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Mega Man Discussion / Re: The Night That Changed Everything (RP)

« on: August 19, 2013, 01:27:53 AM »

Fake-Man could only watch as everyone began to wander off without him.  "Ignoring a man in uniform?  ...Hmph.  I have neither the authority nor the desire to arrest you for that.  I certainly have no intention of going anywhere until I know who to arrest."  He was building makeshift barricades around New City Square when a groggy-looking Sword-Man approached him.  "Good evening, citizen," he said without looking up, "and welcome to another 20XX of Robotics.  You missed the party, the fireworks, and us getting attacked by a Fake-Man faker.  We killed him and his men with no trouble at all, but there was something peculiar about him—he wasn't a Robot who could easily put on a disguise, and there wasn't an IC chip in his remains, either.  The way he was talking made him sound like he thought he was me...now everyone's heading off to find whoever they think knows what's going on.  I'm staying here to reinforce the area as my base of operations.  You'll probably run off yourself, but you're welcome here if you wish."
As he finished stacking sandbag after sandbag all the way around the park's perimeter, Fake-Man tapped the side of his head and activated his radio—defaulting to the Monsteropolis Police Station.  "Hello?  This is Officer Fake-Man, calling from New City Square.  I have just been attacked by a doppelganger of myself and a platoon of Police Joes that he was leading.  All opposing forces have been neutralized, but he wasn't a disguising Robot—he seemed like myself, only emptier.  Requesting additional information.  Over."

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Anything Goes / It's like when you go to a party but no one knows who you ar

« on: August 19, 2013, 12:28:45 AM »

I don't know how to capes

Oh yeah?  Well I can show previews too!

And then I confused everyone.

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM Skin Contest #1!

« on: August 18, 2013, 09:38:33 PM »

After consideration and polling a public that shall not be named, I have decided the topic of my skin.

Be warned, CutStuff.  I am coming.  The CutStuff Artist medal slipped away once, but this time it's in my domain.

EDIT:  Just as an in-theory question, would StarDroids be barred from this competition?

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: Mega Man: The Night That Changed Everything (RP discussi

« on: August 18, 2013, 07:04:11 PM »

...Everyone abandoned Fake-Man.
I'm not really positive what to do now.

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM v4 Public Thread

« on: August 18, 2013, 04:52:26 PM »

A new campaign style: Team Deathmatch. The player is joined by Mega Man and Bass to fight against King's Rebellion.

I never thought I'd see the day.

So quick question:  what about the bots?  Will Tengu and Astro keep their MM8 weapons as their Favorite Weapons, or will they get their MM&B weapons instead?

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MM8BDM Discussion / Re: MM8BDM v4 Trailer

« on: August 18, 2013, 02:43:08 AM »

Can't say I saw this coming...I was expecting us to go through up to 10, then double-back and come back for MM&B, MMV, and company.

Nonetheless, my body is as ready as it ever was.  Geno did you guys a service with his sexy pixelart.

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: Megaman 11 robot masters leaked!!!

« on: August 16, 2013, 07:55:29 PM »

Thanks for sharing these, though.  These designs are neat.  I specifically like Russian-Man (083) and Arrow-Woman (084).

If I were in charge of naming them, in order, I'd call them Faucet-Man, Tesla-Man, Russian-Man, Arrow-Woman, Breeze-Man, Space-Man, Furnace-Man, and Edge-Man...or Razor-Man.  Not sure about that last guy.

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: The Night That Changed Everything (RP)

« on: August 15, 2013, 07:44:58 PM »

At the sound of an explosion, Fake-Man looked up, and saw the fireworks illuminating the night sky.  "Now is no time for celebrating," he said to no one, "but I can afford a few seconds."  He pointed his Fake Revolver up with one hand, and fired a shot between each pause:  "Here's to another 20XX of Robotics...may the new Robots be strong and intelligent...may our great heroes remain ever vigilant in fighting for everlasting peace...and may Dr. Wily's harebrained scheme fall apart at the seams!"

Spinning to reload, his face turned from wistful to stern in an instant, like a muscle he had allowed to relax but was now holding tight once more.  "Alright, that's enough celebration for now.  If there's a Fake-Man faker roaming the streets—and he thinks he's me, no less—you can bet your bolts that they wouldn't just send one Robot.  The choice is, do we hunt them down or wait for them to hunt us?  Given how little we know about our foe, hunting them would be suicide, so I'm staying right where I am.  Auto, see if you can't repair Plant and anyone else who might be injured.  Everyone else...get ready."

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Resources / Re: Resources Requesting thread!

« on: August 14, 2013, 11:27:06 PM »

If anyone's up for something a little strange (90% sure NemZ will take it up but whatever), could they try to make MM7's "Proto-Spring" tiles in 8-Bit?  I don't really have anything planned for them, I just think they look incredibly interesting and I wish someone would use them for something.  So I request this very tentatively, of course...

