VampirateMace
Internet Overlord
RP Thread: https://forums.serebii.net/threads/multiverse-mash-up-dc-marvel-au-rated-r.680223/
Discussion Thread: https://forums.serebii.net/threads/multiverse-discussion-dc-marvel-au-rated-r.680224/
Discord Discussion: https://discord.gg/BgYG4QeErp #multiverse-mash-up
Notes: Since this RP is about superheroes, and many are adults, it's rated R for adults content; violence, death, substance abuse, adult relationships. . . However, please keep things in good taste; this means not describing things that don't need describing, as such you can fade to black should it occur (and if you want to RP privately or work out details, that's none of our business).
This is a non-canon story so not a lot of knowledge of DC and Marvel's universes should be necessary (and for that reasons I ask people keep to more commonly known characters), and with that in mind, I'll try to explain the following well.
Plot:
A dark void. A bright light. Thousand, millions, billions, trillions of bright lights. And limitless possibilities. You may know of this place, the multiverse. Here resides every possibility, every continuity, including some you may be familiar with from movies, games, and comics books. Up over there are the pokemon universes, and down this way is are robot future the works of Asimov.
But these two specific sections of the multiverse comprise the worlds of DC and Marvel comics. For the most part they don't intersect, but if you turn your attention to that world over there, yes that one. . . there, on that Earth, the finite (relatively speaking) universes of DC and Marvel intersect, with some most interesting results. . .
The inhabitants of this world go about their daily lives unconcerned, and mostly unaware, of the multiverse. There's theories about it on every Earth of course (except for the one where there's not), but few people give it much thought. Billions of average citizens consumed by their own mediocre lives, as well as several handfuls of super-powered individuals, many fashioning themselves as heroes and villains. Indeed they are barely aware of their own universe outside their small world.
But something from space did make the news a few weeks ago, when an unknown comet was spotted by an observatory in South America. Since then several observatories across the world have confirmed the discovery, but some calculations by Mister Fantastic have also made the news. He claims the new-found object is traveling much too fast to be an ordinary comet. It should be in the solar system within a week, and we'll get a better look at it then. In the meantime there's a few preppers stockpiling toilet paper and canned corn, as the UN meets to discuss what to do if it's aliens. - Not that aliens are entirely new, it's just that first contact and establishing their motives is always important. Just imagine if Superman had been raised by the mafia.
(*Mister Fantastic is still a viable player character option. If claimed, I'll direct info to that character to 'distribute' or 'conceal' as the game goes on. If unclaimed, I'll use him as a NPC to hand out information as necessary.)
Few would guess that it is an alien, singular. Riding cosmic power across the abyss. His name is Doomsday, and while he may have started life as a Kryptonian science experiment in evolution, he has more recently been adopted as the new Herald of Galactus! Imbued with cosmic power, natural strength and resilience, and harboring a deep hatred of all living things due to his past as a tortured experiment, Doomsday seeks out inhabited worlds for his master to consume. For Galactus' hunger is insatiable, and worlds with an abundance of life energy are the most satisfying!
(*Galactus is a super-sized remnant of a previous universe that who absorbed consciousness and power of that universe when the Big Crunch and the resulting Big Bang occurred. With such size and power, comes a great energy cost. As such, his hunger compels him to consume the energy of whole worlds at a time. The world is then left a lifeless husk, and any surviving beings are left to die on the barren waste of their world.)
But we'll get to him later . . for now, imagine you are a inhabitant of this alternate Earth, one of the ones lucky enough to have superpowers or money and/or intellect enough to obtain fancy gadgets. This Earth is much like Earth 33 (Our Earth, aka Earth Prime or Earth 1218), except that it has super powered individuals, many of whom seem to share traits with those of Earth 2 ('main' Earth in DC comics) and Earth 616 (main Earth in Marvel comics).
Who are you on that Earth? Where did you come from? How were you raised? How did the intersection of these two sets of universes affect your life? What did powers did fate grant you? What powers did you take or forge for yourself? And what exactly are you doing with those powers?
With this in mind the RP will start a couple days before Doomsday's arrival in the solar system (when scientists like Mister Fantastic can get a good enough look to realize what is hurdling at the Earth), so you'll have a chance to introduce your character properly and establish connections to the world. You may know of the so called super fast comet, but not what it is for at least a couple days. Then the real fun begins.
Character Guidelines:
Unlike most RPs, for this RP, I ask that you play as alternate versions of a canon DC or Marvel characters. This means playing a character based on or inspired by the civilian and/or hero/villain identities of DC and/or Marvel characters. For example you can make a version of Superman that grew up in Las Vegas, or a version of Thor that became the baddie instead of Loki. You can create crossover characters too (both within the same universe or crossing between the two), for example what if Peter Parker was Ghost Rider instead of Spider-man? Or what if Barry Allen became the Hulk instead of the Flash?
