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Hero watch.
「英雄の王」
Synopsis: this story is both a parody and a love letter to the superhero genre. This story is very much an absurd, almost naively optimistic story that is meant to be a bit of a counter to modern day “cynical” superhero media, while these media have a place and do have important things to say, it is still important that the idea of what superheroes are supposed to be is kept. Heroes are both human but also pillars of hope that we might not be able to reach, but can take the ideals of them as inspiration. Yet ultimately this story is simple “heroes are fucking awesome”.
Greetings heroes to be. I am professor Stanley W. Nicholson, I am your guide to the world of Heroes and Genju. To begin, let us start with your primary device for hero transformation.
Hero chargers: the ordinary, turned to the extraordinary.
Hero chargers are devices designed to attune with a Human and Genju’s resonance. These devices do this by transforming Genju into medals, these medals are assigned an arch-type that fits the Genju. The hero charger has three modes.
Summon mode: summon mode is the devices default mode, this takes a Genju’s medal and attunes to the Genju’s resonance. This causes the Genju to manifest in their physical form, here they can help by fighting while you evacuate the civilians, or to assist you in anything. Genju that are summoned have full autonomy and retain their will, however they can also be assigned objectives if they need to do something specific. If this mode is not active simply press the bottom right button.
Hero mode: the primary function of the hero charger, to activate this mode just simply tap the top right button of watch, this will initiate hero mode in which any medal inserted will have its Genju and the user of hero charger Henshin, turning into their hero form. Both the Genju and human are aware while in hero form, with the human taking the lead, meanwhile the Genju can act as a second pair of eyes and offer advice, as well as manifest moves or weapons required in that moment. The hero form also gains a certain buff unique to the arch-type of the Genju.
Crossover mode: the third and most advanced function, crossover mode combines two Genju medals into one temporary hero medal, this medal can either be used to summon the fusion or Henshin with it, with the hero form being exceptionally stronger, but now extremely limited due to the time limit of 5 minutes. Crossover mode is extremely powerful but extremely advanced, which is why it requires the pressing of both the hero mode and summon modes buttons
Genju: the heroes best friend.
Genju are elemental Spirits which roam the world like us humans, however they also act rather.. mischievous, sometimes Genju cause a ruckus which is what causes the many low rank missions you will receive. Genju can be befriended and if you do befriend them, they will transform into their medal, adding them to your team.
Teams: a team of Genju can only consist of 4 Genju, any and all these members can be summoned if you wish. The reason as to why stems from hero law issue #5. “A mass grouping of Genju can cause alarm, this can lead to more harm than good, so we at the bureau of heroics and vigilantism (BOHV) have decided teams shall be limited to four Genju”
Arch-types: arch-types or also called “tribes” are what make Genju understandable. Each arch-type represents a certain aspect of heroism or in terms of personality. There are 7 arch-types.
- Guard: these are Genju made to protect, they use their powers defensively and most of the time are attuned to the earth, plant, and light attributes. With the occasional fire and lightning Genju thrown in.
Jingle: “DEFEND! PROTECT! STAND TALL! STAND GUARD! - GO GO GO GO GUARD!”
- Duelist: these are Genju focused on getting things done and being active about it instead of just reacting. Most of these Genju are attuned to the fire, water, and lightning attributes, with the rare mist attribute thrown in.
Jingle: “SLASH! DASH! HIT EM WITH A CRASH! BOUND TO BLAST! - GO GO GO GO DUELIST”
- Inventor: these Genju are the genius’ of the Genju population, inventing new items and tools for any occasion. These Genju are primarily attuned to the Metal, Earth and Light attributes. As Well as sometimes the Insect attribute.
Jingle: “Constructing, forging, creating, inventing- P-P-PERFECT! - GO GO GO GO INVENTOR!”
- Daemon: these are usually malevolent or trickster Genju, these Genju use their cunning or brute force to fight. These Genju are mostly attuned to the shadow, fire, and metal attributes. With sometimes there being Wind and stone attribute Genju amongst them as well.
Jingle: “BOOM! BREAK THROUGH! HELL UNLEASHED BRINGING YOUR DOOM! THE DAEMON STANDS! - GO GO GO GO DAEMON!”
- Beast: the most feral Genju, in tune with nature, these Genju are extremely practical and almost always rather vicious when dealing with threats, sometimes they are rather docile, making them rather easy to befriend. These Genju are connected to the insect, plant, and earth attributes. With a handful sometimes wielding the lightning attribute.
