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Alright, you guys want me to give this a spin? I'll give this a spin. First, I'll have to set a few boundaries, though: 1. This will be done in the traditional paragraph format (Meaning all words, none of that picture stuff). Therefore, I will be expecting a certain level of detail in your responses. Since I think I'm the only veteran here, I'll be setting the bar fairly low, but I want to see effort. 2. YOU MUST CREATE YOUR OWN CHARACTER. Canon Mega Man characters will be rejected on sight, and characters named after yourself, almost certainly so, on the grounds that self-insert characters are boring. Before you join, you will submit a Bio for your character, providing basic information such as name and creator (If relevant), as well as a brief summary of the character's appearance, a rough take on their personality, and, perhaps most importantly of all, some form of backstory. I reserve the right to reject any character Bio from joining, provided that I give sufficient reasoning and advice on improving the character. 3. Although this RP is primarily to test your ability to write in detail and play fairly in a conventional (If structureless) role-playing environment, I will be expecting consistent characterization from all players. In a way, I'll be making this easier for you, since you'll be working with a personality that you established yourself. 4. Have fun...or else! No, seriously, I didn't come here to be the Murderer of Fun; I'll be trying to have fun with it too! So have fun with it. What's that? "Enough with the rules, Chaos, what's this RP actually about?" I'm glad you asked. I was just getting to that. --- The year 20XX. The city of Monstropolis was enjoying a sigh of relief. Dr. Wily was safely behind bars once again, thanks to the heroic actions of none other than Mega Man. This particular day was not a day of celebration, but of peace—all quiet, save for the dullish hum of life going on in the city. Or, at least, it was quiet, until a sounding trumpet in the distance played a king's herald.
Or, rather, the King's herald. Sure enough, every television in Monstropolis displayed King's face—headdress, war paint, and benevolent smile. "Good morning, Monstropolis," the once-deposed monarch beamed through the camera signal.
Initially, the citizens looked up at the monitor in fear. King had not been seen since his exodus a few years back; all had thought him dead until now. He took note of this immediately, and tried to relax, slipping off his helm to reveal tufts of radiant blue hair. "Peace be upon you, citizens! I know this is a time of peace for Monstropolis; I do not approach in order to wage war once again. Oh, rest assured, there will be conflict, but for the sake of those who would partake in it!" Clearing his throat, King began a somewhat lengthy explanation.
"I still believe in a world where man and metal man can live in peace, if not in unity. But as long as Robots will fight other Robots to preserve that peace, I think it only fair that there should be an entire league of heroes, not just those who made me see when I had been made blind by the hands of the madman! If we all prepare ourselves, we can uphold this peace, and make the world a better place to live in! Am I not correct?" A few citizens nodded quietly; others clapped.
"Indeed I am! And in my journeys across this world, I have found other Robots who also thought I was correct. We have formed an alliance and sharpened our bodies and minds, and today, we stand before you to offer you a chance to do the same—in a game we call the King's Gambit Challenge!"
"The rules are simple: four chosen Robots will arrive on the scene and battle through a gauntlet of my companions. The battles are for training purposes, so any Robot who is incapacitated will be repaired and sent home. Those who claim victory against the entire gauntlet will leave not only with honor, title, and the ability to protect themselves and theirs, but they will also earn access to our humble armory."
"So! To all Robots out there who hear my call, to all that wish to uphold peace, to all who wish to take this King's Gambit Challenge...decide amongst yourselves who will go first, and of the four chosen, gird yourselves for combat! And, creators...please try to make arrangements for the Robot to take part in this; if they are successful, they will return to you more useful than they were before."
"Meet us at my old Tower on the outskirts of town. You'll find it refurbished, with us waiting there for you." And, as suddenly as King's transmission had appeared, it vanished, and the screens returned to their typical displays.
The challenge was set. The question was...who would rise to the challenge?
(You cannot submit any more bios. MegaBossMan, Spinstrike, Btman, Tobyjoey, and I are the only people allowed to contribute to the story.)
