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Power Rangers Strike Force!

@StekkmenI know, I LOVE IT SO MUCH! So many tactics and skills and attacks!!

With each move, I can leave behind a clone to hide what I'm going to do to next, I can knock any opponent off balance with the use of holographic projections, I can even play the decoy for myself. It's a strategist's dream!!

I even have this awesome Power Rangers attack idea where I release a bunch of clones at someone and in the giant crowd of green fakes, I'm slashing away at you from every direction and it's so discombobulating before I finish it with a huge slash of green energy that disperses all the clones into green flashes of light as you fall to the ground!

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On the other hand, I don't hate blue's abilities and the character archetype that is usually associated with the blue ranger goes well with my character. So do the powers, being able to rapidly calculate trajectory gives me the option to hit multiple targets at once and if I manipulate my shield right, and I can increase the power of my punches.

OH, MAYBE I COULD EVEN USE IT AS A STEPPING STONE!!!!

If I threw it at a wall and then stepped off of my shield! That could make for some incredible acrobatic maneuvers!!

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Sample

Jonah stood behind a lone tree with his binoculars set to night-vision, the darkness only lightened by the stray strands of the moon.. He had set up his sting in a small park for kids, surrounded by small shrubbery and a few trees all of which was going to be demolished soon. Across from him stood the construction zone where they were working on a 20 floor parking garage. As if the world needed more places for Galatec to park their fancy vehicles.

He was there because there had been a report of beasts getting loose from the science division, a few Githkin test subjects had broken out of the lab and ran off into the city with a few people commenting on seeing them in the park at night. No one was advised to stay indoors because Galatec didn't want panic to ruin their precious balance which meant the people of the city were being left high and dry. Instead, curfew was moved up to 9:00 pm, lucky there weren't any encounters in that short amount of time. But now, night had fallen and anyone not in doors was a target which didn't seem to matter as there had been no sign of any people for awhile.

Jonah wasn't sure if he was happy or sad about that.

In this part of town there was always someone trying to get one over on you, he remembered hearing gun shots from his window from time to time, now he doesn't hear anything, no crimes, no muggings just the silence of night.

“Every thing's so peaceful now.” He thought to himself as he watched the area. It was nights like these where he was the most conflicted. He was about to stop a few monsters that could kill a lot of people but he wasn't sure if the city has ever been safer than it is now. Nights like these could happen every day, a few Githkin escaping every night and it might not even make a dent in Earth's war torn history. This was one of the main reasons he couldn't except the other ranger's idea of a righteous victory, he couldn't say that Galatec wasn't a benefit to earth as a whole. He certainly got higher in this society than his background would have allowed him to before, there wasn't much prejudice or pollution or war. Just work and while that might be boring he couldn't say that weren't plenty of people who should only have that option in life.

*rustle*

His gaze instantly went to a bush on the opposite side of his hiding place. His hand went for his morpher but he didn't move, he wouldn't till he confirmed his target. As he watched, two figures popped out of the bush, they looked around warily before fulling stepping out into the moonlight, revealing their small frames.

Children, two of them, they walked around as if trying to find something. The first was about twelve while the other was at least 13.

Jonah didn't move from his post but instead used his binoculars to scan them closer. He noticed that they weren't frightened, instead being rather resolved. Judging by their hooded attire, they must have planned to be outside tonight. Hooded children out scouting the night sky with an emotion in their eyes, they must be part of the .5% meaning..

They were rebel scouts.

“Great, just what I needed.” Jonah scoffed to himself, obviously not thrilled with the idea of having to deal with another rebel problem. Those guys really need to start leaving things to the professionals. Not that he was any more of a professional than they were but he definitely had more combat training. Luckily they didn't spot him as he hid in the shadows, to bad a very aggressive group of something had the duo in their sights.

The rogue Githkins, five of them. The creatures moved toward the children and they screamed. The scout duo clearly hadn't had access to the same reports that his team had. The younger child ducked behind the eldest but still held some form of courage as the creatures drew nearer. The first Githkin raised it's hand to strike but the blow was offset by a timely thrown stone that knocked it's hand off course. The beast quickly turned to identify the attacker only to be met with a larger stone striking it in the face, in fact they were all being pelted with stones, most at their legs and ankles but a number of them aimed at their eyes and face.

