Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

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

I think there were also Ultralisks amongst the ones that attacked Kerrigan in that mission

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

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

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

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

Spoiler for methinks:

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

No matter how much you integrate it, Crack is still Crack

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

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

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

I hope that green fog is to improve the ambience

Get v.50 if you're playing, Kael got reworked for better balance, without losing his intrinsic AWESOME

Originally Posted by XenahortCharybdis

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

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

Asagi: Na...na...na... nani yo?!?!

You're planning to do something bad aren't you?! You're planning to *beep**beep*beep**beep*....

Originally Posted by Nightengale

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

DOES NOT COMPUTE

I think someone here needs to integrate humanoid Graf-Eisen into his plans to make this WICKED IDEA happen

*runs*

Originally Posted by Nightengale

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

Though on the other hand...

Teana: You!

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

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

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

OHSHI-

...

Now we know why we missed you... your Godly Crack blows my feeble mind

So 47 killed Tiida?

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Reiji Tabibito

Arcas: <sigh> Dammit, all bugs look the same to me. Would you care to refresh my memory as to where and when the Rogues fought the Zerg as opposed to the Tyranids? I could've sworn we helped the Protoss fight the Zerg at least ONCE...

Quick Note: The timeline for Arcas and Rogue Squadron goes as follows:

6 months during MC 0071. This is his official time with the unit, check the bio.

Any time from 0071 to early 0073. 2 notes here: 1 - during this timeperiod, Arcas is temporarily assigned to the Rogues due to his prior experience. 2 - Arcas joins the RAF sometime between April and June of 0073. (Remember, by StrikerS, he'd been serving two years + some months...)

Other than that, have fun. Maybe after I finish LegendS, I'll write an A's episode length story about the campaign.

*taps chin* Hmm, if its 71 then he probably would have been there (most likely he joined after their first massive succes mission, concidering he's not much of a screwup) Zerg were fought somewhere in early 71.

Originally Posted by Kha

Alright, now the Grade 'Frames don't look out of place either.

Freshen my memory, what were Grade Frames again?

Originally Posted by Kha

1. Hmm... True. But Graf and Laevantine for that matter, their VAs all sound like they can manage GAR quite well. Maybe if I tone it down a little on the wording...

GAR, yes. Gurren Lagann-type GAR, no.

Originally Posted by Kha

2. That would kill herself, like Nanoha using Full Blast Mode, and somehow my Tomino-loving side just runs from permanently harming CCs, even though it didn't spare the Uno-gen Numbers. But so do I, so do I. :3

Yeah, but the combi attack with Subaru makes me go 'eh?' it simply looks ridiculous, really.

Originally Posted by Kha

3. I was thinking of just using your's for Keroko and Tesla, as the timeline was Keroko's and infused with Kha's crack, unless you got changes you wish to make for this crack timeline?

Can't say untill I see it. Hard to integrate if there's nothing to intergate into.

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

Is Rouge Squadron lead by one Wedge Antilles? Oh no.. Kerkio uses a X-Wing.. and her device must be a Astromech!...

Wes Janson actually. Though the founder was Keroko.

And no, no X-wings or astromechs present.

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

Spoiler:

Wait, there aren't?



*Picks up a phone.*

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

*Puts down phone. Presses Secretary Call Button.*

"Yes sir?"

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

"I'll get right on it."

"Oh, and Miss Inverse?"

"Yes sir?"

"Do you know what happened to the printer?"

"It experienced a mechanical fault sir."

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

"Could be..."

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

"I already got Mr. Gabriev on it."

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

"Yes sir."

*CLICK*

Lina as a secretary? I hope you have good insurance... and that you pay her well.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

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

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

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

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

Tyrfing? To become Grandis' later.

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

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

*aplause sounds through the thread* The fact that you are willing to kill so much of your darlings to make your character real shows how much you care.

And heck, even with those gone, his spell list is still huge. Now, though, its more realistically huge. More like a true veteran instead of a h4xx character.

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

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

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

Spoiler for Said Crest:

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

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

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

Nice job. Though... how many Valkyrie units does we have now?

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

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

Heh, Rogue Squadron already had a crest since forever, Keroko is even wearing hers at all times.

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Katrina: "Simple enough."

Spoiler:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yup, that oughta work.

*feels the urge to work on scenarios rising*

Originally Posted by Kha

STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Spoiler for Great picture:

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

Subaru, Queen of Braves

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

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

Rebuilt for StrikerS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Powers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inherent Skill: Oscillating Breaker

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

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

Lyrical Fusion - The Heart of Braves

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

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

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

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

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

Subaru gains access to several new abilities as well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hell and Heaven

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

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


Post StrikerS:


Granzon Crusher

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

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

*runs*

Taking the already given references to a higher level, as expected.

What I don't like though, is the bit about Quint. It just reeks of crack, no matter how I look at it.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

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

The entire Rein transportation makes no sense on various levels, as Nanoha has been seen flying faster then the heli. When Dieci fired her cannon, the heli couldn't aoid it, but Nanoha was able to get to the heli before Dieci's beam hit, which would mean Nanoha was faster then the beam, which would mean Nanoha is faster then the heli.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

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

Though on the other hand...

Teana: You!

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

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

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

... Nighty brand crack is powerfull crack indeed.

[PhoenixFlare]

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Sorry for the double-post...

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

Spoiler for Ability:

-snip-

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

Long list is long. Still, there doesn't seem to be much things that can be commented on, except that Aurion is "normalized" (though, I thought he was quite all right before) . It must have taken an incredible effort to de-HAXX your own character, since most of us (myself included) tend to blow our characters to some extremely high level to satisfy our *pat* ego. Kudos for the good job, and I still like him very much.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Yes, in MSLN: Alpha, Vivio doesn't get the hero worship many expect her to get. In fact, due to the fact that she proudly declared she has two 'mama's' she is often accused of being lesbian. Add to that her mult-colored eyes, and she is quickly labelled a freak. Syn isn't much better off, being quite tall and always wearing an eyepatch (under which she hides her own multi-colored eyes, only her blue one is visible). The fact that she is really close friends with Vivio, and that she is rather sharp mouthed, quickly labelled the two as the 'lesbian freak couple'.

Those from the outer circle are always quick to pick, as always. Still, that doesn't make Syn anything but more colorful and vibrant. And with Vivio, I'd rather think they'll have the best of times together. [Note: Would've loved to see her punch someone ]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Barring the last one, sounds good to me. I'm hesitant over the ast one because of the 'space time fabric' part. I don't really like characters messing with that department.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

No problems for her first three spells so far, certainly spells she can dish out with ease. Though Black Cremation sounds a little too deadly even for Hayate

Some nerfs are going to take place soon. How does the idea of a cluster blast attack sound? A single orb explodes releasing a host of secondary orbs, which explode to release a third round, and so forth. The power decreases exponentially over a number of rounds, of course, but enough to flatten Minions by the thousands. [Though that's just a fraction of the actual number of Minion invasion that I have in mind ... ]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

.... wait a minute...

You mean, Dark Nanoha?

*stabbing enemy with Strike Flame*

Dark Nanoha: YES!!! BEG FOR MERCY!!!

Who are you gonna call next? You're mother? You're girlfriend? Do you see your entire life flash before your eyes?!?!

