The "Resistance is Futile" Test Drive Meme

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THE "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE" TEST DRIVE MEME

The Time Trapper, the being responsible for bringing people into the Legion's universe, is up to some strange tricks! It's now creating illusions of alternate universes and dumping the Legionnaires into them to try to test them as Legionnaires. Each time this happens, the captives -- er, participants have knowledge of the scenario, their role, and what they're supposed to accomplish planted into their heads, but still remember who they once were. To complicate things, the Legionnaires from the 31st century aren't the only ones pulled into this adventure. Strange people from many worlds are being yanked in and finding themselves thrust right into the heart of these conflicts. These universes are technically just illusions (probably!) and all the participants have an inherent knowledge of this placed in their heads, but it's up to them if they believe it -- and the danger is real. If you die in one of these scenarios you stay dead. This time everyone is being dumped into a scenario where they're dealing with... ROBOZOMBIES THE SETTING In the game universe, the Legionnaires are currently facing a nanovirus plague released by two Coluan villains descended from the supergenius Brainiac family line. The techno-organic nano-virus released by the Brainiacs converts organic life to mindless zombie robots that are part of a collective completely dedicated to consuming and converting every organic in the United Planets. After the UP is assimilated and roboticized, the Brainiacs plan to start destroying and reconstructing the multiverse in their image. The planet they've chosen to start the epidemic on? Their native planet of Colu, of course. The pocket universe the Time Trapper has created is a mirror image of the threat in the game universe, causing newcomers and Legionnaires to face the worst scenario possible -- one where the battle has already been nearly lost. While it's possible that the civilians in this scenario aren't real, there's no way to be 100% sure. What your character can be sure of is that if they are real, they need their help. (Based on player preference, for the purposes of the meme, characters can either lose powers, retain their canon powers, or find themselves with new powers. It's up to you.) ZOMBIE MECHANICS The robo-zombies the Legion is fighting against are a formidable threat. The nanovirus spreads through simple skin contact and converts organic life to inorganic life. Each zombie only has very small bits of organic material left. The robo-zombies can run at fast speeds, form sharp claws and teeth, and use swarm tactics to overwhelm their prey and infect them. It takes considerable effort to completely destroy them. If a single nanite survives with an individual robo-zombie's coding, they can rebuild themselves, including their organic parts. However heavy damage that requires them to reform or head shots that damage their cortical processors can slow them down. All characters, including newcomers, will find themselves equipped with the Legion's protective transuits. While these clear life support suits can provide some protection, they can still tear or be punctured with enough pressure, making it so that Legionnaires can be infected if this artificial "skin" is broken by teeth or claws, much like in normal zombie media. When someone is exposed, conversion usually happens within less than a minute and the resulting drone is largely amnesiac and incapable of free will. Sometimes if infection is on an extremity, it can take longer to convert the victim's whole body. SCENARIO A: EVACUATIONS Colu is one of the most densely populated worlds in the UP, with its inhabitants crowded together in sprawling Mega-cities. These urban centers are filled with massive habitation towers and underground complexes, all interconnected. While this means that most Coluans have exit points to run through, it's extremely difficult to block the spread of the zombies. This means that the defenses of the Coluan home defense forces, battle drones, are becoming quickly overwhelmed. All off-world travel has been blocked, whether it's by threshold gate or by ship, but there still are defended refugee zones. Your characters must help evacuate Coluans to these safe zones or to drop ships that can relocate them to them, and fight against the spread of the robo-zombies. Legionnaires can help defend Coluans evacuating from certain sectors, attack robozombie barricades to free trapped clusters of citizens, and defend refugee evac points to help Coluans escape to safer areas, so they're not added to the robo-zombie collective. SCENARIO B: PROTECTION Some vital targets on Colu need ongoing protection. Various labs and weapons depots need to be defended so dangerous technology and weapons don't get assimilated and taken by the robo-zombies. This includes dangerous, contagious diseases being researched in the CCFD (the Coluan Centers for Disease Control) and caches of chemical and bioweapons. SCENARIO C: RETRIEVAL In areas that are already over-run, useful technology (like types of nanotech) can potentially be retrieved to use against the robo-zombie forces. Extraction teams will need to attempt to fight their way into labs that are deep in robo-zombie territory to break into these secure facilities, obtain the tech, and survive the trek back from beyond enemy lines. This tech is vitally important as it may potentially allow the Legion to develop better offensive weaponry against the robozombies, better defensive measures, or even find a cure for the nanovirus. Legionnaires might also want to scavenge for food and water, and look through overtaken hospitals to steal medical supplies and equipment for the people who have been injured without being infected in all the chaos. Colu's reliance on nanotech surgeons and surgical robots mean surgeons are few and far between, and support from the rest of the UP is limited due to the Brainiacs' interference. SCENARIO D: THE LAST FLOOB COLA Not every place on Colu is overrun, however. In some areas the hordes are thin, or blocked off due to barricades. Scavengers and survivors may perhaps have a quiet moment sharing the last Floob Cola on Colu with whoever they've come across. Or they might find themselves facing scared Coluan mobs trying to steal their supplies. Unfortunately, even the most civilized species can be reduced to fear and violence, if desperate enough. SCENARIO E: WILDCARD Feel free to make entirely new zombie scenarios up! The scenario can be as flexible as you need it to be. ( OOC INFO )