HALO: LAST STAND
The year is 2552. We, humans, have spread across the entire galaxy. However, the massive empire is crumbling from the seige of a band of religous zealot alien forces know as the Covenant. Humanity has nearly been wiped out. Now as the Covenant forces close in on Reach, one of Humanity's last strongholds, one of the last hopes are the SPARTAN II super soilders. As UNSC tries to fend off the Covenant forces, will they prevale? Can the Covenant destroy the Spartans and rule the Galaxy? Only time will tell...

State of the Galaxy:

Reach has been captured by the Covenant.
The Heretics have sided with the UNSC.
The Covenant have sent a scouting party to Earth.
The Heretics fled to Halo.
The UNSC fled to one of their last strongholds, Nirvana III.

Welcome to the first non-Star Wars RPG! This RPG might take place in a different galaxy, but still has the same rules.
Rules:
- No godmodding (for example: I decided to build ten death stars, bloweded up all planets and buyed dis super shot gun with which I could easily destroy all da ships).
- Only 5 characters per player
- No flaming.
-When posting, please include where your character is, unless obvious (example there was only one post between your last one with the same character, and you included where then)
- Do not kill other player's characters without their permission.
- In battles, give the opponent time to react, no one-post victories, unless approved beforehand.
- You can either create a Character or play as a real Halo character. As long as if you do play as a real Halo, it must be within the timeline, e.g. you cannot play as the Spartan Sam, because he is already dead.

CHARACTER SHEET:

Name:
User:
Sex:
Faction: (UNSC, Coveant, Forerunners or Heritics)
Species: (Not needed if UNSC)
Class: (Pilot, explosives, technition, SpecOps, ext.)
Ship: (If pilot, optional)
Weapons: (Be reasonable- if you carry a rocket launcher, no other big weapons)
Bio:
Other: (Optional)
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Current Characters:

Charcter Count: 23
User Count: 14

Name: Michell Mason
User: Lazer X7
Rank: Commander
Faction: UNSC
Class:Pilot/Sniper
Ship: The Longsword Interceptor Midnight Marauder, the frigate FFG-404 Valkyrie, and the Pelican dropship Delta 451.
Age: 21
Weapons: Sniper Rifle and two M6D HE Pistols, B75M TAR Rifle
Bio: Michell was raised on the planet of Reach. As time progressed, he became exceptionally good at flying, even at one point being asked to fly missions for the Spartans. Though he turned the offer down, he did find himself flying for them from time to time. Soon Michell became known as the top pilot in the UNSC. Though he believed this was overated, he did have the best flying scores on Reach. He is a veteran of several battles, and shows the blast marks on his Interceptor, the Midnight Marauder, proudly. He also has exceptional marksmanship skills. Currently he is the Commander of a Longsword Interceptor squadron, though sometimes he flies a Pelican as well. Soon enough though he was put in command of the modified FFG-404 Valkyrie.
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Name: Herb-Yap, known as 'Herbie' by the UNSC
User: Lazer X7
Sex: Male
Faction: Covenant
Species: Grunt
Class: SpecOps/Pilot, Commando
Ship: Outdated Aprehention II
Weapons: Dual Drack Needlers and a Carbine Rifle
Bio: One of the smartest known Grunts, Herb-Yap was one of the top Grunt Commanders. A distant relaitive of the infamous Grunts Yip-Yap and Zeepo, he knows how to operate machinery and almost any Covie weapon. Because of his intutiveness, he is not sure he trusts his Prophets, and may defect to the UNSC. He was planted on Reach by the Prophets. The UNSC knows he is there, but could never get a grasp on him. They simply know this possible renagade as 'Herbie', after trying to understand a garbled transmision. He has grown a liking for the human nick-name himself. After surveying a crashed ONI Longsword, he learned the location of Earth, but is reluctant to reveal this to the Prophets.
Other: Slightly taller than most Grunts, wears Chrome armor
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Name: Drax
User: BriJr
Faction: Covenant
Species: Sangheili (Elite)
Weapons: Plasma Rifle, Energy Blade
Bio: Grew up just as any other elite would. Became part of the guard. Pretty much a regular Elite.
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Name: 3208 Gracful Bliss; Monitor to Installation 07
User: Lazer X7
Faction: Forerunners
Class: Monitor
Bio:
Other: Light Color: Yellow
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Name: Sai'Laki
User: ??????
Sex: Male
Faction: Heretic
Species: Sangheili
Class: Commander
Ship: Covenant Frigate Vithrynet
Weapons: Elite Plasma Rifle, Sentinal Beam
Bio: Commands the Heretic's entire space fleet. An exceptional commander once held high in the Covenant, until he became a Heretic and defected with his entire crew. Bringing the Heretic's their largest ship.
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Name: SSgt. Hwang, Lee (Zodiac)
User: Cadre
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Class: Orbital Drop Shock Trooper
Weapons: Duel SMG’s, Sniper Rifle
Bio: The resident Sniper of 3 Cal, always there when things get tough. He’s one man you can be proud to have watching your back.
Other: Lee’s nickname comes from his wide knowledge of astrology and astronomy. He can often be seen looking up at the sky for answers when things look bad, and more often than not saved the squad by doing so.
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Name: SSgt. Hernandez, Victor (Taco)
User: Cadre
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Class: Orbital Drop Shock Trooper
Weapons: Shotgun, Rocket Launcher
Bio: The Resident Demo expert of 3 Cal, he’s always laughing and keeping up the squad moral no matter what’s going on. He is a fine soldier and any would be proud to have him at their back.
Other: Victor’s Nickname comes from his constant craving for what else, Taco’s. He always has one on hand even during the longest missions. Leavening all to wonder where exactly he keeps so many, and even more so how could he be hungry at a time like this.
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Name: MGySgt. Hunt, Michel (Junior)
User: Cadre
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Class: Orbital Drop Shock Trooper
Weapons: B75M Tactical Assault Rifle (Tar), Thumper ATS Grenade Launcher
Bio: Michel is the Squad Leader of 3 Cal, and by far the most motivated. He joined the corps shortly after his Father died in order to honor his legacy. He carries around a very old combat knife that was used by his Great x5 Grandfather in Afghanistan.
Other: Michel is the youngest member of 3 Cal hence his nickname, but regardless of his age he is treated with the highest level of respect any officer could hope for.
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Name: Master Chief
User: Xaph
Faction: UNSC
Class: Super Soldier
Ship: Master Cheif is trained and certifed to fly a wide varriety of UNSC and Covenant viechles
Weapons: FAVORITE: BR55 Battle Rifle However, Master Cheif is trained to use a wide varriety of weapons.
Bio:From Wikipedia
John was born in 2511.The first part of Master Chief's childhood was spent at a human colony Elysium City, on the planet Eridanus 2 where he lived with his family. His name was John and he was large for his age at the time, approximately a foot above his school peers, a sign of a "perfect genetic match" for a project dubbed "SPARTAN II". He is described as having brown hair , brown eyes , and freckles. This is the only clear description of his face we ever see in the Halo universe.
In 2517 at the age of six, John and seventy-four other children his age were covertly taken from their homes and replaced with flash clones. This specific form of clone was employed to ensure that none of the families knew that their children had been kidnapped. However, the cloning was rushed and unstable and all of the clones died shortly after from what was termed as 'Metabolic Cascade Failure' making it seem like natural causes. Dr. Halsey later commented that this side effect was unfortunate, but the timeframe requirements of the project left no alternative. The original children were brought to planet Reach, one of the UNSC's headquarters, to train to become SPARTAN-II supersoldiers. On Reach, the abducted children began intensive physical, mental and psychological training as part of the Spartan program, and were assigned new identification numbers instead of last names. John became known as John-117. Despite popular belief, there appears to be no direct correlation between the numbers assigned to the recruits and when they were selected. (however, John's DOB ends with the number 11, and the first two digits added together are 7, making 117 backwards, though this might just be a coincidence.)

On the first day (September 24, 2517) John met his teammates Kelly-087 and Sam-034. They later become best friends. In July 12, 2519 at the age of eight they were sent out into the wilderness in Pelican dropships to participate in a survival exercise. Their trainer, Chief Petty Officer Mendez, said the last trainee to complete the objective had to walk back to the base from the mountainous wilderness. The trainees quickly got involved in a fight with men who wore no uniforms or insignia (who were assigned by Mendez to protect the Pelican from the trainees) that resulted in extensive injuries. John wanted to make sure everyone got back so he and his fellow trainees stole the Pelican and flew it back to the military complex. When they returned home Mendez deemed him Squad Leader as a result of both his ability to adapt and his leadership over the other SPARTANs.

