[Kagerou]

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

Actually, my OC Shamsel using a Device very similar to a Glaive called a Naginta.

...oh I am so gonna love it when Naomi and Shamsel meet.

Both: "...WE USE THE SAME DEVICES."
Shamsel: *thinking* Hey, she's kinda cute though.
Naomi: *thinking* Where's my brother?

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

Guess it's time I start my own division...

Designation: Division 66, NERV

Affiliation: TSAB Ground Forces

Founded: May MC 071

Commander: Colonel Kouzou Fuyutsuki

HQ Location: Cranagan, Mid-Childa

Equipment: 1x XI Class Warship Longinus, 2x JF-700 Helicopter

Function: Locate, secure, and neutralize rogue Lost Logia/Relics within Mid-Childa as well as high-threat Lost Logia/Relics on other worlds.

History: Division 66 was founded in May MC 071 shortly after the airport disaster. Although it had been proposed just a month prior, the proximity and scale of the Lost Logia/Relic airport incident made it clear to the TSAB council that an organization would be necessary to police local threats to avoid another disaster. The original proposal was drafted and backed by Lt. General Regius Gaiz and as such is under the direct control of the TSAB Ground Forces. This also limited the range of movement of the organization to Mid-Childa, although a clause was later added to allow their jurisdiction to reach to other worlds should there be a potential high-level threat.

The overall division is quite small due to its specialized objectives. They occupy a single 2-story structure just outside the main TSAB Ground Forces HQ with a pair of hangers for the helicopters and a single training structure in the rear. As of their founding, the main forward forces consist of 1st LT. Shamsel Nagisa and 2nd LT. Ryotaro Nogami. Some questioned the use of an experimental system for such an organization, but they were all quickly dismissed by Lt. Gen. Gaiz saying that it was a proven system he had investigated himself and worthy of such a roll.

Despite the intentions of the division, there were several rumors questioning its founding. One sprung from the fact that, after being initially set aside by the Council as not a priority, the airport disaster occurred and practically paved the way for its rushed approval. Second was on the backer, Lt. Gen. Gaiz. Rumors already existed of his dislike for the Navy as well as of the young Hayate Yagami. Many found it odd for him to propose such a group when word spread of Hayate contemplating a similar division of her own.

I will be using this for the second half of Alpha. Just to warn you.

Originally Posted by Liingo

Oh just forget about my role in the whole thing why don't you Although admittedly by contribution to the end result was smaller than Tk's..

:3 I'm sorry Lii-kun. I knew you contributed, and for that I appreciate by the buckets-worth.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

*Plays On The Road*

Now, for the 3rd Update to Atsuki Boukenshaa's Profile, here's Barrier Jacket, Fighting Style, Devices and Offensive Spells:

Spoiler for MASSIVE:

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Barrier Jacket:

Spoiler for Image:

[13 year old Asagi wearing the Belkaranger Barrier Jacket without visor]


[23 year old Asagi with Barrier Jacket undersuit]

While heavily inspired by Super Sentai, Asagi had decided that as Belkarangers they’ll try to do something original for once, and they chose their barrier jackets to do so.

Asagi’s barrier jacket resembles a modified school sailor uniform (aka serafuku) with a large white band running down the front of the blouse down to the skirt – a tribute to the Boukenger suit. Accompanying forearm length falconry gloves, and ironically named go-go boots complete the Belkaranger suits.

Unlike most Super Sentai, the Belkarangers don’t wear full helmets, instead choosing to wear wraparound black headphone visors to cover their eyes. The visors also have forehead mounted searchlights for low-light illumination.

While most mages nowadays prefer their barrier jacket transformations quick and easy, Asagi and the Belkarangers like to take their long and flashy, with Super Sentai inspired fancy poses and roll calls complete with sound effects and BGM courtesy of their devices. In Asagi’s case, her routine is taken from Boukenger’s, with the call of “Belkaranger, Start Up!” to initiate, and until the arrival of the Accelulars used ANY and ALL flip-top cellphones for props.

Whenever her whim takes her, or when lacking the appropriate prop, Asagi uses other Sentai routines, like the Dekaranger or Timeranger routine, using her wallet and her watch respectively for props (and the appropriate removal of clothes for Timeranger revealing her undersuit before transformation).

