Infinite Stratos Character Creation and Fanfiction Discussion

[MeisterBabylon]

~~~New Intelligence Data Updated~~~

I made a few mistakes in Celeste's profile, updated them now:

Celeste Eisenberg
Based on the character by Blitz1/2

Spoiler for Sacred Avidity:

Name: Celeste Eisenberg
CV:
Nickname: Sacred Avidity
Age: 15
DOB: ??-??
Eyes: Left gold and grey
Hair: Long, black with blue liners on the inset
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Infinite Stratos Academy Class 1-2 / 1st Schwarzenhase
Occupation: Officer Cadet
Classification: Pilot
IS title: MPIS Schwarz-type “Seraphim”
IS CV: N/A
IS style: Swappable shoulder pods
Generation: 3G
Storage Form: None

Celeste is a quiet girl that does not stand out in the roudy class of 1-2. She is an officer cadet and enrolled in ISA to further her training of IS operations. In future, she will rejoin the 1st Schwarzenhase from which Laura Bodewig is commanding officer. The diminuitive Celeste may not look like much, but, like her fellows in the elite military unit, she has been genetically modified and cybernetically enhanced to be the next generation of super soldier. Within the unit, she is ranked 10th. Like the rest of the 1st Schwarzenhase, Celeste is also part of [Shooting Star], as modified humans known as Augmentors within the covert organization. Her IS is a mass-produced version of the Schwarz. It shares only the frame of the Schwarz Regen, has no storage form and lacks the powerful weapons of the Personal unit. However, it comes with swappable Witch shoulder pods that are equipped ahead of a fight: the balanced Blaze Witch pods with 2 gunshields that can be detached and carried in hand; the close-in Slash Witch pod with twin mounted gatling guns and a bardiche; and the artillery Gunner Witch pod with a railgun and a missile pod. Celeste also has a special skill that erects a barrier around herself. This field emits a 40 cm extra spherical radius from the IS. It is both a defensive and offensive weapon, as the barriers can crush items in proximity. This barrier while strong uses up shield energy and cannot be activated indefinitely.

And now... DAZZLING THE STAGE!! *kira*

Giselle Rheinhart
Based on the character by JamesEdwards

Spoiler for Pretty Tauburn:

Name: Giselle Rheinhart
CV: Pending
Nickname: Pretty Tauburn
Age: 15
DOB: ??-??
Eyes: Both gold
Hair: Shoulder-length, red, with a puff of blonde in her fringe
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Infinite Stratos Academy Class 1-2 / Blackwater International
Occupation: Mercenary, part-time supermodel
Classification: Pilot
IS title: Hummer MPIS Missingno-type “Dominium”
IS CV: N/A
IS style: Fashion
Generation: 2G
Storage Form: None

Giselle is a curious individual. Loud, charming, yet as lethal as the next bullet, Rheinhart from Sunny California is the epitome of ‘killing me softly’ both on and off the battlefield. While she and the ‘Imoutorized’ Karon gravitate to each other (in fact both are often part of the same crazy plan), Giselle has no plans for peace after graduation. Which is a problem, as this Shooting Star Augmentor codenamed “Pretty Tauburn” was supposed to aide Natural ISPers in their effort to guide humanity and eliminate conflict. For now, Giselle appears content to dazzle the stage wherever she may be, and she works well with her team in intelligence gathering at the ISA. Her IS is a converted Hummer originally built for the US military that has since been replaced with later models. Her equipment is pretty much “anything goes, as long as its pretty”, and is similar to the Rafale-type in terms of having a large part of BUS slots dedicated to storing weapons. Giselle is able to rapid-switch amongst her arsenal on the fly. She does favor some weapons, namely customized dual 20mm tonfa-revolvers, a 12.7mm marksman rifle, and a 10mm M25 Lancer assault rifle. Her suit is equipped with a Pinpoint Barrier System that remodulates the IS field to defeat incoming threats precisely, rather than waste precious energy by enveloping the user completely from a localized attack. It does not drain energy, is “always on”, and can be used offensively, but is not as potent as Celeste’s in that aspect.

And a quick word:

Spoiler for Classified Level 7:

Shooting Star Scouts deployed in ISA confirmed so far:
- Rei Amour (Gou Karon)
- Sacred Avidity (Celeste Eisenberg)
- Pretty Tauburn (Giselle Rheinhart).
- Regene Regetta (Laura Bodewig)
- Led by Meena Trinity (teacher Louise d’Valliere)

[Kyral]

I REALLY want to puke right now... I worked on this coloration of Sovereign for about 2 days (not counting the 3-4 days I was actually designing it) and GIMP decided to have an error during saving and made the whole picture a red blob without giving me a chance to undo it. *sigh*