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: The Night That Changed Everything (RP)

« on: August 14, 2013, 07:49:07 PM »

Fake-Man smiled under his mouthplate as his faker fell over and collapsed into the parts he was made of.  "Justice is served," he mused to himself as he inspected the corpse.  All the same parts...same Fake Revolver components, same badge and hat, everything looked identical—and there was no disguise mechanism in sight.  "The Dark-Men change back into their original form when they sustain heavy damage," he said, putting a hand to his chin, "and Copy Robot should still need his terminal to take on someone else's form so perfectly.  So, if he wasn't either of those guys...who was this guy?"

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: The Night That Changed Everything (RP)

« on: August 14, 2013, 07:09:27 PM »

Fake-Man's eyes had not deceived him; there was, in fact, a doppelganger of himself on the loose...and it had friends in the form of a platoon of lower-ranking policemen.  He watched experimentally from the sideline for a few seconds, watching as the Robot Masters began handling the combat—Spark Chaser, Ballade Cracker; he had never seen so many powerful weapons in one place at the same time.  This party doesn't really even need an authority, if this happens every year, he mused to himself as he instinctively spun the barrel on his arm yet again, took aim at the Fake-Man faker, and fired.
Fake-Man's Fake Revolver had unlimited ammunition, yet only six shots.  After the chambers were emptied of their plasma shots, the barrel had to be spun to reload them.  The tradeoff:  his shots were significantly stronger and flew marginally faster.  Dodging all six shots from one volley of the Fake Revolver was something to be proud of.  Sure enough, as his bullet pierced the faker, its worth was proven once more.  "Shot for a shot," Fake-Man mused coldly as he marched over to his copy.  "Listen, buddy, I don't know who you are or who you work for, and I'd hate to shoot a face so handsome.  However," he continued, spinning the barrel to reload yet again, "I would in a heartbeat to restore peace."

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: The Night That Changed Everything (RP)

« on: August 14, 2013, 03:31:49 AM »

Fake-Man suddenly looked up to hear an explosion.  His first thought:  it's time.  Spinning the barrel of his revolver, he took aim at the sound.  The explosions came quickly, but he could find no target.  The explosions marched on, but there seemed to be nothing to shoot at.  Suddenly, for a split second, he thought he saw the silhouette of...himself?  No, it couldn't be...his eyes must have been playing tricks on him.  The only characters capable of disguises were the Dark-Men and Copy Robot, and neither of those had been seen for some time.  He was getting ready to fire a shot when the shadow vanished, as quickly as it had appeared.

Lowering his revolver slowly, looking around shiftily, he fumbled and equipped his mouthplate, and finally muttered, "...Okay, what the hell was that?"

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: Mega Man: The Night That Changed Everything (RP discussi

« on: August 14, 2013, 03:09:36 AM »

Well, just to put your mind at ease, I think I'll be sticking with Solo Fake.  There's not really a character I can think of who meshes well with him, and I did choose him with the "one-person limit" in mind.

Just for the record, two quick questions, though:
1. I've only got my Fake Revolver, right?  No copyweps like MMSPSiN depicts him having?  I expect to only have what's canon but I figured I should ask.
2. A technically non-RM character such as, say, Roll, would be off-limits, right?

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: The Night That Changed Everything (RP)

« on: August 14, 2013, 03:06:56 AM »

Fake-Man watched, in a sense of awe, as the situation resolved itself.  Search Snakes nabbed some L-Tanks and took them away; Star-Man got off easily, with only a punch; Grenade-Man recognized the fact he was getting mad and was walking away to cool off.  Putting a hand to his chin, he mused out loud.  "Seems these New Year's parties have a method to their madness."

He walked back to the bar and grabbed his shot, toasting to himself what seemed to be an easy job.  Had he not decided to have that shot, he might have sensed something in the air.  A slight off-breeze that didn't match the wind, or a vibration in the ground that could only mean that something was coming.

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Mega Man Discussion / Re: The Night That Changed Everything (RP)

« on: August 14, 2013, 02:38:01 AM »

Fake-Man did not move while Grenade-Man was speaking.  When he was done, his only reaction was "I'll go try to talk to him."  Marching dutifully over to Star-Man, he pulled him off to the side and whispered to him in a subdued voice.  "Listen, pal, I know the bar's a free-for-all but I don't want any violence and Grenade-Man is pointing his Flash Bomb cannon at you right now.  I really don't want to have to shoot anyone tonight; in fact, I almost want to enjoy myself.  So here's what we're gonna do:  if you give me one of the L-Tanks, I'll talk him out of the other.  Deal?"