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lastsonofmars) wrote2019-01-07 04:08 am
lastsonofmars) wrote2019-01-07 04:08 am
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〈 PLAYER INFO 〉
NAME: Sam
AGE: 40-something
JOURNAL:
IM / EMAIL: danddandotherrpgs@gmail.com
PLURK:
RETURNING:
〈 CHARACTER INFO 〉
CHARACTER NAME: J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
CHARACTER AGE: 20,000 years, but also approximately 300+ Earth years.
SERIES: DC Comics Pre-Flashpoint
CHRONOLOGY: Post- Blackest Night, but pre-Brightest Day
CLASS: Hero
HOUSING: Any
BACKGROUND: J'onn J'onzz is a green-skinned extraterrestrial humanoid from the planet Mars, who was pulled to earth by an experimental communication device constructed by Dr. Erdel. The shock of the encounter killed Dr. Erdel and left J'onn with no method of returning home. Influenced by a police detective who would not stop even when threatened and hounded by corrupt allies, he decided to fight crime on Earth as he had on Mars while waiting for Martian technology to advance to a stage that would enable his rescue. To that end, he adopted the identity of John Jones, the detective who had inspired him and been killed by his corrupt allies. He served in the Apex City and later in Chicago.
Again and again, he attempted to go back home, utilizing rebuilt Martian technology, and encountered other Martians, including talking to his parents across space. For a short time, he operated undercover as a human superhero with a small group of other such, until they were all killed but him. he gained justice with the aid of the Justice Society, but this led to him deciding to stay undercover for many more years.
J'onn eventually revealed his existence to the world, after which he operated openly as a superhero and became a charter member of the Justice League. During the character's initial few years as a member of the Justice League, he served near-constantly there. During this time and later times serving, he came to trust and believe in his allies and friends on the Justice League, in particular Zatanna, Aquaman, and The Elongated Man. There would be other friends he trusted, but these three would form his earliest trusts.
When his alter ego, the detective John Jones was publicly killed in action by the Idol Head of Diabolu, an artifact which generated supernatural monsters. J'onn abandoned any attempt to preserve that civilian identity, and decided fighting this new menace would take a great deal of his time. Through this and several other missions, J’onn found a reason to remain undercover and out of sight for some time, bringing justice from the shadows.
At long last, his people finally came to Earth for him, and he left with them to found and become the leader of a New Mars. He would return, both for aid for his people, and to aid his old friends. Eventually, he retired as the ruler of his people, and became a member of the JLA again. He decided to revive his John Jones identity, this time as a private detective, but had to explain "his" twenty-year disappearance. He managed to use modern science to explain how he had survived and where he had been.
He discovered eventually that Dr. Erdel did not die immediately, but was revivable by Paramedics. He revealed also to his friends that the reason it had taken so long for the Martians to come and get him was that he and they were from the past, more than 20000 years ago, and that Mars had been a dead planet for a long time. In his time, his entire race was killed by a disease of the body and mind created by his brother. When he had returned to Earth, he had given up his ability to ever go back home to his home time and people again.
J'onn has a disturbed brother, Ma'alefa'ak, who used his shapeshifting abilities to pose as J'onn, capturing and torturing Jemm, Son of Saturn, and terraforming part of Earth to resemble Mars. This was all part of a grand plan designed to convince the rest of the Justice League that J'onn had turned into a sociopath. However, J'onn was able to clear his name and defeat Ma'alefa'ak despite having most of his body destroyed in an exploding spaceship. he recovered handily.
J’onn was part of the reorganization of the League multiple times, taking leadership roles on several occasions, and even training the next generation of heroes during his time as head of the Justice League Task Force. He found new friendships in Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, three people who between them shared his vision, his love of justice, and his fears of being alone. They made the JLA feel more like a family to this stranger in a strange land. During Darkseid’s bid to control the universe, J'onn faced final defeat when the villain called Libra killed him, but he was eventually reborn by the Entity of Life. This had led him to start to reevaluate who he is, and what he will do next.
