Nexus of Worlds Tournament (NoW) Character Depot

[Tasuke]

Real Name: Kurosawa Chiaki

Occupation: Innkeeper

Other Aliases: Chi; Aki; Amane

Place of Birth: 1847 Japan

Race: Human; Japanese

Height: 5'5''

Weight: 112 lbs

Eyes: Milk Chocolate Brown

Appearance: Pretty and slenderly built; short, black/white hair and whatever kimono she chose to wear that day.

History: An orphaned slave girl turned involuntary assassin until escaping two years later. She then became an innkeeper, overtaking the business of her slain foster mother alongside Tasuke, her former killing partner.

Known Powers: Chiaki can sense spirits through the connection to the pair of greater spirits in her two kodachi, with one sword housing an ice spirit and the other a water spirit. Spirits are used to manifest miracles, most often of liquid water and ice, but are not limited to these. However, because the spirits within her weapons are secluded to those elements, other spirits and the miracles manifest will only be minor in scale.

The speed and power with which miracles are brought to fruition will depend on the environment within which Aki is battling. Different locations are naturally saturated with different types of spirits. For example, the moistness of a rainforest will have ample water and wood spirits, or a winterland an abundance of ice spirits. A desert will have many earth and fire spirits, and so on.

It is important to note the correlation with spiritual energy and magic. Spiritual energy is drawn from the ethereal realm, and traditionally, magic is from the physical realm. Spiritual energy draws on real spirits, who perform the miracles of their summoner at their own discretion. Aki cannot do this, but the spirits in her swords, of great power and authority, can. Her physical stamina is the cost to perform these miracles.

Magic draws from the natural elements, using mana as their fuel of miracles. Mana forces a miracle as opposed to requesting one. As such, magic attempting to force spirits tends to result in their refusal and may incur very violent actions from them at the cause of the coercion. If persistent, they could go insane and attack everything around them, including Aki.

Finally, these two realms operate alongside each other without coming into true contact with each other. For example, spectral or pure spirit energy attacks that are met with a magical shield will pass through as if it were not there. The opposite is also true. However, when the spiritual energy manifests a miracle, that energy becomes physical in nature, and can therefore be affected by magic. A useful analogy is to treat spirit like oil and magic like water. The two are connected, but do not mingle with each other.

Abilities

Liquid water techniques are listed first, with ice to follow. It is crucial to note that the startup charges will vary depending on the arena, as noted before. In a desert, they are increased by one; a winterland or oceanic area, they are decreased by one. Crystal Citadel is a special case, going up or down two charges for each respective climate's temperature, here giving the best and worst cases. Mizuwari is unaffected by these factors, and the base requirements remain the same regardless of where she's fighting.

To follow is an extensive list of her spirit-based techniques.

Blessing of the Spring Rain (Passive): Aki is also very tolerant of changes in water temperature, and this results in great endurance to scalding via water. Her body also does not lose heat during rainstorms, and this also passively provides a bit of relief in hot and humid climates. Lastly, she can walk on the surface of water.


Morning Mist – 1 charge required. Chiaki's blade fumes with vaporous water, used to eclipse the battlefield in steam. Coupled with her mastery of ice, it turns the arena into a deadly environment. As the mist expands, it draws water spirits to the location.

Water Gatling – 1 charge required. Using her aquatic brand, Chiaki unleashes a volley of hot or cold water at her target. These are extremes of temperature, frigid, scalding or potentially lukewarm. The degree of temperature for this and other water-based arts largely affects how fast Aki can turn that water to ice.

With two charges, she can launch a large-scale stream of water, capable of sending them in its ongoing direction with ease. Meeting something solid, it could pulverize the victim. Further, turning it to ice will create something similar to an ice arrow. Or, she can launch two smaller size volleys in succession. Additional charges allow additional successive volleys.


Bubblebath – 1 charge required. Aki's aquatic kodachi exhales a dense cloud of bubbles to obstruct vision.

Saltwater Baptism – Two charges required. Aki exudes her essence from her blade in the form of a pillar of sapphire blue light. At a moment's notice, she can change it to liquid seawater. This allows it to used as a thick water whip to be slammed into a target, or swiped above. In this case, the water will fall upon the ground below in a great deluge. This water can be either very hot, very cold, or lukewarm. Because of the high salt concentration, getting it the eyes will cause intense irritation and watering.

Tears of Heaven – Two charges and two turns of creation preparation (afterward) required. Chiaki blesses the sky with her spirit, forming a torrential downpour once the storm completes. This can be hot rain, cold rain, or become damaging hail. Depending on temperature, ice and water spirits will be attracted to the location.

Glassing River – Two charges required. Aki coats the area with a wide span of water, which she quickly freezes to glaze the land in ice. She is capable of creating spires and walls from this frozen river depending on how much ice is present.


Blessing of the Winter Snow (Passive): Aki is highly resistant to negative changes in temperature and ice-based attacks. Therefore, she can traverse subzero climates wearing nothing but her normal kimono, and this provides a slight edge against other ice adepts. She can also walk on ice without slipping through slight melting of the material with each step.

Cold Snap – 1 charge required. Aki creates a pocket of supercooled air in a desired location, resulting in simple, snow-related miracles. From puffs of flakes to tiny, razor-sharp shards of ice.

With another charge, it can create a snowy vacuum. This whorl grows in strength as it's allowed to suck in surrounding air, drastically lowering the air temperature. As a result, more ambient ice spirits are attracted to the battlefield relative to how large it gets. As time goes on, it can grow into a fearsome blizzard.

Two charges also allows her to release the energy in the form of a ray of cold wind, instantly glazing objects in its path with ice. This ray, before freezing, passes through any magic-based barrier unfettered.

Arctic Circle – Two charges required. Aki disperses the energy in her sword to draw a thirty foot wide glyph beneath her target, fashioning a pillar of subzero energy that freezes, then shatters. Proximity to the burst is capable of damage via lacerating shards.

Gelid Scar – Two charges required. Chiaki's stored energy manifests in a pillar of sky blue light around her sword. This can be frozen to effectively craft a larger blade. While razor sharp, it is fragile and susceptible to melting and shattering. Or, she can cut the essence into the earth, making a fissure that erupts with ice energy soon after.

