>>24666458

Name/Model Number: AGE-X (Unofficial Designation, it was made before the AGE system was even thought of)

Nickname: Crusader Gundam, “Black Devil”

Unit type: Legendary Multi-Role Mobile Suit

Overall height: 18.5 meters

Base weight: 43.4 metric tons

Designer: A late member of the Asuno Family.
Equipment:

-Advanced Sensors: A advanced array of radar, radio, optical, audio and other such devices which are finely tuned to collect data on you and your suit, as well as the opponents you fight.

-Learning Computer MADNUG: The Gundam is equip with a powerful learning computer, able to analyze enemies in combat to discover weaknesses and flaws, as well as learn about the pilot itself and adjust itself to the user.
The Computer Houses an artificial intelligence program called MADNUG, which you have nicknamed Ma G. The program is designed to help the pilot in combat, able to take over in case the pilot is incapacitated or injured. It only knows what it can deduce from what its sensors and what information it’s been given. It can compensate certain systems to help allow the pilot better control over the suit.

Combat Data Analysis Program (CDAP): A program you yourself wrote. This program allows for in depth dissection of combat data you have pertained. Originally you only thought to use it to better Ma G’s ability to learn the weaknesses of yourself and your enemies, however you found it is quite useful in developing weapons and systems for the Gundam, provided you have the materials and machinery on hand to build the designs it helps you generate.

Cowl System: A simple, but effective means of increasing aspects of the Crusader Gundam’s performance without having to make any drastic internal changes.
Your two cowls so far are the:
(Continued)

RIDE ON THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS

We're so fucked.

>>24666494
Anti-Beam/Memory Cloth Cowl: http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n599/Crosswire40/AGE-XCrusaderGundamAnti-BeamCloak_zpsb7efad45.png
A cowl coating in an Anti-Beam substance that works somewhat like ablative armor only without the additional weight. On top of providing additional protection from beam weapons, the cloth can change its color and pattern on demand, allowing you to be more effective in terms of camouflage and badassery.

Full Solid Cowl: http://s1141.photobucket.com/user/Crosswire40/media/AGE-XFullSolidCowl_zps7e6898bf.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2

Thick armor plates that can be fixed to the shoulders and used to protect the front, back, or give protect from all sides. The armor is so strong that it can take a battle-ship grade beam blast without leaving a mark. The additional weight is countered with additional thrusters mounted on the inside of the Cowl.

Fixed Armaments:
Excalibur: A large 16 meter long great sword with a razor sharp edge. Its cutting power is tremendous, able to cleave mobile suits in half and cut into the hulls of battleships. It’s very light weight for a weapon it’s size, but it’s difficult to swing in rapid succession, requiring precision swings.

Optional Handheld Armaments:

EM Crossbow: Basically a mobile suit sized semi-automatic clipped crossbow that fires razor sharp metal spikes using electromagnetic rails akin to a railgun. It has 20 shots a clip and can be fired in rapid succession.

Arthurian Shield: A forearm mounted shield based off the shields used by the knights of old. It’s made from the same material as the Crusader Gundam’s own armor, only thicker and reinforced.

>>24666496
Yeah, we are.

Also, OP, the name is Jake, not Jack.

>>24666511
PREVIOUSLY ON GUNDAM AGE

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24642609/

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24623038/

>>24666521
(Sorry, Sorry! This is beginning to become a running joke)
You are currently sitting in the assembly room on the Darwin Class Vessel "Armstrong". Captain Frizzle is standing before you, about to give a speech.

"I'm going to be honest crew, this is probably the worst mission we could have been given. However at the same time it is possibly the best. We are all here because the rest of the Federation Forces see us as jokes, fools, or madmen and madwomen. While the odds are stacked against us, the rewards are also just as stacked. If we succeed in bringing this mutineer to justice we will come back as heroes, or at the very least we will gain the knowledge that proved those who doubted us wrong. I know all of you are having your doubts, even I had mine when I first heard what we were going to do. However now is not the time for doubts. It is the time to take chances! Make mistakes! And get goddamn messy! Like my Uncle Cave said, when life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade, make explosive lemons to burn down life's house! So who's ready to do this!?"

Your response Jake?

>>24666656
(It's okay, relax.)

"Uh... Uncle Cave? Did he accidentally blow his house up making pancakes, by any chance? Because we lived next to that guy."

>>24666656

"Captain, if I may? Is there a contingency plan if this mission goes awry? As in, an escape plan?"

>>24666749
You raise your hand and ask what probably everyone had on their mind at the time

>"Captain, if I may? Is there a contingency plan if this mission goes awry? As in, an escape plan?"

"If this mission goes to hell and we don't come back with Grodrek, we're all going to prison. I don't know about you, but I'd rather become a Space Pirate then spend the rest of my life in prison. We only have one shot, if we screw up we're in deep trouble"

>>24666950

Huh. Looks like she's got the same idea we've got.

Look around to your father and the other crewmates idly to see if anyone else has questions.

>>24666950
Assuming they don't decide to just toss us all in jail anyways.

>>24667011
Ask dad what would happen to mom if we're throw in jail.
Or if we defect and become pirates.

>>24667011
No one seems to have any questions, they seem to have an idea of what's going on. The exact details are going to be coming up in her mission briefing in a few moments, so there probably saving their questions.
>>24667048
"Hey Dad?" You ask as he takes a seat by you. "What would happen to Mom if we ended up in Jail or became...Pirates?"
"I'm not sure honestly. Your mother might be able to live off our savings and her pay check, but...to be perfectly honest of we ever defected or became pirates they could try to use her as leverage. I'm sure some of my pals could spirit her away, the higher ups are the corrupt ones, not the working men of the Federation."

>>24667129

"So... if this mission fails, if we lose to Grodrek and somehow make it out alive... would you become a pirate, or accept prison?"

Ask as genuinely as we possibly can, since this is a very real scenario.

>>24667179
Your father sighs. "Anything is better then prison son. I'd become a pirate if I had too, even then I wouldn't want to go around murdering my former comrades. Like I said before, the Federation has a lot of good people, it's just the men in charge who are corrupt..."

>>24667285
Just a thought, but, if we go renegade, could we join the guy we're chasing after?

>>24667332
I would rather not get caught up in the anime as a sidekick.

>>24667363

This. We'd be playing second fiddle to Flint Asuno the whole time, and that would be bullshit.

>>24667363
True, I suppose.
So, it's either wreck the anime by somehow managing to capture the best of the best, or we go One Piece meets Gurren Lagann and become the King of Pirates.

>>24667285

"We really are in deep shit. Dad, I'm sorry I caused all this to happen to us. You and mom don't deserve any of it."

>>24667332
It's not like we have a chance of beating them in a straight up fight, why not pretend to be their 'backup' from a higher up that believes in their cause but cant send more overt help.

Then we can learn more about what they're actually doing AND wait for the right moment to try and complete the mission successfully. Basically, figure out WHY they're doing this and whats actually going on before making our move. We dont play 2nd fiddle to them because we still completely intend to give our best shot at completing the mission

>>24667404
"It's fine son. There's no way you could have seen this coming. We'll get through it somehow, maybe this Grodrek man will listen to reason. Let's try to talk to him before we kick his ass, OK?"

>>24667439

Depends on what the Frizz has to say about it. She's already entertained the idea of becoming pirates, and she's nuts. We could have a good shot, in all honesty.

>>24667470
Nod our head "thanks, Dad."

>>24667394

Depends on if OP wants to just alter the anime or completely turn it on its head.

>>24667498
"No need to thank me Jake, just trying to be a good dad." He says, ruffling your hair.

The Frizz turns on a slide projector and displays a picture of a ship. "This is a picture of the Prototype Battleship known as the Diva. It was docked at Nora 5 days ago when the U.E. attacked the colony. The ship stayed behind to help the civilians and was supported by the Gundam being developed at the Colony. It was not until the bodies of Dian Fonroid and his commanding staff were found dead inside a cargo container was it discovered the ship had been taken over by Grodrek. It is believed he shot the commanding staff of the Diva to death as they were exiting the elevator to the docks, then he dumped their corpses into a container, which somehow managed to survive the destruction of the colony. What Grodrek plans to do with the ship is not clear. However we do know the Diva was last sighted headed for the Fardain Colony. That was five days ago. It normally takes 2 weeks to reach the Fairdain Colony from Nora. Thankfully it only takes a week and two days to get to Fairdain from Zarth, so we should be able to reach the Colony around the same time they do if we hurry. Any questions?

