Post by Doctor Strange on Apr 19, 2010 17:38:07 GMT -6
Stephen Vincent Strange [/color]
Dr Strange, once a gifted but egotistic surgeon who sought the The Ancient One to heal his wounded hands. Instead he became Master of the Mystic Arts and the first Sorcerer Supreme.
Franchise: Marvel
Canon: Yes
Custom Title: The Sorcerer Supreme
The Basics[/size]
Personality [/color]
Special Abilities
As Master of the Mystic Arts, Doctor Strange is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the world. Dr. Strange uses mystical energy invoked upon by spells/incantations or by the power of divine beings to manipulate forces of the universe including projection of mystic energy as bolts, slashes, binds, shields, or a scattered array of energy appearing like electricity, manipulating matter and various energies (physical or spiritual)even transmutation of matter, controlling the elements, opening or sealing mystical portals to other realms, teleportation or dimensional travel, reality warping and control over dimension, seeing through or casting illusions, invisibility and intangibility through astral projection, vast mental powers such as telepathy and telekinesis, communication with the dead and spiritual entities, seeing the future or past, manipulating dreams, removing spirits or placing them back into bodies, summoning supernatural beings, or using the powers of supernatural items. Many of Doctor Strange’s powers are a function of his ability to manipulate the ambient mystical energy of the Marvel Universe. With this ability Dr. Strange can perform many functions. Commonly this is seen as energy attacks that range from low power to planet destroying, transmutation, telekinesis, teleportation, protective shields, etc. He uses this mystical energy to cast spells of a near infinite variety. Dr. Strange can also channel the virtually unlimited energy of nigh-omnipotent mystical and non-mystical beings--known as Principalities--to empower his spells. This can take the form of stating what he wants to occur. This ability to be a conduit to multi-versal power sources has given rise to the phrase "Dr. Strange is as powerful as the god he invokes". He is quite capable of utilizing power that is considered "black magic", though he tends to do so only under extreme exigency. Though he rarely has, he can absorb the power of even a cosmic or semi-deific entity. Doctor Strange has a pact with Eternity possibly allowing him to live as long as the Ancient One and others before him have.
Doctor Strange has been noted calling upon many sorcerous phrases invoking certain entities, usually the above-mentioned Principalities. One example:
“Seven rings hath Raggador, from indigo to deepest black, Yet Oshtur grant me something more: The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!”
This phrase for instance, would cause unbreakable magical bonds to appear, capable of constraining even the Hulk. In addition to Cyttorak and Oshtur, among the beings of power called upon by Strange are all-seeing Agamotto and hoary Hoggoth, who along with Oshtur form the triad known as the eternal Vishanti; the Seraphim; Cthon (who created the Darkhold tome); Gaia; Ikonn; Dormammu (rarely) and the hell-lord Satannish. Sometimes it appears the substance of mystical realms is invoked rather than the beings who rule over them, as when Strange summons the Flames of the Faltine (the birthplace dimension of Dormammu, but also particular energy beings who rule there). This may explain why Strange is able to call upon such evil entities as Cthon and Satannish to power certain spells, yet not be in their service.
Certain beings are typically invoked for particular effects, such as Ikonn for illusions, the Seraphim for protective effects like shields and the like, Cyttorak for bindings, Agamotto for dispelling negativity and revealing the truth, etc. Other magical constructs commonly employed through such agencies are the Vapors of Valtoor, the Chains of Krakkan, and the Seven Suns of Cinnibus. Doctor Strange seems to be more so than anyone else under the favored patronage of the powerful Vishanti.
Doctor Strange has been looked upon as a deus ex machina. Comic book writers explain that you could put Doctor Strange into any type of situation and escape it, as his power and access to appropriate knowledge are not constrained by normal laws of physics. Yet there have also been many examples where he is able to face someone very powerful one moment and unable at another. So apparently the magical nature of his powers also makes them somewhat inconsistent. He has triumphed over beings of nigh infinite power, then been stymied by beings of far less puissance, depending on the needs of the story, apparently. One limitation he apparently possesses is an ill-defined inability to conjure strictly technological items, or to be as effective in areas where scientific endeavor usually preponderates, though this is by no means a hard and fast rule.
Weaknesses
Brief History [Spoilers][/size]
-I only put what I knew also as to what seemed necessary.-
At a young age, Stephen Strange had dreams of becoming a doctor. The eldest child of three, Strange was born in 1930 while his parents Eugene and Beverly Strange were vacationing in Philadelphia. At the age of eleven he aided his younger sister Donna when she was injured, which proved to be a formative experience for him, and he was inspired to attend med-school after high school. Ironically, it was his inability to later save her from drowning when he was nineteen and on leave from college that undermined his belief in life’s meaning and the value of idealism. Nevertheless, he rapidly finished med-school at a young age and became a successful neurosurgeon.
Strange displayed phenomenal talent in his chosen field, and quickly attained wealth and notoriety. The more successful he became, the more arrogant he grew. Eventually this led to estrangement from his family and the undoing of his relationship with a United Nations translator named Madeline Revell to whom he had proposed marriage. So distant and self-absorbed did he become, that he refused to visit his father on his deathbed. His enraged younger brother Victor Strange berated him for this, and then was killed as he ran into traffic. Stephen then placed the body of his brother into cryogenic storage. At a much later stage Stephen attempted to restore his brother through magical means, but instead imbued him with the curse of vampirism.
A car accident that damaged the nerves in his hands changed everything for Stephen Strange. He was no longer able to be a surgeon, and arrogantly refused to become an assistant or consultant as he squandered his money traveling the world searching for a cure. One day he heard a rumor of a mystical personage known as the Ancient One in Tibet. Marshaling the last of his inner and outer resources, Strange diligently searched until the fortress of the Ancient One was revealed to him. Though initially outraged that the aged mystic refused to cure his hands, Strange’s anger was quickly replaced by amazement when the reality of magical forces was demonstrated before his eyes as he witnessed an attack on the Ancient One. Circumstances revealed to Strange that it was none other than Baron Mordo, the Ancient One’s chief disciple, who was the perpetrator of the attack, and who continued to plot the destruction of the antediluvian mystic in an attempt to gain power. To his horror Strange learned he was unable to reveal this after Mordo easily ensorcelled him. Realizing the Ancient One was a force for good; Stephen selflessly abandoned his quest to restore his hands and committed himself to magical tutelage with the intention of foiling Mordo’s insidious scheme. By this act Strange proved himself to the Ancient One, to whom the entire melodrama had been transparent. Thus Doctor Strange set himself down the path to become the new Sorcerer Supreme of the earth dimension, yet gained a deadly enemy in Baron Mordo.
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Member Information
Dr Strange, once a gifted but egotistic surgeon who sought the The Ancient One to heal his wounded hands. Instead he became Master of the Mystic Arts and the first Sorcerer Supreme.
Franchise: Marvel
Canon: Yes
Custom Title: The Sorcerer Supreme
[i][color=Blue]The[/color][/i] [b][color=Gold]Sorcerer[/color] [color=Maroon]Supreme[/color][/b]
The Basics[/size]
Real Name: Stephen Vincent Strange
Alias:Stephen Strange, Dr. Strange, Master Of The Mystic Arts, Necromancer, Dr. Stephen Sanders, Sorcerer Supreme, Master Of Black Magic, Red Rajah, Strange, Shiva The Destroyer, One Who Lives In Whispers
Alignment: Hero
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Family: N/A
Alias:Stephen Strange, Dr. Strange, Master Of The Mystic Arts, Necromancer, Dr. Stephen Sanders, Sorcerer Supreme, Master Of Black Magic, Red Rajah, Strange, Shiva The Destroyer, One Who Lives In Whispers
Alignment: Hero
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Family: N/A
Personality [/color]
Stephen is a kind man. One of great power, but does his best to show he means business when he needs to. In his times as a Doctor, he was rather cocky and very prideful, but after going through the trials he went through into becoming the first Sorcerer Supreme, he went through a somewhat personal change and has a deep respect for those he feels that deserve it. He also knows how and when to remain calm and to keep his cool when it comes to things that would upset or anger him. All in all, he is a kind man, but when the times come, he can be as serious as a sword is to a dagger.
