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KILLJOYS NEVER DIE Right here, right now, all the way in Battery City... The little children raise their open filthy palms like tiny daggers up to heaven; and all the juvie halls and the Ritalin rats ask angels made from neon and fucking garbage scream out: "What will save us?" [MN] OUTLAWS LIVE FOREVER

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This RP looks so cool but I'm wondering do you guys accept OCs?

While we have skeletons, we do accept original characters. The majority of the skeletons are either characters that are established and already exist within the Danger Days universe laid out by Gerard Way, or they are there to be leader of the zones or are characters who might hold significance later on in the plot. Otherwise, we encourage people to create their own characters and apply if none of the skeletons tickles their fancy.

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most wanted fcs?

We don’t have a “most wanted” fc list, per se; but we would love to have face claims of colour around here, as well as underused and alternative face claims–does that make sense?

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When do you accept?

At the moment, we don’t have an acceptance date; however, we’ll set one once we get 10 applications in, since that should be enough characters to start things off.

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☣ Name: Korse ☣ Age: 53 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis man ☣ Faction: Better Living Industries ☣ Gang: S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W Unit ☣ Occupation: Exterminator

Korse has been working for Better Living Industries since day one, beginning as a drone and working his way up in the ranks. He’s considered to be the best of the best, and the most respected exterminator of the S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W Unit. Some say the reason why he’s so good at his job is that he hates killjoys with a passion, others say he’s a drone, doing Better Living Industries’ dirty work. Whatever the reason, he’s the best there is at what he does, without question.

After ghosting the Fabulous Killjoys, Korse became known as a hero within Battery City. Being Better Living Industries’ best S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W exterminator, he has very little freedom and is always constantly watched by the company. He doesn’t mind. He doesn’t have anything to hide, so Better Living Industries can keep their cameras trained on him for as long as they want. It’ll just prove to them his loyalty as an exterminator when he’s on patrol.

He’s always known that he was susceptible to zone sickness. Everyone in his family succumbed to it early during the First Helium Wars. There’s no hiding from it. Despite the medication that constantly pumped into him, Korse knows that he’s succumbing to his illness. It’s gotten to the point where he has to sleep in Better Living’s cryopods in case his condition worsens; however, he’s still expected to perform his duties as an exterminator without any hindrance.

Korse is portrayed by MARK STRONG, and he is OPEN

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☣ Name: Eva Lee ☣ Age: 37 ☣ Gender Identity: Trans woman ☣ Faction: Better Living Industries ☣ Gang: Better Living Pharmaceuticals ☣ Occupation: Lead Scientist

One of Better Living Industries’ top researcher (if not the best), Dr. Eva Lee is the one that keeps the pills that Battery City citizens heavily rely on. She’s the reason why the most popular medication is in circulation, such as Smileys, Ether, and Ambrosia, to name a few. She’s also the ingenious person who came out with the highly addictive Plus for androids, though its later development got out of her hands when she started to focus more on human medication.

Eva is known to be the strictest researcher at Better Living Pharmaceuticals, as she rarely lets anything slide. She has a no-nonsense policy when it comes to work, expecting 100% from everyone that works under her. Despite her being strict, those who have the opportunity to work with her hold on to their position dearly, as they know that a recommendation from her is worth a lot—especially for those who’re looking to advance within the company.

Every morning Eva conducts yoga sessions with her sister, Lavinia, that’s open to all Better Living Industries employees. It’s more for her benefit than anyone else, since the stresses of working in BLI’s labs can get to her. Even though she knows that she can take pills to help alleviate the stress, she figures it’s a good team building ritual for anyone who wants to participate. Not to mention it helps them keep in shape, which is a bonus.

EVA LEE is portrayed by FAN BINGBING, and she is OPEN

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☣ Name: Lavinia Lee ☣ Age: 29 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis woman ☣ Faction: Neutral ☣ Gang: Battery City Citizen ☣ Occupation: Designer

One of the most sought out designers in Battery City, Lavinia Lee knows her worth, and it reflects on how she acts. While she is mainly works for Better Living Industries, she also tailors to the Battery City elites. It’s why everyone under the employ of Battery City is so well dressed—and it’s not just the high-ranking officials. From grunts to Dracs to drones, Lavinia is the one that creates their uniforms with fashionable, functional designs.

