Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion

[Erio]

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

I think I've been too out of touch, so much so that the thread is starting to run away from me. I dunno what is what anymore. Are any of these new stuffs linked to the 1st page anyway? Seriously starting to think that a v2 of this thread with a clean slate and all the relevant links there is in order. *runs from OC mobs*

In any case, mini backlog breaker here. (Too many stuff I've not dealt with and now I'm overrun by it all, will start backlogs once more with this page.)

Good to see you, Fierie. Hopefully you'll get more free time in the future.

Regarding the links on the front page, links to Lowe's and Kha's new works, for example, will be added to Lowe's and Kha's respective OC lists (if they are not added already). For the rest, there is some stuff that I have not linked up yet, since I am not sure if they are final or not (often newly posted OCs are reworked and re-released soon after they are first posted).

If anyone wants to add new links to the front page, just letme know.

Death to druggies!

But they are awesome!!

...

A change of names? Argh, I've missed so many changes!

Actually, this is the first time the name Shadow Ravens was mentioned. Not sure if I will be keeping the name, but for now, it sounds nice.

Iris and Mai love the name, too...

Though I must ask, is it supposed to be ArteixTeana here?

Good question... not sure myself.

However, soon Teana will have a crush on a new OC in the works...

Originally Posted by krisslanza

Spoiler for Arc-en-Ciel notes:

I like how I title my notes I wrote "Arc-en-Ciel: Rune ideas/concepts" for the heading I even doodled at the top for Crea design and a idea for Rune's barrier jacket!

Passive trait ("Mana Absorption"): Rune's Linker Core has unusually low mana capacity and as such severely hinders Rune's magic potetial. However she has an exceedingly rare trait that causes her to be able to convert ambient mana into temperoary "containers" of mana for her use in place of her own. The "nodes" of collected mana manifest as roughly golfball sized silver spheres. Rune dubbed the nodes as "Dying Souls".

I haven't worked it out exactly yet but... I think essentially I'm going that she's always "collecting" mana but it is never converted until she uses the spell to trigger her trait.

I also have her Ichigo-inspired spell I even labeled it "Bankai-esque spell"

Such Mana Absorption skill has appeared in different iterations in the past. I think Aurion has a similar technique, but he uses it quite differently. Also, it seems like Rune's skill is much more fluent and natural than Aurion's.

Regardless, I dont see any problems with this skill, as long as Rune cannot command that much more mana than what she naturally could if she had a non-defective linker core.

[Melodius Trueheart]

I always has been a supporter of powered battlesuits as a subsitute over bulding-sized mechs since I have seen the bike-suits in Mospeada.

Eh, I don't like them in general; Sanctus would have a few units of battlesuit mages, but they're more specialized, think a "heavy armor troop" that's slow as shit (can't even fly or can only fly very low altitude like 4 feet off the ground), but can take a beating.

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:

Mine's similar, but what I do for attack is that I assign a numerical value to short, mid and long-range offense, multiply each by the number of the OC's attacks that fall under that category, then compute an average. For example:

The average would then be assigned to a scale which is used to relate the calculations to the canon ranks.

Of course, one would need to compute statistics for the CCs to determine if they would fall under the scale (Nanoha's an S+ so her abilities should come out to between 6.67 and 6.99)

Statistics:
Close Range Power: 9:0 X 4 (10.0) with (Silencer Mode*)
Mid Range Power: 7.0 X 1 (8.0) with Silencer Mode
Long Range Power: 0.0 X 0
Total Power: 43 / 5 = 8.6 (9.6 with Silencer Mode)

Speed: 9 (10 with Silencer)
Skill: 9 (10 with Silencer)
Reflexes: 9 (10 with Silencer)
Total Agility: 9 (10 with Silencer)


Mana Capacity: 7 (3 with Silencer)
Mana Regeneration: 5 (3 with Silencer)
Average: 5 (3 with Silencer)

Physical Defense: 4 (1 with Silencer Mode)
Magical Defense: 4 (2 with Silencer Mode)
Total Defense: 2 (1.5 with Silencer)

Overall Ranking: 7.15
C-:3.0-3.33
C: 3.34-3.66
C+: 3.67-3.99
B-:4.00-4.33
B:4.34-4.66
B+: 4.67-4.99

And so on for the higher ranks:

A: 5.00-6.00
S: 6.00-7.00
SS: 7:00-8.00
SSS: 8.00-9.00


My below OC comes out as a 6.9, so he's a high S class. Again, we would have to agree on rankings for the CCs to determine if the scale is viable, or what changes would have to be made to make it accurate.

If you haven't guessed, Silencer Mode is his limit break.

So in a segue, I present to you my favorite of the Lords, Yeshu Malkanies.

Spoiler for Yeshu:

Biographical Info

Name: Yeshu Malkanies
Age: 24 (Earth Year 2015/MC74)
Date of Birth: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Height: 69 inches
Weight: 149 lbs
Eyes: Red
Hair Colour: Red

Magical Info:
Mage Rank: N/A
Magical Power Rank: S++
Affiliation: Holy Belkan Empire
Title: Lord, First Archbishop, Minister of Warfare
Magic Type: Ancient Belka*


*It is to be noted that there are some differences between the Ancient Belka of the Wolkenritter and Hayate and that practiced in the empire, most notably the use of modes similar to what we know as Limit Breaks.

Device Info:

The Audhulma Zwei is a 3.5 foot long (from the end of the hilt to the end of the blade) curved blade, inscribed with blue runic markings. Like all Belkan devices, it speaks a language similar to the Earth language of German. It speaks in a calm and soft voice.

Spell Info:

Tötende Kante (Killing Edge) – A single, magically powered sword slash delivered at high-speed.
Power: B
Speed: S
Range: F

Tötende Kante Typ Funf (Killing Edge Type Five) – Like Killing Edge, except that the users slashes 5 times in rapid succession. The attack is delivered so quickly that a skilled user may give the impression that there are five of him/her preparing then executing the attack.

Power: A
Speed: S
Range: F

Tödliche Schlange (Deadly Serpent) – The user slashes with his sword, then strikes with a bolt of magical energy that may travel 20-30 feet.
Attack: B
Speed: B
Range: C

Töten Schiebt Zehntausend (Killing Edge Ten Thousand) – Again similar to Killing Edge, except the sword slashes are numerous, nearly uncountable, ending with an overhead stab. (Note that the strikes do not actually number 10,000; it’s just the name).

Power: S
Speed: S
Range: F

Schalldämpfer Schnellgang (Silencer Overdrive)

A Limit Break in which the user, at the cost of lowering defense, increases speed and magical output. All attacks go up a rank in both power and speed. Similar to Fate Testarossa’s Sonic Form in most respects; however, he does not gain the ability to dual-wield.

The user actually discards his Barrier Jacket, leaving his body exposed. His clothing and hair become pitch-black, and the user begins to release large quantities of energy.



Schwarzer Schalldämpfer (Black Silencer)

This attack is not only a physical slash, but a direct attack on the magical potential of the target. At least, a successful attack that is not physically or magically blocked will produce a temporary decrease in magical output, and at most, it can lead to immediate death.

Background:

Yeshu Malkanies was born on the world of Talcikanes, a distant planet in what is now Administrated System 216 Class C (Class B denotes planets which have a small degree of administration and contact with magical technology, but have not integrated the technology into the larger society.). Magical administration has only come recently to the planet, so while there is some TSA presence on the planet, it is heavily localized, mostly limited to the few large cities on the planet. Roughly ten years ago, after a period of neutral relations and technological exchange, in which it was found that Talcikaneans had a good deal of magical potential, administration and the benefits therof was offered by the Bureau, and the hereditary rulers of the planet accepted. An administrator named Zyneas Falgstar was sent to the planet to establish the basic structures of TSAB rule. However, he quickly revealed himself to be corrupt, exploiting the people and his resources for his own personal good. Because of the planet’s distance from the main centers of TSAB influence, little was known of this. In response, a small group of Talcikaneans, who had already gleaned the rudiments conspired to assassinate Falgstar and forment a revolt against TSAB rule. Malkanies had a minor involvement in the plot.

The assassination called down the wrath of the Bureau upon Yeshu’s head. Bounties were offered, Enforcers were dispatched and a massive manhunt was begun for Yeshu and his conspirators. The citizens of the planet, who had suffered under Falgstar’s rule, were supportive of the conspirators, even willing to openly revolt, but the conspirators, realizing that such an effort was hopeless, decided to leave the planet and go into hiding. The leader of the conspirators, Neigla Merio was eventually found, tried, and sentenced to 10 years in detention, a mitigated sentence due to the actions of Falgstar.

Meanwhile, Yeshu became a mercenary in the frontiers of space. While not having formal magical training, he became a very skilled fighter, and acquired a sizable reputation for his skill, which attracted many others to him, forming a private army of sorts. Unfortunately for him, he attracted too much attention, leading to a warrant for his arrest. He eluded capture for a year and a half, but finally, he was cornered near the planet of Morz, which was neutral but was an ally of the small Belkan state known as the Holy Belkan Empire. He appealed to Morz for help but they refused.
Because of his desperate circumstances, he decided to besiege the planet. He calculated that the Empire would not trouble themselves over a small planet like Morz. He was wrong. Soon, a force of 1000 HBE troops arrived to reinforce the struggling Morzan army, led by the youngest Imperial Marshal in the Empire’s history – the fourteen-year-old Alejandro Sevilla. Yeshu fought vigorously, even forcing a one-on-one duel with Sevilla that observers described as “epic”, but in the end, the Imperial troops forced his surrender. Rather than punishing him, however, Sevilla recommended that Yeshu be given a position in the army, and the Malkanies private army be placed under his direct command.

From that point, Yeshu Malkanies was a close friend of Alejandro Sevilla.

The two rose quickly through the ranks; Sevilla and Malkanies became Candidates for Lord within the year; upon the death of the former Pontifex, and another Lord, Mazaro IV, both of them became Lords. In the Pontifical Tournament held after the death or retirement of Belkan Pontiffs, Malkanies defeated Sevilla in the semi-finals, and nearly defeated the current Pontifex, Schraeder Weisentrop. This earned him the rank of First Archbishop. He has served in that position for 10 years, and his personal guard, now called the Eisenmacht Belkas, is considered one of the best fighting forces in existence.

Personality: He is loud, somewhat arrogant, crude, almost to the point of rudeness; his backwater and mercenary lives have clearly had an impact on his behavior. Despite his high position, he still behaves like a frontier mercenary, drinking, gambling, and other indiscretions. However, this does not reflect his true nature; he is loyal, brave (sometimes reckless), and can be understanding when he is not being immature.

Spoiler for Yeshu snippet:

“FUCK! DEAR MOTHER OF VIVIO MY HEAD HURTS!”
“What’s the problem Yeshu?” Alejandro Sevilla said wryly. “Oh right. Another hangover, correct?”
“No, Alejandro, I only had a few drinks! A FEW!” Yeshu responded defensively.
“Yeah, for you, “a few” is something like eight or nine.” Alejandro said.
“You know, has it ever occurred to you to drink less? Maybe your head will hurt less.” Alejandro said, using his excellent powers of common sense.
“Drink less…hmm…let’s see…WHY THE FUCK WOULD I DO THAT????” Yeshu roared angrily.
A pause.
“FUCKFUCKFUCK MY HEAD HURTS! Tell the army that I’m calling off drills for today. I can’t do this!” Yeshu said.
“No you’re not.” Alejandro said calmly.
“Um – and why is that? Not only am I higher-ranked than you, but I’m also Minister of War. I think I can decide what to do with the army!”
Suddenly, a voice echoed, magically amplified, from the Pontifical meeting room.
“NO YOU’RE NOT.”
Yeshu moped away to the training ground.

I don't think Black Silencer will pass the hax-test, seeing that it has that whole "instadeath" thing going for it, but I really want to know what a sword slash could do other than...slash. Maybe I should just make Killing Edge 5000 the "limit break attack", that could work a lot better.

[krisslanza]

Originally Posted by Erio

Such Mana Absorption skill has appeared in different iterations in the past. I think Aurion has a similar technique, but he uses it quite differently. Also, it seems like Rune's skill is much more fluent and natural than Aurion's.

Regardless, I dont see any problems with this skill, as long as Rune cannot command that much more mana than what she naturally could if she had a non-defective linker core.

*Gasp* I think this is the first time I've quoted you.
Yeah I remember Aurion being mentioned once... I don't know how Aurion's works so I can't really comment on how more fluent and/or natural Rune's is in comparison.

Well so far the only issue I have is with her Bankai-esque spell... Here lemme show you...

Spoiler for Arc-en-Ciel: Rune notes:

As a comparison I've "built" Rune as a B+ rank mage.

Banaki-esque spell: Her "ace in the hole" that makes her powers increase immensely. Essentially a sort of "release" on her rare trait that both accelerates and improves it. Not only does mana collection and conversion improve but the mana is drawn into her as well improving her magically-enhanced physical power. During this "release" Rune has been rated as high S- but AAA is far more common. However if the "release" lasts longer then five minutes her body begins to break and she would likely last for up to eleven minutes. By then her body would likely stop functioning.

