Question 20

[Edgedancer he/him]

2 hours ago, winter devotion said:

I don’t know if anyone else is a fan of Danganronpa but I have a really strong temptation to make the chaos agent/discord/whatever’s name Kokichi.

Will (s)he lead everyone else to despair?

1 hour ago, Sazedezas said:

So, apparently a social media fast can magically revive threads that I only got to participate in a little bit?

I've been staying off of social media this past week, so of course I get a hundred email notifications from my phone titled "question 20" that I don't read. I followed the thread right before it died when I was trying to hey in with a couple of cool Epics. I didn't unfollow it in hopes that it might be revived, and now look where I am!

I'm other words, I'm totally in. I'll just have to go back and read more of what y'all decided for sure...

So far the idea is it taking place in Canada, at around the death of Steelheart with some refugees from Oregon making it to town. Still kind of debating what the actual pitch for the town is.

On that note, I digged out the old Epic population estimations and did some of the math. Not accounting for the post Epic population drop, Edmonton should have just about a thousand Epics, meaning about ten High Epics. As noted, the actual numbers should be a tad lower, depending on how bad Edmonton was hit by the whole Fractu... actually how do we call post Epic Canada?

[Ataraxian Wist she/her]

Okay, so I actually have a bunch of Epics (and a few Maples(?)) I want to try to use, but I'll just start with Bloodlight.

Power Mechanics: Creates a field of dark red glowing energy extending about three inches from his body. This Bloodlight - his namesake - can also be extended to envelop things that are partly within his Bloodlight field, giving them their own field half as extensive as his (I.E. Bloodlight's energy field extends 3" while his sword's field extends 1.5" and what it's touching -should he push it further - has a .75" field, and so on.) This energy is both destructive and regenerative, weakening the structural integrity of everything - including him - within it's power, making it easy to destroy, but reverting things back to the state they were in before he messed with them after a certain amount of time. The larger the item's field, the faster it will regenerate, with each halving reducing the regeneration speed to about one third of the previous field. Any object he withdraws his Bloodlight from will retain a residue of it that only serves to rebuild it, though this can take hours, as opposed to his personal second. Whenever the envelopped thing is damaged, its Bloodlight field disperses in a self-undoing destructive blast (basically just the normal effects but much faster.) from the center of the damage, then reassumes itself unless he consciously dismisses it. He can also make an envelopped object move quickly in a specific direction, though this power is rather limited.

Power Uses: Bloodlight's personal energy field makes him susceptible to serous injury from things like popsicle sticks and plastic toys, but allows him to regenerate most tissues and cells within a second, also disintegrating - and instantly reintegrating - the offending object. (note, rebuilding a human this way would not revive them. The reassembled object will also lose all momentum it had.) His structural weakening makes him unable to support normal things like heavy boxes as well, as they tend to break his back. Luckily, things he has no qualms about destroying and undestroying can simply be rocketed upward if he needs then to. If he got ahold of a nuclear weapon, he would be crazy dangerous, as he could use the now hair-trigger nuke multiple times, as long as he picked up the rebuilt weapon before someone else does. Let's just say he'll never get a nuke unless we need somebody very powerful to die a hundred times.

PI: His regeneration can serve as a PI, but a machine guN or two could probably take him as could a big enough bomb.

Weakness: Spiders. His powers have no effect on them or anything within three inches of them, and if he gets bitten by one he won't be able to use his powers again until that particular spider is dead. A spider's likeness has some power over him, keeping him subdued unless his PI needs to kick in, at which point he goes into fully Corrupted Epic mode until a real spider touches him, at which point his powers are rendered impotent and a likeness will keep him contained. He actually had a spider tattooed onto his arm right after he became an Epic for this purpose, so contact with a spider will take him out of Epic mode for a fair amount of time. That does not, however, mean that he has conquered his weakness at all, he's just learned to ignore the tattoo.

Backstory: TBD will edit

Personality: TBD related to backstory, so I'm not sure.

 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Sazedezas

[Ataraxian Wist she/her]

Just now, winter devotion said:

What with the name related to blood, what’s his take on actual blood manipulating Epics? 

that could make for some interesting character things. I'll put it in his personality when I figure it out.

[Ataraxian Wist she/her]

1 minute ago, winter devotion said:

It doesn’t really matter too much for the story, I was just curious. 

