Sunday, June 3, 2012

What Superpower Would You Have?

"The League Of Extraordinary Bloggers."

Like the name? Yes, I do too. I had something like it in my mind since the superhero blog post, but then I googled the thing, and came up with the movie "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and I was all WHATTHEFLIPTHATISAWESOME.

Aaaanyway. That may be just me. I haven't even seen it (yet).

Then I walked downstairs, clutching my grey shirts that needed to be washed, I walked past the open screen door. A big gust of wind blew the curtains back, and I was hit with the smell of boiled eggs from the kitchen, and I was hit with with a massive burst of inspiration.

XD

But I'm in a mood for monologuing, so just bear with me for a few more sentences.

For about a month I've been mulling over the whole "perfect bio-weapon" deal. Marvel has a bunch of characters like that. Super soldiers, Weapon X, yada yada yada. But what DOES make a perfect weapon? I've never really come to a conclusion with that. And while I was looking at old ipod notes, I came across something labeled "Files."

Hmm, whatever could this ever ominous "files" be? You'll never know. But I do. Mwaha.

Still thinking about the whole "perfect weapon" thing, I wondered-- "What about a perfect TEAM?"

And that's where you people come in.

This is going to be like the superhero blog post somewhere below this one. But you guys don't need to find a superhero that already exists and have their powers.

You can find your own powers.

Mix and match, powerful or not. Weapon or hand to hand. Physical super-powered appearance or hidden. I'll even let you guys decide on a costume, if you want to.

Maybe this sort-of came from the superhero genre study in school, and how I want to re-do mine, or whatever, or I sort-of want to keep making them, and one day sell them to Marvel for my own profit (Mwaha), or whatever. But like I said before. Comic books are a freak show. You can SMELL the crazy over there.

Here's a guide to get you guys started:


Superhero Name: Think of something snappy. It could be your blogger name, if it's abbreviated or something like that, or it could be something you think goes well with the powers or stuff. Go nuts. Be creative and all that jazz. Play with names from other comic universes, as well.

Age: Name self explanatory. Make it in the teens, however. Oldest to be accepted is 18. Youngest 12.

Characteristics (While powers are activated, if they are):
Height- Anything you want. Tiny, or giant, or medium. Put height if they can shrink or grow or stretch or something, as well.
Weight- Keep in mind the same thing as stated above.
Eye Color- Whatever it is when powers are active. Do they glow? Are they a weird color?
Hair- How is it styled? Is it up, or down? Are they bald? Or is it a buzz cut? And what color, as well?
Body Build- When their powers are activated are they all muscular? Or is it the exact opposite? Or do they stay the same?
Personality- Are they the same, or are they like the Hulk and go all SMAAAASH and all that?

Costume: Try and have the costume relate to their powers. Use colors associated with their powers and such. Spandex? Unitard? Cape? Cool coat? Vest? Light body armor? And please, have them be practical. (Basically, for the girls, no skirts. Please. I will not have this turned into a sparkly magical desu thing) (I just laughed hysterically at my own plead).

Powers: Go nuts. Mix and match. Be creative! Nothing more I can say here, other then remember- this is not SP. Widen your miiiiinds, yo. Go psychedelic and.... stuff. I dunno.

Weapons: A bow and arrows? A bo staff? A snazzy gun? A chainsaw of doom? Laser lipstick? A boomerang? A flamethrower? A taser? Or do you not want any weapons, and just want to use your mad skills of hand to hand combat? Speaking of which...

Skills: Can they fly a plane? Are they a wrestling master? A master sniper? A master arsonist? Can they speak multiple languages? Or do they stumble around with mad luck skills?

Source Of Powers: Now might be a good time to look back into your memory about any superhero thing you've ever viewed. Mad scientist? Alien? Were they born with it? Was it science gone wrong? But many details, while you're at it. Remember, this is all going towards a story. Don't be afraid to make it dark or just plain ironic. But if you're making it ironic, please state as so.

