Post by Talon on Jun 14, 2015 16:15:53 GMT -5
Player Nickname: Chris
Do you want player feedback?: Yes
Character URL (So we may contact you): roleplay.chat/profile.php?user=Calvin%20Rose
Which Earth(s) are you applying for?: Earth 1 and 4
Character Origin: Comic Origin
Character Image URL: www.hilyts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bradley-Cooper-Body.jpg
Faceclaim's name: Bradley Cooper
Name: Calvin Rose
Alter Ego / Alias: Talon/Gothamite
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Birthday (If applicable): Doesn't Know
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180 Ibs
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Physique: Calvin possesses the musculature of a male who engages in highly intensive exercise frequently.
Training: Calvin has been trained by the Court of Owls to be groomed into one of their Talons, leaving him to be a master of various martial arts and possessing the hand-to-hand combat knowledge to fight members of the Bat Family to a stand-still, including Batman. He is also a naturally skilled escape artist and has shown himself capable of escaping practically any trap, bondage, and binding device used upon him.
Equipment: Like all members of the Bat Family, Talon owns a utility belt and batarangs for his own private usage. Talon also possesses a pair of infrared goggles, a multitude of throwing knives, bladed gauntlets, and his own suit of Talon armor made from Promethium albeit not as heavily layered as Batman's own armor, giving him more free range of movement. Talon always keeps a bobby pin in the calloused skin of his foot.
Powers (Your Articulation): Calvin Rose, like all Talons, is an extremely skilled martial artist and trained assassin. Educated in various languages and trained to the peak of human capabilities, he makes for an impressive and intimidating fighter. He is also a prodigy of escapology, quick to understand any form of security system and be able to crack it with ease, even able to have escaped from Batman without him knowing till the last minute. Since his resurrection, Calvin possesses a moderate regenerative factor and can lift approximately two tons.
Weaknesses: Calvin's empathy for his loved ones allows him to easily be controlled by threatening them, causing him to doubt himself and his plans. He also possesses the same weaknesses as any human. Calvin is not as experienced in the superhero world as wizened veterans like Batman or Dr. Midnite, and thus possesses a disadvantage at fighting supervillains in that he doesn't always know what to expect, as was the case when fighting Bane for the first time and being defeated easily.
Relationships: Batman: Calvin first met the Caped Crusader while attempting to rescue Cassie Washington, and they got off on the wrong foot ever since then. He displayed his skills at escapology by being one of the very few individuals to ever one-up Batman when it came to disappearing in the midst of conversation, and Batman has displayed a distrust for him at first due to his background as a Talon. However, Talon soon proved himself a selfless hero who was willing to put his own life on the line for the innocent, and no doubt earned his respect and his position as a member of Batman Inc.
Casey Washington: The new CEO of Securitus and the woman who could be said to inspire Calvin to have escaped and ultimately bring down the Court of Owls, Casey in Calvin's own words is the toughest woman you'll find on earth, and her "take no prisoners" attitude constantly drives Calvin to keep on fighting even when everything seems bleak.
Sasha Washington: The daughter of Casey Washington and someone whom Calvin feels responsible for protecting. Calvin feels a fatherly affection for the young Washington, and could be driven to the point of murder towards anyone who threatens her or her mother.
Anya Volkova: A former member of the League of Assassins and "one of the deadliest women in the world", Anya and Calvin have worked together multiple times on several missions and he holds a great deal of respect for the Russian, whom herself has experienced a life much like Calvin, constantly on the run from her past and struggling to remake herself.
Strix: The only other Talon to have ever escaped The Court, Calvin feels a sense of kinship towards the mute member of the Birds of Prey, and when fighting together feels a synergy that he cannot quite feel with other combatants. It is because of Strix that he chooses to join the Birds of Prey, knowing that with her help, they could ensure The Court, and organizations like The Court, never rise again.
Character Timeline: Year 1:
Calvin hunts down the Talons
Year 2:
Calvin joins the Bat Family at the behest of Penny-2
Year 3:
Calvin later joins the Birds of Prey
Audition / Sample post:
Black.
Flashing spots.
A searing pain as a limb pops out of a socket and teeth gnash as a mouth desperately sucks in air and a long tongue slithers over an ear, a hissing laughter filling in the shrieking synapses in the brain.
"Hermano, you really fucked with the wrong sssnake." Copperhead's forked tongue flitted out as she wrenched his arm further and elicited another wave of thrashing pain that coursed through his nerves like red-hot needles. The pain was blinding him, but then, he was familiar with not having his vision in a tough situation before. His free hand scrabbled roughly for his belt, the serpentine assassin realizing only too late as she reared back her bladed claws only to have a dagger slammed directly into the bone of her thigh with a sickening CRUNCH as he took the opportunity of surprised agony to throw her off to the ground as she quickly rolled back into all-fours, tongue flicking out angrily while he panted in fatigue, wiping the sweat off of his forehead, just in time to hear that warning hiss as she lunged right back for him.
