Gundam Build Fighters: FG [GBF RP/OoC/Not Started/PG-13]

[Super Chaos Sonic]

-Insert Logo Here-

OP: Discovery ~ BACK-ON | ED: Glory ~ BAND-MAID

 

[spoiler=Teaser]

The near future.... Years after the huge Gunpla-plastic models based on the anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam”-boom of the 1980s. From the second Gunpla boom came the advent of the Gunpla Battles, the ability to pilot one’s own Gunpla creations. These battles went far and evolved greatly to one on one matches to ones that were team based. But one thing hasn’t changed: the deep love and passion for Gunpla. And with word of a new competition on the horizon, everyone is ecstatic to find out how far they can go. Especially, the Gunpla Club at a certain High School.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Rules & Information]

1.  All YCM forum rules apply

2. Hosts and Co-Host have final say in any decisions, as is their Ability:  "WORD OF GOD!"

3. No Godmodding

4. No flaming, spamming, or negativity.

5. A player is allowed 1 character, besides the host and co-host.

6. Make sure you go nuts with your abilities and sacred treasures.  

7. There will be a Discord dedicated to this RP, during the interest check, you can ask to be added to the chat.

8. Have fun!

 

Special Rule: If you haven't seen GBF/GBFTry yet, then take some time and do that. Here's a link to GBF and GBFTry.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Plot & Setting]

Tomino High, a school with the aspiring youth of tomorrow, and the bulk of these students having a knack for Gunpla in some shape or form. Be it specializing in Gunpla building or battling or both, some of these students have the gift. But not all happen to be apart of Tomino High’s Gunpla Club, either for not caring for it or just wanting to deal with all the hassle. Nevertheless, the club is in full swing and has been ever since the school was established, and it’s here where you’ll find yourselves...preparing for the largest competition since the Gunpla Battle World Championships. They call it: the Gunpla Exhibition Expo.

The Gunpla Exhibition Expo, an event that not only houses tournaments for Gunpla Battles, but the competitions for building and even a contest for the aspiring Gunpla beauty models. With something for just about everyone, it’s the number one event to bring together the strong love and bonds that people share for all things Gunpla.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Application Skeleton]

Character

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Appearance:

Personality:

Biography:

Gunpla:

Misc. info

(Trivia, theme songs, or other information that doesn’t fit in the other sections of the app.)

Gunpla

Name:

Model Number:

Machine Classification:

Manufacturer: (Was it made by you or a friend? Make sure to give the proper respects!)

Appearance: (Descriptions or images. If an image, please add a small description. And for an added bonus, if it’s a Kitbash, make sure you mention what Models you used!)

Armaments:

Equipment and Features:

Special Attacks:

Misc. Info:

 

 

 

[spoiler=Accepted Apps]

 

 

 

[King K. Azo]

Sure, let's that a shot.

[Maeriberii Haan]

Definitely considering it.

[BANZAI!!!!]

Totally showing up. Gotta slay the monster you create after all.

[Super Chaos Sonic]

Totally showing up. Gotta slay the monster you create after all.

 

Slay the monster? Pffft, how dare. This is going to be a GREAT RP!

 

I just need one more and then I'll see if I can get a finalized OoC up and running by the end of the week.

[ChampionZero]

Sounds gay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Needless to say, I'm interested.

[Yui]

suppose I might as well note I'm also interested

[Wind Rider]

Color me intrigued. Quick question: Is our selection limited to Gundam models specifically or any mobile suit model?

[Super Chaos Sonic]

And that's three! Two more extra than what I was expecting!

 

I'll try and see if I can create the full OoC here this weekend as well as get a Discord up and running.

[👀 REP 👀]

im interested, hit me up boiiiiiii

[Maeriberii Haan]

[spoiler=Banana]

Character

Name: Nana "Banana" Koizumi

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Gunpla: ASW-G-08-X Barbatos Ω (Dual Sword)

[spoiler=Appearance]

182 cm tall, freakishly tall compared to other girls her age. Intentionally ties her hair like a banana due to a childhood nickname she grew too fond of to ignore.

