A Certain Gravitational Villain (A Certain Magical Index Quest)

I wonder why almost no one want to be a nanite colony, I thought functional immortality and an ever expanding rooster of abilities would be more appealing considering our final objective of absolute control
 
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Because it is so hyper focused. Sure, we could use to kill stuff, and move fast, but what else?
Learn all the world's knowledge in thirty seconds, infiltrate nearly any area without leaving a trace, escape nearly anything, and using the friction generated from throwing objects at those speeds to create fireballs. I mean, just look at the Flash.
 
I wonder why people almost no one want to be a nanite colony, I thought functional immortality and an ever expanding rooster of abilities would be more appealing considering our final objective of absolute control
FTFY

Also people are picking powers based on powers, the idea of tying them to our alignment is secondary (though I tied my idea of Perfect Concealment to the character I'm voting us to be with the alignment we voted for).
 
Learn all the world's knowledge in thirty seconds, infiltrate nearly any area without leaving a trace, escape nearly anything, and using the friction generated from throwing objects at those speeds to create fireballs. I mean, just look at the Flash.
We don't know if we would get any of those abilities (except fireball)

Also, I just like Concelment more, and it fits with nobody knowing much about us.
 
We don't know if we would get any of those abilities (except fireball)

Also, I just like Concelment more, and it fits with nobody knowing much about us.
Yay, the intention of the idea worked!

In a way, it's kind of within the realm of Mental Out (#5's power) but we can apply it in various different ways besides being Mind-Manipulation-Of-The-Highest-Order
 
Yeah, it's way too vague for an Esper power. That's my point.
*Rereads the post I quoted*

...Oh. Yeah. :V
I wonder why people almost no one want to be a nanite colony, I tought functinonal imortality and an ever expading rooster of abilities would be more apeling considering our final objective of absolute control
While your spelling and grammar obfuscate your meaning, I completely agree with what you're saying here. Being a nano-swarm would be freaking awesome, but people are kind of ignoring all of it's awesomeness in favor of "Be REALLY fast" or "I'm an Imp Expy". Or in favor of being a mad scientist who would probably kill to be a nanoswarm, instead of actually being said swarm...

@RexHeller , This nano swarm? Could we say that the Kihara's made it? Or that it's one of them who uploaded themselves? Because that's really the only way I could see one getting made, and it'd also allow us to be a mad scientist as , logically, we could anyway; being a blob of Nanites doesn't magically bar us from doing SCIENCE! in the way that doing SCIENCE! bars us from doing MAGIC!.

In fact, being a blob of Nanites would make us a better mad scientist, because we'd not have to deal with any of the problems that being a fleshbag playing with super-grenades would cause, like having to eat, or sleep, or go to the bathroom, or make accommodations in order to not liquefy our vital organs.
 
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*Rereads the post I quoted*

...Oh. Yeah. :V

While your spelling and grammar obfuscate your meaning, I completely agree with what you're saying here. Being a nano-swarm would be freaking awesome, but people are kind of ignoring all of it's awesomeness in favor of "Be REALLY fast" or "I'm an Imp Expy". Or in favor of being a mad scientist who would probably kill to be a nanoswarm, instead of actually being said swarm...

@RexHeller , This nano swarm? Could we say that the Kihara's made it? Or that it's one of them who uploaded themselves? Because that's really the only way I could see one getting made, and it'd also allow us to be a mad scientist as , logically, we could anyway; being a blob of Nanites doesn't magically bar us from doing SCIENCE! in the way that doing SCIENCE! bars us from doing MAGIC!.
Yeah, you'll be voting on a name after this. If you want to be a Kihara just vote for that as your name. You can also vote to be related to some other main character. The Kihara in this vote is just what I see as the basic Kihara package.
 
