Welcome back, Kestrels...er, cadets...to the twentieth installment of Mecha Space Pirate Quest. It feels like just yesterday we were in single digits. Anyway, today you are still Heinrich "Caesar" Merrow, an Ensign of the UJCIDF and a SOUL Squad A pilot, inheritor of the King Swordfish MK. II. I'll be reposting your stats since I forgot to make a UJCIDF pastebin.
Previous Threads: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Mecha+Space+Pirate+Quest%2C+Collective+Game%2C+mecha
Master Pastebin: http://pastebin.com/sSHs0QmF
Upgrade Menu: http://pastebin.com/QQQzkFZe
List of Moves: http://pastebin.com/HSdyCe2y
Rogues' Gallery: http://pastebin.com/E9ZcDLfG
Last time, you verbally eviscerated Squad B's sniper after he insulted your paint job, got beaten up and recruited into a plot by Lieutenant Alice C. Farragut, received helpful advice from your mechanic, met a loose girl, and then met a nice but assertive one who dragged you on a date. During the course of this date, you and Naomi Heim followed Ensign Young to a church, where he met his girlfriend-apparent and they exchanged words.
Right now, you're trying not to laugh as Naomi imitates Lysa, complete with gratuitous eyelash-batting and mouthing along dramatically with her words. She's doing a fairly good imitation, too.
SOUL FLAGSHIP: the Wels-Class Battleship Cincinnatus
Stats:
Medium Heavy Hull (1600 Kills, 16 Spaces all occupied)
Armored Heavy Armor (90 SP),
Crew:
A-Grade: 1d10+16 for all skill rolls, representing an experienced crew of elite veterans and up-and-coming aces. The best of the best. Your non-Ace pilots use this value too, modified by the penalties from their machine's weight.
Weaponry:
Fore Superheavy Beam Battery: (WA 0, 9000m range, 500K, 5 Spaces, Forward 180-degree Arc only)
Aft Heavy Beam Battery: (WA 0, 5550m range, 200K, 3 Spaces, Rear 180-degree Arc only)
Deluxe CIWS: (WA +0, 650m range, 10K, Space 1, All-Around Arc, automatically attacks any hostile mech that enters range with no penalty and the equivalent of an infinite burst weapon effect)
Light Defensive Screen: (1000 SP lowered on a one-to-one basis by damage, takes 1 Action to put up but can be dropped instantly, while active no mecha can enter or exit the vessel, 2 Spaces)
Subassemblies:
2 Mecha Bays (can support 130 mecha, 2 Spaces)
1 Cargo Hold (3200 tons)
1 Passenger Space (640 people)
Maneuverability:
Takes 400 meters forward travel to change heading 60 degrees.
Takes a -8 to hit mecha (except with CIWS)
Mecha get +8 to hit it.
Can fly 800m per turn, not counting the Microgate Projector.
Complement: The Cincinnatus has 130 mecha in readiness for launch, and can launch 13 per turn
1 S-Lionfish
1 S-Swordtail
1 King Swordfish Mk. II
1 S-Puffer(S-Fugu on paper)
1 S-Flowerhorn (S-Stiletto on paper)
1 S-Slinger
120 escort mecha (Bluegills, Pumpkinseeds, Garrons, Palominos, Warmouths, Morgan IIs)
Pilots: (P = Professional, R = Rookie, C = Crew)
Colonel Ziemowit Stern [P] (???)
Sergeant Pierre Blanchett [P] (???)
Ensign Heinrich “Caesar” Merrow [R] (Mecha Pilot 16, Mecha Fighting 14, Mecha Melee 16)
Cadet Naomi Heim [R] (<3)
Lieutenant Alice C. Farragut [P] (???)
Ensign Keith “Jesus” Yamato [R] (???)
120 UJCIDF Elite Pilots [C] (16 all skill rolls)
YOUR MECH: KING SWORDFISH MK. II (237.5 points with 0 unspent, 59 metric tons) CP=Construction Points, S=Spaces, K=Kills, T=Tons, SP=Stopping Power, WA=Weapon Accuracy, DA=Defensive Adjustment
Head: Cost/Space/Kills 6, 3 Tons, 7 Stopping Power, 3 Spaces left
Head Systems:
Advanced Sensor Package (10 CP, 2S)
Main Sensor Core (4CP, 1S, 2K, 1T)
Spotlight (0.2CP)
Torso: Cost/Space/Kills 12, 6 Tons, 7 Stopping Power, 3 Spaces left
Torso Systems:
Backup Sensor Core (2CP, 2S, 2K, 1T)
Deluxe Anti-Theft Codelock (0.4CP)
Environment Pod Cockpit (2CP, 2S)
Liftwire (0.3CP),
Stereo System (0.1CP)
Storage Module (1CP, 1S)
[Mounted] Anemone Active Shield Epaulet: DA -1, SP 8 (automatically parries the first attack it receives each turn), 17 CP, 4 Spaces, 4 tons
Left Arm: Cost/Space/Kills 7, 3 Tons, 7 Stopping Power, 0 Spaces left
Left Arm Systems:
Left Hand: (WA 0, 1K, 2 CP, 1 Space, 0.5 tons)
[Two-Handed] Swordfish Lance: (WA +1, 12K, AP, Quick, 47 CP, 14 Spaces, 6 tons)
6 Thrusters
Right Arm: Cost/Space/Kills 7, 3 Tons, 7 Stopping Power, 0 Spaces left
Right Arm Systems:
Right Hand: (WA 0, 1K, 2 CP, 1 Space, 0.5 tons)
[Handheld] Ocean Star Drone: (Range 250m, WA+0, 8K, Returning, 14.5 CP, 7 Spaces, 4 tons)
6 Thrusters
Left Leg: Cost/Space/Kills 7, 3 Tons, 7 Stopping Power, 0 Spaces left
Left Leg Systems:
7 Thrusters
Right Leg: Cost/Space/Kills 7, 3 Tons, 7 Stopping Power, 0 Spaces left
Right Leg Systems:
7 Thrusters
Mecha Reflexes Adjustment: -5
Mecha Speed:
600 meters per turn flying (300m/Action)
200 meters per turn running (100m/Action)
Costs 50m of movement to turn up to 180 degrees
Special Systems:
Officer Armor: Improved armor with superior anti-kinetic and anti-rad properties. Attacks that do less than 4K no longer cause your armor to degrade on hit.
