Random Character Thoughts.
I totally ripped this idea of Dylan. After seeing his, it seemed like a pretty good idea to do something similar with mine. So thank you Dylan, for giving me this idea. :)
Lyta: Has come a lot farther than from what I originally intended for her, which was really just for her to be one of the senior members of the X-crew, who had no objections offering leadership when it was needed of her. Since I've picked her up she's rejoined the X-Men, left them to start afresh with the Champions in New Orleans, and recently, has become brainwashed into being a Dark Rider of Apocalypse. She's discovered that she had a half-brother that she never knew about, and has formed a pretty solid bond with him. She's close to a couple of the X-kids, namely Misha, Joe, Lucas, Slyvie, Cait, and Rachel. Recently, before she was kidnapped by the Dark Riders, she and Misha more or less in a way confessed their feelings for each other after years of heavy flirting. She's going to have quite a bit on her mind that she has to deal with after The Horsemen of Apocalypse plot wraps up.
Needs to happen: Get over any feelings of guilt that she had while being a Dark Rider and forced to attack those that she's close too. Will be taking a brief leave of absence from the Champions to get her head straight. Develop relationship with Misha a little bit more.
Plot: Will be making an appearance in Empress Part II. Currently working on some possible plot ideas for the Champions, mainly involving the Avatars.
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Molly: One of the resident "team sweethearts" of the X-Men, Molly has quickly adjusted to life at Xavier's Institute since first arriving back in December. She's formed a couple of friendships, and feels almost at home with them as she did with the Runaways when she was younger. She's going to be depressed when Sarah leaves for the Exiles, Sarah being her first real crush/romantic relationship. With Sarah, Molly has come to the realization that she is bisexual, though she probably won't be as openly upfront about it as Chris.
Needs to happen: After moping around for a while after Sarah leaves the dimension to go off with the Exiles, throw herself more into getting involved with the X-Men, mainly helping out with some of the younger kids, and of course, more fun with the rest of X-Men, as Molly will be a part of the Gold Squad. While I highly doubt that she'll step up to lead (as she's not much of a natural leader herself and would much rather let Misha or someone else lead while she acts support), but she'll get known as a pretty solid member of the team, and one that they can rely on in a tight pinch.
Plots: I have none planned for her at the moment, but wherever the X-Men go, she'll go.
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Valeria: She's in a pretty okay place right now. She's absolutely smitten with James, and even though she doesn't know where they might end up in the future, is perfectly content with where they are right now in their relationship. She's become the stand-in for Cassie on F4 while she's on maternity leave. She's been through quite a bit in the past couple of months, with her parents dying, and her brother bringing them back and opening up all of Hell in the process, which led to her, Kristoff, and a human Andrea literally going to hell save Franklin. That, and Vincent, her almost-brother is nowhere to be found, having chosen Asgard over his adopted family.
Needs to happen: She's not going to be happy at all with Vincent when she finds out that he chose Asgard (which he hasn't been to since he was FIVE) over the people that took him in when he had nowhere else to go and treated him as one of their own. She'll be a mix of upset, angry, and just plain HURT. And she probably won't like that he's now calling himself "Richardson", as far she sees it, he has no right to go and do that after what he did. This will probably effect her whole entire relationship with him as a whole, as if she were given a choice like that, she would pick her family over honor and glory (which is basically how she sees what Vicent did) in a heartbeat. She'll turn to Franklin and James for support, and while she may eventually come to look past Vincent's choice, her entire relationship with him will be forever changed, and more than likely not for the better.
Plots: Plot with the Frightful Four, hopefully.
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Charlie: The poor guy really hasn't much of a chance to prove himself yet, which I kind of blame myself for, letting people poke fun at him a little. He can be a bit of a goof-off in front of his friends, as he has no problem getting everyone to crack a laugh once and awhile, but he's serious and buckles down right to business once he's in the field. He has the potential to be a great leader for the Avengers, but the chance for him to do that just hasn't risen up yet. I love the relationships that he's developed in-game so far, mainly his bromance with Steve, his brother/sister friendships with Anya and Sammy (them being the closest things to siblings that he had before James fell into NGverse), and his relationship with his brother, James. He has a pretty hefty crush on Toni, and was hoping for more of a relationship with her, which got stalled by her being kidnapped and turned into Virus. He'll be there for her and support her as much he can when she free from Poccy's grip, though 12-Step may further stall their relationship.
Needs to happen: He's going to go through some changes in 12-Step, as he'll mostly be assuming the leadership position for the team that he's going to be traveling around with, though he might clash with Svalin first a little. But the Avengers are going to see a changed Charlie when he gets back, and not the lovable goof off the field that they've all come to know. He'll be much quicker to take charge, and if anyone thinks that he's joking, he'll be much quicker to snap at them to quit fooling around and get in line. And even though he'll know that the chances of it happening a pretty much a shot in hell, he's going to be weirded out as all fuck that him and Sammy were happily married with a child in the version of the possible future that he and the rest of the 12-Steppers. It may affect how he acts around Toni for awhile (because the idea of him and Sammy is just so BIZARRE), but just until he's less weirded-out by the idea.
