Kwei Vor'Mekta (Sly Stalker)

[OatzAndHoes]

Byond ID: Oatzandhoes

Marine Name (so we know who you are; if you play alien mostly, state that here): Terry Franks

Name of the character you want whitelisted (The name your predator will use. This must match your in-game predator name): Kwei Vor'Mekta (Sly Stalker)

Are you familiar with the Predator Code Of Honor? Yes

Character background (An ADEQUATE description and story of your predators background):

"Be patient my son. You must know your prey before you engage them. Observe their habits, learn their strengths and weaknesses, test how they react to fear. Then you will be able to kill any foe."
His fathers words have stuck with Kwei Vor'Mekta all his life. Now, walking through the dark tunnels of a cold and inhospitable planet, he caught another glimpse of his prey, a r'ka. Matured in it's skin, this xenomorph was fast and deadly, much stronger than the one he had killed when he became blooded. Kwei continued to watch, reflecting back on his training. He must wait longer, for there could be other r'ka in the area, and if the rest of the hive were to catch him, there would be no escape. No, he must be patient and wait for another opportunity. No matter how long it took, he did not want to come back empty handed to his father, who had already returned to their hunting camp in the mountain cave.
His father was an Elite Predator in the Clan, his father's age was catching up with him, and the cold did not help. Soon he would be retired, and it would be up to Kwei to bring honour to his family. The thought made Kwei nervous, although he would never show it outwardly, he was not sure if he could live up to his fathers name, who was among the most respected Yautja in the clan.
Nevertheless Kwei continued to stalk his prey, silently watching it pry a door open and pounce inside. He was about to slip in and follow when he heard a roaring throughout the tunnel. This was not the roaring of a xenomorph, but that of a spaceship. Sprinting down the corridor to investigate, he peaked up a ladder and saw the oomans piling off the ship. He counted nearly 100, armed with missiles, machine, guns and rifles. Kwei darted out of the hangar and started making his way back to camp. A new hunt was beginning, and his father would want to see this.

How do you intend to play your predator (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your predator)?

My main goal is to stalk and observe prey before making my move. I'd keep just out of sight, making the odd noise, let them see some movement in the shadows, and let a lone marine/xeno catch a glimpse of me here or there. However this does not mean that I will expose myself for everyone to see either, as I feel there is a fine line between exposure and remaining hidden that builds up a tense atmosphere of fear and mystery. I'm a really big fan of the first predator movie and would like to make my prey feel like they are Dutch being stalked in the jungle. While I'm not a fan of becoming best friends with marines or xenos as I feel like it sometimes kills immersion, I'd do my best to maintain balance, and will try to hunt whichever species has the bigger advantage.

Why should we whitelist you?

I've been playing CM for about a year and a half now (and SS13 since 2013) and in that time have come to really appreciate the philosophy of embracing the suck. I've come to learn that this game is more about the combined experience of all the players, and not just yourself. With that in mind, and realizing that Predators are a very powerful role, I'd like to work to create tense and atmospheric rounds. Some of the most fun I've ever had playing this game have been in the eerie calm moments before the big battles, where I known that there is something out there that wants to kill me but I don't quite know when or where it's going to attack. I'd also like to think that I'm a competent player and RPer, but I realize that there are always new things that you can learn.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?
No.
Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?
No.
Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or disobey the Predator Code of Honor?
Absolutely.

[Nyeshivuu]

I one time saw you scream ice colony in OOC

[Shyguychizzy]

Before I get on with over viewing. Is there any correlation towards Johnkilla56's Vor'Mekta Clan or Gentleman_HeadCrab's Vor'Mekta? Quite a bit concerning would be seeing we Predators aren't actually a balance factor though we hunt the superior force or stronger force. Mind do expanding on such statement? "Maintaining balance" Its our decision who we hunt as you are well aware to whom we ever kill take out of the game. With xenos 50/50 being they able but still taking em out.

[OatzAndHoes]

Before I get on with over viewing. Is there any correlation towards Johnkilla56's Vor'Mekta Clan or Gentleman_HeadCrab's Vor'Mekta? Quite a bit concerning would be seeing we Predators aren't actually a balance factor though we hunt the superior force or stronger force. Mind do expanding on such statement? "Maintaining balance" Its our decision who we hunt as you are well aware to whom we ever kill take out of the game. With xenos 50/50 being they able but still taking em out.

