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LEGION OF ECLIPSE TEST DRIVE.

"Your characters is forcibly recruited into the Legion of the Eclipse, a multiversal legion of supervillains. They've had their eye on you for a while, and now, they'd like to formally invite you to join them!

...The issue is that there are a great deal of you, and the Legion is a very exclusive club. So, you're offered a challenge: if you wish to make it into the legion, you must commit murder or avoid being murdered. But you can do that, can't you? You're a villain, after all!"

This is the official test drive for Legion of Eclipse, a villain-only murdergame. Characters who don't fit this criteria might be PMed by the mod and asked to remove their prompts, for consistency purposes. This test drive will remain open until the game itself opens, and comments from this may be used as part of your murdersheet. Please list your character's name and canon in your header, and please feel free to consult our FAQ if you have any questions. Reserves open on April 12th.

You may use your own prompts, or the example ones below:

1 - Meticulous Planning
Despite whatever plots and schemes you might have had going before, you will find yourself waking up here. The room's architecture is stunning, and captures the aesthetic of 1950's sci-fi futurism. Only problem is...is that you don't recognize it. Once you leave, you'll find that the rest of the place reflects that same aesthetic - and judging by the heat and that wall of lava that you can't reach, you're in a volcano. Fortunately for you, it seems as though everyone else here is just as confused...especially by the fact that the terminals scattered throughout the building seem to have comprehensive information on all of you.

The monitors mounted on the walls of just about every room of the building display the message "INFORMATION AT 12PM." Guess you're stuck until then.

2 - (We'll Have Food)
You'll find that despite your hosts' threats, it gets...rather boring around here. Fortunately, there is plenty to do. The kitchens are well-stocked with just about every food you can imagine, made to order on demand from a similar set of kiosks. Other features of The Volcano Lair include a room filled with sharks, a vehicle hanger filled with inoperable mechas and hovercars, a power plant, a fully-stocked bar, a music room, and a war room consisting of a very large table...and nothing else.

Feel free to add your own rooms in your prompts, and if we like them, you might just seem them in-game.

3 - Tenacity Spanning
Another week has gone by, and as per your hosts' threats, they've decided to release the secrets of everyone still alive. Each of the monitors in the building will display footage of you, revealing both devastating secrets and what exactly you were up to in your homeworld. If you haven't told everyone about this stuff yet, now's the time to do so.

4 - (We Repeat, Endless Meat)
Like it or not, they'll have their murders. You're either going to find a body, or you're going to be a body. Or, if you play your cards right, perhaps you'll be the one committing murder to begin with...any way you slice it, the game is afoot. Prepare yourself and react accordingly.

5 - Decades Of Denial
Trials are particularly devastating. You're sat across a large table with enough seats for all twenty of you, made to debate and accuse each other. Perhaps this could be your time to twist things in your favor, if you're so inclined...

6 - Is Simply Why I'll--
Wild card prompt. Go nuts.

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1

[Take a guess as to how much a wild lioness enjoys getting unceremoniously dumped into an unfamiliar location, surrounded by unfamiliar creatures, with no hint of her pride anywhere to be found.

If you guessed "not a lot", congrats! You're correct, and that's exactly why Vitani is prowling the hallways, tail lashing and a snarl in the back of her throat. If you happen to run into her, she'll approach, unwary-]

Tell me what's going on here and where the rest of my pride has gone. Now.

2

[Intimidating random passerby was not, in fact, helpful in the slightest. By now Vitani has found the kitchen, and sating her hunger is taking precedent over whatever the hell is happening here.

God help you if you wanted to check the fridge. There's now a lioness in the middle of the room, tearing something to shreds. Whatever it is, it's probably from the fridge, right? Do you really want to get close enough to check?]

METICULOUS PLANNING
[oh for fuck's sake. HE HAS SHIT TO DO.

Suffice it to say, the man in the kabuki mask has been Very Annoyed since he woke up. He explores the area with a sense of frustration and impatience, occasionally pausing and flexing his hand as if expecting something to happen.

Unfortunately for him, there doesn't seem to be any microbots within sight.

