[OOC] Dragon Ball Gaiden

[Double]

@Eviledd1984 Yep. Good to go.

[Double]

@Double By the way, whether or not Bururi has heard of the Saiyans is completely up to you. They've got a reputation among several planets so stories about them spreading to other planets is not out of the realm of possibility. The only reason Earth is the exception is because Earth is described as being very backwater and on the Dragon Ball equivalent of the Outer Rim so that galactic scale events or the like still haven't actually reached it yet.

[AtomicNut]

Mugen is back!

Name:Bandit King Mugen of the Mist
Age:25
Gender:???? (Female, surprisingly)
Race:Human

Appearance:Nobody really has seen how Mugen truly looks like in recent times. Or people aren't sure of them. Their penchant for their favorite trick, shapeshifting and hundreds of faces they have worn over the course of years have made people wary, and up to this day, a lot of claims are made against individuals who turn out to be either innocents or impostors. (but if you're curious...)

Personality:Mugen is a trickster through and through. They prefer to live their lives seeking adventure, and running afoul of the law. Their moniker as bandit king is self inflicted. In truth, they are more likely to help old ladies to cross the street than rob them blind. Even if they deny it afterwards. Mugen have a live and let live philosophy, but they do enjoy the thrill of challenge. They often take part in tournaments and train with masters, usually presenting themselves as other people instead.

History: Mugen was born as the last kid of a poor rural family. So they were not given much attention. One day, they just forgot about them on a fishing trip. Luckily for the starving Mugen, they were taken by a nearby school teacher. Said teacher also enrolled Mugen in their own school. The Shapeshifting school. Mugen, despite being an oddball of a human orphan, managed to clear their training with full marks, and encouraged by their teacher (and to shake off the dirty looks of their peers) decided to figure out what to do with their lives.

It was then when the world of martial arts opened their doors to them. Well, actually no, they did not. They just were caught stealing food so they had to do chores at first. However, it seemed that they had some sort of raw talent hidden beneath the trickery and dirt. After some ruckus, they were accepted without reservation as a student. They were good. Perhaps too good. And it was then when they realized how they were slandered and reviled at their backs (given the fact that people never knew they could transform). So Mugen changed their masters rather than confronting them. The cycle repeated itself. The last one, a rather talented but perverted old freak was the straw that broke the camel's back. Renouncing to the right path, Mugen became a bandit... actually in name only, Mugen wasn't that... well, mean-intended. But still they tried to live adventures.

Too bad the state of the world soon took a turn for the worst...

Techniques

• Shapeshifting Technique: Due to their abandonment, they ended up attending Shapeshifting school instead of a more normal one. No one realized until they finished school, as they did not exude a particular presence. Shapeshifting only alters the shape, not the power of Mugen, so it's not a transformation.
• Ki Infusion: Mugen can infuse weapons with their ki, thus making them extensions of their own body in terms of combat purposes
• Magic Materialization(Knives): In the course of their adventures, Mugen became fast friends with a witch. They learned a knack or two about using mystic powers, and decided that the best way to complement their techniques was to create knives out of thin air.
• Kamehameha: Learned from an old pervert. Don't ask what they gave in exchange.

[Eviledd1984]

@Double

Ah I see, Well I was thinking of Bururi seeing the saiyans or knowing about them seeing around his mother's bar perhaps?

[Double]

@Eviledd1984 Well... the only thing Saiyans are known for is conquering planets so I doubt any of them would frequent a random bar without also wrecking the planet it happens to be on. So you may want to limit Bururi's knowledge to him simply having heard stories from people who have managed to escape from planets being attacked.

[Eviledd1984]

@Double

Sounds like a good idea, anyway I will try to get a intro post done hopefully tomorrow maybe in a few days as I'm on vacation and I don't have much internet access.

[Genon]

Name: Juze Ito
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Human

Appearance:

Faceclaim

Personality: Juze is fascinated by the stars, and even more so by the prospect of life beyond Earth. Once the Saiyans arrive, he will be ecstatic rather than worried, at least at first. He also learned the Falcon style primarily to protect himself. It was only at his master's insistence that he may end up fighting other superhuman martial artists--some who may be less than savory--that he regrettably decided to learn its more powerful (and dangerous) techniques. He tends to be obsessively neat and organized, and, while outgoing, tends to be careful, not liking to take risks.

