It was in the year 2003 that the term Hero and Meta first entered into the public conscious to become mainstream beyond the realm of comics.
The first Hero became known to the public after a group of criminals hijacked an armored semi and initiated a high-speed chase. It was as the truck approached a police roadblock that he walked into the street, an unassuming man hidden behind a faded green hoodie, with an open book in hand and headphones atop his head. Oblivious. Seemingly distracted. He turned towards the oncoming semi, long golden hair escaping the confines of his hood as he did so; he stuck out a single arm. Everyone watching expected the man to be blown away like a ragdoll, but that didn't happen. His large frame stood firm like a mountain, the cab of the semi crumpled around the man’s arm like hammer striking wet clay. He disengaged himself and walked away, everyone too flabbergasted at what they had witnessed to move or chase after him.
That man was Robert MacIntyre, later known as Mr. Invincible. Following an interview, and the revelation of his identity, others who had powers, who would be called Meta’s, emerged from hiding. Just as Heroes with powers emerged so too did those who committed crimes with their abilities. Over the next 14 years a status quo was kept, Heroes would stop the crimes that the Villains would commit.
Now that status quo has begun to end. Six months ago Mr. Invincible and a villain many would call his rival, Mr Omnifarous, battled one another. They never resurfaced after this encounter. No bodies were found, nor any sign of Robert MacIntyre or Cameron Williams as the two Metas were known in civilian life. Until now things have been eerily calm; no person or faction has dared make a move in fear of this being a trap...
But things are about to change.
The first Hero became known to the public after a group of criminals hijacked an armored semi and initiated a high-speed chase. It was as the truck approached a police roadblock that he walked into the street, an unassuming man hidden behind a faded green hoodie, with an open book in hand and headphones atop his head. Oblivious. Seemingly distracted. He turned towards the oncoming semi, long golden hair escaping the confines of his hood as he did so; he stuck out a single arm. Everyone watching expected the man to be blown away like a ragdoll, but that didn't happen. His large frame stood firm like a mountain, the cab of the semi crumpled around the man’s arm like hammer striking wet clay. He disengaged himself and walked away, everyone too flabbergasted at what they had witnessed to move or chase after him.
That man was Robert MacIntyre, later known as Mr. Invincible. Following an interview, and the revelation of his identity, others who had powers, who would be called Meta’s, emerged from hiding. Just as Heroes with powers emerged so too did those who committed crimes with their abilities. Over the next 14 years a status quo was kept, Heroes would stop the crimes that the Villains would commit.
Now that status quo has begun to end. Six months ago Mr. Invincible and a villain many would call his rival, Mr Omnifarous, battled one another. They never resurfaced after this encounter. No bodies were found, nor any sign of Robert MacIntyre or Cameron Williams as the two Metas were known in civilian life. Until now things have been eerily calm; no person or faction has dared make a move in fear of this being a trap...
But things are about to change.
Hello NS and welcome to EMERGENCE,a reboot of my first RP here on NationStates to actually get an OOC and IC. Emergence is a basic Sandbox RP set in San Francisco; your characters can do what they want within reason but they might draw heat on themselves for their actions. Your character can be a Hero, Villain or an Unaffiliated Meta with a variety of factions. I would like to see interesting well-balanced characters, and although I do not want to see Superman-esque characters you can have powerful characters as long as they have proportionate weaknesses. Balancing does not just refer to powers but your characters equipment as well, as such unless specified I will presume that any and all equipment are with that character at any time.
01. The word of OP is law. The word of Co-OP(s) is law unless stated otherwise.
02. No Godmoding, Metagaming, Flaming, et cetera.
03. Rating PG-13. There is some leeway but site rules must be maintained.
04. Three strikes and you're out. Additionally, inactive characters will be removed.
05. Immortal characters will be allowed within reason. Some exceptions may apply. Furthermore, backstory must be detailed.
06. Keep OOC conversation/topics separate from IC. Be respectful in OOC.
07. No one-liners. Due try for appropriate grammar but this will not be held against writers.
08. Three to five characters maximum unless stated otherwise.
09. Characters must be one of the listed races unless stated otherwise. (Unlikely.)
10. In general, no magic or supernatural powers unless sufficiently explained. Furthermore, all powers a character possesses must be related or the result of another broader ability. Example: super-strength and superhuman durability are okay but super-strength and shapeshifting is not. No Time Traveling, expys (knockoffs), or trans-dimensional characters/abilities. Banned or restricted powers include but are not limited to the following: Time Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Invincibility, immutability, Omnifarous Form, straight up reality warping, mind control, or other similar abilities. if unsure then ask.
