[OOC] One Piece: New Horizons!

[Zero Hex]

@Leaves
Hm, yes, how dare someone not make a garden variety anime person or inoffensive Toad. In One Piece, the series known for serious art and low-key designs and aesthetic.

[yoshua171]

That was hardly the point.

[Zero Hex]

That was hardly the point.

@yoshua171

Oh but it was as far as my post and the one post adressed to me was. The person responding to me didn't address the examples of other strange sentient animals, just went with calling the character "your ugly creature" after I said I considered it unique and different then made a roundabout insulting statement comparing it to a character known for being both dumb and extremely disliked. You'll notice I haven't touched upon the player himself in my lone short post, that you can go read, because that really isn't my problem. But nice try.

[Demon Shinobi]

Alright, so Kite's done. Even if I'm not chosen to join in the RP, I'm kind of just proud I finished a character lol
Now, I don't need to worry about this and get to posting on some of the other things I need to post on.
Anyway, hope you guys like him.
@ProPro Even if you don't like or wish to use him, as I'm already aware of some problems with him, I'm always open to constructive criticism for future ventures!

Hider

KITE

Basics

Name: Wafer D. Kite
Epithet: TBA
Race: Human
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Appearance: Kites stands at 5'8" tall with a relatively lean, yet muscular build. Sporting a messy head of blonde hair and green eyes, he isn't generally one to stand out in a crowd. Furthermore, given the relatively loose fitting, fairly conservative clothes he wears, he doesn't give off an air of intimidation. On the subject of his clothes, though the overall outfits may change, two things remain constant. His look is generally simple, and he can always be found wearing the same overcoat. Supposedly this overcoat belonged to his father. Kite is a simple man with simple tastes.
Position: Marksman, Cook, Deckhand, Fighter
Bounty: -0 (Negative)
Jolly Roger: If Kite were to have a Jolly roger it would depict and bottle pouring Alcohol over a skull. There would be two guns positioned behind the skull to take the place of the standard crossbones jolly rogers are typically known for.

Background

Ambition:

To be King of the Pirates Kite wants to feel free more than anything, but if he were to classify a goal, if he were to pick something, it would be to be recognized as the world's greatest marksman and sample every form of alcohol known to man.

Likes:

• Liquor
• The smell of Gunpowder
• Sweets
• Books
• Gambling
• Exploring
• Fighting

Dislikes:

• Being cut off or his things being taken
• Being forced to do things
• His crewmates being belittled or ridiculed in any way
• Colors named after fruits with a few exceptions
• People who use and abuse their power in order to mess with other people
• Fighting

Quirks:

In a world full of oddities Kite is most certainly know exception to the rule. The following are his primary "afflictions:"

Drunken Competence - For some reason or another, Kite is at a loss if he has not ingested alcohol. Those around him will find it difficult to believe he is the same person as he can barely accomplish the most mundane of activities. He cannot fight whether it be with his hands, his sword or his precious gun(s) if he is not under the influence. There is no explanation for this phenomenon. Before he had his first sip of booze he'd believed himself to be a lost cause.
Mythological Infatuation - Kite has a somewhat unnerving love of all creatures he has never seen or heard of, particularly creatures of myth. It is enough to distract him, make him do stupid things or just act like a curious fool. At the top of the list are dragons.

Additionally, he has a habit of sleep poking, which is a habit in which he will leave his bed or wherever he is sleeping in order to find and poke somebody or something. He is afraid of dehydrated fruits and vegetables. He believes they are unnatural and they are the only food he is okay with wasting. Though if he doesn't know they are there he won't care. His signature laugh is "Shooahahahahahaha."

Personality:

At his core, Kite is a young man driven by a love of adventure, a need for freedom and a strong sense of justice (though justice is subjective). Regardless of his state of mind he is loyal, has a strong love for his friends and is fairly knowledgeable in regards to a number of areas although, on average he isn't one to brag (if he's sober).

However, although he is driven by these things it must be noted that he does indeed have two states of being, as alluded to prior. First, there is his behavior when sober. He is generally a well meaning guy, but one will see his more timid side. He prefers to avoid confrontation, he is typically nervous around women, and finds it hard to trust to "intimidating" people. Furthermore, he is something of a klutz. Physically, he'll trip over himself and mentally, more often than not, he'll trip over his words.