Frostbitten Fingers – Two charges required. Aki manifests her spirit in the form of dragon claws. At first these are spectral, allowing them to pass through magical defenses uncontested. Thereafter, they can become physical water or ice depending on her need.

Azure Seiryu – Three charges required. Aki projects her spirit in the form of a majestic ice dragon. She can make this spectral or physical. In the spectral sense, she can travel within its visage to get the jump on her enemies. In the physical sense, the dragon can use its mass to cause damage and attempt to direct the enemy where she wishes. While spectral, it is invulnerable to effects that are magical in nature.

Crystal Citadel – Four charges (or 45 real-time seconds of unhindered focus) required. Aki dumps her essence into the ground to create a mile-wide pool of water beneath her feet. From this pool she can summon walls and spires of ice up to four stories high. Following a mental blueprint, walls of ice will begin to draw themselves into existence, fashioning a dense maze as they converge overhead to form a complete ceiling. Ever expanding toward the mile-wide perimeter, given enough time, it can create a miniature city of ice.

Aki can project her image on the ice's surface as well as manifest hard-jointed clones of herself, lower or raise walls and raise the floor at will, or outright shatter them on command. Physical attacks against the ice will cause it to fracture and blow into the direction of the inflicter for damage from ice shards. The ice is also self-restoring over time. Further, she can copy the image of anything within the citadel onto a wall of ice, to effectively use it as a camera for vision of her enemy at any given time.

Within the citadel, air temperature plummets by the second. Coupled with splashing water, her enemy is at risk of severely lowered body temperature, collectively making this both her signature technique and the ultimate test of endurance and wit for her adversary.

Mizuwari – Five posts of charge (Totaled from theirs and mine) of unbroken focus, uninterrupted chant, and blood offering required. This is Chiaki's ultimate technique. She relinquishes her body to the spirits of her swords. During this time, she loses all sense of self. She gains levitation, flight, supersonic speed and telekinetic abilities. Her swords flourish with fountains of spirit as her powers increase dramatically. In effect, her swords become like lighthouses for ice and water spirits.

Charge costs for all spiritual arts are reduced by two and those reduced to zero can be performed very quickly. She becomes completely immune to the effects of cold temperature and scalding water.

Aki must be completely focused while preparing this technique. She can physically defend herself and still gather spirit energy, but this will not allow her to effectively perform her incantation or blood offering, substantially adding to the time it may take to reach the requirements.

After a certain time, Chiaki will regain control of her body. However, she will have almost no physical energy left and her swords can no longer channel spirits. Meaning, if she has not claimed victory through its use, her exhaustion will put her at a huge deficit and likely result in her defeat soon after.

Broken Winterland – Mizuwari required. This exclusive technique uses Aki's ice sword to create a massive ray of supercooled energy. Anything touched will be frozen solid, as the temperature is several hundred degrees below zero. If applied to the ground, as the name implies, it will create a lush winterland of snow, ice and tundra. This ice can be shattered to make a blizzard of razor shards before re-freezing, only to shatter again. This process occurs a total of three times.

Drowning Deluge – Mizuwari required. Another exclusive, this technique makes use of Aki's water blade. She fashions a large rope of water from her sword. Then, with a whip, miraculously creates a massive deluge of running water, similar to the effects of a breaking dam. Few things caught in it would not be smashed by its pressure and carried away.

Weapons: Aki possesses a pair of kodachi which house a greater water and ice spirit in one of each of the blades, making one her “ice” sword and the other her “water” sword.

Armor: She has no armor to speak of other than her simple clothing.

Limitations: Reiterated from above, Chiaki's limitations are intrinsic to the battleground she's placed within and the availability of surrounding spirits. In such settings as a volcano or desert, she'll be extremely wanting of ice and water spirits. Conversely, near an ocean or in a snowy area, she's much more powerful, having decreased cooldowns and speedier spirit channeling. While she can improvise by using her own spirit (and consequently a greater portion of stamina) to create something like a rain cloud to attract more water spirits, it's hardly cost-effective.

[Bushidoxisamu]

Real: Bushido Isamu
Occupation: defender of peace
Allies: God of speed, Master of Swords and Lightening
Place of birth: in a shrine in the mountains of Japan
Race: human with special gifts
Hight: 6'2
Weight: 120 lb
Eyes: light brown
Appearance: old fashion kimono with different seals on the arms sleeves and chest
Bio: when he was a child his father was a general for the imperial army, had a darling wife and an infant son. One day his village was raided by demons from the underworld, and his father stayed and fight. His father stayed to fight off the demons as the mother of the infant ran into to mountains to seek hope for their child.

As it seems to be the bitter end for mother and child, a monk appeared carrying water to deliver to his shrine saw the two on the ground. The mother gave her son to the monk pleading to him to give him a future without violence. He takes the child and the child was given a new name as he new one day he would have to know the truth.

They named him Bushido meaning "the path of the warrior", it was customary to learn the ways of monk arts, as it was a way to cleanse the mind. He was the top of his class of fighting and agility, when he was old enough they let him off to see the world and to make it out to find out the true meanings of being a true hero. He fought demons of every kind and explored everywhere in the world.

Learning new cultures and ways of protecting the innocent. He visited different temples as he was blessed to carry a sacred sword of the gods which was named " Futsunushi no kami" aka deity of swords and lightening. Which gives him powers of speed of the lighten and and experts in the arts of swordsmanship.

Over the past years of usage of the sacred sword, he was able to natural adapt to situations where usually not normal human can usually do or with years with training to be able to match a quarter of what he can do.

known powers: the control of lightening which gives him the ability to electrify his sword to make it so it gives it extra damage or bring out a storm to make other attacks. Such as a bolt projectile, lightening strike, Ariel bolt slash. Or other various lightening based attacks which is in the description

One of his signature moves with the sword is the rail cannon, where he charges his sword with one hand to maximum power, transfers the energy through the sword and to fire out the free hand. concentrated plasma beam, which can be as destructive that is enough to destroy a small house.

