[OOC] World of Light

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With an army of Master Hands under its control, Galeem sought to create a new world.

The fighters and their countless stories came to an end as light consumed them.

Thus, the universe was crushed in the hands of Galeem.

Those who fought the light were devoured.

The others lost their bodies and became spirits.

Only one survived.

A star of hope twinkles faintly as the dust settles on a new world.

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Welcome to the World of Light. An otherwordly entity known as the Lord of Light, Galeem, has annihilated the universe, sending streams of all-consuming light into every game world to wipe the slate clean so that he might build something anew. Only Kirby, borne on a Warp Star while Galeem's attack still picked up speed, escaped.

But the weight of the world is a heavy burden indeed, and his constant fight has left him exhausted. He managed, however, to free a small group of spirits, and split his remaining power into Friend Hearts to revive them. They're a motley crew, hailing from a variety of world and origins, but with Kirby unable to fight any longer, the task of finding and defeating Galeem falls to them.

You're a denizen in the World of Light. You can be any game character from any game franchise, hero or villain, side-characters of all stripes. You face impossible odds, an adventure across landscapes that span the imagination, an endless series of battles, puzzles, and obstacles, meeting friends and foes familiar and new on the chance that you might reach the Lord of Light and undo all he has wrought.

In essence, this is a massive crossover adventure, with the players deciding where to go and what to do, encountering all sorts game worlds, characters, and items. There will be some RPG elements, with EXP for word count and as rewards, and each level earning you a new ability. Since most characters bring with them a narrative, who you pick and what you do will directly impact the RP's events, so the possibilities are endless.

Important Notes

• All standard roleplaying rules apply. Be excellent to one another.
• Your characters will start off somewhat weak, no matter how strong they were originally, but as you play you'll become stronger and more capable.
• Your character has to originate from a video game, but it can be any officially-licensed game, no matter the console or company. Characters that originated in other media are prohibited. Other media built on top of games can be considered canon to the games, however
• While you start with one character, you will be able to get more if you want. In order to qualify for another character, you must reach level 3 with an existing one, as well as be able to handle the additional workload
• While not 18+, there will be some more mature themes going around, including violence
• You can make some slight changes to your character, or expound on one that would otherwise be too shallow (following fan interpretations if necessary) but otherwise you should aim to be true to your chosen character. I would suggest against making your character a create-a-character or blank slate with no canonical traits or characteristics, which tends to be uninteresting and unengaging to play as in an RP. They can also be problematic in terms of nailing down abilities and balance. If you choose to anyway, do your best to give it a solid personality and background based on its world
• The typical posting schedule is once-a-week. I usually make a big update on Sunday evening after 11 PM CST. Since players are making a promise of a commitment by applying to the RP, I'd expect you to post at least weekly as well with all of your characters. If you don't, you'll be left behind at best and (in a dangerous situation) take damage at worst
• If you give your character's speech a color please make sure it's a color that's easy to read. Please do not give your posts gigantic, obnoxious headers
• You can change your sheet's Kindred Spirits even after acceptance up until any Spirit on the list is sighted, at which point the list is set in stone
• Your decisions matter in this story. Ingenuity and creativity will be rewarded, especially in regards to teamwork, but bad decisions may have disastrous consequences. In fact, it's possible for characters to die if things go poorly enough.

EXP

EXP earned for posting is as follows: <750 words is 1 point, 750-1250 is 2 points, and 1250-2000 is 3 points, then +1 for every thousand after that. I would only expect the upper echelons to be reached by big-time collabs. You will also get bonus EXP after successful encounters. Your level of contribution determines your growth. Please keep track of it your own EXP, please be honest when it comes to reporting and don't use filler to inflate your word count.

When you level up, you get a Level Upgrade, which can be stored for later or used for one of the following:
1. A new Power from your character's Powerset, something that your character can do in his or her home game but didn't start with here, or something that your character could learn or develop in the home game. Exceptional 'stats' can count as Powers
1.5. A new Power pertaining to a Spirit. After fusing with a spirit, its Powerset is added to your own and you can choose abilities it has in addition to your own
2. A new Strength. Sometimes, a skill is more important than a Power, or is necessary to make proper use of equipment or Powers. One cannot just pick up a brand-new weapon or dynamic ability and be an expert, after all

EXP Share
A phenomenon that you'll find helpful in a post involving multiple player characters, whether owned by the same player or otherwise. The word count (and thus EXP cashout) from any post involving those characters is attributed to every character involved; if you do a collab with another person and the count is 1250, you both get 3 EXP, and if you have two characters that both star in your 750-word post, both get 2 EXP.

EXP gain is boosted during boss fights.

Spirits

In the World of Light, every character has a spirit, a bundle of light that defines who and what they are. By default everyone we'll meet in the World of Light has the sunset-red glow of Galeem in their eyes, their palette somewhat desaturated. This Gleaming state is a sort of brainwashing. makes them unable to remember or comprehend Galeem or their worlds' end, leading them to believe that nothing is wrong with this world, when attacked they must fight until physically unable to continue, and they must follow absolutely any commands/programming given to them by a Higher Being, like Master Hand. This includes player characters, who must be freed. Otherwise, they act and behave very much like themselves, including speech and nonviolent activities. Only a Friend Heart, Keyblade, Off Wave, or other acutely soul-related process can cure this Gleaming status.

Upon death, everyone leaves their spirit behind. These spirits can be used by those still living, as long as they know how. Heart-fusion will confer a new Power, mind-fusion a new Strength, spiritbinding a new Striker, and crushing an item or equipment, all without having to spend EXP. However, fusion will also alter your character in mind and body, as well as include a new weakness. But in the World of Light, you need whatever power you can get, right? Once you decide on a spirit and utilization, just let me know and I will give you the results; you don't choose for yourself. These changes are permanent, unless you find someone capable of exorcism to undo the bond. The number of spirits you can have is limitless, as long as you don't become a chimera, but the number of strikers you can have is equal to your level, since they demand spiritual power.

By the way, about Strikers: they are capable of using whatever abilities they could in life, but they are not independent beings, instead being extensions of the host. As such, they cannot know anything the host does not, and damage done to the striker inflicts corresponding damage to the host, albeit mitigated by the striker's defense. A singular 'striker' can be a thematically appropriate collective, like Jak & Daxter or a squad of goombas, and the weaker and more numerous the collective is, the less damage each one passes to the host

Friend-shaped Sacred Heart
If your character has reached level three, it gains the ability to manifest a Friend Heart (by touching its own heart and then lifting up its arms, at which point a bright pink Friend Heart appears. It can then be tossed or given, and as long as the recipient is weakened somewhat (lower than 75% health) it will be freed from Galeem's influence. However, making a Friend Heart costs EXP; the cost follows the formula (level - 2). You can play as any freed character as long as your latest character is at least level 3, increasing your character count up to a maximum of 4. If you wish, you can release characters in your roster to make room for new ones. Please don't take more characters than you can post for

Final Smashes

Final Smashes--the ultimate attacks. As 'ultimate' and 'final' both imply 'nothing greater than' and 'nothing beyond', Final Smashes are desperation moves available to any character who knows what he or she has to do and has the will to do it. By igniting ones' own spirit and using it as the ultimate power source, one can warp reality and space itself to unleash an almighty move, but the spirit is used up in the process. After the attack concludes, the smasher has only a few moments before the last of their light fades away and they die for good.

Hotline

I'm here to help, and in a variety of ways. If you ever have any questions I'm here of course, but I can also take a more active roll in your posts. If in the course of your writing you need an NPC response, want the results of a spirit usage, or are looking in an area and want to know what you'll find, you can send me a message via Discord or DMs to get the results to include in your post for immediate action without having to wait for the next GM update. Combined with players' creative license, this means you can more done between updates than you might expect. Don't wait; call now!

Sheet

Coding is included, which you can take if you 'view raw' this post and copy from there.

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Name:
Game Origin:
Appearance: (You can use just an image, a description, or both)
Personality:
Background: (A history, a few sentences minimum, of where the character came from and what you were doing prior to the events of the World of Light. Galeem might have attacked at any point in your character's story, and his attack stretched across the dimensions, potentially reaching characters that are canonically dead)

Specialty: (What your character's best at; what their main role will be to the group, like defense, magic attack, healing, traps, you name it. Can be general or specific)
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10 (The amount of EXP required to level up will increase by 10 each level, but rewards get bigger, too)
Powers: (You start with one, no matter how many your character had before, and will earn one with each level. They should make sense for your character)

Strengths: (Things your character's always good at, or always can do; essentially, passive stats, bonuses, and talents. These should not be 'actives' or support systems that confer their own slews of benefits, and they should not be part and parcel of a Power; everything relevant to that Power should be included in its own description. You start with three, but you can add more in place of powers when you level up)

Weaknesses: (Faults, flaws, inabilities, and so forth. Nobody's perfect)
Spirits: (See Spirits section for details. Start with none)

Guest List: (Put up to three characters you like or want to see, and you'll run into them sooner or later in the RP. There's no restriction on what characters you put in, other than the same ones that apply to PCs)
Inventory: (Whatever gear, weapons, and items your character has)

[Lugubrious]

RP Timeline

Day One

• Precipice Knoll - In the morning, Kirby wandered up from the Badlands, weary and hurt from his travels, and stops to rest on a hill crowned by a single dead tree. While there, he was suddenly attacked by a group of random enemies, including Bowser, Blazermate, Tora, Courier 6, the Centurion, the Hunter, Zer0, Linkle, Din, Death, Geno, Ratchet, and Michael. Using their powers and numbers the enemies crushed him, but in his final act before passing out Kirby creates a number of Friend Hearts to free his attackers from Galeem's influence. Stunned by their awakening, they try to come to terms with this strange new world
• 1-1 - Carrying Kirby with them, the newly-minted team met a strange man, jovial but cloaked in black, who calls himself the Master of Masters. He told them about the World of Light, spirits, and Galeem's influence. He also crafted a Keyblade from Tora's heart and used it to manually free Minako from Galeem's influence. After that, he told the team what defeating Galeem would entail. They adventured through the obstacles and enemies of 1-1. Geno flew ahead toward Peach's Castle in the distance, narrowly avoiding the robotic sentries by the moat, while Death and the Hunter wandered off on their own
• Ancient Garden - Come the afternoon, a verdant riverland lay in the would-be heroes' path. Flush with Rabbids, many of them rambunctious and hostile, the team battled through, running into Roadhog along the way. Even the Master of Masters helped out. At the same time, Geno managed to infiltrate Peach's Castle, finding himself inside a dungeon where Mario, Donkey Kong, and Spyro were being held. As he faced off with his old friend, the crew under Bowser's leadership got closer to the castle. Kirby teaches them about friend hearts along the way
• Junkyard - Before reaching Peach's Castle, the team had to fight through the Junkyard, an all-out warzone of metal and clutter where the Rabbids fought against machine hordes. Taking the Rabbids' side, they pushed through, earning some respect in the process, and eventually battled it out with the formidable Engineer-Bastion duo guarding the moat. After winning, however, they spotted fire in the sky: Megadragonbowser had shot down Hat Kid's spaceship, which came to a crash landing in the castle's moat. Megadragonbowser prepared to face the newcomers, but Master Hand appeared instead and took over by summoning a handful of opponents, many of them with personal connections to the heroic challengers, including Junpei, Poppi, Henry, Franklin, Junkrat, Clank, and Gaige. However, Geno and Mario appeared to back them up. A fierce fight ensued, but the team managed to free their friends and bolster their numbers
• Peach's Castle - as evening fell on Peach's Castle, the heroes confronted Megadragonbowser, the Tyrant in Orange, the Ultimate Boss. After freeing a handful of captives, including Banjo and Kazooie, they threw down with him in the Throne Room. While he managed to kill Zer0 and Gaige, the heroes soundly defeated him, and the Centurion lay claim to his spirit. Galeem's first Guardian had been defeated. Peach, the Toads, and the other captives were all freed. Bowser was reunited with his son and Kamek. The remaining machines pulled back, and the Rabbids swore fealty to the crown. In the evening that followed, everyone celebrated with a big meal and a well-deserved break. They found a rudimentary map of the world, delivered in secret by another black-coated stranger, and made plans for the morrow. During this time, Henry, Junpei, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Spyro, and Minako left, while Junkrat, Roadhog, and the Master of Masters decided to stick around the Mushroom Kingdom. Two travelers, Gene and Donovan Lee, arrived and joined the group. Everyone settled in for a good night's rest, not imagining what they'd gotten themselves into

Day Two

• Dawn of the Second Day - To make their trip eastward toward the Land of Adventure, the team turned their eyes on the junkyard and scraped together a small fleet of karts and cars to ride on. A man named Steven Stone also showed up, giving a few interested team members like Din and Junior a crash course on Pokemon. Then the heroes set out in dramatic fashion, a few Rabbids in tow, with Peach stepping up determined to take charge. They drove east, past the idyllic highlands of the Mushroom Kingdom's eastern corridor, and eventually reached a dusty wasteland criss-crossed by countless roads
• Paved Wilderness - Soon, the convoy came under attack. A number of enemy vehicles rolled in to raid them, including Sweet Tooth in his trademark ice cream truck of death and Mr. Grimm in a colossal monster truck. Though these enemies put up a fierce fight, the heroes won, and Peach fused with the spirit of Mr. Grimm in order to gain the ability to extract spirits herself
• Hammerhead - In the middle of the Paved Wilderness the convoy pulled into Hammerhead, a designated safe zone comprised of gas station, mechanic, and diner. There they met a few interesting faces, included Captain Falcon, Nero plus Nico, and the party of one Noctis Lucis Caelum, headed for the dangerous Dead Zone to the north. They parted ways with some of the rabbids, as well as Geno and Mario, then most of the team journeyed southeast toward the Land of Adventure. However Blazermate, Gene, Donnie, Ratchet/Clank, Jak/Daxter, and Banjo/Kazooie all joined Nero on a trek to the Dead Zone. Blazermate sent a teleporter along with the other group to keep the team halves in touch
  Lumbridge / Dead Zone - in a beautiful countryside of green, green grass, blue skies of freedom, and bordering mountain ranges on every side, the heroes arrived in the First Town. This medieval village, guarded well by heroes of legend, bustled with activity, and at its beating heart was the Guild Castle where quests and other day-to-day activities were dispensed, catalogued, and handled. Within the team found a black-robed Guildmaster who offered the newcomers some quests. At about that time they also met Geralt, the Witcher-turned-local-celebrity, who'd just been investigating Sabrewulf on the werewolf's mountainside estate. Meanwhile, the duos who rode to the Dead Zone with Nero and Nico got their first taste of its grim apocalypse, full of zombies and demons. They managed to link up with Noctis, Prompto, Gladio, and Ignis, help them out against a Tank, and send them packing out of the Dead Zone before the young men could get infected
• Peach's Castle - Kamek warped back to peach's Castle to converse with the Master of Masters. Their chat yielded some interesting information
• Lumbridge / Forest Temple / Ravine Wood / Pelagic Lake / Peach's Castle - The Centurion accepted a standing challenge from a local martial artist, Ryu. Hat Kid, Franklin, and Michael took a quest investigating the disappearance of a merchant girl, Tressa. To free her they ended up solving three puzzles, including ones that introduced her to the redefinatory rabbit Baba and the eccentric Pizza Trolls. The Koopa Troop, Tora, and Poppi took a job gathering ingredients for the Battle Chef, Mina. Din, Geralt, and Linkle journeyed to a lake to cull the fishman infestation. After handling it, they also met Euden, a young prince on a quest of his own
• Charnal Lane / Coral Highlands / The Hamlet - in the afternoon, the Dead Zone crew set out to rid the place of the three great Qliphoth Roots that would open the way to the Qliphoth itself, and the Guardian lurking therein. To do so they took a route along the doomed city's left side, where it bordered Empty Space. There they got into a sticky situation with demons known as Suffering, but also met Sans and Mr. Bones, who seemed to be wanderers. Meanwhile, the Courier managed to reach a fascinating stretch of land in western Land of Adventure in search of Wigglers, where he scrapped with some Bullet-kin before meeting the Ace Cadet, a local monster hunter. They returned to Lumbridge together. At the same time, the Koopa Troop plus the Centurion, Tora, and Poppi made their way through the farms of Morgensloft to reach the Hamlet, a town of pigs. After some time there they resumed their grocery hunting
• Cathedral Canopy - in a plaza before a great cathedral wreathed in odd wooden webs and crimson leaves, the Dead Zone crew both reunited with Nero's acquaintance V and fought against the colossal Ent. Its demise marked the destruction of the first Qliphoth Root
• Lumbridge - as the day wore on, the heroes scattered across the Land of Adventure returned to town, awash in goods and new friends. Everyone got the chance to catch up as they enjoyed a lovely feast, making the most of both splendid food and loot from their questing
• Police Station - in the Dead Zone, the crew moved back into the depths of the city, thick with the masses of the dead. There they came upon the Redgraccooon City Police Department, where a number of survivors -including Olivia, Black Mage, Fox, Joker, and Nadia Fortune- had been holding out for an untold period of time against daily waves of demons and zombies. After entering the heroes became trapped too, and quickly found that as much danger lurked within. They tangled with Mr. X, a killer Doctor in a pocket dimension, a camera-wielding Organization member, and finally the Preta spirit haunting the police station, which broke the curse keeping everyone trapped there--only for an immense swarm of monsters to come knocking on the station's doors
• Ancestral Farmstead - before the day of questing was done, however, the heroes had one last matter to look into: an emergency in northeastern Land of Adventure, where something dangerous was happening in the blighted steppe. After breaking out the cars to drive over through increasingly eerie terrain, they arrived at the farmstead to find not just a fearsome diseased Brachydios, but a horrific abomination: the Thing from the Stars. In the battle that followed, refracting between dimensions, the heroes piled up stress, injury, and nightmares, but after returning to Lumbridge they received a hero's welcome and a stay in the finest beds the inn had to offer
• Sundered Market Avenue - as the demons and zombies surged in the dark, early hours of the morning, the survivors all escaped from the police station, a number dying in the process, including Vivi, Gene, and Olivia. Everyone fled down a street torn apart by upheavals to seek refuge in the formidable Argent Tower. There they holed up while Blazermate's teleporter got them out one at a time, including the rescued Skull and Panther, and Sectonia was freed from one of the display tanks in the lobby as well. Those who survived made it to Lumbridge for a little safety, peace, and quiet

