Parallel Works: Contingency
It has been three days since the conclusion of the popularly termed, "Zilla Wars" and the micro-nation of Angel Groove has already entered the last stages of reconstruction and repair.
In spite of this victory, there is a silent realization from this struggle.
Make no mistake, the rangers of Angel Groove and their close allies are all noble individuals well loved for a reason. But due to the magnitude of their observed power whether individually or separately, the Earth Sphere cannot be caught off guard should any of these individuals decide to turn their talents against humanity. This contingency was not created lightly and to anyone who may find these files, I simply ask that you keep an open-mind.
Think of my actions as you will. But the data presented in these files will prove that I did what had to be done. I will not stand by and make an assumption that no hero can fall and when proven wrong...
I will be hopeless to stop them.
Angel Fall Contingency-Cyber-Codename: Prime
Optimus Prime is an autonomous robotic organism from the planet of Cybertron. As he relates, he was the leader of the autobots brought to Earth by a devastating Civil War fought for control of his homeworld's dwindling resources.
Today, he's a head in a fish jar.
A Head with the processing capacity of 550 exabytes, far more powerful than almost any computer created by man. This means that he can easily hack any system that he can come into physical contact with and assume control of any function connected to said system. He is also immune to direct hacking attempts. In addition, plans for a replacement body have been uncovered and confirmed as viable before the year concludes.
Optimus is a veteran of war which would make him a fierce opponent if he were to turn against humankind. As a Cybertronian, he possesses the capability of scanning any mechanical vehicle and adjusting his body to transform into a near-perfect copy of said-vehicle, making him untraceable during stealth missions due to his acute knowledge of human civilization. While in vehicle mode, he is immune to any form of radar or detection save only that of the low-level radiation emitted from his energon core. When he transforms, he fights with the sophistication of AI and the ferocity of a spartan adaptable in any environment be it land or sea due to the many accessories that his trailer can field. His favorite form of execution appears to be taking or afflicting his opponent's face.
But he is not invincible.
Detailed studies of cybertronians indicate that their armor is vulnerable to high-heat weaponry, particularly saber ammunition and energy weapons. Their inherent nature as sentient machines would also leave them vulnerable to EMP bursts applied to exposed internals or any leaking lubricant. Damage to their core capacitors can also cause them to leak Energon which will decrease their effectiveness and cause accelerated rusting.
In addition, face him when he is alone.
He is one autobot. Cybertonians appear to work best as a team during prolonged assaults and will only attack a target solo when certain of their superiority. The best way to defeat Optimus Prime is to ambush him.
Protect your face or Prime will take it.
Angel Fall Contingency-Ranger-Codename: Negotiator
Roger Smith is the cohesive mind and rationale of the Angel Groove Rangers. His maturity and exhaustive experience make him capable of acting against any environment and situation. His diplomacy and charisma also make him exceptionally persuasive in psychological warfare both for purposes of discouragement and persuasion. DNA records also indicate an unknown age that surpasses anyone on the planet which grants him unmatched combat reflexes both on the ground and in the cockpit of his machine.
The Megadeus, Big O, is a 30 meter heavily armored machine that specializes in ground assault, particularly siege combat. Each arm is equipped with a piston that augments his machine's already powerful striking strength to the extent of blowing apart high impact objects such as meteors with little effort. The arms also store energy gatling guns with a high impact velocity, enabling them to penetrate virtually any physical defense imaginable to man. The warmech can additionally field rocket powered chains that can push away or latch onto targets in order to immobilize them. Big O can also produce a powerful condensed pair of beams from it's head with considerable offensive power. Facing Big O is more problematic considering the megadeus' extraordinary armor composed of an unknown substance which surpasses gundanium and adamantine in hardness and durability.
However, Big O is an extremely slow machine and has an inherently off-balance structure. High velocity attacks targeted at the arm or leg will knock the machine off of it's axis and leave it vulnerable to additional attack. I have also observed that equal opposing forces to it's own powerful punches can cause internal malfunctions within the arms. Big O was not designed for a long-drawn out battle, as indicated by it's low ammunition and low reaction speed. The Megadeus would be especially vulnerable to ambushes from multiple directions, particularly the air and utilizing electric or heat based weaponry.
See Table 43 concerning necessary voltage required to effect the target's circuitry. Also see Table 65 concerning listings of effective high heat ammunition and weaponry. See Table 89 concerning Vibranium applications to weaponry.
