Inferno (Reboot)

Full Name: Orion Vendigoth
Nickname(s): Big Red, Red, Labido on legs, Meat Head, That One Guy, Magic Hands.
Codename: Inferno
Alias(es): Inferno, Crimson Brawler, JuggerNut, I-Bomb, Battle Brawler, The guy who's gonna smash your face in.
Age: 22
Classification: Superhuman/Mutant
Affiliation: Neutral/Villain



Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Amber
Height: Eight foot five
Weight: Around three hundred (mostly muscle)

Other Traits: Inferno has what is called giantism, resulting in him standing well around eight feet tall in his underwear. He also has a burly, muscular body build, which makes him even more intimidating. But Inferno is not Hulk buff or Arnold buff, he just looks that much bigger cause of his height. He otherwise is just physically attractive, if you can get passed how big he looks. He has a tanned skin tone and is possibly of Latin American descent. His body does have some scars, indicating a good deal of combat.

His hair is usually left alone, appearing as a wild mane of red hair that reaches his shoulders. He will only comb it or fix it on certain occasions.

As far as clothing goes, Inferno prefers casual. Usually wearing a torn jacket and pants. Shoes are optional, as it's hard to find shoes in his size.







Powers:

• Superhuman Adaptation: Inferno's primary 'power' brings a literal meaning to the saying, "What doesn't kill him, makes him stronger." To clarify, it doesn't mean his body will adapt to the situation on the fly. Only that he can continue training his body far beyond the mortal realm. His strength currently allows him to lift a bus over his head, around ten tons. This incredible strength allows him to even leap to incredible heights!
  
  
  
  • Super Human Durability: In addition to his physical strength, Inferno can also withstand a great deal of punishment. Firearms are ineffective (excluding military grade or .44s), normal tazers are less effective, but he is by far more resistant to kinetic or blunt trauma.
  
  
  
• Pyrokinesis: Inferno's secondary power is the power to create, generate, and manipulate fire. He can either release fire from his hands or feet, or his entire body, and control all flames within thirty feet.
  
  
  
  • Heat Absorption: Inferno's body is completely impervious to fire or heat, absorbing it to gain additional stamina. But only if he isn't the one that created it.
  
  
  
• Aura: A spiritual power that allows Inferno to push passed his body's limitations in a pinch, temporarily endowing him with more power. This is a power Inferno has used subconciously through his entire life, and still remains unaware of to this day, leaving it vastly underdeveloped. However, when pushed, Inferno can become that much stronger or durable under different circumstances. For those who can see them, his body exudes a burning aura that changes it's intensity and color depending on his mood or state of mind.
  
  Red is physical and appears to be the most common, simply boosting his physical abilities when he needs it. Usually the more his life is in danger, the stronger he will become. This is based on Inferno's own perception of if his life is in danger. Because he is cocky, it's rare that he'll get much of a boost if any.
  
  Orange is emotion, and typically flares out of control during intense feelings of emotion; rage being the strongest emotion to trigger it. Simply being angry doesn't give him much of a boost. Only by triggering a blind, uncontrollable rage will result in him gaining more power... but it will be ALOT.
  
  Yellow is willpower, and is strictly confined to his confidence or ego. He can gain brief displays of power beyond his limits out of sheer force of will, but after he shows off, his aura returns to normal. If he wants to show off and wants to lift something heavier then a bus, then he will but after completing the action, his aura reverts to it's passive state.
  
  Skills:
  
  
• Brawler: Inferno as you can imagine based on his superstrength and endurance, is a brawler. That does not mean he doesn't know how to fight, but it does mean that he is at the very least self taught. But he has learned from the past that one cannot just aim himself at an opponent and charge, hoping to streamroll him into the wall. So his tactics are quite unconventional, and with his superhuman strength, Inferno can turn small objects like stones into deadly projectiles!
  
  
• Dancer: Inferno knows his way around the dance floor. This may or may not have any practical purpose in combat.
  
  
• Intimidation: Inferno usually doesn't have to do much to be intimidating, standing well over most people and built like a tank. But sometimes, not even that is not enough. Sometimes it takes a certain look or a certain kind of body language to really get his message across. He knows how to scare people into giving him what he wants to make a long story short.
  
