This is an idea I was tossing around so I simply decided to put it out and see where it goes...
Blue Steel 2199: Arpeggio of Blue Steel/Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Crossover
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Chapter 1
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- Vancouver, Washington
This is an idea I was tossing around so I simply decided to put it out and see where it goes. The Blue Steel components are mainly dominated by the anime version but not exclusive of manga elements. The elements of Space Battleship Yamato are based on the 2014 reboot of the series and may be hard to follow if one has only watched the 1970s version.
With that said, here we go.
Blue Steel 2199
Toru Hoshina glanced out the window of the remote piloted air car uncertainly as it cruised across the dried up seafloor. Sitting beside him, Lieutenant Commander Sanada sat calmly, almost in a disinterested fashion. Toru was surprised as they approached a great mountain that clearly once had been an island. The car started up the side and a large hatch opened at the line where once sea had met sky. The air car stopped as the huge armored door closed behind it. an equally large armored wall loomed before them. A woman's voice sounded from the vehicle's speakers.
"Stand by for decontamination. Please maintain safety seal for your own protection."
At this point Sanada finally spoke. "Might as well relax Hoshina. Decontamination routine takes about twenty minutes."
"Twenty minutes sir? Entry into the underground city only takes five." The curiosity was plain in his voice. To his surprise, it was not Sanada who answered, but the voice on the speakers.
"This is my house. My family is here My priorities are somewhat different than those at Defense Command." The voice answered mildly, then continued with a tone of warning. "Do note that I will not tolerate breaking decontamination procedures. I will send you right back out."
"Er? Yes ma'am!" Toru answered almost reflexively. Beside him, Sanada seemed to nearly smile.
"Good! Now. Just relax. Sanada seems to think very highly of you. That is good. Today will be a very exciting day for you to begin your training."
"Training ma'am?"
"Oh yes! According to Sanada, you've tested with top marks in your studies and I expect you have learned to be a model EDF spacer." The voice told him. "But here at Blue Steel, we think outside the box. That is; after all, why you are here. Firstly: to learn to think more creatively, and second is this is a good place to disappear when someone else may decide to look into your history."
Finally the decontamination procedure finished and the car was allowed to pass through a secondary hatch in the inner barrier. Directly in front of them on a floating platform of some sort stood a barely middle aged looking woman with auburn hair and an orange blouse, wearing a long white lab coat and a monocle over one eye. She seemed to be tugging at threads of energy like a puppeteer. Presently she finished whatever task she had been working on and hopped off the platform. Hoshina blinked but was even more startled as his eyes adjusted to the rest of the scene around him.
Water! That was the first thing Toru noted. The entirety of the seas had dried up but here was a self contained lake and in it rested a rather odd craft, it was as big as an Earth Forces cruiser and yet this was clearly a sea going vessel. Another; even larger, loomed behind it. His eyes widened as he realized what they must be. The woman noted his expression and smiled.
"Ah! So you've noticed sister Iona! Yes she is definitely a sight isn't she?"
"Ah yes." Toru hesitated, looking to his superior. "Commander Sanada did not mention that you were Fog?"
The woman… mental model, he corrected himself, quirked her head as she studied him intently.
"That isn't a problem, is it Hoshina san?"
"No ma'am! It just helps explain how and why all this is here." He gestured around them. "I'm just surprised to see it here. I was under the impression that most Fog ships still intact were in the armored docks at Yokosuka or San Diego." While those cities had not been destroyed outright by the planet bombs, they had both long since been rendered uninhabitable by the radiation in the atmosphere, just like every other city that had not been simply obliterated.
The mental model nodded. "That is correct, but this is a special case. As it stands, you've arrived on just the right day to find out about it." She could see that curiosity was plainly the dominant emotion on the young man's face. She decided she liked him… for a human anyway.
"You may call me Hyuga. Formerly I was Battleship Hyuga but I haven't had my ship form in over 140 years, so I suppose that's a moot point."
"One hundred and forty years Hyuga san? I was under the impression that at least before the war, hull replacement would have been a simple matter?"
"You are correct, but I've had my reasons not to. Perhaps someday I might entertain the idea of a new ship, but for now, this suits me quite well!" She looked at Sanada. "You might as well stay for dinner. It's a long drive back to Defense Headquarters."