The children were initially scared but then became rather perplexed when they saw their would-be attackers being pelted. They stood there curious before a glimpse of a figure in the shadows ushering them to escape had them nodding and running back into the bushes, leaving as fast as they had come.

“Perfect.” Jonah thought within the shadows. “They didn't see my face and I managed to sit some of those idiots in the eye.” He quickly scanned them over, three of the five still looked like they had a decent control of their faculties. “Even blind, that's still too many for my liking, I'll have to fight them on my terms if I wanna win.”

And then he remembered the construction yard.

“That's it.” He dashed out of the foliage to close the distance between him and the Githkin, Shocked at first, one made a fierce swing he ducked and rolled under before popping up to his feet in between the two blinded by stones. He deflected a left hook with an open palm before his leg whipped up to kick both eye damaged Githkin's in the chest, leg swinging back and forth between the two of them.

"As I thought." The attack merely stunned them and soon the others were on him as well, swinging violently as he back flipped away and skidded to a stop. “That's right, your enemy's right here,” He cockily saluted before running into the parking garage shadows with the Githkin's hot on his trail. “Alright,” He swiped his hand over his wrist and his morpher flashed

GREEN

“Strike force, flash forward!”
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In the parking garage on level three, the Githkin's crept. Deep into the shadows they lurked, foot steps echoing in the hollow space, often turning at the sight of a shadowy gray figure passing by them like a phantom. Their eyes scanned the area for their prey but to no avail. Suddenly, they spotted a green glow across from them.

On closer inspection, it was the light of the green ranger. He stood in his armor plated black suit, neon green lighting his person as he waited for the mob to reach him. They all quickly attacked, the first lunging only to hit air when the ranger dispersed into light, revealing itself to be a hologram.

“Not quite.” The Githkin stood confused for a moment before a slash from behind and a spinning back kick had it slamming into a stone pillar.. Jonah landed to turn and face the rest of the soldiers geared up in his green ranger suit, now wielding a glowing combat knife of neon green and a pistol of the same design.

The four remaining Githkin's flew off to attack in a frenzy.

“Four targets left, their intelligence is low but I knew that already, Remember, even in your ranger suit, you're not a tank, I'll need to make of use of their weak mindedness and avoid a head on confrontation. .”

They closed in with amazing speed.

“Dodge, don't block!” He dashed backwards to avoid an incoming punch from the next Githkin to close the distance, firing twice into its chest before splitting into two.

“Now, misdirection!”

Both greens dashed forward to strike, one going airborne to come down on the alien soldier with a superman punch. The soldier held up its hands to block but felt nothing when the airborne ranger dispersed into light and it was instead faced with a round of laser fire that struck it in the chest before the real ranger closed the distance with a slide kick that knocked the Githkin's feet right from under it and had it flipping and landing on its back.

“Don't waste a second, each attack is a set up for the next one!”

As Jonah slid, he fired into the remaining three Githkin, blasts striking their legs to immobilize them before he was on his feet and bursting forward, splitting into three rangers with a flash of green light. His two copies shattered upon contact, blinding the two Githkins on either side with a flash before Jonah knocked them into stone with a split kick. He hit the ground in a roll but didn't stop his momentum as he kicked off the cold concrete and ran down to attack the final target.

“Green saber.” His blade beginning to shine brightly. “Shattering Mirage!” He accelerated, leaving a trail of green light as he slashed through the Githkin before him. As the light dispersed the creature fell to its knees, falling over as Jonah walked away.

BLUE

“Strike force, flash forward!”
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In the parking garage on level three, the Githkin's crept. Deep into the shadows they lurked, foot steps echoing in the hollow space, often turning at the sight of a shadowy gray figure passing by them like a phantom. Their eyes scanned the area for their prey but to no avail. Their search came to a halt at the sound of a spinning blade of light flying out of the shadows. A neon disc of blue, it soared through the air before striking a Githkin in the face and knocking it to the ground. The disk bounced off the creature and returned to where it came from.

“Okay,” Jonah stood behind a stone pillar with the glowing disc now back in hand, his blue armor scratched the surface of the stone column holding up the garage level's ceiling. He took a deep breath to analyze the situation. He had already set his helmet to calculating the proper trajectories for this floor, his helmet accounted for the stone columns and the material of the ceiling. “ let's get this over with.”

