Name: Leo Akers
Age: 16
Gender: male
Personality: Leo Akers is an... interesting person. From first meeting, he can seem very reserved, mildly antisocial. He appears to be a person to sit back and watch constantly and not bother with human interaction. His piercing eyes studying the world around him, giving him an eerie look.
He can come off hard and cold, a air lack of respect for the general rules, and he does not show a care towards the authority of others. If he wants to do something, he will do it without a care of what others could say in regards.
Leo has some anger issues, and is very protective of himself and his items. Corner him or anger him and he could quite easily become a nightmare and difficult to get under control. His emotions have been running deeper and stronger after his ability has revealed itself Despite all of this, Leo would prefer to be calm, and not be confrontational, but his lack of control over his emotions has been making that difficult. However, get him on your good side, and you will have a loyal partner for life and he would not hesitate to risk his life to protect others. After interacting with him, it will be found that he is really someone who is trying his hardest to be kind and nice to others.
He's quickly becoming rather standoffish around the other students, quickly discovering the fact that alternatives are looked down upon by most other channelers.
Backstory: Leo was born into a middle class family, his father with a decent job while his mother spent most of her time home. His parents looked after him the best they possibly could, and Leo never thought of any lack of money or the newest toys. However, when he was 12, the unheard of happened. His father became sick, passing away relatively quickly. His mother became depressed, not having the motivation to really try at the jobs she managed to get, but it ended up that the funds were unavailable to be able to raise her son on her own, let alone keep their house. They moved to the poorer side of town, but everything was still a struggle. So, Leo did what he believed was best. He began stealing, breaking in to stores and grabbing everything he possibly could before managing to escape.
This was how he and his mother survived for nearly three years, Leo's skills growing and growing with time. There were close calls as always, but he continued to get away. He taught himself how to move in the shadows, keeping unseen from prying eyes before waiting to pounce on his prey, and disappearing afterwards.
One day, he had returned home after his latest nightly excursion, slipping inside through a back window. He had noticed someone approaching his and his mom's place when he was returning. He heard a knock on the front door, which his mother answered. A man immediately forced his way into the house, threatening the only person Leo could truly hold dear. Rage and fear boiled up inside of him, and a sound he had not heard before came from him. It was a snarl, sounding from deep in his chest before erupting from his mouth, while feeling his body changing, his hearing and eye sight sharpened, claws had replaced what were once his fingernails, and his teeth gaining sharp points with pronounced canines.
In a split second he attacked the male that dared to threaten his mother, injuring the person quite possibly to the point of no return before the man managed to have fled. A few days later, the men from the school came to talk to him, where his mother insisted that he go to learn about himself, despite his only desire being to protect her. Since then, he has had more sudden outbursts of emotions, where he struggles to reign this animalistic side in. He has also began to notice what seems like a second voice, that almost speaks for the energy, or his animal side.
Appearance:
Leo, standing at approximately 6 feet in height, appears to be of an athletic body type. He is in no way bulky, but there is a definite show of muscle built up over the years. He tends to not focus on becoming big and bulky, simply wanting the strength while able to keep light on his feet. His eyes are a striking gold green color, standing out on his tan colored skin and amongst his dark hair. He prefers to wear dark colored, snug clothes. He dislikes extra fabric getting in the way of what he is doing.
The tiger pictured is what his fully transformed self would look like.
Equipment: A small lock picking set, several pocket knives tucked into various places on his body, a set of sunglasses, and a simple black backpack
Abilities: free running, climbing, lock picking, camouflaging himself, as well as very basic hand to hand combat and making anything a weapon
Channeller category: alternative
Description of power: Eventual shape shifting into a tiger, but currently only changing small details
Names/descriptions of moves:
Full shift: His full body change into that of a tiger, giving him increased strength, as well as the ability to fully attack as a tiger
Half shift: Stopping the change part of the way through, giving him a large majority of the features of the tiger but leaving himself on two feet. Increases his general strength and speed, allowing a mixture of the tiger type attacks and the kicking and punching of a human.
Slash: the simple action of changing simply his hands, giving him access to the claws that allow for deep cuts
Sense: changing simply the sense of smell, hearing, or sight, allowing for easier tracking purposes
Character theme song: Eye of the tiger
