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I think your argument suffers from a major lack of one particularly important piece of context. There were roughly 200 scripted television series in 1999. There are 600 this year - if you think the acting pool isn't EXTREMELY diluted as a result...

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Draft order is set for Sunday!

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Draft time for the Top 100 at the end of the week!

Superman already had that movie

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Rex the Wonder Dog had a solo series!

I promised Ermine an Artemis-2 write-up, and I haven't forgotten! Just a little too busy today.

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Austin

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You can bet your ass there will be big time prizes.

If you liked this one, just stay tuned here, Cody. I promised the group a Top 100 for the entire campaign!

HanOfTheNekos posted...

Canary perhaps pushed Saoirse more towards Checkmate instead than anyone else had to the point.

Honestly, Canary would be okay with that.

Tomorrow is a session, but I'll be happy to do it Thursday.

#1 - Black Canary
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The chairwoman of the Justice League.

Black Canary entered this campaign on the back of the stunning, unexpected loss of her fiance, Green Arrow, to the insidious claws of the Justifiers. Now Equated, Green Arrow stands in complete opposition to Black Canary. Powerless to stop his conversion, she was forced to watch on while glass lacerated her throat, nearly killing her thanks to a teleportation event gone awry. Returned to Z'onn Z'orr, her powers, her future husband, her friends and family- hell, the entire world - had been stolen from Dinah Laurel Lance.

All of that is prelude to say that, when she was able to sit up on her own once more, Black Canary came back with a vengeance. Diving headlong into the files of Checkmate's field teams, she began to question their decisions, study their tactics. She didn't shy away from criticizing them, providing tips and new direction to those around her. Despite the overwhelming sense of loss that Dinah must be feeling, she truly IS the leader of the World's Greatest Heroes. She's direct, to the point, and ready to roll up her sleeves and fight back. She has a wedding to ensure happens, after all.

Of course, this hasn't exactly meant easy sailing for all involved. Lush snuck into Canary's room almost immediately after her arrival in Z'onn Z'orr - this ultimately resulted in Lush's ass being well and truly kicked for the crime of a rather avoidable B&E - and Canary was ready to do worse, given that Lush has been stealing from Canary and harrassing Arrow for sometime. This drama eventually reached the ears of Saoirse - who was told by Lush in no uncertain terms that she'd done nothing wrong. Saoirse felt the need to try and run interference for Cyndi, but the upshot of this was that Canary had far more stern words of Saoirse than for Lush, laying into the Irish witch for becoming too attached to the notion of fighting Lush's battles for herself. Canary knows what Lush is capable of; she's a grown-ass woman. Saoirse has taken those comments personally, however, and she stands defiant against Canary.

You might think that this character is dividing more than uniting, but you'd be wrong. Dinah is a very human, very opinionated woman, but she's also a hero. The sort of hero that stood up for her best friend, Barbara Gordon, to defend her from Roz'etta - ultimately, through her tough-as-nails attitude, convincing Roz to finally hash things out with Barbara. Canary can force fences to be mended if need be. Or she can encourage a young teen like Spirit to fight for what matters to him - family. When Spirit seemed directionless, Canary inspired in him a conviction to rescue his long-languishing brother, going so far even as to promise to travel on that mission herself.

But my favorite Canary scene is a small, probably forgettable one. When Brennus came to Canary for advice, he sought help in preparing for the battles to come - Whisper, his mother, and more. Canary took him into the hall, and she had him turn three directions for just a few seconds at a time, memorizing what he saw. Then, Brennus was to close his eyes and repeat those details. Canary may very well hone Brennus' otherwise legendarily terrible Perception, but her style of teaching is entirely Canary. Still to the point, yet soft, encouraging. Of course, Brennus does have a history with Canary, so there's a bit of a different tenor to their relationship, but still, I think it defines who Canary is.

She's the Justice League, well and truly, for the heroes of Z'onn Z'orr.

And now, she's finally found purpose. After spending days poring over every mission, every dossier and debriefing, every rumor, Canary knows what her next mission will be.

She's going to be the one to land a punch on Darkseid - the first one on Earth. Alongside a new line-up of Justice League, perfectly conjured for the purpose of messing with Darkseid's head, Canary wants to be the one to prove that Darkseid can bleed.

He took her Ollie. Pretty Bird wants vengeance.

Honestly, as I look forward, I see Canary as the character who may very well fulfill the role of Oracle in the first campaign more than Waller, even. Black Canary is the wartime Oracle. Oracle was a soft, encouraging, occasionally conflicted sister and mother to the first Campaign's domestic challenges. Canary is a consigliore, a wartime, militant one, rooted in the discipline necessary to lead - but also with wisdom enough to foster growth in so many PCs, across so many disparate, interesting, fascinating relationships. Every single one will be different. Every one so far has been excellent. She brings out the best not only of the PCs, but the players as well.

Austin

You know you're taking it.

#2 - Artemis-2
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HUH?

