Saving/Destroying the World with Giant Robots! Let's play Super Robot Wars OG II

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And a word for people unfamiliar with Super Robot Wars titles:

It's a series of turn-based strategy games. It's a bit similar to Fire Emblem - it's split into missions, which you usually take in a set order (although there are frequent route splits, so each gameplay might have a different set of missions). You move your units on a tile-based map, and when you choose to engage an enemy, you pick a weapon/attack to do so (each has its own properties - they might consume ammo or energy, they have certain min. and max. range and attack power, some attacks are usable only if the robot didn't move this turn, etc). The attacked unit chooses whether to try to dodge (reduces chance to hit by half), block (reduces damage taken by 50%) or to counterattack with an attack of its own.

An extremely important element of the game are Spirit Skills - abilities that you activate on a pilot before making a move with his or her robot. They consume SPs (spirit points), and provide buffs - a +30% chance to hit and dodge until the next turn, a 100% chance to dodge the next enemy attack, x2 damage dealt by your next attack, etc. They are a representation of your pilots pushing themselves to their limits, emotional fortitude, burning passion, or anything else that fits the situation. Enemies tend to be unnamed mooks, so they usually use no Spirit Skills. So, just like in giant robot anime.

These are the very basics - there are many gameplay elements more, but that should be enough to understand how the game works.

Now, story-wise. SRW titles usually have the premise of taking giant robots, pilots and plots of several mecha anime, mashing them together in a way to form an extremely complicated yet still somehow coherent storyline, and sprinkling it up with original characters and plots of your own. Some titles are related to each other (SRW Alpha 1, 2, 3 and Alpha Gaiden are all in the same timeline), others are standalone.

So, this is Original Generation II. OG means that the plot, pilots and giant robots are entirely original - created by Banpresto, rather than taken from various mecha shows. Which allowed the game to be actually released outside Japan. OG II is the sequel to SRW Original Generations, so you're going to see frequent mentions of previous achievements of Kyosuke and company. Lamia is a new character though.

If Oslecamo doesn't mind, I think I'll post videos with attacks of various mecha - only those that are in the team so far, of course. That way people who didn't play a SRW title yet will have a better grasp of the game.

So yeah, all video links outside the main story delivered by either Cubey, Prime32 or some other person.
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Name's Nanbu. Kyosuke Nanbu.

I used to be a gambling addict. I still am, but now I'm a freaking rich gambling addict. And I got my personal giant robot. And I get paid to blow stuff up.  And diplomatic immunity on top of all that. Life's good.

How did I get all of that you can ask? Well to make things short I got lucky. Big war started, I was full of debts and so had to join the military. First trying out dangerous prototypes, then as my side started running short of soldiers was sent to the frontline. And behold, when the dust settles, not only my side is victorious, but I'm one of the last officers standing, so I get a good chunck of the rewards and praise. I could've used it to pay my gambling debts, but unfortenely all the people to who I owed money died in the war. Shame isn't it? I drink in their memory now and then.


And now seems like I've had a drink too much. Seems like I passed out and started dreaming.


Hmm, I'm pretty sure I never fought in that battle...


Hey, who's the red haired guy?


Her girlfriend? Seems a good pair to me. Now let's see some action...

Waitaminute, that's me? Hmm, looking good with that new red paint job.


Bring it on sonny. I've being kicking robot ass even before you were  brandishing your first oversized sword.


That gotta hurt something. Now let's see who's standing...



WHAT? What's this? Just when this dream was geting good! I don't need some freaking history recap, I've already gone trough that!

Oh, great, clock's ringing, gotta go to work again. Note to self: don't drink stuff we recovered from the battlefields whitout the lab brains carefully analyzing it first.

...


Here's me, handsome, viril, strong, reporting for duty at the military base.


Here's my first loyal bitch slave girlfriend subordinate, Excellen Browning. Great sniper, but I still have to find a way to make her stay silent for more than 5 seconds.


And here's my second loyal minion underling expendable subordinate, Brooklyn Luckfield, Bullet for his friends. Guy's a good shooter, but piss him off and he's almost as dangerous as me in melee.


This is Bullet's girlfriend. She used to be a mecha pilot herself, but then got a nasty head wound during the war and well, let's say nobody trusted her with an engine of mass destruction again.


And this is Excellen, geting in people's private lifes again.


Oh, look, they seem to finally have repaired the Shirogane, the first mothership built by humanity. I had the honor of serving on it some time. It was just a coincidence that it stoped worcking just after I joined the crew!


And that's my current boss. Doesn't seem to deal very well with me being a living legend and he just being some obscure bureaucrat.


Shirogane? I swear I'm inocent! That damn reactor blew itself up!


Oh, wait, you wanted to hire me to serve in your ship? How much you're paying punk? I don't work cheap...

So, after losing several times in poker to captain Lee, I find myself forced to fight in the Shirogane for the next 237 years in order to pay my debt to him. But I feel like I'll get lucky and either the ship or the captain will suffer a premature demise wich will free me from this job. Meanwhile, we go in patrol to search of the enemy leftovers who refuse to surrender. Poor fools, thinking they still have a chance, it's our duty to end their misery.


Wow, did somebody else see that big glowing title in the sky? Nobody? Why you're looking at me like that? No, I'm not drunk! Yet...


Then we saw it. Some exotic robot flying on the horizone. Great curves. Very feminine. It seemed like it had taken a rough beating, and was quickly losing altitude, untill it crashed on the ground. But it seemed to still be working.


Then we saw some more classical looking robots appear from the horizon behind, aparently on pursue of the damaged mecha. They were on our territorry, but neither of them presented us with any kind of identification, so captain Lee ordered us to wait for now to see what hapened.


That exotic mecha pulled out a bow and arrows to fight it's pursuers.


The other mechas pulled out guns and shooted back. Didn't seem like a very fair match, railgun vs bows.


Commander finally made his decision and ordered us to help the archer mecha. Using any force necessary. I think I'm starting to like him.


"Hey, you, the archer mecha! I'm Kyosuke Nanbu, and we're here to help you ok? "


The mysterious robot turned to me as I revealed my name, and faced me for a moment before turning to shoot arrows back at it's pursuers. Well, I guess that's a "yes".


Bullet seemed to be too busy drooling over the new exotic feminine mecha. Can't say I blame him.


Excellen, as expected, took the chance to provoke him.
No, I only love Kusuha!-answered Bullet
She doesn't need to know, dear Bullet. Big sister Excellen will cover it up for you...
You would do that...NO! I must remain faithfull to Kusuha!
Think of it as "training", Bullet, Kusuha will thank you for that...


Deciding it would be best to do something before we ran out of fuel, I decided to start the attack of our force. With a pointy stick. I mean, a really BIG pointy stick. It's better than a railgun, trust me.


See? That guy didn't even see that coming! Ah, I pierced right to his energy core! His robot will go boom in 3, 2, 1...


Now that I think about it, I think the guy I just killed was trying to say "I surrender" before I shatered his cockpit on the way to the energy core.


Triple beam cannon!

Chakram caster!

Now that they had seen what would happen to them if they didn't stop yaping, Excellen and Bullet quickly joined the fray, quickly taking down some other pursuers.
Oh, and please, STOP YELLING YOUR ATTACKS BEFORE FIRING THEM! This is war, remember?
Sorry boss
Won't happen again, boss

Then, I noticed the exotic mecha seemed to have started to glow...

Phantom phoenix? What kind of silly name is that...

Wow, HOT! Great job there whoever you may be.
So why can she shout out her attack names and we can't?
You start pulling out giant mystical beasts of your butt and I'll let you do whatever you want.

One last pursuer standing. He turned and tried to flee.

I would have none of this. Altough he was too far away for my pointy stick, he was in range of my autocannon.

I hit him right on target, and before he died consumed by his own mecha's explosion, he shouted something strange. It remembered me of the motto of the "Divine Crusaders", a group we wiped out during the war. Hmm, they still seemed to have some forces left.

With the last enemy down, we took the exotic mecha inside our mother ship. It's pilot claimed now it was a prototype from Usurugi Mecha R'us. We contancted the company in question to get confirmation.

Damn, it seemed to be true. This meant we couldn't just take it for ourselves as spoils of war.


Usurugi Mecha R'us explained us they were field testing their mecha, and it got ambushed. They thanked us for rescuing it, and then asked that we would include it on our battle force so they got more data on it's capacities.

But this whole story sounded fishy. Who would field test such an advanced and expensive looking mecha in a such dangerous territorry in the first place, specially whitout any kind of escort? Heck, from where had come that mecha in the first place? I had never seen anything like it, and I worked half my life with experimental prototypes.

I tried to share my suspicions with captain Lee and sugest that we dismantled the exotic mecha and took it for the lab brains to investigate, but...

It seemed like Usurugi had bribed well our dear captain. Stupid multimillionary companies. Just because they're the ones producing our giant robots they think they can ask us favors like this.

Meanwhile, I had to go greet our new teammate. Captain had ordered us to become friendly with him/her. Well, based on the mecha shape, it was surely a "she". No self respecting man would acept to pilot such a feminine machine.

Excellen seemed to agree. The mecha cockpit opened and...


I h-hope w-we can be all f-friends.
WOW that was a nice pair of b...No! Look at the face, Kyosuke!
Greetings, Lamia, I'm Kyosuke Nanbu, and I'm the leader of the ATX team where you will be serving now.
I'll enjoy your death greatly, you murderous monster.
Wait, what?
Gomena-sai, I d-don't k-know your l-language v-very well, I m-meant to say I'm v-very pleased to meet you.

Excellen's interruption gave me an idea. There was something fishy about those boo-I mean woman, and I needed some time to think what it was.
Bullet, since you're so interested in Lamia, why don't you show her around so she can get familiar with this place?

And so this left me and Excellen alone. After we "relieved" our stress from the battle, togheter in the privacy of my room, and some booze, I started pondering on the events of the day. Lamia seemed like a nice girl. But sometimes when our eyes crossed, it seemed to look at me with burning hate. On the other hands, it could be that she just didn't like me looking most of the time at her huge chest. Damn she was hot. A perfect pilot for her hot mecha.


Great, more hallucinations...Who was that dude?


She? What she? Was this a premonition? I failed all psychic tests I've taken in the military. I have no psy powers I know about. Still, my instincts tell me some new big conlifct is coming up. I decided to keep an eye on this Lamia. And her boobs. Damn I had never seen anything like them, I mean her. Working on the Shirogane seemed to be paying off after all.

...

After I started seeing things clearly again, I decided that it would be best to check on our mechas. Luckily the Shirogane, like all motherships, was equiped with miracolous nano factories that could quickly repair and refuel our robots for free. I never understood why they didn't give that technology to the civilians, but hey, as long as I get to use it, can't complain too much.


The lab brains created this quite simply interface to allow us to quickly check on the capacities of our mechas, and it can even measure the capacities of us pilots.

Here's our current team:





We can even check out the Shirogane itself!


Better than that, the machinery of the ship allows us to improve our mechas.

As long as we have spare enough parts. Aka "credits", as we tell the new guys and the civilians. In truth, we improve our mechas using the remains of the enemies we defeat. Once we clean up the blood and guts from the previous pilot, one can recycle most of the expensive machinery to make ours stronger, faster, better. Shinier.


Of course, all good mecha needs good weapons. Most mechas come with in-built weaponry, but there's also removeable weapons like laser swords and machine guns that can be equiped to any mecha strong enough to carry it.

Weapons normally either have a limited ammo or consume directly the energy reserves of the mecha. They are fited for either ranged usage or melee usage. Their damage is classified as physical, energy, or badass supreme, wich hurts pretty much anything.

Some weapons are so dangerous that only somebody mad would try to use them. That or someone blinded by bloodlust.

Due to public relations, we call bloodlust "will". As we pilots crush our enemies in the battlefield and humiliate our enemies either by surving their counter attacks or dodging them our "will" gets stronger, and when we notice it we'll be perfectly fine firing reality-shreding cannons that cause atrocities too horrible to be described. But thanks to our "will" these normally traumatic experiences don't affect us much and we can keep fighting whitout problem.
Weapons can be improved just as the mechas themselves.

Finally, we have a scoring system, called "pilot points". You earn pilot points for dealing the killing blow in an enemy. When you earn enough, you can trade them for a brain implant, aka skill, from headquarters to improve your mind or even unlock psi powers.

Unfortenely, as you can see, for now not even I have enough PPs to purchase the cheapest skill, so we'll have to wait a little untill we're able to crush our enemies with our minds.

Eeerrrr, so what are all those shiny buttons for again sir?
....We'll continue the lesson sometime later, Bullet. Dimissed.

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Episode II-Skies of War


Lamia seemed to be quite interested in our giant robots. Normally I would be flatered, but when she herself had a super prototype, it was kind of suspicious.


I decided to confront her now and see if I could discover who she really was.


Ah, the bitch admits it! Using those pretty boo-I mean face of hers to get what she wants!



There, that look full of rage again. I started lowering my hand to my personal gun, ready to put a bullet in her leg if she made a single suspicious move. I would solve this mystery now, no matter what it took...

ALL PILOTS TO THE BRIEFING ROOM!

Damn, Saved by the gong. Violent bloody interrogation would have to wait.
...

It seemed like that our radars had picked a small force of the Divine Crusaders heading towards one of our research bases. Our original route would however take us away from them.
Captain, I think we must intercept the DC force at all costs.
Yes, but the base to wich they're heading is quite well protected.
With all due respect, captain, the usual defenses of our bases could never stop the forces of the DC before. They always got curb stomped and the ATX team had to go to save the day.
That was then. This is now. The DC were strong once, but now they're nothing more like a bunch of wayless fanatics. The base defences will hold them, and meanwhile we'll search for wherever they come from so we can destroy their last hideouts.

Bullet seemed to disagree with this plan. Couldn't blame that at his age, but made me wonder if it was really correct to put 16-year old boys piloting giant robots.


The captain was fast to remind him of the harsh reality of the military chain of comand, and how every one of us is easily expendable.

I decided to stop him before the poor kid got himself in a real problem.
Captain, how about we contact the base, and see if they're ready to repel an attack? It's possible they may be short in mens, in wich case they would need our help.
Hmm, sounds fair enough. Communications, get me a videoline with the research base the DC are threatening!

Captain Lee of the Shirogane here. We detected some DC forces aproaching your position. Do you need help repeling them?

Hmmm, hello? You have dangerous enemies aproaching, this isn't the time to start field tests...
I don't think they're listening, captain. Perhaps we should go there and tell them personally. And kick some DC ass while we're at it.

