The world seems to be getting darker these days. Tensions are rising between the nations of the world; old grudges aired once more as tired, angry people look for enemies to take their frustration out on. Other humans aren't all there are to contend with either, the wilds are growing more dangerous, and restless. Wild pokemon are becoming more aggressive, more deadly as they probe at human settlements and among those who know it, whispers spread of legends; of powerful, ancient pokemon waking from their long slumbers and raising armies of their kin against the humans that have taken their land.

Unable to come together against the danger, the nations of the world scramble to find some solution, some way to survive. Some focus on building up their strength while others turn to research and discovery in the hopes of finding a game-changer; some miracle that would increase their strength and give them a way to stand against their enemies. With all eyes on the nations and their efforts, there are few to notice and even fewer to care when a few of the more unfortunate souls in the world go missing.

The Gijinka Project is Kanto's attempt to weather the storm to come; an attempt to combine human and pokemon, to pick and choose the best qualities of each to create a new type of soldier. Such an ambitious undertaking requires sacrifices though, it requires test subjects; and if a few people disappearing quietly into the night is the price for their survival, then the Kantoese government's eyes are firmly fixed the other way.

However, at a time when entire nations are moving in unison, one man can still make a difference. All it takes is a single moment of regret, for one man to press one button, and the world can be changed.
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You are a Generation Zero Gijinka; one of the project's proof of concept prototypes. Changing the human body in such a dramatic way is a tricky process and while you were one of many taken against their will by agents of the project, you are also one of very few to actually survive the process.

You were being held against your will with several other Generation Zero subjects in suspended animation, locked deep in a building in some unknown part of the Kanto region; soon to be shown to government officials as proof that the project had succeeded. Something happened though, that the project didn't expect.

On the eve of the government inspection someone gained access to the computer systems of the lab, disrupting security and causing havoc across the expansive facility. Under the cover of explosions and rampaging pokemon, this individual succeeds in their main task and sets you free.
Dazed you stumble from the tube holding you and as your senses and mind try to make sense of themselves, you hear a voice coming from a speaker in the room.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't get to you. Things have gone wrong. The people who did this to you are still here, they'll realise what I've done soon."

"They'll be coming for you, you need to run."​

- Respect all PC and RPC rules.
- This RPG is rated M for Violence and potential coarse language.
- Romance is permitted if you wish but absolutely nothing sexually explicit; if you absolutely must then fade to black.
- No godmodding, power playing or bunnying.
- Improvise! My story is just a guideline; adapting the story to fit your characters is my job, not the other way around.
- Be active please; inactivity is grounds for removal from the game, especially if you're holding the group up or if the slots are all full and others are interested.
- Try to get along; the whole point of these things is to have fun and no one is having fun if we're arguing. No bullying or insulting other players.
- Be realistic when fighting; nobody is a perfect fighter and the npcs don't become magically incompetent when fighting you.
- Have fun! The storyline might be a bit dark, but that doesn't mean the players have to be gloomy as well.
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Name:
Age:
Pokemon Species: (No legendaries/psuedo-legendaries. You can't evolve so only choose unevolved pokemon if you intend to stay as one.)
Personality: (At least 2 - 3 paragraphs please.)
Appearance: (At least 2 - 3 paragraphs please. See the Gijinka Guidelines above.)
Background: (At least 2 - 3 paragraphs please.)
Features - Positive: (See features section above.)
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Roleplay sample:( In this case, this does not need to be related to this RP, just give me a general example of your writing.)
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Subject #221

Her enlarged fox-like ears enhance her hearing greatly. She is able to discern conversations from an unseen distance or hear the faint heartbeat of the person next to her, but her range only goes so far.

Elsie has obtained many of the attack powers belonging to Zoroark, including the ability to create illusions indistinguishable from reality unto others. Though these illusions have no physical effect, they are realistic to the point when someone would believe they were being harmed should she conjure and illusion attack. This also allows her to veil herself in a disguised appearance without the need for transformation.

Most of her attacks manifest in spheres or beams of dark energy that has been condensed from her surroundings. She is able to feed off the negative emotions of those around her to strengthen her attacks as well as enhancing the recharge of physical energy used to fight.

