Black ★ Rock Shooter - Innocent Souls

[Billy Mays]

I'd like to reserve a spot, I want to be a black scottish cyclops Highlander!

[Billy Mays]

Guess I'll try to make my sign up now.

Name: Cyclops

Age: Late-twenties/Early-thirties

Gender: Male

Ether Flame: A crackling blue flame in his left eye, that glows brighter when his weapon gains power.

Appearence: Cyclops is a black man who is 6'2 with a brown eye and short, black hair, including a large but thin beard. Cyclops only has one eye, hence his name, and wears a black eyepatch over his missing right eye. Cyclops wears a black cap, a blue shirt. blue pants, and a black flak jacket.

Personality: Cyclops is a jolly guy who loves a good drink and a fight. He's competitive, good natured, and a risk taker. His favorite drink is scrumpty, and when he gets drunk off of it, he gets more violent and surprisingly, gets better at fighting. He tends to get loud and sometimes ramble when he fights, espesially when he's drunk. Cyclops also hates backstabbers.

History: Born as Tavish Degroot in Edinburgh, Scotland, Cyclops comes from a long line of highlander demomen. Due to him being ashamed of still having an eye by the age of 30 (most people in his family lose both their eyes in explosion related aciidents at a very young age, to the point where you aren't considered a true demoman unless you have lost both your eyes), he moved to America to become a mercenary. Cyclops died in a giant explosion created by him that simultaniously killed himself and the entire group of mercenaries hired by a rival company to the one that hired him.

Weapon: A long two handed broadsword called "The Eyelander". It's special power is that when he decapitates a foe with it (of course he can't kill them, but that doesn't mean he can't behead them), he gains their weapons power. When he uses his ether power, Cyclops glows a metallic blue color, and becomes virtually industrucable. His sword also gives off a blue aura and give off what appears to be blue sparks, at which point it becomes much more powerful then it normally is (if you think that's too much, you can take the stuff out with the sword becoming more powerful).

[Manaphy Mare]

I LIVE!!!! *rises from coffin* Oh, and a TSR RP too!



Name: Lifestream

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Ether Flame: Lifestream’s ether flame manifests as a pale blue flame over his right eye with a translucent trail that streaches behind him and shimmers in the right light.

Appearance: Lifestream stands at a medium-tall height with a lithe, athletic build. His limbs are rather slender, but are decently toned. In addition his torso is fairly slender as well and has a, relatively, high amount of defenition. He has a moderate skin color with no visible acne. Sprouting from his back are a pair of wings that resemble those of a dragonfly’s in shape and are a highly translucent blue.

Lifestream’s hair is a pale blond, only a few shades darker than being truly platinum blond. His hair is usually pulled back into a low ponytail. His ears are small and come to an elfin point. His face is moderately long and heart shaped, thanks to a fairly prominent widow’s peak, yet a little rounded with high cheekbones and smooth cheeks with an expression of calm compassion. His eyes are a light grey and have flecks of a bright aqua dotted around his iris.

Lifestreams signature wardrobe starts with a white, midriff-bearing top with no sleeves. Over that is an equally white, short sleeved jacket with red triangles pointing inward at the hem of the jacket and on the edge of the sleeves. Despite this clothing, Lifestream’s wings seem to have a way to poke out, almost as if they were made of solidified energy. Further down are his white pants which are cut fairly tight, but not to the point that they restrict his movements. His shoes are also white, but seem to have red laces.

Personality: Lifestream is innocent like a child and occasionally gullible. He cares about all life, and will often put someone else’s safety before his. His most obvious quality is his purity of heart; he is always kind and caring. He tends to be calm with a very level headed. This is not to say that nothing can rattle him, he is actually easily startled or scared. Lifestream is fairly curious and willing to try new things at least once.

Lifestream is typically kind and energetic to the point that those who know him become scared if he acts serious. He is also easily startled and scared, especially by loud noises, and will generally hide behind or cling to a stronger ally. Even though he is easily frightened, ghost stories and haunted houses don’t really scare him that much due to their predictability… They may, however, get a scream of surprise -especially if the source is behind him- and an occasional jump behind his closest -physically speaking- friend for cover.