YOU ARE: Ensign Heinrich “Caesar” Merrow (Age 16)
Attractiveness: 7
Body Type: 7
Cool: 10 [5 normally] (Fast Talk & Persuasion +1)
Empathy: 6
Intelligence: 10
[Education]: +3
Luck: 8
Movement Allowance: 6
Reflexes: 10 (Dodge & Escape 5, Mecha Fighting +4 Mecha Melee +6, Mecha Pilot +6, Melee 5, Motorcycle +1, Stealth +1, Zero-G +1)
Technical Ability: 7
Rookie Bonus: Anime Hero
Luck Points 8 (refreshes at end of session), Maneuver Pool 1 (refreshes at end of combat, otherwise identical to Luck)
Other than the massive disparity in weaponry, The Rhinehawk stacks up pretty well to a Battleship.
>>47342003
Isnt it just a smaller battleship or something?
>>47342003
15% less kills, 25% less armor, 1/5 the damage, nearly 50% fewer mechs.
No, the rhinehawk would last maybe 4 rounds and barely scratch the paint of that thing.
>>47342003
I would agree, but the problem is the sheer ammount of mechs they have along side their defenses as well. Their crew is a damn sight better as well. Remember, due to the games nature, even a +2 can cause trouble and as great as the kaiser is, these are not harpies.
We are no way close to being able to fight cleanly and even then, the costs in personnel would be too damn high.
>>47342056
As I said in earlier threads, a Wels-class could gobble up the Yamato and Rhinehawk, and could have gone full boot-on-ant to the Bosun's detachment at Suleiman 1. Its A-Class crew isn't standard, but a function of being the SOUL flagship and a byproduct of Colonel Stern's leadership.
>>47342094
On that point, is the only thing that matters for mech on ship combat the number of attacks the mechs do? Is the strength (kills) of their attacks relevant at all?
>>47342133
They crit like crazy on ships if I remember right.
>>47342092
Don't forget that 500k Front end SuperHeavy that should turn the RhineHawk when it gets a few hits off.
![maxresdefault[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/CvkGwv6.jpg "maxresdefault[1].jpg")
You realize, as she talks, that you've heard of Lysa before. Lysa Fleur, you think, although that might be a stage name. After all, she'd hardly be the first idol to have one (Red Siren springs immediately to mind). You've definitely seen her face on posters when you and Naomi drove through town, although considering your habitually stay-at-home lifestyle this is the first time you've noticed her. You have a hard time caring about S-Pop singers when they don't pilot a mech. You recognize the big gold hairpin more than anything else, really.
"Excuse me." A deep voice resounds from behind you, "Are you here to pray? If you are new to the faith, I would be happy to welcome you personally."
You spin around at the same time Naomi does, feeling faintly guilty. After all, you came here on impulse. The priest, though, seems friendly. A tall, smiling, broad-shouldered man with slightly messy long hair, he looks down at the pair of you expectantly.
>[Drop spaghetti]
>[Try to keep it cool]
>>47342056
As a comparison of ships, and since I already pointed out the difference in direct armament
>15% less kills, 25% less armor
Is not a gigantic difference.
>>47342151
They do, but the true target for the crits, the core doesn't work for plot armored ships such as certain protag and antag ships. Not only that but they have to work through both that shield and the high class CIWS system which would rip harpies to shred.
We should develop some custom machines of our own that are able to withstand the extra punishment.
>>47342184
>[Try to keep it cool]
[SPAGHETTIS INTERNALLY]
>>47342184
>REJOICE
Well shit, time to vacate the solar system.
>[panic]
>>47342184
>Drop Spaghetti
Insult his religion in some super obscure way
>>47342196
Coupled with the guns it means the rhinehawk might die in a single broadside volley when the shields go down. It'll definitely die with two.
>>47342184
>>[Try to keep it cool]
If there is a blond haired janitor in the area, book it. Just.. say you're curious and taking in everything.
>>47342218
I imagine you want to fight those ships with other ships. Using mechs for support if they are used at all.
>>47342133
>>47342151
Mecha do crit like crazy on ships, and yes, normally, those crits are all that matters. However, there are exceptions. Keep in mind that AP weapons halve the armor of starships too, and it IS possible for a high-damage mech to damage a starship even without a crit if its armor has already been weakened or if it's a small vessel. Normally, the number of attacks matters more. On a crit that isn't a megacrit, though, armor generally still provides protection, so I can't say that damage is irrelevant.
>>47342184
>[Drop spaghetti]
>>47342218
I'm debating whether or not protag/antag mecha can still crit the core on a protag/antag ship.
>>47342247
Again, discounting the weapons. As I said. Twice.
Moreover, where are you getting this "in a fight" mentality from? No where did I imply it was a match in a fight.
Why are you arguing this point that no one made?
>>47342282
To be fair, why else would you match to ships designed for fighting against each other if not to see how they would do in a fight?