Hey! No, I'm #1 dog! I'm supposed to be #1 dog! I don't wanna be #2 dog again... I'm always #2. Artemis-2, it's in my name. Big Bro is first dog, he's older dog. Now I'm #2. It's not fair.

I don't know why everyone makes such a big deal about Big Bro. It's not like he's got a shiny badge like I do. I'm a Deputy Dog, first of my name, officer at Checkpoint Justice with my partner, Glitch! He's like my Patch, you know, except he's an alien, and he hops around bopping between places with his teleportation powers. I kept him in a glass for a little while - he couldn't escape from that! Eventually, after he got hungry and thirsty enough, he promised to be my friend. That's the best kind of friendship, because you know they won't leave you if you show them you can destroy them.

I have this bottle, and it lets me send all sorts of important messages to my Big Bro. We're really close, even though, in the beginning, I was really confused and attacked him. That wasn't my fault - I was cloned dog, and I was being manipulated by a big, naked dumb dumb named Brody. Now that Brody's dead, I'm my own dog! For a while I lived in the access shafts of Hardcore Station, but then Big Bro got me and he promised to be my Big Bro forever! And he forgive me for being a bad dog.

I'm not a bad dog anymore! In fact, I'm really helpful dog! When Big Bro came to visit me at Christmas, we teamed up to stop evil President Nixon from taking over Hardcore Station. I had a lot of fun - but Big Bro kept trying to upstage me, so I took all of his dice rolls. He could have my lower ones - they were just as good, really. Good enough for him. I wanted to be faster dog and stronger dog! Afterwards, Big Bro promised to come see me for the big drinking contest at Al's Diner. Al's fat and he kind of smells from working in the kitchen all day, but he doesn't smell as bad as Roz'etta.

Stinky! Stinky Roz'etta!

I worry about Darkseid. What happens when Roz'etta confronts him on behalf of Lashina? Can he even survive the smell? He'll be all like, 'DARKSEID IS... smelling something terrible!' and Roz'etta will go cry because that's what Roz'etta does. Cry, cry, big cry. She's such a baby. That's why she smells. Big baby wears stinky diapeys.

Someday, when I've cleaned up all of Hardcore Station and protected them from those dumbdumbs with the wings who keep trying to invade, I'll go visit Big Bro on Oa, and I'll get to see Riev, and Saoirse, and Xander... all my old friends. I hope Riev is ready to go for a run because no one has woken him up at 5:00 in the morning for a good jog. And he's not missing a leg, only an arm - so he has no excuse!

Hey, I'm out of space on this piece of paper. Someone tell Scarlet he's a big dumbdumb for not ranking me first! Stupid list. I'm #1 dog! Canary isn't even a dog - she's a canary. Canary's can't be #1! Bird rhymes with third! Third-place bird.

Hint: This charater has a girl's name.

I'll say this - I think Zoe could pull the #1 spot overall by the end of the campaign. I have that much faith in her.

That was a fantastic commission!

WarThaNemesis2 posted...

second place dog, second place dog, ha ha ha!

War is officially taunting a fictional character in this topic.

#3 - Zoe Lawton
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I love Zoe.

Rescued from the harrowing underground experimental laboratories of the Cinque, the story of Zoe immediately became complicated. Her father had moved heaven and Earth in order to ensure her safety, but Zoe and Deadshot immediately fell back into a complicated territory. At the time, Floyd was reeling fresh from his admittance to Catman of a crime most foul. It became apparent to Floyd he was ill-equipped to provide Zoe what she needed - a father that wasn't a piece of shit; thus, he foisted his daughter onto Spirit, a boy who he knew to be honorable enough not to try anything with his daughter, despite clearly wanting to (in Floyd's eyes).

Zoe was oblivious to what her father was going through, and she struggled at first to understand her place in Z'onn Z'orr, and not with her dad. But soon enough, she would be provided the truth - Catman himself, in an attempt to take away Deadshot's family in the way Deadshot had taken Catman's - revealed just how monstrous her father was to Zoe. This drove Zoe further away from her dad, and she chose to express her hatred for him by stealing his weapons - those trademarked wrist-shooters; and likely, that alone would earn a place on this list. However, the story did not end. On Spirit's first day off since he was awakened into the world of Darkseid, Zoe joined him on a trip to Hawaii. While visiting the mall, the pair were confronted by a psychopath, a massive, brutish axe-wielding villain called Citizen. After being chased into the Food Court, and witnessing Spirit in a deep, piptched conflict and fighting for his life, Zoe revealed that she had kept one of Deadshot's stolen wrist-shooters in her bag. She blew Citizen's brains out right in front of Spirit, then promptly vomited.

In Spirit's best scene of the campaign, the pair sat down on the beach afterwards, and he helped walk Zoe through the guilt, the pain, the shame - and Zoe revealed she didn't feel those things, which somehow made her feel them all the more. The killing didn't hurt; it was knowing that the killing didn't hurt that hurt. Since then, Zoe has been struggling with knowing that a part of her father's murderous tendency resided deep within her. But Zoe has decided not to hide from it - she instead wants to use it to make up for everything her father has. Zoe, most recently, even asked Spirit to let her go to Lamumba, so that a Lawton could make up to Hector for the sins of her father.