Day Three

• Lumbridge - the dawn of the first day saw the adventurers awaken after a long night to find a number of refugees in their midst, currently undergoing decontamination at the town's fringes. Those who braved the Ancestral Farmstead the night before met in the Guild Castle to present the Guildmaster with the proof that they'd completed their quest, while also making the most of their additional loot. However, the Guildmaster declared that for making him lose a bet, the Seekers would be playing a game with him first. He proceeded to open a giant hole in the floor of the guild hall beneath the heroes, creating a portal to the Devil's Casino and trapping them inside
• Devil's Casino - after revealing himself to by Gneidxick, the Nobody of King Dice, the guildmaster subjected the Seekers to a devilish board game that forced them to fight his minions. Geralt and the Courier toppled the Tipsy Troop, Tora and Poppi beat Phear lap and Chips Bettigan, the Koopa Troop trounced both Pip/Dot and Hopus Pocus, Hatty wrung out Mr. Chimes, Franklin and Michael picked apart Mangosteen, and Ace, Peach and Linkle stamped out Mr. Wheezy and Pirouletta. After beating Gneidxick's game, the team prepared to confront him, but another Organization member appeared to steal the show. After berating Gneidxick she took him away, leaving everyone else to their own devices. Cuphead and Mugman burst into the casino to find quite the mess
• Lumbridge - with the entire team reconvened in one place, everyone took the chance to catch up and recuperate. The heroes found that the Casino existed on the complete opposite side of the continent, presenting a new way forward. Construction began to create a lift that could lower from the guild hall to the Devil's Casino. Everyone agreed to cross the Land of Adventure together in order to challenge the region boss in the enigmatic End, and they spent the rest of the morning in preparation for the biggest boss fight yet. After outfitting themselves with as much equipment and supplies as possible, the heroes met to set out on a long drove through the verdant valley
• Southeastern Mountains - at the tail end of a long drive across the Land of Adventure the Seekers used their various vehicles to ramp over a deep gorge and reach the rocky range where the End resided. They fought their way through Subspace Emissary enemies as they navigated the canyons to finally arrive at a pristine valley
• Spiral Mountain - With the End just a short climb and walk away, Master Hand appeared to manifest a giant tower atop Spiral Mountain itself, as well as a handful of snipers on top (Link, Quiet, the End, Hawkeye Gough, and Imani) equipped with weaponry that could instantly reduce anyone to a Trophy with a single hit. After a fierce and unconventional fight, the Seekers managed to prevail, killing all the snipers but Link. With the Hero of Time on their team, they climbed Spiral Mountain to proceed through the tunnels behind the giant stone witch head and enter the End itself
• Lumbridge - Sakura arrived in Lumbridge. She met the Phanom Thieves, then went and fought her role model Ryu, who freed her from Galeem's influence. Then, she joined Euden and rode Mym (in her dragon form) across the Land of Adventure to try and catch up with the other heroes
• The End - Within the end, after a few of their number imbibed Enderman spirits to aid in mobility in this dark dimension, the Seekers challenged the Ender Dragon, the Leviathan in Black, the Adventure's End. It fought not just with its massive strength and size, but a bottomless torrent of noxious purple acid from its gullet, and the crystals atop the towers that ringed its arena healed it until destroyed one by one. It took everything the team had, and nearly took some of them out, but they managed to destroy the Ender Dragon and send an Off Wave across the whole area. Courier 6 lay claim to the monster's spirit
• Ruins of Redgraccoon City - Nero, V, and Nadia returned to the Dead Zone through Argent Tower to fight their way north in search of the second Qliphoth root. Pestilence-filled city streets gave way to massive upheavals and fissures in the earth itself, flooded with lava and infested with demons. After a chance encounter with a lone delivery man, Sam Bridges, the trio met Doom Slayer and together slew the demon Echidna. From Sam they learned that once he made his delivery, the Dead Zone would effectively be nuked, giving their operation a hard time limit. They proceeded to the second root, rescuing Pandemonica as they carved a way through the demons
• Eryth Sea - With the dissolution of the End, the giant chunks of terrain once suspended in the air began to fall, taking the heroes down with them. They found themselves above a beautiful inland ocean ringed by spiky mountains. After saving themselves, the team maneuvered across various sky islands toward a futuristic silver city floating above the Eryth Sea. On the way a scouting team from Alcamoth intercepted them: Jigglypuff, Ness, and Falco. A quick chat later, and all were headed for Smash City
• House of Pain - on the other side of a wrecked mall suspended over a pit of lava, the Dead Zone team entered the remains of once-great courthouse, where they came face to face with King Minos, judge of the damned. Together they fought and overcame him. Afterward, Nadia had to spill the beans about her real goal, as well as the final Dead Zone target: the Skullgirl. With that in mind, everyone boarded the newly-arrived Nico's van and set off
• Smash City Alcamoth - a number of familiar faces welcomed the Seekers to Alcamoth, a huge self-contained city where many fighter spent their days training in arenas both simulated and real throughout, all centered around the giant atrium with its lovely park in the front half and the nine-story Ark Mall in the back. An hour after they met with Isabelle, who promised to help organize an all-hands-on-deck meeting, an immense gathering took place in the atrium park where the Seekers both filled all the Smash City denizens in on the state of things and announced their campaign to set the worlds to rights. Even the Master of Masters showed up, somehow, and his answers helped persuade Primrose to join the team. Everyone agreed to lend their strength to the cause, and Vandham stepped forward to help by organizing the Alcamoth Mercenaries as a fighting force to support the 'Hero Teams'. Peach and the others made plans to split the team three ways: one for the Dead Zone, one for the desert to the east, and one to venture back to the Deep Blue Seaside by way of the Devil's Casino. Sakura, who'd arrived from Lumbridge with Euden and Mym, fought in a tag-team sparring match with Mag Launcher, Skull, and Donovan
• Demonic Convergence - the Dead Zone team wound up in an area so turn apart by the destruction that the streets flowed with lava, with an unholy Super Gore Nest on the other side, and there joined Raidou Kuzunoha to engage a couple notable demons in battle. Afterward, Nero happened to reunite with Dante, who'd accidentally fused with the spirits of two powerful female demons. Once he filled her in on his mission, she joined the Dead Zone team to delve into and destroy the Super Gore Nest from within
• Desert Landing - Yellow Team (Courier 6, Primrose, Fox, Sectonia, Midna, Tora, the Phantom Thieves, and the newly-upgraded Poppi QT Pi) set out through narrow canyons to finally emerge and see a breathtaking vista of the Sandswept Sky in all its staggering enormity. All the way across it they espy not just Split Mountain, but some sort of huge monster circling its peak. Figuring that to be as good a lead as any, they set out across the sand using Mona's vehicle form. A brief encounter with a cloaked woman helped point them in the right direction. At this point, the Courier abandoned the rest of the team and flew off on his own
• Inkwell Archipelago - As the afternoon turned to evening, Blue Team (Ace Cadet, Sakura, Cuphead, Link, Junior, Kamek, Hatty, Isabelle, and Geralt) arrived in the Deep Blue Seaside via the Devil's Casino on Inkwell Isle Three, itself reached via Junior's Warp Graffiti. At the dock they found a curious Organization member who informed them about the Maw, describing it as the best way to reach the place where the region's boss lurked in the Bottomless Sea, but the Seekers weren't buying it. They boarded Captain Brineybeard's living ship Shippy to sail to Limsa Lominscuttle Town
• Argent Tower - Red Team (Bowser, Donovan, Jak & Daxter, Blazermate, Linkle, and Mag Launcher) arrived in the Dead Zone via Junior's Warp Graffiti and then Blazermate's teleporter. They were immediately beset by hordes of enemies, including a lot of Flood, but the camera-wielding Organization member appeared to give them a hand. The team fought free of the Tower and set off southward using a Shockdozer recovered from the horde
• Divine Beast - on their way through the desert Yellow Team ran afoul of Vah Naboris, and after a scuffle they boarded. Inside they fought against both Urbosa and Thunderblight Ganon, and after claiming victory Midna fused with Urbosa's spirit to claim the Divine Beast for their own. With this much more efficient mode of transportation they made tracks across the desert's Waking Sands
• Hell on Earth - Red Team's daredevil drive took them on death-defying twists, turns, and jumps through the devastated city. It culminated in a chance encounter with Dante on a ridge overlooking a lake of lava inside the city ruins, where she fought the entire team at once. The Seekers managed to prevail by damaging Dante enough to free her, after which Red Team joined up with Nero, Nico, Nadia, Doom Slayer, and Pandemonica
• Mercenaries: Recruitment Drive - Nintendog, Wii Fit Trainer, Zelda, and Doctor Mario ventured to Peach's Castle to recruit available talent in the area for the campaign against Galeem. They managed to persuade Luigi, Daisy, Junkrat, Roadhog, Hollythorn the goblin and her crew. After a surprise machine assault from a Carrier Tank parked near the Junkyard, Henry, Minako, Junpei, DK, and Spyro joined as well
• Limsa Lominscuttle Town - Blue Team reached the grand, salt-streaked seastack city, quickly getting acquainted with some of its most interesting inhabitants, the Shipgirls of the Azure Navy. Everyone spread out around the fascinating place to see its sights, encountering various colorful characters on the way. A few even found new pets. Peach learned about the Abyssal Fleet from Admiral Merylwyb. Link went missing. Some heroes fetched funds from Peach's treasury to buy an airship with. Geralt and Isabelle enjoyed some karaoke together before the little dog headed back to Alcamoth
• Lakeside - Using Vah Naboris, Yellow Team reached a big oasis with a huge pyramid on one side and various ruins on the other. Primrose joined the Phantom Thieves as they explored the pyramid, which resulted in the acquisition of the detached Persona Necronomicon, while the others found a curious sort of war games going on at Lakeside. They crashed the party but were forced to retreat, though the Heavy, the Medic, Blue Poison, and the dwarven Scout joined their team as they left
• Catacombs - Beneath a library pierced by the Qliphoth plagued by Mimics, Red Team discovered the sepulcher of the Skullgirl, Bloody Marie. A ruinous battle ensued, during which Marie used her ability to summon and control skeletons to bring forth Sans against the heroes. Raidou and the Doom Slayer were destroyed, but the end the Seekers were victorious. However, Linkle took hold of the Skull Heart, and though she gave her best attempt at a pure-hearted wish the malignant artifact twisted her words and turned her into the next Skullgirl. The black-coated savant showed up to teleport her away. In the aftermath of the right, Sephiroth showed up, but after everyone took out their frustrations on him he was soundly defeated and freed. Everyone learned about the Dead Zone's imminent void-out. Blazermate made a new teleporter, and everyone went through to Limsa Lominscuttle Town
• Ocean Blue - aboard their new airship Atomos, Geralt, Sakura, Kamek, and Junior flew out over the ocean to join an ongoing naval battle between the Azur Navy's shipgirls and the Abyssal Fleet. They experienced their first harrowing taste of violent naval warfare, and even squared off against an Abyssal elite, the Seaplane Tender Water Princess. After fusing with a fallen shipgirl, Sakura fought and managed to friend heart the Seaplane Tender. The Abyssal's awakening both sparked a personality of her own and imprinted her on Sakura. One other lesser abyssal was freed, as well. Meanwhile, Ace, Peach, and Cuphead trawled Limsa for another ship to take to the Bottomless Sea, and ended back where they started: with Captain Brineybeard. Ace also happened to meet Frog
• Drywall - Vah Naboris transported Yellow Team as far as a great rampart of ruins that spanned the whole width of the Sandswept Sky at the one-third mark: the Drywall. Forced to leave the Divine Beast behind, the Seekers made their way up a few at a time courtesy of the team's fliers, although both those up top and those down below got accosted by enemies. Those who made it found extra help in the form of Yoshitsune, and the split team prevailed against their adversaries before reuniting atop the Drywall. Then, as the sun began to sink, they made their way through the ruins
• Dragonspine - Linkle awakened on a snow-covered mountain in the Frozen Highlands as the new Skullgirl, and after some not-so-encouraging words from the Black-coated Savant, attempted to get her bearings
• Limsa Lominscuttle Town - the Atomos with its new passengers and Red Team arrived in Limsa at approximately the same time. Sakura fought against her friend Karin in a chance encounter, and the freed Abyssals gained the names Bella and Rika. Everyone else converged at the restaurant Bismarck in the Upper Decks, where Cia had been holding Link captive for a terrible date. She took the Seekers on by calling upon color-coded clones, but in the end was both outnumbered and outmatched. After her defeat, Kamek and Sephiroth fused with her clone spirits, and both Bowser and Ace received boons from Poseidon and Aphrodite, respectively. In the aftermath, Admiral Merlwyb arrived with a retinue of guards, but the Seekers convinced her of their intentions to help stop the war with the Abyssals at its source. Things settled down, and the heroes got to enjoy a late, hard-earned dinner
• Scrapyard - back in 1-1, Daisy, Wario, Luigi, and the goblin Hollythorn scouted out the area, and found the staging ground where the carrier tank responsible for the attacking machines resided. Within they discovered Eggman and his assistant Robo-ky, as well as the mad doctor's intentions to attack Peach's Castle again
• Snowdin - after hours of travel, Linkle arrived in a cozy little town in the heart of the Frozen Highlands. She attempted to make herself at home, but soon ran afoul of a local nuisance, who picked a fight with her and quickly proved himself not only far stronger than he should be, but functionally invincible. Linkle managed to trap him in order to escape the fight, and in so doing got the attention of Albedo, a keen alchemist staying in the town. They managed to help one another, and Albedo decided to help her in her mission, Skullgirl or not
• Inside the Wall - with the way forward blocked, Yellow Team delved into the drywall itself, navigating its crypts and corridors while fighting off various monsters. They wound up in a beautiful underground oasis, where they got a chance to eat, drink, and rest for the evening before continuing. They slid down a slope of glittering sand in the light of a gorgeous sunset, reaching the desert's Sinking Sands as night fell
• Night Falls in Limsa - in the night, most of Blue Team explored the seaside town before settling in at the Mizzenmast Inn. Sephiroth, however, murdered a shipgirl and fuses with her spirit, tipping the balance. She then fled Limsa Lominscuttle Town, navigating north through a dark marsh to the Courtyard, where she challenged and barely escaped the legion of vampires there
• Night Falls in the Sinking Sands - after dark the Seekers headed northward, following a set of train tracks even as the sand grows sticky and treacherous underfoot. They fought off sand beasts and desert robots to arrive at Sweet Canyon, an island of desserts risen from the desert. There they met Red and Laharl, and after clearing out some foes in the village of Parnasse, Fat Princess welcomed them for the night
• Night Falls in the Dead Zone - in the dead of night, the void-out occurs in the Dead Zone, and the ensuing explosion is visible from as far away as Limsa Lominscuttle Town. The catastrophe is so immense that Galeem itself stirs, intervening to protect the Qliphoth, which afterward is the only thing left in a vast crater of tar where the plague-stricken city used to be

