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Posted by: Foreigner Jan 25 2004, 01:43 AM

I just had an interesting thought, ladies and gentlemen.

I was talking to Phaeton via AOL Instant Messenger a moment ago, and it suddenly occurred to me:

What if everything recorded in the Japanese monster movies made starting in the first half of the 20th Century were BASED UPON ACTUAL EVENTS ?

That is, what if Godzilla, Rodan, Gammera, Mothra, Ghidorah and all of the other creatures made famous by the Japanese film industry over the last half-century or so were REAL, Pre-Awakening sightings of Dragons and other such creatures common to the world of SHADOWRUN, nearly a century later?

Anyone else have any thoughts on the subject?

--Foreigner

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 01:46 AM

It's all Yamatetsu's fault! Ya can't trust 'em!

Posted by: Sahandrian Jan 25 2004, 01:49 AM

And I GM for these lunatics...

Posted by: Ancient History Jan 25 2004, 01:50 AM

I refer ye to the Planetary series. Good stuff.

Posted by: Foreigner Jan 25 2004, 01:53 AM

I'll thank you NOT to lump me and Phaeton into the same group, Sahandrian.

EVERYBODY knows that I'M sociopathic, and as we all know, that's a personality disorder, NOT a mental illness.

--Foreigner

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 01:57 AM

QUOTE (Sahandrian)

And I GM for these lunatics...

[paranoidskepticconspiracytheorist]

YOU CAN'T TRUST YAMATETSU! YOU'RE IN DENIAL! SEE WHERE THAT GETS YA WHEN THEY FRAG US ALL OVER, MAN!

[/paranoidskepticconspiracytheorist]

Posted by: Ditaki Jan 25 2004, 02:04 AM

Oh man...you guys have opened me up to a whole new world! There...they....oh man!

*goes off to plot his NEW new world order*

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 02:08 AM

Hmmm...I have to agree with Foreigner's theory.

But what was Mecha-Godzilla, then? Maybe a machine made to fight the horrors in the future?

Posted by: Ditaki Jan 25 2004, 02:10 AM

Maybe it's a Godzilla cyberzombie from the future?

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 03:58 AM

Hey, that works....Never thought of it that way. Maybe the Big G went full 'borg a la Kusinagi, perhaps?

Posted by: Voorhees Jan 25 2004, 04:07 AM

Or maybe its some kind of giant robo thing...that you could try and make in Rigger 3. Its got that Plasma Coil in its chest that he could use like once an hour or something.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 04:10 AM

...Make Mecha Godzilla using Rigger 3...

...

*DROOLS*

*glomps Voorhees, thanks him, then runs off, cackling maniacally like a lunatic*

Posted by: Zazen Jan 25 2004, 04:26 AM

They should start rounding them all up now. Y'know, so that later they can be ready for GODZILLA VS VERJIGORM: DESTROY ALL HORRORS.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 04:29 AM

...DUDE!!!

THAT'D MAKE A KICKASS IDEA FOR A SHADOWRUN FAN MOVIE!!!

*goes on ranting for the next 1d10000 hours. Fails Will roll to not do so.*

Posted by: Ceres Jan 25 2004, 07:03 AM

...No, Phae...just no.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 07:07 AM

...Aw...C'mon, Ceres...It's not a half-bad idea compared to half the OMGWTFery that you, me, Sahandrian, and the rest of the psychosis ward think up of...

Posted by: Ceres Jan 25 2004, 08:15 AM

...point...

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 08:19 AM

...I still want to make Mecha-Godzilla into a giant anthroform drone...

Posted by: Ceres Jan 25 2004, 08:20 AM

And you'll be hit, most likely.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 08:22 AM

...Yeah. It's hard to hide something like that, short of having a mad scientist-esque hidden private military base.

Posted by: Ceres Jan 25 2004, 08:28 AM

No, I mean like...I'll hit you. Or San will.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 08:34 AM

...You'll hit me. Sahandrian will just comment on my lack of sanity.

Posted by: Ceres Jan 25 2004, 08:43 AM

That's true...Or he may hit you, depends.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 08:44 AM

Nah...He'll just criticize me, I think. Not his style to randomly smack people.

