The Infinites- Infinite Gauntlet -(Supers, Comedy) OOC,Done

[Talchyon]

With thanks to The First Galactic Republic for the concept, for certain characters, the first thread, much of the wording on this post, and for granting me permission to take over...
With thanks to New Grestin for image shown below.

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THE INFINITES: INFINITE GAUNTLET - OOC

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IC - Where all the action, inaction, potential action, and random scenes enacting memes are done| (There will be no Discord, because having it all on NS will draw attention to the OOC - Ulterior motives and all)

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THE WORLD OF THE INFINITES - FOR ALL INFINITES' ARCS - The world of the Infinites is full of excitement and danger. costumed supervillains wielding great and terrible power run rampant. Crime continues to plague society. Rising to face these dangers are the Infinites. A national organization of superheroes who have vowed to use their superhuman powers for truth, justice, and the American way, the Infinites fight for the common man. They have saved the day countless times from all kinds of evils. The Infinites are real life superheroes. This story is about their adventures... sort of...

See, the other, some-would-say-more powerful Infinites teams? The ones who fight nefarious evil all across the entire country, and sometimes even the world? You've got teams of the greatest superheroes known to man, such as the West Coast Infinites which was the original, but also teams such as the Midwest Infinites, the Pacific Northwest Infinites, the Canadian Infinites, the Quebec Infinites, the Texas Infinites, the Southern Infinites - all of them powerful, saving the lives of countless people, defeating earth-shattering enemies, having their own comic books which gives them a nice steady source of income and revenue...

Our guys aren't these guys. Meet the heroes of our story, the Minnesota Infinites. The ninth or tenth greatest team of superheroes in the country. They are not A-listers, or B-listers, or even C-listers. But they still have days of saving the country. So long as the other superheroes are all busy. And as long as the bad guys aren't that hard to fight. And as long as they can survive their own ineptitude. They may not get good press, or any press, and they may not have their own line of action figures or corporate sponsorships, but they are heroes who truly care about justice. Mostly. Probably...

Welcome to the Infinites, a superhero RP that is kind of a mix of a comedic slice of life RP, as well as an action story - kind of - for superheroes. Players are members of the illustrious (ok, who are we kidding? They're illustrious because a streetlight was shining on them one evening that was particularly bright) Minnesota Infinites, based in the town of Orient, Minnesota, population 2,000. Now that you're a member there's not much of a point hiding it. You're not here because you're the best and brightest. The Slipstreams and Nightshades and Atomic Avengers of the world don't end up with the Minnesota Infinites. You're not getting a comic book based on you. You don't get to be on Oprah, or even The View. No dying child wishes to see you. None the less you're here anyways. Why? Because you care about justice? Because you want to be transferred to an Infinites group with career opportunities? Because your powers are too nightmarish for the public -that is, if the public has nightmares about things like super powered dental floss or the ability to only kill yaks at 900 yards with mind bullets? Because you're a genuine screw up? No matter what you're here now, and it's your job to protect the innocent people of Minnesota from evil. And maybe other places too. Orient, MN, sometimes can become a pretty dangerous place too. If, by "danger," you mean, something a lot less dangerous than most normal people define the term by. Because you know, every villain wants to take over Minnesota.

This RP is a farcical and comedic setting. It largely parodies more serious superhero works, and of course features characters more silly than what you'd see in most comics. In other words this is a far cry from X-Men or Justice League. Still there's room for character interaction and development. The desire to be respected and appreciated, and to have a chance to move up in life, is relatable to everyone. The plight of the tenth chair violinist. Of the first day intern. Of the friend who never gets to decide where the group goes. We all know what that's like to some extent. This story is about that feeling in superheroes. While all the cool Infinites get the big league villains and the alien invasions, you're stuck with the small town traffic incidents and the 'just-as-lame' super villains no one else wants to bother fighting. A story about the less famous characters of a superhero universe.

At least, that's what's supposed to take place... but it probably won't, because the Minnesota Infinites are once again in the crossfires of something very important... What will very likely happen will be this group of nitwits, dimwits, halfwits, and other assorted characters may be the only ones who can help when everything else is falling to shreds.

Do you want to move up in life? Do you want to save the day and have the country worship you? Do you want your own action figure? Your own Comic Book? Your own picture on a cereal box? Your own Nobel Peace Prize? Do you want to be the hero of the story? Well everyone has to start somewhere right? Of course there's genuine evil in this otherwise colorful setting. Maybe, just maybe, the world will have to turn to the Minnesota Infinites... you know if all the cool superheroes just up and leave or something.

THE INFINITE GAUNTLET

- There are rumors out there. Urban myths, perhaps. Unless the person saying it lives on a farm. Then they're more like rural myths. But there are myths out there none the less. And among these myths, is the myth of the Infinite Gauntlet.

Some say this is an alien artifact. And not just any alien artifact, the equivalent of small plastic throw-away toys you get in children's meals at fast food restaurants.
The Infinite Gauntlet is rumored by some to have vast amounts of power, so that one could snap his fingers and destroy a thousand worlds at once. The Gauntlet was once wielded by a powerful warlord, but that was ages ago and no one really knows what happened. As this rumor goes, there was an epic cosmic battle of armies against this warlord. The warlord lost, and the Infinite Gauntlet was taken from him. Likewise, the Gauntlet was dismantled. The epic Infinite Rocks that channeled and magnified the Gauntlet's power were taken from the Gauntlet and scattered across the galaxy. Now they remain hidden. Somewhere.

According to undisclosed sources (possibly leaked from top-secret CIA documents, yet just as also likely to have been determined by asking questions from a Magic 8-ball), these were the names of the powerful Infinite Rocks.

-Heart Rock

-Soul Rock

-Time Rock

-Mind Rock

-Alternative Rock

-Heavy Metal Rock

At least, that's one rumor. There are other rumors too. Some say the Infinite Gauntlet was a nice, symbolic item that a mighty ruler once wore as he ruled over world. Wherever the leader had to make a decision, he wore the symbolic Gauntlet and had the wisdom to help and benefit his people.

Or there's the rumor that the Infinite Gauntlet can make people repeat events of history, again and again, as long as you might want.

And then, there's the rumor that the Infinite Gauntlet was a prize that some kid won once in a contest he saw advertised on a cereal box. Even though no purchase was necessary to enter the contest, the kid did, and after sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the address on the box, he ended up being the lucky winner. When he got the Infinite Gauntlet, he used it to pretend he was a robot. The kid reportedly had fun pretending, even though the Infinite Gauntlet didn't really do much other than look cool.

There are other rumors. There are probably about as many rumors out there as there are people who know of this story. Not that anyone knows how many people know of this story. But even if there was an accurate register of people on the uptake, no one knows what it does. No one even knows if the Infinite Gauntlet is real, or just a made-up fairy tale.


The Minnesota Infinites will soon find out...

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HOW TO WRITE COMEDY FOR RPs

Hey guys. Talchyon here. This here is advice given for comedy writers. You may have noticed that comedy RPs on NS is a special category. Everyone loves to laugh, but many don’t feel able or competent to get others to laugh. And that’s where this comes in. I can’t promise that if you follow these simple, easy steps, then you will become the next comic genius. But what I can promise is that writing comedy is never hurt by taking suggestions like this.

Disclaimer - There are some clips to funny things, movies, shows, etc. that I laugh at. I own none of the rights to these, and give all credit to those who produced them, acted in them, and are directly responsible for them, etc., etc.

A few modest suggestions.

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1. The best way to get others to laugh is to promise to pay them. I mean, since we’re all aware of how helpful money is, then money talks. And if you pay people enough, I’m sure they’d be glad to laugh. You can start by paying me. Depending on how much you deposit in my bank account, I will give anything from a chuckle and a humorous snort all the way up to laughing hysterically at what you tell me to.
   
   But… failing that, and since most of us are not that wealthy to begin with, we’ll have to come up with a different way.
   
   And perhaps that’s why the real first suggestion is MISDIRECTION. Did you notice how I began by saying, “A few modest suggestions” and then leapt into something completely ridiculous? Comedy works well like that. Lead your audience along a way where they think they’re going to end up, and then, BOOM-shaka-laka. Change where they end up.
   