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"*cough*"

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For the rest of the Belkarangers, the roll call sequence follows from the first of the trio to perform the henshin sequence. As Asagi is always the first to initiate the Boukenger sequence is the most performed, although different sequences have been performed whenever Julie or Mayura initiate.

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"I think I need my own routine..."

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Skills and Abilities:

Asagi Colwell is officially a AA+-rank ground combat Knight, despite her magical rank being only C+. This is due to her incredible skill with her sword fighting technique, borne out of years of constant practice under various sword arts, with her base style being the Japanese competitive style of Kendo… and various Super Sentai moves and finishers.

For most of the time, Asagi’s attacks with her sword appear to be very blunt, direct and brash, charging in recklessly at the enemy with a flurry of swipes and slashes propelled by unbridled energy and much gusto (complete with sparks, fireworks and much lovely HISSATSU for that Super Sentai effect).

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“I myself would’ve preferred “Itou Ryoudan”…”

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Against serious and skilled opponents though, Asagi’s style and demeanor takes a drastic reversal: she becomes an unnervingly calm, silent and calculating fighter, efficient and deliberate in her attacks with precision slashes and impeccably timed feints and lunges. Her preferred tactic is to conserve her strength and magical energy and evade/defend against enemy attack, preparing her stance while controlling the fight to lead the enemy into the creation of an opening or opportunity, on which she’ll exploit by with an EXPLODING CHOU HISSATSU-

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"*ehem*"

“Wakata wakata…”

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- with one of her powerful one-hit finisher techniques.

While incredibly deadly in close combat, Asagi’s lack of any decent ranged attacks asides from her Buster Shots means she has to rely on other mages, and a combination of her speed and defensive abilities to cover her approach when fighting ranged opponents.

Devices:

As a Knight relying more on her physical prowess than magic, Asagi has mastery over a lot of non-magical weapons, most often swords and staves. This non-reliance on magical devices gives her incredible versatility in her choice of armament, although for maximum effectiveness Asagi uses an array of simple non-intelligent storage and Armed devices.

Survi-Buster (Asagi) –



Asagi’s most trusted primary weapon. Created by request after her graduation by engineer Aurion Dauer, the Survi-Busters are pistol-like non-intelligent storage devices, inspired from the primary weapons of her favorite Super Sentai group, the Boukenger.

Like its inspiration in the show, the Survi-Buster is a multi-mode weapon with two primary forms: Gun Mode, which is used to cast ranged Buster shots, and the melee use Survi-Blade Mode, where its handle swings back 40 degrees and extends a long double edged blade thus forming a longsword.

Each of the three Belkarangers have their own Survi-Busters, and each is specialized for their respective use. In Asagi’s case, her Survi-Buster is the only one equipped with a cartridge system loaded from an 8-round pistol magazine on the handgrip, and her weapon is defaulted in Blade Form to better accommodate her combat style.

Bouken Bo / Bouken Javelin –



Another Boukenger-inspired device created by Aurion, the Bouken Bo is a long shaft device with pincers on its end, used to grab hard to reach objects. In combat the Bouken Bo can open its jaws and extend a double-edged blade to become the Bouken Javelin, which gives her extended reach and power in close combat. Unlike with the original weapon, Asagi can use the “Extension” spell on the Bouken Bo/Javelin, which lengthens its shaft to a maximum of 20 meters giving her unparalleled reach. Like the Survi-Busters, the Bouken Bo is a simple non-vocal non-intelligent storage device, and reduces itself to a standard device card when stored.

Amaterasu –



The only non-Boukenger inspired weapon in Asagi’s arsenal, Amaterasu is an intelligent longsword-shaped Armed-Device that was a family treasure for more than a hundred years, kept as a display piece due to the lack of active mages in the Colwell clan. As the first Colwell mage in nearly two centuries, Amaterasu was thus entrusted to Asagi’s use after her graduation from the TSAB Academy.

As an intelligent Armed Device Amaterasu can be considered Asagi’s primary magical device, as she performs many of her magical abilities through it, from her Barrier Jacket summoning to activating defensive and offensive abilities. Also, both the Survi-Buster and Bouken Bo have been integrated into Amaterasu’s storage form, allowing Asagi to carry all three weapons in a single device, and she can summon any one of her devices separately from it.

