One Piece: The Modern Age of Piracy (OPEN)

[Pirouette]

Well more additional things to keep in mind.

[FiroIV]

@Pirouette

I mentioned in the character creation rules and expectations, but i'll go in a bit more depth. Generally speaking i'd like for you to use canon compliant fruits even those presented in filler material is allowed. Not to say that I won't allow you to make your own new Devil Fruits, but I'm very interested in seeing people use druits already in the story, especially the powerful ones and see how rookies deal with them, or just seeing how a different person will use that fruit. For example I feel like the Slippery Fruit by Alvida, the Bubble Fruit by Kalifa, the Weight Fruit by Miss Valentine, Rust Fruit by Shu, and the Berry Fruit by Very Good can be explored more and are interesting fruit that can be given justice.

In terms of what fruits are allowed just due to the nature of where the story is I won't allow any Logia fruits. Now if you do want to make a character who has this fruit right now I won't stop you, but know that they cannot have it at the moment which means you can plan to make them eat it at a later time, when I feel like it's appropriate in the story. This means that you're character has to be able to fight somehow. Outside of that it's free game for all Devil Fruits and types, i'm even allowing Ancient and Mythical Zoans, but must be discussed with me just in case they're too OP.

*NOTICE for ZOAN DEVIL FRUIT USERS*
There are Artificial Zoan fruits in the story. They're basically zoan devil fruits that are give the same effect, but can be weaker, weirder, or only change to just one part of your body. If you want your character to have this it's fine, feel free to talk to me more.
The other thing that's common for the One Piece world are "Devil Pills", which are basically Chopper's rumble pills, much sought after drugs in the Grand Line.

Just due to the game breaking nature of it's powers that I'm not allowing 100% is the Darkness Fruit by Blackbeard.

The other thing being that i'm sort of limiting Devil Fruits to humans only just because other races have racial and tribe powers/skills inherent to their species/culture. This can be discussed tho.

EDIT:

Lol i posted this after Prewiga beat me to it lol. Regardless here are still some information

To everyone that is curious here is a bit on the Captain, this is especially important to those that want to be a part of the crew already

They are a fairly serious person, charismatic, and mellow. When they found you and requested you to join their crew they asked for you because they saw as being skilled and experienced, and someone he needed on his crew. They offered you money and a chance to help you fulfill a dream or a desire of your choosing so long as it wasn't anything vile. They also made it known that they have no desire to become a pirate king, but rather that it may just end up happening that way since their goal aligns with the requirements to be pirate king. They made it known that he there will be people that will die, but he doesn't entertain needless killing or violence for the fun of it, but they should be comfortable with the fact that he is looking for certain people that he will fight and may end up killing, but as crew they don't have to kill anyone for his sake (unless they choose to do in case soemthing happens)

Note that I'm keeping their gender vague just for character balance issues. They will be human, and they may or may not be a Devil Fruit user depending on what happens with the characters.

[FiroIV]

BUMP.

Notice! i'll more than likely make the OOC by the end of the upcoming weekend.

Also I've yet to receive an application for a cook character. If anyone is planning to do so please let me know at your convenience.

(I feel like my style of writing sounds like a business email. :( )

[Melandrach]

Ooh, can I join, please? I love One Piece.

If possible, I'd love to have the cook position, as my favourite character is the cook, after all. But nagivator/cartographer is fine with me if the cook position is already taken.

[FiroIV]

It's not yet taken and yes you can definitely apply.
There is someone applying for a navigator position already so your best bet would be to apply for a cook especially since they are going to be needed for to me start the RP

Notice! Until otherwise noted assume the RP is open. Applicants are welcome and encouraged to apply.

[Melandrach]

@FiroIV
Awesome, thanks! Cook it is then!

So how do we apply? Do we PM you our applications?

[FiroIV]

Yes. PM all the CS's to me.
In the first page in the character section there's a bunch of stuff written out for character creation.

[Rhodus]

@FiroIV I'm definitely interested. Is it alright if I just adapt the sheet I was creating for the other RP to fit with the CS for this one?

