WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH ARENA THREAD!!!!!
— erm — Sorry for the incoming panel of words, but I have to explain rules and provide exeamples, to help newcomers.
What is the Arena?
In short: The Arena is basically pretend fights online. You put on an Avatar, throw he/she/it into the thread, and have he/she/it fight other avatars to see who comes out on top. Simple dumb fun, worked for many years, and will probably be worked for many more.
So, The Rules: (don't blame me for recycling the examples from the last edition, I had no inspiration for this)
- Standard Tv Tropes rules apply! Most of them apply here anyway (etiquette and such) and I'm not responsible of what happens to you if you breaks them.
- Play as your avatar. Everyone will assume your avatar is who you’re playing as, as it should be. This isn't such a severe rule: if you break it once, it won't be a big problem, you will only be reminded, but if you do several times...
- Be reasonable. If your character’s likely going to take a hit, let him take a hit, please. If whatever character’s getting shot at by a machine gun, he/she/it is PROBABLY gonna take a bullet or two even if its nonlethal. Example: Steve Austin lost track of Geese Howard in the middle of a fight, when Geese suddenly comes up with a kick to the back of the head. To be fair, it's pretty unlikely Steve’s gonna see it coming, unless Geese gives a warcry beforehand, or another indicator of his presence.
- Ghosting and Autohitting. This is when you either dodge attacks continuously to the point of ridiculousness, or write posts as if your attack is absolutely guaranteed to hit. While normally an easy to understand rule, sometimes there’s a bit of confusion. Let’s take the move Aerial Ace from Franchise/Pokemon for example. Ingame, it never misses, no matter how evasive the enemy is. Instead, of that, however, you could write that the Pokemon using the move is instead “slicing at an incredible speed”. Still highly likely to hit, but it gives room for the character to dodge if they’re able to. As for ghosting, sometimes characters might do a thing where they turn invincible, example being the Medic and whoever he’s paired with’s Ubercharge. For this, I’d say decide on a post limit for how long it lasts, and don’t abuse it.
- Original Characters: If you wanna play an OC, just notify the mods first, and then try to inform other players.
- The Fourth Wall Rule: The fourth wall’s always had a bit of negative history in the Arena, but in this generation, it'll pass it this isn't too much relevant to the battle. If you want to have a character who is already an established “wall breaker” character make a quick little remark on the “Almighty nerds who run this showbiz”, go ahead. If this gets out of hand and people start using it to give these characters advantages (Example: Franchise/Deadpool is facing off against Crocodile. Deadpool suddenly looks at a wiki page to learn that Crocodile is weak to water, before tossing a bucket of the stuff at him), there will be consequences and the rule will be thightened. If anybody uses this to complain about other players unironically, there will be severe reactions from the mods.
- Character Balancing: I’m not gonna make people unable to play characters they like for whatever reason, but if you’re worried that a character might be TOO powerful, message me! We can work out checks and balances together. Example: Report Siht wants to play Superman, but he’s concerned that he might be a bit too busted for the Arena (which, well, he’s right by a wide margin). He messages me, and we work out a few checks and balances to make him a fair character (in this very case, it'll involve kryptonite, for instance).
- Character Bans: Please no religious figures, unless it’s either a fictional representation (many Shin Megami Tensei characters, as an example), or a sillier take on somebody else (Jesus Christ, except he’s ripped and has guns and smokes, or stuff like that). If, however, you abuse this to soapbox, or even intentionally try to piss off other people about something (Jesus Christ except he’s an insane normal man who gets put down easily), this rule will be restricter further. No one likes a bigot. Characters who fight in an explicitly sexual manner will also be banned. This includes stuff such as Senran Kagura characters, unless you ignore the “they get stronger with less clothes” thing and just play them with their other abilities. I wanna keep this at a relatively low level in terms of sexual themes. When it comes to gore and such though, well... unless extreme cases, go nuts.
- Gun Laws: If you’re playing a character that can easily tank attacks that aren’t excessively powerful, then at least let them take SOME damage from those things in this thread. I’m using guns as an example, because it’s a good one. Say John Rambo is fighting off against Goku. In Dragon Ball, characters far weaker than Goku can take bullets without flinching, so for fairness sake, reduce the durability to a semi-reasonable standpoint. You don’t have to have your normally invincible character die to a single pistol shot, but it’s gonna ‘’hurt’’ a bit still. And about guns, small concealed guns are allowed, btw. Don't abuse it, please.
- Entry Rule: If there’s a fight going on, and you wanna jump in, don’t have your entry post be “My Character comes in and attacks Your Character”. Instead, try something more like this: “My character appears in the Arena, looking around confused a bit, until he sees [[Videogame/Overwatch Reaper]] maniacally laughing as he shoots at Franchise/Kirby. Readying his gun, he rushes to assist the puffball”. This helps get your character involved, and gives the other players an opportunity to react to the new guy.
- Mind Control! This is a really fun and interesting idea, but it can also be abused. So if you wanna have your character possess someone and make them do something they wouldn’t otherwise, try having some sort of “inner battle” type deal. The exception, of course, is if the other player allows it to go through easily anyway.
- Snipers: If you’re playing a sniper character, it is recommended to give the other players a warning that something is off. A strange glint in the distance, an odd red dot moving around, or even, the sniper takes a shot, but either misses or grazes. This makes a sniper fight go from horrible one-sided to far more entertaining. Now the sniper has to be on the move to keep his target from closing in, while the other character is now aware that someone is after their head, and has to stop them without being taken out by the next shot.
- If the setting allows it, nameless NPCs may be used as simple props (if you want a psycho murderer to start a fight by murdering innocents, go ahead. If you wanna have someone drain another NPC’s life to get a little energy back, go ahead, within reason of course). Of course, if this is abused, I might have to remove this, but that’s unlikely to happen.
- Bosses: These are mostly gonna be GM controlled, but if a player really wants to try their hand at playing a boss-like character, this can be negotiated with mods. I’ll go over these at a later time. Don’t expect to see them often, though.
- Looting. This has never really been a concern in the Arena, so to make it quick: If a character dies, another is allowed to take their stuff, with permission from the player. A character respawns with their stuff if they haven’t been played for a little bit, but if the character respawns immediately after, try playing around with them not having their toys (or at least not those they used in the previous fight), might be fun.
- If a player has been absent for long enough that the action stalls out significantly, feel free to continue on without them and have your character do something else. Preferable wait time is a full 24 hours.
- If you want to talk about something, in order to differentiate this from the usual battle text, use spoilers to show this has nothing to do with the fight currently going on.
- No nukes pls.
The current setting is a ruined post-apocalyptic city in the modern era. Settings change when a significant number of players want a new setting, and a vote is held on what setting that is. This should take a week or two, which realistically translates to months, but I won’t stop action during the vote.
If anybody has any questions, ask to the mods, I only copied and rehanded the rules from the previous version. Without further ado… Let's start!
Edited by azerty04 on Jun 7th 2025 at 11:11:36 AM
Because you two are my quarries.
-Cut to another robot-esque girl descending from the heavens
◊. Virtues seem to react with surprise to this new arrival, but that shock quickly turns into a pout-
Now just hang on for a minute, I know you Apostles from AODS do things on your own, but these guys picked a fight with me. They're mine first!
You're in no shape to fight all three of us.
Oh yeah?! Just watch—
-Virtues rolls up an imaginary sleeve as she stomps angrily towards the other Apostle — and promptly dematerializes into light-
Now then...
-The remaining girl turns towards the two objects. She hovers above the broken pavement, sustained by the wing-like propulsion unit on her back, and takes aim at them with her rifle-
...Orbital Custodian, Darkstar. Commencing annihilation.
-...Which discharges a disproportionately large laser beam that pierces anything in its path-
Nothing seems to have changed. But perhaps one day it will.A young and beautiful dar-haired woman materialized, as did a seemingly teenage blonde girl with short pigtails.
Where are we?
I think it's the place Sunraku just told us of
So, time for fights, right?
Yes. What if we start with that robogirl?
Yeah, it's time to bump her off!
Give me books! Give me ALL YOUR BOOKS!!!!!Do not interfere.
-Taking her eyes off Fries and Puffball for a moment, Darkstar waves her arm towards the two newcomers. All four of her Dark Matter Type C floating units detach from her wings-
-These floating units spread to surround the girls before forming a large, spherical field of energy that does little damage, but more importantly will stun them if these two don't get out of the area of effect-
Edited by ArmoredFury on Apr 13th 2025 at 2:28:25 AM
Nothing seems to have changed. But perhaps one day it will.What are these things? They remind me of the "Irons Ruins Of The Divinity".
I don't know, but we'd better smash this energy field
This said, Pencilgon attack one of the four drones with her spear Caledfwlch using the Spear of Sunrise
skill to add burning damage. This left the spear quite stuck in the drone, which lead Oicazzo to smash the spear in the opposite point, creating a "pile bunker" effect which makes the spear go through the now broken drone.
(grabbing her spear again) And still unscorched!
Yeah. Let's punch that woman out, then!
This said, Oicazzo dash towards said woman, triggering the skill Spirit Fist: Black
and determined to smash her hard in the face, while Pencilgon stays behind.
Suddenly some guy gets teleported to the arena...
"Huh? Where am I?"
"Hold on. This is NOT the place I am supposed to get teleported to."
Doohickey sighs, but then notices some other people fighting. He saw a knife on the floor and picked it up.
"I'm not really into combat, but let's try this one..."
"...Is there a more powerful weapon other than a knife? For now I'm gonna stick to this thing in my hand."
Doohickey rushes into Fries and Pullball and tries to stab both of them (or rather, he was actually targeting Fries) with his knife.
Ok im back ... | Check my strawpage :3-That does take out the Floating Unit. The remaining three Type Cs flies back to Darkstar's backpack to recharge-
Tch. Switching to Plan C-22.
-Darkstar's expression darkens. The armor plates on her hips reveal themselves to be also Floating Units. One of these Dark Matter Type Bs suddenly flies to block Oicazzo's fist, deploying an energy barrier to better cushion the blow-
-Under the cover of her Type Bs's defensive barrier, Darkstar pulls back to create more distance. She's fast; the docked Type C units on her back act as auxiliary thrusters when they're not deployed. From here, she fires several plasma beams from her rifle at Oicazzo-
Nothing seems to have changed. But perhaps one day it will.Whoops!!
Oicazzo narrowly dodged the Beam Spam, and jump aside to grab a huge and heavy piece of destroyed building, which seems to be made from reinforced concrete, and then triggers the skill Sirit Fist: Red Impact
and punches the bunch of concrete and metal, which shatters under the impact while propulsed toward Darkstar. Five or six big pieces of this reinforced concrete now fly at high speed toward her, accompanied by some small bits of concrete.
Eat that!
Edited by azerty04 on Apr 13th 2025 at 5:45:42 PM
Give me books! Give me ALL YOUR BOOKS!!!!!and so did a man clad in black, a massive heap of raw iron in the shape of a sword on his back...
Should be interesting..
"And for one night only...you can get your revenge." / NEW-As her defensive Floating Units are still active, they swiftly deflect the improvised concrete shotgun by extending a barrier in front of Darkstar, then return to recharge and support her movement-
Stay still.
-Now the true Beam Spam begins. Darkstar commands two of the Type Cs to detach and pursue Oicazzo. They split and approach him from oblique angles, firing numerous smaller beams to corral him into Darkstar's firing line — and the oversized energy bolt she just fired from her rifle-
Nothing seems to have changed. But perhaps one day it will.Oh crap!
(numerous laser blasts and explosions)
The dust induced by all the beams goes away, and reveal... absolutely nothing! Oicazzo disappeared.
From her position a few meters in the air, Darkstar then heards something behind her.
Thou Art That Which Binds. I Am That Which Holds Fast.
Edited by azerty04 on Apr 19th 2025 at 6:33:38 PM
Give me books! Give me ALL YOUR BOOKS!!!!!~Azerty 04 OOC: I understand you're writing a dramatic moment here, but please don't wrest control of my character. Let me write her reactions and dialogue.
Nothing seems to have changed. But perhaps one day it will.A strange-looking wizard
◊ shows up.
CD-I Ganon: Join me, and I will make your face the greatest in Koridai! Or else you will DIE!
Wherefore comest thou here?After a moment Doohickey gave up trying to chase Fries.
"Where is he going?"
He still has the knife on his hand.
Ok im back ... | Check my strawpage :3The tenrec looked at the strange creature who promised to join or die.
"Hey, I didn't promise to join you! I did it all for Starline, and you know what he had to do to create me...
She then flares up, sparks flying out of her as she goes into a fury.
"If I can't have a past, and you had one... you won't get a future!
"Mmmph mmph!" I'm willing to continue, but you will need to rewrite this post
so I can make a response to it.
Thanks!
-Her expression twitchea. As the four Type Cs return to her flight unit, Darkstar responds to the mysterious voice by generating a plasma blade out of her rifle's muzzle and slicing the area behind her-
Nothing seems to have changed. But perhaps one day it will.

(Fries) Why not?
(Puffball) Ow... but also, why not too?
While witnessing this fight, Norway makes a remark.
Meanwhile, on a piece of the Mauretania's wreck, someone climbs out. (Do I really have to assemble a few of my avvie gallery for that RP only?) It seems to be a wooden brush.
(Paintbrush?): Where... am I?
WHO PUT A DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE ON THE ROAD!?