Planning: Gears of War RP (Revised), Reload, refocus, respawn.

[DarkSlayer]

Many thanks to Karen Traviss for taking up the Gears of Wars series and providing exceptional books for us to read, thus furthering our love and lore of the Gears of War universe. This RP, not related to the last, will be for those of us who are restless and wish to continue the tales of the COG and the Locust while we wait for Ms. Traviss' third masterpiece.

As before, this story will be following, but is not limited to Delta Squad:

Sergeant Marcus Fenix
Corporal Damon Baird
S.O.C. Dominic Santiago
Private Augustus Cole

It will also include, but is not limited to other main characters such as:

Colonel Victor Hoffman
Chairman Richard Prescott
Lieutenant Anya Stroud
Sergeant Bernadette Mataki
Adam Fenix
Queen Myrrah of the Locust Horde
Conscript Dizzy Walin
Franklyn (Stranded)
Chaps (Stranded)
Hanley (Stranded)

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For now, I will leave the plot to be decided by those that would participate. As for myself, I would like to see a combined war between the scattered forces of the Locust, the vile sea-farring Stranded, and the dwindling COG. The story, however it goes, should not venture far from the islands where the company dwell at present, allowing for the third book to resume the story and remain consistent with our own.

As for custom characters that were created for the old RP, they are still welcome in our new tale. Though few, the COG is still enough in number for more names to be made without doubt, and the Locust are relentless so I'm sure we can find new ways to incorporate new Locust in the fray. As for the Stranded there are no rules as of yet, so feel free to create any sort of friend or foe as you would desire.

Please post here any ideas that you have for our new story.

This RP will be free form, and requires that members who wish to join either post their application here or PM myself.

Characters are to meet the following descriptions before they can be accepted:

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COALITION OF ORDERED GOVERNMENTS

Name:
Squad:
Rank:
Age:
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo:

Combat Specialty:

Preferred Weapon: (This can be a custom weapon, though I would appreciate a sketch of said weapon before it can be accepted.)

Short Bio: (Optional)

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LOCUST HORDE

Name:
Classification:
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo:

Combat Specialty:

Preferred Weapon:

Points of Interest/Findings/Reports/Etc:

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STRANDED

Name:
Age:
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo:

Preferred Weapon:

Points of Interest/Reports/Etc:

[Big Ben68]

Name: Journey Avant
Squad: Sigma 3 (no longer active); currently N/A
Rank: Captain
Age: 31
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo: Journey has stern features and decidedly goes against the grain of trendsetters such as Delta in not wearing helmets. His helmet is an obvious customized piece of work as its much sleeker design allows for much improved peripheral field of vision and adds a night vision function. His overall armor is much like that of Marcus Fenix in its design and application but with less bulk in the upper back/neck area and slightly larger & square shoulder pads.

Combat Specialty: Close to mid-range, reconnaissance/stealth combat, and strategy/tactics

Preferred Weapon(s): Re-envisioned Gnasher Shotgun with a triple barrel design (think a sleeker and much less ghetto version of the Hydra shotgun from RE5). Being the creative man that he is, Journey set out to improve upon the already deadly Gnasher by adding a third barrel (thus 1/3 more shotgun spray), which also stood to increase the range at which the gun is effective. Besides his obviously devastating shotgun, Avant also carries the standard issue Lancer Assault Rifle, Boltok Pistol, combat knife, and fragmentation grenades.

Short Bio: Through multiple moments of heroism over the last 13 years of the war against the Locust, Journey Avant has found himself with thirty or so medals and eight promotions in the COG army. His last known deployment was in the Hollow with Alpha 3 in support of Delta squad. Avant was conscripted into the COG army a year after Emergence Day at the age of 16. Up until the age of 21, Avant was basically lost in the flow of the war with the Locust with little to no notoriety earned. It wasn't until he rescued the remnants of his former squad upon the death of their commanding officer during the defense of Landown. His heroism earned him a small handful of medals and awards as well as being given a promotion to Sergeant (thus commander of his former squad). After this Journey made a speedy climb of the ranks to Captain (earning five promotions in a ten year span of service) as he became a favorite of the COG higher ups such as Major Astra and Colonel Leonard for some of the more frontal assaults (as well as reconnaissance missions) against the Locust Horde; performing more than forty assignments/missions in that same ten year span.