In March, 2525 at the age of fourteen, the children were biologically, genetically and eventually cybernetically augmented and enhanced, undergoing the following procedures:

Advanced carbide ceramic material grafted onto bones to increase durability and strength
Protein complex injections to increase muscle density and lower recovery time after injury
Body growth hormone pellet injections to boost skeletal and muscle tissue growth
Occipital capillary reversal to increase blood flow to the eyes, resulting in enhanced vision and perceptiveness
Superconducting neurofilament fibers added to nerve endings, resulting in 400% increase in reflexes and increases in intelligence, memory, and creativity.
These procedures had substantial risks, and only 33 SPARTANs of the original 75 survived to functional status after the augmentations (At the time of augmentation, there were actually only 64 SPARTANs). Of the others, 12 suffered 'significant impairment' and were relegated to tactical and administrative duties in the Reach complex. The rest died. John, during his time with the SPARTANs, was deemed the "luckiest" and was the first to test the MJOLNIR armor. He also took command of the trainees during free-form tactical exercises.

John-117's first real mission (September of that same year) was against rebels in the asteroid belt of the Eridanus System, where his homeworld was located. He was wounded but not incapacitated while leading his squad to capture Colonel Robert Watts, leader of the insurgent forces. He received a Purple Heart after the mission.

Later on November 2, 2525 he was briefed on the Covenant threat; he and the other SPARTANs would fight for many years against this new enemy. They were first sent to the Damascus Materials Testing Facility on the planet Chi Ceti 4 to retrieve the MJOLNIR Mark IV armor. While retrieving the armor they encountered a Covenant frigate above the planet: Sam, Kelly and John subsequently boarded it and planted a bomb. This resulted in the death of Sam; who stayed behind to ensure the detonation of the explosives, and because of a puncture in his armor that disallowed direct travel through space.

As Earth fought a losing war against the Covenant, the UNSC High Command developed a last-ditch plan to capture a Covenant High Prophet, who they hoped could be used in order to barter a truce. They could only hope it would suceed...
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Name: Haller Von
User: Cheapy the Hutt
Sex: Male
Faction: Coveant
Species: Human
Class: SpecOps/Pilot
Ship: Phantom
Weapons: Plasma Rifle, twin pistols, and an Energy Blade
Bio: The Covenant realized that while they outnumbered the humans, their enemy was more highly motivated. Therefore, Covenat High Command authorized Project Alpha, an operation to kidnap and brainwash enemy soldiers and train them into elite commandos. Haller Von was taken from Reach as a teenager at the age of fifteen and went through riggorous indoctrination and commando training, along with several other humans. Now, Haller (designated Alpha Lead/"Boss")leads the elite Alpha Squad, the terror of the Covenant forces. Infiltration, extraction, hijacking, kidnapping, they know how to do all of that and more.
Other squad members: Alpha Four(Sparky), Alpha Three (Bumpy), and Alpha Two(Trigger).
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Name: Sparky
User: Cheapy the Hutt
Sex: Male
Faction: Coveant
Species: Human
Class: SpecOps/Pilot
Ship: Phantom
Weapons: Plasma Rifle, twin pistols, and an Energy Blade
Bio: The Covenant realized that while they outnumbered the humans, their enemy was more highly motivated. Therefore, Covenat High Command authorized Project Alpha, an operation to kidnap and brainwash enemy soldiers and train them into elite commandos. Haller Von was taken from Reach as a teenager at the age of fifteen and went through riggorous indoctrination and commando training, along with several other humans. Other squad members: Haller (designated Alpha Lead/"Boss"), Alpha Three (Bumpy), and Alpha Two(Trigger).
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Name: Bummpy
User: Cheapy the Hutt
Sex: Male
Faction: Coveant
Species: Human
Class: SpecOps/Pilot
Ship: Phantom
Weapons: Plasma Rifle, twin pistols, and an Energy Blade
Bio: The Covenant realized that while they outnumbered the humans, their enemy was more highly motivated. Therefore, Covenat High Command authorized Project Alpha, an operation to kidnap and brainwash enemy soldiers and train them into elite commandos. Haller Von was taken from Reach as a teenager at the age of fifteen and went through riggorous indoctrination and commando training, along with several other humans. Other squad members: Haller (designated Alpha Lead/"Boss"), Alpha Four(Sparky), and Alpha Two(Trigger).
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Name: Trigger
User: Cheapy the Hutt
Sex: Male
Faction: Coveant
Species: Human
Class: SpecOps/Pilot
Ship: Phantom
Weapons: Plasma Rifle, twin pistols, and an Energy Blade
Bio: The Covenant realized that while they outnumbered the humans, their enemy was more highly motivated. Therefore, Covenat High Command authorized Project Alpha, an operation to kidnap and brainwash enemy soldiers and train them into elite commandos. Haller Von was taken from Reach as a teenager at the age of fifteen and went through riggorous indoctrination and commando training, along with several other humans. Other squad members: Haller (designated Alpha Lead/"Boss"), Alpha Four(Sparky), and Alpha Three (Bumpy).
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Name:Spartan 175
User: Darth Fish
Sex:Male
Faction:UNSC
Class:Pilot SPARTAN
Ship:Longsword
Weapons:Shotgun, Two stolen Drack Covenant Needelers
Bio: Unknown. The newest SPARTAN. After he was made into a spartan, all that's known is that he managed to kill an entire squadron of Seraphs.
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Name: Admiral Hood
User: JackXbox
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Species: Human
Class: Fleet Commander
Ship: UNSC Veronica
Weapons: Pistol
Bio: Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood (voiced by Ron Perlman) first appears in the novel, Halo: First Strike. He is a member of the UNSC Security Committee and is the Chief of Naval Operations. He greatly respects the Spartans, not only because of their record, but on two occasions his life has been saved by the Spartans. Admiral Hood, alternatively known as "Lord Hood", is seen wearing the Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal along with a number of service ribbons and citations.
When Halo 2 begins Admiral Hood presents the Master Chief, Sergeant Johnson, and Jacob Keyes with medals aboard the Cairo Station. Keyes' medal is posthumous and thus presented to his daughter, Miranda. Lord Hood was in overall command of the battle when Prophet of Regret's fleet attacked Earth (this is made clear when he orders Fleet Admiral Harper to defend the Cairo, Athens, and Malta stations instead of attacking the Covenant ships directly). Later, at the end of Halo 2, he is seen commanding the defense of Earth aboard the Cairo as he finds out that Master Chief is aboard the High Prophet of Truth's Forerunner flagship. He asks the Chief what he is doing and the Chief replies, "finishing this fight." With the end of Halo 2 at this point in the story, it is very likely Admiral Hood will appear in Halo 3. (Taken from Wiki)
Other:
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Name: John Moats
User: Chewiee95
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Class: Pilot
Ship: Pelican
Weapons: 2 Magnums
Bio: When John Moats enlistted in the UNSC he was a small man of 18. but as he got more combat experience he became one of the most valued pilots in the UNSC
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Name:Mason Verger
User:Psychoman
Sex:Male
Faction: UNSC
Class: Capital ship captain
Ship: UNSC Bulwark
Weapons: M6C Magnum Pistol
Bio: Born and raised on Reach, in one of the many sprawling cities littered with spire towers and grew up with the idea that the expansive human empire could never fall or be threatened in such a way to near extinction. His hair is a buzz cut, very short, and black. He is very pale, with cuts, and scars dotting his face. His eyes are dark and peircing. He has just recently been promoted to captain from first lieutenate and has done little work for the UNSC but hopes to soon engage against the "evil" and dreaded Covenant fleet.
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Name: Sgt. Maj. Johnson
User: Evil_Cheese44221
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Class: Marine Leader
Weapons: Sniper Rifle and Battle Rifle
Bio: "Move Marines- the Core doesn't pay us by the hour!"
Colour: Blue