 

[spoiler=Face Sheet]

 

 

[spoiler=Personality]Nana is bright and cheerful girl who shows a lot of care to the other members of the Tomino High Gunpla club. Despite her height, social standing, and age, she is very approachable, and will listen to her friends whenever they had any issues. Her warm personality made her popular in school. She’s also the kind to be openly affectionate to people she’s fond with, often to the embarrassment of her girlfriend. A big bundle of wholesome happiness that gives warmth wherever she goes.

However, despite of it, Nana is someone struggling with a lot of internal anger issues, and this has also been amplified lately due to feelings of uncertainty regarding her future. While she barely, if ever, slips in public, her friends in kendo club and in the gunpla club knew how bad she could be when she’s angry. In fact, her reason to pick her clubs and be really into gunpla battles are mostly as stress relief and a safe outlet for her anger and frustrations.

Nana is also quite a lonely person at heart that despite her warmth, had difficulty in personally connecting with her peers, due to the gap present between her and them in many aspects. Her vulnerabilities are rarely expressed,  but she’s prone to be really attached to people that are genuinely close to her, to the point of overprotectiveness.

[spoiler=Biography]

Nana is born from a long-running dynasty of politicians descended from a well-beloved Japanese Prime Minister. When she was young, she was quite sickly, and so she entered school late compared to other children. She had a difficulty in making friends that time due to it, coupled with her personality at the time. Being from a well-known family only made the distance between her and others heightened. Her short fuse is starting to show from this time, and she thus was known as a troublemaker who was easily provoked by the other kids.

Things only changed when she entered middle school and met Hinata, then her classmate that was well-known as a genius. Nana and Hinata started off as academic rivals, but the two later on ended up developing a friendship, a friendship which turned to love near the end of their middle school time. Hinata taught Nana on controlling herself, and for her sake, Nana ended up trying to reinvent herself as a person, as someone that could do the same thing Hinata did to her for others.

Hinata was also the one that got Nana into Gunplas. She had little interest in fighting but loved modelling, and after getting Nana to watch Iron-Blooded Orphans, during high school both of them applied for the school’s Gunpla club. Nana herself was not that good at modelling since she tend to lash out during moments that required the utmost care, but with help from others she ended up being moderately good at it.

Lately however, Hinata had stopped hanging out in the club to focus on her last year in high school, and in the meanwhile, Nana was too attached to the world of Gunpla to let it go. Not to mention, despite of her family’s pushing her, she had little interest in going to the same direction as them, but she felt at loss on what direction did she actually want.

Being stuck in such a limbo, Nana continued to vent her frustrations through gunpla battles.

[spoiler=Misc Info]

• Her favorite Gundam character is McGillis Fareed, and while she liked Barbatos more as a design, she ended up modifying the design of Barbatos Omega that she and Hinata built together so that the other arm would carry another sword rather than a cannon.

• Terrible at using ranged weapons in gunpla battles.

• Superb at cooking, but utilizes bananas a little bit too much on them.

• Specializes in building, modfying, and running all Barbatos variants.

• Is very defensive about Iron-Blooded Orphans’ quality.

• Theme Song: SPYAIR - Rage of Dust

 

Gunpla

Name: Gundam Barbatos Ω (Dual Sword)

Model Number: ASW-G-08-X

Machine Classification: Close-range Assault Mobile Suit

Manufacturer: Hinata Hoshimi & Nana Koizumi

[spoiler=Appearance]

This is the original design for Omega, but due to Nana's weapon preferences, she changed the right hand from a cannon into a sword similar to the left.

---

[spoiler=Armaments]

• Omega Sword: Right hand sword. Originally a Mega Beam Cannon is there, but due to Nana’s inability to use ranged weapons, it had been modified to hold another sword. Inspired by Exia Dark Matter’s Brinicle Blade, this sword absorbs energy and freezes what it touch.

• Alpha Sword: Left hand sword. Always there since the beginning. Designed to work like anti-battleship swords, it is capable of coating itself in beam to increase its cutting power significantly.

