Realistic or Modern The Amalgam Universe: A New Crusade {Character Sheets}

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  Matthew Richard Drake

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Robin

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  22

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Male

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Lawful Good

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Blüdhaven, Delaware, U.S.A.

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Ward; beneficiary for the Wayne estate

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  A copper brown color, an odd phenotype considering he should've ended up with his mother's black hair; and, to help protect his identity, he dyes his hair a black-brown color. Aesthetically, his hair is usually left to its own curly nature, with no effort to style it on Matt's behalf. Naturally, it's wavy and is somewhat parted off-center. However, when maintaining his appearance of being the Ward for Mr. Wayne, he tends to style it in order to uphold his formal appearance.

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  An ocean blue color but his ocular lenses change the pigmentation to a blackish color, to help keep a part of his identity covert.

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  A perfect olive tone with various scars all over his body from his years of crime fighting; A café-au-lait birthmark on his right pectoral & shoulder.

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  distinguished features

  
  

  He has his father's nose; His ocean blue eyes.

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  

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  5'11"

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  180 lbs.

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  Athletically Lean

  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  Brenton Thwaites

  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Matt is a much more gregarious and charismatic person than his Bat mentor, though Bruce may have the upper hand when being a charmer. Because of his upbringing in the entertainment industry, Matt was quick to learn how to be a "people person" and please the masses. With that said, Matt still retains his 'showman heart' and enjoys the mordant patter between him and others.
  
  Matt is relatively a "voice of reason" and is a natural leader despite his youth. Should someone say the wrong thing or speak on something that Matt is sensitive about, though, they'll be quick to regret their words and find themself with a broken nose. He's quick to have sympathy and show compassion, which are redeeming qualities in his eyes, but those dark moments can get the best of him thanks to his temperament.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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  (+)Attentive - Aware of his surroundings, people he interacts with, and the details of things. Details are always important.
  
  (+)Reliable - You ask for something to be done, he tries his hardest to do it. Ask for no one else to assist you or he’ll take it personally. You could tell him your worse secret, in confidence, and he'd take it to his grave with him.
  
  (-)Temperamental - Say the wrong thing or possibly something he's sensitive to and you might end up with a broken nose . . . or worse.
  
  (-)Sarcastic - Though this can be used in a humorous way, it can also be passive-aggressive, and to some, annoying.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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  Clubbing - Really it's just a way for him to maintain the young, illustrious delusion.
  
  Car Enthusiast - Though not a collector, Matt enjoys attending and looking at car shows and different auctions. He's more of an antique car guy, but still finds some newer models to be fascinating.
  
  Gymnastics - It's an outlet for Matt, plus he's been doing it since he was a young boy.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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  - 9 times out of 10, Matt will cross his arms when he's pensive.
  

  
  
  
  
  

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  Failing Bruce - Matt owes a lot to Bruce; for housing him and giving him a stable home, giving him a new purpose in life, for teaching him, there's just so many. So failing Bruce and his mission to bring justice to Arkham would be detrimental for Matt.
  
  His parents' death - That night is merely traumatic for him.
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  October 29th, 2012.
  Pirelli's Circus Acts & Performance was touring the East Coast. At the time, they were hosting their show in Greensboro, New Jersey. Jack Drake had just finished his Warring Sparrow boxing act, and next to perform was his wife and son, Petrova and Matt. It would also be one of the few times where Jack would join his family in performing their acrobatic stunts.
  
  He was no professional like his wife; hell, he was hardly as good as his son—though that may be due to Matthew's estranged sixth sense—but Jack was needed this time around, and it was also ceremonial in a sense. Not too long after the tour started, an offer came across Jack, and he just couldn't refuse it. It would get him and his family out of the circus and into a more stable environment to settle down in. Little did Jack realize, though, that the deal he made was with the mob, particularly the mob headed by Marlon Zucco, who was a brutal boss and a fox with his values.
  
  Jack had still not held up his end of the bargain, and because Marlon now saw the deal between him and Jack as an unfair arrangement, he became insulted. As such, the Head of the Zucco Crime Family wanted Jack and his loved ones dispatched of. On those orders, Ziggy Maroni—an enforcer within the Zucco Family—had cut the high wire during the Drake performance. As Matt stood in the crow's nest, he watched his parents plummet to their death, along with the audience. And because the police were in Zucco's pocket, the whole thing was labeled an accident. Faulty cables. And even though Matt wanted to believe that the entire thing was an accident, his intuition wouldn't allow it. Nonetheless, this was the night that started it all. Because somewhere within that audience sat Bruce Wayne, the billionaire playboy philanthropist who too was once an orphan and now saw a piece of himself within the young, traumatized boy.
  
  Years ensue.
  It wasn't long before Matt was bouncing around different orphanages and Homes for Young Boys for years to come—some were hosted and supported by various churches, and others were independent. All the while, he could only think about one thing: his parents' accident. And despite numerous reassurances from caretakers, other kids, and the police, Matt just couldn't shake the feeling that there was more to his parents' death. All of that frustration, fear, and anxiety was bottled up within Matt, but he figured out how corrosive it was to let those emotions roam; how unhealthy it was for him and everyone around him. So he taught himself how to hide it, mask it; how to put on a smile even though his world felt as though it was being burned to the ground.
  
  March 11th, 2017.
  He somehow landed himself in an Arkham orphanage that was being funded by the Wayne Foundation and was, later, an invited guest to an organized event hosted by the Wayne Foundation—along with the other orphans and the caretakers. It was there that Matt would finally get to meet the sponsor of his "new home", Bruce Wayne.
  
