The Battle Beast Universe
#1
Posted 02 July 2005 - 09:08 AM
Back in my childhood the BBs had no names or backup story or anything really so I was left to create a universe for myself. I started with the annual (the only source of info at the time) which implied that the beasts lived on a completely natural world in spite of their obvious access to advanced technology (that cyber-armour has to come from somewhere) and that all they did was roam around the countryside beating each other up purely for the fun of it.
I decided they were a race of genetically engineered warriors who had been isolated on an island continent (simply named 'Land') by their creators ('the Unyielding Ones' - a humanoid race whose exact appearance I've never fully decided upon). Their sole purpose was to fight each other as a source of entertainment for their masters who could observe them from impregnable domiciles around the island (it seems I invented 'reality TV' before I ever became aware of the concept! ) Certain beasts were favourites (called 'Rhanukh') of the Unyielding Ones and had been 'upgraded' with cybernetic armour which kept regenerating the beast's body making him immortal but also stripping his memories and personality (and teleporting him to another part of Land) either every 200 years or if he was killed in combat, to prevent him developing to a stage where he might question his reason for being and rise up against his creators. Unmodified beasts would naturally die off before ever reaching this state.
Things went on like this for long ages until by freak accident the 'upgraded' White Lion's latest personality found itself completely sentient rather than dominated by the programmed instinctive behaviour of the rest of his kind. With his newfound curiosity he soon uncovered the truth about life on Land. Horrified at what he and his people were being used for he went on a crusade, becoming a messiah amongst the beasts and Rhanukh, and eventually forced the Unyielding Ones from the island. To prevent the Rhanukh and the regular beasts from spreading to the rest of the world, the Unyielding Ones trapped the island by using a piece of powerful technology known simply as 'The Device', shattering the known universe into multiple dimensions with their world at the hub - part of the planet in each dimension - before leaving their world altogether in search of pastures new (they would eventually encounter the Cybertron (one of several - I had multiple TF stories running in my head too) of their particular dimension but that's another story for another time).
Back on Land (now sat in the midst of a vast ocean with no neighbours), White Leo led the other Rhanukh and Beasts into an age of peace and prosperity, utilising leftover Unyielding One technology, and established a great Beast civilisation that spread across all of the continent. But things were never going to last...
As time passed more and more of the Rhanukh passed the 200 year mark and, in spite of Beast scientists best efforts to understand the workings of the armour, had their liberated personalities erased and would reappear, savage and warlike as before, in the wild parts of Land. Eventually even White Leo succumbed to this fate and disappeared. Without the wise and powerful Rhanukh leading them, the natural beasts reverted to their genetic programming and fought amongst each other for no better reason than "they had to" and the great civilisation that had flowered so briefly collapsed, it's buildings and monuments consumed by nature as the millenia passed and the decendants of it's citizens roamed wild, engaging in combat whenever they met (this been the world that the annual portrayed - and "where I came in" as far as I was concrened).
The story has continued in my mind ever since then (I like to keep my imagination active ) - if I haven't bored everyone to sleep by now I'll happily dredge through my memory for the events that followed and add them to this thread...
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#2
Posted 02 July 2005 - 01:38 PM
How old were you as you came up with this background...or has it developed over the years?
--grimey
#4
Posted 26 January 2006 - 05:54 AM
yes please continue!
=)
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#5
Posted 26 January 2006 - 09:17 AM
#6
Posted 23 March 2006 - 02:53 PM
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#7
Posted 23 March 2006 - 07:29 PM
WhiteLeo
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
#9
Posted 18 September 2006 - 03:46 PM
Once i get my hands on a BB or 2 and begin work ill start on some sort of fiction myself. There are so many directions that the story could go in especially considering Beast are involved. Most ancient mythology involved beast/man hybrids at some point or another......
My only major concern is whether one maintains the Transformer connection. Would it blasphemy to ignore the connection ?
