As the hand of character development moves ever forward, more details of the past are revealed. Here then are quick blurbs on the other members of the Justice Agents Danzaivar special operations Danzai Soldiers, and an "episode summary" covering the events leading to his empowerment. This is probably heading further into fanfiction territory, if loosely, since my paradigm for this is a "reimagined" successor series to "The Legend of Danzaiver" which is supposed to be "the original TV series" following the sentai hero Danzaiver from the Evil Zone PlayStation game. If you're not familiar with Evil Zone, it was a very simplistic versus fighter (you could go through the whole thing with the D-pad and triangle button, and even adding the oh-so-complex "block on Square" mechanic that's still only two buttons) that never the less had the unique framing mechanic of each character having their fights introduced and concluded with a voiceover as if they were anime episodes following that character's path through the game, and stories for each character that are engaging enough to overlook the decidedly underwhelming voice acting. Anyway, you're not here for that, you're here to make the unread messages" graphic go away! Wait, no... really? (Puppy-dog eyes) I'll... just post my stuff...
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The Danzai Soldiers:
Danzai Black: Oldest on the team at late 20s, he had several years' experience as a normal officer before the Danzai Gear was produced. Ridiculously strong and tough. Dantitan type: Tortoise
Danzai Blue: Basically Eury from original Danzaiver, aged up to be a bit less creepy with the harem-anime-style competing over Danzai Red with her twin. Speedster and acrobat, with one of only two fully flight-capable Danzai Gear. Dantitan type: Hawk
Danzai Green: Euly, as for Eury. Special abilities based on stealth and illusions, can go intangible. Dantitan type: Wolf
Danzai Red: Hot blooded shonen protagonist with spiky hair & sideburns, basically a rookie version of Sho, the original series' Danzaiver. His power is awesome, as in kicking logic to the curb and winning on sheer determination and guts. Well, that and shooting big balls of lightning. Dantitan type: Tiger
Danzai Orange: Sieg Blaise, token gaijin, has the second flight-capable Danzai Gear. Sniper-type. Dantitan type: Crane
Dantitans: All combat capable separately, but only DanPheonix has a humanoid form of its own. To combine, DanTortoise forms the legs, then DanTiger attaches as the body core. DanHawk and DanWolf attach on either side as the arms, and DanCrane becomes the head and wings. Like the Dantitans themselves, Grand Titan is piloted via a merge system, and has special abilites that change depending on which of them is in primary control, with the other four taking support positions in a shared cockpit. Heavenly Grand Titan, formed by having DanPheonix become extra armor parts, broke this pattern in that Danzai White remained merged at and provided his special power of healing at all times, even as the normal round-robin piloting of the main team continued unchanged. The currently merged main pilot could enter a shared imaginary space with him where time passed in seconds to the perceived minute, and the others in the cockpit could communicate freely via an intercom like they do with the main pilot, but he never actually joined them in it. It is unknown if doing so would have allowed Heavenly Grand Titan to use two of the normal team's powers at once, but likely.
Episode 8: Don't say "quit!" A new Danzai Soldier!?
Summary: Upset with the need to hold back and gather information on a Darken Army operation, Danzai Red argues fiercely with Danzai Black. When an opportunity appears, he charges ahead and gets in a pinch, requiring the rest of the team to come to his rescue. Disheartened, he considers quitting from Justice Agents Danzaivar. Arisa Shade overhears him while spying on the team, and tailors a Darken Beast for seduction to further drive a wedge in the team. Suspicious of the new rival, Euly and Eury follow them and attempt to interfere, but Sho catches them. In his anger, he proclaims that he really will quit and storms away! With the Danzai Soldiers in disarray, Arisa Shade corners them one at a time and drains their powers with the Dan Zan Cross-Out Shot. When the Darken Beast finally attacks, Sho faces an impossible battle! Returning to the Danzai Foundation to reactivate the implanted summoning device, he discovers Arisa just as Danzai Black finally succumbs to her attack. But, before he can act, the Darken Beast pounces Sho from behind!
