think? The phrasing of the irrelevance of an imposing silhouette? We thought you were dead. 10/2030
• Technician 2889J Note// Antiquated:
  It's an old Cyborg, another country's trash, AND something people literally dubbed the "Kill-Bot"? We're doing our best to make this thing work but it's old. Basically stapling and gluing on new tech onto a rusted blender. I keep getting error codes and breaking it the more I go along. On top of that the uh, "Biological components" are nothing more than a few bones and the Cyborg's memories. Oh man. May as well call it a robot with skeletal decoration! The rest of you should pull the black box recording of the Cambridge Bay Massacre. See what this thing did! And they said it was melted down after that! Why are we doing this again? What can we even learn from this thing? 08/2030

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I N F O

F͠ILE͢/́/̛U̡ser_1̵19͢8̧9̛8́8́/͘/In͢f̵o͠/̨X:̀acce͢ss҉_̢Y ́O U

^{I am not the flesh
Or the rotting bone
Ą ҉śo͘ul ̷co͏nce͠p̧t
f͡or͡ ͝all e͢xcep̀t
those who breathe no̷ ̢m̵or̛e̸}

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Threat Engaged_

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Threat Eliminated_ //:Initiate Self_Repair Protocol|| Log/Question: Date/time status? ERROR 12:: M-RTI Network Down_ Unable to Sync_//:Recommended_ Locate stronger signal area. Log/Observation: Reactivation in unknown location. Satellite signal weak. Possible catastrophic disaster imminent. ##Warning_Incoming:: [Tank?Wheeled?As_M_//M1_Abrams/ERROR/::UNCLASSIFIED:: ##h11ERrrrHigh Capacity Laser Emitter, Armored, Class::ERROR:://:Threat_Eliminated//

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^{Technician 2889J Contact// Apologies: You're still alive in there! I know for sure now and I feel like the only one who knows. Why don't you tell the others? Look, I'm sorry for insulting you. I found the reports. Most of your body was thrown away as if it were trash, which is why there's so little organic in here. You're more metal struts, light Kevlar, and duracomp binding than body. Do you know that? What is your name? Will you respond? I know you can hear me. I know you can. Do you remember how to respond? We'll work on it together. We'll figure something out. 12/2030}

@Utrax

I like it! Love the amount of thought you put into your character sheet as well. Go ahead and post this in the character thread. Glad to see we have some scientific villains now oh, I was afraid it was all going to be magic haha

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I will have an opening post this evening

No More Heroes

Looks good to me. Go ahead and post it in the Character Thread

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N A M E : Marcus Blackthorne

s p e c i e s Human

a g e 25

h e i g h t/ w e i g h t 6'4" and 235 lbs.

g e n d e r Male

P O W E R

• Eldritch Magic: Acting as an agent for the Babylonian god Sirsir, Marcus is capable of using magic of any kind so long as he learns the spell, the name, and the purpose of the spell. He's only limited to his willpower and his own knowledge
• Persuasion: Upon offering patronage to Sirsir, Marcus was granted the gift of 'The Voice'. Using this power, Marcus directly channels the will of Sirsir through him and can command people to do as he pleases. However, this ability only works if Marcus can speak and only if his target(s) can hear him and understand him.
• Unholy Vessel: In times of great need, Marcus can become the avatar of Sirsir and take his form for a very brief period. However, doing this saps all of Marcus's will and leaves him in a coma like state for several days

w e a k n e s s As stated before, Marcus is limited by his willpower. The more powerful the spell, the more will is required. Marcus is also half mad due to Sirsir's influence, sometimes losing control and allowing Sirsir to fully control him or being controlled by Sirsir fully by force. In order to keep his powers, Marcus also must make blood sacrifices every New Moon to feed the ancient god or it will drain the life out of him.

I N F O

Marcus wasn't born with any sort of magic ability, rather he was like any man who led an unremarkable life. He was once a college history professor, married to a beautiful wife, father to a beautiful daughter. His life changed when his little girl was diagnosed with Stage 3 Leukemia. Marcus watched as his daughter began to wither away, science failing her at every turn. Desperate, Marcus sought a more mystical method of healing her. He began to study magic and the occult, soon learning the ritual to summon a Babylonian god of magic by the name of Sirsir.

The deal was simple, Marcus became the human agent of Sirsir and gained powerful magic abilities to save his daughter in exchange for a soul of Sirsir's choosing at a time it deemed acceptable. With his power, his daughter grew healthy and strong. Then Sirsir named the soul, Marcus's wife. When Marcus refused Sirsir transformed his daughter into an eldritch monster that tore his wife apart. Sirsir promised Marcus that his daughter would be returned to him unharmed and normal if Marcus served loyally and sacrificed a human being every New Moon....

