A SCI-FI YOKAI ADVENTURE

AWAKE IN A
FALLEN FUTURE.

Surge, Dave, Breeze, and Crunch are axolotl yokai brothers from an ancient warrior family. After centuries sealed inside summoning stones, they wake into a world occupied by the NeoDominion, where yokai are hunted and their family is missing.

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Surge from Axolotl Rangefinders holding the Totem of Electricity

SURGE // A-01 RANGE: UNKNOWN

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Official cover of Axolotl Rangefinders Issue 1

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ISSUE 001AWAKENINGS

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ISSUE 002 // AXOLOTL ANARCHY

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003 AXOLOTL RANGEFINDERS

CLASSIFIED

FUTURE
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ISSUE 003UNKNOWN

MEET THE RANGEFINDERS

FOUR BROTHERS.
ONE LOST WORLD.

The sons of Romulus and Genevieve were hidden in magical summoning stones to survive an ancient attack. When Surge, Dave, and Breeze awaken in the future, Crunch is missing, their parents are gone, and the world has turned against yokai.

04 BROTHERS 01 FAMILY MISSION

RF_01

SURGE

Determined leader / protector at heart

RF_02

DAVE

Honorable brother / steadfast optimist

RF_03

BREEZE

Careful observer / steady under pressure

RF_04

CRUNCH

Veteran resistance fighter

ALLIED SIGNAL // A-001

MYELIN

RESISTANCE ALLY / FREEDOM FIGHTER

Myelin once belonged to Big-Shot’s Freedom Fighters before tragedy drove him away. In Axolotl Anarchy, he confronts Charlie, defeats him under the anarchists’ own rules, and turns the organization back toward fighting the NeoDominion.

TRUSTED FREEDOM FIGHTER ALLY

CLEARANCE // FRIEND

MENTOR ARCHIVE // M-001

TIMITHONEUS

REFUGE KEEPER / ADOPTIVE FATHER

Timithoneus runs a hidden refuge for surviving yokai and raised Skyon as his daughter. Romulus and Genevieve once saved his life, so he helps their sons search for Crunch and navigate the future they woke into.

“The old world is gone. Surviving the new one requires more than bravery.”

ALLY ARCHIVE // A-002

SKYON

HUMAN-YOKAI HYBRID / GUIDE TO THE FUTURE

Skyon discovers the summoning stones and accidentally awakens Surge, Dave, and Breeze. Raised by Timithoneus in a hidden yokai refuge, she helps the brothers survive the occupied city, search for Crunch, and carry the dangerous legacy of being Braddigus’s daughter.

AWAKENS THE BROTHERS YOKAI OF THE HUMANS? RESISTANCE CONTACT

UNSTABLE ALLIANCE // FR-001

CHAIN STAR
& ROCKY ROAD

ANARCHISTS WITH A LINE THEY WON’T CROSS.

Chain-Star and Rocky Road are tied to Charlie’s organization, but they oppose his plan to help Braddigus destroy the yokai resistance. Chain-Star hides his own yokai heritage and risks everything to protect Skyon.

RIVALS ANTI-GENOCIDE UNPREDICTABLE

Chain Star and Rocky Road seated together in a cockpit

STATUS // IT’S COMPLICATED

Braddigus, the main villain of Axolotl Rangefinders

THREAT LEVEL // MAXIMUM

ENEMY FILE // V-001

BRADDIGUS

FORMER GENERAL / ARCHITECT OF THE YOKAI PURGE

Braddigus once fought beside honorable yokai and counted Romulus among his allies. After the war, he turned against them, led the yokai purge, abandoned Skyon because of her yokai blood, and now hunts the awakened sons of Romulus and Genevieve.

POWER EGO MERCY

Charlie, masked leader of an anarchist group

INSURGENT LEADER

ENEMY FILE // V-002

CHARLIE

LEADER OF CHARLIE’S ANARCHISTS

Charlie believes laws destroyed his brother Jonathan, so he rejects all law and order. In Axolotl Anarchy, he bargains with Braddigus for control of three city sectors in exchange for destroying the yokai resistance.

STEALTH BLADES INSURGENCY

RECOVERED SURVEILLANCE

ENEMY FILE // V-003

RAZORCLAW

Razorclaw is the tiger-like cyborg who speaks for Charlie during the deal with Braddigus. Sarcastic, dangerous, and heavily armed, he survives the chaos of Axolotl Anarchy with his future allegiance unresolved.

RIGHT CHARLIE LEFT RAZORCLAW

NeoDominion soldiers assembled in a neon city

RECOVERED FEED // ND-01

HOSTILE FACTION // F-001

THE
NEODOMINION

The NeoDominion is the alien empire occupying Earth. Its soldiers control cities, checkpoints, and transportation routes while humans live under occupation and surviving yokai are forced into hiding.

STATUS HOSTILE FORCES ARMORED LEGION REACH EXPANDING

AR_FIELD_LOG.EXE

NEODOMINION CHECKPOINT
STATUS: OCCUPIED

FIELD LOG // 0007

THE OLD WORLD
IS GONE.

Skyon opens the summoning stones and wakes three brothers from an ancient war. Crunch is missing. The city above them belongs to the NeoDominion.

DEVELOPMENT BROADCAST // WIP

COMING SOON WORK IN PROGRESS

The battles of Axolotl Rangefinders enter the arena. These early development images offer a first look at the upcoming fighting game, Rangefighters.