There is always the off-chance of this happening somewhere, I guess.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Thanks

And certainly, being raised in the art of business means she needs such... restraint in dealing with them. Afterall, business partners, no matter how irritating, are no good to you dead

True, true. But, once the business is done ...? *wink*

Originally Posted by Kagerou

In other news, Scene V plods along. Keroko's going monster hunting. Her target...

Spoiler for HUEG:

Did I just happen to step into the chamber of Venomancer, who also happen to be a replica of a Zerg native?

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

Indeed, and of course with a big heart comes big...

*static*

Somehow, radio transmissions always seem to disagree with you and Lowe. We're missing big, crucial, juicy information!

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

Thanks . And don't worry, she needs to keep him at least somewhat whole if they expect to test the upgrades they're working on...

Poor Ryotaro then.

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

Well, I already had some idea of how they're gonna interact with RF6 when the time comes. Plus I'm working with Kha for integration into StrikerS for some really good stuff .

Great things a-coming!

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I'd rather have to object to that concept of a 'Universal Origin Language' there, or at least the explanation. I can understand English and German being somewhat distantly similar, but Japanese? The grammar and syntax is so drastically different, that as it is it's hard to translate Japanese into English without losing the inflection or some nuances of the phrase, (as, to roughly simplify it, Japanese syntax is the reverse of English) and I don't think a universal language as you describe it would be be understandable in the manner just portrayed.

Had such been the case, the team would most likely hear a language that seems familiar, but they wouldn't be able to understand it, if it's structure is so complex that Japanese-style and English-style grammar are syntax are incorporated, which really wouldn't mix that well in the first place. And that's not yet taking into account the difficulty in deciphering the basic meaning behind each word and its nuances.

Considering the hundreds or even thousands of years the bot seems to be, a 'master language' such as that would've long fractured into various localized dialects by the evolution of culture and historical events that would've made it nearly unrecognizable to a future speaker.

Oops, went into rant mode

In the same perspective, if Cosine Phi was really talking in "Universal Origin Language", then which language is the listener actually hearing if it can relate to most of the modern languages available? Would Nanoha be hearing English and Japanese at the same time? Imagine a linguist hearing a number of different languages simultaneously when Cosine Phi spoke.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

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

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

Thanks, and I don't mind. Black Cremation will be undergoing some renovation in the Tome of the Night Sky, in any case.

Originally Posted by dkellis

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

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

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

-

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

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

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

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

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

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

Strange, I don't seem to be having any problem with the pictures (they load fine), though the displacement happens. Normally, I'd just continue to scroll down past to a readable area, or just reload the page, and it's solved. Still, I think we can all agree to it if you find it annoying. Not like I'm going to be posting a lot of those stuff anyway. :3

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I seem to have been taking Chapter Six overboard its limits ...

Progress Report
Chapter Six
Word Count: 11K (~21% completion; 3/14 listed scenes completed fully)
Bluecheese Indicator: Extreme
ETA: Ugh, this is unpredictable even for me.

I'm considering dumping some scenes elsewhere to balance the Chapter up. In any case, I've successfully coined the term for the "magic feeling", though I think it's too scientific it'd make people go "Huh? " If you need to use the concept at any time, go for "clairsentient resonance".

*runs*

[Jimmy C]

Originally Posted by Keroko

The entire Rein transportation makes no sense on various levels, as Nanoha has been seen flying faster then the heli.

What about from an endurance PoV? Yes, Rein could there on her own faster, but she might use up so much of her own energy doing so that she'd be effectively useless after she got to the Cradle.

[Keroko]

That would be a more reasonable explanation. With Rein being smaller, she also has to travel more compared to the others.

[Erio]

Originally Posted by Keroko

They were being tested on whether they had the skill to back up the power. Note that after the test, Nanoha also said that it'd be dangerous to keep them at C-rank for anothe half year. This makes no sense if mage ranks did not mean powerlevels. They already were B-rank mages, the test was merely to make it official.

That's a...strange point of view, one that doesnt make much sense, but this whole issue doesnt make much sense either anyway.

The only thing I recall was that Nanoha was not interested in rising through the millitary ranks, I don't recall mage ranks ever being mentioned. In fact, every time they are mentioned, its in connection to powerlevels.

Yeah, every time they are mentioned, they are connected to powerlevels. And hell, I prefer that, since it is much easier to think about it that way. I guess I'll just forget about Teana and Subaru's test, which is the only event that messes things up.

Originally Posted by Kha

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



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

I was just joking about the de-h4xxing.

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

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

STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

snip

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

*runs*

I think I got some of the references...but I just know she is way more GAR now.

[Keroko]

By the way, Kha, you got a teenage Vivio image in that style?

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

What was that... that... tha... that

WIN

I just saw?!?!?!?!?!?!

That... Is my new favorite fantasy toy

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

~First loves die hard.~



*RUNS!*

Not first love... =_=

Nevermind, new love is more engaging


*points to sig*

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

WIN!!!

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

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

BLOODY AWESOME WEAPON!!!

Too bad it's hard to use

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Katrina: "Simple enough."

Spoiler:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Well, at least it's not my fault...

...Or IS IT ?!


*cue Suspense music*

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

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

*sulks in a corner*

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

There there...

...Admitting the problem is the first step!

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Reminds me of Black Cat, Sven to be precise.

Oh yeah...

These days all I can think about from that story is Eve/Leon...

(Then I started reading To-LOVE-Ru -Trouble-...)

Originally Posted by Nightengale

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

Wet blanket.

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Which in the end... is only 6.

But it's the thought that counts!

Originally Posted by Keroko

The entire Rein transportation makes no sense on various levels, as Nanoha has been seen flying faster then the heli. When Dieci fired her cannon, the heli couldn't aoid it, but Nanoha was able to get to the heli before Dieci's beam hit, which would mean Nanoha was faster then the beam, which would mean Nanoha is faster then the heli.

I tried to defend it...

Tried.

[Wild Goose]

It's late, I'm tired, and I lost a backlog breaker I was working on due to a crash. I have no intentions of breaking, so I wil put this up. I have no more energy and am tired and worn out from being sick and having to go to chinese new year visiting and eating crappy food at relatives places. (I swear, they've never heard of salt and pepper or spices.)

This is an overview/summary of the OFM. It was written over a period of 24 hours in spurts of 10 minutes here and there due to the fact that life hates me and conspires against me.

Spoiler for Briefing Document:

[RESTRICTED ACESS DOCUMENT. INPUT USERNAME & PASSWORD]

USER: Carter, M, ADM.
PASS: **********

[ACCESS GRANTED]

THE FOLLOWING FILE IS CLASSIFIED EYES ONLY. DESSIMATION OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS FILE WILL RESULT IN COURT MARTIAL PROCEEDINGS.

ALL INFORMATION IS CURRENT AS OF FILEDATE.

DATE: 10/10/MC082

The Order of Freelance Mages (OFM) — commonly known as OFM in the TSAB Navy, The Order by unit members, Order of Freelance Mages to general TSAB services, and Contractor Group O by the TSAB HQ — is a Special Operations Force (SOF) and an integral element of the Secial Operations & Private Contractor Command (SOPCC) of the Time Space Administration Bureau (TSAB).

The OFM's primary tasks are investigation and assassination of corrupt TSAB personnel, and covert intervention operations into Non-Administered worlds, although it is an extremely versatile group capable of assuming many missions, including, but not limited to, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism, raiding operations, and elimination of covert enemy forces. The OFM conducts missions similar to those attributed to the Erusian Army Spetsnaz (специального назначения / spetsialnogo naznacheniya) and Navy Special Warfare Group Alpha (Spetsgruppa Alfa/ NAVSPECWARGRU-ALPHA).

