Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion

[Aaron008R]

Short Backlog Breaker...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Asagi: Nanoha-san, you're...
Nanoha: Hai, Asagi-san?
Asagi: ...

Can I take you home?
Nanoha: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeh?

What did they do to clear this mess?

I better reconsider the idea of Aurion doing a Big One now...

*runs before Asagi can hear*

Originally Posted by dkellis

On the subject of rankings:

So I have two characters whom I have no idea what to rank as. Both are villains, and both are supposed to be incredibly potent threats, of the "the TSAB is in trouble" sort. I have backstory notes for why they were not detected by the TSAB earlier even though they were SSSSS-rank or whatever, so that probably won't be a worry.

I'll summarize what each of them is supposed to be able to do, leaving out all the stuff about history or appearance or whatnot, since it's not that important for now.

Spoiler for Galatea:

*snip*

Spoiler for Zachariah Aarons:

*snip*

So, what would you rank these people as? I'm also coming up with their own magic systems, outside of Midchilda or Belka (yes, this will be explained in the story), but a rough rating and other hack-busting would be appreciated.

For Galatea... There doesn't seem to be much of a problem. Though a few seconds delay in the teleportations after a certain point within her given span of activity should be nice... I'd give her an S+ for that.

And for Zacharia... his ability is just plain frightening... If it was me, I'd also give him lots of energy to spend (mana) but crank down his combat capability a lot. It sounds better if he requires a lot of energy for big HAXXing (literally).

The ideas are still workable, I think...

Originally Posted by Keroko

Linking up is not so much frowned upon, concidering its one of the things that make this thread fun. What is frowned upon is giving your character connections to the main cast. One of the reasons I created a background for Keroko that extended back several years was to make her becomming part of the Takamachi familly feel slightly more natural, as oposed to 'the stranger that apeared and wormed its way into everyones heart in a matter of days' Having someone apear and suddenly have a deep running connection to the main cast, that is what's frowned upon.

Originally Posted by Estavali

Btw I have been thinking of an alternate ranking system for my OCs, since the canon TSAB ranks doesn't seem quite helpful to me. Basically I rate my characters in 8 catergories, namely:

- Melee Attack
- Magic Attack
- Physical Defense (How good are you at defending against physical attacks)
- Magical Defence
- Mana Capacity
- Regeneration Rate (How fast you can recover. Applies to both physical and magical stamina)
- Speed (Movement speed)
- Reflexes

Ranks range from A to F, A being the best and F the worst, as shown below:

A - Excellent
B - Very Good
C - Good
D - Average
E - Below Average
F - Bad

Points

A - 5
B - 4
C - 3
D - 2
E - 1
F - 0

If converted to marks format:

A - 91 ~ 100
B - 76 ~ 90
C - 60 ~ 75
D - 40 ~ 59
E - 20 ~ 39
F - 0 ~ 19

After assigning a rank to each category, there will be an Overall rank to roughly determine the person's current status:

Overall rank = (Sum of ranks when converted to points)/8

Example:

- Melee Attack: B
- Magic Attack: C
- Physical Defense: A
- Magical Defence: A
- Mana Capacity: E
- Regeneration Rate: D
- Speed: F
- Reflexes: E

Converted to points:

- Melee Attack: 4
- Magic Attack: 3
- Physical Defense: 5
- Magical Defence: 5
- Mana Capacity: 1
- Regeneration Rate: 2
- Speed: 0
- Reflexes: 1

Overall rating: 21/8 = 2.63 = D+ (+ for above 0.5, - for 0~0.5)

Right now I'm not sure if the Speed catergory should be scraped or not, whether Regeneration should be divided into (Physical) Stamina and Mana, and if the Overall rating idea is really that fair. Your thoughts, folks?

I tried it by tens, and liked what I saw.

Spoiler for Aurion:

Melee Attack – B = 78
Magic Attack – A = 90
Physical Defense – B = 82
Magical Defense – B = 86
Mana Capacity – C = 67
Regeneration Rate – C = 65
Speed – B = 78
Reflexes – B = 79

Overall rating: 78.125 or 78.13 = B-

Whiffy.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Saw not much problem with the spell list the first time, see no reason to complain about the refined version

Thanks!

Although so not only is Aurion a Granzon, but a Freedom Gundam and Throne Zwei as well?

*RUNS*

Hardly. No spamming for him.

Originally Posted by Kha

Sophia: KISAMA! What are you trying to do to my imouto?!

Hell hath no fury like a Tsundere scorned.

And I love playing this card. :3

*runs*
*draws card*

I play the instant spell Ritual of Twisted Light, sacrificing Sophia Alexei as Tribute to place Kaleido-Sofy on the field in ATTACK position!

Attack Phase! GO KALEIDO-SOFY!

*Kaleido-sofy launches*

Hell I love this card. :3

The seniors have seen the earlier versions before, and I'd like to point ut to the juniors to count the number of binds this perverted uncle of Hayate's has.

*runs*

<sigh...>
Ah well. :3

Spoiler for size:

Nice!

Originally Posted by Kha

Let's keep going!

STARS-02
Rebuilt of Vita

Spoiler for size:

WTB Better portrait. ^^;

Do you REALLY have to make Eisen invoke Siman as well as make Vita a Goldymarg?

Other than that, it's fine. :3 The Alt Eisen Claymore attack is a great addition.

Originally Posted by Kyral

Coming up!

Well... mostly your Neo-Belka spells are variations of Mid-Childa spells so I won't translate them and mention only the things that really caught my eye.

Spoiler for Things like:

Isolierung Falsch (Isolation Flash):
"Falsch" means "Wrong".
Flash can be translated with "Blitz (Lightning)" or Schein/Lichtstrahl (Ray of Light) so it can be made: Isolierungs Blitz/Schein/Lichtstrahl.

Sturm Schneide (Storm Blade):
Not wrong... but Klinge would be a more bette translation for Blade.
Well thats up to you.

That's it.
Not much errors. Great job!

Thanks! I'll edit them right away!

Originally Posted by Keroko

Take your time.

Now why did I like Grandis so much again?

*looks up*

Oh yeah, that's why.

Oooh, nice spell markers. And you reminded me that I needed to add some extra stats to my spells too.

Field Manipulation now has a larger explanation as well, which is much apreciated.

Thanks. I'm now working on a more believeable background.

Originally Posted by PhoenixFlare

And just for teasers, I developed some new spells for Hayate (Belkan wordings courtesy of Kyral the Official Belka Scriptor ).

Spoiler for New Spells for Hayate:

Stich der Wahrheit (Sting of Truth)
Shooting Arts
Power: C-
Speed: S
Range: AA
Control: F
Hayate fires a single, thin beam of light to attack the enemy. Though low in attack power, the beam is extremely fast and commonly used to disarm an enemy charging for an attack or delay an enemy. Because of its speed, it rarely misses, but its trajectory is not controllable.

Mauer des Schicksalsschlages (Calamity Wall)
Support Spell - Barrier
Power: AA+
A defense spell that is modified slightly from Panzer Festung. The spell summons a strong white dome of energy (4 meters radius) to block attacks. The difference is that the spell requires only a single use of a constant amount of Mana, whereby the barrier would be in place until it is dispelled or destroyed. Hayate commonly uses this during emergency, allowing her and her teammates some time to coordinate further or to block a lethal attack that drains too much Mana to defend against using standard defensive spells.

Tausend Hiebe: Bleiche Morgendämmerung (Thousand Strikes: Pale Dawn)
Ceremonial - Area of Effect, Targeted
Power: AAA
Speed: C
Range: A (maximum of 850 m radius)
Control: F
Hayate summons a large white Belkan sigil at the tip of Schwertkreuz, from which multiple, smaller sigils appear around her. When she completes the aria, the sigils will unleash a rapid rain of shimmering silver blades such that it forms a ghostly curtain that can block out sunlight. The blades are very sharp, and, because of their incalculable number, are very deadly especially in the targeted area. [Note: Think of an empowered Stinger Blade: Execution Shift.]

Schwarze Einäscherung (Black Cremation)
Ceremonial - Area of Effect, Special
Power: A
Speed: C
Control: F
Effect: Spatial distortion
Hayate launches several crackling orbs of energy that, upon contact with physical material, explode. The explosions are not the main damaging element of the spell, however, as the magic compressed within the orbs warps and bends the time-space fabric within a small area (6 meters radius per orb), ultimately tearing the physical composition of struck enemies apart and destroying them. Each orb can be destroyed by attacking it directly with equivalent amount of energy without causing adverse effects, and the distortion field can be blocked by powerful shielding spells.

And ...

Two more secret spells that will only be unveiled in the storyline.

Comments? Criticisms?

Everything seems fine aside from the last... Space-time warping is rather ....

These are NICE! I'll note them down, if you don't mind. Tausend Hiebe is a lovely sight in imagination!

Originally Posted by Tormenk

SS+ is a tad high even for the SK. No doubt she should have a massive mana pool and she did break Nanoha's defences bare-handed but other than that, no other ability Vivio displayed during that short duration would warrant a SS. S+ is more probable imo.

Maybe...

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Hmmm... Dark Keroko...

~First loves die hard.~



*RUNS!*

P.S - Btw guys, how's this for a device ?

WIN!!!

Good thing he didn't leave it open...

Originally Posted by Keroko

Casting speed, yes. This has already been confirmed. 'package', no. I see neither a reason, nor confirmation, for Nanoha to outclass Hayate in this (if anything, Hayate outclasses Nanoha, look at Hraesvelgr again and how 'compact' the explosions were before they went off). Now, this may be a stretch to some, but I am willing to bet that Hayate can match Nanoha's Limit Break Staright Breaker. Hayate is an SS-rank mage, a full rank higher then Nanoha, you on't get those for nothing.

Hmm... This might provide me with some ideas...

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

Arron 008R

Spoiler for Aurion:

Supreme

Though I have read his history, @Aurion is nice, Strong, Detailed, and a powerhouse. I would never want my 12th to fight him. I would love to see him vs Hayate, full power, no limits, on a planet. The Universe would remember that combat! It would be glorious

Thanks!

Actually, in the soo-to-be-revised revised profile, he can't spam beams and has only about half of Fate's mana capacity... He fights technically, not with big booms. So if anybody will be making big bangs, it's Hayate only.

He's investment is in skill and adaptablity, not power.

LoweGear
Aurion is Dis Astrigant, there!

Actually, no more. Forget Regression Impulse Blaster and Breaker. They're scrapped. Kaput. Zilch. HAXX that serves no purpose than for self-wish-granting and ego-stroking.

Forget Blaze, Blitz and Buster Phoenix. Their too powerful and are blatant references.

Deletion? Bah! The theory is nigh illogical, even in Magical Girl show standards. Scrapped that too.

Perfect Void? DOWNGRADED to just about Jewel Seed and YnS-level.

Tyrfing? To become Grandis' later.

Astranagant the Device? I think I'm scrapping it too.

Like I said before, I'm busting out his profile a ton here.

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

@Aaron008R: Aurion is the original spell mugger (mugger as in "excellent study") and Ultimate Oji-san + 'h4xx without h4xx'!

Thanks. Though what I said above applies. I'm trashing most of the HAXX in the last profile and completely revamping it for a more 'Real-type' feel.

[/SPOILER]
*snip*[/SPOILER]

Design Notes:

Her name is from this innocent-girl character from Dangerous Liaisons (fits, I think), and her surname I think is quite guess-able from here (Okay, it's from the Arkham Asylum.) Lesathe is the Venomancer from DoTA.

*Sigh* What a rip-off I am today...But rest assured I shall do my best not to rip off ANY of Lesathe's attacks in her spell list.

[/SPOILER]

Any...comments?

Oooh! Melikes! A sunny girl with a poisonous charm+abilities is a unique and interesting concept. nice job!

Originally Posted by krisslanza

Tomino? Who is this... Tomino?

Creator of the Gundam series. known for killing off large amounts of characters (even the entire universe in one non-Gundam series, Ideon) at times; which carnered him the nickname, "Kill'em all Tomino."

BTW, he's one AWESOME producer.

You didn't read Arc-en-Ciel did you? :P
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4008346/...ty_on_the_Pyre

Although we haven't gotten to the part of how she was captured yet... It'd be pretty messy though

Sorry... I'm in a tight schedule...
I read it now. And damn, Fate sure still has a lot of fight there!

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Arcas: ERO-OYAJI!!!

Grandis: Looks like you finally accepted my seniority, brat.

Thanks...but things aren't looking good. As of that post, I'd set up meetings with half a dozen other professors - and I'm now down to my last 2.

The worst part is that the moment they heard "Senior," they said, "No, sorry, can't help you."

Dammit - why? WHY? Why did it have to be ME? Why does life insist on treating me like StrikerS treated Hayate?

<sighs>

Anyway, it's not over yet! Go for it!

Originally Posted by Kha

@AARON: Hey what's Serena's device name? I need it for something of Rebuilt Subaru's profile. :3

PM away.

Originally Posted by krisslanza

Now then *ahem* Offhand I was tinkering with a idea for Rune here...

Spoiler for For neatness:

I was thinking of taking her "Dying Souls" spell, which if you don't know (I don't expect anyone to really ) made her expend cartridges to get little spheres of mana as catalysts for her other spells. However I liked the idea of her normally having a very low mana capacity and the only reason she's progressed so far is due to a special unique trait of hers that summons up those spheres seperate from her own will in a way...

Think of the spheres as being collected mana in the air given a form for Rune to use in her spells so that most of her magic uses outside mana rather then her own limited supply. Thoughts? The problem I see is that wouldn't she have a whole bunch amassed just walking around? So I haven't thought of a way to limit it really...