PERSONALITY:
The Martians were a gender-fluid people, choosing whichever gender they felt most expressed them and mostly sticking with it, but not thinking anything of changing gender when they wanted to, for business or pleasure. As a shapeshifting race, they became able to do so as easily as changing clothing and generally saw it as unimportant what gender they wore, unless it came to mean something in another context. J'onn usually wears a male body, as it is what he grew used to when mated with his wife, and it was a base of authority that he used to help him blend in on Earth.
J’onn is a being who is devoted to justice and duty. He believes that this makes a person more than just one of the common masses, and more than just a normal person. It makes them worthy to walk alongside heroes. He is given to introspection, and brooding on occasion. The loss of his people, and the feeling of being alone both hang over him, as well as the newly acquired sensations of having died and been reborn. He fears he did not die a hero, but a coward, and what that shows of him.
He also fears being alone, yet sometimes is driven to seek solitude because he believes most are squicked by his appearance and nature, and he feels often as if he is one being alone, never to truly have brothers or sisters. The League is the closest thing he has to family, which is a major reason he has returned again and again, and why he will always defend it, even those members who have brought shame to it, as with Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. They may have been fuck-ups, but they were and are his fuck-ups. And woe unto anyone who attacks the League, in any incarnation.
He is always aware, though it is not a large focus after all these years, that he is the last of his race, and that he will never find a mate, a person whom he truly can share himself with as he did with his wife long ago. He is also aware he will never have children again. This is one reason why he both prizes children as precious, and also will do his best to not be around them. It is a pain that is too dear to bear.
He has a sense of humor, one he has cultivated, and he tries his best to be welcoming of Human humor, though he often doesn’t get it. He does find human food quite tasty, however, especially Chocos, a cookie he likes.
Coming into the game from just after his resurrection, with no idea why he was reborn, and the taste of his death still in his mouth, he feels somewhat disconnected. He will do his best to act as he always has, but sometimes... the mask may slip, especially around those he calls family, the League. He seeks a purpose, one that will motivate him and feel as if he has hope and drive pouring into him.
And nevermore has he been more aware of being the last of the Green Martians. Nevermore has he felt so alone. One dream tucked into his the bottom of his mind, never to be revealed, is to find a person he can share his life with, truly, a partner who can and will live with the passion he lives with, the search for justice he strives for, and the hope he endures.
A memory, like a dream of the City, and another, of the totalitarian regime in the alternate version of the city, persist in his mind, reminding him of what he fights to stop, and how he must find ways to work with others.
Being in a new world, with a new chance, will give him an almost reinvigoration, a chance to live, to fight, and to hope again. He will be unsure how to think on the government, and the nanites, but he will be willing to give it a chance.
POWERs:
1 Molecular Control Provides the following;
---stamina such as to allow him to be acting normally for a week without needing advanced rest, or in a battle for an entire day.
---enhanced reaction and thought processing time allowing him to think faster and act faster than a human can
---shapeshifting to allow him to change his shape to any basically humanoid or animal form from 1/10th his size to 10 times it, regeneration of all but limb loss, loss of a major organ, or death
---intangibility which allows him to pass through other objects as long as they are less than ten feet deep.
---super-humanly enhanced senses which enable him to see a little farther, hear a little better, and taste and smell finer than a human's senses can.
---enhanced longevity for the Martians simply do not age.
---and invisibility which lets him be invisible to all visible detections, whether heat, light, or air displacement
2 Telekinesis provides the following;
---flight which allows him to stay aloft up to the thinnest part of the atmosphere for up to a day's time, though that long would require a long sleep, perhaps another day in length.
---super speed while flying such as he can impel himself through the air at up to Mach 1
---telekinetic manipulation of other objects such as lifting and moving things up to 5 tons, whether it be inanimate or animate objects or people, or allowing him to use the telekinesis to throw a punch at approximately Mach 1 speed and 1000 pounds of force.
