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Oooh Tech heroes are always neat! I can't wait to see this one in action Approved! Just so everyone knows, The Thread I'm working on for the Opening of this semester of the Sunlight Academy is gonna be a bit late. The good news is; The grand galloping Gala is on tomorrow! Seeing as I'm going to have to keep my eyes on it for staff duties please be patient for the Academy to open, this however doesn't mean you can't start up your own threads as soon as you like! So you know though, for the content of this universe thing Marvel cinematic universe or The Justice league unlimited or for a more recent comparison Young Justice. SO bleeding and things like that are okay but no decapitations or graphic detail of the severing of limbs or things like that... basically keep it Pg-13! Once the Sunlight academy officially opens I'll post the thread, until then you can go ahead and do as you like

Like Steel said you can have several, I think I was mostly just worried that silverbolt would be your first choice... I do like the idea of having that sort of comparison though so I think he could stay, the only thing is that when you app a super flying brick ish character he'll have to fight someone worthy of his strength and if he starts out really powerful then what will he be working towards, but like you said you are apping another character so just keep in mind while having a strong character in and of himself isn't a problem, keep in mind how just having that power and bringing it into other threads can kinda take away from heroes who aren't as powerful unless their villain has somehow planned ahead for Silverbolt's arrival. Just keep in mind, being able to beat a villain with pure power alone can be awesome to behold... it's not all that engaging for other players. I'll take a look at the app again, tell me when you've made the changes, okay? Before I approve this I wanted to ask, are arsenic's abilities and powers inherent abilities, somethign she awoke through training? or does she have an origin story. I noticed you said you had to omit some stuff. She looks liek she'd be a fun villain or anti villain for some characters possibly school attendees to face at some point. Also I feel I shoudl have been more clear about something in general! ONce your character -is- approved you can feel free to start threads or posts when you like. I do plan on having a thread which is like an opening ceremony for the sunlight academy... So keep an eye out for that.

Of course! encouraged in fact! WE need more villains, prefereably some more street level ones who are powerful but strong enough to hold their own against heroes. I was also thinking maybe we could look through eachother's apps for ideas and maybe we coudl play eachother's villains.

Sound wonderful! Thank you! I'll be able to start up a more official op if we have more students at least in the Sunlight academy. Thank you very much! Poor Zelda... an awesome origin story but I'm sure one day that trio of brillian inventors will be working tirelessly to help their friend! Until then though, let evildoers beware! Approved

Well, this is a bit awkward seeing as we both are going for the superman comparison and mentor comparison>_< I've nothign against flying bricks since well... I'm playing the premier one for this AU... but please think about whether you'd like a hero who can do it all or if you'd like one that can grow over time into something greater. Another thing confuses me as I read over this, Is he alive or in another dimension, do you plan on bringing him back in some form in the AU? If he is as powerful as his powers chart makes him look... please try to include some drawbacks because being able to swing skyscrapers is impresive, a hero needs to be able to take into account the damage their powers can do. THis is an interesting one, like I've said, characters who are unpowered but still heroes are great! But this one whose a reformed villain in a sense promises to make things interesting. I'll look forward to seeing how this can come up in future rp!

