NationStates Jolt Archive

The small alert buzzer warns you of the state mandated broadcast to come. The round tube in the view-set hums to life and the speaker crackles as the final few formations of Mon-go soldiers march down Mingo Boulevard, their bootsteps echo through the chrome and glass canyons of Mingo City, the capitol of Planet Mongo. They are followed by a contingent of hundreds of highly polished Thermition Tanks. Rockets flying in formation streak the heavens above the Imperial Palace as Emperor Ming looks on, flanked by his various uniformed Ministers, generals, and delegates from the lands of mongo.

The camera closes on the image of the Emperor himself, his royal robes glint red and gold as he watches the parading formations with a look of little interest. Ming’s beautiful daughter, the Princess Aura is also by his side, her body dripping with diamonds and other precious gems from lands all across the universe that have been plundered by Ming’s forces.

The parade having drawn to a close, The Emperor makes a gesture to the hushed throngs below in the streets and to those watching at home on their view-sets. All the creatures of Mongo suddenly cry out with one voice, “ALL HAIL MING, EMPEROR OF MONGO! ALL HAIL MING, RULER OF THE UNIVERSE!”

The people fall silent again in anticipation of what is to come. General Klytus of the Imperial Secret Police steps forward to address the hordes assembled in the streets. “Loyal subjects of the Emperor! I have been authorized by this majesty to make the following statement to all our agents, soliders, spies, and disaffected nationstates in the field. His supreme Intelligence, Ming the Merciless, is offering amnesty to those of you who do not currently pledge your allegiance to the Empire of Mon-go.” Klytus’ voice rings across the public address system and through every hall of Mon-go.

“You will be allowed, without fear of punishment, to swear the allegiance of your government, citizens, and resources to Ming. To do so will require that you contact the Offices of the Secret Police and request admittance to Planet Mongo. You must have the proper password to enter the empire, or your ships will meet with the Imperial lightning field and be destroyed on contact.”

Klytus paused for a moment before continuing, “All loyal subjects are to conduct business only with the Ming Dollar, and to fly the flag of “The Empire of Mon-go”. Furthermore, all nationstates that pledge themselves to the will of Ming are to alter their nation’s motto to “ALL HAIL MING THE MERCILESS!” to reflect their loyalty.”


OOC: Okay, so I’m sure you can tell by now that I’m a huge Flash Gordon nut!

This thread is an open invite to fellow fans of Mongo to join me in creating the PLANET MONGO a region specifically for you fellow Flash fans…you can create a new nationstate with a “Flash Appropriate” name or move your current nationstate to the planet Mongo. You’ll want to be sure to check out my region before naming a new state, as I have several members who already have some of the more famous locations covered. But it’ll be first come-first served…

You will be required to obey the will of the Emperor Ming…or have your region banished to the realms of the rejected…duh, this is the empire of Mongo after all. And your roleplaying will be expected to be within the confines of the Flash Gordon mythos…you know, rocket ships, lizard men, swords and ray-guns, legions of terror, “Hail Ming” and so-on. It’s quite a lot of fun if you’re into it. Corporate police states, kingdoms and otherwise oppressive dictatorships are especially welcome!

If you have any additional questions, or want to pledge your loyalty to ol’ Ming…send me a telegram.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Region name=Planet Mongo
Nationstate Name=Empire of Mon-go

((OOC: Just promise me one and a half things: that you will not even mention the hawkmen, and if you feel obligated to, at least give them some pants. :( ))

OOC: I have a friend who is gonna play them. I'm 87.2% sure they'll have pants...

OOC: Sadly I never saw the film all the way through so I can't join in, but you have my full support.

SbW

I don't give a damn :P

Doublish post.

I don't give a damn :PTrailers! You're back! And already people are hating on you. :wink:

OOC: Actually had a nation of Hawkmen for a time, but it never took off. (Get it? Never took ....forget it) I hope this goes well for you.

Alright kiddies, if you're interested...send me a telegram.

Otherwise move along. No more OOC posts please.

http://images.somethingawful.com/inserts/articlepics/photoshop/04-09-04-campaigns/Redrazors.jpg

I Thought I was just declared President for the sixth time...I dunno, I've lost count...

But seriously High Orcs, that's very nice. You make it or find it somewhere? I love the little portrait of genral Klytus in the background, nice touch.

You've got our kind of sense of humor, you sould join us on scenic Mongo. telegram me, we'll talk. Have your people call my people...

with warm wishes,
-Ming

I Thought I was just declared President for the sixth time...I dunno, I've lost count...

But seriously High Orcs, that's very nice. You make it or find it somewhere? I love the little portrait of genral Klytus in the background, nice touch.

You've got our kind of sense of humor, you sould join us on scenic Mongo. telegram me, we'll talk. Have your people call my people...

with warm wishes,
-Ming

I don't give a damn :PTrailers! You're back! And already people are hating on you. :wink:

I was gone?Cool.People have always hated me. 8)

Bumpy McBumperson...

General Klytus looked into the crowd of delgates and leaders of Mongo, "And now the tributes from the Princes and Kings of Planet Mongo. What gifts have you for your emperor?"

