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Zacharias watched wordlessly as the likely non-mugger leapt away. Evil ghost ships were certainly a concern, but that man looked capable and Special Attorney Cane still needed an escort. Zacharias sped down the stairs after him, ready to take care of any unpleasantness to come about.

"Well," Zacharias grunted, resting the hefty blunt of the chainsaw over his shoulder as he fled down the stairs, "first off, great thanks for your work on the Rodriguez case. That was brilliant. By the grace of God, you saved our reputation and netted us some extra for defamation."

Zacharias kicked open the door at the bottom of the stairwell, killed the demon waiting on the other side, and began looking around for more trouble as they walked.

"See, one of ours allegedly went insane. Again," said the man, casually murdering a few more demons. This word, allegedly, was one that Special Attorney Cane had told him to use himself, "and so, allegedly she now thinks humans and demons alike are creatures of sin and wants to cleanse the Earth in holy fire. Doubtless there will be much murder of the innocents before she is either caught or killed. Allegedly. And she's still technically a member of the church. Allegedly. Anyways, someone is gonna end up on trial and it's going to make all of us look bad."

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"...Rude," muttered Zacharias as the girl made an awkward exit after refusing a handshake. He retracted his hand, and instead brushed his hair backward in an attempt to play it off.

"Far be it from me to question the divine creator, but he maybe shouldn't have rested on the Sabbath day," he said to himself, swiping at the blood on his cossack, "that kid could've used a little more work."

He looked around and, to his surprise, spotted a man he knew very close by. What divine serendipity! Special Attorney Cane did a lot of great work for the Catholic church. He grinned, and waved at the man.

"Special Attorney Cane," he called out, approaching the two men, "what are you doing in-"

My, but that was a large man.

"...Is this a mugging? Are you being mugged?"

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"That was a rather cool save," Zacharias called, sliding down the building with the Al Azif and landing with a profound thud in front of the snowboarder, "I had assumed a military helicopter could withstand the blood of that which they were sent to destroy, but evidently I was wrong."

Zacharias shrugged.

"But I bet someone is regretting the whole 'separation of church and state' thing now, huh? This guy knows what I'm taking about," he said, gesturing vaguely to the pilot who, at this moment, was seeing his own mortality swimming in the pool of gore around him, taking in the ambient noise of the screams of the innocent, and joining them in their song. Right now he was seeing either heaven or hell, and either way, he would never be the same.

"But look! By divine providence, he has been saved! Many thanks to you. I am father Zacharias," said the priest, extending his hand, "ice to meet you."

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Zacharias looked out upon the chaos of the city, frowning. For God's beloved children to be brought so low, and for the demons to revel in their debauchery made him ill. It was a sickening sight, to be certain, but then again that's why he was here. He bit down on his cigarette, which crumpled, and loose ash fell onto his cassock.

But that was fine. Black didn't stain.

He dropped his gigantic briefcase, which hit the ground with a resounding thunder that promised penance to the heretics and cracked the already damaged pavement under its weight. He flicked it open, and claimed his partner: the Al Azif. He took its great heft into both hands and looked out at the city once again. Other hunters were already making their moves. One was working on a woman and child while another helped with a bus, leaving...

Damn. The air wasn't exactly Zacharias' cup of tea.

"Leave someone else to clean up the hard one, eh?" he grunted to himself, spitting his cigarette onto the ground and smashing it underneath his heel, "yeah, I guess I could use a warm-up."

He hefted the humongous Al Azif and pointed it at a building. Utilizing the blade and chain combo, he swung expertly to the top of the building nearest the helicopter, landing with a heavy thud and glaring at the bat demons. Doubtless they sensed him now, and were afeard of the holy wrath he would soon bring down on their heads. The smarter ones began to flee right then, but none would be spared.

"And Elijah said to them," Zacharias shouted, revving the Al Azif which joined him in his holy unholy roar, "Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape!"

The blade shot out of the housing faster than a blink and immediately sliced a few of the hellspawn in two. He yanked it backward, the engine shrieking the knowledge of death to every demon there, and swept it around again, expertly carving every demon surrounding the helicopter and leaving the aircraft untouched. The blade sliced through the air and back into the housing, and the engine purred satisfactorily, as if the blood of evil had quenched some great thirst. Blood splattered all over his sunglasses.

"And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there," he grunted, lighting another cigarette and crunching down on it, "they should have known. Looks like these kiddies missed Sunday school."

Well, class was in session.

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@David Gorgon How awful! Well, here's hoping your insurance pays out.

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@Holy Soldier OK, you brought up Coulson originally, so I thought we were discussing the Marvel cinematic universe, in which Black Widow is a normal Human and Bruce Banner and the Hulk are one in the same. I thought that was a fair assumption given that most people know those characters from there, in which case my point stands unassailed.

But if you want to bring in the comics, whose canon is in a state of constant flux to the point where five people could be talking about the same character but be referring to a completely different guy, then fine. Let's talk about the comics. How about we discuss Squirrel Girl, who is a Human and also the most powerful character in the entirety of the Marvel universe in some canon? Is she an underdog?

