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Reporting Name: Balaur
Scientific Name: Lernaeus balaur
Classification: Archon
Size: Weight- 70,000 tons; Height- 150 meters (at the shoulder)
Abilities: Venomous, near-acidic bite; enhanced regenerative ability (even by Tenshi standards; able to regrow severed heads in roughly a day); toxic blood
Territory: North America
Backstory: First awakened from sleep beneath Yellowstone National Park, Balaur quickly established itself as the apex Tenshi of its area. While at first somewhat peaceful, a direct nuclear strike from the US Military sent the beast into a rage, directing the Tenshi to attack cities all across North America. Since then, it has remained hostile towards any and all humans it has encountered. In 2089, Balaur engaged in combat with the Archon of the Pacific; the battle destroyed New San Francisco, and the two have had an enmity towards each other ever since.
Reporting Name: Isonade
Scientific Name: Shayusaurus titanus
Classification: Archon
Size: Height: 100 meters; Weight: 65,000 tons
Abilities: Ionized gas breath (able to fire a beam of electromagnetic radiation), ionized gas claws (able to emit eletromagnetic radiation from its claws to make attacks more powerful), amphibious biology (possesses both gills and lungs), armored hide
Territory: Pacific Ocean; currently off the eastern coast of Japan
Backstory: It started with fishing boats going missing in the Sea of Japan. The few survivors swore that a giant shark had attacked their ships, but authorities wrote these accounts off. Weeks later, a JSDF submarine was sunk in the Genkai Sea. Finally, the beast responsible came ashore in Matsuura, Nagasaki. The US Military and JSDF deployed troops and vehicles to the area to kill the monster, but conventional weapons weren't able to pierce the creature's hide. Given where the monster came ashore, the media dubbed the beast "Isonade". Over the course of a week, Isonade attacked multiple cities in the Nagasaki Prefecture before returning to the ocean. Isonade wasn't sighted again until months later, on a collision course with Tokyo. The entire city was evacuated... but unlike before, the Tenshi wasn't out to kill humans. It had detected a Malakim in its territory that it viewed as a threat, which was currently building a nest below the city. The battle lasted for days, finally ending with Isonade killing the challenger, and leaving the charred, mutilated corpse on display as a warning to other Tenshi that might consider challenging its authority. In 2089, Isonade clashed with Balaur in New San Francisco over territory. Since then, the Archon has been alternately patrolling its territory and resting in the ruins of Old Tokyo, which remains a radioactive wasteland after World War III. NOTE- Curiously, Isonade is one of the few Archons observed to eat other Tenshi. In particular, Isonade seems to have acquired a taste for Ushi-oni (Gigacheira genji). While Isonade does not excrete waste (possibly due to being able to digest most organic material), it expels undigestable materials by quite literally regurgitating its own stomach and emptying it again before swallowing its stomach again.
Reporting Name: Genbu
Scientific Name: Bahamusaurus xuanwu
Classification: Archon
Size: Height: 125 meters (at the shoulder); Weight: 90,000 tons
Abilities: Enhanced durability; limited carapace manipulation (able to change the shape of its carapace to a certain degree; scans show that Genbu's carapace is made up of several hundred bones, which can be flexed and moved at will); photosynthesis (Genbu's skin cells contain chlorophyll)
Territory: Eastern Asia
Backstory: One of the few Tenshi discovered before the Awakening, Genbu was found sleeping beneath the Wudang Mountains, where it was studied in secret for years by the Chinese government. When the Tenshi began awakening, Genbu destroyed the facility around it, killing hundreds before establishing its territory in the eastern part of Asia. Unlike many Tenshi, Genbu constantly patrols the perimeter of its territory, and rarely ever stops to rest for very long. Despite its immense bulk, when Genbu has sensed another Archon intruding on its territory, it dropped everything and made a beeline for the intruder.
Reporting Name: Kougou
Scientific Name: Gigakuya kabuki
Classification: Archon
Size: Height: 15.85 meters; Weight: 30,000 tons
Abilities: Near-supersonic flight speed; spore dispersal (spores seem to serve multiple purposes, though the two most prominent are affecting animals on the psychological level and stimulating plant growth; testing on the effects of the spores on humans has been proposed); pressurised wind blades (able to gather and pressurize air with special organs on the side of her body, which can then be released, and channeled by her wings)
Territory: Western Europe
Backstory: First found as a massive cocoon in a temple beaneath the Gobi Desert, Kougou woke shortly after the other Tenshi, taking to the sky and flying northward to Russia, spreading spores along the way that caused an explosive growth of plant life. After being attacked by Russian fighter jets, Kougou leveled Moscow simply by flying over it; to this day, the once proud city is now overgrown with plantlife, and is home to strange, mutant animals. Afterwards, Kougou flew west, and claimed a large portion of Europe as her territory; unusually, though, she will often intrude on other Archons' territory to spread her spores. NOTE- Scans of Kougou's biology and samples of DNA suggest that the Archon may possibly be able to reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis. Further research required.
| Reporting Name |
Tarasque
| Scientific Name |
Titanus Gigalania rex
| Classification |
Malakim
| Size |
| Height: 44 Meters | Length: 223 Meters | Size: 40,000 Tons |
| Abilities |
- Thick Hide: The Tarasque's thick hide allows him to shrug off most conventional weaponry with ease. It's hide is also capable of withstanding temperatures up to 1000° centigrade.
