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Crono
The Guy
*Innocent whistles*
Romani
Ace of Spades
@NecroKnight Question: Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Romani
Ace of Spades
No one else?
Archon
Friendly Neighborhood Gem-Collector
I don't do traditional theme songs, if I was to pick one for Deathstroke it'd be the Winter Soldier theme from Captain America 2...
ChazGhost
The Phantom Hexblade
Drake (NeoShade) theme song would be Ain't No Rest For The Wicked by Cage The Elephant... Parcel because its my favorite song.
Epiphany
Proverbs 17:9
For Scyleia, gonna have to go with Within Temptation's Memories. Outliving the love of your life is a bitch. Feeling/being guilty for abandoning your family for the Amazons is something beyond bitch.
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Loony_Bin
Lost and Confused...I think
Sheesh this is a difficult question. Can't really find something perfect for Freddy, so I'll probably hate my decision in two hours anyways, but I think it'd have to be The Cult of Personality:
Couldn't really tell you why, just feels right to me right now
Couldn't really tell you why, just feels right to me right now
D3lmoniko
Warden of the West
Well, for Skylar, I'd have to go with a classic by Midge Ure :
As for Liam, it was hard to find something. But I managed to find something relevant by Springsten himself.
As for Liam, it was hard to find something. But I managed to find something relevant by Springsten himself.
Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
I can actually do that! Aaand, here's a list of mine. 
Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
Side note: That's not a list for me to update, anyone can just reply to it with there character(s) and song(s). It was just a quick favor for you guys interested lol
Romani
Ace of Spades
Thanks, really interesting to see what you think of your own characters.
Also, I just realized Question spent his first few posts being threatened and possibly manipulated XD
Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
You have ANY idea how hard it was to come up with all those songs?
I'll actually let you all try to guess which two were the most difficult. Honestly, one was far harder than the other, but both of them were the only ones that gave me trouble regardless.
Romani
Ace of Spades
Black Beetle and the Commander
Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
You're... actually spot on. How'd you guess?
Romani
Ace of Spades
Gypsy Black magic.
Also, they're the characters who you've spent either the least amount or most ammount of time creating and building. You want to make surw ypu accurately represent them while not being too obvious with your choice.
Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
Well, the reasoning for The Commander is spot on. It's not quite that simple for Black Beetle. He is a very hard character to pin down because as a person, Terry McGinnis, Jr., he's a reflection of his biological grandfather, Bruce Wayne, in that he lost his parents; and, in many ways, he is much like a Robin in that he was trained by his grandfather, probably some odd combination of Dick Grayson and Damien Wayne. As a person, he is someone that is meant to be understood in motivation, that you can sympathize with, that tells a familiar story--that carries an immense burden as to all superheroes, and for all intents and purposes, tries to fill the void left by Bruce. At the same time, he is meant to be one of the least sympathetic heroes. The Black Beetle suit is literally THE CUTTING EDGE. It takes him from Beta-level to effectively Gamma. He has too many abilities, too many skills, too much potential--it has alienated him some from the rest of the branch. And, he also literally hears a preserved voice of Bruce inside his head, so he is being coached by the best of the best. He is so far ahead of the curve and doesn't really take anyone along for the ride that he is alone. He is becoming distant to his team. Tim Drake is basically leading the Gotham Branch, not Beetle. I could easily express either one of those, but hitting both of them was immensely hard and I tried to stick to the choice of a single song per character--otherwise I would be there forever due to the amount of my characters.
Thrall is actually my 'oldest' character as he was the first I ever made for this continuum and his theme came to me pretty quick. In fact, I had it in mind long ago. I think it fits well. I think that the theme for Waller likely fits the best, then followed by the one for Marcel. I was really close to picking No More Sorrow by Linkin Park, but I think In The Shadows just fits his entire theme better.