However, that isn't all there is to Wafer D. Kite. When drunk it can be said that the young man transforms. From a timid little fool to a confident fool. Free of his worries and inhibitions, Kite may very well be the first to head into battle. He'll stand up to anyone, he won't back down, and he'll keep movign forward the whole way through. Serious or not, his confidence won't waver, and neither will the grin which seems to hold an almost permanent fixture on his face.

History:

Wafer D. Kite was born to a single mother who own a bar on a small island barely even noticeable on any map. The island, known for the crops it cultivated as well as alcohol said to be the finest in all of South Blue, was a cornucopia of pirates who needed rest. Its people could have been considered criminals, but most officials wouldn't bother stopping by and if not for pirates among other criminals and sea goers the people would likely be at a loss. It was their largest means of trade and currency acquisition after all. The people of this small island were rather content.

Kite's mother, Marisol Kline, owns the most popular bar on the island. In an island said to brew the best liquor in all of the South Blue, she claimed to make and serve the best brew on the island. This was a claim widely backed up by a multitude of patrons. One such patron, a pirate by the name of Wafer D. Solas, would often visit her establishment in the hopes of procuring a number of barrels of her particular brand of booze and in order to see her. At least that was what he said. He always made time to speak with her, to get her anything she might need before he was off again. Many people who knew the boy's father mention that it was only a matter of time before their infatuation grew into love and that love grew into Kite.

He was born under a full moon, the sky filled with stars, clouds seemingly nonexistent. He doesn't know much about the circumstances of his birth beyond that, and the fact that his father had indeed been there. Not long after though, Solas departed, setting sail as he always did. Mari awaited his return, but this time he didn't. No news of his death or capture had been reported. And yet, weeks, months, years passed. Kite's mother was dejected, worried, fearful for what had become of her love. These feelings were directed at Kite. She was protective of him, sheltered him, and pushed him to learn things that she felt would lead to various opportunities in life. She feared he would go down the same path as her lost love and did her best to keep that from happening.

When Kite was 7, his mother married a man who'd begun to frequent the bar. Kite came to learn that he was a bounty hunter, albeit retired. The man respected her feelings for Kite's father. He was kind. He cared for both of them and helped anyway he could. He was the one who began teaching Kite to defend himself. He defended his decision by convincing Marisol of it's importance. She agreed, but only if Kite kept up with the studies she had imposed on him. Kite managed, though he wasn't quite happy with the turn of events. Still he pressed on.

Around the time he turned 11, Kite began to help his mother in her bar. His stepfather, Lennox, kept rowdiness down to a minimum while she cooked and prepared drinks. More often than not, Kite served the orders as they came. As time went on he would begin to mimic his mother, helping her make drinks, brew alcohol and cook. He attempted to take over kitchen work when he was 13. His mother wouldn't allow it because of a certain problem Kite had displayed. He was a complete and utter klutz. Still, much to her dismay customers seemed to prefer his cooking, however simple the dishes served were.

It baffled her and Lennox. Simply put, he could understand, learn, memorize all their lessons. But in trying to demonstrate what he'd learned he always managed to screw it up. More often than not, he would hurt himself or somebody else. They were worried the boy wouldn't be able to do much if this streak continued. Kite himself, wasn't so much worried about that as he was about what he wanted to do. Things were good, he didn't feel a need for worry, but he wanted more than arbitrary lessons. He wanted more than to be restricted to the only place he'd ever known. And as he grew older he couldn't very well hide the feelings.

Kite had had just about enough around the time of his 16th birthday. He'd gotten into an argument with his mother. In his anger he stormed off, swiping a couple bottles of her famous booze. He hadn't actually planned on drinking it. He'd just wanted to upset her. But as he sat alone with the bottles he decided, "why not give it a try?" He drank about half a bottle. It was delicious, although he'd expected that. He would return home with two empty bottles and two still full, with a small fight breaking out. This was the first display of his prowess while under the influence. This wouldn't be found out to be the cause, however, until about two weeks after the incident.