Background
The Order was started by Colonel Erick von Long in MC 062. A veteran of the Erusian War of Subjugation, von Long created the Order with the aim of covert national interventions into Non-Administered Worlds. After witnessing the explosive end to the Erusian War, where the leaders of Sotoa nuked the planet with a massive stockpile of nuclear weapons, the Order was quietly created to prevent another Sotoa from happening: this aim would be achieved by conducting covert missions into Non-Administered Worlds and acting to prevent the possibility of genocide or planetary self-destruction. As much as possible, von Long made sure that the Order's personnel were trained by the best of the surviving Erusian special forces operators from the Army, Marines and Navy; currently the Order currently conducts its training in-house, the result of 20 years of institutional experience.

The Order is considered a highly effective elite unit, and enjoys the support of the TSAB Navy and SOPCC. It maintains a small base complex on Mid-Childa near SOPCC HQ, but primarily operates from the special operations ship Aus'ruf.

Overview
The TSAB's official position on the Order is that it is a group of contract mages from Erusia, who are assigned to peacekeeping and miscellaneous duties. As a result, the Order's reputation amongst frontline TSAB units is low and almost non-existent. The Order relies on stealth and secrecy and its cover to continue functioning; having a well-known reputation would interfere with the infiltration missions the Order conducts.

The Order is granted a great deal of flexibility and autonomy with mission planning; target selection will be done by command authority (Lt. General O'Neill, though the Order has undertaken missions on behalf of the TSAB Navy, specifically Admiral Mandy Carter), but the implementation of the mission is completely under the Order's jurisdiction.

Unlike frontline TSAB units, the Order employs mass-based weapons in direct violation of the ban on conventional weaponry. This is done in order to blend in one Non-Administered Worlds, where the effects of magical discharges can be seen and observed, if not outright understood, and because Order mages operate under deep cover while on missions, and there are many situations where being without a firearm places the operator in a dangerous and disadvantageous situation (particularly around gun-happy cultures.) Conventional shell-firing weapons are easier to explain away, and much simpler to discard and covered up to the Non-Administered World and TSAB (especially if weapons are procured on-site). Furthermore, because of its black nature, the Order operates without official TSAB approval, and must therefore limit magic usage as much as possible, hiding itself from both normal humans and the TSAB, leaving little trace of its presence and disguising what little remains there are as being done by local parties. Lastly, as the Order keeps magic usage to the barest possible minimum, with little magical residue it is easier for plausible deniablity to be maintained.

Weaponry:
Counter to TSAB policy and doctrine, the Order employs banned conventional mass-based weaponry; this is due to the reasons outlined above. As almost all Order mages hail from Erusia, the Order's standard issue firearms are those of the Erusian military; however, Order mages have been known to use weapons local to their area of operations when appropriate (Operation VC-1153).

The Order's standard weapons include, but are not limited to:

- MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System: Known to all except REMFs as the Assault Rifle, this is the standard infantry firearm of the Order. Accurate, easy to shoot and use, rugged and tough, shrugging off sand, mud, snow and sludge, it is fondly held by those who use it. The OFM use 40-round magazines in place of the Erusian standard 32-round magazines. Chambered for 7.62mm, the Assault Rifle packs a lot of stopping power into a tough package, with an integrated computerised 1.5x reflex sight, compass and ammo counter. The foregrip can mount a flashlight, underslung shotgun, or a 40mm grenade launcher. Add-on laser designators can be attached to the side of the barrel, but are typically placed in the flashlight mount.

"With this weapon, you feel like god's own anti-son-of-a-blam!-machine."

- M90 Shotgun: the OFM's shotgun, typically carried when a breaching tool is required. It holds 12 8-gauge shells and can fire buckshot, armor-piercing sabot, breaching or high explosive shells. Often employed in urban combat situations and when the intimidation factor of a shotgun is needed; while not as well-used as the Assault Rifle, the OFM's shotguns saw much service in MC 083. While capable of providing heavy firepower at close range, shotguns are useless at long range, and are considered to be specialist weapons.

"I believe that the sound of racking the pump of a shotgun is universally recognized as ‘kiss your ass goodbye’."

- BR55HB SR Battle Rifle. The BR55HB SR is a bullpup rifle that fires the 9.5x40mm X-HP-SAP round (see below). It fires from a 36 round magazine which fits flush in the receiver. The receiver is built directly into the underside of the butt of the gun and is located behind the grip. The BR55 uses a 9.5mm round, giving it larger stopping power than that of the MA5C, and fires in single-fire and 3-round burst, and is equipped with a 2x ACOG scope. It is used typically in the designated marksman role. It has high power, good range, and a decent rate of fire, and is a favored weapon of the Air Wing and Delta Platoon. However, it is not as easy to handle in close quarters as the MA5C, which is why the Assault Platoon generally prefers the MA5C in CQB situations.

“The MA5C’s weakness is that it isn’t as accurate at range, which is why we use the BR55. On the other hand, there’s something…righteous about the sound of an AR on full auto. The BR doesn’t have that.”

- M7/Caseless Submachine Gun: Also known as the M7 SMG, and one of the favored weapons of the Air Wing. The Caseless SMG fires 5mm caseless rounds, leaving no shell casings, making it a useful weapon on black operations. The 60-round magazine, almost twice that of the Assault Rifle, also means that a disciplined user will reload less often compared to a shooter using an MA5C. Lastly, the M7 can be converted to the M7SD: essentially an M7 with a longer barrel and integral supressor to reduce noise levels. Supressed M7SDs are the weapons of choice for nighttime silent ops and for blitz raids, as Ivanovich learned from his experiences in Operation Trebuchet and the fighting in North Point. However, the SMG has high recoil and a high rate of fire, which means that fire discipline is a must when using the SMG; shooters are trained to use controlled bursts instead of full auto. Furthermore the 5mm cartridge is relatively weak and lacks the stopping power of the 7.62mm used in the Assault rifle and the 9.5mm used by the Battle Rifle.

“The recoil isn’t bad but the M7 itself is relatively light. Not unpleasant to shoot, but a little tricky to control—it’s all about controlling the impulse.”

- M6D/G Personal Defense Weapon System: Either a large pistol or a really small rifle (the Erusian Army used a carbine variant of this pistol), the M6 series are the standard issue pistols of the OFM. The M6D sports a 2x scope and Semi Armor Pierching High Explosive ammo, allowing it to do a real number on unshielded organic targets. The M6G model is the same, but replaces the scope with an optional laser aiming sight. Both weapons use 12-round magazines and are used as last-ditch backup weapons. Optional 8-round magazines are used when lighter loads are required. A tried and tested weapon, though some OFM personnel choose to replace the M6 with an M7 instead as their secondary weapon, as the folded M7 is of similar dimensions to the M6 and carries more ammo.

“The M6G is either the Erusia’s biggest pistol or Erusia’s smallest rifle—I’m not quite sure which.”

- M1911A1: The Holy Pistol of the Just and the Righteous, built by Saint John Moses Browning according to the plans he received from God on top of the Mountain. This venerable pistol, the design of which is over 100 years old, is chambered for .45ACP, a union which is a Holy Union, blessed by The Lord, for verily while smaller calibers might expandeth, the .45 shall never shrinketh. A good balance of stopping power, recoil, weight, the 1911 and the .45ACP are considered to be among the best pistol and ammo designs ever created by Earth. This is the standard issue pistol of the Air Wing; each Air Wing mage will have her own customized 1911-style pistol. The decisions to use this pistol was made in light of the fact that the Air Wing mages felt that 12.7mm was overkill on human targets and needed a lighter pistol with good stopping power and less recoil.

