Infinite Stratos Character Creation and Fanfiction Discussion

[Rokumonsen]

@ demino:

Write it down already. It's too awesome.

[MeisterBabylon]

Brain fart! That girl is instead Fujiwara Kei, a rather... boyish idol of SHOOTiNG ST@R who's passion is bikes and is the ambassador for Kawasaki STR@TOBiKES, a line of transformable stratocycle spaceframes.

Spoiler for Profile because I also realize I never published her:

Based on kaiserknight’s character

Name: Fujiwara Kei
CV: Romi Park
Nickname:
Age: 15
DOB: ??-??
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
Gender: Female
Affiliation: Infinite Stratos Academy Class 1-2 / SHOOTiNG ST@R idol
Occupation: Student
Classification: Pilot
IS title: Kawasaki STR@TOBiKE MPIS 2046 Kai “Accel”
IS CV: N/A
IS style: Transformable motorbike
Generation: 2G
Storage Form: None

Original profile: "Ever since she witnessed the White Knight incident first hand, Kei had been dreaming of riding the IS. Daughter to a US Marine engineer posted to Okinawa."

Meisterized profile for Idol Blog:

She is the daughter of a US Marine and a Okinawan woman and like many girls her age dreamed of riding the IS one day. The youngest of 3, two older brothers, and grew up practically surrounded by men as they live on the base. Dad brings her along for bike rides, so there'd be a whole bunch of Marines on Harveys thundering through the countryside with a few kids in tow. Therefore, Kei's been a "biker chick" practically since birth. Like many of the subsequent SHOOTiNG ST@R idols, she is not an isper.

Her issue was more that her father buys only boy toys and boy stuff so that all his children can use them, rather than just her, and he's too embarrassed to go shopping in the girl's section. Her mother's busy with her work to supplement their meagre income, leaving the Marine who is usually stuck on standby to do "house work".

Little wonder that guy behaviours are practically ingrained in her.

She decides to become an idol to force herself to learn about being a girl, and she's talent-spotted by Tabane to sign a contract with Kawasaki to be the poster-girl for their new IS Bike. She then joins the ST@RS to get closer to her dream... though she ends up as a popular pretty boy.

Note: Her father is a US-born Japanese man, hence why she is a pure blood but with links to the States.

You'd also notice I call Infinite Stratos "spaceframes" a lot. It's mostly because IS looks clunky in text: "The IS is from the... ISIS?!" and that it is longer to write. "Spaceframe" / Supesu-fureimu also rolls off the tongue better so I just kept using it.

[wavehawk]

Originally Posted by Zero-2

^ I smell something familiar with that idea.

- Define familiar?

Originally Posted by Tempest35

Like a yojimbo (bodyguard)? Because the story for Seirei no Moribito just popped into my head and surprisingly, it passes my initial test.

- I haven't watched that show, but it is kind of similar, but not quite. Because this is ME thinking it up. Which means that it'll be more like Neuromancer meets Lone Wolf and Cub. With IS technology being peripherally mentioned but not important (you guys have seen what Chifuyu can do WITHOUT an IS, right?)

Oh, and funny that this pic popped up while I was doing a search on old sci-fi books:
"Black Amazon of Mars"...sounds like an IS (Chifuyu) crossover with Aldnoah Zero.

[Chevalier]

Someone just replied on my review and it seems like the writer himself did not appreciate my critique. All those points and examples I made are gone wasted.

Did somebody say boyish idol!? I already have them on set, I`m putting some adjustments.

[wavehawk]

Originally Posted by Chevalier

Someone just replied on my review and it seems like the writer himself did not appreciate my critique. All those points and examples I made are gone wasted.

- You know, I haven't read that fic or your critique, but I have this funny feeling it's not the critique the writer was pissed off at...

Clean up your own backyard before telling your neighbor to water his.

[MeisterBabylon]

The way i see it, Chifuyu has an IS equipped at all times. The slumbering form is just the exoframe. It makes things more consistent within the universe.