>>47342248
>Blond Haired Janitor
I don't think Caesar might be able to handle Anderson
>>47342312
Because I never planned on fighting it. I plan on winning this "war" without engaging the military in a very public battle like that.
And I was just shooting the shit between updates.
>>47342249
I've thought about this a bit, and one major use for mecha in a ship-to-ship fight seems to be the same thing they're used for in, say, Macross. As a supplement to the CIWS turrets to keep enemy mecha from landing on the hull and breaking things. This is a bit different from gundam, where you have mecha outright destroying ships left and right.
>>47342314
No no, thats a blond haired bespeckled priest who is likely working in the space vatican on Popion Persieye 8. The blond janitor is some related to the series that priest is from.. whom he could also not handle at all.
>>47342250
So 'Anti-ship' weapons in this system are low caliber high fire rate machine guns. Bizarre.
>>47342376
That gives me a great idea for a mech.
>>47342360
If you're planning on rescuing people, you're going to have to fight soul.
>>47342404
pls god no
>>47342404
..Is it mecha pope?
>>47342376
Who?
>>47342390
Anti ship weapons are really things like main beam cannon batteries. You don't get more than one crit for spraying down a ship with an autofire gun, otherwise Yoritomo would have used his cannon instead of his heat swords on the Green Skulls' cruiser.
>>47342369
Unless you are playing gihrens greed and you stick gihren in a Gwazine apparently.
Man I wish I could read moon runes, that game seems like a blast.
>>47342412
>>47342404
>We're gonna have to fight space Hellsing
At least we might met a top tier waifuthats gonna murder us horribly
![4d1a42a484b97f4568b9ad80c6a6952e[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Du0lnuT.jpg "4d1a42a484b97f4568b9ad80c6a6952e[1].jpg")
>>47342416
This guy, right here.
This fucking guy.
>>47342430
So what you're saying is that we need to equip all the kestrels with fists to punch battleships to death.
>>47342412
>Implying the pope needs a mecha
>>47342405
Not necessarily. That is the quickest and most sure-fire way, yeah, but it's not the safest. We could make this a war of the media and avoid open and high-profile combat with the military.
Of course that would never happen. Everyone in this quest, both the anons and the actual characters are way too fucking crazy for that.
>>47342454
Oh fk. I second the motion to drop spagetti and run off with Naomi in tow.
>>47342473
>a war of the media
>when one side are literally pirates
Dude come on. We rob people for a living.
>>47342473
>quickest and most sure-fire
Yes, i can see a direct assault on one of those battleships going splendidly.
Have to say I'm really liking the remastered Valkyria Chronicles. So may not participate much.
Also just because we a pirate doesn't mean we just go around and blow people up who surrendered or civilians.
>>47342532
It's either win and free them or die and don't.
Pretty clear-cut there.
>>47342561
We do rob them though. And steal all their shit. And ransom them if they have rich relatives.
>>47342582
I don't think sure-fire means what you think it means.
>>47342454
>Gil lowering himself to be a janitor
Trash, you obviously know nothing.
>>47342517
Well, by most indications, most pirates in the Belt are One Piece type pirates. Mostly harmless and provide security better than most PMCs. In fact, they also provide onsite demonstrations on why they're better
>>47342597
If we win, we have the ship. Guaranteed either they are rescued then.
Or they died due to the fighting.
If we lose we are dead and don't have the ship in our possession and it doesn't matter.
Sure-fire.
![latest[2].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/b3E91cZ.jpg "latest[2].jpg")
You try to stay cool. You really do, "Well, you see, I...I haven't been here before, and..."
His eyes bore into you like a lance.
"Er...um..." You stammer.
Naomi grabs your arm with a big, sunny smile, "I'm from Luna. Please don't scare my boyfriend, I'm hoping to convert him since we're in the same squad. You have a very lovely church."
The priest looks delighted, "Really? That's splendid news. May the blessings of the True God be upon your union. What a fine time to be alive." He sighs, the sternness melting out of him, "I rejoice every day at this new age of heroes. Although, boy...you should know this, that great evil must exist for heroes to be necessary. A light is only valuable in the dark. I shall pray for both of you to find the happiness you wish for." He makes a sort of Christian handsign at both of you, as a good Jove-worshipper you're not quite sure what it means, and goes to talk to some of his older parishioners.
You heave a sigh of relief, which lasts until you look up and see Ensign Young glaring at you with his arms crossed over his chest, "Why did you come here?" He demands to know.
Lysa is smiling sweetly, "Keith, are these friends of yours?"
You feel that sense of self-possession again, you doubt your voice will quiver at all.
>[I came to apologize...for the fact that you are such a fucking casual]
>[I came here to laugh at you...because you are such a fucking casual]
>[Be nice to him]
>[
>>47342615
Tell that to all those muslim guys who had to pay ransoms. Or the escorts who dont give up or get lucky.
>>47342492
Thankfully this is a mech game. If Gilgamesh exists in it, which he might, he doesn't have the absolutely insane abilities he had in his own series.
>>47342648
I came here to REJOICE! At the fact that you're a fucking casual.
>>47342648
>reee softly at him
>>47342453
Andersen is actually on the short list for the visual reference for Roarke's dad.
>>47342648
>[Be nice to him]
Lets not have him thinking we heard all that bullshit
>>47342667
Even if he does we just need to find a guy with a towel over his faces to fight him for us.
>>47342682
I can definitely see him as the last australian.
>>47342682
Well it would explain where he got his HOT BLOOD from.
Dude had a will like the finest of steel.
>>47342648
We are on a date. The world doesn't revolve around you you know.