Nonetheless, when he finds someone, he only gives them a brief glance before returning to what he was doing. Anyone capable of reading body language, however, may note that he's feigning disinterest - the mask doesn't show where his eyes are looking, after all.]

WE'LL HAVE FOOD
[With how rarely he removes it, he may well not have a face under the mask. But Yokai - he's settled on giving the name for lack of any other decent ones coming to mind - has also kept to himself, for the most part, regarding others with a mixture of distrust, suspicion, and outright disdain. Apparently, someone thinks he's far better than any of the others here, and that isn't untrue - and he's also taken some offense to the idea of being a 'supervillain'.

Unlike some, he has a purpose to his actions, thank you. Even if...some mistakes happened in the process.

Nonetheless, Yokai can be found exploring more often than not, passing the time with familiarizing himself with what areas are present. If there's a laboratory, however, he can easily be found in there, tinkering with what materials are available.]

[no, really. that's a fucking lion.

that's a fucking talking lion.

the man in the kabuki mask stares down at her, taking a single small step back. If he had his microbots, he'd be a lot more confident - as it is, he's wondering if this isn't all some sort of dream.

He remains silent, only staring at her in honest shock.]

》Meticulous Planning《
Gunter? Guuuuunteeeer!

[A squat, blue man who smells vaguely like chum and desperation is wandering through the halls of the volcanic lair, looking more mildly confused and put out than anything else.]

Gunter, sweetie, I understand if you want to try redecorating, and it's great you're showing initiative, but when you melt all of Daddy's ice and snow it makes him very upset. So come on out so we can fix this mess, okay?

[He takes a second to listen, before his attitude abruptly shifts. Angry, cold energy crackles around his eyes and hands, a miniature blizzard whipping up around him.]

GUNTER! GET OUT HERE AND CLEAN UP THIS MESS THIS INSTANT! GUNTER!

》We'll Have Food《
Vroom! Brrrrrrrb- beep beep!

[Ice King has discovered the vehicle hanger. The fact that the hovercars are entirely inoperable has affected exactly nothing about his enjoyment of this situation.]

GET OUT OF THE ROAD, GRANNY! Woohoo!

》Tenacity Spanning《
No! NO! It's all lies, I swear!

[Ice King looks well and truly panicked, grabbing anything available and trying to shove it over the monitors showing himself.]

I never wore glasses! I'M NOT A NERD, I'M NOT!

》Is Simply Why I'll《
[Wildcard me.]

Peasant fool, how dare you act as though I am the one who has absconded with your pack?!

[Vitani has likely seen dozens of crocodiles in her day. Even so, a bipedal one adorned in jewelry and easily clocking in at 600 or more pounds must be a tad odd.

He exhales steam from his nostrils, clearly agitated.]

The truth is that I couldn't care less about what has happened to them!

3

[Everyone's devastating secrets are getting broadcast everywhere, huh?

Constantine stares impassively up at the monitors as they go through a vacation-photo-style montage of pictures somehow taken during his bouts of villainy over the years. The monitors switch over to a photo of him knitting-]

It is stress relief. Do not judge.

[Then to him stealing candy from a baby-]

Are not ordinary babies. Trust them less than you can throw.

[Constantine giving Robin the frog a knife-]

Do not see problem with this. Why is this here?

[And a photo of him helping an old lady across the street.]

... Ah. No. This one is mixup. Clearly this is Kermeet the frog.

[The final photo is one of him with Dominic Badguy in his lemur suit.]

Ok, funny story, did not know he was furry when hired him. Then he showed up to heist dressed like this and I was like, "what is this?" And he was like, "this is my villain costume", like fool.

Why are you even here.

[It's an honest question, asked in the flattest voice possible.

Someone may still be unhappy about the fact that he's been constantly reminded of a life he literally burned all the bridges to.]

i - meticulous planning

[When Dr. Bellum wakes from her slumber, she immediately has several opinions on the architecture and comfort of her room. First of all, it's stunning, and she makes a mental note to make adjustments to her own laboratory back on VILE island. However, it takes a few moments for her to actually realize that she doesn't actually remember where she is. Odd.

