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Jul 15, 2015 2:49 AM #1382964
Name: The Shadowolf

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(one sniper gun, one machine gun) built into it, and a long-handled tungsten spear.

The buckler is made to his own secret specifications. It is essentially indestructible as far as pure physical forces are concerned. "Essentially indestructible" is used to indicate that while there is little that would actually damage it, he cannot just have the moon crash land on him and still be fine (yeah, that's a bit of a hyperbole, but I made my point).The leading edge of the buckler is sharpened into a broad-blade, and the tips of both gun barrels are pointed, making it a useful weapon for melee aggression as well. Shado has mind-blowing marksmanship, with his preferred ammo being gold. There are no clips or chambers for either gun, since he generates the bullets himself, thus giving him an infinite supply.

The spear is massive and long. The head is tear-drop shaped, making only the tip portion of it razor sharp, while the rest slowly dulls as the head broadens. **SHADO'S NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES ARE SOON TO BE REMOVED VIA AN ADDITION TO HIS STORY. DISREGARD THIS INFORMATION. UNTIL THEN, HOWEVER, YOU CHARACTER SHOULD AT LEAST THINK SHADO MIGHT USE THE NUKE. DO NOT EVER HAVE SHADO USE IT. I WILL NOT BE USING IT EITHER.** Inside the head is a small amount of plutonium imbedded into it, allowing him to detonate nuclear explosions. While these are not "Hiroshima" explosions, they will cover an area of about one city block (this is the primary blast zone of maximum damage. The actual effected area is closer to four square miles, but much of that will receive little more than some extra heat, wind, and radiation), indicating the size of the spear head.

Both the spear and the buckler-guns can be generated at will.[/Spoiler]
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ving him the respective strength, speed, claws, fangs, hearing, smell, night vision, and "6th sense." I will address these point by point as follows:

Strength -- Shado's strength is indeed incredible. Chunking a car a short distance is no problem for him. He is not going to be catching any crashing jet-liners, however, or stopping the plate movements during an earthquake. Nothing doin, kiddo. Go ask the guy in ballet tights...
He is also no hulk...he is quite destructible, and a bullet to his bare face will kill him (providing he has not cooked up some crazy means of protecting himself aside from his usual armor).

In a straight up fight, however, he will easily overpower any opponent not as physically empowered as himself.

Speed -- His top speed lands him around 40 mile per hour. This is only applies to his bare (aside from clothes) body. Every single item you add to that, and his top speed drops. Thus, if he has coated himself in a thick layer of armor, AND is wielding his buckler and spear, he probably won't do more than about 10 mph, and that's hoofing it.

Related to speed is agility. Shado is remarkably flexible, but must be remembered to possess a normal skeletal structure. You tie him in a knot, you break a hell of a lot of bones.
His reaction time is definitely superhuman, but not supernatural, if you get the picture. If some master marksman is raining bullets on him, Shado will walk away (or not, as the case may be...) resembling a mesh sieve. He can anticipate actions, however, thus allowing him to...say....dodge single-shot or three-shot bullets. The same principle applies to all other attacks as well -- if they are faster than the eye can see, then Shado won't be seeing them, and therefore won't be dodging them. End of story.

Claws and Fangs -- These are of a size proportionate to his physique. Claws are thick, and about four inches long; but due to their sharp curve, they only extend two inches past his fingertips. They are always present.
His fangs (aka incisors or canines) are about two inches long, and almost perfectly straight, though usually concealed by his lips…unless, of course, he is using them.
Both of these can be coated with metal to enhance their cutting ability and durability.

Hearing and Smell – These are per the normal abilities of a wild wolf. Since Animal Planet, Natgeo, PBS Nature, etc, etc, etc. have already thoroughly covered that, I will only make a few notes;

His ears can move (see appearance), allowing him to pinpoint sounds perfectly, in addition to allowing him to listen to two different things at the same time.

He can smell aspects that humans would consider “telepathic.” Namely, these include emotions, mental state, full physical appearance, and health. No aspect of these can be hidden from his sense of smell. As a side note, his nose will provide him with a full description of a person’s sexuality. While this (typically) has little impact on a battle (might be veeerrrrryyyy “interesting” if it did…hehehe…srry…), it does affect his evaluation of someone.

