Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-26892768-20180926000803

Ah, the city of Diamond Ridge - said to be a city of opportunity and endless possibilities...and, as of recently, the home of something more sinister.

A mysterious organization known as Ragnarok has taken root in Diamond Ridge, going into the black market. However, what they're selling isn't exactly normal. They deal with Gaia Memories, which are strange devices that merely look like large USB drives on the surface, but hold far greater power. For you see, the Gaia Memories contain the memories of the Earth itself - anything and everything is there, whether it be for physical objects like money, animals like birds, or concepts like violence; as a result, when inserted into the body, they give the user a monstrous form with superhuman abilities, and can even give the user physical benefits in their normal form - all for the low-low price of some cash and, through extended usage, your mind.

Naturally, some dubious individuals have gotten their hands on the Gaia Memories, and are now running amok. It's up to someone to stop them...but who? Who could possibly stand up to them?

Perhaps a rumored Masked Rider could step to the plate...or several.

Quick Guide to the Gaia Memories

So, for those of you thinking, "wow, this sounds cool, but I don't know anything about Kamen Rider!", don't worry; you don't have to. While this RP takes place in the same universe as the show, and there will be occasional references to the show, otherwise it's completely disconnected - like, this takes place in an entirely different country kind of disconnected. However, for your convenience, I will do some more explaining on Gaia Memories, which you do need to know about.

As stated before, Gaia Memories are devices in the shape of USB drives containing the memories of the Earth, which, upon insertion into the body via Living Connector (a port-like mark placed on the body by a L.C.O.G.; this is done for safety purposes as direct insertion leads to severe burns and intense pain), turn the user into a monstrous form - a Dopant - with superhuman abilities, which can vary depending on what Memory it is. Memories also tend to enhance physical ability even when the user is in normal form. However, the Memories come with a cost - each time they use the memory, the user gradually loses their sanity. The only exceptions to this are if the memory has a different mental effect - like the Yesterday Memory, which gives the user amnesia - if the user is already so far down the deep end that the memory doesn't have an effect, or, if you happen to be an administrator of Ragnarok, you use a Gaia Driver - a large silver belt with a port for a Gaia Memory to plug into - to avoid the mental deterioration at the cost of some of the power of the Dopant.

There are also two distinct types of Memories - unrefined, which are the ones on the black market and used by the administrators; they look like this:

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/2/27/Edge_Memory.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151123091351

And refined Gaia Memories, which look like this:

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/evil/images/7/7f/D6GM.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20150815072444

Refined Gaia Memories aren't too different from unrefined Gaia Memories - they still turn the user into a Dopant when inserted into the body, and they're still rather powerful, but unlike unrefined memories, refined Gaia Memories can be used in specialized equipment to power weapons and in drivers to turn the user into an armored rider known as a Kamen Rider - or a Masked Rider; it doesn't matter much which term you use.

There are also artificial memories, which can also be used to power weapons, and there are rumors that they can be used to make their user a Dopant, but these artificial memories are more commonly used to power simple AI (the memories used to power AI are referred to as Pseudo-Memories).

Rules:

1. The usual spiel - no being OP, no rule 34, romance can only be up to PG-13...

2. Don't be a dick. Your characters can be, but you yourself, the user, can't.

3. There is permission to kill required, unless it's a NPC - then you have to ask me about it. That being said, a Rider using a finisher on a Dopant or Rider does not require permission, as the worst it can do in the former case is break the Memory and force the user out of Dopant form, and in the latter case, the worst it can do is force the target out of their transformation.

4. For the time being, you can apply characters for the four administrator roles, but I have the right to reject you if I don't trust you or your character with said role.

5. Take Dopants. Seriously. It can't all be riders.

6. Have fun!

OC Form:

Name:

Dopant, Rider, or Normal?:

Gaia Memory/ies (if Dopant or Rider):

Appearance:

Dopant/Rider Appearance (if Dopant or Rider):

Abilities (if Dopant or Rider):

Equipment (optional):

Personality:

Backstory (optional):

Other (optional):

Example:

Name: John "Johnny" Brash

Dopant, Rider, or Normal?: Dopant

Gaia Memory: RADIO. Symbol is a radio tower with a slightly longer leg on the right side, broadcasting symbols to the right - forming a capital R.

Appearance: John wears ripped blue jeans, a black leather jacket with a white undershirt, and various bling. He's lean, tall, has combed back blonde hair, and hazel eyes. He also tends to have a big smirk on his face. His Living Connector is directly beneath his chin.

Dopant Appearance: As the Radio Dopant, twin miniature radio towers sprout from his back. His head is made of metal, and his mouth is in a permanent, fanged scowl, with his teeth being made out of mesh, allowing one to see the speaker behind them. His completely black eyes are surrounded by a metal rim in the shape of a pair of sunglasses, giving the illusion that he's wearing shades. His upper torso and shoulders consist of a giant, twisted radio, but his arms and lower torso are made of metal framework, much like the radio towers' framework. A wire extends from the radio, curls around his torso, and eventually curls around to make his legs, which are nothing but two clumps of tangled wire. His right leg is a slightly shorter clump of wire, but it also has a plug at the end which serves as the foot, making it even with his other leg.

Abilities: The Radio Dopant can hijack radio waves, completely overriding the original broadcast on whatever channel he pleases. Once he hijacks the radio waves, his voice will be broadcast over the radio, and he can modify it however he wishes, but that's nothing compared to the main event: his songs. He can make music on a whim, and upon first hearing one of his songs over the radio, it will get stuck in your head. It doesn't matter if it's actually good or catchy; it will get stuck in your head. The trouble begins if someone hears it a second time over the radio - that's the point where the hidden command he implanted in the song is triggered, and the victim is compelled to follow the order to the best of their ability. The mind control wears off when the song stops playing, but considering that the Radio Dopant can control the airwaves, the only guaranteed way to stop the song is to destroy the radio. As for actual combat, the Radio Dopant isn't quite as skilled...but he can blast sound at high volume from the radio in his body, and that can include his own songs.

Personality: Johnny was a singer who started out on the internet, making various tracks and mixtapes for all to see. However, Johnny also had an inflated ego that made him ignore any criticism towards him, so when he tried to go mainstream, he was rejected because he was terrible and had little talent. Furious, Johnny decided to get his revenge by turning to the black market and getting the Radio Memory to show them a thing or two. Now his ego is worse than ever, thanks to the Radio Memory corrupting his mind.

Characters:

Ragnarok:

The Glorious Leader: Teruo Momotari/ Armageddon Dopant (Me)

His Right-Hand Man: ???/ Ruin Dopant (N/A)

The Strategist: ???/ War Dopant

The Weapons Expert: ???/ Pestilence Dopant

The PR Agent: ???/ Famine Dopant

Ragnarok's Beloved Customers:

The Radio Jacker: John "Johnny" Brash/ (Me)

The Masked Heroes:

The Phantom Thief: Westlyn McCarly/ Kamen Rider Spook (Me)

Normal:

N/A 