Thrall is actually my 'oldest' character as he was the first I ever made for this continuum and his theme came to me pretty quick. In fact, I had it in mind long ago. I think it fits well. I think that the theme for Waller likely fits the best, then followed by the one for Marcel. I was really close to picking No More Sorrow by Linkin Park, but I think In The Shadows just fits his entire theme better.
Crono
The Guy
Funny enough I had Brian's already slipped into his CS.
I'm sure there are more fitting songs out there, finding them is the pain, but I feel that one works fine.
I'm sure there are more fitting songs out there, finding them is the pain, but I feel that one works fine.
Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
Point made: do not fuck with Waller.
Archon
Friendly Neighborhood Gem-Collector
I'm really hoping your ultra-untouchable characters like Torrent, Black Beetle, Thrall and Waller get taken down a notch or two at somepoint - even if that point is a year away...
Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
Torrent isn't used heavily, so I doubt it. Also, he's not actually 'my' character. He's Anno's. lol Black Beetle is in a prime position to get knocked down a peg or two, to be honest. Waller 'might', but I really like him placed right where he is for the plot. He is a combination of Amanda Waller and Nick Fury in a lot of ways (I'm a Marvel fan myself), so it is great to have so many resources to play with and materials to use to keep him in his familiar position. As for Thrall, while he is used more, he isn't used... to solve problems. He's mostly internal. This is Beta Protocol and he is literally the counterpart to Supes in leading the Alpha Branch.
Torrent is an Alpha-level leader of Gamma. Thrall and Supes are effectively the strongest Alphas and the leaders of Alpha. Black Beetle is effectively a Gamma in charge of Beta. Nightwing is meant to be a true beta, but the best CQC around--or at least close. Waller is a 'beta' if anything, but he leads the whole damn League. It's really hard to write out any of them being knocked down a notch aside from Black Beetle, and I've already somewhat worked on that.
Torrent is an Alpha-level leader of Gamma. Thrall and Supes are effectively the strongest Alphas and the leaders of Alpha. Black Beetle is effectively a Gamma in charge of Beta. Nightwing is meant to be a true beta, but the best CQC around--or at least close. Waller is a 'beta' if anything, but he leads the whole damn League. It's really hard to write out any of them being knocked down a notch aside from Black Beetle, and I've already somewhat worked on that.
Archon
Friendly Neighborhood Gem-Collector
I seem to recall Nick Fury - for all his intelligence - being hit hard in Winter Soldier, despite having the entire recourses of Shield at his behest. But yes, I'm seeing your points. I just have an avid dislike of arrogance in Mary Sues - which isn't meant in a bad way towards these characters, they're well made characters who don't intefere with fairness - but Superman, and Thrall by extension are definitive Mary Sues, only Superman tends to be pretty friendly and humble, whereas Thrall just has that aura that makes you want to blast him through the sun. (Too bad nobody can do that...)
Waller to me - is a character I love to hate - which is the only reason I want to see him taken down a peg. Which means your doing a damn good job of roleplaying the guy, so good job! However I think I may have misintrepreted Black Beetle, his powers do seem very good for a Beta(Gamma?)-level hero. As for Nightwing, I underestimated her a bit; if she's the best CQC in Beta then she's a lot stronger than I thought, too bad she didn't beat the snot out of Marcel when she could. :smile9: Jk
I haven't even seen Torrent in action, but from what I gathered of his CS - much like Thrall - I think he'd just be the type of character you really want to see go down, even if they plausibly aren't capable of being brought down since you said it yourself, this is Beta Protocol. It'd take Alpha level villains to give those guys a run for their money and fortunately, this isn't a hero-power fest.
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Sir Les Paul
The Duke of Chords
Thrall is a combination of his mommy-issues with Starfire, in shorthand, and of course Diana. I could see where you're coming from with this one, but at the same time, I've seen Diana played out as a dumbstruck warrior archetype and a wannabe SJW. There are plenty of times that her use of her near-superman level powers have basically made that exact type of frustration. Don't compare Thrall to Superman, compare him to Wonder Woman, and it makes more sense. I will note, however, that basically being an amped up Tamaranean, Thrall could defeat most Kryptonians, meaning he is presently the top dog of the Justice League. Torrent would likely be the best match for him despite being a slightly lower level because Thrall doesn't have the assets to fight tremendously powerful magic, he's close in combat and Torrent can literally turn into water--making those plasma blasts and sword half worthless. Diana could likely still defeat him as well unless he broke his chains.
