The Locker

[Holy Soldier]

Inspired by Project X Zone

Platform City is the majestic capital of the video game universe known as Arcade. It is here where the prestigious leaders of the seven major kingdoms gather and discuss matters of The Balance. The Balance is what keeps the realms from crossing over, but it has been disturbed come late. A virus has breached The System. It is an agent so contagious; so corrupting that The Seven have come to address it as the Mugen Virus; the M-Virus; the Infinite Virus. While heroes cringe at the prospect of the virus warping the entire system, the villains grasp it lecherously. They see it as a higher evolutionary. Finally, vengeance. Taking the kingdoms of Arcade is only a matter of keeping the heroes oblivious to how the virus works and how it can be stopped. The Seven realize that they would need to summon Arcade's mightiest heroes -- old and new. If nothing is done to quarantine and delete the virus, then the realms would converge; realities would warp; and stories would be undone. The story begins here and the game has just begun.

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Note: These are not the only kingdoms in which players can choose characters to play from. This is just a small list of the top gaming companies, and those selected to represent the seven major kingdoms in this game.

GM note: Players have dibs on characters regardless if they are being used as NPCs. If you see a NPC being used by the GM that you want to make your playable character, simply PM the GM.

• Rosalina - Nintendo
• Guile - Capcom
• The Prince - Ubisoft
• Artanis - Blizzard
• Alucard - Konami
• Vault Boy - Bethesda
• Headmaster Cid -Square Enix

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Platform City is a crossover dimension, and the capital of the video game universe. In Tetris Castle, the rulers of the seven largest kingdoms: Nintendo, Konami, Capcom, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and Blizzard; come together in a summit once a year to discuss the stability of the video game world. Unfortunately, due to an emergency, a meeting was called sooner than intended. An unknown video game virus has infiltrated the universe and has led to the corruption of several worlds. The seven rulers of the seven major kingdoms have summoned the greatest warriors to venture out to these corrupted kingdoms and purge them of the enemy virus dubbed the Mugen Virus.

Players will choose one hero from any video game franchise with the exception of certain Japanese video games. If the anime, film, literature did not originate as a video game, then players are not allowed to choose characters from such games. Other prohibited franchises are Marvel, DC, and Disney (to include Star Wars and Kingdom Hearts (due to the Disney characters being in the game)).

After players have managed to complete an entire mission with their one character, those players who have remained dedicated and who are still a part of the game will be allowed to unlock a second character option. For now, I am only permitting one character to be selected to control the character traffic and to permit players to have a better chance of acquiring their first choice.

Players are not permitted to play villains. Villains already have a place in this game. If a player goes inactive, then his or her character will be relieved and tossed back into the dibs pool. The story that that character left behind will no longer be significant for the new player that adopts that character will have free reign to play that character as though the character were anew. Reset!

Players are not permitted to bend the gender of the hero character UNLESS the gender was interchangeable in the game. For example, a player can play Link and another can play Linkle. Although they are similar in appearance, they are different characters. A second example is Commander Shepherd. In Mass Effect, the player could make Commander Shepherd either a male or a female, but there will be only one Commander Shepherd. By now, I am sure that you understand.

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Barney-Style Game Statistics Guide

Physical Damage
(P)Defense
(M)(E)Defense
Magic/Energy
Dexterity

Physical Damage: This attribute determines physical damage.
(P)Defense: This attribute determines physical resistance to physical damage and critical damage as well as tenacity to certain physical afflictions such as: poison, disease, and drugs that affect the character’s mental (drug afflictions on the brain) or physical state.
(M)(E)Defense: This attribute determines magical/energy resistance to magic/energy damage and critical damage as well as tenacity to certain magical/supernatural afflictions such as: curses, illusions, psychokinetic attacks, and any magical/supernatural effect that can alter the character’s psychology or spiritual status.
Magic/Energy: This attribute determines magical/energy damage.
Dexterity: This attribute determines speed, accuracy, and evasion.
Critical Damage: For every point placed into Physical/Magic/Energy Damage and Dexterity, the percent of critical damage rises. Every 5 points in Dexterity and PM/E-Damage will grant a 5% chance increase. Remember, five points in both categories not just one or the other.

Every character who joins this game will be given 5 stat points to distribute throughout the 5 attribute categories. All sheets start with 1/1/1/1/1 so you will add five points to that. All characters start at Level One, and as they earn experience, they have the ability to level up. Each time a character levels, the player will earn 5 stat. points to arrange how they like. It does not matter who you choose to role play, with these stats, your character's strength and weaknesses will be determined by where you allocate the points. Lara Croft can be just as powerful as Asura if that character's stats are better. It does not matter who you choose to role play.

The character code that I give you to help you fill out your CS is a guide. Just follow what it says. I promise you that it is easy. Be also sure to refer to the profile sample if you need a visual.

Experience

Experience is awarded in two ways: 1) In game Only During Missions when bosses—main or minor—are defeated along with minions, and 2) by player word count. I reward literacy. The players and the GM will keep track of the experience points achieved. Every experience bar starts at 10 experience for level 1. As players level up, the experience bar will increase by 10. So for example, the experience bar of a level 2 character is 20. This means that a character must earn 20 points worth of experience in order to advance to level 3. The GM has the right to deny a character experience points. If a writer posts a post with no purpose and is believed to have contributed nothing, then a GM will deny that writer experience. This system is supposed to be rewarding. If you try to abuse it or manipulate it, you will be denied experience and then you will be asked to leave the game.

300 words = 1 experience point
500 words = 2 experience points
1,000 words = 3 experience points

The experience reward may increase as characters grow in level.

You can keep track of your acquired experience by posting the points at the end of your post (or bottom of your post), or by writing it to your character’s character profile (which the GM encourages you to do both). Players can receive experience points regardless of where the character is in the game with this system.[/font]

Character Sheet & Sheet Explanation

Character Name: (The name of your video game character.)

Title: (If you are playing a classic and highly renowned character, then the title of “Legend” will be bestowed upon them. The Legend title only means that your character to NPCs and other characters is highly reputable like a hero of legend. The video games that earn legend must be older than 2002.)

Kingdom: (If your character does not hail from the seven major kingdoms, then state the game company they come from.)

Visual Description: (Image)

Written Description: (Your character does not have to look like their video game depiction. You could make them taller, shorter, have different clothes, scars, tattoos, hair dye, etc. However, if your character does not normally wear armor, then you cannot have them wear it. Armor or special armors can be earned in game. For those animal characters, you can make them humanoid or anthropomorphic. Get creative.)

Personality: (Just a basic run-down. You don't have to write a psych analysis.)

Game: (Just by stating what game (or series)/your character comes from, you have summed up that character’s background. Because we can easily look it up)

Current Story: (All right; so I understand that some characters may have died in their stories. In this section, you can write how they managed to live again, survive, or if they never died, what have they been doing all this time?)

Weapon(s): (What you will put here is the weapon or weapons your character has initially. Like, level 1, start of their respective game. Any other weapons will be acquired in game or as a level up.)

Stat.

Level One

You have 5 stat points to distribute how you like.
(P)Damage 1 (This attribute governs how much damage your character outputs. When you have 5 pts in this attribute as well as Dexterity, then your character will earn 5% critical damage for every five points placed in those attributes. This does not stack with magic/energy damage.)
(P)Defense 1 (This attribute determines physical resistance to physical damage and critical damage as well as tenacity to certain physical afflictions such as: poison, disease, and drugs that affect the character’s mental (as far as drug afflictions on the brain) or physical state.)
(M)(E)Damage 1 (This attribute governs the amount of magic or energy your character outputs. Energy is defined as chi, ki, or energy produced by advanced technology or a pseudoscience-explained mutation. When you have 5 pts in this attribute and dexterity, you will earn 5% critical damage for every 5 pts in those attributes. This does not stack with physical damage.)
(M)(E)Defense 1 (This attribute determines magical/energy resistance to magic/energy damage and critical damage as well as tenacity to certain magical/supernatural afflictions such as: curses, illusions, psychokinetic attacks, and any magical/supernatural effect that can alter the character’s mental or spiritual state.)
Dexterity 1 (This attribute determines speed/reaction time, accuracy, and evasion. If another character or an enemy’s dexterity is higher, then you will find it difficult to evade their strikes. They will also be faster than you. So basically, the more points you have in dexterity, the better chance you’ll have to survive.)
0% (This is critical damage. Everyone starts at 0%.)
XP ////////// (0/10) (This is your starting experience bar. It will increase by 10 pts every time you level. For example, lv 2 it is 20. Lv 3 it is 30, etc.)

General Abilities

Slot One. (Every character starts at level one and so will have one ability slot until they ascend to level two and so on. Abilities are powers your character displays that they do not innately have. These would be powers that they would get later in their game or would have to buy from their in-game merchant. All general abilities are abilities from that character's specific game. They should have one purpose. A healing ability should heal. If you have a fireball that is meant to be lobbed at a foe, then that is all it should do. You cannot have three different abilities in one ability.

When your character levels up, you have the option to acquire a weapon rather than an ability. Or acquire an ability and not a weapon. Every character is different and comes from different worlds so tailor him or her how you see fit.)

Special Abilities

Slot One. (Special abilities are abilities your character can acquire from completing missions in other worlds outside their own. These abilities are awarded after certain boss battles. These abilities are powers that your character normally wouldn't have. They can also be weapons that are foreign to your character’s game verse. These are GM awarded so do not fill this out.)

Items
(There will be three open slots in every character’s item bag. These slots are for items that characters can acquire in game. For now, the slots are empty. I want there to be a logical explanation for where and how a character acquired a Hi-Potion or an Extra Man.)
Slot One.
Slot Two.
Slot Three.

Strengths

(These are natural abilities innate to your character. A character might have inhuman strength making him or her stronger than an average human. A character might be a beast and have heightened senses. They may be a dragon and can fly. Write out 4 strengths. If you need more, then PM the GM to discuss it.

Strength is a subjective category. Therefore, strength is not measured in the attributes. Instead, damage output is all that really matters. If you have a character with demigod strength, but you didn't invest points in (p)damage, then regardless what you have written here, they will do pitiful damage. I don't care if your character lobbed the titanic at another character, that ocean liner is going to hit that character like a rubber ducky. Please be logical. If you got a character that is a physical powerhouse, then invest in it. Also be mindful that although you may be playing a character who was stronger and faster than God in his or her universe, in the "crossover universe" you will be interacting with characters who were bad asses in their universe too. In the crossover-verse, all characters are on equal ground until you manage to level them through your hard, creative, fun work.)

Weaknesses

(No video game character is perfect. They may have shown weaknesses in games such as pitfalls, slippery slopes, can’t swim, can’t fly, can't jump over a damn 1 foot fence, etc. You should list those weaknesses here.)

Achievements

(Throughout your Project Crossover experience, your character or the group can be awarded “Achievements.” They don’t do anything special but act as a trophy and give you a memory to look back on. You never know when you’ll do something achievement-worthy but when you are awarded one, collect it and place it here.)

Sample CS

Note: Yes, this is a legit character in the game.

Mario

Title: Legend

Kingdom: Nintendo

Written Description: Mario is a 5’9” 175 lbs Italian-inspired man with dark-brown hair and blue eyes. One of his eye-catching allures is his masculinity. Interesting enough is his prized mustache that he refuses to ever shave. He wears dark-blue suspenders that are smudged in grease and sometimes mold from working the pipes or the plumbing when he’s making “house calls.” He has been known to wear other casual clothes besides his trademark uniform with a fondness for the colors red and blue. Mario's demeanor radiates security for he can be quite threatening to those who would dare bring harm to anyone he cares about or himself.

Personality: Mario is rather optimistic. He has to be when working such a shitty job. He is a master plumber and Mr. Fix-It. He is also a veteran of the tunnels around the Mushroom Kingdom having killed many creatures and undead clogging up the pipes. Mario will try to be a gentleman, but if anyone throws that back in his face, then he can just as easily be an a-hole. He doesn’t mind helping someone in need, in his numerous cases, housewives when the man is gone damsels in distress.

In the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario is very reputable despite his secret stash of red mushrooms, fire flowers, et al, and his womanizing. He is the go-to-guy for everyone’s problems, and therefore, is a busy man who is rarely found in his office. If he’s not in his office, then he can be found working somewhere about the kingdom.

The plumber is a fearless and tough man. You do not want to pick a fight with this guy. He has come a long way with his physique. Years of being criticised for being plump in the past have drove him to take his health and image more seriously. He still has a big appetite when it comes to good food, but maintaining his heroic figure for the ladies has become his sole motivation to stay in shape.

Game: Donkey Kong (1981 - as Jumpman), Mario Franchise and Smash Bros.

Current Story: Mario has been elusive recently. He has been missing from the Mushroom Kingdom for some time and with the news of the Mugen virus springing up, his friends have become worried. The hero has never overlooked a crisis, and so with the summoning of heroes, his people are hoping that the legend will emerge.

Weapon(s): Power Hammer - not to be confused with the Super Hammer that grants him invincibility for a brief amount of time, the hammer is Mario’s basic weapon. Whatever he can't destroy with his fists and jumps, he’ll resort to Old Faithful. The hammer is almost as big as he is and just as heavy. Mario wields it with ease and anyone with above human strength could do the same. With the basic hammer, Mario can destroy brittle and natural obstacles.

Stat.

Level One

(P)Damage 4
(P)Defense 2
(M)(E)Damage 1
(M)(E)Defense 1
Dexterity 2
0%
XP ////////// (0/10)

General Abilities

Lv 1 Power Jump - One iconic ability that Mario is mostly known for is his jumping skill. With Power Jump, he can leap great heights and perform aerial acrobatics to reach places most humans can’t. He can launch himself into the air with enough force to smash through bricks and to stomp down on the heads of susceptible enemies.

Special Abilities

Slot One.

Items

Slot One.
Slot Two.
Slot Three.

Strengths

Superhuman Strength - Mario is stronger than the average human. He can wield his Power Hammer with ease and he has shown numerous feats of strength such as restraining a Chain Chomp, tossing the evil Bowser, lifting King Bob-omb, uprooting a fortress and kicking it away, and stunning a Mega Goomba. He has kicked down great walls and knocked opponents into oblivion in Smash Bros.

Melee - Not exactly known for his combat skills, but Mario has shown that he can do more than lob fireballs and stomp enemies in the arena. He is a fearsome fighter that can hold his own.

Athlete - Mario has participated in several sport competitions: golf, tennis, racing, baseball, and more. He is quite the all-around athlete.

Extremely Versatile - From the Mushroom Kingdom to space, Mario has cameoed in several games and seems to fit in without difficulty. He can adapt to any situation and any setting, making him a “jack-of-all-trades.” There isn't a role too big for him to fill. He has even been a doctor for crying out loud!

Weaknesses

Naturally, Mario is incapable of flight. He is susceptible to pitfalls, but interesting enough not free falls depending on the game. He has difficulty traversing lava and slippery/icy terrain without help. When using his fabled mushrooms, flowers, leaves, feather, etc. The effect of his powers immediately fade when he sustains damage. He’s not the brightest bulb in the box, but he isn't a dummy either. He is the type to just charge in and improvise along the way. As previously mentioned, damsels in distress are a weakness, especially if they’re hot.

Achievements

None.

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Battle System Explained

The way combat will work in this game is the villains will be run by either the GM or a trusted player.

Players will write their characters making what is called an attempt. You will attempt to strike the enemy, but you will not confirm it happening. You can say what could possibly be the result if your character was to succeed with the attack, but you cannot say that the attack succeeded. The GMs will determine what amount of damage your character outputs based on his or her stats, technique, and how much is received based on the secret stats and level of the enemy. Yes, if a character had an ability like "Scan" from Final Fantasy, the stats and level of the enemy would be revealed. But back to the explanation.

Here is an example of a correct combat post:

Joyce curled her fingers into a large fist and swung at Billie's jaw.

It is very important to always specify where exactly your attack is intended. The GM rewards description. If you write vague, then the GM will finish your response for you and cause the attack to hit where you probably didn't intend. So it is very important to pay attention. This battle strategy makes combat challenging, fun, and rewarding. When you get good at it, you'll probably be able to gloat about your skills to pay close attention to detail.

Here is an example of a vague combat post:

Joyce curled her fingers into a large fist and swung at Billie.

Notice how Joyce didn't state where she was swinging. Billie at this point can easily dodge her attempt because loophole-granted, he can say Joyce swung wherever.

Here is an example of a bad combat post where the writer completed the action without GM judgment:

Joyce curled her fingers into a large fist, swung at Billie's jaw and broke it. While he fell over clutching his face, she stood over him with a cocky smirk and said, "Suck it!"

I hope you now understand what is the right thing to do in a combat scenario and what is the wrong thing to do. If you ever decide to have your character spar another player's character, then by writing only attempts, you show each other courtesy. If players want to challenge a move, then they can call the GM forth to judge the disputed action. Understand that whatever the GM decides is final. Do your best to try and discuss it in PM and let the GM be the last resort.

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Squads were added to the game to make it fun and competitive in good sport as well as to provide a way for the game to constantly take in new players. After the initial characters start this game off, Alpha Squad will be the initial entry squad for all new players. Alpha Squad will go on missions more suited for their level; and after those missions, depending on how the heroes perform, they can be assigned to the veteran squads.

Some writers may start their characters off as rookies to dabble in the pleasure of full-on character development and progress. This is absolutely fine. The option to leave the rookie level to ascend will always be open to you.

Delta Squad

Delta is where the elite heroes go. “Elite” is not determined by whether a character is a legendary or not or by how bad-ass they were in their game. It is determined by the hero’s performance. Initially, heroes may make it to this team because they performed well during the first mission, but the assignment is not permanent. Heroes can always be dropped to the next lowest squad if they become complacent or if other heroes surpass them. The Delta team go on missions at the highest difficulty. While being a part of this honored team is gloat-worthy, the mortality rate is higher. As a GM, my role is not to kill-off heroes but to make the mission as fiction-realistically difficult to match the level and squad your character is assigned. The rewards for completed missions are worth it, including the reward of your character having survived. Delta members will be placed into mentoring positions to help train the other squad members into potentially succeeding them. You never know what will happen in combat, and there must always be a hero ready to replace a fallen champion.

That’s the idea of Delta Squad any way. It sounds intense because that is the feeling that you're supposed to get. It is Delta!

Now if writers who manage to have their heroes make it to Delta want to make an initiation rite of passage for any new heroes who join in the future, by all means. Play around with the story to your heart’s content. As I said before, your playground. This goes for all of the squads.

Charlie Squad

This is probably one of the most competitive squads. Members of Charlie are right beneath Delta and have the potential to ascend any moment. By no means does being a member of Charlie, Bravo, or Alpha mean that the hero is inferior to Delta. While some immature Delta members may make them feel that way, everyone can be replaced. Charlie has the pleasure of being able to study the Delta members and tailor their leadership style as they deem appropriate so that when they become Delta, they won't make the same mistakes they have witnessed.

Charlie will at times be tasked alongside Delta as a support unit. When this opportunity arises, members of Charlie have the option of impressing and getting to know their future teammates. Charlies’s performance during a Delta-level operation may have some heroes qualify for Delta Squad.

Bravo Squad

Bravo Squad is for characters who aren’t interested in direct combat, although, some characters may be assigned as support personnel to other squads. This is the support squad whether it be medical or cybernetic. Bravo supports all the other squads up-close and at a distance. If heroes need to be extracted from a perilous situation, dropped off for silent infiltration, or if heroes need a system hack that is the duty of Bravo!

Alpha Squad

This is the squad for characters who have a lot to learn or who are joining the game for the first time. This is the initial entry squad. Heroes apart of this squad will have a chance to advance to other squads after completing an Alpha-level mission. Missions in Alpha tend to have a low to medium difficulty. This squad is to get those players adjusted to the game or to act as a plot point for those writers who want to develop their characters at a pace under their control.

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Rules

1. Do not come to this game to argue. If you read over this recruitment thread, and saw something that you didn't like, then move on.
2. Do not abuse the system. This game is meant to be fun and to allow players freedom to play their favorite characters to their interpretation. We're all adults here (most of us) so please be mature and act like one. Do not try to cut the corners on the system laid out here.
3. Whatever the GM says goes. I try to be fair to the best of my ability. However, I do not try to please the world nor do I care to. If we discuss an issue and we can't seem to come to an agreement, then it is best that the issue is dropped.
4. If someone chose the character you wanted, then compromise. If the player does not want to give him or her up, I'm sorry. Be creative and find someone else or move on.
5. If you need help with the stat system, the GM will help you. Do not overthink it. I promise you that it isn't that difficult and once you get the hang of it, you'll think, "No sweat!"
6. Images. Be mindful of the size of your images. If it is too big for the screen, then put a hider around it or make it a url.
7. Read my Game. I did not write this for my health. I wrote this mostly for you than for me. The number one way to get on my shit list is to show me that you didn't read my game. The best way you do this is by frequently asking me questions that are answered in the damn OP. If I suspect you're not thoroughly reading this OP, then I'm going to stop caring and you're not going to be allowed in this game. Why would I allow a person whose hand I would have to hold throughout the game because they don't want to read on a freakin' text role play game on a text role play site?
8. GM questions. If you ask a question, mention me. If you're talking to me, mention me. If you want my attention mention me because that is what that button is for. If it looks like I ignored you, 99.9% of the time it is because you didn't mention me and I lost your comment or question in the OOC flood. Mention me. Mention me. Mention me. I have to repeat this because people don't do it.
9. Be open and friendly. I am very big on character interaction. It is often overlooked in games. Please collaborate with other writers in this game. This game will become way more interesting if you do.
10. Romance. I like romance. Some of us do. But if you plan on walking the borderline of the Guild rules, then take it into PMs.
10. Have fun. There is only so much I can do as a GM. I cannot make you have fun. I cannot make you enjoy the character that you created. I cannot make you seek out writers to collaborate with. All I do is guide the game and make sure everything goes forward and not backwards. You have to do the rest. So please make the most of this game.

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Q & A

Interest

Reserved Heroes

Approved Heroes

[Holy Soldier]

William "Billy/Bill" Batson [Image 2]

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Divine Empowerment: Billy was given his powers by being reborn again by the Great Old Ones. By saying the name “Shazam!” which is an actual acronym for the names of each of the six Great Old Ones, he is empowered by an ancient otherworldly magic. The six old ones who give Billy their power are: Summanus, Hastur, Ammutseba, Zathog, Amon-Gorloth, and Mynoghra. Through these Great Old Ones, Billy has increased intellect from

Superhuman Strength: SHAZAM can lift cars with ease, crush guns, and knock over superhuman enemies with little effort.

Superhuman Durability: Bullets have no effect on SHAZAM, knives conventional weaponry does nothing to his physical body as well. Only the most powerful superhumans can topple him as SHAZAM.

Superhuman Speed: SHAZAM can travel like lightning, flying through the air at multiple mach speeds.

Superhuman Agility & Reflexes: Self-explanatory.

Superhuman Perception: SHAZAM can hear and perceive things only magical beings can. He can also converse with those supernatural things.

Magic: He can control electricity and use various spells and enchantments. He can project magical lightning from his hands and fingers. He could not control it at first as any electrical device overloads then explodes (even car lights) when he touches them. He can control it now though. He can show those with evil in their hearts the nightmares of The Beyond. It is enough to throw a sane person into the "Mouth of Madness."

Magic Resistance: Being that his powers are primarily from magic, he is highly resistant to all forms of magic. A high form of magical power is the only type of magic that would be able to harm him.

Flight: SHAZAM can fly with no upper known limits. He can hover and soar at high speeds through an act of sheer will.

Self-Sustenance: As SHAZAM, Billy can survive without sleep, food, water or air.

Immortality: As SHAZAM, Billy is unaging.



Billy Batson: Billy is an average human with human weaknesses.

Gagging: As Billy, if he is gagged, he cannot say SHAZAM, which allows him to transform into a nearly unstoppable force.

SHAZAM: If struck by his own lightning, SHAZAM will revert back to Billy.

High Order Magic: Although SHAZAM's abilities give him a resistance to most magic, magic of a high enough order or level does have the ability to harm him at times. It would, however, take a being of great knowledge and extreme proficiency in magic and it's use to wield it in manner capable of causing harm to him.

Naivety: Billy tends to be more optimistic and gullible than other heroes. In some cases this works to his advantage, but it can also cause his peers to look down upon him. However, Billy's naivety also gives him strong moral values and helps him find the good in everybody.

Inexperience: Due to his relative lack of understanding in the usage of his abilities, SHAZAM doesn't quite understand the true extent of his mystical abilities. Failing to Grasp how to properly use his divine magic has backfired on him more than once. Such as when Billy's transformed state used to short out electrical and mechanical appliances or how to cast enchantments on multiple host avatars at once without backlash and using his magic to illicitly earn money from an ATM without being able to shut it off.



On first appearance as SHAZAM, the champion appears intimidating and a force not to be reckoned with, but his mannerisms say something entirely different. While he appears to be an adult male at the peak of masculinity, he is actually…um…a little immature? Billy Batson is still Billy Batson. As a young man entering his college and young adult years, he can appear to be a little arrogant at times and even naïve. Even with all of his power, a confrontation is the last thing he wants. He does his best to talk his way around a situation even when he gets in trouble by other heroes. Can you imagine such a man flying away/fleeing because he drank the last soda from the fridge? I can.

Billy, as SHAZAM, is one of the most deceiving heroes. He is powerful and mighty, but he is also a frat boy with little experience. He finds it a little difficult to juggle college and his job with saving the day, and so he’ll gladly pass a situation off to another hero. “What? You can’t handle him? *sigh*…I’ll fight him for ten minutes, and then I gotta go to class!”

Ever since Billy ran into the Great Old Ones, finding out if their existence has been documented throughout history has become his hobby and his major in college. He likes to discuss and study ancient civilizations and artifacts. Believing in the Great Old Ones has also made him appear mad to other humans. But that’s okay because they just haven’t seen them yet. But they will!

Dark Story

Life; a cruel conundrum of endless suffering with spontaneous bouts of reprieve where one was allowed to be happy and at peace. How is one born in this world, given a beautiful thing called a family only to see it taken away? Was it meant to happen or had it been mere happenstance? Could it have happened to someone else if it had to happen? Why had it happened to me?

William “Billy” or “Bill” Batson was born on this earth just like any other child. He grew up, went to elementary school, and then to middle school as his family made money for the family and taught him life’s values. The life of a child had its up and downs but none that he had to worry about yet. He was free to be who he wanted to be and do what he wanted: sports, art, music…as he entered high school, he had his first kiss and even dated a girl. It was a typical life—one that many forsake because they’ve never had it taken from them.

It happened so quick. It happened so sudden. It didn’t even make sense. Billy was sitting in class, taking a horrible calculus test when the principal and two police officers poked into the classroom and asked the teacher for a moment with him. Billy turned in his test to continue working on it another time and stepped out into the hallway. When he saw the cops, he feared that he must have done something wrong. Oh shit, it’s about the underage drinking… he thought. Had someone squealed on him at a party? They were going to take him to jail! His parents were going to be furious! His parents were dead.

