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Academy 218: Why

I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A CIVIL CONVERSATION ON THE INTERNET! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS????

Academy 218: Why

<Snipped quote by Mr Allen J>

Oh now your bitch ass decides to come when your people tried to come for me earlier.

That's okay though. I'm a strong bitch. I can handle my own.

@Heathen

I wasn't coming after you, Heathen. I was giving you constructive criticism because I thought that your power wasn't going to be accepted. I have nothing against you, but I think that your character needs more weaknesses, because right now they can phase through enemies and make themselves impenetrable without any real drawbacks besides a time limit and a force limit, neither of which really constitute weaknesses. Your other weaknesses aren't weaknesses of your power, as I said before, but weaknesses of being a human. All metas are harmed by attacks against their neurological systems unless their power negates this specifically. Saying that is like saying that your character isn't fireproof. That's not a weakness. That's a fact. As I mentioned, I have no authority here, but I'm a close friend of Allen's and I know what he tends to look for in a character. I didn't know about Thinker rock, and if he deems your power okay, then that's fine by me since it's his rp. That, however, doesn't mean that I'm not entitled to my own opinion.

None of that is meant to be rude or condescending at all and I apologize if you take it as such.

EDIT: Density is how spread out something is. That is the definition of density. Something airy or light is something that is more spread out over an area, higher surface area to its volume. Things with high density are things that are less spread out over an area, lower surface area to its volume. If your character's appearance doesn't change at all when they change their own density, then they're not actually increasing their molecular density. However, considering that characters in this rp don't necessarily have to follow the laws of physics, you can really do whatever you want. It was just a suggestion.

Academy 218: Why

I have a character in mind but what's the furthest from the academy they'd be coming from? Do they need to be an Alaska resident?

@Zombiedude101

To answer your question, no. People from all over America can be sent to 218. I don't actually know of any characters who are from Alaska who go to 218.

@Heathen So I don't have any real authority in this rp, but as someone who has been in many of these rps and who is a close friend of Allen's, I think your character needs more weaknesses. Considering that they can both become completely intangible and become bulletproof, there needs to be a little bit more there to balance them out. Your weaknesses currently are the usual "they're hurt by other things", which isn't a weakness of your power so much as it is a weakness of being human. There's a time limit on your character's abilities, but in a fight thirty seconds can be a lot. I think that a some good weaknesses could be that your character cannot phase through very dense objects (such as steel). The being able to stun people by touching their vital organs is excessive. Also, making oneself less dense would make them easier to be knocked over, so perhaps your character becomes kind of floaty, so something like a powerful gust of wind would send them flying. For increased density, not being able to feel pain makes no sense with your power (perhaps the increased density makes their pain-sensing neurons less efficient, either prolonging pain or reducing it, but removing it is a lot to ask). There should be some restriction of mobility in your character's superdense form as well, as the same pain reducing factor would make their reaction time slower. Also, being more dense wouldn't increase your weight, but it would decrease your surface area while your weight stays the same. This wouldn't make them heavier, but compacting them would cause them to break things that they fall into easier, since the same amount of force would be spread across a smaller surface area.

Just my two cents. You don't need to use all of these, but at current your character doesn't have any well-defined weaknesses.

Academy 218: Why

Victor Calahan

Basic Information

Name:

Victor Calahan (Known as Mr.Wildfire, Man on Fire, etc)

Age:

17

Gender:

Male

Appearance & Attire:

Victor is an older teenager of fairly average size. He is 5’10” and weighs about 135 lbs. He isn’t particularly muscular, with limbs that aren’t overly toned and a slight bulge at his abdomen, a symptom of dorm food. He is somewhat lanky, not quite all the way grown into his body, and has somewhat long legs for his build. His skin is pale and is occasionally dotted with freckles. The first thing that people generally notice about Victor is his left arm. His arm is sort-of-kind-of-not-really prosthetic, and is the result of a combination of a bad car accident and his powers. His arm is made entirely out of wood, but instead of being solid, it is broken up into twigs, chips, pieces of bark, the types of things that you’d see burning in a campfire. The arm is molded to have the exact same shape as a human arm, with no twigs or pieces of bark sticking out at odd angles to disrupt its shape. What really catches people’s eyes, though, is that the arm is on fire. It is constantly burning, either with visible flames or with a very soft red glow emanating from the inside. When Victor uses his powers, his prosthetic arm erupts into flames. This is the only major spot of this wood currently on his body, though small burns on the left side of his face, his right foot, and his left pectoral show that it could soon begin to spread. When Victor has to go near water, he can detach this wooden arm just like it is a prosthetic limb.

Victor’s face is somewhat rectangular, long with a wide jawline. He has a well-groomed beard, thick at his chin, and then following his jawline up to his hair. His hair is a very dark brown, almost black, and is quite long, coming down to the base of his neck. His hair is generally combed back out of his face, and he takes quite good care of it. His teeth are somewhat crowded in the front, a sign that he never had braces (he has quite good reason for that). He has thick eyebrows and olive green eyes that look calm and placid. There are three small burn marks on the left side of his face, one concealed by his beard, one on the middle of his cheek, and one near his left sideburn. His left eye always looks a little red, like there is smoke in it. He speaks with a slight southern drawl, as he is from southern Virginia, though years of living farther north have made this fairly faint.

Attire:Fire-retardant. Literally, due to his arm, everything that Victor wears is made custom to be fireproof. Because of this (and because of his super-high body temperature), Victor usually wears muscle shirts (keeping his arm uncovered), fire-retardant jeans, and Timberland boots. When it gets very cold, Victor wears a beige jacket made of the same fire-retardant materials that firefighters use.

Skills/Talents:

Victor’s the outdoorsy type. He is an eagle scout, good with survival skills (he’s extra good at fire-making). He’s a really good cook as well (puns puns punssss). He doesn’t know any form of combat, and has never wanted to learn.

Brief Backstory:

Victor was born in a suburb of Richmond. His family was quite wealthy, his father a well-known medical malpractice lawyer and his mother was a college political science professor at VCU. Growing up, he went to a good private school in the suburbs with his sister Casey. His childhood was fairly normal. He was somewhat antisocial, and was bullied a good bit in elementary and middle school. When he was in 7th grade, his sister’s power manifested and, as the Richmond community was extremely anti-meta, the family moved to Black Fall, PA, a large metahuman city in Pennsylvania.. He went to high school in Black Fall, and for many years it seemed as if he had no powers. Then his powers manifested in a very interesting way (that I will reveal via flashback later in the rp!) Local NEST forces registered Victor as a meta and suggested to the family that they send their son and daughter to Academy 218, a school where metahumans could learn to use their powers.

Power Information

Power Class:

Elemental/Super System

Power:

Living Wildfire: Essentially, Victor is a walking wildfire. He has the ability to create and (limitedly) manipulate fire. He can control the temperature of his fire, and his blasts range from 100º celsius to nearly 700º celsius (1292º F), though he cannot sustain a blast that hot for more than a single fireball. His powers stem from parts of his body which are made of wood, so at present his left arm. The more Victor uses his powers, the more of his body is consumed by his inner fire and is replaced by wood or any other kind of flammable material around him. The more Victor becomes made of burning material, the stronger his fire powers get and the more durable he becomes. If Victor is using his powers near flammable material, that material is telekinetically torn into small pieces and drawn to him to replace whatever mass he loses. Because of this, any part of Victor’s body which is made out of wood is quazi-immune to physical damage, as if it is damaged, it can put itself back together. If any part of Victor’s body which is made of wood is severed from him, he can just put it back on and it will work just as it did before. Any physical damage which Victor sustains can be replaced with wood.