Dismissal is the greatest insult.
>>47342611
I'm answering the question, not implying the King of Heroes would even contemplate stooping to menial labor.
>>47342705
This. Damn son.
>>47342648
>I came here to laugh at you...because you are such a fucking casual
I mean seriously, blablabla oh I'm never defeated in sims blablabla I am justice. How old are you?! Real life isn't sims no matter how much you prattle.
>>47342683
Fuck that noise. We should be mocking lacus for her scientology recruitment speech mercilessly.
>>47342648
I just wanted to bask in the glow of a fine sword edge undulled by all the foes he had to hew down.
>>47342705
this.
also with a "fucking casual" joke if possible/subtle enough.
>>47342776
...fucking casual
>>47342735
I just got a gut feeling that thats gonna be a real bad idea
>>47342806
Hey, lacus sicking auntie haman on us just accelerates Caesar's recruitment into the kestrels. Win/win.
>>47342838
Ya that makes sense plus the fact that we're most likely stealing a hostage later
>>47342838
>becoming filthy pirate scum
>>47342877
Took a perfectly good reaction image and fucked it up.
We should go pirate just to spite you, shitty voice in Caesar's head.
>>47342877
Calm your tits, jesus, you're welcome to stay with space hitler.
>>47342684
You don't need to go that far.
>>47342902
>recruiting fakers
>ever
>>47342838
Yeah nah. I would rather not antagonize someone who is the daughter of our boss and likely has a cult following her whims. Like a evil Red Siren.. only pink. the pink flamingo.
>>47342696
So we have half aussie genetics, and if roarke's mom hair color means anything, half irish.
It explains so much about him.
>>47342933
>half irish-aussie badass
we literally can't lose.
>>47342890
>>47342900
>>47342902
Fucking pirate sympathizers.I just wanted an excuse to use that picture, Im not actually mad
>>47342952
>Roarke is the last Aussi
Makes a lot of sense honestly
>>47342963
Good on you for sticking in character
>>47342952
You might want to take a look at the win/loss ratios those countries have.
>>47342977
Funny enough the Irish have a reputation as really good soldiers
>>47343064
When they aren't shooting their pants buttons at people because no one thought to check if their bullets fit their guns.
>>47343064
Better soldiers while drunk though. Just like Slavs.
>>47343064
>Gentlemen, & ladies, I present to you Exhibit A: Capt. John 'Soap' Mactavish
>>47343064
pretty much. Same with the canadians oddly enough. Just throw them at germans and they just go to town.
Still, I was thinking more the ex con cool and dirty fighting mixed with the irish fighting prowess.
>>47343116
Think he is probably Scottish.
![gundam_uc_by_henry1025-d62c5mk[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ANgOBk5.jpg "gundam_uc_by_henry1025-d62c5mk[1].jpg")
"I'm on a date, you know. Jesus. Not everything revolves around you, no matter what your girlfriend says. Besides, a church is a good place to talk quietly with someone cute." You put your arm around Naomi and squeeze. She smiles prettily and gives you a much tighter hug, leaning up and giving you a kiss on the cheek. You feel your face turn red. A-a-a g-g-girl just kissed you!
"Oh, I see." Keith smiles, "Well, that aside, I've been thinking...since you don't have much imagination when it comes to painting your mech, why not just pure white? Then, when the thrusters activate, moving parts expose glowing crystalline panels and that silly horn opens up to become a proper hero's crest?"
You try to imagine this, and stare at him in silence for several seconds. Judging. Naomi stares too.
[Continued]
>>47343166
Also ded.
>>47343188
Unicorn is a fucking beast of a machine but still doesn't take away from the fact that is its somewhat silly looking.
And Jesus needs to keep his damn mouth shut about our paint scheme. We need beat his ass in a simulation or real life
>>47343188
Oh, man. He ded, senpai. I propose we kick his ass in sim so he would shut up about it.
>>47343188
..and at that moment in time, as if through a miracle, the spirits of ancient /m/, /tg/, /v/ and /a/ gazed upon this scrub and deemed him unworthy of paradise. Stuck in the eternal lands of Get Gud.
>>47343188
You can paint your mech that way just stay away from mine
>>47343254
Is 4chan still alive in this future? We should check on that as Caesar. and challenge Jesus to a duel for insulting our mech's honor
Forgot to post our mixtapes
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6iimHE85EZZZjRoaWVwQ3U2ZFk
>>47343278
if i recall correctly is GYchan
>>47343188
So instead of black stripes he wants glowing crystal stripes. And he dissed the horn.
>>47343188
Does Caeser's mech look like Thrudglemir or King Gainer?
>>47343300
We should find out where Jesus goes on the net and shitpost his ass for the lulz. Also nice dub dubs
>>47343316
"You want me to make my mech a giant glowing target?"
![tumblr_nfeyfvm37s1sgtx3io1_500[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/uZWhDoE.gif "tumblr_nfeyfvm37s1sgtx3io1_500[1].gif")
"I lied. I came here to laugh at you." You finally say, your voice full of disgust.
Naomi coughs and adds, "No, WE came here to laugh at you."
"You fucking casual." You throw in, "You're pretty dull for...for..." You can't help it, you really do start snickering, "F-for a fine sword edge u-undulled by all the foes he-BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHASNERKHAWHAWHAWHAWWWWW!"
Naomi tries to keep a straight face, but then throws her head back and starts laughing uproariously too. Expecting to be thrown out any moment now by the priest, you stand up, ready to go.
