SRW Unification OOC Comm

The mission Devastation was completed successfully!  The complete mission log can be read here.

Combatants:
Grimlock and then Optimus Prime
Gwen Douglas
Sielje
Daniel
Dido Sybil

Notes:
- The conference with the Decepticons got impeded by swarms of Insecticons that were attempting to "Cyber-form" Earth.  The cause of this was the Proudstar, an ancient Cybertronian vessel from before the Great War that had crashed on Earth and had abruptly activated.
- As it turned out, VIPER was involved with all of this, and among their ranks were several renegade Autobots who'd been recruited by Apogee.  There also had been a simplistic clone of Jen herself who they tried to pass off as the original, alive and well, but the truth was exposed easily enough with her chatbot-grade dialogue.
- The real villain though was the ancient Nova Prime, captain of the Proudstar and who had fallen under the influence of Unicron.  Nova'd intended to Cyber-form the planet into a new body for him and the surviving members of the VIPER team who still had some sense fled when they found out about that, leaving us facing just Nova, the absurdly powerful combiner Monstructor, and Decepticon fanatics under Nova's command.
- Grimlock and the other Dinobots were severely injured in the fight, but Nova's insistence on drawing out their deaths gave us time to save them all, courtesy of Optimus, Soundwave, Devastator, and Menasor arriving to help even the odds.  Nova's forces were wiped out, and he first attempted to make us surrender by revealing that the Cyberforming was being controlled by the Ferrotaxis; a computer holding the collective knowledge of Cybertron's culture and history.  Optimus and the other Cybertronians blew it apart with little hesitation, valuing Earth far more than Nova Prime had ever thought.
- In the end Nova Prime attempted to feign freedom from Unicron's corruption to try to get one last shot at killing Optimus, but quick thinking from Soundwave was able to expose Nova's trick for what it is, Dido and Sielje helping save Soundwave and Optimus's lives respectively before Optimus finally killed Nova Prime.
- The Jen clone was similarly dealt with, and the remains recovered after the battle confirm she was a simple, unthinking physical clone with a computerized brain with a bevvy of combat programs loaded in.
- In spite of the circumstances of the crisis, the cooperation displayed by and toward the Decepticons has gone a long way into helping solidify relations with them.

Devastation

The Decepticons return, not as enemies but merely to broker trade.  But their return coincides with strange goings on and the awakening of something ancient... something ancient and evil.

Canon: Transformers G1 (post-canon), Iteraction/Acceleration (also post-canon)
Characters: Grimlock, Gwen Douglas, at least two more combatants
Type: Planned
Setting: Crashed Autobot ship Proudstar.
Schedule: This mission will happen Saturday, July 23rd at 9:30 AM CST.  If you would like to participate, please post below.

Devastation

The Decepticons return, not as enemies but merely to broker trade.  But their return coincides with strange goings on and the awakening of something ancient... something ancient and evil.

Canon: Transformers G1 (post-canon), Iteraction/Acceleration (also post-canon)
Characters: Grimlock, Gwn Douglas, at least two more combatants
Type: Planned
Setting: Crashed Autobot ship Proudstar.
Schedule: This mission may happen either on Thursday, July 14th, or between Saturday July 16th to Wednesday July 20th.  Scheduling's messy for me and it can only be late European or American times on Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday, or Malaysian times on Sunday.  Tuesday is unfortunately a no-go.  But if you would like to participate, please post below with your preferred dates and times from what was posted above.

The mission The Ultimate Doom was a success! The log can be read here.

The canon Transformers G1 is now complete!