Things carried on more or less the same. Kite wanted to leave, but he had no means of going. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father. Even to go out like his stepfather once had would be more preferable than staying where he was. He could only look towards the future, with hopes that it brought more than what he had already experienced, and more than he was currently experiencing.

Combat Specialties

Skills and Abilities: Kite boasts the following:

• Marksmanship - Training with Lennox has yielded great results in Kite's combat skills. Still, for some reason or another, while under the influence of alcohol, Kite holds uncanny skill in regards to firearms, or virtually any projectile. He nary misses a mark.
• Swordsmanship - Although he is by no means a master, Kite can handle a sword fairly well since he was forced to learn by his stepfather in case he could not use his guns.
• Cooking/Baking - Kite is fairly brilliant in the kitchen, a talent he was praised for above even his own mother by patrons of her bar. It is also to be noted that this may be one of the few skills he retains even while sober, though most wouldn't trust him to use a knife if he weren't under the influence.
• Musician - Also had the behest of his mother Kite was forced to learn to play three instruments. His mother thought it would be good for him in the future and figured she could get some cheap entertainment out of it. Violin, Piano, Guitar.
• Agility - Kite is quite agile boasting incredible reflexes, even while sober. Quick movements aid his ability to avoid attacks, whether he's fighting or simply running for his life.
• Strength of Will - Whether sober or drunk, Kite can really on his never say die attitude. Despite his timidness sober, even if he would be tortured he wouldn't give up his comrades. And while drunk, he'll never back down.

Devil Fruit: N/A
Haki: N/A
Gear: Kite generally has two Flintlock 6 shot revolvers with a sword at his side. He also carries around 4 smoke and 2 flash bombs. He has been known to change up his equipment, but not very often.
Fighting Style: In combat Kite generally sticks to hit and run tactics. He tries to keep himself mid to long range, using firearms to the best of his ability. While he can manage in close quarters combat he prefers to avoid it, even when hopped up on booze, because it is not particularly his forte.
Techniques:

• Screw Shot - Kite loads and fires dribuls (his name for his Drill Bullets) which combined with deadly accuracy have incredible piercing power capable of mowing through most armor and shields.
• Rico-Shot - Kite loads and fires his ribuls (his name for Ricochet Bullets) which as one would expect may bounce off nearly any solid surface to reach its mark.
• Bullet Haze - Kite can do this while moving, or standing completely still. He rapidly aims and fires, turning as needed, out of a near 360 degree radius. Currently, he can move fast enough to empty his guns, reload once and empty them again. Typically, this offers anywhere between 1 and 24 shots in a short span of time.
• One Sword Style: Penta Slash - Apart from the basics, Kite holds one special sword skill. Putting his speed to the test he swings five times (typically in the shape of a star or pentagram). On average, at least one of this slashes gets through his opponents guard.

Nakama

Crewmate Name: A description of how you get along with and what you think of your fellow crewmates. Copy and paste once for each member apart from yourself. Remember to work these out together collaboratively. Leave this section out altogether until all the crew have been approved and the captain/first mate have been voted on.

A pirate’s life for me! Pirates are so cool.

[Zero Hex]

@ProPro
Well, here we go, sort of. Still missing the backstory but it's late, I'll add it in later and you can take a look at what I have now if you want. Figured the crew could use a manly man and One Piece could use a shoutout to Hawaii, which has produced two sumo grand champions, hosted a lively pro wrestling scene and and was instrumental in the spread of eastern martial arts to the US.

Samu Isaia

Samu Isaia

Basics

Name: Samuel "Samu" Isaia
Epithet: Sea King Hunter, Monster Fisher, Lord of the Storms (all self-styled)
Position: Navigator/helmsman/fisherman/fighter
Race: Human
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Bounty: 0
Appearance:
Standing around 6 feet 1 and weighing "only" around 280 pounds, not small but not particularly impressive as far as the world goes, Samu still makes for an imposing man thanks to his outstanding physique. Gifted with a naturally slim midsection coupled with broad shoulders and strong calves, the Sea King Hunter has sculpted his body into something resembling deific statue. His granite slab trunk is matched with powerful, sinewy arms and thick, robust legs which end in burly hands and feet and a log-like neck, all of it chiseled in proportion to his size and frame rather than just bulging out unnaturally.