[FiroIV]

By all means go ahead @Rhodus if you have any questions just let me know!

[jynmi88]

@FiroIV
Hi! Quick question. Is there anyway you could give us an idea of what's already been taken as far as Devil fruits go like which cannon DFs have been taken, or what's the ratio between the devil fruit types?

[Pirouette]

@FiroIV
Hi! Quick question. Is there anyway you could give us an idea of what's already been taken as far as Devil fruits go like which cannon DFs have been taken, or what's the ratio between the devil fruit types?

@jynmi88

I'm making a chara with a Paramecia type Devil Fruit. OC, though

[Rhodus]

@FiroIV
Hi! Quick question. Is there anyway you could give us an idea of what's already been taken as far as Devil fruits go like which cannon DFs have been taken, or what's the ratio between the devil fruit types?

@jynmi88

I plan for my character to obtain a canon Paramecia-type Devil Fruit during the course of the RP

[FiroIV]

Hey all currently dealing with a bit of an emergency. Will get back tp PM's and questions as soon as i can.

@jynmi88 at the moment there are three or four people making character's with devil fruits. And so far one completed CS that does not currently or will be having a DF.

[Demous]

there be no devil fruit coming from me. At least not in my currently planned characters

[FiroIV]

Hey all, finally back!

Will be replying to posts.

[Silverink]

Just marking my entertainer interest here as well! No devil fruit from me either! Will have a sheet soon!

[FiroIV]

@SilverinkGlad to have you!

Bumping. They have me doing presenattions at work so I had to hold off on the OOC. It will and should be up in the weekend. :)

[BayRat]

As requested by Firo here is my accepted CS available for others to look at.

Flame Tyrant Elli

Elliot Conrad

General Information

Name: Elliot Conrad
Nickname/Alias Elli the Salamander/ Flame Tyrant Elli.
Crew Occupation: Blacksmith/Zoan User
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Straight
Age: 27
Height & Weight: 6'1" 220 lbs
Home Island: Anvil Island

Brief island description

Anvil Island is named after the abundance of blacksmiths among the island's small town. It has a great abundance of coal as well as iron and other common metals all accessible in a large mountain on the west side of the island; making it very attractive for bother miners and blacksmiths. The island is located in North Blue and has an abundance of shops selling all sorts of weapons, tools, and jewelry.

Appearance

Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Yellow

Physical Appearance:

Elliot is a tan-skinned male with a somewhat muscular build. He has a face scarred with burns and cuts, and a patch of facial hair beneath his lower lip. His eyes are a beaming yellow, Lips that lack much color, and a slightly longer the average nose. Messy unkempt hair runs down his neck, and his eyebrows are a bit fuzzy.

Image

Style:

Elliot stands with an almost straight posture, only slightly hunched with lowered shoulders. He typically wears leather and cloth armor with brown boots and trousers, though he may only wear a cloth and fur jacket with or without a white undershirt. He always wears a painted demon mask made of iron

Mask

Personality

Innate Personality:

Elliot has a reserved passion for thrill and adventure, as well as a mild interest in his own craft. Though often serious, his quiet and reserved nature has made him accustomed to tolerate less focused company. His reserved nature was spawned from his innate shyness, as he has anxiety over socializing with others and lacks self-confidence when it comes to any relations with others. Though when he was little he didn't like the idea of combat, fighting has become part of the thrill he is drawn too. While he isn't the most passionate of warriors he is more then willing to use his strength when it is needed. He lacks much of a purpose other then the adventurer's thirst to explore, he instead finds value in helping others.

So long as he wears his mask, at least while he isn't using his zoan fruit, he feels confident enough to speak at least when needed to, and take action. Since the mask hides his face and expression, it is easy for him to feel secure. Thus he tries to give off the strong and silent type of persona. He has never been talkative, so he only speaks when spoken too or giving an occasional comment or question. Despite his lack of confidence, he does have a sense of pride as part of his masked persona. Elliot is just as much as satisfied when someone shows fear of him as he is when someone values his skills.

