Monstrous (Kaiju Worldbuilding)

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Crimson Operations International Syndicate (COINS)

Transnational organized crime has never been a stranger to the Pacific ocean. Japan, China, Korea, the countless islands, Australia, and the west coast of the Americas have their share of drug and skin trade, run by cells with little contact to their ranking members and cutthroats striving to reach for the top in both duty and wealth. Many of these are the fragmented remnants of cultures consisting of strong family bonds and debts beyond death. It should come as no surprise that these rings also take part in the illicit kaiju parts trade, doing their best to cut up and secret away body parts before organizations such as WARD or OmegaCom get their hands on them. It also should come as no surprise that they have weapons of their own.

Decades ago, a minor functionary named Hayata Eiji came across in his smuggling operation a series of small objects labeled 'black magic amulets' coming in from the south Pacific. Intrigued by them, he asked permission to take a few from the box and studied them in his spare time. His superior thought the objects might fetch a higher price if their history was known, and allowed Eiji to follow up on them. Unfortunately, the island was struck by a kaiju attack from an anemone-like kaiju now referred to as ORCHID HEADWATERS-1966. One of the amulets was broken open during the event, and Eiji was put in contact with the alien entity inside, who explained to him that although he was a criminal, it respected his sense of honor and duty. Together they would face the monster destroying the coast.

Eiji's superiors immediately called him to Tokyo, where he explained his research – these were the last remnants of an alien world ravaged by an invading force, and served as the storage for the aliens traveling to the next world on the invader's list: Earth. They allowed a human to bind with an alien consciousness who becomes their constant companion. His superiors ordered the formation of an alliance with organized crime rings around the Pacific, using the lure and threat of the “Omega Devices” as collateral in their bid for power.

Now, the Crimson Operations International Syndicate uses the Omega Devices to battle kaiju,keeping the peace, opposing alien invaders, and making away with whatever kaiju corpses they can get their hands on, as well as strategically damaging seaways to allow their allies to sweep in with their black markets faster than the United Nations can conceivably respond. So far, they have chosen only those in their organization with a rather selfless streak – the aliens don't seem to want anyone else, and would prefer not to deal with the organization itself, though rumors inside the Syndicate persist that it is perfecting its own “Omega Device” by reverse engineering the alien technology, though what consciousness such a thing might contain is a mystery.

The humanoid forms of the aliens vary widely, though they are all typically hundreds or more feet in height. They stand toe-to-toe with most other kaiju, and their exposure to human hosts has tempered their appearance. They seem metallic, but with organic flutes and curves, and a wide array ofindicator lights on the back of the palm. As they grow in age andpower, more alien features become prominent. The only real limitation an Omega Device possesses is that it can only carry a specific amount of energy – typically enough to its use for three to five minutes,leading COINS to need to devise intricate entrance and escape plans, and use its Omega Force for only truly dire circumstances – there are rumors of Device users that can fuse forms or stay in forms for hours, but these are merely rumors.