I wasn't aware that the second part of the name was a clan name, I simply got it from word translations. I didn't think clan name functioned as a last name, similar to how a Native American would have a last name that would be different from their tribe name. I'm fully willing to change it if there's an issue.

As for the "Maintaining balance" comment I meant it more in the way of I wasn't planning to go and hunt 5 xenos when there are 80 marines. The server rules state that you should try to hunt whichever side is winning, so that's what that comment was based off of.

[Shyguychizzy]

I wasn't aware that the second part of the name was a clan name, I simply got it from word translations. I didn't think clan name functioned as a last name, similar to how a Native American would have a last name that would be different from their tribe name. I'm fully willing to change it if there's an issue.

Very true, fun fact we Predators have bickered on this subject before from many months. Other Predator's may confirm or expand on this but from knowledge I believe sorta has been I believe merely last name it is of the clan as confusing as it may be.

Good reasoning with how your balance, truly good explanation. I'll give it some time for other's input, but will stand neutral for now.

[Keban DaBrowne]

As a marine, my impressions of you as a comrade have been good, a generally engaging and responsive person to interact with. Never seen you do anything bad enough to question your competence mechanically, either.

[Mook476]

I'm standing neutral on this. You're not a bad player and the story isn't that but I'd just like to see more feedback.

[Nightwolf901]

I'm a little risking on giving you a +1 on this. Not saying I'm not but, Your story could of been better in many cases. Grammer looks alright and I know you as a general player and you're pretty good.

[Symbiosis]

Hard for me to give a +1 on this. We really don't know what motivates your Pred (besides honor/The Hunt) and the backstory wasn't very lengthy. That being said, it wasn't terrible. Neutral here.

[northcote4]

Howdy chief, let’s have a looksee. Sorry in advance if I start babbling.

The first impressions I get from this app: you have some fairly reasonable forum activity and I do actually know who you are in-game. While I will admit I haven’t observed much of how you play, it’s always a plus in my books if I can recognise someone.

As for your character’s story/background, there’s a bit of a problem here. The purpose of it is to show us, the readers, something about who your predator is. A chance for us to get some insight into who Kwei Vor’Mekta is: his strengths; his flaws; wants and desires or even just his unnatural obsession with braiding his dreadlocks. And while it’s clear to see you’ve attempted to do this via the lessons taught by Kwei’s father, I’m afraid that, to me, it just doesn’t feel like it’s hit the mark. It just doesn’t feel like it’s enough.

The story more or less tells us the bare minimum, and unfortunately that’s just not enough to cut it. And while it seems to me you attempted to tie in Kwei’s story to that of the Colonial Marine’s dropping in each round, that’s kind of missing the point. The section isn’t supposed to be a quick introduction to the character. It is a chance to flesh them out and tell us about who they are and what makes them an individual. I hope that makes sense.

Nothing much to comment on your playstyle. It’s pretty bog-standard, but in a good way. I also quite like your reasoning and honesty in the ‘Why should we whitelist’ you section, as I can definitely respect your motivations.
I’ll refrain from commenting on the whole “Vor’Mekta” issue, as like others have pointed out it’s a bit of a mess when we ask whose clan is what.

Ultimately, though –and I do hate to be a ballbuster- I just don’t feel like this app is quite up to par. It’s on the right track, certainly, but I feel it still needs some work and polish. A bit of OOMPH, you know? I’m sure someone else in the thread has suggested it, but I wholeheartedly recommend having a read of some of the recently accepted applications to get a feel for what kind of bar is being set. There’s no shame in looking at other people for ideas and inspiration as far as I’m concerned.

I do wish you luck in your applications, and while I’m torn about specifically what rating to give, I’ll have to take a stance and settle on a -1 for now.

[emeraldmoonx]

Alrighty, time for my opinion.

This "R'ka", this is a made up Xeno yes? Why did you decide to create a xenomorph, over simply using the typical Xenomorphs we'll be playing versus in CM? Seems strange you invent it, then choose to ignore them entirely in your story and move on to humans arriving. I'd like to have seen how different these r'ka are, and how your predator would fight against the enhanced Xenos.

