LNG257
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| 03 Jun 2015 09:03 AM |
(Warning: This RP's plot may contain spoilers about XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM: Enemy Within, and XCOM DLC: Slingshot.)
Extraterrestrial Combat Unit :: Vigilo Confido
"Delta section report. Delta section...report!" Central Officer Bradford said, worried. XCOM Headquarters was under attack, multiple alien signatures showing coming from all directions. Finally, the lights came on on the monitor. Four soldiers and three base security people were there, waiting for the aliens to come. "Finally! Delta Section - it looks like your emergency generators are back online and... Delta, whatever this attack is, you're right in the crosshairs! We've got perimeter alerts triggering from all sides." The Commander got on the line then. "Commander, it looks like you've got flyers coming in through the cavern near the guard station... Plus you've got a whole wall of heat signatures coming down through the vents in the ceiling above you."
Ten minutes later, it was all over. Five soldiers were dead, one was wounded and probably would not make it, and a dozen base security personnel were in the field, dead or in danger of dying, their weapons hardly up to the task of holding the aliens at bay. Chryssalids were rampant, while Mutons fired their plasma guns from cover, incinerating anything and everything. The auxiliary power banks couldn't be used to open the doors for some time. XCOM HQ was lost. "All nonessential personnel," Bradford began, dreading his own words, "Evacuate the base. This is not a drill. All nonessential personnel, report to the hangar area for evacuation." Switching to another channel, Bradley ordered, "Doctor Shen, activate all Thunder, Goliath, and Lightning units. We need them to cover the evacuation. Doctor Vahlen, get your team..." Bradford paused. The camera showed the labs being... overrun. Several bodies were scattered around the floor, large chunks burned away by plasma weapons. Two base security people were there too, on the ground, parts of their blackened skulls visible. Bradford desperately hoped that Doctor Vahlen had made it.
"Sir," An operator shouted to Bradford, "Intrusion alarms are going off. Delta Section has fallen, and the aliens are in the base proper." Bradford smashed his fist on the desk. "Shut everything down. But before you do, get a status update on Operation Slingshot." "Sir." The operator replied, turning to do the duty. Operation Slingshot, completed a mere week ago, had successfully captured a completely intact alien battleship. "Get all soldiers in the barracks strapped up and ready. Prepare the base destruct sequence."
The remaining soldiers and surviving security personnel fled to the hangar. SHIVs, of the Thunder, Goliath, and Lightning types, held off the aliens to buy time for everyone to evacuate. In groups of twelve, the maximum the Skyranger could lift, base personnel were evacuated to the secret location of the battleship. Bradford arrived just in time to get in with the very last group. With regret, he watched as the Skyranger, along with two interceptor escorts, left the base. A minute later, several large explosions racked the base, collapsing it and scouring it clean of aliens, and any humans that had gotten trapped inside. It was a terrible day for XCOM. But they had to persevere.
-20 years later
Operation Slingshot, now renamed Project Avenger, was complete. In that time, the world had changed. The arrival of the Alien Temple ship, the massed surrender of the world governments, and the creation of the Advent. The organization known as EXALT saw their opportunity, and became subordinates of the aliens, turning into Advent soldiers that walk the streets, enforcing the regime.
XCOM must lurk in the shadows, striking and disappearing. The Avenger, the alien battleship that XCOM captured before it was forced to retreat, serves as a mobile base of operations. The baseline soldiers have morphed into tough guerrilla fighters ready to ambush Advent and alien forces.
The Ranger is the most common, fighters ready to do anything and go anywhere. They wield close and medium range weapons, ready to fight on any ground. The Grenadier carries, as the name implies, a grenade launcher and acts as the explosives expert. The Sharpshooter takes opponents down from long range with a sniper rifle, or close in with a pistol. The Specialist has a drone companion, which can fly around the battlefield to serve as a reconnaissance tool, as well as stunning enemies and healing friendlies.
These are the soldiers of today's battlefields. Not waged in the streets, but in the back alleys. Not in broad daylight, but in the shadows.
-Rules
1: No godmodding, metagaming, powerplaying, or perfect characters. I control the actions of the world, you control yourself.
2: Here, the aliens are more powerful than you. Have more numbers than you. Other humans think of you as villains. It is up to you to make them think of you as heroes. Stealth and superior tactics are required to win. Remember that.
3: To acquire new gear, you have to loot the bodies of fallen allies and enemies. Death will be reasonably common if you are caught unprepared, so I encourage everyone to be prepared to make a new character if necessary.
4: Try to be active. Tell me if you can't post for a while, or ask for a PM of the link if you can't keep track of the thread well.
5: New characters can be accepted at any time, though they won't be able to partake if a mission is currently going on.