 

So am I. It won't be important, but it might show up in his narrative. When I figure it out, it will be basically a joke in his personality thing.

[Kidpen he/him]

So, is someone making the Maple Syrup recipe thread?

[Bladestorm]

It’s up!

[Edgedancer he/him]

22 minutes ago, Sazedezas said:

Okay, so I actually have a bunch of Epics (and a few Maples(?)) I want to try to use, but I'll just start with Bloodlight.

Power Mechanics: Creates a field of dark red glowing energy extending about three inches from his body. This Bloodlight - his namesake - can also be extended to envelop things that are partly within his Bloodlight field, giving them their own field half as extensive as his (I.E. Bloodlight's energy field extends 3" while his sword's field extends 1.5" and what it's touching -should he push it further - has a .75" field, and so on.) This energy is both destructive and regenerative, weakening the structural integrity of everything - including him - within it's power, making it easy to destroy, but reverting things back to the state they were in before he messed with them after a certain amount of time. The larger the item's field, the faster it will regenerate, with each halving reducing the regeneration speed to about one third of the previous field. Any object he withdraws his Bloodlight from will retain a residue of it that only serves to rebuild it, though this can take hours, as opposed to his personal second. Whenever the envelopped thing is damaged, its Bloodlight field disperses in a self-undoing destructive blast (basically just the normal effects but much faster.) from the center of the damage, then reassumes itself unless he consciously dismisses it. He can also make an envelopped object move quickly in a specific direction, though this power is rather limited.

Power Uses: Bloodlight's personal energy field makes him susceptible to serous injury from things like popsicle sticks and plastic toys, but allows him to regenerate most tissues and cells within a second, also disintegrating - and instantly reintegrating - the offending object. (note, rebuilding a human this way would not revive them. The reassembled object will also lose all momentum it had.) His structural weakening makes him unable to support normal things like heavy boxes as well, as they tend to break his back. Luckily, things he has no qualms about destroying and undestroying can simply be rocketed upward if he needs then to. If he got ahold of a nuclear weapon, he would be crazy dangerous, as he could use the now hair-trigger nuke multiple times, as long as he picked up the rebuilt weapon before someone else does. Let's just say he'll never get a nuke unless we need somebody very powerful to die a hundred times.

PI: His regeneration can serve as a PI, but a machine guN or two could probably take him as could a big enough bomb.

Weakness: Spiders. His powers have no effect on them or anything within three inches of them, and if he gets bitten by one he won't be able to use his powers again until that particular spider is dead. Most of this is fairly common knowledge, and he doesn't try to discourage it. He'll probably put the information in the hands of another Epic who has some reason not to kill him with it, but uses it to subdue him frequently, which means he won't be too far taken by the Corruption most of the time. IDK.

Backstory: TBD will edit.

Personality: TBD related to backstory, so I'm not sure.

 

So what happens when I use a pole to whack him, seeing how I would keep giving momentum to the pole as it is being destroyed/repaired and robbed of momentum? And could he mess with the regeneration of destroyed objects enough to, let's say walk through a wall and then have it repair behind himself?

8 minutes ago, Kidpen said:

So, is someone making the Maple Syrup recipe thread?

Well, character threads are kind of a @Voidus thing. Though I guess I could do it, if he doesn't want to.

Edit: Well, never mind.

Edited June 24, 2018 by Edgedancer

[Bladestorm]

1 minute ago, Edgedancer said:

Well, character threads are kind of a @Voidus thing. Though I guess I could do it, if he doesn't want to.

Edit: Well, never mind.

Sorry...Wasn’t sure who was gonna do it.

[Edgedancer he/him]

1 minute ago, Bladestorm said:

Sorry...Wasn’t sure who was gonna do it.

Eh, don't worry about it.

[Ataraxian Wist she/her]

5 minutes ago, Edgedancer said:

So what happens when I use a pole to whack him, seeing how I would keep giving momentum to the pole as it is being destroyed/repaired and robbed of momentum? And could he mess with the regeneration of destroyed objects enough to, let's say walk through a wall and then have it repair behind himself?

 

So with the pole, you would actually end up losing your grip on it as it disintegrated out of your hand, your hand kept moving, and then it rebuilt itself behind your hand. As for the wall, that ability was actually key in the development of his powers, so yes, he could and does.