Aurion is similar with regard to that. Suggestion. She STILL uses her Linker Core's energy to collect mana, even if just a bit. She runs out of mana = no more Dying Souls. Some other damage is nice too.

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Lucifer... This is my favorite new arms... Even though I still can't use it right yet...


P.S - And Yes, it actually comes with a rose, NOT. KIDDING.

P.P.S - Pay attention to what Dante says

BLOODY AWESOME WEAPON!!!

Originally Posted by Saint X

Spoiler for Kyriss:

Ooh, nice!

[USB500]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Well, they do have FIVE members...

Wait. who's the fifth Aggressors?

[Kha]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

That method can convey feelings and intent quite well, but if you're trying to explain technical terms, I don't think that method's gonna work

Yeah... Hmm...

*ponders further*

Even so, if I could come up with even a theoretical working unified language, I think I deserve a Nobel mention... There must be a reason why no one has done it till now.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Nanoha and Wang Liu Ming Chao? I'd like to see that scenario

And we need more italian OC's here, so I don't mind

I have serious trouble thinking of that. Cos, why would Nanoha know Chinese of all things?

But Chao does drop a few hints to Nanoha.

It's a go then.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

So Gimmy is into such things I see

*runs*

Foy: Gimmy's the most hotblooded Cleric-knight of them all, though not exactly in the right sense as we'd prefer--

*sees Smith & Wesson and remembers something*

Foy: So this is a product of hot blood?

Gimmy: Oh shut up you robot.

Oh shi--

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Ginga: Ore no Drill wa... TEN WO TSUKU DRILL DA!!!!!!

*runs*

Eeeeeeeh... No, I'm trying to tone down on the Simon-invokation.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Well, I wouldn't mind you bringing her over too I'm sure Shiro Kha would like to see his teacher again

If I have time. But due to the similarities, I'm going with Taiga Nissan.

That's right. :3

*runs*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Yes, their Evil Influence is quite strong

It's the end of the material dimensions if all 5 go dark at once...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Teana works for The Agency?

Nope, just little ol Lanstar 47. :3

*runs*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Death and Destruction following in her wake? Check

*runs from SLB*

Yeah.

*skirts passing SLB*

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Do you REALLY have to make Eisen invoke Siman as well as make Vita a Goldymarg?

Other than that, it's fine. :3 The Alt Eisen Claymore attack is a great addition.

I'm dropping Simone, but can I keep Goldytank? I've always wanted Vita and Subaru to turn things into light together. :3

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Actually, no more. Forget Regression Impulse Blaster and Breaker. They're scrapped. Kaput. Zilch. HAXX that serves no purpose than for self-wish-granting and ego-stroking.

Forget Blaze, Blitz and Buster Phoenix. Their too powerful and are blatant references.

Deletion? Bah! The theory is nigh illogical, even in Magical Girl show standards. Scrapped that too.

Perfect Void? DOWNGRADED to just about Jewel Seed and YnS-level.

Tyrfing? To become Grandis' later.

Astranagant the Device? I think I'm scrapping it too.

Like I said before, I'm busting out his profile a ton here.

There goes all those things that made Aurion fun.

Oh well at least we still got those binds--

*screams mixed with sounds of metal burning in beamfire*

~~~New Intelligence Data Updated~~~

A garbled mess of transmissions:

Spoiler for Meessy craack:

Gimmy: It's them again, those ERW. Attacking TSAB bases is expected, but their penchant for total annihilation is disturbing. And neither Veda or Sumire have gotten their plans together. Things are changing too fast...

Hiro: No plans have been made... Is this because of the extra Numbers?

~~~~~~

Arf: Will Jail attack the Library as well?

Yuuno: They will... (turns to face little Arf) If they really want to sink the Ship of Law.

~~~~~~

Louise: Sean... Even though you've bought them... I... I...!

~~~~~~

Gimmy: Oi! Hiro!

Hiro: Exia! Frame On!

~~~~~~

Gil Graham: I will get you Numbers, even if it means tearing you apart myself!

~~~~~~

Orga: Te! How did that old man--!!!

~~~~~~

Hiro: I have determined that the Enhanced Relic Weapons are the ultimate source of conflict. In the name of the Kaiser, I hereby begin the intervention!

*runs*

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

Wait, there aren't?



*Picks up a phone.*

"Hey Mike, is that plane already in the air? Redirect it from TSAB HQ to McBeth... No, no reason. Oh, and how many SUBROCs are onboard the Whisper? That many? Okay, later."

*Puts down phone. Presses Secretary Call Button.*

"Yes sir?"

"Miss Inverse, put a note out to come up with a new motto. It seems 'Nuke the site from Orbit.' might not be the best choice."

"I'll get right on it."

"Oh, and Miss Inverse?"

"Yes sir?"

"Do you know what happened to the printer?"

"It experienced a mechanical fault sir."

"Is that why its chared remains were in the trash can this morning?"

"Could be..."

"Have the tech center bring a new one up."

"I already got Mr. Gabriev on it."

"Make sure he's not lost in the basement again..."

"Yes sir."

*CLICK*

You gotta be kidding...

... LINA INVERSE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!



H4XX

Originally Posted by Saint X

I can see this too:

Dr. Psychologist: Okay... before we start our session for today, we have two new friends with us today... introduce yourselves.

Cerebrate Zasz: I am Zasz, the ever faithful Cerebrate of the Overmind...

Cerebrate Daggoth: I am Daggoth, the ever faithful Cerebrate of the Overmind...

Dr. Psychologist: Okay... your turn old guys...

Jim Raynor: Jim Raynor, Ex-Mobile Infantry, leader of a ragtag group of Terrans... this here Protoss is my buddy... *points to next individual*

Zeratul: I am Zeratul, follower of the Void, a Dark Templar of the Protoss...

Dr. Psychologist: Hmm... okay... now, shall we begin our anger management session then?

*in another room*

Saint X: This is cracky...

Andrei: You can say that again...

I think it's gonna take more than an anger management session to resolve the problems in the Koprulu Sector... also, where's Mengsk and Duran?

Originally Posted by Saint X

Spoiler for Kyriss:

I need Evaluations/Questions and comments.

WICKED looking weapon

Originally Posted by Saint X

And yes, speaking of new magic styles, I'm going to bring this rather "experimental" yet "exacting" magic into light as well...

maybe the Nanohaverse can help it to develop.

Spoiler for Linear Magic: Introductory Snippet:

Excerpt from Kyla Scrya as she was strolling around the Infinity Library. Kyla talking to Yuuno about the other forms of magic.

Who would have thought that a mere simple line can be the best way to convey forces... That what the "Scribes" had managed to do...

Such simple ways of invocation, yet powerful, but also dangerous... A mere simple circle in the air... and mere scribble... could invoke such forces- that is the shock and awe of Linear Magic- Linarix...

The petroglyphs of Me'san Do`za on Guardia... long considered a sacred and forbidding place- in an area devoid of Logia. Those lines were not just some message- but as spell manuals- by some ancient order of esotherics...

"Are you going to find them Mother? and learn their arts?"

Maybe my son... it will not be long before the enemies fully know of the standard's weakness- Intel shows trade in anti-magical technology still rampant- not to mention Lost Logia. We must stay ahead of the flood, or else all order will be swept away like some fragile raft in it...

I'm halfway done on my compilation of the Dei Arts... I'll be expecting more compilations from the Prism and several other documentation projects being made by numerous Creator-sans academics across Ordered Space...

And it's up to you to keep a record of it...

well?

Hmmm using mere geometry to cast magic? Like to know where this is going

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

What did they do to clear this mess?

I better reconsider the idea of Aurion doing a Big One now...

*runs before Asagi can hear*

... Fate?

And I think it's too lat-

Asagi: BIG ONE?!?!?! HONTOU CHIEF?!?!?!?!

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Actually, no more. Forget Regression Impulse Blaster and Breaker. They're scrapped. Kaput. Zilch. HAXX that serves no purpose than for self-wish-granting and ego-stroking.

Forget Blaze, Blitz and Buster Phoenix. Their too powerful and are blatant references.

Deletion? Bah! The theory is nigh illogical, even in Magical Girl show standards. Scrapped that too.

Perfect Void? DOWNGRADED to just about Jewel Seed and YnS-level.

Tyrfing? To become Grandis' later.

Astranagant the Device? I think I'm scrapping it too.

Like I said before, I'm busting out his profile a ton here.

No more Granzon for Aurion then

Originally Posted by USB500

Wait. who's the fifth Aggressors?

... Tempest Hawker?

Originally Posted by Kha

Yeah... Hmm...

*ponders further*

Even so, if I could come up with even a theoretical working unified language, I think I deserve a Nobel mention... There must be a reason why no one has done it till now.

Precisely If someone had come up with a working perfect universal language that everybody can understand, it'd be big news

*infiltrates Dokusensha*

Originally Posted by Kha

I have serious trouble thinking of that. Cos, why would Nanoha know Chinese of all things?

But Chao does drop a few hints to Nanoha.

It's a go then.

Well, school? Self-interest perhaps

No objections though

Originally Posted by Kha

Foy: Gimmy's the most hotblooded Cleric-knight of them all, though not exactly in the right sense as we'd prefer--

*sees Smith & Wesson and remembers something*

Foy: So this is a product of hot blood?

Gimmy: Oh shut up you robot.

Oh shi--

Wesson: Foy, don't bunch me in with that... siscon ( ) of a Cleric-knight over there. We maybe COURAGEOUS AND HOTBLOODED, but we prefer our women human!

Originally Posted by Kha

Eeeeeeeh... No, I'm trying to tone down on the Simon-invokation.

Aaah sou ka

Originally Posted by Kha

If I have time. But due to the similarities, I'm going with Taiga Nissan.

That's right. :3

*runs*

Who?

Originally Posted by Kha

It's the end of the material dimensions if all 5 go dark at once...

More like end of all dimensions

Originally Posted by Kha

Nope, just little ol Lanstar 47. :3

*runs*

Originally Posted by Kha

~~~New Intelligence Data Updated~~~

A garbled mess of transmissions:

Spoiler for Meessy craack:

Gimmy: It's them again, those ERW. Attacking TSAB bases is expected, but their penchant for total annihilation is disturbing. And neither Veda or Sumire have gotten their plans together. Things are changing too fast...

Hiro: No plans have been made... Is this because of the extra Numbers?

~~~~~~

Arf: Will Jail attack the Library as well?

Yuuno: They will... (turns to face little Arf) If they really want to sink the Ship of Law.

~~~~~~

Louise: Sean... Even though you've bought them... I... I...!

~~~~~~

Gimmy: Oi! Hiro!

Hiro: Exia! Frame On!

~~~~~~

Gil Graham: I will get you Numbers, even if it means tearing you apart myself!

~~~~~~

Orga: Te! How did that old man--!!!

~~~~~~

Hiro: I have determined that the Enhanced Relic Weapons are the ultimate source of conflict. In the name of the Kaiser, I hereby begin the intervention!

*runs*

Yep, I knew I wasn't the only one who thought the GRAHAMS are cool no matter the universe You forgot something though...

Gil Graham: I will force that reasoning aside with my unreasonabless!!!!



*runs*

[AdmiralTigerclaw]

UUUHWAAHHH... Phew.... You gotta' respect the guys who did the Mid-childa and Belka spell pattern designs.

I just spent the last, three, almost four hours doing a crest.

Spoiler for Said Crest:

The official mark of the Valkyrie. Those with who bear the winged V at its center are known as the finest warriors in the universe. Who thinks they're GAR enough to bear the mark? Step forward! Megumi will test you.

Anywho, backlog boarder time! Well, maybe not a backlog, but a boarder none the less.
*Whips out snowboard, gets an Osprey lift up to The Throne, and cranks 'GO' by Andy Hunter up on his M-COMM.*

G-g-g-g--ggggggg-GO!!!!

I was thinking of taking her "Dying Souls" spell, which if you don't know (I don't expect anyone to really ) made her expend cartridges to get little spheres of mana as catalysts for her other spells. However I liked the idea of her normally having a very low mana capacity and the only reason she's progressed so far is due to a special unique trait of hers that summons up those spheres seperate from her own will in a way...

Think of the spheres as being collected mana in the air given a form for Rune to use in her spells so that most of her magic uses outside mana rather then her own limited supply. Thoughts? The problem I see is that wouldn't she have a whole bunch amassed just walking around? So I haven't thought of a way to limit it really...

Okay, so I'm having trouble wrapping me head 'round this. How is this exactly useful? The way I read this, the cartridges expended are used to create collection hubs to gather more energy. It's like.... expending cartridges to get cartridges(?).

I wouldn't be so concerned with limitation, so much as finding a way to make this useful when there's a working boost system in place. I think, it would be useful, if they could be chained. Expend carties, gain nodes, use nodes to make more nodes, multiply node level, charge nodes to max, then unload monster spell with a fraction of the strain. (Given prep time.)

The way I can see it having drawbacks, is that this mechanic would be time consuming, and stand out like an airraid siren in a mime academy. But allow for a cascade of an extremely high ranking attack normally not available to low class mages.

[USB500]

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

UUUHWAAHHH... Phew.... You gotta' respect the guys who did the Mid-childa and Belka spell pattern designs.

I just spent the last, three, almost four hours doing a crest.

Spoiler for Said Crest:

The official mark of the Valkyrie. Those with who bear the winged V at its center are known as the finest warriors in the universe. Who thinks they're GAR enough to bear the mark? Step forward! Megumi will test you.