Those damn letters on the sky again damnit! And nobody else seems to be noticing them this time as well! Gotta investigate this when I have some free time...


Meanwhile the research base seemed to have started it's tests. A pair of cute girls piloting some prototype fighters. They were pited against some decoy tanks.



Sleigh seemed to know what she was doing, ramming her fighter right trough her target. Dangerous and direct. My kind of woman.


The other girl didn't fare as well, just razing the target and failing to destroy it. I would hit her anyway if I had the chance, she was a cute one.

And only then they seemed to wake up and understand they were under attack by the DC.

See captain, their defenses lasted what, three seconds?
...Shut up and deploy the ATX team Nanbu...

The enemy seemed to be led by some dark glassed man.

With aparently no other lines of defense, and we still needing some time to arrive, the prototype fighters decided to engage the DC units to slow them down.
Poor souls, some unexperienced kids with nontested prototypes, outnumbered, against vicious veterans of the war with tested and true equipment. We'll tell their families how brave they were in this dire moment.


Hmm, Sleigh seemed to have some good moves, dodging the enemy fire.

Know what? Nevermind the war veterans, I think I'll put my money on the unexperienced outnumbered newbies!
Hundred bucks the prototypes take half of the DC  down before we arrive!
No gambling during worktime!



The battle continued viciously, but Sleigh was making short work of the DC units.


Even the other girl was doing quite well. Pretty good for someone who just thirty seconds ago couldn't hit a standing target!

Then, four shiny looking mechas came out of the research base. Aparently they had managed to scramble up some more prototypes to fight off the DC attackers but...

The DC troops quickly closed in and imobilized them! Before we understood what was going on, those new prototypes were taken away by the DC. It seemed like it was their purpose all along...
A good chunk of the DC forces stayed behind, covering their bretherns escape with the precious new technology.


Sleigh seemed to be pissed off.

Now that looked dangerous. I wouldn't want to be in the receiving end.


I almost fell sorry for the DC pilot. Almost. But I like girls best.

We were finally arriving, and it seemed like the research base had finally discovered us, despite all the desesperate messaging we were trying for several minutes now. For some reason, I couldn't stop myself geting the impression they were more scared with our arrival than with the attack of the DC forces...


We ended up arriving too late to prevent the DC attack, but we still could kick some robot ass.

I started, like any good leader, by stating the obvious.

Nice to see my subordinates give me reason for a change.

Pretty obvious. The stolen prototypes were piloted by nameless redshirts, so they never stood a chance.

"So-called Atx team"? WE STOPED A FREAKING ALIEN INVASION WITH ONLY 22 UNITS! Show us some respect damnit!

Lamia kept silent, wich just meant she was carefully analyzing the situation. If I didn't suspect she's a filthy spy, she would be my best subordinate.

Ok, that's it, YOU'RE GOING DOWN HARD pal! Once we clean up your mooks in order to build up our "will".


The research leader decided to pull back his last troopers as they were low on fuel and ammo.


They didn't seem to like the idea. I can understand, once you experience the battlelust of crushing enemy mechas, it gets addicting.

Seems like this guy would be good friends with captain Lee.

Well, actually, amateurs like them is exactly the kind of people who end up saving the day, but nevermind that.

But the test girls ended up acepting to pull out. Well, more for skulls for the ATX team throne.
Excellen, Bullet, Lamia, make me a path to their leader!
Y-Yes Sir, f-for l-love and j-justice!
Does Lamia really knows how to speak our language?
Who cares? Check out those guns of hers!




My subordinates proceeded to crush the DC troopers, but there were still a lot of them left, so I decided to join the fray myself before their leader got a chance to escape.



Damn, I've got my power stake covered with blood again, it's a mess to clean up...


One of the DC troopers tried to snipe me from afar. He was too far away for me to try to hit him, but his aim was so bad I managed to dodge despite being piloting an heavy mecha. Wich can make me wonder how bad our own base security is that they can't defeat those losers.


As the remaining DC troops were mercilessly slaughtered by us, their leader tried discretly to pull out.

Oh no you don't! Excellen, shoot him down before he gets away!
Oky-dookie! I'm Excellen Browning, the rifle that makes bad puns!
Honey, most readers won't understand that joke now...
That's why it's a bad pun!
...Just shoot their leader down...





There! Do I get a reward kiss now?
YOU JUST SHOT ANOTHER MOOK DOWN!
C'mon, they all look the same to me. Also you perfectly know that bosses never go down in a single hit anyway.
Hmm, fair enough...

Another one of those illusionary screens. I started wondering if it wasn't some new enemy weapon.

The DC leader took the chance to disapear from the site. Truly an example of bravery, sacrificing every men under his command to cover his escape.
Lamia, do me a scan of the area to see if he isn't hiding somewhere!


Excellen took the oportunity to start derailing things again.

Bullet pointed out the obvious since I was too tired to do it.

Unfortenely to Bullet, Excellen is the second on command of the ATX team.

And somebody has to clean the bathrooms.

But Bullet seemed to actually have been studying the military books. Guess we'll use prisioners of war for it again.

I hinted that there had been enough yapping and the next one to say something unecessary would have a forced bath.

Lamia kept silent, wich just meant she was planning something.

I decided to pass by the research base before going into patrol again.

The prototype pilots seemed to be arguing wich one of them had been more badass. I think they were both wearing too much clothing for mecha pilots.

On the other hand, their discussion quickly degenerated into a female cat fight. Serves too.

Bullet and Excellen joined watching the show.

Lamia decided to spoil the fun.
One of the research personel introduced her. I didn't paid much atention. If she's not piloting warmachines, she isn't worth my time.

She mentioned something about the fighter prototypes we've seen fighting being purposed for space travel, whitout the need of all the weighty bulck of a mother ship. I liked the idea.

She also said the prototype weren't suposed to be warmachines. We all had a good laugh at that. That's what we told the public, but every project on our side had military purposes one way or another. Plus those "peacefull" prototypes had just kicked some serious ass.

She tried to defend herself claiming that since we had discovered that there were hostile aliens out there, any exploration ship would need means of self defence. Seemed like she had some brains after all. Nowadays you can't take two steps whitout a giant robot of some kind jumping after your throat. Either you have some good firepower or you're screwed.


Tsugumi excused herself and went to the research leader's room. From their tone, I assumed they would want some private time, so I ordered the ATX team back to the Shirogane.


I also "borrowed" some trinkets I found lying along the research base. Never know when they could become usefull. And I guess it's only fair I got some reward for saving their smart asses.

[spoiler]So, here are attack animations for player units that appeared in the game so far:

Angelg, GBA version
Angelg, PS2 version (Phantom Phoenix)

Alteisen and Weissritter, GBA version - warning, minor spoilers and very bad Excellen puns!
Alteisen and Weissritter, PS2 version

No GBA version of Huckebein mk II, because nobody cares about Bullet
But here's a PS2 version - Bullet may sound somewhat familiar to Haruhi fans
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Episode III-Meet the Divine Crusaders

Intro
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More dreams...Or is this actually hapening? The DC meeting with communist mexicans? From what I've seen on my life, not completely implausible.

They were inside a rhino-class mobile base. Refuelling and ressuplying after the beating we gave them.

This Van seemed to be somehow connected to the Earth Craddle. It was built during the war by a bunch of rich guys. Top grade defensive systems. The idea was to allow a few elite to go in cryogenic sleep while the rest of the world was consumed by the war, so humanity wouldn't be wiped out. Dr.Brian was one of the top DC guys, and it helped building the craddle.

Anyway, last time I had heard about them they were suposed to be fast asleep in their giant bunker. Would it be possible that they had wokep up earlier and were now helping the DC? They had been allies during the war, and it could explain where the DC remaints were geting reinforcments.

The DC leader kept showing himself as a bastion of leadership.

He also seemed to have two special subordinates, just like me.

As they finished their tea they seemed to finally start geting serious.

There seemed however to be some signs of dissension among the DC. Very understandable since they had been beaten up time and time again.

...

As I woke up the Shirogane had managed to track down the DC remants and was engaging directly with them. We seemed to be winning, and they retreated into the woods.

KILL MAIM BURN! MUAHAHAHAH!
I was liking this captain more and more. Nevermind that there were probably civlians in the area. We could throw the blames in the DC after all.

Excellen tried to explain again to Bullet the harsh reality of life.
Bullet tried to argue that all this infighting would make us an easy target for the aerogaters

Hmm? How could Lamia not know what were the aerogaters? Like, the president himself made a speech about them in TV.

Very, very suspicious woman...

AGH! MY EYES!


The enemy indeed seemed to be preparing to face us.


Excellen pointed out that the DC was using unknown models this time. Was it possible that they had gotten another sponsor besides the Earth Craddle?

The enemy leader finally seemed to give us some respect.

For a radical change, Bullet tried to use diplomacy to solve this battle.






Give it up, Bullet, those guys will only listen after you've completely and mercylessly crushed them
But Sir, look at their numbers!

Yeah, I know, they don't stand a chance with so few troopers, but even then, don't pull any punches, Bullet. CHARGE!
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Mission 3 main battle
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Lamia and Excellen, being our main fliers, proceeded to wreck havoc among the DC forces. But this time there were enough of them to actually manage to hit our mechas.

I and Bullet on the other hand were severly slowed down by the rocky terrain, forcing me to use my autocannon instead of my pointy sticks.

One enemy tank got too close and paid dearly for it.


In t-the n-name of f-friendship...

I-i won't f-forgive you...

W-with my b-blade I c-cleanse y-you...

I-I'm p-pretty s-soldier of l-love Lamia!

Our mystery woman showed off a new cool trick, and also proved she could handle herself just fine in close combat. Her target was too dead to comment.


I kept trying to crawl to the frontline while being hit left and right. Really need to install some wings on my mecha...


Excellen finally got pissed off!


D is for DAKKA!

And that's why I love that girl.



Excellen was the first to aproach one of the enemy lieutenants.





It was quite a shootout, but Excellen ended up coming up on top and the other guy prefered to retreat rather than being hit by Ecellen's big tick gun again.


Lamia engaged the second enemy lieutenant, but she seemed to be thinking on something else.




Unfortenely a giant flaming bird wasn't enough to make her give up.








The last lieutenant run away completely terrorrized by Excellen's big tick gun.


After cleaning up the mooks, we went directly to the main leader, wich was inside the rhino-class mobile base. They were tough nuts to crack.



Despite being alone, the rhino was still a mighty enemy. We would need some heavier firepower.


Luckily I had finally managed to crawl out from the mountains and finally engaging the enemy face to face. I would be enjoying this...


He tried to take me down with his big guns. I should've been a goner, but somehowe my mecha holded up with pure force of will.


I mean the super DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION attack!
Just what I wanted to hear!



Left, right, up, up, A, B, A, A, left, left, down...
Left, right, up, up, A, B, A, A, left, left, down...

MY HORN WILL PIERCE THE HEAVENS!




Damn it he's still alive!
I told you bosses never go down in one hit.


GET THEM!

ARGH! Stupid random floating screens blocking our paths in the critical moments!

Not only that, they seemed to have rigged the rhino to self destruct over us.
FIRE AT WILL! Protect me-I mean the Shirogane at all costs!
We unloaded the remaining of our ammo on it, trying to prevent it from blowing over on our mothership...

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Battle 3 ending
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Another vison/dream/hallucination...I must have passed out from the Rhino's explosion...

The DC seemed to indeed have contacts with the Craddle...They also mentioned something about going after new prototypes being tested on Hawai...


I wake up at the delicious sound of our Captain being scolded by my old boss.

Luckily Bullet seemed to have managed to keep himself out of the brig.

When the discussion ended, the captain revealed our next destination.

The crew was quickly euphoric. It had been some time since we had anything resembling vacations.





The captain told us we would protecting the prototype and not having vacations. Oh, well, perhaps I could persuade Excellen to pilot with her swimsuit on. The crew protested a little, but Lamia backed up the captain.


I decided to share with them some of my wisdom.

As lond as you tell them what they want to hear, you can get away with anything you want!
So, we tell them we acept to go in patrol, and then we go to the beach?
Exactly!
Wohoo!
W-what's a b-beach a-again?
...
K-kiding... I'm-n-not some a-agent f-from an ap-pocalyptic f-future or an-nything...Tehehe...
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Episode IV: Little girls and old mans

Intro
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As I went to sleep while we traveled to Hawai, the dreams quickly restarted.

The enemy seemed to be moving underwater to evade radar detection. We could install sonars, but nooooo, Excellen had to convince high command to spend the budget in expert hairdressers for everybody. What, you tought all this spiky shiny hair was natural?

The DC seemed to have two new recruits

The DC seemed to be geting pretty desesperate. Since we slaughtered most of their pilots they've descended into sending little children into the frontline.

Awww, aren't they cute? Perhaps I'll let them live when I meet them. And then train them to be the new ATX team mascots. Bullet is growing too fast.


Great, another revenge seeking bitter soul. What hapened to, you know, fighting for power and money? Don't they teach those kids anything?

_____

Soon after I woke up we stablished a connection with our Hawai research base.

Latooni is our official moe pilot. Always wearing frilly dresses and flat as a board.
I'm still developing desu.
You need is to drink more milk to be like big sis Excellen!
What's your age anyway? You look like 12 or 14. Shouldn't you be in school or something?
That's classified information desu!
Damn it is!
And that's our near reform veteran pilot, Kai. Poor Kai used to be quite the ace back in the day, but age's catching up with him
I'm just 30 years old you punk! I'm still at my prime! My life ahead of me!
Keep telling yourself that grandpa giggle
I'll always like you Kai, even when you're forced to retire, desu!
... So why you're here?
You're gonna be attacked by the DC soon enough.
Too bad. We have tests to make and a schedule to keep.

You have swimsuits to test?
It's for the new military's calendar. We're running short on funds...
Then two familiar figures entered the room.

Irm is the cool kid of the block. Not that skillfull, but he more than makes up for it with his looks.
What's up people?
Rai is the cold silent kid who looks like a girl.
Enough talk. We have to test the new model. I'll escort it myself.

THE GOOGLES! THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING!

I seemed to be having another premonition. Have...To...Warn...Teammates...



..While...DC...Is busy...With senseless talk...

____


As I woke up again, Kai was deploying with his subordinates in the test area.
We get mooks of our own? Yay!


It's impressive what you can discern from a mech from just making it stand still.

Rai was there.

All troops, protect the new prototype! Defensive formation sigma!

Did they just crash and burned trying to run away in panic?
...The oficial version will state the enemy had some new deadly long range weapon.
Wow those mooks were lame.
They're better off now

The enemy finally revealed itself.



