Swapping off Goku, just can't get into the character.

Character name: Senator Steven Armstrong

Character source: Metal Gear Rising

Character history:

[spoiler]Armstrong was born and raised in Texas. Prior to pursuing politics at the national stage, Armstrong played college football for the University of Texas, but joined the United States Navy due to a desire to serve his country, which also sacrificed his chances of going pro. However, although a member of the Navy, he never saw actual combat during his time in the service. By the time of 2018, he maintained his physique and even managed to enhance it further via nanomachines in order to put his strength on par with a cyborg soldier. At some point, he moved to Colorado.

Political career
Armstrong eventually ran for election to the Colorado state senate. One of the initiatives he spearheaded while acting as a Colorado state senator was slashing the state budget, leading to privatization of the police force, and allowing World Marshal to gain control of the Denver Police Department. Armstrong was eventually elected to one of Colorado's seats in the United States Senate.

In 2016, Armstrong delivered a speech to increase his approval ratings, later expressing to his speech writer the belief that people only cared about the spin you put on it, and no longer cared about information control, or even right or wrong. The speech writer warned him that he would appear before a grand jury if his connection to Desperado PMSC was revealed, which Armstrong refuted, given his belief that ordinary citizens could not care less due to believing that money was the only thing that truly mattered. Armstrong also expressed a desire to actually remake America's position as the most powerful nation in the world and reclaim the American Dream, also blithely stating that the Tea Party Movement was not going to succeed due to its unwillingness to make sacrifices, implying that he wanted to bring about another American Revolution, and compared himself to the true Sons of Liberty. Armstrong then dismissed him as he had other matters to attend to, although not before promising to talk to him soon. The conversation was later leaked onto the Internet. That same year, just as was feared by his speechwriter, he was investigated for his ties to World Marshal Inc., the world's largest PMC as well as the largest distributor of cybernetic parts. Despite this, he was still considered a presidential nominee for the 2020 elections, and was even considered to be a "shoo-in."

World Marshal

At some point after his investigation, Armstrong and World Marshal/Desperado took an interest in Samuel Rodrigues' abilities, and arranged for him to arrive at Denver. After Sam managed to defeat a Metal Gear RAY , he then proceeded to invite Sam to the roof via the PA for a "final interview." When Sam boarded an elevator to the roof, he contacted Sam and informed him that he was like him in several respects, despite Sam's insistence that he kill Armstrong for "sacrificing soldiers from his cozy office." He then met with Sam and powered up to his maximum form. While fighting him, he eventually retreated to the top of one of the structures and utilized his abilities to hurl five Hammerhead choppers at Sam, before jumping down and beckoning for him to continue the fight. He later implemented a crimson aura. In the closing of the battle, Armstrong proceeded to block Sam's swordstrike with his right forearm, with Sam overpowering Armstrong. He then tried to use a horizontal slice on the senator, but Armstrong managed to block the blow with both forearms. Chuckling, Armstrong then proceeded to ask Sam if that was the best he has to offer, though Sam knocks him back. Armstrong then got up and then proceeded to grapple Sam, swing him around, and then hurled him at a passing Hammerhead. Sam, however, managed to narrowly avoid passing the rotors, and instead jumped back at Armstrong. Armstrong, seeing Sam coming in fast, proceeded to harden himself for the blow, but Sam managed to use his quick-draw to overpower Armstrong's defenses with two slices. After an intense battle, Sam seemingly was victorious over Armstrong. Armstrong then requested him to join forces so they could end war as a business. Sam considered the idea, but decided to just "take his hand." Sam managed to slice off Armstrong's right hand, the same way he would eventually slice off Raiden's arm, but Armstrong used his nanomachines to turn his wound into a blade and then used it to significantly injure Sam's right arm. After quickly attaching his severed hand back onto his arm, Armstrong proceeded to successfully recruit Sam.

