Application question: [Magneto]

[Magneto]

This is not the application. Merely a request for information on how the admins have played this character in the past so I can feel out the background, and to see if my roleplay sample- even if its not as dark as my usual writing- meets the expectations for the character.

((Apologize for my use of color tags. Simply illustrating a point and you may blasphemize/loath my existence as you will, but I've no need to use this code again))

When posting on the boards, please refrain from coloring your text. This is highly annoying, and also it makes the text hard to read sometimes. So, please, just stick to the default text color.

I'm such a rebel

>>If all else fails, I'd like to request the ability (Nay, the mutant ability) to create more information and places in regards to the Brotherhood if approved.

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Hello there. As a former roleplayer of a few canons and a villain enthusiast of sorts, I would like to ask the standards for applying to be Magneto, or Max Eisenhardt. As there is little background and his second in command is running the show like a mongoose on a cobra, I would like to ask for more details and /or the current status of the infamous progenitor of mutant rights.

Here is a roleplay sample. I randomly cooked something up after reading the crackdown of the 100 suspected mobsters in New York, and started looking at the names like "Firehawk" thinking they'd be interesting in OC mutant writing. Should you like a magneto sample as well, I'd be more than happy to oblige. Won't start setting up profile and things 'till I've word of the current situation.

Cheers. I'll enjoy reading the guides and location info until I get a reply.

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It was a droll day. Dreary, lifeless, but filled with the usual mutterances of teenage angst and adult worries. Drama, despair, and the usual college life filled with ramen noodles and twenty-five cent plastics.

One for each year of his life, the self proclaimed 25 year old Ryan Contralt muttered absent mindedly as his shadow snickered lively behind him. The bastard child of Tony "Firehawk" Licata and Lily Contralt, he hated everything. His life, a student on minimal income. His girlfriend? Dumped him two weeks ago. After hearing the efforts of Attorney General Eric Holder to "once and for all" crack down on the 100 suspected mobsters of the Northeast New York, he angrily groaned. More people to hate him, for a father that probably never even knew his name.

The electricity flickered, alive and dead for moments as a hard pounding resounded through the cramped dorm room like a wild animal. Ryan calmly put down his ramen next to the sink as he moved an idle hand through his uniform, red and blaack combed on an empty wallpaper of dim dorm lighting and a broken television.

He was, after all, poor. A fate that plagued him, and tore at his dreams like a mongoose on a cobra. Infamous, the word rolled off the tongue as easily as the brown haired student ruffled up his already messy hair and broke open the door with a grin as he gestured for the tuxedo sporting friend of the family to come inside.

The man was Luigi Manocchio, the Professor and former head of the Patriarca. The idea was simple. Social Engineering, creating the masses in their own image. Dominate the people, make them work for you to the point of living loyalty. But the feds, they didn't like that so much. So they hunted them, from New York Chinatown to Brooklyn. And when they got the mutant Anthony "Firehawk", it all came crumbling down.

The dorm, it burned that night. No witnesses, declared by the police as a gas hazard. No loose ends, no openings for a family member who might have inherited the mutant genome. The mafia, of course had other plans. Hunt the son of Firehawk down, and bring down hell itself on new york. Suddenly, the bastard of the mafia was the target of every pickpocket and deputy in the city.

His story starts, in the burning building, to Escape.

[Magneto]

Well, it looks like I'll be heading to work in five hours, but until then I've posted the rest of my application so that way I'm not leaving anything unfinished. I simply hope I've joined an active forum, and not written everything for nothing.

Regardless, to whoever took the time to read my inane ramblings....you have my thanks.

[Noir]

Hello there, and welcome to SC.

I'm V and I'm a mod here. I'll be able to fill you in on some bits and pieces, and the admins will likely fill you in on the rest when they get to your application if it's approved for rping.