Look, I was trying to politely communicate Bee's minor grievance to you because you seemed confused and I wanted to help, and I have been rewarded with unwarranted defensiveness and pedantry. I doubt you'll budge on this, and I can't be any more clear than I already have, so I'm going to stop engaging after this. But first I'd like to say one more thing.

The only people who self-apply the title of "underdog" either aren't really an underdog or are a literal cartoon dog in underwear.

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@Holy Soldier Well, going with your Avengers example, you wouldn't put the likes of Bruce Banner on the same level as Black Widow, would you? They are both technically Human, but one of them is a competent spy and the other is nigh invulnerable, strong enough to lift a house, and can literally leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Both are Human, but one is most certainly NOT an underdog. The Hulk probably top 10s most people's Marvel power charts, Black Widow is good at martial arts. The Hulk can go toe to toe with gods, Black Widow can be really REALLY sneaky.

And in RPs, to be perfectly honest, any Human character is exactly as strong as they need to be to be on par with whatever forces they're fighting against. They're weak in name only, as they are effectively on the level of anything decidedly nonhuman.

Again, no one is criticizing your character, I just think your reasoning is flawed in this instance.

Also "underdog" is generally a title that is applied to you by others. If one calls oneself an underdog, it doesn't really work.

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@Holy Soldier He didn't say anything about originality. I think you're confusing "played up" with "played out".

"Played out" means that something is unoriginal, bordering on profoundly mundane. "Played up" means you put a lot of emphasis and attention on something. In your case, you spent... eleven sentences just explaining how incredibly physically adept Wilson is, as compared to other Humans that have been made that put far, FAR less emphasis on incredible supernatural ability.

No one is saying this is a bad thing, just that compared to other Humans, your character is the last anyone would consider to be an "underdog" because of how much you play up his INhuman physical ability.

If I had to pick someone as the average Human underdog, it would be Saxton Cane, because he's just a lawyer.

Well, he's the underdog everywhere BUT the courtroom. He's a competent lawyer.

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Name/Alias: Zacharias McCaul (The Pardoner)

Appearance: A tall, well-built man in black priest garb, unbuttoned at the waist and downward to allow for better freedom of movement. He is easily recognized by his slicked-back blonde hair and perpetual dark stubble that seems to reappear less than an hour after being shaved, as well as the thick scar that runs diagonally across the middle of his face. He always has on a pair of dark sunglasses, making his expressions inscrutable most of the time. You wouldn’t even know that his eyes are green. He is often seen effortlessly carrying around a very large black briefcase, similar to what you would carry a large, high-quality camera in. He is rarely seen without a cigarette in his mouth.

Biography: Zacharias (jokingly called The Pardoner in his line of work) is one of the few devil hunters (or Templars) in the Catholic Church, as there are not many full Humans with the strength to fight against the demonic horde. An ancient artifact called the Eye of Ezekiel prophesized that the world would soon see a demonic uprising as it never had before, so he (along with other kids at that time) was raised in the church from childhood under harsh training to gain the strength he now has. There were only three other kids (Called the Children of New Eden) who were able to rise to the level of strength required to fight, while all others dropped out, some sustaining lifelong injury.

By this point, Zacharias has tested his abilities against many powerful demonic entities, and through his power has come out unscathed. The only lasting injury he has is the scar on his face, which still stings years later. The injury was sustained when another Child of New Eden went rogue and he tried to stop her. Her current whereabouts are unknown, but through her many trials and fights she had grown to hate both demons and Humans alike, so it is likely she’s chosen some third side in this new war.

His favorite pizza topping, by the way, is extra roasted garlic. He puts garlic in everything.

Devil Arms: He possesses a gigantic chainsaw, the latest in Vatican magitechnology, which he calls the Al Azif. Even with his incredible strength, he needs both arms to wield it accurately, though it does have a configuration for one-armed wielding if he ever comes across another worthy weapon and increases his strength.

Firearms: The Al Azif isn’t only a huge freaking chainsaw; it is also a railgun that shoots out the chainsaw blade at incredible force. The blade is attached to the base through a powerful chain, allowing Zacharias to wield it like a gigantic chainsaw whip for medium-range combat.

Skills/Abilities:
Chosen of Eden- whether it’s all the time spent around holy relics, a genuine blessing of God, or sheer belief, Zacharias’ presence itself intimidates lesser demons and lessens the damage of lesser and greater demons to himself and those around him. This allows him to not die immediately against demons like most Humans would. He also heals quickly from demonic injury. This ability, however, does not help him one bit against ill-willed Humans.

Occult Lore- Zacharias has studied demons and God his whole life. Whether a dead language, an obscure bit of information, or just identifying enemy skills and abilities, he knows a lot about the occult.

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@Zombehs

I suppose I'll just have to wait and wonder about their relationship with the Washington Wizards then. I imagine they are still a player in the team, no idea of the position. But maybe they got kicked off for throwing games to collect on illicit bets. Perhaps the leg got messed up after a bad game against Miami Heat?

@Pleek

Oh, I stand corrected! A basketball-playing demonslayer is freaking awesome. Apparently Wizards CAN be cool.