Discuss Superman: Backstage

[Orcus]

[center][size=6][font=georgia, serif]Superman: Dictator[/font][/size][/center]
[center][font=georgia,serif][size=6]Backstage[/size][/font][/center]

[left][font=georgia,serif][size=4]Welcome to the backstage thread for Superman: Dictator. Here I'll keep important events chronicled from the RP and keep the whereabouts and status of certain characters up to date. As always, feel free to ask any questions or make suggestions here, and definitely make sure to keep dialogue alive between you and other players. A well-communicated story works best for everyone. Anywho, on to the important information! Any established hero not mentioned below can be used however you so please, even though theyâ??ll be fairly elderly: they could be alive, dead if it helps your origins, or MIA. It's up to you. And if you'd like to play as a character mentioned on this list, its not entirely out of the question, but please ask first.[/size][/font][/left]

[center][size=5][u][font=georgia, serif]Characters[/font][/u][/size][/center]

[i][font=georgia, serif]Suicide Squad[/font][/i][list]
[*][b][font=georgia,serif][size=4]Helena[/size][/font][/b]
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[i][font=georgia,serif][size=4]Freedom Fighters[/size][/font][/i][list]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Diana[/b]- Although she respected Clark greatly and understands his desire to protect humanity, the former Wonder Woman could not defend his absolute rule. Believing that she failed to protect mankind, she discarded the title of Wonder Woman until she could defeat her old friend. For that reason she joined Uncle Sam's Freedom Fighters and took over the group herself when Uncle Sam became too weak to lead himself. Since then, the group has grown enormously, accumulating thousands of members world wide, and is the major counter to the Kryptonian's rule. Wonder Girl and Donna Troy joined the Freedom Fighters as well (which they still serve actively on due to their longevity) but the other Amazons remain neutral in the struggle, preferring to keep to themselves on Themyscira.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Bat Family/Superman Family[/b]- Most members of the Superman Family, Bat family (including Red Hood and the Outlaws) and Batman Inc. stayed true to the Batman and Superman's past way of life and became active members of Diana's Freedom Fighters. Only Steel and Damian Wayne abandoned their families. Most of the Bat Family and Batman Inc. now act as leaders in their respective areas, as they are too old to operate on the field.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Fairchild[/b]- Previously a member of the organization N.O.W.H.E.R.E.--a group that kidnapped and experimented on teen metahumans--she rebelled against the organization and helped free the teens they had captured. She and her team, the Ravagers, fought against the Superman for many years, but eventually the rest of her team was kill in a confrontation with DOOM. After that she joined the Freedom Fighters, deciding that she would finally need to trust people outside of her comfort zone. [/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Animal Man[/b]- Feeling the same way as Diana, Animal Man joined the Freedom Fighters as well. Despite being quite old, he mysteriously looks exactly the same as he did 45 years ago, which he attributes to knowing the â??secret of his existence.â? He spends most of his days protecting animals from the antics of DOOM, but when heâ??s not doing that he uses his transformation abilities to spy on Metropolis.[/size][/font]
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[i][font=georgia,serif][size=4]Royal Guard[/size][/font][/i][list]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Dracula[/b]- Head of the Royal Guard. Although in his 60â??s, Dracula still has youthful vigor. Dracula and Alucard never remove there masks in public. He is very much a "punch now, ask questions later" type, and his main form of interrogation is torture. Very often Alucard is forced to curb Dracula's violent nature and calm him down. His version of the batsuit possesses a high collar and a cape (instead of wings), and generally has the shape of a nobleman's clothing.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Alucard[/b]- Second in command. Like Dracula, despite being in his fifties he is vital and healthy--in his suit he looks as if he has the physique of a 20 year old. His suit is aesthetically unmodified. [/size][/font][font=georgia, serif]He is like the deceased Bruce Wayne in a number of ways--cunning, quick on his feet and he always has a plan. Unlike Bruce, he is more sadistic, and willing to resort to waging mental and emotional warfare to break his opponents. Due to him and Dracula using very similar versions of the Batsuit, their distortion device on both of their suits make them sound like they are using gravely, coarser versions of Bruce Wayne's voice. [/font]