  
• Resourceful: He isn't mcgyver, but he will make use of just about everything around him in a fight sort of using innocent people. It could be more that he abuses his strength to the point he uses his environment against people, and half the time it endangers him just as much as his opponent, but he can still be crafty.
  
  Weaknesses:
  
• Ego: Inferno's primary weakness is that of his often incredible ego. While it's always a problem to be over confident, his ego actually hinders using his aura power when he needs to. Unless other wise stated, Inferno's ego will make him down play dire situations, preventing his aura from giving him the added boost in power he needs.
  
  
• Dehydrating: While fireproof, Inferno's body can still lose liquid. And naturally, if he dehydrates, he'll die.
  
  
• Women: Inferno has a hard time wanting to hit women, but has no problem hitting ON women. Though, there are always exceptions.
  
  
• Bleeding: Because Inferno's body absorbs heat, his injuries do not cauterize.
  
  
• Psionics: What's a good way to bypass his body's adaptation? Go for the head! Mental attacks are the best means of attacking Inferno without giving his body a chance to adapt later.
  
  
• Pain: While not a real weakness, just because his body can adapt, doesn't mean he can't feel pain. There are ways to make him feel pain without his body adapting, which can knock him out cold if it overwhelms his threshold.
  
  Equipment:
  
  
• Metallic Gloves: Made by Inferno himself, these gloves do nothing but make his fists hurt even more when they collide with your face. They can also be used to catch or parry them crazy people with swords.
  
  
  
  
  ===PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE===
  
  
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  Personality: Inferno is a guy you'll have a hard time remembering. Either because he's hard to forget because of how big he is, or simply how... free his lifestyle is. Inferno believes that life doesn't owe you anything, and you have to work to get anything in life. If he has the power to take something, he'll take it unless he changes his mind later. Typically he will only steal things he actually needs, or things that can get him what he needs, but he's been known to steal out of boredom or whimsy.
  
  A habit of his is getting into fights; many pointless. Inferno wants to become stronger, and more powerful so that he can kill his father one day. So he will go out of his way to start a fight if need be, seeking strong opponents to fight. He'll still fight people no where near his level of strength, but he won't go out of his way to start it. Trouble usually finds him first anyway. Inferno is also VERY confident in his abilities to the point of down playing the seriousness of a situation. This enables him to face impossible odds without batting an eye, but this can also come back to bite him in the ass.
  
  Despite his many flaws, Inferno is a social creature and enjoys the company of others- women especially. There are three kinds of friends people find themselves grouped in; drinking buddies, brawling buddies, and buddies with benefits. The latter is reserved for women exclusively. Inferno isn't gullible by any stretch of the imagination, but is willing to risk his neck for his friends. He'll jump into a fight without thinking twice if it's on behalf of a friend. It doesn't really matter what 'alignment' you are, he'll consider you a friend if you're a hero just as much as if you were a villain or neutral. He's alittle picky with who he actually considers a friend, but if he you catch his eye, you'll have a loyal powerhouse on your side.
  
  On a side note, Inferno does show a more sensetive sides toward women. How he acts will depend on how he feels about her, ranging from basic attraction, affection, to genuine love. He can be a sweetheart around a girl he really likes, or a protective older brother. Inferno will also restrain his more 'destructive' impulses when hanging around women.
  
  Strengths:
  
• Brave
  
• Bold
  
• Confident
  
• Adapts quickly to change
  
• Optimistic
  
  Interests/Habits: Women, eating food, girls, sparring, ladies, wrecking stuff, females, lighting stuff on fire, those of the opposite gender, stealing, those who are not male, clubbing.
  
  Likes
  
• Women
  
• Fighting
  
• Girls
  
• Italian Food
  
• Italian Women
  
• Spanish Food
  
• Spanish Women
  
• All you can eat buffets
  
• All the women he can have
  
• Video Games
  
• Girls who play video games
  
• Nightclubs
  
• Girls at nightclubs
  
• Sports
  
• Atheletic girls
  
• Swimming
  
• Girls in bikinis
  
• His mother
  
• Drinking
  
  Dislikes
  
• Running out of food
  
• Being turned down
  
• Loud noises
  
• Being told what to do
  
• Being nagged
  
• His fun being ruined/interupted
  
• Two faced people
  
• His sister
  
• His father
  
  
  
  
  ===PERSONAL BACKGROUND===
  
  
  
  

Family Members: -Unknown at this time-
Place of Origin: -Unknown-
Current City: Roams alot, but spends much of his time in Jump

History: Inferno was born and raised from parts unknown, raised mostly by his mother during his early childhood. His mother had served in the military where she met his father, both were volunteers for a top secret research project involving bio-engineering. The end result was that both of them gained super powers, the only two out of a hundred who didn't die, or suffer from 'side effects.'  One thing led to another after that, and Inferno was born after that. Military life wasn't easy for him, having to move from base to base combined with strict parents. And then his mother had a daughter.