Day Four

• Azur Navy Harbor - shortly after the dawn of the fourth day, Blue Team joins the fleet of shipgirls in order to launch Limsa's biggest offensive yet in hopes of turning the tide of the war. With Shippy and the Atomos in tow, the massive fleet hastened northward through the Deep Blue Seaside, traveling through perfect conditions along the beautiful coast for hours. The heroes used the time to get to know one another a bit better
• Creature Beach - Sephiroth awakened in pretty bad condition on a stretch of beach, last night's combat having taken its toll on her
• Parnasse, Dessert Village - once ready to depart, Yellow Team rides a sweet-themed train northeast along the trade route that connects Sweet Canyon and Al Mamoon, the next stop on their voyage to Split Mountain. As they passed over the steel pitfall Hollow Heights, however, disaster struck, blowing everyone picked up at Lakeside off the train. Trusting in them to make it out of there, the others picked themselves up and proceeded toward their destination
• The Black Bay - at length Blue Team and the Azur Fleet reach a bay not far from the Bottomless Sea, where the Abyssal Fleet has their strongholds. There they challenged the Midway Princess, Harbor Demon, and their monstrous hordes in an immense, chaotic, and traumatic naval battle. Allies fell, heroes fused to survive, and the sky filled with acrid smoke--not to mention bombers and the Helmaroc King. Eventually, however, the Seekers helped the Azur Navy push up toward the Abyssal bases, taking out the Harbor Demon in the process. The heroes managed to break through and escape up an inland river
• Al Mamoon, Cream of the Eastern Desert - Yellow Team arrived in the great desert city, awed by its size and scale. Though formerly a sprawling medieval city, it had seen a great deal of industrial and economic development, and after leaving the train station (where they happened to see the impressive Railway Gun) they explored the marketplace for anything useful, including lunch. Then they made their way to the palace for an audience with Her Moojesty the Cowlipha, Queen Lowlah. Big Band and Alex Mercer also met this team during this time, although the latter didn't join them
• The Main Man - the Mercenaries Junkrat, Roadhog, Euden, and Mym visited the Rocket League Arena in the Paved Wilderness to find Mario, and after a lot more dramatic action than they bargained for they succeeded
• Frozen Highlands - in the morning Linkle and Albedo set out in search of leads, hoping to find a way to take out the region's seemingly invincible Guardian. Together they journeyed a long way across the Highlands and eventually reached the frigid mountain pass where the Cold Monastery stood
• Luma Pools - in the shelter of a tropical jungle of gorgeous pinks and blues, the Seekers took a break to try and destress from the heart-pounding concussive action of that morning. For lunch they dined on fruit and fish, and before setting out again they met with Mirage, who happened to be vacationing in the area. He climbed aboard, joined soon after by the mysterious Mr. L, and once prepared the team set out once more, headed for the Bottomless Sea
• Atlantis Resort - Sephiroth's trip along the coast eventually brought her to a huge resort complex, home to all sorts of fun aquatic activities and swimwear-clad guests. She joined in, participating in a number of games in order to rack up points for prizes, but eventually her past caught up to her. A posse of several peacekeepers from Limsa Lominscuttle Town managed to track her down to hold her accountable for her murder, and after arresting her they began the trip back. On the way, Sephiroth attempted to resist, but rather than just attacking her weaker foes, she repeatedly tried to escape and got stunned by the Shadow Tag ability of Officer Nanu's Pokemon. This led to an unexpected victory for the underdogs, and Sephiroth was slain
• Connecting the Hamlet - the mercenaries King Dedede, Steve, Shovel Knight, and Knuckles worked together to build a path from Lumbridge to the Hamlet in hopes of extending Lumbridge's resistance to re-generation to the other town's porcine inhabitants
• Grima's Temple - after finding Queen Lowlah in a state of gluttony-addled delirium and unable to perform her duties, Yellow Team ended up meeting with her Vizier instead, Validar, who had effectively been ruling Al Mamoon in Lowlah's stead. Backed by the elite of his Grimleal organization, Ciella, Kan-Ra, and Azwel, he pledged to help the Seekers in exchange for their aid quelling the Resistance, a group who'd been committing terrorist acts throughout the city in the name of cleansing 'corruption'
• Wildwood Glade - Albedo and Linkle moved from the Cold Monastery down toward the nearby valley via flag-line, ending up in the mountaintop Goat Village, where they ran a friendly footrace. Afterward they proceeded across its spires and after a brief delay at the Windmill descended into the valley of wildflowers itself. There they happened to meet Freya, and upon learning of their plans to oppose her son Baldur she made herself the pair's enemy. After making their escape, the two had no choice but to return the way they came, more or less empty-handed
• Palatial Gallery - in their investigation of an area in Al Mamoon's southern district that appeared to be from their own world, the Phantom Thieves and Primrose ran into Jesse Faden, who was in search of a paracriminal. They worked together to take down Kleiner, which resulted in Jesse's acquisition of the powerful Tool Gun, then proceeded into the gallery together
• The Bottomless Sea - right after reaching the storm-shrouded, tumultuous Bottomless Sea in the afternoon, the Seekers aboard Shippy (as the Atomos could not fly here due to the magical atmospheric interference) were attacked by sea monsters, including Tentalus and the deceptively childlike (but in truth pure evil) Scylla, but the heroes came out on top, and narrowly avoided a run-in with a massive Megalodon as well
• Al Mamoon - before committing to the Grimleal's operation, Yellow Team attempted to gain a small foothold in the city. To that end they completed a number of quests, from pest control to demon exorcism to delivery, and earned some money while keeping an eye out for disturbances
• Grineer Sealabs - as the storm worsened, the Seekers found a green, futuristic structure that protruded up from the waves. They landed there and made contact with a local administrator, Tyl Regor, just as a number of clones Guests were sent up from the labs below. Nearby, the Maw emerged from the darkness to receive its new passengers, but things quickly went south when the colossal machine Grun appeared. Unable to flee from the mechanical menace aboard Shippy, Blue Team chose the Maw over the Grineer Sealabs, and hastened inside the grim vessel. Mr L, however, did not make it
• Museum of Vanity - inside Madarame's palace, the Phantom Thieves, Primrose, and Jesse fought against all manner of strange creatures, navigating puzzles and various hazards, to arrive in a gigantic interior space of tacky gold and Escher-esque staircases. After reaching the park up top where a number of artists had been kept captive, they found and freed Yusuke Kitagawa, who rejoined the team as Fox. When Madarame himself made an appearance, the team staged a daring getaway using Mona in car form and balloons from Jesse's Tool Gun
• Streets of Al Mamoon - during the course of completing his quest, Big Band took care of a bomb threat set in motion by several Resistance members, including Mao. Meanwhile, in pursuit of a thief Yoshitsune met Goldlewis Dickinson, a man from Midgar on vacation in Al Mamoon but drawn into the local conflict
• The Maw - once inside the Maw, Blue Team was ambushed by the Lady, who used two demons known as Resentment to swindle their progress. Turned back into four-year-olds and kept that way through curse-sustaining ritual, the Seekers were sent spiraling down into the lowest reaches of the Maw: the Belly, a huge sprawl of lost property and misplaced belongings, haunted by an unseen predator within the heap and Bongo Bongo up above. They managed to navigate their way across the junk landscape and even deal a deadly blow to Bongo Bongo's eye
• Al Mamoon - with their quests completed later in the afternoon, most of Yellow Team met back at the Bazaar to spend their freshly-earned money. They met up with Big Band afterward, and based on what they'd learned about the wrongdoings of the Resistance decided to take action. They pursue several suspects in a frenetic procession through the streets and alleys of Al Mamoon and wind up at a warehouse, where they got into a scrap with Resistance fighters Koga, Tira, Maeve, Mao, Klee, Daemon, and Cass. The brief but furious struggle ended with a victory for the Seekers, who freed a few of those present
• The Depths - fresh from the Belly, Blue Team found themselves faced with the Depths, a flooded factory with four floors -and the exit- underwater. Within they not only encountered the wretched Moreau, but a machine capable of scanning brains and uploading their copies into machines, as Mirage found out. Though he bore them no ill will, Moreau was too terrified of the Lady to let them go, and transformed into a giant fish monster. Only by sending a few team members to distract Moreau while the other took a submarine down to drain the water under attack by sea monsters did they manage to escape by previously-submerged elevator, and even then it was narrow
• Al Mamoon - after the fight ended Kan-Ra arrived with some acolytes to address the situation. The Seekers decided to band together with the Grimleal to address the Resistance threat, so they split into two groups in order to raid the other two hideouts. Mao led Ciella, Midna, Sectonia, Jesse, Laharl, Joker, Mona, Fox, Necronomicon, and Braum to Rocket Inc, while Kan-Ra led Tora, Poppi, Yoshitsune, Fox, Big Band, Primrose, Red, Panther, and Skull to the Obelisk Temple
• Rocket Inc - in the ground floor of the office building the Seekers and Ciella engaged Jinx, Shadow, Amara, the Dragonborn, and Fuse in a shootout followed by brutal melee. They wiped out several Resistance members and then dug deeper into the complex beneath the office building
• Obelisk Temple - once deep within the Egyptian-inspired ruins, Kan-Ra's team got ambushed by Charnok, Donte, Daisy Fitzroy, Earthquake, and the Witch Doctor, splitting the team even further between the corridors and caverns. They fought back heroically, but their foes kept warping away before their destruction. When the team finally reunited at the bottom of the place and made it past a simple puzzle, they encountered two Resistance members, Robin and Tharja, who'd been rescuing the others. From them -plus the captive fairy Drippy- the Seekers learned more about Validar and the Resistance itself, but due in part to Azwel and Kan-ra's presence the situation ultimately escalated into another fight. The team faced the same Resistance members again plus Sora, who'd been tricked into captivity within the dank dungeon. Most of the villainous Resistance members perished, but others were spared, including Robin, Tharja, and Sora, after a heroic arrival from Goldlewis helped defeat him. After sorting things out, everyone returned to the surface with some Resistance members in protective custody to reunite with the others and head to Validar's palace
• Prison of Elders - deep beneath Rocket Inc the Seekers found a technological colosseum suspended in an empty space. There they found Nastasia, the mind-controlling ringleader of the Resistance, and soon an all-out showdown began between the heroes and their enemies, with Ciella's Feral Shroud eliminating any chance of retreat. Reinhardt, Shadow, Fuze, Uncle Sven, Orendii, Mordecai, the Dragonborn, and Shayne/Aurox fought against Joker, Fox, Necronomicon, Braum, Midna, Jesse, Sectonia, and Mao in a series of two-on-twos that quickly turned in the Seekers' favor despite the Vandal reinforcements. During the course of the frenetic battle, Ciella unleashed her white-winged Agito form and devastated the arena with her raging waters. Soon only she, the Seekers, Shadow, a couple freed allies, and Nastasia remained. When the fight finally ended, Nastasia was eliminated, and Sectonia bound the ringleader as a Striker to make her brainwashing power her own
• The Cafeteria - after escaping Moreau's Depths, Blazermate, Peach, Sakura, Ace, Mirage, the Koopas, Rika, Bella, Geralt, Link, and Nadia all reached a hallway separated by bars from a mess hall where strange, gaunt children stared at the food arrayed before them in silence. With agonizing hunger deepening the despair that settled over them, several of the Seekers tore into the food offered to them by the children or fetched by the long arms of Junior's Mimikyu, although the act of voracious eating seemed to have some sort of darkly nebulous effect on the heroes and their surroundings, as if under the effect of some sort of curse. Bella used her leviathan tail to break everyone into the cafeteria, at which point the Runaway Kid offered to lead them through the next area
• The Kitchen - still hungry and desperate but sated in part for now, the shrunken Seekers made their way through the Kitchen, quickly encountering the Brothers, a pair of monstrous chefs hard at work with the grisly preparation of their accursed meals. When the kids engaged stealth mode and made some noise to distract them, another butcher showed up to chew them out--Larry Chiang. In the course of their disagreement the chefs accidentally revealed the hiders, and despite attempting to fight Bella and Rika got captured along with Sakura. The chefs took their captives to another room and locked the door, forcing the Seekers who remained to make a choice. Only those who hadn't eaten could fit through the vent to pursue them, so those that did -Ace, Peach, and Nadia- went another way, moving from the Kitchen through a sudsy washroom into the adjoining restaurant. In the main kitchen Mirage, Geralt, and Link encountered Antoine, King of Cuisine, two Tempura Wizards, as well as Fujimoto the sushi chef, although the latter paid them no mind. When the Seekers launched a daring rescue attempt, it ended with Bella killing and voraciously tearing into Larry, which led to the realization that eating aboard the Maw would cause people to grow--the gruesome secret behind the children and the Kitchen's never-ending supply of meat. Of course, a real scrap with the Tempura Wizards then ensued
• The Restaurant - Nadia, Ace, and the Runaway Kid made their way through an enormous, multi-leveled Japanese-inspired restaurant where dozens if not hundreds of grotesque, gelatinous, eternally ravenous Guests feasted. Dodging the Guests' attempts to grab and eat them, the Ace and Nadia worked together as they tried to reach the dumbwaiter to get into the main kitchen with the others. They managed to get into the dumbwaiter and then lure Antoine out, at which he began to chase them through the massive open dining space at the end of the hall, the Grand Atrium. There the runaways got the attention of Cookatiel too. Using the environment and furniture to their advantage, the two kept themselves one step ahead until Blazermate arrived to bail them out. Antoine ended up falling down into Cookatiel's stew, and the big bird careened through a wall. After Ace christened himself and Nadia the Ace Decoys, Blazermate brought them both back to the others
• Handprint Crater - Continuing their trip, Nero and Nico took Banjo and Kazooie, Yuri, and Pit with them to inspect what remained of the Dead Zone and gauge the possibility of eliminating the region's boss. After making through way through the rolling green hills and forests of the Land of Adventure, and stopping for a breather at Hammerhead, they crossed the Paved Wilderness, passing by several races being held out in the badlands, including Cheese Land. Eventually they reached the crater where Redgraccoon City once stood, finding both the Qliphoth still intact and a giant tar handprint around it. Yuri warned of a ghostly presence down in the crater, but before everyone could proceed, a storm rolled in. As Timefall began to descend upon them the team fled at top speed
• The Throne of Al Mamoon - The reunited Yellow Team headed for the desert city's palace. On the way they met Raz, the court's inexperienced and somewhat overloaded psychoanalyst. He decided to tag along in hopes of advocating for the former Resistance members in hopes that the revelation that they'd been brainwashed would lead Validar to spare them. Together the Seekers entered the throne room for an audience with Validar before his gallery of advisors, including Ciella, Azwel, Kan-ra, Cinderella, the latter of whom distracted them for a little by angling for dirt on Ciella. Robin provided a little historical context on Validar, and the audience began. Validar offered his gratitude and granted the Seekers the Railway Gun in order to cross the eastern desert, as well as a Gold Pass so that everyone could enjoy the hospitality of Al Mamoon. However, he then asked the Seekers to share their grievances with him, revealing his Investigation Captain, Reptile, who had been spying on the heroes. The team made the case for the prisoners, and everyone ended up deciding on a public demonstration of Nastasia's ability to control minds along with the testimonies of the accused and of those who could vouch for their characters in order to convince the angry populace that the former Resistance members were victims as well. With the demonstration scheduled for tomorrow morning, the captives were taken into custody, and the Seekers turned loose to enjoy the evening
• Rocket League Arena - Nero and the rest of Neo Red Team regrouped at Hammerhead, then accepted another mission from Vandham to visit the Rocket League Arena while they were in the Paved Wilderness. There they met the foul-mouthed hoodlum Asbestos. Afterward, a ship came out of the blue, landing beside the arena. Nero made contact with a group who turned out to be the Wonderful 101 (or a small part of them at least), working in partnership with Bridges, an organization based out of the megacity Midgar with the mission of connecting the world. Nero and the others informed them about Alcamoth, then joined them to fly back to base
• Frozen Highlands - with no other options, Linkle and Albedo retraced their steps through the Alpine Skyline and the Monastery, then all the way back to Snowdin, where they spent a while recuperating. While Albedo recovered from the cold in Grillby's, the two met Frisk, who was kind enough to offer some hot cocoa. The wolf girl treat arrived with Albedo's corgi, and everyone enjoyed a few moments of comfort. When Treat realized that Linkle was a rabbit girl, however, she ran off. Hoping to make things right, the trio of Linkle, Albedo, and Frisk followed her to the Beneviento House up above Snowdin on a desolate cliffside, where Treat had been squatting. They presented her with some traditional Snowdin gifts and warmed her heart. After investigating a disturbance in the basement, which turned out to be a monstrous dollmaster, the gang quickly left the Beneviento House behind. They went to the Warrens to have a word with the rabbitfolk, those being a mixture of Funny Bunnies and Sylvans, and they also met the skeleton Papyrus
• Snowdin - after setting things straight with the rabbitfolk, Linkle, Albedo, Frisk, Papyrus, and Treat looked for a healer. They found one in the form of Nia and her blade Dromarch, a gentlemanly white tiger. While Nia got everyone healed up, the group conversed, which led to the realization that the catgirl had once been a companion of Tora’s. Papyrus told Treat that she could stay in his house, but she decided to room with Nia and Dromarch for a while. Everyone else resolved to travel to the icebound city Edinburgh MagicaPolis to search for answers about the seemingly invincible champion of the Frozen Highlands, so they left Albedo’s corgi in Nia’s care
• The Theater - after reuniting in the kitchen, the kids of Blue Team made their way back out to the Grand Atrium, where they caught a distant glimpse of the Lady high above them. They set off in pursuit, making their way up a ton of stairs to arrive in an auditorium filled with masked mannequins, where five ponderous royals slumbered in gallery boxes overlooking the kabuki stage. From afar everyone watched the Runaway Kid climbing onto the stage to make a run for the hallway behind it that would lead to the Helm, but before he reached it the theater went dark and the Resentment demons appeared, funneling him straight toward the Lady, whose dark power reduced him to a nome before the three disappeared into the shadows. Ace, Nadia, Link, and Glenn took a detour into the Lady's Chambers, while the Koopa Troop plus Geralt and Blazermate went into the Storeroom. While Mirage, Peach, Sakura, and Bella commiserated, both contingents ran into a Resentment, which they managed to deal with inventively, though not before one of them devoured Glenn. With an unbroken mirror in hand, the team reunited in the nightmare theater to take the stage. There, they fought against the Lady, who attacked them from the darkness, using her telekinesis to hurl objects at them while ripping up the planks around them to expose a dark pit beneath. However, the children were able to hurt her using the mirror, held by Sakura, to show the Lady her own reflection. Hat Kid also swooped in to help save the day, using the light of her Projectile Badge to reveal the Lady in the dark. As the lady defeated, the urge to devour her swelled, but Geralt finished her off before anyone could succumb
• Evening in Al Mamoon - Yellow Team made the most of their Golden Passes for the rest of the day. Goldlewis, Jesse, Sora, Mao, Raz, Tora, and Poppi all got dinner together, an event made more interesting by the surprise appearance of an Organization XIII member who called herself 'Ram'. Midna, Sectonia, Primrose, and Yoshitsune visited a spa on a fantastical sky island via magical transportation. Later, Tora and Poppi joined Fox at the Railway Gun to make preparations, where they also found Big Band and Peacock. Jesse and Mao went to the Museum of Vanity for some dungeoneering. Everyone got a good night's rest, several at Bear and Breakfast
• The Helm - After realizing that the death of neither the Resentments nor the Lady got rid of their curse, the kids climbed all the way to the Helm following Hat Kid, where they found the Maw's controls and realized that Hatty had already steered the Maw across the Bottomless Sea towards a strange island. Blue Team also found a strange, gaunt man weaving some sort of magic, loudly and insisting he wasn't up to anything. Just then the Maw ran aground, the whole vessel tilting over and crashing and coming apart. In the calamitous collision, all were rendered senseless

