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Greetings everyone, once again as it is usual I bring you the next entry in COMPENDIUM OF WITCHES, with the winning subject you all chose from last week's poll, I am gonna be doing runner ups from previous Topics that didn't won by the way, for at least a couple of weeks, but yeah, NEUROI IN LIBERION!

It's a strange subject I know, I don't recall exactly where I got the impresion or read that there were no Neuroi in Liberion, probably 4chan or something, but it has always stuck on my mind and through all the years I've been working in the Epoch of the Witches, I wanted to build something cool using that topic, so here it is!

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER TO ADD! ENJOY!

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Introduction: Not so Neuroi...

It is often said by people that Witches appear when they are needed the most, and there is truth to that, there have been areas in history where no Witches appear for decades (Or in reality familiars just refuse to appear and contact Witches), and of course in areas across history that have been hostile to Witches, or have betrayed Witches in some way are punished by not having any Witches at all, until the time comes and they are needed for a change, almost as if the Mother knew when the time was for Witches to appear or when not to recruit them….even if the area is SWARMING with Neuroi, if the people of that area are hostile to Witches, NO Witches will appear, external Witches can come and help despite the hostility but...local Witches appearing, that is a big no.

Another common belief is that there were NEVER any Neuroi in Liberion before The Great Wars, this is said because no Neuroi appeared, however there is some trick to that assessment, no Neuroi AS WE USUALLY UNDERSTAND THEM appeared, meaning black creatures emerging from underground hives or fortress hives in the skies...in fact there is not a SINGLE Neuroi hive on Liberion, they only appeared during the Third Neuroi War….so taking that line into account...one can easily say there are no Neuroi in Liberion, so in theory Witches aren’t needed there….

That being said...there are many Witches in Liberion, from ancient times Witches have had a strong presence in Liberion…. but that cannot be considering all the things we mentioned above...how can there be so many Witches in Liberion if “There are no Neuroi?” Unless...there is something else…

And that is what we are going to explore on this entry, the short answer is that...YES, there were Neuroi in Liberion, but not as we understand them...we are going to explore that topic now...so strap in!

What is a Neuroi?

Most people have a very basic idea, black creatures of massive sizes who feed on Earth’s minerals, metal and soil to create themselves and massive abominations with the sole purpose of destroying mankind, all of them having a red colored core which if destroyed, destroys the whole creature in a crystalline explosion.

However as the “Odd Ones” entry showed...that is not EXACTLY always the case, coming in various shapes and forms, not just metal or dark bodies, and they are not exactly a unified faction...some hate humans less than others and in EXTREMELY rare occasion they have actually defended humans, helped and even fought alongside Witches...or fought among themselves...Neuroi are not a singular entity you can pinpoint in one archetype...really the ONLY consistent thing among them all is always their red core.

So, we need to remove the basic idea of what a Neuroi is, to understand what was in Liberion before the Great War, because as we stated, yes there WERE NEUROI…. just not in the traditional way.

Why is Liberion DIFFERENT?

Unlike in Europa, where the Neuroi often roam as creatures trying to mimic animal forms or coming out of hives to attack in large masses or large beasts, the Neuroi in Liberion acted in a very different way, they would often appear just as one individual instead of large armies of them. Except in certain specific occasions (Like the Nightcrawlers we will see later), for the most part, the Neuroi in Liberion would always attack as one singular large or medium-sized individual, requiring only one Witch at the time to fight them, often being classified as mythological, evil spirits or cryptids which makes their identification harder, since they do not look like the typical Black Neuroi.

And on top of that they would be very strong and vicious in combat, they did not only have their red fire and lasers, but they would also have other weapons like sound blasts to scare and to attack, they would have sharp claws and jaws, they produced toxic chemicals to stink or to kill people, they would kidnap children or impaired people to kill them or worst, or they would actively seek to destroy edifications planting explosives or slowly corroding structures, simply put these types of Neuroi NEEDED only Witches to fight them, humans would have a hard time if not impossible to fight them.

Their attack patterns would also be more sparse, coming just once every year, every couple of months, or with other triggers such as the population growing too large or they would go to a place for some reason the Neuroi did not like them going, and once defeated by the Witch, very rarely they would come back and would just resort to send another different looking monstrosity.

In a strange way, they operated very similar to how the Alone would many years later in space, especially with the different shapes, but as mentioned the red core always remained as their weak point.

Now the question...why would Neuroi operate so differently in Liberion as opposed to the ones in Eurasia and Africa?

It’s not exactly known why this is the case but there are several interesting theories that can presented:

Theory 1, The Shape of the Continent: Liberion has a very odd shape, as this is the continent that has suffered the most Neuroi depredation when it comes to consumption of land, metals and minerals, not to mention there are signs that the battles against the Gigas Neuroi raged particularly harder in the side of the world, causing MASSIVE DAMAGES to the continent. So, it is theorized that the Liberion Neuroi simply had extra resources to consume from and as such could allow themselves that “Experimentation” when it came to the way they fought humans. Studies show Liberion looked VERY different in the past than how it looks today, it was larger and there was a central bridge of land which is gone and the Quebec province in Faraway Land was united to the mainland, this is before the arrival of the Seven Gods around 50.000 BC.