In terms of power, Amaterasu has the highest magical processing and storage capacity of Asagi’s three devices despite its lack of a cartridge system, making it the ideal choice for casting high-level magic spells and attacks reaching up to S+. However this ability comes at the cost of increased mana consumption when Amaterasu is unlocked into weapon form. As Asagi is only ranked B in magical power she rarely uses Amaterasu as a weapon, preferring to use it primarily as a mana spell conduit, unless dire circumstances force her to use its power.

On the flip side, Asagi calls the weapon the “Golden Sword” after its bright golden blade – a coincidental similarity to BoukenRed’s weapon in Boukenger. Similarly, she calls the sword’s male AI “Zubaan”.

In storage form, Amaterasu takes the form of a small coin with an ornate sun pattern engraved on its surface hung on a silver chain necklace.

Auxilliary Devices:

Accelular –



Straight out of Boukenger is the Belkarangers all-in-one multipurpose device, the Accelular. This signature cell-phone like device performs almost every function its original can in the show, including cellular phone communication, compass navigation and ultraviolet blacklight. It also has various scanners and sensors that give it incredible detection abilities, ranging from infrared detection to magic scanning.

(The only thing the Belkaranger’s Accelular can’t do is summon GouGou Vehicles…)

While similar in many respects to the original, several changes and improvements have been made to the design, like the replacement of the main LCD display with a 3-D holographic screen and projector, and tougher materials and construction, allowing it to withstand the harsh rigors of field use. Also, the Belkaranger’s intelligent device AI’s can interface with each other through the Accelular’s computer. And like in the show, the GoGo Turbine is used in the mandatory transformation posing sequences (even though their base intelligent devices perform the actual transformation).

For all its usefulness, the Accelulars are a surprisingly recent addition to the Belkaranger’s arsenal, that they only received in late MC0075. The original request for its creation was put forward by Asagi almost five years ago, when she was finally old enough to be given command of the Colwell company finances and facilities. A series of technical problems associated with the creation of such a non-magical multipurpose device delayed the production of the devices, not to mention the questions regarding the merits and benefits of expending large amounts of financial and technical resources into some saw as a mere toy. Fortunately Asagi’s persistence and logistical maneuvering paid off (by mass-marketing a stripped-down version of the Accelulars into the cellular phone market to cover the costs), and the Accelulars now see extensive use by the Belkarangers in the missions.

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“Rey, a little help in this section?”

“Of course.”

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Offensive Spell List:

As an alumni of Class 0061-Q, Asagi’s primary spells are the so called “Impulse” spells, which are the most basic of Close Combat oriented spells taught to Neo-Belkan students. There are three spells overall, including:

Force -

In martial combat, one requires physical strength and power to deliver the energy required for impact. The most basic spell for many Neo-Belkan practitioners, and also the easiest to learn, is the “Force” spell, which is a basic spell to externally enhance the wielder’s physical strength. This is achieved using a combination of external levitation (and in some cases, Midchilda-style Barrel Rings), which provide additional aid and support on a mage’s arms or legs. This grants a mage extra physical power in lifting heavy weapons, or further enhancing the power behind a strike.

Blast –

Another basic Neo-Belkan spell, “Blast” is a “static kinetic energy” spell applied at a weapon’s impact point, which multiplies the kinetic energy behind a physical blow without the requirement of adding extra momentum or mass. In combat this significantly improves the damage potential of a normally kinetically weak blow, like a punch.

Although the advantages are considerable, the Blast spell creates significant kinetic energy backlash at the item it is used on, whether a weapon or the mage itself. For this reason, application of this spell is most ideal on sturdy, blunt and dense objects with a large surface area on the impact point, like mallets, clubs and hammers, to better absorb and dissipate the backlash. Impact dissipation spells can also be applied to further reduce the backlash’s negative effects.

Sword –

The third of the basic spells, “Sword” is a “focus energy” spell, which enhances a cutting blade or piercing head by reinforcing the material integrity of the cutting area, and also by absorbing kinetic energy on impact and focusing it on the cutting edge. A blade enhanced by this spell can cut through extra-hard and reinforced objects with minimal effort, and this spell can be further enhanced by Force for improved results.