11. In general, no killing PC's without approval from both parties; generic NPC's can be killed. If unsure then ask.
02. No Godmoding, Metagaming, Flaming, et cetera.
03. Rating PG-13. There is some leeway but site rules must be maintained.
04. Three strikes and you're out. Additionally, inactive characters will be removed.
05. Immortal characters will be allowed within reason. Some exceptions may apply. Furthermore, backstory must be detailed.
06. Keep OOC conversation/topics separate from IC. Be respectful in OOC.
07. No one-liners. Due try for appropriate grammar but this will not be held against writers.
08. Three to five characters maximum unless stated otherwise.
09. Characters must be one of the listed races unless stated otherwise. (Unlikely.)
10. In general, no magic or supernatural powers unless sufficiently explained. Furthermore, all powers a character possesses must be related or the result of another broader ability. Example: super-strength and superhuman durability are okay but super-strength and shapeshifting is not. No Time Traveling, expys (knockoffs), or trans-dimensional characters/abilities. Banned or restricted powers include but are not limited to the following: Time Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Invincibility, immutability, Omnifarous Form, straight up reality warping, mind control, or other similar abilities. if unsure then ask.
11. In general, no killing PC's without approval from both parties; generic NPC's can be killed. If unsure then ask.
These rules are not set in stone and may change or else be refined over time.
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[b][color=orangered][size=120]APPLICATION[/size][/color][/b][hr][/hr][b][size=80][color=grey](Delete all parenthesis or application will be denied.)[/color][/size][/b]
[b]NAME:[/b]
[b]ALIAS / DESIGNATION:[/b]
[b]NATIONALITY:[/b]
[b]ETHNICITY:[/b]
[b]RACE:[/b] (Human, Metahuman, or Synthetic)
[b]AGE:[/b] (Be reasonable.)
[b]APPEARANCE:[/b] (Be descriptive; include costume if applicable. Spoiler large pictures.)
[b]PERSONALITY:[/b]
[b]AFFILIATION:[/b] (League; Society; M.A.I.D.; Coloured Council; or Freelancer / Independent / Vigilante)
[b]POWERS / SKILLS:[/b] (Powers refer to superhuman capabilities; Skills refers to non-superhuman training or skills.)
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[b]WEAKNESSES:[/b] (Be creative. Simple character flaws or rare kryptonite will not suffice.)
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[b]EQUIPMENT:[/b] (What the character has on them at any give time; specifics can be detailed slightly in parentheses. Be reasonable, i do not want to see peak human characters carrying around a literal or figurative ton of things and parkour off the side of buildings.)
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[b]BACKSTORY:[/b] (Why are they who they are today. Two paragraphs minimum; older characters need more, especially if centuries old.)
[b][color=grey][size=110]OPTIONAL[/size][/color][/b][hr][/hr][b]LIKES:[/b]
[b]DISLIKES:[/b]
[b]GOALS:[/b]
[b]FEARS:[/b]
[b]THEME SONG:[/b]
[b]ALIGNMENT:[/b] (Chaotic Good, Lawful Evil, True Neutral, et cetera.)
APPLICATION
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NAME: Nobuatsu Oda
ALIAS / DESIGNATION: Ronin
NATIONALITY: None
ETHNICITY: Japanese
RACE: Metahuman
AGE: He is around 431 years of age, give or take. He appears younger however.
APPEARANCE: Nobu. He stands at just over 5 feet, standing at 5 foot 2 inches. He has a single tattoo on his back, a massive rendition of the Oda clan Emblem which spans most of his back. His skin has many pale scars found on it, blade wounds, bullet wounds even a few scars where stitches or sutures had been used. Typically he wears a Kamashiro, an outfit worn during the Edo period by Samurai and Couriers, though Nobu makes his own.
PERSONALITY:First and Foremost, Nobuatsu is an honorable man, he lives by a set of rules many would not understand. He is tolerable and patient, but ruthless, if you wast all the chances he gives you he will cut you down if necessary.
AFFILIATION: Himself and his Honor.
POWERS / SKILLS:
WEAKNESSES:
BACKSTORY: Nobuatsu was born as part of a set of twins to a child of Nobunaga Oda in the year 1588. He and his brother were fraternal twins rather than identical, but they were still separated. They were raised the same until they turned 5 when it became apparent that his brother Nobuhiro favored their father more. Thus it was determined that Nobuhiro would lead while a much different, much crueler fate awaited Nobuatsu.