Sins of the Father. It's a recurring theme in this campaign, but no better exemplified in the story of Zoe Lawton. As her story continues, this young girl, only Spirit's age, is undergoing a harrowing rite of passage towards adulthoold. She's far too young and certainly not equipped to deal with the terrible, life-shattering consequences; but equipped with a deep, unshakeable friendship with Spirit, Zoe may just manage to come out of the other side of this journey without falling apart along the way.

For me, Zoe's story is perhaps the most rewarding one to tell over the long-term in this campaign. So many ideas are constantly percolating in my head for new Zoe scenes, little RP moments that I think will be intensely enjoyable. And as we rocket past the act closure of Eve Manners, I can only imagine where the Zoe story will go. It's probably one of my favorites, if not the favorite one going right now.

Hint: This character has a girl's name.

Detroit

Does she really need a reason?

#4 - Gal Gardner
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Functionally, Gal is an original character. Her art is largely irrelevant to the comic in which it appears, and there isn't actually a Vuldarian genderswap Guy Gardner lumbering around the universe somewhere. That's probably a crying shame; Gal has been my favorite comedic relief as of late, but all of her loudmouthed insults and leering pick-up lines really do a disservice to the character. What lies beneath, somewhere deep within Gal, is a person capable of great compassion and change. Though her resting gear is obnoxious, obstreperous, a true incorrigible cad, and despite the fact that she spends most of her time either staring at her exposed breasts (which she can't get enough of) or turning her arms into alien techno-organic weapons in red, Gal also has a softer side. For me, this was never better exemplified then when Guy Gardner (who treats her like a younger sister) was bowled over by news that his dearly beloved deceased boo, Ice, was actually still alive and while. This flummoxed Guy something fierce - and immediately, Gal was on her knees, holding up Guy's head, wrapping him in a cradling hug. She empathized immensely, and for a long, silent second, there was something deeply moving to me about that sort of clone-turned-counsel moment.

Originally rescued from the Auctioneer's menagerie-ship, Gal was one of three Gardner-clone products the party discovered within, but she's the only one that's lingered with any real effect. To the party, Gal is an aberration not just because she's a clone of one of their closest allies on Oa, but also because she's a clone of Guy from a time in his life he's largely moved past. Guy is far less fiery than those days, still rough around the edges but having matured greatly. Gal will seek out Rosetta, hoping to giggle like a schoolgirl with her about hot women with tight asses and tighter costumes. She doesn't know how to keep her hands to herself. And when she witnesses Data 7 sharing an intimate moment with Lantern Morro, she couldn't stop laughing about how it was gay... until she realized she was gay, also. Which sent her into a fit of laughter again. She's certainly not homophobic; she's just the most immature person imaginable. Apparently she goes to the dining hall on Oa just to watch a cute blonde eat her dinner.

I love extremely imperfect characters with the capacity to change, and that's Gal in a nutshell. Her future may not be the Guy Gardner who topped our last 52 list, but she has the potential to reach that point. We know one path this younger, more feminine Guy Gardner could take, but whether she does, that's another story entirely. But it's a story I can't wait to explore. Gal Gardner is maybe my favorite Oan non-Lantern right now, after all.

Hint: This character has a girl's name.

#5 - Eve Manners
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The entire campaign may just hinge on one single session, one single story as told by one single woman. Eve Manners, who gave the last bits of her life to tell the party the story of Area 50. I... don't know if I can do Eve justice in a write-up. I've been turning over in my head how to tell her story. She meant such a great deal to me, so much more than I could explain in simple words. Here was a woman whose only crime was to love the wrong person in the eyes of a fearful, culturally stunted society. She was captured, dragged away by anti-communist goons and forced into a firing line. Eve Manners was killed - and that was where the torture truly began. Brought back to life just to see if it was possible, Eve would spend the next chapter of her existence in a 58 year-long half-life.

After the party cracked open Area 51, there came a message through back channels, Morse code, that lured them back to the scene of science's greatest crime. There, they learned of Eve Manners' tragic life. Of a woman whose comfort she relied upon for strength - a woman who was then killed, her brain scooped out of her skull and strung up inside of a house that began to lumber into animation thanks to her sentience. A house that so desperately wished to remember her past life, the happy memories, the music - yet because of prodding, trauma inflicted by Dowling's men, she could not sing.

Eve spoke of Randall Dowling, a man from another Earth, who began to incubate the first stirrings of a disease called Morticoccus, which functioned much like the Anti-Life Equation. This Randall Dowling, under orders from Tex Thompson, seemed to lay the groundwork for so many projects that have since found their way to Darkseid's hands. Randall Dowling - who also is from Jenny Sparks' world.