As it states in an announcement on the site, Magneto left on his own business, leaving Noir in charge of the Brotherhood in his absence, since we lack a Mystique who would be the second in command otherwise. In his absence, there hasn't been a great deal of Brotherhood activity-- partly out of his orders, and partly because some of our members can be quite busy with their real lives. To my knowledge, Magneto has always been played as middle aged to older, but the admins can fill you in on that for certain.

Other members can fill you in as needed with their interactions with him. If/when your application is approved, I can also fill you in on anything else you might need to know about Brotherhood details, previous plots, and the interactions between Magneto and my character.

Anything else?

Welcome again!

[Magneto]

A pleasure to be here.

I read up a little. Spent all night going through the Brotherhood's threads. Honestly? A little surprised. Beautiful content, but I'm loving the length. Little surprised at the lack of posts past 2010, but taking it with a grain of salt after mention of a few boards events. I look forward to it greatly, but finished up the application last night. Other than that, been rereading as many articles about Magneto/Erik Magnus as possible. Never hurts to stay informed.

As far as my own....role... I've looked into it. Surprised. Feel little edgy about playing magneto, but I've a love/hate for Xavier and this was second on the list of much needed canons. So... I chose Erik Magnus. And later felt like an idiot for wanting to build up the Brotherhood while you still led it xD Or your character at least.

-The canons below are available to be played. These are the canons we need the most! If you're thinking about applying for a canon, please think about playing one of these! It would be greatly appreciated!


I found precious little on Magnus before reading more. But the more I know, the better I can roleplay the character. Was he played well? Did he have a harsher or softer undertone for the Brotherhood? What were his responsibilities? Things like that.

Anything else? Yes. When should I expect my profile to be condemned?

T. Y!

[Noir]

Hm. That's odd. I didn't think that new members had access to the Brotherhood thread areas. Regardless, most of the threads involving Brotherhood members have taken place outside the Brotherhood area as opposed to at the hideout.

As for my character's role, don't worry about it. Magneto had left Noir to look after the Brotherhood and keep the cause alive in his absence. She has no sense of ego, and is fiercely loyal to Magneto, which is why-- I suspect-- she was left in charge. She is just keeping the spot warm, so to speak, and keeping their ideals alive. So, whoever wanted to play Magneto could simply come back and take over again. XD

He was played well. He was played with the sort of tones found in the movie: wise-- sly, even-- but believing in his cause. Towards the Brotherhood I'd say he was a firm leader, but not exactly harsh. His responsibilities were largely leading the Brotherhood, and coming up with plans to further their cause; uniting mutants against the human threat, that sort of thing.

And finally, the most common question. I'm afraid I don't have a definite answer. As I said, the admins are a busy couple of people. Life, work, etc. All I can say is that they will get to your application as soon as they can. Try to hang in there.

Any further questions at this point?

[Magneto]

Didn't have to. They're on a public domain, people leave things like google memory caches, and the rest is history. Not to mention when browsing through the members list to see some of the past and present mutants, I've found a few threads as well on the public domain access part of the site.

For now, its comforting to know I'm not completely ruining roles. At this point, seeing if I'm approved or not takes priority, but the roleplayer of X-23 has assured me the administrative panel lead eventful lives. Any mail or brotherhood articles about magneto as he was roleplayed before would help in my PM box- the more things I have to read while I wait to be reviewed, the better the end result.

Thank you for the assistance. It will be an electrifying experience, to be sure.

[TC]

Hello! I believe V answered most of your questions. Sorry for the wait on your character form. Buffy and I have been extremely busy (or rather me this time, so sorry about that). I'm going to go reply to your form after I finish replying to this.

She's right, the previous Magneto was pretty much modeled after the movie-verse version, so that makes it pretty easy to follow. And he wasn't posted a whole lot. He didn't have an official player, so an admin just played him whenever he was really needed (before we decided to take him and Xavier out of the picture altogether).

I do want to point out, however, that the Brotherhood threads you were reading were only a glimpse of what we actually have. What V was talking about is an entire category that's hidden to the public, accessible only to Brotherhood account members, where more RPing and plotting goes on. You can check that out if/when your character is approved.