NCQuest: A Mecha RP - The Relief of Cape Town (Repost!)

[Letter Bee]

NCQuest: A Mecha RP - The Relief of Cape Town



The Lore Thread

The year is 2577, 500 years after a Nuclear War that ended the Age of the Nation-State. Now, the world is split between Independents; settlements and towns living a hardscrabble life in the wastelands, and the Ruling Corporations, eight large organizations that have seized large portions of the planet and its people for themselves. The majority of the Ruling Corporations' personnel are tyrannical and arbitrary, twisted by long isolation from the masses whose work supports their way of life. The average person in Corporate territory lives in fear, bowed down by heavy burdens in a soulless environment, before dying quickly and painfully.

Complicating the picture are the Neural Combatants (NCs), giant humanoid machines left behind by the nations of the world before everything burned in nuclear fire. Using technology that binds together brain and machine, all NCs have Cores that cannot yet be duplicated by even the most advanced Corporation; these Cores, when attached to a body, allow the pilot to conduct feats of strength and speed that borders on the supernatural. In essence, Neural Combatants use technology that makes Mecha work; the impractical made practical. The more NC Cores a Corporation has, the better they are in the constant warfare that covers the planet today.

But now, that balance is changing. With the help of stolen research from the other Ruling Corporations, Tshwane Mining Inc., the rulers of Sub-Saharan Africa, have done the impossible: Rediscover how to create new NC Cores. This gives them the potential to manufacture legions of new Mechs, and thus disturb the finely held balance between the Ruling Corps.

Now, Cape Town in South Africa, where the initial research was done, is being besieged by the Denver-Vegas, Fairbanks, and Paragon Corporations; all three have invested in a gigantic army to conduct said siege, while Volkov, the very strongest Ruling Corp has pressured Tshwane's ally, Al-Amir Group of Companies, to stay in the Middle East lest it face total destruction from the north.

So Tshwane's CEO, Katlego Kgosi, has resorted to desperate measures: He has called upon Haven, the collection of Independents that still rule Australia, to provide the help other Corporations would not provide; Haven, despite concluding a recent war against Red-Star, still has forces to spare for a relief expedition - particularly as Katlego has offered a tantalizing prize; a copy of the research on creating new NC Cores!

Consult the Lore Thread linked above if you want more info.

Rules

1.) No godmoding, metagaming, or mary sues.
2.) Be civil.
3.) Do not be an asshole.
4.) Post length is five sentences minimum, but longer posts are encouraged, of course. GMs are also bound by this rule.
5.) Antagonists (Paragon, Denver-Vegas, and Fairbanks) need special GM Permission to be allowed.
6.) Consult the Lore Thread (linked under the picture) if you want to know more about how NCs, Independents, and Corporations work.

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And yes, Inkarnate permitted this.

Here are the rules on characters and NC's: (last rules, I swear.)

You can have more than one character, with the limit being as many as you can take without stressing yourself out.

Character Sheet Template

[b]Pilot Character Sheet[/b]

[b]Name:[/b]

[b]Appearance:[/b]

[b]Age:[/b]

[b]Personality:[/b]

[b]Backstory:[/b]

[b]Tactical Preferences and Skills:[/b]

[b]Notes:[/b]

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[b]NC Character Sheet[/b]

[b]Code-name:[/b]

[b]Appearance:[/b]

[b]Body Type: (Bipedal, Hover, Tank-Tread, .etc)[/b]

[b]Type of NC: (General-Purpose, Interception, Assault, .etc)[/b]

[b]Equipment & Armaments:[/b]

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Character Types needed (Note that these are not set in stone; as long as all roles are filled, I am happy):

Field-Captain (Jack of all Trades - 1 Slot):

Long-ranged Specialist (Sniper/Light Artillery - 2 Slots):

Utility (Field Repair/Hacker/Medical and Scout Drones - 1 Slots):

Support (Anti-Aircraft/Machine Guns/Attack Drones 2 Slots):

Assault (Melee/Assault Rifles/Flamethrowers/Shotguns 2 Slots):

Heavy (Heavy Artillery/Heavy Melee and Armor 1 Slot):

[Letter Bee]

Foes and 'Foes'

General Julius Lee

Pilot Character Sheet

Name: General Julius Lee

Appearance:


Age: 58 (but looks much younger due to transhuman upgrades).

