Name: Gabriel Lowe
Nickname: Diehard
Age: 42
Appearance: A rugged, 6 foot man of 42, his somewhat graying black hair, thick but well trimmed beard and wrinkled countenance fit his age well, while his body more closely resembles that of a very fit person at least a decade younger. Throughout his career, Gabriel has had a number of close calls with the Ascended and it shows in the myriad of scars that cover his body, most noticeable of which are his obviously mechanical eyes and left hand, usually covered by sunglasses and gloves respectively. Clothing-wise Gabriel tends to wear standard dark green fatigues and brown boots complimented by a black leather bomber jacket with a variety of patches on it, the most noticeable being his personal emblem on the back: a crosshair on top of a large detonation surrounded by six white missiles, three on each side, with the word "Diehard" under it.
Personality: Despite being a veteran pilot with 20 years of on-again off-again experience in the field, numerous close encounters with death and living in a grim world, Gabriel remains laid back and in good spirits in the face of, well, pretty much anything. Gabriel gives not a single crap (his words) about authority and standing, and most people learn not to hold it against him. In the field, his personality gains a dangerous edge to it, as he retains his laid back attitude but mixes it with near-unmatched joy for destruction and a love for overwhelming attacks.
Backstory: Few people would've pegged Gabriel for a hero before he became a Titan pilot and the truth is the number hasn't increased much in the 20 years since he first started killing Ascended. Excessively laid back, gratingly high-spirited and rather loud, combined with a nonchalant attitude to the situation the world is in, intense problems with authority and a violent edge to his personality made for a problem child and eventually a young criminal.
During a stay at the local prison, the city came under attack by an Ascended and the local military forces were dispatched to bring it down, including a half-finished prototype Titan. The fighting demolished a good deal of the prison, allowing Gabriel to escape. The pivotal moment in Gabriel's life came when the Titan was utterly manhandled by the creature it was supposed to fight, ending with the machine being thrown away like a ragdoll.
When the pilot popped the cockpit open and fled the scene, Gabriel got one of those crazy ideas of his. He climbed into the machine, a muscle tracer model designed to accurately mimic the pilot's movements, and took to the fight, ripping the Ascended in half with some difficulty. After that, it was joining the world's efforts as a pilot or lifetime in jail for hijacking important military equipment. Gabriel figured, what the hell, at least this robot piloting thing was some good fun.
Abilities: Magnificent sharpshooter, skilled brawler, veteran experience, apparent unkillability (no, not really, but come on he's survived 20 years of this crap).
Misc: Always carries with himself a pair of handguns: a standard semiautomatic pistol and a large, single shot handcannon which fires self-propelled piercing rounds designed to explode once they puncture soft tissue. The kickback is horrific, it can only hold a single shot at a time and ammunition is both rare and expensive, but it's an easily carried weapon that can make even an Ascended feel the blast if shot in the right spot.
Titan: Junkpile
Titan Appearance: A true mess of a unit and a miracle of Titan engineering for some, Junkpile is in fact a 20 year old Titan and the first robot piloted by Gabriel. Its original name and configuration lost in some file buried in the ass-end of Gabriel's profile, Junkpile has been rebuilt, refurbished and updated more times than any piece of equipment has any right to be. The current unit is a massive 150 foot mess of mismatched parts from multiple generations of Titans, looking almost like it's held together by the heavy armor which is clearly the latest addition to the unit. Despite it's ramshackle looks, the unit's size, obvious tolerance for punishment and assortment of weaponry make for a rather fearsome sight.
Titan Abilities:
-Glutton for punishment: Despite looking for all the world like it's held together with duct tape, Junkpile is extremely durable, able to fight through damage that would disable or outright destroy lesser units.
-Dash rollers: Installed on Junkpile's feet, these are deployable jet-powered treads designed to help with the unit's mobility. While still nowhere near fast, the use of the dash rollers allows Junkpile an easier time traversing long distances and some sudden bursts of speed, as well as increased maneuverability given the rollers' ability to pivot and move in all directions.
-Adaptability: A result of Junkpile's irregular build, it is fairly easy for mechanics to swap around parts loadouts for the unit should the need arise.