The news was dropped on him like an anvil and for a moment, he didn’t even believe them. No one knew how they died. Their bodies were just found still wearing their work clothes. They were both archeology professors at Fawcett University. As much as he wanted to think the principal and the police were all insane, he found himself starting to believe him. He cried unintentionally as though his heart believed them even if his mind didn’t. It just made no sense!

Before he knew it, decisions were being made for him as though he didn’t have a life of his own. They mentioned orphanage, group home, leaving school for a while. So much stress was building in his skull that he saw his sanity thinning. Billy ran out of the office. The cops tried to chase him, but he outrun their fat asses. He didn’t run home for he knew the cops would wait for him. What was the point anyway? His parents were dead!

Billy disappeared for three whole days. The Fawcett City Police Department and the community searched for him. The police even requested super heroes to search for him. Billy had traveled out of Fawcett City to Milwaukee. His plan was to head south before the winter kicked in. He had no idea where his life was taking him. Everything was spiraling out of control and he couldn’t bring his mind back. He was just running. Forever running until he couldn’t anymore—until he was tired of feeling sad. He never made it to Milwaukee. He stopped in Sheboygan, and he had the craziest idea to just kill himself. He didn’t have the balls to slice his wrists or take a bunch of pills, fearing that they wouldn’t be fast enough. He didn’t want to dive in front of a vehicle and somehow miraculously survive—and who knew in what condition? He had the strange feeling to just drown in the chilly waters of Lake Michigan. The lake just happened to be within his reach, and the interesting thing about Northerners is that they tended to mind their own business.

Billy traveled down to the lake and walked into it until he felt the water soak through his worn and grimy shoes. It felt like cold glass washing over his toes and ankles, but he continued until he started to shiver. He crossed his arms over his chest, his lips went blue, and he made it up to his hips until he started to mentally panic, This was a stupid idea!

He was so cold that all he could do was take baby steps back toward shore. He started to wonder if his legs had frozen over because they felt like planks of wood. He didn’t get far. Something grasped the backs of his ankles. Billy started to panic and attempted to lunge away when his feet were yanked out from under him. He was dragged into the cold water, sinking deeper and deeper, watching the surface grow further away and endless blue surround him. The lake didn’t look like the like anymore, but he was in a body of water. Endless blue surrounded him as he sank deeper and deeper into an abyss.

Billy gazed down at his legs and saw black tentacles wrapped about them. The blue beneath him became dark as a black silhouette appeared beneath them. The tentacles were drawing him straight to it. It was the face of a monster whose teeth resembled those of a human skull. Its jaws were open and Billy realized that the tentacles came from inside its mouth. It was drawing him in! A plume of bubbles left Billy’s mouth on a horrified scream as he was pulled into the monster’s mouth. Its teeth closed above him, blotting out all light, and he was no longer surrounded by blue. He was surrounded by darkness.

The tentacles were no longer about his ankles. He felt a breeze sliding through his soaked clothes and hair, drying them. Was he falling? A bright light suddenly appeared in the darkness, stinging his retinas as he brought his arm before his face to guard his eyes from the glare. Billy passed through the light as though it had been a puddle in the darkness and emerged on the other side in space.

There were stars. Comets whisked by him and massive planets like none in the universe he was familiar with surrounded him. There were other creatures colossal like the creatures of the deep, but were more like a living nightmare. They had numerous legs, tentacles, and eyes. Other creatures were birthed from their flesh, spreading across the sky like squids. These creatures were as large as submarines and when they howled it was low and ominous. He felt the decibels vibrating his core until he thought he would be ripped apart. Billy landed on a large rock. It was more like an asteroid in the foreign cosmos he was in.

The fall had winded him, and as he slowly came to, he pressed his hands against the stony floor and raised his shoulders. Before him were six giants, wearing black cloaks. Billy saw on his knees, gawking at the beings unsure whether to refer to them as man or creature. One of the beings had octopus-like tentacles dipping from its hood and whipping about the floor. Another being’s breath left its hood on a black cloud with bits of sparks, swirling within it. The third was rotund, a spherical blob draped in cloth that quivered with what sounded like laughter. The fourth was the one who addressed him. The fourth one was slender and the cloak clung to its skeletal body. The skeleton frame was human-like in nature except for the two crescent-curled horns that was on its head.

“William Batson,” the creature knew his name!

Billy trembled as he remained on his hands and knees. “Is…is this hell?”

The fat one shook more vigorously with laughter.

“This is life!” the fourth entity answered. “You are dead. You and the rest of you humans live in a rotting existence. We brought you here so that you could live.”

Billy tried to wrap his brain around what the creature was saying. “Are you saying that this is the real world?”

“Yes!”

The six entities nodded in approval.

“Why did you bring me here?” Billy asked.

“You were chosen by the Great Old Ones. You will be our vessel. You will show your world that we exist.”

Summanus

Hastur

Ammutseba

Zathog

Amon-Gorloth

Mynoghra

“What are you saying? Are those names?” Billy asked.

From beneath the robes of the six Great Old Ones slithered tentacles that crawled toward Billy. He scrambled to his feet and attempted to run, but reached the edge of the floating rock. Below him was nothing but an endless abyss, a blackness that had no other meaning. Billy glanced over his shoulder to see the tentacles still approaching him.

“They are the names of the six Great Old Ones before you.”

Pushed to the edge, Billy couldn’t think of a worse fate than falling forever into darkness. He leapt from the rock before the gods’ arms could reach him; and as he fell, he noticed the rock had thousands of root-like tentacles dangling from it. The unearthly appendages snagged him in mid-air, burrowing into his clothes, flesh, eyes, nose, and mouth. His agonized cries were drowned out by the roots that ripped him to pieces and absorbed him like water. The six gods converged in a circle, extending their claws, hands, limbs, and tentacles in the center of the circle. From their flesh seeped a sanguine liquid that dripped and formed a dark puddle. Surfacing in the puddle, curled in a nude ball was Billy, slick with blood or whatever the crimson, amniotic fluid was.

“You are alive no longer as William Batson, but SHAZAM!” the fourth entity proclaimed.

SHAZAM!

SHAZAM!

SHAZAM!

The chorus of the Great Old Ones startled Billy as he awoke in a hospital bed in Fawcett City. He learned from his nurse that he had been found unconscious in an alley and was out for three days. Strangely, his clothes had been soaking wet despite it not having rained that day. She figured someone might have tried to revive him with a bucket of water. Had it been a dream? When the nurse left, Billy slid out of his bed and inspected himself. It had felt so real! On his right shoulder, as though clawed from his flesh with a knife, was a strange symbol.

The last thing he remembered of the dream left his lips on a whisper, SHAZAM.

The hospital was struck by lightning, causing the power to temporarily go out. The lightning had sprouted from the EKG, the ceiling lamps, and television to electrocute Billy and transform him into the champion SHAZAM. As SHAZAM, he heard the whispers of the Great Old Ones and felt the presence of magic ancient and new. Billy figured he had become a hero—or at least, he believed himself to be one. He had to keep his new power a secret. No longer did he feel that his life suited no purpose. His life had a new meaning.

Billy was placed into foster care with his new family called the Vasquez. Having heard of the story about his parents, they felt sorry for him, and figured that he was about to be old enough to be out of their hair soon. Billy was able to return to high school and graduate, and he later got a job as a journalist. Currently, he is using Journalism to pay for his bachelor degree in Archaeology with a minor in Ancient Civilizations.

I am open for plotting. I was attacked by the inspiration shark when I wrote Billy's history. I left the murderer of his parents a mystery so that it wouldn't conflict with other character ideas that this game may get. But yes, the twist on this character is very Lovecraftian.

[Holy Soldier]

Portrayal by "Gabriel" character illustrated and created by DanLuVisiArt (DeviantArt)

Adam

Appears early 30s

Enhanced Condition Adam’s physical and mental abilities are above natural members of his species, beyond what can be emulated via natural training and with little to no maintaining. This entails that he is faster, stronger, more intelligent and overall superior to fellow members of his species, without being obviously supernatural.

Enhanced Strength Adam has the incredible ability to defy weight limitations of his race, but not completely break them. Dense, lengthy, or overweight items are easy to move and simple to use in nearly any manner. Adam can crush, lift, throw, or catch items of great weight.

Enhanced Speed Adam can move much faster than the average member of his species.

Enhanced Senses Adam has extremely accurate senses, allowing him to see, hear, smell, taste and/or touch more than an average member of his species.

Body Supremacy Adam has near complete control over the movements and functions of his muscles, bones, veins etc. being able to move with remarkable grace, athletic and acrobatic in skill. He has full command over his conscious and subconscious, allowing him to resist possession, telekinesis, or blood manipulation. Besides his acrobatics, the most extraordinary method in which he employs this ability is by playing dead and resisting the most toxic of drugs and chemicals.

Uncanny Regeneration While not always immediate, Adam could lose a limb, and after a day, a nub could be seen growing in its place. As the days progress, the numb elongates into a completely regenerated limb. Adam can recreate lost or damaged tissues, organs, and limbs. His aging has slowed as this ability has matured.

Symbiotic Knowles Electromagnetic Energy Transistor System – S.K.E.E.T.S.

Skeets is a droid who was originally programmed for the menial task of monitoring Adam’s vitals and psychological condition. A fatal energy blast Adam had taken to the back led to the invention of Skeets and the invention of The Terminal Dr. Knowles had built into Adam’s back. When Skeets is separated from Adam, Adam functions like a typical super soldier. When Skeets locks into Adam’s terminal, Adam’s capabilities are granted a “boost.” Adam reprogrammed Skeets to give him more of a personality. The droid is capable of stealing an astonishing amount of data, if only to fuel its own intelligence.

Force Field Generation Skeets gives Adam the ability to generate a force-field strong enough to absorb a direct punch from Doomsday, and still leave Adam intact. The force field gives Adam a misleading amount of durability. It is capable of withstanding bullets without losing its integrity. The force field also allowed him to survive the tear in the space-time continuum and space without need of oxygen. The field is capable of filtering atmospheric air to clean it from germs and pollution. The motion of the force field can be altered, granting Adam the ability to fly if the force field was directed skyward.

Strength Boost With Skeets, Adam can lift 200 tons without exerting himself.

Concussive Blasts With Skeets, Adam can produce powerful blasts of energy. At their highest power, the energy blasts can plow through two solid feet of concrete.

Targetting Crosshairs appear within Adam’s vision, allowing him to target enemies for precise accuracy. He can perceive the entire electromagnetic spectrum including but not limited to infrared, ultra violet, x-ray and more. He has telescopic and microscopic vision. His eyes are also protected from sudden flashes. Supposedly, this is what Skeets can see.

Field Generation Besides his usual force field, Adam can generate fields which act as tractor beams that allow him to move, hold, and hurdle objects at foes. The field can be used as a singular beam or a wide field.

Separation Adam is at his weakest when separated from Skeets. He is still a formidable opponent even without Skeets but not entirely to typical superhuman proportions.

Technomancy Skeets is vulnerable to supreme forms of technomancy. He can be used against Adam, and if ever a corrupt Skeets settles into Adam’s terminal, it can push the fighter to madness.

Ego Stroking Adam’s ego can put him in a false sense of security and lower his guard. However, if an enemy utilizes this tactic too much, then Adam will learn to recognize the deception—if Skeets doesn’t tell him sooner.

Cocky Adam can sometimes bite off more than he can chew. For the sake of fame! It’s a catch-22. Sometimes it turns out well for him and sometimes it doesn’t.

Center of Attention Adam enjoys basking in fame and tons of money. This fame can make him a target to numerous villains.

Concussion Adam does have a unique healing factor, but it doesn’t make him impervious to being knocked unconscious by a well-placed and powerful blow to the face. Note: This would have to be achieved when he is separated from Skeets.

Adam originates from a universe where he was the greatest and strongest warrior there was. This attitude hasn’t quite left him. While his ego has lowered about an inch, after encountering other super-powered beings whose powers were greater than most of the fighters he’s dealt with in the path, overall, he hasn’t quite changed much. Adam likes the fame and attention and being adored by numerous fans. Being on top, is the only life he knows. He is cocky enough to talk up to the biggest and meanest looking hulk and tell the creature it isn’t shit! His overly-self-confidence can be a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing about it is that his determination to preserve his invented reputation becomes his strength. The bad thing about it is if his ass his handed to him, well…he just made an ass of himself.

Adam likes beautiful girls, money, and expensive commodities. He will dump money on bitches without a care. Skeets doesn’t like it, and yeah…well..Skeets can take a hike! No; not really, he needs his A.I. buddy. How else would he get so famous? Adam does like to make a grand entrance. The hero’s entrance is the most important part! He even believes a spectacular entrance can dictate victory or failure.

Adam’s universe was in the far distant future. It is an alternate reality—a universe that could have been or was. In his universe, every being possessed super powers. The rich ruled over the poor and high status was based on the strength of one’s powers to include superior intelligence. Battles and war games among those with power were won by using lowly superhumans to fight for them. The wealthy and powerful would then place bets on the winners of the battle. Fighting under the strongest and wealthiest superhuman meant subsistence and protection for the lowly supers (as long as they didn’t die in combat/service).

A famous scientist by the name of Dr. Knowles genetically engineered a being that transcended human performance. He named his creation “Adam,” and Adam was to be the perfect soldier in the Wealth Wars. Adam’s creation as well as his exceptional performance on the battlefield proved to be successful until a flaw in Adam’s personality revealed itself. Adam loved the fame and attention too much. One battle, he turned his back on an enemy to bask in the praise of his adoring fans and was murdered by a powerful energy blast to the back. “Booster” (his battle name) was dead, and Dr. Knowles watched in terror as his fame and wealth started to crumble. He feared the loss of publicity would reduce him to the status of a lowly superhuman. Dr. Knowles had too much pride and dignity than to let that happen (like father like son).

Adam was recreated; and where the blast had ripped through his back, Dr. Knowles created a terminal. He also created a key to fit in the terminal. It was a gold-colored droid that he called the Symbiotic Knowles Electromagnetic Energy Transistor System or “The Sphere.” The name proved to be too long to be worth saying and so Adam called the droid “Skeets.” Skeets improved Adam’s performance phenomenally. Booster returned to the battleground as “Booster Gold” (due to the golden addition on his back). Adam’s revived fame was a hit with both the high and low of status. Adam’s recreation and ascendance in strength triggered a sudden movement among the lowly. If Adam could become powerful, then so could they.

The lowly started to rebel against their masters, and the battles that took place between the high and low status destroyed the world. It further distorted reality, creating a tear in the universe. Adam’s universe was destroyed, and if it wasn’t for his force field, then he would have been destroyed with it. Adam was hurled through dimensions to arrive in the universe, in which the game takes place.

I am open for plotting. I imagined Adam to be placed in jail for being considered an illegal alien. Other notes are he is very technology savvy. When Skeets is connected to his terminal, Adam can hack almost any computer and he may not care whether it's illegal or not. This makes him chaotic good since he is somewhat selfish. The gold droid they found connected to Adam's back makes the jailers wonder if Skeets is an Atlantean artifact, and if they have an Atlantean on their hands.

[Holy Soldier]

GM Note: This game was inspired by the PS4 game Nioh. You do not have to have played Nioh in order to RP in this game. This will be a small group game of dedicated and creative writers (5 players to be recruited). What I look for is for people to take the storyline and run with it, but not to create anything too over-the-top. We will build this story together. Every character will have his or her own story. I will be selective about who I accept in this game. I like to see enthusiasm, determination, creativity, and decent grammar when writers create CSes. Since writers constantly drop out of forum games due to short-attention spans mostly and every now and then IRL events, I will keep former applicants on standby for if any of the current writers drop out or go AWOL. I have a 14 day policy. If you go inactive for 14 days and do not tell me where you are, then I won’t go looking for you. I will replace you and your character. If ever you need to take a break due to IRL events, simply let me know and I’ll put you in hiatus status until you return. This game will run pretty leisurely, so if you are the “I must post every single minute, hour, day, etc.” type, then I can tell you right now that this game won’t be for you because not everyone has time for that. I explained from the get-go my basic rules and expectations. If you managed to read all of this, then write “Kodama,” when you post either interest or a CS. Oh yes, and reading comprehension and attention to detail are what I look for as well. So I’m basically writing this block to see if anyone pays attention to it because those who do have a better chance at being approved than those who don’t.

Character Classification

The classification, strength, speed, knowledge, etc. of your character will be determined by the weapons you choose for your characters. Characters get one primary weapon, one secondary weapon, and one long-range weapon. There are three special weapons characters can also choose as primary or secondary weapons (remember you can only have one primary and one secondary not two primaries and not two secondaries): ninjutsu (unarmed style), onmyo (magic), and guardian spirit (spirit). I will explain the weapons and the characteristics affected as a result.

Swords: Affect the Heart category. Heart is ki; the energy of all living things. Ki is endurance, and sword-wielders have lots of it. Sword wielders can fight for days before they grow tired.

Dual Swords: Affect the Skill category. It takes great skill to wield dual swords. A lot of dual swordsmen are ambidextrous. They have a technical mind and have a knack for handling more advanced equipment such as muskets.

Spears: Affect the Life and Resistance categories. Spear users are highly resistant to toxins and magic that would poison or paralyze them.

Axes and Hammers: Affect the Strength category. The strongest warriors are capable of effortlessly wielding the gargantuan axes and war hammers. Their strength may even destroy great boulders and stop a team of horses pulling a carriage.

Kusarigama: Affect the Dexterity category. The kusarigama is a weapon that not many can wield properly. Only the most dexterous and swift warriors know how to handle such a complex weapon.

Bows: Affect the Heart category. Like the swordsman, bowman can endure for lengthy periods. Or, at least, as long as they have arrows to shoot. Starting capacity for arrows is 10.

Guns: Affect the Skill category. It takes skill to handle muskets and flintlocks. One must know how to quickly reload the weapon. Gunpowder, if it’s not used in fireworks is not a common item any commoner would own. Most guns are used solely by the military or gangs. Starting capacity for ammo is 8.

Cannons: Affect the Stamina category. Cannon users can carry around lots of weight without feeling burdened. They are resilient warriors though not as resilient as spearmen nor as strong as axemen/hammer users. Cannons are just as heavy and so cannon users are capable of wearing heavy armors. The cannon deals the most damage out of all the ranged weaponry, but the rockets are extremely heavy and so there's only a limited supply. Starting capacity for rockets is 3.

Ninjutsu: Affect the Dexterity category. Ninjutsu users do not need weapons. Their bodies are a weapon and therefore, they specialize in deadly unarmed martial arts. They know how to sneak up on enemies and kill them swiftly as well as turn an opponent’s weapon against them. They need to be light on their feet in order to be fast, so they may not wear armors that are too burdensome.

Onmyo: Affect the Magic category. Onmyo users utilize talismans to cast buffs/debuffs/summon spirits/hexes on others. Powerful onmyo users can use their magic to take down even the mightiest of demons and warriors. However, the duration of their spells are limited and temporary. Onmyo users start with 3 spells with a quantity of 3 talismans for each (3 spells - paper talismans with magical text written on them are used to cast them).

Guardian Spirit: Affect the Spirit category. Only special warriors can see guardian spirits. In this game, every player’s character has a guardian spirit that they will create and they are capable of seeing other characters’ guardian spirits. This category is specifically for those characters who use their Guardian Spirit primarily or even secondarily as a weapon. While other characters can summon their guardian spirits once every 5 turns. The character that has the guardian spirits as a primary or secondary weapon can use their guardian spirit as a weapon limitlessly. Users of the guardian spirit have strong spiritual bonds with their guardian, stronger than the bonds other characters may have with theirs. Because of this, their guardian spirits are more powerful than others.

Guardian Spirits

Every character will have one guardian spirit. The story of how your character acquired his or her guardian spirit is up to you. What your guardian spirit looks like is up to you. You must choose one element that your guardian spirit specializes in. We’re going to be different from the game. We will use the five elements found in Japanese Buddhism: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Void (Sky/Heaven/Lightning). You will then choose/create one passive buff that a guardian spirit grants your character. Characters whose guardian spirit encompass the same element are resistant to each other as well as any other enemy in the game that uses said element. Again, this is different from the actual game. Just like character sheets, Guardian Spirits will be nerfed and rejected if the “Rule of Cool” is violated. Don’t be a noob. [Guardian Spirit Reference]

Character Sheet

You can design the layout of this character sheet however you want. But you WILL use everything written in this template.

Name: What is your character’s name. Please provide a first or last name. Your character does not have to be Japanese. This game takes place in the feudal era, around the age of gunpowder. Because we’re in a fictional Japan setting, I won’t use actual dates but just imagine the 1700s.
Titles/Honorifics: If your character has a reputation, then they may have received a title that he or she is known as throughout Japan. Such as “Kinryu of the Moon.” Just an example. Titles are not super powers. If your character is known as "The Undying" that doesn't mean they can't die. Also, chill out on listing titles. You shouldn't have more than 3.
Age: Everyone is human in this game. So this category is self-explanatory.
Origin: You can use a fictional country, and I encourage it. Who knows? We might visit it later in the game. However, if you choose to do this, be sure to explain what the country closely resembles. For example, Toadwood (France). If you do this, and your character has a French-like accent, then we know all characters who share the same accent come from that area or region. If another character has a similar accent, then you can also write that your character comes from the same region as "other character."
Profession: What is their occupation? Samurai, ninja, rifleman, soldiers, monk, sellsword, pirate, thief, blacksmith, cook, priest/priestess, etc. Many options.
Hobby: What do they like to do?

Gender: Male or Female.
Race: Human (I just filled it out for you)
Strengths: What are some strong character qualities?
Weaknesses: What are some negative/weak character qualities?

Height: Self-explanatory.
Weight: Self-explanatory.
Build: You can describe their physique here.
Hair: You can use whatever color. This is a fictional world after all.
Eyes: Whatever color. It’s a fictional world.
Skin: Again, fictional world.
Handedness: Only dual sword wielders and ninjutsu users are ambidextrous.

Scars: Describe their shape or what they may have been suspected to be caused by.
Tattoos: If they have any. Describe them and where they are located.

Basic Description: This can be an easy one-liner describing the overall description and mannerism of your character.
Visual Description: Avoid famous anime characters. Use only digital art or OC characters. There are many great artists out there.
Disabilities: They might have lost an arm, eye, have a lisp, lost some fingers. Who knows. If your character isn’t disabled in any way, then write “N/A.”

Primary Outfit: You can describe your character's clothes/gear here. If they wear light armor, medium, or heavy armor. If they wear robes or common clothes, what color are they? Reed shoes or sandals. Wear a hat; who knows. Describe it.
Secondary Outfit: It can be as simple as if they can also be seen regularly with their top off. Oh my! Or wearing shorts and not their usual pants or something. Just a secondary outfit they may be seen in.

Most Prized Possession (Material Value): Material value just means the most expensive thing on their body. Like, if it was stolen someone will get tons of money for it.
Most Prized Possession (Emotional Value): An item or even a guardian spirit—anything really—that if your character lost he or she would be distraught, angered, affected by its absence.

Likes: What does your character like? Not like hobbies but maybe food, men, women, etc.
Dislikes: Maybe they dislike oni, bad people, those who hurts others, etc.
Purpose: Why are they on their journey? What is their goal? What are they doing right now?

Sexuality: Heterosexual or LGBTQ (state specifically).
Relationship: I don’t expect people to have one immediately, but if one develops in the game, then you can fill this out. If your character is married to an NPC, then you can write “Married” and explain the Spouse. If your character is a Widow or Widower, then you can describe that. If they’re single, then they’re single.
Family: Parents, siblings, cousins, aunts/uncles; if they’re dead then make a list and mark them as deceased. If they are alive, then write where they are. Some family members of characters may be useful contacts on the journey.

Primary Weapon: [Weapon Name] – [What type of weapon] – [Describe]

Secondary Weapon: [Weapon Name] – [What type of weapon] – [Describe]

Range: [Weapon Name] – [Type of Weapon] – [Describe]

Guardian Spirit: [Name] – [Animal] – [Element] – [Describe] – [Name of Passive Buff Granted] – [Describe the Passive Buff] Some guardian spirits are capable of talking, while others are not. Some passive buffs that guardian spirits have granted in the past was for a character to understand and be able to speak any language. That was just an example of such.

Character Story: What is your character’s story? Like purpose, this is where you explain their purpose. What led them to go on this journey. How did they acquire their weapons, skills, and guardian spirit? What do they hope to accomplish?

The World

This game will take place in fictional Japan during the feudal/gunpowder age. The characters are on an island filled with magical creatures and entities from other realms. The island is also a unique deposit for the powerful crystals called “Amrita.” The island is called, Mahoushima, literally translated as “Magic Island.”

Lore

Amrita is energy crystalized into a physical form. This energy can be used for good or evil. Amrita reacts to the evil in one’s heart. If a person has too much evil in their heart, then the Amrita will transform them into a demon. Demons can also be born from scorned and wicked humans. There are lesser, greaters, and godly demons on Mahoushima. Demons were once humans but now roam the world like wild beasts, terrorizing people, consuming people, and committing diabolical deeds. The stronger demons will have their own goals that they seek to carryout, and they are usually the smartest of their normally feral and mindless counterparts. The Amrita that infects demons can be seen glowing like hot melted gold in their eyes, mouths, etc. It can appear on their skin like boils or horns protruding from their foreheads. The weakness of most horned oni are their horns. By severing the Amrita horns, they dramatically lose power. Other demons are complicated and will require hunters to figure out their weakness.

Amrita is highly sought after by emperors, kings, and anyone with a desire for great power. Fragments are bought and sold on black markets (larger crystals are hard to find) and many kingdoms will send their soldiers to secure any Amrita mines they can find. Amrita just may be why the mystical beings and creatures exist on Mahoushima.

Guardian Spirits exist as guardians. An ancient family line might have acquired one long ago and the guardian spirit could have merely been passed from one generation to the next. The guardian spirit could have been born from an impossible act, such as a warrior who managed to slice lightning. The guardian spirit's purpose is to protect the host it possesses. They offer the host power to see other guardian spirits and other abilities. They can even be used as a weapon. Overall, guardian spirits are a gift from heaven and not everyone has one.

Kodama are little green spirits that resemble children. They often get lost and only one with a guardian spirit can see them. They are one-foot tall so they are usually difficult to notice, but when you do, if you take them to a shrine, then they will bless the discoverer with some form of fortune.

Shrines are everywhere throughout Mahoushima. Shrines will usually have families of Kodama partying on them. They are very social creatures despite being unable to talk. If a traveler comes across a shrine that is missing Kodama, then they are either more than likely hiding because an oni is nearby (good warning to travelers) or they have fled their shrine out of fear. Finding lost Kodama and returning them to their homes will grant those warriors blessings.

Hot Springs are magical. They immediately heal all wounds and fatigue.They cannot however restore severed limbs or bring back the dead. There are hot spring spirits who can be found floating comfortably in the mineral pools. They maintain the hot springs for weary travelers.

Q&A

Interested Players

Approved Players

Rules

1. Activity: This so far is my biggest rule because the writers on this site are notorious for just disappearing without saying anything or dropping out of games. If you don’t have time for this game or don’t plan to be active, then do not join. I do not care how much you like the idea. Do not join. I will wind up just replacing you any way. Writers have 14 days to post. If you’re not active for two straight weeks and you did not tell the GM, then the GM is going to drop you.

