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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8188481" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: blue">Kyoseki/Megalith</span></span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-tFtrzfj/0/fc9e94ab/S/__kiryuuin_satsuki_kill_la_kill_drawn_by_suitshark__8d7edd2651ea5c3a7fa6433e47041eb8-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Normal form</em></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-V6fggrf/0/e96ea8f1/S/250px-UltramanTregearProfile-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>Transformed form</em></p><p></p><p>It is human nature to want to hedge one's bets. So it shouldn't really surprise anyone that, after Project Super-Giant's administration passed out of the hands of an individual planning a complicated and all-encompassing revenge into those of people who genuinely did want to protect their homeland from monsters, discussion began about finding a second individual able to endure the process. The idea was to provide back-up for Chokyojin in his battles, and to have a replacement for when he was unavailable, either temporarily, while assisting the Powerhouse, or permanently, in the worst case scenario. But for a while, discussion was all that it was.</p><p></p><p>In 2007, however, that changed. Ryuji seemed increasingly unhappy and at odds with his co-workers, owing to his heartbreak over the end of his relationship with Miho, and had threatened to quit working for the Project on more than one occasion. Thus, a search was begun to find other individuals who could withstand the pressures and pains of the transformation. A grand total of five teenagers, all under the age of fifteen, were discovered through a series of tests undertaken in Japan's middle schools. Kisaragi Makoto was the only female candidate, and the one ultimately selected for the Project after three of the young men failed psychological screening, and a fourth refused once the reality of the situation was made clear to him.</p><p></p><p>Makoto's mother had died during Cerebron's invasion, leaving two children in the care of their father. Her career assessment, undertaken in her first year of middle school, indicated a desire to join the Self-Defense Forces. The notion of fighting alongside Chokyojin thrilled her, though her first actual encounter with him dealt considerable damage to her opinion of the man behind the mask. He seemed distracted, uninterested even, when they were introduced, barely saying anything at all to her. She resolved to show him, and everyone else, just what she could do.</p><p></p><p>The version of the process employed in the creation of Kyoseki incorporated all the lessons learnt from the previous seven years of activity by Chokyojin. Her transformed form was slightly shorter and incorporated less 'muscle' than his, allowing her a greater level of maneuverability. In addition, the organic batteries that powered Kyoseki's energy beam had a much greater capacity, allowing her freer usage of that capability. The decision to focus on speed and accuracy over strength and toughness was somewhat contentious, but its advocates carried the day.</p><p></p><p>At last, months later, Makoto was deemed ready to accompany Chokyojin into a confrontation with a group of Gigalodons menacing civilian shipping in the Sea of Japan, and Kyoseki made her debut. Ironically, by that point, Ryuji had come to terms with his situation, and was attempting to mend fences with the Project's staff; he was also much more interested in establishing friendly relations with his new partner. Her ego somewhat swollen over the fact that she had adapted to her new form somewhat faster that Ryuji -- exactly how much had been exaggerated by her trainers, to motivate her -- she dismissed these overtures and declared her intention to completely replace him as the organization's agent. How hard could it be?</p><p></p><p>Six hours later, as she crouched over a toilet giving dry heaves and hoping the flow of tears had finally stopped, Makoto began to suspect that she'd made a horrible mistake. When she emerged from the washroom to find an anxious and concerned Ryuji waiting for her, she had only one question for him: "Is it always like that?" He told her, sorrowfully, that it was. Any ambitions she had of replacing him died at that moment, but her old admiration slowly returned as he shared with her his own painful experiences with the Project.</p><p></p><p>Makoto remained on-staff with the Project, but her sorties were limited to once or twice a year, in contrast to Ryuji's monthly or even more frequent operations. She found that Ryuji was right, and that it never got any easier, but she did develop enough mental fortitude to be able to handle it on an occasional basis. After 2011, she was employed in the organization's research division, showing considerable talent for the science of their mission. She was also frequently consulted about the possibility of recruiting a <em>third</em> operative, which she did everything in her power to shut down.