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Player Name: Zappa
Personal LJ : zappa_slave
AIM Contact: zappaslave
Character Name: MarKus Haley aka Kamen Rider Technica
Source Canon: Original canon: "Frame Rider: Technica"
Community Tag: [MarKus Haley]

Notes:
Theme Songs:
MarKus : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKcaK8kw2PI Iron Attack - Cavalry Maid
MarKus (upgrade) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX4G1zDaMl0 Iron Attack - Daemon Eraser
Greg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nxMP764ifg Iron Attack - Cloud Unties Blue
Rathan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO0Y4Wpi-UI Iron Attack - Deadly Drive
Lorelei: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cfjOGE8Bv0 Iron Attack - Peace by Force
Gryllus Percolatis/Final Battle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qLqbGHa0S4 Demetori - Necrofantasia (Remix)
Final Battle - Climax (Trombe! Override) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JABwTOYg-vU - Iron Attack - Sparking!


This is here just to give an idea on what the monsters do.

Enemy Percolatis Notes :
Lanpyris Percolatis: Right hand is a large carapace sphere. Primarily bashes.
Epilachna Percolatis: Has two additional arms at the shoulders for long range strikes. Super strength at standard size (throws cars)
Bellcricetus Percolatis: Capable of flight. Uses strikes or fly-by attacks.
Sepultura Percolatis: Armed with a sword and shield shaped carapace. Acts as though it knows human swordplay
Tarantes Percolatis: Has two additional arms at the shoulders for long range strikes. Spits webbing-like stickiness.
Uca Percolatis: OHGOD powerful. Requires team attacks to damage/defeat
Gryllus Percolatis: Reflects (most) single and double-team attacks. Takes a triple-team to defeat. Has claws on arms and shoulders for stabbing action.

Enemy TECZ Notes :
TECZ FCs - Standard TECZ grun mechs. Stands for Frame Command (the on-foot grunts they "command" are inconsequential and nonpresent). Uses machine guns mounted with bayonets, leg missile pods, and a heat-bladed tonfa.
TECZ FCkai: Piloted by Gregory Winthrop. Powered up FC.
Type-K "Axiak": Piloted by Rathan Johnson. Similar to the Type-T, but houses plasma canons in the hands. It punches stuff a lot. Pilot is a douche. It has beam pistols, but, hardly uses them.
Type-I "Ekard": Piloted by Lorelei Bosse. Fairly decent underwater. Primarily fights from a distance, with solid rounds. Weilds a plasma canon as well. Pilot is somewhat lazy. Has a larger gun with a mounted bayonet, and uses it fairly effectively in melee.
Type-G1 "Hercus": A Bronze AP Frame. Primarily melee based
Type-G2 "Ketaros": A Silver AP Frame. Primarily ranged based
Type-G3 "Caucasus": A Gold AP Frame. Balanced between melee and ranged.

Background: A brief timeline
-17 years before start: MarKus Haley is born, yay!

-14 years before start: The meteor containing the Percolatii crashes on Earth, landing in a major city. Percolatii are reported to emerge from the meteor, and begin killing publicly to replace their way into humanity. Shortly thereafter, several Percolatii who have replaced influential people pool their resources and create TECZ so they can be in control of anti-Percolatis operations. Battles against the Percolatii threat, unknown to all but those in control of the organization, are nothing more than staged performances.

-13 years before the start: MarKus’s parents are killed in an accident. Two Percolatii, who by chance happened to be nearby but not responsible for the accident, took their appearance and continued to raise MarKus as best they could

-5 years before start: Work begins on specialized AP-Frames. Both MarKus's parents are on the development team, although unaware of TECZ’s true objectives. A PR campaign to reassure people that TECZ is only just starting in their campaign against the Percolatis threat backfires, MarKus’s parents fearing for their lives if their identities are discovered.

MarKus grew up the child of independent mech designers. Though frequently employed by military factions, they were free to move about and do as they pleased. Due to a semi-nomadic life, having to move depending on the contract request, MarKus was given little time to make friends outside various mechanics and designers who were tolerant to children hanging about the hangar. When MarKus wasn't spending time watching television, he was loitering about the hangars they were stationed, learning from his 'friends' about constructing and repairing machines. MarKus would come to use this knowledge to help his parents with future projects.

The time MarKus didn't spend in the hangars was spent mostly glued to a television. He grew up watching a weekly series called Kamen Rider, which changed themes yearly. Watching this show, he grew fond of its over-the-top charismatic heroes and action. MarKus came to idolize the heroes he watched, so much that he wanted to be like them. At age ten, he tried teaching himself martial martial arts and gymnastics. Without proper training, it only led to him being slightly above average, and constantly running around on equipment in hangars.