Awesome!

=-======================

Originally Posted by LoweGear

You gotta be kidding...

... LINA INVERSE?!?!?!?!?!?!?!



H4XX

I'll pass. Definitely.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

... Fate?

And I think it's too lat-

Asagi: BIG ONE?!?!?! HONTOU CHIEF?!?!?!?!

Here we go again.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

... Tempest Hawker?

I definitely have no memories of this man (RIP).

But yeah, Super Aggressor Sentai?

*cue Trombe!*

Elzam Ratsel: Hashire, Trombe!!!
Zengar: Daizengar, Kenzan!!!
Kai: Plasma Buckler Set-o!!!
Gilliam: Mega Buster Cannon, Hassha!!!

All: we are the Aggressors!!! *insert cheesy pose* There is nothing we cannot overcome!!!

Lowe, did you forget the PM I sent to you?

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

UUUHWAAHHH... Phew.... You gotta' respect the guys who did the Mid-childa and Belka spell pattern designs.

I just spent the last, three, almost four hours doing a crest.

Spoiler for Said Crest:

The official mark of the Valkyrie. Those with who bear the winged V at its center are known as the finest warriors in the universe. Who thinks they're GAR enough to bear the mark? Step forward! Megumi will test you.

...

Now THAT is a righteously

AWESOMELY WINNING

crest there

So it's a squadron Logo then? Or a sigil, which I can't imagine it being one

[AdmiralTigerclaw]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

...

Now THAT is a righteously

AWESOMELY WINNING

crest there

So it's a squadron Logo then? Or a sigil, which I can't imagine it being one

It's a Seal (Like you'd have on patches, on paper scrolls, etc... One can call it a Logo, but SEAL has a more, ancient zest to it...) Mark of the most powerful warrior order in my personal universe in the story Zeropoint. All that concept work on the Enchantments of Flesh reminded me I needed to get it done since I had been toying with the logo idea off and on right as I've been going to sleep.

Spoiler for Details details...:

The V shape in the center is directly related to the word VALKYRIE, and then, knowing about the warrior goddesses of legend, I gave it fierce looking alteration to seem like upswung bird wings. Throw in a sword and the star in the center to add the warrior feel and universe feel, and you have the mark. Put in a crest, add Latin inscriptions of the values that make a valkyrie, and their title of Warrior Eternal, and BAM! A crest that simply says "If I'm wearing this, you can be sure I will F**K you up!" Which is exactly what a warrior goddess like Megumi does when she annihilates an entire armored batallion.... in EIGHT SECONDS... Bare handed. (Ouch.)

I was thinking of calling it D.O.V.E. for Divine Order of Valkyrie Elite and associating an actual dove with the logo... but when you say DOVE, you just don't feel that warrior sting.

I've gotten the hang of vectored graphics a little using Paint Shop Pro. Lots of layers, following the ruler with your mouse, and thinking in numbers while working visually. (The longest part is arranging those words around. You gotta convert them to shapes, ungroup them, and then one-by-one, place them. Which requires a good eye.)

But I digress... This is a nanoha thread, which is why I haven't invited Megumi in. (Take your pick, Airhead mode, or Valkyrie combat instinct. She's equally dangerous either way... what being a goddess with access to insane magical power.)

It's almost 2:30 AM here... How about I challenge you guys to develope sigils/crests/whatever yourselves?

If I can do it, and I'm the lazy one with the short attention span... someone should be able to come up with something awesome.

[Tormenk]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Jeno: "Heh, for what reason would they have a common... hated... goal..."

Katrina: "Simple enough."

Spoiler:

"The recent incidents were mind-boggling enough and now this happens. Could it be that they are actually related in someway?"

"We can't be sure of that but the possibility remains nonetheless. I just hope that things are alright back on Mid-Childa." Keroko addressed her sister's concern as they went about the corridors of TSAB HQ.

Upon reaching the designated conference room, they were greeted by Shari, bearing a unusually tense face.

"Nanoha-san. Keroko-san. I have something urgent to report. A transmission came in from the Saint Church a few minutes ago. From Paladin Carim Garcia."

"Carim-san? What's the contents of the transmission?" Nanoha inquired while Keroko visibly tensed up right away.

"I..it's best if I let you view it yourself."

Shari worked the controls to darken the room and bring the transmission onto the main monitor in the room.

The sight of Carim sitting behind her desk was hardly a reassuring sight. Even when viewed on the monitor, the severity and tension of her posture was clearly visible.

"This message is directed at Captain Takamachi Nanoha in particular. I will be direct and relate the situation as best as I can."

"Your request to have your daughter, Takamachi Vivio, moved to protection under the protection of the Saint Church grounds were carried out an hour ago. However.."

Carim's attempt to steel herself for her next line was apparent.

"However, the escorts and the transport bearing your daughter was intercepted thirty minutes ago. Reports are still coming in from the site and details are unclear save for this visual confirmation from the site shortly after the attack was reported." Carim paused to bring up the visual onto screen.

An aerial shot of the scene revealed a fiery scene of destruction. The transport, what little and unobscured of the remaining wreckage of it, was swallowed in the sea of flames covering the rest of the landscape as well.

Bah. Needs lotsa refinement but I'll definitely be using something like this..

Oh, and count this as a appetitiser scenario. The main course is too spoiler-ish. :3

Originally Posted by LoweGear

...

The Dark Twins of Carnage and Mayhem?

More..

Now THAT's a sight to see Both so sadistically evil, going at full power at each other, letting their raging passions wild, and no holding back until the... climax

...

*RUNS*

Don't forget the collateral to the people around them.

Nanoha as the Queen of Blades?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Now where's the situation that had Nanoha being overrun by the Swarm on a planet while the party ship deserted her to flee the system?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Is it wrong that I actually read it as

[Lowe-Vision]

Perhaps I'll suddenly begin to like... Like... YOU!

[/Lowe-Vision]

...

*dodges cruise missile*

Besides, what's wrong with being random all some of the time?

Perfectly fine, like all the other times I mis-read something and mutated it into something completely wrong.

...

[XenahortCharybdis]

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

I'll post this right quick before I go to work here... I started toying with how I'm going to set up Gen. Roland's office, and I wrote a short poem on display behind him. Among other items in his office, I think this will be very telling of his views as a person before I get down to the nitty gritty. Its based of the old WWI or WWII St. Peter cadance...

Spoiler for Poem In Roland's Office:

The Glory of Battle is Tempting
To all who know it well.
But please remember, until forever
That war is always HELL

So call your friends and allies
call them to your aid
"Victoria per excellens vires in telum!"
Your pact of might is made.

Now go forth and fight oh soldier
Fight, and do it well
You give your piece, to protect the peace
and served your time in HELL.

I'm out...

I suppose it's the old classical rhyming style...it's pretty funny though.

Ah, yes! I remember, there's a fine poem of "classical love" and its "effective rejoinder"...maybe you've seen it before, but well, it's called old and classic crack. It's still good, though. No, wait, it's excellent. We did it for a test some time back, and I remember we almost ran out of time because we laughed so hard reading it.

Spoiler for The original Marvell-ous text:

To his Coy Mistress
by Andrew Marvell


Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime.
We would sit down and think which way
To walk, and pass our long love's day;
Thou by the Indian Ganges' side
Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
Of Humber would complain. I would
Love you ten years before the Flood;
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews.
My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow.
An hundred years should go to praise
Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
Two hundred to adore each breast,
But thirty thousand to the rest;
An age at least to every part,
And the last age should show your heart.
For, lady, you deserve this state,
Nor would I love at lower rate.

But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near;
And yonder all before us lie
Deserts of vast eternity.
Thy beauty shall no more be found,
Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
My echoing song; then worms shall try
That long preserv'd virginity,
And your quaint honour turn to dust,
And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace.

Now therefore, while the youthful hue
Sits on thy skin like morning dew,
And while thy willing soul transpires
At every pore with instant fires,
Now let us sport us while we may;
And now, like am'rous birds of prey,
Rather at once our time devour,
Than languish in his slow-chapp'd power.
Let us roll all our strength, and all
Our sweetness, up into one ball;
And tear our pleasures with rough strife
Thorough the iron gates of life.
Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run.

Spoiler for The effective rejoinder - Notes accredited to William Grey:

'His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell'

Since you have world enough and time
Sir, to admonish me in rhyme,
Pray Mr Marvell, can it be
You think to have persuaded me?
Then let me say: you want the art
To woo, much less to win my heart.
The verse was splendid, all admit,
And, sir, you have a pretty wit.
All that indeed your poem lacked
Was logic, modesty, and tact,
Slight faults and ones to which I own,
Your sex is generally prone;
But though you lose your labour, I
Shall not refuse you a reply:

First, for the language you employ:
A term I deprecate is "coy";
The ill-bred miss, the bird-brained Jill,
May simper and be coy at will;
A lady, sir, as you will find,
Keeps counsel, or she speaks her mind,
Means what she says and scorns to fence
And palter with feigned innocence.

The ambiguous "mistress" next you set
Beside this graceless epithet.
"Coy mistress", sir? Who gave you leave
To wear my heart upon your sleeve?
Or to imply, as sure you do,
I had no other choice than you
And must remain upon the shelf
Unless I should bestir myself?
Shall I be moved to love you, pray,
By hints that I must soon decay?
No woman's won by being told
How quickly she is growing old;
Nor will such ploys, when all is said,
Serve to stampede us into bed.

When from pure blackmail, next you move
To bribe or lure me into love,
No less inept, my rhyming friend,
Snared by the means, you miss your end.
"Times winged chariot", and the rest
As poetry may pass the test;
Readers will quote those lines, I trust,
Till you and I and they are dust;
But I, your destined prey, must look
Less at the bait than at the hook,
Nor, when I do, can fail to see
Just what it is you offer me:
Love on the run, a rough embrace
Snatched in the fury of the chase,
The grave before us and the wheels
Of Time's grim chariot at our heels,
While we, like "am'rous birds of prey",
Tear at each other by the way.

To say the least, the scene you paint
Is, what you call my honour, quaint!
And on this point what prompted you
So crudely, and in public too,
To canvass and , indeed, make free
With my entire anatomy?
Poets have licence, I confess,
To speak of ladies in undress;
Thighs, hearts, brows, breasts are well enough,
In verses this is common stuff;
But -- well I ask: to draw attention
To worms in -- what I blush to mention,
And prate of dust upon it too!
Sir, was this any way to woo?

Now therefore, while male self-regard
Sits on your cheek, my hopeful bard,
May I suggest, before we part,
The best way to a woman's heart
Is to be modest, candid, true;
Tell her you love and show you do;
Neither cajole nor condescend
And base the lover on the friend;
Don't bustle her or fuss or snatch:
A suitor looking at his watch
Is not a posture that persuades
Willing, much less reluctant maids.

Remember that she will be stirred
More by the spirit than the word;
For truth and tenderness do more
Than coruscating metaphor.
Had you addressed me in such terms
And prattled less of graves and worms,
I might, who knows, have warmed to you;
But, as things stand, must bid adieu
(Though I am grateful for the rhyme)
And wish you better luck next time.

-- A. D. Hope
(1907-2000)

An effective rejoinder to a great poem requires a poet of greatness, and one
who appreciates and respects the genius under attack. No poet was able to do
this more effectively than Australian poet A.D. Hope (1907-2000). In his
introduction to this rejoinder Hope commented:

This most famous of all Marvell's poems is deservedly so. Yet it is a
brilliant tour de force in which the poet's imaginative language triumphs
over the fact that his arguments to the lady are a set of worn-out clichés,
which were never very persuasive even when they were new -- but the lady can
best speak for herself.

Marvell's most famous poem was an early contribution to Wondering Minstrels
(Poem #158). 'His Coy Mistress to Mr Marvell' was published in Hope's Book of
Answers (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1978), which includes a number of gems --
though none more brilliant than this Marvell parody. (It includes a fine parody
of Gerard Manley "Hop-skip-jump-kins" -- which I may submit at some future
time.) The power of Hope's language, and the range of genres which he
commanded, were immense. He is a poet of considerable stature not just within
Australia, but globally.

Ka-ching! Poetry Crack

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

And BackLog Breaker 2.X

XenahortCharybdis

Spoiler for Censored by Intelligence Services:

Factfile

Is Cecile the Mulder, to Ashcroft's Mulder?
*Cue X-Files theme*

Spoiler for This is capture:

Chains

Well, these are nice powers. I can see Ashcroft saving himself with these

*Generic investigator "I have you now Ashcroft!"

*Chains*

*Cecile looks very sleepy (another night with no Mountain Dew )*

Ashcroft: Hmmm...but if I'm not mistaken, it was Mr. X who said "trust no one". If anything, I'm Scully and she's Mulder.

Cecile: *wakes up slightly* Ahhnn....ara?

Ashcroft: *pats her on the head* Never you mind, go back to sleep. You'll only have half an hour till Acous gets here, anyway.

Ashcroft: And wasting so much magic on just one generic guy? Nahhhh...I'll just use Chaos. [Uchiha Itachi] Lie there, you'll wake up later. [/Uchicha Itachi]

Originally Posted by krisslanza

I've been told to do something by Chaos! :O
...
So therefore I must do the opposite and declare that backlog is indeed a rite of passage.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Oh I've got more than enough inspiration, especially with the torrent of CRACK around here. It's WILL that's currently lacking

Just as expected from one of the LORDS OF CRACK.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

"I got me some Zerg right here-"

*blood-curdling scream*

You mean like this poor lad?