>>24667923
"What are our plans in case we get to them? I doubt that we can match those guys in an open battle."
"While we're at it, what do we know about the ship, besides it being top-notch?"

>>24667923

"So that means we're going to be confronting them in Fardain Colony space? What about civilian casualties?"

>>24667923
Does the ship hold anything that deviates from the norm?

>>24667923

What will we be using as a basis for the operations combat doctrine? Due to the Experimental nature of our targets, standard doctrine would prove inefficient. Do we have any performance envelopes or test data on the Diva and it's Gundam? I'm sure that Mag can come up with a basic doctrine prior to our engagement...

>>24668027
Adding to this, ask

"Couldn't we ask for backup from any federation forces on Fardain?"

>>24667923
We should research everything we can about the Other Gundam, and the AGE system, and Flit Asuno's records and psychological profile.

I think I have an idea on how to beat the AGE system at this point in time.

>>24668103

Do we know this in character? perhaps you can fill us in on how Jake would figure this out, anon.

>>24668103
Please tell anon otherwise were screwed.

>>24668103
I'm all ears.
Besides ramming the ship into them, firing our canons at the same moment.

Can we... Can we combine with the ship?
Maybe we can use MaG to augment our ship's system, if nothing else.

>>24668103
it's easy to beat the AGE system, we just have o win before he finds a weakness that we have

>>24668128
The designation of our Gundam is AGE-X. From what we're given, we have SOME idea that an AGE-thing exists.

>>24667923
Let's devote some time to this research.
>>24668103

>>24668051
"We've already radioed ahead to Fairdain, they've been informed about Grodrek and the Diva, however due to the hostile nature of the colony they don't have any significant forces to lend."
>>24668027
"The colony is heavily fortified, there are battle inside the colony daily between the rival factions there, left overs from the old Colony Nation Wars. However I understand your concern, we'll attempt to engage them while they're leaving the Colony.
>>24668043
"I'm afraid we haven't been given anything solid on the Diva, however one of our pilots, Ralphie, is attempting to obtain info through other channels. As for the Gundam we have some of the early testing data and the concept report. At the time of the attack the Gundam had never been tested in combat before, so there's very little hard data on it, still there might be something useful to gain from what we do have." Captain Frizzle nods to a blond girl, Dorthy Ann who hands you a data disk and a thick 200 page report with the title "AGE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPT" by Flit Asuno.
>>24668043
"We're still working on an engagement plan, but we have a week and two days to plan and prepare accordingly, so by then we should have something. Anything you could offer would be of great help young man. That is all, you are dismissed" The lights turn back on and Captain leaves for the bridge, the rest of the crew fan out and return to their stations to prepare to leave dock.

What will you do now Jake?
>>24668205
(AGE-X is an unofficial designation I gave it. Besides it was made a LONG time before the AGE system was even thought of)

>>24668249
1. Get Ralphie to obtain all the info from the other channels.

2. Have Dorothy go over the developmental concept with you and your dad.

3. Try to obtain any footage of the incident from the Nora.

>>24668205
Are we an X-Rounder?

>>24668286
This, also ask MADNUG if he's got any ideas or suggestions.
On a side note, could MADNUG temporarily integrate with the ship? I guess he's far better than any AI the ship has now.

>>24668327

We don't know. Not yet, anyway.

>>24668286

Seems solid. Dorothy might be able to piece apart things in the AGE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTAL CONCEPT manual that we don't understand, making it unnecessary to make appropriate skill checks to comprehend it.

>>24668132
>>24668151

Do you know what an "XM3 Operating System" is? We could, attempt to use combat data to overcome shortcomings of the motion data for mobile suits, and apply the data not just to the Gundam but to the Genoaces as well.

>>24668249

"Sheesh, 200 pages on theoretical engineering? This Flit Asuno guy is around my age, right? And I thought my highschool essays were a chore..."

>>24668475

So you're saying it's possible to deck out this... motley crew with superior performance in their Geoaces? Does this mean we can make them... USEFUL??

Shit, nigga. We run this bitch!

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>>24668286
You talk with Ralphie, reminding him to get the info. “Like I said, I don’t know if my Uncle knows or not. Once I contact him I’ll find out. Even if he wasn’t involved with its design, he’ll probably be able to tell me some stuff just by looking at pictures of it and doing some digging of his own. I’ll check back with you in an hour or two once I’m done calling him”

You head back to your room and do some searching for footage involving the Nora Colony's Destruction. You find bits and pieces on SpaceTube, but nothing substantial until you hit an underground news site. They have footage of the Diva pulling out what looks like the colony's sub-core out of the colony itself shortly before the Colony collapses. What really catches your eye is a clip from an old proximity camera, showing the fight between a familiar black suit that your substitute used and what can only be the other Gundam. Overall the Diva isn't doing anything malicious, on the contrary it saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians...
>>24668335
You head over to the hanger to talk with Ma G.
>could MADNUG temporarily integrate with the ship?
"It is possible to install me in other devices, however that would require you to install a memory core inside the Gundam unit, and upgrade your mobile unit to hold my data instead. However, this ship is not sophisticated enough for me to properly augment or monitor it's status, it would require heavy upgrades that would require weeks of work"

"Damn...what should I do then?"
>>24668475
"If you collect more combat data, you'll may be able to develop an operating system for other mobile suits to make up for the short comings of the pilots."

"So wait, you mean I could develop an operating system that boosts the performance of other MS's?"

"To an extent. Yes"

"Alright, awesome! I'll get to work on that later. First things first, I need to talk to Dorthy and my Dad about this thing..."
(Continued)

>>24668661
We should share this news with our dad.
Perhaps Grodek didn't kill the commanding crew, but the guys Manos worked for did?
If so, he might've saved the colony and stopped whoever wanted our Gundam back home.

>>24668661

We'll make a mental note that someone who goes out of their way to rescue thousands of people probably wouldn't murder the entire crew of the Diva.
We'll talk it over with higher command (Dad and Frizzle) later after we go over combat data with him and Dorothy.

>>24668475
>>24668661

>>XM3 OS from Muv-Luv

What I mean is, by collecting _everyone's_ data, plus from the Gundam, we can come up with a way to be able to make our mobile suits move more quickly by being able to get around certain automated motions; meaning, to quickly interrupt motion sequences by inputting other motions,giving the illusion of moving more quickly.

Also, by distributing _all_ the combat data, we can have a predictive input database of motions to speed up possible combat actions, as well as share helpful piloting habits and correct less-efficient habits.

>>24668825

Problem is, all our Geoace pilots except for our dad barely made it out of combat training.
They won't be much use, and it's likely dad has already done as much as possible to his own mobile suit. Doesn't hurt to ask though.

>>24668825
(Ah, sorry for misunderstanding.)
You make a mental note to compile the data you have to work on a shortcut system for the Armstrongs mobile suits, including your own.

>>24668755
You check the reports and find that Grodrek probably could have killed them. They were shot with bullets from a standard federation pistol. The only one who could have gotten access to the dock elevator with proper clearance was the higher commanding staff at Nora, which included Grodrek. He saved the Colony, but killed the Commanding Crew? What for? Your not sure...yet.
>>24668661
>>24668477
You look down at the thick 200 page paper and try not to groan. You consider yourself pretty smart and even then this thing is a pain in the ass to read through. You meet your Dad and Dorthy Ann in the mess hall to read through the thing. Dorthy Ann defines some of the confusing terms and complex wording while your Dad explains the military jargan.

By the time the ship has left dock you know what the AGE System is. And it's something awesome and horrible.
"God damn. A system that collects data and generates equipment and weapons to counter it? The AGE Builder is basically a 3D Printer and a Factory Rolled into one. Hell, I bet the kid doesn't realize he could probably just make more Gundam's with it." You say after thinking on it for a while. "If I'm put up against him and I take too long, that thing could pop out a weapon or some equipment to neutralize us."

"It's pretty amazing. According to my observations the performance of this Gundam is already impressive as is, it's 20% better overall in terms of performance compared to yours in most areas." Dorthy Ann states.

"Hey it's not invisible" You Dad states defiantly. "It may be able to pop out weapons and equipment to counter you, but if it can't get it's weapons and equipment then it's a moot point. All we have to do is shoot down or destroy the equipment before the Gundam can get it."

