Futuristic The Grinder - Blood and Glory

Riddle78 · Aug 2, 2015

Welcome to the Grinder,whelp! So,you wanna participate? Well,good on ya! See that terminal? Fill in your contestant data,and your asset data. Leave no blanks. Oh,and make sure your life insurance is good to go.

If you don't have the BBCode chops to make your signup as pretty and organized as mine,fret not! Contained herein is a template that you can copy and paste,then edit as you see fit.

Contestant Data

As a contestant,you enter the arena.

Name: Given name,followed by surname,if your culture uses them.
Aliases: Any official titles you may bear. Underline any aliases you wish to be addressed by while on camera.
Age: You must be,at the very least,the minimum age to serve in your people's armed forces,barring extreme circumstances. Like,say,being sent as a Penal Combatant.
Sex: Please indicate your gender. If it doesn't apply,please indicate so.
Circumstance: Volunteer,Penal,or Obligated.
Veterancy: How many seasons did you participate in,if any?
Please attach the most recent photo you have of yourself here. Your Codex should have a built-in camera.
(A good description works,too)

Height: Your height,in whatever system of measurement is most comfortable.
Weight: Your weight,in whatever system of measurement is most comfortable.
Blood Type: Your blood type; Contestants are harvested of all organs,fluids,and marrow upon death,if possible.
This space will be filled in automatically by our search algorithms,as they cross-reference your provided identity with intergalactic databases. Confirm if this data is accurate; Our fans like complete dossiers.
(Fill this in. Just tell a story of how your character came to this point.)
Please provide a blood sample with the equipment provided,then enter the data as prompted.

Species Name: Singular and plural.
Homeworld: The planet your species evolved on.
Reproduction: How does your species reproduce? No details,please.
Gender Ratio: How many males are there for every female?

General Appearances: Provide a brief description of how your people look. Be sure to note any notable dimorphism between sexes.

Culture: Provide a brief description of your people's current culture,including what they're notable for.

Asset Data

An asset is what you use to fight.

Asset Type: The three recognized categories are "Mech",which are large combat walkers,"Kaiju",which are enormous beasts,and "Titanic Machine",which are enormous,non-walking combat machines.
Technical Asset Name: The "official" name of the asset,be it from scientists or engineers.
Personal Asset Name: What do you call your asset?
Please provide a photo of your asset.
(A description will also work.)

Notes: Indicate any appearance details of note that the photo may not portray.
Describe how effective your asset is at absorbing damage caused by different sources,using qualitative terms.

Armour Class: Grade the armour; Light,medium,heavy,or superheavy. Note special properties (IE; Reflective,energy shield,etc.)

Ballistic Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons such as,bullets,ramming,shrapnel,and direct hits from missiles and cannon shells?
Laser Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons that utilize light to inflict damage?
Thermal Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons that inflict damage with extreme temperature changes?
Explosive Defence: How effective is your asset against explosions?
Radiation Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons that use exotic radiation,including EMP?
Plasma Defence: How effective is your armour against weapons that utilize plasma?
In this section,please note what weapons your asset has access to,and in what loadouts these weapons are used in. If your asset doesn't use weapons,then indicate instead how it engages in combat.
In this section,please indicate any other important details of your asset,such as cockpit configuration,existing subsystems,crew capacity,or biological quirks,such as redundant organs,or a metabolic rage.

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Contestant Data

As a contestant,you enter the arena.

Name: Given name,followed by surname,if your culture uses them.

Aliases: Any official titles you may bear. Underline any aliases you wish to be addressed by while on camera.

Age: You must be,at the very least,the minimum age to serve in your people's armed forces,barring extreme circumstances. Like,say,being sent as a Penal Combatant.

Sex: Please indicate your gender. If it doesn't apply,please indicate so.

Circumstance: Volunteer,Penal,or Obligated.

Veterancy: How many seasons did you participate in,if any?
Please attach the most recent photo you have of yourself here. Your Codex should have a built-in camera.

(A good description works,too)

Height: Your height,in whatever system of measurement is most comfortable.

Weight: Your weight,in whatever system of measurement is most comfortable.

Blood Type: Your blood type; Contestants are harvested of all organs,fluids,and marrow upon death,if possible.
This space will be filled in automatically by our search algorithms,as they cross-reference your provided identity with intergalactic databases. Confirm if this data is accurate; Our fans like complete dossiers.

(Fill this in. Just tell a story of how your character came to this point.)
Please provide a blood sample with the equipment provided,then enter the data as prompted.

Species Name: Singular and plural.

Homeworld: The planet your species evolved on.

Reproduction: How does your species reproduce? No details,please.

Gender Ratio: How many males are there for every female?

General Appearances: Provide a brief description of how your people look. Be sure to note any notable dimorphism between sexes.

Culture: Provide a brief description of your people's current culture,including what they're notable for.

Asset Data

An asset is what you use to fight.

Asset Type: The three recognized categories are "Mech",which are large combat walkers,"Kaiju",which are enormous beasts,and "Titanic Machine",which are enormous,non-walking combat machines.

Technical Asset Name: The "official" name of the asset,be it from scientists or engineers.

Personal Asset Name: What do you call your asset?
Please provide a photo of your asset.

(A description will also work.)

Notes: Indicate any appearance details of note that the photo may not portray.
Describe how effective your asset is at absorbing damage caused by different sources,using qualitative terms.

Armour Class: Grade the armour; Light,medium,heavy,or superheavy. Note special properties (IE; Reflective,energy shield,etc.)

Ballistic Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons such as,bullets,ramming,shrapnel,and direct hits from missiles and cannon shells?

Laser Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons that utilize light to inflict damage?

Thermal Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons that inflict damage with extreme temperature changes?

Explosive Defence: How effective is your asset against explosions?

Radiation Defence: How effective is your asset against weapons that use exotic radiation,including EMP?

Plasma Defence: How effective is your armour against weapons that utilize plasma?
In this section,please note what weapons your asset has access to,and in what loadouts these weapons are used in. If your asset doesn't use weapons,then indicate instead how it engages in combat.
In this section,please indicate any other important details of your asset,such as cockpit configuration,existing subsystems,crew capacity,or biological quirks,such as redundant organs,or a metabolic rage.

Riddle78 · Aug 2, 2015

[ERR=ALIAS: PREFERRED MONIKER?] Underline which alias you'd prefer to be addressed by on camera.

[ERR=AGE/VET: VIOLATION OF LAW!] It is considered a felonious deed to input false data on such a form. Minimum age for service in the Terran Armed Forces is eighteen; Grinder seasons last for approximately one year each. Please fill in accurate data.

[ERR=ARMOUR: SYNTAX ERROR!] This part of the form does not recognize quantitative values. Please use descriptive qualitative values,such as "Nonexistent",or "Peerless".

[ERR=MISC. DATA: COCKPIT?] Your form seems to be missing information regarding the cockpit configuration. Please rectify this.

Please correct these errors,Mister Gangthon.

<Your draft has been saved for completion at a later date,Mister Gangthon. Have a pleasant cycle!>

Flip Jester Boy · Aug 2, 2015

Contestant: Worus Arcadiat

Name: Worus Arcadiat

Alias: Death Hawk, The Hand of Osiris

Age: 27

Gender: Male

Circumstance: Obligated

Veterancy: One Season
Worus has white stripes around his forearms. He also wears piloting gear which covers the limb gaps, connecting in between the gaps, and torso area at all times

Height: 10'5" (Earth Imperial System)

Weight: 200 Lbs

Blood Type: A+
Worus Arcordiat was birthed as the grandson one of the planet Vasuda Prime's greatest generals, Varus Arcordiat, one of the two individuals who brought peace between the Terran and Vasudan races. Raised in a military family, though treated fairly, Worus looked to the ways of starship piloting, just like his grandfather, though his parents wished that he become a scholar. However, they wished Worus to be happy, so they allowed him to attend the greatest College in Vasuda Prime to learn the ways of piloting starfighters and starships. He graduated at one of the top of his class when he was aged 24. He then joined the Vasuda Prime Defence Force, as the Vasudans are not a warrior race, not having a formal army, and lived his life patrolling the outer reaches of the galaxy.

2 Years later, the R&D department of the VPDF released news of the creation of a prototype Titanic Machine capable of transforming from a Piloted Robot into a Starfighter in a matter of seconds known as the . The department then began searching for volunteers to pilot the Parliamentary Vasudan Experimental Fighter (PVEF) She Kheb, after the Egyptian lake of fire. Worus proudly volunteered, becoming the first official Titanic Machine pilot in the VPDF, taking it on tests which pushed it to the limits. Around this time, news about the premier of the Grinder, an intergalactic championship. Those at the R&D department would take this as the ultimate test for the She Kheb, so they asked Worus to enter the machine in the Grinder as the representative of the Vasudan peoples.
Species Name: Vasudan (s.), Vasudans (p.)

Homeworld: Vasuda Prime

Reproduction: Oviposition

Gender Ratio: Varies

General Appearances: Vasudans, much like Terran, are carbon-based bipeds, standing upright with their two arms and hands used to manipulate tools. Usually standing at least several feet taller than Terran, the skeletal-looking Vasudan frame conceals a powerful musculature. Vasudans have brown, mottled skin, and a durable biological system that allows them to withstand the extremely harsh conditions of their homeworld.