• Tail Blade: Barbatos Lupus Rex’s Tail Blade, unmodified. Acts as a pseudo-funnel with blinding speed at close combat. Hinata and Nana had considered to install a beam-based option to it, but the suit's energy usage had already past its capacity to support such things.

• Omega Claws: Should the twin swords be rendered offline, Omega’s manipulators can still be used as a potent weapon.

  ---

  [spoiler=Equipment and Features]

• Nano-Laminate Armor: Unique characteristics of gunplas based from the IBO universe. A multi-layered armor system made by using the suit’s Ahab Reactor to generate a protective coating with a special metallic paint on the suit. Grants significantly increased resistance to beam-based attacks, and general resistance to conventional weapons.

• Alaya-Banana System: The Gunpla is capable of a limited amount of simulation of the usage of the AV system, using the Particles to create a more intimate link between Nana’s mind and the operation of the Omega. This was Nana’s own idea, giving her immense combat potential and agility with the gunpla, while also being a convenient off-switch since its usage is very taxing on her mind.

• Voiture Lumieres: The cape on Omega is integrated with the Voiture Lumieres propulsion system, based on the system that Astray Red Frame Kai possessed, allowing it atmospheric flight and the ability to gain immense amount of speed with the system being active. Omega's Twin-Ahab Reactor was enough to handle the immense energy consumption this requires, but having this system be activated at maximum capacity for an extended period will require the input to the suit's Nanolaminate armor to be weakened, reducing Omega's durability significantly.

  ---

  [spoiler=Special Attacks]

• Banana Special: Nana goes bananas and stop paying attention in fighting properly. Using her own feelings to move Barbatos, with the help of AV system and the Nano-laminate protection, Omega goes berserk and fights in a more uncontrollable yet lethal way. The best way to avoid it is to keep one’s distance away from her since she’ll tire out fast after.

---

[spoiler=Misc. Info]

• Nana definitely based this design as a homage to an anime she loved as a child.

• The models she used are primarily Barbatos and Barbatos Lupus Rex as its primary component, with researches done to several previous championship-level Gunplas such as Exia Dark Matter and Qubeley Papillon.

 

 

 

[spoiler=Hinata (NPC)]

Character

Name: Hinata Hoshimi

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Gunpla: V-08-1228-X Grimgerde Α (Long Range Type)

 

---

[spoiler=Appearance]

 

154 cm tall. Average height, but looks tiny next to Nana.

 

 

---

[spoiler=Personality]Stern and serious, Hinata is very goal-oriented especially since she entered high school. While she might be overbearing on others, she definitely care about them, and she does enjoy her time in the club a lot.

 

She doesn't like gunpla battles much, but she still participates in it sometimes. Her true calling is modelling however, and she put all of her into her designs.

 

---

[spoiler=Misc Info]

• Easily embarrassed, especially due to Nana's antics. Nana herself finds it very cute.
• Has watched all Gundam that has aired, and even consumed a lot of the side materials too. Has watched G-Savior and kinda liked it.
• Favorite Gundam series is a tie between IBO and 0079. Adores Garma and his clones as a character a lot.
• Her Grimgerde Alpha is made by Nana but further retooled to fit with her personal style.
• Top of the class.
• Can recite the script of most of 0079's episodes by heart.

 

---

 

[BANZAI!!!!]

[spoiler=WIP]

Name: Aichi Asuka

Age: 17

Gender: Male

[spoiler=Appearance]

Aichi is short for his age, standing at just shy of 5 feet 8 inches (he's 171 cm tall). Combined with his effeminate facial features and long hair, he's often described as "cute" or "adorable", much to his chagrin. He usually dresses rather stylishly, with skinny jeans, sporty jackets, and sneakers, and were it not for his attitude, his looks would probably garner him quite a bit of romantic attention. His other notable features are the white streak in his hair (he bleaches it) and the scar that runs across the bridge of his nose; evidence that its been broken at least once.