   We also see this with movies. Here’s a clip from Galaxy Quest Um turn turn I said turn Turn TURN
   
   In this scene, the actors of the tv show Galaxy Quest have been brought to a real-life version of their tv starship. When Laredo is asked to drive, he does so in surprise. At first the music starts heroic. All of the proud aliens want to witness this historic event and are permitted to come onto the bridge. The Galaxy Quest theme plays. Everything couldn’t be better… except, Laredo’s an actor, not a spaceship pilot. Check out Tim Allen’s posturing from 2:22-26. Because of how close Laredo gets the ship to the starport, Tim is leaning, further and further each time, hoping that his posture will somehow prevent the ship from scraping its sides.
   
   Because you were expecting heroism and instead you got incompetence, that’s pretty funny.
   

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2. Take something familiar, and use it in an unexpected way.
   
   This is partly along the lines of misdirection. Only this time, you’re playing with expected conventions. Some phrase that is well-known, perhaps. Take a fragment of a nursery rhyme. Or a famous line from a well-known commercial or show. Something people get automatically, that lurks somewhere between the subconscious and the more conscious.
   
   And then, use this familiar phrase, custom, expectation - in an unexpected way.
   
   For example, check out these clips from the tv show Whose Line is it Anyway. In each of these, Colin Mochrie is a newscaster giving a funny news report. Colin first begins with a funny name, using a stock phrase or you’d be familiar with, then turning it into his name. Then, Colin begins with “Our Top Story.” Here he excels at taking stock, common phrases, twisting them in some way (sometimes by one syllable), and making up a news story about it that ends up skewering the familiar. It’s funny because it uses something familiar in a very unfamiliar setting.
   
   Our Top Stories
   

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3. Stay in character.
   
   Each person is different. Each character in a comedy RP is also different. That means, whenever anything happens, from something normal (e.g., the characters go downtown) to something unusual (a terrorist shows up and threatens to blow the characters up), each person reacts differently.
   
   So know your character. What makes them tick? How does your character see the world? Know this, and be true to how your character thinks. That means your character may not be scared at the terrorist threat, or maybe they’ll be peeing in their pants scared. Or maybe they’re related to the terrorist. Comedy can usually ensue when you know your character.
   
   Example: Here is a stand-up comic routine from way back, from Bill Cosby. But, it involves two different characters, and both stay true to who they are. The interaction makes it funny. (Plus, it’s short, so worth a listen). Still funny after so long.
   
   Bill Cosby routine from back in the day
   

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4. Running Gags
   
   A joke or funny circumstance that repeats, again, and again, and again, is actually not tiresome. Not always. Yes, there are times when someone tries something and it falls flat. To repeat that act is not only tedious, but frustrating to a reader. It’s like, “Just sit down already and take care of (insert tedious attempt at running gag here), and get on with it!”
   
   However, in the right circumstances, a repeating circumstance, inside reference, or turn of a phrase can be an effective running gag. A running gag, by definition, is returned to several times throughout the course of a series. It’s humor in the long-term sense.
   
   The classic example of a running gag is the character Wilson on the tv show, Home Improvement. Each time Wilson the neighbor came on, most of his face was always hidden. As the series went on, the writers came up with more unusual ways for Wilson’s face to be hidden (and not just the fact that he was standing behind the tall-ish fence).
   
   As another example, a little more close to home, in the NS RP The Infinites, each RP began on a Thursday night. Thursday was when the local once-a-week newspaper came out, and so there were stories that related somewhat to the plot that came out. Likewise, Thursday night is when the Minnesota Infinites had their weekly meetings. Over the course of the series and its multiple arcs, it always began the same. With the newspaper, and the Infinites meeting. It had its own structure (including saying the Infinites’ Pledge and ending with snacks). And always, at the end of the meeting, the leader of the Alcoholics’ Anonymous support group that met next door in the town hall had important plot information for the heroes.
   
   Running gags come in all forms, and if done right, the continuity leads to even funnier things.

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Da Rules:

1. Fun is mandatory. If fun is not being had then we're not doing it right.

2. Bonuses for any time IC you can use any line or reference out of context from any of the Marvel Infinity Wars movies or other movies that led up to it. Bonus points have absolutely zero value and cannot be traded in for better advantages. (The only thing is, you have to let me know if you're using it because I may not know. Links to memes are helpful).

3. Comedic as this setting is, remember not to let things go past PG.

4. No godmodding, cheating, or meta-gaming. You probably know the drill. However, due to the nature of this RP, this may be excused if the result is hilarious...

5. Superheroes who fail to be memorable won't be remembered.

6. Profanity is not welcome. You don't see it in the comics. It won't be here either. That also goes for things that appear like profanity, including substituting a "u" for a "v", or a "u" for a "oo". It doesn't fly here. However, if you must indicate that your character uses profanity, do it how the comics do. "@&*#!" is fine.

7. This will be more of a railroad RP than a sandbox, but there will be some sandbox elements. A sandy railroad, perhaps... In the past, it seems like those arcs that left a lot of characters dangling on their own, not interacting, each going their own way - those didn't work. The arcs that have worked? We've been in it more together. And we as players tried to post frequently. We are a team... the greatest team of lame D-level superheroes the world has ever not really known.

8. No characters will be welcome who are too powerful. If you want your character to be powerful, you need to join another superhero RP. This is only for the lamest of the lame.

9. No characters will be welcomed who are basically copies of a character you saw on a cartoon or other show, unless you have special permission first.

10. Characters from the former "Infinites" threads who want to re-apply sure can. Otherwise, just type in and say you're in, and keeping the character that was already sent in earlier. If you want to change your app, this is a fine time to do it. New characters and new players are always welcome.

11. If you apply and get accepted, but then go inactive (defined as being whatever the OP thinks is inactive), UNLESS you go inactive with permission (e.g., holiday break away from the internet), your character will be confiscated. Most times, the running gag for the Infinites is that your character has now become a tour guide. Oh, and sometimes, if you're inactive for awhile and then post, certain characters will notice your character becoming "staticky", like your character is ceasing to be alive. Or the character becomes an NPC, and will probably be the first characters attacked. IN OTHER WORDS, if you like your character, stay active.

12. This is a big one. IT"S FINE TO JUMP IN AND CREATE A NEW CHARACTER MIDWAY THROUGH. Just realize, we at the Infinites have kind of another running gag that we like. And that is, your character will have been with either the Infinites or Villains the entire time of the arc, even though you as a player may not know what's going on. Ask us. We'll tell you. I'll try to keep a rolling plot summary going too. Try being the operative word, which may or may not happen.

13. Because the Infinites have had several arcs and plots over the life of this RP, there have been several running gags that have developed. If you are new to the Infinites, you probably won't know them and might not understand them. That's ok. Do your best. You'll learn as you go.

14. No one has to know anything about previous Infinites' arcs to join. If you want to read up on previous Infinites arcs to get more of the gist of what characters have done or how my plots tend to go, you can find them listed below at the bottom of the page. But it's not necessary. We take all kinds.

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(Things in parentheses are OOC. The rest of this is IC. A form for your character to answer.)

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What are your strengths?:
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Describe your abilities:
Why did you turn to crime:
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How do you feel about the Infinites:
What's your end goal:
You've captured the hero/heroine, what happens now:
Do you plan out your monologues or do they just sort of happen:
Let's hear a sample of your evil laugh (the noise you'd make when your plan is succeeding):
Let's hear a sample of your evil roar (the noise you make when your plan is failing):
Any lines you won't cross:
Would you prefer an archenemy, or would you rather just drift around from rogues gallery to rogues gallery:

Need help thinking of a lame superpower? Try out the "silly" powers on this site. Or talk to Talchyon, the OP. He may have a suggestion you might like.

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(Oh. And, if for some reason you were wanting to see hilarity and funny stuff of previous arcs of the Infinites, check them out HERE with the ORIGINAL GO-ROUND, and HERE for the first arc of mine, The Infinites: The Lamest Heroes), HERE for the space arc, The Infinites: And Beyond!, and HERE for the most recent arc before this, The Infinites: The Dork Knight

Our previous arc, The Infinites: The Lamest Heroes received this award!