---toughness via telekinetic field, such as will allow resistance of a point-blank bunker bomb explosion or the crushing depths of the deep sea
---superhuman strength via telekinesis, allowing the approximate lifting and pressing 10 tons
3 Telepathy provides the following
---mind-reading such as will allow him to hear thoughts, talk to people, and find answers in their mind.
---mind-sharing such as will allow him to share his feelings, thoughts, and emotions to an even greater degree with a chosen person.
---telepathic group communication, allowing him to link several minds, up to seven at a time, in order to let them communicate(this does not allow the people involved to read the other people's minds and learn their secrets, just communicate as if talking over long distances.)
(Telepathy will, of course, have a permissions post and only be used in accordance with such.)
〈 CHARACTER SAMPLES 〉
COMMUNITY POST (VOICE) SAMPLE:
COMMUNITY POST (FIRST PERSON) SAMPLE:
Video
[An image clicks on, with shadows over what appears to be a man or woman. The face and body are hidden from the camera. Only a smile is visible, teeth brilliant in the darkness.]
It seems like it would be polite to say hello, since that is the custom here. Greetings and salutations. My name is J’onn J’onzz. I’ve been here a few days and have observed a few who I know making these communications. It is odd, in a way, to hear and see familiar voices and faces in this world, which is so much different from, and yet so alike, my former home.
[A pause, and the voice turns more intent, and a little happier, a little more with the volume.]
And it is good to see them happy here. It’s not every day that a second chance to build lives and create homes is given. Having recently been given a second, I almost feel as if this is a third life. A third start anew. Something to talk about later, I assume.
My appearance may startle some, but I assure you, I mean you no harm. They called me the Martian Manhunter because I caught criminals, not harmed civilians. Justice is served by all those who are willing to stand for it, to fight for it. I do so proudly, and will continue to do so beside all those who do the same.
In other places, we were Legion, and I am sure, in time, we will be the same here. Those who seek justice are never alone...
[He leans forward, and the light rises, revealing a figure standing tall in a normal room. He stands like a man, and resembles on vaguely, but his green skin, the odd shape of his head, and the red of his brilliantly hued eyes put the lie to any assumption that he is one. A light wind obviously is there, for the cape that hangs from his shoulders moves slightly in it, and the harness he wears it as red as the cape.
The sheer alienness of the man, and the sheer normality of the room and the smile on his face are lit by warm lighting.]
It’s a pleasure to meet you all. I will see you in the world.
LOGS POST (PROSE) SAMPLE: https://capencowl2020.dreamwidth.org/5259.html
FINAL NOTES: Abilities
J'onn was trained as a Manhunter on Mars, making a capable crime-fighter and combatant. He was also trained in psycho combat techniques as well. Since his arrival on earth, he has demonstrated a high degree of intelligence and great skill in detective work while working under the guise of Detective John Jones.
Martian Manhunter has exceptionally high reasoning and logical skills, which added to his detective expertise, and also grants him highly competent diplomatic abilities. He has shown to be remarkably empathetic and understanding of human emotions and human nature. He has often given extremely wise advice to his fellows during times of crisis and in personal adversity. Despite his civil understanding, J'onn is able to assess situations and recognize which circumstances require intellectual solutions and which merit combat. When he has decided to use force, he has never been hesitant to fight against his opponents ruthlessly.
He has worked hundreds of jobs, and demonstrated skill at them, from financial planning and investment to construction worker, from cop to butcher.
Weaknesses
Although vastly powerful, the Martian Manhunter has an inherent weakness to fire. The Guardians of the Universe placed within the Martian race a psychological fear of fire. This has been used against J'onn on many occasions. In the aftermath of the Obsidian Age, Martian Manhunter determined to eliminate his vulnerability to fire, as it has been a tactic used against him too many times. After defeating Fernus, J'onn has stated that he no longer fears ordinary flames. Psychic and magical fires have proven capable of triggering his weakness, but he no longer is under the onus of regular fire. He also can be defeated by sufficient force, or by attacks of sufficient violence and swiftness.
