Power Rangers: Strike Force

[ProPro]

@SoleAccordThere isn't an education system in place currently. Galatec doesn't need to give humans a formal schooling to teach them everything they need to be good little worker drones. That said, they've been around recently enough that any character should be able to remember what school was like.

[Duthguy]

With how enthusiastic you all are about the rp I doubt I need to tell you about History of Power Rangers, but if you don't know about it it's worth checking out

[ProPro]

@DuthguyI'm definitely a huge fan of Lewis and everything he does, and HOPR is no exception.

[Duthguy]

@ProPro Did you see his at4w about Gokaiger?

[SoleAccord]

@ProPro Yikes, that's a lot of potential education to miss... guess I'll see what this looks like.

[ProPro]

@DuthguyOf course I have.

@SoleAccordThis is the world of Power Rangers. Overdrive Pink was in college at age 11. Billy built a flying car. Dr. K puts everyone else to shame. It's all good, hahaha.

[Kouki]

Plus, home schooling's a thing isn't it?

[SoleAccord]

@ProPro Alright.

@KoukiIt's not just the matter of actually learning, it's having a social environment with peers, in which you can develop a personality and interests. If I made an 18 year old, that means she had no time to make friends or a personality outside of 'boy Galatec sure is nice,' day in and day out. Pro said life was more than just that, but I'm having trouble seeing how I could write a unique character compared to everyone else if seven days a week it's worshiping a corporation. Unfortunately me asking the questions that don't involve ranger powers and weapons makes ME feel like the bad guy, so I'm just going to see what the OOC looks like when it's up. I just think ten years is a lot of time.

[WindsOfFate]

Quick question.... Are there any Ranger slots left? Is the Mentor slot taken? Are the villain slots open still? Just a barrage of quick questions for ya. :)

[ProPro]

@SoleAccord You're not being a bad guy at all. Everything you're asking is important and occasionally has got me to think about certain aspects of this society as well. You're all good.

@WindsOfFate Considering this is the interest polling thread and not a sign-up thread, that would mean that everything is available. Once the official sign-up is posted, anyway.

[Kouki]

@KoukiIt's not just the matter of actually learning, it's having a social environment with peers, in which you can develop a personality and interests. If I made an 18 year old, that means she had no time to make friends or a personality outside of 'boy Galatec sure is nice,' day in and day out. Pro said life was more than just that, but I'm having trouble seeing how I could write a unique character compared to everyone else if seven days a week it's worshiping a corporation.

@SoleAccord

You said you were going for eighteen?

That means you had eight years of friends and child-like dreams and wonderment. I still remember my days as a five year old, so that means you'll have three solid years of memories that can define you right?

And even if your character doesn't remember everything, can't you imagine the pictures on her wall, the faint memories she'll have of the park where your character scraped her knee and how her mom kissed it better. Can you imagine that being the first moment she realized how easy it was to make someone feel better.

Can't you see her trying to cheer others up after hearing the stories her father would tell about life before "the hard times".

Oh, and she could draw! And she could be the kind of person who creates things in her room because she knows how creating things is so much better and more fulfilling than tearing them down! And maybe that'll be the foundation of how she doesn't wanna fight, just wants to help!

Even if you didn't go that route, I think you still have enough resources to make a defining character with the life given.

PS: I don't think anyone up here considers you the bad guy, I'm pretty sure you even got some props for the being the only one of us that cared more about something other than the powers. I liked reading your questions so...yeah, keep doing that.

[Renny]

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PS: I don't think anyone up here considers you the bad guy, I'm pretty sure you even got some props for the being the only one of us that cared more about something other than the powers. I liked reading your questions so...yeah, keep doing that.

@Kouki

Ditto ^_^

[SoleAccord]

@ProPro I'm glad you think so, because it was getting awkward to say anything after feeling that way. I've got another set for you, because I need to do something until the OOC pops up.

- What is the name of the town that this takes place in? New Earth is an entirely new planet and not just a space colony like Terra Venture. What is it about this town that sets it apart from others? What are points of interests for our characters to be able to pass the time in, such as a bar (like Ernie's juice bar in MMPR) or a cafe (like Cyberspace cafe in Dino Thunder)?

