>Design (D): Jonathan Hickman.>Alt-Text: An infographic map of Earth labeled “The World” separated into differently colored sections. >Dialogue Samples: Jonathan Hickman, Kurt Busiek, Bill Everett.1961The System is Broken.After decades of war, the world was rebuilt on a new axis. The Great Powers carved the planet between them and the Globe spun on this Great Wheel.But the rise of a new form of power has broken the balance holding up the planet. Atlas has fallen, now is the Age of Marvels.You are the leader of one of the new superpowers of this world.The choices you make will affect the fate of the planet and the cosmos beyond. For one of these factions may become the...ULTIMATE CIVILIZATION{Which Faction are we playing as?}>SHIELDA superscience spy army backed by Western powers and corporate interests.This band of Cold Warriors seeks to install the USA’s vision of peace across the planet, no matter the human cost.>ZODIACGet a job, buy on credit, go to war, settle down, do whatever they tell you. This is what those in power want, and this is what the outcast anarchists of ZODIAC fight against.Big business and big armies tear apart the world, with the common people suffering worldwide.But a spirit of revolution has taken the world by storm.This new age of superpowers shows the potential for The Great Wheel that runs the world to be broken in favor of something better—something Free. >Nation XThe Age of the Atom has awakened something in the human form.They are the Mutants, a new form of people with uncanny abilities. They have, like so many other groups this decade, joined together to fight for their civil rights.This young nation seeks liberation. If that comes through peace, war, or something stranger will be for you to decide.>AtlantisDecades ago Prince Namor began his adventurous crusade against white men. Heroes of honor convinced him to join the Allied Cause.Yet after the war, betrayal left him destitute and Atlantis devastated. With the Wheel Broken a new Age of Atlantis will begin, but will it seek justice, vengeance, or conquest?
>>6127076>Nation XHaving superpowers is cool
{Welcome everyone to Ultimate Civilization Quest. A Quest that aims to combine civilization management with superheroic action and political intrigue.All votes will be based on Approval Voting. Meaning, you may vote for any number of options you like, and the one with the most total votes wins.The intent is for the pace of this quest to be a bit quicker and the updates to be streamlined, though if you liked some of the denser plotting of Batquest or worldbuilding of Nationquest you can find some of both here.I hope you enjoy.
>>6127076>SHIELD>ZODIAC
>>6127076>ZODIAC>Nation X
>>6127084>All votes will be based on Approval Voting. Meaning, you may vote for any number of options you like, and the one with the most total votes wins.I like this quest already.
>SHIELD>ZODIAC
>Nation X>AtlantisI don't want same old boring freedom and democracy good guys nor do I want ancom hippies.
>Nation X>SHIELDAnarchist hippies sounds like a one-way trip to obnoxious dialogue and a lot of acid trips, I’d rather have (almost) anything else.At least it doesn’t have an elevator pitch as stupid as “a crusade against white men” on a fucking 4chan board of all places.
>>6127083You voted before I explained it was approval voting so feel free to add any other options if you wish.
>>6127083Adding >Atlantis thenI'm going to be completely real, but SHIELD does seen a bit...bland, unless we flip evil and larp as the illuminati with flying super carriers
>>6127137>>6127107For clarification, each faction's "good" or "evil" level will be up to player votes. So if you want to play SHIELD like the CIA with jetpacks Godzillas and psychics that will be possible. The same applies to the others, there are no designated "hero" or "villain" choices when ti comes to factions.
>>6127076>Nation X
>>6127076>>Nation XSeems cool
>>6127076>Atlantisthough if that doesn't win>Nation X
>>6127076>SHIELDFuck civil rights, if you want em you've gotta earn them>>6127137Their description does say "no matter the human cost," whether you interpret that as self sacrifice or the cost of liberating the unenlightened masses from their own ignorance
>>6127076>SHIELDOnly if we get to turn it into a glownigger faction and weaponize a bunch of mutants. Remember how some scientists had spliced the likes of Wolverine and Hulk into one ultimate weapon with gamma powers, adamantium, and broken regenerative powers?
>>6127076>Atlantis>ZODIAC
Locking for Nation X. Update tonight.
>>6127076>Design (D): Jay Bowen>Alt-Text: A logo that is a stylized X inside a U. The X is made from a DNA double helix.>Dialogue Sample: Chris ClaremontThe Children of the Atom! That is what the Scientific Papers call them. And soon so will the world. While the existence of Homo superior is unknown to much of the public a burgeoning subculture is ripe to emerge from the underground into the bright tomorrow of the new decade.Inspired by the wave of independence sweeping the post-imperial globe, the talk of mutantdom is Nationhood. There are many figures in the nascent movement but for now, leadership has formed around...
