[CHAR] Godzilla: YATAGARASU

YATAGARASU Personnel:

• Sekiguchi Eri
• Marynia Bezruchko

[VitaVitaAR]

• Name: Sekiguchi Eri
• Age: 14
• Gender: Female
• Appearance: "..."
• Personality: Eri is a gloomy and taciturn girl. She can come across as cold and distant, and seems to prefer spending time by herself to spending time with others. It's easy to find her buried in some piece of handheld technology, or on the computer, rather then involving herself in any kind of social interaction. Even when someone gets her to talk, she is rather awkward and brief in her manner of speech, and has a rather depressive demeanor. She is typically found on her own, and is very unlikely to involve herself in any kind of conversation. She can even be somewhat standoffish, especially towards adults. While Eri is quite withdrawn with people, she is very fond of animals and can be brought of her shell a little bit with the presence of them. In spite of her distant demeanor, she is particularly sensitive towards being called creepy or weird. Indeed, she is more sensitive then she appears in general, and tends to take things to heart very quickly. While she has far better control over her abilities now, the fact she was once unable to control her telepathic abilities effectively is likely one of the reasons for her withdrawn and isolated personality. In spite of her apparent history, she has little personal hatred for Godzilla, though at the same time she has no resistance to the idea of tracking him for YATAGARASU's purposes.
• Skills: Eri possesses little in the way of military skill, but her most notable capability is her psychic ability. An esper of considerable power, Eri can detect the presence of others at long range and even read past events or the thoughts of other people. Most notably this is the cornerstone of her use in YATAGARASU, as she is capable of detecting the thoughts and presence of giant monsters such as Godzilla. Her precision grows as she pushes herself harder, but this causes her greater strain, and particularly powerful psychic presences can endanger her wellbeing and even cause her to pass out. Her psychic abilities may possibly develop with more practice. Aside from her nature as an esper, Eri is a surprisingly good cook.
• Equipment: Eri is never without her smartphone. She is not cleared to use any kind of weaponry.
• Brief Backstory: Records indicate Sekiguchi Eri was discovered as an orphaned baby in the aftermath of a devastating attack on Tokyo by Godzilla, rescued by Lambda Foundation relief workers and quickly passed on to a foster family. Given she was an infant, she has no memory of the event or her birth family. What she does remember is that, as long as she can remember, she has been capable of hearing the thoughts of others. Initially, she had no ability to control it, and as a child was frequently viewed as creepy due to both her ability to say exactly what people were thinking and her isolated and distant behavior that came as a result. Eri was only isolated further, both due to her difficulty with closing out people's inner voices and the fact others didn't want to associate with her for the very same reason. It was when she was eight years old that the Lambda Foundation suddenly took her from her current caretakers and brought her to the Tokyo Institute for Development of Extrasensory Abilities. It was here that she joined a number of other children who possessed similar abilities to herself, and was not only educated but had her capabilities as an esper tested and observed. Even among those who possessed similar powers to herself, Eri's gloomy and withdrawn attitude left her with little social interaction, and it became apparent that she was the foremost among all the children being tested at the facility which only lead to further isolation as more and more of her time was taken up by tests. Perhaps the only benefit in her eyes was the fact she could now control her abilities more effectively. This is how her life largely continued, until the Lambda Foundation sponsored her addition to YATAGARASU as a form of special detection for giant monsters. While this decision was largely controversial due to her young age, eventually the move was approved. Soon, her abilities will be put to the test.
• Position Within YATAGARASU: Special Operative for Detection of Anomalous Creatures. She is the new Godzilla detection system

