That's a great one! I think we might use that, but I want to hear a couple more.

Ray Sakurai.

I was thinking of the name Henry or Barnum. Barnum Brown found the first T. rex fossil and Henry Osborn named the the T. rex.

I think the name Ray would be good for a Japanese American character since the name Ray can also be spelled Rei, both of which are American and Japanese names respectively.

Jun Kaseki.

I dunno what it is about the name Jun, but I was thinking that from the start, too. PsychoRanger's original pitch was "Junoichi Kaseki" and I think that works really well.

Maybe Rex could be his nickname? That's what he goes by? Say his father was American and his mother Japanese, he was born in Japan, but grew up in America. I knew a couple of American-Asian kids at my school who had socially "weird" or "foreign" names so they just went by nicknames to make things easier. Instead of the obvious "Joe" or "Joey" he goes by Rex instead. Perhaps from a character building perspective, that's a nickname his father gave him or something.

Kaseki Junoichi is his birthname, close friends and family call him Jun, he introduces himself "Rex Kaseki" to everyone else. That gets my vote.

I don't really want to do a poll for the name, so I just want to know what name people like best: Ray, Henry, or Rex

His father should be Japanese because Kaseki is a Japanese word. Maybe his mother could be a descendant of a paleontologist?

Or, youknow. His mother could BE a paleontologist. For my backstory idea to work - and I'll get into more detail later - both of his parents are paleontologists. I suppose it doesn't matter which of the two is Japanese.

If those are the three options, then Rex it is for me. But again, that just seems reeeeally nickname-y to me. I feel he should have a more realistic birth name and there are already 3 votes for "Jun" or "Junoichi." Seems like a decent compromise to me.

I really wanted him to be more American, so I thought if he had an American name and a Japanese last name it would be different.

Let's say he is like 24 or 25 years old. What should be a job for him, if you think he should have some sort of an occupation.

I don't think it would hurt to make both his parents paleontologists.
their fields could be how they met.

also, you can never go wrong with a deliveryman or a courier.
it'd allow him to already have a bike.

I really like that idea. We'll develop it more after we agree on a name for him.

My issue is that I really like the name Rex, but it makes him sound almost like a cheesy action hero or cartoon character (which is suppose isn't too far off :o) if it were his real name. That's why I'd prefer it to be a nickname that he goes by almost exclusively to strangers.

Now he could have an american first name, but then you'd have to pull at straws coming up with a reason he'd go by a nickname so often. Growing up in America with a foreign name gives believable reason for him to prefer something like Rex.

I like the idea of calling him rex but can't find a good reason to justify it so far.

Although I mainly prefer because of the puns, the punny the better.

I'll make Rex his nickname. What should we make his actual name then? We're deciding between Ray or Henry.

I like the idea of Ray as was previously mentioned in this thread ray can also be close to Rei so it works like that way.

Ray "Rex" Kaseki. Ray starts with an 'R' to boot, further realizing the nickname. It's growing on me. I like it.

By the way, I've had a bit of free time to think about background and story info. Both of which tie really well into the origin of the villains. I think it's a pretty solid idea, but I'll explain it extensively once we get there.

Kamen Rider Paleo - Ray "Rex" Kaseki
Occupation: Delivery Man
We have his name, so let's come up with a story for him. We know he's a delivery guy and he is half American and half Japanese. His parents are paleontologists.

Okay. So. I've realized my basic backstory for the character also sort of relies on a plot involving his parents, the villains, and the origin of the Driver.

Urg. I don't want to come across like I'm trying to take too much control here, but I really think the three work themselves into each other really well. Let me condense my thoughts and pitch all three together once I've come to a conclusion.

Good writing usually doesn't follow an order of operations or finite steps in its creation. In my experience, it usually starts with a solid overarching idea and works from there.

While we come up with a story let's also come up with the villains. I was thinking of skeleton fossil monsters and villains.

Here's a schedule of how we are going to do this project:
-Character Bio
-Villains
-Henshin Device
-Collectible Device
-Weapons
-Rider Machine
-Suit Design
-Forms
-Artwork
-Finally, The story begins...

The process will begin again with the secondary rider starting with the name.

Let's do this all in order and try not to overlap these steps

I know, I know. It's long and sort of goes against exactly what you just said, but before it all becomes irrelevant, I'm just going to throw my concept out here in full. The episodic nature of Kamen Rider would likely result in most of this information being divulged slowly, but here goes.

THE ORIGIN OF THE VILLAINS:

Humans were not the first super intelligent race on earth. In prehistoric times lived the (for lack of a better name) Dinosaur Lords: Kaijin-like humanoid dinosaur creatures who possessed immense power, ruled the prehistoric beasts, and lived an extremely long lifespan. Toward the end of the Cretaceous period, the most powerful shaman of the race looked to the stars and predicted the doom of their world. Without telling the others of his findings, he tricked them into traveling far below the earth. Once to safety, he sealed the rest of his kind away in a binding stasis until the world was livable and ready for their return. Curious as to where their leaders had gone, many dinosaurs roamed right above ground and waited for them to return to the surface. As predicted, an asteroid fell from the sky and eradicated them all. The last of his people still conscious, the powerful shaman fell into a slumber guarding the gate of their underground "tomb" for millions of years, unaware that new life began to develop on the surface.