“I'll disorient them first by striking all five at once!”

He hit the ground rolling, coming out of the maneuver with a toss of his shield into the crowd of five. The shield bounced off each of the Githkins, striking them in the chest and face before returning to Jonah as he spun around to cath it and pull up his gun. He fired into the group four times, precise shots aimed at their legs and eyes fired off at lightning fast speed.

“Cripple their defense and than move in for the kill!”

Then he was rushing forward as he twirled his combat knife in hand. He slashed the first in a flash of blue before delivering a sharp kick to another and firing at a third from point blank range. An incoming blow was blocked by his shield before he parried and let the punch slide across his wrist so he could strike the attacker's back with his dagger. They were strong but he was faster, he out maneuvered them to weave through each blow and return with a sharp strike in retaliation to throw them off balance and set up his next assault.

“Crap!” He bent backwards to avoid a high punch just to come back up and stomp the attacking Githkin square in the chest and send it skidding backwards. The revamped space was calculated by his helmet and he quickly kicked off the ground to spin twice before throwing his shield. The disc struck them all, ricocheting off each Githkin in a blinding flash of blue until it was caught by Jonah. In the next instant, the shield formed an orb around his hand and he brought it down on a Githkin skull to smash it into the ground. The shield strike had given a favorable distance so he quickly brought up his gun to put down each of the Githkin with a head shot.

Flashes of blue eclipsed the shadowy landscape as he turned to fire, over and over he released a round of lasers into each alien grunt with each shot a stirring calculation from point blank range. On the last shot, he tossed his shield into the shadows, watching as all but one creature fell.

“Stronger than the others, perfect.” He commented as he raised his gun. “Take a step back for me.” He fired once, blast of light pushing the soldier one step backwards and into the path of his returning shield.

The wary Githkin had a second to realize before the blue disc struck the creature in the head and knocked it to the ground.

Jonah breathed heavily as his ranger form shattered out of existence. He had been lucky, the obstacles in the unfinished parking garage gave him ample back up for his strategy. Had he been left in the open, the tide could have very well changed to their favor but what could have been wasn't really important now. By hook or by crook he was still alive and the kids were still alive, that was all that mattered now.

He sighed to himself, heart still racing from the exertion. He waited for a moment to steady himself before he retrieved the item he had been hiding in the back of his pants. A flare gun, simple but elegant in its design. He pointed the weapon up at the sky and fired. The flare flew high into the sky before exploding like a fire work.

“That'll get Galatec's attention.” He noted. Now notified in as proper a way as possible, the corporation could retrieve their lost and unstable experiments. Jonah wasn't totally pleased with the idea of assisting someone he had designated as his enemy but he couldn't carry them out on his own and Galatec had better facilities for the alien soldiers albeit slave ready more than anything else. “I guess that means the mission's over.”

“Time to head back to base.”

So, I think the pre-morph part show his ideals concerning the war pretty well and how he thinks outside of, and during, battle. For the actual Power Ranger part of the sample, I hope I managed to showcase his methodology concerning combat.

He makes use of his surroundings and always picks an area where he can get the most out of his abilities, even before the fight, he uses rocks to damage their eyes to a degree before luring them into the shadows. Jonah is the kind that attempts to take control of the battle before it begins.

He never closes the distance until he's properly knocked his opponents off balance and always goes for the surprise strike.

Everyone, please tell me if you liked this and which ranger color you thought I used better. I know it's @ProPro's final decision but I'd still enjoy feedback I can use as a future reference.

Edit:Sorry for any grammar errors!!!

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@ProPro So, how do Githkins die? I mean, do they explode into lights like other cannon fodder and then conveniently fall off screen?

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@RennyOur fearless leader everyone.

Joking aside, I like him but boy is Jonah gonna hate you.

Another reason to be blue...

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Jonah

Jonah Fallen

Name: Jonah Fallen
Nickname/Alias: No
Race: Human
Age: 21
Ethnicity: East German on his mother's side, Russian on his father's side. He's also part polish and 1/15th Indian(not Native American) from his great grandmother.
Gender: Male
Appearance:

Jonah is a light skinned male standing at 6'1 with toned muscles from working and his training. He has dirty blonde hair that he likes to keep short and sweet blue eyes that are usually seen sharpening at things he finds annoying. Along with those penetrating blues, he wears a set of thick rimmed glasses and keeps a small “glasses cleaning kit” in his pocket when ever maintenance is required. Despite working out daily, he appears as an average looking young man when wearing long sleeves since he focuses more on toning his muscles rather than having huge ones. His slightly chiseled features are smooth but he has some hair on his stomach.

