Ewan Alasdair Boyd

"I don't think you're ready to swim in the deep end."

Toned and lean, Ewan has a physique similar to that of an Olympic swimmer. He's approximately 5'-10" in height and weighing in just under 180lbs. Light brown hair filled with flecks of blonde tops his head in an often tousled mop as sea blue eyes stare out and take in the world around him with a keen focus that makes him appear to be very alert. While his body appears generally hairless, Ewan has a light five o'clock shadow most day, shaving only when it starts to become too scruffy. Ewan's clothes often consist of a simple wet suit, although when away from the water he dons jeans, a simple t-shirt and a leather jacket.

Age:
25

Gender:
Male

Rich or Poor?:
Ewan is part of the upper middle class, while his family is not necessarily part of the upper class, he's not a lower class citizen either.

Sector:
2

For the Battle or Opposed?
While Ewan is opposed to going into the Arena, he is not about to lay down arms or surrender. A warrior at heart, Ewan will fight with the zeal to both survive and win.

Power Description:
The ability to control and manipulate water. This allows Ewan to shape and direct water, increasing or decreasing its pressure and collect droplets or moisture into large amounts of water. Ewan can harden and enhance his body by collecting and manipulating water pressure within it. Furthermore Ewan can control all sources of water and collect steam back into its liquid form. This can lead to the creation of Hydrokinetic Constructs, including basic weapons, walls and armor. While he can move ice, Ewan has little to no control over it beyond simple movements unless it melts.

As such, Ewan is able to control ocean currents, allowing him to manipulate tides. This can lead to Tidal Wave Generation or even Waterspout Generation. Ewan is even able to cause currents to move in a rotational faction leading to Whirlpool Generation.

Ewan can walk on water and even slow his fall through the air using moisture in the air if its present. In areas with high humidity or even during rain, Ewan may even be able to lift himself through the air. Lastly Ewan can heal and revitalize his body through water by submerging himself in it or absorbing moisture in the air.

Power Weakness
Ewan can not create water or liquids to manipulate. He has to manipulate liquids from a source such as a body of water or even a puddle of blood. Ewan can not function if he becomes dehydrated and therefore is sensitive to extended exposure to heat.

Weapon of Choice:
Weighted net and spear

Fighting Skills:
While Ewan does not have any direct fighting skills, he has spent numerous years fishing in the ocean and learning to tame and ride creatures much larger than himself. Ewan has wrestled with the likes of crocodiles, sharks and even some orcas. In addition to being used to taking on larger opponents, Ewan is quite skilled with a hunting spear and weighted net.

Personality:
Ewan has a calm and easy personality, but like the sea itself he can be quick to anger changing from calm to raging in mere moments with the right triggers. Thoughtful and methodical, Ewan will think through his actions before taking them, weighing out the pros and cons of each choice before fully committing to them. Possessing a caring heart towards animals, Ewan will almost always go out of his way to protect an animal or ensure its treatment. He believes in thanking the ocean for the lives it gives so that his people can eat. In contrast, Ewan can come off cold towards people, especially those who aren't from Sector 2. Ewan has a dislike towards outsiders who do not understand the beauty and raw power of the Ocean.

Biography:
Born in Sector 2, Ewan Alasdair Boyd spent his whole life around the ocean raised by his loving and adoring parents. From the very first moment infant Ewan's toes were dipped in the ocean he fell in love with the sensation of being in the water. With the amount of time he spent in the water it came as no surprise to Ewan's parents when Ewan turned out to be a Leviathan. With the reveal of his gifts, Ewan began to spend even more time in the ocean learning to surf and fish. Becoming quite the provider for his parents, Ewan grew in independence before returning home home day amidst a storm to find his family's floating house gone. The storm had sunk the house with his parents asleep within leaving Ewan as the sole heir to his family's modest wealth.

Out on his own at the age of 18, Ewan began his own fisherman business using his abilities to give him an edge over some of the more commercialized competitors. Becoming a successful businessman, Ewan spent every day at sea, honing his skills and learning to deal with numerous predators as well as the sea herself. As the time of the next Games approached, Ewan began to fill himself becoming more and more anxious. Having never been picked for the games in the last seven years he figured his luck couldn't hold up much longer and feared what the results of the Choosing Ceremonies would bring forth.

