tsukune

Demigods of the Dawn: Chain of Harmonia (RavenTLark x tsukune)

@RavenTLark

Lance shook his head. "That would probably take quite a long time before I can truly control the power of time-traveling. After one generation gap I think our abilities are less intimidating compared to our parents?" He listened to Valerie, and he felt easy to talk to her - he didn't realize that he had been surprisingly chatty today, for normally he's a quiet person. "You can say that we all share some similar traits with our parents, godly or not - like proofs of the bond between ourselves and our ancestors?"

Their long conversation had to come to an end as the Big House - the central cabin where Chiron and Mr. D, who was better known as the god of wine Dionysus - loomed into Lance's view. This is it, he thought. He sucked in a deep breath and regarded the demigoddess beside him with a hard look. "There's no turning back now. Let's go." He mentally threw out the idea of a beaming Chiron from his head - he doubt that anyone should be happy about sending someone to their death.

Why do you RP?

For me, mainly experimentation on character development - throwing my characters into unknown waters and see how they would react and interact with characters of other players. Less on the plot, because it's very difficult - almost impossible - to get two different minds to think along the same wavelength, but that doesn't mean that I disregard the importance of a good story idea.

Personally I find that it's more stressful to roleplay than to write stories on my own. Writing for myself means I have absolute control over how the setting will be like, where the plot is heading to, and how the characters are progressing with each other; in RP, I'm sharing the same position with someone else, and what I like may not be what s/he likes. On the bright side, writing with others means a new idea may be born from a fusion of our different thoughts on the same subject, something that we would not be able to come up with on our own.

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

You know what's bullsh!t? People who make 1x1 Interest Checks and love to remark "I don't bite", as if saying that sending a PM to them to talk about a potential RP is perfectly fine. You click on their username, start a private convo with them, use your time to create a great introduction message to explain your interest and the plot you have thought...only to have the person keep bumping his/her thread and ignore you. I've had this happen 4 times this week where the GM ignores me. At least have the decency of saying that you are not interested. I wonder when did RPG became so infested with ill-mannered twats.

@Mortimer

This.

Been ignored is worse than rejection. At least I know that the ideas have been taken or that we are not compatible, rather than leaving me hanging and pretending that I don't exist/some annoying fly who crashed into your inbox by mistake - that's ruder than being told 'sorry but not interested' in the face imo.

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This is the best post I've ever seen. Seriously.

@Casually Insane

I shall take that as a compliment? :)

An Otaku's Fandom Search [ALWAYS open!]

@Otaku95

PM'ed you! :D

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RED MENU - PLOT IDEAS

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God Eater 2: Burst Impact

(God Eater 2: Rage Burst | 1x1, 3 or 4-some | High-Casual to Advanced)

In an alternate time from the original game story, Rachel Claudius has recruited YC/MC to join the Blood team, with a dark intention to use YC/MC as the Singularity in her apocalypse plan. YC/MC is a member sent by the Far East Branch to infiltrate Friar under orders from Paylor Sakaki, to find out Rachel's true goal. YC and MC will join forces to stop Rachel from implementing the Devouring Apocalypse.

Hogwarts of the New Generation: the Muggle Rebellion

(Harry Potter series | Double 1x1 or 4-some | High-Casual to Advanced)

"When Voldie dies, the muggles strike back..."

Eighteen years has passed since the Great War at Hogwarts against Voldemort and his Death Eaters, with the good triumphed over the evil, led by Harry Potter and his two closest friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The time of peace that the wizarding world yearned for has finally come...

In an alternate reality set in the year of 2015 parallel to the canon we all know, this peace is short-lived - a new war is about to break out, more terrible than what Voldemort did in his time. It is not just between the purebloods and muggle-borns, but the entire wizarding community against the world of muggles.

Can wizards and witches continue to coexist with non-magical humans? Or will this balance be broken just like the witch-hunt back in the old times, but much much worse?

The story will revolve around four seemingly unrelated Hogwarts graduates - each from one of the Houses - who will eventually set aside their fears and differences, and unite together to fight to the ultimate end...

