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Posts : 96 Join date : 2012-11-14 Age : 34 Location : Houston, TX. U.S.A.
Nexxus Card Nexxus ID: Lane Real Name: Dana Richter Faction: G.J.A.
| Subject: Dana Richter // Green Lantern 2814.4 November 16th 2012, 4:04 pm | |
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| Dana James Richter (DAY-na JAYmes Rick-tur) Male Human BA: 17 // PA: 17
New York City, New York // U.S.A. | Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy (Sector 2814) New York City, New York // U.S.A. | Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy (Sector 2814)
Dae (Day) // Green Lantern 2814.4 (True Designation: Green Lantern 312.1) Global Justice Alliance Green Lantern Corps. // Teen Titans Green Lantern // Apprentice to Hal Jordan (Unofficial) |
Personality: | - In General:
A quirky personality with an unrelenting sense of humor and steel will, Dae is a devoted pacifist and a young man of unquestionable morals. Though he dislikes violence because he feels it is a symptom of the failure of diplomacy, he does not shy away from it. He understands that some people only understand truncheon justice and doesn't bother trying to negotiate with people he knows will just ignore his words and attack anyway. He much prefers to end conflicts quickly and with a minimum of injuries all around.
Often introspective and thoughtful, Dana harbors a sense of fairness and fair play without being a fool about it. He's not often fooled into thinking someone else who never plays fair will do so out of the blue just because they say they will. Usually, he has a few backup plans just in case he's being had by his opponent, whoever that may be.
Dana enjoys spending time at his grandfather's Buddhist Monastery outside of New York City, tea, games of logic, and any video games involving the ability to just build whatever you want (Minecraft is a particular favorite.) He loves Indian food (and has the stomach for it, thankfully) and spends a great deal of time caught up in science fiction stories. It is, perhaps, a minor irony that now that he's living a science fiction story, he no longer has much time for that hobby.
- Family Life:
Dana is technically the middle child in the family. His twin sister, Moira, was born a few minutes before him. However, he has the protective streak of an elder brother when it comes to both Moira and their baby brother, Jimmy Jr. He's also quite protective of his parents, primarily his mother, Liza (Elizabeth).
His relationship with his father is severely strained. Jimmy Sr. has become an absentee parent since he won his senate seat and more than anything that absence has done to him personally, Dana dislikes how it has strained his parents' marriage and depressed Moira (though she hides it well.) His father's rabid careerism has become the greatest concern in Dana's personal life. Even with his grandfather, Kenji's spiritual guidance, he is still very bothered by it all.
| | ____________________________________________________________________________________________ | Abilities: | - The Power of Will:
Dana is a Green Lantern, albeit a young one. He possesses all the powers the Ring of Oa allows its bearers (see below: 'Equipment') and has developed an uncommon working relationship with his rather unique ring, 312. For a Green Power Ring, it is uncommonly willful and often acts on its own, though always in accordance with Dana's wishes. There are still many mysteries surrounding 312, but Dana uses his ring to great effect nonetheless.
- Martial Artist:
Starting when he was very young, Dana learned Karate from his grandfather, the man who adopted his mother, Kenji. Almost ten years later, he's won a tournament or two (an activity his grandfather convinced him to do because he wanted him to experience what it was like to fight someone he didn't know) and has become an outstanding Karate practitioner. According to Samuel, one of his grandfather's disciples and his regular sparring partner, Dana hits 'like a freight train.'