Her physical strength is lesser than that of average Gijinka's, and her bone structure is almost brittle in nature. Yet where she lacks in hand-to-hand combat she gains in more powerful special attacks. Because of her physical weakness and the danger is poses to her health should she come to physical harm, her body has found a way to protect itself. The blue orbs attached to her hair activate to create a force field of energy that can withstand certain attacks.

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Her abilities can often been hard to control, or unable to be governed at all in her current state. Her hearing often impairs her with mild to severe headaches. This is due to the fact that she cannot turn it off in any sense. Sometimes, when she is distressed or otherwise emotionally compromised, her hearing reaches decibels almost unbearable. There are times when she cannot make heads or tails of conversations when there is a large crowd.

She is still learning to use her powers from the infused Zoroark and her control over them wavers here as well. Elsie projects illusions sometimes without realizing it. These illusions will often be playbacks of fond memories, or nightmares she has experience.

The only way to keep sane with the dark energy she absorbs is to constantly seek out a source of positive emotions. Because of this she is reliant upon others to either enhance her strength or bring her down from a mental negative high. Though she was designed to be a solider, she cannot function with her powers as a loner in battle. If she consumes too much dark energy without the balance of light she loses herself in a conscious coma-like state. During this time, Elsie is guided solely on instinct and all emotions or morals that dictate decisions are nonexistent. She stays this way until all negative energy has been drained from her system.

The force field she conjures is mostly random, or triggered by instinct during a sudden extreme of onset anxiety. In addition, it can only withstand so many attacks before the structure is broken. In order to solidify, this power utilizes a great amount of both dark and light energy. It cannot be used in succession and has to be allowed a long span of recharge time. Her other powers are weakened by this ability and cause her exhaustion after its use. This power is used rarely in battle.
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Name: Brandi Mitchell

Age: 21

Pokemon Species: Gardevoir

Personality: Brandi is a reformed nihilist, suffering from a series of unfortunate events that started since before she was born. The simplest way to describe her is to say that she's an optimistic misanthrope, who sees all of the flaws in everything and wants to keep fighting for the good things no matter how much the darkness tries to smother her. There is a goodness to be found in people, and she's willing to give most of them the chance to prove it, and help them achieve it, but that doesn't mean she lacks teeth. There are some people that just aren't good, that aren't one of the things worth fighting for, and they'll suffer soon enough. Not by her hand, but because the world doesn't distinguish between the good and the bad, between those who cause suffering and those who try to heal it. Everything has its time.

Being the practical sort, Brandi has a few skills that can come in handy, and she knows what they are with some certainty, as well as her weaknesses. She tries to acknowledge the areas where she fails, and tries to stop herself from encouraging others to, lest she become preachy, which is one vice in particular that she wants to avoid. She wants to improve herself as a person, and bring goodness to wherever she can place it, while enjoying whatever she can find. Whether it's in a simple tune, a personal joke, or the sight of the sun setting across the horizon.

Thanks to her upbringing, Brandi has a good knowledge of Pokemon, philosophy and religion, as well as plenty of time spent losing herself in whatever media she could get her hands on, which leads to a tendency to quote odd things she's heard that may or may not be entirely relevant to the situation at hand, but she thinks it makes her sound smart or it's a fun thing to say, so it's going to get said. She has a few odd trivia facts lodged in her brain, as well, which are likely to come blurting out thanks to her habit of talking quietly to herself. This is due to the fact that a few years of her life were spent as alone as she could be, which means her social skills are ever so slightly rusty, and she doesn't have a very good grasp on politics or current events.

Thanks to her previous lack of enthusiasm, Brandi never truly bonded with a Pokemon, and her views of those who had were dubious at best. But, since her personal enlightenment, she sees it as something she could be interested in attaining, if they could earn a bond through companionship. And she's always seen the practicality of keeping them, even if some means are for reasons that are less than fun, such as how to tame or treat them in such a way as to gather food or drink. She's something of a vegetarian due to this fact, as well as it being easier to find vegetarian food when on one's lonesome, as opposed to hunting without proper equipment or buying with no money.

Brandi was a young woman whose life was hell, until she learned to accept that it's how the world works, and, as a mortal, she had no ability to impact it on a large scale. Then, Project Gijinka has happened and made her, along with many others, living gods...

