Sorry about my lack of appearances. At this point Im taking a much needed hiatus from here after 5 long years. Not sure when I'll be back, but it won't be for awhile... sorry about that... : (
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Revenge of the 5th has always been a thing tho...
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Do not forget about the GOD DAMN bacon.
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Once upon a time, I used to cheer for May the 4th... now I cry with disappointment. *Except Clone Wars S7 and the Mandalorian - they are awesome*
Monster design looks quite interesting. Granted you wanted your monster to be more Lovecraftian and I believe I gave you permission to be the only person (so far) to make such a creature, so again, it looks cool.
Human character design is fine. While the pic does lean a little on the anime, I do recognize the style to be more on the realistic portion of the spectrum of artistic design, so it too can pass.
Here's a peak at one of the contained titans - the mighty "Crimson Devil" Horus!
Name: | "Titanus horus" | "Horus" | "The Crimson Eclipse" | "The Red Devil" | "Pharaoh/King/God of the Skies" |
Appearance: Enwrapped in a dark crimson hue, Horus' body plan heavily resembles that of a pterosaur - more specifically compared to those within the Azhdarchidae family (ex: Quetzalcoatlus, Hatzygopteryx, Arambourgiania, etc). His massive, yet slender, beak is sleek in design and curved slightly downwards to accommodate for its carrion and pescatarian life style. It even sports a trio of teeth-like tusks on his lower jaw, ensuring that none escape its maw as they fall into his large pouch.
It's body shape, along with the shape of size of his osteoderms, makes Horus look as if he has a hunched over when on land. His crimson skin also varies in different hues, being more dark on the top and lighter at the bottom. Even his eyes are blood-red in color. Horus also sports three winged fore-claws on his wings, with the middle claw being nearly as big as his largest rib bone. It is theorized that it is utilized in combat with other creatures or utilized when hunting large megafauna. His three tail "spikes" are tipped in a venomous yellow, however no evidence of venom glands have been identified within. Possible function is either to attract mates or ward off foes by fooling them as if he is indeed venomous.
A blackened scar can be seen on the creature's left eye, left there by an unknown monster that it engaged in brutal combat.
Size: 85 Meters Tall | 300 Meter Wingspan
First Appearance: Egypt - Found and contained within Outpost 44, located near Mount Sinai.
Abilities:
Flight: Horus' massive wings allow him to fly at sonic speeds, capable of leveling entire city blocks just by flying over them.
Hardened Skin: Horus' back is covered in a row of hard, sleek, osteoderms, which protect his backside from incoming attacks. They could even protect him from beam blasts from other titans.
Stealth: Like a B-2 stealth bomber, Horus' dark-crimson skin is anti-reflective, making him incredibly hard to see when flying overhead at night. This also tricks with radar as they have difficulty detecting the presence of the creature.
Heat Ray: Horus' can fire a beam of highly-concentrated plasma towards his opponent.
Sonic Thunderclap: Horus' has been identified utilizing his massive wings to issue a thunderous clap, sending in a violent hurricane-force wind that could disrupt foundations and stun other monsters.
Weaknesses:
Unprotected Underbelly: Horus' armor is only prominent on the top of his body - ranging from the tip of his beak to the tip of his sharpened tail. Even the top portion of his wings are armored to an extent! However, its underbelly lacks this armor to allow it to move efficiently and issue evasive maneuvers on the dime. While average military equipment is still rendered useless when engaging the underside, more powerful weapons should be able to wound the creature if weapons target said vulnerable spot.
Air-Freak: Horus' true potential resides in flight. In the air, he is a quick yet powerful opponent, however like most pterosaurs, he is rather slow and clumsy when walking on land. Taking out the wings would force the creature to land, preventing it from escaping back into the air.
Personality: Judging by the ancient texts and inscriptions found as of far, Horus has been said to be a "beast with ever changing personalities", hinting that it had both saved and ruined the lives of those that worship him. Many of TERRA's paleobiologists claim that the beast could've been a mostly solitary beast that would only get together with others of his kind during mating season. However, with the lack of evidence claiming of other similar beasts to Horus, this would prompt him to become more aggressive as it constantly fought other beasts simply to survive and in the hopes of eventually finding a mate to carry on the next generation.
History: Known by the texts of Ancient Egypt as "Horus" - the sky god - this massive winged beast was worshipped and revered by the Egyptians as a primordial god. Ancient hieroglyphics and illustrations found within ancient temples and the pyramids shown Horus both as the traditional illustration of wearing a falcon head upon a humanoid body and as the massive crimson beast often flying an ravaging a city below or engaging with other monsters. Perhaps the former rendition was a way for them to personify him.
One of the titan's most famous symbols is the "Eye of Horus" - a symbol of protection, royal power, and good health. Judging how illustrations had shown the beast battling or communicating with other giant foes, including renditions theorized to be the gods Set, Anubis, and Sobek respectively. However, one illustration described the great god to have fallen underneath a collapsing mountain after being defeated by an unspecified god - burying Horus underneath a mile of rubble and sand near what's now Mount Sinai. It would be the last piece of writing ever found to mention him.
Strangely, for a creature of such size, paleobiologists suspected that Horus would also be flying elsewhere outside of Africa, however nearly all of his proof was documented in multiple sources within North Africa. Several European diaries and manuscripts had seemed to hint or mention of Horus' existence, however they never seemed to give it a name. It wasn't until 1994 when TERRA first discovered the beast after a Terran archeological expedition accidentally uncovered him from deep within a cave system. He wasn't dead at all - rather in a state of suspended dormancy.
Shortly after, a containment facility would be placed right on top of him as "Outpost 44", where he was monitored closely by TERRA. The question now wasn't the fact of if it could awake, but rather a matter of when.
@Lmpkio Oh. I was planning on a relatively short idea in comparison. Maybe not even 10 metres.
Hmmmm. If so, I would thing said creature would prove more of a threat to the human cast compared to the giants walking amongst it. Still, will like to see what you have in mind for it.
Might it be possible for me to play a human-scale monster to start that might gradually build up into a true kaiju?
Potentially, yes. I'll just have to see what you have and go from there.
Mocha looks to be an excellent addition to the kaiju roster! Should've also mentioned the size limit (Between 100 - 150 meters tall) but your sizing is perfectly fine for it. It is approved! Once the OCC is up, you may place it in the CS.
I don't know if I'll go in this direction since I'm feeling like something more classic monster movie-ish, but are Jaegers and/or giant robots going to be a thing in this universe?
As mentioned prior, for arc 1 mechs are going to be hard-pressed on a minimum. This represents the very beginning of the entire Monster Resurgence and thus the humans are only equipped with more traditional weaponry and vehicles. I don't mind maybe one or two - provided they are given rather a logical backstory - but again, it's very limited.
However, for future arcs, mechs should definitely be more wide-spread as more crazy stuff will happen.
@Whirligig You could have more recent creatures come into play, just so as long as they are somewhat believable. Show me what you have in mind and I will see. :)
1. I presume that this is our nitty-gritty-man-vs-god sort of story, where humans are completely and utterly average? No X-Men, no magicians, etcetera? Just thought to check.
Nope. Regular ole men. They can be within the confines of scientists, biologists, paleontologists, archeologists, soldiers, hell even regular pedestrians, etc, something believable.
2. I know your stance on modern characters like Godzilla and such, but what about creatures from older legends/folklore? Are those out of the picture, too? I'm not sure if I want to play a monster yet, but if I am, got to know where things stand.
Absolutely! Even some of the codenames for the monsters I have are based off ancient gods. They don't have to be from such gods obviously, but they can be good for potential lore building.
3. With this in mind, how 'legendary' can our characters be? Presumably, we don't want them to be like, the head honcho or anything. Again, I'm asking so that I can know what the absolute limit is.
You're going to have to be a bit more specific on that - but yes no head-honcho prime monsters. For now, make them act like creatures of a living, breathing ecosystem. They can be powerful, but have to have weaknesses that can be exploited fairly easily.
A researcher from one of the Unknown Sites is dedicated to conducting technology and counter measures from captured kaiju. One of their containment dubbed 'Angel' is docile and has obtained limited communication with its keepers. The angel also spawns other smaller creatures that actually can function as a type of synergistic power source targeting AI (think Evangelion where the mechs are organic inside a shell of armor.
The Angel however is a cognito-hazard and slowly warps memory, perceptions, etc. It grows stronger as more and more people come to rely on its power. It will even work against humanity, subtly sabotaging efforts to sue terror and mistrust while showing itself as humanities core salvation.
In essence it wants to be worshipped as a god cause worship gives it power.
The researcher unknowingly works to spread its influence, subtly at first but then more and more obviously, like a missionary.
Definitely can see this being more explored in future arcs, or even in a side-quest in mid-late Arc 1. Still, it sounds like a dangerous and cunning psychic monster. The smaller creatures could directly interact with the human cast in certain situations. Continue on with it, I'd like to see where you'd take it.
Just remember, Arc 1 is supposed to be slightly more grounded and again future arcs will involve with more bat-shit crazy stuff. So for uniqueness sakes, if you get your's done first, you'll probably be one of, if not the, only monster who can utilize such a power for that particular arc. Again though, I'll need to see your full CS to assess this farther.
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