WINNER OF THE BEST OF P2TM 2016 AWARDS FOR COMEDY ROLE-PLAY GAME

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COMMUNITY CHOICE WINNERS

ROLE PLAY GAMES

COMEDY ROLE PLAY GAME
Winner - Community Choice Award For Comedy Role Play Game: "The Infinites - the Lamest Heroes", ICOOC

An Andromeda Supported RP

[Talchyon]

STORY CHAPTERS

Chapters from The Infinites - Infinite Gauntlet! The current arc

Chapter 1 - Skipping Stones
Chapter 2 - Eleven Herbs and Spices
Chapter 3 - You Think You've Got Problems? Wait 'til You See Mine!

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Previous arcs

Chapters from The Infinites - The Dork Knight (Read just for fun, or to see what happened before... Knowing this is not needed to play in this current arc)
Chapter 1 - Trouble Is A' Coming
Chapter 2 - Them's Fighting Words


Chapters from The Infinites - And Beyond! (Read just for fun, or to see what happened before... Knowing this is not needed to play in this current arc)
Chapter 1 - A New Challenge
Chapter 2 - A Whole New Alien World
Chapter 3 - Chapter in a Post


Chapters from The Infinites - The Lamest Heroes (- a former arc. Read just for fun, or to see what happened before... Again, knowing this is not needed to play in this current arc)
Chapter 1 - The Bomb Squad and Cattle Rustlers
Chapter 2 - Big fight down in Tech Warehouse super-center.
Chapter 3 - The Schemes of Mr. Big

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CAST

Accepted Active Player Characters (PCs)
PC Heroes:
(Hero - Danubian Peoples) - Spotlight, aka Franklin Landon - How many elderly members of the Minnesota Infinites are there now?! But Franklin's great especially if you need a light. It's just mean if people try to make him sneeze.
(Hero - Pax Nerdvana) - Warstory, aka Jim Walker. A bona fide, genuine American hero who is a proud veteran in the American armed forces. That is, he seems more heroic before he starts talking about "what it was like back in the day, when..." (Your eyelids are getting heavy. You are falling asleep..." )
(Hero - Western Fardelschufflestein) - The Almighty Halfdan, aka George Patrick Schufflesteiner - He looks like a Minnesota Viking (not a football player), but for whatever reason, he likes his drinks shaken, not stirred. Could be because that's one of the only uses of his shaking power.


PC Active Villains (or Anti-Heroes)
(Villain - Flarbinia) - Lucky Huckster, aka Conroy Miller. A powerful telekinetic who can only manipulate pennies. Not good news for him that more people are using credit cards and not carrying change these days.
(Villain - Flarbinia) - Comedy Club, aka Jacob Seymour. Laughing gas from his fingertips! Just don't call him "Chuckles." Or "Gassy," for that matter.



Prominent Non-Player Characters
Prominent Non-Player Friends / Heroes (Friendly NPCS)

• Ned Wimbly, aka Captain Calculator (power - can shoot an unlimited supply of any kind of calculators at like a normal throwing speed for an average non super person. Where do these calculators come from, you ask? From an alternate reality that is only occupied by calculators and calculator generators. He's never going to run out, in other words).
• Coathangerman - No super powers. But he can thwack you with coathangers, and those really sting. Even the plastic ones.
• The Teetotaler - (power - Tea Manipulation, mild. Teetotaler can take any amount of existing tea, and use it to form solid weapons. However, the size of the weapon is limited to the amount of tea that Teetotaler has access to. Teetotaler can also form other solid things from the tea, such as parking passes.)
• Glitch- (powers: Uncontrollable Function Impairment, and controlled Stupidity Inducement with bungee-cord-rebound effect.)

Prominent Non-Player Villains (unfriendly NPCs)

• Doctor Bureaucracy! - Wrapping people up in red tape and triplicate forms that need notarizing...
• Diet Cola! When he gets angry, he fizzes.
• Ulterior Motive Man! - The villains met to have their weekly meetings in the basement of his mom's house. Where he still lives.
• If Pando doesn't return, I have permission to use his former character, Florida Man. Florida Man is responsible for every single one of the newspaper articles out there about how a Florida Man did something. A title that can be passed on to other people, along with the inherent powers associated with the name.
• A nasty alien warlord on the way to recover the Infinite Rocks, put them in the mythic Infinite Gauntlet, and wipe out most of the universe in the process. No big deal, really.
• More to Come!

Prominent "We're not sure what category they go in yet" Non-Player Characters

• Jerry - Recovering alcoholic. Meets in the Legion Hall room 1 Thursday night at 7 pm with the other Alcoholics Anonymous attendees. Passes on important plot information from the bad guys to the Infinites. Or just important plot information. However you look at it, this recovering alcoholic always nudges the Infinites in the right direction. Some say his last name is "Atric," but since AA participants only say their first name, this hasn't been verified yet.
• Slipstream - The former leader of the "real" super team, the West Coast Infinites, but now disgraced, after being caught bombing her headquarters. She has already attacked other Infinites. What could she possibly be up to?

The Dreaded INACTIVE List
Trust me. You don't want to end up here. Too bad the following have. Either they're tour guides, or wandering around Orient lost and will somehow never bump into anyone driving.

• (Hero - Barapam - Irina Borisova aka, "Space Bear";
• (Hero - Kasa Tkoth Sphere) - RadarK aka, Kate Anapin;
• Hero - Kasa Tkoth Sphere) - Ace Fruitbat aka, Robin Anapin;
• (Hero - Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States) - Libra, aka Gertrude Jenkins;
• (Hero - Castelia) - Kul Keed aka CRap, aka Charles Rapport;
• (Hero - kind of - Auphelia) - Pragmatica, aka Jane Doe (which surely has to be some kind of aka for something else);
• (Hero - Panira) - The Cheese Wiz, aka Chaz C. Cheesington;
• (Hero - Zjaum) - Staple Remover Guy, aka Miles Petersen;
• (Hero - Zjaum) - Princess Goldilocks, or Goldilocks, or Princess, aka Auburn Lincoln.
• (Hero - Brancoveanic Transylvania) - NoNo / the Stand, aka Noelle Noe-son;
• (Hero - Brancoveanic Transylvania) - Zipper Lady, aka Favolosa Tortellini (aka Fav Five)
• (Hero - Brancoveanic Transylvania) - Rainbow Koko, aka Kokomo Kawajiri;
• (Hero - sort of. - Whalestron) - Sarah Osborn;
• (Hero - Aquias) - The Tinkerer, aka Mikhael Lunden;
  
• (Villain - Skylus) - Mr. Pig, aka Connor Hanson;
• (Villain - Ameriganastan) - The Invincible Lump, aka Frank Alvin Thatcher;
• (Normal - Barapam) - Jørn A. Liszt ;
• (Villain - Skarten) - Blank State, aka "Philipp Marszvaten-Schaffenburg";
• (Villain - kind of - Auphelia) - Pragmatica, aka Jane Doe (which surely has to be some kind of aka for something else);
• (Villain - Panira) - The Behamoth, aka Hamand M. Cheesington;
• (Villain - Speyland) - Grandmaster Yuan, aka Wu Yuan;
• (Villain - Brancoveanic Transylvania) - The Mite!, aka Carl O'Cleary;
• (Villain - Zjaum) - Blimp Man, aka Henry "Hot Air" Hinshaw;
• (Villain - Brancoveanic Transylvania) - DIA / The Time, aka Diana Bondi;
• (Villain - Brancoveanic Transylvania) - Prophétie, aka Marie-Hélène Pierlot, aka a minor;;

[Talchyon]

For this post, I'd like to try something a little different. Partly based on some RPs out there that have had a long running span, I am asking what ideas / plans / conspiracy theories / things you think should happen. And I'll put it up. We can talk about them, and possibly take them up and do them.

I have a general idea where this is going, especially at the end, but I'm always open to others' ideas. If you have an idea of where you think this arc should go, write it in the OOC and I'll post it here.

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FAVORITE INFINITES' CHARACTERS OVER THE SPAN OF THIS LONG-RUNNING RP

This is just a list of personal creative favorites. Right now these are mine, but if you want to share favorites, I can update. I'm not even going to list countries' names - mostly because that's too much work. If the character was yours, you know it and you have my admiration for helping make this a great RP.

In no certain order...