Your thoughts Jake?

>>24668899
>invisible
(Meant Invincible)
Also, you come to the OS shortcut idea after discussing with Ma-G how she helps compensate for your screw ups.

>>24668899

"To be honest, direct confrontations have been more of last resort to me. If this Gundam can really come up with weapons able to counter us on the fly based on raw data, we might as well give it as little data as possible and make every one of our attacks really count."

>>24668899
"So, it's essentially a race against time. If we can neutralize it before it can manufacture weapons specialized in dropping us, we might win this thing."
"If this drags on, we'd need to constantly change our tactics, forcing it to adapt... What do we have that could buy us time? EMP?"

>>24668899
"Actually, what are the chances of Grodrek knowing about my Gundam? It's not exactly a secret that it exists anymore."

>>24669056

I like how we've inadvertently created a character who tends to use tactics that put the main character at a disadvantage.

>>24668899

Do we find anything in the manual about anything called "Burst Mode", but chance?

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>>24669080
We're Jake Motherfucking Crocker.
Or, Lordgenome as a dorky teen. But still Lordgenome.

>>24669136
by chance*

>>24669144

Pretty much. He might as well be Lordgenome as a 15-year-old without the whole "being evil to prevent more evil" thing.

We're responsible, amazingly intelligent and resourceful, and determined, but at the same time nerdy, stubborn and impulsive.

>>24669217
Don't forget bearded and with amazing chest hair.
I'm secretly hoping for something that would turn us bald or give us FLAME HAIR. Or a drill.

>>24669281

I thought we were just an early bloomer who has some light facial stubble and chest hair, but we call it a "beard" because we like the idea of having a proper beard.

>>24669340
That's exactly what we are.
We used to do LARP, remember. Usually as a manly man with a sword and a cape.

>>24669136
You'd have to check again, it's a long god damn paper but you don't think so.
>>24669050
"That's a good policy in this situation. If I can whip the Genoace pilots into shape, or improve their suits somehow, we could better use them in making things difficult for the Gundam..."
>>24669056
Your dad shakes his head. "Even if we could make an EMP, there would be no way to direct it and it would probably just end disabling one of our own. We're better of working together and switching up tactics. We know the Gundam's on board the Diva, but for all we know that's all they have. I assume we have them out numbered pilot wise, so we'll be able to abuse that.
>>24669066
>"Actually, what are the chances of Grodrek knowing about my Gundam? It's not exactly a secret that it exists anymore."

"He probably knows, but thankfully he only has access too what the public knows. Your the only person who knows anything significant about it and I highly doubt he'd be able to get proper data from the grainy footage of you fighting in that elevator shaft" Dorthy Ann says reassuringly.

>>24669460
>I assume we have them out numbered pilot wise, so we'll be able to abuse that.

"How do we know that?"

>>24669541
It's right there, it's an assumption that the Gundam is the only MS they have, though honestly it's kinda stupid. You should never assume your enemy has bare minimum forces.

>>24669460
"That colony we're going to. How do we know they're not secretly working for Grodrek? Or the guys who wanted the Gundam?"
"I don't know why, I feel that the crew of the Diva isn't as bad as we thought they are."

"Anyway, if we do meet them, let's try to end this peacefully. But still, be prepared for combat."
"You know, keep one arm open and the other armed. That could've come out better."

>>24669457

Somehow I'm remiss to call pretend play "LARPing" when you're younger than 15.

>>24669621
Point. But we did make our own costumes and bought our own gear.
I didn't want to call it 2nd grader syndrome. So, we pretended, and we took it quite seriously.
Works for me.

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Our cowl system. As a reference.

>>24669541
>>24669605
We don't, Dad is just guessing and even then he's just being hopeful, you realize that. With your luck they probably have some bad ass pilot onboard...

>>24669617
Your Dad and Dorthy nod in agreement. "I'm sure the Captain would agree. We should be prepared to fight, but we shouldn't shoot first and ask questions later."

>>24669660
Goddamn are we bitchin'.
Is there a way to make the full cowl open up? I'd really love to see that thing open up as giant wings.

>>24669774
>We
You don't. Your not a collective

>>24669778
That's what I said in the last thread. Hah!

>>24669774
"Should we discuss this with Captain Frizzle now, then? If we're coordinating this kind of battle strategy and preparation, she should know about it asap."

>>24669862
Great minds think alike.

Is there a way to store weapons in that thing?
I'm kinda picturing our Gundam spreading out his wings and thousands of missiles shoot forth.

>>24668899
"We don't necessarily have to beat the Gundam. We can also just beat its pilot."

>>24669460
"How many Genoace parts on the inside would that Gundam really have?"

Wait. We have an EM crossbow, right?
Could we somehow rig it with the ship, to use its' more powerful generators for generating its' bolts?
You know, like that scene in Evangelion where they used all of Japan's power to shoot that angel down.
One shot, one kill.

>>24669953

The pilot, to Jake's knowledge, already outstrips us royally in knowledge about Gundam, given that he wrote the book (literally) on the newest model that he pilots. I really don't know where you're going with this.

>>24670051

That could also break the crossbow before it fires a single shot.

>>24670057
Tire him out, make him sick, fuck with his head, make him doubt Grodek, make him want to protect everyone _from_ Grodek.

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>>24670081
just need a particle accelerator.

>>24670081
True, but still, it's the only option I see so far of really damaging them, if push comes to shove.
Also, it doesn't have to be a lethal shot or something - we could turn the crossbow that way into an EMP.
Perhaps, if the crossbow would break, we use it as a bomb.

>>24670103
A psychologist we are not. Also, we're fairly socially inept.

We're more of a dashing rogue than a shadowy manipulator.

>>24669862
>>24669778
The Full Solid Cowl can open up in a wing like fashion. The extra thrusters on the inside of the armor help increase mobility when the plates are deployed like that. Otherwise they just give you a speed boost to compensate for the added weight. There is room for other things though, you could probably mount weapons inside)

>"Should we discuss this with Captain Frizzle now, then? If we're coordinating this kind of battle strategy and preparation, she should know about it asap."
"Good point. I'll go and fetch Captain Frizzle now." Dorthy Ann says, leaving the room.

>>24669953
>"Dad, Maybe we don't necessarily have to beat the Gundam. We can also just beat its pilot."

"Yes, but keep in mind the machine is only as strong as the pilot. If that Asuno boy managed to defeat the U.E. and protect the Diva, then he's probably ether very lucky or highly skilled. Still, he probably doesn't have any more experience in combat then you do, but after reading that paper it's obvious he knows more about the Gundam then you do."


>>24670125
The Crossbow is essentially a very simple, very powerful railgun that fires razor sharp stakes. You don't believe you could rig it to give any more power then it already does, after all it pierced through the shoulder of that black suit (Zedas for OOC) and went through to the other side. Despite it's power It's very slow in it's shots as it has to recharge between them. Due to the nature of it's design, it would take a tremendous amount of work to make into an EMP bomb and even then it would probably end up blowing up in your face and ruining your Gundam.

>>24670125

But then we wouldn't have our crossbow. We'd be better off just using it as intended, since Ma G would have a better chance of hitting something than the ship's targeting computer.

>>24670257
>>24670263
So much about the crossbow bomb, then.
Could we modify it in some way to reload faster at least?

>>24670257

"In any case, I should definitely practice and get better acquainted with my own Gundam in these next few weeks. Does this ship have a combat simulator?"

>>24670452
This.
But first, let's wait for that data about the Diva and the Gundam from Ralphie.
It would be awesome if we could spar with the other pilots. Improve both us and them.

Anyway, OP, I couldn't find any info about the ship we're on.
What is this rust bucket's status and weaponry?

>>24670452
>>24670495
"Yes, this ship has a few combat simulators, but I think it's time you did some real sparing against me and the other pilots. There are plenty of shot markers on board we could do mock battles with"

"Shot Markers?"

"Think of them like a cross between an MS sized paintball gun and extreme laser tag. You have to physically hit a suit for it to count, but you don't have to worry about any damage to your suit save for a paralyzing jolt. All the 'damage' is recorded electronically so parts of your suit will stop to function according to how much of the fake damage they've taken."

"So I'll be able to fight descent mock battles without kid gloves on, but at the same time I won't have to worry about getting killed" You say, mulling the idea over.

"Yep. That way you will improve and so will everyone else. Maybe you should go up against me, see how well you do against a veteran."