  Even after all this time, Bruce still saw himself within Matt. And more than that, Bruce could see the facade that Matt put up. The look on his face, the smile, and it was the same one Bruce had taught himself. The seventeen-year-old boy that stood before the billionaire also recognized the practiced front that Bruce put up. Within that moment, the duo had a mutual understanding of one another. A connection that the two could empathize with and bond over. That's what convinced Bruce to try and make Matt his Ward, and of course, Matt was happy about this decision.
  
  Following the Wardship.
  Now with practically unlimited resources at his fingertips and a more accessible database of knowledge, Matt got to work on cracking his conspiracy. For almost two years, he pieced everything together. Zucco and his Crime Family, the deal made between him and his father, the hit put out on Matt and his parents, the police hiding everything, he even found out that the ringleader played a part in his parents' death. His need to satiate his hunger for justice and the desire to seek revenge was all that drove Matthew.
  
  November 7th, 2017.
  It wasn't long before word caught up to Matt that Ziggy just so happened to be around—in the heart of Arkham, actually.
  
  That night, Matt had snuck out of Wayne tower, under the cover of night, and went on his own to finally find Ziggy Maroni and reap his parents' revenge.
  
  However, as fate would have it, Matt would find himself caught in a sticky situation. He found Ziggy, but he wasn't alone, and Matt was too blinded by his own fury to think clearly that he just charged towards the mobster. Ziggy's crew quickly put him down and were about to execute the boy right there in the middle of Jefferson Square, but The Batman descended from the sky and wrought pain on the mobsters.
  
  Some of the mafiosos escaped in the ensuing brawl, just out of sheer terror of The Bat, but fortunately for Matt, Ziggy had not.
  
  Matt would return to Wayne Tower to find The Batman waiting for him in Matt's personal quarters. Bluntly, Matt told Batman that he knew it was Bruce in the suit, much to his surprise. Matt told Bruce how he knew and for how long, which impressed the man. With an ounce of admiration for Matt's intelligence detective work, and perhaps Bruce's own need to "rewrite the past" so that Matt could avoid being filled with the rage that once consumed Bruce, Matt was inducted into the lifestyle of being a crime-fighting vigilante. In the cave—Batman's base of operation—Matt swore an oath to uphold the principles that Batman fights for, and it was there that Matt became Bruce's sidekick.
  
  The Following Years.
  After two rigorous, grueling years of training, Matt was finally approved to join Bruce on his patrols. Although, he did need an alias. Before finalizing what the public would know him as for the next two years, when he would don the cape, Matt pondered and pondered over many ideas.
  
  "Drake? No, too obvious. Redwing? Too childish. Batboy? Still too silly."
  
  And then he thought back to his parents. Their terms of endearment. How they would call him their "little bird", their . . . Robin.
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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  ABILITIES ━━━
  ± Peak Physical Human Condition: With early training and tutelage under his parents, and later The Batman, Matt has acquired an astonishing physical body to help in his endeavors. His strength, speed, and stamina is comparable to that of an Olympic athlete (he's broken bricks with a single punch, ran 9 meters in one second, and jump from Arkham rooftops effortlessly). His agility is astonishing alone, having been trained as an acrobat; he can bend and flip in unimaginable ways; balance on poles, wires, and beams with ease; has evaded direct gunfire before; and is one of the few people in the world who's pulled off a quadruple backflip.
  ± Sixth Sense: An innate ability that works periodically—and of which Matt has no control over—is a sort of "sixth sense". It's the sensation of changes in different surrounding stimuli, to which his brain quickly perceives and unconsciously responds to. It doesn't work all the time, but there have been encounters in which it's saved his life.
  
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  ± Intimidation & Interrogation Proficient: He's spent enough time around Batman to where he's memorized and utilized the Bat's different intimidation and interrogation techniques. Matt takes advantage of criminals' fears and applies them to the techniques he's learned. If he wants someone to talk, they'll end up "singing".
  ± Multilingual: Matt is well-versed in the languages of English, Spanish, Romanian, and Italian. And though he isn't as fluent, he can still speak and understand some: Russian, French, and Cantonese.
  ± Tactician: The young protege to the Bat has been trained in various military and covert ops tactics. At the start of his vigilante training, Matt was reading Sun Tzu's "The Art Of War" and Karl von Clausewitz's "On War".
  ± Lockpicking: A trade he picked up from another performer during his time in the circus.
  ± Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Though there was an abundant amount of time dedicated to training Matt in various martial arts forms like Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Eskrima, Jeet Kune Do, and more—thanks to The Batman—Matt had also received some of his father's articulate and well-crafted boxing techniques. Combined all together, Matt isn't necessarily a force you would want to go head-to-head with.
  ± Lightfooted: With his time under the tutelage of Bruce and, before, his mother, Matt has had plentiful time mastering how to be silent when walking either upright or crouched. He's also become proficient in the arts of escapology.
  ± Gifted Mind: He's no Stephen Hawking, but he most certainly isn't an Average Joe either. Matt graduated in the top 50 of his class, of which there was roughly 430 students. He's continuously been a help in solving different crimes alongside Batman and has studied & been taught well in different sciences and mathematics. Even when throwing his shurikens or other objects, Matt is awfully precise—though he does miss here and there.
  