I do ask that you also try to stick to more commonly known characters such as the main cast of the Justice League and the Avengers. For example most people know who Spider-man is, and many of them know who Venom is, and some of them know who Carnage is, but just a few of those know who Toxin is. Therefore Toxin is really not a great choice. Likewise, as much as much as I like Amulet, he's appeared in two issues of Ms. Marvel and is therefore also not a good choice, though with his much simpler back-story he would at least more accessible.
Also, just so you know (and I know some of you already know), I'm going to have a low tolerance for talking animals and anthros. Even canon ones, since I find they are very often poorly conceived and improperly executed. About the only character I can imagine getting a pass at this point is Rocket Raccoon. (Sorry, but Krypto the super-dog certainly does not.)
On a more positive note, you're allowed 2 characters (character slots allowing), so yay! Please allow one week for others to make reserves before claiming a second slot, thanks!
Approved & Pending Characters:
1) Ghost Skater, Frankie Castillo [22, NY] (VampirateMace)
2) Silent One, Angelo Bolton [17, TX] (InnerFlame)
3) Spider-man, Danny Davis [18, NY] (Monster Guy)
4) Trickster - Locke Kent (TheCharredDragon)
5) *Poison Ivy, Violet MacKellen [26, NJ?] (Sketchie)*
6) Hunter, Lucian Bertinelli [25, NJ] (Schade)
7) The Gremlin, Aaron Arthur Wolff [18, NY] (Scandinavian Apollo)
8) *Harlequinn, Andrea MacKellen [24, NJ?] (Sketchie)*
9) *The Dark Knight, Chris Stayn [35. ??] (Scandinavian Apollo)*
10) Zatara, Giovanni Zatara Jr. “Gio” [25, NV] (Monster Guy)
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13) 'Mister Fantastic' [42, UK] (VampirateMace)
Sign-up form:
- Remember this is an alternate universe, so make the character your own, but pull in elements from the canon chars as you create them (mostly, I want to see some common powers, costume elements, and/or background themes).
Inspiration(s): Char(s) you're basing yours on, in case the names are different.
Super Name: Your superhero/villain name
Civilian Name, or Secret Identity: Your birth name, and/or other alias(es)
Gender: Male/Female/Etc
- You may make notes about gender identity and orientation here as well.
Age: Preferably 13+. Make sure it matches your history (for example, a 14 yr old is not likely to be a vet of two wars).
Powers, Gadgets, and Skills:
This should heavily echo your canon character's powers/gadgets/skills. Some chars are more OP then others, so I reserve the right to check RPer's ability not to God-mode when considering them, or to request downgrades.
- Remember to include a method of transportation (teleportation is only allowed if it has rules I deem acceptable).
- Include non-super power skills if they are relevant or interesting.
Appearance: 8+ sentences of how you look (be sure to include your civilian look if applicable and your costume/transformation).
Personality: 8+ sentences on your mental state. Dave of Potatoville will be a very different Flash from Barry Allen of Central City.
History: 10+ sentences on your past, make sure to consider how it differs from the canon char's. Dave from Potatoville will not have the same experiences as Barry Allen from Central City.
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Mine:
Mine II:
Discussion Thread: https://forums.serebii.net/threads/multiverse-discussion-dc-marvel-au-rated-r.680224/
Discord Discussion: https://discord.gg/BgYG4QeErp #multiverse-mash-up
Notes: Since this RP is about superheroes, and many are adults, it's rated R for adults content; violence, death, substance abuse, adult relationships. . . However, please keep things in good taste; this means not describing things that don't need describing, as such you can fade to black should it occur (and if you want to RP privately or work out details, that's none of our business).
This is a non-canon story so not a lot of knowledge of DC and Marvel's universes should be necessary (and for that reasons I ask people keep to more commonly known characters), and with that in mind, I'll try to explain the following well.
Plot:
A dark void. A bright light. Thousand, millions, billions, trillions of bright lights. And limitless possibilities. You may know of this place, the multiverse. Here resides every possibility, every continuity, including some you may be familiar with from movies, games, and comics books. Up over there are the pokemon universes, and down this way is are robot future the works of Asimov.
But these two specific sections of the multiverse comprise the worlds of DC and Marvel comics. For the most part they don't intersect, but if you turn your attention to that world over there, yes that one. . . there, on that Earth, the finite (relatively speaking) universes of DC and Marvel intersect, with some most interesting results. . .
The inhabitants of this world go about their daily lives unconcerned, and mostly unaware, of the multiverse. There's theories about it on every Earth of course (except for the one where there's not), but few people give it much thought. Billions of average citizens consumed by their own mediocre lives, as well as several handfuls of super-powered individuals, many fashioning themselves as heroes and villains. Indeed they are barely aware of their own universe outside their small world.
But something from space did make the news a few weeks ago, when an unknown comet was spotted by an observatory in South America. Since then several observatories across the world have confirmed the discovery, but some calculations by Mister Fantastic have also made the news. He claims the new-found object is traveling much too fast to be an ordinary comet. It should be in the solar system within a week, and we'll get a better look at it then. In the meantime there's a few preppers stockpiling toilet paper and canned corn, as the UN meets to discuss what to do if it's aliens. - Not that aliens are entirely new, it's just that first contact and establishing their motives is always important. Just imagine if Superman had been raised by the mafia.