Day Five

• Carcass Isle - One by one, the Seekers of Blue Team awoke on the dark, stormy shores of an uncharted island in the very early, pitch-black hours of the morning, with only an uncanny greenish glow in the sky to light the way. Behind them lay the hulking wreck of the Maw, all its secrets buried within it, and around them lay the corpses of countless sea creatures of all shapes and sizes. Back to normal, they picked themselves up out of the tide and took shelter from the rain on the shore. There they happened to meet Delsin, a survivor from a different shipwreck, who provided some firewood for warmth
• Violated Fishing Hamlet - Once rested up and patched together on the beach, Peach, Bowser, Junior, Kamek, Rika, Bella, Sakura, Mirage, Nadia, Ace, Hat Kid, Blazermate, Geralt, Delsin and Link proceeded inland. There, they ran into a flooded, ramshackle settlement of Murlocs, and everything went to hell. In the course of the fight Blue team struggled against Murlocs, Shark Giants, Crabsnakes, Fizz, Tidehunter, Sea Crawlers, the abominable Judicator, and the enormous dying mass of Scylla laying in the harbor on one side. The skeletal pirate Spinal also appeared with a Dhelmise companion, although he proved a friend rather than a foe. Despite the odds, the Seekers -happy to be themselves again- seized victory despite the grueling conditions, and after taking their foes' strengths for their own they descended into the well that the Judicator crawled up from
• Parasite Farm - once underground Blue Team could rest for a moment from their harrowing fight, then continue deeper through a strange grotto. They wound up in a big open cavern string with nets, built up with walkways, and carpeted with a heaping hoard of milk-white slugs. On the far end Master Hand appeared to issue the team a challenge: defeat three minibosses in partially flooded caverns beyond three tunnels within five minutes. The Seekers split up and scrambled to get it done. Peach, Bowser, Junior, Link, and Mirage took on the Trial of Desire against the Siren, whose song could turn them against one another. Nadia, Hat Kid, Geralt, Delsin, and Ace took on the Trial of Purity against the Oceanid Rhodeia, who could conjure waves of increasingly powerful hydro mimics as parts of the battlefield sunk into the water. Spinal, Bella, Rika, Sakura, and Kamek took on the Trial of the Abyss against three powerful abyssals: the New Southern Battleship Princess, the Pacific Princess, and the Abyssal Sun Princess, leader and regenerator of the Abyssal Fleet. The fights were furious but brief, with Mirage getting sent back to Limsa and Delsin perishing, but the Seekers made it back ot Master Hand in time, never realizing just how close they came to facing annihilation
• Kosm's Beach, Where All Things Must Come - Blue Team continued downward through the Azure Weald, a winding cave of luminescent alien beauty where Abyssals and all manner of sea monsters prostrated themselves in silence. After digging through a wall of dirt, the Seekers emerged onto a dark, rocky shore ringed by cliffs beneath a stormy sky, a spatial impossibility given how far underground they must have been beneath the ocean. There the witnessed the birth of the Orphan of Kos, the boss of the Deep Blue Seaside, and a deadly fight began. Though but one foe, the Orphan demanded everything the Seekers had, especially in its second phase. Even then, just when it seemed like they finally beat it, the 'dead' Orphan became a Beached Thing, turning the beach into a swamp of tar from which echoes of the past began to rise. Aided by ghosts of those that had gone before them, the Seekers were finally able to slay the Orphan, and Geralt claimed its spirit before a bed of golden Chiralium hands. Thanks to Junior's Warp Graffiti, Blue Team was then able to leave Carcass Isle behind, teleporting all the way back to Limsa Lominscuttle Town to sleep like the dead all the way through the rest of the morning until the afternoon sun hung high in the sky
• Carcass Isle - before leaving, some team members returned to the reeking shore they washed up on. There they found New Southern, King K Rool, and Moreau, who they took with them back to Alcamoth on the way to Limsa Lominscuttle Town
• Garfont Center - before retiring for the night, Peach paid a visit to Alcamoth to check up on current events and get Hat Kid some medical attention. After perusing the Mercenary Headquarters, including the Spirit Board, she met with Vandham. They caught up on various mercenary missions, but the biggest news was the arrival of the Virgin Victory, bringing not just the Wonderful 101, but personnel from Bridges and the recon team lead by Nero
• Morning Ride on the Railway Gun - in the morning, following the demonstration in front of the palace, Yellow Team met up at the train station to begin the final leg of their journey across the Sandswept Sky. Midna, Primrose, Jesse, Mao, Tora, Poppi, Big Band, Peacock, Braum, the Scout, Yoshitsune, Sora, Sectonia, the Phantom Thieves, and the surprise last-minute addition of Ciella made quite the group, and together they settled in for a ride across the desert to the foot of Split Mountain that would take the whole morning, sneaking in some training time on the train as they went
• Tostarena Town - the train ride finally came to an end at the festive, colorful Mexico-inspired town of the skeletal Tostarenans at the foothills of Split Mountain, where everyone took a brief siesta to have lunch and get equipped for the arduous journey ahead. While in Tostarena, they happened to run into the thief Therion, a prior acquaintance of Primrose's. Once freed, he joined the team
• Redstone City - the first stage of the climb to the Split Peak was a hike through arid canyonland above Tostarena Town. This might have been easy if not for the presence of tons of Riders, daredevil bikers, boarders, and other athletes constantly zooming through the place, then fast-traveling back to the top in a constant, frenetic downhill rush. Higher above Redstone City, the team encountered a more temperate climate, with redwood trees around a vertical cliff that encircled the whole mountain. A huge sleeping bear blocked a cave leading through the perimeter cliff. Big Band tried playing music and some of the others tried petting him, but nothing -not even the new arrival Laharl- worked until Midna tickled his nose with some leaves. With a mighty sneeze the bear shot backward, opening the way
• Baur's Reach - the bear Baur turned out to be amicable, and went back to sleep after welcoming the heroes to the Reach. It was at this point on the mountain that snow began to fall, blanketing the ground and coniferous boughs beneath the soothing pink-blue light of the sun. The team progressed carefully and in wonderment of winter, contending with both the environment and various hazards lurking within. Their trek took a long time and a lot of effort, but several hours later they climbed past Where Olive Trees Wither (Midna meeting and receiving a quest from the ironbound prisoner Gemino in the process), above the tree line, and made their way along a steep mountain path to arrive at High Hrothgar, where the Greybeards offered refuge from the cold
• Inner-Mountain - past High Hrothgar, the Seekers made their way through the unimaginably cold bowels of Split Mountain's interior, first winding their way across a serpentine icy bridge over a bottomless pit beneath the unseeing gaze of a frozen titan. They traversed ancient, Draugr-riddled catacombs, then emerged into a large, dark cave with vast upper reaches entombed in ice, including an old pirate ship. There they found a lift, but it lacked key components, so Yellow Team began their search. They looted and gathered for a while, but soon after they reconvened they came under attack. The Wendigo were incredibly vicious, high-damage predators, dishing out deadly wounds left and right, and the microorganism colony Kelvin posed an elemental challenge. While the Seekers won, Sora and Yoshitsune were so badly wounded that they retreated then and there, first to High Hrothgar and then all the way back to Tostarena. The others used the lift to ascend through the Inner-Mountain and up to its lofty mountain snowfields
• Graveyard of the Peaks - once the Seekers and the Phantom Thieves emerged from the Inner-Mountain, already freezing cold, roughed up, and tired, they found themselves at the bottom of a vast slope of deep snow and unyielding stone. A ways to the right stood the Convent of Our Lady of the Charred Visage, where molten lava and burning fervor served as the last bastion of civilization against the cold. Before our heroes lay countless grave markers, not to mention the frozen corpses of intrepid explorers. As if that wasn’t enough Master Hand appeared. Rather than offer a combat challenge, it challenged them to overcome the slope instead. With Big Band in the lead, the team forged onward and upward toward the faint and distant light of Split Mountain’s summit, but the crippling cold wind and brutal snowstorm ate away at their strength and stamina. Eventually, all of them succumbed
• Limsa Lominscuttle Town - past noon, the Seekers who made it back to the Edge of the Blue’s seastack city began to awaken: the Koopa Troop, Geralt, Peach, Blazermate, Sakura, Ms Fortune, Ace Cadet, Link, and Hat Kid. Though still sore and disquieted from their eldritch exploits the night before, they were comforted by soft beds, tropical warmth, fresh sea breezes, and the gentle rumble of waves. After receiving an invitation to attend a celebration party at Karin Kanzuki’s seaside estate, the Seekers set out to enjoy the rest of the day as a well-earned vacation
• Heaven’s Edge - after trickling in past a couple resorts south of Limsa Lominscuttle Town to Karin Kanzuki’s luxurious beach house, the Seekers got a chance to relish in all the sun, surf, drinks, and barbecue they wanted. Whether swimming in the lush coral shallows, playing volleyball, or simply enjoying one another’s company, everybody had a much-deserved good time. The sole exception was Link, who happened to stumble upon an Evergaol in the shallows, in which he encountered an amalgamate Cerberus. Unprepared physically or mentally for another fight so soon, he lost, and though Cerberus helped him out afterwards, the experience soured him enough to prompt a fateful decision
• Apex of the World - in the midst of the deadly white-out, the members of Yellow Team individually witnessed a strange scene: a council of strange figures in robes of white, appearing to them on the brink of death to bring comfort and a second chance. Suddenly they awoke, filled to the brim with vitality and flying upward from the frozen slops to sail up through the storm. Through the blistering winds, through the unimaginable cold, through a gauntlet of flying stone serpents kept at bay by the green lasers of the Organization member Hallextram, until finally everyone burst through the clouds. They hopped across the lesser peaks, surrounded by a sea of clouds beneath a sky of boundless blue, with the floating lands of Skyworld, Columbia, and Celestia in the distance. Still the peak of Split Mountain loomed before them, but closer than ever before. Yellow Team began the final stretch of their journey
• Jondo - just before Split Mountain’s peak, nestled among the lower mountaintops, the Seekers found an immense metal bell, built upside-down and into the mountain so that its peals might resound through all the earth. Above them wound the colossus Phalanx, who all believed to be the Guardian they’d sought all this time. Midna, Primrose, Therion, Braum, Raz, Fox, Big Band, Sectonia, Tora, Poppi, the Scout, and the Phantom Thieves had finally reached their destination, and there the power of flight left them. Once they planted the Portcrystal, they were joined by Ciella, Robin, Tharja, Mao, Peacock, and Jesse, and the battle with Phalanx began. As it progressed, however, doubts began to grow. Phalanx was barely fighting back, and there seemed to be some other mechanism in play arranged around the sides of Jondo. Once the great bell tolled, the truth was revealed. Phalanx wasn’t the Guardian at all; it was a far bigger, far stronger, and far deadlier worm, imprisoned within the bell at the apex of the world: Red Eye. Awakened, the immense monstrosity broke free, tumbling down the mountain and leaving a vast trail of destruction in its wake. The Seekers knew that it could destroy everything in the Sandswept Sky if left unchecked, and began a mad dash back down to the base of the mountain riding on the back of Phalanx
• Bridges to Alcamoth - in the Garfont Center at Alcamoth, Vandham held a big meeting with the new arrivals representing the Wonderful 101 and Bridges. They discussed and elucidated Midgar, its Ever Crisis, the effort to make connections across the World of Light, and about the Dead Zone as well. Reluctant to use the Bridge Babies to detect BTs unless absolutely necessary, those present decided to look into the possibility of reverse-engineering Yuri Kozukata’s Camera Obscura. Plans were made to receive the Seekers in Midgar, set up the Chiral Network, and so forth
• Argentum Trade Guild - late that afternoon, a huge Nopon merchant vessel known pulled into port, and the band boarded to do some shopping in the fascinating floating market. In the process, they even made a couple new acquaintances: the money-minded robot Susie, and the sorcerer Rubick. Later on, everyone but Link and Mirage reconvened for delicious Cuban cuisine at Rum for Ale
• The Eastern Sands - with precious little time while the stunned Red Eye recovered from its trip down the mountain, Yellow Team rushed to the Railway Gun parked in Tostarena Town. The Conductor already had it spooled up, and with Raiden newly arrived to lend a hand, everyone piled on. Once the Railway Gun got underway, Red Eye gave chase, and the boss battle of the Sandswept Sky began. Everyone worked together, manning different roles throughout the train, to keep it running, defended from Akrid, and armed, both with turrets manned by the Phantom Thieves and the massive cannon with its complicated loading process.
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Evergaols

These structures can be found littered throughout the world, irrespective of an area's technology level or theme. They are arcane prisons, with capstones that glow purple at all times when active, and which lead into pocket dimensions shrouded in quiet darkness and enclosed in an impenetrable ghostly barrier a little wider than the brick-lined depression itself. their captives victims of a cosmic filing accident on Galeem's part when recycling the ashes of infinite realms into the World of Light, and unceremoniously deposited into such dour receptacles.

