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Return to the Multiverse (a reboot of Multiverse: You are the Character)

That wasn't exactly what I was asking. ^^; I meant more what the basis for powers were, like, do we make them up or are they taken from some source or something? And the character sheet makes reference to a difference between character and player which is a bit confusing, too. ^^;

Then again, I guess that would probably answer those questions too so um yeah.

Return to the Multiverse (a reboot of Multiverse: You are the Character)

I'm... Somewhat interested, but I'm finding the pitch a little confusing. ^^; Also, how are powers worked out? And what kind of limits are there?

Legend of Zelda: Link's Slumber

Hmmm... Interested, but we'll see how things turn out I guess.

Manifold Mecha Mayhem

Unless meteors are involved.

Manifold Mecha Mayhem

I see what looks like shoutouts to Nadesico and Macross, and this pleases me. Also cyborg dinosaurs make me think of Getter Robo, which is always good.

Will need to discuss the new characters with GS, buuut I like the look of them myself so yeah. ...Also it's a good thing I'm planning on making both a super and a real, since we're starting to skew heavily towards supers. XD Although seeing how almost every other mecha RP I see here seems to focus solely on reals, that's not too bad really.

Unlucky Six - A Modern Day Magi RP, Limited Acceptance!

Number 3

Name: Ashley Dragoslava Zilberschlag

Number: 3

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Appearance: Something like this!

Personality: The most immediately noticable thing about Ashley is how forceful she seems. She is outspoken and proud; both a perfectionist and something of a control freak. She will try her best to ensure that things go her way, and are on her terms, and gets rather irritable when this isn't the case. Not to say that she's not a team player or anything, just that she thinks that the team should be playing with her and not the other way around. However, she's not a bad person, per say, just something of an egotist; she is at heart a well-intentioned woman, partially due to her belief in noblesse oblige. Coming from a more traditionalist mage family, she is rather wary of more advanced technologies, and finds it difficult to wrap her head around computers, mobile phones and other such things; clearly they are made to aid those without magical prowess, so an accomplished mage such as herself does not need to bother with such things (and it's definitely not because she can't admit that she just doesn't understand how they work, honest!). Ashley happens to be something of a workaholic, not just because she is a perfectionist but because she hopes that if she becomes a reknowned magi her family will regain some of their lost recognition.

Abilities: Possesses incredibly high quality mana, although this is somewhat balanced out by the fact that fittingly for her perfectionist tendencies, it's more a case of quality over quantity. She is able to cast rather powerful and intricate spells, but her mana supplies run out rather quickly, leading her to have to be pragmatic when it comes to magic use. Ashley, and the rest of her family, possess an affinity for Ice, so naturally most of her spells are focused on ice, snow, cold and stasis. Amongst her spells, the most notable are Frostcast, a barrage that takes the form of a flock of birds formed of ice; Icicle Blade, a rather unsubtle spell that creates a sword of frost in her hands; and Glacial Barrier, a wall of ice that works as a defensive spell. In order to boost her spellcasting abilities, she usually carries some basic theurgy supplies, including some high quality chalk that has been mixed with some of her own blood for use in drawing magic circles. Whilst it is her speciality, not all of her spells are ice-based, and she has a basic knowledge of low level spells of the other elements with one notable exception; Ashley's affinity makes it rather difficult for her to truly master fire magic, and since she doesn't care about things she can't master, she knows only the most very basic of fire spells, and she's still not all that good at them.

As noted above, Ashley isn't very skilled with modern technology, and is usually far more comfortable (not to mention skilled) with looking up information in a dusty old grimoire than on one of those new-fangled computers. Finally, Ashley's cooking skills are so absolutely abysmal that her inability to make anything more complicated than a basic sandwich is notable as a "skill" of sorts.

Equipment: Ashley carries with her Baculi Magia, a magic staff originally created by her ancestor Vance Zilberschlag that she has had converted into a lilac parasol. To make up for her limited mana supplies, she is able to "store" up three spells inside it, allowing her to have a set of pre-prepared spells to cast without using any of her mana. As noted above, Ashley also carries various basic theurgy supplies, as well as a supply of chalk that has been mixed with a small quantity of her own blood.

History: Born to the at-the-time prestigious Zilberschlag family, Ashley's early years were spent being taught not only the secrets of magic but that she must live up to her family's prestige and never besmirch their name through dishonour or failure. The Zilberschlags were an old family, steeped in tradition and pride, and even as their mana capacity waned with each generation the quality of their mana remained strong. However, whilst most of the family were content to be the best they could, and had plans to marry into other old families in hopes of producing an heir with a large amount of high quality mana, there was one amongst them who cursed their weakening power. Elijah Zilberschlag, grandfather of Ashley, began obsessing over a way to increase the family's mana stores, and what began as simple research soon became something much darker. Using the family's affinity for ice, he began kidnapping other mages, freezing them solid in order to preserve them for later experimentation. Whatever he was doing with them, it quickly turned... Messy. Eventually, the smell of splattered corpses drew others to his workshop, and all were horrified when the results of his experiments were revealed. Worse still, amongst the victims were missing members of several prestigious mage families... As soon as the news broke and he was carted off to an asylum, the Zilberschlags' reputation took a massive hit. Even with their age and prestige, the things Elijah had done left them with a black stain.

