Roman

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Come save unleash Dani Ghost Rider pls. Either that or she's going to break out herself and then go riding after Red Skull.

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Woah not Deathstroke, outside your comfort zone mang ;)

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Ta-da, the infamous Dani post, and also her first transformation! Exciting! A nice surprise for the YA to find when they get to her...

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There was a strangely serene moment, in the midst of being rough-handled by HYDRA soldiers, the ship vibrating with the echoes of sabotage, gunshots reverberating off the metal interior, that had Dani quite at peace for a moment or two. Maybe even three. Her teammates coming for her and her alone, despite her still only recent entry into their ranks...after 'escaping' from her hometown, it was nice to have a second's calm and the thought that perhaps she'd found a new place to belong. Of course, her peaceful epiphany was sharply intruded upon by the gruff tones of her captor barking in her ear.

"We got word you don't take to harm too easy." He said, Dani hearing the sneer he hissed through. She wondered what he meant, and then got word herself when she saw the open hangar ramp of the helicarrier, and a hovering shuttle flying beneath some fifty metres below. He thrust her forward and she dangled, for a second, legs thrashing in the open air kicking at clouds, and then she fell, the roar of the engines drowning out her screams. She landed hard on the shell of the HYDRA ship, shocks travelling from her feet through her shins to the core of her torso - but she felt little pain, and she sensed Zarathos growling as it dulled the damage. Some perks to be had, she thought, as she rolled toward a certain death on the ground miles below - no matter was growling Zarathos had to do - before a hatch opened and she was expertly snatched by another agent, dragged into the ship, and immediately black-bagged and bound. She felt a kick planted on the small of her back and lurched forward, and then smelt a strange substance. The bag seems a little unnecessary... she thought dreamily as the gas beckoned her into unconscious oblivion.

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She awoke within brick and mortar, another cell but far less comfortable. On the helicarrier, her cell was such in function only, being outfitted with comforts and recreation, a room with some more protective modifications. This truly was a cell, though, something explicitly for holding prisoners. There was no warmth, no en-suite. No speakers or workdesk, no screen with which to watch and play. Not even a bunk. A bare room with a single barred window, and a stone floor. Dani stood and peered through the window. The sky was a miasma of oranges and pinks, with the sun hanging heavy and low just over the horizon, and a frozen landscape of white and blue tundra beneath both. The Helicarrier had been somewhere over the atlantic, and she supposed that the HYDRA ship she'd been thrown onto had headed north. She shuddered. She hated the cold. Zarathos felt eager inside her as she watched the sinking sun, and she turned away. Its strange squirming made her anxious and nauseous in equal parts. The front wall of her cell was barred like the window, but with bigger bits of metal Dani could more clearly see that etchings that covered the surface of the metal. She put a hand out to wrap around the cold iron, but quickly withdrew it after skin contact produced a violent hiss from Zarathos and an intense burning sensation on the flesh of her palm. She inspected her hand, but saw nothing. Protective wards, she noted. Nearly identical to those that worked her cell on the Helicarrier, but inscribed with far more malevolence. She looked out the window again. Half the sun remained.

There was a great metal creaking and ch-thunk-ing from down the hallway, and Dani heard heels clicking on the stone slabs of the corridor floor. A single man's footsteps, no others following or retreating. It didn't take long for the footsteps to reach the bars between Dani and freedom, and now she saw who they belonged to. A tall, vicious-looking man, dressed smartly in an obssessively-neat SS uniform, only the nazi pips on his collar and sleeves replaced with those of the HYDRA symbol. She felt Zarathos recoil and then slink closer, chuckling throatily, and a warmth on the back of her right hand where Mephisto's sigil began to glow a deep red. She nearly smirked.
"You're Red Skull." She said simply, surreptitiously looking out the window again. A sliver left. Red Skull said nothing. The last light of the sun fled away from Dani's cell, the soft glow of the moon beginning to illuminate what was now definitely night. Dani felt Zarathos growing within her, filling her bones. "You picked the wrong time to visit." She continued, almost a warning as she doubled over and staggered away, trying in vain to fight off Zarathos and tumbling into the corner, twisting in her agony and Zarathos' ecstasy.
"Actually," Red Skull finally replied as Dani's hair began to singe and the symbol on the back of her hand grew so bright as if to brand her all over again, "I find I have visited precisely as I mean to."