Participants:
Optimus Prime
Jen Douglas
Setsuko Ohara
Dido Sybil
Kei Kugimiya
Raquel Manora
Flit Asuno

Notes:
- The purpose of the Space Bridge turned out to be not to summon an army, but to teleport Cybertron next to Earth! This would result in Earth's destruction, while stopping the process would result in Cybertron's destruction. Luckily Optimus Prime came up with a third solution, and the Autobot science team managed to materialize the Transformer planet further away in the Solar System, in a location where its presence will not cause any dangerous phenomena.
- In short, Cybertron is a part of the Solar system now.
- Worrying weather patterns appeared all over Earth during the mission as a side effect of the teleportation, but they stopped before they started to get truly dangerous.
- The Decepticon army suffered a major defeat and it should take a long time before they regroup and become a threat again.
- Flit has a new variant of his Gundam now, the lance-wielding Gundam AGE Starks.

The Ultimate Doom

Another Decepticon space bridge is discovered, located on a remote island and heavily guarded. It seems they're planning a full-scale invasion... But the truth turns out to be even worse than that!

Canon: Transformers G1 (canon finale)Type: Planned.
Setting: Tropical island.
Schedule: This mission will take place on Saturday March 14th, at 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST/12 AM (midnight) UTC. If you'd like to participate, please respond below.

The mission Escalation was completed successfully, and it turns out the Autobots have a powerful defense for Autobot City.

The mission log can be read here.

Combatants:
Ashe
Kei Kugimiya
Optimus Prime
Setsuko Ohara
Asagi Toshikazu

Importants Notes:
- The attack on Autobot City was repelled, no small part due to Autobot City itself... the city in fact the gigantic Autobot named Metroplex.  His power is not to be trifled with, considering what one punch did to Megatron.
- Blue One and the Virgola suffered some damage from the battle, and Ashe also got beat up a bit as well.  Repairs are already underway for the former two, and Ashe has been told to take a load off at least until she's feeling better.
- Autobot City's defense has become a mixed bag, some saying it is indeed too enticing a target for civilians.  Others still feel that the defense of the city and Metroplex's own capabilities make it a safer place than nearly anywhere else in the Earth Sphere for civilians.  People are still staying or coming in droves though, so reconstruction and proper settlement of it is still underway.

Escalation

For months now, Autobot City has been in development, meant to represent goodwill and acceptance for all, along with refuge for those with nowhere else to turn.  But such a target is all too appealing for the Decepticons...

Canon: Transformers
Characters: Optimus Prime, any seven combatants
Type: Spontaneous
Setting: Outside of the semi-finished Autobot City
Schedule: This mission will take place on Friday, December 5th at 9 AM Central time.  If you would like to participate, please post below.

The mission Transport to Oblivion was a success! The log can be read here.

Participants:
Optimus Prime
Hetepheres
Flit Asuno
Kentaro Torao
Lamia Loveless
Raquel Manora

Notes:
-The Decepticon construction was a Space Bridge, which could be used to warp space. Megatron hoped to use it to bring reinforcements from Cybertron, but fortunately we managed to destroy it.
-Thanks to everyone's teamwork and Hetepheres' Bitles, the Anti-Earthling Party force has been defeated. General Onuris perished in battle, defiant to the end.
-Optimus has been heavily wounded (damaged?) while taking a shot meant for his allies. He was saved from demise by activation of a mysterious artifact residing within his body.
-Before being destroyed, the Space Bridge temporarily connected to a location where a young (and very annoying) Autobot resides. He was friendly, but we probably won't see him again. And good riddance.

Transport to Oblivion

Autobot patrols discover Decepticon activity - they are building a mysterious construction in the middle of the American wasteland! We're not the only party interested, as a Gebian Anti-Earth Party strike force was detected heading for the same location. It's up to Unity Group to stop whatever is going on there... hopefully without enemies banding together!

Canon: Transformers, Swarms of Gods
Characters: Optimus Prime, Hetepheres, up to 6 other combatants
Type: Planned
Setting: Canyon in a North American desert
Schedule: This mission is scheduled for Tuesday September 23rd, 5 PM CDT/CST. If you'd like to participate, please respond below.

The mission Dorothy, Dorothy was a success.  Not only that, it's helped soften the blow of what happened in La Gias.  The complete mission log can be read here.

