General Loops

ryugabriev

Well-Known Member
#26
What the hell is Merbia anyway?

I've seen Gafgar use the nation in Ranma loops, but what sort of country is it besides a Soviet Russia knockoff?
 

Hunter 1

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#27
It's a country he created for an online game. CyberNations, I think.

I do know that this was mentioned not long after it first showed up in the Ranma loops thread.
 

bissek

Well-Known Member
#28
Meribia is a major port in the Lunar RPG series. Jessica de Alkirk, the leader of the Communist Meribia Gafgar created, was the cleric in the party of the first Lunar game, and the daughter of Meribian leader Mel de Alkirk, who was a retired pirate and former hero (though what heroic deeds that he, Dyne, Ghaleon, and Lemia, the Four Heroes, performed were never actually described).
 

toraneko

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#30
Dark Knight Gafgar said:
I'm not sure if Yukari has ever shouted "OMOCHIIKAERI~!" and bodily hauled something away to take it back home, but the mere thought is already giving me a headache.
Well, her character title is "Mastermind Behind the Spiriting-Away". People and things from the Outside that interest her tend to find themselves portal'd into Gensoukyou.

Most humans in these circumstances, being too used to life outside the Hakurei Border, act like retards and end up as food for wild youkai. Some wise up quickly enough to settle into life in one of the Human Villages. I think I remember something about Reimu being able to bring lost humans back outside the Border, too, but I'm not sure.

edit: And the fanworks imply that "Omochikaeri~!" is how Ran and Chen ended up in the Yakumo family.
 
#31
toraneko said:
And the fanworks imply that "Omochikaeri~!" is how Ran and Chen ended up in the Yakumo family.
Aaaannd that explains a lot of things.
 

Hunter 1

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#32
Dark Knight Gafgar said:
Hunter 1 said:
It's a country he created for an online game.á CyberNations, I think.
NationStates actually, but close enough. And I made a topic on it, for those looking for more in-depth info.
Well, I don't play either (or Lunar, for that matter), but at least I was close!

toraneko said:
Dark Knight Gafgar said:
I'm not sure if Yukari has ever shouted "OMOCHIIKAERI~!" and bodily hauled something away to take it back home, but the mere thought is already giving me a headache.
Well, her character title is "Mastermind Behind the Spiriting-Away". People and things from the Outside that interest her tend to find themselves portal'd into Gensoukyou.

Most humans in these circumstances, being too used to life outside the Hakurei Border, act like retards and end up as food for wild youkai. Some wise up quickly enough to settle into life in one of the Human Villages. I think I remember something about Reimu being able to bring lost humans back outside the Border, too, but I'm not sure.

edit: And the fanworks imply that "Omochikaeri~!" is how Ran and Chen ended up in the Yakumo family.
Yeah, that's a common way to get a crossover character or OC into Gensokyo in fics. Getting out frequently ends up taking up the rest of the fic, if it goes that direction.

EDIT: Also, it's only her first title; like most of the Windows-era characters, she tends to get new ones every other game she appears in.
 

toraneko

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#33
Oh, I know that well, believe me. It is, however, the character title she had in her first appearance. And it's also part of her official profile in Perfect Cherry Blossom.
When humans from the outer world wander into Gensoukyou, it's all thanks to fluctuations in the boundary caused by Yukari. There is an enchanting element about the phenomenon which people like to call "Spirited Away"; if it is ever discovered that spiriting-away is not the work of gods, but the meddling of a youkai girl, the term will lose all of its mystique.
 

Gulping Again

Well-Known Member
#34
Vayne Solidor was dead.

He had been slain by an arrow fired by an unseen assassin while he was giving his inauguration speech as the governor of Rabanastre.

The slaying was particularly notable because despite the fact that the arrow had been fired with enough force to tear the new governor's head off and nail it to the ground. Needless to say, there was much chaos in the desert kingdom that day.

