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<blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8338756" data-attributes="member: 30538"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><span style="color: red">Al-Mushtari the Gas Giant</span></span></p><p><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-Cdh78xb/0/85dcc4c0/M/Loki-Episode-5-Alioth%20%281%29-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p>The origins of the being that menaced the Arabian Penninsula for one month in 1970, dubbed al-Mushtari by the local press, with "the Gas Giant" added by Western newspapers, remain unknown. Lukas Ammanuel, alias Yedokiteri Girumi, who studied the creature more than any other observer, privately vacillated between two different theories. He publicly stated that he believed that it was an extraterrestrial being who had had travelled to Earth in some undocumented manner, most likely in a spacecraft that had crashed somewhere in the region that he was attacking. The fact that no such wreckage was ever found led him to privately speculate, in his personal journal, that the creature might have travelled to Earth through some sort of teleportation ... or that it was actually of <em>extradimensional</em>, rather than merely extraterrestrial, origin.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, after it had terrorized the people of Arabia for three weeks, a concerted effort was begun to deal with the monster, who was immune to all conventional weaponry. Concerned that al-Mushtari's rampage might eventually spread across the Red Sea to his own homeland, as well as for the suffering it had already caused, Yedokiteri Girumi offered his assistance. By quickly reviewing all information about the creature's attacks, he was able to develop a plan based on two factors -- first, that the creature was able to alter its size, and second, that it had recoiled on a few occasions when its electrical projections had rebounded back towards itself.</p><p></p><p>Equipped with a lightning gun of his own creation, Ammanuel proceeded to drive Al-Mushtari into a trap that exposed it to a different device which <em>compressed</em> it into a small cube of incredibly dense material, rendering it immobile and helpless, though every bit as impervious to physical harm as it had ever been. Yedokiteri Girumi warned the governments of the region that he believed that this process would eventually wear off, though he was uncertain <em>when</em> it would happen. But he offered his personal assurance that when it happened, he would return to deal with the monster again.</p><p></p><p>A year later, with Lukas Ammanuel among the casualties of the Battle of Vietnam, that reassurance ceased to be reassuring. The decision was made at the highest level of the House of Saud that al-Mushtari could not be allowed to regain its mobility in their country, and so must be transported elsewhere. Aware that the United States had had some success in disposing of unusual threats, such as the Protean entity and the gerolds, on Dread Island, they politely requested that this be done again. And it was.</p><p></p><p>Just when al-Mushtari regained its mobility is not positively known. It was first sighted in its current form on Dread Island in 1993, but monitoring of the island was very sporadic in the 1980s owing to the Pythonian Insurgency. The creature's periodic rampages across the island have generally been dealt with by its native creatures, many of which possess powers that <em>can</em> harm it, further documenting what Ammanuel described as a very cowardly streak in the creature. While it has ventured forth from the Island a few times since, Chokyojin and other superheroes have usually sent it back in defeat, and it has not left the island since 2009. It has been seriously suggested that its first and only encounter with Bàofēngyu terrified it to the point where it has no interest in confronting her again.</p><p></p><p><strong>Al-Mushtari the Gas Giant -- PL 13</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 15/9 | <strong>STA</strong> 18/12 | <strong>AGL</strong> 7 | <strong>DEX</strong> 5 | <strong>FGT</strong> 8 | <strong>INT</strong> 1 | <strong>AWE</strong> 3 | <strong>PRE</strong> 0</p><p></p><p><strong>Powers:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Air Elemental:</em></strong> Affects Corporeal on Strength 15; Concealment 6 (auditory, visual), Passive; Continuous Flight 8 (250 MPH); Immunity 3 (starvation & thirst, suffocation); Permanent Insubstantial 2 - 58 points</p><p><strong><strong>Far-Seeing:</strong></strong> Senses 5 (extended 3 darkvision) - 5 points</p><p><strong><em>Variable Mass:</em></strong> Permanent Growth 8 (Strength +8, Stamina +8, Intimidation +4, Speed +1, Dodge -4, Parry -4, Stealth -8); Growth 6 (Strength +6, Stamina +6, Intimidation +3, Dodge -3, Parry -3, Stealth -6) - 42 points</p><p><strong><em>Weather Command:</em></strong> Array (38 points)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Lightning Bolts:</em></strong> Ranged Mulitattack Damage 12, Indirect 2 - 38 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Precipitation:</em></strong> Environment 7 (1/2 mile; impede movement 2, visibility 2) - 1 point</li> </ul><p><strong>Advantages:</strong></p><p>All-out Attack, Evasion 2, Fearless 2, Improved Initiative, Move-by Action, Startle, Uncanny Dodge.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong></p><p>Close Combat: Unarmed 3 (+11), Intimidation 4 (+11/+8), Perception 8 (+10), Ranged Combat: Lightning Bolts 7 (+12).</p><p></p><p><strong>Offense:</strong></p><p>Initiative +11</p><p>Unarmed +11 (Close Damage 9)</p><p>Lightning Bolt +12 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 12)</p><p></p><p><strong>Defense:</strong></p><p>Dodge 8/11, Parry 8/11, Fortitude 20/13, Toughness 18/12, Will 6.