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Rift Warriors X: An Isekai RP

Gamers worldwide stared open-mouth as the giant crimson “X” burned onto the screen at E3. Of course, everyone had heard the rumors that Rift Warriors’ creator Ryuichi Masada himself would be making an appearance at this year’s conference, but the reveal still sent waves through the community. You could practically feel the energy spreading through the convention hall as Masada took the stage amidst the avalanche of cheers and applause. In spite of the excitement, absolutely no one was prepared for what Masada had to say next.

“Greetings, travelers of the Rift. It warms my heart to see each and every one of you excited for this latest foray into my world. However… I do have an important announcement to make. Rift Warriors X is going to be the FINAL entry into the franchise, and we are preparing to release it later this year.” The crowd roared at this revelation, but Masada wasn’t finished. “More to the point… the game is already finished! But there will only be five copies released. Said five copies will be distributed to the top 5 players in the Rift Warriors IX online community by the end of October this year, that’s the anniversary of Rift Warriors one for you mega-fans.”

Despite Masada’s joke, the crowd was stunned into total silence. All of a sudden, the energy from before was back, but it was replaced by confusion, anger, and fan rage. Social media began to blow up with hashtags such as “Riftisdead?” Or “WtfMasada?!”. More than a few players quickly fired up their copies of Rift Warriors IX and began to aggressively hit the online battle scene. Masada continued despite the outcry, "I wish all you players the best of luck in conquering the Rift. To those of you who successfully climb the ladder: All will be revealed in Rift Warriors X!"

Meanwhile, in London, a young university graduate named Thomas Clarke sat stunned into silence as he stared at the livestream on his PC. The streamer felt his mouth curling into a slight smile. Thomas had fallen out of Rift Warriors for the last few months because he’d been getting bored of the competitive drama. He’d even ceded his title as the number one player in the U.K. circuit, but the idea of a new challenge… that got him excited. Closing his internet browser, Thomas opened Rift Warriors IX on his computer and turned to the character selection.

"Alright, Masada... I accept your challenge. Jesse the Ravager and I'll rise to the top. Let's see if I've still got the touch." Hours later, Thomas smiled as he racked up his twenty-fifth straight win since his retirement a few months ago. Deciding to make a show of it, Thomas opened up his Twitch account and began a livestream. "Alright everyone, the HellfireRider is back in business."

Over the course of the next several months, Thomas battled relentlessly on Rift Warriors IX. Sadly, a recent patch had nerfed some of Jesse’s main abilities, but it wasn’t anything Thomas couldn’t handle. While the competition brewed, Thomas found himself getting re-engaged with the Rift Warriors community he’d left behind. He began attending conventions, competing in local tournaments, and he even began seeing HellfireRider trending on social media again.

He’d only been planning to earn the number 5 spot on the leaderboard, but the intensity online spiked more than he’d expected as the October deadline drew near. Eventually, when the digital dust finally settled, Thomas had firmly placed himself as the third best player in the world.

Finally, on November 1st, Thomas was climbing the stairs to his flat, and found a package sitting outside his door. His breath caught in his throat as he hurriedly rushed inside and ripped open the parcel to reveal the box containing Rift Warriors X! Inside the box was a letter from the company warning him against publicly sharing the game with anyone until he’d beaten the campaign mode, ”That’s odd. The crimson back on the disk is a nice touch though,” muttered Thomas as he popped the game into his console. The company had reached out to him via email to ask what console he preferred to play on.

As the game loaded, Thomas was blown away by the intro cutscene; featuring all the iconic characters in a massive battle with one another before the title card blazed across the screen. Thomas flicked through the menu and a pop-up asked for access to his Rift Warriors IX data. A quick accept later and Thomas opened fighter selection to see only one character available: Jesse the Ravager. Only this time, the slot was blank. Before Thomas could question anything, the TV screen began to glow white hot and the light shot out to cover the whole flat! When it disappeared, Thomas was nowhere to be found. When he next came to, Thomas was standing in a location he knew all too well: The Hall of the Messenger from Rift Warriors.

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Relics of the War: A Gurren Lagann-inspired RP

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Rift Warriors X: An Isekai RP

Thomas Clarke

Player Name: Thomas Clarke

Nationality: British

Age: 22

Personality: Thomas is something of an odd individual. While he seems closed off and reserved initially, he's actually quite friendly and sociable. This is due in part to him not having many friends. Being kept inside his house in his formative years caused him to take a more formal approach to life. It wasn't until he started school that Thomas began to loosen up. When he finds common ground - typically on the topic of video games - Thomas will readily drop his walls and happily geek out.

Backstory: Early on in his life, Thomas was diagnosed with albinism, causing his parents to be a little more protective of him versus his older sister. For much of his childhood, Thomas was kept inside to keep him away from the sun and from the threat of skin cancer. This led Thomas to spend a good deal of time in front of his family's' computer and he became enamored with video games.

As he grew up, Thomas found himself drawn into the world of gaming more and more. Anytime he wasn't at home, Thomas could be found in the school computer lab or the local arcades; always trying to nail that tricky combo or figure out that solo in Guitar Hero. For his eighth birthday, his parents decided to splurge and bought him a copy of a new fighting game called Rift Warriors. After popping the game in one time... Thomas was hooked. In the following years, Thomas became a big fan of the Rift Warriors franchise. He attended launch events for the new entries, moderated an internet forum discussing the lore of the Rift and "The Messenger", and he even founded a Rift Warriors club at his high school where they played the games in addition to studying the history associated with the various fighters!

As for the competitive scene, Thomas is currently regarded as #3 in the global rankings. He got an early start in the competitive scene thanks to small tournaments in his RW club. By the time Right Warriors V came out, Thomas was attending the bigger and more prestigious tournaments across Britain, and he was WINNING them! Over the course of the next three entries, Thomas would rise up to being recognized as the #1 player in the U.K. While most people only ever knew him by his player tag, HellfireRider, he'd managed to develop a social circle with a few fans and competitors in his home country. It was only after Rift Warriors VIII was released that Thomas attended his first international tournament; quickly shooting up the ranks and landing in the top ten.

After the Rift Warriors X announcement, Thomas was shocked and intrigued by Masada's challenge and dedicated himself to earning one of the top five spots. Using his signature character, Jesse 'Ravager' Mitchell, Thomas shot up through the Rift Warriors IX leaderboard. He'd initially only been aiming for the fifth place spot just to get a copy, but found the battle to the top to be more exciting than he anticipated, causing him to play even harder than normal. As a result, Thomas landed as third best in the world.

Jesse the Ravager

Rift Warrior Character: Jesse 'Ravager' Mitchell

Debut: Rift Warriors II, but he had a cameo as a secret boss in Rift Warriors I to tease the sequel

Rift Warrior Backstory: In the Old West, there were few outlaws more feared than Jesse Mitchell. Nicknamed "The Ravager", Jesse had garnered a reputation for robbing, and subsequently razing, settlements to the ground. A former sheriff, Jesse turned in his badge when his fellow townspeople sold him out to a band of outlaws in order to save their own skins. Jesse was tortured by the gang for several days until one night after a particularly wild drunken party, Jesse managed to steal the key to his handcuffs and subsequently murder each of his tormentors. With nothing but blind fury fueling him, Jesse returned to his town only to hunt down each townsperson who had turned him over and setting the town ablaze.

With blood on his hands, Jesse turned to the life of an outlaw. Over the next several years, many a poor soul would meet their end at the hands of Jesse's black 1873 Winchester Rifle. An untold number of settlements were destroyed by Jesse and his gang as they roamed the territories. Eventually, the Ravager was brought to justice when one of the captured gang members leaked the location of Jesse's hideout in Utah to lighten his prison sentence. A posse was formed and sent out with orders to bring Jesse back dead or alive. A firefight ensued and Jesse was critically injured by a wayward bullet. As he lay on the desert floor dying, Jesse was pulled into the Rift. The Messenger saved Jesse's life, and offered him a chance to return home should he win the tournament.

Right Warrior Powers: The Rift has had some... unique effects on Jesse to say the least. As he was the only character to arrive while dying, his body is in a sort of limbo state between life and death. As a result, he can switch between a human façade, or his skeletal face he uses while fighting.

In terms of powers, Jesse has gained the ability to manipulate fire and sand, the tools of destruction in the desert. Jesse uses these powers to deadly effectiveness by setting his skeleton ablaze to burn his enemies should they get too close. With sand, Jesse can create fierce, scorching sandstorms to stun his enemies and act as barriers to keep them at bay. In addition to manipulating the elements, he can also imbue them into items. Jesse still carries his black Winchester Rifle, which has gone on to become one of the series' most iconic weapons. Jesse can shoot from across the field and his flaming bullets pierce through armor and flesh alike.

