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Hello everyone!

As you may know, applications open once again on June 1st. That's in...precisely two weeks! New crew members abound! They don't actually get to play until July, but it's never too early to start thinking about characters you may want to apply for. If you already have your idea, great!

If not, well, sit back and allow us to provide some suggestions.

For this...is...ENABLING NIGHT! ((Offer does not expire at midnight. Enable as long as necessary.))

Use this post to tell us why the canon you love and character you want are so spectacularly fantastic that they deserve another chance. That this ship will wither and die without their vital, life-giving presence. That they are worthy of being picked up and applied for.

How can you accomplish this? However you like! Essays extolling their virtues, your very best pictures of them, your favorite music videos, EXTREME ADVERTISING, and whatever else you have are all welcomed here! Let's make this ~fun~.

Good luck and happy apping! I'll have example comments up very shortly.

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HEY GUYS

You know that video game Starcraft? You know, one of the most awesome video games ever with a compelling plot?

~~ANNA~~ THE MEATSHIP WANTS YOU TO PLAY CHARACTERS FROM IT.

Most specially James Raynor, who is the best male sci fi character ever. I don't know any way to go on about how awesome it is because it's one of those facts of the universe. Water is wet. The Pope is Catholic. James Raynor is awesome. And we should totally have one on the meatship.

Now, I'm not asking this just cause I play Sarah Kerrigan. I'm asking because James Raynor is awesome.

And really, anyone from Starcraft is awesome too. They have to be because they're in the vicinity of James Raynor. So any of those are also wanted.

The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers sure as hell can! And they'll rock harder than anyone while doing it. Just listen to their song of ass-kicking!

As you know, our current cast consists of the Blue Ranger, Billy, and his archnemesis Lord Zedd. But what kind of Ranger rainbow has only one color? Not the ship's Ranger team, that's for sure. They have five, as it should be. Jamie, Lash, Ron, Andy, and Kate are a unit of awesome, as Billy was with his original friends from Angel Grove. The ones he still misses very much.

From left to right, the ass-kickers of Angel Grove, California:
Billy, Trini, Tommy, Jason, Kimberly, and Zack

Please allow me to introduce you to Billy's missing friends and hopefully convince someone to give one a second look. Boring, personality-less goody two-shoes? Yeah right. That's not all they are! Maybe they aren't entirely full of the 'attitude' Zordon promises in the show opening, but they definitely have spunk. Allow me to count the ways in which they utterly rock as people.

((continued in comments below 'cuz this beast got long on me))

Edited 2011-05-19 02:39 (UTC)

I need a Kim Possible.

I really, REALLY need a Kim Possible.

It's impossible to tell you how much I want a Kim Possible

First up is the ever-present Red Ranger, Jason Lee Scott! Just look at this fellow, isn't he handsome? He's the group leader, ever level-headed and ever-encouraging. Also, ever-unable to use an indoor voice while morphed. With him, you get major caretaker syndrome and guilt complexes. Ever notice Billy behaving that way? Guess where he got it from!

...yeah. Other interesting facts about Jason: he's one hell of an expert at the art of barbecue, he loves shirtless katas, and he's the king of rad bromances.

Second is Trini Kwan, the oft-underestimated Yellow Ranger! She espouses a distinctly Zen philosophy, can keep up with the guys at martial arts, and is well known for her calming abilities. Another known talent: the translation of complex phrases and concepts into laymans' terms. Just ask everyone who had the misfortune to know Billy before he learned to put down the thesaurus. You might think she's boring, but she really just knows how to roll her eyes at stuff that makes no sense. Like her boys, most of the time. And as one of Angel Grove's smartest girls, she makes a fantastic lab-worker.

Other interesting facts about Trini: She collects unique dolls, she loves to hug, and tai chi classes are her thing. Give her one on the ship and she'll be happy as pie.

Videos of Jason and Trini:

Jason's guilty conscience
Jason's shirtless kata
Trini shines.
Love is a battlefield....okay no.