Posted by: Ceres Jan 25 2004, 08:45 AM

*shrugs* I'll hit you again, then.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 08:52 AM

How can you hit me again if you haven't hit me yet to begin with?

...*notes that this is the worst case of topic drift he has ever seen.*

Posted by: Ceres Jan 25 2004, 08:55 AM

In other words, I'll hit you a second time when I hit you the first time for building that bloody thing.

...Back on topic now, I suppose...

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 25 2004, 09:00 AM

*turns to all the other random posters* Yes. Continue. Carry on. If anyone's still reading this, anyway...

Posted by: Foreigner Jan 26 2004, 05:34 PM

For some reason, the phrase,

"Uh-oh, I think I've just created a monster...."

comes to mind.

I can't imagine WHY, though....

--Foreigner

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 27 2004, 12:59 AM

Are you referring to me or the thread topic, Foreigner?

Posted by: The Jopp Jan 27 2004, 10:30 AM

*Starts building real life-sized ZOIDS with Rigger 3*

So you think Mechagodzilla and Godzilla is tough, HA!

Posted by: Foreigner Jan 27 2004, 01:51 PM

Neither, Phaeton.

I was referring to how this topic seems to have taken on a life of its own.

Rather odd how some of them seem to do that, isn't it?

--Foreigner

Posted by: Ceres Jan 27 2004, 05:53 PM

...Foreigner, is there anything in particular you're referring to?

Posted by: Foreigner Jan 27 2004, 07:21 PM

Not at all, Ceres.

As I told Phaeton, the topic seems to have taken on a life of its own.

I found it somewhat odd that some topics seem to have that effect upon people. That's all I meant by what I said earlier.

--Foreigner

Posted by: k1tsune Jan 27 2004, 07:49 PM

I still want an Eva.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 27 2004, 08:40 PM

I want a Veritech.

Posted by: Fortune Jan 28 2004, 01:26 AM

QUOTE (k1tsune)

I still want an Eva.

Talk to Deev!

Posted by: Kanada Ten Jan 28 2004, 03:05 AM

You have to use the Semibalistic frame for Mecha-Godzilla, I think. Give it a secondary power plant (neclear reactor). Make the legs, tail, and arms robotic/mechanical arms. *Suddenly reilizes that he's going to make it*

QUOTE

http://www.onlyinternet.net/awinterrowd/kaiju/gallery/mechazilla.html
Height:
50 Meters (1974-1975)
120 Meters (1993)

Weight:
40,000 Tons (1974-1975)
150,000 Tons (1993)
150,482 Tons when docked with Garuda (SuperMechaGodzilla mode)

Air Speed:
Mach 5 (1974-1975)
Unknown (1993)

Special Weapons:
1974-1975 MechaGodzilla:
Emits Rays From Chest And Eyes
Fires Missiles From Fingers, Knees And Toes
Generates Force Field Around Itself

1993 SuperMechaGodzilla:
Eye beam laser cannons
MegaBuster mouth ray
Paralazyer missles fired from shoulder and hip ports
NT-1 Artificial Diamond armor plating absorbs power from beam weapons fired at it
Plasma Grenade weapon amplifes stored plasma energy and fires it at attacker
Shock anchor/G-crusher electrical harpoons located in forearm ports
When flying battleship Garuda docks onto back, it's maser cannons fold over shoulders for additional firepower

Film Appearances:
Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975)
Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (1993)

Origin:
1974-1975 MechaGodzilla is a robot from outer space used by aliens to conquer the earth. The 1993 MechaGodzilla was designed by a joint American- Japanese project under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Godzilla CounterMeasures Center. Head scientist on this project was Dr. Leo Asimov. Flying warship Garuda was built shortly before and modified to be used as additional firepower and thrust for MechaGodzilla when docked on back. Technology used to create MechaGodzilla was borrowed from 23 century cyborg Mecha King Ghidora.

Posted by: Phaeton Jan 28 2004, 12:09 PM

I'd hate to see the cost in nuyen of it, Kanada.