@Experiment 249 Using your Guardian in Contests/Gym Battles would have been against the League/Festival Rules anyways, considering that, as I said before, your Guardian is technically not a member of your team.
@Experiment 249 Using your Guardian in Contests/Gym Battles would have been against the League/Festival Rules anyways, considering that, as I said before, your Guardian is technically not a member of your team.
Appearance: Leopold has semi-long black hair that he keeps in good condition with just the right amount of shine, his skin is a nice olive tone and he wears a nice array of greens, dark grays and light blues. He stands about 5'10 and is a fairly skinny, but not emaciated fellow. He wishes he could grow a bear but his facial hair is just too sparse to warrant it.
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Personality: Leopold, despite his upbringing, is far from the selfish, pretentious person he so easily could be, he's more focused on everything but himself it's incredible. Leopold has a knack for finding beauty in everything, and when he can't he does his best to create it where there is none, going so far as to spend thousands of Pokeyen to do so. His optimism blinds his reality, more often then not being the reason he misses small details and focuses on purely big picture ideas. His mind is always in the here and now, his plans for the future don't account for more than ten minutes from when they're made, and what few plans he does make for the long term eventually get forgotten before completion. Somehow, despite all of this, he has kept determined to be the greatest Coordinator in Hoenn, despite having moved away.
Hometown/Region: Lillycove, Hoenn
History: Born into a family with perfect children, not much weight was put onto the shoulders of a young Leopold. His older brother had already gotten 8 gym badges by the time Leopold met Shuppet, and his older sister had gone away to university studying fashion with internships already lined up. His already rich parents had no worries left by the time he started training and simply allowed him to do his own thing. Leo tried his hand at battling, but couldn't bare to see his shuppet get hurt the way she did, and refused to live that life, but he still sought the fame of being a high level trainer. He searched other areas, trying out for a school musical and landing a role on stage crew, due to his lack of acting and singing ability, but it was here that he found his true calling. He watched the rehearsals on the set he helped build and noticed one of the leads was a bit off in timing and met up with her after the show to let her know, she scoffed and told the directer he was being a creep. Discouraging, yes, but the voice in the back of his head demanded he bring it up with her, or the director again. And that he did, he actually had a complaint about nearly every cast member and the director of the show brushed him off until the next rehearsal where every flaw pointed out by Leo was now clearly visible. The boy had an eye for directing and the director let him know this, letting him co-direct the play and even getting his first credit on his professional career! After opening night of the show, a woman approached the young Leopold and told him she thought he would make a fine coordinator and he scoffed, coordinators weren't a cool thing for a middle school boy to be, and with his lack of battling he was already one of the least manly students in his class. But the woman insisted, even telling him of the next contest in town and to mention her name for a free ticket in. Leo hesitated but ended up going, upon mentioning the woman's name he was even brought backstage by the contest hall staff to watch up close and personal as the coordinators did their thing and he fell in love. He ended up entering a contest the next week, losing miserably. But he finally had direction in his life. His older siblings helped out along the way too, his sister making his clothes and even clothing for his pokemon and his brother got him a Petalil from his adventures afar, promising that it would win him something someday. He and his Banette would go on to win the Hyper rank in cleverness and his Lilligant would take home a super in beauty before his parents and him moved to Longsand Island in the Viore region. He had to make an all new start and was ready to take the contest scene there by storm, especially with his newest partner, Noibat. Oh, and yes, over the years he has learned how to act well enough to act as the lead in a few plays, but his singing could still use some work.
