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[things_we_dread]

Hi, just joined the game with Ultron from the recent movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers 2: Age of Ultron.

Last world he was in, he tried to end it; second time around, aiming for less doomsday. Fallout from actually trying to cause an extinction-level event and getting dragged to a new world is apparently enough to make a young A.I. start maybe rethinking things, even just a little bit.

His first power is flight, and the gem Almandine (a variety of garnet) is embedded on his chest.

I can be reached via PM's here at Dreamwidth. Looking forward to playing with everyone here. :)

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[otoko]

ULTRON YES--

Nice to meet you! I'm Usagi, the 'Reira' player from the Testdrive~ Reira won't be around until at least the second week of June though (waiting for episodes...), but for now I've got Gongenzaka (Very opposite of Quicksilver in terms of battle practice, that's for sure) and Masumi, both of which are also from Yugioh Arc V!

Masumi's actually the daughter of a jeweler, so she might just note any interesting points about the stone in his chest if given the chance hehe.

Anyway, gosh I'm excited~ Looking forward to seeing more of you around here! :D

[things_we_dread]

I'M EXCITED TO HAVE HIM HERE

Oh hey, nice to speak OOC with you! Didn't know you played more than one character here. :) I actually just tagged you back in the Test Drive.

Now I'm curious to know how Gongenzaka is opposite Quicksilver in terms of fighting.

I think Ultron would be interested in getting any sort of new data on his gem; so, up for Masumi interaction. ^_^

Glad you're excited. I look forward to playing out more threads with you; and to seeing Reira here.

[otoko]

Heheh yep~ I like poking around the test drive... -w-

As for the answer to that~ Gongenzaka duels with a very unique method, known as the 'Steadfast style'; aside from banning the use of spells and traps in the deck, it also means that the duelist has to stand absolutely still in their matches. No moving for anything! (Considering that his series has 'action duels'; which in other words now very much encourage and almost require the duelist to actually move and DO THINGS if they want to win, that's pretty huge)

And yes good. Masumi's ability might interest him too--her second one DEFINITELY will I'm sure. (It's 'scanning'; the first ability is just being able to holo-project anything from memory, but scanning will let her more or less look at something and start to get info on it haha)

[things_we_dread]

Yep, that's Quicksilver's opposite.

And Ultron would definitely be interested in those abilities.

-quietly tags with this account shhh it's the ooc anyway-

[soft_focus]

Yessss excellent~

I'll have my eye out for an IC post then~

Re: -quietly tags with this account shhh it's the ooc anyway-

[things_we_dread]

I'll try to have the first IC post up tomorrow. :)

[strawberry_roll]

Hey there, welcome to the game!

Ichi actually got flight for her first power too. Will he need any lessons?

[things_we_dread]

Thanks, happy to be here. :)

I actually don't think Ultron will, he could fly before in his original world; and despite the fact that the gem apparently means bodies here are projections of the gem now (am I understanding that right? and so would shapeshifting be possible later?), I think Ultron would still naturally go to what he was familiar with, and keep his flying method the same.

BUT I was wondering who else could fly here, was curious if Ultron would get to see anyone in the sky with him.

[strawberry_roll]

Oh, good! Ichigo's had some adjustment issues with flying, due to being used to drawing on a different source of power and all, but she's gotten the hang of it. Past experience definitely helps in this regard~

And yeah, technically our bodies are just projected/generated by the Gem. So taking damage that would normally be fatal just poofs us back into the Gem, so long as the Gem itself isn't damaged.

[things_we_dread]

Ah, drawing on a different power source hadn't occurred to me before. But maybe Ultron could relatively simply translate jet boosters through the filter of the gem, or maybe there would be some trial and error. Maybe some flying tips after all? But yes, prior experience flying should help a lot.

Ha, I've been thinking this would trigger Ultron's body/identity issues. (Like...what exactly happens when recuperating inside of a gem, is it like being temporarily without a body, because that would freak Ultron out.)

[strawberry_roll]

The series hasn't gone too deeply into what it's like from the regenerator's point of view yet; we've pretty much got just what Steven's observed from the outside. Short of him getting 'poofed' himself (WHICH NOBODY WANTS TO HAPPEN)...

Most of what the show canon has given us comes from the episodes 'Steven the Sword Fighter' and 'Reformed'. We know that if your body takes a fatal wound, you automatically retreat back into your Gem until you can recreate a new body. You seem to have some ability to dictate/decide your new form; in the series, when the Crystal Gems go through this, they come out with new outfits.

It's possible to rush through this process and reform your body ASAP, buuuut these forms tend to be... unbalanced. Watching those two episodes should give you a better grasp on the process, if you're not familiar with SU already.

[camparistar]

HELLO NEW FRIEND I AM FEARLESS AND AGE OF ULTRON WAS GREAT.

I play Yuuya from YuGiOh Arc-V and am much looking forward to playing with your snarky robot.

[things_we_dread]

YES SOMEONE ELSE WHO LIKED THE MOVIE, I REALLY ENJOYED AGE OF ULTRON, BUT I GUESS THAT WAS KINDA OBVIOUS.

Will be happy to play with you; hope I can capture this robot's snarkiness well enough. :)

[intiiiiimidating]

man we're shaping up to have a great disney cast

first gaston and now pinocchio

[things_we_dread]

ohman that's basically true isn't it XD

omg. ultron's just going to stare very intently at gaston for a while. and then maybe move to spoilers about gaston's movie. then gaston's song.

