The Story
It's been twenty-five years since Simon and Team Dai-Gurren defeated the Anti-Spirals and saved the universe. Now, with the Galactic Spiral Peace Conference underway, Earth is finally at peace. The human race is firmly established on the surface and the remains of the Beastmen race have been integrated into human society without prejudice. Despite their key role in defeating the Anti-Spirals, the Gunmen have - once again - been phased out of the military with Grapearls taking their place. While some have been stored away in warehouses or museums, there are still some Gunmen that remain hidden out in the world; relics of a war long-since forgotten.
However, there remains a new threat to Earth's peace. While the Anti-Spirals are gone it seems the moon wasn't their only plan for eradicating the human race. New human extermination protocols were put in place, to be activated in the instance of the human race furthering their spiral power past the danger levels. With the majority of Team Dai-Gurren away at the peace conference, it falls to a ragtag band of humans and beastmen alike to uncover the gunmen sleeping under the earth, stop these extermination protocols, and save the earth.
Races
Players in this RP can choose to be human or beastmen alike. While most human characters will likely have never used a gunmen before in their lifetime, most beastmen used them on a day to day basis and will be the more experienced pilots. Bear in mind that beastmen are incapable of using spiral power and as such will require an alternative way to produce it. This can be accomplished through the use of a secondary source (see Boota and Viral), or the creation of a spiral battery.
Gunmen
In the anime for Gurren Lagann, it's briefly mentioned - but never fully expanded upon - that there are different 'types' of Gunmen. Due to how little information is given, I wanted to explore this concept in this rp. And so... I've broken the Gunmen types into four main categories:
Base Gunmen -> These are the most basic form of gunmen. Manufactured for foot soldiers in the Spiral King's army, the Base Gunmen can take on a variety of shapes and sizes, but they all retain the same basic features. They usually fight bare-handed, but pilots can equip various weapons such as swords, artillery, or giant sunglasses. The Base Gunmen also carry electrical engines to allow Beastmen to pilot them.
Carrier Gunmen (Dai-Guns) -> The largest of the gunmen, Dai-Guns are massive machines that can house multiple gunmen within them and act as mobile bases. Typically, Dai-Guns are made to traverse one sort of specialized terrain (i.e. Land, Sea, or Sky). Dai-Guns usually require a small team to pilot, but on rare instances they have been seen with only one person sitting in the pilot's seat. Dai-Guns are equipped ith heavy artillery weapons in order to keep foes at a distance, as well as protect the gunmen housed within.
Dual Gunmen -> There's an old saying among the Beastmen, "The more faces on a gunmen, the more you should stay away". Dual Gunmen are characterized by having multiple faces on their bodies. While some Gunmen can combine to achieve this, Dual Gunmen have these extra faces built in. Created during the first Spiral War, Dual Gunmen were reserved for officers and later on, they were given to high-ranking Beastmen such as the Four Generals. Dual Gunmen are rarer than most, but can house a variety of unique weapons such as lasers, spring blades, and energy whips to name a few.
Fusion Gunmen (Lagann-Type) -> Perhaps the rarest gunmen of all (and the only 'type' addressed in canon), Lagann-type gunmen are uniquely equipped with the ability to combine with other types of gunmen. After combining, the Lagann-type can override the other gunmen's systems and grant its pilot total control (though the other pilot may take over if the former wishes). The two stipulations for operating a Lagann-type gunman are that the pilots must have first acquired a core drill, and must have a great deal of Spiral Power within themselves. Most Lagann-type gunmen don't seem to outwardly carry any unique armaments as their pilots typically utilize the weapons and armor from the units they take over, but they can generate weapons using Spiral Power.
Characters
For this RP, I'm looking for a small group of people, ideally 3-4 not counting myself. I don't have any requirements for characters other than to please not all give yourselves Lagann-type gunmen and break the story. These things are rare for a reason. As for post length, I'm not looking to make this a serious rp to start. A paragraph or two would be enough to work with before the RP gets too far in. I'm also pretty open to ideas for characters so long as you check with me first.
This all being said, I hope some people would like to join me in re-visting this balls to the walls insane show from the 2000s and break through the heavens with me! SPIN ON!
Character Sheets