- Are Power Rangers viewed as heroes or 'terrorists' to the population? Has Galatec tried to smear them at every turn, or the less they acknowledge their existence the better off they believe they'll be, since they've been beaten plenty of times?

- Is there any Power Ranger merchandise they could have bought or brought from somewhere? Comic books, figurines, etc. Of course Galatec wouldn't want that, but was there something before they arrived that people could have kept secret?

- Are past ranger teams remembered, from MMPR to the most recent? Not identities, just their teams and themes.

- Tommy created a detailed archive of all teams leading up to his in Dino Thunder. Is it possible that the current mentor could have that information somehow, and then combine it with the alien rangers that were formed since leaving original Earth?

- It's unlikely, but does Galatec allow things like fighting schools to be made available in society? Someone mentioned martial arts, so I wonder if Galatec killed off any possibility of ANYONE knowing how to fight even if it's through self-discipline and peace. Will there be violence in the form of entertainment, such as films? How deep do they put the pacifist ideas into society? Not every hole has to be filled, but the rangers, to me, will need some kind of edge to fight aliens that are already typically stronger than humans as you said. The suits can help them, but learning how to fight is also going to be an uphill battle depending on the skills and occupations of the ranger characters. Of course you can just say "It's Power Rangers" and then everyone magically knows how to fight, too.

@Kouki I'm not saying she won't have pleasant memories. It's that it makes it difficult to provide a diverse background. We're all slaves. We all LOVE working for the corporation because of additives. This is ten years with nothing but working for them to fill most of our days. It's hard to have a normal dream when you're forced to believe that working for Galatec is the greatest pleasure known to man--why would you want anything else when you can just be happy slaving for them? That's my problem: ten years can break any aspiration you might have had growing up. You have lost a decade of your life being forced to believe in this company. This is why I think ten years might be a bit too much for them to mount a stronger counterattack. I'd want it a little lower than that, but it isn't up to me.

So while we do function as normal people as Pro said, I'd need to see how our characters are freed from this control and function as normal again. You dedicate so much of your life to that style of living that it could hamper other hobbies you could find. Work for a decade at one place, suddenly be let go, and then what? The society is apparently very bland, with the ranger suits meant to bring people hope. This becomes more than just being forced to work, it's making your aspirations die with your will to resist.

Once we get a better idea of what's approved and disapproved in the society, I should have a better understanding of how we are going to function in a world that has become subservient. We are, to the world, the bad guys the minute we wear those suits, because we are threatening a style of living that has kept them peaceful at the expense of greater freedom to dream, and I think that's something each ranger character will have different opinions on when the time comes to think about fighting. They shouldn't want this, at all. But what if what society is had become so ingrained in them that the thought of returning to an older way was almost frightening to them? Why go back when that style of living has just benefit them so well? No one's hurting them, they're maintaining jobs, and they are allowed to do as they wish otherwise.

That's a big dilemma that goes beyond being a ranger. So there's something to these suits and to these colors (and I think Pro said this already) that help them get through to the people under control, encouraging them to see that what's happening to them isn't all them. And like you said, maybe they start thinking about what life was like for them before this willing slave business. They get peace at the expense of their own individual aspirations, which makes the argument of "is it really living if you can't have your own dream?" stronger for the rangers, while "Dreams do nothing but hurt people in the end." becomes something for the Galatec folks.

The moral compass is all over the place, and I'm thinking way too damn much. X.X

EDIT - Thank you guys.

[ProPro]

@SoleAccord I'm glad you noticed that about the morality of this story. That was very much on purpose. I did say from the beginning that this was to be a more mature Power Rangers than your normal fare. I'll go ahead and answer all your questions in the order provided

1) This will take place in multiple cities and colonies across the planet. The team will be doing what it can to incite uprising wherever possible. They will not always win.

2) Both. Some people will be inspired, others will believe in Galatec's smear campaign. Sometimes the team may have to go out of their way to avoid civilian conflict.

3) Yes, merchandise for past teams can exist, though Galatec will remove it if found.

