[OOC] [Private] Gundam SEED: Burning Frontier

[Jakeozzy]

This is a private lil 1x1-turned-group RP. Won't be accepting OOC/IC stuph from anyone who isn't listed~
If you are interested though, please drop a PM and we'll talk.

Player List -
Jakeozzy
Cronic Crystalis
Kanman12
Demon Shinobi

Introduction -
Twenty years have passed since the end of the Second Bloody Valentine War. With nothing more standing in the way of human progress, the Naturals and Coordinators begrudgingly began working side by side, building relations as they rebuilt the world they had nearly destroyed twice. All of the resources and effort once focused solely on war were put towards development on Earth and in outer space, which led to a substantial increase in the amount of colonies. As more space was required, vessels ventured further out into the solar system - and they set their eyes on Mars. Not only did they colonise the planet, but they began to dig and probe the surface en mass. What they found there was never revealed to the public, but only months after the mystery discovery, the first man made Faster-Than-Light Drive was created! It didn't work perfectly, and it cut out after a short while.. but the stage was now set for mankind to turn their attention to galactic colonisation...

Nineteen years after this discovery, the idea was finally put forward to establish a colony elsewhere in the galaxy. It was passed, and within another year the massive colony ships, the two 'Cradles', were finished. They were like the PLANTs - on the outside they were unmistakably massive steel space stations, but on the inside they were one massive island that looked and felt very Earth-like. They would be able to sustain life for god knows how long in their search for a habitable environment to set up the colony. Going with them as a security force would be four detachments. A fleet each from the Z.A.F.T Space Forces, Earth Alliance Forces and ORB Union, and bringing up the rear would be auxiliaries, the Crystalis Security Corps and Junk Guild were among the many support ships. This massive force shot out of the Sol System with their FTL Drives and, two days later, they were in uncharted territory.

What they found in this unknown region of space was a habitable world with no signs of life on it, a very promising find! The other thing they found was an enemy they could never have anticipated being around to make life harder - extraterrestrials. It was an alien armada, more advanced and numerous than the '1st Colonial Fleet'. Lacus Clyne volunteered to go and speak to these ETs, but her personal envoy cruiser was mercilessly destroyed before negotiations could begin... The escort force for Clyne withdrew to the rest of the Colonial Fleet, though they took losses along the way. Now, two formidable forces watch each others every move from opposite sides of this uncharted solar system. Admiral James Maddox of the EAF Fleet came up with some ridiculous plan to strike the ETs where it hurt - he took his own force 'Task Force Sabre' to wipe out a patrolling element of the ET armada. The enemy were obliterated, torched, but the human mobile suit pilots had suffered more losses than the enemy had altogether. Maddox disappeared after the battle, and hasn't been heard from since. The rest of his force returned to the rest of the Colonial Fleet for repairs and resupply - and now the stalemate is back on again.

In Task Force Sabre's skirmish, it was confirmed that the ET enemy has mobile suits and mobile dolls (which are basically remote-controlled mobile suits). Following the successful capture of an operational mobile doll by the Crystalis Supply Corps and Junk Guild, the brightest minds of the two auxiliary forces work day and night to reverse-engineer some of the breathtaking technology fitted into the machine. The results are promising so far... As a new batch of graduates from military academies in the Sol System arrive with the Colonial Fleet to replace the lost, the war seems like it's about to grow hot once more...

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Mobile Suit: (This isn't limited to SEED, or SEED tech, or SEED logic. Just.. no super-robots)
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Backstory/Personality: (You don't actually need to provide one o' these if you don't want, it's just for character development)
Character Theme: (Only if you wants to put one here~)

Faction/Character List -
1ST COLONIAL FLEET -

Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty/Z.A.F.T.
Command: Admiral Kira Yamato (NPC)
Aotisa Team [Redcoats]: Zerenis Aotisa (Cronic), Izumi Hana Zala (Jake), Lucia Valentine (Jake)

Earth Alliance/O.M.N.I.
Command: Admiral James Maddox (Jake)
Phantom Pain Unit: Calthorn Stalicrat (Cronic)

ORB Union
Command: Admiral Athrun Zala (NPC)

Independent Forces
Crystalis Supply Corps: Cronic Crystalis (Cronic), Kenny Blackburn (Jake)
Junk Guild: Jerry 'Glitch' Hicks (Jake)

HOSTILE EXTRATERRESTRIAL FORCE - (This is still a mysterious bunch, and will be revealed throughout the IC)
'The Unity'

[Jakeozzy]

Mein Character Post!
Note: I still need to do their backstories, kinda tied up at the moment!