These incredible senses allow him to function blind with surprising skill, including accurate ranged attacks. Still, if it cannot be heard or smelled (with reference to his heightened senses, not a human’s), then he will not know it is there (without sight).

Night Vision-- If there is the slightest, the tiniest, the most miniscule light source, Shado can see. Pitch-black darkness, however, will render him sightless (until he figures out a way to light things up…).

Sixth Sense – Shado can sense the presence of any being, along with a general evaluation of them (emphasis on general…). This can extend up to a distance of thirty miles, but that range decreases dramatically as other beings (I say beings to include non-human entities) become involved. The presence of just five other beings near him or his opponent will drop that range down to fifteen miles, ten beings – seven and a half miles, twenty – 3.75 miles…etc. The minimum range is about a half mile.

Whenever a being has an increased focus on him (Shado), however, that increases the “link,” thus allowing him to sense a being four miles away in the middle of a city street, for example. The more intense the focus of the being on Shado, the more Shado can “override” the impact of surrounding beings.

Lastly, this Sixth Sense gives him a small level of empowerment based upon his abilities and affinities. In short, his metallic abilities gives him a resistance to heat and radiation. The fact that his power is derived from a supernatural source gives him a resistance to demonic/angelic/magical attacks. Lastly, because of the Reaver’s blessing (see Story), his physiological status is enhanced, allowing him to push through intense pain, take unnatural amounts of damage, and have resistance to poison/illness. It is important here to specify that “resistance” does not mean “immunity” – it just means that its potency against him is greatly reduced.[/Spoiler]
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His powers are limited to the more dense metals (iron being on the lighter side of his abilities, you can generally reference his powers based off of that: if it is less dense than iron, he cannot control it, and vice-versa. Without evaluating a periodic table at this moment, I cannot give the exact barrier. I might add that later with a link to a periodic table. For now, iron will have to do.). Also, see his Abilities – Dark Metal Powers for info regarding limits on generating capabilities.

2) His buckler is relatively small, so helps little against area-effect skills. The most he can do is protect his head and upper torso in this circumstance. Also, it can be damaged by explosive and magical attacks, forcing him to either abandon it or repair it. Once damaged, its effectiveness against physical forces is reduced as well.

Unfortunately, the high mass and size that makes his spear so deadly a melee weapon and thrown missile also renders it rather slow in close action. He will usually either try to do a single, sweeping blow to knock his foes away, or switch to his claws and powers.

3) Despite the many benefits of being part lycan, it also affects his close-combat speed. For one -- or even two or three -- rapid attacks, his foes will find he has remarkable agility and reactions. He is no ninja, though, and will end up on the worst end of the deal in a close, high-speed combat. He will usually try to get out of this situation quickly, or land one massive blow that tips the scales in his favor. To be blunt, as far as close combat is concerned...HE SUCKS!

4) Shado has been into the Netherworld and back. There is not much that can frighten him. He cannot, however, help instincts. If he senses death – not an aggressive sense, but just nameless death – it will usually set him on edge. Illness has a similar effect, though less drastic (though often certain illnesses will give him a sense of death).

5) Shado hates to kill (or cause to be killed) an innocent person. If he can stop someone from killing an innocent person, he will do so. He will surrender himself before he lets someone innocent die. This does not mean that he can be taken for a fool, though. He will carefully weigh his options, and has been known to allow innocent people to die, or even to kill them himself, if it is for a greater good.
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[Spoiler=Rationalizing The Shadowolf -- is he really an OP Toolbox?]
This does overlap info given in several other sections. This is designed to be a concise compilation for those who are having difficulty understanding The Shadowolf.

I have come to realize that many people think of SHado as a bit OP or toolbox-ish. Shado is not a “toolbox” by definition. He does not have a multiplicity of skills; he has only one skill, one ability modifier, and two specialty weapons. He is an extremely well rounded multitool, but not an OP toolbox. I will address these issues below, helping to rationalize all that I have written about him.


His skill (since his metal powers are one of the main issues here, I presume) is relatively easy to get around if you know what you are doing –

First, he does not control all metals. Modern alloys, titanium, and aluminum are some of the most prevalent examples.

