Welcome to "Apotheosis of the Leviathan", an idea that is like a mix of Ultraman, Pacific Rim, and Godzilla, with a layer of Neon Genesis Evangelion's philosophical transhumanism. I have tried running this idea before under the names "The Central Dogma of Xenoarcheology" and "The Stars Cast Down Their Cold Gaze", but both ended prematurely, so I hope this one will stick.

To set the post quality and posting frequency expectations, I tend to be casual to advanced and expect similarly from my players. I am slow at posting and can take weeks to respond depending on how busy I am. Rules are the typical Guild rules. This RP will explore dark and mature themes, but since this is a public thread, obviously don't do anything that would set off the mods. If your characters develop relationships, fade to black. Even though there will be giant biological entities beating the tar out of each other (and yes, killing each other), please don't go into explicit detail regarding gore; enough to get the intensity and horror of violence across, but not enough to elicit nausea.

Anyways, I'm not the most professional GM and don't have everything laid out all nice and neat. If I need to, I'll add more rules and such as they come up. But anyways, onto the lore!

[b][u]Glossary of Terms:[/u][/b]
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[list][*][b]CETM[/b] - The Committee for Extraterrestrial Threat Management, created to combat the impending alien threat through the establishment of four projects. CETM is located in Tokyo University and much of its research staff are professors.
[*][b]Project Olympian[/b] - The CETM project utilizing Hyperians.
[*][b]Project Titan[/b] - The CETM project utilizing space monsters.
[*][b]Project Colossus[/b] - The CETM project utilizing giant piloted robots.
[*][b]Project Myrmidon[/b] - The CETM project utilizing existing military capabilities, intended to support the other projects.
[*][b]Space Monsters[/b] - Alternately known as 'kaiju', 'aliens', or simply 'monsters'. Refers to the gigantic extraterrestrial entities that have begun attacking Earth. Conventional force does little against them, and the repeated use of nuclear weapons is not a viable strategy.
[*][b]Hyperians[/b] - A species of seemingly benevolent space monsters. So far, two have been encountered, dubbed Hyper Man and Hyper Man X. The first Hyperian, Hyper Man, has defended Earth from space monsters for a while, giving humanity time to prepare our own defenses. Hyper Man X arrived later to continue Hyper Man's mission.
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[b][u]Public Timeline of Major Events Concerning CETM:[/u][/b]
[hider=Timeline][list][*][b]2095 C.E.[/b] - An enormous alien vessel is discovered, hidden deep within the Mariana Trench. Research on it begins immediately as mankind attempts to reverse engineer the technology and decipher the language. The aliens to which the vessel belongs are named 'Hyperians' by the researchers. A preliminary study reveals that Hyperians seek out budding civilizations in order to protect them from 'ravenous' threats, and that this vessel and its 'inhabitant' were sent to Earth thousands of years ago to protect us.
[*][b]2100 C.E.[/b] - At the turn of the century, a sealed chamber within the vessel is finally opened. Inside, the inhabitant, Hyper Man, is discovered, having locked himself in stasis within the chamber alongside a 'space monster', the Vega Alien, to prevent its escape. Surprised at the chamber door opening, Hyper Man is dealt a mortal blow by the monster, who proceeds to leave the vessel and head eastward, wreaking havoc on the surface. Weakened, Hyper Man explains that he requires the life force of a 'pure-hearted' human in order to reinvigorate himself and finally end the Vega Alien once and for all. One of the children of the research team, Shigeru Kawakami, volunteers and merges with Hyper Man. Hyper Man leaves the vessel and destroys the Vega Alien but not before it has devastated two United States' cities, Los Angeles and San Diego.
[*][b]2101 C.E.[/b] - In the aftermath of the first extraterrestrial incident, CETM is founded. With the knowledge and guidance of Hyper Man, the Hyperian Vessel is relocated to Tokyo, Japan.
[*][b]2115 C.E.[/b] - In the intervening years, space monsters begin to attack regularly. Hyper Man explains that, during its escape, the Vega Alien destroyed the 'Civilization Dampener', a device in the Hyperian vessel that hides the presence of young civilizations from monsters, and that the device can no longer be repaired. Fortunately, the invading monsters are aware of Hyper Man's presence and are drawn to him, allowing humanity to choose where Hyper Man is to engage these creatures. With this knowledge, Tokyo is transformed into the fortress of Meta-Tokyo, the site of extraterrestrial research, the headquarters of CETM, and the battleground for all subsequent fights with space monsters.
[*][b]2116 C.E.[/b] - The second Hyperian, Hyper Man X, arrives on Earth to check on the status of Hyper Man's mission. The Hyperians have a secret meeting in the vessel and Hyper Man X agrees to swap places with Hyper Man, allowing Hyper Man to return to their 'home' to recuperate.
[*][b]2120 C.E., Present Day[/b] - Hyper Man X has protected Earth since, but CETM is finally ready to unveil the fruits of their research.
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You will play as a member of CETM as part of one of the four projects. However, Project Olympian is off-limits to players as the Hyperian-Human merged character is privy to spoilery information. I don't expect you to have a fully-formed character idea from the get-go, so please discuss with me what you want, and I'll see how it fits within CETM.