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From atop his perch on a mountain outside the walls of Rabanastre, far away from the eyes of those seeking Vayne's killer, Vaan smirked. The legendary bow that could strike at the horizon; Saitengrate...

"I wonder what everyone's gonna make of this? Should be fun to find out."


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The Seitengrate is a new weapon added to FFXII International Zodiac Job System. It is by far the strongest weapon in the game and as far as I know doesn't have a range limit. I felt like putting something in this topic.
 
#35
Bodies rained from the sky, the enemy's spell so overpowering that it left their force laying scattered across the landscape, stunned and, in some cases, seriously injured. Their leader, trapped by magical bindings, gasped through the pain, narrowing his eyes at their fast-approaching enemy.

"Arthas..." Highlord Tirion Fordring seethed through clenched teeth as the dark form of the Lich King bore down upon him.

"Tirion!" a voice called out to his side, and Tirion turned to see the form of Darion Mograine, son of one of his dearest and oldest friends, struggle to his feet and hurl his father's sword towards him.

'Ashbringer!'

If he could catch it-

The Lich King darted forward with a sudden burst of speed, magical blue flame and dark swirls of energy swirling around Frostmourne as he brought the profane runeblade up and around in a powerful two-handed slash. Frostmourne met the corrupted form of Ashbringer in midair, blade-to-blade...

The Ashbringer shattered.

Tirion slumped in his bindings. 'No...!'

"Foolish, Darion." the Lich King sneered, turning to the likewise-stunned form of the Death Knight Highlord. "Did you really think I would let you do that again?" He extended his hand, clenching a fist, and the Death Knights of Acherus shrieked in agony as their minds were seared away, their wills now truly and forever broken to the Lich King's domination.

'Damn...' Tirion snarled as the enemy turned once more towards him, "Damn you, Arthas..."

Frostmourne planted itself within the heart of a commander of the Knights of the Silver Hand once more.

"I already am, Tirion." the Lich King murmured gently, twising the blade. "Twice."

Arthas ripped Frostmourne free of Tirion's corpse, which slumped to the ground. It had been a long road to here: awakening once more upon the Frozen Throne mere weeks earlier, the events of the next two years hence now just a fading memory. He was not sure what sorcery had brought him back to this point, but the opportunity it presented to him could not be denied.

And now it was done. Ashbringer destroyed, Fordring dead, the would-be Knights of the Ebon Blade still bent to his will. In Northrend, his preparations continued undisturbed: elsewhere, Kel'Thuzad and the Cult of the Damned stoked tensions between the Alliance and Horde, playing on the newly returned King Varian's hatreds and the hot-headed bloodlust of the Orc warlord Garrosh. Already the pacts between the two had begun to dissolve, and soon the two would be too wrapped up in open war to move against him.

With the Argent Crusade and it's uniting influence dead here in the fields of the Eastern Plaguelands, nothing remained to oppose him. Soon his victory would be complete. There was much left to do, but for now...

The Lich King smiled and turned towards the few remnants of the Argent Dawn.

"Frostmourne hungers."
 

dan27

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#36
Actually I suspect the loop idea to become the Fanfiction Forum's signature brand of insanity in that it's the best way to show the authors creative mind with how the authors feeling at the time
 

Megaolix

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#39
"Dammit Joker! How many times will it takes for you to understand that you canÆt save the Normandy?"

ôBut Commander, this time Iàö

ôDid you miss the giant hole in the hull behind you? The next shot is soon and it would be nice if I didnÆt die saving your ass for once!ö

ôYouÆre better off dead anyway.ö Joker replied, finally giving up. ôThose two years always suck no matter what.ö

ôRight, because death by asphyxia is so much funàö Shepard said, dragging Joker out of his seat and towards the escape pods. ôSeriously, why do you care so much? You get a better one anyway.ö

ôCommander, just because I get a new one doesnÆt mean I should just give up on this baby as soon as we see the Collectors. Just once, I would love to get them with the first Normandy. At least Zaeed understandàö

ôYeah yeah, now get inö Shepard said, placing Joker on a seat of the escape pod.