Likes:
Otters
Penguins
Red Licorice

Dislikes:
Black Licorice
Fire Arms
Beggars

Fears:
Ewan has a fear of dying alone, wishing to live a long and fruitful life surrounded by friends and those dear to him. Furthermore, he has a fear of one day going broke and as such highly values wealth. Due to his connection with water, Ewan has a fear of heat and dehydration specifically in the form of fire. Fire is unnerving to Ewan and can break his focus if he feels it has a chance of consuming him.

Weaknesses:
Like the ocean, Ewan can be very calm although he has a temper which can be very frightful but leaves him open and vulnerable. Furthermore Ewan is often slow to act and the time he takes to make a decision can be his undoing. Separated from water, Ewan is little more than a fit human being, in a desert he would soon perish. Likewise Ewan may be experience in fighting against wild beasts but he has little to no experience fighting a human opponent.

Other:
A fisherman and surfer by trade.
Ewan keeps a pet otter at home.

Theme Song:
"In The Air" by Phil Collins

Jonas Shinra

"When in Rome; be a Gladiator."
Standing at 182 Centimeters and a lean 71 kilograms, Jonas is a medium height, very fit young man. Boasting peak physical condition for a man of his age and physical attributes. He has a dirty blonde hair and green eyes, his complexion is fair but tanned thanks to many hours in the sun. His hair is always styled to look like bedhead and he keeps a slight scruff of facial hair on his face, looking rugged while still remaining proper.
When using his powers his skin is covered in a deep orange, almost black energy that burns extremely hot, similar in look to that of the sun's own surface.

Age:
23

Gender:
Male

Rich or Poor?:
Rich.

Sector:
1

For the Battle or Opposed?
For.

Power Description:
Solar Manipulation:
Able to absorb, store and manipulate the energy from the sun. Jonas is able to instantly combust, granting him the ability of flight, fire generation and limited manipulation as well as increased physical strength and durability. His skin burns with a temperature of over a thousand degrees, making him difficult to touch.

Power Weakness
Lack of sunlight as well as Co2.

Weapon of Choice:
Rapier and matching fencing dagger.

Fighting Skills:
He's a world class fencer, having been trained by his father and older brother, both of whom are champions, his father was chosen as tribute in his youth and won. Beyond that, he's a guy in peak physical condition who's done basic gymnastics and trained a little bit of boxing.

Personality:
He's a absolute jerkoff, elitist and with a superiority complex one could not believe. He is convinced that because he is of a higher class, he's better than others. It's because of people like him the games even exist, as a true sadist, he thrives in the misery of others. His only redeeming quality is his sense of honor, he will always give a adversary a fair fight, he will never strike down a unarmed man, nor will he use his powers against those that don't have powers of their own.

Biography:
Jonas was born to William "Billy" Shinra and his trophy wife Carolyn. Billy had made a fortune off of his victory in the games many years ago, now being one of the richest people in the world. Billy always envisioned a combatant in his son, Jonas, just like he did in Jonas's older brother, Marcus. Their father trained the two of them to be fierce, graceful warriors who were proud in victory, and would never have to face defeat.

William was a estranged father, to say the least. When he wasn't busy teaching Jonas how to fight with a sword, he was coming up with some schemes to get more wealth and power, something that rubbed off on his sons. Jonas spent his life in luxury, private schooling, private physician, gourmet food, all of it. But, he was also taught him to survive on his own, his father telling him that you never do know when your servants aren't around, and you have to be able to handle yourself. He and Marcus were dropped off in the wilderness once every year for three weeks where they had to survive without any of their luxuries. The goal was to make them apex warriors; and to keep them under their father's thumb.

Jonas bullied, picked fights and abused those less fortunate than him, he lost his first fight at 12 years old, and from then on out only got more ruthless. He broke a kid's neck in a fit of anger, and burned another two to a crips once he developed his powers in his teenage years. Being both feared and revered through all of his childhood, there's never been nothing that he cannot get.

