[Dead, Pre-Reboot IntCheck, Please Ignore] Persona - Academic Akrasia

[Crimmy]

Depends on what skill you want, really.

[Inkd Bull]

@CrimmyWell... Everything I've seen on Wukong definitely seems too OP to start with, besides taunt maybe? Which would increase the power of all enemies (My team will hate me forever), but also decrease their defense

[Crimmy]

@CrimmyWell... Everything I've seen on Wukong definitely seems too OP to start with, besides taunt maybe? Which would increase the power of all enemies (My team will hate me forever), but also decrease their defense

@Inkd Bull

Go for it. It's incredibly fitting for the monkey who decided that mocking Heaven and getting away with it was a good idea.

Also, @Conflagration, you'll be sharing the Justice Arcana with @DJAtomika if/when you get approved, so that'll probably influence the interactions between your respective characters.

Hopefully we don't double up too much on Arcanum though.

[Inkd Bull]

@CrimmySweet! Reiji will be the sole cause of many mission wipes

[banjoanjo]

Name: Akihito Irimi
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Arcana: Moon
Equipment: Backpack, sketchbook, knuckledusters (flashy enough to scare away any potential threats)

Skills: Conflict resolution, fighting dirty, above average reflexes, artistic ability gained from years of practice

Appearance: Nice enough face to pass as good-looking, an endearing bed head he doesn’t bother styling before school, prefers loose baggy clothes with sleeves just a tad too long as they enhance his carefree image (and hide his toned body). A young man of average height, with a frame that, upon first glance, does not look built for fighting.


Personality: Akihito is a fairly pleasant fellow and well liked by those who know him. His laidback and gullible seeming façade hides a cunning schemer. Akihito would rather talk himself out of a situation than engage in physical conflict, but if worst comes to worst he has no qualms about using every single dishonourable tactic in the book (yes, he actually has a collection of dirty fighting strategies, complete with cheesy overextended titles). If pushed too far, Aki will display a desperation and intensity that would surprise even the cruelest of foes. Incredibly loyal to friends and family, his devious psyche stems from his fear of losing everything and everyone he loves. Even his seemingly breezy temperament and art skills are just a ploy to fit in at school. Despite all this, Akihito is still just a teenager who wants a decent life and genuinely cares for his friends. Just make sure not to get on his bad side.

Biography: Born the youngest of four, Akihito had already had his fair share of the “survival of the fittest” mentality before misfortune befell his family. His father was laid off from his office job when Aki was nine, which forced the Irimi clan to move to the shadier side of Shikatsu. A pacifist at heart, he was not fit for the more hands-on children at his new school and would often return home with torn books and a bruised face. His high school aged sister finally had enough of this and decided to help him put that big brain of his to use. He learnt to outwit the bullies and embarrassed them enough to leave him alone. Unfortunately he had not learnt to shut his mouth and soon his various observations about classmates and curt wit would have him ostracized. By the time middle school came around, he was determined to correct this. Armed with a carefree smile and a cute jumper he borrowed from his sister, Aki soon became a well known figure around the school, adored by his teachers, the girls, but unfortunately not the jealous boys. Aki would have to learn to fight efficiently and in a way that would preserve his image. And so the present Akihito Irimi emerged.

Persona
Name: Metis
Appearance: A regal looking purple humanoid crowned with a golden helm and cloak. She is armed with a halberd
Traits:
-Reflects: None
-Absorbs: Wind
-Void: None
-Resist: Force
-Weak: Fire
Abilities: Cruel Attack, Garu

[DJAtomika]

@Crimmy Probably shouldn't double up on Arcana choices either. Would make interaction and skill development harder.

[Crimmy]

@Crimmy Probably shouldn't double up on Arcana choices either. Would make interaction and skill development harder.

@DJAtomika

Matsumoto admittedly seems to fit Judgement better than Justice if you want to get around the Arcana doubling thing, though that's mostly because of the angel Persona.

@banjoanjo Approved.

[Conflagration]

I don't mind of I need to switch up Justice: is Temperance taken yet? That would probably be more fitting anyway.

[Crimmy]

I don't mind of I need to switch up Justice: is Temperance taken yet? That would probably be more fitting anyway.

@Conflagration

Temperance got taken, yeah.

[Conflagration]

Well I've made a few changes and additions, but I think I'm generally happy with him. Again - probably work on some polish but I think there's enough there for you to get a good feel for the character.

Hider

Character

Name: Hitoshi Katsu

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Arcana: Judgement

Equipment:
- Fist Wraps (and fist weapons in general.),
- Smooth Stone (a large-ish, smooth pebble kept in a pocket. No real function.)
- Black Jacket (Its a jacket and it's black.)
- Sash (a loose fitting sash of light, vibrant red material. Worn like a belt over other clothing. Not part of his day to day attire naturally.)

Skills: Extremely calm and level headed, able to tackle stressful or just plain weird situations without panicing. High pain tolerance and physical strength. A rational and logical problem solver.

