Winter Risen (Marvelverse RP - Pt. 1)

## Things To Know Before Reading Further:

* Whatever you know about the canon X-Men continuity; forget about it. I don't know every single thing there is to know about Marvel, so there are bound to be plot holes, mistakes, etc, that don't match up with the canon continuity. Especially with the canon characters in this AU; now please, I don't wanna hear no, "Oh but Xavier would never say something like that!" - let me make this clear; this is an alternate universe; I'll do my best to keep the canon stuff in, but there will be some bends to the canon plot.
* In this AU, Emma Frost is still a villain, her Hellfire Club is an organization of evil purposes that rivals Magneto's own Brotherhood.
* Canon characters currently confirmed to still be alive in this AU: White Queen (albeit a true villain), Magneto (still a villain, slowly losing his rivalry with Emma), Scarlet Witch (likely in cahoots with her father). Professor X (in a coma - see 'Plot' below). If you'd like to play as a canon character, or have another one not yet listed here included in the plot, please plead your case in your OC Submission (see 'OC Submissions' below).
* Any character that isn't technically an X-Men, and is usually seen starring in their own series, is non-existent in this AU. So that means, no Avengers, no Spiderman, no Asgardians, no Deadpool, etc. There may be some exceptions, but you must plead your case in your OC submission (see 'OC Submissions' below). We're keeping this an X-Men only AU for now... maybe later, if things turn out great, we might include other Marvel characters.
* QUICK DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT DAY/NEAR PAST IN THIS AU: (hopefully this works out) Jean Grey is currently deceased; the Phoenix Force has no avatar at the moment, and is searching for one; Magneto still runs the Brotherhood (mutant-run organization that seeks to dominate the rest of humanity) and rules over Genosha as dictator - where he aslo has a school of mutants that he trains to join the Brotherhood; the White Queen/Emma Frost runs the Hellfire Club (pretty much has the same goals as the Brotherhood, only they include both humans and mutants among their forces) and rules over Krakoa as dictator; there's a new strain of the Legacy Virus (known as 'Legacy-4') which affects only mutants, acts as an extremely fast-paced cancer, and there is indeed a vaccine for it which gives the patient a 80% chance of survival if they contract the virus; the Scarlet Witch wiped out most of the mutant population a few years ago, and it remains at an all-time low; the mutants Hope and Cable left to the future and remain there for the time being; Professor X still runs his infamous school, but....(read 'Plot' below).
* NEW UPDATE: (\*\*\*\*forget anything canon about the Purifiers, lol) There is a new anti-mutant terrorist group slowly forming. They are the Purifiers; a religion-based guerrilla army of humans hellbent on wiping out the mutant race altogether. They believe the mutants were created by Satan, and that the Purifiers' purpose is to save humanity from these 'demons'. They are currently led by (???? - to be revealed later).

## Plot:

(\*note: for the sake of having an exact date, this'll take place in 2040 - plot change; any canon characters appearing in this AU are roughly 20 years older than their canon counterparts - so for example, Emma Frost is probs in her late 40s early 50s - and NO, COVID-19 does not happen here... instead it is replaced by 'Legacy-4')

(\*note: this'll take place on "Earth-326" - idk, just bc it's 3:26pm at the time I am typing this, hehe...)

*For years now, the two anti-human terrorist groups, the Brotherhood and the Hellfire Club, have been racing eachother in mustering forces in preparations for war against humanity's greatest defence, the X-Men. In December 2019, the Hellfire Club releases a new variant of the Legacy Virus in order to distract the X-Men from the organization's next plans. Professor X puts his school on lockdown, broadcasts a warning worldwide to all known mutants, and gathers his team to work on a cure asap. After a few months, the White Queen announces that her organization has created it's own vaccine for Legacy-4. She puts on a front of goodwill and change-of-heart, pleading to the people to let her help the mutant population.*

*Due to her mentally blocking out Professor X, he cannot confirm nor deny her sudden new outlook on life. Desperate, the mutants of the world rush to receive the vaccine..... and turns out it works, it's the real deal. The X-Men decide that things are really the way they seem, and accept an offer to meet up with the Hellfire Club to obtain a supply of the vaccine with which they will safeguard Xavier's school as well as help distribute it worldwide. The team (including Beast, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Jubilee, Colossus, and others) head out to meet their 'new allies'. Turns out, they walked right into a trap (much to Wolverine's protests of 'Didn't I tell you?!"), and the Hellfire Club engaged a full-out attack on the X-Men all gathered in one small enclosed space. Unfortunately, the X-Men fell... one by one they were picked off. Professor X tried to help his team from afar via his telepathic abilities, but a sudden powerful psychic attack overpowered him and rendered him comatose.*

*It is now the year 2040; Legacy-4 is still existent, but there is a common well-used vaccine to prevent death by this disease. Professor X is still in a coma, and his school is currently run by (??? - to be revealed later) in his place. Xavier's body is kept in a room inaccessible by the rest of the school - save a few select staff members. The X-Men who were present in the battle against Hellfire are presumed M.I.A. or deceased. Things go on as they did before those events; save for the fact the Hellfire Club has a strong grip on the world's political powers and economy - held back from complete world domination only by their slowly losing rivals; Magneto's Brotherhood. A few mutants, from Xavier's school as well as around the world, have been having a series of very strange nightmares recently....some hear the sound of a man calling out, "To Me, my X-Men!"........ (to be revealed later). At Xavier's school, there is an upcoming series of tests to select the few individuals who will become.... the next X-Men, and perhaps someday save the world.*

## OC Submissions:

\*\*\*GUIDELINES FOR MAKING AN OC\*\*\*

\*\*\*\*PLEASE POST YOUR OC SUBMISSION(S) as an individual post under the discussions side of this wiki - PLEASE make sure it is under the category; 'Marvelverse OCs')

1. Can be a mutant or human. Can be evil or good. Can be a member of Xavier's school (lawful good), Magneto's Brotherhood (chaotic neutral), White Queen's Hellfire Club (lawful evil), the Purifiers (chaotic evil), or something else (e.g. just some random mutant/human who's been having weird nightmares).
2. MUTANT ABILITIES: Must not exceed a maximum of two main traits (e.g. Emma Frost has both diamond-hardening and telepathy). Must not be overpowered - I will ask you to nerf/weaken it if it is too op.
3. NO MARY SUES OR GARY STUES: Other than not being overpowered, your character must have definable traits that set them apart from others, yet keep them realistic - e.g. they can't be "good at all sports in existence", "always got good grades and are perfect at everything".
4. REGARDING CANON: If you'd like to play a canon character, let me know (see 'Rhino's Confirmed Characters' below first). If you wish for your OC to be related to canon characters, that is alright, just make sure to run it by me first. If you wish to have a character that has something to do with the Marvelverse outside of the X-Men (e.g. an Asgardian), that may be negotiated, depending on the details/circumstances surrounding the OC.
5. We do need more than just good-guy students at Xavier's school, so PLEASE FEEL FREE to make villain characters as well.
6. There's no limit of OCs per person; just make sure that you aren't biting off more than you can chew.
7. AS OF RIGHT NOW, no OCs are permitted to currently be actual X-Men - there will be a time and place in the plot for that coming up soon (see 'Plot' above).
8. Rhino's Confirmed Characters: These are canon characters I will be doing the roles of myself (\*\*\*note: if you really really want to do one of the following characters yourself, let me know and I'll consider it); Professor X (at least while he's in comatose), Emma Frost, unnamed OC (to be revealed later).