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Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

Alright, we'll say that is a thing.

Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

@Eviledd1984
I was thinking that since our characters have similar backgrounds, of being Japanese and in the military, perhaps our characters know each other or at least our families do. It could add a link between some of the characters prior to them becoming Rangers.

Digimon: The Parallel Visage

O B A D A I C H I

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Even though DoKunemon’s eyes were almost impossible to see, she glared with them at the two pink Digimon. Then out of nowhere, the one with the heart on its chest began to cry. Both Daichi and DoKunemon were immediately taken a back by this.

“Please don’t cry,” said Daichi softly, immediately feeling bad for the small Digimon.

Only to get ticked off again when the ball shaped Digimon started a tirade about how they didn’t owe the humans anything and weren’t responsible for them. Daichi found the more masculine sounding Digimon very rude, as he continued his rant. Daichi also noticed that it was bothering DoKunemon, the back of her carapace being raised in agitation.

The other Digimon then stopped crying, finally introducing himself as Marineangemon and the other ball shaped one as his sister Piximon. Daichi wondered how they could have come from the same egg, as they were clearly not the same species. The only thing they had in common was they both had wings and were pink in color. But then again, Daichi remembered he was in an alternate universe, so maybe biology worked vastly different here. With inter-dimensional travel at play, all bets were off.

Marineangemon then attempted to explain the humans predicament, causing Daichi to listen intently. Apparently humans were summoned to this world to fix problems by Digimon called the Sovereigns, the apparent gods of this world. Daichi was surprised to learn that in this world everyone knew who the gods were and that they existed. That particular question was a lot more divisive back in Daichi’s world.

Marineangemon then explained that the Sovereigns were missing and that bringing them back could be the quest given to the gathered humans, why they were sucked from their world and brought here. Again, Daichi wondered why they had picked teenagers and not capable adults. But the logic of this Digimon world was all over the place, things happening that Daichi couldn’t comprehend. This also included the fact that every human brought to this world had a specific partner Digimon who would find them. Daichi wasn’t pleased to find that the rude insect Digimon was apparently his partner.

Piximon was then shocked when Marineangemon tossed its gold ring at the red headed boy with the red hair and his cat or worm thing that was his apparent partner. Daichi could only assume that this gesture meant a lot based on the shock on his sister’s face. Marineangemon then explained that the ring would allow for a partner Digimon to know if any other Digimon they encountered had ulterior motives.

“That would be useful, as I still don’t know so much about this world,” Daichi said before turning to DoKunemon, “You would be able to use it right?”

“Probably. I’ve never used a holy item before,” replied DoKunemon.

Marineangemon the continued to speak, even as his sister was motioning for her to stop. He mentioned a young mentor who had taught them about humans. Also apparently there was some kind of device that would link a human and a Digimon. Daichi wondered what kind of advanced machine could link beings from separate dimensions. They would have to be far beyond anything he encountered on Earth.

As Daichi pondered the devices, Marineangemon blurted out that he may have said devices. At the mention of this Daichi’s gaze became fixed on the pink Digimon, while DoKunemon raised her carapace again.

“I knew it, you guys are hiding something!” exclaimed DoKunemon.

Suddenly, two heart shaped bubbles appeared encasing the two pink Digimon siblings. Marineangemon then claimed that they needed the devices more than the others. This perplexed Daichi as the Digimon had just said that the device was for linking humans and Digimon, and as far as he knew, the four assembled teenagers were the only humans here. What use could Marineangemon and Piximon have by themselves for such a device?

Then the girl voiced the same thought, wondering why the two needed the devices. She then suggested that the humans should go along with the two siblings. The red headed boy then said perhaps they should be led to the mentor Marineangemon mentioned. Daichi figured that sticking with the siblings was probably the best choice right now, as they were all new to the world, and could still perhaps coax the Digimon into giving them the devices.

DoKunemon then shimmied over to Daichi, saying softly, “If they don’t surrender the devices, I’ll sting them. They’ll have a hard time holding onto them once their bodies begin to swell.”

Daichi was surprised by how easily DoKunemon made that statement. The human had never been one for violence, so he hoped it wouldn’t come down to that. For now everything was alright, but Daichi would be keeping an eye on the two pink Digimon siblings.