I think it might be a bit of a HUGE increase. Not to mention I have some spells floating around that are only available when the "release" is in effect...

[dkellis]

I was going to make this my archival post, but then I discovered that I could only archive my story one chapter at a time; the post character limit is 50,000 characters, while each chapter of mine is about 30,000 characters (ie 30kb in plain text). Therefore, two chapters means 60,000 characters at least.

Am I allowed to post one after another? I know that last time I did so, I got warned for it.

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Can someone please give me a quick run-down of the ranks and proper form of address for all the characters in StrikerS as of the end of the series?

Spoiler for Cut for length:

Specifically, I'm wondering about Yuuno Scrya. Everyone calls him "Yuuno-sensei" or "Scrya-sensei", but I don't know what the "sensei" part is for. If it's for his position as chief librarian of the Infinite Library, then I can label him "Mr. Scrya". If he's a doctor or professor, though, then that's what I need to know, for "Dr. Scrya" or "Professor Scrya".

And no, I do not want to use the "sensei" suffix (or any other Japanese honorific) in my story if I can help it. This is nothing against honorifics in fanfic (my CCS story uses them liberally), but for some reason it doesn't fit the non-Japanese (ie not set in Japan, or Uminari, or whatever) Nanoha-verse, at least for me.

As for everyone else, I don't know if they got promoted in the post-StrikerS sound stage, so correct me if I'm wrong (basing this off the last episode of StrikerS, in order of appearance in the "Afterwards" epilogue):

*Hayate - Lt. Colonel (Army, Special Investigations)

*Reinforce Zwei - Staff Sergeant

*Wolkenritter - I haven't a clue for any of them; Vita's and Signum's ranks are probably around somewhere, but I can only find "sub-commander", which is a position, not a rank. Shamal and Zafira I don't know.

*Fate - Captain (properly "Enforcer" or "Captain"?)

Shari - Private First Class (listed as "Agent's Aide"? Is she still a Device Meister?)

Teana - Private Second Class (also listed as "Agent's Aide"; is this a proper title?)

Alto Krauetta - Private First Class (helicopter pilot)

Vice - Sergeant (helicopter pilot and sniper)

Griffith - "Administrative Official", but I don't know his rank.

Lucino - "Assistant Administrative Official" and "helmsman", but also no rank.

*Caro - Private Second Class (environmental protection)

*Erio - Private Second Class (environmental protection, for whatever reason)

*Yuuno - As stated above, other than Chief Librarian and "renowned archaeologist", no idea.

Arf - Civilian? Who knows.

Schach - Nun. Pun aside, I'm assuming she's counted as a civilian, still Carim's aide.

Ginga - "Non-Commissioned Officer", which is what? Anything from Sergeant to Warrant Officer? Presumably back with the 108th Battalion, but teaching the Numbers to be... more human? How to fit in? Who knows.

Subaru - Private First Class (disaster relief)

Nanoha - Captain (Instructor, which I assume is her proper address, ie "Instructor Takamachi" rather than "Captain Takamachi")

Not appearing directly in the epilogue:

Chrono - Admiral, CO of the Asura

*Verossa - "Inspector", according to what I remember of the subs. Is "Investigator" a better term? Does he have a corresponding rank?

Any help filling in the blanks appreciated. Those marked with astericks are the characters I'm definitely going to use in my story (sooner or later), but I'm open to the idea of including the others as cameos if only for continuity nods.

Well, primarily I need Yuuno for his position, Hayate (and by extension the Wolkenritter) for the Book of Darkness connection, and Fate for the Al Hazard connection. Verossa I need for his being the only Intelligence member we've seen, and Caro (and by extension Erio) I need for her powers, but if absolutely necessary I can OC my way out of it (although I don't see why). Technically Lutecia can also work for Caro's role.

The others are likely to get involved considering how many of their friends are, but not guaranteed.

[Kagerou]

Will attempt a proper backlog break later.

Originally Posted by dkellis

I was going to make this my archival post, but then I discovered that I could only archive my story one chapter at a time; the post character limit is 50,000 characters, while each chapter of mine is about 30,000 characters (ie 30kb in plain text). Therefore, two chapters means 60,000 characters at least.

Am I allowed to post one after another? I know that last time I did so, I got warned for it.

Go back and find your posts with story in them, and simply link them to an archive post. That's what most people here do...

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Originally Posted by dkellis

Can someone please give me a quick run-down of the ranks and proper form of address for all the characters in StrikerS as of the end of the series?

Will try, but most of this is opinionated

Originally Posted by dkellis

Specifically, I'm wondering about Yuuno Scrya. Everyone calls him "Yuuno-sensei" or "Scrya-sensei", but I don't know what the "sensei" part is for. If it's for his position as chief librarian of the Infinite Library, then I can label him "Mr. Scrya". If he's a doctor or professor, though, then that's what I need to know, for "Dr. Scrya" or "Professor Scrya".

And no, I do not want to use the "sensei" suffix (or any other Japanese honorific) in my story if I can help it. This is nothing against honorifics in fanfic (my CCS story uses them liberally), but for some reason it doesn't fit the non-Japanese (ie not set in Japan, or Uminari, or whatever) Nanoha-verse, at least for me.

I would use "Professor" if it were up to me. It seems to fit in with the fact he's a combination archaeologist/librarian.

Now all he needs is a whip, revolver, and fedora cap.

Originally Posted by dkellis

As for everyone else, I don't know if they got promoted in the post-StrikerS sound stage, so correct me if I'm wrong (basing this off the last episode of StrikerS, in order of appearance in the "Afterwards" epilogue):

*Hayate - Lt. Colonel (Army, Special Investigations)

Noted and agreed upon. Hayate is an O-5 as of the end of StrikerS, but we don't know if she was promoted from O-4, do we? Midchilda seems to use the US ranking system...

Incidentally, all this talk of sub-commanders and commanders? Well the actual rank of Commander (O-5) is naval; something that Chrono and Lindy were at one point or another. Calling Hayate "Commander", thus, is erroneous, as she's not part of the TSA Navy.

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Reinforce Zwei - Staff Sergeant

Is this assuming she's promoted or no? I don't remember what rank Rein had in the series, but I'm prone to believe she's a Sergeant First Class.

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Wolkenritter - I haven't a clue for any of them; Vita's and Signum's ranks are probably around somewhere, but I can only find "sub-commander", which is a position, not a rank. Shamal and Zafira I don't know.

Well, Vita was subordinate to Nanoha, who's Captain (O-3), so at most, she could be First Lieutenant (O-2). Fate, as an Enforcer, eludes the standard ranking system I believe, but for consistency's sake let's say she's also considered Captain or the equivalent, thus making Signum the same as Vita.

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Fate - Captain (properly "Enforcer" or "Captain"?)

Enforcer is a class, not a rank. I created a ranking system based off of the fact that they call Shari and Teana "Agent's Aides". This leads me to believe that Agent is a rank in the Enforcers. Thus, it may go something like this: 3rd Class, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Agent.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Shari - Private First Class (listed as "Agent's Aide"? Is she still a Device Meister?)

Gonna have to say that Shari may be outside standard TSA military protocol. If you must, I'd place her at something of a Warrant Officer ranking.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Teana - Private Second Class (also listed as "Agent's Aide"; is this a proper title?)

There's so such thing as a Private Second Class. You're simply looking for Private (E-1/2). Teana is probably higher than this though; I'm gonna say an E-3 or E-4 (Private First Class/Corporal or Senior Airman). Remember that it's easier to gain and lose ranks in the lower (1 through 5) enlisted ranks. Since Tea's gonna become an Enforcer, she probably needs to go through OCS and become an O-1, but I digress. (Yes, I know that for some stupid reason they use Private Second Class in the anime. Fuck that.)

Originally Posted by dkellis

Alto Krauetta - Private First Class (helicopter pilot)

Which is ridiculous, really. A helicopter pilot as an E-3? What?!
I'm so gonna retcon that in my story. Alto's an O-3. Only officers are allowed to fly in the military.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Vice - Sergeant (helicopter pilot and sniper)

See above. He's been in the military for awhile, and is outside of the Stars/Lightning ranking system, so he could be a Major (O-4).

Originally Posted by dkellis

Griffith - "Administrative Official", but I don't know his rank.

Doesn't have one.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Lucino - "Assistant Administrative Official" and "helmsman", but also no rank.

Controlling a space ship automatically lumps her with the Navy, so she's some form of enlisted... not entirely sure on this one.

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Caro - Private Second Class (environmental protection)

*Erio - Private Second Class (environmental protection, for whatever reason)

There is no Private Second Class . At the least, they're E-3s (Private First Class).

Originally Posted by dkellis

Arf - Civilian? Who knows.

I'm going to guess that familiars are outside the ranking system.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Ginga - "Non-Commissioned Officer", which is what? Anything from Sergeant to Warrant Officer? Presumably back with the 108th Battalion, but teaching the Numbers to be... more human? How to fit in? Who knows.

Yup. NCOs are Enlisted, sergeants and above, I believe (roughly E-5 and up, IIRC).

Originally Posted by dkellis

Subaru - Private First Class (disaster relief)

Which annoys me, because after all that she should be higher, at least E-4 or E-5.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Nanoha - Captain (Instructor, which I assume is her proper address, ie "Instructor Takamachi" rather than "Captain Takamachi")

Stick with Captain.

[dkellis]

I'll respond later in more depth, but for now a quick post before I go to sleep:

Originally Posted by Kagerou

There's so such thing as a Private Second Class. You're simply looking for Private (E-1/2).

There is no Private Second Class . At the least, they're E-3s (Private First Class).

From the yesy subs

You tell me.

EDIT: Apparently I need sleep more than I thought, because you already answered that.

Also, link.

[FieryAeon]

Originally Posted by dkellis

I was going to make this my archival post, but then I discovered that I could only archive my story one chapter at a time; the post character limit is 50,000 characters, while each chapter of mine is about 30,000 characters (ie 30kb in plain text). Therefore, two chapters means 60,000 characters at least.

Am I allowed to post one after another? I know that last time I did so, I got warned for it.

Well what we do is post the chapters separately, and I've seen some double post just to post one chapter, which couldn't fit into a single post. Archival posts usually only contain links, and the links are direct links the the post number.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Can someone please give me a quick run-down of the ranks and proper form of address for all the characters in StrikerS as of the end of the series?

Will now attempt to.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Specifically, I'm wondering about Yuuno Scrya. Everyone calls him "Yuuno-sensei" or "Scrya-sensei", but I don't know what the "sensei" part is for. If it's for his position as chief librarian of the Infinite Library, then I can label him "Mr. Scrya". If he's a doctor or professor, though, then that's what I need to know, for "Dr. Scrya" or "Professor Scrya".

It was mentioned somewhere that he has released many thesis and writings on archaeological findings. So I think he's probably a historian/archaeologist, which would rightly mean he has a PHD or something, thus making him a Professor.

Originally Posted by dkellis

As for everyone else, I don't know if they got promoted in the post-StrikerS sound stage, so correct me if I'm wrong (basing this off the last episode of StrikerS, in order of appearance in the "Afterwards" epilogue):

Hard to say, but powerful mages seem to get promoted really fast. Or it may just be 7arcs way of saying, "the characters in our story is that haxxed!"

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Hayate - Lt. Colonel (Army, Special Investigations)

More accurately, she's in the Special Investigations division, and was once part of Genya's battalion, which is under the Ground Division. That said, we often scratch our heads and ask "so is SI under the Ground Division?" This I must admit I dunno. Promotion for her sounds likely. In PF's GuardianS, set 5 years later after StrikerS, Hayate is a Brigadier General.

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Reinforce Zwei - Staff Sergeant

Sergeant Major in StrikerS, official military rank. Position, aide de camp.

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Wolkenritter - I haven't a clue for any of them; Vita's and Signum's ranks are probably around somewhere, but I can only find "sub-commander", which is a position, not a rank. Shamal and Zafira I don't know.

Vita's a 2nd Lieutenant, while I believe Signum is a 1st Lieutenant. Correct me if I get them wrong, I'm not familiar with military ranks.

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Fate - Captain (properly "Enforcer" or "Captain"?)

Enforcers, like Kagerou mentioned, seem to be outside of the normal military rank. Kinda like FBI agents I suppose.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Shari - Private First Class (listed as "Agent's Aide"? Is she still a Device Meister?)

She's not a mage, so she doesn't have a device. Private First class should be correct.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Teana - Private Second Class (also listed as "Agent's Aide"; is this a proper title?)

Well, the military people say there's no such rank. Personally I dunno, but that's what they say in the anime.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Alto Krauetta - Private First Class (helicopter pilot)

Rank correct, but I agree with Kagerou. AFAIK, non-officers aren't allowed to actually fly. But Alto has a pilot's license, and the situation in StrikerS was such that RF6 lost their only pilot. So....

Originally Posted by dkellis

Vice - Sergeant (helicopter pilot and sniper)

Sergeant is his military rank, even since his air force days. I don't think you could actually call "sniper" a rank though.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Griffith - "Administrative Official", but I don't know his rank.

Not sure about this one but I'm quite sure you have to be more than a Private to be an "Administrative Official".

