User:Jacky 50A/Infinity Comics Writing Sandbox

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Synopsis
Ethan Crane, also known as Supreme, is one of the most renowned superheroes on Earth and a veteran in the duty of defending the world from the myriad of threats that endanger it. Long ago, however, the mighty superhero left Earth for space on a journey of self-discovery, and in the present day of this world, he has returned to a vastly different realm where new heroes and villains have arisen. After the passing of decades and the changing of the world, is Supreme still the hero Earth truly needs?

Broad Ideas

 * Worldbuilding
 * Ages of Heroes
 * The modern concept of superheroes and supervillains arose during the Second World War, beginning from Nazi Germany's effort to decisively win the war using occult and supernatural means. This began with the Thule Society's (Hellboy) discovery of the mysterious substance known as Woden's Blood (Uber), which allowed them to create and deploy superhumans, starting from a trio of Battleship-class ubermensch, Siegfried, Siegmund, and Sieglinde, followed by numerous other lesser ubermensch classes. These ubermensch were deployed to battle after the United States joined the fight against the Axis, wreaking havoc upon the Allies' ranks. The Allies desperately formulated counters to the ubermensch by either reverse-engineering Woden's Blood itself at a great cost or recruiting powered mystery men that were already known during the day to their cause. In the United States' case, they experimented on a falsely convicted man named Ethan Crane (Supreme) by exposing him to the cosmic radiation of Supremium, which granted him phenomenal powers. Ethan, now known as Supreme, would be deployed to the Western Front to confront the ubermensch. Supreme proved himself to be far more than a match for them, and his presence spurred the major world governments of the time to create their own superhumans as defense against the rising numbers of these enhanced beings. The Second World War ended as it did in real life, but the world would face new challenges with the presence of these supers.
 * While proto-superheroes and the like existed way before the Second World War, this event was the first time the supers' capabilities were publicly displayed. Other enhanced beings unaffiliated with either the Allies or the Axis were also active during this era.
 * The ubermensch were deployed after the United States' entry to World War II in the aftermath of Pearl Harbour.
 * In the aftermath of the Second World War, more and more vigilantes of various origins started to appear, predominantly in Britain, Japan, and the United States, in addition to several others popping up in other nations for a number of different reasons. The supers who worked for the Allies during the Second Great War were either forced to retirement or continue work for the governments, whilst those who worked for the Axis were either pardoned, executed, or decommissioned through various means, depending on the results of their trials. The United States enacted the Rhodes Act, which forced American superhumans and vigilantes to either work for them or retire, unless they were to be considered criminals; there was no in-between. Britain had their own initiative known as Protocol Omicron, which automatically drafted every British superhuman and vigilante to their service with no compromise, while Japan initiated the Hero Association Act (One Punch Man), which offered their superhumans and vigilantes the option to sign up for training by the government to legitimize and legalize themselves, lest they be considered vigilantes.
 * During the years of the Cold War, there were still many superhumans and vigilantes -- also known as supers -- who operated as rogues in the eyes of the United States and the United Kingdom. Japan began their first 'hero academies' (My Hero Academia) to train their supers, especially those counted as 'Quirk' users, who were dramatically rising in numbers fast. Regardless, the world saw supers unfavorably due to suspicion, even towards those whose activities were legitimate in the eyes of their government. Of course, this was justified due to even greater fears of another great war brewing, which was only exacerbated by tension between the NATO and Warsaw Pact nations. In the midst of all these, the Global Defense Agency/GDA (Invincible) was formed at the behest of the United Nations as a peacekeeping organization meant to defend the world from 'paranatural' threats, such as supers, aliens, and many more. Accompanying the Global Defense Agency were Stormwatch (Stormwatch), which was the spear to the Global Defense Agency's shield, tasked with eliminating superhuman threats before they could bring about devastation and chaos; Military Extraterrestrial Recon Outpost/MERO (X-O Manowar), who monitored the heavens and the earth for extraterrestrial threats; and the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense/BPRD (Hellboy), which was already active for many years by then, but had been given more support by the UN during this era to defend the world from supernatural and paranormal threats. The Global Defense Agency would coordinate activities between these organizations, acting as a parent organization of sorts to them.
 * To better define the roles of these major extraordinary threat defense organizations, it would be best to summarize them as such:
 * The Global Defense Agency has authority over cases and occurrences involving all superheroes and supervillains.
 * Stormwatch has the authority to deploy strike teams to eliminate supers considered threats towards the world at large.
 * The Military Extraterrestrial Recon Outpost has authority over cases and occurrences involving aliens and other cosmic phenomenon.
 * The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense has authority over supernatural and mystic cases and occurrences.
 * Midway through the Cold War, a new superhero by the name of Solar (Solar), also known as Phi Seleski, kick-started a new age of heroes after gaining phenomenal radiation-based powers. Despite the terrifying nature of his power -- especially considering the political climate at the time -- Phil chose to use his powers for the betterment of others, government intervention be damned. Although Phil himself had quite a good standing within the government due to his job as a scientist, he wasn't delighted with how the government restrained individuals of extraordinary power from doing what was right outside their purview. Phil chose not to comply with the Rhodes Act but campaigned for a change in the system where supers such as himself coordinate with authorities in serving the people. Eventually, the Rhodes Act was accommodated so that supers weren't required to work for the government but had to be identified and registered in the databases of authorities, such as the Global Defense Agency. While not quite a few supers still opted not to comply with the new Rhodes Act, this change allowed more supers to publicly unveil themselves to do good to the people, since they were no longer considered criminals.