Lavinia knows that the only reason that she’s employed with Better Living Industries is because her sister is Eva Lee. Even if she hates to admit it, she can’t deny that her fame and glory is due to her name. It’s why she goes beyond expectations and puts her all into everything she does. She wants to prove that she isn’t just riding on nepotism, and that she can get by on her abilities—prove that she’s good enough.

As much as Lavinia hates to admit it, she knows the symptoms of zone sickness too well thanks to her sister. What she hates more is that she’s begun to exhibit the symptoms. It began small, with illness every now and again, which she brushed off as coincidences; but when her skin started to irritate, she started to bleed more frequently, and her hair started to thin, Lavinia knew she couldn’t live in denial. She hasn’t told anyone yet, however, since she’s afraid of what BLI would do to her if they found out she isn’t perfect.

LAVINIA LEE is portrayed by SUI HE, and she is OPEN

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☣ Name: Emery Fairchild ☣ Age: 38 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis man ☣ Faction: Better Living Industries ☣ Gang: Battery City Citizen ☣ Occupation: Entrepreneur

Former head of marketing for Better Living Industries, Emery Fairchild is the person behind the clean and crisp ads that constantly run all over Battery City. He spearheaded more than half the public enlightenment campaigns for BLI, creating ads appealing to people of all age. His only fault is that he couldn’t create a campaign that appealed to killjoys, not that he’d want to appeal to them. He’s got other priorities within the city, after all.

Not long after running his hundredth successful campaign, Emery retired, taking the carbons he got from the years he spent working with Better Living Industries and investing in various companies. One of his biggest investment is Better Living Pharmaceuticals. After all, everyone needs pills, androids and people alike. It’s not like he’s gambling too much there. Other investments he made include Better Living Robotics and Better Living Innovations—both of which also yield a relatively healthy income.

Most people know to be careful when they’re around Emery, as he has a way of being extremely convincing when he wants to be. It’s why his departure from BLI’s marketing department was a sorrow one. Initially, it had only been a sabbatical, but he found new horizons, and it was starting his own business and investing into Better Living Industries in a different way. He’s not opposed to going back to Better Living Industries’ Public Enlightenment Department, which is why BLI was okay with him extending his sabbatical.

EMERY FAIRCHILD is portrayed by DANIEL HENNEY, and he is OPEN

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☣ Name: Jay Richard ☣ Age: 26 ☣ Gender Identity: Agender ☣ Faction: Neutral ☣ Gang: Battery City Citizen ☣ Occupation: Police Detective

In recent years, agent turnover rates have been extremely high due to killjoy uprisings. To counteract the high death rates, Better Living Industries developed a new android that would be the solution to their problem, helping their law enforcement department and S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W Units when on patrol. J-2446, known as Detective Jay Richard, is one of the first few androids that were released to help the Battery City Police Department with routine patrols in “dangerous” areas of the city such as the Lobby, and the zones surrounding Battery City, doing the bitch work nobody wants to do. 

While he is mainly programmed to take out killjoys and those who don’t conform to city guidelines (i.e. citizens who have their headphone volume too high), Jay has started to develop his own opinion on killjoys and Battery City citizens, such as killjoys are more like ignorant pests than terrorists, and some citizens need to be helped, not condemned. It’s why he does his best to help those he comes across, as opposed to exterminate them as he had been initially programmed to do.

While Jay doesn’t want to admit it, he is addicted to Plus. As an official city android, he knows that it could be detrimental to him, as Better Living Industries won’t hesitate to scrap him for a newer model, recycling him to make more useful androids—especially if they deem him to be useless. He tries his best to hold his charge and keep his shell in perfect condition, but it’s getting harder when his battery loses its juice faster by the day, and he doesn’t know how much longer he can keep his secret.

JAY RICHARD is portrayed by NIALL HORAN, and he is OPEN

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☣ Name: Bianca Ricci ☣ Age: 28 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis woman ☣ Faction: Neutral ☣ Gang: Battery City Citizen ☣ Occupation: Fact News Reporter

On the go or in the news room, Bianca Ricci is slowly becoming a household name among Battery City citizens. A bright eyed junior reporter for Fact News, Bianca is notorious for chasing down any story she’s assigned, going to great lengths to get as many details as she can. It’s clear that she’s a favourite amongst audiences, as well as Fact News staff, with her charismatic and captivating personality when she’s on screen.