While his physique looks as though it was designed to provoke envy from other men, the rest of Samu is actually quite grubby and he could only be called handsome in a very rugged way and then only in the best of his days. His olive skin is tanned from exposure to the sun, rough and scarred from a lifetime of dangerous pursuits. His hair is an unkempt, disheveled mop with bushy sideburns, and he sports thick, wild eyebrows and a scruffy, almost comically shaggy stubble. Combined with his sometimes playful, sometimes piercing hazel eyes and his choice of attire, Samu makes for an oddly colorful savage.

Clothing-wise he is typically clad in a bright purple loincloth with golden floral patterns safely wrapped around his nethers and tied up, rather unnecessarily, with a large leather belt which serves to compress his already slim midsection as a weightlifting belt would. For footwear he has tall boot-like sandals (or sandal-like boots) which reach up to beneath his wrapped up knees and which come equipped with leaf-like tassels hanging from their top. On his upper body all he wears are armbands tied around his bulging biceps, which come with matching tassels, though he’s taken to wearing an appropriately dramatic hooded white cloak with holes for the arms that he can discard at a moment’s notice.

Jolly Roger: A sea king skull with a tiny human figure standing on top with arms raised at the center, the usual crossbones replaced by a pair of arms with clenched fists on the upper ends, over a black flag.

Background

Ambition: Explore all of the world’s seas and catch himself the biggest Sea Kings (whichever ones those may be), spend at least one whole fishing season at the Calm Belt, become a legendary fisherman, be known as the deadliest man on the sea, go home and be a family man.

Likes:

• Fishing (his way)
• Fighting
• Fun
• The sea
• Swimming
• Parties
• Competence
• Audacity
• Muscles and actual physical skills

Dislikes:

• Devil fruits
• Guns
• Incompetence
• Boredom
• Cowards
• Downers
• Unwarranted self importance
• Hunger and thirst
• Deceit

Quirks: Doesn’t wear normal clothes, enjoys dramatic entrances such as casting off his cloak and leaping off of tall things unnecessarily, can often be found posing to showcase his physique, exercises at nearly all times and tends to address people while doing a wrestler’s neck bridge, doesn’t actually know how to use fishing rods or nets or really any sort of actual fishing tool.

Personality:
Samu marches to beat of his own drum. A merry man, fond of living a life full of excitement and action, he values personal freedom to a tremendous degree and is fairly easy to get along with as he is giving, loyal, honest and straightforward; seeing greed, deceit and treachery as marks of weakness. On the other hand, he’s also insane. Samu is obsessed with strength, self reliance and growth primarily on a physical level and holds ideals for manliness in extremely high regard. He is unyielding, headstrong and confident to the point of extreme arrogance, he never backs away from any challenge and actively seeks new ones out to test and improve himself and he and takes everything on in straight clashes.

His worldview is that strength and power rule all and that everyone should at all times strive to be ever greater than they are. He relishes the freedom necessary for such a growth and will readily help others to attain it, just as long as they actually put the effort to grow themselves. He is rather harsh towards those who could stand for themselves but don't and expect others to do it for them, believing that over-reliance on others is another path to subjugation. As he has taken on life relying on nothing but his own body, he is dismissive of devil fruits and actively antagonistic towards those who feel some kind of social position makes them intrinsically superior to others.

History:
To understand Samuel Isaia it’s necessary to explain the Viamai Islands of South Blue and the simple way to do that is to say they’re a beautiful hellhole where only the strong survive.

Combat Specialties

Skills and Abilities:
-Navigator: Samu is actually something of a skilled navigator and helmsman despite his quirks, apparent oafishness and clear lack of studies on the actual science behind navigation and weather patterns. He refers to this as "The Call of the Sea".

