"[[http://stararmy.com/index.php The Star Army Space Roleplay]]" is a ScienceFiction PlayByPostGame originally started in [[LongRunners 2000]].

Taking inspiration from classic SpaceOpera series and [[HumongousMecha Mecha Anime]], ''Star Army'' is set in the Kikyo Sector, a small cluster of stars in an unknown galaxy inhabited by various human, transhuman and alien species. Originally a background site for the multiverse-roaming [[TheEmpire Yamatai Star Empire]], the setting went on to become its own setting with dozens of players and over 6,000 of pages of user-created content.

The setting features four main superpowers that arose due to the fragmentation of the Yamatai Star Empire at several points in recent history. The four powers, of which three can be accurately called nations, are as seen below:

* ''[[TheEmpire The Yamatai Star Empire]]'', a Japanese and Norse-themed [[{{Utopia}} utopian society]] composed primarily by the [[SuperSoldier genetically-engineered]] [[AmazonBrigade all-female]] [[CatGirl Nekovalkryja]] and the [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman more human bioroid]] Yamataians. Generally considered to be a benevolent if slightly belligerent superpower in recent years... [[AxCrazy as long as you don't]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes make an enemy of]] [[OmnicidalManiac them]]. [[ShoutOut Takes heavy inspiration]] from SpaceOpera and HumongousMecha series such as ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' and ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis''.
* ''[[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny The Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia]]'', an [[CulturalTranslation Americanized [[{{Dystopia}} Dystopian]] CyberPunk society inhabited largely by [[HollywoodStyle Hollywood]] [[{{Cyborg}} Cyborgs]], [[TestosteronePoisoning overmuscular ID-SOL]] {{Super Soldier}}s and [[MoreDakka gun-crazy]] [[BadassNormal everymen]]. [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified Previously a junta that legitimized itself]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold instituted universal healthcare]], brought (relative) peace and order to the streets and is more concerned with rebuilding infrastructure than conquering its neighbors. Thematic and artistic influences from Franchise/StarshipTroopers (both the novel and movies), Anime/ArmoredTrooperVOTOMS and TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}.
* ''[[ScaryDogmaticAliens The Iromakuanhe Astral]] [[TheFederation Commonwealth]]'', the national government of the transhuman [[HumanSubspecies Iromakuanhe]]. [[HiddenElfVillage An isolated faction]] in the grips of a CivilWar, that fields OrganicTechnology HumongousMecha and {{Attack Drone}}s as its mainstay instead of PoweredArmor. Have one of the most comprehensive [[ShownTheirWork backstories and fluff databases]] on the site.
* In addition, there is an unambiguously villainous superpower known as the NMX or ''Neo Mishhuvurthyar Xhrafuklurp'', a race of tentacled {{Eldritch Abomination}}s that [[HordeOfAlienLocusts enslave, consume or destroy]] all in their wake. [[MindScrew Known to warp the perceptions of their slaves]] and induce perverse and unimaginable pleasures and [[NightmareFuel agonies]], [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and making grits a part of their standard rations for conscripts]]. Conscript forces tend to have elements of the [[DeepSouth US Civil War-era Confederacy]] in dress and decorum. [[spoiler:It was eventually revealed that they were a failed Nekovalkryja type that had been [[BodyHorror warped and twisted]] by [[TheCorruption Old Ones]]]].

Several minor powers have appeared over the course of the past few years, often written by a single [[TheDeterminator hardworking writer with a lot of free time]]. These lesser factions are:

* ''[[TheEmpire The Abwehran Star Empire]]'', the national government of the [[MultiArmedAndDangerous four-armed]] [[{{Heavyworlder}} Abwehrans]]. Possess a strong naval tradition would do ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' proud, complete with [[TheAestheticsOfTechnology boxy starships]] and relatively mundane science fiction weaponry. Influences heavily by the aforementioned Honorverse, as well as healthy dose of [[DarkerAndEdgier Grimdark]]. Considered one of the harder parts of the setting.
* ''[[ThoseWackyNazis The Lorath]] [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Matriarchy]]'', a protectorate consisting of the WingedHumanoid Lorath race, who were previously ruled over by the [[TheEmpire YSE]] but banded with the [[TheFederation UOC]] when it declared independence from TheEmpire. One of the few factions to retain slavery (in one form or another) after the formation of the [[TheFederation United Outer Colonies]], with no lack of irony. In addition to fielding [[AwesomeYetImpractical extremely powerful mildly over engineered units]], they also have a penchant for uniforms [[ThoseWackyNazis reminiscent of WWII Germany]] and FantasticRacism towards the ArtificialHuman Nekovalkryja.