(*Mister Fantastic is still a viable player character option. If claimed, I'll direct info to that character to 'distribute' or 'conceal' as the game goes on. If unclaimed, I'll use him as a NPC to hand out information as necessary.)
Few would guess that it is an alien, singular. Riding cosmic power across the abyss. His name is Doomsday, and while he may have started life as a Kryptonian science experiment in evolution, he has more recently been adopted as the new Herald of Galactus! Imbued with cosmic power, natural strength and resilience, and harboring a deep hatred of all living things due to his past as a tortured experiment, Doomsday seeks out inhabited worlds for his master to consume. For Galactus' hunger is insatiable, and worlds with an abundance of life energy are the most satisfying!
(*Galactus is a super-sized remnant of a previous universe that who absorbed consciousness and power of that universe when the Big Crunch and the resulting Big Bang occurred. With such size and power, comes a great energy cost. As such, his hunger compels him to consume the energy of whole worlds at a time. The world is then left a lifeless husk, and any surviving beings are left to die on the barren waste of their world.)
But we'll get to him later . . for now, imagine you are a inhabitant of this alternate Earth, one of the ones lucky enough to have superpowers or money and/or intellect enough to obtain fancy gadgets. This Earth is much like Earth 33 (Our Earth, aka Earth Prime or Earth 1218), except that it has super powered individuals, many of whom seem to share traits with those of Earth 2 ('main' Earth in DC comics) and Earth 616 (main Earth in Marvel comics).
Who are you on that Earth? Where did you come from? How were you raised? How did the intersection of these two sets of universes affect your life? What did powers did fate grant you? What powers did you take or forge for yourself? And what exactly are you doing with those powers?
With this in mind the RP will start a couple days before Doomsday's arrival in the solar system (when scientists like Mister Fantastic can get a good enough look to realize what is hurdling at the Earth), so you'll have a chance to introduce your character properly and establish connections to the world. You may know of the so called super fast comet, but not what it is for at least a couple days. Then the real fun begins.
Character Guidelines:
Unlike most RPs, for this RP, I ask that you play as alternate versions of a canon DC or Marvel characters. This means playing a character based on or inspired by the civilian and/or hero/villain identities of DC and/or Marvel characters. For example you can make a version of Superman that grew up in Las Vegas, or a version of Thor that became the baddie instead of Loki. You can create crossover characters too (both within the same universe or crossing between the two), for example what if Peter Parker was Ghost Rider instead of Spider-man? Or what if Barry Allen became the Hulk instead of the Flash?
I do ask that you also try to stick to more commonly known characters such as the main cast of the Justice League and the Avengers. For example most people know who Spider-man is, and many of them know who Venom is, and some of them know who Carnage is, but just a few of those know who Toxin is. Therefore Toxin is really not a great choice. Likewise, as much as much as I like Amulet, he's appeared in two issues of Ms. Marvel and is therefore also not a good choice, though with his much simpler back-story he would at least more accessible.
Also, just so you know (and I know some of you already know), I'm going to have a low tolerance for talking animals and anthros. Even canon ones, since I find they are very often poorly conceived and improperly executed. About the only character I can imagine getting a pass at this point is Rocket Raccoon. (Sorry, but Krypto the super-dog certainly does not.)
On a more positive note, you're allowed 2 characters (character slots allowing), so yay! Please allow one week for others to make reserves before claiming a second slot, thanks!
Approved & Pending Characters:
1) Ghost Skater, Frankie Castillo [22, NY] (VampirateMace)
2) Silent One, Angelo Bolton [17, TX] (InnerFlame)
3) Spider-man, Danny Davis [18, NY] (Monster Guy)
4) Trickster - Locke Kent (TheCharredDragon)
5) *Poison Ivy, Violet MacKellen [26, NJ?] (Sketchie)*
6) Hunter, Lucian Bertinelli [25, NJ] (Schade)
7) The Gremlin, Aaron Arthur Wolff [18, NY] (Scandinavian Apollo)
8) *Harlequinn, Andrea MacKellen [24, NJ?] (Sketchie)*
9) *The Dark Knight, Chris Stayn [35. ??] (Scandinavian Apollo)*
10) Zatara, Giovanni Zatara Jr. “Gio” [25, NV] (Monster Guy)
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12)
13) 'Mister Fantastic' [42, UK] (VampirateMace)
Sign-up form:
- Remember this is an alternate universe, so make the character your own, but pull in elements from the canon chars as you create them (mostly, I want to see some common powers, costume elements, and/or background themes).
Inspiration(s): Char(s) you're basing yours on, in case the names are different.
Super Name: Your superhero/villain name
Civilian Name, or Secret Identity: Your birth name, and/or other alias(es)
Gender: Male/Female/Etc
- You may make notes about gender identity and orientation here as well.