>>24670495
http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Darwin-class

(The Darwin Class is the Federation's main Battleship. It's a very, very old line that is begging to be replaced, thus why the Diva was cooked up. This Darwin is a stock one and in pretty good shape despite it's long service run)

>>24670148
There are other ways to beat the AGE system, like introducing a virus to wipe the bios and data, or gain access to the cockpit and pour a liquid or a gel or cement or a corrosive into the grooves for the AGE system key or something.

Or encrypt a virus inside a communications transmission.

>>24670625
>http://gundam.wikia.com/wiki/Darwin-class
I'll hazard a guess that ours is painted bright yellow.

>>24670625
Sounds like fun.

>>24670257
How about hiding a blade under the tip of the shield?

>>24670257
How about connecting batteries to the crossbow to reduce the charge time?

>>24670625
(Thanks for the info.)

"That sounds like fun."

After we're done with sparing, perhaps we should let Ma G go over the combat data our dad and the rest of the crew gathered.
You know, improve his combat intelligence and such. He's a learning computer, after all.

>>24670625

"Great! Unless the captain has any misgivings about our engagement tactics, how about we go ahead and get sparring?"

>>24670693

Good idea. The more data we collect, the better our chances.

>>24670655
If we actually manage to enter the cockpit of his Gundam, I think we would have pretty much succeeded in our mission or joined their side. Either way, we would have no reason to destroy the Gundam AGE-1 at that point.

>>24670740
Destroying it from the inside-out in self-defense you mean, or pre-emptive self-defense.

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>>24670660
(You would be dead correct my friend. A stock Darwin Class Vessel in bright yellow)
>>24670677
You might be able to make it so you could fire the bolt before it was fully charged, but it's power would be significantly decreased to the point where you doubt it could punch through a Genoace's shield
>>24670666
The only blade you have at the moment is the Excalibur. There are probably some spare Genoace Heat-Spikes lying around, but you've heard they are a dubious melee weapon at best.
>>24670740
>>24670707
>>24670693
"Sure, let's just talk things over with the Captain."

Dorthy returns and you explain everything to the captain. She likes the sound of your plan and agrees you should try to settle things peacefully or at the very least talk with them.

You and your father are dismissed. After reminding Dorthy to have the other pilots review the data on your Gundam, you leave for the hanger, eager to collect more data for Ma G.
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Your dad suits up in his orange pilot suit and helps you inside your own. Your glad your big for your age, or you'd have to spend a long time re-sizing the suit.

Walking into the hanger you see the maintenance crew has already prepped your Gundam and your Father's Custom Genoace.

"Ready to get started son, or do you need to do something else?"

>>24670857
"You know, dad, we really need to talk about your color choice. That orange paint makes me want to throw the fight simply so I don't have to look at it."
"Oh, wait, that's your secret weapon, isn't it?"

>>24670840
My point is that there is no realistic scenario where it would be a good idea to destroy the gundam after we gain unhindered access to the cockpit.

>>24670857
"I don't have to do anything else except for upstage my own father in piloting." then grin

(also, what does our piloting suit look like?)

>>24670903

They don't call him "Jack Pumpkin" for nothing.

>>24670940
"befreinding" Flit long enough to see what he thinks, and if he drinks Grodek's kool-aid pretty hard...

>>24670655
> virus
Could Ma G perhaps pull double duty as an infiltrator? Or could he create a virus that disables enemy Gundams?
Like that thing EDI does in Mass Effect where she bombards the enemy computers with viruses and false information.
Cyber warfare.

>>24671041

Might have to add more cores to her processor, but that's possible.

>>24671041

I wonder if Ma G is able to recognize and remotely interact with the AGE-1 Gundam like she does with the Crusader Gundam.

Since ours is technically the prototype to Asuno's, this isn't that far-fetched of an idea.

>>24669953
>"We can also just beat its pilot."

Punch the Gundam's cockpit area enough times so the pilot gets knocked out cold.

>>24671085
Exactly that.
Maybe the virus that could punch out Asuno's Gundam is the virus that could punch us out.
So, we ask Ma G to create something that could weaken her if activated, and then we throw that at him.

>>24671093

Shock absorbers in the cockpit are designed to prevent that. If we punch the hull hard enough to knock him out, we'd likely cause a containment breach as well.
And he has too much plot armor to kill.

>>24671123
The most we can hope for is a capture, they will of course escape because lol plot. But at least we would be safe.

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>>24670903
>>24670940
>>24670972
( Apologize for the shitty quality of the images. I can't find a proper full body picture of any of the Earth Federation Pilots. That's what your pilot suit looks like more or less, just in a stock white and black theme)

>"You know, dad, we really need to talk about your color choice. That orange paint makes me want to throw the fight simply so I don't have to look at it.Oh, wait, that's your secret weapon, isn't it?"

Your father laughs out loud. "Well son, at least it's not bright white. Let's just say me and a friend of mine made a promise to one another back in basic training that we'd always fly with our true colors, even if it made us more of a target" He pats you on the shoulder.

"Now let's get this party started." Climbing into your suits, you get ready to launch from the inner hanger catapult. You plug your phone into the dashboard and Ma G's voice fills the cockpit.

"Ready for combat operations"

The maintenance crew open the hanger doors and your father's Genoace steps onto the catapult.

"Jack Crocker, Genoace Custom, Launching!" He announces, as the catapult jolts across the hanger floor and sends his suit flying into the emptiness of space. He ignites his thrusters just as his suit leaves the hanger, giving himself maximum acceleration upon launch.

You move your Gundam onto the catapult as it slides back into position by your Gundam's feet. "Jack Crocker, Crusader Gundam, Launching!" You press a button and your pushed back into your seat as your Gundam jolts forward and is thrown out of the hanger at a blistering speed. You barely manage to hit the thrusters in time to give yourself a proper boost.

After putting distance between one another, you and your father turn around and raise your shot markers, ready to fight.

What's your plan of battle Jake?

>>24671300
>"Jack Crocker, Crusader Gundam, Launching!"

JAKE!!! IT'S JAKE GODDAMN YOU!
heh, come on though, this is getting ridiculous.

>>24671300
engage at medium range.

since i presume our suit is more manueverable, capitalize on that. continue engaging at medium range until we see a chance, then move into close combat, and disarm him.

unless shot markers don't work like that. then keep it with the medium-range fight that would be better for our crossbow.

>>24671300
For now, evade and examine dad's Genoace.
We need to know what's it capable of.

>>24671300

Abuse our side thrusters to dodge anything he fires at us.
Above all, get good at aiming. This is for practice first and foremost.

>>24671439
No one gets our name right except for our parents and childhood friend.

>>24671300
Abuse side thrusters and get good at aiming/shooting while on the move.

>>24671718
> No one gets our name right except for our parents and childhood friend.
We could always make something up how we look and sound just like our dad, that' why people get confused.
And every time that happens, we correct them.

>>24671441
>>24671473
>>24671488
You decide to abuse your Gundam's superior mobility and speed to try to get better at aiming, all while getting a look at what your Dad's Genoace can do.

You let him come to you, firing your thrusters to bolt side to side as short market blasts come your way and keep your distance from him. Both of you take pot shots at one another, both appearing to be gauging one another.

After five minutes of this, Ma G gives your a report on your Dad's Genoace. It definitely has superior speed, mobility, sensors and armor placement compared to the standard Genoace, but it's still not much compared to your Gundam. However he seems to be dodging your shots pretty easily, a testament to his experience and skill due to the fact you barely dodge what he throws at you.

You decide to push the offensive once you get an idea how to shoot a fast moving target. You fire your shot marker in rapid succession, closing into medium range.

"Think you know how to hit me, do you?" Your father asks as you speed up, nearly hitting him twice.

"Yeah, I got your suit all figured out."

"Well, I'm afraid you don't have me figured out!" He raises his Genoace's shield, revealing a two-tubed missile launcher on the back side of it. You try to bolt to the side but by the time he fires it, it's already too late...

Instead of blowing up you to smithereens it explodes meters from impact, harmlessly releasing a misty cloud of smoke around you, blocking your vision.

"Sensors are being jammed by chaff smoke" Ma G informs you.

"Hey! You never said anything about using smoke!" You hell, only too take two shots to the back from your Dad's shot marker.

"Sorry son, but I enjoy Halloween because of the treats and the tricks! You have to roll with the punches!"