>>6127574>D: Jonathan Hickman>Alt-Text: A chart of 18 circles numbered 1-18, arranged around a central circle with an X inside.>Dialouge Samples: el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, Jonathan Hickman, Peter Milligan>Professor XA genius telepath with an upper-class heritage that dreams of peaceful coexistence between Mutants and baseline humanity. A lifetime of isolation has led to a sometimes obsessive attachment to people and a desperate need for love.>Advantage: Alpha Class TelepathyProf X can read and manipulate minds, allowing near-perfect access to intelligence and secrets as long as he is physically close to his target. Due to his ethics, he rarely uses mind control, though when he does unintended consequences are possible.>MagnetoA holocaust survivor with infinite power and even more rage. He believes in Mutant liberation by any means necessary, including violence. While brilliant at leading from behind and fighting on the front lines, his social skills are weak, preferring to rule others through force of will rather than mutual respect. >Advantage: Omega Class MagnetismMagneto has unlimited control over the electromagnetic spectrum. In matters of pure force, he is nigh-unbeatable.>Moira XWhile Moira has no apparent powers other than her genius genetic skills, she claims to have the mutant ability to remember past lives. She believes the only way for mutants to survive is for all of them to unify under one House, no matter the ethical differences between them.>Advantage: Many LivesMoira claims her past lives give her insight into how things will go “this time.” She can't see the future but her predictions are uncannily accurate.>ApocalypseNathaniel Essex was once a widely respected geneticist. The day his powers activated he claimed his mind was possessed by“ En Sabah Nur” the alleged First Mutant destined to bring about The Revelation. Despite being seen by most as a delusional cultist, Essex now wishes to recruit Homo superior to form a new society built around the survival of the fittest. >Advantage: Gene masteryEssex is the greatest geneticist in history. He discovered the “Essex Gene,” the source of mutant power. No one on Earth knows more about mutants and their powers than he does.>SunfireYoshida Mariko is the heir to the Yoshida zaibatsu, one of several family-led corporations that had great power in Imperial Japan. Her mother died from radiation poisoning from the Hiroshima bombing and Yoshida corp was broken up during the US occupation. As a result, she resents the post-war American hegemony and sees mutant power as a way to build a new society in Japan, an evolution from both the flawed Meiji Empire and American domination. >Advantage: Yoshida ClanWhile her mutant power is solar radiation, the Yoshida clan is her greatest asset. Even after the US occupation broke up its power, the Yoshidas have a large influence over Japanese politics business, organized crime, and connections to ancient mystical sects.
>>6127580{Vote for who the starting leader of Nation X will be.}
>>6127580>Apocalypse>Moira X
>>6127580>SunfireWare wa kangun waga teki wa... Resurgent Imperial Japan anyone? Avoid the fall to degeneracy and pacifism perhaps?
>>6127580>Professor X
>>6127580>ApocalypseLotta nice choices I'm not sure what to go for as i dont have a deep knowledge of these guys. Apocalypse might be nice for getting the most out of mutants if he can basically bring out their full potential and how they can best work together to create fantastical results.Anyone have any pitches for a second choice? Sunfire and mystical shit might be fun.
>>6127580>ApocalypseSunfire’s shtick is cool, but a nutty cultist with by far the most knowledge on the primary subject we’re dealing with is just too OP not to choose.All these choices are cool, though. I hope the ones we don’t pick show up later on.
>>6127692All charcaters and factions you don't vote for will show up elsewhere in the quest. It's a big world out there.
>>6127580>Magneto>Sunfire>Apocalypse
>>6127076>Apocalypse >Magneto>Sunfire
>>6127580>Apocalypse
Locking for Apocalypse. Update Tonight.
>>6127580>Art(A): Pierre Loyvet deviantart.com/pierreloyvet/art/Marvel-tribute-with-Mr-Sinister-and-Apocalypse-318758430>Alt-Text: Dr Essex, A pale man wearing a black cape with a red diamond on his head, stands in the shadow of Apocalypse, a giant blue man.>Dialogue Samples: Kieron Gillen, Peter Gilligan, Trini Howard, Jonathan Hickman, Michael Edens, Bob Harras & Eric Lewald, Peach MomokoYou are Doctor Nathaniel Essex, the smartest man alive. And soon to be more. Yes! After years of slaving away for lesser men and foreigners like Osborn and that annoying Austrian, you have finally perfected the Essex Factor Transplant. Just one inoculation and you will join the hallowed halls of the Great Mutation.You almost want to thank Oscorp for denying you Human test subjects. Almost.*prick*What? Nothing?! Impossible. Your calculations were perfect! At this very moment, your flesh should be brimming with the awesome potential of mutant powaagagahahahahahahah!!!!So below_______ǝʌoqɐ sɐDefend this broken land.The old world passes away. Together we shall forge a new oneIN FIRE AND BLOODOh, bother. Didn’t all that vomit on the floor used to be inside your stomach?On your feet base creature, even bound to your pathetic form, Apocalypse does not kneel.Those visions I saw, the power was... delectable. A mere echo of my eternal glory. Aeons have I shaped this world, building wonders beyond imagination. Yet each was a simple diversion compared to what I could forge from the stock of true greatness.Oh, if you want breeding stock, you picked a perfect time to burrow into my wonderful cerebellum.The Great Mutation is at hand. We have a whole planet full of super studs and dames to build our grand empire.OUR?!The smell of your own cooked flesh fills the room. A hot poker of pain bursts from your forehead. Your previously immaculate complexion fades to a rippled battleship gray.Feel my power burn within you and know it is only a reflection of my splendor. When you drown this world beneath you, it is Apocalypse who is the Deluge!Endopathic power flows through your veins. You can rearrange your molecules as easily as Sir Elgar could compose a symphony.A fabulous black cape sprouts from your back. If you’re to be the Disraeli of the new world, you may as well look the part.It is time to build the new order. How do you begin?>The Four HorsemenRecruit the most powerful mutants you can find to lead your Ultimate Army.>Bar SinisterCollect mutant DNA to build an army of clones and custom-built hybrid mutants.>Children of the AtomSpread the Revelation of X, forming a congregation in worship of Apocalypse.
>>6128340>>The Four HorsemenSure might as well start with the captains
>>6128340>Bar Sinister>Collect mutant DNA to build an army of clones and custom-built hybrid mutants.Would be a neat way to play into our knowledge of mutants.
>>6128340>Four HorsemenFor mutants, quality matters more than quantity. If we can get a few alpha or omega level mutants, we'll deal with our enemies easily...before they start taking out Sentinels.
