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[Arhra]

Oh damn, I missed KP. Needless to say not only is his character approved, he is ultra-excellent!

Steel: Good so far. Looking forward to the rest.

Arcanum: sorry, I was unclear. Your air compression guns are fine, I was more worried about your guy getting shot. He didn't seem to have many options for covering the distance. Crazy athleticism should cover that, so you're approved.

Originally Posted by Dracorion

Well I tried to grade her strength based on the "fighting against half a dozen mooks has to be interesting" bit. If she's too strong, there's nothing stopping her from throwing something heavy at them. If she's too fast, all she has to do is punch them in the face five times before anyone can get a shot out. If she's too durable, no need to even worry about dodging, just walk up to them and punch them out at normal strength while invulnerable.

If you had all those powers at their present strength active simultaneously, you might be a little too strong, but not too much. And that's mainly due to my caution around superspeed.

Originally Posted by Dracorion

On motive, I don't agree with you. "Get powers, decide to fight crime" is about as much motive as other characters have, and you've approved them.

Fortunately, I agree with me. You see, they have all gained superpowers and decided to fight crime for some reason while your character has no reason.

Look your character just comes across as hopelessly generic to me right now, so I really don't like it. Generic personality, generic powers, generic backstory, generic everything! It all feels so... flat.

Originally Posted by Dracorion

As for the military controlling her... yeah, I think not. Mainly because there wouldn't be much reason for them to let her join a superhero team, or live anywhere outside of a reinforced cell. After all, just because she hasn't gone crazy yet like the other test subject doesn't mean she won't.

Hell, the only reason she isn't living in a reinforced cell is because her father is the most decorated human on the face of the planet. Dude's probably won like thirty wars or something, or the equivalent in a world full of superpowered beings.

This is neither a monarchy nor an anime. The military does not make special exceptions for family. It does not work that way.

Originally Posted by IHateMakingNames

My guy got complimented and started super heroing. That isn't much better of a reason.

Well, I saw it as when you're living as a hopeless drifter any positive action is going to feel much more significant.

And it is a reason, yes?

Plus, you know, actual backstory helps.

Originally Posted by Dracorion

And then there's Phoenix's character, who lost her job and started superheroing.

It's kind of a character point that Vixen is feeling she doesn't have any other options.

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Originally Posted by Arhra

It's kind of a character point that Vixen is feeling she doesn't have any other options.

"HERESY!" didn't become a 40k Meme because humanity *wasn't* inclined to kill outsiders for little reason beyond 'they look different!'