Other:
- In terms of playstyle, Jesse has been referred to as the "Distance Demon" by the fanbase. His attacks are largely focused on long-distance fighting. Namely, he uses his rifle as his main weapon and his sand attacks provide safe barriers from which to fire.
- Other weapons in Jesse's arsenal include: a fiery lasso, bundles of dynamite, and sidearm revolver which he primarily uses for pistol-whipping at close range.
- Jesse's ultimate is a reference to old cowboy movies where the fighters appear in a western-style "shootout"

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Relics of the War: A Gurren Lagann-inspired RP

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Relics of the War: A Gurren Lagann-inspired RP

Intro

Decided to make this rp after Netflix committed one of the biggest war crimes in history by removing Gurren Lagann from their service. Needless to say, I kinda want to play around in this world for a bit so I thought I'd throw this out and see if I get a bite? Who knows right? That all being said, let's jump in!

The Story

It's been twenty-five years since Simon and Team Dai-Gurren defeated the Anti-Spirals and saved the universe. Now, with the Galactic Spiral Peace Conference underway, Earth is finally at peace. The human race is firmly established on the surface and the remains of the Beastmen race have been integrated into human society without prejudice. Despite their key role in defeating the Anti-Spirals, the Gunmen have - once again - been phased out of the military with Grapearls taking their place. While some have been stored away in warehouses or museums, there are still some Gunmen that remain hidden out in the world; relics of a war long-since forgotten.

However, there remains a new threat to Earth's peace. While the Anti-Spirals are gone it seems the moon wasn't their only plan for eradicating the human race. New, human extermination protocols were put in place, to be activated in the instance of the human race furthering their spiral power past the danger levels. With Team Dai-Gurren away at the peace conference, it falls to a ragtag band of humans and beastmen alike to uncover the gunmen sleeping under the earth, stop these extermination protocols, and save the earth.

Gunmen

In the anime for Gurren Lagann, it's briefly mentioned - but never fully expanded upon - that there are different 'types' of Gunmen. Due to how little information is given, I wanted to explore this concept in this rp. And so... I've broken the Gunmen types into four main categories:

Base Gunmen -> These are the most basic form of gunmen. Manufactured for foot soldiers in the Spiral King's army, the Base Gunmen can take on a variety of shapes and sizes, but they all retain the same basic features. They usually fight bare-handed, but pilots can equip various weapons such as swords, artillery, or giant sunglasses. The Base Gunmen also carry electrical engines to allow Beastmen to pilot them.

Carrier Gunmen (Dai-Guns) -> The largest of the gunmen, Dai-Guns are massive machines that can house multiple gunmen within them and act as mobile bases. Typically, Dai-Guns are made to traverse one sort of specialized terrain (i.e. Land, Sea, or Sky). Dai-Guns usually require a small team to pilot, but on rare instances they have been seen with only one person sitting in the pilot's seat. Dai-Guns are equipped ith heavy artillery weapons in order to keep foes at a distance, as well as protect the gunmen housed within.

Dual Gunmen -> There's an old saying among the Beastmen, "The more faces on a gunmen, the more you should stay away". Dual Gunmen are characterized by having multiple faces on their bodies. While some Gunmen can combine to achieve this, Dual Gunmen have these extra faces built in. Created during the first Spiral War, Dual Gunmen were reserved for officers and later on, they were given to high-ranking Beastmen such as the Four Generals. Dual Gunmen are rarer than most, but can house a variety of unique weapons such as lasers, spring blades, and energy whips to name a few.

Fusion Gunmen (Lagann-Type) -> Perhaps the rarest gunmen of all (and the only 'type' addressed in canon), Lagann-type gunmen are uniquely equipped with the ability to combine with other types of gunmen. After combining, the Lagann-type can override the other gunmen's systems and grant its pilot total control (though the other pilot may take over if the former wishes). The two stipulations for operating a Lagann-type gunman are that the pilots must have first acquired a core drill, and must have a great deal of Spiral Power within themselves. Most Lagann-type gunmen don't seem to outwardly carry any unique armaments as their pilots typically utilize the weapons and armor from the units they take over, but they can generate weapons using Spiral Power.

Characters

For this RP, I'm looking for a small group of people, ideally 3-4 not counting myself. I don't have any requirements for characters other than to please not all give yourselves Lagann-type gunmen and break the story. These things are rare for a reason. As for post length, I'm not looking to make this a serious rp to start. A paragraph or two would be enough to work with before the RP gets too far in. I'm also pretty open to ideas for characters so long as you check with me first.

This all being said, I hope some people would like to join me in re-visting this balls to the walls insane show from the 2000s and break through the heavens with me! SPIN ON!

Rift Warriors X - Isekai RP

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