Ever since she was young, Bianca knew how to get what she wanted. It was why when she was up for a permanent position at Battery City Fact News against a few other interns, she knew how to get rid of her competition. A few carefully dropped rumours, and she was the top contender for the role. It doesn’t hurt that her family name means a great deal in Battery City too—but that’s minuscule compared to her scheming abilities.

While she’s not a killjoy per se, Bianca’s always loved the killjoy aesthetic. The uniform white that is deemed acceptable by Battery City is bland to her, but she follows the dress code, lest she be dragged out to the zones and ghosted. There are nights where she sneaks down to the Lobby to get away from the rest of Battery City’s blandness. She knows that her job at Fact News and her picturesque image is on the line, but she can’t help herself.

BIANCA RICCI is portrayed by KARRUECHE TRAN, and she is OPEN

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☣ Name: Venom Lace ☣ Age: 26 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis woman ☣ Faction: Killjoy ☣ Gang: Tumbleweed ☣ Occupation: Freedom Fighter

Before Venom Lace was a killjoy, she had a perfectly normal life in Battery City. She had a stable job, a spacious home, and a loving fiancée. She couldn’t have asked for more; but things don’t always work out the way people plan. She was abruptly woken up one night to find that her fiancée had packed their bags. Better Living Industries deemed them to be the enemy, and they had to leave the city.

During the chase, they had to split up to evade the S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W Unit; and while it’s safe to say that Venom Lace made it out of Battery City, she never saw her fiancée again. She’s got some theories to what’s happened, but they’re all extremely grim. Whether her assumptions or true or not, Venom Lace made it top priority to take down the exterminator that was chasing her: Axel Calano.

Even though she hasn’t been in the zones for too long, Venom Lace has gained some notoriety. If she’s not using grunts as target practice, Venom Lace can be found hassling some killjoy for looking at her the wrong way. Despite her hostility, she’s got a few friends in the sands, specifically in the Motor Babies, the Crash Queens, and the Lost Renegades; however, their level of closeness isn’t clear.

VENOM LACE is portrayed by HAYLEY KIYOKO, and she is OPEN

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☣ Name: Axel Calano ☣ Age: 33 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis man ☣ Faction: Killjoy ☣ Gang: Battery City Underground ☣ Occupation: Exterminator

Every killjoy that’s gone undercover at Better Living Industries has always been forced to undergo the Draculoidzation process—until Axel Calano. He’s worked his way up the ranks, starting of as a grunt, and now he’s got his own S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W Unit to patrol the zones. It’s no surprise though, since he has no qualms in ghosting other killjoys or forcing the Draculoidzation process on them. Some call him a traitor, saying he forgot the true cause; he sees the fallen as collateral for the greater good.

Being undercover is draining, but Axel doesn’t complain. He knew what he signed up for when he took the mantle from his fallen predecessors. He’s learned from their mistakes though, and he didn’t try to befriend his superiors or other grunts immediately. Axel knew that it’d be suspicious if he were too eager. Axel’s determination and tactful planning is the reason why he’s an exterminator, working alongside Korse, and feeding pertinent information to Battery City Underground when necessary.

Being extremely organised, Axel has made plans for what he’d do if he were exposed as a killjoy. If he were to go out, it’d be on his own terms, and not become a Drac. He has a legacy he’d like to keep, and he’s not going to let BLI make an example of him to other killjoys. He wants to be a beacon of hope for younger killjoys and show that Battery City can be infiltrated.

AXEL CALANO is portrayed by BOB MORLEY, and he is OPEN

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☣ Name: Versace Abbott ☣ Age: 29 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis woman ☣ Faction: Killjoy ☣ Gang: Battery City Underground ☣ Occupation: Stylist

One of the most sought out stylists in Battery City, Versace Abbott is a well-known face among Battery City and killjoys alike. With a pair of scissors and a blow dryer in her inventory, people are assured that they’re in good hands whether they’re going in for a routine haircut, or if they want a more extravagant style. Versace knows what her clients wants, and she can make them leave satisfied with their new look.