- Plasma Beam: Dislocating it's jaw, the Tarasque can fire a beam of red-hot molten plasma at the opponent and aim it with relative ease.
- Extendable Tongue: Like a chameleon, it can snatch onto his opponents with its long hooked tongue before drawing them into mouth for consumption.
- Capable Swimmer: Much like a monitor lizard and crocodiles, the kaiju is extremely capable of swimming through the water with ease. It can swim up to a top speed of 36 knots.
| Territory |
Seattle, Washington; Coastline
| Backstory |
TBA
Reporting Name: Bronx
Scientific Name: Mentonisaurus gigacristatus
Classification: Malakim
Size: Height: 55 meters; Weight: 60,000 tons
Abilities: Irradiated fire breath (able to breathe radioactive fire; behavior seems to suggest this is a last resort); burrowing (able to tunnel at incredible speed); speed and agility (among the fastest and most agile of Malakim of its size); intelligence (intelligent by Tenshi standards)
Territory: North American East Coast
Backstory: First sighted in France, the Tenshi that came to be known as Bronx was driven from its territory by other Malakim before making landfall in the ruins of New York City. After a long battle with a Malakim that had claimed the area as home (eventually dubbed "Leeds"), the two seemed to come to an unspoken agreement: the line between their territories was at the Hudson River, though the two still occasionally come into conflict. Interestingly, Bronx seems to show no interest in humans unless attacked first.
Reporting Name: Leeds
Scientific Name: Baphomet donni
Classification: Malakim
Size: Height: 50 meters; Weight: 50,000 tons
Abilities: Gliding (while Leeds' wings are too small to provide enough lift for flight, they do allow gliding); photosynthesis (wing membranes contain chlorophyll); illusions (although unconfirmed by TDI operatives, individuals have reported seeing smaller versions of the monster that do not exist; theories range from pheromones to outright psychic abilities, though more research is required)
Territory: North American East Coast
Backstory: For years, a legend made its home in the Pine Barrens: the Jersey Devil. For hundreds of years, people reported seeing a demonic creature flying through the skies, yet there was never hide nor hair of the beast. And so the beast was relegated to folklore and campfire stories. Then the Tenshi woke. Rising from underneath the Pine Barrens, a gigantic beast carved a path throughout the American east cost, crushing human resistance in its way, driven by the call of its Archon. Leeds, as it was called, only stopped after engaging in a territorial dispute with the Tenshi known as Bronx. While still hostile towards large groups of humans, it will permit smaller populations to live in its territory.
| Reporting Name |
Neurotis
| Scientific Name |
Titanus xenogypticus
| Classification |
Asura
| Size |
Height: 25 Meters Tall; 75 Meters Long | Weight: 15,000 Tons
| Abilities |
- Cloak: Neurotis' skin is capable of absorbing radar waves, allowing her to remain undetectable by electronic means. Her skin is also capable to "camouflage" with her surroundings when not in rapid motion, which also allows her to be visibly invisible. With these two stealth tactics, fighters would have to rely on pure instinct and visible contact alone.
- Echolocation: While she lacks eyes, Neurotis makes up for said disadvantage by utilizing echolocation to seek her targets.
- Sonic Screech: Neurotis unleashes an ear-splitting screech that is often used as an intimidation display. This can cause her opponent's eardrums to burst if they happen to be near her without proper protection.
- EMP: Neurotis can release a concentrated EMP within a mile-radius, temporarily shutting down any electronic device in the region for an extended period of time.
- Venomous Harpoon Tongue: Neurotis can inject a venomous cocktail from her long tongue into the flesh of her organic victims. The venom causes said victim to hallucinate and become nauseous, as well as their vision becoming blurred. It can also potentially lead the opponent to violently attack any nearby allies.
| Territory |
Siberia, Russia
| Backstory |
TBA
Reporting Name: Spike-Limbed Sabertooth
Scientific Name: Panthera hamatis
Classification: Asura
Size: 30 meters tall, 85 meters long, 16500 tons
Abilities: Besides its fangs and claws, this Tenshi's main weapons are the bone spikes protruding at random intervals from its body, particularly its limbs. These spikes steadily grow in size and number throughout the creature's life.