Direct involvement in Desperado activities
Inspection of the Mexican research lab
Two years after the attempted investigation, he also personally inspected a Desperado research lab in Mexico alongside Sundowner, regarding the transportation of children's brains in cyborg head casings before delivering them to World Marshal for the Sears Program, replicating former President George Sears' training of child soldiers in Liberia. He also plotted for Operation Tecumseh, which involved starting a war with Pakistan under false pretenses while President Hamilton is visiting the country with Pakistani President Farooq Salam for peace talks.

Operation Tecumseh
Armstrong secretly headed for Pakistan in order to assassinate President Hamilton and frame Desperado. But the plan changed when Raiden defeated both Sundowner and Sam in Colorado. Instead Armstrong confronted Raiden at the air base with Metal Gear EXCELSUS. He also revealed that, since the fall of SOP and the Patriots, America was hit with a recession, hence he needed to orchestrate a false flag operation to support the war economy to put America back to work again. In addition, although his initial plan was to assassinate the president, he decided instead to have the American base personnel appear to be killed by Pakistani extremists, feeling that would have accomplished things all the same. However, he fought Raiden because he is the only one who would expose the truth of what happened. After it was destroyed, he proceeded to fight Raiden and even bring him to his mercy. During the battle, he explained his motives of wanting to remake America, feeling it had become rotten to the core, and re-establish America as a world where people fight for their own reasons, rather than that of the government. Raiden then deduced that he was not merely a "greedy politician" as he initially thought, but completely insane due to his reference to culling the weak and having the strong be free. Although Raiden attempted to defeat Armstrong, he ultimately proved to be too powerful, with Armstrong revealing his nanomachines to be the cause of his nigh-invulnerability.

Armstrong then proceeded to savagely beat Raiden to a pulp with his enhanced strength, with his blows being powerful enough to heavily damage and even destroy EXCELSUS's ruined frame. However, Blade Wolf saved him by bringing to him Samuel Rodrigues' sword. Armstrong, angrily calling Blade Wolf a "little fuck" and a "damn mutt" for its defiance, kicked it away, although not before Blade Wolf threw the sword to Raiden. Raiden then proceeded to fight a grueling battle against Armstrong, which eventually culminated in Armstrong slamming Raiden down onto the ground hard enough to knock Raiden's sword away, and then grab Raiden by the neck and lift him up. Raiden then broke free via a roundhouse kick and retrieved the Muramasa. Armstrong then tried to land a right punch on Raiden, only for Raiden to successfully parry the blow away, also injuring his right hand in the process. Undeterred, Armstrong then tries to use a left jab on Raiden, only for Raiden to do the same to his left hand. Left with injured arms, Armstrong then attempted to charge Raiden, only for Raiden to slice his chest and then stab him in the gut. The stabbing temporarily stunned him, but Armstrong then let out a feral roar and grappled with Raiden. Raiden eventually overpowered the grapple and headbutted him in the head, stunning Armstrong and causing Raiden to remove the sword from the gut, and then proceeded to cut up his nanite core before impaling his chest with his arm. Upon being defeated, Raiden then finishes the former senator off by ripping out his nanomachine-laced pale heart and crushing it with his hand. As he died, Armstrong nonetheless accepted his defeat and declared Raiden his successor, stating that they are kindred spirits in the sense that Raiden fights for what he believes in no matter what.