 

[spoiler=Personality]Aichi (perhaps intentionally, owing to his love of of the series) is very similar to Zeta Gundam's Kamille Bidan. He's rude, quick to anger (and prone to violent outbursts when sufficiently provoked), and very sensitive, all the while trying desperately to project the image of a tough guy to cover his own insecurities and faults. Needless to say, this has earned him few friends and made him quite a few enemies as he's grown up.

 

To say that Aichi is a bad person, while not objectively untrue, would be overlooking both his history and his good points. As far as the former is concerned, he comes from a broken home, and his abusive (now absentee) father had a large, negative impact on his development. That being said Aichi has his good qualities. For starters, he's intelligent and perceptive; far from being a dumb thug, and he has a strong idealistic streak. Despite being violent and easily angered himself, he hates bullies with a passion, and would never consider harming or belittling someone that hasn't done the same to him or someone else first. Were he less angry and insecure, this better nature might lead him to be kind and sincere, but as it stands Aichi's nobler qualities usually only lead him to picking fights with "bad" people, as opposed to positively contributing to his relationships with others. Perhaps surprisingly, lately he's become a lot more self aware; guilty over the trouble he's caused, and he's making an effort to better himself. Its slow coming, but its there.

 

In short, Aichi is a problem child. He has a lot of growing up to do, and plenty of issues that he needs to work through. Underneath it all however, is the potential for him to become a genuinely good person. He's angry, frustrated, (and though he refuses to admit it) lonely, and he has trouble dealing with it constructively, is all.

 

 

Biography:

Gunpla:

Misc. info

(Trivia, theme songs, or other information that doesn’t fit in the other sections of the app.)

Gunpla

Name:

Model Number:

Machine Classification:

Manufacturer: (Was it made by you or a friend? Make sure to give the proper respects!)

Appearance: (Descriptions or images. If an image, please add a small description. And for an added bonus, if it’s a Kitbash, make sure you mention what Models you used!)

Armaments:

Equipment and Features:

Special Attacks:

Misc. Info:

 

 

[👀 REP 👀]

[spoiler=WIP BOY]

*sigh*

 

Character

 

Name: Riku Tanaka

Age: 18

Gender: Male

Gunpla: AGE-2DH Gundam AGE-2 Dark Hound

[spoiler=Appearance]

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 156 lbs

 

 

[spoiler=Personality]

grumpy

 

 

[spoiler=Biography]

 

 

 

Gunpla

 

Name: Gundam AGE-2 Dark Hound

Model Number: AGE-2DH

Machine Classification: Custom Commander-use Transformable High Mobility Mobile Suit

Manufacturer: Riku Tanaka

[spoiler=Appearance]

 

 

 

[spoiler=Armaments]

 

 

 

[spoiler=Equipment and Features]

 

 

[spoiler=Special Attacks]

 

 

Misc. Info:

 

 

[Super Chaos Sonic]

[spoiler=Rival Trope Protagonist]

"I'm aiming for the top. It was his dream...so I'm making sure I can fulfill it!"

 

Personal Information

Name: Shun Noboru (Lit. Noboru Shun 登駿)

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Gunpla: GNY-001FC Gundam Astraea Critas

[spoiler=Appearance:]

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 137 lbs

 

Depicted above is Shun's general school outfit, which is complete with a pair dark sun-burnt orange sneakers.

 

 

[spoiler=Personality:]

Shun used to be a shy kid who did his best to keep himself away from people and kids his age he didn't know (the general feeling most get when they move to a different location and away from their friends). However, after meeting Yasu, his demeanor changed to being quite the upbeat and friendly type of individual, more or less shedding the shyness. Extremely laidback as well as being loyal to a fault, Shun is the type of guy that's easy to get along with, especially if Gunpla is involved.

 

When Gunpla is involved, Shun can be quite a conversationalist, talking about his favorite Gundam series plus talking about his or even complimenting the general ability of another's skill in crafting their Gunpla or their skills in battle. For Shun, Gunpla is a way to try and gauge a person, least that's what he says he was told by Yasu. In a Gunpla Battle, Shun just has fun with it, all while doing his best to try and keep his model from being too destroyed. And while he can at least run maintenance on his Gunpla, he still isn't 100% skilled at repairing a pure broken model and his worst fear is that his Astraea Critas will end up being completely demolished and he'll never be able to fix it.