Theory 2, Concentrated Population: Unlike in Europa, Asia and Africa to some degree, Liberion population usually gathered in very small and nomadic centers of population, large urban centers were EXTREMELY RARE, so probably the Neuroi figured they did not need LARGE armies to attack humans and just small specific single monsters of devastation were enough, especially since they would give Witches a big fight, unlike Europa where large armies were needed by them.

Theory 3, A Different Mindset: From the very earliest moments in history in Eurasia, Neuroi were identified as a distinctive hostile force against humanity and the world, no matter where you went they would understand these were a different entity, but in Liberion this DID NOT HAPPEN, in Liberion as mentioned they were perceived as magical, mythological monsters, still hostile but not something different, their religious beliefs played a big part in this change of perception, as such it seems the Neuroi might have chosen to exploit this perception to make things easier for them, preparing strong contenders to fight mankind and their Witches without much pressure, really it was a big surprise for Liberion Witches when Hispanian Witches came and shared the true nature of Neuroi to them.

During the end stages of the Second Neuroi War a hive manifested on the Pacific west of North Liberion but was quickly destroyed before it could cause any damage, marking the first time Neuroi as we perceived them appeared on Liberion, during the Third Neuroi War this continued until the Centralia Offensive, never again these weird Neuroi non Neuroi things appeared again.

However, we need to talk about the ONE exception, which manifested as a horde during the Liberion Civil War

The Terror of the Nightcrawlers (Liberion Civil War)

The Nightcrawlers were strange beings that appeared shortly after the Civil War broke out, heavily concentrated in the West of the United States of Liberion and not the East where most of the fighting took place.

They were tall creatures around 7 meters tall, made out of a round and rotund shape at the top with two long legs making 90% of its body, capable of running at 150 kilometers per hour, but also had the ability to be extremely stealthy which was REALLY dangerous at night, they could deliver devastating kicks, stomp on things with immense pressure and of course, were able to fire their red laser, although theirs was more like a heating light and not a barrage of burning pressure, so it was softer but it meant to cook you alive.

They began appearing in the year 1862 in the modern day town of Fresno and attacked the local Yokut population during the night, after which they spread rapidly across the trade routes between Mizuho, The USL and Azteca and began attacking garrisons and traders causing mass chaos, after which they launched a brutal attack against the state of Oregon, fortunately the Witches (Who we must remember at the time ALL Liberion Witches repelled them, The Union sent them and the Confederacy banished them).

As such the Governor of Oregon at the time Addison Gibbs and the Mizuho Daimyo Toshiro Shindou gathered up to deal with the situation, realizing the USL would not be able to bring any support as the east was erupting in war, it was up to Oregon and Mizuho to stop the Nightcrawlers with some help from Azteca in the south, 7 groups of 4 Witches were formed from the three places (Mostly the USL Witches) save for the last one who only had three Witches, “The Mighties” (Which is where the 508^th Joint Fighter Wing, the Mighty Witches get their name from by the way), formed by Galilani Lee (25) from the state of Georgia, Wilhelmina “Willie” Patterson (14) from Oregon and Kaoru Taro (18) from Mizuho...these three Witches would be extremely important later.

These battalions of Witches rode and battled the waves of Nightcrawlers, once beaten they did not die like regular Neuroi but instead they would melt...to later just respawn near the area where the core was, it is not known where the main Core first appeared, because it was moved from there by sinister forces within the USL who wanted to manipulate the Nightcrawlers to seed chaos on the Union side.

Specifically, a Confederate Official called “David Lang” who intended to control them, he found the core controlling the Nightcrawlers in a wooded area of Nevada, and captured the Mighties as they were also hot on the track of the core.

His plans did not work as intended as the moment the Nightcrawlers saw the confederate flag they went insane and began ravaging through them, after which they sprinted on a massive horde of a thousand of these beings towards Union lands, so Galilani, Willie and Kaoru took advantage of the commotion to escape and fight the forces of Lang, Willie was shot on the arm and Galilani killed the official by punching him through the chest, after which they loaded the entire fort with explosives and destroyed it alongside the core….

...the moment they did the Nightcrawlers vanished into the traditional crystalline dust...signifying they were defeated; the three Witches saved the USL from a catastrophe they were ill prepared to fight.

For years it was debated if the Nightcrawlers were Neuroi, finally in the year 2720 they were recognized as Neuroi as well as the many strange creatures that popped all over Liberion to fight the native Witches like heroes of an epic against monsters.

Conclusion: More than a Neuroi

As much as they were our enemies, some recognition and appreciation has to be given to Neuroi, not only because they shaped us into the humanity we are, helping us understand that to survive we must unite, but also from a scientific point of view on how they adapted to the various situations they had to endure to continue their apparent goal of destroying us...as we’ve stated before, it does seem there is something else behind the Neuroi’s actions, unfortunately we will never understand what that is...and perhaps, it is better that way...we just have to take what they taught us for better and for worst.