Superhero: Sun Sentinel Powers: The Power of the SUN! During the Daytime (and night time hours if she hasn't exhausted her energy supply) The Sun Sentinel is indisputably the most powerful Heroine on the face of the planet. During the day she is like a living solar energy generator. Through her millennia of crime fighting she has learned how to manipulate her powers to strengthen her body, increase her speed, and fly by empowering herself with the sun's energy. She has also learned to combine her natural magical abilities with her solar abilities to allow her to make constructs of solid sunlight. While many are unsure whether it is a power , The sentinel has a strange ability to inspire and bring hope to those in the immediate area and even some who learn of her exploits through news or other media. Alias: N/A Backstory: Doomed dimension, Desperate alicorn, Kindly couple. These six words are what tell her origins in the most simple of ways. Celestia and Luna are the last remaining members of a species of Alicorns from another dimension. Their mother a mare named harmony had warned them that their dimension was nearing the end of it's life... and soon she proved right. The mare conceived of a powerful spell to save her only remaining daughter with all that she could muster, but she only had enough magical power to send the two foals through the bridge between dimensions as she was left in the collapsing reality of her own world. Once the two siblings arrived in this dimension they were found by a pair of farming ponies who raised them as their own and taught them the values that they would take to heart: Those who have power, have a responsibility to their world to use that power to make it better. Celestia's magical and sun augmented prowess manifested at a young age and she after deliberation took up the mantle of the Sunlight Sentinel and began a long life of fighting villains and helping all that she could out. At first her life was that of someone who thought themselves an outside trying to make their homeland better... but over time things became bigger than that: Once she had hit adulthood... she'd been more comparable to an Icon and considered less relate-able because of the sheer power she manifested... and she had to admit that it was true that she may not be the most down to earth hero this was who she was and the hoof that life had dealt her. It was around this time that her sister betrayed her out of what seemed to be jealousy but perhaps there was more to it... an attempt to take over the world from her former sibling ended in a colossal battle on the moon where the Sentinel used an old magic to bind her sister to the moon for as long as the magic lasted. In the time of her sister's absense and due to the inherent limitation she had, The Sentinel elected to build an institution that would let her find and train heroes who could help maintain the peace for all. Many times this has called for her to help make those who could make the best difference in the world stronger and so came the concept of 'ascension'. In the past select great heroes have been called candidates for ascension by the greater public but in the end Celestia has only ascended those she puts her faith in to represent the best traits of their planet's inhabitants. In the past ascension has a sort of official mark that a creature was a great hero... but it came with conditions. Those who had been picked to ascend gained a noticeable increase in their power's capabilities, however only enough that it was a slight advantage at least for the first years of it and over time it would grow to become stronger and only reaches to even close to the level of either the sentinel or Luna after a century of letting their power grow... given the inherent dangers of the Hero life some of the ascended don't reach that point at all... An ascended hero regardless of species maximum lifespan wind up growing to about two hundred years until they eventually meet the fate that wait all things. Those who have ascended in the past have passed on in either doing their calling as heroes or just to the nature of time passing. While there are no heroes of this age who have been granted these powers… yet but quiite a few applicants of the academy have entered hoping to get such a glorious chance as the ascension ability has been given to species beyond ponies as the Sentinel is basically granting the hero a bit of her power… seeing as ponies and equine are the closest to the alicorn in her biology they take to it best whiel other creatures (while not deformed) tened to get more obvious changes and more overt powers that appear over time. Upon the day her sister returned She tried to make it in time to try and stop her but with all the power she had from the time on the moon she had a hard enough time dealing with a vast army of Moonlight Constructs the former Moonlit Knight sent to deal with her. When the night was over she arrived in time only to see the six heroes who had managed to defeat and cleanse her of the mysterious evil taint. She thanked them for their work but said that she would take care of her from now on... Currently her sister is assisting with the academy while under close watch by the Equestrian government (despite the sentinel's protests). Notable Villains: The "God-King" Sombra, Discord, Tirek (currently imprisoned). General Notability: A thousand years of heroism does wonders for one's PR. She has inspired many heroes with her stories and adventures, and has legions of admirers and fanclubs... but because of the immense power she wields there is an equal but opposite group of the world's populace who think that she cannot be trusted or that she see's herself above normal mortal creatures. The Sentinel’s role is one of a constant internal debate. She has the power to affect the world whether she exerts her will over it, chooses to inspire it, or if she had wished to hide herself from it. Despite what many think, she does not exist to save everyone from everything… she exists to inspire the entirety of Equestria and the world beyond it to save each other by being an example of hope of things being able to improve no matter how bleak things may look.