 

 

[spoiler=Biography:]

"...it was thanks to him I even got on this road to begin with."

 

Shun moved to Tokyo when he was of the age of six from Hokkaido, when his parents divorced and his aunt and uncle were given custody of him. A new location for a new lease of life, though Shun wasn't too thrilled about it, namely because he left behind all his friends and was the new kid around. This caused him to become incredibly shy and made him start to keep to himself. However, that's about the time he met his best friend: Yasu Souma. The two became friends almost instantly, despite Shun's slow reaction to it. But nevertheless, the two boys became friends and Shun was introduced to Gunpla soon after.

 

While in Hokkaido, Shun did see Gunpla here and there but never truly experienced it. Thanks to Yasu, the young boy was able to be graced with this strong love of Gunpla and all it's forms, though what really struck a tone with him was the Gunpla Battles. It was something about seeing these amazing creations being used in such a beautiful manner was something that filled him with wonder. It was during a match that they watched of the one and only Meijin Kawaguchi and his Amazing Red Warrior against some other Gunpla, that Yasu made a declaration of his dream, to reach the top of the Gunpla Battle world. Shun said that would be an amazing dream and the two did their absolute best to get to that point, even getting their own Gunpla: a Gundam Exia and Gundam Astraea Type F for Yasu and Shun respectively. The two built and battled against each other and others just to try to get better while also just having fun in the process.

 

However, Shun would have a revelation soon enough. Out of the times he knew Yasu, he knew the boy would get sick a lot, but not to the extent of why. Yasu had cancer and it was starting to get worse. Shun was devastated to know that not only did his best friend have cancer, but to know he had to go away to get treatment. Both boys were just upset at the whole situation, but Yasu did something to help Shun: he took their Gunpla and put them together. A few parts of his Exia being put on Shun's Astraea and even giving him a few weapons and equipment to help out, Yasu handed Shun the newly constructed Gunpla and told him to continue his dream in his stead. With a new Gunpla in hand that showed off the bond between him and his friend, Shun went on to try and get his friend's dream to come true.

 

After applying for Tomino High School, he immediately sought entrance into their Gunpla Club. He wanted to try and get into a few competitions on a team, knowing this would definitely give him the boost he needed to try and reach the level that he was at. At the present time, he finds that most of the club has graduated and is only left with himself and two others with the club president...and with the Gunpla Exhibition Expo around the corner, he really hopes he'll be up to the challenge.

 

 

Misc. Info

Shun's Theme

• Shun's name is translated into the following: Shun - With the following kanji "駿", it's translated as "fast", Noboru - With the following kanji "登", it's translated as "rise, ascend".
• The name given to this character, Shun, and the given appearance was a jab at the trope of the Red Ones Go Faster.
• Shun's favorite Gundam series are: Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Mobile Suit Gundam 00.
• Despite me making this character as a typecast shonen protagonist, it has been mentioned that this character follows a lot of the character tropes that fall under The Rival.

 

Gunpla Information

Name: Gundam Astraea Critas

Model Number: GNY-001FC

Machine Classification: Custom General-Purpose Mobile Suit

Manufacturer: Yasu Souma

[spoiler=Appearance:]

 

A Gunpla that is more or less just a HG 1/144 GNY-001F Gundam Astraea Type F with some HG 1/144 GN-001 Gundam Exia parts added to the Gunpla to keep it original.

 

(More images of the Gunpla in question.)

 

 

[spoiler=Armaments:]

• Proto GN Sword: A large physical blade enveloped in GN Particles, and has properties of both a beam saber and a solid sword. Due to its large size, it was designed to be foldable so as not to be a hindrance when not in use.
• Samurai Swords: Based on the two samurai swords utilized by the Segoku Astray, these were added to the Astraea Critas' weaponry to make it unique to Shun's mixed fighting style.
• GN Shield: Made of durable E-Carbon, the GN Shield is better at absorbing shocks from attack due to being attached to the forearm and thus maneuverable. In addition, GN Particles are coated on the shield's surface. This not only improves the shield's anti-beam capabilities, but can also magnetize physical projectiles, redirecting their destructive power along the shield's surface
• GN Beam Rifle: A particle beam gun that shoots out high energy GN Particles. The GN Beam Rifle has high particle consumption, and receives power from the suit via connecting to a forearm socket during use. Due to the forearm connector being movable, the GN Beam Rifle can remain attached to the forearm while the Astraea Critas has other weapon in its hand like the GN Beam Saber.
• GN Vulcan: Mounted on each of Astraea Critas' forearms, the pair of GN Vulcans fire weak beams. Capable of being rapid fired continuously, they are mainly used for restraining the enemy's movement and the likes. However, they are a threat to mobile weapons without E-Carbon armor.
• Beam Sabers: Close combat weapon, a pair are on the Astraea Critas' rear waist.

 

 

[spoiler=Equipment and Features:]

• Trans-Am System: The Gundam Astraea Critas can utilize the Plavsky Particles and initiate Trans-Am, improving its combat capabilities by three times for a short period of time.

 

 

[spoiler=Special Attacks:]

• N/A

 

 

Misc. Info

Gunpla Theme

• The Gunpla's name: Critas is shortened from the word "autoctoritas", Latin for "authority". This is a contrast to the Gundam Exia, the Astraea Type F's twin (a good word to use here), who's name is Greek for "authority", "exousia".
• Given the fact that the Astraea Critas is red and it's Trans-Am System, it also is a reference to the trope, Red Ones Go Faster.
• Despite Shun using the Astraea Critas as his main Gunpla and using it to battle, he has yet to develop any special attack for it yet.

 

 

[Yui]

[spoiler=The Big Gay]

---

"If you don't go hard, why play at all?"

---

Name: Ichigo Shimada

Age: 17

Gender: Female

Gunpla: Number 2

[spoiler=Appearance]
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 133

[spoiler=Personality]Ichigo is a girl armed with a creative talent, honesty, and generous amounts of positive spirit. She's aware she's a girl with plenty of skills and the potential to get far in life, and does her best to keep a positive outlook because of it. As a result of her good nature, it's not all that hard to get along with Ichigo, though she's not quite the type to interact outside of the circles she joins unless there's an obvious common interest between her and whoever she's talking to. Luckily, she's a girl with fairly diverse interests. She likes to play racing or adventure games, draw art, and of course, all things related to gunpla. She even took up track to keep in shape. Talking about something she's interested in is a great way to quickly break the ice with Ichigo, so it's hardly a surprise that she's interested in the well being of her fellow club members. And it shows, as does most anything Ichigo's feeling at the time.

Being very much the type to wear her heart on her sleeve, it's rarely a challenge to tell what Ichigo's feeling at any point in time. Between her body language, tone of voice, and even the things that she says, reading Ichigo's mood is no challenge. Her two most frequent emotions seem to be happy and sad, and it's rare for her to be outright angry at someone or something. Most of the time, if she's not feeling so great, she'll seek out support from someone else, which is for the best since it doesn't take much to snap her out of a bad mood most of the time. The things that tend to get her upset are also pretty simple. If life isn't quite going her way, she gets upset, though she can take minor inconveniences in stride as long as they don't pile up too quickly.

When something big happens, or if something goes awry because of Ichigo, her mood sinks quite a bit deeper than usual. With her honest and helpful nature, Ichigo likes to be seen by others as reliable, and any blunder that could ruin that image can easily cause her to question herself. She gets apathetic and lethargic the more she lets those kinds of negative thoughts swirl around in her head, no longer bothering to really put in her usual vigorous effort. Which can in turn cause her to make more mistakes, and sink further into a funk. She can theoretically snap out of these herself, but it's not a fast process by any means, so it's often better to give her the nudges needed to bring her back to her usual energetic and hard-working, hard-playing self.

