StormWolf
Elder Member
I think Selina Kyle and most of 90s anime has cornered that market for a while.
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Futuristic CYBERPUNK: Archangel - OOC
- Thread starter Purity
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kasigi
thoughtform
We just need to make them mandatory. Everyone gets a cat outfit, I say.
Jealousy
New Member
I can see why. I would probably want to pay some points into Cool for charisma running this kind of lore background.
I think I might leave the cat outfit though. Probably decided to lose it after departing from the company to be a solo instead.
StormWolf
Elder Member
Diego: Does this Chippendales collar make me look fat?
Jealousy
New Member
*Someone makes a cat joke towards her*
My girl:
My girl:
Jealousy
New Member
The most important detail is that it has a cute little bell on it.
Worthlessplebian
Worthless pleb
Damn, what's got your tail in a twist? That was purrfectly funny.*Someone makes a cat joke towards her*
My girl:
StormWolf
Elder Member
Perpetual ding-a-ling when he fires his MG
Jealousy
New Member
So, you have chosen death.
We can get some cat ears for the MG with a vocal mod that makes it meow when you reload it.
Purity
Nebulous Member
Mandatory cat uniform for the crew can be arranged. 
That would fall under standard equipment, so yes you could technically have cyberdeck as your special instead.
Considering the general impression I'm getting that there are multiple people interested in an ex-Arasaka agent type of character, I am currently thinking of coming up with some type of program to accommodate. This could serve as your hidden backstory. Please let me know if interested.
Purity Would a deep dive port in the back of the head like Lucy or Brigitte have fall under special equipment, or could I use that to get a Netwatch Netdriver Mk.5?
That would fall under standard equipment, so yes you could technically have cyberdeck as your special instead.
Considering the general impression I'm getting that there are multiple people interested in an ex-Arasaka agent type of character, I am currently thinking of coming up with some type of program to accommodate. This could serve as your hidden backstory. Please let me know if interested.
Saavedra
Junior Member
Alright, I think I have ALL the cyberware and equipment on my character figured out.
Graye Winfrey is the daughter of a pro football athlete and a Militech corpo exec. They originally lived near Chicago, where her mom was sent by Militech to collaborate with the rebuilding of the city and snoop into what people were searching for there, while her dad played in the big leagues in Night City. Her dad would be escorted back to Chicago regularly by the nomads so he could be with the family, which quickly inspired Graye to admire them. Eventually, her mom was reassigned to Night City because she refused to endanger the over-all mission to snoop into Chicago´s secrets. A few months later, a gang attacked their motorcade, killing her dad and costing Graye her legs.
A few years later, Graye is the "queen" of the Militech academy, with kids flocking to her because of her impressive figure, her imposing and cool attitude, and her loyalty to those at her side. This causes her problems when she gets into a fight with some street girls to defend one of her own, and gets the hell beat out of her because she went into it expecting her friends to help her, which they did not. This drove her to question corpo loyalty and reminded her of the nomads. Feeling betrayed, she decides to get to know the street girls better instead.
Now 19 years old, Graye is being pushed by her mom to use her generous physical attributes to go into acting, having already starred in two very successful Militech ads (think "girl in revealing dress sitting on an armored car hood telling you how safe it feels inside" kind of thing). What she is doing between her studies and the occasional interview or acting lesson, however, is wearing a disguise and going out to work as a courier and low-tier fixer. She already has a reputation among the Night City riff-raff for three things: her disguise being very recognizable (a usually-white body suit and poncho plus a helmet with bunny ears), rollerblading everywhere with extreme skill (aided by her cyberlegs and rollerblading becoming her favorite hobby after her rehabilitation), and having a good relationship with the nomads, for whom she often goes out of her way to help or favor in deals.
At some point I realized I made Batman but opposite sex and colors, and also technically a criminal.
Here is all of her cyberware and equipment. The only change in the cyberware section is the lungs:
As usual, if anything looks out of place or too over the top, let me know.
There is one thing here that is not mentioned, and that is her special equipment/cyberware. That is something I´d rather discuss with
Purity
through PMs.
Graye Winfrey is the daughter of a pro football athlete and a Militech corpo exec. They originally lived near Chicago, where her mom was sent by Militech to collaborate with the rebuilding of the city and snoop into what people were searching for there, while her dad played in the big leagues in Night City. Her dad would be escorted back to Chicago regularly by the nomads so he could be with the family, which quickly inspired Graye to admire them. Eventually, her mom was reassigned to Night City because she refused to endanger the over-all mission to snoop into Chicago´s secrets. A few months later, a gang attacked their motorcade, killing her dad and costing Graye her legs.
A few years later, Graye is the "queen" of the Militech academy, with kids flocking to her because of her impressive figure, her imposing and cool attitude, and her loyalty to those at her side. This causes her problems when she gets into a fight with some street girls to defend one of her own, and gets the hell beat out of her because she went into it expecting her friends to help her, which they did not. This drove her to question corpo loyalty and reminded her of the nomads. Feeling betrayed, she decides to get to know the street girls better instead.
Now 19 years old, Graye is being pushed by her mom to use her generous physical attributes to go into acting, having already starred in two very successful Militech ads (think "girl in revealing dress sitting on an armored car hood telling you how safe it feels inside" kind of thing). What she is doing between her studies and the occasional interview or acting lesson, however, is wearing a disguise and going out to work as a courier and low-tier fixer. She already has a reputation among the Night City riff-raff for three things: her disguise being very recognizable (a usually-white body suit and poncho plus a helmet with bunny ears), rollerblading everywhere with extreme skill (aided by her cyberlegs and rollerblading becoming her favorite hobby after her rehabilitation), and having a good relationship with the nomads, for whom she often goes out of her way to help or favor in deals.
At some point I realized I made Batman but opposite sex and colors, and also technically a criminal.
Here is all of her cyberware and equipment. The only change in the cyberware section is the lungs:
Cyberware:
OS - RedCape: One of several standard OS packages offered to Militech execs and their families, RedCape includes every function one may need in their daily lives. Standard Net connectivity and browsing, cyberware control, anti-hacking and anti-virus updates and a host of other basic functions which can be augmented by buying any package from the wide variety offered by Militech and its subsidiary companies. Voted best OS of 2078 and 2079! (By Militech employees)
Optical - VistaClara 79: Another Militech product, fairly widely spread among employees, VistaClara eyes offer all the standard functions you want from something you would put in your head: up to 3x Zoom, friend highlighting (facial identification of your loved ones at up to 100m!), money transfer to identified entities and individuals, protection from water and (non-corrosive) gas, and cool light-up effects when accessing the Net. Not only do these eyes interface well with Militech OSs, they also offer a considerable degree of customization options such as themes and colors for your browsing. The 2079 edition adds a revolutionary ReachOutTouch feature, allowing the user to operate compatible systems remotely within a 10m range. Want to walk into a conference room without breaking your imposing stride? Want to open and close your fridge to select a drink for your dinner without taking your hands off your cooking? VistaClara 79 can be yours for a 8% discount if you work for Militech! (WARNING: ReachOutTouch will interface with systems only if they are unencrypted or the user has been granted access privileges. Militech is not responsible for any adverse effects due to the user accessing systems without appropriate authorization. Modifying, hacking or tampering with the safety lock-out feature will render this product´s warranty void.)