Special Abilities
As Master of the Mystic Arts, Doctor Strange is one of the most powerful sorcerers in the world. Dr. Strange uses mystical energy invoked upon by spells/incantations or by the power of divine beings to manipulate forces of the universe including projection of mystic energy as bolts, slashes, binds, shields, or a scattered array of energy appearing like electricity, manipulating matter and various energies (physical or spiritual)even transmutation of matter, controlling the elements, opening or sealing mystical portals to other realms, teleportation or dimensional travel, reality warping and control over dimension, seeing through or casting illusions, invisibility and intangibility through astral projection, vast mental powers such as telepathy and telekinesis, communication with the dead and spiritual entities, seeing the future or past, manipulating dreams, removing spirits or placing them back into bodies, summoning supernatural beings, or using the powers of supernatural items. Many of Doctor Strange’s powers are a function of his ability to manipulate the ambient mystical energy of the Marvel Universe. With this ability Dr. Strange can perform many functions. Commonly this is seen as energy attacks that range from low power to planet destroying, transmutation, telekinesis, teleportation, protective shields, etc. He uses this mystical energy to cast spells of a near infinite variety. Dr. Strange can also channel the virtually unlimited energy of nigh-omnipotent mystical and non-mystical beings--known as Principalities--to empower his spells. This can take the form of stating what he wants to occur. This ability to be a conduit to multi-versal power sources has given rise to the phrase "Dr. Strange is as powerful as the god he invokes". He is quite capable of utilizing power that is considered "black magic", though he tends to do so only under extreme exigency. Though he rarely has, he can absorb the power of even a cosmic or semi-deific entity. Doctor Strange has a pact with Eternity possibly allowing him to live as long as the Ancient One and others before him have.
Doctor Strange has been noted calling upon many sorcerous phrases invoking certain entities, usually the above-mentioned Principalities. One example:
“Seven rings hath Raggador, from indigo to deepest black, Yet Oshtur grant me something more: The Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!”
This phrase for instance, would cause unbreakable magical bonds to appear, capable of constraining even the Hulk. In addition to Cyttorak and Oshtur, among the beings of power called upon by Strange are all-seeing Agamotto and hoary Hoggoth, who along with Oshtur form the triad known as the eternal Vishanti; the Seraphim; Cthon (who created the Darkhold tome); Gaia; Ikonn; Dormammu (rarely) and the hell-lord Satannish. Sometimes it appears the substance of mystical realms is invoked rather than the beings who rule over them, as when Strange summons the Flames of the Faltine (the birthplace dimension of Dormammu, but also particular energy beings who rule there). This may explain why Strange is able to call upon such evil entities as Cthon and Satannish to power certain spells, yet not be in their service.
Certain beings are typically invoked for particular effects, such as Ikonn for illusions, the Seraphim for protective effects like shields and the like, Cyttorak for bindings, Agamotto for dispelling negativity and revealing the truth, etc. Other magical constructs commonly employed through such agencies are the Vapors of Valtoor, the Chains of Krakkan, and the Seven Suns of Cinnibus. Doctor Strange seems to be more so than anyone else under the favored patronage of the powerful Vishanti.
Doctor Strange has been looked upon as a deus ex machina. Comic book writers explain that you could put Doctor Strange into any type of situation and escape it, as his power and access to appropriate knowledge are not constrained by normal laws of physics. Yet there have also been many examples where he is able to face someone very powerful one moment and unable at another. So apparently the magical nature of his powers also makes them somewhat inconsistent. He has triumphed over beings of nigh infinite power, then been stymied by beings of far less puissance, depending on the needs of the story, apparently. One limitation he apparently possesses is an ill-defined inability to conjure strictly technological items, or to be as effective in areas where scientific endeavor usually preponderates, though this is by no means a hard and fast rule.
Weaknesses
Being human, Stephen can be killed when defenseless, but that is very rare. At the same time of being human, he is not pure and can fall for sin as well as the usual human-like characteristics.
His hands are his greats weapons. if his concentration is lost, his hands can result into being nearly useless and cause great pain. If harms or remained fully wounded, Dr. Strange is pretty much useless as most of his magic resides around his hands.
His hands are his greats weapons. if his concentration is lost, his hands can result into being nearly useless and cause great pain. If harms or remained fully wounded, Dr. Strange is pretty much useless as most of his magic resides around his hands.