"Again." Came the stern voice behind the ivory white mask as the Talon lunged at him once more, bladed gauntlets out as he quickly parried them with a bo-staff, stopping the blades inches from his eyes as he allowed an exhale out from his mouth. "Sloppy, Mr. Rose. Very sloppy. I could have killed you just then." His sparring partner remarked with cold venom in her voice. "Could've, should've, would've. But it doesn't really count if it doesn't actually happen, does it?" He snapped back as he drove his boot out into her midsection, shoving her back and twirling the staff over his head before resuming his stance, eyes narrowed in concentration. "Again!" Commanded that omnipresent voice as she pressed the assault, sending a flurry of vicious strikes as he attempted to deflect and block the blows with his staff, grunting from the impact before swiveling on the balls of his feet and sending the staff in a wide sweep against her legs, a sudden snapping noise as he miscalculated the force of his blow, breaking the woman's leg with the force of the blow as she screamed in pain. "Enough! You disappoint us, Ms. Tsavani. Falling to injury so soon to an initiate? We have no use for a cripple." The man in the white coat calmly drew a pistol from his pocket, that owlish mask staring without emotion at the pleading woman before silencing her screams forever with a single silenced shot as Calvin looked on, mouth dry as all he could think about was that feeling of being trapped like her, but unlike her, he always found a way out.
This time was no different. Her legs were wrapped around his neck, threatening to crush his windpipe as she screeched in his ear her fury. "I'll ssswallow you whole, little bird!" Her hissing threatened as she rose those claws once more for the final blow with his arms trapped by her feet pressing against his vital points as his brows furrowed in concentration. Time slowed down in those fatal moments as he twisted his head slightly, grasping the hilt of his knife with his teeth and suddenly ripping it out with a sickening squelch as her arterial blood sprayed out against his face and she screamed in pain, falling off of him and quickly scrambling away from him, soon faltering in her slithering movements before falling to the ground, limp as her skin began to lose coloration. He placed his knife back in it's pouch as he spat out the blood that stained his teeth, taking a single look at the fallen assassin, knowing there would be more to carry the same title. He turned away, walking away with a slight limp as he popped his arm back into it's socket with a grunt.
"Don't you know? It's the owl that eats the snake."
Do you want player feedback?: Yes
Character URL (So we may contact you): roleplay.chat/profile.php?user=Calvin%20Rose
Which Earth(s) are you applying for?: Earth 1 and 4
Character Origin: Comic Origin
Character Image URL: www.hilyts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bradley-Cooper-Body.jpg
Faceclaim's name: Bradley Cooper
Name: Calvin Rose
Alter Ego / Alias: Talon/Gothamite
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Birthday (If applicable): Doesn't Know
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180 Ibs
Hair color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Physique: Calvin possesses the musculature of a male who engages in highly intensive exercise frequently.
Training: Calvin has been trained by the Court of Owls to be groomed into one of their Talons, leaving him to be a master of various martial arts and possessing the hand-to-hand combat knowledge to fight members of the Bat Family to a stand-still, including Batman. He is also a naturally skilled escape artist and has shown himself capable of escaping practically any trap, bondage, and binding device used upon him.
Equipment: Like all members of the Bat Family, Talon owns a utility belt and batarangs for his own private usage. Talon also possesses a pair of infrared goggles, a multitude of throwing knives, bladed gauntlets, and his own suit of Talon armor made from Promethium albeit not as heavily layered as Batman's own armor, giving him more free range of movement. Talon always keeps a bobby pin in the calloused skin of his foot.
Powers (Your Articulation): Calvin Rose, like all Talons, is an extremely skilled martial artist and trained assassin. Educated in various languages and trained to the peak of human capabilities, he makes for an impressive and intimidating fighter. He is also a prodigy of escapology, quick to understand any form of security system and be able to crack it with ease, even able to have escaped from Batman without him knowing till the last minute. Since his resurrection, Calvin possesses a moderate regenerative factor and can lift approximately two tons.
Weaknesses: Calvin's empathy for his loved ones allows him to easily be controlled by threatening them, causing him to doubt himself and his plans. He also possesses the same weaknesses as any human. Calvin is not as experienced in the superhero world as wizened veterans like Batman or Dr. Midnite, and thus possesses a disadvantage at fighting supervillains in that he doesn't always know what to expect, as was the case when fighting Bane for the first time and being defeated easily.