Appearance: Brandi stands at a modest seven foot tall, with a wiry and elegant frame that allows many of her movements to seem far more graceful than they were intended. The general structure of her body has been streamlined, lessening the majority of her girth, especially her waist, to far skinnier than it had been before, along with the size of her bust. In contrast, her hips have widened, to provide something of a mount for the dress-like membrane that has grown since her metamorphosis. Along her spine and from the center of her chest protrude thin, short lengths of chitin, in a vibrant crimson, which glow gently when her abilities are manifesting. From her waist, there is a membrane formed from a series of linked armored plates that flow behind her with every step, serving as a kind of elegant protection for her lower-half, which acts more like hair than most combat armor.

As a young woman with skin that was already pale, the transformation has turned Brandi's skin into a cool, stark white, with a rare strike of green along her arms. Her hair has likewise been changed, to a luscious green that seems to mold into whatever shape it's wished into, including hardening for the purposes of defense or protection from the elements. Across her brow, her skin slowly hardens into chitinous plates, with three spikes that flare to each side, which form the masquerade-mask look that compliment Gardevoir's common comparisons to a ballroom dancer. These cover and mold with her ears, which have become longer, thinner, and pointier to fit in more easily with the "mask".

Along with the major changes to her physical form, a series of minor changes have affected Brandi's form. Her eyes are now a deep crimson, and have grown larger, while her nose has been altered to a more petite size. Her body is entirely hairless, save for the hair-like membrane atop her skull, and she no longer produces any natural scent. Rather than walking, she floats just above the ground and moves through gentle force of will, although she's capable of walking. She also has no bellybutton.

Background: Brandi was born to Robert and Sophie Mitchell, each of them Rangers, but separate in every other way. Robert was a praying man, who saw the world through a filter of religion, dogma, and the firmly held belief that everything would turn out alright, in the end. And when it didn't, it would be part of The Plan, leading to a greater good. These beliefs stuck with him from when he was nothing but a homeless scavenging child, to when he tamed his first Pokemon and eventually found a woman he could love, with every detail precisely attributed to the little leatherbound book he kept tucked in front of his heart.

Sophie Mitchell was a different kind of person, although she likewise considered herself that of a good kind. She was laidback in many things, and saw similarities or simple facts of life where her husband would have presented prejudice. In part, she was a pragmatist, which is what earned her both enemies and friends, while also making her an excellent Ranger, much as many might have doubted her. Although the types of people that Robert and Sophie were seemed to clash, they made fast friends in each other through admiration of their lesser qualities, and ignorance of those that were the foundations of their being. In the end, they would have only a few years of joy, in return for gifting the world with a lifetime of suffering.

From a young age, Brandi was raised by both philosophies, each of which gave her the worst of what could be seen. She watched the brutality of nature, in the fighting of Pokemon and slaying of others for meat, as she was trained in the ways of a Ranger, although she was twice shy of most problems she encountered. Even in times of rest, she had to sit at home and watch as the world began to break down at the seams on television, despite the apparent idyllic upbringing that wealth and happy parents would bring serving as only a small, fake shelter from the world at large. Friends were made, certainly, although none of them stuck. As was the nature of many friendships, they broke apart thanks to petty squabbling that left her feeling upset, or broken, as she watched bonds she had thought strong simply slip away in the passage of human nature. And the response of her parents were simply apathetic; better friends would be made, and she should deal with the loss. No sugar-coating for the growing young girl, despite the apparent best intentions of her parents.

By her teenage years, Brandi was beginning to feel hollow, separated from true friendship by both circumstance and her own fear of being bitten. And that was when her home life began to break down. The wilds she lived by were beginning to get more dangerous, and her parents conflicted on what they should do, with her father supporting finding refuge elsewhere, while her mother supported staying where their own work had forged them a life, and pointed out that no uprising by Pokemon had ever succeeded in the past. This only changed when Robert was slain by a Pokemon he was attempting to calm, who had wandered dangerously close to the Mitchell home. Sophie moved away with Brandi shortly after.