Name: Jacob Keyes
User: Maegereg
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Class: Captain
Ship: Pillar of Autumn
Weapons: M6D pistol
Bio: As a Lieutenant Junior Grade he helped Dr. Halsey to find the future Spartans, including John-117, the future Master Chief. He was later promoted from Commander to Captain after his actions during the Covenant invasion of the Sigma Octanus system in 2552 (July 17-18). Keyes was made most famous from his tactically magnificent "Keyes Loop", as it was dubbed, that was only performed at one time. This maneuver had Keyes loop around a Covenant vessel with a Shiva tactical nuke following. It is also believed that a Covenant tracking device that attached itself to Keyes' ship (The Iroquois) led the Covenant to Reach. Keyes now commands the Pillar of Autumn, an aging Halycon class ship that has been specially outfitted for a stealth mission against the covenant. (part of that was taken from wiki).
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Name: Fijix (pronounced Fee-gix)
User: Evil_Cheese44221
Sex: Undecided
Faction: Covenant
Class: Grunt
Weapons: Dual Drack Needlers
Bio:"Nyahah, the Demon the DEMON!!" Part of the initial ground force, Fijix wished they just "glassed" the place as he watched the entire unit he was in be blasted into chunks of blood and Covenant. He is now under a new unit to take down Reach's orbital guns...
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Name: Kane Dzhugashvili
User: Captain Snackbar
Sex: Male
Faction: U.N.S.C.
Class: Marine
Weapons: Assault Rifle
Bio: Kane Dzhugashvili was born to Russian immigrants on the planet Reach. As a student on the planet, he had been enrolled in the Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps, which he had amiably failed at. As it went, he was squeamish at the sight of blood, and would often wince at the thought of killing an entity, regardless of sentience. However, as an invasion of Reach, and possibly Earth, was imminent, the UNSC needed every man they could get, including hopelessly terribly soldiers like Kane.

