
Synopsis/Details
The year is 1989 and the fall of Communism is imminent. Erik Lindblom, a fallen prog-rocker, is determined to rescue his younger sister, Elsa, who has been captured and brainwashed to be an assassin as part of Project Athena, a controversial experiment to create the ultimate warrior, by corrupt scientist Sorina Manescu. To do so, he gets close to Yasmin Salibi, heiress to the 5 Elements, a secret and powerful organisation with ties to Project Athena, in order to uncover the truth.
In a parallel storyline set in 2019, the Rhodium Golems - three soldiers of fortune consisting of Vincenzo Corbucci, a sympathetic pilot with a weakness for damsels in distress; Nikolai Rostavili, an ex-Spetsnaz officer with a filthy mouth and a bad attitude; and Jacques Dubois, a former Gendarme with the gift of the silver tongue - inadvertently get entangled when they awaken Oriental beauty Hiroka Noguchi from cryogenic stasis during a routine scavenging mission.
As the past meets the present, the mercenaries with morals and the mysterious megacorp must work together in order to thwart a renegade faction led by the evil roboticist, who plans to use Project Athena to take control of the 5 Elements in order to shape the future of humanity.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Set Mission
Story Situation:
Recovery of a lost one
Story Conclusion:
Happy
Linear Structure:
Non-linear
Moral Affections:
Accusation, Acquittal, Condemnation, Contempt, Dereliction of Duty, Guilt, Illegality, Selfishness, Vice, Virtue
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Several
Special Effects:
Aerial image effects, Animatronics/puppets, Minor cgi, Other practical effects, Significant pyrotechnics
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Adult, Female Teenager, Female Young Adult, Male Adult, Male Young Adult
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero, Ordinary, Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Anti-Villian, Corrupted, Femme/Homme Fatale, Mentally Disturbed
Stock Character Types:
Absent-minded professor, Black knight, Damsel in distress, Dark Lady, Femme fatale, Girl next door, Hotshot, Lovers, Miles Gloriosus, Supersoldier
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on Existing Fiction
Subgenre:
Action/Adventure, Cyber Punk, Futuristic, Political, Psychological, Sci-Fi Action
Subculture:
Anime fandom, Gamer, Role-playing gamers, Science fiction fandom, Video game culture
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Physical Stunts, Weaponry
Equality & Diversity:
Diverse Cast, Female Protagonist, Minority Protagonist, Passes Bechdel Test
Life Topics:
Coming of Age
Time Period:
Near future, The Eighties (1980–1989)
Country:
Chile, China, Japan, Russia, Sweden, United States of America (USA)
Illness Topics:
Psychological
Sport Topics:
MMA, Swimming
Relationship Topics:
Abuse, Bonding, Jealousy, Romance
Writer Style:
Akira Kurosawa, Dan O’Bannon