"You can have my heart. But there is no way in hell I'm letting you touch my 1911."

-M274 GPMG: The general purpose machinegun of the OFM, this weapon fires belt-fed 7.62mm ammo from a drum. It comes in fixed, portable, Pelican-mounted and Squad Assault variants. The fixed, portable and Pelican versions feature armor plating that protects the operator from enemy fire; the fixed version is placed on a fixed stand, while the portable version is placed on a foldable tripod for easy installation. The Pelican version has an secondary 25mm grenade launcher added on and is mounted in the Pelican's loading bay as a door gun, providing suppression fire for disembarking troops. The Squad Assault Variant (M247E) removes the tripod for barrel-mounted folding bipod legs, has no plate armor, and features lightened parts and a shorter barrel for easier use as an infantry weapon. The M247E uses 100-round belt-fed box magazines.

“It’s a bitch to carry and lug around, that’s for sure. Then you squeeze the trigger and it cuts through mike foxtrots like a knife through butter and makes all that pain worth it.”

-SRS99C Sniper rifle: the sniper rifle platform of choice for the Order, firing 14.5mm Armor piercing discarding sabot rounds. Highly powerful and accurate, these sniper rifles are a nightmare in the hands of a trained sniper. The only drawbacks are the large flash created when firing and the smoke trails that can be used to track the sniper.

"You get hit with one of these, you're dead before you know it. Especially if it's the Sergeant Major or the Master Chief shooting you."

M41 Rocket Launcher: Capable of being loaded with HEAT and SAM rockets, this is one of the Order's most prized fire-support weapons. Heavy and difficult to master, and aiming can be a little hard. On the other hand, the blast radius is pretty big. And the fireballs are very gratifying.[/i]

"It's a rocket launcher, what more do you want to know? Point, shoot, and watch the pretty fireballs."

M7057 Defoliant Projector: An area denial weapon, rarely used by the Order. It's just not that practical for combat, since it's bulky and heavy, it shoots fire in front of you so you can’t walk forward, and it overheats after 3 seconds. On the other hand, it IS a flamethrower...

"I'd love to use one of these, but the Sergeant Major keeps hogging them. Hell if I'm gonna confront him with him carrying one of these."

Organisation
The smallest group in the Order’s Assault Company is a squad, consisting of 5-6 members. Two squads form a platoon, and each is expected to maintain proficiency in a number of skills: HALO/HAHO, airmobile, entry, sniping, urban warfare, desert warfare, and so on. While each member is expected to find a specialty, he is also expected to maintain a high level of proficiency in the standard infantry/special forces skills. Each squad typically has three riflemen, one grenadier, one medic, and one sniper/designated marksman, although each man is crosstrained and can take up any role if necessary. This whole principle can be summed up in two words: Diversified Specialization. Each platoon consists of 2 squads of 6 men, and 3 platoons (Alpha, Bravo, Delta) form the Assault Company.

The Air Wing consists of 2 Flights of 8 members, each flight being sub-divided into 2 4-man elements. The Air Wing focuses on countering enemy aerial mages and close air support missions, acting in a similar manner to helicopter gunships and ground attack aircraft: precision strikes from the air, coordinated by ground-based forward controllers. When on the ground, the Air Wing personnel specialize in scouting, recon and stealth ops. All Air Wing personnel are also trained to pilot conventional aircraft and fighters.

The total size of the Order’s support staff is unknown, but estimated to be in excess of 100 people. This number includes the headquarters staff, intelligence gathering and analysis section, mechanics, Pelican dropship crews, infirmary personnel and armory personnel. All OFM support staff are trained as light infantry and form a reserve force that can be issued with body armor and rifles in emergencies.

For the most part a small unit, the Order has recently undergone an expansion; it is estimated that the Order’s current strength in terms of mages is 45: 36 in the Assault Company, 16 in the Air Wing, and the CO.

Recruitment and Training
Recruitment into the OFM is usually done in secret, as with everything else the Order does: potential recruits do not even realize they are under scrutiny to see if they can be recruited. Recruits are usually taken from TSAB or Erusian Gardai units, and with few exceptions, are predominantly Erusian. The recruitment board, consisting of the CO, Command Sergeant Major, and senior officers will meet and evaluate each candidate. Contrary to expectations, the Order does not place importance on the recruit’s mage rank but on the mage’s potential and willingness to learn and be a team player. Records are scrutinized – sorties, kills, and so forth. Footage from recorders is then observed to see the mage’s potential. Rank – military and magical – is unimportant; the Order wants to see talent and skill, not just the best spells that can be mustered.

The next stage is a psychological profiling: the Order looks for people who are quite strong mentally, able to take the stresses and strains of black ops work. After this comes the most important step: the recruit must know how to keep a secret. Only recruits who are discreet and capable of keeping their mouths shut will be approached; Colonel von Long is crafty and has many contacts and ways for finding out things.

Finally, if the recruit is deemed acceptable, they receive a visit from Colonel von Long with an invitation to join the Order. Should the recruit refuse the invitation, both will part ways and never see each other. Should the recruit accept, he or she is then placed through Selection; after passing the tough Selection course, the recruit then undergoes several long months of training with conventional weaponry, tactics, and OFM skills. Once training is complete, the recruit is assigned to his or her platoon or flight; the placement of the recruit will be decided by the ground-level officers and senior unit NCOs.

With few exceptions, the Order is comprised almost entirely of people from Erusia. This is for several reasons: first, the Erusian spirit of freedom and justice, best summed up in the phrases “Better to die free than to live enslaved” and “Die for something instead of living for nothing.” Secondly, the Erusian security force, the Gardai, have over the years quickly become very good at counter-insurgency, CQB and intelligence-gathering, as a result of being on the frontlines of a guerilla war, first against the Erusian Resistance and then against subsequent splinter cells formed after the Resistance surrendered. Third, being slightly over twenty years removed from conventional firearms, Erusians are more open to the idea of using guns than mages from other TSAB-administered planets.

The OFM has occasionally participated in joint exercises with SOPCC units commanded by Lt. General Jack O’Neill. When in their exercises, they appear as “Contractor Group O, but we like to call ourselves Order of Freelance Mages.”

Known & Suspected Operations
- Assasination of TSAB Lt. General Jim Lansing on Administered World in MC 066

- Capture of former TSAB Intelligence Lt. Colonel Vincenza Blueno on Non-Administered World 101 in MC 071

- Liberation of Non-Administered World 121 (Belzac) from mutinous TSAB Navy and Enforcer personnel and destruction of rogue XV-class warship Exeter in MC 72

In addition to the above, there are unconfirmed reports of a joint mission with Rogue Squadron and several joint missions with the TSAB Enforcers.

Notable OFM members
Colonel Erick von Long: Founder and commanding officer of the Order, first Erusian mage recruited into the TSAB.

Glen Schattenmann: Air Wing Commander

Franz Jaeger: Assault Company Commander & Alpha Platoon Leader

Emili Nailo: Air Wing XO. Together with Shario Fenio, with assistance from Aurion Dauer, developed and tested prototype Type-G3A Ghost Armor and later developed and tested definitive Type-G3C Ghost Armor.