#10
Posted 18 September 2006 - 06:54 PM
My only major concern is whether one maintains the Transformer connection. Would it blasphemy to ignore the connection ?
I don't think so....My cousin and I are ignoring it in our comic story.
#11
Posted 18 September 2006 - 09:21 PM
aprox3-4yrs
I played with them in the tub diving the into the water and shizznit them killing one another and then at 4-2nd grade was tradign them with other kids in school and building worlds out of lincon logs for them
after third grade I would say they were an item i played with mabey once a month they stayed in the same drawer as my lincoln logs this went on until I was in 4th grade when my house burned down from a toaster oven the day of my birthday party all my toys where sheets of plastic or burned I had lego priates and castles all over my dresser and they were now one solid sheet of plastic my fish tank was cracked very little water and roasted fish. well you get the idea the only thing left in my room were battle beasts. The only toy strong enough to make it throught he fire. I have them and will have them untill the day I die they are dirty as hell but god damnit I love my battle beasts . In high school I printed off prictures of battle beasts and asked kids if They rembered and had any of the beasts. unfortunatly only one kid had them I traded some shizznit to him for them and I got some at a vintage toy store. but untill I came to this site I never really bought any of them now I have like 1000 aprox. Battle beasts will be a part of my life forever. ps. I am drunk and herbed out right now ahhhhhhhhh.
#12
Posted 19 September 2006 - 06:26 AM
It's had 15 years of fleshing out - if I wrote everything I doubt anyone would bother to wade through it I expect I'll document more of the events that have occured over the years (including how the TFs fit in to all this) in this thread at some point - keep an eye out!As a guy that loves a good back story i have to say this kept my attention. It could use some "fleshing out" but the skeleton story is interesting (but isnt that the case with BB's in general lol?).
My only major concern is whether one maintains the Transformer connection. Would it blasphemy to ignore the connection ?
Edited by fourth_heir, 19 September 2006 - 09:47 AM.
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#13
Posted 20 September 2006 - 03:09 PM
HA!
It's had 15 years of fleshing out - if I wrote everything I doubt anyone would bother to wade through it
True indeed... :-) but ill wade through it.
Im looking forward to the additional details while im still in newbie mode.
#14
Posted 23 September 2006 - 08:08 AM
i have always used my background playing tabletop RPG's to create back story for all my battle beasts. perhaps i shall post it some day. but i never really did one for the universe in general. nice work!!!
#15
Posted 23 September 2006 - 08:52 AM
You do know that the BB's and LB's had there own Role Playing Game themselves right?great story!!!
i have always used my background playing tabletop RPG's to create back story for all my battle beasts. perhaps i shall post it some day. but i never really did one for the universe in general. nice work!!!
Check it out here!
ROLE PLAYING GAME
WhiteLeo
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
#16
Posted 23 September 2006 - 04:48 PM
Post it!great story!!!
i have always used my background playing tabletop RPG's to create back story for all my battle beasts. perhaps i shall post it some day. but i never really did one for the universe in general. nice work!!!
#17
Posted 26 September 2006 - 09:51 PM
i did see that,but isnt that more like a miniuature game? along the lines of warhammer,etc? i like the roleplaying part of the tabletop RPG's.You do know that the BB's and LB's had there own Role Playing Game themselves right?great story!!!
i have always used my background playing tabletop RPG's to create back story for all my battle beasts. perhaps i shall post it some day. but i never really did one for the universe in general. nice work!!!
Check it out here!
ROLE PLAYING GAME
WhiteLeo
#18
Posted 30 September 2006 - 08:11 AM
#19
Posted 02 October 2006 - 11:32 PM
#20
Posted 18 August 2007 - 10:40 AM
#21
Posted 19 August 2007 - 05:19 AM
New characters are closed right now anyways, there is no need for new members at the moment. (Cept for maybe artists or something.)
Anyways, this story seems pretty good, but I ain't intressted in Battle beasts =/