Participants:
Yuuya Bridges and Friends
Raquel Manora
Setsuko Ohara
Optimus Prime and Friends
Garrod Ran
Roger Smith
Dido Sybil

Important Notes:
- Setsuko's alive!  And on Earth!  And she seemingly lost her memory for a little while but she's back now so huzzah!
-There is unexplained noir-tastic city in an otherwise deserted region of New York state.  Called Paradigm City, there's no record of anything at that location, to say nothing of a city that's been standing for at least forty years.  Nobody's quite sure what to do about this, so for the time being knowledge of the outside world is to be kept from Paradigm, while information regarding Paradigm City is not to be disclosed to any unaware parties. 
- Roger Smith, Paradigm City's top negotiator and also Anime Batman neighborhood mecha pilot has been assigned to help establish relations between the ESUN and Paradigm City.
- The only potential hole in this plan is that the Decepticons are also aware of Paradigm's existence and its location.  Their attack on the city was repelled, though hopefully they don't show up there again any time soon.
- The Gundam X suffered severe damage during the battle.  Although there were plans to repair it, the Freeden's chief mechanic has requested we hold off because he's got something special in mind for it.

July was a rough month for the Unity Group, but the world moves on.  On the horizon: new faces, old faces, and a strange city newly discovered filled with mysteries nobody can seemingly answer.  One thing is certain though... "Cast in the name of God, Ye Not Guilty".

Dorothy, Dorothy

Canon(s): The Big O, Transformers
Characters: Roger Smith, Optimus Prime, any six combatants
Type: Semi-planned. 
Setting: Paradigm City
Schedule: The mission will take place some time this upcoming Friday, August 1st.  If you wish to participate in this mission, please specify your preferred starting times.

ADDITIONALLY, because of the interest people have expressed for IRC, we're consider using it for a trial mission.  Thus, also please specify if you would like to try using IRC for this.  A tutorial to help people use IRC will be up in another day or two.

The mission will occur tonight - Saturday 7th, 7 PM CDT.

Lineup:
Optimus Prime
Raquel Manora
Garrod Ran
Kentaro Torao
Ultraman Zero

Reserves/tentative signups:
Shu Shirakawa
Yuuya Bridges
Hetepheres

We may have free slots if someone from the reserve can't make. See you on the mission.

Fire on the Mountain

Chase after an abducted ally's kidnappers brings us to Peru, where illegal research takes place in a remote facility. Warning! Decepticon activity detected nearby!

Canon: Transformers G1, Gundam X, Super Robot Wars Compact 3 (original plot)
Characters: Optimus Prime, Garrod Ran, Raquel Manora, up to 5 other characters
Type: Planned (sorta, but not yet)
Setting: Ancient ruins in Peru, South America
Schedule: This mission may take place on Friday June 6th or Saturday June 7th. If you would like to participate, please post below with preferred times and dates.

The mission "Heroes in Disguise" will be held on Thursday May 1st, 7 PM CDT. In other words roughly 23 hours from when this is posted.

Participants:
Optimus Prime
Tsubasa Kazanari
Kanade Amou
Kentaro Torao
Banjou Haran
Suma
Kei Kugimiya
Toshikazu Asagi
Ryuichi

Reserves:
Raquel Manora

All slots are taken. See you there!

Heroes in Disguise

As Unity Group investigates a mysterious assailant responsible for stealing power from remote facilities all around the world, we suddenly find ourselves fighting more than we bargained for! Yet, help arrives from unexpected directions...

Canons: Transformers G1, Senki Zesshou Symphogear
Characters: Optimus Prime, Kanade Amou, Tsubasa Kazanari, up to 5 other characters
Type: Planned
Setting: Power plant somewhere in Japan
Schedule The mission can take place between Wednesday, April 30th and Saturday May 3rd OR alternatively on Sunday May 4th, though I'd rather avoid that one time. If you'd like to participate, please respond below with your preferred dates and times. I stress the last part out because I know that for people required for this mission, the standard time of ~7 PM CDT is less than ideal. So maybe we should try a significantly earlier or later hour instead?