Originally Posted by dkellis

Lucino - "Assistant Administrative Official" and "helmsman", but also no rank.

Private First class. No idea if she got promoted.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Arf - Civilian? Who knows.

Retired officer?

Originally Posted by dkellis

Schach - Nun. Pun aside, I'm assuming she's counted as a civilian, still Carim's aide.

She most likely doesn't have a Midchilda military rank. AFAIK, she's just ranked a knight. The way I see it, you'll have to use medieval rankings for this.

Originally Posted by dkellis

Ginga - "Non-Commissioned Officer", which is what? Anything from Sergeant to Warrant Officer? Presumably back with the 108th Battalion, but teaching the Numbers to be... more human? How to fit in? Who knows.

I think she's a warrant officer. Where exactly is that? Above or below sergeants?

Originally Posted by dkellis

*Verossa - "Inspector", according to what I remember of the subs. Is "Investigator" a better term? Does he have a corresponding rank?

Not sure, but apparently he's with SI, so I assume he has a military rank. My guess is somewhere around Lieutenant? We do know he's a bummer so he might have climb the ranks all that quickly compared to the others.


Good luck with whatever you are doing.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

I would use "Professor" if it were up to me. It seems to fit in with the fact he's a combination archaeologist/librarian.

Now all he needs is a whip, revolver, and fedora cap.

You don't need to be a professor to be a librarian. So I believe the professor title is the fact he is a historian/archaeologist.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Incidentally, all this talk of sub-commanders and commanders? Well the actual rank of Commander (O-5) is naval; something that Chrono and Lindy were at one point or another. Calling Hayate "Commander", thus, is erroneous, as she's not part of the TSA Navy.

Actually, its the way the words were translated. Rather than commander, the term used (in Japanese) denoted them as "commanding officers". Thus most subbers translated it as Commander.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Is this assuming she's promoted or no? I don't remember what rank Rein had in the series, but I'm prone to believe she's a Sergeant First Class.

Check the manga. Her rank was stated in one of the chapters. *awaits Keroko's IS to activate.*

Originally Posted by Kagerou

Which is ridiculous, really. A helicopter pilot as an E-3? What?!
I'm so gonna retcon that in my story. Alto's an O-3. Only officers are allowed to fly in the military.

Apparently Midchilda's military isn't so particular about this.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

See above. He's been in the military for awhile, and is outside of the Stars/Lightning ranking system, so he could be a Major (O-4).

A sergeant. Quite positive of this.

Originally Posted by Kagerou

I'm going to guess that familiars are outside the ranking system.

I think they should be. But considering that Fate's an enforcer, and Arf is her assistant. Its possible she doesn't have an official rank.

[Evangelion Xgouki]

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

AdmiralTigerclaw

Spoiler for Coop..er:

Chicks Dig Giant Robots

Gendo: See that? THAT is a babe magnet.

Originally Posted by Kha

*Holy Wraths Zerg to dust*

Do not underestimate the Ashbringer.

*runs*

Wasn't it corrupted and deemed uncleansable?

Originally Posted by Kha

Too bad I don't have my earphones with me in the comlab, but these get my just from looking at them.

The first video NEEDS to be watched with sound :3

Originally Posted by LoweGear

No, the Climax would involve some very loud moa- *static* and cries of ple- *static*

Eh? Come again. I think there's something wrong with the radios .

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Asagi: SUGHOI DESHOU!!!!!
Julie: Most Impressive Demonstration indeed
Mayura: ...

I am not Asagi I am not Asagi I am not Asagi I am not Asagi I am not Asagi I am not Asagi I am not...

... not...

...

Ryotaro, YOU'RE GONNA BE TAKEN HOME!!!!!!!

Ryotaro: *blinks* E-ehh?!

(He does that too many times in the series now to use it here ).

Which reminds me...do Julie and Mayura have profile yet?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Melike this alternate scenario

Asagi: What...
Mayura: Was...
Julie: That...

Belkarangers: NIGHTMARE?!?!

Asagi: Although if it's Chief...

*whack*

Julie: Urusai!!!
Asagi: Itai yo!

Originally Posted by Kha

[CENTER]STARS-04
Rebuilt of Teana

Spoiler for Teana, Lanstar 47th:

*snip*

Hardly any crack here. Teana is just too awesome to fool around I suppose.

But yes she served "The Agency", though not exactly the same one.

And nope Artei and Teana weren't in a tall tower at an Air Force base when the above was written.

Wow, the crack creation is in full force

[Ryand-Smith]

Mostly for convince, I am re-adding chapter 1, and I'll bust some crack (It spawns from every building!)

Spoiler for Chapter 1 Repost, Irregulars Or tales from the 12th Magical Assault Team:

"Squad three! Formation assemble!" The look in the young woman's eyes was a hopeful reflection on her new assignment. "Its ironic" she thought, as two of the other mages, one holding a large, almost over sized blaster rife, the other flying on a massive bard. "Dieci, Overcharge Aim.." the girl said, in her plain tone. "Blasting the Target." Aura smiled when she heard this, but instinctively the Weissyriter pulled forward. "AB-Field!" the device's tone rang out, and as the A+ blast rang out. Aura's AB-Field provided enough cover for Aura to flip out of the way, but the aerial ace was singed by the rear of the beam, and her sister Wendi took their shot. "I'll show you my power Aura! Take this!" Several magical bullets flew at Aura, their aim precise as anti-aircraft fire.The third member of the squad, Deed, flew in, putting her faith in her knives. "Aura, you may by my teacher," she started, "but we are Sisters..." she began, "And together, we will win! Twin Blade Tonfa!" Blades glowing, the combat cyborg flew at Aura, and started to slash through the air, at an inhuman speed. "Breaker! Sisters, lets go, Formation D!" Deed shouted.

Aura smiled, the team's training paying off. "Your teamwork,, its amazing, I haven't seen team attacks like this in!" Her complement was cut off by several magically enchanted blades nearly cleaving through her shielding. "Its Time to Come to fight then,! Weissy, Pollaxe form!" The Device switched to its pollaxe form, and it became a melee match, Aura's defensive cuts vs Deed's furious assault. Deed's other sisters would not let this go free, and Deici aimed at Aura, charging a weaker shot, intending to stun Aura. "Aim true... Giant Barrel. " she uttered, the monotone a shocking contrast to the fury of the battle. "I'll help, Dieci, Wendi said, as she flew towards Ara. "IS... Active! Rave Board, Go! Wendi flew towards Aura, and a field of magically energy surrounded her. All was lost until, the loud sound of Protection, came down from the sky

"Sisters" Ginga began, "Let me show you how its done! Blitz Calibur!, let's show them how it's done!" The device blinked, and said." "Yes Sir! Stormtooth!" Ginga nodded. "Our drills are the one, that will show my Sisters how a real mage fights!" Ginga's Barrier jacket, a almost direct copy of her sisters, with the purple replacing the blue fridge, glowed slightly. "Wendi. Take this. Drill Punch!" Ginga shouted her attack, as the left knuckle fired her own drill-like energy at Wendi, forcing the girl to use the board as a shield. "Commander, can I have some help here?" Aura asked, while focusing on simply taking Deed's melee attacks. "I'll help you in a" Decedi fired the blaster barrel in the distraction, and a large blast of A+ energy nearly overtook her. ginga rolled on her wing road, and shouted. "Protector Shade!" the shout seemed to trigger a massive shield like effect, refracting the energy everywhere but Aura.


"Let's end this, Deed, Limiter unleash, maximum power!" Deed was taken back, but she sighed, and said. "Teacher, your hot blood and courage won't win this one... IS Active, Twin Blade Tonfa Slash!". Deed cut precisely, knocking Aura's AB-Field down, before she stopped. "Game goes to me, Teacher. You owe us lunch today. Ginga skated to the two, looking at the aftermath. "Simulation End. Aura, you did well, considering at minimum we have a AA+ team here. Deed, you did well to use your IS conservatively, and the attack training is going well." She laughed. "Twin Blade Tonfa, did you get into Subaru's old Super Robot Wars collection?" Deed blushed slightly. "I only played OG for inspiration on new attacks, not because its" Ginga nodded, as Aura signaled to fly down.

"Ginga, I'm sorry I let you down," Aura began, "but I thought I could win against their latest formation.. "Ginga simply nodded, and said, "Aura, you were defeated, but not by my sisters, but your own tactics. Your planning had worked very well. I honestly did not think that any mage, but one of the Aces, or someone like Master Kha,could have won. The Variable formation tactics have worked out better than you planned, and you will get a promotion once the brass hears about this." Ginga pat Aura's head slightly, as she turned to the girls. "Sisters, that was an amazing display, but you did not work in harmony! Wendi, why did you not flank Instructor Aura with flanking fire? Dieci, why did you not fire your main rifle sooner, you could have supported Deed faster with that. That was not your best performance, and you only got away with it due to your powers. Remember, we may be cyborgs, but you must not use your IS as a crutch!" Ginga's face turned slightly red, and Deici slightly blushed. "Yes Mam!" the girls all said in unity. "We will learn this, and apply ourselves the next time!"

Two older men looked at the scene in the training fields, the first one leaning on the side of a tower, and the second looking through a paper. "It seems that Ginga's really growing up," the first one said. "You have no idea, I raised them both, and Ginga's now growing as a commander I see so much of their mother in her.... The first man nodded. "Its always tough watching them grow up Genya, by Daughter's now a trainer.. but lets not mope around here. I still owe you that drink after all" Genya laughed, as Brian walked towards the waiting chopper. "We'll visit in a few days, as a surprise, then, old man" Genya nodded, yeah, we'll visi" Genya stared at Brain for a moment I'm only two years older than you are!" "Joke, a joke, my friend, but lets go, before they all realize we are here." The two headed in the chopper, and headed to the spaceport, thoughts of their children defining the moment

Master FieryAeon, I believe we should be allowed our 1 mille get, then lock, and rebuild a new thread. It is approaching unbearable to have to read this many posts.

dkellis,FieryAeon,Kagerou, I thought Ginga was a Master Sergant in StrikerS, if I saw episode 15 correctly. That seemed off, so thanks for the corrections.

krisslanza. Does the release make the character glow and use the power of their emotions?

SHINING FINGERR

*Is destroyed by the Shining Gundam*


Melodius Trueheart

Spoiler for Sniped for Justice:

Yeshu

This sounds interesting. He has a grudge against the TSAB, and this is going to be an interesting foe if the other OCs meet him...

For the Pope!

*flies to rome*

[FieryAeon]

Originally Posted by Erio

Good to see you, Fierie. Hopefully you'll get more free time in the future.

Actually, I do have a little time everyday. Its just that since its a lot less than what I used to have, I rather read fanfics/mangas or watch anime, rather than break backlogs. I haven't even touch my PS2 for over a month, and anyone who knows me knows that's not normal. Then there's the eroge that I have piled up and not finished. *cough cough*

Originally Posted by Erio

Regarding the links on the front page, links to Lowe's and Kha's new works, for example, will be added to Lowe's and Kha's respective OC lists (if they are not added already). For the rest, there is some stuff that I have not linked up yet, since I am not sure if they are final or not (often newly posted OCs are reworked and re-released soon after they are first posted).

If anyone wants to add new links to the front page, just letme know.

I'll just refer to that if they added into their archive post. I'm having a lot of problems trying to navigate through all the posts.

Originally Posted by Erio

But they are awesome!!

...

Till they start frothing at the mouth.

Originally Posted by Erio

Actually, this is the first time the name Shadow Ravens was mentioned. Not sure if I will be keeping the name, but for now, it sounds nice.

Iris and Mai love the name, too...

I think the name sounds cool.

Originally Posted by Erio

Good question... not sure myself.

However, soon Teana will have a crush on a new OC in the works...

Zomg, one less possible love interest for my OC. I'm starting to think I'll have to make my own one.

Originally Posted by Erio

Such Mana Absorption skill has appeared in different iterations in the past. I think Aurion has a similar technique, but he uses it quite differently. Also, it seems like Rune's skill is much more fluent and natural than Aurion's.

Regardless, I dont see any problems with this skill, as long as Rune cannot command that much more mana than what she naturally could if she had a non-defective linker core.

Hmm...mana absorption in small amounts sounds okay, and as long as it doesn't drain a person dry like in seconds.

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

Master FieryAeon, I believe we should be allowed our 1 mille get, then lock, and rebuild a new thread. It is approaching unbearable to have to read this many posts.

I'm not quite sure if you are agreeing with me or not. Funny that.

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

dkellis,FieryAeon,Kagerou, I thought Ginga was a Master Sergant in StrikerS, if I saw episode 15 correctly. That seemed off, so thanks for the corrections.

Oh really? Then I may have to watch that episode again. No, I can't really correct you as I'm unsure of her exact rank myself.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

I wonder if it was his timing, or yours...

His, definetely his.

Originally Posted by Kha

In a nutshell, a human-sized Gundam worn like a battlesuit. It builds on the idea that Frames must be everywhere in order to make infantry truly ubiquitous enough to replace all our familiar assault machinery like the Apaches, Abrams and Raptors.

As such, everyone can build artificial Linker Cores as it is intrinsic in the making of familiars. But it is the Celestial Being who always had the Colonel's original recipe, and hence the Grade Frame is much more powerful than the TSAB Frames.