Weaknesses: I will not have any mary-sues or gray-stus, ehem ehem! Everyone has a weakness. So what if it's you can't fly? What if you can't swim? Have a fear of heights? Act on impulse? Or do you have extensive money shortages? Does the public think you're a monster? Are you a wanted man in multiple countries for attempted murder? Maybe you-- gasp-- don't like to fight? Maybe you're deathly afraid of the other gender? Maybe you absolutely hate authority? I can go on all day, dude.

Villains: If you want to pick a fight with any villains or characters already in the Marvel world, now would be the time to raise your hand. Not mandatory. 

Motivation: Is their any particular reason you want to fight crime? Did someone kill your parents? A good friend? Maybe you want revenge on mad scientists? Maybe you're destined for darkness, but you want to try and be as good as you can? Or maybe you're just a witty anti-hero.

Principal/Goal: What is your dream in life? Avenge your parents? Find the lost gem of your family heritage that was stolen long ago? Not much I can help you with on this one. If you don't really have one, that's okay as well.

Secret Identity/Alias/Normal name: Nothing too wonky if they're not an alien. So basically, your SP name. And if you SP name is really random, tone it down a bit.

Characteristics (When not powered up. If powers don't change appearance, don't do this):
Height-
Weight-
Eye Color-
Hair-
Personality-

Occupation: Student, or are you old enough to have another job?

Other- Mreeeeehhhhhhh I don't know what to put heeeeere~


Anyway. If you guys could fill that out and put it in the comments, that's awesome. :D

NOTES:

  • I'm still using the Elysium Asylum, Hellboy. XD
  • We'll all still be in Europe. I'm debating on Ireland or England. Or Wales! OOOOH maybe Wales. >:3
  • I'll be open to new blogger entry things for about a week or so. In that week you're free to mull over your superpower. As last time, this will be YOU, not OC. Next Sunday/Monday, I'll make another post showing all of the chosen superheroes, and more background in the story.
  • BE CREATIVE~!

    Now to get you to comment- 

    MWAHA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!


EDIT: Even though this isn't the latest superhero post, still put any new bios at the bottom here. Even if it doesn't look like it, I still get the comments.

16 comments:

  1. Awww no one has commented?

    I will be sure to fill this out.

    May take a while.

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  2. You haven't seen the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen???!!!!!

    I remember that movie from forever and a day ago. It was awesome. There was Dorian Grey, Mina (in this Dracula's wife as well as a vampire...I think...), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Captain Nemo (I think), an invisible dude, some "kid", and Sean Connery! I love Sean Connery.

    There was also a movie similar to it, made a year after or something, that was pretty good too. Though I can't remember the name.

    I'll fill this out as soon as possible. My first class starts in a few minutes...

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    1. *cough* Mina was the wife of a man who worked with Van Helsing to kill dracula, but got bitten in the process *cough*

      :D But is a GREAT film!! I cant believ they never made a sequel, what with that cliffie?

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  3. Doing this real soon! :D Need to check a couple things with you.

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  4. I finally have time to write this. And Kal, I deleted the story because it was being stupid and I didn't have time to fix it. If I do, l'll repost.

    NAME: Lady Jargon (Why not?) :p
    AGE: 18 I suppose
    HERO TIME CHARACTERISTICS: Blood red eyes and longer, more wilder hair. Everything else remains the same.
    COSTUME: Ninja gear. (Shaolin type, all black, except for bandages which are white). Face up to the nose is covered (covers nose). Left eye covered by black bandages.
    WEAPONS: Two longer daggers, a few concealed daggers, kunai, and a Shaolin broadsword.
    POWERS: Immortal. Heightened senses. Faster than average human. Stronger than average human. Also proficient in a variety of fighting styles, Shaolin being the favoured.
    REASONS FOR POWERS: Extensive training since an early age. Experiments (especially with old magic).
    WEAKNESSES: Claustrophopic (has to be REALLY small spaces). Afraid of labs. If taken down she will not die but will be out for awhile. Prone to bouts of insanity.
    SKILLS: Speaks multiple languages. Proficient in many fighting styles. Great at singing and piano. Can drive any vehicle but prefers her motorcycle. Has a personal record of 19 kills in 4 seconds (no explosives involved).
    MOTIVATION: None really, fighting is what she's good at. So she does it. Although she does want to help those who cannot defend themselves.
    VILLAINS: None.
    NORMAL NAME: Mary Hiashi (Usually what she's called. The superhero name was a joke by her friend.)
    CHARACTERISTICS: Hair: long and black.
    Eyes: Green
    Height: 5.7
    Race: Caucasion