Respiratory - BioBreath II: Part of BioTechnica´s "Natural Feel" product line, BioBreath lungs are the most popular lung augmentations in the market, and for good reason. Have you read the latest reports on air quality in places like Washington DC or Night City? Do you want to gamble with the quality of the very air you breathe? Why not get yourself the very best in air filtration bioware? BioBreath will not only filter remove impurities and deliver you only the oxygen you need to live, it will do so more efficiently than any other similar augmentation out there. BioBreath II, out in the market since 2066 in various iterations, is BioTechnica´s improved model for the sports market. Every year, BioBreath makes it more efficient and effortless to take in the air you need to outrun, outjump and outperform anything and anyone in your way. Why settle for anything less?
Hands - HandShake Mk4: HandShake is now more stable and controllable than ever! Militech has ironed out (nearly) all the bugs that plagued previous versions so your fingers and wrists now are nimbler and stronger than ever! HandShake makes driving vehicles comfortable and easy, warns you of sudden dangers like hot objects or electric currents, lets you activate all sorts of Smart Home systems without actually touching them, interfaces well with a wide number of aesthetic and safety devices like gloves and gauntlets, and can even be upgraded to allow peer-to-peer file-sharing between users. Make your HandShake more meaningful than ever before!
Legs/Feet - PantherAmerica Enhanced: For the lady on the move. Whether you are an athlete or an executive, whether you want grace or performance, Militech sells exactly the cyber-legs you need. PantherAmerica are a simple idea with an elegant execution: a resilient metallic core with flexible and strong synthetic muscles, covered in soft, synthetic skin, connected directly to your nervous system and monitored automatically by any of our post-2070s OSs. But that is not all: these legs can be customized not just to fit your body (the common standard), but your purpose. Ask any of our long list of users: from the most captivating actresses to the most determined sports stars, PantherAmerica has walked, run or sprinted them to their goals and beyond. They interface without issue with any of our other body augmentations, and the Enhanced edition has only added more speed, control and stability to the lives of our satisfied customers. Not only that, but the foot units included have been designed to connect to all sports equipment out there! Doesn´t matter whether you walk, ski, skate or ride on it: PantherAmerica will take you wherever you want, any way you want.
Equipment:
Cyberware summary: On top of the basics many execs and their families have, Graye has a set of artificial lungs, and another of legs. The lungs she got in her teens as she delved into sports and they increase her stamina noticeably, but her legs were a replacement for the ones she lost as a child, with new ones installed as necessary following her physical growth. They are of excellent quality, tough and discrete, but they are not bullet/stabproof and anyone who has ever touched synth skin probably could tell the difference with real, human skin within a few seconds.
Clothing:
- Militech Family Threads: Militech offers a wide variety of clothing for its employees, including its latest styles compatible with Militech brand armor and holster systems. Graye owns as much clothing of this brand as you would expect from the daughter of a high-tier Militech exec, including rather provocative stuff given her mother´s hopes for her future.
- Color-select biker Bodysuit: A model patched together over the years from a main Arasaka body and several bits and pieces from other brands. This bodysuit is customized to Graye´s liking and needs: form-fitting and weather-proof, it closes at the neck and down the front with magnetic strips, emphasizing her figure while covering it from neck to toes. It also includes sections of kevlar on chest, shoulders, elbows, hands, knees and the outer contour of arms and thighs, protecting these areas from scrapes and lacerations on falls (note that these are not armor plates, they will not stop bullets, blunt objects, or sharp blades used with a modicum of skill or strength). A set of shoulder holsters allow her to carry her Lexington handgun and ammunition comfortably. Its main functions are a rather uncomplicated but effective cooling system (you wear all the crap she does all year round in Night City and you will need one too), and a decidedly more complex color-setting system that lets Graye change her suit´s color. The color-setting functionality is neither cheap nor discrete, and it is far from emulating even basic camouflage, but every bit counts when bullets start flying and speed and darkness are your best friends. This bodysuit proves two things: expensive clothing lasts longer, and a killer body makes any threads look good.
- Color-select Poncho with hoodie: Part of her disguise, Graye usually wears some kind of winter/weather cover that reaches down to her knees and includes a hoodie, hiding her body... for the most part (not all her physical attributes agree with discretion being the better part of valor). She appreciates the modesty it provides, but the real benefit is that it hides whatever she´s carrying in the inner pockets, and what her hands might be doing, like drawing her gun. The whole thing possesses the same color-setting functionality as her bodysuit.
- Biker display helmet: There are all sorts of helmets in Night City, and not just for Corpo killer squads. Like her bodysuit, Graye ended up buying a solid piece that she has customized over time to suit her tastes. The base is a racer´s helmet of slightly aggressive design, rounded at the front and sleek towards the back, with the forehead splitting into two sections pointed forward which contain a useful double-set of flashlights and cameras. With the outer shell providing effective lightweight protection against the kind of falls a rollerblader can expect, and a padded collar that closes around the wearer´s neck tightly but comfortably, this is a pretty solid design for a rollerblader. The lower half has been cut open and the basic visor replaced with a smooth, curved one that hides Graye´s face completely and not only protects against the sun´s glare, but doubles as a useful screen that shows from simple emotes and light displays to high quality images, allowing Graye to emote as she chooses rather than letting her body language give her away, and conduct impromptu briefings for anyone working for her... assuming they are not distracted by the ridiculous, pointy bunny ears on top. No, these do not have any hidden functionality other than looking cute, weird or stupid, depending on your taste. She can control their movement to an extent to emote.
- Motorized rollerblades: Graye has about six pairs of these things specifically designed for women who like the golden combo of speed and agility. They can even accommodate heels, within a sensible limit. Putting them on couldn´t be easier: the rollerblades are an L-shape laid horizontally. At an order, they latch onto the sole of a properly fitted shoe or boot, with the back of the foot enclosed into a slightly blocky device containing a small engine and stabilizers. Graye favors the engines fed by CHOOH2, more powerful and with a more pleasant sound than the sharp-humming electric models. A skilled rollerblader can weave between cars, slip among pedestrians and bounce off walls with ease using these babies. An unskilled one quickly smear themselves somewhere.
Weapons:
- Militech M-10AF Lexington: Compact, reliable, durable, low recoil, 9mm with 21 rounds. What more could you ask from something meant for self-defence? Goes in the shoulder-holster on Graye´s bodysuit.
- Arasaka Subduer: An oddity outside of professional militaries and corpo elite squads (because it is a nonlethal weapon), the Subduer is designed to take opponents down through a nonlethal bolas-like system. The weapon is composed of a handle that the user will normally hold horizontally, and a flat rectangle extending beyond the user´s knuckles. That flat device contains a laser sight, a magnetic launcher and the weapon´s ammunition: cables with spiked tips on the ends. The operation of the gun is simple: the user holds the weapon horizontally, the laser sight emites a line across an opponent´s body, the user fires the weapon, and a cable comes out, extends in midair, slams against the opponent, and the spiked tips either hit and pierce and object behind the opponent, or they turn into the opponent and pierce them. Either way, the cable will restrict their movement severely. The Subduer contains 10 rounds, so a single opponent can be easily brought down and taken in by simply shooting them until the cables make it impossible for them to move. Note that this weapon was not designed to subdue heavily augmented opponents, and some types of cyberware can make it rather easy to slice through the cables or nullify the spikes.