Age: Preferably 13+. Make sure it matches your history (for example, a 14 yr old is not likely to be a vet of two wars).
Powers, Gadgets, and Skills:
This should heavily echo your canon character's powers/gadgets/skills. Some chars are more OP then others, so I reserve the right to check RPer's ability not to God-mode when considering them, or to request downgrades.
- Remember to include a method of transportation (teleportation is only allowed if it has rules I deem acceptable).
- Include non-super power skills if they are relevant or interesting.
Appearance: 8+ sentences of how you look (be sure to include your civilian look if applicable and your costume/transformation).
Personality: 8+ sentences on your mental state. Dave of Potatoville will be a very different Flash from Barry Allen of Central City.
History: 10+ sentences on your past, make sure to consider how it differs from the canon char's. Dave from Potatoville will not have the same experiences as Barry Allen from Central City.
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Mine:
Inspiration(s): Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) & Punisher/Cosmic Ghost Rider (Frank Castle)
Super Name: Ghost Skater
Civilian Name, or Secret Identity: Francine 'Frankie' Castillo
Gender: Female, Lesbian
Age: 22
Powers, Gadgets, and Skills:
In human form, Frankie has no powers. However when the half-demon possessing her (who she calls Zu or Pazuzu, not knowing his real name) merges with her, everything changes:
- She transforms into a skeleton sheathed in hellfire, wearing a black leather vest and battered black jeans. This form is incredibly hard to injure and suffers little to no damage from attacks. Projectiles pass harmlessly through her, and blades melt within her. Some say only God can kill a Ghost Rider.
- While she can't spit or throw fire, the flaming parts of her (hair, boots/skates/core) do give off heat and are capable of melting most items. This is useful in ways such as making her own footholds for climbing.
- She becomes incredibly strong in this form, able to lift and move things normal humans wouldn't even dream possible. Two ton car in the way? No problem.
- She can materialize a pair of flaming roller blades at will, rocketing around the city and preforming stunts even pro skaters wouldn't think of trying. (This counts as super speed and agility.) While she is naturally faster than the average person in her flaming skates, easily exceeding the 20 mph (32 kph) top-speed of an average person, it takes some effort (and maybe a downhill slant) to pick up enough speed to briefly skate across walls or over the surface of water. Going this fast does start to test her reflexes, and so it's best done away from civilians.
- She can also materialize a red hot sickle on a chain, her primary weapon, which she is unnaturally adapt with. This can be used in variety of techniques, both lethal and non-harmful (wrapping someone up in the chain).
- She also has the penance gaze. If she stares into someone's eyes she can make them feel all the pain they've ever inflicted on someone else (without causing actual physical damage to them). If someone is particularly evil and remorseless, this may drive them mad, or even burn away their soul (leaving them a lifeless husk).
Appearance:
Frankie is a slender woman, a bit on the taller side (5' 9'') and naturally tan. Her short uneven hair is the same unspectacular shade of brown as her almond eyes, and she usually keeps it tied back in twin spiky pigtails. Her face is round with an upturned nose, blushing cheeks, and thick lips. If Zu ever controls her in this form the whole of the eyes turn jet black. He has no access to his powers when doing this.
For civilian clothes Frankie dresses petty plain, such as a blue neck t-shirt over black jeans and under her signature dull green jacket. Her shoes match her jacket, being grey and green. She doesn't wear any jewelry or make-up, mostly because she got used to not affording it.
As Ghost Skater, she transforms into a partiality flaming skeleton (her hair, core, and sometimes boots/skates), wearing a black leather vest with spiked shoulders (leaving bare skeleton arms) and tattered black jeans. This is accessorized with a black and silver belt, and black boots with spiked toe guards. She can transform these into skates at will, and can also sheath them in flame at will.
She can also manifest at will a flaming sickle on a chain, which has a boney aesthetic and a skull shaped weight on the opposite end. It glows red-hot from the hell-fire energy coursing through it.
Zu, when not possessing Frankie, appears as a dark three-dimensional man-shaped shadow. He appears to be well built and just a bit taller than Frankie herself. The shadow-form has two particular defining features, slightly pointed ears and short thick horns. He is capable of engulfing his form in flame at will. It is possible he has other forms.
Personality:
Frankie is understandably broken and in the middle of re-finding herself. She's suffered a lot of heartache and is uncertain about where her future is headed. She knows she doesn't want to return to the drug filled gang life (she easily falls into addictive behaviors and knows avoiding them entirely is the only way to keep herself from spiraling out of control), but deep down she doesn't really want to face the family she left either, not in light of what she did and what she's become. She can obviously be a bit of a loner and may take something of a push for her to interact with others on any sort of deeper level. It doesn't help that she's easily irritated, and her demon tenant is good at pressing her buttons.
But deep down there is something pure and good in her, and she feels obligated to help others with her new found abilities, even if they are courtesy of a demon. Frankie does not make a lot of effort to keep others from knowing she's a Ghost Rider, as there's no one she's currently close to, and she has no plans to get that close to anyone again. She however does not like looking crazy, so she tries to hide when she's talking to the demon in public.