Your dad has a point, though this was supposed to be just practice. Still, what do you do now Jake?

>>24671718
>Abuse side thrusters and get good at aiming/shooting while on the move.

You know what's funny? AGE-1 doesn't have any dedicated side thrusters.

What I really want to know is, from our data, does the Other Gundam have any common parts with the Genoace?

>>24671812
jettison yourself out of the cloud and try to locate him for more shooting practice.
Also, keep in mind that he has a Halloween theme to his mech. That could tell us something.

>>24671812
It's good that he's doing this, we need to learn how to deal with the unexpected.

"You're a jerk and I love you Dad."

Okay, raise our shield turn towards his last location, and jet backwards to get out of the cloud, once we're out and can identify his location then we turn so that he doesn't catch us from the side again.

Once we're out of the cloud we can return to fighting normally while keeping an eye open for his tricks.

>>24671874
Maybe with the exception of the two teeny ones on the shoulders, and maybe two teeny ones on the legs. But most of the body seems to be made solely for ventilation/cooling/power regulation.

>>24671874
(From what you can see from what data you have it doesn't share any common parts with the Genoace, outside of some bare basics, comm systems, optical screens they use for the eyes/visors and the fuel system set up. Outside of that the AGE-1 appears to be made up of mostly custom/original parts. It puts the Genoace to shame on a grand scale performance wise)
>>24671905
>>24671910
>"You're a jerk and I love you Dad."

Raising your shield you back out of the cloud, several shots from your father miss by a mile as you exit and return fire, catching him off and hitting his Genoace in the left leg.

You note that with smoke, you can't see where he is, but at the same time he can't see where you are. He can only guess. If you wanted too you could probably use his own smoke against him.

Your father goes on the evasive and you begin to start using your shield. Yours is bigger, but still pretty light. You begin to learn how to dodge what you can and block what you can't, all while returning fire.

This goes on for a good 20 minutes until you manage to score another shot on his Genoace's left leg, causing it to stop functioning.

"You catch on quickly, but I'm not that easy!" Your father detaches the shield from his Genoace and spins around, knocking the shield your way way with his suits working leg.

You move forward, disregarding the shield and seeing this as an opening. However as you move towards the shield the last missile tube on it fires, probably off a timer, causing the missile to hit your Gundam and explode upon impact with your Gundam's face.

Your screens go black and you begin to try to swtich cameras but nothing seems to work. However the explosion wasn't all that big, not enough to knock you back or damage your head. Eventally you switch to the camera mounted on the Shot Marker and you see that your Gundam is covered in a orange sticky goo, like a mix of chewing gum and glue.

Your father flies in circles around you, taking shots at you as you begin to blindly fly around, firing wildly. You need to get that goop off you, but how>

>>24672190
First and foremost pick a direction away from him and jet away keeping our shield between him and us. Buy some time.

Hmm, maybe we can engage the cowl under the goop and then use that to spread it off of us.

Tearing it off seems like it might not work, but is worth a shot if that doesn't. We could try burning it off with thrusters if we don't have any other choice. Our sword is a massive chunk of vibrating metal, might be able to tap it against stuff and have it break it apart, though be careful to use the flat of the blade for that.

>>24672380

Something tells me we should not use our Gundam's hands to get this off.

If we could only make this goop very cold, we could harden it, making it easy to break off. Like chewing gum. Problem is, we don't have anything like that.
Try the thrusters. They're not flame jets, since they can provide momentum in the vacuum of space, so if the C. Gundam has backward thrusters on its arms, try using it on the goop.

>>24672190

Ask Ma G to do a chemical analysis on the substance.

>>24672557
Well considering its in the freezing vacuum of space it probably would have already solidified by now.
>>24672380
You boost away from him as fast as possible and try to figure out a way to burn it off. You can't put your thrusters up to your Gundam's face and the Gundam's arms can't be adjusted so the vierners (maneuverability thrusters) hit the face ether.

>>24672734

"Ma G, an idea of whats on Gundam's facewould be nice right about now!"

"It appears to be a synthetic goo designed to get into the joints of a mobile suit and decrease their mobility. However it is primarily covering the face region, proper force should be able to cut the goo away"

"I'd rather not take the sword to Gundam's head Ma G" you state as you fire off a burst of shots at your father.

"Spin left hand of the Gundam until it's reached a proper speed, then swipe it across the region where the goo is."

"Oh! Like a waxer!" You exclaim and do as Ma G suggested. The left hand of your Gundam begins to rotate in it's socket, speeding up till it's spinning at a very rapid speed.

You push it across your Gundam's face, slicing through the goo like a scrub brush through gunk.

"Smart move Jake! I haven't seen someone handle it like that before!" Your father says, as he begins to fire at you legs.

You slam on the controls and suddenly reverse direction, Bolting towards him in a charge to attack at point blank. You two fire on one another as you pass each other, each landing an vast array of hits. You manage to disable the Genoace's head, torso and remaining leg, but your father manages to disable both of your Gundam's arms in the process.

"Aw crap..." you mutter, realizing you lost.

"Don't be disappointed" Your father states proudly. "That was very good for your first time, even with that blind charge at the end. You seem to be able to adapt to a situation pretty quickly, you just need more practice with your suit."

>>24672995

"We should do this again soon. I need all the practice I can get."

>>24672995

Tis but a scratch! GUNDAM KICK!

>>24672995

(Did we get a piloting skill upgrade from that?)

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>>24673141
"PSYCH!" You shout and burst forward, smashing your Dad's Genoace with both of your Gundam's legs.

Your dad is taken back for a second, at first you swear he's going to yell at you, but then he starts to laugh. "There we go! That's the spirit. Even if you can't use your suit's arms or weapons, don't forget, your entire suit can be a weapon!"
>>24673134
>"We should do this again soon. I need all the practice I can get."
"Absolutely, but let's head back for a bit, we've strayed a little too far from the ship"

You and your father fly back to the Armstrong's hanger and set down. Upon seeing the goo Liz, the mute mechanic, makes and expression that seems to say "Are you fucking kidding me? I just clean off the suits"
>>24673152
(Your pilot skill has gone from 15% to 20%, 5% away from having a basic grasp of MS piloting)

Despite Liz looking like she now wants to break you in half and throw your corpse into freezing space, you feel you've learned a lot and have gained a lot of data. However your feeling pretty tired. It is now 10:00 P.M. and it has been 8 hours since the Armstrong left the dock at Zarth.

What do you want to do now Jake? You have a pretty flexible schedule on the ship, but if you neglect sleep it could cause your performance to suffer if your attacked by pirates, or the U.E...

>>24673245
>>24673340
Apologize to Liz, ask if we could help with cleaning and maintaining our suit.

First, it makes the mechanic like us, which is always good, and second, we should take care of our mech since we rely on it to take care of us. We can't give our Gundam hugs if it's covered in goop.

>>24673245
>>24673340
Depends on when we need to wake up. 8 hours of sleep should be plenty, so when is wake-up time? Also, we should make a note to ask Ma G about the possibility of remotely hacking Flit's AGE-1 Gundam.

>>24673361
This guy has a point. Liz is going to be a great asset to us if we stay on her good side. She's also one of the only crewmates on this unity that the folks at the restaurant had anything good to say about.

>>24673245
>your entire suit can be a weapon!"

So basically, to beat Flit, we have to become Girghe, who manages to do exactly as that quote.

>>24673361
Considering our body is still maturing it would be best if we got at 8 hours of shut eye.

>>24673433
I just hope so very much we don't get stuck with this group permanently.

>>24673530
Next order of business: put blades on our feet!

>>24673539
>I just hope so very much we don't get stuck with this group permanently.
The way OP is describing them, they seem to be perfectly tolerable so far. I'm preparing myself for some heavy-duty cringing though.
Plus, perhaps after we wake up the next day, we should work on that performance-boosting OS for the other Geoaces.

>>24673361
>>24673433
Your Dad heads off to take a nice nap while you go up to Liz. “Hey, sorry about the goo. My Dad pulled a fast one on me and blasted my suit with it. It should come right off. Want some help?”
Liz narrows her eyes for a moment, trying to make sure you’re not just messing with her. After deciding your legit, she hands you a hook on the end of a pole and motions for you to follow her. After about an hour or so you manage to pull all the goo off the clean you Gundam. After running some preventive maintenance you can say for a fact that your Gundam is working perfectly.
The mute mechanic seems impressed by your foresight and walks off no longer wanting to kill you.

