Getter plot planning
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twocoolforschool-- Third draft!
Arc start:
(optional) Event: Hellish Terror of the Newts!
Ryouma Nagare has been attacked by strange creatures during an attempt by Professor Saotome to recruit him, and brought to Mt Asama for treatment. While there, the lab comes under attack by a swarm of body-hijacking newtlike creatures! At the same time, student terrorist Hayato Jin leads a raid on the lab that runs afoul of these strange creatures! Unity Group are called in for aid, arriving in time to meet the first open Mechasaurus attack, leading to the debut mission. (Optionally, some characters may have helped escort Ryouma to the Labs, leaving them on the scene for the newt action before the mission.)
Mission: A youthful life blazes bright red!
Fighting off the newt invasion leaves Saotome Labs in chaos as a Mechasaurus attacks, with Professor Saotome's son dead and he, Ryouma, and Hayato the only ones able to get to the Getter Robo, which the Dinosaurs are trying to destroy. Outside, UG mecha fight the Mechasaurus(es?), but they're tough and regenerate quickly! Saotome persuades Ryouma and Hayato to join him in piloting the Getter to turn the tide, and they launch and use Getter-1 and Getter-2 to assist, finishing off the Mechasaurus with a Getter Beam.
Note: Professor Saotome uses his influence to secure amnesty for Hayato so he can pilot Getter-2. Naturally, many members of UG are likely to be unhappy about this.
Mission: A Vision of Hell on Mt Daisetzu!
Strange reports come in from Hokkaido of primitive life appearing and atavistic reversions among the population, which Professor Saotome fears are part of a Dinosaur Empire plot. Ryouma heads north to investigate, but the Eagle is forced down and Ryouma is rescued by student judoka Musashi Tomoe. The pair discover a Dinosaur beachhead while Hayato and the UG uncover the nature of the biological weapon being used, rushing to back Ryouma up. Musashi helps out by piloting the Bear, and Getter-3 makes its debut, while the beachhead is repelled and the bioweapon destroyed. Emperor Gore reveals himself and taunts humanity with their inevitable destruction at the hands of the superior Reptiloids.
Arc end.
Note: From this point on, the Dinosaur Empire is at open war with humanity, and "Mechasauruses of the Week" are available for combat logs and as complications for other canons' missions. Gore doesn't want to help anyone else conquer the surface, but weakening humanity's resistance or killing large numbers of humans are always on his agenda.
Mission: Gore unleashes a strange new creature, a jellyfish which dissolves and consumes whoever it can reach. Getter must force it back into the water and figure out a way to destroy an enemy which uses any attack as energy to become larger and more powerful!
Mission: Dinosaur Empire infiltrators steal the prototype next-generation Getter Robo G. The team must take on a more powerful version of their own robot, pitting their skill and teamwork against raw specs and a murderous intent!
Mission: When Gore sends a new Mechasaurus programmed with all the Getter's combat data against Saotome Labs, only Musashi is fit to sortie after a mass food poisoning incident! Can Musashi adapt to this new enemy that knows all the team's tricks? (Other PCs with strong stomachs and weaker minds may substitute for the action figure and dog that were his original co-pilots on this adventure.)
Arc start:
Mission: Twister of Terror!
Abnormal clouds roll in, and a city is wracked by lightning and tornadoes. The Getter investigates, and finds the storm both covering and powering Mechasaurus weather control machines! Taking out this large-scale incursion is complicated by the need to protect the surviving civilian population.
Mission: Infiltrate the Dinosaur Empire!
Investigation shows that the Tornadosaurs' emergence tunnels can still be tracked, and Getter-2 is used to follow them back to an underground base where many new weapons are being prepared! The base is destroyed, but Ryouma is badly injured in the process!
Mission: "So you want the Getter, do you?"
With their plans disrupted, the Dinosaur Empire launch an all-out attack with everything they've got before they're again forced underground by Getter Rays. Priority one is destroying the Getter, so Musashi launches to draw them away from the Labs while the Professor and Hayato try to get the untested Shin Getter Robo ready to launch and back him up. Shin refuses to respond, however, even when Ryouma drags himself out of the infirmary to pilot it. In the end, Musashi self-destructs the Getter to devastate the Dinosaur forces, and the reaction activates Shin, granting Ryouma a terrifying vision of the future!
Note: Musashi's self-destruct should do a lot of damage, albeit not necessarily killing many in the wake of the Dinosaur attack it ends. It would be good to tie this to another canon that needs such a disaster.
Arc end.
Season end.