Likes:

• Smithing.
• Relaxing in front of a nice view in silence.
• Being either appreciated or feared by others.
• Battling.
• Exploring uncharted areas.

Dislikes:

• Cold weather.
• Being helpless.
• Those that disrespect him or making him feel insecure.
• The idea of losing something or someone close.
• Exposing his face.

Skills/Talents:

Blacksmithing; Trained under a novice blacksmith, and with use of his zoan fruit, he can smelt and handcraft crude metal weaponry as well as being able to make other primitive tools with wood and fiber. However his craft is crude in design and he lacks the skill to craft any complex weaponry such as guns or complicated metals such as wapometal. He is limited to wood as well as iron and other weak metals.

Fishing; Something he may do in his pass time. He knows enough how to fish with a crude rod for simple catches. He also knows how to use a fish net or crab traps.

Motivations/Goals/Dream

He desires to see the world and to find a more permanent purpose among comrades that respect him.
He also wants to become the world's greatest blacksmith, using his powers to forge weapons not possible by an other means.

Reason For Joining

Prior to joining he had been a one man crew. Aside from the advantages of joining a real crew, he had the impression that this crew and its captain would respect him and his talents.

History/Bio:

Elliot was born and raised on Anvil Island. His father was a lackluster blacksmith and his mother died at his birth. In his early years, he was taught by his father the trade of a blacksmith. On weekends they'd fish together, and on some days they'd walk around the island or wander into some old mine shafts within the island's mountain. His parent was the only person he spent time with. When his father was busy Elliot would go wander by himself.

One day they were exploring an abandoned mine shaft when it collapsed into an unexplored cave system. Though he survived the cave-in, his father died from the disaster; crushed under boulders and debris. After his grieving, he forced himself to explore the cave which was illuminated by crystals and reflective metals. While trying to find a way out, he discovered the Ryu Ryu no mi. Upon eating the fruit, his newfound power allowed him to escape the cavern.

There was nothing left for him in his hometown. Him and his father were poor before the incident and he couldn't thrive with what little talents he had for a novice blacksmith in a place ripe with competition. He used what little money he had to buy a small dingy and some provisions, sailed the ocean and found profit in pirating. He used his Zoan Fruit to terrorize vulnerable ships and other small time pirates to plunder whatever valuables he could. Eventually he gained the reputation of 'Elli the Salamander' in his area from his devil fruit's form, earned from his increasing count in thievery. Though violent, he did his best to avoid killing people and instead used fear to rob those of their wealth, at least to those that didn't fight him.

Elliot came to Twin Capes as refuge, as his reputation made him a growing target for marines and he certainly could not keep himself safe on his own. This place wasn't just a refuge, but a place he hoped to find a crew to join.

Relationships

Family/Friends:

N/A

Dynamics:

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Combat Information

Name :

Dragon Dragon Fruit

Type:

Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit

Explanation:

The Dragon Dragon Fruit allows the user to transform into a dragon. The base abilities for the Devil Fruit the user impressive strength, Great durability with its scales, and an indefinite heat resistance. The devil fruit also offers fire manipulation, such as fire breathing. The user can for example, ignite his or her own body in a veil of flames, create a tendril of fire from its tail, extend its claws with a shell of fire, or shoot various styles of fire-breathing from the mouth.

Human-Beast Form

The bipedal form stands at 10 feet in height clad in iron-like blue scales with a row of spines down the back. Yellow crocodilian eyes gleam from its saurian head and its tail is tipped with a spear like appendage. The muscle mass is a clear indicator of the form's strength. Several horns are poised from the skull.

Beast Form

A semi-Bipedal monster with a 10 ft height when standing upright, 6 feet high on fours. Head to tail is about 23 feet. The Full beast form is clad in smooth black scales, long claws and sturdy feet. Not any stronger then the semi form, however it is more mobile being able to leap and glide. Like the semi-form the tail-tip is sharp but isn't much longer in terms of range.