Next lightening based is the Valkyrie Assault. Unlike the rail cannon it is not a straight shot beam but a concentrated bolt that takes a shape of a Valkyrie missile. Before using it he would need to electrify his sword and hit the opponents sword or what ever he uses to attack or defend, or in some cases a scratch on the body. He turns into whatever he touched with the electric sword into a lightening rod so when he fires it will be guided by it until it makes a hit, making to where its almost unavoidable.

Shock Wave it can be use for either defensive or an offensive move. He sticks the electric sword to the ground and lets it discharge making a small plasma barrier that can protect him for projectiles. If the projectile is a conductor like water then it will just use the water as an extra layer of the barrier. If its something like rubber then the barrier doesn't have much effect but only melting it. For an attack he takes the sword out of the ground and sticks the sword on the barrier, but like a bubble it pops by causing it to be unstable. To be either expands to the point to repel an enemy or to melt ice that is blocking him to keep him prisoner.

Another is the Accel turn, he names it that since of his incredible speed. He uses it as short burst of speed so he can either evade from am attack or to create one. For each jump it leaves an afterimage, inbetween intervals it can go up to a double to a quadruple accel, without interval is when he goes up to Mach 3 in speed and which the nickname god of speed was created, back then he would train his body to adapt to where his eyes can follow where he is going to go and controlled his breathing like of which of a jet fighter. He can use the momentum of the Accel turn to give him extra boost to go up into the sky, very risky for him cause it leaves him open for an attack, usually does it only to catch an opponent or for another lightening based attack.

Next would be the Temptress turn. He uses his incredible speed to turn his afterimages to copies of himself. unlike clones he turns his afterimage into copies so he is leaving intervals by each step from his speed to make it so he has copies of himself.He makes up to five copies and the least three. He uses it to weaken ones defense by using it as an attack not to mention hard to hit since he is basically in different angles, making it extremely difficult to land a hit while in the temptress run because he is stepping in each point so he is in every angle so him and the copies appear to be ghost but really is just at speeds where it's hard to catch him.

Illusion turn is a step further then the Accel only difference is that it causes him to at such speeds that it almost looks like he is teleporting from point A to B.

The last but not least "Gods Gift" in desperate times he prays to the gods for extra strength and they will send him a gift from the heavens by transforming his kimono into dark samurai armor which he calls it "Black samurai" in this mode his defense increases where its almost indestructible and abilities are enhance. He looks like this but the cape turns into the wings in the other abilities that comes with it http://www.pixel77.com/wp-content/up...ori_custom.jpg

In samurai mode he uses temptress typhoon were its the same as the temptress run but is able to make up to ten copies. Also able to use the rail gun without electrifying it. It's usual takes a minute per shot but also goes up to Mach 3 in speed of the projectile.

In samurai mode only he can create "The Wings of Life" where he uses the lightening to make him a pair of pure plasmatic wings. Which obliviously uses it for air combat as he uses another to follow it up is Sky jump. Just like the Accel turn, the sky jump works on air to avoid or to make attacks.

"Righteous Shield" is like the shock wave but concentrated on his arm. To block a direct hit from the front and to repel it to take no damage.

limitations: even though he has special powers from the gods he is still technically human so basically he can get killed easily if one good hit to his body by a bullet if he doesn't predict the action so his defense is weak only by a direct hit and also can get exhausted from over using his power. In samurai form it increase his defense and his overall ability but after using it for so long. the armor itself will start to chip and crack giving him a warning that his time is up, when the armor breaks completely then his body would give out and transform back. In rare cases If he still stands he can still fight but only to we're he is and average person meaning doesn't have incredible speed of fighting techniques not to mention incredibly weaken for exhaustion, so he would give up in those situations.

[Skallagrim]

Bushidoxisamu'

Real: Bushido Isamu
Occupation: defender of peace
Allies: God of speed, Master of Swords and Lightening
Place of birth: in a shrine in the mountains of Japan
Race: human with special gifts
Hight: 6'2
Weight: 120 lb
Eyes: light brown
Appearance: old fashion kimono with different seals on the arms sleeves and chest
Bio: when he was a child his father was a general for the imperial army, had a darling wife and an infant son. One day his village was raided by demons from the underworld, and his father stayed and fight. His father stayed to fight off the demons as the mother of the infant ran into to mountains to seek hope for their child.

As it seems to be the bitter end for mother and child, a monk appeared carrying water to deliver to his shrine saw the two on the ground. The mother gave her son to the monk pleading to him to give him a future without violence. He takes the child and the child was given a new name as he new one day he would have to know the truth.

They named him Bushido meaning "the path of the warrior", it was customary to learn the ways of monk arts, as it was a way to cleanse the mind. He was the top of his class of fighting and agility, when he was old enough they let him off to see the world and to make it out to find out the true meanings of being a true hero. He fought demons of every kind and explored everywhere in the world.

Learning new cultures and ways of protecting the innocent. He visited different temples as he was blessed to carry a sacred sword of the gods which was named " Futsunushi no kami" aka deity of swords and lightening. Which gives him powers of speed of the lighten and and experts in the arts of swordsmanship.

known powers:

the control of lightening which gives him the ability to electrify his sword to make it so it gives it extra damage or bring out a storm to make other attacks. Such as a bolt projectile, lightening strike, Ariel bolt slash.

What is an ariel bolt slash? What is the difference between a bolt (presumably lighting) and a lightning strike? If they are different please list them and how they are different.

One of his signature moves with the sword is the rail cannon, where he charges his sword to maximum power and releases it to fire a concentrated plasma beam, which can be as destructive as turning mt Everest into a pile of ruble.

Really? Again destroying a mountain that is 29,035 feet tall and roughly hundreds of millions of tons with plasma is not quite tier 6.

Another is the Accel, he calls it that since of his incredible speed which gives him a sort burst were he can use it as a maneuver or an attack. For each jump it leaves an afterimage, inbetween intervals it can go up to a double to a quadruple accel, without interval is when he goes up to Mach 3 in speed and which the nickname god of speed was created.

Mach 3? 2,250 miles per hour? How do you breath? How do you maneuver? How can you see? The race is human with special gifts. Thus as a human the speed factor will make it difficult do some of the things I asked you.

Next would be the temptress run. He uses his incredible speed to turn his afterimages to copies of himself. To him it doesn't matter if he is hidden within the fakes but rathe it being effective or not, he makes up to five copies and the least three. He uses it to weaken ones defense by using it as an attack not to mention hard to hit since he is basically in different angles, making it extremely difficult to land a hit while in the temptress run.

Need to explain this more clearly. How is it he is hard to hit from different angles? I don’t understand this if he is making weak copies of himself, how is he at different angles?

The last but not least "Gods Gift" in desperate times he prays to the gods for extra strength and they will send him a gift from the heavens by transforming his kimono into dark samurai armor which he calls i,. "Black samurai" in this mode his defense increases where he could withstand ten nuclear bomb by a derect hit and abilities are enhance. In samurai mode he uses temptress typhoon were its the same as the temptress run but is able to make up to ten copies. Also able to use the rail gun without electrifying it. It's usual takes a minute per shot but also goes up to Mach 3 in speed of the projectile.

---10 direct hits from a nuclear weapon? That’s not a tier 6 character. That won’t fly.

limitations:

even though he has special powers from the gods he is still human so basically he can get killed easily if one good hit to his body by a bullet so his defense is weak and also can get exhausted from over using his power. In samurai form it increase his defense and his overall ability but after using it for so long his body would naturally give out and transform back. If he still stands he can still fight but only to we're he is and average person meaning doesn't have incredible speed of fighting techniques, so he would give up those situations.

Ok, I like the concept, there are a few things that need to be tweaked and worked on that makes him more tier 5/6 and not tier 7/8. I would you to address my concerns and get back to me and then I think he will be fine.

Tier 5 || The basics of nano technology capable of regenerating minor wounds, or alternatively wizardry or clerical ability capable of the same. You can pilot your own short range star fighter and have access to technology so advanced as to be almost magical in nature. The ability to fly for any reason you can think of that makes any rudimentary amount of plot logic. Your character may have the reflexes and skills of an elite Jedi Knight, the speed of Saito Hajime, and the power to take down Trinity of The Matrix with ease.

Tier 6 || The ability to heal major damage taken bother personally, or by others, through the method of your choice. The charisma and influence necessary to muster an army of elite soldiers, and access to the technology needed to build and operate a small space craft capable of interstellar travel (or a magic dragon from the future, whatever floats your boat). Your powers and skills rival those of Gandalf the White, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Himura Kenshin at their best.

[Bushidoxisamu]

If you know what an air slash is just think of that but it's electricity instead and lightening strike is a storm cloud that hits the ground but uses it to aim for targets. Your right on the rail gun so I'll fix that but to also clarify it can be devastating but not to a point to destroy a mountain so sorry for the in convince. He's body is adapted where he is used to high speed combat similar to a jet fighter going at those speeds he is basically using their methods he he can control his breathing and so on. It's hard to hit because the copies are just afterimages it's like looking at the fan and you see like the blade isn't moving but yet it's just going at extreme pace where it seems to be in different places so its hard to hit something that's in different places, it's more on timing of his foot steps where it's hard to get attacked. The nuclear reference was mostly demonstrating how the armor can withstand anything like that but it's reasonable about how many so I'll change that as well. His sword was a gift from the gods so its gives him abilities of which of something god like proportions so that's why he is able to go into incredible speed and how he is able to use lightening as his powers and so on

[Skallagrim]

Alright clarify the powers and break it up so it is not walls of text.

[Bushidoxisamu]

Alright I'll get started on it


finished

[Skallagrim]

Bushidoxisamu, I still have concerns but I will accept him. The best way to learn to fight is to enter a tourney. The people in the tourney thus far are good mid-tier (5/6) fighters and win/lose or draw if you are open to learning you will learn different ways to use your powers and sword skills that will ultimately make you better. I will place him in the directory tomorrow.

[Bushidoxisamu]

Thank you I can't wait to start ( ^ω^ )

[Sikako J]

Real Name:Tanis Green

Occupation: Hunter/Collector

Other Aliases:The Gatherer

Place of Birth: Earth

Race: Human/ Quarian

Height: 6'1

Weight: 210 lbs.

Eyes:Light Brown

Appearance:Tanis stands roughly 6'1 in his combat suit. Element wear and combat encounters that should have left his skin wrinkled and worn have been smoothed over by medical technologies have left him in fit shape of a trained soldier in his early to mid twenties. Dark olive skin is only obscured by his dark brown goatee as his head is shaved. His Mantis Combat suit a mixture of red and black interlacing plates of a sturdy carbon-fiber like material, Inconel 625 built for combating the various creatures and beings he is sent to collect for his 'Employers'. On his left forearm is a bluewire tool that allows the suit to form a duel bladed weapon that laces with electricity approximately three feet in length. On his right forearm is an element zero and iridium amp that allows a shield like apparatus to form for protection against projectiles and close combat.

History:

Known Powers:Biotics

The term biotics refers to the ability for some lifeforms to create mass effect fields using Element Zero nodules embedded in body tissues. These powers are accessed and augmented by using bio-amps. Biotic individuals can knock enemies over from a distance, lift them into the air, and generate gravitational vortices to tear obstacles or enemies apart, or create protective barriers.

Push: Tanis is able to open a mass effect field to throw out a light blue wave of translucent energy to stop a running foe in their tracks, or knock an opponent off their feet.

Lift: Tanis creates a mass effect field that allows an object to "float". It is limited to small objects.

Pull: Tanis is able to open a mass effect field to "pull" object towards himself. It is limited to small objects.

Warp Attack Field: Tanis's unique ability due to his L4-X implant allows him to create two opposing fields around his arms from fingers to elbow and legs from knee to boot. These fields act as a kinetic barriers, but instead of a barrier the crisscrossing fields boost the kinetic attacks thrown by the surrounded limbs. Damage caused by clean strikes would mirror abrasive damage like that to a sand blaster.

Barrier: Tanis is able to coat his entire frame in an equally powerful repulsive field to repeal attacks, both kinetic or from extreme temperatures. This ability drains Tanis's stamina greatly and cannot be used frequently or may cause overheating to his biotic amp leading to severe headaches to an induced coma.

Abilities: 290 degree vision thanks to his onboard VI program, Mental Matix Implat of various humanoids and abilites, Supreme Vision, High Intellect.