2. God-mode: God-moding is instant rejection. If you submit to me a god-mode character, then I will reject it on the spot and I won’t even care if you fix it. The fact you sent me a god-mode character makes you unworthy to be a part of this game. I wouldn’t be convinced that you wouldn’t god-mode during the game.

3. Believable Characters: Give me a somewhat believable character. Not my mommy died, daddy died, sister died, brother died, grandparents all died, I have no relatives whatsoever, I was born out of a box, etc. There’s nothing wrong with making an orphan. But the everyone I know is dead story is pretty overdone. The free role play section would sound more like your cup of tea.

4. Half-Ass Profile: Rejected. You see this? Rejected. I don’t care about how lazy you were or how you normally don't do well on CSes but writer better in the game. Writing is writing. If you don’t put any effort or show me that you care, rejected.

5. Drama: Even though this game is inspired and somewhat based on Nioh. It isn’t. It was tailored to fit my idea. If you want to be a whiny nerd and complain about how this game doesn’t meet your expectations, then don’t waste your time because I will not care. I’m not one of those “please the world” GMs. You are joining my game, my idea, and you have to understand that. I am under no obligation to give a damn about how you feel about how I wrote “my game.” You simply just do not have to join. So spare me the drama and just don’t join if you don’t like it. I made a Rule #6 because this has happened in a game I hosted.

6. Whining: This goes along with drama but I don’t see too many people do this because most people are grown-ups. Do not whine in my game. Do not cry about how your fellow writers are not posting to your tempo. Just do not do it. If you act like a child, then I’ll treat you like one, and if I treat you like one, then you best leave my game. This game is for mature writers.

7. Character Quantity: You can only have one main character. If you have any more, then they will be NPCs. I do not want two characters really because writers then like to RP with themselves and not others. Or the second character gets more interaction than other writers. So please just use one character. This does not include the relationship your character may have with his or her guardian spirit.

8. Total Players: I will only be accepting 5 characters not including the GM. I will want either 2 females and 4 males; 3 females and 3 males; or 2 males and 4 females. There will be some variety.

9. Guardian Spirits: If "Guardian Spirit" isn't your character's primary or secondary weapon, then you cannot use your GS limitlessly. You will instead only be able to use the Guardian Spirit every 5 turns.

10. Have Fun: I must always end the rules section with have fun because that’s really all I care about. I love it when a writer takes this basic idea/concept and makes something even greater out of it with their imagination. If you can take an idea and run with it, make an awesome character, then I’m happy. That’s what my purpose is. To help you come up with amazing stories to share together. So please have fun and be creative.

[Holy Soldier]

Veronica Lebedeva

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⦋ Appears 24 || Russian || Female ⦌

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APPEARANCE

Lebed in Russian means “swan,” and Veronica’s beauty is just as enrapturing. She has large, blue, doe-like eyes with long fan-like lashes, fine waxed brows, and full, pouty lips. Her hair is auburn that shines in a rustic orange-red under certain lighting. The Russian bombshell was created to disarm others with her beauty and blessed assets……..no seriously! Her heavy, generous bosom is a weapon, and so are the voluptuous spheres that make up her backside. They are weapons designed to punish and through these weapons she has managed to seduce, infiltrate, incapacitate many a man and woman. She is a Russian secret agent whose codename is “Black Swan.”

Black Swan wears a black, lightweight polyfiber leotard that leaves her butt cheeks exposed. Her trademark tattoo is on her right cheek in the form of four black stars that may signify her rank in the organization, Молоток (Mah-lah’tok/Hammer). Her leotard also divides down her torso, exposing her cleavage, but most importantly the girth of her weapons. She wears knee-high combat-style boots, knee and elbow guards, fingerless gloves, and bracers that protect her forearms. Her hair is often pulled back into a ponytail with a few dangling strands here and there and they say when she’s really into a fight, her hair comes down to pool about her shoulders like copper.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

☆Flirt
☆Stern
☆Tough
☆Loyal
☆Determined
☆Deceiving
☆Distrusting

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Molotok was created during the Cold War as a secret laboratory that experimented with human genetics. Scientists conducted inhumane experiments in order to unlock the secrets of genetic engineering that would have otherwise never been unlocked following humanitarian law. Their purpose was to create the ultimate weapon. American spies caught wind of the USSR’s weapon program, but they hadn’t known what it exactly was. They had expected a nuclear weapon, but the idea that the USSR had such weapons was already well-known. Molotok experimented with cloning. The gender of the clone was heavily disputed until after two weeks, a consensus finally decided the clone would be a woman. Like a sculptor, Veronica’s creator made her the woman of most men’s dreams. She was grown in the lab and underwent lethal tests of agility, strength, and reaction. Every time she died, she was cloned again, and again, and every clone became stronger and smarter than the last. The scientists couldn’t exactly comprehend the phenomenon. It was as though her mind somehow remembered how she died and learned to “adapt” and to not repeat the same mistakes. Her martial arts greatly improved to where she rapidly learned the moves of her opponents after having been formerly exposed to them. She could read her opponent’s movements at an accelerated pace, but her techniques were also readable. Her makers found that to be concerning. The next clone, they recoded her DNA to make her breasts heavier and oddly durable. They were her hammer and her shield. Her thighs were her vice to crush the skulls and throats of her enemies and her bottom her mace. Veronica’s fighting style became something unseen by any martial artist. Her breast, hips, and bottom were her weapons and through them, she expended ki; through the power of stubborn will and the pleasure of battle. Black Swan was born and she served Molotok for several generations. She was a doll that never died. There were always copies. The data from each of her deaths were always copied over to the next clone.

Veronica went on to serve in the United States’s Intelligence Community as a double agent. Using her beauty and deception, she stole over thousands of secrets. It was one day, where one of the classified documents she stole caught her and Molotok’s attention. The U.S. was developing a new weapon. It was de ja vu all over again. Veronica was tasked to learn more about this weapon and she tried to twirl the tie of any man or woman who knew more about the project. She eventually learned that the project was not being developed in the U.S. but in Switzerland. The project was called, “Cauldron.” Under the guise of Black Swan, Veronica traveled to Switzerland and secretly infiltrated the Gluckweich (Lucksoft (German)) software firm. The firm had been a cover to hide the laboratory that existed fifteen floors below it—just deep enough for ballistic experimentation without disturbing the surface.

Once in the lab, Veronica navigated the underground but could not find any data on The Cauldron. She wandered into a chamber full of blue glowing capsules, and inside them were various people: men, women, and children. She was amazed by how many there were and she thought at first that the U.S. may have somehow got a hold of Molotok technology except for one thing, none of them were copies of the other. They were all random individuals. A man suddenly spoke to her. He was an older man with gray hair and a paintbrush mustache. She would soon learn his name to be Raphael Blosser. He was hunched over with his hands clutched at the small of his back. Startled, Veronica was prepared to attack, but the man made no motion to fight her. Instead, he was kind. He figured out that she was the mole regardless if she denied it. He even knew the pseudonym she had used when she pretended to be American: Claire Richards. Raphael told her that she was just in time for the scientists of Howitzer had just finished the project. He said she was lucky to be the first to test it. Russia’s greatest weapon versus America’s.

Veronica learned that day that Adam hadn’t been a weapon, but a man. Raphael introduced her to his son, Gideon, named after a judge in the Old Testament. Veronica would barely remember Raphael, Gideon, and Adam after her encounter. Another clone was awakened and Molotok had many questions for her, questions she couldn’t answer for she could vaguely remember the encounter. “Adam” was all she remembered. Adam had been the one to kill her. His faint image would linger in her mind like a nightmare. She had dreams of him killing her and she couldn’t ever remember dreaming before. Veronica was prepared to return to Switzerland to confront him when she learned the news that Adam was no longer in Switzerland, but in America. Molotok had other plans for her that went against her desires. Whatever happened to Adam, she now had to find him. If Adam had been so strong to have defeated her so easily, then fighting him only meant that she would grow stronger. Molotok noticed that she had learned a new technique, "Qigong." She didn't know where the technique came from, but she learned to channel it through her Keijo techniques. After Molotok learned about the mysterious destruction of Daedalus, Molotok permitted Veronica to leave Russia to find Adam. They desired for her to grow stronger, but secretly, they desired for Veronica to become Adam’s Eve.

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FIGHTING STYLE

Veronica’s fighting style is Keijo. It is a feminine art where the assets of a woman are weaponized. Utilizing her hips, rear, and breasts as blunt and lethal weapons, she can hypnotize, incapacitate, stun, and propel her enemies. She also performs various ki-empowered techniques using Keijo. A common trademark left behind in her battles is her opponents having either died or fainted from severe hemorrhage from the nasal cavity.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

☆ Qigong

The technique utilizes the "qi" or life force of the user's own body in the form of instantaneous blasts. By building up qi in the body and exerting out the pressure with enough force, powerful energy attacks can be unleashed without any prior movement. Since qi is controlled in the body using the mind, it can be exerted throughout the breasts and buttocks. Veronica is believed to have acquired this technique subconsciously after he encounter with Adam.

Mune Waza (Way of the Chest)

☆ 1.6 Kilo Boob Cannon

Utilizing the weight of her bosom, Veronica can thrust them at opponents to deliver enough explosive force to knock them off their feet.

☆ 1.6 Kilo Boob Napalm

Veronica uses the friction her breasts have in contact with another opponent to incinerate their clothing or flesh.

☆ Boob Counter

A technique where Veronica uses her breasts to stop blades, counter kicks and punches, and set up throws.

☆ Boob Dunk

Grasping one boob like one would do a basketball, Veronica will leap into the air and bring it down like a blazing meteor on top an opponent’s head.

☆ Boob Clap

Veronica claps her boobs together in front of her opponent's face, the resulting collision creating a burst of deafening sound to stun and disorient her enemies.

Shiri Waza (Way of the Butt)

☆ Butt Gatling

Veronica rapidly strikes with her bottom so fast that it appears as multiple blurs. Much like a rapid-fire fist, her explosive qigong booty will ruin a pretty face.

☆ Butt Flash

A single, near instantaneous strike from Veronica's butt. Her bottom is filled with a potent and concentrated level of qi that she releases in one instant burst. A direct strike to the face can cause an opponent to crumple like a pile of bricks. It's her best move for quickly incapacitating a foe.

☆ Butt Hardening

By clenching her glutes extra tight, Veronica can harden her butt to a state comparable to steel to repel most lethal attacks. If one isn't careful, then they just might break something.

☆ Bubble Butt

Veronica can cause her glutes to swell to a larger size than normal. Her butt then acts like a rubbery cushion for deflecting attacks or softening strikes.

☆ Meteor Hip

An airborne move where Veronica leaps into the air (if she's not already airborne such as falling from a high ledge). Her butt will light on fire and descend like a meteor. If impact is made, it is great enough to leave a small crater. If made on a person, then...I'm sorry.

☆ Mirror Butt

A counter type technique. Veronica synchronizes her movement with her opponent's, completely mirroring them, before countering them quickly.

SUPER MOVES

☆ Vacuum Butt Cannon

Veronica will either perform a series of flips and rotations to empower this move or rapidly spin in place. Her buns will start to glow as they fill with qi before the power is released in a horizontal cyclone that can send multiple opponents chaotically flying away.

☆ MOLOTOK Butt Missile Type 5

Veronica ambushes the opponent from behind. She then seemingly nudges them with little effort. However, it is strong enough to send her opponent flying a few meters away with explosive force.

☆ Giga Clone Butt Blossom

Veronica twirls around, swinging her hips in what appears to be a harmless attack until a wall of over a hundred butts appears like a startling illusion before her enemy's eyes. The enemy cannot look away. Like a blooming flower, its just so beautiful (to a perve at least). The enemy is then assaulted by a hundred butt strikes.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Close-Combatant: All of Veronica's moves specialize in close combat. Enemies who utilize range will be able to easily stay out of range of her attacks, but for how long is to be determined. Veronica likes to get up close and personal.

Limited Style: She only uses her breasts and butt to fight, so simply grabbing her arms or taking out her legs may be your best option. Just don't forget, she doesn't use typical combat methods such as fists and feet. If you get in front of her or behind her, then her most lethal weapons are going to be her ass and boobs.

Easily Frustrated: Veronica does not like to lose, and so she can get rather vicious. She doesn't like feeling weak, and so struggling to win only pisses her off.

Post-Death Memory Loss: When the next clone awakens, it doesn't fully remember what the Veronica before her knew. However, the memory can be recalled through memory cues she may encounter.

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Veronica believes Gideon to be her greatest rival and she greatly overestimates his character. She is a clone of many clones and does die, but never truly dies for the numerous copies Molotok keeps of her. Being a clone, she's wondered if she has a soul, but somewhat believes she doesn't have one.

Gideon Blosser

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⦋ Appears to be late 20s || Switzerland || Male ⦌

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APPEARANCE

Gideon is 6’3” and weighs 195 lbs of solid muscle. His build is lean and on the athletic side—the body of a gymnast. His hair is brown and eyes gray with tiny glowing specks in the irises like distant stars. His skin is a sandy tan. Besides his eyes, his second most uncanny characteristic is his looks. He is a handsome man, and it’s noticeable but nothing too unusual…unless…one notices, and it is. He appears to be a Renaissance painting come to life—too perfect to be genuine; too perfect to be real, but it is. Gideon was created to be attractive, but it hadn’t been for the purpose of attracting potential partners. It was because his creator saw himself as an artist, and he was making the perfect human as well as the perfect son. Since his escape from Project Adam and Daedalus, Gideon has kept his face hidden. He will wear sunglasses, hoodies, and scarves to hide his head and face and wear baggy clothing to conceal his body. He doesn’t hide too well that he’s a nomad when it comes to his hands for he wears white hand wraps.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

⍟ Naive
⍟ Immature
⍟ Pig
⍟ Silly
⍟ Tough
⍟ Rebel
⍟ Compassionate
⍟ Competitive
⍟ Friendly
⍟ Anomaly
⍟ Crybaby

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Story Summary

Gideon was created by Raphael Blosser when he accidentally misread the genetic code for abomination. Gideon was since trained to be a weapon for the U.S. government. After learning the story of his origins and realizing that he wasn't conceived by natural means, Gideon furiously destroyed the research and science division, Daedalus, and the Howitzer lab in Switzerland. He since sought out the life of a nomad, wandering from country to country learning about the world and fending off super soldiers from The Agency. The Agency, Howitzer, and Molotok all monitor him in secret.

Story

It started with a dreamer. His name was Raphael Blosser, a Swiss man who was a scientist employed by a secret agency, simply known as The Agency, in the United States. Daedalus was the name of the science and research division of mentioned agency during the Cold War. The United States had learned that the Soviet Union was developing a secret weapon, and Raphael was tasked to come up with a secret weapon to counter it. After eliminating the possibility of the weapon being nuclear in nature, they learned of it being genetic and assumed that the Russians were creating super soldiers. Raphael was tasked to create a similar project, but Raphael had something else in mind. Daedalus gave him free reign to conduct his experiments, promising that his project would be completely confidential. Raphael wondered if he could create Adam. Through selective gene coding, could he design the perfect human? He didn’t know the codes right off the bat, and so acquiring the codes required him to acquire specimens.

Several humans went missing around the world, but not just any humans. They were select humans who displayed unique characteristics and abilities. They were kidnapped for a molecule worth of information, and were not returned to the world for several days. Their codes were stolen and inputted into a machine that rapidly matched the codes through a series of algorithms. When Raphael achieved a complete strand, in his haste to complete the project, he duplicated the strands and successfully created an embryo. The embryo developed rapidly in the nutrient-rich broth it bathed in. In an hour, the embryo grew into a full adult, but it didn’t stop. It grew old and shriveled into nothing. The failure was a lesson learned, and it made Raphael realize that he would need patience. Even though he had managed to create a complete strand, he did not yet have the sequence right. The process took years. He spent those years deleting and substituting codons. He even sought out more subjects.

Several experiments were fruitless and Daedalus was exasperated with funding the project. Raphael knew that if he didn’t come up with a new one, then he would not only lose funding but the freedom every scientist dreamed of. Daedalus gave him freedoms no other research facility would. Why wasn’t his project working? Raphael suspended the project and returned to Switzerland to rest for thirty days. During the thirty days, he learned that his granddaughter, Lea was pregnant. He went with her to the hospital to view the ultrasound of the baby, and it was the ultrasound that spurred his epiphany. That had been it!

In a mad paroxysm of inspiration, Raphael returned to his home to begin researching about the uterus. His research led to the blueprint of an artificial womb. Instead of “The Womb,” the machine that simulated it was called “The Cauldron.” Due to its size and the amount of various chemicals that went in it, other scientists jokingly saw Raphael as a witch when he returned to Daedalus. He was ridiculed for making “an easy-bake oven for super soldiers.” Providing the U.S. with super soldiers was the last thing on his mind. This wasn’t about the U.S. or scientific breakthroughs. It was about creating a human; about being God. The idea fascinated Raphael to no end. He became obsessed and what other scientists believed, mentally ill the closer he drew to The Cauldron’s completion. After a year, The Cauldron was completed. Raphael tested the machine and what came out of it was no “easy bake super soldier.” It was an abomination!

The abomination destroyed the lab and endangered several brilliant minds and killed several agents. The creature resembled a mound of malformed flesh and bone, stomping around on its massive ape-like fists and dragging its shriveled legs. It had taken several bullets to take the creature down and its body was burned. Raphael was fired and deported back to Switzerland. The notes for his project were said to have been incinerated so that no one could ever reproduce them. The failure weighed on Raphael’s heart. Perhaps he was too old. His story wasn’t over yet.

Around the 1980s, Raphael was approached by a mysterious man named Rex Howitzer. The man was an American weapons developer who knew Raphael from when he used to work for Daedalus. Rex had also worked for Daedalus, but they both had specialized in different areas. Rex revealed to Raphael that after he had left that he too had left Daedalus, having saved up enough money to start his own private business. Rex reminded him of The Cauldron and the abomination, but he didn’t do so to insult him. Rex had been morbidly fascinated by the creature, and he wanted to give Raphael the chance to recreate it. Rex loved power, and he relished how the creature had instilled so much fear. They almost had to call the Army to take it down. Raphael suspected Rex’s sinister ideas, but his aching desires to return to the lab were greater than the money Rex offered him to recreate The Cauldron. Rex told him that he had built an underground lab for him beneath a software firm called Gluckweich (Lucksoft (German)). He wanted him to continue his work there in secrecy.

While in the U.S., Rex continued to contract with Daedalus and was approached one day by a beautiful woman by the name of Claire Richards. He and Richards had a fling, and the following day, he never saw her again. Rex was frightened that he might have disclosed The Cauldron to her and made a phone call to warn Raphael.

Before the phone call and before Rex’s fling with Richards, Raphael had completed the Cauldron and was in the process of recreating the abomination. Rex had salvaged a few of Raphael’s notes, but the code for Abomination had been too smudged and warped from the document being damaged that he could barely read it properly. He typed into The Cauldron the sequence he thought was written on the paper. A cell was created from the genes and within The Cauldron’s amnion broth, they rapidly began to multiply. Raphael watched the cells form into an embryo and grow not into a creature but a humanoid fetus. The scientist was in awe. This was the birth of man. In a white light within a chamber full of red fluid, he watched the fetus grow into an infant, child, adolescent, and then a man. He had done it! Adam! He had made Adam! Raphael celebrated for a moment before he realized that Adam hadn’t been what Rex wanted. Rex had wanted an abomination and not a human.

For days, Raphael monitored Adam’s formation, while also pondering on a way to remove him from The Cauldron. He was afraid to release Adam, fearing that he would perish. He had finally done it, and he didn’t want his hard work to vanish. Raphael soon received a call from Rex warning him about a spy by the name of Claire Richards who may visit soon. Raphael knew then that he had no choice. To protect Adam, he would have to release him. Raphael drained and opened the cauldron. Adam was like a newborn babe when he awoke in the world. The world was completely alien to him and Raphael, pleased with his creation, almost named him Adam. No; Adam had been the name Daedalus wanted him to have. Raphael named him Gideon, a name he would have given his son if he had one. Raphael initially had to teach Gideon how to bathe, feed, and clothe himself. He didn’t have much time to teach him more things before the Black Swan infiltrated the lab.

During their exchange, Raphael revealed that he knew her pseudonym Claire Richards, which had led the swan to believe that the scientist knew more than he should. She attempted to take his life only to be stopped by Gideon. Raphael, surprised by Gideon’s reaction, introduced him to her. Right after, Gideon surprised him even more when he killed her. A mere punch to the woman’s face had caused her head to snap backwards harshly with blood streaming from her shattered nose. An explosive ki burst out of the back of her skull. The swan’s sudden death had not only horrified Raphael, but it had also terrified Gideon. The heavy-handed buffoon didn’t know his own strength!

When Rex returned and learned what happened to the spy and the abomination, at first he was disappointed. Raphael’s Adam was an idiot, who somehow killed a spy who had taken out every security officer in the lab. Raphael explained to Rex that Adam was just young and needed time to mentally grow. Rex, eager to make profits off The Cauldron and Adam, sold them both to the U.S. government. Raphael’s past sins were forgiven by Daedalus who happily welcomed him and Adam/Gideon. Gideon, under the name Adam, underwent several combat and reaction tests. He failed every test to Raphael’s disbelief. He deduced that Gideon was too mentally young to understand the purpose of the tests. He saw them only as punishment and Raphael volunteered to educate him. Daedalus, however, used an instructor from The Agency, Victor Ramos, to train Gideon, believing Raphael to be too old and soft.

It was Victor who revealed that the technique Gideon used was a supernatural form of Qigong. He pushed Gideon further, allowing him to unlock his first potential: Red. Raphael watched how Gideon and Victor grew close. Victor was manipulating Gideon to believe that his calling was to serve the United States in war. He was a hero and he was special, and that they would need him. Daedalus, one day approached Raphael and told him that he wasn’t needed. They had found a way to reproduce his research and that Gideon was no longer his property but property of the U.S. government. Raphael was furious. Ever since Victor came into the picture, he hadn’t had any interaction with Gideon and now they were planning to just cut him off completely? Raphael desperately sought out Gideon one last time before The Agency could remove him from the premises.

Gideon was already calling himself, “Adam” and believing himself to be the U.S.’s saving grace. Raphael told him his true name and told him that he was his son. His last words to him were to seek out the truth and he’d find it. Daedalus removed Raphael from the premises and deported the doctor back to Switzerland. The Agency planned on keeping an eye on him to make sure he couldn’t re-contact Gideon.

Victor tried to dissuade Gideon from growing curious about his origins. He wanted his focus to only be on the U.S. and its missions. Gideon one night went behind Victor’s back to the Daedalus research division. He saw The Cauldron and saw the beings they were trying to create with it. Was this how he was created? There were so many kidnapped individuals, and it didn’t seem right that he was created through such methods. Victor had followed him and tried to give Gideon a choice to accept the life of Adam or be labeled a genetic failure. The Agency would do everything in their power to do away with him if he chose the latter. They didn’t need him anymore now that they were able to replicate Raphael’s technology.

Gideon boldly chose the latter and was forced to fight Victor. Victor was confident he would easily best Gideon for he was the one who taught him what he knew. He knew all of his moves. In desperation and in his determination to not give up, Gideon activated his second potential: White. He swiftly took down Victor and activated his third potential: Blue to destroy the lab. Gideon fled the country. As much as he wanted to see his father again, he suspected The Agency would be expecting him to return to Switzerland. Gideon was forced to wander…alone.

Daedalus was able to rebuild the lab, and though they lost some data in the destruction, they were able to recreate Project Adam. They used it to create super soldiers and they send the soldiers after Gideon to test their strength against The Original. Gideon has so far remained undefeated, and it could have possibly been because they couldn’t completely recreate the same code Raphael had used to create Gideon. Servants of The Agency was what Gideon called them or simply Agents, and they were his sworn enemy for as long as they continued to seek him out. Howitzer tries to persuade Gideon to work for him. Every now and then, Howitzer will approach Gideon to try and recruit him; however, Gideon refuses. Gideon hopes to be able to meet Raphael again someday, but until then, he’s been traveling to better himself and to experience the world in the life that was given to him.

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FIGHTING STYLE

Gideon specializes in close-combat, and using qigong, his motions are not so hard-hitting. It is the ki charged in his fists or feet (wherever he is charging ki), and which is released that generates the explosive, crippling effects his blows are renowned to generate. When sparring with friends or opponents who he has no intention of harming, he doesn’t use his qigong. Gideon can harden and soften his muscles, using the contractions as a weapon with his qigong. He can even control several functions in his body, compacting himself to appear as a kid to better hide from his pursuers. Gideon’s Red technique augments his physical strength. It sacrifices speed for strength, allowing him to overpower or match larger foes. White, sacrifices strength for speed. When fighting foes who are swift, Gideon can invoke his White technique which sacrifices strength for speed. White makes his moves rapid-fire and though they aren’t as strong as they would be in normal mode or Red mode, with his qigong techniques, they can wear and enemy down overtime. Blue is Gideon’s ability to project ki. This is when all his concentrated ki becomes a destructive force. He can invoke Blue when fighting ranged enemies or when taking on multiple enemies at once. Special and Super moves for each mode are explained below.

⍟ Qigong

The technique utilizes the "qi" or life force of the user's own body in the form of instantaneous blasts. By building up qi in the body and exerting out the pressure with enough force, powerful energy attacks can be unleashed without any prior movement. Since qi is controlled in the body using the mind, it can be exerted from various places in Gideon's body.

⍟ Body Supremacy

Gideon has near or complete control over the movements and functions of his muscles, bones, veins, etc. being able to move with remarkable grace, athletic and acrobatic skill. He can control his flesh and blood to move at both his conscious and subconscious command, which allows him to take control over his motions, augmenting himself so that he can activate his three potentials: Red, White, and Blue. He can resist forced motor control by others who are capable of possession, telekinesis, and blood manipulation, and he can chibify himself to hide from pursuers.

⍟ Chibi

As a chibi, Gideon's strength is greatly reduced. While he is still capable of martial arts, his strength would probably only hurt other kids. He uses this form to hide his ki and to hide from his pursuers. As a chibi, Gideon is as normal as any child.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

⍟ Burst Fist

Gideon builds ki in his fists and delivers three punches against an opponent's mid-section. Each strike erupts in an orange, fiery explosion of ki from the opponent's back.

⍟ Comet Strike

Gideon leaps into the air and his foot will light on fire as he descends toward an opponent. If impact is made, then the ki charged in his foot will release upon an explosion.

⍟ Titty Twister

Gideon's least serious but effective technique. He vigorously rubs his hands together to build friction. Static will build in his hands until they start to flicker with electricity. He will then grab his opponents by their nipples, giving them a painful twist and release the built up charge for an an electrifying shock. It is...uncertain why he knows this ability or uses it. Then again, he already is a "special" case.

Red

⍟ Shield Breaker

Gideon builds ki in his fist, drawing it back and then thrusting it forward like a shell leaving a cannon. The destructive strike can damage the strongest of shields, the ki charged in the attack forcefully escaping to disrupt all other functions. This same move allows him to break through a lot of sturdy barriers/obstacles.