The demon is somewhat secretive, not having told Frankie his name, though to be fair names can be used magically by mortals, and he'd not a moron. He's probably the smarter of the two, even if he's often impulsive. Of the two he's the more talkative one and kind of pushy, though only Frankie can hear him most the time. While more upbeat than Frankie, he's often complaining about current circumstances, that is when he's not teasing her or suggesting what to do next. He could care less if Frankie looks crazy talking to him, as he's just along for the ride. Being a fire demon, he's understandably fearful of water.
Frankie can hear the demon's voice in her head, but has to reply verbally. As Ghost Skater the pair basically merge. As such Ghost Skater can speak and understand demonic because Zu can, but Frankie on her own cannot.
Together as Ghost Rider, they can be head strong and overzealous, dishing out a sometimes questionable vengeance fueled brand of justice. Ghost Rider retains Frankie's desire to help people, but also the demon's willingness to be a pain in the butt for the sake of being a pain in the butt. She has little trouble engaging in sarcasm, puns, and annoying banter. She doesn't actively put innocent citizens in harm's way, but she may not be as cautious as other heroes when when it comes to what she considers a safe distance from harm's way. She also retains some degree of the demon's hydrophobia, particularly avoiding being in bodies of water if possible. Zu may in fact disengage from their merger if contact with water is unavoidable.
History:
(Mild warning; tragic back-story including drug use, gangs, and murder.)
Frankie did not have what you'd call a great or privileged upbringing. She shared a single-wide trailer home with her mother and her four brothers (one older, three younger) - her father having being arrested, or deported, or a dirty player, or who knows, the story changed every-time one of the kids asked about it, but it was never good and always in hushed tones. Money was always tight, their clothes were secondhand, and their groceries were never brand name, unless that brand was Top Ramen, which it often was. Their mom worked two jobs and then some, and her eldest brother dropped out of high school to start working. Some nights mom wouldn't come home, and big brother would just make everyone dinner and tell them not to worry about it, or Frankie would if he was working. But she'd always come home in the morning, with money for groceries.
Until she didn't. Dark as that day was, at least the siblings still had each other, and their big brother was old enough to take guardianship of the rest of them. The tiny manufactured house was a bit too much for his paycheck though, and the five of them ended up moving into a cramped low rent apartment. It was about this time that Frankie's high school career fell apart, she started skipping school, her grades plummeted (causing a fair number of fights with her equally poorly educated brother), and she fell in with a gang. Eventually she stopped going altogether.
Soon after she moved out, staying in a shabby apartment with a few of the gang's other girls. It wasn't as crowded, but sanitation was poor and substance abuse was rampant. Part of Frankie knew she was in trouble, her life had spiraled, and she saw no way back out. She also knew no one leaves gangs, she practically needed witness protection to get out without being killed.
Then came Ginger. Well that was what they called her in the rink, but her real name was Elaine. And she was everything. She was kind and fun, but tough as nails, and not afraid to speak her mind. She was the one that finally got through to Frankie, got her to go into rehab and was there to support her every step of the way. To Frankie she was a guardian angel, and she felt something she hadn't felt in a long time, not since her mom had died, she felt loved. After rehab she went to stay with Elaine, but there was always a feeling of impending dread, that her former gang would find her.
Then one night she came home to an open apartment door, and Elaine lying in a pool of her own blood. Frankie rushed to her side, but she was already dead. She hesitated, wondering if she should call the cops or flee for her life, then she heard familiar voices screaming outside. This was it, she was going to die. But then a shadow stepped away from the wall. He said he was demon that had fled hell, and needed to take refuge in a living host to remain in this world. In exchange, he'd give her the power to take revenge on all those with evil hearts. . .
Super Name: Ghost Skater
Civilian Name, or Secret Identity: Francine 'Frankie' Castillo
Gender: Female, Lesbian
Age: 22
Powers, Gadgets, and Skills:
In human form, Frankie has no powers. However when the half-demon possessing her (who she calls Zu or Pazuzu, not knowing his real name) merges with her, everything changes:
- She transforms into a skeleton sheathed in hellfire, wearing a black leather vest and battered black jeans. This form is incredibly hard to injure and suffers little to no damage from attacks. Projectiles pass harmlessly through her, and blades melt within her. Some say only God can kill a Ghost Rider.
- While she can't spit or throw fire, the flaming parts of her (hair, boots/skates/core) do give off heat and are capable of melting most items. This is useful in ways such as making her own footholds for climbing.
- She becomes incredibly strong in this form, able to lift and move things normal humans wouldn't even dream possible. Two ton car in the way? No problem.
- She can materialize a pair of flaming roller blades at will, rocketing around the city and preforming stunts even pro skaters wouldn't think of trying. (This counts as super speed and agility.) While she is naturally faster than the average person in her flaming skates, easily exceeding the 20 mph (32 kph) top-speed of an average person, it takes some effort (and maybe a downhill slant) to pick up enough speed to briefly skate across walls or over the surface of water. Going this fast does start to test her reflexes, and so it's best done away from civilians.