Other notable attributes include its keen senses. It has superb night vision, although bright lights hurt its eyes. With its highly developed ears and nose, it can hear and smell things up to a mile away.
Despite its bulk, the Spike-Limbed Sabertooth is surprisingly agile and maneuverable. Its three long, flexible tails contribute to its sense of balance, as well as serving to bludgeon foes with their sheer strength.
Territory: New Mexico
Backstory: The first attacks took place in mountainside dwellings, shortly after the Archon Balaur went into a rage. Reports of spiked, hulking felines devastating towns by night flooded the media. As the TDC took action, they observed its behaviour over the following decades while guarding against further massacres.
Although solitary creatures, their territories were found to rarely be located far apart, so when one strikes, others are likely to do the same nearby. For the most part, they leave others of their species alone, as well as non-prey Tenshi - they have rarely been seen attacking each other, although whether this is due to their nature or Balaur's influence has yet to be discovered.
Reporting Name: Magma Wasp
Scientific Name: Vespa ardens
Classification: Asura
Size: 8 meters, 100 tons
Abilities: The Magma Wasp gets its name from the luminescent, amber-toned acidic substance it can inject with a sting or a bite. The substance slowly spreads through the body, corroding the flesh from within, usually making for an agonising and drawn-out death in the case of humans.
What they lack in size, Magma Wasps make up for in numbers, attacking in swarms with considerable flight speed. When threatened, they release a pheromone that sends the entire swarm into a frenzy of aggression, and can attract more of their kind to the area.
With its eight compound eyes, this insect can easily keep track of the rest of the swarm.
Territory: Distributed throughout the Mediterranean, largest concentration in the east of Spain
Backstory: In the wake of the plant overgrowth spreading through Europe, giant wasps took to the uncontrolled wilderness in droves, wreaking havoc on remaining human communities. Deaths were particularly brutal; if the victim wasn't lucky enough to succumb to the puncture wound alone, injected acid would slowly destroy their organs, or worse. Some of the wasps, instead of simply stinging, would lay their eggs in the flesh of humans, or other animals that were sufficiently large but not a threat to them. These eggs would hatch quickly - often while the victim was still alive - and the larvae would feast on the surrounding tissue. As they consumed digestible matter and radiation alike, the young would grow and mature at an alarming rate.
Since defense attempts usually resulted in more wasps swarming to their aid, the TDC resorted to dangerous but necessary studies of their social structure, hoping to find a way they could target colonies. Deep in forests, they found several giant nests, consisting of paper made by chewing the abundant plant matter to a pulp. As such, the Magma Wasps were theorised to have a symbiotic association with Kougou, thriving in the vegetation she spreads.
Surprisingly, it turned out they have no queen, at least not of their own species. Research showed that colonies consist entirely of female workers, reproducing via parthenogenesis, and obeying only Kougou.
Reporting Name: Matanza
Scientific Name: Timoresaurus wutensis
Classification: Asura
Size: Height: 54 meters; Weight: 500 tons
Abilities: Armored hide, fire breath (glands at the back of the throat produce chemicals that, when combined and exposed to oxygen, combust); intelligence seems to be above average for Asura
Territory/Distribution: Central America; several individuals have been seen around Hawaii and California
Backstory: First sighted in Costa Rica, the Matanza quickly spread throughout Central America, burning and demolishing cities. However, something set them apart from other Asura: they roamed in small packs, and utilized hit-and-run tactics when dealing with human threats and other Tenshi. Despite reproducing in a similar manner to other Asura, color mutations occur at a high rate; the two most common variations have unofficially been dubbed "Nocturne" (black armor, blue scales, and orange underbelly) and "Sunburst" (black armor, yellows scales, and light blue underbelly).
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Name: Adalinda "Lindy" Carlson
Age: 16
Appearance:
At 5'4", Lindy is small and unassuming looking. While often neatly presented, she opts for simple clothing, usually a plain white dress. Being semi reptilian, she feels the cold earlier in the year than most and dresses accordingly, favouring jackets with hoods that her snakes can curl into. Her serpent necklace is an accessory she's almost never seen without.
Archon DNA Donor: Balaur
Abilities: Lindy’s most obvious Archon feature is her hair, or rather the five snakes she has for hair. On the surface, they resemble ordinary snakes, but like Balaur, they can extend entire mouthfuls of fangs. These fangs can inject a powerful neurotoxin. Depending on severity of the bite, poisoning can result in anything from mild muscle seizures to full on temporary paralysis, possibly causing death by respiratory failure if left untreated.
The snakes are extensions of Lindy’s body rather than independent beings; she has full control over their movements, and can use them as limbs by wrapping them around objects. She can also see through them, the effect being similar to viewing several scenes by camera. As with a camera, though, she cannot fully concentrate on all at once. Her main focus is that of a regular human, on what’s right in front of her.