* ''The Freespacers'', a race of [[UsefulNotes/IrishTravellers nomadic]] [[TechnicalPacifist pacifistic]] [[HollywoodCyborg transhumans]] who coexist with AI and other synthetic lifeforms in a single large commune connected by a sprawling [[{{Cyberspace}} interstellar communications network]]. Possess [[MayflyDecemberRomance short lifespans]] as a consequence of genetic adaptations to the background radiation of their [[UsedFuture haphazardly constructed vessels]], and have a preference for [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter railguns]] and [[]] [[NukeEm nuclear weapons]]. Known to field [[CrazyIsCool implausible or insane]] designs that cause [[YourheadAsplode headaches]] or [[JawDrop dropped jaws]] to staff and players alike.
** "You would understand too if your head was crammed full of wires."
* ''[[TheFederation The United Outer Colonies]]'', a [[{{Utopia}} utopian]] [[TechnicalPacifist peacekeeper nation]] that recently broke off from TheEmpire, and seeks to bring peace to the Kikyo Sector. Japanese in flavor as with Yamatai, with some hints of the [[UnitedEurope EU]] / [[UsefulNotes/UnitedNations UN]] and more [[DarkIsNotEvil Gothic]] ship and architectural styling. Generally considered to be a LighterAndSofter Yamatai, it caused certain setting elements such as slavery and FantasticRacism to be toned down or removed altogether.

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!!Provides Examples Of:

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: The [[KatanasAreJustBetter Ketsurui Katana]] possessed exclusively by the elite [[SuperSoldier Nekovalkryja]] [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Ketsurui Samurai]] is a hollow monomolecular-edged sword made of unbreakable and virtually indestructible [[AppliedPhlebotinum Zesuaium]].
** Guides for producing melee weapons include a monomolecular edge, and the technology itself is common enough for any decently wealthy character to purchase one. For one reason or another, they've not quite caught on.
* AbnormalAmmo: The Lorath specialize in this, followed by the Nepleslians and Iromakuanhe.
** For reference, the Lorath actually make a business of producing and selling specialized ammunition to buyers from allied nations. Rounds can be as simple as cluster warheads loaded with irradiated shrapnel or as exotic as [[GenderBender Kaserine]] gel capsules and antimatter grenades.
** Nepleslians tend to have design units with a decent portfolio of specializations to play around with, and make them configurable with different types of ammunition. Includes huge giant blocks of metal accelerated to a fraction of light speed, explosive shells and white phosphorous grenades.
*** Special mention goes to the [[RevolversAreJustBetter HHG]], a handgun that fires railgun, .45 caliber and hybrid rounds in a variety of flavors, and is one of the optional standard-issue sidearms for the Nepleslian Star Military.
*** And then, there's the [[MilitaryMashupMachine DeadEye]], nothing less than a powered armor-carried missile launcher that fires a guided missile that contains a one-shot railgun to make pinpoint remote strikes on nearly any target within several thousand kilometers.
** Iromakuanhe artillery shells are something like this, with a 240mm cannon devoted entirely to firing these. Fungal spore and charged particle rounds allow a single target to ruin stationary equipment with minimal effort, and repulsor warheads can flatten large areas of city.
* AbusivePrecursors: Fluff mentions a Black Claw Empire in the distant past that provided much of the technology the setting has today. They enslaved humanity and brought them to the Kikyo Sector, but were eventually defeated. Many of the minor factions are behind on the LensmanArmsRace because they did not have exposure to this society.
* ActionGirl: Present in the setting in a variety of ways, with some notably examples.
** [[CatGirl Neko]][[SuperSoldier valkryja]] are an entire race of these.
** Lorath Fyunnen Caste females are essentially a clan of [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud Warrior Race Girls]].
** Nepleslian females are almost always this, of TheSquadette variety.
** Origin Industries has shades of this, combined with LittleMissBadass
* TheAestheticsOfTechnology: Averted for the Nepleslians, who field designs that are boxier than their Yamataian counterparts, and still perform on comparable levels.