Weapons: Pinnacle T-23 Heavy Pistol, Storm Blade, three compact grenades.

This pistol uses a mass accelerator propels a solid metal slug using precisely-controlled electromagnetic attraction and repulsion. The slug is designed to squash or shatter on impact, increasing the energy it transfers to the target. If this were not the case, it would simply punch a hole right through, doing minimal damage.

Block clips allow the weapon to gauge the distance and wind resistance to "shave off" a metal slug that will deliver the maximum damage. However the internal mechanisms causes the weapon to overheat after a set amount of shots fired, if done in rapid succession.

An extendable blade used from the very Mantis Combat suit that he wears. Pulling power from the attached bluewire tool, it can extend and retract at will and can emit powerful burst of electrical power over the twin blades.

Compact grenades come with four internal settings for multiple effects. Nearly all grenades have a five second timer or impact detonation.

Cryo Setting: The grenade bursts sending out a mist of cold vapor in five meters, and a super cooled liquid in two and half meters, in mere seconds the immediate area snap-freezes. Range to frost or exposure damage -two and half meters. Frozen to Locking damage -five meters.

Incendiary Setting: The grenades releases a thermal paste on detonation that clings to - and burns through - virtually all known substances. Range - five meters

High Explosive Setting: The grenade explodes outward in a major explosion capable of blowing holes in walls or dismembering targets. Range - seven and a half meters

Ion Burst Setting: The grenades explodes outward sending a wave of ionized energy that "shuts down" or reeks havoc on powered mechanical weapons or armors. Range - ten meters

Armor:Equipment: Mantis Body Suit Armor, Four Cells of Medi-gel*,Polaris 10-R Amp, Heavy-weave muscle(Microfiber weave) , Heavy Bone Weave (Skeletal Lattice), Trauma Module V2, and Redundant Field Generator (Burst Regeneration)

Combat hard-suits use a dual-layer system to protect the wearer. The inner layer consists of fabric armor with kinetic padding. Areas that don't need to be flexible, such as the chest or shins, are reinforced with sheets of lightweight ablative ceramic.

The outer layer consists of automatically-generated kinetic barriers. Objects traveling above a certain speed will trigger the barrier's reflex system and be deflected, provided there is enough energy left in the shield's power cell.
Kinetic barriers, colloquially called "shields", provide protection against most mass accelerator weapons. Whether on a starship or a soldier's suit of armor, the basic principle remains the same.

Kinetic barriers are repulsive mass effect fields projected from tiny emitters. These shields safely deflect small objects traveling at rapid velocities. This affords protection from bullets and other dangerous projectiles, but still allows the user to sit down without knocking away their chair.

The shielding afforded by kinetic barriers does not protect against extremes of temperature, toxins, or radiation.

Armored hard-suits are sealable to protect the wearer from extremes of temperature and atmosphere, although these protections are for planetary or environmental conditions not opponent's attacks. Standard equipment includes an onboard mini-frame and a communications, navigation, and sensing suite. The mini-frame is designed to accept and display data from a weapon's smart targeting system to make it easier to locate and eliminate enemies, although it drains from kinetic barrier's reserve.

is a common medicinal salve used by paramedics, EMTs, and military personnel. It combines several useful applications: a local anesthetic, disinfectant and clotting agent all in one. Once applied, the gel is designed to grip tight to flesh until subjected to a frequency of ultrasound. It is sealable against liquids - most notably blood - as well as contaminants and gasses.

The gel is a genetically-engineered bioplasm created by the Sirta Foundation, a medical technology megacorp based on Earth.

The Polaris 10-R Amp allows a biotic to use warp field (element zero and iridium) to produce a four foot long by three feet wide shield of a liquid like plasma. The shield itself is held together by four iridium beacons that allow the liquid to remain near weightless when not in use. However when pressure or kinetic force is applied the liquid becomes solid, allow it to provide excellent cover as well as a bashing weapon if required.

Heavy-weave muscle(Microfiber weave) allows Tanis to push his muscles well past the limits of normal humans. Hand to hand strikes are boosted in strength, and allow a greater range of attack.

Heavy Bone Weave (Skeletal Lattice) allows Tanis to absorb strikes that would kill normal humans, and jarring blows that would break bones. This allows him to survive great falls or force strikes without fractures.

Trauma Module V2 is a built in implant that floods the blood stream with Medi-gel in response to horrific trauma that could leave Tanis unconscious. This drains three cells of Medi-gel allowing Tanis to continue the fight from a blow that would have otherwise leave him unable to fight.

Redundant Field Generator (Burst Regeneration) is a built in emergency system that drains all cell power from "non-primary" systems. This boosts shield capacity to full allowing Tanis to regain his shields all full power. This can only be used once in a battle, as to use it more may lock up power cells to combat armor leaving the user trapped immobile in their own armor.

Limitations: Due to his Father's bloodline of a Quarian, Tanis is highly susceptible to poisons and diseases. While heavily trained in close combat, firearms, and modern tactical warfare his true power lies in his equipment. Which in many cases can overheat when used beyond their limits. Once his equipment has been pressed too and beyond thier limits he must rely on only his above average human abilities. His true power lies in spotting his foe before spotted, learning his foe through subtle clues, and seeing links in combat that normally go unseen.

[Kuraudo]

Full Name

Kuraudo Sutoraifu (Cloud Strife)


Occupation

Mercenary, Salesman


Other Aliases

Spiky, ex-SOLDIER


Gender

Male


Race

Human (infused with Jenova cells and mako energy)


Birthplace

Nibelheim; Gaia (Final Fantasy VII planet)


Eyes

Blue


Height

5' 7"


Weight

Unknown


Appearance

Kuraudo has a slim yet athletic build with spiky blond hair and blue-eyes. They exude an eerie glow, a trademark that all SOLDIER members share, which is commonly known as the Mark of SOLDIER. He wears a high-collared vest that zips up, and a long black covering that veils his left arm. It was once used to hide his geostigma, but later cured through Aeris's intervention. To this day, he continues to don the sleeve for unknown reasons. Along with his vest he's fitted with two leather gloves. The one on his right assumes a third of his forearm. He also has a harness that's able to seat the fusion swords individually. There are multiple buckles linked to his harness and waist-worn cloak. Black pants and wolf motif seen as an earring and left pauldron completes his battle-ready attire.