In essence, these errors are the result of an index overlap caused by shared names, and the prisoners of each Evergaol themselves are amalgamations, though what form this takes is different every time. Therefore, said prisoners are also aberrations that Galeem couldn't instantiate into its world properly and have, by no fault of their own, lost their chance at a new existence. Instead they are kept in stasis, confined forever, since no being under Galeem's influence can activate an Evergaol. If somehow activated, however, the Evergaol follows the principle of 'loser stays'; the prisoner and the challenger are both locked inside until one is proved the victor in a trial by combat, at which point the victor is ejected back into the World of Light. However, activating an Evergaol also weakens the seal, and if reactivated again afterward it can be opened to let out whoever's inside, or even trap an outsider within.

Players can design their own Evergaols for one another to encounter in the World of Light. They simply have to follow the principle of a shared name, and an amalgam that is the result. Prisoners can incorporate 2-3 characters/entities/weapons/etc of the same name, and how they overlap is up to you to work out. They don't have to be horrific or anything. Once the idea is written up and suggested, preferably in a spoiler hider, it is a candidate for acceptance

Known Evergaols

• Three-headed's Evergaol - Cerberus

[Stekkmen]

here is my beautiful boy cs

The Centurion

Name: Magnumus Agoston
Game Origin: For Honor
Appearance:
Personality: Boisterous, arrogant, and infinitely confident, Magnumus is a proud warrior who fears nothing and loves battle. His ego is as insurmountable as Mount Vesuvius and just as keen to erupt into violent, fiery passion. A cause worth fighting for is a cause worth dying for, and death in glorious battle is a legendary end, indeed. Relentlessly optimistic, as truly there is no outcome in which Magnumus can be defeated. Victory is glorious, and a proud death is the greatest end a warrior can ask for. Honor is everything. Death before dishonor. He believes in order, and strong leadership. Usually Magnumus is the only one strong enough to take up the task, at least in his opinion. That is, of course, except for his military superiors, the Glorious Emperor, and God above.

Background: Magnumus was born into the Southern Empire and essentially trained his whole life to become a Centurion. He believed in the cause, as did his parents and brothers and sister. At 12, he joined the armed forces of the Empire. There was no doubt in his mind that what he was doing was right, that their cause was just, and that his enemies were wrong. He went from water boy, to runner, to light scout, to infantry, finally achieving heavy infantry at the age of 20. Then, he was thrown into the front lines of all battles he was in, quickly becoming a veteran and expert close quarters combatant. His potential was recognized and he was chosen to become a Centurion. For 12 years he served the Emperor in glorious battle, never tasting defeat and slaying many men. Magnumus himself lead the charge into the Jarl Yigandrr's throne room, when suddenly, he was consumed in a terrible light...

Specialty: Damage, tactician, leader, easily the good looks of the group
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10 (The amount of EXP required to level up will double with each level, but rewards get bigger, too)
Powers:

• Imperial Might: Deliver a devastating, partially aflame uppercut to his enemies, knocking them far back and onto the ground.

Strengths:

• Unrelenting: Magnumus is a cardio machine, and can fight for extended periods of time without growing tired.
• Unstoppable: The Centurion is strong, and can crush an unexpecting or weak foe's attempts at defense and continue his offense.
• Unbreakable: His steel armor and steelier resolve allows Magnumus to get back up again and into the fight after recieving damage.
  note: while these are most certainly the terms Magnumus would use to describe himself, they are not literal.

Weaknesses: Magnumus has no ranged capabilities. Despite his near superhuman levels of strength and his newly acquired magic power, he is still just a ultimately just a dude with a sword. Overconfidence can lead him into situations that put him at a disadvantage. Has little defense against ranged attacked save for dodging them or absorbing the hit.
Spirits:

• None, unless you count his fighting spirit.

Kindred Spirits: Yigandrr, courageous and powerful Viking Jarl, was about to engage in an honorable fight to the death with Maximums before he was rudely interrupted. Perhaps these two could put their differences aside and unite under the banner of defending the innocent, and seeking an ultimate battle. Is there any cause greater than saving an entire world's existence?
Inventory: Centurion armor, Gladius (short sword) and Cestus (punching fist!)

[Lugubrious]

here is my beautiful boy cs

The Centurion

Name: Magnumus Agoston
Game Origin: For Honor
Appearance:
Personality: Boisterous, arrogant, and infinitely confident, Magnumus is a proud warrior who fears nothing and loves battle. His ego is as insurmountable as Mount Vesuvius and just as keen to erupt into violent, fiery passion. A cause worth fighting for is a cause worth dying for, and death in glorious battle is a legendary end, indeed. Relentlessly optimistic, as truly there is no outcome in which Magnumus can be defeated. Victory is glorious, and a proud death is the greatest end a warrior can ask for. Honor is everything. Death before dishonor. He believes in order, and strong leadership. Usually Magnumus is the only one strong enough to take up the task, at least in his opinion. That is, of course, except for his military superiors, the Glorious Emperor, and God above.

Background: Magnumus was born into the Southern Empire and essentially trained his whole life to become a Centurion. He believed in the cause, as did his parents and brothers and sister. At 12, he joined the armed forces of the Empire. There was no doubt in his mind that what he was doing was right, that their cause was just, and that his enemies were wrong. He went from water boy, to runner, to light scout, to infantry, finally achieving heavy infantry at the age of 20. Then, he was thrown into the front lines of all battles he was in, quickly becoming a veteran and expert close quarters combatant. His potential was recognized and he was chosen to become a Centurion. For 12 years he served the Emperor in glorious battle, never tasting defeat and slaying many men. Magnumus himself lead the charge into the Jarl Yigandrr's throne room, when suddenly, he was consumed in a terrible light...

Specialty: Damage, tactician, leader, easily the good looks of the group
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10 (The amount of EXP required to level up will double with each level, but rewards get bigger, too)
Powers:

• Imperial Might: Deliver a devastating, partially aflame uppercut to his enemies, knocking them far back and onto the ground.

Strengths:

• Unrelenting: Magnumus is a cardio machine, and can fight for extended periods of time without growing tired.
• Unstoppable: The Centurion is strong, and can crush an unexpecting or weak foe's attempts at defense and continue his offense.
• Unbreakable: His steel armor and steelier resolve allows Magnumus to get back up again and into the fight after recieving damage.
  note: while these are most certainly the terms Magnumus would use to describe himself, they are not literal.

Weaknesses: Magnumus has no ranged capabilities. Despite his near superhuman levels of strength and his newly acquired magic power, he is still just a ultimately just a dude with a sword. Overconfidence can lead him into situations that put him at a disadvantage. Has little defense against ranged attacked save for dodging them or absorbing the hit.
Spirits:

• None, unless you count his fighting spirit.

Kindred Spirits: Yigandrr, courageous and powerful Viking Jarl, was about to engage in an honorable fight to the death with Maximums before he was rudely interrupted. Perhaps these two could put their differences aside and unite under the banner of defending the innocent, and seeking an ultimate battle. Is there any cause greater than saving an entire world's existence?
Inventory: Centurion armor, Gladius (short sword) and Cestus (punching fist!)

@Stekkmen

Your centurion is approved! Feel free to put him in the Charactrs tab. The only changes I might suggest would actually be buffs rather than nerfs. For instance, instead of just having a flaming uppercut (a single move) be his power, you might change it instead to encompass flaming blows in general, giving him a bit more flexibility. You can also add up to two more Kindred Spirits if you like.

[Lmpkio]

Here's my sweet baby doll:

The Star Warrior

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Name:
| "♥♪!?" | Geno |

Game Origin:
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)

Personality:
Geno's personality is strongly based on his confidence and attitude. As a warrior/authority figure from Star Road, Geno holds extremely high regards to his home on Star Road and his strong sense of duty and responsibility makes him want to help the citizens of the worlds that he travels too. This includes helping out people in any situation - difficult or easy - and confronting the enemy - even if the enemy is in fact way stronger than him. However, he is also quite amiable and is quick to make friends with many people whom he crosses upon, such as Mario and the nimbus Mallow.

He even worries over the "ownership" of his physical form, and promises to return the body to the home from whence it came once he is finished with his duty.

Background:
Geno didn't start off in the current form that he resides in. He was originally a "Star Being" that lived on Star Road with the other star species and was one of the warriors who protected it. He and the other Stars lived in peace while looking over the Mushroom Kingdom. However, when the vile Smithy launches his attack on Mushroom Kingdom, he sends the giant sword-creature Exor to crash upon Bowser's Castle and use it as their base of operations. Yet as Exor fell from the sky, he shatters the Star Road - sending seven Star Pieces to become scattered throughout Star Road as a result. With the Star Road broken, wishes cannot be granted - something which Smithy also wanted in order to replace said wishes with weapons. Because of this, Geno is sent to retrieve the Star Pieces and restore the power of wishes to the world.

But before Geno could engage Smithy, he had to first find a suitable body to take residence in. On one night, after a long day of searching, he came across an inn and promptly entered it. Upon visiting one room, he saw four dolls lying on the floor - those resembling Mario, Princess Peach, King Bowser, and a strange wooden figure wearing blue clothes. Believing the wooden doll was the most powerful, the star decides to inhabit it and grew to a proportionate size to match the height of the other citizens. He didn't immediately become comfortable with the doll, for he initially had trouble walking, but he soon got the hang of it quickly. He'd soon hear word that the town he was in was under siege by one of Smithy's members, Bowyer, and after hearing where he's hiding from the other minions, Geno proceeded to enter into the Forest Maze in order to challenge him. Upon encountering Bowyer, the doll engaged him in combat, quickly retrieving the star piece that the fiend had taken. Eventually, Mario and Mallow discover upon the two, after hearing from the doll's owner that he claimed to have seen him, and they helped Geno defeat Bowyer.

After defeating Bowyer, Geno realized he needs help recovering the remaining Star Pieces and had decided to join forces with Mario and Mallow. Geno reveals to the two that he is a warrior from Star Road and that he assumes the form of a doll to fight the Smithy Gang. Additionally, he states that wishes can never come true again until all the Star Pieces are recovered. He also reveals his real name, ♥♪!?. However, this is impossible to pronounce, so the star warrior assumes the name of the doll: Geno.

Once he and the others finally destroy Smithy and restore Star Road, Geno proceeds to return to the doll's owner, Gaz, and readies to remove himself from the doll's body. However, the boy told him that he was free to keep him, for as long as he continued being a hero for the Mushroom Kingdom. With that, Geno returned to Star Road in the doll form that he's in and continued to serve as the protector of his world against the forces of evil.

But he wouldn't be ready for the arrival of the Lord of Light himself.

Geno recognized a beam of rainbow energy fast approaching Star Road on one particular day, decades after helping Mario and his friends. He attempted to combat the beam but he would then be shortly dispatched into a little ball as a mere floating spirit. Even as a divine guardian for Star Road, he never had a chance in hell to win against Galeem.

But that would change upon being brought back by another fellow star warrior...

Specialty:
Speedy Attacker

Level:
1

Experience:
0/10

Powers:

• Geno Beam: Charging up his energy, Geno shoots a deadly energy beam at the enemy.

Strengths:

• High Attack Power: As one of the warriors of Star Road, Geno has been blessed with significantly enhanced physical and magical attack power. However, he truly shines regarding his magical projectile weapons that he can fire from his retractable hand cannon on his right arm.
• Incredible Speed: While he lacks in durability, he makes up for it with his incredible speed. Combined with his power of flight, Geno makes himself a very hard target to hit.
• Flight: Geno can fly in the air for a lengthy amount of time before he is forced to land and rest.

Weaknesses:

• Low Durability: Taking the body of a wooden doll, Geno isn't the most durable of fighters. While he can certainly take on a few hits, more powerful hits can easily decapacitate him.
• Fire/Explosion Attacks: Being a doll made of wood, this makes Geno weak against fire and explosion-based attacks.

Spirits:

• N/A

Kindred Spirits:

• Mario: One of the first people he met in his doll form - Geno joined Mario and his growing group in defeating the vile Smithy.
• Samus: While he never met her in person, he has heard many about her travels in space. Plus they both sport super cool hand cannons.
• Monster Hunter: Once took witnesses to a hunter fighting a massive wyvern. He became intrigued about who this person really is.

Inventory:

• Hand Cannon: Located in his right arm, Geno can open a hatch that reveals his hand cannon. It allows for him to fire his beam at the opponent. Can be upgraded.
• Mushroom: Heals 30% of user's health.
• Ice Bomb: Acts like a Freezie - freezes opponents temporarily for several seconds or until the case breaks.

Theme

[Lugubrious]

Here's my sweet baby doll:

The Star Warrior

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Name:
| "♥♪!?" | Geno |

Game Origin:
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)

Personality:
Geno's personality is strongly based on his confidence and attitude. As a warrior/authority figure from Star Road, Geno holds extremely high regards to his home on Star Road and his strong sense of duty and responsibility makes him want to help the citizens of the worlds that he travels too. This includes helping out people in any situation - difficult or easy - and confronting the enemy - even if the enemy is in fact way stronger than him. However, he is also quite amiable and is quick to make friends with many people whom he crosses upon, such as Mario and the nimbus Mallow.

He even worries over the "ownership" of his physical form, and promises to return the body to the home from whence it came once he is finished with his duty.

Background:
Geno didn't start off in the current form that he resides in. He was originally a "Star Being" that lived on Star Road with the other star species and was one of the warriors who protected it. He and the other Stars lived in peace while looking over the Mushroom Kingdom. However, when the vile Smithy launches his attack on Mushroom Kingdom, he sends the giant sword-creature Exor to crash upon Bowser's Castle and use it as their base of operations. Yet as Exor fell from the sky, he shatters the Star Road - sending seven Star Pieces to become scattered throughout Star Road as a result. With the Star Road broken, wishes cannot be granted - something which Smithy also wanted in order to replace said wishes with weapons. Because of this, Geno is sent to retrieve the Star Pieces and restore the power of wishes to the world.

But before Geno could engage Smithy, he had to first find a suitable body to take residence in. On one night, after a long day of searching, he came across an inn and promptly entered it. Upon visiting one room, he saw four dolls lying on the floor - those resembling Mario, Princess Peach, King Bowser, and a strange wooden figure wearing blue clothes. Believing the wooden doll was the most powerful, the star decides to inhabit it and grew to a proportionate size to match the height of the other citizens. He didn't immediately become comfortable with the doll, for he initially had trouble walking, but he soon got the hang of it quickly. He'd soon hear word that the town he was in was under siege by one of Smithy's members, Bowyer, and after hearing where he's hiding from the other minions, Geno proceeded to enter into the Forest Maze in order to challenge him. Upon encountering Bowyer, the doll engaged him in combat, quickly retrieving the star piece that the fiend had taken. Eventually, Mario and Mallow discover upon the two, after hearing from the doll's owner that he claimed to have seen him, and they helped Geno defeat Bowyer.

After defeating Bowyer, Geno realized he needs help recovering the remaining Star Pieces and had decided to join forces with Mario and Mallow. Geno reveals to the two that he is a warrior from Star Road and that he assumes the form of a doll to fight the Smithy Gang. Additionally, he states that wishes can never come true again until all the Star Pieces are recovered. He also reveals his real name, ♥♪!?. However, this is impossible to pronounce, so the star warrior assumes the name of the doll: Geno.

Once he and the others finally destroy Smithy and restore Star Road, Geno proceeds to return to the doll's owner, Gaz, and readies to remove himself from the doll's body. However, the boy told him that he was free to keep him, for as long as he continued being a hero for the Mushroom Kingdom. With that, Geno returned to Star Road in the doll form that he's in and continued to serve as the protector of his world against the forces of evil.

But he wouldn't be ready for the arrival of the Lord of Light himself.