Izumi Hana Zala, Z.A.F.T. Red Coat

Name: Izumi Hana Zala
Aliases: 'Izzy' (by close friends), "I swear to god, if you call me Princess I will feed you your own heart."
Genetic Class: Coordinator-Newtype
Gender: Female
Nationality: ORB Union; British-Japanese
Age: 17
Appearance:


Faction: Z.A.F.T.
Rank/Role: Red Coat; Pilot
Mobile Suit: ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam (Destroyed), ZGMF-X72A Aethon Gundam (Under Construction)
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Backstory/Personality: Izumi Hana Zala is the daughter of the Coordinator war hero Athrun Zala, and the Natural-born Queen of ORB, Cagalli Yula Athha. Her very existence is a strange idea to some - she is living proof that Coordinators and Naturals can live and work together in peace. Having been raised by her positively wise parents, Izumi was taught to accept everyone for who they are and always look toward the future, even if it meant fighting for that peaceful future. Originally she didn't intend to become a mobile suit pilot or study at the ZAFT Military Academy, she only joined up because her best pal Lucia did! It was definitely the more exciting option when compared to getting involved in ORB's political system. Turns out she had her father's abilities as far as piloting skills went. Inheriting that combat prowess secured Izumi a place as a 'Red Coat', a ZAFT soldier who had earned their uniform through recognition of skill or experience. The Academy was a breeze. Izumi was easily the best trainee pilot in her class, and alongside Lucia would be assigned to an elite unit aboard a brand new ship after graduation. This didn't exactly earn the two girls many friends, put it down to their superior ability and the less-skilled pilots jealousy.

The Aotisa Team, under a veteran Red pilot, Zerenis Aotisa, fell in with the Minerva-class ship 'Furious' as a part of the Z.A.F.T attachment to the 1st Colonial Fleet. They took part in the first skirmish with the ETs and later fought with TF Sabre against an ET patrol group. Izumi's ZGMF-X23S Saviour was destroyed by an angelic mobile suit during this battle, the young pilot was critically injured physically and mentally, and fell into a comatose state. Two weeks later she awakened on the CSC's Archangel-class flagship, the Escutcheon. (And that's as far as the old IC got~)
Character Theme: Stargazer

Lucia Valentine, Z.A.F.T. Red Coat

Name: Lucia Valentine
Aliases: 'Luci'
Genetic Class: Coordinator
Gender: Female
Nationality: ORB Union; French
Age: 17
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Faction: Z.A.F.T.
Rank/Role: Red Coat; Pilot
Mobile Suit: ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam
Mobile Suit Specs: ^ See Link ^
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Jerry Hicks, A.K.A. Glitch

Name: Jerry Hicks
Aliases: 'Glitch'
Genetic Class: Coordinator
Gender: Male
Nationality: PLANTs; Irish
Age: 18
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Faction: Junk Guild
Rank/Role:
Mobile Suit: ZGMF-X00A Infinity Gundam [Under Construction]
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Kenneth Blackburn, CSC Ace Pilot

Name: Kenneth Blackburn
Aliases: 'Kenny'
Genetic Class: Natural
Gender: Male
Nationality: ORB Union; American
Age: 25
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Faction: Crystalis Supply Corps
Rank/Role: Ace Pilot
Mobile Suit: Custom MVF-M11C Murasame
Mobile Suit Specs: ^ See Link ^ Basically, the 'custom' part is enhanced boosters and an extra beam rifle, because Kenny likes the faster MS.
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Admiral James Maddox, E.A.F. Fleet Commander

Name: James Maddox
Aliases: 'Mad Wolf'
Genetic Class: Extended Natural
Gender: Male
Nationality: Atlantic Federation; American
Age: 48
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Faction: Earth Alliance Forces
Rank/Role: Admiral
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[CronicCrystalis]

My leading man for now. More to come in due time.
Edit: Added in the foreman for the Aotisa Team.
Edit 2: Added in the very annoyed Extended that Maddox left to die.
Edit 3: Added in two members of the CSC, the Chief of R&D and a WIP for a CIC Officer.

