1933 was the first time.
It was, in retrospect, the first blip on the radar. A tiny peek at what was to come. The massive beast climbed to the top of one of the tallest buildings in the world and tumbled to his death. In time, it became a footnote in history. An amusing oddity that was assumed to be the first and last of its kind. It was quickly drowned out by war and conflict, and devastation wrought by human hands, disappearing from the public consciousness almost as swiftly as it had risen.
It wasn't the last.
1954.
A massive monster, scarred and warped by exposure to severe radiation, arose from the sea around Japan. With a rage that almost seemed to be sent from the heavens it descended on the country and wrought destruction and death wherever it went. It was only through the brave but ultimately self-sacrificing actions of Doctor Serizawa Daisuke that its rampage came to an end, destroyed by an experimental weapon that could have wrought its own destructive mark on history had its secrets not been lost.
Godzilla, they called it. The monster that had carved such a terrible path of destruction through the nation of Japan was known as Godzilla.
For some time, it was thoughy that the monster's death was the end of it. That such a beast would never appear again. Japan rebuilt, never to forget the horrors wrought by the nuclear behemoth.
It was not long before they would receive another reminder.
As if the advent of nuclear power drew them from the earth itself, creatures of enormous size, creatures with strange abilities, arose and caused destruction wherever they went.
And among them, among the most terrible of them all, was Godzilla. For the first of its kind was not the last, and another reptilian beast had arisen from the sea, feeding on radiation wherever it found it and aggressively defending the lands it believed to be its own.
The sheer ravage of cities, the mass destruction...
It has to end.
It began in Japan. The development of weapons, of an agency that would be equipped to use them, that could fend off the attacks by these enormous monstrosities.
YATAGARASU. Named for a guiding sun deity from Shinto mythology, the organization initially arose as a special branch of the JSDF, a anti-Godzilla force that would be equipped with the latest technology to prevent the monster's rampages. And with a research division bent on trying to find a away to neutralize or ultimately kill the beast.
But it soon spread beyond that. YATAGARASU's branches stretched across the world, forming partnerships with militaries of other nations in order to help combat the threat posed by these enormous creatures on every continent. While conflicts between humans still raged, it was difficult to argue against the enormous threat posed by creatures barely within human comprehension.
The year is now 2022.
New advancements in anti-Godzilla technology promise the dawning of a new era of technology. A new method of predicting and countering the appearances of Godzilla and other monsters has been put into practice. The development of the JAGUAR project offers a potential new weapon against the giant creatures. The Lambda Foundation pours its vast funds into military projects to both study monsters and develop new weapons against them.
And yet, a this new era may bring with it an even greater threat, one that could perhaps make humanity turn its gaze to the beasts it shares the word with for allies...
So yeah, Godzilla RP! Players will be taking up the role of members of the original Japanese branch YATAGARASU, tasked with combating Godzilla and any other kaiju threats that might arise against humanity. Only it seems like things may be on the brink of becoming far more complicated then they were already.
YATAGARASU has access to advanced technology before it hits general military use. This includes the Gotengo, a flying high-power weapons platform and mobile base equipped with laser weaponry and other anti-kaiju weapons, as well as the first prototype of the JAGUAR project, a piloted intelligent robot capable of going toe to toe with some of the world's smaller monsters.
After all, it's not just the biggest ones we've got to worry about.
On top of that, a new method of kaiju detection is about to be tested for the first time.
To keep things engaging, all kinds of threats large and small are on the table. I'm very willing to take suggestions, but have plenty of plans of my own.
I'm taking inspiration from all eras of Godzilla, but my biggest source of inspiration is definitely the Heisei era. So that should give you a decent idea of the tone I'm aiming for for this RP if you're familiar with the source material. If not, I can basically sum this up as a darker and more serious take on Godzilla, where the titular monster is certainly not a friend of humanity but sometimes ends up as our best defense in spite of that.
I'm super happy to answer any questions and as noted will gladly accept suggestions!