Journey enacts vicious and brutal approaches to torture when it comes to Locust (one of the few Gears that actually believes in torturing the Locust captives) and will sometimes apply some of these techniques on injured Locust in the field, whether or not he wishes to extract information.

[bazuka]

Coalition of Ordered Governments: Locust File Report

Name: Unknown
Index# L80975-42D
Priority: Urgent! (Debriefing field Gears ADVISED IMMEDIATELY)
Classification: High, EYES ONLY

Subject: NEW Berserker strain (speculation only)

Physical Description/Appearance: (See photo attached at the bottom, along with audio recording.)
This (speculated)strain similar appearance to a normal Berserker, with the exception of the reinforced armor upon its upper back and neck, shoulders, and legs. Also noticed the addition of large chainsaw blades mounted on the forearms, estimated to be about 1.5-2 ft (18-24 inches) in length. This Locust is estimated to stand around 8.5 feet and weight about 400-450 pounds. (quite larger than a berserker in comparison)

Combat Specialty: Based upon the audio and video files record by a damaged bot; shows that this Locust specializes in only close combat. The video file, badly damaged but otherwise shows this beast not using any sort of ranged combat.

Preferred Weapon: The reports only show the beast using its chainsaw blades, fists, and large body mass to attack the Cog Gears.

Points of Interest/Findings/Reports/Etc:
Comparatively, this monster can take more punishment than a normal berserker, speculated that it was hit by the Hammer of Dawn and came out un-harmed (barely damaged). Thus far there is no known way to definitely take down a Carnifex (hence forth the designation). Although findings show that only two Carnifexes have ever been spotted (Not known if they were one in the same). The most unsettling thing is that, thus far in reports it does not seem to be blind like the Berserker, but this is only speculation and not yet proven.

ATTACHMENT
Photo: Carnifex


Audio log:
Total time elapsed: 10:32s
--Recording--
**We’ve got grubs coming up**
Loud explosion, followed by lancer fire
**wait, what tha’ hell is that thing?!**
**looks like a Berserker, Quick drop a Hammer on that thing!**
Large explosion noise, mixed with roars
Time elapsed: 5:45s
-static-
System re-boot; audio-online, video-damaged
Time elapsed: 8:12s
--Recording—
**Oh god, ahhhhhh!!**
Bones cracking, flesh being ripped apart
**Gears, fall ba—rahhhh!!**
Sounds of chainsaws revved, tearing through flesh
**Shit, what do we do now?**
**We quit bitching and fight back!**
Lancer and hammer burst fire
In a deep, raspy voice **Oomans, ou shall die!**
-loud detonations of frag grenades-
Time elapsed: 10:23s
Systems-failure, shutting down.

So, what do you think?

[Big Ben68]

COALITION OF ORDERED GOVERNMENTS: Locust File Report
Index #: L79864-32B
Priority: High
Classification: High, EYES ONLY

Subject: Possible new breed, Possible Lambent Locust Commander

Name: Nexak (pronunciation: NEX-awk)
Classification: Unknown, best estimations place him as a Lambent Commander
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo: Nexak is a rather large Lambent Locust, possibly in the order of the Cyclops, but based upon the few reports we can't be sure. Nexak stands at least seven (7) feet tall, possibly taller. He has the musculature and anatomy of most lower Locust but is far stronger (and muscled) as reports note he ripped a few unlucky COG soldiers in two with his bare hands (NOTE: COG Tags were unable to be recovered). Nexak also appears to be far faster than any Locust encountered up to this point. He seems to have the ability to cover ground three, maybe four times faster than any other Locust. Nexak wears a never before encountered armor thus far in the war with the Locust. It's a far more bizarre piece than that of even Skorge's and also appears to be fused to his own skin. Luckily he is not as heavily armored as the Royal Guard encountered by Delta while in Nexus and thus is not completely unstoppable a la the Berserker. The armor is a dull red with blue trim. The breastplate has the Locust Emblem emblazoned upon it, however it somehow glows a sickly blue, whether this is caused by his Lambent state or some other cause is unknown; whether or not this is an important fact to note is also unknown at this time. The intricate details of the armor were unable to be retrieved as close encounters with this Locust were avoided at all costs given its incredible effectiveness in such a situation as it possesses two retractable blades (one on each arm) measuring what appeared to be at least three (3) feet give or take six (6) inches (also has incredibly sharp metal claws attached to both hands).