| Appearance:Height: 5'9" Weight: 151 lbs. Eyes: Green Hair: Red A handsome young man, Dana has the facial structure of his father and most of the coloring of his mother, most notably her red hair and green eyes. He has freckles on his shoulders and a few across the bridge of his nose with a smattering of them trailing off onto his cheeks on either side. A life-long martial artist, Dana treats his body as a temple and cares for it in great detail. He usually keeps his hair fairly short, though, like his father, there's almost nothing he can do to it to keep it from having a certain untamed nature. He just generally looks a little scruffy because of that. Nevertheless, he still manages to be fairly sharp in appearance. His 'bad-ass' hair (as his sister, Moira, calls it) notwithstanding. Dana generally just sticks to simple, light clothing. Jeans and t-shirts, sneakers. Nothing too fancy despite the ungodly number of formal outfits his mother insists on stocking his closet with. (Not herself, of course. She's too busy for that. But she has a woman who sees to everyone's wardrobes.) Such are the demands upon a politician's son -- always be in a suit... or at least pretend you always are. He does have some light clothes he wears whenever he goes to the monastery, though that's really just because he feel uncomfortable in his normal attire at the monastery. He prefers lighter, airier clothes when he visits there. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Equipment:- Solat Fa's Ring of Oa:
Item Name: Ring of Oa (Green 312) Item Nature: Green Power Ring Item Abilities: Like all Green Lantern rings, Dae's ring gives him the ability to formulate constructs made of pure energy. It also allows him to generate focused beams of radiation which can be projected with a similar effect to that of a powerful laser. The ring constantly envelops Dae in a protective force field of energy. This force field allows him to fly, travel through inhospitable environments (outer space, underwater, etc.), and enter hyperspace in order to move vast trans-cosmic distances quickly. Additionally, the field materializes a Lantern uniform. Skin tight, this suit is the definitive symbol of a Green Lantern. It comes complete with a mask which he can selectively apply or disperse at will. In addition to its various uses in combat, the ring provides Dae with a working knowledge base connected to the entire network of Green Lanterns in the cosmos. It functions as a universal translator, a powerful long range scanner capable of homing in on particular objects or individuals, and a dynamic electrical current generator, useful for performing complex interaction with sophisticated computers. Rings have even been known to be used effectively to perform sub-atomic adjustments to matter, thereby chemically transmuting the matter in question. (I.E: Lead into gold, etc.) Finally the ring is a constant and independently willful companion for Dae. It advises him on many things, most notably when a danger is present. However, having learned a particular sense of loyalty from its former master, Dae's ring connects itself rather to his will than his flesh as other rings do. The significance of this distinction comes into play when one considers that the loyalty of the rings has been manipulated by enemies of the corps in the past through simple forgery of a chosen user's DNA. Though they are new partners, Dae's ring has demonstrated a particular ability to connect with him and follow his instructions even from a great distance. He routinely hides the ring out of sight in a safe place and calls it to him when it is needed. For instance, he would be quickly discovered if he wore the ring at school. One of the original 3600 Green Power Rings, Solat Fa's ring (#312) is one of the more legendary Rings of Oa. Like all power rings, Solat Fa's ring gives its chosen bearer the power of Will to command, enabling flight, the creation of constructs, trans-cosmic communication with the other ring bearers, and a working knowledge base ~~~~~ Item History: Formerly the ring of an ancient being known as Solat Fa, 312 (so named for the sector it served) is one of the more unique rings in existence. Solat belonged to a race of celestial beings roughly analogous to Earth's humpback whale, though many thousands of times larger. Living in the vacuum of space, they fed off of the radiant energy of stars. This gave the species extremely long life-spans. Solat, a pod leader amongst his people, was a famous, almost legendary Lantern who had overseen the vastness of Sector 312 for tens of thousands of years. However, following the mysterious obliteration of the entirety of Sector 312 (a phenomenon thought to be impossible), Solat's ring sought a bearer beyond the boundaries of its territory. No one knows why 312 chose to travel so far away from its territory. It traversed hundreds of sectors to find its way to 2814. Moreover, it passed through millions of star systems on route, many of them inhabited. But despite the doubtless existence of worthy bearers in all of those sectors, no one of them was chosen. The ring found its way to the Watchtower of the Justice League where it remained a curiosity for many months. Initially, it was thought that, without any life to select from in its sector, the ring chose the most worthy sector of its power. However, even this proved to be a flawed theory as many sectors were under the threat of war and in dire need of additional Lanterns. As yet, this remains a mystery. What is known is that 312 acted uncommonly willfully during its selection. Even the Guardians were at a loss for answers. Eventually, however, the ring left the Watchtower and the oversight of Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Then, for reasons as yet as much a mystery as its long journey itself, the ring chose a boy to become one of the youngest Lanterns in history. Much of this ring's story remains that mystery... History: The second of a pair of twins, Dana is the first son of Elizabeth Emoto (named for her adoptive father, Emoto Kenji. As best as they can tell, she is Irish by birth) and Jimmy Richter, son of Doyle Richter, the famed industrialist. Dana spent his earliest years living in