Culture:

At their core, the Vasudans are a civilization of philosophers, artists, and scholars rather than warriors. They immerse themselves in the teachings of those who came before them, perceiving history not as a linear chronology of events but as a space inhabited by both the living and the dead. To the Terran outsider, Vasudan society appears convoluted and ritualistic. The Vasudans themselves may seem arrogant, treacherous, and superstitious. On the other hand, Vasudans tend to view Terrans as aggressive, paranoid, and stupid. Thirty years of peaceful interaction between Terran and Vasudans has helped to deconstruct these stereotypes. Vasudan society is complex and filled with peril for the outsider ignorant of their culture.

The crowning achievement of the Vasudan civilization is its language. For the average Terran, the formalities governing its usage are beyond comprehension. Syntax and vocabulary are dictated by such factors as the speaker's age, rank, and caste, the time of day and the phase of the Vasudan calendar, and the relative spatial position of the speaker to the Emperor. This is further compounded by the existence of several alphabets, dozens of verb tenses, and thousands of dialects. A translation device is standard on all GTVA (Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance) communications systems, enabling Terran and Vasudans to mutually understand each other.

Asset: Jackal Hawk

Robot Form

Robot Form Notes: The backs of the bases of the legs have fold-out stabilizing rods for when standing on solid ground, though they cannot be used for walking assistance.

Starfighter Form

Starfighter Form Notes: The stabilizers in Robot Form are used as laser cannons in Starfighter Form
Asset Type: Titanic Machine

Technical Name: the Parliamentary Vasudan Experimental Fighter (PVEF) She Kheb

Personal Name: the Jackal Hawk
Armor Class: Light; Energy Shield Available

Laser Defense:
- With Shield: Very High
- Without Shield: Some
Ballistics Defense:
- With Shield: Some
- Without Shield: Little
Thermal Defense:
- With Shield: Extremely High
- Without Shield: Little
Explosive Defense:
- With Shield: Some
- Without Shield: Some
Radiation Defense:
- With Shield: Very High
- Without Shield: High
Plasma Defense:
- With Shield: Very High
- Without Shield: Little
Robot Form:
- VPDF R&D Department Plasma Arms: The arms of the Jackal Hawk are equipped with plasma-emitting nodes capable of cutting through the hardest material.
- VPDF R&D Department Energy Shield: The Jackal Hawk has access to its Starfighter Form's Energy Shield, though it doesn't last as long, only able to take a few hits before it expires and needs to recharge.
- VPDF R&D Department Boosters: In Robot Form, the Jackal Hawk is equipped with two boosters on its back to use to fly around in this mode, although not as quickly as in Starfighter Form.
- Top Speed: 75 meters per second
Starfighter Form:
- The Jackal Hawk has the ability to strafe in any direction and even hover in one place while in midair.
- VPDF R&D Department Assistance Drones aka Options: The Jackal Hawk's Starfighter Form has access to up to two Options which have access to the same laser armaments as the machine, and will follow where ever the nose of the starfighter points and follow it around.
- Laser Types:
  
  Ripple: The Jackal Hawk and its Options fire a hollow, staggered circular laser which covers a really wide area but dissipates quickly.
- Beam: The Jackal Hawk and its Options fire a thick laser which has a longer range, but narrow at the same time.
[*]VPDF R&D Department Energy Shield: The Jackal Hawk has access to a shield which can dissipate any form of energy, such as lasers and plasma, though it doesn't repel explosives or ballistics very well.

[*]VPDF Special Issue Scatter Missiles: The Jackal Hawk is equipped with several dozen missiles which are launched six at a time in an erratic pattern and home in on a locked on target, or dumb fired

[*]Top Speed (Linear): Mach 5, normally used for transportation rather than combat.

[*]Top Speed (Strafing): 80 meters per second

Mode Switch: The Jackal Hawk can freely switch between these two forms within 5 seconds, but it must first slow down to 75 meters per second if it wants to convert from Starfighter to Robot mode.
Cockpit Configuration: The cockpit of the Jackal Hawk is located in the middle of the pelvis section in between the two exhaust ports/air brakes, with all visual information relayed into the cockpit through the visual sensors surrounding it.

Crew Capacity: One

Subsystems: None ATM

Riddle78 · Aug 2, 2015

Contestant - Helia

Name: Helia.

Aliases: Devilfish,Firestarter,Prisoner 349.

Age: 29 years.

Sex: Female.

Circumstance: Penal.

Veterancy: One season.
The attached photo depicts an unclothed alien woman; Her skin is indigo in colour,and her "hair",actually a mass of prehensile tentacles,is the most vibrant shade of dayglo orange you could possible imagine. Growing from the end of her spine is a flat tail as long as she is tall. Thick cords travel from behind her long,knifelike ears to the centre of her collarbone,and from there,the cords travel to immediately below her pectorals,on the outside of the torso. A spined dorsal fin,beginning immediately between where eyebrows would rest on a Terran,travels down her spine to the end of her tail. Her three taloned toes are webbed,as are four of five clawed fingers on either hand,the thumb left free. Her eyes are pure black orbs,and her mouth is full of daggers. Her body is host to several red scars,standing out in stark contrast to her indigo flesh.

Height: Helia stands six foot eight inches tall; Her tail is just as long.

Weight: Helia weighs 278 pounds.

Blood Type: O-Negative.
Helia was born and raised on Hydross,the homeworld of her people. She was a free spirit,always doing whatever struck her. Always enraptured by the ideas of travel,and meeting other species,she jumped on the chance to meet and greet alien visitors to Hydross. At the age of twelve,she met a Terran merchant,who was selling what he called "Aquatic fireworks" to the people of the planet,and handed out a single firecracker to anyone who inquired about them,as a free sample.

The girl fired off the firecracker,and was mesmerized by the fantastic display of colours. Unbeknownst to everyone,this began a dangerous obsession with explosives and fire; Quite uncharacteristic of a species of aquatics. Fast forward to eighteen years old,Helia was a spitfire; Always dancing on the line between insubordination and obedience,and setting things on fire in secret. Eventually,she stepped up from lighting small things on fire,to out-and-out arson,burning down several buildings. It took ten years for the police to catch her,where they caught her in the act of setting fire to a convenience store.

As per the regulations of her people,Helia was sentenced to participate in the Grinder for the rest of her life. However,it seems that she's tougher than people first thought,and survived her première season. Now,she stands ready to participate in another season,on the devastated world of Prospero,and her heavily modified mech.

Those poor bastards.
Species Name: Anemos(s),Anemi(p).

Homeworld: Hydross.

Reproduction: Egg clutches.

Gender Ratio: One male for every nineteen females.

General Appearances: Anemi are aquatic creatures,with skintones of assorted blues and purples. Their heads are host to a mass of prehensile tentacles,capable of delivering a neuroparalytic venom. These tentacles tend to be coloured reds and browns. Their hands bear five digits,with webbing connecting four of them,and their feet possess three digits,all webbed. Their hands and feet are clawed,capable of delivering the same venom as the tentacles. All Anemi sport a flat tail,to assist in swimming; This tail tends to be as long as the subject is tall. Anemi possess a spined dorsal fin,travelling from the brow,down the spine,and to the end of the tail. Finally,every Anemos possesses a system of cords,travelling from just behind their knifelike ears to their collarone,and from there to the bottom of their pectorals,on the outside of their torso. These cords bear gills. It should be noted that their physiology renders clothing to be a life-threatening hazard to the Anemi.

Anemi are cold-blooded,and must absorb their own body weight in water,through their skin,every three hours.

Culture: The Anemos culture is an interesting one. The first two things that an outsider will notice is the relative lack of males,and their complete lack of nudity taboo. The former is due to the fact that their species genetically only produces one male for every nineteen females,and the latter is due to the fact that their physiology will react fatally to clothing. Males are treasured and respected,and are often given bodyguards. Besides this,the Anemos culture is one of scientific progress and engineering,producing numerous advanced technologies. When called to war,the Anemi prefer to use blitzkrieg tactics,and serve as the peacekeeper and peacemaker branch of several coalitions. With such a sterling reputation,however,the Anemi must punish their criminals greatly,in order to save face; Every Anemos guilty of a crime,no matter how insignificant,is sentenced to serve the rest of their lives in participation in the Grinder. Anemos Grinder participants,as a result,are extremely polarizing figures; The people wither love them,or hate them,with no middle ground,making them a particular favourite of the Grinder's producers.

Asset - Riptide

Asset Type: Mech.

Technical Asset Name: Seraphim Corporation "Cybran" Modular Lightweight Bipedal Mech Frame.

Personal Asset Name: Riptide.
Sleek. Light. Quick like death.

Notes: The machine has hands built into the arms,and no weapons,by default. Stands twenty meters tall.
Armour Class: Light. Mirrored alloy,with subdermal heat shields,an excessive quantity of heat sinks,and a robust liquid cooling system.

Laser Defence: Functional immunity.

Thermal Defence: Peerless.

Explosive Defence: Nonexistent defences against a direct hit. Peerless defences against the blast.