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  5. PERSONALITY: Usually very kind. Can be cold. Loves the more artistic. Very intelligent. Not a big fan of REALLY dumb people. More introverted. Has slight OCD.
    GOALS: To be the best kind assassasin she can be. (Oxymoron!)
    JOB: Assassin.
    OTHER: She has three mastiffs. Ghost, Lucy, and Cerberus.

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  6. I hope that does it.
    As you can see I forgot those last three bits... Almost.

    Blessed be,
    Miss Mary Hiashi

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  7. Superhero Name: Yume Takuto- (Roughly translates as “The Dream Waker/ Waker of Dreams)

    Age: 17

    Characteristics (While powers are activated, if they are):
    Height- 6”2
    Weight- 8 stone/52 kilograms
    Eye Colour- A glowing violet colour. Pulses and forms a spiral pattern.
    Hair- Lengthens and turns almost entirely blue. Hair floats around randomly but generally looks as though it is being blown back by a strong wind.
    Body Build- Doesn’t change with powers but normally he has a pretty normal body build. Very thin and kind of muscular (not obviously but you can tell they are there).
    Personality- Mischievous, loyal and kind. Intently quiet and doesn’t feel obliged to talk.

    Costume: Light body armour.

    Powers: Illusionist. Ability to create extremely realistic illusions simply by imagining them. The illusions look, sound, smell and taste realistic but the illusion is rendered useless when touched as although it will not break it becomes obvious that it is not real. Illusions are not limited to his viewpoint and can be projected anywhere but are more effective when projected in the sight of Octa as they are easier to control.

    Weapons: Skilled in Judo and proficient with a katana. But generally tends to use his illusions.

    Skills: Speaks fluent English, Japanese and Mandarin. Skilled in the art of composing haikus. Talented swimmer.

    Source Of Powers: Drugs and disease. Infected with a rare strain of yellow fever as a child which imbued Octa with his powers. He was treated with opium. Became addicted. Now maintains his powers with a concoction of opium and LSDs.

    Weaknesses: Octa loses control of his illusions when he sleeps and projects his dreams into the room around him. If anyone were to be there they could see his dreams and gain useful information from them which could be used to hurt or blackmail, especially if the dreams are embarrassing or show his fears or desires. Prone to dizziness and headaches which will disrupt his ability to concentrate on an illusion. Allergic to seafood. Has a vain streak.

    Villains: None specifically. I’m sure I’ll create a few later.

    Motivation: A hatred of Scientology. Believes that buy fighting crime he can hone his skills enough to take on the worst villains of all. Scientologists.

    Principal/Goal: The downfall of the Church of Scientology. Obviously he has dreams. Would like to raise a family. Learn. He loves to gain knowledge.

    Secret Identity/Alias/Normal name: Octa Shaoqi


    Characteristics (When not powered up. If powers don't change appearance, don't do this):
    Height- 6”2
    Weight-8 stone/52 kilograms
    Eye Colour- Blue
    Hair-Black with blue highlights. Eyebrows dyed blue. Hair is quite long but not quite shoulder length. Very straight (as in anime straight) and spiked.
    Personality-Generally the same as when using powers although less intense.

    Occupation: History student

    Other- Left handed. Gay. I should probably keep this PG so yeah nothing more to add there.
    Born in Manchuria. Moved to Tokyo when he was six. His parents disowned him when he came out aged 15 and he rebelled and became obsessed with Western culture. Ran away and moved to London. He has a cat.

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    1. OK so I've thought some more about his costume now.

