Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:20 pm
United States of Brainy wrote:Mwahahah, it is!
Ooh, an evil dictator! I love this thread!
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
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Auphelia wrote:Villain APP:
Name/Alias: Ruth Bingum/ The Queen
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Appearance:
Personality: As Ruth she is very warm and personable, but when she is The Queen she is very cold and calculating.
Faction: The Order of Reapers
Affiliation: Penguin, who was a business partner of her father and a family friend
Race: Human, but better
Backstory:
Ruth was born to the Bingum family, one of the richest families in all of Gotham. They own the Bingum Bank and the Bingum Brokerage Firm, the second largest bank in Gotham and the seventh largest brokerage firm in the world respectively. The family has a well appointed mansion/palace in Bristol County, and have lived there since before the Wayne family was a blip on the map. Long rumoured to have connections to the criminal underworld, they have never been connected, though upon the deaths of her father and mother (natural causes, no foul play) all rumours have stopped.
When she was young Ruth longed to sing, in love with everything musical. She played the piano, violin, and even tried the xylophone, but her true love was with her voice. She taxed her voice to the limits, but it worked. Upon graduation from her basic education, she received offers from universities over the world who wanted her to study in their musical programs. She chose, left for several years, and eventually returned to Gotham once she was done with her travelling and education. She desperately wanted to be able to begin her career in Gotham, but her parents refused, telling her that their daughter would not be some beatnik performer for the masses. They locked her up at home, effectively killing her life outside of the walls of their massive estate. For a little less than a year she spent her days walking outside, singing in the outdoors, wishing she was in front of a crowd.
By next year her parents had died in a bear attack on their property and she was starring in Chicago in the Gotham Theatre. Two years later the owner of the Gotham Theatre has died of a series of bee stings, her rival in the company had been killed when her dog went berserk, and everything fell in place. Now, almost twenty years later, she is a celebrated member of the artistic world in Gotham and one of the foremost philanthropists in the world of music. Her generous donations have led to her being a member of the Gotham University Board of Trustees and being instated into the Gotham Hall of Fame.
Some have linked her to the now infamous villain The Queen, one of the many who have come out of the woodwork since Batman left, commenting on their similar singing voices. However, most of these people are later killed, and so the rumours have died down. Someone that rich and successful being a villain makes no sense. No sense at all.
Powers/Weapons/Tech: She has control over all life forms, weakening as the intelligence of the controlled is increased. This gives her total control of insects and the like, general suggestive power for animals, and can cause minor involuntary reactions in humans like tripping or coughing. Her range for insect level intelligence is roughly the size of downtown, her control with animals is roughly three city blocks in each direction, and with humans they have to be in sight.
Weaknesses: Fire and electricity are the bane of her existence, and people who utilise them are her most hated foes, as living things are not great at surviving such forces. Also, her "subjects" still have needs, making it difficult to stockpile weapons like others do. On a personal note, she will do anything to protect her voice and beauty, the things she holds most dear. She will risk anything to keep them.
Skills: She is highly learned and her voice is quite brilliant. She is also great at running in heels and a heavy ballgown.
RP Examples:
Extra Information None at the moment. If there is anything extra it will most likely come up in the RP.
Day Job: She the most treasured singer in the Gotham Theatre Company and owner of the Gotham Theatre and the Gotham Opera House. She is also on the board of Gotham University and a well known philanthropist.
Living place: A mansion and estate in Bristol County and a penthouse in the Diamond District.
Voice Actor: Christine Baranski
Likes/Dislikes: She enjoys control, wealth, and power. She absolutely despises filth and grime, but ignores it when dealing with her insects.
Theme Song: Money, Money, Money by ABBA
Did you read the rules? Yes. I didn't see any tricks or key words though, so I feel hesitant in saying yes.
United States of Brainy wrote:I LOVE IT! ACCEPTED! Just one question- does she use her voice to control animals? Because we already have a character (Edict) that uses her voice to control people.
United States of Brainy wrote:I am! I'm the Queen of Despair! The Mistress of Misery! So, don't stink eye me!
Auphelia wrote:
I myself am quite the dictator in my own region!
United States of Brainy wrote:Oh, I'm sure your subjects are suitably oppressed. Hey, check out the IC and if you see an 'in' for your character, go for it and post!
United States of Brainy wrote:Awww...you're so friendly it's adorable.
Auphelia wrote:
Thank you! If you need a region to call home, The South Pacific is a great place!
(And I could use the votes in the upcoming elections! )
Tiekerrick wrote:Now are we giving time for everyone to have at least a chance to post their introductions, or into conversations if opened?
Bycrest wrote:Working on my post, it gonna take some work to get Riddler involved with anything.
United States of Brainy wrote:Hey, Yaana! Did you want to try for an intro post tonight or just wait for Crane to blackmail you? I mean, don't feel like you have to wait if you want to write an IC post tonight.
Tiekerrick wrote:Just a heads up, I am tweaking my introduction by changing the book and topic. I reevaluated the probable plot for D'Arte and found a better subject.
Tiekerrick wrote:If you really want to try to figure out D'Arte's reason for the books, you have to figure out not what they are, but what they have in common.