Ballistic Defence: Nonexistent.

Radiation Defence: Hardened; EMP immune.

Plasma Defence: Substandard.
The Riptide has access to three different loadouts.

Poltergeist Loadout

A loadout dedicated to keeping hidden,distracting the enemy with a persistent,undetectable assailant,and a lethal knife in the dark if ignored.

Left Arm - Anvil Enterprises "Zweihander" HEAP Discarding Sabot SRM-2 Pod: The prize pigs of short-range missiles; Anvil's "Zweihander" line of SRM's pack a tiny amount of fuel,and no guidance systems,but possess best-in-class warheads. The HEAP Discarding Sabot variant excels at penetrating armour,as well. The pod has two tubes,and manufactures missiles after they vacate.

Right Arm - Krane Industries "Helios" Atomic Flare Dispersal System: While many question the wisdom of using nuclear reactions in a flare,the result is unquestionably one of the finest tools for discouraging heat-seeking ordinance and thermal imaging to date; After launch,the flares heat up,guaranteed to be the hottest thing on the battlefield,outside of a bigger nuclear reaction. Should one of these flares find their way onto something while hot,they tend to melt through in short order.

Left Shoulder - Krane Industries "Nixer" Electronic Countermeasures Suite: This dome conceals countless secrets,including itself,and the machine it's mounted to. The Nixer ECM is capable of completely concealing the host vehicle from prying electronic eyes,by way of the manipulation and emission of assorted energy wavelengths,and good old-fashioned sound absorption.

Right Shoulder - Krane Industries "Nyx" Optical Camouflage System: The Nyx is the next generation of personal stealth technology. Capable of producing an envelope of warped light for a limited duration,the Nyx temporarily conceals itself and the host vehicle from the visible light spectrum. However,sudden bursts of energy will disrupt this envelope,meaning that firing weapons will end the effect.

High Jump Maximum: 25 meters.

Long Jump Maximum: 250 meters.

Top Speed: 195 kilometers per hour.

Freaker Loadout

Assault and battery. The Freaker loadout is all about the most expedient destruction of a single target as possible in close range.

Left Arm - Labulin Ballistics "Anaconda" 20-Bore Canister Autocannon: The LBXAC/20 Autocannon is the end of the line in close quarters ballistics. Each shell,possessing frightening power on its own,is accelerated constantly down the barrel,thanks to integrated magnetic accelerators. The result is a stunningly accurate,and monstrously powerful shotgun.

Right Arm - Grinder Tech "Wendigo" Power Claw: Developed by Grinder engineers for the Grinder,the Wendigo was created to make a spectacle of eviscerating the target. These claws,possessing two fingers and a thumb,this monstrous appendage is designed to pierce armour,crush it from within,then rip the chunk off,throwing it away as you go for another dig.

Left Shoulder - Krane Industries "Fibber" Sensor Scrambling System: While the Fibber is an ECM system,much like the Nixer,the Fibber makes no attempts to conceal the presence of its host. Instead,it tells a lie,and proclaims to all electronic listeners that there's a whole army,rather than just one,or nothing at all. Utilizing advanced sound and radiation manipulating techniques,the Fibber can make one vehicle look like a dozen to anything but the visible light spectrum.

Right Shoulder - Three Labulin Ballistics "Python" 10-Bore Ultra Autocannons: One LBUAC/10 is a respectable weapon; It's accurate,fires a reasonably sized round,and does so at a fair clip. So,what happens when you mount three to the same trigger,configured to fire one after the other? An improvised minigun. An economical alternative,this system offers a versatile mix of suppression,stopping power,and accuracy.

High Jump Maximum: 25 meters.

Long Jump Maximum: 300 meters.

Top Speed: 250 kilometers per hour.

Firestorm Loadout

The Firestorm loadout is all about laying waste to as large swathes of land as possible. With a focus on longer range combat,the Firestorm loadout can be seen as heavy artillery.

Left Arm - Three Enlightened Technologies "Basilisk" Multilaser Arrays: A single Basilisk Multilaser can be best described as three heavy lasers strapped together,all firing at once. What Helia did was strap three Basilisks together,to create what she calls a "Super Basilisk". A single Basilisk is known for having excessive amounts of waste heat,and this array has triple the heat issues. However,thanks to the Riptide's excessive loadout of heat sinks,coolant,and heat shields,Helia can use this rave blaster to her heart's content... Within reason,of course. Fires one Basilisk at a time,in rapid sequence.

Right Arm - Daemon WeapTech "Purifier" Inferno Cannon: The Purifier is one of the most popular incendiary weapons in production. Firing a stream of self-igniting,oxidizing gel fuel at long range,for a flamethrower,the Purifier can put down a demoralizing world of fire wherever it goes. Whatever the fuel hits,it sticks to,and it'll only go out when it burns itself out.

Left Shoulder - Enlightened Technologies "Sun Spot" Microwave Emitter: The Sun Spot is a rather esoteric weapon. One of the few directed special radiation weapons in production,it operated by agitating matter caught in its cone of influence. The result is near-instantaneous heating of matter on the atomic level,resulting in catastrophinc equipment failures,cooking operators alive,and even a pronounced EMP effect,all the while largely ignoring conventional thermal defences. However,to get results,the beam must maintain extended contact.

Right Shoulder - Horadrim Industries "Oracle" Strategic Intelligence System: The eye in the sky,the Oracle gives you so much battlefield intelligence,it might as well be telling the future. This large drum contains a huge assortment of incredibly powerful sensors,able to identify nearly anything in existence. And maybe a few things that don't. To top it all off,the Oracle can even build and deploy drones,to provide even more intelligence with its on-board CCTV camera.

Held - Yggdrasil Technologies "Ragnarok" Strategic Ordinance Cannon: This weapon is usually supposed to be used by the heaviest mechs in the universe. However,Helia ordered one for herself,and had some minor modifications done to turn it into a hand-carried harbinger of Armageddon. Firing a single enormous shell,the Ragnarok's shell ejects four smaller shells at the apex of the trajectory. Before impact,all five shells spin rapidly,while also spraying out ten bomblets each. These fifty bomblets explode over a truly enormous area,reducing lighter targets to mangled wrecks. The five shells all carry powerful incendiary warheads,likely annihilating anything they hit directly,and leaving behind a little slice of Hell for a few hours besides,effectively denying access to the area.

High Jump Maximum: 25 meters.

Long Jump Maximum: 100 meters with Ragnrok Cannon. 300 without.

Top Speed: 150 kilometers per hour with Ragnarok Cannon. 250 without.
Cockpit Configuration: The head is a dummy. It is,in fact,a rock-solid mass of armour,cleverly designed to look like a cockpit pod,complete with an AI moving it to resemble an active pilot. The real cockpit,however,is in the heart of the torso. The cockpit is flooded with water,allowing Helia to operate for extended periods of time. The cockpit's interface is a neurolink spike,and assorted touchscreens throughout the entire space.

Subsystem One - Nashton Dynamics "Aeolus" Mk VIII series XL jump jets: Nasthon Dynamics' most celebrated long jump jet system. Designed for a powerful launch,these vectored thrusters,mounted to the back of the Riptide's torso,catapult the mech an astonishing distance,and can provide enough thrust to glide back down to the surface,to prevent damage.

Subsystem Two - Thermal Meyomer Overdrive: The hotter the Riptide gets,the faster it goes,and the more powerful its weapons become. Take on too much heat,however,and the Riptide will immediately shut down to vent heat. Ammo explosions are also likely.

Subsystem Three - CORE Nanolathes: The CORE Nanolathes is a networked system of devices that take energy,converts it to matter,and uses this matter to fabricate ammunition for all weapons that needs it. This system is installed in every ballistic and explosive weapon in the Riptide's arsenal,with the exception being the Ragnarok Cannon; Instead,the Firestorm Loadout comes default with two extra shells,carried on either leg.

Heartsteal · Aug 3, 2015

Name: Dyn

Aliases: Formerly "Wild Child" and "Savage"

Age: 11 years.

Sex: Drakhun

Circumstance: Obligated

Veterancy: Two seasons (Beastmaster division only)
Height: Approximately six feet

Weight: 231 pounds.

Blood Type: Mutagenically B negative
Bought and bred by humans, Dyn and her clutchmates were educated by them. Dyn and two others were selected as potential entrants for the Grinder, and so three years ago, in their adolescence, they were pitted against one another in order to see which would be best suited to command their captured ravagore in the arena. Three children entered the arena, and Dyn was the one to leave it. Even from then, she's had a natural attunement to the use of fury, and even leeched it from her peers in order to use its strength to tear them limb from limb. What became of her other clutchmates, she has no idea.

While it was expected that she be disturbed by what had happened in the pit the day she fought her sisters, Dyn doesn't seem to recognize it as a negative thing at all. Some of her owners have attributed this attitude to having a lesser portion of genetic alterations to the others of her clutch, though it remains only a guess.