I am leaving details of CETM and the branches somewhat open. As players join and their characters and ideas get incorporated, I will update this post.

Now for a preliminary CS (replace FFFFFF with your preferred color hex):

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[code][center][h3][color=FFFFFF]Character Name[/color][/h3]
[img]Replace this with an image of your character. Anime is my preference, but you can use a live-action if you insist.[/img][/center]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Name[/u][/b][/color]: Title/Rank Last Name, First Name
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color]: Age
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color]: [color=ed1c24]G[/color][color=f26522]e[/color][color=fff200]n[/color][color=39b54a]d[/color][color=00aeef]e[/color][color=2e3192]r[/color][color=662d91]![/color]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Project[/u][/b][/color]: [s]Olympian[/s]/Titan/Colossus/Myrmidon
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Occupation[/u][/b][/color]: Your role/position within CETM

[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/color]:[indent]An explanation of your personality. What are your thoughts on Hyper Man and kaiju? Thoughts on the other projects? Relationship with authority?[/indent]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]History[/u][/b][/color]:[indent]An explanation of your history. Are you old enough to remember a world before Hyper Man and kaiju? How did you join CETM? How did you acquire your current role?[/indent]

[center][h3][color=FFFFFF]Kaiju/Mecha/Vehicle Name[/color][/h3]
[img]Replace this with an image of your kaiju/mecha/vehicle.[/img][/center]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Kaiju/Mecha/Vehicle Name[/u][/b][/color]: Name
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Combat Focus[/u][/b][/color]: Short descriptor of your kaiju/mecha/vehicle's role in combat

[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Origin[/u][/b][/color]:[indent]This will require brainstorming with me as I determine how this mecha was developed or how this kaiju was captured and controlled. You can leave this blank for now or offer your initial suggestions.[/indent]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Abilities[/u][/b][/color]:
[list][*][b]Ability 1 name[/b] - Description of Ability 1. This would be a wishlist of abilities/weapons you think your kaiju/mecha/vehicle would have
[*]
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[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Future developments[/u][/b][/color]:[indent][hider=Future]Here you can go into how you want your character to develop, how you want your kaiju to evolve, or how you want your mecha to be upgraded. At the beginning, the projects are very separate, but over time, they may start share research and work on joint operations. My intentions for this RP is also for there to be an undercurrent of transhumanism, so explore whether you character is a human purist or is willing to trade their humanity for power.[/hider][/indent][/code][/hider]
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[center][h3][color=FFFFFF]Character Name[/color][/h3]
[img]Replace this with an image of your character. Anime is my preference, but you can use a live-action if you insist.[/img][/center]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Name[/u][/b][/color]: Title/Rank Last Name, First Name
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Age[/u][/b][/color]: Age
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Gender[/u][/b][/color]: [color=ed1c24]G[/color][color=f26522]e[/color][color=fff200]n[/color][color=39b54a]d[/color][color=00aeef]e[/color][color=2e3192]r[/color][color=662d91]![/color]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Project[/u][/b][/color]: [s]Olympian[/s]/Titan/Colossus/Myrmidon
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Occupation[/u][/b][/color]: Your role/position within CETM

[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Personality[/u][/b][/color]:[indent]An explanation of your personality. What are your thoughts on Hyper Man and kaiju? Thoughts on the other projects? Relationship with authority?[/indent]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]History[/u][/b][/color]:[indent]An explanation of your history. Are you old enough to remember a world before Hyper Man and kaiju? How did you join CETM? How did you acquire your current role?[/indent]

[center][h3][color=FFFFFF]Kaiju/Mecha/Vehicle Name[/color][/h3]
[img]Replace this with an image of your kaiju/mecha/vehicle.[/img][/center]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Kaiju/Mecha/Vehicle Name[/u][/b][/color]: Name
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Combat Focus[/u][/b][/color]: Short descriptor of your kaiju/mecha/vehicle's role in combat

[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Origin[/u][/b][/color]:[indent]This will require brainstorming with me as I determine how this mecha was developed or how this kaiju was captured and controlled. You can leave this blank for now or offer your initial suggestions.[/indent]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Abilities[/u][/b][/color]:
[list][*][b]Ability 1 name[/b] - Description of Ability 1. This would be a wishlist of abilities/weapons you think your kaiju/mecha/vehicle would have
[*]
[*][/list]
[color=FFFFFF][b][u]Future developments[/u][/b][/color]:[indent][hider=Future]Here you can go into how you want your character to develop, how you want your kaiju to evolve, or how you want your mecha to be upgraded. At the beginning, the projects are very separate, but over time, they may start share research and work on joint operations. My intentions for this RP is also for there to be an undercurrent of transhumanism, so explore whether you character is a human purist or is willing to trade their humanity for power.[/hider][/indent]
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