</p><p></p><p><strong>Totals:</strong></p><p>Abilities 58 + Powers 144 + Advantages 9 + Skills 11 + Defenses 19 = 183 points</p><p></p><p><strong>Complications:</strong></p><p><strong><em>Destruction--Motivation. Cowardice. Nonverbal.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>Note: I always kind of felt a bit annoyed that </em>Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster<em> wasn't about something actually gaseous ...</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davies, post: 8338756, member: 30538"] [SIZE=7][COLOR=red]Al-Mushtari the Gas Giant[/COLOR][/SIZE] [IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-Cdh78xb/0/85dcc4c0/M/Loki-Episode-5-Alioth%20%281%29-M.jpg[/IMG] The origins of the being that menaced the Arabian Penninsula for one month in 1970, dubbed al-Mushtari by the local press, with "the Gas Giant" added by Western newspapers, remain unknown. Lukas Ammanuel, alias Yedokiteri Girumi, who studied the creature more than any other observer, privately vacillated between two different theories. He publicly stated that he believed that it was an extraterrestrial being who had had travelled to Earth in some undocumented manner, most likely in a spacecraft that had crashed somewhere in the region that he was attacking. The fact that no such wreckage was ever found led him to privately speculate, in his personal journal, that the creature might have travelled to Earth through some sort of teleportation ... or that it was actually of [I]extradimensional[/I], rather than merely extraterrestrial, origin. Regardless, after it had terrorized the people of Arabia for three weeks, a concerted effort was begun to deal with the monster, who was immune to all conventional weaponry. Concerned that al-Mushtari's rampage might eventually spread across the Red Sea to his own homeland, as well as for the suffering it had already caused, Yedokiteri Girumi offered his assistance. By quickly reviewing all information about the creature's attacks, he was able to develop a plan based on two factors -- first, that the creature was able to alter its size, and second, that it had recoiled on a few occasions when its electrical projections had rebounded back towards itself. Equipped with a lightning gun of his own creation, Ammanuel proceeded to drive Al-Mushtari into a trap that exposed it to a different device which [I]compressed[/I] it into a small cube of incredibly dense material, rendering it immobile and helpless, though every bit as impervious to physical harm as it had ever been. Yedokiteri Girumi warned the governments of the region that he believed that this process would eventually wear off, though he was uncertain [I]when[/I] it would happen. But he offered his personal assurance that when it happened, he would return to deal with the monster again. A year later, with Lukas Ammanuel among the casualties of the Battle of Vietnam, that reassurance ceased to be reassuring. The decision was made at the highest level of the House of Saud that al-Mushtari could not be allowed to regain its mobility in their country, and so must be transported elsewhere. Aware that the United States had had some success in disposing of unusual threats, such as the Protean entity and the gerolds, on Dread Island, they politely requested that this be done again. And it was. Just when al-Mushtari regained its mobility is not positively known. It was first sighted in its current form on Dread Island in 1993, but monitoring of the island was very sporadic in the 1980s owing to the Pythonian Insurgency. The creature's periodic rampages across the island have generally been dealt with by its native creatures, many of which possess powers that [I]can[/I] harm it, further documenting what Ammanuel described as a very cowardly streak in the creature. While it has ventured forth from the Island a few times since, Chokyojin and other superheroes have usually sent it back in defeat, and it has not left the island since 2009. It has been seriously suggested that its first and only encounter with Bàofēngyu terrified it to the point where it has no interest in confronting her again. [B]Al-Mushtari the Gas Giant -- PL 13 Abilities: STR[/B] 15/9 | [B]STA[/B] 18/12 | [B]AGL[/B] 7 | [B]DEX[/B] 5 | [B]FGT[/B] 8 | [B]INT[/B] 1 | [B]AWE[/B] 3 | [B]PRE[/B] 0 [B]Powers: [I]Air Elemental:[/I][/B] Affects Corporeal on Strength 15; Concealment 6 (auditory, visual), Passive; Continuous Flight 8 (250 MPH); Immunity 3 (starvation & thirst, suffocation); Permanent Insubstantial 2 - 58 points [B][B]Far-Seeing:[/B][/B] Senses 5 (extended 3 darkvision) - 5 points [B][I]Variable Mass:[/I][/B] Permanent Growth 8 (Strength +8, Stamina +8, Intimidation +4, Speed +1, Dodge -4, Parry -4, Stealth -8); Growth 6 (Strength +6, Stamina +6, Intimidation +3, Dodge -3, Parry -3, Stealth -6) - 42 points [B][I]Weather Command:[/I][/B] Array (38 points) [LIST] [*][B][I]Lightning Bolts:[/I][/B] Ranged Mulitattack Damage 12, Indirect 2 - 38 points [*][B][I]Precipitation:[/I][/B] Environment 7 (1/2 mile; impede movement 2, visibility 2) - 1 point [/LIST] [B]Advantages:[/B] All-out Attack, Evasion 2, Fearless 2, Improved Initiative, Move-by Action, Startle, Uncanny Dodge. [B]Skills:[/B] Close Combat: Unarmed 3 (+11), Intimidation 4 (+11/+8), Perception 8 (+10), Ranged Combat: Lightning Bolts 7 (+12). [B]Offense:[/B] Initiative +11 Unarmed +11 (Close Damage 9) Lightning Bolt +12 (Ranged Multiattack Damage 12) [B]Defense:[/B] Dodge 8/11, Parry 8/11, Fortitude 20/13, Toughness 18/12, Will 6. [B]Totals:[/B] Abilities 58 + Powers 144 + Advantages 9 + Skills 11 + Defenses 19 = 183 points [B]Complications: [I]Destruction--Motivation. Cowardice. Nonverbal.[/I][/B] [I]Note: I always kind of felt a bit annoyed that [/I]Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster[I] wasn't about something actually gaseous ...[/I] [/QUOTE]
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