Percy Jackson - Demigods of the Dawn

Quest #1: The Atlantis Trial
(1x1 or Doubling | High-Casual to Advanced | Focus - Minor Deities)

Athena sends YC and MC on a suicide quest to retrieve a certain 'lost knowledge' that sank to the bottom of the ocean with Atlantis, but the goddess of wisdom isn't the only one who is hungry for this unknown treasure that may have the destructive power to rewrite the universe we know...

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Quest #2: The Chain of Harmonia
(1x1 or Doubling | High-Casual to Advanced | Focus - Minor Deities)

"Ye shall cross over the rift of space,
For love, for war, ye will face.
The chain of curse is set ablaze,
And the land lies in the wake of faze."

The adventures of Percy Jackson and his girlfriend-turned-wife Annabeth Chase may have ended as they move on to settle down with a family, but the story is far from over...

Camp Half-Blood has been expanding at an alarming rate to accommodate cabins for the children of the minor gods and goddesses, but the discrimination against them from the descendants of the main Olympian deities still rages on...

When Hephaestus sends two lesser demigods on a suicide quest to retrieve a cursed necklace, little do they know that they are been thrown into an ugly emotional war between three gods, each who is armed with a dark agenda that may change the fate of Camp Half-Blood once more...

A new journey begins with two unlikely demigods - can they set their differences aside and triumph over the terrible ending that awaits them, or will they crumble to their sad destiny?

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Quest #3: The Mosaic of the Muses
(1x1 or Doubling | High-Casual to Advanced | Focus - Minor Deities)

"When the song of calamity makes its call,
The children of darkness shall rise above all.
Hand in hand they will raze their fate,
And triumph over the dawn of late."

When the Muses lose their godly symbols, which plunges the world into a stale gloom, even Camp Half-Blood is not spared from the aftermath. A group of unlikely demigods - descendants of the minor gods and goddesses - come together in search for the lost items, while also battling against the growing darkness hidden deep within their very soul...

X-Men: Power Revolution

(TAKEN | X-Men movies | 1x1 or Doubling | High-Casual to Advanced)

For some years after the war on Alcatraz Island, humans and mutants alike have finally been able to coexist with each other in peace. However, that hard-earned peace - after so many bloodshed and sacrifices - is short-lived...

Away from public eyes, some humans are conducting researches and experiments - not to find ways to wipe out mutants once and for all with another 'cure', but to harness the X-gene, to find ways to bend the nature of normal human genes and create artificial mutants.

"A breakthrough in a quest for more power, a step closer to godhood..."

ORIGINAL

Final Reality

(RESERVED | 1x1 or Doubling | Advanced)

In the near future, humans are able to go to and fro freely between reality and cyberspace. As such, the governments have viewed the cyberspace as a parallel world to reality, seeking ways to extend their political control over what people conceived as 'freedom of the internet'. One of such nations has taken this to the extreme - the leader is a feminist/misogynist, who implemented a spherical boundary called SPHIRE within its borders to split the males and females of the population apart, ruling them with an iron fist. One of the genders is locked up in cyberspace, while the other is stuck in reality. The gender that is sectioned off in cyberspace will act as avatar for those in reality, to participate in an underground PvP tournament, where the victor may have the chance to become the new leader of this nation.

Our characters are unlikely partners who have to work together to rise to the top of the harsh matches, or else only a terrible end awaits them: the avatar becoming mindless data that will lose itself in the vastness of the virtual network, the human left with a live body but dead mind.

We can decide the gender to stay in reality (the other will automatically be for cyberspace) and also the role of our characters (player or avatar) through OOC/PM discussions.

Additional Notes

• Simply put, the one in reality is the 'player' who do the controlling/commanding, while those in cyberspace is the avatar or 'playing character' who do the actual fighting.
• Since the 'sphere' is a device that is used to convert human bioprint into transferable data and thus possible to seal people off in cyberspace, it can be countered with an anti-device/virus file or whatever we can come up with, which can be obtained from winning the tournament. Once SPHIRE is rendered useless, expect the people to reunite as one and start a revolution to get rid of the tyrant for good, to fight for the freedom they rightfully deserved.