Vulnerabilities: The underbelly of most form variations lack the same physical durability as the rest of the body, and are thus vulnerable.

The Devil Fruit's fire manipulation is limited. Upon exhausting that limit it will take some time to regain its energy. While exhausted, the dragon form becomes more like an endothermic reptile; Limited to short bursts of stamina and more vulnerable to cold conditions as it cannot create its own body heat without firepower.

Combat Personality/Style:

Much like his conservative nature Elliot tries to take a defensive role. Unlike his usual nature however in combat he is far more confident in himself. The willpower and motivation he has in fighting allows him to endure a great deal of pain and injury so long as he sees it as necessary to win. Trading blows is another key tactic, especially if his foe is faster or more maneuverable to dodge his attacks.

In the event of becoming enraged, however, he plays much more like a berserker. Whether it is the influence of his own devil fruit or his insecurities surfacing in his battle phase, Elliot becomes goaded into trying to assault and overpower the opponent. This however makes him far more vulnerable as his firepower has a limited endurance and his large body makes him more easier to dodge to those that can keep up with his constant attacking.

Strengths :

In close quarters he he can easily take full advantage of his body and firepower to punish his foe. Slow and large enemies are easier targets. He is far greater at defense then offense, as it is more fitting for his tank-like close range build. In a berserk state, he only has the advantage if the opponent cannot endure or outmaneuver his constant attacking, as he lacks the endurance to likely last too long in such a position.

Weaknesses:

Anyone that can outmaneuver him can most likely win a battle of endurance, as exhaustion is one of his greatest weaknesses. He is far less effective at mid and long range, especially if he is unable to close the distance. Someone that could goad him into an enrage state and survive that ordeal or take advantage of that madness can fully expect a victory. Otherwise, exploiting his defensive nature of conserving energy, such as overwhelming him into an opening, is a good strategy.

Experience:

Elliot's experience is limited to a few years of fighting weak pirates with few other devil fruit users,
and rookie marines. He knows the basics of how to use his ability thus far and certainly has a decent idea on strategy, but has yet to face anyone that can match his devil's fruit strength and durability simply because he has yet to fight anyone that could be considered strong. This has given him an illusion of pride as he as been accustomed to think he is unbeatable in combat.

Equipment:

He carries with him a giant great hammer forged of pure iron, hand crafted by his own ability. He only uses this weapon in his semi form however, as it is too heavy to use in his human form properly.

Sample Techniques:

Dragon Tail Spear (Semi): Elliot lunges his tail forward like a spear, the tip of it being as sharp as one.
Earth-Breaker(Semi Form): Elliot smashes his hammer on the ground to create a small scaled seismic crater in the earth.
Dragon Claw (Semi): Elliot heats up his arm with immense heat, enough to melt iron with his touch.
Infernal Rage(Semi): Elliot's entire body becomes engulfed in flames, surrounding him with intense heat and obscuring his exact size and proportions as the fire masks him as a silhouette.
Burn Blast (Semi and Full): Elliot fires a ball of fire with roughly the explosive force of a grenade from his mouth, moving as a fast projectile.
Home Run(Semi): A slowly positioned swing from his hammer that can send most opponents flying with a direct hit.
Trample(Semi): Elliot attempts to either tackle and crush his opponent, or pounce and claw if the target is larger.