** Played straight and subverted the Elysians and Iromakuanhe, due to OrganicTechnology. Their designs are sleek and quite powerful, although sub-par compared to Yamatai or Nepleslia in terms of overall performance.
** Even more so for the Abwehrans and Freespacers. The former has boxy vessels that seriously under perform in nearly all areas except for [[MightyGlacier armor]], while the latter has ships that look like they were cobbled together from scraps and would not hold together under the stress of combat.
*** True to form, Freespacer vessels do tend to fall apart in combat. But all the pieces are still working when it happens [[BifurcatedWeapon and might even fight back]].
* AFatherToHisMen: Nepleslian commanders tend to be this, and their military generally enjoys a strong esprit de corps.
* AffablyEvil: SMX/NMX commanders are either, or StupidEvil.
* AIIsACrapshoot: Played straight by the Avatars, now-defunct [[DeusEstMachina God-like AI]] that ran the ships of the Yamatai Star Empire during the early years of the RP. Otherwise averted by current-era AI, which are considerably more docile.
** Freespacer SI are self-aware artificial intelligences, gradually [[GoMadFromTheRevelation become insane as they become more intelligent]]. They also run the gamut from [[BunnyEarsLawyer quirky]] and curious to [[LonersAreFreaks reclusive]] and [[AxCrazy genocidal]].
* AlienBlood: Averted, as most of the species have normal blood, or were engineered to have blood with special properties via genetic engineering or NanoMachines. NH-27 Nekovalkryja can manipulate the nanomachines in their blood and [[BloodyMurder impale targets with it]], for example.
* TheAlliance: Nepleslia and the UOC.
* AllThereInTheManual: There is a [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php wiki]]. It is used, a lot.
* AmazonBrigade: Most YSE and Lorath starship crews are this.
* AMechByAnyOtherName: Frames and VANDR, which are referred to as organoid frames. Tend to be in a smaller size category than most settings, comparable in size to Mobile Suits from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91''.
* AMillionIsAStatistic: Nekovalkryja who used to die by the trillions don't get much sympathy. Two thousand UOC colonists died in an attack by an unknown alien race and their Senator turned the angst up to eleven.
* {{Animesque}}: The site is generally this, by choice of [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] and the style of most commissioned artists.
* AntiMagic: Not specifically magic, but there are systems which jam FTL, extradimensional energy sources and telepathy.
* ArtificialLimbs: Nepleslia loves this trope, and have a large number of [[{{Cyborg}} Hollywood Cyborgs]]. To a lesser extent, the Lorath and UOC. The practice is unpopular among nations with regenerative medicine technology.
** The Iromakuanhe have 'Homunculus' symbiotes that are lab-grown replacement organs or limbs. They essentially function as OrganicTechnology artificial limbs, although they tend to be less popular than normal regenerative therapy.
* AscendedFanboy: Often a good way to get introduced into the setting is to make a character who grew up in a sheltered environment and had a passion for their military's trademark unit.
* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Characters are promoted more easily for good performance. Combat character have the easiest time with this.
* AttackDrone: Every faction, to a degree. The Iromakuanhe love this trope in spades. Origin Industries is getting in on this as well.
* BadassArmy: The Star Army of Yamatai's ground forces are mostly composed of super-soldier clones.
* BadassInANiceSuit: Nepleslian StateSec standard issue? A pinstripe suit, fedora and trench coat.
* BadassLongcoat: Standard fare for Nepleslian [[StateSec SMNIPG]] agents.
* BadassNormal: Nepleslians embody this trope, due to being baseline humans. Geshrin, Yamataians and some transhuman races such as Freespacers and Iromakuanhe, to a lesser degree.
* LittleMissBadass: Origin Industries
* CulturedBadass: Upper class Nepleslians rarely join the military, but when they do, this is the product.
** Special mention goes to the Ketsurui Samurai, who mix this with CulturedWarrior depending on how extreme their discipline is.
** Ryan Veles is the commander of the [[StateSec SMNIPG]], and a wretched cyborg that barely manages to resemble a human corpse. He's also [[AffablyEvil eloquent]], [[BadBoss commanding]] and completely evil.
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Being a race of {{Badass Normal}}s, Nepleslians who receive cybernetics often turn into this.
* HandicappedBadass: Iroma [[AMechByAnyOtherName VANDR]] pilots only need high mental acuity and response times to operate their machines, leading to some pilots continuing to operate their machines even if their bodies have been crippled.