And then Dani couldn't hold Zarathos off any longer. Her hair burst into flames at the same time her hands did, and as the skin of her arms and face melted away to leave flaming bone, her screams morphed into laughter, the sound of her voice changing from a singular sound to the combined mad laughter of a thousand souls, the edges of her voice sounding like the licking and crackling of flames. Her clothing changed and spikes erupted from her new jacket's shoulder pads and her boots. She slowly uncurled, standing to her now full height of six feet, Dani no longer. Her skull wreathed in flames, and fire licking her hands from the sleeves of her jacket, Ghost Rider stood in the center of the cell, directly opposite Red Skull, who looked on with a stony gaze. Her skull's eye sockets sparked, tiny flames showing life within the bones, and she met his gaze.

Ghost Rider laughed, an agonizing, manic sound, filled with fury and power. She stepped toward the bars and opened her jaw, speaking in a voice backed by hellfire and a legion of condemned souls. She raised the bones of her hand and extended a single finger.
"Red Skull. You will atone for your sins." She said, and then pulled the finger into a fist, and pounded one of the bars of her cell. The iron sparked as she struck it, and her fist recoiled, the bars standing strong as the etchings glowed softly. Red Skull chuckled, and Ghost Rider opened her jaw, ejecting a stream of Hellfire from her mouth into the bars. It similarly sparked against an invisible but solid barrier, and she stopped.
"You will find you are stuck quite where I mean to keep you. Like the wards? They are of your own design. HYDRA can place a man where ever we find one is needed."
Ghost Rider ignored him and raised another fist, striking the bars again. More sparks.

"You have been Judged, and will face your Sentence." She hissed, and Red Skull turned and walked away. Ghost Rider did nothing, but began to strike the bars rhythmically.

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Well I said I'd post and I'd very much like but there is...something wrong with our internet. I'm working on it.

This post brought to you by the combined efforts of my phone and 3G.

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To be fair I didn't add Ben either.

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I am beginning to regret making a female character, but at the very least I can say it's 'eye-opening'.

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Roman Sionis; Black Mask

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Name:

Roman Sionis

Alias:

Black Mask

Role:

Villain; Potential Mentor

Brief Bio:

His father an industrialist and the head of Sionis Industries, his mother a retail expert and head of Janus Cosmetics, Roman grew up rich but neglected. His parents dragged him to the high-class parties they attended for face only, forcing him to befriend the children of the people they loathed, most notably Bruce Wayne of the Wayne Family. His parents hated their peers, however, and Roman grew to resent his parents for their superficial nature, and hate the masks they wore in public. Late in Roman's adolescence, he inherited Sionis Industries, Janus Cosmetics, and the accompanying fortunes when his parents died in a mysterious fire that broke out at their manor and razed the property to the ground. Sionis quickly sunk his funds into booze, drugs, hookers and gambling, plummeting the companies into the ground and allowing Wayne Industries to make an easy and company-saving buyout, backed by Bruce Wayne. Driven mad by the loss of his legacy, Roman turned his hatred and rage onto the man who had saved his family's companies from the brink of oblivion, and carved a mask from the ebony wood of his father's coffin, wearing it to disguise himself as he targeted Wayne Industries, sabotaging factories and murdering employees. Batman intervened, and in the ensuing battle a raging inferno broke out, and eventually seared Sionis' mask permanently to his face. He took on his moniker of Black Mask completely, and would soon become one of Gotham's most ruthless, vicious, and sadistic crime lords, commanding a gang known as the False Face Society.

Black Mask's first rise to power came about after one of Batman's broader attempts to fight organized crime in Gotham City. After the fall of the Falcone and Maroni Empires, gang wars erupted to seize the territory and assets suddenly available. Batman enlisted Orpheus, a costumed gang leader, who worked with a teen fledgling hero named Spoiler, to help him end unrest in Gotham. Black Mask found and murdered Orpheus, assuming his identity, and then using his persuasive talents to glean vital information about Batman's plans from Spoiler, before betraying and torturing her. Sionis, acting as Orpheus, followed the plans, rallying all the factions into a single united force behind him, before revealing his true identity as Black Mask, murdering Spoiler, and initiating a spree of carnage that ravaged Gotham, and allowed Black Mask to seize undisputed and complete control of its criminal underworld.

Months after, however, Black Mask found his empire being explicitly targeted by both Batman and the newly returned Red Hood. He was approached by Deathstroke offering an invitation into The Society, and he accepted. Several hitmen were sent to dispatch Batman and Red Hood, but were ultimately vanquished, preventing The Society from forming a foothold in Gotham, and plunging Black Mask's criminal operations into disrepair. Desperate to claw back his now tenuous grip on the power he used to hold, Black Mask threatened Catwoman and her loved ones, calling her out. Catwoman defeated him, and he was shipped to Arkham.