And a silly one of the whole team:
This is how the Power Rangers fight. By playing football. Totally works.

Edited 2011-05-19 03:42 (UTC)

She turns into animals. She can shove a pill down a wolf's throat. She's also a teenage guerrilla fighter, which can be a problem for her since she also wants to do the right thing - and doing the right thing isn't always possible in a war.

And since we will (hopefully) be getting a Tobias and Jake next podpop, this means that Cassie is the last Animorph we need in order to get ALL SIX. Plus all the rest of the Animorphs are currently living in her house, so she really should wake up and stop Marco from rollerblading around inside it.

SO APP CASSIE, AND WE WILL SHOWER YOU WITH LOVE. LOVE. ~~Also we have cinnamon buns.~~

Because he is amazing.

As hopeful future Tobias, I support this.

If anyone enjoys interacting with/watching Daimon and Cassie enough to want to app a character close to them I can send you more information and scans ~~issues~~ of their canon. Daimon's run is pretty short and I would love a Saphira/Saripha (for some reason they changed the spelling in the last issue she appeared in, editing fail). She's an albino witch who used to be Daimon's romantic interest but was also his friend.

Cassie would love her daddy. Scott Lang is a great character. He's a single father who became a super hero so he could save the only doctor who could perform a life saving surgery on Cassie. He's also an ex con- was sent to jail for five years for burglary. And he's got a stomach of steel to deal with all the terrible dishes his daughter cooks.

EXACTLY. And who wouldn't want to app this dude?

Third, Zack Taylor! Not to be confused with the U.S. President of a similar name. This Zack is the Black Ranger, a happy-go-lucky fellow who loves life so much he could just dance! He expresses his energy through giving dance lessons and his special martial art, hip-hapkido. The unique form combines dance moves with attacks, giving the element of surprise. But don't let the antics fool you, he's no clown. In battle, Zack is a fierce warrior more than prepared to stand at Jason's side. Though there's nothing more he'd like than a kiss from the girl of his dreams, he'll always be there for a friend.

He also tends to be the touchy-feeliest member of the group. In any shot he appears in, odds are greater than 50% that he'll have his hands all over someone or other. He might even kiss you if you're sufficiently awesome. Or Jason, that works too.

Other interesting facts about Zack: He knows a variety of stage magic tricks for entertaining kids, he has a fair singing voice (see below), and the middle finger on his left hand is missing.

Fourth, the one all the guys knew and loved, Kimberly Ann Hart! This lovely lady is the Pink Ranger, a bubbly walking source of cuteness. She fights the Rangers' opponents with her flipping and twisting gymnastic skills. There's some sassiness to her, but rather than the Libby you might expect...you'll find a loving, genuine person with a warm heart who's ready to kick some butt. And drag you through the mall until your wardrobe shines.

Other interesting facts about Kimberly: She speaks and interprets American Sign Language, she sings and accompanies herself on guitar (see below), and her birthday is on Valentines' Day. Because she's the Ranger of ~love~.

And now, some videos of Kim and Zack:
Their song for our next Ranger to be spotlighted
Kim and Zack in unmorphed combat

Edited 2011-05-19 06:23 (UTC)

do it

HEY

HEY

You know what would be pretty sweet?

THESE DWEEBAZOIDS RIGHT HERE

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/56712133@N04/5735199033/)

Yeah, that's right you know you want to.

THE QUEEN'S MEN ARE ATTACKING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgvNwec-9bA)

...this is not exactly relevant, but look at it anyway.

Fullmetal Alchemist currently has one jerkass impostor asshole and one tiny wibbly child on-board Stacy. Next app period we are also getting an Edward Elric! We need more. You can help.

And finally, it's the guy you've been waiting for, the king of kings, the Ranger of Rangers....TOMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Oliver. Tommy Oliver, the Ranger of Many Colors.