* BearsAreBadNews: The Warbear.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played straight by Yamatai, the UOC and the Iromakuanhe, who have regenerative therapy technology.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: If you're a Yamataian citizen. Nekovalkryja are genetically engineered to be slender and beautiful, and possess the good qualities of a soldier, so they seem this way to the civilians of the society they serve. Otherwise subverted, since there are a lot of AxCrazy Neko.
** Played with in Nepleslia. [[GoodScarsEvilScars Disfiguring scars]] and broken features generally imply that you were extremely badass, [[IJustWantToBeBadass or not badass enough]].
* BeeBeeGun: Iromakuanhe's PASD missile arrays fire a swarm of locust-like missiles loaded with charged particles. The effect is similar to launching a swarm of [[PowerGlows sparkling, glowing]] giant bees at the target, which impact against the target and explode into a bright blue burst of electrically charged particles.
* BigBad: Varies from faction to faction, and changes every few years. Generally an NPC.
* {{BFG}}: Numerous examples
** [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=nepleslia:hpar "...thinking back on the older times before electronic currency replaced coinage, along with the fact that this weapon effectively fires hot, sticky substances at enemies, have appropriately nicknamed this weapon]] [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything 'The Moneyshot.'"]]
** [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=freespacers:finagle "Finagle's Revenge" Recoilless Rifle]]. Yes, it is that big. [[RuleOfSymbolism And yes, that man is holding a bleeding teddy bear with a knife in its stomach]].
** [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=lorath:weapons:m_cel The M'Cel 40/30mm Grenade Launcher]] is nothing less than a 40mm grenade pistol. Conventional infantry with such weapons could theoretically to put down powered armor with the right shell and the right shot.
** Iromakuanhe VANDR units equip what would be a BFG for a PoweredArmor as [[ArmCannon wrist weapons]]. These often border on {{Wave Motion Gun}}s.
** Origin Industries manufactures {{BFG}}s scaled up for mecha, and any handheld rifle made for their [[AMechByAnyOtherName frames]] qualifies.
* {{BFS}}: Rarer than {{BFG}}'s due to the harder nature of the setting. Include [[MinovskyPhysics aether]] [[LaserBlade beam sabers]], [[LaserBlade plasma beam sabers]], [[FlamingSword plasma swords]]) and [[VibroWeapon Vibro]][[ChainsawGood chainsaws]].
** In regards to sheer size, they are topped by the 'Vector Transition Blade' utilized by VANDR units. A three-meter blade (that could be more sensibly named a sharp paddle made of aggregated diamond nanorods) that compresses space along its edge, allowing it to cut through the hardest substances.
** In regards to size, the Iromakuanhe have recently been one-upped by Origin, who have made a 7-meter long Vibro[[ChainsawGood chainsaw]].
* BloodKnight: Many [[SuperSoldier Nekovalkryja]] and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Lorath]] depicted this way. To a lesser extent, [[MoreDakka Nepleslians]].
* BreastPlate: Featured extensively in Yamataian PA. That said, they're more modest than the traditional application of this trope, [[PoweredArmor considering that the wearer is entirely covered to begin with.]]
* BreathWeapon: [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=nepleslia:warbear#napalm_launcher "Mounted in the Warbear's mouth is a massive napalm dispersal and ignition unit. It fires a massive spray of a jellied, highly flammable substance similar to gasoline. It can easily obliterate lightly armored personnel, foliage, and buildings, and even harm some lower-end PA."]]
** Incidentally, the above link reads like an epic case of TestosteronePoisoning.
* BulletProofVest: Exist in-setting, but have fallen out of use.
* CallingYourAttacks: Played with and subverted. Calling out your attacks over open comms is usually a [[TooDumbToLive death sentence]].
* CantArgueWithElves: Averted with the actual Elves of the setting. They're stuck on the Yamataian homeworld, [[LastOfHisKind dying out]] and slowly being retconned from existence.
** Played straight with the Yamataians, who tend to have a bit of a superiority complex. [[GalacticConqueror Not that they haven't earned it]].
* CargoCult: Freespacers practice Mecha-Druidism, an anarchistic combination of ancestor worship and reverence for nature, [-[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]-]! The CargoCult nature of this can be largely attributed to the fact that 'nature' is the starship a Freespacer lives on, and cybernetics from ancestors are often passed down to 'successors'.