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WHITE MENU - GENERAL LIST

If none of the ideas above tickles your fancy, maybe you might pick up something from here:

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Books

• Battle Royale-Hunger Games Fusion
• Harry Potter (Post-Hogwarts War/Next Gen) *FULL*
• Percy Jackson (after Percabeth's Gen) *sample writing is required for consideration*
• Twilight (I'd like to explore the idea of Oriental Coven for this) *TAKEN*

Animanga

• Asura Cryin'
• Bleach
• D.Gray-man
• Gantz
• Ghost in the Shell
• Gundam/Macross/Evangelion *TAKEN*
• Hell Girl - Jigoku Shoujo
• High School DxD
• Infinite Stratos *TAKEN*
• Kampfer
• Kaze no Stigma
• Literature Girl - Bungaku Shoujo
• Love Live! School Idol Project
• Madan no Ou to Vanadis (Asian instead of European setting) *RESERVED*
• Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha/Madoka Magica *TAKEN*
• Pokemon (new/original region)
• Rosario to Vampire
• Sekirei *TAKEN*
• To Aru Majutsu no Index/To Aru Kagaku no Railgun
• Tsubasa Chronicle/xxxHolic
• Unbreakable Machine Doll

Games

• Amnesia (otome game, not the PC horror game)
• Fate/stay night
• God Eater
• Final Fantasy (VII Crisis Core, X/X-2, Fabula Nova Crystallis universe - Type-0, Mobius) *RESERVED*
• Kingdom Hearts (Chain of Memories)
• Phantom of Inferno

DC/Marvel

• Teen Titans (the show, not the comic) *TAKEN*
• X-Men (the movies, not the comic) *TAKEN*

SETTINGS

• Espionage School/Team (think CHERUB or Spy High)
• Horror-Murder Mystery aboard a Train
• Mental Asylum
• Mutant-Cyborg Fusion (think X-Men and Ghost in the Shell crossover)
• Time/Dimension-Traveling/Multiverse/Crossovers (think Tsubasa Chronicle or Kingdom Hearts)
• RPG (think SAO, Log Horizon, No Game No Life, etc) *RESERVED*

GENRES

• Apocalypse/Post-Apocalypse
• Cyberpunk
• Deconstruction (Genre, Trope/Lore, World, Characters' Psyche - you name it, we shall do it)
• Dystopian
• Espionage/Assassination
• Fantasy (Modern - think Lyrical Nanoha, Asian - Japanese/Chinese)
• Harem/Reverse Harem (case by case basis)
• Mecha Sci-Fi (think Gundam, Macross or even Evangelion) *TAKEN*
• Mythology (Greek/Roman, Norse, Asian - Japanese/Chinese)
• Psychological Horror or Thriller
• Supernatural (Asian - Japanese)

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ROLEPLAYS I AM NOT INTERESTED IN

• Apocalypse/Post-Apocalypse due to cliches like Zombie Attack, Virus Outbreak, etc (let's be more creative, people!)
• Fantasy set during the Middle Ages, Middle Earth or Victorian Era (I'm not well-versed in European history)
• Supernatural about mainstreams like Vampires, Werewolves, Angels, Demons, etc (I prefer Asian)
• Pairings?

  If you are looking to do pairing collabs with me, I am sorry to say that I do not do romance as the main theme. Please choose something else as the core genre, then we can talk about how to develop our characters into a possible relationship as sub-plot. Alternatively, you can go to my Character Sheet Thread and check out the OCs I have there and pick one that makes your character(s) swoon over him/her. We still need a decent plot idea, okay?

Tsukune Reservoir Chronicle

SEKIREI: PURE SANCTUARY

< Ashikabi >

• Main | Yuki Kaguya

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  神楽夜 ゆき

  
  
  
  || 23 | "Heishi" ||
  _{"As if I'd let them get the better of me."}
  
  With a slender figure and standing at a towering height of 171 cm, Yuki has a rather tall statue compared to an average Japanese female - which was due to her mixed heritage (Russian-Japanese). Her long premature-gray locks are left to fall over her shoulders, her eyes darker than the depths of the night. She has a strong liking for military uniforms and is often seen wearing one - but for casual wear it's usually along the lines of cool-colored polo shirts tucked into her jeans, complete with a pair of Chelsea boots.
  
  Aloof and stoic, Yuki is a hard worker with a no-nonsense attitude, taking pride in her job and will do whatever it takes to get things done to perfection. Beneath the icy mask she does have a good sense of humor, albeit somewhat on the snarky side at times. Due to some bad experiences with boys back in her childhood days she finds it hard to trust men, but if one manages to get past that wall she'll not hesitate to return the kindness with equal passion, maybe even more than what you'd have bargained for.
  