Titan weaponry:
-Finger blasters x10: The fingertips of the Junkpile can open up to fire small bolts of plasma at the enemy. The power of each shot is sub-standard, but allows for concentrated rapid fire.
-Palm cannons x2: Aside from firing multiple rapid bolts from the fingertips, Junkpile can concentrate energy for a larger, continuous beam or an explosive, spherical blast, both of which can be fired from the unit's palms.
-Arm railguns x2: Those with a keen eye for detail might notice that Junkpile's forearms are unusually large, even for a unit this size. These are why. Integrated to the unit's forearms are a pair of containers, each storing a single, folding railgun. These long-barreled electrically powered electromagnetic projectile launchers are used for long range precision shooting, firing armor-piercing rounds.
-Chest scatterblaster: An energy weapon located on the unit's chest, it fires an unusually wide beam for an effect akin to that of a shotgun. Effective at discouraging melee attacks as the closer to the unit, the more powerful the impact of the beam is. It is also useful at shooting down projectiles because of the larger area of effect.
-Back-mounted gatling guns x2: Swiveling 6-barreled rotary cannons mounted on flexible joints on the unit's back along with their large ammo drums, these can rotate and fire at nearly all directions, allowing for effective supressive fire tactics.
-TITAN rocket pods x2: Mounted to the side of Junkpile's shoulders, these carry four large, unguided anti-armor rockets each. Quite effective, but as the detonation is rather sizeable they're not recommended in close range battles or when there's allies nearby.
-Micro missile pods x6: One on each leg, two on the waist (replacing more sensible skirt armor) and one hidden in each of the Junkpile's shoulders, these allow for mass firing of guided explosive warheads should the need arise.
edited 25th Aug '13 12:50:29 PM by Z3R0H3X
"incomprehensible metallic droning"- Name: Luella Castillo
- Age: 39
- Appearance: Of Hispanic descent, Luella is a tall woman, with a whipcord build as a result of frequent visits to the gym. She seems to have a very weathered, dark complexion, with dark hair that is kept short. She would probably considered conventionally attractive if she made the effort, and others were able to look past the scars of her years of service. She shows clear evidence of skin grafts and is missing her pinkie and ring finger from her right hand. Unlike some of the more colorful pilots she has turned down the opportunity to take prostheses and does not have any sort of tattoos. She generally favors practical, comfortable clothes, apart from a worn silver crucifix that she habitually fiddles with.
- Personality: Luella is generally stand-offish and possesses a no-nonsense demeanor, with most people. Some might think that years in service as a Titan pilot would be to blame, but those few that knew her before she began piloting would know that she's always been taciturn and terse. While undeniably committed to the cause, she is far more interested in destroying the Ascended than actually saving humanity, a fact that she is ashamed to admit. Obsessive and hot-blooded, in a different time and place she would never be entrusted with a high-powered, multi-ton, deathbot. While in combat she can be reckless in her pursuit of her targets, to the point of disobeying orders to disengage, she is undeniably efficient and quick-thinking. Those that get to know her, or who look into her records, will find that she has suffered from chronic depression over the years, and has had an "off-again, on-again" relationship with both drinking and religion. On the issue of relationships, she prefers women to men, for romance. While hard to be around, she does try to engage with others and become more than just colleagues, though the stress of it gets to her. Generally, during her down-time, she is either working out or keeping busy working on her assigned Titan or any other machinery that she can work on. When someone can actually get her to genuinely relax she enjoys old movies and animals. She also has a fondness for sweet foods.
- Backstory: Originally a volunteer for one of several North American Titan projects, Luella did well in most aspects of the testing and placement,but was passed over as a pilot in favor of someone with a greater natural aptitude for it. Still having placed in the top percentile in the fields of engineering and maintenance, she was still afforded a place in the project. Content with this her place as part of the effort to save humanity, she did not mind being passed over as pilot. Particularly given that she would later become romantically involved with the pilot that was chosen. Over the next year, she proved integral to the development of the Titan project that she was under, most considered her the de facto head of maintenance. However, during their first major deployment the Ascended that they were sent to intercept unexpectedly descended upon their forward operating base. In the ensuing chaos, attempts to deploy the Titan before it's prep was complete, resulted in the Ascended focusing upon it. Killing the helpless pilot, and Luella's lover at the time, and damaging the Titan it soon chose to move on to the urban center Luella's team had been originally sent to protect. Cut off from operations, and with most of the command staff dead, Luella attempted to extract the already dead pilot. Upon realizing the futility of this, and the fact that the Ascended was continuing it's original attack, Luella organized the surviving staff and jury-rigged the Titan back into partial functionality. As the only one remotely qualified to pilot the Titan at the time, Luella was able to intercept the Ascended and drive it off with minimal loss of civilian life. With the catastrophic loss of manpower and resources her project was shut-down and it's constituent parts absorbed into other surviving Titan initiatives. Having displayed as unexpected level of skill in combat, Luella was reassessed and qualified a full pilot. Now after 15 years of active service, and 3 months mandatory leave she is volunteering again for active combat deployment, with a preference for high-risk.
- Abilities: Possess both a natural talent for and years of experience in Titan repair/maintenance/construction, Veteran Titan Pilot, Skilled hand-to-hand fighter with a preference towards brawling, excellent organizer, possesses weapons training, disregard for personal risk
- Misc: -Not currently applicable-
- Titan: Goblin-series Mk II aka "Red Goblin" -The Goblin series of Titans was originally an initiative with the express purpose of designing a low-cost Titan, for effective mass production. To that end, the development teams strived to strip away all extraneous systems and equipment, whilst allowing for modular weapons deployment. The unfortunate stumbling block behind this design theory, was the high-heat output relative to it's small size and the difficulty of implementing sufficient cooling systems. After attempting several different solutions the technicians attempted to take a different route for the heat management; rather than thinking of the excess heat and radiation as a burden, they tried to arrange for it to be treated as a resource to be utilized. With specially insulated armor plating, high heat capacity alloys, and a series of heat shunts they instead redirected the energy through crushing claws at the end of each arm. In theory this would have created a high-performance, high-endurance, close-range platform, with a high capacity for energy requirements. Unfortunately, critical shortcomings with the internal hardware prevented the Mk I from properly taking advantage of this design. Ultimately, the Mk I was discontinued as was the idea for a cheaper, mass production model. However the ideas developed during the Mk I phase were deemed to possess potential, and were incorporated into the next phase of development. Now with the full-funding one would expect for a combat-ready Titan, the Mk II is out of development and now in field testing.
- Titan Appearance: [1]
approximately 94ft tall.
- Titan Abilities:
-Radiant Armor System- The Red Goblin possess a special high-heat capacity armor, capable of absorbing massive amounts of heat and radiation, while maintaining it's integrity. It's lack of non-integrated weapon hardpoints, also allows for greater than standard amount of plating with fewer structural weaknesses.
-Over-sized Power Core- It's ability to manage a disproportionately large amount of heat has allowed technicians to install a similarly large power system. This grants the Red Goblin surprising speed, strength, and staying power.
-Rapid Deployment Jump system- Specially designed leg components working in tandem with powerful retro-rockets installed on the back allow for the Red Goblin to leap great distances, at the cost of generating a fair amount of heat.
-Multi-Vector Predictive Targeting System- A specially installed targeting system designed around tracking the movements of multiple fast moving targets. This is primarily used to mitigate the risks associated with Arc-Razor weapons system, as well as to calculate pinpoint jumps. It can also be networked to provide targeting telemetry for other pilots or support fire.
-Radiant Berserker Protocol- In the event of excessive heat generation, due to extended or heavy use of it's systems, the outer armor shell and Arc-Razor weapons system can be ejected. This results in what technicians call "Turns Red". This allows for rapid cooldown of the unit, letting it push the upper limits of it's abilities for an extended period, without fear of the systems cooking, in addition to the mobility boost that comes with the decreased weight. As a result of the massive amount of heat and radiation vented during such bursts, the Red Goblin becomes a very destructive force at close range. Unfortunately, while this does allow for rapid cooling of the unit it still causes a great deal of wear-and-tear on the system and the lack of armor result in greater vulnerability. This mode also provides it's namesake, as the exposed heat shunts generate a distinctive red glow.
- Titan Weapon Systems:
-Radiant Claw Heat Dispersion system- The Red Goblin's primary weapon system, a set of crushing claws, comprised of a super-dense, conducting, alloy. While dangerous enough on their own, being capable of tearing apart solid armor plating and the flesh of most Ascended with alacrity, their destructive power is augmented by the Titan's cooling system. As the the power core generates heat and radiation, it's shunted directly into the claws for dispersal. This results in incredible temperatures, hot enough to ignite the air around them, increasing their destructive power as the Titan disposes of more and more excess heat and radiation. It's ability to leave lasting damage, either through searing wounds shut or through radiation damage, makes it well suited against those Ascended with a tendency to grow back parts of themselves.
-Arc Razor High-Frequency Weapons system- A specially designed back module specifically integrated into the power systems of the Red Goblin, which incorporates six, fully-articulated, razor-edged, tentacles. In addition to being able to shred most conventional targets, the system is designed to channel the excessive power of the Titan down these tentacles, generating a cohesive plasma between the razor fins of the tentacles. This augments their cutting power to arbitrarily high levels; stone, metal, flesh, most substances do very little slow them down when they have some momentum going. This system, when active, generates the lion's share of the heat build-up in the Red Goblin. That being said, this system requires a lot maintenance, as well as a specially developed targeting computers to minimize the risk of doing damage to the chassis or friendly targets. Indeed, any additions to the Red Goblin's profile require excessive calibrations to the targeting systems, to avoid the possibility of them being sheared off by the Arc Razor module. Thankfully, the armor chassis further mitigates this risk. Though ejection of the armor plating (Either by way of the Radiant Berserker Protocol or any other method), practically necessitates that the Arc Razor likewise be ejected or at the very least shut-down. That's not to say it can't be used without the outer armor installed, it's just considered excessively dangerous by most.
-4xHigh-Velocity Vulcan Cannons- A series of 4 integrated Vulcan cannons along the front of the chassis, provide supplementary ranged stopping power to the primary weapons systems. Other than requiring specially insulated cavities within the chassis, they are otherwise unremarkable.
edited 22nd Aug '13 11:34:35 PM by dungeonguy88
- Name/Callsign: 2ndLt. George "Evangel" Arkenstone
- Age: 21
- Appearance: A really sullen looking fellow ain't he?
- Personality: An arrogant and condescending prodigal ace who berates and belittles other pilots who do not match up to his high standards, fairly antisocial, distrusting and absolutely despises Lazy Bums, Born Winners and The Proud Elite. Despite his extremely grating attitude and overconfidence, George can and often backs up all his boasting with his extreme skill honed from constant hard training. For all his flaws, George is an honorable man who strives to become a hero and win Earth back for Humanity. Also quite obsessed with being the best, a clear sign of an Inferiority Complex.
- History: Literally starting life from the bottom of the barrel, George grew up in abject poverty in a no-name shanty town in Nevada as one of 4 children. Having to struggle for a living in such a filthy, crowded and relatively lawless place, George had to turn to theivery and brawling just to make ends meet; teaching him the lesson that only those who fight and struggle hard for what they want are the only ones worthy of living successfully, plus it made him extremely resentful of those better off than him especially the wealthy elite living in affluence and comfort. Even with the savage conditions of his hometown, George never crossed the line of murder and even became the leader of a gang that eventually became the dominant force in his town; ironically bring the law that was so lacking in the forsaken town. But even with him basically becoming the head honcho, he still wanted to be more and his wish came to pass when he heard rumors that Asgard base was looking for hopefuls, leaving behind his old life and home; George set out on a journey to become a pilot with only a bag full of spare clothes and a handful of change, all on the age of 15.
- Abilities: A fairly talented but highly motiviated mechanic (He belives that he should be the head mechanic of his own machine), an experienced brawler made even more dangerous with Systema training and a crack shot with most firearms. He trained very hard to get as good as he is mind you.
- Piloting style: Cautious, not overly defensive or offensive and a bit uninspired. Some might say that his piloting style is quite boring, but it is highly practical, adaptive and is executed with such skill and perfection that it goes from bland to almost beautiful.
- Piloting strengths: Adaptive combat style ensures that he is never caught off guard by any conventional tactics and can do well in almost any situation or machine.
- Piloting weaknesses: Despite the adaptiveness of his piloting style, George can get quite predictable in how he executes maneuvers and attacks; while not really a cause for concern against the less intelligent Ascended, smarter ones can take full advantage of his highly technical piloting.
- Titan: Oracle
- Titan Appearance: Here.
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- Titan stats:
- Height: 95 feet
- Weight: 290 tons
- Max. Speed: 660 km/h boosting speed, mach 3.4 flight speed
- Power output: 2.7 Gigawatts
- Titan armaments and features:
- Kite Gauss rifle: A high-accuracy handheld weapon that fires hypersonic slugs of high-density metal that punches through Ascended bone and armor like paper and can cause even the largest and strongest of those beasts to stagger in shock at the terrific impact of the rifle's slugs when shot at the head.
- Hydra Micromissiles: Firing in volleys of 25 Shaped charge warhead projectiles each the size of a human child, these missiles are individually weak; but their disruptive and collective power is nothing to laugh at and it proves invaluable at grounding flying Ascended as their wings tend to be weaker than the rest of their bodies.
- Drake Assault Railgun: The Bigger, badder and better version of the Satyr that has overall superior stats across the board save for rate of fire and recoil, thus forcing it to be mounted on the back.
- Sylph Pulse lasers: Mounted on the shoulders, the Sylph lasers act as an unlimited ammunition CIWS that destroys projectiles that George is unable to dodge or as close-in weapons to add firepower or to disrupt an Ascended by firing at it's sensory organs when Oracle closes in for melee.
- Excalibur Mega laser blade: The single most powerful weapon in Oracle's arsenal, this laser blade is more than capable of cleaving a Mid-tier Ascended in two with just one stroke. But it's prodigious power requirements demand it to be active for a maximum of 2 seconds before the Generator begins to overheat, causing damage to Oracle's internal systems and that the blade's length is little over half of Oracle's height.
- Magnolia plasma generator: A next-gen prototype made from highly exotic and new materials that provides unbelievably high power output while keeping itself relatively light, easy to maintain and fairly difficult to overheat.
- Nyx plasma field projector: A curious experimental device that utilizes the waste plasma produced by Oracle's generator to create a spherical field of plasma that heavily dampens the force of incoming kinetic attacks like physical blows, bullets and projectiles; which in effect, considerably boosts the durability and staying power of Oracle; but it sadly does not protect Oracle against energy attacks.
edited 26th Aug '13 9:43:49 AM by Strigon
Shameless Self-promotion ho!- Name: Taylor Deckard (AKA. "The Black Paladin")
- Age: Unknown
- Appearance: Always clad in an imposing suit of jet-black powered-armor, the true appearance of this pilot is a mystery even to some of the highest ranked officials of the Titan's project. Is it a man? A woman? A robot? An alien? A mutant taco from the fifth dimension? Very few people know the truth. However, despite the armor's ominous look, its moderate height indicates its user isn't a particularly towering individual while outside of it. Besides the armor, Taylor also wears a custom red cape most of the time.
- Personality: Contrary to what the fearsome semblance of his/her/its powered-armor might indicate, Taylor is a rather polite, selfless and caring person, always ready and eager to help a comrade in need. Virtues and principles are extremely important to him/her/it, so Taylor always tries his/her/its best to be a kind and righteous individual.
This pilot is also fond of “theatrical” antics, something that most people find kinda goofy and over-the-top. At least his/her/its confidence and spirit always seems to be in top form... but, that unbridled energy masks a melancholic and introverted facet that Taylor rarely shares with anyone else.
Unfortunately, and despite his/her/its efforts to try to avert it, Taylor also has problems to establish relationships (including romantic bonds and friendships) with other people, not only because of the physical barrier that the powered-armor represents, but because of a crippling fear of losing people important to him/her/it.
In battle, Taylor favors protecting civilians and comrades over the swift extermination of the Ascended threat. To him/her/it, a victory in which a great number of lives must be sacrificed is just as bad as a total defeat. - Backstory: Taylor's past and origin is an enigma to most people, with conflicting reports and anecdotes regarding his/her/its exploits and feats. Some see “The Black Paladin” as a symbol of hope, while others think of him/her/it as fake hero.
As of now, Taylor has been operating as Knight Errant of sorts, going from base to base as his/her/its services are needed, and rarely staying in one place for a long period of time. - Abilities: Besides the inherent abilities of a skilled Titan pilot, (like sharpshooting, fencing and close combat training) Taylor is particularly proficient when it comes to tampering with computer systems, a skill that's amplified by the powered-armor's hacking device. Taylor has considerable knowledge about medicine and first-aids, which explains he/she/it rarely visits the medical ward... Unless it is to assist a fellow pilot.
- Misc:
- Taylor's Leitmotif is Fog
from Persona 4.
- Taylor has a personal medical-droid to help him/her/it to treat (most) wounds without the need of additional medical personnel nor equipment. It's a rather useful asset to have while far away of an allied base.
- Taylor is definitely not an undercover Ascended, nor Celeste in disguise. Honest!
- Taylor's voice is generated by an electronic synthesizer, so it's impossible to discern his/her/its identity based upon that piece of information, since that's not his/her/its real voice. However, its quite easy to infer his/her/its emotions through it, as it's a surprisingly expressive voice module.
- Taylor's Leitmotif is Fog
- Titan: Galahad
- Appearance: A medium sized Titan that looks like a cross between Exbein Ashe
and Black Getter Robo
... Badass Cape included, of course! [A better description is required]
- Battle Specialty (Strengths and Weaknesses): Created as all-rounder strike unit, Galahad is a new-generation mech that excels in ground and aerial combat, at almost any range, but it's crippled when it comes to marine skirmishes, as its energy weapons don't work too well underwater.
It's equipped with moderately strong armor, but because most of its weapons are integrated within its own body, it can't take too many hits without risking them being disabled, so good reflexes and hit-and-run tactics are highly encouraged while using this machine. - Equipment:
- Plasma Converter: An ultra-efficient high-output plasma reactor which can generate the massive amounts of power that this mecha consumes due to the nature of its weapons. It's also equipped with an experimental Overdrive function.
- Mercury Booster: An experimental flight unit which grants a high amount of mobility and speed to this Titan.
- Storm Cloak: The characteristic cape worn by this mech works as a limited anti-beam shield which burns upon impact in order to nullify some energy base attacks.note Besides, coupled with its noteworthy speed, it turns this Titan into a harder target to hit, as the cloak mask its silhouette and movements.
- Weapons:
- Claw Anchor (x4): Mounted on the sides of both of its arms and legs, this rocket-propelled grappling hooks are a multi-purpose tool, as not only they can be used to latch unto the enemies, but they're also helpful to retrieve discarded weapons , tools, and even other Titans. They can also emit a powerful electric shock, in order to stun foes captured by them.
- Gatling Blaster: Concealed within its left arm there's a high-power rotatory plasma cannon. Quite effective at medium and short-range, but it suffers a substantial accuracy penalty at long range. note
- Crash Shield: Its right arm has an integrated plasma shield generator capable of deflecting most energy based attacks, as well as disrupting some kinetic based ones. In emergencies, it can be used as an impromptu close-range weapon, as it generates a distortion effect that's strangely effective against most enemies.
However, this device cannot be used for long periods of time, as it has a maximum operating time of 30 seconds before it's forced into a cooldown period of approximately 3 minutes. note - Guardian Axe: A two-handed battle axe with a collapsible handle. Its blade can be “energized” with plasma energy to greatly amplify its cutting power. When the handle is retracted, it can be combined with the Claw Anchor to be uses as a flail-type weapon. It can't be energized if used this way, though. note
- Legion Buster Cannon: Galahad's most powerful weapon is a long range plasma cannon mounted upon its “forehead” area. It's capable of obliterating an Ascended in a single shot most of the time.
Unfortunately, its great power it's also its downfall, as the Titan only has enough energy to activate the weapon once per battle, and the collateral damage generated by it is quite considerable, so it should only be used as a last resource. note
- Abilities:
- Adaptability: A standard feature of most recent Titan units, Galahad can be equipped with a variety of hand-held external weapons, and its even capable of powering them using its own reactor to alleviate the concerns related to limited energy cartridges/batteries.
- Overcharge: Its Plasma Converter is equipped with a specially function that allows Galahad to greatly increase its speed and strength, even granting it with a full-body energy barrier which deflects almost any kind of attack, as well amplifying its close-combat power.
However, this function constitutes a Death Or Glory Maneuver, as it consumes all the energy of the Titan in a single burst, rendering it inactive and defenseless after that. Certain death is almost sure to follow if the pilot cannot finish the enemy after activating this dangerous move.
edited 25th Aug '13 9:28:56 AM by VPhantom
"It's better to burn out... THAN TO FADE AWAY!"- Name: Cornelius Hawking
- Age: Twenty-six
- Appearance:
- Personality: (I like to make this as I go, but in simple: He's kind of a jerk, though its kind of hard to make him truly hate something/one and a lot of what he does is simply because he can)
- Backstory: (Also like to make this as I go, though someone he cared for died in battle and the Titan he has is a reconstructed/modified version that belonged to that person. Figure he ended up becoming a Titan pilot because of family connections)
- Abilities: Besides the amazing superpowers of being a jerk and a Titan pilot, not really. Can run a good distance in under a minute though and has control over his emotions.
- Misc:
- Titan:
- Titan Appearance: Ninety feet to whatever makes more sense (refer to below)
- Titan Abilities and Equipment:
- Rocket Propulsion: All across the Titan's body are rockets meant for various purposes, though mainly regarding speed/movement. For one, its used to enhance the speed of its punches or to quickly evade an attack.
- Electricity: Like the rockets, there are electricity generators all over the Titan's body. These generators are mostly gathered in the limbs though, and their general purpose is to enhance physical attacks with electricity. Additionally, there's a cannon in the Titan's torso that siphons all electricity in the mecha to fire off as a hyper-destructive beam. Though, because of it the Titan is left mostly powerless and thus is saved as a last resort.
- Assorted Hand Stuff: There are several features in the Titan's hands, such as retractable spikes and limited transforming capabilities. Its hands are also capable of rotating at high speeds, and there are adjustable holes in the palms for releasing electricity. Besides that, the armor on the hands can be detached and fired at will, serving as very small scale explosives much more to be used internally on targets.
Not sure besides that, but it also utilizes weapons as needed.
"The Omniverse is the collection of all possibilities, and all possibilities must eventually come to pass."Hmm... I was going to reboot Behemoth and Leviathan, but between my own projects and the presence of two other mecha R Ps already on the site, it might be best to leave it for a while. If I *do* reboot it, it'll be with better planning - rather than a worldbuilding thread being 'in-progress' during sign ups. :/
Eh, that's all. Hope the RP goes well, though! :D
I have updated Taylor's profile. Outside of spoileriffic material, it's mostly finished right now... Specially the part about his/her/its mech, as it doesn't have any other fancy tricks nor secrets behind it.
...As a matter of fact, the armor worn by Taylor is more mysterious than Galahad itself.
edited 24th Aug '13 9:16:50 PM by VPhantom
"It's better to burn out... THAN TO FADE AWAY!"For formalities sake, I'll submit the rest of the fearsome foursome.
- Name: George Gdolkin.
- Age: 34.
- Gender: male.
- Appearance: bald with knife scars running down his face, one curling his upper lip into a sneer. One eye has been replaced with a pulsing red bionic, along with both arms being bionic. Incredibly tall and muscular, constantly working either on his own body or his mech. Personality: stern to his fellow pilots, but loves children. Is obsessed with duty and rules. He seems enamored with machines, calling them superior to human flesh.
- Past: a marine since a young age, when offered the chance to pilot a mech he jumped at the chance, saying he was ascending into a higher form. No known family to speak of.
- Mech Appearance:Originally going to be named Vera, the name was scrapped by Gdolkin himself, who tore into the men for bringing that name up. The new titan was refitted from Ferrus Manus and extra parts from the Tyberos Weapon System. Designed for close-mid range combat, Mourning Saint is a titan built from the wreckage of two fallen in battle. The cockpit is heavily armored and shaped angularly and almost giving the Saint the appearance of a praying mantis. The Saint is covered with additional armor and, like all three titans, has the new 'super steroid' nanites developed by a Lance Corporal Bugg. The shield has been forsaken, instead one arm has replaced its fore arm with a mace, with a springloaded blade deploying from its elbow. The other arm has been replaced with a triple barrel plasma gun, capable of venting all three payloads at once in close range for an immediate, devastating effect. A set of six tentacles has been implanted in the Saint's back, each tentacle commanded by a neural link in the pilots helmet, and tipped in three claws capable of tearing through flesh like a hot knife through butter. The Saint has been painted white and black, in a way that gives it the appearance of wearing a priests robes.
- Name: Jack Krueger.
- Age: 21.
- Gender: male.
- Appearance: 6' 4'. Muscular, wears a trench coat over body armor. Has close cropped blonde hair, green eyes, and glasses. Often seen grinning.
- Personality: easy going, humorous, loves to read. Often a smart ass and a cynic to those he is not friends with.
- Past: served with Gdolkin before being transferred to the titan program, loves his ma, pa, and three siblings he was raised with very much. Has trouble grasping the concept of relationships as he has never had one.
- Mech Name: Heavy Metal.
- Mech Appearance:When Bjorn the Fell-Handed fell in battle, the Marine mechanics took it upon themselves to improve the boxy titan. No longer would it have two, squat legs. Instead, the legs were replaced with a system of four spider-like legs used to keep the titan steady. This also increases the speed of the titan by increasing the power outtage and capablities of the legs. The coffin-like cockpit has been sealed, and reshaped into a missile chamber for launching barrages of thermite enhanced missiles. The new cockpit is a wolf shaped head mounted on top with a metal collar rising behind the head. Speakers are mounted in the chest as well, which gives the titan its name 'Heavy Metal', as the speakers are usually blaring some form of the music during battle as a psych out. The two arm system is gone as well, instead, one arm is replaced by a massive set of lascannons while the other is a massive autogun. Mounted on the titans lower chest is a set of smaller arms that can extend and deploy blades for close combat. The titan is grab dray with maroon and black camouflage spots splattered on the titan.
- Name: Sergeant Ezekiel Jones.
- Age: 25.
- Gender: Male.
- Appearance: Jones is a rather short marine, only six foot two instead of the usual six foot seven or so. He wears his power armor at all times, even while piloting. The suit plugs into his mech and allows him to control it to a higher degree. He has black hair prematurely graying, freckles across his nose and face, and lifeless eyes. Lately though, he's taken to wearing a red mask with black fangs going through the eyes to hide his 'scars. He also either only responds to his rank.
- Personality: very short, very to the point. Doesn't like talking, prefers action.
- History: Served in the same unit as George and Jack, was transferred three years before they were sent to work in the titan program. Attained rank of sergeant in the meantime. Served in more than three hundred engagements, seven bronze stars, four silver stars, two gold stars, a distinguished service cross, five purple hearts, and one navy cross. Served more than five years in the infantry before transferring to the mobile infantry, served as sniper in both deployments.
- Titan name: Hathcock.
- Titan Appearance: Jones has always been the long range support of the team. This titan stays true to that. Hathcock uses a bipedal system of motion, carrying a high powered particle sniper rifle in arms instead of having one grafted to the mech. Hathcock has a set of armored plates covering it, painted brown, resembling an oversized poncho. A better form of vision and locating targets is attained by the Hathcock entering 'sniper mode' where a superior sensor descends over the regular occulars, greatly enhancing vision while giving the user tunnel vision. Hathcock has a pure olive green paint job with black streaks on its face, underneath the brown poncho is a similar pattern as that on its face, though in the form of tiger stripes. In addition to the sniper rifle, Rorschach has missile pods attached to its knees, a beam saber, and two pistols. Also, a single white feather is painted on the chest of the Hathcock.
edited 26th Aug '13 9:29:44 PM by jashinsapostle
The flesh is weak!

So, after giving it some thought, I realize my ideas are basically "Rewrite this entire universe so it's not a somewhat darker Pacific Rim" so I'll just come up with a character for this, since I don't want to intrude into someone else's G Ming. I'd run this other thing myself but there's already a discussion for a Super Robot Wars type roleplay aside from this, doing a third mecha game feels excessive and would not likely garner enough attention to do much anyway.
So yeah, expect a character and mech in a bit.
"incomprehensible metallic droning"