Thank you Hyuga sensei." Sanada bowed politely.
"Good!" Hyuga nodded. "Besides, I could use your help with the cryo chambers."
"Of course Hyuga sensei. I'd be honored."
"Good. They've been sleeping a long time. It may not be the world I wanted them to have, but it's definitely one that needs them."
With that said, here we go.
Table of Contents
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23][24][25][26] [27] [28] [29]Blue Steel 2199
Toru Hoshina glanced out the window of the remote piloted air car uncertainly as it cruised across the dried up seafloor. Sitting beside him, Lieutenant Commander Sanada sat calmly, almost in a disinterested fashion. Toru was surprised as they approached a great mountain that clearly once had been an island. The car started up the side and a large hatch opened at the line where once sea had met sky. The air car stopped as the huge armored door closed behind it. an equally large armored wall loomed before them. A woman's voice sounded from the vehicle's speakers.
"Stand by for decontamination. Please maintain safety seal for your own protection."
At this point Sanada finally spoke. "Might as well relax Hoshina. Decontamination routine takes about twenty minutes."
"Twenty minutes sir? Entry into the underground city only takes five." The curiosity was plain in his voice. To his surprise, it was not Sanada who answered, but the voice on the speakers.
"This is my house. My family is here My priorities are somewhat different than those at Defense Command." The voice answered mildly, then continued with a tone of warning. "Do note that I will not tolerate breaking decontamination procedures. I will send you right back out."
"Er? Yes ma'am!" Toru answered almost reflexively. Beside him, Sanada seemed to nearly smile.
"Good! Now. Just relax. Sanada seems to think very highly of you. That is good. Today will be a very exciting day for you to begin your training."
"Training ma'am?"
"Oh yes! According to Sanada, you've tested with top marks in your studies and I expect you have learned to be a model EDF spacer." The voice told him. "But here at Blue Steel, we think outside the box. That is; after all, why you are here. Firstly: to learn to think more creatively, and second is this is a good place to disappear when someone else may decide to look into your history."
Finally the decontamination procedure finished and the car was allowed to pass through a secondary hatch in the inner barrier. Directly in front of them on a floating platform of some sort stood a barely middle aged looking woman with auburn hair and an orange blouse, wearing a long white lab coat and a monocle over one eye. She seemed to be tugging at threads of energy like a puppeteer. Presently she finished whatever task she had been working on and hopped off the platform. Hoshina blinked but was even more startled as his eyes adjusted to the rest of the scene around him.
Water! That was the first thing Toru noted. The entirety of the seas had dried up but here was a self contained lake and in it rested a rather odd craft, it was as big as an Earth Forces cruiser and yet this was clearly a sea going vessel. Another; even larger, loomed behind it. His eyes widened as he realized what they must be. The woman noted his expression and smiled.
"Ah! So you've noticed sister Iona! Yes she is definitely a sight isn't she?"
"Ah yes." Toru hesitated, looking to his superior. "Commander Sanada did not mention that you were Fog?"
The woman… mental model, he corrected himself, quirked her head as she studied him intently.
"That isn't a problem, is it Hoshina san?"
"No ma'am! It just helps explain how and why all this is here." He gestured around them. "I'm just surprised to see it here. I was under the impression that most Fog ships still intact were in the armored docks at Yokosuka or San Diego." While those cities had not been destroyed outright by the planet bombs, they had both long since been rendered uninhabitable by the radiation in the atmosphere, just like every other city that had not been simply obliterated.
The mental model nodded. "That is correct, but this is a special case. As it stands, you've arrived on just the right day to find out about it." She could see that curiosity was plainly the dominant emotion on the young man's face. She decided she liked him… for a human anyway.
"You may call me Hyuga. Formerly I was Battleship Hyuga but I haven't had my ship form in over 140 years, so I suppose that's a moot point."
"One hundred and forty years Hyuga san? I was under the impression that at least before the war, hull replacement would have been a simple matter?"
"You are correct, but I've had my reasons not to. Perhaps someday I might entertain the idea of a new ship, but for now, this suits me quite well!" She looked at Sanada. "You might as well stay for dinner. It's a long drive back to Defense Headquarters."