If they're sending little children into battle, they could at least make sure they know the basics of mecha piloting.


The other kid seemed to actually know a thing or two about giant robots and engaged Latooni.



Latooni, what you're waiting for? Shoot back! Defend yourself!
I can't desu! She's an old friend of mine desu! I can't hurt her desu!
Wake up Latooni, she's trying to take you down! You blow up her giant robot, then you can be as nice as you want to be to her when she's in a prison cell!
No desu! We need to trust in the power of friendship to solve this desu!
ARGH! Rai, rescue Latooni!

Kinda busy here...
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Main battle
[spoiler]


Out of my way damnit!



The enemy seemed to finally realize they had more troops and should send them to get the job done.


If you want a job well done do it yourself! Latooni I'm coming to rescue you!

Despite Rai's best efforts, the enemy managed to get in killing range of Latooni. Old man is losing his touch...
30 years old! I'm just 30 years old!





When did this become a soap opera?
Shhh, let me listen.

The enemy kid managed to run away with the prototype...And Latooni...  
Latooni! NOOOOOO!
I'm here on the grass desu...I've managed to jump out in time desu...
Good. This will save us the work of having to fight you after the enemy brainwashed you to get you back to your senses.

Things looked grim. The enemy was still advancing, Rai was stuck, Latooni was mechaless and the ATX team was still far away, leaving only the dirty old man to defend our base.






We finally managed to arrive.

FOR THE FEDERATION, NO MERCY, NO SURRENDER!

Lamia seemed to be ploting something. Again.



Excellen always had a fetish for girl-looking guys.

The enemy had brought heavy artillery this time. It would be hard to aproach under their fire...




Rai seemed to actually be holding his ground quite fine despite being alone.

You kids and your new fancy toys! Chainswords? Hah! in my time we had pointy sticks, and we liked them!


You're dead sonny! Hell yeah just like in the old times!







Who's your daddy? It's my birthday! It's my birthday! This old man still knows some tricks!
...Ok, you can still pull your own weight, I'll admit it. Now let's take care of their leaders.


Excellen managed to reach them first(I REALLY need to get some wings) and proceeded to try to disturb the enemy with her lesbian side.




Lee decided to finally do something and suported Excellen's attack.
[spoiler]For those of you who don't know, one of the special pilot abilities of SRW is "ofensive suport", to attack togheter with an adjacent ally spending only the first attacker's turn.[/spoiler]

DEATH LASERS ON!






Carla once again ran way with her tail between her legs. Only one enemy left.


He proceeded to get close and personal with Excellen. She's my girl, but sometimes she needs some discipline.

She also knows how to be rough. Damn I really love her.







I did something! Yay!


This guy was surely tougher than Carla. Even direct Shirogane fire didn't seem enough to take it down.


Seemed like I would have to finish this myself.

Make way! I will deliver the killing blow!



Remember kids, in case of doubt...MORE DAKKA!


Yuuki managed to run away in cover of the claymore explosions this time. I'll get them someday...
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Epilogue
[spoiler]

As we returned to the base, Lee demanded explanations to how Kai had let yet another prototype being stolen right under our noses.
You're suposed to be the heros of the aerogater war. How can you let yourselves be played like this?

MY pawns! For all eternity!

Hey, what's the point of being captain If I can't boast it?


Meanwhile Kai visited Latooni in the infirmary.

Rai brought back the tough point. We had had our fair share of traitors in the last war. We really couldn't dismiss the chance of there being a new black sheep in our rancks.


Excellen tried to change the conversation's topic to the fact that the stolen prototype was heavily based on her own mecha, and thus they were half-sisters, now separated and doomed to never meet again. Or something like that...


Change of topic again. To Rai's tragic past that made him a quite serious man with girly looks. Bla bla his family worked for DC bla bla all killed but his sister bla bla forced to fight for the guys who killed all his loved ones bla bla

The conversation was geting quite boring and when I noticed it I was geting visions again.

Tea for celebrating their victory. What hapened to good old booze?


Hmm, it seemed like those new enemy kids were close ones...Maybe I could use that for our advantage...

BOOZE!
We only have tea desu.
I wouldn't mind some tea...
Anyway, like our prototype was stolen and our mooks were killed, me, Latooni and Rai we'll be joining you since there's no point remaining in this base anymore.
And Latooni will pilot what? We don't have time for mechaless pilots.
I think there's an old fighter buried somewhere in the hangar. It will do untill we can find something better for her.
W-Why did B-Bullet got m-more screen t-time t-than me t-this t-time?
My pawns! All of you! Untill the end of times! MUAHAHAHA!
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Cubey's comments
[spoiler]

Alright, more badass and hilarious characters to the team! I usually give Latooni the Wildraubtier as well - it helps that you actually have unit in the OG2 part of OGS.

[nitpick]Latooni does not end sentences with "desu", she uses "wa" like Haruhi. Of course, that's less stereotypically moe.[/nitpick]

Don't insult Rai, he's a friggin' genius and can crush you in his palm! Note for people who didn't play SRW: I'm not making this up. Your characters have skills, and one of Rai's is "Genius". Must be the Branstein blood - everyone in the family is an ace pilot. Just wait until Rai's older brother shows up.

Obligatory youtube videos! There won't be many this time - Latooni isn't in her designated unit yet (and I don't want to spoil what it is for people who don't know it yet), and Kai doesn't have a designated unit in the first place, unless you unlock the Gespenst S (but he's still a badass).

Latooni in a Gespenst Jet Magnum'ing an OG 1 enemy ace. Sorry, the quality of this movie is kinda low and you can't hear her moe theme song very well. And before you ask: no, she doesn't wear goth loli dresses like this ALL the time. Only when forced to by others. She also dodged the enemy attack - that's normal for Latooni, even when facing bosses and whatnot. One of your best pilots is a 14 year old loli.

Here we have Kai's custom unit from Original Generations Gaiden. It's not the Gespenst S and doesn't appear in OG2 even as a secret unit. What makes this really awesome is that, as explained in-game, more complicated maneuvers are coded into Gespensts and other giant robots and executed by the computer when the pilot gives the command to do so. Not so much in case of Kai - he manually overrides his unit and performs all the acrobatics just by pure skill. BADASS.

[/spoiler]

[oslecamo]

Episode V: The big blue ocean. No, not the space one

Intro
[spoiler]



Those were the new war machines that would be joining our force.
They really weren't the mighty engines of destruction we had available in the last war, but hey,
not too shabby...

Wait, the alarm is ringing! Something big is hapening!

I never liked those guys much anyway.

Can't trust anybody nowadays

Wich reminds me...Where are my parents again?
K-Ky-osuke, I-I'm your m-mother...
What?
Dear, I think we should start seeing other people.
NNNNNNOOOOOOOO! What kind of nightmare is this?


Oh, wait, it was actually a nightmare. Captain Lee's nightmare actually.
It seems I actually have uncontroled psionic powers.


Seems like we'll know what high command decided to do about Kai and pals failure on protecting the prototype.

Not really much of a suprise here. We're too short on pilots to be able to send anyone to jail.

Captain Lee doesn't seem to be very happy. Well, he never seems happy actually.

Of course they will be! Latooni raises the moral just by being there, Kai has fought on more wars that I can count
and I heard Rai's family is bloody rich!
And proud of it. Who do you think was financing that prototype?
How did you heard that?
I have psionics as well. And I wrote a thesis on them.
That's the fourth thesis you reveal to have written. How many do you got anyway?
Do you really want to know?
Hmmm, no.


Nice of Laker, to take pull some strings. Good to see the army's as corrupt as ever.


Ah, yes, Latooni was trained in some special school for "gifted" children.
Idea was to create the ultimate pilots. It didn't end very well if I remember correctly,
but it seems like Latooni wasn't the only one escaping.

Damn straight. Crush all who stand in your way.

Rai was forced to fight against his family, so he understands Latooni's feelings specially well.





Kai carefully reminds them that our motto is shoot first, ask questions later.


Our little reunion was stoped when the radar team detected something.

Nothing like some practice to consolidate the theory.

Ah, closed my eyes just in time!


Really doesn't make much of a diference. Our base defenses suck so much we're just as well fighting in the middle of nowhere.




They're blotting out the sun!

Then we'll crush them in the shaddow.
But Bullet had a point. The DC was suposed to be crushed some months ago, yet they were throwing troops at us like they were candy.

Ok, Latooni, show me what you got. Go out there and blow up something!
For love and friendship wa!
[/spoiler]

Main battle
[spoiler]


Taste the power of true friendship wa!
Latooni opened the assault quite well, and then things turned ugly as the enemy tried to swarm us.



Raidiese F. Branstein commands you, DIE!








Damnit, shoot one down and another takes it's place!


F-fire you fool! F-fire and k-keep the trigger p-pressed!

They're geting close to the Shirogane! What are you waiting for to unleash the heavy artillery?
Chuckle... I was just waiting for the right moment... Wich is NOW!

Where did he pull THAT from?
Only a super robot genius could do that...RRRAAAIIIIII!!!!
Fuhuhuhu...




Latooni kept proving her worth. She's indeed a good girl.



I can't hold it anymore RRAAARRGHHH!!!
His hair is turning yellow! He's becoming a super sayan!
...His air is always yellow...


What is that huge thing between Bullet's legs wa!
Pervert giggle
My eyes! They burn!
Bullet, trying to compensate for your life frustations like that isn't the answer


TAKE IT ALL B****!




This seemed to enrage the remaining enemies quite a lot, and they proceeded to focus fire poor Bullet.


He fought valiantly and took many enemies down, but his mecha was being hold by spit right now. No armor, no energy, no ammo, and soon enough no pilot.
I...Regret...Nothing...


 Excellen managed to jump in just in time to save our subordinate's ass.
Rai! Let's finish this!


FALCON PUNCH!



We seemed to have won, but something was fishy. It had been too easy. Lots of mooks, but no boss leading them. Where was the real enemy?













The Shirogane had fallen on a DC ambush. Now it was surrounded by railhead class heavy artillery, and being pounded hard!


the Shirogane returned fire, but they were just too many...


Despite the captain's calm, things were really nasty. There was no fooling anyone. The Shirogane was going down...Wich meant I would get rid of gambling debts to Lee! Hurrah!


And so the enemy boss shows up. I started checking if I had enough ammo left to take an heavy oponent down...

Damn. So much for geting rid of my debt.

Hmm, that name rings a bell on my head...





Take this you sissy DC pirates! Hhaaarrr!
It's...It's the HAGANE!
YAY!
Our friends have arrived wa! The power off friendship surpasses it all wa!
Chuckle Just as planned.
Ok, guys, check out your mechadex





KILL STEALER-I mean, glad you arrived in time to help us, Daitetsu.




Captain Lee seemed specially displeased to see our rescuers.

Hhaaarrr, I'm an old dog of space, but I also know how to handle myself well in the sea.


Good. I feel like kicking some more ass after all those kill-steals.



It means our worst nightmare has come true. The enemy leaders have developed brains...

Not only that, they almost took down the Shirogane and didn't risk any leadership on this fight, keeping them hidden.






Well, it made sense. We had already fallen on one of their ambushes. No good running head on on another. After all, there aren't that many allied motherships running around to save our asses next time.

[/spoiler]
Epilogue
[spoiler]

The Shirogane was down for repairs, wich meant we would be using the Hagane as base now. Yay! Daitetsu was a much nicer captain than Lee.

A plan to escape Earth? WTF? So they plan to leave us behind keeping whatever new terror is aproaching busy while they save their own asses? Not if I have a word to say about that.


So we would end up working for Lee again, but for now we stayed with the Hagane.



Hmm, it seems like captain Lee had a reason to be always pissed off. He had lost his family due to the total incopetence of high command during the begginning of the war.

______





Back on the Hagane, things were pretty animated, with everybody catching up with the people they hadn't met for a long time. And booze of course. High quality booze "confiscated" from all around the world by our dear captain Daitetsu

They didn't say anything about the plan to escape Earth, but they let escape that the motherships were now being mass produced, and the older ones were being standardized.

Rai seemed to also be suspicious of Lamia. Well, he's a genius after all.

Aghh, another headache...

The DC headqurters... And they seemed to be meeting a new ally...



Damn, the earth craddle was indeed supplying them with stuff. No good. The place is suposed to be filled with factories and geniuses. They can easily outproduce us. And the DC seems to be trading our stolen prototypes for their help. Not good, not good, I'll have to do something about this...
BOOZE!
Excellen wa...Why you're looking me at me like that wa...
Oh, I just think she's trying to get you drunk
Hands off. She's still a minor.
I-I t-think I-I'll t-try some of t-this so c-called "b-booze"
Haaarrr, enough partying lads, we set in hyperdrive at dawn, so go take some rest.

[/spoiler]

[oslecamo]

Episode VI: You must trust in the heart of your super robot!

Intro:
[spoiler]




The enemy was aproaching our next base. We again would arrive delayed(stupid bureaucracy), but this time the enemy would be in for a nasty suprise. This base wasn't defended just by faceless mooks, old mans and little girls...




The kids seemed to be training. Only does them good.

Wow they have simulators? We only get to train either by shooting at obsolete models or bashing each other.



I think I'm starting to respect the purple haired kid.


Wow...Not only guts, he also seems to have some brains!


Impressive! He's making all the right questions!


No, really, this kid has everything to become a great pilot, he just had the bad luck of ending up being taken by the DC!


But it seems his tsundere girlfriend isn't as bright as him, and has been completely brainwashed by the DC.

Yeah, thanks a lot, we save the Earth with our sweat and blood, and you then try to kill us for "stealing your glory"? It's gonna be hard de-brainwash the girl.

Actually, since we kicked the DC's ass by ourselves, and then kicked the white star's ass after it wiped out all of Earth's fleets, I think I'm not being too arrogant claiming that the Hyriuu custom team is not only an army, it's the best out there.

Hmm, it seemed like the other DC commanders were also growing attached to the kids. I wonder if I can make them pass to my side, or will I have to end their delusioned existences.

Hmm, it seemed like that representative from the Earth Craddle had second intentions...
_______
...Damn, lost them. I decided to go to the main bridge check out the place where we would be going to.


Ah, Ryusei. Happiest kid in the world. Spent his early years being a super robot fanboy, and then actually managed to become a super robot pilot. Still lives with his mother, but hey, you can't have everything, right?
Today I get to play with the new prototype! Yay!

The green haired chick is techincally Ryusei's direct superior. Togheter with Rai, they formed the sentai-wannabe SRX team with their old mechas, R1, R2 and R3. In theory they should be able to combine themselves in a massive super robot, but they only managed to pull it out once, and then the project was put on hold. Aya really isn't that good of a pilot, but she's a good leader. Somewhat mother-like.
Now now, let's get to worck! Your oponent will be Irm today.
 