As he died a strange white being appeared beside him, mocking him for his arrogance. In this moment Armstrong had believed that this small creature was god, and thus, when the creature told him that it was interested in him he took it as a matter of course. After all, it was he who had been born to make America great, and then. Whiteness took him. To Armstrong it just seemed like all those years of attending church functions had paid off, but oh how wrong he was.[/spoiler]

[b]Physical Description: (originals only)

Stats:
ATK: 4
DEF: 4
SPD: 1
TEC: 1

Starting Proficiencies: Physical Strength (1000 OM), Area Shield Proficency 400 OM

Starting Powers: Super Jumping Advanced (500 OM), Regeneration (Advanced) (1800)

Starting Moves:

Nano Machines Son (900 OM requires physical strength, area shield prof): Nano Machines fill armstrongs body, and they harden in response to trauma. Whether this comes from his fist colliding with someone's face or with some unfortunate soul trying to hit him is ultimately irrelevant. The nano machines respond without him needing to react however this also means he can't control them and overuse tires him quickly if someone is able to overwhelm his defenses. He can take this a step further though and supercharge his nanomachines causing a burst of energy around him that pushes away any near by targets and deflects weak projectiles at further cost of Armstrong's limited energy reserves. The maximum radius the energy can go out to is 10ft and it pushes people to the edge of the boundary. Can also be supercharged to temporarily allow for great feats of strength like cracking armor plating, if used this way he charge energy for as much as 5 seconds to unleash these powerful blows. The Nano Machines can't be active all the time, and Armstrong has to physically touch them to activate them, after a 3 second period they'll spread fully throughout his body allowing him to use the offensive and defensive capabilities.


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Hi guys new guy here.
I've read a few of the rules and basic storyline but I couldn't come up with a character I wanted to use. In truth.. there are many I want to choose from but my longing for them are equal. I would like to know your opinion from the list below. Thank you for your help.


List (good natured)
+Revan (amnesia) { Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic}
+Android 17 (post- cellgames) {Dragon Ball}
+Nico De Angelo {Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus series}
+Roran {Eragon series}
+Kurt -051 {Halo: Ghost of Onyx
+Leon {Kingdom Hearts}
+Tidus {final Fantasy X}
+Ghost {COD: Modern warfare 2}
+Ichigo Kurosaki {bleach}

List (evil Natured)
+HK-47 (would follow his master despite alignment) {Star wars Knights of the Old Republic}
+Android 13 {dragonball}
+343 Guilty Spark {Halo}
+Xemnas {Kingdom Hearts II}
+Gabranth {Final Fantasy XII}
+General Shepherd {Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2}
+Ulquiorra {bleach}

'Crona' and Jon stood before Sivo. The Daemon drew a blade, waving it around in what it interpreted as a display of skill. The creature had evidently not been in the reality long, if it thought such moves would intimidate him. Nonetheless, its ability to move such a weapon was a testament to its unholy vitality. The foul being seemed energized by the prospect of violence. Jon, however, was the more dangerous combatant. He had refrained from drawing his blade, and remained in a state of tension. Such discipline and skill would be admirable, had it not been displayed in his foe. His brother remained to the side, evidently unarmed. Once this purge was completed, they would have to talk. The newcomer babbled nonsense, but that was inconsequential. Of immediate concern were the opposing combatants. Let the purgation of Coruscant commence.

Sivo's few remaining muscles tensed, along with the cables and wiring running through his augmentics. The tines extended from his body alighted with an emerald glow, as he expelled a blast of energy from his bionic hand, aiming to separate the two combatants, leaving them vulnerable. The psychological impact it may have on Jon Curious paternal instincts. Possibly a compensation? "By the pulse of the world, does yours end." Arcs of green energy ravaged the ground, and the two combatants were illuminated by the power flooding from Sivo as it wracked their bodies. Jon twisted in the electric maelstrom, bolts of electricity shooting up and down his flesh, leaving scorch marks across his skin, and contact burns where he grasped his blade. Frustratingly, he had managed to evade the worst of it.. Sivo hissed a burst of scrapcode in annoyance as he looked upon 'Crona'. The Daemon had been in the tempest of energy Sivo had unleashed, but stood largely intact, seeming more annoyed than anything else The Daemon knows only how to destroy and corrupt. Expect it to be adept at doing so.. Sivo hauled himself from the turret hatch of the Chimera, grabbing his lascarbine, and taking up a position of its roof. Sivo let off a round, scorching the rockcrete near 'Crona', as the crowds of panicked civilians began to scream and flee from the unfolding battle. "You shall be cast back into hell, Daemon." Sivo issued from his Vox-Grille. "The Thirty Four Thousand, Two Hundred, and Eighty Seven souls your ilk consumed aboard The Aquilline will be avenged." His crimson robes swept around him in the breeze, as he pushed his hood back, in order to optimize his vision. His steel-plated visage gazed out at the Daemon and its companion, as they began to plot their next attack. Lumien reserves depleted. Chance of victory: 32.915%. Sivo dismissed the warning. The Omnissiah was with him, and the others had nothing more than metal blades. His faith was strong, as was the steel coating his body. Litanies to the Machine God ran through his head, fortifying his resolve. The Daemon would die here. Its abused mortal shell would be burnt to ashes, and Jon would be dealt with by the local arbites. After all, how could they not side with the holy messenger of the Omnissiah? Was this not the sole bastion of the Imperium of Man in this demented Daemon's playground?