Supporting characters:
Professor Saotome: originally a genius researcher into the promising energy source of Getter Rays, Saotome was the first to recognize the pattern of malice in the Dinosaur Empire's early clandestine attacks, and designed the Getter Robo to combat them. He receives considerable support from the Japanese government, which is a good thing given the rate at which he burns through people and resources. An intensely driven man, ruthless in his pursuit of humanity's defense.
Michiru Saotome: the Professor's daughter, an academic in her own right but frequently at odds with her father's methods.
Tatsuhito Saotome: the Professor's son, originally a candidate pilot for the Getter. Possessed by newts during the first event, and incinerated by the Professor himself.
Professor Shikishima: an actual mad scientist, not just an angry, obsessive one. Font of wonderful toys.
Antagonists:
Emperor Gore:
General Bat:
Advisor Galilei:
Mechasauruses: giant cyborg monstrosities in a wide variety of shapes and functions. These capitalize on the basic reptiloid resilience and regeneration to overwhelm their foes, and are difficult to put down without the use of Getter Rays.
Reptiloids: roughly humanoid infantry and flying pterosaurs, the Dinosaur Empire's basic troops are strong and very resilient, able to function despite an enormous amount of punishment. The only kind of kill that works is overkill, or Getter Rays.
--- Second draft!
Arc start!
Event post - Ryouma crashes a martial arts tournament, and is attacked afterwards!
Mission - Ryouma fights newts while Hayato raids the Labs! Getter-1 and Getter-2 launch!
Mission - A Vision of Hell on Mt. Daisetszu! Musashi is recruited, and Getter-3 debuts!
Arc finish!
Miscellaneous missions and monsters of the week!
Possibly include "vs Getter Robo G" here, with G as a prototype?
This should totally include the "Musashi pilots alone" adventure!
Arc start!
Mission - Twister of Terror! A city under attack!
Mission - Infiltrate the Dinosaur Empire! Tracing the attack back to an underground base, where Ryouma is injured!
Mission (season finale) - "So You Want The Getter, Do You?"! Hayato tries to get Shin ready to go, while Musashi stages a delaying action in the Getter! Ryouma tries to help pilot Shin, but it's no good! Musashi self-destructs the Getter to devastate the Dinosaur armies and enable the rest of UG to finish them off, and the reaction awakens Shin, granting Ryouma a vision of the future!
Arc finish! Season end!
Ryouma turns his back on the Getter, afraid of what he saw!
Event post - The Destruction of Saotome Labs! Research on Shin Getter irradiates the labs and kills many researchers, including (?) Professor Saotome!
Between this and Musashi's city-destroying self-destruct, Getter research is severely restricted! Getters under construction are mothballed!
Ryouma decides that his vision means humanity will need the Getter! He steals an incomplete Getter Robo and finishes it as the Black Getter! (Should he steal it from space, to justify its colour?)
Meanwhile, Hayato pursues Plasma Reactor research and develops the Neo Getter!
(Do we want to include any of the "aliens from the future" stuff here?)
Shin vs Neo! The Dinosaurs return! Possibly Doctor Rando is a pawn of the future aliens? His mind-controlling body horror, the Oni, and the future aliens could all be rolled into one and the Dinosaur Empire saved for later in the season!
Hayato recruits new pilots! The Neo Getter Robo sees action!
Eventually, a true Getter is required! Shin is awakened by Ryouma, Hayato, and Benkei/Michiru?
How will the old and new teams divide the Shin up between them? Possibly Hayato should remain a commander, Ryouma pilot Black Getter, and the new team take Shin?
--- First draft!
Ryouma is recruited and brought to Saotome Labs, but the Dinosaur Empire attacks! A swarm of mind-controlling parasitic newts infiltrates the base and wreaks havoc! In the end, to defend the unfinished Getter Robo, Professor Saotome must incinerate his own son!
Hayato's School House raid the Labs, but are caught up in a Dinosaur attack! In the end, Hayato is induced to pilot the Getter with Ryouma and the Professor! Getter-1 and Getter-2 launch for the first time!
Strange reports from Hokkaido send Ryouma to investigate. He meets Musashi, who's fending off a strange biowar attack from the Dinosaurs! In the end, UG must launch a rescue mission, and Musashi becomes the third pilot! An underground base is discovered, and destroyed!
(Idea - combine Ryouma and Hayato's recruitment, and make it an arc with Musashi's. Split the whole "infiltrate the underground base" part off for a later mission, possibly on an arc with Machine Land - we find the research facility and can't save the hostages, but we learn about the real weapon about to launch and must stop it!)
Mechasauruses of the week in action logs!
Giant energy-absorbing jellyfish!