[list][*][u][b]Name:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Age:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Gender:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Appearance:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Personality:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Skills:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Equipment:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Brief Backstory:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Position Within YATAGARASU:[/b][/u][/list]
@Mangrale@Martian@Rin@AndyC@wikkit
It was, in retrospect, the first blip on the radar. A tiny peek at what was to come. The massive beast climbed to the top of one of the tallest buildings in the world and tumbled to his death. In time, it became a footnote in history. An amusing oddity that was assumed to be the first and last of its kind. It was quickly drowned out by war and conflict, and devastation wrought by human hands, disappearing from the public consciousness almost as swiftly as it had risen.
It wasn't the last.
1954.
A massive monster, scarred and warped by exposure to severe radiation, arose from the sea around Japan. With a rage that almost seemed to be sent from the heavens it descended on the country and wrought destruction and death wherever it went. It was only through the brave but ultimately self-sacrificing actions of Doctor Serizawa Daisuke that its rampage came to an end, destroyed by an experimental weapon that could have wrought its own destructive mark on history had its secrets not been lost.
Godzilla, they called it. The monster that had carved such a terrible path of destruction through the nation of Japan was known as Godzilla.
For some time, it was thoughy that the monster's death was the end of it. That such a beast would never appear again. Japan rebuilt, never to forget the horrors wrought by the nuclear behemoth.
It was not long before they would receive another reminder.
As if the advent of nuclear power drew them from the earth itself, creatures of enormous size, creatures with strange abilities, arose and caused destruction wherever they went.
And among them, among the most terrible of them all, was Godzilla. For the first of its kind was not the last, and another reptilian beast had arisen from the sea, feeding on radiation wherever it found it and aggressively defending the lands it believed to be its own.
The sheer ravage of cities, the mass destruction...
It has to end.
It began in Japan. The development of weapons, of an agency that would be equipped to use them, that could fend off the attacks by these enormous monstrosities.
YATAGARASU. Named for a guiding sun deity from Shinto mythology, the organization initially arose as a special branch of the JSDF, a anti-Godzilla force that would be equipped with the latest technology to prevent the monster's rampages. And with a research division bent on trying to find a away to neutralize or ultimately kill the beast.
But it soon spread beyond that. YATAGARASU's branches stretched across the world, forming partnerships with militaries of other nations in order to help combat the threat posed by these enormous creatures on every continent. While conflicts between humans still raged, it was difficult to argue against the enormous threat posed by creatures barely within human comprehension.
The year is now 2022.
New advancements in anti-Godzilla technology promise the dawning of a new era of technology. A new method of predicting and countering the appearances of Godzilla and other monsters has been put into practice. The development of the JAGUAR project offers a potential new weapon against the giant creatures. The Lambda Foundation pours its vast funds into military projects to both study monsters and develop new weapons against them.
And yet, a this new era may bring with it an even greater threat, one that could perhaps make humanity turn its gaze to the beasts it shares the word with for allies...
So yeah, Godzilla RP! Players will be taking up the role of members of the original Japanese branch YATAGARASU, tasked with combating Godzilla and any other kaiju threats that might arise against humanity. Only it seems like things may be on the brink of becoming far more complicated then they were already.
YATAGARASU has access to advanced technology before it hits general military use. This includes the Gotengo, a flying high-power weapons platform and mobile base equipped with laser weaponry and other anti-kaiju weapons, as well as the first prototype of the JAGUAR project, a piloted intelligent robot capable of going toe to toe with some of the world's smaller monsters.
After all, it's not just the biggest ones we've got to worry about.
On top of that, a new method of kaiju detection is about to be tested for the first time.
To keep things engaging, all kinds of threats large and small are on the table. I'm very willing to take suggestions, but have plenty of plans of my own.
I'm taking inspiration from all eras of Godzilla, but my biggest source of inspiration is definitely the Heisei era. So that should give you a decent idea of the tone I'm aiming for for this RP if you're familiar with the source material. If not, I can basically sum this up as a darker and more serious take on Godzilla, where the titular monster is certainly not a friend of humanity but sometimes ends up as our best defense in spite of that.
I'm super happy to answer any questions and as noted will gladly accept suggestions!
[list][*][u][b]Name:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Age:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Gender:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Appearance:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Personality:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Skills:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Equipment:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Brief Backstory:[/b][/u]
[*][u][b]Position Within YATAGARASU:[/b][/u][/list]
@Mangrale@Martian@Rin@AndyC@wikkit
