Other Alternate Dimensional Versions...

Lovecraftian World, where instead of Olympian themed divine power, Cole and Richter unleashed Cosmic Horror themed forces on themselves and upon the world. Neither Cole nor Richter are even remotely human anymore; they are both vast Hamidon sized monstrosities constantly at war with each other, sending legions of their warped spawn to battle one another (Hami himself got eaten as soon as he showed up). Everyone else with superpowers is physically and mentally warped as well, to a lesser degree. The sky looks like something out of the Shadow Shard. The typical citizen looks and talks a lot like a somewhat smarter Ghoul.

A world with some Terminator/Clockwork mix.

The Supers showed up, but weren't generally helpful. Normal mankind, however, was more technologically advanced (Positron and Aeon, essentially, leading the resistance without the whole flame/etc.) They knew THEY weren't quick enough, so they created a computer - an AI, with the (fortunately limited, as it never had its own schematics or some such handwave) ability to create "nanobots" that can turn any metal scrap into a new enemy.

It took care of most of the superpowered threats that came anywhere near a "first world," industrial area - then it started in on the ungrateful normal humans.

Any scrap pile you go by could simply "wake up" and start attacking. Any sort of tech (metal/circuitry, really - the survivors have gotten very good with ceramics and composits) could turn against you.


Dreamworld -

Psionically ruled - but you don't realize it at first. Everyone's in a dream. Seems perfect until you start noticing things "not right," and when you start to investigate you draw notice. Makes Mother Mayhem's seers/thought police seem absolutely trivial, power wise. You get there before a few small bands of resistants (not "resistance," though they are that too) start putting their plans for "awakening" into motion.

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Going against the grain and shocking several people who didn't think I was capable of such things... I shall endeavor to offer a few "serious" ideas...

* Rikti Triumphant : The Rikti have won the war. They patrol the streets of Earth searching for pockets of humanity to put through the transformation process. There are some Human Sympathizers among the Rikti who help hide and arm the human resistance. Many humans still undergoing the transformation (ie- the Lost) are also fighting the Rikti Overlords by willingly losing their humanity to become spies among the enemy.

* The Great Love-In : Vanessa DeVore did not find the mask in 2000, but instead in 1965. When the Peaceniks and Hippies became prevalent some three or four years later DeVore found a culture of people perfectly suited for enslavement. She began to flavor her offerings of unrestrained debauchery with promises of world-wide love and peace. Her message caught on like wild-fire and soon an entire generation seemed to be under her control. You couldn't walk down the street of any town in America without seeing at least a few of those masks looking back at you. That generation bred another and her influence began to spread beyond America's borders.

* Legendary Beasts : The powers of this dimension did not come directly from the Well of Furies. The Well did not believe humans capable of properly managing their powers in early times, so instead infused certain animals with power thus creating Pheonix, Sphinx, Unicorns and other powerfully magic creatures. It also created its own beings that were pure magic like the Faeries, Goblins and other humanoid creatures. These creatures had their own secret war between Order and Chaos for eons before disaster struck.

The human named Leonardo DaVinci, who was ever interested in first causes and understanding how things worked, began to study the origins of these magical beings' powers. He built a machine, part magic and part science, that successfully divested a Pheonix of its power and bestowed them upon DaVinci himself. Though DaVinci was wise and knew better than to tamper further with the delicate balance of things, so he decided to destroy the machine.

However, his contemporary, a painter and architect known as Raphael, had been steeped in the ideaology and politics of the aristocracy for years and believed the machine finally offered humanity the chance to rid itself of the disruptive presence of the magical creatures. Raphael arrived with a platoon of armed guards and took the machine by force. DaVinci was a man of learning and peace and did not use his powers over fire to defend himself. He was stabbed through the heart by an over-zealous soldier and burst into flames, becoming a pile of ash.

Raphael took the machine to his own workshop and soon captured a creature known as a Qilin, or Ki-Rin as the japanese called them. As he was absorbing the powers of this creature, DaVinci was being raised by the woman whom had found him, a wee babe crying in the middle of a pile of ashes.

The creatures they absorbed were both immortal and their battle has raged across the centuries. Today there are few, if any, actual Legendary Beasts left. Raphael and DaVinci both have used their respective machines to increase the numbers of their armies. The traits of magic are a genetically recessive trait and pass from parent to child; so their numbers have grown. The world is teetering on the brink of all-out war between the Raphaelists, the Vitruvians and a slowly growing group of unpowered humans who wish to wipe out all the magical creatures; the Puritans.

There's a world of peaceful Oranbegans in one of the Portal missions. Of course, everyone hates it because it's the 20-rescue against Malta, but it's one I've created characters from.

Ruler: Emperor Nemesis Rex
Factions: Imperial Army, Imperial Automatons and the Paladins of Justice

Here, the Victorian era never ended. Nemesis came to power before the rise of the Metas, and conquered the world. The only force left standing in his iron-clad way are the Paladins of Justice;

Herald
Neon
Relay
The Puggilist
Fortress
Brother Psion
Gorgon
Lady Arcana

The Armies of Nemesis Rex are not to be trifled with, however. Human soldiers are backed up by humanoid automatons, armed with rifle and blade, and capable of cutting a swathe through any who stand against them.

Welcome...to Dimension Victoria XIII

((V13 is in my AE arc, Crown of Iron, Heart of Steel Part 1, if anyone is interested Author @TechbotALPHA))

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

I would like to see a Live Action alternate universe where the game was actually a feature length live action movie.

Be warned, the Author is still @Techbot ALPHA, my old (and true! ) global. My current global is @TechbotALPHA

*sigh* Bloody inactive accounts, stealing mah names, robbin' mah tickets...Sappin' mah AE!

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

How about one where Rome never fell? Maybe one where the Mongolians managed to take over Europe.

I'm more concerned with the fact that Steelclaw made a serious post