Can anyone give me a name for the TSAB Frames... I don't want an Ace group called Frame Fighters... Unless we really want to bring Graham back from retirement and do some serious, age-defying awesome. ^^;

Right. How many and how widespread? More importantly, how much focuss is bestowed on them in the story?

Originally Posted by Kha

Gosh this is gonna be a little hard.

I'm working on Stars and Lightning for now, but once I'm close to finishing Lightning, I'll PM and straighten it out?

Works for me.

Originally Posted by Kha

I was basically trying to explain something in canon left hanging in the air. Even Wiki had it there. But I agree that still needs more work. At least I've got like half a year of fanon time before I even get near that bit.

Lots of work, cause its mostly contradicting canon for now.

Originally Posted by Kha

Uh no. I haven't tried to find one at least.

Darn.

Originally Posted by Kha

:3

bastard.

Originally Posted by Kha

STARS-04
Rebuilt of Teana

Spoiler:

Apologies to dkellis for the above...

Spoiler for Teana, Lanstar 47th:

Teana, Lanstar 47th

Tea has the unique privilege among the CCs to have been in contact with OCs ever since her birth 15 years ago, coming in the form of the then 7-year-old Artei being invited to her 1st birthday by her brother Tiida. Even then, her tsundere personality was, as joked by the proud older brother, taking shape, as she hit Artei on the head with her rattler after the snarky boy wondered if he invested enough attention in Teana, would he be rewarded with a personal escort that idolized him.

~~~~~~

"Ch-chotto!"

"It's the truth! Come on!"

"This is going to be MY bios file and I'm not going to bore my superior with that rubbish! Now erase it from the system right now, you pervert!"

"Hai, hai..."

~~~~~~

Teana's parents passed away when she was at a very young age, so her older brother, and only sibling, took care of her afterwards. Artei had been friends with Tiida before Teana was born, and the buddies took turns looking after the girl.

Tiida would one day teach Tean how to shoot, and to tell her tales of the gunslinger family she was born into. Like Tiida, she was the 47th generation of the family that was once feared for their unrivalled accuracy and peerless monster hunting record. It was even said that the blood of the Lanstar Bullet was part of the masonry upon which the TSAB rose into power amid the widespread chaos created by the Belka implosion 300 years ago.

Ever since then, the Lanstars have prided themselves to be in the service of the TSAB, and every generation would gladly give themselves to the organization their family helped build. However, many Lanstars were lost at the frontlines, and their numbers have been dwindling. Tiida and Teana were the last Lanstars to serve the TSAB.

Unfortunately, when Teana became ten in age, her brother was involved with and subsequently KIA'd in a crime case that had cold-hearted superiors leading the said case. Injuring but failing to capture the wanted mage, he was ridiculed post-humously by aforementioned superiors of being 'useless and a failure' because he is 'risked his life, even sacrificed it, but failed all the same'.

Not only was the family name dragged through mud, young Teana was furious at the callous way her family's sacrifices had been forgotten by the new guard of commanders who never bit a bullet or raked the muck for the sake of the TSAB. Artei insisted, and Teana believed, that Tiida did something very reckless, something that he and Vice would never forgive him for, but Tiida nevertheless died a hero, and was not that useless failure the abovementioned superior made him out to be.

But to clear his name, no their name, Teana made it a goal to prove to everyone that the Lanstar Bullet was not to be taken lightly.

~~~~~~

"...Artei...?"

"Just... thinking."

~~~~~~

Because of this, her dream is to be an enforcer, just like her brother. She is the partner and best friend of Subaru but strongly denies it at times.

Later at Riot 6, Teana threw a fit when she sees Kha and Sophia for the first time in years. It is later revealed by Subaru (earning her a quick bashing) that the pair, former caretakers who filled in Tiida’s place at times, had grown to become splitting images of Teana’s biological parents.

Spoiler for Artei's Logic - GIF File deposit:

Fits doesn't it?

~~~~~~

"On another note, you do treat them like Daddy and Mommy, no?"

"Urusai!

...Baka-nii-san."

~~~~~~

And as time passed, Teana will grow and discover herself, as well as the life of her brother, gaining the confidence and finesse that would see her well beyond her brief Riot 6 stint and far into the future.

At the end of the series, Teana is seen to work as an OJT Enforcer under Fate Testarossa aboard the Rama.

Powers

Teana is a user of Mid-Childa magic system. Because of that, she was given the position of the role of center guard of the Forward Team. Teana possess a gun-like Intelligent Device named Cross Mirage. And she also uses the illusion spells.

Defensive Abilities

Barrier Jacket - The standard last defence barrier for a mage, Teana's Barrier Jacket is modeled after Nanoha's, as she is the commander of the Stars team, which Teana is also a part of.

Fake Silhouette - A higher class Illusion-type magic, it creates single or multiple illusions. Even though is easily dispelled upon impact, Teana takes pride that her illusions are completely indistinguishable to the naked eye or to simple sensors. Several types of illusions can be created, but Teana's favorite is that of copies of herself and her allies. Still, is a very taxing spell that requires considerable amount of energy and metal focus per image created, making impossible to sustain it for long periods of time. On a side note, stationary illusions are easier to maintain than moving ones. And Teana can apply that image onto herself or other targets, allowing them to blend into the surroundings or appear as a different object altogether.

Optic Hide - This spell envelops Teana and anything in direct contact with her in an optical screen that makes her transparent, hence invisible. It also grants complete stealth against less sophisticate radars/sensors, like those of a Gadget Drone. However, if the user makes extreme movements or use large amounts of magic, the efficiency of the spell drops.

Pulse Field – Teana shoots a spot on the ground, creating an instant, short-lived barrier that can protect against powerful explosions, but only for a short time. It’s usually enough to avoid getting hit by a HE round.

Offensive Abilities

Crossfire Shoot - This medium range shooting-type spell is Teana’s pride. Similarly to Nanoha's Divine Shooter, several magic spheres are produced, fired and then guided towards the target. Although quite destructive by itself, its main purpose is "the restriction of enemy's movements through a barrage". With the help of Cross Mirage, Teana can fire and control more than 10 spheres simultaneously.

Phantom Blazer - This Bombardment-type is Teana's most powerful spell, but also the slowest to cast. Categorized as a "long range sniper cannon attack", instead of a magic array it makes use of a "target ring" similarly to Nanoha's Divine Buster and, when firing at long range, a laser sight.

Shoot Barret - A basic shooting-type spell where the user merely compresses magic power in the shape of a bullet, accelerates it and sets it forth. This is Teana’s primary shooting spell.

Shoot Barret: Barret F - A variation of the basic Shoot Barret, it creates an explosive, homing magic bullet that locks at the target heat signature. Its greatest advantage over other guided shooting spells is its ability of automatically pursue of the target, leaving the caster free to perform another action.

Variable Barret - similarly to the Variable Shoot spell, it coats the Shoot Barret's bullets with several layers of magic barrier so they can pierce an AMF. With the assistance of Cross Mirage, consecutive shoots are possible.

Variable Shoot - Based after an AA-Rank skill that few mages ever manage to master, this spell creates a guided-type magical bullet and firmly envelops it a magical barrier. That is done so the attack can penetrate an AMF defense. Unlike the quicker but weaker Variable Barret, this shot has a significant cast time.

Dagger Blade - This spell creates a magical blade expand itself from Cross Mirage barrel, which is then used to cut a target. The blade itself has about the size of a large knife and, in the case of an emergency, can be ejected from the Device. Although the blade has a decent tearing power and can be imbued with anti-field defenses properties, the spell is ultimately seen as unfit for actual battle, to the point that Teana stopped using it after Cross Mirage's second mode was unlocked.

Dagger Form – Cross Mirage’s alternate mode where the device extends its front barrel forwards and the hilt angle backwards, forming a strong melee configuration with a beam blade that has serrated beam hand guards running into from of Teana’s hand all the way down to the end of the hilt.

Boomer Shot – Not a shot per se, but Teana throws one half of Cross Mirage as a boomerang while holding onto the other half in her hand, allowing her to guide the weapon through the air remotely before returning to her. This skill was taught to Teana by Kha after she unlocked Mode Two, as he has a similar unnamed talent with regards to the dual-wielding mode of Tausend Kreuz.

The arming, throwing and receiving of the Boomer Shot is reminiscent of the “Beamerangs” commonly seen in Gundam SEED.

Limiter Break: N@#^&*^$&*#---

[You have witnessed too much…]

~~~~~~

"EEEEH?!"
"EEEEH?!"

"It's gone! Stop fooling around and get it back!"

"The file's on my backup at Saint Church so I'll submit once I retrieve it. Let go of me already!

I'd like to meet the joker who managed to replace all that with gibberish though..."

~~~~~~

Double Boomerang FINAL

It is an awesome combination attack with Subaru in Heart of Braves, where Teana with her Limiter Break active imbues Cross Mirage in Dagger Form with mana to increase its beam blades’ sizes tremendously. She then throws both halves at the enemy while Subaru assembles Giga Drill Breaker. The beamerangs hit the enemy repeatedly from all angles rapidly, before impaling and binding the target’s limbs in place, holding the dazed target still long enough for Subaru to run Giga Drill Breaker through the target.

Hardly any crack here. Teana is just too awesome to fool around I suppose.

But yes she served "The Agency", though not exactly the same one.

And nope Artei and Teana weren't in a tall tower at an Air Force base when the above was written.

First thing I noticed was the TeanaXArtei, when did that happen, and why wasn't I informed? *cough*

Second, I see my crack image has managed to weld itself into your mind. Not much crack in the attack, but more then enough in the background to make up for it.

Originally Posted by Melodius Trueheart

Spoiler for Yeshu:

Biographical Info

Name: Yeshu Malkanies
Age: 24 (Earth Year 2015/MC74)
Date of Birth: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Height: 69 inches
Weight: 149 lbs
Eyes: Red
Hair Colour: Red

Magical Info:
Mage Rank: N/A
Magical Power Rank: S++
Affiliation: Holy Belkan Empire
Title: Lord, First Archbishop, Minister of Warfare
Magic Type: Ancient Belka*


*It is to be noted that there are some differences between the Ancient Belka of the Wolkenritter and Hayate and that practiced in the empire, most notably the use of modes similar to what we know as Limit Breaks.

Device Info:

The Audhulma Zwei is a 3.5 foot long (from the end of the hilt to the end of the blade) curved blade, inscribed with blue runic markings. Like all Belkan devices, it speaks a language similar to the Earth language of German. It speaks in a calm and soft voice.

Spell Info:

Tötende Kante (Killing Edge) – A single, magically powered sword slash delivered at high-speed.
Power: B
Speed: S
Range: F

Tötende Kante Typ Funf (Killing Edge Type Five) – Like Killing Edge, except that the users slashes 5 times in rapid succession. The attack is delivered so quickly that a skilled user may give the impression that there are five of him/her preparing then executing the attack.

Power: A
Speed: S
Range: F

Tödliche Schlange (Deadly Serpent) – The user slashes with his sword, then strikes with a bolt of magical energy that may travel 20-30 feet.
Attack: B
Speed: B
Range: C

Töten Schiebt Zehntausend (Killing Edge Ten Thousand) – Again similar to Killing Edge, except the sword slashes are numerous, nearly uncountable, ending with an overhead stab. (Note that the strikes do not actually number 10,000; it’s just the name).

Power: S
Speed: S
Range: F

Schalldämpfer Schnellgang (Silencer Overdrive)

A Limit Break in which the user, at the cost of lowering defense, increases speed and magical output. All attacks go up a rank in both power and speed. Similar to Fate Testarossa’s Sonic Form in most respects; however, he does not gain the ability to dual-wield.

The user actually discards his Barrier Jacket, leaving his body exposed. His clothing and hair become pitch-black, and the user begins to release large quantities of energy.



Schwarzer Schalldämpfer (Black Silencer)

This attack is not only a physical slash, but a direct attack on the magical potential of the target. At least, a successful attack that is not physically or magically blocked will produce a temporary decrease in magical output, and at most, it can lead to immediate death.

Background:

Yeshu Malkanies was born on the world of Talcikanes, a distant planet in what is now Administrated System 216 Class C (Class B denotes planets which have a small degree of administration and contact with magical technology, but have not integrated the technology into the larger society.). Magical administration has only come recently to the planet, so while there is some TSA presence on the planet, it is heavily localized, mostly limited to the few large cities on the planet. Roughly ten years ago, after a period of neutral relations and technological exchange, in which it was found that Talcikaneans had a good deal of magical potential, administration and the benefits therof was offered by the Bureau, and the hereditary rulers of the planet accepted. An administrator named Zyneas Falgstar was sent to the planet to establish the basic structures of TSAB rule. However, he quickly revealed himself to be corrupt, exploiting the people and his resources for his own personal good. Because of the planet’s distance from the main centers of TSAB influence, little was known of this. In response, a small group of Talcikaneans, who had already gleaned the rudiments conspired to assassinate Falgstar and forment a revolt against TSAB rule. Malkanies had a minor involvement in the plot.