Jingle: “BEARING FANGS! GNASHING OF TEETH! THE FERAL BEAST IS UNLEASHED! - GO GO GO GO BEAST!”
- Hero: the rarest of the arch-types, some say it doesn't even exist, but the Genju of this arch-type are said to be the Pinnacle of Hope and heroism, doing what they can to help others. They have no common attributes, instead these Genju are the most varied in attribute.
- Alien: the Genju from the stars, these Genju are the most unknown and tend to vary in abilities, with their most known attributes being the connection to Psycho, shadow, and insect attributes.
Jingle: “YABA-BI, BABA-BOO, TRANSMISSION INTERCEPTED! DESCENDING FROM BEYOND, THE OUTER-STELLAR LIFE! - GO GO GO GO ALIEN!”
Attributes: these are the secondary markings a Genju will receive, as they tie them to certain elements. These attributes are as followed.
Jingle: “Who called a hero? You called a hero! HERO GO! - GO GO GO GO HERO!”
Fire
Water
Wind
Earth
Plant
Metal
Lightning
Light
Shadow
Psycho
Insect
you will know what attribute a Genju is as it is listed below the Genju's arch-type.
The cast.
Keith Hyro
Age: 17
Alignment: hero
Aspiration: become what he views as “the ultimate hero” aka a symbol of prosperity and justice.
Personality: brash, hotheaded, yet also empathetic, believing that people can be saved as long as you're always there for them.
Quote: “I will end people's fear, I will bring hope!”
Background: born to a single mother, Keith grew up being raised by his mom but also beside his Genju “BB”, he developed a deep sense of empathy for others but also an internalized rage that only pokes out when his ideas are criticized by quote “cynical old farts” as he calls them. He is a full believer in the idea of justice and true heroism, wanting nothing more to help others and fight for the good of all… albeit he is extremely stubborn and tends to argue about what makes a hero.
BB
Species: Moerubanī
Arch-type: Guard
Attribute: Fire and metal
Aspiration: to aid Keith in his journey to be a hero. As well as to protect Keith and nurture him.
Personality: extremely supportive, empathetic, nurturing, and protective.
Background: Originally being Keith's mother's Genju, BB has grown to be extremely compassionate, emphasized by his fluffy body, however this bunny also wields the power to shift his fur into metal as well as ignite it. He uses all of his power and emotions to help care for Keith and help him on his mission of being the ultimate hero.
Quote: “What brings more hope than a warm smile and a soft friend. NOTHING!”
HERO: BRAVE BANCHO
Components: Keith Hyro and BB
Arch-type: Guard
Attribute: fire and metal
Quote: “HAVE NO FEAR FOR I HAVE ARRIVED! YOUR DESPAIR ENDS TODAY!”
Profile: the embodiment of Keith and BB’s will, these two combined creates the flaming metal hero, BRAVE BANCHO. He makes his debut with the full intention of being the very best and being the embodiment of hope. He uses his mastery of metal to fight against rogue Genju and villains, shaping it into a club blazing with the fire of his heart. Brave Bancho wears his coat and bears his might to save the day.
Hero henshin jingle: “This Bunny sears its foes to ashes”
Miu Yukihana
Age: 17
Alignment: hero
Aspiration: to be more than just her family's lineage of shrine maidens and serve her people productively
Personality: Reserved, considerate, and a tad bit cold at first meeting.
Quote: “the balance of the worlds is my duty, and I will protect it with both my heart and will!”
Background: born to a family of shrine keepers. Miu was taught to help purify rogue Genju and help mediate between the human and Genju conflicts as well as help keep the places of worship intact, so humans and Genju can continue to be at peace. Miu however doesn't feel as if she should be a shrine maiden, believing that she should be out there, helping people and Genju alike, so she and her Genju Kabu, leave for the hero academy, as well as crossing paths with Keith.
Kabu
Species: Akumakabutō
Arch-type: daemon
Attribute: metal and insect
Aspiration: to defend Miu, and prove he is the mightiest Genju alive.
Personality: hotheaded, arrogant, extremely tender to Miu, and blunt
Background: a Genju Miu met and befriended, Kabu is on the surface selfish and self centered as well as extremely rude to anyone.. except Miu, who he cares deeply for as he believes she sees him as he truly is, and cherishes her, he will fight endlessly for her, and show her how strong he truly is.