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[font=georgia,serif][size=4][i]Kryptonian Generals America[/i] (if you want to operate on a different continent you can create your own Generals)[/size][/font][list]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Harvest[/b]- Once the leader of N.O.W.H.E.R.E. The Kryptonian recognized the devotion to maintaining order and peace in Harvestâ??s actions gathering up metahuman teens.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Miss Martian[/b]- After the death of Martin Manhunter, Miss Martian went mad and became a White Martian. Ruled by her more destructive side, she eagerly joined the Kryptonian for a chance to destroy criminals.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]The Rider[/b]- A new hero dressed in all black leather motorcycle garb. He never removes his clothing or helmet. When on his motorcycle he can travel at superhuman speeds and uses this speed to slash his enemy repeatedly with a dagger. Off of the bike, he still possesses superhuman levels of strength, speed and dexterity, and will engage his enemies in a grimy and unpolished, yet extremely brutal, street fighting style. He never murders and will stalk his prey to the ends of the earth if need be.[/size][/font]
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[i][font=georgia,serif][size=4]Kryptonian Generals Antarctica[/size][/font][/i][list]
[*][font=georgia,serif][b]Lilith Clay[/b]- A former member of NOWHERE with mental abilities. She uses these abilities to pry into the prisonerâ??s memories and force the more dangerous (or rebellious) ones to live out an illusion of their worst fear.[/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][b]Misbelief[/b]- Another former member of NOWHERE with similar abilities to Lilith Clay. Her abilities do not immerse her target in fear based illusions. Instead, she reaches into her targets mind, finds the memories the target is ashamed of and project figures from those memories into real life to torture the target.[/font]
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[i][font=georgia,serif][size=4]DOOM[/size][/font][/i][list]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Deathstroke[/b]- Deceased. One of the few villains to survive the Kryptonian's rampage, he gathered together the small band of remaining criminals and created DOOM. Since then the group has attracted hero and villain alike, and under Deathstroke's vast military knowledge, has proven itself an efficient terrorist group. However, the loss of his estranged children and the strain from a lifetime of mercenary work left him weak and weary, and he passed away three years ago, leaving control of DOOM to another soldier. This soldier wears Deathstrokeâ??s mask while leading DOOM, and so no one inside or out of the organization know who he is.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Brother Blood[/b]- The newest Brother Blood, the 18 year old Atticus Blood is an invaluable member of DOOM. Born to the previous Brother Blood, Sebastian Blood, he was raised by the members of DOOM and is thus an extremely proficient assassin. At the age of 16 he fulfilled his family curse by murdering his father during a training session. He is twice as ruthless as his father, and when he vampirically drains abilities from other people he will drain all of their blood, which permanently infuses the ability into his body. Because of this, he has amassed a number of abilities--the ability to teleport, read minds, shapeshift, a high pitch cry akin to Black Canaryâ??s canary cry, and size manipulation, atop of his ability to drain powers from others-- and a sociopath, possessing little, if any, empathy, sympathy or compassion. At the moment, he is DOOMâ??s greatest chance against the Kryptonian, as he coated his teeth in Kryptonite, but some members of DOOM (and other Organizations aware of his presence) are wary of a psychopath like him obtaining the Kryptonianâ??s abilities.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Jokerz[/b]- A sect of DOOM which worships the Joker. They are the most chaotic of all the branches of DOOM, and are barely controllable. DOOM leaders tend to simply direct the Jokerz to their target and allow them to operate as they please.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]League of Assassins[/b]- Although once a great organization spanning multiple countries, the League has suffered over the years. Raâ??s al Ghul gathered together most of the league and engaged in a direct conflict with the Kryptonian. The fight lasted for several hours, but despite the Leagueâ??s vast resources and incredible skill, the Kryptonian emerged victorious and Raâ??s lay dead. The members of the League who either survived the onslaught or who were unable to join in the battle scattered after this, although they were gathered together again by Deathstroke and formed into a division of DOOM.