As for the Negotiator? The best way to defeat the individual is to shut off reason. Roger is a mediative man by nature and will not throw the first punch unless necessary. You must seize initiative while deceiving him. After combat is commenced, do not speak to him until his machine is absolutely defeated. Additionally, I have observed that Roger Smith appears to have a strong long-term case of Amnesia which may personify itself as alternate personalities, voices and vivid memories from his forgotten past. These amnesia fits throw Roger into a state of panic and confusion which will leave him vulnerable when they happen during combat.
A fume created from the Psychoactive toxins of the South American Cane Toad should suffice to replicate the necessary criteria. Further testing will be required...
Angel Fall Contingency-Ranger-Codename: Cloud
Bit Cloud is a master of improvisation which would make him far deadlier than his actual zoid.
Though Liger Zero should not be ignored. It's natural high speed and agility, coupled with Laser Fangs, Strike Laser Claws (one on each foot), AZ 208 mm Double-Barreled Shock Cannon, AZ 108 mm High-Density Beam Gun, and Ultimate X AI interface system all make it an omni-adaptable machine in any combat situation. It's armor shift system further enables it to become equipped for high velocity combat, melee domination and ranged bombardment. The Ultimate X system grants the Liger a high degree of semi-sentience, enabling it to actually improve the liger's capabilities when sufficiently pushed to it's limits.
Liger Zero is also capable of channeling solar energy through this Ultimate X interface through Bit's direct input to access a new form known as the "Sunflower". Liger Zero Sunflower is capable of charging and firing solar charged beams from it's jaws and augmenting it's armor and claws with solar energy to increase it's damage capacity. The Liger also becomes very aggressive and can absorb other forms of similar energy through a pair of wings which the liger sprouts from it's back during this mode. Sunflower's flight potential has yet to be fully measured, but it is estimated that Liger is only granted a limited high speed glide ability. Liger also houses a powerful one-use solar-power shield which can even withstand Nova-proportional assaults though Liger and the pilot are left extremely exhausted.
In fact, Bit himself may not be completely human. Further testing confirms that the majority of solar energy used by Sunflower is not derived from outside sources...but from Bit himself. Bit's humanoid solar capacity is unknown at this time, but if he should ever become a threat, the following contingency must be utilized:
Covert research confirms that Bit's "solar capacity" is directly related to photosynthesis used by terrestrial plants. But unlike plants, he cannot create oxygen on his own. He requires a minimum amount of oxygen in order to survive and to serve as a barrier against both outside solar energy and his own. If his lungs were constricted or his body dehydrated, his body would be less able to safely output the energy within him. Flammable gasses such as Trichloroethylene that are introduced to the body through water within specially designed metal containers could quickly damage his respiratory system when exposed to high temperature locations.
Particularly the cockpit of an overheated Liger Zero Panzer.
Angel Fall Contingency-Ranger-Codename: King
Van Fanel is King of Fanelia and a Hero of Gaea.
He is also an honorable friend...which makes creating this contingency more difficult.
But in the unlikely event that Van were ever to turn his sword against the Earth, keep the following information in mind.
Van is half-Draconian and possesses both flight and enhanced endurance which both served him well when he slew a dragon single-handedly. He also possesses a magical ability of unknown origin which he primarily utilizes in the form of thin magical barriers or unseen magical particles which he can either mentally channel into a burst effect that is lethal to organic material or through his sword to enhance it's attacks.
His guymelef, Escaflowne, is a primarily melee machine that uses a two-handed sword and can pull out smaller swords from it's own organic hull. It's cape can withstand attacks and the guymelef can additionally transform into a dragon with high speed capacity and strong gripping strength. Van can additionally transmit his magical capabilities through the guymelef for the creation of barriers and magically enhanced/enlarged slashes. The Guymelef also possesses a mode called Black Escaflowne which is said to be destructive enough to destroy the world. According to eyewitness accounts, destructive storms materialize around Black Escaflowne when it appears whenever Van's mental capacity is overwhelmed with violent intent.
To utilize Escaflowne, Van directly channels his blood into its system through direct injections as part of a Blood Oath. He can call upon this Blood Oath to more strongly bond with and control Escaflowne. But doing so causes him to receive wounds directly proportional to those inflicted upon Escaflowne and they will not heal until Escaflowne is repaired.