So back to scanning... -_-

[blitz1/2]

Originally Posted by Kyral

I REALLY want to puke right now... I worked on this coloration of Sovereign for about 2 days (not counting the 3-4 days I was actually designing it) and GIMP decided to have an error during saving and made the whole picture a red blob without giving me a chance to undo it. *sigh*

So back to scanning... -_-

What program are u using for the coloring?

[Terminator98]

Spoiler for Small Introduction Short:

“Between you and me,
What else is in there,
Other than this empty air?

Why have I failed to see,
This scar that you still bear,
Drawn into inevitable despair.

Take my open hand,
Let me embrace you
Even if our joys are few

The little hope that we'll send,
To erase the darkness hatred grew
I am sure that it will come through.

The moments shared in the past,
They will be re-enacted at last.”


~Song of a distant past

The morning was bright and shiny, perfectly welcoming to my arrival. As I watched the students around me, smiling and talking to each other joyfully, I could not help but feel all excited and happy as well, the atmosphere being so warm and welcoming.

Fifteen years old, raised up into a loving and caring family, my name is Isadora Alexanderson. I was born into Poland but then moved all around Europe as I followed my parents, so I don't really consider myself as belonging to a certain country, instead, I believe that we are all children of humanity.

This was my first day at the world-renowned IS academy, and being the Vatican's representative candidate as well.

I walked with a bright smile on my face, already looking forward to the promising moments that were awaiting me ahead here. I could already feel that it was going to be a nice school.

As I kept making my way towards ISA's main building, I tried to see if there was anyone familiar in the crowd. Well, that was most unlikely, as no friends that I knew ever took the IS Aptitude test, but I had this odd feeling that someone once close to me had been walking all along.

“Must be my imagination” I thought to myself.

---

She was there. She had grown, like me, and had turned into a beautiful young woman. She was so beautiful that I thought it was someone else at first, but this long, flowing golden hair, these calming amber eyes, and that ever bright face always harboring a smile... It definitely was Isadora.

Why was she here? What was her goal? How come did her parents even allow her to attend IS academy? This was no place for soft hearted and peace loving girls like her.

I would ask her questions eventually, but not now. Not with all this crowd of happy-going students all around. I had to talk to her head to head, see her reasons, see her motives. The Isadora I knew would have never joined ISA. What had happened to her?

I am Tyra Hedberg, Switzerland's Representative. 15 years old, I have come to IS academy for one reason. Use it as a stepping stone to propel me towards my goal, revenge.

---

Both girls kept walking along with Tyra still not making her presence known.
The latter remained a few meters behind Isadora while eyeing her quietly, still in amazement that a long lost friend had shown up at ISA with her, and it wasn't any random friend of hers either.

This kept on for a few seconds, until a major outbreak happened. Everyone in the alley turned around to stare a a particular newcomer. Ichika Orimura was making his way as well to ISA. Why was he so (in)famous? He was the only man who could pilot an Infinite Stratos.

As Isadora turned around to see what had caught everyone's attention, it wasn't Ichika that she noticed.
Standing there, realizing that she had been discovered, Tyra was smiling weakly while looking at her old friend.

“Tyra?! Is that you?!” Isadora exclaimed while rushing to the girl's side. She gently put her hands on the latter's shoulders, meticulously examining all of her facial details.

Tyra looked away with her weak smile still inscribed on her lips, and briefly replied to the blonde girl: “Yes. Long time no see Isadora...”

“Oh, praise the lord! I'm so glad that you're here! It's been so long since I last saw you cousin!” the golden haired girl happily said while giving Tyra a friendly and affectionate hug.

Tyra remained silent for a moment. It had been a very long time since someone had last hugged her. It somewhat felt comfortable, warming, pleasing. But she did not want any of this. Pushing Isadora away ,she asked her, “Why are you here?”, her smile having disappeared, and a much more severe expression having been drawn on her face.

“Eh? Wha... what do you mean?” the bewildered friend uttered, baffled by Tyra's attitude.

“What I just said. Why are you here Isadora?”