Geno recognized a beam of rainbow energy fast approaching Star Road on one particular day, decades after helping Mario and his friends. He attempted to combat the beam but he would then be shortly dispatched into a little ball as a mere floating spirit. Even as a divine guardian for Star Road, he never had a chance in hell to win against Galeem.

But that would change upon being brought back by another fellow star warrior...

Specialty:
Speedy Attacker

Level:
1

Experience:
0/10

Powers:

• Geno Beam: Charging up his energy, Geno shoots a deadly energy beam at the enemy.

Strengths:

• High Attack Power: As one of the warriors of Star Road, Geno has been blessed with significantly enhanced physical and magical attack power. However, he truly shines regarding his magical projectile weapons that he can fire from his retractable hand cannon on his right arm.
• Incredible Speed: While he lacks in durability, he makes up for it with his incredible speed. Combined with his power of flight, Geno makes himself a very hard target to hit.
• Flight: Geno can fly in the air for a lengthy amount of time before he is forced to land and rest.

Weaknesses:

• Low Durability: Taking the body of a wooden doll, Geno isn't the most durable of fighters. While he can certainly take on a few hits, more powerful hits can easily decapacitate him.
• Fire/Explosion Attacks: Being a doll made of wood, this makes Geno weak against fire and explosion-based attacks.

Spirits:

• N/A

Kindred Spirits:

• Mario: One of the first people he met in his doll form - Geno joined Mario and his growing group in defeating the vile Smithy.
• Mallow: A member of Mario's group - he and Geno developed a close friendship with one another.
• Smithy: Enemy of Geno - shattered Star Road when using the giant sword-creature Exor to take over Bowser's Castle and conquer the Mushroom Kingdom.

Inventory:

• Hand Cannon: Located in his right arm, Geno can open a hatch that reveals his hand cannon. It allows for him to fire his beam at the opponent. Can be upgraded.
• Mushroom: Heals 30% of user's health.
• Ice Bomb: Acts like a Freezie - freezes opponents temporarily for several seconds or until the case breaks.

Theme

@Lmpkio

Also approved!

Given that you mentioned you wanted certain characters if you got the chance to get more, you might consider changing one or two of the kindred spirits, since otherwise there's no guarantee that we'll run into those other characters at all.

[Lmpkio]

<Snipped quote by Lmpkio>

Also approved!

Given that you mentioned you wanted certain characters if you got the chance to get more, you might consider changing one or two of the kindred spirits, since otherwise there's no guarantee that we'll run into those other characters at all.

@Lugubrious

Honestly, I thought Kindred Spirits mean't like they had to be closely related to him in a sense. But alas two have been changed to fit more of my character niches.

[Lmpkio]

I actually changed all 3 of my spirits:

1). Mario ---> Bowser: - Always love me some Bowser (played as him before). I'm pretty sure we'll meet Mario on the travels so he can be placed aside for later.

2). Mallow ---> Samus: - Also love me some Samus. (Also played as her before)

3). Smithy ---> Monster Hunter: Considering we have a god-damn Rathalos in Ultimate, I would love to recreate that Hunter character I attempted playing in a RP long ago.

[DracoLunaris]

@Lmpkio
sorry to be a bother mate, but you'll need to change your Kindred spirits again because the koopa king has just entered the ring:

Bowser

Game Origin: Super Mario Bros.
Personality:
Brutal, merciless, destructive and cataclysmic, the koopa king is a classic villain through and through. While he might seemingly pull off this evil king image effortlessly it is in fact something of a idealised persona, one that he works hard to live up too. When it comes down to it what really defines Bowser is his ego: He is the greatest villain and nobody else is going to take over the world on his watch. He is going to mary princess peach and woe betide anyone else who tries to kidnap her because that is HIS thing. He is also very overconfident, certain of his own cunning, strength and his eventual assured victory despite his many previous blunders. On the more positive side of things bowser exhibits something of a dry wit, occasional bouts of intelligence and shows a surprising degree of compassion and philanthropy when it comes to his underlings.

Background:
Bowser is the King of the Koopa Kingdom, the perpetual kidnapper of princess peach and the arch nemesis to Mario. Over years and years Bowser and his rival have battled across time and space in what the king sees and an epic duel for the princess’s heart and mario sees mostly as a better gig than plumbing. Intermittently Bowser has acted as a reluctant hero, protecting his world alongside his normally enemies against greater scope villain and usurpers to his throne, and has also occasionally been the unwitting pawn of greater villains such as Cackletta and Tabuu. His latest kidnapping escapade ended with mario gatecrashing his and the unveiling peach's wedding, mind controlling him and then stranding him on the moon all much to his displeasure. Sometime after that the king ended up standing alongside the other smash bros in their initial failed attempt to defeat Galeem, in which he was blasted by the lord of light’s annihilation beam while attempting to battle their foe. Now revided, the koopa king has been given a chance at revenge that he has gladly taken even if it means working alongside a bunch of heros again.

Specialty:Tank/Boss
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10
Powers:

• Fire Breathing: Bowser can exhale torrents of fiery breath from his maw, roasting all who are foolish enough to not avoid the rather telegraphed ability.

Strengths:

• Big Bad Boss: Initially about the height of two and a half regular humans, Bowser towers above almost all who oppose him. He might get bigger as we go on.
• Koopa Physiology: In addition to being huge bowser’s toughness is further enhanced by his scaly skin and armored turtle shell, making very hard to take down. His body also has many natural weapons such as sharp fangs, rending claws, spiked horns and a dozen large spikes arrayed across his shell.
• Villinouse Charisma: He might be kind of an idiot and prone to failure but bowser is THE videogame villain and nobody can take that away from him. As a result he will easily impress the kinds of people who view villany as an art simply by being himself which is what, along with a surprisingly benevolent rule, inspires such loyalty from his minions.

Weaknesses:

• Incompetent: He should really read the Evil Overlord List because at this point bowser has been foiled by his own ineptitude in almost every conceivable way. He is also kind of an idiot and the only thing bigger than bowser himself is the king’s ego, a pair of traits which can often make for a disastrous combination.
• vs Goliath Bowser’s size is a weakness as much as it is a strength because it makes him slow and predictable. While the big man can get some decent straight line speed thank to shear size alone momentum is a massive a massive issue for bowser, as is how predictable/telegraphed his movements are.

Spirits:

Kindred Spirits:

• Susie: Who is this sassy lost child and why do they share the koopa king’s fashion sense? Bowser certainly does not know, but maybe he will find out.
• Peach: The love of his life whom he has repeatedly kidnapped and recently attempted to marry on the moon. Despite the princess’s dislike for her tormenter the pair have teamed up on a number of occasions when their world is threatened by a common enemy.
• Bowser jr.: Bowser’s only family is his beloved son bowser jr. The tiny turtle is his father's right hand boy and an eager participator in Bowser's various villainous ventures.

Inventory:

• Hat: A somewhat silly ranged weapon that is dangerous primarily due to its size. It can be thrown like a boomerang to strike a target, after which it will return to its master’s head. For no conceivable reason it features a pair of robotic boxing arms the only purpose of which seems to have been to allow Mario to beat the crap out of him once the hero stole the hat.
• Nice Suit: This pristine white suit it offers no combat enhancements or additional durability other than a pair of steel toed boots. It does however grant the King an extra dapper appearance. Without access to any tailors, such as the Broodles who made the thing, it is unlikely to survive the coming hostilities.

[Lmpkio]

@DracoLunaris Well damn lol

Back to Mario it is XD

[Lmpkio]

Btw I just finished World of Light... and I just gotta say without spoiling anything for those who hadn't played it yet:

YALL AINT READY FOR IT BOIS

[Stekkmen]

@Lugubrious thanks! I buffed his power to "Unblockable". the more 'momentum' the Centurion gets in a fight, the more powerful he becomes. Like a snowball. Except instead of snow it's incoherent latin screaming

[Lugubrious]

@Lmpkio
sorry to be a bother mate, but you'll need to change your Kindred spirits again because the koopa king has just entered the ring:

Bowser

Game Origin: Super Mario Bros.
Personality:
Brutal, merciless, destructive and cataclysmic, the koopa king is a classic villain through and through. While he might seemingly pull off this evil king image effortlessly it is in fact something of a idealised persona, one that he works hard to live up too. When it comes down to it what really defines Bowser is his ego: He is the greatest villain and nobody else is going to take over the world on his watch. He is going to mary princess peach and woe betide anyone else who tries to kidnap her because that is HIS thing. He is also very overconfident, certain of his own cunning, strength and his eventual assured victory despite his many previous blunders. On the more positive side of things bowser exhibits something of a dry wit, occasional bouts of intelligence and shows a surprising degree of compassion and philanthropy when it comes to his underlings.

Background:
Bowser is the King of the Koopa Kingdom, the perpetual kidnapper of princess peach and the arch nemesis to Mario. Over years and years Bowser and his rival have battled across time and space in what the king sees and an epic duel for the princess’s heart and mario sees mostly as a better gig than plumbing. Intermittently Bowser has acted as a reluctant hero, protecting his world alongside his normally enemies against greater scope villain and usurpers to his throne, and has also occasionally been the unwitting pawn of greater villains such as Cackletta and Tabuu. His latest kidnapping escapade ended with mario gatecrashing his and the unveiling peach's wedding, mind controlling him and then stranding him on the moon all much to his displeasure. Sometime after that the king ended up standing alongside the other smash bros in their initial failed attempt to defeat Galeem, in which he was blasted by the lord of light’s annihilation beam while attempting to battle their foe. Now revided, the koopa king has been given a chance at revenge that he has gladly taken even if it means working alongside a bunch of heros again.

Specialty:Tank/Boss
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10
Powers:

• Fire Breathing: Bowser can exhale torrents of fiery breath from his maw, roasting all who are foolish enough to not avoid the rather telegraphed ability.

Strengths:

• Big Bad Boss: Initially about the height of two and a half regular humans, Bowser towers above almost all who oppose him. He might get bigger as we go on.
• Koopa Physiology: In addition to being huge bowser’s toughness is further enhanced by his scaly skin and armored turtle shell, making very hard to take down. His body also has many natural weapons such as sharp fangs, rending claws, spiked horns and a dozen large spikes arrayed across his shell.
• Villinouse Charisma: He might be kind of an idiot and prone to failure but bowser is THE videogame villain and nobody can take that away from him. As a result he will easily impress the kinds of people who view villany as an art simply by being himself which is what, along with a surprisingly benevolent rule, inspires such loyalty from his minions.

Weaknesses:

• Incompetent: He should really read the Evil Overlord List because at this point bowser has been foiled by his own ineptitude in almost every conceivable way. He is also kind of an idiot and the only thing bigger than bowser himself is the king’s ego, a pair of traits which can often make for a disastrous combination.
• vs Goliath Bowser’s size is a weakness as much as it is a strength because it makes him slow and predictable. While the big man can get some decent straight line speed thank to shear size alone momentum is a massive a massive issue for bowser, as is how predictable/telegraphed his movements are.

Spirits:

Kindred Spirits:

• Susie: Who is this sassy lost child and why do they share the koopa king’s fashion sense? Bowser certainly does not know, but maybe he will find out.
• Peach: The love of his life whom he has repeatedly kidnapped and recently attempted to marry on the moon. Despite the princess’s dislike for her tormenter the pair have teamed up on a number of occasions when their world is threatened by a common enemy.
• Bowser jr.: Bowser’s only family is his beloved son bowser jr. The tiny turtle is his father's right hand boy and an eager participator in Bowser's various villainous ventures.

Inventory:

• Hat: A somewhat silly ranged weapon that is dangerous primarily due to its size. It can be thrown like a boomerang to strike a target, after which it will return to its master’s head. For no conceivable reason it features a pair of robotic boxing arms the only purpose of which seems to have been to allow Mario to beat the crap out of him once the hero stole the hat.
• Nice Suit: This pristine white suit it offers no combat enhancements or additional durability other than a pair of steel toed boots. It does however grant the King an extra dapper appearance. Without access to any tailors, such as the Broodles who made the thing, it is unlikely to survive the coming hostilities.

@DracoLunaris

A great sheet! The only recommendations I would make would be to his specialty, actually. Rather than 'boss/tank', if you're going for the group leader role, you might consider replacing 'boss' with 'leader.' In addition, 'bruiser' might describe a tough character who's both a tough defender and a strong attacker, rather than a straight tank. These quibblings are, of course, nonessential, so feel free to port the sheet over to the Characters tab as you see fit.

[DracoLunaris]

A great sheet! The only recommendations I would make would be to his specialty, actually. Rather than 'boss/tank', if you're going for the group leader role, you might consider replacing 'boss' with 'leader.' In addition, 'bruiser' might describe a tough character who's both a tough defender and a strong attacker, rather than a straight tank. These quibblings are, of course, nonessential, so feel free to port the sheet over to the Characters tab as you see fit.

@Lugubrious

So I actually meant boss as in last boss kind of deal, because I intend to see how well I can play Bowser's fighting style as the way he would vs Mario in game, but now that you have inadvertently suggested leadership I am defiantly going to see if I can pull that off IC.

[ProPro]

Still under construction, but if there’s anything ability or equipment wise you’d like to change let me know.

Courier 6

"Caravan code of the wastes is you don't fuck with the one who brings you your mail..."
-Rose of Sharon Cassidy

Name: Courier 6
Game Origin: Fallout New Vegas
Appearance:
Personality:
Background:

Specialty: Wild Card (jack of all trades)
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10
Powers:

• VATS (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System) - A feature that comes provided with the Pip-Boy 3000A worn on the Courier’s arm. VATS analyzes a target and gives the Courier enhanced perception of the fight,giving him a sort of “bullet time.” He is made aware of the probability of hitting his target under current conditions and can then queue up multiple shots one after another. The mental focus puts a lot of strain on the Courier, requiring he reorient himself and rest a minute before activating VATS again.

Strengths:

• Adaptability - The Courier is able to easily acclimate to new situations, environments, and scenarios. He’s quick to pick up new tricks and knowledge.
• Gunslinger - Whether it be shooting them, breaking them down, fixing them, or making new modifications, Courier 6 is good with small guns. Any conventional firearm, from a revolver to a shotgun to a rifle, is under his purview.
• Computer Science - In his travels, the Courier has become familiar with lots of computer and robotic technologies.

Weaknesses:

• Unpredictable - Whether by nature or as a side effect to the bullet in his brain, Courier 6 is a flighty and fickle individual. He’s as likely to try diplomacy as he is to run in guns first. Trying to make a “plan” is a crapshoot when you’re dealing with the Wild Card.
• Vice Guy - Life in the wasteland is harsh. Even worse when you walk it alone between settlements. To deal with the crap he’s lived through, the Courier is a functional addict of alcohol and chems, is willing to bang anything that moves, and is prone to negotiating for more money for jobs completed out of greed.
• Wild Wasteland - Whether it be the bullet in his brain, an effect of being a long-time chem addict, trauma from the things he’s seen in the wastes, or good old fashion genetics, the Courier sometimes can see…. Weird things. He swears he was once attacked by a gang called “Hell’s Grannies,” found the remains of a skeleton with a fedora inside a refrigerator, and witnessed an alien spaceship crash! He even claims he got ahold of the alien’s blaster! Which he promptly threw that away because energy weapons are for plebs and real men use conventional guns. In any case, he’s never able to prove the bizarre things he sees to other people, leaving the question as to whether or not these are schizophrenic hallucinations…

Spirits:

• None

Kindred Spirits:

• Arcade Gannon - A friend and companion of the Courier who desires to be a widespread influence of good for everyone in the Wasteland, but is pragmatic enough to understand that, sometimes, someone just needs to get shot. Highly intelligent, great at science, medicine, and energy weapons.
• Joshua Graham, the Burned Man - Former legate of Caesar’s Legion, disgraced, and an enemy of the Legion. An intelligent, highly religious man and very well spoken, but brutish by nature. He contains a rage unfathomable, always boiling beneath the surface. His durability is legendary.
• Marcus - A ten foot tall super mutant, formerly part of an army to unify the world, but moved on to create his own helpful society once the army fell, and helped the Chosen One save the world from the evil Enclave. Harbors no ill will for the humans who halted the Master’s Army, and his kindness humbles even the hardest of persons. His kindness is not to be confused for naivety, as his tremendous strength and skill with large scale weapons (such as miniguns, missile launchers, and plasma cannons) can shred small armies.