Godzilla: YATAGARASU

Dr. Namgung Dai

• Name: Namgung Dai
• Age: 34
• Gender: Male
• Appearance: Dai stands at 5’6’’ with a thin athletic build from regular exercise. His skin is quite pale from being locked away in a lab for so long. He has a pretty average face, with a straight nose and blue eyes from a mystery ancestor. His hair is naturally black and shoulder length, but recently he has dyed it a bluish-black. Clothing wise, Dai mostly wears plain colored suits, as he was raised the son of a businessman. Dai believes he should look professional wherever he is, so he almost never wears casual clothing.
• Personality: Dai was brought up believing that he was better than everyone else, that he was smarter than anyone else he came across. As such he tended to be a know it all growing up, a personality trait that put off his peers. This lack of interaction with those his age led to Dai being pretty socially awkward, not really picking up on conversational cues or having empathy to how others feel. This continues to be a problem for Dai into adulthood, as he is seen as distant and standoffish by his coworkers at YATAGARASU.
  Dai is a workaholic, spending way too much time on a single project, often putting in countless hours of overtime. Once he has a task in mind, there is no stopping him. He will continue working at a problem until he finds a solution, no matter how hard the problem is. This need to constantly be doing something also comes from his father.
  Underneath this emotional wall that Dai projects, he is a bundle of nerves and emotions. Having never learned to truly express himself, Dai keeps everything bottled. The only times that these emotions are visible is in brief bursts of anger, which are quickly quelled. Dai has no clue what to do with these feelings.
• Skills: Dai is an expert on kaiju biology and behavior, having made deducing what leads a kaiju’s actions his primary focus of research. As part of his studies he has both dissected a kaiju cadaver and followed the movements of a herd of small kaiju. This has led to him becoming one of the preeminent scientists in his field.
  Since joining YATAGARASU, Dai has been trained in how to fire a gun. Outside of work, Dai is both a gardener and an animal lover, seemingly getting along with any animal. He was also brought up in a multilingual house as well as taking courses in university, so he is fluent in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and English.
• Equipment: Messenger bag with a laptop, tablet, smart phone and various notebooks inside. Haneul also has a gun in a holster in his jacket.
• Brief Backstory: Born the son of Namgung Junichiro, a famous Japanese-Korean entrepreneur, Dai would never want for anything in life. Shortly after Dai’s birth, his father would begin developing anti-kaiju weaponry. This was thought of as unnecessary as the Japanese military seemed to have a handle on fighting kaiju at this point. But then the return of Godzilla happened in 1991, completely destroying Tokyo. Suddenly the new weapon designs of Namgung Industries were in high demand as public fear of kaiju sky rocketed.
  The now highly valuable Namgung Industries was able to remain resistant to the Japanese recession of the early nineties. By the age of five, Dai and his family would move in to a mansion just outside of Osaka. Dai would be told by his father that he was better than the other kids he interacted with him, as he came from a powerful family. This would lead to Dai becoming cocky and not being well liked at the school he attended.
  But Dai would excel in said school, being frequently at the top of his class grade wise. However, a divide would soon form between Dai and his father as they had different views on what he should be focusing on in his studies. Junichiro wanted his son to become a businessman, to eventually take over running Namgung Industries. But Dai would be far more interested in his science courses.
  Like his father, Dai would become obsessed with kaiju. For many school projects he would pick the giant monsters as the topic of his assignment. Fellow students would start calling him Godzilla-Head. But Dai didn’t mind, as he knew his life was destined to revolve around kaiju in some way.
  Upon graduating high school, Dai would move to Tokyo to attend the University of Tokyo, majoring in biology. Kaiju would continue to be the focus of his studies, much to the chagrin of Dai’s father. After many years of studying, Dai would obtain his doctorate. He would quickly be considered an expert in kaiju biology and behavior.
  Junichiro would then convince his son to work for Namgung Industries, using his knowledge to be a consultant on the production of anti-kaiju weaponry. Dai would spend two years working for his father, only to become aware that Namgung Industries was working on using kaiju themselves as weapons. Dai considered this highly unethical and would eventually blow the whistle on what Namgung Industries was doing to the Japanese government.
  A big legal case would ensue that made all the national news in Japan. Dai would try his best to stay out of the spotlight, quietly accepting a position at YATAGARASU. Dai would then burrow himself into his work, not wanting to have any time to think about what might befall his father.
• Position Within YATAGARASU: Civilian Kaiju Biology and Behavior Specialist

Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

@Omega Man
I guess great minds think a like, or something. Also really digging the micros for the Rangers.

