Post by Argent on Sept 20, 2009 18:04:57 GMT -5
Worlds At War
The Basics:
Brand: DC
Name: Toni Monetti
Alias: Argent
Affiliation:Pro-Registration, Teen Titans
Age: 24
Gender: Female/half-alien
Sexuality: Straight
The Cameras Are Easy To Fool
Appearance
Toni stands 5'8" but shares her weight with absolutely noone. Black hair and blues and silver skin round out her half alien appearance. Very beautiful and normally wears an ornament of some kind in her pieced naval.
Appearance
Toni stands 5'8" but shares her weight with absolutely noone. Black hair and blues and silver skin round out her half alien appearance. Very beautiful and normally wears an ornament of some kind in her pieced naval.
Avengers Assemble!
Strengths
Added stamina due to her half alien DNA
Spends good amounts of training to improve not only her powers but fighting skills as well.
Hates admitting defeat or showing signs of weakness
Has increased maturity dramatically since she first gained her powers
Is a team player and is loyal to whatever and whomever she believes in
Strengths
Added stamina due to her half alien DNA
Spends good amounts of training to improve not only her powers but fighting skills as well.
Hates admitting defeat or showing signs of weakness
Has increased maturity dramatically since she first gained her powers
Is a team player and is loyal to whatever and whomever she believes in
Tell them they're already dead, they just haven't fallen down yet!
Weaknesses
Somewhat on the spoiled side
Quick tempered
Can come across as snobbish to those that don't really know her
Has limits to the amount of time she can use her power nonstop without a rest
Has issues with alcohol
Weaknesses
Somewhat on the spoiled side
Quick tempered
Can come across as snobbish to those that don't really know her
Has limits to the amount of time she can use her power nonstop without a rest
Has issues with alcohol
It'll all come out in the wash Cap.
Personality
Argent is the very definition of the words "Valley Girl" if ever there was one. She is a party loving, pleasure seeking, man chasing, money hungry, shop-a-holic but for all the zest and joy she displays in taking life by the horns when not in action, that is exactly how much seriousness and devotion she puts in to heroic activities. That didn't used to be the case when she started out as a Titan. At first she thought alot more of herself than the people around her. Flighty, irresponsible, and "devil may care attitude" are a few words she heard being labeled to her behind her back. The old "sticks and stones" theory is a load of BS, let's be real.
Various events & unforeseen circumstances along the way however, such as having to turn her father in, the ups and downs of her friends like Cody, Jesse Quick & the deaths and rebirths of Isaiah Crockett & Donna Troy really rattled her cage and forced her to take a harder look at herself. She since grown to become a mature, capable and dependable heroine, even earning the respect of Nightwing, which isn't always the easiest feat in the world.
Although having the ability to come across as snobbish at times, Toni deep down is the exact opposite, often using her party girl attitude to mask an underlying shyness. She also tends to try too hard to prove herself. She has a caring generous heart deep down and will give a friend the shirt off her back when needed......then go out and buy herself 20 new ones.
Toni does have a temper. When she gets riled or rubbed the wrong way, she can hold a grudge indefinitely. It doesn't take much to set her off but some things, or rather some people can do it quicker and easier than others, even on a good day. (*cough "Gar Logan" *Cough*) Seeing the suffering of others, not in terms of unexpected emergencies which require rescuing, but more in terms of seeing how the other half lives, isn't one of her favorite things. Not that she means to be cruel purposely, but Toni has had a pretty sheltered life, and seeing those whose living conditions are less than desirable, or whose physical well-being isn't the healthiest leaves her dumbfounded, wondering how some people can stand living the way they do. Her heart bleeds for those less fortunate than her, she feels useless in those times though in that there's some things all the money and plasma energy she can muster can't fix.