Lifestream is genuinely sweet and gentle around others. Overall he is very weak, emotionally speaking at least; it takes very little for him to burst into tears. Despite his naïveté and innocence he is actually quite intelligent when compared to most of his peers. Despite his intelligence he is not pompous or aloof, but rather humble and down-to-earth. He tends to be very formal and well mannered. One thing Lifestream hates to do is make waves; he would even say something that completely goes against his personality just so that everyone else will get along. Furthermore he follows a strict code of non-aggression; however if he has to fight he will still hold back as much as possible. If he sees someone he cares about in danger, however, he will instinctively act to protect them. Don't let his code or kindness fool you, if enraged Lifesrteam becomes a much more feral being.


History: Lifestream’s life was fairly mundane. He’d wake up, go to school, do his homework, and socialize with friends and his girlfriend. Life for him was average until the school trip. He and his girlfriend were spending time together visiting the various sites. The evening was as romantic as could be; however the night would soon be cut short. As the couple spent a quiet dinner in a local restaurant the candle light soon gave way to muzzle flashes as a crazed gunman began firing indiscriminately at the patrons. Before he had time to react the gunman’s bullets morally wounded him and his girlfriend. As the life drained out of them they reached out for one another and held hands as their lives slowly faded to black.

Weapon: Lifestream’s weapon is a talisman that enables him to use a sort of magic. The talisman itself appears to be a five-pointed start with translucent wings that resemble a dragonfly’s. In its upgraded state the wings disappear ad the star sprouts a handle that is slightly larger than his hand. As for the abilities, he has shown that he prefers healing and protection; however he is also decent with a few offensive “spells.” The talisman itself hovers around his right hand when not in its upgraded state.
The spells themselves manifest in one of four ways. First is an acceleration of the typical healing process found within Threshold, though the more serious wounds would still take a few hours to heal up. The second way is casting a barrier between two targets, one usually being him self, that he can move and hold as long as his concentration holds. Third is a bolt of hardened ether that he launches at a target. The fourth, and final, manifestation is a steady beam of energy that, much like the barrier, can last as long as his concentration holds. It is possible that, with time and training, he could add some elemental affinities, such as fire or lightning, to the latter two manifestations; however for the time being he has yet to fully figure out how to use his weapon.

[TheSequelReturns]

Okay, sorry for the delay. Lets get these reviews done shall we?

Many familiar faces as well. Glad to see you guys again.

Also, the Discussion Thread should be up shortly.

@rotrum: Ferris is accepted. Interesting weapon choice.

@InnerFlame: Point is accepted. Goodness, you took my suggestion to get creative with the appearance and ran with it didn't you? So much headgear.

@GoldenHouou: SO MUCH TEXT. *ahem*

Miasma is accepted. When you said dark, you really meant dark. I think Dead Master is going to like this guy. Suicide is one of only two ways to permanently die in Threshold... I wonder how him actually having taken his own life will affect that?

@Killer_Squirtle: Vendetta is accepted. Can the blades on the Ether hand still cut during her upgrade mode?

@Billy Mays: I'm going to have to say Denied. You have the start of an interesting idea, but it needs more fleshing out. I'm going to need more detail all around. Try to be more expressive with the appearance, really flesh out his personality, give Cyclops a real full-bodied character. That's actually much more important than balancing your Weapon, which is very OP in its upgraded form. If you are still interested, give it some more work and some more thought.

@Manaphy Mare: Pending. You have the same thing going on here that DVB had, namely that you are re-using Hurley again. This wouldn't be much of an issue if it wasn't for that fact that I recognize this sign-up. The personality section is almost word for word what you've used many times for Hurley. I'm not going to make you use another character, its still your choice, but I would like to see you branch out a bit more or at the very least put a twist on it or re-write it to suit the new character.

I'm also going to need a bit more description about how the "spells" of your weapon work. What are its limits? Its strengths and weaknesses? Are the offensive spells generic magic blasts ala Magic Missile or are they something more unique?

[Manaphy Mare]

I'm finished with the edits. I double checked for any mistakes in name usage and such and fleshed out how he acts and his abilities.

[TheSequelReturns]

@Manaphy Mare: Alright, I say you pass muster. Accepted.

One last question though, does the upgrade do more than add the handle, like making his magic stronger? Just wanted to clarify that.

And with that, I think we have more than enough characters.

Anyone who has already posted, but has yet to be approved is free to edit and try again, but otherwise, sign-ups are officially CLOSED.

[GoldenHouou]

SORRY FOR ALL THE TEXT. And for the darkness in case that bothered youuuu.

And yeah, heh, he's going to go nuts when he realizes he'd need to kill himself again to get out. Hence the obsession with shards later on. Should be fun. In... a twisted sort of way 8>

But yeah, thanks for acceptance, now off to see if I have time for a post today~

[shiningsloth13]

Soooo, TSR said I could post this SU. I like it, but then, what do I know?


Name: Smoke

Age: Appears to be roughly 17.

Gender: Male

Ether Flame: When in battle, an opaque, smoky white flame flares to life in Smoke’s left eye. It almost looks as if there is steam pouring out of it.

Appearance: Smoke wears a long white sleeveless coat with a high collar and black trim. He wears a plain black T-shirt underneath it. Black fingerless gloves and several silver rings adorn his hands. He has a large white hieroglyph etched into his bicep, and it glows with a pale light. It is shaped like a ring, with a diagonal slash from right to left and a single circle in the center of the ring (maybe I’ll post a picture sometime.) He wears loose black pants and heavy-treaded boots, also black, with silver laces.

Smoke has a gentle face. Rounded cheekbones, an unobtrusive nose, half-hooded eyes, and a permanent lazy smile. He constantly has a little bit of stubble going, and this paired with his simple features make him resemble a happy stoner. He has a tattered rat’s nest of white hair, and I do mean white. It looks like he shampoos with bleach. Smoke also has a small, Y-shaped scar on his left cheek. He isn’t sure how it got there, and he entertains himself by making up possible explanations for it. A cloud of misty smoke is perpetually hanging over his head, and it was from this that he took his name.

Personality: Easy-going and laid-back in manner, almost breezy. Smoke is friendly and open with others, although he prefers to remain quiet and observe. He tends to kick back in the corner and watch events unfold, analyzing information as it comes. He doesn’t have any secrets to keep, and is very honest with everyone he meets.

Smoke possesses a quiet sense of humor, made apparent mostly through gentle teasing of those he is talking to. He always maintains a level head, and as was mentioned before, is very analytical, amassing data and storing it away for later review. He is a keen observer, and very attentive to detail, with a nearly photographic memory.

He avoids conflict when he can, but when forced into battle, Smoke moves swiftly and precisely, using his katars to repeatedly jab and slice at his foes in an attempt to bring them to their knees. When his Ether Flame kicks in, he will move back and spear his foes from a distance.

History: Born as Theodore Grills, Smoke began life as an average guy from an average family. He went to an average school in an average American town and got an average education, then went to an average college, where his life suddenly became above-average. For it was in college that Teddy met the love of his life, a girl named Rosanna.
They dated for a few months before Teddy proposed to her. Rosanna joyfully accepted, and they began to make wedding plans. They were married in the spring of the following year. For their honeymoon, they took a pleasant trip out west to Yellowstone National Park. They planned to camp there for a whole week, which was something Rosanna had always wanted to do. They had a fantastic week, full of swimming and hiking and a few after-dark activities.

It was while they were packing up all of their camping equipment that disaster struck. Unbeknownst to the couple, an escaped convict had been supposedly spotted in the area several weeks ago. The police hadn’t done anything since the reports went unconfirmed. Their mistake was the end of the newlyweds’ happiness. The convict stumbled across Teddy and Rosanna’s campsite. You can probably guess what happened next. As the escapee ran off, leaving the couple for dead, Teddy’s last thoughts were of uselessness and weakness, and the last thing he saw was Rosanna’s big, dark, beautiful eyes. And then he was gone.

The only thing Smoke can remember about his past is that last image, of Rosanna’s eyes. He knows that the owner of the eyes was important to him. But he can’t remember anything else about her, besides a strong feeling that she must be here in the afterlife with him somewhere. He has taken to hanging around the city of Sanctuary and the mysterious structure that is Arrival, in the mad hope that she might show up so that he can discern more about his past life.

Weapon: Two katars; a type of eastern dagger with a short blade and an H-shaped hilt. The blades are made of what appears to be a silver-alloy, and are etched with strange hieroglyphics that pulse with soft, smoky white light. The hilts of the katars are made from a material similar to bone or ivory, and are also etched with the aforementioned hieroglyphs.

When his Ether Flame fires up, the hieroglyphs on Smoke’s katars flare into brilliance. The blades are then revealed to be extendable (think Link’s hookshot.) They are attached to the hilt by a long stream of opaque white smoke that can stretch to an indeterminate length. Smoke can use the katarchains as both a grappling hook and a lasso, and he uses them effectively to either trip his foes up or skewer them. While the actual chains are gaseous and harmless to Smoke, anyone else who touches them feels an intense searing agony.

[TheSequelReturns]

I see nothing amiss.

Smoke is accepted, welcome aboard.

Since you're a bit late to the party, and judging by your history section, I'd say to make Smoke a soul who has been in Threshold for a while, not a newly arrived soul. Which is fine since we have a few others who have done the same.

In addition, I recommend going over the the RP thread and the first post of the DT before you post, just to make sure you're caught up and up to speed. I f you have any other questions, feel free to ask in the DT.

[shiningsloth13]

Yessir. I was actually kind of hoping Smoke could be an old soul.

[Ryukai Fujibayashi]

Name: Emerald Wraith

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Ether Flame: Should Emerald choose to activate her full strength, a brilliant green flame flares into existence over her right eye. This flame occasionally flickers to a very unusual "grey" hue every so often. Those that have seen it, including Emerald herself, are unable to describe it eloquently, the most that they can offer is that it's not so much a colour as much as it is the distinct lack of one.

Appearance:

Emerald's appearance is set rather drastically apart from the rest of those in Threshold, but her colour scheme is much less so, the primary portions that contribute to her hue a few drab and muted greens. She stands at about 1.87 meters tall, with a slim face and lithe body. Intelligent green eyes blink out at the world from underneath a curtain of long grey hair; if one looks closer, they would find that while they have repeating patterns of grey concentric circles within them, near the iris. A pair of short antennae sprout from her forehead to hang just over her eyes, and can be used to tell her emotional state if one knows her well enough. From her back, four slender limbs unfold, like the legs of a metal spider, coloured in a shade of gunmetal black. They end in three clawed insectile hands that can clamp together to form a single sharp implement per arm that can and has been used as a stabbing weapon. These four extra limbs can fold over her chest in an "X" pattern when she needs to have them stored away for whatever purpose.

A chitin carapace covers her arms, legs, and vital areas in a manner similar to half plate armor, save that it has the typical hinge like appearance of most arthropods around the joints. Underneath, she wears a one piece suit that looks similar to the real world's "fishnet" material, but with a pattern similar to that of a spider's web. Usually, Emerald wears a long, full body covering dark green cloak with a hood, so as to not stand out too much.

Personality:
Emerald is, much like she was in life, a rather interesting individual. She is rather mature and well mannered, gentle in nature and quite soft-spoken. She can easily merge into a group, and is able to blend in in almost any crowded environment. Strangely enough, while she tries to avoid conflict if possible, she throws herself into battle with a ferocious savage, brutal glee, rarely stopping until her opponent(s) are literally ripped to shreds. She often spends much time simply thinking, and loves the sound of music and water running, which make the Aquapolis her favorite area to be and the one she is usually seen in.

History:

Emerald Wraith was born Esmeralda Aristide, to parents who found her existence a burden and sought to be rid of her by dumping her at an orphanage. When she was six, the orphanage was taken hostage by a crazed gunman who killed three of her only friends in his shootout. She stabbed him in the eye with a table fork, using all of the strength in her tiny fists to hammer it until it came out through the back of his head.

They found her mechanically continuing to smack her bleeding hands into his empty eye socket, stained with both their blood.

Esmeralda was later to become a cop at the tender age of sixteen, after having spent years in street gangs and deciding she wanted a change. She infiltrated several drug gangs and later became known within the police force as one of their best intelligence agents. Later, she would be shot in the head by a hired assassin with a sniper rifle at her first public awards ceremony, killing her instantly.

She was twenty four years old at the time.

Weapon:

Emerald Wraith's first, most basic weapon is the set of limbs that emerge from her back, called Slash Pincers. They are made of the same indestructible material as regular weapons, and can stab at enemies with a frightening speed. They also enable her to climb almost any surface, regardless of orientation. The three fingered "hands" that they end in are actually the claws of grappling hooks, and can be used as such.

Emerald Wraith's second weapon is the pair of green gauntlets she wears, called the Infinity Gauntlets. With a small precious stone set in above each of her knuckles, and a drab green, they make for an interesting contrast. They can fire bolts of energy from their fingers and enhance her punches with blades of crackling energy, as well as fire webs of energy that can ensnare and encumber a foe. When they assume an upgraded form, they almost quadruple in size, and can fire at a much faster rate, as well as having a much more powerful base shot. A similar comparision would be the machine gun (normal form) to the minigun (upgraded form).

Did I miss anything?

[Billy Mays]

Name: Emerald Wraith

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Ether Flame: Should Emerald choose to activate her full strength, a brilliant green flame flares into existence over her right eye. This flame occasionally flickers to a very unusual "grey" hue every so often. Those that have seen it, including Emerald herself, are unable to describe it eloquently, the most that they can offer is that it's not so much a colour as much as it is the distinct lack of one.

Appearance:

Emerald's appearance is set rather drastically apart from the rest of those in Threshold, but her colour scheme is much less so, the primary portions that contribute to her hue a few drab and muted greens. She stands at about 1.87 meters tall, with a slim face and lithe body. Intelligent green eyes blink out at the world from underneath a curtain of long grey hair; if one looks closer, they would find that while they have repeating patterns of grey concentric circles within them, near the iris. A pair of short antennae sprout from her forehead to hang just over her eyes, and can be used to tell her emotional state if one knows her well enough. From her back, four slender limbs unfold, like the legs of a metal spider, coloured in a shade of gunmetal black. They end in three clawed insectile hands that can clamp together to form a single sharp implement per arm that can and has been used as a stabbing weapon. These four extra limbs can fold over her chest in an "X" pattern when she needs to have them stored away for whatever purpose.

A chitin carapace covers her arms, legs, and vital areas in a manner similar to half plate armor, save that it has the typical hinge like appearance of most arthropods around the joints. Underneath, she wears a one piece suit that looks similar to the real world's "fishnet" material, but with a pattern similar to that of a spider's web. Usually, Emerald wears a long, full body covering dark green cloak with a hood, so as to not stand out too much.

Personality:
Emerald is, much like she was in life, a rather interesting individual. She is rather mature and well mannered, gentle in nature and quite soft-spoken. She can easily merge into a group, and is able to blend in in almost any crowded environment. Strangely enough, while she tries to avoid conflict if possible, she throws herself into battle with a ferocious savage, brutal glee, rarely stopping until her opponent(s) are literally ripped to shreds. She often spends much time simply thinking, and loves the sound of music and water running, which make the Aquapolis her favorite area to be and the one she is usually seen in.

History:

Emerald Wraith was born Esmeralda Aristide, to parents who found her existence a burden and sought to be rid of her by dumping her at an orphanage. When she was six, the orphanage was taken hostage by a crazed gunman who killed three of her only friends in his shootout. She stabbed him in the eye with a table fork, using all of the strength in her tiny fists to hammer it until it came out through the back of his head.

They found her mechanically continuing to smack her bleeding hands into his empty eye socket, stained with both their blood.

Esmeralda was later to become a cop at the tender age of sixteen, after having spent years in street gangs and deciding she wanted a change. She infiltrated several drug gangs and later became known within the police force as one of their best intelligence agents. Later, she would be shot in the head by a hired assassin with a sniper rifle at her first public awards ceremony, killing her instantly.

She was twenty four years old at the time.

Weapon:

Emerald Wraith's first, most basic weapon is the set of limbs that emerge from her back, called Slash Pincers. They are made of the same indestructible material as regular weapons, and can stab at enemies with a frightening speed. They also enable her to climb almost any surface, regardless of orientation. The three fingered "hands" that they end in are actually the claws of grappling hooks, and can be used as such.

Emerald Wraith's second weapon is the pair of green gauntlets she wears, called the Infinity Gauntlets. With a small precious stone set in above each of her knuckles, and a drab green, they make for an interesting contrast. They can fire bolts of energy from their fingers and enhance her punches with blades of crackling energy, as well as fire webs of energy that can ensnare and encumber a foe. When they assume an upgraded form, they almost quadruple in size, and can fire at a much faster rate, as well as having a much more powerful base shot. A similar comparision would be the machine gun (normal form) to the minigun (upgraded form).

Did I miss anything?

Yep, you missed the fact that this RP died months ago. Read when the last post in the thread before your's was posted.

[Ryukai Fujibayashi]

I was kinda hoping everyone was off for holidays or some sort. Ah, well.