His father changed at that point, revealing more sinister intentions. Worried for her children, his mother took them away and tried to start a new life. Inferno didn't take too well to the peaceful lifestyle, the fact that as a child he was taller then most kids and grounds for teasing, this didn't help matters. While his sister was still an infant, his father found them and attacked his mother. Unable to save both of them, her mother managed to escape with him, leaving his sister to be taken by their father. After she recovered, she spent some time to teach Inferno how to survive on his own. After several years and when she was sure he was ready, she left. Only leaving behind a note explaining why she left and what she was going to do, Inferno was left to fend for himself.

It wasn't easy for him early on, having to find a way to survive. He resorted to stealing for food, to pay for shelter or food. He quickly learned that life didn't just give you stuff for free, and you had to work to get what you wanted. Inferno eventually found his way into illegal, underground fighting tournaments, which he used what his mother taught him and eventually made a name for himself; this continues to this day. He's become quite famous in the underground, and has become very strong through his experiences. His behavior leaves something to be desired though...

Sample RP: The ring was filled with the raucous cheering and chanting of the crowd. An underground favorite made his way into the ring, having to stoop to get through the door that was just not meant for someone as big as him. He was a giant of a man, standing around eight feet and built like a tank. His flaming red hair wild and unkempt as he waved and basked in the cheering of the crowd above. Inferno loved fight night; the noise, the crowd, the money, the babes, and of course the fighting- but mostly the babes and fighting.

He had been in The Pit before, noticing a few blood stains that he could have swore had been there the last time he was here. The Pit was an unconventional arena, designed specifically for super powered fighting. It was big and yet surrounded on all sides by concrete, due to the fact that the arena was somewhere in the sewers. An abandoned part of the sewers that had been 'closed off' to the public. The fighters entered in below while the crowd watched safely from above behind an iron fence.

But enough being nostalgic, Inferno popped his neck and rolled his shoulders as he focused on his opponent. A rough skinned looking guy that had a build like Inferno, but wasn't quite as tall. "Well, ain't this a small world," the man remarked, also warming up.

"That you Rhino? You hard headed freak! How ya been?" Inferno replied with a big grin. What were the odds that he'd face the same guy he fought here the last time he was here years ago. Rhino was a tough son of a gun, where Inferno had power and stamina, Rhino had stamina in spades. The two literally beat each other silly till dawn the last time they fought- Inferno only won out due to his fire. Which looking back, Inferno regrets using fire.

"You gonna squeak by with your matches and gasoline this time Red?" Rhino taunted, getting ready to fight.

"Not this time, I plan on splitting your head wide open!" Inferno retorted with a laugh, also getting ready. There was no need to say anything else as someone somewhere was counting down. Inferno tightened his muscles and slid one foot back, blood pumping and adrenaline buzzing through his veins; this was going to be fun.

Inferno was off on the bell, propelling himself forward at incredible speed toward Rhino. Using one of his feet to break, Inferno wasted no time and went straight on the offensive. Rhino despite his nickname, went on the defensive and started dodging Inferno's attacks, but barely. He knew he could withstand Inferno's punches, but he also wasn't stupid enough to think he could stay standing from one. That was the only problem with being super durable, he wasn't heavy enough to the point he wouldn't move when you hit him.

Inferno didn't let up, trying to push Rhino into a corner when Rhino suddenly ducked under one of his punches and charged into Inferno's gut. Before Inferno knew what was happening, Rhino wrapped his arms around his waist and lifted. Inferno was going over head first toward the ground, catching his fall with his hands. And then Rhino back kicked him in the face. That hurt alittle, good to know Rhino wasn't soft. Inferno tried to free himself from his awkward situation by trying to knee Rhino in the face. Alot of good it did, Rhino barely blinked; plus Inferno didn't have enough leverage.