-Gifted body: Much like Bobby Funk, Samu has always been a hardy lad with impressive physical talents, and this is magnified by the fact that he has cultivated his gifts obsessively and continuously strives to reach new heights. As he relies entirely on his body with no flashy super techniques (no flaming limbs or magical water manipulation etc) he is monstrously capable in this field, built tougher than the bastard child of a coffin nail and a two beli steak and capable of exerting tremendous force while retaining a good deal of flexibility and some mobility. His grip, in particular, is disproportionate even for his size, while his legs are powerful and firm even in situations where others would struggle to get any sort of footing.

-Monster wrestler: Samu is used to fighting most anything that gets aggressive with him barehanded and he has gotten quite good at it. In fact, this is how he fishes. No nets, no rods, no hooks, no spears, only physically wrangling sea creatures out and making them into meat. And yes, that includes Sea Kings of course.

-Swimmer: Who the hell enjoys taking a swim in monster-infested waters? Samu Isaia is who, and regularly too. A fishman he is not, but as a (wannabe) paragon of fishermen he has tremendous lung capacity and is quite adept at operating underwater and exerting all that his powerful muscles are worth even with the added resistance and pressure.

-"Shipwright": Putting together a raft counts as making a ship. Employ at your own peril.

Haki: After timeskip maybe.
Gear: None
Fighting Style:
Pure aggression, all the time. His fighting style resembles primarily a mixture of sumo and big man pro wrestling, the brawny and brawly type, focused on explosive charges to close distance before violently smashing a body part into the opponent and then never stopping that. Open hand blows, elbows, headbutts, shoulder bumps, even a few chopping kicks, and once you think he’s just some brawler he grabs hold of you for a powerful throw, trip or sweep. He might look brutish and unrefined, but he has an almost instinctive understanding of the intangibles of fighting such as position, posture, leverage and momentum as well as power generation and control. Samu is extremely good at fighting in his seemingly berserker way through any sort of pain and exhaustion and can consistently use this style to drag opponents into a horrible endurance contest and a losing fight with him.

Techniques: I’ll fill these out later but nothing too out of the ordinary. Essentially just actual sumo and wrestling stuff except performed by someone that strangles sea monsters for a living.

Nakama

None yet

[Leaves]

@Zero Hex

I sense sarcasm. I believe you did not understand my post and misread its meaning. Or you're just giving me a hard time.

<Snipped quote by yoshua171>

Oh but it was as far as my post and the one post adressed to me was. The person responding to me didn't address the examples of other strange sentient animals, just went with calling the character "your ugly creature" after I said I considered it unique and different then made a roundabout insulting statement comparing it to a character known for being both dumb and extremely disliked. You'll notice I haven't touched upon the player himself in my lone short post, that you can go read, because that really isn't my problem. But nice try.

@Zero Hex

Yeah, my post went over your head. Let me clarify what I meant.

1. The creature is ugly. That doesn't it make it not unique or different. I would run away from it. It's not a pretty animal.

2. I'm not sure how my post demonstrated that I was comparing the sea horse to Jar Jar Binks. The scene from Star Wars clearly stated the argument on the topic.

3. I feel like you were greatly offended for a misunderstanding. That was not my intention.

As Yosh stated, the point was missed.

[ProPro]

Ok, time to start analyzing the currently available CSes. Leaves PM'd his to me, but for ease of comparison I'm copying it to this post. My determination might still take me a while, since the wife and I are running around doing errands.

Feya Nelson

Feya Nelson

Looks Can Kill

Basics

Name: Feya Nelson
Epithet: “Fitness Feya”
Race: Human
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Appearance: Feya has a rather pale complexion. Her skin has no color and might resemble that of a corpse. Not only has she lost color in her skin, but also in her eyes and hair. Her entire appearance looks lifeless.
Despite the pigmentation, Feya does proud herself on one aspect: her body. From excessive grooming and cardiovascular exercise, she keeps her body fit as an Egyptian temple. Her abs demonstrate the resolve and determination she places into her work outs. Even her dental work is impressive; as they say, when she smiles the whole world stops for a while. All in all, the bitch is well-toned.
Her attire is limited to loosely fitted clothing. She prefers to wear clothes that are ideal for a workout. It helps with her flexibility immensely. Sometimes she will break into a sports bra followed by shorts. Other times she will sport a tank top with sweatpants.
There are a few interesting characteristics about Feya. She does have thick eyebrows. When exercising, she does release a lot of sweat from her wrists. She tries to prevent this by wearing two black wrist bands. Finally, she does refuse to wear anything white so most of her clothes are in color.

