Crimmy's convinced me to bring back an old favorite of mine
Name: Karasawa Shinjiro (Shinji works)
Alias: Burning Blood, Kawahara-han, Grape Juice, Kawa-Something-Or-Other
Gender: MAN
Age: 16
Appearance:
Personality: Seemingly at ease with living purely in the now, it can be said that Shinjiro takes each day anew, not being one much for planning or fussing over the details. Fuhgeddaboutit! Each day presents new challenges anyway, so he really should just go with his gut and what feels right to face them! Always willing to throw himself into whatever piques his interest, his excitability and flexibility belie a wicked streak of stubbornness, an indescribable drive to come out on top. This is only pushed to even further heights when you factor in his complete confidence in his abilities, holding self-belief like none other that at times skirts the boundary towards arrogance. Part wannabe hero of justice, part complete smartass, and all unfiltered, what you see is what you get, and he'll never back down on it!
History: A large part of his rough and straightforward nature can likely be traced back to his place of birth, none other than New York, New York. For the first eight years of his life, while his father worked a high-end position at a tech company out of the Big Apple, Shinjiro was a rough and tumble son of the closest thing America had to Tokyo, A first-generation Japanese-American in a nice, but still tough neighborhood. Standing out a bit with his asiatic heritage and small smatterings of Japanese mixed into his English (Thanks, mom), Shinjiro quickly found himself at the center of scraps that erupted from bullying. And he found that he took to them like a fish to water. Soon garnering a reputation as not one to be trifled with, up til first grade Shinjiro found himself making fast friends.
Then Dad had to move back home, and little Shinjiro was tossed into Tokyo, and the process started anew. Now brash and headstrong, he quickly made a name for himself by habitually standing up to any sort of bullying or injustice he'd seen, eschewing the guiding principle of "mind your own business" for "that shit ain't right, quit bustin' my balls". Soon enough, just as many tried to make a name for themselves off of him (especially after hearing he'd taken up karate to boot) as found themselves defending their egos against his casual lack of taking shit from anyone he disliked.
Three tumultuous year later, and our boy'd found himself living in Academy City, having show great potential as a dormant esper. Living on his own for real for the first time, he admittedly found himself lost in the freedom of it all. After a few years of finding his way, the boy with burning blood now is established and centered, a high schooler from hell itself roaming the mean streets of the ol' A.C. like he owns the place. Pray he doesn't catch you pulling some shit.
Ability: Whereas most espers externally control the elements, Shinjiro's power comes from within, in the form of the highest octane Level 3 ability in the city: Burning Blood! Able to naturally control his body temperature by exciting his bloodstream, he uses 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit as a standard, everyday operating setting, but is capable of overclocking it from there! This produces the effect of raising his body temperature to heights of 1000 degrees, hot enough to weaken steel beams on contact!
His most marketable non-esper skill: Punching people in their liver and then kicking them in the teeth. Shinjiro Karasawa is an experienced martial artist, specializing in the standup realm, with a background in both karate, pugilism, and being a kid who always got into playground scuffles. Dangerous with fists and feet, working on adding in knees and elbows.
Relatives: Nobody unusual. Mom and Dad aren't here because of working in Tokyo, Big Sis managed to get into a college on the other freakin' side of town. Basically on his own.
Possessions: Specifically heat resistant clothing. Boxing gloves. Smartphone. Nothing fancy.
Quirks/Hobbies/Miscellaneous Info:
Skills:
Kyokushin Karate! So much so that he joined the boxing club and got shown the door for kicking everyone in the head in the first day of sparring! With time and growing experience with punching faces as well as bodies, it's slowly starting to become Kickboxing!
Talking English! A Citizen of New Yooork~ New Yooooork~ until the age of eight, constant practice by writing and calling old friends from Japan has allowed him to naturally master two languages!
Not studying! Time away from parents in Academy city has made him a masterful procrastinator!
Likes:
Fighting
Watching fighting
Summer
Justice
Woodles Noodles
Keeping tabs on his friends
Justice
Adventurous Spirit
Sleeping after a Long day
Justice
Interestingly enough, swimming
Almost anything high-octane
Dislikes:
Winter
The cold
Having to wake up early
Making things a bigger deal than they need to be
Injustice
Snobs
Liars
New Jersey
"Thugs" (you ain't half as tough as you think you are)
Sorry-ass excuses for pizza and hotdogs
People who screw with him or his friends
Those who look for excuses to not pursue their own happiness
Theme Song:Totally this He wishes. These, though.
Basic Info
Name: Karasawa Shinjiro (Shinji works)
Alias: Burning Blood, Kawahara-han, Grape Juice, Kawa-Something-Or-Other
Gender: MAN
Age: 16
Appearance:
Personal Information
Personality: Seemingly at ease with living purely in the now, it can be said that Shinjiro takes each day anew, not being one much for planning or fussing over the details. Fuhgeddaboutit! Each day presents new challenges anyway, so he really should just go with his gut and what feels right to face them! Always willing to throw himself into whatever piques his interest, his excitability and flexibility belie a wicked streak of stubbornness, an indescribable drive to come out on top. This is only pushed to even further heights when you factor in his complete confidence in his abilities, holding self-belief like none other that at times skirts the boundary towards arrogance. Part wannabe hero of justice, part complete smartass, and all unfiltered, what you see is what you get, and he'll never back down on it!