Despite the zeal and zest she shows for living life to the hilt, what you see with Argent when you're around here isn't necessarily the real her. She has her insecurities just like most people do and although she very seldom would ever let it show, inwardly the word that could best be used to describe her is lonely. Every time a friend she has grown to feel like family dies, they take a piece of her with them, especially the Titans. Donna Troy, Omen, Conner Kent just to name a few, although she didn't get to know Connor as well as some of the other Titans. If she feels manipulated, betrayed, or that she has been taken advantage of, the darkest side of her personality can manifest itself in a hurry. She can be a spiteful, vengeful, and god help her, even hateful person when she feels backed into a corner. Like for instance, by a teenaged child with the powers to make himself look older than he actually appears and take advantage of her affections. (True Story)
Personality
Argent is the very definition of the words "Valley Girl" if ever there was one. She is a party loving, pleasure seeking, man chasing, money hungry, shop-a-holic but for all the zest and joy she displays in taking life by the horns when not in action, that is exactly how much seriousness and devotion she puts in to heroic activities. That didn't used to be the case when she started out as a Titan. At first she thought alot more of herself than the people around her. Flighty, irresponsible, and "devil may care attitude" are a few words she heard being labeled to her behind her back. The old "sticks and stones" theory is a load of BS, let's be real.
Various events & unforeseen circumstances along the way however, such as having to turn her father in, the ups and downs of her friends like Cody, Jesse Quick & the deaths and rebirths of Isaiah Crockett & Donna Troy really rattled her cage and forced her to take a harder look at herself. She since grown to become a mature, capable and dependable heroine, even earning the respect of Nightwing, which isn't always the easiest feat in the world.
Although having the ability to come across as snobbish at times, Toni deep down is the exact opposite, often using her party girl attitude to mask an underlying shyness. She also tends to try too hard to prove herself. She has a caring generous heart deep down and will give a friend the shirt off her back when needed......then go out and buy herself 20 new ones.
Toni does have a temper. When she gets riled or rubbed the wrong way, she can hold a grudge indefinitely. It doesn't take much to set her off but some things, or rather some people can do it quicker and easier than others, even on a good day. (*cough "Gar Logan" *Cough*) Seeing the suffering of others, not in terms of unexpected emergencies which require rescuing, but more in terms of seeing how the other half lives, isn't one of her favorite things. Not that she means to be cruel purposely, but Toni has had a pretty sheltered life, and seeing those whose living conditions are less than desirable, or whose physical well-being isn't the healthiest leaves her dumbfounded, wondering how some people can stand living the way they do. Her heart bleeds for those less fortunate than her, she feels useless in those times though in that there's some things all the money and plasma energy she can muster can't fix.
Despite the zeal and zest she shows for living life to the hilt, what you see with Argent when you're around here isn't necessarily the real her. She has her insecurities just like most people do and although she very seldom would ever let it show, inwardly the word that could best be used to describe her is lonely. Every time a friend she has grown to feel like family dies, they take a piece of her with them, especially the Titans. Donna Troy, Omen, Conner Kent just to name a few, although she didn't get to know Connor as well as some of the other Titans. If she feels manipulated, betrayed, or that she has been taken advantage of, the darkest side of her personality can manifest itself in a hurry. She can be a spiteful, vengeful, and god help her, even hateful person when she feels backed into a corner. Like for instance, by a teenaged child with the powers to make himself look older than he actually appears and take advantage of her affections. (True Story)
Old Ghosts
History
The early years in the life of the girl who would be Argent were fairly much the same as would be for others...who were born into a rich family, spoiled beyond belief and never had to want for anything. She grew up being what she thought was happy win an environment where her father substituted quality time with a new dress, new toy or whatever else her heart desired. Much of the reason being behind that was her father being a u.s. senator and having been away from home rather frequently. Her mother had a job of her own as well leaving both Toni and her younger brother to fend for themselves when they weren't in school more often than not.
That luxurious lifestyle and the belief instilled in her that material possessions equated to love brought out the worst in her. She grew up pampered, snobbish and spoiled in personality but it didn't matter to her much back then. Meanwhile it was near the time of her fourth birthday that her father's term as a U.S. Senator came to an end. From that point on he became a prominently successful business tycoon, from one venture to another or so he claimed, although the truth of what he was really doing and all the drugs he was dealing in would take years to come to light. He managed to use whatever business venture he claimed to be involved in as a front for quite awhile.