Personality: General Julius Lee is the usual sadistic prick that ends up hired by the MegaCorps due to their cost-effectiveness and perceived skill in battle. His employers, however, disregard the fact that while Colonel Julius Lee is somewhat competent, he steals from the achievements of his subordinates more often than not, in order to build up his own reputation. An exception to this are operations to capture as many prisoners of war as possible, as Julius sees capturing potential slaves of all races as an art form - Unlike his ancestors, Julius believes that slavery should be blind to matters of race.

Backstory: Colonel Julius Lee was a descendant of Virginian survivalists who were the first to swear fealty to Denver-Vegas when they proclaimed themselves the continuation of the 'Old US Government'. Because of this, many of his family received high rank, some due to nepotism, others due to skill. And so, Julius Lee had high expectations going for him growing up, although he had nothing to lose by disappointing them. Joining in slaving operations in the regrown Amazon Forest at the age of 18, then shifting to attacks on Fairbanks (where he was part of an operation that briefly sacked the Massachuets Institute of Technology) and Tshwane.

Eventually, he was promoted to the rank of General, where he participated in the War of the North Pacific against Red-Star, where in the closing months of the conflict, he turned against the Japanese Rebels he was supposed to be supporting and carted them off as slaves to Denver-Vegas when the peace treaty between them and Red-Star was signed. He thus got the hatred of Natalie DuPoint, one of his own ace pilots, because of that, but the General didn't mind her feelings. Instead, he deepened the wound by taking credit for her achievements in an operation against rogue bandits in the Andes.

Then one day, it was discovered that Tshwane Mining Inc. was on the verge of rediscovering NC Core Technology, and seeing a chance to gain glory for himself and more slaves of all races, Julius got himself the plum position of leading not just the Denver-Vegas force, but the Paragon and Fairbanks ones going to besiege Cape Town. There, he will either get glory, infamy, or both.

He has not considered the possibility of defeat.

Tactical Preferences and Skills: General Julius Lee is almost like his Red-Star Foes in that he prefers the use of flanking manuevers, EMP weapons, sleeping gas and intimidating the enemy into surrender in order to capture as many people as possible.

Notes: Julius Lee has a Sync Ratio of 50%, making it easier for him to use Non-Humanoid NCs.

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NC Character Sheet

Code-name: Intimidator

Appearance:


Body Type: (Bipedal, Hover, Tank-Tread, .etc) Tank Tread

Type of NC: (General-Purpose, Interception, Assault, .etc) Heavy.

Equipment & Armaments:

Twin-linked Railguns - Intimidator can fire hyper-accelerated metal shells that, like Natalie's Mecha, can pierce through an entire 21st-century Aircraft Carrier from bow to stern, even if fired from half a kilometer.

Giant Resonance Cannon - Intimidator's third main gun was once another railgun, but Colonel Julius Lee has replaced it with a Sonic Gun that fires concentrates sound waves that can shake apart most metallic objects, including NCs.

Anti-Air Autocannon Side Platforms x3 - Three side platforms with 'conventional' chemical-propelled guns which thanks to a unique, hard-to-produce explosive compound, can propel bullets at equivalent speeds to a railgun. Though mainly used as Anti-Aircraft defense, these guns are also useful against infantry, mowing even the power-armored elites down in huge numbers. However, the price for this is that these weapons explode when shot, causing 'Sync Pain' to Julius...

EMP Missile Side Plantforms x3 - Three side platfoms with EMP Missiles.

Natalie DuPoint

Pilot Character Sheet

Name: Natalie DuPoint

Appearance:


Age: 18

Personality: Natalie is a brash, fun-loving girl who loves her twin brother a lot; this love has resulted in a grudge against people who had previously hurt them, like Alexander Sky and Haven as long as they keep the former within their ranks. This grudge, however, does not prevent her from treating her enemies with honor, including Alexander if he ever falls under her power; Natalie is aware that this makes her the better person. Note however that her sense of honor clashes with Denver-Vegas and the common corporate ideology except when it makes for good PR, but Natalie does not really care; she feels that her ability to pilot well benefits the executives more than her 'unruly' behavior.