History: A large part of his rough and straightforward nature can likely be traced back to his place of birth, none other than New York, New York. For the first eight years of his life, while his father worked a high-end position at a tech company out of the Big Apple, Shinjiro was a rough and tumble son of the closest thing America had to Tokyo, A first-generation Japanese-American in a nice, but still tough neighborhood. Standing out a bit with his asiatic heritage and small smatterings of Japanese mixed into his English (Thanks, mom), Shinjiro quickly found himself at the center of scraps that erupted from bullying. And he found that he took to them like a fish to water. Soon garnering a reputation as not one to be trifled with, up til first grade Shinjiro found himself making fast friends.
Then Dad had to move back home, and little Shinjiro was tossed into Tokyo, and the process started anew. Now brash and headstrong, he quickly made a name for himself by habitually standing up to any sort of bullying or injustice he'd seen, eschewing the guiding principle of "mind your own business" for "that shit ain't right, quit bustin' my balls". Soon enough, just as many tried to make a name for themselves off of him (especially after hearing he'd taken up karate to boot) as found themselves defending their egos against his casual lack of taking shit from anyone he disliked.
Three tumultuous year later, and our boy'd found himself living in Academy City, having show great potential as a dormant esper. Living on his own for real for the first time, he admittedly found himself lost in the freedom of it all. After a few years of finding his way, the boy with burning blood now is established and centered, a high schooler from hell itself roaming the mean streets of the ol' A.C. like he owns the place. Pray he doesn't catch you pulling some shit.
Combat Info
Ability: Whereas most espers externally control the elements, Shinjiro's power comes from within, in the form of the highest octane Level 3 ability in the city: Burning Blood! Able to naturally control his body temperature by exciting his bloodstream, he uses 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit as a standard, everyday operating setting, but is capable of overclocking it from there! This produces the effect of raising his body temperature to heights of 1000 degrees, hot enough to weaken steel beams on contact!
Special Skills:
Heat Haze! All humans radiate some body heat, and Karasawa has weaponized it! With a combination of heat coming off of him in waves and steam emitting from the same pores that normally would produce sweat, at high body temperatures the air around him seems to thicken, shimmer, and feel oppressively heavy and warm! Can be used to wear enemies down, keep friends warm, or even evade red light cameras by muddling the picture (not yet tested, but in theory possible)!
Burning Charge! With an excited and hot bloodstream running faster than any normal man's oxygen is ferried at a much faster rate to Shinjiro's muscles when he's running hot, providing a boost in endurance and strength!
Disadvantages: At his highest temperatures, Shinjiro's Heat Haze becomes so oppressive and intense that it's both immediately dangerous to most others within short distances (roughly 35 feet), and it begins to hamper his own vision through the sheer thickness of the air around him, as if suddenly giving him nearsightedness. Additionally, his own temperature at a full blast of 1000 degrees often lead to things he touches getting burned of scorched, as he has no way to selectively transfer the energy.
Heat Haze! All humans radiate some body heat, and Karasawa has weaponized it! With a combination of heat coming off of him in waves and steam emitting from the same pores that normally would produce sweat, at high body temperatures the air around him seems to thicken, shimmer, and feel oppressively heavy and warm! Can be used to wear enemies down, keep friends warm, or even evade red light cameras by muddling the picture (not yet tested, but in theory possible)!
Burning Charge! With an excited and hot bloodstream running faster than any normal man's oxygen is ferried at a much faster rate to Shinjiro's muscles when he's running hot, providing a boost in endurance and strength!
Disadvantages: At his highest temperatures, Shinjiro's Heat Haze becomes so oppressive and intense that it's both immediately dangerous to most others within short distances (roughly 35 feet), and it begins to hamper his own vision through the sheer thickness of the air around him, as if suddenly giving him nearsightedness. Additionally, his own temperature at a full blast of 1000 degrees often lead to things he touches getting burned of scorched, as he has no way to selectively transfer the energy.
Other
His most marketable non-esper skill: Punching people in their liver and then kicking them in the teeth. Shinjiro Karasawa is an experienced martial artist, specializing in the standup realm, with a background in both karate, pugilism, and being a kid who always got into playground scuffles. Dangerous with fists and feet, working on adding in knees and elbows.
Relatives: Nobody unusual. Mom and Dad aren't here because of working in Tokyo, Big Sis managed to get into a college on the other freakin' side of town. Basically on his own.
Possessions: Specifically heat resistant clothing. Boxing gloves. Smartphone. Nothing fancy.
Quirks/Hobbies/Miscellaneous Info:
Skills:
Kyokushin Karate! So much so that he joined the boxing club and got shown the door for kicking everyone in the head in the first day of sparring! With time and growing experience with punching faces as well as bodies, it's slowly starting to become Kickboxing!
Talking English! A Citizen of New Yooork~ New Yooooork~ until the age of eight, constant practice by writing and calling old friends from Japan has allowed him to naturally master two languages!
Not studying! Time away from parents in Academy city has made him a masterful procrastinator!
Likes:
Fighting
Watching fighting
Summer
Justice
Woodles Noodles
Keeping tabs on his friends
Justice
Adventurous Spirit
Sleeping after a Long day
Justice
Interestingly enough, swimming
Almost anything high-octane
Dislikes:
Winter
The cold
Having to wake up early
Making things a bigger deal than they need to be
Injustice
Snobs
Liars
New Jersey
"Thugs" (you ain't half as tough as you think you are)
Sorry-ass excuses for pizza and hotdogs
People who screw with him or his friends
Those who look for excuses to not pursue their own happiness
Theme Song:Totally this He wishes. These, though.