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• Name: Marynia Bezruchko
• Age: 39
• Gender: F
• Appearance: "I see. You can stop thinking about that now.". About 172cm.
• Personality: With her upbringing and life being what they are, there is a firm contrast between her dispositions in and out of work. Marynia's professionalism is firm, to the point that she can seem rather cold and uncaring in the eyes of her peers. Though not exactly callous, her bluntness and dismissive demeanor usually leaves her estranged from those she works with. This is in stark contrast to her demeanor outside of work: a pleasant, well-meaning if somewhat awkward woman who tries to be friendly and honest with everyone she meets. Though certainly spirited, her life prior to her assignment in Japan didn't really give her the tools to navigate social spaces. Most importantly, she has difficulty taking other people seriously: their inner thoughts are often much, much more mundane and banal than the personalities they try to present, and even when a truly serious person shows up she rarely is bothered by them.
• Skills: She's an ESPer! And a qualified one at that. Her main focus of training has been in delving the thoughts of others; surface thoughts and emotions are trivial to read, and she has "unique" training that makes her quite skilled in forcing others to think about a given topic. Most often used as a substitute for trying to read memories, a skill she lacks. In the worst case scenario, she can weaponize this and try to destabilize the mind of another by forcing so much information through another's psyche that they find it difficult to think, difficult to move or act, and in the worst case, experience temporary loss of the ego. Marynia can also attempt to shield herself from the prying of other ESPers, but this involves 'sequestering' her own mind. Aside from losing any and all psychic capabilities for some time, usually a few days, she also experiences a strange mental state that she finds very unpleasant. On top of all of this, she has some combat training but is very rusty and not fit for warfare (on top of getting along in her years), she's fluent in five languages and she's good at playing the piano.
• Equipment: Often a small sidearm such as a pistol, but otherwise little else.
• Brief Backstory: Born in the USSR during its later days, her family (relatively well-to-do inner party members) noticed the strangeness surrounding their daughter not long after she began speaking. They were concerned, but not terrified or anything like that; she was kept out of the public eye more out of convenience than anything. That sort of convenience would color her life from then on, as a family friend who happened to be a high-ranking MVD member offered to clear out prior debts if they allowed him to take her into military custody. Obviously they agreed, and despite this being very impolite on their part, it doesn't weigh very heavily on Marynia's heart. She was taken at such a young age that she never really had the connection to her parents to make it painful, and while her training was brutal and her childhood essentially gone, it's been 10 years since she's lived in Russia. She did quite a few unsavory things back then, I'm sure you can imagine what the Russian Federation would want with someone who can read minds, but it's been long enough (and her therapist skilled enough) for her to deal with the past in a way that doesn't leave her an emotionally crippled, angsty mess. Bouncing between various international agencies and psionics foundations, her latest assignment has brought her to YATAGARASU after several years of stated interest in working in the Anti-Superorganism field.
• Position Within YATAGARASU: Foreign Liaison/Experimental Communications Specialist

[Big McLargehuge]

Name:
Nakajima Tatsuako

Age:
27

Gender:
Female

Appearance:
Nakajima is of average height for her age (though it's not uncommon for people to mistake her for being younger) at 158 centimeters on the nose. What's not average, though, is her strength. In plain clothes, it becomes apparent how lean and muscular she is.

Personality:
A kind, if somewhat shy, individual, Akko prefers working solo or in small groups. Out in the field, she's all business, though she deals with stress by snarking. She's very attached to her rifle, to the point that many people joke that it's her lover.

Skills:
Marksmanship, weapon proficiency, hand-to-hand combat

Equipment:
Snipex T-Rex AMR (dubbed "Roberta"), HK USP9; on rarer occasions, she will be found with an M24 Sniper Rifle or Type 20 Assault Rifle.

Brief Backstory:
Tatsuako (or "Akko" to her friends and family) grew up out in the country, where her father worked in a small town as police officer. Her father was an avid hunter despite Japan's strict laws, and made a bit of money on the side hunting deer and problem boars for farmers. However, he went missing during a hunting trip when Akko was in middle school. His remains were discovered after several weeks, with investigators eventually ruling that his death was caused by a small kaiju. As time went on, Nakajima joined the JSDF, and was assigned to a special until dealing with smaller kaiju, which are more vulnerable to traditional weaponry than the likes of Godzilla.

Position Within YATAGARASU:
Scout-sniper

[Mangrale]

[Martian]