Eve spoke of the first Hunger Dogs. Of a Robotman who silently watched over these projects before their end - a Robotman which now lays in pieces within Z'onn Z'orr's robotics laboratory. So many threads, spun together by Eve as she walked the party through the ruins, like a ghost through her old haunts. And in the end, Eve Manners bid them farewell. For 58 years were over. The half-life was complete. Eve's last act was one of a hero - and the inspiration for a new act in this campaign. Without Eve Manners, I think the emotional impact of what Darkseid's deeds have wrought wouldn't be so visceral, so deeply meaningful. Eve Manners led a life entire comprised of loss and grief, love stolen and pain endured. Yet she persevered until the last possible moment she could to provide just one iota of meaning to her existence. Sometimes, that's all we can hope for. Sometimes, that's all we have in us. Sometimes, the greatest heroes leave just a single, almost invisible mark, to carry the torch, to let out that last gasp, that final cry. It's up to the rest of us to hear it, to know it, to never let its call be denied.

Hint: This character has a girl's name.

Throw in your predictions for the Top 5!

#6 - Mordru
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The last standing member of the second round draft class. The top 5 draft picks were the actual top 5. Amazing. Really shows you how valuable draft order can be.

Mordru is a Lord of Chaos. Hell, maybe even THE Lord of Chaos. Magic bends to his will, reality submits to his whim. Mordru has killed Doctor Fates before. Plural. He's nearly destroyed the entire Justice Society twice. He's plunged the planet into darkness, and it was only through the combined efforts of sixty-odd heroes and the magic of Arion (the real one) that Mordru was stopped. He was imprisoned in a Zodiac Crystal, left to languish until the end of his days.

Then, the Eighth Age of Magic happened, and all of that went out the window. A team of Checkmate agents found his crystal prison underneath the lair of Area 51. After taunting them, whispering to them and threatening them, Mordru released himself and vowed to hunt down the Checkmate team and destroy them - but first, he has unfinished business to attend to.

It's no secret Mordru is one of my all-time favorite DC villains. This guy is everywhere and every time in DC history. You can, at best, delay his inevitability, stall him while you search desperately for another way to stall him so you can hunt another way... it's an endless spiral of desperation in the pursuit of survival. But Mordru's power comes not just from his magic, but his lack of restraint. He will go for your throat - he has no compunctions, no scruples, no sense of decorum. He just thirsts for power, perhaps more than any other being. And Mordru has enough of it already that he could conceivably make plays that put the party's plans in complete jeopardy. He's a big enough player that it's the Spectre, Eclipso and Mordru who are mentioned as the greatest threats to the magical community. Hell, Mordru might even worm his way into the position of the Spectre's host. Can you imagine that? Just one misstep and the Wrath of God becomes the trappings of a madman. Then we're all screwed.

What I love most about Mordru is that he tops himself, over and over. The sneering smile hides great, perhaps unfathomable, wisdom. And he uses it not to help but to crush you beneath the ponderous might of his intimidating grin. Mordru met the party on the Story Line, and he KNEW they were moving through time via the Story Line. He has that kind of sixth sense, that kind of innate magical understanding. He laughed it off. He laughed off the ability to alter reality via storytelling as BENEATH HIM.

God, I love Mordru. I'm generally torn on who I want to see win between the party and the Dread Lord of the Sorcerer's World. Leaning Mordru, I think? We'll let the party put up their argument first, I suppose.

Hint: This character has a girl's name.

It's a fascinating relationship, probably the most interesting one Pepper has going right now. There's a real intrigue to who is leading who on, or if they both just happen to be on each other's side. If it's the latter, that might make things more complicated than the former!

Austin

UltimaterializerX posted...

This wasnt just a leak or a rumor. It was the literal entire script word for word.

Probably was Bill Murray tbh

#7 - Devlin Davenport
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Rewind to Campaign 1. In the wreckage of Gotham City, No Man's Land arose. The rich generally migrated to the territory of the Penguin, wherein they would be plied with food and drink as exquisite as manageable in exchange for exorbitant prices - prices that were fair, considering the valueless currency that were used in trade. Among these foppish so-and-so's was the layabout and wastrel known as Devlin Davenport. Once the owner of a highly lucrative property business and namesake of the Gotham skyline's famous Davenport Tower, Devlin was a drinker, a carouser, and altogether a thorn in the party's side. He ended up running for mayor against the Cluemaster in a bid that likely gave the Cluemaster enough ammunition to engineer an absolute blowout in the election, and Davenport fell onto even harder times. Eventually, he found himself nearly penniless, harrassed and harangued by Catwoman and her new partner, and his story ended in dismal obscurity.

Until Campaign 2. Devlin Davenport's fortunes experienced a sudden resurgence at the hands of Simon Hurt, and all Davenport had to provide in exchange was his undying loyalty and willingness to destroy everything Bruce Wayne represented. Easy enough. Swearing fealty to the Court of Owls, Davenport became part of Gotham's new upper-crust, administering one of the few remaining clubs in the world - and certainly in Gotham. A sign of the times to be sure, but certainly not ranking worthy... until she walked in. Pepper Spray.

