||SUPER NOT ACCEPTED||
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superissuesBy that, I mean we're happy to accept your very special boy to Asgard Eventide. Please see the Welcome Page (http://asgardmods.dreamwidth.org/3711.html) for further instructions on how to get started in the game. It isn't mandatory, but we suggest putting as much of your app as you're comfortable with in your journal so your fellow players can learn more about your character!
IC Information;
Character Name; Kon-El (Superboy)
Canon; DC Comics (pre-reboot) in particular Superboy and Young Justice.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy_%28Kon-El%29
Canon Point; Superboy v.3 #100 (pre-reboot, pre-Teen Titans)
Age; Physically 16.
House; Baldr.
Power; Flight.
Personality;
Superman.
Earth’s greatest hero. The shining paragon of truth, liberty and justice. Powerful. Wise. Heroic.
Dead.
Created to fill the void left by the death of one of his world’s most beloved and iconic superheroes, Superboy had impossible expectations placed on him even before he left his tank. Created by CADMUS, a shadowy scientific group that excelled at creating clones under the orders of the even more shadowy Director Westfield, Superboy was created with abilities designed to mimic those of the real Superman. Kryptonian D.N.A codes proved impossible to crack so CADMUS filled in the gaps with human D.N.A (or depending on which version of canon you’re going with, created a meta-human clone whose appearance and abilities were intended to mimic Superman’s as closely as possible) all the while telepathically force-feeding him an education designed to match his maturing body. Before his education and growth could be completed, however, Superboy was broken out of his tank by the Newsboys. He rejected CADMUS, rescued the Newsboys and busted out of the labs and into the real world.
Armed with the knowledge that he was Superman’s replacement, Superboy immediately set about announcing his presence – as Superman. Supremely cocky and confident in his flight, super-strength and speed, Superboy was so set on being as much like the original Superman that he was initially unwilling to accept that fact that in trying to recreate Superman’s abilities, CADMUS had given him something Superman didn’t have. Superboy’s tactile-telekinesis gave him the ability to take command of anything he touched, allowing him to mimic Superman’s flight, strength and invulnerability. However, he lacked the inherent Kryptonian powers of heat-vision, x-ray-vision, super-hearing and ice-breath. Although powerful, Superboy’s lack of real-world experience counted against him often in his early encounters, causing him to question his capabilities and giving rise to the insecurities that he often faces -- though Superboy never let that get him down for long. Rash, impulsive and cocky, Superboy knew that he was destined to come out on top – after all, he was the new Superman, right?
Except Superman wasn’t dead.
Teaming up with the real Superman, Superboy is forced to accept facts, relinquishing the rights to the name Superman back to the original Superman (his agent, Rex Leech, gained the copyrights while Superman was believed dead) and is allowed by Superman to use the name Superboy, provided he gives half the proceeds he receives (from tours, merchandising and endorsements) to charity. Reluctantly, Superboy accepted his new name and his power, trade-marking his tactile-telekinesis and setting off on an enthusiastic world tour with manager Rex Leech and his daughter Roxy, CADMUS representative D.N.Alien Dubbilex along to provide a well-needed voice of reason. Still over-confident, Superboy’s superficial knowledge of real-world events without the corresponding experience led him to make many errors of judgement, specifically a tendency to judge by appearances and leap into situations without thinking. He is repeatedly taken advantage of, with the Leechs exploiting their connection to him, and beautiful criminal KnockOut successfully duping him into thinking she’s a good guy. Despite desiring to look good for the public (particularly the pretty girl public), Superboy does genuinely desire to help people and is his own harshest critic when his actions (as they do frequently) lead to harm coming to those around him. His immaturity and shallow actions do not hinder him from making friends, both among fellow superheroes and the civilians he comes into contact with. He enjoys having a good time and usual teenager pursuits such as video games, movies, hanging out with friends, flirting and has had several romantic relationships, though they usually end terribly. The most significant of these, his relationship with Tana Moon, a reporter in Hawaii where Superboy settled for some time, ended in Tana’s murder by one of Superboy’s enemies.