When he was designated to be a leviathan for his sector, he gladly accepted. He had been trained to be a gladiator his entire life, after all.

Likes:
Scotch, antique swords, South American girls.

Dislikes:
Do-Gooders, fanatics and weaklings.

Fears:
To be inferior.
Phobia of drowning.

Weaknesses:
While fast and agile, he lacks raw strength, standing at only 182 CM and weighing 71 kilograms, he lacks the mass to pack a real punch. Further more, while he is powered by the sun, he still needs to eat and sleep to a degree.
He is infinite times too cocky than he has the right to be, also being prone to bursts of anger and quick to get a temperament when things don't go his way.

Other:
He insisted on fighting in his three piece suit.
He only eats organic food; he's vegan and he believes a dog is worth more than most men.

Theme Song:
Powerman 5000
"Show me What you Got"

Erika Desalle

"There's a bass speaker called a subwoofer. Ever hear one? It hits you right in the stomach. Makes you feel sick. I'm kind of like that."

Erika stands slightly above average height for a woman, at five and a half feet tall. Her build is on the slim side, but not waifish. Erika's skin is light in colour - thanks partially to genetics, and partially due to a lack of excess exposure to the sunlight. Her hair, in contrast is jet-black, and usually worn loose.

Were it not for a severe case of resting-bitch-face, she would likely be quite attractive. But instead, her expression usually seems to linger somewhere between disinterest and distaste. Erika's eyes are her most striking feature. Pale blue-grey irises make her gaze piercing, if not unsettling.

Age:
20

Gender:
Female

Rich or Poor?:
Middle-class

Sector:
4

For the Battle or Opposed?
Neutral. The Battle, while unfortunate, is a fact of life.

Power Description:
When a person envisions air-based powers, their mind pictures the typical. Windstorms. Blades of air. Vacuums that pull the oxygen from a victim's lungs. But air is so much more versatile than that, and Erika's abilities are atypical. An outcast even within her own Sector, she has the ability to manipulate the vibrations that move through the air. Erika's gift is sound.

Heightened hearing: The smallest disturbances in the air can often be heard by Erika's sensitive ears.

Manipulation: With ease, Erika can affect the volume of existing noises. A whisper can carry for miles. A shout is suddenly silenced. With significantly more difficulty, she can warp and change the sounds around her. Sure, John made the attempt to compliment Jane's outfit. But what she really heard him say was more along the lines of, "Fuck off, Jane." Looks like John isn't getting laid tonight.

High Frequency: Erika can create loud tones at both high and low frequency. At a great volume, the audible high frequencies can cause great pain, perforate eardrums, cause tinnitus, and result in hearing damage.

Low Frequency: While the high frequencies are painful, it is powerful ultra-low frequencies that cause real damage. The human body doesn't seem to like subsonic noise very much. And at these wavelengths, a very slight increase in intensity makes the pressure changes shift from barely noticeable to incredibly uncomfortable. Air embolisms form in the lungs, and can be fatal when they reach the brain. The powerful waves of sound are nauseating. Infrasound can also cause a person's eyes to vibrate within their sockets, making it very difficult to see clearly.

Power Weakness:
While it can be uncomfortable, painful, and most definitely annoying, Erika's sonic manipulation is not a power that can kill quickly. At most, she can render a person unconscious, or cause trauma that may eventually be lethal. But in a deadly fight at close quarters, Erika's sound waves won't save her life.

Weapon of Choice:
Knife. It's sharp, it's practical, it doesn't require special instruction to utilize.

Fighting Skills:
While not formally trained in any form of combat, Erika boasts an impressive survival instinct. She can fight viciously, albeit clumsily, when the situation calls for it. Her flight response is as strong as her fight - Erika is all leg, and she can sprint like the devil himself is chasing her.

Personality:
Erika is not one to be the centre of attention. A lifetime of being labelled as the odd one out has led her to now automatically assume that role. She is a listener, a watcher. She observes situations from a distance, and enjoys trying to read people. How they act, what they are like, they're strengths and their weaknesses.

