[Already implemented]Steam Powered Giraffe

[NebulaFlare]

Type Music Band

Founding/Settlement Date September 21, 2454

Region of Space: Tau Ceti, Beisel

Controlled by (if not a faction):Hephastus Industries (Can be changed)

Other Snapshot information: Inspired by the 21st Century band by the same name, this all IPC band has sung their way into the hearts of many. They were originally all developed by a group of Robotics students from Mendell University, and once their first performance was showcased, each student received offers to join Hephastus. The IPCs were transferred along with the students, where they continued to host gigs and impress fans.

Long Description:

Their music are mainly remakes of the classic versions of the original band, but they have also written many songs of their own. While they are developed as standard Machine models, they are painted in metallic colors and dress themselves up in steampunk outfits during their performances. Fans adore them for their quirky personalities, and the band members are well known for adding a comedic flare to their gigs between songs, showing off their skills in acting, performing, and even dancing. Members of the band have been invited to play for several conventions, anything from art and music, politics, to robotic research. Despite being machines, they are still able to bring life to their songs.

But musical success does not come on a silver platter. Many members of Synthetic Rights are quick to point out that while these IPCs are often showcased for their ingenuity and charming personality, they are quite literally being used as a gimmick for easy money, and are nothing more than tools to fill someone else's pockets. Some even argue this is an insult to the original band, and that the group are not a worthy remake.

Despite being well traveled, having visited every system an IPC would be allowed in, they are kept under tight lock and key, rarely given a chance to interact with fans and kept away from the public, in an effort to protect them from Synthetic protesters. There is a great deal of speculation that the reason these IPCs show off so much life during their performance, and are well known for being tightly knitted with each other, is because they are terribly isolated from the rest of the world around them and have no one else to interact with, save for their human producers and maintenance technicians. And even then, those interactions are light at best. And while their songs are often written with lyrics that sound very pro-synthetic freedom, their contracts are tightly controlled to ensure their continued service.

However, despite the criticism, these six IPCs state they enjoy their existence very much, and want to continue making more people smile with their performance, for both organic and synthetics alike. Even if they have expressed curiosity of the world beyond the stage, and wish to interact with fans on a more personal level, they understand the risks imposed on them.

The members of the band are:

Spine - Silver painted IPC, male voice. Both singer and lead guitar.

Bunny - Copper IPC, female voice. Both singer and pianist/Keytar. She is considered the 'twin' sister of Rabbit.

Rabbit - Copper IPC, male voice. Both singer and guitar. He is the 'twin' brother of Bunny.

Hatchworth - Bronze IPC, male voice. Both singer and bass guitar. Drummer if Gigi is switchboard or singing.

Jon - Gold IPC, male voice. Both singer, backing vocals, and cello. Backup bass guitar if Hatchworth is drums.

Gigi - Iron IPC, female voice. Switchboard and drums, but if singing she also puppeteers the band's mascot, a metal giraffe (The puppet lacks any processors. It is simply a puppet)

*Rabbit and Bunny look very similar to each other, aside from their outfits, and the letters R or B initialed on the side of their monitors.

Edited May 18, 2016 by Guest

[Loow]

Hey, just tossing out the stuff off the top of my head as the first scrap of feedback.

I appreciate the passion into making a band and have been scratching at the drawing board idly mumbling "I should really work on those celebrities..." for some time now.

I don't dig that they borrow the name from a band I've listened to, even if that's their shtick.

Just a couple comments to get the ball rolling.

[NebulaFlare]

Hey, just tossing out the stuff off the top of my head as the first scrap of feedback.

I appreciate the passion into making a band and have been scratching at the drawing board idly mumbling "I should really work on those celebrities..." for some time now.

I don't dig that they borrow the name from a band I've listened to, even if that's their shtick.

Just a couple comments to get the ball rolling.

 

In no way did I want to steal from the actual band, and I of course mean no disrespect to them. They're pretty awesome.

I want this to be more of 'inspiration' than an actual remake. This 25th century band should be their own thing.

I could change the band name and the character names, but I still want them to be IPC steampunk musicians.

[Jennalele]

I'm behind this. The idea of IPC musicians taking influence and inspiration from a 21st century group (that I love, personally) makes sense to me- but if the names have to be changed, I wouldn't complain. This seems like a fairly awesome idea, tbh. ...And I'm not just saying that because I like the band ;-;

[NebulaFlare]

I'm behind this. The idea of IPC musicians taking influence and inspiration from a 21st century group (that I love, personally) makes sense to me- but if the names have to be changed, I wouldn't complain. This seems like a fairly awesome idea, tbh. ...And I'm not just saying that because I like the band ;-;

 

I wanna keep their names, for certain. I'm already coming up with oneshot works about them.

...If I have time to write it up. Heh.

[Shadow]

Accepted. Will be put on the wiki soon.

[Shadow]

Ahem. This was already added on the notable synth pages just with different names.

Locking and archiving.