⍟ Counter

Gideon will contract his muscles seconds before an opponent's strike lands on his body, the sudden contraction releases ki that collides with where the opponent's fist or foot landed, countering the force and returning it along with the charged ki. The returned attack appears with a burst of red ki, spreading over the opponent. Counter is as lethal as his opponent and can be used against them.

⍟ Earthbreaker

Gideon will counter an opponent's punch, pulling them into a hold. Once trapped in his arms, Gideon will concentrate his ki into the slam. When Gideon supplexes the enemy, the ground erupts beneath them, exploding with red ki. The move can destroy an opponent's back if they aren't careful.

White

⍟ Afterimage Strike

Gideon will move so fast that he'll leave an afterimages of himself. Whether he's punching or kicking, he'll leave three afterimages in a row behind him. Once the first strike is made, the three afterimages will deliver the following strikes.

⍟ Pummel

When Gideon's arms become a blur of rapidly moving fists. The punches are difficult to lock onto because they also leave afterimages that add to the devastation and number of landed strikes.

⍟ Fire Wheel

Gideon will charge an enemy and cartwheel. His hands and feet erupt in white fire as he spins like a wheel toward an opponent. If struck by the wheel, Gideon's hands will catch the opponent and force them to be crushed over and over by his wheeling until momentum is lost.

Blue

⍟ Ki Bomb

A slow-moving pulsing orb of blue ki will float towards an enemy and detonate after 5 seconds or whenever Gideon causes it to detonate.

⍟ Sniper!

Gideon will bring both of his hands together and point his fingers like a gun--forefingers and thumbs extended. He will then fire a beam of blue ki at an enemy over a long-range as dictated by RoC (Rule of Cool).

⍟ Blue Ray

Gideon will toss an orb of ki into the sky, and then extend his arm, palm up in the direction of his opponent. The ki will descend in a huge destructive beam over his opponent.

SUPER MOVES
[REMOVE THIS. The big flashy super moves that take off a large chunk of health off their enemies. These moves should go without saying, but give your character around three. REMOVE THIS.]

⍟ Fire Wheel

Gideon invokes all three potentials. He’s bathed in an aura of red, white and blue ki. Gideon will then rapidly assault his opponent, pummeling them relentlessly as ki builds up in his opponent’s body until erupting in a patriotic explosion.

⍟ Star-Spangled Cannon

Gideon invokes all three potentials. He’s bathed in an aura of red, white and blue ki. Extending his arms in the direction of his opponent, he releases a huge beam of red, white, and blue ki that has white stars spiraling about it. The destructive beam annihilates anyone and anything in its path in patriotic glory.

⍟ Blazing Rockets

Gideon invokes all three potentials. He’s bathed in an aura of red, white, and blue ki. He then charges his body and releases it in the form of rocket-like projectiles that will pepper the earth in explosions.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Naïve Gideon can be quite the sucker and can be led into traps very easily. He is inexperienced in the world and so isn’t used to the guile of other humans. This makes him easy to rob or swindle. He also doesn’t understand when others are attracted to him, so most people will find him to be dimwitted when he turns down a pretty face. He just doesn’t think about those things and is too inexperienced.

Red His red technique reduces his speed, so he’s slow and lumbering. Gideon’s stamina is higher in this mode due to him being able to conserve his energy with his slower movements; however, he will have a harder time landing attacks on swifter enemies.

White He sacrifices strength for speed. He will be faster but he won’t deal as much damage as he would in normal or red mode. He expends the most stamina in this mode and so can tire very quickly.

Blue Gideon can deplete his energy quickly with blue. He is basically releasing the ki that he usually concentrates in his body. He will not use this potential frequently due to those reasons. This mode he uses for swift finishers and to perform a short stunt.

Changing Potentials Shifting between potentials can tire Gideon out, which is why he has to try and only invoke a potential when he absolutely needs it. Otherwise, he’ll avoid using them if he can and fight in normal mode.

Good Food Gideon loves free food and buffets. Who wouldn’t? A cook could easily win him over. He has a lot of cells to feed with energy.

Starvation The worst feeling he could ever experience. When he becomes hungry, he refuses to do anything but whine and complain about how empty his stomach is. He is also physically weak during this period. His body will shrivel and deteriorate if he doesn’t keep it fed.

Chibi When in his chibi guise, Gideon is as weak as a human child. He usually takes on this form to conserve and hide his ki as well as hide from those pursuing him.

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Bro Gideon can make a good bro to any character, desiring one. His innocent and playful personality can make him feel like a little brother to others.

[Holy Soldier]

Cloud

Title: Legend

Kingdom: Square Enix

Written Description: Cloud is a man with light skin and is slightly below average height, with a lean and toned build. He has spiky blond hair that in Final Fantasy VII features one particularly long spike. Cloud's hair has become one of the trademarks of his appearance, although in later appearances the spikes have been toned down. Cloud has blue eyes, which glow due to him having being exposed to Mako. Because "Mako eyes" are iconic to members of SOLDIER, Cloud is often mistaken as one. Cloud's outfit in Final Fantasy VII is the standard uniform for 1st Class SOLDIER: indigo pants with a sleeveless shirt, and a belt. Cloud wears brown boots, gauntlets with a pauldron over his left shoulder and a SOLDIER band on his left wrist. This is the uniform he wears for most of his other appearances, with slight variations. He has a silver earring in his left ear.

Personality: After restoring his true personality, Cloud shows genuine concern for the Planet's fate, a sharp contrast to his persona at the start where he claimed he did not care and only agreed to help AVALANCHE for the right price. The true Cloud is open-minded and cares about the bonds he has forged with his friends. Cloud remains steadfastly loyal and true to those he cares about and is driven to protect them, going as far as to hide his pain and emotions so he would not worry them. His selfless and kind nature lets him overcome Sephiroth time and again.

Game: Final Fantasy 7

Current Story: Cloud retired from his mercenary work and settled down with his friends in Edge City. While in Edge, he made a living as a delivery boy and protecting the city from any monstrous threat. It wasn't until he received a funeral invitation from a strange turtle in a cloud that his peaceful life of retirement changed. After attending Mario's funeral, he was approached by Capcom's hero Guile and asked to once more take up the sword for the sake of The System.

Weapon(s):

Buster Sword - Cloud's iconic six-foot great sword. He wields the massive thing with ease, while most heroes cannot.

Stat.

(P)Damage 2
(P)Defense 2
(M)(E)Damage 3
(M)(E)Defense 1
Dexterity 2
0%
XP //////////(0/10)

General Abilities

Bolt - Level 1 - A lightning element attack that targets a single enemy.

Special Abilities

None.

Items

None.

Strengths

Balanced – Cloud is an overall balanced character who is equally as good as a melee fighter as he is as a caster.

Master Swordsman – The weapons he wields tend to be gargantuan in size, but they aren’t to compensate for anything. Cloud is a master at the blade and has used his swordsmanship to conquer god-level beings.

SOLDIER – Cloud was bioengineered to be stronger than the average human. His strength, speed, reflexes, reaction time, and agility are inhuman. He is a tough warrior, having been able to survive being impaled by Sephiroth's blade twice and survive a critical overdose of Mako.

Cross-dresser Extraordinaire – Apparently he’s so attractive that he can play a convincing woman.

Weaknesses

No Range – Unless he’s casting magic, he lacks in the range department. He can’t unleash a relentless barrage of spells without running out of magic energy; mana.

Jack of All Trades – While he is a balanced character, he doesn’t really specialize in a single role. He is more suited to fill a hole where a certain role is missing and needed.

Haunted by Past – As much as he likes to put his past failures behind him, the mercenary still struggles with them every now and then. It’ll take time for his internal wounds to heal—if they ever will.

Achievements

None.

[Holy Soldier]

Past Games Bin

A collection of old games I GMed and that I may one day return to. For now, I list them here so My Subscription list is clean.

Myth

The Fields of Justice

League of Legends

Fantasy Seven Shenanigans

Dungeon Fantasy

Fantasy Seven

An Oriental Story

PRIES

Pokemon Gijinka

Nioh

Afterlife

Afterlife (Game)

Gungho Frontier

Bloody Roar

O.K. K.O.

[Holy Soldier]

Fox
Bartz
Luigi
Samus
Naija
Steve
James
Slayer
Jack
Shantae
Cloud



Tag Team Battle

Randomization generated using random.com and the all-powerful decidermachine.

Team One
1. Fox
2. Luigi

VS

1. Zangief (Street Fighter)
2. The Avenger (????)

Team Two
1. Cloud
2. Naija

VS

1. Mitsurugi (Soul Calibur)
2. Lux (League of Legends)

Team Three
1. Jack
2. Samus

VS

1. Cyrax (Mortal Kombat)
2. Juno & Lupus (Jet Force Gemini)

Team Four
1. Shantae
2. Bartz

VS

1. Isaac (Golden Sun)
2. Rayman (Rayman)

Survivor
1. Steve
2. James
3. Slayer

Steve Fox (Tekken) and Moneybags (Spyro the Dragon)

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome, ladies and gents to anotha’ excitin’ Smash Event. We have a lot of participants this month, fightin’ fo’ the cash and fightin’ fo’ the prize! And what are the prizes this year, Money boy!

Well, Master Fox we have here quite the exquisite selection:

First, a mystical feather thought to belong to an ancient and powerful bird! Phoenix Down

Secondly, the keys to a mysterious mode of transportation.

And thirdly, a magical dragon fly from the Realm of Dragons, hm, hm, hm…Sparx the Dragonfly

Steve stroked his chin with interest, grinning with competition gleaming in his blue eyes.

“Brilliant! Well, now let us get on with it. Moving on to the rules!”



1. Cheaters. Cheaters never prosper, mates. You cheat and you will have to deal with me. You are also automatically disqualified. You will never be allowed in the Smash Arena again. Cheatin' is merely not followin' the rules. Follow the rules, mates. You can't go wrong.
2. Tag Team Matches. If you're in a Tag Team Match, then one of you is fighting at all times until that fighter tags his or her teammate's hand and swaps out or is knocked unconscious. If a fighter is knocked unconscious, then his or her partner automatically joins the fight. The battle is over when all opponents on one team are knocked out or yield.
3. Tag Team Courtesy. A successful team is a team that knows how to communicate and work together. If you feel in over your head, then you can always tag out and swap with your partner.
4. Survivor. This is one of the most challenging areas of our competition where it's every man (or woman) for him or herself. Everyone is your enemy. The last one standing is the victor.
5. Single Elimination. You lose, then you lose, mate. There are no second chances. Try again next time.
6. Cash Out. The startin' pot is 10,000 gold. As you or your team advances, people are goin' to start placin' bets. You come again next time, and you will have some Fame. Fame will increase the pot on your matches and tougher opponents will want to challenge you. We will go into Fame later when you folks actually acquire some. For now, you are a bunch of nobodies, but some of you will leave this place somebodies.
7. Battle Conduct. Rule of Cool and be sure to reference the basic combat guide on the OOC OP of the main game. If ever I need to go into further detail, then I will but so far everyone has been doing well as far as the conduct in the missions have gone.

[Holy Soldier]

ante Augustus Marconi was born to Augustus and Isadora. His father was head of a construction company that was responsible for the design and renovation of several buildings and residences in Gotham City—most notably banks in the Financial District and a few mansions in Gotham Heights. Augustus employed several of Gotham’s thugs, hoping that keeping them off the street would contribute to the decrease in crime. It wasn’t until he caught two of his workers having robbed one of the mansions in The Heights that his philosophy began to change. His workers had told him how well they knew the house after they had built it. Breaking into it was “a piece of cake.” Augustus, close to his workers, told them to keep a low profile until the ordeal passed on. He hadn’t really expected his workers to get away with it, but they did. Did no one care about the Gotham elite? What was a few stolen valuables from already wealthy and spoiled moneybags? The contagious greed led Augustus to accept more projects in The Heights and the Financial District just so they could exploit them later. His success kick-started his new business in the Gotham underworld. Augustus and his former construction crew started to hustle. They purchased the products of one gang and sold them to another. They even instigated gang wars in high-crime areas like Crime Alley/Park Row. Overtime, Augustus Marconi noticed that with the slow elimination of competition that the Marconi name was growing in infamy. The Marconis were a small spark, but a certain bird attempted to douse it.



The Penguin attempted to wipe out the Marconis and nearly succeeded if it wasn’t for the interference of Warren White. With the protection of The Great White Shark and his numerous connections, the Marconis became locked in debt with the crime lord for several years. During those years, Augustus fell in love with a prostitute by the name of Isadora “Bella Rosa.” It was Isadora who empowered Augustus to believe he was destined to rise above Gotham’s trash. Augustus enacted a plan that would free the Marconis from The Great White Shark and have them as an independent mob again. He started working closely with Warren’s “connections,” undertaking jobs and deals that led him to descend deeper into darkness. It wasn’t long before Warren found himself marooned in Arkham Asylum.



The Marconis went through a progressive period. The spark had become a flame just big enough to keep The Penguin at bay but small enough not to attract the interest of other gangs. The Marconis now seasoned in turf war focused on small-time deals to build morale and equipment. During this time was when Dante was born. Isadora was proud to have given her lover a handsome son. He was their only son and Isadora’s affection for him was near obsessive. She filled the boy’s mind with the same pride she had used on his father. However…she told Dante that he was destined to surpass him and take over the Marconi “empire.” The Marconis’ bloodline traced back to Gaius Octavius and he was meant to rule. The boy took his mother’s praise to heart. While his father ran the family, Dante watched and learned. He was a reader and while he was in private school, he was often the spotlight in class. He got the attention of admirers and bullies, but Dante proved to be the bigger bully. In fact he was quite…sadistic.

Throughout his time in school, Dante participated in sports and took several art classes. His father never attended any of his competitions and didn’t even learn how gifted his son was in art until Isadora started to hang his paintings throughout the house. Normally a child might have developed “daddy issues” but Dante didn’t. He was quite fine with his father’s lack of attention for he didn’t want the man he would surpass to learn how much his son had truly grown. As a late teenager, Dante’s charm attracted many a fine lady, and there was only one who he brought home to his mother. Her name was Anna “Anne-Marie” Morris. She was a beautiful redhead who planned to attend the same private university as him. Isadora was secretly jealous and in an unexpected fit, slapped Anna and banished her from their home. She then chastised Dante for desiring such a “plain” girl. She told him how he shouldn’t trust women so easily. If Anna had learned about the family business, then she would have certainly ran to the police. Despite his mother’s excuses to hide her infatuation with him, Dante was embarrassed and angry. Anna never spoke to him again since that day. The incident only fueled Dante’s desire to take over the family even more.

Dante attended a private university and found the human psychology to be the most interesting conundrum. While in pursuit of a Bachelor’s in psychology, his mother fell ill. Dante, unwilling to drop out of college to take care of her, wanted to believe his father would hire a nurse to take care of her, but his father never did. Karma appeared before Isadora that night and showed her the results of her creation. Both Augustus and Dante were too stubborn and clinging to their dreams to take her health into consideration. Isadora inevitably died. The news reached Dante, and at first, he was angry but then he realized…Anna. Dante attempted to rekindle the love he and Anna had for each other, but Anna revealed that she had a boyfriend. Dante persisted, figuring by telling her his mother was dead and that there was no one to get between them that her mind would have changed. Anna broke away from him and told her boyfriend later that night who sought Dante out. Dante avoided him and called his father’s men later who had Anna’s boyfriend mysteriously removed. Dante never returned to Anna, but relished seeing her grief at the disappearance of her lover. He went on to pursue a Master's and became a private behavioral counselor. As a counselor, Dante had a variety of clients to include GCPD personnel. He was able to win the favor of several twisted officers and officials and set up a secret business exchange with the Marconi family.



As Marconis started to get away with certain crimes (since cops started turning the other cheek), several of Augustus’s men started to see Dante as the true leader. Dante was educated unlike his father who started as a mere construction worker. The old man was worn from countless turf wars to the point his sanity was tipping. Dante tried to convince his father to retire, but his father was too stubborn. This aggravated Dante to the point he eventually took his father’s life, blaming him for his mother’s death. Without protest from the family, Dante assumed the role as the head of the Marconi family.

He underestimated the weight of the burden his father carried and how risky of a game he had played. He took the Marconis from the bottom and raised them to a place on the ladder that his father had spent years forbidding them to go. An infiltrator pretending to be one of his father’s former goons breached the Marconi mansion. The man had managed to make his way to Dante’s office and assaulted him with a suicidal detonation. The mansion was decimated. Dante had managed to shoot the bomber, but it didn’t halt the remote activation. Dante survived but not unscathed. His eyes had been severely damaged and his arms, which had been crossed protectively before his face charred in four-degree burns. The surviving Marconis managed to recover Dante, and they fled to one of his father’s safe houses where he could be treated by an unlicensed doctor. The doctor removed his damaged eyes and flesh. Dante was blind and stunned by how quickly his father’s empire had fallen. Though blind, Dante couldn’t stand for the Marconis to be done-in, in such a way. It wasn’t over!

Dante demanded his men find him some eyes. They were to go as far as Star City, looking for a man or woman who could provide him with some. A few of his men thought he was mad and left. Those loyal and having no other place to go accepted Dante’s mission and searched for months. They eventually returned with a pair of cybernetic eyes, engineered by a Dr. William Magnus. The unlicensed doctor tried to explain to Dante that he may not have been the best surgeon to implant the eyes, but Dante had been too desperate to see again to see the doctor’s reasoning. The doctor cut away Dante’s eyelids to position the eyes, and the eyes’ unique A.I. latched onto his brain. Frightened by the implants’ response, the doctor feared they might have caused brain damage and Marconi’s men threatened him that if Dante awoke any different, then it would be his life. Dante woke, and was overjoyed to be able to see again. The world was clearer than it ever had been with his human eyes.



When Dante anxiously requested a mirror and gazed on himself for the first time since the bombing, the Marconis’ skin crawled at their boss’s reaction. He laughed, killed the doctor with a scalpel through the eye, and began destroying the safehouse. Dante turned the safehouse into an inferno, and he stood outside with his men amidst a backdrop of flames, and declared that they were going back to work. Dante kept those who had remained loyal to him and sought out the deserters. The Dante the Marconis’ remembered was gone. Whatever Dante saw in the mirror had possessed him, and they were grateful to be at his mercy.

6'4" | 245 lbs. | Cybernetic | Black | 32

Dante was once a handsome man and the traumatic scar left by his mutilation was deep enough to alter his psychology. His cybernetic eyes protrude from his eye sockets like brass (in color) spheres with four lines dividing them perpendicularly. The lines glow a bright yellow, and at the center where they meet are red glowing pupils. His arms and the right side of his torso are covered in wavy burn scars. Because Dante is often seen wearing a suit and dark sunglasses, neither his scarred flesh nor his strange eyes are often seen. His hair is black, short and feathery, being longer on the crown and shorter on the sides. Despite his frightening appearance, he still insists on looking his best no matter the job. The boss has increased in muscle mass since his change. When he isn’t engrossed in business, he’s working out. Whereas the old Dante used to watch his men torture and execute their enemies, he partakes in it himself now, especially when a defector is involved. [Reference Former Dante: here FC: Hakan Akbulut]



Genius-Level Intellect? - Unpredictable
Dante possesses an eidetic memory, he’s knowledgeable in several academic subjects with a specialty and fondness for art and psychology, and he’s a master at manipulation.

Persuasion: More like deception and manipulation, Dante knows how to speak and act a certain way, and even say the right words to persuade those of fragile self-esteem, self-worth, or those who secretly doubt their ability to stand before him. He is a frightening man after all. He can lead others to believe one thing only to do or say the opposite. One never really knows if they have acquired his trust and those who have been persuaded often feel better when they give in. Pressure is the devil. He uses this technique to get what he wants, find out information a person might not have normally revealed to him, or even just to see a certain reaction. He can be curious at times. If the nice method to persuade someone fails, then there’s always his favorite method: violence.

Mixed Martial Arts: While not a master, Dante can hold his own if he needs to and unless a person is superhuman or wearing special armor, a punch from him could wind even the toughest of humans. Having honed his skills in turf wars, Dante has improvised his techniques using practicality based on actual experiences.

No Sympathetic Restraint: Dante lacks the “fear” that often keeps a person from using their full strength to harm someone. Therefore, his attacks are 100% violent and deadly. If ever a person comes out of a fight with him alive either they were better than him, or he allowed them to escape unscathed. His intentions aren’t always violent.

Artist: One of Dante’s hobbies is to paint. He can sketch too, but he likes painting more and he’s quite gifted at it. If he wasn’t so crazy, his art would probably sell.

Athletic: Dante used to play sports in school. His favorite was baseball, but he also played basketball for a short while.

Extraordinary Marskman: Dante isn’t a Green Arrow or a Deadshot, but with his cybernetic eyes, he can impressively/frighteningly take down targets in rapid succession (with the right weapon), targets at quite a long range, and even targets through walls! (If the weapon’s strong enough). Regularly, he’ll carry mostly pistols or revolvers. If he’s planning to execute someone, then he’ll use a rifle. Overall, he is capable of using several weapons to achieve the sadistic result he desires.

Language Fluency: Italian and English.

Logical Thinker: Dante is clever. He usually plans one step ahead before he enters any sort of situation. He can come up with a strategy on-the-spot when the odds appear to be against him.



Cyberoptics: Dante has a pair of evil eyes. Evil because of their various visual settings. He can see in pitch-black darkness with them; his eyes can adjust to glare; he can see up to 500 meters with them and similarly he can see magnifications of 50x; and he can see in the infrared spectrum. Infrared allows him to see through solid walls at potential targets. Dante can overlap modes to have glare reduction and infrared on at the same time, allowing him to see humans bathed in hot colors in dim-lighting. He, however, cannot overlap magnifications or have all modes running at once. His cybernetics allow him to see better than the average human. His reaction time and reflexes are quicker than an average human, allowing him to react swiftly in close-combat. He will bob, weave, and deflect even the most expert of punches and kicks. A hero would have to make sure not to carry-on in a predictable style for Dante may learn to quickly anticipate it. There is a downside to having special eyes and that without meclizine (medication), Dante will suffer vertigo. If he ever misses his meds, he’ll become disoriented, sick, and a horrible migraine will follow.

Hellmouth: There are many theories about Gotham City and its grim and gothic atmosphere, but only one makes the closest of sense. Those who have wondered why Gotham was always so corrupt despite the heroes constantly putting the villains away time and time again need only know that long ago Gotham was built over a hellmouth. The hellmouth creates the endless corruption and violence in Gotham. It is why the villains always escape Arkham and Blackgate. It is why forensic science is near obsolete. With as many times the villains get put away, one would think Gotham would improve its security to keep them from returning to the streets, but no. Even the enemy has numerous villainous connections. The hellmouth seems to cater to malevolence. The hellmouth senses the malevolence exuding from Dante and increases his probability in the form of luck. The chance of him getting away with his crimes is increased, but not guaranteed. The chance of him escaping prison to return to the streets is higher than most. The chances of him coming out of a firefight with light wounds is probable. As coincidence as it may seem, it is the luck granted by the hellmouth.

[Holy Soldier]

WIP

Visual

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⦋ Appears to be in her 30s || Greek (Amazonian) || Female ⦌

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APPEARANCE

Camilla is a behemoth who is to be feared and admired by men and women alike. Her most noticeable features are her massive solid-rock muscles that make her appear imposing when she is seen in disguise or on the battlefield. Before she was employed as an operator for the Howtizer Corporation, she donned the skins of wild, mythical beasts as her bra and loincloth. Her muscles weren’t hidden beneath clothing and were to be admired by all Amazons and visitors to their island of Lezbos. Her hair was a lengthy platinum-blonde that draped her back like a curtain, hiding her impressive lats and her tribe's tattoos decorated her arms and thighs. The woman barely wore anything because she was strong and free. Her body was as hard as a mountain and just as mighty. Since leaving Lezbos to the Human realm, Camilla has been called names such as “Lesbian,” “Man,” “Colossus,” etc. Men find her masculine and independent nature to be frightening, and she tends to have more balls than most of them. As a Howitzer operator, Camilla wears black combat pants tucked into black combat boots. A black tank top stretches across her impressive chest along with a black cap and shades on her head and face. Her hair will at times be braided into numerous braids woven into a bun behind her head or into one thick fishtail braid that hangs down the center of her spine. Hanging from her shoulders on thick straps are two weapons that she carries effortlessly: a minigun and a grenade/rocket launcher. Camilla, enemies will learn, is not slowed down by her size or the equipment she carries. She seems practically made for lugging around heavy equipment.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Φ Cocky
Φ Masculine
Φ Honorable
Φ Mighty
Φ Fighter
Φ Hard-working
Φ Muscle Head

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

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FIGHTING STYLE

Camilla is a guns-first fighter. She will spend all of her belts and shells of ammo before she will go toe-to-toe with her opponent. She is an Amazon. If her opponents think that she relies on her weapons solely to defeat them, then they are sadly mistaken. If her guns were all that it took to defeat her opponents, then they weren't worth her time. She is an expert at close-quarters combat for the Amazons were breed for battle. Camilla’s size does not slow her down. In fact, she is just as fast because of the strength in her muscles. She can run up to vehicular speeds, leap great bounds, and tank explosives large enough to demolish a two-story home. She is a juggernaut who even a well-trained SWAT team would have a difficult time taking down. When Camilla’s guns are exhausted, she will equip her favorite greataxe, Athene. The greataxe is no ordinary axe. It is enchanted and could only be dulled by another weapon with magical or divine properties. Athene can cut through non-enchanted/non-ki materials like nothing, making her axe pretty frightening. She wields it effortlessly.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

SUPER MOVES

WEAKNESS & LIMITS

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Win Quotes

Coming soon...

[Holy Soldier]

^{25 ❖ 30 / 04 ❖ 5'10" ❖ Leaving this up to GMs.}

. a p p e a r a n c e .

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Eiden is always wearing a hood. The cowl droops over his forehead, obscuring the white bandages that cross over it. Beneath them lies a red narrow gem. His hair is a cinnamon brown with some layers bladed and mimicking the feathers one might find on a bird. His skin is tanned and eyes a dark, wine-red. His countenance, though unusual, when not hidden within his hood, it is youthful and boyish. There is a kindness that gleams in his ruby-red eyes and his lips are touched with the hint of a smile. Eiden’s build is lean and cut. His muscles smoothly defined down to his feet from a healthy diet and regular exercise. With his gentle face, one could not imagine it ever being wrinkled with rage. When anger does take hold of him—as rare as that ever would be—one might have thought they were gazing upon someone else. His welcoming and warm presence becomes cold and rigid with tension. Seeing the peaceful SOLDIER having a 180 would bother anyone.

. p s y c h e .

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Eiden considers himself a saint and is a believer in a greater entity. He believes the Carbuncle imbued in his body has purified his spirit and placed his soul in eternal peace. For this, Eiden is calm and patient. He is normally mild-mannered and always kind and polite even when such manners are not returned. He does not try to forcefully convert others for they can witness his miracles and decide then if they wish to believe. While Eiden does not deem himself to be perfect, he strives to always improve. He cares for others and will protect the weak even if against orders because it is the right thing to do. Eiden does not tolerate evil or ill-will in his presence. He is a protector of innocents no matter how subjective “innocents” may be. This attitude may make him naïve at times and easily deceived by False Ones.