She has a milder version of Balaur’s regenerative ability. Her wounds heal twice as fast as those of a non Zasshu human, and while she would not be able to grow back a severed arm or leg, her snakes would regrow if cut off. Whereas Balaur can regenerate a serpent head in a day, it takes Lindy around a week to do the same.
Personality: Softspoken, gentle and polite, albeit a little wary and timid, Lindy is the kind of person some may underestimate. She avoids conflicts whenever possible, doing her best to keep situations from getting out of hand. Despite this nonconfrontational demeanour, she's in fact far from weak. Radiating a quiet strength, she's highly determined, focused on her duties and protective of her friends.
Part of her reserved attitude is due to her fear of harming others, which is why she takes self-discipline so seriously. She knows that if she isn't careful, her controlled behaviour could give way to feral instincts.
Backstory: One of the earlier Zasshu, Adalinda or "Project Medusa" was born in America with the DNA of one of New San Francisco's destroyers. As such, scientists overseeing the project always knew they'd have to keep a close eye on her. She spent much of her time in the lab, being rigorously studied and trained, so it was a welcome break whenever she got to stay with her family. Even with TDC operatives watching over her, hanging out with her older brother and sister made her feel like a normal child.
This all changed, however, when she was 11. An Asura rampaged through the city, destroying her home. The TDC managed to evacuate her and her family, but her monstrous side kicked in as she went into a panicked frenzy. As her mother tried to calm her down, Lindy lashed out and attacked her, only coming to her senses when she realised what she'd done. She was restrained in the lab right away, and her mother only survived thanks to an antidote the scientists created.
There was much debate over how to handle the incident. Some deemed Project Medusa a failure that should be scrapped. Others argued that, for all her monstrous traits, Adalinda Carlson was still ultimately a human being with rights. The latter side won out, but only because with the Tenshi crisis, the world couldn't afford to lose a Zasshu. Her family were on this side despite everything, although they became justifiably afraid of her. A tough decision had to be made, and Lindy was separated from them, relocated to a safer place. Japan.
She spent years with only the company of researchers as she continued her training, her focus being on self-control. Eventually, though, others like her were brought to the safe haven Japan offered. The time had come for her to meet and work with her fellow Zasshu, protecting society against the Tenshi while controlling her own Archon traits.
Other: Although she hasn't seen her family in a long time, she still keeps in touch via phone and email. One of her most treasured possessions is an adjustable snake necklace, a gift she received at age 10 from her mother, a reminder to embrace her Archon features and that they make no difference to her loved ones. Considering the incident a year afterwards, she doesn't know if her mother still believes that, but wears the necklace anyway.
Age: 16
Appearance:
At 5'4", Lindy is small and unassuming looking. While often neatly presented, she opts for simple clothing, usually a plain white dress. Being semi reptilian, she feels the cold earlier in the year than most and dresses accordingly, favouring jackets with hoods that her snakes can curl into. Her serpent necklace is an accessory she's almost never seen without.
Archon DNA Donor: Balaur
Abilities: Lindy’s most obvious Archon feature is her hair, or rather the five snakes she has for hair. On the surface, they resemble ordinary snakes, but like Balaur, they can extend entire mouthfuls of fangs. These fangs can inject a powerful neurotoxin. Depending on severity of the bite, poisoning can result in anything from mild muscle seizures to full on temporary paralysis, possibly causing death by respiratory failure if left untreated.
The snakes are extensions of Lindy’s body rather than independent beings; she has full control over their movements, and can use them as limbs by wrapping them around objects. She can also see through them, the effect being similar to viewing several scenes by camera. As with a camera, though, she cannot fully concentrate on all at once. Her main focus is that of a regular human, on what’s right in front of her.
She has a milder version of Balaur’s regenerative ability. Her wounds heal twice as fast as those of a non Zasshu human, and while she would not be able to grow back a severed arm or leg, her snakes would regrow if cut off. Whereas Balaur can regenerate a serpent head in a day, it takes Lindy around a week to do the same.
Personality: Softspoken, gentle and polite, albeit a little wary and timid, Lindy is the kind of person some may underestimate. She avoids conflicts whenever possible, doing her best to keep situations from getting out of hand. Despite this nonconfrontational demeanour, she's in fact far from weak. Radiating a quiet strength, she's highly determined, focused on her duties and protective of her friends.
Part of her reserved attitude is due to her fear of harming others, which is why she takes self-discipline so seriously. She knows that if she isn't careful, her controlled behaviour could give way to feral instincts.