Dr. Namgung Dai

• Name: Namgung Dai
• Age: 34
• Gender: Male
• Appearance: Dai stands at 5’6’’ with a thin athletic build from regular exercise. His skin is quite pale from being locked away in a lab for so long. He has a pretty average face, with a straight nose and blue eyes from a mystery ancestor. His hair is naturally black and shoulder length, but recently he has dyed it a bluish-black. Clothing wise, Dai mostly wears plain colored suits, as he was raised the son of a businessman. Dai believes he should look professional wherever he is, so he almost never wears casual clothing.
• Personality: Dai was brought up believing that he was better than everyone else, that he was smarter than anyone else he came across. As such he tended to be a know it all growing up, a personality trait that put off his peers. This lack of interaction with those his age led to Dai being pretty socially awkward, not really picking up on conversational cues or having empathy to how others feel. This continues to be a problem for Dai into adulthood, as he is seen as distant and standoffish by his coworkers at YATAGARASU.
  Dai is a workaholic, spending way too much time on a single project, often putting in countless hours of overtime. Once he has a task in mind, there is no stopping him. He will continue working at a problem until he finds a solution, no matter how hard the problem is. This need to constantly be doing something also comes from his father.
  Underneath this emotional wall that Dai projects, he is a bundle of nerves and emotions. Having never learned to truly express himself, Dai keeps everything bottled. The only times that these emotions are visible is in brief bursts of anger, which are quickly quelled. Dai has no clue what to do with these feelings.
• Skills: Dai is an expert on kaiju biology and behavior, having made deducing what leads a kaiju’s actions his primary focus of research. As part of his studies he has both dissected a kaiju cadaver and followed the movements of a herd of small kaiju. This has led to him becoming one of the preeminent scientists in his field.
  Since joining YATAGARASU, Dai has been trained in how to fire a gun. Outside of work, Dai is both a gardener and an animal lover, seemingly getting along with any animal. He was also brought up in a multilingual house as well as taking courses in university, so he is fluent in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and English.
• Equipment: Messenger bag with a laptop, tablet, smart phone and various notebooks inside. Haneul also has a gun in a holster in his jacket.
• Brief Backstory: Born the son of Namgung Junichiro, a famous Japanese-Korean entrepreneur, Dai would never want for anything in life. Shortly after Dai’s birth, his father would begin developing anti-kaiju weaponry. This was thought of as unnecessary as the Japanese military seemed to have a handle on fighting kaiju at this point. But then the return of Godzilla happened in 1991, completely destroying Tokyo. Suddenly the new weapon designs of Namgung Industries were in high demand as public fear of kaiju sky rocketed.
  The now highly valuable Namgung Industries was able to remain resistant to the Japanese recession of the early nineties. By the age of five, Dai and his family would move in to a mansion just outside of Osaka. Dai would be told by his father that he was better than the other kids he interacted with him, as he came from a powerful family. This would lead to Dai becoming cocky and not being well liked at the school he attended.
  But Dai would excel in said school, being frequently at the top of his class grade wise. However, a divide would soon form between Dai and his father as they had different views on what he should be focusing on in his studies. Junichiro wanted his son to become a businessman, to eventually take over running Namgung Industries. But Dai would be far more interested in his science courses.
  Like his father, Dai would become obsessed with kaiju. For many school projects he would pick the giant monsters as the topic of his assignment. Fellow students would start calling him Godzilla-Head. But Dai didn’t mind, as he knew his life was destined to revolve around kaiju in some way.
  Upon graduating high school, Dai would move to Tokyo to attend the University of Tokyo, majoring in biology. Kaiju would continue to be the focus of his studies, much to the chagrin of Dai’s father. After many years of studying, Dai would obtain his doctorate. He would quickly be considered an expert in kaiju biology and behavior.
  Junichiro would then convince his son to work for Namgung Industries, using his knowledge to be a consultant on the production of anti-kaiju weaponry. Dai would spend two years working for his father, only to become aware that Namgung Industries was working on using kaiju themselves as weapons. Dai considered this highly unethical and would eventually blow the whistle on what Namgung Industries was doing to the Japanese government.
  A big legal case would ensue that made all the national news in Japan. Dai would try his best to stay out of the spotlight, quietly accepting a position at YATAGARASU. Dai would then burrow himself into his work, not wanting to have any time to think about what might befall his father.
• Position Within YATAGARASU: Civilian Kaiju Biology and Behavior Specialist

[AndyC]

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Name: Major-General Raiko Akibahara

Age: 68

Gender: Male

Appearance: Major-General Akibahara is in tremendous physical condition for someone with both his age and experiences, the wrinkles on his face belying a frame of a true fighting man. His dark brown eyes are sometimes vacant, sometimes gleaming with a fire that would cower the devil himself. A deep scar runs down the left side of his face, and his right leg ends at the knee, replaced with a simple polished peg-leg made of bone.

Personality: Akibahara is grim and taciturn, wasting few words on those he does not consider useful. On the occasions when he does speak at length, "the Old Soldier" reveals himself to be intensely single-minded, compelled by a fanatical hatred of kaiju, particularly towards Godzilla himself. He rejects the notion that mankind can or should coexist with these monsters, and has no interest in learning about them beyond how such knowledge can help him destroy them. He finds himself frequently at odds with the other members of YATAGARASU, but he maintains a loyal corps of followers who share his beliefs.

Despite having driven away several monsters and even killing a few along the way, he has yet to score a victory against Godzilla, a fact that eats at him.

Skills: The Major-General has decades of military experience, and quite literally wrote the book on anti-kaiju warfare. Having seen his fair share of high-tech "wonder weapons" come and go over the years, he is slow to embrace new technology, preferring to rely on the mailed hammer-fist of armored columns and aerial bombardment. While he rarely wastes his time talking with his opponents, he goes out of his way to instill an esprit de corps with his troops, many of whom will gladly march to certain doom for "the Old Soldier." His methods, while brutal and heavy-handed, and often coming at the cost of heavy casualties, are nonetheless effective against most kaiju.