>>6128340>>The Four HorsemenHowever I also will support>Children of the AtomIf at all possible like the earlier votes.
>>6128683>>6128553>>6128525>>6128365Locking for the Four Horsemen. Update within the hour
>>6128340>Pencils (P) & Inks (I): Pepe Larraz. Colors (C): Marte Gracia>Alt-Text: Comic art of Apocalypse standing beneath a cloudy sky. In the sky, images of four people are visible. >Dialouge Sample:Bob Harras, Scott Lobdell, and Fabian NiciezaThe reign of the weak is at an end! Once again, my Horsemen will rise and cleanse this planet of its false prophets and build a new age. An Age of Apocalypse.Agreed in full old chap, but time is short. For now, we’ll have to focus on just one agent of the end of the days.{Which Horsman do you attempt to recruit first? This will determine the focus of Nation X in the short term}>PestilenceThe cleansing plague that will birth a new earth. The Horseman of Pestilence will focus on biological research, harnessing the powers of the mutant and superhuman for your benefit.>WarYour master general who will crush the armies of the weak. The Horseman of War will oversee military affairs and determine a focus on armed forces for the first part of the decade.>FamineThe great blight that will sweep away all base comforts of the pathetic. The Horseman of Famine focuses on economic affairs and will be tasked with overturning this planet’s crude financial system and co-opting key resources.>DeathThe end of all things. The Horsemen of Death will be your second in command and chosen successor. Tasked with upholding and continuing your ultimate vision of improving the planet through evolution, no matter how many lives it costs.
>>6128876>Pestilence
>>6128876>PestilenceWell it was pretty much the whole point of picking Apocalypse to do the biological stuff and work on mutant powers.>FamineOtherwise Famine might be funny to see some mutant just get really into stockmarkets and business and government.
>>6128876>>Pestilence
>>6128876>DeathMight be good to solidify a plan with a second-in-command before anything else. Having someone very loyal and devoted to us would also make recruitment easier, I think. People tend to look less insane if they have loyal followers, after all.Otherwise, >PestilenceAssuming we don’t actually work out a plan or anything with Death, it’d be a better idea to focus on the research.
>>6128876>PestilenceIs the one most aligned with our goal but, as >>6128946 said>FamineI'd love to see some mutant advisor going up to Apocalypse and telling him to buy bitcoin and GameStop.
>>6128901>>6128946>>6128979>>6129094>>6129110Locking for Pestilence, update Tonight.
>>6128876>Design (D): Jonathan Hickman>Alt-Text: A diamond logo with an unreadable symbol in its center. Text beneath it reads “THE RED DIAMOND”Dialogue Samples: Method Man, Howard Ashman & Alan MenkenI will bless the world with my pestilence. The people of this world have blood boiling with untapped power. I will harness it, and drown the Earth in my might.But of course. Lucky for you Big Blue, the Essex Clinic has plenty of Red Diamond files on potential mutant candidates. Now I was originally planning on using them for rootstock, but army building is a strong second. Shall we find the strongest nastiest little yanks to fill our ranks? Tell me whelp, what do you think power is? The crude strength of the spear or rock? When the waves washed Atlantis from history, was saltwater the fittest among us? No. Power is survival. Power is adapting to an endless series of challenges. Survival is evolution. Find me the one who faces untold adversity. The one whose iron soul crashes against this planet's nightmares and stands firm. Find me this person, and you have found my Horseman.Bravo boss. With dramatic chops like that, maybe you should be wearing the cape. You want some poor unfortunate souls?What do you think of these?
>>6129474>P & I: Mico Suayan. C:Rain Beredo>Alt-Text: Comic art of The First Horseman of Pestilence, a woman wrapped in mummy bandages wearing a sundisk covering her face and a headdress shaped like cow horns.>Dialogue Sample: Al Ewing> Morgan Le FayA lifetime ago, you considered psychical research as a path to power. Charles was a fool even before he shaved his head and ran off to Ceylon but there is potential is science-tamed superstition.Rumors hold that Morgan has crossed the borders of time and myth and possessed a stream of derelicts across California.If true, she may be desperate for aid, a window into the dark magicks at the heart of creation. >Henry “Hank” McCoyAt only 18, Hank’s genetics skills may one day surpass yours, not that you’d let him get that far.In addition to his academic scholarship, he’s a star of that ghastly spoof of rugby the continentals call football, or at least he was until the faculty found out about his performance-enhancing DNA and had him expelled.Right now he’s a teenage boy full of potential and resentment with nothing but time on his hands.A perfect target for exploitation and recruitment.>Raven DarkhölmeThis shifty shapeshifter is a two-for-one.You originally had eyes on her because you wanted to carve her up to unlock the secrets of her variable DNA.You could experiment with hundreds of subjects with a single body.But she’s recently gotten involved in the United States supersoldier program. Posing as a Senator’s Wife and boosting the career of a DARPA agent who suspiciously came out of nowhere.Breaking this lady’s mysteries could give you a pass into a superpower’s secrets.And if you fail, you’re sure to get some good specimens out of it.>Kanon SainouchiThis murderous little morsel is the result of a death cult training program in the Orient.This “Hand” has existed for centuries, training assassins and counter-insurgents in service of their supposed dark god. Kanon’s skills as a warrior are great but her true value is as a way to access the secrets of The Hand’s mystical experiments into manipulation of life and death. Your data suggests Kanonn doesn't have the stomach for the bloodshed she’s been raised for and with her psychic powers, she is ripe to be turned into a double agent against her Japonic masters.{Who will you attempt to recruit?}
>>6129482>Henry “Hank” McCoyBeast is available? May as well grab him before Xavier does. Supergenius who can rip things apart if needed is always helpful.