As such they arrange to steal the Type-T “Technica” a week before its official field run, designing its AI to simulate going berserk and running off while detonating a series of explosive to simulate an attack while they steal all the data on it. The plan is to simply use the Type-T and its data as a bargaining chip to ensure their protection, which goes off without a hitch except MarKus finds it before his parents do.

Unaware that their son is in possession of the Type-T and without the Frame, MarKus’s parents have no choice but to go into hiding. MarKus, meanwhile, uses the Type-T on two separate occasions in staged Percolatii battles, defeating them before the TECZ forces could arrive. However, knowing it wasn’t his, MarKus resolved to return the machine to its rightful owners...

Personality: MarKus didn't get to grow up around other kids, so it makes him come off as selfish and self-centered when it comes to dealing with those he doesn't know. While not intentionally rude, MarKus can't seem that way in a first encounter before realizing that he's not with his parents, and he can't have his way all the time. MarKus is quite often loud and over-the-top, which isn't to say he hasn't been influenced by what he sees on TV, but it's the way he'd come to learn to get others attention when he wanted or needed it. Doubling up on his "loudness", whenever he works, there's typically some sort of loud rock or metal genre music playing, loud to the point that it's drowning out the sound of him working, but likely wrecking the eardrums of those around him.

When MarKus pilots, that's when it shines through that he's watched too many kid's action shows, and even still at his age. MarKus prefers to be dramatic, rather than strategic in battle, calling attacks and posing when it seems he has an open opportunity to do so. He often lets his heroism get the better of him, and lets his mech get damaged instead of logically dodging, or throwing it in the way of protecting innocents and teammates. After all, as long as he is okay, he can just rebuild the machine, right?

During times before, or after a mission (that wasn't impromptu) MarKus wears an outfit that's supposed to be his rendition of a Kamen Rider. This outfit is made of a painted space helmet and a mostly black motocross outfit. The point of wearing this is so it's less obvious it's him piloting the Frame, and keeps suspicion off him and his parents for having stolen the unit. While wearing it outside of combat, he does his best to act calm, cool, and collected, and even tries changing his voice. While it's easy to put together that MarKus isn't around when "Kamen Rider Technica" is, he's going to try and deny it for as long as he possibly can.

Capabilities and Resources: MarKus grew up around mechanics and giant machines, so he has an incredible grasp on mecha design and repair. He couldn't build or design one on his own, but he can repair them quite well, and has an increased grasp on reading schematics.

(For Combatants or Commanders)
Robot Name: AP-Frame Type T "Technica"
Robot Description: The AP-Frame Type T is a privately commissioned mech of a larger project that intended to combat against the increasing Percolatis forces attacking Earth. It was meant to run alongside the Types Y, I, B as a squad. The Type T, "Technica" was meant for close combat use, and primarily uses it's bulky, yet maneuverable legs as it's highest damaging component. Aside from it's multi-purpose weapons, it's primary weapon system are the short-range plasma canons concealed in it's feet. Firing them requires charging the canons, and once fully charged, it only has 5 minutes until they need to be fired, or cause an overload to the canons and blow out the legs. Added on to the mech was an anti-beam coated cloak, which MarKus installed improperly. Rather than setting it as a mantle over the mech's shoulders, it wraps around the neck and trails like a scarf, though the mech can grab it and pull it over the front to implement as a barrier.

It's other armaments include a set of 4 multi-purpose weapons. While they primarily appear as beam-bladed hatchets, gripping it from the top side of the "blade" changes the function to a gun. The beam edge can also be redirected to the top to function as a beam saber.

Standard between all the AP-Frames is its ability to move at mach speeds for brief periods of time. For the Type-T itself, these use the same generator for the plasma canons in the feet. While this makes the Frame the fastest among the others, it blocks usage of these weapons.
Terrain Stats : Space: B, Air: B, Land: A, Water: B

Upgraded Robot Name : AP-Frame Type T-a "Technica aerial"
The AP-Frame was designed for an optional set of vernier thrusters for flight, but the mech was stolen before the machinery was finished. The mech will eventually receive a set of these as a "care package" from MarKus's parents.
Sent later with the vernier is a large, multi-purpose canon intended for underwater combat. The canon operates in reverse, using weak, short burst sound waves to propel the mech holding it. From this grip, the canon houses six rockets and a 40mm chaingun. Turning the canon around, pointing the sound wave emitted, it can be charged and fired, releasing a large destructive wave of sound and pressure. While it can be wielded above water, its weight keeps the Type-T from moving too quickly as well as lowering the efficiency of the sound canon.
Terrain Stats : Space: A, Air: A, Land: A, Water: A