Combat Specialty: Based upon the field reports this Locust specializes in close quarters combat and doesn't even seem to carry a gun of any sort. All the abilities of this Locust have not been observed so it's difficult for this report to make any confident statements in these regards.

Preferred Weapon: Nexak's preferred weapons are his retractable arm blades. No other weapons have been observed in use by Nexak based upon our field reports. These blades appear to be quite a piece of mastery as they have sharp ridges on the backside and a much more traditional blade on the front side. This enables a backslash to be just as dangerous as the forward strike. The blades rest within forearm gauntlets that wrap entirely around Nexak's forearms and a small piece extends over the backs of his hands then wraps underneath over his middle finger, reconnecting underneath.

Points of Interest/Reports: Nexak has only been seen in combat on three occasions. Two of those being within Nexus by Alpha Four (NOTE: SGT. Gibbons has been nominated for the Embry Star due to his valor during the Nexus conflict as well as some valuable information regarding this particular report). It could be assumed that Nexak is the leader of the Lambent Locust, according to SGT Gibbons, it seemed as if he was commanding them on the battlefield. Further encounters might prove this to be correct. This could mean that we're in the clear when it comes to encountering this Locust as he hasn't been spotted since the flooding of Jacinto and Nexus. A third report was filed when King Raven 83 was taken down in the evacuation of Jacinto and the black box recovered had a disturbing message. The recording is attached with this report in transcript. This recording/transcript makes no guarantees that Nexak still breathes, but it's possible given some of the background noise. To hear the actual recording access Index #: R37954-97K.


~END REPORT~



~ATTACHMENT~

*Loud screaming, Lancer gunfire*

*Unidentifiable speech by Gears*

*Hammerburst gunfire, sound of blades unsheathing, sickening crunches*

*Further unknown speech by Gears*

*Ear drum crushing screams of anquish*

*Silence aside from the crackling of fire and boot on metal*

*Thunderous footsteps*

*In a gut wrenchingly disgusting, deep snarl* "Oomans shall perish with all else!"

*Nauseating pop and subsequent thud of boot on metal*

*static*

~END TRANSCRIPT~





This post has been edited by Big Ben68 on Oct 5 2009, 07:06 PM

[bazuka]

COALITION OF ORDERED GOVERNMENTS
Personnel analysis

Name: Roy Astra
Squad: Theta 2
Rank: Major
Age: 39
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo:
Roy has the common gear look, with the lean muscular body and all, but instead of priding himself on the front line fighting (of killing all the locust you see), he prides himself with his cordinated stealth kill, and thus shed some of his armor to increase his speed (by quite a large amount) but in this effect it has made him more vulnerable to enemy gun fire. Although he normally wears his battle worn helmet he does occasionally take it off, revealing his dark brown hair, bright (oddly) red eyes, and large scar going horizontally across his right cheek. (which came from a close encounter with a sniper bullet and his face.)


Combat Specialty: Reconnaissance, guerilla warfare

Preferred Weapon: Modified Lancer assault rifle, has a suppressor (greatly reduces noise made while in use), laser guided targeting system (basically a laser pointer), modified Gnasher shotgun, he took off the bottom barrel, and customized the other barrel to fire a highly focused spray, allowing for it to be more effective at further ranges, and use less ammo per a shot (he can also fire his Gnasher with one hand because of this), modified COG snub pistol, he put a silencer on it causing it to make basically no noise whatsoever.


Short Bio:
Roy joined the COG when he was sixteen, during the Pendulum wars, he was immediately thrown on the front lines within Theta 2 squad. He quickly climbed to the rank of sargeant by taking the place of his active sargeant when he was spotted by enemy snipers during a mission to assassinate an enemy Brigadier, Roy took command and dragged his squad through hell for eight days, after successfully taking down the target, to escape enemy territory (while only losing one other member of his squad). For this success and his quick reactions he gained a handful of medals along with his squad and being promoted to Sargeant-Major. After this he continued with his remaining team members for the next eight years on mission after mission, he grew very close with Jose and Suzuka, completing over 35 high risk recon/assassination missions deep within enemy territory. Over this time Roy quickly raised through the ranks to become a Major, but it came with none of the normal recognition of other Majors due to his Top Secret missions.