Plots: Plot with the Rogers boys and the Red Skull, Empress Part II, and 12-Step. Eventually, Charlie and Steve's Excellent Adventure which will involve a trip to the Wild West and them screwing up the timestream to where they arrive back at a future that's dominated by apes. A nice mix of serious and fun crack stuff for him.
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Dani: She's not going to be around here for much longer, as she's leaving with the Exiles when they depart from the NG universe. She's going to be a little peeved about leaving her home behind at first, but having Rose with her will help to ease the pain a little.
Needs to happen: Wrapping up stuff with Rose before she can leave.
Plots: Leaving to go with the Exiles.
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Ellie: She's as happy as a clam right about now. Her powers FINALLY developed and she thinks they're the coolest thing ever. She LOVES being at Xavier's. She wants to join the X-Men....but can't quite seem to grasp the concept that she's too young to go out into the field just quite yet. She's also had her first date, with Daniel Grimm, and may just kind of like him, and will probably get into more
trouble fun with him the future.
Needs to happen: Probably do something with her brother before Dmitri goes off to join Excalibur. More shenanigans with Daniel. Further development of her powers. I'm fine with Ellie being more of a "just there" sort of character than someone that's actively involved in the thick of things. Also, she's still far too young to don a cape and save the world.
Plots: None. I'm fine with her being more involved in social type scenes that part of a big plot, though if she ever fits in one, I'd gladly toss her in.
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Grace: I've gotten her off to a pretty great start, which I'm happy for. She's rebelled against her mom for pretty much the first time and her life and finally found her father, which is something that she's dreamed of doing since she was about five years old. She loves living with the Defenders, and absolutely ADORES Syd and Zoey, and was a little disappointed to find out that Simon wasn't married to Syd and that Zoey wasn't her sister, though she still adores them all the same. She thinks Halbjorn's pretty good-looking, but I don't really see anything happening there yet. She stood up to her Mom when Carol came to take her back to Boston with her, and is finally forming a relationship with the father that she always wanted, though she still feels the need to act like the "perfect" daughter after years of walking on eggshells around Carol. She's enjoying the bonding time that she's having with Simon right now, and finally feels comfortable to point where she can call him "Dad" without feeling weird about it.
Needs to happen: Eventually, Grace will be taking on the mantle of Ms. Marvel when she gets more involved with Defenders. Of course, in order to step into her mother's old mantle, it will require her getting over some of her issues that she and Carol have, and putting them past each other. While Carol and Grace truly love each other, they don't see eye-to-eye on lot of things that Carol did during Grace's upbringing. What Carol saw as protecting Grace, Grace saw as unfair. Also, more bonding with Simon and getting to know the Defenders and adjusting to her new home.
Plots: Whatever's up next for the Defenders. Eventually taking over the Ms. Marvel handle.
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May: The most under-developed of my hero characters thus far, having picked her up at a fairly busy time in the comm, with a couple of big plots going on that same time, thus making it hard to introduce May as Spider-Girl and get her out in the open as a crimefighter. Yeah, she's been going out after her gymnastics practices and going donning the Spider-Girl outfit, but she's been sticking to small-scale crimes, such as mugging, as she promised Peter and MJ that she wouldn't go into 'the life' like her father, even though May disagrees strongly with this. Eventually, when she gets caught, the whole thing is going to blow up in her face, and her and Peter are going to have a long talk about what she's been up to. She has also been developing a fast friendship with Mel Frost-Robbins, who she has agreed to tutor in chemistry, but doesn't know that her new found BFF moonlights as the Hood, the hired gun for Rose Red. Likewise, Mel doesn't know about May's double-life as Spider-Girl.
Needs to happen: Getting known out in the cape community as Spider-Girl. I have a plot developed and ready to go for her, but I'm waiting until the big stuff slows down before I go with it. Also planning with De for Mel and May to find out about each other, which won't end well for the both of them at all. In addition to being an Independent, I'd like for May to be a reserve member of the Avengers, maybe helping them out from time to time, like Kal and Jack.
Plots: Along Came A Spider. Then Kingpin stuff.
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And while I have not apped for her yet, a little sneaky-peak at my character for the brand new S.H.I.E.L.D team, Alice Dugan, granddaughter of Dum-Dum Dugan.
Alice: She's the third generation of her family to go into S.H.I.E.L.D (as I really can't picture a kid of Dum-Dum's NOT going into the 'family business'). A Cadet at the Academy, she's dedicated to what she does and is quickly rising up in the ranks, earning the notice of Nick Fury (who's already known her entire life, with Nick and Dum Dum being very close, and Sammy and Alice are already very close friends), and a spot on the new team.
Needs to happen: Unlike Sammy, Alice has no intention of leading S.H.I.E.L.D, and is perfectly content to be a go-to guy for Sammy, and offer her support and help her run things. She's more of a second-in-command type of person, very much like her grandfather is to Nick. She's going to be a part of the new S.H.I.E.L.D team, going along with them in missions and doing everything that it takes for the team to succeed.
Plots: S.H.I.E.L.D team formation.