Second, he is fully mortal. His strength allows him to take more damage than a normal person, but not much. While he can “coat himself in metal,” at the absolute MAX this is a half inch, and even that is pushing it. After all, he does need to be able to move, expand his lungs, etc. While this sounds like a lot, according to the Smithsonian a 1500’s proto-gun called a harquebus could shoot through well over an inch of steel plate. Though Shado usually uses tungsten (due to its greatly increased hardness), his armor is still mainly for light-to-moderate melee, light handguns, and machine guns.

Third, the metal will never seal off his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears (the outside of his ears are coated, but not the ear canal). Any damage dealt without his armor (or being blocked by his shield) will be fully felt. This includes things that target the exposed parts I just listed

Fourth, if you know even a little science, you will know that his powers help precious little with many forms of damage. Electricity (such as from Vern’s char Agent Gamma’s staff, or an EMP rifle, EMP grenade, tazer, etc.) will conduct through any of his metals (some less than others, but none are insulators). Acid will damage his skin, eyes, nose, and lungs…Flash grenades will blind him. Water will drown him. Napalm (though he is heat resistant, he is not fireproof) will burn him…you get the idea.

Fifth, the size/complexity factor of what he generates cannot be over-emphasized. Shado does not go “bippity-boppity-boop” and make anything he wants appear. He has to create it, and while he is extremely intelligent, and his mind is geared for using his power, he still has a normal brain. Most of what he works with – though often rather large – are relatively simple creations: steel columns, chucks of iron, molten ore, blades and spikes, chains, etc. Sure, if he really wanted to, he could build himself a giant Mecca suit and go on a rampage on his opponents. He will (probably…) never do that, though, since such a creation would literally take days for him to complete, and require insane multi-tasking to make function once he did complete it.

Sixth, his focus can be interrupted. If he is working on a more complex job (like his special weapons), putting too much pressure on him will prevent him from being able to focus well enough to complete his task. In cases such as this, he will usually only be able to use simple creations, perhaps a very basic gun or melee weapon at best.


As for his Lycanic abilities…

First, these are limited to mortal power. He is immensely enhanced, but he is not comic-strip guru. He is fast, but not Flash. He is strong, but not Superman. He can take a lot of damage, but he is not the Hulk.

Second, his senses match those of a wild wolf (except for the fact that he sees in color, and has a human’s range of vision). While his sense of smell, hearing, and sight are vastly better than a normal human, they are not supernatural. Their weaknesses are the same as well. Put a dog-whistle (or similarly high pitched sound) next to his ears, and you will cause his great pain (though not insurmountable). An extremely powerful low pitch (like the sound waves generated by earthquakes) will cause him even greater pain. Pepper spray will affect him more than the average person, even bringing him near unconsciousness with a direct, concentrated blast. (He does not have whis
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Jul 15, 2015 3:06 AM #1382969
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Name: The Shadowolf

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1) His power of metals is indeed fearsome, and woe be the opponent with a weapon he can destroy. But "light" metals such as aluminum, titanium, and special alloys are entirely out of his range of abilities.
2) His buckler is relatively small, so helps little against area-effect skills. The most he can do is protect his head and upper torso in this circumstance. His spear is weighty, and remarkably deadly when the broadhead meets with his foe's flesh, and he handles it with the utmost of prowess. Unfortunately, this high mass and size that makes it so deadly and melee weapon and thrown missile also renders it rather slow in close action. He will usually either try to do a single, sweeping blow to knock his foes away, or switch to his claws and powers.
3) Despite the many benefits of being part lycan, it also affects his close-combat speed. For one -- or even two or three -- rapid attacks, his foes will find he has remarkable agility and reactions. He is no ninja, though, and will end up on the worst end of the deal in a close, high-speed combat. He will usually try to get out of this situation quickly, or land one massive blow that tips the scales in his favor.

Story:

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Personality: Shado is best described by the phrase "Calm waters run deep." On the whole, he is extremely calm and level headed. Still, if you are unfortunate enough to stir up the depths of his soul, beware of the tempest you face. He prides himself on an noble and chivalrous character, though admittedly gives in to the battlelust more than befits a nobleman.