Theta 2
Sargeant John santos (Deceased)
Corporal Adam Wencon (Deceased)
Major Roy Astra
Corporal Jose Raiko
Sergeant-Major Suzuka Yuki

Coalition of Ordered Governments
Personnel analysis

Name: Jose Raiko
Squad: Theta 2
Rank: Corporal
Age: 40
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo:
Jose, much like his team leader, removes some of the heavy plates of armor increasing his speed, but it doesn’t make his as fast as Roy due to his less muscular build. He wears the normal COG armor other than the small enhancement to his helmet. Under his helmet, he bears short brown hair, blue eyes and a deep scar going all the way down his face from his left eye.


Combat Specialty: Reconnaissance, guerilla warfare, sniper support

Preferred Weapon: Modified Long Shot sniper rifle- he has added a second barrel underneath the first so he can fire twice before reloading (he can't fire both barrels at the same time), Lancer assault rifle, COG snub pistol, Modified helmet- Jose has equipped a magnification visor to his helmet, that is able to be taken off and on, it’s magnification is strong enough to basically double the Long Shot’s scope magnification.

Short Bio:
Jose was conscripted by the COG when he was 16, where he was put into sniper training for his future team. He was originally put onto Psi squad, where he remained for about 4 months before the squad was decimated by an enemy ambush, with Jose the only one to escape he was reassigned to Theta 2 at the same time that Roy joined. The two quickly became good friends and always covered one another. (Somewhat like the Dom and Marcus thing)

Coalition of Ordered Governments
Personnel analysis

Name: Suzuka Yuki
Squad: Theta 2
Rank: Sergeant-Major
Age: 37

Physical Description/Appearance/Photo:
Suzuka immediately modified here entire suit of armor to fit her feminine physic when she received her armor. She often does not wear her helmet (only when on reconnaissance) showing off her long black hair and brown eyes and a, other than combat wore, flawless face.


Combat Specialty: Reconnaissance, guerilla warfare, close combat

Preferred Weapon: Short blade, combat knife, Lancer assault rifle, modified Boltok pistol- she has attached a silencer to the pistol to cut back the noise by about half

Short Bio:
Since Suzuka was seven, until she was fifteen, she had trained in every type of martial arts known on the planet Sera. When she turned fifteen she requested to join the army, but her parents forbid this to happen, so she ran away and joined anyway. She was thrown onto a member short squad that had just returned from a horrific mission. (Theta 2) She gained many medals and promotions due to her great ferocity and successfulness in combat, which was looked admirable by Roy and Jose. A few weeks after E-Day she returned home to evacuate her home town, but only found that the Locust had already slaughtered the entire town. This led her to grow a huge hate for the Locust immediately and somewhat broke her emotionally, and will break out crying in response to some things. Ever since then she has always fought harder against the Locust.

[DarkSlayer]

COALITION OF ORDERED GOVERNMENTS

Name: Scott Harper
Squad: Zeta 4
Rank: Private
Age: 37
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo: Unlike most gears, Harper’s build is a bit leaner but extremely toned, making it easier for him to get into tight places and climb anything around him. His armor is little more than reconnaissance armor, revealing most of his arms and waist. Harper typically wears two black bandanas; one to cover his short brown hair and the other covers his nose and mouth, revealing only his deep gray eyes.

Combat Specialty: Reconnaissance, Ambushes, mid range support fire.

Preferred Weapon: Lancer assault rifle, Hammerburst rifle, Snub pistol, Boltok Pistol.

Short Bio: Scott became a gear just before E-Day, 15 years ago at the age of 22. Recognized for his keen eyes and slender physique, Scott was quickly assigned to a small reconnaissance team whose objective was to gather intel on possible Indie activity. Two months after his team was deployed, the Locust emerged and laid waste to his team, leaving only himself and (at the time) Private Cypher. After the sudden emergence, both Harper and Cypher were transferred to Zeta 4.

[DarkSlayer]

COALITION OF ORDERED GOVERNMENTS

Name: Cameron Cypher
Squad: Zeta 4
Rank: Corporal
Age: 38
Physical Description: Cypher stands at 6' 2" and is extremely muscular. He easily matches Dom or Cole in physical strength any day. Corporal Cypher is completely blind, but thanks to COG engineering, he's had neuro enhancers placed within his ears, dramatically increasing his sense of hearing. The wiring of the implants is protected by thin metal plate that wraps around the backside of his bald head. His eyes are a snowy white, but normally remained closed. His body armor is standard, but instead of the standard blue his armor is black with white trim.