Out of the three Impulse spells listed above, Asagi specializes in the combined use of the Force and Sword Impulse spells, where she both in tandem to improve her physical power, speed and cutting edge. Her mastery of this combination is such that she had demonstrated the ability to cut through 50 inches of industrial-grade steel plate armor with a single stroke – with only a katana in her right hand.

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“Which translates to…

Ware ni tateni mono nashi…”

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Buster Shot –
Power: C
Range: B
Accuracy:B

Standard mana shooter spell, common amongst all Mid-childa style and Neo-Belkan style mages. Due to Asagi’s specialization in melee combat, her skill in the use of Buster Shot has dropped to minimal levels, thus she uses this primarily against non-magical opponents and C – B rank mages, and as a distraction attack in many cases.

While Asagi can fire Buster Shots barehanded, she always prefer to use it in conjunction with a pistol-like weapon, usually from her Survi-Buster.

Next part, Defensive & Auxilliary Spells and Finishing Moves

*phew* That was long

XDDD Oh god, yes. The Belkarangers might also be showing up for the second half of Alpha.

@Thread: Yes, it's possible to do this, as for the second half of Alpha, the TSAB pulls in nearly every capable mage they have on hand, no matter their eccentricities. OFM, Aces, Wolkenritter, Belkaranger, Hotblood, Kamen Riders, whatever they have. This probably results in the kind of fight where you know they're in there, somewhere, but you don't know what they're doing.

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

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Spoiler for We don't all go to Ravenholm...:

Spoiler for Foreword:

I finally decided to dump him with the Special Investigations Dept (with Acous) after doing my first sketch of him, because I realized some sharp-faced, lanky bishonen like him just belongs there, with his fellow sharp-faced, lanky bishonens.

This was also due to the fact that the Special Investigations Dept often get tossed around everywhere like ping-pong balls, so he will get to interact with many different CC and perhaps OC characters.

(I'm so sorry Acous, you've worked hard, but running around on many different people's orders is my idea of "getting tossed around"...)

Spoiler for Character Data:

Personal Data:
Name: Ashcroft Ravenholm
Alignment:
Age: 19
Birthdate: August 19th
Birthplace: Midchildia
Ethnicity: Midchildian of mixed blood
Bloodtype: O negative
Hair color: Grey-white
Eye color: Blue
Height: 175cm
Weight: 60kg
Likes: Reading, Drinking, Hairstyling and Hot-blooded women.
Dislikes: Anyone who tries to "act cool", and those who misuse Lost Logia
Favorite play: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Favorite song: Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap
Theorical seiyu: (Not clued on this)
Typical quote: Trust no one, not even me.


TSAB relevant data
Affiliation: TSAB, Special Investigations Liaison Officer
Magic rank: B+
Magic style: Neo Belkan
Magic Color: Crystal Grey
Main Element: Illusion
Specialization: Undercover and Investigation Ops
Device: Armed device Enigma/Colossus, a pair of crystal mirrors that can be split into many smaller blades, each with a different hue.

Spoiler for Generic Character Information:

Personality: To the untrained view, Ashcroft is quite the unassuming, silent, ignorant character, and he mostly prefers to appear so. In addition, his chronic memory failure also makes him something of a joke at times.

However, he can surprise on occasion with his own personal brand of smart talk, which is one of two things about him that is in any way notable, and only within the Special Investigations Department.

The second would be that despite being reputed to be a top-class Investigator, he's still stuck at rank B+, and worse, he does not seem to care very much, passing it off with "I'm not very powerful, I'm just smart, that's all. Anyway, if I have no chance of passing, then there's no point going to take an A level test."

This is disturbing to some of his superiors, as they mostly concur that it's not a matter of his lack of talent for his job that's stopping him.

History: Ashcroft, before becoming an Investigator, put his intelligence to use in the field of software and hardware engineering, and developed a couple of improvements to some respective TSAB parts.

Due to his extremely low-key style, his dealings with characters within the TSAB were never known very well, except that he did not mind hanging out with anyone who could either give him a nice intellectual chat over a coffee, and that he would never pass off a game of chess, at which he proved to be, according to his future superior, Acous "unpredictable".