Her memory doesn't return when she continues to explore her surroundings, but from the architecture and the extensive bios (especially on the fact that she works for VILE, listed as "Valuable Imports, Lavish Exports"), she assumes that there's been some sort of conference called in one of the many VILE outposts throughout the world. It's just that she doesn't seem to recall how she arrived here in the first place. Perhaps one of her memory experiments backfired on her, which may as well be the case.

You might find yourself being approached by a short Pakistani woman in a rather odd-looking lab coat--it has shoulder pads, for Christ's sake. Her goggles seem to gleam in the glow of the magma.]

Excuse me, do you mind directing me to the staff office? I'll need to meet with my colleagues and discuss what I have missed.

ii - (we'll have food)

[Dr. Bellum quickly learns that this is not, in fact, a VILE outpost. It's better. Who cares if they were kidnapped against their will? She's killed plenty of people in her time, not including all the other villainous things she's done. She just has to play her cards right, and she'll be in the League, perhaps even pull in her other colleagues at VILE when she gets there. After all, collaboration is key to success, is it not?

She manages to locate a dingy and dusty tech lab with far too much scattered and broken equipment to be safe, but she's worked in worse conditions. She gets to work cleaning up and stripping the equipment for parts. If you enter the lab while she's working, she'll perk up, holding up a rather janky looking baton-like device. Electricity sparks from one end as she waves it towards you.]

Oh, good! A visitor! Come here, I need to test how effective this device is and how it compares to my more professional crackle rods.

[Later, she can be found in the kitchens, trying to hack the screens to access the Internet. Good luck trying to get food while she's occupied here. She seems to be...trying to look for cat videos, for some reason?

In an irritated tone, she says:]

If you haven't noticed, I happen to be engaged in a matter of great importance right now.

iii - wildcard

[feel free to tag me with something else you've got in mind!]

Edited 2019-03-27 22:59 (UTC)

Say one more foul word about villains who wear costumes, amphibian, and I will not hesitate to bash you against the nearest wall!

[he says this while wearing a fucking pirate outfit he looks dumb]

There are costumes? WE GET COSTUMES?

[GASP OF PURE JOY]

Feh! What have glasses ever done to you?

[Dr. Bellum crosses her arms, goggles gleaming in the light. She's staring up at the monitors, one of which shows her kneeling over a petri dish of what looks to be rice rice, and some rather official-looking documents on a nearby desk.]

I do not see what these are supposed to accomplish beyond embarrassing the subjects involved.

[It doesn't matter to her whether VILE is kept in the dark during this whole exercise. Dead men tell no tales, after all.]

Familiarizing yourself?

[Walter is a man of science, and anyone taking an interest in the lab is of interest to him. Beyond just the general tab he keeps on all the other participants in this stupid challenge, that is. The lab is likely the most dangerous area of the building, and thus, anyone stepping in there gets an extra watchful eye.

That's why as he walks by, the raggedy old man cocks his head slightly, attempting to get a glimpse of whatever Yoaki is working on.]

1/

Well, this is new.

[ Mok, while surprised, isn't quite as distressed as he should be. Given the amount of meddling with dimensional portals and demonic forces he's been up to, things could be much worse.

As far as the 'comprehensive information' goes...well, he's used to that, too. One of the downsides of celebrity life. It is a bit more detailed than the usual magazine snippets, though. ]

Hm. The paparazzi must be working overtime.

2 / music room

Are you kidding me?!

[ Mok is angrily flipping through the selections available in the jukebox. Who are these people? What is this music? Where are all of the hit singles from the single greatest rock star ever to grace the universe: him? ]

It would appear that our abductors are not only rude, but tasteless.

6 / wildcard

[ooc: Anything you'd like!]

》Tenacity Spanning《
[That. Sure is a lot of footage of Vegeta getting his shit kicked in. Like a LOT. By a whole bunch of different people. One of them looks like a literal toddler?]

[Vegeta, for his part, is taking some very deep, calm breaths.]

...Okay. Fine. Everyone's going to die now.

》We Repeat, Endless Meat《
SON OF A BITCH!

[Vegeta stands over a bloody pile that was probably, at one point, a body. It might take a little bit to identify, but look closely enough and it's clear - Ross Geller is dead.]

I wanted to kill him! WHICH ONE OF YOU KILLSTEALING SHITHEELS DID THIS?