• French Man - The first real super villain the Minnesota Infinites ever fought.
• The PUN-isher - Guy could make anvils fall out of the sky in random places by telling jokes. Classic Infinites' character.
• The Minnesota Twins - Siamese twins joined at the leg. One twin could animate origami. The other could do literally ANYTHING... as long as he wasn't aware of it. Once he became aware of it, it stopped.
• Aero-Gal - She could glide. That was it at first. Later, she grew in abilities. She could fly, kind of, but it took tons of effort and she had to keep moving her arms and legs to actually get anywhere. If she stopped moving, she stopped flying. Great character. Used to ride on a tethered line to the back of the Infinitemobile.
• Captain Andorra - Think a super soldier type, only, not quite so super who handed out brochures of the tiny European nation close to Spain and France. Captain Andorra also used various shields made of all kinds of things he found.
• The Can-Can Man - One of mine. Bad villain, who once threatened the Infinites with his powers of making them dance the can-can, complete with music and costumes. Not so good when they were on the roof and could can-can their way to a long fall and a sick crunching sound at the bottom.
• Country Croc - This talking crocodile could also summon anything rural, country or redneck related. Beers? Trucks? Girlfriends leaving you and cheating with someone else? This reptile could do it.
• I forget his name, but he was the guy who could raise and lower the temperature by only about 10 degrees. Purposely bought a car with no heater or AC so he could use his power that way.
• Another guy whose name I forget, and who only made an app and never RP'd with him. Still gotta give him props for creativity. He was a guy who had incredible super speed, but couldn't change direction while speeding and had to wear armor to prevent breaking his bones. Only problem, his armor was all that the Minnesota Infinites' could afford, which ended up being couch cushions.
• The woman whose power was that she could transform herself into a psychotic Scottish grandma. More of an alter ego with her. She was great.
• Nikolai the Teddy Bear - A communist Teddy Bear who could summon Soviet-style weapons, and had terrible aim. Great original character and hope he comes back.
• Blimp Man - I love that guy. 'Nuff said.
• The Mite - This guy cracks me up too.
  
  Who's on your list? I'll update if you let me know.

[Skarten]

Here he comes, do you remember?
No, you don't. Because he's Blank State, The Forgettable Villain! And he has returned! Possibly changing his name!
But not that you'll remember it.

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What was i talking about again?

[Kasa Tkoth Sphere]

Hm. I've been thinking about joining one of these ever since my old account first saw the earliest one.

I have some stuff to do now, but soon enough it might be time to bust out a bad idea I've had the whole while... and hope it doesn't just fizzle out immediately because I have trouble with making compelling characters.

[Talchyon]

Now this is epic

It is!

Here he comes, do you remember?
No, you don't. Because he's Blank State, The Forgettable Villain! And he has returned! Possibly changing his name!
But not that you'll remember it.

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What was i talking about again?

Nice. Looking forward to seeing the app. Or have I seen it already? Because maybe I did see it in a parallel dimension and I liked the app already, but then forgot about it, and now I don't know if I've seen it while my parallel dimensional self has. Or, something like that.

Hm. I've been thinking about joining one of these ever since my old account first saw the earliest one.

I have some stuff to do now, but soon enough it might be time to bust out a bad idea I've had the whole while... and hope it doesn't just fizzle out immediately because I have trouble with making compelling characters.

I'm glad you're interested! If you ever want a suggestion for a compelling character, I'm always open to give some. As for compelling characters in Infinites, you don't need much of a backstory. Barebones bio is fine. Some personality characteristic or quirk is always helpful. Practically anything works in comedy, when done to an extreme.

[Ameriganastan]

Name: Frank Alvin Thatcher
Codename: The Invincible Lump
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Appearance: Bald and pudgy, brown eyes, costume consists of a purple shirt with a large "L!" on it and a football helmet.
Biography: The office worker whose name you can never quite remember, Frank Alvin Thatcher (Yes, his initials are F.A.T.) was a forgettable little man. A dreary little cog in the dreary world of middle management in a dreary office building doing dreary things...drearily. Frank longed to be famous and escape his mundane existence. So he did what any sensible man would do: Googled the nearest toxic waste disposal site, broke in and rolled around in it to get superpowers. Six weeks in the hospital informed him that was a dumb idea. But the fact he survived at all revealed he had a power after all: Frank was invincible. And so The Invincible Lump now wreaks havoc! Or he would, if he wasn't completely incompetent and didn't feel pain.
Powers: Utterly invincible. Shoot him, run him over, light him on fire. He'll get back up...eventually. Cause getting shot, run over and lit on fire still really hurts.
RP sample: Yo.

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Describe your abilities: Cower, squishy fools! For none can harm The Invincible Lump! I mean you can...quite easily. My pain tolerance is rather low...but I'll get back up and be very cross with you!
Why did you turn to crime: Because it pays better than my old job...I mean, BECAUSE THE WORLD SHUNNED ME! MWAHAHAHA!
Why did you further become a supervillain: Because the Infinites called me useless when I asked to join them.
How do you feel about the Infinites: See previous answer.
What's your end goal: To be feared and respected...not going great so far.
You've captured the hero/heroine, what happens now: Uh...let me get back to you on that.
Do you plan out your monologues or do they just sort of happen: *Hides notebook of pre-planned monologues*
Let's hear a sample of your evil laugh: QUIVER AT MY CACKLE!
Let's hear a sample of your evil roar: ...Is that a spider?
Any lines you won't cross: The Invincible Lump is no killer.
Would you prefer an archenemy, or would you rather just drift around from rogues gallery to rogues gallery: ALL HEROES WILL FEAR ME! ...Right after they stop laughing.

[Talchyon]

Name: Frank Alvin Thatcher
Codename: The Invincible Lump
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Appearance: Bald and pudgy, brown eyes, costume consists of a purple shirt with a large "L!" on it and a football helmet.
Biography: The office worker whose name you can never quite remember, Frank Alvin Thatcher (Yes, his initials are F.A.T.) was a forgettable little man. A dreary little cog in the dreary world of middle management in a dreary office building doing dreary things...drearily. Frank longed to be famous and escape his mundane existence. So he did what any sensible man would do: Googled the nearest toxic waste disposal site, broke in and rolled around in it to get superpowers. Six weeks in the hospital informed him that was a dumb idea. But the fact he survived at all revealed he had a power after all: Hubert was invincible. And so The Invincible Lump now wreaks havoc! Or he would, if he wasn't completely incompetent and didn't feel pain.
Powers: Utterly invincible. Shoot him, run him over, light him on fire. He'll get back up...eventually. Cause getting shot, run over and lit on fire still really hurts.
RP sample: Yo.

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Describe your abilities: Cower, squishy fools! For none can harm The Invincible Lump! I mean you can...quite easily. My pain tolerance is rather low...but I'll get back up and be very cross with you!
Why did you turn to crime: Because it pays better than my old job...I mean, BECAUSE THE WORLD SHUNNED ME! MWAHAHAHA!
Why did you further become a supervillain: Because the Infinites called me useless when I asked to join them.
How do you feel about the Infinites: See previous answer.
What's your end goal: To be feared and respected...not going great so far.
You've captured the hero/heroine, what happens now: Uh...let me get back to you on that.
Do you plan out your monologues or do they just sort of happen: *Hides notebook of pre-planned monologues*
Let's hear a sample of your evil laugh: QUIVER AT MY CACKLE!
Let's hear a sample of your evil roar: ...Is that a spider?
Any lines you won't cross: The Invincible Lump is no killer.
Would you prefer an archenemy, or would you rather just drift around from rogues gallery to rogues gallery: ALL HEROES WILL FEAR ME! ...Right after they stop laughing.

I like the concept. I like the guy and your humor. Just what we're looking for! But... invulnerability is really incredibly wickedly powerful. I mean, that isn't a D-level type power at all.

What can we do about this?

