Marvel: Contest of Champions: Prelude
jamal for The Collector
Character Description:
Taneleer Tivan, better known as the Collector, is a near-immortal being who has existed since the birth of the Universe. After the Secret Wars, the multiverse became flooded with trace elements of a substance known as “Iso-8”. The Elders of the Universe (Tivan’s kinsmen) declared a contest to decide which of them should be worthy of claiming all of the Iso-8 for themselves, with the Collector devoting his every resource to winning it.
Personality:
Tivan is very flamboyant and theatrical but has a sinister edge when his plans are threatened.
Voice:
He should be played like Benicio Del Toro’s portrayal from Guardians of the Galaxy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Izk1ad0ok
- Collector: "Behold the prize. Formed from the fires of Universal Rebirth, crystals of Pure Creative Force, left behind in this dry world of matter - the birth caul of the Omniverse, fresh and new. And here, in this broken section of space-time, abundant beyond measure. The Humans of your world have named this substance Iso-8. They fuss over the smallest fragments of it, as well they might. For what I hold is the raw stuff of reality itself, concentrated into its most potent form – The Iso-Sphere. And even this mere section of it, the section I have won through my pawns in the Contest of Champions, gives me the power to rival the Gods. And to prove it, on the advice of my summoner-"
- Maestro: "Charmed."
- Collector: "-I kidnapped one from his own afterlife."- Collector: "You are muttering, Summoner. If you’ve something to say, speak it aloud."
- Maestro: "Just wondering if I’ve got your brother’s rules right. Each player is allowed five contestants, to fight in battlegrounds of our choosing. Gambling for the Ultimate Prize. If all five die, the Player forfeits. Yes?"
- Collector: "We have one in play; your task is to select four more. And summoner… make them collectible."- Collector: "One Contestant vanished, two more locked in combat with vastly superior foes. We stand to lose this battle. What do you have to say about that, Maestro?"
- Maestro: "…I have to go to the little Hulk’s room. Let me know if anything happens."
- Collector: "Is that a joke? You don’t feel any responsibility for this, Summoner? This is your Team, following your strategy-"
- Maestro: "And they’ll either die, or they won’t. My bladder bursting won’t change that."
- Collector: "Remember what I said, Summoner. This contest is for Godhood itself. Lose me that - fail me - and you’ll die the next instant. I promise you."
