The Supporting Cast

Majokos are not the only folks on Planet Earth with magic. Far from it. While there is plenty of supernatural, there are certain groups of note to mention when dealing with Majoko Lore.

1. Good Guys (kinda?)
   
   
   1. Senshi (Sailor Soldiers)
      
      
      
      But enough of reminisence and such happy memories.
      The reason that I know you is really none of these.
      You cannot hide you royalty Although you hide your face.
      I'd know you were my princess, in any time and place.
      Yes...I know you.
      
      
      "How I Know You", Elton John and Tim Rice
      
      
      

      Sailor Senshi are the soldiers of the maybe-Future Princess of the New World, Neo-Queen Serenity, or also known right now as Sailor Moon. Their actions evolve around fighting and eliminating alien threats they refer to as "youma". Actually, we're not sure of many things about them. When Moon first appeared, we strongly felt that she was a new majoko. She very much carried the ideals (and certainly acted) like alot of the other magical girls out there. However as the other senshi appeared, we realized most of them did not carry themselves the same as Moon, and therefore the whole set could not be considered majoko, per se. Some of them were to entrenched in reality to be magical. Sailor Mercury carries sophistic computer equipment to help her in her battles; Saturn looks like a walking bag of doldum; and Uranus and Neptune are probably as innocent physically as , well....you get the point.

      From what we've been able to gather, the senshi gain their powers from their particular planets. How this is done, is not known. They are also able to combine their attacks to do rather remarkable attacks. Pretty well all attacks are combat based, except for Moon, who has remarkable healing skills. They ofcourse, obviously henshin, and so far we do not know who their human guises are. To be the truth though, the full extent of their power to this date is not known. This can be frightening to a majoko on their bad side.

      What are they like? Well...just like majokos, or any other group, it takes all kinds. But one can often guess their personality by their planet. Mars has been known to have a fiery temper, Mercury is cool at times, but quite wise, Jupiter is rather a rocky personality. And the senshi of the outer planets are rather distant, even to the inner planetary senshi. Moon is a very kind girl, though she tends be a little clumsy at times, but to many majoko, it makes her more endearing to us than the others.

      Majoko's can almost always count on help from Moon and her four inner senshi (Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus) if needed, simply because they try to be caretakers of Tokyo. The outers however, have their own agenda, and scoff us for our age and weaknesses more than anything else. This is aside from a few Dark majoko's filling Uranus's get-away car with chicken-noodle soup. Usually though, it's not a good idea to call in any senshi for help, as they almost always tend to feel it should be left in their hands from now on, destroying any evidence or information a majoko may have been trying to get, or killing something a majoko may have been trying to cleanse.

      A final note on the senshi is that they have followers, people who have exhibited powers like a certain senshi, but on a lesser scale. Oddly enough, they don't report to any of the senshi, and from what's been seen the Senshi don't even realize they're there yet. Although time will tell I suppose. At any rate, these folks do small jobs behind the scenes to help the senshi without them even knowing it. I heard one majoko say, these "helpers" may not even know themselves why they are doing it.

      Stereotypes

      Majokos on Senshi: Okay...you got blasts and you can call on your planet for help....but I thought you were soldier's of love? You can spend all the time you want blasting things, but it's your own loathing, envy, and self-doubt that will defeat you, NOT the youma. One would think that, after how some treated you for your own youthful appearances and skimpy apparel, you would learn not to judge a book by it's cover, but you seem to find us as nothing more than liabilities. But we gain our power from the mother of this planet, and this is our home. You're the guests...Remember that.

      Senshi on Majoko: Ooooi...never in my life have I ever seen such a useless group. This world is under attack everyday, there's a hidden war where the next day may be one's last, and the fate of the universe may rest on a senshi's shoulders. The Dark Kingdom wants this planet, and it won't be saved by fluffy leg-hugging kindergarten drop-outs, who only pretend to do something important. You go ahead and sing stupid songs and love another, I'll stay here and make sure we live another day, thank you.

      
      
   2. Budos (Martial Artists extrodinaire)
      
      
      Everybody wuz kung-fu fighting
      I tell you those kicks were fast as lightening
      And it was a little bit frightening
      With calls for expert timing...
      