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Venomites[/b]- When members of the League joined DOOM, some split off underneath the leadership of Bane, who had once been a part of the League. He continued to train them, as well as providing them with smaller, more stable doses of the drug Venom to enhance their physical strength and mental prowess. If a member of the Venomites is backed into a no win situation they have an emergency store of Venom they carry which turns them into massive hulking creatures of immeasurable strength, speed and dexterity, but severely strains the body and has a 99% chance of killing them. The 1% who survive experience a debilitating addiction to Venom, which they can no longer survive without.[/size][/font]
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[i][font=georgia,serif][size=4]The Sun of Krypton[/size][/font][/i][list]
[*][font=georgia,serif][b]Steel[/b]- Kenneth Irons, the son of Natasha Irons, the grandson of John Henry Irons and the High Priest of the Church of the Sun of Krypton. His grandfather was the High Priest before him, and taught him to worship the Kryptonian and all that he did, as that was the ultimate good in the world. He thus believes in the regime of the Kryptonian implicitly, and would do anything for him. As High Priest he encourages people to acknowledge Kal-El as their lord and savior, and reads scriptures from the Book of El, which chronicles the deeds and beliefs of the Kryptonian. When threats to the city arise, Kenneth activates his metagene, which turns his skin into a nearly indestructible metallic substance, and leads the worshippers of the Sun of Krypton into battle.[/font]
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[i][font=georgia,serif][size=4]Unaffiliated[/size][/font][/i][list]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]The â??Aquaâ? family[/b]- Arthur became disillusioned with humanity after the Batman's death and returned to rule Atlantis. However, there he was murdered by Black Manta in his sleep, and Atlantis was ransacked. Aqualad, Aquagirl, Garth and Mera gathered together the refugees from Atlantis and have been sheltering them ever since. Although ruling the diaspora of Atlanteans preoccupies most of their time, they are not happy with the Superman's rule, and are counted as potential allies by the Freedom Fighters.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]The Martians[/b]- Although he had left the Justice League to join Stormwatch prior to Superman's takeover, J'onn was still taken aback by the Superman's transformation into the Kryptonian. However, unlike some of his other teammates who were unable to take action against the Kryptonian, J'onn knew that he needed to be stopped. He immediately concocted a plan for Stormwatch to destroy Kal-El; unfortunately, it was a massive failure, which ended with the death of all of the Stormwatch members. Torn to pieces by his failure and Kal-El's animosity, J'onn's essence fractured and the pieces spread into certain nearby people. His powers have traveled down through to these peoples children, although most don't realize it. The few who do have access to J'onn's powers.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]Green Lanterns[/b]- Deceased. Hal Jordan, the current active Green Lantern on Earth directly opposed the Kryptonian, and so was banished from Earth, along with every other Green Lantern. Hal Jordan still acts as protector of our galaxy, although occasionally the Kryptonian will take care of interplanetary disturbances himself. Hal made an appeal with the Guardians to try and liberate Earth, but the Guardians viewed Earth as not deserving of their time, and thoght that so long as the Kryptonian is protecting Earth, they have nothing to fear. And so Hal Jordan brazenly challenged the Kryptonian alone and was murdered. John Stewart, Kyle Rainer and Guy Gardner journeyed back to avenge their comrade, but were murdered as well. A new Green Lantern has since been elected from Earth, but has been ordered against meddling with the Kryptonian's affairs.[/size][/font]
[*][font=georgia,serif][size=4][b]The â??Redâ? and the â??Greenâ?[/b]- Because Superman has not damaged or threatened the Earth itself, the forces of the Red and Green have not ordered their avatars--Animal Man, his daughter Maxine or Swamp Thing to challenge the Superman. Thus, unlike Animal Man, Maxine and Swamp Thing are content to protect the Red and the Green respectively, although they will assist anyone who asks for help, ally or enemy of the Kryptonian.[/size][/font]
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[font=georgia,serif][size=4]As a helpful note, if anyone is curious about these characters' abilities I would advise using comicvine or the dc wiki to look that up (save the Rider, who is an original creation and would thus not be on the website).[/size][/font] Edited July 26, 2012 by Orcus