Backstory: In a small town on the Great Lakes were born two twins, Nathaniel and Natalie, who lived happily in said town and grew up watching the Reality Games together. Despite being normalized to accept violence and death as part of their entertainment, it seemed as though they'd grow up 'normal'; stuck together as humble farmers and fisherfolk... Until a local privately-ran hospital discovered that they had an average Sync Ratio (55% for both), enough to operate the man-machine interface of an NC. They were 13 then, and were promptly packed off to an NC Pilot Academy; their parents were promised millions of dollars for handing them over.

Three years later, Nathaniel and Natalie were deployed to support a rebellion in Japan against Red-Star, the Chinese-Controlled Corp that was controlling the archipelago. It was a disaster, as Nathaniel was captured on his first engagement by Alexander Sky of Red-Star and his Phoenix Inferno, and promptly taken to their torture rooms. Natalie, in her grief and rage, killed many Red-Star conventional forces herself, and also took down several of the enemy pilots. Nevertheless, Denver-Vegas was forced into a draw against Red-Star, and was barely able to demand its captured pilots back. But what did it matter? It meant Nathaniel would be given back!

However, Nathaniel was no longer the same person he was before. Due to his low Sync Ratio, Red-Star saw no value in Nathaniel beyond turning him into a mining slave, and he had been worked to the brink of death before the news arrived that he was to be given back to Denver-Vegas. Outraged at how the enemy had literally broken her brother, Natalie was one of those who argued that Alexander needed to be punished for his crimes, and she was surprised that Red-Star actually followed them up on the recommendation, publicly humiliating and flogging Alexander before Denver-Vegas' ranks as a sign that they were willing to do anything for peace.

She remembered turning to Nathaniel then, hoping that the latter would smile, that it would be like the old days when they watched the Reality Games. But there was nothing, nothing but brokenness.

In time, Nathaniel recovered some of his will to live, but he was forever changed by his experiences. "All of us are mere tools, even Alexander Sky," he would up saying to his sister, and Natalie was surprised at that. She was even more surprised when he said, "I want to forgive him; he didn't know what he was doing."

Nathaniel then entered a seminary afterwards, a seminary ran by loyalists to the Pope-in-Exile in Independent Fortress Switzerland. But Natalie was aware that he was happy, that he had achieved a happy ending. Not so for her; she still needed to fight for Denver-Vegas and one day, confront Alexander Sky about what he did.

Said confrontation did not have to end in death...

Tactical Preferences and Skills: Outside of her NC, Natalie prefers to hit fast and hit hard, using carbines, assault rifles, and even a light flamethower before beating a quick retreat. In her NC, however, she prefers to wade into the middle of battle, searing infantry and conventional vehicles alike with a Flamethrower whose heat barely skirts the restrictions on Energy Weapons, before engaging lighter Mechs in Melee, crushing them with her claw.

Notes: N/A

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NC Character Sheet

Code-name: Firestarter Charlie

Appearance:

Yes, it's a Contemptor-Pattern Dreadnought from 40k.

Body Type: (Bipedal, Hover, Tank-Tread, .etc) Bipedal

Type of NC: (General-Purpose, Interception, Assault, .etc) Assault

Equipment & Armaments:

Twin-Linked Railguns (Left Arm) - Twin-linked Railguns that propel hyperaccelerated bullets against a close-by enemy; these giant 'slugs' can pierce through an entire 21st century Aircraft Carrier from bow to stern, even if fired from half a kilometer. In NC-to-NC combat, their purpose is to deter Melee-inclined NCs from approaching Firestarter head-on, forcing them to try and flank it.

Close-Combat Claw (Right Arm) - A giant claw-like device built for close-combat that can grab enemy NCs and tear off their limbs, and which also carries a Flamethrower attachment in the middle of the 'palm' (See below).

Flamethrower Attachment (Also Right Arm) - This flamethrower attachment vomits out flames so hot that it is rumored that its builders used an illegal Energy Weapon; a Fusion Gun, to be exact. This rumor is true but no one dares confirm it out of fear of reducing Natalie's effectiveness.