  EQUIPMENT ━━━
  ± Robin Suit: The Robin suit is composed of multiple, intricate layers. The first layer of protection is an undersuit with built-in temperature regulators designed to keep the wearer at a comfortable temperature in almost any condition. The second layer of protection consists of titanium-dipped tri-weave fibers that act as a sort of chainmail and give him the proper flexibility he needs to do his acrobatics. Built over the chest, thighs, and arms are armored plates, composed of hardened Kevlar on top of Wayne Tech's magnetorheological (MR) fluid. The MR fluid is the latest in cutting edge technology, and hardens in response to impacts, specifically designed to provide superior shock absorption; it also enables greater force delivery behind counterattacks. His mask is equipped with a strong electrical current, constantly running through it, preventing any hostile from removing the mask. The gauntlets of his suit are more heavy-duty, and are fitted with a holographic projector, enabling advanced communication with allies, or to provide a fine hacking tool. In addition, the gauntlets posses sensors that work in tandem with Matt's ocular lenses.
  > Utility Belt: His utility belt carries all sorts of gadgets and gizmos. From a rebreather to smoke pellets to R-shaped shurikens, you can find just about all of it in his utility belt.
  > Cape: The Robin suit's cape is made of a polymer material, called "memory cloth" by the WayneTech R&D department, which is a lightweight fabric that stiffens when an electric current is run through it—providing structure and rigidness based on Matt's skeleton, so he can glide while in the air; the cape is interwoven with another material, carbon fiber fabric. This provides it with durability and protection against the elements and helps make it flame retardant.
  ± Escrima Sticks —> Bo staff: Matt has become well-acquainted with using escrima sticks. In fact, he can ricochet an escrima stick off multiple surfaces and still hit his target head on. Each stick carries a non-lethal electric charge that can be quite useful in combat, interrogation, or for utility purposes. But as a bonus, the escrima sticks can be conjoined to form a collapsible bo staff, which can then extend into a full bo staff.
  > Bullet Shield: The bullet shield is an employable gadget of Robin's. It retracts from his staff and can be used to protect him from bullets or reduce fall damage from great heights.
  ± Grappling Hook: A gadget used to grapple to vantage points and ledges.
  ± Ocular Lenses: The famous ocular lenses are practical, yet innovative and fruitful. They allow the wearer [Matt] to record the events that transpire whilst wearing them, but also grant him access to a visual field called "Detective Vision"—coined by Bruce in his early years. This examination tool is directly linked to the Batcomputer and allows Matt to access an advanced array of investigative tools and an expansive identification database, while simultaneously enhancing Matt's own field of vision.
  ± X9 Bike: A customized motorcycle that gives Matt a means of faster travel.
  
  WEAKNESSES ━━━
  » Mortality: He's still human and can suffer greatly from mortal wounds.
  » Blinding Anger: When he's set off, he doesn't think entirely straight and becomes a vessel for his fury and pain.
  » Social Views: He tends to look for the best in people, even if they double-cross him. He's just naturally an optimistic person, and people tend to take advantage of that.
  

  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Petrova Drake | Mother

  
  
  
  

  Petrova and Matthew were as close as a mother and son could be. She was Matt's bestfriend and he was her only child, her most valuable possession. She was the one who taught him how to be a morally good person and retain optimism in the face of despair—though Matt would surrender to that despair after his parents' deaths. Of all the people to die, by chance, Matt usually wonders why her, his mother? She was incredibly sweet, empathetic, and understanding no matter who she was talking with. And she always made life seem . . . full. It was her death that made Matt realize that there is no "reason" as to why things happen in the Universe. They just happen.
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  

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  Jack was a figure of strength and fortitude in Matt's life. He was his idol and what he expected a man to be. The father and son were close, and were had the ideal relationship between the two. Though, after learning about Jacks deal with Marlon Zucco, Matt has a more tainted image of his father—though he still mourns and grieves for his loss.
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  

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  Bruce and Matt, though starting off with cold, distant interactions, have become the literal dynamic duo. Matt's youth, wit, and general warmth had rejuvenated Bruce's humanity; and Bruce's strength, care, and devotion to being a caregiver, was what reignited the "old" Matthew Drake. So in a sense, they've helped each other find themselves again. Bruce has also been a mentor for Matthew, both in and out of the suit—which is more than he could've asked for.
  

  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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[PatriasLover]

NOT DONE I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE IT ISNT ERASED

Basics
Birth Name: Laurie Harrison
Alternative Names: Laurie
Alias: Apoptosis Accelerator ("you sound like a nerd" "I'm a med student")
Age:24
Gender: some facet of genderqueer, they aren't quite sure yet. (they-she pronouns)
Moral Alignment: CG
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois.
Civilian Occupation: Med Student, interning at a childerens hospital, strangely a lot of terminal cancer cases have seemingly... disappeared, the kiddos cured.
Years Active: 6

Appearance:
Height: 5'7
Weight: 168
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Origins
Backstory: particle accelerator

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Abilities: Laurie has the ability to hack into the DNA of a person, specifically the genes that code for p53, a protein responsible for fixing mutations in a cell or triggering cell death. as a result, upon making skin-on-skin contact with another, Laurie can kill off any cancerous cells. additionally, they can undifferentiate cells, so if someone's stomach is damaged, for example, they could turn the nearby blood cells into stomach lining cells and patch up the wound. of course, this is very toiling and has a physical effect on Laurie.
Skills: Science! laurie knows a ton about the body, and focuses mostly on things like cells, as they are an oncologist. additionally, they know the basics of animal medicine, cause dogs get cancer too.
Equipment: obviously medical gloves and a face-mask, as well as a ton of hand sanatizer
Weaknesses: she cannot heal herself. additionally, healing others is very draining.
Fluff: "where were you last night?" "it's called breaking into hospitals to heal the kids with cancer, it's not a crime!" "oh my god my friend isn't just a lame nerd" "I will have you know I resent that!"
Laurie with her roommate, a librarian named Charlotte who probably read mary shelley's Frankenstein one too many times. also, they're in a queerplatonic relationship with her.
((also they know a guy who knows a guy who dated that supervilain who's been murdering corupt bisnusmen and police officers... they went to coledge together, actually.(change of plans im making the original super i wanted to use a "villain"))

