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Post by President Bao on Nov 29, 2014 12:03:50 GMT
So, plot is a little thin currently because a few too many of you are too insufferably goodie-goodie. I'm wanting to therefore give things a kick and get some more interesting stuff going on. Story is conflict, so unfortunately ideologically shallow characters (characters who get along with/passive to nearly everyone they meet) inhibit story in their wake. Some of you may have heard me say before but; an RP full of only villains will work fine, but an RP full of only heroes grinds to a halt. It's certainly an interesting factoid, but what it boils down to is that would-be villains will naturally come into conflict with each other, while would-be heroes will not. While people have certainly been meeting and greeting, I'm sure everyone can agree there has hardly been any true saga plot since the artificial 'Tournament Saga' was created to kick us off. Luckily we have the makings of many potentially interesting character dynamics here, but we need to fan those flames into something fun, instead of most sitting here talking about the weather and twiddling their thumbs. Now, everyone should have a character arc and a full personal plot planned. (Going to be honest, if you have not then perhaps roleplaying really is not for you, most RPers know this already but some newer ones may not be aware how vital knowing your arc and goals really are). If you feel you don't have a strong enough personal plot, then come up with something better, attach yourself to someone who does perhaps, someone who will take you places and keep that momentum going. What I am poking the beehive over right now though, is to try and get people to sign up to a faction (and use this in their arc/to create philosophical depth). I personally am a fan of characters and factions who clash as part of their ideological differences, differences which spawn from the grey area of morality and circumstance rather than 'puppy kicking baby eaters vs butterfly saving eco-saints' - we can create characters so much more interesting than that. It seems our current four possible rallying points are: > Team Arcosian (arcosian empire reps/allies)Wyntre Koramund(?) > Team Saiyan (saiyan empire reps/allies)Athren(?) Orion(?) > Team Earth (kami + followers)> Team Demon (demon faction/allies)Oni Vryka(?) Satin --- So I'd like to begin this discussion by having people say a brief summary of their character, and a little about their desired arc/motivation/goal, and then indicating which faction they are interested in for the start of your characters arc.
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Orion
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Post by Orion on Nov 29, 2014 16:19:19 GMT
A true Saiyan. Sexist, Overconfident, Strong and Prideful.
For Ori, my set goal is for him to become strong and assert the Saiyan Empire's power through any means necessary. I also want him to achieve at least second or third grade Super Saiyan before going alone or reclaiming the King's Throne on Vegeta. I'll be under Wyntre's Empire to kick off.
An Earth-born Namekian. Silent and dark, yet a heart of gold underlies his thick build.
As for Naroka Ukare, I want him to live a powered life. Beginning with being silent and serious, before meeting his very own pupil to train, and them becoming more lighthearted and open to speak after being in the presence of someone more innocent than himself. If everything pulls through effectively, he'll be going back to Namek when the time comes.
Kill, absorb, become the perfect life. Such is the way that Cyto, the Bio-Droid was made and built to do. Perhaps the more he consumes, the better and more sensible he may become? The plan for him is to increase his power and gain intelligence past strength and then see if he truly wishes to destruct everything in a sadistic game.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2014 18:10:54 GMT
Athren would be on team Earth. My goal for Athren is simple.. He wants to live a peaceful life yet when a threat comes he wants to be powerful enough to stop them. So, Athren's time is spent making friends and allies to help him get stronger if that time ever did come. He's got his attention on a woman and he'd like to see that develop into something more. Also, When the time comes Athren wishes to claim the Saiyan throne in order to turn the saiyan race into a protection power instead of one used to conquer, this would include freeing races under their control, even those NOT under their control. Example; The Changeling race has a race of small, blue creatures under their control. They're using them as slaves to increase their economy. Athren would send out a handful of saiyan's to FREE the race. Stuff like that. With Athren being dubbed the "Prince" of the saiyans, could open up a whole new world of violent encounters. As many would want to take it from him.
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Kadbra
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Post by Kadbra on Nov 29, 2014 20:48:11 GMT
Kadbra, at this moment, is still quite enchanted with being on Earth and experiencing a better life than what he had back in the demon realm. His plot that I have planned for him is to see the true evil within the human world/wider universe, and to become a protector for those people, despite being a demon himself. As time goes on, I want him to develop a wish to become human (or some other normal universe-bound race), and to try and fulfill that wish, so that he'll really belong to the world he's starting to love. For the moment, you could consider him Team Earth/Kami.
Hinawa has her personal plotline set out - good, old fashioned revenge! She's definitely no hero, though, and not above starting fights with everyone she thinks she can beat - she likes fighting, she likes winning, and she likes it even more to gloat at the people she has beaten. NOT a pleasant person to almost everyone, I can see conflict following her around like a bad smell. Her rebellious nature makes it hard to pin her to a 'team', but she can be easily influenced since she makes rash decisions - promise her power, the chance to fight, and a shot at revenge, and she'll follow.
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Koramund
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Post by Koramund on Nov 29, 2014 21:02:01 GMT
Koramund is still heading towards the spot of kami if he can get it, but he is about to experience a MASSIVE Shift in both personality and appearance. Though he still will be under Wyntre's forces. I think he might be able to give the entertainment of conflict soon.
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Post by Wyntre Cold on Nov 30, 2014 0:12:36 GMT
The Days of Cold may never end,
Princess Wyntre, who also just happens to be the future Queen and then Empress Wyntre of the entire Planet Trade Organization, at your service, or should I say you are at hers. She is causing a rebellion to get herself in power, has immense powers, has a massive interstellar cult which worships her as the sole creator Goddess and is currently second (but soon to be first) in line to the throne and shoots one hell of a death beam. Lady Wyntre is, obviously, with herself, Team Arcosian.
And if they do, the Night come hither.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2014 3:50:57 GMT
Ninjin is already stated her want to keep the planet safe from all terrors that might come to it. So she would be on Team Z Fighter. Not just for Earth but she will be proactive to after threats against Earth that are off planet.
Mimi is more a neutral power. She will fight for herself and that is it.
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Nai-Ran
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Post by Nai-Ran on Nov 30, 2014 5:14:09 GMT
Toss Nai-Ran on Team Earth! If the Earth were in danger, Nai-Ran would definitely rise to defend it. It may not be her home planet, but she's got a strong respect for life. Anyone who wants to endanger said life is going to have to go through her. Besides, in a way, she sees it as part of her training. If she's to return home to govern over the Rujju Sands, she needs to prove that not only is she capable of leading, she needs to be able to defend those in her charge. This would be a suitable example of this.
Go ahead and toss Kaiyo on Team Earth as well! With Kaiyo, it's not so much of a sense of duty that would drive her to protect the Earth from any threats. I mean, she lives on this planet. Wouldn't that be enough? For the planet to be in danger would seriously put a damper on her day, but at least it would give her an excuse to go punch something. All she would need to do is get Anzu's butt in gear to go help her, or at least convince her not to activate her seal while she's trying to fight.
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Post by Wyntre Cold on Nov 30, 2014 6:15:23 GMT
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Yuken
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Post by Yuken on Nov 30, 2014 10:35:03 GMT
Yuken would most likely be on Team Earth currently.
While he doesn't necessarily have any great ties to the planet, it's currently serving as his home base of sorts and is taking a liking to the open and calm areas, as well as a possible martial arts master. Yuken is not, however, without his goals and wants to become strong enough to break down the entire Saiyan monarchy.
This would make any potential truces with Saiyans difficult but it would also open doors for switching factions should they offer great enough power.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 4:25:38 GMT
Oguma is head of the Demon Army. He intends to become king after defeating his brother and a few others in combat. Currently, he has help from the demon Satin and some other lesser minions to do this. At this point and time this Demon's intentions are to cause general chaos on Earth, but he also hopes to find mysterious relics and places on Earth to initiate his secret plans. That is why he will be attacking the other groups if they decide to get in his way.
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Post by Pieter Wolfbane on Dec 2, 2014 4:49:41 GMT
While I may not have an actual team set up, I am still planning on having my Hunting pack. In essence, though, it'd be a sub-faction for Team-Earth... Here's a little incentive for anyone who may-haps be interested in joining my pack: A pack, in the terms of wolves, is a community of individuals (usually family-related) that travel together to survive in the world's harsh environment to help the children of two unrelated wolves grow into adults. There are times when these animals allow outsiders into their pack for a mutual benefit, whether its food, shelter, mates, or the safety of their own species as a whole. In this pack, though, it is much more open to outsiders with its purpose being to hunt down anything that would threaten the world, to eliminate it before the threat becomes too dangerous. At the moment, Pieter is a loner looking to gain allies to help him in this struggle since the incident at the Centurial Zenith Tournament... An incident that he, himself, was part of that he has come to regret. However, with the destruction in cities all around the Earth, he is coming out of hiding to hunt these people down to put them down for good.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 15:55:05 GMT
Amrenth is probably a part of team Earth, if I find a way to involve myself with the plot. He is kind of warming up to Ukare during the spar, as well as Athren, but he still wants to find a way back to South Capitol so he can continue a life there and help out the citizens as a self-proclaimed hero, aimilar to the Great-Saiyaman as was evident from my beginner's post or one after.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2014 18:03:38 GMT
I would honestly like to state here. I don't plan to have Emer in any of these, as most of them seem to be good guys. And he's definitely not a good guy, So, I would claim to actually make a separate genre all together, Maybe form a Mercenary corps like Zucceta, where in fact Emer can be hired for each side to fight for them. I'm sure the president of earth knows about the mercenary factions.
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