Gungrave: Small Ability proposals

[AnAverageUsername]

Alright, since I've finally gotten back on my PC this can be done easier (I hope). Gungrave is a great game series, yet is lacking (Thank you Armorchompy for getting into it). For now, I wanna propose some abilities for Grave, and also for the rest of the Overdose cast.

Supernatural Willpower
This should be easy. Even after having almost all of his blood blasted out of him from taking a Centerhead shot from Fangoram, Grave through sheer willpower was able to get back up. This is important, as blood is the essence of Grave's life, moreso than regular humans, as it's the stuff that can actually keep his body running without reverting him back to his dead state.

Empowerment
Not sure if this is the right ability, but this is a bit less certain than the above proposition. As noted above, Grave was one shot by Fangoram in their first encounter without being able to put up a fight. Yet, later in the game, Grave is able to have a fully fledged battle with the hulking Deadman without being one shot. This battle takes place after Grave wills himself back up, so I think that would add more credence.

Statistics Amplification
This should probably be the most obvious, and it applies not only to Grave, but also Rocketbilly and Juji. After

Spoiler: Overdose Spoiler

seeing Spike die in front of their eye's

, all 3 charge their abilities faster and gain a change in appearance. Grave's hair rises, Juji's flame's become blue and his mask is gone, and Rocketbilly.... loses his shirt. It also appears that their powers are enhanced, as seen by the glows.

This is my first crt, and it has to be on an obscure verse....

 

[LordGinSama]

Looks good.

 

[Kisaragi_Megumi]

Agree as well

 

[AnAverageUsername]

I'm not sure if I should count votes in the OP-

 

[Armorchompy]

it's the stuff that can actually keep his body running without reverting him back to his dead state.

I would say all of that applies to living people too

Seems fine tho

Not sure if this is the right ability, but this is a bit less certain than the above proposition. As noted above, Grave was one shot by Fangoram in their first encounter without being able to put up a fight. Yet, later in the game, Grave is able to have a fully fledged battle with the hulking Deadman without being one shot. This battle takes place after Grave wills himself back up, so I think that would add more credence.

I'm not sure about this because the gun was emphasized as being what dealt so much damage to Grave, so as long as he dodges it I don't think there's necessarily any implication he can't keep up. Obviously he can tank it a bit in game but I wouldn't necessarily take that as 1 to 1 with the cutscenes.

This should probably be the most obvious, and it applies not only to Grave, but also Rocketbilly and Juji. After

Spoiler: Overdose Spoiler

seeing Spike die in front of their eye's

, all 3 charge their abilities faster and gain a change in appearance. Grave's hair rises, Juji's flame's become blue and his mask is gone, and Rocketbilly.... loses his shirt. It also appears that their powers are enhanced, as seen by the glows.

This seems fine but I'd consider it Empowerment, since it's not necessarily permanent. it'd be Rage Power but Ant deleted the power

 

[AnAverageUsername]

I would say all of that applies to living people too

Seems fine tho

I'm not sure about this because the gun was emphasized as being what dealt so much damage to Grave, so as long as he dodges it I don't think there's necessarily any implication he can't keep up. Obviously he can tank it a bit in game but I wouldn't necessarily take that as 1 to 1 with the cutscenes.

Well, there's more evidence to support it, in Gungrave G.O.R.E. In the final fight, Grave faces Who Knows Who and gets his ass kicked, and is basically out of it. Only upon having Mika short his name and crying over his body does Grave violently wake up, and actually contends with Who Knows Who.

This seems fine but I'd consider it Empowerment, since it's not necessarily permanent. it'd be Rage Power but Ant deleted the power

yeah I was looking for it and it was gone

 

[LordGinSama]

Isn't there some type of deconstruction in the anime where the enemy's that grave kills turn into dust or something?

 

[AnAverageUsername]

Isn't there some type of deconstruction in the anime where the enemy's that grave kills turn into dust or something?

Well I do remember there being special bullets to put down Deadmen and Supeirors in the anime. Time to rewatch peak again.

 

[LordGinSama]

Well I do remember there being special bullets to put down Deadmen and Supeirors in the anime. Time to rewatch peak again.

Starts at 34 secs, visually seems like deconstruction to be as they're being reduced to dust after being shot. I'll have to double check what's going on just to be safe tho.

 

[LordGinSama]

From what memory serves he did the same thing to Bob Poundmax in the anime.

 

[AnAverageUsername]

Starts at 34 secs, visually seems like deconstruction to be as they're being reduced to dust after being shot. I'll have to double check what's going on just to be safe tho.

Yeah those are the bullets that are meant to put Deadmen and Superiors. When hit they just shatter, same thing was happening to Grave at the end of the anime.

I know the stuff appears before the later half of the anime, before we see the actual Gungrave stuff, so it can apply there as G.O.R.E makes everything up to Brandon Heat's death canon. Yet, anything after that I'm not sure if it should be used, as G.O.R.E again takes the plot from the games in the recap.

 

[Armorchompy]

I'd say minor deconstruction if it only works on certain types of foes

Well, there's more evidence to support it, in Gungrave G.O.R.E. In the final fight, Grave faces Who Knows Who and gets his ass kicked, and is basically out of it. Only upon having Mika short his name and crying over his body does Grave violently wake up, and actually contends with Who Knows Who.

might be more worthwhile then

 

[LordGinSama]

Yeah deconstruction works but I wouldn't say it's Minor or limited. The bullets work by paralyzing the tissues in the body till they completely break down. It's noted it works very well on Dead-Men but should still work on non Dead-Men based on the Paralysis of tissues.

