Tokyo Avengers [TEXT] I don't know why I keep abandoning this.

[Edrobot]

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Q: What is Tokyo Avengers
A: It's a big 'ol crossover about Anime characters forming a superhero team, set in a version of the Marvel universe where (almost) all fictional characters are real (though they don't always match their canon counterparts).

Q: Who is or is not allowed to appear?
A: Just about anyone is allowed to appear, though Anime characters are given a higher preference even if they don't actually live in Japan.
Also note that backstories of characters might be altered to fit into the setting better. For instance, if Lelouch Lamperogue were to appear he wouldn't be a Britannian prince because the Britannian Empire doesn't exist, though he'd probably have a similar backstory, motivation, and power.

Q: What about characters who contradict each other, such as as the different type of Shinigami in Bleach, Death Note, Soul Eater ect.?
A: This is a problem that all sufficiently large crossovers eventually come to; It's kind of inherent in the genre. Personally, I'm not going to worry about it too much unless it suddenly becomes a plot point, and I'm not going to rule out "interdimensional travelers" as a possible explination.

>NEW GAME

Your name is TONY STARK, better known as IRON MAN, and today is the worst day of your life.

...actually, now that you think of it you've had plenty worse days. But when you're this hung-over every day seems like it's your worst.

Anyway, you are standing in the middle of the TOKYO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. You are here to meet with the leader of the TOKYO AVENGERS, a new superhero team seeking funding by your company. You've never met the man in person before, but your colligues have assured you that he is completely trustworthy. You certainly hope this is the case, because you're anxious to get back to your VACATION.

What was the guy's name again?

[Dar'Joras]

> Vash the Stampede!

[Edrobot]

> Vash the Stampede!

Don't be silly. VASH THE STAMPEDE is an insane supervillain who kills without mercy and leaves a trail of destruction in his wake. The man you're looking for is named VALENTINEZ ALKALINELLA XIFAX SICIDABOHERTZ GOMBIGOBILLA BLUE STRADIVARI TALENTRENT PIERRE ANDRI CHARTON-HAYMOSS IVANOVICI BALDEUS GEORGE DOITZEL KAISER III, or just plain VASH for short.

Even though he goes by the same nickname as Vash the Stampede, the Vash you're looking for is the complete opposite of that; a kind-hearted fool who just so happens to be an incredibly skilled gunslinger. There's no way they could be the same person... right?

WRONG. You've made a few bad calls in the past (okay a LOT of bad calls), but you'd be damned if you didn't try to learn as much about this guy as possible before you decide to set him loose with a billion dollars in hand. It was while was looking for newspaper clippings about the guy that you noticed a disturbing pattern: wherever Vash the Stampede showed up, the other Vash was usually noted to be at the scene of the disaster helping with the rescue work, and was always mentioned as being there before the disaster occurred. You can think of at least a dozen reasons why this would be, ranging from split personalities to personal vendettas to cosmic-level unluckiness, but the one you find most likely (or perhaps most devious) is that Vash the Stampede is purposely trying to build up a reputation as a hero so he can rip you off.

Which brings you to the REAL purpose of your trip to Japan: You want to do is discover the truth about the relation between this Vash and Vash the Stampede for yourself, and bring him to justice if at all possible. And quickly, because you weren't joking about that VACATION you're supposed to be on.

Now...where are you going to start looking for him?

[Naristar]

do you see any explosions in the distance?
Head in that direction!

[Edrobot]

do you see any explosions in the distance?
Head in that direction!

Nope. No explosions. Just a bunch of terrorists in black helmets armed with submachineguns and rocket launchers accompanied by 20-foot tall robots.

...Wait a second, WHAT?!

A terrorist in a black mask points a submachine gun in your direction, and orders you to get on the ground with the other hostages. Seeing as you arn't wearing your IRON MAN SUIT at the moment, you decide to comply with their demands.

Suddenly, one of the terrorists begins speaking through a megaphone. "Attention Dr. Black Jack:" he says, "Surrender yourself now, or we will kill one hostage every ten minutes. And don't try anything funny, or we'll be forced to do something drastic!"

"Talk about a warm welcome..." you mumble under your breath.

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You are now VASH THE STAMPEDE. But, um, don't tell anyone, okay? You have a ridiculously high bounty on your head due to a series of accidents that were (mostly) no fault of your own.

You are in a nearby restroom washing your hands, and are blissfully unaware of the terrorist sneaking up behind you. What do you do?

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Also, I hope that the fact terrorists are attacking an airport in this story doesn't offend anyone affected by 9/11. Also note that the terrorists are not hijacking a plane, just trying to kidnap someone. Honestly, I want to get this scene done with as soon as possible before this adventure ends up becoming an 8 page long argument over weather it's "too soon" to do this sort of plot, even 10+ years after the fact.