Shortly after, he escaped in a massive orchestrated hit, blowing up Arkham and drugging some of its more eminent inmates with an activated poison. He was acknowledged as the leader and escaped, preparing for his re-entrance back into Gotham by destroying the reigns of Two-Face and Penguin that had risen in his absence, and soon we was Gotham's singular Crime Lord once again. His empire came under fire from the National Guard, and with Sionis' forces weak, Batman chose to strike, defeating Black Mask again and dismantling his control, sending him to Blackgate while Arkham was rebuilt.

He remains there now, but his False Face Society has not disbanded completely. There are still loyal followers, and Black Mask always has cogs in motion to return to his rightful place as ruler of Gotham.

Abilities:

While Black Mask has no metahuman abilities, he is highly skilled in several areas which he uses to his advantage as a crime boss of Gotham:

Criminal Mastermind: He is arguably the greatest criminal strategist and organizer in all of Gotham, having taken complete control of the entire Gotham underworld on at least two occasions.

Torture Master: Perhaps his most defining skill is his mastery in both physical and psychological torture, which he often uses to extract information or to punish his enemies - or even just for sadistic fun.

Hand to Hand Combatant: His fighting skills are considerable and his technique is varied and does not stray away from 'dirty' fighting. While not on par with masters like Batman, he's still a competent opponent.

Marksman: He is an excellent marksman who is often successful in hitting his targets. He is experienced with several forms of weaponry, most notably handguns, RPG's, and assault rifles.

Personality:

Mildy psychopathic, Roman Sionis has an obssessive personality and narcissistic tendencies. He is fixated on the concept of masks, both physically and metaphorically, and he is feared in the criminal world for his infamous viciousness, ruthlessness, and brutality. Sionis is intensely sadistic, inflicting the most degraded of both physical and psychological tortures on his enemies, but he hides a cunning and strategic mind, often showing a criminal genius which is surely the source of his previous rises to great power in Gotham. He is short-tempered and often lashes out angrily on his thugs, throwing punches to relieve anger.

Appearance:

Sionis' mask is no longer so; after the fire, the ebony was seared to his skin and the face beneath scarred. Roman Sionis is Black Mask, and the skull mask is his face. He stands at 6 feet and 1 inch, weighing in at 195 pounds. His hair is burnt off beneath the mask, but his eyes still see, irises black, like true windows to who Sionis has become. He wears expensive, tailored suits, occasionally donning long designer coats, and forgoes any combat armour or helpful gear, avoiding the outlandish costumes that many of his rival villains and heroic foes take up.

Affliation:

While not currently mentoring anyone, Black Mask is a respected crime boss, and more than willing to take on a right-hand man to aid him is building his third empire. He is the leader of the gang known as the False Face Society, and has dealt with Deathstroke, Carmine Falcone, Sal Maroni, Joker, Batman, and the Red Hood in the bygone times of his previous crime empires.

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Roman Sionis; Black Mask

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Name:

Roman Sionis

Alias:

Black Mask

Role:

Villain; Potential Mentor

Brief Bio:

His father an industrialist and the head of Sionis Industries, his mother a retail expert and head of Janus Cosmetics, Roman grew up rich but neglected. His parents dragged him to the high-class parties they attended for face only, forcing him to befriend the children of the people they loathed, most notably Bruce Wayne of the Wayne Family. His parents hated their peers, however, and Roman grew to resent his parents for their superficial nature, and hate the masks they wore in public. Late in Roman's adolescence, he inherited Sionis Industries, Janus Cosmetics, and the accompanying fortunes when his parents died in a mysterious fire that broke out at their manor and razed the property to the ground. Sionis quickly sunk his funds into booze, drugs, hookers and gambling, plummeting the companies into the ground and allowing Wayne Industries to make an easy and company-saving buyout, backed by Bruce Wayne. Driven mad by the loss of his legacy, Roman turned his hatred and rage onto the man who had saved his family's companies from the brink of oblivion, and carved a mask from the ebony wood of his father's coffin, wearing it to disguise himself as he targeted Wayne Industries, sabotaging factories and murdering employees. Batman intervened, and in the ensuing battle a raging inferno broke out, and eventually seared Sionis' mask permanently to his face. He took on his moniker of Black Mask completely, and would soon become one of Gotham's most ruthless, vicious, and sadistic crime lords, commanding a gang known as the False Face Society.