6: Put "Earth will be avenged." in the Other section of your CS.
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Name: Age: Gender: Appearance: Nationality: Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Bio(include how you found and joined XCOM): Other: |
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| 03 Jun 2015 10:47 AM |
(Heck, I can bite- love XCOM too much not too.)
Name: Hallad Landsson Age: Twenty-seven Gender: Male Appearance: A 6'0ft tall caucasian male with a buzz cut of dark blonde hair and blue eyes. Hallad looks much like the average XCOM-y, fit for duty. He is healthy, and has no physical harm out of the ordinary. Nationality: Swedish Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Ranger Bio: Originally a civilian, Hallad was saved during a operation in Sweden prior to the destruction of XCOM. Young and remembering who they were quite well, though assuming their destruction was the final step into waving goodbye to humanities independence from the aliens. Afterwards, he was inspired by his past, seeing the XCOM soldiers fight back against the aliens, and attempted to assault Advent personnel over a security scan in Germany. After imprisonment, he was saved, and has remained as a new recruit to the cause. Other: Earth will be Avenged. After this turn...Wait, THE SHOT MISSED, RUN ROOKIE RUN! |
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LNG257
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| 03 Jun 2015 05:56 PM |
| Hallad Landsson accepted as the first of the new XCOM soldiers. Welcome. |
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:00 PM |
| (Woo! Well then, I'm ready to perish at the hands of snakemen, sectoids, mutons and any other gritty alien creature. I assume we'll wait until more people pop up?) |
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:07 PM |
| (May I use Lloyd as a Specialist?) |
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:09 PM |
Name: Killian Iverson Age: 32 Gender: Male Appearance: Killian takes on a lithe figure, standing at 5'11 and weighing in at 154 pounds. He's got a very dark, leathery skin tint which suggests his aboriginal decent in Australia. His hair is a solid black which is trimmed down to the regular military buzzcut. His eyes are a striking brown and he has furrowing eyebrows that line above them. Nationality: Australian (Aborigines) Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Sharpshooter Bio(include how you found and joined XCOM): Killian was only very young when he was first evacuated from his home country, so he knows very little about his past life. He was very grateful when he was evacuated by XCOM, so he decided to repay the debt he had inducted by serving in an XCOM unit. He found himself put under a lot of pressure to perform well. This pressure led to him finally being assigned as a Sharpshooter after intense practice with a rifle and he was probably assigned this role due to his small size. Other: Earth will be avenged.
(I'm not too familiar with XCOM but I've seen a couple videos on it. I hope that's okay.) |
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birm123
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birm123
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:35 PM |
also the actual xcom lore is that the un officials mysteriously allowed the aliens to take over
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JoshWesty
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:42 PM |
I'm gonna join!
*Sees spoiler warning*
Nevermind. |
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LNG257
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:42 PM |
Yes, I know. I like my version better.
Killian Iverson is accepted as a soldier of XCOM. Welcome. |
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:45 PM |
can confirm an IRBM has touched down mack |
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:48 PM |
(Can you put this on bananachair?)
Name: Gustavo Barbosa Age: 41 Gender: Male Appearance: Gustavo has an average height. He has black hair and brown eyes. Nationality: Brazilian Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Ranger Bio(include how you found and joined XCOM): Gustavo was choosen among the best brazilian soldiers for his great combat skills. He was born in a regular brazilian rich family and his father had contacts with the XCOM. He studied on the best schools and joined the brazilian air force with 20. Other: Earth shall be avenged *Reloads shotgun* |
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birm123
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| 03 Jun 2015 06:57 PM |
kk
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Name: Andrew Hagens Age: 43 Gender: Male. Appearance: Tall, standing at 6'6, and with brown hair and eyes, Andrew is among the more physically fit of men. He's pretty bulky and muscular, much more so than the average man. Carrying with him a small mustache and beard, Andrew is the definition of what a man is depicted as. Due to a previous history of steroids, Hagens is even bulkier than he would be otherwise. Nationality: America. Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Whatever class would be the equivalent of the heavy. Bio(include how you found and joined XCOM): Andrew had a rough child hood. His parents weren't very supportive of his education, and declared that his skills in athletics were more important than having intelligence. This soon led to him taking steroids at age fifteen, with his parents knowledge. He ended this bad habit and sought out a better life, focusing on his education. Unfortunately, this was an unwelcomed change by his parents, and due to already nearing the end of school he was unable to complete a successful education.