Keith's entire body trembles with rage, but Lysa puts a hand on his arm and smiles at you, her face full of kindness and warmth, "Do not be distressed, love. This one has to live up to his father, who once occupied a role similar to yours. He lives under a cold, dark shadow and has a chill heart. To be only an imitation of a hero is a painful role for someone so proud. Forgive him, and move past it."
>[Oh shit, what say?]
>>47343336
I thought it looked like the kampfer in the OP.
>>47343336
Imagine if Tomino was allowed to redesign a Kampfer and replaced the horn with a more unicorn-like spiral version. It's a little of all three, but Thrudgelmir appropriately expresses its size and majesty. Plus the King Swordfish has a giant drill lance.
>>47343357
>Its better then an imitation of an idol
>>47343357
Oh wow, negging right off the bat. Is cult recruitment down this quarter?
>>47343375
That's ths King Swordfish Mk1. Mk2 is the updated one.
>>47343380
I am backing that just due to the sheer BURN of it all.
>>47343357
"yeah, listen to what your girlfriend says beta-- i mean, Keith"
>>47343380
Oh snap.
Breeze on out after before anyone says anything else.
>>47343357
>Better a solid imitation of my father than a third-rate Red Siren imitation.
>>47343380
>Brutal
>Savage
>Rekt
Also, backing
>>47343380
Holy Christ Thunderbird, I could feel how cold that was from here.
>>47343425
I have my moments
>>47343357
SHOTS FIRED!!!! WE MUST RETALIATE!!!!
Preferably without you know getting Jesus pissed enough to throw first punch, as much fun as that would be, the Priest would get involved and I want to avoid REJOICING.
>>47343438
>and I want to avoid REJOICING.
>implying you have a choice
>>47343429
>Getting a crit to seduce the Butcher
>Getting a crit to seduce the audience of QTPI News
>>47343425
That is the sort of burn that even the priest would go 'Yoooo' for. Hell, I can just picture both Clemmy and Roarke going Yooo due to the sheer contact burn Jesus must have gotten.
>>47343452
There was also criting the martian pilots and Sam's brother and the warmouth, but hey whose counting
>>47343467
Apparently, you.
>>47343467
Pride goeth and all that.
>>47343479
![37b3bf6e321cbd5856157b347d240418[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/LsobMZ0.jpg "37b3bf6e321cbd5856157b347d240418[1].jpg")
"Better than an imitation of another idol. Except with less tits." You sort of gesture vaguely at the chest region, and while they're staring at you, you take Naomi and walk out.
"...Did you just compare her to Red Siren?" Naomi looks askance at you as you walk back out to your motorcycle, ignoring the indistinct caterwauling of rage from within the church.
"Yes. Yes I did." You adjust your glasses, the artificial sunlight gleaming off the crystalline lenses.
"...You're such a dork, but a cool dork." She smiles, and reaches up to pat your head, "I'm keeping you. Don't argue, it's pointless, I've already made up my mind."
>[Want to say something cool to Naomi while your Cool is still at 10?]
>>47343559
>You never know, my friends tell me im a very cunning linguist
>>47343559
Wait did we make Caesar a normie? We were just a NEET soldier ace this morning?
>get back from dinner
>see the sickest of burns
>nearly throw up dinner from laughing
![horriblesubs-gundam-reconguista-in-g-03-720p-mkv_snapshot_10-38_2014-10-12_21-33-50[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/d5ZNaC5.jpg "horriblesubs-gundam-reconguista-in-g-03-720p-mkv_snapshot_10-38_2014-10-12_21-33-50[1].jpg")
You know, I agonized a lot over the choice of who to use as the portrait for Naomi...but Raraiya has some straight-up fantastic reaction faces.
>>47343559
Not even head wound induced coolness should stop him spilling the spaghetti now.
>y-you too
>>47343593
He can unleash his inner Roarke at different times
>>47343583
Thunder, where hast thou hid my sides
>>47343593
He has been temporarily cool since he got headbutted in the face.
>>47343593
Nothing would make Caesar a normie and Naomi probably wouldn't like you so much if you were normal. Even having Cool 10 deep down inside doesn't make him a normie. It just makes him REEEEE better.
>>47343593
Normies can't dispense bantz like what Caesar just did.
>>47343627
So Clemmy can induce Cool buffs by headbutting? We must use this to our advantage.
Also is Roarke wary of Emus? Australians are always wary of the two legged bird menace.
>>47343654
>not mutated hyper emu-koalas
Nigga, that old world shit ain't even worth mentioning.
>people keep saying Emus
>they don't realize Cassowaries are what happens when HATRED gets a disemboweling fetish
>>47343654
As I understand its more the dude has latent coolness that normally only comes out when he is in his mech, getting a head wound just drew it out for a bit.
>>47343654
>when we eventually go to earth to fulfill Oda's dream Roarke stops off in Australia to see his homeland
What could possibly go wrong
>>47343559
I'm very high maintenance, you know. Daily headpats are a necessity.
>>47343697
Mutated Australian beast. and don't make me post the /k/reepy shit that an australian anon recalled from when he was growing up with his aunt.
"Y-y-you too..." You look down, blushing, and then you realize she's smiling at you.
"You mean it?" She clasps her hands together.
"Y-yeah?" You smile awkwardly. Oh Jove what's going on what did you do? You have some idea, but the gears just haven't clicked into position yet and wow her eyes are really blue and why does she look so happy and when are you going to wake up?
"It...I mean...that is..." She stumbles a little over her words, takes a deep breath, then says firmly, "It's a deal."
>[Did she just...?]
>>47343731
Do it, small african-american child.
So Thoroughbred-X ver. KK vs Swordfish mkII. Who wins assuming current pilot stats?
>>47343740
>try to kiss de gurl
>have nerves take over and we freeze looking like a fish
>hope for the best
>>47343731
Story tiem?