Spoiler for Poor lad:

Fall of the Phoenix

Never go up against the Zerg with low batt. Never.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Actually, his name is Lesale, not Lesathe

Otherwise, nice extensive, if incomplete profile for the Chained Arrays, and it seems Cecile's gonna be a nice addition to any Precious Lost Logia search effort. In fact, I think she can get along with Asagi just fine

*runs from Poison Nova*

Yeah, I realized my mistake just after knocking off to sleep. Oh, well. That what happens to you when you don't play for too long, you forget things...

Cecile: Ara? Don't put up the face, I don't mean any serious harm! unless you consider being pumped full of poisonous lead during sparring a lot of serious harm...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Subaru: Gin-nee, have you forgotten? Victory goes...

TO THOSE WITH COURAGE!!!!!!

Ashcroft: One thing I like about this is the HOTBLOOD. But one thing that I don't like is the lack of brains, but maybe I'm just being fussy.

Cecile: Sempai...you'll never get a girlfriend this way.

Ashcroft: Well, I have you, don't I That'll have to wait a bit.

Cecile: Hmmm? did you say something?

Acous: Yes, he did.
Xena: Yes, he did.
Ashcroft: I said nothing.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Aegina the Bloodthirster maybe? Or Impaler? Or Aegina of Blood? or...

Bloodthirster sounds like FFTA to me...Impaler? (Some Translyvanian noble of sorts...Vlad, right?)

Spoiler for Speaking of Blood, How about...:

Aegina of the Crimson Sea
Aegina of the Blood Oath
Aegina the Bloodrager
Aegina the Berserker
Aegina the Bloodseeker
Red Death Aegina
Red Cowl Aegina
Bloodrain Aegina
Bloodshadow Aegina
Bloodsport Aegina

From a Shamelessly Overboard Xena

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

UUUHWAAHHH... Phew.... You gotta' respect the guys who did the Mid-childa and Belka spell pattern designs.

I just spent the last, three, almost four hours doing a crest.

Spoiler for Said Crest:

-Insert GAR and WIN picture here-

The official mark of the Valkyrie. Those with who bear the winged V at its center are known as the finest warriors in the universe. Who thinks they're GAR enough to bear the mark? Step forward! Megumi will test you.

Ashcroft: I'll pass...Although if the girl's hotblooded, I wouldn't mind sparring with her

Xena: You've gotta be kidding.
Acous: He's right, you know.

Ashcroft: There's much more to me than already meets your eyes. Just you watch.

Cecile: *Points to his tie* Like what that insignia there means?

Ashcroft: SOMETHING like that...

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

Okay, so I'm having trouble wrapping me head 'round this. How is this exactly useful? The way I read this, the cartridges expended are used to create collection hubs to gather more energy. It's like.... expending cartridges to get cartridges(?).

I wouldn't be so concerned with limitation, so much as finding a way to make this useful when there's a working boost system in place. I think, it would be useful, if they could be chained. Expend carties, gain nodes, use nodes to make more nodes, multiply node level, charge nodes to max, then unload monster spell with a fraction of the strain. (Given prep time.)

The way I can see it having drawbacks, is that this mechanic would be time consuming, and stand out like an airraid siren in a mime academy. But allow for a cascade of an extremely high ranking attack normally not available to low class mages.

If you read my Chained Arrays like that, I almost would have seen you complaining the same way...if not for the theorized time limit

Spoiler for Thanksgiving (wrong season but I'll let that pass):

Thank God for Beta Tests...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

...

Now THAT is a righteously

AWESOMELY WINNING

crest there

So it's a squadron Logo then? Or a sigil, which I can't imagine it being one

It's a Squadron Logo, it was in his invite to join the team, remember? Something like...

"The official mark of the Valkyrie. Those with who bear the winged V at its center are known as the finest warriors in the universe. "

Yeah, looks inviting enough...

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Now where's the situation that had Nanoha being overrun by the Swarm on a planet while the party ship deserted her to flee the system?

Um, since it was once stated that 7ARCS leaves rather large plot holes...we can think of something, no? (Yes, that can be regarded as a request, although I have some ideas myself.) Although, I'm of the humble opinion that Nanoha would have blasted them into oblivion pretty badly.

Spoiler for 1337 Zerg Swarm:

Spoiler for Unless the 'Swarm' in question was made of THIS ZERG...:

Spoiler for ...Plus THIS ZERG...:

Spoiler for ...And Then THIS ZERG...:

Spoiler for Okay, we'll throw this Zerg in too, just because it resembles something Nanoha should know VERY WELL...:

Then and only then would they even have a prayer against the White Devil...

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[Aaron008R]

Originally Posted by Kha

There goes all those things that made Aurion fun.

Oh well at least we still got those binds--

*screams mixed with sounds of metal burning in beamfire*

You're making it sound that Aurion is not an interesting character without HAXX... So you mean my characters are bland and boring without outofthisworldliness, huh?

*sulks in a corner*

Would the changes affect Rebuilt, BTW? If you want, you can keep the old profile for RevivalS if it isn't scrapped yet (as well as Rebuilt, if needed). I can just make a new profile and place it in a separate section. Do note that I'm going with this version starting now...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

No more Granzon for Aurion then

Yep. Though that doesn't really mean he can't have some things similar. I still have my new HAXX stuff which are more acceptable in the oven.

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

UUUHWAAHHH... Phew.... You gotta' respect the guys who did the Mid-childa and Belka spell pattern designs.

I just spent the last, three, almost four hours doing a crest.

Spoiler for Said Crest:

The official mark of the Valkyrie. Those with who bear the winged V at its center are known as the finest warriors in the universe. Who thinks they're GAR enough to bear the mark? Step forward! Megumi will test you.

beautiful crest there!

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Katrina: "Simple enough."

Spoiler:

"The recent incidents were mind-boggling enough and now this happens. Could it be that they are actually related in someway?"

"We can't be sure of that but the possibility remains nonetheless. I just hope that things are alright back on Mid-Childa." Keroko addressed her sister's concern as they went about the corridors of TSAB HQ.

Upon reaching the designated conference room, they were greeted by Shari, bearing a unusually tense face.

"Nanoha-san. Keroko-san. I have something urgent to report. A transmission came in from the Saint Church a few minutes ago. From Paladin Carim Garcia."

"Carim-san? What's the contents of the transmission?" Nanoha inquired while Keroko visibly tensed up right away.

"I..it's best if I let you view it yourself."

Shari worked the controls to darken the room and bring the transmission onto the main monitor in the room.

The sight of Carim sitting behind her desk was hardly a reassuring sight. Even when viewed on the monitor, the severity and tension of her posture was clearly visible.

"This message is directed at Captain Takamachi Nanoha in particular. I will be direct and relate the situation as best as I can."

"Your request to have your daughter, Takamachi Vivio, moved to protection under the protection of the Saint Church grounds were carried out an hour ago. However.."

Carim's attempt to steel herself for her next line was apparent.

"However, the escorts and the transport bearing your daughter was intercepted thirty minutes ago. Reports are still coming in from the site and details are unclear save for this visual confirmation from the site shortly after the attack was reported." Carim paused to bring up the visual onto screen.

An aerial shot of the scene revealed a fiery scene of destruction. The transport, what little and unobscured of the remaining wreckage of it, was swallowed in the sea of flames covering the rest of the landscape as well.

Bah. Needs lotsa refinement but I'll definitely be using something like this..

It's quite good already!...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

... Fate?

And I think it's too lat-

Asagi: BIG ONE?!?!?! HONTOU CHIEF?!?!?!?!

Aurion: (This is not good...) Ah, no, no. It was just I'm good at using disguises too. ()

Me: Not to mention he likes to flirt with women on occasion. [BIG ONE in wiki]He is also a cool-headed leader and masterful tactician who can come up with the most brilliant of battle plans...[/BIG ONE in wiki]

Aurion: O-oi! (Abunai!!!)

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

For Galatea... There doesn't seem to be much of a problem. Though a few seconds delay in the teleportations after a certain point within her given span of activity should be nice... I'd give her an S+ for that.

And for Zacharia... his ability is just plain frightening... If it was me, I'd also give him lots of energy to spend (mana) but crank down his combat capability a lot. It sounds better if he requires a lot of energy for big HAXXing (literally).

The ideas are still workable, I think...

Galatea needs to be able to do the insta-port. I don't think I can even swing a few seconds of pausing. I can say that she can't keep it up for long, though. Fifteen minutes tops, perhaps.

Zachariah does require a substantial amount of energy to "start up", but once he does, it's pretty much just coasting.

He also has to do this in hidden locations, because every time he does his hacks he lights up like a beacon.

-

I'm actually just posting now to make a request of everyone in the thread.

I know that Youtube videos help in visualization or whatever. Well and fine.

But for some reason, and this happens inconsistently enough that I don't know what the problem is, too many Youtube videos in one page messes up my browser. I'm running Firefox 2.0.0.12, but it could be something in my settings. What happens is the video gets displaced from its actual position, and ends up blocking someone else's text.

So if possible, please, please, LINK instead of embedding.

And if you want to quote a post with a video or picture, please cut out that picture at the least. It's very, very tiring to have to scroll down past several huge pictures which don't actually do anything. It's like image macro territory. And for the original posters of the pictures, at least resize the things.

I'm serious here. I can go down on my knees to beg if you want to. I've tried to tolerate it ever since the trend started, but right now it's the last straw.

[XenahortCharybdis]

Originally Posted by dkellis

Galatea needs to be able to do the insta-port. I don't think I can even swing a few seconds of pausing. I can say that she can't keep it up for long, though. Fifteen minutes tops, perhaps.

Zachariah does require a substantial amount of energy to "start up", but once he does, it's pretty much just coasting.

He also has to do this in hidden locations, because every time he does his hacks he lights up like a beacon.

On the magical radar? Hmmm...Since secrecy is the key here, it's a fair limitation.

Originally Posted by dkellis

I'm actually just posting now to make a request of everyone in the thread.

I know that Youtube videos help in visualization or whatever. Well and fine.

But for some reason, and this happens inconsistently enough that I don't know what the problem is, too many Youtube videos in one page messes up my browser. I'm running Firefox 2.0.0.12, but it could be something in my settings. What happens is the video gets displaced from its actual position, and ends up blocking someone else's text.

So if possible, please, please, LINK instead of embedding.

And if you want to quote a post with a video or picture, please cut out that picture at the least. It's very, very tiring to have to scroll down past several huge pictures which don't actually do anything. It's like image macro territory. And for the original posters of the pictures, at least resize the things.

I'm serious here. I can go down on my knees to beg if you want to. I've tried to tolerate it ever since the trend started, but right now it's the last straw.

Okay, I hear you...Sounds fair enough, I shall give due compliance to this request.

(I know what it's like to screw up in this fashion, because my com's Firefox too, except that somehow that doesn't happen with me. But since one of my computers is not very fast, I know it's a torture to have to sit through gigantic pictures that just lag up the screen, and don't really contribute to the laughter and all, 'cuz you've seen them before...)

Anyway. there's no need to beg, we're (mostly) equals here.

*Goes to edit post*

(You don't mind if I didn't change the Zerg thing, right?)

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

You're making it sound that Aurion is not an interesting character without HAXX... So you mean my characters are bland and boring without outofthisworldliness, huh?

LOL...I think he was just joking...damn, he beat me to it! (Oh whatever, my view on Aurion doesn't change: H4XX without H4XX IS THE ULTIMATE WIN for OC creation!

[Kha]

*notices Aaron chilling in the corner with both Tohkiha twins*



As much as I think you're currently the luckiest man in the thread for the above situation, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!!!

I was just joking about the de-h4xxing.

Can't reply to others yet. Gotta run soon, but I must make this post while I'm still going ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-...

(And hopefully cheer poor Aaron up enough to notice that Hayate and Ringo are beside him)

STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

Subaru, Queen of Braves

Subaru Nakajima (スバル・ナカジマ) is Stars 03 of the inaugeral Riot 6 taskforce. Subaru has a deep-rooted admiration of Nanoha Takamachi, aspiring to be just like her, even making her own version of the infamous Divine Buster. Subaru means Pleiades in Japanese.

Trivia: Many aspects of her character, including her status as a cyborg, Mach Caliber transformation, and typical attack routine, appear to be a heavy nod to the 1997 anime The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and its sequel OVA.

Rebuilt for StrikerS

Four years before the events of the series, Subaru had been caught in a fire at a Mid-Childan airport along with her older sister Ginga. Confused and crying, just as a statue was about to crush her, she was rescued by Nanoha. Nanoha created a hole in the roof using Divine Buster to make her exit with Subaru, and the experience left Subaru with a deep admiration for and the desire to be just like Nanoha.

At the very start of the series, Subaru participated in a test with Teana Lanster to raise their Mage Ranks from C to B, though she didn't know that she and Teana were being observed by Nanoha, Fate T. Harlaown and Hayate Yagami as potential students and members of a new division of the TSAB Ground Armed Forces, Mobile Division 6. Though the 2 were accepted into the new division, they had failed the test. But they were given a special opportunity to retake it without having to wait.

(We all know that, so no need for me to cover this is in Rebuilt. I’ll work from what Erio and Caro were doing during that time. )

Subaru's excitement at being a member of the same squad as Nanoha and being taught directly her idol may have had her jumping, but Subaru, having a completely different way of fighting from her commander, instead trains in close combat with her sub-commander, Vita. Subaru's style is unrefined, as she initially opted to use barriers in situations where shields are more appropriate.