You don't explain where they came from, how you got to the planet. Why did your clan choose a cold planet over the usual preferred hotter planets? Are the r'ka specifically native to the planet and accidentally found them, or are you specifically hunting these r'ka and have found them to reside on this planet?

I'm curious, I like the idea of your clan hunting these unique new enemies. I, however, feel you haven't elaborated on much. Your story is short and could have easily fit this in if you wanted. You could also just have saved the issue of inventing this new species and simply put more effort into fighting normal Xenos and maybe humans mixed in?

The story isn't too bad, it's a little short and doesn't really show what your character is about.

The playstyle seems pretty average for all predators. This isn't bad in my opinion as most predators will fight very similarly anyways since they all have similar training and technology.

I'm still neutral at this point, I'll wait to see a response to this and we can discuss it more.

[northcote4]

Alrighty, time for my opinion.

This "R'ka", this is a made up Xeno yes? Why did you decide to create a xenomorph, over simply using the typical Xenomorphs we'll be playing versus in CM? Seems strange you invent it, then choose to ignore them entirely in your story and move on to humans arriving. I'd like to have seen how different these r'ka are, and how your predator would fight against the enhanced Xenos.

You don't explain where they came from, how you got to the planet. Why did your clan choose a cold planet over the usual preferred hotter planets? Are the r'ka specifically native to the planet and accidentally found them, or are you specifically hunting these r'ka and have found them to reside on this planet?

I'm curious, I like the idea of your clan hunting these unique new enemies. I, however, feel you haven't elaborated on much. Your story is short and could have easily fit this in if you wanted. You could also just have saved the issue of inventing this new species and simply put more effort into fighting normal Xenos and maybe humans mixed in?

The story isn't too bad, it's a little short and doesn't really show what your character is about.

The playstyle seems pretty average for all predators. This isn't bad in my opinion as most predators will fight very similarly anyways since they all have similar training and technology.

I'm still neutral at this point, I'll wait to see a response to this and we can discuss it more.

R'ka is another word for xenomorph in the Yautja language. You goober.

[emeraldmoonx]

R'ka is another word for xenomorph in the Yautja language. You goober.

I looked it up before and found no reference to it at all. Plus states that it's a stronger version regardless. So my point still stands.

[TehSpoderman]

I looked it up before and found no reference to it at all. Plus states that it's a stronger version regardless. So my point still stands.

http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Yautja_language R'ka means Xenomorph according to here.

[emeraldmoonx]

http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Yautja_language R'ka means Xenomorph according to here.

Ah, valid point... Well, part of my question still stands then , it may not be a NEW type, but it's a stronger/better version, so essentially... I still have the same question ;] lol.

[northcote4]

While I'm sure Oatz can throw up his own response, I'll do this all the same for the sake of quickness.

Ah, valid point... Well, part of my question still stands then , it may not be a NEW type, but it's a stronger/better version, so essentially... I still have the same question ;] lol.

To address where this stronger xenomorph came from, this is what I'm able to see:

... he caught another glimpse of his prey, a r'ka. Matured in it's skin, this xenomorph was fast and deadly, much stronger than the one he had killed when he became blooded.

It is simply an older, more mature xeno, which (depending on your chosen source material) are inherently more powerful.
Again, depending on your source, the xenomorphs fought for blooding rituals tend to be what amount to newborns, bred specifically for the purpose of the ritual. At least that's my understanding anyway.

[Kerek]

I don't really think that this app was up to par with the other ones. We know very little about your predator, and I don't really recall having any Roleplay moments with you that really stick out and I hardly recognize your name. Honestly, I am leaning heavily towards a downvote, so sorry man. I gotta vote -1 on this one.

[emeraldmoonx]

While I'm sure Oatz can throw up his own response, I'll do this all the same for the sake of quickness.



To address where this stronger xenomorph came from, this is what I'm able to see:



It is simply an older, more mature xeno, which (depending on your chosen source material) are inherently more powerful.
Again, depending on your source, the xenomorphs fought for blooding rituals tend to be what amount to newborns, bred specifically for the purpose of the ritual. At least that's my understanding anyway.

Yes, you make a good point. I'm still learning about predator stuff daily since I really don't know that much. I know enough... but didn't think about that.

with that being said, it still lacks much detail, my answer still remains at -1. Sorry, bud.

[Feweh]

Weak app, denied.