In addition to being able to regenerate by replacing parts of his body and using fire, Victor is immune to heat up to 400ºFahrenheit. This is because his cell walls are extra-compressed, preventing excessive evaporation due to heat, and his enzymes are designed to work optimally at far above human body temperature. Victor’s presence also naturally dries out everything within about five feet of him, causing wood and other flammable materials around him to lose water rapidly (though this is not enough to harm a human, just make them sweat a lot).

Limits:

Fire needs three things in order to burn: fuel, oxygen, and heat. The one of these which is a limit to Victor (the other two are weaknesses) is fuel. In order for Victor to be able to regenerate, he requires nearby flammable material which Victor can telekinetically draw to himself. If Victor is placed in an environment where he has no nearby flammable material, he cannot regenerate and, after a while, will lose his fire powers (as his wooden limbs will burn themselves away). Also, the hotter Victor’s fires burn, the more fuel he uses, so if his fires get hotter he needs more fuel nearby.

Weaknesses/Drawbacks:

Firstly, water. This should be obvious to most people, but fire tends to be weak to water. While small quantities of water (ie, rain) do not damage Victor, large quantities of water can douse his flames, removing his powers. If he gets to the point where any vital organ is made of burning wood, then large amounts of water will cause that organ to shut down. Fire-dousing chemicals like what you’d get out of a fire extinguisher will also damage him and, because it dries slower, prevents him from using his powers for longer than just water does. Victor also cannot incorporate soaked wood into his body, and cannot telekinetically move wet wood. It is important to note here that Victor cannot actually telekinetically use wood in an offensive or defensive way. He can only subconsciously draw flammable objects to himself. He cannot use flesh as well. Victor can also be defeated if he runs out of oxygen. Fire consumes oxygen rapidly, so if you lock him in a sealed room, he will burn through his oxygen supply quicker than a normal human. His smell also makes him very easy to track using scent metas, and his irregular brain waves make him obvious to psychics.
In addition to this, Victor’s regeneration and fire powers have a more sinister effect. You see, the more Victor replaces his body and becomes a giant walking bonfire, the more aggressive he becomes. As Victor’s body becomes more artificial, he slowly begins to lose his mind. Though his powers become stronger as he becomes more wooden, he also loses control over his powers and he starts to become hyper-aggressive. Because of this, Victor is trying to find a way to control his powers in such a way that he doesn’t burn himself down and lose control entirely.

Relationships

Family:

Michael Calahan: Father (deceased)
Joyce Calahan: Mother
Casey Calahan: Sister

Dynamics:

Basically your character's relationship with other characters.
{Character Name} | {Impression (Good/Bad/Neutral} | {Relationship (Friend, Rival, Crush, etc)} | {Character Thoughts via in-character quote} |

Casey Calahan | Good | Sibling | “We’ve had our fights certainly, but in the end, I know that Casey will always be there to kick ass if I need her. She’s a good sister.” |

Other

• Anything else? You can put personality tidbits here.

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Academy 218: Why

Victor Calahan

Basic Information

Name:

Victor Calahan (Known as Mr.Wildfire, Man on Fire, etc)

Age:

17

Gender:

Male

Appearance & Attire:

Victor is an older teenager of fairly average size. He is 5’10” and weighs about 135 lbs. He isn’t particularly muscular, with limbs that aren’t overly toned and a slight bulge at his abdomen, a symptom of dorm food. He is somewhat lanky, not quite all the way grown into his body, and has somewhat long legs for his build. His skin is pale and is occasionally dotted with freckles. The first thing that people generally notice about Victor is his left arm. His arm is sort-of-kind-of-not-really prosthetic, and is the result of a combination of a bad car accident and his powers. His arm is made entirely out of wood, but instead of being solid, it is broken up into twigs, chips, pieces of bark, the types of things that you’d see burning in a campfire. The arm is molded to have the exact same shape as a human arm, with no twigs or pieces of bark sticking out at odd angles to disrupt its shape. What really catches people’s eyes, though, is that the arm is on fire. It is constantly burning, either with visible flames or with a very soft red glow emanating from the inside. When Victor uses his powers, his prosthetic arm erupts into flames. This is the only major spot of this wood currently on his body, though small burns on the left side of his face, his right foot, and his left pectoral show that it could soon begin to spread. When Victor has to go near water, he can detach this wooden arm just like it is a prosthetic limb.