And when she learns these things, Erika remembers them for later. She is not a fighter, and knows she will need to rely on intelligence and manipulation if she wants to make it out of the battle alive. Erika knows she is not strong, and knows she is not a lethal threat. However, she gives the impression of a person far weaker than she truly is. Erika's quiet watchfulness can be mistaken for timid shyness, and she is careful not to divulge the extent of her abilities if she can help it.

Prior to being drafted into the Battle, Erika was studying structural engineering. She has background knowledge in physics, mathematics, and architecture.

Biography:
Erika grew up as an only child. She was born into a middle-class family in the heart of Sector 4. Mother was a high school teacher, and father worked for the government. Childhood was uneventful. She attended public school, made a handful of friends, and never struggled.

Two weeks after her twelfth birthday, Erika fell ill. She vomited. She had a fever. Her ears ached enough to make her cry, and she couldn't hear. Finally, her worried parents brought her to the hospital. She was diagnosed with a dual ear infection, and given antibiotics. The infection persisted for weeks before finally fading away.

Only something had changed. After being nearly deaf for two weeks, Erika now felt as though she could hear everything. But this went beyond sensitive hearing. It was as though she could sense the very vibrations moving through the air. She began to spend more and more time alone, unable to stand being around other people. She couldn't tolerate their constant conversation. The constant noise of their breathing. Their never-ceasing heartbeats. As often as she could, young Erika fled to the outskirts of Sector 4, as close to silence as she could get.

Years went by, and she slowly learned to control her newfound ability. First, Erika learned to silence the noise. Sitting in the back of the classroom at school, she discovered she could make the entire room go quiet, by sheer force of will. It was amusing to watch the expressions on everyone's faces, as they all suddenly felt as if someone had placed cotton over their ears. Then, some months later, Erika figured out how to make the noise louder. Whispered conversations could suddenly be heard across the room, which led to many secrets divulged, and many more angry schoolchildren. When they discovered that it was Erika causing this, she was shunned. Not only was her ability atypical for an air leviathan, but no one wanted to be around a girl who could manipulate their words.

As she entered high school, she revelled in her exclusion. The time Erika didn't spend studying, she spent indulging her gift. She learned that with enough effort, she could create sounds, and change the way they reached people's ears. And she learned the wonders of infra and ultrasonics. The effects they had on people.

Currently, Erika is in her second year of post-secondary studies, focusing on structural engineering. However, her studies will be cut short by the events of the Choosing Ceremony.

Likes:
Sudokus, ciphers, math problems. Anything to stimulate her overactive mind.
Intelligent conversation. Rarely will she talk to others, but if the discussions turns to academics or philosophy, Erika can be roped in.
People-watching. Humans are truly fascinating.

Dislikes:
Loud noises. Sure, she can make them quiet, but only if expected. A sudden noise will make the girl jump terribly.
Most types of meat, though she will never claim to be vegetarian.
Crowds.

Fears:
Death. Who doesn't, at least to some degree? To Erika, death is the inevitable, yet terrifying, conclusion to the Battle.

The Dark. From a young age, Erika's sensitive hearing made her especially scared of the things that go bump in the night. At twenty years of age, she still needs the reassurance of a night light.

Weaknesses:
Inexperience. Erika was not born into one of the families who trained their children as a Leviathan. She is not a skilled combatant. She's merely a young woman whose life took a rather shitty turn.

Reserved, unapproachable. Her quiet demeanor and reluctance to speak with others will undoubtedly make it difficult to acquire allies. And allies are a thing Erika will probably be needing.

Stature. Erika is not athletic. Innately quick, yes, but not strong or powerful in any sense of the world. She is a woman, and not an exceptionally tall or muscular one. She is only slightly above average height, at 5'6", and her build is on the slender side.

Other:
Forewarning: Mach has a weird timezone. Mach is not Asian, but she's currently living in Asia. I'll be UTC+8 for another couple of weeks, and then I'll be changing to UTC+7. So if you're in the Americas, my nighttime is basically your daytime. Have patience when waiting on my posts. Thank ya!

Theme Song:
"Cymatics" by Nigel Stanford