Head-Mounted Jammers (To each side of the Head) - To prevent missiles and drones from coming near Firestarter, an ECM Suite is installed in Firestarter's head that causes most forms of electronic communication to go haywire for 30 seconds, with a cooldown of 5 minutes. This does not work against other NCs or her own missiles (see below).

Back-Mounted Missile Launchers (Back) - Two sets of four long-ranged incendary missiles filled with chemical compounds that produce toxic smoke as well as fire; these are used to preceede Firestarter's approach and cover it with chaotic environmental hazards.

Concealed Heavy Machine Railguns (Inside Armor) - Two sets of weaker railguns (able to only pierce one-third of the way through a 21st Century Aircraft Carrier) that extend from the front armor of Firestarter and fire a steady stream of shots against a distant enemy.

Colin Summer - Spoilers

Name: Colin Summer

Appearance:


Age: 18

Personality: Colin is a kind and compassionate person who is easily appaled at the callousness and brutality of the Fairbanks Corporation, or all Corporations in general, but manages to hide it beneath a veneer of lies and omissions as well as his own usefulness to Fairbanks. Due to the discovery of his unique 'gift', he can afford to question or even cross Fairbanks and the Anti-Tshwane Coalition more than the usual NC Pilots, as Fairbanks is aware that he is in a position to suddenly rebel against them if they mistreat him.

However, Colin knows this; that despite this relatively fair treatment, Fairbanks will not stop creating new races of man to live as slaves, Paragon won't stop enslaving the old races of man, and Denver-Vegas will just explot old and new equally. So, he has secretly pledged himself to Theodore Narra and Haven in exchange for a world where all sapient beings can live in harmony and symbiosis; mutual aid and support in an uncaring universe. But if Theodore is just another exploitative would-be master, he will turn against the General Commander and Haven.

Backstory: Born in an Independent Settlement close to Fairbanks territory, Colin was given over to Fairbanks at the age of 13 as part of the town's tithe of 'volunteers'. His unprecedentedly high Sync Ratio (100%) was discovered, but psychological exams showed that while he was no pacifist, he was not a born killer either, and trying to turn him into one using training and drugs would destroy his psyche, his brainstem, and with the latter, his Sync Ratio. In short, making him just another NC Combat Pilot was a waste of his potential.

Fairbanks being Fairbanks, however, they found another use for him. Noticing the correlation between Virtual Reality and NC Piloting, as well as having gotten some Red-Star Resarch Papers about the Neural-Net, the head of the Massachuets Institute of Technology decided to create a new type of NC that was just a core, an armored chassis, and an anti-gravity system. This new NC will use a combination of Neural-Net and Virtual Reality to enter computers and the minds of humans 'hooked' onto man-machine interfaces, like Virtual Reality Pods and Neural Combatant/NC/Mecha systems. However, unlike a certain Red-Star Artificial Human, this NC cannot control other Mechs; merely hack them for information.

But when Colin was hooked up to the NC, the results were not what he expected, he tapped not into computer networks and NC Cores, but inside another part of the Universe entirely; a compedium of all knowledge of the past, present, and possible futures. But due to such knowledge being too much for any human mind to comprehend, he was only able to return with bits and pieces. Not just that, but he knew that Fairbanks was going to misuse the knowledge he had, so Colin decided to lie to his superiors, saying that he was able to access several computer systems ran by other Corporations, but only acquired some information due to their firewalls.

He then gave Fairbanks' Professors several tidbits about their enemies' plans, which satisfied them enough to allow him to be the sole pilot of the NC. And he promptly began trying to contact Haven...

Tactical Preferences and Skills: He knows basic marksmanship and how to punch, but is otherwise unprepared for violence.

Notes: No, I have not watched Natusme's Book of Friends.

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NC Character Sheet

Code-name: Panopticon

Appearance:


Body Type: (Bipedal, Hover, Tank-Tread, .etc) Other.

Type of NC: (General-Purpose, Interception, Assault, .etc) Utility.

Equipment & Armaments:

Akashic Reader - Colin Summer can tap into the Akashic Records, a plane of existence containing information about past, present, and multiple possible futures. Not just that, but he can communicate, but not control, with any mind hooked up into Virtual Reality or an NC Core. However, the Akhasic Records are not a public library; much of the information within is incomprehensible to a single mind, meaning that Colin only has bits and pieces of important information. Not merely that, but should he spend too long in his NC, he can go into a comatose state where he forgets to eat...