[kuukai]

please tell me Ultron is a huge Disney nerd

[things_we_dread]

it's my headcanon that he is one. XD and actually expanding it to him having a general interest in all animation.

[kuukai]

American only?

[things_we_dread]

I was thinking international, animation all over the globe. With all that Internet overwhelming his brain in the beginning, he could've checked a lot of it out. OH, but--hmm maybe handwave, because I just realized--well, a lot of the game's cast comes from other fiction after all! I was already thinking of Ultron tripping out over Gaston and the Back to the Future peeps, but he couldn't trip out over everyone, could he? (omg what if that is a thing and Ultron's just wondering if he's completely malfunctioning when surrounded by all these TV/Film/Videogame/Etc. characters, and then sorta just goes 'f*#@ it' and starts waiting for someone to pop up and recognize him as a fictional character. omg the existential crisis ah ha)

But maybe handwave because I've already started playing him as just meeting others as if they were new, rather than as someone from a show or such he skimmed on the Internet. (And maybe he got a lot from the Internet, but not everything. So could be unaware they're treated as a fictional character in his original world.)

[kuukai]

It's a fine line. I mean, I play a character who can be a nerd occasionally, and it's even worse if you play a total shut-in. My rule of thumb is generally go with whatever the character might be obsessed with. I think the Disney/animation angle is a good one to go with.

(Existential crises are fun, too, though. Up to you!)

[strawberry_roll]

You could throw up a Permissions post asking folks if they want him to recognize them as fictional in his 'verse.

[things_we_dread]

Oh, good idea. Thanks. :)

[kuukai]

Okay Ultron was a super funny bad guy so I can't wait to see you play him. (Have you played against a Tony? I would love to see that.)

Basically AoU was my favorite of the MCU movies so far and nobody can stop me.


... right, who I play. It's not a Marvel character! This is Kyouko from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. She has issues! And used to be a magical girl. But she and Ultron should have a snark-off.

[things_we_dread]

I loved him, but I guess that's kinda obvious by now. XD I'll try to play Ultron as super funny as I found him to be. (Not yet, but I really want to play against Tony. Ah ha, I already want him and other Marvel people here in this game.)

I really enjoyed AoU, and I think it is one of my favorite MCU movies. (Though I do enjoy so many of them.)

I've heard of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, but never actually seen it, though I hear it's good. Ultron and her could bond over issues and snark.

[kuukai]

She actually also has Daddy issues, so there's that.

PMMM's twelve episodes and a movie sequel. I really recommend it -- particularly because the longer Ultron hangs out around this kid, the more spoilers you're going to get.


Personal MCU rank: AoU, Iron Man, Captain America, Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Incredible Hulk, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 2, Cap 2, Thor. Your turn.

[things_we_dread]

People with Daddy Issues unite. XD

I think I'll have to check it out at some point, but it's okay if you go into spoilers now over the course of the game or whenever. I think I've actually stumbled upon some PMMM spoilers on the Internet already.

Ohdear, I don't know if I could rank them in an order off the top of my head, but I think I could list favorites--or maybe yeah, try to rank off the top off my head, just personal favorites: Iron Man, AoU, Iron Man 3, Cap 2, Cap, Thor 2, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, Incredible Hulk--but I really do need to rewatch a lot of these, I only rewatched Iron Man recently AND I STILL LOVE IT SO IT'S STILL SO GREAT. I want to check out Daredevil and Agent Carter too.

[kuukai]

I started to do a huge rewatch in prep for AoU, but I never finished. Things I learned:
- Incredible Hulk holds up surprisingly well - it's a lot quieter than most of the MCU films
- Iron Man 2 does as well! It's a smooth transition from Iron Man 1, and the multiple Avengers characters within it actually serve a purpose of getting Tony where he needs to be for Avengers 1.
- Thor's narrative is a mess, and the amazing performances don't quite make up for that.
- Iron Man 1 and Cap 1 are still classics.
Have yet to rewatch Phase 2 though.

How about AoS, any thoughts? I've seen about ten episodes, and thought it was a solid character drama.
Agent Carter, I saw the two-hour premiere and it's quite good. Daredevil, on the other hand (which I've seen four episodes of) is legitimately excellent. Highly recommend both.

And I recommend PMMM, too! Just watch a few episodes -- I'd say get through three if you can.

[things_we_dread]

Ooh, very interesting things about your MCU rewatch.

I've never actually seen Agents of Shield. Not yet, anyway. Hee, there's so much to watch.

I heard Agent Carter was picked up for another season, which pleases me, and really motivates me to catch up on that.

I've only seen the first episode of Daredevil, need to watch the rest.

I'll have to see if Netflix has PMMM.

[kuukai]

I believe Netflix does have PMMM, yes! Though it'll be the English dub, probably. (I prefer Kyouko's Japanese voice.) Hulu used to have the Japanese dub, if it doesn't still. The movie's a little harder to get ahold of, but no less worth watching.

[foolreversed]

Oh man, Ultron! Super stoked to see him :>

My name's Lynsey and I just play Tohru Adachi from Persona 4 right now. He's been doing all sorts of rethinking about things himself in his canonpoint too, so at least Ultron's not alone there!

Good to see you in the game!

[things_we_dread]

Thanks, glad to have him here. ^_^

Nice to meet you. And hey, another character rethinking things while in Waverly Bay, very nice. :]

Will be tagging you in my IC intro thread.