MyrtenRose
Knight of Rebellion
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Background: To say it has been a long time since the Gods abandoned Remnant as a failed experiment would be a profound understatement. Many generations have come and gone. Time crawls ever forward, and in the aeons since, the God of Light's curiosity about their creation returned. With golden eyes he observed the world from afar...and his disappointment grew to overtake his curiosity. The people there still remained divided. Harmony among them seemed as much a dream now as it had all that time ago. The discontent he felt was almost palpable. After so long, they still could not grow past their differences? Or perhaps...
Perhaps humanity simply wasn't capable of it.
A thought crossed his divine mind, a way to determine if it would be possible...as well as occupy his time.
He could create another world. Similar to the Remnant that already existed, but with distinct changes. It did not take a long period of time to create that world once he determined to do so. An experiment to further test and judge humanity. Many people on the newly made planet resembled those on the original planet, but that similarity was only skin-deep in multiple aspects. Further, he plucked numerous individuals from Remnant to drop them onto this new world. Perhaps he would find an answer to the most important question of all this way. Perhaps not. Only time will tell.
Those that were chosen awoke in familiar locations, but it wasn't the world they remembered. They retained all their memories and experiences, but it seemed time itself had turned back. For many, they recognized where they were without difficulty. The Battle of Beacon was beginning. But there was much that was different, and the architects may not be who they would expect.
Perhaps the results would be changed as well.
In short, the God of Light has chosen to take individuals from the RWBY canon world of Remnant and dropped them onto a new world where things are different. The faces of bitter enemies now seemed to be allies, if not friends. Certain people they knew as friends and allies have seemed to become foes. Basically, a roleswap AU world. The God of Light has orchestrated this to see if humanity did indeed have it within themselves to stop carrying grudges, to move past hatred and envy and disgust and anger. To unite as one. If these select few could learn to be friends with those that looked like their enemies...then he would call this little experiment a success.
And any new and different experiences that come after, things that would be thought impossible on the canon world of Remnant...well, they would sate his curiosity.
Character Limit: Max of 3 per person, you can have both 1 normally good character roleswapped to evil and 1 normally evil character roleswapped to good. You can also have 1 character pulled straight out of the canon as is. Preferably the canon ones are all characters on the good side but I wouldn't necessarily say no to canon villains dropped in. EXCEPT for Salem or Ozpin, I only want one version of them present in this new world. But you don't have to have three characters, you can have just one or two.
Background: To say it has been a long time since the Gods abandoned Remnant as a failed experiment would be a profound understatement. Many generations have come and gone. Time crawls ever forward, and in the aeons since, the God of Light's curiosity about their creation returned. With golden eyes he observed the world from afar...and his disappointment grew to overtake his curiosity. The people there still remained divided. Harmony among them seemed as much a dream now as it had all that time ago. The discontent he felt was almost palpable. After so long, they still could not grow past their differences? Or perhaps...
Perhaps humanity simply wasn't capable of it.
A thought crossed his divine mind, a way to determine if it would be possible...as well as occupy his time.
He could create another world. Similar to the Remnant that already existed, but with distinct changes. It did not take a long period of time to create that world once he determined to do so. An experiment to further test and judge humanity. Many people on the newly made planet resembled those on the original planet, but that similarity was only skin-deep in multiple aspects. Further, he plucked numerous individuals from Remnant to drop them onto this new world. Perhaps he would find an answer to the most important question of all this way. Perhaps not. Only time will tell.
Those that were chosen awoke in familiar locations, but it wasn't the world they remembered. They retained all their memories and experiences, but it seemed time itself had turned back. For many, they recognized where they were without difficulty. The Battle of Beacon was beginning. But there was much that was different, and the architects may not be who they would expect.
Perhaps the results would be changed as well.
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In short, the God of Light has chosen to take individuals from the RWBY canon world of Remnant and dropped them onto a new world where things are different. The faces of bitter enemies now seemed to be allies, if not friends. Certain people they knew as friends and allies have seemed to become foes. Basically, a roleswap AU world. The God of Light has orchestrated this to see if humanity did indeed have it within themselves to stop carrying grudges, to move past hatred and envy and disgust and anger. To unite as one. If these select few could learn to be friends with those that looked like their enemies...then he would call this little experiment a success.
And any new and different experiences that come after, things that would be thought impossible on the canon world of Remnant...well, they would sate his curiosity.