Thank you Hyuga sensei." Sanada bowed politely.
"Good!" Hyuga nodded. "Besides, I could use your help with the cryo chambers."
"Of course Hyuga sensei. I'd be honored."
"Good. They've been sleeping a long time. It may not be the world I wanted them to have, but it's definitely one that needs them."
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Interesting...I'll stick around and see how this goes.
Chapter 2
- Location
- Vancouver, Washington
This scene is mostly exposition but it sets the stage well I think. Hope you enjoy. Remember that comments are the life blood of good writing!
And now
Blue Steel 2199 part 2...
"Murusame!" Hyuga called. "Come here please. And could you bring IX-9? Where is that little troll?"
"I am NOT a troll, Doctor. I am a 9-series cybernetic analysis unit." A squat white painted robot huffed as it rolled into Hyuga's presence.
"You are a can opener with an attitude problem!" Hyuga informed the robot.
"I am the ultimate evolution in robotic technology. As such I cannot understand your hostility toward me." The robot paused as if considering. "Unless it stems from a sense of inferiority perhaps. In that case, I congratulate you Doctor, Such irrational thinking is well within established norms of human behavior."
Hyuga merely stared at the robot, raising an eyebrow. "You did not just go there." She folded her arms. "How did I end up with a smart alec robot?" Hyuga shrugged. "Anyway, I need you to monitor the output on the fusion plant when we wake up Iona and the others. Murusame?"
"Yes Hyuga?" A lithe and pale mental model with lavender hair answered bowing deeply.
"Would you see to the reactivation of union cores H, I, K, M, T and Y? Also K2 please."
"Yes Hyuga san."
"Good girl." Hyuga replied then looked at Sanada and Hoshina. "Our task is a bit more delicate. No one has ever undergone cryo-suspension for so long. Still, that shouldn't matter. Induction of cryo-stasis went smoothly in all cases. All vitals have been carefully monitored for 140 years. Awakening is an exact process. There should be no cause for worry. Therefore we will be as attentive as an unblinking eye and unerringly careful." She looked at Sanada and Toru. "Let's get to work gentlemen."
Several hours later, Hyuga watched in satisfaction as all six of her patients lay sleeping just below the threshold of consciousness. "Sanada? Murusame should have the other mental models up by now and they'll want to be here.I'm also sure that Makie..." Hyuga fondly glanced over at one of the sleepers… A mere child by Toru's eyes. "will want to see Haruna and Yotaro right away.
"Of course Hyuga sensei." Sanada nodded and headed to maintenance bay.
Toru sat across from Hyuga "Um? Hyuga san?" He began hesitantly.
Hyuga favored the boy with a mild glance. "Yes? What is it?"
"I don't mean to be presumptuous but…" He hesitated.
Hyuga leaned back and regarded him with amusement. "As I taught Sanada long ago, there are no foolish questions. The foolishness is in fearing to ask questions and honestly learn from them."
"Why are these people here?" Toru looked into the child's sleeping face. Makie, Hyuga had called her. "She's only a child. What purpose could it possibly serve for her to be here like this?"
"There are no foolish questions Toru chan. But there are foolish answers." Hyuga replied. "We should have a few minutes before the others get up here so I will tell you a very foolish tale:
"You; of course, know that the Fog originated from somewhere beyond Earth. Exactly where? We still have no idea." Hyuga noted. "But we know it was about the year 1910 CE reckoning that the Fog began observing mankind.
"The early twentieth century was a period rife with conflict. It was during that time that the Admiralty Code began to take shape. It was also at this time that a nation's standing and prestige. All of its might was expressed in the form of great fleets of battleships. When one nation wanted to demonstrate resolve in some part of the world, a battleship would be sent as the physical manifestation of that resolve. That is why the Fog chose the form that it did.
"In the meantime, humanity's conflicts continued. From First World War to the Second, the escalating slaughter continued. It became an imperative in the Admiralty Code that humanity needed to be separated from itself. While trade made many wealthy… often at the expense of their fellows, war seemed to be the only concrete grounds upon which the nations of the world seemed willing to cooperate.