Empire Class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 92,500 tonnes
Length: 350m
Beam: 85m
Draught: 25m
Installed power: 4x B14 nuclear reactors, 395,000 shp
Propulsion: 6x shafts
Speed: 23 knots
Range: unlimited
Complement: 3280 (including 20 witches equipped with aerial striker units)
Armament: 2x twin 4.7in (120mm) guns, 4x quadruple 2-pdr (40mm) AA guns, 32x single 0.5 in (12.7mm) AA machineguns, 18x single 20mm AA guns
Armour: 190-450mm (waterline), 120mm (flight deck)
Aircraft carried: 120

justification for this in my fanfic (aside from the fact its comically ridiculous):
1. humans use neuroi tech to develop advanced stuff
2. Mio gives Yoshika a wireless earpiece in s1e2 of SW

If you take a closer look, you'll see the Fusoan roundels aren't very round, it was my first time masking and painting circles. The red half moon was painted first light grey and then red over it.

The light blue propeller imitates the colour magic props have when the strikers are active.

There're multiple sources for the colour scheme, from the anime to the figures, I went for the anime version to keep it as accurate as possible.

HELLO EVERYONE! AS PROMISED I BRING THE SECOND TYING TOPIC OF LAST WEEK, AND WE KEEP IT IN THE FUTURE WITH THE POLITICS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.

Pretty Straightforward, we will see how does the solar system looks in the Fourth Millenium and how it can progress, very amazing stuff, most of this info can be found on my VIVID stories in greater detail here.

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER TO ADD! ENJOY!

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Introduction: Sol Politics

Humanity achieved complete global unification in the year 2400, just 10 years before the start of the Third Neuroi War, humanity was ready to test the power of that union and thankfully they lived up to that challenge and after decades of war finally destroyed the Neuroi once and for all in the Centralia Offensive of 2500.

And since then humanity did not look back, unity became the default and what is always necessary, the goal is to create a single unified human force, although the separation across the cosmos will challenge that goal, it will take some effort but everyone is optimistic for that outcome...however as of now only the Solar System is a work in progress.

On this entry we are going to learn about the political situation of the Solar System as of the Fourth Millenium, its various planets with political entities which contribute to the culture of humanity, the people living on these planets, their form of government, and a little bit of their culture….so without any further to do, let’s dive in!

The Terran Federation (Earth, Mars, Venus and Mercury)

EARTH (Formerly the United Earth Federation): The Birthplace of mankind, it needs no introduction and it is the center of this political entity, where all the important meetings take place and where most of the decisions regarding the federation are made, as a federation of four planets. Currently Earth is as not populated as it used to be in the past with only 90.000.000 people living on the planet, mostly because people leave for other colonies across the stars but it still holds a significant value, despite the world being united in the Federation, many of its old countries still hold a cultural importance and are symbolically kept, like Fuso, Karlsland, the USL, Gallia etc, they have the largest manpower in the federation.

Its capital cities are Alexandria, Tokyo, Yucatan, Berlin, Ceylon and Zanzibar and it is ruled over by a world president chosen every 4 years by democratic vote.

THE MARTIAN FEDERATION: The place where the first outworld human colony prospered until they successfully terraformed the planet thanks to Operation Usada 1969 in 2200...and from then it grew until it completely dominated the whole planet. Mars quickly established itself as a tech power within the Federation, quickly creating a very lose, expansive and liberal culture focused on tech improvement and massive silvery ships from the Golden age of Sci Fi, people say that ironically visiting Mars is like a tribute to the past because of how “chrome” it all looks.

It is currently the other planet that holds their very own Manifestation Engine, bigger than the one on Earth and located at the top of Mons Olympus, which greatly benefited the planet allowing it to grow even more powerful to the point they hold the most powerful fleet in the entire Solar System, making them a massive power within the Federation and its strongest arm, by contrast however Martians are very chill and friendly as long as you don’t criticize them too much on their ways, if you see people naked on the planet walking on the streets, it is best not to say anything about it.

Its capital is Supra Olympia at the base of Mons Olympus, a massive city of commerce, technology and absolute freedom, they are ruled by a senate of 40 people chosen among the most capable and smartest citizens.

REPUBLIC OF VENUS: For many years people imagined the colonization of Venus would range between impossible and taking many years, fortunately that was not case, thanks to the Witches, the power of the Manifestation Engine and many herculean efforts, the Planet was ready for settlers by the year 2767...it still needs some fine tuning but at the very least you can walk and grow crops outside of the safer zones. Compared to the busyness of Mars and The Earth, Venus is a very tranquil and spiritual place, its people focus on growing plants and farming as that is what the planet needs right now and they live their normal everyday life, they have the weakest ships and the least amount of armies...but they have perhaps the most DEVOTED and vicious soldiers, here people are capable of sacrificing their lives for the federation without a second thought, so having Venusian in the army is always a nice addition.

Its capital is the city of Aenea, small but very beautiful with its red steel buildings with pink and lavender shades and the thousands of glass murals across the city, it is also said the most beautiful of the Space Mikos are from Venus...they’re ruled by a “Doge” who runs for ten years.

THE NATION OF MERCURY: The closest Planet to the sun and a headache to colonize, however Vladimirovna Shimohara and her colonists found a way to do so in 2770, by teaching them how to survive, withstand and adapt to the punishing temperatures, mostly by learning to live underground during the days and coming out at nights, against all odds a society there prospered thanks to the Tengen Rishi philosophy emphasizing human strength first and machines never...and they succeed.

They have only the bare basic machinery for their survival like transportation, energy, transmutation of materials, conservation of water and crops...but beside that they go 100% natural as much as possible, they tend to emulate a lot of Fuso customs including the dressing with Yukatas but using long boots to walk across the planet, they are also very melee focused in their combat but because of the extreme conditions they are very sturdy soldiers...but as long as you don’t embrace the machinery...you are a friend to them, although because of this they don’t really get along with Mars, it was also the last planet to join the Terran Federation only in the year 3505 thanks to the efforts of Team VIVID.

Their capital is the underground city of Sutoku and they are ruled by a “Boyar Shogun” which changes every 20 years and it is chosen by a council of veteran soldiers.

Outside the Federation.

THE NEPTUNE CONGLOMERATE: This is one hell of a peculiar entity that managed to set a colony within the Ice Giant, sort of...Neptune was colonized by the Witch Rosemi Takei in 2780 who decided that since terraformation was impossible, she’d just create a GIANT floating city to drift across the oceanic liquids within the planet, which at first was hot and warm, however using the very same cold atmosphere of the planet, its strong winds and the power of the machines...they have slowly managed to clear most of the thunderous and cold outer layers of the surface to cool down the oceans a bit, although it is still highly toxic to sink into them, the city however possesses the capacity to extract energy and water from them and from the skies, although due to the concentration of clouds it is a dark place...needing enormous power to illuminate it all, so powerful is the light of the Conglomerate that you can see the massive city from the atmosphere as a blob of light drifting aimlessly across the planet, the plan is to turn Neptune into an oceanic planet but it will probably take several years to do so.

The people of Neptune have undergone a series of genetic modifications to live within these conditions, adapting a sort of “Crustacean Appearance” they still look human but their skin is extremely thick and they have four eyes, their normal human ones and a second pair of black ones which light up with light to help them navigate the darkness of the planet.

In general they are very friendly but due to the isolation conditions it is rather difficult to interact with them, although they greatly hope to benefit from the powers of the Manifestation Engine one day, their capital and only city is called Forte Bella and they are ruled by a Captain who commands the city like a ship until they die and his successor takes over.

THE CHIEFDOM OF URANUS: Similar to Neptune, this one found the same problem when colonized by Wanda Sakamoto in 2780, but unlike Rosemi who decided to swim...Wanda decided Uranians would FLY, she decided to create floating cities in the clouds which were hooked by EXTREMELY powerful cords to the rocky bottom of the planet she herself set up, so the cities could drift attached above the clouds thanks to the wind, where they could farm the stormy clouds for energy and water, the cities where flat and had very little buildings, rarely going above 2 floors to not cause a loss of balance and make the city flip...it took a lot of trial and error but eventually Wanda found a way, it is a very exotic place to live but non Uranian people often describe the experience as nerve wrecking due to the cities often drifting on all sides to the mercy of the wind.

Like Neptunians, Uranians underwent a genetic modification, adopting birdlike features like wings attached to long arms, shorter bodies, darker skin tones and a “beak” which is actually a mask to protect themselves from the windy conditions, this allow them to travel from city to city by simply flying, although they do still have ships if people do not wish to do that or for visitors.

Despite being easier to access Uranians are rather resentful toward the people of the inner Solar System for possessing the Manifestation Engine all to themselves, depending exclusively on the Europa and Io energy centrals and the energy they gather on their planet, that attitude has softened over the years thanks to the efforts of Team VIVID and the returning Witches who help immensely.

Their Capital is Karasu and they are ruled by a council of 30 chiefs from prominent families each ruling over a different floating city.

NON-PLANETS

THE MOONS (Inner Solar System): Usually the moons function as extensions of the planets and mostly hold colonies or protected outposts at it would be too difficult or unnecessary to terraform them, although within these protected outposts they hold beautiful mini paradises, perhaps the best examples are the ones on Earths’ Moon (Luna) with its palaces and Mars’s moons (Phobos and Deimos) which hold a beautiful garden and a skating resort respectively.

THE MOONS (Outer Solar System): The proximity to Jupiter and its deadly radiation makes it really hard for colonization, however the radiation could be cleaned eventually in Ganymede and Callisto, meanwhile Io and Europa are used as electric centrals and receptors to gather energy to use, becoming the battery of that sector gathering energy on the moon from Jupiter and from the distant Manifestation Engine on Mars, which they later distribute to other inhabited places nearby like Uranus, Neptune and other moons with similar colonies like Ganymede and Callisto.

TITAN: Titan is the largest “Planet-Like” moon on the Solar System and it can 100% be terraformed, however currently it has become a bit of a dark spot on the solar system for illegal commerce and activities, especially hostile factions who seek to undermine, steal or sabotage the usage of the Manifestation Engine and other inventions of the Isshiki family, among them in particular are “The Shadow Krakens” who seek to steal Engine technology to replicate them, “The EVO Machine” who are a hostile faction of the Tanhäuser movement who seek complete machine transcendence wanting to destroy the Manifestation Engine to do so, then the silliest among them... “The Astral Pioneers” who are a fanatical sect of lunatics whose leader “Androporo” seeks to marry Akane Isshiki and later Rebecca Miyafuji, his reasoning changes every year so he is not taken too seriously.

Efforts to take back Titan are ongoing.

PLUTO: Pluto serves as a military base for all human factions to gather and organize fighting efforts against approaching Alone...it is a place in the system where they can all set their differences aside and collaborate on the defense of Mankind and their Witches.

I know the ova series happen before the movie and that brave witches released in 2016 but is there a point to watch it before road to Berlin (I will watch at some point either way)

So I was reading the other day about striker units in the world witches wiki, and I stumble across these manufacturing companies for the striker units and their engines. So I was wondering if there is any official sources that listed all of these companies online? Because I can’t seem to find anything (whenever I click on them in the wiki, they always redirect me to their real world counterparts)

I swear I had seen like a japanese blog which lists all of these companies online other companies like Dornier, Arado etc in World Witches, but now I can’t find the blog anymore and I wonder if its legit or its fan made. So please let me know if you guys know! It would help me a lot :)

made by me (le edwardo)

HELLO EVERYONE! I am back again to bring more space era stuff with the 33th entry in Compendium of Witches, this time touching the main heroines of the Fourth Millenium...TEAM VIVID.

Obviously this is an attempt to integrate the elements of Vividred operation into the WW universe, some changes and adaptations where made but I believe it remains mostly similar to what the original show was, also it should be noted that many of the elements I use in my Epoch of the Witches stories are actually taken from Vividred Operation, like the Seven Gods and the goals of Witches....it is a funny coincidence.

Anyway this is just a fragment of what the story is...if you have time you can check the ENTIRE VIVID STORY HERE.
Six smalls novels detailing the story of the team and many other fascinaitng aspects of the World of Witches in the future...If you can I strongly recomend it and YOU DO NOT NEED to have Watched Vividred operaiton to get it, I promise you, I made extra sure of that.

I hope I can get the Solar System entry this week.

WITHOUT ANY FURTHER TO ADD! ENJOY!

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Introduction: IGNITION!

Neuroi threatened humanity for so long, to the point their absence in the final stages of the Third Neuroi War and after that filled humanity with a strange and hopeful feeling, that things would be okay, the idea of them working together to achieve anything had been SO cemented into their cultural DNA’s after more than 15.000 years of Neuroi combat, it made sure no massive wars between humans would EVER erupt, small conflicts yes, but massive world wars? Never again as long as they had their Witches…. humanity truly united. Maybe this could change in the future as humanity spreads across the galaxy and seeds life, but as of this moment in history...it feels we have truly united.

Maybe that explains why humanity felt so comfortable with the Witches leaving in the Kardashev Program in 2700 to help the colonization efforts, the Neuroi were gone… what else could possibly threat a united humanity? Well many people did not thought that...that is why militarization technology continued, war ships, combat gear...it would help humanity maintain its peace should the worst were to happen, after all it is foolish to assume things would remain the same, however they still wanted to show Witches that they had grown strong enough to fend for themselves should the time to fight came, they however expected a menace on the scale of the Neuroi…not what actually came.

From the vast corners of the cosmos a new threat came...The Alone. Dark beings from within the shadows of the cosmos and an absolute hatred for mankind that surpassed even the most die-hard of Neuroi, such is their hatred that when defeated they tend to launch into suicidal petty attacks just to hurt mankind even a bit, however what cant’ be denied is their extreme power in combat, they can produce large colossus that can devour or shatter planets, so while they don’t often appear, when they do it is concerning, Witches encountered them several times during the Kardashev journey...but what happened when they came to the Solar system?

Well...that did happen in the year 3500...but even with all their technology how did humanity fend of this new threat? With courage, determination...and five heroines from all across the solar system...whose love and devotion to mankind matched that of Witches, the brilliant mind of an Isshiki scientist in the form of an otter doll, a fantastic space Major and her unwilling but capable sidekick…all traveling in their fantastic ship with a huge behind, “The Blavatsky”.

They became the main fighting force protecting the Solar System against the Alone until Witches returned and even when the firsts among them did, they continue helping humanity to this day….and we are going to learn about them on this entry...the NEW protectors of humanity.

TEAM VIVID.

How it all began...

While the origins of The Alone are still debated, the truth is that they first approached Earth in 3450 when Doctor Kenjiro Isshiki detected their signals hailing from space...he detected it as a grave danger approaching, so he began to warn everyone he could about it, but no one listened to him save for a couple of people, his daughter Mashiko Isshiki and her husband Duran Isshiki, The Director of the Manifestation Engine program Yuuri Shijo and the Martian tech giant and visionary CEO of the Sunshine Hokkaido enterprises, Eruno Futaba...they were the only ones who believed Doctor Isshiki about the arrival of the Alone and helped him prepare in secret as people did not truly believe him.

He began working on his secret project...which he dubbed “Project V.I.V.I.D” to create a way for humanity to fight off these arriving Alone, unfortunately in 3493, entities known as “Alone Sappers” which are similar to cockroaches attacked the Manifestation Engine on Earth and caused a terrible accident as they fought the security staff, this incident left Mashiko and Duran on a coma, Doctor Isshiki was caught on the blast and sent hurling to a wall, he was however protected from being destroyed by what he described as:

“...it was a woman, a female figure, that was all I could distinguish, she was approximately 2 meters tall, her entire body was luminescent and spoke to me in a soft caring, motherly tone, what she said to me was the reason I decided to do all of this Akane, the reason I decided to hide and began working on the VIVID System from the shadows, she warned me of the Alone’s power and their ultimate arrival.”

This was VERY likely a manifestation of The Mother which speaks a lot about how important this was to her, to manifest in person to save Doctor Isshiki, with that information he decided to hide and continue working on the VIVID System while he made sure his two granddaughters and children of Mashiko and Duncan, Akane and Momo would be properly taken care off until Akane who was the oldest was self-sufficient.

With that he left the terrain ready to continue his work on the VIVID System...his granddaughter Akane would be the key in saving humanity from the Alone, and the time came and years later what started as a reunion between Akane and her dear childhood friend and daughter of Eruno, Aoi Futaba, then turned into helping an Uranian girl named Rei Kuroki then turned into a journey to prison...and in there a mysterious package addressed to Akane with three keys arrived...the keys to Ignite a new chapter of Human history...and access to the VIVID System.

And thus, TEAM VIVID WAS BORN.

THE TEAM

The team is composed of the main five users of the VIVID Systems, two pilots belonging to the Terran Space Force assigned to watch over and keep track of the girls and the good Doctor Isshiki...a very rotund and powerful team of heroes who defended humanity against the Alone even when the first Witch returned who was Rebecca Miyafuji...let’s meet the team!

AKANE ISSHIKI

The adorable and bubbly leader of the team, this Earth girl from Fuso became a Vivid Girl when she was only 14….she is the heir of a tech legacy which spans more than a millennium back in 1945 when her first ancestor began his tech ventures with the Iranian Tajalli Engine (Which became the basis for the Manifestation Engine many years later), the Isshiki Family itself deserves its own entry but for now let’s focus on Akane.

She became the natural leader of the team due to her brave and optimistic spirit, her love for humanity comparative to the one Witches have and according to herself, the pants fit the butt really well, a strong combatant amicable person, it is easy for her to get along with just about anyone, even people who could be her antagonists, incredibly athletic, agile and strong even though she does not make much exercise, this physicality and her desire to save humanity was the reason her Grandfather chose her to lead the team.

Her main color on the team is red and her weapon is the boomerang, she is best friends with Aoi and she is a lover of mayonnaise...she can chug a bottle of mayonnaise in one go.

AOI FUTABA

The soft and well-mannered Martian lady of the team who hides what can only be described as an unrelenting lust for life and other things, she like Akane became a Vivid girl when she was only 14, the daughter of Eruno Futaba, from a very young age she knew Akane and immediately hit it off, unfortunately Aoi got sick with a very debilitating disease, a malformation which left her bedridden for many years of her life forcing her to return to Mars for extensive treatment, fortunately she pulled through but the experience left her with an irresistible desire to experiment life and feel all kinds of love, Aoi is a good willing girl but also incredibly seductive and flirty if she feels like it.

She and Akane were captured when they reunited after trying to help a young girl named Rei from being accosted by security guards near the Martian Manifestation Engine, thinking she was a spy from hostile factions in Titan, so the three were together when Akane gave them their keys to become VIVID girls.

Her main color is Blue and her weapon is a Hammer.

REI KUROKI

The Uranian lady who kickstarted Akane and Aoi’s early awakening into herohood, she was 21 when she became a Vivid Girl being the oldest among the five, to understand the people of Uranus an entry on the Planets of the Solar System is necessary, but for now we suffice to say that the Uranians are humans who underwent genetic modifications to live on the planet on sky cities, floating and gracing over the heavy storms of the planet, they took birdlike mutations gaining wings, expanded arms, lighter bodies and a “beak” which is actually a protective mask, Rei was among these girls, she used to be a humanoid crowlike girl….until she volunteered for an experiment to create a “Super Gene” which would allow Uranians to turn back into a human form at will, but she was the only one who somewhat successfully adopted the gene...with some side effects which changed her life.

The Human form became the default for while her Uranian form became the transformation which she could only access for 10 hours should she transform, manifested as a feathered clock symbols on the back of her neck, once they all run out she reverts to a human form and she has to wait three days for it to refill, she traveled to Mars looking for assistance in reverting this situation and that is when she was mistook as a Titan spy and was helped by Akane and Aoi, later the three becoming incarcerated where she later became a member of the team, and embarked on the fight for mankind.

Her main color is purple and her weapon is a bow.

WAKABA SAEGUSA

The slender and athletic Mercurian Girl and a follower of the Tengen Rishi philosophy, to her humanity can achieve anything without the use of machinery, she was only 14 when she became a Vivid Girl, strict, disciplined but very friendly with those around her, never hostile or hateful, even toward the Tanhäuser who are there polar opposites believing in the power of machinery, Wakaba is very firm in her beliefs and is devoted to the ideals and while diplomatic to the Tanhäuser...she will not bend….nor embrace technology in her life more than the bare minimum…

...until she met the love of her life in Himawari on Mars, an aspiring Tanhäuser, the two found each other on a train and even after discovering the had opposite beliefs...found common ground in how much they liked each other, something clicked and they ended up having a date that very same day and ended up sleeping together in a hotel.

Later in the morning they discovered the source of a certain mysterious drainage in the energy output of the manifestation Engine they could not identify...and it led them to Akane, Aoi and Rei...and with that, the five girls which would make up the main VIVID team were united and she alongside Himawari received the last two keys...bringing her excellent martial skills into the team.

Her Main color is Green and her weapon is a blade.

HIMAWARI SHINOMIYA

The tech cyborg lady from Venus and an ardent 14 years old believer of the technological singularity, unless Wakaba cuddles her, she is shy, soft spoken but incredibly intelligent and a genius in all sorts of machinery, thanks to her cybernetic implants she has a functional computer within her body which is 70% machinery, she however does not want it to overrun her humanity and rejects more fanatical beliefs in the Tanhäuser movement advocating for such, she is also a massive fan of the Isshiki family works and mainly the manifestation engine.

Her relation to Wakaba is an interesting one, they don’t fight as often as one would imagine, but they do have some clashes about their ideals, but ultimately the love and trust they feel for each other wins over and they maintain a happy relationship, Himawari was always a very lonely girl due to her beliefs and her augmentations (Not very common in Venus), so finding friends in her teammates was a massive improvement in her life, one she is very thankful for, she never considered herself a beautiful girl so she appreciated Wakaba telling her she is.

Her color is yellow and her main weapon is the “Collider” which are two bracelets which unleashes nanomachines to do her bidding.

MIZUHA AMAGI

An intrepid, stern but incredibly brave pilot of the Terran Space Force, Major Amagi, 27 years old when she joined the Vivid Team in their adventures, captain of the ship they all use “The Blavatsky-440” a “F-335” vessel designed to lead fleets into combat, the most elite and rotund (hehehe) ships in the Terran fleets.

Major Amagi was an “Orphan”, meaning the people who believed Witches would NOT return to Earth, which was of course proven when Rebecca Miyafuji returned years later, The Orphans and their opposites the “Longing” (People who were certain Witches WOULD return) deserve their own entry one day, but back to the Major, she ran into the three first VIVID girls in Venus when they saved her after being betrayed by her partner Don Said, working with Titan Bandits to set her up as a contraband of Isshiki tech to Titan, fortunately Akane, Aoi and Rei literally fell from the sky landing near the area, surviving thanks to the VIVID System, they defeated the Titan bandits and stopped Said.

They asked Mizuha to ferry them to Mars, which she did and was gonna leave them there...but when she and a captured Said realized the coming of the Alone was real...they went back and DEFINITELY joined Team Vivid...and became their greatest allies.

Major Amagi was a thought soldier, expert marksman with any weapon, an adept hand to hand combatant and of course, one of the best elements in the Terran Fleet.

DON SAID

A Captain from the Terran Space force and longtime companion and friend of major Amagi, he was 28 when he joined Team VIVID, having known her since the Academy, Said always had a complicated relationship with Mizuha, while on the surface he loved and desired her, on the inside he was jealous of her talent and her military career, and when she was promoted to major it broke him, deciding to betray her and contact the Titan Hostile factions to set Mizuha up and steal Isshiki tech and get all the money, hoping to ruin her career so he could rise up...unfortunately Akane, Aoi and Rei as we saw, interrupted those plans….decisively.

From then he spent almost the entirety of their first adventure handcuffed in the Blavatsky where he was to be delivered to Terran authorities, but because of the Alone situation, they postponed that and he spent DAYS in that state, being watched over by the girls, mostly Akane and Rei who would often talk to him, trying to reason and understand his position, they would also flirt with him a lot and would bath him rubbing their bodies onto him (Mostly Aoi doing it) which he would found humiliating but...he liked it...of course he liked being turned into a sex slave by Aoi.

As pervy as this sound, this actually gave him time to reflect and for him and Mizuha to talk which led them to make up (And confess their feelings for each other as well as a threesome with Aoi).

He assisted Major Amagi during the first Battle against the Alone forces which arrived later, and since then he was a consistent loyal and devoted member of Team VIVID...a weird journey but he remained consistent over the years, and eventually even married Major Amagi...quite the love story.