The Oda clan had suffered much after Nobunaga Oda fell, so they chose not to kill Nobuatsu. He was sent to Hattori Hanzo, a renowned warrior who was friends with Nobunaga. He was subjected to training many modern humans would consider torture, but he succeeded beyond anyones expectations. At the age of 16 he was sent out to properly hone his skills in battle and otherwise, he would do so for 5 years. At the age of 21 he was recruited to work for Nobuhiro
Eventually it came to light that Nobuatsu was Nobuhiro's brother. That alone was no real issue but there were those who sought to depose Nobuhiro and make Nobuatsu rule. Regardless of the fact that Nobuatsu cared not about ruling, just honing his craft, they still tried. Nobuhiro became worried that Nobuatsu would take his power, and in his paranoia and desperation he committed a grave mistake, he made Nobuatsu his enemy. He sent Nobuatsu away on a mission and arranged for assassins to ambush him. Nobuatsu defeated the assassins with ease, being careful not to injure them fatally, but his fight was far from over.
If those assassins had been the end of it then Nobuatsu could have perhaps forgiven his brothers trespass against him. While assassins had been sent to ambush Nobuatsu a similar group had been dispatched to Nobuatsu's home. When he arrived the assassins were still there, but he was too late, his wife and their firstborn were dead. He defeated those who turned their blades towards his family, he did not kill them, he was not that merciful. He worked his way through the soldiers sent to his home and discovered they were sent by Nobuhiro.
Nobuatsu was angry, to Nobuatsu him dying was an inevitability, he was a warrior after all, but to direct a blade towards his family, that was unforgiveable. He rode towards Nagoya Castle, the seat of power and home of the Oda clan. Thus began an epic battle you will find no evidence of in any surviving historical document. Even though he was just one man against a veritable army, one could not help but feel sorry for those loyal to Nobuhiro.
Nobuatsu had always been stronger and faster than one of his size normally would be, he did not know why he just accepted it. During his assault on Nagoya Castle he was different, to say he fought like a man possessed would be an understatement. His fury and focus on his goal allowed him to push himself and allowed him to use his superpower, though he still did not know he had one at that time. The battle was not entirely one-sided, despite his skill and ferocity he still took many injuries. He lasted long enough to reach Nobuhiro, he did not kill his brother, but left him with his shame and dishonor, a more lasting injury than anything physical.
His injuries were great, but he still pushed himself to reach where he and his wife had lived. He knew he was dying, he could feel his life leaving him, but was able to ignore it to some extent. He reached the grave he had made for Mina Hasegawa, his wife, and committed seppuku in front of her grave. Fate had other things in store for him however, when his blade pierced his flesh is powers fully awoke. The emotional trauma had allowed him to subconsciously harness his ability, the physical damage awakened it fully.
He awoke to find all his wounds healed and his body younger, stronger than it had been in his prime years ago. He could feel that he was different from how he once was, he could feel the potential within his body. Even when Nobuatsu had travelled in his youth to hone his skills he had never left Japan. Now however he knew he had to leave, he went where the tides of war and battle took him. He stayed in Africa for some time as a mercenary, honing his skills and determining the changes the sword had wrought upon him.
He spent more than two centuries away from Japan, travelling the world and expanding his horizons. He would return to his homeland in the year 1866, and make a home in the Echizen province in a village there. For nearly a dozen years he would stay in Japan, leading a peaceful existence far removing from his last couple centuries of fighting. In 1877 when Saigo Takamori led a samurai rebellion against the Meiji government, officially Nobuatsu left Japan after a certain incident. In truth he remained in Japan, not in a single place, rather he roamed from island to island helping their inhabitants.
a few years after WW2 began Nobuatsu was captured by the Japanese government of the time and handed over to the Nazi regime. Though knowledge of Meta's was not widespread the Nazis chased down even the most preposterous rumor.They kept him quite well contained after some trial and error, Nobu was left to their tender care for years until he facility he was in was attacked. He and others kept there escaped during the chaos, he had been made somewhat wary by the actions of his people and what he experienced under the Nazis.
Following WW2 Nobu went to wander the world again, even during the Cold War nothing changed about that, he did keep on the move however. He would not stay in any place for long, occasionally helping people when he could and then moving on. In recent years he has come to both appreciate and abhor certain changes of the world and certain phenomena and cultural curiosities that have risen in the in the last several decades. One thing he has taken a liking to is certain foods and motion pictures, one such among them is pizza, he also likes star wars. Recently he has been traveling through the United States, a place he has not been for some time.
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GOALS:
FEARS:
THEME SONG:
ALIGNMENT: (Chaotic Good, Lawful Evil, True Neutral, et cetera.)