Young Toni's life continued on as it had been, on cloud nine and without a care in the world. Little did she know that trip through Fantasyland was about to come to a screeching halt. Her mother had spent the approximately two weeks or so before Toni's 16th birthday planning a surprise pool party for her. As fate would have it Toni wasn't the only one surprised on this day as Toni woke up that morning to a shocking sight that would change her life and her destiny forever. The sight of her newly manifested silver skin was at first a shocking and crushing blow to the 16 year old rich girl. Before she or her mother could come to grips with it however both of them decided to proceed with the party. Toni had only been amongst her friends to celebrate for a few minutes before she mysteriously.....vanished.
She awoke not long after on a spaceship belong to an alien race known as the H'San Natall. During her "stay" on the vessel she encountered 3 other super powered teens who were in the same boat she was in. They discovered they were all half alien and their mothers were impregnated by the H'San Natall years ago. All born on June 21st, the kids were part of a sleeper agent program by the H'San Natall to defeat the super-powered beings already on Earth. After making their getaway and realizing the bond that connected them all was true just as they were told, they decided to stick together.
After encountering the wealthy Loren Jupiter and his daughter Lilith, the latter providing the funding, the teens soon became the latest incarnation of The Teen Titans, Like others who would come and go....and die on The Titans during her lengthy tenure these Titans become as close as family to her,; Isaiah "Joto" Crockett, Audrey "Prysm" Spears, and Cody "Risk" Driscoll.
Despite her newfound powers and circle of friends, her attitude and overall personality were both not much different than they had ever been. It would take the sudden and unexpected death of Isaiah in the heat of battle to cause Toni to take a step back and a long hard look at herself. That was the beginning of her transformation from carefree rather snobbish brat to maturing and gradually more responsible her but it wasn't the end of it. Isaiah's loss devastated her but comparatively speaking as far as her emotions were compared to the shock of what her father had been hiding for the last several years.
After Isaiah's death, Mr. Jupiter decided to disband the team and withdraw his funding. Feeling alone and adrift Argent started floundering until she sought out and started training with the current Robin. It was on a mission to put the kibosh on some drug dealers with the Boy Wonder that Argent discovered the news that shook her to the core yet again. Her father was a drug dealer and was involved with the ring they broke up. Planning to track him down and confront him later, Toni decided to keep that information secret for the time being. A fraction of the group of Titans she had been with decided to form a membership drive and struggled to stay together, taking along such members as Fringe and Captain Marvel Junior along for the ride. During their last mission, an altercation with the H'San Natall themselves they discovered Joto was still alive but in the end Prysm and Fringe elected to remain in space and the Titans disbanded yet again leaving Toni spinning her wheels.
Fortunately or unfortunately due to the conflict created by temporarily gone out of control, Cyborg, or Cyberion which he became known as at the time, The Justice League as well as all Titans past and present were called into action yet again to save the world. When the smoke cleared and the dust settled from that incident the 5 original Teen Titans; Nightwing, The Flash, Arsenal, Tempest, and Troia decided to reform the team and each nominated one of the former members to come along for the ride as well. Argent was ecstatic at the invitation and accepted with bells on.
During their tenure, another case ended up leading Argent to her father's doorstep yet again with the discovery that he was still peddling his particular brand of garbage known as Velocity 9 into the street. With her back against the wall this time Argent was left with a hard choice to make. Tearfully telling her father that she loved him but that the Titans had become more like family to her, she walked away and allowed him to be apprehended. From there she chose to remain a Titan. They've become more of a family to her than her real one in many ways. At least until the Earth merging thing and the registration act. Do they still trust her? Can she trust them now that she has signed with the pro side? Only time will tell.
History
The early years in the life of the girl who would be Argent were fairly much the same as would be for others...who were born into a rich family, spoiled beyond belief and never had to want for anything. She grew up being what she thought was happy win an environment where her father substituted quality time with a new dress, new toy or whatever else her heart desired. Much of the reason being behind that was her father being a u.s. senator and having been away from home rather frequently. Her mother had a job of her own as well leaving both Toni and her younger brother to fend for themselves when they weren't in school more often than not.
That luxurious lifestyle and the belief instilled in her that material possessions equated to love brought out the worst in her. She grew up pampered, snobbish and spoiled in personality but it didn't matter to her much back then. Meanwhile it was near the time of her fourth birthday that her father's term as a U.S. Senator came to an end. From that point on he became a prominently successful business tycoon, from one venture to another or so he claimed, although the truth of what he was really doing and all the drugs he was dealing in would take years to come to light. He managed to use whatever business venture he claimed to be involved in as a front for quite awhile.