Subaru's paternal family originated from Earth, having only been naturalized only a a few generations back, like how Fate is a naturalized descendent of an Italian mage. From both Fate’s and Subaru’s perspective, "Earth" is referred to as "Non-Administrated Planet 97".

Subaru's friendship with Teana, though the latter may claim that it is strained, is very close, to the point of devotion. During a time when Teana was angsting over a friendly fire incident, Subaru made every effort to keep Teana's spirits up, helped her train and even criticised Nanoha's decisions to punish Teana for overdoing her efforts.

Subaru, and her sister Ginga, are not normal human beings, but are combat cybernetic organisms called Sentokijin. And as investigations into the Numbers progressed, and even later when Ginga was brought to Jail’s facility, more was revealed.

Many years ago, Genya and Quint discovered that she was incapable of childbirth, even with the state of advancement of Midchilda medicine. Both were very disappointed, but Genya did his best to hide it, to no avail expectedly. Quint then resorted underhanded means to produce children, approaching one Dr. Wily and his team. This resulted in the creation of the Nakajima twins which Quint then “conveniently rescued” from a disused research facility.

This makes sense. In the revelation during a flashback in episode 23, when, while Quint was still alive, Ginga and Subaru were undergoing examination, it was discovered that the siblings had very uncannily similar genetic makeup to Quint.

By the end of the series, Subaru has assumed the field roles once held by Nanoha, and is last seen rescuing two children from a sinking ship, bearing the wings worthy of her new title, the Queen of Braves.

Powers

Even though she uses Belka magics, Subaru is considered a mage instead of a knight, as she has applied only the principles of Belka combat to her style, instead of working on it lock, stock and barrel like Erio and Kha do. Subaru's form of magic-use is a hand-to-hand form called "Shooting Arts", which was taught to Subaru by her sister and is focused on shooting and magic-enhanced attacks. This is another reason why Subaru is not technically a Knight.

Revolver Shoot — Subaru's most basic attack, she uses this in almost all of her battles. It "shoots" a powerful sonic shockwave out of her Revolver Knuckle, capable of tearing through metal and even through weak defensive spells. It's range varies from close range to melee. Previously this spell consumed a single cartridge, but after Subaru received Mach Caliber, she gained the ability to use this spell without the need to expend cartridges. Visually, it is a reference to the iconic Broken Magnum technique of GaoGaiGar fame.

Revolver Cannon — A variation of Revolver Shoot, though it is a completely melee Magic-enhanced Attack spell instead of a close-ranged Shooting spell. It possesses tremendous knockback, sending the target it strikes flying.

Revolver Phantom — Another variation of RS, and is a melee attack like RC, but RP uses Subaru's IS to deal a bone-jarring Revolver strike to her foe, shattering through solid defences like armor, shields and barriers. Fields are less affected by this attack as fields can reverberate with the oscillations without shattering, forcing Subaru to muscle her way through.

Divine Buster — Subaru's own version of Nanoha's Divine Buster, though with some minor differences. Subaru performs move by creating a ball of magic in front of her and punching it with her Revolver Knuckle, unlike Nanoha's Divine Buster which is charged and fired by Raising Heart. It's also used more similarly to Revolver Shoot than the original Divine Buster. Subaru wasn't taught this ability; she made it herself using Nanoha as her inspiration. Unlike Nanoha's Divine Buster, it is a short burst of energy rather than a full beam. This spell consumes 2 cartridges. Visually, it is akin to the Broken Phantom technique.

Barrier Jacket — Subaru's Barrier Jacket is fairly similar to Nanoha's though it lacks a few elements. As it is structured and textured differently, it's referred as a Barrier Jacket rather than Knight Armor.

Protection — Like the Protection used by Nanoha, this an Auto-Guard spell used by Mach Caliber, though the actual barrier is projected from the Revolver Knuckle by unfurling vanes. Subaru's Protection is fairly strong, able to take blows from Vita's Graf Eisen without breaking. It can even reflect some low level attacks.

Visually, Protection is a reference to the Protect Shade and Protect Wall techniques used by GaoGaiGar.

Wing Road — Subaru creates a road for her to travel through the air using Mach Caliber. This essentially allows Subaru to fly without the need to develop the actual skills required for flight.

Absorb Grip — Also referred to as "Assault Grip", Absorb Grip creates an attractive force between the wheels of Mach Caliber and the surface they are in contact with. This force is strong enough to enable Subaru to traverse even completely vertical surfaces, such as walls.

Mach Knee — Subaru lunges at high-velocity using one of Mach Caliber’s knee guards for a powerful winding gutbuster. It can be an effective close range attack or an attack of desperation.

Mach Knee-O — A variation of MK that adds Oscillating Breaker's effects to the attack.

Gear Second — First seen in episode 15, this ability increases the speed of Mach Caliber's movement.

Gear Excelion — Mach Caliber's Full Drive, this is the "upgraded" version of the "Gear Second" ability. In this form, Mach Caliber has wings (resembling Nanoha's "Accel Fin"). Those wings enhance Subaru's speed and ability to jump. Subaru uses the Full Drive of her Mach Caliber, followed by a Divine Buster blast from her Revolver Knuckle, to destroy the G-stone of the Figh system and hence shut the berserk armor down.

Inherent Skill: Oscillating Breaker

In addition to the above, Subaru's IS was shown in episode 17 after she went berserk. According to Quattro (Number #4), who names it as "Oscillating Breaker", it's an attack that deals tremendous damage, with exceptional effectiveness to solid brittle surfaces, and hence has a practically hissatsu¬-type effect on poorly-damped armor and spells certain death for sentokijin should she/he take one hit undefended.

In the StrikerS manga, Shario refers to Wing Road as another Inherent Skill while putting the finishing touches on Mach Caliber, stating that programming Mach Caliber to be able to use Wing Road on its' own is complicating the device's completion.

Lyrical Fusion - The Heart of Braves


Seen here with Armor half-formed and optional Predator shoulder-gun attached.

Subaru and Ginga weren't just ordinary sentokijin, but were a completely different pedigree above the rest like the Cinque-gen Numbers, as their mother's DNA base reacted well with their Machine Cores, resulting in a special being able to link technological weapons and cast magic spells, the rare Evoluder. This immediately caught Jail's attention when Due discovered the twins' unique data within the TSAB mainframe. Over the years, the Doctor and his Top 3 will observe the Nakajima sisters closely. And the fascinatedly Scagletti would try means and ways to test out his theories without getting noticed.

The bird-like Gadget X Genesis, which Subaru affectionately calls GadgetGao, and its more practical and streamlined Gadget X Reviera being Ginga’s, were the end-result of Jail’s efforts. Both Gadgets were aimed at completing the sisters' Machine Cores and what sets the Gadgets apart from mere magical devices or technological weapons is that they can run on both mana and the artificial triphosphate (ATP) fuels that sentokijin normally use to power their IS.

However, as he only had his own sentokijin to test the Gadgets out on, there was a slight chance that the Gadgets could be rejected by the Nakajimas' bodies. Luckily for Subaru, it worked fine. Ginga wasn't so lucky, even though she tried the system on earlier at the lab without a hitch.


Was it yet another part of Jail's omnipotent plans?


Regardless, Dieci first equipped Gadget X to place herself on equal footing with Nanoha, but later, after Cinque launched her mutiny, gave it to Artei to ferry the bird to Subaru. The windserpent-like mechanical familiar carries all the parts and software needed for Subaru to transform into her Limiter Break form, Heart of Braves.

Like how Ginga summons a protective transformation bubble at the command of Lyrical Fusion! to activate her Limiter Break Heart of Power, Subaru calls upon GadgetGao, which then releases 5 devices from its Lunar Fold. At the same time, Subaru jettisons her outer jacket and skirt along with the Knuckles and Mach Caliber. The Revolvers and Mach calibre then transform and fuse with the unleashed Gadget Tools before docking onto her arms and legs. GadgetGao then latches onto Subaru’s back, its head transforming into her chest mantle and granting Subaru her G-Crown from which Mach Caliber’s crystal core emerges.

Once the device fusion into her cybernetics is complete, Subaru powers up and is able to fight with Ginga on more equal footing, and eventually defeats her with Gear Excelion.


Subaru gains access to several new abilities as well.


Mach Knee-E — A variation of Mach Knee, using one of Heart of Braves’ knee-mounted drills for a much more devastating attack. The “E” supposedly stands for Enhanced.

Protection Hold — Genesis’ complex defence system allows Protection to bind an enemy if it attempts to make direct physical contact with the barrier, creating an effective counter.

Wing Road Galeo — It is the upgraded version of Wing Road that, due to the increased mana flux amplitude, is wider, increases movement speed of all allies on the path, and is resistant to AMF disruption. It can also act as a conveyor belt.

Gadget Fin — Subaru unfurls her machine wings and allows her to fly.

Giga Drill Breaker — By detaching the two drills from her knee-covers then attaching them in line over her right Revolver knuckle, Subaru then funnels mana and ATP to create a giant all-piecring drill then charges the enemy with Gadget Fin deployed.

As a true demonstration the saying "the Drill is one's Soul", even though Berserker and Subaru never met, the awesome attack created independently are exactly the same.

Double Boomerang FINAL — See Teana's profile. :3


In addition to these basic abilities, Genesic Subaigar can utilize a number of onboard Gadget Tools formed from GadgetGao’s multi-segmented "tail". These are as follows:


Oscillator Knife — Formed from the last segment of the tail of GadgetGao and attaches over the right Evolver Knuckle. Essentially a powerful punch knife, it harnesses Subaru’s IS Oscillation Breaker to lance through solid material and defences. In fact, the harder the armor, thus the more brittle, the weaker it is to Oscillator Knife. The sound effect of the blade in operation is reminiscent of EVA-02’s Vibroblade.

Heavy Bolter — Formed from the two segments closest to the "head" of GadgetGao, which combine and attach in-line over the left Evolver Knuckle. This forms Subaru’s ranged side-arm, and can fire magical armor-piercing or high-explosive rounds, or other Bolts for other effects.

Hell and Heaven

The skill of the Gespein Amazon! The most powerful known version of Hell and Heaven, even more than the one used by Quint herself. Uses the center three segments of the tail, which split over Subaru and collect over both of her hands to create gigantic "claws" that are used with the ability, which is otherwise similar in nature to other versions of Hell and Heaven. When Subaru uses this ability, she speaks the full chant of the Gespein: "Remu Riru Ran Ro Rufo, VIRAL!"

Trivia: Quint's maiden name was Gespein, and hence her knowledge of the familial skill, the Gespein Shooting Arts.


Post StrikerS:


Granzon Crusher

Despite the numerous differences between Subaru’s and Ginga’s Gadgets, Subaru is capable of using the massive hammer-like Granzon Crusher, which was designed for Ginga’s use and stored on the Cradle. However, Subaru had to smash her arm into the connector for an interface to occur, and even then it had to be hacked through her newfound Evoluder abilities.

Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-...

*runs*

[XenahortCharybdis]

Originally Posted by Kha

[I]

Can't reply to others yet. Gotta run soon, but I must make this post while I'm still going ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-...

(And hopefully cheer poor Aaron up enough to notice that Hayate and Ringo are beside him)

He's pretty alright now, I think...reckon he was just joking too, actually

Originally Posted by Kha

[CENTER]STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Not a very Ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-etc. Subaru

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

Subaru, Queen of Braves

Subaru Nakajima (スバル・ナカジマ) is Stars 03 of the inaugeral Riot 6 taskforce. Subaru has a deep-rooted admiration of Nanoha Takamachi, aspiring to be just like her, even making her own version of the infamous Divine Buster. Subaru means Pleiades in Japanese.

Trivia: Many aspects of her character, including her status as a cyborg, Mach Caliber transformation, and typical attack routine, appear to be a heavy nod to the 1997 anime The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and its sequel OVA.

Rebuilt for StrikerS

Four years before the events of the series, Subaru had been caught in a fire at a Mid-Childan airport along with her older sister Ginga. Confused and crying, just as a statue was about to crush her, she was rescued by Nanoha. Nanoha created a hole in the roof using Divine Buster to make her exit with Subaru, and the experience left Subaru with a deep admiration for and the desire to be just like Nanoha.

At the very start of the series, Subaru participated in a test with Teana Lanster to raise their Mage Ranks from C to B, though she didn't know that she and Teana were being observed by Nanoha, Fate T. Harlaown and Hayate Yagami as potential students and members of a new division of the TSAB Ground Armed Forces, Mobile Division 6. Though the 2 were accepted into the new division, they had failed the test. But they were given a special opportunity to retake it without having to wait.

(We all know that, so no need for me to cover this is in Rebuilt. I’ll work from what Erio and Caro were doing during that time. )

Subaru's excitement at being a member of the same squad as Nanoha and being taught directly her idol may have had her jumping, but Subaru, having a completely different way of fighting from her commander, instead trains in close combat with her sub-commander, Vita. Subaru's style is unrefined, as she initially opted to use barriers in situations where shields are more appropriate.

Subaru's paternal family originated from Earth, having only been naturalized only a a few generations back, like how Fate is a naturalized descendent of an Italian mage. From both Fate’s and Subaru’s perspective, "Earth" is referred to as "Non-Administrated Planet 97".

Subaru's friendship with Teana, though the latter may claim that it is strained, is very close, to the point of devotion. During a time when Teana was angsting over a friendly fire incident, Subaru made every effort to keep Teana's spirits up, helped her train and even criticised Nanoha's decisions to punish Teana for overdoing her efforts.

Subaru, and her sister Ginga, are not normal human beings, but are combat cybernetic organisms called Sentokijin. And as investigations into the Numbers progressed, and even later when Ginga was brought to Jail’s facility, more was revealed.