Aka... Alyssa Davenport.

You see, I'd been sitting on this for a while. Inviso started to explore this - maybe as a lark - earlier on, but the connection between Devlin and Alyssa was more than simply a shared surname. The reality was this - Alyssa was the niece of the black sheep of the family, Devlin Davenport. His riches did not dwarf his arrogant attitude, and Devlin was largely exiled and shunned by the more religiously proper side of his family. But Devlin had a soft spot for the brainy girl from Texas by way of Utah. And when she wandered into his club, the once morally bankrupt wealthy socliaite demonstrated, for the first time, a heart. He warned Pepper and her friends away and urged them to beat tracks with haste. But they weren't fast enough. And after being chased up into a partially-completed skyscraper, they were cornered. It looked liked doom was on-hand...

...until a Talon of the Court arrived. Devlin Davenport.

That's right. All of these years of Devlin later, and suddenly there's something new to the character. Metahuman powers, an impressive suit of armor, and the conviction to protect someone he cares about.

So know we have an in to the Court of Owls, Simon Hurt's loyal inner circle. Powerful beings, Talons are, and they've turned Gotham, and many other cities, into these nests of intense protection. But the chink of the armor is family - and Pepper may have found a way to do business with Devlin. Since then, Devlin has appeared twice, including once at a massive stand-off with many sides, where Devlin essentially betrayed the Court to protect Pepper once more against Equated, Society and Eclipsed alike. It seems that, after some conversations, we may have our first alliance between Checkmate and the Court. Furthermore... Pepper may have interest in joining the Court with her uncle as well.

He's not good. He's not evil. He may only be self-serving even in protecting his niece. But Devlin Davenport has become one of my favorite, suddenly complex gray characters in the post-Apokoliptic wasteland of Darkseid's America.

Hint: Another draft class falls.

Maniac64 posted...

I've only just finished page one of this topic though so i will add more thoughts later.

Welcome back! Can't wait!

#8 - Green Arrow
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And in their darkest moment, their newest, greatest ally stolen from them, the party was left bereft, hopelessly adrift, transported to the furthest reaches the Grid would allow. It would be here that hope would be unexpectedly renewed - the Green Arrow, a modern-day Robin Hood, revealed. Oliver Queen, one of the most well-known heroes of this or any other age, was the right-hand man to the leader of the Justice League, his fiancee Black Canary. Here aboard the Justice League Satellite, believing the world all but conquered by the forces of Darkseid and the Society, had been grimly holding vigil for the end of the world. A party arrived inspired new confidence. Suddenly, these stoic vestiges of a bygone world became animated once more.

And boy howdy, did Green Arrow get animated in a big way. Oliver Queen was boisterous, loud-mouthed, full of vim and vigor and a hint of vinegar. He was about as liberal as you could get, taking every possibly jab he could against Darkseid, the former United States government, people who voted for Lex Luthor, the corporate elite... Ollie was having none of it. But he also was gung-ho on getting back to Earth and taking the fight right up the ass of Darkseid. I think he wooed the party, won them over with his trademarked obnoxious dadisms and sense of humor. Then, he rallied them. To a man, every player in that group seemed enchanted with the Emerald Archer.

And then he went and made the sacrifice to end all sacrifices.

After a teleporter malfunction left the party scattered and, in many cases, grievously injured, Green Arrow bought precious moments for Silhouette, allowing himself to be captured by the recently-indoctrinated Justifier which used to be Black Lightning. As Silhouette inched his way to safety, he watched on in muted horror as Green Arrow was forced to accept the Equation, all the while shouting out - as his the Green Arrow way - liberal platitudes and angry dissertations on how this was all wholly fascist. And with that, an ally was turned into an unwilling accomplice to the enemy.

This was a moment where the emotions of the party where palpable. A few players have said that Arrow's sacrifice hit them extremely hard, and I could tell that Arrow's capture by former ally Black Lightning legitimately fucked with feelings.

He was Green Arrow. A hero to the last. Let not his sacrifice be in vain, you agents of Checkmate.

Hint: Family matters.

Detroit

I did forget to mention that Jenny's Earth is extremely... different from the normal Earth. So constantly, pop culture references, movies, etc. are entirely removed from her vernacular, or they're different just enough that the inferences are lost on her. Or vice versa. It's very amusing.

ScareChan posted...

I expected to be a bit more awesome though.

Excuse me?

#9 - Jenny Sparks
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The Spirit of the 20th Century.

Jenny Sparks is a Century Baby, one of a very select number of children born on the 1st of January, 1900. For each year of the Twentieth Century, however, Jenny developed and grew based on the psychic and culture sensibilities of the time. In her twenties, she was a wild child, manic and irrepressibly the party girl to know. In the 30s, she suffered depression, drank herself into a stupor, and waited for the 1940s to roll around. She was a rebel in the 1960s and a stone cold bitch in the 1980s. You see, Jenny was the very embodiment of her century, right down to her power - the ability to utilize electricity. There was a Jenny of the 19th century, and there would be a Jenny of the 21st century. But from 1900 through 1999, there was Jenny Sparks, who died on December 31st, 11:59 p.m., 1999.