  Yuki was originally born in a small town on the outskirts of Fukuoka before her family moved north to Kamakura. She spent most of her younger days there, and then went on to study in an university in Yokohama, obtaining a masters in genetic science. After graduation, she worked as an intern in an UN Research Facility based in Hokkaido, unknowingly became involved in a series of underground experiments which would mark the beginning to a new Sekirei Plan known as 'Project S2'.
  
  Her rank wasn't high enough to warrant her special access to the classified files regarding the project, but she needed more information to quench her curiosity - she tried to hack into the central system and was quickly discovered as she didn't have the skills to bypass its complex security. However, instead of being fired she was given a second chance to prove her loyalty: she would be sent to Fukuoka and participate in the second Sekirei Plan, to collect useful data during the game.

  
  

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• NPC | Shohei Tanaka

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  田中 修平

  
  
  ^{© Frostz | Pixiv}
  
  || 17 ||
  
  At a mere height of 173 cm, with a skinny build and sickly pale complexion. Recently dyed his hair to red; wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses over this light brown eyes. Doesn't have much fashion sense (or maybe he just doesn't care) - so he's usually seen wearing his school uniform, or simply tee shirts with baggy pants and sneakers.
  
  Average, average, average - that's pretty much the gist about Shohei. Currently a second-year in a public high school; while he doesn't stand out among his peers (like, his looks and grades aren't worth mentioning at all), he already has quite a record for shoplifting.

  
  

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Tsukune Reservoir Chronicle

BAYBRIDGE SAGA

< Wong Corporation | Asia >

The Wong Corporations (王氏集團, Wángshì Jítuán) is a family-run business but has topped the richest company list in Asia, and one of the top ten most profitable in the world. Based in Hong Kong, they mainly deal with properties - which explains why housing in East Asian countries have skyrocketed over the years, and many people despise them for that very reason. They also have a hand in other industrial sectors too, including F&B, retails, and even have investment projects in R&D.

However, when too much money is involved, it doesn't bode well for the Wong family, especially when they succumb to the sin of greed. There have been rumors about a possible divorce between the current heads of the company, Zeon and Ruby Wong, due to complications of assigning the next in line to inherit the company and its vast fortune it has accumulated over the years. An inside source has leaked that it's due to Zeon and Ruby both having an illegitimate child each prior to their assigned marriage.

Notable Members

Zeon Wong

Originally known as Zeon Lam, he was married into the Wong family through an arranged marriage between the Wongs and his family, the Lams. The arranged marriage was the Lams attempt to save themselves from bankruptcy by merging into the Wong Corporations. Zeon agreed to the arrangement, but deep down he resented the Wongs, and vowed to overthrow their tyrannic rule over the Asian economy. He has an illegitimate son with another woman in Taiwan before marrying Ruby.

Ruby Wong

The current heiress and head of the company. Ruby has a lover prior to the arranged marriage, whom she's forced to part due to her fear for her ruthless parents. However, that didn't stop her from giving birth to a son - as proof of her true loyalty and feelings for that lover. That child is currently under the care of the man she couldn't be with.

Lana Wong

Daughter of Zeon and Ruby. She has enjoyed celebrity status since birth, which has inflated her ego so swollen that she's not much different from your typical spoiled rich princess... but with a nasty twist. Lana is a very intelligent girl, and is too smart for her own good. She has understood the dark side in her family, how everyone only cares about money and fame, and nobody cares about her. Her psyche has twisted under the lack of love, causing her to lack empathy for people... seeing them as nothing more than greedy pigs who are after her fortune and body.

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Tsukune Reservoir Chronicle

BAYBRIDGE SAGA

< Polaris | Asia >

Better known by its Chinese name 「北斗七星」 - Běidǒu Qīxīng - in China, or Hokuto Shichisei in Japan, Polaris is a secretive organization based in Asia, dating as far back as the Chinese Civil War period. Originated from Suilan, its influence has spread beyond China, with followers from all over Asia. The cult is headed by seven leaders, called Spirits: at the very top, Yin and Yang, followed by Wu Xing, or the Five Elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth). While records about this shadowy group are scarce, there are numerous rumors about them, such as some of the top Chinese government officials may be descendants of the cult, suspected of performing 'rituals' or 'dark magic' (inhuman experiments) to create a powerful Metahuman army of their own, even having absolute control over the Asian underworld. They may also have some connections with the Founding Family...