[Ameriganastan]

Name: Frank Alvin Thatcher
Codename: The Invincible Lump
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Appearance: Bald and pudgy, brown eyes, costume consists of a purple shirt with a large "L!" on it and a football helmet.
Biography: The office worker whose name you can never quite remember, Frank Alvin Thatcher (Yes, his initials are F.A.T.) was a forgettable little man. A dreary little cog in the dreary world of middle management in a dreary office building doing dreary things...drearily. Frank longed to be famous and escape his mundane existence. So he did what any sensible man would do: Googled the nearest toxic waste disposal site, broke in and rolled around in it to get superpowers. Six weeks in the hospital informed him that was a dumb idea. But the fact he survived at all revealed he had a power after all: Hubert was invincible. And so The Invincible Lump now wreaks havoc! Or he would, if he wasn't completely incompetent and didn't feel pain.
Powers: Utterly invincible. Shoot him, run him over, light him on fire. He'll get back up...eventually. Cause getting shot, run over and lit on fire still really hurts.
RP sample: Yo.

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Describe your abilities: Cower, squishy fools! For none can harm The Invincible Lump! I mean you can...quite easily. My pain tolerance is rather low...but I'll get back up and be very cross with you!
Why did you turn to crime: Because it pays better than my old job...I mean, BECAUSE THE WORLD SHUNNED ME! MWAHAHAHA!
Why did you further become a supervillain: Because the Infinites called me useless when I asked to join them.
How do you feel about the Infinites: See previous answer.
What's your end goal: To be feared and respected...not going great so far.
You've captured the hero/heroine, what happens now: Uh...let me get back to you on that.
Do you plan out your monologues or do they just sort of happen: *Hides notebook of pre-planned monologues*
Let's hear a sample of your evil laugh: QUIVER AT MY CACKLE!
Let's hear a sample of your evil roar: ...Is that a spider?
Any lines you won't cross: The Invincible Lump is no killer.
Would you prefer an archenemy, or would you rather just drift around from rogues gallery to rogues gallery: ALL HEROES WILL FEAR ME! ...Right after they stop laughing.

I like the concept. I like the guy and your humor. Just what we're looking for! But... invulnerability is really incredibly wickedly powerful. I mean, that isn't a D-level type power at all.

What can we do about this?

He's not like Wolverine or anything if that's what you're worried. He's a dope with all the combat prowess of a sea-sponge. You ever watch Ben 10? He's basically this guy.

[Talchyon]

I like the concept. I like the guy and your humor. Just what we're looking for! But... invulnerability is really incredibly wickedly powerful. I mean, that isn't a D-level type power at all.

What can we do about this?

He's not like Wolverine or anything if that's what you're worried. He's a dope with all the combat prowess of a sea-sponge. You ever watch Ben 10? He's basically this guy.

Not a Ben 10 guy. But I see what you're talking about. Let me think on it. We may need to modify it somehow, because, invulnerability can also mean your character robs banks without a sweat (or maybe for him, everything he does takes a sweat. I don't know. ) I guess a safe would stop him, but if he did get the money, he could just walk out even with police shooting at him. And that seems rather powerful for a D-level villain...

[Utceforp]

Tag. Got a couple ideas - A supervillain or hero who's a giant floating stone alien head, (his superpower would be that they can levitate and fly around at about the speed of a walking person. Also, he doesn't have arms or legs.) who would be sort of a vague parody/homage to various Jack Kirby characters, or alternatively a skinny, edgy nerd who has literally no powers except he owns a (shitty, store-bought) sword and is desperate to look cool, who would be a sort of affectionate parody of 90s antiheroes and/or Batman.

Name: Frank Alvin Thatcher
Codename: The Invincible Lump
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Appearance: Bald and pudgy, brown eyes, costume consists of a purple shirt with a large "L!" on it and a football helmet.
Biography: The office worker whose name you can never quite remember, Frank Alvin Thatcher (Yes, his initials are F.A.T.) was a forgettable little man. A dreary little cog in the dreary world of middle management in a dreary office building doing dreary things...drearily. Frank longed to be famous and escape his mundane existence. So he did what any sensible man would do: Googled the nearest toxic waste disposal site, broke in and rolled around in it to get superpowers. Six weeks in the hospital informed him that was a dumb idea. But the fact he survived at all revealed he had a power after all: Hubert was invincible. And so The Invincible Lump now wreaks havoc! Or he would, if he wasn't completely incompetent and didn't feel pain.
Powers: Utterly invincible. Shoot him, run him over, light him on fire. He'll get back up...eventually. Cause getting shot, run over and lit on fire still really hurts.
RP sample: Yo.

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Describe your abilities: Cower, squishy fools! For none can harm The Invincible Lump! I mean you can...quite easily. My pain tolerance is rather low...but I'll get back up and be very cross with you!
Why did you turn to crime: Because it pays better than my old job...I mean, BECAUSE THE WORLD SHUNNED ME! MWAHAHAHA!
Why did you further become a supervillain: Because the Infinites called me useless when I asked to join them.
How do you feel about the Infinites: See previous answer.
What's your end goal: To be feared and respected...not going great so far.
You've captured the hero/heroine, what happens now: Uh...let me get back to you on that.
Do you plan out your monologues or do they just sort of happen: *Hides notebook of pre-planned monologues*
Let's hear a sample of your evil laugh: QUIVER AT MY CACKLE!
Let's hear a sample of your evil roar: ...Is that a spider?
Any lines you won't cross: The Invincible Lump is no killer.
Would you prefer an archenemy, or would you rather just drift around from rogues gallery to rogues gallery: ALL HEROES WILL FEAR ME! ...Right after they stop laughing.

I like the concept. I like the guy and your humor. Just what we're looking for! But... invulnerability is really incredibly wickedly powerful. I mean, that isn't a D-level type power at all.

What can we do about this?

In his defense, the "still feels the pain" drawback is genuinely really crippling, as is the fact that he has literally zero offensive abilities.

[Talchyon]

Tag. Got a couple ideas - A supervillain or hero who's a giant floating stone alien head, (his superpower would be that they can levitate and fly around at about the speed of a walking person. Also, he doesn't have arms or legs.) who would be sort of a vague parody/homage to various Jack Kirby characters, or alternatively a skinny, edgy nerd who has literally no powers except he owns a (shitty, store-bought) sword and is desperate to look cool, who would be a sort of affectionate parody of 90s antiheroes and/or Batman.

Ok then!

Tiki vs. Swordsman!

I could go with either.

[Castelia]

Ah, I already have a working idea for my character.

Thank you Talc, very cool.

[Ameriganastan]

In his defense, the "still feels the pain" drawback is genuinely really crippling, as is the fact that he has literally zero offensive abilities.

Yeah, that. Sure it won't kill him. But getting riddled with bullets is still gonna incapacitate him.

[Castelia]

Name: Charles Rapport

Codename: Kul Keed (He's actually called CRap by everyone else)

Age: 38

Sex: Male

Appearance: Pale white skin, almost albino-like, with tattoos all over his body. Muscular physique, but actually physically weak. He wears nothing but brown cargo pants, underwear, white sneakers, a gold chain around his neck, and a beanie. Never forget the beanie. So, like this, but white.

Bio: Everything about the man who later became known as CRap is unremarkable. Born to a normal family in a normal city, Charles Rapport had a normal childhood. He grew up normally, had a normal youth, and attended the local high school. That was, until Charles just decided one day that he had to become the world's greatest rapper. His inspiration came from a relatively normal event in his life. At age 15, Charles was asked to write a song in high school, which he decided to write in the form of a rap. He chose world peace as the overall theme of his song. When he presented it to his teacher, his teacher puked at the terribleness of it. Later on, the teacher would be exposed as a villain, which seemed to reinforce in the impressionable Charles' mind that he had the ability to purge evil through rap.

Thus, the (in)famous rapper that became known as Kul Keed was born. Charles, of course, started from the bottom and now he's here. He wrote his own songs, recorded his own beats, and created his own persona. Whenever he performed his songs, people would puke, convincing Charles even further that he's doing the right thing. Never mind that Charles usually chose to perform his songs in the local prison after he got jailed for public disturbance for attempting to perform his rap in front of the City Hall.

Later on, convinced that he had the makings of being the world's first rapping superhero, he applied to join the Infinites at the young age of 25. He promptly got sent to the Minnesota team, where he remains this day.