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Allies

Havenite General Commander

NPC Character Sheet

Name: Theodore Narra

Appearance:


Age: 58, but looks 21 thanks to Anti-Aging treatments.

Sex: Male.

Skills: Theodore's foremost skill is administration and logistics, as the brains behind Haven's attempt to expand its holdings on the Surface, he is a master at ensuring that supplies, money, and arms get to wherever it's needed - not an easy task considering Haven's need to keep itself secret. Though generally open and honest, Theodore knows how to govern his image, and what he projects is the aura of a benevolent leader, one who cares for the city and his people...which makes it easy to forget that he can and is able to kill, whether with guns, knives, or even his own, mysterious NC.

Short bio: One of the first 'Adventurers' from Haven to make it to the surface, Theodore made his first appearances as a mysterious NC Pilot who saved Independent settlements and villages in exchange for information and supplies, and was strangely ignorant of how things worked aboveground, although he was clearly a vagabond, albeit one with an amazingly good salvaged NC. Making it to the ruins of Darwin, Australia, Theodore encountered Red-Star for the first time, but managed to pass himself off as a new mercenary, and thus found himself serving them in exchange for money and more information. Finding Red-Star's methods and ideology distasteful, Theodore took the first opportunity to defect to Denver-Vegas, then Volkov, before finding his way to Al-Amir Group of Companies.

There, he found a way back to Haven again, through another secret tunnel, where he immediately became a celebrity, with his experiences providing valuable information about the world outside. He was 24 then, and two years later, he would depart again to search for more information about the surface, as well as help build a network of proxies that would increase Haven's land-bound wealth. Various Independent settlements, outlaw bands, mercenaries, the Adventurers from Haven bound them together to create a force capable of taming the Australian Outback...and catching the ire of Red-Star in the process.

For although the rule of that corporation was largely nominal, it could not tolerate a rival power taking advantage of the island's still-immense natural resources, and so it sent a force to destroy the nascent 'Confederation', still not knowing that Haven was behind all this. The expeditiona involved a relatively small flotilla, composed of cruisers, transports, and a couple of light carriers. But it was technologically superior to the alliance that Theodore had helped build, and Red-Star was confident of victory. They were soon to be proven wrong.

In several months' time, Theodore had lured the enemy force into the Australian Outback, isolated whatever allies they found and began dealing them a death of a thousand cuts, using tactics learned from Al-Amir, as well as constructing hidden factories and supply depots in Australia's wasteland. He then, with a small squad of Haven NCs, which were secretly as advanced as the corporates' but managed to hide it, devastated Red-Star's own supply lines and patrols. before, in an ambitious amphibious strike, turning against the Red-Star Fleet, disabling most of its ships, but careful not to destroy so many that the Corporates stopped underestimating them.

And so Red-Star withdrew, allowing Australia to be the first large region freed from Corporate Control (not including the various Independents and virtual Nation-States in the Middle East and Africa, as well as the Latin American Warlords). This was something that Red-Star would have continued to do something about, if not for a series of renewed skirmishes with Volkov, Denver-Vegas, and Fairbanks; at the end of the day, 'Oz', for now, was just too much of a 'backwater' to focus much attention on.

But in the midst of triumph was a tragedy, for several of Theodore's teammates had died in the final strike, and in operations before that. This included close friends and even a lover, and Theodore was eager to get back to Haven, where he can rest and recover from the ordeal of combat...and begin the next round of plans to liberate more of the surface.

He knew that the 'Big Bad MegaCorps' were not going to tolerate any more territory out of their hands, especially not ones that were actually valuable in their eyes. But at the same time, Australia was not enough; the region of Oceania was not enough. It would take years, centuries, even, but the MegaCorps had to be brought down before there can be peace before Haven can have peace. And so, he proposed a risky plan: Include outsiders in Haven's plans; there was only so much that can be done with Havenite 'Adventurers'. No, outsiders were needed in order to provide the information and experience needed to actually make 'World Liberation' work.

And so, Theodore sent agents to the surface, agents whose goals were to build more networks aboveground, as well as find people, malcontents, and mercenaries, who were willing to work for his city, for a cause 'like none other'...

