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Post by June Scarlet on Sept 6, 2016 19:45:29 GMT -5
Origin stories? Okay, careful what you wish for... Beatrice Bizelli started out the same as any other ordinary girl. Well, as ordinary as you could get while being raised in the strange city of Heraclia. But as she aged, it slowly became apparent that there was something different about her. No one knows how it happened. Maybe she was born that way, maybe it was the mysterious Mihtium metal that's found in the area. But no matter how it developed, the results were the same. Beatrice Bizelli was... a journalist. There is no known cure for Journalism. It's a rare affliction affecting a small portion of the population, giving its victims powers such as being able to ask insightful questions, investigate stories, and write on a deadline. Interestingly, no Journalist has ever applied to appear on the Hero Show, despite their unusual traits. Instead, they prefer to band together, using their unique set of skills to create publications that cover what they like to term as "news." This venture is very profitable for journalist tribes, as they sell their "news" publications to the general public. When Beatrice came of age, she left her home to join a journalist tribe. She is content among her own kind, though like most journalists, she keeps regular contact with non-journalists. She particularly covers "news" about people who, despite being non-journalists, still have very unusual traits. Her understanding of what it's like to be different creates a natural rapport with such people, and she is successful at her calling. Not saying that Journalism is actually considered a super power in this world, I'm just being silly.
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Post by Draco on Sept 7, 2016 1:14:04 GMT -5
Unless it's some sort of mission, I'm not going to do a origin story. Kizuna is just there.
That is unless I can think of something I like and want to share it XD
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Post by Layla "Nimbus" Karimi on Sept 7, 2016 10:46:49 GMT -5
So last night I had my second dream about this game :-D The first happened a little while ago, I basically dreamt up a sort of backstory for my characters that isn't getting used in the RP but involved them having lightning powers... That dream was actually the inspiration for their current powers, as I kind of liked the idea and decided that they'd have some basic electric powers if Layla turned out to be a B-lister and more complex weather-related powers if she got All Star. (The inspiration wouldn't have applied much to the possibility of a Tech hero, and if I got a villain role other than Hypnotized Hero I would have gone in a different direction altogether) But anyway, this dream was centered around us actually playing the game, and pretty much consisted of me flailing around while everyone else claimed the missions before I could. It was... pretty nice to wake up and realize that was just a dream XD And on a completely different note, it is now my headcanon that this is the theme song for the in-universe show of Hero City. Idk, I can just picture little hero intros with their names next to them interspersed with clips of them doing cool superhero things set to that music XD
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Post by Liou on Sept 7, 2016 11:26:53 GMT -5
I am mostly developing him alongside his masters Friends, but considering he was once part of the good guys, I want to develop his relationship with your characters as well! That is an awesome character, Dju! My character is not yet ready to be introduced ( still backstage getting dressed), but I'd love to work on backstory if you need. Layla "Nimbus" Karimi : same, actually - Nimbus sounds like someone my character would cross paths with regularly. And everyone might say stuff about each other for the confession cam, anyway. x3
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Post by Dju on Sept 7, 2016 16:44:37 GMT -5
I am mostly developing him alongside his masters Friends, but considering he was once part of the good guys, I want to develop his relationship with your characters as well! That is an awesome character, Dju! My character is not yet ready to be introduced ( still backstage getting dressed), but I'd love to work on backstory if you need. Oooh thank you so much, Liou! that's very kind of you - I'd really love to work on a backstory with you! I've been failing tragically at relating my character to other heroes XD
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Post by Thorn on Sept 7, 2016 16:50:32 GMT -5
Layla "Nimbus" Karimi: Imagine Dragons are pretty much my favourite band (I didn't go to see them when I had the chance, whyyyyyy), so I approve of your choice. And I can see how the song fits too! That dream sounds awful though- I'm sure your actual experience of the game will be much nicer!
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Post by Liou on Sept 8, 2016 17:46:54 GMT -5
So many awesome character designs have been shared in this thread; I'm very thankful. <3 So thankful that I'd like to ignore my spoiler-prevention instinct and toss in a little something. >.> Who's that Pokemon crappy unfinished placeholder doodle superhero? It's Zenith!
Zenith fulfills two very important duties of superheroes: * they fly and * they shoot shiny things that go boom. These two things are exactly what the reality show's audience will remember.
Their favourite pastimes are standing stoically in the wind and swooping down majestically to rescue people. They sound fairly young, are up-to-date on pop culture, and have been spotted -wearing their hero costume- in the trendiest hangouts of Heraclia.
That's right, they're popular.
