Dr. Shale and Co. are here to do what they do best- ignoring that one time they got beaten by a 12-year-old. Villain teams ftw! (pokémon IRL, unreality applies. Backround art credit: Trisha Lamoreaux.)
Greetings! Welcome to the tumblr of Team Rupture... Well, what's left of it. Money's our game, and if you've got the dough we've got the skills!
We operate out of the RUPTUREMOBILE, so good luck tracking us down, hah! We're always on the move! Here's our business card!
//Vs. Rupture battle theme. (I heard it and it just clicked okay??)
Leader Shale's team:
-Force (Rhyperior)
-Hundau (Lycanroc (midday forme))
-Raze (Machtan Steelix)
Admin Cecil's team:
-Thwack (Stonjourner)
-Lee (Diggersby)
Scientist-admin Lourna's team:
-Grit (Machtan Klinklank)
-Myra (Eidylvice)
-Frank (Melmetal)
Grunt Mason's team
-Spool (Varoom, always in vehicle)
-Manic (Perrserker)
//OOC below the cut!
//Well, well, well, well, well! Yes, you do recognize the typing style- this is the mun behind Angie, Tia, and the Castelia Beacon! I interact from @original-character-chaos.
//This has been a while in the making, and I originally planned to wait until I could get some character art commissioned- but then everyone decided to run their angst arcs all at once (september 14th, 2023) and I figured I'd just jump on in. Meet my dear pathetic mercenaries evil team- they've got a chip on their shoulder, plenty of steel-types, and a grudge against them courtesy of Angie! Let's see where it goes, eh?
//oh- one last thing- they operate out of my own fake region, Machtona. Expect fakémon when I can get them commissioned- there's already some in the teams!
[A dark scene, and a slowly illuminating golden skull and hat centered on the camera appear]
Greetings and Salutations.
Many before have asked me “who am I?” well to answer that, I am Syndicate, President and Founder of The Villains Guild.
And we here at the Guild have one question in return.
[Fade out, show a blank silhouette standing in the same black void]
“Who are you?”
What are your desires, what do you need to fulfill them?
“Employees, bound by coin, not morals? Technology In need of just a little more funding? Or a building, a place to call, yours?”
[Under 3 spotlights, first shows one of the Bounty Hunters, Yanmega. Then a death laser is lit up, revealing a death laser pointed at a table, then a facility with the villains guild logo on it.]
Well, whatever you need to succeed, we here at the guild are looking to invest in success.
Invest in you.
[The same silhouette now wearing a golden suit then appears.]
So whether you are looking to jump-start your career or you wish to purchase one of our many services; just know, the Guild is more than happy to fund your evil deeds at one of our many offices around the world.
[A picture of the world is shown, followed by an end card. "Invest in you.", "Easy as pie, just follow the code!", "Extra large - double - crispy - dip it, I'll take the skull" are on the card.]
This video is encoded on the Rupturemobile's hard drives. Watch it?
>>Yes
>No
[Video ID: Dr. Shale is standing n a beach, with the camera pointed out towards Castelia bay. Based on the location of skyarrow bridge, it's probably somewhere just south of Nacrene city.
The doctor turns towards the camera, setting sun behind his back, casting the massive smile on his face in shadow.
"Greetings und salutations to the fine people of Unova- und to all the ships at sea! Mein name ist Dr. Burness Shale, und I have come to you with a very special announcement! That is to say-"
Suddenly, there are two deep and echoey thuds. The doctor has time to get out a "Wos-?" before the ocean's surface bursts in a thunderous explosion. A shout of alarm comes from behind the camera, as Raze- a massive Machtan Steelix- dives between Dr. Shale and the shrapnel which comes raining down.
Peering around the creature's head, the mad engineer furiously slams his cane into the sand.
"Wh- WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?! We had a predetermined time when the bombs should go off, und they were meant to take out that support on the bridge! That aquatic- eh?"
Again from out of frame, Hundau- a midday Lycanroc- trots into frame. In his jaws is what looks like the mangled remains of a diving suit helmet with a scratched-out Team Aqua logo.
"What the...?"
Offscreen, Cecil's voice bursts out "WHAT THE-?!"
But Shale isn't looking at the sorry remains of what had probably had a head in it.
He reaches out and removes a small magnetic item from the back of the helmet plate. It twinkles a brilliant orangey-gold in the setting sun.
"How could this...- ACH! CUT THE FILM ALREADY, YOU BUMMELZ! We must leave. Now. Before things get very exciting around here!"
The last few seconds are just the other team shale members yelling at each other in Machtan, but as it shuts off one more time Shale can be heard saying, very softly...
I think you know who I am. You and I have worked well together in past, so I am willing to give you this chance.
I require an employee most well versed in... Marin... Ach... Underwater operations.
Preferably good with explosives, but on-the-job training is... Available...
Good evening, no need for names I'm well acquainted.
Underwater operation and training with explosives? You present an interesting sort of needs, I believe I can find an individual for the job.
Ah, there we are. I've had their resume collected.
Former Aqua Member. Human.
Codename: Aquatic-Equine
Specialties:
Previous experience deep sea diving.
12 years previous combat experience.
Military training. E.O.D.T.
Summary of employee: AE had been with The Guild since it's creation And has demonstrated unyielding loyalty to The Guild. They make for a great team lead as well as individual employee, working well with others.
Notable weakness: Being an unmodified human, they reach the extent of a humans strength and endurance, leaving a dependence on their equipment. Additionally being a larger set individual most of the equipment we have set for them is custom made.
For any further details, well, you know the encrypted line. I'll be more than willing to chat.
The camera turns on to reveal a shot of a beach. It's just turning sunset, and the colossal tire of some vehicle can be seen on the edge of the frame. In front of the camera stands a man with long grey hair, glasses, a cane, and a white labcoat with a bright orange R emblazoned on it.
"Syndicate, eh? Ach, for a man of your station you lack creativity." He pauses for a moment, before a smirk cracks his worn face. "I am here on business, Syndicate. You should know better than to step on a man's toes like this."
"Ahhh a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Doctor! I find there is a certain, punch to keeping things simple and easy to understand." He tilts his hat, recognizing the status of the business man on the other side of the camera.
"I assure you Doctor I had no intentions to step on any toes, I'm an investor after all, not a businessman. Did one of my associates make a fuss in your region? If that's the case then I will be more than happy to withdrawal them to keep relations on the positive side. I do so hate in-fighting after all." The golden mask on his face was un-moving but given all the tilts of his head and the finger waggling he managed to speak with more than just his voice.
The demented smirk cracks further up one side of Shale's face as he lets out a hiss of annoyance. "A fuss? In my region? Come now, Heir Skeletor, the mask does little to improve your acting. We both know why I have called you today- Heir Grimshaw is my nemesis, and I do not take kindly to upstarts hiding behind half a region trying to muscle in."
He takes a step closer to the camera- it's obvious now that he's grabbing the cane tightly enough to cut circulation to his knuckles. "Make no mistake, I am smiling, but I am livid."
"ahhhh Mr.Grinshaw yes yes that bounty on his head was quite the present for the birthday boy. Given the timing I almost assumed it was you who put that bounty on his head. My dearest apologies however, I am quite afraid I already fulfilled my end of my customers arrangement and, although I won't be hunting the man myself, I had already had several individuals interested in claiming the bounty."
"I can attempt to call them back but given that I'm not providing the pay check this time and one of them got a rather decent picture of the Former Lieutenant's face I suspect the indebted hunters might be a little less hesitant to resist that kind of money"
"of course you are a man of resources Doctor, and those muscle heads just have themselves, you are welcome to proceed with the hunt yourself. With a remarkable head start of his last known location, an incapacitated hunter, and his full uncovered face." Syndicate drones on, looking through his files for the list of hunters still active and the information just collected.
"Tell you what, once we're done here I'll give Domehead and Greenie a call and let them know of the conflict of interest. Sweeten the offer by dropping the fees on their next job."
The masked man recognized Ruptures standing, and recognized the very real threat of pissing off this man of science.
An unidentifiable emotion skitters across Shale's face. He steps back, ever-so-slightly releasing his grip.
"...you are an intelligent fellow, Heir Syndicate." He eventually mutters. "I doubt I can make it to Unova before those dumkapps lose him, but this will be noted."
The mechanist glances up at something behind the camera. He nods as a massive steelix made of black spiky wrought iron snakes into view shooting a glare at the camera- "A pleasure doing business with you. I will be inbound- if one of them somehow manages to take Grimmshaw down, I expect to be given his body once matters are handled."
The camera turns on to reveal a shot of a beach. It's just turning sunset, and the colossal tire of some vehicle can be seen on the edge of the frame. In front of the camera stands a man with long grey hair, glasses, a cane, and a white labcoat with a bright orange R emblazoned on it.