Just as we was about to get in, a now-familiar blast happened that sent Shepard away from the podÆs entrance.

ôOf course, I never have time to get inàö Shepard muttered to himself, before shouting to his companion. ôJoker! At least donÆt make the girls enraged enough to kill you this time!ö

ôAfter what happened last time? No problem Commander!ö Joker shouted back. ôSee you in two years!ö

ôSee you in two yearsàö Shepard muttered, barely reacting as his body hit the wall. ôEasy enough for him to say.ö

As he started to die again, Shepard decided to leave the damn idiot in the cockpit next time. Let him see how fun it was to die his way.

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Yeah, Mass Effect loops, because why not?
 

Zetas

Lurking upon the deep
#40
Oh god i can so see the potential for Mass Effect loops, one loop Shepard is a man, next thing he knows "poof" he's a woman back at Eden Prime.
 

Megaolix

Well-Known Member
#41
Zetas said:
Oh god i can so see the potential for Mass Effect loops, one loop Shepard is a man, next thing he knows "poof" he's a woman back at Eden Prime.
I know, but I think I'll leave femShep to others.

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Letting the pseudo-guards leave Chora's Den alive while ignoring Wrex's grumbling, Shepard ignored the weapon locker and immediately went to the door separating him from Fist's office. He could always grab them later and no matter how many times he arrived just in time to help Tali, he would rather not tempt fate.

However, as soon as he passed the dor, his thinking halted as he saw the scene in front of him. Tali was already here in front of a very fearful Fist, with the two turrets aimed at the owner of the bar.

"I'm not going to repeat myself." Tali said, who didn't notice Shepard's group enter. "Either you tell me who you really work for or they'll never know who killed you."

"B-b-ut... My defenses, how did-"

"Please, anyone decent could have turned them against you. And did you think a Quarian would never know that the Shadow Broker never met with anyone? Now, talk." She said, bringing her Omni-tool and raising one finger to show how close Fist was to death.

Behind her, the trio could only watch in fascination as Fist started telling everything.

"I think I like her." Wrex said, amused. Shepard nodded, agreeing with the krogan.

"Glad to know I'm not the only one awake this time..."

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Seriously, using AI hacking no matter the level is pretty much instant-win for that.

I have another idea in mind, but I'll save it for later.
 

Gulping Again

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#42
The Reaper Fleet had existed for millions of years, manipulating galactic civilization from the shadows in an endless cycle of death and rebirth for their own, unknowable purposes. Over the course of all those cycles, they had lost only a handful of individual units to whatever resistance the pitiful organics could muster up. There was that one group who had managed to fatally wound a unit, and then there was this Shepard that had been responsible for the destruction of both Nazara and those husk-slaves they had made out of the Protheans. That was more or less it, really.

So the fact that the organics had somehow managed to dredge up weapons that were several orders of magnitude more powerful than any Reaper was kind of a shock for the ancient machines. The sheer number of the insane things was also a rather unpleasant factor.

But the worst part... The worst part was the YELLING.

"GETTER BEAAAAAAAAAAAM!"

"AKU WO TATSU, TSURUGI NAI!"

"GOLDION CRUSHERRRRRRRRRRR!"

"AND THAT ONE'S FOR YOU! AND THAT ONE'S FOR YOU!"

"STONER SUNSHINE!"

"THUNDER BREAK!"

"COME ON COME ON COME ON!"

"BUSTER BEAAAAAAAAAAM!"

"ELGO END!"

"'SPLODE!"

"GIGA...

...DRILL...

........BREAKERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!"

And then all was just light and noise.

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Shepard swiveled his chair around to face the gobsmacked council members, as well as the Illusive Man. It took all of his self control to keep from breaking out in maniacal laughter, which left none in reserve to deal with his massive grin.