Backstory: One of the earlier Zasshu, Adalinda or "Project Medusa" was born in America with the DNA of one of New San Francisco's destroyers. As such, scientists overseeing the project always knew they'd have to keep a close eye on her. She spent much of her time in the lab, being rigorously studied and trained, so it was a welcome break whenever she got to stay with her family. Even with TDC operatives watching over her, hanging out with her older brother and sister made her feel like a normal child.
This all changed, however, when she was 11. An Asura rampaged through the city, destroying her home. The TDC managed to evacuate her and her family, but her monstrous side kicked in as she went into a panicked frenzy. As her mother tried to calm her down, Lindy lashed out and attacked her, only coming to her senses when she realised what she'd done. She was restrained in the lab right away, and her mother only survived thanks to an antidote the scientists created.
There was much debate over how to handle the incident. Some deemed Project Medusa a failure that should be scrapped. Others argued that, for all her monstrous traits, Adalinda Carlson was still ultimately a human being with rights. The latter side won out, but only because with the Tenshi crisis, the world couldn't afford to lose a Zasshu. Her family were on this side despite everything, although they became justifiably afraid of her. A tough decision had to be made, and Lindy was separated from them, relocated to a safer place. Japan.
She spent years with only the company of researchers as she continued her training, her focus being on self-control. Eventually, though, others like her were brought to the safe haven Japan offered. The time had come for her to meet and work with her fellow Zasshu, protecting society against the Tenshi while controlling her own Archon traits.
Other: Although she hasn't seen her family in a long time, she still keeps in touch via phone and email. One of her most treasured possessions is an adjustable snake necklace, a gift she received at age 10 from her mother, a reminder to embrace her Archon features and that they make no difference to her loved ones. Considering the incident a year afterwards, she doesn't know if her mother still believes that, but wears the necklace anyway.
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Name: Shirona Sakurai
Age: 17
Archon DNA Donor: Isonade
Abilities: Ionized gas breath, functional gills, (literal) thick skin
Personality: Shirona is, for the most part, a friendly (if somewhat shy) girl. She's fascinated by almost anything pre-World War III, and has hundreds of books, movies, video games from the era in her possession; her collection of music combined exceeds a zettabyte. In a way, she views it as being a historian. Though slow to anger, Shirona's fury is something to be reckoned with.
Backstory: The first success of Project Zasshu, Shirona grew up on a TDC base located near Fussa, Japan. Though she rarely interacted with anyone outside her family, she was always friendly with her handler, as well as most of the doctors tasked with monitoring her health and studying her biology. Even at a young age she could hear the infrasounds the Tenshi made, and wondered why others couldn't hear it. While she's currently unaware of it, the other Zasshu are coming to her neck of the woods.
Other: - Shirona is rarely seen without snacks of some kind, but loves seafood. You could probably make her do anything with enough shrimp or crab legs.
- She has a very... unique fashion sense. It may or may not have been influenced by Japanese animation.
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Name: Wèi Lái
Age: 17
Archon DNA Donor: Kougou
Abilities: Flight, Strong Wind Force, Plant-Growth Effecting Spores
Personality:
Friendly and affectionate - Wèi Lái loves talking with people and getting them on her side. She finds human-to-human conflict interesting, but often times she acts as a mediator to prevent fights simple because that's the easiest way to get people to like her. When people trust her, it's a lot easier to take advantage of them.
Her cheerful nature isn't a facade, she really enjoys making friends and indulging in anything that seems like fun. However, though she may appear to be a ditz at first glance she thinks matters over seriously. She won't share her true thoughts on anything, preferring to play dumb when she needs to. Manipulating humans to do her bidding is her true passion, and when the time comes to connect with the Archon directly she plans to side with the Tenshi should a conflict break out. Humans are interesting, but she considers herself a being above them - and the Tenshi above her. Sometimes her superiority complex leaks through her bubbly personality, but she doesn't see anything wrong with it.
She's excited to finally meet the other Zasshu and see what they're like.
Her cheerful nature isn't a facade, she really enjoys making friends and indulging in anything that seems like fun. However, though she may appear to be a ditz at first glance she thinks matters over seriously. She won't share her true thoughts on anything, preferring to play dumb when she needs to. Manipulating humans to do her bidding is her true passion, and when the time comes to connect with the Archon directly she plans to side with the Tenshi should a conflict break out. Humans are interesting, but she considers herself a being above them - and the Tenshi above her. Sometimes her superiority complex leaks through her bubbly personality, but she doesn't see anything wrong with it.
She's excited to finally meet the other Zasshu and see what they're like.
Backstory:
2089 AD, in the largest remaining city in China, a young woman gave birth to an infant covered in silky scales. After confirmed the child was alive and seemed healthy, it was separated from it's mother. That was fine with the young woman, who hadn't wanted to be a part of the project anyway. She herself was still young, having been pressured into it by her powerful family elders who wanted to use the fact that their family line gave birth to humanity's future hope as a way to secure themselves in whatever future mankind would have.