It is 11:00 PM. You don't have any real schedule time you have to wake up. Most of the crew wakes up around 8:00 to do their duties, with other chunk staying up to monitor and run things while everyone else is asleep.

What will you do now Jake? You have some time to work on the Gundam, Go over that Data and maybe write that OS you were thinking about earlier, maybe talk with Ma G about something or just go to bed early and get a good start on tommorow.

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>>24673676

At least ask Ma G about possible remote interface with Gundam AGE-1, and go over the combat data collected from the spar with dad briefly before going to bed.

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>>24673676
Talk to Ma G a bit, give our Gundam a hug, ask him to run through the data we got from the fight and sift through stuff while we sleep.

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>>24673871
Using everything as a weapon? Using everything as a weapon.

>>24673857
Should we address Ma G as "he" or "she"? Was it programmed with a masculine or feminine voice? I forget.

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>>24673610
Blades inside the knees, a blade on the head!

Girghe was a crazy bastard, like using knees and elbows to block and attack.

>>24673918
Female I think?

>>24673977

I was thinking that, yes. I tend to think of ADA from Zone of the Enders when Ma G talks.

someone please tell me how good gundam age is
i have watched 0083, gundam 00 and gundam wing

>>24674024
For your sanity, don't watch Gundam AGE. It's written as a videogame with "just because" with lots of filler in between.

>>24673871
Did he seriously kill that guy with broken bits of his own mech?

>>24674024

This takes place in Mobile Suit Gundam AGE.
I haven't watched it either, but I picked up what was going on pretty quickly.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24623038/
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24642609/

These are the previous threads if you want to get up to speed. So far, it's turning out to be quite the exciting quest.

>>24673610
We still have to have our teammates practice against us. Maybe have our dad look at our simulator data and use our gundam in a simulation.

>>24674024
Age is OK, It's better than SEED (thats not very hard though)
It sorta goes retarded around episode 30

>>24674050

Fortunately, we also have the exact power of "just because".

>>24673918
It was programmed with a clearly feminine voice. Besides Ma G is kind of a feminine name.

>>24673753
>>24673610
>>24673857

You hug your Gundam goodnight and exit the hanger. Stripping out of your pilot suit you return to your room and sit down at the small desk in there. Flipping open your laptop and phone you begin to look over the data you gained from fighting your father.

"Ma G, I want you to look over this and prepare it for tomorrow. Did we ever get the data from the pilots Genoaces?"

"Yes. Mrs. Ann dropped it off an hour or so ago. The data is an entire's years worth, apparently they were forced to log their performance in training."

"Well that's very good. I'll start work on that new operating system tomorrow morning." You let out a yawn.

"Hey Ma G? You can access other mobile suits and devices right?" You ask, thinking of something.

"If there is a proper connection via radio, laser, or microwave transmission I can access many devices."

"Well do you think you could access that other Gundam's systems?"

"It is quite possible. However doing so would leave my own systems open to attack and I would not be able to compensate for your mistakes while doing so"

"How long would it take for you to upload a virus to crash a mobile suits operating system?"

"3 to 5 minutes. However during that time the target would still be perfectly functional and you would without my help"

"I see..." You keep that in mind as you hit the hay and go to sleep...
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It is now 8:30, you overslept by an hour but you feel well rested. You could stand on that OS for the Genoaces, or you could grab a bite to eat and run a practice match against Arnold, Tim, Ralphie and Carlos. With the data from that match your sure you could whip up an OS in no time and probably figure out your teammates strengths and weaknesses.

What will you do now Jake?

>>24674158
Let's grab a bite to eat and do a practice match first.

While we have all of their data experiencing their capabilities, habits, strengths, and weaknesses in person will give us a better sense of them than just looking at recordings or statistics.

>>24674158
We can deliver the virus via the civilian communication systems from the Fardain colony. By having a series of proxies to deliver the virus to the AGE-1, it will be hard to trace it to us.

>>24674196
Shit man, you really are a shadowy manipulator.

You suggested all sorts of shady crap in the other posts, right?

>>24674158
3 to 5 minutes of a -40% piloting skill penalty? Doesn't sound TOO bad, but we'll see what the situation is before doing something crazy like that.

Absolutely get food. After that, let's see if we can make these bumbling idiots into something better than cannon fodder for Asuno.

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>>24674196

Woah, woah, woah.

That's fucking brilliant.

>>24674196
Assuming they agree to go along with it. If not I guess we just hijack their coms and do it ourselves.

>>24674196
That's not very heroic, or dashing or very Lord Genome/Kamina of us. Not very becoming.

>>24674338
Heroic's have their place when we're not getting threatened with jail time/having to become space pirates/murderated.

>>24674196
Great idea. Shame you need to have a solid line of connection between you and the AGE-1. Both the Armstrong and the Diva are on their way to Fairdain. You can't do it now, but once your a day away you could give it a shot. By then you should be within range of the colony to try and find the damn machine through the colonies systems. However if Flit is as smart as everyone thinks, he may be able to find you instead and this will tip off the Diva to your arrival...
>>24674192
>>24674219
You decide to grab a bite to eat and see what the pilots are up too. The cafeteria is in the gravity block long with the living quarters. Trying to cook food in zero-g would be a pain in the ass.

After grabbing a balanced breakfast you sit down at the table where Tim, Arnold, Ralphie and Carlos are sitting.

What do you say to them Jake? Anything specific you want to say.

>>24674338

Anon. Anon?

Are you aware of the position we're in right now? We're literally on a ship with the cast of Magic School Bus. Those who have any skill piloting a mobile suit are either complete rookies or complete failures. The worst part is that all of them have more experience piloting than us. We've been equipped with the shoddiest of resources and threatened with imprisonment if we fail. Not to mention we're basically heading off to fight the main character of the Gundam AGE series, Flit Asuno.

Unless we seize every opportunity, no matter how underhanded, we are fucked in every way imaginable.

>>24674394
Ask how they're doing, learn some more about them, see why they're doing this, why they joined up.

Then ask if they feel up for some practice matches after breakfast.

Any chance we can turn one of the genoace's into a bomb and just fling it at the other Gundam?

>>24674394
Make some small-talk. We're going to be fighting along side them whether we like it or not, so making friends is a good idea... even with Carlos.

Ask them if they're up for some sparring sessions, and frame it as us ourselves wanting to learn a few things from them.
Technically, they have better rolls when piloting than we do without Ma G.

How are we gonna get our drill, chest hair and manly beard now?

>>24674515

That would be retarded.

>>24674158
"How long would it take to alter the calibration settings on the weapons or AMBAC controls?"

>>24674533
I assume you want to ask Ma G this.

>>24674519
We're growing the beard as fast as we can! And we have some chest hair.
Drills are for faggots who want to get drilled in the anus. We have a badass greatsword.

>>24674452
>>24674517
"Hey guys, how's it going?"
"Fine"
"Fine"
"Fine"
"Great, now that we're on our way catching Grodrek" Carlos says, skewering a piece of fruit with his fork as if he was stabbing someone in the jugular...
"OK...So I was wondering, why did you guys join up? I mean I know my dad did it to support me and Mom, but you guys are pretty young."

"College Money"Arnold says with a mouth full of carrots. "My family is stingy with money, to the point that if I wanted a higher education I had to pay for it myself."

"What do you want to go to college to be?"

"A geologist, maybe an archaeologist, but my love is more about the rocks then what's inside or underneath them"

"What about you Ralphie?" You ask, catching Ralphie as he flicks a hashbrown across the table and onto another crew members plate. "Huh? Me? Well I wanted to be a professional sports player for a while. I played soccer, baseball, football, even Zero-G foozball, but none of the coaches thought I was good enough so I never got the chance to go big. I joined the military so I could reopen this Italian Restraunt my grandparents used to own back down on Earth. I know what it's like to grow up eating terrible food, so I figure I might as well try to make sure less people have to worry about that."

"Tim?" You ask.

"I wanted to go to Art School to get into painting and sculpting, but my dad said it wasn't a career I could sustain myself off of. I joined the military to shut him up." Tim admits with a shrug.

"How about you Carlos?"

"I joined the military so I could be like my Dad. I want to become an Ace pilot like Woolf Enneacle or your Dad, Jack of Pumpkins. I'm more into the piloting then I am the commanding stuff my dad talk about..." Carlos rubs the back of his head, seeming a little uncomfortable talking about his probably dead father.

"So...after breakfast do you guys want to do a little training match against my Gundam? 4 vs 1 sound fair?"
(cont)

>>24674964
"Woah, Woah. Four of us vs you?" Tim asks.

"Yes. Four of you in Genoaces against me in my Gundam"

"I don't know..." Arnold says, squirming in his seat.

"It's a deal!" Carlos says, his face lighting up like a christmas tree

"As long as we're not using live weapons, I'm cool with it" Ralphie says.

"Nah, just Shot Markers. It'll be fun!
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You suit up and get into your Gundam. After installing your phone and walking your Gundam over to the catapult you launch.

One by one the Genoace pilots fly out. You seem to be getting the hang of flying in Zero-G now, so your ready to try some more crazy maneuvers, maybe even press how fast you can go in the Gundam.

"Are you ready?" Tim asks over the radio as the Genoaces approach.

"Let's rock"

What is your plan of attack Jake?

>>24675049
Use your higher maneuverability against them. Have them shoot each other and use their bodies as covers. Make use of the ship's size and your speed to attack from unexpected angles.

>>24675049
Keep on moving, don't let them form up on us or surround us, try to put one member of their group in the line of fire of the other guys, attack from odd angles, duck behind cover and come out in a random direction.

If they advance towards us in a group move to the side so that they get in each other's way.

Rolled 88

>>24675049
slap them around using high speed, herd them into each other, dominate the battle feild

>>24675049
>> put one member of their group in the line of fire of the other guys

Basically like taking one of their guys hostage/human shield so you can fire back more easily.

>>24675049
>The enemy gate is down.
Orient legs to hostiles, use thrusters to manoeuvr around them. Shoot.

>>24675049

Try not to let yourself be surrounded. Put yourself at a distance to them and start off with potshots to see how they respond.

>>24674964
>"My family is stingy with money, to the point that if I wanted a higher education I had to pay for it myself."
>Arnold Perlstein
>Perlstein

Oh, Jew!

>>24675225
This is something we really should work on. We have 3 dimensions to work with and we should damn well use them.

>>24675278

Fair point. Realizing that the same rules of "up" and "down" don't apply in space is essential.

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>>24675093
>>24675111
Your in open space and using the the ship as cover would probably not make anyone on board particularly happy. You decide to work on your maneuverability and begin to move around erratically. The Genoace pilots stay in a tight formation and begin to open fire you, filling the blackness of space with purple bolts.

Despite the vast amount of fire, you easily avoid them, as the bolts continue to fall short of you or miss you completely. They seem to have difficulty hitting a target that doesn't fly in a simple, straight pattern.
>>24675278
You fly over top of them and rain bolts down on them, in an almost strafing like manner. You manage to land a hit on Arnold and Ralphie.

"Alright guys, split up and surround him! He's too fast to hit with us standing still" Tim shouts, the Genoace's scattering as you fly back and fire on them. Carlos and Tim are now tailing you, Ralphie is trying to get ahead of you and Arnold is taking potshots at you from a far. He seems to have the best aim out of all of them, even with you wavering around he's almost hit you about several times.

What now Jake?

Maybe once we get to 25% piloting skill (marking the point of "having a basic grasp of it"), we can begin training on using the cowl system in battle.

>>24675375
We can fire backwards. The Gundam isn't limited by human anatomy and muscles, so we can make the arms turn 180.

>>24675375
Switch directions, head straight "down", don't let them hem us in when we have 3 dimensions to work with. Try to shake Tim and Carlos, if we can get them off of us charge Arnold and pepper him with fire while presenting a side profile mostly covered by our shield.

>>24675419
I vote for this anon's plan.

>>24675413
Don't neglect this fact as well. Keep them on their toes.

>>24675375
Go through unoccupied cardinal since there'll be at least 2 that aren't being defended. Engage Carlos and Tim with shot marker while using head vulcans to pester Ralphie.
We have those loaded up with training rounds, right?

>>24675531
Actually suits in AGE don't have head vulcans
But we can have them if OP wants them

>>24675531
We don't have head vulcans.

All I have to say, is that I'm amused people are trying to out-tech the kid who literally built a gundam and the AGE system from scratch.

>>24675569

Shaldolls of all varieties. Beam vulcans, no less.

>>24675413
Adjusting the controls, the Gundam's right arm flips around so it's pointing backwards. Using the camera on the Marker shot you fire at Carlos and Tim.

Tim takes three bolts, two to his Genoace's left shoulder and one to his right arm, he seems to have difficulty maneuvering at high speeds. Carlos on the other hand, dodges like a pro. He uses his shield and returns fire, speeding up.

Ralphie has managed to get in front of you and is now speeding towards you. You use your shield in your Gundam's left hand to block his incoming shots, waiting for the right moment. Before Ralphie can make the move into melee, you bolt the Gundam downwards, pressed back in your seat by the force of the sharp turn.

Above you Ralphie and Tim collide, Carlos barely manages to avoid crashing into them by throwing his Genoace's feet forward and blasting his thrusters.

With them off your tail you head towards Arnold who is still trying to shoot you from a distance. He's hitting your shield, but at least he's hitting. Just as you think that your safe to approach he lands a head shot. One more shot to the head and it'll be disabled.

"Alright, your mine" You growl, firing your Marker Shot at Arnold wildy, closing in for a melee strike. You continue to block his shots with your shield, managing to strike him several times, his aim getting progressively worse as you get closer.

Speeding up you throw one foot forward and kick it into Arnolds Genoace, knocking him back and allowing you to disable his Genoace with a few more shots.

Tim, Carlos and Ralphie are on the move back towards you. They are already firing on you and are moving fast. Tim has the most damage out of tall of them, Ralphie and Carlos haven't gotten hit yet and one more shot to the head will disable the Gundam's main cameras, limiting your vision significantly.

What will you do Jake?

>>24675591
We don't out-tech. We'll have to compensate for our huge weakness in another way.

>>24675569
>>24675572
Make a mental note: install head vulcans in C. Gundam!
Maybe Liz can help us with that.

>>24675591
We're going to try anyway. Our greatest strength is unpredictability, and Flit hasn't faced anyone as resourceful and cunning as Jake so far.

>>24675627
>>24675572
>>24675569

>>24675569
>>24675572
(Shaldolls and a Genoace Varient from the Gundam AGE Novels. Our Gundam doesn't have them, and installing them could compromise our data collection since most of the sensors are in our head and having an automatic or energy based weapon in there might interfere with them)

>>24675649
Since we're in space, we can continue to fly in one direction while flipping over to face another. We can flip 180 and still keep going in one direction as long as we don't counter-thrust.

>>MFW Flit didn't think of the rotating arm thing.

>>24675668
(However, you could mount them on the sides of the head, Gundam Mk.II style)

>>24675668

Well, nevermind then. goodbye, head vulcans ;_;

>>24675668
How about lower chest vulcans like the Gundam X, or arm vulcans like the Exia?

Alternatively, one vulcan can be like a flasher to blind enemies.

>>24675688
>(However, you could mount them on the sides of the head, Gundam Mk.II style)

>>24675682
Independently-moving shoulder vulcans mounted on swivelling turrets?

>>24675721
http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/z/lineart/rx-178-vulcanpod.jpg

(The head can rotate and swivel just like a turret)

>>24675742
What if like those shoulder extension weapons in Armored Core, but on the top of the shoulders instead of the sides?

>>24675649
Grab Anrold's Genoace, use as shield while keeping Gundam head behind GA, use shot marker camera to aim.

>>24675700
chest vulcans like the f91, DX, an wing zero custom is probably a good idea.

>>24675762

This. We fight dirty as fuck.

Also, focus fire on Tim so that we can get him out of the fight quickly.

>>24675742
It'll limit FoV, something we have precious little of considering the lack of a panoramic view system.

We should probably look into using a display to project the surroundings into the helmet like the JSF.

>>24675774

Not a fan of that. Mainly because they'll be a bitch to aim.

>>24675787
>>24675774
>>24675756
(Considering how flat the shoulders are, putting them on top could be acceptable, better then fixing them to the chest but you'll need to get vulcans to put on them before you can decide on where to put them)

>>24675762
>>24675786

You grab Arnolds Genoace and hold it in front of you. Hiding your Gundam's head behind the Genoaces as you use the Shot Markers camera to aim.