      "Kung Fu Fighting", Carl Williams
      

      Budos are martial artists with a plus. There are lots of black belts out there for sure, and there are some majoko's who are not bad with their fists either. However, these are not budos. If you've ever seen a fighter punch or kick dozens of times so quickly that your eyes could not register the limb; seen someone shoot straight up in the air and cleft several peoples at they spin at miraculous speeds; or even seen a fighter fire off a good old ball of fire, you've seen a budo.

      A budo is not that hard to describe. If you've seen many Hong Kong or Samurai films you've got an idea. Women or men trying to train their bodies to the peak of physical perfection. Some may have other schedules or goals, like avenging a wrongful death, or gaining the attention of others, but in the end, they all work towards building themselves to be the best they can be.

      Some also may engage in certain philosophies or religions that direct how they fight and why, an example being Budhism. They also have a strong connection to Shinto-ism, as most budo's claim their magic source (chi), is a gift from the Mother Goddess Amaterasu-megamisama, maintained by her daughter Nodoka-megamisama. Recent sages have predicted that Nodoka, after years of being a lone goddess, married and bore a son, and that son, after a few years of making a name for himself already in the martial arts community, is about to be awoken to his heritage. Many claim to know the boy, even Momo does, but noone dares to push the slip and anger Amaterasu-megamisama. Let THEM decide when to tell him.

      Dealing with Budos can be like living in a cowboys' paradise. There are the good guys in white hats and bad guys in black hats. But even the good guys often duel with one another half the time, and seem to enjoy just pounding eachother over and over again, just...because. Must be too many knocks on the head. A good-natured Budo almost always will help a Majoko in peril, but will never tarnish their honour, by accepting help from one. To 99% of Budos', majokos are cute little girls that a) Look like their daughter, b) Look like their kid sister, or/and c)Are gonna get hurt if they keep getting in the way. Budo's will really interupt anything a majoko is trying to do, as their main priority will be to put themselves between the offending matter, get the majoko to "safety" then fight the thing themselves, even IF they have no idea what it is. Some older ones do show some respect to majoko's though, having learned a bit about who we are, and what we can do.

      Stereotypes

      Majokos on Budos: They're big, they're bad, and they're mostly stupid. The nice thing is, at least they have a love for the Deity's almost as much as we do, if only they didn't worship discord and violence as much as they do. However, if anything comes up that looks remotely threatening, they'll either try to beat it up or eat it, or both. On the other hand, you could always stand sideways and confuse them for half an hour, THAT can be fun. Just don't let them catch you with your tongue sticking out.

      Budos on Majoko: Ah...the reason we fight. To protect the innocent. It's almost humerous to see these youngsters run around at play, but like a boy who runs into the road for his ball, these young girls run into so much trouble, its difficult to look after them sometimes. They seem to find us as overprotective nagger sometimes, but look after them with care, Amaterasu smiles on them. Put them back home, where they belong, and then continue your quest, warrior. May they never have to know of violence.

      
      
2. Bad Guys
   
   
   1. Youma
      
      We're dangerous Dudes,
      We've got bad attitudes,
      Most of our brain cells are gone...
      
      
      "Young, Dumb, and Ugly", 'Weird Al' Yankovic
      
      
      

      Some things just arent human. And most of these we call youma. Youma are creatures of supernatural origin. Some look very human, some vaguely, and some not at all. However all have one thing in common, a tendency to make life miserable for the human race. The senshi deal with the ones that are extra-terrestial primarily, but majokos generally have to deal with those from this planet and beyond.

      A youma's goals often depend on it's origins, and (if appropriate) it's creator. They can be extremely independent creatures acting on their own, or mindless drone of some greater power (in alot of cases, another Youma). Whatever the cause, it usually involves harm to humans, and therefore is something Majoko's have to stem. Generally we try to leave this to the combat majoko's to deal with, but often even the softest of ones, have to think of a way to stem the advance of youma, even if not directly.