>>6129482>Henry “Hank” McCoyWell he is the only candidate suitable to actually do hi sown biological research here. Two are access to other peoples experiments which isn't bad.
>>6129482>Henry “Hank” McCoywhat's the dialogue sample and alt-text thing supposed to mean ?
>>6129772Dialogue samples are credits for when my writing uses dialogue from another source material.Alt-Text is a description of the images I post so that people using screen readers or similar devices can understand what visuals I have posted.
>>6129482>Raven DarkholmeWith Mystique comes Rogue, no? And with Rogue comes the ability to collect all the powers. Hank is good, and Kanon sounds like the person that Apocalypse is looking for, but Mystique was always a good lieutenant.
>>6129482>Henry “Hank” McCoy
>>6130316>>6129849>>6129772>>6129729>>6129489Locking for Hank. Update tonight.
>>6130548The update is delayed until tomorrow. My apologies
>>6130691alright
>>6129482>Pencils (P): Yanick Paquette Inks (I): Serge LaPointe Colors(C): Stephane Peru>Alt-Text: Comic art of Hank McCoy, a man with large hands and feet wearing a lab coat and goggles He is hanging upside down on a bar while looking at test tubes stored in a complex machine.>Dialouge Sample: Benjamin PercyDundee, IllinoisWhy the Yanks are obsessed with reproducing the tacky Scottish countryside, you’ll never know. Hopefully, you’ll get more out of this trip than hayfever from garish topiary.“Mrs. McCoy, thank you for taking my call, I’m...”A stunning beast of a young man walks in and interrupts. Doctor Michael Milbury! A genius of your caliber needs no introduction!And this is why it pays to have an alias or seven.“Would it be okay, if we spoke inside? I am aware there has been some... unwanted attention.”Yes please, I’ve had enough of their contemptuous gaze. Mother, please close the door.Tell him his power has shown him to be one of the elite. The leaders of a new age who will drag this planet by force into the...“I’ve read your paper on genetics. Amazing work, though you misunderstand the Essex Factor.” You read my work?! I’m a mere underclassman. Why would you ... wait, Essex factor?“The source of Mutant abilities. Like yours. And..mine.”With the showmanship of seaside punchman, you will your diamond to appear on your forehead.”There are others? I had speculated but...“Not just others, but a nation full. And with our minds together we can crack the code of this great mystery. Isn’t that a better use of your talents than throwing around a pig skin?” I... I liked playing at Bard.“And where did that get you? Tossed aside like so much rubbish. You save your ‘adoring’ fans from robbery and they reward you with scorn and derision. Come with me and you will accomplish far more than being a dancing ape. What do you say to that, boy?” I say...I knew this time would come. Now it is here. And everything is about to changeWelcome, Pestilence.
>>6131142> Art(A): James Stokoe>Alt-Text: Comic art of Fin Fang Foom, a giant reptilian dragon smashing skyscrapers.>Dialogue Sample: Steve EnglehartKinmen, Taiwan My stars and garters! I’ve never seen a stool sample so fascinating“Only you, McCoy could find dragon dung so thrilling.” Though you are glad he does. The superhuman arms race is heating up.Some teenager in Taiwan found an alien reptile, and the next thing you know, a Maoist invasion fleet was chewed up and converted into... Skatole!“That’s one word for it.” You misunderstand. The surrounding wildlife is producing skatole! The source of these droppings’ unpleasant aroma. This future coprolite is mutating the DNA of the surrounding lifeforms! “Gather some samples then, one more file for our database.”The year has been profitable.The boy's work on your DNA files has given you the rough sketches of a mutant army, though you’ll need more samples to fill in the blanks.Even if they do come from East Asian shit-shoveling. But you haven't been the only one’s busy.Your intelligence suggests the US Government is weaponizing mutants as well. This “Weapon X” program has an office in Canada worth looking into.Professor Charles Xavier, your former student, has been spotted globetrotting, building a network of mutants for his purposes.A mutant terrorist is also on the radar of the intelligence community. Alias “Magneto” is building some type of army.Finally, there are reports of Mutants emerging, and then suddenly disappearing. Someone is taking these pieces off the board. A Messenger of some mysterious force.This competition won’t do. You must target one of these groups. Your rivals will either be brought under heel, or destroyed.{Which Mutant faction do you investigate further?}>Weapon X>Magneto>Charles Xavier>Messenger
>>6131143>MagnetoWeapon X is weak. We could probably solo Charles at this point because Big A will protect from mind shenanigans, but that would likely anger Magnus. Better to see if we can get him on board first.
>>6131143>Weapon X>>6131157how is X weak ?
>>6131143>Messenger
>>6131143>MagnetoUnless Weapon X has already developed H-Alpha (Who is a splice of Hulk and Wolverine with shootable Adamantium), I don't see them helping us out right now. We can always steal their research later.
>>6131143>Weapon X
>>6131143>MagnetoI don't know what the Brotherhood roster is going to look like but I think nipping it in the bud will leave us more options for mutants to recruit. I think we'll also have a bit of time before the worst of Weapon X/Plus is ready
>>6131157>>6131291>>6131708Magneto>>6131209>>6131557Weapon X>>6131258MessengerLocking for Magneto, update within 24 hours.