Ashley tried to take this all in her stride, despite the revelations and the change in how other mages treated her. Even if her grandfather had devolved into an insane monster, she would prove to everyone that he was an isolated case, and that the Zilberschlags were still worthy of the prestige they once received. Having been enrolled at the Tower, she tried her best to excel at anything she did, and eventually her quest to restore her family's honour led to her joining the Citadel Six...

Unlucky Six - A Modern Day Mage RP

Sorry it took so long. ^^;

Manifold Mecha Mayhem

Going to hopefully go over stuff with GS later today, but at the very least I'll say that a divine mecha isn't really farfetched, since Brave Raideen (for example) was literally a deity, and mystical powersources and backgrounds tend to show up in the super robot genre more often than you'd expect.

Titans: Unique Young Superheroes RP

Oh right um.

Full name: DLN-001 Rock Light

Alias: Mega Man

"Brief" Bio

Created by former military contractor Dr. Thomas Light for his Robot Master series as part of a pair of childlike robots designed to assist with domestic tasks and labwork, Rock was not originally meant to be the super fighting robot that he would eventually become. Unlike the other Robot Masters, Rock and Roll (named for Dr. Light's love of music) had no potential combat applications for their abilities, and thus they did not fall into the evil designs of their co-creator. Dr. Light's partner, a fellow roboticist named Dr. Albert Wily, had grown insanely jealous of the praise Dr. Light was recieving for the Robot Masters, praise that was not passed onto him; during their time as military contractors Wily had been fond dabbling in "unethical robotics experiments" of some kind, and thus his part in the Robot Master project was hushed down. Driven to the edge and wishing to show Light just who the real genius was, Wily reprogrammed the other six Robot Masters and attempted to use them in an insane attempt to at world conquest.

Unable to stand seeing his brothers used for such an unjust purpose, Rock begged Dr. Light to upgrade him for combat in order to save them and thwart Wily's evil schemes, and after some heavy thought and with much hesitation the good doctor finally agreed. With the upgrades complete, Rock was reborn as Mega Man, and with his new powers he defeated the rogue Robot Masters one by one before finally apprehending Wily. However, Wily soon broke out of captivity, aided by two experimental Robot Masters, and it wasn't long before Rock and the reprogrammed original six Robot Masters were able to defeat him again... But this time, Wily escaped, and set about building eight more Robot Masters with which to attempt his mad schemes at world domination and (more importantly) showing up Dr. Light once and for all. And again, Mega Man defeated him, leading him to run off into hiding once more.

But Dr. Wily wasn't the only one who was gunning for the Blue Bomber. Not long after defeating the mad scientist and gaining more and more acclaim as a hero, Rock accompanied Dr. Light to the Advanced Robotics Trade Show (ARTS) Convention, where the doctor was scheduled to take part in a debate about the future of robotics and artificial intelligence. Unfortunately for all involved, the ARTS Convention was targeted by the anti-robotics terrorist group known as the Emerald Spears, whose leader Xander Payne bore an insane grudge against all robots due to injuries sustained from Elec Man, one of the original six Robot Masters, during Wily's first attempt at supervillainy. With the help of Pharoah Man and Quake Woman, Robot Masters built by Dr. Light's old colleagues Dr. Cossack and Dr. Lalinde, Rock was able to disarm the bombs set by the Emerald Spears and ensure that all but Xander and a handful of other members of the Spears were arrested.

Now, Rock continues to fight for everlasting peace, even as the reknown of the Blue Bomber grows more and more. And somewhere, Dr. Wily is plotting another scheme and building more Robot Masters, and the day they face each other once more draws ever closer...

Abilities

As a robot, Rock is stronger than his appearance would suggest, possessing low levels of superhuman strength, and he does not tire out or get exhausted like humans do (he does, however, eventually run out of power and thus requires occassional E-Tanks to continue running). As he was created to assist Dr. Light in the lab, he is not only proficient in most household tasks but has at least a basic knowledge of science, especially robotics.

As Mega Man, his armour provides him with additional protection, as well as giving him access to his primary weapon, the Mega Buster. An energy cannon that can be formed from either of his hands, it fires bullets of highly compressed solar energy. By charging up the Mega Buster for a few seconds, Mega Man is able to fire out a larger, more powerful shot than normal. Despite technically being able to form it from both hands simultaneously, his body is not able to handle the strain of two Mega Busters at once, and thus in the event of him ever doing this it will lead to him being critically damage after the shot is fired. The Mega Buster has practically infinite charge, and will continue functioning as long as Rock has at least some battery life left.