[Edgedancer he/him]

Just now, Sazedezas said:

So with the pole, you would actually end up losing your grip on it as it disintegrated out of your hand, your hand kept moving, and then it rebuilt itself behind your hand. As for the wall, that ability was actually key in the development of his powers, so yes, he could and does.

Ah, so the bloodlight would spread over the entire pole?

[Ataraxian Wist she/her]

3 minutes ago, Edgedancer said:

Ah, so the bloodlight would spread over the entire pole?

Yes. It catches entire objects, like poles, but chains would act as multiple pieces: The links within three inches of his skin would be power level 2, (these go backward, with 1 being his personal field) those touching them would be level 3, etc., but any charged object will not be charged by other objects.

[MacThorstenson he/him]

So how big of an area around Edmonton are we doing? Because of epoch becomes a thing we will need to have hard boundaries. 

Edited June 24, 2018 by MacThorstenson

[Bladestorm]

Spoiler

KNOX

Name: Lukas McKnight

Epic Name: Knox, as in Fort Knox

Primary Ability: Basically building in fortnite. He can create matter with absurd structural integrity in any shape comprised of a single plane, I.e a ramp/ wall. No prof-esque bubble traps, and nothing smaller than 25 square feet, give or take. Used mostly for cool bases and cover in combat, as well as trapping the odd civilian before tossing in a grenade.

Secondary Ability: Enhanced everything. Just all around superhuman—more speed, more strength, more agility, tougher, more endurance, faster reflexes, etc. Nothing more than say an Olympic athlete, but still plenty impressive.

Tertiary ability: Phasing. Knox can phase through his own walls when he wants.

Background: growing up, Lukas spent most of his time with a few friends doing dares, playing sports, getting in fights, and generally trying to push the limits of what he could do. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces at age 19 at the urging of his father to try to instill a little self-preservation, but instead Lukas became even more of a risk taker, often being given the worst duties as punishment for all the things he did. 

After becoming an epic, he began challenging others to duels in an attempt to prove himself or die trying. While in Calgary, he met Silhouette, who aided him in defeating an illusion Epic when he was near death. They decided to stick together, and after being kicked out of town by (insert our Calgary dictator here) they decided to head to Edmonton to continue his search for a match.

 

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SILHOUETTE

primary ability: Illusions. Silhouette can create shadowy images that appear to have substance. They are easily identified due to silhouette only being able to make grey illusions, but at night they are often hard to see. Silhouette can use these as though they were real, physical manifestations of his will.

Secondary ability: Shadowmelding. Silhouette can briefly turn into shadow, and though he can move in this state, he cannot control his actions. Instead, he must picture where his shadow will go and it’s actuons before entering the form, where those instructions cannot be changed until completed.

Background: Silhouette, AKA Jack Hallen, was a law student who enjoyed boxing all through high school, and kept at it through university. His father ran a small auto shop, and lost an enormous lawsuit to the richest man in town over the hallens right to their land. They were kicked off the property, and all of the family members began to work shifts to put the smartest of them, jack, through school. He was a fairly standard student, above average in sports and school, but nothing about him really raised eyebrows except his determination. He went to law school to try to make the world a better place, to fight against those who took advantage of the hardworking men and women of the world like his father. After becoming an epic, his values became warped, and he began going after people not for their deeds, but simply because they had money. He would shadowmeld his way into their homes, then beat them to death with his fists. He takes a perverse pleasure in killing those with money, and will sometimes elevate those in poverty to high status before killing them for it. 

He spent most of his adult life in Calgary, where he developed something of a rivalry with another illusion epic. When he saw another Epic in combat with the illusionist, he joined in and helped Knox finish him off. They decided to join forces after being kicked out of the city for the battle, and now they’re heading to Edmonton to see what there is to see.

 

These are my 2 character ideas; any criticism would be welcome. I’ll put them into the character thread once they’re all finished up.

[Majestic he/him]

I’ll post my Epics I’m bringing over from Oregon when I get on to a computer.

Super excited this is happening again!

[Bladestorm]

@Edgedancer Big al is glorious. Unlimited food supply powers are no joke!

[Kidpen he/him]

Spoiler

 

Spoiler

Actual:

Power: Being incredibly persuasive.