Viletta. She's a clone created by the aliens to infiltrate between us, but ended up breacking free and joining us in the end of the war. I can understand Ryusei's fear for thinking that he would need to fight with her. Seriously, don't mess with Viletta. She'll rip off your main weapon and beat you to death with it. I give thanks every night that she ended up choosing our side.
Listen carefully. The DC remants seem to have gotten suport from somewhere, and are using that suport to steal our prototypes all around the world. They'll probably try to attack us today. When they appear, I want us to drown them in their own oil. If the DC manage to even touch the prototype, you'll wish you were never born. That'll be all. Questions?



THE PAIN! Why me gods why me?

Ah, the grungust type 1, one of the finest mechas of our side. Two hundred tons of concentrated awesome. It transforms into three diferent forms, oversized swords, flies, eye lasers, what more can a pilot ask?
[/spoiler]

Main battle
[spoiler]

Ryusei was piloting this baby:




Ryuusei started safe with his railgun, wich I think it managed to scratch the grungust's paint.

Unlike most close combat pilots, Ryuusei was quite adept at dodging.


The battle continued fierce, with no side gaining an advantage. Considering it was fighting against Irm with a grungust, that was a pretty good sign.

Then the explosions started. I really wasn't suprised.

I swear that in the day that our mooks manage to do something better than gaining some seconds, I retire happilly.

As usual, we need to do all the dirty work. At least the pay's good.


I'll hold the line ALONE. You understand me? Irm, stay near Ryusei just in case. Kill anything that aproaches him.


The enemy leaders were in some bizzarre machines. They were definetely geting suport from the Earth Craddle.

Of course she isn't! You're faster than us traveling remember?

Perhaps they would let you in the frontline if you proved that you can do anything else than crash and burn, son.


Viletta's aim was flawless, and she cut down the enemy waves as they advanced one after the other.

Who dares attack my base? Step forward if you want to die!
Click click click
Damn. Seemed like Viletta had just run out of ammo for her main gun.

The enemy leaders decided that it was safe to get on her range now. Viletta still had her rifle, but it was only enough to barely hold them at bay.


GASP! Her moe-tsundere level is OVER 9000!

ARGH! I can't hold her! Stop her Irm!






Seolla didn't seem to be able to get past Irm, but managed to keep out of range of Irm's sword, preventing him from geting the killing blow.
This is the time! I'll use the secret weapon!
Wait! We still haven't tested it! You could die!
A super robot pilot must trust his mecha with his life! I trust his hearth! He's calling me to use it!

The enemy was still standing, now they would take the prototype. Ryuusei, I trusted you...

Wait! It seemed like he actually had managed to cripple it!
Huh yeah! Huh yeah! You were prepared for a mecha with a pointy stick, but you weren't prepared for a mecha with two pointy sticks were you?
Ryuusei, stop your victory dance and capture that mecha...Oh, why do I bother? Irm, if you would please...

Ok, now that was impressive. Looks like the kid just needs the "right" motivation.
Well, one way or another we would be finally geting a prisioner for interrogation.

I really hate it when they do that... COME BACK AND FIGHT YOU DAMN COWARDS!

Ah, yes, missile barrage.
Captain, we need to hurry up, or that base will be toast.
Haarrr, we're already moving at top speed lad, if you want to speed us up feel free to jump out to lose some weight.




Haaarrr, we've arrived old friends! Prepare anti missile-missiles!


They do indeed. They won't risk their mobile base on a direct face off with the Hagane and half the original ATX team.[/spoiler]

Epilogue
[spoiler]

I shared my suspicions with high command, and they seemed to agree that the Earth Craddle was supplying the DC for not very clear reasons.

Wait a minute, what "thing"?


You're freaking nuts? That meteror almost killed us all by absorbing our armies and turning them against us, while almost reviving it's boss, and now you want to try to play with it?

_____


Things were a lot more cheerfull down there.

So, Bullet, where's Kusuha?
Oh, she transferred to another place...

Well, I'm very happy to see you Ryuusei.
Me too Lat!

Hmm, I didn't saw that one coming. Altough Latooni's indeed entering that age, so it's only natural she starts looking for boys, and Ryusei's the closest thing to a non-creepy male we have.

Well, if I told them me and Excellen share booze, they would always be asking for drinks. My secret stash wouldn't hold much time.



Excellent. Irm and Ryusei are both quite good pilots, and geting the Grungust and the R-blade, aka some real warmachines finally, in the deal is fantastic.


Meh, what a shame. The R2's also quite a good mecha. Rai's quite the killing machine with it.

Eventually the talck turned to Lamia's exotic mecha. Speaking of wich, where was that girl...?



Latooni seemed to be quite serious about Ryusei, but she would first need to learn that super robots were the 1st priority of that boy's life.

Aya really doesn't like having her mecha insulted, specially when she works so hard on her personal make-up.
______

Incoming psionic vision!




Hmm, Lamia was indeed a traitor...But there seemed to be hope that we could convert her to our side. I think it's worth a try, at least while she keeps fighting our common enemies.
______



Ryusei was right. Her moe level rivals with Latooni, altough she's more on the tsundere side. We need to get her at all costs!

Rai...Could you explain what the R2 is doing on the ship?
They've had their time. I'll finish the adjustments myself.
This way, Latooni gets a mecha of her own!
Hmm, would it be possible to put a skirt on it?
For what exactly?
Hehe the ladies all over you Ryusei my lucky bastard!
I-I had to g-go t-to the bathroom, w-what did I-I m-miss?
drool Super robots drool
[/spoiler]

Cubey's comments
[spoiler]
Obligatory movies:
Grungust type 1, OGS version. Can't find an OG2 one, but by now I reckon everyone who reads this thread played the GBA game anyway. No no, can't lose my hope!
OG2 version, with attacks of the flier version, which is useful when you want the clunker to get somewhere fast, and the tank which nobody uses. Oh yeah, and this movie also has Ring and Gilliam, who are awesome but they didn't appear in the game yet so if you're not familiar with SRW Original Generation then don't stop watching around 2:50, 'k?

R-Blade's Blade Tonfa attack, kinda low quality but it's KATINA! OG2 version. The only OGS movie they had was a SPOILER. I'll post it later, maybe.[/spoiler]

[oslecamo]

Episode VII: the lord of the super robots

Intro
[spoiler]

There's always a problem...Hey, wait, what the hell is that?



Watch who? The alien hordes who attack us every other year? Thenn I must say you've been doing a pretty lousy job.



Ok now I just don't get anything. Perhaps this is just a random dream...


We? Well silly me, of course those mysterious dudes have their own mysterious organizations




Yeah humans aren't perfect. And that's why I got a job. Definetely need to cut down the booze...


Ah, finally, something that makes some sense. As much sense as the DC does anyway.

Planning their next move as usual. I miss the time when we were the ones doing the guerilla tactics, not needing to care about defending bases(since we pretty much had none standing anyway).


Another ally? Why does it seem that everybody out there wants to fight alongside the DC?



Rrriiighhttt, of course there's some ancient super robot buried out there that nobody noticed untill now. Not only does it look like a fairy tale, any robot built centuries ago would be pretty much obsolete by now.



But of course! Aliens with super robots isn't enough! We also need demons and ancient sacred robots duh to have a proper war!

Ok, royal member or not, the guy's completely nuts. Let's see what's going on the next psionic channel...

Aw, how cute, making up excuses to don't need to fight and get her ass kicked again.


Mental note: saving civilians from the devastated conflict zone may increase popularity. Hmm, perhaps this explains why the DC still has so much suport, since we only really cared about saving proved super robot pilots. On the other hand, who needs the suport of the people when you've got your own super robot army?


Ah, so it seems the reason the moe girl is an idiot is because she's overloaded with drugs.

Oh, Lamia just found out that I had been tinkering with her secret little toy. What a shame I'm so clumsy and now she can't communicate with the outside in secret anymore. Well, time to go check the troops...

Whitout anything to blow up, moral was droping fast.

I couldn't really say that we had no clue where the DC was, so we just sit and waited for now.


Rai had taken the time to go visit his family grave. It's a big grave after all.


If I had my own mothership like Rai's older brother, Elzam, has, I would've also taken some private vacations somewhere quiet after the war.


Damn she got me there. You don't need to be a genius to know ELZAM, TROMBE HERO!!!

Hurrah! Some action finally!

Wow so they are really going after some fairy tale! I wonder if this is somewhat related to that first halluciation I had...

The light! It burns!



Ok, I really don't know who those guys are, but for once they don't seem to be allied with the DC, wich is kinda relieving.

Wait, so there's a mechanoid out there?
Dibs on whatever is in that excavation site!
Not fair wa! I still have mass produce trash wa!
Ok, let's do it like this. Whoever brings back more enemy skulls gets first pick on the loot down there.
So I can get out of this pile of sh*** if I get more kills? Hurrah!







Yes baby, being a super robot pilot isn't just fun and blowing stuff up, there's also hard worck to do.






Oh so now you're worrying about colateral damage are you?


It seems Archibald was finally revealing his true villain facet. There will be no place in the ATX team for him.



Choatic evil villain. Those shots weren't even aimed at the ruins, but the diggers trying to run away.








And now I remember why we didn't trust the DC to protect the Earth.


Indeed. I don't mind killing civilians who are on the path to my target, I don't mind using them as meat shields either, but shooting them for target practise is just a waste of perfectly good cannon fodder and ammo.


Luckily, with the DC wasting so much time slaughtering the diggers and discussing among themselves, we managed to arrive at the battle zone.

Excellen is feeling weird? My first instict was to order an immedite retreat. Then I remembered the ATX team never retreats. But Excellen also never feels weird...


You're inside a sealed giant robot! How the hell can you feel that?



Kai finally remembered us what we were being paid for.




The DC seemed to be waiting for us...I didn't intend to disapoint them.
Ok, everybody, let's finish this as fast as possible so that we can, mmmhhh, what was it...
Save the maximum number of civilians possible?
Yeah, that too. CHARGE!
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Battle, 1st part
[spoiler]

Acelerate! Red ones do go faster!







Grungust tank mode! Transform and roll out!


It was good to see that the fear of the grungust was still fresh on the DC pilot's mind. The not very practical design is more than compensated for the moral effect that it inflicts on the enemy.


Latooni! Why aren't you wearing your uniform?
It disapeared from my locker today wa!
I gave permission to Lat to wear her cosplays untill we get more uniforms
And that will be when?
Oh, a couple years, no more, tehehe Isn't she just adorable?




Rai finally joined the fray with his shiny new R2.


Boy always was a fan of Scorpion from Mortal kombat.

It was worth noting that the DC had very few troops this time. Could this be a hint they were finally running low on resources?

Ok, now I was geting worried, and I NEVER get worried. If someone was behind from this, I would make them wish they were never born. Nobody messes with my girl like this and gets away with it...

Teleport? But...Las time I checked there wasn't anyone left on Earth with that techonlogy...

Skeleton wearing plants? SKELETONS WEARING PLANTS? Oh, why do I bother? I really shouldn't be suprised with everything I've already seen. As long as we can blow them up...


Well, at least the DC seemed to be as suprised with their arrival as us.

Great, just I and Excellen seem to be able to hear them, and they don't really seem to be willing for peacefull talks.

Ok, ok, I admit you're not as crazy as I thought you were.

The DC proceeded to repeat their motto of run to so you can fight run away in another day.

Yeah just what we needed. You know, if they don't want to wake up whatever's down there, they really shouldn't be shooting at it...
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Battle, 2nd part.
[spoiler]

I really didn't know what was going on there, but I decided that blowing up those ecologic skeletons should be the best way to heal Excellen's headache.

The first type of enemy seemed to be some kind of giant flower wich shot death lasers.

Also their aim sucked.

The second type were some kind of demonic skeletons wich used their own horns as boomerangs.

Anyway, they seemed to be vulnerable to our standard and nonstandard weaponry, and that was what really mattered.

Rai finally got pissed off and pulled out his supreme weapon. I just hoped he would target on the oposite side of the ruins, otherwise there would be nothing to recover...

Who needs oversized swords when you have oversized cannons?


There would always be some healthy rivarly between those two...

Despite their bad aim, the enemies had plenty of numbers on their side, and our mechas were being slowly grinded down.


You probably don't know how much truth there is in that sentence. But he was right. Our mechas were being grinded down, but our spirits were strenghtening, and with big spirits, come BIG guns!


Wing gust mode! To the skies!

Oxtongue rifle E, exterminatus mode! Get out of the way guys!

We had defeated those demonic skeletons(and pretty much rebuilt the landscape), but Archibald and his brainwashed minions had managed to run away. But he can't run forever..

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Epilogue
[spoiler]

We invited the head of the diggers on the Hagane for debriefing.


And some praise always felt good.


So there's indeed a super robot burried somewhere down there...

Hmm, that kinda explains why the grungust type O from the major is so powerfull. It still doesn't explain who built those stuff.

Madness? THIS. IS. SUPER ROBOT WAAAAARRRRRRS!!!!!


In ancient times people created giant robots to fight demons? Damn I really should've paid atention to History lessons instead of reading so much manga.


Great Ryuusei has entered his super robot fanboy mode. Somebody please hold him before I shoot him in the leg....

Well that was a lot of centuries ago. Of course that if you had a super robot when everybody else had swords and bows at best that you could change the fate of an entire nation, thank you very much.

And it can think by itself? Fits more and more with today's hallucination...

Also explains how he got his grungust with pure gold and platinium plating plus the diamond carved controls. Stupid rich powerfull families...

Ah, good old Irm, never giving up on any women with finished education.

We went for the debriefing room to see if we could figure out what the hell those skeletons were. And how to best kill them.


The conversation ended up turning to the reason to why only I and Excellen had heard them. Wich meant we had to prove we were still (relatively) sane and hadn't just been brainwashed and waiting for the right moment to betray humanity.

Sorry dear, but I would rather die than believe in the power of love for winning battles. Friendship I can somewhat admit, but love is for the bed, not the battlefield.


Yeah, that's right, none of us really knows much about Excellen's past. I saved her from a crashed shuttle, but we never really figured out from where she had come from. Most of the team doesn't know it however.

You can't evade me forever little girl. One day I'll know who you really are, and then...


Oh, great, another secret contact on the DC's side.


Wait, nonhumans? Now you're also traficking with the aliens? Or is her an ally of the demons?


Ok, this was geting creepy. They seemed to be a public company. And willing to sell out their own species. Something had to be done...