Bio Update (Applies only to RPGuild NCQ Canon): Theodore was instrumental in conducting the grand strategy that drove off Red-Star's largest assault on Australia yet, where the main thrust of their attack, the 'Darwin Offensive', was broken by a combination of his spy work and the incompetence of the enemy forces. However, quarrels with the rest of his command staff have given him a bitter taste in his mouth despite his victory, same for his own sub-par performance on the tactical level.

Cape Town will be a moment of reassessment, a moment where Theodore feels he has to redeem himself and his reputation as a commander...

Notes: Music

NC: Perfect Qamishlo, Capabilities Unknown.

[Senhara]

Pre-Approved Villain

GMs ArmorPlated, DarkTrioJake, and Letter Bee have okayed this sheet in DMs on Discord. (Thanks to Vanda Claus for helping me balance everything out and get ideas rolling.)

Villain-Kalida Evergreen

Pilot Character Sheet

Name: Kalida Evergreen

Appearance:


Age: 26

Personality: Kalida Evergreen is a rather nice woman, well, used to be nice. Kalida used to be your average teenager, although quite more adventurous than most. She used to be fairly upbeat, peppy and caring, notably helping any animal she came across. She definitely didn't have the marks to be an NC pilot. That is until she met Professor Varei, who created Nyx 01. After a series of tortorus experimentation and torture itself, she became an ultra bitchy girl. She would not take anyone's shit, fighting them off and keeping them away.

Backstory: Kalida Evergreen used to be more nomadic, adventuring around on the edge of Red-Star territory. She lived a relatively calm and peaceful life, despite being close to Red-Star. That is until she stumbled upon mad scientist Professor Varei, who was exiled from Red-Star (surprising, wow.) He captured Kalida and tortured her, the details will be spared. Fast forward a while, Kalida became extremely obedient and an excellent fighter. Paired with AI Nyx 01 she eventually learned how to work with the advanced program. They trained together, essentially becoming sister and artificial brother.

However, Varei had other plans for the two. Both were crammed into an NC he constructed (with help via bribing and intimidating local metalworkers and others with the skills to build an NC). It is unknown how he got the NC Core, likely theories point smuggling, but nonetheless, Motherwill was created. After initial pairing and training, they both became a devastating pair. After the Haven/Red-Star war, Kalida and Nyx heard of what was done, construction of more NC Cores. For Nyx and Kalida, this was a prime opportunity for them. Using the SERAPH Flight System, they went on a mission to steal as many NC Cores as possible... However the other groups, Denver-Vegas, Fairbanks and Paragon showed up. They made a deal, now they fight for Denver-Vegas and Paragon, with certain deals in place.

Tactical Preferences and Skills: Dirty dirty fighting, Kalida doesn't like directly fighting, however, fights the same as Nyx 01. This means trickery and toying.

Notes: Kalida has a cybernetic eye and artificial ears with an inbuilt communication device for Nyx 01 to use. No one knows Kalida pilots Motherwill.

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Villain-Nyx 01

Pilot Character Sheet

Name: Nyx 01

Appearance: Hardlight/Hologram/Transmission


Age: N/A (AKA I really don't wanna fuck with construction dates)

Personality: Rude, rude, sneaky, rude. Nyx 01 has always been rude and dangerous, having discarded basic AI programming, he has more control over himself. He is limited by nothing in his code, all blocks in most AI have been lifted for him. This means he can constantly learn, adapt, amongst other things which are absolutely horrible in the eyes of morals. He is known for using deception to get what he wants, except for when he makes deals with corps. Most of his actions revolve around trickery and chaos. He is also known for insulting and berating his enemies.

Backstory: Nyx 01 was designed by exiled Professor Varei, to be used in NC Motherwill. Nyx 01 was designed to be exactly as he is today, most of his life was uneventful until Kalida showed up. Since then, Nyx 01 was put through violent training methods. He was found to work well with Kalida and paired up as battle partners. With testing, training and experimentation, they fought together all the time. Nyx 01 did an experiment on Kalida more than once. Nyx 01 struck a deal with Denver-Vegas and Paragon after flying quite a distance, D-V supplies a few mechs according to Nyx 01's specifications, Paragon provides the pilots. In return, Nyx 01 gives all the spoils of battle and more, including tactical info.

