But they haven't explained on the details on how they deem a DF as "special". Anyway, since you've got a plan for it, I'm good.

@Inner Demon Nothing much, but wouldn't [Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Oni] be more consistent with the source material's naming pattern?

Just read your sheet, and seems more like a Paramecia than an actual zoan. Anywho.

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I guess you could say it's my own take on it. I would be fine with any classification though.

@King Cosmos If you wouldn't mind, Han could join either your marine or pirate. Working in the reason on how and why he joined would be easy. Both seem authoritative enough for my taste.

@Infichi this took longer to complete than I expected, but here's my marine. I already have a pirate in East Blue, so this guy will be starting in West Blue.

If anyone wants to be part of his crew, particularly the Sergeant, let me know.

Ricardo "Iron Bull" Borja [+]

Name: Ricardo “The Iron Bull” Borja

Age: 28

Starting Location/Current Location: West Blue

Personality: Ricardo is a person who can truly be described as larger than life in a lot of respects and his personality is no different; loud, exuberant and with a cheerfulness that could fill a room, the eldest son of the Borja family often find himself the centre of attention. His noble upbringing grants him a certain bearing and poise, a refinement and awareness of social etiquette that many others in the marines lack, leading to Ricardo having something of a gentlemanly disposition.

As far as Ricardo is concerned there are few things in life as important, or which bear as much weight, as duty; duty to one’s family first and foremost, but also to oneself and to society as a whole. “Those who have the ability to do good have the responsibility to do so”; these are the words Ricardo’s father taught him as a child, the same words that have been passed down his family for generations, the words by with he lives. He owes it to his family to live up to their legacy, he owes it to himself to reach his fullest potential and he owes it to society to make use of the gifts he has been given, whether they be physical, intellectual or socially, to make the world a better place.

Pride is Ricardo’s biggest failing, though rarely is it personal pride. Pride in his family, pride in the marines, pride in those things bigger than himself that he serves; this pride blinds him to the failings of others at times, covering his eyes with a rosy tint that prevents him from seeing what is so blindingly obvious to others. He can be, at times, a bit dense.

Dream/Goal: Ricardo is not much of a dreamer; he has no real hatred for pirates in principle, so he doesn’t wish for a word without them, not does he have any grand ambitions like becoming Fleet Admiral or even a hero. No one individual has earned enough of his ire for him to want to see them fall or seek revenge against them, nor has he met anyone special enough for him to dedicate his life to.

His goals are to perform his duty admirably and honourably, to protect the people of the world from those who would do them harm, to make his family proud of the son they have raised and to keep his crew safe in his pursuit of all of that. In the future, maybe finding a wife and settling down would be nice, but anything beyond his current duties is something not worth wondering over at the moment.

History: The eldest son of the Borja family, a minor noble family that has lived in West Blue for generations and whose family crest is a shining sun, Ricardo was taught from a young age that their privilege came with a responsibility; because they were more fortunate than others and in a better position to make positive change in the world, it was their duty not to misuse that power for their own gain, but instead to use it for the betterment of society.

These lessons might sound like a romantic fantasy to some, and in reality the Borja family probably didn’t live up to their own lofty ideals most of the time, but young Ricardo took those teaching to heart. As a boy he thought a lot about what he could do that would make a difference, but as a child there wasn’t much he could think of due to his limited knowledge of the world; all he knew was that he wanted to do something big. Although his family probably only meant to teach him to live his life considerately and without falling into corruption or vice, perhaps donate to charity or organise events, young Ricardo set his sights higher than that.

As Ricardo grew older it became increasingly obvious that he was going to be blessed with abnormal size and strength, being taller and broader than his peers and already as strong as a grown man by the age of 13. As he came to this realisation it became clearer that whatever path Ricardo eventually took would involve using his strength to help people; this idea was further cemented in his mind the first time he saw the marines in action, witnessing a fight between a small pirate crew and a detachment of marines at the port of his home town. From that day he made it his mission to join the marines and protect people.