Inventory:

• Pip-Boy 3000A - A wrist-mounted computer with a variety of uses, such as monitoring your health and status, keeping track of inventory, tracking maps and locations, keeping logs and notes, interfacing with computer terminals, attached flashlight, and of course the most important feature of all: radio. I got spurs, that jingle jangle jingle (jingle jangle!) As I go riding merrily along.
• Courier’s Duster - A sleeveless duster with a large spade (like the card suit) emblazoned on the back. The Courier’s primary armor, more protective than it looks.
• .44 Magnum Revolver
• Hunting Shotgun
• Ratslayer - A unique varmint rifle with higher damage output, large magazine, decreased weight, a nightvision scope, and higher chance to critically injure targets.
• 1 stimpack - Syringe that stimulates quick healing.
• 3 Jet inhalers - A drug manufactured in the New California Republic to grant heightened senses and increased stamina. Highly addictive.
• 1 Buffout - A super steroid to increase physical capabilities, but the effects are very temporary. Moderately addictive.
• 1 bottle of whiskey
• Various cybernetic enhancements which are currently inactive until XP level-ups can get them functional again.

[Archmage MC]

Heres my adorable support robot lady. Now I just need to figure out my last kindred spirit. TF2 medic + Blazermate does pretty much everything a support should have so.... yeah. Any ideas? Or can I fill them in as the RP goes/I know what everyone else is using?

BTW my Smash ultiamte just came in the mail, so I can play World of Light now and catch up. xD

Blazermate

Name: Blazermate

Game Origin: Medarots 7 (Japan Only)

Appearance:

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Personality: While having a fairly kind and supportive demur, Blazermate is aggressive and is raring to go for a fight if it presents itself. While not afraid to fight face to face, she isn't stupid and will tend to put the ally shes healing in between herself and the enemy. Outside of fighting shes cutesy and flirty, but blunt and can get annoyed quickly if things aren't going anywhere. If things are going places however, shes fine with being a bit aloof.

Background: Blazermate is a champion of Medabots, winning tournament after tournament and sometimes aiding another hero defeat a criminal organization if they were able to defeat her in combat. Although finding and defeating her was a problem in on itself, as she was the strongest of the -mate line of Medabots.

When Blazermate was on her way to the Medabot World Tournament when out of nowhere a blindingly bright light engulffed everyone including herself. Where she awoke would be a totally new place for her, and another world threat would have to be defeated, as soon she'd find out.

Specialty: Support
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10
Powers:
• Medi-beam - A beam Blazermate attaches to an ally, healing them over time as long as the beam is attached. Blazermate can also heal herself with this ability.

Strengths:
• Medabot - Medabots are combat robots. A robotic body means that Blazermate doesn't need to eat, sleep, breath, can survive in most extreme conditions and environments, is immune to poison, disease and being lit on fire, and has greater strength than her frame would have you believe. Medabots also have a built in infinite energy engine that means they can't get tired, never run out of power, never need to recharge, and can use their abilities at their fullest unless damaged. The engine is mystical in nature, as medabots do not run on electricity. All medabots are equipped with basic weaponry alongside their special abilities.
• Vital Point Targeting/Scan - Blazermate passively analyzes her opponents or allies and is aware of how healthy or damaged they are, and of any weak points she can exploit.
• Low Level Flight - Blazermate can freely glide due to her lightweight and aerodynamic design and hover for a time thanks to the jet turbines in her hair.

Weaknesses:
Lightweight - Blazermate's ability to fly and glide due to her light frame also make her quite easy to knock around.

Spirits:

Kindred Spirits:
Medic - Team Fortress 2: Another practicer of science and the medi-gun? Maybe Ludwig could share some tips on how to properly conduct science...
Queen Sectonia - Kirby: Something about being away from that mirror and the caring, if brash and aggressive nature of this lady seems... familiar.
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Inventory: Repair tools, ammunition.

[DClassified]

The Maverick Hunter

ZERO

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Game Origin: Megaman X

Personality

Outwardly, Zero appears cold and emotionless to others, even towards partners X and Axl. However, it is shown that he has the capacity to care for others. Zero keeps his cool under most circumstances. It takes something quite drastic for Zero, such as the death of Iris, to lose that demeanor and, in turn, fall to his emotions. Despite not viewing himself as a hero, Zero has often displayed a tendency to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. He also shows distaste for innocent deaths. Even though Zero does not openly show it, he too seems to long for peace between humans and Reploids. However, he has said that he doesn't have any problems fighting, unlike his more pacifistic friend, X; whether his enemy is a Maverick or a human, he will fight at his best.

Background

Zero was built in the year 2XXX by the evil scientist, Dr. Wily, as another attempt to best Dr. Light's creation, Mega Man. Quite possibly Wily's most powerful creation, Zero was built based on blueprints stolen from Dr. Light's laboratory (that of the new Mega Man model known as X). It is unknown if Zero ever performed his primary function to destroy Mega Man. Zero contained a flaw in his cognitive program that made him violent and unwilling to obey instructions. Because of this, Wily decided to seal him in a capsule.

Zero's history with the Maverick Hunters began with Zero as the maverick. A century later, his hiding place was found by a group of Reploids. Once awakened by this group, Zero destroyed them, as well as any intruders who would dare enter Wily's lair. Destroying everything in his path, a freshly awakened Zero was ready to create a swathe of destruction, just as he was programmed to do. The situation became so serious when Zero wiped out Gamma's unit that Sigma, the current leader of the Maverick Hunters, had to fight Zero himself.

During this fight, Zero stood against Sigma's superior fighting skills until he severed his right arm. Afterward, Sigma was slowly becoming a victim to the Maverick's feral nature and was mercilessly beaten. Zero was then attempting to finish off the hunter commander by ripping off his head. However, before he could do so, Zero reeled back in pain as a large "W" appeared on the crystal in his head, likely representing "Wily". Taking the brief moment of vulnerability, Sigma smashed his fist into Zero's crystal, rendering him unconscious.

Zero was taken back to Maverick Hunter headquarters where he was repaired and reprogrammed to have the free will capacity of the newly found reploid, X. After Zero's repairs were complete, he was refitted with up to date hunter weaponry. His obvious skill with his signature Z-saber was equal to none. Zero quickly rose to the elite ranks of the hunters, until finally he held the station of second-in-command under Sigma. When Sigma went maverick, Zero was given his title and put in charge of guiding the new recruit, X.

Zero and X worked together for several missions and Zero ended up sacrificing himself to save X from the renegade hunter, Vile. Zero was rebuilt by Sigma's henchmen and controlled briefly, but an encounter with X allowed him to return to the proper state of mind. X eventually rose to become the leader of the hunters as Zero worked with him, tirelessly "retiring" mavericks and thwarting the plans of Sigma.

Though, one day, great beams of light came from the sky and began consuming everyone. Zero and X did what they could to save as many as possible, but there was nothing they could do and soon, their world was consumed within Galeem's great light...

Specialty: Close-Quarters Combat|Analysis
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10

Powers

Z-Buster: Essentially an arm cannon that Zero can fire plasma out of through charging up energy. Zero possesses one in each arm, but he has to be standing still to fire them.

Strengths

Masterful Combatant - Due to his creation to be one of the greatest battle Reploids of his world, Zero naturally much more apt to combat than most others. Along with his Learning Capacity, he'd know where to where to attack, how to maintain defense, and how to read his opponents or gauge opposing attacks so as to react accordingly. Further, he can quickly analyze an opponent's fighting style, how they perform attacks, and figure out their potential weaknesses.

Reploid Physiology - While appearing very much human-like in nature, Zero is a Reploid, and not only that but a Battle Reploid. In which case, he is typically much faster, stronger, and more durable than most Reploids, let alone humans. He doesn't possess the need for food, water, or necessarily oxygen, although at times needing rest.

Weaknesses

Hero/Fighter's Spirit - Zero's tendency to sacrifice himself for those whom he cares about, as well as innocent/good individuals can prove to be damaging and even fatal at times. What is more, his willingness to fight above flight in some cases, can also result in his downfall.

Reprogramming - Zero is by no means immune to mind-control, and has on a few occasions been reprogrammed for evil purposes, even before the likes of Galeem had appeared into his world.

Spirits: N/A

Kindred Spirits

Megaman "X" - His initial protege turned partner and best friend, Zero has the utmost respect for X above all others. They've been through thick and thin together, despite their differences. His relationship to X is like that of an older brother of sorts.

Iris - Iris was among his friends and worked with him on his missions as his operator. He's saved her life a few times. Although he never necessarily acknowledged it, Iris had some sorts of feelings for him. Though, it was too late by the time he actually did, as she perished in his arms, leaving Zero with emotions that he was never quite sure that he had.

Axl - Axl's situation is similar to X, in that they are also partners who rely on one another. Zero can find the younger, new Gen Reploid to be kind of annoying due to his childish nature, but admires the kid's heart.

Inventory

Weapon Of Choice

Z-Saber - Zero's trademarked weapon is a fluid blue-green blade of pure energy much more powerful than just any beam sword. A versatile weapon and very formidable when in his hands.

[Lugubrious]

Still under construction, but if there’s anything ability or equipment wise you’d like to change let me know.

Courier 6

"Caravan code of the wastes is you don't fuck with the one who brings you your mail..."
-Rose of Sharon Cassidy

Name: Courier 6
Game Origin: Fallout New Vegas
Appearance:
Personality:
Background:

Specialty: Wild Card (jack of all trades)
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10
Powers:

• VATS (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System) - A feature that comes provided with the Pip-Boy 3000A worn on the Courier’s arm. VATS analyzes a target and gives the Courier enhanced perception of the fight,giving him a sort of “bullet time.” He is made aware of the probability of hitting his target under current conditions and can then queue up multiple shots one after another. The mental focus puts a lot of strain on the Courier, requiring he reorient himself and rest a minute before activating VATS again.

Strengths:

• Adaptability - The Courier is able to easily acclimate to new situations, environments, and scenarios. He’s quick to pick up new tricks and knowledge.
• Gunslinger - Whether it be shooting them, breaking them down, fixing them, or making new modifications, Courier 6 is good with small guns. Any conventional firearm, from a revolver to a shotgun to a rifle, is under his purview.
• Computer Science - In his travels, the Courier has become familiar with lots of computer and robotic technologies.

Weaknesses:

• Unpredictable - Whether by nature or as a side effect to the bullet in his brain, Courier 6 is a flighty and fickle individual. He’s as likely to try diplomacy as he is to run in guns first. Trying to make a “plan” is a crapshoot when you’re dealing with the Wild Card.
• Vice Guy - Life in the wasteland is harsh. Even worse when you walk it alone between settlements. To deal with the crap he’s lived through, the Courier is a functional addict of alcohol and chems, is willing to bang anything that moves, and is prone to negotiating for more money for jobs completed out of greed.
• Wild Wasteland - Whether it be the bullet in his brain, an effect of being a long-time chem addict, trauma from the things he’s seen in the wastes, or good old fashion genetics, the Courier sometimes can see…. Weird things. He swears he was once attacked by a gang called “Hell’s Grannies,” found the remains of a skeleton with a fedora inside a refrigerator, and witnessed an alien spaceship crash! He even claims he got ahold of the alien’s blaster! Which he promptly threw that away because energy weapons are for plebs and real men use conventional guns. In any case, he’s never able to prove the bizarre things he sees to other people, leaving the question as to whether or not these are schizophrenic hallucinations…

Spirits:

• None

Kindred Spirits:

• Arcade Gannon - A friend and companion of the Courier who desires to be a widespread influence of good for everyone in the Wasteland, but is pragmatic enough to understand that, sometimes, someone just needs to get shot. Highly intelligent, great at science, medicine, and energy weapons.
• Joshua Graham, the Burned Man - Former legate of Caesar’s Legion, disgraced, and an enemy of the Legion. An intelligent, highly religious man and very well spoken, but brutish by nature. He contains a rage unfathomable, always boiling beneath the surface. His durability is legendary.
• Marcus - A ten foot tall super mutant, formerly part of an army to unify the world, but moved on to create his own helpful society once the army fell, and helped the Chosen One save the world from the evil Enclave. Harbors no ill will for the humans who halted the Master’s Army, and his kindness humbles even the hardest of persons. His kindness is not to be confused for naivety, as his tremendous strength and skill with large scale weapons (such as miniguns, missile launchers, and plasma cannons) can shred small armies.

Inventory:

• Pip-Boy 3000A - A wrist-mounted computer with a variety of uses, such as monitoring your health and status, keeping track of inventory, tracking maps and locations, keeping logs and notes, interfacing with computer terminals, attached flashlight, and of course the most important feature of all: radio. I got spurs, that jingle jangle jingle (jingle jangle!) As I go riding merrily along.
• Courier’s Duster - A sleeveless duster with a large spade (like the card suit) emblazoned on the back. The Courier’s primary armor, more protective than it looks.
• .44 Magnum Revolver
• Hunting Shotgun
• Ratslayer - A unique varmint rifle with higher damage output, large magazine, decreased weight, a nightvision scope, and higher chance to critically injure targets.
• 1 stimpack - Syringe that stimulates quick healing.
• 3 Jet inhalers - A drug manufactured in the New California Republic to grant heightened senses and increased stamina. Highly addictive.
• 1 Buffout - A super steroid to increase physical capabilities, but the effects are very temporary. Moderately addictive.
• 1 bottle of whiskey
• Various cybernetic enhancements which are currently inactive until XP level-ups can get them functional again.

@ProPro

Heres my adorable support robot lady. Now I just need to figure out my last kindred spirit. TF2 medic + Blazermate does pretty much everything a support should have so.... yeah. Any ideas? Or can I fill them in as the RP goes/I know what everyone else is using?

BTW my Smash ultiamte just came in the mail, so I can play World of Light now and catch up. xD

Blazermate

Name: Blazermate

Game Origin: Medarots 7 (Japan Only)

Appearance:

images

Personality: While having a fairly kind and supportive demur, Blazermate is aggressive and is raring to go for a fight if it presents itself. While not afraid to fight face to face, she isn't stupid and will tend to put the ally shes healing in between herself and the enemy. Outside of fighting shes cutesy and flirty, but blunt and can get annoyed quickly if things aren't going anywhere. If things are going places however, shes fine with being a bit aloof.

Background: Blazermate is a champion of Medabots, winning tournament after tournament and sometimes aiding another hero defeat a criminal organization if they were able to defeat her in combat. Although finding and defeating her was a problem in on itself, as she was the strongest of the -mate line of Medabots.

When Blazermate was on her way to the Medabot World Tournament when out of nowhere a blindingly bright light engulffed everyone including herself. Where she awoke would be a totally new place for her, and another world threat would have to be defeated, as soon she'd find out.

Specialty: Support
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10
Powers:
• Medi-beam - A beam Blazermate attaches to an ally, healing them over time as long as the beam is attached. Blazermate can also heal herself with this ability.

Strengths:
• Medabot - Medabots are combat robots. A robotic body means that Blazermate doesn't need to eat, sleep, breath, can survive in most extreme conditions and environments, is immune to poison, disease and being lit on fire, and has greater strength than her frame would have you believe. Medabots also have a built in infinite energy engine that means they can't get tired, never run out of power, never need to recharge, and can use their abilities at their fullest unless damaged. The engine is mystical in nature, as medabots do not run on electricity. All medabots are equipped with basic weaponry alongside their special abilities.
• Vital Point Targeting/Scan - Blazermate passively analyzes her opponents or allies and is aware of how healthy or damaged they are, and of any weak points she can exploit.
• Low Level Flight - Blazermate can freely glide due to her lightweight and aerodynamic design and hover for a time thanks to the jet turbines in her hair.

Weaknesses:
Lightweight - Blazermate's ability to fly and glide due to her light frame also make her quite easy to knock around.

Spirits:

Kindred Spirits:
Medic - Team Fortress 2: Another practicer of science and the medi-gun? Maybe Ludwig could share some tips on how to properly conduct science...
Queen Sectonia - Kirby: Something about being away from that mirror and the caring, if brash and aggressive nature of this lady seems... familiar.
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Inventory: Repair tools, ammunition.

@Archmage MC

The Maverick Hunter

ZERO

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Game Origin: Megaman X

Personality

Outwardly, Zero appears cold and emotionless to others, even towards partners X and Axl. However, it is shown that he has the capacity to care for others. Zero keeps his cool under most circumstances. It takes something quite drastic for Zero, such as the death of Iris, to lose that demeanor and, in turn, fall to his emotions. Despite not viewing himself as a hero, Zero has often displayed a tendency to sacrifice himself for the sake of others. He also shows distaste for innocent deaths. Even though Zero does not openly show it, he too seems to long for peace between humans and Reploids. However, he has said that he doesn't have any problems fighting, unlike his more pacifistic friend, X; whether his enemy is a Maverick or a human, he will fight at his best.