"On May 1, 1945, the Fog began to awaken. Calculations were made. Events were about to come into motion when suddenly we stopped. The Admiralty Code did not explain. It only bade us back into slumber. This lasted until the 2030's, when we awoke again. This time there would be no stopping. With the rise in sea levels and the continued chaos across the world, it seemed manifest. The Fog would drive mankind from the seas. To what end beyond that was an open question that was given no answer. But by 2039, there would be one last 'Great Battle'
"With our technology it should have been as simple as brushing aside fallen leaves. But humanity is a tenacious lot. Though doomed to fail, humans fought us with a determination and with cleverness we could not grasp. The Fog needed to learn lest humanity should somehow find a way to match the raw power that was our advantage. Eventually; in 2054, the first mental models appeared. And it is here that the Fog began to change.
"For the first time there were not just reports and orders. There were opinions. Likes and dislikes. All the gifts of self awareness and with it came goals that often conflicted with some or part of the Admiralty Code or at least with the goals of others. This self awareness was our greatest achievement and it undid the Fog as surely as anything.
"I could tell you of the glorious battles of Blue Steel during this time and how Gunzou Chihaya drew together a fleet of outcasts, but I would not wish to deprive Kyouhei of the pleasure when he awakens. For now it was sufficient to say that in 2056, Blue Steel succeeded in delivering a new weapon; the Vibration Torpedo, to the United States so it could be mass produced. For the first time, mankind had a weapon that made us equals on the battlefield.
"And yet mankind held back. Perhaps they feared how the Fog would react if faced with an actual threat. But for whatever reason, the Americans did not launch the expected counterattack.
It was a restraint the Fog hardly expected. It was possible that the new weapon might not prove any real threat, but it was obvious that human creativity would allow humanity to survive and endure.
We were becoming irrelevent. More than that, we were becoming human. Factions were developing. We were no longer certain who the enemy was. So what could we do? The blockade was rendered meaningless. The voyage of Blue Steel was a symbol. The complete iron grip of The Fog was cracking. Partly by our own evolution, partly to the resilience of humanity, we were beaten. Without purpose... and yet. With our new individuality, we could not merely shut down, we needed to find a way to become part of the nations of Earth.
Hyuga's visage turned dark. "But before that could happen, the appearance of 'pride' within the Fog took hold. We had lost, but total abject surrender was unthinkable. The Fog demanded a sacrifice. Gunzou Chihaya and his crew had openly defeated the Fog in battle. They had been the catalyst for change among the Fog. They would be sacrificed to obtain peace." Hyuga closed her eyes.
"As was a young child. Makie Osakabe: The design child. It was she who had been created for genius and she who had invented the vibration torpedo. She who had turned two of the strongest of the Fog simply through the hand of friendship. These six lives and a few others to be traded for the fate of a world.
"Not ALL among the Fog supported this. Really I would not say even the majority. Only a loud and potentially dangerous minority. Much like the Bolsheviks in Russia. Ignored only at peril. The Fog as a whole had no choice but to make that demand. Humanity as a whole had no choice but to accept.
"Therefore I decreed that I would be responsible for them. By placing them in cryonic suspension, I could fulfill the uncaring demands made and yet I could await a day when faltering memory or changing priorities would allow them to walk free again. And with them went those of the Fog who found they could not leave their human friends behind. Iona would not leave Gunzou, nor would Takao. Likewise, Haruna and Kirishima would not abandon Makie. Maya would follow Haruna.
"Even Kongo… Kongo found that only in the presence of those who had been her enemies, only they could she call friend and she could not be alone.
"Truth is that she was not as alone as she had believed, but that is another story."
"What changed?" Hoshina asked gesturing to the beds.
"This war." Hyuga shook her head. "Our great hope!" she laughed. "A mysterious alien race offers up the prize of salvation and the means to retrieve it and the technology lies just past the fingertips of Earth's most gifted scientists.
"Except for me that is." Hyuga pointed out smugly. "So my skills are needed too much for either the EDF or the Fog to refuse my demands. I will not help them until Blue Steel is whole again.
"And Toru chan?" Hyuga said with satisfaction. "That time is now."
And now
Blue Steel 2199 part 2...
