Transformers: Tournament of Terror. Sign up and discussion topic.

[MaxinePrimal]

@MaxinePrimal

“Oh! They’re doing ‘Terror of Ares’. I love that one.”
Zed said excitedly, pointing up at the sign.

@keiththelegokid @ajtazt @ProfSrlojohn

If any of you are interested in a Vex history lesson, I recommend paying attention here.

[keiththelegokid]

@ajtazt

OOC: To get this narrative straight, what in the world are you trying to do? Your actions thus far have not been clear and have been nonsensical, yet you refuse to actually counter or respond to Railgun’s actions. Instead, you keep trying to rework Clutchfire’s move to somehow make it work and this is the fourth time you’ve tried. For others reading, it has been four times despite the three numbered above as he had to edit the 1. previously for it not making any sense in continuity.

Let’s establish where we currently are and go from there. Railgun has activated Powerlinx, which as far as I can recall cannot be interrupted. Or at the very least, not interrupted by the two involved. And Clutchfire’s port is located on his back, behind the gun in vehicle mode. Which Clutchfire should not be able to attack Railgun while the Powerlinx is taking place. And even if he could once Railgun was over the port, that’s just really bad placement on Clutchfire’s part.

Regardless, Railgun shoots the port and destroyed it, does more damage to Clutchfire with additional shots (possibly taking out the gun), and tries to hold onto Clutchfire’s back. And Clutchfire auto-transforms in response…Which is something that happens? Does getting shot in the back tend to revert them from vehicle mode? I guess in certain version they do tend to turn into their robot form when rocketed by an explosive or powerful attack. But if that’s the case here, automatic transformation due to damage, how is Clutchfire able to aim, much less attempt, a kick at Railgun?

And then there is the kick itself. Again, as previously stated, because of how close Railgun is to Clutchfire’s back, (quite possibly on it as well), a kick should be incredibly unlikely to land. But the kick is a result of coming out of the transformation sequence, so how exactly does Clutchfire transform?

I do realize Clutchfire’s model/representation is different, but here’s a clip of the V.A.M.P. transforming in Transformers: Earth Wars.

https://youtu.be/PILWZDS2wiQ?t=25

I also watched Hound’s regular transformation for reference and it doesn’t appear able to do the kick being implied. Not going from vehicle mode into robot. But alright, ignoring that version of transformation as several do fold their legs into their backs to make the vehicle form, I have to assume that’s the type of transformation Clutchfire is doing.

And as previously stated, if Railgun is over by the Minicon port, unless you mean to tell me that’s part of the legs and/or feet…Then you really do need to describe better how he looks and transforms, especially when it’s very relevant here. But okay, he somehow manages to be in potential range to kick Railgun while transforming despite essentially being on his back and in such close proximity as to make the kick impossible. Excellent.

Railgun is in a position were Clutchfire can’t really see Railgun and only guess where to kick and hope it works. And he’s small, increasing the chance of Clutchfire missing. But based on description 1, the transformation flips/turns Cltuchfire all the way around so that he’s front-facing Railgun. He is never described as turning to face Railgun, he just grabs his shovel and is ready to attack/defend. And then based in attempt 2, it must be forward facing as he again does not have to turn and can just swing it in attempts to strike.

Which is really confusing why his transformation results in him facing the direction behind himself. Kind of seems counter-productive and strange…Does that mean when he turned into the jeep initially that it was facing backwards? How in the world could he have been shooting at Railgun? He would be blind, no help from rear-view mirrors at that point. Though it would make the Powerlinx trick all the easier to pull off…

And I’m getting sidetracked by the lack of details again. Anyways, so because Clutch’s transformation is having him forward facing, that really only allows him to due a front kick in the process. Rather than a front crawl, swimming-esc kick as a result of the legs folding out. Which it can’t be that kick since if Railgun avoid it the kick could not come back down to potentially strike him again. Correction, Railgun couldn’t duck/fall to avoid it via that method and would be kicked around like a soccer ball.