(commercial break)
Escaping again from Arisa and her Darken Beast, Sho reaches the lab of Dr. Daisuke Kiyomizu and has the Danzai Gear reactivated. With it, the infiltration-type Darken Beast is easily dispatched, and he deals Arisa a wound that forces her to retreat, but not before having his own energy greatly drained. Collapsing as soon as the battle is over, Sho and the other Danzai Soldiers are brought to the medical lab, but cannot be revived without renewing their powers with the Danzaitron device that originally granted them, and if not done soon they will die - Sho is in espescially bad shape because he continued to fight even with most of his power drained. Because it was disassembled and stored in separate locations for security, this requires full effort from the regular Justice Agents, as Darken Army monsters are running rampant without the Danzai Soldiers to keep them contained. After several close scrapes, Dark Master makes a personal appearance to destroy the last component still in transit: the control element that regulates the Danzaitron's power.
(commercial break)
Knowing that it is the only chance for the Danzai Soldiers to survive, and that they are the only chance for the world to survive, Dr. Kiyomizu uses his own body as the control element for the Danzaitron, and vanishes in the burst of light as it is activated. Revived, the Danzai Soldiers quickly dispatch the Darken Beasts and confront Arisa Shade. Cornered, she uses the Big Power spell on herself and becomes Cheshire Arisa, but with the team members switching their special abilities Grand Titan counters every attack and corners Cheshire Arisa, before Danzai Red switches into primary control and defeats her using Giga Lightning Drive. Afterward, the Danzai Soldiers attend a funeral for Dr. Kiyomizu, where Sho makes a speech reaffirming his commitment to the Justive Agents and to working as one with the team. As Euly and Eury glomp him from either side, the scene pulls back to reveal the profile of an unknown Danzai Gear watching it on a monitor.
New ED theme and animation, though the scenes showing the new Danzai Soldier have him and his Dantitan as blacked out silhouettes.
(In the season finale, it's revealed that Daisuke allowed everyone to continue to think he died because he feared it would shake Sho's resolve again if Daisuke turned up alive, after dedicating himself to the Justice Agents in honor of Daisuke's self-sacrifice. Sho slaps him on the back after he apologises for allowing their grief to continue, and tells him that of course he'd never really leave for good. Except, in this version, Daisuke didn't manage to teleport out of the collapsing Darken Castle before the pocket dimension dissappeared... which means he's not there to become Danzai Gold for the second season either. Uh oh...)
Specific questions for comment: Does this justification for hiding his survival come off as at least plausible to maintain suspension of disbelief? Does Sho's brush with self-doubt and hot-blooded-rookie-rebellion work well enough, at least at this summarized level?(Given that it's meant for the doctor's character background, not Sho's.) Is there any part of this that really ought to have more detail, again given that it's character background material?
- CD
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
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The Danzai Soldiers:
Danzai Black: Oldest on the team at late 20s, he had several years' experience as a normal officer before the Danzai Gear was produced. Ridiculously strong and tough. Dantitan type: Tortoise
Danzai Blue: Basically Eury from original Danzaiver, aged up to be a bit less creepy with the harem-anime-style competing over Danzai Red with her twin. Speedster and acrobat, with one of only two fully flight-capable Danzai Gear. Dantitan type: Hawk
Danzai Green: Euly, as for Eury. Special abilities based on stealth and illusions, can go intangible. Dantitan type: Wolf
Danzai Red: Hot blooded shonen protagonist with spiky hair & sideburns, basically a rookie version of Sho, the original series' Danzaiver. His power is awesome, as in kicking logic to the curb and winning on sheer determination and guts. Well, that and shooting big balls of lightning. Dantitan type: Tiger
Danzai Orange: Sieg Blaise, token gaijin, has the second flight-capable Danzai Gear. Sniper-type. Dantitan type: Crane
Dantitans: All combat capable separately, but only DanPheonix has a humanoid form of its own. To combine, DanTortoise forms the legs, then DanTiger attaches as the body core. DanHawk and DanWolf attach on either side as the arms, and DanCrane becomes the head and wings. Like the Dantitans themselves, Grand Titan is piloted via a merge system, and has special abilites that change depending on which of them is in primary control, with the other four taking support positions in a shared cockpit. Heavenly Grand Titan, formed by having DanPheonix become extra armor parts, broke this pattern in that Danzai White remained merged at and provided his special power of healing at all times, even as the normal round-robin piloting of the main team continued unchanged. The currently merged main pilot could enter a shared imaginary space with him where time passed in seconds to the perceived minute, and the others in the cockpit could communicate freely via an intercom like they do with the main pilot, but he never actually joined them in it. It is unknown if doing so would have allowed Heavenly Grand Titan to use two of the normal team's powers at once, but likely.