History

Cloud is an ex-SOLDIER who has long since conquered his inner demons, saving Gaia from the harbinger of destruction, Sephiroth. Now living a life of normalcy, he takes an entreprenuerial direction that's unlike his trade as a mercenary.

With childhood friend Tifa Lockhart as his partner, he forms a delivery service called "Strife Delivery". He personally dispatch cellphones all over Gaia to make a living. Also with Tifa, he's a caretaker of an orphan named Denzel, a 7-year-old boy who lost his parents during the Sector 7 mayhem, and Marlin (Barett Wallace's adopted daughter).


Weapon

First Tsurugi

The First Tsurugi (First Ken; Fusion Swords; First Sword) is a large weapon comprised of six detachable swords. The mainblade (pen name First Tsurugi) is a double-sided sword with an intricate handguard that interlock all other components. It has a long red hilt, a length of blade with a sameself yet thinner ending point. It also has two forms it undergoes: Normal and Battle Mode. In Normal Mode, there are no swords attached, and acts like a standard broadsword. Battle Mode is when both sides of the sword are widen, exposing the inner workings of the mainblade. Its complex design resembles that of the Apocalypse, one of Cloud's usable weapons in Final Fantasy VII.

Next, the impact blade is a sword constructed with a hollow center, allowing for a stronger blow when used. Having a red double-hilt assuming one-third of its length, its V-shaped backside snugly covers the front of the mainblade when assembled. This connection gives the First Tsurugi a distinctive appearance, similar to the Buster Sword.

The black-hilted back swords are two weapons that're equal in length. One of them is reminiscent to a butterfly edge, and the other has a sawlike blade. When attached, they cover the back end of the mainblade to serve as extra mass.

Lastly, there are two dagger-like swords known as switchblades. They have a gear-like mechanism between the hilt that folds like arms. Both are connect to sides of the mainblade when complete.


Armor

None


Abilities

Cloud's extraordinary abilities stem from a creature called Jenova. After the Nibelheim incident, he was administered to the JENOVA Project; an experiment that produces a class of superhumans known as SOLDIER. Because of it, he was given incredible endurance, reflexes, strength and a high threshold for pain.

Cloud is also able to summon a force known as Spirit Energy at will. A metaphysical substance that was injected into his body as an infantryman. Usually, he manipulates this power to enhance his swordplay. It can also be used as a catalyst to transform the First Tsurugi.


Special Techniques (otherwise known as Limit Breaks)

Bureiba (Braver) - A single attack in which Cloud leaps into the air and descends with a powerful slash. Another version is when Cloud propels himself forward like a darting arrow, ending off the assault in classic Braver fashion.

Kyōgiri (Curse Slash or Cross-slash) - Cloud infuses his sword with Spirit Energy as it gives off an entrancing glow. Afterwards, he executes a strong succession of three hits, sending paralyzing bursts of energy upon the target.

Hakōgeki (Rendering Flash Attack or Blade Beam) - Cloud saturates the First Tsurugi with Spirit Energy before performing a downward strike. During this action, the energy is launched and forms into a shape of a crest. Once this beam of energy deals damage, it can split into smaller versions of itself amongst a group of enemies. The ex-SOLDIER is also able to distribute numerable blasts with a stroke.

Kuraimuhazādo (Crime Hazard or Climhazzard)- This is an attack in which Cloud darts and impales the target with his sword. After the fierce lunge, he jumps upward, splitting the target in two.

Meteorein (Meteorain) - Cloud summons his inner strength to unload a barrage of meteors to damage his opposition.

Garyōtensei (Finishing Touch) - An art in which the ex-SOLDIER catches his opponent in a whirlwind assault. He spiral upwards in a complex series of slashes, carrying his adversary into the air as the attack climaxes a heavy hit.

Chōkyūbushinhazan (Super-Ultimate War God Supreme Slash or Omnislash) - Cloud exhibits the pinnacle of his swordsmanship through a rapid chain of strikes. Adding up to a round number of fifteen hits


Additional Techniques (original)

These attacks are non-canon but still true to the character.

First, Second and Final Gleamer are modes in which Cloud uses to perform certain attacks. The terms first, second and final are appellations that refers to Cloud's numerical sword usage. "Gleamer" describes the brand(s) being used as a conduit for channeled energy. For example, any technique that's under the rule of one sword are known as First Gleamer or Saisho no Gleamer techniques. Second Gleamer (Banme no Gleamer) are techniques that require two swords to perform an art. Final Gleamer (Saishuu no Gleamer) requires three swords or more to convey an attack.

Saisho no Gleamer Techniques

[Uzuwomaku Ririsu] Whirl Release (also known as Gyro Burst) is a move which involves a 360° rotation performed by the ex-SOLDIER. With the First Tsurugi and a burst of energy, Kuraudo is able to slash any nearby opponent(s) or object(s). The force also repels those within range of the outburst (2x the length of the First Tsurugi). *This attack can also be used in Second Gleamer*

[Gurando Heno Eikyou] (lit trans* impact on the ground) Grand Impact is an explosive attack in which Cloud or a sword descends from the high heavens. Once he or the independant weapon makes contact, it unleashes a mighty shock wave (a circumferential rule of 20 ft.). A force, disruptive energy, that ejects those present at the point of impact. *This attack can also be used in Second and Final Gleamer*

[Tenshi Kira] Angel Killer or Seraphim Killer is an attack that relies on precision. Cloud strikes his target when an opening has been spotted. If successful, a thin streak of energy is etched upon the foe as Kuraudo sails off to a safe distance. Moments later, the strip of energy discharges and engulfs the target. The finish version of Seraphim Killer is when Cloud lays a volley of bolting strikes on the target. Dashing to and from the foe about six times before the attack ends.

[Buredorasshu] Rush Blade is a technique that allows Cloud to bring fierce strings of attacks upon the offender. Firstly, he invests a flow of Spirit Energy as it travels throughout his body like dancing lightning. Then, with the power coursing throughout the First Tsurugi, a forceful slash sends his opponent to a direction of his choosing. Kuraudo immediately follows through with one whopping blow after another (the process repeats itself about five times). This describes the "rushing" effect after each successful hit.