Pokemon
Bannette (♀)
Ability: Insomnia Moveset:
Destiny Bond
Shadow Sneak
Shadow Ball
Night Shade
Lilligant (♀)
Ability: Own Tempo Moveset:
Leaf Storm
Petal Dance
Healing Wish
Entertainment
Noibat (♂)
Ability: Infiltrator Moveset:
Tackle
Wing Attack
Agility
Aerial Ace
Legendary Guardian:
Other: Sometimes doesn't eat for entire days because he forgets Can make the greatest pokeblocks, but fails at making spaghetti for people Struggles at using a pokemon's cuteness to their advantage, which is why he's never entered that type of contest Despises battling but can do it if he needs to
Nasir's true form is a rather normal looking Zoroark, if a bit taller than usual. A beautiful silver chain can be seen around his neck, sparkling black stones embedded within it. Before he was registered to Devon, Nasir masqueraded as a human swordsman for quite some time. Though he will still occasionally take this appearance, he is much more comfortable with his true form when he's in the presence of his Trainer.
When taking on a human guise, his long, black hair is pulled back in a high ponytail, with a few stray bangs framing his features. His eyes are a piercing blue, matching his true form's color. He typically wears a black suit with a long jacket, and a katana by his side. The katana is merely an illusion until he enters combat, in which case the illusion would mask the energy created by Night Slash. As a human, Nasir would appear around 5'10", with an age roughly between 18 and 25 from a glance.
Personality: Though he might appear cold, Nasir is a rather warm, friendly individual when he opens himself up. That said, he spent a large majority of his life not speaking with humans, and usually stays rather quiet. He has a weakness for children and those in need. This Zoroark is fiercely loyal to those he cares about, and will go to great lengths to both defend their honor and lives. Given how he was accustomed to the role of a caregiver in the past, he does not shy away from scolding his Trainer, or others he feels a close connection to. For better or worse.
has PTSD in regards to anything anime. Manga is somehow fine?
loves to read.
usually makes it appear as if he's speaking human.
obsessed over the Rainbow-colored Pokémon.
is a bit preachy.
makes energy swords out of various abilities.
has a terrifying Ninetales father.
doesn't know his mother, but TOTALLY seduced her. Accidentally. (He did end up meeting her later...)
is pretty good at Contests. He won one, actually.
OT died of a fatal illness.
has defeated 7 Gym Leaders in Johto.
isn't very good at video games.
was afraid of having another Trainer for the longest time.
was a totally convincing human if you didn't question things too much.
is scared of vacuum cleaners.
is really skilled at the move DODGE IT!
would rather [SPARE] than [FIGHT].
really doesn't like having his teeth cleaned.
baths are confusing and terrifying. What do you do with all of that soap?
likes being pet on the top of his head, but will refuse to admit it.
is a fluffy teddy bear.
good at household chores.
the idea of finding a mate terrifies him to no end.
hates the move Attract with a fiery passion.
is fine with hugs, unless it's Whitney.
should probably be more terrified of Fairy-type Pokémon than he is.
believes himself to be undefeatable.
has trouble letting go.
sad stories make him cry almost immediately.
despite having perfect illusions, his imitation skills are severely lacking.
Hooray, and now that Hoopa's open... I would like an expert opinion on whether or not it would mesh well with Leo, never saw the movie with Hoopa in it and I don't want to be the guardian with a pokemon that's just not gonna be played like Leo.
@Experiment 249 Hoopa in its regular form is a an annoying little prankster with a good heart, which then changes to a very arrogant genie full of rage when it hits its unbound forme. I think the regular form would mesh well with Leo considering it's good nature, and then there are interesting paths to go down with the alternate form if that's going to be a thing this RP
Anyway, I'll take up Celebi with Sergei. I think there's some interesting juxtaposition there
@Uccello I could work with that other form well too, maybe something with the fact Leo doesn't battle getting mixed in with Hoopa's unbound rage causing Leo to actually get the will to battle with his pokemon despite years of despising the thought of it, could be neat.
@Shiny Keldeo Could I snag up Hoopa as Leo's Guardian?
I should have enough of the story and things finished up to actually begin the RP. The rest I can build on the go. I will have a map soon, but I have to redraw it following the addition of several towns for this rendition. I'll get to work on an OP Post soon, I'll let you guys know when it's up.