Young Toni's life continued on as it had been, on cloud nine and without a care in the world. Little did she know that trip through Fantasyland was about to come to a screeching halt. Her mother had spent the approximately two weeks or so before Toni's 16th birthday planning a surprise pool party for her. As fate would have it Toni wasn't the only one surprised on this day as Toni woke up that morning to a shocking sight that would change her life and her destiny forever. The sight of her newly manifested silver skin was at first a shocking and crushing blow to the 16 year old rich girl. Before she or her mother could come to grips with it however both of them decided to proceed with the party. Toni had only been amongst her friends to celebrate for a few minutes before she mysteriously.....vanished.
She awoke not long after on a spaceship belong to an alien race known as the H'San Natall. During her "stay" on the vessel she encountered 3 other super powered teens who were in the same boat she was in. They discovered they were all half alien and their mothers were impregnated by the H'San Natall years ago. All born on June 21st, the kids were part of a sleeper agent program by the H'San Natall to defeat the super-powered beings already on Earth. After making their getaway and realizing the bond that connected them all was true just as they were told, they decided to stick together.
After encountering the wealthy Loren Jupiter and his daughter Lilith, the latter providing the funding, the teens soon became the latest incarnation of The Teen Titans, Like others who would come and go....and die on The Titans during her lengthy tenure these Titans become as close as family to her,; Isaiah "Joto" Crockett, Audrey "Prysm" Spears, and Cody "Risk" Driscoll.
Despite her newfound powers and circle of friends, her attitude and overall personality were both not much different than they had ever been. It would take the sudden and unexpected death of Isaiah in the heat of battle to cause Toni to take a step back and a long hard look at herself. That was the beginning of her transformation from carefree rather snobbish brat to maturing and gradually more responsible her but it wasn't the end of it. Isaiah's loss devastated her but comparatively speaking as far as her emotions were compared to the shock of what her father had been hiding for the last several years.
After Isaiah's death, Mr. Jupiter decided to disband the team and withdraw his funding. Feeling alone and adrift Argent started floundering until she sought out and started training with the current Robin. It was on a mission to put the kibosh on some drug dealers with the Boy Wonder that Argent discovered the news that shook her to the core yet again. Her father was a drug dealer and was involved with the ring they broke up. Planning to track him down and confront him later, Toni decided to keep that information secret for the time being. A fraction of the group of Titans she had been with decided to form a membership drive and struggled to stay together, taking along such members as Fringe and Captain Marvel Junior along for the ride. During their last mission, an altercation with the H'San Natall themselves they discovered Joto was still alive but in the end Prysm and Fringe elected to remain in space and the Titans disbanded yet again leaving Toni spinning her wheels.
Fortunately or unfortunately due to the conflict created by temporarily gone out of control, Cyborg, or Cyberion which he became known as at the time, The Justice League as well as all Titans past and present were called into action yet again to save the world. When the smoke cleared and the dust settled from that incident the 5 original Teen Titans; Nightwing, The Flash, Arsenal, Tempest, and Troia decided to reform the team and each nominated one of the former members to come along for the ride as well. Argent was ecstatic at the invitation and accepted with bells on.
During their tenure, another case ended up leading Argent to her father's doorstep yet again with the discovery that he was still peddling his particular brand of garbage known as Velocity 9 into the street. With her back against the wall this time Argent was left with a hard choice to make. Tearfully telling her father that she loved him but that the Titans had become more like family to her, she walked away and allowed him to be apprehended. From there she chose to remain a Titan. They've become more of a family to her than her real one in many ways. At least until the Earth merging thing and the registration act. Do they still trust her? Can she trust them now that she has signed with the pro side? Only time will tell.
Yeah well at least I know I'd pick Superman as a running buddy instead of my bullet-riddled ass.
Powers, abilities, skills, and etc.
Having to romp through life with silver skin does have it's advantages. Thanks to the raw plasma energy that courses through her veins, she is able to turn it inside out in a variety of different ways. First and foremost she can unleash plasma energy blasts strong enough to conk out an elephant or even bring a buffalo stampede to a halt. In regards to humans, at best it would be able to knock out someone as powerful as Mammoth and that would be on her best day and if she were in peak shape, 100 percent condition. Raw energy blasts are only the tip of the iceberg however.
