The Strategist (Future)

[The Strategist]

I am following the character guides written by True Blue and Ninmast to construct my profile.

Name: The Strategist

Age: Approximately 2,500 years

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Power Level: High tier high

Timeline: Distant Future

Appearance:

• Hair: Black, shoulder-length
  
• Eyes: Black, can be red sometimes
  
• Skin: White
  
• Build: Slim to moderate
  
• Attire: Black armor with horns protruding from the shoulders, crimson cape
  
• Height: 6’2
  
• Weight: Irrelevant
  

Personality: Amoral, cunning, keeps to himself and hates crowds and direct confrontations unless he is confident that he has the upper hand. He can be friendly and cooperative, if the situation demands it. He can be a nice, charismatic guy one second and stab you in the back the next. He knows of friendship and love, but they mean little to him. He never truly trusts anyone, not even his subordinates or allies.

History: No detailed history of the events that followed Battleworld exist, but here are some bullet points:

• 5 AB (After Battleworld): The end of the war. The Strategist disappears from sight and the world is finally in peace.
  
• 10 AB: The Corrupted cuts off all contact with the outside world, is assumed dead.
  
• 1,000 AB: A galactic war reaches Earth, aiming to destroy everything and consume all resources. The factions unite to fight them off, and succeed.
  
• 1,010 AB: The Corrupted show signs of their return, and their disappearance is explained with the stories of their journeys across many worlds. It turns out the Strategist is among them, and is corrupted.
  
• 1,050 AB: The Corrupted dwell in the “Dead Zone” of the planet, the mark that the alien war left on their world. They are not disturbed nor do they cause any disturbance.
  
• 1,900 AB: The warring aliens return with a relentless attack on both the planet, and the Corrupted step in to protect their home world. Another alien faction rushes to aid the Corrupted. After a long, brutal battle, the world is saved. None of the aliens survive.
  
• 2,479 AB: Humanity’s technology reaches a critical level, and the Corrupted start destroying all weapons and super powers that could destroy the world. In the process, Glinda is killed, and Cecil goes on a rampage, forcing the superpowers to target their most devastating weapons at the Corrupted. The result is irreparable damage to the world.
  
• 2,480: The Strategist emerges to take command, but fails and is opposed by Cecil. He gathers followers and exits into space in a fleet before the final Planetfall. He takes control of the fleet, dubbing it “Space Command,” and is confronted by a bloodthirsty alien faction which decimates them. He jumps back in time, hoping to change history.
  
• Year Zero: The Strategist arrives from the future with a plan to change the future by interfering with current events and altering their outcomes.
  

Powers: The Strategist has powers of the void, and darkness. He can cloak himself in the shadows, travel instantly through dark spaces, and manifest darkness to engulf his opponents and create clones of them. He can also create an area where it would be impossible to see or sense any form of energy. He can manipulate dark energy for great damage, and create black holes in outer space. He is most powerful in dark areas and in space.

Weapons: The Chaos Blade, a crimson weapon which can manipulate fire and darkness. It can only be wielded by the Strategist, and anyone else who touches it will be Corrupted and in constant pain.

Weakness: The Strategist is from the future, so any changes that hurt the current-day Strategist will dramatically affect the future Strategist. He is also vulnerable to “pure” attacks, especially if they are light-based or holy. He is weakened, but not disabled, when he is out in daylight. He could still cause damage, but is more vulnerable to harm when he is out in the sun.

[Beanybag]

Sounds like an Epic character, or AU...Not sure if he counts as Epic though.

[Ninmast]

Epic and AU both. I'll be moving the thread there.

I still say black holes is too much and I still think you're developing a problem with being obsessed with trying to create uber characters.

[zandyne]

...I think you need more details T. Strat.

[The Strategist]

Ninmast: The Strategist is not trigger happy, so it is unlikely for him to try to create black holes to suck in all possible "competition."

Zandyne: What details am I missing?

[zandyne]

Well for starters you say he's human but he clearly has powers that he just... -possesses-. I can see you're trying to justify his powers with the Crimson Blade but where did he get it from? How does it possess those abilities? You claim he's "distant future" (sci-fi sounding) material but his description seems to fall more into fantasy or medieval (not that it can't exist it just seems odd in that he reads like he could fit better into a fantasy setting visually and item-wise rather than one with supposedly lots of technology or be a sci-fi setting).

*I imply sci-fi because the talk of space command, black-holes and other business sounds more sci-fi by generic rule.

I also skimmed the 'original' T. Strat. page and it makes no mention of how he even begins to acquire all of these powers, even given the vague time-line you supply. Also where does his name come from? Did he just discard it and pick up the title or was that always his name? Why would his future self suddenly swap to a sword when he was previously using guns? Can he not just experiment with the sword's properties and somehow make it a projectile weapon?