NAME: Sam
AGE: 40-something
JOURNAL:
IM / EMAIL: danddandotherrpgs@gmail.com
PLURK:
RETURNING:
〈 CHARACTER INFO 〉
CHARACTER NAME: J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter
CHARACTER AGE: 20,000 years, but also approximately 300+ Earth years.
SERIES: DC Comics Pre-Flashpoint
CHRONOLOGY: Post- Blackest Night, but pre-Brightest Day
CLASS: Hero
HOUSING: Any
BACKGROUND: J'onn J'onzz is a green-skinned extraterrestrial humanoid from the planet Mars, who was pulled to earth by an experimental communication device constructed by Dr. Erdel. The shock of the encounter killed Dr. Erdel and left J'onn with no method of returning home. Influenced by a police detective who would not stop even when threatened and hounded by corrupt allies, he decided to fight crime on Earth as he had on Mars while waiting for Martian technology to advance to a stage that would enable his rescue. To that end, he adopted the identity of John Jones, the detective who had inspired him and been killed by his corrupt allies. He served in the Apex City and later in Chicago.
Again and again, he attempted to go back home, utilizing rebuilt Martian technology, and encountered other Martians, including talking to his parents across space. For a short time, he operated undercover as a human superhero with a small group of other such, until they were all killed but him. he gained justice with the aid of the Justice Society, but this led to him deciding to stay undercover for many more years.
J'onn eventually revealed his existence to the world, after which he operated openly as a superhero and became a charter member of the Justice League. During the character's initial few years as a member of the Justice League, he served near-constantly there. During this time and later times serving, he came to trust and believe in his allies and friends on the Justice League, in particular Zatanna, Aquaman, and The Elongated Man. There would be other friends he trusted, but these three would form his earliest trusts.
When his alter ego, the detective John Jones was publicly killed in action by the Idol Head of Diabolu, an artifact which generated supernatural monsters. J'onn abandoned any attempt to preserve that civilian identity, and decided fighting this new menace would take a great deal of his time. Through this and several other missions, J’onn found a reason to remain undercover and out of sight for some time, bringing justice from the shadows.
At long last, his people finally came to Earth for him, and he left with them to found and become the leader of a New Mars. He would return, both for aid for his people, and to aid his old friends. Eventually, he retired as the ruler of his people, and became a member of the JLA again. He decided to revive his John Jones identity, this time as a private detective, but had to explain "his" twenty-year disappearance. He managed to use modern science to explain how he had survived and where he had been.
He discovered eventually that Dr. Erdel did not die immediately, but was revivable by Paramedics. He revealed also to his friends that the reason it had taken so long for the Martians to come and get him was that he and they were from the past, more than 20000 years ago, and that Mars had been a dead planet for a long time. In his time, his entire race was killed by a disease of the body and mind created by his brother. When he had returned to Earth, he had given up his ability to ever go back home to his home time and people again.
J'onn has a disturbed brother, Ma'alefa'ak, who used his shapeshifting abilities to pose as J'onn, capturing and torturing Jemm, Son of Saturn, and terraforming part of Earth to resemble Mars. This was all part of a grand plan designed to convince the rest of the Justice League that J'onn had turned into a sociopath. However, J'onn was able to clear his name and defeat Ma'alefa'ak despite having most of his body destroyed in an exploding spaceship. he recovered handily.
J’onn was part of the reorganization of the League multiple times, taking leadership roles on several occasions, and even training the next generation of heroes during his time as head of the Justice League Task Force. He found new friendships in Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, three people who between them shared his vision, his love of justice, and his fears of being alone. They made the JLA feel more like a family to this stranger in a strange land. During Darkseid’s bid to control the universe, J'onn faced final defeat when the villain called Libra killed him, but he was eventually reborn by the Entity of Life. This had led him to start to reevaluate who he is, and what he will do next.
