G1 Japanese-3

[Long Haul]

When developing DZ-3 characters, it helps to have an idea of what their original universe is like. As with regular Deadzone, these characters are all being pulled from realities that have certain set groups of characteristics, although the one thing that will be common to all the -3 realities is that they are AAEDAG (Autobots Are Evil, Decepticons Are Good) universes (or MAEPAG, or AAEPAG, or MAEVAG). Specific details can vary from universe to universe, though. Perhaps the Decepticons are a group of noble but desperate rebels in one reality, an established democracy in another, and a benevolent Empire in the third? Meanwhile, the Autobots might be the stereotypical Evil Empire in one place, a group of violent malcontents in a second reality, and a corrupt state run on profit at the expense of others elsewhere.

We don't really need too much detail. Just enough to get a springboard for the characters that come from them. After all, these are universes that we're never going to actually see. It's just a way to bounce around ideas while getting a feel for our alternates, and to have fun in the discussion besides.

The usual cliché when it comes to a "reverse-universe" type plot, based on my personal experiences of watching way too much television in the '80's and reading way too many comic books, is that the "reverse-universe" is always a much darker reflection of the original in order to leave the viewer or reader with a feeling of, "Boy, wouldn't it be suck if that were the normal fiction reality? Aren't you glad we write the series the way we do instead?" Often, interactions with the normal universe inspire changes in the better in the reverse universe, either by giving the beleaguered heroes of the reverse universe (the counterparts of the normal universe villains) a greater glimmer of hope, or by somehow inspiring the normal universe's evil counterparts to become better people. You know what, though? There's no reason we need to follow the cliche. Especially when we've got so many different realities to work with. Sure, I imagine some will be darker. Maybe some, however, will be brighter. Like normal Deadzone, we're looking at a mismatch here, but maybe, just maybe, while looking into the mirror, our normal characters can find something to inspire them rather than it always be the other way around. We've got a lot of stuff to play with, a lot of areas to explore.

As with normal Deadzone, there are only going to be set reality "groups" that get pulled from, and within that set, the only thing that changes is the pull-point for the various characters. Thus, all DZ-3s who come from G1 Cartoon-3 are going to come from pretty similar home realities, all the ones from the G1 Marvel-3 have similar homes, and so forth. The exact nature of each -3 home reality is being left up for discussion by the individual players who run characters in those realities and who are also participating in the DZ-3 plot itself.

This thread is for the discussion of what the G1 Japanese-3 universe is like, to be determined by those who run characters in from the normal G1 Japanese universe and who wish to participate in the plot in some way (even if it's just by running their normal characters). As a note, we only have one actual player of a G1 Japanese character at the moment, so that player pretty much has final say on how the reality turns out by themselves, but other people are free to make suggestions for the player to consider (and if they come up with their character without worrying too much about the -3 universe, that's fine, too).

Current character from the G1 Japanese universe: Holi

[Holi]

The years have been long and fraught with struggle for the Decepticons as they scrambled to gather energy and survive with the Autobot forces constantly harrying them. Having been driven off Cybertron after the events of the movie, they spent decades trying to make their way back onto their homeworld and have been unsuccessful to date.

Things truly began to deteriorate for them with the involvement of the Headmasters during the campaign to control the new alloy, cybertonuron, being created by Vector Sigma. Desperate for any foothold he could gain for the Decepticons, Galvatron ordered Scorponok to send one of his subordinates, Mindwipe, to entreat Vector Sigma for aid. The Autobots discovered this plan, however, and rather than let the Decepticons gain possession of the cybertonuron, Rodimus Prime ordered Vector Sigma's chamber – and the alloy that had been produced by the ancient supercomputer to that point – destroyed. He would rather see Vector Sigma and Cybertron itself brought to ruin than allow the Decepticons any part of it. His plan succeeded and Cybertron was shattered.

Shortly thereafter, Fortress Maximus drove Rodimus out of command, condemning the ineffectiveness of his predecessor's tactics, and carried on the war of attrition against the Decepticon forces. The battles nearly destroyed both Mars and Earth as the Autobots under Fortress Maximus's command pursued their enemies ruthlessly while the Decepticons struggled to keep the humans out of the crossfire. Their forces were simply spread too thin because of it and they were eventually driven off Earth, too.

However, a small enclave of Decepticons remained, having been imprisoned and forgotten even by their captors, led by the Autobot Metalhawk, for thousands of years. They were freed by the Godmasters Mega and Giga, who sought human aid for the Decepticon forces in one last effort to ensure they would have some planet to call home in the midst of the war. Their efforts were thwarted by Metalhawk and, later, his unwilling successor, Ginrai – a human captured, brainwashed, and forced to pilot an Autobot Transtector to hobble the Decepticons' efforts to fend off the Autobots. Several other humans were dragged into the conflict in similar fashion and the Decepticons found themselves effectively crippled. In this way, they were again driven from Earth and the battle moved into space.

The Ginrai Transtector, having gained a life of his own and forsaken his human pilot, took his Autobot forces and pursued the fleeing Decepticons into the far-flung reaches of the cosmos, where they happened upon the planet Micro. Micro's peaceful inhabitants, called Micromasters, were apparently Transformers but hardly larger than humans and nearly all children; naturally, the Autobots saw in them an easily exploitable workforce. The Micromasters weren't capable of repelling the Autobots and soon found themselves enslaved. Their lot didn't improve when command was taken by Star Saber, a notoriously merciless Autobot warrior with a long list of Decepticon deaths at his hands. Even the efforts of the Decepticons' new commander, Deszaras, and his powerful Dinoforce troops – later bolstered by the addition of his scattered former subordinates, the Breastforce – couldn't seem to free Micro.


It is from this reality that Holi-3 arrived to the Mystery Planet.

Outwardly cooperative and sweet, Holi-3 secretly holds larger Transformers in contempt at best. He, along with the other inhabitants of Micro, was pressed into Autobot service back home; in fact, he was personally selected by Star Saber, as were three of his friends. Life in the Autobot Supreme Commander's retinue has not been easy for Holi-3, being forced to watch over and care for Star Saber's "adopted" human child, the orphaned Jan Minakaze, when not playing living switchboard for the Autobots. Now he's ended up here in an even worse situation than before.

He is typically all smiles under scrutiny, obedient and compliant, and on the surface might not seem all that different, personality-wise, from his normalverse counterpart. The smiles are all fake, however, and much of what he says boils down to lies of varying degree to ensure his own safety; he deeply resents his conscription and wants to survive this blasted military career so he can get back home somehow and see about kicking the Autobots off Micro. And if you think for one astrosecond he'll turn to the Decepticons for help, you're sorely mistaken, because he resents them, too – for being unable to stop the Autobots before his homeworld got swept up in their war. He'd probably be happiest if they all – Autobot and Decepticon, to the very last robot – curled up and rusted.

Holi-3 has one cosmetic difference from Holi: he appears in the black and blue colour scheme of his Zone appearance.