Still, just because he doesn't like to take risks doesn't mean that he won't do so when necessary, and he's been known to help others in danger whenever he can. He's also notable for not keeping his martial arts as much of a secret as he probably should, as he uses them in his everyday life, be it flying to class when he's running late or making a nice campfire with his flame powers. If his master chose not to on the day he was almost kidnapped, why should he?

Juze can sometimes be a little prissy as well, due to his rich upbringing. His training with Master Wu largely conditioned this out of him, compared to his earlier days, and he tends to keep his discomfort to himself, but he's definitely not used to the horrors of battle. While Master Wu warned him about conflicts with other ki users, it certainly hasn't happened yet.

History: Juze was born into a family of prominent astronomers, and as a result, Juze grew up surrounded by scientific knowledge. Scientifically-literate at an earlier age than most, he often dreamed of the stars as a child. And he could afford to do so, as rich as his family was through his father's groundbreaking research.

It was a near-tragedy, however, that completely changed his trajectory in life. When he was 14, on the way home from a party late at night, a gang of kidnappers shoved him into a car at gunpoint, shoved a bag over his head, and drove off with him inside. Almost as soon as the car had taken off, however, it was stopped dead in its tracks, even as the tires squealed in protest to the driver still trying to floor the accelerator. Juze didn't know what was happening, but the kidnappers around him started screaming in panic and metal could be heard tearing. Gunshots were fired, the sounds of fighting were heard, and before he knew it, the bag was ripped off of his head.

A serious-faced old man was staring back at him, and the car around him was an absolute mess. The engine in front was smoking, the doors had been ripped clean off, and the kidnappers around him were either groaning in pain from their shattered bones or out cold.

From there, the expected happened. He was escorted back home, the police got involved, a news crew showed up at his house, and the old man was seen as a citywide hero for saving a child.

But Juze, after his shock faded, wanted something more from his savior. He wanted to learn how to do what the old man did that night, so that it could never happen again. The old man, who introduced himself as Master Wu Lin, agreed to teach him as a normal student at his dojo, though it was quite a trip to get there, being several miles outside of town, in the nearby mountains. His parents agreed that Master Wu would tutor Juze every summer between school years, and the training became a harsh, if regular, ritual of his life.

Every year, he would be driven up the mountain road to Wu's dojo, and he would tolerate the rustic conditions (he was a rich city kid, after all), while he learned the way of ki-infused martial arts. The stuff he learned was nothing short of fascinating. He learned to fly, lift trees and boulders over his head, sense the energy of nearby individuals, and learned Master Wu's specific style of martial arts: the Falcon school, a martial arts school that focused on harnessing one's own ki to release elemental-infused attacks. There were many directions a Falcon student could go into once they completed the general training, as the school opened up access to the Five Elements, or godai: Fire, Earth, Wind, Water, and Void.

Now in college, Juze continues his training, but has much more to learn. But he would have never imagined that beings from the stars he cherished so much as a child would visit Earth during his lifetime, and wouldn't have dreamed he would need to punch them in the face!

Techniques
--> Earth Shell: By using his ki to grab onto the dirt, stone, or metal round him, Juze can manipulate earth from the nearby ground into super-dense stone or metallic body armor capable of absorbing ki attacks by infusing the earth with his own energy. If he puts it on a striking surface such as his hands or feet, strikes do significantly more damage. Of course, the durability of the armor is limited by his own strength: Attacks from stronger beings will compromise its integrity, and it may even break it outright if they truly outclass him.
--> Flame Sphere: Juze can release a sphere of plasma-like ki-infused flame from his hand, which he can shoot at an opponent and detonate in a large explosion, or choose not to detonate it and strike the opponent with the mass of flame, setting them alight. Juze does not like to use this technique because of how dangerous it can be if mishandled. While Juze can put out the flame and end the technique if someone or something is caught in the crossfire, it's still risky.
--> Water Barrage: Juze can coalesce ambient water molecules into droplets (or generate water from his ki, though this takes significantly more energy to do), infuse them with his ki, and shoot it at the opponent in a barrage of ki projectiles.
--> Wind Rush: By harnessing the air around him (or even generating it from his ki, though this is taxing and rarely necessary), Juze can dramatically enhance his speed, soaring towards an enemy and usually unleashing a barrage of blows.

[Double]

@Genon You're good to go.

[IceHeart]

Took me a while to come up with an interesting concept for a character.