The last two years now, Dyn has been a contestant in the Grinder, winning an assortment of titles as a beastmaster. These were only in divisions though, small league beast-only arenas. Now though, she's won her entry to the full-size Grinder, and can face off against mechanical monsters, and the best of the beastmasters.
Species Name: Drakhun

Homeworld: Carlathan (S-217)

Reproduction: Egg clutches (Oviposition)

Gender Ratio: One hundred percent "Female"

General Appearances: Having varied tones of skin from lavender through pale blue, with primarily dark eyes and hair of similar tone, they only blend with flora of their own world, though this was an ancient evolutionary advantage, it continues to remain. Cold-blooded, and born from eggs, Drakhun genetics are extremely malleable, and over recent generations, they've been bred to more closely resemble other intelligent species, and now have hair in place of featherings, and smoother skin rather than the scales they once had. Still, thick, dark scales grow from extremities and joints often enough, stubbornly remaining as yet.

Culture: Still being in the feudal ages of their development, Drakhun culture is turbulent at best, and none have made the effort to puzzle everything out for themselves. "Domesticated" Drakhun often subscribe to the culture around them, and gravitate towards more violent entertainment.

Asset Type: Kaiju

Technical Asset Name: Ravagore (S-217 life form)

Personal Asset Name: Xiqa
Twenty meters at the shoulder, Xiqa is enormous among beasts, and rivals even many mechs that do battle in the Grinder. She weighs approximately 33000 kilograms of muscle, bone, and aggression.
Claws: Xiqa's forelimbs, mostly used for swiping, have a gripping strength comparable to a modern powered vice, and can effortlessly rend plate armour they close around.

Talons: While not as flexible as her claws, Xiqa's talons are equally as sharp, and brutal as striking weapons.

Jaws: A unique weapon that cannot be emulated by mechanical entrants, Xiqa's jaws are even stronger than her forelimbs are, and can crush most anything jammed between them down to mush, dust, or whatever other solid form it might have.

Slaver: While corrosive, Xiqa's slaver is not so strong that it would melt through metal at any speed useful in the Grinder. Glass and polymers however, are another story. In under a minute of contact, visible damage will begin to appear on such materials.

Tail: Prehensile, near on the length of the rest of her body, and scaled much like the rest of her body, Xiqa's tail, while clumsy, makes an effective battering weapon should she be facing away from her opponent for any reason, or used to trip an unsuspecting opponent.
Armour Class: Heavy Beast. Comparable to some light mecha.

Laser Defence: Non-existant

Thermal Defence: None

Explosive Defence: Protruding plates provide near immunity to most, though scales between aren't as resistant.

Ballistic Defence: Plates provide excellent protection, and indirect hits to scales are often turned aside.

Radiation Defence: EMP immune. High resistance to nuclear.

Plasma Defence: Nothing
Fury: The fundamental source of Dyn's powers, is primal rage. While she can generate some of this for herself, Xiqa is a far greater source of it, as any warbeast is. Drawing from the roiling energies fills Dyn with a fire inside, driving her to the brink of madness before consuming this energy in one use or another. There are a handful of beastmasters besides Drakhun that have been able to tap into the same energies, but most make their beasts more combat effective by arming and armouring them. Dyn draws from this fury to perform some incredible feats, including riling herself, or Xiqa to greater feats of strength than normally possible, healing from wounds in bare moments, and even projecting uncontrollable bolts of force.

Regeneration: By consuming a great amount of fury, Dyn can force rapid regeneration of tissue in both herself and her warbeast, though if either is already dead, there will be no effect.

Riling: Enraging Xiqa, the beast becomes far stronger for a time, though at the cost of cognizance, and she will be less susceptible to orders, and mindful of her defenses.

Leeching: Drawing on Xiqa's fury, Dyn can use the energy for herself, though she needs to formulate another plan beforehand, or she'll simply hoard the energy for self-use, and push herself beyond the brink for good. Fury can be a vastly useful tool, but if not appropriately managed, it can also be a dangerous weapon against oneself.

Projection: In theory, projection may be the most effective of Dyn's abilities, though she's rarely made use of it due to the loss of energy involved. Through projection, Dyn can push fury onto another creature, including those who have no innate ability to control it. In these creatures, it would simply be a savage moodswing, the side effect, that slowly tapers off as any do. Transference through projection, is minimal, and barely a tenth of fury makes it into the intended target as most simply diffuses.

Ragebolts: When overburdened with fury, and with nothing else to do with it, Dyn can release a powerful psychic bolt, of similar power to a modern anti-armour round. However, despite the power of these bolts, there's no true controlling them, and they rapidly lose energy as they travel through space, giving them an effective range for the Grinder of perhaps a hundred or so meters. A ragebolt will travel forward from Dyn, but that's roughly the limit of their accuracy.

Riddle78 · Aug 3, 2015

[sYS=MESSAGE: PROCESSED] Welcome back,Mister Arcadiat! The Producers are eager to have the star Vasudan contestant back in the circuit! (@Flip Jester Boy )

[sYS=MESSAGE: PROCESSED] The Producers are happy that you've survived your inaugural season of the Grinder,Prisoner 349! Your fans are particularly rabid.

[sYS=MESSAGE: PROCESSED] We are happy to say,Miss Dyn,that you have been cleared for participation in the Unified Leagues of the Grinder! Good luck in your new division! (@Heartsteal )

Telios · Aug 5, 2015

Contestant - Blue Breach

Name: Blue Breach

Aliases: The Boxer

Age: 24

Sex: Male

Circumstance: Voluntary

Veterancy: Newcomer
Height: 180 Centimeters ~ 6 Feet

Weight: 90 Kg ~ 180 Lbs

Blood Type: O
Blue's childhood is nothing noticeable, as well as most of his life. Being raised as a good child, educated in average schools, ect. That is until he and another female human, named Red, has gotten more.. intimate when he was 23. She is what called a singer by humans, and her popularity is quite impressive at where she lives.

Blue acted like a bodyguard for her, having practiced boxing hence the nickname The Boxer. He has always been by her side at her every performance, watching out for her. But he couldn't expect everything. Both him and her got into a vehicle accident, with her being extremely injured. This left her cripled while he sustained little to no injuries miraculously. She was extremely weak and fragile, able to pass away at a moment's notice. The procedure to help her healthy again will cost a lot of money, even more than she had made.

He decided to join The Grinder and built a mech named after Red, even while taking good care of her. While he traveled to Prospero, Red is left to care by her relatives but unfortunately, she passed away. Stricken by grief, Blue blamed himself for her death, but he isn't going out miserably. He is going out with a bang, IF he loses.
Species Name: Human - Humans

Homeworld: Earth

Reproduction: Semi-parasitic live birth

Gender Ratio: One hundred and one males for one hundred females.

General Appearances:

The average human body is much akin to the average bipedal sentient one would expect. Standing at an average height of 5'7" in Males and 5'3" in Females, a good half of their stature is made up by a pair of long, straight legs, ending in a pair of feet capped off by five toes, to provide grip in rougher environments. Atop the legs is the Torso, making up for the remaining four fifths~ of their height. Within the torso, the vast majority of the human being's vitals are located, including, but not limited to, the heart, digestive, and respiratory systems. Branching off from the uppermost sections of the torso are a pair of medium length arms, each being capped off by a pair of five fingered hands designed for advanced grasping and manipulation of physical objects. Finally, stemming from the tip of the torso, is the head. Supported by an extremely short neck, this oval-esk section of the body sports a pair of oval, front facing eyes to provide sight, a short pointed 'nose' used for taking in smells in the surrounding environment, and a mouth, connected to the digestive system to take in food, and begin the digestive process. The most important organ located within the human head is the Brain, an organ of soft nervous tissue, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.

Between the human male and female, there are only minor differences. The female of the species is noticeably smaller, as earlier measurements indicate, and sport a pair of breasts atop the 'Pectoralis Major' muscle, the uppermost muscle on the human torso. These breasts are capable of producing a white, opaque liquid, much akin to the Earth Cow, for purposes of nurturing the infants of the species. Other than this, there is a minor difference in the natural strength between genders, but in comparison to other species (even those also owing origin to Earth) this is negligible. Notably however, there is a radical difference in the common fashions between genders, owing to deep-rooted cultural norms.

Culture:

Largely, the Human Race is known for two things. Their abnormal fascination with Artistic pursuits, and their extremely aggressive rate of expansion. The first is something than can easily be witnessed from even the earliest annals of their history, artistic depictions (however simple they may be) of their endeavors stretching back to even the beginning of their sentience. As their history moves on, we can only witness this phenomena spread, them even having established educational facilities dedicated to training future artists. Indeed, their extreme drive to expand their creative abilities is something only rivaled by it's stark contrast. Their extreme lust for expansion. This is most easily witnessed among their earlier societies, in which this lust was so great that they would war even amongst themselves, crippling advances in their technological pursuits, and nigh on ending their race on more than one occasion. This is also evident in their expansions into space, spreading throughout the universe at large at some one the greatest paces recorded.

(Large thanks to @The One Eyed Bandit for a lot of info on this tab.)

Asset - Red

Asset Type: Mech.

Technical Asset Name: Mekanics Inc. "VALKYRIE" Modular Flight-Type Bipedal Chassis.