Therefore, stopping Van would require turning the Fanelian King against himself. A psychosis gas could be used against Van, causing him to doubly-exert himself in the coming battle. He would then mentally overestimate his opponent and call upon the Blood Oath to face his adversary. Said adversary could then utilize long-range weaponry from all sides to attack Escaflowne.
Recommended Ammuntion includes the following: Agent Orange, Corrosive Rust nannites, Lasers amplified by Obsidian Glass, Caster Shells (Particularly those numbered #4, #9, and #13), and an unknown form of Gaen Fate Alteration Magic simply known as "Un-luck".
See Table 97 concerning theoretical emulations of the "Un-Luck" Effect
Angel Fall Contingency-Ranger-Codename: Beast
Ikari Shinji is one of the bravest young men that I have ever met.
Which makes this harder than I had anticipated...
But Shinji's potential threat places him on an extinction level tier. His dictionary's worth of psychological issues leave him utterly unpredictable in combat despite considerable improvement in the past few months.
The greatest threat however is Shinji's machine, Evangelion Test-type Unit 01 Anima. The Evangelion is a biomechanical machine built by Nerv to combat extraterrestrial beings known as Angels who wish to destroy humanity. For this purpose, the eva is equipped with heavy plate armoring and an Anti-Terror Field that it can manipulate for defensive and offensive capabilities.
More recently, the eva has evolved and grown an S2 Organ, enabling the machine to have unlimited operational power and an expansion of it's AT prowess. It has additional developed a pair of high energy pulse lasers that fire from it's eyes and high regeneration and healing capacity.
However, the pilot must maintain a high synchronization rate with the eva in order to most appropriately use it. The higher the synch ratio, the more that the pilot feels any damage that the eva endures. For instance, Shinji's standing synch ratio is 120% which means that he will feel 1.2x the impact of any damage that Unit 01 endures and at higher synch ratios, the injuries to Shinji's body have a chance to become permanent.
See Table 21 concerning seismic ammunition and the Shatterpoint effect.
The AT Field is nigh impregnable, but it can be pierced with sufficiently high energy output attacks. But the easiest way to defeat the AT Field is to trick it. The AT Field will only react to threats perceived by it's AT Recognition system such as weapon fire. Collateral attacks from debris and fallen mecha could theoretically be used against the AT field. In addition, pre-layered proximity and pressure mines and sticky grenades could cause significant damage if applied more sensitive locations such as the crouch, neck or arm.
Shinji's own psychological vulnerability could be targeted as well...particularly on topics concerning his parents or his own self-worth.
See Table 4 concerning Effective Taunts and Psychological Agents against the Mentally Vulnerable
Angel Fall Contingency-Ranger-Codename: Drill
I cannot imagine any situation where Simon of the Dai-Gurren Brigade would ever turn against us.
The implication is both heartbreaking and terrifying.
But if Simon should ever become an enemy, he would be the most powerful enemy that humanity has ever seen. His Spiral Energy is estimated to be equal to that of Lordgenome at the lowest possible minimum and can be channeled into his drill bit necklace for extraordinary effect. He primarily channels it into his private mecha, Lagann and literally allows the impossible to become possible. I've seen Lagann create mountain sized drills that cut through almost anything, endure powerful attacks, and even punch an enemy into another dimension. Not even a nuclear powered machine could cause it to sweet for lack of professional verbatim. It's most deadly ability is it's hacking technique where it drills directly into another machine and uses its spiral energy to take direct control of the target.
Hence how it's expanded mode, Gurren Lagann, was created. Gurren Lagann is an extension of Lagann and Simon himself, capable of everything that Lagann was capable of only far more powerful and with the additional ability to fly. Lagann's hacking ability is further enhanced, allowing Gurren Lagann to "steal" parts from other machines and permanently meld them into itself along with any other ability that the assimilated part possessed.
However, Gurren Lagann is vulnerable to attacks which channel spiral energy or any energy related to spiral power. It's drills are also fairly brittle against defenses similarly augmented and will break, forcing the gattai gunman to have to recharge. But, the best way to counter Gurren Lagann is to target Simon himself and the best way to do that is to discourage him.
Simon's spiral energy output is directly related to his mood and morale. A high morale will lead to a high output. A low morale will lead to low output and an especially uncontrolled low output. Tactics for discouraging Simon would have to go beyond surface taunts or comments, they must be words that strike at Simon's soul.