On the surface, he seems to be a clone of Jason. He's a martial arts lover and an equal match for Jase, but two things set him apart: unlike the tight-knit members of the Jason/Trini/Zack/Kim/Billy group, he's been a loner for a while. Second...his Ranger career started on the side of evil, where he was badass and terrifying. But then came FRIENDSHIP and everything was magical and okay, he dealt with some guilt issues and power glitches, and he continued to be silly and forgetful. And to always leave his communicator at home. Fool, Billy built you that for a reason, don't just meander into a fight at the last second! But that's what Tommy does.

Later, he eventually grows into his role enough to become leader of the Power Rangers when Jason departs. He stays in that leader role through two more switches of power, eventually giving up his Red Turbo Ranger power in the summer after high school graduation. Then, seven or eight years older, forgetful young Tommy returns...as Dr. Thomas Oliver, paleontologist, high school science teacher, and mentor to a new generation of teenaged Power Rangers. The Dr. O version of Tommy is far less forgetful, far more responsible, and far more spiky-haired, but he still has a tendency to get himself into difficult situations. He's cursed that way.

Interesting facts about Tommy: He's the longest-serving Power Ranger in the entire series, he likes a woman in pink, and he sure can eat a lot of food. The way to his heart is through his stomach, ladies.

Videos of Tommy:
lol Linkin Park
Dr. O faces his past incarnations (the other parts linked in the sidebar)

And...that's about it. There are more ways I can describe their badassery, but...these teens are Billy's dearest friends, his lifeblood. He's largely moved on by now, but it would mean so much to him to be able to hang with them one more time. To hug them, laugh with them, show them how much he's grown since they last saw him. ...and maybe show off his girlfriend. And they'd totally fit in! Each of the Rangers has a special skill that can help, and they can each teach some kind of class to the crew.

The point is, these six are a fantastic team and they belong together. Not that it'll ever happen, but even a small reunion would be beyond awesome. Fantastic. Totally wicked. Morphenomenal!

Edited 2011-05-19 03:38 (UTC)

As you know, I play Sasami. I've played her for over a year here and over three years total. But, all the times I've played her, I've never had a canonmate for her.

Until now. I hope.

Anywho, I want YOU (any of YOU) to pick up a character from Sasami's canon, Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (commonly referred to as the Tenchi Muyo! OVAs). 20 episodes of slapstick harem-based comedy!

Now, just who are the characters from this awesome series? Well, I'll tell you!

Tenchi Masaki - The hero of the story (despite the fact that the title suggests there's no need for him!) Once a normal 17-year-old boy, his life was flipped upside down one summer when he accidentally freed a mysterious space pirate from her prison. Two years later, he's now revealed as a freakin' power house and is living with six beautiful women (Sasami being one of them).

Ryoko Hakubi - The aforementioned space pirate. The daughter (and creation) of scientist Washu Hakubi, she was taken control of by the criminal Kagato and attacked Jurai (leading to Sasami's near-death experience and assimilation) before being imprisoned by Tenchi's grandfather. 700 years of time out later, she's free to do as she pleases - most of which is try to get into Tenchi's pants.

Ayeka Masaki Jurai - Sasami's official older sister. Once engaged to her half-brother Yosho, she traveled the cosmos looking for him, only to find out that he was an old man and he was aiming for her to marry Tenchi instead! Prim and proper most of the time, she really has a short temper and will explode if pushed.

Mihoshi Kuramitsu - A member of the Galaxy Police whose encounter with Tenchi and company was completely by accident. A little on the ditzy side, she's quite cheerful and somewhat competent (unlike her other counterparts)

Washu Hakubi - Ryoko's "mom" and one of the three major goddesses (or "Choushin") in the series. An incredible genius who has devised many creations over the years, she does have some secrets hidden within that altered 20,000 year old body of hers!

Noike Kamiki Jurai - The new girl of the bunch. A former member of the Galaxy Police (and Mihoshi's partner), she ended up being chosen as the girl to be Tenchi's official wife (though there's a very good reason it was set up that way). Though helpful and with a bit of a temper, she does have one secret that connects her to one of the gang's old foes.

