Metroid: Final Protocol

[EnterTheHero]

@FalloutJack I’m already designing a character.

[GarlandChaos]

Looks like you're in dire need of interest for this, and I'm more than glad to show some!

For clarification: Our characters are soldiers/whatnot from just about any walk of life, working(more or less) together to stop the X from taking over the entire world, correct?

[FalloutJack]

@EnterTheHero Coolness. Looking forward to it.

@GarlandDaHero Replace 'world' with 'galaxy', or 'known space'. Planets are already in jeopardy, just not the core worlds yet.

[ArmorPlated]

I'm interested, though I'm kinda iffy on fighting something as virulent as the X with a bunch of ragtag Mercs.

[FalloutJack]

@ArmorPlated The idea was that the mercs are being well-equipped to handle situuations and that they're not sending an army because that could potentially feed the enemy. Risk VS Reward kind of thinking behind that. It's not that you guys are The Plan. You are working TO the plan, to more directly attack the threat and to make it possible for a full-scale annihilation of the enemy to occur.

[ArmorPlated]

What? That doesn't really explain how a small team of mercs are going to survive a run-in with a hyperaggressive parasitic organism like the X, let alone fend them off or destroy them.

And what is this talk of "the plan"? How do you directly attack a plague other than firebombing entire planets?

[FalloutJack]

@ArmorPlated First of all, protection: They have developed a personal containment field which they are attempting to get around worlds to keep them safe, but that's alot of work, and may do no good if the X get like a destructive space-faring army or something. Second, although this is stuff to be spoken about in the IC-briefing of the RP, I'll give you the general idea. Firebombing infected worlds has been going down already. These are delay-tactics to keep massive outbreaks from endangering the galaxy, but they need people to go find the heavy-hitters who have been dropping X down on the planets, otherwise you're just following the arsonist setting fire to everything and breaking down houses to stop the neighborhood from going up...while he's still setting fires. Basically, the military is doing military things, but they need a small group with modified weapons to catch up to the bastards, find out the precise nature of the problem, and then preoceed to the proper scragging phase. Why not just blow whatever ships and planets up that are involved too? Because they don't know where it all is. The X survived and they don't know exactly where they all are, except for places getting plague-bombed. They need information, first-hand data, and they want 'The Last Metroid' for both the vaccine and for their own purposes. Make no mistake, there is significant reason not to trust the Galactic Federation, but you have to work with them because the alternative right now is pretty damn terrible. The worst what-ifs of the series are happening right now: A huge outbreak and no Samus to help them. Does that clear things up a little?

[ArmorPlated]

@FalloutJack

Yeah, that clears a lot up. So the protective shields keep X from infecting a host as long as they've got Energy? I'm guessing that means run-ins with X will turn them into persistent threats, since they can re-form? That'll be a neat setpiece to work around.

I can see how this is going to work. I'll try to piece together a character for the setting.

[FalloutJack]

@ArmorPlated Good to know. And yes, part of the threat is that you're making sure you keep your energy up so that the X don't just swarm you in blob form and infect the hell out of you. Whereas Samus' suit could explode, this is a case of losing containment and being at severe risk of immediately becoming food.

[Kazemitsu]

Hider

Name: Kazemitsu
Alias: Kaze, Juggernaut
Age: Ancient
Gender: Male
Species: Dragon
Occupation: Mercenary
Residence: Wherever he pleases, has numerous little hideouts and caches.

Physical Description:
One of the first things noticed about Kaze is his immense size. He stood at an intimidating eleven feet tall and looking like a professional weight lifter without steroids. Or as some people liked to say "He's built like a Capital ship." Normally after they hit him once and they hurt themselves. Covering his body is a natural armor, surprisingly malleable plates and scales that seemed to harden on impacts. Attached to his shoulders are a pair of giant wings with terrifying claws at the joint that act like a second pair of hands. Lastly he has a long tail that's strangely agile and prehensile.

His coloration is interesting. His "underbelly" is a royal purple, along with the membrane of his wings, while the rest of his body is jet black like space. His eyes glow slightly and are a deep crimson. His horns, spikes, claws, and teeth are all completely white despite his age. Lastly if you see the inside of his mouth it glows a dangerous looking green right down into his core.

Kaze doesn't really wear normal clothing. Instead he has a long kilt that's dark red with a golden boarder. Holding it up is a steel band that's a foot wide and three inches thick with a glowing core where the clasp is.

Personality:

Equipment/Capabilities:

• Herculean Strength: His body doesn't show the actual level of strength the behemoth has.
• Acidic Contents: Within his body is a dangerous balance of chemicals that make incredibly potent acid. He can spit this acid in a stream, a mist, or a glob. Each 'mode' has a different level of force. The mist having none but the best coating. The glob is like getting hit by a truck. The stream is strong enough to knock you off your feet but not enough to cause major harm...aside from being acid.
• Inhuman Regeneration: As the name suggest his body heals at a higher level than is normal. The lesser the injury the faster he heals, although death still can come for him. It's just a lot harder than normal.
• Overdrive: Despite his distaste for technology he has an implant that sends his adrenaline gland into overdrive. This boost his strength further, increases his movement and reaction speed, and almost nullifies his ability to feel pain. It doesn't last long and needs almost a full day to 'recover'.
• Aegis: A powerful full bodied energy shield. It can handle quite a bit of varying damage before it gives way. After not taking damage for a brief period it starts to recharge again. The cor of the shield is the 'buckle' of his belt and can be destroyed.
• Multi-Destroyer: He can't carry his whole arsenal despite his strength so he has a general weapon that can change to do multiple things. Pieces shift and move to make an axe or a hammer, both of which have a jet to increase the power of the swing. From the hafts bottom he can fire out energy blasts for medium to close range.

History:

This is what I have so far. He is a powerful being but not unstoppable and his Aegis doesn't cover the parasites since they're very hush hush.

[FalloutJack]

@Kazemitsu So far, so good. With people working on their stuff - I assume - in the background, I will be creating the actual RP thread soon. It's just that I've got a number of things to handle first that are unrelated.

[FalloutJack]

@Kazemitsu@Shoryu@EnterTheHero@ArmorPlated@GarlandDaHero

Main thread exists.

Tell your friends, tell your enemies, and please post your characters.

And if you're not joining in, please say so. It'll be most helpful to know.

[ArmorPlated]

I'm going to have to bow out. I've been trying to put together a cohesive character concept since my last post, and I've got nothing to show for it.

Sorry for wasting your time.

[SimpleWriter]

Are you still taking persons into this? I'm interested. Looks like it did not launch very much so far, but I'll follow this closely if you'll have me.

[FalloutJack]

@SimpleWriter Please direct yourself to the main thread linked in my previous post. If you have a character idea, by all means, show me there.

[FalloutJack]

We're open for more players now. Take note: We would definitely prefer frequent/regular posting. Please refer to the front page for information and ask whatever questions you have after doing so.

[FalloutJack]

Seriously, we could use some new blood here. Nobody want a bit of adventure with death on the line?