Sergeant Major Avery J. Ivanovich: Command Sergeant Major; former Erusian Marine Corps Scout Sniper & Recon Marine, known as “Mage Hunter” for skill in sniping TSAB mages during battle of North Point. Also known as "Invincible Green Style." Former Bravo Squad leader.

Master Chief John-117: Bravo Platoon Leader, rescued as a teen from illegal bio-engineering lab, enlisted in the TSAB Navy, sole enlisted platoon leader in the TSAB.

This is long and more than 2000 words. 2000 words is doable. I spent less than 2 sustained hours on this, iff all the little spurts were added up.

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Wait for the day when a AAA mage beats an S rank mage at his/her own game.

Franz: "Who do you think I am?" *squirts Health Drink up sleeping Vita's nose*
[Franz Has mastererd Squirting Juice Up Nose.]
Vita: *spasms*
[Vita has mastered Drinking Through Nose]
[Franz pwned Vita with Health Drink for 14000 XP]

Franz: "And THAT is how you pwn when you're weaker."
Signum: "That wasn't in the rules."
Franz: "Do you really care, Signum?
Signum: "No."

[Keroko]

I just noticed this one:

Originally Posted by Kha

Dark Keroko: Sounds perfectly delectable!

Angry dragon is Hungry dragon.

Geh, dammit Kha! You just had to say that after I watched the Hunter Exam part of Hunter X Hunter, didn't you? Now I can't shake the image of Dark Keroko pulling a Hisoka out of my head.

[Ryand-Smith]

Originally Posted by Kha

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



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




[SPOILER="Subaru, Queen of Braves"]Subaru, Queen of Braves



*runs*

I woke up at 6:15, booted my PC up, and XMMS loaded. The song that was playing was Yuusha-no Tanjo. I checked Ssuki, and found hotblooded Genesic SuBaRu. I am
happy, amazed, awed, and many other emotions.

Well, just a comment. sudo -s ./crackbusting
password ****************
Welcome to Crackbusting. Start Y/N? Y
Crackbusting...

WildGoose

Spoiler for OFM Data:

You have seen too much

They sound like what I want my unit to be. I may have a crossover Idea for you, if you are willing to work with me on them. Their weapons seem illegal though, I thought we banned mass weapons ages ago.

Tormenk

Spoiler for *Missile*:

A horrible thing has occ

See, this is how you show a genuine tragic event. I mean, its nice, sudden, and horrible.

Kha
I found this for you.

Spoiler for Gensic SuBaRu:

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g62/RedWing56/623.jpg

More to come later.

[Wild Goose]

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

They sound like what I want my unit to be. I may have a crossover Idea for you, if you are willing to work with me on them. Their weapons seem illegal though, I thought we banned mass weapons ages ago.

Yes, the weapons are illegal. Yes, the Order still uses them. For further explanation, click here. Unlike ATC, this is approved because the Order's conventional banned weapons are for the most part limited to infantry small arms (and Gatlings for the Warthogs) and are all kept on the Aus'ruf, hidden away from the eyes of the TSAB Brass. What the brass doesn't know can't hurt them. When not on a mission, their weapons are kept locked up; it's like how Delta Force & SEAL Team Six/DEVGRU keep their guns all locked up when they aren't deploying. Their Devices stay with them, of course.

And I'm open to the idea of a cross. PM me.

[XenahortCharybdis]

Originally Posted by Keroko

I just noticed this one:

Geh, dammit Kha! You just had to say that after I watched the Hunter Exam part of Hunter X Hunter, didn't you? Now I can't shake the image of Dark Keroko pulling a Hisoka out of my head.

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

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Franz: "Who do you think I am?" *squirts Health Drink up sleeping Vita's nose*
[Franz Has mastererd Squirting Juice Up Nose.]
Vita: *spasms*
[Vita has mastered Drinking Through Nose]
[Franz pwned Vita with Health Drink for 14000 XP]

Franz: "And THAT is how you pwn when you're weaker."
Signum: "That wasn't in the rules."
Franz: "Do you really care, Signum?
Signum: "No."

Ashcroft: Excellent, if slightly underhanded tactics...I'm not sure if a B+ ranker like me could try that, though...

Xena: B+? don't make me laugh! Acous: blatant, while officially recognised lies...

Ashcroft: *vein pops* Chained Array ZER-oh, wait, that would just prove your point. *cools down*

*Damn, and we were so close too!!!!*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I think there were also Ultralisks amongst the ones that attacked Kerrigan in that mission

Factual errata, conceded. (dang, what's with me and Blizzard these days...our relationship is as bad as Lowe's is with the radio! )

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I hope that green fog is to improve the ambience

Of course, it'll improve the ambience of hell by a nice bit. Green's a nice change from all those hot colors, eh?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Asagi: Na...na...na... nani yo?!?!

You're planning to do something bad aren't you?! You're planning to *beep**beep*beep**beep*....

Ashcroft: Now let's see what would fit into those 4 blanks...hmmm, this sounds too hotblooded for me, but that's all I could think of in the 0.02 seconds I bothered to think about my answer for.

"kick some hotblooded butt".

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I think someone here needs to integrate humanoid Graf-Eisen into his plans to make this WICKED IDEA happen

*runs*

I had a picture of humanoid RAISING HEART before, but Graf Eisen...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

OHSHI-

...

Now we know why we missed you... your Godly Crack blows my feeble mind

So 47 killed Tiida?

If you're asking me to believe that 47 made it as a intergalactic traveller, I have one thing to blame...TSAB security lax-ness.

--------

Oh, well, I suppose all good things come to an end, even if for a while.

...

I just had a quick look at my school's campus calendar, and noted some things with interest, such as a rather excruciatingly long series of tests lasting through the next few weeks, and the due dates of projects hanging over those exams like the Black Death.

Therefore, my existence around here shall become a little more...infrequent from now on till a certain unspecified time, possibly a month later. Though that means the backlog will be rather intolerable by then, I guess academia matters more here.

Rest assured though, [Arnie]I'll be back [/Arnie] and I'll be back with OCs (including borrowed ones), CCs (I'll be chaning their spells a little, sometimes things DO get bland, and those Hayate spell forges hanging around them were truly inspiring) and perhaps even some scenarios and the semblence of my first fic.

I ed at PF's Bluecheese stats, and I doubt I could produce something as crazy as that, but well, I'll learn, or at least die trying.

So, till the next time I'm actually free to use this thing again, turrah!

*logs out*

[krisslanza]

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

krisslanza

Have your magic be subject to the inverse square law. I mean, the more you collect, the greater the spheres grow, and have them have a natural gravity. After all, magic is energy, and large balls of energy tend to explode if they grow greater than a critical mass. Therefore, have it subject to explosion after a certain diameter measurement, and have that explosion affect your character, as your are using some MP to contain it..

So... In English that means essentially there is a limit to how many would form until it'd get dangerous or... Something?
Off-hand I got the entire rip of the YUPSP music and Russel's new battle theme sounds pretty awesome... Think I'll use it while writing anything Rune-related today maybe.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Nicely done child

So I'm a child now?

No rush

Saying that just makes me always put it off longer... I have a bad habit of lets say writing 3 or 4 chapters in like 2 days... Then suddenly take a month or more to get anything else done I have chronic writer's block

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

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

BTW, he's one AWESOME producer.

Ah I see
...
Can't resist.

Spoiler:

Shoot 'em dead, Shinso.