</p><p></p><p>In 2013, during the third rising of the entity known as Kthulu -- on that occasion accompanied by a large variety of kaiju from Dread Island, under the creature's sway -- Kyoseki was dispatched to assist the Powerhouse/Discovery Company alliance in combating this threat. Attacking Kthulu to distract it from finishing off an injured Chokyojin, she was subjected to the monster's full fury, her armored body nearly dismembered by its tentacles. Despite the best efforts of the assembled heroes to save her life, she died without ever regaining consciousness. She was just two weeks away from her twentieth birthday.</p><p></p><p>In the aftermath of this episode, Argus, in the person of A.E. van Vliet, delivered a quiet ultimatum to the Japanese government, who passed it on to Director Katsuragi of Project Super-Giant. No further attempts to create empowered individuals have been or will be sponsored by the organization. Officially, at least.</p><p></p><p><strong>Kyoseki/Megalith -- PL 12</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 14/2 | <strong>STA</strong> 14/2 | <strong>AGL</strong> 5 | <strong>DEX</strong> 2 | <strong>FGT</strong> 8 | <strong>INT</strong> 1 | <strong>AWE</strong> 0 | <strong>PRE</strong> 2</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Energy Blast:</em></strong> Ranged Damage 8, Accurate 4, Activation (standard action), Distracting - 10 points</p><p><strong><em>Flight:</em></strong> Flight 8 (500 MPH), Aquatic - 17 points</p><p><strong><em>Invulnerability:</em></strong> Immunity 20 (life support, radiation effects) - 20 points</p><p><strong><em>Transformation:</em></strong> Enhanced Ranged Damage 6, Quirk (1 rank per 2 ranks of Growth active); Growth 12 (+12 Strength, +12 Stamina, -6 Dodge, -6 Parry, +6 Intimidation, -12 Stealth, +2 Speed); Morph 1, Activation (Move Action); Protection 4, Impervious 12* - 67 points</p><p></p><p>* Megalith's Impervious rank is limited to the number of Growth ranks she has active.</p><p></p><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>Agile Feint, All-out Attack, Favored Enemy (kaiju), Improved Initiative, Language (English, [Japanese is native]), Move-by Attack, Power Attack, Teamwork.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Acrobatics 6 (+11), Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+10), Expertise: Science 8 (+9), Expertise: Kaiju 6 (+7), Insight 6 (+6), Intimidation 2 (+10/+4), Perception 8 (+8).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +9</p><p>Unarmed +10 (Close Damage 14/2)</p><p>Energy Blast +10 (Ranged Damage 14/8)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 6/12, Parry 4/10, Fortitude 14/2, Toughness 18/2, Will 6.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 34 + Powers 114 + Advantages 8 + Skills 20 + Defenses 15 = 191 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Responsibility--Motivation. Friendship</em></strong> (Ryuji.) <strong><em>Secret Identity. Something to Prove.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8188481, member: 30538"] [size=150][color=blue]Kyoseki/Megalith[/color][/size] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-tFtrzfj/0/fc9e94ab/S/__kiryuuin_satsuki_kill_la_kill_drawn_by_suitshark__8d7edd2651ea5c3a7fa6433e47041eb8-S.jpg[/img] [i]Normal form[/i] [img]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-V6fggrf/0/e96ea8f1/S/250px-UltramanTregearProfile-S.jpg[/img] [i]Transformed form[/i] It is human nature to want to hedge one's bets. So it shouldn't really surprise anyone that, after Project Super-Giant's administration passed out of the hands of an individual planning a complicated and all-encompassing revenge into those of people who genuinely did want to protect their homeland from monsters, discussion began about finding a second individual able to endure the process. The idea was to provide back-up for Chokyojin in his battles, and to have a replacement for when he was unavailable, either temporarily, while assisting the Powerhouse, or permanently, in the worst case scenario. But for a while, discussion was all that it was. In 2007, however, that changed. Ryuji seemed increasingly unhappy and at odds with his co-workers, owing to his heartbreak over the end of his relationship with Miho, and had threatened to quit working for the Project on more than one occasion. Thus, a search was begun to find other individuals who could withstand the pressures and pains of the transformation. A grand total of five teenagers, all under the age of fifteen, were discovered through a series of tests undertaken in Japan's middle schools. Kisaragi Makoto was the only female candidate, and the one ultimately selected for the Project after three of the young men failed psychological screening, and a fourth refused once the reality of the situation was made clear to him. Makoto's mother had died during Cerebron's invasion, leaving two children in the care of their father. Her career assessment, undertaken in her first year of middle school, indicated a desire to join the Self-Defense Forces. The notion of fighting alongside Chokyojin thrilled her, though her first actual encounter with him dealt considerable damage to her opinion of the man