Part of Versace’s income goes to Battery City Underground, helping them fund their missions. She also does her best to house killjoys looking to escape the city as well, letting them use her salon as a hideout of sorts. When Axel cannot meet with the killjoys to take them to meet with Cupid’s Pendulum, Versace is usually the one to lead them to the tunnels, at great risk. It’s not only her reputation on the line when she takes them, but her neck too.

After particularly stressful days, Versace is known to drag her fellow Battery City Underground killjoys out to the zones to Hyper Thrust for drinks or to a Mad Gear and the Missile Kid concert if they’re playing. While going may be risky, it’s a risk she and a handful of killjoys are willing to take. Leaving and entering Battery City may be difficult, but she’s been through the routine numerous times. She knows she just has to be back in the city before sunrise; but that’s easier said than done on most nights.

VERSACE ABBOTT is portrayed by JASMINE TOOKES, and she is OPEN

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☣ Name: Cupid’s Pendulum ☣ Age: 37 ☣ Gender Identity: Trans man ☣ Faction: Killjoy ☣ Gang: Battery City Underground ☣ Occupation: Driver

Cupid’s Pendulum is one of the best drivers in the zones, there’s no doubts about it. From speed to precision to his ability to understand the mechanical workings of any car he can get his hands on; Battery City Underground is lucky to have him be part of the team. It’s not easy to out drive Dracs, with their most updated vehicles, but Cupid’s Pendulum is able to do so, taking potential killjoys out of the city on an almost biweekly basis.

Whenever Cupid’s Pendulum runs across waveheads baking under the desert heat, he always makes sure to throw some water on them, so they don’t burn to a crisp. He knows that water is precious, but a life is more precious, in his eyes. He’s gotten into trouble with a lot of waveheads, almost losing his life to the more aggressive ones, but he still does it. After all, anyone in the zones is a killjoy to some extent in his eyes, and they gotta stick together in the fight against Better Living Industries.

There are days where Cupid’s Pendulum contemplates returning to Battery City, since he still has family. He gets regular updates on them from Axel Calano, but they don’t settle his anxieties. Cupid’s Pendulum hasn’t contacted his family since he left for their own safety, but he still worries about them every day, since Better Living Industries can be unpredictable. The last thing he wants is for them to be harmed in any way, meaning he has to find a way to get them out of the city as quick as possible.

CUPID’S PENDULUM is portrayed by TRAVIE MCCOY, and he is OPEN

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☣ Name: Lithium Graffiti ☣ Age: 32 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis woman ☣ Faction: Killjoy ☣ Gang: Battery City Underground ☣ Occupation: Mechanic

Working on the other side of Battery City’s walls is harder than one could imagine. From fighting the vultures that hover her stockpiles to out gunning Dracs, Lithium Graffiti has her work cut out for her; but she wouldn’t change it for anything else in the world. She enjoys helping new killjoys get their bearings, especially teaching them about what taking up a mask and a blaster means. While veteran killjoys know not to steal from her, she catches desperate newbies on occasion, and she never hesitates to let her raygun do the talking in those situations.

If she’s not teaching new killjoys about zone survival, Lithium Graffiti can be found not too far from the bunker, fixing up a vehicle that was dropped off by some killjoy. A licensed mechanic, most killjoys go to her when their babies are feeling under the weather. She does what she can with the minimal resources she has, since she knows how much killjoys love their cars. Most of the time, she doesn’t charge to fix them, just for the parts she must get the repairs done, at cost, if necessary.

Whenever Lithium Graffiti sees a mask, whether it belongs to Dracs, killjoys, or grunts, she makes it a point to collect them to put in mailbox shrines. She believes that everyone’s soul should have a chance at the afterlife and collecting their masks for the Phoenix Witch to ensure that they’d be safely passed to her. After all, if she were to get ghosted, Lithium Graffiti hopes that someone would do the same for her—even if the Phoenix Witch is just an old wives’ tale.