Relationships: Batman: Calvin first met the Caped Crusader while attempting to rescue Cassie Washington, and they got off on the wrong foot ever since then. He displayed his skills at escapology by being one of the very few individuals to ever one-up Batman when it came to disappearing in the midst of conversation, and Batman has displayed a distrust for him at first due to his background as a Talon. However, Talon soon proved himself a selfless hero who was willing to put his own life on the line for the innocent, and no doubt earned his respect and his position as a member of Batman Inc.
Casey Washington: The new CEO of Securitus and the woman who could be said to inspire Calvin to have escaped and ultimately bring down the Court of Owls, Casey in Calvin's own words is the toughest woman you'll find on earth, and her "take no prisoners" attitude constantly drives Calvin to keep on fighting even when everything seems bleak.
Sasha Washington: The daughter of Casey Washington and someone whom Calvin feels responsible for protecting. Calvin feels a fatherly affection for the young Washington, and could be driven to the point of murder towards anyone who threatens her or her mother.
Anya Volkova: A former member of the League of Assassins and "one of the deadliest women in the world", Anya and Calvin have worked together multiple times on several missions and he holds a great deal of respect for the Russian, whom herself has experienced a life much like Calvin, constantly on the run from her past and struggling to remake herself.
Strix: The only other Talon to have ever escaped The Court, Calvin feels a sense of kinship towards the mute member of the Birds of Prey, and when fighting together feels a synergy that he cannot quite feel with other combatants. It is because of Strix that he chooses to join the Birds of Prey, knowing that with her help, they could ensure The Court, and organizations like The Court, never rise again.
Character Timeline: Year 1:
Calvin hunts down the Talons
Year 2:
Calvin joins the Bat Family at the behest of Penny-2
Year 3:
Calvin later joins the Birds of Prey
Audition / Sample post:
Black.
Flashing spots.
A searing pain as a limb pops out of a socket and teeth gnash as a mouth desperately sucks in air and a long tongue slithers over an ear, a hissing laughter filling in the shrieking synapses in the brain.
"Hermano, you really fucked with the wrong sssnake." Copperhead's forked tongue flitted out as she wrenched his arm further and elicited another wave of thrashing pain that coursed through his nerves like red-hot needles. The pain was blinding him, but then, he was familiar with not having his vision in a tough situation before. His free hand scrabbled roughly for his belt, the serpentine assassin realizing only too late as she reared back her bladed claws only to have a dagger slammed directly into the bone of her thigh with a sickening CRUNCH as he took the opportunity of surprised agony to throw her off to the ground as she quickly rolled back into all-fours, tongue flicking out angrily while he panted in fatigue, wiping the sweat off of his forehead, just in time to hear that warning hiss as she lunged right back for him.
"Again." Came the stern voice behind the ivory white mask as the Talon lunged at him once more, bladed gauntlets out as he quickly parried them with a bo-staff, stopping the blades inches from his eyes as he allowed an exhale out from his mouth. "Sloppy, Mr. Rose. Very sloppy. I could have killed you just then." His sparring partner remarked with cold venom in her voice. "Could've, should've, would've. But it doesn't really count if it doesn't actually happen, does it?" He snapped back as he drove his boot out into her midsection, shoving her back and twirling the staff over his head before resuming his stance, eyes narrowed in concentration. "Again!" Commanded that omnipresent voice as she pressed the assault, sending a flurry of vicious strikes as he attempted to deflect and block the blows with his staff, grunting from the impact before swiveling on the balls of his feet and sending the staff in a wide sweep against her legs, a sudden snapping noise as he miscalculated the force of his blow, breaking the woman's leg with the force of the blow as she screamed in pain. "Enough! You disappoint us, Ms. Tsavani. Falling to injury so soon to an initiate? We have no use for a cripple." The man in the white coat calmly drew a pistol from his pocket, that owlish mask staring without emotion at the pleading woman before silencing her screams forever with a single silenced shot as Calvin looked on, mouth dry as all he could think about was that feeling of being trapped like her, but unlike her, he always found a way out.
This time was no different. Her legs were wrapped around his neck, threatening to crush his windpipe as she screeched in his ear her fury. "I'll ssswallow you whole, little bird!" Her hissing threatened as she rose those claws once more for the final blow with his arms trapped by her feet pressing against his vital points as his brows furrowed in concentration. Time slowed down in those fatal moments as he twisted his head slightly, grasping the hilt of his knife with his teeth and suddenly ripping it out with a sickening squelch as her arterial blood sprayed out against his face and she screamed in pain, falling off of him and quickly scrambling away from him, soon faltering in her slithering movements before falling to the ground, limp as her skin began to lose coloration. He placed his knife back in it's pouch as he spat out the blood that stained his teeth, taking a single look at the fallen assassin, knowing there would be more to carry the same title. He turned away, walking away with a slight limp as he popped his arm back into it's socket with a grunt.
"Don't you know? It's the owl that eats the snake."