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

Ah the evil schedule...
Indeed, it wouldn't be Fate otherwise eh!? Only Nanoha can take all the fight out of her...

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

And here I thought I stumbled on something original.
I'll keep that in mind... As it stands now she only suffers some damage if she uses her totally Ichigo Bankai-inspired spell I haven't named yet.

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

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

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

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

Well originally the Dying Soul spell (Working name) was a spell she had to cast by expending cartridges. But I felt that was kind of wasteful since she naturally doesn't use much magic without using the Dying Souls (Aside from some melee spells and such)

So I thought it would be cool to instead turn the Dying Souls into a passive trait of hers so that they would form independently of her will. Of course the problem is she'd end up amassing a huge quantity of them just by going about her daily business without some way to restrict them. And by that same logic they should then naturally form pretty slow she'd have no way to replenish them effectively in a battle.

But of course the overall idea of them is as you said. So she can use higher level magic then her mage rank states. Of course that comes with all that lovely stress on your body so its not like she'd just use it all too much...

I didn't miss anyone did I?

[Evangelion Xgouki]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

... Junkie.

*Shake head*

I am not a junkie!

*peers around for more OC crack*

Originally Posted by Kha

Don't tempt me. :3

Now why would we ever want to do that...

*slips Kha more crack*

Originally Posted by Kha

WHY THE HELL DOES THAT COMPUTE SOOOOO MUCH?!?!?!?!?

It's best not to ask why. You're brain might explode. Just accept it and move on

Originally Posted by Kha

*Kha Divine Shield and Righteous Defences Keroko, causing the Hydralisk to attack him*

*Casts Renew and Prayer of Mending on Kha*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

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

...

*RUNS*

Is...is this the Climax scene?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Asagi: Henshin da? As in...
Julie: Henshin?
Mayura: Did someone say Henshin?

Belkarangers: DEMO PLEASE!!!!!

Ryotaro: Um, I guess I could...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

"There goes another city..."

"At least it wasn't another moon..."

Originally Posted by LoweGear

More like....

Taiga: *raises TITANIUM HEAD DRIVER into the air*

FINAL FUSION!!!!!!!

SHOOOOUUUUNIN!!!!!!!

YESSSSSS!

Originally Posted by USB500

Akira kills LoweGear, Evangelion Xgouki and USB500 with Heroic Akira Kick.

Akira: you perverts stay away from her! Chelsea-chan belongs to me! *zealously hugs Chelsea* MINE! :3

*is kicked off into the distance ala Kentaro*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

CRAZY?!?!?!

Wazzut, is it delicious?

Yup, very delicious

Originally Posted by Kha

...
...
...

To think I turned Subaru VS Ginga into Genesic Subaigar VS Ginfighgar.

*runs*

As if you weren't expecting something like that to happen here

Originally Posted by Kha

Human female? Check. Large potential? Check.

Newtype Psionic? Double Check.

*runs*

Beam spamming Zerg are scary...

Originally Posted by USB500

Aw, hell. You people are always urging me to "become one of them". Aw, man, I ran out of ideas.



Why is my inner voice telling me to turn The Aggressors into a Super Sentai? In before Gilliam's Superior Loveshack.

Inner Voice: The crack compels you...the crack compels you...

Originally Posted by Ryand-Smith

Evangelion Xgouki

Stop with all the zerg, its not fair to have to blast you from far away...

Nove: Have some of this! MP Gun Knuckle!

Nove uses Gun Knucle on Zerglings

Numbers Decimate Zerg Numbers

And now. END!

*buried Lurkers incapacitate Numbers*

*Nydus Canal releases Ultralisk reinforcements*

Do not underestimate the Swarm.

Originally Posted by Saint X

I can see this too:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*in another room*

Saint X: This is cracky...

Andrei: You can say that again...

But cracky is good

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

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

BTW, he's one AWESOME producer.

Tomino is AWESOME!!

And so is Anno

Originally Posted by Tormenk

Katrina: "Simple enough."

Spoiler:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MORE!!!

Originally Posted by Kha

[CENTER]STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

*snip*

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

*runs*

KITAAAA!!!!!

I think I found the perfect video to commemorate this...

And just for the HOTBLOOD

[AdmiralTigerclaw]

Introducing Cooper, clone of Coop, and his Device, 'Key'.

Spoiler for Cooper and Key:

Their greeting when they arrived in TICTOCC was something they'd never forget however. The moment the doors opened, Crash froze, and then dove sideways with only a shout of warning. Fate was first in line of the reactionary reflexes, falling back and bolting sideways as well as, a blue robot the size of a man plowed into the group. Hayate would have been the one to get mowed down by the machine thanks to her slow reaction, if it weren't for Signum launching her own counter offensive on the machine, catching both of its hands and locking position with it. It gave a hefty roar that sounded much like the reving of an internal combustion engine, planted its feet, and began putting a significant amount of force into its aggression. Over barely audible shouts to turn it off, Signum considered dropping back and using Leavantin to chop it to shreds. Luckly, it never got that far, as there was a sudden click, and the robot relaxed and slumped over onto her.

"Aw man! I wanted to try a Verticle Brainbuster Suplex next too," a new voice whined. Signum managed to push her way past the dead weight of the robot to notice the source. A rotund man with blond hair and a bit of a gotee. He had half-moon spectacles and wore a torn white lab coat. In his hands, there was a device that looked like a convoluted cross between a video game controller, and a steering wheel.
"Cooper," Crash began, shaking his head. "I don't think it would go down very the Brass if you managed to pull off that attack. Most people don't take well to being flipped onto their skulls." He paused and looked at the robot again. "What is that thing anyway?"

"Oh!" Cooper grinned as he stepped forward. "This is just something I've been doing as a side hobby. It's a Multiple Engagement Guardian Automatic Sentinel, I just call it MEGAS."
Fox shook her head.
"You and your Robot fetish," she muttered. This was Cooper, the certafiably most intelligent idiot she'd ever known, and head of the engineering department in robotics and arteficial intelligence systems. The man who designed the Maidens, Battery, and Lawmaker. Cooper was for all intents and purposes, a mad scientest in all but name. He loved wrestling (rather watching it), food, caffinated beverages, designing AI, Giant Robots, designing Giant Robots, Building Giant Robots (if someone would just let him), and watching Giant Robots smash things, like buildings.
Most of the latter part of the introduction was left out by Crash as he explained the maniac to the Aces, which Fox was happy for.
Cooper pushed a button on the controls he was holding, and they immediately started retracting, impossibly folding down into itself many times, fitting more mass into space than should have been physically possible until it had compressed itself into a simple car key, which he hooked to a chain around his neck. Nanoha noted it, and labeled it a device in her mind.

"So where's Commander Roland?" Crash asked after a pause. Cooper turned to him as he bent over to pick the MEGAS up.
"Oh you just missed him," he stated. "He took the express up a minute ago, had something he needed to retrieve from his office. He'll meet us up on Pad One here in a little bit."
"So he left you alone in here?" Crash asked.

"Oh yeah right," another voice stated. They quickly focused on the key device around Cooper's neck. A little red light flashed on it as it spoke in a tone far more sentient than any of the devices they had themselves. "As if anyone would be dumb enough to leave Cooper ALONE in the Command Center for ANY length of time."
"Oh, come on Key," Cooper moaned. "Not in front of the guests..."
"And why not?" the Device shot back. "You're already using the MEGAS to see if you could wrestle with one of them. Don't think I don't know you better than that. You just wanted to see if it could fight an Ace. MEGAS is NOT a Toy!"