* CasualInterstellarTravel: Played straight during peacetime, since the distances between the primary planets in-setting are quite small and the speeds fast enough to make hyperspace travel a question of a few hours at most. Subverted during wartime, when anti-FTL fields by roaming [[SpacePirate pirates]] and enemy fleets make travel between systems dangerous.
* CelibateHero: Subverted
* ChainsawGood: Nepleslian melee are either this, or covered in [[FlamingSword white-hot plasma]].
** Special mention goes to the Origin Industries Chain Straight, which combines Chainsaw Good with BFS with [[KatanasAreJustBetter Katanas]].
* ChunkySalsaRule: Scalar weapons are this, involving a massive discharge of electrogravitic radiation, causing volatiles such as explosives to be catalyzed and sensitive information transmission systems such as electronics and nervous systems to be violently destroyed. They also ignore armor, but not shields.
* CharacterExaggeration: Nekovalkryja are generally thought of as [[AllWomenAreLustful promiscuous]] {{Big Eater}}s with a superiority complex, while Nepleslians are thought of as [[AllMenArePerverts perverted]] smelly gun-coveting cases of TestosteronePoisoning.
* ChildSoldiers: Via cloning. Nekovalkryja are required to spend their first eight years of life as soldiers before being given the option of civilian life.
* CityInABottle: Occurs quite frequently with Freespacer vessels, especially when they spend long periods of time in isolation. Remedied by their usage of {{Cyberspace}}.
* ClonesArePeopleToo: Nekovalkyrja are mass produced but come with unique looks and personalities. Many player characters are Nekovalkyrja.
* CloudCuckoolander: Freespacers are this trope in spades.
* ColdSniper: (A common PlayerCharacter trope, right up there with GunsAkimbo and DualWielding.)
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Star Army of Yamatai uniforms have large colored panels denoting the wearer's occupation.
* CombatMedic: [[OverlyLongName SMoDIoN]] Medic Corps are the archetypal example, and wear standard-issue PoweredArmor. Astral Vanguard Field Physicians are this, but can also be attached to VANDR units. Most factions prefer to have medical personnel remain on their ships instead.
* CombatTentacles: NMX combines this with Naughty Tentacles. [[{{Squick}} Often with the same appendage]].
* ComesGreatInsanity: Averted for the most part, but played straight with [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Eve]], one of the first Neko produced. She possessed powerful psychic powers in a setting that had since retconned them, and was considered nigh invulnerable. She was also an insane powermongering sociopath who killed and ate children and repeatedly tried to destroy the TheEmpire from within.
* ConservationOfNinjutsu: A small group of PlayerCharacters in standard equipment for one faction can take on entire regiments of {{Mook}}s, while in-universe fluff has [=NPCs=] being overwhelmed by the superior technology of those very same {{Mook}}s.
* CoolStarship: A few, but the king of this on SARP is the [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=stararmy:starships:himiko-class_escort Himiko-class Light Escort]]. Without artwork, it tends to fall under InformedAbility for a lot of ship classes.
** The ISC Big Bird has to fall under this category - it's a mercenary vessel holding a diverse crew of thieves, mercenaries and civilians ranging from benevolent and motherly to pissed off and bloodthirsty, and everything inbetween.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: Subverted and played straight. Although their aesthetic and wording may indicate otherwise, Freespacer designs are grounded in hard science... with the possible exception of their [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=freespacers:difference_engine Difference Engine]], which [[ShoutOut manipulates]] [[Creator/DouglasAdams probability]].
* CrystalDragonJesus: The Elysians appear to be Christians with Greco-Roman aesthetic and [[WingedHumanoid wings]]. [[PhysicalGod They also have a fragment of God on their current homeworld]].
** Chiharu is considered to be a MessianicArchetype by many Yamatian citizens. The religion built around her more distinctly resembles Shinto, however.
** The Iromakuanhe on the other hand, worship a race of [[CrystalDragonJesus Crystal Alien Buddhas]].
** The Lorath religion seems have some trappings of this, with a female Goddess who embodies goodness and femininity, and a male God who embodies evil and masculinity.
* CrystalSpiresAndTogas: Played straight by the Elysians, subverted by everyone else, despite having the same or higher levels of technology.
* CustomUniform: Nepleslian characters see these a lot. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]][[http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Fian/Komik/5.png in this comic.]]