• Xing Huo

  NAME
  

  Xing Huo
  (星火, lit. Star Fire)

  
  OTHER NAMES
  

  Chen Yanling
  (陈琰玲, Chén Yànlíng)

  
  AGE
  

  Unknown, but rumored to be in her late 30s to early 40s

  
  BRIEF DESCRIPTION
  

  One of the seven Spirits of Polaris, representing the fire element. Xing Huo scrapped her original name upon joining the cult. Tall and lithe-limbed with curves in all the right places - the kind of killer body that is most desired by the people of the current era - except that her power has turned her skin and hair into a fiery-red color... into a living, walking flame torch. When she is in her human form she has a fair complexion with golden highlights, and her long, waist-length hair a silky black. She is obsessed with the meaning of colors, and her favorite color is red (well, it's obvious). She has an eccentric personality, and is rumored to have a strange lust for young men.

  
  POWER
  

  "Inferno Meltdown" - Lava/Magma Physiology | Xing Huo's ability is an interesting form of pyrokinesis - her very body is the 'fire' that she manipulates with, and anything that touches her lava-hot self will be reduced to ash; she can also cause things with lower heat resistance to melt or vaporize when they are within her heat range. To a smaller extent she can recharge her inferno by absorbing external fire sources. She is able to shoot her booty body fire outwards, though the distance is rather short, maximum about ten feet. Just like any fire benders, she is weak against ice types; water too, but only if you douse her with a retarded amount of icy-cold water. Each time she uses her power it will leave her stark-naked (yes, since her clothes are burned away by her own body flame).

• Shui Xian

  NAME
  

  Shui Xian
  (水仙, lit. Narcissus)

  
  OTHER NAMES
  

  Chen Xiangling
  (陈湘玲, Chén Xiānglíng)

  
  AGE
  

  34

  
  BRIEF DESCRIPTION
  

  Like her older sister Xing Huo, Shui Xian has thrown away her original name upon joining Polaris; currently the Spirit of Water within the cult. She is shorter than the equally vain Xing Huo by half a head, and she's slimmer, with pale, bluish skin. Her dark, curly hair is kept at shoulder length with navy highlights for the fringe; she often wears push-up bras in attempt to make her sorry chest look less flat.

  
  POWER
  

  "Tempestas" - Weather Manipulation | Shui Xian considers herself as a 'demi-goddess' because of her very ability to control the weather - from common thunderstorms to freezing blizzards, even raging hurricanes - which makes her highly sought after by top Chinese agricultural companies (or rather, they have to lick her feet worship her in order to get her 'divine protection'). However, the bigger the feat, the longer time she will need to call in the clouds in order to build up a wide-area storm. Even if it's on a small scale, her power is still slower to execute compared to pure elemental benders (those who manipulate related elements such as air, water, ice or electricity). Also, being able to command the weather doesn't make her immune to the effects that come with the storm; for example, she still can get a nasty shock from her own lightning strike.

• Jin-Chanzi

  NAME
  

  Jin-Chanzi
  (金蝉子, lit. Golden Cicada)

  
  OTHER NAMES
  

  Real name unknown

  
  AGE
  

  Undisclosed, but human form appears to be somewhere in the 40s

  
  BRIEF DESCRIPTION
  

  One of the seven Spirits of Polaris, representing the metal element. Jin-Chanzi's original appearance had "melted" away under the effect of his ability, turning him into a humanoid figure coated with a silvery, liquid metal-like substance (aka some toxic shit you won't want to get too close with, really). In human form, he appears to be a short and skinny man, with tan, wrinkled skin that made him appear much older than his actual age. Long bony face, dark beady eyes, small - almost flat - nose, and a wide mouth that is surrounded by a thick mane of black beard, with his long greasy hair is sleeked back into a simple ponytail behind his head. He is often seen in a pinstriped suit.