Finally, the shaman awoke much later than planned and traveled up to the ground above to scout out the world that awaited his people. The races and civilizations that had emerged during his hibernation surprised and fascinated him, but he knew his brothers and sisters all too well. Unlike him, they would not take kindly to these "invaders" of their world. They would accuse him for treason before eradicating all unidentifiable life on the planet and humanity would not be ready to fight back. He believed his people had already had their chance and were meant to have gone extinct millions of years ago; he felt it would be selfish to take this world away from those who had inherited it. He had also come to the realization that because he had not been in stasis himself for these long years, his body was beginning to give out. His lifespan had finally come to it's fateful end and his death would vanquish the seal that had kept the Dinosaur Lords at bay. He was the only thing between humanity and their extinction. There was nothing he could do to stop this from happening, but in the meantime he would find a way to help the humans help themselves. He disguised himself and studied this new world in secrecy for as long as he had left.

RAY, PALEONTOLOGY, AND A DRIVER:

Both Ray Kaseki's mother and father were Paleontologists who traveled the world. In his young life, they took their son along with them on expeditions allowing him to become enthralled with Dinosaurs himself (so much so that his American mother nicknamed him "her little Rex.") Ray aspired to become a great Paleontologist himself one day, and he tried to learn as much as he could from his parents when he accompanied them to dig sites. Then everything changed.

Ray's Father (I'll call HIM Junoichi for the time being) had hit the jackpot. He had made the discovery of his life: a dense mass of diverse dinosaur fossils piled up in a single area below the earth somewhere in Japan (these fossils of course belonging to the Dinosaurs who waited for their leaders.) Junoichi and his wife conducted a large scale dig which would surely define their careers. Well in to the excavation, the bottom of the site began to shift. Many of the workers chose to evacuate, and though ill advised, Ray's parents were determined to discover the source of the disruption. Soon the ground beneath them gave way and they fell deep in to a stretch of winding tunnels that traveled down further still. Ray's mother insisted they wait for help, but there was no stopping Junoichi from exploring as far as he could go, so she had no choice but to follow. Far below, they finally approached the gateway the Lords had been sealed behind. While excited by the mystery of this find, the two agreed that this dead end was a sign they should turn back. Just as they began to retrace their steps, the powerful old shaman revealed himself to them.

He knew the curiosity of man would unveil his secrets in due time and that curiosity was precisely what he had been searching for. After observing human kind for a long while, he began to develop a system that would allow a representative of their race to become more powerful than the rest. This chosen warrior would be able to defend all life on earth from extinction. He had created a belt that would allow this transformation, and while the basis of his design was mostly there and it had been imbued with his knowledge and power, with tired breath, heavy hands and death awaiting him, the shaman was unable to complete it. He spoke of everything he knew, warned them of catastrophy, and passed along his project to the couple with a heavy heart and bated breath. He assured them he would devote the rest of his willpower to staying alive for as long as he possibly could, provided they were able to complete what he could not before doomsday arrived. The shaman guided them out of the cavern and whisked them away to safety before the tunnels began to crumble and collapse.

REX KASEKI AND THE RETURN OF "THE EXTINCT":

Ray's parents never told him about this incident, believing that keeping him as far away from their new life consuming project would protect him. They didn't want the burden they had been left with to weigh down their son's goals in life, so they sent him away to live with his grandfather in America, allowing him room to pursue his own dreams. The two of them went off the radar completely and disappeared from the world. While it was not their intention, Ray began to resent his parents and believed they abandoned him because he was getting in the way of their work. He tossed out his dream of becoming a great paleontologist to spite them and grew up a bad egg in his neighborhood, despite being extremely intelligent, strong and kind at heart. The "Motorcycle Riding American Bad-Boy Rex Kaseki" lifestyle he'd adopted never worked out for him professionally, as he could never seem to find work beyond "low paying store clerk" or "delivery boy" anywhere he went. His grandfather suggested this was the universe telling him he should move back to Japan because that's where he'll be needed. Rex was reluctant at first, but soon became motivated by the idea that he could also look for his parents there, as well. Once he had found them, he'd give those two a piece of his mind.

Back in Japan, Rex fell victim to cruel irony and he was only able to secure a job as a delivery boy here, too. That didn't matter to him now, though. He had a mission to find his parents, although something else found him first. Not long after he'd moved into his apartment, he received a mysterious package from an all too familiar name, "Junoichi Kaseki." He tore open the box and was surprised to discover a strange looking belt inside along with a set of instructions. Rex's parents had not been fast enough in their development of the Paleo Driver, and while Junoichi had planned to don the belt himself, he was now lacking the youthful strength he once had. Regretfully, he had no choice but to contact his father-in-law and finally involve Rex in this mess. Their son was the only one they knew they could trust anymore. Rex however was shocked, confused, and furious.