The assassination called down the wrath of the Bureau upon Yeshu’s head. Bounties were offered, Enforcers were dispatched and a massive manhunt was begun for Yeshu and his conspirators. The citizens of the planet, who had suffered under Falgstar’s rule, were supportive of the conspirators, even willing to openly revolt, but the conspirators, realizing that such an effort was hopeless, decided to leave the planet and go into hiding. The leader of the conspirators, Neigla Merio was eventually found, tried, and sentenced to 10 years in detention, a mitigated sentence due to the actions of Falgstar.

Meanwhile, Yeshu became a mercenary in the frontiers of space. While not having formal magical training, he became a very skilled fighter, and acquired a sizable reputation for his skill, which attracted many others to him, forming a private army of sorts. Unfortunately for him, he attracted too much attention, leading to a warrant for his arrest. He eluded capture for a year and a half, but finally, he was cornered near the planet of Morz, which was neutral but was an ally of the small Belkan state known as the Holy Belkan Empire. He appealed to Morz for help but they refused.
Because of his desperate circumstances, he decided to besiege the planet. He calculated that the Empire would not trouble themselves over a small planet like Morz. He was wrong. Soon, a force of 1000 HBE troops arrived to reinforce the struggling Morzan army, led by the youngest Imperial Marshal in the Empire’s history – the fourteen-year-old Alejandro Sevilla. Yeshu fought vigorously, even forcing a one-on-one duel with Sevilla that observers described as “epic”, but in the end, the Imperial troops forced his surrender. Rather than punishing him, however, Sevilla recommended that Yeshu be given a position in the army, and the Malkanies private army be placed under his direct command.

From that point, Yeshu Malkanies was a close friend of Alejandro Sevilla.

The two rose quickly through the ranks; Sevilla and Malkanies became Candidates for Lord within the year; upon the death of the former Pontifex, and another Lord, Mazaro IV, both of them became Lords. In the Pontifical Tournament held after the death or retirement of Belkan Pontiffs, Malkanies defeated Sevilla in the semi-finals, and nearly defeated the current Pontifex, Schraeder Weisentrop. This earned him the rank of First Archbishop. He has served in that position for 10 years, and his personal guard, now called the Eisenmacht Belkas, is considered one of the best fighting forces in existence.

Personality: He is loud, somewhat arrogant, crude, almost to the point of rudeness; his backwater and mercenary lives have clearly had an impact on his behavior. Despite his high position, he still behaves like a frontier mercenary, drinking, gambling, and other indiscretions. However, this does not reflect his true nature; he is loyal, brave (sometimes reckless), and can be understanding when he is not being immature.

Spoiler for Yeshu snippet:

“FUCK! DEAR MOTHER OF VIVIO MY HEAD HURTS!”
“What’s the problem Yeshu?” Alejandro Sevilla said wryly. “Oh right. Another hangover, correct?”
“No, Alejandro, I only had a few drinks! A FEW!” Yeshu responded defensively.
“Yeah, for you, “a few” is something like eight or nine.” Alejandro said.
“You know, has it ever occurred to you to drink less? Maybe your head will hurt less.” Alejandro said, using his excellent powers of common sense.
“Drink less…hmm…let’s see…WHY THE FUCK WOULD I DO THAT????” Yeshu roared angrily.
A pause.
“FUCKFUCKFUCK MY HEAD HURTS! Tell the army that I’m calling off drills for today. I can’t do this!” Yeshu said.
“No you’re not.” Alejandro said calmly.
“Um – and why is that? Not only am I higher-ranked than you, but I’m also Minister of War. I think I can decide what to do with the army!”
Suddenly, a voice echoed, magically amplified, from the Pontifical meeting room.
“NO YOU’RE NOT.”
Yeshu moped away to the training ground.

I don't think Black Silencer will pass the hax-test, seeing that it has that whole "instadeath" thing going for it, but I really want to know what a sword slash could do other than...slash. Maybe I should just make Killing Edge 5000 the "limit break attack", that could work a lot better.

Actually, Black Silencer is not that bad (its a circumnstacial attack, for example if Signum would make a direct hit on the head with a Sturm Falke, it'd be an instant kill too) Killing Edge Ten Thousand is the one that's in trouble. The 'uncountable number of strikes' is just too much.

On another note, I must have missed this before, but... Belkan Empire? Are you talking about the remnants?

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

Actually, I do have a little time everyday. Its just that since its a lot less than what I used to have, I rather read fanfics/mangas or watch anime, rather than break backlogs. I haven't even touch my PS2 for over a month, and anyone who knows me knows that's not normal. Then there's the eroge that I have piled up and not finished. *cough cough*

No sweat, just spend the time how you want it. I used to have times where I didn't want to browse my forums either, much less keep track of the busy threads.

[USB500]

Originally Posted by Kha

Spoiler for space:

STARS-04
Rebuilt of Teana


Apologies to dkellis for the above...

Spoiler for Teana, Lanstar 47th:

Teana, Lanstar 47th

Tea has the unique privilege among the CCs to have been in contact with OCs ever since her birth 15 years ago, coming in the form of the then 7-year-old Artei being invited to her 1st birthday by her brother Tiida. Even then, her tsundere personality was, as joked by the proud older brother, taking shape, as she hit Artei on the head with her rattler after the snarky boy wondered if he invested enough attention in Teana, would he be rewarded with a personal escort that idolized him.

~~~~~~

"Ch-chotto!"

"It's the truth! Come on!"

"This is going to be MY bios file and I'm not going to bore my superior with that rubbish! Now erase it from the system right now, you pervert!"

"Hai, hai..."

~~~~~~

Teana's parents passed away when she was at a very young age, so her older brother, and only sibling, took care of her afterwards. Artei had been friends with Tiida before Teana was born, and the buddies took turns looking after the girl.

Tiida would one day teach Tean how to shoot, and to tell her tales of the gunslinger family she was born into. Like Tiida, she was the 47th generation of the family that was once feared for their unrivalled accuracy and peerless monster hunting record. It was even said that the blood of the Lanstar Bullet was part of the masonry upon which the TSAB rose into power amid the widespread chaos created by the Belka implosion 300 years ago.

Ever since then, the Lanstars have prided themselves to be in the service of the TSAB, and every generation would gladly give themselves to the organization their family helped build. However, many Lanstars were lost at the frontlines, and their numbers have been dwindling. Tiida and Teana were the last Lanstars to serve the TSAB.

Unfortunately, when Teana became ten in age, her brother was involved with and subsequently KIA'd in a crime case that had cold-hearted superiors leading the said case. Injuring but failing to capture the wanted mage, he was ridiculed post-humously by aforementioned superiors of being 'useless and a failure' because he is 'risked his life, even sacrificed it, but failed all the same'.

Not only was the family name dragged through mud, young Teana was furious at the callous way her family's sacrifices had been forgotten by the new guard of commanders who never bit a bullet or raked the muck for the sake of the TSAB. Artei insisted, and Teana believed, that Tiida did something very reckless, something that he and Vice would never forgive him for, but Tiida nevertheless died a hero, and was not that useless failure the abovementioned superior made him out to be.

But to clear his name, no their name, Teana made it a goal to prove to everyone that the Lanstar Bullet was not to be taken lightly.

~~~~~~

"...Artei...?"

"Just... thinking."

~~~~~~

Because of this, her dream is to be an enforcer, just like her brother. She is the partner and best friend of Subaru but strongly denies it at times.

Later at Riot 6, Teana threw a fit when she sees Kha and Sophia for the first time in years. It is later revealed by Subaru (earning her a quick bashing) that the pair, former caretakers who filled in Tiida’s place at times, had grown to become splitting images of Teana’s biological parents.

Spoiler for Artei's Logic - GIF File deposit:

Fits doesn't it?

~~~~~~

"On another note, you do treat them like Daddy and Mommy, no?"

"Urusai!

...Baka-nii-san."

~~~~~~

And as time passed, Teana will grow and discover herself, as well as the life of her brother, gaining the confidence and finesse that would see her well beyond her brief Riot 6 stint and far into the future.

At the end of the series, Teana is seen to work as an OJT Enforcer under Fate Testarossa aboard the Rama.

Powers

Teana is a user of Mid-Childa magic system. Because of that, she was given the position of the role of center guard of the Forward Team. Teana possess a gun-like Intelligent Device named Cross Mirage. And she also uses the illusion spells.

Defensive Abilities

Barrier Jacket - The standard last defence barrier for a mage, Teana's Barrier Jacket is modeled after Nanoha's, as she is the commander of the Stars team, which Teana is also a part of.

Fake Silhouette - A higher class Illusion-type magic, it creates single or multiple illusions. Even though is easily dispelled upon impact, Teana takes pride that her illusions are completely indistinguishable to the naked eye or to simple sensors. Several types of illusions can be created, but Teana's favorite is that of copies of herself and her allies. Still, is a very taxing spell that requires considerable amount of energy and metal focus per image created, making impossible to sustain it for long periods of time. On a side note, stationary illusions are easier to maintain than moving ones. And Teana can apply that image onto herself or other targets, allowing them to blend into the surroundings or appear as a different object altogether.

Optic Hide - This spell envelops Teana and anything in direct contact with her in an optical screen that makes her transparent, hence invisible. It also grants complete stealth against less sophisticate radars/sensors, like those of a Gadget Drone. However, if the user makes extreme movements or use large amounts of magic, the efficiency of the spell drops.

Pulse Field – Teana shoots a spot on the ground, creating an instant, short-lived barrier that can protect against powerful explosions, but only for a short time. It’s usually enough to avoid getting hit by a HE round.

Offensive Abilities

Crossfire Shoot - This medium range shooting-type spell is Teana’s pride. Similarly to Nanoha's Divine Shooter, several magic spheres are produced, fired and then guided towards the target. Although quite destructive by itself, its main purpose is "the restriction of enemy's movements through a barrage". With the help of Cross Mirage, Teana can fire and control more than 10 spheres simultaneously.

Phantom Blazer - This Bombardment-type is Teana's most powerful spell, but also the slowest to cast. Categorized as a "long range sniper cannon attack", instead of a magic array it makes use of a "target ring" similarly to Nanoha's Divine Buster and, when firing at long range, a laser sight.

Shoot Barret - A basic shooting-type spell where the user merely compresses magic power in the shape of a bullet, accelerates it and sets it forth. This is Teana’s primary shooting spell.

Shoot Barret: Barret F - A variation of the basic Shoot Barret, it creates an explosive, homing magic bullet that locks at the target heat signature. Its greatest advantage over other guided shooting spells is its ability of automatically pursue of the target, leaving the caster free to perform another action.

Variable Barret - similarly to the Variable Shoot spell, it coats the Shoot Barret's bullets with several layers of magic barrier so they can pierce an AMF. With the assistance of Cross Mirage, consecutive shoots are possible.

Variable Shoot - Based after an AA-Rank skill that few mages ever manage to master, this spell creates a guided-type magical bullet and firmly envelops it a magical barrier. That is done so the attack can penetrate an AMF defense. Unlike the quicker but weaker Variable Barret, this shot has a significant cast time.

Dagger Blade - This spell creates a magical blade expand itself from Cross Mirage barrel, which is then used to cut a target. The blade itself has about the size of a large knife and, in the case of an emergency, can be ejected from the Device. Although the blade has a decent tearing power and can be imbued with anti-field defenses properties, the spell is ultimately seen as unfit for actual battle, to the point that Teana stopped using it after Cross Mirage's second mode was unlocked.

Dagger Form – Cross Mirage’s alternate mode where the device extends its front barrel forwards and the hilt angle backwards, forming a strong melee configuration with a beam blade that has serrated beam hand guards running into from of Teana’s hand all the way down to the end of the hilt.

Boomer Shot – Not a shot per se, but Teana throws one half of Cross Mirage as a boomerang while holding onto the other half in her hand, allowing her to guide the weapon through the air remotely before returning to her. This skill was taught to Teana by Kha after she unlocked Mode Two, as he has a similar unnamed talent with regards to the dual-wielding mode of Tausend Kreuz.

The arming, throwing and receiving of the Boomer Shot is reminiscent of the “Beamerangs” commonly seen in Gundam SEED.

Limiter Break: N@#^&*^$&*#---

[You have witnessed too much…]

~~~~~~

"EEEEH?!"
"EEEEH?!"

"It's gone! Stop fooling around and get it back!"

"The file's on my backup at Saint Church so I'll submit once I retrieve it. Let go of me already!

I'd like to meet the joker who managed to replace all that with gibberish though..."

~~~~~~

Double Boomerang FINAL

It is an awesome combination attack with Subaru in Heart of Braves, where Teana with her Limiter Break active imbues Cross Mirage in Dagger Form with mana to increase its beam blades’ sizes tremendously. She then throws both halves at the enemy while Subaru assembles Giga Drill Breaker. The beamerangs hit the enemy repeatedly from all angles rapidly, before impaling and binding the target’s limbs in place, holding the dazed target still long enough for Subaru to run Giga Drill Breaker through the target.

Hardly any crack here. Teana is just too awesome to fool around I suppose.

But yes she served "The Agency", though not exactly the same one.

And nope Artei and Teana weren't in a tall tower at an Air Force base when the above was written.