As a SOLDIER, Eiden does not utilize full lethality. He will support his team and use harmless methods to incapacitate enemies. Only a great evil could compel Eiden to draw his swords; and when Eiden is faced with true evil, his wrath is truly frightening. The SOLDIER is not easily offended by insults or jabs at his character. His metaphorical tough skin is near impenetrable. His presence could calm those who are angered or troubled, and if they wish to listen to his advice, they might find true relief whether being a believer or not. While Eiden may expend his efforts to heal and protect others, who will protect him?

. b a c k g r o u n d .

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Eiden was once born in Gatrea and was once a man of the Fayth. He and his parents were blessed to serve under a pious government mandated by the heavens. Eiden studied to become a priest and when he was ten-years-old, he heard his Calling. His parents didn’t once contemplate the dangers of releasing their only child into the wilderness. The spirits were summoning him, and their will would not go unmet. Eiden went on his pilgrimage to the Temple of Fayth and faced many challenges to his faith and devotion. He was nearly killed by beasts, frozen to death, and starved. It was the strength of his faith that drove him to the summit where ten robed priests looked on at the thin and gaunt boy that managed to stagger toward their steps. Since that day, Eiden remained at the temple as a priest, expanding his knowledge of the teachings and growing closer to a nirvana.

At eighteen-years-old, the Temple felt that Eiden was prepared to mission. He was to journey to Cressia and visit the North and South, spreading the Fayth to the sinners who indulged in hedonism. While there, Eiden learned of the Aeon Craters, land formations he had never heard of. They were nests for the devils, and he sought permission to venture to one of the craters as a test of his faith. The Temple was hesitant at first. Aeons were dangerous and their evil could corrupt him; but if the Fayth priests could prove for certain that the Aeons were truly evil, then many would flood to the Fayth for spiritual protection. Through cooperation between Gatrea and Cressia, Eiden was permitted to visit the crater by Regent escort.

When Eiden and the Regent returned from the crater, Eiden felt his faith to have been changed. What he had seen overwhelmed and amazed him, and terrified him all the same. He left Cressia back to Gratea and wandered the wilderness, battling his very conscience. He wept out of fear of his morphing faith. It couldn’t be true that everything he thought about Aeons were lies! The Aeons could not have been evil. They represented the very White and Black Spirits the Fayth worshipped! His thoughts were blasphemous, and the longer he stayed a hermit in the wilderness, the more his parents grew worried about him and the Temple suspicious. After disappearing for two years, Eiden returned to his family no longer wearing priestly robes. He was dressed more like a monk, and he shared with them what he had been doing. Alone and with the spirits, he told them that they had shown him the true path to salvation and he had written their words in a book. His parents unable to listen to Eiden’s blasphemy barred him from their home. Without a residence to call his own, Eiden traveled the continent, spreading allegories about the truth and sharing his experiences. He shared his scriptures with the people and news of the blasphemy bombarded the Temple like shells.

The Temple was shocked to learn that a mad man spreading sacrilege about the faith just so happened to be one of their most devoted priests. Fayth priests were sent in disguise to see if the rumors were true and dressed as commoners they found Eiden teaching an audience from children to adults about the Fayth and Aeons. The priests confronted Eiden in secret, demanding that he stop and return to the Temple so that they could forgive him of his sins and purify his spirit. Eiden refused and was threatened warned that the Temple would not allow him to continue. Eiden was unafraid, and a naïve fool. One eve during his travels between towns, he was surrounded by numerous military vehicles. Their high beams are all that he can remember before his life changed forever.

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Eiden rarely ever demonstrates his true strength. It is his morals and ethics which keep him from doing so. The fear of killing someone and lowering himself to the level of evil. He appears similar to a monk. A vermilion drape with golden stitchings of swirling vines and flowers is coiled about a medium, scaled chest plate of mythril and greaves. A gold cloth sash wraps about his waist, with cream-white silk trim, and Galban lily stitching. His pants are white-cotton. Leather shoe straps wind up his calves with strips of bamboo guarding his shins beneath them. A cowl is always draped about his head and a necklace with brown wooden beads hangs from his sash. The beads bear the arcane symbols for each of the elements that balance the universe. His weapon is a wooden staff with a bronze swirling coat. The weapon is surprisingly sturdy for being made of wood and bronze, and its weight is oddly heavy to be only such. Within the staff are two three-foot twin blades. They are crossed within the wood and are drawn when Eiden grasps the center of his staff and separates it. Like his scale armor, the blades are mythril, and are highly-attuned to his magic.

On the battlefield, Eiden surveys, watching the enemy and his team and making sure everyone returns alive. He will risk his life to not only save members of his team but for complete strangers, which can be a problem when the mission is priority. His magic protects, comforts, and soothes. His power is amplified by the gear he wears, and even without the mythril, there is a unique trait that puts Eiden’s healing magic above most. It could possibly be the ruby on his forehead.

Eiden appears to be a soft target, playing his support role, but enemies will find that the patient and smiling SOLDIER is quite capable of defending himself. After all, he is a SOLDIER. Eiden uses non-lethal methods to incapacitate his enemies and won’t ever show lethality unless there were no other option. Therefore, his twin blades are rarely drawn not even for utility purposes.

_{S E N T I N E L [all, defense, buff] A red light will emanate beneath the bandages on Eiden’s forehead. Closing his eyes, he will raise his arms, holding his staff horizontally before him. An eldritch gale swirls at his feet, tossing the loose layers of his clothes, and those within 25 meters of his being will be encased in a teal-green bubble that vanishes from sight after a few seconds. With his power, Eiden bolsters the physical and magic defenses of the group affected. The buff will remain for as long as Eiden isn’t interrupted from meditation. He will remain in meditation until awoken by another or an event. Sentinel only works if the group is within 25 meters of him before they run off. Its affects cannot reach those outside of its range.}

_{S A N C T U A R Y [all, health regen] Eiden will extend his fore and middle fingers, touching the center of his head where his ruby would be. Flowers will sprout from the earth within 10 meters of his being and any who rest in the enchanting flowerbed notice their ailments melting away. His holy energy warms the body and soothes the mind for as long as Eiden remains in meditation. If Eiden is interrupted or disturbed from his meditation, the healing spell will fade.}

_{C E L E R I T Y [single, haste] Does time freeze or is the individual moving so fast that the world around him or her is slowed. The affect lasts for 10 seconds and Eiden can only cast it on an individual to include himself if he must elude an enemy.}

_{R E F L E C T I O N [all, reflect, magic] Eiden brings his palms together in prayer. His prayer beads hang off his extended thumbs as he closes his eyes, and unfolding from his being is a doppelganger mimicking his pose. The two Eidens remain facing each other in prayer while a silver thread of light traces a reflective orb about the party. Party members must be within 25 meters of Eiden to receive the protection. Reflection only repels magical assaults. It does not reflect physical attacks and once one magical attack is reflected, the barrier shatters like glass, exposing the SOLDIER once more.}

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Protection, order, law, justice, peace and morality}

The divine creature is a teal guardian and protector, always leading one out of darkness and back into the light of clarity. Carbuncle heals and repels evil, shrouding those deserving of its compassion in security. Mined from the mountains of Aster, the Carbuncle was discovered by accident when a miner uncovered a large, mystical ruby. DNA synchronizing with no resistance, the SOLDIER becomes a saint.

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D I V I N E R E T R I B U T I O N

_Holy

Eiden reaches up to remove the bandages that hide the ruby at the center of his skull. The power no longer bound etches a white magic circle beneath Eiden’s feet and excites a gale to stir about him. From behind him, a fan of glowing white fox tails unfurl as Eiden’s eyes explode with radiance. As though a divine hand takes hold of him, light continues to leave his eyes and mouth as the gale grows stronger, lifting him into the air as though possessed. The lights collide like stars above him to form a gleaming circular gateway. The tails fire like rockets at all enemies, engulfing them in a translucent cloak of light. Divine trumpets blare in celebration from the heavenly gate, filling the enemies with joy and elation as they are drawn toward salvation. The gateway suddenly then eclipses as the gates are closed to them. Terrified and agonizing screams pour from the black hole as the enemies are sucked into oblivion. The gate winks out of existence and Eiden is left to collapse upon the ground, his bandages snaking around his head to once again bind his gem.

[Holy Soldier]

Boen Keld

25

Male

Single

Sellsword/Bodyguard

Earth Boen is adept in his earth abilities. Little know that his left arm is actually fashioned in clay for he lost it as a teenager in a duel. He can create a cast out of clay to mimic his actual appearance. It guards his skin against cuts, slashes, and mild burns. He can even make duplicates of himself on the battlefield to act as decoys. While they are immobile and solidly stand in place, in the heat of the moment, not too many combatants can tell him apart from the fake thing. He can encase his body in dirt and submerge beneath the earth to reappear to catch an enemy off-guard.

Boen, during the day, is always wearing black, medium plate armor with hard-boiled leathers. His armor is simple with no ornate colors or decor. He is covered from head to toe, his helm having a nose piece that goes down the bridge of his nose, and a vented face mask. At his hip is a stone bar that is his primary weapon. Out of armor, usually during the night and when he is off-duty, Boen wears the clothes of a commoner. White, wool tunic and black wool trousers with goat skin moccasins. For being not the most friendly of men, he is handsome outside his armor. He has a well-practiced resting-bitch face to keep giddy women and riff-raff from bothering him. The sellsword stands at 6'2", weighing 171 lbs, with hair as dark as soil and eyes a hazel like the gold sands of the desert. The birthmark on his wrist, he keeps covered up beneath bandages.

• Scultping
• Grog
• Gold

• Jackasses who are all talk
• People who talk too much
• Cheap and dirty jobs

Losing limbs or eyesight. Losing a limb has already happened, but he plans not to let it happen again.

The line of work Boen is involved in requires a man not afraid to kill and definitely one not afraid to hurt someone’s feelings. He has killed men and he has beaten men senseless all for coin. A sellsword isn’t a chivalrous job, and he most of the time doesn’t think about the job. If his employer says “protect me at all costs” and pays him a pretty penny, then Boen will do so without letting his feelings get involved. It is the only way he can perform his role as intended. He can be rough around the edges, and isn’t too social. When he goes to a tavern, he goes to drink in peace and decompress from his day’s work. Anyone who tries to ruin that usually gets to taste his fist. The sellsword is pretty fearless, but at the same time reckless. He will crack a chair over the back of the head of the biggest and meanest guy in the pub without a care. However, the last time he underestimated a guy, he lost his left arm. When he’s off, he’s resting and training. As far as the legend goes because of his line of work, he doesn’t expect to meet his soul mate. He doesn’t imagine ever finding one, and he couldn’t imagine it happening to him. He just…couldn’t believe it if it did.

Boen hides the mark on his wrist so as not to draw that kind of attention. While the sellsword isn’t really shy, he just isn’t planning on the whole “destiny thing” happening anytime soon and would actually be bothered if it did. Would he have to protect the person? Was he obligated by fate to be with the person? The soul mate just sounds like a pain in his ass.

The sellsword never had a formal education, so all of his wit came from personal experience. This also means he isn't well-versed in several subjects so enough of the smarty pants mumbo-jumbo just tell me who you want dead.

Boen Keld was born to a painted woman known as the Desert Rose. At seven-years-old, his mother wanted him to have a life away from the brothel and so asked one of her johns to take him and raise him as a steward. Boen’s guardian was a knight by the name of Sir Keagan James. Sir James had merely been his mother’s lover, and for her sake, he had done the favor of raising Boen; but Sir James was no knight in shining armor. He was rough on Boen. He treated him like a slave and beated him whenever he failed to complete a task to his liking. One day, Boen got angry and when Sir James was on his horse, he made the earth rise over one of his horse’s hooves. The horse collapsed on Sir James, crushing his leg, and instead of help him, Boen took the opportunity to flee. At ten-years-old, Boen escaped his abusive life and fled back to the only place he knew: the brothel. Cold and bitter reality was revealed to him at an early age then. In the past three years, his mother had been ill. Her unclean life had finally buried her. For the first time ever in his life, Boen had nowhere to go and he nearly had returned to Sir James. The boy instead decided to care for himself. He worked whatever job he could get. He cleaned dishes in the taverns, delivered milk and eggs, and discovered his talent for sculpting. He made extra money selling his work as a side job.

When Boen was fourteen-years-old, he protected one of the tavern wenches from a drunk. He smashed a jug over the drunk’s head, and since that day, he felt inspired to take on manlier jobs. No more wench work. He picked up a sword and started learning how to use it. At sixteen-years-old, he became a sellsword. It was difficult at first for he was a boy in the eyes of majority of his employers. His competition was older and more seasoned swords. The work was easy at first, but eventually he ran into a situation where he actually had to guard his employer. In a fight with a skilled assassin, Boen lost his arm. He had bitten off more than he could chew and was lucky to have survived. Boen almost left the business for good due to the trauma. During his recovery, he had put the sword down. He wasn’t all that good at it after all. Depressed by his handicap, and how his life seemed to have no happy ending, he tried to drink away his sorrows. He was thrown out of a tavern when they learned he didn’t have money to pay for what he had drank, and while he laid in the gutter hoping to just die, by morning he couldn’t get up. His body was nearly half-buried in the ground, reminding him of his powers. He experimented fashioning himself a new arm from clay, and instead of arming himself with a sword, he decided to arm himself with a stone rod. With his new arm, Boen’s perspective on life was revived. His survival had made him a stronger person, and he intended to see his life through to the very end.

Boen became a better sellsword using his earth power to aid his fighting techniques. He was hired to protect and fight for merchants and nobles. The pay was nice; and now at twenty-five-years-old, his work takes him to the Kingdom of Orewyn, protecting a merchant as he plans to sell roses, chocolate, and wine at the Festival of Destinies.

Color: Brown
Face Claim: Gary Leo Taylor

[Holy Soldier]

Sun Wukong

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[Appears to be in his late 20s || Chinese || Male⦌

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APPEARANCE

Sun closely resembles a human male except for a few distinct features. His hair is a gold blonde and silky smooth short and feathered on his crown but descending down his back and spine in a sleek carpet. At the base of his spine is a three-foot long monkey tail that he will often keep through the belt loops of his pants to hold them up. Most don’t notice, but if one were to look closely, they would notice the oddity. Besides the mentioned pelt of hair, the rest of his body hair is pretty standard. His canines are longer than normal and his toes are longer than a human’s. With his feet, he can grab things or hang upside down. Sun has the body of a gymnast. His muscles are bulked with inhuman strength. His eyes are a chocolate brown and he often has a cocky and nonchalant expression on his face. Sun wears casual clothes—mostly a T-shirt and some jeans but he’s worn skater shorts and flip-flops as well. Sun always wears flip-flops for he never knows when he’ll need his feet. On his right wrist is a bracelet of wooden Buddhist beads that his foster mother gave him.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

🍌Naughty
🍌Playful
🍌Arrogant
🍌Silly
🍌Tough
🍌Bad Manners
🍌Competitive
🍌Reckless

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Sun started out as a pet monkey. He was found by Hua BingBing when she was a young girl. They grew up together in the outskirts of Peking (Beijing), China. Before Sun was named Sun Wukong, his pet name was Fang Hou. Hua grew a little suspicious of Fang as she grew older. He didn’t age like a normal monkey and when he reached about what would be the age of five, he was walking about like a human. He even spoke Mandarin. This event disturbed Hua’s parents and she had to beg her parents not to send Fang away. She dressed Fang up as a child to prove to them that she could hide his monkey traits. What this eventually did was lead Fang into believing that he was human despite his odd features. As he continued to grow, he was no longer treated like a pet and was instead taught to eat at a table and use chopsticks. Hua shared her homework with him, teaching Fang to read and write. She read stories to Fang before bed—one of them being, “Journey to the West,” the epic about the Monkey King, Sun Wukong. It was Fang’s favorite story, and she noticed the similarities between Fang and the protagonist. Hua reconsidered Fang’s name for she thought of it as a name for a pet and gave him the new name of Sun Wukong to match the hero of the tale.

Sun Wukong thus became Sun’s role model. When Hua reached high school, Sun was about ten-years-old. Hua was always gone and Sun, bored at home, would secretly follow her to school. He watched the boys and girls in their uniforms and performing their day-to-day activities. One day, Sun watched a group of students playing soccer, and grew so excited that he dove into the game. The students, however, didn’t like how the strange blonde boy was interrupting their game and chased him around. Sun playfully danced around the students keeping the ball from their reach. It was all good fun until Hua, who was running track at the time, noticed him on the field. Embarrassed, she stormed over and snatched Sun by the wrist, apologizing to the players and dragging him from the game. She was mad that Sun had followed her to school, but the monkey didn’t care. He had had a blast playing with the other kids despite them being mostly angry. It was the birth of Sun’s naughty side.

Every day, Sun would sneak to Hua’s school and terrorize the students, pulling pranks and stealing their uniforms. For a long time the faculty couldn’t figure out who the perpetrator was. One day, when Sun was sneaking about the school, he saw something that he hadn’t seen before. There was a group of boys gathered behind a large tree in the courtyard. Sun curiously leapt into the tree to watch and what he saw blew his mind. There were five students beating on one boy. Why? Why would they do such a thing? The more Sun watched, the angrier he became until he jumped down into the tussle to protect the boy. He tried to tell the bullies to stop, and the bullies immediately identified Sun as being the troublemaker the school had been trying to find. They beat Sun and the boy. It had been the first time Sun had ever been punched in the face, and it hadn’t been a feeling anyone should feel. The beating made the monkey furious. He lost himself to his primitive side. He leapt onto a boy, ripped his hair out and bit him in the neck. He broke a boy’s arm, jerking on it, and pummeled the rest with his fists. The students didn’t get the chance to run away as they laid unconscious and some hairless on the ground. Sun calmed from his tantrum and looked at his work in fear. The boy who he saved didn’t feel any sympathy for the bullies. He told Sun that he had saved him and given the bullies what they deserved. The incident made Sun feel like a hero, and it motivated him to develop his skills. Hua was pissed that day when she saw his injuries, and Sun apologized, admitting that he had been the school troublemaker. Hua told him that she knew all along, but she had been waiting for him to confess to her. Sun, since stopped tormenting Hua’s school, and instead focused on training in martial arts.

Sun trained until Hua left home to attend university. By this time, Sun was about thirteen. He planned to continue to train, but since Hua was no longer home, her parents didn’t want Sun to stick around. To them he was still a monkey, and they put him out of the house. Angry at first, Sun gazed upon the world he had yet to fully explore. He traveled throughout Peking until he discovered a kung fu school. It had been a small school and nothing huge like the schools that charged expensive enrollment fees. The school only had two students: Biming Liu (18) and Ju Wu (14). The master was named Sifu Kang Wu. He eventually learned that Ju Wu was Kang Wu’s daughter. Master Kang noticed Sun’s slight intrigue and he called him out, calling him “monkey.” Sun took offense to the name for he saw himself as human, and yet Master Kang insisted on calling him one. In return, Sun made fun of Kang’s school for only having two students. Biming angrily defended his master’s school and was eager to fight Sun to show him the school’s techniques. Master Kang instead insisted that his daughter Ju fight Sun for he was certain the monkey was no stronger than the little girl. Angry, Sun agreed to the challenge and no matter what tricks he tried to pull to win, Ju beat him. Being beaten by a girl had been embarrassing, but it had taught Sun a new level of respect. If he couldn’t beat the Master’s daughter, then he knew he was nowhere near where he wanted to be in his journey.

Sun begged the master to make him a student, and the Master’s response was an order. He ordered Sun to strip down to his drawers, and then told him to return when he learned how to be a monkey. The order had been insulting and Sun cursed the school and left. It was only after he left that he realized he didn’t have anywhere to go. Sun went on a journey to find Hua’s university, and he eventually found it only to find her with a boyfriend. Sun remembered the last time he had disturbed her at school and had decided to remain incognito. He eventually left Beijing, traveling to different provinces and stealing food to survive. He happened to wander into Sichuan Province, and as he was stealing a meat bun, he watched as a young macaque had also snatched one from the stand. The two monkeys stared at each other blankly before the macaque ran off as the owner rounded the stand screaming and waving a cleaver. Sun also quickly ran and followed the fleeing monkey to a heard of macaques that were sitting about sharing stolen food, items, and other things. He remembered Master Kang’s order, and stubbornly refused to follow it. Sun observed the monkeys and their day-to-day activities, discovering that they were quite limber and acrobatic. Master Kang’s order started to make sense. Throwing his dignity aside, Sun stripped down and made an effort to copy the monkeys. He walked about on all fours, followed the pack as they effortlessly navigated the urban terrain. Sun was quick to learn that being a monkey wasn’t easy. He had grown too comfortable in his human life. Sun lived with the monkeys for three months before he even remembered that the monkey life hadn’t been his life before. He returned to Master Kang’s school and showed him what he had learned from the macaques. Master Kang then proudly told Sun that he was ready to train.

Sun spent several years at the school, training under Master Kang, and developing a unique fighting style that was practical for his species. Sun surpassed Ju Wu and Biming Liu. He eventually even surpassed Master Kang. Sun became arrogant and used his martial arts to challenge the expensive schools. He travelled around China, challenging the students and masters of the larger schools. He made a name for himself and Master Kang’s school—a name that master didn’t like. Master Kang was furious with Sun and called him an arrogant fool. He used martial arts for the wrong reasons and embarrassed Kang’s school. The master kicked Sun out, and Sun being smug didn’t at all feel shame. He sought out Hua, who he learned had long graduated university while he had been training. He returned to her grumpy parents who hadn’t recognized him at first, and learned that she had married her boyfriend and now lived in Hong Kong. Sun traveled to Hong Kong, but never found Hua. He got caught up in some dirty business, and wound up beating a gang of Triad members. The police arrested the gang members and also Sun. Although, he knew he could have called Hua to bail him out, he didn’t want to impede on her life with such troubling news. Recently, Sun has broken out of prison and vanished.

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FIGHTING STYLE

Sun’s fighting style is unpredictable and constantly in motion. It also almost seems playful at times. He is capable of both armed and unarmed combat. He strikes with both his fists and his palms. His kicks can be high or low, and are pretty swift often accompanying rolling, spinning, and leaping. The monkey is very flexible and his tail can snag an opponent’s arm, leg, or weapon to yank them off balance or disarm them. Sun will alternate between standing bipedal to quadrupedal. His strength as a monkey is above a human, and so if he ever has to muscle someone larger than him, he is very much capable of doing so. Sun discovered his Nomad techniques in prison, fighting ruthless enemies who didn’t know how to keep their damn fists to themselves. He learned that his tail can be removed when a prisoner tried to lop it off. His tail became a long red and gold pole like the one in the Monkey King legend, and Sun uses it to become an even tougher opponent. The staff can extend to ridiculous lengths and expand to crazy widths. He can even divide it into a set of Escrima sticks. Whirling through the air, rolling, tumbling, and acrobatically flipping about, Sun can be rather frustrating to his enemies.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

🍌 Monkeying Around

Sun will grasp a few strands of his fur and toss them into the air. The follicles will become clones that will fight alongside Wukong, confusing the opponent. The clones disappear after they take a direct hit. The max amount of clones Sun can create at a time are six.

🍌 Reach

When Sun’s staff is equipped, this ability causes it to suddenly extend. The lengthy staff can slam into an opponent, and crush the opponent against a barrier or be used as a pole vault to set up another attack.

🍌 Limbo

When Sun’s staff is equipped, his staff will extend up to 100 yards and Sun will swing the pole to smack opponent’s he can’t reach or to clear multiple enemies surrounding him.

🍌Timber

(Airborne) When Sun’s staff is equipped, he will use it to pole vault into the air and release it over an opponent. The staff will then swell to the size of a tree trunk and drop upon the enemy, causing the ground to rupture on impact.

🍌 Gold Toss

Sun’s staff will glow a vibrant gold, and then he will toss it at an enemy or group of enemies. Sun can control the pole while its airborne, using it to whack and rebound off either a single or multiple opponents before calling it back to himself. Wukong can choose to either catch the staff or kick it for a second round of harming his enemy(ies).

🍌 Whirling Shield

(Defense) Sun can spend his staff fast enough to deflect high-speed projectiles.

🍌 Fan Blade

(Offensive) Similar to Whirling Shield, except he uses it on an opponent. An opponent can have their clothes or gear cut right off them or receive rapid consecutive blows to the chin.

🍌 Seesaw

Sun will rest the staff over his thigh after taking a knee and strike the other end to cause the staff to seesaw and uppercut an enemy, sending them airborne.

🍌 Double Gold Toss

(Sticks) Sun’s sticks will glow a vibrant gold and he will toss them into the air. The sticks will whirl through the air, striking an opponent or multiple opponents, rebounding in a pinball effect before returning to Sun. Like Gold Toss, Wukong can choose t catch the sticks or kick them back out to harm his enemy(ies) for a second round.

🍌 Batter

When Wukong's staff is equipped, ki will dance down the length of his weapon in the form of electricity, charging it. Wukong will then proceed to bat a projectile back at an enemy. The projectile becomes charged with his ki and will return at the enemy just as fast and dangerous.

🍌 Pummel

(Sticks) Wukong's strikes will become a blur, rapidly pummeling an enemy into submission.

🍌 Banana Peel

It looks like a harmless banana peel lying on the ground, but it is actually very effective at causing enemies to slip and fall.
Wukong can comically leave this in a charging enemy's path. It makes for a good laugh!

SUPER MOVES

🍌 Super Gold Toss (Staff/Sticks)

The deadliest version of this attack is the Stick version. Regardless, the attack is still a super move. Wukong will make six clones of himself and they will remove their tails to produce six staffs. The staffs will then glow and the Wukongs will throw the staffs at the enemy or enemies. The staffs will then proceed to rapidly strike the enemy(ies), rebounding in a pinball manner for a 50 hit combo. This super move is performed in the same manner if the Wukongs were to divide the staffs into sticks. The sticks produce a 100 hit combo. Like the original Gold Toss, the Wukongs can all keep the combo going by kicking the returning staffs back out, keeping an opponent airborne and punished for a total 1000 hit combo!

🍌 Super Timber

Sun tosses his staff skyward and the staff disappears. The clouds then part around a massive red and gold pillar that drops from the air with the diameter of 10 meters. The impact shakes the earth and leaves behind a 10 foot deep crater.

🍌 Super Banana Peel

The ultimate gag for those gigantic enemies. Yes, you guessed it. A giant banana peel of terror. It is difficult to determine how Wukong managed to pull this one off, but after this attack he's left bloated and indisposed. If a giant were to step on the banana peel, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

The monkey talks a big game, and his arrogance can lead him to underestimating a very formidable opponent. While he is capable of close and ranged combat, he is susceptible to AOE assaults that can’t be deflected such as explosions or explosive barrages. Scattered assaults such as shotguns will give the monkey a hard time. He doesn’t have any special immunities or wards so psychic assaults, toxins, diseases, and the like can still harm him.

OTHER

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Sun Wukong is fluent in Mandarin Chinese. He also knows some Cantonese. He learned English while in prison.