>>6131143>Pencils & Inks: Andrea Di Vito. Colors(C): Laura Villari. Letters(L): Dave Sharpe. Script (S): Christos N. Gage>Alt-text: Comic book art of a sentinel, a giant robot, fighting a man with magnetic powers, Magneto. Another mutant is killed by the sentinel. Magneto then rips the Sentinel’s head off.>Dialogue Samples: Christos N. Gage. Simon Kinberg. Alan Davis & Terry KavanaghEgypt, United Arab RepublicYou are Apoclaypse and you can feel the warm sand even through the skin of this sickly Northerner you call a host. The Upper and Lower Kingdoms will always be your first home. And your first failure.You shall see if the millennia have brought power worthy of you to the Great Nile.“Well it may have taken enough pounds to get Churchill toasted for an afternoon, but my informant says this Magneto character should be righ-”CRASHHH!!Metal smashing bone. The screams of the unworthy. Blood steaming against hot sand. Yes, you remember this fondly. This... is power.An iron colossus is storming through the desert, annihilating the weaklings before it. All except one.Metal? The humans send metal against me, the master of magnetism? Their arrogance shall be their doom!A sparking sensation fills the air. Static discharge stirs the desert, the steel giant rises up, and falls to pieces.You haven’t seen power like this, rage like this, since... Her.“My my my, how impressive. I think--”An iron bar slaps across your host’s lips.Silence puppet. I’ve been around enough psychics to know a possession when I see one. Open your mind to me. I would hear your master speak.The man removes his helmet and astral projects into your host's mind. There he stands before you. He stands before The Revelation. There can only be one response.>You have proven yourself. You are one of the chosen who will forge our new tomorrow. Join me and guide the destiny of our people.>When your family was slaughtered I was asleep. Trapped in darkness. I was not there for you my son. But I am here now. You don’t know your own strength, but I do. Everything they have built will fall. And from the ashes of their world, we will build a better one>I see the real you. You hunger for honor. At times even reach for it. But it is nothing compared to your thirst for revenge.
>>6131843>I see the real you. You hunger for honor. At times even reach for it. But it is nothing compared to your thirst for revenge.
>>6131843>I see the real you. You hunger for honor. At times even reach for it. But it is nothing compared to your thirst for revenge.Appealing to Magneto's better nature? We'll see if it works I guess. I have doubts.
>When your family was slaughtered I was asleep. Trapped in darkness. I was not there for you my son. But I am here now. You don’t know your own strength, but I do. Everything they have built will fall. And from the ashes of their world, we will build a better oneA new, better world where you won't need to worry about your mutant family being slaughtered for being different.
>>6131843>When your family was slaughtered I was asleep. Trapped in darkness. I was not there for you my son. But I am here now. You don’t know your own strength, but I do. Everything they have built will fall. And from the ashes of their world, we will build a better one
>>6132182>>6132185>>6132309>>6132397>>6132406Locking for "I see the real you" Update within 24 hours.How are folks liking the quest so far?
>>6132440seems interesting
>>6132440It’s a bit hard to understand, I’m still not sure if we’re supposed to be the guy we picked or some cosmic entity possessing him. Maybe it’s just me being unfamiliar with the concept of dialogue samples, though…
>>6132440I'd like a bit more to read, something to get a better idea of what our burgeoning faction looks like and the state of the world.
>>6132440Another delay folks. Long workday plus a holiday ate my time. I am shooting for an update Tommy afternoon. Sorry.
>>6133092alright
>>6131843>Alt-Text: Comic art of Apocalypse and Magneto shaking hands.>Pencils & Inks: Andrea Di Vito. Colors(C): Laura Villari. Letters(L): Dave Sharpe. Script (S): Christos N. Gage>Dialogue Samples: Alan Davis & Terry Kavanagh. Christos N Gage.Apocalypse (in bold): I see the real you. You hunger for honor. At times even reach for it. But it is nothing compared to your thirst for revenge. Magneto (in red): And what do you know of revenge? Of pain?! I can sense your power. Yet you stood aside and did nothing when that metal beast murdered my brotherhood!Do not weaken yourself with sentiment. You survived because you are strong. You are worthy. That toy was merely the first of this feeble planet's backlash against its betters. There will be more. And if you seek to avenge your fallen brethren, you will NEED more.You would join me in my war?If it is war you seek, War is what you shall be.With your minds' connected you flood the mutant’s brain with memories. He sees you crushing Aegean chariots, sees you clash with gods on the shores of Lundenburg, sees you breaking The Impaler before you.And through this all, he learns War. Through this all, he BECOMES War.Welcome, WarLet’s get to work.
>>6133685>Art: Alex Ross>Alt-Text: Painting of the Fantastic Four. For astronauts, led by Reed Richards who gained superpowers in space.August, 1961The day has come. The brightest of this planet reached for the heavens and returned with the gods' fire. The Marvel Age has begun.Nathanial Essex (in quotation marks) “Can you believe this? I spend decades trying to crack induced mutation and some poindexter in a rented spaceship becomes a mutant by ACCIDENT!”A MuTATE, not a Mutant. No amount of sapiens technology could recreate our natural gifts.“I have a lab in New Mexico that says otherwise.” I can rip you to atoms with a thought!SILENCE!Magneto and your host both kneel before your might. The boy Hank does not. For all his genius, your Pestilence cannot hear your voice.Hank (in blue): While I find fisticuffs as dreadful as the next academic, I wouldn’t faint at their mere suggestion.Stay your tongue boy, we deal with matters beyond you. Beyond me? How dare you? Have YOU studied Dr Richards’ work on cosmic rays? You wouldn't know a beaker from a Bunsen burner, let alone be able to hypothesize how he and his crew gained their fantastic abilities.The question isn’t how, but when? When will the human nations of this world, in their quest to make anything a weapon, figure out how to mass-produce those changes? The first time the sapiens attempted to match our power, they used a man of rare honor. I don’t want to take my chances with whoever Jack Kennedy shoots up with cosmic particles.“Oh that Irish letch is more likely to shoot HIMSELF up than make a super soldier of any worth.” It's not just the US. I am the master of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. I can feel the radiation fields of the Earth like my own skin. And every day, I sense more spikes of power. Across the globe, nations and corporations are racing to have the next Ubermensch. I know where this leads, and it won’t happen again—not on my watch.What would you do, War? Strike while we still can. I am an Omega Mutant, the pinnacle of power. Even with our small numbers, I could take over Cape Citadel. With its Nuclear Arsenal, we could bring this planet to heel.“Or get us all killed! Bossman, a sidebar if you will.” Is Dr. Essex... talking to himself? These days, I’m not sure.“While I’m sure Tinhead here would love to go out in a blaze of glory there is a better option. I theorized that with the combination of the right twelve Essex factors, I could build you a body. One with Ultimate power.”How many of these Twelve have you acquired?“Two. Amusingly that magnetic blowhard with the inferior cape is one of them. But I know where five more are. The rest can’t be too hard to find. It will take time, but godhood is on the table. No need for haste.>Attack Cape Citadel>Hold off on direct conflict. Keep assembling The Twelve.
>>6132488Starting with this update, I will try to make it more clear who is talking. The perspective will sometimes shift between characters we are currently POV as Apocalypse. When we shift POV again, I will tell you. I have also added clarification for whose dialogue is whose.Dialogue Samples are my term for when I adapt lines of dialogue from the comics tv shows films etc. For example, a lot of this Magneto and Apoclaysoe sequence is inspired by House of M Civil War, written by Christos N Gage. When a post uses someone else words' I will give credit to them.>>6132489This post inspired me to make some bonus content. Expect it sometime this weekend.
>>6133690>Hold off on direct conflict. Keep assembling The Twelve.
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>>6133710>>6135144Locking for the 12. Update sometime this week. (The USA Election is slowing things down)
>>6133690>Design: Portograph Studio. Writer: The Hypercrisis Bro. >Alt-Text: A table labeled Magneto Files Log 001: Electromagnetic Threats. Details of the table are reproduced in the post below.>Dialogue Samples: Deniz Camp, Al Ewing, Stan Lee, Jonathan Hickman, Robert Bernstein, Gerry Conway, Stan Berkowitz, & John Semper, Chris Claremont.From the journals of MagnetoWith the rise of this so-called Fantastic Four, I thought it necessary to catalog all possible threats from the sapiens menace. The rise of the atomic age has brought several potential threats from all corners.>Name: Robert Bruce Banner. Allegiance: United States. Asset: Gamma Bomb. Threat Level: Omega.The USA’s nuclear program has expanded its focus on the so-called Banner-Ulam design. I have felt the energy waves from their tests, even across the globe. This weapon’s danger goes beyond mass casualties. I feel it is a doorway to something below us all.>Name: Victor van Damme. Allegiance: Unknown. Asset: D̶im̶e̶n̶s̶io̶n̶ W̵a̶r̶p̵. Threat Level: Unknown.Van Damme was once the human that gave me the most concern, his disappearance could be a blessing or a harbinger of something far more. A Roma refugee from Latveria, the USA captures his young mind to be weaponized for their "Baxter Building" program. His experiments tore time and space asunder, the energies involved felt almost mystical until they suddenly stopped. Reports of an explosion at the Baxter Building confirmed something went wrong. I am thankful his plans seem to have failed, but he has gone missing since then. A brain that dangerous and let loose in the world can bring only trouble.>Name: Unknown. Allegiance: Wakanda. Asset: Unknown. Threat Level: Omega.Worse than a known danger is an unknown one. The mystery terrifies me. By the heart of Lake Victoria lies a great electromagnetic void. As if every vibration in the planet's field suddenly stopped. Whatever substance has the power to do this has the potential to rend the world asunder. And whoever controls it is the most dangerous person on Earth.>Name: Chen Liuzhou. Allegiance: Republic of China. Asset: Radiotrophic Megafauna. Threat Level: Alpha.Liuzhou is a young boy. And like so many youths these days he was raised in trauma. Scarred by Communist China’s attacks on the breakaway “Republic” of Taiwan he somehow gains access to a massive reptilian beast. In addition to size, this “Fin Fang Foom” has been documented to be indestructible. Even worse, it feeds off radiation. In this post-nuclear world, a living superweapon that can thrive when nuked is a volatile chess piece on the board. Especially in the still simmering Chinese Civil War.
>>6135827>Name: James Braddock Sr. Allegiance: European Nuclear Energy Agency. Asset: Environmental Ionizer.As part of its longstanding rivalry with France, the United Kingdom has joined a US-backed nuclear energy program. While they claim their research is peaceful, I sense the destructive power of their experiments. Braddock has developed an ionizer that can call down thunder from heaven itself. If he isn't checked, he may gain power to rival the gods. >Name: Chen Lu. Allegiance: People’s Republic of China. Asset: Radioactive Transmutator. Threat Level: Alpha. Dr. Chen is a leading figure in China’s nuclear program. While others are focused on mastering the destructive power of the bomb, Chen’s research plans to empower the human body directly with radiation. Needless to say, an army of living A-bombs isn’t something I can let happen.>Name: Yoshida Mariko. Allegiance: Yoshida Zaibatsu. Asset: Solar Radiation Gift. Threat Level: Alpha.Mariko is a promising young mutant with the power of the stars. Unfortunately, she has fallen under the sway of her human family. The Yoshida Zaibatsu is growing its influence in Japan. Hopefully, I can reach Mariko before her gift becomes just another human weapon.>Name: Curtis Connors & Farley Stillwell. Allegiance: Oscorp. Asset: Neogenic Recombinator. Threat Level: Beta.A wounded warrior, Curtis Connors seeks to use science to heal. His partner Dr Stillwell has more deadly ambitions for their work. The Neogenic Recombinator harnesses radiation to bond the genetic codes of different lifeforms. If perfected, the sapiens could augment their genes with the abilities of any animal, or worse, those of mutants. >Name: Anton Igorevich Vanko Allegiance: Soviet Union. Asset: Human Dynamo. Threat Level: Apha.Vanko was born in Armenia as Anton Hovhannisyan and legally changed his name to fit the hallowed halls of Soviet Academia better. I am no stranger to having multiple names, but I will no longer choose titles based on assimilation or fear. Despite his heritage, he has risen in the ranks of the USSR, becoming the world expert in electricity. His latest research focuses on a portable electric generator of massive power. If he perfects his design the Red war machine could ravage the world.>James Hudson Allegiance: Am-Cam Corporation Asset: Groundhog Armor Threat Level: Beta.The only thing humans love more than bloodshed is wealth. Dr Hudson has worked for years in Am-Cam Corporation’s oil fields. His Groundhog Armor harnesses electromagnetic fields to piece the earth itself, unlocking new fields of oil. The only thing these suits make bleed is the planet, for now. I must ensure the technology isn't used for military purposes.
>>6132489Thank you for the suggestion, I always wanted to do a "Hickman Chart" and this was a great opportunity. I hope you enjoy the lore dump. (Full update in progress)
>>6135827>>6135828do we choose something or that's just info ?
>>6136056Just info, this is the background I talked about earlier. The actual update is coming soon.
>>6135828>Pencils (P) & Inks (I): R.B. Silva. Colors (C):Marte Gracia>Alt-Text: Comic art of Dr Essex and Magneto talking>Content Warning: AbleismApocalypse (in bold) Very well my child, bring me these twelve, and soon this world will know the face of god.Essex (in quotes): "Well that’s tickety-boo. I have just the little orphan in mind."Know your place, spawn. I am the master, you the hunting dog. The prey we fell will be by my design.“Hahaha, that wasn't the first time I've been compared to a cur, but it's the first one I'll take as a compliment."Magneto (in red): If you want to have a private conversation with yourself, you should avoid cackling so loudly."If it isn't the wicket witch of the west. Sorry to say The First One chose my plan over yours."Did "He" choose your plan, or did you choose yourself?"I beg your pardon." It should be obvious that I of all people know would know Semitic languages. "En Sabah Nur" isn't Arabic for "The First One." It means "The Morning Light" and the grammar isn't even right.You dare deny me?! After witnessing my greatness?!Greatness, or the delusions of a brain wracked by experiments? Arabic didn't even EXIST in Ancient Egypt. For all I know you're a mundane scientist whose mind broke when his gift manifested.""Mundane! I was clipping telomeres when you were in your crib."That's another thing, exactly how old are you? I looked into your background, but I can't find any birth records, and there is an interesting gap in the 40s.If this whelp wants to challenge me, he is welcome to.No, our interests are aligned for now. I would ally with every madman in the asylum if it would bring my people liberation. But know this, my patience is not unlimited, if we stray too far from the path, YOU will know the meaning of war.With that, he flew off"God, what a-"He is a leader among our kind. There will come a time when we clash to decide who will sit atop our new nation. On that day, the fittest shall be the victor. As they are always."Well if we're done with the operatics, who should this hunting dog go for?"
>>6137327>Art(A): Pat Presely. Production Design (PD): Molly Hughes.>Alt-Text: Concept art of the dilapidated Milbury Hospital.>Dialogue Sample: Al Ewing{Which of the Twelve do you attempt to acquire?}>Charles XavierThe most powerful mind on the planet has been a busy beaver.Under the painfully obvious alias, "Professor X," he is recruiting a team of mutants dedicated to peace and integration.As if those things ever existed. Will you ever be free of annoying men named Charles? Luckily he has a shared history with Magneto you could leverage. It will be hard to recruit the self-righteous fly rink, but the rewards would be immense.>Scott SummersYou’ve had your eye on this young orphan for years. Speaking of, HIS eyes are a portal to a dimension of pure force, and his head is filled with deliciously exploitable childhood trauma.He’s currently under the watchful eye of one of your many orphanages/hospitals/test labs. You’ve raised this crop, it may be time to harvest it.>Jean GreyOne of the greatest prizes possible. Of all the mutants you have monitored, Jean Grey has the most potential. Her psychic powers have been calculated to be limitless. Unfortunately, she has already fallen under the sway of Prof X.Pulling this youth from his clutches will be difficult but if you get her hands on her, you will have access to the most powerful Essex Factor in history. You already have ideas for ideal breeding matches>Ahmet AbdolA professor in the young United Arab Republic, Ahmet Abdol has the fascinating theory that the gods and pharaohs of Ancient Egypt were all mutants. The blue chap in your head can confirm that. It would be easy to get him to join your cause although his Essex factor has yet to manifest. Perhaps some induced trauma is in order?>Yoshida MarikoA princess of the Orient, Mariko has risen in the ranks of the Yoshida Zaibetsu, despite her gender. Her solar power Essex factor is key to your plans, but getting access to her connections to the powerful in the Japons would be all the better.
>>6137331>Yoshida Mariko
>>6135829Thanks for making it. I like these because they tell a lot for both characters, world, and gives us an idea of what we reasonably know about the world.>>6137331>Yoshida Mariko
>>6137497>>6137642>>6137644Locking for Yoshida Mariko. I will work on the update today.
>>6137644>>6137642>>6137497I am still working on the update. I must admit my output will be slower than normal for the foreseeable future. The quest is not dead, it is still ongoing.
>>6139736no problems
>>6137331>Alt-Text: Comic art of a traditional Japanese building complex, including a two-story pagoda.>Pencils & Inks: Alessandro Viti. Colors: IFS You are Yoshida Mariko of the Yoshida clan. For centuries, your family and the divine nation you call home have been linked. From Emperors to Shoguns to Prime Ministers, Yoshida was the power behind the power—until the Americans came.They burned the sky itself and turned your people into ash. When they took over, the mighty Yoshida Zaibatsu was humbled.But it is a new day. The Americans' Cold War has transformed your people from monsters to be hunted to tools to be weaponized. A capitalist rival in the East to China and the Russians is desired, so your household has reformed.Where your weapon was once folded steel, it is now glittering coins. Your Uncle Shingen knows the family can do more.With the bank's funds, he has allied with ancient enemies, and it seems he seeks to ally with further demons.Magneto: Harada Shingen, thank you for your hospitality. I am Magneto, Horseman of War of the Mutant Nation. With me are the Beast, Horseman of Pestilence, and our leader En Sabah Nur, The Apocalypse.Harada: You will address me as Lord Harada, mutant.Magneto: I came here under the flag of peace and respect, but no bot be mistaken, no man is my lord.The smell of Ozone fills the air. Power flows from this Magneto, a power you recognize within yourself.Essex: Hey, hey, hey let’s calm down now. Any culture with respect for a good cuppa is one worth dealing with sand fisticuffs, isn’t it?Harada: This fool is your leader?Essex: Not exactly, our don is currently locked away in this amazing brain of mine. Something I’m working on a solution to by the way, which is why I am here.Magneto: Yoshida Mariko. I know you possess the mutant gift of the Sun. Join our cause, we can build a better future, together.Harada: You dare speak to my niece that way?! Mariko is loyal to the Yoshida!Magneto: Loyal, or a tool? I know the Japanese are looking to expand into nuclear power, and the British reactor you imported can’t withstand the earthquakes your island is well known for. How convenient that you invested in the Japan Atomic Power just as you gained control of a source of infinite mutant energy.Beast: Perhaps it would be best to de-escalate. Surely Mariko-San can speak for herself.Soma: She has no need for words.You feel them before you see them. They don’t have the inner light of the stars you can sense in every breathing thing on this globe. No.Their hearts bear a foul and empty silence, they are walking death. They are--The Hand.
>>6142286>Art: Peach Momoko>Alt-Text: Yoshida Mariko, a Japanese teenager holding a sword and wearing a poncho-like cape. She holds a sword and her hair is tied with an Oni-shaped charm. Magneto: Ninjas. How quaint.Soma: I am Grandmaster of The Hand, a member of the Broken Wheel this world turns upon. I could end you with a thought. Do not try me, Erik.Magneto: You dare...Beast: Perhaps the Horseman of War could do better than antagonize a room full of people with sharpened ninjatō!Soma: And none of them metal, we have studied you Magneto.Magneto: And I you. I know how the Japanese underground collaborated with the Axis powers.Soma: We allied with those that were strongest, and when they failed, we found ... new partners. Blood and conquest is the way of all people. The bombs your kin planted in Egypt are proof of that.Magneto: I have no kin but Mutantdom!Soma: But you have allies. The Hand too has been involved with mutant affairs. Mariko is but one of our prospects. We would be interested in working with your “nation”, if your good faith could be proved.Essex: Now we’re talking. You can always trust the chap in the silken robe to have a good head on his shoulders.Soma: We have an enemy. He goes by the juvenile name of Lord Dark Wind. A devotee of false gods and a dead Empire, he has gained much wealth selling his childish dream to those stuck in the past.Beast: I don’t see how a revanchist author is any of our concern.Soma: He uses his wealth to fund superhuman research. We have learned he developed a formula for an ultimate weapon. Join us in striking his fortress and The Hand and the Yoshida Clan will count Nation X among friends.Harada: The Shinobi speaks out of turn, but he speaks true. Magneto: I didn’t take this cause to be a sapiens mercenary! If you people were dedicated to true power, you would be led by the woman sitting here who could burn you all to ash!Harada: Disrespect us again, and it will be the last words you ever speak.>Magneto implores Mariko to take over the Yoshida Clan.>The Mutants agree to join the raid on Lord Darkwind.>Magneto attacks The Hand
>>6140058Full disclosure, the quest updates will likely be at an irregular pace. I am working back up to one update every 24-48 hours. Week-long delays should no longer happen.
>>6132440I genuinely forgot it existed after the first update and am just getting back into it now. Digging it, though, even as reader rather than player.
>>6142317I am glad you are enjoying it.
>>6142289>The Mutants agree to join the raid on Lord Darkwind.Sidebar mentally with Magneto, and let him know it's just to give him more time to work on Mariko and for us to seize this "ultimate weapon" for Nation X.
>>6142289>The Mutants agree to join the raid on Lord Darkwind.>>6142290alright, thanks
>>6142334>Magneto implores Mariko to take over the Yoshida Clan.
>>6142334I'd support that. Though I am tempted to do the implore option now.
>>6142334>>6142373>>6142378>>6142711Locking for raiding Lord Darkwind. Update this week .
>>6143885waiting warmly