[Tempest35]

Well it can. I mean, she had herself and Tatenashi to sortie in order to intercept the Seals team and the IS and what does she do? She sends the IS pilot against the Seals team and herself against the IS.

[wavehawk]

@meister: I'm throwing this idea your way. What if, as a side-effect of upgrading his IS (or just Tabane doing it for Shits and giggles), Ichika gets turned into...
http://youtu.be/3zUkT9YAPDY

...(downs more English Cider) Man this is inspiringly good stuph.

WELP the cider's all gone and my brain is too silly to continue with my fic, so I'll have to sleep on it.

[MeisterBabylon]

Originally Posted by Tempest35

Well it can. I mean, she had herself and Tatenashi to sortie in order to intercept the Seals team and the IS and what does she do? She sends the IS pilot against the Seals team and herself against the IS.

I try my best to follow the universe, but when it fails to make sense to me, or is just "lol here's some actiony shit to distract how crap my work is", I changed it in the Meisterverse.

Although I am not aware of this event... probably it is long after I've lost interest in the canon progression.

Originally Posted by wavehawk

@meister: I'm throwing this idea your way. What if, as a side-effect of upgrading his IS (or just Tabane doing it for Shits and giggles), Ichika gets turned into...
http://youtu.be/3zUkT9YAPDY

...(downs more English Cider) Man this is inspiringly good stuph.

WELP the cider's all gone and my brain is too silly to continue with my fic, so I'll have to sleep on it.

It's funny, but... I'm not quite sure how that would work outside of a gag fic?

[bitmeister]

Once again, I'm asking a random question:

how good do you reckon Chifuyu is with high caliber handguns?

This has been your daily dose of randomness.

[Tempest35]

... Where was she again for a year...? She probably has the German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency even though she's a civilian. I think she knows enough about them to be fairly competent, but it's not what she likes so there's also that.

[bitmeister]

I think that will be suffice for what I'm thinking. Also, if need be, I can have her unleash her inner super-badass. Because not much is more badass than dual-weilding desert eagles.

[MeisterBabylon]

Chifuyu = blades. Guns? Can't see.

She'd probably could pick any weapon up and use it, but won't be her style. Like Obiwan using that blaster in a pinch, then tossing it aside.

[bitmeister]

I consider Chifuyu a jack (or is it jane?) Of all trades. For example, she has no qualms with using a rifle, but if given the choice of weapons, she defaults to the blade, even though she is about as good with the gun.

[MeisterBabylon]

Agreed.

Thinking about her going against IS over SEALs, it is probably because she is better against an IS where as seals require firepower to overcome. She is after all the 2nd most knowledgeable person about those things.

[Tempest35]

I was actually just joking when I made that comparison... about her going up against an IS, leaving Tatenashi to deal with the SEALS. Tatenashi has an IS to protect her from bullets (that one guy shot through a plothole to nail her, I'm sure of it) - Chifuyu did not have an IS with Absolute Defense. Yet, Chifuyu knows not only the IS's capabilities, but also the mindsets of the pilots in them. So her going after IS pilots is tactically better.

And if Chifuyu is an 8 out of 10 in using a gun, she's about a 12 with using a blade.

[MeisterBabylon]

-_- konno baka! Baka baka baka!!

*pounds on Tempest*

[wavehawk]

Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

It's funny, but... I'm not quite sure how that would work outside of a gag fic?

- They recruit Dan to cover for Ichika while trying to find ways to return him to normal.

Of course, Dan being DAN...

And I would have to agree that Chifuyu could probably use any other weapon available if she had to...but considering how good she is with swords, there's really little reason to.