[Holy Soldier]

Kalikmalo Bramah Thalmen

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Kalikmalo Bramah Thalmen

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Description

Kalik’s name has numerous interpretations. He is the Kaala Vaala—The Black One; the Vishaal—The Titan; the Raakshas Bhakshak—The Demon Eater; the Kaee Hathiyaar—The One with Many Arms; Vidhvansak—The Destroyer; Vaalee Veeraanee—The Drinker of Desolation; Parivartak—The Bringer of Change. He is a fearsome warrior whose skin is as black as space and seems to absorb all light like a black hole. His eyes are as red as coals and spheres as bright as the sun burn within them. His body appears as though it were sculpted from stone. His calves are as thick as the oldest elms and muscles as hard as the finest steel. About his waist is a belt of the finest ore and gems, and a white sarong of the most precious cloth hangs down to his knees.

Vishaal; Kalik can appear as tall as the tallest mountain or as small as a mouse. Some can see the god standing on the horizon like a great statue or shadow. In the center of his forehead burns a symbol ॐ. Hanging from the stretched lobes of his ears are two hoop earrings. Raakshas Bhakshak; he has an appetite for the blood of demons and is the Vaalee Veeraanee. He adorns his neck with a necklace of the skulls of demons and not just demons. There are some angels who had disagreed with his ethics. Kaee Hathiyaar; it is unknown how many arms the demigod has, but he is seen on occasion with eight total. In each of his hands, he carries various weapons and some not so much as weapons as they are objects. He wields swords, spears, bowls, scales, shields, lances, axes, tridents; mirrors; scrolls; and snakes—each weapon possesses the power to best most gods for he is the Aton of Destruction and Change.

All that has a beginning has an end. This applies to all things and not just life. Kalik has destroyed things unrelated to battle such as sadness, fear, and pain. Thus, his shakti though destructive, it can be purifying. When one isn’t blinded by emotions or obsession, then one is able to see the world more clearly. His destruction brings about creation; change; and opportunity as the body, mind, spirit, and the cosmos heal and renew itself. Kalik can always be found facing East, waiting until the day that the sun will refuse to rise for that day will be The End.

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Shakti

Kalik does not boast about his power or his strength. He is antisocial and is more of the type to speak when spoken to, and prefers to listen more than speak for he listens constantly to those who pray to him. He possesses a near ever-lasting stamina and patience. When he stands facing the east, birds, beasts, and mortals sit at his feet unafraid, and fearful only when the demigod is active. He is a bringer of destruction, but he is also a healer who can destroy those things that cause harm and suffering.

He is a superior warrior whose strength can divide the sea. The swing of a sword could split a mountain and some objects he possesses can separate space to draw those who oppose him and his ethics from hiding.

The symbol on his forehead opens to a Third Eye that allows him to see all around him. He can see hidden enemies or traps, and can see through the illusions of his enemies with that eye. With his numerous arms, he can battle a warrior whilst remaining in place. His arms can reach great distances and when severed, it is uncertain if the demigod regenerates the missing limb or if another one of his many arms takes its place.

His black flesh is like a suit of armor and cannot be scratched, scraped, or stabbed so easily. The demigod does not bleed, but his body cracks when damaged and can shatter. Because of this, his pain tolerance is extraordinarily high and he bears a stone-like stoicism. Rarely does Kalik smile, but he does frown and that expression alone is unsettling.

Kalik has been known to transform those servants who have been selflessly loyal to him. They will be transformed by his shakti into beings that mimic his image. These beings are called the Zura and they are mighty creatures of great skill and shakti. When they were transformed, their minds understood Shakti. Eldritch words that allowed them to harness great power. They are the words of Kalik for he is one of the few children who speaks a unique tongue. For this, Kalik’s tongue is as white as heated metal and when he speaks Shakti, his words resonate with power. There are few children who speak and comprehend Kalik’s language. Those who understand him are usually an ally, a lover, a rival, or one who has spent patient hours with the demigod.

Kalik is most notably seen standing on the horizon like an immense shadow with his multiple arms. While some misleadingly believe that that is the only size he is able to take, he can actually shrink himself to small proportions to be as small as an ant or mouse. He can hide in the pockets or throats of mortals, and they say a mortal possessed by Kalik will speak Shakti. They will also bear the demigod’s symbol somewhere on their body—usually the forehead or throat.

The child drinks and devours the blood and flesh of demons. Due to “demons” being ambiguous for an angel could just as easily become a demon or a demon an angel, it can be said that he also devours the blood and flesh of angels. He is a cannibal and will always consume those who fall to his blade. Lately, it has been those children who do not agree with his destruction who have contested him.

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Water color painting of the Zura by Zurian Painter Nodus Khaleem.

Original Tribe

The Zura were not just the name of the multi-armed servants of Kalik, but the people who built a glorious city around the titan, and he stood like a statue over the city forever facing dawn, which was the direction in which the Zurans prayed. They adorned his feet and the earth where he stood with offerings and flowers. They wore serpents about their necks and colored their scales for fashion and at times, the snakes proved to be symbolic.

An albino snake was always looped about the neck of a bride at weddings. Venomous snakes were draped about the necks of criminals who would be bitten and suffer a slow and agonizing death. The Zura built their culture around Kalik. Zurans were allowed to seek vengeance against those who had caused them great suffering or pain and they would offer their bodies to the demigod, pleading their case, which would bring them either peace or rebuke. The demigod was the supreme judge when it came to crime in Zura, if a case ever required his attention. Thus, Zurans were a vengeful people when scorned, but only the purest would pray to Kalik to destroy their anger so that they would be able to forgive.

Because of Kalik, the Zurans lived into the hundreds, which was much longer than most people. He destroyed their every affliction, but he could not destroy time. He could only prolong it. Those most loyal to him were transformed into beings called Zura, and the Zura were mighty warriors that guarded the city and destroyed any army that dare attempt to take it. The Zura were all that was necessary to deal with most nations for their skills were nearly unmatched. The Empire of Zura with but its prosperous few were able to hold off legions of armies. For every one Zura a hundred soldiers died so the legends say.

Unable to bleed, Kalik poured his shakti into the bowl during the Age of Betrayal. When the demigod was imprisoned, his missing statue was regarded as an omen. Prophets began to preach of The End, spooking the people despite the sun continuing to rise each day. The Zura were transformed back into mortals and the Zurans fell victim to their own madness. As crime continued, there was no longer a fear of rebuke. They slaughtered each other and eventually overthrew the government to descend into senseless anarchy. The once adamant civilization was trampled on by invaders who nearly exterminated the entire race of peoples in their conquests. The empire burned and blood soaked its streets. Zura was never the same.

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Faction

Kalik was an uncomfortable being to approach about such matters as “whose side would he choose?” He had been disliked by Angel and Demon alike. Some were not pleased with his ethics and behavior. It was solely because of the compassion he had for his people that he chose the side of the Angels and gave them the shakti they needed to crush the Demons.

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Anecdotes

Legend says that when Kalik joined the fray, the world quaked with his charge. He crushed demons under his feet and the swinging of his blades created cyclones of razor destruction that painted the world red with blood. He disgusted his kin by drinking and devouring the blood and flesh of fallen Angels and Demons. They say he fought savagely with a Demon’s throat between his teeth and when the Demon’s allies attempted to save him, they were shredded by Kalik’s numerous arms. He fought endlessly for days without rest, gorging on the fallen that scholars believed were what fueled his endless stamina. When the battle was over, Kalik had three bands of skull necklaces about his neck. He licked the blood from his skin and weapons like a beast and…faced the East.

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Opinions

Opinions

Only those characters who understand his language will be able to read his comments. Until then, you will only see gibberish. If you see "..." by your name, it is only because we haven't planned any relations, but some can form in-game over time. If you see (no comments), it just literally means that Kalik is silent on the matter and has no comments.

Eyra the Seer

Puraana dagaabaaj kutiya...

Kinion the Fool

Buddhoo...

Wu Dan

Pahaad par khada hai aur yah visphot hona hoga...

Nod, the Great Beast

Jaanavaron unake maans chug liya maare jaane kee hotee hain , aur unakee khaal , daant, aur panje - sab kuchh - istemaal kiya jaega.

Kozz the Forgemaster

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Azoth

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Therelon, Keeper of Knowledge

The only one worthy of my ears…

Chinasa the Pallid

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Tarthus, the three faced Lord

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Aylin the Huntress

Mere kandhe par pakshee ...

Ash

(no comments)

Zhystkrexas the Corruptor

Tum mar chuke ho isase pahale ki aap baat kar khatm hoga…

The Dragon King Kilgarrah

Tum bas duniya ke tareeke samajh mein nahin aata...

Nefas Sen, Lady of the Deep

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[Holy Soldier]

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Akash Rahman

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⦋ 32 || Bangladesh || Male ⦌

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APPEARANCE

[ 7’2” | 315 lbs | Black | Red and Black ]

Akash is a large warrior with brown skin, thick full lips, and short black hair. His eyes an odd red and black—the sclera of his eyes being black and his iris red. At the center of his forehead is a third eye that most take for being a Bindu decoration. His lobes have stretched from the weighted jewelry he wears, resting on his shoulders with hoop earrings. Akash’s most notable trait is that he has six arms. Each of his arms are covered in black henna designs that often the local village children like to draw on him. From his eyes down his cheekbones to the edge of his jaw are two crimson trails. As for apparel, Akash wears nothing to cover his torso but wears a red sarong with gold-stitch patterns along the lower hem. On his massive feet, he only wears sandals. Descending down Akash’s back are six sheaths, which hold six curved butterfly swords. The swords are 11.5 inches long and 3 inches wide. They are extremely sharp and Akash’s primary weapon.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

ॐ Soft-spoken
ॐ Mild-mannered
ॐ Humble
ॐ Polite
ॐ Patient
ॐ Disciplined
ॐ Tough
ॐ Protector

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Akash was born in Pabna, Bangladesh to Farabi and Safina Rahman. He was born with a birth defect called polymelia or hydra syndrome, and would have been treated as such if he had been born anywhere else. In Bangladesh, his birth was treated as a miracle and he was believed to be a god. Word spread of the unusual birth all across South Asia, and the Rahmans were visited by thousands of Hindus from Nepal, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, etc. His birth made world television. Hundreds of reporters were on the scene recording the masses of people who were bowing to a mutant baby that most doctors and Westerners believed wouldn’t live to two-years-old—and they were proven wrong. The Hindus lavished the Rahmans with gifts from fruit, cloth, money, etc. Whatever would allow them to be able to touch the child and pray in his presence. Because of this phenomena, Akash grew up rather spoiled with wealth and food that led to him becoming big and strong. He never stayed around his family’s mansion. Instead, he ventured out regularly, traveling from one country to the next to the pleasure of the people. Akash always had the desire to learn. He liked learning about different cultures and learning about the life that existed outside of being revered as a god.

Akash travelled through India and nearing the border of Pakistan, he was met with several atrocities. Terrorists were gunning down a village in the Rajasthan province and stealing their women, children, and food. For having been raised mostly sheltered, the massacre was a nightmare that stirred a great wrath within him. Akash’s third eye opened when he was 18-years-old and since that day, he has been able to see the world in an other-worldly perspective. He could see Ki, and his own Ki gushed within him like a great flood. Akash thwarted the terrorists, forcing them to flee back across the border with what little manpower they had left. Even though the village was once again safe, such evil bothered him. The entire time he was living pretty at home, this evil existed. He almost couldn’t forgive himself.

The fight allowed Akash to realize a few of his handicaps, and if he planned on protecting South Asia, then he needed to grow stronger. He returned to his home in Bangladesh and isolated himself from the people who worshipped him. Akash trained his body and his mind, meditating to try and better understand the power that had awakened him and what his eyes now saw. His mother, Safina, attempted to soothe her son’s troubled mind with her wisdom. She told him how it was impossible to save everyone and how he shouldn’t trouble himself with trying to find a solution to do so. He could only protect who and what the gods brought to him to protect.

One day, the son of the thwarted terrorists, Umair Abbasi, tracked Akash back to his residents. He called the giant into the streets in challenge, his body rigged with explosives. Akash met the man in the streets and was disturbed that he was willing to give his own life to ensure that the false South Asian god be destroyed. While Akash knew he had unexplained powers, he knew he was no god. If he had truly been a god, he believed that he would have been able to stop humanity’s suffering. He was but a man and perhaps a mutant, and he would not allow Abbasi to endanger his family or his people. Akash hypnotized Abbasi, and Abbasi walked far from Pabna into a field where he could harm no one but crops and self-detonated there. While the Pabna people were overjoyed, Akash became fearful of his family. He could no longer reside with them for the blood he had spilled stained his hands and had left a trail for evil to forever follow him.

Akash said goodbye to his parents and became a Nomad to forever wander the world, protecting the weak, protecting those who the gods have put before him.

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FIGHTING STYLE

When Akash is not using his swords, the man is a grappler and no fighter would want to be grappled by him. His numerous arms a fighter’s worst nightmare and he will use them to not only pound an opponent into mush, but to break some limbs. Akash is the most polite, ruthless warrior anyone would ever meet, but his ruthlessness is only reserved for those who he feels are truly evil. Akash will often hold back on those he deems to be good or innocent, and by holding back, I mean not outright killing them. Akash knows how to shatter every bone in a fighter’s body, and he can do so the long way or the immediate way with a nice big hug from each of his arms. His third eye allows him to see in all directions. He can see the aura of ki surrounding every living being and can estimate by how large it is, how strong his opponent will be. Akash’s movements are slower than the lighter and more limber fighters, but his arms are not slow. His third eye allows him to see those enemies who try to sneak up behind him, and thus gives him the opportunity to anticipate. With three eyes his mental perception is highly advanced to a psychic level where he can watch the angle of a blade, the twist in a fist, and the aim of a gun and anticipate the following action. This increased mental power allows him to also delve into the conscious of those who are mentally defenseless and hypnotize them to do what he pleases, such as walk closer to him if they were dancing out of his reach. Akash’s butterfly swords when in his hands are like shredders. They swing so fast that they can cleave through a tree or a street lamp. Only a swordsman with inhuman dexterity would be able to keep up with the numerous and rapid swings of his blades.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

ॐ Hypnotic Stance

A stance that Akash takes and while in this stance, his arms will move slowly in a hypnotic pattern. A fighter is often mislead into believing that Akash is merely warming up, but when they gaze upon his stance, they find themselves unable to look away. While entranced, Akash will plant a command into the fighter’s mind. The fighter is often unaware that they are even in a trance until it is too late. A fighter with a strong mental fortitude would be able to resist the hypnosis.

ॐ Sword Dance

Rapidly swinging his swords creates a blur of razor-sharp steel. Akash will attack his enemies with a whirlwind of blades that will shred anything within their reach. Akash also uses Sword Dance to deflect incoming projectiles.

ॐ Fire Breather

Akash reaches deep within himself and gathers his ki. His chest swells and nostrils flare, inhaling the air around him and from his mouth he breathes a stream of fiery ki. The ki expands in a 5 meter cone in front of him and can reach 10 meters. The sweltering flames are hot enough to melt a vehicle into a blob of malformed glass and metal.

ॐ Grapple: Crushing Embrace

Akash grabs an unfortunate opponent and crosses his numerous arms about him or her. He will proceed to constrict the opponent, crushing them in an embrace until their every bone has cracked.

ॐ Grapple: Bone Break

Akash grabs an unfortunate opponent and all six of his arms grab a part of him or her. His lower limbs grab the legs, his second pair the arms, and his upper limbs the head. Simultaneously, his hands snap and twist the opponent’s limbs before dropping their limp body on the floor.

ॐ Grapple: Face Hammer

Akash grabs an unfortunate opponent and holds them with his middle and lower hands. His upper arms proceed to hammer the opponent’s face with his massive fists. Akash will pound the enemy’s face six times before he releases him or her, letting them drop upon the ground.

ॐ Lotus Stance

For opponents smaller than him, Akash will sit on the ground with his legs crossed, in a lotus stance. He will then proceed to fight in that position.

ॐ Lotus Kick

While in the lotus stance, Akash will raise his body on his lower limbs and charge forward on his hands. He will then thrust out either of his feet in a strong kick.

ॐ Round Lotus

While in the lotus stance, Akash will raise his body using his lower limbs. His two sets of arms will extend with his butterfly blades and he will proceed to spin toward his enemy.

SUPER MOVES

ॐ Tree of Shakti

Akash will perform the tree pose, close his eyes, and quietly utter a mantra in Bengali. A vision of Shakti will appear above Akash and the fighter who happened to gaze upon her will find their mind shattered by her divine presence.

ॐ Fires of Agni

Similar to Fire Breather except more powerful. If Akash is in a room or chamber, the flames will seek to fill its entire volume in an inferno. If in an infinite space (basically outdoors), the flames will expand in an even greater cone, 25 meters in diameter for 30 yards in length.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Akash’s main weakness is his back for it is difficult to turn around in time with how large and slow he is. While his third eye helps him get a heads up, he is still vulnerable there. He does not do too well with really short or swift opponents for they are extremely low to the ground or difficult to keep up with if they are darting all over the place. Short fighters would require him to resort to his lotus stance and in that stance he isn’t too mobile. He tries to compensate the lack of mobility by lifting himself on his hands, but then it costs him two of his arms. He is not only too large for certain situations, but he is also too heavy. Areas with thin ice, brittle surfaces, or cramped and narrow spaces are not ideal terrains for him to fight in. He needs room to fight effectively. Fighters with strong mental fortitude can resist his hypnosis and even his Tree of Shakti for Tree of Shakti was meant to shatter weak minds. Weak minds are defined by those characters who lack self-control and who struggle with their own ki.

Akash knows how to cook Bengali cuisine. While on his journey, he often missed certain meals, so he learned to cook his favorite dishes. His cooking is full of spice and flavor. It can nourish a Nomad’s mind and body.

[Holy Soldier]

Arials

live in the skies, nestled in the clouds, bothered by few. They keep to themselves for the matters of Earthborn do not concern them. They live to preserve their own race and to guard The Lady of the Skies, The Sky Queen Kolydi Karael. The queen is the mother of all the Arials and she is the living goddess. It isn’t definite if she truly is the physical form of The Mother or if she is The Mother’s vessel. She will at times produce an egg asexually, giving birth to Arials destined to forever guard her, her White Knights. All female Arials carry an egg inside them when they reach maturity that will only grow once they have lain with a male. The female will then lay the egg and keep it forever close to her warm bosom until it hatches. The difference between standard Arials and the White Knights is their hair and wings. All White Knights have stark-white hair, skin, wings, and eyes. They bear no other color. As for their wings, the Arials’s most defined trait is their wings. Every Arial has wings and they vary in color. There is no standard color for an Arial. Their hair and their wings could meet every hue of a rainbow. It is the queen whose wings and hair radiates and encompasses all the colors of the rainbow. Like the queen, all the Arials are a beautiful people and bear a gentle glow of mysticism. The Arials are said to be why lightning flashes in the clouds. They mine for a special resource called the Lightning Stone and use it to forge powerful weapons and armor. When two Arials are sparring, their lightning weapons are what crack and thoom for all the land to hear. A storm on a rainless night or day is the sign of Arials in battle.

The Arials, although rarely ever seen by Earthborn, exist in their books as legendary beings. They are the angels that slay the demons and the undead. They are often depicted saving Earthborn from falling from cliffs, mountains, raging rivers, being stranded at sea or marooned on islands (the tales go on). What is true is that the Arials are not fond of things that go against the Laws of Life and Death. Once something dies, it should stay dead, and if it is resurrected, then it is a disease to the world. The White Knights actively hunt demons and undead often assisting other nations from Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and other species in eradicating them—but this does not make them necessarily allies. They just share a common nemesis.

As perfect as the Arials may seem, they are far from perfect. They are extremely arrogant and look down on the Earthborn as lower lifeforms. Most kings who have fought alongside the White Knights could hardly tolerate their presence because they always spoke to the Earthborn as though they were inept. As though, the sole reason the Arials were even there was because the Earthborn armies were too incompetent to handle their own problems. The Arials have earned the most hate during the War of the Mad King. They took no part! Selfishly, the White Knights were ordered by the queen to refrain from aiding the ground armies. It was about time the Earthborn handled their own problems rather than she risking her own children to always save them. They were ordered to wait until they had managed to cull the dark numbers and if it looked as though their units were near diminished, then they were to involve themselves. Unfortunately, the command never came for the dragon had been unexpected. The beast wiped out the armies before the Arials had a chance to intervene. Shame. Ever since, the Arials were despised for many Earthborn claimed that if the White Knights had been involved, then surely they would have won.

The wiser Earthborn kings and queens were patient with the Arials. They humbled themselves, sending messengers to their sky kingdom to ask for the Sky Queen’s trust. The Sky Queen relented, offering to have her White Knights assist the kingdoms understanding that the Earthborn were the first defense against the Dark Ones. If the Earthborn were wiped out, then her kingdom, Sepherine, would surely be next.

The standard Arials are capable of elemental magic. The color of their hair and wings hint what element they specialize in: Red (Fire), Green (Air), Brown (Earth), Yellow (Light), Blue (Water), and Purple (Lightning). Other colors such as Orange, Indigo, Pink, Violet, etc are a tossup. They were often the offspring of two parents with colors that mixed such as a Red Arial and a White Knight producing a Pink Arial. The child of a White Knight and a non-White Knight (NWK) do not produce a hybrid for the breed is diluted once a White Knight breeds with a NWK. Non-White Knights are often called "Nawks" by White Knights to mean exactly that. All Arials have innate abilities similar to avian species. They have hawk-like eyesight, they can dive like the peregrine falcon, and maneuver the skies, changing immediate direction, with the speed of a sparrow. Like they owl, they can even hunt demons at night. The Earthborn, who abhor them, have nicknamed them "Pigeons."

The White Knights differ from the standard Arial. They are born directly from the queen and they often refer to each other as Brother or Sister. Because of their pure breed, they are the strongest of the Arials with the highest magical affinity. They harness the lightning forged in their weapons and are capable of harnessing multiple elements to aid them, the most common being air and light. They are the distinguished soldiers of the Sky Queen’s squadron.

The White Knights never age. They emerge from the egg full adults and are to die in service to the Sky Queen.

Male

6'1" | 172 lbs | Wingspan - 6 feet

Balthair is handsome as expected from an Arial. He has immaculate skin and platinum-blonde hair of the texture of feathers. There are even a few feathers mixed into his silken blades. His skin dimly glows, his irises though white are lightly outlined in black halos. His complexion is snowy with gentle sheens of silver. His armor is a mixture of Lightning Stone plates and Cloud Thread [See the “Equipment” section]. A smug smile is always slightly cocked on his face and an Earthborn could tower over him, and he will still appear to be looking down. The air of arrogance is thick with this one—again, as expected. Balthair wields two weapons: his primary is a claymore named Lightning Edge, and his second are twin short swords named Cloud and Squall (get it?).

Balthair is stereotypical Arial. He is arrogant and 100% confident in his skill and abilities. He may talk-the-talk, but he can also walk-the-walk. His arrogance makes him fearless. He puts on a good front that makes him come off as nothing but a cocky son of a bitch, but he is a champion for a reason. He will often stretch a fight to assess a formidable opponent or yield when he knows he will be defeated. Of course, he would never admit to failure, loss, or defeat. A White Knight never fails for as long as he is alive! In truth, a White Knight only fulfills his or her purpose in death to die in service to the Sky Queen. Balthair, like all Arials, sees Earthborns as inferior. This doesn’t make him too popular with allies but perhaps overtime he will learn humility. For now, Balthair aids the Earthborn because they have a common enemy and that is all. He has a cynical outlook on life. He believes that once the threat is all dealt with that the Earthborn would just go back to killing each other and he would return to the skies to serve his queen. Huh! He might not ever see them again. What’s the point of making friends?

If by now you couldn’t figure out that Balthair is a natural bastard, then maybe you and him will make the best of comrades. He is very vocal about his opinions. He will speak up if he feels a plan is stupid, stinks, and just speak his thoughts aloud whether people want to hear them or not. If ever a comrade actually manages to receive a compliment from the Arial, they should take it as an achievement for Balthair rarely compliments Earthborns.

I wrote the history when I explained the Race, but I will express some character development desires in this section. Balthair is quite the dick, but overtime, as he travels and finds himself growing closer to his team, his arrogance and cynical outlook will lighten. I would also be interested in Balthair developing a relationship with a non-Arial character. It is something unheard of to the Arials, and it would be interesting to see.

• Lightning Stone Plate Armor The armor makes Balthair immune to lightning or alterations in the electromagnetic field. It is a necessary armor if any Arial is to safely use weapons forged from Lightning Stone. The armor is light and conducts electricity easily.
• Cloud Thread is a material found only in Sepherine. Threads are taken from the clouds and woven on a magic loom into clothing. Cloud Thread makes the wearer feel as light as a feather, allowing the wearer to fly and fight for lengthy periods.
• Lightning Edge is the name of Balthair's claymore. It a claymore forged from lightning stone that is capable of throwing chains of lightning with its every swing. Upon contact with a metal weapon, the user will find themselves being electrocuted on contact. On a stormy night or day, Balthair can use Lightning Edge to cast the special ability Smite. A powerful spear of lightning will drop down from the clouds on the intended targets, juicing them with so much volts of electricity they explode.
• Cloud and Squall are the twin short swords magnetically attached to Balthair's greaves. Like, Lightning Edge, the short swords can send small whips of lightning at an enemy. Balthair can join the two blades with a chain of lightning and whirl them like linked sickles.
• Rain Water a skin of rain water that Balthair carries with him. Most will see him take a few sips of water, but he rarely eats or drinks. He hardly feels the urge.

• Jetstream an attack where Balthair flies by an enemy or enemies so fast that the winds from his passing will bowl them over.
• Light Scatter with a strong flap from his wings, Balthair will release a cloud of white feathers that will suddenly flash with a blinding light to disorient and distract an enemy or enemies.
• Thunder Clap When Blathair is equipped with Cloud and Squall, he can clang the weapons together to have them produce a thunderous thoom, sending destructive decibels in a cone at multiple enemies.

[Holy Soldier]

Veronica Lebedeva

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⦋ Appears 24 || Russian || Female ⦌

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APPEARANCE

Lebed in Russian means “swan,” and Veronica’s beauty is just as enrapturing. She has large, blue, doe-like eyes with long fan-like lashes, fine waxed brows, and full, pouty lips. Her hair is auburn that shines in a rustic orange-red under certain lighting. The Russian bombshell was created to disarm others with her beauty and blessed assets……..no seriously! Her heavy, generous bosom is a weapon, and so are the voluptuous spheres that make up her backside. They are weapons designed to punish and through these weapons she has managed to seduce, infiltrate, incapacitate many a man and woman. She is a Russian secret agent whose codename is “Black Swan.”