 

[Nellancholy]

Basics
Name: Yang Lan-zhu [杨兰珠]
Alias: Otohime
Age: Early 30s
Gender: Female
Moral Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Place of Birth: Coast City (presumed)
Civilian Occupation: Bartender/manager
Years Active: ~5 years since she got her powers, but hasn't been much of a superhero (or vigilante) until now

Appearance:
Lan-zhu is a tall (almost 6 feet), slim Chinese woman with olive skin and black hair (dyed with a few blue streaks) that she generally wears tied into a low ponytail. She often dresses sharply but not ostentatiously, with either slacks and dress shirts or the more...exotic outfits of her workplace often making up her wardrobe. Portions of her body that have become stretched or malleable due to her powers become noticeably translucent with a grey tint to them.

Personality
Brief Summary:
Lan-zhu has what some would describe as a big-sisterly demeanor, showing a notable protectiveness towards her younger coworkers and the other inhabitants of the section of Coast City's Chinatown she lives in. While she doesn't look to escalate confrontation, she has a tendency to put herself in the line of fire and force herself to solve other people's problems relying on her own strength as much as possible.

Fears:
It's been a few years since her current life began, but she's still worried about her past catching up to her and losing the people and places she loves. More recently, large bodies of water have become a concern too.

Origins
Backstory:
Little exists about the woman known as Yang Lan-zhu on the official record, but signs point to her being a low-level smuggler subordinate to local Triad elements as far back as 7 years ago, during the start of the Batman's reign. The rise of the ruthless, sophisticated vigilante left organized criminals across the city scrambling to adapt through various means. One of the bosses had gotten their hands on an experimental mutagen which had been lifted from a biological lab overseas. Desperate to mount a defense against the Batman and similar vigilantes that had powers or tech of their own, the boss administered the mutagen indiscriminately towards the thugs they had under their command, including Lan-zhu.

Many survived, though few gained powers and transformations that they could control for the use of the criminal empire. Lan-zhu was not so lucky. By all appearances, she seemed to begin to melt and dissolve at a rapid rate, barely able to scream before her voice was replaced by incoherent gurgling. The grey, fluid mass she turned into easily washed down the drain of the lab, and she was never heard from again...or so it would seem.

Lan-zhu woke up some time later on the shores near where Ziyu, the owner of a local bar called Satori was walking by. The older woman took her in and nursed her back to health, in return for having her work at Satori.

Satori had long served as neutral ground for various members of the city's underbelly. But in response to the escalation of vigilante activity, some criminals had tried to get Satori involved, whether as a storehouse for smuggled goods, a site of money laundering, or a place to stash stolen loot. It was during a scuffle with one such "customer" that Lan-zhu regained control of her power, her arm elongating and striking him like a whip as she kicked him out on his rear.

Since then, Lan-zhu has taken over as the onsite manager of Satori, living and working in the building while protecting it from exploitation. Her life has maintained an uneasy balance up till today, but with the power vacuum resulting in the disappearance of the Batman, she may have to start taking the fight to them...

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Abilities:
Slime Physiology:
From the mutagen, Lan-zhu has gained the ability to alter the shape and cohesion of her body manifesting as a grey, slime like substance. While she cannot turn her entire body into another shape or maintain another person's appearance for long, she can stretch, bend, and stick at superhuman capacity. At the most extreme of her current capabilities, she can dissolve into a mass of amorphous fluid that can slither rapidly and fit into tight spaces. In addition, the mutation has made her highly durable, as not only can her biomass resist dismemberment, piercing, or impact, but her only remaining vital organ is a dense "core" around the size of a fist, which she usually keeps in her chest. As long as the core remains intact, she can regenerate when consuming biomass.

However, the core has very little mobility on its own, and her biomass, being composed of watery matter, is rather weak to energy-based attacks like extreme heat or electricity. Furthermore, her biomass is prone to dissipating if she is immersed in fluids that are hot or impure for too long, leaving the core intact.

Skills:
Familiarity with the operations of criminal enterprises like smuggling, drug manufacturing, and extortion
Hand to hand combat (trained under Ziyu)
Picked up business management skills from running the bar
Not a bad dancer

 

[Strategos]

Spoiler: Steve Rookstone - Mayor of Arkham

Basics

Birth Name:
Basuki

Alternative Names:
Steve Rookstone

Alias:
Mayor of Arkham City

Age: 32
Gender: Male
Moral Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Place of Birth: ???
Civilian Occupation: Politician
Years Active: 8

Appearance:

Height: 5”10
Weight: 220 Lbs
Distinguishing Features: Scar going down his right arm, usually hidden by long sleeves
Build: Broad, beefy and stocky
Description:
A large man with plenty of youth, he has been described by many as physically imposing yet nurturing. While not handsome by any means, he is still attractive by many standards beyond his physical description due to the aura of confidence and authority he imposes around him. He usually dresses formally, never being seen in casual clothing, but he blends in with the average civilian easily - perhaps a reason why people have elected him, a sense of familiarity and comfort.

Personality

Brief Summary:
On the surface, he tends to exhibit an over-active and friendly attitude. Easy to talk to and enthusiastic, many feel a general warmth and comfort around him as he is, by many standards, a “people person”. Politically, he is ruthless and efficient. By no means is he evil but he is not above doing evil acts if in the process, it leads to further his goals of his belief of “good”.
“Everyone is a good person in their own story” -Rookstone

Vices & Virtues: Tends to be described as heroic, though his actions are more described as anti-hero esque.