Twisters of Terror - we follow the tunnel of one of the tornadosaurs to the underground base!
Machine Land!
--- Some of the things we want!
The three pilots' recruitment. Events/missions? OK!
Combine Terror of the Newts with Hayato's attack? OK!
A mission to Hokkaido which recruits Musashi / confronts the Dinosaur Empire in its secret base! OK!
Machine Land!
A volcano!
Giant jellyfish!
Tornado engines! OK!
Ryouma's amnesia/abduction/reprogramming? OK!
A reason for Ryouma to get Black Getter! OK!
MUSASHIIIIII! Any canon need a city destroyed? OK!
Ryouma freaking out and rejecting the Getter! An attempt to pilot Shin gone wrong? OK!
Do we want the whole aliens-from-the-future thing? Ryouma's vision of Getter Hell?
Do we want to involve the Demons, or just have the Dinosaurs straightforwardly beaten?
A reason for Hayato to develop Neo Getter Robo! OK!
If we get a Michiru, how can we incorporate her into the plot?
--- Ideas
Initially, Saotome's plan is for Ryouma, Hayato, and his son to be the pilots. To this end, he leaks info about the Getter to Hayato to lure him in. However, Hayato's raid comes at the same time as the newt attack that kills Saotome Jr, so the Professor must launch with them instead.
Sequence of events for So You Want The Getter: a major Dinosaur attack is incoming! Their priority is to wipe out the Getter before they become dormant, which will allow them to extend their time on the surface! Musashi launches to lure them away from the Labs and buy time for Shin to be completed and launched! However, Shin won't respond, despite the Professor's and Hayato's best efforts! Ryouma's in intensive care after his injuries, but he drags himself to the cockpit to try to help! With both him and Hayato present, Shin begins to respond, but Ryouma's injuries are getting the better of him! (Perhaps they launch, and crash en route when Ryouma blacks out?) Musashi opts to take out the bulk of the Dinosaur forces by self-destructing! The blast of Getter energy resonates with Shin, awakening it - it has eyes! Ryouma is clinically dead for a few seconds, though his heart is quickly restarted! During this time, he has a vision of the future of Getter, which terrifies him! With Musashi's sacrifice and Shin's resonance, the Dinosaurs are devastated and their dormancy accelerates, and the rest of UG force them to retreat back under the Earth!
We need a reason for there to be a second (at least) original-type Getter for Ryouma to turn into Black Getter. Perhaps, between Musashi's self-destruct and the disaster with Shin that wipes out the Labs, there was a plan for mass production which was cancelled when Getter research was suspended?
We should totally have Professor Shikishima around as an NPC for shenanigans.
Arc start:
(optional) Event: Hellish Terror of the Newts!
Ryouma Nagare has been attacked by strange creatures during an attempt by Professor Saotome to recruit him, and brought to Mt Asama for treatment. While there, the lab comes under attack by a swarm of body-hijacking newtlike creatures! At the same time, student terrorist Hayato Jin leads a raid on the lab that runs afoul of these strange creatures! Unity Group are called in for aid, arriving in time to meet the first open Mechasaurus attack, leading to the debut mission. (Optionally, some characters may have helped escort Ryouma to the Labs, leaving them on the scene for the newt action before the mission.)
Mission: A youthful life blazes bright red!
Fighting off the newt invasion leaves Saotome Labs in chaos as a Mechasaurus attacks, with Professor Saotome's son dead and he, Ryouma, and Hayato the only ones able to get to the Getter Robo, which the Dinosaurs are trying to destroy. Outside, UG mecha fight the Mechasaurus(es?), but they're tough and regenerate quickly! Saotome persuades Ryouma and Hayato to join him in piloting the Getter to turn the tide, and they launch and use Getter-1 and Getter-2 to assist, finishing off the Mechasaurus with a Getter Beam.
Note: Professor Saotome uses his influence to secure amnesty for Hayato so he can pilot Getter-2. Naturally, many members of UG are likely to be unhappy about this.
Mission: A Vision of Hell on Mt Daisetzu!
Strange reports come in from Hokkaido of primitive life appearing and atavistic reversions among the population, which Professor Saotome fears are part of a Dinosaur Empire plot. Ryouma heads north to investigate, but the Eagle is forced down and Ryouma is rescued by student judoka Musashi Tomoe. The pair discover a Dinosaur beachhead while Hayato and the UG uncover the nature of the biological weapon being used, rushing to back Ryouma up. Musashi helps out by piloting the Bear, and Getter-3 makes its debut, while the beachhead is repelled and the bioweapon destroyed. Emperor Gore reveals himself and taunts humanity with their inevitable destruction at the hands of the superior Reptiloids.