4) Power Rangers are remembered in the same way we would remember George Washington or Ghengis Kahn. History that happened a long time ago nobody has any relation to anymore. They are more legends or myths, and the more hopeful and independent slaves believe that the heroes of legend will show up once again to free them.

5) Yes. In fact I would say it's even likely.

6) Special training is allowed for certain slaves that show above and beyond loyalty and work ethic. To most commoners, no. To certain ones they trust, yes.

Additionally, the additives, special lighting, and other brainwashing methods employed by Galatec are not 100%. Approximately.5% of the population are, for one reason or another, immune. That's the portion of society our rangers come from.

[SoleAccord]

@ProPro Dope.

1 - I like it. If you need name ideas, ask us. Since this is near-futureish, we may not need to try very hard to make everything star warsy. We probably wouldn't need an 'EPSILON BETA GAMMA colony 139231" when "New Columbia" would probably work xP

2 - Uphill battle is uphill, even with some civilians. I like.

3 - Excellent. Have a little sister character that kept her big sisters old stuff around.

4 - Alright.

5 - Nostalgia trips incoming for my character then, eyyy. I gotta pick her favorite rangers ever ahead of time then.

6 - Yikes. Alright. I had to know because I think the 'knowing how to fight' thing isn't going to be for me, I'd rather it be something they work at over time.

So basically our characters just don't comprehend why everyone else loves Galatec despite how it's basically slavery? Okay. May also explain why, out of EVERYONE, the mentor picked them to fight.

[Renny]

I know for a fact I'd probably never be able to dive into a plot with as much detail and intrigue as @SoleAccord but I have to admit that these answers, these important facts, are adding dimensions to my character that's going to transform him from a single trait person into something real.

I can't wait for the OOC and the CS to drop.

Everyone buy my new album: Power Rangers Strike Force coming out soon!

Sorry about the lame joke lol. I just had to do it.

[alexfangtalon]

Man. I wish I was as creative as you guys.

[ProPro]

I can't wait for the OOC and the CS to drop.

@Renny

My plan is to get that up in the next 2-5 days. Wade Wilson already made a fantastic logo/graphic, and I've got my roommate/best friend working on a sample image of the basic suit design.

[SoleAccord]

@Renny Aww~ And that was always the goal for me, personally. To make you think about the situation and the obstacles that are going to be faced. We should be tested both physically and emotionally.

@alexfangtalon You can be creative. All it takes is thinking. A lot of thinking. So much thinking that you begin to wonder if you're annoying people by thinking.

Hoping to see some cool characters.

[Kouki]

6) Special training is allowed for certain slaves that show above and beyond loyalty and work ethic

@ProPro

YES, EVERYTHING I PLANNED FOR MY CHARACTER HAS LINED UP SO FAR WITH THE SET UP!!!!!!

For a hint, my character is a hard worker who tried to move up the ranks of Galatec for the sake of his family, they were afraid that those who were useless might get thrown away so he worked, out of fear at first and then out of habit, to become more efficient. Eventually that was just who he was.

Sure, he had this nagging feeling at the back of his mind that it was wrong but what are you going to do? Life isn't a comic book, he was one person, no matter how skilled. It was an unrealistic dream so he threw it away, wouldn't you? In real life, even strong people have to look at the facts. My characters kind of a person who thinks things through, maybe too much...

Anyway, I like learning more about the new world! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE!!

@SoleAccord My point wasn't that you'd have good memories, my point was that those memories could create a foundation for your personality now. Even if it was ten years, the core of your being can be forged in your youth.

And since we were all, at some point, going to become rangers fighting evil. I assumed any ambitions we put off would, at that point, rise to the surface, whatever indoctrination effect occurred earlier wouldn't matter then. I thought that when our perception of the world shifted, we would look inward towards past stories we had heard of "the good old days" and fond memories we had that sparked our latent dreams.

I mean, I guess that doesn't matter now because we won't have that forced perception anymore and therefor those memories I mentioned won't make up the core of our beings....I just wanted to clarify my thought process a little...

So yeah, I did that..

ANYWAY, again, really like the world building here!