LITHIUM GRAFFITI is portrayed by DEEPIKA PADUKONE, and she is OPEN

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☣ Name: Sweet Vendetta ☣ Age: 29 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis woman ☣ Faction: Killjoy ☣ Gang: Tumbleweed ☣ Occupation: Runner

Sugar, spice, and everything nice; the ingredients to create the perfect little girl, but that’s far from what Sweet Vendetta really is. She’s learned a thing or two since being out in the zones, and it’s that she can only trust herself. While she’s friendly with most killjoys, Sweet Vendetta knows that the trust is only surface deep, and the killjoys who’ve tried to cross her know better than to try it a second time.

Running through the zones on a near daily basis, it’s safe to say that Sweet Vendetta knows them like the back of her hand. From Zone 1 to Zone 6, there hasn’t been an inch that Sweet Vendetta hasn’t touched. She’s the unofficial cartographer for the zones, and if anyone wants to go anywhere quickly, Sweet Vendetta is the one they should go to; however, it might be difficult to find her, since she never stays in one place for too long.

Aside from running through the zones, delivering messages between killjoys, Sweet Vendetta is proficient in Capoeira, the art of dance fighting. While it’s not common practice in the zones, she prefers to get close enough to engage in hand-to-hand combat, so she rarely uses her raygun. It’s a shame that BLI speaks in bullet holes and body counts, so she rarely gets to fight with Dracs and exterminators. Killjoys are a different story though—especially if they give her too much hassle about deliveries.

SWEET VENDETTA is portrayed by KIM HYOYEON, and she is OPEN

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☣ Name: Cobalt Lightening ☣ Age: 26 ☣ Gender Identity: Cis man ☣ Faction: Neutral ☣ Gang: Tumbleweed ☣ Occupation: Runner

Cobalt Lightning is one of the few neutralised tumbleweeds, able to freely travel between the zones and Battery City without persecution from the S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W Unit. Due to his neutralised status, however, he is seen as untrustworthy in the zones, as killjoys believe that he could be a mole for Better Living Industries. Its made things hard for him when he has to deal with certain groups, but his reputation of being timely overshadows any suspicions—especially when an urgent message has to be delivered.

When he’s not running through the zones on a job, Cobalt Lightning can be found scavenging the deserts, looking for anything of value to resell. Whether it’s for private sale, or if he’s selling to Tommy Chow Mein, Cobalt Lightning can always find a few extra carbons in his pocket thanks to his hobby; even if it’s gotten him into more trouble than he’d like to admit, especially with the Symphony Soldiers.

Arguably one of the best shots in the zones, Cobalt Lightning has shown his abilities on more than one occasion. If only his reaction times were better under pressure—or in general. When he’s not pressed to shoot a target, Cobalt Lightning can make every shot he takes; however, when he is put under pressure and is forced to shoot a target, his aim gets shaky. Add roller skates, and he’s a certified mess with no composure. He’ll be able to aim eventually, with practice and time—hopefully.

COBALT LIGHTNING is portrayed by MARK TUAN, and he is OPEN

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☣ Name: Gravel Gertie ☣ Age: 40 ☣ Gender Identity: Trans woman ☣ Faction: Neutral ☣ Gang: Tumbleweed ☣ Occupation: Orphanage Owner

During the Helium Wars, Gravel Gertie was a combat medic, providing help to injured, overzealous kids in their first war. After the war, she saw how many children were displaced, homeless, and orphaned on both sides, thus she started to take in as many as she could. Transforming an abandoned factory in Zone 3 to become a running orphanage, she’s been able to take in anyone who is in need of help in the zones, from children to the elderly to the new killjoys coming fresh from Battery City.

While she runs an orphanage, Gravel Gertie is one of the firm, loving, motherly presence in the zones for all. Whether it be a child or an adult, the door to Gravel Gertie’s Orphanage is always open to those in need, with food, shelter, and protection always on hand to be distributed. She’s seen a few killjoys pass through her doors, and she’s always welcomed them—regardless of their affiliation and their reputation.

Never judge a book by its cover, and Gravel Gertie is the embodiment of it. She doesn’t look like she could ever fight anyone, and she never had proper combat training, but she knows how to protect the kids with a raygun when necessary. No one gets close to the babies on her watch, considering the last killjoy that got too close to the kids got pixelated within seconds, sending a message to anyone who has bright ideas.

GRAVEL GERTIE is portrayed by SHAKIRA MEBARAK RIPOLL, and she is OPEN