Personal Asset Name: Red.
Notes: The white fade is painted the same red like the chest, wings will be a bright cyan. 15 meters tall.
Armour Class: Light Alloy Plating with Nanobots Repairers & Energy Shield

Laser Defence: Able to withstand a laser beam for one second with E-Shield before OverLoading; Mirror Shield is available in arsenal to deflect if equipped.

Thermal Defence: Absorbed by E-Shield, vulnerable without it.

Explosive Defence: Explosions' heat is absorbed, shrapnel damage ranges from medium to high depending on targeted location on chassis.

Ballistic Defence: None, extremely vulnerable without movement.

Radiation Defence: Absorbed by E-Shield, vulnerable without it.

Plasma Defence: Absorbed by E-Shield, vulnerable without it.
Gemini -Two Headed Plasma Spear

PlasTek "Gemini", or rather the housing, is made from a special alloy, which makes a special magnetic field by itself. The magnetic field contains the gas needed to turn into plasma when it is activated. In it 'turned off' state, the housing simply keeps the unionized gas inside, standing by for activation. To turn it on, Red will transfer a large amount of its energy into the housing, which heats it up and ionize the gas inside, turning it into plasma. Thanks to the alloy's natural magnetic field, the plasma is contained and shaped into sharp blades on each side of the spearheads.

Top Speed Decrease:

50 KpH

Chimera - Multi-Purpose Rifle

The Chimera is custom made for Red by Blue and assembles the function of a revolver with the stock and barrel of a rifle, except it's sized for a mech and each of its six chambers holds a particular type of ammo: Laser, Radiation, Plasma, Thermals, Ballistics and Explosives.

Laser Chamber

The Laser Chamber is a Custom Enlightened Technologies "Basilisk", connected directly into the Chimera's power source, which is the mech holding it. The "Basilisk" is simply three heavy laser emitters grouped together, all firing at once. However, this is slightly modified for Red. Chimera can actually changes how can the Basilisk fire: Mono Manual: One laser emitter with each trigger, Tri Manual: All three with each trigger and Bursts: Three emitters in order with a slight delay between each 'shot'.

Radiation Chamber

The Radiation Chamber contains an Enlightened Technologies "Sun Spot" Microwave Emitter inside:

Enlightened Technologies "Sun Spot" Microwave Emitter is a rather esoteric weapon. One of the few directed special radiation weapons in production,it operated by agitating matter caught in its cone of influence. The result is near-instantaneous heating of matter on the atomic level,resulting in catastrophic equipment failures,cooking operators alive,and even a pronounced EMP effect,all the while largely ignoring conventional thermal defences. However,to get results,the beam must maintain extended contact.

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Plasma Chamber

The Plasma Chamber has a PlasTek "Arc N' Shoot" Plasma Charger inside, able to heat up any kind of gasses into plasma, which then can be either shoot out as a Plasma Orb with high velocity, which can reach up to 2,250 KpH, or as a Lightning Arc at 361,000 KpH in a 2 kilometers radius.

Thermals Chamber

PlasTek "Reaper" is a surprising weapon to be made by PlasTek, the specialist of Plasma-related tools and weapons. Instead of using Plasma as a method of damaging the target, the Reaper holds highly-heated pressurized gas inside its tank in the Thermal Chamber, prepared to spray a huge fume of that gas outside. The gas' temperature is extremely high, almost reaching the point of being Plasma but not quite so. Once the gas is released, the fume can reach out to 2 kilometers and stays there for 1 minute, also able to melt a heavily armored tank without proper thermal protection into sag. But after blasting the gas out, the chamber will need to recharge for 10 minutes to fill up the tank, heat up the gas and pressurize it.

Ballistics Chamber

WHFK Ballistics "Spike Spitter" is a terrifying ballistic weapon, capable of shooting out 100 1 meter long, 10 centimeters thick at the dull end of the spikes per second with it's 10 barrels spinning around at 600RPM. The spikes are shot using a magnetic forge field, pushing it along the barrel and shooting it out at 2,500 KpH.

Explosives Chamber

Camerata Industries "Breach(Load;Ping)" might sound strange to the ones not familiar to the company, but the Breach(Load) is an extremely deadly weapon when it's aimed at you and you can't get out of the way. Being a customized version to be housed in the Explosives Chamber of the Chimera, the 3 meters long, 50 centimeters thick missiles are launched at 1,000 KpH after having been launched from the barrel of Chimera thanks to the barrel capable of being a magnetic accelerator. At contact, it will explode with the force of one kiloton of dynamite, along with scattering its shell as shrapnel.

Top Speed Decrease:

100 KpH

Wraithguard - Reflective Crystal Shield

Krystaline Shields "Wraithguard" is made from a very reflective, mirror like crystal material, cut into thin fragments and linked together through magnetic links. It's extremely flexible due to that, but very fragile as well. Better off as a defence against laser-based damage, any ballistic damage can cause a fragment of it to shatter and make the remaining fragments having to try and cover the wielder, despite its smaller size.

Top Speed Decrease:

100 KpH

Vanguard - Ballistic Shield

WHFK Ballistics "Vanguard" is Red's vital protection against ballistics, due to the mech own protection against them is sacrificed for speed and flight. Shaped like a buckler and with a dome in the middle, it can be used to deflect any incoming ballistics that Red can't dodge, either due to the spread of the projectiles, or its speed. Its fins are movable and detachable too, being able to be controlled remotely up to 10 kilometers to deflect projectiles by hovering through a magnetic repulsion system inside each fin.

Top Speed Decrease:

100 KpH
Cockpit Configuration: Head.

Top Speed: 500 KpH without any weapons in hand.

Engine: Mekanics Inc. "Ignisia " Mk XX Type-OvD-E_Sh

Wing Jets: Mekanics Inc. "Icarus" Mk X Type-Sh-XL

Subsystems:

Energy Recycler

The Energy Shield can absorb heat to turn into usable energy for Red. The more it absorbs, the faster and stronger it becomes. But of course, there is a threshold for how much energy it can hold. Too much, its E-Shield will OverLoad and have to shut down to vent out the heat. Red will still be mobile then, but extremely vulnerable to heat-based damage.

Synapse

Being linked to Red through a neural link, Blue will have heightened senses thanks to the its various sensors and processor, which will increase his processing and reflex speed by one hundred times, creating enough time to take actions against incoming attacks and projectiles. Any threats around Red will be alerted to Blue, leaving him to take an action.

The Forge

The Forge is a special function specifically made for Red's multiple weapons. It allows the mech to swap weapons on the battlefield, in only one second, no matter how complex or big the weapon itself is. It can also fuses the weapons together as well, although the configuration will have to be inputted out of the battlefield by its pilot.

Quantum Labs "Replicator"

Quantum Labs "Replicator" is the main method how Red slowly repairs its armor plating and replenishes ammo for itself. It is basically an energy-into-matter converter, making ammo and armor material for Red simply from the energy it is fed.

There are a few Replicators in Red and in its Chimera, where there are three of them and each is housed in the Thermals Chamber, the Ballistic Chamber and the Explosives Chamber. The Replicator on Red repairs its own armor plating and its weapons although at quite a slow rate, while the one on Chimera produces its ammo.

Riddle78 · Aug 6, 2015

[sYS=MESSAGE: PROCESSED] Welcome to the Grinder,Mister Breach! The Producers would like to extend their most sincere condolences for your loss.

Mad Prince of Sanity · Aug 14, 2015

Algerzicus Von Leibershenheizen.

"Mine is the patience of stone and the will of stars. You are right to fear me."

Name: Algerzicus Von Leibershenheizen.

Aliases: "The Red Reaper"

Age: 12,783 Orbital Rotations

Sex: Does not apply. Though has masculine tendencies.

Circumstance: Volunteer

Veterancy: 3 Seasons
Height: 7'4

Weight: 238 Geeth'ma stones. (357 Ibs)

Blood Type: N/A
Alger looks down at the pitiful equipment before him with the usual blank, red glow of his visor betraying nothing of the expression beneath. Though one would get the express feeling of a sneer being given "Why I am here is of no true consequence to you, mortals. I hold the patience of stone and will of stars, and I will not be beggared by pointless trivialities such as you questioning my purpose here. Know only this, I am here for blood, glory, and to learn what I may. Nothing more, nothing less. Opposition to my goals is death, compliance is servitude, and victory for my adversaries..... an impossibility." With that, Alger leaves these "Producers" to think what they will.
Species Name: Alvee; Alveesi

Homeworld: UNKNOWN; Supposedly destroyed millennium ago

Reproduction: Asexual, though sexual reproduction is possible with all currently known, sentient galactic species.

Gender Ratio: 3,720/1 (Masculine tendencies and appearance / feminine tendencies and appearance)

General Appearances: Armored beings who all radiate a vibrant light from within. At least vaguely humanoid in appearance. "Female's" tend to resemble sleeker, curvier armor whilst "Males" often resemble that of berserkers from ancient human tales.

Culture: What little can be gleamed of true Alveesi culture is speculatory at best. As they are very rare and the few documented share little with their actions save a few key things. The first being their complete and utter denial of any sort of coercion to remove their armor. Alcohol, torture, coercion, bribery, all fail miserably and torture especially fails unto death. Beyond this the only other similarities between each Alveesi are their almost chronic high opinions of themselves and ritualistic daily pause where they become completely still for seven seconds for no discernible reasons. The Alveesi do seem to be able to control when these happen, however, they are mandatory every twenty-four hours. No Alveesi has ever went the full time-span without their Pause, but there are many wild theories about the consequences throughout the galaxy.