      The light body armour is silver in colour and is etched with sapphire blue patterns. The patterns glitter slightly. The chest is patterned with a circle with a single feather spanning the inside of it. The armour is strong but supple.
      Wears a long coat over the armour. It is very dark indigo and I'd love to make it out of velvet in the Henry VIII tudor style but I don't think it would work somehow. So instead I continue my search for the correct material.
      Finally wears a pair of nerdy glasses although he has perfectly good eyesight because they look awesome.

      EDIT: I'm going with the velvet because it's awesome and I don't care that the styles don't work :P

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  8. Superhero Name: Sahar Esh (translation- Fire Moon. Named after the fifth moon of planet Klomcorious, a sphere of a cold, liquid, lava-like substance)

    Age: 15 Klomcorious years, 210 earth years. Appears 15.

    Characteristics (While powers are activated, if they are):
    Height- 1 meter, 44 cm (4’8”)
    Weight- changes according to the weight of the substance her hands are at a given moment.
    Eye Color- a very, very dark indigo.
    Hair- normally styled in a long plait that starts on top of her head and goes down to her lower back. Redhead.
    Body Build- Humanoid. Very short and quite slim. Elfish features (no pointy ears, though). Athletic build. Pale skin (if you look closely, it’s close to a lilac shade, but normally looks white)
    Personality- daring, curious, adventurous, a quick learner, still very awkward around humans. Is very energetic and a passionate talker. Has a very strong sense of justice and can decide instantly whether she likes a certain person or not. Things considered trivial around humans (the existence of household pets) astound her, though things like mathematics, physics, rocket-science, religion, etc, seem stupid to her.

    Costume: Knee-high boots she has brought with her from Klomcorious (they have adjustable friction and do not make noise). Other than that, normal everyday clothes. Sahar likes t-shirts with supposedly humorous imprints such as ‘I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed person’.

    Powers: Can turn her hands into any substance she knows about. If solid- remains in the shape of hands. If liquid or plasma- can shape it in any way she wants, but using only the mass of liquid equal to her hand’s mass (bones, tissue, blood, etc). If gas- can detach itself from her arms and move according to her will. Arms look like stumps until the gas is inhaled by something or someone or called back by her, in which case her arms grow back in their normal state.

    Weapons: Has a strong fear of guns, double barreled shotguns in particular. Dislikes explosions. Uses her hands in combat.

    Skills: Can single-handedly pilot a vacuum-powered spaceship. Is good with electronic circuits, but doesn’t understand computers and phones. Since arriving on earth, has learnt MMA to quite impressive achievements. Fluent in 7 languages (English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, and Lomcor [Klomcorious’ native language])

    Source of Powers: The Klomcorious race is very intent on speeding up evolution processes. Sahar was a lab-grown experiment that was meant to develop a new Klomcorian race stage with the ability to transform themselves into anything by will. She hatched and proved a great success, and the Me’itscim (pronounced meh-ee-zim, Lomcor for Accelerators) have given her the tools to travel the Universe in search of all substances. They want her to come back as soon as she finds them all so they could extract the information from her brain (yes, that’s as painful as it sounds) and implant it in the new generation’s chromosomes. She knows better than to get back to Klomcorious, and she’s developed a fondness for earth and mankind, so she stayed.

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  9. ~continued because it wouldn't let me post it in one part~

    Weaknesses: Very, very socially awkward. Can become too loyal too quickly, and her impulse to do what is right leaves her quite vulnerable to traps and the likes. She bonds very easily, and is insulted very easily. Stands out in a crowd, draws attention to self by shouting when things get too silent in her opinion. If she turns her hands into a solid and they break/tear (fabric)/etc then her hands don’t grow back (has a missing piece on her left little finger from when the Me’itscim tested that).

    Villains: The Me’itscim, I suppose? Any organization that would want to take her and do experiments on her?

    Motivation: Curiosity and an impulse for there to be justice. Will most likely physically harm a person who cheated on their loved ones, but will not touch a person who steals a television so they could sell it so their family would have food.