Black Mask's first rise to power came about after one of Batman's broader attempts to fight organized crime in Gotham City. After the fall of the Falcone and Maroni Empires, gang wars erupted to seize the territory and assets suddenly available. Batman enlisted Orpheus, a costumed gang leader, who worked with a teen fledgling hero named Spoiler, to help him end unrest in Gotham. Black Mask found and murdered Orpheus, assuming his identity, and then using his persuasive talents to glean vital information about Batman's plans from Spoiler, before betraying and torturing her. Sionis, acting as Orpheus, followed the plans, rallying all the factions into a single united force behind him, before revealing his true identity as Black Mask, murdering Spoiler, and initiating a spree of carnage that ravaged Gotham, and allowed Black Mask to seize undisputed and complete control of its criminal underworld.

Months after, however, Black Mask found his empire being explicitly targeted by both Batman and the newly returned Red Hood. He was approached by Deathstroke offering an invitation into The Society, and he accepted. Several hitmen were sent to dispatch Batman and Red Hood, but were ultimately vanquished, preventing The Society from forming a foothold in Gotham, and plunging Black Mask's criminal operations into disrepair. Desperate to claw back his now tenuous grip on the power he used to hold, Black Mask threatened Catwoman and her loved ones, calling her out. Catwoman defeated him, and he was shipped to Arkham.

Shortly after, he escaped in a massive orchestrated hit, blowing up Arkham and drugging some of its more eminent inmates with an activated poison. He was acknowledged as the leader and escaped, preparing for his re-entrance back into Gotham by destroying the reigns of Two-Face and Penguin that had risen in his absence, and soon we was Gotham's singular Crime Lord once again. His empire came under fire from the National Guard, and with Sionis' forces weak, Batman chose to strike, defeating Black Mask again and dismantling his control, sending him to Blackgate while Arkham was rebuilt.

He remains there now, but his False Face Society has not disbanded completely. There are still loyal followers, and Black Mask always has cogs in motion to return to his rightful place as ruler of Gotham.

Abilities:

While Black Mask has no metahuman abilities, he is highly skilled in several areas which he uses to his advantage as a crime boss of Gotham:

Criminal Mastermind: He is arguably the greatest criminal strategist and organizer in all of Gotham, having taken complete control of the entire Gotham underworld on at least two occasions.

Torture Master: Perhaps his most defining skill is his mastery in both physical and psychological torture, which he often uses to extract information or to punish his enemies - or even just for sadistic fun.

Hand to Hand Combatant: His fighting skills are considerable and his technique is varied and does not stray away from 'dirty' fighting. While not on par with masters like Batman, he's still a competent opponent.

Marksman: He is an excellent marksman who is often successful in hitting his targets. He is experienced with several forms of weaponry, most notably handguns, RPG's, and assault rifles.

Personality:

Mildy psychopathic, Roman Sionis has an obssessive personality and narcissistic tendencies. He is fixated on the concept of masks, both physically and metaphorically, and he is feared in the criminal world for his infamous viciousness, ruthlessness, and brutality. Sionis is intensely sadistic, inflicting the most degraded of both physical and psychological tortures on his enemies, but he hides a cunning and strategic mind, often showing a criminal genius which is surely the source of his previous rises to great power in Gotham. He is short-tempered and often lashes out angrily on his thugs, throwing punches to relieve anger.

Appearance:

Sionis' mask is no longer so; after the fire, the ebony was seared to his skin and the face beneath scarred. Roman Sionis is Black Mask, and the skull mask is his face. He stands at 6 feet and 1 inch, weighing in at 195 pounds. His hair is burnt off beneath the mask, but his eyes still see, irises black, like true windows to who Sionis has become. He wears expensive, tailored suits, occasionally donning long designer coats, and forgoes any combat armour or helpful gear, avoiding the outlandish costumes that many of his rival villains and heroic foes take up.

Affliation:

While not currently mentoring anyone, Black Mask is a respected crime boss, and more than willing to take on a right-hand man to aid him is building his third empire. He is the leader of the gang known as the False Face Society, and has dealt with Deathstroke, Carmine Falcone, Sal Maroni, Joker, Batman, and the Red Hood in the bygone times of his previous crime empires.

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The Third Empire will Rise.

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Woooooop villain sheet submitted watch out Gotham.

Also I will dani post either this evening after work (10pm UK) or tomorrow afternoon (1pm UK).