>>47343748
Whoever's dice get lucky first, basically. Swordfish can one shot KK and KK can ATATATATA swordfish.
So KK is more likely by something like 15% or so.
>>47343748
I want to say Roarke since he could probably get into Caesars head and get him to screw up
>>47343748
Current stats? From what I see Swordfish 2 because he has a ranged attack and auto-parry so he can kill us at range and auto-parry Jesus' shit while closing in on him.
>>47343747
>>47343762
alright fine but im going to need to search through the folder. both pics are really long, I mean fucking huge man.
Here's a random one while you wait.
I can't wait til Caesar gets into a fight with the Kestrels and Miles calls him out on all his bullshit and Caesar doesn't know what to do because it's a girl and spaghetti.
Meanwhile Naomi is dealing with Oda fawning over her
Roarke is busy asking where Jesus is so he can punch him in the noggin.
>>47343748
KK. All due to Grapple chan. Grapple chan pins one arm at range that the shurien drone can't match. He can't use shuriken or lance if his right arm is pinned. We rush and take out right arm with punches.
Both of us have the potential to kill each other in a single turn. However it's better to disable the arm first since that takes 1 hit to do instead of multiple torso hits. If he disables our arm we still are a danger with 4, 6k punches. So he has to roll for a straight torso kill.
The only real difference is that our ranged alternative is incapacitating against two handers.
>>47343748
Honestly? If KK can take out one arm, he wins. That huge lance is a two hander and if he can't use it, he's SOL. Both are damn fast and a drop kick could wreck him.
Besides, that auto parry works once a turn. Throw 8 punches and some are going to hit. Likewise, he will have to try to hit us with two attacks. 4 if it's a full round. It'd be close and if that bit is taken care of, it could force him into range.
Really, the smarter fighter will win this sort of exchange.
>>47342432
I play that game just fine, and can't read moon either. there are plenty of menu translations out there as well as a wiki to help non japs play it.
>>47343837
>>47343834
I imagine ceaser would just stab her with his lance. Thats sort of his job.
>>47343837
I'm pretty sure his drone is longer ranged that our grapple.
>>47343899
I couldnt handle it. I am too much of a baby.
>>47343949
>implying Caesar can handle bantz from a girl
He'd ask his waifu for halp.
>>47343972
>implying he cant while in mech form
>>47343953
Shuriken has 250m, Grapple chan has 400m
>>47343995
Vidcom, dawg.
Once he loses anonymity it's over.
>>47344008
He would probably try and cut Grapple chan when she wrapped around him
>>47343762
>>47343747
Alright found it. got a couple other ones if you guys are interested?
>>47344009
I dont think he is bad enough to sperg out while someone is actively trying to kill him. Especially since his cool level goes up when fighting in his robot.
>>47343972
Worked on Lysa.
>>47343995
Worked on Jesus and he wasn't in a mech and hadn't even been headbutted yet.
>>47344053
and number 2
>>47343833
Thank was unsettling as fuck
Here's a thread from /tv/ thats almost completely about terrors of the deep
>>>/tv/69753479
>>47344053
I love spooky innawoods stories and I have to get up for work in 3-4 hours anyway so its a win win.
>>47344026
What? Think about this for a second.
He is using a lance. That's not cutty.
His right is grappled. He can't use lance. He can't use shuriken. Years of groping made Grapple-chan develop a body that can handle 8K damage. She is stronger than any of our non-torso servos.
>>47344105
All it would take is a dodge and then a slash with his spear or throwing his shuriken
>>47344136
Dude, go to bed.
Not only has that NEVER happened when we used grapple-chan mechanic wise. This thing's winch is so strong it can pull mechs that weight several tons in 100 meters per point we beat them. Do you understand how fucking jacked up this winch system is? If you are trying to do this lore wise than that means it's stronger than whatever thruster system that the mech has to counteract the pull.
If Grapple-chan fails to grope it doesn't just spaghetti flop in space. It near instantly goes back into KK's arm. That winch system is fucking ridiculous.
You decide that yes, yes she did. You turn to face her, resting your hands on her shoulders. You lean down towards her. You feel your muscles start to freeze up, but you pray to Hercules and bit by bit your lips grow closer and closer to hers.
She doesn't wait. Blushing and flustered, she pushes you up against a wall and kisses you. Hard. Until your head spins and you forget what words are. The path of the Otaku closes forever for you, you've found a 3D girl worth having. You're not sure when her arms wound up around your waist, or yours around her shoulders. You're not sure when your glasses became askew. You're not sure when your heart started pounding like this. You're not sure why you don't care about the people passing by who can see her kissing you senseless. All you're sure about is that Naomi Heim is wonderful and that you don't want to leave her. Finally, though, the unlucky fact that biological creatures need oxygen forces your lips apart, and the two of you pant for breath while hugging each other tight.
"I'm very high maintenance, you know." You joke, "Daily headpats are a necessity."
"My hands work fine, I'll give you them every day..." She murmurs back. You squeeze her tight, and she leans against you, "Let's go get dinner, okay? I'm paying, since I asked you out and...and...well, since I say so. Just like I say that I'm going to buy you dinner a lot from now on."
You make a sort of indistinct but affirmative sound.
She smiles, wraps her arms around one of yours a little possessively, and walks you back to the jetbike. Your thoughts are hazy, soft, and fluffy all the way to the restaurant.
She tells you about her childhood on Luna prior to her parents moving to the Jovian Colonies. You tell her about your childhood on Europa. She tells you about her older brother, an ace pilot named Laurence and how silly the mustache on his mech looks. You tell her about your dad and how you stole the King Swordfish from him.