Fears: Chaos, instability, claustrophobia

Origins

Backstory:
While his origins were unknown, it is known that he appeared in the political scene and the public eye roughly 8 years ago as a public servant, rising through the ranks absurdly and frighteningly quick. He proved to be an incredibly popular figure as he resonated with the public and their ideals, even changing the minds of the people through fiery speeches and passionate addresses. It wasn’t long until he became Mayor of Arkham City by the age of 28, many believe that it was him that, with the cooperation of “The Batman”, began lifting Arkham City from its status as a cesspool of crime. Now without The Batman, he intends to prove he can save the city from disorder and chaos.
“By any means necessary.“

Extra

Abilities: Powerful orator and public speaker, alongside being the “Man In Charge” of Arkham city gives him a large claim of authority and power over institutions and the city itself.

Skills:
-Gifted public speaker
-Strong social skills
-Powerful propagandist
-Talented politician
-Skilled Martial Artist
-Naturally powerful

Equipment:
N/A

Weaknesses:
Rarely able to stand toe-to-toe with skilled vigilantes, usually relies on security details for safety.​

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[SpazTheButcher]

Basics
Birth Name: James Ray Person
Alternative Names: "Ray"
Alias: "The Death Dealer"
Age: 28
Gender: M
Moral Alignment: CG
Place of Birth: Arkham City
Civilian Occupation: Taxi Driver
Years Active: ~1


Appearance:
Height: 6'
Weight: 165 lbs
Distinguishing Features: Burn scars on his back and several aging bruises.
Build: Fit
Faceclaim: Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle
What he looks like: Similar to the adjacent photo, Ray wears a black plate carrier over his black combat uniform. He wears a cowboy hat on his head, sung glasses, and a cavalry gaiter. He also paints his face and arms with shades of green as a crude form of camouflage.

Personality
Brief Summary: Known as a loudmouth joker to all of his friends, Ray is known for his jokes and antics alike. Despite this, most people know him as a trustworthy guy with a big heart who they can count on when the going gets tough.
Vices:
-Legal Drug Addict: Ray is addicted to caffeine and Rip Fuel
-Oorah Marine!: Ray is way too proud of himself, and this can cause conflicts with others.
Virtues:
-God, Country, and Corps: Ray is loyal to those around him, and once he makes a promise or deal, he won't break it
-Lead the Way: Ray is usually afraid of nothing, and as such he is more than willing to get his hands dirty or lead the charge.
Fears:
-Death before Dishonor: Ray is afraid that if he dies, he'll die a failure, without any redemption.

Origins
Backstory:
James "Ray" Person was born in Arkham, but moved to live with his father when he was five. He was raised in a trailer park in Nevada, and developed a strange personality that country boy with the education of a city man. His future was bright, but then he surprised everyone and joined the Marines. He became a Recon Marine, and deployed to Iraq twice. After leaving the Marines, his life went downhill. His relationship with his fiancée went south, and he ended up moving back to Arkham City. He tried to join the police force, but was turned down and instead found himself as a taxi driver.

He became disillusioned with the city after spending a year driving around its worst inhabitants. Then one rainy night, he sat in his cab waiting for someone when he heard a voice behind him speak. He turned around and found himself face to face with a man in full army utilities and wearing a blue cavalry hat which shadowed his face. Ray hadn't even heard him enter. The man told Ray to drive, which he obliged. He soon found himself at a park and saw three men beating up a young kid, who was unconscious on the floor. The "Cavalryman" nodded over and told Ray to act.

The next thing Ray knew he was standing over the bloodied bodies of three crooks, his own hands covered in blood. The "Cavalryman" stood next to him and handed him a deck of cards, each marked with "We met the Air Cav" and "Death From Above."

"Mark them," He said to him.

Ray drew three cards from the deck, all numbers, and threw one on each body.

He spoke again, "Now mark more."

Ray then looked at the deck in his hand, and asked, "What if I run out?"

The "Cavalryman" began to walk away, and without looking back, said, "You won't."

Ray looked at the bodies one last time and turned to see the "Cavalryman", only to find him gone.
Extra
Abilities:
-The Bottomless Deck of Card
Skills:
-Hand to Hand Combat
-Advanced Infantry Tactics
-Urban Combat Experience
-Reconnaissance Training
Equipment:
-Plate Carrier
-M16A1 with a Brownells Retro x4 Carry Handle Sight (Can be fitted with a suppressor)
-Sawed Off Ithaca 37
-Colt M1911 w/ Suppressor
-Ruger MP9 w/ Suppressor
-x3 Smoke Grenades
Optional Equipment:
-M249B
-L42A1
-M79 painted with tiger stripes.
(If need be, Death Dealer can acquire most weapons for any situation)

Spoiler: The Cards

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Weaknesses:
"Well, bullets can't be beat."

 

[R U S T]

Basics
Name: Walter Joseph Kovacs
Alias: Roarsach
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Moral Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Place of birth: Arkham City
Civilian Occupation: Garment Worker
Years active: 10 years (Outlawed by police)

Appearance

Spoiler: Roarsach

Height: 5’6”

Weight: 140 Ibs

Distinguishing features: Wears a special fabric mask that have black and white colors that are two plastic membranes with fluids between them, and the fluid moves similar to a lava lamp. The mask symbolizes his view on ethics and morality.

