The "Nuff' Said" Marvel Universe Application
Character you would like to play (please include the color and font you plan on using to portray the character): Dr. Hank Pym/Giant-Man
Brief History (provide at least two sentences): Hank Pym is a founding Avenger and adventurer/scientist, his team with the Avengers has brought about some of the more memorable moments in team history ranging from the creation of Ultron and, of course, Pym's decline into madness and the ensuing domestic abuse. Now, having put his life back together, he runs Avengers Academy whilst serving as Earth's Scientist Supreme.
Group your character is aligned with (if applicable): The Avengers, Avengers Academy.
Explain what you plan to do with the character you've chosen and why you've chosen this character: Hank has certainly had his fair of hardship over the years, I really want to delve into how that hardship has turned him into the man he is today and made him stronger for it. The Hank I intend to write won't be one crippled by indecision, he's finally found a calling in Avengers Academy and is no longer grappling with his identity.
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Please provide a small sample post with original content in the style that you plan to write your character in (must be at least 3 paragraphs long and contain at least one line of dialogue):
Avengers Compound, California
For the first time in weeks she wasnt the first thing he had thought about upon waking up. Hank wasnt sure whether this was a good thing or not, but he couldnt help feel guilty about it either way. Slowly he wiped away the condensation from the mirrored door of the bathroom cupboard and smiled faintly at his reflection, before splashing warm water onto his face.
From the other room he could hear the sound of Greer Grant, Tigra to the rest of the world, thumbing her way through the mornings copy of the Daily Bugle. She had been his rock in the months after Janets death and, given their history, it was only a matter of time before they fell into one anothers arms. What began as a casual arrangement had since transformed slowly into something more steady and secure. She smiled at Pym as he made his way back into the bedroom and laid out his Giant-Man costume at the end of the bed.
The Governor of New York has resigned for accepting illegal campaign contributions from HYDRA. Theyre saying criminal convictions might follow. Can you believe that?
Hank smiled and put on a thick German accent, which was quite convincing given the time he had spent on the continent as a young man.
This message is paid for by Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker...
Greer laughed and slowly climbed her way out of bed, allowing the covers to slink free from her feline form and fall to the floor. As she reached Hank she lovingly placed a kiss on his lips, purring slightly as he pulled him closer towards him.
The other members of the faculty had remained, to the best of Hank and Greers knowledge, unaware of their relationship and the two of them intended to keep it that way. Although Hank was certain Janet would be glad they had found one another, neither he nor Grant were ready to test how their colleagues would look upon Hank moving on so quickly.
A girl could get used to t-
There was a knock on the door to Pyms quarters and both Greer and Hank froze. They looked at one another and then at the door, unsure as to what to do, before Hank gestured to Grant to hide in the bathroom and he hurriedly threw on his costume.
Hank, said a voice from the other side of the door.
Its Vance.
Pym turned the handle slowly after making sure Grant was out of sight, flattened down his hair and opened the door to Vance Astrovik, one of the senior instructors at Avengers Academy, whose grave look alerted him to that it wasnt a social call. Vance momentarily stopped midsentence upon noticing the lower half of Tigras costume on Pyms floor but thought better of mentioning it; Hank was a grown man, what he did was his own business as far as Astrovik was concerned. He lifted his thumb into the air and pointed it over his shoulder towards the Compound lobby.
Youre going to want to see this
he said solemnly and set off for the lobby.
A bemused look appeared on Hanks face and he looked over his shoulder, noticing the lower half of the costume and gently tapped his fist against his head before following after Vance. When the pair arrived in the lobby they found the entire faculty of Avengers Academy assembled in front of a television screen. Speedball looked round at Hank nervously before shuffling out of the way in order to free up his line of sight; although, to little surprise, it would not be long before Hank would wish he hadnt.
It was grainy footage of one of Pyms oldest foes Whirlwind. The boy filming, in his late teens, was cowering behind a truck brandishing his smart phone in the super-villains direction. Whirlwind, unaware of his presence, continued towards the police barricade that had been erected on the Lower Manhattan road to stop him. Whirlwind began spinning menacingly and the dozen police officers that manned the barricade unleashed a wall of bullets in his direction. The bullets that made it past the spinning blades on his wrists deflected harmlessly off of his Whirlwinds armor and, within seconds, he had breached the barricade and was amongst them. The boy gasped as Whirlwind began to run through police officers with ruthless efficiency, impaling and dismembering them one by one until only he was left standing.
My god, Hank said, raising one of his hands to his mouth.
Whirlwind looked round, spotting the boy hidden behind the truck and the camera began to shake uncontrollably. The super-villain raised one of his hands into the air and waggled his finger from side to side, shaking his head with disapproval, before sending a gust of wind that sent the boy flying. There was a loud crashing noise as the boy, and the phone, landed with a crash and the screen turned to black.