“Oh, I have become the Vatican's representative...”

Tyra's eyebrow twichted for a bit. She then recalled herself of what she had heard earlier on the radio. Indeed, it had been announced that the Vatican was sending a representative to ISA, so ridiculous that it sounded, but they had developed a 'peacekeeping' IS that was aimed at promoting the usage of IS as sports equipment, not mass murder tools.

So the pilot of the IS was Isadora.

Tyra stood there speechless for a few seconds. The idea was too weird for her.

“Well, what's with that stern expression of yours anyways? Is that how you greet a long lost friend?”

“Oh, sorry. I just found it out of context that a peace loving girl like you had come here.”

“Well, the reason that I am here IS to promote peace itself. I am here to represent the Vatican's stand that IS are not weapons.”

“Yeah... sure...”

“Why are you here anyways Tyra?”

“... for my own personal reasons.”

“Aww, come on. Don't you want to tell me? I'm yo-”

“No, sorry Isadora, but i don't want to speak for now. Let's head to classes.”

The short conversation had been cut. Tyra walked ahead and left Isadora behind.

“What had happened to her?” Isadora thought, puzzled of the sudden change in attitude Tyra had exhibited. The Tyra she once knew was a gentle, kinda and smiling girl. The Tyra she had met here, was a totally different person.

She thought that she would eventually find out what happened later, most probably during recess. Perhaps Tyra was just moody for now.

Isadora hurried up to catch up with her friend, and silently they walked along towards their first day at ISA.

YES, TWO NEW OCs for class 1-2...
Here's their complete bio, along with links to their IS.

Spoiler for Isadora Alexanderson:

Vatican Representative Candidate - Isadora Alexanderson
VA-3GIS-01 "Haniel"

Spoiler for Tyra Hedberg:

Switzerland Representative Candidate - Tyra Hedberg
SUI-3GIS-01C "Frail Wind"

[Kyral]

Originally Posted by blitz1/2

What program are u using for the coloring?

Originally Posted by Kyral

... and GIMP decided to have an error...

GIMP 2.6.11 to be exact. I figured it may an error that can occured becasue it has sometime problems with psd files, so the new picture is an xcf now.

[Terminator98]

Ok, along with my two previous chars, updated the OC List to include the new OCs Meister came up with.

Original Characters/IS List (Updated)

P.S: Chapter Five is IN THE WORKS for IS:OG... still perfecting some parts.

Looks like i'll have to wait until I can see the awesome sauce that makes up Reaper, although having Isadora's IS around would seem quite interesting... *AWACS ftw*

[Saint X]

Originally Posted by Asuras

If I may make a suggestion, don't draw out dialogue like that. It only makes the literature seem less competent. Describe its length after the actual word as such:

"Yahoo!" Tabane called out in a long, shrill, voice, piercing the forest where Gerard and Mark, one of his assistants, were hiking in, followed by another explosion."

Well that's been my "quick" writing style.

sue me

[FlameSparkZ]

Originally Posted by Saint X

Well that's been my "quick" writing style.

sue me

Actually, I like it. It conveys Tabane's feelings and contributes to her annoyance factor

*goes back to writting*

[Keroko]

After Tabane's appearance in this episode, I can completely imagine Helena's reaction when she introduces herself.

"... This world and everyone in it is completely insane."

[Terminator98]

*Shizuko nods and agrees, then quickly returns to reading her book while thinking: "This is why it's better not to pay attention to it"*

Chapter 5 has gone through a lot of revamps on my side here, as well as some back story modifications for my Omega Division OCs.

Oh, and exams are STILL bothering me... X_X

But definitely. Tabane is made of win.

[Saint X]

Originally Posted by Keroko

After Tabane's appearance in this episode, I can completely imagine Helena's reaction when she introduces herself.

"... This world and everyone in it is completely insane."

"Welcome to the default setting of the world."

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by Keroko

After Tabane's appearance in this episode, I can completely imagine Helena's reaction when she introduces herself.

"... This world and everyone in it is completely insane."

Originally Posted by Saint X

"Welcome to the default setting of the world."

"Never doubted that ever since the defenders of Metro-3 were declared to be Power Rangers," Chell dismissed with dismay.

"We are the protectors of Tabane-sama's dream!" Karon flailed in defense. "We're like Space Marines, not Power Rangers!!"

"If there's one thing I do know about this world," the Metroporean replied. "Is that Space Marines don't pop out of Carrot Pods."