"Murusame!" Hyuga called. "Come here please. And could you bring IX-9? Where is that little troll?"
"I am NOT a troll, Doctor. I am a 9-series cybernetic analysis unit." A squat white painted robot huffed as it rolled into Hyuga's presence.
"You are a can opener with an attitude problem!" Hyuga informed the robot.
"I am the ultimate evolution in robotic technology. As such I cannot understand your hostility toward me." The robot paused as if considering. "Unless it stems from a sense of inferiority perhaps. In that case, I congratulate you Doctor, Such irrational thinking is well within established norms of human behavior."
Hyuga merely stared at the robot, raising an eyebrow. "You did not just go there." She folded her arms. "How did I end up with a smart alec robot?" Hyuga shrugged. "Anyway, I need you to monitor the output on the fusion plant when we wake up Iona and the others. Murusame?"
"Yes Hyuga?" A lithe and pale mental model with lavender hair answered bowing deeply.
"Would you see to the reactivation of union cores H, I, K, M, T and Y? Also K2 please."
"Yes Hyuga san."
"Good girl." Hyuga replied then looked at Sanada and Hoshina. "Our task is a bit more delicate. No one has ever undergone cryo-suspension for so long. Still, that shouldn't matter. Induction of cryo-stasis went smoothly in all cases. All vitals have been carefully monitored for 140 years. Awakening is an exact process. There should be no cause for worry. Therefore we will be as attentive as an unblinking eye and unerringly careful." She looked at Sanada and Toru. "Let's get to work gentlemen."
Several hours later, Hyuga watched in satisfaction as all six of her patients lay sleeping just below the threshold of consciousness. "Sanada? Murusame should have the other mental models up by now and they'll want to be here.I'm also sure that Makie..." Hyuga fondly glanced over at one of the sleepers… A mere child by Toru's eyes. "will want to see Haruna and Yotaro right away.
"Of course Hyuga sensei." Sanada nodded and headed to maintenance bay.
Toru sat across from Hyuga "Um? Hyuga san?" He began hesitantly.
Hyuga favored the boy with a mild glance. "Yes? What is it?"
"I don't mean to be presumptuous but…" He hesitated.
Hyuga leaned back and regarded him with amusement. "As I taught Sanada long ago, there are no foolish questions. The foolishness is in fearing to ask questions and honestly learn from them."
"Why are these people here?" Toru looked into the child's sleeping face. Makie, Hyuga had called her. "She's only a child. What purpose could it possibly serve for her to be here like this?"
"There are no foolish questions Toru chan. But there are foolish answers." Hyuga replied. "We should have a few minutes before the others get up here so I will tell you a very foolish tale:
"You; of course, know that the Fog originated from somewhere beyond Earth. Exactly where? We still have no idea." Hyuga noted. "But we know it was about the year 1910 CE reckoning that the Fog began observing mankind.
"The early twentieth century was a period rife with conflict. It was during that time that the Admiralty Code began to take shape. It was also at this time that a nation's standing and prestige. All of its might was expressed in the form of great fleets of battleships. When one nation wanted to demonstrate resolve in some part of the world, a battleship would be sent as the physical manifestation of that resolve. That is why the Fog chose the form that it did.
"In the meantime, humanity's conflicts continued. From First World War to the Second, the escalating slaughter continued. It became an imperative in the Admiralty Code that humanity needed to be separated from itself. While trade made many wealthy… often at the expense of their fellows, war seemed to be the only concrete grounds upon which the nations of the world seemed willing to cooperate.
"On May 1, 1945, the Fog began to awaken. Calculations were made. Events were about to come into motion when suddenly we stopped. The Admiralty Code did not explain. It only bade us back into slumber. This lasted until the 2030's, when we awoke again. This time there would be no stopping. With the rise in sea levels and the continued chaos across the world, it seemed manifest. The Fog would drive mankind from the seas. To what end beyond that was an open question that was given no answer. But by 2039, there would be one last 'Great Battle'
"With our technology it should have been as simple as brushing aside fallen leaves. But humanity is a tenacious lot. Though doomed to fail, humans fought us with a determination and with cleverness we could not grasp. The Fog needed to learn lest humanity should somehow find a way to match the raw power that was our advantage. Eventually; in 2054, the first mental models appeared. And it is here that the Fog began to change.