So... why is she here? First of all, the name might seem entirely foreign to most DC readers. Well, as it turns out, Jenny was the spirit of the Twentieth Century... of an alternate Earth. So a dead woman from an alternate reality stumbled into the spotlight in the 21st century of Earth-1? Kind of, sort of, courtesy of Kid Eternity. Jenny wormed her way into the party's hearts after first beating the snot out of Xander - it turns out she'd had a bad run-in with the Justice League once upon a time, and she'd never forgiven them for that - and when the time came for her to depart from the mortal realm once more... Well, here's the thing. Kid Eternity had given Bloodfruit an amulet. A very special amulet, it was, one that could allow a summon to go from a fleeting friendship to permanent companionship. The Spirit of the Twentieth Century was now back from the dead for good.

The most fascinating aspect of this drinking, smoking, carousing, irreverent woman is that she's MEANT to live in another era entirely. The fact she exists in the wrong century is quite alarming - she's the incarnation of a bygone time. Her birth was meant to coincide with its birth, her death with the dawn of the following century. What does this mean, now that she exists in the 21st? Well, that remains to be seen, I suppose.

Jenny also connects to a larger, more sinister arc - the story of Randall Dowling... which we'll talk about soon enough.

In the meantime, the least likely ally to the resistance against Darkseid is the girl in the Union Jack tank top and slim-cut jeans, angling to kick the Dark Lord's ass for the good of Mother England and Democracy. And if she has the chance to beat down on some sorry Justice Leaguer's ass in the offing, well, she won't complain.

Hint: Wedding bells are ring.

#10 - Ragged Robin
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A revolutionary from the future, sent to the past to run an S&M cabaret club. She knows everyone; she's inspired Pepper to make a new drug simply by telling her she already knows that Pepper makes it. She's tough, confidence, sexy as hell, and she's the leader of Chicago's resistance.

Ragged Robin, a woman painted like a clown and wearing the sort of dominatrix outfit that even Catwoman passes on as too risque, is the perfect antithesis to the real power in Chicago - Desaad. Marquis de Sade versus a woman dressed in the trappings of sadism. It's like Grail vs. Grail, right? What I most enjoy about Ragged Robin is everything. Finally, an opportunity to inject the Invisibles into the mainstream DCU. We've seen hints of Fables, a good chunk of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a heaping helping of Preacher and some signs of the Authority. Now it's time to bring in another classic Grant Johns creation, the Invisibles. In a session that predominantly focused on the Furies, on Varra de Luca and her relationship with her son, Ragged Robin is this fascinating cog that forces the wheels of Chicago's story to spin. Brennus is stuck in a rut otherwise, and the connections to Darkseid's right-hand man, the manufacturer of the Furies, might never move along if not for Robin's bordello of badassery. Beautiful women with unsettling stories surround Robin, who collects these dolls to add to her coterie, all aimed in the pursuit of toppling the second-in-command of the invading force on Earth. How does she find them? Is it her prescient knowledge from the future that provides a path? And if she's from the future... just who is this woman? Does her name describe her title? Is she a Robin? Or does the painted face suggest a certain clown prince of crime?

Or could she have a closer connection to someone in the party?

Man, here's the character with the most untapped potential in this half-year batch of debuts. Can't wait to get back to the Slaughterhaus on Netherside.

Hint: And here falls someone's last remaining draft pick.

#11 - Eros
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You ever miss a really important text? The sort that you wonder, "Hey, my life might be a little different if I'd felt my phone vibrate just ten minutes earlier."

The reason I ask is because, no matter what you say, your life couldn't have been as flummoxed as Eros, the Greek God of Love - and NOT Cupid. Eros slept through the buzzing of his godly, divine cell phone as Hermes shot him a message. The sort of message that reads, "Hey, Darkseid is fucking the planet, the Spectre is coming down hard on the rest of our kind, and we're vamoosing off to the Sphere of the Gods, sealing ourselves up inside like Shaun in Shaun of the Dead, and waiting for this whole thing to blow over."

Because Eros missed this text, he showed up about five minutes too late to the place where Themyscira, home of the Amazons, used to be. As he arrived, OMACs swarmed the island nation, murdering and slaughtering poor, unfortunate Amazonian warriors as Wonder Woman used the Lasso of Truth to send her people - and her gods - into the most holy, divine of dimensions. And Eros' only hope to escape this current crisis went with them.