- She can also materialize a red hot sickle on a chain, her primary weapon, which she is unnaturally adapt with. This can be used in variety of techniques, both lethal and non-harmful (wrapping someone up in the chain).
- She also has the penance gaze. If she stares into someone's eyes she can make them feel all the pain they've ever inflicted on someone else (without causing actual physical damage to them). If someone is particularly evil and remorseless, this may drive them mad, or even burn away their soul (leaving them a lifeless husk).
Appearance:
For civilian clothes Frankie dresses petty plain, such as a blue neck t-shirt over black jeans and under her signature dull green jacket. Her shoes match her jacket, being grey and green. She doesn't wear any jewelry or make-up, mostly because she got used to not affording it.
As Ghost Skater, she transforms into a partiality flaming skeleton (her hair, core, and sometimes boots/skates), wearing a black leather vest with spiked shoulders (leaving bare skeleton arms) and tattered black jeans. This is accessorized with a black and silver belt, and black boots with spiked toe guards. She can transform these into skates at will, and can also sheath them in flame at will.
She can also manifest at will a flaming sickle on a chain, which has a boney aesthetic and a skull shaped weight on the opposite end. It glows red-hot from the hell-fire energy coursing through it.
Zu, when not possessing Frankie, appears as a dark three-dimensional man-shaped shadow. He appears to be well built and just a bit taller than Frankie herself. The shadow-form has two particular defining features, slightly pointed ears and short thick horns. He is capable of engulfing his form in flame at will. It is possible he has other forms.
Personality:
Frankie is understandably broken and in the middle of re-finding herself. She's suffered a lot of heartache and is uncertain about where her future is headed. She knows she doesn't want to return to the drug filled gang life (she easily falls into addictive behaviors and knows avoiding them entirely is the only way to keep herself from spiraling out of control), but deep down she doesn't really want to face the family she left either, not in light of what she did and what she's become. She can obviously be a bit of a loner and may take something of a push for her to interact with others on any sort of deeper level. It doesn't help that she's easily irritated, and her demon tenant is good at pressing her buttons.
But deep down there is something pure and good in her, and she feels obligated to help others with her new found abilities, even if they are courtesy of a demon. Frankie does not make a lot of effort to keep others from knowing she's a Ghost Rider, as there's no one she's currently close to, and she has no plans to get that close to anyone again. She however does not like looking crazy, so she tries to hide when she's talking to the demon in public.
The demon is somewhat secretive, not having told Frankie his name, though to be fair names can be used magically by mortals, and he'd not a moron. He's probably the smarter of the two, even if he's often impulsive. Of the two he's the more talkative one and kind of pushy, though only Frankie can hear him most the time. While more upbeat than Frankie, he's often complaining about current circumstances, that is when he's not teasing her or suggesting what to do next. He could care less if Frankie looks crazy talking to him, as he's just along for the ride. Being a fire demon, he's understandably fearful of water.
Frankie can hear the demon's voice in her head, but has to reply verbally. As Ghost Skater the pair basically merge. As such Ghost Skater can speak and understand demonic because Zu can, but Frankie on her own cannot.
Together as Ghost Rider, they can be head strong and overzealous, dishing out a sometimes questionable vengeance fueled brand of justice. Ghost Rider retains Frankie's desire to help people, but also the demon's willingness to be a pain in the butt for the sake of being a pain in the butt. She has little trouble engaging in sarcasm, puns, and annoying banter. She doesn't actively put innocent citizens in harm's way, but she may not be as cautious as other heroes when when it comes to what she considers a safe distance from harm's way. She also retains some degree of the demon's hydrophobia, particularly avoiding being in bodies of water if possible. Zu may in fact disengage from their merger if contact with water is unavoidable.
History:
(Mild warning; tragic back-story including drug use, gangs, and murder.)
Frankie did not have what you'd call a great or privileged upbringing. She shared a single-wide trailer home with her mother and her four brothers (one older, three younger) - her father having being arrested, or deported, or a dirty player, or who knows, the story changed every-time one of the kids asked about it, but it was never good and always in hushed tones. Money was always tight, their clothes were secondhand, and their groceries were never brand name, unless that brand was Top Ramen, which it often was. Their mom worked two jobs and then some, and her eldest brother dropped out of high school to start working. Some nights mom wouldn't come home, and big brother would just make everyone dinner and tell them not to worry about it, or Frankie would if he was working. But she'd always come home in the morning, with money for groceries.
Until she didn't. Dark as that day was, at least the siblings still had each other, and their big brother was old enough to take guardianship of the rest of them. The tiny manufactured house was a bit too much for his paycheck though, and the five of them ended up moving into a cramped low rent apartment. It was about this time that Frankie's high school career fell apart, she started skipping school, her grades plummeted (causing a fair number of fights with her equally poorly educated brother), and she fell in with a gang. Eventually she stopped going altogether.