Many years ago, Genya and Quint discovered that she was incapable of childbirth, even with the state of advancement of Midchilda medicine. Both were very disappointed, but Genya did his best to hide it, to no avail expectedly. Quint then resorted underhanded means to produce children, approaching one Dr. Wily and his team. This resulted in the creation of the Nakajima twins which Quint then “conveniently rescued” from a disused research facility.

This makes sense. In the revelation during a flashback in episode 23, when, while Quint was still alive, Ginga and Subaru were undergoing examination, it was discovered that the siblings had very uncannily similar genetic makeup to Quint.

By the end of the series, Subaru has assumed the field roles once held by Nanoha, and is last seen rescuing two children from a sinking ship, bearing the wings worthy of her new title, the Queen of Braves.

Powers

Even though she uses Belka magics, Subaru is considered a mage instead of a knight, as she has applied only the principles of Belka combat to her style, instead of working on it lock, stock and barrel like Erio and Kha do. Subaru's form of magic-use is a hand-to-hand form called "Shooting Arts", which was taught to Subaru by her sister and is focused on shooting and magic-enhanced attacks. This is another reason why Subaru is not technically a Knight.

Revolver Shoot — Subaru's most basic attack, she uses this in almost all of her battles. It "shoots" a powerful sonic shockwave out of her Revolver Knuckle, capable of tearing through metal and even through weak defensive spells. It's range varies from close range to melee. Previously this spell consumed a single cartridge, but after Subaru received Mach Caliber, she gained the ability to use this spell without the need to expend cartridges. Visually, it is a reference to the iconic Broken Magnum technique of GaoGaiGar fame.

Revolver Cannon — A variation of Revolver Shoot, though it is a completely melee Magic-enhanced Attack spell instead of a close-ranged Shooting spell. It possesses tremendous knockback, sending the target it strikes flying.

Divine Buster — Subaru's own version of Nanoha's Divine Buster, though with some minor differences. Subaru performs move by creating a ball of magic in front of her and punching it with her Revolver Knuckle, unlike Nanoha's Divine Buster which is charged and fired by Raising Heart. It's also used more similarly to Revolver Shoot than the original Divine Buster. Subaru wasn't taught this ability; she made it herself using Nanoha as her inspiration. Unlike Nanoha's Divine Buster, it is a short burst of energy rather than a full beam. This spell consumes 2 cartridges.

Barrier Jacket — Subaru's Barrier Jacket is fairly similar to Nanoha's though it lacks a few elements. As it is structured and textured differently, it's referred as a Barrier Jacket rather than Knight Armor.

Protection — Like the Protection used by Nanoha, this an Auto-Guard spell used by Mach Caliber, though the actual barrier is projected from the Revolver Knuckle by unfurling vanes. Subaru's Protection is fairly strong, able to take blows from Vita's Graf Eisen without breaking. It can even reflect some low level attacks.

Visually, Protection is a reference to the Protect Shade and Protect Wall techniques used by GaoGaiGar.

Wing Road — Subaru creates a road for her to travel through the air using Mach Caliber. This essentially allows Subaru to fly without the need to develop the actual skills required for flight.

Absorb Grip — Also referred to as "Assault Grip", Absorb Grip creates an attractive force between the wheels of Mach Caliber and the surface they are in contact with. This force is strong enough to enable Subaru to traverse even completely vertical surfaces, such as walls.

Mach Knee — Subaru lunges at high-velocity using one of Mach Caliber’s knee guards for a powerful winding gutbuster. It can be an effective close range attack or an attack of desperation.

Gear Second — First seen in episode 15, this ability increases the speed of Mach Caliber's movement.

Gear Excelion — Mach Caliber's Full Drive, this is the "upgraded" version of the "Gear Second" ability. In this form, Mach Caliber has wings (resembling Nanoha's "Accel Fin"). Those wings enhance Subaru's speed and ability to jump. Subaru uses the Full Drive of her Mach Caliber, followed by a Divine Buster blast from her Revolver Knuckle, to destroy the G-stone of the Figh system and hence shut the berserk armor down.

Inherent Skill: Oscillating Breaker

In addition to the above, Subaru's IS was shown in episode 17 after she went berserk. According to Quattro (Number #4), who names it as "Oscillating Breaker", it's an attack that deals tremendous damage, with exceptional effectiveness to solid brittle surfaces, and hence has a practically hissatsu¬-type effect on poorly-damped armor and spells certain death for sentokijin should she/he take one hit undefended.

In the StrikerS manga, Shario refers to Wing Road as another Inherent Skill while putting the finishing touches on Mach Caliber, stating that programming Mach Caliber to be able to use Wing Road on its' own is complicating the device's completion.

Lyrical Fusion - The Heart of Braves

Subaru and Ginga weren't just ordinary sentokijin, but were a completely different pedigree above the rest like the Cinque-gen Numbers, as their mother's DNA base reacted well with their Machine Cores, resulting in a special being able to link technological weapons and cast magic spells, the rare Evoluder. This immediately caught Jail's attention when he was part of a team that helped Quint create her future children.

The bird-like Gadget X Genesis, which Subaru affectionately calls GadgetGao, was Jail’s attempt to complete Subaru’s Machine Core, with its more practical and streamlined Gadget X Revelations being Ginga’s. What sets them apart from mere magical devices or technological weapons is that they can run on both mana and the artificial triphosphate (ATP) fuels that sentokijin normally use to power their IS.

Dieci first equipped Gadget X to place herself on equal footing with Nanoha, but later, after Cinque launched her mutiny, gave it to Artei to ferry the bird to Subaru. The windserpent-like mechanical familiar carries all the parts and software needed for Subaru to transform into her Limiter Break form, Heart of Braves.

Like how Ginga summons a protective transformation bubble at the command of Lyrical Fusion! to activate her Limiter Break Heart of Power, Subaru calls upon GadgetGao, which then releases 5 devices from its Lunar Fold. At the same time, Subaru jettisons her outer jacket and skirt along with the Knuckles and Mach Caliber. The Revolvers and Mach calibre then transform and fuse with the unleashed Gadget Tools before docking onto her arms and legs. GadgetGao then latches onto Subaru’s back, its head transforming into her chest mantle and granting Subaru her G-Crown from which Mach Caliber’s crystal core emerges.

Once the device fusion into her cybernetics is complete, Subaru powers up and is able to fight with Ginga on more equal footing, and eventually defeats her with Gear Excelion.

Subaru gains access to several new abilities as well.

Mach Knee-E — A variation of Mach Knee, using one of Heart of Braves’ knee-mounted drills for a much more devastating attack. The “E” supposedly stands for Enhanced.

Protection Hold — Genesis’ complex defence system allows Protection to bind an enemy if it attempts to make direct physical contact with the barrier, creating an effective counter.

Wing Road Galeo — It is the upgraded version of Wing Road that, due to the increased mana flux amplitude, is wider, increases movement speed of all allies on the path, and is resistant to AMF disruption. It can also act as a conveyor belt.

Gadget Feather — Subaru unfurls her machine wings and allows her to fly.

In addition to these basic abilities, Genesic Subaigar can utilize a number of onboard Gadget Tools formed from GadgetGao’s multi-segmented "tail". These are as follows:

Oscillator Knife — Formed from the last segment of the tail of GadgetGao and attaches over the right Evolver Knuckle. Essentially a powerful punch knife, it harnesses Subaru’s IS Oscillation Breaker to lance through solid material and defences. In fact, the harder the armor, thus the more brittle, the weaker it is to Oscillator Knife. The sound effect of the blade in operation is reminiscent of EVA-02’s Vibroblade.

Heavy Bolter — Formed from the two segments closest to the "head" of GadgetGao, which combine and attach in-line over the left Evolver Knuckle. This forms Subaru’s ranged side-arm, and can fire magical armor-piercing or high-explosive rounds, or other Bolts for other effects.

Hell and Heaven

The skill of the Gespein Amazon! The most powerful known version of Hell and Heaven, even more than the one used by Quint herself. Uses the center three segments of the tail, which split over Subaru and collect over both of her hands to create gigantic "claws" that are used with the ability, which is otherwise similar in nature to other versions of Hell and Heaven. When Subaru uses this ability, she speaks the full chant of the Gespein: "Remu Riru Ran Ro Rufo, VIRAL!"

Trivia: Quint's maiden name was Gespein, and hence her knowledge of the familial skill, the Gespein Shooting Arts.


Post StrikerS:


Granzon Crusher

Despite the numerous differences between Subaru’s and Ginga’s Gadgets, Subaru is capable of using the massive hammer-like Granzon Crusher, which was designed for Ginga’s use and stored on the Cradle. However, Subaru had to smash her arm into the connector for an interface to occur, and even then it had to be hacked through her newfound Evoluder abilities.

Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-...

*runs*

Unrefined is essence of ultimate Hotblood, Subaru is now the new Granzon, the (actual) Queen of Braves, and even the new-gen Eva all rolled into one?

Maybe she's the new Inspector Gadget as well!

Anyway, Gao Gadget Gao!

This is just. too. Um, I'm catching the bug too- Ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga-ga...

Ashcroft: I do wonder what on earth you think you're doing, repeating the first part of "ga-hahahahahahaha" like the stuttering idiot that you are...

Xena: Ga-ga--

*Ashcroft runs (for dinner), with the still-stuttering Xenahort in tow*

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

On the magical radar? Hmmm...Since secrecy is the key here, it's a fair limitation.

Kind of.

What happens is that if someone happens to be looking his way when he does his thing, there's a large flare of magical energy. Midchilda or Belka practitioners won't know what it is, they just know that something's there. (A- ranked and above practitioners of the magic system, of which there are currently only two including Zachariah himself, will be able to discern the purpose of the magic.)

I haven't decided how big the flare is precisely, other than "really big". It shouldn't be extreme, but just something which would make the average mage go "wait, what was that?" It's like the difference between suddenly hearing a loud slightly deafening bang outside your window, and an immense explosion which rocks your house.

In other words, worthy of investigation, but not All Hands On Deck. This does mean that when Zachariah does his thing, he has to quickly move to another location.

Zachariah is cunning and patient, which is why he hasn't been caught yet. However, TSAB Intelligence has more people who are just as cunning and patient, which is why they've been on his trail anyway.

Also, Zachariah has no direct combat ability whatsoever. As mentioned, hit him once, and he's down.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by USB500

I definitely have no memories of this man (RIP).

I don't even remember him much, just that he was an Aggressor

Originally Posted by USB500

But yeah, Super Aggressor Sentai?

*cue Trombe!*

Elzam Ratsel: Hashire, Trombe!!!
Zengar: Daizengar, Kenzan!!!
Kai: Plasma Buckler Set-o!!!
Gilliam: Mega Buster Cannon, Hassha!!!

All: we are the Aggressors!!! *insert cheesy pose* There is nothing we cannot overcome!!!

I think I now prefer the Huckebein Sentai

*runs*

Originally Posted by USB500

Lowe, did you forget the PM I sent to you?

I need to slog through a few PM's first

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

It's a Seal (Like you'd have on patches, on paper scrolls, etc... One can call it a Logo, but SEAL has a more, ancient zest to it...) Mark of the most powerful warrior order in my personal universe in the story Zeropoint. All that concept work on the Enchantments of Flesh reminded me I needed to get it done since I had been toying with the logo idea off and on right as I've been going to sleep.

Spoiler for Details details...:

The V shape in the center is directly related to the word VALKYRIE, and then, knowing about the warrior goddesses of legend, I gave it fierce looking alteration to seem like upswung bird wings. Throw in a sword and the star in the center to add the warrior feel and universe feel, and you have the mark. Put in a crest, add Latin inscriptions of the values that make a valkyrie, and their title of Warrior Eternal, and BAM! A crest that simply says "If I'm wearing this, you can be sure I will F**K you up!" Which is exactly what a warrior goddess like Megumi does when she annihilates an entire armored batallion.... in EIGHT SECONDS... Bare handed. (Ouch.)

I was thinking of calling it D.O.V.E. for Divine Order of Valkyrie Elite and associating an actual dove with the logo... but when you say DOVE, you just don't feel that warrior sting.

I've gotten the hang of vectored graphics a little using Paint Shop Pro. Lots of layers, following the ruler with your mouse, and thinking in numbers while working visually. (The longest part is arranging those words around. You gotta convert them to shapes, ungroup them, and then one-by-one, place them. Which requires a good eye.)

But I digress... This is a nanoha thread, which is why I haven't invited Megumi in. (Take your pick, Airhead mode, or Valkyrie combat instinct. She's equally dangerous either way... what being a goddess with access to insane magical power.)

It's almost 2:30 AM here... How about I challenge you guys to develope sigils/crests/whatever yourselves?

If I can do it, and I'm the lazy one with the short attention span... someone should be able to come up with something awesome.

Good explanation for the elements of the seal, considering how remarkably simple it is it's good to see the elements thought out

And sigils huh?

*tempted to repost the Mid-Chaos and Neo-Lyrical Sigils*

But no, I think I'll take your offer and create a sigil worthy of your challenge

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Katrina: "Simple enough."

Spoiler:

"The recent incidents were mind-boggling enough and now this happens. Could it be that they are actually related in someway?"

"We can't be sure of that but the possibility remains nonetheless. I just hope that things are alright back on Mid-Childa." Keroko addressed her sister's concern as they went about the corridors of TSAB HQ.

Upon reaching the designated conference room, they were greeted by Shari, bearing a unusually tense face.

"Nanoha-san. Keroko-san. I have something urgent to report. A transmission came in from the Saint Church a few minutes ago. From Paladin Carim Garcia."

"Carim-san? What's the contents of the transmission?" Nanoha inquired while Keroko visibly tensed up right away.

"I..it's best if I let you view it yourself."

Shari worked the controls to darken the room and bring the transmission onto the main monitor in the room.

The sight of Carim sitting behind her desk was hardly a reassuring sight. Even when viewed on the monitor, the severity and tension of her posture was clearly visible.

"This message is directed at Captain Takamachi Nanoha in particular. I will be direct and relate the situation as best as I can."

"Your request to have your daughter, Takamachi Vivio, moved to protection under the protection of the Saint Church grounds were carried out an hour ago. However.."

Carim's attempt to steel herself for her next line was apparent.

"However, the escorts and the transport bearing your daughter was intercepted thirty minutes ago. Reports are still coming in from the site and details are unclear save for this visual confirmation from the site shortly after the attack was reported." Carim paused to bring up the visual onto screen.

An aerial shot of the scene revealed a fiery scene of destruction. The transport, what little and unobscured of the remaining wreckage of it, was swallowed in the sea of flames covering the rest of the landscape as well.

Bah. Needs lotsa refinement but I'll definitely be using something like this..

Oh, and count this as a appetitiser scenario. The main course is too spoiler-ish. :3

...

I sense a VERY PISSED OFF Nanoha incoming in 3, 2, 1...

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Now where's the situation that had Nanoha being overrun by the Swarm on a planet while the party ship deserted her to flee the system?

NEVER HAPPENING, not if I can help it!!!!!

*Sends Battlecruiser fleets to reinforce*

*sees Nanoha fire Starlight Breaker on swarm*

... on the other hand, maybe she can take care of herself

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Perfectly fine, like all the other times I mis-read something and mutated it into something completely wrong.

...

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

Ah, yes! I remember, there's a fine poem of "classical love" and its "effective rejoinder"...maybe you've seen it before, but well, it's called old and classic crack. It's still good, though. No, wait, it's excellent. We did it for a test some time back, and I remember we almost ran out of time because we laughed so hard reading it.

Spoiler for The original Marvell-ous text:

To his Coy Mistress
by Andrew Marvell


Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime.
We would sit down and think which way
To walk, and pass our long love's day;
Thou by the Indian Ganges' side
Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide
Of Humber would complain. I would
Love you ten years before the Flood;
And you should, if you please, refuse
Till the conversion of the Jews.
My vegetable love should grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow.
An hundred years should go to praise
Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze;
Two hundred to adore each breast,
But thirty thousand to the rest;
An age at least to every part,
And the last age should show your heart.
For, lady, you deserve this state,
Nor would I love at lower rate.

But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near;
And yonder all before us lie
Deserts of vast eternity.
Thy beauty shall no more be found,
Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
My echoing song; then worms shall try
That long preserv'd virginity,
And your quaint honour turn to dust,
And into ashes all my lust.
The grave's a fine and private place,
But none I think do there embrace.

Now therefore, while the youthful hue
Sits on thy skin like morning dew,
And while thy willing soul transpires
At every pore with instant fires,
Now let us sport us while we may;
And now, like am'rous birds of prey,
Rather at once our time devour,
Than languish in his slow-chapp'd power.
Let us roll all our strength, and all
Our sweetness, up into one ball;
And tear our pleasures with rough strife
Thorough the iron gates of life.
Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run.

Spoiler for The effective rejoinder - Notes accredited to William Grey:

'His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell'

Since you have world enough and time
Sir, to admonish me in rhyme,
Pray Mr Marvell, can it be
You think to have persuaded me?
Then let me say: you want the art
To woo, much less to win my heart.
The verse was splendid, all admit,
And, sir, you have a pretty wit.
All that indeed your poem lacked
Was logic, modesty, and tact,
Slight faults and ones to which I own,
Your sex is generally prone;
But though you lose your labour, I
Shall not refuse you a reply:

First, for the language you employ:
A term I deprecate is "coy";
The ill-bred miss, the bird-brained Jill,
May simper and be coy at will;
A lady, sir, as you will find,
Keeps counsel, or she speaks her mind,
Means what she says and scorns to fence
And palter with feigned innocence.

The ambiguous "mistress" next you set
Beside this graceless epithet.
"Coy mistress", sir? Who gave you leave
To wear my heart upon your sleeve?
Or to imply, as sure you do,
I had no other choice than you
And must remain upon the shelf
Unless I should bestir myself?
Shall I be moved to love you, pray,
By hints that I must soon decay?
No woman's won by being told
How quickly she is growing old;
Nor will such ploys, when all is said,
Serve to stampede us into bed.

When from pure blackmail, next you move
To bribe or lure me into love,
No less inept, my rhyming friend,
Snared by the means, you miss your end.
"Times winged chariot", and the rest
As poetry may pass the test;
Readers will quote those lines, I trust,
Till you and I and they are dust;
But I, your destined prey, must look
Less at the bait than at the hook,
Nor, when I do, can fail to see
Just what it is you offer me:
Love on the run, a rough embrace
Snatched in the fury of the chase,
The grave before us and the wheels
Of Time's grim chariot at our heels,
While we, like "am'rous birds of prey",
Tear at each other by the way.

To say the least, the scene you paint
Is, what you call my honour, quaint!
And on this point what prompted you
So crudely, and in public too,
To canvass and , indeed, make free
With my entire anatomy?
Poets have licence, I confess,
To speak of ladies in undress;
Thighs, hearts, brows, breasts are well enough,
In verses this is common stuff;
But -- well I ask: to draw attention
To worms in -- what I blush to mention,
And prate of dust upon it too!
Sir, was this any way to woo?

Now therefore, while male self-regard
Sits on your cheek, my hopeful bard,
May I suggest, before we part,
The best way to a woman's heart
Is to be modest, candid, true;
Tell her you love and show you do;
Neither cajole nor condescend
And base the lover on the friend;
Don't bustle her or fuss or snatch:
A suitor looking at his watch
Is not a posture that persuades
Willing, much less reluctant maids.

Remember that she will be stirred
More by the spirit than the word;
For truth and tenderness do more
Than coruscating metaphor.
Had you addressed me in such terms
And prattled less of graves and worms,
I might, who knows, have warmed to you;
But, as things stand, must bid adieu
(Though I am grateful for the rhyme)
And wish you better luck next time.

-- A. D. Hope
(1907-2000)

An effective rejoinder to a great poem requires a poet of greatness, and one
who appreciates and respects the genius under attack. No poet was able to do
this more effectively than Australian poet A.D. Hope (1907-2000). In his
introduction to this rejoinder Hope commented:

This most famous of all Marvell's poems is deservedly so. Yet it is a
brilliant tour de force in which the poet's imaginative language triumphs
over the fact that his arguments to the lady are a set of worn-out clichés,
which were never very persuasive even when they were new -- but the lady can
best speak for herself.

Marvell's most famous poem was an early contribution to Wondering Minstrels
(Poem #158). 'His Coy Mistress to Mr Marvell' was published in Hope's Book of
Answers (Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1978), which includes a number of gems --
though none more brilliant than this Marvell parody. (It includes a fine parody
of Gerard Manley "Hop-skip-jump-kins" -- which I may submit at some future
time.) The power of Hope's language, and the range of genres which he
commanded, were immense. He is a poet of considerable stature not just within
Australia, but globally.

Ka-ching! Poetry Crack

Kinda rare to see poems here, but I like these

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

Just as expected from one of the LORDS OF CRACK.

Uhm, thanks?

Originally Posted by '

You mean like this poor lad?

Spoiler for Poor lad:

Fall of the Phoenix

Never go up against the Zerg with low batt. Never.

That's no mere poor lad you fool, that's Fenix!!!

Although yes, if only he had used Energizer... goes on and on and on and on and on and on and...

*runs*

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

Yeah, I realized my mistake just after knocking off to sleep. Oh, well. That what happens to you when you don't play for too long, you forget things...

Cecile: Ara? Don't put up the face, I don't mean any serious harm! unless you consider being pumped full of poisonous lead during sparring a lot of serious harm...

... Cecile is sounding rather scary there

And you should play, especially the latest version, which kicks ass with the return of Kael the Invoker

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

You're making it sound that Aurion is not an interesting character without HAXX... So you mean my characters are bland and boring without outofthisworldliness, huh?

*sulks in a corner*

Don't listen to the heathen, Aurion's still awesome without his H4XX, hell we never even see him with his H4XX much anyways

Besides, he still has his multitudes of binds to restrain his wo-

*radio static*

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Aurion: (This is not good...) Ah, no, no. It was just I'm good at using disguises too. ()

Me: Not to mention he likes to flirt with women on occasion. [BIG ONE in wiki]He is also a cool-headed leader and masterful tactician who can come up with the most brilliant of battle plans...[/BIG ONE in wiki]

Aurion: O-oi! (Abunai!!!)

Asagi: Masaka... Sonna....

Chief...

CAN I TAKE YOU HOME?!?!?!?!!?

Julie: At this rate she'll take home the entire Bureau...
Mayura: Sempai

Originally Posted by dkellis

-

I'm actually just posting now to make a request of everyone in the thread.

I know that Youtube videos help in visualization or whatever. Well and fine.

But for some reason, and this happens inconsistently enough that I don't know what the problem is, too many Youtube videos in one page messes up my browser. I'm running Firefox 2.0.0.12, but it could be something in my settings. What happens is the video gets displaced from its actual position, and ends up blocking someone else's text.

So if possible, please, please, LINK instead of embedding.

And if you want to quote a post with a video or picture, please cut out that picture at the least. It's very, very tiring to have to scroll down past several huge pictures which don't actually do anything. It's like image macro territory. And for the original posters of the pictures, at least resize the things.

I'm serious here. I can go down on my knees to beg if you want to. I've tried to tolerate it ever since the trend started, but right now it's the last straw.

Me thinks you need a PC upgrade, a Firefox fix, or learn to use an alternate browser

Although it's no big deal, we can certainly comply to that

Originally Posted by Kha

STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

Subaru, Queen of Braves

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

Subaru Nakajima (スバル・ナカジマ) is Stars 03 of the inaugeral Riot 6 taskforce. Subaru has a deep-rooted admiration of Nanoha Takamachi, aspiring to be just like her, even making her own version of the infamous Divine Buster. Subaru means Pleiades in Japanese.

Trivia: Many aspects of her character, including her status as a cyborg, Mach Caliber transformation, and typical attack routine, appear to be a heavy nod to the 1997 anime The King of Braves GaoGaiGar and its sequel OVA.

Rebuilt for StrikerS

Four years before the events of the series, Subaru had been caught in a fire at a Mid-Childan airport along with her older sister Ginga. Confused and crying, just as a statue was about to crush her, she was rescued by Nanoha. Nanoha created a hole in the roof using Divine Buster to make her exit with Subaru, and the experience left Subaru with a deep admiration for and the desire to be just like Nanoha.

At the very start of the series, Subaru participated in a test with Teana Lanster to raise their Mage Ranks from C to B, though she didn't know that she and Teana were being observed by Nanoha, Fate T. Harlaown and Hayate Yagami as potential students and members of a new division of the TSAB Ground Armed Forces, Mobile Division 6. Though the 2 were accepted into the new division, they had failed the test. But they were given a special opportunity to retake it without having to wait.

(We all know that, so no need for me to cover this is in Rebuilt. I’ll work from what Erio and Caro were doing during that time. )

Subaru's excitement at being a member of the same squad as Nanoha and being taught directly her idol may have had her jumping, but Subaru, having a completely different way of fighting from her commander, instead trains in close combat with her sub-commander, Vita. Subaru's style is unrefined, as she initially opted to use barriers in situations where shields are more appropriate.

Subaru's paternal family originated from Earth, having only been naturalized only a a few generations back, like how Fate is a naturalized descendent of an Italian mage. From both Fate’s and Subaru’s perspective, "Earth" is referred to as "Non-Administrated Planet 97".

Subaru's friendship with Teana, though the latter may claim that it is strained, is very close, to the point of devotion. During a time when Teana was angsting over a friendly fire incident, Subaru made every effort to keep Teana's spirits up, helped her train and even criticised Nanoha's decisions to punish Teana for overdoing her efforts.

Subaru, and her sister Ginga, are not normal human beings, but are combat cybernetic organisms called Sentokijin. And as investigations into the Numbers progressed, and even later when Ginga was brought to Jail’s facility, more was revealed.

Many years ago, Genya and Quint discovered that she was incapable of childbirth, even with the state of advancement of Midchilda medicine. Both were very disappointed, but Genya did his best to hide it, to no avail expectedly. Quint then resorted underhanded means to produce children, approaching one Dr. Wily and his team. This resulted in the creation of the Nakajima twins which Quint then “conveniently rescued” from a disused research facility.

This makes sense. In the revelation during a flashback in episode 23, when, while Quint was still alive, Ginga and Subaru were undergoing examination, it was discovered that the siblings had very uncannily similar genetic makeup to Quint.

By the end of the series, Subaru has assumed the field roles once held by Nanoha, and is last seen rescuing two children from a sinking ship, bearing the wings worthy of her new title, the Queen of Braves.

Powers

Even though she uses Belka magics, Subaru is considered a mage instead of a knight, as she has applied only the principles of Belka combat to her style, instead of working on it lock, stock and barrel like Erio and Kha do. Subaru's form of magic-use is a hand-to-hand form called "Shooting Arts", which was taught to Subaru by her sister and is focused on shooting and magic-enhanced attacks. This is another reason why Subaru is not technically a Knight.