They named the child appropriately, and mother and daughter never reunited again.
Growing up, Wèi Lái had everything she could ever want. Her family guardians and the laboratory staff made sure her every whim and desire was met. It was a little like being a princess. On the rare occasion they didn't comply with her requests, she found other ways to get what she wanted. She eventually found that the human mind was simple, unlike the Tenshi she could so clearly hear. A human could be manipulated, and quite easily at that. The only thing she was never able to obtain was her birth family's "name." The surname of her family line was denied to her until the project proved successful in communicating with the Archon. Even then, they would forge a new name should that success actually happen.
Regardless, as the years went on Wèi Lái arrive at a certain thought: why are humans trying so desperately to find a weakness of the Tenshi to destroy them? Was the "Zasshu Project," she and the other children, a means to that end or were they really attempting to communicate peacefully with the Archons? If they used the Zasshu to find a weakness in the Archons, what would the humans do? It was clear to her that the Tenshi were a more advanced species.
If the humans' goal was to exterminate the Tenshi, she wouldn't go along with it. Secretly, she has a plan in her heart to betray mankind should it ever come to that.
They named the child appropriately, and mother and daughter never reunited again.
Growing up, Wèi Lái had everything she could ever want. Her family guardians and the laboratory staff made sure her every whim and desire was met. It was a little like being a princess. On the rare occasion they didn't comply with her requests, she found other ways to get what she wanted. She eventually found that the human mind was simple, unlike the Tenshi she could so clearly hear. A human could be manipulated, and quite easily at that. The only thing she was never able to obtain was her birth family's "name." The surname of her family line was denied to her until the project proved successful in communicating with the Archon. Even then, they would forge a new name should that success actually happen.
Regardless, as the years went on Wèi Lái arrive at a certain thought: why are humans trying so desperately to find a weakness of the Tenshi to destroy them? Was the "Zasshu Project," she and the other children, a means to that end or were they really attempting to communicate peacefully with the Archons? If they used the Zasshu to find a weakness in the Archons, what would the humans do? It was clear to her that the Tenshi were a more advanced species.
If the humans' goal was to exterminate the Tenshi, she wouldn't go along with it. Secretly, she has a plan in her heart to betray mankind should it ever come to that.
Other: Her name is pronounced like "Way Lie." She doesn't mind going by nicknames and actually prefers to be called cutesy things like "Wei-Wei" or "Lai-Lai."
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Name: Cade Lin
Age: 15
Appearance: (Apologies for no image, can’t find the right one)
Standing at 5'6, he's about slightly below average in terms of height. The most striking thing about him however is the presence of a hard, gray, armor-like, carapace covering several areas of his body, namely on his forearms, hands, legs, feet, neck, and parts of his torso. He has yellowish skin on the parts uncovered by the carapace, black hair, and a lean build. Cade usually opts for simple clothing: a simple gray or green shirt along with a pair of jeans.
Archon DNA Donor: Genbu
Abilities: Cade's durable carapace is both a defensive and an offensive tool. He can manipulate it to a limited degree, such as changing its shape to cover his body like a suit of armor. He can also change its shape to form bladed appendages to attack with, or to form tiny spikes of bone to use as projectiles. Specific parts of his body can also be temporarily reinforced to grant a boost in durability, such as his arms and legs.
However, manipulating his carapace is both physically and mentally taxing on Cade. The more abilities he uses, the more mental focus and energy he requires. He'll collapse on the spot from exhaustion if he's reached his limit, and needs an extended period of time to rest to fully recover.
Personality: Awkward and reserved, Cade is the type of person who sits in a corner and focuses on his phone while everyone else socializes at a party. He's a quiet person, preferring to mind his own business and not disturb anyone else. That's not to say he's completely ignorant about social customs and such, but he's not going to be the one to initiate the conversation unless it's necessary.
Despite his seemingly docile attitude, he can be incredibly focused when working on the task at hand. He's eager to prove that he's not just dead weight and does actually want the respect of the people around him, but he's still too shy to admit it.
His awkwardness also disappears when he's interacting with his loved ones and those he trusts, almost as if it was never there in the first place.
Backstory: “Project Ravager” was born to Taiwanese immigrants in a remote TDC stronghold located in Australia. His parents gave him an actual human name: Cade, and tried to raise him to the best of their abilities given the circumstances. Growing up, he was subjected to numerous tests and physical training by the faceless mob of disembodied voices standing behind the tinted glass. Though he didn’t quite trust them, he still followed obediently when he was told by his parents that this was “for his own good”.
