The Elephantmen Additions

The MAPPO Corporation, headed by the misanthropic and megalomaniacal Japanese scientist, Dr Kazushi Nikken, breed human/animal hybrids in a secure, top secret facility somewhere in North Africa. The Hybrids are composed of numerous African animal species including Warthogs, Elephants, Camels, Zebras, Rhinos, Hippos, Giraffes and Crocodiles.

The process involves implanting embryos into the wombs of kidnapped local women who are disposed of after giving birth. Each child is branded after birth marking them as the property of MAPPO.

These Elephantmen are trained from birth to be soldiers and killers, they are indoctrinated in an Orwellian mindset to think of themselves as property of the MAPPO Corporation and to deny any concept of freethought.

The U.N upon discovering these experiments sends in an army to storm MAPPO's Secret base. While their mission has not been elaborated at this stage it seems to be a combination of liberating the Elephantmen, investigating the attacks on the local populace and ending the development of MAPPO's illegal army.

MAPPO turns the Elephantmen on the U.N troops, and horrendous casualties are inflicted on both sides.


Ultimately the U.N. succeed in subduing the Elephantmen and the MAPPO Personnel are arrested.

The Elephantmen are rehabilitated and released to establish their own lives in the outside world where they are generally welcomed with distrust and horror from humans. Many of the Elephantmen were assigned jobs by the government.

ELEPHANTMEN WAR TIMELINE

U.C. 0068 (A.D. 2118 ) - Dr. Kazushi Nikken begins experiments to merge human and animal DNA at MAPPO headquarters in North Africa.

U.C. 0073 - MAPPO troops abduct African women to participate in Nikken's DNA experiments.

U.C. 0074 - The first Elephantman, a hippo/human hybrid, is successfully created. The creatures are trained to be obedient soldiers of MAPPO.

U.C. 0075 - The Central African Alliance engage the services of MAPPO to commission an army of supersoldiers.

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!!! - From this point on the timeline reveals the future of UC3K history.

U.C. 0089 - Europe has been devastated by a lethal virus. A war begins between Africa and China for the remnants. Enter: MAPPO's footsoldiers, the Elephantmen. France has fallen to MAPPO... but even the Elephantmen have sustained heavy casualties. Africa's forces advance into the North of Europe. Even in the face of blistering resistance, it seems that nothing can stop MAPPO's advance across Scandinavia.

U.C. 0092 - The MAPPO facility is raided by OLYMPUS' E.S.W.A.T. Security Forces, and the Elephantmen rescued. The surviving Elephantmen begin their journey to freedom by train. Thousands of corpses unearthed after the A.E.G.I.S. raid on MAPPO.

U.C. 0093 - Nikken is tried for his crimes by the Earth Federation tribunal.

U.C. 0112 - Whitaker & Lambert conduct their first time travel experiment.

Making an ELEPHANTMAN character

Similar to making a regular character however your maximum BODY is 40 and Strength is 55. Your Base-Animal can be a Crocodile, Zebra, Warthog, Elephant, Hippopatamus, Giraffe, Camel or Rhinocerous but nothing else as that is all that Dr. Nikken worked with.

When allocating your points to build the character spend appropriate points as though you buying BODY 10 but then apply actual Body based on this chart:
Giraffe, Camel, Zebra - 20
Warthog, Crocodile - 30
Rhino, Hippo - 40
Elephant - 50

Other than that all Characteristics are the same as creating a normal character. No ELEPHANTMAN character may start with Cybernetics. But they may acquire them through the story arc of a campaign.
When going through the lifepath stage of character creation Alter As Follows:
ORIGINS AND PERSONAL STYLE:
1-3 - Corporate Suits
4-6 - Cammos/Military
7-9 - Normal Clothes
10 - Roll again on regular table
ETHNIC ORIGIN:
Always African, Language always English, it's all MAPPO taught
FAMILY BACKGROUND:
Always MAPPO Base. No family, Childhood Tragedy-Raised by MAPPO
MOTIVATIONS:
Roll or choose as normal
Life Events:
Roll from table in HOME OF THE BRAVE Sourcebook, ignore ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENTS, Elephantmen are emasculated at adulthood and all are male and had no contact with female humans untill after release from MAPPO.

Elephantmen can only choose SOLO (Soldier) as thier profession.

It is important to note here that ELEPHANTMEN use ACPA/LandMate Armor and Weapons appropriate to their BODY statistic.