Roarsach had a athletic build, he often wears old timer clothes including fedoras and long brown jackets, often wearing brown, almost similar to a man who works in the office or a businessman of sorts.

Personality
Roarsach only sees black and white. No shades of grey. Only good and evil. Roar each is a man who believes that evil needs to be violently punished. Often difficult to make friends with him, he trusts no one but himsef, and takes a long and strong relationship for him to trust someone. He’s driven and doesn’t give up easily, though he is also quite violent and complex, often taking the law into his hands, and often killing the guilty.

Fears-
Roarsach fears sexual romance, having trauma from his mothers life as a prostitute, often abusing him. He fears it. He thinks it’s disgusting and uncomfortable with intimacy.

Orgins
Backstory:

Rorschach was a child who grew up in a hellish abomination of a home.

His mother was a prostitute. He was bullied at school by those who were bigger and richer than he was. One day, he attacked the bully by biting him and rubbing a lit cigarette in his eye.

That was his first criminal offence. He soon began to think about the ethnicity of the world. While at a laundry mat (where he worked), he saw a dress with a black blob that continuously changed. He was intrigued by it and took it home. He used the ever-changing fabric to create his mask, his disguise for his alter ego, Walter Kovacs. He fought with Nite Owl and other vigilantes. All was good.

Soon he investigated a kidnapping of a young girl. He went to the kidnapper's house and found that the girl was killed and fed to the man's dogs. When the kidnaper came home, Rorschach was waiting for him. He handcuffed him to a water heater and set the house on fire. As a final punishment, he gave the kidnapper a choice to cut off his arm to save himself. The house went up in flames and Rorschach watched.

That was when he started to change. He no longer saw Rorschach as an alter ego, but saw Walter Kovacs as a mask for his true identity. He began to call his mask 'his face' and would reference that he took his face off to hide himself.

That was the day the Kovacs died and Rorschach was born.

Extra


Abilities:​

• Genius Level Intellect.
• Master hand-to-hand combatant and expert street-fighter uses a grapple gun to get to high places.
• Ingenuity and inventiveness in crafting improvised weapons and tools.
• Skilled in detective work, tracking, and interrogation.
• Peak human strength, agility, stamina, endurance, and pain tolerance.

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[noxrequiem]

Basics
Name: Cordelia Owens
Alternative Name(s): Goes by Cora for short
Alias: Phantasm
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Moral Alignment: Neutral Good
Place of Birth: ???
Civilian Occupation: Currently unemployed. Steals from wealthy people she deems bad to get by at the moment
Years Active: 0. Brand new on the scene. Has only been active for a few weeks

Appearance
Height: 5’7
Weight: 140 lbs.
Description: Cordelia is a very average looking woman; nothing about her particularly stands out, save for her intensely deep gray eyes, which always seem to have dark circles under them. Her skin tone is a warm beige, and her hair is auburn in color. Her hair is wavy in texture and fails to her shoulders, but she typically wears it in a high ponytail or messy bun with side swept bangs. She is approximately average height with an athletic build similar to that of female kickboxers.
Day to day, she doesn’t wear anything that sticks out too much, and her typical manner of dress can be described as casual streetwear with a slight grunge-punk flair. No matter the temperature, she can always be seen wearing long sleeves, and prefers to dress in layers.
As a vigilante, she wears a practical bodysuit made with protection in mind, and a Kevlar-lined slim fitted jacket with a hood over it to provide additional protection to her vitals. She wears a full-face mask to hide her identity. Her color scheme is primarily black and gray, with a bit of teal.

Personality
Brief Summary: Standoffish and guarded, it isn’t easy to get to know the real Cordelia. She mostly keeps to herself, avoiding most forms of social interaction and is generally untrusting and always on edge. Despite her outwardly cynical attitude, once one gets to know her they can see she’s also witty, intelligent, and sensitive, with a teasingly sarcastic sense of humor, but has a bit of a stubborn streak and a tendency to argue. However, it takes no less than a metaphorical battering ram to bring down the walls she’s built around herself. In action, she’s normally calculating and perceptive, adaptable and great at thinking on her feet, but she can sometimes be daring and impulsive in the heat of the moment.
Vices:

• High-Functioning Alcoholic: Cordelia relies heavily on alcohol to deal with her problems. While she usually doesn’t get more than buzzed in public, she does drink quite a bit at home in private. She likes that it makes her feel numb, and finds that it helps quiet down her powers and avoid dealing with her trauma. Still, she never lets her addiction get in the way of her work and most people probably wouldn’t even ever know she’s an alcoholic
• PTSD: She has gone through many traumatic events in her past, and has not been coping with them in any healthy way, whether that be through alcohol or bottling up her feelings and ignoring them. It tends to get in the way of both her day-to-day life and vigilantism sometimes, manifesting in various ways including flashbacks, panic attacks, nightmares, or paranoia. It has also led her to suffering from depression and anxiety as well
• Standoffish: She purposefully pushes people away and has done her best to avoid making any real social ties. Yet, she’s still lonely deep inside and longs for at least a few people she can call friends

Virtues:

• Integrity with Powers: When it comes to using her telepathy, Cordelia has a lot of integrity and a bit of a moral code in regards to how she uses them. She tries to only use them when they’re useful to her role as a vigilante, and she does her best to never intentionally use them on her friends or allies. She considers it wrong and a breach of privacy, but sometimes people’s thoughts are so loud that she accidently overhears anyway
• Dependable: If you ask something of her, she will go out of her way, even to the detriment of herself sometimes, to make sure the job gets done properly, one way or another

Fears: Whatever it is she’s hiding from. Desperately wants a chance to live a decent life and do good, but is afraid that will never be able happen. Also struggles with physical contact outside of combat and training. Hospitals put her on edge and she tends to avoid them at all costs. Physical restraints of any kind will usually throw her into a panic.