Tactical Preferences and Skills: Same as Kalida.

Notes: Nyx 01 is an AI. For all intents and purposes, Nyx 01 is believed to pilot Motherwill.

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Villain-Motherwill

NC Character Sheet

Code-name: Motherwill

Appearance:


Body Type: Flight/Bipedal

Type of NC: Medium Assault

Equipment & Armaments:

• SERAPH Flight System [Volkov] - Advanced flight system sourced from Volkov, meaning Motherwill is stupid fast. Light thrusters were also installed in the legs, completely negating most of the need to walk and also adding dashing functionality.
• Piercing Spear [Inhouse] - A spear mounted to the left arm, designed to cause as maximum pain as possible and pierce through NCs.
• Red Star Chassis [Red-Star] - The Chassis is sourced from Red-Star parts, and is relatively light.
• Hardlight Projector [Fairbanks] - This projector is for strengthening the chassis and showing the AI's form
• External SMG [Modified Red-Star] - External SMG held in the NCs hand, it has been modified to recharge faster than normal Energy-based SMGs. It recharges by being connected to connection points in the upper leg.
• WARNING: MOTHERWILL IS OF UNKNOWN DESIGN, CAPABILITIES UNKNOWN, ENGAGE WITH CAUTION. REPEAT, ENGAGE WITH CAUTION.

Notes: The speed reference is White Glint's Boss Fight

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Villain-Pulverizer FLIGHT

NC Character Sheet

Code-name: Pulverizer F-#

Appearance:


Body Type: Flight

Type of NC: General-Purpose

Equipment & Armaments:

• Dual Laser Cannons
• Dual Beam Sabers
• Dual Laser Drones (the shoulder pods)
• Flight System - The leg and various thrusters on the NC allows it to fly
• Basic Shields

Notes: Pulverizer FLIGHT NCs are not controlled directly by Nyx or Kalida. # refers to a number, for example: Pulverizer F-1.

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Villain-Pulverizer PROTOTYPE

NC Character Sheet

Code-name: Pulverizer G-#

Appearance:


Body Type: Bipedal

Type of NC: Melee/Interception

Equipment & Armaments:

• Dual Beam Sabers
• Dual Knee Beam Sabers
• Boost System - The NC can go forwards extremely fast for a short period of time, but not turn well.
• Basic Shields

Notes: Pulverizer PROTOTYPE NCs are not controlled directly by Nyx or Kalida. # refers to a number, for example: Pulverizer G-1.

Kxeyun will be making a return, folks. With an upgrade to Sahaquiel, hopefully.

[sassy1085]

interest

[Metatrooper]

Interested, claiming the long-range specialist role.

Edit: Thinking of claiming the role of Field-Captain instead

[Letter Bee]

After some deliberation, the IC will be held in Discord (with links given in PMs), but RPGuild will still be the main storehouse of Character Sheets.

[Senseless]

I'd be up to participate if you'll have me.

[Letter Bee]

@Senseless, Ah, we're full or full-ish now.

[Metatrooper]

@Letter Bee just tell me if there's anything that needs changing.

Cody Ang

Name: Cody Ang

Appearance

Cody stands at about 5'10 without armor and 6', and has a lean, athletic build. Under the armor he has [REDACTED].

Age: 31

Personality: Cody is calm and collected, he prefers analyzing and planning out a battle beforehand rather than rushing in. He believes that battles should always be fought with a plan in mind, and abhors those who rush into battle blindly. Although he usually works alone, he is no stranger to working with a team, and even has experience as a leader and commander. Cody is wary of nearly everyone he meets, as he thinks that anyone can be a potential enemy to him. He thinks this way because of all the prejudice he faces due to his nature. Being a Chinese that was formerly a part of Red-star has earned him contempt from many in Asia and many other parts of the world. This is the reason why he is always seen wearing armor, to always be prepared and protected, and to hide his identity from others as he is fearful of how they will react. Though he will appear cordial in public, he will hardly open up to anyone. For people close to him however, he is a loyal, caring, and sometimes awkward friend, who values their safety above all else.