Godzilla: YATAGARASU

@VitaVitaAR
So I decided to get rid of the North Korean and about half of my character sheet. So here's the greatly changed character up for review.

Dr. Namgung Dai

• Name: Namgung Dai
• Age: 34
• Gender: Male
• Appearance: Dai stands at 5’6’’ with a thin athletic build from regular exercise. His skin is quite pale from being locked away in a lab for so long. He has a pretty average face, with a straight nose and blue eyes from a mystery ancestor. His hair is naturally black and shoulder length, but recently he has dyed it a bluish-black. Clothing wise, Dai mostly wears plain colored suits, as he was raised the son of a businessman. Dai believes he should look professional wherever he is, so he almost never wears casual clothing.
• Personality: Dai was brought up believing that he was better than everyone else, that he was smarter than anyone else he came across. As such he tended to be a know it all growing up, a personality trait that put off his peers. This lack of interaction with those his age led to Dai being pretty socially awkward, not really picking up on conversational cues or having empathy to how others feel. This continues to be a problem for Dai into adulthood, as he is seen as distant and standoffish by his coworkers at YATAGARASU.
  Dai is a workaholic, spending way too much time on a single project, often putting in countless hours of overtime. Once he has a task in mind, there is no stopping him. He will continue working at a problem until he finds a solution, no matter how hard the problem is. This need to constantly be doing something also comes from his father.
  Underneath this emotional wall that Dai projects, he is a bundle of nerves and emotions. Having never learned to truly express himself, Dai keeps everything bottled. The only times that these emotions are visible is in brief bursts of anger, which are quickly quelled. Dai has no clue what to do with these feelings.
• Skills: Dai is an expert on kaiju biology and behavior, having made deducing what leads a kaiju’s actions his primary focus of research. As part of his studies he has both dissected a kaiju cadaver and followed the movements of a herd of small kaiju. This has led to him becoming one of the preeminent scientists in his field.
  Since joining YATAGARASU, Dai has been trained in how to fire a gun. Outside of work, Dai is both a gardener and an animal lover, seemingly getting along with any animal. He was also brought up in a multilingual house as well as taking courses in university, so he is fluent in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, and English.
• Equipment: Messenger bag with a laptop, tablet, smart phone and various notebooks inside. Haneul also has a gun in a holster in his jacket.
• Brief Backstory: Born the son of Namgung Junichiro, a famous Japanese-Korean entrepreneur, Dai would never want for anything in life. Shortly after Dai’s birth, his father would begin developing anti-kaiju weaponry. This was thought of as unnecessary as the Japanese military seemed to have a handle on fighting kaiju at this point. But then the return of Godzilla happened in 1991, completely destroying Tokyo. Suddenly the new weapon designs of Namgung Industries were in high demand as public fear of kaiju sky rocketed.
  The now highly valuable Namgung Industries was able to remain resistant to the Japanese recession of the early nineties. By the age of five, Dai and his family would move in to a mansion just outside of Osaka. Dai would be told by his father that he was better than the other kids he interacted with him, as he came from a powerful family. This would lead to Dai becoming cocky and not being well liked at the school he attended.
  But Dai would excel in said school, being frequently at the top of his class grade wise. However, a divide would soon form between Dai and his father as they had different views on what he should be focusing on in his studies. Junichiro wanted his son to become a businessman, to eventually take over running Namgung Industries. But Dai would be far more interested in his science courses.
  Like his father, Dai would become obsessed with kaiju. For many school projects he would pick the giant monsters as the topic of his assignment. Fellow students would start calling him Godzilla-Head. But Dai didn’t mind, as he knew his life was destined to revolve around kaiju in some way.
  Upon graduating high school, Dai would move to Tokyo to attend the University of Tokyo, majoring in biology. Kaiju would continue to be the focus of his studies, much to the chagrin of Dai’s father. After many years of studying, Dai would obtain his doctorate. He would quickly be considered an expert in kaiju biology and behavior.
  Junichiro would then convince his son to work for Namgung Industries, using his knowledge to be a consultant on the production of anti-kaiju weaponry. Dai would spend two years working for his father, only to become aware that Namgung Industries was working on using kaiju themselves as weapons. Dai considered this highly unethical and would eventually blow the whistle on what Namgung Industries was doing to the Japanese government.
  A big legal case would ensue that made all the national news in Japan. Dai would try his best to stay out of the spotlight, quietly accepting a position at YATAGARASU. Dai would then burrow himself into his work, not wanting to have any time to think about what might befall his father.
• Position Within YATAGARASU: Civilian Kaiju Biology and Behavior Specialist

Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

@Omega Man
Finished up a character sheet. Let me know if anything needs changing.

Colton Takao aka Black Dragon Ranger

Name

Colton Takao

Color

Black

Age

17

Face Claim

Kazuma Mitchell

Personality

Colton tends to keep his feelings on the inside, projecting an uncaring and edgy appearance to those around him. This has made it hard for him to make friends. But on the inside, Colton is a complex and overly emotional being, easily coming to care for people or causes. He is also very creative, keeping both a journal and a book of self-written poems. He also deeply loves his family, even if he has issues with his father.

Colton also battles anxiety, having developed it unnoticed during his childhood. This anxiety would cause him to avoid certain parts of life, creating less opportunities in his life. However, he has begun to seek help and is slowly learning to understand himself better. This is slowly allowing him to open up more.

Skills

Colton has been training in karate from a young age, having reached a black belt status last year. But Colton isn’t much for fighting, instead expressing himself through words and not fists. Colton is a skilled poet, but he keeps his work secret, afraid to show anyone. He is also an avid reader with a large vocabulary.

His more mundane skills include being in good shape, skilled at using computers and other technologies, and maintains a small garden in his backyard. Growing up in a bilingual house, Colton is fluent in both English and Japanese.

Background/Brief Bio

Born on the east coast of America, Colton was the son of a major in the American army. Coming from a mixed Japanese-American family, Colton was exposed to many cultures from a young age. This created a wide array of interests in the young child. Colton’s father was proud when he began taking karate lessons, continuing a long standing tradition in the Takao family. But from his mother, Colton developed a love for reading, being a far more advanced reader for his age than he had any right to be.

Colton would never stay in any place too long, as his father’s position in the army led him all over the country. As such Colton would have a hard time making long lasting friends. Sure he could message them or hang out in VR, but it wasn’t the same as seeing people in person.

Feeling like an outsider, Colton ended up in Angel Grove where he would have trouble connecting. Colton would then try and find something to connect to, that ultimately being the gothic revival movement of the late twenty twenties. All over social media, young people would adopt the the goth style of decades past, Colton included. Now dressing in black and writing dark poetry, Colton would have a hard time connecting with his traditionalist father. This led to strain in the household, with Colton’s mother often acting as a mediator.

She would be able to keep things relatively peaceful in the home, until she became mysteriously ill. Quickly sent to the hospital, Colton’s mother’s condition would bewilder the doctors as they had no idea what was wrong with her. With his mother sick and out of the home, Colton would avoid returning home, spending whole weeks couch surfing at his classmates’ houses. His grades would also falter as he focused less and less on school.

However, a group of Colton’s teachers and the guidance counselor would step up on his behalf and try to help him. Colton would eventually agree to therapy, which did seem to help. His grades have no begun to rise again, which is especially noted by his biology teacher Dr. Thomas Oliver.

Villain of Choice

Ransik from Power Rangers Time Force

Notes

So I picked the Black Ranger as my choice because my main introduction to JDF was through Power Rangers Dino Thunder where he was the Black Ranger. That and I wanted to play a goth Ranger given how the Rangers usually only wear outfits of the same color as their Ranger form.