Deep in the caverns below, the old shaman gives his final breath and the seal is broken. As expected, the Lords felt betrayed and confused. Their prolonged stasis had transformed them in to skeletal creatures and they soon found their world had been taken from them. After discovering the corpse of the shaman who doomed them, they wanted someone to pay for his crimes. Considering themselves walking dead, the self proclaimed leader of the group christened them "The Extinct" and began plotting a violent revenge.

You really went all out. Let's try to stick with the schedule I posted. The dinosaur lords remind me of the new ninninger movie. We have his origin, about how he grew up. Now let's work on his current life before he becomes a rider. A normal day for him as a delivery man. Let's do that then we'll develop the villains. Just save all of this for later, when we start writing the story after we have all his information. I want to go step by step and have others contribute to the story also.

Yep. Again, I don't want it to seem like I'm trying to take too much control because obviously the idea here is that it's a community driven Rider. I just wanted to get all of my current thoughts off my chest for others to read and possibly become inspired by or work off of.

Okay. I read your story again and it does contain what I wanted for the origin. Let's just see other's opinions and if they have any better ideas, we'll edit it. I want everyone to read the story and give me your opinions and changes. After that we'll move onto the villains. Good job IXRollOutIX!

I was thinking, what if we brought back the card mechanic, but combined it with the gaia memories and the medals from OOO?

like, he has these thick card with dinosaur essence that he scans through which can give him forms and weapons.

also, I was thinking, what if he had to scan it on his wrist, but before he scans it, the wrist device has a design that makes it look like an open T-Rex mouth, and while he scans the dino-cards, the mouth goes down giving the impression that the scanner is biting down?

what about a fossil puzzle belt (which would probably look like a boxing belt) where he can mix and match dinosaur parts depending on the placement of the pieces

We have to work on what the villains are going to be like before we move onto the belt. I was thinking they should be fossil like. Also, a lot of people wanted to call them the Extinct so that's what they're going to be called.

How about Fossil golems?

Tbh, there's not much we can do with that since the villains are pretty self explanatory if what they are.

I loved that back story and the Villains should for sure be called The Extinct. This whole thing has me all heated up! I love the idea and Actually can start thinking of things for the leader of the villains that way things can be rolling along fairly quickly.

I still say we should have two factions for the villains. One of them being carnivores and the other being herbivores.

And the rider's two starting forms can be a carnivore and an herbivore.

Well if we wanted to do that why don't we say screw it pull an OOO and have him be able to use different parts for different Dinosaurs for different things. Example: Raptor Legs Pterasaur wings and jurrasic park Dilophosaurus spitting abilities just for kicks

because we shouldn't just do OOO.
we might as well just call him OOO 2.0

T2 Medals? Wait no bad mind bad no stupid ideas. Any way Yeah I see your point but maybe we can branch off of that and make it things like Fliers, Runners, Giants, Swimmers that way they can all be evened out a bit in terms of stats

Dear goddess people. I hate to sound like the stickler here, but lets focus on the villains please. I like the "The Extinct" idea. It gives credence to the theme and potential powers. And I only say that second part because this is a KR and Riders do tend to have powers somewhat similar to their opponents , of not slightly altered.


Maybe we don't have them be completely skeletal. Maybe something like across between an emaciated corpse and a skeleton. Skin covering the bones with just a few spaces where you can see the bone actually exposed...?


Or maybe even go down the "Super Mario Brothers" movie, and have them be dinosaurs that have evolved into a human state?


Or like that one cartoon where this kids get covered in some kind of chemical and can turn into dinosaurs. The villain and mentors from that series were actually raptors that survived extinction by hiding in a cave and evolve into humans. The villain is trying to create a mutagen that'll turn people into dinosaurs. Both villain and mentor can revert back to raptor form. But what I'm trying to get at is the villains can revert to a humanoid dinosaur-like monster.


Think I'm circling the drain here.... What do y'all think?

again, I would love a bait and switch if we did two tribes and it's revealed that the herbivores and carnivores are equally bad because they're two extremes of a similar idea

Carnivores: want to create a world where it's eat or be eaten
Herbivores: want to create a world where the ones they deem worthy of living in it can do so under the guise of "following a natural order"

also, a cool idea could have it where the exctinct are natural human evolution branches of dinosaurs, that were defeated millions of years ago by ancient man (which could also give us room to have a third rider that's a caveman)

I like that idea especially if we get into fourth rider territory where we use Ice Age as the theme for it but thats again off topic sorry yall.

As for design wise I like the Skeletal idea it can make for some really interesting ideas with mixing bones and such to make monsters fot the hero to fight.

Let's just make them one group of fossilized dinosaurs, no specific type. What should the leader of the villains be?