I'm tempted to suggest ripping off the scene from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue where everyone gets recruited by MIBs.
"Yup. That tasted purple."The only idea I've had for Phantom is that he's busy brooding dramatically while watching over Neo Arcadia when he's suddenly summoned by Copy X, who explains that he is to be the test pilot for a new generation of machines for the military... and its' first use will be to help with The Situation (partially for reasons of national prestige). He's then briskly whisked away to Washington D.C., aaaand... yeah.
Does that make sense? I'm kind of finding it hard to justify it being Hidden Phantom in particular who's testing the mech rather than some random reploid from the dedicated testing corps.
Locking you up on radar since '09Well, one of the main characters in Persona 4 is the 'Detective Prince'. If I need a reasonable explanation why a former street punk is being sent to America for an international issue, I'm sure that this connection will come in handy.
Of course, it'd help if I knew for sure whether or not I was ever accepted. I honestly hope that this doesn't come off as rude, but I'd like to restate an idea I mentioned in the sign-up page: put up a list of accepted characters on page 1 of the sign ups so that people like myself, Rufus Shinra's player, etc. won't have to keep asking whether or not they're in. Please?
Okay, I have a vague idea of what my opening post will be about. One world's fastest-moving mech pilot, coming up!
Also, I'm changing where the Sandman fires its Energy Ball attack from. Instead of the wrists, it will now fire from the eyes because that is where Kabal fires his version of the attack from outside the mech.
edited 26th May '12 10:40:31 PM by TestYourMight
J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!You could always use the Standard Character Introduction Formattm!
- Media-res introduction with the character finishing off a non-plot-important enemy (in Kyouko's case, likely a witch or familiar- whatever their form is in this setting). Purpose: basic introduction of combat abilities and temperament.
- Character is told/hears about/remembers hearing about/otherwise learns about main party-unifying force (in this case, Haggard's call for mech pilots), and resolves to set out in pursuit of it. Purpose: Establishment of character motives.
- Flash-forward to present, character arriving at designated party-unifying location. Optional interaction with already-present characters to establish relationships.
Works like a charm most of the time. Media-res battle introduction is also somewhat optional, but can help set the scene and get creative juices flowing.
x5 I did explain what the purpose of the media-res stuff was, I wouldn't say it's "random padding" at all. I'm personally annoyed more by short introductions that don't explain what stake the character has in the current situation - unless it's being hidden to use as a dramatic reveal later, I suppose. Either way, while there's a certain point where you can go to far, I'd rather have more information about a character than necessary than a deficit of such in an introduction post. It gives a better idea of how the character carries themselves and acts toward others, so that the R Pers have an easier time figuring out how their characters should react, and such. But that's just my opinion.
Either way, eagerly awaiting the results of this conspiracy.
And I tend to regard excessively long introduction posts as selfish. No-one else is involved; this is a roleplay. Speaking of which, conveying how the character acts doesn't need to be done wholly in the first post. >.>
Also: 99% of the time, these characters don't know each other beforehand. They should only have what's presented to them to react on, making that entirely part about giving people some idea of how to react pointless. <_<
You can sum up why most of my characters are ever somewhere in one or two paragraphs. No excessive flashback needed.
edited 30th May '12 11:46:38 AM by RainehDaze

I'm... not terribly sure what to post either. No idea where we'd be. Hmm.