Cheral Castella

Name: Cheral Castella

Age: 22
Gender: Female
Race: Human

Personality:

Cheral Castella could be described as cheerful and bright. Even if she faces setbacks she will try something again and again until she feels satisfied which adds a bit of a stubborn streak to the mix. She can be a bit scatterbrained however, which can lead her to forget things: like dates, eating, showering, etc. Despite this she is a hard worker and it is impossible not to notice her efforts.

Aside from her cheerful demeaner and attitude is a side she would rather not let people know, her fear of danger. If she thinks something, or someone is too dangerous she will avoid it like the plague. In order to overcome her fear of getting hurt she designed a power suit to wear which helps quite a bit. When she wears it she feels invincible, but if she starts to feel unsafe, she’ll quickly revert to a blubbering mess.

History:

Cheral Castella began life as the energetic young heir to the Castella family, the head of the biggest Mafia in East City. Cheral had an interest in everything from mechanics to martial arts and her father gave her everything she wanted. He also paid for the best tutors available which included martial arts trainers.

It was soon discovered that she had a natural talent for Ki control and was soon flying around with ease at a young age, but soon after tragedy struck. Her martial arts teacher of the Crab style, got a little too ambitious in her training and in a sparring match broke her arm in his zeal. While martial arts had been all fun and games before, the realty of combat and pain left a deep impact on the young Cheral causing her to flinch from anything that could hurt her.

That marital artist trainer was never heard from again.

As she grew Cheral found herself gravitating toward mechanics and robotics, soon she had an entire lab to herself where she could tinker around with things. While not exactly a super genius, she was still quite an intelligent and hard worker and soon found herself working with a subsidiary of Capsule Corp, the foremost pioneer of the technological frontier. Before long she found herself working alongside scientists and engineers with dreams of taking humanity to new technological heights.

She had never completely lost her interest in martial arts and had kept up on her regular training but only spared with those she knew couldn’t hurt her. Annoyed by her trauma she used her connections with her work colleagues and her family to create her own power suit so she could fight again without worry. It took her a lot of train and error, plus a few 'volunteers', but she finally completed a usable prototype which she is currently refining and using for herself.

Thankfully she had managed to keep up normal marital arts training but now with the suit she is confident enough to spar with others and try more dangerous activities.

Techniques

Voltage Palm – Combining her ki with an electric charge from her suit’s gloves, Cheral can fire a bolt of lightning from her palm up to a few meters away accurately. It is most effective when she can actually touch an opponent and can often stun or disorient an enemy with its high voltage. As it needs electricity to work she has to be careful it doesn’t drain her suit’s battery completely.

Fire Grenade – Gathering her ki up into a ball she can fire it like a projectile or lob it like a volley ball. The ki blast will explode in a fiery creshendo on impact with an object. She can also make it implode prematurely to cause a detonation in midair.

Iron Shell – Crossing her arms in front of her she can race her ki throughout her body to create a sort of barrier to strengthen her defense. The effect is greatly enhanced with her suit on.

Energy Blitz – A simple ki barrage with a very high volume of ki blasts. The sheer amount is designed to plow through an enemy’s defenses.

[Double]

@IceHeart You're good to go.

[mattmanganon]

@Double Would you mind if, in my opening post, i controlled the other 2 Saiyans? Just for that post.

[Double]

@mattmanganon As long don't kill them off, then sure.

[mattmanganon]

@Double I mean... Obviously, not killing them goes without saiyin'

[Bartimaeus]

@Double I’m interested, if you’re still accepting.

[Double]

@Bartimaeus Yes, still open.

[Bartimaeus]

@Double Here we are!! You may PM me about changes via Discord, if you desire ^^ quicker that way. However you please to do it.

Saudagrimm

Name: Saudagrimm (Saudgrimm, Grimm)
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Yektishian (Alien)
Appearance:

Personality: Saudagrimm's people are that of a lively, carefree bunch. The same had been true for him, until some years ago. Because he knows there are those who are looking for him, he as spent years suppressing his emotions as a means of survival in order to restrict his power - and that has changed him. Now, those who meet him would likely describe the Yektishian as a stoic, watchful individual who gets his point across swiftly; that set expression of seriousness always present.
History:

History

Saudagrimm hails from the planet Yektish, where he and his people live peacefully, without many visitors. Despite their relative isolation, Yektishians are valued for a unique physical trait their race is gifted with - a 'Ki battery' organ, of sorts. This same organ replaces the species' need for lungs, as their body is sustained via mineral and nutrient absorption, as opposed to the use of oxygen. Despite their ability to reach a somewhat average power level through passive absorption, the Yektishians never developed to use the power beyond basic body enhancement and flight. Naturally, their power level is very low - generally in the double digits in fact.