    Principal/Goal: To be loved. Not as a successful experiment, not as a skilled spaceship pilot, not as a phenomenon, but as a friend, a personality.

    Secret Identity/Alias/Normal name: Alice Lang.

    Occupation: Doesn’t go to school. Lives in a fancy studio apartment in central London. Has enough money to buy the entire planet, if she wanted to, due to a program in her spaceship, which she keeps in her living room.

    Other- Loves reading. Whether it’s poetry, horror books, schoolbooks, encyclopedias, the back of a cornflake box, signs, billboards... you get the picture.

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    1. *Correction to Other-
      Loves reading, is attracted to (can fall in love with) humans of any gender, wishes she had a family.

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  10. Superhero Name: Radiation

    Age: 15

    Characteristics (While powers are activated, if they are):
    Height- 5'6”
    Weight- Err...average weight. 110 pounds?
    Eye Color- Glowing light blue-ish when powers are active. Also, the pupils can't be seen when the powers are active.
    Hair- Sometimes she will put it into a bun before she fights
    Body Build- Skinny, willowy build, but can take a hit. Very pale skin.
    Personality- She gets a bit more...crazy when she's using her powers. Basically, yes, she gets a bit SMAAAASH. (see lower for the rest of her personality)

    Costume: Fuchsia pants and a black t-shirt with a circle patch of gold flames on the side (half on the front, half on the back). Also wears a dark purple scarf and steampunk-y goggles.

    Powers: She can hear and talk to the spirits of the dead (however, she can't call back spirits. Contrary to what some people believe, she can't MAKE a spirit talk to her). When she really starts to use her powers (by catching onto recent trails of ghosts or just focusing really hard) her whole body starts to glow and she can float and pass through walls and...stuff. Can do some telekinesis type stuff when she's like this, but only on small objects. And she can breath underwater.

    Weapons: A jacked-up bo staff with all kinds of crazy functions, and her other inventions.

    Skills: She's good at sneaking around quietly and driving boats. She likes boats. Boats are her friends. She usually finds information quickly and efficiently, and loves to invent.

    Source Of Powers: She was born with it! She's a mutant, this one. It started showing when she was six, but REALLY started full-force when she turned ten, with random bouts of mediumship. Over time she has gain some control over it, but it still occasionally starts up by itself, so she has to carry sunglasses wherever she goes.

    Weaknesses: She doesn't like catacombs, which is ironic, because she can talk to the dead. Sometimes she will forget to eat or sleep for days on end, and tends to pass out from fatigue and hunger at inconvenient times.

    Villains: She enjoys annoying Loki, and basically anyone else.

    Motivation: Her mom didn't want a mutant daughter, and tossed her out of the house. Her father, still loving his daughter, took her to her uncle, who was a good man and promised to take care of her. Her dad died soon after. She aspires to be strong and selfless, like him.

    Principal/Goal: Just to help the world in anyway she can.

    Secret Identity/Alias/Normal name: Amelia Norris

    Characteristics (When not powered up. If powers don't change appearance, don't do this):
    Height - Same
    Weight - Same
    Eye Color- Dark green
    Hair- Curly, dark reddish auburn. It used to brown, but after doing some undercover work for her uncle in the FBI, she had to dye it to, you know, stay alive. After being dyed red so much, the red permanently tinted her hair.
    Personality- She's a big, snarky goofball. She is a firm believer that mornings are things that happen to other people and sleeps as long as she can. Amelia is obsessed with inventing things, and likes to make silly things that provide no real use to the world (as far as anyone else can see). But she is generally calmer than when using her powers. If she gets mad, she won't talk to you for days. Despite often working with undercover agents, she has a reckless streak. Loves to investigate things.

    Occupation: Student, but she also works at a bookshop. The bookshop belongs to her uncle, and often she will disappear from school and life when helping him out on a case.

    Other: Likes to play the ukulele. Has a cat, William Shakespeare, and a dog, Professor Walnut.

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    1. Edit to weakness: she is also afraid of rabbits.

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  11. Wow Kal that's so cool! Sorry it took me so long to read it... :/

    But it's awesome!

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