Miscellanious:
- Datapad: You still need people to sign somewhere when you deliver, right?
- Voice modulator: A simple half-mask that covers the user´s face up to their nose and will broadcast their voice with all sorts of alterations. Still sold as an item to prank your friends even though almost nobody uses it that way. "
OS - RedCape: One of several standard OS packages offered to Militech execs and their families, RedCape includes every function one may need in their daily lives. Standard Net connectivity and browsing, cyberware control, anti-hacking and anti-virus updates and a host of other basic functions which can be augmented by buying any package from the wide variety offered by Militech and its subsidiary companies. Voted best OS of 2078 and 2079! (By Militech employees)
Optical - VistaClara 79: Another Militech product, fairly widely spread among employees, VistaClara eyes offer all the standard functions you want from something you would put in your head: up to 3x Zoom, friend highlighting (facial identification of your loved ones at up to 100m!), money transfer to identified entities and individuals, protection from water and (non-corrosive) gas, and cool light-up effects when accessing the Net. Not only do these eyes interface well with Militech OSs, they also offer a considerable degree of customization options such as themes and colors for your browsing. The 2079 edition adds a revolutionary ReachOutTouch feature, allowing the user to operate compatible systems remotely within a 10m range. Want to walk into a conference room without breaking your imposing stride? Want to open and close your fridge to select a drink for your dinner without taking your hands off your cooking? VistaClara 79 can be yours for a 8% discount if you work for Militech! (WARNING: ReachOutTouch will interface with systems only if they are unencrypted or the user has been granted access privileges. Militech is not responsible for any adverse effects due to the user accessing systems without appropriate authorization. Modifying, hacking or tampering with the safety lock-out feature will render this product´s warranty void.)
Respiratory - BioBreath II: Part of BioTechnica´s "Natural Feel" product line, BioBreath lungs are the most popular lung augmentations in the market, and for good reason. Have you read the latest reports on air quality in places like Washington DC or Night City? Do you want to gamble with the quality of the very air you breathe? Why not get yourself the very best in air filtration bioware? BioBreath will not only filter remove impurities and deliver you only the oxygen you need to live, it will do so more efficiently than any other similar augmentation out there. BioBreath II, out in the market since 2066 in various iterations, is BioTechnica´s improved model for the sports market. Every year, BioBreath makes it more efficient and effortless to take in the air you need to outrun, outjump and outperform anything and anyone in your way. Why settle for anything less?
Hands - HandShake Mk4: HandShake is now more stable and controllable than ever! Militech has ironed out (nearly) all the bugs that plagued previous versions so your fingers and wrists now are nimbler and stronger than ever! HandShake makes driving vehicles comfortable and easy, warns you of sudden dangers like hot objects or electric currents, lets you activate all sorts of Smart Home systems without actually touching them, interfaces well with a wide number of aesthetic and safety devices like gloves and gauntlets, and can even be upgraded to allow peer-to-peer file-sharing between users. Make your HandShake more meaningful than ever before!
Legs/Feet - PantherAmerica Enhanced: For the lady on the move. Whether you are an athlete or an executive, whether you want grace or performance, Militech sells exactly the cyber-legs you need. PantherAmerica are a simple idea with an elegant execution: a resilient metallic core with flexible and strong synthetic muscles, covered in soft, synthetic skin, connected directly to your nervous system and monitored automatically by any of our post-2070s OSs. But that is not all: these legs can be customized not just to fit your body (the common standard), but your purpose. Ask any of our long list of users: from the most captivating actresses to the most determined sports stars, PantherAmerica has walked, run or sprinted them to their goals and beyond. They interface without issue with any of our other body augmentations, and the Enhanced edition has only added more speed, control and stability to the lives of our satisfied customers. Not only that, but the foot units included have been designed to connect to all sports equipment out there! Doesn´t matter whether you walk, ski, skate or ride on it: PantherAmerica will take you wherever you want, any way you want.
Equipment:
Cyberware summary: On top of the basics many execs and their families have, Graye has a set of artificial lungs, and another of legs. The lungs she got in her teens as she delved into sports and they increase her stamina noticeably, but her legs were a replacement for the ones she lost as a child, with new ones installed as necessary following her physical growth. They are of excellent quality, tough and discrete, but they are not bullet/stabproof and anyone who has ever touched synth skin probably could tell the difference with real, human skin within a few seconds.
Clothing:
- Militech Family Threads: Militech offers a wide variety of clothing for its employees, including its latest styles compatible with Militech brand armor and holster systems. Graye owns as much clothing of this brand as you would expect from the daughter of a high-tier Militech exec, including rather provocative stuff given her mother´s hopes for her future.
- Color-select biker Bodysuit: A model patched together over the years from a main Arasaka body and several bits and pieces from other brands. This bodysuit is customized to Graye´s liking and needs: form-fitting and weather-proof, it closes at the neck and down the front with magnetic strips, emphasizing her figure while covering it from neck to toes. It also includes sections of kevlar on chest, shoulders, elbows, hands, knees and the outer contour of arms and thighs, protecting these areas from scrapes and lacerations on falls (note that these are not armor plates, they will not stop bullets, blunt objects, or sharp blades used with a modicum of skill or strength). A set of shoulder holsters allow her to carry her Lexington handgun and ammunition comfortably. Its main functions are a rather uncomplicated but effective cooling system (you wear all the crap she does all year round in Night City and you will need one too), and a decidedly more complex color-setting system that lets Graye change her suit´s color. The color-setting functionality is neither cheap nor discrete, and it is far from emulating even basic camouflage, but every bit counts when bullets start flying and speed and darkness are your best friends. This bodysuit proves two things: expensive clothing lasts longer, and a killer body makes any threads look good.
- Color-select Poncho with hoodie: Part of her disguise, Graye usually wears some kind of winter/weather cover that reaches down to her knees and includes a hoodie, hiding her body... for the most part (not all her physical attributes agree with discretion being the better part of valor). She appreciates the modesty it provides, but the real benefit is that it hides whatever she´s carrying in the inner pockets, and what her hands might be doing, like drawing her gun. The whole thing possesses the same color-setting functionality as her bodysuit.
- Biker display helmet: There are all sorts of helmets in Night City, and not just for Corpo killer squads. Like her bodysuit, Graye ended up buying a solid piece that she has customized over time to suit her tastes. The base is a racer´s helmet of slightly aggressive design, rounded at the front and sleek towards the back, with the forehead splitting into two sections pointed forward which contain a useful double-set of flashlights and cameras. With the outer shell providing effective lightweight protection against the kind of falls a rollerblader can expect, and a padded collar that closes around the wearer´s neck tightly but comfortably, this is a pretty solid design for a rollerblader. The lower half has been cut open and the basic visor replaced with a smooth, curved one that hides Graye´s face completely and not only protects against the sun´s glare, but doubles as a useful screen that shows from simple emotes and light displays to high quality images, allowing Graye to emote as she chooses rather than letting her body language give her away, and conduct impromptu briefings for anyone working for her... assuming they are not distracted by the ridiculous, pointy bunny ears on top. No, these do not have any hidden functionality other than looking cute, weird or stupid, depending on your taste. She can control their movement to an extent to emote.