At the age of 18 Ricardo enlisted at the 80th Branch Marine Base in West Blue, signing up as a simple cadet despite his background. Since then he has patrolled the waters of West Blue, working his way up the ranks until he became a lieutenant and was given command of his own boat and crew; for his brute strength and straight forward approach to combat he has earned the moniker “Iron Bull”.

Crew: As an officer in the marines Ricardo has a small crew of 20 capable men and women, including a Sergeant, under his command.

Ship: A small galley, large enough for a crew of his size and fit for purpose. It is well maintained and in kept in near pristine condition; aside from a figurehead in the shape of a bull’s head it is indistinguishable from any other unadorned marine vessel.

Specialty/Profession: A lieutenant in the marines, Ricardo’s main role is to lead and inspire his crew while also acting as the vanguard in any combat they may enter.

Rank: Lieutenant

Fighting Style: An all-out offensive assault is the only way Ricardo knows how to fight and it has served him well so far. Utilising his large and powerful body he rushes towards his opponents and crushes them, using a fighting style that is more brute strength than technique. When attacking he strikes with either his fists, arms or shoulders for the most part but there is not a single part of his body that he won’t use to defeat his opponent.

His bulky form is able to withstand a large amount of punishment and he has a high pain tolerance and a stubborn disposition, allowing him to power through his opponent’s attacks to deliver his own.

Weapons: His body

Devil Fruit: None

Items: His uniform and a few personal effects from home are all that Ricardo possesses at the moment, photos of his family and such. The marines provide anything else he might need.

Color: My lineage shines as brightly as the sun. Did you expect anything else?

@Infichi Could we reserve a devil fruit to be eaten or acquired later in the story?

Don Fukurou [+]

Name:
Don Fukurou of The Chinjao Family

Age:
23

Starting Location/Current Location:
West Blue

Appearance:
Fukurou is a lean-built man standing at 6'3" which is fairly short compared to other members of the Chinjao family. He has dark brown hair and eyes along with a tan complexion and white tattoos on his forearms. A very noticeable feature of Fukurou is that the left lens of his glasses is cracked.

Personality:
Fukurou is heavily nonchalant. Even when displaying certain emotions such as love or even anger he manages to keep a composed attitude. He loves knowledge and to some degree holds the wellness of books over peoples lives. Fukurou would even go as far as murder if the book happened to be rare enough. Besides being a certified psychopath for literature Fukurou holds only two things above his obsession. Those being authority and maintaining his training in Hasshoken. Well, the Hasshoken training can be considered important to him but Fukurou priorities orders over anything else. No matter how big or small the order is he'll do it with the best of his ability. He would even go fishing with such intensity that the fish themselves would avoid the bait knowing well what's to come.

Dream/Goal:
Opening the seas largest library/ship and have it contain a variety of information from biographies to poneglyphs to even cookbooks ultimately a ship that can provide information on anything.

History:
From birth, Fukurou was raised to have a purpose within the Happo Navy. It is basically custom for members of the Chinjao family to be high ranking officers in the navy no matter the level of their strength. For most of Fukurou's childhood, he was trained in a series of combat fit to adapt to any situation. The level of knowledge he was able to access was also challenged. As he progressed to adolescence Fukurou became more interested in the knowledge aspect of his training compared to the combat. He then proceeded to improve himself in a scholar like fashion and dialed back a bit on the conditioning for Hasshoken.

This would be a problem but as a member of the branch family, Fukurou had a bit of a looser decision to make when it came to assisting the Happo Navy. Years continued to pass and Fukurou consistent success working as a strategist for the navy had landed him the right to lead his own crew, under the navy's control of course. Luckily for him, the leader of the Happo Navy usually received all the credit so he was able to remain under the radar. Knowing this he swiftly prepared his crew and saught out to adventure through the West BLue. Allowing such a thing to happen took longer than he had hoped and a year later at the age of 20 he was officially allowed to venture out to sea and recover knowledge for the Hoppo Navy.