》Wildcard《
[1-v-1 me bro]

II. FOOD

[Lester's found his way to the bar, taking a bottle of vodka for the road as he explores the grounds. He ends up back in the kitchens soon after looking for chaser and in addition to that, also finds a plate of curry. Yeah he'd been pissed off about being there all of a sudden, even threatening to push his thumbs through the eyes of the first people he came across, but since then has decided he likes the place enough to stay.

Apparently it was all necessary to gain admission to this secret villain society. Bullseye wasn't one for that kind of crap, tended to be best solo, but hell, it would boost the fuck out of his street cred. Being the best assassin in the country wasn't enough. He wanted to be the best on the planet. Yeah, he had big dreams. Right now though, he just wanted to enjoy the luxuries of this place without worrying about having to watch his ass for people trying to come for him.]

III. TENACITY

[What Lester expects to see on his montage is a collection of his successful kills. Not every goddamn time Daredevil has kicked, punched, stabbed, or fucked him up with his billy club. Yeah, that wasn't the highlight reel he was hoping for. If someone who didn't know him was watching, they'd think this was a collection of footage of Bullseye getting knocked around by various A and B list capes.]

What the fuck? Who even made this? [He scowls, looking around to see if anyone has some slick shit to say about it.]

This has to be some kinda joke.

IV. ENDLESS MEAT

[He's never needed a gun to kill anyone before, so it gives him the ability to be agile while he stalks his pray. Hands free to use for hand to hand combat until his opponent is too far away to reach. Which, if they knew him well, would avoid because his aim is the deadliest thing about him.]

Where you goin'? Running away already?

[Feel free to back away, but Lester's reaching to his belt for a throwing knife. Also feel free to run up on him to stop him before he gets to it. Or, you know, whatever. Be creative.]

VI. WILDCARD

(Surprise him. Anything goes)

Mm.

[The mask barely moves, but one could easily imagine him glancing up as Walter enters. He seems to have crafted some sort of bracer, or is in the process thereof; there's some open wiring underneath an open panel.]

You want something?

[Generally, when Yokai speaks, it's gruff, short, and more often than not some sort of demand. This time, it's a bit less hostile; perhaps Walter has caught him in a good mood.]

Sounds like something a nerd would say.

[Mystique watches the display from a small distance, but not distant enough that her laughter can't be heard by the Saiyan.]

That is pathetic.

1. PLANNING

[Like the tactician she is, she stays in front of one of the screens displaying information on the other individuals on the premises. She commits little things to memory, though without hearing their voices it wouldn't serve her well to change appearance just yet. She plans to save that trick for later in the game. She feels that she's dangerous enough without it.

When her photo rolls around she clicks her tongue in annoyance.]

They could have used a more flattering photo than that.

5. DENIAL

[Mystique sits cross-legged on one side of the table, leaning back against her chair like she's in full control of the situation. She couldn't help herself from using mind games to manipulate and fuck with people. Sometimes she did so with purpose, and other times just for the amusement.

This time was a little of both.]

Say what you have to say.. [She starts, her body changing shape and appearance to look exactly like (you), outfit and all.] I'm all ears.

6. WILDCARD

(Anything goes. Hit me.)

Oh? Is simple. Am world's greatest and most wanted number one criminal frog. Have you not heard? I have whole musical number about being number one.

You do not scare me, lizard pirate. Speak to me like this again and I will break your bones like bread.

1 - Meticulous planning

[Liam has made a habit of ignoring the accusations against him - villain, genocider, warmonger - so long as he knew the truth: that he was a hero, and that his cause was verifiably just, blessed by the only true Gods themselves. But to have been recruited into a legion of supervillains, as though he were some moustache-twirling cartoon character? That stung, and the displeasure is plain on Liam's face. He was a hero; a liberator on the right side of history.

His complaints have fallen on deaf ears, and now he's certain there's no correcting this mistake. Fortunately, Liam has no intention of dying in such an idiotic way, and if he needs to kill to survive, he may as well choose a victim who deserved it. You'll catch Liam inspecting your rap sheet quite carefully. Any sins you'd like to defend - or boast of?]

