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catholicisms) wrote2000-10-06 09:48 pm
catholicisms) wrote2000-10-06 09:48 pm
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PLAYER INFO.
PLAYER NAME: Kitty.
PLAYER AGE: 18+ and then some
PLAYER CONTACT: PM,![[plurk.com profile]](https://plurk.com/favicon.ico)
meowed, or ask for discord
PLAYER PRONOUNS: she/her
CHARACTER INFO.
CANON: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix TV, S3E4
CHARACTER: Matthew "Devil of Hell's Kitchen" Murdock
❝ I’d rather die as the Devil, than live as Matt Murdock. ❞
PERSONALITY PROFILE: Matt himself believes that there are two sides to him, the good and catholic and god-fearing side, and then a darker and more dangerous side. Touched by the devil, delighted by violence and desperate for it. He’s both simultaneously, and often Matthew battles with what side has precedence in his life.
Matt has a strong sense of right and wrong. He has strong convictions, and he is willing to fight for them. He will fight in the court of law, sacrifice paychecks and clout. He’s also willing to sacrifice his personal health, life, and happiness. He is willing to bleed for what he believes in. Willing to break commandments and sacrifice not just his health, but his eternal soul too.
He’s not blameless, in the eyes of the lord, or even in the eyes of man. Matt is angry, and he can be violent. He has remorse for what he does, sure, but it doesn’t stop him. He’s afraid of this side of himself. Still, he feels he has those powers because God wants him use them. As of his canon point, though, Matt is less oriented into fighting his demons. He’s angry, he’s given up on being Matt Murdock after suffering loss after loss.
He’s not completely without a sense of morality, however. Matt won’t hurt innocent people or hurt people without reason. He’s dropped a lot of his sense of cordiality, but he’s not a total loose canon. He’s adrift right now, embracing the dark and violent side is all he has left — it isn’t the truth. Beyond his grief, Matt is a caring person. He cares desperately. He’s lonely and aching and scarred from abandonment but that isn’t all he is. He just needs to fight back his destructive impulses to remember that.
SUITABILITY: n/a, Matt is an adult.
ABILITIES, POWERS, & SKILLS:
— ENHANCED HEARING. Matt has extremely sensitive hearing, and can hear conversations from blocks away, human heartbeats with enough specificity to know when they mean to attack and if they are lying, as well as a bunch of other ridiculous things. There are some downsides, though; he must focus to hear things, especially the farther away they are, or quieter they happen to be. It also means that he's easily disoriented by loud noises he doesn't expect and can be deafened by particularly loud noises.
— ENHANCED SMELL. Matt can identify smells like food, body odor, decay, etc., with eerie specificity. For example, he has claimed to know someone had garlic two days prior, or that they had not showered in a day and washed their face in his sink. He's also been able to smell things rooms away or with some sort of wall between them, such as identifying sand in a railroad car. I know, man, I know.
— ENHANCED TASTE. If the first two weren't enough, Matt also has an enhanced sense of taste. He uses this very much in conjunction with his sense of smell. He has claimed to taste copper in the air when someone is bleeding, for example, which he likely smelled as much as he tasted. This sense is likely the least utilized of all of them, and hopefully he's not going to start licking things excessively to use his OP taste powers.
— ENHANCED TOUCH. Matt senses a lot of his world around him through his advanced sense of touch. He feels vibrations and temperatures and how they fluctuate and change, and with that begins to get a picture of a "world on fire" around him. He is even shown to be sensitive enough to feel electricity behind walls or depths and heights without actually seeing them.
— ENHANCED BALANCE. Partly enhanced through training, but also granted through his exposure to radioactive material, Matt has exceptional balance. He can do complex moves, flips, and runs without losing his balance.
— EXTREME ENDURANCE. This is partly because of his physical fitness and his training; however, it is stated that he gets a lot of his ability to take a beating from his father. Matt has been able to sustain extreme injury and continue moving, and furthermore can be back on the street after a horrible fight in a day or so, even though he's likely still injured and in pain. This isn't a superpower, just catholic guilt and stupidity.