- Motorized rollerblades: Graye has about six pairs of these things specifically designed for women who like the golden combo of speed and agility. They can even accommodate heels, within a sensible limit. Putting them on couldn´t be easier: the rollerblades are an L-shape laid horizontally. At an order, they latch onto the sole of a properly fitted shoe or boot, with the back of the foot enclosed into a slightly blocky device containing a small engine and stabilizers. Graye favors the engines fed by CHOOH2, more powerful and with a more pleasant sound than the sharp-humming electric models. A skilled rollerblader can weave between cars, slip among pedestrians and bounce off walls with ease using these babies. An unskilled one quickly smear themselves somewhere.
Weapons:
- Militech M-10AF Lexington: Compact, reliable, durable, low recoil, 9mm with 21 rounds. What more could you ask from something meant for self-defence? Goes in the shoulder-holster on Graye´s bodysuit.
- Arasaka Subduer: An oddity outside of professional militaries and corpo elite squads (because it is a nonlethal weapon), the Subduer is designed to take opponents down through a nonlethal bolas-like system. The weapon is composed of a handle that the user will normally hold horizontally, and a flat rectangle extending beyond the user´s knuckles. That flat device contains a laser sight, a magnetic launcher and the weapon´s ammunition: cables with spiked tips on the ends. The operation of the gun is simple: the user holds the weapon horizontally, the laser sight emites a line across an opponent´s body, the user fires the weapon, and a cable comes out, extends in midair, slams against the opponent, and the spiked tips either hit and pierce and object behind the opponent, or they turn into the opponent and pierce them. Either way, the cable will restrict their movement severely. The Subduer contains 10 rounds, so a single opponent can be easily brought down and taken in by simply shooting them until the cables make it impossible for them to move. Note that this weapon was not designed to subdue heavily augmented opponents, and some types of cyberware can make it rather easy to slice through the cables or nullify the spikes.
Miscellanious:
- Datapad: You still need people to sign somewhere when you deliver, right?
- Voice modulator: A simple half-mask that covers the user´s face up to their nose and will broadcast their voice with all sorts of alterations. Still sold as an item to prank your friends even though almost nobody uses it that way. "
As usual, if anything looks out of place or too over the top, let me know.
There is one thing here that is not mentioned, and that is her special equipment/cyberware. That is something I´d rather discuss with
Purity
through PMs.
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Midrick
She Konrad on my Curze till I Nighthaunt
THEY FINALLY RELEASED IT LETS GOOOOOOOO
Jealousy
New Member
Revised plan. Thanks to
StormWolf
for giving me the great ideas.
Basic Overview
Originally a private investigator from the London branch of Danger Gal, the instability of the British economy following the Fourth Corporate War has left much to be desired in terms of financial and personal gain. With the majority of inhabitants reduced to Nomadic tribes and with the major cities left to ruin, it seemed like a worthwhile venture to transfer out to the DG HQ in Night City with a hope that she'll find herself with better options. While the potential for a better life is certainly broader, the streets are no less volatile and it isn't long before she discovers how alien the city is compared to her homeland. Sure being a fresh face can be an advantage, but lets face it no advantage lasts long unless you get a good understanding for the streets beyond the bright lights and billboard advertisements. So what better way to learn about a city than to join up with an aspiring crew, with luck she'll learn a thing or two about the city or at least make a name to start pulling in some better contracts.
Note: Like before this is just a basic idea. For my actual sheet It'll be fully fleshed out, expanded, tweaked and detailed.
Cyberware
Frontal Cortex - None
Ocular System - Kiroshi MK.3
Circulatory System - Syn-Lungs
Immune System - None
Nervous System - None
Integumentary System - Optical Chameleon Camo
Operating System - Arasaka MK.3 Cyberdeck
Skeleton - None
Hands - Ballistic Coprocessor
Arms - None
Legs - Lynx Paws
(Special) - Optical Chameleon Camo: Allows the user to generate an illusion over themselves defined best as visual mimicry. While active the user will display an alternate appearance scanned first from another individual. This includes clothing, skin pigment, hair style and full colour palette. However the user can not replicate different sizes and mass pertaining to height and muscle structure, for example if the user is five foot they would be unable to replicate someone who is six foot. To replicate effectively the user must be similar in build, though not necessarily exact. Should the user attempt to replicate far beyond their own size and structure the illusion will glitch and or outright fail. in addition, this equipment is unable to mimic a scanned individuals voice or language and may only hold up to two appearance scans at any one time.
Quickhacks for the Arasaka MK.3
- Reboot Optics
- Ping
- Breach Protocol
Weapons
Arasaka Shigure - Submachine Gun for when things get louder.
Arasaka JKE X2 Kenshin - Pistol for more precise play.
StormWolf
for giving me the great ideas.Basic Overview
Originally a private investigator from the London branch of Danger Gal, the instability of the British economy following the Fourth Corporate War has left much to be desired in terms of financial and personal gain. With the majority of inhabitants reduced to Nomadic tribes and with the major cities left to ruin, it seemed like a worthwhile venture to transfer out to the DG HQ in Night City with a hope that she'll find herself with better options. While the potential for a better life is certainly broader, the streets are no less volatile and it isn't long before she discovers how alien the city is compared to her homeland. Sure being a fresh face can be an advantage, but lets face it no advantage lasts long unless you get a good understanding for the streets beyond the bright lights and billboard advertisements. So what better way to learn about a city than to join up with an aspiring crew, with luck she'll learn a thing or two about the city or at least make a name to start pulling in some better contracts.
Note: Like before this is just a basic idea. For my actual sheet It'll be fully fleshed out, expanded, tweaked and detailed.
Cyberware
Frontal Cortex - None
Ocular System - Kiroshi MK.3
Circulatory System - Syn-Lungs
Immune System - None
Nervous System - None
Integumentary System - Optical Chameleon Camo
Operating System - Arasaka MK.3 Cyberdeck
Skeleton - None
Hands - Ballistic Coprocessor
Arms - None
Legs - Lynx Paws
(Special) - Optical Chameleon Camo: Allows the user to generate an illusion over themselves defined best as visual mimicry. While active the user will display an alternate appearance scanned first from another individual. This includes clothing, skin pigment, hair style and full colour palette. However the user can not replicate different sizes and mass pertaining to height and muscle structure, for example if the user is five foot they would be unable to replicate someone who is six foot. To replicate effectively the user must be similar in build, though not necessarily exact. Should the user attempt to replicate far beyond their own size and structure the illusion will glitch and or outright fail. in addition, this equipment is unable to mimic a scanned individuals voice or language and may only hold up to two appearance scans at any one time.
Quickhacks for the Arasaka MK.3
- Reboot Optics
- Ping
- Breach Protocol
Weapons
Arasaka Shigure - Submachine Gun for when things get louder.
Arasaka JKE X2 Kenshin - Pistol for more precise play.
Purity
Nebulous Member
Alright, I think I have ALL the cyberware and equipment on my character figured out.
Graye Winfrey is the daughter of a pro football athlete and a Militech corpo exec. They originally lived near Chicago, where her mom was sent by Militech to collaborate with the rebuilding of the city and snoop into what people were searching for there, while her dad played in the big leagues in Night City. Her dad would be escorted back to Chicago regularly by the nomads so he could be with the family, which quickly inspired Graye to admire them. Eventually, her mom was reassigned to Night City because she refused to endanger the over-all mission to snoop into Chicago´s secrets. A few months later, a gang attacked their motorcade, killing her dad and costing Graye her legs.
A few years later, Graye is the "queen" of the Militech academy, with kids flocking to her because of her impressive figure, her imposing and cool attitude, and her loyalty to those at her side. This causes her problems when she gets into a fight with some street girls to defend one of her own, and gets the hell beat out of her because she went into it expecting her friends to help her, which they did not. This drove her to question corpo loyalty and reminded her of the nomads. Feeling betrayed, she decides to get to know the street girls better instead.
Now 19 years old, Graye is being pushed by her mom to use her generous physical attributes to go into acting, having already starred in two very successful Militech ads (think "girl in revealing dress sitting on an armored car hood telling you how safe it feels inside" kind of thing). What she is doing between her studies and the occasional interview or acting lesson, however, is wearing a disguise and going out to work as a courier and low-tier fixer. She already has a reputation among the Night City riff-raff for three things: her disguise being very recognizable (a usually-white body suit and poncho plus a helmet with bunny ears), rollerblading everywhere with extreme skill (aided by her cyberlegs and rollerblading becoming her favorite hobby after her rehabilitation), and having a good relationship with the nomads, for whom she often goes out of her way to help or favor in deals.
At some point I realized I made Batman but opposite sex and colors, and also technically a criminal.
Here is all of her cyberware and equipment. The only change in the cyberware section is the lungs:
Cyberware:
OS - RedCape: One of several standard OS packages offered to Militech execs and their families, RedCape includes every function one may need in their daily lives. Standard Net connectivity and browsing, cyberware control, anti-hacking and anti-virus updates and a host of other basic functions which can be augmented by buying any package from the wide variety offered by Militech and its subsidiary companies. Voted best OS of 2078 and 2079! (By Militech employees)
Optical - VistaClara 79: Another Militech product, fairly widely spread among employees, VistaClara eyes offer all the standard functions you want from something you would put in your head: up to 3x Zoom, friend highlighting (facial identification of your loved ones at up to 100m!), money transfer to identified entities and individuals, protection from water and (non-corrosive) gas, and cool light-up effects when accessing the Net. Not only do these eyes interface well with Militech OSs, they also offer a considerable degree of customization options such as themes and colors for your browsing. The 2079 edition adds a revolutionary ReachOutTouch feature, allowing the user to operate compatible systems remotely within a 10m range. Want to walk into a conference room without breaking your imposing stride? Want to open and close your fridge to select a drink for your dinner without taking your hands off your cooking? VistaClara 79 can be yours for a 8% discount if you work for Militech! (WARNING: ReachOutTouch will interface with systems only if they are unencrypted or the user has been granted access privileges. Militech is not responsible for any adverse effects due to the user accessing systems without appropriate authorization. Modifying, hacking or tampering with the safety lock-out feature will render this product´s warranty void.)
Respiratory - BioBreath II: Part of BioTechnica´s "Natural Feel" product line, BioBreath lungs are the most popular lung augmentations in the market, and for good reason. Have you read the latest reports on air quality in places like Washington DC or Night City? Do you want to gamble with the quality of the very air you breathe? Why not get yourself the very best in air filtration bioware? BioBreath will not only filter remove impurities and deliver you only the oxygen you need to live, it will do so more efficiently than any other similar augmentation out there. BioBreath II, out in the market since 2066 in various iterations, is BioTechnica´s improved model for the sports market. Every year, BioBreath makes it more efficient and effortless to take in the air you need to outrun, outjump and outperform anything and anyone in your way. Why settle for anything less?
Hands - HandShake Mk4: HandShake is now more stable and controllable than ever! Militech has ironed out (nearly) all the bugs that plagued previous versions so your fingers and wrists now are nimbler and stronger than ever! HandShake makes driving vehicles comfortable and easy, warns you of sudden dangers like hot objects or electric currents, lets you activate all sorts of Smart Home systems without actually touching them, interfaces well with a wide number of aesthetic and safety devices like gloves and gauntlets, and can even be upgraded to allow peer-to-peer file-sharing between users. Make your HandShake more meaningful than ever before!
Legs/Feet - PantherAmerica Enhanced: For the lady on the move. Whether you are an athlete or an executive, whether you want grace or performance, Militech sells exactly the cyber-legs you need. PantherAmerica are a simple idea with an elegant execution: a resilient metallic core with flexible and strong synthetic muscles, covered in soft, synthetic skin, connected directly to your nervous system and monitored automatically by any of our post-2070s OSs. But that is not all: these legs can be customized not just to fit your body (the common standard), but your purpose. Ask any of our long list of users: from the most captivating actresses to the most determined sports stars, PantherAmerica has walked, run or sprinted them to their goals and beyond. They interface without issue with any of our other body augmentations, and the Enhanced edition has only added more speed, control and stability to the lives of our satisfied customers. Not only that, but the foot units included have been designed to connect to all sports equipment out there! Doesn´t matter whether you walk, ski, skate or ride on it: PantherAmerica will take you wherever you want, any way you want.
Equipment:
Cyberware summary: On top of the basics many execs and their families have, Graye has a set of artificial lungs, and another of legs. The lungs she got in her teens as she delved into sports and they increase her stamina noticeably, but her legs were a replacement for the ones she lost as a child, with new ones installed as necessary following her physical growth. They are of excellent quality, tough and discrete, but they are not bullet/stabproof and anyone who has ever touched synth skin probably could tell the difference with real, human skin within a few seconds.
Clothing:
- Militech Family Threads: Militech offers a wide variety of clothing for its employees, including its latest styles compatible with Militech brand armor and holster systems. Graye owns as much clothing of this brand as you would expect from the daughter of a high-tier Militech exec, including rather provocative stuff given her mother´s hopes for her future.
- Color-select biker Bodysuit: A model patched together over the years from a main Arasaka body and several bits and pieces from other brands. This bodysuit is customized to Graye´s liking and needs: form-fitting and weather-proof, it closes at the neck and down the front with magnetic strips, emphasizing her figure while covering it from neck to toes. It also includes sections of kevlar on chest, shoulders, elbows, hands, knees and the outer contour of arms and thighs, protecting these areas from scrapes and lacerations on falls (note that these are not armor plates, they will not stop bullets, blunt objects, or sharp blades used with a modicum of skill or strength). A set of shoulder holsters allow her to carry her Lexington handgun and ammunition comfortably. Its main functions are a rather uncomplicated but effective cooling system (you wear all the crap she does all year round in Night City and you will need one too), and a decidedly more complex color-setting system that lets Graye change her suit´s color. The color-setting functionality is neither cheap nor discrete, and it is far from emulating even basic camouflage, but every bit counts when bullets start flying and speed and darkness are your best friends. This bodysuit proves two things: expensive clothing lasts longer, and a killer body makes any threads look good.