When I selected Ransik as my villain of choice, I was thinking that maybe it’s a version of him from an alternate time line where he never went good. You can do all kinds of crazy things thanks to time travel. Also tying into that was my idea that the mystery disease Colton’s mother has can’t be identified as it too is from the future.

Sample Post

Colton stared out the window once more, waiting for the sun to set some more, so that he may get out of class. But the problem with getting out of school was were to go. Colton still hated going home, as it felt like an entire piece of his life was visibly gone whenever he entered the door. It reminded him that his mother was still in that hospital bed.

So instead Colton focused on the ticking of the clock, each tick a step toward escaping the oppressive feeling room. It felt like to him that the room was getting smaller and smaller as he wished to flee it. Colton noted that his breath had become more rapid, a jittery feeling invading his body. Immediately he put to use those breathing techniques the therapist had shown him. As much as he hated to admit it, Colton knew that working with the therapist was helping him.

In only a few minutes, Colton had regained control of his breathing and was now able to focus on whatever it was the teacher was talking about. Colton had a love-hate relationship with this English class. On one hand he loved reading and writing, but conversely he found the stories selected for the course were quite boring. That was until Colton noted what story the English teacher was presenting as the class’s next read.

“We will be reading the Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe,” stated Ms. Crabbe, “I expect you all to read it tonight on the class portal and have some thoughts or questions to bring up about it in a class discussion tomorrow.”

This choice of story surprised Colton, as it was one he had read before. In fact he had read the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe, as he was considered a pillar of the Gothic revival scene that Colton was a part of. He wondered if Ms. Crabbe would play the audio of Bela Lugosi reading the story. While that would be rad, Colton doubted that it would happen.

“Now then, class should finish in four, three, two, one,” Ms. Crabbe said right before the bell rang.

Most students immediately got up and rushed out of class, wishing to get off the school grounds. Normally Colton would be among them, but this time he had something to ask his English teacher. So he waited at his desk while the other students shuffled out. Eventually it was only Colton and Ms. Crabbe left in the classroom.

“Is there something you needed help with?” asked Ms. Crabbe.

“I was wondering if I could recommend some stories for the class,” Colton replied, “Since we’re doing the Tell Tale Heart, it would be cool if we could do the Black Cat, the Masque of the Red Death, or the Pit and the Pendulum, or the Cask of-“

“Woah there,” Ms. Crabbe interjected, “Clearly you know your Poe. I would actually love to do more stories by him, but the parents tend to get up in arms if I do too many gothic stories.”

“Yeah I get the whole dislike of gothic myself,” Colton replied, “I mean just look at me. Whenever my dad sees me in the morning I feel like he’s so bewildered.”

“Sorry to hear that. Are things alright at home?”

Colton remained silent not wishing to get into it with his teacher, as it had been hard enough to open up to the therapist he had been seeing. So instead he put up a tough exterior, playing into the indifferent goth stereotype.

“Things are fine,” Colton said as he picked up his bag.

With nothing else he wanted to say, Colton exited the English class. Many other students were in the halls, getting ready to either walk or take the bus home. Colton thought about grabbing the bus, but instead decided to head to the school library. He could find another way home.

Thankfully, Angel Grove High still had a library with physical books in it, a more rare sight in the last few years. Colton then grabbed a book of poetry at random to read, ending up on the collected works of Sylvia Plath. While Colton had heard of her before, he had never actually read her. So Colton sat down and began reading, hoping to remain at the school till it fully closed in an hour and a half.

Power Rangers - Legacy of the Dragon

I was so sad to see that JDF passed away. I had only recently got back into Power Rangers, having just finished Dino Fury on Netflix and planning to stock up on the comics for cheap this holiday season. So this is exactly the perfect time for me to do something Power Rangers related. This could be a fun way to remember the life of Jason David Frank.

Godzilla: YATAGARASU

@VitaVitaAR
Just wondering if there is an update on my character? I can rework him if his concept or backstory isn't working.

Titans Academy

@Omega Man
Sorry about the delay of a couple days, I hadn't been feeling well, but I got up a post as Conrad, only for him to challenge Alex to a fight.