The first leader approached...

He walked calmly until he reached the first step of the Emperors mighty palace. He hurriedly climbed the numerous steps leading to the palace, increasingly trembling as he went. As the King got closer, the Emperor quickly recognized him as the King of the Blue Magic Kingdom. When the King was within shouting distance the Emperor hastily called to him in a hard tone, " Halt. Present me my tribute of loyalty to me from there!" So the King bowed and shakingly snapped his fingers twice as a servant came running behind him head bowed. The servant quickly gave the King a covered cage and hurriedly scattered back down the steps not daring to look Ming the Merciless dead in the eyes. The King rose his voice for the first time cracking on his first word, "I King of the Blue Magic Kingdom have complied to your all worthy orders and I have brought a tribute as you wished my lord." He shuttered as he continued, "My word is suitable for the worthiest kings and the most honorable princes but my gift is that which will please Ming the Merciless. I," his voice croaked again, "I have brought you one of the most valuable treasures straight from my hallowed halls of few. I present to you my lord, my most prized possession." He removed the draping from the cage, the crowd gasp when they saw what was in it. "This is the oldest and largest Blue Flying Lizard of the Blue Magic Kingdom. A once mighty and powerful wizard from afar put a magical spell on this very lizard but this was no ordinary spell. This spell was the most perfect spell of all time. This spell allows this lizard to grow to whatever size you need him to be. The spell also included that the lizard will live forever, immortality. The blood of this creature will carry on this trait so I have included a regular Blue Flying Lizard if you wish to create a breed of Blue Flying Lizards all over Planet Mongo." "You could even make a profit," he whispered to Ming as he leaned close then returned to a normal posture. "The traits of this wonderful animal will also be passed down if you were to drink its blood. The capabilities of this animal are endless." He laid his treasured gift down before Ming and backed down slowly as if waiting for a response from the stern Ming. When he reached the bottom step the next leader was already approaching the first step leading to Ming...

Rushing through the streets of Mon-go, he flys around corners and streets with such ease. He arrives in front of the palace and dismounts his majestical dragon. He walks into the palace and asks and audience with his Highness. A few moments later he stands in front of the Great Ming, the Supreme Archon of Light Daemon, Zero. "Your leige...," his voices booms in the great hall,"I present to you my tribute to my allegiance to Ming." He uncovers a large cage to reveal a massive beast. "I have brought to you, great Ming, the last remaining Daemon dragon in Light Daemon. It's magical powers are second to none. Such a graceful and powerful beast. I hope my Lord that you accept it whole-heartedly." He mounts his majestical beast and flys off into the sunset...

OOC: I’m putting out an open call to all you evil kings, dictators, despots and what-not.

You should join us in Mongo. Your Nationstate would be an excellent addition to the Mongo family. Leave your current region and pledge your allegiance to Ming and together we will rule the galaxy (and have some fun in the process!). There really isn’t much use in a whole bunch of little regions trying to run around and take over other regions…you need size and strength of numbers to enforce your wicked will upon the masses. I, Ming the merciless can help you do that!

Corporate police states, kingdoms and otherwise oppressive dictatorships are especially welcome! We’re all sci-fi buffs who thought it would be fun to start our own evil empire, and didn’t want to use the same tired Star Wars and Star Trek stuff…Ming seemed perfect.

The best part? You get to rule your land in any manner that you see fit…but you lend your name, strength, and UN endorsement to Mongo…helping to make it a Nationstates superpower while adding OUR power to your own. Why should old-timers like The Pacific Region get to make policy for everyone else? Their UN delegate has over 500 endorsements!

If you have any additional questions, comments, or want to pledge your loyalty to ol’ Ming…send me a telegram. I look forward to hearing from you!

HAIL MING!

Are there no Flash Gordon fans out there?

This is kinda sad...

There are plenty of Flash Gordon fans, but many will not surrender control of their governments, military etc to you. Plus, how to make the different styles of play (sci-fi/fantasy vs sci-fi/possible tech) mesh well? Hmmm.....

Besides that, I'd be interested in seeing some RP from you folks on the forums. Especially Vultan. He's my flavorite!

OOC: Impressive. If I knew enough about the setting, I'd almost certainly join....

Glad to finally see a little serious interest...

No, you don't really have to give up control...as Ming, I let you guys legislate laws as you see fit...rule your land as you will.

Planet Mongo just gives us a central banner to rally around. A common homeland...it just happens to be a homeland bent on ruling the earth :)

We're really just a band of friends who are sci-fi geeks. I think the sci-fi vs. realtech isn't a problem...that's what the original Flash Gordon was about anyway. Earth being attacked by an alien world...

Now, sci-fi vs. fantasy...That's a tough one to call...there's lots of fantasy on Mongo though...hawk-men, weird giant lizard thingies...you know...stuff.

Ghout, don't let the setting bog you down! Come aboard, you'll have fun I promise!

As for the RPing...we're currently engaged in a war against our neighbors to the North...the Dominion of Kumanaptra. Led by the impetuous earthling criminal Flash Gordon...this dominion even recently overthrew Ming himself!