He is only a boy.
The best topic to use in order to discourage Simon is his parents. When Simon was young, his parents were caught in an avalanche and Simon had to watch as they were crushed under rocks and slowly died. It still traumatizes him to this day. Another effective way to discourage him is to harm or kill his loved ones and those that he strives to protect. Most effective targets for assassin in order are the following: Kittan, Leeron, Rossiu, Yoko, Nia and Kamina (Due to health status, most recommended target).
THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU DO THIS.
Angel Fall Contingency-Miscellaneous-Codename: Atom
Files confiscated from the Mabase Branch of Medical Mechanica and the personal files of Former Commander Amarao Ohkura indicate that Naota is indwelt with a powerful force to be reckoned with.
Naota's N.O. is the power to mentally call other objects and energies through light-years of space. It calls upon both sides of the brain's thought process to open channels through multiple dimensions to instantaneously pull things through. This also enables the user to create a pocket dimension where they can store anything, including enough energy to measure that of a solar systems. He primarily channels his power in the form of a pair of guitars which he can use for short and long range combat and through his personal robot, Canti.
Canti is a machine of unknown origin which reacts proportionally to the amount of NO power that is channeled into it. When merged with Naota, Canti can evidently form itself into a destructive cannon and merge Naota's guitars with it's own to perform ridiculously powerful attacks. It has also shown the capability of fusing with other robots and still possesses a strong trace amount of power from whoever Naota is permanently joined to. Both Canti and Naota possess the capacity of high speed levitation and a great deal of offensive power and durability.
However, it can be countered.
Much like spiral energy (Almost completely identical, in fact), Naota's NO output is directly proportional to his emotional stability and additionally, his emotional maturity. While not much can be done for the latter, Naota's morale can effect the transitional period of his NO, preventing him from safely transferring and items to himself without causing significant harm. It can also cause him to lose control of the NO Channel himself, preventing him from being able to stop pulling things out of his head.
Especially if something gets stuck.
Further research shows that spicy curry can also affect NO capacity, as can strong blunt force trauma to the head. Additionally, the structure of Naota's NO capacity is less capable of accepting objects from Naota's side of the channel and will more greatly incapacitate and exhaust Naota.
Must investigate further.
Angel Fall Contingency-Miscellaneous-Codename: Ego
Seto Kaiba is the president of Kaiba Corporation, in addition to owning major stocks in more than 75% of the leading production, developmental, and entertainment companies in the Earth Sphere. His ownership also extends to exclusive mining rights to the 3rd through 6th rings of the Asteroid Belt and partial ownership of rings 1 and 2. These assets coupled with his recent purchase and investment into Angel Groove make him one of the single most powerful men on the planet.
If anything happened to Kaiba, the Earth Sphere Economy would die within months.
Hence the reason why this contingency is carefully applied. Seto Kaiba is intelligent and severely arrogant, and his ego is his most fed asset as well as his greatest weakness. His pride can blindside him to unexpected developments, shocking his mind and preventing him from taking initiative against your actions. For instance, the destruction of a single asteroid in the 5th ring would lead to a chain reaction that would cause severe damage to the entire mining operation and send a Class 2 Meteor hurtling towards Earth where it would likely cause millions in death and billions in property damage. The shock of the incident would distort Kaiba's excellent judgement, make him single-mindedly determined to find out who caused the incident.
Neglecting everything else in the process. This neglect would leave him vulnerable to political attacks, particularly sanctions on his meteor and energy trade ports to substantially lower his income. He is very rich, but his pool of gold is only made of a finite substance. These sanctions would lead to strikes from his Defense Force and riots from Districts most heavily hit by cuts in traffic and medical funds. The decrease in security would leave his personally owned banks further vulnerable to mass theft.
Refer to Table 76 for information concerning hiring costs of the Oceans 13.
As long as the ego is bloated and bruised in quick secession, Kaiba's intellect will be negated allowing for his defeat. This defeat would discourage him from whatever actions that he was taking and if not, if Kaiba's threat rises that badly, then a bullet to his skull will silence him. The economy would still die, but a new one can be built if worst comes to worst.
Make sure that he has no cards on him when you pull the trigger.