Position:Doctor
Bounty: 0
Jolly Roger:

We Work Out

Background

Ambition:
Whenever Feya sees her reflection, she recognizes a confident and established woman. Her physique gives her the motivation to continue the day. She puts a lot of sweat and pain her work out sessions. As one of her mantras goes, “No pain, no gain.”
Ultimately, she admires her strength. However, she acknowledges there is room for improvement. The woman knows there is more power to the human body that many people are not aware of. Feya wishes to push her body through unbreakable limits. She wants to build herself against dangerous trials and overcome any obstacle.
She does this to fill two objectives. One of her ambitions is to enable herself to control every single muscle in her body. The body only uses 10% percent muscle. By applying and using all of her muscles, she would have admirable strength.
Her second objective is to travel the world and find the best workout routine. Feya is not a selfish person and does want to motivate people to be in tip top shape. A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk for a lot of fatal conditions. She has sworn that she will write a self-help book. Her novel will have the most effective workout drills and routines that will inspire millions of inactivity.

Likes:

• Protein Shake
• Working Out
• Mornings

Dislikes:

• Laziness
• Greasy Food
• Mentions of her Complexion

Quirks: Feya is confident about her appearance, but is self-conscious about her complexion. Any comment regarding her being white as snow makes her go into a psychotic rage. She is fixated on being the best; most likely, this does diagnose her as a perfectionist.
Feya can be unbelievably competitive. She might turn something serious into a competition regardless of the situation. She does not like losing. If she does lose, she takes it out on herself by completing more work out sessions.
Another strange quirk of hers is that she does do several exercises in her free time. She could be caged up in someone’s basement and start doing sit-ups just because. The last abnormal habit of hers is that she loves raw eggs.
Personality: Feya can be a bit cruel at times. She doesn’t know the word subtlety. Nor can she easily inform someone the truth in a careful manner. “You’re going to die a painful death,” would be something she would say outright to a patient.
Feya is also determined to take on any challenges. She does not partake in trials to prove anything to anyone; Feya is focused on impressing herself only. The physical woman stands to be conceited and athletic. A combination that does give her a big head.
She does have another personality. As a doctor, she does try to keep everything in a professional manner despite her honest outbursts. Her will to help others overcome disease, sickness and injury is something she is passionate about.
History:
Feya did not always use to be physically fit. She had horrible habits of inactivity and not living up to her full potential. The woman could have had a normal life like anyone else. Feya might have been stuck with the loss of breath, osteoporosis, and other unwanted conditions.
But she didn’t. Feya was different from people she lived by. People showed their opinions of her by name-calling and spreading rumors about her. One aspect about Feya is that she is a rarity; she has albinism. The condition forced her appearance to have pigmentation on her hair and skin.
A lot of people were afraid by her abnormal appearance. Feya did have difficulty finding friends save for a few who did show courage in befriending her. Others were not appreciative of the newly bound friendship. Events led to another, and her friends were in critical condition.
The one thing that haunts Feya today is that she knew it was going to happen. She a chance to stop her friends from getting hurt, but she did not make it in time. Feya had to frequently stop since her body was not used to the cardio activity. If she was more athletically fit, she might have saved her friends.
This is what directed her into studying the physical body. She wished to learn about the body immune system and how to keep it regularly fitted. Through all of the harassment and assaults she had experienced, she chose it would be best if she trained herself to fend off any attackers.

Combat Specialties

Skills and Abilities: Given Feya's impressive physique and her excessive exercises, she has been gifted with superhuman characteristics. Her strength is no laughing matter; a simple punch can send a 300lbs man through a brick wall. She does specialize in building muscle which explains her monstrous strength. Her muscular physique does give her durability; Feya is able to sustain a lot of damage before losing numbness in her body.
Feya is a woman and does not have much weight on her. She never skips leg day which does benefit in her speed capability. Without her leg muscles, she probably wouldn't be much of a threat nor would she be able to land a strike on an opponent.