Crobalt Nicholas "Cronic" Crystalis - CSC Leader and MS Pilot

Name: Crobalt Nicholas Crystalis
Aliases: Cronic
Genetic Class: Co-ordinator
Gender: Male
Nationality: PLANT English
Age: 24
Appearance: A moderate tone white skinned individual with shoulder length brown hair and blue eyes, often seen wearing a blue suit trousers and suit jacket, the latter customized to resemble a trench coat (Think Dante & Vergil type coats from Devil May Cry.) as well, along with a dark grey shirt and a lighter grey tie, along with black dress shoes.

Faction: Crystalis Supply Corps
Rank/Role: Leader, captain and MS Pilot
Mobile Suit: Initially: A Red Blaze ZAKU Warrior, later on: CSC-P Phoenix Gundam
Mobile Suit Specs:
Blaze ZAKU Warrior: Specs

Gundam Phoenix: A Reddish-orange gundam styled after the mythical bird that is reborn from the ashes. Able to transform into a Mobile Armour form that resembles said bird, complete with razor-sharp talons. It has two wing-like units mounted on the unit's back, and has thruster units built into said wings. It also bears Variable Phase Shift Armour, a standard feature for most Gundam Units, along with head-mounted Vulcans and two beam sabers stored in either hip.

It's most notable feature, however is it's ability to absorb and discharge thermal energy in the form of heat based attacks. This works against the unit in space skirmishes, as it has to use more thermal energy to execute a lesser attack. This also bears the risk of cooking the pilot alive, so the pilot must wear a custom-made Pilot Suit that has a built-in coolant system to prevent the pilot's body from burning itself to ash. Since the armour is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, the unit can descend through the atmosphere on it's own, recharging it's heat reserves in the process. The Unit can also use the thermal energy to replenish it's energy in mid-field, but it has to enter a stand-by mode to begin the conversion process, which in turn shuts off the unit's Phase Shift Armour.

Other equipment include a shield for the unit along with a beam rifle.

Backstory/Personality:
"War brings only suffering, pain, and loss. The least I can do is try to ease that. It doesn't matter if you're a Natural or a Coordinator. You're still a human being."
The leader of the Crystalis Supply corps, Cronic founded the organization to assist with delivering supplies wherever they are needed most, be it war-torn regions on the road to recovery or a ship on it's last legs. The CSC itself employs a mix of Naturals and Coordinators, and assists both of them as well. Though he never took part in both of the conflicts between Naturals and Coordinators, he felt like he had to do something in it's aftermath, setting up the CSC to aid with relief efforts, transporting goods to wherever it was deemed necessary.

Cronic himself is usually a calm, level headed person, respects his workforce and is in turn respected by them. He doesn't run his ships military, so if he has a bad idea, his men are more than welcome to voice their complaints. Get him ticked off though, and he won't hesitate to kick ass if that's what the situation calls for.

Zerenis Aotisa - Red coat, leader of Aotisa Team

Name: Zerenis Aotisa
Aliases: N/A
Genetic Class: Coordinator
Gender: Male
Nationality: PLANT Japanese
Age: 21
Appearance: moderate-length black hair with purple eyes. Slightly pale skin. Wears the Red Coats typically worn by high ranking pilots.

Faction: ZAFT
Rank/Role: Aotisa Team Leader, MS Pilot.
Mobile Suit: A Black and Purple Regen Duel
Mobile Suit Specs: Specs
Backstory/Personality:
"Genesis, Requiem... Why must we create such weapons? Those kinds of weapons are just plain overkill, and leave naught but destruction and tragedy in their wake."