[Continued]
>>47344074
>>47344083
let me know when you guys are done with those two. got plenty more
>>47344008
Wait a moment, do Maximum Range rules also apply to Grapple-chan?
>>47344251
>The path of the Otaku closes forever for you
>>47344279
I also kind of want to know if Grapple-chan has 3.2k max range. It's spool does take up a lot of space after all.
>>47344251
YES! YOU FUCKING DID IT!
CAN YOU HEAR ME MUH BOI!? YOU'RE LIVING THE FUCKING DREAM!
WOOOOO CAESAR!
Good for him.
>>47344251
>an ace pilot named Laurence
I see what you did there you sneaky fuck.
>>47344251
>Laurence and how silly the mustache on his mech looks
[panic]
>>47344356
As long as he isn't Arabic.
>>47344251
an ace pilot named Laurence
..Careful boy, that man has confused the minds of many a male with his trickery. Probably taught Sammy his tricks.
>>47344375
no no no
You don't understand the level of bullshit Turn A can do. It is the literal last gundam, after millenia of war. It solos *civilizations*.
>>47344412
But muh Lawrence of Arabia joke.
>>47344428
dude, you don't understand. Turn A can basically cause Armageddon by erasing any tech higher than steam power
![latest[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/hSheT38.jpg "latest[1].png")
You both think the other's story is more hilarious than it probably really is. You barely taste your pasta, you're having too much fun. She holds your hand, and something inside you melts like wax...and the best part is, you can see it happening to her too, even when she stumbles over her words or makes a joke too bad even for you. All her humor, all her awkwardness, is for you, just as yours is for her.
You realize at the end how expensive dinner was, but she casually shuts down any of your attempts to split the bill. No, she's determined to do it herself, to feed her prize on her own dime...but from the way she smiles at you as she holds your hand away from reaching your PC while swiping hers through the credit machine, you can tell that she's happy you at least offered.
It's only when the two of you get back to the Cincinnatus, with her holding your hand with an expression that dares any of the other cadets to look at you sidelong, that you remember a certain terrifying person wanted to speak with you. Fortunately, you and Naomi had dinner a little early, so despite how long you spent talking you're not THAT late.
[Continued]
>>47344563
Lawrence of Arabia!
He rode a fucking horse!
>>47344583
Welp. Rest in peace young man. Death by Clemmy is a horrible way to go.
>>47344595
Real men ride each other.
10-20 minute break while I dinner it up. Talk, argue, shitpost about which gundam or grunt unit is best looking, etc. Debating which Tomino girl is the best is also a worthy pasttime.
>>47344628
Help. I think I'm gonna hurl. What the fuck am I looking at? It looks so bad.
>>47344623
At least its fast.
>>47344667
Unless you touch her PC.
Or her husbando.
>>47344653
or post creepy pasta so anons can't sleep tonight.
>>47344660
Characters from a game called super robot wars. The mech with the sword is piloted by a guy called zengar who is best friends with elzam, the guy piloting the horse. Like heterosexual life partners best friends. So when their combination attack is elzam's mech transforming into a horse and zengar riding it, there's a lot of gay understones.
>>47344653
They did it best on their first try
Whats the best gundam series and why is it G?
>>47344767
The only two I have ever actually watched fully are 00 and Iron blooded orphans. Still waiting for them to just do the original again with better art.
>>47344822
How did Iron blooded go? Got about 6 episodes in before i got distracted and never picked it back up.
That and 00 was pretty good
>>47344822
No. Watch the original, all of it, every episode. Like I did when I decided to learn more about gundam. Sit through it all because after the portion that drags on it gets better and better and you have an excellent story of a whiny boy becoming a man amongst men.
Then, Zeta, for the most hilarious protagonist and some of the best MSes.
>>47344867
Fucking Kamille man.
>>47344864
There's a period with not many fights and a lot of setting stuff that a lot of people complain about. It didn't bother me too much.
McGillis was nearly a very important character before I had an even...better...idea.
>>47344888
Sounds like a girls name
>>47344864
The main gundam is my favorite actual gundam. Opinions are divided on if the main guy is a psycho and the orphans are terrible people or if they are totally justified.
>>47344900
Why do I feel like that does not bode well for us.
Haven't watched the original but i got most of the Origin manga which is pretty good.
>>47344927
At this point im just assuming were going to be fighting almost everyone from gundam, god the fight with Domon is going to be interesting
>>47344867
One year stuff is still my favorite and what I know the most about even though I only watched the first episode. I keep getting distracted.
>>47344921
Child soldier bro, They are messed up but they are looking out for their own nobody else matters to them. Look at Setsuna man, and how his character evolved.
>>47344942
No, the fight with master asia will be interesting
>WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT, HE'S FIGHTING MECHS WITHOUT A SUIT
>IS HE EVEN HUMAN?!!
>>47344965
When we get back to auditorium we need to search for a martial arts master to teach us
>>47344965
Wait what?
Sauce pls?
I feel like I'm forgetting something important.
>>47344959
Thats pretty much my opinion as well but a lot of /a/nons seemed to have different opinions.
Gundam X is probably my favorite Gundam series despite it being cancelled half-way through and it being forced to accelerate the ending.
As for Gundam's themselves, Shining will always reign supreme in my heart.
>>47344993
The entirety of this clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAizwLfZbUA
>>47344888
Jerid could have been somebody. He could've been a contender, he could've led the Titans. He could have made it with at least two different 10/10 pilot girls. Emma might not even have joined AEUG. Except for that short, fateful line, "Kamille? Isn't that a girl's name?"