For the same reasons, his reasons for the sudden change in career options from are not well known, but as he proven himself a fine Investigator, it has mostly been assumed that he has done so to avail himself of an opportunity to take on an intellectual challenge.

Spoiler for However...:

He is currently investigating the details behind Lost Logia trafficking, and in order to avoid suspicion, is putting his magic to great use in multi tasking between an average day in the TSAB and more perilous situations outside.

Also, he is almost absolutely merciless and clinical in battle, bringing down opponents with calculated accuracy and a combination of cold mind and hard muscle even when sparring.

General Fighting and Magic Style: As an Investigator, Ashcroft is a hot hand in both projectile as well as hand to hand combat, and is comfortable with not using his device when necessary. Notably enough, he uses a variant of Ninjutsu and good-ol' fashioned boxing in combat.

He uses illusion magic, or rather, he uses illusions on others via magic, and is also capable of using basic shooting spells on others.

His illusions, unlike most, are able to affect others who are not in his line of sight. However, if Ashcroft suffers a major shock, or the person(s) affected by the illusion suffer a shock to the mind greater than that which is created by Ashcroft's illusion, then the illusion will be dispelled.

Also, he cannot do too many things at once: any amount of magic he expends doing something else (such as defending or shooting) while keeping the illusion up reduces the amount of time he can do either of the two by very prohibitive amounts, and as with many male mages, his magic reserves are not that great, so he has to use his resources wisely, especially in situations where he would be likely to use both abilities simultaneously.

This form of magic can, and has resulted in certain hilarious if rather traumatic events.

Ashcroft's Armed Device: Enigma/Colossus is a Armed Device that can take the form of either a pair of crystal mirrors, or a large number of crystal blades.

It speaks a variant of Greek, because of an unfortunate pun that Ashcroft made, which led to a whim, and so on...

Barrier Jacket: To suit his more casual purposes, it takes the form of a casual blazer, tie, shirt and pants.

Views on Canon Characters/Things:

The Three Aces: Sun Tsu, thou should'st be living at this hour, we hath need of thee!

The Wolkenritter: Like pieces on a chessboard, except even more rigid.

Chrono: Boring. Too little hot blood.

Acous Verossa: I find him... *checks for spy cameras, and for any hidden dark green things* let's talk about this later shall we?

The Nakajima Sisters: *eyebrows up* Hot Blood Radar is ONLINE. *blip...blip...blip...* You two hath need of...(well, me! )

He didn't make the effort to know any other Canon Characters.

Design Notes:

Ashcroft's surname was taken from a scenario in Half-Life 2, which I was playing just a week or two before creating him. His name is actually another surname, except that I thought it would do okay as a name, too.

His Device is named after an opposing pair of actual, albeit now obsolete devices. Enigma was a German encryption device used in World War II, while Colossus was a decryption "supercomputer" used to crack and intercept Enigma.

I love illusions, and in the spirit of my love, actually learned some magic tricks based on visual illusions in the past. I'm not a big fan of the Uchiha clan, though.

That's one down. I got the Department name right, hopefully

I'll try to dig deep into my resources of weird mirror/crystal/(HAKU!!!!) related spell names and come up with something more detailed some time later, Chinese New Year Visitations take more of a toll on me than any kind of love I've ever had.

*I blame it on all. those. goodbyes.*

I like this character XD.

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Spoiler for Aku wo Tatsu Tsurugi:

Name: Zengar Zombolt
Ace Name: The Sword that Cleaves Evil
Age: Unknown, appears to be early thirties
Gender: Male
Origin: -
Affiliation: Independant (formerly Time-Space Administration Bureau)
Position: -
Rank: O-4 (Major)

Mage Class: Close Combat
Mage Rank: S++
Magic System: Ancient Belka
Magic Color: Gray
Magic Affinity: HOT BLOOD
Magic Style: HOT BLOODED AWESOME SWORDSMANSHIP
Magic Device: Armed Sword Device Zankantou

Spoiler for Theme Song:

Ken kon itteki

And

Spoiler for THEME SONG OF UTTER WIN:

http://resak.deviantart.com/art/Da-d...raoke-24568637

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da Da Da! Da da da! Daizengar!