      Then again, not all youma are of the type that attack mindless to beat up people. Some can act in other ways, like infiltrating air or water systems to induce sleep/sleepiness. Some will try to hypnotise the masses to get a certain objective completed. It is extremely difficult to judge what a youma's plans are until he/she/it starts them. Then you have to hope it's not too late to stop it.

      The last mention to be made is this, some can and are created by Dark Majokos. Such is their nature, and such is their tasks. Don't think less of these creatures though, for they can be just as dangerous as any others.

   2. Arch-Mages
      
      He worships at an alter
      by a stagnant pool.
      And when he sees his reflection
      he's fulfilled...
      
      
      "License to Kill", Bob Dylan
      
      
      

      Some of our enemies are human. Well...human physically anyways. Magic is obviously not new, and its not solely possessed by cute girls with innocent minds. If only it were so, the world would be much less problematic then it is now. A group has survived from the middle ages. A group of followers who seek magical knowledge, training only those they deem worthy, and guarding their knowledge jealously.

      There are several families of mages/wizards that have survived with magic knowledge of secret teachings through out the generations. However some, jaded by the persecution in the Inquisitions, have become very dictatorial in their views of magic/mahou use. These Arch-mages view magic as something only given to the special worthy few, and man-kind must NEVER know, lest they attempt to blot out magic once again from the world. The fear and paranoia of these mages drive them to perform any acts at all to prevent those they deem "unworthy" from having magical power, even if it means an occasional... death.

      Needless to say, they are not very fond of majokos, particularly those who specialise in keeping the faith in magic alive. And it is to this extent that most majokos find very real and very dangerous enemies. The worst thing is, as these are humans, it is often harder for a majoko to stop them. It may mean nothing to destroy a faceless, mindless youma, but a Mage is a human, with a very real soul, and most majoko's cannot bring themselves to kill any one of them. So the majoko's own innocence protects the Mages from real threats, where their own morals do not have them do the same.

   3. Tentacle Creatures
      All the tales of the power
      Of the God of the Jews,
      Never mentioned a tower of tentacle ooze.
      Confusciousism, Budhists and Tao,
      don't prepare you for things that
      suck the skin off a cow.
      
      
      "C'thulu FM", Tom Smith
      
      
      

      Talk about saving the worst for last. These creatures represent utter and true evil. In one way, one should almost feel pity for these things, as they are created in a world to be nothing but a hideous form of terror and hatred. But don't let your pity drop your guard, these things are the worst enemy a majoko can often run across.

      Their main attacks consist of tearing or stomping men to death, and as for women, raping and then tearing and stomping women to death. Now, those who have come across these monstrosities often have their own opinions on why the women are treated to this...morbid attack. However, very few have the real answer, and it is simply this, the sexually invasion robs the female of innocence and purity. In filling them with terror and humiliation they corrupt the female's positive energy, which the tentacle creature feeds on. Needless to say, in majoko's the amount of purity is greater than normal, and therefore the bounty to be had from corrupting them is far greater. Also needless to say, a majoko is rarely physically equipped to fight off a creature of this type, and rarely, if ever, can physically survive the assault. Even if one did, she would be a hollow shell of a person, from that day forth.

      However, there is one major ray of hope to Majoko's in this matter. The same thing that feeds a tentacle creature can also hurt it, badly. IF a tentacle creature can corrupt this energy, he can feed. BUT if he is struck by a strong blow of this purity, ie a majoko blast of mahou, it will take severe damage. Once again, the more pure the girl, the worse the blow. Akazukin ChaCha has been known to kill several creatures of this type, and has no idea to this day what it was she killed. Let us hope she never finds out. But the point is this, Budos and even senshi often have their hands full fighting these monstrosity, but several of these fighters have discovered to their astonishment that their hours long combats have been negated by a single blast by a 11 year old upstart.

      The purity of majokos act as a magnet to the creatures, but often, it spells their doom. As more majoko's are informed of this fact, the number of successful attacks by the tentacle monsters have dwindled, and in fact it seems they may be heading towards extinction. But NEVER think they are all gone, and always be prepared, for they hide in darkness for one moment of inattention.

   

   
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