I called the team,  went back to the bridge and found Eri:
If the life or death of my subordinates can help us recover that super robot, then you have my revolver stake.
And my oxtongue rifle!
And my phalic g-cannon!
Y-You have my b-bow!
And my war skill!
Plus my gaming skillz!
You have my geniality!
And mine also wa!
And my phone number! Just joking, I meant the grungust.
Haaarrr, there's no helping to it... So I thereby declare the formation of the brotherhood of the super robot, to go and unite all super robots under our banner to fight whatever threat's forming in the horizon!

Good. If the DC and their secret buddies wanted war, they would have it.
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Cubey's comments
[spoiler]
Now, on Let's Play, things are going great I see. Plot is advancing, Archie shows how much of a psycho he is, Kai uses his most badass Jet Magnum quote. I'm surprised you actually transform Grungust, I usually keep it in robot mode unless the enemy is really far, when I use Wing Gust to reach 'em fast. But we already discussed that.

Don't want to spoil anything, but I wonder which mission will be next. Checking now.

Ah. The next mission will be okay, I guess. But the one after it, #9... oh yes, we have things worth waiting for.

Now, it's time for more of my wishful thinking that there are people who read this that didn't play OG2 yet and I can persuade them to try out a Super Robot Wars game by posting cool movies.

R-2 Powered, PS2 version. The only OG2 version I could find had attacks of R-1 and R-3 as well, and we don't want to spoil that yet, do we? Besides, even in this movie Rai is fighting the Einst mysterious plant-covered skeletons. Notice how Hi Zol Launcher has two versions in the PS2 version.[/spoiler]

[oslecamo]

Episode VIII: End of Inocence

Begginning:
[spoiler]

Ah, there's the communist boss! Hiding in the Earth Craddle while his pawns do the dirty job. A true commander. He has my respect.

Of course she is. I bet that you didn't tamper with anything to make sure she stayed asleep while you proceeded to become a weapon's supplier.




Hmm, isn't that the dude that apeared some in my visions some days ago?




Hmm, it seems the green haired duded was the one who gave them the means to mass produce stuff for the DC. I'm however pretty sure he isn't doing that for charity.



Ah, they're just trying to take advantage of the chaos the aliens caused to conquer the world. That's a relief, really. I thought for a moment they may have some darker sinister mad plan.


Me and my great mouth. Of course there's a big sinister plan behind all of this.




Yep, we, the ATX team, 1% of the EFA forces, do more than the remaining 99% put togheter. I really need to ask for a raise...


Hmm, could this be related to Lamia? Could she be some kind of artifical clone created by the pink haired chick? Well she's MY artificial clone now, so back off!


Well at least it seems they aren't related to the demon-thingies.



What the hell are they talking about? Are they dimension-time travelers? Haven't they got anything better to do with their uber technology?

Hey, I remember that, it was the final attack on the White Star...
_______

Crap. Still can't control my vision powers very well.


If the decision was mine we would use that thing as target practise, but noooo, gotta study the self-sentient giant piece of technology that almost killed us all.

Heck, it's not even like our weapons can do anything more than scratch it.


Please, no lame family reunions! At least Ryusei's mother was kinda hot!
_________


Ah, now this is more interesting!

Well it seems like our mooks are being worth their payment for once.

Bad luck, Arado, but you're just too reckless, and your side doesn't have enough heavy mechas for you. If you keep up that atitude you'll only get yourself killed.


We got invited to the party? WOOT! Tome to bust some cockpits!


Stupid random screens, seems like some kind of stupid video game...




Wow our mooks geting pounded by a single little girl. Good to see at least this time some managed to run away.




"Huh?" What the nice man means, little girl, is that we're arriving to kick your asses, and you really don't want to face us alone.






Oh for the love of... If you weren't all the timw with those hesitations, we would've already captured them ages ago! Silence! Discipline! Slaughter them by the book!





Yeah, because you're totally not using them as cannon fodder for your boss to run away.


Be carefull everybody! The enemy still has plenty of troops. Proceed with caution!
No. They're here to buy time. But we aren't gonna sell them a damn second. CHARGE! FULL SPEED AHEAD! GLORY FOR THE FIRST ONE TO GET HIT!
Kyosuke, you're creeping me out...
Haaarrr don't mind him too much, lads. He's right. We have to take them down as fast as possible. Heck, aren't we the heros who charged head in the aerogater army and the White Star itself?
Yes wa! You're right wa! The power of friendship will protect us wa!
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Main battle
[spoiler]



We managed to quickly fight our way trough the sea and reach the coast despite the heavy enemy fire. I was the first one to land and proceed to assault their ground forces.


Irm! Stop showing off!
Ah, you're just jealous because I can fly and you are there stuck in the mud!
He's right honey. You always envied flying mechas. Like my weissy!




Irm transformed into tank mode and proceeded to run over the enemies...Several hundreds of feets in the air. Damn why can't the alt to this too?



Hmm, seemed like the girls had found each other. Normally I wouldn't mind too much two lolis throwing themselves at each other, but in this situation it could prove problematic...


Who's this Ouka? Lat's old boyfriend? He doesn't deserve her! Don't go Latooni! We still have so much super robot stuff to do togheter!

I stoped paying atention long ago. Why have we interrupted the carnage of he DC again?

BOOYAH! This is so like a super robot drama story! We'll fight, and then we'll all end togheter to fight the big bad guy!
Really wa? Will friendship really triumph in the end wa?
You bet! Super robots win over all adversities!

Plus I'm not your girlfriend wa!

B-But...

GIRL POWAH! Women have to stand for each other right?

Excellent...

Perhaps that's she's been overloaded with mindrape drugs?

Ryusei got first blood on the girl, but she seemed to be handling her mecha much better than before. She would be a tougher nut to crack this time.



Irm was entertaining the guarlions pretty well, wich allowed us to close in for the cleanup.
[spoiler]Why do I use the tank so much? Because it has weapons with actually a range bigger than 3, and otherwise the guarlions would just focus fire on him whitout him able to return fire at all.[/spoiler]
It was best to destroy the mooks before advancing to their loli boss.


Haarrrr this brings back memories...


We were going on fullpower now. No mercy, no prisioners. We would teach the DC not to mess with us.



We had finally cleaned up the mooks, and quickly circled the enemy boss. I then discovered an interesting detail. The loli mecha didn't seem to be able to attack at point blanck range! What a deadly flaw!


Taking the chance of Latooni distracting her, I drew out my "Trump Card".

ALMOST ENOUGH DAKKA ATTACK!

Still standing?? The girl had definetely been training since the last time we met!
Kyosuke, let's do that thing!

SUKI SUKI KYOSUKE-KUN ATTACK!
I quickly made some distance from her.

See? She's still standing. This "power of love" isn't so good after all.
...BAKA!
Wow! Did you saw that armor-piercing slap? Not even Judeca left the alteisen in such a bad state! Awesome!
Remember, Ryusei, womans are very dangerous creatures.
...Ouch...My spleen...

Damnit! Bullets, revolver stakes, quadratic launchers, missiles, laser beams, nothing manages to pierce her armor! How are we gonna do this?
Guns don't have enough spirit for this job! What we need is an heroic BLADE!

Wow! You just cut her mecha into two! Awesome man!
Tsk, what I don't do for a lady...Collect your little cute friend Latooni.

Stupid killer whale...The japanese are right, cetaceans are just good for killing...

Wait, did she just hit him where I think she did? If yes, then the poor boy...
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Epilogue
[spoiler]

There's no mistaking. The boy's luck ran out...

He can't, little girl. That mecha is a coffin now.

Farewell Arado. You at least got to die doing what you loved.

N-No wa...This isn't what was suposed to happen wa...


The power of friendship should have triumphed wa! We were all gonna get togheter and happy wa! Gomena-sai wa... GOMENA-SAI WA!

Yes. He's dead Jim Jenny.



But they had already gotten a good advance on us. I decided to try out some psionic scrying.


What? You tought you could trick us with your cheap tricks forever?

Let's admit it. Losing a thousand mooks is nothing compared to losing a named faced skilled pilot.

That man indeed has brains. The boy's dead. What a shame, I didn't even got to recruit him, but I'll get over it quickly.

It seems like the DC will put her out of comission for some time. I would say that drugs aren't the answer, but well, it's not like she has anyone but psycopatchs to talck with in that place.

Going to sleep now. I guess nobody wants partying today. Not when our mascot pilot isn't on the mood...
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[veekie]

I think you might want to fix the youtube links.

Good show though

[oslecamo]

Episode IX: Everything will be allright!

Beggining
[spoiler]

Didn't I just die inside an exploding mecha?


Is it possible...That it was all just a dream?




Head's...Foggy...Am I really awake?

About time...I want to see this outside world people talck so much about. Still...Something is wrong here, I can feel it...




Yes, these are only my memories...Do, am I in purgatory, waiting for my judgement, or something like that?


Wait what...?
You're one lucky boy, kid.
See Lat? Everything will be allright!
You were right Ryusei wa! Praise CCS wa!
Ahem, Kyosuke, I think I've won our bet about he being alive. Pay up.
Fine. I'll do the dishes and cleaning up for the rest of the week. That's what I get to understimate his fighting spirit.
On the other hand, this probably means a new pilot for the team. Anyone who could survive that blast is someone I want to have in my side. Totally worth the chores.

What the hell hapened there?
Being the team's super robot specialist, I think I can explain it.

Wait, that still doesn't make any sense! I would've still have crashed at high speed inside a burning wreck!
Look, you're alive. Don't think too much about it.


Hmm, she never told ME about that bunny suit.

He threw himself in front of enemy fire twice in a row. Of course he's easy-going.

No idea what you're talking about. Women fall under my thumb, not the other way around!



I-I'm not blaming anyone! I was the one who got on the way! I'm sure Latooni was aiming just to disable!
First, she only wanted to help you two.


Now Latooni take as much time as you want wink wink!
Yeah, like you didn't know this room isn't being monitorized and you weren't going to the watch room to observe everything.


Now you're wearing ghotic lolita clothes and being so independent and strong, fighting in the frontline and all!


They also take pitcures and movies and tell me how kawai I look wa!

Too late kid. You're in my grasp now.

Mental note: consider start drugging my subordinates to see if their capacity improves. Bullet will do a good guinea pig.

Wow, seems like the Earth Craddle has been doing some hardcore stuff in the genetic department. Another reason to go there and kic their asses.



Well, I think that it's more acurate to say that the kid's just a brave idiot who would never be able to grasp any kind of long-term plan. The ideal kind of people to throw in the frontline.
Aww, captain, after all the work we had to get our hands on him? Can't we play a little with him at least?

That's my Kai! Always had a weak spot for suicide pilots.

Who cares? We had our fair share of spies, betrayers and turncoats in our team, and it worked all in the end didn't it? Heck, I myself started as a drunk gambler!


The poor girl really could use a friend of her age.

Old man? ME? AN OLD MAN? FALCON PUNCH!

My ribs...Ouch! I'm sorry!
Ok, that's enough Kai, we need Ryusei in one piece.



Refusing our invitation is not an option.


Yeah, Bullet becoming a superior officer. Only over my other subordinate's cold bodies.

Great, finally some action in space!

Awwww, it's the Hyriu and the octopus team that going to take all the fun. Well, I still should be able to see it with my psi powers...
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Battle part 1
[spoiler]

Loading psi vision please wait

Ah, good old Sean. A true dirty old man and also an excellent advisor, second in comand of the Hyriu.
May I say you look just gorgeous today dear captain?

And that's Lefina. Youngest mothership captain in history. What she lacks on skill she more than makes up with her looks wich inspire the team.This isn't the time for joking. All units be carefull.

And that... I have no freaking idea who she is. Minor character added from the last war.

Hey, look, it's Katina! Very unstable, dangerous and angry woman! Wich makes her an excellent pilot. Really, if it wasn't for me she would probably be the hero of this whole history.
Who dares to challenge me?

And that's Russel. He's somewhat a paradox. Very spirited, good pilot, bravest man I've ever met, yet with the self confidence of chicken. Also Katina's most loyal subordinate.
...This doesn't seem good...

Leona's the last member of the Valkyrie team wich we butchered in the last war. She's also Rai's cousin, wich is the main reason why she's still alive.
Let's get this over with.


Do I look like I care with those details?

And finally, that's Tasuku. Even more of a gambler than me, protected by lady luck. He stole his mecha from under his nose and broke the sword that smites evil with by parrying it with his face. A true man.
You're way too beatifull to be so cold!

And anyway I do that every other sunday.

Now that's what I wanted to hear!


I don't have freaking time to memorize such large useless names!


I may be lucky, but not even I will try my chances against a threat from Katina!


Russel, what were those thing's names again? I was too busy squashing them to learn it back then!


Ah, yes, bugs, perfect name for something so squashable!


It wouldn't be the first time.


CHARGE! KILL THEM ALL! REMEMBER ME WHY I LET YOU LIVE!


Well, keep the formation and engange them.


Capture? Why would we waste our freaking time capturing them? Have you become so soft captain?
Lieutenant, I think it may be usefull to dissecate a non-vaporized bug...
Ah, torture the bastard thing. Ok, I think it's good to try out new ways of infliciting pain. You could've already explained that Russel.


Ok, kids, time to open our superrobotdexes!
What's this super robot?

It's the giganscudo-duro! Basically a giant shield filled with massive firepower. Able to take massive amounts of punishment and dish it out as well.

It's a plain old-gespent. Just as expected from Russel. Nothing to see here...

We wouldn't let Katina drive anything more dangerous, but we let her paint it red. Because red ones go faster.

A restored guarlion custom. Nothing like using our enemies toys agains them. A quite balanced mecha with good mobility and both close and long range weaponry.


And it was Lefina opening the combat, shooting down a bug with just her autocannon.

The bugs counter attacked with their energy waves.

Giganscudo indeed makes a good giant shield.
Out of my way! Let me shoot at them damnit!

Even when piloting an old can like the gespent, Russel doesn't hesitate to get on harm's way to protect his lieutenant.
Lieutenant, please, you're exposing yourself too much...
ARGH! Let me pass Russel! I'm not afraid of them!

Those things are way too weack! How are we suposed to capture them? ARGH!



Even Russel was one-shoting them. Capturing even one was going to be hard...
Captain, if you allow me, I may just have the right tool for this problem.

Good thinking Sean! All units, let the Hyriu pass and engage the last bug!

DUAL BEAM CANNON SNEACK ATTACK!





Hmm, it was all over kinda quickly...

Or was it?
[/spoiler]

Battle part 2
[spoiler]

Now that's a shligtly threatening enemy force!


ARGH! Russel, explain this to me!

