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I don't think this will work unless you go the Toyota Hylux. But that feels more Westphalian than EUDF.
Super Robot Quest G
- Thread starter Basarin
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I don't think this will work unless you go the Toyota Hylux. But that feels more Westphalian than EUDF.
...To be fair, the US made the the Sky Warden, which is a modern uparmored cropduster , or the US PT boats of WW2, or the British Mosquito bomber (which was made of wood, and was pretty much the fastest bomber of it time discounting German jet prototypes), I mean the amount of relatively cheap but effective options from humble platforms various legitimate governments invest in is staggering.
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Once Known as The Nobody
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I only have the half-remembered advice I've been given some time ago: to impress - adjectives and metaphors; for dynamism - verbs and shorter sentences. But I have a feeling that's something you're already aware of.If anyone has recommendations, sound off.
Do they lift, tho? Because, if they're a Power-Ranger-like GYM squad, the've got to pose, and pose properly.
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You now have me imagining a Toyota Hylux Wreck-Gar, and I am mildly concerned at the notion.
Potential inspiration right here.
Pending higher's approval, naturally.
So the other services will be doing their own experimentation in the background on the designs, and they won't necessarily have access to what you do. So the Air Defense Force might come up with a glider or jet powered aerial version of the Steed...or they make a low altitude jump search and rescue power armor unit. It's going to depend, really.
I would put this more front and center, but this isn't a Real Robot Design Quest.
Maybe an idea for the future.- Location
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Make a Power Rangers-esque squad of people named Jim but spell their name differently from each other.
Doesn't Bruce already make that joke?
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- USA
Made a few additional updates to the DFRI Super Robots tab in the Dramatis Personae tab. Otherwise, next post will come this week!
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- Singapore
Now that I think about it, if Intel wants to arm the Shades, should'nt they go for Bond Car armaments? Viper Defender?
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Hey @Basarin, quick question. I was reading the informational posts, and I saw this in the block about Legio Galbinus.
Is there a miscount somewhere, or do Ocular, Drifter and Breaker not count since they were specified as support units? Or is something else going on?
But by my count (at least according to the character page on TvTropes), there are at least 13 active Kausen in the Legion: Galbinus-R, Cavalier, Patch, Architect, Hotwire, Herald, Hubcap, Tracker, Nailhead, Breakneck, Ocular, Drifter and Breaker (Delphi doesn't count since she was made by the DFRI).
Is there a miscount somewhere, or do Ocular, Drifter and Breaker not count since they were specified as support units? Or is something else going on?
Thors_Alumni
Proud member of Thors Class VII from Liberl
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Ah yes, The Ginyu Force. Where in a universe where no one stays dead, They did. Yet people like them and that stupid as mud pose.
pretty sure that's what the Seeker is for. That model has 3 modes that can do that.
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they already have done that. That and I think it'd be cool to see on screen if I was watching this on a Plasma.
That's actually a good question. It's either an error on Basarin's part or the cast got bigger than was expected and the old number is no longer valid.
Now have the Intel people made an ice cream van Shade yet is the real question.
And gotcha, Basarin. I'll reserve design processes for the Super Robots in particular.
It's just really fun mulling ideas on what would make sense via theory crafting. The world is just that interesting!
And gotcha, Basarin. I'll reserve design processes for the Super Robots in particular.
It's just really fun mulling ideas on what would make sense via theory crafting. The world is just that interesting!
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Thanks for pointing that out! I need to update the number is all.
Feel free to theory craft! That's half the fun here.
Thors_Alumni
Proud member of Thors Class VII from Liberl
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True. I'd try if I was a artist.Feel free to theory craft! That's half the fun here.
Anyway I'm looking forward to reading your info dumps on Ichiro and the argonauts. Plus anyone else I'm forgetting
A Sinking Feeling - A New Focus
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This naturally takes place right after Grasping Victory.
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The Belligerent
"So. Allow me to determine if I am understanding this...correctly."
Bandit glanced nervously to his left and right from where he was locked down in the sustainment bed. In a way, he was somewhat relieved - it was clear that the others had scragged something pretty badly, even if he couldn't exactly determine what it was yet. But spreading the wealth when it came to blame only covered you so far with Tyrannous.