[Materia Katta] Materia Cutter is a strike that splits his target in two. When used a flash of light, namely Spirit Energy, emerges as Cloud strikes his opponent. It is used to enhance the cutting power of the First Tsurugi. *This attack can also be used in Second Gleamer*

[Hebunrifezusuto] The Heavenly Phase Strike is a technique with two ways of execution. One is done with First Tsurugi swinging upwards, and the other is performed downwards. Respectively, both are called ascent and decent in the manner of their motion. Starting off with a deflective strike that is guided circularly. This is meaning to repel the opponent's initial attack with precision. It creates an opening for Cloud to continue onward with a mako-infused blow.

[Kanawo Bunkatsu] [Enemy Splitter or Fiend Buster] - With the use of Spirit Energy, the First Tsurugi is sent into rotation. Cloud throws the sword at his target as it whirls about. Like a buzzsaw, it can tear through virtually anything in its path. The technique also has a special effect called "pulse". This entails a high revolution, causing the sword to spin with surreal speed and sends out an abrupt shockwave. It lasts for a fraction of a second, expanding to such lengths that's half of the First Tsurugi. *This attack can also be used in Second and Final Gleamer*


Banme no Gleamer Techniques

[Doriru Haji] Drill Edge or Driving Force--like Rush Blade--is a high performance technique. With the use of two swords, Cloud cloaks himself with Spirit Energy and spins at a high rate. Like a drill, he is able bore his way through any obstacle.

[Kaminari to Inaduma] Thunder and Lightning is a technique in which Kuraudo anticipates an attack, and quickly enforces one of his own. When both swords are crossed like an "X", Cloud repels the attacker rather forcefully. It's a physical representation of "thunder", a force strong enough to hinder an attack from connecting. Secondly, without hesitation, Kuraudo unloads a deadly sequence of slashes. This move represents "lightning", as the strikes are thrown rather swiftly.

[Akuburasuto] Arc Blast is essentially Blade Beam done with two swords. But there are two levels of execution. First, the swords can be used simultaneously to produce a conjoined crest of energy, or two independent beams. Unlike Blade Beam, this technique doesn't diffuse into multiple waves of energy upon hitting a target.


Saishuu no Gleamer Techniques

[Mita Bure Dokorekushon] Saw Blade Collection (also known as Silver Lining) is a technique that involves the entire tsurugi collection. Cloud channels his energy upon the First Tsurugi. Then, the swords separate and encompass Cloud. It creates a bastion of revolving swords, ripping through anything in its path. Kuraudo can also reassemble the First Tsurugi after each rushing blow. Zipping to and fro' in a rapid succession of six hits.


Miscellaneous Techniques

Doumei Kuni Yobidashi (Call Allies) - Cloud uses his cellphone to summon Fenrir to his aide. There's a special transmitter within the motorbike that receive signals exclusively from Cloud's cellphone. The ex-SOLDIER can also dial his friends and call them to battle, only if they're able to do so. *One ally can be called into battle once per match. Location depended*

Relative Character Locale

Urban areas (Tifa, Barret or Cait Sith)
Rural areas (Yuffie or Red XIII/Nanaki)
Barren areas (Cid or Vincent)

Furaito (Flight) - Though not commonly used, a spiritually-enshrouded Cloud is able to fly. Mostly, this ability is used to execute techniques that require aerial mobility.

Kumotta Daburu (Cloudy Double or Ersatz) - The ex-SOLDIER creates a shadowlike replica, or replicas of himself with Spirit Energy. Once formed, Cloud can will the clone to attack his target in linear fashion. And if success, the clone explodes upon impact, acting as a possible follow-up for Cloud. *Can be used up to six times. Acts independently when Living Legacy is used*

Kaisouroku no Earisu (Memoirs of Aeris) - When Cloud's in a bind, the flowergirl Aerith Gainsborough gives a helping hand. Though as a spirit, she can only be seen by her beloved friends. Occasionally, she appears in Cloud's inner psyche. Bestowing her Cetra powers to rid any ailments plaguing the ex-SOLDIER. *Can only be used once per match*

Kurashi Ibutsu (Living Relic or Living Legacy (Passive)) - Similar to Memoirs of Aeris, Cloud is visited by his good friend Zack Fair in a dreamworld. He offers to help Cloud by uniting their spirits to overpower the target. With this union, he is now able to sense chakra. Also, some of Cloud's techniques are given added bonuses. *Can only be used once per match. Halves the cooldown time*

Enhancements to Techniques

Cloudy Double (the clone(s) are able to move freely)
Ultima Weapon (fills 25% of its reserves)
Omega Weapon (requires the Ultima Weapon to be completely charged)


Omega Wepon (Omega Weapon) [requires Living Legacy and the Ultima Weapon (100% power)] - During Living Legacy, Cloud uses this power to enhance the fully charged Ultima Weapon. It transforms the crystalline sword into a new commodity known as the Omega Weapon. A black sword with golden patterns etched upon its large frame, and retains all the functionalities of the First Tsurugi. Its ultimate and only ability is to redirect the opponent's attack. This means that any onset, excluding physical ones, can be turned upon its adversary. And whenever Cloud uses this ability, the sword glows with an intermix of silver, white and xanthous hues. *Its innate ability can be used three times in a match. First, Second and Final Gleamer techniques are usable*


Arutema Wepon (Ultima Weapon) - This is devised through Cloud's inner strength, and influence a change upon the First Tsurugi. Cloud's spiritual energy fully crystallizes the six-piece sword. It has a transparent body, high durability and becomes opalescent when filled with energy. The handguard is redesigned with extra facets and expand upon the Battle Mode feature. Similiar to the mainblade, the center of the Ultima Weapon opens up, revealing a labinryth of railed crystals. These fine mechanisms draws in energy particles, converts and stores it for later purposes.

The two back blades, switchblades and impact blade have one inch, concaved vents at their base. And like their motherly sword, they also absorb energy through their maws of railed crystals. Individually, each sword can osmose a little over 4% (4.16) of energy from an onset. A fully assembled Ultima Weapon drinks in roughly 25% (24.96) of energy in a battle setting.