Kr'Hashatha

"My beast and I, we are as one."

Asset Type: Kaiju

Technical Asset Name: Alveesi'Gora

Personal Asset Name: Kr'Hashatha
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Notes: Kr'Hashatha is approximately 60 meters tall stretched completely from tip to tip, though in it's standing position it is closer to 20 meters.
(Note: First qualitative term is for the chitinous exoskeleton. The second is for the red "squishy bits". Also, these same terms apply to Alger himself for his armor, and the red glowing gaps in such.)

Armour Class: Medium

Ballistic Defence: Excellent/Poor

Laser Defence: Reflective/ Poor

Thermal Defence: Decent/Poor

Explosive Defence: Poor/Excellent

Radiation Defence: Excellent/Average

Plasma Defence: Semi-Permeable/Impervious
Hashatha engages it's foes in a surprisingly intelligent manner. Depending upon the build and capabilities of it's opponent. The red "tendrils" that forms from it's underbelly are, in fact, capable of leeching energy shields simply by "contact", and cutting physical objects apart with ease. Also, these tendrils can be morphed, combined and/or retracted relatively at will into different, or entirely new, shapes. (This will be elaborated on in the Miscellaneous section) It's claws, meanwhile, are just as hard as Titanium. While it's tail can compact it's blade-like ends together with enough force to crush steel beams like one would crush cardboard boxes.
Alger and his Kaiju are in-fact sentient plasma somehow contained and possessing of very "flexible" DNA. Their "armor" is in-fact their exoskeletons that contain their "bodies". As such they can cleave physical objects apart with relative ease. Alger's "swords" are simply retractable pieces of his exoskeleton that part of his plasma "body" flows through.

All-in-all Alger can move very quickly, maybe 30 MPH at an even sprint. Possibly a bit more if pushing himself for a short time. His speed with his "swords" however is far beyond inhuman and only about three times longer than the span of time it takes a human to blink.

Also, leeched energy from shielding causes Alger and his Kaiju's "bodies" to become more volatile as the energy is used to fuel them, making their "swords" or "tendrils" respectively, able to cut with even greater power.

Riddle78 · Aug 14, 2015

[sYS=MESSAGE: PROCESSED] Welcome back to the Grinder,Lord Leibershenheizen! The Producers are chomping at the bit to see you and Kr'Hashatha perform in the Prospero Season! (@Mad Prince of Sanity )

Roth Sven Alumni · Sep 8, 2015

Contestant Data

As a contestant,you enter the arena.

Name: Meoxzhur Siruach

Aliases: Radiation eater

Age: 3,500 years

Sex: Male

Circumstance: Volunteer

Veterancy: 02 seasons
Height: 16' 0" Feet

Weight: 3.5 Ton / 7000 Lbs

Blood Type: Mutation O+ blood.
Meox was a late born child and never encountered any issues with growing up, no development issues, well, except for his height and weight, those two things were always above average for some reason or another, at first it was the he was an inch taller and most, then a couple inches, and eventually he grew up to be a foot taller than everyone else. The weight worked out the same way, at first a couple pounds then a few and now he weighs 1000 pounds more than most others. His 'late teen' years, between 1500, 2000, weren't all that great. He was out hunting smaller Kaiju with a group of his friends, just like any other day, that was up until the Kaiju he has now came to his village and killed most everyone. He swore on that day he would either tame or kill the Kaiju that did this. Meox lived for a hundred years trying to find a way to hunt the Kaiju down using anything he could, unfortunately he was on his own when it came to hunting the Kaiju down, no one wanted to get near the beast that slaughtered the whole village a decade ago. Meoxzhur was just another person on his planet trying to get by with an every day life until the fateful day, then he turned his whole world upside down. He tried for years upon years trying to tame it, he even asked others for help but when he began describing what it looked like no one would even mess with it. Finally after a hundred years of trying relentlessly he was finally able to get on top of the Kaiju and stay on it all day. At the end of the day the Kaiju gave in, a hundred years and a day, when he came back to his village with the Kaiju, everyone didn't like the feel that having him here was, though can you blame them, this same creature that is now tamed killed who knows how many people throuout the hundred years. They all called in a vote for either keeping the Kaiju or sending it off world, it was unanimous for sending it off world. Meox wasn't pleased in the slightest and said he was going with it, and now that he thinks about years later he doesn't know why he did that, they couldn't let the Kaiju stay. Even if that meant sending off one of the best tamers around. they all called in a ship to take the two of them away and he ended up here with how much they paid the guy. Meox had been looking around for quite a while and came across this lovely event and entered in it two seasons ago, and he's still here. (Will think of more as I go along)
Species Name: Wapigulstrisnatch(s)

Homeworld: The planet of Herclocious containing nothing but Kaiju and themselves.

Reproduction: How They reproduce similarly to humans, just instead of needing two different seeds, its a replacement of a leech that attaches itself inside of the female. After about half a year the new child is born.

Gender Ratio: 1:10 eta (M:F)

General Appearances: The difference between male and female is the same as humans, with the exceptions of the horns, males are pointed downwards while females are pointed up. An average height for them is 15 feet and weighing an average of 3 ton (6000 lbs) and on average live up to 15,000 years

Culture: Their culture is know for taming some of the biggest, toughest, and smartest Kaiju around throughout history. Some say that the people take over the Kaijus mind, some say the Kaiju take over theirs when in reality they both have to work together to survive. (Will think of more later)

Asset Data

An asset is what you use to fight, a fight is what you need to assess yourself, you need yourself for an asset.

Asset Type: Kaiju

Technical Asset Name: The MK-Anc13nt

Personal Asset Name: Rolly-Polly
Notes: He has a super long tail that allows him to curl up in a ball and roll around. His height is 100 Feet and weights 13 Ton. The spices as a whole is called a Nemisis Prime.
Armour Class: Superheavy: absorbs radiation and converts it to energy/food.

Ballistic Defence: Heavy

Laser Defence: Medium

Thermal Defence: Heavy

Explosive Defence: Medium

Radiation Defence: Immune

Plasma Defence: Light
Weapons:

Claws & Teeth: Obvious claws protruding from hands and feet and the teeth he has that are both excessively hot and covered in toxic sludge.

Toxic sludge: Can cough up a big green slime ball (hair ball

xD ) that has an unknown different types of radiation in it as well as it being covered in his stomach acid

Nuclear radiation emp: Can curl up in a ball and send out an emp and nuclear radiation, both happen simultaneously

Fire breath/Heat beam: Is able to sent a large beam of concentrated fire to wherever he's looking (talk about bad breath)

Spike spears/missiles: Any of the spikes on his body he can shoot out with or without a chord attached to it and can pull them back or just grow them back.
The 'cockpit' is just standing on top of the Kaiju, not a very safe place. He loves to curl up in a ball and roll around for fun. Occasionally tries to eat a nuclear generator and things like that. Acts almost like an oversized dog with a human personality.

Riddle78 · Sep 8, 2015

[ERR=ALIAS: PREFERRED MONIKER?] Please underline the alias you would prefer to be addressed by while on camera.

[ERR=AGE: VIOLATION OF LAW!] It is considered a felonious deed to input false information on such a form. No known species has any individuals surpassing twenty thousand years recorded; Please correct this information.

[ERR=BLOOD TYPE: SYNTAX ERROR!] While Kaiju often have radically different physiologies to other creatures,it is a scientifically proven fact that all organisms bearing blood can be categorized into the blood types as observed by medical professionals across the universe. Please input the correct data.

[ERR=BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: MISSING INFORMATION!] While brevity is the soul of wit,our fans want to know about their heroes in the Grinder. Please include a complete history of yourself,from childhood,through adolescence,to adulthood,outlining any major events of your life.

[ERR=SPECIES REPRODUCTION: LOGIC ERROR!] How does your species reproduce? Is it done by impregnating another member of the species with a semi-parasitic embryo,which is then birthed live,or some other method?

[ERR=SPECIES APPEARANCE: MISSING INFORMATION!] While it's good to know the sexual dimorphism of your species,we need to know how to identify your species on sight as a whole.

[ERR=TECHNICAL ASSET TITLE: FABRICATION!] Unfortunately,no creature in any almanac across the universe is officially recorded as "Radiation Sponge". Please provide the proper scientific name of your Kaiju.

[ERR=ASSET APPEARANCE: HEIGHT?] It is important for you to tell us how tall your Kaiju stands. Please use feet and inches. A mass,in tonnes (one thousand kilograms to a tonne) would also be preferred,but is not strictly mandatory.

Please correct these issues,Mister Siruach. (@las0r0o7 )

Roth Sven Alumni · Sep 8, 2015

Riddle78 said:
[ERR=ALIAS: PREFERRED MONIKER?] Please underline the alias you would prefer to be addressed by while on camera.
[ERR=AGE: VIOLATION OF LAW!] It is considered a felonious deed to input false information on such a form. No known species has any individuals surpassing twenty thousand years recorded; Please correct this information.