THey were indeed those heroes! but I didn't specify exactly HOW they did it besides saying they uses the elements (of heroism) to do it. Even though they can be experienced heroes I'ld like it they still had some growing and learning to do

Honestly I think that would be pretty neat. If you'd rather not I don't want you to feel as if I'm trying to pressure you into retconning your Character. I'd kinda prefer it were otherwise but I'm open to changes if you think it could be made better and more fun for the sake of the rp. If the one who is apping an individual Mane six member feels they should be an instructor at the academy they may but there's no need to assume all will beinstructors unless you coordinate with your fellow six players.

I'm working on an Application for the Sunlight Sentinel as we type, everyone! While I'm working on it I'd like to request some of you think of heroes or characters who'd join or be involved in the academy! I know the appeal of wanting to app a character who can do so much and has an established history, but don't forget that part of the fun of an AU (at least in my eyes) is seeing how differently things can go for a character in it! Anyway, remember that the sunlight academy is supposed to have a student body and help train heroes how to be better in many scenarios!

A thousand times approved! I love the idea of incorperating the mirror pool into her origin story... very unique and admitted somethign I probably would never have come up with, great job! This world needs more ponies like pathfinder... well more unpowered heroes. There's only room in any universe for one pathfinder. Approved!

I'd say this is the best route to go. Ooooh! Very detailed and interesting background. I can't wait to see the White Windigo in action! Approved!

I'll be looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Minotaur heroes! I'm already excited! Approved A good question, I've given it some thought. whoever apps dash can say whether or not they wanted that event to occur in a way similar to her powers awakening or if it can be a special move she does. However if you want it to have affected the other mane six or any other ponies in a way like the mainstream continuity should be run by those you wish it to have affected first, be it mane six or not. I'm open to feedback on this notion so if those who are interested would like it to be similar to the continuity have a good way to implement it, I'm amenable to that.

Quite an interesting take on Applejack. I'll be looking forward to seeing her in action along side the hopefully soon be app'd other members of this universe's mane six.

Shifter has been approved! Let's see what kind of adventures he will have!