The King's Gambit Challenge Posted by CHAOS_FANTAZY on September 4th, 2014 at 11:12pm Viewed 6600 Times
Posted on September 17th, 2014 at 9:51pmEdited on 2014/09/17 at 10:07pm
Posted 2014/09/17 at 9:51pmEdited 2014/09/17 at 10:07pm
#1
Insanity Man looked over to Gamble Man, and held out his bag of popcorn. Gamble Man took a handful, and they continued to watch. "You know, I'm glad you got here. I was expecting a medium bag, but I guess I got an extra-large. I couldn't eat all that, considering I already eat this morning. You're pretty good with those explosives, kid." said Insanity Man with a smile. Perhaps he's warning up to his allies? Nah.
"You know though....It was serve yourself down there in the popcorn room, so I put a LOT of butter in there. Naturally, we don't want to fat ourselves up, so if you would put out your hands...."
Of course, being the doubting and curious being he is, Gamble Man didn't seem too excited to do something for the maniacal robot. He put out his hands, but prepared himself for whatever the shell robot might dish out. Instead of attacking, Insanity dumped out all the popcorn and a lot of grease all over his hands. All that was left in the bucket was a pool of goopy butter. Gamble Man was disgusted, as no one would want popcorn and butter all over their hands, but Insanity Man reassured him. "Before you decide to dump it all over the place, may I remind you that is lunch. Now, hold off. Hey, Pawnster!"
The Pawn was right below Insanity, so he looked up. Insanity-Man dumped the pool of butter all over the Pawn's eyes, turned into ball form, and then dropped on the expendable robot. He landed directly on him, but the attack didn't do much. Pawn wasn't too affected by this, and punted the ball back onto the balcony. Insanity Man turned back into his regular form, and had a small ember on his nose. He did the old comical, two-finger swish(You know, what everyone does in the movies when they have a small flame on a hair or something.), and motioned Gamble Man to put the popcorn back into the bucket. He grabbed a handkerchief from his shell, and gave it to Gamble Man to wipe his hands with. Pawn wasn't too damamged by Insanity's little attack, but his vision was clouded. He tried to wipe off the butter off his eyes, but to not much avail. He proceeded to fight, but only this time, he couldn't track his opponent's movement as well.
[OOC: If anyone wants to complain how ridiculous this is, it didn't really damage Pawn all that much, so Print still has some things to do to finish him off. I thought this would fit Insanity Man well, given his unpredictable character. I mean really, who expected this?
Also, Gamble and Insanity are currently enjoying their popcorn while the others fight for their life. You know, unless our Mage friend wants to enjoy some popcorn or fight some pawns with Print Man. Either one.
SPOILER: You'd have to be pretty crazy to pick Pawn over Popcorn. Just saying.]
Posted on September 19th, 2014 at 2:17pmEdited on 2014/09/19 at 2:59pm
Posted 2014/09/19 at 2:17pmEdited 2014/09/19 at 2:59pm
#3
"Cowards!" Print Man shouted as Pawn once again slugged him in the jaw. He reeled backwards, stumbling into a rose bush. Seething in fury, he tore up the bush and hurled it towards the fiery fiend.
Pawn smiled in satisfaction under his faceplate as the foe went sailing back. He was going to win this skirmish—or, he thought he was, until the unexpected "attack" from above struck his eyes...then his entirety. Knocked flat onto his back, he stumbled to his feet, only to be hit with a rose bush and downed again. In his momentary fury, he burned the bush, shouting "enough!"
Stumbling over toward the fountain, the one standing Pawn approached the seven downed ones, each of whom merged back into him as he approached. The end result was a single Pawn, less briused and battered than they had each been separately, but still clearly battle-worn. "As far as I am concerned, you have bested me. Go forth and fight your next foe!" With a snap of his fingers, the doors leading into the tower swung open. He stood silently looking around at the wreckage of the courtyard. "I'll...stay here, and...uh...clean up."
Posted on September 20th, 2014 at 4:58pmEdited on 2014/09/20 at 5:07pm
Posted 2014/09/20 at 4:58pmEdited 2014/09/20 at 5:07pm
#5
Upon hearing the Pawn's words, Gamble Man hopped back to the ground. "Alright. 1 challenge down, who knows how many left to go." mumbled Gamble Man. "Are we ready to go?" asked Gamble Man. Insanity Man seemed saddened that the show was over, Mage Man seemed calm and collected, almost as if he was used to this kind of thing, and Print Man looked to be rather upset, but Gamble Man wasn't sure why. Then again, Gamble Man was never good at reading emotions.