~~~New Intelligence Data Updated~~~

Infinite Stratos: Variations continues with...

Blanc Florina
Based on asaqe’s character

Spoiler for Blanc Florina:

Name: Blanc Florina
CV: Kana Ueda
Nickname:
Age: 15
DOB: ??-??
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Short, orange
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Infinite Stratos Academy Class 1-2 / Interior Union
Occupation: Women’s Rights Ambassador
Classification: Pilot
IS title: Commonwealth of Nations MPIS Tears-type + Hi-Mat “Cepheil”
IS CV: N/A
IS style: Beam weapons and agility
Generation: 3G
Storage Form: None

Blanc Florina hails from the lovely land of Australia. Because of the number of international talents in the class, Blanc has a slight inferiority complex around other girls which affects her potential as a pilot. Nevertheless, when her beliefs are pricked, Blanc has shown herself able to rise to the occasion. And beliefs she has; Blanc sees the persisting imbalance of power held by men against women, and strives to fix it. She and Fuuko have a mutual dislike for their class teacher Max, and Ichika. She thinks that the presence of both are nothing more than "Subtle nepotism" and seeks to defeat Ichika so women can firmly establish their place in the world. In contrast, Blanc gets along well with everyone in the Academy, a vocal and protective big sister that tries to keep the girls out of harms way. Her IS is a variant of the MPIS derivative descending from Cecilia’s Blue Tears, much like Catherine’s. However, instead of being a mere “counter” to the original, Catherine’s variant was configured in a totally new direction. The remote bit system is unwieldy and expensive to implement in a mass-produced system, as such it was replaced with Hi-Mat thrust-vectoring “wings”. Named "Cepheil" by Blanc, the IS has a beam cannon installed on each of the uppermost binders of the Hi-Mat wings, and replaced the stock missiles on Blue Tears with hard points that holster a beam assault rifle on each side. It has proven to be a much more successful model than the Canadian variant. Blanc loves to engage in close-quarters combat, interpersing testing shots from far before charging in toe-to-toe with her opponent. Her agile gunslinger IS makes this all possible.

[SaintessHeart]

Kana Ueda = Riselle
Ayako Kawasumi = Kari
Mamiko Noto = Helena

Doublecheck VA please. Thanks.

[Terminator98]

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!

Alex = Hikaru Midorikawa
Lyn = Minayami Kuribayashi
Haruka = Ayako Kawasumi
Sarah = Kaori Fukuhara
Yoko = Shiho Kawaragi
Sophia = Mariya Ise

Isadora = Yūki Aoi
Tyra = Saitō Chiwa
Shizuko = Ryō Hirohashi


Looks like we have one multi voicing VA here...
Shall we need a change?

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Terminator98

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!

Alex = Hikaru Midorikawa
Lyn = Minayami Kuribayashi
Haruka = Ayako Kawasumi
Sarah = Kaori Fukuhara
Yoko = Shiho Kawaragi
Sophia = Mariya Ise

Isadora = Yūki Aoi
Tyra = Saitō Chiwa
Shizuko = Ryō Hirohashi


Looks like we have one multi voicing VA here...
Shall we need a change?

I placed Ayako Kawasumi and Mamiko Noto together for a reason (pigeon-holing). VA swapout?

[Keroko]

Don't see why. It's not uncommon for VA's to voice multiple roles even in one series. Besides, it's not as if they´re actually going to voice our characters, so why fight about it?

[Terminator98]

dunno. Just because we're pretending to be srs... XD

Anyways, I'm doing a huge overhaul of Haruka, she's leaving the "pure brocon" and is getting more development in her personality. Yeah, need that for chapter 5.

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Kana Ueda = Riselle
Ayako Kawasumi = Kari
Mamiko Noto = Helena

Doublecheck VA please. Thanks.

Problem: Blanc Florina's original was listed to be have been voiced by Kana Ueda. Either asaqe comes out and sorts it out, or you guys give me a suggestion.

[.:Jason:.]

So, are there any full pictures of class 1-1 preferably in class in their seat, floating around the net? Or will I have to make do without when making my character? I'm trying to stick to canon so...

[Terminator98]

Haruka Hikari

UPDATED, and with a new VA, reformatted background, and a slight personality change. New portrait as well.