Post by Perfect Chaos Zero on Feb 3, 2013 5:35:49 GMT -5
Name: Shinryu
Height: Between 60m and 80m in its typical coiled-body stance.
Length: 130m
Mass: 55,000t
Description:
(Shinryu's appearance here differs from the picture in that its wings are removed, with its chest slightly broader and arms more muscular. Its mane is also more red than violet, and its eyes yellow/gold rather than red.)
Shinryu's desire, above all else, is simply to gain power and grow ever stronger. In a time past, this was done through a means similar to how the UCA operates now: gathering the finest of warriors from foreign worlds, pitting them against one another in furious battle, and then consuming the strength and experience of the fallen through a ritual that came to be known as "purification". The purified warriors were then sent back to repeat the cruel cycle again and anew...until, when they had reached the limit of what Shinryu could glean from them, they were denied purification and left to linger in apparent oblivion.
The cycle was ultimately broken, the summoned warriors returning to the realms from which they were culled, after a final great battle wherein their unified strength and resolve overcame a beast personally vested with Shinryu's amassed power...and since then it has wandered the interdimensional rift, glimpsing the endless expanses of creation from beyond the veil. It was thus only a matter of time before the UCA, and its gathering of beasts, deities and fighting machines from all walks of existence, gained the dragon's notice.
In the wake of the battle that marked the end of Shinryu's cycle of purifications, it had come to a realization: the simple absorption of the warriors' battle-honed strength and skill had somehow been lacking. There seemed to be a yet greater source of strength from which the warriors had drawn to defeat the amalgamation of their own power and wisdom...a power to which even godhood itself did not entitle one.
It is now Shinryu's hope that, in observing the battle not from a god's lofty position but as a warrior itself drawn to the fields of war, it may come to grasp this power as well...
Personality: Despite its fierce appearance, Shinryu is very quiet and reserved, tending to avoid or decline frivolous interaction with other UCA inhabitants and spending much of its personal time in meditation. Stepping down from godhood, if only in Shinryu's case, is not so simple as merely rendering oneself a physical, mortal form; the ex-deity's preference for quiet solitude is to temper its mentality and suppress unbecoming arrogance that might well lead to ruin in battle.
In battle, Shinryu seems to favor the mannerism of one of the finest summoned warriors to partake in the purification cycles: a nameless swordsman hailed simply as the "Warrior of Light" who faced his every adversary with fearless, focused intensity and seemingly indefatigable resolve. While honorable enough to abide by the rules of UCA combat, the dragon will not hesitate to exploit a weakness or opening presented by its opponent, and will draw upon all the battle wisdom at its disposal to overcome its adversary...at odds, perhaps, with its desire to immerse itself in the experience of battle - in victory and defeat alike.
Attacks:
- Lightning: Shinryu can charge and unleash a directed bolt of electrical energy with voltage roughly equivalent to Heisei MechaGodzilla's shock anchors; it can also magically contain a bolt fired into or underwater so that only the target is affected. In a pinch, it can also charge and release energy into an object or enemy through simple physical contact.
- Maelstrom: Shinryu can engulf its enemy in a viciously powerful twister, not only disorienting and pelting them with debris but also slicing them with lethally concentrated wind bursts.
- Flare: Shinryu can generate immense thermal power through fission of the very air particles around it. This energy can be unleashed either as a simple but powerful explosion or a focused ray, in either case doing slightly more damage than a typical burst of Heisei Godzilla's atomic breath.
Powers:
- Flight: Shinryu can soar at speeds up to mach 2.
- Almagest: Shinryu can forge openings to and from the interdimensional rift, to foil an enemy's attack or to launch one of its own from an otherwise difficult angle.
- Stone Glare: Shinryu can encase objects or portions of its opponent - or itself - in magical stone, to impede their movement/attacks or to give itself an extra layer of defense/offense. This stone, while not unbreakable, is sturdy even by kaiju standards and resistant to most natural elements such as water and extreme temperatures.
Weakness: Many of Shinryu's abilities are psionically induced, and its psionic ability has never been tested or strained to such extents as it would face in UCA combat. A psychically gifted combatant may be able to disastrously interfere with Shinryu's abilities in the heat of battle - especially in extended battles with multiple opponents, where mental exhaustion can take a much higher toll.
Height: Between 60m and 80m in its typical coiled-body stance.
Length: 130m
Mass: 55,000t
Description:
(Shinryu's appearance here differs from the picture in that its wings are removed, with its chest slightly broader and arms more muscular. Its mane is also more red than violet, and its eyes yellow/gold rather than red.)
Shinryu's desire, above all else, is simply to gain power and grow ever stronger. In a time past, this was done through a means similar to how the UCA operates now: gathering the finest of warriors from foreign worlds, pitting them against one another in furious battle, and then consuming the strength and experience of the fallen through a ritual that came to be known as "purification". The purified warriors were then sent back to repeat the cruel cycle again and anew...until, when they had reached the limit of what Shinryu could glean from them, they were denied purification and left to linger in apparent oblivion.
The cycle was ultimately broken, the summoned warriors returning to the realms from which they were culled, after a final great battle wherein their unified strength and resolve overcame a beast personally vested with Shinryu's amassed power...and since then it has wandered the interdimensional rift, glimpsing the endless expanses of creation from beyond the veil. It was thus only a matter of time before the UCA, and its gathering of beasts, deities and fighting machines from all walks of existence, gained the dragon's notice.
In the wake of the battle that marked the end of Shinryu's cycle of purifications, it had come to a realization: the simple absorption of the warriors' battle-honed strength and skill had somehow been lacking. There seemed to be a yet greater source of strength from which the warriors had drawn to defeat the amalgamation of their own power and wisdom...a power to which even godhood itself did not entitle one.
It is now Shinryu's hope that, in observing the battle not from a god's lofty position but as a warrior itself drawn to the fields of war, it may come to grasp this power as well...
Personality: Despite its fierce appearance, Shinryu is very quiet and reserved, tending to avoid or decline frivolous interaction with other UCA inhabitants and spending much of its personal time in meditation. Stepping down from godhood, if only in Shinryu's case, is not so simple as merely rendering oneself a physical, mortal form; the ex-deity's preference for quiet solitude is to temper its mentality and suppress unbecoming arrogance that might well lead to ruin in battle.
In battle, Shinryu seems to favor the mannerism of one of the finest summoned warriors to partake in the purification cycles: a nameless swordsman hailed simply as the "Warrior of Light" who faced his every adversary with fearless, focused intensity and seemingly indefatigable resolve. While honorable enough to abide by the rules of UCA combat, the dragon will not hesitate to exploit a weakness or opening presented by its opponent, and will draw upon all the battle wisdom at its disposal to overcome its adversary...at odds, perhaps, with its desire to immerse itself in the experience of battle - in victory and defeat alike.
Attacks:
- Lightning: Shinryu can charge and unleash a directed bolt of electrical energy with voltage roughly equivalent to Heisei MechaGodzilla's shock anchors; it can also magically contain a bolt fired into or underwater so that only the target is affected. In a pinch, it can also charge and release energy into an object or enemy through simple physical contact.
- Maelstrom: Shinryu can engulf its enemy in a viciously powerful twister, not only disorienting and pelting them with debris but also slicing them with lethally concentrated wind bursts.
- Flare: Shinryu can generate immense thermal power through fission of the very air particles around it. This energy can be unleashed either as a simple but powerful explosion or a focused ray, in either case doing slightly more damage than a typical burst of Heisei Godzilla's atomic breath.
Powers:
- Flight: Shinryu can soar at speeds up to mach 2.
- Almagest: Shinryu can forge openings to and from the interdimensional rift, to foil an enemy's attack or to launch one of its own from an otherwise difficult angle.
- Stone Glare: Shinryu can encase objects or portions of its opponent - or itself - in magical stone, to impede their movement/attacks or to give itself an extra layer of defense/offense. This stone, while not unbreakable, is sturdy even by kaiju standards and resistant to most natural elements such as water and extreme temperatures.
Weakness: Many of Shinryu's abilities are psionically induced, and its psionic ability has never been tested or strained to such extents as it would face in UCA combat. A psychically gifted combatant may be able to disastrously interfere with Shinryu's abilities in the heat of battle - especially in extended battles with multiple opponents, where mental exhaustion can take a much higher toll.