 * The new leniency afforded by the Rhodes Act would soon be followed by Britain, and it didn't take long for the proper first Age of Heroes to happen. Whilst the Cold War engaged its course, heroes and villains alike would battle each other in spectacular quests and make their mark upon the world. It was here that the first superhero teams of the age were formed, in addition to the return of pre-existing ones, such as the Union of Justice. The First Age of Heroes would end near the dissolution of the Soviet Union when its herald, Phil Seleski, was killed while attempting to foil the plot of one Solomon Seltzer (Wanted) to trigger the Third World War.
 * The Man of Atom's death would give way to a darker age of heroes, where vigilantes were far more violent and unforgiving in their crusade against evil. So much so, that in many cases, they weren't all that different from the criminals they were meant to hunt. It was in this time, as well, when corporations such as Vought-American (The Boys) began to 'manufacture' superhumans, just as what happened during the Second World War. These so-called 'superheroes' were 'created' to further corporate interests, not for bettering the lives of the common people. Many other superheroes knew of the corruption of these corporations through the acts of their own 'heroes', but the companies sheltering them had every resource available to silence these heroes. Despite these, as time passes, the world has entered a new age of heroes: a proving ground for the next generation of heroes and villains to do right by their code and go down in history.
 * The Present Day of Infinity Comics
 * Most Infinity Comics series that are set in the present day happen in either the year 2015 or 2016, with the most recent milestone of significant events being the revelation of Omni-Man's (Invincible) true intent of preparing Earth for Viltrumite takeover. Omni-Man's actions reignited public suspicion over superheroes, prompting governments across the world to increase their surveillance over the so-called heroes. The villains, on the other hand, became much more emboldened in enacting their crimes with the departure of one of Earth's most powerful 'heroes', as well as the death of the old Guardians of the Globe (Invincible), in addition to the relative inexperience of the new Guardians of the Globe, led by Rudolph Conners, also known as Robot.
 * The Military Extraterrestrial Recon Outpost/MERO has been merged into the Global Defense Agency/GDA proper, giving the latter authority over alien and cosmic-related cases. On the other hand, Stormwatch is undergoing reformation, and their duties have been informally taken over by the Authority (The Authority).
 * The United States possesses the most amount of superhumans on the planet, followed by Japan and the United Kingdom. Due to Omni-Man's devastation, these governments are aiming to increase the amount of anti-superhuman measures they possess to prevent another similar incident from happening. These measures are taken in the form of the secret development of anti-superhuman implements, such as weapons and even squads of supers brainwashed to the governments' cause.
 * There are a number of fictional cities present throughout the world that are also the home turf of the planet's many superheroes. Examples include Tower City (Dynamo 5), Millennium City (Tom Strong), Sky City (Irredeemable), Omegapolis (Supreme), and many others.
 * The Coalition of Planets (Invincible) is the strongest galactic government is closest to the humans' solar system. Their members include alien races from many star systems, who work together to keep the peace and order of the Milky Way's many races. Current threats that the Coalition consider emergency include the expansions of both the Viltrumite (Invincible) and Frieza (Dragon Ball) Empires, the roaming Hellstar (Hellstar Remina), and others.
 * Story Details
 * Plot
 * The beginning of the Supreme Adventures series would feature Supreme's return to Earth years after his departure to space, where he explored much of the wider universe to further understand his role in reality. Upon returning to Earth, Supreme would be greeted with a negative reaction, as much of Earth's population feared him due to Omni-Man's devastation a few months ago. Once Supreme was reoriented to the modern world, he would settle in as a comic book artist and writer working for Dazzle Comics (Supreme) under the pseudonym of Alan Liefeld, a reference to Supreme's two prolific writers, Alan Moore and Robert Liefeld. Despite this, it is an open secret that he is Supreme in the company.
 * Supreme would herald his return by saving a group of civilians from the torment of a terrible group of supervillains. Despite having saved many lives, Supreme was immediately peppered with words of distrust by everyone, until the superhero group, the Paradigm (Irredeemable) confronted him. Fortunately, Supreme was reasonable enough to be taken into their temporary custody to prevent any further outrages over Supreme's arrival.
 * The Paradigm utilize the Plutonian's (Irredeemable) Citadel to contain Supreme, where he learned of how the world changed in the years of his departure to space. In return, Supreme told them why he left the Earth and some of the experience he had while in space. The Paradigm were surprised at Supreme's relative jovialness, but Supreme just told them that time did wonders to him.
 * Soon after, Supreme went to meet Cecil Stedman (Invincible) to discuss his return. Cecil informed Supreme of Omni-Man's recent 'rampage', which killed millions and its repercussions towards superheroes. While this is happening, a number of disasters and other supervillain attacks were sensed by Supreme's enhanced hearing. Supreme tried to rush away and help them but was told by Cecil to let the other supers handle the case. Cecil eventually told Supreme of how heroes needed to regain the world's trust if they were all to survive, since supers had become a part of everyday life by now.
 * Cecil asked Supreme to join the new Guardians of the Globe (Invincible) to TBA
 * Character Information

Story Circle

 * 1) In a Zone of Comfort
 * 2) They Desire Something
 * 3) Enter an Unfamiliar Situation
 * 4) Adapt to the Situation
 * 5) Get What They Desired
 * 6) Pay a Heavy Price for Winning
 * 7) A Return to Their Familiar Situation
 * 8) They Have Overall Changed