Zerenis typically looks out for his subordinates, in this case the headstrong Izumi and the lively Lucia. A gentle soul most of the time, but he can flip it on it's head and be pretty serious when the situation calls for it. Zerenis has a knack for quickly learning the controls of a Mobile Suit, having quickly familiarized himself with his Regen Duel.

Zerenis joined up with ZAFT and it's military forces late into the second bloody valentine war. He had yet to see actual combat at that time, but he was able to witness the destructive force of the super weapon "Requiem". He made a personal vow that day to make sure that those kinds of weapons never get the chance to fire.

Zerenis was there alongside Aotisa team to witness the event that sparked the war; The death of Lacus Clyne and the destruction of her cruiser, along with it's crew. Zerenis had never felt so angry at anything up until that point.

"You silence the voice of peace, you light the fires of war."

Aotisa Team was part of the ships assigned to Task Force Sabre, and were it not for the intervention of the CSC, he would've lost Izumi, but at the time, he had assumed she was as good as dead from a hit like that. Swift intervention by one of the ordinarily R&D members of the CSC piloting Cronic's Blaze ZAKU Warrior managed to ensure her survival.

Calthorn Stalicrat - Extended super pilot, formerly under Maddox

Name: Calthorn Stalicrat
Aliases: N/A
Genetic Class: Extended
Gender: Male
Nationality: English
Age: 22
Appearance: Has jet black hair much like Zerenis, but also has crimson eyes. Calthorn's skin is also on the pale side. He typically wears a black earth forces uniform to match his appearance.

Faction: Earth Alliance/OMNI, Phantom Pain Unit.
Rank/Role: MS Pilot
Mobile Suit: A Jet Black GAT-02L2 Dagger L outfitted with the Noir Striker pack, nicknamed Wraith (Missing it's legs), Wraith Gundam
Mobile Suit Specs:
Dagger L

Wraith Gundam is a unit that is largely experimental in nature; Mixing Phase Shift and Mirage Colloid technology into a single package. Some people call it Mirage Shift, others call it Phase Colloid. Whatever the name is, Wraith Gundam can effectively use both systems simultaneously, allowing the ballistic resistance of Phase Shift while maintaining the invisibility of Mirage Colloid. As a result, however, this system can quickly burn through the Unit's power reserves. To compensate, the unit is outfitted with an energy leech system to drain power from other mobile suits to sustain itself. Standard armaments such as Head Vulcans are present, but the Wraith's melee weapon is a beam saber the pilot of the Strike Dagger retrieved from a skirmish against a powerful manned ET Unit, that had a strong power draw and output. So much so that a short activation period on account of draining the Dagger L of the last of it's power. Wraith itself is meant to be a spook; Slipping behind enemy lines and laying waste to them from behind.

Backstory/Personality: An Extended, and a member of the phantom pain corps who has an excellent record, Calthorn was formerly assigned to Maddox's command. Though at the end of Task Force Sabre's skirmish against the ETs, Calthorn had to be taken to the CSC's Flagship, Escutcheon, because Maddox and his ship was nowhere to be seen, and by extension, the machinery needed to keep him in top form.

Calthorn himself is typically quiet and reserved, though as a result of being "Left to die" as he calls it, simply thinking about Maddox makes the Extended's blood boil. So if he ever saw Maddox face to face again, he would probably pulverize his former CO as a result.

Mark Artemis Astaroth - CSC

Name: Mark Artemis Astaroth
Aliases: N/A
Genetic Class: Co-ordinator
Gender: Male
Nationality: PLANT English
Age: 21
Appearance: A brown haired, brown eyed individual who often wears a red jacket and a black vest with blue jeans and black shoes. Has moderate tone white skin. Occasionally switches out his jacket for a lab coat if the situation requires it.