[whimsicalGuru]

>You were aware all along that the terrorist was sneaking up behind you. But you pretend to wash your face and lower your head to splash water on it just as the guy shoots you! And when you lift your head back up you headbutt him so hard his nose smashes into his face! 8D

[Naristar]

(((seriously well heck, don't know what to say about that! on another note could we have sailor moon pop up at some point? *evil chuckles*))

Look up at the mirror and spot the person attacking you!

[Panan]

>Recall what you've been doing for that last few hours. Mainly, how you got past airport security. Oh yeah, and you might wanna look behind you!

[Dar'Joras]

>You were aware all along that the terrorist was sneaking up behind you. But you pretend to wash your face and lower your head to splash water on it just as the guy shoots you! And when you lift your head back up you headbutt him so hard his nose smashes into his face! 8D

THIS
then
>walk out of the restroom and RIGHT into the middle of the group of terrorists with machineguns.
>have no idea what so ever is going on and tell the guys taht some dude just collapsed in the restroom.
>getting into a gun fight with the terrorists, defeat them all without killing anyone
>Giant robot destroy airport whiel trying to get Vash.

[Edrobot]

>Recall what you've been doing for that last few hours. Mainly, how you got past airport security.

Well let's see; first you were asleep, then you woke up, ate a bowl of ramen for breakfast, got challenged to a duel by this crazy red guy with a sword who wanted to take your gun for some reason, got thrown out of your apartment after the red guy finished wrecking the place, then you biked over to the airport to meet with Mr. Stark only to end up it the bathroom beacuse the Ramen disagreed with you.

As for airport security, getting past them was simple enough; nobody knows what you look like (or rather, they there's several contradictory descriptions of your circling about) and plenty of people have cybernetic arms, so all you had to do was leave your gun in a storage locker before coming here.

>You were aware all along that the terrorist was sneaking up behind you. But you pretend to wash your face and lower your head to splash water on it just as the guy shoots you! And when you lift your head back up you headbutt him so hard his nose smashes into his face! 8D

Okay. You do that. This causes the terrorist to slip and bash his head against the nearby wall, stunning him long enough for you to finish knocking his lights out.

Once the terrorist is down for the count, you rife through his pockets. After stealing all of his ammo, you grab his sidearm from it's holster and begin filling it with ammo, figuring that if there's one heavily armed terrorist in uniform, he's probably got some friends backing him up. The odds are against you, but at least you have the element of surprise. You cautiously creep out of the restroom...

>walk out of the restroom and RIGHT into the middle of the group of terrorists with machineguns.

...and immediately find yourself staring down the barrel of a sub machine gun. Whoops.

Keeping the barrel pointed at your forehead, the terrorist pulls out a radio. "This is Unit Delta Bravo; we found the civillian we believe to have incapacitated Unit Delta Charlie. Requesting to terminate targ-"

You don't wait for him to finish that sentence. Instead, you whip out the gun you stole and shoot the terrorist in the hand, causing him to drop the gun as he recoils in pain. This gives you the oppurtinity to follow up with punch square in the jaw. So much for the element of surprise.

With another terrorist out of the way, you are about to start stealing his ammo before a voice on the radio speaks up.

"Detla Bravo, do you read me? What's happening over there?!"

You decide you might as well respond to the angry guy on the other end. But what are you going to say?

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(((seriously well heck, don't know what to say about that! on another note could we have sailor moon pop up at some point? *evil chuckles*))

I would do this in a heartbeat if it weren't for the fact that I haven't seen the show in years. So, uh, maybe later?

[Naristar]

"Sorry bad taco"

[Blizz98]

>We're fine over here.. there was a slight weapons malfunction, but we're all right now... how are you?

[Edrobot]

>We're fine over here.. there was a slight weapons malfunction, but we're all right now... how are you?

"...who is this? What's your identification code? Hello?"

You turn off the radio, only now realizing that a plan hinging on the assumption that the highly-trained terrorists' wouldn't be able to recongize each other's voices was doomed to failure from the beginning.

So now you're back to square one. There's an airport full of terrorists and all you have to stop them is a pistol, a handful of ammo, and your uncanny ability to dodge bullets. What are you going to do now?

[Blizz98]

>Observe the field. Specifically find were the hostages are. Or interrogate one of the terrorists to that effect.

[Naristar]

>Hide and start to take them out one by one

[Edrobot]

Drosselmeyer: Apologize for the inconvienance.

"Many apologies, dear readers, it appears that our author has been rather overworked. Perhaps he shouldn't have tackled so many projects at once, mmm?"

"Rest assured that Tokyo Avengers has not been canceled, and will continue to update on a 'whenever we feel like it' basis."

"...oh that's right, we haven't met before, have we?"

"I am the co-author of this story, D. D. Drosselmeyer. But you can just call me Drosselmeyer for short."