It is taken lots of practice and hard training to be able become as skilled and adept at this as she is now and she would grudgingly admit there is room for improvement but Argent's greatest use of her powers is the ability plasma energy constructs in just about any shape or size her imagination will allow her. Her most common and favorite 'toys' include silver knives, shields and slides to travel on. As soon as the energy is emitted from her fists, it solidifies and becomes instantly intangible into whatever tool or implement of destruction is needed. However any particular object she creates is only good for basically an hour, after which it dissipates into nothingness. Lots of practice has even helped her be able to focus her energies toward making plasma bubbles which make a pretty good forcefield or containment barrier for a potential villain.
Having spent long hours over time practicing, training, and honing her skills, Argent's powers have evolved to a point where she is now able fly on earth or in space under her own power but without having to always rely on constructs. She can also create more complex energy constructs, such as an entire army of silver plasma "superheroes".
As for other abilities, She can smile and look pretty whenever the press has a camera aimed at her. Outside of that, She has picked up bits and pieces of fighting techniques and skills from watching the other Titans in action and if push comes to shove she can hold her own in a fist fight. Make no mistake however, she is by no means a combat expert and would never be mistaken for Nightwing or Black Canary in terms of hand to hand combat skills. She is a quick study though, and is always grateful for any chance to improve her skills. She can make objects of just about any shape or size with her plasma powers. Can also fly. Her plasma energy basically works like a GL power ring.
Powers, abilities, skills, and etc.
Having to romp through life with silver skin does have it's advantages. Thanks to the raw plasma energy that courses through her veins, she is able to turn it inside out in a variety of different ways. First and foremost she can unleash plasma energy blasts strong enough to conk out an elephant or even bring a buffalo stampede to a halt. In regards to humans, at best it would be able to knock out someone as powerful as Mammoth and that would be on her best day and if she were in peak shape, 100 percent condition. Raw energy blasts are only the tip of the iceberg however.
It is taken lots of practice and hard training to be able become as skilled and adept at this as she is now and she would grudgingly admit there is room for improvement but Argent's greatest use of her powers is the ability plasma energy constructs in just about any shape or size her imagination will allow her. Her most common and favorite 'toys' include silver knives, shields and slides to travel on. As soon as the energy is emitted from her fists, it solidifies and becomes instantly intangible into whatever tool or implement of destruction is needed. However any particular object she creates is only good for basically an hour, after which it dissipates into nothingness. Lots of practice has even helped her be able to focus her energies toward making plasma bubbles which make a pretty good forcefield or containment barrier for a potential villain.
Having spent long hours over time practicing, training, and honing her skills, Argent's powers have evolved to a point where she is now able fly on earth or in space under her own power but without having to always rely on constructs. She can also create more complex energy constructs, such as an entire army of silver plasma "superheroes".
As for other abilities, She can smile and look pretty whenever the press has a camera aimed at her. Outside of that, She has picked up bits and pieces of fighting techniques and skills from watching the other Titans in action and if push comes to shove she can hold her own in a fist fight. Make no mistake however, she is by no means a combat expert and would never be mistaken for Nightwing or Black Canary in terms of hand to hand combat skills. She is a quick study though, and is always grateful for any chance to improve her skills. She can make objects of just about any shape or size with her plasma powers. Can also fly. Her plasma energy basically works like a GL power ring.
I swear after midnight New York turns into a bad Joel Silver movie.
RP Sample:
Toni Monetti's 21'st birthday. Also the holiday known worldwide as New Years Day...and for Toni, this was truly the beginning of a new year. the irony is she has no idea just how new, or what a sharp turn into the margin her life was about to take.
Toni Monetti: Professional model, & spoiled rich girl...amog other tags life had hung on her and was about to hang on her. Having spent most of their lives in New York City, Toni's parents decided for reasons she couldn't and still can't fathom, to move away from the big city and into the heartland of America...also known as hicksville, or Smallville U.S.A., when Toni was 18. To Toni it sounded like an episode from that corny TV show of the sixties, and she'd grown too fond of the jetset life for that. The glamorous glitzy lifestyle was hard to escape and so took her extraordinarily beautiful looks and decided to give modeling a try. The rest as they say is history. At least it was until yesterday.