Armageddon can convince people of whatever he tells them. However, this has limits. He can only convince people with particularly weak wills, approximately one tenth of the population. He can also never convince epics. (Note: One tenth may be too much. Open to objections.)

Weakness: Being wrong in his moral belief.

His powers are negated if he were convinced that his belief that the destruction of humanity is the only way to save them is wrong. This would take affect by having all of the people convinced by him suddenly going back to their previous belief.

^ Secrets. I have no problem with you looking at them, just know that you're character would never know.

Power: Blowing up the Universe

Weakness: People who disagree with his moral belief. (Very Long Range)

Real Name: Alexander Philips (Goes by Alex)

Epic Name: Armageddon

History: Armageddon believes that humanity is horrible, and should be destroyed. He spent years homeless in the streets of Calgary, and there saw the worst of humanity. After Calamity came, he desperately wanted the ability to end all life in this universe. He turned to chanting out to the people on the streets about his belief, hoping that people would agree, and turn their lives to his cause as he has. One day, he suddenly felt enormous power rush into him, and knew that his wish had been fulfilled. He immediately tried to use his power to blow up the universe, but it didn’t work. Confused, he suddenly realized it must be because he was exposed to his weakness. He decided that, if his power is his greatest wish, then his weakness must be his greatest hate. He decided it must be the heathens who argue with the truth. So once again he turned to preaching-but this time, people listened. At least one in ten completely agreed with what he was saying and agreed to help him. He has been biding his time, growing his army and hiding, poised and ready to attack. However, one day a new epic came to the city. Armageddon tried to put him under his cause, but the man refused. Going on a rampage, the man killed Armageddon’s entire army. Fleeing and worried, Armageddon ran, eventually ending up in Edmonton, hoping to once again grow his army and convince the world that destruction is the only way.

Personality: He has his odd moral beliefs, of course, and is willing to do almost anything to see them through. He doesn’t particularly care what happens to his followers, or anyone else, considering his plan is to have all of humanity die. He tends to be fearful of other epics who are stronger than him, especially when he is alone, and tends to spend his days in hiding, and trying to conceal his epic status.

Final draft of my epic. Let me know it there's anything you think should be changed, removed, or redone. If not, I'll post it as my personal maple syrup recipe.

Edited June 24, 2018 by Kidpen

[Bladestorm]

5 minutes ago, Kidpen said:

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Power: Being incredibly persuasive.

Armageddon can convince people of whatever he tells them. However, this has limits. He can only convince people with particularly weak wills, approximately one tenth of the population. He can also never convince epics. (Note: One tenth may be too much. Open to objections.)

Weakness: Being wrong in his moral belief.

His powers are negated if he were convinced that his belief that the destruction of humanity is the only way to save them is wrong. This would take affect by having all of the people convinced by him suddenly going back to their previous belief.

^ Secrets. I have no problem with you looking at them, just know that you're character would never know.

Power: Blowing up the Universe

Weakness: People who disagree with his moral belief. (Very Long Range)

Real Name: Alexander Philips (Goes by Alex)

Epic Name: Armageddon

History: Armageddon believes that humanity is horrible, and should be destroyed. He spent years homeless in the streets of Calgary, and there saw the worst of humanity. After Calamity came, he desperately wanted the ability to end all life in this universe. He turned to chanting out to the people on the streets about his belief, hoping that people would agree, and turn their lives to his cause as he has. One day, he suddenly felt enormous power rush into him, and knew that his wish had been fulfilled. He immediately tried to use his power to blow up the universe, but it didn’t work. Confused, he suddenly realized it must be because he was exposed to his weakness. He decided that, if his power is his greatest wish, then his weakness must be his greatest hate. He decided it must be the heathens who argue with the truth. So once again he turned to preaching-but this time, people listened. At least one in ten completely agreed with what he was saying and agreed to help him. He has been biding his time, growing his army and hiding, poised and ready to attack. However, one day a new epic came to the city. Armageddon tried to put him under his cause, but the man refused. Going on a rampage, the man killed Armageddon’s entire army. Fleeing and worried, Armageddon ran, eventually ending up in Edmonton, hoping to once again grow his army and convince the world that destruction is the only way.