World of Equestria: Age of heroes. Even before the founding and golden age of Equestria… there have been creatures with curious abilities beyond the norm. Some creatures able to jump tall building in a single bound, others could fire powerful bursts of energy from their eyes… and that’s not counting the even stranger things other have been shown to be able to do. One hero has stood above many others of her age, that of the Sun Sentinel. A mysterious mare who has protected the world from evils from the past many times over… but legends say that when she first appeared and began her rise as the symbol of hope for Equestria and some lands beyond, that she had a partner. A mystifying mare who manipulated and was empowered by the moonlight as she was the same with the sunlight. The stories say that after years [of jealousy had built up], She turned on her sister and partner and attempted to take over the world. A long battle raged until Sunlight Sentinel emerged victorious… They’re fight on the namesake of the former Moonlit Knight (and then, Nightmare Moon) covered it in the equine profile pattern of craters until using some legendary spell, The Sentinel sealed her partner and bound her to the moon. The scholars of myth say that this event is what caused the Sentinel to form her group of heroes and began a campaign to work with the government of Equestria to form the Sunlight academy: a school to teach the empowered individuals who desired it to learn how to use their powers well or for some, how to control them and to use them constructively. Over time, the school grew and grew until it became almost the size of a large town… in the current day it is a gigantic facility with the Lair of the Sunlight sentinel hovering high above it. Myths became a reality however after the night of Nightmare Moon’s return. A group of six heroes in the area of Ponyville: where the mare in the moon made her return. Together six solo heroes who had been fighting over the territory of Ponyville worked together to locate the magic used to seal her and instead used it to cleanse her of whatever evil had corrupted her. Although after using these elements, they dissipated and disappeared… That night left a mark on Equestria as all across the continent many heroes began springing up, some with no powers beyond their talents, others more so. But one thing has become clear: The age of heroes has only been emboldened by the return of the Moonlit Knight. While the government of Equestria has put her on trial… she has been sentenced to a type of community service in which she must now teach the new age of heroes. A roll she has taken to with Gusto along with her sister, her first act being to announce an initiative to allow villains who wish to turn over a new leaf to apply to the academy. (For those wondering what the content of this AU is supposed to be rated; think somewhere along the lines of the marvel cinematic universe, The justice league animated series, sky high ... and maybe my hero academia:P) Notable Figures The Sister Heroes Because of the important nature and weight these characters have on world I'm going to have to ask those who app them to work with me on what the backstory for them will be and about some aspects of this universe's lore is most likely to affect them. Sunlight Sentinel (Celestia): The sun themed exemplar and top heroine of the modern age and for the last thousand years. Her place in the world is now more a symbol of hope and peace for all creatures to strive for. In the past she had worked alongside her sister as the two most influential heroes of the age. Moonlit Knight turned on her out of jealousy (and possibly more). She has not chosen anyone as her personal protege but is looking for someone she believes could fit her type of mold once she has passed, not even the sun can last forever. The issues she faces is a mix of just how much she should use her powers to influence the world and also where to use them. In a world full of super villains it is not possible for even her to stop all of them, this is why she formed her school:To teach another generation of heroes how to use their powers wisely and for the greater good. Usually the only things that warrant her intervention are the appearances of immensely powerful villains of a world ending nature but often is able to stop crimes wherever she is while in canterlot so long as there’s no one else who can help. Due to her not taking up the role of rule in this universe, the old method of sunraising is still done by several skilled unicorn mages in Equestria. Her role as a mentor is stretched to the entire student body and she is often immensely protective of all of them. Known Powers. Solar energy manipulation and empowerment: Due to her nature and sun theme, Celestia does not control the sun itself but serves as a generator of powerful solar energy which manifests strongest during the day. Her powers allow her to use the sun’s energy to strengthen her abilities so that not only her magic but her physical capabilities allow her to hold her own in fights with the hardest hitting non magical bruises, her speed and reflexes have allowed her to keep up with (or be a bit slower) than even the fastest speedsters in Equestria and beyond. While her powers are impressive and potentially the strongest out of all heroes of the modern age, she is significantly weaker when cut from contact from the direct sunlight. Secret identity: N/A Thanks to her powers and alicorn status… and incredible height, Celestia has become fully invested in her persona is rarely seen out of costume. Moonlit Knight (Luna): Status: Appable The heroine turned villain turned heroine again. A contentious figure for this age, having grown in a tougher world than the one the modern ponies and creatures know, she has been hardened. While less… warm than her sister she is once more on the side of justice and eager to prove it to all who may doubt her. Unlike her sister who has had a thousand years worth of experience in crime fighting Luna has had considerably less but still enough to be a respected authority. Known powers: In fitting with her lunar theme, The Moonlit Knight’s abilities are based