Sneak peak into Combat Growth for the public

Combat Growth: For growth I expect new, mostly fire related, techniques to be learned as well as increasing his base strength to keep up with the story meta if necessary, but not too much to overpower him. I don't have a complete idea for future techniques yet, but Some of the future techniques I had are:
Sky Tyrant's gift(Salamander Point): Elliot sprouts a pair of wings composed of concentrated fire.
Fire Serpent(Salamander Point, Oriental Point, Semi and Full forms): Elliot creates a tendril composed of fire with the head of a dragon that's movements are like a serpent, which can swallow a target to encase it with burning flames, or increase the pressure of the fire to act as a solid, bludgeoning, attack.
Wyrm Storm(Salamander): Elliot creates several fire serpents from his back.
Meteor Burst(full and semi): Elliot shoots a ball of fire as an explosive projectile from his mouth, roughly as effective as a standard cannonball.
Burning Stampede(Semi form, Devil Tyrant Point): Both fists become engulfed in a torrent of fire that can be unleashed with explosive force upon impacting another object or surface.
Flame Vortex(Semi and Full): Elliot exhales a cone-shaped vortex of flames.
Earth Raze.(All forms): Elliot exhales a line of fire that expands forwards over a surface.
Fanned flames(Combo'd with Sky tyrant's gift and Earth Raze in Salamander Point): By breathing Earth Raze and then Using his wings to fan forward Elliot creates a massive kicked up cloud of fire of smoke, capable of flooding through multiple streets.
Firesmith's Armament (Semi, full, Devil Tyrant Point, Salamander Point): Elliot's claws, tail tip, horns, and/or teeth become shrouded in an aura of concentrated fire, extending the range of the buffed natural weapons as well as increasing their sharpness in addition to the heat damage.
Thousand Spear Dragon(Semi and Full): Elliot performs multiple Dragon Tailspears in the form of a flurry of blows.
Fire Tyrant's Decree(Salamander Point): Elliot fires a streamlined beam of concreted flames from his mouth, like an elongated blow torch, scorching the surfaces it hits. After a few seconds, the surfaces burned by the beam explode in a bursting trail (Shin Godzilla Style)
Most of these new techniques I feel should come from moments of great stress and desperation, as well as being placed in an appropriate time to avoid giving him any overpowering upgrades too early.

Devil Pill variants

Wyvern Point

Bipedal, 15 ft tall, 25 ft long.
The Wyvern point is clad in green scales with a lighter underbelly. The hooked barb on the tail is more pronounced then other variants, and three small rows of spines run down its back. The two front legs are modified as large wings, giving it capability of true flight, while its feet are hooked and sharp like talons.

This form is lighter and possesses less strength as well as a weaker hide then the other devil pill variants, and it's fire potency is weak. However, it is not only capable of true flight, but its the fastest dragon form. Its strengths are in its weaponized tail and sharp feet in addition to its aerial maneuverability.

Oriental Point

(Not to scale with picture)
4 feet tall, 50 feet long.

The Oriental Point possesses a long and massive snake-like body with only two four-clawed feet at the front of its body, and on short legs. Two horns face back from its head, two whisker-like appendages ripple from its nose while a fur-like beard rests under its lower maw. A mane of a similar fiber runs down its neck.

The scales are green and light, even less durable then the Wyvern Point; and while it isn't as fast, it does possess a moderate fire potency. Otherwise there isn't much use of this form combat wise aside from using its serpentine body like a snake.
The Oriental Point is also capable at temporary flight, despite lacking wings, and can even glide over long distance. It can also harbor a large amount of weight, and passengers about as many as a small crew, should that be needed.

Devil Tyrant Point

Semi-Bipedal, 18 feet high, 26 feet long (Fully upright)

This utter monster of a form is clad head-to-toe in green plated scales which are greatly keeled, especially on the back. Its thorny-like body has an addition pair of horns facing the back of the skull, with its sides armored in more side-facing horns. The heavy tail is armored both with a spear-tip and side-length spines, and its wings give it an additional size to boast.

This form is the most armored of any other variant as its scales can outclass most steels and it lacks the typical underside weak points of the other forms. The great inhuman strength it possesses fits its monstrous appearance, and though slow, it is capable of temporary flight. It is a straight upgrade from the semi-form, however the power given from the devil pill is too great for one's mind, and Elliot is unable to control such power without going into a blind fit of utter fury. In this state he sees not friend nor foe, only prey to crush, burn, and devour.

Tyrant Salamander Point

Quadruped. 9 ft tall, 32 feet long.