Quote: “YOU GET IN OUR WAY AND YOU DIE! SIMPLE AS THAT!”
HERO: KABUTORI
Components: Miu Yukihana and Kabu
Arch-type: Daemon
Attributes: Shadow and insect
Quote: “I AM THE GUIDING LIGHT, I AM THE RONIN OF THE PEOPLE”
Profile: the legendary Ronin, wearing beetle based armor and wielding her pole arm and bow, KABUTORI is set on saving the day and protecting everyone she holds dear, using the shadows, and the might of 100,000 beetles this hero will fight for the good of the people.
Hero henshin jingle: “Beware this Ronin's powerful blades”
Alex Luckett
Age: 17
Alignment: hero
Aspiration: to prove he can be strong just like his friends and be a hero.
Personality: Alex is rather shy at first, seemingly being very antisocial but when around his friends he goes on and on about hero trivia as well as a few other things that interest him.
Background: Alex is one of Keith's first friends as the two were basically raised alongside each other. Alex is almost always the one running behind while Keith is usually up in front, but Alex doesn't get mad about it, instead to him it fuels his desire to reach him and stand alongside his best friend.
Quote: “If Keith's gunning for Number 1? Then I'll go further! I'll be the thing that brings celebration!”
Bower
Species: Inukoma
Arch-type: Beast
Attribute: Wind & Lightning
Aspiration: to protect Alex and see him smile.
Personality: Affectionate, almost like a dog in personality, until in battle in which he is fierce.
Background: Bower is one of three genju which live in the Luckett household, he is Alex's sworn protector as well as best friend. He defends Alex from any danger he sees, as well as not being very approving of Keith; he knows Keith- like Alex- is a good kid, but Keith needs discipline.
Quote: “Hope everyone's watching! Because today's a good day!”
HERO: KING RAIJIN
Components: Alex Luckett and Bower
Arch-type: Beast
Attributes: Wind & Lightning
Quote: “SOUND THE DRUMS, THE CELEBRATION BEGINS”
Profile: BEHOLD A GOD IN FLESH! KING RAIJIN storms his way on stage and sends all his opponents into the sky before striking them with thunderous might, all while leaving the crowd breathless. This hero is ready to rock the world and take it by storm.
Hero henshin jingle: “Like the sound of slamming mochi, this beast king brings joy”
Frok
Species: Kaerukoma
Archetype: Duelist
Attribute: Water & Shadow
Aspiration: to leap higher than the clouds and simply be right by his big brother.
Personality: Child-like, almost always curious and seeking out adventure. Frok is very much a young genju.
Background: Frok is the third. Genju of the Luckett household and is the youngest of the genju, Frok admires his big brother Bower and tries to imitate his brother and anyone he looks up to who he refers to as “honorary bro”. Frok is very impressionable but with his brothers and sisters by him he'll be a-ok!
Quote: “OH OH! ILL BRING THE DRINKS AND FOOD! WE CANT FORGET THOSE!”
HERO: KING SUIJIN
Components: Alex Luckett and Frok
Arch-type: Duelist
Attributes: Water & Shadow
Quote: “WATERFALLS SOUND LIKE DRUMS, YOUR FEAR DROWNS HERE!”
Profile: WATER FLOWING AND SHADOWS GROWING! KING SUIJIN FLOODS THE FIELD WITH BLACK WATER AND SHADOW CLONES! He is set on blowing his enemy's out of the water and drowning out the peoples fear, he is the legendary Shinobi KING SUIJIN.
Hero henshin jingle: “This Ninja’s shadows are sure to kill”
Justin Okitsu
Age: 17
Alignment: hero
Aspiration: to be the hero king and look stylish while doing it.
Personality: Justin is arrogant, and rather passionate, almost always exuding energy through bravado and excitement over a challenge. Yet beneath it is tenderness, treating his friends and civilians with care… unless you're Keith in which case both are self-proclaimed “Rivals”
Background: Justin is similar to Miu oddly enough, being the son of a shrine keeper he's given the duty of ensuring the Spirits that are Genju have their desires fulfilled. He tends to treat Genju with high respect, especially his “sister” who is his Genju partner. Justin is someone who is ambitious, almost as much as Keith so when both meet they both decide to push each other to their limits. All to ensure they achieve their goals, for only one can be the king of heroes.