They stayed with relatives, for a time, as Sophie become more reclusive, and colder to her child, whose eyes reminded her too much of the deceased Robert. Then, she lost her job; she was getting old, and her partner was gone, and the Rangers could no longer afford to keep them on the payroll. With no money, they couldn't help their relatives with upkeep, and had to move in with other refugees of the rapidly-advancing wilds. There were a few other "good people" there, but all Brandi heard was the noise of rumors, saying that their servers were cheating on their partners, news of a tragedy from Unova, or the ever degenerating relationships between countries, including the one they found themselves in.

Brandi's mother was crushed to death in a stampede for food by the desperate refugees. Brandi was taken to the bankers to negotiate her inheritance, forcing her to deal with paperwork she couldn't sign and records she didn't have access to. It looked like they were going to take it all, everything her family might have left her, and leave her as just another refugee, desperate for survival and ruining the lives of others while focusing on her own. She wanted to fight back somehow, to take another swing at the world that seemed so putrid...but violence had never been in her nature. She didn't want to be like any monster of the world, but she didn't have the strength to sustain her virtues. Like a coward, she ran away.

Brandi survived on scavenged berries and food left by the roadside, none of it fresh, with only her clothes and her wits to keep her around, as she tried to remain isolated from the world while moving through it. She had a few bad encounters, but, as the years went by, she started to get used to it. There was a certain solidarity to be found in detachment.

Then, something wonderful happened. Brandi was passing over a large bridge and spotted a woman standing on its edge, barely gripping it as she prepared to jump. Not knowing her own movements, Brandi rushed to the edge of the bridge and begged the woman not to do it, not to end her own life. She pleaded with everything she could think of, professing all the wonders of the world and all of the goodness that could be found in it, if only the woman would let her show them. And the woman let her. Brandi learned that her name was Maya, and they spent the night talking together, on the bridge, both of them learning something that they didn't think was possible. Life is harsh and cruel, and they're only mortals in a threatening world. And that only makes it more wonderful when they find the goodness. It might not always be obvious, but it's there, and they could make it happen. Just as Brandi proved, by saving Maya's life.

That night, Brandi was kidnapped by Project Gijinka.

Features - Positive: Brandi is capable of using telekinesis on both a passive and active level, although not on any large offensive or defensive scale. Her telekinetic abilities are most often used to compliment her existing methods of acting, such as providing herself with a particular shield against an effect, or reaching out to grab a nearby object she might be able to use.

While lacking in the ability to outright read minds, like many of her kind, Brandi possesses the ability to see into the past and the future, allowing her to see many possibilities that have been taken and may be taken in the future. She can only process this ability thanks to the hypercognitive abilities of the Gardevoir, granting increased intelligence and recollection, which have been specialized in this particular incarnation to make her a different form of Gardevoir than that of the other subject spliced with the same pokemon. This precognition is most often used in short bursts, and only into the immediate future, to better compliment her fighting style.

In addition, Brandi is gifted with the ability to heal herself and others. This ability is fueled by her empathy, leaving her increasingly unable to heal others if she hasn't had any time to form a bond of compassion with them, and especially unlikely to be able to heal people who have wronged her in the past.

Brandi is easily capable of teleportation, whether it be to ten feet away to avoid a swiftly-rolling boulder, or halfway across the country to receive medical treatment. Unfortunately, this requires that she have studied or has a reasonable expectation for where she'll end up, which makes arriving at a specific location unlikely, unless she has had ample time to get familair with it.

Features - Negative: In sharp contrast to common ailments affecting those under great psychic stress, Brandi isn't tired by grandiose displays of power, such as using them to halt an assault of missiles and fling them back at their defenders. Instead, the rush of power through her body causes her mind to accelerate faster than she can handle, absorbing every ounce of information in the area and encouraging her to work harder, move faster, use more energy. She becomes so focused on the passage of time and every event within it that she loses touch with her emotions, which leads to her losing inspiration for the fight or task at hand, losing her loyalty or ability to perceive things that might affect her morality. She becomes a hyper-focused machine of logic, causing her to lose sight of that which is dear to her heart and potentially do things she'll regret.

Brandi is easily susceptible to emotions and horrors, meaning that depictions of dark things are likely to make her lose her focus. She's sensitive to many emotions, almost all of which can affect her adversely in any situation, as long as she isn't already in a trance-like state.

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