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Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@KenjuGuy Natural color is black, but it's been dyed into a white/platinum blonde color.

Dragon Ball: Shattered Worlds

So, the 100G Gravity did, in fact, turn out to be too much for Ovaan. Go figure. When it reached the cap, he actually fell to his knees and could barely move at all. The only reason he didn't end up stuck like that was because he still had his hidden transformation, and that gave him just enough extra battle power to move to the gravity controls and shut them off. His breathing was heavy, and he just sat there for several moments, feeling too out of breath to even bother reverting his transformation. But soon enough, he was on his feet again and reverted to his preferred form.

He felt like he was going about this all wrong. And after a moment of thought, he had another idea. Rather than attempt actual fighting or technique practice under heavy G-Forces, Ovaan instead concluded that it would behoove him to instead get his body used to basic movements first. How could one learn to run if they didn't first learn to walk, after all? So he simplified his training a great deal. He started the gradual gravity increase routine, but instead of performing techniques or katas he just stuck with simpler exercises. Push ups, sit ups, crunches. They were quite a bit easier to get used to in the increased gravity, and would be a much better way to get his body used to the increased G-Forces.

Within a couple hours more or so, Ovaan found himself performing crunches while hanging upside down by his feet. He kept himself faced toward the gravity controls, so as to always be able to see where the gravity was at. He counted reps as he noticed the G-Forces slowly inch their way back toward 100G. But unlike the first go around, he wasn't feeling nearly as overwhelmed. The simpler, more basic movements were indeed proving more effective in these conditions than advanced techniques and the like were. That didn't mean he wouldn't eventually do such training, but this would do for the time being.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

A chance to buy a new model for only 500 yen was simply too good to pass up. That was Riku's mindset when he showed up at the Arcade Shop on Sunday morning. He made sure he was there at 10 on the dot, wanting to avoid finding out that the model he was interested in had already sold out. But thanks to his plan, Riku got exactly the model that had caught his eye, a Leo. Immediately after the purchase was made, the first thing Riku had done was write something on the box using a marker: KRB-8. He'd been wanting an excuse to start up a new line of builds, and this event was as good as it got. Also, this was the first model from After Colony that he would get to work with, so that was also quite an appeal for him.

He sat down at a table, noticing a building lesson was going on a couple tables away. Riku instead chose to ignore that lesson altogether, putting in some earbuds and blasting some music out of them to drown out all the distractions. For the next three hours, he was in the zone. He was focused entirely on the Leo he was putting together, and even though the model was unpainted as of yet, he could already see some potential paint jobs for the Gunpla in his own mind's eye.

Although Riku was indeed a student of Zenshin Private High, he wasn't wearing any kind of uniform. Why would he? It was Sunday, there was no school, and frankly he hated wearing those ugly white blazers. Even on school days, Riku was rebellious enough not to actually wear the blazer, but instead just tie the thing around his waist. Rules said he had to wear it, but they didn't mention anything about how he had to wear it. But for today, he was dressed in a much more preferable wardrobe consisting of a black t-shirt worn under a sleeveless leather cutoff jacket sporting a white boa collar. In addition to that he sported black pants, biker boots and a pair of fingerless leather gloves.

"Hmm... better to leave that part for now until I decide how I wanna upgrade it later..." muttered the builder to himself. From what he knew about this model, Leos were capable of a wide variety of specializations and for the moment Riku hadn't yet decided what to do with his. Such versatility was the thing that drew him to this model, the sheer number of variants he could come up with for it being the main appeal for him concerning the Leo. For now, Riku paused from his building in order to access something on his phone. It was file labeled "Build Catalogue" that he opened up, setting the pone on the table and allowing to project a holographic viewing of the items listed within. He cycled through the Catalogue, looking over his past builds from the very first all the way to most recent. He was looking at what kind of specializations he had already done, so that he could deliberately focus on building a new type of build for the Leo. He noticed a lot melee focused and flying focused builds, but not a lot of builds focused on firepower. He smirked, knowing exactly what he wanted to do with the Leo now.

Dragon Ball: Universe Zero

There really wasn't much Han could do during their descent onto Mars. He watched the monitors and alarm lights, but unfortunately didn't any of what it all meant, other than that they could be in trouble. So for the entire descent and landing, he could only sit in his seat and trust in Niko to get them to ground safely. Which he did, thankfully. It was only after they exited the craft did Han finally feel like he could provide any useful input. Of course, he was bit distracted at first by how much faster the two could now run. Evidently that training was indeed a good idea as it was now paying off in spades.

In only minutes, they reached the edge of the city. And before them a big metal wall surrounded by electric fence. So this was to be their first obstacle, then. How exactly to get through, though? With how fast they ran here, they likely could jump it. But those turret towers would surely shoot them down, and sneaking through the entrance seemed an even riskier idea. He wondered if they were strong enough to break through the wall. Jump just high enough to clear the fence, but still low enough to stay out of shooting range of the turrets. The only real question was whether they could successfully breaking an opening in the wall to get through.

"Any ideas?" Han finally said, but even as he did that he was repeated clenching his hand into a fist and staring at it, as if sizing up whether or not his idea would be feasible or not.

@FalloutJack@Balthazar007

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion Should Riku go ahead and be a Zenshin student for simplicity sake?

Dragon Ball: Universe Zero

@FalloutJack There's one other option that could make your suggestion work. Li doesn't fight at full strength because he's fresh from a few other jobs that he hasn't had a chance to rest from yet.

Dragon Ball: Universe Zero

@FalloutJack Unfortunately the narrative requires that Li be stronger, so that idea may not work. We could always get rescued by someone, I think there's enough individuals in the setting capable of doing that that it wouldn't be too out of left field.

Dragon Ball: Universe Zero

@FalloutJack@Balthazar007 I swear I haven't abandoned you, I'll post something this week sometime even if it kills me.

That said, I had one question. I'm hoping to fight Li more than once. I'd like at least one encounter with Li where he completely outclasses us and kicks Han's ass - how we end up escaping can be discussed beforehand.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

Riku's naming convention (KRB-#X) is simpler than it looks.

1. KRB = Kusaka Riku Build
2. # = Total number of Gunplas
3. X = Variation of a specific #.
4. The letters correlate to number sequence. A=1st, B=2nd, etc

So in the case of Metal Angel (KRB-7N). The 7 means it's the 7th Gunpla Model he's purchased/built. N means it's the 14th variation/redesign of said model.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

Riku

Name: Kusaka Riku
Age: 16
Occupation: Student
Appearance:


Personality:
Despite a mean-looking exterior, Riku's nicer than he looks. Well, he is to people he knows and trusts, anyway. To the rest of the world... he's more or less about as cold and unapproachable as he looks. Not from any sort of malice or hatred, mind you. Riku simply values his privacy and prefers to be left to his own devices more often than not. There are some nasty actions that he won't tolerate if they are done in front of him, but otherwise he's content to shrug his shoulders and mind his own business. It's only by delving into his views on Gunpla does one begin to understand how he thinks beneath the rough shell. He's come to think of Gunpla as an art form, viewing the plastic as merely a 3 dimensional canvas upon which a builder can express their thoughts and feelings if they so desire. This extends to his Gunpla itself, which almost seems to have different specs and paint jobs on a regular basis, often reflecting the mood he was in that day while working on it. But unlike most builders - who shy away from battles for fear of damaging their builds - Riku is quite the opposite, viewing Gunpla Battles as an extension of the art. He believes that how the machine moves or looks while battling can convey much about what the pilot is thinking or feeling much like with building. He has no problem whatsoever taking his builds into battle and even seeing them destroyed as a result of it. For him, that's merely an opportunity to rebuild, redesign, or even start over from scratch. Who wouldn't want to take that kind of opportunity to exercise their creative juices?

Background:
Riku didn't always dress and act like a metal head. That actually started right around when he was 12 or 13. Before then, he was surprisingly normal. The change was almost certainly brought about by his dad up and leaving the family. Riku never did learn why, and after spending enough time never getting a clear answer from his mom, he stopped caring about it. It didn't help that all this was coupled with what seemed like the beginning of a rebellious streak, Riku barely ever doing as he was told at home or in school. With frustrations building up, he vented it in the only way he could figure out how: art. Well, he called it art, others called it graffiti. He started tagging walls all over his neighborhood, and even the door of his locker at school. It got him into trouble more than once. The school principal even threatened expulsion if he didn't make weekly visits to the counselor's office, apparently thinking that would lead to a solution for the problem. Honestly, Riku's behavior only worsened as a result of this, but only briefly. It turned out the counselor wasn't a half-bad guy, usually just letting Riku vent to him however he wanted. And after a few weeks, he finally had an idea he offered to Riku.

The counselor, as it turned out, was a Gunpla fan. He showed Riku one of his prize Gunplas, a crimson Gelgoog fashioned after the one piloted by Char. He suggested Riku look into acquiring one for himself, noting that his desire to vent and express himself could be done so in Gunpla building. He wrote an address and said Riku should check the place out if he was ever interested. Riku brushed it off at first, but later that weekend decided to go to the place anyway if just to humor the counselor. That was about a year ago, and Riku has since become a very prolific builder and battler of Gunpla. He's built and rebuilt several creations, so many in fact he started keeping an album of sorts filled with pictures and specs for his previous builds, calling it his Catalogue. And with all this, he also became a staunch regular at the Iori Shopping Center, though because of his tough/heavy-metal looking exterior, he's not approached often by other builders or pilots. The staff are friendly enough toward him though, at least after the few visits anyway.

~Piloting Ability~

- Battle Sense: 3
- Perception: 3
- Mechanical Knowledge: 4
Other Skills: He has a knack for sensing what his opponents may be thinking or feeling based on analyzing their Gunpla designs and how they move them in battle. He isn't always spot on, but the skill has been surprisingly helpful in beating his opponent through mind games.

Gunpla

Name: KRB-7N Metal Angel
Model: Gundam AGE-1 Titus

~Stats~

-Destructive Power: 7
-Defense: 5
-Mobility: 6
-Energy Output: 7
Description: A moderate customization of the AGE-1 Titus, Metal Angel lives up to its namesake by making heavy use of brutal hand-to-hand attacks utilizing strategically placed beam emitters on key body parts to maximize damage. Of course, that alone is not it's full capability. Metal Angel's hands, feet, and shoulder parts are equipped with extra particle emitters. These emitters allow for increased energy output in those specific body parts. When activated, the emitted particles give the appearance of brilliant glowing fists and feet, and a brief projection of particle energy wings from the shoulders. The form has come to be known as God Hand Mode, providing a brief boost in striking power and mobility, just long enough to perform a final flurry of blows as a finishing attack.
Weapons: Beam Lariat, Beam Shoulder Tackle, Beam Knee Kick, DODS Rifle, and God Hand Mode.

Name: KRB-6R Shin Musha Hyaku Shiki
Model: Shin Musha Gundam + MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki

~Stats~

-Destructive Power: 8
-Defense: 5
-Mobility: 7
-Energy Output: 5
Description: A more heavily customized kit-bash of the Shin Musha Gundam and Hyaku Shiki. It appears to be armed only with a single sword, named Izanagi. But that one single sword serves as the crux for the Build's entire bag of tricks. Izanagi's blade has been laced with Particle Alteration Coating, a principle originally pioneered by the famous Nils Yajima of Nielson Labs and Yajima Trading. The coating allows the sword to deflect most smaller beam shots and even cut through most of the commonly used energy/particle shields such as GN-Fields and I-Fields. In addition, the base of Izanagi's hilt has been reinforced with a Particle Absorption Coating, giving the weapon the capability of absorbing a small percentage of the particle energy from beam attacks it comes into contact with. The overall strategy is to allow this absorption of particles to gradually drain the energy reserves of his opponent while also slowly recharging the Shin Musha Hyaku Shiki's own energy without the need to stop and recharge. As a final measure, stored up excess energy can be released in the form of the Shin Musha Hyaku Shiki's signature technique, the Shining Flash, in which the blade of the sword radiates with the particles it's absorbed and releases it in the form of a hyper-charged sword strike capable of slicing through even the larger Mobile Armors and even some Warships.
Weapons: Izanagi (main weapon), Anti-Beam Coating (armor)

Name: KRB-8B Manticore
Model: OZ-06MS Leo

~Stats~

-Destructive Power: 7
-Defense: 7
-Mobility: 5
-Energy Output: 6
Description: A slight customization of a Leo made during the lead up to the Free For All Takemori Locals Tournament. Like its original counterpart, it's intended to be used for a variety of roles in squad based combat and can serve just about any of those roles based on whatever arsenal it is given prior to deployment. Due to this versatility that allows it to function as a commando unit with different faces depending on different combat roles, it has been given the name Manticore - after a mythical creature similarly capable of different animal feats that it is a hybrid of.
Weapons: HWF GR·MLR79-90mm Long Rifle, Twin Beam Cannons (shoulders), 2 Tri-Pod Missile Launchers (legs), and a retractable Heat Rod (wrist mounted)