*Rereads the post I quoted*

...Oh. Yeah. :V

While your spelling and grammar obfuscate your meaning, I completely agree with what you're saying here. Being a nano-swarm would be freaking awesome, but people are kind of ignoring all of it's awesomeness in favor of "Be REALLY fast" or "I'm an Imp Expy". Or in favor of being a mad scientist who would probably kill to be a nanoswarm, instead of actually being said swarm...

@RexHeller , This nano swarm? Could we say that the Kihara's made it? Or that it's one of them who uploaded themselves? Because that's really the only way I could see one getting made, and it'd also allow us to be a mad scientist as , logically, we could anyway; being a blob of Nanites doesn't magically bar us from doing SCIENCE! in the way that doing SCIENCE! bars us from doing MAGIC!.
I really just want to be a Level 5; what we do after that (which could include eventual nanite stuff) is open for interpretation.
 
We don't know if we would get any of those abilities (except fireball)

Also, I just like Concelment more, and it fits with nobody knowing much about us.
We could do everything I named. Go around reading books in libraries around, build anything with the right tools and material, we could outspeed any camera or detector, etc. Speed equals time and the more time we have, the more we can do. Again, look at The Flash for inspiration when it comes to superspeed.

What exactly does concealment even do? Doesn't even sound broken.​
 
We could do everything I named. Go around reading books in libraries around, build anything with the right tools and material, we could outspeed any camera or detector, etc. Speed equals time and the more time we have, the more we can do. Again, look at The Flash for inspiration when it comes to superspeed.

What exactly does concealment even do? Doesn't even sound broken.​
Im assuming 'e means "Perfect Concealment", aka what I put up to start.
 
[x] Nano-machine colony - Can freely change shape and color. Examples include looking perfectly human, camouflaging oneself, forming mono-molecular blades and wire, ballooning to increase size. Can not separate nano-machines from colony and can not produce new nano-machines. Can access computers directly. Counts as an object in Magical terms.


Was a little bit turned off by the "can not produce new nano-machines" part because it could be interpreted as being unable to replace damaged bots. But I'm guessing it was meant that we can't just increase size endlessly. Maybe we can only control a fixed number of nanites (enough to make a humanoid body) and making more just results in creating spare bots that do nothing until we get injured, at which point they activate to replace the damaged parts.

Like: If we are at full size and absorb a pile of material to make more nanites, then we just 'get fat' and have a glob of useless nanite goo we have to carry around, the extra weight only serving to slow us down. Then, if we get an arm blown off by an attack, we can activate the spare bots an use them to regrow the arm. We thus have three or so states: damaged where we have too few nanites and have limited functionality, a healthy number where we are at full-size and can move quickly, and a 'fat' form where we tried absorbing too much material and are hauling around a mass of unused nanites. This slows us down, but gives us access to a ready supply of spare nanites in case we get injured.
 
Yeah, you'll be voting on a name after this. If you want to be a Kihara just vote for that as your name. You can also vote to be related to some other main character. The Kihara in this vote is just what I see as the basic Kihara package.
Sooooo... We could be a Kihara, or we could be a Kihara who took their specialty so far that they're also a bunch of nanites? Awesome!

[X] A swarm of Nanites
[x] Nano-machine colony - Can freely change shape and color. Examples include looking perfectly human, camouflaging oneself, forming mono-molecular blades and wire, ballooning to increase size. Can not separate nano-machines from colony and can not produce new nano-machines. Can access computers directly. Counts as an object in Magical terms.

How many do we get, just one?

[x] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
- Cyborg

[x] Cyborg - Heightened durability and strength. Positron cannons and high-frequency blades hidden in each arm. Jump boosters in each foot. Counts as alive in Magical terms. Registers life signs. HUD installed in eyes. Can access computers directly.

Yes this please me. Ninja Cyborg fuhuhuheheheheHAHAHAAHAHAH

x] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
- Virology

[x] Nano-machine colony





INTRODUCING SENATOR ARMSTRONG!

HE'S SEXY!

HE'S SMART!

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE'S SMART!