The crack is very strong in this one. and yes, Teana is awesome to the max.

I bet her Limiter Break has something to do with..... storming the battlefield on a horse.

*hears black stallion neighing over the horizon*



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Originally Posted by LoweGear

Asagi: There's more?!?!?!

Creator-san: At this point, that'll be enough for now

*pulls Asagi away*

Asagi: Chotto matte!! Hanaste!! I want to see more!!!

Don't worry though, she'll take care of them pretty well

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Aaah

I wonder when we can see him perform his "Graham Special" , or even better...

"I WANT TO EMBRACE YOU GUNDAM!!!!"



*runs*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Now, about that "personal escort that idolizes him" ...

Neil "Lockon" Dylandy: *wielding Dynames* Artei... I know you're one of Lanster's friends, but one dirty thought for his sister and I'll blow your head clean off.
Asagi: *polishing Amaterasu* Not if I don't do it first
Mai: ...

*chainsaw revs slowly*
Linebackers: *charges rifles* AS DO WE!
Smith: Right "teacher?"
Wesson: Right, Kouhai-chan?

Teana: Everyone... (Neil-sama )

Yup, Tea's just that awesome

Spoiler for Notes::

Me and Erio decided that Teana has a schoolgirl crush on our soon-to-be-OCfied Gundam Meister

Neil actually befriends Teana? USO DA!!!!!!

About Tea, will we get to see her asking the operators for "guns. Lots of guns" ?

*runs*

================

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

USB500
Genphest Sentai? Oh come on, and after I lost the picture of the Genpest rush...

Huckbein Sentai? Oh man... The ammount of crack is exploding through realit...

Smith is warped by Black Hole Gun

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by USB500

The crack is very strong in this one. and yes, Teana is awesome to the max.

I bet her Limiter Break has something to do with..... storming the battlefield on a horse.

*hears black stallion neighing over the horizon*

Sounds more like Fate's departement to me.

Oh, and I know certain people here are going to have a field day with this, but I decided I've had enough Kamen Rider references I couldn't possibly understand thrown at me and decided to dive head-first into Kamen Rider Den-O (why Den-O? Dunno, that last youtube looked sweet)

[Melodius Trueheart]

Actually, Black Silencer is not that bad (its a circumnstacial attack, for example if Signum would make a direct hit on the head with a Sturm Falke, it'd be an instant kill too) Killing Edge Ten Thousand is the one that's in trouble. The 'uncountable number of strikes' is just too much.

Okay, something in the neighborhood of 20-30. It's "uncountable" because of the speed of the attack, not the number.

And yeah, this is pretty much a remnant Belkan Empire. Basically one planet. If I can dig up the mini-history I wrote on it I'll link it here. Basically after the fall of the Belkan Empire proper, the survivors (of course, I didn't read the Cradle/Ark theory by then) fled to a nearby planet; they had a big fight (over how the new Belka would be run, and over religious topics: the aristocrats/nobles wanted to uphold the new religion, the common people and the artisans wanted to deify the Saint. The losers were kicked off the planet and eventually became the Saint Church under the TSAB's protection.

[Reiji Tabibito]

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Grandis: Hoho~! Sure, better at bratty bragging spells (BBS). Maturity just took a bad hit as well.

Arcas: <shrug> Say what you like - I'm not one to suffer confidence issues about my skills.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

[Borg] The Collective Concurs With This Observation [/Borg]

The "Collective" is about to get a MAJOR OVERHAUL!!

<whips out Rocket Launcher>

Originally Posted by LoweGear

In OC you are

In Soviet OC...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

This isn't Dragonball

It's not Trigun either.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

There's a very simple formula to describe that:

Rein Eins + PowerThirst = APOCALYPSE

On the OTHER Hand:

Rein Zwei + PowerThirst = I'll leave that to you...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

It's not A valid option, it's the ONLY option

*runs*

Maybe to a TWIN-CON like YOU!

[Wild Goose]

Originally Posted by dkellis

I was going to make this my archival post, but then I discovered that I could only archive my story one chapter at a time; the post character limit is 50,000 characters, while each chapter of mine is about 30,000 characters (ie 30kb in plain text). Therefore, two chapters means 60,000 characters at least.

Am I allowed to post one after another? I know that last time I did so, I got warned for it.

PhoenixFlare has done the same thing, though in his case it's two parts of the same chapter. <.<

Specifically, I'm wondering about Yuuno Scrya. Everyone calls him "Yuuno-sensei" or "Scrya-sensei", but I don't know what the "sensei" part is for. If it's for his position as chief librarian of the Infinite Library, then I can label him "Mr. Scrya". If he's a doctor or professor, though, then that's what I need to know, for "Dr. Scrya" or "Professor Scrya".

And no, I do not want to use the "sensei" suffix (or any other Japanese honorific) in my story if I can help it. This is nothing against honorifics in fanfic (my CCS story uses them liberally), but for some reason it doesn't fit the non-Japanese (ie not set in Japan, or Uminari, or whatever) Nanoha-verse, at least for me.

When he was introduced as Professor Scrya in the Hotel Augusta episode, it appeared that he was there in his academic capacity, not as a librarian. Yuuno's probably an associate professor of archaeolgy or something similar.

...Well, yeah, Dr. Jones has a revolver, but I kinda think Yuuno would be better off with the Holy Pistol. <.<

I find that I am unable to place the same level of nuance with English when it comes to sibling relationships. I normally don't use much Japanese, but for brother/sister interactions... I have to use the Japanese. Hell, in real life, I call my sister Onee-chan. (well, the chinese version. I suck at pinyin, so I translated it to Japanese.) (No, she's not really my sister... sorta adopted. Married w/2 kids.)

*Hayate - Lt. Colonel (Army, Special Investigations)

Pretty much, although, as Kagerou said, we have no idea if SI is under Ground Forces. Alpha fanon timeline has her as a Brigadier General 8 years later.

*Reinforce Zwei - Staff Sergeant

Rein II was a Sergeant Major in StrikerS, and this is the highest rank she can go as an enlisted. This is just a guess, but for policy reasons I doub't she'd be placed into OCS. Furthermore, Senior NCOs > O-1 to O-3 in terms of respect. Rein has alternatively been adressed as a Chief Master Sergeant here and there, which is the AF equivalent to SGM. Her role in StrikerS was that of Chief of Staff, not an aide - Chief of Staff basically handles paperwork. (Not to be confused with Army Chief of Staff, who runs the army, or AF Chief of Staff. Marines have the Commandant and Navy has CNO.)

While her rise to E-9 is damned fast, it's not without precedent; writing on SEAL Qualification Training in his book Earning the Trident, retired SEAL & former CIA officer Dick Couch met with a SEAL Master Chief who made E-9 in 8 years. The MCPO admitted he had to bust his ass and work like hell to get there.

*Wolkenritter - I haven't a clue for any of them; Vita's and Signum's ranks are probably around somewhere, but I can only find "sub-commander", which is a position, not a rank. Shamal and Zafira I don't know.

The actual term used for Vita and Signum was "fuku-taichou", which has been translated as "Vice-Captain." *rolls eyes* Signum is confirmed as a 1st Lieutenant (O-2) and Vita's rank is unknown, but is presumably either 2nd or 1st Lieutenant. Neither of them should go any higher; if they take on higher rank they'll be reassigned to take on higher responsibilities, sending them away from Hayate.

Regarding Shamal, it's Doctor, since she's apparently an MD. Her rank, if the TSAB follows Earth style, would be at least Captain (O-3), but she'd be called doctor. No idea about Zafira (Kagerou has him as a Warrant Officer in Alpha).

Hayate being adressed as Commander is technically correct so long as the term used is "shirei", which refers to a commanding officer of a unit/installation. It's different from Chuusa, which refers to a Navy O-5 (Commander) or Army O-5 (Lt. Colonel).

...and let's not get started on Kanchou/Taii/Taisa, all of which can mean "Captain" depending on context (Kanchou = Ship captain/Skipper; Taii = Ground forces Captain (O-6); Taisaa = Navy Captain (O-6), or Ground Forces Colonel (O-6)).

*Fate - Captain (properly "Enforcer" or "Captain"?)

Agent. As Kagerou said, Enforcer appears to be a class and Agents are elite enforcers. When Fate transferred to the Ground Forces for duty with RF6, she was given the rank of Captain as an adminitrative...thimajig. I forgot what's the word for it. She's adressed as Agent, IIRC.

Shari - Private First Class (listed as "Agent's Aide"? Is she still a Device Meister?)

Presumably Shari gets a promotion at some point. IIRC, USMC armorers are typically between Corporal to Master Gunnery Sergeant. In Alpha and Divergent StrikerS, she's referred to as the unit armorer.

Teana - Private Second Class (also listed as "Agent's Aide"; is this a proper title?)

No idea if it's right or not...

Frankly, fansubbers are the LAST people you want translating military ranks... particularly when the anime uses JGSDF or JASDF ranks, which are totally foreign and alien from the standard ranking system used by most Japanese anime (shoui, chuii, taii, etc). Mostly because these were ranks used by the Imperial Japanese Army. Only the JMSDF uses IJN/IJA ranks today.

Alto Krauetta - Private First Class (helicopter pilot)

Alto was more of a bridge bunny who got drafted/volunteered to pilot the helo; she did mention she had a civillian helo liscence.

Vice - Sergeant (helicopter pilot and sniper)

I believe Vice is a Master Sergeant, and that he's switched his MOS to helos from sniper. While on Earth helos are for officers only (and the only enlisted who fly are Warrant Officers, enlisted who go through a truncated OCS to just fly - 160 SOAR has a lot of these), TSAB seems to follow a different policy.

Griffith - "Administrative Official", but I don't know his rank.

I think it was established he's a Warrant Officer? IIRC he's filling the role of Hayate's XO, since Rein is her Chief of Staff.

Lucino - "Assistant Administrative Official" and "helmsman", but also no rank.

Lower enlisted. As for StrikerS, she's a Private, but she'd probably gone up as she specialised... if she's becoming a fulltime ship driver or a bridge bunny, sooner or later she has to be at least an E-4. Especially in the Navy.

*Caro - Private Second Class (environmental protection)

It's actually possible that there IS a Private Second Class in the JGSDF. (Remembers the Captain 3rd Class and Colonel 2nd Class faggotry in yu's subs for Rescue Wings, before he went with 2LT and Major, sick of the JASDF ranks). That said, she deserves a meritorious promotion to 1st class, at least, if not Lance Corporal. (which is in the same grade as PFC.)

*Erio - Private Second Class (environmental protection, for whatever reason)

Probably a TSAB specific-rank, or else a translation error by fansubs. Regardless, depending on where he is and low long your story takes place after StrikerS, he should have gone up to AT LEAST PFC.

Arf - Civilian? Who knows.

Probably. She is retired and hanging around helping Amy take care of the twins.

Schach - Nun. Pun aside, I'm assuming she's counted as a civilian, still Carim's aide.

As FA mentioned, she has a mage rank, is probably a knight, and would probabably not be part of TSAB proper, as she's part of the Belkan SAR and under the Saint Church.

Ginga - "Non-Commissioned Officer", which is what? Anything from Sergeant to Warrant Officer? Presumably back with the 108th Battalion, but teaching the Numbers to be... more human? How to fit in? Who knows.

Non-Comissioned Officer is from E-4 (Sergeant/Petty Officer 3rd Class) to E-9 (Sergeant Major/Master Chief Petty Officer). Warrant Officers are an in-between; most are enlisted personnel with Warrant comissions who are in highly specialised technical roles, and are technically a special breed of officer. (Army CID Warrant Officer Special Investigators, for example, have the legal authority to arrest anyone in the US army from private up to Chief of Staff. Army and Marine Corps WOs are also pilots, the Navy was also experimenting with that...)

Subaru - Private First Class (disaster relief)

Yep. Sadly, she didn't get a promotion.

Nanoha - Captain (Instructor, which I assume is her proper address, ie "Instructor Takamachi" rather than "Captain Takamachi")

Yes, she's a Captain and Instructor. The way things pretty much work is that on Field Excercises and in training, Nanoha would be adressed as "Instructor Takamachi"; off excercise, it's "Captain Takamachi."

*Verossa - "Inspector", according to what I remember of the subs. Is "Investigator" a better term? Does he have a corresponding rank?

I believe Inspector is a reference to the British rank of Inspector, who in the British and Commonwealth police ranking systems, is the equivalent of a 1st Lieutenant or Captain, and with authority ranging from Captain to Major-level... depending on where you are, of course. Alternatively, it could be a nod to the FBI and US Postal Service, who have roving Inspectors who are like special Special Agents. Inspector may also refer to the fact that Verossa seems to be doing lots on internally-directed stuff, monitoring the Ground Forces and internal TSAB...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

You better make a copy of The Holy Bible: John Moses Browning Edition so we can partake in your wisdom

Good extensive piece on the OFM's weapons and equipment, nice

Lol, thx, but I didn't make it. I was referred to it by a friend of mine, a former Marine (1st stint: aircraft crew, 2nd stint: M60 Patton MG gunner) and cop. Text below:

Spoiler for The Gospel According to Saint John Moses Browning, Chapter 1:

I. In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was the pistol, and it was good.

II. And it came to pass that John Moses Browning went up into the mountain, even unto the top of the mountain. And he received from the Lord the 1911, yea, and the design thereof, and rendered it into steel.