his mother's law office in New York City. By then, she was lesser court judge in good standing. However, that was no place for a pair of energetic twins, so eventually Liza elected to ask her father, Kenji, to babysit during the day. With the assistance of a fair few disciples at his monastery, Kenji agreed. Dana immediately took to the monastery in a way that Moira, his twin, never did. She enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the law offices that had been their first day care, but Dana preferred the peace, quiet, and wild of the monastery with its semi-countryside surrounds. When they grew old enough to make due with the care of the maid, Moira took to staying at home while Dana would return to the monastery daily. One of his favorite things to do there was watch his grandfather practice in the morning and again in the afternoon his Karate. This very apparent interest eventually inspired Kenji to begin training him to give him something to do while he was there. It wasn't long before Dana resembled more a disciple than the master's grandson. When he started attending school, Dana's schedule daily changed considerably, of course. He would attend school (usually with good marks) and then spend the rest of the afternoon until his mother (or their driver, George) came to pick him up at the Monastery. But by and large, his daily activities didn't change all that much. By the time Dana was twelve, his mother's position had elevated to that of Supreme Court Judge. New York State was her new responsibility and she took it quite seriously. His father, meanwhile, was celebrating his own elevation to U.S. Senator. It would prove to be a catalyst for a great rift to form in the family. As his father's power increased, so too did his single-minded careerism. He might have forgotten he had a family at all if it weren't for the fact he slept in the same house with them. Dana wasn't unaware of the incredible stress it put on his parents' marriage. It became a concern even for the twins. And then came Jimmy Jr. At fourteen, Dana and his sister were surprised to find they had a baby brother on the way. It seemed at first that it would be a boon to heal the relationships within the family. However, after about a year, it all started over again. His father was re-elected. At the same time, his grandfather, Doyle, stepped down as chairman of Richter & Ballard Incorporated, leaving the company to Jimmy personally. R.B.I. wasn't just a manufacturing company, however. It owned large portions of Hammer Industries and Graymane International, a private military company with a horrifying reputation. Dozens of other companies were either publicly or privately owned by R.B.I. Over night, Jimmy became one of the most powerful men in the world, the majority leader of the U.S. Senate, and a man with his own private army of mercenaries. Riding public sentiment against superheroes and the destruction their fights inflict on the cities of the country, Jimmy also became one of the most popular senators with the right wing. Dana lapsed into an internal conflict. He didn't have the power or the influence to change his father. Even his mother couldn't do that. But he couldn't escape the fact that his family, for all their wealth and power, was falling apart. However, at sixteen, something incredible happened to Dana while he sat in meditation before the statue of Buddha in his grandfather's monastery -- a glowing green ring found him. In the space of a month following that incredible event, Dana's every thought about the world around him was challenged. He had never before lent much thought to what life on other planets was like, what the worlds beyond his own were struggling with. It was simply not a concern in his life until 312 found him. Within moments of being found by the ring, he stood on the surface of Oa. His new fraternity of Lantern brothers and sisters were surprised by his selection. Never before had a ring selected someone so relatively young (considering the life cycle of his species) and someone so distant from the proper territory of the ring which had selected him. There was much debate as to whether or not to allow him to be a Lantern at all. However, though some tried to defy the will of 312, the ring refused to be parted from Dana. And so it was that Dana became Green Lantern 2814.4. Initially, he was trained as all Green Lanterns are trained by the incomparable Kilowog. The unforgiving mode of Kilowog's training was overwhelming at first. But soon Dana grew used to it. He leanred to anticipate his teacher's moves. And then it all changed again. Sinestro, leader of the Corps and one of the strongest opponents of Dana's acceptance into said organization subjected Dana to the harshest training he could conceive of. It was training which almost killed him, much to the indignation of the other Lanterns of Earth, Hal Jordan and John Stewart. After nearly two weeks spent on Oa, Hal managed to convince the guardians to allow him to remove Dana back to Earth for his training. It was agreed and Hal was named Dana's new trainer, responsible for teaching him to use his powers. When Dana returned to Earth, a necessary fiction was forged that he'd been kidnapped by political opponents of his father and then rescued accidentally by the Justice League during the course of a mission with a separate objective. It explained why he was missing and where he had been, but it did nothing to placate the abject fear his family had been subject to during his absence. Guilty, Dana sought the guidance of the only man he knew wouldn't doubt or reveal him -- Kenji. Whatever he thought his grandfather's reaction might have been, he was wrong. Kenji didn't know what to think of it all initially. However, he eventually gave Dana the one piece of advice which has sustained him in times good and bad ever since: "You are a kind and caring soul, Dana. Do not let this power change you and you can be sure that what feels right in your heart is right in truth." Today, Dana fights alongside his fellow Lanterns and their allies to protect the world from evil... no matter how close to home it might be. ****Nexxus ID: Lane | |
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