Powers: He has a talent for rap. Or rather, as he calls it, his "sick beatz". That's actually not too far from the truth, because his raps literally can make you go down with the sickness. Listening to him rap induces nausea and a mild headache. Within 30 seconds, one would already be experiencing stomach unpleasantness. At 45 seconds, one would probably be already feeling stomach contractions and a massive headache. At its worst, which is by listening to his raps for 1 minute and 30 seconds, it induces extreme vomiting and painful headaches on anyone unfortunate enough to hear his "bars". Thankfully, a set of earplugs, or being deaf, can render anyone immune to his power.

He also happens to have an army of fans numbering 10 strong, the "Kul Keeds on the Blokk", who are willing to do anything to help their idol reach the top tiers of rapdom. Unfortunately, they're also all deaf, which may explain why they're fans of Charles in the first place. Ironically, the fans are much better at physical fighting than Charles is, but since they're all regular humans, they can't actually do much.

RP sample: I refer you to Young Baristas, which contains what is actually my best comedic material to date. I'm hoping to surpass it with The Infinites.

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(Things in parentheses are OOC. The rest of this is IC. A form for your character to answer.)

Describe your abilities: Yo, man. I rap. And I rap hard. You know what I mean? My beatz have the ability to make people realize their mistakes, so they puke. They become sick, that's my message purging the evil from their bodies. It works on everyone. I also have a dedicated fan army who call themselves the "Kul Keeds on the Blokk". I love those fellas.

Why did you become a superhero: Why else, dude? To spread my message of good through my sick beatz.

What are your goals for the future: To become the universe's greatest rapper so I can spread my message, what else? And oh, make the G's from selling my stuff.

(Why is this character with the Minnesota Infinites? In other words, why do they kind of suck?): (Charles is a terrible rapper with an ego bigger than the planet. He literally thinks he already is the world's best rapper, and he refuses to listen to any well-deserved criticism that his music is sickeningly bad. Not only that, but he's also almost useless in a fight, except when he's rapping. His heart and spirit are in the right place, though, as he's firmly on the side of good. Not even record deals with big labels can sway him to evil.)

How would you describe your talents?: I'm the best at rapping, my man. No one can ever beat me in a rap battle. All them other so-called rapper? They're fakes, they're phonies. Anyone who says my music is bad is just deaf, or they're paid by my rivals, you know? Anyway, my beatz work by purging the evil from my enemies' bodies. They puke it out, and by the end of it all, they become good people again. That's how my sick beatz work.

(What about your character's talents make them a D-lister?): (Aside from the fact that they make anyone who listens puke? It doesn't discriminate, meaning it can affect both enemies and allies. It also just sounds terrible. Also, the members of his "fan army" are all deaf. They're also just regular humans, meaning they don't have any abilities that can help at all.)

What are your strengths?: I can rap. That's already a good thing, my brother. Not everyone in this world is blessed with the ability to rap, and even then my ability is on another level, you know? I also have my fan army, the Kul Keeds on the Blokk. They do anything I tell them to do.

What are your weaknesses?: I don't have any, except maybe that I can't throw a punch to save my life. But then again, that's what my fan army is for, you know?

(Any other flaws? Maladjusted personality? Social issues? Unmarketable aspects?): (As mentioned before, Charles has an ego the size of the planet. He literally is unable to comprehend the idea that his music is terrible. He also looks down on other rappers and artists, further earning him the ire of the entire music world. Well, some do admire him for his spirit, but even then they all acknowledge that he's terrible.)

Why should you if given the opportunity be allowed to advance in the Infinites?: My message of goodness, brother. It needs to be spread. I tell ya now, if the entire world listens to my music, I can rid all the people of their evils, you know what I mean?

(Why does the press hate or ignore you?): (The fact that Charles is a horrible rapper with the ego of a planet. There's really no other reason needed for it.)

[Barapam]

Glad to be back! One recurring character and a new one coming up!

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

Ahhh, so much possibility! I am going to think of something. I usually do a hero, but I might do a villain now...

[Barapam]

Name: Jørn A. Liszt
Age: 31
Sex: Male
Appearance:

Bio: Nothing interesting really, except that he has Norwegian-Bavarian ancestors, hince his quite unusual name.
Powers: He can actually spell, which it would seem, apparently is a bit of a superpower for modern local reporters...

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Describe your abilities: "A sharp pencil and an equally sharp tongue."
Why did you become a superhero journalist: "To reveal the TRUTH about things! People have a right to know what shady things the government and big business are up to, and also where C-list celebrities take their pets on vacation."
What are your goals for the future: "See above."
(Why is this character with the Minnesota Infinites. In other words, why do they kind of suck?): He follows them around, chasing a big scoop. Not because he considers them heroic, but because he for some reason thinks Irina would be an excellent source who'd know what's really going on between the US president and his Russian colleague, and also how the Russian mob operates. She doesn't.
How would you describe your talents?: "I have a nose for good news."
(What about your character's talents make them a D-lister?) He's a reporter for a D-list newspaper who comes out once a week, but he thinks he's "just one good story" away from becoming famous like star reporters such as George Orwell and Tintin.
What are your strengths?: Stubborn, never gives up.
What are your weaknesses?: Stubborn, never gives up.
(Any other flaws? Maladjusted personality? Social issues? Unmarketable aspects?): Delusions of grandeur.
(Why should you if given the opportunity be allowed to advance in the Infinites news business?: Because I was destined for greatness!
Why does the press hate or ignore you?): He IS the press, but yes, his boss hates him since he's chasing a scoop he'll never get, instead of writing about important local news, such as church bake sales, or unusual events like that one time when a moose walked inside the supermarket and then couldn't get out, but finally got out after two hours, with some help from friendly people, such as a moose expert from Saint Paul who out of happenstance was there to buy chewing gum. The rival newspaper got an interview with him, but nothing for Jørn's paper. Unfortunately for his boss, he's dating Jørn's divorced mother, so he can't really fire him either.

Name: Irina Borisova
Codename: She's trying to rebrand herself as "Polenitsa" (which is Russian and roughly translates to "shieldmaiden") but it isn't really catching on (people forget, and/or mispronounce it, or think it has something to do with some kind of pollen-related superpower), and "Space Bear" is still her most common codename.
Age: Well, she was born in 1943, but you have to count off 50 years, during which she was a frozen lump of ice in space and didn't age, so 26.
Sex: Female
Appearance:

(Note the pocket reserved for Nikolai, the living teddy bear from previous arcs, in case he returns and wants a ride.)
Bio: Born in the USSR during WWII, Irina later became a cosmonaut and would've become the first woman on the moon if her space shuttle hadn't drifted off course due to a technical error. She surely would've died unless she'd gotten bitten by a radioactive tardigrade (which coincidentally had ended up inside the capsule shortly before take-off) and then hit by gamma rays. Now she instead entered a very deep hibernation for a very long time.

Eventually she was rescued, but also enslaved, by aliens. On the alien ship she met the abducted Infinites of Orient. They were taken to an intergalactic Colosseum, and Irina excelled in the arena. As did the other earthly heroes, for once.

Their price was simply a free ride home, but it was well enough. However, Irina had difficulties adapting to modern Russia and soon returned to Minnesota where she at least had gotten to know people. With the Infinites she experienced new adventures, such as being controlled by an evil alien parasite in the shape of an Adidas tracksuit, which made her smash mailboxes with a baseball bat while driving a Lada and blasting hardbass, and other slightly evil things.

The venomous space parasite was eventually defeated, but it had left a lasting impact: An attraction to her colleague and friend Glitch. The parasite only cared for his evil-looking goatee, but Irina saw the person behind it and fell in love with him. They are now officially dating. On and off. With Glitch being Glitch, weather it's because of his personality or superpower, they keep breaking up and getting back together. At the moment, they're together, and at least Irina is very much in love.

Irina still feels bad for what she did when possessed by the parasite, which partially is the reason why she's trying to rebrand herself as a hero from old Slavic sagas (and also because she's discovered the power metal band Gloryhammer and likes their style).
Powers: Capable of surviving environments with extreme cold and extremely low levels of oxygen, such as space, for at least half a century. The downside is that she'll be in a state of unconscious hibernation when it happens.