Eros has been... adjusting to his new reality ever since. Firstly, with the seal placed across the Sphere of the Gods, his powers have waned to a point of metahuman strength rather than godhood. Secondly, he just spent a month with no company within the realm of Themyscira's ruins, aside from a goat and three kangas. He's clearly developed a chip on his handsome, immortal shoulder over all of this, and you could hear it from the moment the party met our dear, new friend. A friend who, with just the pluck of a few strings, can send your heart aflutter (like Data 7) or bring you to the brink of tears (like Bloodfruit). Such a skill, despite being only a fraction of Eros' overall powers just weeks before, is still quite valuable, you see, and so Eros was brought to Oblivion, set up with a room with a view, and now sits tight, practicing his lyre in early mornings and drinking with his old friend John Constantine at night.

I just have to say, I could play Eros for entire RP Days on end. He's an absolute joy in his absolute irritation. Here's a god learning to be mortal - and loathing every second of it. And yet, he's probably more well-adjusted than half of the reprobates hanging around the bar Oblivion. Maybe if we're lucky, he'll be willing to put on a show, sooner or later.

Hint: This will probably be a fairly large surprise.

WickIebee posted...

I had absolutely given up hope that Clea was placing.

Oh ye of little faith.

I think Clea makes the entire wheel spin in Tritonis. It's her show there right now, and given how large Tritonis is, I think that makes her a pretty influential player.

#12 - Queen Clea
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Imagine you're kicked out of your house by your dad because you don't meet his strict, conservative standards as to what you should do, who you should be, what colors your hair is allowed to be dyed, etc. You sever contact, you find new family, new friends. Your entire life is forced to undergo a massive adjustment, and you manage it. For years, and years, you manage to improve your position from nothing, which is what your father left you with, and you flourish. You absolutely flourish. Then, when fate finally forces you back to your old hometown, you finally work up the gumption to confront your father... only to discover all of those old, once-rigid standards have gone out the window because, as it turns out, he's remarried. And the new woman is an absolute witch, capable of convincing dear awful dad that everything he's ever known is wrong. She's impossibly beautiful, definitely out of his league, and you can't help but wonder how she managed to do what the love of a father for a daughter never could.

It seems reasonable, until you realize this is the story of our resident Atlantean PC Minerva, and this mother is Queen Clea, the new regent potentate of the underwater city of Tritonis - and she, like Minerva, carries the telltale sign of the Curse of Kordax, blonde hair.

Queen Clea, man. Hoo boy. She's awesome. This is some powerful, high-class out-of-towner who, in the last few years, has managed to take advantage of Queen S'ona's untimely and rather mysterious death, foisting herself into the life of King Iqula. Seduction has led to a rapidfire marriage, well within the inappropriate time period which one should be seen mourning as a newly made widow, and the mer-kingdom of Tritonis suddenly finds itself with a new ruler. A warmonger ruler, one who has, impossibly enough, managed to convince the poor and rich, in their stratified social tiers, to come together for a war that is nebulous, one that likely cannot be possibly won. Iqula seems to float along with every decision as if, perhaps, he's been enchanted out of any inkling of sense. He's offered up most of his leadership, and handed over the fabled Lot of Tritonians. Oh, and in case you were looking for one of the Twelve Zodiac Crystals crafted by Arion and left to unlock a mythical vault beneath the throne of Atlantis itself, it's hanging around Clea's neck.

Everything's coming up Queen Clea, ain't it?

Man, man, man alive, I love Clea. I'm thrilled that she has nebulous origins that only add to the complexity, the general mystery of this powerful and unwanted stepmother. Minerva's flummoxed. Her friends are everywhere between shocked and filled with indignation. But no matter where you stand on Mom-Point-Oh, you can bet your ass that her role in the sprawling civil war for succession beneath the surface of the sea is going to be a doozy.

Hint: The last character before the top ten is also the highest remaining draft pick for their draftee!

Cody11533 posted...

Has Starsa tested Wonder Woman Robot's love levels?

Not just yet!

#13 - Wonder Woman Robot
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You're not my dad!

Ah, the ever-growing subset of DC heroes that I lovingly call the Robot Family. Wonder Woman Robot has been long absent from her brethren, which include such luminaries as Superman Robot, SuperBOY Robot, Jimmy Olsen Robot, the now-deactivated Batman Robot and Supergirl Robot. But Wonder Woman Robot stands apart from the others, as she's begun to develop and evolve on a branching path far removed from her template heroine. Entering her simulated rebellious teenage years, Wonder Woman Robot is brusque, direct, and frequently confrontational with little to no provocation. Combine that with a rather impressive set of robotically-enhanced abilities and the stoic, statuesque outward demeanor of the most famous heroine on Earth, and you have a set of unusual, often contradictory, traits that really make her an absolute delight to present to the party.

First encountered within the bowels of the Auctioneer's menagerie over Throneworld, Wonder Woman Robot proved an immediately valuable ally. Upon joining the party on Oa, Dubs also quickly found use as back-up to a small returning team spelunking through the crashed Auctioneer ship. I do hope we'll see more of this rather unusual artificial woman as the campaign moves forward. Wonder Woman Robot is both highly competent and extremely pliable to the party's influence. Already, she's found a quick, snug relationship with Brennus that was equal parts amusing and adorable. Given that Wonder Woman Robot has been so long removed from Earth that she has no immediate, pressing quest in her memory banks, I can think of few reasons not to take advantage of an extra pair of hands and utilize her as some flavor in any space-based quest.