The device was arguing with him, it wasn't acting like any device they had seen. It had a personality, it was voicing its oppinion, and it was telling its own master off. The fact that it was telling its own master off seemed to be the one everyone was hung up on.
"I must apologize for my master's childishness," Key intoned to the group. "He's brilliant, but he can be a blockhead at times."
At a loss for words, Signum merely nodded.

I'm going to refference Cooper's assistant, 'James', later. Also, POWERTHIRST gag is coming up very soon in this scene. I wonder what Reinforce is like after you give her a caffiene loaded energy drink...

*Notes everyone's looks of ' ' *

I'll be going now... BYE!

Spoiler for Drops Flares and books it:

[LimitedEternal]

Originally Posted by AdmiralTigerclaw

I'm going to refference Cooper's assistant, 'James', later. Also, POWERTHIRST gag is coming up very soon in this scene. I wonder what Reinforce is like after you give her a caffiene loaded energy drink...

*Notes everyone's looks of ' ' *

You mean Rein or Rein II? Rein I I have no earthly idea, but I would wager it involves temporary insanity.

Rein II would fly around nonstop at high speed, squeak like a hyper guinea pig, and generally be somewhere between "strangle her" and "awwww!"

And there's a definite abundance of crack floating around recently

[USB500]

Originally Posted by Kha

STARS-03
Rebuilt of Subaru

Spoiler for Subaru, Queen of Braves:

Subaru, Queen of Braves

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

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

Rebuilt for StrikerS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Powers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inherent Skill: Oscillating Breaker

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

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

Lyrical Fusion - The Heart of Braves

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

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

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

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

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

Subaru gains access to several new abilities as well.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hell and Heaven

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

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


Post StrikerS:


Granzon Crusher

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

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

*runs*

Ga-Ga-Ga! Ga-Ga-GaoGaiGar!! Ga-Ga-Ga! Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-GaoGaiGar!!

Excellent remake is excellent. I am speechless.

Mmm..... Viral......

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

Originally Posted by LoweGear

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

Ah, I see.

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I think I now prefer the Huckebein Sentai

*runs*

All versions of the Huckebein? Oh, boy, I think I can see Asagi going gaga at them.

In before....

Original: *cheesy pose* Ikuzo, Huckies!!!
EX, 009, Mark II, Mark III: *equally cheesy stances* OU!!!!

*insert cheesy super sentai music*

Original: Remote Slash!!
EX: Black Hole Kai!!
009: Boosted Shoot!!
Mark II: Gravity Impacter!!
Mark III: Geist Sword!!

*insert cheesy super sentai SFX*

All: *cheesy pose* Huckebein Rangers!! YATTE YARUZE!!

Yeah, I know.

*runs*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I need to slog through a few PM's first

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Asagi: Masaka... Sonna....

Chief...

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

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

Oh boy.


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

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Franz: "Who do you think I am?" *squirts Health Drink up sleeping Vita's nose*
[Franz Has mastererd Squirting Juice Up Nose.]
Vita: *spasms*
[Vita has mastered Drinking Through Nose]
[Franz pwned Vita with Health Drink for 14000 XP]

Franz: "And THAT is how you pwn when you're weaker."
Signum: "That wasn't in the rules."
Franz: "Do you really care, Signum?
Signum: "No."

Hey, I remember this scene!

[Reiji Tabibito]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

Oh, in that case, you just didn't get it then.

That weapon can be a chain gun, a bow-Bazooka , a tri-barrel Bazooka, a giant laser cannon, a triple-bladed disk, a multi-rocket Platform, and 660 other different weapons.

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

...so it's a suitcase which has 666 different weapons?

It doesn't take a genius to see the HAXX in that...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

I'd rather have to object to that concept of a 'Universal Origin Language' there, or at least the explanation. I can understand English and German being somewhat distantly similar, but Japanese? The grammar and syntax is so drastically different, that as it is it's hard to translate Japanese into English without losing the inflection or some nuances of the phrase, (as, to roughly simplify it, Japanese syntax is the reverse of English) and I don't think a universal language as you describe it would be be understandable in the manner just portrayed.

Had such been the case, the team would most likely hear a language that seems familiar, but they wouldn't be able to understand it, if it's structure is so complex that Japanese-style and English-style grammar are syntax are incorporated, which really wouldn't mix that well in the first place. And that's not yet taking into account the difficulty in deciphering the basic meaning behind each word and its nuances.

Considering the hundreds or even thousands of years the bot seems to be, a 'master language' such as that would've long fractured into various localized dialects by the evolution of culture and historical events that would've made it nearly unrecognizable to a future speaker.

Oops, went into rant mode

In most cases, I invoke the MST3K Mantra for explanation of languages.

In other cases, however...

Spoiler for Read On...:

In my upcoming Chrono Crusade Universe (you remember that, right?) I explain that certain characters (who will become known as the Champions of Men) have the ability to perfectly understand any language they hear, as well as make themselves understood in any language.

Ex: My OC, James Hughes, goes to Japan and talks to Maron Kusakabe (from KKJ).

When James is speaking to Maron, Maron would hear Japanese, even though James is speaking English.

Conversely, when Maron speaks to James, James hears English, despite Maron speaking Japanese.

This, I will explain, is like when the 12 Apostles received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and made themselves understood to all peoples - the "speaking in tongues" thing, only REAL and not just gibberish uttered by Baptists.

You understand that, right?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Isn't Freya the shy, nice one?

But as to my favorite... Both?

*runs from more snipers*

Well, I suppose BOTH is a valid option...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

For compliance's sake, and the fact that alot of use are already using it, not to mention convenient, at least I'll stick to using that system

All Hail the MST3K Mantra!

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Turing: Now don't be hatin' on the original now, just because it's cooler than you

Cooler? That thing?

<laughs>

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

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


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

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

...Wow. Just wow.

And interpret THAT how you will...

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

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

Arcas: Seniority in AGE ONLY, Pops. I'm STILL the better mage.

Originally Posted by Keroko

*taps chin* Hmm, if its 71 then he probably would have been there (most likely he joined after their first massive succes mission, concidering he's not much of a screwup) Zerg were fought somewhere in early 71.

Ah. So, MC0071 joint campaign w/Protoss on Aiur is workable, yes?

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Franz: "Who do you think I am?" *squirts Health Drink up sleeping Vita's nose*
[Franz Has mastererd Squirting Juice Up Nose.]
Vita: *spasms*
[Vita has mastered Drinking Through Nose]
[Franz pwned Vita with Health Drink for 14000 XP]

Franz: "And THAT is how you pwn when you're weaker."
Signum: "That wasn't in the rules."
Franz: "Do you really care, Signum?
Signum: "No."

Is Franz going to become the "Vita Master"?

[Ryand-Smith]

Well, I finished Chapter 2 , and I would just like some others to review me on this.

Cocktail Dresses and the Silent Service Complete. Chapter 3 of the

12th Magical Assault Team

Spoiler for Cocktail Dresses and the Silent Service:

The sounds of small talk, clashing of wine glasses, and crowds of press, reporters, and senate officials filled the main hall of Pranor with old money flowing with dreamers, representatives blending with news media. It felt more like a ritzy fund raiser than the announcing of a new military unit, and Ginga knew it. "I still don't get why you brought all your friends Allan" she projected at the hefty figure, "but this better be helping the greater good."