III. And the Lord saw that the 1911 was good, and blessed it, and said, Let it be made in .45ACP, that you may smite thine enemies a mighty blow, for the .45ACP shall cleave unto the 1911 as man shall cleave unto his wife, and likewise the 1911 shall cleave also unto the .45ACP, for this union is a holy one, from which thou shalt not stray. [*this passage also has been rendered, "And thou shalt not use cartridges in the 1911 which in diameter measure less than .45 of inches. For, whilst the 9mm might expandeth, yea, verily, the .45, being blessed of the Lord, shall never shrinketh"]

IV. So the 1911 in .45ACP came to pass, and it was good, and the righteous therefore smote the minions of evil, as the Lord had intended.

V. And behold the Lord said, Thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain.

VI. And shouldst thou muck with it and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm. [*some texts continue, "For, verily, as it is written, Thou shalt Keep It Simple, Stupid"]

VII. And as the ages passed men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and profane its internal parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust.

VIII. Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it.

IX. And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and loose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the great battle.

X. And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunction to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong.

XI. Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them.

XII. And being a deceitful spirit the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did function.

XIII. And the evil one also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe.

XIV. But man being stupid did not understand these new pistols and did proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol, and with the trigger cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continued to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed.

XV. And when man had been totally ensnared with plastic pistol, the lord of the underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible Ka-BOOM to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land.

XVI. Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended.

XVII. And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation [*or, "Hell"] by the followers of John.

Reader: "This is the Word of God."
Congregation: "Praise be to God, amen."
(I'm Anglican. Lapsed, but still Anglican.)

...On a side note, it's probably a good thing there are no TSAB Marines. They'd kick the Army's ass so hard it wouldn't be funny. (Currently, Army officers in Iraq are saying the Marines have adapted faster to COIN than the Army and are doing well, leading by example. Imagine, an Iraqi Army with Marine ethos.... dangerous.)

[Ryand-Smith]

FieryAeon

Pardon my French, but I say let the post get up to 1000, then lock. That way its a sort of nice thing for the members and we get a new thread soon.

Melodius Trueheart
So, these are just the last of the Belkans. I may have to talk with you then, because I was planning on dealing with Belkan ruins on my next writeup.

Wild Goose
Wow, the Gospel is good, but your translation is quite odd, I would use the New Standard FBI version... I wonder if Subaru would go Belkan on us though...

Spoiler for Belkan Knight Subaru:

I always thought Yuuno was more like A Daniel Jackson, but with magic instead of Ascended Powers

USB500
Why is Trombe here?

[Wild Goose]

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

Wild Goose
Wow, the Gospel is good, but your translation is quite odd, I would use the New Standard FBI version...

King James Version. That was the translation that I had and the only one that exists, and it wasn't written by me. I might do an NIV translation someday. The KJV is the Lee-Enfield of bibles, while the NIV is the 1911A1.

[QUOTE]I wonder if Subaru would go Belkan on us though...

Spoiler for Belkan Knight Subaru:

....nah, ain't gonna happen. She's GaoGaiGar-tan, remember?

I always thought Yuuno was more like A Daniel Jackson, but with magic instead of Ascended Powers

...I have plans for him. Great plans. As my crack piece showed, in a crack fanon timeline, Yuuno is recruited into Alpha Squad (which is later expanded into Alpha "Who Do You Think We Are? We Dine In Hell Our Occupation is War We Fight In The Shade Hotblooded Men" Platoon. (And mind you, by the 4th Season, Daniel was starting to become a Badass Normal, levelling up his levels in Badass from being the Woobie...)

Why is Trombe here?

Why not? *GRIN*

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Only in my Crack...

Or maybe a female 47... I mean, Jail uses 'select' genetic bases for his Numbers, some even direct cloning. Same for Subaru/Ginga - Quint...

Yes, only in your CRACK can one even think of turning 47 into a female!!!!

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Genya: That sneaky little cat goes well with the raccoon, don't you think?
Ginga: Father, that is a little...

Aurion/Hayate: Ha-chiu!

Once again I find myself asking...

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!?!

Originally Posted by Saint X

if i were in charge, i'll be locking them lot in a room and returning a week later to sluice it out... </quote from some random fairy>

Dr. Psycologist: Those two are skipping my sessions again.

I expected no less

Originally Posted by Saint X

Saint X will begin hosting lectures on Dei and Linear Magic courtesy of Adm. Dr. Kyla Scrya, MHA... please stay tuned.

We're waiting

Originally Posted by Saint X

*sees paper flying around*

... now I'm just waiting for the OC version of the Paper Sisters...

...

*runs*

Originally Posted by Saint X

And he lives in the Republic of The Philippines CRACK

*runs*

SUGOD MGA KAPATID!!!!!

Originally Posted by Saint X

?????: Indeed No. 47, indeed...

*runs*

But i Imagine this as well:

47: If you want to take revenge on me, you have to train even harder.

Is Teana gonna be getting herself an Orihalcon Gun now?

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

....hmmmm. Potential, potential....

Franz: "Wait, wait, a powered mecha suit? In a more compact package than what the Resistance used? And compatible with standard infantry weapons? And it has lots of guns? DO WANT."
Lurch: "Chief, we can upgrade MJOLNIR to this config-"
Chief: "No."
Franz: "Shoulder mounted claymores! Arm mounted 3-barrel gun! Revolver bunker! Helmet horn!"
Glen: *facepalm*

Franz as Alteisen? Do want

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

I have more of the party, more, this is just a side story! Can't a man set up parellel storylines anymore? Also, I need sugestions, What sort of party dresses would the Numbers wear? I have to find out.

Dude, you're asking the wrong question.

What will they NOT wear?

That is the right question

*runs*

Originally Posted by Erio

Not official yet, but I see Mai liked the name...

Well, she's unofficially part of the Ravens afterall. Not that Gwen and the others will object to it

Originally Posted by Erio

And this here reminds me that there may be 3 other ERWs....even more powerful than the first gen...

And even more nuts, with a penchant of blowing up things just for the hell of it?

Originally Posted by Erio

Teana is getting a schoolgirl crush... as well as a major love rival...

Originally Posted by Erio

With the boomerangs idea I just thought, Teana just needs a giant drill now...

Actually Subaru has the Drill

For limit break, Teana needs guns named Ebony and Ivory

*runs*

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

A host of new OC names, mind linking me to them?

Collectively they're called the Belkarangers, my Super-Sentai inspired female trio

Currently, only Asagi has a complete profile. The other two, Mayura Labatt's and Julie Liu Ming, coming up soon

• Asagi Colwell [Fiery Adventurer BelkaRed]
  
  
  
  • Main Profile
  • Spells and Abilities
  • Special Moves and Techniques
    

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

GN drives be around.

*sees red GN particles floating*

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

There is no such thing as overkill. *whistles*

Originally Posted by krisslanza

Well do I at least get spoiled then?

When you've been buried in the compost pit for a few weeks

Originally Posted by krisslanza

And now to dig out my journal... I know its around here... Somewhere... *Shuffle, dig, rummage, burn...*

Spoiler for Arc-en-Ciel notes:

I like how I title my notes I wrote "Arc-en-Ciel: Rune ideas/concepts" for the heading I even doodled at the top for Crea design and a idea for Rune's barrier jacket!

Passive trait ("Mana Absorption"): Rune's Linker Core has unusually low mana capacity and as such severely hinders Rune's magic potetial. However she has an exceedingly rare trait that causes her to be able to convert ambient mana into temperoary "containers" of mana for her use in place of her own. The "nodes" of collected mana manifest as roughly golfball sized silver spheres. Rune dubbed the nodes as "Dying Souls".

I haven't worked it out exactly yet but... I think essentially I'm going that she's always "collecting" mana but it is never converted until she uses the spell to trigger her trait.

I also have her Ichigo-inspired spell I even labeled it "Bankai-esque spell"

So they're essentially external magical battery reserves so to speak? Simple yet novel concept I must say

Originally Posted by Melodius Trueheart

So in a segue, I present to you my favorite of the Lords, Yeshu Malkanies.

Spoiler for Yeshu:

Biographical Info

Name: Yeshu Malkanies
Age: 24 (Earth Year 2015/MC74)
Date of Birth: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Height: 69 inches
Weight: 149 lbs
Eyes: Red
Hair Colour: Red

Magical Info:
Mage Rank: N/A
Magical Power Rank: S++
Affiliation: Holy Belkan Empire
Title: Lord, First Archbishop, Minister of Warfare
Magic Type: Ancient Belka*


*It is to be noted that there are some differences between the Ancient Belka of the Wolkenritter and Hayate and that practiced in the empire, most notably the use of modes similar to what we know as Limit Breaks.

Device Info:

The Audhulma Zwei is a 3.5 foot long (from the end of the hilt to the end of the blade) curved blade, inscribed with blue runic markings. Like all Belkan devices, it speaks a language similar to the Earth language of German. It speaks in a calm and soft voice.

Spell Info:

Tötende Kante (Killing Edge) – A single, magically powered sword slash delivered at high-speed.
Power: B
Speed: S
Range: F

Tötende Kante Typ Funf (Killing Edge Type Five) – Like Killing Edge, except that the users slashes 5 times in rapid succession. The attack is delivered so quickly that a skilled user may give the impression that there are five of him/her preparing then executing the attack.

Power: A
Speed: S
Range: F

Tödliche Schlange (Deadly Serpent) – The user slashes with his sword, then strikes with a bolt of magical energy that may travel 20-30 feet.
Attack: B
Speed: B
Range: C

Töten Schiebt Zehntausend (Killing Edge Ten Thousand) – Again similar to Killing Edge, except the sword slashes are numerous, nearly uncountable, ending with an overhead stab. (Note that the strikes do not actually number 10,000; it’s just the name).

Power: S
Speed: S
Range: F

Schalldämpfer Schnellgang (Silencer Overdrive)

A Limit Break in which the user, at the cost of lowering defense, increases speed and magical output. All attacks go up a rank in both power and speed. Similar to Fate Testarossa’s Sonic Form in most respects; however, he does not gain the ability to dual-wield.

The user actually discards his Barrier Jacket, leaving his body exposed. His clothing and hair become pitch-black, and the user begins to release large quantities of energy.



Schwarzer Schalldämpfer (Black Silencer)

This attack is not only a physical slash, but a direct attack on the magical potential of the target. At least, a successful attack that is not physically or magically blocked will produce a temporary decrease in magical output, and at most, it can lead to immediate death.

Background:

Yeshu Malkanies was born on the world of Talcikanes, a distant planet in what is now Administrated System 216 Class C (Class B denotes planets which have a small degree of administration and contact with magical technology, but have not integrated the technology into the larger society.). Magical administration has only come recently to the planet, so while there is some TSA presence on the planet, it is heavily localized, mostly limited to the few large cities on the planet. Roughly ten years ago, after a period of neutral relations and technological exchange, in which it was found that Talcikaneans had a good deal of magical potential, administration and the benefits therof was offered by the Bureau, and the hereditary rulers of the planet accepted. An administrator named Zyneas Falgstar was sent to the planet to establish the basic structures of TSAB rule. However, he quickly revealed himself to be corrupt, exploiting the people and his resources for his own personal good. Because of the planet’s distance from the main centers of TSAB influence, little was known of this. In response, a small group of Talcikaneans, who had already gleaned the rudiments conspired to assassinate Falgstar and forment a revolt against TSAB rule. Malkanies had a minor involvement in the plot.

The assassination called down the wrath of the Bureau upon Yeshu’s head. Bounties were offered, Enforcers were dispatched and a massive manhunt was begun for Yeshu and his conspirators. The citizens of the planet, who had suffered under Falgstar’s rule, were supportive of the conspirators, even willing to openly revolt, but the conspirators, realizing that such an effort was hopeless, decided to leave the planet and go into hiding. The leader of the conspirators, Neigla Merio was eventually found, tried, and sentenced to 10 years in detention, a mitigated sentence due to the actions of Falgstar.

Meanwhile, Yeshu became a mercenary in the frontiers of space. While not having formal magical training, he became a very skilled fighter, and acquired a sizable reputation for his skill, which attracted many others to him, forming a private army of sorts. Unfortunately for him, he attracted too much attention, leading to a warrant for his arrest. He eluded capture for a year and a half, but finally, he was cornered near the planet of Morz, which was neutral but was an ally of the small Belkan state known as the Holy Belkan Empire. He appealed to Morz for help but they refused.
Because of his desperate circumstances, he decided to besiege the planet. He calculated that the Empire would not trouble themselves over a small planet like Morz. He was wrong. Soon, a force of 1000 HBE troops arrived to reinforce the struggling Morzan army, led by the youngest Imperial Marshal in the Empire’s history – the fourteen-year-old Alejandro Sevilla. Yeshu fought vigorously, even forcing a one-on-one duel with Sevilla that observers described as “epic”, but in the end, the Imperial troops forced his surrender. Rather than punishing him, however, Sevilla recommended that Yeshu be given a position in the army, and the Malkanies private army be placed under his direct command.