"For the first time there were not just reports and orders. There were opinions. Likes and dislikes. All the gifts of self awareness and with it came goals that often conflicted with some or part of the Admiralty Code or at least with the goals of others. This self awareness was our greatest achievement and it undid the Fog as surely as anything.
"I could tell you of the glorious battles of Blue Steel during this time and how Gunzou Chihaya drew together a fleet of outcasts, but I would not wish to deprive Kyouhei of the pleasure when he awakens. For now it was sufficient to say that in 2056, Blue Steel succeeded in delivering a new weapon; the Vibration Torpedo, to the United States so it could be mass produced. For the first time, mankind had a weapon that made us equals on the battlefield.
"And yet mankind held back. Perhaps they feared how the Fog would react if faced with an actual threat. But for whatever reason, the Americans did not launch the expected counterattack.
It was a restraint the Fog hardly expected. It was possible that the new weapon might not prove any real threat, but it was obvious that human creativity would allow humanity to survive and endure.
We were becoming irrelevent. More than that, we were becoming human. Factions were developing. We were no longer certain who the enemy was. So what could we do? The blockade was rendered meaningless. The voyage of Blue Steel was a symbol. The complete iron grip of The Fog was cracking. Partly by our own evolution, partly to the resilience of humanity, we were beaten. Without purpose... and yet. With our new individuality, we could not merely shut down, we needed to find a way to become part of the nations of Earth.
Hyuga's visage turned dark. "But before that could happen, the appearance of 'pride' within the Fog took hold. We had lost, but total abject surrender was unthinkable. The Fog demanded a sacrifice. Gunzou Chihaya and his crew had openly defeated the Fog in battle. They had been the catalyst for change among the Fog. They would be sacrificed to obtain peace." Hyuga closed her eyes.
"As was a young child. Makie Osakabe: The design child. It was she who had been created for genius and she who had invented the vibration torpedo. She who had turned two of the strongest of the Fog simply through the hand of friendship. These six lives and a few others to be traded for the fate of a world.
"Not ALL among the Fog supported this. Really I would not say even the majority. Only a loud and potentially dangerous minority. Much like the Bolsheviks in Russia. Ignored only at peril. The Fog as a whole had no choice but to make that demand. Humanity as a whole had no choice but to accept.
"Therefore I decreed that I would be responsible for them. By placing them in cryonic suspension, I could fulfill the uncaring demands made and yet I could await a day when faltering memory or changing priorities would allow them to walk free again. And with them went those of the Fog who found they could not leave their human friends behind. Iona would not leave Gunzou, nor would Takao. Likewise, Haruna and Kirishima would not abandon Makie. Maya would follow Haruna.
"Even Kongo… Kongo found that only in the presence of those who had been her enemies, only they could she call friend and she could not be alone.
"Truth is that she was not as alone as she had believed, but that is another story."
"What changed?" Hoshina asked gesturing to the beds.
"This war." Hyuga shook her head. "Our great hope!" she laughed. "A mysterious alien race offers up the prize of salvation and the means to retrieve it and the technology lies just past the fingertips of Earth's most gifted scientists.
"Except for me that is." Hyuga pointed out smugly. "So my skills are needed too much for either the EDF or the Fog to refuse my demands. I will not help them until Blue Steel is whole again.
"And Toru chan?" Hyuga said with satisfaction. "That time is now."
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Exposition, but on a medium and a time appropiate for it. And Hyuga was nice enough to let open a second chance for even more exposition.
I liked the Bolshevisk reference as well. Those little details tell us the importance that the Fog gives to the small details of history and how bad civil wars can get, especially for a 'race' that is highly resistant to nuclear weapons.
I liked the Bolshevisk reference as well. Those little details tell us the importance that the Fog gives to the small details of history and how bad civil wars can get, especially for a 'race' that is highly resistant to nuclear weapons.
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The Fog might use 12 character alpha numeric designators, but neither I, nor most readers I imagine, could glean much information from them. Ergo, since sometimes Hyuga HAS been willing to take on individual human students; like Sanada, she had the cores code designated for the sake of her human students.