"What? Perhaps you were expecting that Doc Scratch guy? Please, that amateur may talk a big game, but he couldn't write his way out of a paper bag even if his life depended on it."

"But enough with this metafictional banter, let's get back to the story at hand, shall we?"

>Observe the field. Specifically find were the hostages are. Or interrogate one of the terrorists to that effect.

Holding your hands to your eyes as if they were binoculars, you scan the area looking for terrorists to interrogate. As if right on cue, you see a guy in a black suit with a large scar on the left side of his face. An obvious sign of a supervillain if there ever was one! You spring into action...

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You are now Dr. Black Jack. You are without hyperbole THE GREATEST SURGEON EVER, capable of performing all kinds of medical meriacles using only a steady hand and a sharp schapel (and preferably an assortment of other medical tools, but you can do without them in a pinch). but to most people you're only a legend, because you CHARGE EXORBITANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY for your services. A group of terrorists calling themselves the BLACK KNIGHTS want to kidnap you for some reason, and while normally you would give yourself up, the Knights have a reputation for brainwashing their hostages, and you fear that giving yourself up will cause you to be used for something much worse.

You don't really have a chance to dwell on the subject, however, beacuse you are currently being harassed by a crazy blond man in a red jacket pointing a gun at you.

"STOP RIGHT THERE, EVIL DOER!" the crazy man shouts. "Tell me what your plans are, or face the wrath of... VASH THE STAMPEDE!"

You almost chuckle at the bizzare spectacle. There's no way that this lunatic could be Vash the Stampede. But then you remember that he's got a gun pointed at your forehead, so it might be a good idea to play along for the time being.

What do you do?

[Blizz98]

>Calmly inform this lunatic that you're a Doctor not an Evildoer.

[Naristar]

Iron Man I mean Tony Stark get involved

[Kocel232]

>Spike Spiegel: Cough audibly, revealing that you're standing on the sidelines, a pistol in each hand.
"Okay, 'Vash the Stampede,' you just made this bounty A LOT easier to collect than I thought it would be. Drop the gun."

[Edrobot]

>Spike Spiegel: Cough audibly, revealing that you're standing on the sidelines, a pistol in each hand.

"Okay, 'Vash the Stampede,'" the newcomer says, "You just made this bounty A LOT easier to collect than I thought it would be. Drop the gun."

'Vash the Stampede' drops his gun and raises his arms in surrender. "W-woah, let's not be hasty here!" he says. "I-I was only kidding about being Vash the- I mean Vash is a pretty common name, you know."

"Yeah..." the gunslinger doesn't seem to be swayed. "Let's just see what the police have to say about that..."

Suddenly, a bizarre man in a garish red outfit drops from the ceiling. "NOT SO FAST, GENE STARWIND!" he shouts, drawing his sword and pointing it at the gunslinger. "I, GILGAMESH, have come to take your life, and with it your CASTER that you hold so dearly!"

The gunslinger gives the red man a confused look. "Um... who now?"

"Don't play dumb with me, Starwind!" he says. "You and you're quirky band of traveling companions will suffer for your duplicity!" he motions towards you and Vash, and then poses with his sword in an offensive stance. "But enough talk, have at you then!"

[Blizz98]

>Iron Man: Having remotely called your armor and broken free, Boggle vacantly at these shenanigans.
andor
>Jermiah Gottwald: Boggle Vacantly at these shenanigans.

[Edrobot]

>Jermiah Gottwald: Boggle Vacantly at these shenanigans.

You are now Jerimiah Gottwald, CYBERNETIC FBI AGENT in the midst of a SECRET MISSION, and you are watching these events unfold on a nearby balcony through a pair of special MICROPHONE-EQUIPPED BINOCULARS. From the best that you can tell, a crazy guy in a red costume named Gilgamesh just challenged a bounty hunter named Spike Spegal, who had just challenged a man claiming to be Vash the Stampede (which he clearly isn't, you figure the REAL Vash isn't that stupid), who was just about to interrogate Dr. Black Jack. You consider intervening but you aren't quite sure who you should be rooting for, and you're absolutely sure you couldn't take all of them at once.

While Spike continues to (unsucessfully) try and calm the red man down, you notice that Dr. Black Jack has made a break for it, with 'Vash' following closely behind.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

[Blizz98]

>Begin to Contact Handlers, be distracted by thoughts of ORANGES and LOYALTY.

[Dar'Joras]

Dante: walk on the roof of the airport lobby and wathc from up there how some people apear to have a standoff. Then be encounter by some weird demons. (Akuma from D-Grayman)
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make tihs happen some other time i think we should start to get away from the airport and start the acual story haha

[forkinyoureye]

Get confused. What was happening again? Leon Kennedy: Suddenly appear.

Clearly we don't have enough characters in here.