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Averted in almost every case and otherwise played with. The horrific trauma that leads up to cybernetic replacement is often what causes the change in personality, not the procedure or result or having ArtificialLimbs.
* CyberPunk: Nepleslian society tends to have some elements of this.
* DarkIsNotEvil: UOC ships have darker paint schemes and a [[SpikesOfVillainy spikier]] appearance. They're also peacekeepers and frequently take on humanitarian missions.
* DeathFromAbove: Nepleslian PoweredArmor can be hotdropped from orbit, and make pinpoint landings on near or on top of targets.
** Abwehran tactics against ground forces involve pinpoint bombardment from space with 240mm Tungsten-Carbide Spikes fired at low fractions of lightspeed. HilarityEnsues.
* DeflectorShields: Omnipresent in the setting, in many varieties. Despite this man-portable shields are rare or unheard of.
* DerelictGraveyard: This is a StandardSciFiSetting.
* DualWielding: ColdSniper and this are two of the most common PlayerCharacter tropes in the setting.
** The Nepleslian FIRE armor comes equipped with [[GatlingGood dual plasma chainguns]].
* DyingAsYourself: Subverted. The Mishhu use specialized toxins to warp the minds of their victims pretty much at the first chance they get, which is any point where a character isn't [[PoweredArmor armored up]].
** Could still be played straight. DrivenToSuicide when the situation seems hopeless.
** Subverted by [[PuppeteerParasite Mishuu parasites]]. These instantly kill the previous occupant of a body, allowing the parasite to use it as a puppet. Despite being in a [[GlamourFailure slow state of decay]], they can [[ParanoiaFuel initially present as normal people]] and work as infiltrators.
* {{Dystopia}}: A softer version for the Democratic Imperium of Nepleslia. It's not the government's fault, but the fact they inherited a society that has had centuries of {{CivilWar}}s and {{AlienInvasion}}s shaping it into what it is now.
* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[TheEmpire Yamataian]] and [[EldritchAbomination NMX]] vessels are equipped for this, wholesale. Avoided because planets are generally more valuable in one piece, and capable of sustaining life.
* EarthThatWas: The original Earth has faded into myth, and the origin of humans and derived species is left ambiguous.
** The most common theory blames the [[AbusivePrecursors Black Claw Empire]], who took humans from their homeworlds as slaves.
*** Both the Freespacers and [[HumanSubspecies Iromakuanhe]] are supposed to be descended from AncientAstronauts with different origins from the other human types. Their origins are deliberately left ambiguous beyond this.
** Interestingly, the cradle of current human civilization, Damaisica, was glassed by the Elysians during one of several wars in the recent past. It was eventually terraformed as a preserve for the reconstructed remains of the [[FunnyAnimal Kohanian]] race.
*** To clarify, that race was previously destroyed and brought back wholesale through genetic samples, and given FakeMemories to prevent a HeroicBSOD.
* ElvesVsDwarves: The stout, strong and masculine ID-SOL versus the swift, agile and feminine Nekovalkryja. Both super soldier projects, on opposite ends of the spectrum, with opposing TheAestheticsOfTechnology.
* EmpathicWeapon: Played with by Iromakuanhe VANDR. They're {{LivingWeapon}}s with limited intelligence but respond to their users physical and psychological states and change feedback to better suit them.
** In the same vein, the Iromakuanhe produce tailor-made [[TheSymbiote symbiotes]] that vary from ArtificialLimbs to {{LivingWeapon}}s.
* EmperorScientist: Emperor Ketsurui Uesu was one of the original developers of the Nekovalkryja race, and held the throne for most of recent Yamataian history.
** To a lesser extent, the [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Lorath High Priest]], the male hereditary monarch has a bit of this. The [[EvilMatriarch High Queen]], less so.
* EmpireWithADarkSecret: Yamatai in spades, and the Astral Commonwealth to a lesser degree. Other governments haven't been around long enough to have any secret skeletons in the closet.
** Mishhu have plenty of atrocities under their belt, but they're hardly secret.
** The Lorath had a few dark secrets in their past,[[spoiler:but just added a massive one with the wholesale genocide of a rebellious faction that had fled their homeworld]].
* EnemyCivilWar: NMX commanders are currently competing for holdings and prestige.
* EnemyMine: Everybody is trying to fight the AlwaysChaoticEvil Mishhu. Unsurprisingly, this had led to a number of military alliances.
* EnergyWeapon: Standard issue for Iromakuanhe infantry. Vehicle-mounted point defense weapons for most factions. From energy pistols to large {{WaveMotionGun}}s. Includes lasers, phased array lasers, particle cannons, transphased particle cannons, aether cannons and [[NoKillLikeOverkill aether shock cannons]].
* TheEvilArmy: The NMX and their predecessors the SMX are the only real example of this.
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:Eve to Yui, the original Nekovalkyrja. The Mishhu to regular Neko, since they are build on the same architecture.]]
* ExoticWeaponSupremacy
* ExpansionPackWorld: Every time a new race is added.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Iromakuanhe VANDR units feature a biomass reclamation unit that process nearly any kind of organic matter. [[HumanResources Just don't think]] [[ImAHumanitarian about it too much.]]
** The Mishhu themselves, who are as likely to rape and torture victims as eat them.
*** This feature is a carryover from their true nature [[spoiler:as a spin-off of the [[CatGirl Nekovalkyrja]], who had the ability to [[ImAHumanitarian eat their dead]].]]
* EyeBeam: Elysian Beam Eyes are this... except dispersed across the hull of an LivingShip.
* EyepatchOfPower: Cybernetic eyes can either be reasonable artificial implements, or bulky pieces that resemble eyepatches.
** Or a double eyepatch in the form of an LED screen that replaces both eyes.
* FaceFullOfAlienWingWong: [[MarsNeedsWomen The Mishhu love to implant their eggs into females]]. If they're in short supply, [[GenderBender they make more]].
* FaceHeelTurn
* FacelessGoons: Most battles are fought in PoweredArmor, or against StarfishAliens in battlepods and HumongousMecha.
* FantasticRacism: Between almost every race, especially the [[GlacierWaif Nekovalkyrja]] and [[AmazonBrigade Lorath]].
** The Iromakuanhe are subversions, as their diverse cultures are closer to VitriolicBestBuds than outright hateful of eachother.
* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Yamatai is most definitely a mishmash of Norse and Japanese influences. Their name is even that of a country in ancient Japan.
** [[TestosteronePoisoning Nepleslia]] couples the ideals of [-AMERICAN FREEDOM-] and [-[[MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong DUTY TO THE MOTHERLAND]]-].
** The [[WingedHumanoid Elysians]] have clear Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian influences. Their aesthetic is essentially CrystalSpiresAndTogas and Romanesque columns, and they feature a ''Film/{{Gattaca}}''-esque genetic underclass of non-purebred Elysian Plebians, lorded over by [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Archangel Elysians]].
** The [[WingedHumanoid Lorath]] are essentially [[TabletopGame/DarkHeresy Catholic Space Nazis]] with strong Victorian overtones. Their caste system is reminiscent of Greek City-States, as their societies are more separate than stratified.
** The Abwehrans have a distinct combination of Enlightenment Prussian and [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire British Imperial]], having a constitutional monarchy, and houses for the citizens and nobility. Their ships are blocky, functional and efficient, enough to satisfy any German engineer.
** The Iromakuanhe are largely pan-Arab, but also feature Hindu, African, Southeast Asian and Aboriginal influences. Certain parts of their culture also have a Slavic twist, with a few PhenotypeStereotype characters popping up. Their aesthetic is more PostCyberpunk with an arabesque flair.
* FasterThanLightTravel
* FateWorseThanDeath: Subverted. The NMX generally keep their sexual and labor slaves placid through drugs and conditioning. [[spoiler:If you're lucky.]]
* TheFederation: The UOC and Nepleslia are the main examples. The Iromakuanhe to a lesser extent, due to not have any alliances with other races to date. The Abwehrm despite being an [[TheEmpire empire]] might well be on their way to becoming this.
* FeelNoPain:
** Higher-class Neko types can turn their ability to feel pain off in combat. NMX zombies play this straighter since the bodies are usually too atrophied to feel pain by the time they enter combat.
** Iromakuanhe VANDR are {{LivingWeapon}}s that lack pain receptors, although they can still perceive pressure and have a limited tactile sense.
* ForScience: Most major arms producers are half this and half [[JustForFun/AbusingTheKardashevScaleForFunAndProfit just trying to break the laws of science]] [[LensmanArmsRace for increasingly effective military applications]].