Getting to his feet, Print Man dusted off his coat and sheathed his sword. "Well, that could have gone over better" he grumbled. He briefly surveyed the scene around him before turning to Gamble Man. "I suppose we ought to be on our way. As for what's ahead, I have a few theories. But there are no secrets that time does not reveal, as Racine said."
Posted on September 21st, 2014 at 8:47pmEdited on 2014/09/21 at 9:01pm
Posted 2014/09/21 at 8:47pmEdited 2014/09/21 at 9:01pm
#8
Insanity Man got back on the garden floor. Popcorn in hand, he walked over to the broken Pawn. Whispering so that his allies cannot hear, he says
"When I become King's Herald, I will make life for you a living nightmare. Remember that, because I will become the Herald. Ok, bye! Hehe!"
Insanity caught up with the rest of the group. As they looked onto what they might face next, Insanity Man puts up that familiar smirk, and goes into ball form. He revs up, and once again, he speeds to the next challenge. As he does, he leaves his teammates the decision....Do they want to press forward, or do they want to turn back as their teammate once again tries to speed through?
Of course, they could just stop him and tell him to wait.
[OOC: No one is going to turn back, because that will not happen.]
The interior of King's Tower was more lavish than it was before. Instead of dull greenish and bluish bricks, the place had been refurbished, and bright red banners displaying crests of different makes now adorned the walls. A couple more squat, dark humanoid Robots could be seen milling about, but as soon as they saw Gamble-Man walk through the doors, they exited in a hurry. Save for some support beams, it seemed to be a straight shot to the next staircase leading upward, but as the party crossed the circular room, they passed by a large stained-glass window depicting a weary King marching over hill and dale—which was suddenly broken as a figure came charging into the room, laughing gaily.
He was much larger than Pawn before him, and he was clad from head to toe in a bright cerulean armor with majestic white trimming. A helm covered his head, with a cross-shaped slit for his eyes, but most striking about the man was the giant lance in his hand, easily taller than he, and the Robotic horse he rode in on, which, like himself, was covered in a plate armor, dull and gray.
His horse came to a stop before the challengers, and he stared down the four of them. "Greetings, dear warriors!" he called out, his voice cheery and harmonious. A brief silence. "My name is Knight, second of the King's Men, and I am your next opponent!" ...Another brief silence. "What? Do you mistake me for Knight-Man, representative of the United Kingdom at the First Annual Robot Tournament? I assure you, I am not he...though I did once fight him. ...I lost, unfortunately...but that was a long time ago!
"Indeed, enough with the banter! Today, you will fight me like a man...or woman, if you prefer. Try to knock me off my Iron Horse!" As if in response, the metal horse underneath him whinnied and charged straight at the group.
"First the garden, and now that window. King must not have even the smallest ounce of respect for his own possessions. Perhaps that just shows how rich he really is?" thought Gamble Man as he caught his breath. And did he just mention Knight Man? He remembered that Flame Man often talked about that robot. Very defensive, Gamble remembered he said. Perhaps this horseback riding opponent would be as well?
Posted on September 23rd, 2014 at 7:08pmEdited on 2014/09/24 at 9:50am
Posted 2014/09/23 at 7:08pmEdited 2014/09/24 at 9:50am
#14
Ducking behind a pillar to evade Knight's charge, Print Man took a moment to strategize. A knight on horseback...just as I theorized!" He thought to himself. "If King's challenges are chess-themed, and we've already seen a Pawn and a Knight, next will be a Rook, a Bishop, a Queen, and finally...a King. The King, no doubt."
"But back to the situation at hand. If my studies of medieval literature have taught me anything, it's that plate armor was bulky and difficult to maneuver in on foot. If a strong enough blow can forcibly dismount that fiend, he'll be a sitting duck while we bombard him from afar!"
Print Man's musings were interrupted as Knight battered through the pillar he was taking cover behind. Scrambling back to his allies, Print Man unsheathed his Vorpal Pen and prepared for battle.