However, due to their racial benefit, Yektishians are quite coveted in the slave trade market. Saudagrimm experienced this firsthand as his small planet was assaulted by a group of Slavers accompanied by a mercenary escort. His people attempted to negotiate, however the Slavers were not interested. The mercenaries began to cut down the more resistant civilians as the rest were shoveled onto the Slaver's ships, as they were pretty much completely defenseless. Scared and worried, the Yektishians awaited their fate.

Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, Saudagrimm was the sole escapee of his race that day. The ships were intercepted by someone or something, and mostly rendered inoperable for a time - and in the commotion he was able to escape via a pod.

When Saudagrimm's pod finally landed, he sustained heavy injuries, as it was not of the best quality or repair. Said landing seemed to go unnoticed - until one individual arrived and retrieved Saudagrimm, taking him to his home to nurture him back to health. It was some time before the Yektishian recovered.

While this may have seemed like some god had been smiling down on Saudagrimm, his caretaker had darker intentions. The older man planned to use the foreigner as a massive ki battery and slave for his own deeds. He began to fuse the power of countless individuals, whom he had captured or killed, into the recovering Yektishian by using magic.

When Saudagrimm recovered from his wounds and discovered that the much older man had been essentially feeding him the energies of innocent casualties, he was horrified. In a display of rage his power level flared beyond what it had ever even got close to meeting before, as he exploded through the building and directly into the black void of space. He didn't know where he was going, and he didn't care. He was furious and mortified that he had been the subject of such events. Eventually, Saudagrimm reached another planet he had never seen before(that's probably a theme). Upon landing, it was easily identifiable as Earth, as he knew the beings here were not Saiyans.

After some weeks of surviving on Earth, he realized that the power he had absorbed was not simply absorbed by the battery organ he possessed, but by his body. It was permanent, and he felt incredibly powerful. But it sickened him. Just thinking about it filled him with sorrow and anger. He soon realized that the more he dwelled on it, the more his power flared.

And that was...not great. Eventually, Saudagrimm was confronted by two individuals who came from off-world. They had been traveling through the system trying to find him, and they could do so from quite a ways away when his feelings flared up. The man who had done this to him was trying to re-claim him.

While Grimm had next to no training when it came to combat, his raw power was quite...explosive, the two soon came to realize. He released his anger as they confronted him and one was crippled almost immediately. The second individual attempted to flee but was caught by another unbridled Ki blast.

Saudagrimm stared at his own hands as he dropped to his knees, woe washing over the anger he felt as he imagined the energy of those people flowing through him. The old man had underestimated the power he'd bestowed upon the Yektishian, but he wouldn't likely do it again. He'd send more, better captors. So the lone Grimm knew he had to somehow suppress this power so they couldn't detect him.

He had to seek a mentor for his powers. And that he did.

Techniques:

Ki Battery

Ki Redirection

Ki Shock

Cloning

Notes:

Notes

-Saudagrimm can generally only redirect an opponents attack by a few feet, when using Ki Redirection.
-Interestingly, Saudagrimm's flesh does not scar or burn, despite his regular contact with attacks - though this doesn't lessen any attack's effects.
-Tails of Yektishians are sensitive like many other furred beings, but they do not have the power restricting effect of the Saiyan's tail.
-Saudagrimm's potential is quite a bit higher than it sits currently; having suppressed his emotions for years to avoid detection, his true strength lies dormant - and he is hopeless to extract it.
-Ki Shock is inspired by Solar Flare; however since it is now a contact move and is single-target it gains the additional paralysis effect.

[Double]

@Bartimaeus Upon a bit of reflection, I'll accept this. Just... try not to make me regret it. xD

[Double]

@mattmanganon You... kind of got the personalities mixed up. Korun is the arrogant asshole and Jagen is supposed to be a stoic professional.

[Bartimaeus]

@Double Thank you very much ^^ I try to be as fair as possible at all times, no worries my friend :P

[mattmanganon]

@Double Fixed, sorry about that.