Faction: Crystalis Supply Corps
Rank/Role: Chief of R&D, MS Pilot
Mobile Suit: Gundam Saboteur
Mobile Suit Specs: Gundam Saboteur is intended to be a long range support sniper. Resembling a sniper wearing a Ghillie suit, Saboteur can change the colour and texture of it's armour like a chameleon to better blend in to the surroundings, courtesy of a modified Variable Phase Shift Armour, and retaliate with a powerful sniper shot. Saboteur's main strength, however, is the ability to serve as a mobile hacking terminal. This allows him to hack into enemy ships or mobile suits and hijack them, or just make them self destruct outright.
Backstory/Personality: A gifted Research And Development expert with a penchant for hacking, Mark is a close friend of Cronic, and when Cronic founded the CSC, he offered Mark a position in it's ranks. It was he who saved Izumi from certain death, and is collaborating with the Junk Guild in building the new units that would give them the edge they need against the ETs.

When he's working, he's usually so caught up in his work, he often shuts out what's going on around him on a subconscious level, effectively meaning you could easily startle him if he did slip into that state. Outside of that though, he's usually a very kind person. That's not to say he's a pushover though. You start giving him trouble, he'll make you eat dirt.

Serena Marianne Salvatus - CSC Command Information Centre officer *WIP*

Name: Serena Marianne Salvatus
Aliases: N/A
Genetic Class: Natural
Gender: Female
Nationality:
Age: 20
Appearance:

Faction: Crystalis Supply Corps
Rank/Role: CIC Officer
Backstory/Personality: (You don't actually need to provide one o' these if you don't want, it's just for character development)

[Kanman12]

Xanotos Albrem/ ZAFT Redcoat

Name: Xanotos Albrem
Aliases: Xan
Genetic Class: Coordinator
Gender: Male
Nationality: PLANTs American
Age: 19
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Faction: ZAFT
Rank/Role: Redcoat/Pilot
Mobile Suit: ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited
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[Demon Shinobi]

Alright Jake. I put this up. You helped me so you know it. I honestly would put more into the backstory and what not if I knew more about Gundam. But... yeah... Here it is :P

Name: Akira Saito
Aliases: Aki
Genetic Class: Coordinator; Newtype
Gender: Male
Nationality: Orb Union; Japanese/English
Age: 16
Appearance:

Initial

Later

Faction: ZAFT
Rank/Role: Red Coat; Pilot
Mobile Suit: ZGMF-56S Impulse
Mobile Suit Specs: Impulse Gundam
Backstory/Personality: Um... I don't have anything to really put here....
Character Theme: I might add something later

[Jakeozzy]

And then we were ready to rock. Unfinished characters get built with the IC best sometimes, amirite?!

[Demon Shinobi]

YEAH!

[CronicCrystalis]

Whoa, hold up. Pretty sure there's only one Impulse Gundam, but Lucia and Akira are both using said gundam? Unless someone created a second Impulse Gundam, or just the core splendor, I can't see that happening.

[Demon Shinobi]

I'mma have to let jake handle handle this cause... I just kind of asked him what was okay and what wasn't when I was making the CS and this was the end result.

[Jakeozzy]

Who's to say they can't just make more than one? o_o Saviour got absolutely ruined, but they rebuilt it just for the RP! x3

Me n' Demon already talked about this. With two Impulse units we'll have a more versatile team, but they'll only be able to use one Silhouette pack at a time due to supply troubles, so no duo of cannon spamming or whatev'. One can work on assault, and the other on support. ^_^

[CronicCrystalis]

I just had to call that one out, just in case it hadn't been discussed beforehand. Can't blame a guy for being cautious. And since the colour of the Impulses change depending on what Silhouette is equipped, should be easy enough to tell them apart if you stick to the one of each pack rule.

[Demon Shinobi]

lol I get what you mean Cronic. I approached any RP I know very little about cautiously. Being Why I'm kind of sticking to Jake like glue on this XD

[Jakeozzy]

Oh, I forgot to tell you guys! Kanman is away for a while, so this can either go without him until he's back, or just pause it (as if it wasn't already paused). Whatchu think?

[Demon Shinobi]

We could pause or have the little spar between impulses or whatever. I'll be fine regardless lol

[CronicCrystalis]

Activity's pretty slow as-is. Getting the up-and-coming Impulse Pilot up to speed couldn't hurt. Helps us keep the ball rolling, at least.