In an offhand situation, the stored energy can be transferred from one auxiliary sword to another. This enables Cloud to transform a fusion sword, if left unchanged, into the Ultima Weapon. These brands can also convey their hoarded energy into the mainblade when assembled. Once it reaches full power, the assimilation will cease. But despite its alterations, the newly formed weapon still retains all its primordial functions. When all of its energy is exhausted, partially or completely charged, the Ultima Weapon reverts back to the First Tsurugi.

Gaining energy from an opponent's attack is not the Ultima Weapon's lone avenue. If left uninterupted, it can slowly acquire what it needs from a distance. Over time, a single cryst sword can obtain a quarter of its power in a span of eleven posts. But with more swords placed at various spots, the faster the Ultima Weapon reaches its completion. *Can be used twice per match*

Absorption List

Psionic energy
Metaphyisical energy
Nature Energy
Elemental energy
Magical/Non-elemental energy

Absorption Rate - Number of Swords/Posts (if left in another location undisturbed)

4% - 1 sword (20%) 9 posts (including both players)
8% - 2 swords (40%) 9 posts (including both players)
12% - 3 swords (60%) 9 posts (including both players)
17% - 4 swords (80%) 9 posts (including both players)
21% - 5 swords (100%) 9 posts (including both players)
25% - 6 swords (100%) 7 posts (including both players)


Arutema Wepon Techniques

[Fedo Suishou] [Fading Quartz (Passive)] - The Ultima Weapon is the outward manifestation of Cloud's inner strength. Its crystalline shell is the condensed form of the ex-SOLDIER's spiritual essence. And because of it, they're intrinsically linked to one another. A kindredship that creates a unique ability between them. They're able to use one another as transit points to move to their respective location. Cloud can warp himself to the Ultima Weapon and vice versa.

[Suishouken] [Seeing Quartz (Passive)] - Being that Cloud is spiritually linked to the Ultima Weapon, he's able to use it as a visual faculty. An ocular extension to view anything in the surrounding area from the Ultima Weapon itself.

[16 Karatto] [16 Carats] [25% consumption rate] - In this technique, Cloud gives a barrage of attacks. Fueled by his will, five of the six swords swamps his target like a bee swarm. Spinning like buzzsaws in a dazzling array of strikes. After the swords go for a three round assault, they encircle the opponent. A second later, they are willed back into the Ultima Weapon, as Cloud delivers a final sparkling blow.

[Kurisutaru Kakuhatsu] [Crystal Explosion or Adamant Discharge] [50% consumption rate] - A lethal technique that only the Ultima Weapon can perform. It utilizes spiritual energy like lightning, jumping all through its crystalline body. When connecting with a solid object of any kind, the energy is released. Temporarily crystallizing whatever the blade comes in contact with (besides its wielder). Cloud can also manipulate the form of the cryst energy. Usually, it is shaped into a large, spiky creation and disperse into spirit pyres.

[Koori Bando] [Ice Band] [75% consumption rate] - Through sheer will power, the ex-SOLDIER disassembles the Ultima Weapon. Cloud uses nothing but spiritual force to arrange five of the six swords around him. In a fixed position, the crystal weapons starts to move about in ring formation. They spin at a higher rpm than Silver Lining as a unit, and shoots a crystal replica of each sword simultaneously or one by one. When a hit is confirmed, the crystal replica explodes and crystallizes the target(s).

[Kurisutaru Bouei] [Crystal Glass Defense or Cryst Defense] [100% consumption rate] - When the Ultima Weapon reaches full power, that energy is transferred unto Cloud. Physically, the ex-SOLDIER bears no monumental changes. Though when he uses an ability exclusive to Cryst Defense, Cloud's body lights up. It looks as if parts of his frame has been coated with glowing sand. Also, while in this metamorphic state, Cloud is immune to all status-affecting spells and can assimilate energy. Though he can only soak up 5% of that energy while blocking an attack. Executing strikes and kicks adversely uses 5% of energy, lessening the duration of Cryst Defense. Whether the hit lands or not, the energy is spent regardless.

Absorption List

Psionic energy
Metaphysical energy
Elemental energy
Magical/Non-elemental energy

[Purizumu Shougeki] [Prism Shock] [Usable during Cryst Defense] - Prism Shock is a powerful attack that forms eight pearls of energy around the ex-SOLDIER. They shoot up into the heavens and beat into the target with a volley of colorful explosions. Though the strength of this technique is only as strong as the mode itself. *Example: If Cryst Defense only has 25 percent of energy remaining, the outburst will be maximized at that strength level*

Strength Measurement: Energy Percentages

25% - comparable to C1 explosives.
50% - comparable to C2 explosives.
75% - comparable to C3 explosives.
100% - comparable to C4 explosives.

[Daiyamondo Bodei Furikka] [Diamond Body Flicker] [Usable during Cryst Defense] [1 mile/20% consumption ratio] - Unlike Fading Quartz, Cloud is able to teleport on a much larger scale. He can warp up to a mile without using any swords. However, this technique is limited to its use because of its consumption rate in Cryst Defense mode.


Limitations

Although he has cellular enhancements from Jenova, Cloud is still human. He can be damaged like any normal person, but his tolerance is higher. Cloud's lack of diversity is probably his main weakness. He has only his swordsmanship and the ability to perform spirit-based attacks to rely on. Most of his moves (Special and Additional techniques) requires a two-post charge to be used. This includes turns from both players. And a cooldown point of four posts between both players. As for his miscellaneous techniques, most of them are available to Cloud only one time. For example, Living Legacy can only be applied once in a battle setting. So if it's used before fulfilling the requirements of another technique (Omega Weapon), then that technique is no longer attainable.

The Ultima Weapon is crafted to obtain power from Cloud's opponent. Although achieving its full strength is an nearly impossible feat. Mainly because it's unable to acquire the energy it needs to become complete. If his chances are favorable and the Ultima Weapon reaches totality, Cloud has an option to use Cryst Defense or Omega Weapon. Once a choice has been made, the other technique can't be used conjointly.