Of course, Thrall has the big twist of his hyper-evolved state, too. For all of his combat prowess, if he ever wants to use arguably his most broken ability: the rejection of reality, he has to become a noncombatant. His potential is one of his greater drawbacks.
Still, with Thrall, this entire RP is based around the betas, so it would be immensely hard to work in him getting knocked down. I'm not saying I wouldn't or couldn't do it, it's just the nature of this RP doesn't call for it.
This is what I love to hear! Mostly because I put more effort into him than literally ANYONE else. He is the binding force of everything, so I think he needs to have a definite impact. That impact, conversely, is why I don't quite want him dethroned or to have a comeuppance anytime soon. The RP is hardly stable enough as of now to yet again lose its binding force.
Black Beetle is primarily Gamma level due his Adaptation and Energy Manipulation. All Scarabs are basically REALLY powerful. Some of them are so powerful they could be alpha level, but I toned them down for this RP. But, basically, the Black Beetle Armor can adapt to virtually anything including magic (which even Thrall can't do) and manipulate various forms of energy to VERY high degrees (he could even redirect Starblasts from Thrall). The problem happens to be that a character like Thrall is just a far larger 'battery' than Black Beetle is and outclasses him entirely on a physical level. This is actually somewhat why I don't consider Thrall a Mary Sue. He has a definite set of abilities and is just really powerful; Black Beetle has a far larger scope of abilities, but can't use them to the same degree. In terms of utility, Black Beetle wins out entirely. These are tiny things, but when I break them down to myself, they make more sense. And, I don't just do this for my characters; I do this with ALL of them.
I wouldn't officially give her the mantle of best, but she is very, very high up there. If she wasn't in a depressed state, she could fight off the older Damien Wayne with relative ease and hold her own against Waller, the Commander and Asura despite their advantages based solely on her skill. I don't know if she's #1 solely because I don't want to call it, but she is definitely in top 3 for this universe.
Torrent wasn't made by me or Anno, but in fact was a gift from a mutual friend of ours to Anno. He is a far better RP'er in quality than either of us and made Torrent when I made United We Stand as a challenge for Anno to play since he is so highly detailed. I'm pretty sure his CS is the longest in the RP and he has the most in-depth background and ability set. Torrent has received virtually no action, but that's because he was made for the RP as United We Stand, not Beta Protocol and it's really hard to fit in non-Beta characters. I have to squeeze Thrall in when I can and that's just because I enjoy playing him.
This pretty much sums it all up, honestly. In a way, though, I like the idea of leaving you guys 'wanting' to see something because that means you're seeing the extended universe and being inspired by it even if it hardly affects you.
Romani
Ace of Spades
I just want to see some hard hitting dramatic moments that change entire psychis.
Archon
Friendly Neighborhood Gem-Collector
So if in terms of pure skill, Nightwing is a "top three" where does that leave people like Ra's al Ghul and my Deathstroke? Being the most skilled hardly has much affect on being the strongest combatatnt since there are a likely a slew of people who have the power-set or equipment to handle Jess Grayson, though the question is one I have to pose all the same; purely for curiosity's sake.
Power/Skill listings are something I like to see a little too much.
In-fact, what level is Ra's in this? Since he's a bit of a pushover in the canonical universe, I'm assuming Beta Protocol does him more justice. (Geddit?)
Power/Skill listings are something I like to see a little too much.
In-fact, what level is Ra's in this? Since he's a bit of a pushover in the canonical universe, I'm assuming Beta Protocol does him more justice. (Geddit?)
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