Victor’s face is somewhat rectangular, long with a wide jawline. He has a well-groomed beard, thick at his chin, and then following his jawline up to his hair. His hair is a very dark brown, almost black, and is quite long, coming down to the base of his neck. His hair is generally combed back out of his face, and he takes quite good care of it. His teeth are somewhat crowded in the front, a sign that he never had braces (he has quite good reason for that). He has thick eyebrows and olive green eyes that look calm and placid. There are three small burn marks on the left side of his face, one concealed by his beard, one on the middle of his cheek, and one near his left sideburn. His left eye always looks a little red, like there is smoke in it. He speaks with a slight southern drawl, as he is from southern Virginia, though years of living farther north have made this fairly faint.

Attire:Fire-retardant. Literally, due to his arm, everything that Victor wears is made custom to be fireproof. Because of this (and because of his super-high body temperature), Victor usually wears muscle shirts (keeping his arm uncovered), fire-retardant jeans, and Timberland boots. When it gets very cold, Victor wears a beige jacket made of the same fire-retardant materials that firefighters use.

Skills/Talents:

Victor’s the outdoorsy type. He is an eagle scout, good with survival skills (he’s extra good at fire-making). He’s a really good cook as well (puns puns punssss). He doesn’t know any form of combat, and has never wanted to learn.

Brief Backstory:

Victor was born in a suburb of Richmond. His family was quite wealthy, his father a well-known medical malpractice lawyer and his mother was a college political science professor at VCU. Growing up, he went to a good private school in the suburbs with his sister Casey. His childhood was fairly normal. He was somewhat antisocial, and was bullied a good bit in elementary and middle school. When he was in 7th grade, his sister’s power manifested and, as the Richmond community was extremely anti-meta, the family moved to Black Fall, PA, a large metahuman city in Pennsylvania.. He went to high school in Black Fall, and for many years it seemed as if he had no powers. Then his powers manifested in a very interesting way (that I will reveal via flashback later in the rp!) Local NEST forces registered Victor as a meta and suggested to the family that they send their son and daughter to Academy 218, a school where metahumans could learn to use their powers.

Power Information

Power Class:

Elemental/Super System

Power:

Living Wildfire: Essentially, Victor is a walking wildfire. He has the ability to create and (limitedly) manipulate fire. He can control the temperature of his fire, and his blasts range from 100º celsius to nearly 700º celsius (1292º F), though he cannot sustain a blast that hot for more than a single fireball. His powers stem from parts of his body which are made of wood, so at present his left arm. The more Victor uses his powers, the more of his body is consumed by his inner fire and is replaced by wood or any other kind of flammable material around him. The more Victor becomes made of burning material, the stronger his fire powers get and the more durable he becomes. If Victor is using his powers near flammable material, that material is telekinetically torn into small pieces and drawn to him to replace whatever mass he loses. Because of this, any part of Victor’s body which is made out of wood is quazi-immune to physical damage, as if it is damaged, it can put itself back together. If any part of Victor’s body which is made of wood is severed from him, he can just put it back on and it will work just as it did before. Any physical damage which Victor sustains can be replaced with wood.

In addition to being able to regenerate by replacing parts of his body and using fire, Victor is immune to heat up to 400ºFahrenheit. This is because his cell walls are extra-compressed, preventing excessive evaporation due to heat, and his enzymes are designed to work optimally at far above human body temperature. Victor’s presence also naturally dries out everything within about five feet of him, causing wood and other flammable materials around him to lose water rapidly (though this is not enough to harm a human, just make them sweat a lot).