around the night and moonlight. Due to not having trained and honed them to the same lever her sister has (as well as being out of practice for a thousand years) Her ability to empower herself with the moon’s light is comparatively immensely weaker, despite this she has proven to be able to manipulate it to the point she is able to create constructs made of it to fight on her behalf, her conjuring abilities being second to none in this particular category. Unlike her sister who is always at her strongest during the day, Luna’s powers draw upon the moon’s phases and are strongest when it is full in the sky, and weakest when it has reached the new phase. Secret identity: Optional Luna while tall and still rather recognizable, thanks to her isolated area when she was cleansed the look of the Knight under her armor is still safe. It is entirely possible for her to go out and meet others if she so wishes. The Mane six (group title still unchosen) The mane six are all available to be apped and you are free to have them have whatever backstory and powers you wish so long as you don’t step on your fellow teammates toes. There are some conditions you’ll have to abide by if you wish to play them however: If you wish to play a member of the mane six their relationship with other characters in canon continuity will likely be different, one of the biggest differences will likely be that whoever apps Twilight Sparkle will not be The Sunlight Sentinel’s ward, protege, or whatever variation on that idea is as the sentinel has lived long enough and is aware she cannot show favoritism amongst a large body of students in such a way as she is working to be a role model for all creatures. Another condition is that seeing as the backstory and opening concept for this AU requires the mane six having actually been heroes who were originally against each other working in their territories but joined up to work together for the better of their town. It’s not likely they would have have a had a particularly close friendship (at least not in their costumed identities) However after the events of nightmare moons return and reformation, you’re free to take them in any direction you wish within reason. Government figures Since the two sisters didn’t take the role of raisers of the sun and moon and bringing of the day and night respectively, the current Equestrian government has several highly trained and powerful mages working to move the sun and moon each day through the sky. The land is in a state of mixing but still divided. While Earth ponies, unicorns, and pegasi do often live amongst each other there are still worries and the occasional bout of xenophobia from old, darker thoughts , feelings, and traditions that haven’t died out as quickly yet. In this world it’s most likely a trio of elected representatives from each species of pony work to try and come to agreements over what should be done about issues their world faces… but all things are susceptible to corruption. Technically the academy is run with the assistance of the council so many heroes have been worried about the effect it may have on the process of molding the heroes of the coming generation. Thanks to the combined efforts of the three species of pony and the long time spent between them Magitech has mademany advances, prosthetics are advanced and some are more like superpwered in their own right if you can afford/make them. gadgeteer and inventor heroes have been very popular for a while now. Major Locations: Sunlight Academy (in Canterlot) : The school of heroes and the empowered. Founded a thousand years ago by the Sunlight Sentinel herself, the academy has been (along with it’s founder) a beacon of hope to many an aspiring hero or empowered citizen: With the funding from the Equestrian government and the help of many scholars from across the land, it has experts in the fields of many of the powers that have appeared in the past. The major program for the academy is it’s hero training program for empowered who have either proven to be capable heroes or those who wish to go there and learn of their powers with the assistance of professionals first after having taken a difficult series of tests if they are just starting out. Once a hero has been approved for application of the academy they are subject to many classes that the school offers for different power categories after the empowered individuals capabilities are analyzed. Training drills are done regularly and eventually heroes will be trusted for more dangerous work if they haven’t been in dangerous situations before The other big program there is the empowered acclimation program. This course is for Empowered individuals who are not interested in being heroes, so much as learning to come to grips with the powers they have and finding ways to fit back into regular society. Some of this is for practice to learn control for more dangerous and powerful individual’s capabilities, but most of it is meant for those whose powers can inconvenience or hinder them in their everyday life. (at the time of writing this , these are the only areas that have a vaguely defined lore and even Ponyville is meant to be a flexible setting. Any locations, cities or towns in Equestria are fair game for any who wish to add their own superhero spin to each site… just don’t make everyplace all dark and gloomy, everyone! ) Ponyville: A still growing, large, and well established settlement a good trip away , but still adjacent to the academy. Ponyville is a flexible setting with a few heroes still operating in , the most prominent of those there being a sextet of mares with differing powers, abilities, and personalities. All of them show potential to be great heroes… but since the events of Nightmare moon’s return, they’re competition for recognition from Equestria and beyond as great heroes is growing more and more difficult. The biggest threats to Ponyville are regular attacks by creatures and oddities from the Everfree forest. What emerges from that place is rarely the same and always seems to have some strange abilities or method to give the local heroes a run for their bits. Application Rules and form: List of current Superheroes:

By the blessings of the Game Master! I DUB THIS APP! Stamped! Have great time in the world!

By the blessings of the Game Master! I DUB THIS APP! Stamped! Have great time in the world!

-Rubble Rose/Dust N. Debris- Application (WOE) Unicorn// Mare(Born)// Demolition worker turned EPIC agent How one may have heard of her/him: Most members of E.P.I.C. would have met Rubble in her mare form (and likely in stallion form in the future). In her Job as a demolition and Deconstruction worker, Rose had a reputation for being able to make a lot of jobs wherever she was hired go considerably faster with the aid of her magic and astounding feats of strength. Back in Fet Loch Rose still has family and made a few friends there and it is entirely possible she could have met any other pony who grew up around Fet loch. Having studied in the school for talented unicorns for a few years she's met unicorns of varied walks of life looking to hone their magic for the better. It's always interesting to learn about fellow magic enthusiasts. In the academy she had a reputation as a stoic, but aloof and polite individual who had a remarkable talent in the field of destruction and entropic magics but was unable to handle spells that went away from such a path and cannot use repairing magics or any type of healing spells. Goals in life: Meet new ponies. Once all WRAITH stuff is over, settle down herself wherever she would like. Perhaps find somepony special. Listen to more music Do some traveling and see new things and places Notable events in her time after magic school: Joined Spellbound after breaking down a wall in their guild hall without noticing. Has befriended at least two ponies there; Ice storm, and Moondancer Was involved the attack on the Crystal empire, together with Maud Pie managed to fight off the Viking Caribou Jarl who led the attack. Got into a fight with one of W.R.A.I.T.H.'s strongest field agents in Manehattan. Has started fighting in the Arena of Saarverbarg in order to press herself into becoming a "stronger" fighter for the future. Assisted Prince(ss) Blue(belle)blood in an attempt to remove the affliction plaguing the stallion. It didn't go as planned as now Rubble is cursed to switch between a stallion version of herself and her original form with any strong sneeze from her. She hasn't seemed all that broken up about it though, really only worried about how the sudden shift in her physique has resulted in some of her clothes ripping. Notable Traits: Immense strength and Durability: Rose isn't sure why she is as strong and tough as she is for a unicorn, but she is and that's all she needs to know. It has proven a massive boon for someone in her field of expertise. At her current point Rose has proven strong enough to shake a ten story building by punching it, and durable enough to survive the same building falling on her with only a few bruises being the cost of it once she pulled herself up out the remains. Destruction, Deconstruction and Entropy magic: Rose's innate magical talent manifests in a remarkable affinity for what she's called Demolition magics: Basically any spell or magic that can be used to break down and destroy different forms of matter and rapidly accelerate decay in things. As dangerous and potent a magic as she wields, she is unable to bring herself to use such magic on a sentient living being. At her highest level of magical exertion Her magic has been observed to allow her to destroy some objects on an molecular level, But this spell if used often and on large targets is as she says very impractical when just flat out breaking something is the more sensible option. After leaving Magic school, Rose has primarily been self taught and has created several useful spells based mostly around what she knows will best effects various forms of matter through magically inducing certain things in the world. She practices her spells constantly and thus far she has learned how to make various spells that prove immensely effective in breaking or breaking down matter and even several forms of magic have been proved to be able to be disabled by her if she knows the processes in how the spell or magical school works. One of her preferred spells is relatively low energy spell that destroys small sections of matter. Example: Using her magic to separate a pillar into multiple smaller versions or disks of itself. What proves to be Rose's best advantage as a fighter for epic is her deceptive intelligence in regard to her talent. So long as she knows of a way or method that can be used to break or destroy something she can figure it out and is capable of making use of certain knowledge to create new spells and the fact that she is working hard regularly to make her magic more effective. Through time and hard work she has managed to learn to create a combustion spell. Weaknesses and drawbacks: Medium range: Despite having a talent in magic, and magic usually would imply range. Rose doesn't really have the best of Range and only knows a few spells that she can use at long range and even then they tend to be weaker the farther away she projects them. Thankfully she found a way around this (partly) By focusing and imbueing her spell into her hooves and having them speed across surfaces to create a desired effect.:This being said however it means that her spells cannot travel through the air normally without losing power and airborne opponents have a great advantage over her. Susceptible to illness: Despite her strength and imposing stature she has a very weak immune system. Colds, or other infectious diseases... or even magic based on disease as rare as that may be can easily weaken her. Short fuse: Despite her calm demeanor, Rubble has some difficulty controlling her temper if something of hers or a friend of hers is damaged or threatened overtly. A good example of her temper getting the better of her would be her interaction with one of The WRAITH orginzations strongest that left a terribly high amount of property damage in her and her opponents wake... Granted it would have likely gotten that bad later but Dog breaking her headphones and refusing to reimburse her got him on her badside.