Fukurou and his crew had a Jolly Roger but did not see themselves as pirates. The people they came in contact with during their adventures did not even consider that as a possibility. For a healthy 2 years, Fukurou stopped ad remained at a remote Island that rested in the West Blue's waters. There he and his crew began working on a library that was located on the islands farthest cove. The building would appear as a library but ultimately be used for him to have a base of operations and a place to have a steady communication with the Happo Navy.

Every day was smooth and amazing for Fukurou and his crew but the steady life of just simply adventuring for knowledge swiftly came to an end. One of Fukurou's men heard a rumor of this unimaginable place called Ohara. The small rumors spread to outright discussions amongst them. They only had rumors to work with so they aimed to gather information from anyone if possible. The only problem is that the slightest mention of Ohara people's character completely changed. The people of the island became more distant to him and his crew. Fukurou and crew got close to asking everyone on the island and finally made some progress.

A man approached Fukurou asking him why he sought something that might not exist in the first place. The man looked a bit odd as if he did not belong to the island. Fukurou wasn't focused on all the specifics of the man but he had this one odd item in his position that he himself rarely seen. The talk with the man was brief but Fukurou swore he saw a flute on the man's person before he left. Fukurou told the man before his departure that he aimed to find Ohara and gain as much knowledge from that place as possible. The man laughed as the distance between them increased but he did manage to reply to Fukurou promising him the fastest route to Ohara. Fukurou had finally found some help and eagerly told the man that he could find him at the library on the farthest cove of the island.

Fukurou waited and waited but there was no sign of the man. Night fell and Fukurou and his crew were beginning to wind down. Most of the people present went to sleep maybe hoping to wake up early to catch the man if he decided to come in the morning. Slowly but surely the smell of burning wood began to fill the air waking the at the time sleep Fukurou. He jolted up snapping out of a groggy state from the screams of pain and streaking of cannonballs that whizzed through the building. Confused and attempting to grasp the situation Fukurou looked for an exit but all the options were destroyed beyond recognition. The building eventually became impossible to navigate through as more cannonballs danced through it. The bombardment of the library did not stop until it had collapsed onto itself from the lack of support.

More time passed and Fukurou awoke to faint sounds of panic. Once he to some degree recollected himself he realized he was covered in a thick blanket and positioned as if he was thrown from the destroyed building. The faint panic was not in response to the massacre of his crew but something else. Fukurou could hear peoples constant requests for assistance in the search for their children. Unfortunately for the flute man that Fukurou met, he was a fairly smart man and knew he had some hand in the demise of his crew. He was definitely large on revenge not for the sake of the people but for his crew. Thus he spent a year at sea in search of a man with a flute.

Crew:
Happo Navy (Former)
Captain of Hoppo Intelligence Recovery Unit or H.I.R.U (Former)
Crimson-Cloak Pirates (Currently)

Ship:

Specialty/Profession:
Martial Artist/Archaeologist

Fighting Style:

Fighting Pose [+]

Hasshoken
Members of the Chinjao oddly focuses training and hardening specific parts of their bodies and order to achieve the most out of the family's Hasshoken technique. Fukurou's technique is focused on his hands. Through rigorous training, members will potentially be able to create shockwaves from their trained limbs and even add on haki down the line. Besides being well versed in hand to hand combat his hands can be considered the most dangerous weapons in his possession. He is only able to perform one Hasshoken based attack.
-Owl's Military Spear-
Fukurou lunges forward having his hands in the shape comparable to a karate chop and proceeds to attack with fencing like manner. The current level of this attack cannot penetrate any defense but at most can knock the intended opponent off balance.

Weapons:
None.

Devil Fruit:
None.

Items:
A brown satchel that has at most 3 different books at a time within it.

Bounty:
0

Color:
Khaki F0E68C

D: I finished it I suck at summarizing so boy did I go off the rails with typing. XD the fact that I tried to summarize it too.
@Infichi@alexfangtalon

Any pirate crew open? I'd like to play a pirate that's classified himself as a Marine Hunter. He's specific goal is to defeat an Admiral, for his own reasoning. So we aren't allowed a DF at first?

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devil's fruits are allowed at first, just not a logia or super powerful fruit.

also, plenty of crews open! if you're a gambler in the west blue, you can always join the Card sharks