Devil Fruit: N/A
Haki: N/A
Gear: Feya keeps a bottle of vitamin supplements to ensure her body is kept up to standards. She does have a water bottle that she mixes with a few servings of protein powder. The powder is her concoction and gives her results lightning fast. Feya receives a slight boost in attributes.
Fighting Style: Feya learned how to fend for self. She is still hoping to learn more fighting styles, but she only has one on her belt. Maybe traveling the seas and new trials will open new techniques for her. So far, Feya is specialized in kickboxing.
Techniques: N/A

Nakama

Crewmate Name: A description of how you get along with and what you think of your fellow crewmates. Copy and paste once for each member apart from yourself. Remember to work these out together collaboratively. Leave this section out altogether until all the crew have been approved and the captain/first mate have been voted on.

[yoshua171]

*Waits patiently, but a bit excitedly, for the verdict*

[Demon Shinobi]

@yoshua171*sits in anticipation and offers popcorn*
The pressure has never been more on.

[yoshua171]

Lol, thanks *eats some popcorn*

[Flood]

@Leaves

So I noticed your character hated greasy food. Boy is she gonna hate the cook of the crew. You might wanna apply for Cook as well.

[ProPro]

Alright, after a day of errands and only being able to read bits and pieces throughout the day, I've come to my decision. It was a really hard one. 5 characters, all of which have some pretty great work put in their development, but only 3 spaces available. I had to base this off of what the crew still needed to be effective in a long voyage, synergy with already approved characters, and overall appeal. With that said, here are my critiques.

@Zero Hex It is unfortunate, but I have to deny you. It appears that you did not read the rules. My additional critiques for the character himself would be that he literally has no history, and you spread him over pretty thin by giving him a wide range of both jobs and abilities related to those jobs. I'm not sure if he was intended to be the jack of all trades and able to "back up" the primary crew members as an assistant, but it ends up feeling like he has less of his own identity and focus. This is a shame, because these are all fairly easy fixes and I enjoy the concept. He'd add a great amount of cultural value. I'm sorry, but Samu Isaia is denied on those grounds.

@yoshua171 and @Leaves, you are competing against one another for a doctor position, but you put in vastly different types of characters. Lilliana is more of an omnidisciplinary scientist, while Feya is a dedicated doctor as well as a general health/fitness nut. Comparing these two together for the same spot was like comparing apples to oranges, so I determined that they both have great merit they can add to the crew. Welcome aboard to both of you. Leaves, I do have a concern about how vague Feya's history is. While you're both approved, I'd still very much like you to expand on it and add details.

Which brings me to the most difficult, painful decision of this whole character selection process. @Demon Shinobi. @Spiffy. The two of you put in characters that are so very similar in so many ways, but differ in the key details. Both are gunners primarily but can work with blades in a pinch. Both have a similar clothing scheme. Both are Ds (even if one is a joke). Both are alcoholics, but one struggles with the real tragedies of such a condition while the other is empowered by it. They both even have tremendous willpower as a special trait! You have no idea how hard this is, but I set myself a starting limit of 8 and I'm not one to break my own rules. So here it goes. *Sigh*

Kite embodies more of the "One Piece" feel, having both a sense of tragedy in his heritage, as well as the over the top silly nature of the setting (drunkenness empowers him, sleep poking, etc.) while Boone is mostly tragedy after tragedy. That being said, since I know Spiffy in real life, I know he'll keep it funny in character all the time. Boone is not just a gunner though, and the crew needs a navigator. Meanwhile, Kite has one of the same problems that Hex's character does: spread too thin over a wide variety of skills and positions already taken, but none of them is "navigator." Conversely, Boone is more focused and specialized. At risk of being thought of as biased toward my soul brother, I will have to choose Boone. I'm very sorry, Shinobi, it was a really close decision. I'll keep seeing you in Titans Beyond, where RA and Accel can continue to be the dream team.

[Shortcake]

@ProPro
Well yes, one argues a point for the sake of getting their way. We call this negotiating. That is literally what negotiating is. Me and you have both been compromising in an effort to reach a solution we are both happy with- or we were, until you decided to abruptly cut off negotiations like this.