— PEAK CONDITION. Between all his punching, Matt works out and keeps his body as fit as possible. He has a low BMI and an extremely high endurance. He's able to burn extreme amounts of calories without slowing much and completes intense acts of physical exercise without losing his breath. He's not inhuman but he's absolutely at the top of what a human could be. Unless, of course, he's injured... and he often is.
— MASTER MARTIAL ARTIST. Stick trained him in many styles, and taught him a lot about parrying, hand to hand, and some exercises with weapons such as sticks, staffs, and swords. Matt's preference is to use fists or his own bully clubs, though he's extremely capable of making a weapon out of anything he happens to have nearby. He was able to fight through trained ninjas, talented and brutal brawlers, and even able to overpower Fisk, a man double his size and almost a foot taller than he is, even when Fisk was wearing some heavy armoring in his suit. Matt also uses his enhanced senses to spot weaknesses and exploit them, which gives him an advantage in many fights.
— BRAILLE. Matt can read braille, which is possibly not a helpful skill all things considered, but there you go.
— BILINGUAL. Matt is shown to be comfortable speaking in Spanish and French in the show.
— ACCOMPLISHED LAWYER. Extremely intelligent and dedicated, Matt graduated summa cum laude at Columbia University. He's extremely talented, thoughtful, capable, and persuasive... when he shows up to court, but most of the time he's either bleeding in his apartment or punching people.
I know in game these will be nerfed, especially for this first act. As discussed with mods here, his powers will work though in a very limited fashion, enough for him to "see" but not much more than than that. However, I do want to make a blanket statement, I know his powers are ... well, they're ridiculous. They can be OP and unfun to play against if not handled correctly. I have a permissions page asking what players would like Matt to be able to pick up about their characters and will not diverge from that. I will also ask for mod permission during events if I think his senses might help in a situation and I understand that it might be refused for the fairness of all players. I don't want to ruin the fun for anybody; most of the time, I use Matt's senses in the same way he does, so he can function despite the lack of his eyesight. Anything beyond that will be done with utmost care and consideration to my other players.
INVENTORY: Not much to list, as he's S3 goth ninja and just wearing normal clothes. I had him find his sunglasses and walking cane on the TDM, so I'd love for him to still have those!
WRITING SAMPLES: ACTION & TEXT
PLAYER NAME: Kitty.
PLAYER AGE: 18+ and then some
PLAYER CONTACT: PM,
PLAYER PRONOUNS: she/her
CHARACTER INFO.
CANON: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Netflix TV, S3E4
CHARACTER: Matthew "Devil of Hell's Kitchen" Murdock
PERSONALITY PROFILE: Matt himself believes that there are two sides to him, the good and catholic and god-fearing side, and then a darker and more dangerous side. Touched by the devil, delighted by violence and desperate for it. He’s both simultaneously, and often Matthew battles with what side has precedence in his life.
Matt has a strong sense of right and wrong. He has strong convictions, and he is willing to fight for them. He will fight in the court of law, sacrifice paychecks and clout. He’s also willing to sacrifice his personal health, life, and happiness. He is willing to bleed for what he believes in. Willing to break commandments and sacrifice not just his health, but his eternal soul too.
He’s not blameless, in the eyes of the lord, or even in the eyes of man. Matt is angry, and he can be violent. He has remorse for what he does, sure, but it doesn’t stop him. He’s afraid of this side of himself. Still, he feels he has those powers because God wants him use them. As of his canon point, though, Matt is less oriented into fighting his demons. He’s angry, he’s given up on being Matt Murdock after suffering loss after loss.
He’s not completely without a sense of morality, however. Matt won’t hurt innocent people or hurt people without reason. He’s dropped a lot of his sense of cordiality, but he’s not a total loose canon. He’s adrift right now, embracing the dark and violent side is all he has left — it isn’t the truth. Beyond his grief, Matt is a caring person. He cares desperately. He’s lonely and aching and scarred from abandonment but that isn’t all he is. He just needs to fight back his destructive impulses to remember that.
SUITABILITY: n/a, Matt is an adult.