[ERR=BLOOD TYPE: SYNTAX ERROR!] While Kaiju often have radically different physiologies to other creatures,it is a scientifically proven fact that all organisms bearing blood can be categorized into the blood types as observed by medical professionals across the universe. Please input the correct data.

[ERR=BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: MISSING INFORMATION!] While brevity is the soul of wit,our fans want to know about their heroes in the Grinder. Please include a complete history of yourself,from childhood,through adolescence,to adulthood,outlining any major events of your life.

[ERR=SPECIES REPRODUCTION: LOGIC ERROR!] How does your species reproduce? Is it done by impregnating another member of the species with a semi-parasitic embryo,which is then birthed live,or some other method?

[ERR=SPECIES APPEARANCE: MISSING INFORMATION!] While it's good to know the sexual dimorphism of your species,we need to know how to identify your species on sight as a whole.

[ERR=TECHNICAL ASSET TITLE: FABRICATION!] Unfortunately,no creature in any almanac across the universe is officially recorded as "Radiation Sponge". Please provide the proper scientific name of your Kaiju.

[ERR=ASSET APPEARANCE: HEIGHT?] It is important for you to tell us how tall your Kaiju stands. Please use feet and inches. A mass,in tonnes (one thousand kilograms to a tonne) would also be preferred,but is not strictly mandatory.

Please correct these issues,Mister Siruach. (@las0r0o7 )

I beleive I fixed all the issues

DescriptedEnd · Sep 8, 2015

Guova Dar'ilth

In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.

Name: Guova Dar'ilth

Aliases: N / A

Age: 43 Years

Sex: N / A

Circumstance: Volunteer

Veterancy: 0
The photo depicts a quadrupedal specimen. It is light grey in coloring and covered in extremely small scales. It's front legs are similar to the anatomy of a horse, but end in human like hands. The rear legs are more canine like, ending in long, dull talons - three in the front, one in the rear. The head appears to be hidden under some sort of helmet, which is smooth in texture and silver in color, while the eyes are hidden by a smooth, rounded black visor. The chest is narrow from the front view, but steeps quite far down before sloping sharply upwards towards the beginnings of the legs. The rib cage pokes out on the sides of the chests, the places where the ribs stick out are covered in smooth, electric blue plates, adding up to three plates in general. On the back of the head, a mass of wirey flesh arches to the base of its shoulders. They tail is similar to a komodo dragon's, stretching about half its base body length.

Height: Shoulder height stands at 6'3. Head height stands at 6'7. (190.6 cm / 200.66 cm)

Weight: 276 lbs (125.191 kg)

Blood Type: A+
Guova Dar'ilth was born to Eurius Dar'ilth & Fuwilath Dar'ilth, who were both strong militants and praised for their inept ability to operate machinery via fusion. The first born of four siblings (Havemoorn Dar'ilth, Iekrol Dar'ilth, & Jiderion Dar'ilth), Guova spent 2 Earth years with his biological parents before his father was crushed by a freak accident including a new recruit gone haywire with the machinery. A set back, but it was only downtrodden more by the fact that their father couldn't focus on his fusing with his machinery & was killed by electrical feedback higher than his system could funnel out due to faulty processing. After these events, Guova and his siblings were filing to different foster parents and separated.

Guova & Havemoorn were sent to Noxeas & Orysoteus Hullmarkinick, who had the young aceagnendal Pexates & Quidral, making the total amount of 'children' to four.

Guova spent his adolescent years with his adoptive parents, getting the typical education and fusing with the generic type metals that were offered for sustained growth. He soon followed in the footsteps of his parents.

Guova, upon turning 35 years of age, was sent promptly to the Mental Stimulation Test due to what his biological had previously scored. Upon taking the test, he achieved a score greater than that of his parents, and two levels below what is currently known to them as the highest possible level able to be achieved. He was taken away from his foster home and granted limited visitation hours as his currents were studied & tested, and he was highly familiarized with the equipment.

One night, he was sitting with a counsel of chairmen from different branches of their military, enjoying drinks when the Counselor of the Aquatic Branch made a dare to the Counselor of his branch, who was bragging about one of his troop members could easily win one of the Grinder tournaments. Enraged at the boasts, Guova's branch manager, not his Counselor, made a bet with the Aquatic Branch counselor that their top man - which, at the time, was considered Guova - could also win one of these championships no problem. The agreement set, with prizes unknown to Guova himself, he was entered into the Grinder as soon as was possible and was fitted with equipment.
Species Name: Aceag / Aceagendal

Homeworld: Pebnaick

Reproduction: Aceagnendal reproduce in a mostly asexual manner. Because they lack genders, all members of the specie are able to lay eggs - they normally lay 2-9 eggs in one clutch, but as little as 1 and as many as 15 have been reported. The other partner then bites a small hole into the top of the egg, spits some of their DNA into the egg, then produces a salve to patch the hole they had bitten into the shell. The eggs are then incubated by both partners for 10 months, when they hatch. Aceagnendal grow in two ways - growing as any living human would do, and absorbing native metals to support systemary growth (the 'systems' including wiring and metal caches in the body, which is explained below.)

Gender Ratio: Aceagnendal have no genders.

General Appearances: Guova serves as a standard for how most of the Aceagnendal race appear. Variations include shifts in colors (Any color but pink, red, and orange can appear on a Aceag), changes in size (smaller specimens are much more common than larger ones), and how many ribs / rib plates a specimen has (in rare cases, they lack rib plates completely). Aceagnendal are not completely made of biological material - the insides of their bodies are covered in different metals, depending on what the Aceag has fused with in the past, & wires are actually present in all four extremities (arms and legs) as well as the mouth. This allows Aceagnendal members to fuse with technologies and take control over them, if their mental stimulation is high enough .

Culture: The planet of Pebnaick is semi Earth-like, chock full with metals (the most common being titanium, alumnite, testril, and kupraesium) and minerals, hosting a surprisingly thriving ecosystem. The surface is riddled with thousands of cave systems, metal deposits, and incredibly thick forests. As with the human race, the Aceag race has evolved over the centuries and now thrive in a semi-technological environment. Most buildings are made of metals, & technology makes up a big part of their everyday lives.

While, in human terms, Aceagnendal are considered to be strictly 'carnivores', they also technically 'consume' metals. When questioned what this process would be called in Earth English, they describe themselves as 'metalivores.' Metals are not the only compounds they can fuse with - vitamins and minerals from the soils of their home planets are also required to sustain life. Farms - as in, plant farms - do not exist on their planet, and are instead replaced with metal processing farms (Sifting Farms in Earth English) and animal farms (which are held by the same name in Earth English).

Aceagnendal are sentient and are as intelligent, if not more-so, than humans are at full development. Aceagnendal are not considered adults until they are 35 earth years in age, and do not reach egg-laying age until they are 60. Hence, Aceagnendal are slower breeders. Depending on health & diet, Aceagnendal can reach to be over 2,000 years old (this appears to be the absolute maximum - most specimen only tend to live around 1,300 years.)

Aceagnendal, when they turn into adults, are required to take a Mental Stimulation Test when they become of adult age, and if they pass, are entered into the military as soon as possible. Once in, they are then trained to pilot mechs. The Aceagnendal are very proud of their military and pool much of their excess resources into further developing their systems. As such, the absolute command of the military also commands the planet as their leader.

The Mental Stimulation test is a test which tests how much control an Aceag has over electrical impulses over a standard mech system & how high of an electrical current their individual systems can handle. If they pass the standard test, they keep going up moderate levels, monitored extremely closely to prevent damage to their systems. Based on their test scores, they are either entered immediately into the familiar, placed on definitive reserve, placed on secondary reserve, or placed in the civilian grouping. The civilian grouping is typically considered a slight role of dishonor, but Aceagnendal of this role are necessary to keep the calmer jobs in check (such as animal & metal farming).

Despite this, the Aceagnendal are not interested in any forms of universal conquest and tend to stick to their own planet military wise. While they will visit other planets, it is almost managed in a peaceful fashion. They have been known to explore and exploit abandoned planets (those who cannot support life, have been wiped out by other causes, or gas giants, which are generally unlivable in the first place).

Aceagnendal are named in an A - Z fashion. If the egg laying Aceag parent's name starts with an F, the second will transition to a name that starts with G, and then the children, based on the hatching order, will be named in alphabetical order as such. The egg laying partner of the pair normally remains the egg-laying partner, and all children & the other mate carries the last name of that partner. However, as with all species, not all Aceagnendal follow this system and out-liers, while odd and not exactly efficient, are accepted and not harshly judged.

Asset Data

Asset Type: Mech

Technical Asset Name: Quadrupedal Titanous Exhaustion Unit, AU78

Personal Asset Name: AU78
Armour Class: Medium. Metal is made of a lighter hyper-dense alloy from Guova's home planet.

Ballistic Defence: The metal that makes the shell of AU78, while hyper-dense, is particularly vulnerable to weaponry with sharp edges, or, in general, that are small and slim in size.

Laser Defence: The metal that makes the shell of AU78 is naturally reflective to light, therefor able to reflect without much heat generation.