Black Swan wears a black, lightweight polyfiber leotard that leaves her butt cheeks exposed. Her trademark tattoo is on her right cheek in the form of four black stars that may signify her rank in the organization, Молоток (Mah-lah’tok/Hammer). Her leotard also divides down her torso, exposing her cleavage, but most importantly the girth of her weapons. She wears knee-high combat-style boots, knee and elbow guards, fingerless gloves, and bracers that protect her forearms. Her hair is often pulled back into a ponytail with a few dangling strands here and there and they say when she’s really into a fight, her hair comes down to pool about her shoulders like copper.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

☆Flirt
☆Stern
☆Tough
☆Loyal
☆Determined
☆Deceiving
☆Distrusting

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Molotok was created during the Cold War as a secret laboratory that experimented with human genetics. Scientists conducted inhumane experiments in order to unlock the secrets of genetic engineering that would have otherwise never been unlocked following humanitarian law. Their purpose was to create the ultimate weapon. American spies caught wind of the USSR’s weapon program, but they hadn’t known what it exactly was. They had expected a nuclear weapon, but the idea that the USSR had such weapons was already well-known. Molotok experimented with cloning. The gender of the clone was heavily disputed until after two weeks, a consensus finally decided the clone would be a woman. Like a sculptor, Veronica’s creator made her the woman of most men’s dreams. She was grown in the lab and underwent lethal tests of agility, strength, and reaction. Every time she died, she was cloned again, and again, and every clone became stronger and smarter than the last. The scientists couldn’t exactly comprehend the phenomenon. It was as though her mind somehow remembered how she died and learned to “adapt” and to not repeat the same mistakes. Her martial arts greatly improved to where she rapidly learned the moves of her opponents after having been formerly exposed to them. She could read her opponent’s movements at an accelerated pace, but her techniques were also readable. Her makers found that to be concerning. The next clone, they recoded her DNA to make her breasts heavier and oddly durable. They were her hammer and her shield. Her thighs were her vice to crush the skulls and throats of her enemies and her bottom her mace. Veronica’s fighting style became something unseen by any martial artist. Her breast, hips, and bottom were her weapons and through them, she expended ki; through the power of stubborn will and the pleasure of battle. Black Swan was born and she served Molotok for several generations. She was a doll that never died. There were always copies. The data from each of her deaths were always copied over to the next clone.

Veronica went on to serve in the United States’s Intelligence Community as a double agent. Using her beauty and deception, she stole over thousands of secrets. It was one day, where one of the classified documents she stole caught her and Molotok’s attention. The U.S. was developing a new weapon. It was de ja vu all over again. Veronica was tasked to learn more about this weapon and she tried to twirl the tie of any man or woman who knew more about the project. She eventually learned that the project was not being developed in the U.S. but in Switzerland. The project was called, “Cauldron.” Under the guise of Black Swan, Veronica traveled to Switzerland and secretly infiltrated the Gluckweich (Lucksoft (German)) software firm. The firm had been a cover to hide the laboratory that existed fifteen floors below it—just deep enough for ballistic experimentation without disturbing the surface.

Once in the lab, Veronica navigated the underground but could not find any data on The Cauldron. She wandered into a chamber full of blue glowing capsules, and inside them were various people: men, women, and children. She was amazed by how many there were and she thought at first that the U.S. may have somehow got a hold of Molotok technology except for one thing, none of them were copies of the other. They were all random individuals. A man suddenly spoke to her. He was an older man with gray hair and a paintbrush mustache. She would soon learn his name to be Raphael Blosser. He was hunched over with his hands clutched at the small of his back. Startled, Veronica was prepared to attack, but the man made no motion to fight her. Instead, he was kind. He figured out that she was the mole regardless if she denied it. He even knew the pseudonym she had used when she pretended to be American: Claire Richards. Raphael told her that she was just in time for the scientists of Howitzer had just finished the project. He said she was lucky to be the first to test it. Russia’s greatest weapon versus America’s.

Veronica learned that day that Adam hadn’t been a weapon, but a man. Raphael introduced her to his son, Gideon, named after a judge in the Old Testament. Veronica would barely remember Raphael, Gideon, and Adam after her encounter. Another clone was awakened and Molotok had many questions for her, questions she couldn’t answer for she could vaguely remember the encounter. “Adam” was all she remembered. Adam had been the one to kill her. His faint image would linger in her mind like a nightmare. She had dreams of him killing her and she couldn’t ever remember dreaming before. Veronica was prepared to return to Switzerland to confront him when she learned the news that Adam was no longer in Switzerland, but in America. Molotok had other plans for her that went against her desires. Whatever happened to Adam, she now had to find him. If Adam had been so strong to have defeated her so easily, then fighting him only meant that she would grow stronger. Molotok noticed that she had learned a new technique, "Qigong." She didn't know where the technique came from, but she learned to channel it through her Keijo techniques. After Molotok learned about the mysterious destruction of Daedalus, Molotok permitted Veronica to leave Russia to find Adam. They desired for her to grow stronger, but secretly, they desired for Veronica to become Adam’s Eve.

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FIGHTING STYLE

Veronica’s fighting style is Keijo. It is a feminine art where the assets of a woman are weaponized. Utilizing her hips, rear, and breasts as blunt and lethal weapons, she can hypnotize, incapacitate, stun, and propel her enemies. She also performs various ki-empowered techniques using Keijo. A common trademark left behind in her battles is her opponents having either died or fainted from severe hemorrhage from the nasal cavity (obvious joke).

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

☆ Qigong

The technique utilizes the "qi" or life force of the user's own body in the form of instantaneous blasts. By building up qi in the body and exerting out the pressure with enough force, powerful energy attacks can be unleashed without any prior movement. Since qi is controlled in the body using the mind, it can be exerted throughout the breasts and buttocks. Veronica is believed to have acquired this technique subconsciously after her encounter with Adam.

Mune Waza (Way of the Chest)

☆ 1.6 Kilo Boob Cannon

Utilizing the weight of her bosom, Veronica can thrust them at opponents to deliver enough explosive force to knock them off their feet.

☆ 1.6 Kilo Boob Napalm

Veronica uses the friction her breasts have in contact with another opponent to incinerate their clothing or flesh.

☆ Boob Counter

A technique where Veronica uses her breasts to stop blades, counter kicks and punches, and set up throws.

☆ Boob Dunk

Grasping one boob like one would do a basketball, Veronica will leap into the air and bring it down like a blazing meteor on top an opponent’s head.

☆ Boob Clap

Veronica claps her boobs together in front of her opponent's face, the resulting collision creating a burst of deafening sound to stun and disorient her enemies.

Shiri Waza (Way of the Butt)

☆ Butt Gatling

Veronica rapidly strikes with her bottom so fast that it appears as multiple blurs. Much like a rapid-fire fist, her explosive qigong booty will ruin a pretty face.

☆ Butt Flash

A single, near instantaneous strike from Veronica's butt. Her bottom is filled with a potent and concentrated level of qi that she releases in one instant burst. A direct strike to the face can cause an opponent to crumple like a pile of bricks. It's her best move for quickly incapacitating a foe.

☆ Butt Hardening

By clenching her glutes extra tight, Veronica can harden her butt to a state comparable to steel to repel most lethal attacks. If one isn't careful, then they just might break something.

☆ Bubble Butt

Veronica can cause her glutes to swell to a larger size than normal. Her butt then acts like a rubbery cushion for deflecting attacks or softening strikes.

☆ Meteor Hip

An airborne move where Veronica leaps into the air (if she's not already airborne such as falling from a high ledge). Her butt will light on fire and descend like a meteor. If impact is made, it is great enough to leave a small crater. If made on a person, then...I'm sorry.

☆ Mirror Butt

A counter type technique. Veronica synchronizes her movement with her opponent's, completely mirroring them, before countering them quickly.

SUPER MOVES

☆ Vacuum Butt Cannon

Veronica will either perform a series of flips and rotations to empower this move or rapidly spin in place. Her buns will start to glow as they fill with qi before the power is released in a horizontal cyclone that can send multiple opponents chaotically flying away.

☆ MOLOTOK Butt Missile Type 5

Veronica ambushes the opponent from behind. She then seemingly nudges them with little effort. However, it is strong enough to send her opponent flying a few meters away with explosive force.

☆ Giga Clone Butt Blossom

Veronica twirls around, swinging her hips in what appears to be a harmless attack until a wall of over a hundred butts appears like a startling illusion before her enemy's eyes. The enemy cannot look away. Like a blooming flower, its just so beautiful (to a perve at least). The enemy is then assaulted by a hundred butt strikes.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Close-Combatant: All of Veronica's moves specialize in close combat. Enemies who utilize range will be able to easily stay out of range of her attacks, but for how long is to be determined. Veronica likes to get up close and personal.

Limited Style: She only uses her breasts and butt to fight, so simply grabbing her arms or taking out her legs may be your best option. Just don't forget, she doesn't use typical combat methods such as fists and feet. If you get in front of her or behind her, then her most lethal weapons are going to be her ass and boobs.

Easily Frustrated: Veronica does not like to lose, and so she can get rather vicious. She doesn't like feeling weak, and so struggling to win only pisses her off.

Post-Death Memory Loss: When the next clone awakens, it doesn't fully remember what the Veronica before her knew. However, the memory can be recalled through memory cues she may encounter.

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Veronica believes Gideon to be her greatest rival and she greatly overestimates his character. She is a clone of many clones and does die, but never truly dies for the numerous copies Molotok keeps of her. Being a clone, she's wondered if she has a soul, but somewhat believes she doesn't have one.

Gideon Blosser

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⦋ Appears to be late 20s || Switzerland || Male ⦌

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APPEARANCE

Gideon is 6’3” and weighs 235 lbs of solid muscle. His build is lean and on the athletic side—the body of a gymnast. His hair is brown and eyes gray with tiny glowing specks in the irises like distant stars. His skin is a sandy-tan. Besides his eyes, his second most uncanny characteristic is his looks. He is a handsome man, and it’s noticeable. He appears to be a Renaissance painting come to life—too perfect to be genuine; too perfect to be real, but it is. Gideon was created to be attractive, but it hadn’t been for the purpose of attracting potential partners. It was because his creator saw himself as an artist, and he was making the perfect human as well as the perfect son. Since his escape from Project Adam and Daedalus, Gideon has kept his face hidden. He will wear sunglasses, hoodies, and scarves to hide his head and face and wear baggy clothing to conceal his body. He doesn’t hide too well that he’s a Nomad when it comes to his hands for he wears white hand wraps.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

⍟ Naive
⍟ Immature
⍟ Pig
⍟ Silly
⍟ Tough
⍟ Rebel
⍟ Compassionate
⍟ Competitive
⍟ Friendly
⍟ Anomaly
⍟ Crybaby

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Story Summary

Gideon was created by Raphael Blosser when he accidentally misread the genetic code for abomination. Gideon was since trained to be a weapon for the U.S. government. After learning the story of his origins and realizing that he wasn't conceived by natural means, Gideon furiously destroyed the research and science division, Daedalus. He since sought out the life of a Nomad, wandering from country to country learning about the world and fending off super soldiers from The Agency. The Agency, Howitzer, and Molotok all monitor him in secret.

Story

It started with a dreamer. His name was Raphael Blosser, a Swiss man who was a scientist employed by a secret agency, simply known as The Agency in the United States. Daedalus was the name of the science and research division of mentioned agency during the Cold War. The United States had learned that the Soviet Union was developing a secret weapon, and Raphael was tasked to come up with a secret weapon to counter it. After eliminating the possibility of the weapon being nuclear in nature, they learned of it being genetic and assumed that the Russians were creating super soldiers. Raphael was tasked to create a similar project, but Raphael had something else in mind. Daedalus gave him free reign to conduct his experiments, promising that his project would be completely confidential. Raphael wondered if he could create Adam. Through selective gene coding, could he design the perfect human? He didn’t know the codes right off the bat, and so acquiring the codes required him to acquire specimens.

Several humans went missing around the world, but not just any humans. They were select humans who displayed unique characteristics and abilities. They were kidnapped for a molecule worth of information, and were not returned to the world for several days. Their codes were stolen and inputted into a machine that rapidly matched the codes through a series of algorithms. When Raphael achieved a complete strand, in his haste to complete the project, he duplicated the strands and successfully created an embryo. The embryo developed rapidly in the nutrient-rich broth it bathed in. In an hour, the embryo grew into a full adult, but it didn’t stop. It grew old and shriveled into nothing. The failure was a lesson learned, and it made Raphael realize that he would need patience. Even though he had managed to create a complete strand, he did not yet have the sequence right. The process took years. He spent those years deleting and substituting codons. He even sought out more subjects.

Several experiments were fruitless and Daedalus was exasperated with funding the project. Raphael knew that if he didn’t come up with a new one, then he would not only lose funding but the freedom every scientist dreamed of. Daedalus gave him freedoms no other research facility would. Why wasn’t his project working? Raphael suspended the project and returned to Switzerland to rest for thirty days. During the thirty days, he learned that his granddaughter, Lea was pregnant. He went with her to the hospital to view the ultrasound of the baby, and it was the ultrasound that spurred his epiphany. That had been it!

In a mad paroxysm of inspiration, Raphael returned to his home to begin researching about the uterus. His research led to the blueprint of an artificial womb. Instead of “The Womb,” the machine that simulated it was called “The Cauldron.” Due to its size and the amount of various chemicals that went in it, other scientists jokingly saw Raphael as a witch when he returned to Daedalus. He was ridiculed for making “an easy-bake oven for super soldiers.” Providing the U.S. with super soldiers was the last thing on his mind. This wasn’t about the U.S. or scientific breakthroughs. It was about creating a human; about being God. The idea fascinated Raphael to no end. He became obsessed and what other scientists believed, mentally ill the closer he drew to The Cauldron’s completion. After a year, The Cauldron was completed. Raphael tested the machine and what came out of it was no “easy bake super soldier.” It was an abomination!

The abomination destroyed the lab and endangered several brilliant minds and killed several agents. The creature resembled a mound of malformed flesh and bone, stomping around on its massive ape-like fists and dragging its shriveled legs. It had taken several bullets to take the creature down and its body was burned. Raphael was fired and deported back to Switzerland. The notes for his project were said to have been incinerated so that no one could ever reproduce them. The failure weighed on Raphael’s heart. Perhaps he was too old. His story wasn’t over yet.

Around the 1980s, Raphael was approached by a mysterious man named Rex Howitzer. The man was an American weapons developer who knew Raphael from when he used to work for Daedalus. Rex had also worked for Daedalus, but they both had specialized in different areas. Rex revealed to Raphael that after he had left that he too had left Daedalus, having saved up enough money to start his own private business. Rex reminded him of The Cauldron and the abomination, but he didn’t do so to insult him. Rex had been morbidly fascinated by the creature, and he wanted to give Raphael the chance to recreate it. Rex loved power, and he relished how the creature had instilled so much fear. They almost had to call the Army to take it down. Raphael suspected Rex’s sinister ideas, but his aching desires to return to the lab were greater than the money Rex offered him to recreate The Cauldron. Rex told him that he had built an underground lab for him beneath a software firm called Gluckweich (Lucksoft (German)). He wanted him to continue his work there in secrecy.

While in the U.S., Rex continued to contract with Daedalus and was approached one day by a beautiful woman by the name of Claire Richards. He and Richards had a fling, and the following day, he never saw her again. Rex was frightened that he might have disclosed The Cauldron to her and made a phone call to warn Raphael.

Before the phone call and before Rex’s fling with Richards, Raphael had completed the Cauldron and was in the process of recreating the abomination. Rex had salvaged a few of Raphael’s notes, but the code for Abomination had been too smudged and warped from the document being damaged that he could barely read it properly. He typed into The Cauldron the sequence he thought was written on the paper. A cell was created from the genes and within The Cauldron’s amnion broth, they rapidly began to multiply. Raphael watched the cells form into an embryo and grow not into a creature but a humanoid fetus. The scientist was in awe. This was the birth of man. In a white light within a chamber full of red fluid, he watched the fetus grow into an infant, child, adolescent, and then a man. He had done it! Adam! He had made Adam! Raphael celebrated for a moment before he realized that Adam hadn’t been what Rex wanted. Rex had wanted an abomination and not a human.

For days, Raphael monitored Adam’s formation, while also pondering on a way to remove him from The Cauldron. He was afraid to release Adam, fearing that he would perish. He had finally done it, and he didn’t want his hard work to vanish. Raphael soon received a call from Rex warning him about a spy by the name of Claire Richards who may visit soon. Raphael knew then that he had no choice. To protect Adam, he would have to release him. Raphael drained and opened the cauldron. Adam was like a newborn babe when he awoke in the world. The world was completely alien to him and Raphael, pleased with his creation, almost named him Adam. No; Adam had been the name Daedalus wanted him to have. Raphael named him Gideon, a name he would have given his son if he had one. Raphael initially had to teach Gideon how to bathe, feed, and clothe himself. He didn’t have much time to teach him more things before the Black Swan infiltrated the lab.

During their exchange, Raphael revealed that he knew her pseudonym Claire Richards, which had led the swan to believe that the scientist knew more than he should. She attempted to take his life only to be stopped by Gideon. Raphael, surprised by Gideon’s reaction, introduced him to her. Right after, Gideon surprised him even more when he killed her. A mere punch to the woman’s face had caused her head to snap backwards harshly with blood streaming from her shattered nose. An explosive ki burst out of the back of her skull. The swan’s sudden death had not only horrified Raphael, but it had also terrified Gideon. The heavy-handed buffoon didn’t know his own strength!

When Rex returned and learned what happened to the spy and the abomination, at first he was disappointed. Raphael’s Adam was an idiot, who somehow killed a spy who had taken out every security officer in the lab. Raphael explained to Rex that Adam was just young and needed time to mentally grow. Rex, eager to make profits off The Cauldron and Adam, sold them both to the U.S. government. Raphael’s past sins were forgiven by Daedalus who happily welcomed him and Adam/Gideon. Gideon, under the name Adam, underwent several combat and reaction tests. He failed every test to Raphael’s disbelief. He deduced that Gideon was too mentally young to understand the purpose of the tests. He saw them only as punishment and Raphael volunteered to educate him. Daedalus, however, used an instructor from The Agency, Victor Ramos, to train Gideon, believing Raphael to be too old and soft.

It was Victor who revealed that the technique Gideon used was a supernatural form of Qigong. He pushed Gideon further, allowing him to unlock his first potential: Red. Raphael watched how Gideon and Victor grew close. Victor was manipulating Gideon to believe that his calling was to serve the United States in war. He was a hero and he was special, and that they would need him. Daedalus, one day approached Raphael and told him that he wasn’t needed. They had found a way to reproduce his research and that Gideon was no longer his property but property of the U.S. government. Raphael was furious. Ever since Victor came into the picture, he hadn’t had any interaction with Gideon and now they were planning to just cut him off completely? Raphael desperately sought out Gideon one last time before The Agency could remove him from the premises.

Gideon was already calling himself, “Adam” and believing himself to be the U.S.’s saving grace. Raphael told him his true name and told him that he was his son. His last words to him were to seek out the truth and he’d find it. Daedalus removed Raphael from the premises and deported the doctor back to Switzerland. The Agency planned on keeping an eye on him to make sure he couldn’t re-contact Gideon.

Victor tried to dissuade Gideon from growing curious about his origins. He wanted his focus to only be on the U.S. and its missions. Gideon one night went behind Victor’s back to the Daedalus research division. He saw The Cauldron and saw the beings they were trying to create with it. Was this how he was created? There were so many kidnapped individuals, and it didn’t seem right that he was created through such methods. Victor had followed him and tried to give Gideon a choice to accept the life of Adam or be labeled a genetic failure. The Agency would do everything in their power to do away with him if he chose the latter. They didn’t need him anymore now that they were able to replicate Raphael’s technology.

Gideon boldly chose the latter and was forced to fight Victor. Victor was confident he would easily best Gideon for he was the one who taught him what he knew. He knew all of his moves. In desperation and in his determination to not give up, Gideon activated his second potential: White. He swiftly took down Victor and activated his third potential: Blue to destroy the lab. Gideon fled the country. As much as he wanted to see his father again, he suspected The Agency would be expecting him to return to Switzerland. Gideon was forced to wander…alone.

Daedalus was able to rebuild the lab, and though they lost some data in the destruction, they were able to recreate Project Adam. They used it to create super soldiers and they sent the soldiers after Gideon to test their strength against "The Original." Gideon has so far remained undefeated, and it could have possibly been because they couldn’t completely recreate the same code Raphael had used to create Gideon. Servants of The Agency was what Gideon called them or simply Agents, and they were his sworn enemy for as long as they continued to seek him out. Howitzer tried to persuade Gideon to work for him. Every now and then, Howitzer will approach Gideon to try and recruit him; however, Gideon refuses. Gideon hopes to be able to meet Raphael again someday, but until then, he’s been traveling to better himself and to experience the world in the life that was given to him.

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FIGHTING STYLE

Gideon specializes in close-combat, and using qigong, his motions are not so hard-hitting. It is the ki charged in his fists or feet (wherever he is charging ki), and which is released that generates the explosive, crippling effects his blows are renowned to generate. When sparring with friends or opponents who he has no intention of harming, he doesn’t use his qigong. Gideon can harden and soften his muscles, using the contractions as a weapon with his qigong. He can even control several functions in his body, compacting himself to appear as a kid to better hide from his pursuers. Gideon’s Red technique augments his physical strength. It sacrifices speed for strength, allowing him to overpower or match larger foes. When fighting foes who are swift, Gideon can invoke his White technique which sacrifices strength for speed. White makes his moves rapid-fire and though they aren’t as strong as they would be in normal mode or Red mode, with his qigong techniques, they can wear an enemy down overtime. Blue is Gideon’s ability to project ki. This is when all his concentrated ki becomes a destructive force. He can invoke Blue when fighting ranged enemies or when taking on multiple enemies at once. Special and Super moves for each mode are explained below.

⍟ Qigong

The technique utilizes the "qi" or life force of the user's own body in the form of instantaneous blasts. By building up qi in the body and exerting out the pressure with enough force, powerful energy attacks can be unleashed without any prior movement. Since qi is controlled in the body using the mind, it can be exerted from various places in Gideon's body.

⍟ Body Supremacy

Gideon has near or complete control over the movements and functions of his muscles, bones, veins, etc. being able to move with remarkable grace, athletic and acrobatic skill. He can control his flesh and blood to move at both his conscious and subconscious command, which allows him to take control over his motions, augmenting himself so that he can activate his three potentials: Red, White, and Blue. He can resist forced motor control by others who are capable of possession, telekinesis, and blood manipulation, and he can chibify himself to hide from pursuers.

⍟ Chibi

As a chibi, Gideon's strength is greatly reduced. While he is still capable of martial arts, his strength would probably only hurt other kids. He uses this form to hide his ki and to hide from his pursuers. As a chibi, Gideon is as normal as any child.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

⍟ Burst Fist

Gideon builds ki in his fists and delivers three punches against an opponent's mid-section. Each strike erupts in an orange, fiery explosion of ki from the opponent's back.

⍟ Comet Strike

Gideon leaps into the air and his foot will light on fire as he descends toward an opponent. If impact is made, then the ki charged in his foot will release upon an explosion.

⍟ Titty Twister

Gideon's least serious but effective technique. He vigorously rubs his hands together to build friction. Static will build in his hands until they start to flicker with electricity. He will then grab his opponents by their nipples, giving them a painful twist and release the built up charge for an an electrifying shock. It is...uncertain why he knows this ability or uses it. Then again, he already is a "special" case.

Red

⍟ Shield Breaker

Gideon builds ki in his fist, drawing it back and then thrusting it forward like a shell leaving a cannon. The destructive strike can damage the strongest of shields, the ki charged in the attack forcefully escaping to disrupt all other functions. This same move allows him to break through a lot of sturdy barriers/obstacles.

⍟ Counter

Gideon will contract his muscles seconds before an opponent's strike lands on his body, the sudden contraction releases ki that collides with where the opponent's fist or foot landed, countering the force and returning it along with the charged ki. The returned attack appears with a burst of red ki, spreading over the opponent. Counter is as lethal as his opponent and can be used against them.

⍟ Earthbreaker

Gideon will counter an opponent's punch, pulling them into a hold. Once trapped in his arms, Gideon will concentrate his ki into the slam. When Gideon supplexes the enemy, the ground erupts beneath them, exploding with red ki. The move can destroy an opponent's back if they aren't careful.

White

⍟ Afterimage Strike

Gideon will move so fast that he'll leave an afterimages of himself. Whether he's punching or kicking, he'll leave three afterimages in a row behind him. Once the first strike is made, the three afterimages will deliver the following strikes.

⍟ Pummel

When Gideon's arms become a blur of rapidly moving fists. The punches are difficult to lock onto because they also leave afterimages that add to the devastation and number of landed strikes.

⍟ Fire Wheel

Gideon will charge an enemy and cartwheel. His hands and feet erupt in white fire as he spins like a wheel toward an opponent. If struck by the wheel, Gideon's hands will catch the opponent and force them to be crushed over and over by his wheeling until momentum is lost.

Blue

⍟ Ki Bomb

A slow-moving pulsing orb of blue ki will float towards an enemy and detonate after 5 seconds or whenever Gideon causes it to detonate.

⍟ Sniper!

Gideon will bring both of his hands together and point his fingers like a gun--forefingers and thumbs extended. He will then fire a beam of blue ki at an enemy over a long-range as dictated by RoC (Rule of Cool).

⍟ Blue Ray

Gideon will toss an orb of ki into the sky, and then extend his arm, palm up in the direction of his opponent. The ki will descend in a huge destructive beam over his opponent.

SUPER MOVES

⍟ Red, White, and Blue!

Gideon invokes all three potentials. He’s bathed in an aura of red, white and blue ki. Gideon will then rapidly assault his opponent, pummeling them relentlessly as ki builds up in his opponent’s body until erupting in a patriotic explosion.

⍟ Star-Spangled Cannon

Gideon invokes all three potentials. He’s bathed in an aura of red, white and blue ki. Extending his arms in the direction of his opponent, he releases a huge beam of red, white, and blue ki that has white stars spiraling about it. The destructive beam annihilates anyone and anything in its path in patriotic glory.

⍟ Blazing Rockets

Gideon invokes all three potentials. He’s bathed in an aura of red, white, and blue ki. He then charges his body and releases it in the form of rocket-like projectiles that will pepper the earth in explosions.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Naïve Gideon can be quite the sucker and can be led into traps very easily. He is inexperienced in the world and so isn’t used to the guile of other humans. This makes him easy to rob or swindle. He also doesn’t understand when others are attracted to him, so most people will find him to be dimwitted when he turns down a pretty face. He just doesn’t think about those things and is too inexperienced.

Red His red technique reduces his speed, so he’s slow and lumbering. Gideon’s stamina is higher in this mode due to him being able to conserve his energy with his slower movements; however, he will have a harder time landing attacks on swifter enemies.

White He sacrifices strength for speed. He will be faster but he won’t deal as much damage as he would in normal or red mode. He expends the most stamina in this mode and so can tire very quickly.

Blue Gideon can deplete his energy quickly with blue. He is basically releasing the ki that he usually concentrates in his body. He will not use this potential frequently due to those reasons. This mode he uses for swift finishers and to perform a short stunt.

Changing Potentials Shifting between potentials can tire Gideon out, which is why he has to try and only invoke a potential when he absolutely needs it. Otherwise, he’ll avoid using them if he can and fight in normal mode.

Good Food Gideon loves free food and buffets. Who wouldn’t? A cook could easily win him over. He has a lot of cells to feed with energy.

Starvation The worst feeling he could ever experience. When he becomes hungry, he refuses to do anything but whine and complain about how empty his stomach is. He is also physically weak during this period. His body will shrivel and deteriorate if he doesn’t keep it fed.

Chibi When in his chibi guise, Gideon is as weak as a human child. He usually takes on this form to conserve and hide his ki as well as hide from those pursuing him.

Weaponless He just doesn't use weapons. His fists and feet are lethal enough.

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Bro Gideon can make a good bro to any character desiring one. His innocent and playful personality can make him feel like a little brother to others.

Swiss German He learned this language from Raphael.

Yodeling He is actually quite good at it just don't ask him to do it. Most find it annoying and he usually does it to annoy people. He finds it funny though.

Win Quotes

Veronica

“Oh? Iz it over already?” (Jaden)

(Justin)

“And d’is is why I waz never allowed to play wit’ dolls as little girl.” (Seven-Seven)

“Waz d’at really God’s power?” (Sage)

“Dinosaurs should remain extinct.” (Brooklyn)

(Brenda)

(Margot)

“So you do know how to play dead.” (Otsana)

(Joaoquim)

(Jonas)

“Someone had to shut you up.” (The One)

(Fafnir)

“Z’e cold never bothered me any way…” (Calvin)

(Jeremy)

“Dat’s a big knife, someone should show you how to use it.” (Hank)

“D’ere can only be one.” (Veronica)

“Да. I am no longer in need of you. It iz Russia who iz d’e best now.” (Gideon)

“I t’ink I just showed you who’s colder.” (Klara)

“I just showed you who best waz.” (Yeong-suk)

“Boy, return to your mother’s tit.” (Lucas)

“Hm, looks like I waz faster.” (Voyt)

(Walter)

“Sick girl, I put you out ov’ your misery.” (Brown)

Gideon

“Cool knives, bruh.” (Jaden)

“I’ve never seen someone come apart like that before.” (Justin)

“Oh shit, you’re a robot? I guess that didn’t hurt then.” (Seven-Seven)

“Did Daedalus send you?” (Sage)

“Did my Comet Strike wipe you out?” (Brooklyn)

“What a blockhead…” (Brenda)

“Hey, that was pretty fun. We should do it again some time. I’ll bring popcorn.” (Margot)

*now that she’s defeated, pets her* “I’ve been dying to do that the whole fight.” (Otsana)

“Uuh…huh…” (Joaoquim)

“Damn, someone should call a doctor…oh wait…” (Jonas)

“Does your ass talk as much as you when it’s running?” (The One)

“Hm…I wonder what dragon tastes like…HANK!” (Fafnir)

“Chill out, buddy.” (Calvin)

“Horizon Frontier? Is that where scrap comes from?” (SYM-04)

“My favorite butcher. It’s a shame our roles had to be reversed.” (Hank)

“Stay dead this time!” (Veronica)

“………Want to go get a sandwich?” (Gideon)

“That was a huge bitch…” (Klara)

“You know, for a period of time, I was trained to stop you. Must be fate.” (Yeong-suk)

“I almost feel sorry for beating you……..nah!” (Lucas)

“You were fast, but I was faster.” (Voyt)

“Looks like you were S-A-W-F-T, SAAAAWFT~!” (Walter)

“Maybe you should have sat this one out?” (Brown)

[Holy Soldier]

There was a white light blinding your eyes. You felt cramped, hot, and uncomfortable. Why was everything so hot? You couldn’t speak, and despite the unbearable temperature, you could not sweat. Where am I!?

There was the shrill groan of what sounded like a rusted and iron gate opening. You were tossed; you tumbled; until your small form was crushed within a giant, black fist. It was dark but for the numerous glowing bodies that surrounded you. You realize then that there were more confused Souls just like you frightened and confused. They did not speak. You could only hear their frightened whimpers as you and them were carried into the sky. The fingers unfurled beneath you, revealing the gaping maw of monster. Its teeth were yellow, jagged, and misaligned. Its gums were so dark red you might have thought they were just clumps of coagulated blood. A pink and lengthy tongue unfurled from the creature’s mouth to dribble saliva down the fat swells of its chest. You saw that it had no eyes and from its pale-head protruded horns or antennae—you couldn’t tell and they might have been a combination of both. You fell.

You and a few others were fortunate enough to miss the monster’s gaping mouth and instead tumbled and bounced down its white, globular belly. One Soul who had also missed the creature’s mouth had fallen across its tongue and as it rolled near the tip, the monster’s tongue curled, rolling it up like a rug. You and the surviving others struck the basaltic floor, and above you, you could hear the grunts and crunch of the giant gobbling the Souls up. Their bodies popped and tore between its grinding teeth, spilling blood like a sanguine curtain down its quivering belly that squirted blood from its stapled seams. The monster uttered its finishing gluttonous grunts before it gulped audibly and leaned over to belch a black gas upon a few of the survivors. You watch as their bodies turn black and shrivel in the heat of the gas.

There were even fewer of you now and the monster sadistically laughed. You’re frozen—afraid to move as you wondered if you were next. The monster instead scratched at the staples across its belly before it hauled what appeared to be a massive iron mace onto its armored shoulder.

“All right,” the tongue the creature spoke was nothing you had ever heard before, and somehow you understood it. “You lucky ones are my new Spirit slaves. I got hungry and ate my old ones.”

The monster, now to be called The Horned Guard tensed a little in surprise as it uttered a, “Whoops!”

He shrugged his colossal mace from his shoulder and swung it over his head to bring it slamming down like a hammer on top of what appeared to be a large iron cage behind you. The door he had opened to draw out the handful of Spirits was slammed closed, snapping several Spirits who had tried to crawl free in two, and leaving some to writhe on the ground without arm, leg, or head. You realize that you had been in that cage once. The cage was pure white from the thousands of Souls tightly packed together in what looked like a glowing and wiggling snowball.

“Almost had some escape…that wouldn’t have been good,” the creature muttered to itself. It retracted its mace and gazed upon the Spirits that were still sitting and lying about. With an annoyed growl, the Horned Guard swung his large mace, crushing a few Spirits beneath it who had been to slow to flee. It slid the mace across the ground, leaving a red smear and crushing a few other slow Spirits in its path. With another wicked chuckle, it retracted its mace and growled, “You lazy shits! I let you out of the cage and all you want to do is lie around! Move those stones! They’re in my way!”

The Horned Guard indicated the large black blocks with sharp red and glowing thorns curving out of it. There wasn’t a single area of the block a Spirit could grasp that wouldn’t make them bleed. Afraid to be killed, a few Spirits raced over to the stones to attempt to move them. The first Spirit to the block abruptly stopped when it nearly ran into one of the thorns, but the Spirit behind it had pushed it into it, impaling its body on the stone. Other Spirits followed like lemmings accidentally bumping into each other and causing more to be impaled. The Spirits eventually figured out that the bodies impaled upon the thorns made the stone safer to move and proceeded to do so while the Horned Guard hysterically laughed.

“You stupid little shits! Ha, ha, ha!” The Horned Guard’s laughter suddenly ceased as its teeth came together in an ominous frown. One of the Spirits was sitting on the floor with its arms wrapped about its legs. Why wasn’t it obeying it!? Why wasn’t it working!? “Rah! Disobedience!”

The Horned Guard swung its mace at the Spirit, and the Spirit rolled out from beneath the weapon before it struck. The Horned Guard’s horns went stiff and upright in shock. With a frustrated growl, it began bashing its hammer on the floor, cracking the basalt and sending fragments flying into the air. Unfortunately, the Spirit didn’t make it.

“Don’t ever defy me! NONE OF YOU!” the Horned Guard screamed before he marched back over to the Spirit pin and opened the lid. He set his mace next to the iron cage and dunked both of his hands into the white batch, swirling them around and gathering fistfuls. The Spirits were like weeds gripped in its hands and the Horned Guard in its greed and gluttony began cramming them into his face, rumbling away with its grunting and munching. It had barely finished the first fistful when it crammed the second fist in, its cheeks expanding like balloons. A few Spirits were even crawling out through the holes in them. The Horned Guard swallowed and the writhing Spirits that survived the fat creature’s chewing expanded in its throat as they tried to escape. Some fell passed the ball of carnage lodged in its throat, while others clawed desperately at its slick esophagus. The Horned Guard’s horns drooped across its head as its hands reached up to grasp its throat.

You notice the Horned Guard wasn’t making its usual sound of grunting and munching. It was choking and wheezing. Turning away from the cage, the guard dropped to its knees with a loud boom! and hunched over until its stapled belly swayed upon the floor.

[Holy Soldier]

Dragomir Anghelescu

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⦋ N/A || Romanian || Male ⦌

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APPEARANCE

[ 6'4" | 275 lbs | Black | Red and Irritated ]

Dragomir’s flesh is dark and covered in a plethora of scars. His flesh looks stretched as though something immense was wearing it like a latex suit. His hair is black and unkempt, his irises red amidst a pink backdrop of irritated sclera. His teeth are jagged behind his lips and wrappings covered in satanic scriptures cover his body. His nails are black and sharp, sharp enough to rend flesh and slice through a streetlamp like nothing. Dragomir often wears a mask he outright stole from a toy shop to hide his face when he is fighting enemies and devouring their souls. When he isn’t stalking, he wears sunglasses and a hoodie with a hood he can use to keep a low-profile. A low-profile might be what he desires, but the aura that surrounds the demon is cold, thick, and suffocating. Immediately humans get the feeling to avoid and steer clear of him. He is regularly seen as a threat without needing to speak or act. A mere look in the wrong direction can raise the hackles of challengers. Most keep their distance from him, which is what he prefers.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

⛤ Evil
⛤ Misunderstood
⛤ Brutal
⛤ Sadist
⛤ Masochist
⛤ Dark Humor
⛤ Tough
⛤ Horrific
⛤ Fearless
⛤ Chaotic

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Dragomir was once a faithful man with a wife, son and daughter—both in middle school. He and his family were part of the Eastern Orthodox faith and regularly attended service to worship God. His life couldn’t be anymore perfect and Dragomir thanked God every day for his beautiful family and successful job as a counselor. Unfortunately, Dragomir’s life was too good to be true. His purity attracted dark entities who lusted after his innocence. One of his clients, Mihaela Popa—a gorgeous dark-haired woman—regularly made appointments to see him. She was a fortune teller who mostly lived on the streets using her trade to make whatever money she could get. Dragomir noticed the woman had been attracted to him and being a fearful and devoted man, he would end her appointments half an hour. Mihaela one day noticed this trend and refused to leave, making a move on the counselor. She tried to tempt him with a sensual kiss and draw him into her sinful clutches. Instead, in anger, Dragomir rebuked her efforts and threatened to throw her out with force. Mihaela hissed and threatened Dragomir in return. She revealed to him that she had been following him home every evening and had been watching him and his family. She warned Dragomir that if he didn’t want anything to happen to his wife and children, then he shouldn’t refuse her. Dragomir that night, in order to protect his family, gave into Mihaela. They made love in his office, and she did things to him that his wife was too good to do. Shame was like a yolk on his shoulders and even after Mihaela left his office, Dragomir was too upset and ashamed to go home. He no longer felt good in the eyes of God. He had become unclean and unfit to be with his loving wife, Sabina. Mihaela’s visits continued and Dragomir kept them a secret. Sabina noticed his stress and lack of sleep and how he stayed late at work. Soon Dragomir’s worst nightmare happened. She asked him if he had been cheating on her. The question broke his heart, and he couldn’t blame her. He had been, and to add more shame to his life, he lied to her. He was not only unloyal, now he was dishonest.

Sabina, one day, did some investigating. She followed Dragomir to work and she waited outside his office window, watching every client that entered. It wasn’t until late afternoon that Sabina saw Mihaela. Dragomir closed the blinds and the curtains, which raised Sabina’s suspicion. She raced into the office and caught Dragomir and Mihaela in a ghastly position. Sabina angrily stormed in and ripped Mihaela off her husband. When Dragomir attempted to explain the situation to Sabina, too upset to listen, his wife slapped him and cursed his name. When Dragomir watched his wife flee in grief from his office, he feared he would never see her or his children again. Mihaela saw Dragomir’s fear and asked him if he wanted to see his family again. Assuming already that his relationship and family was over, Dragomir felt free of Mihaela’s manipulation. He violently lashed out at the woman to his surprise. It was only when he made her bleed that he stopped himself out of fright. Mihaela only smiled as she wiped the blood from her mouth and she directed Dragomir to come with her, if he wanted to see his family again. Reluctant and nervous, Dragomir followed Mihaela outside, and upon reaching the walk, a black vehicle pulled up to it. Two large men quickly popped out of the vehicle and wrestled him inside. He was incapacitated by a chloroform rag, and when he woke later, he found himself to be in a dark and frightening place.

There were red robed figures all about him, chanting an ominous psalm. Mihaela was wearing scandalous clothing that left nothing to the imagination and danced about in some sexual ritualistic dance. Gazing upon himself, he was shackled to a wooden table that had strange symbols carved into it. He was completely bare and wrapped in wrappings with more strange symbols painted on them in blood. His son, Nicholas, called his name and Dragomir was horrified to see his family bound by rope and at the mercy of the robed figures. Dragomir pleaded for their release, but no one listened. Sabina called to her husband, asking him if this chaos was what he had kept from her. Dragomir overwhelmed with shame wept and begged for her forgiveness. His wife forgave him and together they prayed to God to set them free. Amidst their prayer, the robed figures drew odd daggers and slit the throats of his wife and children before his eyes. The mental trauma made Dragomir scream whilst the robed ones collected his family’s blood in black goblets. The blood was carried over to the terrified man and poured all over him. They made sure to near water board him with it.

After working up a sweat, Mihaela raced to his side and mounted him on the table. She drew her own dagger and gazed up at the sky as she began speaking an eldritch tongue and calling to something called “Amon.” Dragomir wept and continued to beg God to save him. Mihaela stabbed her knife into Dragomir’s chest, and while his lungs, throat, and mouth overwhelmed with blood, he could hear his heart pounding rapidly in his ears. Something was coming. Something horrible was coming. He felt its claws dig into his back, ripping it open as it stepped into his body. Overcome in agony, Dragomir’s body stretched and swelled. His flesh split to accommodate the demon that forced itself into him like a small pair of pants. The demon coiled itself like a serpent around his soul and beneath Mihaela was no longer Dragomir. The fortune teller was elated to have conjured Amon and told the demon how she was to be his bride. Amon bit Mihaela’s face off when they kissed and devoured her soul. He then broke free from the table-altar and turned his hunger upon the cultists, brutally massacring them and leaving only carnage behind.

Amon escaped his confinement and trespassed into a world he was never meant to traverse. To this day, the demon wanders dueling formidable opponents and devouring the souls of the losers.

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FIGHTING STYLE

Amon’s fighting style is grotesque and horrific. One might see his body swell and sink, and the demon shifting beneath his skin or peering through it like a window with its red, burning eyes. He utilizes his claws to lacerate his enemies and his evil ki to deal destruction and to corrupt those with dark hearts. Amon doesn’t feel pain the way a normal human would and so can tank tons of damage without flinching, making him a difficult opponent to incapacitate or perform submissions on. The more of his blood the enemy spills, the more dangerous he becomes. Amon will use his blood as a deadly weapon. If his limbs were to be severed, one might watch his limb rise and hop back over to him to be freakishly reattached or, he just might use it as a weapon. Amon’s claws are strong enough to deflect bladed weapons and ammunition. His ki can leech a fighter’s positive energy, filling them with hopelessness that longer the fighter engages him. Amon is a liar, and if near defeat, he will attempt to deceive his opponent into granting him mercy—big mistake.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES
[REMOVE THIS. What are the special moves your character can do? Mostly things like fireballs, or any other special techniques. Remember special attacks are the flashy, hard hitting, moves in fighting games. Not normal moves. Make a list of around twelve special attacks max. REMOVE THIS.]

⛤ Horrific Stare

If an enemy happens to gaze upon Amon, when he is peering through Dragomir’s flesh, then they will find themselves petrified for five seconds.

⛤ Demon Dice

Amon will perform five rapid consecutive slashes that leave red glowing claw marks on the air. An opponent caught in the combo may have their gear shredded and flesh cut up.

⛤ Vicious Bite

Amon will viciously bite an opponent, tearing a bite-sized chunk of their body and devouring the flesh to regain a small dose of health. With the restoration, cuts from blades or bullet wounds will be healed.

⛤ Demon Dance

Amon drops backwards into a bridge and creepily moves quickly along the ground used to get under his opponent’s attacks. He will follow the move up with a take down, leaping at an opponent, and locking his thighs about the opponent’s hips. His weight will rock forward, forcing the opponent to the ground as he will deliver two slashes to the opponent’s face with his claws.

⛤ Blood Wave

When his blood is drawn, Amon will swing either arm at his opponent. Drops of blood will spontaneously expand into two crescent like waves of blood that rushes at the opponent like a rising sickle. The wave will not only knock an opponent into the air, but cut them twice as they are juggled by the two waves.

⛤ Blood Iron

When his blood is drawn, Amon will form a ten-foot barrier of blood that hardens into solid-black iron to deflect incoming attacks.

⛤ Sanguine Needles

When his blood is drawn, Amon will fling it at his enemies. The drops become needles that fly rapidly at opponent’s like senbon. These bloody senbon will embed into an opponent’s flesh, injecting them with his dark ki and increasing their hopelessness level.

⛤ Demonic Chant

A low and annoying muttering sound that will fill the opponent’s ears and grate on their nerves, intending to tip them close to madness and increase their hopelessness level if not stopped.

⛤ Black Ki

Amon will clap his hands together and draw them apart. Between his hands will expand a dark sphere of swirling red and black ki. He will then lob the sphere at an enemy, and it will detonate like a grenade causing damage and increasing their opponent’s hopelessness level.

⛤ Boo!

Amon’s head will snap around 180 degrees to surprise those opponent’s who try to attack him from behind. The move will startle an opponent, causing them to hesitate and thus briefly open their guard for a countering slash.

⛤ Snag

Amon will throw his wrappings at an enemy, binding the enemy’s arms in his wrappings and increasing the enemy’s hopelessness level if the enemy doesn’t break free.

⛤ Dark Glide

Amon will draw his own blood and form devil-like wings that allow him to glide from one ledge to the next.

SUPER MOVES
[REMOVE THIS. The big flashy super moves that take off a large chunk of health off their enemies. These moves should go without saying, but give your character around three. REMOVE THIS.]

⛤ Feast

Amon will toss his wrappings at an enemy, draw the enemy into his clutches, and proceed to nom, nom, nom all over them for three strong bites before they are released. This move gives him a significant health boost.

⛤ Black Bomb

Amon will perform the Black Ki technique except the ki ball will swell to nearly as big as him (six feet in size). He will then lob the ball at an enemy or enemies. The detonation could bring down a skyscraper if aimed at the foundations and leaves behind a 10 meter in diameter field of negative energy, increasing the hopelessness level of multiple enemies.

⛤ Crimson Tide

Amon will rapidly swing his arms, sending wave after wave after wave of blood razors. The razors will juggle an enemy or enemies into the air, hitting them with a 30 combo. The opponent is then cursed with a bleed status that will remain for as long as the wound is not immediately treated.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

Amon’s greatest weakness is holy energy. Although his powers are corrupting, a warrior who is highly self-confident in him or herself will have a greater chance of resisting his hopelessness affects. While Amon becomes deadlier when his blood is drawn, overtime, he will weaken due to anemia. Fighters take a big risk trying to draw out Amon’s blood enough to reduce him to anemia. Therefore, he can’t be taken too lightly.

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Dragomir can be saved if Amon is exercised. His soul is still alive but bound in the arms of Amon. If Amon is eventually exorcised from Dragomir, I plan for Dragomir to become inhuman due to the lingering effects of Amon’s demonic presence. If Dragomir indulges too much in the demon’s power, he increases the potential to invite Amon back into his body.

[Holy Soldier]

Pretty Boy

Vernik speaks with a sophisticated Swedish accent and a masculine posh mannerism. Within his helmet, which he has named Red Death, his voice is heavily distorted—creepily so. It would make the skin of most of his enemies crawl. Wanna play a game?

Vernik isn’t called “Pretty Boy” for nothing. He is fabulous and he knows it. He’s not your over-the-top femme gay. While he may wag a finger, cock a hip, or roll his eyes or his neck every once and awhile, he’s not to be underestimated. His reputation as the Red Death says he’s not to be underestimated. It is almost as though the man has a split personality once he’s behind that skull. But he doesn’t, he’s no less gay with the helmet on than with it off. He walks like he’s always on a runaway, hips swaying, and arm swinging. The mannerisms don’t quite match the voice of Red Death, but who is really focused on that when facing such a ruthless opponent? His personality seems contrary to his actions. He comes off as polite, saying “Please,” “Thank you,” and “Sorry, babe!”

He likes acquiring weapon upgrades. That’s the equivalent to giving him a diamond ring. At times, the enemy may think they’re dealing with a woman or be caught off-guard by Pretty Boy’s promiscuous martial arts. All the better to slay you with, my dear~! ♥

Vernik was born and raised in Helsingborg, Sweden. He served in the Swedish Army, Särskilda Operationsgruppen (Special Operations Task Group (SOG)) as an operator. During his service, he has served in the Balkans, Congo, Chad, the Central African Republic, and Afghanistan until the withdrawal of the International Security Assistance Force in 2014. While training Kurd soldiers in Kurdistan, he was approached by a recruiting officer, offering him a contract with an organization called “Preemptive Strike.” What the recruiter hadn’t expected was for one of the SOG’s top operators to be gay. It wouldn’t have went down well with their Muslim employer, and so Vernik was passed on the offer—to his offense. A clandestine recruiter of the Maverick Security Consultation had been watching the entire exchange and was next to approach Vernik, but in a more discreet manner. The recruiter intercepted the transmission on his radio and made the offer to him. He had offered him more money than the last private military company (PMC), and there was some added pressure. It was either “Accept” or “Refuse.” If he refused, then he would never be approached again. Vernik was already feeling special being approached by two PMCs in one day offering more money than the Swedish Army gave him. He hadn’t exactly known what he was getting himself into, but didn’t he say they had offered him a lot of money?

Vernik became Cranium or Red Death, a cyborg who utilizes strategy, cybernetic phantasm, and traps to torment and brutally murder his enemies. When he wasn’t wearing his helmet, he was Pretty Boy—the sexiest bitch in the entire organization, yes~!

High-Frequency (HF) Dual Reapers

Red Death’s reapers can be utilized for rapid close combat as well as range in two forms. At close quarters, the kamas resembling ice picks can redirect blades, deflect projectiles, and be spun into red, glowing discs that can cut and shred an enemy’s armor. Sliding his thumb along the arm, the weapon’s sensor will cause a second HF sickle to protrude from the other end. Red Death will then lob the dual-bladed kama at an enemy, and much like a boomerang, it will return unless inhibited in some manner. Its second ranged form is when Red Death joins the butts of the kamas and then spreads them apart to reveal a red electromagnetic (EM) wire. Red Death will then whirl or hurl both weapons with the speed and ferocity of a dual-headed kusarigama. The EM wire he will also use to entangle about an enemy’s neck and behead them with laser accuracy. Red Death can use the weapon to yank out-of-reach enemies toward him, grapple ledges, and to perform aerial-acrobatic feats.
Quantity: 4 (Always bring some spares!)

Scatter Bow

The Scatter Bow uses compressed EM energy to form arrows for the bow. The arrows can be fired at electronic equipment to send a scrambling pulse throughout its systems to bring it down. If the arrows are to strike an enemy, they will give the enemy quite the shock temporarily paralyzing them, and if caught in the head, death. It is a silent weapon for the stealth take out of numerous enemies with little detection. Red Death can not only fire a single arrow, he can fire up to three simultaneously. The second dangerous mode the Scatter Bow can take is what gave it the name “Scatter.” Readying three beams between his fingers and pulling the special bow string taut, Red Death will release the three beams and they will chaotically bounce from wall to wall, ceiling to floor, ricocheting in all directions and shattering into shorter and numerous fragments. These fragments can be used to take down numerous opponents at once.
Power Source: Rechargable Power Cell

Pandora’s Box

The device is a tiny node that gives Red Death the name “Cranium.” Pandora’s Box is an invisible laser trap. It is a multidimensional sphere of lasers that when triggered will immediately converge into a ball, slicing any who are caught inside the trap. The laser patterns cannot be seen by the naked eye, and often times, Cranium will leave the box before a doorway or in a regularly traversed path. The unsuspecting victim will trigger it and become beef cubes. If an enemy were to be able to see the laser pattern, then he or she could possibly navigate through the jungle gym of death to make it to the other side. Pandora’s Box is an invaluable device that grants Cranium time and protection when he’s hacking networks.
Weakness: Tripping the laser with an object will cause the sphere to condense, granting the technologically-prepared person 5 seconds to quickly cross it and steer clear of its circumference when it expands again.

Cyber Jack

The Cyber Jack is a manual linkup that connects directly with Pretty Boy’s right eye. When unable to access the network through a wireless breach, Pretty Boy will remove his helmet and directly link up with the network to proceed with the hack. Through the jack, he can upload as well as download data.
Quantity: 2

Fabulous Decoy

A holographic phantom that resembles Pretty Boy, and who he will send running about an area to distract and lure enemies. He’s definitely the sexiest diversion around.
Quantity: 1 (reusable)

Camera

Yes, a camera. For selfies and groupies! What else did you think it was for? The bear's name is Lucas.
Quantity: 1 (disposable/digital/cheap)

Enhanced Exoskeleton

Pretty Boy has a carbon-fiber spring steel exoskeleton grafted into his bones. Coupled with the graft are wires that connect to the cybernetic region of his brain. Breaking his bones through martial arts or even attempting to dislocate them will not work the way one would expect a human’s to work. His exoskeleton is lightweight and sturdy, hardly hindering his speed during combat.

Amadeus

Amadeus is the name of the cybernetic device implanted in his brain. With Amadeus, Pretty Boy is able to breach a network whether wirelessly or with the Cyber Jack as a cybernetic phantom. While a phantom, he will search through a network’s databases, destroy data, and render a network’s security system useless. He can also hijack machines and attempt to force them to his will. The less sentient, the easier. If he is able to setup camp somewhere in a facility, then Amadeus can take successfully take it over and lead his team through the labyrinth until discovered or repelled by a greater program.

Red Eye

Pretty Boy’s right eye is cybernetic, and it allows him to see electromagnetic energy in order to track down electronic sources, sensors, and other things he might find useful to jack. In the situation where Pretty Boy can’t wirelessly tap into a network, he can use his right eye to Cyber Jack manually into a system, granting him a stronger signal/presence in the network, weapon, or machine.

EMR Suit

Pretty Boy’s EMR suit protects him from EMR, while also releasing a gentle pulse that makes him near invisible to electronic surveillance (by cameras). Security will only notice a tiny line of interference. Nothing extreme to outright reveal his presence. Like the standard features offered to all cyborgs, Pretty Boy’s suit can cloak his presence, but movement still puts him at risk of being detected if enemies notice the scenery sliding across his body.