Quote: “No point sitting back, it's either you go forward or fade. So now, IT'S TIME TO GO ALL THE WAY!”
Rheya
Species: Geatsuwillow
Archetype: beast
Attribute: Psycho & Fire
Aspiration: to live life how she wants.
Personality: Rheya is a bit lazy, almost always sleeping in or eating something. She's only ever active when bored as she will try to find anything to entertain her.
Background: Rheya is Justin's “sister” despite seemingly being human; it's more a disguise behind her true form, a ten tailed fox. Rheya essentially came into existence the same time Justin was born, so they were essentially siblings. Rheya views Justin as both adorable but also a bit too energetic, wanting to try and reel back his enthusiasm. But she's happy he's found himself a rival.
Quote: “That's great and all Justin but honestly, maybe tone down the enthusiasm bro. It's a bit much.”
HERO: GEATSLINGER
Components: Justin & Rheya
Arch-type: Daemon
Attributes: Psycho & Fire
Quote: “I'll blast your despairs away, LEAVING EM WITH BULLET HOLES! FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS!”
Profile: GET SET! GET READY! GET PSYCHED! because it's HERO TIME! GEATSLINGER IS A GUN SLINGER KNOWN FAR AND WIDE, FIRING WISPS AT HIS OPPONENTS LIKE BULLETS AND SAVING THE DAY WITH CUNNING! THIS HERO CANT BE BEAT FOR HES GONNA BE KING!
Hero henshin jingle: “This gunslingers bullets pierce and scorch all it fires at”
The villain:
Yeonghon “Yeon” Gwail
Age: 17
Alignment: hero (albeit more leaning towards pop star)
Aspiration: to spread her music all across the world.
Personality: openly she is a very bubbly person and very charming. However she is also extremely anxious when behind closed doors.
Background: Yeon actually comes from the south side of K Jump city and is a transfer to the academy. She originally only wanted to be a hero to kick start her idol career so that way her family could move away from K jump and start a new life. However she is extremely nervous about it, constantly on the brink of a panic meltdown as she feels pressured by both the world and by the possibility of failing everyone she loves so she forces herself to try and succeed. It nearly gets her killed if not for her Genju and her new found friends. Especially one blazing Delinquent with a rabbit Genju.
Quote: “People's dreams are what let's heroes be what they are. Same with music so I'm going to try my best to bring hope to the world through my music! THAT'S WHAT HEROES DO ISN'T IT?!”
Nini
Species: Nezuneru
Arch-type: Inventor
Attribute: Light & Psycho
Aspiration: to scare aware Yeonghon’s and the world's bad dreams.
Personality: Nini despite being such a small Genju has a lot of bite. She is very talkative and very sassy, actively mocking people she doesn't like. But to those she does like (such as beautiful women or handsome men) she is as sweet as can be.
Background: Nini was Yeon’s mother's Genju, serving as a second mother to Yeon, she sees how much Yeon wants to help people and Nini worries the poor girl is gonna over do it, so when the two of them transferred Nini vowed to ensure that above all the heroics Yeon still knew there were people who loved her for her… that is when Nini and BB aren't chatting up a storm about their human partners.
Quote: “Heroes fight for others, but who's fighting for the heroes? THEIR GENJU THATS WHO!”
HERO: MADONNA MELODY
Components: Yeonghon & Nini
Arch-type: Inventor
Attributes: Light & Psycho
Profile: LADIES, GENTS, GENJU, EVERYONE IN BETWEEN! PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR MADONNA MELODY! THIS LOVELY LADY OF HERO USES HER CHARM AND VOICE TO OUT ROUGE GENJU TO SLEEP OR RAISE THE SPIRITS OF HER ALLIES AND THE PEOPLE! THIS IDOLS READY TO SING HER HEART OUT AND YOU WONT WANT TO MISS IT!
Hero henshin jingle: “This Diva’s voice will unite the hopes and dreams of everyone”
Quote: “Bringing peace through Unified will! I AM THE DUTCHESS OF SONG! MADONNA MELODY!”
Darius Lunar
Age: 45
Alignment: Villain
Aspiration: To end the age of heroes and separate man from genju.
Personality: Both seemingly cold yet also gentle, when interacting with people he speaks in a monotone and almost robotic voice yet despite it, he shows empathy by helping those around him.