Insanity Man, standing for the blow as the idiot he is, overheard Print Man's little dialogue. "Hmm, a strong enough blow, eh? Considering I hold the most power as is, I'll just take down this Knight." However, right after that, the horse trampled Insanity Man.
"Oh, my shell....Gonna feel that one in the morning. Enough!" Insanity Man bellowed "Knave, if you truly wish to defeat me in battle, you must put up a better offense than thy opponent! Like so."
While Knight was distracted from the barrage of attacks from the others, Insanity Man charged him with all the force he had. However, before reaching him, Knight's mechanical steed attacked with his rear legs, sending Insanity Man flying back.
"Hmmm...It seems he has a telepathic link with his Hi-ho Silver. Well, I can expect him to separate with his giddy-up sometime soon, attacking us in groups of two. I could share my little hypothesis, but I think if I kept some things to myself, they wouldn't mind. Actually, maybe the horse just got lucky and maybe they don't have a link. Just me guessing. Oh yeah....I'm supposed to be helping in the fight. Let's see...."
Insanity Man rolled at him this time, this time aiming at the front-side of Knight. As he rolled closer, he once again spring-boarded and flew at the Knight. It did modest damage, but nothing too serious. Knight prepared his lance, swung, and flew Insanity right out of the ball-park.
The horse that Knight rode stared down the Mage Fireballs, and ran headlong into them—and it appeared unfazed. Knight laughed again, the same hearty warrior's laugh, as he plowed through his foes. "Did you fellows really defeat little Pawn outside?" He continued to talk even as the battle progressed—truly this warrior radiated self-confidence. "It is not so wise to let your opponent hit you, and perhaps even less wise to discuss your battle plans where he can hear them!" He placed his arm out to weather the attacks, and as Insanity-Man came rolling at him, he swung his lance, sending him sailing through the stain-glass window which he had broken. "Now, let us try that again...try to knock me off my iron horse!"
"Brave knight, I accept you challenge!" cried Print Man, "Have at thee!" He lunged forward, blinding Knight with a spray of ink from his Vorpal Pen before delivering a powerful slash straight to his breastplate.
Gamble Man stated "If that is really what you want, Knight. Keep in mind you asked us to do this." as he launched a count bomb at the horse's front left leg. The robotic steed covered in an iron casing simply kicked the bomb back, which detonated on one of the fine red banners. "Humph. Figured that would be to easy. "That horse is prepared for attacks that would separate him from his rider. Perhaps we need overwhelm the horse?" pondered Gamble Man.
Posted on September 26th, 2014 at 5:08pmEdited on 2014/09/26 at 5:32pm
Posted 2014/09/26 at 5:08pmEdited 2014/09/26 at 5:32pm
#20
Insanity Man flew right out the castle and landed on a rose bush. As he got up from his unexpected trip, he brushed off the dirt, waved to Pawn, who was tending to his destroyed garden, and rolled again to the battleground. Truly, Insanity Man will never learn from his mistakes.
Insanity Man, thinking about his battle strategy, remembered the Gatekeeper's words.
"Didn't see that comin', did ya?! Part of King's instructions. Sometimes, ya have to work with people ya don't want to work with in order to defeat a common foe! It's all part of the job."
"I'm not a big fan of working with weaklings, but together, we could beat the strong knave. Perhaps King was on to something. In fact, I would expect him to welcome us, considering we didn't have to come to this stupid challenge. Who am I kidding? We all don't have a purpose anymore, we needed this job. Whatever, I didn't NEED this challenge. Even if things go south, I still have my trusty transforming hand AND my secret technique! Well, besides the other ones I use with my special tools, the devastating one."
Mage Man landed from his aerial attack, which didn't see to bother the armored Knight and continued to battle. Insanity Man, coming up fast to the right of him, continued to roll in his direction. Knight was right next to Mage and was focused on Print and Gamble's attacks. Instead of moving towards Knight, Insanity still continued to roll towards Mage. Insanity Man, who couldn't speak due to being inside his shell, had to believe Mage would get the idea.
"Common Mage, use the reflect on me at that right moment to bounce me to him, or otherwise you'll be a magician pancake. Actually, that sounds delicious..."
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