"'Oh, Shepard, the Reapers aren't real!' 'Shepard, you can't contact another galaxy in search of assistance!' 'Shepard, you've gone completely insane and we're going to throw you in prison because you're dangerous and inconvenient and you're scaring the shit out of everyone!'"

Shepard leaped up from his chair, just in time to be silhouetted against another Reaper being vaporized by a massive bolt of light.

"What do you think of me NOW?"

Ahh, there's the laughter.
 

lokasenna

Well-Known Member
#43
Yes! Rub it in their faces! [airquotes]Reapers[/airquotes] THIS!
 
#45
HELL YEAH!

Slight alteration possible: Instead of "What do you think of me now?", put in "WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?!"
 

Ordo

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#47
The wind against his face, the power surging through his body, and the sight of a city fast approaching him alerted him to the fact that he was falling. He grimaced as his memory told him æwhenÆ he was and he began to think back on all his æpastÆ loops.

At first looping had been interesting, a chance to be something else, to see what he couldÆve accomplished without the interference of the gods. HeÆd become a good father and husband to his wife, living out a fairly noble life as SpartaÆs greatest commander and ruler. The next time heÆd toppled Zeus early, reigning supreme over Olympus, his wife and child elevated to godhood. Yet he kept looping, over and over again, to the point where even seeking revenge upon the gods for all their crimes had become meaningless.

Kratos crashed into Rhodes, his army of SpartanÆs sacking the city. For several long moments he stood there, a giant amongst a city of ants.

ôScrew this, I need a drink!ö and the ghost of Sparta turned, stomping off out of the harbor. The war ground to a halt as the God of War turned his back on the raging conflict, backhanding the Colossus of Rhodes on his way out to sea.

*****

Sonic leaned back in his throne and gave a sharp whistle. A fat, red overall clad plumber raced forward, got down on his knees and grimaced as the super fast Hedgehog used his back for a foot rest.

Sonic grinned as Princess Elise and Princess Peach, well former princess, both dressed in frankly scandalous attire cooled him with palm fronds. He closed his eyes and stretched re-crossing his legs. Conquering the world during this loop hadnÆt been near as hard as heÆd thought, now doing it in styleà.that took some work.

ôLord Sonic!ö He cracked one eye open to find his Captain of the guard escorting in a shackled prisoner. The blue blurÆs grin widened as he climbed to his feet ôWe finally captured Rouge just outside of Station Square, though she didnÆt have the Chaos Emeralds on her and wouldnÆt say where it was stashed.ö

ôExcellent work Captain Luigi.ö Sonic strode forwards, placing his hands behind his back as he inspected his latest prize. ôTake her down to Tails, IÆm sure heÆll find a way to loosen her tongue.ö Gloved fingers griped the batÆs chin as she glared at him.

*****
Samus AranÆs gold hair bounced behind her as she strode purposefully down the hallway, her lack of armor showing off her toned and pleasing figure in a tight silver jumpsuit. Space Pirates scurried out of her way, snapping salutes as they pressed themselves against the walls in an effort to clear a path for her. She paid them no mind.

ôRidley!ö she bellowed as she threw open the door to her seconds chambers.

Across the room, a pair of eyes glowed with the heat of dull embers from the shadows. ôYes mistress?ö the serpentine, winged beast glided from itÆs perch to land before her, head dipped in submission.

The former hunter crossed her arms under her chest. ôYou will explain to me how the Federation was able to discover the location of our *Secret* Phazon facility, to say nothing of them breeching itÆs defenses.ö

The Dragon withered under the Pirate QueenÆs glare, itÆs discomfort growing as a jellyfish-like bundle of cute, energetic, killer swooped into the room and hovered just over SamusÆs shoulder like an eagle perched to strike ôAnd itÆd better be a *very* good explanationàö

*****

Doctor Wily pissed his pants as he found himself staring down the barrel of the Blue BomberÆs energy cannon. ôB..butàthe laws!ö

The whine of an energy charge grew higher as the Lightbot nodded slowly. ôA robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.ö He lowered his weapon a fraction of an inch, and Wily sighed in relief.