Revolver Shoot — Subaru's most basic attack, she uses this in almost all of her battles. It "shoots" a powerful sonic shockwave out of her Revolver Knuckle, capable of tearing through metal and even through weak defensive spells. It's range varies from close range to melee. Previously this spell consumed a single cartridge, but after Subaru received Mach Caliber, she gained the ability to use this spell without the need to expend cartridges. Visually, it is a reference to the iconic Broken Magnum technique of GaoGaiGar fame.

Revolver Cannon — A variation of Revolver Shoot, though it is a completely melee Magic-enhanced Attack spell instead of a close-ranged Shooting spell. It possesses tremendous knockback, sending the target it strikes flying.

Divine Buster — Subaru's own version of Nanoha's Divine Buster, though with some minor differences. Subaru performs move by creating a ball of magic in front of her and punching it with her Revolver Knuckle, unlike Nanoha's Divine Buster which is charged and fired by Raising Heart. It's also used more similarly to Revolver Shoot than the original Divine Buster. Subaru wasn't taught this ability; she made it herself using Nanoha as her inspiration. Unlike Nanoha's Divine Buster, it is a short burst of energy rather than a full beam. This spell consumes 2 cartridges.

Barrier Jacket — Subaru's Barrier Jacket is fairly similar to Nanoha's though it lacks a few elements. As it is structured and textured differently, it's referred as a Barrier Jacket rather than Knight Armor.

Protection — Like the Protection used by Nanoha, this an Auto-Guard spell used by Mach Caliber, though the actual barrier is projected from the Revolver Knuckle by unfurling vanes. Subaru's Protection is fairly strong, able to take blows from Vita's Graf Eisen without breaking. It can even reflect some low level attacks.

Visually, Protection is a reference to the Protect Shade and Protect Wall techniques used by GaoGaiGar.

Wing Road — Subaru creates a road for her to travel through the air using Mach Caliber. This essentially allows Subaru to fly without the need to develop the actual skills required for flight.

Absorb Grip — Also referred to as "Assault Grip", Absorb Grip creates an attractive force between the wheels of Mach Caliber and the surface they are in contact with. This force is strong enough to enable Subaru to traverse even completely vertical surfaces, such as walls.

Mach Knee — Subaru lunges at high-velocity using one of Mach Caliber’s knee guards for a powerful winding gutbuster. It can be an effective close range attack or an attack of desperation.

Gear Second — First seen in episode 15, this ability increases the speed of Mach Caliber's movement.

Gear Excelion — Mach Caliber's Full Drive, this is the "upgraded" version of the "Gear Second" ability. In this form, Mach Caliber has wings (resembling Nanoha's "Accel Fin"). Those wings enhance Subaru's speed and ability to jump. Subaru uses the Full Drive of her Mach Caliber, followed by a Divine Buster blast from her Revolver Knuckle, to destroy the G-stone of the Figh system and hence shut the berserk armor down.

Inherent Skill: Oscillating Breaker

In addition to the above, Subaru's IS was shown in episode 17 after she went berserk. According to Quattro (Number #4), who names it as "Oscillating Breaker", it's an attack that deals tremendous damage, with exceptional effectiveness to solid brittle surfaces, and hence has a practically hissatsu¬-type effect on poorly-damped armor and spells certain death for sentokijin should she/he take one hit undefended.

In the StrikerS manga, Shario refers to Wing Road as another Inherent Skill while putting the finishing touches on Mach Caliber, stating that programming Mach Caliber to be able to use Wing Road on its' own is complicating the device's completion.

Lyrical Fusion - The Heart of Braves

Subaru and Ginga weren't just ordinary sentokijin, but were a completely different pedigree above the rest like the Cinque-gen Numbers, as their mother's DNA base reacted well with their Machine Cores, resulting in a special being able to link technological weapons and cast magic spells, the rare Evoluder. This immediately caught Jail's attention when he was part of a team that helped Quint create her future children.

The bird-like Gadget X Genesis, which Subaru affectionately calls GadgetGao, was Jail’s attempt to complete Subaru’s Machine Core, with its more practical and streamlined Gadget X Revelations being Ginga’s. What sets them apart from mere magical devices or technological weapons is that they can run on both mana and the artificial triphosphate (ATP) fuels that sentokijin normally use to power their IS.

Dieci first equipped Gadget X to place herself on equal footing with Nanoha, but later, after Cinque launched her mutiny, gave it to Artei to ferry the bird to Subaru. The windserpent-like mechanical familiar carries all the parts and software needed for Subaru to transform into her Limiter Break form, Heart of Braves.

Like how Ginga summons a protective transformation bubble at the command of Lyrical Fusion! to activate her Limiter Break Heart of Power, Subaru calls upon GadgetGao, which then releases 5 devices from its Lunar Fold. At the same time, Subaru jettisons her outer jacket and skirt along with the Knuckles and Mach Caliber. The Revolvers and Mach calibre then transform and fuse with the unleashed Gadget Tools before docking onto her arms and legs. GadgetGao then latches onto Subaru’s back, its head transforming into her chest mantle and granting Subaru her G-Crown from which Mach Caliber’s crystal core emerges.

Once the device fusion into her cybernetics is complete, Subaru powers up and is able to fight with Ginga on more equal footing, and eventually defeats her with Gear Excelion.

Subaru gains access to several new abilities as well.

Mach Knee-E — A variation of Mach Knee, using one of Heart of Braves’ knee-mounted drills for a much more devastating attack. The “E” supposedly stands for Enhanced.

Protection Hold — Genesis’ complex defence system allows Protection to bind an enemy if it attempts to make direct physical contact with the barrier, creating an effective counter.

Wing Road Galeo — It is the upgraded version of Wing Road that, due to the increased mana flux amplitude, is wider, increases movement speed of all allies on the path, and is resistant to AMF disruption. It can also act as a conveyor belt.

Gadget Feather — Subaru unfurls her machine wings and allows her to fly.

In addition to these basic abilities, Genesic Subaigar can utilize a number of onboard Gadget Tools formed from GadgetGao’s multi-segmented "tail". These are as follows:

Oscillator Knife — Formed from the last segment of the tail of GadgetGao and attaches over the right Evolver Knuckle. Essentially a powerful punch knife, it harnesses Subaru’s IS Oscillation Breaker to lance through solid material and defences. In fact, the harder the armor, thus the more brittle, the weaker it is to Oscillator Knife. The sound effect of the blade in operation is reminiscent of EVA-02’s Vibroblade.

Heavy Bolter — Formed from the two segments closest to the "head" of GadgetGao, which combine and attach in-line over the left Evolver Knuckle. This forms Subaru’s ranged side-arm, and can fire magical armor-piercing or high-explosive rounds, or other Bolts for other effects.

Hell and Heaven

The skill of the Gespein Amazon! The most powerful known version of Hell and Heaven, even more than the one used by Quint herself. Uses the center three segments of the tail, which split over Subaru and collect over both of her hands to create gigantic "claws" that are used with the ability, which is otherwise similar in nature to other versions of Hell and Heaven. When Subaru uses this ability, she speaks the full chant of the Gespein: "Remu Riru Ran Ro Rufo, VIRAL!"

Trivia: Quint's maiden name was Gespein, and hence her knowledge of the familial skill, the Gespein Shooting Arts.


Post StrikerS:


Granzon Crusher

Despite the numerous differences between Subaru’s and Ginga’s Gadgets, Subaru is capable of using the massive hammer-like Granzon Crusher, which was designed for Ginga’s use and stored on the Cradle. However, Subaru had to smash her arm into the connector for an interface to occur, and even then it had to be hacked through her newfound Evoluder abilities.

Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-...

*runs*

HOLY SHI-

Subaru has ascended into her rightful place as Yuusha-Joou

But you're forgetting the Broken Phantom ref in her Divine Buster

[XenahortCharybdis]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And sigils huh?

*tempted to repost the Mid-Chaos and Neo-Lyrical Sigils*

But no, I think I'll take your offer and create a sigil worthy of your challenge

Sounds very cool. I would have wanted to join too, but circumstances press me. Perhaps if y'all wouldn't mind an uncolored pencil sketch, maybe I could pull off something in time.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

[*sees Nanoha fire Starlight Breaker on swarm*[/I]

... on the other hand, maybe she can take care of herself

Well, those WERE only Zerglings (points to one of my earlier posts)

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Kinda rare to see poems here, but I like these

*Points to ATC* Thank/Blame/Shoot/Kill/Praise/Whatever him, he got me started

Originally Posted by LoweGear

That's no mere poor lad you fool, that's Fenix!!!

Although yes, if only he had used Energizer... goes on and on and on and on and on and on and...

*runs*

Don't worry, I knew he was Phoenix Fenix.

But since he was in a Dragoon, and who-knows-what he's gonna do now (I don't really care how much Blizzard says he's gone for good, I still love him), I think he uses General Purpose (GP) batteries instead.

Not to mention the amperage of the GP is higher than that of the Energizer...

Spoiler for methinks:

It should be noted by now that I prefer to integrate my crack, rather than to slap it out loud, unless imperatives state otherwise...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

... Cecile is sounding rather scary there

And you should play, especially the latest version, which kicks ass with the return of Kael the Invoker

Cecile: *sweet smile* Kowaii ja nai... *strange green fog starts to rise from suddenly appearing cracks in the ground...*

And don't worry, I'll start playing again, once I have the time. Good to hear that he's back

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Asagi: Masaka... Sonna....

Chief...

CAN I TAKE YOU HOME?!?!?!?!!?

Julie: At this rate she'll take home the entire Bureau...
Mayura: Sempai

Ashcroft: No way, I can, and shall resist. *points to Asagi* Meet me in the sparring room later. I'd like to show you something

And anyway...I'll be finishing the upcoming OC Profile soon...geh.

[Nightengale]

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Sorry for the double-post...

Anyway... Might as well post the nerfed ability data...

I'm welcome to suggestions and criticisms and will adjust if needed...

Nice... though it often reminds one just how 'full' Aurion's hand of cards is, compared to the much more compact demonstration of our canon characters.

You might as well give Aurion a 4-dimensional briefcase as well.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

... so that's where Eisen's Limit Break Zerstrorung Form comes from...

Though the image of Simon (( child or adult )) pulling a Hayate, and carrying Vita bridal-style while she looks at her device's humanoid form with a dere-dere look is...

DOES NOT COMPUTE

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Do note that relics are supposed to contain tremendous amount of power. So I don't think that was only Vivio alone. and SS+ sounds about right.

It seems to be implied that the core of Vivio's combat-prowess lies more in smart-combat... and we know Vivio's mentally not in her right mind at her fighting mode, and with the loss of Cradle and Relic, she no longer has her power source either.

I'd say Vivio's potential was SS+ and above, since she's supposed to be stronger the longer a fight drags out and her shield is supposed to be extremely strong, but her conditioning pushed her to Synthetic S, if only because of the Barrier.

Originally Posted by Kha

No New Year's Allowances out here in the Outback...

And yes I've been here since last Friday, hence why I started the countdown.

[AgentClone]We missed you too.[/AgentClone]

Well, I'm back in school now... Internet connection's limited to hotspots, but I have FARRRRRRR more freedom now.

I'll be back. soon.

Originally Posted by Kha

This is my latest rethink of the Nanohaverse, and to get the Rebuilt picture right from the start I better air this now.

Is this acceptable? What flaws are there in this simplistic military world view?

I don't know... it seems to me that StrikerS showed that, even if the highest level of magi-performance is superior to conventional applications of weapons-tech, it's not the same for mid-tier performances... Tanks and the such should be more well protected, helicopter and planes should be faster... among other things. Else, honestly it made no sense for Rein to be transported, not flying directly among other things.

Originally Posted by Kha

Let's keep going!

STARS-02
Rebuilt of Vita


WTB Better portrait. ^^;

[SPOILER="Vita, Dark Iron Count"]Vita, Dark Iron Count

Objections? Criticisms?

Ohh, I like. Nice little details on Vita's past and all that, keeping points of how she became who she is, without being too exposy.

And GARf Eisen is GAR.

No comment on the... hikari ni NAREEEEEEEE.... -_-;

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

P.S - Btw guys, how's this for a device ?

Reminds me of Black Cat, Sven to be precise.

To be honest, I've always found these 'weapon-pimping' displays upon obtain of DMC a little corny.

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Of course, for balance purposes, we only get to use those 6...

Which in the end... is only 6.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

So Teana likes that kind of man eh? I can definitely see why

*runs from Variable Barret*

The image... is not... computing....

Though on the other hand...

Teana: You!

Schach: What's going on!? He's just our gardener.

Teana: Just a gardener... that bastard is... that bastard!

47: The past always haunts one's back... To think I'd meet the sister of the last person I killed...

[Jimmy C]

Originally Posted by kha

STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Quint then resorted underhanded means to produce children, approaching one Dr. Wily and his team. This resulted in the creation of the Nakajima twins which Quint then “conveniently rescued” from a disused research facility.

Not sure if this is such a good idea. If she got found out, at the very least, she'd be forced out of the Bureau.
But then again, rescuing them after someone else stole her genetic data and she didn't know about it until much later seems even more far-fetched, so...

This immediately caught Jail's attention when he was part of a team that helped Quint create her future children.

I don't know if you remember from canon or not, but even Scaglietti doesn't know who made the Type-0 Combat Cyborgs. If he was part of the team that built them, why is he interested in reacquiring them? He should know everything he needs to know about them by now, right?