Rhino then whipped Inferno back, slamming him into the ground before elbow dropping on his neck once. Again, that hurt alittle. Inferno rolled to his feet and was then promptly hit with a charging headbutt that knocked him off his feet again. Rhino wasn't letting him back up, smart move. Breaking with one of his hands, Inferno grabbed a handful of ground and when he saw Rhino move in, he hurled a series of bone breaking projectiles from his hand. Rhino shielded himself with his arms, tanking the hits as Inferno got back on his feet and kicked off.

He collided with Rhino who had a foot held back to try and keep from being flung back, his shoes being torn apart as they were dragged across the concrete ground. Inferno followed up with an uppercut for Rhino's gut, enough to lift him but not enough to send him flying. He finished with a powerful right hook that DID send Rhino flying, straight into a wall with a loud thud. The sound was drowned out by the sound of the crowd above as Rhino peeled himself off, popped his neck and gestured Inferno to come at him again. Which Inferno did. "We still gonna take piss breaks when we need do like in the day?" Inferno asked, driving his fist for Rhino's head, missing as the shorter man ducked under him and left his fist to punch a hole in the wall behind him.

"Only if you're up for another all nighter, Red," Rhino quipped, throwing a few jabs and a hook as Inferno spun around. Taking the blows before he charged, borrowing Rhino's move and headbutting Rhino, sending him bouncing across the ground.

"We should get some damn pizza for the show we're putting on. But I'm game old man. Just don't break a hip now," Inferno teased, tapping his fists together before bounding off toward Rhino...

Claimed. I will review this character application. Expect a reply soon.

-Dar

Nicely done. This character is quite original, and would indeed be very intimidating on a battlefield.

I want to make sure I understand this. He can only use one adaptation at a time, correct? Meaning he can only be stronger or more durable or have better senses at one time?

For purposes of avoiding confusion, we need to know how strong he is normally, as expressed in how many tons he can normally lift at maximum. A bus weighs anywhere from 7 to 14 tons, so I would say 10 tons would be your best bet. This can also count for how durable he is normally (how many tons of pressure he can withstand).

We then also need to know his maximum lift (and likewise durability) when he is adapting to focus on one specifically. Finally, we need to know what his maximum lift/durability is when he is using his various aura abilities.

We can't assume that everyone will know what water bending is like in Avatar. Please provide common examples of techniques he will use when manipulating fire.

Finally, the canon Teen Titans from the show are not present. This is part of the Reboot Storyline that the site is now following. The Teen Titans, along with almost all superheroes and villains, vanished about 3 years ago. Titans Tower was also destroyed and has yet to be rebuilt. Your character cannot meet them. Your sample RP will have to take them out.

Please make these changes and let me know when you're ready for me to take another look. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a Private Message.

-Dar

I was not aware the sample rp was canon, so I didn't think I needed to change it. But done.

My original thought for his adaptation was more just that he becomes stronger naturally after a period of time of pushing his body. Like how humans gain muscle by lifting weights for weeks.

On reflection, I don't know why I added the senses part. It makes no sense to me now. But basically, what I meant with his adaptation was that his body will become more durable and stronger the more it is pushed. Like, if he tears muscles lifting weights, when the muscles heal, they'll be stronger. If his body bruises, gets cut, torn, or anything that would damage the cells of his body, if he lives his body will become stronger.

I'm pretty much tying it in with how the new angle for the board is for characters to 'grow' and develop their powers. Simply put, the more Inferno fights people as strong/stronger then him, the stronger he CAN become. It would still take awhile for any 'adaptation' to take effect.


As for his aura, it would pretty much increase his physical abilities (strength and durability because I can't see it increasing his speed) by 100% max. But the only way you'd see that kind of increase, is if you killed someone he REALLY cared for. Otherwise, it depends on the situation.

His aura is the weakest of his powers, mostly cause of his ego hindering it from helping him much anyway. But it is there and can pop up occasionally. It just depends on the situation. It's a "Holy crap I'm fighting superman, aura power keep me from dying horribly!" safety net. Cause there still are certain people not even Inferno can fight lol

I suppose the sample RP doesn't need to be canon, but the changes are much appreciated. I mostly wanted to make sure that you were aware of the reboot changes.

Thank you for those edits.