How are the Gyaos effecting the New Era world?

[Zigra]

Okay, there has been a whole horde of Gyaos awoken across the globe. What I'm wondering is, how exactly has human civilization, and indeed the ecosystems of the entire planet been effected by this? For example, you'd think that an army of Gyaos would be quite a plague upon our airways, with planes getting attacked on a regular basis. What sort of measures, if any, have been taken to ensure the safety of travel and transportation around the world? Have airlines in various countries been grounded until further notice?

[Darth Reaper]

This is a good question Zigra. I'm not sure how long it would take to really start feeling the effects of the Gyaos' presence, but I'd say that within a fairly short period of time there could be a significant drop in the population of human and animal life wherever the Gyaos are.

As far as what steps could be taken to protect the airways from Gyaos attacks, perhaps they could have passenger planes escorted from place to place by new high-tech military aircraft that are designed to fight monsters. Perhaps Super X-style aircraft would work, or maybe even something similar to the Veritech aircraft from the ROBOTECH animated series.

Or, they could create new kinds of passenger planes that are well armored and equipped with their own weaponry.

Come to think of it, this could have an interesting effect on the echonomy, because they may need new equipment in order to meet the challenges of the Gyaos and other creatures, and they'll need manpower to do the grunt work. I can only imagine what kind of programs they'd have to set up in order to meet these demands. This could open up new opportunities for making money, or it could strain echonomies pretty hard.

Another potentially good way to deal with the Gyaos is to find their nests and kill them while they're there. Get them while they're all in one place.

And, we should remember that the return of the Gyaos will probably be at least an impetus for the return of Gamera. You know he'll want to pick a fight with them whenever possible. And, if he can kill them off like he was doing in GAMERA 3, he could put a bit of a dent in their population.

Plus, the Gyaos are at risk of getting into fights with other monsters like Godzilla, Mothra, the Monster Island gang, and so forth. They may not win all of those fights.

So, whether or not mankind can keep up with the Gyaos, they still won't be going around unchallenged.

How do you respond Zigra?

[Zigra]

How do you respond Zigra?

I think you have some interesting ideas, but this is definitely something I want to hear Clint's thoughts on;)

[Morgoth]

The Gyaos are very much the 'Shadow of Calamity', the living embodiment of the new dark age. Like any plague, they start small but quickly rise into a menace to the entire earth. Remember, just one gyaos is enough to create an entire new nest! That means the only way to wipe them out is complete extermination - leave just one alive and the whole problem pops up again.

The militaries of the world will quickly find themselves relegating more and more resources to defending against the gyaos. Resources are derailed from social and consumer arenas, resulting in societal upheval in industrialized nations (I mean, we've become such a materialistic/hedonistic lot that I can't see rationing going over without riots). Travel, especially across long distances, becomes almost suicidally dangerous - one sonic beam from a single gyaos can down an aircraft. Nor is it only air travel that is menaced, the gyaos would prey equally well on ships, trains, trucks - pretty much anything that moves. Quite swiftly, the gyaos assume a role in the modern world that parralels that of the wolf in medieval Europe.

Entire industries would revolve around killing or at least fending off gyaos. Companies like MARS and maverick scientists like Dr Who would find eager clients, especially in third world nations with militaries inadequate to ward off the threat and protect their people. Mercenary units, similar to those in 'Reign of Fire' might prowl the hardest hit regions, collecting a bounty on gyaos heads. Potentially horrific monsters like Manda or Rodan might be tolerated as the lesser of two evils in some areas for their ability to keep the gyaos population down.

Worst of all, however, would be the grim truth that the best preventative against the gyaos are the gyaos themselves. Cannibalistic, each gyaos nest would have no qualm devouring weaker gyaos from another flock. This self-predation would be the only thing resembling a natural balance to the gyaos. In their desperation to save their own people, some might actually try to manage their own gyaos population by encouraging a nest in a neighbouring country.

The gyaos are not a simple 'quick fix' problem. They are a fixture of the New Era, a malignity that mankind will fight hard and long to beat back into the shadows. Defender monsters like Mothra certainly help in the fight, but if something should somehow bind all the gyaos of earth into a single whole, a great global swarm as destroyed Atlantis and Mu, then it is doubtful if anything could prevail against them.

[THE ONE AND ONLY]

^Except for maybe, Chuck Norris, or William Shatner.:thumbs:

[Morgoth]

Well, Chuck Norris is more like an act of God anyway, which nobody can really defend against. Shatner - all the gyaos have to do is fly off with his toupee and I think his effectiveness would plummet very quickly.

[Scorpion13mk2]

God help them if his shirt get torn before that.

God help us all......

[Zardac the Great]

^Except for maybe, Chuck Norris, or William Shatner.:thumbs:


I believe you mean: Godzilla :laugh:

Naw... there be no GodModding in the New Era like there is in Weber.


edit: Um...where is this story with a plague of Gyaos? Godzilla vs. Deutalios remains as it was when I last looked at it, and only goes to chapter 4, and I don't remember Gyaos...

[Zigra]

edit: Um...where is this story with a plague of Gyaos? Godzilla vs. Deutalios remains as it was when I last looked at it, and only goes to chapter 4, and I don't remember Gyaos...

I take it you didn't read the Interlude chapter or the epilogue of "Komajutsu"? Or read the very beginning of "Godzilla vs. Deutalios" which clearly described how Gyaos were appearing on every continent.

[Zardac the Great]

Ah. It's been a while.

Now that you've reminded me...I actually do remember.

[Raptor]

Dammit! The Gyaos must have got to the server also. :angry: I (along with Zig and Clint) lost some great discussion on the blood bats.

[Zigra]

I guess the next question now would be, what measures are being taken to protect those who travel abroad by plane, ship, train, etc.? In other words, if a New Era story were written featuring a character traveling by commercial airline, what would the trip be like for them? Would they just be taking their chances with no protection whatsoever, or would there be some sort of defense set up to protect the plane?

[Darth Reaper]

Based on some comments that Clint made I get the feeling that there may not be much international travel in the New Era, unless it's absolutely neccessary. As the threat of the Gyaos grows larger, countries may become extremely isolated because getting from one place to another is just too dangerous.

As I've said before, when travel is neccessary a couple of options is to create transports that are heavily armored and well armed. Also, transports could be escorted by teams of Super-X class aircraft.

Another potentially interesting idea for moving around the country could be to create underground railroads that stretch across vast distances. The Gyaos would have a hard time preying on things they can't find.

[Zigra]

Another potentially interesting idea for moving around the country could be to create underground railroads that stretch across vast distances. The Gyaos would have a hard time preying on things they can't find.

Now, there's an interesting idea that I wouldn't mind seeing put to use. Of course, knowing how things are in the New Era, I wouldn't be suprised to see some ancient evils accidently unleashed during the construction of these underground railroads:evilglow:

[Raptor]

Based on some comments that Clint made I get the feeling that there may not be much international travel in the New Era, unless it's absolutely neccessary. As the threat of the Gyaos grows larger, countries may become extremely isolated because getting from one place to another is just too dangerous.This should be ideal for any cults to develop! :darklord: If anyone is thinking communications would be a possible "preventative" to reverting to the Stone Age, remember that when fear of the unknown is a factor, a lot of suckers can get taken in. I see more of a "media" problem than a savior with it. Humanity just might (once again) bring about its own demise and the Gyaos will be there to pick over the pieces.
Zig: Welcome to Middle Earth! ;) Hey, I always liked the tales of leprechauns and elves and stuff!

[Darth Reaper]

I wouldn't be suprised to see some ancient evils accidently unleashed during the construction of these underground railroads- Zigra

Well, I wasn't thinking about going that far underground, just far enough to keep the Gyaos from finding the railroads. But, then again, who knows how deep these sorts of things lie. Some of them could be just below our feet I guess.

[Zigra]

Well, I wasn't thinking about going that far underground, just far enough to keep the Gyaos from finding the railroads. But, then again, who knows how deep these sorts of things lie. Some of them could be just below our feet I guess.

I don't think they would need to dig that far to bring up something bad. I'm not just talking about Lovecraftian entities, here, but rather malevolent creatures in general. Hell, their attempts to build underground passages to help people avoid the Gyaos might end up digging up even more Gyaos nests:D

[Lordofmonsterisland]

An interesting idea just hit me here: at one point in time, there was a game (I believe it was an arcade game, or maybe Japanese-only PS1) made called Gamera 2000. In the game, unless I'm mistaken, there were many, MANY so called "Gyaos Mutations", creatures mutated because Gyaos blood and hormones had polluted their environment.

So, the question comes now: what if, in the New Era, the death of the Gyaos is just as deadly as the life of one? Their blood poisons the ground, the very ecosystem, and in time this would mutates the life-forms there, perhaps even the Humans. What would the world do if secondary races started arising, all from a new animal kingdom based on the Gyaos?