Also: DAMN I wish I thought up this line:

[Fireminer]

“Any frag left?”
“Two.” Maya tossed Houki one of her last grenades. They had been in this gunfight for ten minutes, and burning ammunitions like oil. These guys were ‘moderately’ good, she had to admit that.
True to Cecilia’s report, the construction site was a faux. The ones that she and Houki tailed, they retreated down the hole into the sewer system. The two ECOAS operators decided to en route, and here they were.
“Fire in the hole!!!” Houki removed the pin and ran toward where the enemies barricaded. Maya’s accurate bursts took down any target that peaked out. Only at the last moment did she threw the “hot” grenade on hand.
Ka-BOOMMM!!!!
The fragments tore through flesh, bones and concrete alike. Both Houki and Maya were coated with a layer of white dust. Houki’s face felt burning hot from the blast. But that wasn’t as worst as their enemies.
“They ran.” Maya pointed the still-smoking barrel toward the bloody mess – three or four footprints trails slovenly stacked upon each other.
“What are we waiting for? Let’s go!”
“Hey, Houki, have you thought about these guys?”
“What is on your mind?”
“We charged to this place, expecting professional Zeeks, but all we had was a half-asses attempt…”
… Now she thought about it…
“… And no reinforcement.”
“They are the baits, but maybe they don’t know it themselves? How about their CO left them in the dark?”

Anyway, how old are you to be qualified for a special force training, and how long does the average training last?

[wavehawk]

Originally Posted by Fireminer

Anyway, how old are you to be qualified for a special force training, and how long does the average training last?

- Short answer: Unless you live in anime, you'd have to AT LEAST be in your mid-20's to even be considered for Special Forces training. If you live in a part of the world where you're not ruled by a psychopath. (Yes, Laura. In real life they won't even let you near the KSK or GSG-9 trainign camps)

Long answer: Depends on which country's special forces you're talking about. US, UK, Russia and China usually recruit Special Forces from their regular troops, which means they already have anywhere from 3-10 years of regular military experience. So we're looking at late 20's to mid-30s. The UK SAS in particular will prefer older and more experienced soldiers (less likely to be gung-ho and more likely to be smart about their missions) so they tend to be mid-30's to early 40's.

On the other hand there are countries that recruit straight in, or else their "special Forces" are deliberate conscripts. Soviet-era Russia used to have conscript Spetsnaz who were early 20's, and I think some other nations like North Korea follow this vein. This isn't even considering countries that call their troops 'Special Forces" but don't really give them much more training. Saddam-era Iraq was one example, The Republican Guard (Which was an armored tank batallion claiming to be a special 'elite' unit) was better trained than normal Iraqi army troops---which is: not by much.

Training also depends. A US Navy SEAL usually has the following setup (taken from Wikipedia):
Navy SEAL training pipeline:

• 8-week Naval Special Warfare Prep School
• 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/s) Training (includes the infamous Hell Week)
• 3-week Parachute Jump School
• 26-week SEAL Qualification Training (SQT)
• 18-months Pre-deployment training before being assigned to a SEAL team.

By comparison, the UK SAS selection and training setup time is shorter--but arguably more intense (don't let the terms fool you. The selection period has actually KILLED applicants on more than one occassion--and on one occassion killed an EXPERIENCED SAS member who was trying to show off to the young guys):

• 1-week Special Forces Briefing Course
• 4-week Fitness and navigation
  14-weeks Initial continuation training
• 6-weeks Jungle training
• 4-weeks Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract (Think the SEAL's Hell Week if it went on for a full month nonstop)

One last thing: Most people assume that Special Forces are macho Schwarznegger/Stallone types, but this isn't always the case. Different Special Forces have different requirements: Navy Seals and other combat divers (KSK, COMSUBIN) usually have a bodybuilder physique because they spend a lot of time carrying heavy loads and climbing onto boats and ships (eg lots of upper body strength). A German GSG-9 or French GIGN member (specialist counterterror) is more likely to have a slimmer athletic frame as they have to do more running, door-kicking, but usually don't carry as much gear into combat as SEALs do.

The main key important thing with any Special Forces unit is willpower. It's not the guy with the hollywood superhero body and physique that becomes a Special Forces member (they're often the ones that drop out first), it's the guy who can take the punishment and the pressure and not crack. The super-athletic physique can be built. But willpower depends on the person himself. He has to have sufficient willpower to achieve what most ordinary people think is impossible--they have to, it's the nature of the job.