And the weaknesses you mention sound kind of clear yet not, weak to light such as light particles or just specific light waves? And how does one use holy on him? Is it in the magical, invocation sense or the literal sense (ie: zealous conviction/protection).

Does this mean if he was in a room with brilliant lights shining on him in all directions he would be unable to use his powers of darkness? What is the density of the darkness that he needs (or the bare minimum) required to operate these powers? Does he need the sword to use them or does it just augment his latent powers?

There's also a personal gripe that you should use real sentences for your descriptions but that's really not my jurisdiction.

And how DOES he travel back in time? If it's an RP pertaining event though, forget I asked.

One last point, I swear, does this mean there are TWO T. Strat's at a time? In that case would they work together or fight each other, the 'normal' T. Strat doesn't seem like the sort to easily accept things as they are told.

[The Strategist]

The Strategist exists in the RP Battleworld, where there is a faction called the Corrupted. Basically, they are created when magical and technological weapons meet in battle. Some of the Corrupted have more powers that others. In this respect, the Strategist is fortunate to obtain some excellent powers.

As for the other questions you ask, I will answer one by one:

1-Where does his name come from? Did he just discard it and pick up the title or was that always his name?

His real name has long been discarded, and is therefore irrelevant. To be honest I didn't think of a real name for the character, so unless it is unavoidable and necessary, I will not bother myself with it.

2- Why would his future self suddenly swap to a sword when he was previously using guns? Can he not just experiment with the sword's properties and somehow make it a projectile weapon?

The future he comes back from is still mostly a mystery, even to me. It will be clearer as the events of the RP unfold, battles are fought and people are killed. It is an artifact he found and acquired. He can still use guns, but the sword supports his powers and is therefore useful to him. It can be used for energy manipulation as well as conventional sword fights.

3-And the weaknesses you mention sound kind of clear yet not, weak to light such as light particles or just specific light waves? And how does one use holy on him? Is it in the magical, invocation sense or the literal sense?

All of it.

4-Does this mean if he was in a room with brilliant lights shining on him in all directions he would be unable to use his powers of darkness? What is the density of the darkness that he needs (or the bare minimum) required to operate these powers? Does he need the sword to use them or does it just augment his latent powers?

He would be able to use the powers of darkness if lights are shining on him from all directions, but they would not be too effective until he either moves out of the light or destroys the source. He can use his powers if there is any darkness (ie; a shadow). The sword gives him a better chance in this situation, but unless the light is too intense, he can probably move away and work on a plan to even the odds.

5-And how DOES he travel back in time? If it's an RP pertaining event though, forget I asked.

Question forgotten.

6-One last point, I swear, does this mean there are TWO T. Strat's at a time? In that case would they work together or fight each other, the 'normal' T. Strat doesn't seem like the sort to easily accept things as they are told.

That is a possibility I am willing to experiment with, and see how it turns out.

[Enigma]

Alright. I'm seeing more and more of this. It's really starting to piss me off, actually.

1. Nowhere in this whole fucking thing does it explain how he is a 'HUMAN' with supernatural Uber powers.

2. How is he so old in the first place? Generally Humans only live to be about 120 if they're lucky.

3. I have to agree with Ninmast. I have a multitude of characters that are ZERGRUSHING pricks, but yet, they never could open a Black Hole. The force would be so great, and the energy would be so high of magnitude, it would probably make 'The Strategist' go snap, like a piece of candy.

4. Even in Star Trek, in Voyager, they had the hardest time to even make a Black Hole, because the energy would have to be so high of an output, they had fears of blowing their reactors up.

[Beanybag]

Yeah...black holes are by far the most destructive force that exist. =s

[Enigma]

Ehm.. Beany.. try again.. The most destructive force in the Universe is Enigma. xDD

Nah, just kidding. It's actually an Omega molecule. They are highly unstable, but can be stablized, it's just unknown how.

When they explode, they cause lags in time, and can rip apart a ship in under three seconds. xD

[Beanybag]

Well...those don't exist. o.O

I said black holes are the most destructive forces that exist.

[Enigma]

Psh. Just because you've never heard of one, or seen one. Doesn't mean they don't exist.

-humphs-

[Ninmast]

An omega molecule only exists in the Star Trek canon. Thus, whether or not it exists in any other is up for speculation, leaving black holes as the greatest force of destruction that can be verified. Now, let's get back on topic, shall we?

You really need to explain in his history how he got his powers and the sword, Strategist. I understand the timeline he comes from isn't really clear to you, but even if you don't spell out all the rest, explaining at least his powers should come at a bare minimum.

[The Strategist]

I will work on the details of his powers and abilities as soon as I have sufficient time to do it.