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Story

"If aliens visit us, it would be much like Columbus landing in America. Ask the Native Americans how that turned out"

Stephen Hawking

If you were to ask people when the end of world began, some would say it occured when humankind began sending messages out into the void. Most would say the world ended when Outsiders invaded in 2035. Humanity tried to stand against this enemy. Did it's best to hold them back. Diplomacy failed first, military might failed after. Earth's mightiest heroes were all that could fight the invasion. In the end, even Earth's superheroes couldn't stop them. Earth formerly surrendered on April 25th, 2037.

The Outsiders began to occupy the planet, mining what resources that could be mined. Stone, precious metals, wood, water. Human kind had been beaten into submission as Earth began dying slowly. Soon, Earth had only one hope left to look to. Though it's government, it's military, and it's mightiest heroes couldn't stop them, there was only one power left that stood a chance at stopping the Outsiders....it's most powerful villains.

While the Earth's heroes fought the invaders, it's villains watched and waited for the moment to strike. Looking for a weakness as the most brilliant studied and the most capable undermined the invaders at every turn. Only monsters can kill monsters, in this time of desperation humanity can only look to the worst of the worst.

Setting

Scotland Penal Colony
The Former United Kingdom

After the Outsiders subjugated the Earth, Scotland was formed into a massive prison colony. Massive walls surround the country, machines patrol the borders, watching for any escape attempts. Many of Earth's villains were sent here, some becoming lords of their own slums, others hiding in the shadows and looking for means of escape

Character Sheet

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[h3][color=color2][b]N A M E[/b][/color] (Your Name & Alter Ego) [/h3]

[color=color1][b]s p e c i e s[/b][/color] (Obvious)

[color=color1][b]a g e[/b][/color] (Any)

[color=color1][b]h e i g h t/ w e i g h t[/b][/color] (Obvious)

[color=color1][b]g e n d e r[/b][/color] (Male, Female, Whatever)

[h3][color=color1][b]P O W E R[/b][/color][/h3] (What can you do? Are your powers natural, magic, or scientific in origin? I highly recommend using the Superpower Wikia)

[color=color1][b]w e a k n e s s[/b][/color] (Your kryptonite if you will and it has to be an actual weakness! no "pretty girls and sweets lol!")

[h3][color=color1][b]I N F O[/b] [/color][/h3]
(Free space, your bio leading up to the invasion, personality, likes, dislikes ect. may go here if you want but I actually encourage you to instead of writing the whole thing out to instead add to it as the rp goes on! Notes can also be anything you think is relevant! A new skill/ power you've learned, a crush you may have, a list of your relationships/enemies ect!)

No More Heroes

Story

"If aliens visit us, it would be much like Columbus landing in America. Ask the Native Americans how that turned out"

Stephen Hawking

If you were to ask people when the end of world began, some would say it occured when humankind began sending messages out into the void. Most would say the world ended when Outsiders invaded in 2035. Humanity tried to stand against this enemy. Did it's best to hold them back. Diplomacy failed first, military might failed after. Earth's mightiest heroes were all that could fight the invasion. In the end, even Earth's superheroes couldn't stop them. Earth formerly surrendered on April 25th, 2037.

The Outsiders began to occupy the planet, mining what resources that could be mined. Stone, precious metals, wood, water. Human kind had been beaten into submission as Earth began dying slowly. Soon, Earth had only one hope left to look to. Though it's government, it's military, and it's mightiest heroes couldn't stop them, there was only one power left that stood a chance at stopping the Outsiders....it's most powerful villains.

While the Earth's heroes fought the invaders, it's villains watched and waited for the moment to strike. Looking for a weakness as the most brilliant studied and the most capable undermined the invaders at every turn. Only monsters can kill monsters, in this time of desperation humanity can only look to the worst of the worst.

Setting

Scotland Penal Colony
The Former United Kingdom

After the Outsiders subjugated the Earth, Scotland was formed into a massive prison colony. Massive walls surround the country, machines patrol the borders, watching for any escape attempts. Many of Earth's villains were sent here, some becoming lords of their own slums, others hiding in the shadows and looking for means of escape

Character Sheet

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[h3][color=color2][b]N A M E[/b][/color] (Your Name & Alter Ego) [/h3]

[color=color1][b]s p e c i e s[/b][/color] (Obvious)

[color=color1][b]a g e[/b][/color] (Any)

[color=color1][b]h e i g h t/ w e i g h t[/b][/color] (Obvious)

[color=color1][b]g e n d e r[/b][/color] (Male, Female, Whatever)

[h3][color=color1][b]P O W E R[/b][/color][/h3] (What can you do? Are your powers natural, magic, or scientific in origin? I highly recommend using the Superpower Wikia)

[color=color1][b]w e a k n e s s[/b][/color] (Your kryptonite if you will and it has to be an actual weakness! no "pretty girls and sweets lol!")

[h3][color=color1][b]I N F O[/b] [/color][/h3]
(Free space, your bio leading up to the invasion, personality, likes, dislikes ect. may go here if you want but I actually encourage you to instead of writing the whole thing out to instead add to it as the rp goes on! Notes can also be anything you think is relevant! A new skill/ power you've learned, a crush you may have, a list of your relationships/enemies ect!)