PERSONALITY:
The Martians were a gender-fluid people, choosing whichever gender they felt most expressed them and mostly sticking with it, but not thinking anything of changing gender when they wanted to, for business or pleasure. As a shapeshifting race, they became able to do so as easily as changing clothing and generally saw it as unimportant what gender they wore, unless it came to mean something in another context. J'onn usually wears a male body, as it is what he grew used to when mated with his wife, and it was a base of authority that he used to help him blend in on Earth.
J’onn is a being who is devoted to justice and duty. He believes that this makes a person more than just one of the common masses, and more than just a normal person. It makes them worthy to walk alongside heroes. He is given to introspection, and brooding on occasion. The loss of his people, and the feeling of being alone both hang over him, as well as the newly acquired sensations of having died and been reborn. He fears he did not die a hero, but a coward, and what that shows of him.
He also fears being alone, yet sometimes is driven to seek solitude because he believes most are squicked by his appearance and nature, and he feels often as if he is one being alone, never to truly have brothers or sisters. The League is the closest thing he has to family, which is a major reason he has returned again and again, and why he will always defend it, even those members who have brought shame to it, as with Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. They may have been fuck-ups, but they were and are his fuck-ups. And woe unto anyone who attacks the League, in any incarnation.
He is always aware, though it is not a large focus after all these years, that he is the last of his race, and that he will never find a mate, a person whom he truly can share himself with as he did with his wife long ago. He is also aware he will never have children again. This is one reason why he both prizes children as precious, and also will do his best to not be around them. It is a pain that is too dear to bear.
He has a sense of humor, one he has cultivated, and he tries his best to be welcoming of Human humor, though he often doesn’t get it. He does find human food quite tasty, however, especially Chocos, a cookie he likes.
Coming into the game from just after his resurrection, with no idea why he was reborn, and the taste of his death still in his mouth, he feels somewhat disconnected. He will do his best to act as he always has, but sometimes... the mask may slip, especially around those he calls family, the League. He seeks a purpose, one that will motivate him and feel as if he has hope and drive pouring into him.
And nevermore has he been more aware of being the last of the Green Martians. Nevermore has he felt so alone. One dream tucked into his the bottom of his mind, never to be revealed, is to find a person he can share his life with, truly, a partner who can and will live with the passion he lives with, the search for justice he strives for, and the hope he endures.
A memory, like a dream of the City, and another, of the totalitarian regime in the alternate version of the city, persist in his mind, reminding him of what he fights to stop, and how he must find ways to work with others.
Being in a new world, with a new chance, will give him an almost reinvigoration, a chance to live, to fight, and to hope again. He will be unsure how to think on the government, and the nanites, but he will be willing to give it a chance.
POWERs:
1 Molecular Control Provides the following;
---stamina such as to allow him to be acting normally for a week without needing advanced rest, or in a battle for an entire day.
---enhanced reaction and thought processing time allowing him to think faster and act faster than a human can
---shapeshifting to allow him to change his shape to any basically humanoid or animal form from 1/10th his size to 10 times it, regeneration of all but limb loss, loss of a major organ, or death
---intangibility which allows him to pass through other objects as long as they are less than ten feet deep.
---super-humanly enhanced senses which enable him to see a little farther, hear a little better, and taste and smell finer than a human's senses can.
---enhanced longevity for the Martians simply do not age.
---and invisibility which lets him be invisible to all visible detections, whether heat, light, or air displacement
2 Telekinesis provides the following;
---flight which allows him to stay aloft up to the thinnest part of the atmosphere for up to a day's time, though that long would require a long sleep, perhaps another day in length.
---super speed while flying such as he can impel himself through the air at up to Mach 1
---telekinetic manipulation of other objects such as lifting and moving things up to 5 tons, whether it be inanimate or animate objects or people, or allowing him to use the telekinesis to throw a punch at approximately Mach 1 speed and 1000 pounds of force.
---toughness via telekinetic field, such as will allow resistance of a point-blank bunker bomb explosion or the crushing depths of the deep sea
---superhuman strength via telekinesis, allowing the approximate lifting and pressing 10 tons
3 Telepathy provides the following
---mind-reading such as will allow him to hear thoughts, talk to people, and find answers in their mind.
---mind-sharing such as will allow him to share his feelings, thoughts, and emotions to an even greater degree with a chosen person.
---telepathic group communication, allowing him to link several minds, up to seven at a time, in order to let them communicate(this does not allow the people involved to read the other people's minds and learn their secrets, just communicate as if talking over long distances.)
(Telepathy will, of course, have a permissions post and only be used in accordance with such.)
〈 CHARACTER SAMPLES 〉
COMMUNITY POST (VOICE) SAMPLE:
COMMUNITY POST (FIRST PERSON) SAMPLE:
Video
[An image clicks on, with shadows over what appears to be a man or woman. The face and body are hidden from the camera. Only a smile is visible, teeth brilliant in the darkness.]
It seems like it would be polite to say hello, since that is the custom here. Greetings and salutations. My name is J’onn J’onzz. I’ve been here a few days and have observed a few who I know making these communications. It is odd, in a way, to hear and see familiar voices and faces in this world, which is so much different from, and yet so alike, my former home.
[A pause, and the voice turns more intent, and a little happier, a little more with the volume.]
And it is good to see them happy here. It’s not every day that a second chance to build lives and create homes is given. Having recently been given a second, I almost feel as if this is a third life. A third start anew. Something to talk about later, I assume.
My appearance may startle some, but I assure you, I mean you no harm. They called me the Martian Manhunter because I caught criminals, not harmed civilians. Justice is served by all those who are willing to stand for it, to fight for it. I do so proudly, and will continue to do so beside all those who do the same.
In other places, we were Legion, and I am sure, in time, we will be the same here. Those who seek justice are never alone...
[He leans forward, and the light rises, revealing a figure standing tall in a normal room. He stands like a man, and resembles on vaguely, but his green skin, the odd shape of his head, and the red of his brilliantly hued eyes put the lie to any assumption that he is one. A light wind obviously is there, for the cape that hangs from his shoulders moves slightly in it, and the harness he wears it as red as the cape.
The sheer alienness of the man, and the sheer normality of the room and the smile on his face are lit by warm lighting.]
It’s a pleasure to meet you all. I will see you in the world.
LOGS POST (PROSE) SAMPLE: https://capencowl2020.dreamwidth.org/5259.html
FINAL NOTES: Abilities
J'onn was trained as a Manhunter on Mars, making a capable crime-fighter and combatant. He was also trained in psycho combat techniques as well. Since his arrival on earth, he has demonstrated a high degree of intelligence and great skill in detective work while working under the guise of Detective John Jones.
Martian Manhunter has exceptionally high reasoning and logical skills, which added to his detective expertise, and also grants him highly competent diplomatic abilities. He has shown to be remarkably empathetic and understanding of human emotions and human nature. He has often given extremely wise advice to his fellows during times of crisis and in personal adversity. Despite his civil understanding, J'onn is able to assess situations and recognize which circumstances require intellectual solutions and which merit combat. When he has decided to use force, he has never been hesitant to fight against his opponents ruthlessly.
He has worked hundreds of jobs, and demonstrated skill at them, from financial planning and investment to construction worker, from cop to butcher.
Weaknesses
Although vastly powerful, the Martian Manhunter has an inherent weakness to fire. The Guardians of the Universe placed within the Martian race a psychological fear of fire. This has been used against J'onn on many occasions. In the aftermath of the Obsidian Age, Martian Manhunter determined to eliminate his vulnerability to fire, as it has been a tactic used against him too many times. After defeating Fernus, J'onn has stated that he no longer fears ordinary flames. Psychic and magical fires have proven capable of triggering his weakness, but he no longer is under the onus of regular fire. He also can be defeated by sufficient force, or by attacks of sufficient violence and swiftness.