 

[LordGinSama]

Yeah deconstruction is pretty consistent. Grave's bullets are the same as the Syndicate's and causes vaporization. (4:34)

 

[Armorchompy]

The emphasis that it works "really well on dead bodies" does make me think it'd be less effective on living tissue, also that's bio manip by the explanation.

Was the guy in the second scan living?

 

[AnAverageUsername]

The emphasis that it works "really well on dead bodies" does make me think it'd be less effective on living tissue, also that's bio manip by the explanation.

Was the guy in the second scan living?

If you're referring to Ballabird Lee, no. He would be a superior, different than what would be a Deadman, and are Orgmen who retain their intelligence. Something like that.

 

[AnAverageUsername]

Bump

 

[Armorchompy]

rage power's back

 

[AnAverageUsername]

rage power's back

Hell yeah finally

By the way, should I make individual descriptions for each ability?

 

[AnAverageUsername]

Bump

 

[AnAverageUsername]

Ok so this counts as a bump and a formatting of the abilities.

GRAVE
Rage Power (When greatly angered, such as when seeing Spike die, Grave initially gains a red aura while his eyes go white, his hair stands up, his attacks start charging faster, and his Demolition Shot gains a yellow aura<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

Supernatural Willpower (Despite having almost all of his blood blasted out of his body after taking a Centerhead shot from Fangoram, which is essential to keep Grave moving and so that he doesn't return to a state of death, Grave was able to get back up and be ready for combat without an immediate blood transfusion from Mika, with Juji explaining that "A Deadman is no different than anyone else, in the end, It's only the strength of our spirit that allows us to go on"<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

Empowerment (In their first confrontation, Grave was one shot by Fangoram without being able to put up a fight. However, after eventually pushing himself back up and eventually encountering Fangoram for the 3rd time, Grave was able to hold his own and even take down the other Deadman<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>. When Grave fought Who Knows Who, he ended up getting beaten to the point where he could barely move, before actually becoming unmoving. It was only until Mika held him and cried over his body that Grave violently awakened, gaining a boost in power and actually contending with Who Knows Who<ref name="gg">Gungrave G.O.R.E. (2022)</ref>)

Juji
Rage Power (When greatly angered, such as when seeing Spike die, Juji initially gains a red aura, his flames become blue while his mask pops off, and his attacks start charging faster<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

Rocketbilly Redcadillac
Rage Power (When greatly angered, such as when seeing Spike die, Rocketbilly initially gains a red aura, his shirt comes off, and his attacks start charging faster<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

 

[AnAverageUsername]

The spoiler tags can be removed when they're added to the profiles, these are 20 year old games, why am I doing this

 

[Kisaragi_Megumi]

So we only need one more staff to approve this, right?

 

[AnAverageUsername]

So we only need one more staff to approve this, right?

I guess that would be the case. I should try contacting a staff member for this, shouldn't I.

 

[Armorchompy]

mhm

btw for future possible crts, i recall btg had some vehicular mastery feats in the first game i never got around to add in that crt

 

[AnAverageUsername]

mhm

btw for future possible crts, i recall btg had some vehicular mastery feats in the first game i never got around to add in that crt

Oh yeah he rides a motorcycle.

 

[Kisaragi_Megumi]

I guess that would be the case. I should try contacting a staff member for this, shouldn't I.

You should
Don't look at me smh, you guys should be the one who call the staffs other than me

 

[AnAverageUsername]

You should
Don't look at me smh, you guys should be the one who call the staffs other than me

mb I'm finishing Yakuza 6

 

[AnAverageUsername]

Bump

 

[AnAverageUsername]

Ok so this counts as a bump and a formatting of the abilities.

GRAVE
Rage Power (When greatly angered, such as when seeing Spike die, Grave initially gains a red aura while his eyes go white, his hair stands up, his attacks start charging faster, and his Demolition Shot gains a yellow aura<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

Supernatural Willpower (Despite having almost all of his blood blasted out of his body after taking a Centerhead shot from Fangoram, which is essential to keep Grave moving and so that he doesn't return to a state of death, Grave was able to get back up and be ready for combat without an immediate blood transfusion from Mika, with Juji explaining that "A Deadman is no different than anyone else, in the end, It's only the strength of our spirit that allows us to go on"<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

Empowerment (In their first confrontation, Grave was one shot by Fangoram without being able to put up a fight. However, after eventually pushing himself back up and eventually encountering Fangoram for the 3rd time, Grave was able to hold his own and even take down the other Deadman<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>. When Grave fought Who Knows Who, he ended up getting beaten to the point where he could barely move, before actually becoming unmoving. It was only until Mika held him and cried over his body that Grave violently awakened, gaining a boost in power and actually contending with Who Knows Who<ref name="gg">Gungrave G.O.R.E. (2022)</ref>)

Juji
Rage Power (When greatly angered, such as when seeing Spike die, Juji initially gains a red aura, his flames become blue while his mask pops off, and his attacks start charging faster<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

Rocketbilly Redcadillac
Rage Power (When greatly angered, such as when seeing Spike die, Rocketbilly initially gains a red aura, his shirt comes off, and his attacks start charging faster<ref name="go">Gungrave Overdose (2004)</ref>)

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