behind the mask. He seemed distracted, uninterested even, when they were introduced, barely saying anything at all to her. She resolved to show him, and everyone else, just what she could do. The version of the process employed in the creation of Kyoseki incorporated all the lessons learnt from the previous seven years of activity by Chokyojin. Her transformed form was slightly shorter and incorporated less 'muscle' than his, allowing her a greater level of maneuverability. In addition, the organic batteries that powered Kyoseki's energy beam had a much greater capacity, allowing her freer usage of that capability. The decision to focus on speed and accuracy over strength and toughness was somewhat contentious, but its advocates carried the day. At last, months later, Makoto was deemed ready to accompany Chokyojin into a confrontation with a group of Gigalodons menacing civilian shipping in the Sea of Japan, and Kyoseki made her debut. Ironically, by that point, Ryuji had come to terms with his situation, and was attempting to mend fences with the Project's staff; he was also much more interested in establishing friendly relations with his new partner. Her ego somewhat swollen over the fact that she had adapted to her new form somewhat faster that Ryuji -- exactly how much had been exaggerated by her trainers, to motivate her -- she dismissed these overtures and declared her intention to completely replace him as the organization's agent. How hard could it be? Six hours later, as she crouched over a toilet giving dry heaves and hoping the flow of tears had finally stopped, Makoto began to suspect that she'd made a horrible mistake. When she emerged from the washroom to find an anxious and concerned Ryuji waiting for her, she had only one question for him: "Is it always like that?" He told her, sorrowfully, that it was. Any ambitions she had of replacing him died at that moment, but her old admiration slowly returned as he shared with her his own painful experiences with the Project. Makoto remained on-staff with the Project, but her sorties were limited to once or twice a year, in contrast to Ryuji's monthly or even more frequent operations. She found that Ryuji was right, and that it never got any easier, but she did develop enough mental fortitude to be able to handle it on an occasional basis. After 2011, she was employed in the organization's research division, showing considerable talent for the science of their mission. She was also frequently consulted about the possibility of recruiting a [i]third[/i] operative, which she did everything in her power to shut down. In 2013, during the third rising of the entity known as Kthulu -- on that occasion accompanied by a large variety of kaiju from Dread Island, under the creature's sway -- Kyoseki was dispatched to assist the Powerhouse/Discovery Company alliance in combating this threat. Attacking Kthulu to distract it from finishing off an injured Chokyojin, she was subjected to the monster's full fury, her armored body nearly dismembered by its tentacles. Despite the best efforts of the assembled heroes to save her life, she died without ever regaining consciousness. She was just two weeks away from her twentieth birthday. In the aftermath of this episode, Argus, in the person of A.E. van Vliet, delivered a quiet ultimatum to the Japanese government, who passed it on to Director Katsuragi of Project Super-Giant. No further attempts to create empowered individuals have been or will be sponsored by the organization. Officially, at least. [b]Kyoseki/Megalith -- PL 12 Abilities: STR[/b] 14/2 | [b]STA[/b] 14/2 | [b]AGL[/b] 5 | [b]DEX[/b] 2 | [b]FGT[/b] 8 | [b]INT[/b] 1 | [b]AWE[/b] 0 | [b]PRE[/b] 2 [b]Powers: [i]Energy Blast:[/i][/b] Ranged Damage 8, Accurate 4, Activation (standard action), Distracting - 10 points [b][i]Flight:[/i][/b] Flight 8 (500 MPH), Aquatic - 17 points [b][i]Invulnerability:[/i][/b] Immunity 20 (life support, radiation effects) - 20 points [b][i]Transformation:[/i][/b] Enhanced Ranged Damage 6, Quirk (1 rank per 2 ranks of Growth active); Growth 12 (+12 Strength, +12 Stamina, -6 Dodge, -6 Parry, +6 Intimidation, -12 Stealth, +2 Speed); Morph 1, Activation (Move Action); Protection 4, Impervious 12* - 67 points * Megalith's Impervious rank is limited to the number of Growth ranks she has active. [b]Advantages:[/b] Agile Feint, All-out Attack, Favored Enemy (kaiju), Improved Initiative, Language (English, [Japanese is native]), Move-by Attack, Power Attack, Teamwork. [b]Skills:[/b] Acrobatics 6 (+11), Close Combat: Unarmed 2 (+10), Expertise: Science 8 (+9), Expertise: Kaiju 6 (+7), Insight 6 (+6), Intimidation 2 (+10/+4), Perception 8 (+8). [b]Offense:[/b] Initiative +9 Unarmed +10 (Close Damage 14/2) Energy Blast +10 (Ranged Damage 14/8) [b]Defense:[/b] Dodge 6/12, Parry 4/10, Fortitude 14/2, Toughness 18/2, Will 6. [b]Totals:[/b] Abilities 34 + Powers 114 + Advantages 8 + Skills 20 + Defenses 15 = 191 points [b]Complications: [i]Responsibility--Motivation. Friendship[/i][/b] (Ryuji.) [b][i]Secret Identity. Something to Prove.[/i][/b] [/QUOTE]
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