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Daganth

Daganth

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The following is a basic sheet which you can fill out to include a character idea you have. I'll probably use it at some point.

Bio:
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Civilian/Non-Civilian:
Military Branch: IWD/Space Pilot/Soldier/Air Force/Naval/Marines/Other
Personality:
Alignment: Commander/The Enemy/Other
Height:
Physical Appearance:
Weaponry:
Armour:
Other(Ex.Background story):

Ex:
Bio:
Name: The Commander/Commander/General/Enigma
Age: Unknown, likely around 37
Gender: Male
Civilian/Non-Civilian: Non-Civilian
Military Branch: He commands every military branch.
Personality: Mixed, defined as the story goes on.
Alignment: Commander
Height: 8'0, can change his height
Physical Appearance: Tall, muscular. Appearance can change.
Weaponry: Usually a curved sword or a firearm.
Armour: A black cloak reaching down to an inch above the ground. Two glowing yellow hologram eyes which move and change in appearance as well as color to represent eye movements as well as emotion. His body and face are hidden by the cloak, which casts some sort of darkness between him and the world. He can extend his influence beyong the cloak in the form of limbs covered in shadow, but the cloak is permanently fused to him. The cloak gives him unimaginable power.
Other(Ex.Background story): The Commander awoke one day without knowing who he was. He had the armor, and the power. He found a message from himself explaining his purpose and the reason for his amnesia. After several major events, the Commander triggered World War 3, taking over the world to prepare it against The Enemy.

07-Nov-2011 01:15:01 - Last edited on 06-Jan-2012 03:30:35 by Daganth

Daganth

Daganth

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Intro

A once thriving planet, full of life and intelligence, had been reduced to nothing more than a cinder with a million fires still lighting the surface. Dead soldiers and dead abominations lay permanently still, destined to move no more. The only life left on the planet, a cloaked figure, with yellow glowing hologram eyes, enveloped in shadow.
A blue transparent screen shone before him, hovering in the air and showing him his own image in real time, with a blinking red circle lighting the bottom of the screen. A stream of blue squares flew from the screen into a large metal box on the ground. The figure looked at the box, and he began to speak.
"So, you're probably wondering, who is this being, and how does he know I'm listening?" He began, swiveling his head to face at the screen, "well the short answer is that I don't. This is based on the assumption that one day, some sentient being will find this box and activate it. Included in the box is a full translator program which will read your mind and translate my speech to you in whatever language you're currently speaking."
"Whether or not this message gets to anyone is of no concern to me. I just have to get the events that brought me here off of my chest. You'll be getting everything from a third or even a first person view. After I finish, you'll know why I must leave, why I must erase my memories, and why this world is nothing more than a lifeless cinder. So without further ado, here is my story." He stated, pressing a button to commence his tale some time after the beginning.

07-Nov-2011 01:15:08 - Last edited on 15-Nov-2011 01:43:08 by Daganth

Daganth

Daganth

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Chapter1.Awakening
I awoke with a start, which was strange considering I didn't have to sleep. One of my soldiers had shaken me awake, and was now speaking to the rest of his squad.
"Thank god, he's awake." He said to the other soldiers.
I stared back at him, puzzled as to what he had thought had happened, but I pushed it out of my mind. I leaned toward him, bringing my eight foot tall stature to eye-level with him. "Excuse me, but could you be so kind as to explain to me what is going on here?" I inquired.
"Yes sir," he started, saluting me for some odd reason, "they're here."
I racked my brain to remember, but there were so many possibilities, I simply could not narrow it down enough. "Who's here?" I asked.
The soldier turned his head to look at a member of his squad, but his squadmate just shrugged. The soldier looked back at me and answered, "The enemy, sir. You know, the one you had to conquer the entire world in order to get us ready to fight?"
As he spoke, I instantly remembered what he was talking about. "Oh. That enemy. He wants to meet with me, I presume?" I asked.
"Yes sir. He said he wants to lower your morale before we have to fight him." Responded the soldier.
"Well then Mr. Wilkins, we'd better get going then. Come with me." I stated, walking out of the small shack I had fallen asleep in.
The soldier was puzzled by my behavior, I knew his name, and I wanted him to go with me? It must have seemed like madness. Wilkins didn't understand that I knew the names of every single person on the planet, as well as a great deal about them. It was part of an effort to form an attatchment to my soldiers.
As much as I knew, it wasn't an invasion of their personal privacy. Many commanders come and go, never learning the names of soldiers they have to send to their deaths, but I form an attatchment, because I intend to save as many as I can, while doing as much damage to the enemy as I can.
None of this was on my mind as I walked to the meeting ground.

07-Nov-2011 01:15:17 - Last edited on 22-Dec-2011 23:07:30 by Daganth

Daganth

Daganth

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"Sir, are you certain you won't be going with any soldiers?" Inquired the guard.
I paused for a moment to contemplate the thought, but scattered it with a wave of my hand. I shook my head, then explained my reasoning to the soldier, "Look, if this is a trap I can get out of it. The rest of you may be very well trained, but I will not have any of you die for fear of my own life. If I must live to preserve the rest so be it, however this simple meeting does not warrant the use of soldiers."
The soldier stopped for a moment, probably thinking of something to convice me otherwise, but he gave up, and nodded in acknowledgement of my decision. He stayed quiet for the rest of the walk, but soon we had made it to the meeting place. I stopped him with a signal, then spoke, "Your journey stops here, and changes direction. My journey continues to the meeting place. Don't worry about me, I'll make it back in one piece."
The soldier nodded, but a trace of doubt was everpresent within his gaze. I was about to ask him what was troubling him, then he answered my question with another, "What happens if you don't come back? What would I tell the troops then?"
I stood silent for a moment, but did not answer. I looked away, and continued to the meeting place. The truth was...I didn't know what I would have them do if I died now. However, I could not pass up the opportunity to view my enemy up close. I'd seen him before, we knew eachother's various titles, but it seemed that neither of us had a name, or at the very least, no name which we could remember.
I stood before a wooden doorway. The door itself was lying on the ground. It was thin, an the center was missing, as if something had kicked it in. As I looked around more, scorch marks covered the walls, and a few dead bodies lie on the floor. I felt pangs of sadness at seeing them, but pushed them out of my thoughts. The only thing I could do now is make sure this never happened to anyone again.

07-Nov-2011 01:15:28 - Last edited on 02-Jan-2012 21:41:51 by Daganth

Daganth

Daganth

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I scanned the room, finding yet another kicked in door. However, this door led to some sort of a plaza. Old, assymetric tiles formed the ground, and a decrepit fountain marked the center.
What caught my attention was the presence of dozens of enemy soldiers. All wearing the exact same armor. The armor seemed almost comical, being a bright green with a glossy sheen on the helmets and chestplates. Some of the troops lacked armor over their chin and mouths, others were completely protected.
As the armor grew more mechanical and burdening, rank seemed to increase, until I saw the most sophisticated armor among the bunch. I assumed this was the leader whom I was supposed to meet, since I had seen him wearing the armor before.
He spoke the moment my eyes rested upon him, impressive, considering he could only see some holograms in place of my eyes. "Ah, Commander. Good of you to join us." He stated, taking a false bow.
I crossed my arms noticeably, then responded, "Let's skip the formalities. You know me, I know you. We're here to discuss the terms of war."
"So buisiness-like. Makes me almost feel sorry for you. Fine then. We'll agree to a list of terms dictating what we can and cannot use, then bind this to our very existence so that we don't break them." He stated.
"Note that not only is it binded to you, it's also binded to every one of your troops. Same goes for my troops. If I break the rules, my troops and I cease to exist. If you break the rules, you and your troops cease to exist." I said.
"Hm...why not just bind the rules so that no matter where we go, it isn't possible to break said rules?" He asked.
I thought for a moment, "I don't see why not. Very well then. Starting, no time travel." I began.
"We already co-operated on a machine to make time travel impossible, which is in your possession if I'm not mistaken." He said.
"Never hurts to be careful." I respoded.
Eventually, we finished the list, and I used my power to give the list its own power.

07-Nov-2011 01:15:36 - Last edited on 02-Jan-2012 21:54:14 by Daganth

Daganth

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"Very well then. This meeting is concluded. Commander." He spoke, outstretching his armored hand.
I said nothing, but we shook hands, then departed to head to our own ways. I walked back out of the plaza, then notice something from the corner of my eye, hiding within the room. It was the soldier I had previously ordered to leave.
"Mr. Wilkins, what are you doing here?" I inquired.
"You ask me to come along, then tell me I can't go to the meeting? Seemed pretty suspicious, so I came back and listened in on the meeting." He said, smiling confidently.
"Excellent work Mr. Wilkins. You see, I wanted to test you on whether or not you'd be able to question orders, to do something if anything is out of place. You passed with flying colors, which brings me to my next statement. You are officially promoted to my second-in-command." I stated.
John was flabbergasted at my strange tactics, and began a string of denials, all of which I countered. Eventually he took a road of modesty, stating that there must be someone better for the job. I assured him the opposite was true, and eventually I got him to side with me.
"Why me, anyway?" He questioned.
"Why, you ask? I've read the reports about you. You survived quite an ordeal during World War 3, and nobody in your command had died. I need someone like that around if I expect to win. I need a soldier who's capable of sending men off to die, but smart enough to ensure victory at little to no cost." I explained.
"Sir, those were split second decisions, had anything been out of place, everyone would have died." He said.
"However, nothing was out of place. I'll need you to command this army until I can come up with a way for our troops to harm them." I explained.
"Wait...our weapons are useless?" He inquired.
"Undoubtedly so. I am close to a solution though. Well, several. Advanced armor, weapons, some biological weapons, and some strange beings that I can bring life to. You can't tell the troops though. Morale will plummet."

07-Nov-2011 01:15:46 - Last edited on 06-Jun-2012 03:01:30 by Daganth

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"I see commander. It will plummet because if word gets out that you're working on anything special, it'll mean that current weapons are useless, which is what you're trying to avoid going public with." He stated, knowing exactly what he was talking about.
"Precisely Mr.Wilkins. Just keep the enemy at bay until I finish working on a few things. I must add though, our weapons aren't entirely useless. Some of the weaker enemies have weak spots, and some of their armor isn't strong enough to stand up to heavy artillery and nukes. Unfortunantely, most of their army is immune to these, so the most it could do is slow them down a bit." I explained.
We continued walking back to the temporary camp, where the squad had been assigned. The moment they saw me they saluted, but I told them to be at ease, and they complied. We packed up everything, then drove off in the military transport vehicle. As strong as it was, I doubted its ability to hold up against the enemies we would soon face.
The troops wanted to know what had gone down at the meeting, but I could never let them know. Even John Wilkins knew the barest of details, but he mistook it for something other than what it was. I informed the troops of Mr.Wilkins' change in rank, and requested a transmitted to let the others know as well.
I informed my armies worldwide of the change in rank, and informed them that we would soon be at war. I did not inform them of any expected length, because I wasn't entirely sure how long this would drag out. After deploying a few morale-boosting speeches, I handed back the transmitter to Mr. Bosely, who seemed a bit happier from hearing my speech.
Once we returned to the base, the troops saluted me, but I told them to be at ease, and relax a bit. They cheered for me a bit, complimenting me on the speech, but resumed their composure soon afterward. I returned to my 'house', and headed into the underground complex beneath it, where I would stay for the next several months.

07-Nov-2011 01:15:58 - Last edited on 02-Jan-2012 22:18:28 by Daganth

Daganth

Daganth

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Chapter2.Hope From Ashes
It's been ten long years since I met the Enemy to discuss the terms of our war. In those ten years, I learned that I could have never been any less prepared. In those ten years, I learned why my old self had me unite the world under a single flag.
Our small-arms were nigh-useless against their armor. Our bullets literally bounced off of The Enemy's armor. We tried everything from increasing the speed of our rounds, increasing the density, nothing seemed to work. Our bullets only seemed to stagger them for a second or two.
Fortunantely massive rounds like tank shells, artillery shells, and naval bombardment guns seemed to work. Bombs worked pretty well too, so we used massive bombardments to keep the enemy lines back. We couldn't figure out where The Enemy had been producing so many soldiers, so we just hit everything we could.
Eventually we were running low on high explosives and ammunition for tanks, artillery, and ships. The Enemy surged past our defenses faster than we could re-establish them. Eventually we pulled back to designated chokepoints to funnel smaller amounts of them in.
So we had a proper defense again. Nobody was dying, well...barring millions of The Enemy. We thought we had it pretty good too, right up until The Enemy showed up with aircraft of his own. We did our best, taking out aircraft in a 100:1 ratio, but it was the same story with the infantry. There were just too many to hold back.
We concentrated massive efforts on local AA and SAMs, but for every one we shot down, twenty more took its place. We didn't have a chokepoint to funnel The Enemy's Aircraft in, so they pushed us back.
By this point we resorted to using tactical nuclear strikes to render extremely large portions of The Enemy's Airforce useless, but our reserves were running dry, and the message I had left for myself had told me that I needed as many nukes as possible. Beats me what I wanted to do with those nukes, but I suppose I'll find out soon.

07-Nov-2011 01:16:06 - Last edited on 07-Jan-2012 05:37:48 by Daganth

Daganth

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Eventually all of our forces were carrying high explosive weaponry for battle against infantry, as well as missile launchers to take out Enemy aircraft. We were running out of supplies fast, but there seemed to be no specific chain of command, and there was no way to break through Enemy lines.
I considered using a spy satellite long ago, and did so. It brought up nothing. Just huge masses of The Enemy advancing in all directions. How they were all being fed was a complete mystery to my troops and I.
The Enemy kept pushing, managing to drive the world into parts of the US, scattered areas of Russia, some parts of Europe, and isolated islands all over the world. Our navies, our airforce...mostly gone. We only had a few bombers left, and a fleet of Nuclear armed subs will probably backfire on us.
Now I'm almost finished with something I think will help us. What I'm planning will take massive advanatage of The Enemy's huge numbers. It will backfire, but at least it'll be something we can actually kill this time.
I've engineered a super-virus. I based it off of some old zombie tales, but with a difference. The zombie virus mutates into several random types every time it infects a new host, so every zombie is different. The virus is also combined with a bit of my power, so the zombies will be able to kill The Enemy with a bit of ease, slicing through armor like butter.
The zombies won't be invincible to my troops, but they'll be tough to kill with the specifications I've had in mind for this virus. Sad thing is, those zombies will be able to infect me as well. I won't be taken over of course, but it'll hurt for the duration of the infection.
I've had to repel repeated assaults on the 'house', delaying my progress significantly. They sent almost a thousand troops yesterday. I believe the mass of The Enemy is still a few days away, but in any case I'd better hurry. I've lost billions of people. I can't let their sacrifice be in vain.

07-Nov-2011 01:16:14 - Last edited on 06-Jun-2012 03:02:09 by Daganth

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