The enemy has been known to brainwash our pilots and creating replicas of our mechas to try to mess up with our minds.

I'm sorry for being wrong...
Russel...NEVER apologize for anything! You've gotta make your own path!
B-But...I only want to help Lieutenant Katina as best as I can...
Oww, geez, what am I gonna do with you?


Does this means we can't just kill them all? ARGH, why are you complicating this so much?

You're being all lovey-dovey back there aren't you? How dare you leave your lieutenant of that?


Hehe, that's Tasuku for you. No matter who loses, he wins.

...Well I'm used to it anyway, but ignoring lieutenant Katina, that I can't admit!

Russel! I want you to come to the whiping to see if you learn a thing or two!


HELL YEAH! Finally some REAL action!




TALK LOUDER RUSSEL! I'M TOO BUSY KICKING SOME ASS! Actually, join the ass-kicking would ya?


I'm coming lieutenant! I'll try my best!

...Hugh...
What's wrong Russel?
...Nothing really...
Your mecha's on fire!
...No, it's nothing, worry about yourselves, I'll just go explode in that dark corner...
Russel, I trust you!

One of the most amazing things I've learned in the war is that trusting someone will actually make their mechas last longer even when horribly damage.
[spoiler]No, really, the trust skill allows you to repair mechas at range trough the power of friendship or something like that.[/spoiler]


Ok, this is it! Make way people!

When I said the giganscudo had some heavy weaponry I wasn't exagerating. The giga burst map is a war-crime class weapon able to wipe out whole squads of mechas at once. It also hits allies. Use with caution. Or when you're feeling lucky.


Russel! Damnit! I already told you a hundred times to show your face and scream when attacking with special weapons!

...B-but that doesn't make any sense...
Because it's cool and makes you feel good inside!

...I'm already doing the poses, isn't it enough?

The enemy had really some lousy aim.


Calm down you two! There's only one of them left now!


Heh, good to see that the octopus team was doing well. But, were the aerogaters really coming back already?
[/spoiler]

Epilogue
[spoiler]

Well, with all the wreckage left from the last war, I guess it was only natural someone would pick it up and try to make his own bug army...

Wow, an army of mechas being piloted by brains in a jar. What will they come with up next?

______


Why don't you ever make ME food?

You joking? You guys treat of me, and don't tell me to kill people in return, and I even get Latooni with moe clothes giving me food! This is paradise!
Well, anyway you look pretty young. How old are you?




It wasn't really the most fun of places. Classes all day long and nothing of those video games or internet you have here.

Really, all I know is how to do is to pilot mecha. Leave me alone and I would probably starve to death.



Eerrr, if you hang out with us you'll eventually find out. But they're some pretty cool stories! I heard they're gonna do a series of video games about it and all!
Pfft, who would want to buy that?


_____


Hey, look, the ever useless president! We saved his ass once, and then ended up abandoning him again as bait.

That face...Looks kinda familiar...

Yep. She's the b**** selling stuff to the DC and some other enemy faction at the same time. It's so good to see the government we worked so hard to save keeps becoming more and more corrupt.

Don't play games with me little girl. For all I know the mechas from your industry and the base defenses we get from you royally suck.

Them? THEM? Would it kill you to reveal those kind of things to us, the guys protecting the planet, for once for a change? How are we suposed to do our job when you're making deals with the enemy behind everybody's back?

Considering how the government's being run, I may say there was never a democracy to begin with since you rose to power.

Great, mankind's at the brink of doom and all they can think is making money...They could at least give me a slice since I'm the one keeping the population in check...

_____


Wait...What the hell are you doing you idiots? Are you messing with the White Star? Don't you think we already have enough problems in hand?



Great, just what we needed in top of everything else. Juddeca, the core of the White Star, is coming back. If I wasn't so addicted to blowing stuff up with mechas I may consider deserting to some colony.
[/spoiler]

[oslecamo]

Cubey's comments to episode IX(stupid 40.000 character limit)
[spoiler]ALRIGHT! *fanboy noises in the background*

Time for the Octo Squad! They might not be the best pilots you have (except for Leona, she kicks ass - it's in the blood), but they're awesome even by OG standards. And that's saying something.



I'll kick all your asses desu!

Poor Eun, nobody knows who she is... even Eita from the Hagane gets more recognition.

Nitpick, Leona is Rai's cousin, not sister. That's why her family name is Garstein and not Branstein. Of course, that's close enough to inherit the Genius Gene, and it shows with her combat performance.

Glorious videos:
Hiryuu Custom's ultimate attack in the PS2 version, also some SPOILERS. A lot of spoilers. If you don't want spoilers, you should probably stop watching around 0:45-0:50, but this movie is too awesome to pass. Also, like everything else, Hiryuu Custom has its own theme in OGS, rather than having Hagane's Ships Full of Hope.
Russel and Katina in their Gespies, PS2 version. The movie contains lots of unlockable weapons and Original Generations Gaiden bosses (not OG2, so you're safe spoiler-wise). See, Russel actually shows his face during some attacks here! But he still has no personal theme.
Giganscudo Duro, PS2 version. Here is the GBA version for comparison, with Irm and his Grungust at the end as an extra. The PS2 version doesn't have Tasuku's personal theme, because that comes only in OGG. But I have a link to it as well.[/spoiler]

[oslecamo]

Episode X: Budget cuts!

Begining:
[spoiler]
After making Latooni feed Arado with her moe clothing, we managed to make him join our team. Finally something that goes well.


Ah, yes, the assault on the Earth craddle. I wonder if my request for extra mooks was acepted.

Wait! You're sending away two of my best pilots away to do delivery boy work just when we're assaulting the strongest fortress mankind has ever built?
Haaarr, how could I put this...Yes I am.
Rage...Building...In...Too...Angry...Must...Control...Urge...To kill...Captain...



Don't worry boy. If I even suspect you have touched Excellen, I'll just crush you with the Alteisen's bare fists...RAGE!


I don't think the boy did anything wrong enough to deserve to be thrown into her hands.

The dice were tossed. We were assaulting the mighty Earth Craddle with seven mechas and one mothership. May the mecha gods watch over us. Hmm, kinda off Samurai 7 reversed.

I'll try to psi scan the enemy while we travel, I'll need every advantage I can get after all...
________

Wow who's the old hag?

Since that girl can't possibly be her daughter, I bet I'm watching the resident mad bioengineer wich created Latooni and her School pals.

Ok I can't stand that ugly face anymore. What's going on the rest of the base I wonder?
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Jackpot! Captain communism and Mr.Time Travel discussing their plans of world domination/whatever!

Crap it seems they know we're coming. There goes the element of suprise.

Great to finally get some respect.

Well said. He may have been a freaking genius, but that didn't save him from me kicking his mothership-sized ass.

The puppy-killer comander joins in.

This is the moment they start to lie to each other to hide their own secret dark plans, so time to scan another area...
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Ah, the team rocket-wannabe couple!

Perhaps there's still hope for those two. Perhaps...
_____

Well, seems like the ATX team isn't the only one with massive budget cuts.

R-units? Shouldn't we, like, have the monopoly of them? And I never heard of a R-ein anyway...


Hmm, seems like they don't want Lamia to show her true face now.
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I wonder if that girl is really overflowing with drugs or just plain dumb.

Well she's just dumb.

Ah so I was right and the kid is indeed some kind of genetically manipulated clone. Also explains the pink hair.

Indeed. We don't brainwash people. We just threaten them with violence and briber them with candy.

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Well look at the time. Gotta get in the Alteisen.

Of course you are dear. There's no need for me to say anything  about your true intentions as long as you fight for us.

Indeed I wonder, what have they prepared for us?
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Battle part 1
[spoiler]

Urge...To Kill...Still raising...

Cheapass, still using those obsolete robots when you're a hero of the last war.
Noob, needing those shiny robots with fancy gadgets to do anything.
That hurt me...I don't mind being insulted, but insulting my dear Alteisen...


Bullet again reveals his brick-level intelegence. Gods did we really need to lose both our team comedians in one go?

Exactly what I was gonna say, but hey Latooni is too cute for me to interrupt.

Blasphemy! There's always a reason to mass produce giant robots of any kind!

I-I'm scared of g-ghosts!


Well I gotta admit Kai indeed is a wise man. Why be here yapping when we could be kicking giant robot ass?

Lamia was the first to reach the enemy, but she seemed to hesitate some seconds before starting to shoot.


Even at close range we couldn't identify the enemy, but they were using classic weapons such as the slash ripper, so they were indeed Gespents and not some disguised mechas.


There was something strange here...The enemy wasn't exactly fanatical as the DC, but they also had more spirit than simple drones or brainwashed pilots...

Unable to defeat our mechas, the enemy tried to swarm over the Hagane.

I joined the fray myself to push them away from the mothership, but they were too much even for my stake.


Luckily they really hadn't got any heavy artillery and this were unable to pierce the force shield of the mothership, yet, something felt wrong...

The mystery gespents had been crushed to the last, yet one more time I had the feeling that it had been way too easy...
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Battle  part 2
[spoiler]

Damn the usual trick of the second wave... The first mooks make us expend our spirit, then the actual enemy shows up when we're tired. I guess in next battle I'll need to start to save our energy.

Can't I just charge them? Please?



To be honest, I stoped asking where the enemy got imba mechas long ago, but this time it seems they're just making fun of us, throwing our prototypes against us.

My head hurts...Can't we just blow them up?

Oh great is big sis from the dark side.

Well she's kinda right there. Altough we also use her as a mascot.


That's it Latooni! Don't let her mess with your head!

Indeed it was a fabulous idea to send Arado out to space...

WITH THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP WA!
Actually, your mecha has run out of ammo for the big guns long ago. You should come to the Hagane to recharge...
I don't need big weapons wa! I have the power of friendship on my side wa!
Great, Latooni has lost it. Six weared down mechas and counting. Well, the grungust is still in good shape since it stayed behind for being so slow. I guess we'll finally get to see if Irm's still in shape...
[spoiler]No, really, I'm out of ammo for both the rifle and quadratic cannon and Lat can't board the f******* Hagane to restock due to the scenario rules! Stupid plot power...[/spoiler]

Divine crusaders, leave the children alone!



The ladies sent some more mooks ahead, and we gladly took them down, this time saving up our spirit power.
All units, permission to unleash your ultimate weapons!





Bullet was the first one to engage dark sis Ouka.

I...Have...The...Power...(coughs up blood)
Damn Bullet she's too strong for you! Retreat to the Hagane!
Ouka was much stronger than any of the other commanders we had faced untill now. Bullet couldn't even glance her, altough he had expended a good chunk of his energy in the mooks. Five mechas and counting...
Irm, try attacking the other mech! We'll save Ouka for last!
Hiting a lady? But of course!

She was tough, but not as tough as Ouka. I decided to try my luck by going all out...Damn I wish Excellen was here.


Grrr, indeed a tough one...Perhaps the Alteisen is indeed in need of an upgrade...
I see an opening! Hi-zol launcher!

Quickly Lamia! Finish her off before she recovers!

The fireworks were geting pretty brutal by now. Where once was sand, there was now a vast sea of glass.

Hhhhaaarrr taste the cannons of the Hagane you DC pirates!

Luckily for us Echidna decided she had taken enough risk and retreated.

H-heer, I-I'll j-just g-go to the-b-bathroom for a m-minute o-over there!
In the middle of the battle?
It's fine. Let her go.
Clearly Echidna had left something for Latooni on the battlefield and she wanted to retrieve it before the battle ended. I played dumb, for now.
[spoiler]
Following to the secrets FAQ, I moved Lamia to the position from where Echidna retreated, but I only managed to make it two turns later due to the distance. Anyone knows any way of confirming if this part of the secret to unlock Lamia's secret mecha has been correctly done?
[/spoiler]

Damn. The Hagane itself barely scratched Ouka, and her return fire almost sunk the mothership.



Well, if nothing else, Latooni was geting most of Ouka's atention, wich allowed me to slip into the Hagane for ressuplying and positioning the team for a final strike.

I'll finish her! Supreme tecqunique:

With my ammo fully ressuplied, I could go all out once again...


This isn't over yet! ATX team, attack!

Y-you h-have eyes, b-but you c-cannot s-see! L-let me l-lighten u-up your p-path...




Ack...Keep the pressure men!

This is indeed humiliating. We're throwing everything we have at her and she's still just trying to catch Latooni.

Thankfully our moe mascot seems to be at top dodging capacity.

Damnit Latooni! We're geting slaughtered out here! Shoot back at once!
Ouka wa...Forgive me wa...



About time if you ask me. We wouldn't be able to hold much longer.


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[oslecamo]

Ending
[spoiler]
We had managed to retrieve a good chunk of those gespents remains, and we sent to Ryoto for analysis.


Not just one theory. It's the only theory that makes any sense in this madworld. Well that and a wizard did it, but if the enemy has a true wizard
I'll just surrender.



Lamia is up to something, but I couldn't exactly understand what.


Wow even Bullet has his awesome moments now and then. I knew there was a reason I made him my direct subordinate.

I guess wa...That the power of friendship can't solve everything wa...
I'm really glad you finally learned that lesson Latooni.
______



Latooni11? Aurum 1? Ok now that's just crazy...

Hmm, seems like Ouka is an heavy psionic herself.

Oh boy. I predict some very awkward situations in the future coming from this. Thanks the gods that brainwashing can be cured with enough ass-kicking.

Yay top ace!
What I won't do for a legendary pointy stick...

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[oslecamo]

Episode XI: When lolis attack!

Begining:
[spoiler]
After last battle, I decided it was about time I went back on the workshop and pimped up the Alteisen.

There, this shold help me to better whitstand crazy chicks blows. Since I was at it I decided to pump out my main weapon.

Kyosuke, don't you think we can spare enough credits to upgrade another mecha?
Hmm, you're right, Bullet. I'll make some improvements to the mecha of my best subordinate so far.

...
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Ok who's this one now? And where the hell is she? At least the DC speacks in coherent terms! Why should I hallucinate if I can't discern anything usefull?

Oh, great, she's sending her minion against me. Well more loot and exp I guess.

_______


Nice, I'm breacking my back improving her mecha and she's assaulting the ship's record. Guess I'm lucky nobody ever bothers to put anything usefull there.



Please, don't even I laugh in such a creepy way, and my laughter creeps the hell out of me.


Uff, guess that Eita just wants to see if he can score something. If he suspected Lamia is a double agent she may be arrested and I would lose a valuable pilot.


Listen carefully Lamia, see if you learn a thing or two about using your natural charms to seduce mens.

The alarm? Don't tell me we're being attacked again?

