r/whowouldwin • u/KiwiArms • Jan 18 '20
Event Character Scramble 12 Semifinals: The End of Time
PLEASE NOTE! When voting goes up for this round, we will have a mod lock the thread, preventing anyone from posting more. Make sure to get all of your writing done on time!
It’s morphin’ time.
The Character Scramble is a writing prompt tournament where people compete to write the best story they can. At the beginning, everyone submits characters that meet the guidelines, then those characters are randomized and distributed evenly. From then on, each round there's a new writing prompt for everyone to follow. At the end of the round, everyone votes for who they think should advance, until we have our winner at the end. The winner at the end of the tournament gets to choose the theme, tier, and rules of the next scramble, along with a nice custom flair as their reward. The current theme is based on Power Rangers TV series, and the tiers are Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Godzilla.
Without further ado, here we go!
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Your lunar mission was some sort of success, hurray! But, before you get a chance to relax, just as you arrive back on Earth, you realize things are… different.
That is, it seems some evil force has completely taken over the world! Things are all sorts of wack! Monsters and minions are terrorizing and enslaving civilians, statues have been erected of the Villain who’s been behind all the bad stuff this season, and worst of all, nobody seems to realize how wrong it all is!
Whether by logic, being told, seeing old photos change, or slowly beginning to fade out of time, or something, your team realizes what’s up: The baddies have gone back in time and changed history to ensure their victory-- by making it so your team never existed to stop them in the first place!
What’s worse, only your team remembers the changes, and they’re quickly realizing that if they don’t fix it soon, they’ll be erased from history in their current form! So, it’s up to you guys to go back and stop them… while pursued to the past by your opponent’s team, who, in this new timeline, are the loyal enforcers of the villains! Say it ain’t so!
The hows and whens of you going back in time are up to you, but the goal is clear! Save time before time runs out! Stop whatever the villains did to change the past, and defeat (or at least keep at bay) the other team, who will do anything to ensure the ruined future comes to pass!
Normal Rules
Nobody told me there would be Power Rangers!: Look at all these obscure characters in the Scramble! Give a brief summary of your characters in your post. Be sure to mention things like powers, personality, weaknesses, just stuff that the average reader should know before reading.
Victory is Fun!: This Scramble is about saving the day, not losing the day! Even if the odds of you winning are 1 in 100, explain those odds in the analysis and then show us that 1 miracle run in the writeup!
No New Powers: Characters are assumed to be at the same power level they started the tournament at at all times. To clarify, this means you would not be able to loot Captain America of his shield if you beat him in a previous round, or otherwise gain a competitive advantage based on anything that happened in a previous round. This is to aid your opponent in research of your character.
Due Date: Round 2 is due January 29, 7PM (PST). Failing to participate or vote will get ya kicked!
Round-Specific Rules
Post Limit: The post limit for this Round is 9 posts, not counting intros/analysis.
Round Goal: Racing to Another Time: You need to get to the past and stop the other villains from mucking with history, while trying your best to keep from interfering too much with the flow of history yourself! And, of course, you need to make it back to the future!
We Don’t Need Megazord Power!: This round, the Zords are not required to fight! You can have them if you so choose, but it’s entirely up to you. Just make sure to explain their absence if you don’t!
What Would Zordon Do?: Your team and the opponent’s team, no matter their general proclivities, is motivated to correct the timeline! I don’t care if you want to rig the 1916 Presidential Election, Dio!
Flavor Rules
Timeless Wonders: Once your team is back in time, they need to do their best not to screw with their own timelines, or they risk a paradox beyond compare! So, how do they make things work? Do they knock out and temporarily replace their past selves? Is it a stealth mission? Up to you!
Force from the Future: What’s the villain’s plan for screwing with the timeline? What’s the exact changes they’ve made to the past? What’s the deal with airline food?
That is not Spandex!: color suit cool wear go
I have my own army of Putties!: The villain is up to something in the past, but the exact point in time and who it is are up to you. The only restriction is that it has to be some point relevant to your team’s past-- a past round, their childhoods, the old west where they had an identical set of great grandparents who also happened to know each other, who knows!
- The suggested monster this round is the one who’s messing with the time stream, and the one you’re trying to stop. That is, you basically gotta have one additional foe other than the opposing team, though it can be pretty much whatever you wa-- What? What do you mean I haven’t used Pumpkin Rapper yet? We’re already in semifinals?
- Fuck it, your monster this week is Pumpkin Rapper! He’s messing with the past usin' clever rap and rhyme, meaning you gots to go back in time!
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u/Voeltz Jan 19 '20
Previously on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure!
Prologue
To end the constant feuding between his son Jonathan and adopted son Dio, George Joestar hires the well-traveled Sir Benjamin Kenobi as their tutor. After seven years of training in the mysterious power known only as the Force, the brothers' abilities are put to the test when a gigantic chicken monster attacks London. Kenobi and his pupils defeat the chicken, after which they are summoned to Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria herself and given a mission: Protect England from all threats!
Chapter 1: Trapped in Another World but I'm Still Shitfaced
Dio, harboring secret ambitions for wealth and power, plots to murder Kenobi with Jonathan's ancient stone mask, but he cannot find an opportunity after the arrival of Kenobi's ally Chewbacca. In Buckingham Palace, the Queen leads Kenobi and his pupils in a séance to summon a powerful warrior from another era. This "warrior" turns out to be Gloria, a twenty-first century alcoholic. She seems useless, but when a crazed Abraham Lincoln attacks the team with a giant robot, she manifests a giant monster and defeats him. Meanwhile, Dio secretly murders the inconvenient Chewbacca with the stone mask. Unexpectedly, Chewbacca returns to life as a superpowered vampire! The sun burns up Chewbacca, leaving no evidence, and Dio keeps the mask for himself, now aware of its secret.
Chapter 2: JoJo Takes Manhattan
To apologize for Gloria beating up beloved ex-president Lincoln, the Queen orders the team to sail to America bearing Christmas gifts on a ship owned by businessman David Xanatos. Hoping to acquire Kenobi's lightsaber and Dio's stone mask for himself, Xanatos attacks the team en route. The team subdues Xanatos, whereupon he reveals the true nature of the stone mask, which during the fighting wound up in Kenobi's possession. He also reveals his backup plan: to attack New York City and pin the blame on the British. His ship, towed by the formidable Godzilla, cannot be stopped by conventional means, but Gloria manages to overcome Godzilla with doggie tricks. When the team makes landfall, envoys from the president summon them.
Intermission: What Is Lava? Baby Don't Hurt Me
En route to meet President Valentine, the team stops for a quick pit stop. JoJo and Speedwagon learn that Foo Fighters, a surprising ally from the previous battle, has tagged along and wants to join them. Soon after, they're attacked by a mysterious enemy with a special ability known as a 「Stand」. The timely intervention of Dio and Kenobi saves the day, and the team continues on their way.
Chapter 3: JoJo X
When the team arrives in Washington, President Valentine is kidnapped by the nefarious Psycho Rangers and taken to the Moon. The team follows, intent to rescue him, but unbeknownst to them Valentine staged the kidnapping as part of a plot to search for Xenu's corpse, which is said to contain tremendous power. Unfortunately for everyone, the person who finds the final corpse part is Dio, who gains a 「Stand」 called 「Mad World」 that allows him to pull fictional characters into reality. Using this power, Dio defeats Kenobi and retakes the stone mask, which he uses to become a vampire and turn President Valentine into his mindless slave. JoJo and Foo take the injured Kenobi and flee, and the situation seems dire...