"Syndicate, eh? Ach, for a man of your station you lack creativity." He pauses for a moment, before a smirk cracks his worn face. "I am here on business, Syndicate. You should know better than to step on a man's toes like this."
"Ahhh a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Doctor! I find there is a certain, punch to keeping things simple and easy to understand." He tilts his hat, recognizing the status of the business man on the other side of the camera.
"I assure you Doctor I had no intentions to step on any toes, I'm an investor after all, not a businessman. Did one of my associates make a fuss in your region? If that's the case then I will be more than happy to withdrawal them to keep relations on the positive side. I do so hate in-fighting after all." The golden mask on his face was un-moving but given all the tilts of his head and the finger waggling he managed to speak with more than just his voice.
The demented smirk cracks further up one side of Shale's face as he lets out a hiss of annoyance. "A fuss? In my region? Come now, Heir Skeletor, the mask does little to improve your acting. We both know why I have called you today- Heir Grimshaw is my nemesis, and I do not take kindly to upstarts hiding behind half a region trying to muscle in."
He takes a step closer to the camera- it's obvious now that he's grabbing the cane tightly enough to cut circulation to his knuckles. "Make no mistake, I am smiling, but I am livid."
The camera turns on to reveal a shot of a beach. It's just turning sunset, and the colossal tire of some vehicle can be seen on the edge of the frame. In front of the camera stands a man with long grey hair, glasses, a cane, and a white labcoat with a bright orange R emblazoned on it.
"Syndicate, eh? Ach, for a man of your station you lack creativity." He pauses for a moment, before a smirk cracks his worn face. "I am here on business, Syndicate. You should know better than to step on a man's toes like this."
Welcome to the Villain Resource Center. I’ve decided to start this blog in an efforts to help people who are writing evil and morally questionable characters find footing in the community.
You ever feel like it’s hard to tell who wants negative interaction on their blogs? Having a hard time finding someone who’s comfortable exploring darker topics, or even someone who wants to stick to lighter ones while still creating a compelling conflict? These exact reasons are why I’ve created this resource blog.
You will be able to find a Google document listing villain blogs, and their personal stakes boundaries [here.]
In addition, we will be taking submissions for the form in the below format via the ask box:
Blog name:
Character name:
Villain type:
Stakes range:
Topics covered:
Admin boundaries:
EXAMPLE:
Blog name: @Pokevillainresource
Character name: Giovanni
Villain type: Rocket Admin, Poacher, Mafia boss
Stakes range: Low to high stakes
Topics covered: Pokémon theft, Pokémon abuse, Child neglect, Organized crime
Admin boundaries: Will not write world ending scenarios.
By submitting this form, you’re agreeing to your characters receiving negative attention from hero characters, or positive attention from other villainous characters. If you would like your blog removed from the list at any time, just let us know and it will be removed, no questions asked.
//Hello. I'm not sure if it was obvious by now, but... I'm on hiatus. For all my pokéblr blogs. But I'm making it official in light of the called-for strike. Please, I urge you, do whatever you can to help, even if it's just the daily clicks.
//From the river to the sea, Palestine must be free. Jsyk, strike's on starting today and going through the 24th.
Hello dears, love the little business you have going on~!
I'm contacting you specifically to get a hold of Dr. Lourna. I have a little science experiment I'm working on and I would appreciate her input on my calculations.
I've taken the liberty to attach a data-packet with a description of the project and the current configuration for the input and output devices. I've prepared a wire transfer to be released upon your response with a generous sum, the values also detailed in the packet. I expect you to verify what's there and provide any input into possible last minute changes.
Thank you for your time~!
[attached is a complex encrypted data-packet with some blueprints and calculations for some fairly horrific and incredibly specific electricity collection and redirection devices, as well as the details of the money offer.]
Ah, Ms. Minskt. Was wondering when you'd show up- I must say, your work is very well done- a degree in this stuff would hardly surprise me.
But besides all that, yeah. If the data figures are anything like what you included as examples, this oughta work right as rain- pity I couldn't be there for the test run.
Only thing I'd worry about is maybe adding redundancy on the feedback wires. If the voltage goes too low, it could cause a rather bad situation where the subject is overcharged so hard they explode- and you lose all the energy gathered.
Thanks for the cash, Werepersian. Hopefully, we can conduct further business.
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