Galaxy Angel

[Michael Hopcroft]

And now for something rather strange. I've recently been watching some episodes of the anime series Galaxy Angel and i was wondering what sort of Star HERO fodder could be found there.

 

Of course, I was thinking more in terms of character design problems than campaign fodder, because Galacy Angel doesn't really have a coherent setting. The basic premise is that the five-member all-girl Angel Brigade is seeking the Lost Technology -- and taking all kinds of odd jobs in the meantime. The central characters are:

 

Milfuielle: A late-teenage girl and the newest recruit. She has no particular combat or science skills, but she has inconcievable luck. She is also incurably innocent, thinks the best of everyone despite all evidence to the contrary, and loves to cook and eat.

 

Ranpha: A buxom blonde close-comabt specialist, Ranpha is incruably boy-crazy but once she latches onto a man has no idea what to do him. She is amazingly selfish and tends to tell outragoous lies that get everyone else in trouble.

 

Forte: Ranpha's best friend who dresses like a cross between a stormtrooper and an SM queen, Forte's thing is guns. She loves guns. If you want Fotte to do something for you, just offer her a gun! She is a great shot and conceals a vulnerable personailty behind a brash exterior.

 

Vanilla: Cool, calm and collected, Vanilla is fanatically devoted to her religion and treats every new setback 9and she endures many setabcks with this crew) as an extension of God's Will. She has some trouble dealing with people on an emotional level and socializes as little as possible.

 

Mint: The daughter and heiress of the Blamanche Foundation, Mint is a cute but cunning girl who relies on her wits and charm (both of which are considerable) to achieve her aims. She adores costumes of all sorts, the more concealing the better, and will go to any lengths for the oppotunity to dress up as poultry, fresh fruit, or anything else that comes to mind.

 

The team is assisted, sort of, by Modron, who was formely the self-aware guidance system of a ship-to-ship missile. Now he inhabits the body of a rather ugly plushie and, despite having an intellect the size of a planetoid, is perpetually (and some would say deservedly) abused by the girls. He is completely enchanted with Vanilla in particular, and she treats him worse than any of the others do in conseuqence.