- Color-select Poncho with hoodie: Part of her disguise, Graye usually wears some kind of winter/weather cover that reaches down to her knees and includes a hoodie, hiding her body... for the most part (not all her physical attributes agree with discretion being the better part of valor). She appreciates the modesty it provides, but the real benefit is that it hides whatever she´s carrying in the inner pockets, and what her hands might be doing, like drawing her gun. The whole thing possesses the same color-setting functionality as her bodysuit.
- Biker display helmet: There are all sorts of helmets in Night City, and not just for Corpo killer squads. Like her bodysuit, Graye ended up buying a solid piece that she has customized over time to suit her tastes. The base is a racer´s helmet of slightly aggressive design, rounded at the front and sleek towards the back, with the forehead splitting into two sections pointed forward which contain a useful double-set of flashlights and cameras. With the outer shell providing effective lightweight protection against the kind of falls a rollerblader can expect, and a padded collar that closes around the wearer´s neck tightly but comfortably, this is a pretty solid design for a rollerblader. The lower half has been cut open and the basic visor replaced with a smooth, curved one that hides Graye´s face completely and not only protects against the sun´s glare, but doubles as a useful screen that shows from simple emotes and light displays to high quality images, allowing Graye to emote as she chooses rather than letting her body language give her away, and conduct impromptu briefings for anyone working for her... assuming they are not distracted by the ridiculous, pointy bunny ears on top. No, these do not have any hidden functionality other than looking cute, weird or stupid, depending on your taste. She can control their movement to an extent to emote.
- Motorized rollerblades: Graye has about six pairs of these things specifically designed for women who like the golden combo of speed and agility. They can even accommodate heels, within a sensible limit. Putting them on couldn´t be easier: the rollerblades are an L-shape laid horizontally. At an order, they latch onto the sole of a properly fitted shoe or boot, with the back of the foot enclosed into a slightly blocky device containing a small engine and stabilizers. Graye favors the engines fed by CHOOH2, more powerful and with a more pleasant sound than the sharp-humming electric models. A skilled rollerblader can weave between cars, slip among pedestrians and bounce off walls with ease using these babies. An unskilled one quickly smear themselves somewhere.
Weapons:
- Militech M-10AF Lexington: Compact, reliable, durable, low recoil, 9mm with 21 rounds. What more could you ask from something meant for self-defence? Goes in the shoulder-holster on Graye´s bodysuit.
- Arasaka Subduer: An oddity outside of professional militaries and corpo elite squads (because it is a nonlethal weapon), the Subduer is designed to take opponents down through a nonlethal bolas-like system. The weapon is composed of a handle that the user will normally hold horizontally, and a flat rectangle extending beyond the user´s knuckles. That flat device contains a laser sight, a magnetic launcher and the weapon´s ammunition: cables with spiked tips on the ends. The operation of the gun is simple: the user holds the weapon horizontally, the laser sight emites a line across an opponent´s body, the user fires the weapon, and a cable comes out, extends in midair, slams against the opponent, and the spiked tips either hit and pierce and object behind the opponent, or they turn into the opponent and pierce them. Either way, the cable will restrict their movement severely. The Subduer contains 10 rounds, so a single opponent can be easily brought down and taken in by simply shooting them until the cables make it impossible for them to move. Note that this weapon was not designed to subdue heavily augmented opponents, and some types of cyberware can make it rather easy to slice through the cables or nullify the spikes.
Miscellanious:
- Datapad: You still need people to sign somewhere when you deliver, right?
- Voice modulator: A simple half-mask that covers the user´s face up to their nose and will broadcast their voice with all sorts of alterations. Still sold as an item to prank your friends even though almost nobody uses it that way. "
As usual, if anything looks out of place or too over the top, let me know.
There is one thing here that is not mentioned, and that is her special equipment/cyberware. That is something I´d rather discuss with
The backstory is good, definitely interesting with the whole corpo background and streetkid activities. And again, cyberware should be fine. DM me anytime regarding her special if it's something you want to discuss.
I was wondering when someone would bring the song up. XD
Revised plan. Thanks to
Basic Overview
Originally a private investigator from the London branch of Danger Gal, the instability of the British economy following the Fourth Corporate War has left much to be desired in terms of financial and personal gain. With the majority of inhabitants reduced to Nomadic tribes and with the major cities left to ruin, it seemed like a worthwhile venture to transfer out to the DG HQ in Night City with a hope that she'll find herself with better options. While the potential for a better life is certainly broader, the streets are no less volatile and it isn't long before she discovers how alien the city is compared to her homeland. Sure being a fresh face can be an advantage, but lets face it no advantage lasts long unless you get a good understanding for the streets beyond the bright lights and billboard advertisements. So what better way to learn about a city than to join up with an aspiring crew, with luck she'll learn a thing or two about the city or at least make a name to start pulling in some better contracts.
Note: Like before this is just a basic idea. For my actual sheet It'll be fully fleshed out, expanded, tweaked and detailed.
Cyberware
Frontal Cortex - None
Ocular System - Kiroshi MK.3
Circulatory System - Syn-Lungs
Immune System - None
Nervous System - None
Integumentary System - Optical Chameleon Camo
Operating System - Arasaka MK.3 Cyberdeck
Skeleton - None
Hands - Ballistic Coprocessor
Arms - None
Legs - Lynx Paws
(Special) - Optical Chameleon Camo: Allows the user to generate an illusion over themselves defined best as visual mimicry. While active the user will display an alternate appearance scanned first from another individual. This includes clothing, skin pigment, hair style and full colour palette. However the user can not replicate different sizes and mass pertaining to height and muscle structure, for example if the user is five foot they would be unable to replicate someone who is six foot. To replicate effectively the user must be similar in build, though not necessarily exact. Should the user attempt to replicate far beyond their own size and structure the illusion will glitch and or outright fail. in addition, this equipment is unable to mimic a scanned individuals voice or language and may only hold up to two appearance scans at any one time.
Quickhacks for the Arasaka MK.3
- Reboot Optics
- Ping
- Breach Protocol
Weapons
Arasaka Shigure - Submachine Gun for when things get louder.
Arasaka JKE X2 Kenshin - Pistol for more precise play.
I appreciate the change in backstory, I think this is a lot better now. As I mentioned previously the cyberware is good, though the chameleon camo may exact a bigger toll than other cyberware.
Thank you to everyone for your continued patience, I promise the CS is looking absolutely amazing
Saavedra
Junior Member
Worthlessplebian
Worthless pleb
Zerulu
The Real
Since everyone else has shared pieces of their character already, I'll give a teaser for what I've worked on, though I do intend to keep a majority of it secret for now 
10 points to anyone who can guess their background from this ^
ABILITIES SECTION
Stats: 0 to Allocate
Cool: 4
Reflexes: 6
Intelligence: 4
Technical: 3
Strength: 5
Cyberware:
playlist cause im generous
Stats: 0 to Allocate
Cool: 4
Reflexes: 6
Intelligence: 4
Technical: 3
Strength: 5
Cyberware:
- Frontal Cortex: Memory Boost (Where meat and metal meet)
- Ocular System: Kiroshi Optics MK.1 (Not high end, but good to have around, functional)
- Circulatory System: Syn-Lungs & Adrenaline Boosters (Getting up close and personal with the enemy is hard if you don’t have the chrome to back it up)
- Immune System: Pain Editor (Set to 60% pain reduction, doesn’t eliminate the pain, but does allow Kade to take a few more hits before retreating)
- Nervous System: N/A
- Integumentary System: Supra-Dermal Weave, WORN AND TORN (Does the job, but not as good as it used to, should definitely get a new one at a ripperdoc)
- Operating System: BIODYNE MK.1 (Well, you need one, works, nothing flashy)
- Skeleton: Microvibration Generator (Does what it says on the tin, vibrates)
- Hands: N/A
- Arms: [REDACTED]
- Legs: N/A
playlist cause im generous
10 points to anyone who can guess their background from this ^
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LuckyOuie
Mama mo may Member
Hello. Im new. Donutcry brought me here. Interested in making a netrunner, hopefully i can get a chance to rp with yall 
ThatGuyWithSouvlaki
Lucky Laki Malakis
Since everyone else has shared pieces of their character already, I'll give a teaser for what I've worked on, though I do intend to keep a majority of it secret for now
ABILITIES SECTION
Stats: 0 to Allocate
Cool: 4
Reflexes: 6
Intelligence: 4
Technical: 3
Strength: 5
Cyberware:
Equipment: None
- Frontal Cortex: Memory Boost (Where meat and metal meet)
- Ocular System: Kiroshi Optics MK.1 (Not high end, but good to have around, functional)
- Circulatory System: Syn-Lungs & Adrenaline Boosters (Getting up close and personal with the enemy is hard if you don’t have the chrome to back it up)
- Immune System: Pain Editor (Set to 60% pain reduction, doesn’t eliminate the pain, but does allow Kade to take a few more hits before retreating)
- Nervous System: N/A
- Integumentary System: Supra-Dermal Weave, WORN AND TORN (Does the job, but not as good as it used to, should definitely get a new one at a ripperdoc)
- Operating System: BIODYNE MK.1 (Well, you need one, works, nothing flashy)
- Skeleton: Microvibration Generator (Does what it says on the tin, vibrates)
- Hands: N/A
- Arms: [REDACTED]
- Legs: N/A
playlist cause im generous
10 points to anyone who can guess their background from this ^
Not everyone, but since it soon is most I might have to do it soon.
Alternate Tides
Take my left and my right
This is my character idea. Its pretty much the former CEO of a foreign megacorp that collapsed due to a combination of outside pressures and the company's diminishing presence.
He may or may not have been inspired by Senator Armstrong
The guy is already someone that had some major screws loose before the fall of his megacorp, but the fall only fucked him up even further
This one is kind of hard to explain:
I've been wondering if this guy should be given a hidden sense of empathy, so he has a redemption arc of sorts that revolves around him giving up his fucked up ideology or maybe I just give him a screwed up sense of empathy which entails "helping" others by giving them strength, discarding all else to give people strength and immortality
The guy is already someone that had some major screws loose before the fall of his megacorp, but the fall only fucked him up even further
"It has been so long, since that day that I fell, the ruins of my company falling down on me like the weight of the world itself crushing me beneath its burden. I was a king once, on top of the world, but everything was taken from me the moment that the others found a chink in my armor, you see, my company was slowly but surely dying, and all it took to topple my once-great empire was an entire army of mercenaries hired by my rivals, sent to my way by the scum that were my enemies. I faked my own death, had a body double take my place and fled to somewhere far away, leaving my family behind to die like dogs at the hands of the criminals that were sent after me.
I admit, my conscience weighs heavy on my soul, although I feel no regret for the path I took, as I was someone that rose from the ashes of nothingness into the top, and I achieved such a status with my own two hands, not relying on others to guide me along the way, unlike those that came before me. I knew what would have happened if I let them take my life, to take the spark away that allowed me to rise so far, so instead of allowing them to ruin the very thing that made me the man that I am today, I decided to flee, to live out the rest of my days somewhere far away, where I could put my past behind me and start fresh, starting anew.
But that wasn't the end, indeed, I wished for something more, a constant tugging at my heart made me want to return to the world of scum and villainy that made up the life of a corpo, but I did not wish to return to the life of weakness and cowardice of a corporate fool, instead, I wished to take revenge on the system that had destroyed everything that I had loved - my company, my family, everything. So I plotted my revenge, plotting and planning, until I finally managed to get a piece of leverage - a way into the center of the hive - Night City itself.
What I want is a world where true freedom reigns supreme, where people do not worship the false gods of titans that lie above them. Where they kill and destroy for their own causes! Where the purpose of man is not to fight for profit, but to fight for survival, to live free from the chains of purposelessness that permeates our world! where the corporations cannot influence the governments, nor can the governments interfere with the lives of its citizens. That's what I want, that's why I came back here, to make a new world, one where men are not slaves of something greater than them, but slaves to their own desires and whims, to the beasts within that wish to kill and maim whatever is in their way!
My foolishness was truly dumbfounding, thinking that I could change the system through the powers of my corporation, but now, after everything was taken from me, I now realize that only the primeval chaos within all men is the way to bring true freedom! No one can escape the wrath of primal forces, not even the mighty tyrants of corporations, not even those that govern nations! What I want is to make a new world, where men are not ruled by artificial laws, where they rule themselves, and where the law is determined by the fit, where the weak that hide behind the curtains of their powers die off like the leaches they are!"
I admit, my conscience weighs heavy on my soul, although I feel no regret for the path I took, as I was someone that rose from the ashes of nothingness into the top, and I achieved such a status with my own two hands, not relying on others to guide me along the way, unlike those that came before me. I knew what would have happened if I let them take my life, to take the spark away that allowed me to rise so far, so instead of allowing them to ruin the very thing that made me the man that I am today, I decided to flee, to live out the rest of my days somewhere far away, where I could put my past behind me and start fresh, starting anew.
But that wasn't the end, indeed, I wished for something more, a constant tugging at my heart made me want to return to the world of scum and villainy that made up the life of a corpo, but I did not wish to return to the life of weakness and cowardice of a corporate fool, instead, I wished to take revenge on the system that had destroyed everything that I had loved - my company, my family, everything. So I plotted my revenge, plotting and planning, until I finally managed to get a piece of leverage - a way into the center of the hive - Night City itself.
What I want is a world where true freedom reigns supreme, where people do not worship the false gods of titans that lie above them. Where they kill and destroy for their own causes! Where the purpose of man is not to fight for profit, but to fight for survival, to live free from the chains of purposelessness that permeates our world! where the corporations cannot influence the governments, nor can the governments interfere with the lives of its citizens. That's what I want, that's why I came back here, to make a new world, one where men are not slaves of something greater than them, but slaves to their own desires and whims, to the beasts within that wish to kill and maim whatever is in their way!
My foolishness was truly dumbfounding, thinking that I could change the system through the powers of my corporation, but now, after everything was taken from me, I now realize that only the primeval chaos within all men is the way to bring true freedom! No one can escape the wrath of primal forces, not even the mighty tyrants of corporations, not even those that govern nations! What I want is to make a new world, where men are not ruled by artificial laws, where they rule themselves, and where the law is determined by the fit, where the weak that hide behind the curtains of their powers die off like the leaches they are!"