"The Predasaur you designed-" Scrapheap to Bandit's left went still, likely having had a similar calculation going through his processor, "-and that Rangefinder had so painstakingly crafted together for you is gone."
"...yes, my liege," Scrapheap slowly admitted.
"And you-" To Bandit's right, a thoroughly singed Throughput and Smelter stiffened similarly, "-lost the armor unit that was similarly designed and constructed."
"Yeah, boss," Throughput said, Smelter nodding rapidly in agreement, "but we-"
"I did not give you permission to speak further."
The once urbane and calming voice coming from the command throne hardened abruptly, slamming down onto every Kausen on the the bridge. The shadows over the command throne masked most Tyrannous's form, save for a slight outline and the sinister blue glow of his optics. You could see just enough see and feel his intent - and neither was exactly a good feeling at the moment. Not when everyone was reporting in a failure.
The only one that seemed exempt from this was Rangefinder. The big, large mechanic that also doubled as Tyrannous's servo to crack heads if he couldn't be bothered to do it himself simply stood to Tyrannous's right, arms crossed over his enormous bulk. Bandit still didn't know why Tyrannous favored the big dumb lug like that, but here they were. In this case, the single chipped processor got to glare at them with his boss on account that his work had been scrapped.
"Disappointing, really." Tyrannous stood up from his throne, finally allowing the light from the primary star to shine onto him. His form had changed somewhat since he'd been able to bring back the Pilum from PJH - Tyrannous had taken a shine to the form and had readily adopted it as his configuration. Human-styled ordnance pods prominently stood out on his forearms, along with the stabilizer wings along his back. But the faceplate and those sinister optics remained - all configuration did was give him alternate methods to make things painful if he wanted to. "So, before I make any further...judgments. Do any of you have anything to say in your defense?"
Tyrannous spread his arms and looked around at the badly singed and beaten up collection of Free Brothers. Even Crackdown was quiet, the normally insane mech realizing just this once that it was probably a bad idea to gainsay the boss.
Well, scrap it. I'm not sinking with these losers.
"Uh, boss?" At once, Bandit almost regretted it as he felt Tyrannous's attention squarely on him, just as it had started just a little while ago. "I, uh, did see something new when Scrapheap busted me out." He tried not to wince in anticipation, but he was slightly encouraged when a slight nod from the mech himself allowed him to continue. "There's new Kaus running around dirtside."
Before Bandit could continue, his processor seized up as something jammed into the back of his head. Accessing recent files. Chimaira's voice hissed loudly in his audio receptors - or was it directly into his processor? He felt her presence drive a spike into his memories, the last cycle or so projecting outwards onto the holographic displays in the center of the bridge. He was not allowed to even think about anything else, focusing on and then dismissing memories that he might have revisited on his own-
And then three figures were shown on display. The larger, bronze colored Kaus slamming an enormous pair of fists into Crackdown in tandem with Nailhead. The quick and agile Kaus the size of Highway dancing around larger Drones setting up their destruction at Architect's hands. And the Kaus with the strange human contraption on his shoulder fighting alongside Beowulf.
Tyrannous tapped his chinplate thoughtfully. "Hmm. And who might these be?" He paused, then laid his optics onto Scrapheap. Or at least Bandit thought so - he was not allowed to think about anything beyond the three mystery Kausen before Chimaira painfully tore his attention back to where she wanted it.
"Respectfully, my liege," Scrapheap mused, sounding much calmer knowing that he wouldn't get offlined right this instant. "...I don't think they are from Mekaen. I briefly witnessed them myself in the breakout attempt. But their mannerisms, their styles...they seem far more human. But my sample size is admittedly rather small."
Tyrannous mulled that thought over, before his optics turned to another corner of the room. "Yes, Throughput?" he asked, in a pleasant, almost fatherly tone, as if he hadn't just threatened his dismemberment shortly before. "Oh, and Chimaira, save the images for future reference. You can let Bandit down now, thank you."
The spike crudely ripped out of Bandit's head, and relief surged through him as his memories were again his. He barely could hear Throughput's report, "...ound another one like 'im. But he didn't talk like us at all."