Also Nanomachines, Son


[x] Android - Extreme durabiltiy and strength. Positron cannons, assault rifles, and high-frequency blades hidden in each arm. Micro-rocket launchers in each shoulder. Jet boosters in each foot with collapsible stabilizing wings in back. Counts as an object in Magical terms and doesn't register life signs. Uncanny valley effect sometimes happens. Can access computers wirelessly.
Can androids or nano-machine colonies save copies of themselves onto computers?

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

Changing vote to:
[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

[x] Dr. Doofinshmirtz - Can create nearly any invention, no matter how improbable, so long as it has a built-in self-destruct button, an antidote, or at least one easily-exploitable weakness.



Examples of inventions:

Self-replicating nanobot swarm that malfunction and shut down when exposed to cellphone signals.

Motion Revers-inator - Protective bubble that reverses the motion of all incomimg attacks, rendering us invulnerable (but unable to enjoy hot cocoa or any other hot beverage since brownian motion would make our drink get repelled away).

Motion Reverser Reverser-inator - Cancels out all attempts to reverse motion, nullifying Accelerator's auto-deflection power.

Yawn-inator - A device that plays a "perfect yawn", causing everyone who hears it to yawn... which makes others yawn, then the first people get drowsy. Naturally, this will make everyone in earshot fall asleep and leave us free to do what we want. Counteracted by coffee.

Slob-inator - Deavtivates the part of the brain responsible for tidyness, thereby ensuring the affected don't bug us about our manners or making our enemies more likely to just leave important stuff lying around for us to steal.

Sprout-inator - Turns all the ice-cream and candy in the city into brussel sprouts, which will naturally cause all the sugar-lovers to flee the city. Assuming at least one of our enemies is addicted to sugar, this will no doubt help us. Hitting the self-destruct button turns everything back.

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

[x] Nano-machine colony - Can freely change shape and color. Examples include looking perfectly human, camouflaging oneself, forming mono-molecular blades and wire, ballooning to increase size. Can not separate nano-machines from colony and can not produce new nano-machines. Can access computers directly. Counts as an object in Magical terms.

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

Changing cause i want to be a Kihara and maybe later we can become a cyborg with our inventions

[x] Dr. Doofinshmirtz - Can create nearly any invention, no matter how improbable, so long as it has a built-in self-destruct button, an antidote, or at least oneeasily-exploitable weakness.
[x] Nano-machine colony - Can freely change shape and color. Examples include looking perfectly human, camouflaging oneself, forming mono-molecular blades and wire, ballooning to increase size. Can not separate nano-machines from colony and can not produce new nano-machines. Can access computers directly. Counts as an object in Magical terms.

How many do we get, just one?

[x] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
- Cyborg

[x] Cyborg - Heightened durability and strength. Positron cannons and high-frequency blades hidden in each arm. Jump boosters in each foot. Counts as alive in Magical terms. Registers life signs. HUD installed in eyes. Can access computers directly.

Yes this please me. Ninja Cyborg fuhuhuheheheheHAHAHAAHAHAH

x] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
- Virology

[x] Nano-machine colony





INTRODUCING SENATOR ARMSTRONG!

HE'S SEXY!

HE'S SMART!

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE'S SMART!

Also Nanomachines, Son


[x] Android - Extreme durabiltiy and strength. Positron cannons, assault rifles, and high-frequency blades hidden in each arm. Micro-rocket launchers in each shoulder. Jet boosters in each foot with collapsible stabilizing wings in back. Counts as an object in Magical terms and doesn't register life signs. Uncanny valley effect sometimes happens. Can access computers wirelessly.
Can androids or nano-machine colonies save copies of themselves onto computers?

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

Changing vote to:
[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

[x] Dr. Doofinshmirtz - Can create nearly any invention, no matter how improbable, so long as it has a built-in self-destruct button, an antidote, or at least one easily-exploitable weakness.