>>47344993
The same series this beauty came from.
>>47344965
Come to think of it, surely humans should get large bonuses to hit mechs (and mechs penalties to hit humans), just like the case of mechs versus ships?
>>47345013
>"Wow!"
>>47345013
I don't know what the fuck I am looking at.
But what the fuck dude?
>>47345013
Glorious
"Naomi, there's someone I have to talk to, but..."
She cuts you off, "I have to install these new parts in my aquarium, first. I'll see you soon." She leans in and kisses you on the lips, short and quick this time, but with the same heat as before. When you're done, you see her off, feeling as light as a Venusian floating city as she walks away and nearly bumps into a wall turning her head to smile at you.
Still, duty calls, and more terrifying still the edicts of the Butcher. You make your way to the officers' mess, where the Lieutenant is sitting at one of the tables with a beer in her hand.
[Continued]
>>47344959
> Setsuna
season 1
>I must become Gundam. Fuck everything else.
season 2
>I must become make everyone understand each other! I can do that because the Double 0 Gundam and GN particles are just that bullshit!
>>47345064
The undefeated of the east.
>>47345034
They do, I'm pretty sure. It's just that mechs and humans use an entirely different damage scale. Humans have Hits, mecha have Kills. A Hit is, if I recall correctly, 1/25 of a Kill.
>>47345093
The winds of the king
>>47345099
So what you are saying is that we can kill a mech with our bare hands
>>47345084
Season 2 went a little weird near the end but Season 1 was glorious. At least he didn't whine about killing people both seasons. You got in his way he fucking ended your ass
i can feel it coming
>>47345084
He was a lot more tolerable about it than some other gundam protagonists, and he was very much willing to kill motherfuckers even at the worst parts of S2.
>>47345111
No. You need Kill-scale damage to harm a mech at all.
>>47345111
>So what you are saying is that we can kill a mech with our bare hands
All we need is 10 dodge and 10 Hand to Hand and we can WATATATATATATAAA a mech to death.
My dick is beyond hard right now.
>>47345159
So what you're saying is we need to catch a mech's bullets and shove it back into the mech's gun to hurt it. That or a scarf.
She has her PC in her hand, and she's reading a message, staring at it. There's something strange about her. You've experienced, firsthand, when she has a sweet attitude cloaking a raging ocean of violence beneath...but this is different. She's calm. She's happy. The angry magma in her blood has cooled She whispers softly, just loud enough for you to hear, "'You make me happy...'" With a smile that almost breaks your heart, she hugs her PC tightly to her chest as if holding a real person.
Then she sees you, and her eyes are those of a predatory beast with a taste for blood once again.
"Hi! I waited for you a long time!" Her eyes narrow slightly, "Do you think this is a joke or something, like my time isn't valuable? Maybe I should...heeeeeey, hold on, I know that dopey look on your face. I've seen it before." Her smile becomes a grin, "I'll only forgive you because I know why you're late now. Sit. Sit sit sit! Who is she?"
She raps her fingers on the table across from her, urging you to join her.
>[What are you willing to tell her?]
>>47345318
Not a wannabe idol.
>>47345318
yes. altough i'm not sure if its preferrable than death.
>>47345318
Just a girl I met when I went out for a walk
>>47345318
Give her the details, I guess, plus what we said to Jesus, she'll get a kick out of that.
>>47345159
So then would the procedure be:
>Roll attack against mech
>On hit, roll damage
>If damage is below 25, try not to cry
>If damage is 25 or above, check for crits
>Resolve crits, ablate armor and/or deal damageThen the question is, are there any ways for us to gain modifiers to damage in human scale so we don't have to use a Heavy Energy Rifle?
>>47345339
huh, mental lag got me there. let's tell her she's cute and likes pets.
>>47345318
Damn it Clemmy, you crazy, but you understandably crazy.
As for response? Met a girl who treated our head, we went out shopping, snooping and laughing at Jesus, and had a good supper and time. Ready to do the job now though.
>>47345318
>A gentleman never kisses and tells, I'm afraid.
>>47345318
Well shit, Roarke can cause Clemmy's insanity to calm down. Is there anything the man can't do?
>>47345352
Some sick futuristic knuckle dusters could come in handy
>>47345318
Jesus' new girlfriend? Worst than him.
>>47345368
Emphasize the point where we both laughed at Jesus and the sick burns we got him with. That should please her.
>>47345318
"Jesus is the boy toy of the General's younger sister, and she's playing him like a fiddle. Odds are she's a ruthless Machiavellian manipulator that wanted a new sock puppet. And lets be honest, Keith is the text book example of a pawn. I'd pity him if it wasn't so god dam hilarious. It's diffidently going to be a major problem for the near and mid term future though."
>>47345420
>General's younger sister
niece
>>47345420
You know, at this rate Jesus really needs some more allies that can stand him.
>>47345573
nah. it'll be funnier when he realizes that everything he's fought for is a lie and he has been manipulated to hell and back.
>>47345573
The navy is constantly shipping in new recruits in the hopes that one of them actually likes jesus
>>47345594
He might legit kill himself over that.
>>47345594
You say that now, but it's at that point that he'll really become dangerous.
>>47345594
..Is it odd that I want to watch Jesus plummet into despair as he gets a conga line of bright slaps? Hell, even in SRW Alpha 3 Kira gets bright slapped by Shinji from Eva of all people.
>>47345636
>Kira gets bright slapped by Shinji from Eva of all people
Please tell me there's a link for that
>>47345636
To be fair, Shinji was chosen explicitly for the comedy value. And to make fun of SEED.
>>47345636
>>47345622
>>47345621
that will be even funnier.