Ikare! Hagane no bunshin yo!
Atsui tamashii sono kihaku!
Seigi no tsurugi zankantou...
Subete no aku no tatsu tame ni!
Ima koso tenkai da!
Ware wa aku o tatsu tsurugi
Ware ni tatenu mono na wa nai

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daizengar!

Kore ga waga tachisuji
Todoku, unyou no hayasama de
Ittou ryoudan! CHESUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Nekettsu! Hichu! Tepekki! Shinnen!
Tanjou! Muteki no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi!
Warera no bushin!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daizengar!


Hashire, tatsumaki no anauma!
Shiroi tategami, kuroki body!
Tomo ni tatakau, waga tomo yo
Higeki no kako o nori koete
Ima koso kakenukero!
Noroe, waga mi no fuun o
Ware o, habamu mono wa inai

Da da da! Da da da! Daitrombe!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe!
Warera no chikara, miseru zo
Ima da, Jinma Ittai da!
Ikki tousen! TATSUMAKI ZANKANTOOOOOUUUUUUUUU!!!!
Kasoku! Chokugeki! Totsugeki! Shuchu!
Tanjou! Shinsoku no hageshii tatsumaki
Senjou o kakero!

Da! Da! Da! Da! Daitrombe!

Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe
Da da da! Da da da! Daizengar!
Da da da! Da da da da! Daitrombe

Konjou! Doryoku! Kiai! Youjou!
Tanjou! Seigi no Aku o Tatsu Tsurugi
Hagane no shugojin!

DA DA DA DA DAIZENGAR!!!

Spoiler for Manly quote:

"Ware wa Zengar Zombolt, Aku wo tatsu tsurugi nari! Waga Zankantou ni tatenu mono nashi!"

Background: The self-styled Sword That Smites Evil (Aku wo tatsu tsurugi), Zengar Zombolt is a very honorable individual who fights for his own personal beliefs. Hardened by a long career as a soldier, Zengar has an amazing amount of wisdom on the battlefield and can sense the potential in allies and enemies alike. His demeanor and manners of speech are reminiscent of a samurai, and as such, Sanger is always accompanied by a sword - in particular, his Armed Sword Device Zankantou . Zengar also has a tendency to speak with yojijukugo -- four-kanji idioms. Examples of such phrases are ichiisenshin (一意専心, With all my heart and soul), ittou ryoudan (一刀両断, One blade that cuts in half), and jinba ittai (人馬一体, The rider and his horse are one), though Sanger uses an alternate version (刃馬一体, The blade and the horse are one）.

He frequently phrases, "I am Zengar Zombolt, the Sword That Smites Evil!" ("Ware wa Zengā Zonboruto, Aku wo tatsu tsurugi nari!")which he recites before he attacks with his Zankantou, and "There is nothing that can stand against my Zankantou!" ("Waga Zankantou ni tatenu mono nashi!") after he finishes the attack. He frequently accompanies his attacks with a loud "CHESTO!!!" kiai.

Zengar was formerly a member of the TSAB Air Force's Agressors, and was a sempai of Takamachi Nanoha, though he has disappeared from the TSAB's public eye in recent years. Rumors abound, however, that Zengar remains in the shadows, only to emerge to slay evil and fight for justice, and many believe that he is the only man who can stand against the Aces.

Most definately, he's the only person who has a chance in hell of blocking one of Asagi Caldwell's blade strikes, blade to blade.

To counter Lowe's Crack, I give this great crack! I shall place him into the OC! Who do you think he is? The awesome manliness that can beat Sentai! The Sword that cleaves evil!

*facepalm* Here we go again.

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Basically Kagerou started a trend for turning everyone in Nanoha into Super Sentai.

I didn't mean to. But I'm not complaining.

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Admiral Tigerclaw came in with hax and overpowered charecters and an insistence on a test unit having massive amounts of banned weaponry, TK tried to haxbust but somebody complained the haxbusting was offtopic...

And you must take his place.