Combat Specialty: Cypher excels in hand-to-hand combat, preferring to get up close and personal rather than shooting from a distance. Usually starts by laying down cover fire/supressive fire to allow the sound of his weapon firing to act as sonar to map out his surroundings, including his enemies before getting in close and crushing his opponents.

Preferred Weapons: Cypher thoroughly enjoys his Lancer, Gnasher Shotgun and frag grenades being that they're either loud, brutal, or a combination of the two. He also uses the Boomshot on occasion, if he's lucky enough to find one.

BIO: Cameron Cypher suffered from an Ink Grenade at the age of 19 when the Locust first appeared on the surface of Sera, AKA E-Day. Sacrificing himself, Cameron's father pushed his son from inside the ink before Cameron could inhale a lethal dose of toxic fumes. Though he survived, the fumes damaged his eye sight, eventually rendering him completely blind. His mother had died giving birth to him, so his father had been his only family his entire childhood. At the age of 21, the blind Cameron enlisted in the COG army with the intention of protecting the humans of Sera from suffering the same fate he and his family had suffered - or worse. He was initially denied to the COG infantry, but was later accepted into a Special Ops unit after extensive surgery for his audio implants.

Personality: Cypher is typically silent and well disciplined around his fellow Gears. When he engages the Locust, however, he becomes excited and ruthless. His fellow Gears from other squads always joke around, comparing him to a Locust Berserker in a COG uniform.

[Ymir'sEmbrace]

Name: Arsene Lira
Squad: Omega 1
Rank: Lieutenant
Age: 25
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo: Shoulder length blonde hair, and cold black eyes are the most striking features on Lira's face. His slender body and well groomed appearance and mannerisms make him look like a child at all times. Something Aston is quick to tease him about. Oddly enough though, he has no scars, no grime, and always appears proper despite the war conditions they all live in. Wears normal Gear armor with no alterations.

Combat Specialty: Tactics, long-range support.

Preferred Weapon: Long-shot Sniper Rifle.

Short Bio: Arsene Lira (simply called Lira), like his physical description, prefers to live his life with no blemishes as best as possible. So when a rather personal secret of his nearly cost him his chance of surviving he knew that he had to sign up for armed duty even against his father's (and his own) wishes. Known for his incredibly sharp and demeaning tongue and near disregard for orders (he always does as told, but likes to interpret the orders to fit what he wants). Despite this he has proven himself a tactical genius and turned around many losing battles with on-the-fly strategy that left many wondering why he wasn't in intelligence. Lira simply replied that without intelligence on the battlefield there would only be mindless death on all sides. When Jacinto was evacuated Lira and Aston listed as M.I.A. and left behind as "lost assets." Without knowledge of where the Coalition moved to, or why the landmass that was once Jacinto had become a part of the ocean itself, Lira and Aston decided to take a swing at surviving for as long as they could.

[Ymir'sEmbrace]

Name: Aston Farin
Squad:Omega 1
Rank: Private (?)
Age: 43
Physical Description/Appearance/Photo: His eyes are sullen, a sign of the horrors he's managed to live through. The majority of his face is covered up by a thick mustache that covers the majority of his mouth, a very defined chin is clearly noticeable. Always sporting his cowboy hat made of the hides of locust that he's killed throughout the last decade, dyed black. His armor is customized to fit his personal tastes, the normal commando armor vest, cut low to allow his own steel laced leather duster to flow down to his feet and covers his arms. Sturdy enough to withstand normal wear-and-tear, while flexible enough to allow him full freedom of movement.

Combat Specialty: Close Quarters Combat (take-downs and general close quarters weapons specialist), and reconnaissance.

Preferred Weapon: Boltok

Short Bio: A non-combatant during the Pendulum Wars, it was considered odd that someone who had managed to keep himself out of the first war would be one of the first to sign himself up after E-Day. Immediately stood out thanks to his age and physical prowess that exceeded many of the younger recruits. Picked up by Omega Squad to round out their squad. Doesn't like to talk about his past, his present, or pretty much anything, though for some reason he loves to joke around with Lira. Almost in direct contradiction to his impeccable health, he prefers to smoke cigars whenever he can get his hands on some, leaving some to wonder if he won't keel over from lung cancer long before any locust can get to him.

Along with Lira he was considered M.I.A. in the Hollow, however they managed to survive its horrors and find a way back up to surface, albeit far from any known bastion of civilization and without any type of radio contact. Finally made their way back to Jacinto but had no clue of what to make of the sunken city.