Origins
Backstory: Cordelia Owens first arrived in Arkham a little over two years ago. At the time, she had nothing to her name and was living on the streets, homeless. Where exactly she came from, no one knows. There’s no official record of her anywhere, and by all accounts it’s like she appeared out of thin air. For the next 8 or so months, she drifted around living an aimless existence with survival being her only real goal. After a while though, she gradually got it in her head that she wanted to do something good with her life, especially after witnessing the crime and depravity so prevalent in the lowest levels of Arkham. With her options limited, she decided she’d make herself into a vigilante. Her decision made, she scrounged up enough money to buy a private, dingy little apartment and begin building a life for herself. After that, she’s basically devoted all her time to training and planning her for her vigilante career, still sticking to the shadows and avoiding most people as much as possible, the closest thing to socialization being drinking alone in shady bars to keep an ear out on the streets. It was only a few weeks ago that she quietly made her debut as a vigilante, with only whispers and unconfirmed rumors of her presence. And despite being new to the scene has a vigilante, her skillset would highly imply she isn’t a complete amateur at what she does, but everything about her seems to indicate she’s hiding from something. What exactly that something might be, she refuses to reveal, and very little is known about who she is or where she came from.

Extras
Abilities: Cordelia is a low-level telepath. She mostly uses her powers to read the surface-level thoughts of her enemies in a fight, so she can always be a step ahead and give herself an edge in a fight. While it is possible for her to dive deeper into someone’s mind, it takes a lot more energy, concentration, and preparation, and often leaves her physical body incapacitated and vulnerable. The deeper she tries to go into someone’s mind, the more likely it is that they notice something is wrong, making it more difficult for her to continue or find anything useful. It’s also more difficult for her to get any sort of accurate reading on someone’s mind if that person knows what she is doing and doesn’t want her in there. She can use her powers to detect the presence of nearby lifeforms, and help to slightly mask her own presence, lending to her stealth. She is also able to create minor and temporary illusions in a person’s mind, such as making it seem like she is a foot to the left of where she actually is in a fight. She can alter minor details in a person’s recent memory as well. The more she uses her powers, however, the more physically and mentally draining it is on her.

Skills: Cordelia is skilled in hand to hand combat, in the form of mixed martial arts, and has also trained in gymnastics. Her fighting style mostly relies on speed, agility, and precision. Arguably one of her strongest skillsets is her intelligence and knack for strategy, making her a very apt tactician; she wins her fights by outthinking and outmaneuvering her opponents. She’s extremely intelligent, bordering on genius intellect (no surprise there, given her powers are mind-based). She’s knowledgeable when it comes to tech, and is capable of effectively using a variety of weapons and gadgets. She’s fluent in a wide variety of languages, and has at least some level of understanding in many more. Despite her antisocial tendencies, she’s shockingly good at adapting to different social situations as necessary. She knows all the proper etiquette, even when it comes to socializing with the elite and upper class, making her a very good actor. Also has a fair amount of medical knowledge and skills, including setting broken bones and stitching up wounds.

Equipment: Currently all she has is her Phantasm suit, which is specifically designed to be both protective and flexible. Her mask has a small, compact built-in respirator designed to help protect against hazardous airborne matter such as fumes and smoke. Goggles built into the mask help adjust lighting to make lowlight vision more visible. Though her equipment is currently limited, she’s looking to expand her arsenal in the future.

Weaknesses: Pushing herself too far and overusing her abilities can result in various negative effects including confusion, weakness, headaches, nausea, vomiting, nosebleeds, fainting, and more. Large crowds can also overwhelm her powers and make her sick, even when she isn’t intentionally using them. Although she has strong mental fortifications against other telepaths, she is vulnerable to the effects of telepathic and psychic abilities, so if one were to invade her mind they could cause severe damage. Looking too long or diving too far into the mind of someone who is insane can cause damage to her own mind. Her PTSD sometimes gets in the way of her vigilantism and daily life. As a new vigilante, she also lacks experience.

 

[myrkwise]

Basics


Name: Lucas Moringi

Alias: Gestalt

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Moral Alignment: Neutral Good

Place of Birth: Arkham City

Civilian Occupation: Unemployed, though works as a volunteer for various humanitarian and charitable organizations

Years Active: Zero; a mere three months since he’s started work as a vigilante.



Appearance:

Height : 5’8

Weight : 120 lbs

Distinguishing Features : A noticeably pallid (yet oddly cherubic) face, with dark bags under his amber eyes, which are also partially obscured by his strangely bright blond hair. When he is being controlled by Eris, his eyes become violet, to an excessive degree.

Build : He’s especially dainty and somewhat frail.



Personality

Lucas is an exceptionally optimistic young man who is always trying to find the best possible path to the best possible future. He’s quite amicable, being able to charm nearly everyone he meets with his demeanor of genuinity. Beyond all, Lucas is firmly devoted towards making the most out of the life he has been gifted, helping as many people as he can - especially his own loved ones and friends, who he is especially loyal to. Deep down, Lucas is also quite insecure about his position in the world, seeing himself as a useless burden who can only find meaning through living for the sake of others. Appropriately, he gains self-validation through solving other people’s problems and giving them happier lives, which often leads to him neglecting his own needs and desires. In fact, one of his greatest fears is coming off as being selfish or ungrateful, or otherwise disappointing the people he cares for - or even just seeing other people have a negative impression of him. In a sense, Lucas has a terrible hero complex, being obsessed with being the one to help out or save others around him.

