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UNSDB: The Protodevilun RCC

The following material is an adaptation of mecha from MACROSS 7, a sequel to the original Japanese MACROSS TV series. Please feel free to use, copy, and distribute it as you see fit. All I ask is that you give proper credit to me and do not claim that it is your own work. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

THE PROTODEVILN
NPCs/RCCs for the Macross RPG

NOTE: These rules are FAR from finished, but I've been getting so many questions asking "what are Protodeviln" that I decided to go ahead and post the intro to hopefully answer some of your questions. I'm currently working on NPC stats for Sivil and Gepernich, to be followed soon after by the rest of the Protodeviln. Thank you for your patience.

Initial prototypes of Evil-Series zentraedi did not meet with much success. Difficulties with storing and controlling the power specified by the Evil Project led to many early Evil zentraedi burning themselves out or self-destructing. The project was eventually cancelled due to these unresolvable problems. However, a few years later protoculture scientists discovered a sub-universe existing in parallel with our universe that contained incredibly high levels of extra-dimensional energy which could potentially be harnassed as a power source in this universe. Research into collecting the energy of the sub-universe led to the development of extremely compact organic-based super-dimensional generators that could supply enormous amounts of energy. At the same time increasing internal conflicts within the Stellar Republic led to the re-activation of the Evil Project, and protoculture scientists determined that they could use these new super-dimensional generator organs to overcome the power problems of the previous Evil prototypes. Initial simulations showed no problems in the new series of Evil zentraedi, and growth of initial prototypes was begun.

However, during the final tests of the Evil prototypes on the ice world something went terribly wrong. The super-dimensional organs overloaded and allowed a previously-unknown life force from the sub-universe to cross over into the bodies of the Evil zentraedi and combine with their consciousness, forming a completely new life form. These beings dubbed themselves the "Protodeviln" and immediately destroyed all protocultures and zentraedi in the star system. The beings that had invaded the Evil zentraedi required a type of spirital energy (Spritia) to exist for long periods of time in this dimension, and once the spiritia in their host bodies began to run out they learned how to drain the energy from other life forms in order to maintain themselves. They also discovered how to brainwash protocultures and zentraedi through spritia draining, and immediately invaded and enslaved the populations of several surrounding star systems in order to form their own empire (which later became known as the Inspection Army).

The Stellar Republic learned about the protodeviln three months after their creation and immediately called for a cease fire in their internal conflicts in order to concentrate their forces in repelling this new menace. However, by that time it was already too late. The protodeviln controlled over 30% of the Stellar Republic, and the Inspection Army had become a military force almost as powerful as the Republic's zentraedi forces. Furthermore, the zentraedi were at an extreme disadvantage when fighting Inspection Army forces. In order to prevent a zentraedi rebellion the protocultures had programmed the zentraedi with orders to "avoid interference with protocultures", and since the Inspection Army was mostly made up of brainwashed protocultures the zentraedi could not fight them effectively. The war betwen the Stellar Republic and the Inspection Army lasted for 9 months, and in that time over 85% of all protocultures in the galaxy were killed. Finally, a group of protocultures known as Anima Spiritia learned how to use spiritia energy to combat the protodeviln, and with the remaining forces of the Stellar Republic they began beating back the Inspection Army. Eventually the Anima Spiritia defeated the protodeviln and sealed them away in remote prisons around the galaxy, hopefully for all eternity. 8 protodeviln, including their supreme leader known as Gepernich, were sealed in caves on the icy world where they were first created.

Despite the victory of the Anima Spiritia the Stellar Republic collapsed shortly afterwards. The Republic's forces were so depleted that they could no longer exert control over the surviving protoculture colonies. Furthermore due to lack of supervision the Zentraedi order to avoid interference with protocultures became uneffective, and the Zentraedi fleets began to rebel against their protoculture masters. 25 years after the war against the protodeviln the Stellar Republic was officially dissolved, and over the next 20,000 years continued fighting between remnants of the Zentraedi and the Inspection Army led to the (presumed) extinction of the protoculture species.

Many centuries later in the year 2025 AD, the Megaroad-13 colony mission discovered habitable worlds in star system 3198XE and decided to settle in the system. They named the star system "Varuta" and set up their main colony on the 3rd planet of the system. This was the same system where the protodeviln had been created and imprisoned eons ago, although no one in the colony mission was aware of this. 18 years later a research team led by Ivane Gyuntar began exploring ruins discovered in the caves of the icy 4th planet of the system. The team discovered strange energy fields among the ruins and inadverntantly shut one down, allowing the protodeviln Gepernich to regain consciousness. Although still imprisoned, Gepernich enslaved Ivane Gyuntar and his team, and later almost the entire population of the Varuta star system. This led to the creation of the Varuta empire. Gepernich dreamed of creating a "spritia farm", a slave camp where humanoids were imprisoned and continually drained of spiritia in order to supply continuous nourishment for him and his protodeviln minions. During his quest Gepernich came into contact with the Macross 07 colony fleet, and the conflict that followed became known as the Macross 7/Varuta War of 2045-2046. Although Gepernich and his minions were eventually defeated by Basara Nekki and the Macross 07 military forces, it is unknown how many other protodeviln may still be imprisoned around the galaxy, waiting to be accidentally awakened by other UN Spacy colony missions.

The Protodeviln

• Minor Protodeviln
  • Sivil
  • Gavil
  
  
• Major Protodeviln
  • Glavil
  • Valgo
  • Gigile
  • Zomd & Goram
  
  
• Master Protodeviln
  • Gepernich
  
  
• Major Protodeviln RCC
• Minor Protodeviln RCC

REFERENCES USED IN THESE RULES

• Marc Fletcher & Mark McAlister of the Battle 7 FlightDeck (they did them all, cheers guys =)
• Macross Compendium Chronology
• Macross 7 TV episodes
• This is Animation Series: Macross 7 Animation Materials