Examples of inventions:

Self-replicating nanobot swarm that malfunction and shut down when exposed to cellphone signals.

Motion Revers-inator - Protective bubble that reverses the motion of all incomimg attacks, rendering us invulnerable (but unable to enjoy hot cocoa or any other hot beverage since brownian motion would make our drink get repelled away).

Motion Reverser Reverser-inator - Cancels out all attempts to reverse motion, nullifying Accelerator's auto-deflection power.

Yawn-inator - A device that plays a "perfect yawn", causing everyone who hears it to yawn... which makes others yawn, then the first people get drowsy. Naturally, this will make everyone in earshot fall asleep and leave us free to do what we want. Counteracted by coffee.

Slob-inator - Deavtivates the part of the brain responsible for tidyness, thereby ensuring the affected don't bug us about our manners or making our enemies more likely to just leave important stuff lying around for us to steal.

Sprout-inator - Turns all the ice-cream and candy in the city into brussel sprouts, which will naturally cause all the sugar-lovers to flee the city. Assuming at least one of our enemies is addicted to sugar, this will no doubt help us. Hitting the self-destruct button turns everything back.

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

[x] Nano-machine colony - Can freely change shape and color. Examples include looking perfectly human, camouflaging oneself, forming mono-molecular blades and wire, ballooning to increase size. Can not separate nano-machines from colony and can not produce new nano-machines. Can access computers directly. Counts as an object in Magical terms.

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics

Changing cause i want to be a Kihara and maybe later we can become a cyborg with our inventions

[x] Dr. Doofinshmirtz - Can create nearly any invention, no matter how improbable, so long as it has a built-in self-destruct button, an antidote, or at least oneeasily-exploitable weakness.

For all of you who want to be Kiharas, GM has just confirmed that we can be a Nanite Kihara; that is to say, a Kihara who is made out of Nanites. Which is exponentially better than just being a Kihara. Would you be willing to come over to the Nanite side?
 
And that does what? Is it literally a full on stealth power with no natural offensive power?
Well, besides that it includes "Concealment" in memories (aka memory erasure) it can be done specifically (ex conceal your face, general appearance, intent, etc.) and applied to things we do or others (ex conceal the gun in someone else's hand, the smell of poison gas, your heart from the rest of your body, etc.). Granted the max-broken-ness only applies to Level 5.

Reaffirming:
[X] Level 5 (#6 Aihana Etsu, a wonderful blank slate to work with)
-[x] Perfect Concealment
 
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Sooooo... We could be a Kihara, or we could be a Kihara who took their specialty so far that they're also a bunch of nanites? Awesome!

[X] A swarm of Nanites
For all of you who want to be Kiharas, GM has just confirmed that we can be a Nanite Kihara; that is to say, a Kihara who is made out of Nanites. Which is exponentially better than just being a Kihara. Would you be willing to come over to the Nanite side?

I voted for nanite. Not sure why you quoted me.
 
[]Esper-Telaportation/Intangibility-Bullshit-tier

Level 5 we are able to telaport ourselves, everyone else and tela frag them into buildings ect ect.

Still to vague? Right now im just firing out idea's
 
[]Esper-Telaportation/Intangibility-Bullshit-tier

Level 5 we are able to telaport ourselves, everyone else and tela frag them into buildings ect ect.

Still to vague? Right now im just firing out idea's
Much better, methinks, though Teleportation is it's own power normally, so a broader term or a neat phrase that covers Teleportation and Intangibility would be best
 
Well, besides that it includes "Concealment" in memories (aka memory erasure) it can be done specifically (ex conceal your face, general appearance, intent, etc.) and applied to things we do or others (ex conceal the gun in someone else's hand, the smell of poison gas, your heart from the rest of your body, etc.). Granted the max-broken-ness only applies to Level 5.