With the temporary lull in her line of work that always seems to fall around this time of year, Toni had been taking time away from her self indulging habits to pay periodic visits to her family. It was after her most recent visit during the Christmas holidays that Toni began developing minor symptoms of a sickness she couldn't figure out but cast thoughts of it aside as she set back to where she currently dwelled within a luxury apartment in Metropolis.
It was now New years day and Toni had a photo shoot to prepare for. She was rich, and she had looks to flaunt for the paparazzi.
Wild horses couldn't keep me away.
That was her motto of the hour as she smiled, posed, and mugged like crazy for the camera hounds, a small part of her wondering if she was truly ready for a monumental photo shoot such as this one. What really made this particular shoot stand out was the fact that since this day marked her OFFICIAL coming of age, the big 21, she wanted it to be special, and it was for her. She was in her birthday suit posing for playboy.
Yeah, eat your hearts out, Boys. You can...look but don't...touch....
A strained and pained groan left her lips as her knees buckled beneath her, bringing her crashing hard to the floor as all around her dropped what they were doing and rushed to her aid. One called a doctor while another covered her with a blanket and caught her before her head smacked off the floor beneath it.
30 minutes later, Toni had been rushed to the hospital and then soon after, transferred to a clinic known as the Isis Foundation. Another victim of the infamous meteor epidemic. That would be the least of her worried when she opened her eyes again and took a good look at the transformation her flesh had undergone, or worse yet, what lifelong secret had been unlocked by the meteor. A secret so fearsome even Toni herself had not been aware of it until now.
RP Sample:
Toni Monetti's 21'st birthday. Also the holiday known worldwide as New Years Day...and for Toni, this was truly the beginning of a new year. the irony is she has no idea just how new, or what a sharp turn into the margin her life was about to take.
Toni Monetti: Professional model, & spoiled rich girl...amog other tags life had hung on her and was about to hang on her. Having spent most of their lives in New York City, Toni's parents decided for reasons she couldn't and still can't fathom, to move away from the big city and into the heartland of America...also known as hicksville, or Smallville U.S.A., when Toni was 18. To Toni it sounded like an episode from that corny TV show of the sixties, and she'd grown too fond of the jetset life for that. The glamorous glitzy lifestyle was hard to escape and so took her extraordinarily beautiful looks and decided to give modeling a try. The rest as they say is history. At least it was until yesterday.
With the temporary lull in her line of work that always seems to fall around this time of year, Toni had been taking time away from her self indulging habits to pay periodic visits to her family. It was after her most recent visit during the Christmas holidays that Toni began developing minor symptoms of a sickness she couldn't figure out but cast thoughts of it aside as she set back to where she currently dwelled within a luxury apartment in Metropolis.
It was now New years day and Toni had a photo shoot to prepare for. She was rich, and she had looks to flaunt for the paparazzi.
Wild horses couldn't keep me away.
That was her motto of the hour as she smiled, posed, and mugged like crazy for the camera hounds, a small part of her wondering if she was truly ready for a monumental photo shoot such as this one. What really made this particular shoot stand out was the fact that since this day marked her OFFICIAL coming of age, the big 21, she wanted it to be special, and it was for her. She was in her birthday suit posing for playboy.
Yeah, eat your hearts out, Boys. You can...look but don't...touch....
A strained and pained groan left her lips as her knees buckled beneath her, bringing her crashing hard to the floor as all around her dropped what they were doing and rushed to her aid. One called a doctor while another covered her with a blanket and caught her before her head smacked off the floor beneath it.
30 minutes later, Toni had been rushed to the hospital and then soon after, transferred to a clinic known as the Isis Foundation. Another victim of the infamous meteor epidemic. That would be the least of her worried when she opened her eyes again and took a good look at the transformation her flesh had undergone, or worse yet, what lifelong secret had been unlocked by the meteor. A secret so fearsome even Toni herself had not been aware of it until now.
The Rest:
Name/Alias: We'll stick with Toni
Years Rping: 8 or 9
Best way to contact: Pm me please
Other: ...