[spoiler]Luminien reserves depleted. 20 Seconds until Ferric Repulsion expires.[/spoiler]

Harry ran from the Coruscant gate, ignoring the confused looks from the people there and the angry shouts from the soldiers behind him. He didn't know where Samus had run to and he didn't have time to contact her. He tried to get his bearings as best he could, but mostly he just went towards the sea. It wasn't hard to find that, since it seemed the gate had deposited him on an island. He had to change direction often to shake his pursuers, and he ran into a few dead ends along the way, but he didn't have to fire off any more spells or take any more laser shots.

The wizard's mad dash eventually got him to a dock, where he spotted a sailboat tied to the dock. Without any time to lose, the wizard threw his staff into the boat and untied the rope before jumping in himself. Retrieving his implement from the floor of the tiny little craft, he used a wind spell to fill the boat's sails, carrying him away from the island to a chorus of angry shouts.

He felt bad, and not just because he was tired. He'd caused a huge commotion, had to skirt the edge of hurting a lot of people, barely made it out of Coruscant alive, and now the freaking Empire was after him. Safely out to sea, Harry released the spell and laid down in the little sailboat, carefully distributing his weight so as not to tip it. The shots he'd taken hurt like hell now that adrenaline wasn't helping him. He supposed the mantle would have problems muting the pain of pure, concentrated light. Winter was a force of cold and dark more than light and warmth, after all.

It might not have been the best decision, but Harry decided to put off calling Samus for the moment.

He needed a nap.

Character Change: Homura->Medusa Gorgon

Character name: Medusa Gorgon

Character source: Soul Eater

Character history:
Medusa was one of the Gorgon Sisters, being the second born. Eight hundred years ago, she assisted Arachne in her fight with Death. However, she later betrayed her and left her for dead. Since then, she began creating “Black Blood”. Centuries later, she had a child she named Crona. She then melted a demon weapon known as Ragnarok with the black blood and replaced Crona’s own blood with Black Blood. Since then, she gained an interest in harnessing Madness. She decided to pose as a nurse at Shibusen to learn where the Kishin was sealed.

Medusa located the Kishin and teamed up with Eruka, a fellow witch she managed to get into her control, Free, a person who she freed to help her and Crona, her own child. She had sent Eruka and Free down to revive the kishin while she dealt with Stein the greatest Meister the DWMA had to offer.

The battle had started and Medusa appeared like she had the upper hand with her various attacks. However Stein had managed to put his death scythe in a way that it was threatening to slice Medusa in half, luckily Medusa herself had Stein in a position to where her tail snake was threatening to stab through his neck. Stein had Medusa frozen in place thanks to his soul, they were at a standstill.

Soon a roar had erupted throughout the place, letting Medusa know that the Kishin was awakening. During this exact moment Stein took the chance and sliced through Medusa, that would have been the case if she hadn’t disappeared from the spot as the scythe touched her skin. Stein had looked around but he couldn’t see any traces of Medusa. He was nervous, he didn’t know where the powerful witch had gone.

