It's been a while, I wonder if there is anything new out there.
Maybe! But on my end, I kinda wanna explain/share something
This topic and your explanation and description of it had me spin a whole dang faction out of thin air and I never told anyone about it.
They're the Crimson Empire, linked kind of thematically with the fantasy Crimson Empire I made that has similarly never been explained
But, following Alien life fleeing to Earth and that Alien life being hot girls, the more xenophobic and nationalist members of the human race started to get aggravated by the era of peace, integration, and unity brought about through the Alien's technology and story. With little other than disproportionate political power, they formed a tenuous coalition and political bloc with an ultimatum: either the Aliens leave, or they do.
Humanity thought about this for about 30 seconds before realizing the spectacular deal they were offered and put together a fleet capable of interstellar travel with the help of the growing and diversifying alien population. Some members realized their bluff had been called, but most took up the offer to abandon their fallen world and colonize space in the name of the true humans, not led astray by the manipulation of outsiders and inevitably nothing but lambs to the slaughter.
This, shockingly, didn't go well. They ignored the advice of the aliens who told them the best ways to maximize ease of travel, ignored data about good places to settle, quickly devolved into infighting over who should be in charge, and eventually became a husk fleet drifting aimlessly through the void. Which is where Something noticed them. The Crimson Empress, a thing older than the stars, who believes all things belong to Her. She whispered to the lost and desperate fleet's leaders, appealing to their dread over irrelevance and powerlessness, and promised them the ability to make them all matter again. If they just give in to her, if they just follow what she asks, the world they wish they still had will be theirs once again. They'll be important. They'll be listened to. They'll be relevant again. They did.
She gave them eternal life through respawning and rejuvenating technology. When a subject of the Empress dies, their consciousness is transported and rebirthed into an exact copy of themselves. Once mature, the subjects do not have to age, instead being able to pick an age they wish to stay. She gave them weapons. She gave them the ability to endlessly produce those weapons and to create vicious fighting machines.
All she asked was for everything. The full extent of what that means isn't something I've written out yet okay,
okay, but it's totally screwed with the entirely female fighting force. Since death means nothing to them, they handle it like the inconvenience at worst you get in a respawn heavy competitive shooter. Die? Whatever. Get stranded? Just kill yourself and respawn at home. Hurt and can't fight? Just kill yourself and start new. Your dead body? Well, it's you, isn't it? They get weird. Keep getting killed by some dude? Your body piling up around him? Isn't that kinda... kinda hot? He's searching you? It's like your watching yourself get fondled. Get blown up in a spacefight? Like getting shot down in a flight sim, who cares? If they were a dick about it you might resent them, but hey, maybe they're cool. You can see them. Maybe you form a bond with a foe after fighting them over and over. Yeah, you've
died, but so what? You didn't actually. You've come back each time. You have continuity of consciousness. It's just, at worst, an
embarrassment to die.
BUT ANYWAY: I wanted to make a bunch of reaction pictures of at least 4 pilots with different personalities based on a theoretical game cause I love theoretical games and you also asked me to do it. I started, got to the "add text" phase, and it all looked like total dogshit and I figured I'd go back to it when I was better and
I DIDN'T
But I do have the partial text file here. I'm just gonna paste it:
HONOR: Lets the enemy wake up, finish lines, recover health
NOT: Doesn't do any of that
CONFIDENT- Assured of her abilities, cuts to the chase, respects consistently honorable play
INTRO:
1st: "Let's see if you thieves are worth anything."
2nd: "You got lucky. You won't this time."
3rd: "I know your tricks. That won't happen again."
4th: "...Don't look so smug. I've got you down."
5th+(H): "...You know this, but I don't die. I... won't stop coming for you."
5th+: "You have to beat me every time. I have to beat you once."
STATUS GREEN
ALLOWED TO WAKE:
1st: "Wh-... don't take me lightly."
2nd: "...arrogant..."
3rd: "Hmph."
4th: "...you're quite honorable, aren't you?"
5th: "Ugh. Let's continue."
DAMAGE PLAYER:
1st: "We will take back what is ours!"
2nd: "I told you!"
3rd: "I warned you!"
4th: "...see?"
5th: "I have you now."
HONORABLE PLAYER EJECTS:
1st: "You thieves have no chance!"
2nd: "Not so lucky this time!"
3rd: "I've learned!"
4th: "Ha! Finally!"
5th: "...phew..."
DISHONORABLE PLAYER EJECTS:
1st: "You even steal from death!"
2nd: "Coward!"
3rd: "...Get back here!"
4th: "That- you..."
5th: "I
despise you."
STATUS YELLOW
TRANSITION:
1st: "Gah!"
2nd: "Not-"
3rd: "Oh-"
4th: "Again?"
5th: "I-You...!"
ALLOWED TO WAKE:
1st: "Don't get cocky."
2nd: "Are you insulting me?"
3rd: "..."
4th: "...you
are..."
5th: "I'm ready. We can continue."
STATUS RED
TRANSITION(cut arm)
1st: "Aah! *inhale*"
2nd: "Oh- not ag-"
3rd: "No! I won't..."
4th(H): "...is that concern? Or pity?"
4th(N): "Do you like to see me bleed,
thief?"
5th(H): "Is that...guilt?"
5th(N): "I hate to give you this satisfaction."
ALLOWED TO WAKE:
1st: "...you didn't win yet."
2nd: "You think this is over?"
3rd: "...this is just what you do..."
4th: "...I'm...awake."
5th: "I'm... I'm okay."
BLOWED UP:
1st: "No! No! Impossi-aaah-!"
2nd: "Again? No! Nooo-!"
3rd: "How? How are you-"
4th(H): "... I see the sadness in your eyes now. I-"
4th(N): "I will return. I will return and kill-"
5th(H): "You got me again. I'll... see you aroun-"
5th(N): "I hate you! I hate you with all the fury of the-"
FLIRTY- Tease, Quickly hates dishonorable play, Becomes affectionate
INTRO
1st: "Oh? Oooh? What's this? Who are you?"
2nd(H): "Hey, hello again stranger."
2nd(N): "That wasn't very nice."
3rd(H): "We meet again. Do you think this is fate?"
3rd(N): "Ugh, you. Of all the pilots to run into..."
4th(H): "Mmm, hello. It's always a pleasure to see you."
4th(N): "By the empress, how has no one killed you yet?"
5th(H): "Am I going to have to give up to meet you?"
5th(N): "I'm going to have to erase you myself."
(Unzips suit)
DEVOTED- Religion masks fear, bewildered by honor, easily startled
INTRO
1st: "I will destroy you in Her name!"
2nd: "Th- Through Her will I am reborn...!"
3rd(H): "I... I burn back, through the void..."
3rd(N): "I am... I am Her vessel, Her glory shines through me..."
4th(H): "The void brings me back to you... is this a test?"
4th(N): "I- I will not fail Her!"
5th(H): "This... this must be Her design..."
5th(N): "You! You must be... you must be banished!"
(Loses glasses)
PLAYFUL- Having fun, likes honor, becomes cute
1st: "Hehe! Hi! I'm a pilot too!"
2nd(H): "Hi again! That was fun!"
2nd(N): "I know you! You weren't very nice..."
3rd(H): "Hehehe... Hi hi! Hi! Aren't you happy to see me?"
3rd(N): "You're good! Just not nice."
4th(H): "Oh! Hehehe...mmm. Sorry, it's just so nice to see you!"
4th(N): "Aww... not you again..."
5th(H): "Hi... hi there...! I'm always so happy to see you, you know? Maybe we could...no-"
5th(N): "I'm sick of you! Go away already!"
(Ponytail comes loose)