Soon after she moved out, staying in a shabby apartment with a few of the gang's other girls. It wasn't as crowded, but sanitation was poor and substance abuse was rampant. Part of Frankie knew she was in trouble, her life had spiraled, and she saw no way back out. She also knew no one leaves gangs, she practically needed witness protection to get out without being killed.
Then came Ginger. Well that was what they called her in the rink, but her real name was Elaine. And she was everything. She was kind and fun, but tough as nails, and not afraid to speak her mind. She was the one that finally got through to Frankie, got her to go into rehab and was there to support her every step of the way. To Frankie she was a guardian angel, and she felt something she hadn't felt in a long time, not since her mom had died, she felt loved. After rehab she went to stay with Elaine, but there was always a feeling of impending dread, that her former gang would find her.
Then one night she came home to an open apartment door, and Elaine lying in a pool of her own blood. Frankie rushed to her side, but she was already dead. She hesitated, wondering if she should call the cops or flee for her life, then she heard familiar voices screaming outside. This was it, she was going to die. But then a shadow stepped away from the wall. He said he was demon that had fled hell, and needed to take refuge in a living host to remain in this world. In exchange, he'd give her the power to take revenge on all those with evil hearts. . .
Mine II:
Inspiration(s): Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) & The Flash
Super Name: Mr. Flash
Civilian Name, or Secret Identity: Reed Richards
Gender: Male, straight
Age: 42
Powers, Gadgets, and Skills:
- Reed is bonded with the speed force, allowing him to move and think with extreme super-speed and agility. Because of this, not only is his mind faster than a super computer, but he can move fast enough to run up walls and over water, create whirlwinds, excessive charges of static electricity, and even travel though time. He can even vibrate his individual molecules in order to heat himself up or pass through objects and walls.
- Reed is exceptionally smart, having obtained multiple doctorates (engineering, advanced math, physics, aeronautics) before preforming the experiment that lead to him (and his former friends) obtaining connections to the speed force. Combined with the advanced mental processing speed from the speed force, he can calculate, design, and build at amazing speeds.
- He is also fluent in several languages beyond English; French, German, Latin, Mandarin.
- He also wears a utility belt with his costume; usually containing at least one smart device, a couple gadgets of his own invention, and a multi-tool.
Appearance:
Reed is a physically fit man, standing at 6'1”, and approaching middle age. His skin is lightly tanned and his rectangular face has well defined features. He make no secret of his age, being a bit older than most heroes just means he's more experienced. As such, he doesn't hide the wrinkles forming on his face or the grey streaks in his black hair.
Reed dresses in what could be described as a slightly eccentric version of whatever is appropriate for the situation at hand. For example it is not usual to find him in the lab, wearing a lab coat over pajamas, formal wear, or his hero costume. He does like to dress well though, so whatever he is wearing is usually in good condition and high end, and mostly in darker or neutral colors.
Speaking of his hero costume, it's a skin tight full body suit made of his own proprietary super durable fabric. It's a calming light blue, accented with black gloves, boots, and utility belt. The gloves come up to just below his elbows and the boots come up to just below his knees.
Personality:
Reed is smug, annoyingly so, and self-centered. He can be a bit of a show off and since his break-up with Sue Storm, a bit of a play boy. He's pretty much given up on love and meaningful relationships. This doesn't mean he doesn't think people have value, their works, their achievements, they all make humanity valuable in his eyes. And worth protecting. But dwelling on emotions and clinging to the past is pointless in his opinion. As such he can come off as cold and distant at times, especially in work settings.
He's a hard worker, whether it's government contracted work or his own personal project. He spends long night, and mornings, and whatever other time of day, working straight until he's finished. Sometimes he gets into a state of hyper-focus that's so deep he works for days straight without eating or sleeping. Then inevitably, he'll crash, dead to the world for twenty four hours or so.
History:
Reed was the child of two highly paid scientists in California. It was a great childhood. Until he turned seven, that was the year when his mother died. He learned a hard lesson on that horrible day. Everyone leaves you eventually.
Reed's research into interstellar teleportation lead to his invention of a quantum gate which actually ended up transporting the team into another dimension rather then across the universe. The planet they emerged on (which they dubbed planet alpha) was barren, with no viable flora or fauna, and covered in thunder clouds. Getting strange readings from the storm, the exploration team attempted to fall back, but a sudden bolt of lighting struck Reed and Victor, before branching out into Sue, Johnny, and Ben.
The remaining members of the expedition carried them back to the gate, and they were rushed into hospital quarantine. Remarkably all five survived being struck by lighting, but it didn't leave them unaltered. Their recovery surprisingly went well, and they soon discovered an extra side effect, they all appeared to have developed superspeed. After some rounds of experimentation and testing, Reed and Victor determined they been connected to a mysterious force they dubbed the Speed Force. Victor also determined that when they ran near each other the speed force tried to merge in one of them, making every race a winner take all race.