Physical Description: Medusa is a woman with a fairly average physical build. She has large, black, dotted snake tattoos wining down both her arms. Her facial features consist of eyes containing yellow irises with black pupils, and blonde hair arranged in a spiked style, with two long strands extending downwards framing the sides of her face, that entwine each other like a caduceus’ snake to rest upon her chest. She usually wears a black body-length suit with a hood, which extends downwards to her knees. The hood itself is adorned with an eye-like marking upon both sides which, when worn in addition to the shape of her hair, gives it the appearance of a snake’s mouth, with teeth and fangs. Medusa also has a tail which is shaped like an arrow(Tail Snake). It is notable that she is always barefoot, when not in disguise, with unique toenail and fingernail polish that is black featuring yellow arrows pointing upwards. When Medusa gets serious or just wants to be scary her face takes on the likeness of a snake.
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Stats:
ATK: 4
DEF: 0
SPD: 3
TEC: 3

Starting Proficiencies(2,600): Physical Strength(1,000), Ranged Proficiency(1,000), Ranged Materialize Proficiency(600)

Starting Powers(1,500):Master Acrobats(400), Burst Movement(800), Basic Super Jumping(300)

Starting Moves(900): Tail Snake(300), Vector Arrow(300), Vector Blade(300)

Vector Arrow(Requires Ranged Proficiency-300): Vector arrows come from Medusa's back and go towards her enemy. The vector arrow looks like a black arrow with a purplish hue. The vector arrows come that come from Medusa's back are pre-programed to go a certain way. Unlike her previous vector arrows Medusa cannot manipulate them to go another way, once they have a set course they cannot be redirected by Medusa. Medusa may only have five arrows out at one time.

Vector Blade(Requires Physical Strength-300): Vector arrows compress into a large and sturdy sword. The sword is black just like her vectors and has a glowing purple hue outlining the edges. The sword is five feet long and it's blade has a width of five inches.

Tail Snake(Requires Physical Strength, Master Acrobats-300 Om): Tail snake is a specific Vector arrow that is located protruding near Medusa’s tailbone. The tail snake is like an extra limb, allowing Medusa to freely control it. However it is limited to a distance of three feet, it is a lower range than what it was. The tail snake helps her keep her own balance. The tail snake can support Medusa’s entire weight, allowing her to use it to stand if she wanted, giving her free access to use her feet for whatever she wanted. Tail snake can also be used to strike enemies that is three feet away from her. The tail snake can extend from it’s spot a total of three feet.

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Participants: Sivo versus Crona and Jon, with Mako observing and debating which side to join.
Location: Tier one of Corsucant
Reason: Sivo believes Crona to be a Daemon possessing a mortal, and has engaged her. Unfortunately, Jon sees Crona as a way to repent for Bran's unfortunate incident, and is defending her.
Post Order: Sivo>Jon>Crona>Mako?

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Neku went to the clinic that the Stormtrooper had marked on the map for him, realizing that he'd never given the man his name. When he walked in the door, the staff picked him out immediately, and it wasn't hard to see why. Someone with orange hair and purple clothes might not stand out in Shibuya, but Coruscant seemed to operate on a much more subdued color scheme. The doctor's visit was uneventful; a nurse cleaned his cuts and bandaged them properly, and sent him on his way with a brief "That's really all that needs doing, they weren't that deep and you should heal without any complications now. You are a Prime, after all."

Neku didn't quite understand what Prime meant, except that he was one and a lot of residents weren't. He pulled out his phone out of habit, and he almost dropped it when it did something that hadn't happened in weeks.

It rang.

Not the short notification tone of an incoming text message, or the abrupt beep that missions caused. It was ringing. Tentatively, Neku answered the call. "Hello?"