"The humans are making their own Kausen," Tyrannous said to himself slowly. For the first time he could ever recall, Bandit saw a look of bemusement in Tyrannous's optics. That quickly faded away, however, as his form began to heave with a low throated chuckle. "Ohhh, this is rich. And so many possibilities stemming from that." He then turned to Scrapheap. "Get Bandit a new body - use one of the captured 'Jackals' we acquired if you need. As for Bandit himself..." Tyrannous's optics burnt into his. "Your recent dealings with some of the humans turned out decently well. Reach out to them again. See what we can do to keep the humans at each other's throats."
"S...sure thing, boss," Bandit replied weakly. His processor was still trying to reboot properly after the memory spike - and defragmenting to see if everything was still where it should be. "Any, uh, specific requests?"
"Just one." The image of Beowulf emerged. "These particular humans," Tyrannous mused as his hand reached out to inspect the holographic image, "are becoming more of a nuisance than I'd like." His hand abruptly clenched around the image, and the hologram shuddered before disappearing into Chimaira's memory banks. "I want them dealt with permanently."
Thors_Alumni
Proud member of Thors Class VII from Liberl
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Beowulf looks up from a ridiculously oversized book that it was apparently trying to read. :: "Bring it on, You Megatron wannabe."
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- Malaysia
Bring it on, slag-aft. We'll use your Pilum alt-form as a toothpick and send you back to Mekaen in trash compactor cubes.
Edit: Darn, Thors_Alumni beat me to it.
Note for future engagements - maybe we can send Jessica and the Thunderbolt on the next Kausen skirmish; I'm sure she'd jump at the chance to help her friends after all this while (frankly, I'm surprised she hasn't actively requested to be assigned to them yet).
It's about saving the best for last
Thors_Alumni
Proud member of Thors Class VII from Liberl
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She may very well have offscreen, But Devlin continues to deny her requests for reasons.
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This interlude is a result of me imagining how these post-episode bad guys doing bad guy things scenes would play out, and I have a lot of old Generation One episodes to draw from. Just minus blaming everything on Starscream as Megatron tended to do.
I'm also trying to capture a more consistent tone for Tyrannous, but he only gets scene exposure every so often right now. Hope it turned out alright!
I'm also trying to capture a more consistent tone for Tyrannous, but he only gets scene exposure every so often right now. Hope it turned out alright!
Theunderbolt
"Prepare for trouble..."
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*looks at the defenses built in place*
Well were about to see what the base can take.
Well were about to see what the base can take.
Thors_Alumni
Proud member of Thors Class VII from Liberl
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- Liberl Zemuria.
That's a good point, I guess we know what we are doing next turn. Yes it would meta knowledge. Fortunately Devlin already has good enough reasons to increase the defenses already.
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- Queensland, Australia
He is absolutely thinking about the fact that if he can capture this technology, or even just the precursor technologies which can be used to independently develop their own version of Kausen creation now that it's known it can be done, he is entirely able to just get the hell out of this system once his ship's FTL capabilities are repaired if it gets too hostile and then find a nice, quiet, resource rich corner of the galaxy to set up in. Well, and launch pirate raids out of but that goes without saying considering who their crew is, do you really think they'd be happy spending all their time building industry?
But yeah. Find that quiet corner of the galaxy to set up in, build up a bunch of industry and then just keep working away at the Kausen Creation technology until they've cracked not only the ability to create new Kausen but create new Kausen with integral loyalty to Tyrannous and a personality accepting, if not preferring, Tyrannous' methods. Then fast forward a few centuries if not millennia and Tyrannous will be able to pop out of nowhere and take over Mekaen and rule it as he creates an even larger galactic, or multi-galactic, empire bound to his every whim.
Not that they wouldn't prefer to either take over Earth or thoroughly loot it beforehand. After all, there are benefits to already being in a quiet more or less unknown backwater which has extensive, if lowtech, industrial base, an entirely disposable slave workforce which is too weak to natively be a threat themselves to work it and a bunch of technological innovations which will be useful for conquering Mekaen or other more developed regions of the galaxy.