As the years went by, he started gaining greater control over his powers and even experimented with them during his free time, all the while wondering why he looked so different from the people around him. The infrasounds of the Tenshi were also a mystery to him, and further made clear that he was different from everyone else. He felt lonely at times, lacking any friends his age, but found solace in the media of the past. Watching, playing, and reading about the stories of the colorful and interesting characters found within made him feel better about being different.
When he was 12 years old, Cade had just been in his room one day when he overheard a pair of guards that were on patrol talking nearby. They were talking about him, specifically about how the hell a freak kid was supposed to help them fight the archons, and how the only thing the scientists succeeded in creating was a crime against nature. He told his parents about what he had heard, but despite their attempts to comfort him, some small part of him internalized what the guards said, believing that he was useless and that everyone secretly hated him. Eventually he managed to get over it, yet remnants of his self-doubt linger, still influencing him from within.
A few years later, he was scheduled to be sent to Japan to meet up with the other Zasshu. He was hesitant to leave home at first, but the thought of meeting others like him convinced him to go. Bidding farewell to his parents and promising to keep in touch, he set off towards Fassu, Japan, anxious about meeting the others.
Other: Cade enjoys both eating and cooking as his hobbies. His favorite food is Xiao Long Bao, or soup dumplings.
Age: 15
Appearance: (Apologies for no image, can’t find the right one)
Standing at 5'6, he's about slightly below average in terms of height. The most striking thing about him however is the presence of a hard, gray, armor-like, carapace covering several areas of his body, namely on his forearms, hands, legs, feet, neck, and parts of his torso. He has yellowish skin on the parts uncovered by the carapace, black hair, and a lean build. Cade usually opts for simple clothing: a simple gray or green shirt along with a pair of jeans.
Archon DNA Donor: Genbu
Abilities: Cade's durable carapace is both a defensive and an offensive tool. He can manipulate it to a limited degree, such as changing its shape to cover his body like a suit of armor. He can also change its shape to form bladed appendages to attack with, or to form tiny spikes of bone to use as projectiles. Specific parts of his body can also be temporarily reinforced to grant a boost in durability, such as his arms and legs.
However, manipulating his carapace is both physically and mentally taxing on Cade. The more abilities he uses, the more mental focus and energy he requires. He'll collapse on the spot from exhaustion if he's reached his limit, and needs an extended period of time to rest to fully recover.
Personality: Awkward and reserved, Cade is the type of person who sits in a corner and focuses on his phone while everyone else socializes at a party. He's a quiet person, preferring to mind his own business and not disturb anyone else. That's not to say he's completely ignorant about social customs and such, but he's not going to be the one to initiate the conversation unless it's necessary.
Despite his seemingly docile attitude, he can be incredibly focused when working on the task at hand. He's eager to prove that he's not just dead weight and does actually want the respect of the people around him, but he's still too shy to admit it.
His awkwardness also disappears when he's interacting with his loved ones and those he trusts, almost as if it was never there in the first place.
Backstory: “Project Ravager” was born to Taiwanese immigrants in a remote TDC stronghold located in Australia. His parents gave him an actual human name: Cade, and tried to raise him to the best of their abilities given the circumstances. Growing up, he was subjected to numerous tests and physical training by the faceless mob of disembodied voices standing behind the tinted glass. Though he didn’t quite trust them, he still followed obediently when he was told by his parents that this was “for his own good”.
As the years went by, he started gaining greater control over his powers and even experimented with them during his free time, all the while wondering why he looked so different from the people around him. The infrasounds of the Tenshi were also a mystery to him, and further made clear that he was different from everyone else. He felt lonely at times, lacking any friends his age, but found solace in the media of the past. Watching, playing, and reading about the stories of the colorful and interesting characters found within made him feel better about being different.
When he was 12 years old, Cade had just been in his room one day when he overheard a pair of guards that were on patrol talking nearby. They were talking about him, specifically about how the hell a freak kid was supposed to help them fight the archons, and how the only thing the scientists succeeded in creating was a crime against nature. He told his parents about what he had heard, but despite their attempts to comfort him, some small part of him internalized what the guards said, believing that he was useless and that everyone secretly hated him. Eventually he managed to get over it, yet remnants of his self-doubt linger, still influencing him from within.
A few years later, he was scheduled to be sent to Japan to meet up with the other Zasshu. He was hesitant to leave home at first, but the thought of meeting others like him convinced him to go. Bidding farewell to his parents and promising to keep in touch, he set off towards Fassu, Japan, anxious about meeting the others.
Other: Cade enjoys both eating and cooking as his hobbies. His favorite food is Xiao Long Bao, or soup dumplings.