Upgraded Robot Name : AP-Frame Type T-F "Technica Finale"
Upgraded Robot Description : This is the fully utilized version of "Technica" that MarKus entirely overlooked during the development of the Type T. The off-colored X design on the chest is actually an additional set of ‘arms’ that open up and operates from the back of the Frame. Each 'arm' is a set of semi-magnetized plates run along a 50 meter wire. The last plates are segmented and mechanized for use as additional hands, the next plates behind those equipped with thrusters. Enabling this 'mode' also doubles the output of the generators, increasing overall performance and granting a slight beam coating-effect over the machine.
Terrain Stats : Space: A, Air: A, Land: S, Water: A

(For Anyone who has one)
Job: MarKus serves as one of the mechanics to his own mech. As he learned from his parents, he is able to work on most any real-type, and then, perhaps even others should he watch work be done on it.

Example Event List:

Mission 01: Oveture
Necessary Cast: MarKus Haley (Type T "Technica"), Gregory Whinthrop (TECZ FCkai)
Location: Any
Enemies: Lanpyris Percolatis, Epilachna Percolatis
This is basically just an introductory mission for MarKus and the Technica canon. There’s a Percolatis attack, MarKus shows up to stop them, and shortly thereafter the TECZ force lead by Gregory arrives to deal with the Percolatii and recover the Type-T. For this mission, the TECZ forces are allies. After all the Percolatii are defeated or run off, however, an overly-anxious TECZ trooper fires on MarKus, scaring him off and earning some choice words from Gregory. After that, the TECZ forces leave.

Mission 02: Blow Me Away
Necessary Cast: MarKus Haley (Type T "Technica")
Location: Any
Enemies: Rathan Johnson (Type K "Axiak"), TECZ FCs
Fairly basic filler mission. MarKus and the PCs are doing something already and the Type K Axiak and other TECZ, piloted by Rathan, attack to try to recover the Type T. They cite that there's been a policy shift with TECZ and Gregory's last wishes don't matter now. They’re eventually driven off, but the Type-T is severely damaged in one way or another.

Mission 03: Make a Move
Necessary Cast: MarKus Haley (Type T "Technica") -> (Type T-A "Technica aerial"), Gregory Winthrop (Type Y "AXI")
Location: Any
Enemies: Rathan Johnson (Type K "Axiak"), Type G1 "Hercus", Type G2 "Caucasus", Type G3 "Keratos", TECZ FCs
Rathan returns to attack again, this time backed up by a trio of other new special AP Frames, whose users don't really talk much and what they do is all business. With all four of them, plus the TECZ grunts, MarKus starts to get driven back into a corner before he gets a transmission from an unknown source (actually his parents, who have since figured out he’s piloting the Type T), which provides him the codes to activate the Type T’s flight and high-mobility functions. At the same time Gregory Winthrop makes his dynamic return using the stolen Type-Y AXI, cockblocking the G2 Caucasus. He's quickly labeled a Percolatis by the TECZ forces, which he doesn't really deny, but he doesn't deny being a human either. At any rate, between everyone's combined efforts, they're able to beat back the TECZ forces.

EVENT THINGY: MarKus reunites with his parents/gets the information for other weapons for the Type-T. They'll be around as NPCs doing whatever.

Mission 04: Family System
Necessary Cast: MarKus Haley (Type T "Technica") -> (Type-T-F "Technica Finale"), Gregory Whinthrop (Type-Y "Axi"), MarKus's parents
Location: City/Factory (mech)
Enemies: Rathan Johnson (Type K "Axiak"), TECZ FC
As a change of pace, TECZ launches an assault on the PCs’ base of operations (probably when they’re also being tied up with another attack by a similar corporation/organization) under the claim that it’s been infiltrated by Percolatii. There’s fighting every-which-way and it all leads up to Rathan managing to capture MarKus’s parents, revealing they are Percolatii, and killing them like the asshole he is. This disengages the final security code on the Type-T, activating its Finale form, which MarKus promptly uses to kill Rathan in whatever way. Rest of the mission boils down to just driving off the remaining TECZ forces.

EVENT THINGY: Examining some strange materials (actually meteor fragments) in the Type K and other wrecked FCs, not found in the Type T or Y, along with an autopsy of Rathan’s remains, leads Gregory to suspect that the TECZ AP-Frames are causing mutations in their pilots. Gregory and MarKus are left stumped as to why they'd do that though.

Mission 05: Scary Monsters
Necessary Cast: MarKus Haley (Type T "Technica"), Gregory Whinthrop (Type Y "Axi")
Enemies: Dynastinae Percolatis (Type G1 "Hercus"), Papilionidae Percolatis (Type G2 "Caucasus"), Sacer Percolatis (Type G3 "Keratos"), Uca Percolatis, Bellcricetus Percolatis, Sepultura Percolatis, Tarantes Percolatis
Gregory gets contected by a former TECZ grunt that worked under him that the group is funnelling a lot of resources into an expedition somewhere, and the White Chalice, suspecting the worst, goes to investigate. The site in question turns out to be ground zero for the meteor that the Percolatis came to Earth on years ago, and TECZ is trying to excavate the largest fragments of it. When the protagonists do show up, however, things go straight to hell and the various people turn into Percolatii. A fight breaks loose, and the G-type AP Frames make a return too. Them being wrecked is an option too, since in the event they do their pilots just come out and supersize.

There are two big events in this fight: first, that Gregory manages to take down the Caucasus after pushing the AXI to the breaking point... only for the Papilionidae Percolatis to emerge from it, go supersize, and tear the AXI apart before being fended off by whatever. The other is that the Uca Percolatis ultimately stonewalls us while the other TECZ forces flee with the meteorite fragments, and a combo attack is necessary to take him down.

Mission 06: To Hell We Ride (Frame Rider Technica Finale.)
Necessary Cast: MarKus Haley (Type T "Technica"), Gregory Whinthrop (Type Y "Axi")
Location: Some place with soft ground that makes it ideal for drilling
Enemies: Dynastinae Percolatis, Papilionidae Percolatis, Sacer Percolatis, Bellcricetus Percolatis, Sepultura Percolatis, Tarantes Percolatis, Gryllus Percolatis (Final Boss!)
TECZ is finally located in some area where drilling would not be difficult and releasing tremendous amounts of radiation, and due to past experiences with them MarKus, Gregory, and co. are not liable to let this go uninvestigated. When the protagonists arrive, they'll find that TECZ is attempting to use technology to tunnel into the Earth before planting the irradiated fragments into it. The TECZ president, actually the Gryllus Percolatis, explains the general gist of the plan. The fragments will stimulate mutations in the world populace, turning some of them into Percolatii while everyone else gets to die from it; all for the sake of creating a new world for the Percolatii to live on.

Of course, this is bullshit, since that isn't even necessary for Percolatii because of their abilities to mimic people, and by all means players can point that out. At which point we fight to stop the plan. It's here that Gregory finally ends his rivalry with the Papilionidae Percolatis, defeating it for good, and everyone joining together eventually takes down the Gryllus Percolatis and destroys both the drill and the meteorite fragments.

With TECZ's defeat, the Percolatii threat to the Earth Sphere is nullified. The same can't be said for individual Percolatii, but they aren't all evil and so there's at least hope for the future.

Sample Post: With only few more adjustments left, he'd finally be done with the Type-T.

Rather, it was already done, MarKus was simply busying himself with personalizing it. "Just tighten these and I'm doooone!" he exclaimed, though nobody else was around to actually hear him. He was just about to get there when an alarm went off on his watch.

"Aww... already? Damn, shoulda been..." he cut himself off, then peered over the shoulder of the mech he'd been working on. "Well, no faster way than this!" Gripping his gloves into the anti-beam cloak he'd been bolting around the collar plates of the Type-T, he did his best to repel down. But, he hadn't done anything like it before, so it quickly turned into a struggle to gradually climb down without falling a dozen meters to the hangar's hard concrete below.

Finally, on the ground, he sighed, after a ten foot drop from the end of the cloak. "Fuck... NOT doing that again..." From there MarKus broke into a full sprint, weaving between other TECZ mecha, dodging officers and officials, ignoring the cursing and scolding any of his elders or superiors were trying to give him in the meantime.

They should know by now this was a Friday routine. Every Friday. Since he got here. You'd think they'd clear the halls, or expect him to be coming by now. Then again, it's not everyday you have some eighteen year old punk dashing through the halls trying to watch a television show targeted for audiences 12-15! He simply never outgrew watching the stuff, and it was that time again to watch the latest episode of Masked Rider.

But they'd pretty much barred him from watching it on the base, due to his excessive excitement, and the weekly rampages through the halls, so it was off to his parent's quarters, slightly off base, to watch. Upon arriving at the door, he ran his shoulder into it, simply to stop his momentum instantly, rather than slowing down long before. The door swings open, and he nearly runs into his mother, who's trying to answer it.

"Ahh, that's right, it's Friday, isn't it?"

"Yeah Ma! Sorry! I know I know... Don't run into the door!" he replies while running through their small, supplied housing. Literally, MarKus slides into his parent's room, with the only TV in the residence. Snatching up the remote, he frantically flips channels until he gets to one of the tell tale commercials signaling the start of viewing block.