Clothing: He likes to keep things simple so he'll often be seen in a plain shirt and some jeans, he doesn't lean towards one color over the rest but is often seen in black or blue since his mother used to tell him it fit him best. He prefers short sleeved shirts and long pants but will change that up if it becomes uncomfortable to move in. For that same reason, he often sports sneakers as they are easy to move around in.

In The Mind

Personality: Jonah has an independent personality, he strives to be the best he can be because that's all he knows how to be. He keeps a cool head under pressure and always does his best to figure out the best solution to the problem at hand. He doesn't believe in good or evil, stating that all things are objectively of the same value. Often quiet unless spoken to, Jonah keeps an air of contemplation about himself and makes a note to distance himself from others so that they don't become a liability. While this method can supply an incredibly sturdy strength, Jonah's logical outlook can at times give way to his inter turmoils.

See, one of his biggest weaknesses is that he is not always as cool as he thinks he is. While strong and independent, Jonah's attempts at apathy hides the fact that he does care about the people around him. His emotions are often the one thing he believes holds him back but they often supply more to his motives than he'll let on. Never to show fear, never to admit defeat, Jonah's logical thoughts can turn to mush when faced with having to deal with some of his inner-demons.

Likes: Books that make you think about things. Silence.
Dislikes: Stupid people. Self righteousness.
Fears: That his rationality is just cowardice, that he's simply avoiding his greater emotions and is a hypocrite for telling people to not be controlled by them when he's letting them force him to flee from himself.
Quirks: He loves to read, mainly books on philosophy which can sometimes overlap with books on strategy though most books on the art of war were destroyed. When upset or feeling unhinged, he'll take to cleaning his glasses to regain a form of control over his person.

Where They’ve Been

History: Jonah grew up in a small apartment in a not-so-friendly part of the city. It wasn't perfect but he had what he needed. His parents, on the other hand, were not quite as okay with their arrangement as he was. Starting from the womb, his parents pressured him to be the golden-child that would sky rocket them to the big times!

Whether it was mathematics or sports, Jonah was told that he had to succeed to make life worth living for his family. He followed every rule but still slipped up, receiving negative reinforcement when he did so. But, eventually, he began to catch his stride. He started winning soccer games and getting A's on his tests and suddenly the negative reinforcement stopped. He was happy, his parents were happy, everything was better.

Until he started hating his activities, started getting tired of waking up and never doing the things he wanted. At first, he hated this turning in his stomach because he loved his parents but he still couldn't escape the feeling in the pit of his stomach that made him so mad at them some times.

He didn't have friends to talk to so he sought knowledge in his books. The library was a short walk from his home so he'd spend as much time as he could just reading.

He had a love for philosophy and thinking and used ideals he learned to come to the conclusion that what was happening to him wasn't a bad thing, it was just a “thing” and that him giving way to subjective beliefs was what was causing him problems internally. Eventually he began to distance himself from his parents until he didn't see them as his parents anymore, he saw them as just another problem. By the time he was ten years old, he had developed a form of detached apathy, a learned behavior he adopted to keep his emotions in check. Suddenly, he didn't smile as much. He didn't laugh at all and he didn't speak quite as much as he used to. He was only a child but he got better at rationalizing with age and by the time Galatec seized complete control, he was already stead-fast in his thought process.

Besides, honestly, life didn't really change when they arrived, not for him any way. His parents went to work and left him with his books, though the material was now more about how to serve the greater good than anything else. They confiscated his other books on philosophical thinking and mathematics, apparently those were “dangerous books that brought about dangerous thoughts”. He grew up in that situation, unaware of how much the world was going to continue to change.

Time went on, and just as he thought, people began to cope with the change. It had been years, and like all things that occur, what was once “horrible tragedy” became “yesterday”. Life was in a constant state of flux and he wouldn't let such a fact break his concentration.