The other Genoace pilots seem to slow, hesitating for a moment and allowing you to get the shots you needed to get on Tim, your getting better at aiming.

Carlos and Ralphie speed up. You fire on them as they approach, using Arnold to block their shots. You manage to hit Ralphie a few times, but once again Carlos swerves and ducks out of the way of your shots.

Ralphie speeds in and closes into melee, range. He throws up his foot to try to kick you like you did Arnold, but you bolt to the side and let him kick Arnold instead.

Ralphie is knocked off balance long enough for you to take him out with a few well placed beam marker shots.

Now it's just you an Carlos, who is being quite cautious, keeping his distance from you...

What now Jake?

>>24675893
Charge!!!!

>>24675893
Head in to the 'debris field' that is the other suits and bait him to come in.

>>24675893

Carlos has surprisingly good maneuverability, so long range combat will be difficult.

Close the distance by doing this >>24675925 and engage at short range.

>>24675893
ready your sword and go sanger zonvolt on his ass, cleave and smite man, cleave and smite

>>24675981
Hey now let's not get too crazy. This is only practice.

>>24675981

I'm pretty sure we weren't equipped with a practice sword, unless OP says we were. Thought it was exclusively shot marker guns.

>>24675893
Fling any other mobile suit who is reasonably close to us at him, it'll throw him off and give us a chance to charge him and engage him in melee.

>>24676009
But carlos is evil and we must cleave and smite evil

>>24676041
he has not done a pun yet

>>24676041

We haven't heard a single pun from Carlos yet. Even if we did, it's really no excuse to kill him, despite the temptation.

>>24675925
>>24675964
You pull Ralphie and Arnolds suits close to you, hiding behind them like a barrier. You take pot shots at Carlos and he dodges them, however he stays his distance.

This goes on for a few minutes until he makes his way over to Tim's suit. Grabing it, he holds it in front of him and flies at you at top speed.

You fire from your barrier, your shots hitting Tim's disabled suit instead of Carlos. You fly to the side and downwards as Carlos kicks's Tim's suit into Ralphie's and Arnolds, sending the suits flying around like bowling pins. He fires expecting you to be there, but is surprised to see you aren't.

You fly up from underneath and fire up at him from his blind spot. Your sure you'll him him, buts uddenly Carlos, bolts backwards as if on instinct, your bolts missing him by inches as he points his marker shot and fires a single shot, hitting your head and taking out your main cameras.

Despite being particially blind you continue barreling upwards you tackle Carlos, pressing your Marker Shot against him and firing at point blank range repeatedly.

"Alright! Alright! You win!" Carlos shouts. "You really play for keeps don't you?"

"Holy crap that was like something out of an arcade game!" Ralphie says, not put off by the fact you kicked his ass.

"Next time your going to use us a human shields, at least warn us..." Tim says with semi-painful groan.

"I think I threw up..." Arnolds admits, gagging a little.

Your response Jake?

(Your pilot skill is not 25%. You now have basic piloting skills)

>>24676123
Ask how Carlos knew about the back attack.

>>24676123
"Oh god, felt like I almost died there!"

>>24676123
"I wasn't really planning on using human shields, but you were there and I needed an edge. If there is one thing I have learned from my Dad, the Jack of Pumpkins, it's that you use every single advantage you can find in a fight, no matter how dirty, dishonorable, or craven it is. Because at the end of the day in a real fight one of you isn't coming home and you sure as hell want it to be the other person.

You all did good, you adapted to what I did, used different tactics when one thing failed, covered each other's weaknesses, ganged up on me, and that dodge at the end there Carlos, I have no idea how you did that.

>>24676123

"You guys nearly had me. Those were nicely done formations. I guess you've all been a part of this same unit for awhile?"

>>24676192
>"I wasn't really planning on using human shields, but you were there and I needed an edge. If there is one thing I have learned from my Dad, the Jack of Pumpkins, it's that you use every single advantage you can find in a fight, no matter how dirty, dishonorable, or craven it is. Because at the end of the day in a real fight one of you isn't coming home and you sure as hell want it to be the other person. You all did good, you adapted to what I did, used different tactics when one thing failed, covered each other's weaknesses, ganged up on me, and that dodge at the end there Carlos, I have no idea how you did that."

"Neither do I! It just kind of...happened. I don't know, it felt kind of like deja vu, only it hadn't happened...ether way I hope I can pull something like that off again."

"I'll keep that in mind, but please don't use me as a shield in a real fight..." Arnold pleads.

"You really are the son of the Jack of Pumpkins aren't you? Man this is so awesome!" You can practically hear Ralphie hoping around in his cockpit in excitement.

>>24676195
>"You guys nearly had me. Those were nicely done formations. I guess you've all been a part of this same unit for awhile?"

"Yeah, we went to basic together and since everyone thought we were failures they just kind of stuck us together." Tim explains as everyone's suits come back online.

Anything else you'd like to say before returning to the ship Jake?

From what we've observed so far:

Arnold is a crack shot. Recommend equipping geoace with a telescopic beam rifle

Tim is clearly the one with the best team coordination of the four

Carlos has superb maneuverability and evasion, to the point where he can predict where enemy fire is coming from. (possible X-Rounder?)

Ralphie's particular strength is difficult to discern at this time.

>>24676282

Yes. Tell them about the new OS you're trying to develop in order to improve their Geoaces' performance. Tell them that the combat data collected in this training session is going to be essential in its development.

>>24676282
"Thanks for doing this for me. I'm going to work with Ma G to develop a OS thingy for your Genoaces to up their performance, have them assist with some things, make it run better. A bit like what Ma G does for me.

The data I got from this as well as all your previous stuff ought to make it a lot easier.

So I will be asking you to test it out and help me work out the kinks, I promise it'll be worth it."

>>24676312
Ralphie likes to get into melee from what you can guess, too bad you guys didn't have any practice melee weapons. Maybe some other time.

>>24676359
"Hey guys. I hope you know your asses weren't kicked for nothing. I'm developing a new OS for your Genoaces to improve their performance. All of the combat data I collected for this session will be essential in it's development. I'll need you guys to test it when I'm finished."

"Really?" Tim asks, surprised by your technical skills.

"Sweet!" Ralphie, ever more impressed with you.

"Alright, just not today..." Arnold says with a sigh.

"I'm game whenever it's ready" Carlos says as you all return to the hanger. After helping Liz buff out some of the scuffs on the Genoaces your once again free to work on whatever you wish.

What now Jake?

>>24676466
Find a spot and chat up Ma G.

>>24676466

We have quite a lot of time. Next time we train, we'll try out the cowl system. Give Liz the blueprints so she'll see how all the thingamajigs work.

Start developing that OS. We've got a lot of work to do, and anything we can get finished as early as possible will ultimately be worth it.

>>24676536
You give Liz a copy of the cowl schematics and she gives you a thumbs up after looking over them for a few minutes.

Going back to your room decide to sit down and finally get to work on that program.

(roll 1d100 vs Computer skill. 85% or lower suceeds)

Rolled 13

>>24676569

Rollin.

>>24676591

BOOM! Call me Lucky Larry!

>>24676591
Nicely done. We're on an engineering roll.

If we weren't as young I'd suggest having Jake smoke so he can do the archetypal smoking engineer tapping away at keys. In fact, he's manly enough that he should do it anyways.

>>24676591
Well done Larry.

>>24676622
yeees

>>24676622

Dad'll kill us.

Also, we're in a space ship. Pretty sure smoking is totally prohibited.

>>24676591
>>24676601
>>24676622
>>24676624
>>24676631

After 8 tedious hours of work, you finally have it finished…you think. Ma G checks everything and calculates that it’s pretty damn solid. However you don’t know if it’ll work properly. There might need to be a lot of adjustments that need to be made but you can’t figure that out till you have the guys try it out…

Suddenly, alarms start blaring through the ship and captain speaks over the intercom “Enemy Vessel on approach! Repeat Enemy vessel on approach! It’s the U.E.! All hands to battle stations! NOW!”

I will see you guys tomorrow. 3:00-3:30 P.M EST. NEXT TIME OF GUNDAM AGE QUEST!

>>24676653

FUCK way to keep us in suspense.

>>24676653
remember to archive this thread like the rest.

>>24676732
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24666458/

Done. Night guys! Thanks for playing! Your a real kickass bunch!