Superboy’s relationships often get off to a rocky start. While originally competing with Robin III (Tim Drake), Superboy ended up forming the superhero team Young Justice with him and Impulse (Bart Allen). Although challenging Robin’s leadership and testing his authority throughout the team’s run, Superboy eventually came to accept his leadership and value his friendship. The one time that Superboy did succeed in taking control of the group, it backfired spectacularly, giving Impulse severe psychological trauma and endangering the rest of the team. Even though you would think he would have learnt after that, Superboy cannot seem to resist mouthing off to authority figures.
Perhaps this is due to Superboy’s other super-power – denial. He has a seemingly endless ability to run his mouth, talking about anything except for what is really troubling him and going to extremes to avoid dealing with his issues, even to the extent of stealing Wondergirl’s underwear to attempt to bribe Lobo into helping Superboy improve his image, when what he really needed was to accept himself. He also consistently misinterprets advice given to him by Superman, and is prone to exaggerating his own importance or twisting facts to fit his own worldview, such as Superboy describing himself as the leader of Young Justice. Still, when Superboy finally faces his issues or confronts the situation, he is capable of some surprisingly mature judgement calls, quick thinking and inspiration, many of the citizens of Suicide Slums where Superboy resided at one point citing him as the reason they decided to turn their lives around. Additionally, his relationship with Superman has improved to the point where Superman has given him the Kryptonian name ‘Kon-El’ and adopted him as his cousin – and most recently entrusted Superboy to his parents in Smallville. At his current canon point, Superboy has not yet taken the name Conner Kent, and is on the brink of forming his civilian identity.
Note: After the end of the third Superboy run from which Superboy is taken, DC retconned him from a fully human clone with enhanced abilities and appearance mimicking Superman to a half-Kryptonian half-human hybrid. This was done passively, and although it would not make a huge difference in Asgard as Superboy does not possess any of the Kryptonian characteristics and could not use them even if he did, I’d like to incorporate the retcon as it has been part of his canon since 2003 and is now accepted as a significant part of his character. Please let me know if this is not acceptable!
Samples;
Network Sample;
Test-drive meme threads 1 and 2.
Log Sample;
“Okay, Kon. Think. You can do this. No one’s screaming, the bomb is not about to self-destruct and your life is not about to implode. Maybe. Oh god.”
The skinny kid in the garishly bright red-yellow-and-blue spandex is talking to himself, but that’s okay. Judging from the fact that the grey faceless waitress of this washed-out coffee shop isn’t even glancing in his direction as she manoeuvres her way between tables, he’s been talking to himself for some time now.
“Calm. Focus. What would Superman do? Aw, man. I can just hear him now. ‘When I suggested you simplify your life, getting kidnapped to some weird alternate monochromatic dimension and losing all your powers was not what I had in mind. When I was your age, I left the preventing of Ragnaroks to the professionals. No, Superboy, leave the meddling in the affairs of gods till you’re done with college.’ Oh god, college. I didn’t even make it through high school … ! Waitress! A shot of your strongest beverage for the guy with an extreme emotional crisis! And make it low-fat!”
Not waiting to see if his order is taken, the teenager moans putting his elbows on the table he’s commandeered and hiding his face in his hands. “Some new start. Still, I’m sure it could be worse. I can’t think of anyways this could possibly get worse, but I’m sure they exist. Potentially. Possibly.”
The waitress places a cup in front of him. “On the house,” she says, but even without a face or emotion, something in her manner suggests ‘if this will keep you quiet for even a moment …’.
Unfortunately, our hero is not too good at social cues. “Hey! Thanks – lady, you are an angel. A kind of disturbingly formless angel, but an angel nonetheless.” From the way he’s attaching himself to his polystyrene coffee cup, you’d think he was just reunited with a long-lost lover. Finally, something is going his way—
“Pffttt!”
-- or not.
Superboy chokes. When he’s done spraying coffee all over himself, he looks to the waitress. “When I said low-fat—“
“Soy.”
That sound? That was most definitely a whimper.
IC Information;
Character Name; Kon-El (Superboy)
Canon; DC Comics (pre-reboot) in particular Superboy and Young Justice.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy_%28Kon-El%29
Canon Point; Superboy v.3 #100 (pre-reboot, pre-Teen Titans)
Age; Physically 16.
House; Baldr.
Power; Flight.
Personality;
Superman.
Earth’s greatest hero. The shining paragon of truth, liberty and justice. Powerful. Wise. Heroic.
Dead.
Created to fill the void left by the death of one of his world’s most beloved and iconic superheroes, Superboy had impossible expectations placed on him even before he left his tank. Created by CADMUS, a shadowy scientific group that excelled at creating clones under the orders of the even more shadowy Director Westfield, Superboy was created with abilities designed to mimic those of the real Superman. Kryptonian D.N.A codes proved impossible to crack so CADMUS filled in the gaps with human D.N.A (or depending on which version of canon you’re going with, created a meta-human clone whose appearance and abilities were intended to mimic Superman’s as closely as possible) all the while telepathically force-feeding him an education designed to match his maturing body. Before his education and growth could be completed, however, Superboy was broken out of his tank by the Newsboys. He rejected CADMUS, rescued the Newsboys and busted out of the labs and into the real world.
Armed with the knowledge that he was Superman’s replacement, Superboy immediately set about announcing his presence – as Superman. Supremely cocky and confident in his flight, super-strength and speed, Superboy was so set on being as much like the original Superman that he was initially unwilling to accept that fact that in trying to recreate Superman’s abilities, CADMUS had given him something Superman didn’t have. Superboy’s tactile-telekinesis gave him the ability to take command of anything he touched, allowing him to mimic Superman’s flight, strength and invulnerability. However, he lacked the inherent Kryptonian powers of heat-vision, x-ray-vision, super-hearing and ice-breath. Although powerful, Superboy’s lack of real-world experience counted against him often in his early encounters, causing him to question his capabilities and giving rise to the insecurities that he often faces -- though Superboy never let that get him down for long. Rash, impulsive and cocky, Superboy knew that he was destined to come out on top – after all, he was the new Superman, right?
Except Superman wasn’t dead.
Teaming up with the real Superman, Superboy is forced to accept facts, relinquishing the rights to the name Superman back to the original Superman (his agent, Rex Leech, gained the copyrights while Superman was believed dead) and is allowed by Superman to use the name Superboy, provided he gives half the proceeds he receives (from tours, merchandising and endorsements) to charity. Reluctantly, Superboy accepted his new name and his power, trade-marking his tactile-telekinesis and setting off on an enthusiastic world tour with manager Rex Leech and his daughter Roxy, CADMUS representative D.N.Alien Dubbilex along to provide a well-needed voice of reason. Still over-confident, Superboy’s superficial knowledge of real-world events without the corresponding experience led him to make many errors of judgement, specifically a tendency to judge by appearances and leap into situations without thinking. He is repeatedly taken advantage of, with the Leechs exploiting their connection to him, and beautiful criminal KnockOut successfully duping him into thinking she’s a good guy. Despite desiring to look good for the public (particularly the pretty girl public), Superboy does genuinely desire to help people and is his own harshest critic when his actions (as they do frequently) lead to harm coming to those around him. His immaturity and shallow actions do not hinder him from making friends, both among fellow superheroes and the civilians he comes into contact with. He enjoys having a good time and usual teenager pursuits such as video games, movies, hanging out with friends, flirting and has had several romantic relationships, though they usually end terribly. The most significant of these, his relationship with Tana Moon, a reporter in Hawaii where Superboy settled for some time, ended in Tana’s murder by one of Superboy’s enemies.
Superboy’s relationships often get off to a rocky start. While originally competing with Robin III (Tim Drake), Superboy ended up forming the superhero team Young Justice with him and Impulse (Bart Allen). Although challenging Robin’s leadership and testing his authority throughout the team’s run, Superboy eventually came to accept his leadership and value his friendship. The one time that Superboy did succeed in taking control of the group, it backfired spectacularly, giving Impulse severe psychological trauma and endangering the rest of the team. Even though you would think he would have learnt after that, Superboy cannot seem to resist mouthing off to authority figures.
Perhaps this is due to Superboy’s other super-power – denial. He has a seemingly endless ability to run his mouth, talking about anything except for what is really troubling him and going to extremes to avoid dealing with his issues, even to the extent of stealing Wondergirl’s underwear to attempt to bribe Lobo into helping Superboy improve his image, when what he really needed was to accept himself. He also consistently misinterprets advice given to him by Superman, and is prone to exaggerating his own importance or twisting facts to fit his own worldview, such as Superboy describing himself as the leader of Young Justice. Still, when Superboy finally faces his issues or confronts the situation, he is capable of some surprisingly mature judgement calls, quick thinking and inspiration, many of the citizens of Suicide Slums where Superboy resided at one point citing him as the reason they decided to turn their lives around. Additionally, his relationship with Superman has improved to the point where Superman has given him the Kryptonian name ‘Kon-El’ and adopted him as his cousin – and most recently entrusted Superboy to his parents in Smallville. At his current canon point, Superboy has not yet taken the name Conner Kent, and is on the brink of forming his civilian identity.
Note: After the end of the third Superboy run from which Superboy is taken, DC retconned him from a fully human clone with enhanced abilities and appearance mimicking Superman to a half-Kryptonian half-human hybrid. This was done passively, and although it would not make a huge difference in Asgard as Superboy does not possess any of the Kryptonian characteristics and could not use them even if he did, I’d like to incorporate the retcon as it has been part of his canon since 2003 and is now accepted as a significant part of his character. Please let me know if this is not acceptable!
Samples;
Network Sample;
Test-drive meme threads 1 and 2.
Log Sample;
“Okay, Kon. Think. You can do this. No one’s screaming, the bomb is not about to self-destruct and your life is not about to implode. Maybe. Oh god.”
The skinny kid in the garishly bright red-yellow-and-blue spandex is talking to himself, but that’s okay. Judging from the fact that the grey faceless waitress of this washed-out coffee shop isn’t even glancing in his direction as she manoeuvres her way between tables, he’s been talking to himself for some time now.
“Calm. Focus. What would Superman do? Aw, man. I can just hear him now. ‘When I suggested you simplify your life, getting kidnapped to some weird alternate monochromatic dimension and losing all your powers was not what I had in mind. When I was your age, I left the preventing of Ragnaroks to the professionals. No, Superboy, leave the meddling in the affairs of gods till you’re done with college.’ Oh god, college. I didn’t even make it through high school … ! Waitress! A shot of your strongest beverage for the guy with an extreme emotional crisis! And make it low-fat!”
Not waiting to see if his order is taken, the teenager moans putting his elbows on the table he’s commandeered and hiding his face in his hands. “Some new start. Still, I’m sure it could be worse. I can’t think of anyways this could possibly get worse, but I’m sure they exist. Potentially. Possibly.”
The waitress places a cup in front of him. “On the house,” she says, but even without a face or emotion, something in her manner suggests ‘if this will keep you quiet for even a moment …’.
Unfortunately, our hero is not too good at social cues. “Hey! Thanks – lady, you are an angel. A kind of disturbingly formless angel, but an angel nonetheless.” From the way he’s attaching himself to his polystyrene coffee cup, you’d think he was just reunited with a long-lost lover. Finally, something is going his way—
“Pffttt!”
-- or not.
Superboy chokes. When he’s done spraying coffee all over himself, he looks to the waitress. “When I said low-fat—“
“Soy.”
That sound? That was most definitely a whimper.