Background

Zero was built in the year 2XXX by the evil scientist, Dr. Wily, as another attempt to best Dr. Light's creation, Mega Man. Quite possibly Wily's most powerful creation, Zero was built based on blueprints stolen from Dr. Light's laboratory (that of the new Mega Man model known as X). It is unknown if Zero ever performed his primary function to destroy Mega Man. Zero contained a flaw in his cognitive program that made him violent and unwilling to obey instructions. Because of this, Wily decided to seal him in a capsule.

Zero's history with the Maverick Hunters began with Zero as the maverick. A century later, his hiding place was found by a group of Reploids. Once awakened by this group, Zero destroyed them, as well as any intruders who would dare enter Wily's lair. Destroying everything in his path, a freshly awakened Zero was ready to create a swathe of destruction, just as he was programmed to do. The situation became so serious when Zero wiped out Gamma's unit that Sigma, the current leader of the Maverick Hunters, had to fight Zero himself.

During this fight, Zero stood against Sigma's superior fighting skills until he severed his right arm. Afterward, Sigma was slowly becoming a victim to the Maverick's feral nature and was mercilessly beaten. Zero was then attempting to finish off the hunter commander by ripping off his head. However, before he could do so, Zero reeled back in pain as a large "W" appeared on the crystal in his head, likely representing "Wily". Taking the brief moment of vulnerability, Sigma smashed his fist into Zero's crystal, rendering him unconscious.

Zero was taken back to Maverick Hunter headquarters where he was repaired and reprogrammed to have the free will capacity of the newly found reploid, X. After Zero's repairs were complete, he was refitted with up to date hunter weaponry. His obvious skill with his signature Z-saber was equal to none. Zero quickly rose to the elite ranks of the hunters, until finally he held the station of second-in-command under Sigma. When Sigma went maverick, Zero was given his title and put in charge of guiding the new recruit, X.

Zero and X worked together for several missions and Zero ended up sacrificing himself to save X from the renegade hunter, Vile. Zero was rebuilt by Sigma's henchmen and controlled briefly, but an encounter with X allowed him to return to the proper state of mind. X eventually rose to become the leader of the hunters as Zero worked with him, tirelessly "retiring" mavericks and thwarting the plans of Sigma.

Though, one day, great beams of light came from the sky and began consuming everyone. Zero and X did what they could to save as many as possible, but there was nothing they could do and soon, their world was consumed within Galeem's great light...

Specialty: Close-Quarters Combat|Analysis
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10

Powers

Z-Buster: Essentially an arm cannon that Zero can fire plasma out of through charging up energy. Zero possesses one in each arm, but he has to be standing still to fire them.

Strengths

Masterful Combatant - Due to his creation to be one of the greatest battle Reploids of his world, Zero naturally much more apt to combat than most others. Along with his Learning Capacity, he'd know where to where to attack, how to maintain defense, and how to read his opponents or gauge opposing attacks so as to react accordingly. Further, he can quickly analyze an opponent's fighting style, how they perform attacks, and figure out their potential weaknesses.

Reploid Physiology - While appearing very much human-like in nature, Zero is a Reploid, and not only that but a Battle Reploid. In which case, he is typically much faster, stronger, and more durable than most Reploids, let alone humans. He doesn't possess the need for food, water, or necessarily oxygen, although at times needing rest.

Weaknesses

Hero/Fighter's Spirit - Zero's tendency to sacrifice himself for those whom he cares about, as well as innocent/good individuals can prove to be damaging and even fatal at times. What is more, his willingness to fight above flight in some cases, can also result in his downfall.

Reprogramming - Zero is by no means immune to mind-control, and has on a few occasions been reprogrammed for evil purposes, even before the likes of Galeem had appeared into his world.

Spirits: N/A

Kindred Spirits

Megaman "X" - His initial protege turned partner and best friend, Zero has the utmost respect for X above all others. They've been through thick and thin together, despite their differences. His relationship to X is like that of an older brother of sorts.

Iris - Iris was among his friends and worked with him on his missions as his operator. He's saved her life a few times. Although he never necessarily acknowledged it, Iris had some sorts of feelings for him. Though, it was too late by the time he actually did, as she perished in his arms, leaving Zero with emotions that he was never quite sure that he had.

Axl - Axl's situation is similar to X, in that they are also partners who rely on one another. Zero can find the younger, new Gen Reploid to be kind of annoying due to his childish nature, but admires the kid's heart.

Inventory

Weapon Of Choice

Z-Saber - Zero's trademarked weapon is a fluid blue-green blade of pure energy much more powerful than just any beam sword. A versatile weapon and very formidable when in his hands.

@DC The Dragon

A very good bunch! I have nothing bad to say about the lot of them so far. Those that are complete can be put into the Characters tab.

As for suggested kindred spirits, Archmage, my first thoughts would be anyone close to Blazermate in her home game, or another character from any game that you'd like to play as for a second character.

[Stern Algorithm]

Gonna get a CS up eventually, but I'm tentatively going for Din the Dancer and Oracle of Seasons, from The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, who will be a dancer/support mage, with her Rod of Seasons.

The red one in the middle:

[Lugubrious]

Gonna get a CS up eventually, but I'm tentatively going for Din the Dancer and Oracle of Seasons, from The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, who will be a dancer/support mage, with her Rod of Seasons.

The red one in the middle:

@Stern Algorithm

Sounds like a plan to me!

[ProPro]

Alright, completed and ready for final evaluation.

Courier 6

"Caravan code of the wastes is you don't fuck with the one who brings you your mail..."
-Rose of Sharon Cassidy

Name: Courier 6
Game Origin: Fallout New Vegas
Appearance: Courier 6 is a largely unassuming, grizzled man of slightly above average height and build. Skin tanned from walking the Mojave Wasteland, black stubble, and unkempt short hair disclose exactly the sort of rough and wild lifestyle he lives.Though it’s hard to get a good idea of his body type through his duster, it’s clear he’s a reasonably strong and sturdy fellow. A thick scar is visible near his hairline, where Benny shot him, but this is usually hidden beneath his tan cowboy hat.
Personality: There are some who know the Courier as an angel, sent from the very Heavens. To others, he is the grim fucking reaper. But to his friends who know him? 6 is a goofy, hard drinking, fun loving son of a bitch who’ll go to any lengths for a friend. And also occasionally an asshole.

In general, 6 is a morally strong individual with a “live and let live” attitude, accepting of anybody’s rights and freedoms to behave however they want to, so long as they’re not infringing on other people. His creed is “No gods, no masters.” However, once he witnesses an injustice, he has no choice but to act on it. Whether by gun or silver tongue, or even good old fashioned fisticuffs, the Courier will step in to set right what went wrong. Sometimes his approach can be as extreme as an extermination, sometimes as benign as a bribe. How exactly he determines what measures are appropriate remain a mystery, even to him.

If there is one word above all others that describes Courier 6, it is determination. Once he has a goal in mind, a road to walk, nothing short of death will stop him from reaching the end of that road. And sometimes not even death will deter him.
Background: Courier 6 was born and raised in the New California Republic (NCR) some 200 years after nuclear fire rained upon the world. Though far from the comfortable, lavish lifestyle of pre-war America, the NCR had a stable government, decent infrastructure, and indoor plumbing, making it leaps and bounds beyond most of the rest of America. Growing up was tough, but no tougher than the rest of the kids his age, so by local standards everything was pretty average. He craved something more. Sitting still bothered him, felt wrong. He needed to move around, see new things, keep active. From a young age he became a freelance courier, one of the most dangerous occupations in the wasteland. After all, who was both crazy and tough enough to cross vast distances of harsh irradiated landscapes littered with hungry animals, feral ghouls, monstrous mutations, and raiders? This guy.

The Courier took jobs wherever they came up and traveled the lands, from California to Oregon to Montana (where he definitely doesn’t have any illegitimate kids, definitely not) and back again. Eventually he had a stable, usual route from the heart of the NCR to the Mojave Wasteland which moved through an area known as “the Divide.” Without even realizing the impact his supply line was having, a settlement in the Divide, Hopeville, began to flourish from an Old World military base. At least it did, until he delivered his final package to Hopeville, once again completely ignorant to the impact he’d have. The package contained a robot with launch codes to the ICBMs buried beneath Hopeville. Upon activation, it transmitted the codes and detonated dozens of nuclear warheads underground. The end result was a Hellish landscape even by wasteland standards, ravaged by constant storms that’ll strip flesh from bone in seconds, occupied by the most horrific of mutant creatures.

As the years past and the Divide changed in reputation to the settlements all around it, the Courier continued business as usual. Eventually he took a job out of the Mojave in the town of Primm. Five couriers before him either turned down the job, or died in the process, making him Courier 6. The job seemed simple enough: deliver a single platinum poker chip to New Vegas and pickup his biggest payday yet. Simple. Little did he know this was the most important delivery in his lifetime. On the way to Vegas, Courier 6 was ambushed by some gang members led by a man who didn’t fit in, a man wearing a nice and expensive checkered suit. Near the town of Goodsprings they dug him a grave and stole his package. Then the man in the checkered suit put his gun to the Courier’s head and uttered the words that 6 will never forget. “You’ve made your last delivery, kid. Sorry you got twisted up in this scene. From where you’re kneeling it must seem like an 18-carat run of bad luck. Truth is… the game was rigged from the start.” Bang!

The Courier was shot in the head, twice just to be sure then buried in a shallow grave. But his journey did not end there. Once the coast was clear, a securitron (security robots owned and operated by the master of New Vegas) dug up his body and rushed him to the Goodsprings doctor. Doc Mitchell worked hard to save the Courier’s life, and ultimately was successful, expressing astonishment at the Courier’s will to live. The injury left the Courier a bit… Damaged, so to speak. While his skills, knowledge, and memories were left intact, it did scramble his sense of identity. Basically, he could no longer remember his own name, only that he was Courier 6. The man in the checkered suit needed to be dealt with. He took his health. He took his name. Worst of all, he took his goddamn package! Last delivery? Fuck that! He was going to track that asshole down, put a goddamn bullet in his face, then take that platinum chip where it needed to go! He’s the fucking Courier!

To make a long story short, the Courier tracked down this elusive enemy to the heart of New Vegas, learned he was the manager of the Tops casino named Benny, and collected a motley crew of companions along the way. He shot Benny dead in his own penthouse, recovered the platinum chip, and finally completed his delivery to the Lucky 38, home of New Vegas’ mysterious owner Mr. House. But he quickly learned this delivery was not the end of his road, merely an intersection. Mr. House revealed the chip’s true purpose as an advanced computer disc, the power of which he’d use to strong arm the encroaching Caesar’s Legion and NCR to recognize Vegas as a city-state under his rule, maintain private ownership of Hoover Dam, charge an arm and a leg for the power it provides, so on and so forth. Impressed by the Courier’s skill and determination, he wanted this pissed off mailman as his enforcer. But House was not alone. Both the NCR and the Legion sent emissaries to recruit him to their own cause. The Courier heard them all out, considered what each one intended for the Mojave… And made his move.

No gods. No masters. The Courier played the NCR, Legion, and House against one another. Once the time was right, he struck by taking out House and claiming the platinum chip and securitron army as his own. At the Battle of Hoover Dam, the Legion suffered a terrible defeat, and the NCR was forced to recognize New Vegas and surrounding area as an independent nation with the right to self-govern. The Courier has usurped an army to defeat two more, forever changing the progression of the region.

Leading up to the Battle of Hoover Dam the Courier has a number of other adventures. The treasure of the Sierra Madre. Meeting the Burned Man in Zion Canyon, Utah. Becoming master of the science and technology of the Big Empty (he doesn’t like to talk about that one. It was weeeeeird. Totally hit on his own disembodied brain, though. That was cool.). And of course, he rediscovered his roots by walking the lonesome road in the Divide. But nothing he’s ever achieved before could possibly compare to what was happening now. The light reminded him of a nuclear blast in its intensity and destructive force, swallowing up everything in its way. But a nuke is safe as long as you’re far enough away. A nuke eventually stops. The light did not.

Specialty: Wild Card (jack of all trades)
Level: 1
Experience: 0/10
Powers:

• VATS (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System) - A feature that comes provided with the Pip-Boy 3000A worn on the Courier’s arm. VATS analyzes a target and gives the Courier enhanced perception of the fight, giving him a sort of “bullet time.” He is made aware of the probability of hitting his target under current conditions and can then queue up multiple shots one after another. The mental focus puts a lot of strain on the Courier, requiring he reorient himself and rest a minute before activating VATS again.

Strengths:

• Adaptability - The Courier is able to easily acclimate to new situations, environments, and scenarios. He’s quick to pick up new tricks and knowledge.
• Gunslinger - Whether it be shooting them, breaking them down, fixing them, or making new modifications, Courier 6 is good with small guns. Any conventional firearm, from a revolver to a shotgun to a rifle, is under his purview.
• Computer Science - In his travels, the Courier has become familiar with lots of computer and robotic technologies.

Weaknesses:

• Unpredictable - Whether by nature or as a side effect to the bullet in his brain, Courier 6 is a flighty and fickle individual. He’s as likely to try diplomacy as he is to run in guns first. Trying to make a “plan” is a crapshoot when you’re dealing with the Wild Card.
• Vice Guy - Life in the wasteland is harsh. Even worse when you walk it alone between settlements. To deal with the crap he’s lived through, the Courier is a functional addict of alcohol and chems, is willing to bang anything that moves, and is prone to negotiating for more money for jobs completed out of greed.
• Wild Wasteland - Whether it be the bullet in his brain, an effect of being a long-time chem addict, trauma from the things he’s seen in the wastes, or good old fashion genetics, the Courier sometimes can see…. Weird things. He swears he was once attacked by a gang called “Hell’s Grannies,” found the remains of a skeleton with a fedora inside a refrigerator, and witnessed an alien spaceship crash! He even claims he got ahold of the alien’s blaster! Which he promptly threw away because energy weapons are for plebs and real men use conventional guns. In any case, he’s never able to prove the bizarre things he sees to other people, leaving the question as to whether or not these are schizophrenic hallucinations…

Spirits:

• None

Kindred Spirits:

• Arcade Gannon - A friend and companion of the Courier who desires to be a widespread influence of good for everyone in the Wasteland, but is pragmatic enough to understand that, sometimes, someone just needs to get shot. Highly intelligent, great at science, medicine, and energy weapons.
• Joshua Graham, the Burned Man - Former legate of Caesar’s Legion, disgraced, and an enemy of the Legion. An intelligent, highly religious man and very well spoken, but brutish by nature. He contains a rage unfathomable, always boiling beneath the surface. His durability is legendary.
• Marcus - A ten foot tall super mutant, formerly part of an army to unify the world, but moved on to create his own helpful society once the army fell, and helped the Chosen One save the world from the evil Enclave. Harbors no ill will for the humans who halted the Master’s Army, and his kindness humbles even the hardest of persons. His kindness is not to be confused for naivety, as his tremendous strength and skill with large scale weapons (such as miniguns, missile launchers, and plasma cannons) can shred small armies.

Inventory:

• Pip-Boy 3000A - A wrist-mounted computer with a variety of uses, such as monitoring your health and status, keeping track of inventory, tracking maps and locations, keeping logs and notes, interfacing with computer terminals, attached flashlight, and of course the most important feature of all: radio. I got spurs, that jingle jangle jingle (jingle jangle!) As I go riding merrily along.
• Courier’s Duster - A sleeveless duster with a large spade (like the card suit) emblazoned on the back. The Courier’s primary armor, more protective than it looks.
• .44 Magnum Revolver
• Hunting Shotgun
• Ratslayer - A unique varmint rifle with higher damage output, large magazine, decreased weight, a nightvision scope, and higher chance to critically injure targets.
• 1 stimpack - Syringe that stimulates quick healing.
• 3 Jet inhalers - A drug manufactured in the New California Republic to grant heightened senses and increased stamina. Highly addictive.
• 1 Buffout - A super steroid to increase physical capabilities, but the effects are very temporary. Moderately addictive.
• 1 bottle of whiskey
• Various cybernetic enhancements which are currently inactive until XP level-ups can get them functional again.