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Describe your abilities: "I don't really have anything to add beyond what the narrator said above."
Why did you become a superhero: "Out of accident, really. I met the Infinites in space, and I've pretty much been with them ever since."
What are your goals for the future: "A house, a dog, and a Cadillac (the good old kind, not the modern ugly kind), together with my boyfriend Glitch, who I hope will propose to me soon!"
(Why is this character with the Minnesota Infinites. In other words, why do they kind of suck?): Her powers pretty much never comes in play, and with literally being from 1969 she's too technologically handicapped for any other job (they do get paid, right?)
How would you describe your talents?: "You know what a tardigrade does, right? I can do some of those things. That's why I'm called 'Space Bear'."
(What about your character's talents make them a D-lister?) They don't manifest at all when the surrounding conditions are at least somewhat suitable for human life.
What are your strengths?: "I made this costume myself, and it's pretty neat, don't you think?"
What are your weaknesses?: "All these new inventions are hard for me to learn, like the VCR for example."
(Any other flaws? Maladjusted personality? Social issues? Unmarketable aspects?): Used to be a full-blown communist, but even though she's abandoned that now, she's still redder than what the average American find comfortable.
Why should you if given the opportunity be allowed to advance in the Infinites?: "Well, I've been around for a while now, and I'd like to think I've got the hang of things..."
(Why does the press hate or ignore you?): They don't. That's the problem. That Liszt guy keeps following her around, and it's very annoying."

[Zjaum]

All righty. Old characters and new characters are welcome all the same, yes?

[Skarten]

Name: Philipp Marszvaten-Schaffenburg
Codename: Blank State
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Appearance: TBA
Biography: Philipp Marszvaten-Schaffenburg's life is an odd one right from its very origins. His mother, Walentyna, had suffered from a severe case of Retrograde Amnesia. Through her life, she had suffered from short-term memory, with remembering memories she had recently made at any tine being difficult. But she was from a wealthy, family, and so, treatment begun. The Marszvaten attempted every single manner of curing this disease, which seemed to be simply unbeatable. Yet she grew, and Walentyna one day was able to marry. As the last official, known manners of combating this defect failed to prove effective, her family turned to the more theorical parts. Treatments with heavy use of chemicals and other elements soon became the most promising way to combat her retrograde amnesia. Yet, as this treatment continued, it had been found out that she was to become a mother soon.

This was not, in any means, a good thing for the child that would one day become Philipp. Treatment stopped immediately, and his family prayed to god that this would not affect him. And just as they hoped for, in his birth, all seemed normal. Philipp was healthy, from a good family and with good parents. Surely, this would be a great start for he who would one day become Blank State, correct? Well, not so much. To the sorrow of the Marszvaten-Schaffenburg family and the ever-growing impatience of the reader after having to read this annoyingly sad backstory, the state of Walentyna began to worsen. Albeit unknown to those in the time, it would be discovered later that the reason for this was Philipp himself.

As one would have obviously expected, the treatment did in fact affect Philipp, though not in the way one would expect. Through the heavy use of chemicals that infected him before he was born, Philipp's mind developed symptoms never seen before. Because of this misfortune, because of this accident, it was because of this that Philipp Marszvaten-Schaffenburg was granted the power of the mind. Psyker, Psychic, any named served, for, in the most basic way of explaining it, this is what he was. Through his mind, the son of the amnesiac mother developed the ability to inflict a very particular case of memory loss on all he desired to! If only, however, he knew of this ability, his backstory would not have gotten as tryhard-y and angsty as it would soon come to be.

In a cruel twist of fate, and the comic book shop seller's cruel refusal to refund this, Philipp Marszvaten, with powers that were unknown to him, had begun to influence his own mother, making her previous medical condition even worse! Where she would before forget the password of a computer or food in the oven, Walentyna then begun to no longer remember why she was in the room that she was! At times in which she was with Philipp, she would forget what she was talking about, thinking about or even doing! It was devastating to the young man to see his mother in such way. In the end, Walentyna met her maker after forgetting why she was walking through a street. With only his father left to raise him, the innocence of Philipp Marszvaten-Schaffenburg had been shattered before his age reached the double digits!

But as it always does, time moved on. Philipp grew, becoming a rather bizarre teenager, to say the least. His interest in computers and the wealth of his family would justly land him a place in a Programming Course. And so, even with his mother's early death, Philipp had yet another chance to jump out of this rabbit hole of melodrama. But this would all come to a screeching halt when, at age Seventeen, he discovered the horrible truth. Through his life, Philipp always noted that people began to get more forgetful as they were around him. This never shook him much, his mind passing it off as coincidences, until the day in which he managed to direct this event at targets! In that day, he had forgotten to deliver one of his many code lists, remembering of it at the moment that the teacher began to collect them. Imagine his surprise, when, suddenly, the teacher stood for a moment, before asking the class what he had been doing. As expected, no one reminded him of the list.

He had an ability! A super power, if you will. This was by far one of the greatest news of his life! For, there is not a single person who would not want to have great powers. But after some time of thinking, it dawned on him that this ability was what had been causing people to become forgetful around him, and, in sequence, what had caused the death of his mother! Woes and angst were rich in his life, as Philipp realized he killed his own mother. What cruel, dramatic and predictable world would cause this to him? Why was he the one to face such hammy backstory, instead of being simply able to live the rest of his life as some background citizen? It was at this moment that Philipp Marszvaten-Schaffenburg knew what he would do. He would use this power to benefit him, to seize from others what he was owed to for this exceedingly gloomy life! And so, was born Blank State, the Forgettable Villain!

Powers:
· Asyndetic Thought Manipulation

Asyndetic Thought Manipulation is better describe as that feeling when you go into a room and forget why you were there, or when you're talking about something and suddenly forget what it was. If your line of thinking was a train, then Philipp could be the one to create a derailment. Through this power, Philipp can force this Retrograde memory loss into your mind, forcing you to forget about whatever you were doing and fall into a confused state. Your mind does not know what you were doing, what you are doing or what you had to do, causing those under his power's effect to, in the simplest of terms, enter a Blank State.

RP Sample: Example

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(Answer this as if you were speaking as your villain) -
Describe your abilities: With my mind, i am able to cause those around me to forget everything about their current state! The only thing that they know is that they no longer know what they are doing! Their entire existence becomes nothing but confusion until i grant them freedom or get too far!
Why did you turn to crime: Because that is what is logical! This incredibly dramatic childhood of mine is an excuse that i shall not let go off! And also because i want free stuff and i'm not going to work twelve hours a day for some tiny box television when i can just waltz into a store and get a flat screen giant without anyone being able to stop me! Besides, i don't know how to pay taxes and i don't want to waste time learning it.
Why did you further become a supervillain: Because i have super powers, and i'm a villain, therefore, i'm a super villain! And also, the bad guys always get the best music.
How do you feel about the Infinites: They're entertaining foes at best and a bunch of ridiculous nutjobs in spandex suits at worst. Regardless of that, they're my ticket to becoming an even greater super villain, or, in crude terms, they are my training dummies.
What's your end goal: To live a Quiet Enjoyable life.
You've captured the hero/heroine, what happens now: I do whatever i think will bring me the best results.
Do you plan out your monologues or do they just sort of happen: I plan them, but in my mind. The most effective way, i've found, is to monologue yourself to sleep until you are able to stay awake for the entirety of it.
Let's hear a sample of your evil laugh : KHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKHKH
Let's hear a sample of your evil roar: Insert sound of increasingly angry soliloquizing, ending with continuous swearing as it gets louder and louder. Or, if he's too angry for the first part, just continuous, loud swearing.
Any lines you won't cross: Moustache-Twisting Levels of Evil. Sure, i have no problem with making a police officer forget what they're doing and crash at full speed into a tree, but i'm not going to shoot a dog or kick a baby in the face. I'm a villain, not a barbarian.
Would you prefer an archenemy, or would you rather just drift around from rogues gallery to rogues gallery: An worthy Arch-nemesis is by far the best option. While i find it quite interesting to drift between the rogues galleries of the under world, having someone who is an anti thesis, a foil to myself is without a doubt better.

[Skarten]

There's my application. Blank State, now with an actual backstory, better motivations and a better explanation of his power. Too bad i still can't find an appearance though.