In addition, due to Lucas' sheltered upbringing, he can be awfully naive and ignorant about the world around him, specifically in his belief that everyone is, deep down, a decent person who can be reasoned with.


Origins

Lucas was born to a family of vigilantes in Arkham City, all working just outside of the law in order to make the streets of the city just a bit safer. Lucas was the youngest of his siblings, and he was born premature and quite weak, a rarity for his family, all of whom were healthy (and most of whom had special abilities of their own). These health issues only got worse as he grew older, confining him to his bedroom for much of his life. While his older brothers were making a name for themselves as junior vigilantes, Lucas was stuck in his house, discontent and feeling woefully useless to his entire family. Things would only get worse when it was found out that Lucas was suffering from a terminal illness - he would not live to see adulthood.

Lucas was sixteen when he first stumbled across a strange artifact - a trinket that one of his brothers had taken from one his adventures. It was an onyx amulet - and it spoke to Lucas. In whispers at first, but the voice grew louder and more present in Lucas’s mind, to the point at which Lucas secretly took the amulet for his own in order to investigate the matter more intently.

Lucas would find out that the amulet carried a powerful spirit by the name of Eris, who used to be a young girl, though her soul ended up being trapped within the amulet and used by various groups and individuals for years. The amulet used Eris’ soul as a power source to grant wishes to its users. As the years went on, Eris became more and more misanthropic and cynical, growing to hate all of humanity for failing to save her from her plight and for constantly using her for her soul’s power. She also grew to long for her own demise, above all else, which she was unable to find due to being stuck in the amulet. Ultimately, however, Eris’ soul’s power ran out, and so did the power of the Amulet - the artifact was thus discarded and ended up in the hands of Lucas’ brother.

Lucas, against all odds, managed to befriend Eris, seeing her almost as the ultimate challenge to overcome : to see whether he could redeem an omnicidal demonic entity. While he didn’t quite succeed, Eris has grown to care about Lucas, at least to the extent that she now wants to show to Lucas why the world isn’t worth saving, and why it should simply be turned to ash - and themselves along with it.

Ultimately, this all came to ahead when Lucas was nearing the end of his short life. The duo came up with a plan to fulfill both of their wishes : for Lucas to keep on living and stop being “useless,” and for Eris to find a way for her to die and potentially gain vengeance on the world. Eris would “link” her soul to Lucas’ soul, giving Lucas’ soul a brand new power source and allowing him enough energy to live a normal, human life. Meanwhile, Eris’ soul would become bound to a mortal coil, meaning that she would also be capable of dying within a reasonable timespan. In order for the assortment to work, however, Lucas would need to keep the amulet on his person at all times, lest he would end up succumbing to his illness once more.

Being healed of his illness, Lucas leapt headfirst into making up for all the time he lost by participating in charitable groups and finally becoming a vigilante to live up to his family’s honor and expectations. Lucas, however, takes somewhat of a different approach than his family : intent to be liked by those he encounters, as well as intent on proving to Eris the redeemable nature of humanity, Lucas has vowed to try and talk to criminals and try and convince them away from their ways by helping them with the problems they may have in their lives.

Extra

Abilities: Bonded with the Amulet and Eris’ soul, Lucas has gained some of the artifact’s old powers. For instance, he is capable of projecting Eris’ spirit, which appears in the form of a young woman with black hair and violet eyes, into the world - either as an invisible force, or as a visible spector. Eris is able to interact with the physical world to some extent - at this point, she is projecting her voice, lifting small objects, pushing things about the weight of most adult humans around, and dealing enough concussive force to match the strength of a worse-than-average vigilante on the streets. When Eris is projected outward, she is connected to the amulet via a spectral string whose length is determined by the strength of the duo’s bond. In turn, Eris is capable of possessing Lucas’s body, at which point his eyes glow violet.

The amulet itself has also given Lucas the ability to grant those he comes into physical contact with a sense of euphoria, or happiness - almost like the effect of a drug, in that it can also be addictive in high magnitudes. This ability can be used to uplift people’s spirits and get them into a more cooperative mood, but it can also be cause people to lose focus or get lost in their own delirium. The more people experience this feeling, the more they tend to crave it. This ability manifests itself often in the form of happy or joyful memories that the person affected may remember, and so this ability works best in people with a glut of strong, happy memories.

Meanwhile, Eris has an ability that is nearly the exact mirror of Lucas’s ability. She has the power to sap the joy and happiness from people that she comes into contact with as a spirit, sharing with them some of the sorrow and grief that she has wracked up with all of her trauma. This grief can stun people, cause them to lose focus, or even cause them to break down into tears. The people affected by this ability also tend to lose some interest in whatever they were invested in previously. The sorrow caused by this ability often manifests itself in the form of sad memories, and so this ability works best in people with a lot of angst and misery in their lives or histories.

Weaknesses : The longer Lucas has Eris projected in spirit form, the more life-force gets drained from Lucas’ body. In addition, anytime Lucas uses his ability to spread euphoria, some of his own happiness and joy gets sapped out of him, roughly proportional to the amount he releases. Curiously, whenever Eris uses her ability, she actively saps the happiness from others, causing Lucas to feel a sense of perverse joy - thus causing Lucas to hardly ever use this ability of Eris’s at all.

Skills : Lucas is charismatic and capable of talking down people in a fight and allowing parties to come to an understanding with one another. Other than that, he lacks great skill in combat and mostly relies on Eris to incapacitate his foes long enough to get them into a conversation - or simply trying to knock them out if need be.