Reaffirming:
[] Level 5 (#6 Aihana Etsu, a wonderful blank slate to work with)
-[] Perfect Concealment
I'm not feeling this one. I mean this borders on being extremely broken or not worthy of level 5. The heart example is blatant reality warping suicide and for the other one's to be of use, you have to hide them from reality aka erase from existence. That or get shot cause you simply made a gun invisible. Give more details.
 
Changing cause i want to be a Kihara and maybe later we can become a cyborg with our inventions

Multiple Kiharas have gone the cyborg route, to different levels.

Sooooo... We could be a Kihara, or we could be a Kihara who took their specialty so far that they're also a bunch of nanites? Awesome!

There was one who ascended herself to a data-entity, but she pissed off the wrong person and got eaten.

Apparently, in the original Japanese his name spells out "One way street" or something. Accelerator is what it got translated to.

One way road, it's a reference to:
-His reflection power(it's a one way road, things go away, but not towards him)
-His philosophy(that he can't turn back, and must continue on the path of Edgy)
-What happens to most people who fight him(they attain Sufficient Velocity)

[X] Kihara - Highly capable in combat and wide knowledge in science. Pick a scientific specialty.
-[X] Nanorobotics



I'm not feeling this one. I mean this borders on being extremely broken or not worthy of level 5. The heart example is blatant reality warping suicide and for the other one's to be of use, you have to hide them from reality aka erase from existence. That or get shot cause you simply made a gun invisible. Give more details.
Probably what that should be is Perception/Presence Manipulation.
 
I'm not feeling this one. I mean this borders on being extremely broken or not worthy of level 5. The heart example is blatant reality warping suicide and for the other one's to be of use, you have to hide them from reality aka erase from existence. That or get shot cause you simply made a gun invisible. Give more details.
•Okay, heart one was a sudden idea, but if you can make them ignore your hand I went up one in intensity to having them ignore your hand ripping their heart. After that was just "heart? what heart?"

As for "The rest not being worthy"? We're the 6th Level 5, man. We're 5 times better than any other esper below us and especially above other Invisibility Espers. You're very critical and focused, but here's more broadening information:
•Reality is what humanity perceives it to be, because even we don't know what the world really is (our minds are the lens). Science can only go so far.
•If you can conceal certain parts of yourself from their awareness/memory, you can basically make them fill the blanks into a different person or conceal another person's features so they think it's you. You could also blatantly conceal everyone into black silhouettes, or make the world sparkle blinding rainbow colors and smell like parchment—plenty of options.
•For the gun, I meant it in the perspective of who's being concealed from—ex the gun could be in your hand; besides, concealing the gun is either unnecessary because they can't see you to shoot you or very useful because they don't remember having/feel a gun in their hand in the first place.
•If they can't smell or see the poison or a virus killing them, they can't know easily why they're dying.
 
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We could do everything I named. Go around reading books in libraries around, build anything with the right tools and material, we could outspeed any camera or detector, etc. Speed equals time and the more time we have, the more we can do. Again, look at The Flash for inspiration when it comes to superspeed.
Here is the issue with that. Go to fast, and you know those books we were trying to read or house we were trying to build? Now it is on fire.

Also, speed DOESN'T equal time. Increased perception of time equals more time.

I'm not feeling this one. I mean this borders on being extremely broken or not worthy of level 5. The heart example is blatant reality warping suicide and for the other one's to be of use, you have to hide them from reality aka erase from existence. That or get shot cause you simply made gun invisible. Give more details.
Or, or, we could just let the GM decide how it works.
 
[X] A swarm of nanites

I am kind of scared of the imp expy winning sounds boring...

I would love someone to tally the votes for me
 
[X] A swarm of nanites

I am kind of scared of the imp expy winning sounds boring...

I would love someone to tally the votes for me
-_- How boring is it really? I don't understand...!

I mean... REALLY... Why is it boring?!

What will make things boring will be what choices beyond this win and affect what we do—we haven't even started the quest proper!

Not to mention that means you have no faith in the GM...! I... I don't understand...!
 
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