Which again brings the problem of proximity, as Railgun, depending on how far up the port was and how far away it is now, does affect how far he might be falling to the ground. And, more importantly, how the kick might work. If Clutchfire is so close, does a forward kick, and Railgun manages to fall under it, then Clutchfire has practically jumped over Railgun. The train should be behind the Autobot and get free shots, especially since Clutchfire is aiming quite high.

But alright, assuming that Clutchfire was driving forward during this and somehow managed to get some distance to at least pull off this front kick. Great. Where is the shovel? Where is this shovel located on Clutchfire? Based on attempts 1 and 2, it seemed like maybe it was stored on his back, front, or side. Somewhere at the very least where it would be easy for his left hand to grab. And then in 3 he is suddenly having to kick it up to himself…What?

Attempt 3 in its entirety makes no sense nor even attempts to address or counter Railgun’s last actions. So the shovel is now somewhere for him to kick with his damaged foot…What damaged foot? Did Railgun successfully blast the joint of the leg/foot? How is it kicking the now dropped shovel up to himself in a stomping motion? I can only assume its the swing coming back, because the initial kick cannot be it and it can’t be a new one. But even a returning kick makes no sense because, “…clock the pesky Railgun anywhere he could hopefully distracting his feet blasting plans.”

So, Railgun has not shot Clutchfire in the ankles yet. But the foot is somehow damaged…The shovel is something that needs to be kicked to pick up…And now Clutchfire is attempting to do a spinning kick? Why? How? Why? What in the world is happening right now? Has his transformation changed so much that he’s now doing some sort of hip-hopping, freestyle tornado kick while transforming?

Seriously, this action makes no sense. It addresses none of the previous actions up until this point and seems to completely retcon the initial response in a massive way. Yet also paradoxically seems to think at least Railgun’s actions, to a very limited extend, would still be attempted.

I’m giving you one last chance to explain what you’re trying to do, to straighten out your actions. Should you fail to do so, your sim character will automatically lose the fight and Railgun just blasts his head off.

Well his transformation is based off the Energon Ominicon Jeep. So basing the G.I. Joe Vamp design the shovel would be on his leg, so his foot would be able to kick it up when he transformed. At least that’s what I was going for.

[Chromeharpoon]

@ProfSrlojohn I forget; has Backbreaker given Juliana her axe back yet?

[ProfSrlojohn]

@Chromeharpoon

Juliana her axe back yet?

No, not yet.

[ajtazt]

@keiththelegokid

Well his transformation is based off the Energon Ominicon Jeep. So basing the G.I. Joe Vamp design the shovel would be on his leg, so his foot would be able to kick it up when he transformed. At least that’s what I was going for.

While this does clarify how his transformation works in general, the narrative of your actions still does not make sense. The order of events are still mixed up and you have provided no counters to Railgun’s attacks. I am just going to consider Clutchfire to have failed and move the game forward in this area.

[MaxinePrimal]

@ProfSrlojohn found it

Transformers: Tournament of Terror. RP Topic - #3507 by MaxinePrimal

[MaxinePrimal]

@ProfSrlojohn @Chromeharpoon @ajtazt @keiththelegokid

Just so everyone knows I’m going on a camping trip tomorrow (or probably today depending on when you read this) and won’t be back until Saturday.

[ajtazt]

@MaxinePrimal

OOC: I don’t see how he’d be able to get the whole system working again, seeing as Maximus destroyed all the hard light projectors.

Overclock is not restoring the room’s hardlight projectors, he’s fixing Simulus since the EMP has, temporarily disabled disabled Simulus’s own hardlight and holomatter capabilities.

And on the matter of his “bullets,” it’s just easier to refer to it as such. The following is just explanation/discussion, not an argument, I’ll still be replying to the move.

The neutron assault rifle is an energy weapon, though there are differing descriptions in how its functions. I can’t find the exact wording for the War for Cybertron game variant (which is what he uses), but it is said that,

“The Neutron Assault Rifle distorts the equilibrium of its target by blasting it with sonic booms. Once disoriented, the attacker can close in with a melee attack.”