Equipment: Akibahara typically carries an H&K SPF9-M pistol at his side, the standard issue sidearm for JSDF soldiers. In his prime, he commanded a Type 70 "Beast Killer" Maser Tank and later a MBT-MB92, and he still keeps himself updated and trained on how to operate the newer Type 90s.

Brief Backstory:

• 1954: In the aftermath of Godzilla's first rampage through Tokyo, rescue teams discover a baby boy amid the bodies of his family in the ruins of Akibahara Train Station. Nearly dead from starvation, the baby is nursed back to health and taken in as a ward of the state. With no identification and no surviving next of kin, the boy is named after the volunteer that rescued him, and the place where he was found.
• 1959-1969: Raiko Akibahara is raised in the Futaba Orphanage in Akishima. The conditions are squalid, the headmasters severe, instilling a grim, joyless disposition in the young boy. Despite his poor upbringing, Raiko applies himself to his studies, excelling in school and sports, with the goal of joining the military. Thanks to the orphanage's shoddy record-keeping, Raiko is able to lie about his age, enlisting into the Japanese Self Defense Force at age 16.
• 1970: Akibahara graduates from basic training, and is assigned the position of gunner in a Type 70 "Beast Killer" Maser Tank. Shortly after his assignment, his unit is deployed to defend Tokyo from the toad-like kaiju Gabara. Despite his unit taking heavy losses, the tank column successfully exterminates the creature, with Raiko's tank delivering the killing blow to the monster's throat.
• 1971-1990: Akibahara rises through the ranks of the JSDF, first commanding his own Maser tank as a Second Lieutenant in action against Gezora and Manda, then as a Captain commanding a company in the defense of Sendai against a swarm of Kamacuras. By the 1980s, Akibahara had achieved the rank of Colonel, and is in command of the 122nd Armored Regiment. The 122nd, also known as "Raiko's Thunder," becomes notorious for its brutally effective anti-kaiju tactics.
• 1991: After several years of being believed dead, Godzilla returns and rampages across Japan once more. Colonel Akibahara and the 122nd are deployed as part of the defense of Tokyo. Finally having the chance to fight the monster that killed his family, Raiko leads his regiment from the front. The battle is a disaster, and the 122nd is annihilated along with most of the defending forces of the city. Raiko himself is grievously wounded when his tank is crushed by Godzilla's foot, leaving the Colonel scarred, disfigured, and nearly dead from radiation poisoning.
• 1995-1999: Raiko resumes his command after five painful years of rehabilitation, and resumes service in the JSDF, now a Major-General in command of an entire division. After another battle with Godzilla, Raiko is once again left disfigured in the aftermath, losing his right leg to the monster. After the battle, the Major-General is forced into retirement from the JSDF, but is quickly recruited by the special anti-kaiju force YATAGARASU, initially as a civilian 'advisor.'
• 2001: Godzilla returns again, and Raiko is consulted by YATAGARASU on how to deal with the creature. His advice is initially not heeded, and the ensuing battle results in disastrous casualties. Wresting control of the command console away from the ranking YATAGARASU officer, Akibahara assumes control of the defense forces long enough to organize a proper withdrawal. While defeated by Godzilla once again, Raiko ensures that thousands manage to live to tell the tale.
• 2002: Major-General Akibahara is reinstated, and joint operations between YATAGARASU and the JSDF allow him near fully autonomous command of his own conventional division. Raiko uses this to astonishing effect by smashing an outbreak of the insect-like Meganula. This reinvigorates the conventional forces, and Akibahara's division names themselves after his old command, "Raiko's Thunder."
• 2003-Present: Raiko commands the YATAGARASU conventional forces in several victories against various kaiju, successfully driving away larger beasts and killing several smaller ones. Just as spectacular as Raiko's victories, however, are his defeats, suffering cataclysmic losses against Godzilla. As some members of YATAGARASU call for a different approach to dealing with the monsters, studying how they can coexist peacefully, Raiko Akibahara remains a staunch war-hawk, his rallying cry as direct as a Maser blast: "Destroy All Monsters."
  
  Position Within YATAGARASU:

Major-General Akibahara commands "Raiko's Thunder," the armored assets of YATAGARASU's conventional military division. At his disposal are hundreds of conventional tanks and combat vehicles, including advanced anti-kaiju weaponry such as Maser tanks and their ULT 'Freezing Laser' variants, and D-03 Missiles that can drill into a kaiju's flesh before exploding.