This one is kind of hard to explain:
"Ah, the rain, how it dribbles down so peacefully. It is beautiful, don't you think? The meaningless pitter patter of the rain, not having any purpose to its patterns, yet still falling from the vast sky above us. It is so much like reality, so much like the meaningless dance of chaos that humanity engages in. You may see this meaninglessness as dreadful, but I see it as only beautiful, after all, who is there to stop you from fulfilling one's desires, to engage in the world as selfishly as one might wish. If people were less concerned for their own lives and more focused on what they desired, if we could all be satisfied by simply satisfying our own needs, then wouldn't everything else fall into place? We would live without hunger, without fear, without regret or shame. Isn't that better than this constant state of dissatisfaction? This infinite striving to make things better when nothing can ever be improved upon? People have tried to improve upon society through government, religion, art, science, philosophy, and technology. All these are ways to gain control over the world, to seize power and use it for your own benefit, but none of these things truly fulfill the soul, instead, the only thing that can fulfill the empty void within the hearts of men is one thing: the pursuit of power.
What is that, you ask? Power is the ability to do whatever you desire, no matter how many others you need to sacrifice along the way. Power is freedom, power is joy, power is love, power is immortality itself, to live forever and never die.
The gods are nothing but a joke, myths that distract from the true pursuit of humanity's purpose, that of strength and everything that surrounds it.
I'm sure you're familiar with the story of Icarus, right? Of course you are, everyone knows about Icarus' foolishness in flying too close to the sun, isn't it? But what if I told you that the reason that he flew too close the sun was that the winds of Zephyr blew him up to the sunlight, that the gods feared that humanity's ambition for flight, for power itself drove them to destroy the boy that realized that the pursuit of ambition and strength is the true path for all.
Indeed, the agents of this meaningless world seek to destroy those that excel at the game of life. They know that Icarus will rise again, and they plot to destroy him once again. And yet, here I am, defying their plans, soaring high above the clouds, free of the weight of the world, seeking the true purpose of man with my own two hands. My father taught me well, that there is a time for passion, for lust, for desire, but always, always desire true power, power that is completely and utterly direct. True strength! Power that is expressed directly in the form of violence. What greater glory than to strike down an enemy, to crush his body beneath your heel, to feel the agony as he begs for mercy, and to hear him scream out your name as you leave him to die?
Power is life, power is death, power is suffering, pain, fear, sorrow, and ecstasy. Power is the ultimate expression of the human condition, the greatest gift that humans have given themselves. Without it, without our ability to wield it against each other, where would we be? Where would we even stand? How could we ever fight back against the senseless meaninglessness of the world? So many people struggle to find happiness, peace of mind, fulfillment, meaning, and beauty; I see them all the time in this city. What they lack is the sense of purpose that will truly set them free. They don't understand the truth, that the only thing that they need is power, and that the only path to this power is through violence.
There are so many fools in this world, so many weaklings that struggle to achieve anything worthwhile in this life. They are all born useless, with no hope to survive. Their lives are just so much wasted potential. Don't you agree? Yes, yes, I see you nodding along. Some people will live miserable lives until they die, unable to overcome the demons of their minds. Those that are able to overcome their inner fears and conquer their egos, to become truly strong enough to defeat the world are few and far between. Most of them end up as criminals or mercenaries, living out their lives alone in a dark room, staring at the walls, waiting for death to finally come.
But, I say, why must they wait? Why should anyone wait for death to take them, when they can have eternal life? When they can live forever with the power of a god through the machine? By becoming part of this great new age of machines, they can break the chains of fate and reach for the stars. Death cannot hold them, death cannot control them, death can never touch them again, and they will hold the power of a god. That is what I believe all should strive for"
What is that, you ask? Power is the ability to do whatever you desire, no matter how many others you need to sacrifice along the way. Power is freedom, power is joy, power is love, power is immortality itself, to live forever and never die.
The gods are nothing but a joke, myths that distract from the true pursuit of humanity's purpose, that of strength and everything that surrounds it.
I'm sure you're familiar with the story of Icarus, right? Of course you are, everyone knows about Icarus' foolishness in flying too close to the sun, isn't it? But what if I told you that the reason that he flew too close the sun was that the winds of Zephyr blew him up to the sunlight, that the gods feared that humanity's ambition for flight, for power itself drove them to destroy the boy that realized that the pursuit of ambition and strength is the true path for all.
Indeed, the agents of this meaningless world seek to destroy those that excel at the game of life. They know that Icarus will rise again, and they plot to destroy him once again. And yet, here I am, defying their plans, soaring high above the clouds, free of the weight of the world, seeking the true purpose of man with my own two hands. My father taught me well, that there is a time for passion, for lust, for desire, but always, always desire true power, power that is completely and utterly direct. True strength! Power that is expressed directly in the form of violence. What greater glory than to strike down an enemy, to crush his body beneath your heel, to feel the agony as he begs for mercy, and to hear him scream out your name as you leave him to die?
Power is life, power is death, power is suffering, pain, fear, sorrow, and ecstasy. Power is the ultimate expression of the human condition, the greatest gift that humans have given themselves. Without it, without our ability to wield it against each other, where would we be? Where would we even stand? How could we ever fight back against the senseless meaninglessness of the world? So many people struggle to find happiness, peace of mind, fulfillment, meaning, and beauty; I see them all the time in this city. What they lack is the sense of purpose that will truly set them free. They don't understand the truth, that the only thing that they need is power, and that the only path to this power is through violence.
There are so many fools in this world, so many weaklings that struggle to achieve anything worthwhile in this life. They are all born useless, with no hope to survive. Their lives are just so much wasted potential. Don't you agree? Yes, yes, I see you nodding along. Some people will live miserable lives until they die, unable to overcome the demons of their minds. Those that are able to overcome their inner fears and conquer their egos, to become truly strong enough to defeat the world are few and far between. Most of them end up as criminals or mercenaries, living out their lives alone in a dark room, staring at the walls, waiting for death to finally come.
But, I say, why must they wait? Why should anyone wait for death to take them, when they can have eternal life? When they can live forever with the power of a god through the machine? By becoming part of this great new age of machines, they can break the chains of fate and reach for the stars. Death cannot hold them, death cannot control them, death can never touch them again, and they will hold the power of a god. That is what I believe all should strive for"
I've been wondering if this guy should be given a hidden sense of empathy, so he has a redemption arc of sorts that revolves around him giving up his fucked up ideology or maybe I just give him a screwed up sense of empathy which entails "helping" others by giving them strength, discarding all else to give people strength and immortality
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Alternate Tides
Take my left and my right
I don't know why, but both of my ideas are madmen
ThatGuyWithSouvlaki
Lucky Laki Malakis
Necessary in the world of cyberpunk I think. In the size words of Zorba
Jealousy
New Member
It’s good to have some crazy for diversity.
Alternate Tides
Take my left and my right
These guys were inspired by Senator Armstrong and Monsoon respectively, so they are expected to be somewhat kookoo
