Post by willyvereb on Apr 11, 2015 10:06:41 GMT
Preface
Undoubtedly the most memorable event of the old Pre-Reboot universe, Gekido Sunrise had started out as a "simple" RP about the villain team Gekido temporarily taking over the world while all the heroes were welcome to prevent it. It turned out to be a chaotic war with numerous betrayals, double dealings and apocalyptic battles that were just a hairline from destroying the entire world.
Yes, Gekido Sunrise was a mess. Enjoyable for people who participated in it from the beginning to end but less sweet for anybody else. It gives you an idea how a global event could look like. It also shows you how it can sink into near-madness. The premise was fine and the plot generated from the RP was decent but the exacution was fairly erratic at best. Worths noting that while this RP is far from the longest pieces made on AV, due to low activity it got stretched for at least 9 months. During that time certain players radically retooled their powersets or just continued their bio thus if you see characters suddenly having powers they shouldn't have it's because of that. Special mention goes to Newdeath whose character went from typical metahuman, to planetary threat and then suddenly got a nigh-omnipotent being at his side by the ending rolls.
Speaking of which, let's try a quick rundown on the characters involved.
Gekido
OldVice's main villain team who were trying to take over the world. The main plot of this RP was for them to protect 7 Dragon Totems found at various spots on the Earth to unlock their leader Sonata's true power. Most members had a totem to protect each, usually while taking over whatever country it was found in.
Teku
Hero team during Pre-Reboot times with the leader being the by then veteran KimikoCross. Teku was openly invited to join this RP but their participation was minor. This was partially also the reason why the RP turned into a Gekido civil war.
The RP also had several characters who weren't affiliated with any pre-existing teams.
Including:
My memory is failing me so this list is currently incomplete.
If they are uploaded I advise reading the character bios of these players later (well, you can skip ND's novel-length background story, though).
Much of the context could be found in these, the Gekido's team page and many other threads spread everywhere.
I apologize for your loss in advance.
Alright!
Time to start dumping those pages!
Undoubtedly the most memorable event of the old Pre-Reboot universe, Gekido Sunrise had started out as a "simple" RP about the villain team Gekido temporarily taking over the world while all the heroes were welcome to prevent it. It turned out to be a chaotic war with numerous betrayals, double dealings and apocalyptic battles that were just a hairline from destroying the entire world.
Yes, Gekido Sunrise was a mess. Enjoyable for people who participated in it from the beginning to end but less sweet for anybody else. It gives you an idea how a global event could look like. It also shows you how it can sink into near-madness. The premise was fine and the plot generated from the RP was decent but the exacution was fairly erratic at best. Worths noting that while this RP is far from the longest pieces made on AV, due to low activity it got stretched for at least 9 months. During that time certain players radically retooled their powersets or just continued their bio thus if you see characters suddenly having powers they shouldn't have it's because of that. Special mention goes to Newdeath whose character went from typical metahuman, to planetary threat and then suddenly got a nigh-omnipotent being at his side by the ending rolls.
Speaking of which, let's try a quick rundown on the characters involved.
Gekido
OldVice's main villain team who were trying to take over the world. The main plot of this RP was for them to protect 7 Dragon Totems found at various spots on the Earth to unlock their leader Sonata's true power. Most members had a totem to protect each, usually while taking over whatever country it was found in.
- Sonata - leader of Gekido, male player using a female character, he/she had a central role in this RP
- Newdeath -vice-leader of Gekido and Sonata's lover, he guarded the Dragon Totem in USA. Naruto and Marvel comics inspired Ninja/super-inventor villain. Thinks of Keith like a rival.
- cfatalis - character name is Fatalis or Retrias Deus Nix. Nigh-omnipotent being who only tagged along for fun. He "guarded" the Dragon Totem in Russia
- Nerx - his character was an unpredictable eldritch abiomination
- willyvereb - Character name is Keith MacKenzie. He's an enigmatic sorcerer who crosses universes and uses both technology and magic. He was known to be manipulative, to say at least. He "guarded" the Dragon Totem in Australia.
- Kurohige - Demonic greedy ol' pirate who grew to admire Newdeath and his actions partially led to the civil war.
- haseo_yashimora - one of the first "special snowflake" type RPers Vice had. Haseo was a below average writer and questionably good RPer. His imagination floored at blatant copying and his character's powerset or even the core of his history/personality changed depending on his mood. He "guarded" the Dragon Totem in Italy.
- Kao - minor member of Gekido. He was supposed to defend the Dragon Totem in Mexico but rarely posted.
- OmegaMekix - freelance agent loosely affiliated with Gekido. Supposed to be just a minor player, OmegaMekix famously takes a much more important role late in this RP.
Teku
Hero team during Pre-Reboot times with the leader being the by then veteran KimikoCross. Teku was openly invited to join this RP but their participation was minor. This was partially also the reason why the RP turned into a Gekido civil war.
- Cly - sword-wielding, dragon riding hero. He participated actively in this game during the beginning.
The RP also had several characters who weren't affiliated with any pre-existing teams.
Including:
- paladin - Executor Gottfried Marx AKA the Paladin was willyvereb's alt character. He and the rest of his inquisitor organization from Yggdrasil were fighting Gekido.
- Kuma_From_Argentina - Character name was Batsu Nagare(?). He made a heroic stand against Newdeath as his introduction to the site. He kept playing and he's now a promient figure in this community.
- Lobos_Del_Reyo - Gunslinger who has a minor appearance during the later parts of this RP. He gets much more relevant later.
My memory is failing me so this list is currently incomplete.
If they are uploaded I advise reading the character bios of these players later (well, you can skip ND's novel-length background story, though).
Much of the context could be found in these, the Gekido's team page and many other threads spread everywhere.
I apologize for your loss in advance.
Alright!
Time to start dumping those pages!