[Utceforp]

WIP app

Name: Giant Alien Stone Head Man
Codename: Giant Alien Stone Head Man
Age: 35
Sex: Probably wouldn't be very fun, but I guess you could use his mouth.
Appearance:

He's about seven feet tall and weighs around 6 tons.
Biography: Giant Alien Stone Head Man was born on Jupiter's moon Themisto, a member of the native Giant Alien Stone Head Men species. This species gives their children descriptive names based on their personality or appearance. As Giant Alien Stone Head Man was a giant head made out of rock who was also an alien, he was given the name "Giant Alien Stone Head Man". Eons ago, the Giant Alien Stone Head Men had sworn an oath to guard the prison of Themisto the Merciless, an alien demonic warlord imprisoned within the moon Themisto. As part of this oath, they also swore not to interfere with life on Earth in any way.

Giant Alien Stone Head Man was curious about the people of Earth, though, and violated this part of his oath. He secretly procured a high-powered alien telescope, and used it to investigate Earth's surface. There, he discovered a human woman and fell in love with her. He secretly procured a high-powered alien communication device, and used it to communicate with her phone. They talked for a while, but then Giant Alien Stone Head Man asked her to come with him to Themisto and live with him forever. She responded saying "I don't know. I just met you, I'm not really in a place in my life where I can be in a relationship right now, and also you're a giant stone head from outer space."

While heartbroken about being turned down, Giant Alien Stone Head Man's Giant Alien Stone Head Men colleagues discovered what he had done and had him imprisoned. The elders of his species debated on how to punish him for violating his oath. Finally, they said something to the effect of "If you love Earth so much, why don't you marry it?" and sentenced him to be stranded on the planet, promising to let him return if he did enough good deeds during his exile. (Yes, stranding him on Earth also violates the oath. Don't think about it too hard.)

Giant Alien Stone Head Man was dropped out of a spaceship somewhere over Minnesota, where he fell down to Earth, crushing at least one small dog in the process. Hoping to atone for his betrayal of his oath, (and also the dog thing.) he joined the Minnesota Infinites, the only superhero team that would take him.
Powers: Can levitate his own body and fly at speeds around that of a walking human. He can accelerate himself to about the speed of a sprinting human, but this will strain his power in the process.
RP sample:

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Describe your abilities: I am imbued with the mighty Power Siliceous, a cosmic force granted to my people by our Great Elders. This power allows me to move every particle of my body across the gulf of space through sheer will alone.
Why did you become a superhero: I am fallen! I was once a noble guardian of all that is good, but I betrayed my people and forsook my sacred oath! Now, I must walk the path of a penitent in order to reclaim my honour and reconcile with my people. If I cannot, I will be trapped on this world... FOREVER!
What are your goals for the future:
(Why is this character with the Minnesota Infinites. In other words, why do they kind of suck?): He moves really slowly and he has no arms or legs. The only way he can attack people is floating towards them and hoping they don't get out of the way before they're crushed between him and a wall.
How would you describe your talents?:
(What about your character's talents make them a D-lister?)
What are your strengths?:
What are your weaknesses?:
(Any other flaws? Maladjusted personality? Social issues? Unmarketable aspects?):
Why should you if given the opportunity be allowed to advance in the Infinites?:
(Why does the press hate or ignore you?):

[Skarten]

WIP app

Name: Giant Alien Stone Head Man
Codename: Giant Alien Stone Head Man
Age: 35
Sex: Probably wouldn't be very fun, but I guess you could use his mouth.
Appearance:

(Image)

He's about seven feet tall and weighs around 6 tons.
Biography: Giant Alien Stone Head Man was born on Jupiter's moon Themisto, a member of the native Giant Alien Stone Head Men species. This species gives their children descriptive names based on their personality or appearance. As Giant Alien Stone Head Man was a giant head made out of rock who was also an alien, he was given the name "Giant Alien Stone Head Man". Eons ago, the Giant Alien Stone Head Men had sworn an oath to guard the prison of Themisto the Merciless, an alien demonic warlord imprisoned within the moon Themisto. As part of this oath, they also swore not to interfere with life on Earth in any way.

Giant Alien Stone Head Man was curious about the people of Earth, though, and violated this part of his oath. He secretly procured a high-powered alien telescope, and used it to investigate Earth's surface. There, he discovered a human woman and fell in love with her. He secretly procured a high-powered alien communication device, and used it to communicate with her phone. They talked for a while, but then Giant Alien Stone Head Man asked her to come with him to Themisto and live with him forever. She responded saying "I don't know. I just met you, I'm not really in a place in my life where I can be in a relationship right now, and also you're a giant stone head from outer space."

While heartbroken about being turned down, Giant Alien Stone Head Man's Giant Alien Stone Head Men colleagues discovered what he had done and had him imprisoned. The elders of his species debated on how to punish him for violating his oath. Finally, they said something to the effect of "If you love Earth so much, why don't you marry it?" and sentenced him to be stranded on the planet, promising to let him return if he did enough good deeds during his exile. (Yes, stranding him on Earth also violates the oath. Don't think about it too hard.)

Giant Alien Stone Head Man was dropped out of a spaceship somewhere over Minnesota, where he fell down to Earth, crushing at least one small dog in the process. Hoping to atone for his betrayal of his oath, (and also the dog thing.) he joined the Minnesota Infinites, the only superhero team that would take him.
Powers: Can levitate his own body and fly at speeds around that of a walking human. He can accelerate himself to about the speed of a sprinting human, but this will strain his power in the process.
RP sample:

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Describe your abilities: I am imbued with the mighty Power Siliceous, a cosmic force granted to my people by our Great Elders. This power allows me to move every particle of my body across the gulf of space through sheer will alone.
Why did you become a superhero: I am fallen! I was once a noble guardian of all that is good, but I betrayed my people and forsook my sacred oath! Now, I must walk the path of a penitent in order to reclaim my honour and reconcile with my people. If I cannot, I will be trapped on this world... FOREVER!
What are your goals for the future:
(Why is this character with the Minnesota Infinites. In other words, why do they kind of suck?): He moves really slowly and he has no arms or legs. The only way he can attack people is floating towards them and hoping they don't get out of the way before they're crushed between him and a wall.
How would you describe your talents?:
(What about your character's talents make them a D-lister?)
What are your strengths?:
What are your weaknesses?:
(Any other flaws? Maladjusted personality? Social issues? Unmarketable aspects?):
Why should you if given the opportunity be allowed to advance in the Infinites?:
(Why does the press hate or ignore you?):

Yo,Angelo

[Talchyon]

All righty. Old characters and new characters are welcome all the same, yes?

Yipper.

Name: Irina Borisova

(Image)

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Dang! Where did Irina get the money to get a cool costume like that? Because, being the Minnesota Infinites, I'm sure there are guys who's "armor" consists of couch cushions they hang to protect their front and back.

[Talchyon]

In his defense, the "still feels the pain" drawback is genuinely really crippling, as is the fact that he has literally zero offensive abilities.

Yeah, that. Sure it won't kill him. But getting riddled with bullets is still gonna incapacitate him.

Ok, Ameriganastan. So, it sounds like his invulnerability is more of a curse than an actual help, huh? That I could go with.
One more thing, this dealing with an idea I had. What would you think if this character was both invulnerable and suicidal? That he actively volunteers for missions that he might die by, only to get discouraged that he's still living? I mean, you don't want to overdo feelings of overwhelming depression or anything. But it could be really funny. Would you be up for it with this character?

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Name: Charles Rapport
Codename: Kul Keed (He's actually called CRap by everyone else)
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RP sample: I refer you to Young Baristas, which contains what is actually my best comedic material to date. I'm hoping to surpass it with The Infinites.

I think actually killing anyone with his rap is too powerful. I'd suggest being able to make people vomit as the height of this. 30 seconds of rap might cause stomach unpleasantness that just gets worse.

As for surpassing previous comedy efforts, I hope you do!

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Name: Philipp Marszvaten-Schaffenburg
Codename: Blank State
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Accepted. I think that's what I was going to say. I'm not sure now. I just sat down to type something and all of a sudden, I wasn't sure why. Maybe I got distracted from going to the kitchen and getting some lunch and just forgot...

Or not. He's accepted! Welcome to the Infinites! I'm almost leaning towards giving you Glitch as an arch-nemesis, since his mind is practically a blank slate anyway and it might foil plans.