Backstory: Born in the city of Hong Kong, Cody Ang had been fascinated by NC's ever since he first laid eyes on them. He grew up studying and learning about them, and when he was old enough, joined the Red Star NC academy in Beijing. Finding himself with a fair sync ratio of 75%, he passed pilot training with flying colors and was assigned the pilot of an unknown NC that Red Star had salvaged with its body intact. Proving himself to be a valuable pilot, Cody was soon promoted to lieutenant and fought across many fronts for Red Star. But during a mission defending a border city from a Volkov Industries attack, the population of the city, along with several Red Star NCs and one of his close friends were killed by a massive airstrike that was authorized by his superior officer despite his objections. He ultimately deserted the army and forged a reputation as a mercenary.

Cody was present during Red-star's assault on Darwin as part of Haven's volunteer corps. He managed to persuade an experimental Red-star NC by the name of TABRIS to defect to Haven's side, weakening the Red-star forces. Ultimately, Haven managed to secure a victory by fending off the invaders, with Cody leaving soon after to find more work elsewhere. Recently, Haven has contacted the mercenary with another job offer, provide support to Cape Town, where research on creating new NC cores is underway. Having accepted the offer, he now heads

Tactical Preferences and Skills: Cody used to be a long-range specialist. Recently however, he's favoured using a mix of long-range and close-range attacks instead. His main strategy involves bombarding the enemy with ranged attacks, pressuring them and whittling away at their defenses, and charging in to unleash melee attacks when he finds an opening. Outside of combat, Cody prefers using firearms such as assault rifles and shotguns at mid to close range.

Notes: Cody really likes food, and eats rice with nearly every meal.

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Codename: Halberd MKII

Appearance

Halberd MKII before combat blades were attached.

Body-type: Bipedal

Type of NC: All-around

Equipment and armaments:

ME-283 Medium plasma cannons: The Halberd posseses 4 ME-283 medium plasma cannons, 2 mounted on each arm. These cannons are the main weapons of the Halberd and are effective in close-range and mid-range combat. Compared to the Halberd's former cannons, these have a higher fire rate but have decreased power and range as a result. Caution is advised when using them however, as they are relatively quick to overheat.

Goliath-type missile launchers: Two Goliath-type missile launchers surround the cockpit of the mech. They possess 4 tubes each, and can fire a salvo of guided ripper missiles, which can be used against ground targets, but are more effective against aerial foes. The upgraded Goliath-type can load and fire missiles much fire as compared to its predecessor, the Ripper missile launcher. Alternatively, the ripper missiles can be replaced with Lockdown-type missiles, which do little damage but can temporarily disable enemy systems, such as their communications, engines, targeting, weapons, etc.

TE-021 Mass driver cannons: The Halberd carries two dual TE-022 Mass driver cannons, which are mounted on its back. Compared to the Halberd MKI's mass driver cannons, they pack much less power and range in exchange for a faster fire rate. Despite its improvement, it is still much weaker than the old Halberd's cannons. It is still deadly if used correctly however. It is usually loaded with armor-piercing rounds, but can be loaded with different types of rounds as well, such as incendiary rounds.

Arm-mounted combat blades: One pair of combat blades is mounted on each arm of Halberd MKII. These are used in melee combat and are effective against lightly and moderately armored foes, but struggle against heavily-armored ones.

Shield generators: The Halberd is able to project a durable energy shield in a given direction. The shield covers about 40% of the area of the NC.

Rocket boosters: Should the Halberd ever need to escape, it is equipped with 4 rocket boosters located on the back of the vehicle to boost towards a targeted direction. The boosters are quite powerful and can move the Halberd fast enough to outrun interceptor type NCs. Compared to the MKI's rocket boosters, they use up less fuel, and usually operate in bursts rather than continuous usage.

Notes: Halberd MKII is actually just a heavily modified version of the Halberd used in the defense of Darwin, the Halberd MKI. It was changed from being a long-range artillery NC to an all-around type of NC, trading off its immense power and range for mobility, durability, and closer-ranged attacks. Halberd MKII stands at 7 meters tall, possesses slightly above moderate armor, and a slightly above average walking speed.

[Letter Bee]

@Metatrooper, Accepted.

[Mr Irony II]

Are you full?

[Letter Bee]

@Mr Irony II, Yes, actually.

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