👀👀👀 nice ocs! mind sharing the lore with the class?
Hi yes hello Anon I would be delighted to share the lore with you all excuse me while i foam at the mouth
Please enjoy my brainworms about my precious precious babies (lore below the cut)
SO they are a group of mercinaries called The "Universal Freelance Operation Specialists" aka the U.F.O.S. and despite being mercinaries they honestly do just about any job you're willing to pay for big or small
They all just live and travel in their Ship hopping from galaxy to galaxy looking for jobs to snag and making friends and enemies along the way
You have Mars, the "captain" of the ship and the boss of the whole organization Who is an exhiled warrior from one of the most reserved and unstudied planets in the universe. Not much is known about her home life or her history since she's very tight lipped about it, but one thing is for certain. If you're the bottom of the barrel and feel like nobody in the galaxy would ever want or need you for anything, chances are you'll find a place with Mars in the U.F.O.S. even if you don't stick around. Mars is an excellent leader and knows how to orchestrate plans including every member and their own unique set of skills. She knows her group is rag tag and often considered the bottom of the barrel but holds them all dear regardless of what others might say. She's often very stern and stoic, usually acting aloof to trick people into thinking she's oblivious. She's firm but fair and loyalty is extremely important to her. She's got a kind heart and a soft side she's often afraid to show as its been used against her in the past.
Next up is Ango, a reject from a planet of one of the most intelligent species known throughout several galaxies. He's not quite as highly intelligent as some of the top scholars on his planet but he's the planet's equivalent of a mad scientist. Now he uses his high intelligence and skills with tech to tinker and invent a broad range of odd but useful devices that could change things for better (but more often for worse). He's considered extremely dangerous and somewhat mad by his own species. He's Mars's second in command and the resident Repair man (cuz stars knows stuff gets broken non stop, especially Zai and Gidget. Mars and Zai traveled together for years before eventually finding and recruiting Gidget, and later on Zai. Just like Mars he's pretty reserved with his past and gets squeamish talking about it. He tends to be a bit hot headed and exentric at times often blowing his top and making a mess of things that could've easily been handled diplomatically.
Gidget (Formally known as Aza) is a scrapped Childcare Android who used to belong to a very Wealthy politician and was in charge of caring for, raising, and befriending the politician's daughter. Gidget deeply cared for the girl and was absolutely devastated when she was thrown away after a new intergalactic law made Androids official citizens with basic rights (requiring any owners of androids to pay extra and provide for the androids they owned). Found by Zai and Mars in a sorry broken state and living on stolen charges, the pair took her in and repaired her, eventually completely rebuilding her with a new and more durable body. She became the glue of the team and helped mediate and problem solve whenever Ango and Mars reached an impass but she is the teams self proclaimed "demolition" specialist and tends to enjoy any job involving explosives, but also often plays nurse and patches up her organic teammate's injuries after a rough job
Zai is by far the newest member of the team (as well as the youngest) but is still a very capable and resrouceful member they can't do without. Often called "the muscle" of the team Zai is the combat specialist, easily able to handle large swarms of enemies on his own whether it be armed or bare handed. Humans are an extremely rare sight across the universe as earth is seen as a semi-primitive planet not yet considered suitable for intergalactic travel and Extra terrestrial interaction, so humans are usually abducted from their planet and sold as illegal and exotic "pets" to rich and powerful people. Zai however, was unfortunate enough to be abducted and tossed into what is essentially an intergalactic dog fighting ring. He spent his teenage years and early 20s fighting for his life in the arena, and was frequently augmented and experimented on in attempts to make him stronger. Eventually the other members of the fight ring came to stop calling him by his real name (Austin Beckett) and began to call him "Zai" which means "Champion". He kept the name ever since. Eventually the fighting ring was busted by the authorities, and Zai desperately made his escape during the raid (knowing if he was taken in by the police he'd be treated like a glorified animal since humans were considered largely unintelligent). By the time he was freed from the ring he had so many of his human body replaced with machines and augments, most notibly his prosthetic mechanical arm, leg, and eyes as well as his cerebral implant (which he later removes himself). With no way to go back to earth and nowhere to go after he was freed the U.F.O.S. took him in and adopted him as part of their little team (which he considers as his family) and although he is often very friendly and optimistic he has extremely violent tendencies especially when it comes to protecting his family. Despite their constant bickering Zai and Ango are probably the closest out of the bunch and spend the most time together
While they usually just run around doing oddjobs, their lives were forever changed. They were hired for an amount of credits one could only dream of to retrieve a "top secret super weapon" but would ultimately end up being the most wanted criminals in the universe after stealing it from the intergalactic federation. Their lives are turned upside down as they're forced to go on the run (and keep this "weapon" from everyone, including their original employer)
So humans are considered unintelligent and semi-primitive by the other extra-terrestrials, but how technologically advanced are we actually? Is it more modern day-esque technology or have we invented, like, flying cars and the cure to cancer and all that?
It's pretty close to modern tech. Maybe a couple of decades more advanced but nothing quite like flying cars
Honestly it's pretty accurate to say humans are of average intelligence compared to most species out there and they're pretty well off technology wise given the resources available to them on Earth
The "humans are stupid" thing is really more of a prejudice and stereotype given to any species that's considered to not be ready for intergalactic induction
Humans are mostly barred off because they can't be trusted not to blast or dissect any extra terrestrial that arrives on earth
Being second in command, what does Ango think of Mars letting anyone join the crew?
Honestly he trusts her judgement. They had a few arguments when he first joined her crew about letting just anyone join. But she continued to remind him thats how he got let in and how other people deserve to be given a chance just as he was. He relents but is still pretty wary about it. Even though he's an outcast he still can act a bit pompous at times so Mars has to keep him in check and humbled from time to time
Usually he's pretty cold at first. Often very reserved since lots of people Mars bring in input stock around for a few months maybe a year at best before moving on and striking out on their own. Usually he softens up a bit but after a couple of betrayals he tends to remain extra reserved now.
The only exception to this has been Gidget who Ango had a soft spot for since day one (it helps that he spent just about every day with her for the first few months of her joining while he repaired her)
And despite how cold and kind of mean he was to Zai when he first joined Zai stuck to his guns and kept trying to get Ango to open up. Nowadays they're thick as thieves (even if Ango says they aren't)
Nowadays he's less mean and snippy to any new comers, but he still holds a slight air of distrust for anyone who doesn't join as a permanent member. He often thinks his crewmates are too quick to trust, so he takes it upon himself to "be the bad guy" and hold a bit of suspicion in case they get betrayed again
