[b]Name:[/b] Yuguai

[b]Age:[/b] 23

[b]Animal:[/b] Turtle/Tortoise

[b]Appearance:[/b] This was the best I could do.
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[b]Apprentice to Master...:[/b] Tigress

[b]Fighting Style:[/b] It generally reflects his laid back attitude, being almost entirely defensive and non-aggressive. The most note-worthy aspect of this strange style of fighting is the creative use of the turtle's shell in combat, for it is used as both a shield and weapon at the same time. Some of his maneuvers involve retreating into his shell to endure an opponent's blow, or to do so while in aerial movement and ricocheting off of enemies. What little aggression shown in this style is, interestingly enough, far more passive than active. It can be accurately be described as the pacifist's style of fighting.

[b]History:[/b] One of China's greatest bodies of water is the river Jiang. It is wide and flows in branching paths from various points inland until it comes together and spills into the sea. Many different towns and villages built their existence on the riverbanks, relying on it for fishing and easy transport. One of those ports was Teiping, birthplace of Yuguai. The son of a fisherman, Yuguai's father had always been a mystery to him. The only thing he actually knew about him was that he was once a wandering monk of some sort before settling down in Teiping. Before his father passed away, Yuguai spent his youth practically living on the family's fishing ship, the [i]Morning Tide[/i]. He learned how to sail the river, to fish, and mysteriously enough, some basic Kung Fu techniques from his father at a young age. However, Yuguai's father fell ill and passed away when Yuguai was still a young teenager. He continued to practice what he learned, but never really advanced himself any further when it came to fighting and self defense. Instead Yuguai chose to take to the water, inheriting the [i]Morning Tide[/i] and sailing up and the down the Jiang with only the vessel itself as his sole companion.

Yuguai continued the family fishing business of course. He had to earn a living after all. But very recently word reached the Jiang that the Dragon Warrior and Furious Five were renouncing their titles. Shocking news to be sure, but Yuguai thought nothing of it himself. He had little interest in the goings on at the Jade Palace and instead preferred life on the Jiang. Soon after, something strange happened. A mysterious stranger came to Guai and bartered passage along the Jiang aboard Guai's ship. This was not so uncommon, as many fisherman on the Jiang doubled their vessels as transports to earn a bit of extra coin. And so, with an albeit mysterious passenger aboard, Guai set out down the river on what he believed would be a routine trip to the coast and back. This trip turned out to be anything but normal. Somewhere along the way, the [i]Morning Tide[/i] was set upon by pirates, bandits using stolen boats to attack other vessels for their cargo. This wasn't Guai's first tussle with pirates, and in fact he held his own against them as he had done before, managing to repel their assault and force a retreat. It was his passenger that made the pirate attack interesting, for she easily dispatched a single pirate that approached her but otherwise just observed Guai fight the rest. When it was all said and done, Guai questioned the passenger's motives, now finding her rather suspicious. She revealed herself to be Master Tigress of all people, explaining that she was traveling along the Jiang in search of someone she could take on as an apprentice. Having already noticed Guai's nimbleness and spry climbing skills when traversing his ship's rigging, she needed only to see him in real combat before making her decision.

Guai was reluctant at first. His ship was practically his whole life, not to mention his entire livelihood. And here Tigress stood asking him to leave it behind and come train with her at the Jade Palace. It wasn't a decision Guai could make lightly, and he told Tigress as much. She took the response gracefully however, and insisted that they at least complete their planned trip to the coast and return trip to give the turtle time to think it over, and Guai agreed. Along the way, Tigress described what kind of training and potential adventure Guai could find by coming to the palace. In return, Guai spoke to Tigress briefly about his father, and about how much of an enigma he was. Sensing an opportunity, Tigress vowed that should Guai return with her, he would surely find some answers about the mystery that was his father. This offer, it turned out, was too good to pass up, and so Guai left the [i]Morning Tide[/i] with Tigress and returned with her to the Jade Palace.

[b]Weakness:[/b] Yuguai may be skilled at climbing and can endure even the hardest of manual labor thanks to his background as a sailor and fisherman, but he is also a bit of a pacifist. Deep down he really doesn't enjoy fighting like others might, and instead is often quite hesitant to do so out of fear of causing unintentional harm. There are also times where he would honestly prefer to just go out on the water and fish as opposed to train.

[b]Misc:[/b] Yuguai is in no way related to Master Oogway. Just wanted to clarify that in case anyone was wondering.