3 - Tenacity Spanning (CONTENT WARNING: child death, non-graphic descriptions of gore)

[Now it's Liam's turn to own up to his sin.

The monitor displays footage of a much younger version of the man standing before you, protected in the safety of a space suit as he opens the release valve of a bioweapon on a lush, earth-like planet. The children of his unsuspecting victims die first, brutally and quickly in flowering, fungal husks, soon followed by the elderly and frail. In a matter of days, the entire planet is infected, their numbers dropping in an exponential decay. On a spaceship above, a hero faces Liam, fighting tooth and nail for the only antidote. After felling his enemy, the hero releases the antidote to Liam's shock and horror before making his escape into interstellar space.

In the next clip, 20 years later, the Liam of today finds the man who stopped him and shoots him point-blank. The hero's head explodes in an almost comical burst of brain matter and fluids. In the immediate present, Liam shakes his head in frustration, bowing his chin to gaze at the monitor in a fixed, glowering stare.]

No. I had my reasons.

This does not make me like the rest of you.

[He's quite adamant that he does not belong here, in spite of all evidence to the contrary.]

Edited 2019-03-28 00:38 (UTC)

You get costume if you steal off back of lizard pirate.

[A staredown ensues- one that only succeeds in making Vitani mad. She doesn't recognize what kind of animal this is, but it doesn't matter- for most species, staring is a challenge, and she's not backing down from it.]

What? I'll claw the answers out of you if I have to!

[She crouches down slightly, muscles tensing as she prepares to pounce.]

1. Meticulous Planning

[ Have you ever seen a woman with green-gold armor like...attached and interwoven into to her skin? Maybe you have. Have you ever seen that woman run her claw-like fingernails across a computer terminal, half-hissing like a deranged but intrigued cockroach? ]

What a contraption. Ahh... [ tap, tap, a stretched smile across her veiny, sick-looking face ] What manner of research...? [ tap, tap, tap, screeeeech, she runs those claws along the terminal, creating an awful, high-pitched squeal--but she just grins, showing off the occasional gold tooth ]

Someone appreciates the most powerful person in the galaxy. The most powerful lady.

[ A hissing laugh. ]

Where, are you, dear admirer? Come on. I promise, I won't kill you...much.

[ So that's happening. ]

3 - Tenacity Spinning

[ Here it is, a recording of a much more disheveled Rita ripping a gold tooth from a homeless man's mouth. Here it is, a recording of Rita running her claw-like fingers along the chins of teenagers she's got tied to the side of a boat, hissing and smiling menacingly. Here it is, a recording of Rita raising her arms as a giant made entirely of molten gold stomps through a suburban street and people run screaming.

Here it is, Rita smiling serenely at her accomplishments. ]

Are we all getting to know each other now? I could do without the reminder of Zordon's little worms...but they'll get what's coming to them.

[ She doesn't. Care. Not even at the one of her getting backhanded into space by a janky-looking robot. Rita has no secrets. ]

5. Decades of Denial

[ The most exhausting thing of all of this is that Rita can't simply tear out everyone's throats from the get-go.

And now this... How annoying. She gives a dismissive laugh. ]

How does our lovely host expect anything to get done? [ A soft hum, as she plays with a piece of jewelry she's taken from... wait, that's not jewelry, that's a piece of one of those hovercars... Huh. ] We've a murderer in our midst. Oh dear. A shame. Surprise.

[ That hum turns into a giggle. ]

That Caliborn wasn't anything but a whiny little child anyway. No loss.

[ fuckin rip homestuck ]

6. Wild Card

[ hit me up for anything ]

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LEGION OF ECLIPSE TEST DRIVE.

Vitani / The Lion King II

Yokai // Big Hero 6

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Ice King | Adventure Time

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Constantine the Frog / Muppets Most Wanted

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Dr. Saria Bellum | Carmen Sandiego

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tenacity spanning

we'll have food

Mok Swagger / Rock & Rule

Vegeta | WHAT NINE THOUSAND

Bullseye | Marvel 616

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tenacity

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Mystique / Marvel 616

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Liam Ferohn-Gau | Gods Will Be Watching (Final Chapter)

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Rita Repulsa | Power Rangers 2017 | i have two icons but we're working with this