Just, please, don't tell her what to do. You're not her dad.

Hint: A product of the quest for the Zodiac Crystals.

#14 - Naomi Singh
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In many ways, Naomi Singh is a foil to Brennus. Varra de Luca's closest friend within the League was none other than the Red Dart, a resourceful, small-time villain who has managed some extremely notable feats, including escaping from the Slab and stealing the Green Lantern's ring for a few minutes. But of particular note, he was a loyal friend and valuable ally to Varra during the war between Nyssa and Talia in No Man's Land. Now, years later, his presence has yet to be revealed in the renewed struggle between the daughters of Ra's al Ghul... but his daughter has stepped in to fill the void. The child of a local Sri Lankan woman, Naomi Singh's life was for years a quiet, unremarkable existence. However, her skill with technology caught the attention of Queen Industries, and suddenly the global company was erecting its first facility in Sri Lanka, all for her purposes.

Naomi wouldn't question it when Oliver Queen himself came to Sri Lanka to offer her a foundational position as the new Queen Industries engineer-in-residence; but perhaps she should have. After all, Varra had a very significant connection with Oliver Queen through Hal Jordan. Maybe she simply never had the time to think beyond the immediate; after all, it wouldn't be long before the world fell apart, Sri Lanka was invaded by the Equated, and Naomi rushed to Singapore. It was here, at the most crucial moment of her existence, that Naomi met the party. Immediately developing a rapport with Data 7, Naomi revealed that, while the world was falling apart, she had created a testcase, a prototype machine called the dodecoplegia - and its purpose? To uninfect an OMAC unit. Despite being a one-use object, the dodecoplegia proved to be immensely valuable right off of the get-go, saving the lives of Henry Fyff, a colleague of Naomi, and also Mister Unknown - another hero with tenuous connections to Brennus of all people.

I see Naomi has potentially integral to this campaign, once she's returned to Z'onn Z'orr. Of course, convincing Naomi to give up on the people of Singapore will prove to be difficult - she's stubborn, standing on principle and a firm morality, unlike her father. When this crisis is over, it's highly likely that Naomi's name will be written alongside the party's monikers for all of the good she could do the world... or the League could manage to reclaim the daughter of one of their own. And who knows what happens when the only way to stop and maybe even control the OMACs falls into the hands of Nyssa al Ghul.

In the meantime, Naomi is a confident, hard worker with limitless potential, both in the greater campaign and on a more intimate scale with several player characters - the scientists, Data, Brennus, and maybe even more than that.

Hint: Her father is NOT a supervillain.

Zigzagoon posted...

What are the other options for SuperDaughter?

Sadie

#15 - Bizarro
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Me am #15.

Bizarro entered this campaign with all of the pomp and circumstance deserving of an icon, an institution. As part of a triumvirate of Trinity-alikes including Batwoman and Wonder Woman Robot, Bizarro is to the planet Htrae what Superman is to planet Earth. In fact, it appears to be that Bizarro is less the menace that his reputation would suggest without the trappings of the Man of Steel nearby. Often easily influenced by the "strong" logic of the party members, Bizarro, who is a rather gentle soul, can be duped or manipulated to carry out all manner of sins, including helping to take down the cosmically powerful and nearly immortal Auctioneer. After being discovered held on ice for the purposes of collection and private enjoyment, it seemed only fair, after all, for Bizarro to get some measure of revenge for being penned up like a zoo animal.

As space ramps up, it has become clear that the War of Light and the Rann-Thanagar War require heavier hitters than the party may ever hope to be. What I've found somewhere between tragic and alarming is how little compassion the party has for Bizarro. The fellow certainly labors and toils hard to earn the title of simpleton. Yet, there's a level of kindness that is understated beneath the dumb oaf's bravado. A prime example is just how thrilled he was to witness the return of Riev to the Rannian fleet. Bizarro, whose life had been saved once before by the taciturn merc, instantly raced for Riev, trapping him in a tight hug, still grateful after all of those years for Riev's efforts. But sadly, Riev seemed to spurn the bizarre brute. Similarly, Pepper wasn't particularly thrilled to hear that Bizarro had raced her up to the Ranagar Prime for the purposes of helping with her injuries - and Saoirse seemed dismissive of Bizarro as well in conversation.

What a tragic turn for a loveable, sweet being who seeks only to return to his homeworld and rescue his friends and family, trapped beneath a Grid. And yes, as it turns out, there appears to be a second (albeit not Green Lantern-spawned) Grid out there in the universe, somewhere around a planet called Htrae, where statues of Riev stand tall in remembrance of his accomplishments. Not that he cares - the grump.

Hint: The daughter of a supervillain.