[spoiler=Biography]Born into a well-off family, Ichigo lived a good childhood. While she didn't know her mother very long before the woman up and left, she was lucky enough to have a loving father, passionate about both his daughter's best interests and about gunpla. Her early interest in them was in fact due to proximity with her father, though in her younger years, she never quite understood the technical stuff. She did, however, understand how to sculpt parts. When she was seven, Ichigo's father gifted her with the tools necessary to create gunpla parts, as well as plenty of materials to get started with. Most of her early parts weren't that great, but a combination of her sharp mind and determination saw her soon doing far better than the other kids her age. Ichigo's first gunpla - Strawberry - was a custom model of her own creation, with the technical side of things being handled by her father and a trusted co-worker of his. At the ripe age of thirteen, Ichigo was confident enough between her crafting skills and years of watching pros battle that she wanted to tackle the world of gunpla battles herself.

Tragically, Strawberry was damaged beyond repair two years later when Ichigo - in an overeager rush to join Tomino High's gunpla club the day she started attending the school - ran face-first into the door and fell onto her back from the recoil, crushing her rather frail gunpla completely. For her first week with the club, Ichigo had no gunpla of her own, and for reasons he wouldn't specify, her father wouldn't let her buy or build a new one. The reason became clear however, when he gifted her with a new gunpla he made entirely on his own. Dubbed Number 2, it was an incredibly sturdy gunpla built so that Ichigo wouldn't accidentally break it, though its design was rather... painfully bland. As such, she spent the next couple of weeks prettying it up a bit while keeping the overall design intact, with her only major modification being to replace the top half of the "head" with a cockpit-like hole, complete with a little pilot sitting in it. Getting used to the slow and steady Number 2 compared to the speedy glass cannon Strawberry wasn't an easy task, but once Ichigo had gotten it down, she proved to be fairly competent at using her gunpla.

In the year since joining the club, while Ichigo hasn't exactly won any championships or anything, she's proven perfectly capable of holding her own in a gunpla battle, and also went on to become one of the school track team's finest runners. While her athletic and academic pursuits are only a second priority next to gunpla, Ichigo is confident she can continue to stay on top of all three of those.

[spoiler=Misc]Pretty good at drawing, but her talent is mostly used up on lesbian art. Claims to actually make a decent amount of money in commissions.

Has been learning how to do the technical work for gunpla in recent months, as she plans to make Number 2 a better gunpla herself.

---

[spoiler=Absolute Unit]
Name: Number 2

Model Number: NM-2

Machine Classification: Close Quarters Combat Mobile Suit

Manufacturer: Mr. Shimada/Unknown

[spoiler=Armaments]Hands: The hands of Number 2 are big, reinforced, and attached to arms that can make a full 360 degrees of rotation. This makes them the perfect tool to beat someone down with if they get within arm's reach of the gunpla.

[spoiler=Equipment and Features]Sheer Size: Number 2 is a gunpla of significant size, being considerably larger than the average gunpla model.

Glide Tail: Seeing as it doesn't have legs, this is Number 2's only means of movement. The "tail" of the gunpla is capable of generating just lift to keep Number 2 off the ground, allowing it to fly and hover around the battlefield, even if it's pretty slow due to the mech's sheer weight.

Energy Shield: The glowing bulb at the front of Number 2 is capable of producing a barrier to protect itself from attacks. This shield is mostly created to protect from frontal attacks, though fully-enclosing barriers are also possible at the cost of more energy. Most effective against projectiles.

Pilot: Purely a cosmetic modification, but one Ichigo is especially proud of. A small figurine of a mech pilot sits in the open top of Number 2, coldly staring ahead at her opponent. The name Ichigo settled on for this pilot seems to be Blueberry.

[spoiler=Special Attacks]Barrier Box: By overloading Number 2's shield generator, Ichigo can create a sizable shield around her gunpla, easily big enough to fit itself and another gunpla. The shield can be broken with some effort, but until it is, nothing gets in or out. Since this takes more energy than the shield generator can normally use at once, Number 2 won't be able to create more shields for a while after using this move.