Though this does greatly conflict with Fall of Cybertron’s description of, “Reliable automatic rifle fires hyper-piercing, heated neutrons at 600 rounds per minute.”

So, I just lean towards lighter, rapid energy “bullets.” Especially since if they just disorientate targets, I don’t see how the rifle could kill enemies in the game.

[MaxinePrimal]

Thanks! This information will be useful.

[ajtazt]

@MaxinePrimal

“They’re really not.”
Nebula shouted as soon as Spirit said this.
“I’ve delt with them before! They’re honestly the most underhanded minicons I’ve ever met!”

Nebula is sure pulling a panicked bluff here, since she hasn’t met them yet.

[MaxinePrimal]

Wait she hasn’t yet? Huh. I coulda sworn she did. My bad.

[ajtazt]

Nope. She wasn’t in the food fight, that was Razorclaw and others. I believe she and Railgun were chatting at that time. And then Clawshot and Ramjet fought with them later, but she hasn’t talked to either of them between then and now. Neither has Railgun to his brothers, so he would be surprised to see them.

But it works as a bluff. Though not as bad as me describing Busdrive blue almost every time in the game when he’s black and chrome.

[MaxinePrimal]

Honestly I thought the red yellow blue dynamic was pretty interesting. Like those cables you plug into the back of your TV. I thought it fit the whole data team theme.

[ajtazt]

Well, originally I was going to have Byter instead of Busdrive among the ones in the prison. And Byter is blue, so that’s part of it. And in an earlier draft Busdrive was blue as well, but decided to diversify the colors a bit more. So that didn’t help.

[MaxinePrimal]

@ProfSrlojohn @ajtazt @keiththelegokid

Hey everybody! Quick announcement I want to make before I head into work today.

Something I’ve had planned for a very long time now, and I’m very eager to get to, is a sequel RP to Tournament of Terror.

It’s called Rebirth of the Tyrant:

Deep within the bowls of Cybertron, a cult of Decepticon loyalist predacons work to revive the ancient warlord Megatron. Now living once more, the tyrant takes over an unprepared Cybertron in a matter of days. With Iacon under his control, he sends out a message into the universe, announcing his return and conquest of Cybertron. Decepticons scattered among the stars come flocking from all corners of the galaxy, and make Cybertron their home once more.

13 years later, the message finally hits the refuge colony that Maximus and the former colosseum prisoners have made for themselves. Without hesitation the young predacon begins to organize a rebellion effort, and plans to retake Cybertron. With the help of his friends, and anyone else crazy enough to come along (that’ll be you guys) this rebellion will fight back against the Decepticon grip on Cybertron, and free the planet!

I’ve put a lot of planning into this. Moving from location to location, featuring many different events and areas to explore, as well as multiple boss fights against some major decepticon faces. It’s an adventure I’m sure you’re all going to love.

[ajtazt]

Sounds like a grand time, can’t wait to see how it goes. Though maybe it would be a better question for later, when we get to that point, but I have a minor timeline question.

So when the message has reached the colony, how long have the characters been in that colony? Have they also, theoretically, been there for thirteen years? Or would it be less time than that? I realize it has taken thirteen years for the message to get there, but with that stretch of time it could imply it’s already on its way.

Though I could be completely forgetting a reference Axis or Maximus made in the game for the last time they were on Cybertron. If it was not that long before their capture, I guess it would be thirteen years? Sorry for the rambling, just the possibilities of where some of the characters could be at by that time is very imagination sparking.

[MaxinePrimal]

I haven’t actually thought about this before, but the general idea is that they’ve been there for 13 years or longer. By the time the message arrives, everyone there would have made themselves well and comfortable in this new home.

[ProfSrlojohn]

I’m sorry, but I’m just not sure where to take the conversation. Can we put in the missing organ now?

[MaxinePrimal]

Alright. Will do.

[ajtazt]

What Simulus be like in the fight so far:

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