Thermal Defence: The metal that makes the shell of AU78 is an extremely good conductor - any heat that comes into contact is spread quickly and then cooled, as while it spreads heat, it is unable to hold onto heat.

Explosive Defence: The metal that makes the shell of AU78, while hyper-dense, is also lightweight and therefor partially weak to explosions. The biggest danger is shrapnel, but big enough blasts will effectively cause dents.

Radiation Defence: AU78, by itself, is completely vulnerable to EMP's. However, due to the fact that Guova fuses with the machinery, Guova can direct the overwhelming electrical impulses & regulate them, or sense them as the energy is gathered and shut off the machine to prevent damage.

Plasma Defence: The metal that makes the shell of AU78, when angled right, can deflect most of the energy of plasma attacks. However, it is still a great weakness, as there are only a scarce few points on the mech itself that have the correct angle to reflect these.
The Quadrepedal Titanous Exhaustion Unit, AU78, has access to a limited arsenal. Sitting atop one shoulder is 4 missiles total, which are fired one at a time. They are both explosive & can cause electrical damage to an opponent. The other shoulder is a machine gun, capable at firing over 200 shots per second, after being warmed up via rotation of the barrels. It is capable of overheating, despite the shell metal's natural properties, so it cannot be fired at all times. The bullets are 4 inches in diameter, with a sharp tip. The mech can carry 400,000 shots at any time. A secondary shot, which functions more as a grenade launcher, is purely explosive. The ammunition as a hook on the end & latches onto the enemy mech. On the 'arms' of the mech, there are 'swords' which can be deployed - this mech is rather small, but it is a bit quicker, and is capable of leaping distances of 100 feet or more.
Entered by a hatch on the top of the machine, the cockpit is rather simple - completely round, with belts in seemingly random places, as well as padded for impact. Out of the walls sticks seventeen wires, which Guova then fuses with his own internal wiring to take over the mech. The mech has eyes in several locations, which can be covered to prevent incoming damage (allowing extended vision), & also includes a sonar system if all the ocular systems shall fail. Audio is processed in a similar manner (not that Guova would notice, as he is seeing all this happen as if it were his own body.) There is no room for other crew inside, nor are there any control systems that would allow AU78 to be piloted by anything other than another Aceag with enough output to control the mech. The mech itselfs can be slightly tempermental, sometimes having occasional power surges that cause it to suddenly lurch forward or leap, but this normally only happens when Guova gets over-excited and sends out too many small movement signals.

Teh Krogans · Sep 8, 2015

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"A man has not been truly defeated until his spirit is broken beyond repair. Only then does he understand the meaning of defeat."

Name: Rin Okunari

Aliases: The White Demon. The Destroyer of Nations

Age: 23.

Sex: Male

Circumstance: Voluntary

Veterancy: 0
Height: 6 feet, 5 inches

Weight: 180 lbs

Blood Type: B-
Rin was born in Boston, on Earth, and orphaned at an early age. Growing up among the gangs that called the sprawling megalopolis home, Rin learned to survive on the streets. Early on, he showed potential as a thief. He soon became notorious as the best thief in the city. Resolving to do something more with his life, however, Rin left the gangs upon turning 18 and applied to the human military. He was accepted and quickly gained a reputation for reliability in boot camp: He was the one who always got the job done, no matter the cost. Deciding that grunt life was a waste of his talent, they sent him to an elite academy to hone his stealth/agility skills. While proficient with most weapons, he chose the sword as his primary weapon, given the fact that counter-sword defense training is all but obselete. Choosing to modify his weapon, he added a powercore to the inside of the hilt, ran circuits down the length of the blade, and added a stun toxin that no one but Rin knows the origins of. While nonlethal, even harmless, in small doses through skin contact, prolonged exposure will force the muscles to tighten, and may lead to death.

Rin became one of the most valuable assets in human military history, considered more valuable even than Douglas MacArthur, Chester Nimitz, or Dwight D. Eisenhower. He single-handedly (and we mean "single-handedly") ended the Rebellion of Ithaca (see attached notes) and led the defense of Estapor when the colony came under attack by the numerically superior tupari army. He retaliated against the tupari by assassinating Prime Minister R'hlle, as the rest of the human military assaulted several tupari colonies. Earning promotion after promotion, he soon commanded a platoon, and then a battalion.

He accepted a General's Commission, but realized soon after that the military meant to ship him back to Earth and hold him up as a poster boy for recruitment. He begged his leaders to change their minds, but they did not. Refusing to give up life on the frontier, and seeing no other option, General Rin Okunari resigned the next day, and became a freelancer. Free from the constraints of the military, Okunari purchased a brand-new, exclusive starship and began working for hire. Over the next three years, he successfully targeted Prime Ministers/dictators/Presidents Fradani of the prozen race, Yullr of the s'aeri, Unor of the my'riinese, Horoson of the juzor, and Tra'ni of the tesis. He has also targeted various other government and military officials, as well as corporate leaders. On several occasions, he has stopped armies in their tracks on his own and destroyed many invading battle cruisers. He has even defeated three Alveesi in single combat, which he described as the toughest and longest fight of his life. He applied to the Grinder upon request and a massive payout from a human official who wants to see more humans fight in the arena. She will not be disappointed.
Species Name: human(s)

Homeworld: Earth

Reproduction: One male, one female, although options for artificial insemination are available and socially acceptable.

Gender Ratio: 50-50 approx.

General Appearances: Humans display a wide range of physical traits. There are many different skin colors (a trait which has led to much discrimination in the past), hair colors, eye colors, facial types, and body types. Typically, human males are 6'2" in height, while females average around 5'10".

Culture: Human history is a litany of blood shed over differing ideals of rulership, afterlife, and social acceptance. Despite this savagery, however, humans are generally pleasant creatures, reveling in nights of wild debauchery and reckless friendship. They are seen as more individualistic than most other races, although they generally work well in groups. They joined the galactic community 538 years ago, and have steadily contributed ever since.

Asset Data

"And my beast, she will not fail, for she has no concept of defeat. Hers is a spirit that will not be broken."

Asset Type: Kaiju

Technical Asset Name: XB-317-EGL (Discovered on an uncharted planet, species not properly classified as of yet)

Personal Asset Name: Leniri
Notes: Leniri is more than a simple beast. Discovered on an uncharted planet, her yet-unnamed species is generally accepted by the scientific community as the smartest apex predator within the world's ecosystem. Rin visited the planet whilst tracking a quarry that was on the run, and discovered Leniri as a chick. He raised her as his own, and soon discovered her talent for combat. This species is also notable for having the unique ability to cloak, unaided, at will. Like the human she lives with and loves, Leniri can disappear into the shadows. Intensely loyal, she will do anything to avoid failing him.
Armour Class: Medium. As it impedes her flying ability, Rin has outfitted her with armor that will provide a solid layer of protection without slowing her down. Her cloaking ability is natural, not armor-based. However, the armor does have the ability to absorb light damage to a certain extent.

Ballistic Defence: Very Strong. The species is gaining a reputation for its thick feathers and hides which minimize lead-based projectile damage. Leniri is no exception.

Laser Defence: Medium. While the species has no natural defense against lasers (not that they need it) her armor armors limited protection.

Thermal Defence: Strong/Poor. As her planet is colder than average life-bearing worlds, Leniri can handle extreme cold temps quite well. Anything above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, however, and she starts feeling uncomfortable.

Explosive Defence: Poor. Due to her body's natural cold preference, anything above 100 degrees Fahrenheit is likely to kill her. Explosions tend to surpass that threshold.

Radiation Defence: Strong. She is unaffected by EMP since she uses no electrical components, and she has a strong tolerance against UV rays, and a solid resistance to X-Rays. Gamma rays, however, will kill her if exposed long enough.

Plasma Defence: Poor. Plasma is basically a superheated projectile, and she can't deal with heat.
Leniri's species is generally seen as the "rulers" of their world. Scientists studying the species on-location have yet to see one be killed by another native creature. Besides her armor, she has no non-natural components. She attacks using her talons and beak. Most of the species appears to prefer using their beaks, but Leniri prefers her talons. Her beak is essentially a steel trap that is capable of pulverizing anything.
The species is noted for being the fastest and most agile on its homeworld, and their natural cloaking ability is no doubt a huge asset in hunting prey.

Flip Jester Boy · Sep 9, 2015

@Teh Krogans Your CS hasn't been accepted yet, so you can't be posting yet

Teh Krogans · Sep 9, 2015

Flip Jester Boy] [URL="https://www.rpnation.com/profile/21645-teh-krogans/ said:
@Teh Krogans[/URL] Your CS hasn't been accepted yet, so you can't be posting yet

Alright. I'll delete the post for now and wait for it to be accepted.

Teh Krogans · Sep 12, 2015

@Riddle78 ?

Riddle78 · Sep 14, 2015

[sYS=MESSAGE: PROCESSED] Thank you for your application,Ser Dar'ilth! The Producers hope your military experience and unique physiology will bring you great fortune in the Grinder! @DescriptedEnd

[sYS=MESSAGE: PROCESSED] Mister Okunari,welcome to the Grinder! The Producers are itching to see how you and your airborne Kaiju will grace the battlefield! @Teh Krogans

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