  
  POWER
  

  "Terracotta Warrior" - Mercury Physiology | The silvery substance is Jin-Chanzi's "natural" form, in which he can also bend and shape it to his will, such as shifting part of his limbs into sharp weaponry. He is resistant to most physical attacks - whether they are dents caused by repeated punching or being sprayed by machine guns, he can easily regenerate and close up those holes. Freezing him only slows him down and doesn't hurt him in any way. That isn't to say that he has no weaknesses - one, he is obviously susceptible to electrical attacks as he's a living conductor, which can effectively stun him from overcharging; two, at the cost of being resistant to cold, his control over his power (and body) will be reduced if the temperature is over 150°C (302°F) as he would become increasingly volatile. He is most certainly as good as dead if he gets too close to the boiling point (356°C/674°F).

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  NAME
  

  ???

  
  AGE
  

  Unknown

  
  BRIEF DESCRIPTION
  

  One of the seven Spirits of Polaris, representing the element of Yang. Very little information about this character at the moment.

  
  POWER
  

  "Inga-ron" - Metahuman Energy Transfer | ...

Tsukune Reservoir Chronicle

BAYBRIDGE SAGA

< MAP | China >

The People's Metahuman Armed Police Force (中华人民超能力武装警察部队, Zhōnghuá Rénmín Chāonénglì Wǔzhuāng Jǐngchábùduì), shortened to MAP, is the China's military Metahuman law enforcement agency that is dispatched to handle threats that the regular police couldn't handle. They work within all of China's borders, and are extremely well-trained and -armed. Probably the largest armed Metahuman organization in the world - truly a force to be reckoned with if one were to occur their wrath. What's more, they are well-paid and -cared for just like the other Chinese military groups, thus they have a never-ending stream of people volunteering themselves to join, which prompts them to enforce a series of strict entry tests so that they can pick the right people for the job. They are primarily composed of rather powerful Metahumans, with other exemplary soldiers chosen for the group (mainly in terms of leadership). Each Metahuman goes through an intense amount of training that prepare them for a wide variety of situations - for handling threats with powers, sometimes even those without them. However, there are rumors that some of its higher-ranking members have been using serums to enhance their superpowers...

• Luo Zhifeng

  NAME
  

  Luo Zhifeng
  (罗志峰, Luō Zhìfēng)

  
  AGE
  

  35

  
  APPEARANCE
  

  General Luo is obviously an Asian - Chinese - with 'yellow' skin, tall and muscular build, jet-black hair and small dark eyes that slant upwards slightly. He is always seen in the dark green military uniform (similar to the uniform worn by the normal police force, with slight differences).

  
  BACKGROUND
  

  The head of MAP, currently holding the rank of General; previously a Major General in PLA Ground Force. Though he has quite a stern outward appearance, he has a rather disarming smile and usually speaks in a gentle drawl; there are rumors that once he drops that nice mask, he's a very scary person. He has a close work relationship with Major General Yang Wei, who is also his mentor.

  
  POWER
  

  Empathetic Manipulation | General Luo has the ability to read and manipulate the emotions of the people around him, and he is capable of controlling not just one but up to a dozen people at once. While he doesn't necessarily need to maintain eye contact with the person he's using his power on (of course the effect would be much stronger if the person looks into his eyes), there is a range limit of roughly a twelve-foot radius around him; also, the further away the person is from him, the weaker the effect of his ability will work on them. People with very high cerebral power resistance may be able to fight against his control.

• Yang Wei

  NAME
  

  Yang Wei
  (杨威, Yáng Wēi)

  
  AGE
  

  42

  
  APPEARANCE
  

  Like Luo, he possesses similar Chinese stereotypical features such as black hair (with specks of gray around the sides), upward-slanted dark eyes and 'yellow' skin; however, he is lankier as opposed to Luo's stocky build. He is also usually seen in a dark green military uniform similar to Luo.

  
  BACKGROUND
  

  Major General Yang Wei is the second-in-command in MAP, the right-hand man and mentor of General Luo. It's suspected that he may have some ties with Polaris...

  
  POWER
  

  Telepathy - Mind-Reading | Yang Wei has a nasty telepathic power to read anyone's mind like an open book; his eyes will turn to a much lighter brown whenever he uses his power. However, he can only see what's in the head of the person and is unable to influence their thoughts in any way with his ability (in short, he cannot control their minds). Those with very strong mental power resistance may be able fight back and restrict what he can see, or even mislead him with false mental images.