His most notable ability, however, is the Variable Weapon System. Using this, he is able to "download" additional weapons from other robots. Usually this is limited to just the Robot Masters, although other sufficiently advanced robots (for example, the Vision or Red Tornado) could possibly work with it. The weapon varies depending on the traits of the robot he downloaded it from, but is always at least somewhat linked to their abilities. For example, copying the super strong construction robot Guts Man gives him the Super Arm, which vastly increases his strength, whilst copying the literally hotheaded waste management robot Fire Man gives him the burning Fire Storm weapon. Unlike the Mega Buster, each weapon he downloads has only a finite charge.

Personality: Due to being modeled after a child, Rock is generally innocent natured and energetic, possessing an inquisitive mind and a usually rather upbeat attitude. He possessed a strong sense of justice, and whilst he is generally pacifistic and dislikes violence he is more than willing to stand up for people in need even if he has to use force against force. Despite how advanced his AI is, Rock technically has no actually free will, and is ultimately bound to his programming. Most notably, he has Asimov's Three Laws coded into him, and is thus unable to bring a human to harm unless it is necessary to prevent other humans from coming to harm, and is incapable of intentionally attempting to kill humans. To him, the preservation of life is so important that he would even through himself into risk of critical damage in order to achieve it, and will not look kindly on those who treat do not respect the right to live. He is especially fond of his family, his "father" Dr. Light and his sister Roll, and will do whatever it takes to protect them from harm.

Appearance: Usually, Rock looks like just your average young boy, with messy brown hair and blue eyes. He's almost indistinguishable from a human, really; the only thing that really gives away his robotic nature are his feet, and those can easily be mistaken for unusual footwear. Whilst operating as the super fighting robot Mega Man, his armour consists of what looks like blue and cyan spandex, and a blue helmet. His primary weapon, the Mega Buster, can be generated from either of his hands.

Affiliations

Dr. Thomas Light: A world authority on robotics and artificial intelligence, and the genius scientist who built Rock and redesigned him into Mega Man. Rock and Dr. Light treat each other like father and son.

DLN-002 Roll Light: Rock's twin sister, like him she is a Robot Master designed for domestic tasks and labwork.

Dr. Light's Robot Masters: Cut Man, Guts Man, Bomb Man, Ice Man, Fire Man and Elec Man are all Robot Masters who were designed to perform various industrial or scientific purposes. Time Man and Oil Man were originally two experimental models. Despite all of them initially being reprogrammed by Dr. Wily to serve his evil purposes, once Mega Man defeated them they were restored to their original programming and functions, and occassionaly offer assistance to their brother when necessary.

Rush: Rock's robot dog, who sometimes assists him in the fight for everlasting peace.

Dr. Albert Wily: A former partner of Dr. Light, driven into supervillainy by an obsession to prove he possesses the superior intellect of the two. He serves as Mega Man's archnemesis, building his own evil Robot Masters to fight the Blue Bomber. Despite his rivalry with Dr. Light, he still respects his own partner; notably, he does not wish to see him dead, with the excuse that if he's dead he can't exactly gloat once he inevitably gets the better of him.

Wily's Robot Masters: Unlike the original set of Robot Masters, Metal Man, Air Man, Bubble Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man, Heat Man and Wood Man were all designed primarily for combat; specifically, in an attempt to take down Mega Man, who Wily saw as the only obstacle between his plans to conquer the world and then rub it in Dr. Light's face.

DLN-000 Blues: Rock's older brother of sorts, the first Robot Master, created whilst Dr's Light and Wily were still military contractors. Rock has never met him, as Blues ran away from Light Labs for complicated reasons. He possesses an unstable power core, and Dr. Light sadly (yet incorrectly) believes that he has most likely ran out of power and deactivated by now.

Federal Agents Gilbert D. Stern and Roslyn Krantz: Two police officers who Rock first encountered shortly before Wily escaped from his first capture with the help of Time Man and Oil Man. Stern is your typical grizzled, cynical old cop, and possesses a distrust for modern technology, whilst Krantz is his younger, more idealistic and friendly partner.

LMN-001 Tempo ("Quake Woman"): The Robot Master creation of Dr. Lalinde, an old colleague of Dr. Light, and a good friend of Rock and Roll. Roll thinks that Tempo and Rock would make a cute couple, but the two would much rather prefer to just be friends.

Emerald Spears: An anti-robot terrorist group lead by Xander Payne, an ex-military recruit who lost an eye to Elec Man during Wily's initial attempt at world domination, leading him to develop an insane hatred of robots. They believe that technology (especially robotics and artificial intelligence) is advancing too quickly for humanity to keep up with it and, whilst they don't all share such extreme views as their leader, generally believe that anyone who is not with them is against them and thus feel little guilt for any civilian casualties that result from their activities.

Notes: I'm going to be playing Rock as though the Ra Moon arc has yet to happen, mostly because a worldwide shutdown of all electronics would not only be a really major event but would probably inadvertantly kill off several important background characters such as Tony Stark.

Also if I remember right that was part of the reason why Clanjos decided to use an Ultraman. XD

...Good that we have at least one girl on the team now, too, especially one as awesome as Nanoha.