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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Freedom of Devils

Cool!

So I'm going to start working on a proper intro post, but in the mean time I leave you with this:

You are human debris. Slaves kept(illegally now, as the practice has been outlawed) as disposable mobile suit pilots aboard the Mercurial Witch(little easter egg there). The ship flies in a pirate fleet called the Jolly Rogs. Though this is a shortening of Jolly Roger, the name is pronounced with a hard G.

There are eight total human debris pilots, four free pilots, and six human debris who work in the engine room and hanger as mechanic's mates.

You've all had the Alaya Vijnana surgery twice(anyone who can't withstand two rounds is too weak even to be a slave of theirs), and pilot a rag tag selection of mobile suits(you may choose any mass produced suit that existed by the end of the series, it doesn't matter that much since we'll be swapping early on).

You are generally kept in line by starvation, and also by the threat of explosive charges in the cockpits of your mobile suit. The charge is just enough to kill a pilot instantly, without causing too much damage to the suit.

You are generally treated cruelly, but there's a woman(older girl, really) among the free mobile suit pilots who is kinder, she goes by Carrot. She used to be human debris, but "earned her freedom," as the story goes.

Her opposite number is The Bosun, the leader of the Jolly Rogs' MS fleet, who is cruel and harsh.

The captain is known as Brun(short for Brunhilde, pronounced broon), but you've barely(if ever) even seen her.

I will want to know what your original mobile suit came equipped with, though, as they might be used for spare parts later on, so it would be good to have that nailed down.

CS will be dead simple:

Name:
Appearance: Since this is anime based, use an anime or manga styled image, or else a description. Feel free to use a combination of both.
Age: don't make me regret this, but I won't set a limit. Just be prepared to justify yourself if I question it.
Background: There's a good chance they don't have much, but tell me where they came from and how they got snatched
Personality and Reputation: What are they like? What are they known for amongst the crew?

You'll need two for MS sheet, your original and the Gundam that you will receive.

Mobile Suit:
Name:
Frame:
Appearance: (a picture that fits the IBO mythos, if you please. Custom model kits are actually a great source for this)
Equipment: (keep this consistent with the lore, but with the gundam version feel free to get creative)

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Freedom of Devils

Okay, we'll try it as a link.

It's someone's custom Reincar model, I've seen others though, so that might be a good way to find a reference you like.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Freedom of Devils

Enjoy, there's a section here specifically for IBO Gundam frames. There's plenty that are just canon mobile suits, but lots of fan art options as well.

This is the one I was going to use.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Freedom of Devils

Unfortunately the Gekko manga was never officially translated into English, and the only fan translations I can find only go up to chapter 4, so I don't have a strong idea of what happens in it(I'd love it if you would prove me wrong on this, because I've been wanting to read it).

So obviously the more the merrier(up to a point), but if both of you are willing and able, I've had very successful three person RPs before.

Let me go into what I expect:

I'm not a stickler for post size, and in fact I think in a lot of situations in an RP, longer posts actually make a lot less sense. So if you're wondering if reading posts and writing responses will be a whole ordeal, don't because it shouldn't be.

I'd rather have a short post that moves the story than a long post that details every aspect of your sword swing.

I'll be stricter on lore, but all that really means is that if you goof(or if I do, I don't remember everything and might forget something important) you'll have to make an edit. I'm not gonna be mad if you mix up ahab reactors and alaya vijnana systems.

If you're willing to make this a collaborative project, I'd love it if you take initiative, and I'll accept anything you include in a post(including NPC actions and important plot events) unless I have a very good reason not to. And in the latter case, we'll stop to discuss what is happening in the story so that everyone stays on the same page.

If you want to claim a name on that list, feel free. I know we haven't finalized a decision to move forward with the RP, but if there's a name or number that calls to you, say so now.

@FlappyTheSpybot@Martian

And Martian, you said you had an urge to write a mobile suit fight, but it's been a while since uou saw IBO, I'm not trying to be an ass, but remember that the mobile suit combat in IBO is pretty distinct in comparison to the other shows in the franchise. It's mostly melee combat, and there's no beam weapons to speak of. In gravity, they usually stay on the ground too. Not a lot of flying around except in space(though there will probably be a lot of the RP that takes place in deep space).

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Freedom of Devils

I think that's accurate, although there's a few I'm familiar with that I don't know where they are or who owns them(Dantanlion and Gremory for instance).

I also didn't know there was a canon Seere.

I've also seen what looks like official development art for a handful of others, but we can ignore them.

There's also TONS of fan art of gundam frames, so there's a lot to pick from if you want reference art that doesn't belong to a canon suit.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Freedom of Devils

Alright, two people. I think if there was a third, and I knew we were all dedicated we could start it. I think it would also be a lot more collaborative than just GM player stuff.

You should know that I will be pretty strict about keeping to the naming convention and appearance of the Gundams in this. What I mean is in the show(and other properties) the gundams are all named and numbered after the demons in the Key of Solomon. So you have ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos, named for the 8th demon in the list.

So we know there are 72 in total, and the lovely thing about it is that most of them are canonically unaccounted for. So there's tons of room for fan stuff like this without stretching the bounds of lore too much.

I have dibs on ASW-G-36 Gundam Stolas, bu the by.

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Billy hates confrontation, and probably deflected all "What's your problem with me?"

Instead of admitting that he thinks Connor's jokes are mean and that the jock crowd kind of sucks.

Weirdly enough, I think this leads to them being pretty civil to each other(if not necessarily close or friendly) for the last year or so at school.

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@Sweven7 He was out in Senior year, at least at school. His parents didn't find out until he graduated, and I've just decided it's a large part of the reason he abruptly left home(though the story he tells is that it was because his parents didn't approve of his band).

I get the sense that they're more alike than either(or, Billy anyway) would like to admit. So they may have had a sort of double sided relationship. Maybe Connor secretly envied Billy for his ease and self assuredness(or maybe he was attracted to those traits, depending on how honest he was with himself he might not know which), but Billy found him irritating because of his school spirit and insistence on fitting in. Not very fair on Billy's part, but he was a teen.

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@banjoanjo I'm down for that. If you'll let me set the scene:

Freshman year, Billy for his part is still transitioning from church going band geek to goof-off theater kid. They were dropped off at the mall by their respective parents(maybe her brother was secretly tasked with keeping an eye on them, under the guise of hanging out with his own friends). There just wasn't any chemistry, maybe this is when Sara started to realize she wasn't into guys.

Billy's parents asked "what happened to that nice Sara girl?" for years after.

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I'm saving my post until everyone has gotten in, because I think it's very on brand for Billy to show up last.

But, for anyone who checks their phone, he comments on the picture that Jack sent.

”be here or be squeer?”

(Referencing that her use of the phrase didn't actually rhyme.)