Episode 8: Don't say "quit!" A new Danzai Soldier!?
Summary: Upset with the need to hold back and gather information on a Darken Army operation, Danzai Red argues fiercely with Danzai Black. When an opportunity appears, he charges ahead and gets in a pinch, requiring the rest of the team to come to his rescue. Disheartened, he considers quitting from Justice Agents Danzaivar. Arisa Shade overhears him while spying on the team, and tailors a Darken Beast for seduction to further drive a wedge in the team. Suspicious of the new rival, Euly and Eury follow them and attempt to interfere, but Sho catches them. In his anger, he proclaims that he really will quit and storms away! With the Danzai Soldiers in disarray, Arisa Shade corners them one at a time and drains their powers with the Dan Zan Cross-Out Shot. When the Darken Beast finally attacks, Sho faces an impossible battle! Returning to the Danzai Foundation to reactivate the implanted summoning device, he discovers Arisa just as Danzai Black finally succumbs to her attack. But, before he can act, the Darken Beast pounces Sho from behind!
(commercial break)
Escaping again from Arisa and her Darken Beast, Sho reaches the lab of Dr. Daisuke Kiyomizu and has the Danzai Gear reactivated. With it, the infiltration-type Darken Beast is easily dispatched, and he deals Arisa a wound that forces her to retreat, but not before having his own energy greatly drained. Collapsing as soon as the battle is over, Sho and the other Danzai Soldiers are brought to the medical lab, but cannot be revived without renewing their powers with the Danzaitron device that originally granted them, and if not done soon they will die - Sho is in espescially bad shape because he continued to fight even with most of his power drained. Because it was disassembled and stored in separate locations for security, this requires full effort from the regular Justice Agents, as Darken Army monsters are running rampant without the Danzai Soldiers to keep them contained. After several close scrapes, Dark Master makes a personal appearance to destroy the last component still in transit: the control element that regulates the Danzaitron's power.
(commercial break)
Knowing that it is the only chance for the Danzai Soldiers to survive, and that they are the only chance for the world to survive, Dr. Kiyomizu uses his own body as the control element for the Danzaitron, and vanishes in the burst of light as it is activated. Revived, the Danzai Soldiers quickly dispatch the Darken Beasts and confront Arisa Shade. Cornered, she uses the Big Power spell on herself and becomes Cheshire Arisa, but with the team members switching their special abilities Grand Titan counters every attack and corners Cheshire Arisa, before Danzai Red switches into primary control and defeats her using Giga Lightning Drive. Afterward, the Danzai Soldiers attend a funeral for Dr. Kiyomizu, where Sho makes a speech reaffirming his commitment to the Justive Agents and to working as one with the team. As Euly and Eury glomp him from either side, the scene pulls back to reveal the profile of an unknown Danzai Gear watching it on a monitor.
New ED theme and animation, though the scenes showing the new Danzai Soldier have him and his Dantitan as blacked out silhouettes.
(In the season finale, it's revealed that Daisuke allowed everyone to continue to think he died because he feared it would shake Sho's resolve again if Daisuke turned up alive, after dedicating himself to the Justice Agents in honor of Daisuke's self-sacrifice. Sho slaps him on the back after he apologises for allowing their grief to continue, and tells him that of course he'd never really leave for good. Except, in this version, Daisuke didn't manage to teleport out of the collapsing Darken Castle before the pocket dimension dissappeared... which means he's not there to become Danzai Gold for the second season either. Uh oh...)
Specific questions for comment: Does this justification for hiding his survival come off as at least plausible to maintain suspension of disbelief? Does Sho's brush with self-doubt and hot-blooded-rookie-rebellion work well enough, at least at this summarized level?(Given that it's meant for the doctor's character background, not Sho's.) Is there any part of this that really ought to have more detail, again given that it's character background material?
- CD
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows