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BigDaddyP Be Legendary from England Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#1: Jun 5th 2011 at 3:45:56 PM

Metal Gear Solid: Angels of Zanzibar(Open) Accepting new characters always.

IMPORTANT, WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED CHARACTERS INTO THE RP. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY SOMEONE WHO WAS IN A CANON METAL GEAR SOLID GAME, POST HERE A REQUEST. THOSE CURRENTLY PLAYING CANNOT HAVE A CHARACTER LIKE THIS.

Here it is.

Never played Metal Gear Solid before?

Here is a 3 minute recap of the first game's story, with all the spoilers and plot. Every game basically follows this plot.

Here's a more Crack version (Of MGS4).

Discussion: Here

Backstory: I tried to make it short.

Five years after the destruction of Outer Haven, and the war is said to be nearly over. PM Cs are being closed down and countries regain order once more. As Paris and other cities are rebuilt, most of the world has forgotten the heroes who saved the world from Liquid Ocelot.

But not everyone wants peace. In the minds of some soldiers, the basic instinct they have is to fight, and if peace returns, then what will happen to them?

<<Now comes plot>>

Surprising the world, the group New Zanzibar, led by Kio Marv Madnar, has stormed the ruins of Outer Haven, the colossal battleship used by Liquid Ocelot, and have reactivated it. An hour later, they broadcasted this message.

"All countries must submit themselves to the USA. If this is not done within a week, we will systematically bomb each major foreign city and reduce it to rubble."

With America's track record of doing shifty things in the past, the other countries immediately throw suspect on them, and now soldiers are getting ready, once again, for war. Missiles and weapons are useless, with country's treaties working against them, and stopping their use. Nobody wants to give permission to anyone else.

Enter Philanthropy. Once an organisation dedicated to destroying Metal Gears, they are now the final line of defence when countries fail to react. With a new leader, they seek to make their motto reality.

To let the world be.

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Current story: Apollo sent in Striker Jackal, an operative, under the cover of an attack on Outer Haven with the mission to take out New Zanzibar before the four AI (AL, AG, AR, and AM) could be activated. At the same time, Jet Steel, a cyborg ninja, was sent in by the mysterious Mister Glitch to fulfil her own agenda. Eventually, Madnar got some of the weapons working, and fired a missile at Russia, trying to frame America for it. However, Glitch redirected the missile to strike Outer Haven, setting part of it on fire. It was at this time that the AI all became online. At the same time, Jackal was spotted by Madnar who took control of Jet Steel and made him fight Jackal

Jet Steel ends up taking out Jackal, and both of them plummet to their 'seemingly' deaths. In response, Spirit Falcon is sent in, infiltrating the base via a submarine shoved up through Outer Haven from below. With ArchangelMichael active, as well as ArchangelLucifer, Falcon was intercepted by Mantis, and the two are now fighting.

Important NPC's:

  • Cassandra Rolan, the current president of the United States of America. Described as 'punkish' and 'revolutionary'(In a good way) she is basically the Obama of this version of the USA. A few days before the events started, she disappeared. Nobody knows what happened to her, or where she is, and she did not leave any notice.
  • James Dalton, the Vice-President of the USA. Elected to take care of the paperwork, he did not expect Rolan to disappear, and so is currently acting in her place. He's famously known for being a beauracrat, but one with untempered morals (Considering what America has done in the past, as noted above, they needed someone like him). He is in the White House.
  • Mister Glitch, the Deepthroat of this RP. A powerful hacker, he was the one who sent in Jet Steel to take out the Artificial Intelligence on board Madnar's craft. He is now supporting Falcon with Apollo, and wants to take out New Zanzibar as soon as possible.
  • Apollo, the commanding officer of Jackal, and now Falcon. History is in character file in this thread.
  • Kio Marv Madnar, the leader of New Zanzibar. Nobody knows how he came from the war, as no one knows who trained him, what he did or what he's specialised in. He is an enigma, but has quite a following in the form of New Zanzibar. Uses a futuristic looking gun that fires either radioactive bullets, or electric shots (Six per two AA battery).

The Main character(s), on a first come first serve basis. Two maximum, if really necessary (And an active poster preferably). If the player decides to leave, we say their character killed by a member of New Zanzibar, and a new main character comes in. Again, first come first serve.

POSITIONS OPEN (One more, talk it over with me first, or in this thread).

Major characters (Codec Support, loved ones, allies, etc)

  • Apollo (Big Daddy P) Big Good
  • OPEN POSITION - Weapons specialist (Expert in all sorts of firearms). OPEN
  • Mei Ling (Ckretaznman)- The Smart Guy, Data Analyst.

Cyborg Ninja (Only one at a time, first come first serve. If one dies, a new one can appear)

  • Jet Steel (Firebert)

Leader of New Zanzibar

Members of New Zanzibar (5-8 members)

POSITIONS OPEN (You don't have to fill a trope).

Everything else is a free-for-all. Come up with who you like. If you want a scientist like Otacon or Emma who helps the main character, go for it! I encourage you to be creative. There are a group of scientists on board Outer Haven, working on making more weapons so they can cause even more damage. The mooks in Outer Haven are FRO Gs which have gone mad, then made sane again by Kio. They now view him as a God.

RP has started but we're still accepting characters. Watch this post for updates.

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Code name/Alias:

Real Name: (Optional)

Age: I'm OK with child soldiers and old men.

Gender: This is necessary unless you're a Cyborg Ninja, then you can leave this one blank as a mystery if you want to.

Personality: Exactly What It Says on the Tin. Also note if they have PTSD or some other neurological disorder here (Sadism and Masochism count, for example).

Appearance: Picture is OK if you need to use one, but creativity is key -thumbs up-

Nationality: Real world countries exist in MGS. No restrictions, really.

Allegiance: (New Zanzibar, Philanthropy, Other, Neutral, Cyborg Ninja)

Weapons: Make them realistic for the time/game. If you want to use a famous weapon, like Vamp's knives, Fortune's railgun or Sniper Wolf's sniper rifle, go ahead. However, at some point you should have a good explanation for how you got it. The whole thing is 20MinutesIntoTheFuture.

Power/Special skill: No limits, but be reasonable. I don't want to have everyone with psychic powers. Creativity is golden.

History: (Because it wouldn't be fun to reveal everything at once, if you want to keep some facts secret, then tell us stuff the public would know. For example, if your character was tortured as a child, we wouldn't know that. But if they work for the U.S Army, then we'd know that. Cyborg Ninjas can just put down where they've been sighted before, or what they've done but not been given credit for. If you joined New Zanzibar, then I'd like a PM or mention here about how you met the leader/group.)

Miscellaneous: (Anything that doesn't fit above: extra items, if they have a little robot buddy or an important item like a necklace.

UPDATE: Design your own Metal Gear to be used in the Roleplay.

  • Name: (like, Metal Gear Ray or Metal Gear Rex or Shagohod)
  • Who Made it: Creator name, or organisation/army.
  • Weapons: Along with standard lazer and railgun, you can add two extra weapons.
  • Brief appearance: Does it look like a dog, a cat, or dinosaur?
  • Auto or Piloted:

Open for ideas. Come one, come all. Let's just have fun, thanks to Hideo Kojima.

No need to have played the games, this is sort of self contained.

edited 5th Sep '11 1:51:32 PM by BigDaddyP

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#2: Jun 12th 2011 at 12:38:15 PM

Tentatively interested in this.

And by "Tentatively", I mean "I have got to stop joining RPs."

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Dragon573 Sanity not included from Sitting at a bonfire Since: Jun, 2016 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
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#3: Jun 12th 2011 at 12:38:53 PM

I've never played the series, but I might be interested...

It's kind of funny. Sufficiently advanced stupidity is like sufficiently advanced science; eventually, you find something you can't solve.
KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
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#4: Jun 13th 2011 at 7:25:19 AM

I think I could be interested in this.

Added to my watchlist.

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Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#5: Jun 13th 2011 at 11:09:11 AM

Keeping an eye on this.

"Yup. That tasted purple."
BigDaddyP Be Legendary from England Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#6: Jun 13th 2011 at 12:46:00 PM

Good. It's about fricking time it's been a week without anyone noticing. My god, I thought MGS was more popular.

You don't need to know the previous games to play this RP. It follows real world physics, just with the odd supernatural freaks, and nanomachines.

Good. OK, start throwing out ideas, and filling out potential profiles. Once I get enough interested, we can start. There's room for everyone. If you've never played MGS, here's a brief plot summary of the games:

Terrorists group with giant robot/weapon threatens to plunge the world into war. One man, Solid Snake/Raiden/Old Snake, must go in and stop them. There is usually a big twist at the end, and the plot is a big Mind Screw continuity wise.

I'll try not to make such a big one in this RP haha. Who cares if someone posts something that interferes with canon. As long as it's not like 'Liquid Snake was undefeated' then whatever. The games have heaps of continuity errors.

edited 13th Jun '11 12:52:01 PM by BigDaddyP

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Zarakava from the Basement. Since: Jun, 2011
#7: Jun 13th 2011 at 8:39:21 PM

  • Code name/Alias: Zarakava Deathdealer
  • Gender: Male
  • Real Name: Unknown
  • Age: Unknown, appears to be in twenties.
  • Appearance: White-skinned, but tanned as if much time has been spent outside. Short, Crew-Cut dark brown hair, to the point where it's almost black. Wears sunglasses nearly all the time to prevent drawing attention to his one bizarre feature, his pure white eyes. He can still see, but nobody can tell where he's looking at. 5'11", 220 pounds, well defined muscles.
  • Nationality: European
  • Allegiance: New Zanzibar
  • Weapons: Custom made Desert Eagle with hollow poisoned bullets. Wakizashi.
  • Power/Special skill: Super-Hearing enhanced by Nanomachines.
  • History: Woke up on Outer Haven, no memories. Was offered a job by New Zanzibar. (I have a whole thing writen out, I guess I'll post it when we start)
  • Personality: Very similar to The Stoic, due to his Memory Loss, he keeps a low profile, attempting to remember anything about his past. This leads to an almost sense of invisibilty in groups, because nobody realizes he's there as he rarely speaks.

edited 16th Jun '11 7:35:32 AM by Zarakava

BigDaddyP Be Legendary from England Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#8: Jun 14th 2011 at 5:31:49 AM

Forgot the gender part of the profile.

When you're doing a list, you have to add an extra line by pressing enter at the end of each line to make a space. But, I got the gist, and I'm OK with those stats so far. Just change it so you put allegiance as New Zanzibar, since you are working for them right now. If you want your character to go 'My contract is expired' and walk out... OK. LOL.

A change in histories, also, for the more enigmatic player (See original post).

I believe I'll start the RP once we have a hero, at least 2 codec supports, and at least three villains. Codec supporters can come in later, as can villains. Spread the word. Also, this is the first MGS RP here. Exciting, huh?

When villains are defeated, if their player want them to die, then they can discuss with the Hero or killer how. Otherwise, we'll say they got knocked unconcious or crippled. Whichever you like. If you want their death ambiguous, this is fine too (Like, knocked off board into the ocean).

If anyone has a better idea, please tell me.

edited 14th Jun '11 5:53:09 AM by BigDaddyP

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KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
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#9: Jun 14th 2011 at 7:28:54 AM

Here's my character. (Finally!)

  • Code name/Alias: Striker Jackal
  • Gender: Male
  • Real Name: [Classified]*
  • Age: 27
  • Appearance: 6" tall, rugged-looking with short, brown hair and hazel eyes. His face is usually covered by a balaclava. He pretty much looks like every other military grunt out there. (He prefers anonymity and conformity to “flashiness.” He’ll let his actions speak for themselves.)
  • Nationality: American (United States)
  • Allegiance: Philanthropy (Former U.S. Army)
  • Weapons: Primary – MP5 w/silencer and red dot scope, Secondary – Glock .45 with laser sight
  • Power/Special skill: Excellent Low-light Vision, Excels in Urban Combat
  • History: “The Jackal” is the latest in a long line of military men in his family, dating back to the Revolutionary War. He graduated in the top five at West Point Military Academy at age 23, and went directly into the service as an Army grunt. It was during his time in the Army that he earned the nickname "Striker," because of his combat prowess. Over the years, he received several commendations and promotions for meritorious service above and beyond the call of duty. Not many people know about these honors, since he never talks about them. During a particular mission his entire team was wiped out and he spent several weeks behind enemy lines, evading capture and continuing with the mission. Having no way to contact his superiors, he was left for dead by the country he served. He was slightly miffed about the whole thing. After completing the mission, he roamed the country as a mercenary, earning himself another nickname, "The Jackal," until being found and taken in by Philanthropy.
  • Personality: Jackal, or "Jack" to his comrades, is normally a “Nice Guy,” but he considers missions to be Serious Business. He almost goes into a trance where he becomes cold, calculating, and stoic. He has a soft spot for women and children. He obviously has PTSD issues from "the mission," which have never been addressed.
  • Misc:He has a fiancée (well, he never asked her, but…), Rebecca, who believes that he died in the mission. He carries the engagement ring that he was going to give her on a chain around his neck. This by no means makes him a Celibate Hero. It's just a part of his history.

@ Big Daddy - By the way, I like the concept of death in an RP. It's something you don't see everyday (at least not in the ones I play). It think that the way you have it laid out is good.

edited 16th Jun '11 12:46:16 PM by KarlKadaver

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Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#10: Jun 14th 2011 at 7:31:41 AM

If he graduated West Point, he'd be an officer, not an NCO.

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KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
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#11: Jun 14th 2011 at 7:40:26 AM

My bad. Editing.

Thanks. (Army ranks are something I'm completely unfamiliar with.)

Edited. Captain works, right?

edited 14th Jun '11 7:43:19 AM by KarlKadaver

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BigDaddyP Be Legendary from England Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#12: Jun 14th 2011 at 7:42:52 AM

[up][up][up]Thanks, and seems good. If no one has any objections, I might make Striker Jackal the main character. In any case, he's definitely approved whatever his role is. How's your posting timeframe? Like, do you give only one post a week or are you very active.

EDIT: If you want your character to have the obligatory dying final moments where he explains his past, I'm also OK with this. As well as what you want done with his body, like would the leader of New Zanzibar burn it, put it aside for Cyborg research, or whatever.

Also note that I am OK with changing the backstory a bit. We work like a democracy.

FUCK, forgot Personality.

edited 14th Jun '11 7:49:42 AM by BigDaddyP

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KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
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#13: Jun 14th 2011 at 7:48:20 AM

I'm on every day during the week (Mon-Fri). A few hours during the day, then a few more at night (EST-United States). I'm usually not on for very long on Saturdays, and I'm almost never on on Sundays.

That seems to be my schedule right now.

[up] I'm quite familiar with what Hideo Kojima considers "final moments." Wall of Text for the dying scene, check!tongue

[down] Done.

edited 14th Jun '11 7:55:31 AM by KarlKadaver

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#14: Jun 14th 2011 at 7:51:07 AM

Put in Personality everyone on your profiles. I guess this is what preplanning is used for LOL.

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Zarakava from the Basement. Since: Jun, 2011
#15: Jun 14th 2011 at 9:04:14 AM

I can be on nearly 24/7 I'm at a part time job with easy access to computers, considering I'm doing computer maintenance. When a computer is updating itself, leaves lots of time to post.

Deadbeatloser22 from Disappeared by Space Magic (Great Old One) Relationship Status: Tsundere'ing
#16: Jun 14th 2011 at 9:15:49 AM

Working on my character now; I'm just trying to decide what sort of Sniper Rifle to use.

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BigDaddyP Be Legendary from England Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#17: Jun 14th 2011 at 9:40:59 AM

[up]Sniper Wolf's :P

[up][up]We'll hold you to that. Let's see your character then (If you want to be the main character).

Also, people, nanomachines. Tell me if your character has them.

edited 14th Jun '11 9:44:27 AM by BigDaddyP

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#18: Jun 14th 2011 at 9:43:57 AM

No, because I'm trying to avoid using relics and I don't think the PSG-1 is really a combat rifle.

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#19: Jun 14th 2011 at 9:44:58 AM

[up]Fair point. If you want, post everything you have here, then edit in the Sniper rifle later. It's all in good fun.

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KarlKadaver Stupid Man Suit Wearer from Just offscreen... Since: Apr, 2011
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#20: Jun 14th 2011 at 9:52:05 AM

At the moment, Jackal's abilites are natural. But that could change...

[down] I did. (Although I think Jackal is a made-up rank.)

edited 14th Jun '11 10:17:49 AM by KarlKadaver

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#21: Jun 14th 2011 at 10:12:50 AM

OK, are we using the FOXHOUND system for codenames?

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BigDaddyP Be Legendary from England Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#22: Jun 14th 2011 at 10:18:45 AM

[up]Hmm... up to you. It's Philanthropy, they're not really an organised military organisation.

Perhaps your 'Code Names' or 'Alias' are just the ones you were given in your previous organisation? How about that?

Striker Jackal could just be his codename in the army, not Philanthropy.

For New Zanzibar, there are a few names Kio Marv Madner has in mind (The Big Bad), all to do with the terrorists who were in Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2. This is optional though, I don't want to take the fun away from everyone. We all need to have our own Names to Run Away from Really Fast.

My favourites are 'Fire Trooper' and 'Machinegun kid'.

edited 14th Jun '11 10:21:32 AM by BigDaddyP

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Zarakava from the Basement. Since: Jun, 2011
#23: Jun 14th 2011 at 10:44:44 AM

So Kio Marv Madner is the big bad? Or at least "currently" the big bad? I was gonna ask you, I wanted to know his name for when I edit my history some more.

ReDead Mechanoid Soldier Since: Apr, 2010
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#24: Jun 14th 2011 at 11:33:09 AM

there are a few names Kio Marv Madner has in mind (The Big Bad), all to do with the terrorists who were in Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2

So kind of like what the bosses from Metal Gear Solid 4 did to the bosses from 1 and 3?

Also, I'm fairly certain that you misspelled Madnar.

edited 14th Jun '11 11:38:27 AM by ReDead

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BigDaddyP Be Legendary from England Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
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#25: Jun 14th 2011 at 12:05:30 PM

[up]Yes. I did. It's Kio Marv Madnar not Madner.

Also, yeah, if that's alright that's what I meant. However, their code names don't have to refer to their job (For example, we might not get a character with a flamethrower) so if it doesn't work, I'll just make different types of Mook based on it.

It's just all optional.

[up][up]It's Kio Marv Madnar, but yes he is the leader. I'm thinking o his history now.

edited 14th Jun '11 12:22:16 PM by BigDaddyP

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