Those are just the remaining mains of the series. There are plenty more where they come from, especially if you dive into its spinoff series Tenchi Muyo! GXP!

I forgot to mention that canon reviewing from this canon is RIDICULOUSLY FUN.

I only have one wish.

Laugh with me.

Look how happy Howard is in this pic! Look at how...linefacey Orc is in this pic! App Orc and I will be happy like Howard! Also I will shower you with attention and you know you want endless affection from me; it's worth its weight in mana.

Also Orc gets the best lines like "this sucks. Fire. Burning stuff." He's a dummy so you won't have to think too hard while playing him! It'll be like your frontal lobe going on vacation!

Besides, you can read the whole Gone series in a week and it's a lame series BUT IT IS COCAINE FOR YOUR BRAINMEATS.

SO MUCH LOVE

ok I feel like I should textwall some more, so some extra love would go to anyone who apped... Ed is probably coming from late into the events of Conqueror of Shamballa, for the record. Russel and Fletcher are both from post-series, but only by a few weeks.

Alphonse Elric: Ed's li'l bro. I wonder if he would still be in the pods if he's taken from when he's in the armor? THAT COULD BE INTERESTING TO FIND OUT...

Winry Rockbell: Ed's ~~big sister~~ BFF. There's plenty of stuff to take apart on the ship!

Roy Mustang: He likes miniskirts? Early on in-game Russel figured out how to transmute the plantsuits into miniskirts. BFF?

All of Mustang's subordinates: Hawkeye, Havoc, Falman, Breda, and Fuery. And Black Hayate. Especially Black Hayate.

Other military: Both Armstrongs, Hughes, Scieszka, Buccaneer. Anyone.

Homunculi: Anime- or manga-verse. ~~Uhhh anime!Sloth might be kind of weird idk how Ed-mun would feel about that I will ask~~, but anyone else would be ossm. ALSO ED-MUN WOULD KILL TO PLAY WITH AN ANIME SLOTH.

Everyone else ever: Ling, Mei, Ran Fan, Fuu. Doctor Marcoh could actually put his skills to use in the Medical department. Scar could get ~*revenge*~ on the Ohm or something idk. Chris Mustang could become biffles with Kang (THINK ABOUT IT).

Edited 2011-05-19 03:28 (UTC)

Dragonlance is about the world of Krynn, one of the campaign worlds for Dungeons and Dragons, and it's chock full of elves and dwarves and kender and dragons and magic and gods.

Don't worry, you don't have to have any knowledge of the game itself to play.

ANYWAYS. While I would love any character from it, the ones I most ~~need~~ want are fellow draconians, specifically Fonrar and the kidlets. I'll go ahead and give some info on a bunch of them, though.

- Fonrar, Kang's mate, is one that does not put up with shit. When the males wouldn't teach her and the other females how to even use a sword, she decided FUCK THAT we'll learn on our own. She's smart, and tough, and just plain awesome.

KANG MISSES HER LOTS AND REALLY WANTS HER AROUND. ;___;

- Slith is a nosy, sneaky bastard, and he's totally Kang's BFF. He was the 2IC of the regiment, but when Kang retired, he was promoted to Commander, and pretty quickly became the General of the entire Teyrian army.

Just look at him. Badass. And he has two mates (TWINS), every man's dream.

- Gloth is not the brightest of draconians, but he's not a complete idiot, and is a competent officer and engineer. He's deathly afraid of snakes.

- Hanra and Shanra are affectionately known as the sivak twins, the only two adult females so far, and they constantly bicker with each other over the smallest thing. It's just how they work, though. They give Slith lots of headaches.

- Granak is a HUUUUGE sivak (easily over nine feet tall), and he is the Minister of Information. He's pretty neutral about most things, and very loyal to Kang. He's also a badass fighter, like all draconians, and he once survived a javelin to the back, between the wings in combat, yelling about getting that damn toothpick removed.