From that point, Yeshu Malkanies was a close friend of Alejandro Sevilla.

The two rose quickly through the ranks; Sevilla and Malkanies became Candidates for Lord within the year; upon the death of the former Pontifex, and another Lord, Mazaro IV, both of them became Lords. In the Pontifical Tournament held after the death or retirement of Belkan Pontiffs, Malkanies defeated Sevilla in the semi-finals, and nearly defeated the current Pontifex, Schraeder Weisentrop. This earned him the rank of First Archbishop. He has served in that position for 10 years, and his personal guard, now called the Eisenmacht Belkas, is considered one of the best fighting forces in existence.

Personality: He is loud, somewhat arrogant, crude, almost to the point of rudeness; his backwater and mercenary lives have clearly had an impact on his behavior. Despite his high position, he still behaves like a frontier mercenary, drinking, gambling, and other indiscretions. However, this does not reflect his true nature; he is loyal, brave (sometimes reckless), and can be understanding when he is not being immature.

Spoiler for Yeshu snippet:

“FUCK! DEAR MOTHER OF VIVIO MY HEAD HURTS!”
“What’s the problem Yeshu?” Alejandro Sevilla said wryly. “Oh right. Another hangover, correct?”
“No, Alejandro, I only had a few drinks! A FEW!” Yeshu responded defensively.
“Yeah, for you, “a few” is something like eight or nine.” Alejandro said.
“You know, has it ever occurred to you to drink less? Maybe your head will hurt less.” Alejandro said, using his excellent powers of common sense.
“Drink less…hmm…let’s see…WHY THE FUCK WOULD I DO THAT????” Yeshu roared angrily.
A pause.
“FUCKFUCKFUCK MY HEAD HURTS! Tell the army that I’m calling off drills for today. I can’t do this!” Yeshu said.
“No you’re not.” Alejandro said calmly.
“Um – and why is that? Not only am I higher-ranked than you, but I’m also Minister of War. I think I can decide what to do with the army!”
Suddenly, a voice echoed, magically amplified, from the Pontifical meeting room.
“NO YOU’RE NOT.”
Yeshu moped away to the training ground.

I don't think Black Silencer will pass the hax-test, seeing that it has that whole "instadeath" thing going for it, but I really want to know what a sword slash could do other than...slash. Maybe I should just make Killing Edge 5000 the "limit break attack", that could work a lot better.

Asides from the part about the Holy Belkan Empire, which seems odd, otherwise Yeshu's profile's cool, though Alejandro converting Yeshu to his side shows how much of a badass he is

Though how does Yeshu know Vivio's name anyway? Or was that just a random outburst?

Originally Posted by krisslanza

Well so far the only issue I have is with her Bankai-esque spell... Here lemme show you...

Spoiler for Arc-en-Ciel: Rune notes:

As a comparison I've "built" Rune as a B+ rank mage.

Banaki-esque spell: Her "ace in the hole" that makes her powers increase immensely. Essentially a sort of "release" on her rare trait that both accelerates and improves it. Not only does mana collection and conversion improve but the mana is drawn into her as well improving her magically-enhanced physical power. During this "release" Rune has been rated as high S- but AAA is far more common. However if the "release" lasts longer then five minutes her body begins to break and she would likely last for up to eleven minutes. By then her body would likely stop functioning.

I think it might be a bit of a HUGE increase. Not to mention I have some spells floating around that are only available when the "release" is in effect...

A magical black hole of power. Simple, yet effective, and with enough nerfs to warrant its power. Just add a few more details, and you're set

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

Eh? Come again. I think there's something wrong with the radios .

*taps radio*

Damn, it's not working agai-

*sees GN stealth field particle spray*

Oh no...

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

Ryotaro: *blinks* E-ehh?!

(He does that too many times in the series now to use it here ).

Which reminds me...do Julie and Mayura have profile yet?

Asagi: Wakata Mayura

Belkarangers, ATTACK

*Belkarangers >>> Ryotaro*

Mayura: *pulling Ryotaro gift-wrapped in ribbons*

You're gonna get taken home

Asagi: Yes Mayura, that's the way!



And nope, Julie and Mayura don't have profiles yet, though they will soon

Originally Posted by FieryAeon

Zomg, one less possible love interest for my OC. I'm starting to think I'll have to make my own one.

I think that's a good idea

Originally Posted by USB500

The crack is very strong in this one. and yes, Teana is awesome to the max.

I bet her Limiter Break has something to do with..... storming the battlefield on a horse.

*hears black stallion neighing over the horizon*

More like throwing her cape at an enemy and turning them into swiss cheese

Originally Posted by USB500

Neil actually befriends Teana? USO DA!!!!!!

About Tea, will we get to see her asking the operators for "guns. Lots of guns" ?

*runs*

Yep, although the side effect is Teana having a crush on him

And Teana needs a trenchcoat and shades first

Originally Posted by Keroko

Oh, and I know certain people here are going to have a field day with this, but I decided I've had enough Kamen Rider references I couldn't possibly understand thrown at me and decided to dive head-first into Kamen Rider Den-O (why Den-O? Dunno, that last youtube looked sweet)

The power of OC compels you

Just As Planned

*runs*

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

In Soviet OC...

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

It's not Trigun either.

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Maybe to a TWIN-CON like YOU!

You did agree with me though earlier

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Lol, thx, but I didn't make it. I was referred to it by a friend of mine, a former Marine (1st stint: aircraft crew, 2nd stint: M60 Patton MG gunner) and cop. Text below:

Spoiler for The Gospel According to Saint John Moses Browning, Chapter 1:

I. In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was the pistol, and it was good.

II. And it came to pass that John Moses Browning went up into the mountain, even unto the top of the mountain. And he received from the Lord the 1911, yea, and the design thereof, and rendered it into steel.

III. And the Lord saw that the 1911 was good, and blessed it, and said, Let it be made in .45ACP, that you may smite thine enemies a mighty blow, for the .45ACP shall cleave unto the 1911 as man shall cleave unto his wife, and likewise the 1911 shall cleave also unto the .45ACP, for this union is a holy one, from which thou shalt not stray. [*this passage also has been rendered, "And thou shalt not use cartridges in the 1911 which in diameter measure less than .45 of inches. For, whilst the 9mm might expandeth, yea, verily, the .45, being blessed of the Lord, shall never shrinketh"]

IV. So the 1911 in .45ACP came to pass, and it was good, and the righteous therefore smote the minions of evil, as the Lord had intended.

V. And behold the Lord said, Thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain.

VI. And shouldst thou muck with it and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm. [*some texts continue, "For, verily, as it is written, Thou shalt Keep It Simple, Stupid"]

VII. And as the ages passed men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and profane its internal parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust.

VIII. Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it.

IX. And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and loose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the great battle.

X. And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunction to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong.

XI. Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them.

XII. And being a deceitful spirit the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did function.

XIII. And the evil one also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe.

XIV. But man being stupid did not understand these new pistols and did proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol, and with the trigger cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continued to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed.

XV. And when man had been totally ensnared with plastic pistol, the lord of the underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible Ka-BOOM to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land.

XVI. Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended.

XVII. And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation [*or, "Hell"] by the followers of John.

Reader: "This is the Word of God."
Congregation: "Praise be to God, amen."
(I'm Anglican. Lapsed, but still Anglican.)

...On a side note, it's probably a good thing there are no TSAB Marines. They'd kick the Army's ass so hard it wouldn't be funny. (Currently, Army officers in Iraq are saying the Marines have adapted faster to COIN than the Army and are doing well, leading by example. Imagine, an Iraqi Army with Marine ethos.... dangerous.)

Talk about a Most Holy Pistol

And yes, the original is always the best

*looks at all the 1911 3rd-World knock-offs, mods and customs*

If there are no TSAB Marines... why not make one?

*Runs*

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Why not? *GRIN*

Yes, why not?

[USB500]

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Spoiler for The Gospel According to Saint John Moses Browning, Chapter 1:

I. In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was the pistol, and it was good.

II. And it came to pass that John Moses Browning went up into the mountain, even unto the top of the mountain. And he received from the Lord the 1911, yea, and the design thereof, and rendered it into steel.

III. And the Lord saw that the 1911 was good, and blessed it, and said, Let it be made in .45ACP, that you may smite thine enemies a mighty blow, for the .45ACP shall cleave unto the 1911 as man shall cleave unto his wife, and likewise the 1911 shall cleave also unto the .45ACP, for this union is a holy one, from which thou shalt not stray. [*this passage also has been rendered, "And thou shalt not use cartridges in the 1911 which in diameter measure less than .45 of inches. For, whilst the 9mm might expandeth, yea, verily, the .45, being blessed of the Lord, shall never shrinketh"]

IV. So the 1911 in .45ACP came to pass, and it was good, and the righteous therefore smote the minions of evil, as the Lord had intended.

V. And behold the Lord said, Thou shalt not muck with my disciple John's design for it is good and it worketh. For John made the 1911, and lo all of his weapons, from the designs which I, the Lord, gave him upon the mountain.

VI. And shouldst thou muck with it and hang all manner of foul implements upon it, and profane its internal parts, thou shalt surely have malfunctions, and in the midst of battle thou shalt surely come to harm. [*some texts continue, "For, verily, as it is written, Thou shalt Keep It Simple, Stupid"]

VII. And as the ages passed men in their ignorance and arrogance didst forget the word of the Lord and began to profane the 1911. The tribe of the gamesman did place recoil spring guides and extended slide releases upon the 1911 and their metal smiths didst tighten the tolerances and profane its internal parts to their liking, their clearness of mind being clouded by lust.

VIII. Their artisans did hang all manner of foul implements upon the 1911 and did so alter it that it became impractical to purchase. For lo, the artisans didst charge a great tax upon the purchasers of the 1911 so that the lowly field worker could not afford one. And the profaning of the internal parts didst render it unworkable when the dust of the land fell upon it.

IX. And lo, they didst install adjustable sights, which are an abomination unto the Lord. For they doth break and loose their zero when thou dost need true aim. And those who have done so will be slain in great numbers by their enemies in the great battle.

X. And it came to pass that the Lord didst see the abomination wrought by man and didst cause, as he had warned, fearful malfunction to come upon the abominations and upon the artisans who thought they could do no wrong.

XI. Seeing the malfunctions and the confusion of men the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them.

XII. And being a deceitful spirit the lord of the underworld did make these plastic pistols unamenable to the artisans of earth and they were unable to muck much with the design, and lo these pistols did function.

XIII. And the evil one also brought forth pistols in which the trigger didst both cock and fire them and which require a "dingus" to make them appear safe.

XIV. But man being stupid did not understand these new pistols and did proceed to shoot themselves with the plastic pistol, and with the trigger cocking pistols for lo their manual of arms required great intelligence which man had long since forsaken. Yet man continued to gloat over these new pistols blaming evil forces for the negligent discharges which they themselves had committed.

XV. And when man had been totally ensnared with plastic pistol, the lord of the underworld didst cause a plague of the terrible Ka-BOOM to descend upon man and the plastic pistols delivered their retribution upon men. And there was a great wailing and gnashing of teeth in the land.

XVI. Then seeing that the eyes of man were slowly being opened and that man was truly sorrowful for his sinful misdeeds, the Lord did send his messengers in the form of artisans who did hear and obey the teachings of the prophet and who didst restore the profaned 1911s to their proper configuration, and lo, to the amazement of men they didst begin to work as the prophet had intended.

XVII. And the men of the land didst drive out the charlatans and profaners from the land, and there was joy and peace in the land, except for the evil sprits which tried occasionally to prey on the men and women of the land and who were sent to the place of eternal damnation [*or, "Hell"] by the followers of John.

Reader: "This is the Word of God."
Congregation: "Praise be to God, amen."
(I'm Anglican. Lapsed, but still Anglican.)

...On a side note, it's probably a good thing there are no TSAB Marines. They'd kick the Army's ass so hard it wouldn't be funny. (Currently, Army officers in Iraq are saying the Marines have adapted faster to COIN than the Army and are doing well, leading by example. Imagine, an Iraqi Army with Marine ethos.... dangerous.)

1: awesome!

2: wonder how the anime will turn out if there are Marines.

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Originally Posted by LoweGear

Yes, only in your CRACK can one even think of turning 47 into a female!!!!

Female 47? Do want NAO

*runs*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

... now I'm just waiting for the OC version of the Paper Sisters...

...

*runs*

Will there be the Great Meganekko Queen version?

*runs again

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Franz as Alteisen? Do want

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Dude, you're asking the wrong question.

What will they NOT wear?

That is the right question

*runs*

Indeed.

*runs yet again*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Actually Subaru has the Drill

For limit break, Teana needs guns named Ebony and Ivory

*runs*

Ebony & Ivory? OSHI-

In before Teana donning red trench coat and hacking/slashing drones while eating pizza.

*runs yet again*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

More like throwing her cape at an enemy and turning them into swiss cheese

And then wearing crappy disguises because her true identity is afraid of its friend.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Yep, although the side effect is Teana having a crush on him

And Teana needs a trenchcoat and shades first

1: ah, I see then.

2: