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[size=1][color=#707875][center][b]Welcome to the Cybertronian Data Bank, how may we help you today ?[/b] [I]Data Records selected, searching for War Records, please wait..........[/I] [b]Access denied, Authorization and Password required for decryption sequence, please enter the above to access files[/b] [I]Confirming Authorization and Password, this may take 1-2 minutes, please wait..........[/I] [b]Authorization and Password confirmed[/b] [I]Accessing Page 2281 of 2281, please wait..........[/I] [b]54744 files found, would you like to access a specific file ?[/b] [I]Searching for File 54744 of 54744 Cybertronian War Records, please wait..........[/I] [b]File Found, do you wish to open ?[/b] [I]Accessing, please wait..........[/I] [b]File Opened. Playing file. Title: The Last Campaign[/b] [I]This is the Personal Log of Autobot Supreme Commander, Optimus Prime. The war on Cybertron has been long fought with thousands of casualties on both sides. This war began before I was created and it seems that it will go on long after I am terminated. We are a race called the Transformers and our homeworld of Cybertron is split between two factions. We the peaceful Autobots fight for our very existence against the warmongering Decepticons led by Megatron and cold merciless being who's only goals are those of complete power. I can only go on in the hope that one day we will know a Cybertron of peace and prosperity and that our sworn enemies the Decepticons will be eradicated before then. I hope this so that our descendants will know the value of what we gave our lives for in the constant war against the Decepticons. There have been many campaigns all have been long and hard fought with our homeworld now divided in two between the Autobots and the Decepticons forces. Within the last few months however a new weapon of sorts has come to hand, the small but very powerful race which call themselves the Minicons. The Minicons are tiny transformers much smaller than the Autobots or Decepticons however the possess great strength within their tiny form. We are unsure of the Minicons reasons for joining our war but they seem to have taken an interest for some reason I cannot say at the moment. From what the surviving records say the Minicons are as old as if not older than both the Decepticon and Autobot races and come from a far away world in our galaxy. The Minicons have the ability to transform and to link with us, their larger brethren. This linking enhances our powers and are a greatly coveted ally to both sides. The Decepticon forces led by the deplorable Megatron see them as nothing but slaves in their attempt to take control of Cybertron and after that the galaxy. The Decepticons have begun to brainwash any Minicons they get their hands one so that they will fight only for the Decepticon forces and for Megatron. However those that were not captured by the Decepticons have made an Alliance with us. They say that if we help them to free their enslaved and reprogrammed brothers and sisters, then try will fight along side us in future battles to come, although the seem not to mean our battle against the Decepticons. We have agreed to their request as they will be powerful allies but also because it is our intention to allow all beings to live in peace and harmony with one another without the fear of oppression as is our greatest dream for Cybertron. We have fought the Decepticons for this reason, we have lived and died for this reason, and we will not give up until our mission if complete. The uncontrolled Minicon leader, one Sparkplug as he calls himself has told me that there is a much greater threat than Megatron which I find hard to believe, in the Universe and that it is the reason that the Minicons have sought our help. He says that we must be wary of spies within our ranks and those who would plot against us. He believes that with our help this enemy may be defeated but he is unwilling to reveal it's name as he fears it so much. Sparkplug has also said that he needs the other Minicons to be freed in order to destroy this enemy and survive, He says that once before the tried to fight him and that they suffered great loses. We are faced with a difficult path ahead, once that could easily determine the fate of Transformers everywhere. What follows is my plan to defeat the Decepticons once and for all..........[/I] --------------------------------------------------------[/center] [b][i]RPG Rules[/i][/b] Intro finished story set, what you're reading is some other details which were not set in the story as well as a few ground rules: [list] [b]1][/b] This is set on Planet Cybertron during the final months of the War between the Autobots and the Decepticons with the additions of the Minicons from the new series although that is the only thing I am taking from Armada. [b]2][/b] Both the Autobots and the Decepticons have Minicons but there are still Minicons, which have not made Alliances with either race of Transformers and stick for themselves which push comes to shove. [b]3][/b] If you haven't guessed to the [I]"grave threat"[/I] is then you're in a bit of trouble as it's quite obvious who indeed it is. I won't be revealing that fact until it is time and don't ask. [b]4][/b] I'll allow people who join to be Autobots, Decepticons, Autobot Minicons, Decepticon Minicons and Unallied Minicons. The roles of Optimus Prime, Megatron, Sparkplug and Leader One are up for grabs as well as characters from other series, except the Dinobots or others created on Earth. [b]5][/b] One last thing before the sign ups, just try to have fun and remember that quality and quantity counts big time with me when it comes to RPGs, for all major parts of the Sign Up: History, Appearance, Personality I want more than 6 lines, with history I want at least 10.[/list] [center]--------------------------------------------------------[/center] [i][b]Sign Ups[/b][/i] [b]Name[/b]: [Your Name] [b]Age[/b]: [5,000+] [b]Gender[/b]: [Yeah there are actually female Transformers too] [b]Race[/b]: [Autobot, Decepticon or Minicon] [b]Alliance[/b]: [Again Autobot, Decepticon or Neither] [b]Weapons[/b]: [2 max, and remember that Minicon weapons are quite powerful] [b]Transformation[/b]: [What your character Transformers into] [b]History[/b]: [Details your characters past] [b]Appearance[/b]: [What you character looks like, a picture if you like] [b]Personality[/b]: [Your character's personality towards others] [center]--------------------------------------------------------[/center] [i][b]My Sign Up[/b][/i] [b]Name[/b]: Maverick [b]Age[/b]: 300,000,000 years [b]Gender[/b]: Male [b]Race[/b]: Minicon [b]Alliance[/b]: None currently [b]Weapons[/b]: 2X Silver Beam Sabers located on his wings that are detached when used, the wings also fold in much more than Starscream's Sabers making them look more like Katanas that Sabers [b]Transformation[/b]: Jet Fighter [b]History[/b]: Maverick is the one of the oldest of the Minicons that have survived their war before coming to Cybertron. Back on their old homeworld of Opticon, Maverick was a member of the Governing Council, a body, which helped govern the Minicons and provided order and security. Maverick was responsible for the running of Internal and External Planetary security and was Supreme Commander of the Minicon Galactic Fleet. He received many commendations for his work and had planned to step down and retire shortly before the war began on their homeworld. Maverick was the one who put forward Battle plans against their enemy, and it seemed as that they might have actually won their war, had their enemy not intervened directly. The mere sight of this being was enough for many of the Council members including Sparkplug and Leader One to authorise the immediate and unconditional surrender and evacuation of Opticon. As much as Maverick wanted to protest he couldn't as he knew in his chips they were beaten. But he said that his would be the last ship to leave and they would go down fighting if he had to. The Minicons fleet had one thing going for them, speed. The enemy was too slow to pursue directly and instead watched at they Minicons Ships rip through the enemy fighters and jump to warp across the Galaxy where they couldn't be followed. It happened by chance that after a few months they came across the world of Cybertron and that is where they newest problems arose. He has refused to side with either the Autobots or the Decepticons unlike Sparkplug or the now brainwashed Leader One, because he thinks that they see the Minicons as nothing but tools and weapons in their war. He is very slow to reveal information to anybody and it takes a very special person for him to consider a friend. [b]Appearance[/b]: Strikingly similar to Starscream from Transformers Armada, however where as Starscream is Red and White, Maverick is Silver and Black, also the shafts located on Starscream's back [for his Null-Laser Cannon], point straight down Maverick's back instead of out, otherwise they are very-much alike. [b]Personality[/b]: After all that he has been through Maverick is still a soldier at heart and this makes him a few things different to others, he is very well disciplined and strategic in the ways of battle which can give him and his forces an advantage in the field. Maverick cares for his brothers and sisters and even if he doesn't care to admit it he respects Optimus Prime a lot, mostly because he reminds him of himself when he was younger.[/color][/size]

Xaru Silverfire, if you wish to drop out of the RPG I would appreciate it if you had PMed me and told me yourself that you were dropping out. As it stands I will allow people to edit their sing ups and create thier own races for this RPG, I am still battling with myself whether or not to allow movie characters so until then keep reviewing your posts and adding what you think will help.

I've finally got a chance to post my Sign Up, [b]Name[/b]: Zagat [b]Age[/b]: 27 [b]Race[/b]: Full Saiya-Jin [b]Character your Replacing[/b]: Vegeta [b]Signature Technique[/b]: [I]Final Flash[/I] Zagat places his left hand on his right wrist and stretches out the fingers of his right hand. He then charges up a ball of blue ki energy in his stretched out hand concentrating as much energy into it as is possible, on release it causes maximum destruction when it hits the target. [b]History[/b]: Zagat is one of only a hand-full of Saiya-Jin left in the universe after the destruction of his home-world Vegeta at the hands of an unknown individual. Zagat was meant to be the King of his home world and still speaks of himself using his regal title Prince Zagat. After the destruction of Vegeta Zagat, and his bodyguards Tream and Wisteria were enlisted in the service of Frieza. Having nowhere else to go and not being powerful enough to refuse Frieza's offer Zagat was forced to work for Frieza clearing planets of their inhabitants to get them ready for resale. Zagat is almost convinced that it was Frieza who destroyed his home planet and is training eagerly to make sure that one day he gets his chance to take revenge for all of the proud Saiya-Jin he killed. Zagat is one of the less powerful warriors among Frieza ranks including his "Son" Damien, and his right hand men Zarbon, Dodria and Kui. Zagat has a long standing argument with Zarbon and Dodria who always complain about the amount of time it takes for them to clear a planet for resale in front of Frieza and he dearly waits for the day when he kills them both. Wisteria recently mentioned that she had a younger brother who'd been sent off into space before Planet Vegeta's destruction. In response to this Zagat has told her that she is to go to Planet Earth and retrieve this sibling so that the can consolidate the Saiya-Jin forces against Frieza waiting for his eventual moment of weakness and then he will die. [b]Appearance[/b]: Jet-Black hair spiked up very similar to that of Vegeta's on arrival on Earth as well as a black goatee. Black soulless eyes without a glint of pity or mercy, a typical Saiya-Jin. Zagat stands roughly 5'9" in height and weighs just over 200lbs, he's muscular but not to the point where it become awkward for him to move about. He wears green Saiya-Jin Battle Armour with white gloves and boots. He raps his tail around his waist like a belt as it prevents other taking advantage of his Achilles Hell so to speak. He is considered very attractive by most females although he normally doesn't bother responding, except for once........... [b]Personality[/b]: Arrogant, backstabbing, sarcastic, egotistical and a pain in the *** most of the time. Those are the best ways to describe Zagat's personality, he's completely sure in his own abilities and will not listen to anyone else. He takes nobody else's feelings into account when he says things, and doesn't tolerate failure very well. The only thing he likes more than fighting is winning and the only thing he'll like more that winning is to kill Frieza, as he says, [I]"all good things take time"[/I] [b]Powerlevel[/b]: 16,000, when fully powered it rises to 18,000 and when in Oozaru is shifts between 160,000 and 180,000 the more control he can exert over himself. --------------------------------------------------------- OK finally I've been able to finish my Biography, I'm hoping that a certain individual [I]Cough[/I][size=1][spoiler] Yoda [/spoiler][/size][I]Cough[/I] will decide to join the RPG. The following have made it to the second round of the Sign Ups and as such I accept that their Sign Ups are acceptable [but not yet accepted]: [b]MajinVegeta[/b]: [I]Son Goku[/I]: Kakarot [b]Jokopoko[/b]: [I]Nappa[/I]: Tream [b]Ohkami[/b]: [I]Son Gohan[/I]: Chris [b]Xaru Silverfire[/b]: [I]Yamcha[/I]: Xaru [Your history is a bit short can you lengthen it with a bit more detail] [b]Ruby[/b]: [I]Radditz[/I]: Wisteria [b]Shinobi1827[/b]: [I]Captain Ginyu[/I]: Damien [Same problem as Xaru] [b]SSJ Brolli[/b]: [I]Krillin[/I]: Gaul [As above with Xaru and Shinobi and add a little on your appearance] [b]The (Sic) Shape[/b]: [I]Tien[/I]: Astral [Same as SSJ Brolli] If your name has not appeared then there is a problem with your sign up, what ever it is I would ask you to correct it before someone else takes that character and you're out of the RPG. Again I say that all sign ups are not final [Except Vegeta duhh], keep working and improving your sign ups to strengthen your chances of being accepted to the RPG.

[i]Imitates Cartman's Voice[/i] Sweet, God damn Sweet. I was a massive fan of the first Metal Gear Solid game and felt a little cheesed off at how short the sequal was, I haven't played [i]Substance[/i] yet and I don't think I could honostly be bothered playing it when I can get [i]Twin Snakes[/i] for my Gamecube as soon as I finish the [i]Wind Waker[/i]. This game along witha few others will hopefully pull the Gamecube from the rut it's reached in the European market with even the XBox beating Nintendo in terms of sales, I really can't wait to play this game.

Hey Andrew, man it's good to see you back on OB I was worried you'd left. In response to the slight war of words occurring between yourself and Diago you're indeed right when I said that all places in the RPG weren't final and very correctly you brought that to my attention. In response I said that I would moderate between the aggrieved parties in an effort to resolve the dispute, which I will now do. Diago you signed for this spot first and I have to say your sign up was good but not impressive while on the other hand I've both had experience and knowledge with MajinVegeta posts and I have seen them to be of great quality and interest so after a small bit of deliberating: [B]The spot of Son Goku will go to :[/b] [I]MajinVegeta[/I]

Thanks Harlequin, guys I said if you had questions PM me don't spam or I won't start the RPG OK.

If you would care to read my second post Xaru, I informed you that I'd rather people picked characters which were available from the Saiya-Jin Saga. You decided not to follow that and I also said that you were to choose a differant character instead. The only Z Senshi left are the Humans so that's what your limits are now. I also said that in the event of two people picking the same character I would moderate between them and choose who had the better Sign Up and award them the place. In the event here [b]I'm not going to allow either of you to be Future Trunks[/b] as he appears much too far ahead in the series and you'd be wasting massive amounts of time. Ahh yes powerlevels again, Shinobi your character is a changeling, therefore his powerlevel should be a little less than 530,000, about 400,000 is fine by me. Diago, Goku powerlevel should only be between 400-600 when Raditz enters so please edit. Yet again I'm saying that all places are not final, so try and improve your posts in anyway you think you can.

Guys, OK, the sign up's are OK, the main problems seem to be the Powerlevel parts of the Sign Up. Remember I said that the powerlevel of your characters is to be the same as character your replacing. The following would be an appropriate correction: [b]Radditz[/b]: [i]1200[/i] [b]Nappa[/b]: [i]4000[/i] Now for the person who signed up as Trunks, Xaru this gets complictated, I'd rather you signed up as a character who appears a bit earlier in the series. Just one thing people, spots in the RPG are not final if other see a character they would like to be that is already taken I'll judge who's is better and award them the spot. That's your heads up so your now warned.

Welcome to the Remix. This is a little RPG that I wrote up partially in my head about 15 minutes ago and have been just refining and polishing since. There isn't really much of a story-line per say but you'll learn more as you'll read on. If you like the idea, read on and join and I guarantee that you'll enjoy the RPG. [i]If you've ever watched an episode of Dragonball Z then you'll have almost certainly said things like: "Huh that was stupid thing to do". "I sure as hell wouldn't have done that if I was him", or "Stupid git, why did he bother letting him live, you know he's gonna double-cross you later." If you have said all those things and more then Remix is the Dragonball Z RPG for you. If you've ever asked yourself what you have done in that situation then Remix answers it for you. There is one subtle yet very important difference between the Remix Universe and the regular DBZ Universe. It is that in Remix none of the original main Z Senshi characters exist; they're all replaced with 100% OB conceived characters. Yeah that's right, no Son Goku, no Son Gohan, no Piccolo, no Vegeta, no Krillin, no Yamcha, no Tien, none of them. All replaced with our own characters which take their places and experience each different Saga for themselves and do exactly what you want them to. This is a strange RPG I admit, and actually isn't one of my own, but a friend of mine's who started a similar idea on a different website (who's name eludes me). I've adapted the idea on a much larger scale and I hope to see it make a good headway in OB. Why? Because I think it's an idea that (to my knowledge) has never been done before and I hope that it'll unfold into a very addictive little RPG. I think I'd better clarify my above statement a small bit more before I continue, as I'm guessing some people are lost already and are cursing me for not explaining the story of the RPG better. OK instead of the regular Z Senshi, there are only OB created characters in their places that will go through the Sagas, the same as the regular series would but with changes made in the story as people post. It will start in the Saiya-Jin Saga and who knows where it will end if the input is good. All the secondary characters like Kame, North Kaio (King Kai), Master Roshi, Puar, Oolong, Bulma, Chi-Chi, Ox King and the rest still exist as do all the Bad Guys (Frieza, Garlic Junior, Cell, Majin Buu, Babidi and their minions) [except Vegeta] and go about the story-line as per usual. If you're interested there's not a great deal of thinking to the RPG and I will be happy to answer any questions as long as they are posed via a PM. As I don't want the Harlequin to lock it because of certain individuals over enthusiastically posting pointless talk and spamming up the thread.[/I] --------------------------------------------------------- [b]Pre RPG Rules[/b]: Yeah everything needs rules and in this case it will help to keep the RPG in place and going fairly, I'm not gonna go nuts with people but just stick to them and we'll have a good time with this, so follows the rules: [list] [b]Rule One[/b]: No God-Modding, I hate God Modders, such individuals will be hunted down and Spirit Bombed into the next dimension. When posting try not and have your character overly powerful and defeating every enemy with ease. That's cheap and lousy and I'll ban you from the RPG at the drop of a hat if you break this rule more than once. [b]Rule Two[/b]: Planet Vegeta was destroyed by Frieza (as normal) and there were only 4 Saiya-Jin survivors (not counting movies), this means that there can only be 4 pure blood Saiya-Jin to this RPG and I'll be taking one of them. Nameks are all right since there's an entire planet of them and the same goes for humans so there can be as many of each as is wanted OK. I will allow people to create their own races in the RPG but just try and keep it realistic. [b]Rule Three[/b]: Remember that every action has a reaction and that it will affect the NPCs and Players. Let me give an example: [I]Character X goes to Namek, Namek Elder 1 refuses to hand over 3 star Dragonball to Character X. Character X kills Nameks Elder 1 and wipes out Village A. Character X repeats process in 4 Villages in effort to get Dragonballs. Enter Nail, kills Character X for attacking Villages and so ends Character X's participation in the RPG.[/I] Its a bit drastic but I want people to get an idea of what will happen. [b]Rule Four[/b]: Just keep to the Above and make quality and detailed contributions in posts to the RPG and Enjoy the game.[/list] --------------------------------------------------------- [b]Sign Up Sheet[/b] (it seems long but it's not really) [I]Name[/I]: (Your Name) [I]Age[/I]: (Your Age) [I]Race[/I]: (Your Character's race, Human, Namek, Saiya-Jin) [I]Character your Replacing[/I]: (Which Z Senshi member are you replacing) [I]Signature Technique[/I]: (Your Character's unique move) [I]History[/I]: (His/Her Biography) [I]Appearance[/I]: (What he/she looks like) [I]Personality[/I]: (How he/she reacts to others) [I]Powerlevel[/I]: (Your character's powerlevel, keep it equal to that of the character you're replacing at their start, i.e.: Son Goku was 600 in the Radditz part of the Saiya-Jin saga)

[size=1]Here's the Ships, Class, and Commanding Officer [b]USS Enterprise, NCC 1701[/b]: [i]Constitution Class[/i], Captain James T. Kirk Commanding. [b]USS Enterprise A, NCC 1701[/b]: [i]Constitution Class[/i], Captain James T. Kirk Commanding. [b]USS Enterprise B, NCC 1701[/b]: [i]Excelsior Class[/i], Can't name the Captain though, was it Decker ? [b]USS Enterprise C, NCC 1701[/b]: [i]Ambassador Class[/i], Captain Rachel Garrett Commanding. [b]USS Enterprise D NCC 1701[/b]: [i]Galaxy Class[/i], Captain Jean-Luc Picard Commanding. [b]USS Enterprise E NCC 1701[/b]: [i]Soverign Class[/i], Captain Jean-Luc Picard Commanding. Now, can anyone tell me both the Race and Level at Strategema Mr. Kolrami is in the Episode Peak Performance.[/size]

[size=1]As I'm from the Republic of Ireland, not the North, [I]I'm not saying anything against it, but I have to say Republic to re-enforce my point[/I] the vast majority of the Primary and Secondary schools are indeed Catholic (about 90%). I've been attending co-ed Catholic schools since 4 years of age and have enjoyed almost all of my time there in. I'm just after entering my 5th year of Secondary education so I've been in school for almost 13 years, all Catholic educated. To make a surprising statement the school is no longer run by Religious Nuns as it once was but rather a Layman Principle who still requires the teaching and celebration of the Catholic Faith. Our school doesn't attempt brainwashing and allows those of no Catholic faith to just not participate in discussions or classes regarding Religion if they do not wish. We have odd days of Mass to celebrate stuff but it's no more than an hour to an hour and a half so it's not that long. The rules for uniform are pretty enforced but not Military style, so there is some slack depending on the teacher involved. This year however there has been some odd new rules introduced such as the Girls and Lads are not allowed to speak or walk together outside of class, which has caused some comments about homosexuality in the school. The students have a Student Council (which I headed last year) which allows them to voice their opinions straight to the Principle or Vice Principle regarding issues of importance and more often than not they listen and have some concern for the well being of the students. Overall I like my school very much as there are good teachers who genuinely give a damn about there students futures and try and make them the best they can be.[/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Ehh hate to disagree with you Solo but I think it's required here. Beast Wars was my least favourite of the Transformers series, I think that it just didn't have the same impact on me as the other series like Generation One and Robots in Disguise Transformers Armada I'm divided on, it actually holds true to the look of the original series in some ways, but horribly mangles the ideas that hooked me in the first place. The Minicons would be cool if they hadn't made the show childish, i.e Sparkplug would kick Billy's *** any day of the year.[/color][/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Ok Vash, your sign up is fine, if I could just get a few people to post in the Adventure Arean thread then it just might survive even for a little while.[/color][/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Thanks, I noticed that there was no Doctors and just though I'd fill the spot, that or a priest, you know people have to be married either that or the undertaker, somewhat fitting in a town called Black Haven. The banner took a lot of work, (before I saw the better ones on Lucasarts.com but I decided to stick with it) but for one Gavin to compliment another Gavin makes it worthwhile. Ha I finally proved to my brother there was another Gavin on OB.[/color][/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Interesting, quite interesting, but Black Haven needs a resident Physician. [b]Name[/b]: Van Ambrose (Doc Ambrose) [b]Age[/b]: 28 [b]Race[/b]: Human [b]Gender[/b]: Male [b]Occupation[/b]: Doctor/Dentist/Scientist (he has broad horizons in the medical field) [b]House Type[/b]: Large three story Brick House (contains Medical Clinic 1st floor, Laboratory 2nd floor and his Home 3rd floor) [b]Looks[/b]: Van stands roughly 6'1" in height and weighs just over 200 lbs. He has shortish fair hair and a short beard of the same color, both kept well trimmed as he believes otherwise is a sign of laziness. He has dark blue eyes that are usually covered by rectangular spectacles. When not working he usually dons a brown jacket over a white shirt with brown trousers. When working he takes off the jacket and dons a white overcoat. [b]Bio[/b]: Van is the only doctor and dentist of the town and as such at times can be a little over worked and slightly grumpy (you would be too) but he makes a lot of money, from which he has built his new house near the town centre. He came two years ago when he heard the town was being built, looking for a new challenge to test himself. He doesn't like the idea of magicks and thinks that science (he's currently working on the splint as his breakthrough) is the only true advancement in medicine, and as such has an odd relationship with Kattarin, to whom he is both respectful and sometimes intrigued by her herbal medicines effectiveness. He will make house calls but prefers people to come to his newly built clinic, as he put a lot of work into building it. He is also looking for somebody that he can train as a nurse/doctor in his practice to take the workload off him. He can be a bit skeptical and slightly sarcastic at times but that just comes with the jobs and dealing with minor injuries that some patients would think are life-threatening. He is probably the most learned in the ways of modern (medieval) medicine and so takes pride in that fact. Van is a nice guy, charming, witty, friendly and funny, and is currently looking for a good woman to settle down with and raise a family. But for now he makes due with Johann his Irish Wolf Hound and best friend. When not working he like most others goes down to the pub where he talks and unwinds from the days work and has a good time, he is close friends with Kell but friends only. He maintains a good relationship with most of the people in the town.[/color][/size]

[color=#707875][b]Name:[/b] Van Ambrose [b]Age:[/b] 17 [b]Gender:[/b] Male [b]Description[/b]: Medium length fair and dark deep blue eyes, Van is athletically built and stands approx. 5'11, he is quite attractive to the opposite sex. Van dons a navy blue jacket and white trousers, with black boots. He keeps a cutlass in a sheath at his side and a tin whistle in his jacket pocket. [b]Background[/b]: Van is the local equivalent to the Coast Guard, his ship is used to counter things like Pirates and Smugglers, and also for rescuing people who run into trouble out at sea. His father was a local fisherman and was lost at sea a few years back, it was this incident which caused to take up his current protection. He uses a schooner called the [i]Intrepid[/i], which he keeps in pristine order. He is loyal to his crew and enjoys a good life at sea, as well as a great deal of respect back on land for his efforts to keep the people safe.[/color]

[color=royalblue][Size=1]Alright as I said the play thread is up and running so post away [I]Lying on his bunk in the barracks at 7 a.m, Lucas was in a light sleep, his dreams were a bit less than usual as of late, if you could call his usual ones usual, death, destruction and no way to remember what he was seeing or if he knew any of these people, family, friends. No face caused even a slight twinge of memory, somethig Lucas would have killed to remember even a bit of his past beyond his name. Link was standing over by the door inactive probably dreaming himself, Lucas wondered what Link would dream of.... That was beside the point, the base alarm buzzer went off and now the entire squad was awake and by the sound of it quite aprehensive.[/i] [b]Lucas[/b]: OK men, UP AND ATTENTION ON THE DOUBLE, we've been informed of our mission and now it's time to put ourselves to the test, are we ready. [b]Men[/b]: [i]All together[/i] AFTER BREAKFAST. [b]Lucas[/b]: [i]Laughs[/i] YES WE ARE, to the mess hall. [i]Lucas, thought that the group was great, he had some fine men and women under his command and he respected them all, some like the mercenaries had been paid to join this mission but Lucas never held it against them. As he saw it, it was just another guy watching his pack if the going got tough and that was what he needed at the moment, he threw on his clothes, leaving his military uniform sitting in his locker, again, he doubted if he'd ever use it again after Kruegar's funeral and he was probably right. In the mess hall the men were eating contently. Lucas was at a table with one of the mercenaries, his name was Craig, Lucas had known Craig a bit longer than even he had known some of his own men, Craig was hired for a job while Lucas was still getting acquanted with his new life and had saved him from a nasty encounter with a Guysack that would have cost him his life, but a quick shot rom the cannon on Craig's Darkhorn kept him in the fray.[/i] [b]Lucas[/b]: [i]Munches[/i], what are you thinking about ?. [b]Craig[/b]: This mission is differant, differant to anything we've ever gone up against over the last 15 years, if the Empire does have this weapon, and it's even nearly as powerful as they say it is, the Republic could be on it's last legs. [b]Lucas[/b]: Mmmm, [i]Chews[/i] [b]Craig[/b]: Are you agreeing with me, or are you just enjoying the food. [b]Lucas[/b]: [I]Swallowings[/i], both, food always tastes better before a battle and yes I am worried about what will happen if we don't stop this weapon in time, on a lighter note, these eggs are really good, do you want some becuase I'm going for seconds.... [b]Craig[/b]: [i]Grins[/i], Typical you, always thinking with your stomach. Is that how you've survived so long without me around ? [b]Lucas[/b]: Of course not, [i]Burp[/i], it's always been gut instinct [i]Laughs/PartiallyChokes[/i], it's Krueger. [i]All eyes drifted towards the new face at the entrance to the mess hall, in retrospect he could have easily passed for a younger version of his father, if he'd just dyed his hair. The President was leaning against the door grinning. That's what Lucas and most of the other Military Personnel liked about him, he used to be one of them, not a politician or a beaurocrat but a soldier like his father. He walked over to the cafeteria counter and picked up some stuff and put it on his plate. He nodded to the guards that were with him and they left. He pulled back a chair and sat down with Lucas and Craig, as well as the team who'd just sat down as well, all in all there were 7 of them. Lucas, Craig, Aidian, Gunn, Phil, Blake and Noven, they were all sitting now listening to President Kruegar, some like Lucas had served under his father, others had just heard about him as the man, who stopped the Empire cold in thier tracks against the Republic, Krueger was both a legend and a man in his own lifetime. All Republican Zoid Pilots were taught with stratagies he had come up with, nobody dared say that it was just becuase his son was President, becuase it wasn't, he was truely a great Zoid Pilot and great Commander.[/i] [b]Kreuger[/b]: All right men, have you had enough breakfast ? [b]All[/b]: YES SIR [b]Kreuger[/b]: OK then, you are all aware of this mission and what it will involve. This is a surgical strike mission into a top secret base near Guygalos, the objective is to simply destroy the entire base so that the weapon cannot be brough online, be warned it will be very heavily guarded and will not be an easy target to destroy, we have word that the Empire has recenly sent 4 squads of Iron Kongs, 2 squads of Red Horns and 5 squads of Sabre Tigers, these will present a tough situation to overcome. Now suit up and get ready, you will depart at 09:00 hours, is that understood [b]All[/b]: SIR YES SIR !! [i]Lucas walked down to the elevator with his team, they were headed towards the bay where their Zoids wee having some final modifactions ands upgrades done to their systems, Dr. D sat tinkering with the left leg of the Slash Liger and Lucas approched quietly.[/i] [b]Dr. D[/b]: Jumping up on an old man isn't a good sign Luc, makes you look like an Imperial Major. [b]Lucas[/b]: How do you do that D, what happenbed with the leg of the Liger ? [b]Dr. D[/b]: Nothing, just some last minute upgrades I'm making, should increase the grip on the claws. [b]Lucas[/b]: Ok then, we're pulling out in an hour so we'll have some training just to get the feel of the new upgrades that you and your team put in. [b]Dr. D[/b]: Well remember this, you break it and I'll break your nose [i]Lucas laughed and jumped into the cockpit of his new Zoids, he'd not had the chance to try it out properly in a fight yet and wanted to do so ASAP, he looked over at Craig talking to the scientist at his Dark Horn and wondered what he was saying[/i] For anyone who noticed Gunn, Phil, Blake and Noven are the other NPC members of the squad, I'll post up thier bio's in my next post.[/size][/color]

[color=royalblue][size=1]Yeah I'm looking forward to this game, I liked Paper Mario a lot, maybe it was those graphics but I'd say this has quite a bit of potential to be one of the best games on the Gameboy Advance.[/color][/size]

[Color=royalblue][Size=1][I]An aging Tommy Vercetti sat in the office of his club, the Malibu, several bottles of whisky lay in an untidy state over the floor stained with booze and cigar buds. Taking a near empty bottle to his lips, Tommy drank copiously leaving whatever liquid he couldn't drink spill down over his chin and chest. His eyes were glazed over and his thought random and erratic, he was becoming ever more paranoid in his old age. A knock at the door would cause him to reach for a concealed weapon in his desk drawers, a knife or a gun it never mattered, he would have been too drunk to use either. He ran his fingers back through his now grey hair and closed his eyes for a rest, his guards knowing this was the norm. Tommy Vercetti had been running Vice City for nearly 20 years, after a failed drug deal in 1986 he had made it his personal mission to take this city for his won, and to kill anyone and everyone who got in his way. A failed alliance with Lance Vance had taught him the value of trust and that breaking it would mean death. He had also dealt with former business associated that came to take their cut in his new affairs. Tommy over the years had fought off many powerful gangs that wanted to pollute his city. the Judges, DAs, Politicians and the Police, all of them were under Vercetti's control and if one stepped out of line there was always another to take their place once their predecessors were taken care of. Tommy had killed many people in Vice City, one of them, the transvestite Congressman Alex Shrub had been fitted with a pair of ladies cement shoes and dropped into the harbor after tempting Tommy's limits. A stretch limousine pulled up outside the Malibu, and Tommy groggily looked out the window to see who it was. Six well dressed Russians stepped out from the car, five guys and one woman, man she was beautiful Tommy thought. Tommy was 53 although years of hard drinking had left him looking like a 65 years old. The woman led the group inside, he heard that she wanted to see the manager about a business deal. Tommy called over the intercom to let her up, she walked slowly into his office his eyes were cloudy and he could barely see, she was beautiful, it hadn't been a dream. He tried to snap out of his drunken stupor and tried to tidy himself up, combing down his hair and straightened his clothes, he waved his hands and asked his Bodyguards to give them some time alone. They looked at one another warily and walked out down the stairs into the main club section. Tommy asked to have the name of such a beautiful woman, to which she replied "Nyah", he reached down into the cabinet beside him and pulled out a bottle of old wine, very good year he thought. He looked up and with a resounding gasp and seven loud bullet shots, Tommy Vercetti collapsed over his desk, blood pooling onto the floor, dead. On hearing the echoed shots, the other men who had come in pulled out automatic pistols and began killing anyone and everyone in sight, after their ammo was spent, they surveyed the damage to the club, bodies were littered across the floor, no one left alive. The woman walked down the stairs looking very pleased with herself, "he's dead, now lets torch the place" she said with a hint of pleasure in her voice. Three of the men retreated to the car and returned with petrol canisters. Emptying their contents of the cans over the floor, one by one the left the building until only the woman remained, taking a cigarette lighter from her pocket she lit it and through it into a pool of petrol. The fire grew and spread quickly engulfing everything it touched, smoke billowed from the windows and the fire eventually gutted the building and burned all the bodies into ash. Sitting in an office across town, a phone rang, a Russian gentleman picked up the phone and was told "it is done Vlad". Upon hearing the death of the head of Vice City's supreme crime lord, other gangs have been pushing their interests and their men into the city. The Russians, the Mafia, the Yakuza, the Triads and the Colombians have all been buying up property to get a foothold into the City. The Haitians and the Yardies however have decided to pool their resources and have formed what they call the Caribbean Cartel, through which they have effectively eliminated the Cubans as a gang threat and seized their territory for their own. It is a gang vacuum and Vice City is looking more and more likely to become the new Liberty. Several other hits against Vercetti's men have been made, Kenneth Rosenberg a corrupt Lawyer who was Vercetti's right hand man in later years was found dead in the toilets of the Pole Position Strip Club, with a single gunshot wound to the head. While several of his most loyal men have been killed in other recent incidents, few have decided to even stay in the city, let alone join other gangs. It all for the taking now in Vice City and every man has both a price and a bullet with his name on it.[/i] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to Vice City: Ashes to Ashes, I really should have thought of a better title. As you can see this is set in this year and details the chaos after the death of Tommy Vercetti, with every gang fighting to keep their own turf and warring to get their hands into others. If you read on I will allow the characters of Sergie and Nyah Nekhorovich to be chosen however if I do not like what is written I will ask for it to be changed. [b]Sign Up[/b] [I]Name[/I]: (Your Name) [I]Age[/I]: (Your Age) [I]Sex[/I]: (Your Gender) [I]Height[/I]: (How tall are you) [I]Weight[/I]: (What do you weigh) [I]Gang Allegiance[/I]: (Russians, Mafia, Triads, Yakuza, Colombians or Caribbean Cartel) [I]Weapons[/I]: (What weapons does you character use, try to keep it small, pistols, sub machine guns) [I]Mode of Transport[/I]: (How do they get from place to place, car, motorbike etc.) [I]History[/I]: (Your characters past details) [I]Personality[/I]: (A psychopathic killer, we hope so) [I]Description[/I]: (Other distinguishing features, clothes, hair, eyes etc.) ----------------------------------------- [b]My Sign Up[/b]: [I]Name[/I]: Vladimir Nekhorovich [I]Age[/I]: 37 [I]Sex[/I]: Male [I]Height[/I]: 6'7" [I]Weight[/I]: 290 lbs. [I]Gang Allegiance[/I]: Russian Cartel [I]Weapons[/I]: 2X Desert Eagles .40 with armor piercing bullets or an M4 Carbine Rifle also equipped with armor piercing bullets [I]Mode of Transport[/I]: Metallic black Rancher, bullet proofed windows and body, one way window panes, a perfect way for him to travel the streets unnoticed. Other times however he chooses to use his Maverick to get from place to place if necessary. [I]History[/I]: Vladimir Nekhorovick, information provided by F.B.I files: Very little is known about this man. His past before he reached America has been effectively erased by ex-KGB elements working for Nekhorovich in order to keep his enemies from knowing his details. What is known however is that he is the current leader of the Russian Cartel in Vice City, which is wanted in connection for several murders and the arson of the club Malibu. He is also wanted for the death of nine undercover Federal Agents, as well as the death of numerous police officers both on and off duty and at least fifty other murders of civilian and gang members. A large scar running diagonally down his right cheek can identify Nekhorovich. Be warned, Nekhorovich is heavily armed and very dangerous, he cares very little for those who he sees as no benefit to him and has been known to commit torture, murder and rape as he sees fit. It is advised under no circumstances should there be an attempt to bring him alive before a court of law, and a death sentence has already been judged upon him. His only known associates are his sister Nyah Nekhorovich and his brother Sergie Valantine Nekhorovich. Sergie is an ex member of the KGB and most probably the one who erased his files and those of his family from KGB records. He is a master computer hacker as well as a demolitions expert and known to enjoy similar pleasures to those of his brother, he has been never directly charged of any crimes. Nyah Nekhorovich is known to be almost as deadly as Vladimir is, she is a very capable thief and an expert in assassination. She has been charged with the murder of seven very powerful criminal heads across the world. She appears to be working with her brother in criminal activities in Vice City and is also known to be armed and dangerous. Under no circumstances is she to be under estimated as it could prove fatal. [I]Personality[/I]: Sadistic, cruel and very cold, he will kill anyone for any reason even those who are loyal to him. He especially enjoys torture as a method of extracting information about his enemies and their whereabouts so he can get rid of them, even if he does get the information he will still torture his victims for a while before he will finally kill them. [I]Description[/I]: Long dark brown hair to shoulder length, short beard of same color, dark cold icy blue eyes, worn looking skin with a large knife scar to his right cheek approx. 4 inches long. Black leather coat reaching his to his knees, he will often wear a black trousers with a dark green shirt and a black tie and with highly polished black leather shoes.[/size][/color]

[color=royalblue][size=1]OK I've changed my character and redone my bio so here just to summarize here's part of the bio [I]Name[/I]: Cerebro [I]Species[/I]: Slowbro [I]Description[/I]: Cerebro is quite different to other Slowbro, for a start his skin is not the traditional pink but a powder blue in color. He also possesses an intellect far greater than that of a normal Slowbro, which almost rivals that of a Slowking. [I]Moves[/I]: Hydro Pump, Psychic, Icebeam, Protect and Megapunch. -------------------------------------------- [I]Cerebro had been watching the group from a lake in the distance, he knew what Wynat was capable of and decided that maybe he was better off in a group than trying to get away from all of them on his own. He walked out of the lake and began to walk towards the group, Wynat turned towards the oddly colored Slowbro and narrowed it's eyes to slits[/I] [b]Wynat[/b]: Ahh Cerebro, what are you doing here Conundrix is meant to be dealing with you, nobody turns down an offer from master Mewtwo and lives to insult him again. [b]Cerebro[/b]: You talk big Wynat but we both know my powers are superior to yours, the only one I fear is your master, I'd advise you to leave before I am forced to make you leave forcefully. [b]Wynat[/b]: Hahahahaha, I'd like to see you make me, your powers are nothing and you look like as much of a freak as you are, you could beat a Pidgey Egg with a mallet. [b]Cerebro[/b]: Enough you fool, I have given you your chance and now you will pay. [I]Cerebro placeed his hands over his head and began his attack, psychic waves spiraled all around Wynat and he was launched into the air, and flung away into the distance screaming.Cerebro now turned to those who were left and readied himself for a fight incase they were under mind control.[/I][/color][/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]OK now that Yoda's done with his bio I'll have the Adventure Arena thread done in a day or so, also Ex Mercenary you have too many weapons and your support systems are in a mess, you can't have Jagar Ion Boosters since they don't exist yet, I'll say it once more NO NEW CENTURY ZERO ZOIDS, WEAPONS OR SUPPORT SYSTEMS, HAVE YOU GOT THAT. Galvatron, you can find info on the net, or you can change your Zoid if you want. OK the follwoing have made it in so far: Solo Tremaine Taki Ebina Yoda Sacred Warrior Galvatron Same things as before, just spelling, capitals, etc[/color][/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]OK after reading what you've said I have changed the text but I haven't added a border and probably won't bother as I happy with what I have now.[/color][/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]I never really found a school uniform annoying to have to wear. Our's is a wine colored wool jumper, plain blue shirt, wine colored tie, grey trousers and dark colored shoes. The only time I ever hated the uniform was when we had to wear it during the summer and it was boiling hot, however our student council got us the right to wear our shirts only if it got too hot. I think school uniforms are a bit of a mixed blessing, sometimes they'll annoy the hell outta you if you've got a strict teacher who wants military style neatness and then again it saves you the trouble of having to decide what to wear every day so I'm not really for or against them.[/color][/size]

[color=royalblue][size=1]OK so I got my hands on a trial version of Paint Shop Pro 7 yesterday and I tried my hand at making a banner and an avatar of Star Wars. I got most of the stuff from LucasArts.com and just tinkered around with it and edited it. It's just a first attempt but what do other OB designers think.[/size][/color]

[color=royalblue][size=1]I agree with Boba, it did happen. I'm not the greatest fan of the U.S. but I don't think they'd actually go to the length to fake the Moon Landing, and it occured in 1969 as far as I remember[/size][/color]