His mother, now a widow after the passing of her late-husband, pushed Jonah to make a name for himself in the new society, she saw that he was different than everyone else now and thought she could bank on it. Jonah agreed because he didn't want to be thought of as expendable, besides, working hard was how he made it through life, keeping his center is how he survived. He had to keep a rational mind and continue moving forward.

And that's exactly what he did.

He began working as soon as possible, Galatec didn't care about age so long as their workers knew what they were doing. Eventually, he stood out and worked his way up, volunteering for the riskier parts of the job until he was being looked at by the higher ups. He refused to sit idle, not for honor or pride but because he knew that he only got one chance at life, knew what it meant to waste time and effort.

Through it all, he kept his composure. He rationalized everything he saw, closed his eyes and reminded himself about the philosophies he put his trust in because that's all he had to stand by. Maybe he had problems with the blank eyes of some of the other workers, maybe he would be up at night, trying to see why his own eyes still flickered with life, maybe he wondered about the girl he once saw with the same eyes as him. But that didn't matter, work mattered, staying alive mattered. “You don't get second chances at life.” He reminded himself on those nights. “Galatec is in control, there is nothing you can do, don't be illogical, keep yourself centered...” Like that, every day. “What is is, and what is not is not.” They were truths, he could rely on truths. He just couldn't stand with them in his entirety. After all, he was still human.

When the opportunity arose, Jonah volunteered for bodyguard duty, knowing that it meant he'd be given martial training and hoping it would supply a better standing for himself and, by extension, his mother. He was healthy enough, had a strong build from staying fit so he didn't have much trouble being selected. His training went by pretty easily as he took rather well to punching things into submission, perhaps due to some seriously repressed rage?

Whose to say?

After the initial adrenaline of letting loose for the first time wore off, he began practicing more at home, honing his reflexes as best he could. While not a god of the martial arts, he was able to prove himself worthy enough to stand guard for some big shots in the corporation. It didn't involve much, just watching and waiting for anything to slide by, a pretty simple procedure. As time went on, he did his work well, making a small name for himself with the others in his profession. It was an easy life really, easier than manual labor though how he trained at home, you'd think other wise but he still felt an unease about himself .

One of which was when he first met a member of the rebels, a group that had yet to come to terms with what was and tried to ruin the status quo. Didn't they understand the feedback of what they were doing, how nothing changed but the amount of panic they caused to minor citizens?

He had been on a regular patrol when he saw one, a rebel running from some other guards. He moved to assist but noticed that he recognized her, she was the girl with eyes like his, eyes still flickering with life. He wasn't sure why, but he let her pass, let a dangerous rebel pass by without a fight. She looked at him at as she ran by, first with confusion and then with a small smile continued on her way. He didn't realize it until turning around to see his reflection in a window, didn't even recognize the unfamiliar sensation...

But he had a smile on his face as he watched her disappear around a corner....

After the encounter, he moved out of his old home and got a small apartment, feeling that the connections he had were clouding his judgment. Something about having to see his mother's eyes made him nervous so by 20 he was gone. Before he left, he promised her that he'd keep doing his best, though he didn't see the point in the ritual since he planned to do so anyway. His life was steady, to a degree but all of that, his worries and his real desire, came to a front when he was faced with a life changing decision.

It had been so normal, training had gone well and nothing out of the ordinary had shown up as he escorted his charge through the street. Until suddenly, everything went to hell. Someone blew a bullhorn and a fire erupted on his left, a bit distraction for the person running towards the target, his charge. The attacker, a masked assailant ran in a panicked frenzy with a scream of desperation. They were part of the rebellion. Obviously, the attack failed, Jonah struck their weapon to the ground before a sharp low kick knocked away their legs and they were falling to ground. The assailant scrambled to their feet and began to scurry away, Jonah gave chase and they made their way all the way out to the coal mines.

“Stop chasing me!” The assailant shouted as they jumped into the large ditch where the entrance was located. The masked fighter tripped on their landing and fell with a huff. As Jonah followed suit, landing in a roll, the attacker made one last lunge that Jonah quickly put a stop to when he threw them to the ground with one arm twisted behind their back. “Let me go!”

“You are weaker than me, you should have been prepared for this outcome.” He responded as he pulled off her mask to reveal....
The girl with eyes like his.