The tail of the Salamander point is 2/3 the length of the body. The eyes burn like fire and two large horns stick out from the back of the skull. The black razor spines along the back are connected by flames that mimic an organic sail, as well as having a similar fire beneath the chin like a dulap, frills on the lower sides of the jaw, and three strands of flames that resemble a beard. The forked tongue and crimson gums are illuminated by a thin veil of fire and its scales are plated with a fitting red hue, with a white underbelly. The tip of the tail has several sharp spines that with the fire make it appear as a paddle. Its claws are four-fingered, and curved sharp like a tiger.

While this form has great strength and durability, it's true power is its fire potency. The flames that emanate off of its body are only in part of its potential. Like the Devil Tyrant form however it is difficult to keep in control, and while Elliot can remain sane in this form initially unlike the Devil Tyrant form, anything that would anger him quickly turns into an out of control rage.

[Rhodus]

Miyamoto Ryu

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General Information

Name:

Miyamoto, Ryu
(First name Ryu, surname Miyamoto)

Nickname/Alias:

“Shinigami”; “Death God // God of Death”

Crew Occupation:

Swordsman

Species:

Human (Future Devil Fruit Human)

Gender:

Male

Sexuality:

Heterosexual

Age:

19

Height & Weight:

5’9” / 145lbs

Home Island:

Loguetown

Appearance

Hair Color and Length:

Red; Down to the middle of his back

Eye Color:

Deep Blue with a vermillion ring near the pupil

Eye

Physical Appearance:

Ryu has a full head of bright red hair which reaches down to the middle of his back. He keeps it in a braid most of the time, but will occasionally let it down when he wants to relax fully or when he sleeps. His features are fairly youthful, even for someone of his age, and he could easily be mistaken as a few years younger than he actually is. His build is fairly lean and belies his true strength and power.

Appearance

Style:

Ryu’s relaxed and easygoing nature carries over even to his wardrobe. He dresses simply and comfortably, opting to wear a simple buttoned short sleeved shirt with a loose fitting tie, along with a pair of shorts, and sandals. He very rarely, if ever, seen dressing in any attire more formal than his normal outfit. He also has a piercing in his lower left ear.

Personality

Innate Personality: Beneath his unbreaking cool exterior lies a ceaseless turmoil wrought from two conflicting ideals within him: an immense bloodlust, and an immovable sense of justice. He is never happier than when he is on the battlefield surrounded by chaos, and his training is the only thing he does with any regularity. He lives to fight, and he is wholly committed to seeking out entertaining fights and growing stronger. Fortunately, his insatiable lust for fighting is kept in check by his ironclad sense of justice. He will not hesitate to enact punishment on those he deems to be evil, regardless of who that person may be. He is not a zealot however, often even chiding those he views as zealots for being such, and his ideals on the finer notions of justice remain open to new ideas or interpretations.
Because of this extreme dichotomy, those who know him well will often say that there are two Ryus, the one who talks and the one who fights. While this is a fairly apt summary, it is not entirely true, and trying to fully separate the two sides of Ryu would prove impossible, as they are inextricably linked.

Ryu constantly exudes an air of relaxed charisma. He is almost always calm and laid back, even going so far as to treat dire situations with facetiousness. Even when directly insulted, he will simply offer a retort calmly using his sharp tongue and keen wit. He will often maintain that he will only perform a task if some aspect of it interests or intrigues him, otherwise he will refuse to do it.

Likes:

• Picking fights with strong people
• Training and growing stronger
• Not having any responsibilities
• Mild weather
• Good food

Dislikes:

• The World Government, the World Nobles (Celestial Dragons), and the Marines
• Injustice and those who perpetrate it
• Being looked down upon
• The Shichibukai (as they are affiliated with the World Government, at least to a certain extent)
• Losing

Skills/Talents:

Skilled Launderer - Because he has had to remove so many bloodstains from his clothes over the years, Ryu has become quite skilled at laundering clothes. He knows various methods for removing virtually any stain, and he can launder any article of clothing as fast or faster than any professional launderer.