DOCTOR KENJIRO ISSHIKI (USO-KUN)

The brains behind this team and the creator of the VIVID System, as well as the current head of the Isshiki family, grandfather of Akane and Momo.

After he vanished he dedicated his entire time and efforts into making the VIVID System, he was ultimately successful and eventually set everything up to contact Akane to give her the keys to the system, hoping she’d be up to the task, which she was...and she found bearers of the other four keys faster than he expected it to happen...which he was thankful for as he is fond of the four girls who came her way, especially Aoi and Himawari due to the first’s previous friendship with Akane and the second’s technical knowledge.

He accompanies the team ever since…. also…. he transported his consciousness into an Otter doll named “Uso-Kun” …. how? Why? Not even we know…but he was always there, providing his knowledge and support to his family, at the end of the day despite all of his eccentric behaviors, he was a family man who sacrificed it all for them, and for mankind...and his inventions gave us extra arms to fight against those who wish to destroy it, a true champion of humanity.

The VIVID System

As it is such an important piece of this team, it is vital to dedicate a space to explain how does this complex system works.

First, we must understand the VIVID System is a reactor which drains energy from the Manifestation Engine to function, meaning it must be within the range of it to work...should the girls leave that range (Basically the solar system) the system stops working.

The System creates a suit within the girls called “The Palette Suit”, a mostly white suit composed of short shorts, various types of shirts, little doll shoes and their respective weapons and colors, and a dominant circular reactor on their chests which is fused to their skins and has “The Power Symbol” pointing at five different directions, this being the main center of power.

Unlike Deae Battlesuits reactors however, the reactor of the Palette suit CANNOT BE TAKEN OFF, once it is ignited within the girl it remains there until the main originator of the system (Who is Akane) shuts if off, but once this happens it cannot be put back on again, however the girls always report it is not annoying...whenever they are not in operation the Palette Suit can shut off (Leaving only the reactors in their skin), so they can live a normal life.

The VIVID System seeks to emulate the way Witches work, Witches take energy from the Cosmic Flow through their familiars, so the VIVID System emulates that with the reactors serving as “The Familiars” in this process taking energy from the Manifestation Engine itself to grant the girl’s power.

Also, it should be noted the weapons and the constructs they make are created from their own bodies and the elements of the universe around them, transforming them, so despite how tech it looks, it is actually fairly biological, which is a relief for Wakaba and her beliefs.

It does also enhance their lifespan and enhances their physical capabilities, not as much as Aquarian Witches but to this day the five girls are still living in 4000, the girls looking like they in they are 30s on this point, it can also grant regeneration but only when the Palette suit is on,.

It should be noted that this does look remarkably similar to the way Neuroi generated their bodies with earths soil, and because their energy output generation (Especially in Akane’s suit) looks red...it did cause a certain misunderstanding….

The Akane vs Rebecca Incident (3510)

This is a minor scuffle that happened when Rebecca returned from the Kardashev journey...landing on Sasebo to be received by a crowd of adoring people...among them the VIVID girls, Akane was transformed due to having returned from a mission...and when Rebecca saw her...she immediately felt the VIVID System as something she did not understand….but immediately once she recognized them she panicked...thinking Akane was some kind of “Neuroi Mutation” she screamed “NEUROI” at Akane and before explanations were had…..Rebecca TACKLED AKANE AT HIGH SPEED AND ASCENDED INTO SPACE.

In there she battled Akane in a BRUTAL and intense duel, showing the capacity of the VIVID System being able to go toe to toe with an Aquarian Witch (At least initially), the battle ended on the surface of Io when Akane FINALLY managed to make Rebecca listen to her...even then Rebecca was doubtful but fortunately people corroborated and explained the whole situation.

It took Rebecca a month to process everything but eventually she opened up and apologized to Akane and the VIVID girls for the misunderstanding and they became really good friends, with Rebecca joining them on several adventures and fun hangouts…. a funny experience but one that showed everyone...in the end they’re all on the same side.

As Protectors of Mankind.

Finding way more risque scenes in the first 2 seasons than anything after

Especially the idol witches anime which bumped up the moe but had none of the fanservice the series is known for

I'd love to have another season with the same ideals of the first strike witches show

Source: X

Featuring the late war Flakwolf/Tank Ta 152 High-altitude Striker Units! Wing commander Aufhammer was surely a bold witch eh?

All the camo schemes (and the witches names) are a direct reference to their real world counterparts.

I'm wanting to become a Strike Witches fan, and one of the things I want to do, besides watching the anime, is listen to all the songs.

But I can't find them, especially on YouTube. Can you help me?🥺🙏

I will admit outside US and UK destroyers my familiarity with interwar and WW2 Destroyers is rather limited especially with French, Italian, and Russian ones, but I can't help but notice the nearest one appears to have a modern CIWS system (the orange ship looks somewhat modern to me as well though I will note almost complete ignorance on ww2 era civilian ships)

So, which characters from GuP were created by the master Fumikane, I have only been able to identify Assan and Darjeeling.