Limits:

Fire needs three things in order to burn: fuel, oxygen, and heat. The one of these which is a limit to Victor (the other two are weaknesses) is fuel. In order for Victor to be able to regenerate, he requires nearby flammable material which Victor can telekinetically draw to himself. If Victor is placed in an environment where he has no nearby flammable material, he cannot regenerate and, after a while, will lose his fire powers (as his wooden limbs will burn themselves away). Also, the hotter Victor’s fires burn, the more fuel he uses, so if his fires get hotter he needs more fuel nearby.

Weaknesses/Drawbacks:

Firstly, water. This should be obvious to most people, but fire tends to be weak to water. While small quantities of water (ie, rain) do not damage Victor, large quantities of water can douse his flames, removing his powers. If he gets to the point where any vital organ is made of burning wood, then large amounts of water will cause that organ to shut down. Fire-dousing chemicals like what you’d get out of a fire extinguisher will also damage him and, because it dries slower, prevents him from using his powers for longer than just water does. Victor also cannot incorporate soaked wood into his body, and cannot telekinetically move wet wood. It is important to note here that Victor cannot actually telekinetically use wood in an offensive or defensive way. He can only subconsciously draw flammable objects to himself. He cannot use flesh as well. Victor can also be defeated if he runs out of oxygen. Fire consumes oxygen rapidly, so if you lock him in a sealed room, he will burn through his oxygen supply quicker than a normal human. His smell also makes him very easy to track using scent metas, and his irregular brain waves make him obvious to psychics.
In addition to this, Victor’s regeneration and fire powers have a more sinister effect. You see, the more Victor replaces his body and becomes a giant walking bonfire, the more aggressive he becomes. As Victor’s body becomes more artificial, he slowly begins to lose his mind. Though his powers become stronger as he becomes more wooden, he also loses control over his powers and he starts to become hyper-aggressive. Because of this, Victor is trying to find a way to control his powers in such a way that he doesn’t burn himself down and lose control entirely.

Relationships

Family:

Michael Calahan: Father (deceased)
Joyce Calahan: Mother
Casey Calahan: Sister

Dynamics:

Basically your character's relationship with other characters.
{Character Name} | {Impression (Good/Bad/Neutral} | {Relationship (Friend, Rival, Crush, etc)} | {Character Thoughts via in-character quote} |

Casey Calahan | Good | Sibling | “We’ve had our fights certainly, but in the end, I know that Casey will always be there to kick ass if I need her. She’s a good sister.” |

Other

• Anything else? You can put personality tidbits here.

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Academy 218 (Superhuman School)

I mean, if it's indeed based on FMA, then it's fairly balanced. Of course, if your character is like Edward and can more-or-less freely control anything with no specialty, then that might be a problem.

Academy 218 (Superhuman School)

Mine interest hath been stolen. Give it back, you jerks.

Anyway, I was thinking about prospective powers. Are there any out there that are downright banned? For mine own, I was thinking of giving them the ability to transmute and manipulate non-living matter. Turning coal into gold, for example. To off-set that strength, they would require physical contact with whatever they're changing. Also, they can't create new matter from nothing, or if they could it would drain the person heavily.

Would that work out?

@SirBeowulf

Okay, Edward Elric.

Academy 218 (Superhuman School)

We're so popular here at the 218.

Academy 218 (Superhuman School)

So I know I'll be entering Victor in this, and I might do my old character Casey as well. Casey has modified collagen in her ligaments, skin, and tendons which give her supernatural flexibility, durability, and agility. Victor is a fire meta who is slowly turning into a giant walking bonfire.

Nemesis 13- Original Universe Supervillains

More digital WIPS for the glory of Salad.

I mean, Satan.

Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dumbass.

@SepticGentleman

No, You mean the glory of Salad.



Look how monstrously evil it is.