Motivations/Goals/Dream:

Grow stronger; Seek out interesting fights

Reason For Joining:

He decided to travel the world to seek out stronger opponents and to grow his own strength. However, because of his bounty with the World Government and the Marines, he was unable to board any normal ship as a passenger. As a result, his only viable option to travel the seas was to join a pirate crew, which he did after some deliberation.

History/Bio:

Ryu’s early life was almost entirely composed of him going to school, until he was expelled at age seven for getting into a fistfight with another child.
Ryu never really set out to become a pirate, and, had the circumstances in his life been different, it is entirely possible that he might have even joined the Marines (although his immense apathy would more than likely have become a point of contention). His only constant goal has been to find interesting fights and to continue becoming stronger. Consequently, he has spent most of his life training and getting into fights. He eventually became infamous in his hometown of Loguetown to the point where no one dared interact with him, for fear of setting off his will to fight. He became a pirate just a few months ago, and initially only did so because he deemed it the best way to move towards his goal of traveling and growing stronger. However, he has started to become quite accustomed to living as a pirate, enjoying the amount of freedom it grants him.
His habit of attacking, and often times killing, Marines (as well as local law enforcement) who he sees as overstepping their bounds and abusing their power is what garnered him his initial bounty.

Relationships

Family/Friends:

Miyamoto Akane || Status: alive | Relation: Mother

Ryu’s relationship with his mother is by far the closest relationship he has. Although she disapproved of him learning how to fight, she could tell he was truly passionate about it, so she supported him nonetheless. She was sad when he told her of his intentions to leave the island and see the world, but again, she could tell that it was what he truly wanted. She was the only person he said goodbye to when he left, besides his uncle, and she stood on the pier and watched the ship until it disappeared over the horizon.

Miyamoto Kyoji || Status: alive; estranged | Relation: Older Brother

Ryu’s relationship with his brother is incredibly tenuous. Early on in his life, Ryu idolized his brother, thinking of him as a hero of justice among the valiant Marines. However, as he came to learn more about the world and his hatred for the World Government grew, his feelings of admiration turned to animosity. His brother is stationed on a Marine base in the West Blue, and he would visit, Ryu would make a point of avoiding all interaction. When he decided to leave the island, Ryu made sure to do so at a time when his brother wouldn’t be visiting, so he wouldn’t be able to try and dissuade him from it.

Miyamoto Yoshiya || Status: missing; assumed dead | Relation: Father

Dynamics: (Relations with player characters, update as necessary based on interaction.)

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Combat Information

Name:

Nitenryu

Type:

Sword Style Based (Ittoryu; Nitoryu)

Explanation:

How Ryu fights is dependant on why he is fighting. If he is simply fighting someone because he believes that person is strong and fighting them will help him grow stronger, he maintains a bit of his relaxed demeanor, never rushing into things and often times waiting for his opponent to make the first move.
However, if he is fighting to stop someone whom he believes to be evil, his fighting style is significantly different. Every movement or strike he makes is at full power with full intent to incapacitate or kill. He will not let up on his opponent, even for a second, overwhelming them with a barrage of attacks from his swords.

Combat Personality/Style:

He is ruthless and unyielding, while at the same time perfectly calm. If he decides to kill someone he will kill that person, unless he determines that he is unable to do so, or is otherwise incapacitated. He will also actively seek out fights with strong individuals

Strengths :

Swordsmanship - Ryu is an extremely adept swordsman, proficient at using both one and two swords. Ryu’s primary sword style is Nitenryu (Twin Heavens Style), an extremely powerful Nitoryu and Ittoryu variant. However, he is also extremely proficient in Ittoryu as well, specifically Iaido, the ability to draw one’s sword with extreme speed and skill.
Physical Abilities - In spite of his relatively thin build, Ryu possesses noteworthy strength and speed. While he is most adept at swordsmanship, his high physical prowess allows him to hold his own even in unarmed combat to some extent. His eyesight and his speed are both notably exceptional.
Exceptional Close Range Fighter - As he uses swords, all of his techniques are focused on close ranged combat. He excels at taking down opponents at short range, and is extremely lethal in closed quarters.

Weaknesses:

Ryu has absolutely no ranged attacks or abilities and is more or less essentially useless in mid to long range combat. He is also very reluctant to back down from a fight, really only doing so when his life is in danger.

Experience:

Ryu has been fighting for most his life, constantly picking fistfights in his younger years and eventually moving to use his dual blades. He has dedicated a large portion of his time to his training, as it is one of the few things that he can gain a sense of satisfaction from. However, he has far from completed his training and he still has a long way to go.

Equipment:

Ryu carries a pair of katanas, which seemingly have no name. They are exquisite, with pure white hilts and saya, and jet black blades. They are of exquisite and superlative quality, and are painstakingly cleaned and maintained by Ryu on a regular basis. He carries them either fixed to his belt at the waist, or slung over his shoulder. It is not known to anyone but him how he came to possess them.

Katana

Sample Techniques:

• Ittoryu - Muramasa | A powerful slashing attack aimed at the opponent’s midsection
• Ittoryu - Dai Bunkatsu | A powerful Iaido technique, similar to Zoro’s Shishi Sonson, where the user rapidly unsheathes, attacks, and resheathes their sword. It’s power is sufficient to cut through iron and similar metals.
• Nitoryu - Hakai to Souzou | A twin Iaido technique where both swords are drawn with immense speed and power, enough to cause a shockwave that serves as a secondary attack. Like Dai Bunkatsu, the power of this technique is enough to cut through iron. This is currently Ryu’s most powerful technique.
• Nitoryu - Izanami | A twin slashing attack similar to Muramasa but with two blades converging horizontally.
• Nitoryu - Death Cross | A powerful twin slashing attack aimed crosswise in a downwards direction, the two perpendicular slashes forming an X.

Meta Information

Meta Info

Character Growth Plan:

Ideally he’ll become somewhat less of an ass, at least when dealing with his crewmembers. He has a degree of emotional and mental maturity, but he could do with a lot more.
Obviously, he's going to have to confront his view of the World Government at some point, which will be a pretty big character moment for him. It will ultimately go one of two ways, with him either doubling down on his opinion of the World Government, or begrudgingly accepting that not everyone in the Marines is only out for their own personal gain.

Combat Growth:

I plan to have him become a more adept swordsman and develop more techniques for his sword style. I also plan for him to obtain the Bomb Bomb Fruit and learn to use it somewhat.

Planned Story Points/Arcs:

Finding out what happened to his father is a possibility, but somewhat of a vague one. I still have yet to even decide what exactly did happen to his father though

History:

Ryu’s father was a member of a branch in the World Government. Five years ago, he disappeared completely, with neither the World Government nor his family having any idea what became of him. Ryu had already began to view the World Government with disdain, and he immediately assumed his father’s disappearance was somehow its doing.
Unknown to Ryu, his father was in fact a member of Cipher Pol Aigis Zero, the most secretive of the Cipher Pol divisions which reports directly to the World Nobles. Even to those high up in the World Government, it is still completely unknown what caused the disappearance of Ryu’s father.
Ryu talks very little about his father, as he always felt like he was living in his father’s shadow, even though he didn’t know just how high up in the World Government his father was. He regards his father with a certain amount of contempt. However, he still has a slight interest in finding out what became of his father, although it’s pretty low on his list of priorities.

Other:

He has a tendency to get hungry seemingly at random

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Changelog

V1.03

• Added some missing colons
• Rearranged where his familial descriptions are located

V1.02

• Added descriptions to the sample techniques

V1.01

• Fixed typos
• Adjusted indents slightly
• Put Meta Info in a hider
• Added a bit to his Character Growth section that I forgot to put in earlier
• Added an image of his eye
• Moved the appearance hider back to the appearance section

[Fabricant451]

This seems kind of neato. If it's still looking for people I think I might be interested