ôHoweverà.ö Wiley didnÆt think one of Lights creations could have such a cruel smile. ôàmy research suggests that there is more to being human than simple biological processes.ö Mega Man continued on, a glint entering his eye as he raised his weapon. ôIf there werenÆt my father wouldnÆt attempt to make me more human. Thus if a machine like me can be human there is more to humanity than being a meatbag.ö

Wiley began to beg in earnest as the energy whine went beyond his range of hearing. ôThus, since no clear definition of humanity has been reached, I am not breaking any of the rules by eliminating a person most people would agree is less than human anyways.ö And with those words, the battle bot known as Megaman wiped Wiley from existence with a concentrated blast of annihilation.

*****

Starkiller gathered the force and used it to anchor the blast doors, desperately trying to hold them closed as something heavy smashed against it from the other side. ôMasteràö he grimaced as the dark lord of the Sith strode towards him. ôIàcàI canÆtà.thereÆs no way I can face this challenge!ö His face was red and flushed, his short torn away and his pants reduced to loincloths.

Anakin Skywalker placed his hands on his hips as a singsong voice drifted from the other side of the door ôGaaaaleeeen!ö Ashoka cooed as the door buckled ôYouÆre only delaying the inevitable!ö The floor cracked as the door began to fail under AshokaÆs assault.

ôThere is such a thing as a no win scenario.ö Vader began, while slowly backing away, somehow managing to maintain his dignity despite the retreat. ôLearning to make the best of such bad situations is the mark of a true man and leader.ö

After several long moments of staring at his master as the door bent and buckled, Starkiller sighed, ceased his struggles and turned to face his destiny. ôIf you say so masterà.ö

The door failed as Ashoka finally found itÆs shatterpoint. Vader had a brief image of his former apprentice clad in what could laughably be called bikini, before slim but strong arms seized their terrified prize and dragged Starkiller into the bowels of her room. To the boys credit he didnÆt start screaming until heÆd disappeared from sight.

*****

ôflatlander womanö Anna Navarre had just enough time to widen her eyes before she exploded. JC adjusted his dark blue blazer, having finally decided to abandon his usual attire during the last loop. ôAlex, IÆm sending you a data file.ö The nano-enhanced agent turned and strolled inside LebedevÆs jet. ôIÆd suggest you read it, pass copies on the Reyes, and Carter then get the hell out of UNATCO.ö
 

DrTempo

Well-Known Member
#48
Now, that's a lot of loops.

Time for comments:
Kratos Gets a Drink: Nice joke there!
Emperor Sonic: Now this was good!
Samus of the Space Pirates: This was unique, to say the least...
Mega Man Kills Wily: Well..this was a surprise.
Ashoka Bags Starkiller: Why am I not surprised?

...and the last one, I don't get.
 

Ordo

Well-Known Member
#49
DrTempo said:
Now, that's a lot of loops.

Time for comments:
Kratos Gets a Drink: Nice joke there!
Emperor Sonic: Now this was good!
Samus of the Space Pirates: This was unique, to say the least...
Mega Man Kills Wily: Well..this was a surprise.
Ashoka Bags Starkiller: Why am I not surprised?

...and the last one, I don't get.
Had to get the 'Ashoka bags Starkiller' out of my system before I can do anything fun with her.

The last Loop is from the game Deus Ex.
 

bissek

Well-Known Member
#50
"Flatlander Woman" is Anna Navarre's self destruct command. You say that to her and she dies on the spot. "Laputan Machine" is Gunther Hermann's self destruct command. Learning these makes their boss fights really easy (Though you can kill Anna even before you learn of the command with a well-placed mine).
 
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