"My my now Ginga, every military guy knows that we are not the Belkan Empire, with their military based society, we are in polite company, and we must act like the civilized people we are, and not the barbaric tribes which existed, and ruled this planet. Speaking of the Belkans," he began, changing the pace of the conversation as if it was nothing, " I must introduce you to this fascanting archaeologist I met. Daniel, I believed was his name..." Ginga almost walked off in a huff, but she keep her composure asking
, "Excuse me, Allan, I must leave you, just for a second... "Ginga walked off, while Allan smiled in the distance, before he melded into the crowd, the faceless, seamless mass.

Spoiler for Part 2 Real, Poltics, and the Silent Service:

As the crowds moved around, several younger members of the TSAB council wandered through the throngs of people, a counter current in the waves of the sea. "Ah, this is the life, boys, getting paied to party with the famous.." His arrogant cry was muted by a shorter, blue haired man, who shighed, sarting "We are actualy here to do work, we have to meet these numbers... but I don't get it. I remember being promoted after the invasion, and now we have to meet the invaders? This all seems dirty..." The third in the trio smacked him, "Devon, we don't have to be so investigative, this isn't official, yet. We just have to smooze, mix it up, meet the ladies!" The first raised his hand in the air, while the third, taking the cue, smacked it. Devon snuck away, heading to the refreshment table. "So," a voice asked him "I see your friends are jerks.." "You have no idea.." he started turning to the speaker. "how beautiful you.. sound right about now" Devon gazed at the young woman.

"Sein smiled, "First time I hear a guy saying that honestly... So what''s your name, sport." Devon struggled for a moment, uttering "Devon Dussander, miss ""You can call me Sien, just, Sien," she said, her light green cocktail dress floating slightly. "Sien... I remember that name somewhere," he thought, looking for the memory. "I know your cousin, Aura, Devon," Sein started "And she never told me she had such... cute cousins."The young man blushed slightly "Well, thanks.. "Aww, " she started, before regaining her composure, as an announce spoke over a PA. "The main waltz will now begin,"

"Well, Sien, will you, Accompany" he struggled for the words "me to this dance?" Sein slowly smiled, holding his hand slightly, "I'd be delighted," and the two headed to the floor, time passing around them, their own world the chief object of their concern.

"Silent ringer is the best invention of this age," Ginga thought, as she checked her device. "Master! The main storage facility is being raided!" The device's tone was unusaly tense. "Blitz, when did this happen? Why was I not alerted?" The device responded, "I lost contact in your conversation, and then a camera AI warned someone was going after the Mass weapons we were holding for destructio.." Ginga threw up her shoulders, "You can't go out there, Ginga, but I can,"
"Aura," Ginga began, "I'm sorry, but you may outrank me, but I'll stop the thieves. You deserve a party after all the crap you have been put through. It won't be much work, after all." Aura smiled, and ran off at the exit. "Strange girl," Ginga thought , as Aura ran off. "At least she's enthusiastic about this job.

"Set up! Weissritter on!" Activating, the device's strong Midwestern accent asked, "Shall we fly together into the stars?" Aura nodded. "We will, Barrier Jacket!" After a moment, Aura's silver party dress was replaced with an armored front plate, the white and blue color a contrast to the more purple fading sunlight. Her wings, thin and waiflike, allowed her to take to the skies quickly, as her blue and white combat boots dusted the ground slightly. "Weissy, lets aim for the facility, finish this quickly!"

Crates of weapons, guns, rockets, missiles, and a few dismantled drones all awaited inside the dark, warehouse. A old storage building for harvested grain products, the curved roof allowed small amounts of faded sunlight into the building. This was not on the minds of Arado, who was busily trying to crack the the hard lock on a case of ammunition. "It isn't that hard," a white haired girl spat at him, "Just remeber what we learned at the guild, spin the lock,"

"Turn the combination, feel the clicks, I know I know, I'm not that stupid.." the brown haired young man was still cracking forward on the lock, when he heard the click. "This is what we call it! I'll call the DC, tell them their arms are on the wa..."

Aura silently flew under the radar, attempting not to attract the thieves attention. Unfortunately for her, the duo had prepared a sot of warning system, in a perverse way. "Warning! Intruder Alert! Lockdown in progress!" Ginga, busy talking with the Senate commissioner on Military affairs saw the alert, and huffed expressionlessly "Miss?" the older man began, "I'm sorry, its just a useless text message, you know how it is." The man chuckled, and the two regained their conversational tones, while Aura focused on her battle.

"The ship will show up soon, but I'll deal with her," Seolia shouted, "Hey Cop, have some of this!" The red bolts from her skull tipped rifle forced Aura on the defensive, but her speed made it almost impossible to hit Aura. "Stand still, Or just..." she began, flying at Aura. "Have some of my Mode-B!" Aura was taken back at the mention of that attack, before several bolts of B- Energy kicked her back to thought! "On the order of the TSAB, You are under arrest, and I will stop you!"

"Mode-B" the device began, wile Aura aimed for the girls partner. "Have some of these!" A rapid stream of bullets managed to make a loud thunk on the edge of the box, nearly upsetting the weapons. A old shell, long incapacitated, rolled down in the center of the warehouse. "Hey, watch where you're shooting! These are dangerous miss cop!" Aura fumed, as she fired two beams at Seoilla. "Quickly Quickly, " she thought, "Just about...."

The battlefield was disrupted by the lone, nebulous sound of decloaking. A ship, unmarked and unusual in its creation hovered above the warehouse. "You are not taking these weapons," Aura began, "because, I will not allow Criminals to have tools of War! Mode-X, Full Authristaton!
Ginga felt a slight pain in her temple, as she mentioned budgets. "This is not going to end well,"

"Full Blast!" Arado held firm, placing out what appeared almost to be a beetle shell, "Try this..." He taunted, before a massive burst of A grade firepower knocked him from his stand. His barrier jacket held him together, but being thrown about 40 feet into a wall would not be the best thing, he would later tell others. "Dammit", he said, before fainting. "And now for you," Aura began, but it was too late. The ship had beamed up 2 boxes, and more were transported by the second.

Looking around, she saw the old shell, and smiled. "Glock Arts!" she began, placing the shell at the tip of her rifle. "Overloading Pressure, firing beam..." The device counted down, but Seollia would not allow this to happen. "Trying some trick, Seollia began, as she dived towards Aura. " I don't have time to play with you! G-Wall Full Power! " The massive protective energy pushed Seollia back wile Aura shouted, "Satellite Cannon.... Fire!" Her face simply had a look of victory, the shell pushed by magical forces drove through the hovercraft's hull, ripping a hole in its side, and engine.

"As for you..." Aura began, but Seollia was long gone. The wounded ship limped away, but Aura knew there would be cruisers soon after. This was going to be one hell of a mission report.

XenahortCharybdis
That Roland? I thought you meant The Song of Roland, which had the sword Durandal... Oh god, Chrono's Ancestor....

krisslanza

Yep. That is what I mean, sorry for my Techno-Babble there

AdmiralTigerclaw

Spoiler for Coop..er:

Chicks Dig Giant Robots

This is going to be very interesting. I am half tempted to make a Ryusei clone as his rival...

Ryusei: "Mecha are very boy's hobby!"

Reiji Tabibito
The Pentacostals are the ones who speak in tounges

Also, why don't you use that power as his innate magical ability. It uses less HAX, concerning the power of Nanohaverse.

Backlog broken? It has been done? I fought the power?