ABILITIES, POWERS, & SKILLS:
— ENHANCED HEARING. Matt has extremely sensitive hearing, and can hear conversations from blocks away, human heartbeats with enough specificity to know when they mean to attack and if they are lying, as well as a bunch of other ridiculous things. There are some downsides, though; he must focus to hear things, especially the farther away they are, or quieter they happen to be. It also means that he's easily disoriented by loud noises he doesn't expect and can be deafened by particularly loud noises.
— ENHANCED SMELL. Matt can identify smells like food, body odor, decay, etc., with eerie specificity. For example, he has claimed to know someone had garlic two days prior, or that they had not showered in a day and washed their face in his sink. He's also been able to smell things rooms away or with some sort of wall between them, such as identifying sand in a railroad car. I know, man, I know.
— ENHANCED TASTE. If the first two weren't enough, Matt also has an enhanced sense of taste. He uses this very much in conjunction with his sense of smell. He has claimed to taste copper in the air when someone is bleeding, for example, which he likely smelled as much as he tasted. This sense is likely the least utilized of all of them, and hopefully he's not going to start licking things excessively to use his OP taste powers.
— ENHANCED TOUCH. Matt senses a lot of his world around him through his advanced sense of touch. He feels vibrations and temperatures and how they fluctuate and change, and with that begins to get a picture of a "world on fire" around him. He is even shown to be sensitive enough to feel electricity behind walls or depths and heights without actually seeing them.
— ENHANCED BALANCE. Partly enhanced through training, but also granted through his exposure to radioactive material, Matt has exceptional balance. He can do complex moves, flips, and runs without losing his balance.
— EXTREME ENDURANCE. This is partly because of his physical fitness and his training; however, it is stated that he gets a lot of his ability to take a beating from his father. Matt has been able to sustain extreme injury and continue moving, and furthermore can be back on the street after a horrible fight in a day or so, even though he's likely still injured and in pain. This isn't a superpower, just catholic guilt and stupidity.
— PEAK CONDITION. Between all his punching, Matt works out and keeps his body as fit as possible. He has a low BMI and an extremely high endurance. He's able to burn extreme amounts of calories without slowing much and completes intense acts of physical exercise without losing his breath. He's not inhuman but he's absolutely at the top of what a human could be. Unless, of course, he's injured... and he often is.
— MASTER MARTIAL ARTIST. Stick trained him in many styles, and taught him a lot about parrying, hand to hand, and some exercises with weapons such as sticks, staffs, and swords. Matt's preference is to use fists or his own bully clubs, though he's extremely capable of making a weapon out of anything he happens to have nearby. He was able to fight through trained ninjas, talented and brutal brawlers, and even able to overpower Fisk, a man double his size and almost a foot taller than he is, even when Fisk was wearing some heavy armoring in his suit. Matt also uses his enhanced senses to spot weaknesses and exploit them, which gives him an advantage in many fights.
— BRAILLE. Matt can read braille, which is possibly not a helpful skill all things considered, but there you go.
— BILINGUAL. Matt is shown to be comfortable speaking in Spanish and French in the show.
— ACCOMPLISHED LAWYER. Extremely intelligent and dedicated, Matt graduated summa cum laude at Columbia University. He's extremely talented, thoughtful, capable, and persuasive... when he shows up to court, but most of the time he's either bleeding in his apartment or punching people.
I know in game these will be nerfed, especially for this first act. As discussed with mods here, his powers will work though in a very limited fashion, enough for him to "see" but not much more than than that. However, I do want to make a blanket statement, I know his powers are ... well, they're ridiculous. They can be OP and unfun to play against if not handled correctly. I have a permissions page asking what players would like Matt to be able to pick up about their characters and will not diverge from that. I will also ask for mod permission during events if I think his senses might help in a situation and I understand that it might be refused for the fairness of all players. I don't want to ruin the fun for anybody; most of the time, I use Matt's senses in the same way he does, so he can function despite the lack of his eyesight. Anything beyond that will be done with utmost care and consideration to my other players.
INVENTORY: Not much to list, as he's S3 goth ninja and just wearing normal clothes. I had him find his sunglasses and walking cane on the TDM, so I'd love for him to still have those!
WRITING SAMPLES: ACTION & TEXT