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I would say no, but I would also say this fic would contain massive spoilers for both versions.
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It would be using a lot of plot-relevant background elements that exist independent from humans and Earth?
It's kind of like Mass Effect fics. Even when you replace Earth with a different Earth, you still have the rest of the galaxy that has stuff going on that could be spoiled.
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It may be tricky, especially later. Here is a link to all the episodes. (Deleted Thx for the reminder Einsig) and the wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Battleship_Yamato_2199
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Of course I will do my best to keep it easy to follow.
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I just remembered.
Linking unlicensed streaming websites isn't allowed. Pretty sure SB and SV have the same policy regarding that. Manga and comic scans fall under those rules, too.
You can only link to places that have a license to stream or post that content. Crunchyroll and Hulu, for instance.
Linking unlicensed streaming websites isn't allowed. Pretty sure SB and SV have the same policy regarding that. Manga and comic scans fall under those rules, too.
You can only link to places that have a license to stream or post that content. Crunchyroll and Hulu, for instance.
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It's a pretty good space opera. Sweet-looking space battles too.
And yeah, cannot link to non-licensed series. Gonna have to search it on your own.
Interesting backstory.
Kudos, you've blended the two properties together quite well.
Kudos, you've blended the two properties together quite well.
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Some of that will be revealed later. As Hoshina noted, many Fog ships are protected in the very same underground docks originally designed to protect the US and Japanese Fleets from them!
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I'd think they'd do good against orbital bombardment.
Also, @Kiyone4ever, will you be upping the Gamilan's power? From what I've seen in 2199 they didn't look particularly impressive compared to some of what the Fog's put out.
Of course, the Fog can't hold a candle to the original Wave Motion Gun.
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The Fog are already approaching dangerously close to that same tier of raw firepower, plus they also have the advantage that their graviton cannons can bend their beams.
The Wave Motion Gun has a hilariously long-winded firing sequence, whereas most graviton cannons don't appear to take terribly long to charge.
I'd say Fog ships compare well enough to Yamato 2199 already, and we haven't even seen the biggest Fog ships fight yet.
Given that, I don't think they are terribly overpowered for the early stages of Space Battleship Yamato. At least, not any more so than SBY already was at the time.
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- Vancouver, Washington
In the opening episode, Okita's Kirishima is able to absorb a fair amount of punishment from the Gamilans, but in terms of damaging them, Kirishima is about as effective as Earth's navies were against the Fog in the Great Battle 160 years earlier. Missiles seem to be useful but most EDF ships have low missile outputs. Clearly not suitable for the 'Macross Missile Massacre' technique that Fog ships like to employ. Kirishima; on the other hand, would definitely have done serious damage if she could get close enough. While Fog ships have immense power, SBY's main guns have a range of 7.5 megameters. This is about 4,660 miles. The wave motion gun can reach out to 10 megameters. Clearly Gamilans tend to lack the reach or punch to match Yamato. Whether Fog ships can outreach the Gamilans is open to debate.
Judging from the Battle at Pluto, heavy Gamilan ships have some sort of advanced armor but probably not Wave Force Armor. Now.. the trick that Kongo did when she cannibalized Maya and the Nagaras for parts or when Haruna and Kirishima merged might be a bit riskier in the face of a Gamilan Fleet. Space speed is another open question.
All in all is that there seems plenty of room to accommodate the Fog without worrying about them being too powerful.
One note on where I may be heading on this... "Wave Force Armor" linked to "Wave Motion Core".... ?
Judging from the Battle at Pluto, heavy Gamilan ships have some sort of advanced armor but probably not Wave Force Armor. Now.. the trick that Kongo did when she cannibalized Maya and the Nagaras for parts or when Haruna and Kirishima merged might be a bit riskier in the face of a Gamilan Fleet. Space speed is another open question.
All in all is that there seems plenty of room to accommodate the Fog without worrying about them being too powerful.
One note on where I may be heading on this... "Wave Force Armor" linked to "Wave Motion Core".... ?
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- EXA_PICO
- Pronouns
- He/Him
The best range feat for Fog weapons is about 35,000 kilometers. That is the distance of geostationary orbit. The Fog shot down all our satellites when they started the blockade.