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BAYBRIDGE SAGA

< Suzaku | Japan >

The Metahuman Special Armed Force Suzaku (超能力者特殊武装部隊朱雀, Chou-Nouryokusha Tokushu Busoubutai Suzaku) - Shortened to Suzaku Butai, or just Suzaku - is Japan's organization tasked with combating Metahumans. It is a joint department created by the Metropolitan and JSDF, directly controlled by the Japanese military. Suzaku isn't as large as other nations' counterparts; rather, it's an elite and focused task force that goes out to combat Metahuman threats, while the social regulation of Metahumans is simply left to the normal Japanese police. Suzaku is a very skilled task force that comprises of heavily trained and armed humans and Metahumans alike - they are known for their high level of cohesion, skill, and precision that make up for their small department size. However, they rarely identify themselves to the public, and very little is known about the internal structure of the organization, such as their active members except for their commander, Kazunari Inoue.

• Kazunari Inoue

  NAME
  

  Kazunari Inoue
  (井上　和哉, Inoue Kazunari)

  
  AGE
  

  52

  
  APPEARANCE
  

  Rather tall for a native Japanese, with a very sturdy built maintained by his long career with the Ground Army; his age is showing through his tan, wrinkled skin, and he now needs to correct his farsightedness with a pair of square-framed glasses before his dark, narrow eyes. Inoue's graying hair is kept short in a military crewcut, possesses quite a sharp nose uncommon among Asians, and has a rectangular-shaped face. Usually he is in a standard black business suit, but when he's out for field assignments he dons on an indigo uniform similar to SAT (the Japanese SWAT), except that they have a vermilion bird insignia on the side of their left shoulder.

  
  BACKGROUND
  

  General Inoue was about to say goodbye to the years he had spent serving the JSDF when the Verthaven disaster happened; his retirement request was denied and was tasked to head the newly formed department - the Suzaku Butai.

  
  POWER
  

  Humanoid Shapeshifting | General Inoue is able to shapeshift into any human being (both male and female) he has met or seen - from facial features to height and build to their voice, even the clothes and accessories they wear. It is possible for him to mimic certain bestial and super-system abilities of Metahumans falling under these two categories (as long as it has something to do with just manipulating his own body, it's feasible), but other types of superpowers, such as elemental types, are totally out of his league.

• Ryunosuke Koizumi

  NAME
  

  Ryunosuke "Ryu" Koizumi
  (古泉　龍ノ介, Koizumi Ryuunosuke)

  
  AGE
  

  29

  
  APPEARANCE
  

  Luckily for Ryu, he looks nothing like his weather-beaten uncle: he's short (well, the average height for most Japanese males) and pale-skinned with a slim, athletic build. His short hair is spiked up by his power, his eyes are of a lighter brown, small nose, and has an oval-shaped face. Due to the nature of his ability, he often wears clothes that can cover up as much of his skin as possible, so as to minimize the chance of shocking someone by accident, and also insulates himself from most things that generate or run on electricity so that he doesn't short-circuit them. This is why he prefers the squad's uniform, which also covers his face to hide his identity from the general public during their field work.

  
  BACKGROUND
  

  Prior to Suzaku, Ryu was a low-ranking officer in the Metropolitan, specifically in the First Division (that deals with generic murder cases). Originally disappointed when he received a notice for transferal, he slowly began to feel that the new department suited him better... because of his 'cursed' power. While he is happy to work with the current squad and no longer needs to hide what he's capable of, putting his ability to some use, he now has another secret to keep under the radar - that he is Inoue's nephew.

  
  POWER
  

  Electrical Absorption & Discharge | Ryu's body is always 'live', constantly absorbs and discharges electricity all around him; worse, he has little to no control over this ability - even with the suppressant collar, it's only enough to lower his power to a more controllable level but unable to shut his Metahuman energy off completely (what's more, it's specially made to be able to withstand his power). With the collar on, he is able to control his power much better, performing your typical electrical-related tricks such as shooting lightning bolts, maybe even limited electromagnetic manipulation on his good day! Water can easily cause his power to go haywire (keyword: ionized, not pure, and go get your Chemistry knowledge right).