But he kept this to himself, at least until he got a chance to steal Ben Grimm's speed during a mission. Ben wasn't to upset, not having been that excited about the expectation he become a superhero, but for Reed this was serious. Realizing what this meant, Reed instead of consulting Sue and Johnny, tricked them into racing him to steal their speed. This was an arms race, and he'd be damned before he let Victor win. Needless to say this didn't go over well with Sue or Johnny, or even Ben for that matter, who saw it as just as even more dishonorable than what Victor had done to him, considering they weren't friends.
Reed's social life basically felt apart at that point. He was able to keep up with hero work and science on his own, but all his relationships had gone to hell. So, when an opportunity to work overseas came up, he had nothing to keep him from going.
Super Name: Mr. Flash
Civilian Name, or Secret Identity: Reed Richards
Gender: Male, straight
Age: 42
Powers, Gadgets, and Skills:
- Reed is bonded with the speed force, allowing him to move and think with extreme super-speed and agility. Because of this, not only is his mind faster than a super computer, but he can move fast enough to run up walls and over water, create whirlwinds, excessive charges of static electricity, and even travel though time. He can even vibrate his individual molecules in order to heat himself up or pass through objects and walls.
- Reed is exceptionally smart, having obtained multiple doctorates (engineering, advanced math, physics, aeronautics) before preforming the experiment that lead to him (and his former friends) obtaining connections to the speed force. Combined with the advanced mental processing speed from the speed force, he can calculate, design, and build at amazing speeds.
- He is also fluent in several languages beyond English; French, German, Latin, Mandarin.
- He also wears a utility belt with his costume; usually containing at least one smart device, a couple gadgets of his own invention, and a multi-tool.
Appearance:
Reed is a physically fit man, standing at 6'1”, and approaching middle age. His skin is lightly tanned and his rectangular face has well defined features. He make no secret of his age, being a bit older than most heroes just means he's more experienced. As such, he doesn't hide the wrinkles forming on his face or the grey streaks in his black hair.
Reed dresses in what could be described as a slightly eccentric version of whatever is appropriate for the situation at hand. For example it is not usual to find him in the lab, wearing a lab coat over pajamas, formal wear, or his hero costume. He does like to dress well though, so whatever he is wearing is usually in good condition and high end, and mostly in darker or neutral colors.
Speaking of his hero costume, it's a skin tight full body suit made of his own proprietary super durable fabric. It's a calming light blue, accented with black gloves, boots, and utility belt. The gloves come up to just below his elbows and the boots come up to just below his knees.
Personality:
Reed is smug, annoyingly so, and self-centered. He can be a bit of a show off and since his break-up with Sue Storm, a bit of a play boy. He's pretty much given up on love and meaningful relationships. This doesn't mean he doesn't think people have value, their works, their achievements, they all make humanity valuable in his eyes. And worth protecting. But dwelling on emotions and clinging to the past is pointless in his opinion. As such he can come off as cold and distant at times, especially in work settings.
He's a hard worker, whether it's government contracted work or his own personal project. He spends long night, and mornings, and whatever other time of day, working straight until he's finished. Sometimes he gets into a state of hyper-focus that's so deep he works for days straight without eating or sleeping. Then inevitably, he'll crash, dead to the world for twenty four hours or so.
History:
Reed was the child of two highly paid scientists in California. It was a great childhood. Until he turned seven, that was the year when his mother died. He learned a hard lesson on that horrible day. Everyone leaves you eventually.
Reed's research into interstellar teleportation lead to his invention of a quantum gate which actually ended up transporting the team into another dimension rather then across the universe. The planet they emerged on (which they dubbed planet alpha) was barren, with no viable flora or fauna, and covered in thunder clouds. Getting strange readings from the storm, the exploration team attempted to fall back, but a sudden bolt of lighting struck Reed and Victor, before branching out into Sue, Johnny, and Ben.
The remaining members of the expedition carried them back to the gate, and they were rushed into hospital quarantine. Remarkably all five survived being struck by lighting, but it didn't leave them unaltered. Their recovery surprisingly went well, and they soon discovered an extra side effect, they all appeared to have developed superspeed. After some rounds of experimentation and testing, Reed and Victor determined they been connected to a mysterious force they dubbed the Speed Force. Victor also determined that when they ran near each other the speed force tried to merge in one of them, making every race a winner take all race.
But he kept this to himself, at least until he got a chance to steal Ben Grimm's speed during a mission. Ben wasn't to upset, not having been that excited about the expectation he become a superhero, but for Reed this was serious. Realizing what this meant, Reed instead of consulting Sue and Johnny, tricked them into racing him to steal their speed. This was an arms race, and he'd be damned before he let Victor win. Needless to say this didn't go over well with Sue or Johnny, or even Ben for that matter, who saw it as just as even more dishonorable than what Victor had done to him, considering they weren't friends.
Reed's social life basically felt apart at that point. He was able to keep up with hero work and science on his own, but all his relationships had gone to hell. So, when an opportunity to work overseas came up, he had nothing to keep him from going.
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