Arc end.
Note: From this point on, the Dinosaur Empire is at open war with humanity, and "Mechasauruses of the Week" are available for combat logs and as complications for other canons' missions. Gore doesn't want to help anyone else conquer the surface, but weakening humanity's resistance or killing large numbers of humans are always on his agenda.
Mission: Gore unleashes a strange new creature, a jellyfish which dissolves and consumes whoever it can reach. Getter must force it back into the water and figure out a way to destroy an enemy which uses any attack as energy to become larger and more powerful!
Mission: Dinosaur Empire infiltrators steal the prototype next-generation Getter Robo G. The team must take on a more powerful version of their own robot, pitting their skill and teamwork against raw specs and a murderous intent!
Mission: When Gore sends a new Mechasaurus programmed with all the Getter's combat data against Saotome Labs, only Musashi is fit to sortie after a mass food poisoning incident! Can Musashi adapt to this new enemy that knows all the team's tricks? (Other PCs with strong stomachs and weaker minds may substitute for the action figure and dog that were his original co-pilots on this adventure.)
Arc start:
Mission: Twister of Terror!
Abnormal clouds roll in, and a city is wracked by lightning and tornadoes. The Getter investigates, and finds the storm both covering and powering Mechasaurus weather control machines! Taking out this large-scale incursion is complicated by the need to protect the surviving civilian population.
Mission: Infiltrate the Dinosaur Empire!
Investigation shows that the Tornadosaurs' emergence tunnels can still be tracked, and Getter-2 is used to follow them back to an underground base where many new weapons are being prepared! The base is destroyed, but Ryouma is badly injured in the process!
Mission: "So you want the Getter, do you?"
With their plans disrupted, the Dinosaur Empire launch an all-out attack with everything they've got before they're again forced underground by Getter Rays. Priority one is destroying the Getter, so Musashi launches to draw them away from the Labs while the Professor and Hayato try to get the untested Shin Getter Robo ready to launch and back him up. Shin refuses to respond, however, even when Ryouma drags himself out of the infirmary to pilot it. In the end, Musashi self-destructs the Getter to devastate the Dinosaur forces, and the reaction activates Shin, granting Ryouma a terrifying vision of the future!
Note: Musashi's self-destruct should do a lot of damage, albeit not necessarily killing many in the wake of the Dinosaur attack it ends. It would be good to tie this to another canon that needs such a disaster.
Arc end.
Season end.
Supporting characters:
Professor Saotome: originally a genius researcher into the promising energy source of Getter Rays, Saotome was the first to recognize the pattern of malice in the Dinosaur Empire's early clandestine attacks, and designed the Getter Robo to combat them. He receives considerable support from the Japanese government, which is a good thing given the rate at which he burns through people and resources. An intensely driven man, ruthless in his pursuit of humanity's defense.
Michiru Saotome: the Professor's daughter, an academic in her own right but frequently at odds with her father's methods.
Tatsuhito Saotome: the Professor's son, originally a candidate pilot for the Getter. Possessed by newts during the first event, and incinerated by the Professor himself.
Professor Shikishima: an actual mad scientist, not just an angry, obsessive one. Font of wonderful toys.
Antagonists:
Emperor Gore:
General Bat:
Advisor Galilei:
Mechasauruses: giant cyborg monstrosities in a wide variety of shapes and functions. These capitalize on the basic reptiloid resilience and regeneration to overwhelm their foes, and are difficult to put down without the use of Getter Rays.
Reptiloids: roughly humanoid infantry and flying pterosaurs, the Dinosaur Empire's basic troops are strong and very resilient, able to function despite an enormous amount of punishment. The only kind of kill that works is overkill, or Getter Rays.
--- Second draft!
Arc start!
Event post - Ryouma crashes a martial arts tournament, and is attacked afterwards!
Mission - Ryouma fights newts while Hayato raids the Labs! Getter-1 and Getter-2 launch!
Mission - A Vision of Hell on Mt. Daisetszu! Musashi is recruited, and Getter-3 debuts!
Arc finish!
Miscellaneous missions and monsters of the week!
Possibly include "vs Getter Robo G" here, with G as a prototype?
This should totally include the "Musashi pilots alone" adventure!
Arc start!
Mission - Twister of Terror! A city under attack!
Mission - Infiltrate the Dinosaur Empire! Tracing the attack back to an underground base, where Ryouma is injured!