Personality: He has his odd moral beliefs, of course, and is willing to do almost anything to see them through. He doesn’t particularly care what happens to his followers, or anyone else, considering his plan is to have all of humanity die. He tends to be fearful of other epics who are stronger than him, especially when he is alone, and tends to spend his days in hiding, and trying to conceal his epic status.

Final draft of my epic. Let me know it there's anything you think should be changed, removed, or redone. If not, I'll post it as my personal maple syrup recipe.

He sounds good to me! It seems like all that's really left is to fully decide the setting. Personally, I like the Epoch idea. We just have to avoid scenes taking place inside the super slow zones more often than necessary.

[Hemalurgic Headshot he/him]

Just now, winter devotion said:

Okay, I love Liam already. I wonder what sort of reaction he’ll have to the Technically Homeless Epic Embodiment Of Chaos And Terrible Fashion Sense crashing at his van. 

 

Liam might make him pay rent, but if possible, they can jam to Elvis together. However, he'll have to pitch in on the food bill. And the gas money.

[Edgedancer he/him]

53 minutes ago, Bladestorm said:

@Edgedancer Big al is glorious. Unlimited food supply powers are no joke!

Thanks. I can't quite take credit for him though. He was originally created by @A Joe in the Bush and I simply inherited him, because he was already linked pretty closely to Voidgaze at the time.

27 minutes ago, Kidpen said:

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Actual:

Power: Being incredibly persuasive.

Armageddon can convince people of whatever he tells them. However, this has limits. He can only convince people with particularly weak wills, approximately one tenth of the population. He can also never convince epics. (Note: One tenth may be too much. Open to objections.)

Weakness: Being wrong in his moral belief.

His powers are negated if he were convinced that his belief that the destruction of humanity is the only way to save them is wrong. This would take affect by having all of the people convinced by him suddenly going back to their previous belief.

^ Secrets. I have no problem with you looking at them, just know that you're character would never know.

Power: Blowing up the Universe

Weakness: People who disagree with his moral belief. (Very Long Range)

Real Name: Alexander Philips (Goes by Alex)

Epic Name: Armageddon

History: Armageddon believes that humanity is horrible, and should be destroyed. He spent years homeless in the streets of Calgary, and there saw the worst of humanity. After Calamity came, he desperately wanted the ability to end all life in this universe. He turned to chanting out to the people on the streets about his belief, hoping that people would agree, and turn their lives to his cause as he has. One day, he suddenly felt enormous power rush into him, and knew that his wish had been fulfilled. He immediately tried to use his power to blow up the universe, but it didn’t work. Confused, he suddenly realized it must be because he was exposed to his weakness. He decided that, if his power is his greatest wish, then his weakness must be his greatest hate. He decided it must be the heathens who argue with the truth. So once again he turned to preaching-but this time, people listened. At least one in ten completely agreed with what he was saying and agreed to help him. He has been biding his time, growing his army and hiding, poised and ready to attack. However, one day a new epic came to the city. Armageddon tried to put him under his cause, but the man refused. Going on a rampage, the man killed Armageddon’s entire army. Fleeing and worried, Armageddon ran, eventually ending up in Edmonton, hoping to once again grow his army and convince the world that destruction is the only way.

Personality: He has his odd moral beliefs, of course, and is willing to do almost anything to see them through. He doesn’t particularly care what happens to his followers, or anyone else, considering his plan is to have all of humanity die. He tends to be fearful of other epics who are stronger than him, especially when he is alone, and tends to spend his days in hiding, and trying to conceal his epic status.

Final draft of my epic. Let me know it there's anything you think should be changed, removed, or redone. If not, I'll post it as my personal maple syrup recipe.

Looks good to me.

20 minutes ago, Bladestorm said:

He sounds good to me! It seems like all that's really left is to fully decide the setting. Personally, I like the Epoch idea. We just have to avoid scenes taking place inside the super slow zones more often than necessary.

It works, though after doing the numbers, one mayor Epic in town does look a bit low. So it'd probably be best if we get at least another player wanting to pose as a local big shot.

6 minutes ago, Hemalurgic Headshot said:

Liam might make him pay rent, but if possible, they can jam to Elvis together. However, he'll have to pitch in on the food bill. And the gas money.

You know what really helps with cutting the food bill? Unlimited Sausage McMuffins.

Oh and that reminds me, I did promise @Voidus some more power profiles. (Even if I don't intend to play any of them.) Let's see, which one in my notes is detailed enough to post...

Springneedle: Ability to push smaller object(s) into another a larger object to store and/or eject at another point of the larger object’s surface. Force of ejection depends on size and density of storage in the larger object. Both storage and ejection effect can be stacked. (i.e. store blades/needles/nails into cane, stick cane into wall, blades etc eject from different points of the wall)
Can push objects through living material but neither store in it, nor push living matter through other objects.

[Bladestorm]

2 minutes ago, Edgedancer said:

 

@Voidus

Springneedle: Ability to push smaller object(s) into another a larger object to store and/or eject at another point of the larger object’s surface. Force of ejection depends on size and density of storage in the larger object. Both storage and ejection effect can be stacked. (i.e. store blades/needles/nails into cane, stick cane into wall, blades etc eject from different points of the wall)
Can push objects through living material but neither store in it, nor push living matter through other objects.

I really want a scene of this character in an old house fighting a number of CIA agents by pulling all manner of objects out of the walls and furniture as he leads them on a chase through mazelike rooms.

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

Spoiler

Human Name: Joel Gilbert

Human Nickname: Gilly

Epic Name: Phytomagnet

Epic Nickname: Phyto

Appearance:

• Gender: Male
• Clothes: Brown and green military camo, full outfit
• Hair: Deep forest green (RGB: 31, 61, 12)
• Eyes: Lime Green (RGB: 50, 205, 50)
• Skin Tone: Pasty white (I’ll explain later)
• Height: 5’4” (This took too long to decide so I made it random :D)
• Build: Heavily muscular to the point that he ignores speed in favor of sheer power

Primary Power: Phytomagnesis

            Phytomagnet can pull parts of plants (or entire plants) towards him, increasing the amount of force exerted at will, though for REALLY big plants requires effort (Maximum strength, enough to uproot a redwood tree if he tries hard and concentrates. Realistic/common usage, tearing up one of those small trees on the side of the road in a city). No contact required. In terms of physics, this functions much in the same way as burning Iron in Mistborn.

Secondary Power: Phytovállo (Literally Phyto- (having to do with plants), and vállo, which in Greek is “to stick.” I’m trying to be creative okay)

            Phyto can stick plant matter to anything. He can also remove anything he’s stuck, though both of these powers require contact. This power could be used to climb buildings by using something easy to hold onto like a tree branch or a clod of dirt and repeatedly sticking it. There seems to be no limit to how long a plant can be stuck for, though heavier plants like trees will snap under their own weight. It’s also important to note that only the part of the plant touching the object will be stuck, so something like dirt would likely fall apart unless he stuck the dirt together with itself. He’s used this power to cover his face with tree bark (hence lack of Vitamin D, hence pale skin).

Tertiary Power (This is basically just an extension of his Secondary, but relevant enough that I decided to separate it):

            Phyto can increase the structural integrity of plant matter by sticking individual parts of it together. This has approximately the tensile strength of glass, and the resistance to shattering of steel (Basically, you can’t pull it apart and you can’t break it easily. Like, have you tried pulling glass apart?). Finally, this increases the resistance to fire that his plants have.

History (this is my weak point when it comes to writing, so I’ll keep it nice and short):

            Joel Gilbert was a Sergeant in the Canadian Armed Forces when Calamity hit, and he was part of the holdouts against the Epic onslaught. After a brutal attack by some epic shooting green energy blasts out of her hands, he lay in his bunker, the only one of his squad still alive. Sitting in the middle of the room was a strange sight. A small marigold, which before the blast had been potted, was on its side wholly untouched. Joel reached out a trembling hand, and the flower shot towards his hand. He stared at his hand in wonder, and shakily stood.

Modus Operandi:

            While Joel still carries the M16 he used in the CAF, he also uses a shield made of enhanced tree bark in addition to covering his entire body in enhanced tree bark. Phyto finds joy in sticking plants to people to force a burden onto them, and also will trap people against walls. He despises people who chop down trees for any reason and does his best to kill them (he sees no problem with using his own powers to uproot them). He also likes eating carrots. Don’t ask why. He’s not sure either.

