A group of beings created by music for the express purpose of protecting their individual band from harm. Anime and rock go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Sailor Moon meets Road Rules.
**Where Does It Take Place?
Everywhere. There's no one locale; bands tour to promote their albums, and the Rn'R Senshi will tour also. Sometimes it's LA, sometimes NY, sometimes Brazil or Toronto or Tokyo, Seattle or Cleveland. Wherever they're summoned by the music, they'll appear and will have to get used to being dropped in the middle of unfamiliar places and situations.
**When Does It Take Place/Why?
Slightly ahead of present day, in the year 2008. The Millennium has changed things on the planet, opening doors between dimensions. This has allowed certain elements to take hold, and it's broken the barriers between reality and fantasy. Music and sound are part of the spectrum; radio waves are related to visible light, so in short every band has created it's own 'wavelength'. Music has begun to take on individual personalities. Depending on the type of energy expended, this means good and evil entities have begun appearing randomly throughout the world.
Consider this: everytime you hear a song on the radio, those radio waves ripple outward just like ripples in a pond. Funny thing is, they don't stop. They leave earth's atmosphere and keep spreading outward. Your band is being heard forever. Radio waves are in the lower part of the spectrum; visible light is only a tiny part of the spectrum. Think of the band's 'wavelength'--and the Sailor's wavelength--as their own color that no one sees. Let's say everytime Sailor Poison walks on-screen, the other Sailors 'hear' the intro to 'Every Rose Has It's Thorn'. It's not that obvious, but it's just like that. It's like playing one note or a series of them and others recognizing you when they hear it.
Scientists say every star resonates at a particular pitch, below human hearing, and that they're out there ringing like bells in the dark. And remember those Memorex commercials? Ella Fitzgerald (I think it was her) would be singing and the glass would shatter. Just the right pitch and volume can do damage. If you find an object's pitch, you can counter-harmonize (or create feedback) and destroy it. The Senshi's wavelength will resonate at a certain pitch. Later on, several Senshi together may be able to use their powers all at once like a giant chord--and bring down buildings. Or something. :)
The intent is to have all of the Sailors come together at some final point and either resolve the threat--or lose magnificently. They will encounter each other a few at a time and begin to band together; they'll need to become aware of each other. Safety in numbers.
**Appearance:
Your outfit should be based on symbols that your band uses--i.e., Journey based the majority of their album covers on themes pertaining to scarabs and infinity symbols. There is no standard fuku. The one constant you should have is a necklace of some kind that would pertain to your band. If you wear a concert T and jeans, fine. But try and be different without screaming "LOOK WORLD! I AM SAILOR VAN HALEN! POUNDCAKE, RIGHT HERE! COME AND GET ME!" And since we're dealing with rock bands, if you're a villain then you should have black leather in there somewhere and probably a few chains, maybe some tattoos. Props are great, but if they're being used in an attack, then you'll need to consider it a weapon and list it as such. The villains don't necessarily look tough and the good guys don't necessarily look innocent. Sailor Metallica won't be in a frilly dress and carrying a teddy bear. Well...okay, maybe.
**Powers/Transformation:
The Sailors won't have transformations until they're far enough along that their bands are summoning them. They'll just appear when their bands are in trouble. But they will need to have attack phrases. Your attacks should be song titles, or song-title based. Example: 'Journey Chain Reaction,' or 'Def Leppard Rock Of Ages.' These are going to vary widely. Stay true to your band and the constraints of...er...relatively good taste. :) There are some humdinger song titles out there. Start out with 2 attacks. Weapons are fine, so long as they're based on a song lyric or title. We'll be able to add attacks later--especially if our bands release more albums, or we just can't resist one we think of later. We don't want unlimited attacks, but we'll need a good variety to be able to fully protect our bands.
**Guardians:
Basically, you're the guardian for your band. But if your band has an animal motif of some kind, then you can work that in. On the last album they released, Journey used variations on a bird theme, and in the past, a 'bug' theme. Be creative. If you're even reading this far, if you're here at all, then you're possessed of a slightly twisted sense of humor and you're plagued with creativity. Amaze your friends. As a twist, when your Sailor isn't active, they may be 'sleeping' somewhere. Journey is known for their keyboardists' cherry red grand piano, nicknamed 'The Whale'. Sailor Journey's essence resides in The Whale between gigs.
1)The original lineup
2)Journey
3)Nine Inch Nails
4)AC/DC
5)Metallica
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