Oh, it's just one of our bases that's being attacked and they're screaming for help. Their problem, we gotta  a secret base to destroy. Move on.

Oh, please, do we really need to go try save every worthless mook out there?
Haaarrr, we're not going to help them, we're going to destroy the demons that are attacking them! There's no such thing as too much booty and glory kid!
Hmm, can't really argue with that viewpoint.
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Battle part 1
[spoiler]
THE GOOGLES! THEY STILL DON'T DO ANYTHING!


It seemed like our mooks, suprise suprise, were geting their asses kicked.

Wow! Even the base commander is a faceless and nameless!
How much more can the EFA fall...?
Hey, I asked for my own base, but they made me a simple soldier.



We managed to arrive before the carnage was too great.


Wait, I'm suposed to be the boss here!
Aha, gotcha ya sonny!

I proceeded to unleash my fury in the nearest enemy.


I barely felt the counter attack. It seemed like the extra plating was doing it's work.


The enemies focused Bullet, but he answered pretty angrily. I then remembered what hapened in the last battle when we paid too much atention to the mooks...
All units, save your ammo and spirits! Kill those mooks with your basic weaponry!

Ah, so you admit being an old man, old man!
Wait, I didn't mean that, I...AARRRGHHH!!!


Bullet! There's finally your chance for you to use your G-wall!
I have a G-wall?


Watch out for those tentacles wa!
Relax, they hardly hurt males.

There was one last demon-robot-plant thingy...

And then there was none.

They're coming indeed. It's that minion from the mystery gal I saw at  my morning hallucination...
[/spoiler]

Battle part 2
[spoiler]

Really? I don't know how did you figure out that the big flying mecha was their leader.

That voice...Is awfully familiar...Too awfully familiar...


Kyosuke damnit is this one of your ancient pissed off girlfriends? I told you one of them would want revenge sooner or later!
A-actually, i-it s-sounds l-like a c-childish v-voice as w-well...
Hmm, I never expected our leader to be in that kind of stuff to be honest.
Kyosuke's a pervert wa!
Gods Kyosuke, have you got no shame bringing your personal life like this to the battlefield?

I've never met this girl. Next one to imply there's any old connection between us gets a claymore to the face.


You have a deathwish Rai...?
No, our estimated leader, just to know if we should hold our fire when attacking it or not.


Where do they get those names?

I knew it! This girl's voice is awfully similar to Excellen! Could they be related somehow?

Hmm, I'm sorry kid but I really don't swing that way...

Get her. Alive.


Hmm, those installations would work nice for some quick battlefield repairs.

Kai really gets pumped up when they cheer for him.

The best attack evar! Trust me, one day they'll make a super robot the size of a freaking galaxy, and it's main weapons will be spiral based!
Spiral robots so big? Who would do that? Simple nonsense!

Latooni took a hit defending the Hagane. I understand she likes to help, but her mecha really wasn't designed for this kind of work.

Since we had conserved our spirits, we managed to cut a swath trough the demonic ranks all the way to the mysterious girl.


Hmm, she doesn't look so scary at all now that we're close...

HOLY MOTHER OF CCS, MOVE ALTEISEN!

That was too damn close for my taste!
Change of plans! Fire at will! Take her down at all costs!
But didn't you want to capture her...?
We'll worry about that after we trash her mecha.

Great, I can barely see any dent on her armor. I guess it's kinda pointless to try to cut down a robot who's making of floating bones that aren't really connected to each other...

Ok now she's really sounding like Excellen's little sister or something like that.

Definetely related to Excellen. This is disturbing.


Please, don't let this be Excellen who's been captured and brainwashed again...



She ran away...But at least I now think that she wasn't Excellen. She wouldn't be so possessive, she would try to make me jealous of another man. She loves romance. This one not so much. Still there's plenty of similarities between them. Long lost evil younger sister?

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Epilogue
[spoiler]

Great, the super fanatical organization, the mad scientists, the time travelers, aliens and demons weren't enough, we needed a psycho loli on the loose. I really need to check if there's some girl with pony tails and sailor school uniform in the EFA command who wants to save the world with laughter...

Irm-kun's a pervet wa!
Hmm, it seems I guessed wrong that only mature women interested you.
Don't make me call the child defense organizations people...


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Can't say I'm suprised. The DC mooks can perfectly kick our mook's asses. No reason for them to hold back on defense if we aren't nearby.

Hmm, Bullet's still the top ace. Better reward him by assigning him to the laundry AND toilets this time for stealing our kills.

____

Hhmm, Kyosuke, there's here some strange men dressed in black who want to speack with you.
Men in black? What men in...


Ok now that was strange. But hey, I'm glad to see someone is still on our side.

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[oslecamo]

Episode XII: Hold the line damnit!

Intro
[spoiler]


The enemy seemed to be rejoicing that they had crushed our mooks. The fools... The poor poor fools...

Hmm, seemed that they were preparing their next wave against us. Good. The team could use some exercise.

Aww, c'mon, not another one of those I want to see just how strong they are thingies. No wonder we need to do all the hard work, since everybody else seems only interested in testing their oponent's strenght.

So, you've got mechas and pilots to burn, but you're out of spare synapses? I'll never understand those people. Guess it's why I'm fighting against them instead of making an aliance and conquering the world.

Ah, the research for the perfect mook army continues.
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Comrade Van and butcher Archibald discuss their next attack.

Archibald doesn't seem to trust his new allies much, wich is perfectly understandable.

Well, I guess one of the advantages on being on the evil side is being able to send your mooks to do the dirty work for you. Or at least try.
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I told you that we just should have grabbed everything we had and charged straight in, but noooo, you had to send half my team to do delivery boy duty and then burrow us in military bureaucracy. Of course operation mole hunt failed.

Know what? we should just let them take the president's head, then perhaps we can find a true leader for the EFA.  President Kyosuke...Hmm, sounds good.

Hey, look, the alarm is ringing! Let me guess, the main force has been routed and we now need to stop the DC army by ourselves right?

Well, time for some action. I guess mr. President is lucky that I'm addicted to super robot combat.
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Battle part 1
[spoiler]

The DC remants opened up with some kind of light show to try to disrupt our forces, but we holded firm.

Clearly this troops still haven't heard of us. We really need to get a propaganda team.

Now that's what I like to hear!
CHARGE! Take out those mooks out of the way!

As we cleared the first mooks out of the way, we spoted heavy armored modules protecting the rhinos. It seemed like the DC were now also mass-producing them.

Those armored modules were armied with entangling webs wich pinned us in place. I would need some time to cut my way out of it...
Haaarrr, those low scumbag tricks aren't enough to stop the Hagane! Up and ahoy mateys, give them a taste of our cannons!

Lamia! You haven't been entangled! Intercept the DC airforce! The hagane would be a siting duck for them while in those steel webs.

Despite the DC's fanatism in throwing themselves in our way, we were managing to cut our way to the rhinos.
Watch how this is done people.

Damn. How many of those guys they have anyway? Did they finally realize lions aren't good for anything?

Bah! Out of my way amateur!


Good job Bullet! You managed to slow down the rhino with your face!
T-thank you sir!

KYYAAA! Anything but tentacles wa!
 

Irm had managed to also cut his way to the rhino, and he seemed pretty pissed off with the scratches his mecha had taken.
Make way! Super robot defensive spirit, ALERT!

The rhino indeed was the ultimate mobile fortress. But we were the ultimate attack team!
Keep firing! All units have clearance to use their full firepower! Focus the rhino! DESTROY IT!

I see it wah! I can target the engine room!
Show them what you're worth Lat!

I had forgoten the sight of an exploding rhino. The colapse of the reactor, the crew trying to jump away in panic, the whole thing exploding and making the earth iself shake. It was just...
It's beatifull!...
Hmm, not a bad shot Lat.
Great work there girl!

Ah, the usual second wave. Let them come...
[/spoiler]

Battle, part 2
[spoiler]

Yes, come to the dark side, girl. Strike her with all your hatred and join the ATX team in our killing spree!

Of course you do. C'mon, backstab her and turn to the EFA! You know you want to do it deep inside! Damn it's those moments I wish I had mind rape powers...

Ah, faceless ninja mooks. This would be easier than I expected.

Boss, what do we do?
Keep focusing on the rhinos! If those ghost gespents or whatever they are get in your way just blow them up!

C'mon, would you stop with that? When was the last time you saved anyone?

The new arrivals briefly engaged with us, and then proceeded to try to swarm over the Hagane.

Haaaarrr, protect your captain you worthless robot dogs!

Damnit! I can't fly! Come down here and fight like a man! Or whatever you are...

The gespents were slowly tearing the Hagane apart like a band of metal-eating locusts. Half the mothership was burning and the other half was barely holding togheter.

Haaarrrrr, you river pirates don't have the guts to take down the Hagane!

Like a true captain, Daitetsu kept the mothership running against all odds by sheer force of will.

Hmm, self destruct mechanisms...

Indeed, no panic, no try to eject, they don't really seem humans...
Who cares? Kill them all! DESTROY DESTROY!

Sniff, my little Bullet, all grown up and acting like an adult...

The second rhino commander seemed to finally realize he wasn't fighting an ordinary foe. Shame his guard units weren't that bothered with actually guarding him...

...Could we hold this conversation when there isn't an army of ghost robots trying to kill us?

Haaardd, it's no good to have the cannons operational when we don't have the juice to use them! Let them taste our sub-gun haarrr!

I-I c-can see a-another opening!

To my suprise, one of the gespents put itself on the way of Lamia's attack to save the Rhino. Actually, just delay his destruction.
D-damn...
Don't worry Lamia-chan, it was still a pretty good shot wa!


Hell yeah! I still haven't lost my touch! Nothing like the smell of roasted DC captains by the morning!



Yuuki didn't seemed to be very happy standing still while his troops were being slaughtered.
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[oslecamo]

Battle part 3
[spoiler]

Took you long enough to realize, but it seems like you still have some grey matter.

G-CANNON ATTACK
Well, it wasn't designed to be used as a club, but I guess that works too.

Yuuki put himself between Bullet and Carla. Hmmm, I think I've already seen this somewhere...

Now you DIE! Slowly...

Bullet managed to cripple the weapon systems of Yuuki, at least for some time. The kid was definetely improving.

Yuuki finally joined the fray, but it was kinda too little too late. The ghost gespents already had their formation broken, being grinded down by our teamwork, and the DC forces had been pretty much crushed. Our own force may be pretty weared down in terms of ammo, juice and armor, but we now holded numerical advantage, and we had conserved our spirits for this moment.  Soon enough, Yuuki found himself cornered.


Stand aside! This one is personal!


Now I have my own personal rival! Yay!


The last Rhino was actually managing to slip away in the middle of the confusion, leaving their weapons behind so they would go faster, but I would have none of this.

I'm a servant of the red flame, keeper of the super robot spirit!

The mooks flames will not avail you, servant of the DC!

Go back to the Earth Craddle!

THOU!

SHALL

NOT!

PASS!

And that took care of the last rhino. That's fortunate, because all my magazines are empty.

Echina finally decided joined the fray. Her mecha seemed to have been heavily upgraded.

Damn, somebody finish this! Don't tell me ALL of you have your special weapons ammo and juice spent?
She wasn't in my calculations.
Stupid...Hard...Terrain...Too far away for my fist...
Well, I don't like that much to hit on women...
Spent all in Yuuki boss!
The power of friendship shall give us strenght wa!
Haaarrr, we barely can hold ourselves afloat sonny...
G-GUARD!

Wait! Don't tell me you're planning that? Stop, it's too dangerous!
I-I'm t-the c-chosen o-one! I-I shall n-not f-fail!

Well look at this! It worked!

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Epilogue
[spoiler]

WTF? We sent two of our best pilots to retrieve something that wich wasn't finished yet? And then they managed to get the last mecha blown up? Geez I take the eyes out of them for a second and they start turning into mooks...

Somebody's gonna pay for this...

______

With the damage the Hagane had taken, I was impressed there was something left to repair.

The shirogane's waiting for us? I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling about this...
___________


I'm pretty sure that there's better ways to test mooks than sending them to their certain doom.

Hmm, this reminded me....
______

Bullet had been killing a lot of mooks lately. Maybe it was enough for that spirit chip.
....
Bullet, come here. I've got a present for you.
A present? Then why are you holding that thing? And why is that look in your eyes...Wait, no, AAAYEEEEE!!!!


Hehe, not to brag or anything, but I still know well the drills of brain surgery.
[/spoiler]

[oslecamo]

Episode XIII: Neon genesis Divine Crusaderion!

Beggining
[spoiler]

I finally managed to reach Excellen and the others with my psion vision. They seemed as cheery as usefull, wich was a welcome sign that they hadn't been brainwashed or replaced by clones.

Katina quickly demonstrated that she doesn't need a mecha to kick people's asses.

Yeah. If you gotta worry, WORRY ABOUT BEATING THE CRAP OF THE ONES WHO DARED TO DO THAT TO ONE OF OUR TEAMMATES!

Hey, yoga taught me a lot of cools things to do with Kyosuke!
W-What kind of things are you talking about?Yeah! Spit it out!

Excellen was saved by the alarm ringing, but that also meant the enemy had arrived at them before us. I went to Daisuke to see if we could make the Hagane go faster...
[/spoiler]

Battle part 1
[spoiler]

Neo what???

Well, gotta admit our faceless mooks have lots of courage. Or stupidity.

Hmm, Lee seemed to finally have developed some respect for us.

...I'll rip off your rotten head, stick it in a chain and use it to...Hey, why isn't my comunicator working?

Lieutenant, please, this is not the time for in-fighting...
I don't know how you did it, but you have three seconds to turn it back or...

I hoped that the mooks would hold them off untill the Hagane arrived...Now I'll have to risk my life! Inadmissible!
Ok, seemed like Lee had gotten even more coward.

Hmm, an interesting tactic, leaving some units behind to cover the rearguard. Makes some sense if you pretend to protect the base, altough I would never admit let myself be left behind while my girlfriend advanced.

Let's show Lee what we're worth! I don't want to see a single DC idiot lay a single step in there!


Ryusei seemed to have recovered his old R1 unit, wich had the power to transform into a plane.

Yeah I missed this! Fighter fights wohoo!

They were the only mens with brains in the whole organization!

Russel seemed to be considerably more self-confident. I don't know what Katina did to him in space but it was good.

The enemy deployed in two separate groups this time.

I wish I could do that with Kyosuke...
Hey, I can, but I gotta keep an hard face as leader of the team dear.

Ever heard of friendly fire? It happens all the time..
More like love fire, giggle!


Let's go! Ryusei you're with me!