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Name: Jack Rostron
User: JackXbox
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC)
Species: Human
Class: Pilot / Sniper
Ship: Pelican
Weapons: MA5B-ICWS (Assault Rifle), SRS99C-S2 AM (Sniper Rifle)
Bio:
NAME: J.ROSTRON
RANK: CORPORAL
CLASS: UNSC SNIPER PILOT
HOME PLANET: REACH
BACKGROUND: AT A YOUNG AGE ROSTRON WAS AN EAGER PILOT. HE PROOVED HIMSELF WORTHY OF A PELICAN IN HIS LATE TEENS. WHEN IT CAME TO THE RANGE, HIS SKILLS WITH THE SRS99C-S2 WERE SECOND TO NONE. THIS GAVE HIM THE CAPABILITIES IF FIGHTING ON BOTH LAND AND AIR EFFICIENTLY. HE HAS YET TO HAVE ANY LAND ENGAGMENTS WITH THE COVENANT, BUT HAS FOUGHT MANY SHIP TO SHIP BATTLES, EASILY PREVAILING. HE KEEPS HIS SHIP IN TOP SHAPE, AND IS ALWAYS READY FOR ACTION. LOWER RANKS LOOK UP TO HIM.
Other: His life dream is to later in his life, take control of a UNSC Capital Ship, most likely a Halycon Cruiser
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Name: Prophet of Sorrow
User: Sir Billy
Sex: Male
Faction: Heretic
Species: Prophet
Class: Prophet
Ship: Covenant Assault Carrier - Sorrow
Weapons: Prophet Throne
Bio: The one High Prophet to see the dangers of the Halo. After listening to 343 Guilty Spark, he followed the Heretic cause. He leads the Heretics now, but has entrusted his military command to two other Heretics.
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Name: Goliath
User: Sir Billy
Sex: Male
Faction: Heretic
Species: Jiralhanae
Class: Commander
Ship: Covenant Cruiser - Honor
Vehicle: Scarab
Weapons: Bruteshot/Brute Plasma Rifle
Bio: Goliath was once a high ranking member of Tartarus' clan. He served Tartarus well as a bodyguard. He was the captain of the Covenant Assault Carrier Sorrow until it defected to the Heretics. He followed the Prophet of Sorrow loyally, to the point of promotion to the commander of Heretic ground forces. He now commands the honor, and utilizes a captured Scarab in ground battles.
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Name: Sentinel 1138
User: Sir Billy
Faction: Forerunner
Species: Sentinel Major
Class: Sentinel Commander
Weapons: Sentinel Major Weapons
Bio: Although the Forerunner Sentinels on Installation 05 are automated, the Forerunners thought a 'Commander' AI might be in order. Sentinel 1138 was created with an intelligence as powerful as the Monitors, but driven for war. He is the ony self aware Sentinel Major constructed by the Forerunner. With the outbrake of the Flood, he was tasked with leading tactical strikes with the goal of containing the Menace. He waits on Delta Halo, ready to finish the job his creators assigned him.
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Name: Jhavon Harrsk
User: Cheapy the Hutt
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Species: Human
Class: Captain
Ship: Human Frigate Reach
Weapons: Twin Magnums
Bio: Captain of the UNSC Frigate, Reach. Patrols Earth's solar system.
Other: None.
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Name: SPARTAN 060 "Hellfire"
User: Cadre
Sex: Male
Faction: UNSC
Species: SPARTAN II
Class: Arsonist
Weapons: : M6C Magnum, "Hephaestus" Battle Armor
Bio: Hellfire is one of fifteen SPARTAN II's trained in the art of Arson. He posesses a modified suit and the training to use it. He is rather effective in all aspects, but his social skills are lacking rather drasticly. Doesn't like to work with others unless ordered to, but dispite this he is invaluable to the Corps.
Other: "Hephaestus" Battle Armor is an exclusive suit only given to 15 SPARTAN II's that were specially trained to use it. It is a modified suit of Mark 5 armor with a Flame thrower system built in. It carries enough ammunition for 3 hours of constant fire, increased back shielding, and all around flame resistant plating.
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[This message has been edited by Lazer X7 (edited 06-15-2006 @ 06:40 PM).]