moonshineTheleocat

Hey dusty, don't forget about your thread with heroes visiting Harbringer's home

Machina could do villain. Nothing says villain like a good ole kick in the nads, and a concussion blaster to the face.

Would you like to start it? I'll be doing a mass posting when I get home.

@Dusty, did you still want to do the rp where Machina stops by HoT's house for a friendly visit?

Well, Machina is definitely involved. She voided his noninterference policy :3. He might have one of his drones follow her though, maybe she'll get a very literal friendly visit at her shop. "Sooooo... This is where you cadoodled the pooch on your first night as a villain.... And uh.... Stay out of trouble! Oh... And how much to repair this helmet?"

I hope I played the blow well enough Dusty! For Machina's Canon... think of something like Samus's rounds from super metroid. The stunlance was a less than lethal inspiration from Deus Ex, Human Revolutions. It's not sharp, but most of it's damage comes from the high voltage electricity. It can only cut if he purposely overloads it.

She's given enough tell for Machina to get out of the way... but she looks like she really needs that punch at this point :x.

That's then it'd be just three with that logic . Machina has a Non-interferance policy for the most part, unless he feels he needs to get involved. His primary concerned was platnum. Now he's being attacked himself X3

Who's the half? Is there just a pair of legs running around?

Being called a Buck made Harbringer that mad? Dear lord, what sort of issues did she have in her childhood!? O.o

Depends on what his superiors think then XD. Just wait till you run into the same situation that Fable and Farcry 4 presented. Two sides are at odds. One wants freedom, and feels that he's enslaved by their superior. The other is a dictator ruling with an iron fist, but does what he is doing because he knows full well that the other side will result to a fate much worse without him. On first glance, you'd think the dictator is an evil jerk. But until you start hanging around the subjects, you start to realize where they'd be without him or with someone who was kinder. You can't call either of them evil, and the karma is subjective :3. Farcry 4's story was written knowing full well that the players wouldn't be paying too much attention to the story. And those that do would be like "Wait... hold on... WHAT!?" when they hear of either faction's plans closer to the end of the game. Even though ALL the clues were there ahead of time. I suggest he carries around a looking glass to see how much his superiors want the guy punished, as they determine who gets what.

I'd love to get Machina involved. He'll mostly start off as an observer. Collecting data on both Villains and Heroes.

I meant that it'll be incredibly difficult for his powers to be fully realized XD. In other words, he is literally the weakest hero so far... even against most villains, until he finds someone that meets his criteria. The only thing that he has going for him is super strength, and the stamina of an inkjet printer. Collective karma means all of your actions that could be just things that varies greatly from view to view. If the person does something they genuinely believe is for the best, but it's at the inconvience of others, their karma would be negative, but they wouldn't be evil or wicked. For someone to be evil or wicked, they'd pretty much need to be a psychopath, a sociopath, or knowingly do evil acts for the sake of evil, power, or some selfish gain. So... Dr. Doom isn't really evil, he just has bad Karma. But Tirek, and Sombra are wicked to the core, because they do decisively evil things for personal gains with no one else in their best interest.

Ciraxis might have just created the most situational hero ever XD. In most cases he won't put out the hurting when you think about the difference between wickedness and collective karma. Even to villains:P

So... it looks like there are two entities that are looking to keep heroes and villains path of destruction in check. Machina - Who mostly watches over fights and collateral damage in person. Operating mostly under the influence of the Academy and his own motivation. And EPIC - Which is an unmanaged organization with some methods that are over the law. Now we just need our own version of XCOM. Also Dio; Machina will be keeping his eye on Morpheus. So when do we kick this off?

I'm reminded of two face.