* ForTheEvulz: Appears to be the primary motivation of the NMX.
* GalacticConqueror: The Mishhu seem to be trying to do this. Yamatai occasionally puts this hat on, but seems to have hung it up for good of late.
* GatlingGood: Gatling [[KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter railguns]], Gatling [[EnergyWeapon lasers]] and even Gatling [[KillItWithFire plasma cannons]].
** The Lorath up the ante with a fully automatic man-portable gatling shotgun.
* GeniusBruiser: Nekovalkyrja have digital brains that afford them on average more computing power than the average humanoid, and have mild SuperStrength and the RequiredSecondaryPowers standard.
** Also, [[FlyingBrick they can fly]].
* GiantFlyer: The Iromakuanhe have domesticated 'Jarin Wyrms' which essentially desert wyverns.
* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: Nepleslian nurses are issued [[http://stararmy.com/wiki/doku.php?id=nepleslia:ncs_hypolathe Hypolathes]] as standard kit, a syringe that can nanoconstruct a bone saw and can peel flesh from bones with ease. Cue pants-shitting terror.
* GlacierWaif: Neko tend to be lithe and small, but can take as much or more punishment than many of the more conventional super soldier races, coupled with a minor HealingFactor.
** Cranked up to eleven by higher level Neko bodies such as the NH-27, which can reattach a nearly severed head and seal wounds that have allowed their organs to spill out.
* HighlyConspicuousUniform: Played straight by everyone except for the Nepleslians, who wear a green pullover and khaki pants.
* HouseRules: Different games masters will have different interpretation of the guideline damage system in place.
* HoverTank: The Yamataian TASHA combines this with SpiderTank.
* HumansAreBastards: [[RousseauWasRight As often as they can be good]]. Applies to every other race as well (except for the [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Mishhu]]), although some take the bastards/good ratios to their logical extremes.
* HumansAreSpecial: Averted. Baseline humans have more or less been obsoleted by transhuman variations.
** In the Star Army Roleplay, one could say that humans 'become special'.
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Averted. [[TooDumbToLive Unless you travel through the corresponding hyperspace for a sun]].
* ImAHumanitarian: Mishhuu are as likely to eat their captives and rape and [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong impregnate them]].
** To a lesser degree, Nekovalkyrja CAN do this. But it's a rare event and frowned upon by polite Yamataian culture.
** Iroma VANDR can reclaim any form of biomass to repair themselves or [[BeeBeeGun refill certain weapons]]. [[HumanResources ANY form of biomass.]]
* ImmuneToBullets: Implicit in the damage rating system. You need big bullets to drop a PoweredArmor or HumongousMecha.
* IntangibleMan: The old Mishhu Ghost type was able to phase through shields and hulls to attack the crew inside.
* ItsRainingMen: Nepleslians love this tactic.
* JerkWithAheartOfGold: In the Nepleslian military, your superior will often be this until you graduate to VitriolicBestBuds.
* TheJuggernaut
* KillItWithFire: The aptly named Nepleslian Fire 1 powered armor was made of this trope, having a large plasma cannon that could incinerate tanks with a single shot. Plasma weapons in general tend to be this.
* KilledOffForReal
** Subverted by Nepleslia, which uses cerebral chips and brain spiders to preserve a person's mind and upload it to a new body if the head can be recovered.
** Subverted by Yamataians, who practice BrainUploading.
* LastStand: Nepleslia has essentially been this for centuries, from both internal and external sources.
* LightningBruiser: You know that cumbersome and blocky Nepleslian powered armor on sensors? Yeah, it's already on top of you and tearing your stomach out with a chainsword.
* LivingShip: Elysian and Iromakuanhe vessels are generally this.
** The Maras is a [[LastOfHisKind one of a kind]] LivingShip owned and produced by one of a handful of remaining {{Precursor}} races.
* LostColony
* LostTechnology: Black Claw Era wrecks are valuable, but the technology is not easy to salvage and generally worth more to a scientist than a pirate looking to outfit their ship with better kit.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: [[AuthorAvatar Ketsurui Hanako]] has sky blue hair that is greenish at the roots and violet at the tips.
* PositionOfLiteralPower: Nekovalkrya officers occasionally receive the rare and coveted NH-27 body type, which features weaponized blood, super strength, incredible regenerative abilities, and improved flight. NMX Warlords have powerful telepathic abilities and custom bodies.
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