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NAME: Nobuatsu Oda
ALIAS / DESIGNATION: Ronin
NATIONALITY: None
ETHNICITY: Japanese
RACE: Metahuman
AGE: He is around 431 years of age, give or take. He appears younger however.
APPEARANCE: Nobu. He stands at just over 5 feet, standing at 5 foot 2 inches. He has a single tattoo on his back, a massive rendition of the Oda clan Emblem which spans most of his back. His skin has many pale scars found on it, blade wounds, bullet wounds even a few scars where stitches or sutures had been used. Typically he wears a Kamashiro, an outfit worn during the Edo period by Samurai and Couriers, though Nobu makes his own.
PERSONALITY:First and Foremost, Nobuatsu is an honorable man, he lives by a set of rules many would not understand. He is tolerable and patient, but ruthless, if you wast all the chances he gives you he will cut you down if necessary.
AFFILIATION: Himself and his Honor.
POWERS / SKILLS:
- Body Supremacy: He simply put, has perfect control over nearly every aspect of his body, ranging from reflexes to even how his body reacts to poisons. He can amplify his physical attributes by pushing past his inherent limit, but at a cost. This power, is part of what is responsible for his sculpted physique and metabolism. He can use this to push past his limits, being able to move much faster, hit harder, carry more and the like, for a time. This renders him immune or resistant to most if not all powers which would try to mess with his body such as blood manipulation, biological manipulation and others along that vein.
- Supernatural Condition: In every physical aspect, he is vastly superior to normal humans, and even many Superhumans. This includes granting him immortality, and eternal youth, reverting his body back to its prime. He also remembers everything since the day he was cursed with this condition. Additionally he had gained the ability to sense danger and possible harm, to a slight degree. He has superior strength and reflexes, being able to easily react much faster than mundane humans and can lift more than the strongest weightlifter. He can consciously react to most outward stimuli within 50 miliseconds (though has at times reacted twice as fast at 25 Milliseconds) and has a general sustained top speed of 35 Miles per Hour, though has reached 40 MPH at times. He can reliably manage a ton of weight in the literal sense though when pushed he can move up to 5.
- Healing Factor: He heals faster than normal humans from wounds of all kinds. Small cuts can heal near instantly, small caliber bullet wounds heal in a couple weeks to day(s), depending upon the damage, larger caliber rounds can heal within months, depending upon the area hit and the damage. He can heal from broken bones within a week to a year, depending upon the bone hit and how damaged. While he cannot fully regrow limbs or organs, because of his body supremacy, he can loosely control and direct his healing to temporarily increase its potency in that area. Self inflicted wounds heal instantly, but just those wounds.
- Combat Training: Over the centuries Nobuatsu has honed his combat skills to an extreme. While alone they would just be impressive techniques when used with Nobuatsu's enhanced physical abilities they are more than most normal humans can deal with. Throughout his centuries he has picked up and integrated many fighting styles and ways of combat into his repertoire, these range from mundane martial arts to assassination technique even some acupressure and acupuncture styles. Additionally he has a wide variety of combat related knowledge and has incorporated that into how he fights as well.
WEAKNESSES:
- Limits Reached: Though Nobu can push past any limits normal humans might have achieving feats nearly impossible for normal humans even he has limits. Once he has reached those limits his body can only sustain that level of power for a short time, minutes usually.
- Exceptional flaws: Although Nobuatsu is quite exceptional he has his limits and weaknesses. Although most conventional poisons, venoms, and diseases do not find purchase on him if they are man-made or meta human in origin they do so easier.
- Not quite Uncontrollable: Although he has perfect control of his body, his body itself can still be manipulated, by any powers which manipulate the body as a vessel rather than its inner workings.
BACKSTORY: Nobuatsu was born as part of a set of twins to a child of Nobunaga Oda in the year 1588. He and his brother were fraternal twins rather than identical, but they were still separated. They were raised the same until they turned 5 when it became apparent that his brother Nobuhiro favored their father more. Thus it was determined that Nobuhiro would lead while a much different, much crueler fate awaited Nobuatsu.