Super Hero/ Super Villain Name: “Machina” And under certain circumstances “Deus ex Machina” Alias: Java Powers: Machina does not have any sort of supernatural power, or at least one that he does not know of yet. Instead he employs the use of his wits, technology, and general earth pony advantages to make short work of the upcoming adversities. Mechanized prosthetic legs: His primary set of gadgets, Machina’s bread and butter, and the core of Java’s Machina persona. All four of his mechanical legs share similar functions. Each one equipped with a suitable version of a stun lance, a chargeable concussion canon, and talons. Gadgets: Even hero’s with mechanical legs need some sort of back up plan. And Machina is quite capable of manufacturing them for the occasion or for other heroes. Drones: Flying automated robots. Usually mimicking some sort of creature. When Machina is out in the field, he usually brings only three with him. These usually aid him in the supportive role that he often prefers to take. Often by creating barriers, acting as surveillance, medical protocols… etc etc. Cyber suit: A powered body suit that acts as both the pony’s armor and his costume. The cyber suit only covers the barrel of the stallion’s body and his head, leaving the mechanized limps completely exposed. The suit features a helmet with integrated software, and a single thruster jetpack on the stallion’s back. Lining the back of the suit are also closed ports to allow him to interface correctly with his power armor. The helmet’s software includes an AI assistant named AIDA, and a multi-functioned visor equipped with a targeting UI, and several information based protocols such as scanning, analytical enviorment lab, and database inquiries. Project Deus: Project Deus is a modular power armor that Machina had developed with the all intents and purposes of creating an incredibly destructive force to be reckon with. His reasoning was to provide a fall back plan in the case of a dire emergency. Standing at twice the size of a pony, the armor does have a few flaws behind it, namely that once activated it begins to quickly degrade and fall apart as long as it’s active. The suit also has a safety mechanic that locks some of its functions away until certain conditions are met. The stallion quite literally can never find a reason to justify using it, so it just collects dust in the academy’s hangar. Backstory: There was a stallion who never thought he’d get involved with the super hero crowd. He was more interested in keeping to himself and competing with his cousin’s lab through feats of engineering. The two cousins always tried to one up each other. But there was always a few rules to their battles of the brain. The most important one was that these creations must solve a problem. And the last creation made by Java would lead to the start of Machina. After watching ponies of amazing feats and powers constantly save civilians, destroy cities, cause havoc. Or restore the order, something did dawn upon the pony. What would happen when an incredibly powerful hero goes rogue? Or mighty villains cropped up, but nothing could stop them? The simple solution was to create something that could be used in such emergencies that it’d keep them in check. And thus Project [Redacted] was created. The device was created with pure power in mind. Very few limiters were added to it, and no expense was spared in it’s creation. But when it came to testing, the device performed beautifully… but was in capable of correctly shielding it’s power, thus irreparably damaging it’s pilot, Java, and destroyed his legs. His cousin was the one that created a new set of legs for Java. And even though his exploits had backfired on him, it never quite damaged his optimism. Instead of being dismayed at the addition of prosthetics and some implants to his body, he just saw it as a new chapter and took on the persona of Machina. After making some quick modifications, he joined the Academy as a contributor. Doing so by using his position as a head engineer of Eclipse Aerospace Laboratories to craft and donate equipment for use by the students and officials. Apperance: Earthy brown fur, and a darker brown hair to boot. The stallion really doesn’t have much speaking for him about his natural color pallet. His metallic limbs are a shade of a cool bluish gray with a stone like finish. The limbs affix themselves to the sockets of the original limbs and have small plates that climb up and over the shoulder plates and hips and end at the spine. His Cyber Suit, which has the same cool blue-gray finish looks nearly mechanical in design while flushly fitting to the pony’s body. The fabric ends just under his jaw line, and runs down the barrel of his body to his flanks. But does not cover up his legs. Metal plates were attached to the suit, and were carefully milled in a functional design. Both to allow for ease of movement while providing ample protection, and to allow for small emitters to poke out of the armoring. The back piece is a single flush chassy of metal that only goes a few inches past his shoulder blades, and holds a single thruster. His helmet covers the majority of his head, but leaves his lower jaw uncovered. His eyes are shielded by a blueish-green visor. Notable Allies: Royal Platinum : It’s hard to explain the relationship between these two. Friendship wouldn’t probably be the best word to describe it, though it’s close. And the two’s motives are too different from one another for them to be true allies. Notable Enemies: [Unknown] General Notability: Machina might often be mistaken as a sidekick, as he often prefers to stay in the back and fill a supportive role. Also acting as surveillance and recording information on both heroes and villains. However, he’s fully capable of handling himself when it comes to it. The pony also has a massive number of tricks up his sleeve with just his standard equipment alone. Such as firing the cannon’s in his hooves to “Rocket Jump” off of solid surfaces or to increase the impact of his punches. And overcharging his stun lance to create an ionized sword. While in combat or giving chase, his preferred method of transportation is using the thruster on his back. While not a full jet pack, it’s primary use is to allow Machina to power slide or skate his way to the finish.

Artist aren't the only one's who're getting shafted like that. Software Engineers and Programmers have the same problem too. You're a student in need of an internship? Up starting companies will bring you on board, not pay you... but have you design -their- product from the ground up. Which will be sold commercially with not a single bit of compensation on your end. But that's ok, because it gets you -experience-. Worse when the application in mention has specifications and technical restraints that your average "script kiddie" would not be able to comprehend, along with the company themselves. If you are compensated... most companies undervalue you.