Actually, what happened was that my childhood friend who plays Kumanaptra figured out my nation's password and "overthrew" me that way...I'm back in control now...finally!

Planet Mongo has also recently attempted two regional take-overs...one with success...one not so much. That's how it goes sometimes.

If you guys think you might be interested...or wanna RP your Gov't attempting to make contact with Emperor Ming on Planet Mongo, just let me know. I'm here to play!

OOC: I'm beginning to think we may have finally found a worthwhile nemesis. How to do this.....

A summit could be had with some of Mongo's Princes at the Sslaa system, notably Sslaa 5. Perhaps the premise could be individual trade treaties, non-aggression pacts or what-not. It would definitely be interesting. See, we're a race of big lizard thingies. Heh heh.

OOC: That sounds pretty good. Ming might be interested in that, depending on what's in it for him...maybe some form of trade agreement? Or maybe an alliance of some sort.

Have your people send us a proposal message IC and we'll see what happens with it. You may even want to create a new IC thread for the RPing.

lousy Mongo technology...

OOC: Sounds good. I'll whip up a thread, and TG you tha address of it.

Aren't there any other takers?

The next to come before Emperor Ming was Kir, Chief of Kharrol, a man with a rather barbaric look. 6' 7" in height, he wore his brown hair tied behind his head and flowing half-way down his back. Strange symbols were tatooed on his hands, arms, and face. Kir was dressed in a sleeveless jacket made from some sort of scaly hide, a red silk shirt, and black pants; he carried a beautiful wooden chest. Kneeling and bowing his head, Kir took three items from the chest.
First came a sword (closely resembling this (http://66.0.193.113/isroot/www11650/ProductImages/mrl1107.JPG) one in shape). Its blade was mirror-bright, and seemed to shimmer with all the colors of a rainbow, the hilt and pommel were gleaming black, and the grip was tightly wrapped in strange red wire.
"Long has it been the tradition of my people to give the gift of a weapon, usually a sword, when pledging one's service to a leader. In keeping with that practice, I offer you this blade. It is forged of Shimmersteel, the strongest metal we know of; it can be swung more lightly and easily than a piece of wood the same size and shape, but it strikes an enemy with greater force than a battering ram. This weapon has been further enchanted; what it hits will burn, or freeze, or shatter, or anything of that sort that you will it to do."
Second was a long coat of odd, dark grey leather.
"This is made from the hide of an Ergol ((If you've heard of it before, tell me and I'll change the name.)). No weapon, not even death rays or the mightiest of axes, can get through it while it is worn by a living creature- but for it to retain that property, the beast must be slain in a hand to hand fight, by a lone opponent. I killed the one that previded that skin. It is very soft, flexible, and comfortable, and can keep the wearer warm in the deepest blizzard without being too hot to wear in summer."
Finally, Kir produced a magnificent gem, so large he needed both hands to lift it easily. The spherical stone glowed brightlyl, and sparks of light seemed to fill the area as he revealed it.
"I know not what this jewel may be, but it is the most beautiful thing I have found in my homeland. Do my humble offerings please you, Great One?"

Ouch! I bumped my leg while setting down that chest.

All creatures of Planet Mongo shall make merry! This bulletin is to announce the creation of Mongo's Imperial Information Network. It was created and will be maintained by Emperor Ming's Minister of Information, the Kingdom of Blue-Magic.

http://planetmongo.netfirms.com/

ALL HAIL MING THE MERCILESS!

I must say my Lord i forgot to give you my tribute!
Here it goes
In my ice kingdom we are making an statue made of ice that is 1 million Feet tall to show your greatness. My dear King I will also give you 500 of my best slaves to do with as you please. I also promise serve you and fight in you name. I will never go agianst you or your will no matter what the cost because Lord Ming you know what is best. I will say this you will always have my support and faith.

King Ronald

All Hail Ming The Merciless!!!!

bump...

118 minutes ago: The Empire of Mong0 ceased to exist.
Kir strode through the streets of the abandoned city, three score of his warriors walking behind him. He stomped up the stairs into the palace and searched its endless corridors, hacking open locked doors with an axe. Finally, in a small treasure chamber deep in the center of the palace, the Kharrol Chief found what he was looking for. Ignoring piles of gold, magnificent gemstones, and ancient enchantments, he rushed over to his wooden chest and flung it open.
"Ha! Everything's here."
He slipped the Ergol-hide armor over his own outfit, then buckled the black sword belt around his waist and drew the gleaming blade.
"My service I swore to you, Emperor Ming, and this blade I gave as its token. My help, you scorned; my people, you exiled. Now I take back my sword. If ever we meet again, it shall find your heart!"
Turning, Kir struck the heavy door of the treasure vault with his reclaimed weapon; it burst into a cloud of flying splinters. He sheathed the weapon with a grin.
"Take the chest. Do not touch the gem! Now, let us return to Kharrol... quickly, before anyone notices our activities in this area."
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15 minutes later, the Kharrolic Warship departed Planet Mongo.

(The original picture is lost and I don't remember what it was, so I'll use this (http://www.museumreplicas.com/imagelib/0500144_D_000.jpg) as the new model for Kir's sword, with the differences described in my earlier post.)