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Character Limit: Max of 3 per person, you can have both 1 normally good character roleswapped to evil and 1 normally evil character roleswapped to good. You can also have 1 character pulled straight out of the canon as is. Preferably the canon ones are all characters on the good side but I wouldn't necessarily say no to canon villains dropped in. EXCEPT for Salem or Ozpin, I only want one version of them present in this new world. But you don't have to have three characters, you can have just one or two.
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Character sheet examples below.
Name:
Cinder Fall
Roleswap(whose role in canon does this character generally take, there are gonna be differences obviously):
Largely fills in for Ruby, has a little bit of Pyrrha as well. And by extension Team WTCH largely fills in for Team RWBY.
Powers/Abilities:
Cinder's semblance is known as Scorching Caress, which allows her to superheat objects and manipulate their shape. Skilled fighter. Got the power of the Fall Maiden at the age of 15 at random, on account of the previous one thinking of her father at the moment of death.
Weapon:
Midnight
Bio/Motivation(what makes them different from canon):
A survivor of a broken home and abusive family. When she had the power of the Maiden bestowed upon her at random, her attempt to harness that power to escape from her home went poorly. She didn't manage to escape, and the fire she unleashed burned wildly. Try as she might, it was uncontrollable. The flames ultimately consumed her home and some of the surroundings before firefighters managed to get it under control. Miraculously, however, there was only one death. Her mother. Cinder and her father both survived. Yet before she was forced to live under a different roof with her bastard of a father, a light blonde haired woman offered her a different option.
It was on account of her...unique situation with this new power that a 15 year old Cinder found herself residing at Beacon Academy. More than that, she began training, both as a huntress and with this new power. She was eager for both. More than eager!
Like canon Cinder, she wants to be strong. To be powerful. Unlike canon who only seeks power for power's sake however, she desires it to protect herself and others from helplessness. She despises feeling weak and she despises the feeling of being unable to help others when they need it. Part of this stems from the time she spent stuck in an abusive home, though she tries to move past that as best she can and simply do it out of a genuine desire to help people simply because she can.
Weaknesses:
Has a tendency to often resort to raw power to muscle her way out of problems instead of a more calculated or diplomatic approach. Explosive fiery temper.
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Name:
Nora Valkyrie
Roleswap(whose role in canon does this character generally take, there are gonna be differences obviously):
More in line with Roman Torchwick, though with some of that classic Nora flair. Has some Tyrian aspects.
Powers/Abilities:
Remarkable skill with a giant warhammer
Her semblance, High Voltage, lets her produce electricity and channel it straight into her muscles, giving her outrageous levels of strength. In addition she can absorb it from outside sources for the same purpose
General aura abilities
Weapon:
Magnhild
Bio/Motivation(what makes them different from canon):
A childhood spent having to eat rotten or moldy discarded food out of trash cans, having to steal necessities like blankets, having to call the gutters home to avoid others who would bully, harass, look down on and even attack her for those dirty things she had to do just to survive...it left a mark. It left her with one strong desire, an absolute need.
To never be left wanting for anything, ever again.
When the village she had been abandoned in was destroyed by a Grimm attack, she was saved by the kindness of another. The one other person there that ever bothered to reach out and help her...she never forgot that moment. She had never had a friend before that moment, and truth be told, hasn't really had one since. It was just her and him, a bond that could never be broken. They were as thick as thieves. His semblance kept them safe that night, letting them stay hidden from the packs of Grimm...and when those packs had all long moved on from the broken remains of the village.
The Nora that crawled out from under the home she'd hidden under and looked towards the massacre, the bodies that lined the streets? She couldn't help from wildly laughing, her bitterness towards their indifference and bullying leading her to view the slaughter as karma. It was exactly what they deserved. They all died, and only she and the one person around who showed even a hint of caring for her survived. It was meant to be. He didn't seem to agree with her laughing at the carnage, but...where else could he go? Who else could he turn to? There was no one left, she was his whole world now.
After that, the pair traveled long and far. Eventually they managed to find their way to Vale, where they have carved out a significant criminal empire. One that ensured she would never be forced to dig through the trash ever again, and gave her significant thrills to boot. The rush from getting away from pursuing cops, or better yet, crushing them into the ground? Amazing! Cops, other criminals, and even many of the civilians living there soon came to fear crossing her and her nearly completely silent enforcer.