Twenty one years ago, Andrew had been recruited to XCOM. He was among the lower ranked soldiers, and were less equipped and trained than the others, often being put on the sideline as those more skilled in combat against the extraterrestrial foes. He only was in attendance in three of the missions, and was among the few to leave XCOM not in a body bag. Due to the fact he managed to survive such a crisis, he was recruiting into the reformed XCOM. Other:something about earth being avenged
EEEBOLA |
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| 03 Jun 2015 07:39 PM |
Name: Hans Vanterhein Age: 36 Gender: Male Appearance: Black Hair and a Mustache, taller than average and medium build. Nationality: German Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Sharpshooter Bio(include how you found and joined XCOM): 20 Years ago he was 16 and remembers the day the Xcom saved him and his family from a group of Aliens. He was outside with friends and family when a alien ship flew overhead and landed. He and his family took shelter in a nearby building his father had his small revolver with him and would use it incase the Aliens attempted to get in. They heard gunfire minute slater and the Xcom members helped them get to a Skyranger. 20 years later, when the alien advent took over he felt that more than ever this world would need a hero. He is recruited by Xcom ,after the events 20 years ago in his teenage years, he accepts. Using the skills his father taught him when they went hunting in the forest outside of his town he has became a Sharpshooter for Xcom. He may not be a xcom veteran but, he is a good soldier. Other: Earth Will be Avenged, Oh god not a Seeker, Well there goes my best soldier. |
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| 03 Jun 2015 08:23 PM |
Name: James Greene
Age: 26
Gender: M
Appearance: Caucasian, 6'1", Athletic Build. Straw-Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes. Sharp jaw and chin, and similarly sharp nose, otherwise soft features and thin lips. Hair sweeps forward then cowlicks. Chin and upper lip feature scruff, which is lightly colored so as to appear to be not much more than fuzz.
Nationality: American (US)
Class: Grenadier
Bio: Prior to the invasion, James was a US Marine, assigned as a Mechanic. He's adept with machinery, as well as explosives, having been a qualified Grenadier as well. As the invasion progressed and XCOM began to run dry of ideal recruits, the focus shifted from strictly Special Forces to any military personnel they could get. The remains of his unit was absorbed by XCOM after the unit was savaged during a particularly brutal fight in San Diego.
Other: Earth will be avenged. |
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LNG257
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| 03 Jun 2015 08:48 PM |
Gustavo Barbosa is accepted as a soldier of XCOM. Welcome.
Andrew Hagens is declined as a soldier of XCOM. Very few people are that tall, and the equivalent of a heavy is the Grenadier.
Hans Vanterhein is accepted as a soldier of XCOM. Welcome.
James Greene is accepted as a soldier of XCOM. Welcome.
The current count is five soldiers, two Rangers, two Sharpshooters, and one Grenadier. We will need at least one more soldier and one Specialist before we begin. |
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| 03 Jun 2015 09:18 PM |
| I'll make Lloyd McSilver a Specialist. |
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birm123
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mickeyNas
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| 03 Jun 2015 09:57 PM |
(I like X-com) Name: Gerenk Velenz Age: 31 Gender: Male Appearance: Normal size, white, green eyes, brown hair Nationality: American Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Ranger Bio(include how you found and joined XCOM): Gerenk was an operative participating in US Military forces before the fall of X-Com HQ. He participated in estimately 26 missions of the US Military when he later was told by his higher ups that he will be joining X-Com. He later then successfully helped in 3 operations before the HQ fell. He now serves as a medium range operative. Other: Prefers Assault Rifles, but is okay with shotguns.
"Police on" - mickeyNas |
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LNG257
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| 03 Jun 2015 10:27 PM |
| Gerenk Velenz is declined as a soldier of XCOM. If he was a soldier before XCOM HQ fell, he would have been eleven years old at the time. |
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birm123
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| 03 Jun 2015 10:30 PM |
m8 lng
is it just height i need to change
or anything else
EEEBOLA |
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LNG257
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| 03 Jun 2015 10:35 PM |
| Andrew Hagens is, reluctantly, accepted as a soldier of XCOM, now being the tallest soldier of the bunch. |
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birm123
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| 03 Jun 2015 10:38 PM |
m8 i can change him if need be
EEEBOLA |
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| 03 Jun 2015 11:53 PM |
here i go m8os i've never heard of xcom so yeah
Name: H.T. Levi Age: 32 Gender: Male Appearance: HT is not a typical lean and muscular male. He is actually quite skinny and rather short, with curly dark-blonde hair and blue eyes. His usual expression is deadpan, as if he is an extreme pessimist and just doesn't care. Two options for the outfit: 1. Usual uniform, if there is one, idk tho 2. A dark brown dressy suit because my HT characters have to be badass Nationality: German Class(Ranger, Grenadier, Sharpshooter, or Specialist): Sharpshooter Bio(include how you found and joined XCOM): erhm. the modern thing didn't explain much so i am confused and therefore cannot make a bio until i know more Other: Earth will be avenged. |
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