Ah, guarlions, the mechas of the DC elites. Or, more acurately, the ones who don't totally suck.

I'll take the left side!

R1 robot mode! SUPREME CHAIN ATTACK!

Yeah Russel! That's more like it! Now land over it's remains!

Barrelions? BARRELIONS? I hate them! The cowards! The fools! Take their metal barrels!


In other words, I don't feel like dyrting my hands.

Don't worry Leona, I'll just take down the barrelions all by myself!
Are you insane?
Screw sanity, I have LUCK!

EVERYBODY! If you let a single of the base mooks get shot down, you'll all be fired!
WHAT? So we're completely expendable and they aren't?
Yes! Consider this your punishment! MUAHAHAHAH!
[spoiler]
I added those lines because keeping the barrelions alive was a big pain in the ass for real no sensible reason, since...Well, keep reading and you'll discover why.
[/spoiler]

Our mooks started trading shots with the DC mooks, but it was clear the EFA ones training and fighting spirit were inferior..
[spoiler]Problem 1: EFA mooks deal less damage than they receive in each attack.
Problem 2: EFA mooks cannot benefit from defensive suport.

[/spoiler]

Haarrr, try to stop a whole fleet and a ghost ambush whitout geting your engines crippled will ya you youngster?

Did they hurt you?
Nah, I'm fine. Those DC mooks would never land a hit on my dear weisswriter!
[/spoiler]

Battle part 2
[spoiler]

(On one hand I hate them all, on the other I need them to protect my sorry skin...grrrr decisions decisions...)

Finally, we had a good chunck of our team assembled. We would teach the DC a lesson they wouldn't forget.
Here I goooo!!!!
All units, follow the giganscudo!

We stoped the enemy advance, but they proceeded to shoot back, focusing the big and easy target provided by Giganscudo.

Tasuku was being pounded pretty hard, but the giganscudo had been created precisely for that.

Our mooks seemed to be inspired by Tasuku's stand and foolishly rushed ahead, exposing themselves to enemy fire. Stay behind quiet at the base would ya?

Tasuku finally activated his g-territorry barrier, completely blocking the attacks, but he was now burning trough his mecha energy quite fast.

Lee tried to do something usefull, and ended up screwing up big time. Hmm, perhaps it's really best he stays behind.

Having reached deep inside enemy lines, Tasuku managed to unleash his full firepower whitout worry of hiting us.

Damn I'm out of energy!
Pull out to the base Tasuku!

I saw now our mooks seemed to be as devoid of sense of self-preservation as the DC dudes. I had to use drastic measures...
Russel! Latooni! The suport pilot of the Hagane! Trust your faith in our mooks!

How much range that guys have anyway?
Don't know, but my shoulder cannons were based on them.

Finally, trough a carefull combination of controled agression and stoping their attacks with our faces, we managed to wipe out the DC wave whitout EFA casualities.

Hmmmm, now that there was a moment of peace, our mooks deserted whitout a word.
W-Where are they going?
Hehe, looks like you'll now need to trust us to protect your ass...Captain.

I didn't find it fun. Rats were always the first to abandon a sinking ship. Did the DC still had a card up their sleeves for this battle?

Well, they are MY bunch of clowns. With giant robots!

It's an angel! Like in that anime with the emo kid with two girls!

Me? Again? Why are there so many giant robot pilot with a grudge against me nowadays? The other day was that crazy girl and now...
Crazy girl? You didn't tell me anything about a crazy girl mr. Kyosuke!

Suddenly, everything seemed to move in slow motion...

OH S****! I REALLY don't need this now!

Must...Not...Colapse...From...Pure...Pain...Hold...Togheter..

The sword that smited evil...But is it really him?

Talk to me damnit! Or fight us properly if you're now our enemy!



If Rai was suspicious as well, then there was indeed something that wasn't what it seems in this mess.

Calm down, Excellen, it's probably just an impostor, some kind of clone or illusion!
He could have been brainwashed, just like I was...

He attacked while we were talking? Unbelievable!

Oh, you gotta be joking with me, first a colossal blade wielding enemy, now a full regiment of heavy mechas. Was the DC just playing with us with the first waves?


Indeed, as much as it pains me, this is now an hopeless fight. The base is already in ruins. Escape is the only hope...
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Ending
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I was now staring in silence to the pile of metal scrap that had once been my trusted mecha.

Tasuku has a point. None of us who has been brainwashed changed their names, and Sanger was whitout doubt the strongest willed of us. He would never abandon his title.

Let me guess, it hasn't been finished yet right?
Right on!

Everybody to the common room! NOW! Bullet, get some popcorns!

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Hmm, despite his flaws, I had to admit this Van was actually pretty charismatic.

The sound of a dozen people choking on popcorn at the same time is something that you'll remember all your life.

Damn. I had seriously understimated this new DC comander. Seemed like this war was going to be everything but easy.
Ok, play's time over! I want everybody to go ready their mechas to whatever's coming...
Hey, wait, the DC will now show one of their main sponsors!

This was geting just better and better...
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Our brave president decided to don't do anything, as usual.

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Oh, and those guys still pulling string sfrom behind to make even more money. The list of guys to beat up just keeps geting bigger and bigger.
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Kyosuke-kun I have here some presents for you honey...

Hmm, at least a good new. Maybe not new mechas, but Excellen had managed to get her hands on some more equipment.
Excellen, I'm so glad you're here now. There's something I need urgently, but only you could take care of it...
Oh, Kyosuke...Anything you want...

....I was thinking of something a little more romantic, but I guess we are indeed in for rough times...
Don't worry Excellen. As long as we stand united nothing will stop us. Look! Even Bullet has grown into a mighty warrior under our wings!

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Nerd-o-Rama comments
[spoiler]Actually, no, the Neo DC's main sponsor is



SIEG ZEON BIAN!

Although if you want to compromise there's always

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Episode XIV: Super robot princess!

Begining:
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Vileta still seemed to be stuck with paper work. Damn bureaucracies. If she would just pick up some mecha out of the hangar and join us, we could probably just storm the Earth Craddle itself and be done with this.

Wait, Viletta has been contacting with Gilliam? Why do women always keep secrets from me?

Oh, well, at least Judeca doesn't seem to be coming back. Personally, I don't mind adding another de-brainwashed pilot to the team, whoever this she may be.
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Ah, Riksent. Suposedly a very rich country, but their military sucks even more than the one of the EFA. It's become DC tradition to conquer it every other year to fund their operations.

Also they're ruled by a loli princess. Wich may explain how it's conquered so easily.

Hmm, it seemed like Van was actually using this mission to see if Archibald could control his puppy-kicking impulses.

Kyooosuuuukeeee...
Damn Excellen's calling.
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[spoiler]Wow meditating Kyosuke! That's something you don't see every mission!:smalleek:[/spoiler]

Secret love rival? Birth-kidnaped sister? Demonic clone? The plot tickens! Don't lose next episode of Super Excellen wars!

Kyosuke...You prefer me to her right?

You two lovebirds! Get your asses over the hangar!NOW!  

Oh, just great. The DC decided to go and kick the EFA's army ass before we arrived. Smart move, I must admit.

Wait, I'm detecting a flutation on the force...

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Even the DC seem to be suprised that we didn't show up.

Ah, that's the loyal's princess butler. Last time she refused to run away and ended up brainwashed, put on a prototype and sent after our throats. I wonder what hapened to her this time...

Archibald patiently awaits for an oportunity for puppy kicking. Well I guess he still has some self-control.

Hheerrr, what kind of government business does a 10 year old royal has? A convention on the last word of loli gothic dresses?

It seemed like this time the princess was actually trying to run for it. But she may try to build a secret tunnel system next time. Mechas aren't really much stealthy.

Archibald insists on personally hunting the fugitive loli. Pedobear would be proud...

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Hhhaarrr, every year is the same thing, we should just change our main base to there...

Heh, it seems like the princess was smart enough to run away this time.
Haarrr, yes, this will indeed save us a lot of work!

There are still ruling royalty in existence?
Haarr, who do you think that started the super robot programs to keep the simple peasants in line?

Lee didn't seem very happy with our decision, but then I remembered he was never happy. Let him do escort duty. We got some real work to do...
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It's quite logic to sacrifice the ignorant peasant masses so the great minds may save themselves. It's clearly the princess, and it's our duty to rescue her, while leaving our cannon fodder troops unguarded.

Lolis must stand togheter wa!(leaves)

The status quo must be preserved. The DC will pay for daring to harass the elite like this.(leaves as well)

W-what's these talks a-about s-status-q-quo and r-royalty? I-I've n-never heard o-of them...
Me neither, but I bet there'll be ass to be kicked! Let's go already! I can't stand some little girl entering a fight ahead of me...


Hey, wait, Ryusei, you brought back the R-blade togheter with the R1, didn't you? Katina, why don't you pilot it?
Is it painted red? NO! So scram it, I'm taking my gespent!

But lieutenant, the R-Blade has twin blades and supersonic synchronized generators...
TWIN BLADES? Ok, Russel, you sold me.
Good, here's the manual lieutenant, please read it carefully.
C'mon Russel, what good is a book in the heat of the battlefield? Now let's move out!
Right behind you lieutenant! I'll bring the manual, just in case...
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Battle(now with videos!)
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Ah, the typical faceless mook who stays behind to slow down the pursuers.


Princess still shows a great lack of military tactics.

Ok, I'll take that back. Giving a name to a faceless mook will definetely improve his power. Not today, not tomorrow, but someday, Francis will come back as a mighty mecha pilot.



Crap! The DC got to them before us! They're doomed!

Unless...I never managed to make it work with Bullet, or the DC leaders, but perhaps with one of our mooks it will work...

MIND CONTROL SUCESSFULL



YES! I managed to gain control of the EFA pilot! And hey, he has some self-preservation spirits! I immediatily proceeded to repair the mecha with the power of courage.

Princess Shine seemed to be suspecting that his pilot wasn't acting normally.

Uff. I had managed to evade the enemy untill we arrived. Just a couple of turns movement and Shine would be on our hands.

Ah, yes, I almost forgot. Shine has some unhealthy atraction towards Rai. Luckily it's just one sided.

Ok, now LET'S PARTY!
As much as I like partying, perhaps it would be best to retreat back to the main force instead of standing here speaking while the enemy pursuers aproach.
What kind of chicken are you?Russel, you agree with me, right?
Well...
Well I feel lucky today! Let them come!
First we should let princess Shine board the ship. Her mecha seems like it could go down at any moment now wa!
I-Isn't t-that an h-huge N-NDC f-fleet on the h-horizon?

Oh great she's now surrounded by a fleet more than twice our numbers. Why must we always start useless talks on those critical moments?

GASP, they would atract the majority of the lolicons on the world wa! Even we would have no chance against those numbers wa!

Latooni and Rai started literally glowing with the power of friendship running trough their veins.



Unfortenely, the power of friendship wasn't enough. The enemy mooks quickly swarmed the damaged Shine lion.

It took me all my soul,fighting spirit and psionic powers, but I managed to make the falling apart robot dodge every incoming attack.
[spoiler]I'm not afraid to admit it, I had to save and load like mad to keep the freaking lion alive. How one is suposed to pass this part whitout massive reloading, I have no idea. The lion has horrible stats and there's no way I can get my troops near enough to suport it before it gets shredded into pieces.[/spoiler]
Latooni was the first to arrive in the fray, unleashing her power of friendship.


Archibald managed to get in range of Shine, deciding to finish this as fast as possible.

Hah! Sucker!
And after a billion missed shots, the lion actually managed to get away from the DC forces.
Hmm, how is it possible that their leader cannot hit a simple lion? The probabilities of this hapening are 0.00001%! One would need to have power over time to make it happen...
Yeah, I guess something like that.
Hhaarr, we've got the princess, prepare to retreat...
Retreat? You've gotta be joking me! Not untill I taste some DC blood!

Hhaarr but...
Captain, those DC maniacs dared to try hurt my good friend wa. Again wa. I cannot forgive them wa. I'll slay every last of them, and then we'll retreat wa, leaving behind their charred corpses as a warning to anyone who dares to try to touch Shine again wa.
The look on Latoonis' eyes as she said that...Now that's what I call a warrior spirit!
Hhhaaarr, fine, I guess it's time we gave the DC another beating to see if they don't start thinking that we've become soft...
Kyosuke, I sugest we form a defensive line and shoot them down as they come, then advance and destroy whatever remains
Sounds like a plan! CHARGE!




Yes! Kill them all! Drown them in their own mecha's oil!


Wait, is that MY gespent?
Yes. It would be a waste to let it on the hangar. You got a problem with that?
Heh, ok, I admire brave men. I'll lend it to you for now.



Supreme-super-awesome-special-attack-wich-I-still-need-to-get-a-better-name-for!



Having blown up half the enemy forces, the battle started to turn to our side. We had managed to stablish our defensive line and the DC formation was starting to breack up. Archibald charged himself trying to get the lion once more, but Latooni would have none of that.

With even their boss stalled, the DC forces started to route and run away. Archibald saw himself forced to shoot the cowards to try to maintain some discipline. I saw this as an oportunity to take him on myself.

But the bastard kept flying high in the air, out of range of all my weapons but my autocannon!
COME DOWN HERE AND FIGHT LIKE A PROPER SUPER ROBOT DAMNIT!
Don't worry sweety, I'll catch him for you!


Hmm, he's tougher than he looks...
Screw this! Just kill the mooks already!
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Archibald seemed to decide that alone his chances of winning weren't very bright, so prepared to retreat...

Wow, I've never seen Rai so angry about something!
Indeed. What did this Archibald do? Did he slept with Leona or something like that?

Woah, I guess he really did slept with Leona!

Rai! Don't breack formation! Come back here!

Fuhuhu..Guess genius indeed doesn't mean wise...


Well, we had managed to crush the DC forces, but Rai almost got himself killed. I never imagined I would see the day he would lose his cool.
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Ending
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Shine was presented to the sad reality of the situation. Her country was conquered(again) and we couldn't save it whitout permission from the EFA. Wich, as she herself deduced, would take months on bureaucracy alone.


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I went then to the briefing room to see what was the status on the R2.


Hmm, I decided to take a peek at Rai's mind as he recovered, to see if I could find out more about this story...
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Ah, so that's the original Trombe!!!!



Wait, I'm feeling some interference...
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Now that's my Rai! Planning a cold revenge with a crying children in his hands! Well, I guess I'll now spy on the enemy before going to sleep...
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So, it seems like this Wodan is indeed someone mindraped, but the question stands, what someone?


Crap, lost the connection! Still, I have a hunch to who this new enemy may be...


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