Weakness:

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Maple syrup. If any of his plants are covered in it, they lose any enhancement he’s given. By touching him, it severely weakens his pulling force. If he actually eats any, he’s incapable of using any of his powers until it’s wholly digested. (If anyone wants an explanation, I can write one, I have the idea for it. I just don’t wanna write it yet.)

 

EPICS! Well, I guess only Epic, singular, but hey it works right? Lemme know what ya think or if I missed something.

 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Weirdpersonx

[Kidpen he/him]

5 minutes ago, Weirdpersonx said:

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Human Name: Joel Gilbert

Human Nickname: Gilly

Epic Name: Phytomagnet

Epic Nickname: Phyto

Appearance:

• Gender: Male
• Clothes: Brown and green military camo, full outfit
• Hair: Deep forest green (RGB: 31, 61, 12)
• Eyes: Lime Green (RGB: 50, 205, 50)
• Skin Tone: Pasty white (I’ll explain later)
• Height: 5’4” (This took too long to decide so I made it random :D)
• Build: Heavily muscular to the point that he ignores speed in favor of sheer power

Primary Power: Phytomagnesis

            Phytomagnet can pull parts of plants (or entire plants) towards him, increasing the amount of force exerted at will, though for REALLY big plants requires effort (Maximum strength, enough to uproot a redwood tree if he tries hard and concentrates. Realistic/common usage, tearing up one of those small trees on the side of the road in a city). No contact required. In terms of physics, this functions much in the same way as burning Iron in Mistborn.

Secondary Power: Phytovállo (Literally Phyto- (having to do with plants), and vállo, which in Greek is “to stick.” I’m trying to be creative okay)

            Phyto can stick plant matter to anything. He can also remove anything he’s stuck, though both of these powers require contact. This power could be used to climb buildings by using something easy to hold onto like a tree branch or a clod of dirt and repeatedly sticking it. There seems to be no limit to how long a plant can be stuck for, though heavier plants like trees will snap under their own weight. It’s also important to note that only the part of the plant touching the object will be stuck, so something like dirt would likely fall apart unless he stuck the dirt together with itself. He’s used this power to cover his face with tree bark (hence lack of Vitamin D, hence pale skin).

Tertiary Power (This is basically just an extension of his Secondary, but relevant enough that I decided to separate it):

            Phyto can increase the structural integrity of plant matter by sticking individual parts of it together. This has approximately the tensile strength of glass, and the resistance to shattering of steel (Basically, you can’t pull it apart and you can’t break it easily. Like, have you tried pulling glass apart?). Finally, this increases the resistance to fire that his plants have.

History (this is my weak point when it comes to writing, so I’ll keep it nice and short):

            Joel Gilbert was a Sergeant in the Canadian Armed Forces when Calamity hit, and he was part of the holdouts against the Epic onslaught. After a brutal attack by some epic shooting green energy blasts out of her hands, he lay in his bunker, the only one of his squad still alive. Sitting in the middle of the room was a strange sight. A small marigold, which before the blast had been potted, was on its side wholly untouched. Joel reached out a trembling hand, and the flower shot towards his hand. He stared at his hand in wonder, and shakily stood.

Modus Operandi:

            While Joel still carries the M16 he used in the CAF, he also uses a shield made of enhanced tree bark in addition to covering his entire body in enhanced tree bark. Phyto finds joy in sticking plants to people to force a burden onto them, and also will trap people against walls. He despises people who chop down trees for any reason and does his best to kill them (he sees no problem with using his own powers to uproot them). He also likes eating carrots. Don’t ask why. He’s not sure either.

Weakness:

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Maple syrup. If any of his plants are covered in it, they lose any enhancement he’s given. By touching him, it severely weakens his pulling force. If he actually eats any, he’s incapable of using any of his powers until it’s wholly digested. (If anyone wants an explanation, I can write one, I have the idea for it. I just don’t wanna write it yet.)

 

EPICS! Well, I guess only Epic, singular, but hey it works right? Lemme know what ya think or if I missed something.

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This is here because I still haven't figured out how to remove these someone please help.

You need to have the flashing bar right below the spoiler and then backspace a couple times.

[The Swan Dragon he/him]

1 minute ago, Kidpen said:

You need to have the flashing bar right below the spoiler and then backspace a couple times.

You have my eternal gratitude.

[Hemalurgic Headshot he/him]

What's the term for an Epic that negates other Epics' powers?