Now, as for "disrespect", I have been nothing but civil with you. If anything, you have been disrespecting my time by stringing me along like this when it was pretty clear from the start you intended for this to be a roundabout rejection anyway. I tried to work with you to find a solution that would make us both happy, but it's become pretty clear we're on different sides of the whole pro-weird/anti-weird debate and I'm not likely to change your opinion on the subject by accommodating you.

As a minor side note, I think your issues with my "tone", as you put it, may have been a matter of projection, but it's not really my place to diagnose.

[Demon Shinobi]

@ProPro
Dude, like I said I was aware that I was likely not going to be chosen this run. But I wanted to finish the character. If you ever need a fill in or open up we'll still be in contact. Besides, the ship NEEDS a navigator. Lol could you imagine the Strawhats without Nami? They'd barely have been able to make it to the Grandline.

I guess what I'm really saying here is no hard feelings bro. I'll probably stick around and lurk. Read things and see how the story goes! Thank you for the kind words regarding Kite and thank you for the consideration :D

[Spiffy]

@Demon Shinobi Hey man great work, I hope to see your work I the future even if it isn't on this adventure currently.

[ProPro]

@Old Amsterdam@Asura@floodtalon@Banana@BCTheEntity@Spiffy@yoshua171@Leaves

Now the fun begins! As soon as all your CSes are moved to the character tab, voting for the captain position begins. Here's how I've designed it. Everyone gets 2 votes to give to two different characters you think would make the best captain. Vote by hitting the like tag on the character page. Once everyone has made their votes, the character with the most likes is officially the captain! Any player may choose to not have their character in the running, and you may use less than your 2 votes if you so choose.

As for first mate, I hadn't finalized that yet. Either a separate vote, or the runner up. What are your thoughts?

[Gardevoiran]

@ProPro
I'd say use Thanks for a first mate, mainly because that gives the kids a chance to become that first mate, so we wouldn't have a Captain kid but a potential kid first-mate. (despite me being the only kid PC, heh.)

Edit: Also, for any clarification, and I'm even going to bold this to make sure.

I do not want Bonesword as the captain.

[Flood]

I don't want Slick as Captain either, maybe first mate but not Captain.

Edit: I change my mind, if you want the pyro as a captain it's your funeral.

[Spiffy]

I like ban's idea. Thank instead if like for first mate after the captain round

[Zero Hex]

@Zero Hex It is unfortunate, but I have to deny you. It appears that you did not read the rules. My additional critiques for the character himself would be that he literally has no history, and you spread him over pretty thin by giving him a wide range of both jobs and abilities related to those jobs. I'm not sure if he was intended to be the jack of all trades and able to "back up" the primary crew members as an assistant, but it ends up feeling like he has less of his own identity and focus. This is a shame, because these are all fairly easy fixes and I enjoy the concept. He'd add a great amount of cultural value. I'm sorry, but Samu Isaia is denied on those grounds.

@ProPro

I did say he wasn't completed, it's right there at the top of the post, just thought I'd drop what I had to show that yea I'm working on it. As for the rest, I literally focused on one thing alone which was being a crazy island fisherman that wrestles with Sea Kings. I am honestly not sure how that didn't come across because I laid it on pretty thick despite not having the backstory up.

It's there in his epithets, his position includes "fisherman", his Jolly Roger is a guy on top of a dead sea king with fists for crossbones, his ambitions are all about going from sea to sea killing Sea Kings, his first like is "fishing", his quirks include that he doesn't actually know how to use fishing gear, his wrestling skill tells you this is how he does his fishing. He's practically a bear slapping salmon out of a river, but also a crazy person doing it in One Piece.

He can guide a boat because you need to if you're alone and going off to fish, also because the joke is that the navigator is the crazy person that loves hunting monsters rather than the calm and collected weather sorceress. He can swim good because he fishes by pummeling sea creatures, he has to know to deal with water. He has a joke thing about tying rafts together because he's a crazy islander who wrestles sea monsters, why wouldn't he try to do it on a bunch of logs and rope.

I'm legitimately not sure if you actually read the CS or you just skimmed and rejected me for defending the weird horse fish here. Which, you know, I'd understand I'd just rather be told that.