Mission (season finale) - "So You Want The Getter, Do You?"! Hayato tries to get Shin ready to go, while Musashi stages a delaying action in the Getter! Ryouma tries to help pilot Shin, but it's no good! Musashi self-destructs the Getter to devastate the Dinosaur armies and enable the rest of UG to finish them off, and the reaction awakens Shin, granting Ryouma a vision of the future!
Arc finish! Season end!
Ryouma turns his back on the Getter, afraid of what he saw!
Event post - The Destruction of Saotome Labs! Research on Shin Getter irradiates the labs and kills many researchers, including (?) Professor Saotome!
Between this and Musashi's city-destroying self-destruct, Getter research is severely restricted! Getters under construction are mothballed!
Ryouma decides that his vision means humanity will need the Getter! He steals an incomplete Getter Robo and finishes it as the Black Getter! (Should he steal it from space, to justify its colour?)
Meanwhile, Hayato pursues Plasma Reactor research and develops the Neo Getter!
(Do we want to include any of the "aliens from the future" stuff here?)
Shin vs Neo! The Dinosaurs return! Possibly Doctor Rando is a pawn of the future aliens? His mind-controlling body horror, the Oni, and the future aliens could all be rolled into one and the Dinosaur Empire saved for later in the season!
Hayato recruits new pilots! The Neo Getter Robo sees action!
Eventually, a true Getter is required! Shin is awakened by Ryouma, Hayato, and Benkei/Michiru?
How will the old and new teams divide the Shin up between them? Possibly Hayato should remain a commander, Ryouma pilot Black Getter, and the new team take Shin?
--- First draft!
Ryouma is recruited and brought to Saotome Labs, but the Dinosaur Empire attacks! A swarm of mind-controlling parasitic newts infiltrates the base and wreaks havoc! In the end, to defend the unfinished Getter Robo, Professor Saotome must incinerate his own son!
Hayato's School House raid the Labs, but are caught up in a Dinosaur attack! In the end, Hayato is induced to pilot the Getter with Ryouma and the Professor! Getter-1 and Getter-2 launch for the first time!
Strange reports from Hokkaido send Ryouma to investigate. He meets Musashi, who's fending off a strange biowar attack from the Dinosaurs! In the end, UG must launch a rescue mission, and Musashi becomes the third pilot! An underground base is discovered, and destroyed!
(Idea - combine Ryouma and Hayato's recruitment, and make it an arc with Musashi's. Split the whole "infiltrate the underground base" part off for a later mission, possibly on an arc with Machine Land - we find the research facility and can't save the hostages, but we learn about the real weapon about to launch and must stop it!)
Mechasauruses of the week in action logs!
Giant energy-absorbing jellyfish!
Twisters of Terror - we follow the tunnel of one of the tornadosaurs to the underground base!
Machine Land!
--- Some of the things we want!
Machine Land!
A volcano!
Giant jellyfish!
Do we want the whole aliens-from-the-future thing? Ryouma's vision of Getter Hell?
Do we want to involve the Demons, or just have the Dinosaurs straightforwardly beaten?
If we get a Michiru, how can we incorporate her into the plot?
--- Ideas
Initially, Saotome's plan is for Ryouma, Hayato, and his son to be the pilots. To this end, he leaks info about the Getter to Hayato to lure him in. However, Hayato's raid comes at the same time as the newt attack that kills Saotome Jr, so the Professor must launch with them instead.
Sequence of events for So You Want The Getter: a major Dinosaur attack is incoming! Their priority is to wipe out the Getter before they become dormant, which will allow them to extend their time on the surface! Musashi launches to lure them away from the Labs and buy time for Shin to be completed and launched! However, Shin won't respond, despite the Professor's and Hayato's best efforts! Ryouma's in intensive care after his injuries, but he drags himself to the cockpit to try to help! With both him and Hayato present, Shin begins to respond, but Ryouma's injuries are getting the better of him! (Perhaps they launch, and crash en route when Ryouma blacks out?) Musashi opts to take out the bulk of the Dinosaur forces by self-destructing! The blast of Getter energy resonates with Shin, awakening it - it has eyes! Ryouma is clinically dead for a few seconds, though his heart is quickly restarted! During this time, he has a vision of the future of Getter, which terrifies him! With Musashi's sacrifice and Shin's resonance, the Dinosaurs are devastated and their dormancy accelerates, and the rest of UG force them to retreat back under the Earth!
We need a reason for there to be a second (at least) original-type Getter for Ryouma to turn into Black Getter. Perhaps, between Musashi's self-destruct and the disaster with Shin that wipes out the Labs, there was a plan for mass production which was cancelled when Getter research was suspended?
We should totally have Professor Shikishima around as an NPC for shenanigans.