Yes, the girl he had let go earlier came back, the one he used to see when he thought about the life he was living came back after failing once already. Why did she come back, why didn't she learn her lesson and why was he thinking about letting her go again. Why did seeing this person fighting still make his heart stop a second, make him think about what he could be doing differently.

“I know you, you're the guy who let me by the last time.” She said in realization.

“And you're the one who was dumb enough to go and come back after getting a second chance at life.” He responded, deadpan as he pulled her to her feet.

“What point is there to life if you can't make your own choices.” She retorted with a strange fire in her eyes. She broke out of the grip and glared at him. “You and I have the same eyes you should see things a lot clearer.”

“Don't you understand, the war's already over.” He responded coolly. “This isn't your last pitch effort to save the world, we're not one city away from being under their control and you aren't the last key to the puzzle.” His steely blue eyes cut through her. “We've lost, the invasion you're trying stop? That's come and gone and people have moved on with their lives, what is is and what is not is not so stop living in a fairy tale world and get it together or you won't even have a life to cry about.” Those were the facts, the rebels should know that. Galatec was already in control, there wasn't a war to fight anymore, all that was left were lives to live as best as possible. Throwing yourself into a self-righteous ideal only serves to get you killed and there's no coming back from that. “Clearly, it was a mistake to let you go, I won't make it again.”

“Okay,” She still had a smile on her face though. “than why am I not being turned in right now?” And then he had to be quiet as her smirk grew. “Why do I know that you're never going to turn me in?” She walked up close and never broke eye contact. “It's because you know what they'll do to me, don't you?”She took a step forward and he took one back. “You get how that's wrong, and you care.” She stepped passed him and he turned his head but didn't move to stop her. “Ya know, a guy like you could do something if he wanted, way more than me.” She climbed out of the hole before turning to look down at him and give a quick and playful salute. “Maybe stop trying to make sense of the situation and find out what you really believe, you're a human so you should act like one!” She ran off around yet another corner, leaving him to his thoughts.

“ Shit..” He said to himself.

Why did he let her let go...again!?

Why did he smile the last the time, why doesn't he feel bad about doing it now? Maybe it was an idiotic thing to give up on the ideals of right and wrong, maybe he had been idiotic about a lot of things. He had tried doing it his way for as long as he could remember, it was how he survived but was surviving and living the same thing or was he making them the same so he could deal with the situation? What were his real motives for his way of thinking, how much was logic and how much was fear?

He stood there at the entrance of the mine, thinking to himself about what he'd do next.

Talents: Logical thinking, more than anything else. Jonah may be good at fighting but that's a skill, his true talent, which could be considered the back bone of all his skills, is his logical mindset which gives him the ability to strike precisely and plan accordingly.
Hindrances: Empathizing, holding his temper, admitting he was wrong, and expressing himself.
Equipment: Morpher(Blue Ranger). A normal combat knife he keeps on him for special occasions and his glasses/glasses cleaning kit.

Bonus Round

Quotes: “What is is, and what is not is not.”
Theme Song: nope
Aspiration: To find out what he really wants in life.

Still needs some polish but tell me what ya think.

Holding off on giving my ranger CS until I'm done with my sample so @ProPro can decide if I should be green or blue.

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Anyone else still get a good kick out of watching the Power Rangers Movie?

Maybe I'm wearing some pretty heavy nostalgia goggles but I still love every second of that movie especially the fight scene in the construction yard!

Action boys now, action girls now!!

Agents Of Olympus: OOC

Yeah, yours looks fine for now.

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@SoleAccord No, that section is completely optional.

@ProPro

Thank goodness, I don't have to figure out my theme song...

@alexfangtalonEh, it's all good.

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How bout we make our characters and let Pro decide?

@alexfangtalon

That was already the rule.

You're forgetting we have to write a sample of our gameplay, so we still have to decide what we're going for even if we're not making the final decision.

I think I'll just make two samples showcasing how I'd use blue and how I'd use green respectively.

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@ProProI'm conflicted-

I love blue, I love what it means to be the blue ranger, love the color and I even like the super sight....

But I really want that projector and green has that, plus I think it'll be totally hilarious to be the complete opposite of the comic-relief that is green ranger most of the time...

But someone already said they wanted to be green!!

....maybe I'll flip a coin..