Some fans claim that they're really strong, though that has never been confirmed. There is a kind of debate on this topic in the fanbase. When questioned on the specifics of their powers, Zenith will reply that they're classified.
They also keep their civilian name secret; however, some claim to know them from college.
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Post by Moni on Sept 8, 2016 19:58:29 GMT -5
Oh yeah . . . fireflyman's relationship with other characters ummmmm uhhhhh errrrr well i mean he's not the most outgoing person so that 100% justifies my laziness in trying to think of them, right?
he's probably friends with the gyro guy and uh that's all i got
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Post by Coaster on Sept 8, 2016 20:03:17 GMT -5
Oh yeah . . . fireflyman's relationship with other characters ummmmm uhhhhh errrrr well i mean he's not the most outgoing person so that 100% justifies my laziness in trying to think of them, right? he's probably friends with the gyro guy and uh that's all i got My brain is drawing a comparison with that one character in Animorphs who tries earth food for the first time while morphed to human, and goes haywire when he has cinnamon buns BUN-ZUH!That said I still don't have any concepts for my character more concrete than "uhh... gyros? 8D" so don't feel bad.
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Post by Moni on Sept 8, 2016 20:10:01 GMT -5
Oh yeah . . . fireflyman's relationship with other characters ummmmm uhhhhh errrrr well i mean he's not the most outgoing person so that 100% justifies my laziness in trying to think of them, right? he's probably friends with the gyro guy and uh that's all i got My brain is drawing a comparison with that one character in Animorphs who tries earth food for the first time while morphed to human, and goes haywire when he has cinnamon buns BUN-ZUH!That said I still don't have any concepts for my character more concrete than "uhh... gyros? 8D" so don't feel bad. ... I mean it's really tempting to make fireflyman just that one joke, haha. but that's the LAZY (WO)MAN'S WAY OUT. BUT GYROS ARE ALL YOU NEED IN LIFE. For some reason I picture a Greek guy who is a TRUE AMERICAN CAPITALIST who noticed a disgusting lack of Greek food in Heraclia. But I like my extremely absurd characters, you'll come up with something 100x better I'm sure. thanks Coaster. xP That does make me feel less bad about it.
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Post by Shinko on Sept 8, 2016 20:11:12 GMT -5
Oh yeah . . . fireflyman's relationship with other characters ummmmm uhhhhh errrrr well i mean he's not the most outgoing person so that 100% justifies my laziness in trying to think of them, right? he's probably friends with the gyro guy and uh that's all i got My brain is drawing a comparison with that one character in Animorphs who tries earth food for the first time while morphed to human, and goes haywire when he has cinnamon buns BUN-ZUH!That said I still don't have any concepts for my character more concrete than "uhh... gyros? 8D" so don't feel bad. In fairness, if your species did not naturally have taste buds cinnamon and cream cheese would probably make your brain explode a little too. =D EDIT: Oh, and Moni, just FYI Heraclia isn't necessarily in America. The mods have opted to leave the country that the city is in deliberately ambiguous.
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Post by Thorn on Sept 8, 2016 21:08:04 GMT -5
Oh yeah . . . fireflyman's relationship with other characters ummmmm uhhhhh errrrr well i mean he's not the most outgoing person so that 100% justifies my laziness in trying to think of them, right? he's probably friends with the gyro guy and uh that's all i got If Fireflyman was in any previous seasons of Hero City, you're welcome to plot with me via PM if you need connections as mine was in the previous fiveish. :-) Not sure if that would be helpful to you, but I'm here if you're interested! Be warned though that she is deliberately antisocial and would probably have spent most of the time in which they interacted speaking with long borderline nonsensical dramatic sentences.
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Post by Dju on Sept 9, 2016 9:13:32 GMT -5
Oh yeah . . . fireflyman's relationship with other characters ummmmm uhhhhh errrrr well i mean he's not the most outgoing person so that 100% justifies my laziness in trying to think of them, right? he's probably friends with the gyro guy and uh that's all i got *Glitch's a big Fireflyman fanboy, just leaving this here hahahah And yay, ZENITH!!!! *shoots fireworks*
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Post by Moni on Sept 9, 2016 12:30:04 GMT -5
Shinko you say "not necessarily in America", I see "it's in America if you want it to be" xp but jk, I get your point, I won't really make any plot or character points depend on heraclia being in MERICA. Thorn he has been in hero city before! I'll shoot some pm once I'm on a desktop. Dju xD I'm actually curious now how they'll interact now xp
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Post by Tiger on Sept 9, 2016 15:12:11 GMT -5
Apologies for tagging everybody - just adding the roles list to the first post X3
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