Late 2010 (Early 2011 for PS3) DC release DC Universe Online, a Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG, although Massive and Multiplayer may be switched lol). In this game we are introduced with a end of the world scenario, the future having been attacked by Brainiac, who has harvested the powers of the universes super heroes and placed them in nano like bots called Exobytes. Well Lex Luthor the one survivor of the war for control of earth in the future steals the Exobytes from Brainiac, and travels to the past where earths heroes still survive and unleashed the Exobytes on earth, turning normal everyday citizens into super heroes or super villains.
This allows you the player to create your own super hero, or villain. Once you pick your hero or villain status you may choose from three different mentors. The idea being that the superheroes or villains are to train you to take on the threat of Brainiac, who has appeared on earth. If you choose Hero, you can train under Batman, Superman, or Wonder Woman. Not just the Big Three (creators of the Justice League) they are the three basis of powers in the game. Batman is Tech, Superman is Meta human or people who's powers come from themselves, while Wonder Woman's powers are magical her group is Magic. If you chose villain your mentors are Joker (Tech), Lex Luthor (Meta), and Circe (Magic).
Once these classes are determined for you, you get to choose the power set of your character. Within the game there are about two power sets per character role. Character roles are basically the way you want to play the game to defeat the tougher bosses. The roles include Tank, using the powers of Fire or Ice. Controller using the power of Gadgets or Mental abilities, and the new Green Lantern power Hard Light. Healer using powers of Nature or Magic. Also all characters have access to the Damage role as a secondary role to there character. Now each role has a focus, the Tank is kinda what it sounds like, taking damage while dishing out damage. The enemies tend to focus on the Tank so that the other roles can do there job. The Controller focus is debuffing the enemy (doing status affecting attacks) and buffing your party. The Healer is exactly how it sounds, they focus on healing the party. The Damage role, available to all characters regardless of powers, does just that, they focus on doing damage.
So after picking your power set you then get to choose your weapon set, anything from pistols to swords, hammers to hand blasts. You also get to pick from three movement sets. Flight, Super Speed, or Acrobatics.
Its from this point that you then can customize the color, costume and looks for your character followed by the naming.
Right now the point of the game is play through Iconic missions, which tend to focus on inspired events from the comic series. To reach level 30 from that point to get awesome looking gear, play tough version missions called Alerts, and Raids and party up and form a League of your own. You also once you reach level 30 and do the mission required are inducted into the Justice League. At some point they will do an expansion to the game allowing for characters to advance from level 30 and add new missions and gear and such.
So my boyfriend and I are enjoying this game we play a lot together. We have a level 30 character each, he created his in tandum with mine who was my first character created on the game.
My characters name is Giga Bit, a teen who's parents when infused with the Exobyte powers died, as the powers were too much for them. The Exobytes gave him control over Fire, super strength and the ability to fly, and his twin sister (my boyfriends character) the same abilities with Ice instead of Fire. Being not that big but now with a lot of power he took on the name Giga Bit, while his sister took on the name Mega Bit. They began searching for revenge upon Lex Luthor, who was later announced the cause of the outbreak of heroes and villains now popping up all over the place.
Before they could find Lex, Brainiac appeared and began harvesting the new heroes for there powers. Being separated from his sister Giga Bit was captured but managed to escape and took down with the help of Superman, one of Brainiacs harvester ships. Superman hearing his story has chosen to be a mentor for Giga Bit to train him to uses his powers not for revenge but for the good of all. Giga Bit then proves himself over and over again, and they induct him into the Justice League, after saving Superman from Lex Luthor who manage to escape from the battle.
He has also been reunited with his sister Mega Bit, who also escaped and was training under Wonder Woman.
So here is Giga Bit as he looks now, I have been working on him for quite some time, hes got some good gear and just working on his stats to make him a little stronger.
As you can see he has Superman's S on his chest (which for those who know is actually the kryptonian symbol for the house of El that Kal El or Superman was born into). This is an example of Tier 1 Iconic gear, actually being sold by Steel, the man who made a suit almost as strong as Superman and place the S upon it. The cape he wears also is a piece of Iconic Tier 2 gear, since Superman was my mentor also carries the S on it.
The gloves worn are also T2 gear giving off a Kryptonian Crystal feel. Lastly the boots are Tier 1 belonging to a suit of armor mad for Dr. Fate, I liked the look of the boots so I chose them instead of going with the T1 belonging to Steel.
I am currently working on completing my gear, needing a head piece, shoulder guards and a belt, and since some pieces have them legs. I think a majority of this will be T1 till I get stronger and can work on T2 gear.
I also have a few other characters I am working on when I take a break away from Giga Bit:
This is G Defender, started out as a Fire Tank, and is now a Light Controller.
This is my actual Green Lantern character using the Hard Light Controller power set. This is Green Lantern Reservist Nic of Sector 2184 (earths sector).
This is one of my villains, making her a Sinestro Corp Reservist, this is Zellika.
After the defeat of Lex Luthor, he created an ultimate rival for Giga Bit. An Android duplicate this is Viral Ram. A Mental Controller.
Well hope you liked my little DC Character tid bit.