GM
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Banned
Seen
4 mos ago
Name: Akane Mitsuishi
Age: 29
Occupation/Role: Zasshu Liaison ("Handler")
Personality: For the most part, Akane is professional in her work (if a bit snarky). However, she's reasonable, and unlike some of the other Zasshu Liaisons, she tries to treat them like normal teenagers. Off the clock, however, she's a bit of a slob, and enjoys drinking a bit too much. Despite how much she drinks, it hasn't really affected her work, aside from bad headaches and occasionally running late.
Backstory: Born to a family of refugees from Japan, Akane lived in New San Francisco until it was destroyed in a territorial dispute between Isonade and Balaur. After that, her father joined the TDI as a soldier, and once Akane was old enough she followed in his footsteps. Seventeen years ago her entire squad was wiped out by Asura in Hawaii. Afterwards she was approached by an officer from TDI's research division and offered a safe, relatively easy job: a liaison for a then-undisclosed project.
Other: - Despite her tendencies, Akane has wanted to settle down for years, but between work and the current state of the human race, it seems unlikely.
- Is viewed by Shirona as a sort of big-sister figure, and was inadvertently the one who started her obsession with pre-WWIII pop culture by giving her a CD player.
- Often has nightmares of the destruction of New San Francisco.
- Has a pet Kiwi bird, affectionately named "KiKi".
AlternateMan there is calcium in my bones
Member
Seen
19 days ago
Name: Mir Shin
Age: 38
Occupation/Role: TDC Operative, guard of Project Zasshu
Appearance: (An image or description is fine)
Beige skin tone, black curly hair. Stands at about 179cm tall.
Personality:
After surviving countless missions-including the devastating New San Fransisco incident- Mir’s generic reaction against life threatening situations have become dull. Instinctual fear of death still kick in, but he learned to put his priorities on solving(which is usually running away from the giant monster) the problem. He likes to joke about his survivals as luck, joking of how many lotteries he would’ve won if he didn’t sign up for TDC.
During his career Mir was teamed up with various individuals, and therefore learned to get along with various types of people. He can cooperate with no problem, being able to set aside personal feelings for the mission to go smoothly. He tries not to hold stereotypes against people until he’s sure he knows them in a very personal level.
After all the struggles against the Tenshi, Mir finds them more interesting than terrifying. After surviving a handful of encounters, he learned to be more observant about them. All the while trying to walk away from it alive. So when he was introduced to the project Zasshu, he accepted it with pure curiosity for the results.
Backstory:
Mir joined TDC as an ordinary soldier, one of many who were deployed in the case of a Tenshi attack. His first mission took place in New San Francisco, where the two Archons left nothing but ruins. Mir, along with his comrades, protected and evacuated as much civilians as possible. Ever since, the man was deployed for countless big and small Tenshi attacks, somehow managing to go through the incidents without dying. He himself describes it as “sheer luck”.
The sheer amount of experience he had allowed him to climb the ranks among the TDC Operatives, helping write and edit their field manuals and research Tenshi behaviors. Recently he was directly contacted to assist the Project Zasshu, where he was summoned to Japan to escort the project.
Other:
-He likes shrimps. I added this solely because there were shrimps on the dinner menu today.
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Age: 38
Occupation/Role: TDC Operative, guard of Project Zasshu
Appearance: (An image or description is fine)
Beige skin tone, black curly hair. Stands at about 179cm tall.
Personality:
After surviving countless missions-including the devastating New San Fransisco incident- Mir’s generic reaction against life threatening situations have become dull. Instinctual fear of death still kick in, but he learned to put his priorities on solving(which is usually running away from the giant monster) the problem. He likes to joke about his survivals as luck, joking of how many lotteries he would’ve won if he didn’t sign up for TDC.
During his career Mir was teamed up with various individuals, and therefore learned to get along with various types of people. He can cooperate with no problem, being able to set aside personal feelings for the mission to go smoothly. He tries not to hold stereotypes against people until he’s sure he knows them in a very personal level.
After all the struggles against the Tenshi, Mir finds them more interesting than terrifying. After surviving a handful of encounters, he learned to be more observant about them. All the while trying to walk away from it alive. So when he was introduced to the project Zasshu, he accepted it with pure curiosity for the results.
Backstory:
Mir joined TDC as an ordinary soldier, one of many who were deployed in the case of a Tenshi attack. His first mission took place in New San Francisco, where the two Archons left nothing but ruins. Mir, along with his comrades, protected and evacuated as much civilians as possible. Ever since, the man was deployed for countless big and small Tenshi attacks, somehow managing to go through the incidents without dying. He himself describes it as “sheer luck”.
The sheer amount of experience he had allowed him to climb the ranks among the TDC Operatives, helping write and edit their field manuals and research Tenshi behaviors. Recently he was directly contacted to assist the Project Zasshu, where he was summoned to Japan to escort the project.
Other:
-He likes shrimps. I added this solely because there were shrimps on the dinner menu today.
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