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

To counter ATC's ridiculously overpowered mecha suit (which would allow a C-rank to become A-rank and then be able to fire off S-rank spells with no problems), Kagerou created Ghost Armor, which basically is more feminine Ghost armor from Starcraft but modded to fit the OFM, granting no advantages except stealth and a seperate power supply from the Mage (using a dedicated system), with the drawbacks of a HUGE IR signature so the user can be seen with night vision gear. (and also because we needed something more suited for wetwork as normal barrier jackets aren't practical for blackops.) As a joke, he also had Lance Flight, the first users of Ghost Armor, do a mass-henshin sequence... which resulted in a deluge of crack-Sentai (Belkaranger, Numbarenger, Strikenger, Lancenger, etc etc.)

Who said Lancenger was a joke?

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Meanwhile, he's also writing MSLN Alpha, and posting scenes from Chapter 1, which can be found here, here and here., along with Vivio. He's also completed Bad Day for Bad Guys, which is part of a series of one-shots we're calling Prelude to Alpha.

As for me? I'm working on Prelude to Alpha, something called Rumination Sunset; Franz and one of his men discussing ethics and the TSAB and how they can sleep doing what they do.

Speaking of which, Scene 4 approaches.... *looks off into distant sunset*

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

And Kagerou and I are working on making a new OC fanon thread; the first version of which will cover what has come to be known as Kerokanon. It's going to be fairly in-depth so as to give a quick overview/summary of OC timelines to newcomers. While Kagerou works on the Kerokanon timeline, I'm working on the OFM timeline.

Slow, hard work -_-

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

So, the reason I've been gone for most of the week is due to a life crisis.

Not sure, but I think some of you know I'm a science major and work in a research lab.

Well, that's changed recently.

Apparently, labs at my school are only allowed a certain amount of personnel...which my former exceeded recently.

Result: they had to drop some people - on the order of 1 person.

And since they couldn't do that to any of the graduate students (Heaven Forbid!), it needed to be an undergrad.

Which turned out to be me because, in the words of the head cheese:

"You've been here the least amount of time, and you're leaving in a month or two. And besides, there's been no progress on your current project since December."

Never mind that I put in triple the amount of time my undergrad compatriots do.

Never mind that I'm a senior, who has learned & understands the concepts we're using, whereas all but one of my compatriots are just FRESHMEN.

Never mind that we've had TWO new transfer grad students who the head cheese COULD have sent elsewhere.

Never mind that the reason for lack of progress was faulty equipment, which is the better part of a decade old.

Never mind that I may be COMING BACK to this school when I'm a grad student.

And NEVER MIND that I'm the ONLY undergrad, and one of the three people (out of a dozen or so) that comes to work on the WEEKEND - which ANYONE with a passion for research SHOULD be doing.

No, screw that! Screw every reason to keep me!

I tried to convince the head chesse to keep me. I begged; I pleaded; I told him I'd double the hours I'm putting in NOW. I told him that if I was accepted at this grad school, I'd come and work in his lab. I told him that I had volunteered to give a presentation on the research I was doing for his lab for one of my classes.

Nothing. Nada. Zero.

Apparently, the only thing that matters is how much they can squeeze out of me.

And the truth is, this couldn't have come at a worse possible time.

Around here, February is the month that students apply to graduate schools. And a major part of that is having a letter of recommendation from a research professor in your major (non-research is okay, but less desirable). NOW, since I'm no longer officially part of the lab, the head cheese is under no obligations to write me one (and now, frankly, I'm not so sure I WANT one from him anyway). So, I've got to find a new lab - one that'll take someone about 2 months away from graduation, get in, and get a letter...

IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS.

Yeah, I'm probably screwed, no thanks to General Cheesehead.

And if you want to know what he looks like:

TRY THIS.



Oh yes, I'M PISSED.

ROYALLY!

Ouch, sorry to here that, Reiji.

Originally Posted by Erio

So the OFM is set in its own timeline? Hmm, and I was planning to mention it in my OC's profile...

My OC's were created for the canon timeline where Keroko exists (also known as Kerokanon)... does the OFM exist in that timeline? If it does, is it different from what you have now?

Oh, no, by timeline, he means working on an actual physical timeline of events XD. I'm sorta working on the official "Kerokanon" timeline, and may post one, one day -_-.