The Triathlon (Sucker Punch + Mad Max + Post-apocalyptic+Sci-fi+Combat) OOC

[Black Bob]

After a combination of Suckerpunch, late nights and wine I had a neat idea for an rp.

As the title says it's a mixture of Sucker Punch + Mad Max + Post-apocalyptic+Sci-fi+Combat but I have balanced it out slightly:

The year is 3071 and the galaxy is far from normal. After the colonisation of the stars, all non-homo species are extinct or in zoo's, driven to destruction by human interference, it is amazing what the introduction of human nature can do to a few native species. A total 500 planets are under human control and a quarter of those are 'free-for-all' planets, rife with crime and evil, true examples of the extremes of excess. But on lawful planets, crime is rarely tolerated and stealing a bottle of water can condemn you to 'The Triathlon' to fight for your life amongst the baddest of the bad.

The Triathlon is the 'final solution' of punishment, conceived by the galaxies most brilliant and richest minds. Those who are unsuitable for reality are sent to planet 'Hel' to live their life in eternal strife amongst the riff-raff of the planet or take part in the Triathlon for a chance of freedom and become untouchable by the law. Once a year the Triathlon is broadcast on ever holo-screen in the galaxy to show what the planet has to offer for the new hopefuls of the game. Every-time new courses are created and some are re-used so long as they keep the criminals buy and the audience happy.

The criminals or 'contestants' are a mix of hundreds of rapists, pirates, war-criminals, political prisoners, mercenaries and even volunteer's. All are there for the prize and all have one thing on their mind 'survive'. Before entering the Triathlon, each is put into 'grooming' for a week, where they are cleaned, fed and treated like a king. They choose their weapons, clothing and whatever else is offered by their carers until they are booted out the door and start fighting for their lives. In history there have been 32 Triathlons and only 10 out of those 32 have seen a winner, the others ended in either all contestants dying or two or more individuals drawing (which is resolved in both of them being executed to avoid splitting the prize). The record of contestants at once was the 12th Triathlon which saw a turnout of over 2000 criminals or more, nobody one as all died in the second course. The longest ever Triathlon was the 22nd and lasted three months.

But this year there are no individual's, not until round 3 that is. Five contestants are put into a team and that team must enter and exit each course together, if one dies then they are left behind, but those that live and are left behind put the lives of their team in danger, as each contestant has been injected with ballistic nano-bot technology that will rip their bodies apart if they fail. The founder of the Triathlon has shocked the galaxy by announcing the addition of a fourth stage!!!!!!

This years courses are as follows (All teams are given a five minute break between courses to resupply and do what they gotta do):

Stage 1: Over the top!
Location: The Steel Field, a war-torn piece of land scarred in trenches and forts, that has never seen a day without bullets. Three armies; the Red Bears, the Blinded Men and the Hel Confederacy have always fought for control of the area since the planet was first colonised.
Description:
The first stage requires all teams to run a mile across no-man's land and cross over into the the wastelands on the other side. Whilst crossing they will face swarms of bullets, tanks, bombs and enemy soldiers. There are no rules! So long as they cross into the wastelands they can hijack vehicles, kill each other... heck! We don't give a shit! So long as we see some blood!

Stage 2: The Wooster-land Derby!
Location: Wooster-land county a.k.a The Wastelands
Description:
The teams mount up in desert buggies to race across the Wasteland and collect Skath Wyrm eggs located in a cave and guarded by momma Skath Wyrm!!!!! One egg is required for each surviving member of the team. The teams must then race to the Gate of Eden and hand over the eggs to Official Triathlon Warden's who will supply you with a new buggy. You will then race across Eden Bridge, over a sea of molten lead and into Rodask Forest on the other side. Each buggy is outfitted with a driver seat, passenger seats and a random weapon, you could get a mounted 50. calibre turret, mounted flame-thrower or even a chicken launcher!!!!!!!! Whilst racing across the wasteland you are at the mercy of Wooster-land's friendly population: Cannibals, desert carnivores, pirates and mile-wide quicksand pits will make oyu as comfortable as possible!

Stage 3: Human catapult!
Location: Rodask Forest
Description:
Our teams are to exit their buggies and traverse the deadly Rodask forest :O
The thick forest is home to deadly creatures and the mysterious 'grey stalkers' who are famous for their decapitation skills. Teams are to make their way through the forest and hunt a rare beast given at random to them it could be; a Moss Mammoth (hulking beasts that will take more than a bazooka to kill them) a blue ant (the size of a humans head which can spray acid, oh and they travel in groups of 500!) or even the golden vulture (fastest avian species on the planet). The teams GPS systems show the location of their game and are not told which it is until they see it. Once the creature is dealt with, they must bring their trophies to the Space Bridge located in the centre of the forest. Once there each team member will be launched onto the Aegis Space Station, where they will face the final course. !NOTE! after the animal is killed GPS systems will be disabled and an artificial nightfall will cover the forest in darkness.

Stage 4: ???
Location: ???
Description:
Can't ruin the surprise now can we

CS:
Name: (Make it a single name and I want it to be interesting!!!!)
Age: (18-50, this is the official age range the Triathlon allows)
Gender: (M or F)
Appearance: (Pic or description, once more I want to read/see interesting descriptions)
Why you are a contestant on the Triathlon: (Prisoner, fun or other)
Personality: (A paragraph or a few words)
Brief Background: (Not a lot needed, I have not fleshed much of the background of the Triathlon lore so no need for in-depth histories unless you want to)
Weapons of choice: (4 maximum, you will NEED a melee weapon, but don't everyone pick a god-damn katana and dual pistols!!!!)
Other: (Anyhting else go here!)

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