Weaknesses:
Recklessness. Her great strength and brawling style of combat is ill suited to handle swift and slippery foes. Overreliance on her enforcer, who is the only person in the world she trusts absolutely, can be exploited.
Character sheet examples below.
Name:
Cinder Fall
Roleswap(whose role in canon does this character generally take, there are gonna be differences obviously):
Largely fills in for Ruby, has a little bit of Pyrrha as well. And by extension Team WTCH largely fills in for Team RWBY.
Powers/Abilities:
Cinder's semblance is known as Scorching Caress, which allows her to superheat objects and manipulate their shape. Skilled fighter. Got the power of the Fall Maiden at the age of 15 at random, on account of the previous one thinking of her father at the moment of death.
Weapon:
Midnight
Bio/Motivation(what makes them different from canon):
A survivor of a broken home and abusive family. When she had the power of the Maiden bestowed upon her at random, her attempt to harness that power to escape from her home went poorly. She didn't manage to escape, and the fire she unleashed burned wildly. Try as she might, it was uncontrollable. The flames ultimately consumed her home and some of the surroundings before firefighters managed to get it under control. Miraculously, however, there was only one death. Her mother. Cinder and her father both survived. Yet before she was forced to live under a different roof with her bastard of a father, a light blonde haired woman offered her a different option.
It was on account of her...unique situation with this new power that a 15 year old Cinder found herself residing at Beacon Academy. More than that, she began training, both as a huntress and with this new power. She was eager for both. More than eager!
Like canon Cinder, she wants to be strong. To be powerful. Unlike canon who only seeks power for power's sake however, she desires it to protect herself and others from helplessness. She despises feeling weak and she despises the feeling of being unable to help others when they need it. Part of this stems from the time she spent stuck in an abusive home, though she tries to move past that as best she can and simply do it out of a genuine desire to help people simply because she can.
Weaknesses:
Has a tendency to often resort to raw power to muscle her way out of problems instead of a more calculated or diplomatic approach. Explosive fiery temper.
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Name:
Nora Valkyrie
Roleswap(whose role in canon does this character generally take, there are gonna be differences obviously):
More in line with Roman Torchwick, though with some of that classic Nora flair. Has some Tyrian aspects.
Powers/Abilities:
Remarkable skill with a giant warhammer
Her semblance, High Voltage, lets her produce electricity and channel it straight into her muscles, giving her outrageous levels of strength. In addition she can absorb it from outside sources for the same purpose
General aura abilities
Weapon:
Magnhild
Bio/Motivation(what makes them different from canon):
A childhood spent having to eat rotten or moldy discarded food out of trash cans, having to steal necessities like blankets, having to call the gutters home to avoid others who would bully, harass, look down on and even attack her for those dirty things she had to do just to survive...it left a mark. It left her with one strong desire, an absolute need.
To never be left wanting for anything, ever again.
When the village she had been abandoned in was destroyed by a Grimm attack, she was saved by the kindness of another. The one other person there that ever bothered to reach out and help her...she never forgot that moment. She had never had a friend before that moment, and truth be told, hasn't really had one since. It was just her and him, a bond that could never be broken. They were as thick as thieves. His semblance kept them safe that night, letting them stay hidden from the packs of Grimm...and when those packs had all long moved on from the broken remains of the village.
The Nora that crawled out from under the home she'd hidden under and looked towards the massacre, the bodies that lined the streets? She couldn't help from wildly laughing, her bitterness towards their indifference and bullying leading her to view the slaughter as karma. It was exactly what they deserved. They all died, and only she and the one person around who showed even a hint of caring for her survived. It was meant to be. He didn't seem to agree with her laughing at the carnage, but...where else could he go? Who else could he turn to? There was no one left, she was his whole world now.
After that, the pair traveled long and far. Eventually they managed to find their way to Vale, where they have carved out a significant criminal empire. One that ensured she would never be forced to dig through the trash ever again, and gave her significant thrills to boot. The rush from getting away from pursuing cops, or better yet, crushing them into the ground? Amazing! Cops, other criminals, and even many of the civilians living there soon came to fear crossing her and her nearly completely silent enforcer.
Weaknesses:
Recklessness. Her great strength and brawling style of combat is ill suited to handle swift and slippery foes. Overreliance on her enforcer, who is the only person in the world she trusts absolutely, can be exploited.
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