Brief History [Spoilers][/size]
-I only put what I knew also as to what seemed necessary.-
At a young age, Stephen Strange had dreams of becoming a doctor. The eldest child of three, Strange was born in 1930 while his parents Eugene and Beverly Strange were vacationing in Philadelphia. At the age of eleven he aided his younger sister Donna when she was injured, which proved to be a formative experience for him, and he was inspired to attend med-school after high school. Ironically, it was his inability to later save her from drowning when he was nineteen and on leave from college that undermined his belief in life’s meaning and the value of idealism. Nevertheless, he rapidly finished med-school at a young age and became a successful neurosurgeon.
Strange displayed phenomenal talent in his chosen field, and quickly attained wealth and notoriety. The more successful he became, the more arrogant he grew. Eventually this led to estrangement from his family and the undoing of his relationship with a United Nations translator named Madeline Revell to whom he had proposed marriage. So distant and self-absorbed did he become, that he refused to visit his father on his deathbed. His enraged younger brother Victor Strange berated him for this, and then was killed as he ran into traffic. Stephen then placed the body of his brother into cryogenic storage. At a much later stage Stephen attempted to restore his brother through magical means, but instead imbued him with the curse of vampirism.
A car accident that damaged the nerves in his hands changed everything for Stephen Strange. He was no longer able to be a surgeon, and arrogantly refused to become an assistant or consultant as he squandered his money traveling the world searching for a cure. One day he heard a rumor of a mystical personage known as the Ancient One in Tibet. Marshaling the last of his inner and outer resources, Strange diligently searched until the fortress of the Ancient One was revealed to him. Though initially outraged that the aged mystic refused to cure his hands, Strange’s anger was quickly replaced by amazement when the reality of magical forces was demonstrated before his eyes as he witnessed an attack on the Ancient One. Circumstances revealed to Strange that it was none other than Baron Mordo, the Ancient One’s chief disciple, who was the perpetrator of the attack, and who continued to plot the destruction of the antediluvian mystic in an attempt to gain power. To his horror Strange learned he was unable to reveal this after Mordo easily ensorcelled him. Realizing the Ancient One was a force for good; Stephen selflessly abandoned his quest to restore his hands and committed himself to magical tutelage with the intention of foiling Mordo’s insidious scheme. By this act Strange proved himself to the Ancient One, to whom the entire melodrama had been transparent. Thus Doctor Strange set himself down the path to become the new Sorcerer Supreme of the earth dimension, yet gained a deadly enemy in Baron Mordo.
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Sample Role-Play Post[/size]
The recently discovered sorcerer supreme had made his on sanction and resided alone to avoid any conflict with others as well as his friends and so on. The hospital he worked for was now in the hands of another... One who could focus well with nice precision. Due to that car accident that had occurred over a year or so ago crushed the nerves within Stephens hands, causing him to be forced to drop his career as a successful doctor. Sighing to himself as he held that straight forward serious facial expression, Stephen concentrated to the air around him, slowly forcing his body to rise from the velvet ground.
His eyes calmly closed shut as he continued to concentrate. His light green eyes remained shut as the cloak that drooped over his shoulders remained towards the floor as he made it look, as if you were looking at him from behind, it'd be like he was standing, but no, he was hovering in mid air. Using his abilities to stay focused and remain afloat.
As his mind was off in the area of deep concentration as well as thought, he was unaware of the recent happenings that may soon occur in the upcoming future. Sure, he may be the newest sorcerer supreme, but he still had a great way to go before he could master everything he was told to master. After a moment or two, Strange felt himself loose it and nearly fall to the floor. With a small gasp and his eyes wide open, Stephen sighed and had his feet meet with the ground before his backside met with the ground. He sighed and gave a rub to his head, feeling a migraine of sorts start to enter his mind. "Still can't hover right..." Stephen sighed. "Now all this concentration's giving me a headache.." He then confessed and moved to a near by chair for him to sit in. "Maybe a nap would suffice? Nah.. I get groggy after those... Still...what to do..?" He asked himself as he thought out loud. His hand to his chin as he looked to the books that were stacked on the table next to him. His eyes looked to his right hand. One that was once, barely usable, he gave it a gentle wave and a small aura of bright blue magic formed from his finger tips. He grinned as it seemed to entertain him a bit more then any old book would have.
Completely unaware as to what was going to happen next in his life.
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