Background: Darius was the very first hero, known as “Liohart” before he left hero society. He speaks of a supposed apocalypse in which an ancient enemy of Genju and mankind reemerges once tension between humans and genju rises. He left hero society because he saw how society began to treat genju as tools and take what it means for heroes to exist, he foresaw it with his own eyes what would lead to his people's destruction. Now he becomes the villain to destroy the heroes and separate humans and Genjus to ensure they will never fight again.
Quote: “I hope the world will see the way I see it… I hope they know I'm still the same hero I always was”
Leonidas
Species: Komailion
Archetype: Hero
Attribute: Light & Fire
Aspiration: to aid his human in undoing the encroaching apocalypse to come.
Personality: Proud, he is extremely confident in his strength and is confident in his abilities, which leads to a bit of an ego, however he is balanced out by his partner.
Background: Leonidas is not Darius’s first genju, that would go to Leonidas’s father, however Leonidas and Darius become partners once Leonidas's father is killed by a rogue hero who went mad with their power, now he and Darius are trying to avoid letting any more heroes like that occur, as well as ensuring the end of the world never comes to pass.
Quote: “ITS FEEDING TIME! WE'LL RIP THE OLD TO SHREDS!”
VILLAIN: BLACK LIOHART
Components: Darius Lunar and Leonidas
Arch-type: Hero
Attributes: Light & Fire
Quote: “I AM THE HOPE OF THE NEW AGE! I HAVE COME!”
Profile: SET, ECLIPSE IS FIRST AND THE REST ARE NOWHERE TO BE SEEN! BEHOLD THE DARK KNIGHT HERO BLACK LIOHART. A masked vigilante fighting against heroes and rogue genju alike, all in the name of avoiding a cataclysm yet to come. BEHOLD THE BEGINNING AND THE END, THE ALPHA AND OMEGA!
Hero henshin jingle: “Those who stare towards the light are destined to be blinded, thus the eclipse shall block it out”
The monsters deep beneath “Bagra”: these creatures are… disturbing, they are the embodiment of despair, collective hopelessness and the belief that life has lost meaning… despair is not just sadness, it is fear and frustration born of fear.
The Bagra are the natural predators of the genju, their forms contain a strange wood called “Petrifite” in which it erases a genjus arch-type.
These creatures bear a fire at the center of their wooden bodies, a black flame that burns everything. This is the fragment of the “heart of despair” , a constant in the human consciousness.
No one knows why the Bagra exist but one thing is certain, they are monsters through and through.
The story's Central quote: “TO END PEOPLES DESPAIR! TO BRING JOY ACROSS THE WORLD! TO BRING ABOUT A NEW AGE FOR EVERYONE, THIS CLUB I BEAR, THIS IS MY WILL TO FIGHT, TO LIVE, TO BURN BRIGHTLY! MARK THESE WORDS, THE DESIRE TO DO GOOD EXISTS IN EVERY HUMAN HEART, AND THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A HERO!”
The note from the author “infoglitch”: when I came up with this story idea I originally intended for it to sheerly be a riff on superheroes and how cheesy they were, I originally wanted this to be very much just mocking the superhero genre as well as mixing ideas of monster catching from game series that I take inspiration from such as yo-kai watch.
But the more I planned this idea the more I began to realize that if I just copied a series like the watchmen but made it a satire it wouldn't be fun, it wouldn't be original it would just feel mean and uncreative.
The more I thought about that the more I realized I didn't want to write that kind of story because I fucking hate those stories.
I mean no disrespect to the people who've made them but I just don't like stories that are only cynical.
Because if we just sat around and moped and went “boo hoo” then nothing would be done. Being a realist does not mean giving up the idea of Hope.
So when I made this story I decided to change it from Just parody to a story of Hope, that both laughs at the cliches of superheroes but also says “it's stupid, but it loops back around to being awesome”
I don't know, I just don't like a lot of depressing and hopeless stories. I want people to hope again I guess. Because if people are always worried about protecting themselves and having the power to do so then power is useless.
What good is the power to fight if you don't use it to fight for others. What good is our compassion if we never use it. I'm not saying all superhero media should be naively happy or positive. I'm saying that not everything has to be Doom and gloom. Sometimes it's better to bring hope not fear.
…I'm probably talking out of my ass again. I just want people to Hope again, because hope allows people to stand up and fight against their despair, they don't have to be super heroes, just as long as they have that desire to do good, that's enough. It sounds stupid and it is, but when did I ever give a flying fuck about that?
