The Oda clan had suffered much after Nobunaga Oda fell, so they chose not to kill Nobuatsu. He was sent to Hattori Hanzo, a renowned warrior who was friends with Nobunaga. He was subjected to training many modern humans would consider torture, but he succeeded beyond anyones expectations. At the age of 16 he was sent out to properly hone his skills in battle and otherwise, he would do so for 5 years. At the age of 21 he was recruited to work for Nobuhiro
Eventually it came to light that Nobuatsu was Nobuhiro's brother. That alone was no real issue but there were those who sought to depose Nobuhiro and make Nobuatsu rule. Regardless of the fact that Nobuatsu cared not about ruling, just honing his craft, they still tried. Nobuhiro became worried that Nobuatsu would take his power, and in his paranoia and desperation he committed a grave mistake, he made Nobuatsu his enemy. He sent Nobuatsu away on a mission and arranged for assassins to ambush him. Nobuatsu defeated the assassins with ease, being careful not to injure them fatally, but his fight was far from over.
If those assassins had been the end of it then Nobuatsu could have perhaps forgiven his brothers trespass against him. While assassins had been sent to ambush Nobuatsu a similar group had been dispatched to Nobuatsu's home. When he arrived the assassins were still there, but he was too late, his wife and their firstborn were dead. He defeated those who turned their blades towards his family, he did not kill them, he was not that merciful. He worked his way through the soldiers sent to his home and discovered they were sent by Nobuhiro.
Nobuatsu was angry, to Nobuatsu him dying was an inevitability, he was a warrior after all, but to direct a blade towards his family, that was unforgiveable. He rode towards Nagoya Castle, the seat of power and home of the Oda clan. Thus began an epic battle you will find no evidence of in any surviving historical document. Even though he was just one man against a veritable army, one could not help but feel sorry for those loyal to Nobuhiro.
Nobuatsu had always been stronger and faster than one of his size normally would be, he did not know why he just accepted it. During his assault on Nagoya Castle he was different, to say he fought like a man possessed would be an understatement. His fury and focus on his goal allowed him to push himself and allowed him to use his superpower, though he still did not know he had one at that time. The battle was not entirely one-sided, despite his skill and ferocity he still took many injuries. He lasted long enough to reach Nobuhiro, he did not kill his brother, but left him with his shame and dishonor, a more lasting injury than anything physical.
His injuries were great, but he still pushed himself to reach where he and his wife had lived. He knew he was dying, he could feel his life leaving him, but was able to ignore it to some extent. He reached the grave he had made for Mina Hasegawa, his wife, and committed seppuku in front of her grave. Fate had other things in store for him however, when his blade pierced his flesh is powers fully awoke. The emotional trauma had allowed him to subconsciously harness his ability, the physical damage awakened it fully.
He awoke to find all his wounds healed and his body younger, stronger than it had been in his prime years ago. He could feel that he was different from how he once was, he could feel the potential within his body. Even when Nobuatsu had travelled in his youth to hone his skills he had never left Japan. Now however he knew he had to leave, he went where the tides of war and battle took him. He stayed in Africa for some time as a mercenary, honing his skills and determining the changes the sword had wrought upon him.
He spent more than two centuries away from Japan, travelling the world and expanding his horizons. He would return to his homeland in the year 1866, and make a home in the Echizen province in a village there. For nearly a dozen years he would stay in Japan, leading a peaceful existence far removing from his last couple centuries of fighting. In 1877 when Saigo Takamori led a samurai rebellion against the Meiji government, officially Nobuatsu left Japan after a certain incident. In truth he remained in Japan, not in a single place, rather he roamed from island to island helping their inhabitants.
a few years after WW2 began Nobuatsu was captured by the Japanese government of the time and handed over to the Nazi regime. Though knowledge of Meta's was not widespread the Nazis chased down even the most preposterous rumor.They kept him quite well contained after some trial and error, Nobu was left to their tender care for years until he facility he was in was attacked. He and others kept there escaped during the chaos, he had been made somewhat wary by the actions of his people and what he experienced under the Nazis.
Following WW2 Nobu went to wander the world again, even during the Cold War nothing changed about that, he did keep on the move however. He would not stay in any place for long, occasionally helping people when he could and then moving on. In recent years he has come to both appreciate and abhor certain changes of the world and certain phenomena and cultural curiosities that have risen in the in the last several decades. One thing he has taken a liking to is certain foods and motion pictures, one such among them is pizza, he also likes star wars. Recently he has been traveling through the United States, a place he has not been for some time.
OPTIONAL
LIKES:
DISLIKES:
GOALS:
FEARS:
THEME SONG:
ALIGNMENT: (Chaotic Good, Lawful Evil, True Neutral, et cetera.)
Some links that may prove helpful with powers and character creation: Backstory Generator, another one, and bits from these generators could help as well. Some give general ideas; others do the same while describing the appearance and personality. More importantly, here is the link to the superpower wikia page for a resource concerning powers.