Name: Quas Rodrigo
Rank: Chore Boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Crew Position: Chef
Personality: Quas is well-known for his childish antics and active imagination. He is a loud, showy, naive and optimistic ball of sunshine. His energy knows no bounds. While his narratives and monologues may seem like he's just 'playing' marine, Quas is very serious in his duty. When push comes to shove, he knows when to act serious and disciplined like a good soldier. He is easily angered by any injustice before his eyes, but other than that, he's pretty thick-headed if you're a good guy and insult him. If there is one thing he is more passionate about than being a hero, it is his cooking. The kitchen has always been his haven for using his imagination and is filled with memories of his family and home. So should anyone desecrate such an art and setting in any way, Quas loses his ideal of being a hero and would gladly act like the villain.
Appearance:
Quas is a slender teenager with an average height for his age and light-colored skin. He has blue hair that is always messy in appearance and similarly colored eyes. He wears a red cloth around his eyes. It has holes so that he can see, but his peripheral vision is severely limited. His marine neckerchierf is a bit longer than the standard, so it gives off the appearance of a small cape when worn. He wears a white blouse with the marine logo, blue trousers, and black, buckled gloves and boots. He has yet to be issued the official marine uniform and the much coveted cap.
Skills: Quas' cooking expertise is greatly advance. By far he is among the best chefs in North Blue. His sense of taste is also incomparable. He can make the highest quality of food to the most simple dishes. His eye for good ingredients is well polished with experience. Other than cooking though, his ability in other areas are subpar.
Equipment: He has not yet been issued the standard marine weapons, but he does keep a pocketknife and, if given the opportunity, can utilize the various utensils in the kitchen.
Devil Fruit: "None. I'm going to save everyone, even drowning people!"
Fighting Style: Quas is a master of the 'Super Cook!' fighting style that he created with his mother when he was training under her in the fierce depths of their kitchen. It makes use of the various equipment and skills learned in cooking and applying them to fighting enemies.
Dual Pans of Justice!
Having been used to holding and shaking metal cooking pans almost everyday, he can swing them around with relative ease. All he does really is hit people with pans, but his skill in handling them is honed from constant experience of throwing and swaying them about in the kitchen.
Super Duper Sharp Knife Slash / Throw!
There are times when he cooks in the open kitchen, and thus has to portray pretty movements in cooking, particularly with the chopping board and knife. Among all cooking utensils, his skill with the knife is the best. He knows just the right amount of pressure in skinning, peeling, and cutting. Throwing them up and catching them behind his back has become child's play. And throwing them in their proper container is always done with precise aim.
Spices of Repentance!
His all-time favorite when a child and bullying bullies. He has a belt equipped with various spices for easy access when cooking, but when bringing it outside, he can cause his opponent to go temporarily blind, go through numerous sneezes, have them cough wildly for extended periods of time. They may even faint or be rendered immobile from pure pain if they directly get hit in the mouth with his special Spicy Spice of Spiciness.
Punches of Truth, Trust and Tenderness!
Having loved to beat up imaginary bad guys, Quas usually punched the frozen mounds of meat. His mother took advantage of this and had him do so for most of their steak specialties, which were the best sellers. His upper body strength is above average and his punches are strong and swift.
Ultimate Cook!
After months of one failed dish after another, Quas finally invented a power-up that increase his base stats dramatically. Upon eating the dish, he successfully horded off a rare group of thieves that had infiltrated their home. Unfortunately, the effects of it were so strong that his memory was hazy during the actual spell and hours prior of it. He does not remember the recipe. And his mother forbid him from experimenting with the various unique fish and spices after the incident, deeming it too dangerous.
Backstory: Quas was born in Ala Petite Island of North Blue. Despite its name, it is quite a large island that takes pride in its many ranches and farms, making it a great export town. Quas' father was one of the many farmers while his mother was a mere housewife. Being born in such a peaceful island made things such as adventures, pirate vs. marine battles, and heroes from books seem so bold and wonderful. His father's bedtime stories were always of great, superheroes that fought for justice and defeated bad guys with very flamboyant sounding moves.
Quas, being the doe-eyed little boy he was, dreamed of becoming just like those super heroes. During his time helping his mother in the kitchen, the enemies were those dreadful carrots and his knife was his Saber of Ultimate Justice. Helping his father farm didn't leave his mind room for much imagination, so he preferred helping his mother in cooking and frying the Evil von Porkster. His experience and expertise in cooking was further developed when, after years of saving, his father had managed to build the small cafe his wife always dreamed of having.
After a few more years, that small cafe escalated into a renown restaurant that even attracted people from other islands. The village always knew that Quas' mother was a great cook, her son almost of similar level, but they had not expected the dishes to be so delicious and mouth-watering. Unfortunately, their rich business had become a target to a crew of pirates that had been made upon the dawn of the Pirage Age. They were attacked, and though Quas held himself well against the low-rank pirates, he was easily defeated by the numbers... All hope was lost.
That was until a group Marine appeared to save the day! Using their ultra superpowers, they dedicated their lives to fighting crime and the forces of evil! They easily suppressed the pirates and were rewarded with a free full course meal made from Quas himself. As they were about to leave, Quas was quick to take action. After hurriedly asking permission from his parents - his father agreeing wholeheartedly, his mother not so much - and approaching the group, he requested to join the marines. Becoming a (super)hero had always been his dream, and if there were any such heroes in reality, it were the marines! The idea of such a passionate fresh recruit that knew how to cook was great. He was accepted and is now a chore boy under the 108th marine base. His place of duty is always the kitchen and he has gained a good reputation among the non-marine cooks for his skills.