Angel Fall Contingency-Gattai-Codename: Fusion
The Full Capacity of Mecha Lord's capabilities are still under full examination.
But the best thing to remember, is that it is only as strong as it's most vulnerable component mecha. Combining Mecha Lord's strengths do not erase all of it's weaknesses. Eva's synchronization pain threshold can still be pushed and if breached, the entire mecha will be paralyzed due to eva's vulnerability. Simon's damaged morale can decrease the mecha's spiral output. Heat and EMP based assaults will remain exceptionally effective particularly in the form of mines which circumvent the AT Field. Flammable gas and dehydration can stagnate potential solar application and vibranium weaponry won't fail to penetrate Mecha Lord's armor.
Whatever you do, do it fast.
Notes Section:
Understand, that I took no pleasure in designing these contingencies.
They had to be created for the sake of humanity's safety. Leaving the possibility of the misuse of their powers to assumptions and chance has cost the Earth's Sphere dearly. I have seen and suffered the consequences of assumption in the past and I will not do so in the future. The Rangers are not the only ones who I have created plans for, I had created this contingency at the conclusion of the Christmas War in 2006 due to the experiences of the Universal Wars and the Eve Wars. It is nothing personal, this simply must be done.
Which leads us to...
Angel Fall Contingency-Endless Waltz-Codename: Zero
Heero Yuy is a gundam pilot listed amongst the highest human calamities to ever strike the Earth's Sphere. His combat training from the age of 3 years old leaves him molded as a powerful weapon with experience in espionage, terrorism, infiltration, guerrilla and open warfare, interrogation and assassination. This leaves him lethal with any weapon and with any machine.
His Gundam, the Wing Gundam MK. Katoki, is an enhanced refit that yields a powerful beam rifle capable of overwhelming powerful shields and even destroying colonies at maximum output. It also contains a Search Eye feature that allows the gundam to quickly analyze data and communications in order to tactically adapt to the enemy. However, Heero's pilot strength enables him to be a sizable threat any any gundam or mobile suit.
Especially with any mobile suit equipped with the ZERO System.
The ZERO (Zoning & Emotional Range Omitted) system decreases the pilot's reaction times as there is no need for traditional visual interfaces. Furthermore, thanks to the advanced computations performed by the computer, the pilot can become aware of future outcomes and possible courses of action that can be taken to achieve total victory or total defeat. What this means is that the pilot knows the result of his actions and those of his opponent's before they are actualized.
The system is programmed to think tactically, so that the options that it feeds the pilot might include civilian death or unnecessary destruction. It is up to the pilot to guide the system and lend it a conscience, so the relationship becomes a balance of emotion and logic. Another advantage of Zero System is its ability to offer physical stimulus back to the pilot, allowing him to feel the strain that the MS is undergoing. This causes great physical and emotional stress on the pilot, but allows the MS to become an extension of the pilot's thoughts and movements.
However, due to this direct brain interface, as the human brain cannot process the raw data, the system will cause the pilot to vividly "hallucinate" the possible paths that the pilot can take; as the pilot tries to figure out what is going on, the system can overload the brain with too many statistics and estimated values, causing temporary insanity. Only the especially strong-willed can safely adapt to the ZERO system's pressures and master it's abilities.
Your best plan should be to deceive him.
The ZERO system is not omnipotent and can be fooled. A surprise attack with an unseen lead-covered device or weapon should be your best offense. In addition, ZERO is a computer program and though difficult, it can be hacked. Under a hacked status, the system could be tricked into loading phantom criteria into the pilot's interface, confusing them and causing them to lose touch with their field of battle.
However, there is a code built into the system that would grant instant field control and access of the ZERO system from the pilot to whoever remotely inputs the code. The system could then be programmed to lock the pilot out of it's interface or mentally overload the pilot and lobotomize them.
The code is the birth date of one of Heero's victims.
Author's Notes:
Thus concludes this Parallel Works of Mighty Morphin Mecha Rangers!
I got inspired by the Batman "Agamemnon Contingency" plans and I figured that it's not too far-fetched for someone to come up with one for the Rangers considering exactly what they're capable of together or individually. Still, I think that I had too much fun writing this, what do you guys think? The writer of the plans will be shown in Chapter 26, though I do leave a good hint here.
Once again, I have no idea as to how many of these I will make, but if anyone has any requests, then shout them out and I will deliver!
Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next chapter of MMMR!