Name: Gezoto (Geh-zoh-toe; "Togezo" rearranged. Togezo being the Japanese name for Mario's "Spiny" enemy)
Gender: Male
Age: 58 (equivalent to mid-twenties humans)
Race: Ssupaik-jin (non-canon race)
Power Level: 1140
Special Techniques:Frag Out - A crackling sphere of Ki that doesn't explode immediately upon impact---some foes are surprised when it bounces off of them to harmlessly roll over their feet. Then it goes off in a shower of energy "shrapnel," potentially piercing multiple opponents within its AoE.
Knuckle Buster - Focusing a great deal of ki into his pyramid-like, pointed knuckle spikes, Gezoto lets loose an all-out punch. Its power and guard-breaking properties are great, but it's limited to close quarters and weakens his defenses due to the rest of his ki aura being thinned.
Spike Wall - Gezoto takes a defensive stance, turning all the spikes of his body toward an incoming attack. He hardens his skin and muscles like iron and prepares to take a hit. Even if his hardened body is overwhelmed, a physical attack is likely to leave his enemy damaged by the recoil. Against ki attacks it's less effective, but better than nothing.
Reassembly - The Ssupaik-jin don't have a true "regeneration" ability the way some species do; instead, their spiked skin and blocky bodies heal in one of two different ways. The first, and most common, is by regrowing new pieces to replace the old, more akin to most other species' healing factor. It's limited to what's already there--they can't grow new pieces of a limb if that limb's been taken off. However, in cases of dismemberment or severe damage taken in battle, if one acts quickly a Ssupaik-jin can literally "put themselves back together." Pieces that are damaged (chipped spikes, burns, smaller bits that were severed or cracked, etc) will remain so, but the process is near instant, like popping a child's model figure back together. This allows the Ssupaik-jin to keep fighting, or at least survive to run away. Bloodloss, infectious disease, and organ function cannot be healed in this fashion, however.
Kintsugi - A "sacred rite of battle" from Ssupaik-jin culture in the days before the planet became corrupted, this ability can ONLY be triggered with repeated uses of Reassembly that have been allowed to properly heal and a required ki threshold. Damaged pieces of a Ssupaik-jin that have been Reassembled will eventually begin to heal normally like the rest of the body, but the original shock of the wound causes a great deal of stress. If enough ki energy can be drawn to offset this, then the damaged pieces will not only stabilize, but grow stronger and harder like polished metal ore. Cracks fill, points are sharpened, and hard edges are smoothed out. Repeated damage to the same area, however, requires more and more ki. This "joinery" is often a different color from the rest of the body. The older members of Gezoto's old gang wore and even cultivated these scars like proud tattoos, often ripping off their expensive suits before climactic fights to show off their patterns.
Gear:- Battle Armor - Gezoto wears the "basic" variant of Battle Armor which lacks the shoulder pads and faulds. The black body mesh beneath it is sleeveless with short leggings, while the armor itself is white with red plating on the abdomen and shoulder straps. Due to the spikes on his arms and legs he does not wear gloves, and his boots are of a low-top design.
- Scouter, Blue-lens
- Blaster, pistol model
Appearance:Ht - 5ft 10in w/out horns, horns are 1ft each.
Wt - 180 lbs
Eyes - Ice blue
Skin - Red w/black patterns
Voice -
Travis Willingham w/growlPersonality:Gezoto has all the mannerisms of an old school Yakuza, the kind of gangster that holds themselves on a pedastal of some misunderstood "nobility" while being just as arrogant, petty, and violent as any common street thug. As long as you're not stepping on his overinflated ego, he's an energetic drinking buddy, back-slapping pal, a joker and a gambler. But if you "disrespect" him, he's quick to get right in your face, and doesn't back down easily from a fight.
Surprisingly, however, he has an admirable sense of loyalty and debt. He's more willing to tolerate orders and grant favors to those who've done him some good turn in the past, he dislikes going back on his word, and he isn't usually too hasty to judge someone's strength. Acknowledging that someone is stronger than him, however, won't prevent him from making bad decisions in the heat of the moment--he's got too much pride for that.
Backstory:The planet Ssupaikii was once prosperous, thanks to rich ore and mineral veins rising like silver needles from the world's crust. However, harvesting and processing these resources required control over vast amounts of territory and destructive use of chemicals and machinery. Monopolies and oligarchies took shape, class disparity widened, and when the civilization reached the space-faring age they began to export the very things that gave their world its value. Other, greedier worlds latched onto these resources, and soon there was an influx of offworlders come hoping to strike gold--literally, in some cases.
Population increased unchecked, allowed by governments who cared only about short term profits, and resources dwindled. Soon enough, the Ssupaik-jin's economies were in absolute shambles. In pursuit of never-ending growth, they sold the one thing they had left: the planet itself. Ssupaikii is somewhat unique in that it is one of relatively few planets acquired by the Frieza Force without a drop of blood being shed. And after the tyrant bailed them out, those responsible for the planet's downfall immediately left for greener space to live in decadence, while he put the screws to their constituents.
Gezoto grew up in a ghetto ruled by killers and thieves, and only "protected" by organized gangs who were willing to start wars over the smallest slights. When the Frieza Force started to enforce "order" via even more bloodshed, the brawler knew this was
real power. Why climb the ranks under some small time boss controlling a single rathole of a city, when he could make real money serving the king of a
galaxy? He'd already lived his entire life fighting to survive, so doing it on other planets just made it less boring!