Appearance: See attached picture. [ATTACH]5776[/ATTACH][ATTACH]5777[/ATTACH] I think I just doubled the attachment. Oh well. Also, I know the pic is small...I could not get the larger size to properly upload. Just make good use of your browser's zoom function. :p

Demo:

The Master's Assualt (Click to Show)


Battles: None....YET!!! (WHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA.....srry, couldn't help it...)

Points: 0/0/0/0


P.S. .... I hope I did the Spoilers right, otherwise this will be a very long post....


Okay. Let me be the first to say you need to space your paragraphs out instead of having just a huge chunk of text.

Here is an example of what you are doing;

The Mystic Master stood in the distance, overlooking a barren, rocky plain. The Shadowolf – his enemy – was surrounded by four of the Master’s warriors: a Mechanist, a Dark Mage, a ElectroMag Elementalist, and a Blade Master. Despite the dim twilight, he had instructed them to be aware of the fact that The Shadowolf would sense their presence, eliminating their chance of surprising him.
The Mystic Master raised his fist, his men nodded, then charged. The mechanist began firing his gatlin gun, the mage and the elementalist also firing their respective weapons and powers. Shado dogded them effortlessly, then, right as they approached, he launched into the air upon the top of a steel column, a profusion of razor-edged blades surrounding the base. The fighters ground to a halt before the
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Jul 15, 2015 5:30 AM #1382991
Mental note: do not fight this person

A guy that controls metal fighting a guy that is made of metal... Would not end well for me ...
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Jul 15, 2015 2:20 PM #1383263
Hey Urako, don't quote the entire thing, especially if you're going to talk about a wall of text. :P

Now to the OP, when you say he's Quasi-lycanic you're not being real specific. Are you saying he's a straight-up half-man, half-wolf? Or are you saying it's more like 3/4 man, 1/4 wolf? I imagine it's the former but just for clarity..
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Jul 15, 2015 2:29 PM #1383272
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Now to the OP, when you say he's Quasi-lycanic you're not being real specific. Are you saying he's a straight-up half-man, half-wolf? Or are you saying it's more like 3/4 man, 1/4 wolf? I imagine it's the former but just for clarity..
I think it's more like Kemonomimi in anime, where the person only has the external features of an animal, like cat ears and wolf tails.

And if that's the case, Shadowolf, then at least say that he just has wolf features (e.g. ears, tail, face) instead of putting it on fractions. It's much simpler that way.
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Jul 15, 2015 8:46 PM #1383316
About your picture attachments, they were both invalid when i clicked on them.

I know it sounds like i'm just criticizing your character, but i'm trying to help. I'm sorry if i come across as harsh. But the changes are helpful.
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Jul 16, 2015 2:19 AM #1383388
Okay guys, thanks for the feedback!

First, I fixed the pics (I think. Tell me if it still doesn't work).
Second off, I fixed the text blocks.
Third, I will clarify the "Censored." I have encountered in the past people who find the use of claws and fangs offensive, so that is what I censored. I never, EVER use foul language (with the possible exception of when I whack/smash myself with something REALLLY hard by accident....). I write clean.
Fourth,....quasi-Lycan. I say this to indicate that he is not a pure beast, but neither is he just a wolf look alike. His features are wolf-ish, AND so are his abilities. His personality can also turn wolfish if he is spurred into too much of a rage...but this is rare (though see fight for what happens...).
Fifth, ... Urako, I love your signature. And though I like my quote the way it is, I am a Christian too and proud of it. Rock on, brother! (XD)
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Jul 16, 2015 2:24 AM #1383392
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Okay guys, thanks for the feedback!

First, I fixed the pics (I think. Tell me if it still doesn't work).
Second off, I fixed the text blocks.
Third, I will clarify the "Censored." I have encountered in the past people who find the use of claws and fangs offensive, so that is what I censored. I never, EVER use foul language (with the possible exception of when I whack/smash myself with something REALLLY hard by accident....). I write clean.
Fourth,....quasi-Lycan. I say this to indicate that he is not a pure beast, but neither is he just a wolf look alike. His features are wolf-ish, AND so are his abilities. His personality can also turn wolfish if he is spurred into too much of a rage...but this is rare (though see fight for what happens...).
Fifth, ... Urako, I love your signature. And though I like my quote the way it is, I am a Christian too and proud of it. Rock on, brother! (XD)


To be perfectly fair, it wasn't my idea. I got it from someone else:p Also, you could always put it above your current signature. Matter of fact, my character link is right below it.

Also, your post disappeared. You're not the only victim however. Someone else PMed me. I think something is wrong with the servers.
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Jul 16, 2015 2:32 AM #1383393
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I write clean.

First off: Respect. I had a pretty good run with that myself, but somewhere across the line I got corrupted.

Other than that, there are lots of gorey thing, so claws and fangs and all that are safe.

Also, no one freak out about the disappearing post. Pretty sure it's just in moderation with the edit

EDIT: But that suddenly gives Urako points for quoting the full thread!
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Jul 16, 2015 2:39 AM #1383396
Yep. I just did a new post of it to be safe. So there might be double.... They are Identical thanks to Urako tho!!!

(Lol and don't worry Crank, while I don't use cussing, I have nothing against those who do. Besides, my father was a Navy man for 14 years...that says it all.)
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Jul 16, 2015 5:05 AM #1383416
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First off: Respect. I had a pretty good run with that myself, but somewhere across the line I got corrupted.


Muahahahahaha, let the corruption flow through you, embrace it, love it, worship it.

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(Lol and don't worry Crank, while I don't use cussing, I have nothing against those who do. Besides, my father was a Navy man for 14 years...that says it all.)


You try to censor him and he end's up becoming R2-D2, eh?
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Jul 16, 2015 7:00 PM #1383739
Alright, time to check out this new character!

So I had a fair look, there's no big flaws with the character, and I usually don't nitpick when it comes to characters since I'm convinced that such things are best left for their creators.

There's a few things I have questions about :

First off, you say he's a Highland Celt (or at least that's the way I understood it). Does this mean he used to be one of the real Celts? (Who, for the record, no longer were a real culture past a certain point in time) If so, how did Shadowolf wind up in our time? Did the package include immortality/agelessness, or did he travel through time somehow? Assuming he's a historical Celt, did he have his guns and uranium tipped spear all the way back then? Because that seems highly unlikely.

Or am I just wrong on these things and are these "Highland Celts" just another of the many different fictional ethnic groups in the little RHG universe? ;)

Lastly, why did he join the RHG? There's not really that many that provide a proper backstory, and everyone's interpretation of the RHG is different, but it's still something I'd like you to think about!

Now these are just all questions to help you get proper insight on your character. What you do with my feedback is really up to you ;3 So most of luck in your future fights, and don't disappoint us.

Also heh, Urako beat me to the paragraphing bit. It's funny, cause he stated that he learned his paragraphing from my works :D. But yes, proper spacing is very important as walls of text tend to scare away most readers, and make the experience less enjoyable for those who stick through ^^
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Jul 16, 2015 11:51 PM #1383820
Good questions, Vern.
As for the Highland Celt bit, he is from one of those androgynous time realms that exist only in writer's minds. Then again, if you are willing to accept the fact that first there was a netherworld, second that there was a hole to it, third that he could jump into it, fifth that there is some strange "Reaver" there that could bless him, and sixth that he is now a quasi-Lycan, power-wielding hero...I think that bit of history can be overlooked too.
About getting into RHG, since I started watching the vids over a year ago, I have always thought of it more as a character mentality than a specific organization. Unfortunately, I am lazy and while I would be more than happy to explain some history glitches and how be found RHG, I don't want to update my post again.
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Jul 23, 2015 7:59 PM #1386223
Hey there! I'm sad to say I'll have to decline your challenge, but to make up for it I have some CnC for ya if you wish to read it, so here it is!

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I hope that this will be useful to ya! Best of luck in your battles!

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Jul 24, 2015 12:17 AM #1386247
Hey Twitchy.
I totally agree with what you have said. I have actually tried to edit it twice, but either my log in times out, or real life calls me in. There is a great deal of work to be done, as this page has essentially remained unedited since its inception.
Check back soon, since I will have it updated when I get the time. I have two battles going on, plus just completed my clan tryout, PLUS a major potential involvement with my clan...you get the idea.
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