Kidlets

After asking the other mods, they said it was okay for other people to app Kang's kids as older than a month. So, any age between 10 and 18 (they reach maturity at roughly the same rate as humans) would be lovely.

I'll leave a description of Kali up to TC, but here are the other three. I can give you all of the canon info there is on draconians, as well, and I'll let you fill in the rest of the details. She's done wonderfully, and I have no doubt several of you could do the same.

- Brevo is the type that thinks bravery is the absence of fear and will sometimes go out looking for trouble to prove himself. He's also /very/ protective of friends and family, and even though he fights all the time with Yana, he does care about his sister. He's the biggest and strongest of the bunch

- Yana is a little troublemaker, very headstrong, and complains about Brevo constantly, but she cares about him too. She looks and acts a lot like her mom.

- Grosk is a bit serious, and very, very blunt at times. He's very literal-minded. Like... he's the type that will ask those very personal questions that everyone else is thinking but knows better than to actually ask, and not get why people don't want to answer.

Come on. Look at them. That is one awesome mother and group of kidlets. You know you want to app one of them.

You know you want to app a draconian. Do it. I will provide icons.

Edited 2011-05-19 03:30 (UTC)

Actually, app anyone from Gone! Jackie and I play Albert and Howard SO WE ALREADY PLAY THE UNLIKABLE CHARACTERS ~~except Zil because seriously, no one likes Zil~~. Which means all the popular characters are yours for the picking! Choose optimistic street-kid Sanjit Brattle-Chance, snarky healer Lana Lazar, awkward prodigy Computer Jack, blossoming superheroes Brianna and Dekka, or any of the other cool characters!

You totally want to explore the post-traumatic psychology of living in a Lord-of-the-Flies-like fishbowl full of mutant animals and radiation! Or maybe you just want to play a teen superhero. YOU CAN DO IT.

PLEASE. WE ARE SO LONELY.

...did I mention that sivaks can fly?

I'll do ~~almost~~ anything.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU SHOULD APP FROM GARGOYLES AND HERE'S WHY.

Exhibit A: It has an awesome theme song. Video quality's a little poor, but that's what you get for being a cartoon from the 90's.

If the theme song isn't enough to explain why this show is awesome and you should check it out even if you're not thinking of apping, let me give you a rundown: It's the year 994, and humans are sharing earth with these nocturnal creatures called gargoyles. Gargoyles are badass warriors by night, but easily smashable during the day when they sleep as stone. Because Humans Are Bastards, and because Goliath's ex is also, the clan of Castle Wyvern is murdered, leaving only six survivors - clan leader Goliath, his mentor, three younger brothers, and their family pet - who are then put under a spell that causes them to sleep "Until the castle rises above the clouds."

A thousand years later, billionaire, villain, and ponytail enthusiast David Xanatos meets the conditions of that spell by having Castle Wyvern dismantled and flown by helicopter across the Atlantic, to be his new home atop the Eyrie building in Manhattan.

The clan awakens, take names for themselves from their new city (except Goliath, who already has one), and are instantly embroiled in a plot by Xanatos to use them to his own evil ends - foiled by the friendship Goliath quickly makes with NYPD Detective Elisa Maza, who makes a point of being a much better guide for the gargoyles in this new city than the guy with the goatee who wants to use them to get around the law on his behalf.

It's a pretty great show with a strong central cast, epic mythic elements, strong Shakespearean influences, and villains who win, even when they lose. If nothing else, you should at least give it a look, as all the episodes are on youtube, right here.

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app them now, srsly.

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CAN YOU HANDLE THE POWER?

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Jason and Trini

APP CASSIE FROM ANIMORPHS. BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AWESOME, DAMMIT.

ALSO APP ELFANGOR

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Zack and Kimberly

+ all the numbers

Greil Mercenaries | Fire Emblem

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Tommy and the conclusion of my begging

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Re: APP CASSIE FROM ANIMORPHS. BECAUSE IT WOULD BE AWESOME, DAMMIT.

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DRACONIANS OH MY

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And someone please app Peter.

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