Appearance:
Tall and cold of expression, Hitoshi is an imposing figure who stands slightly above the average height of his classmates. While his height helps balance our his physically large build, he is still noticeably bulky - particually around the shoulders.

His features are strong and pronounced - with a distinctive jaw and brow. His expression tends to be thoughtful and unassuming, though this is simply his resting face - it has no bearing on whether or not he is actually contemplating anything. Hitoshi has narrow, steel-grey eyes with a slight blue hue, and his hair is a charcoal black - roughly cut to fall almost to his shoulders. This falls naturally into a swept back position, which is fine as far as Hitoshi is concerned.

He tends to dress in a rather conservative manner, favouring a 'signature' simple black jacket over whatever he is wearing for the day - which usually consists of simple shirts and trousers rather than the more comfortable t-shirts and jeans he wore as a youth. Despite his beat attempts however, he never quite manages to look neat and tidy - it is always quite evident that he is trying to dress in a way which isn't quite natural to him.

Should a dangerous situation arise, Hitoshi will also don a vibrant red sash around his waist - with the intention of making himself more visible to both his friends and his enemies. This is a memento from his unruly days where he learned to fight - brawling on the streets. He also wears fist wraps in such situations - but is not above wielding any other weapons that he can get hold of.

Personality:
Quiet and collected, Hitoshi is a reserved student who consistently achieves good - though not exeptional - grades.

While it might not be initially evident, he is actually quite sociable despite his appearance: his infrequent speech stems from over thinking and self censoring his words rather than any attempt to distance himself from others. Hitoshi knows that it is easy to cause offence with careless words, so always chooses what he percieves to be the most effective way to communicate.

He is very forward with providing his opinions, but always strives to do so in a way that avoids conflict.

Hitoshi will always try to find a way out of a situation before it escalates into something more serious - having had significant anger issues earlier in life has led to him fearing the consequences of losing his temper. He is not afraid to be the first to attack however, if he feels that violence would be the best way to diffuse a situation.

In order to deal with the stress that he bottles up, he has a nervous habit of needing to handle something - anything - to keep himself occupied. He tends to keep some kind of trinket in his pocket for this purpose, the most recent being a smooth, flat stone.

Biography:
Hitoshi grew up in a fractured household. With an abusive father figure, he quickly learned that violence was an easy solution to most problems that life through his way and came to embrace that fact - using it as a defence mechanism to cope with any and every stressful situation that life threw at him. He was an intelligent enough child, but his lack of motivation and drive to tackle problems that could not be solved by attacking them did him no favors in his early school years.

As he grew, Hitoshi became a problem child of sorts - aggressive and hostile to pretty much anyone that crossed his path. He found himself in trouble with the law on more than one occasion and as a result began to gain a bad reputation. Naturally, this only served to fuel his dislike of others and his violent streak. After all, if he was going to be judged to be 'the bad kid' then he might as well live up to the name. After finding himself on the losing side of a number of fights he instigated, he began brawling in a back-ally gathering - determined to become stronger and stronger until he could not be beat.

It was when he was fifteen that the incident occurred. Furious at some trivial insult, the boy lashed out at his brother and caused some serious harm: going as far as to hospitalise his own family. It was a stark wake up call for Hitoshi - who finally saw what he had become.

From that day onward, he changed. He forced himself to bottle up the anger that he felt inside: dreading what he might do to other people - or himself - if he continued down that same path of destruction. He began to focus on his studies and adopted a life of calm, calculated consideration - focusing his frustration, anger and rage into more productive outlets such as keeping fit and learning skills he missed out on in previous years. He began to judge himself - and whether fairly or not, he could not forgive himself for what he had done.

It is not the true face of Hitoshi Katsu, but it is the only one he dares to show the world.

Persona

Name: Morrigan

Appearance:

Traits:
-Reflects:
-Absorbs:
-Void:
-Resist: Strike, Slash, Pierce (Phys)
-Weak: Hama

Abilities:
Cleave
Counter
Patra
Tarukaja

[Rosalite]

Recycling an old OC for this, buttt...!!

Name: Minori Koizumi
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Arcana: Lovers
Equipment:
- Pink Messenger Bag
- Key Necklace
- A pair of Tessen. They're linked to one another by a thin black cord that spans about 4 feet across. The tessen themselves are the size of average folding fans. (Primary weapon(s))
Skills:
- Watercolour painting
- Floral arrangement (works for her mother's flower store)
- Flower language (as a direct result of the above)
- Perceptive, at least in terms of others' emotional states (especially if their feelings are driven by insecurity as hers are)

Appearance:

Minori's appearance has changed more within the past year than it has throughout her whole life. A personal decision led her to bleach her brown hair, dying it a pale--but still undoubtedly flashy--pink that fades to blonde. Similarly, she chose to cover up the natural green of her eyes in favour of lavender colour contacts. The cutesy braids and ribbons that she had once liked to style her hair with have been discarded, with simple side ponytails taking their place. All in all, the sixteen year old looks far more vibrant and confident than she once did--or so she hopes, anyways.

Stature-wise, Minori stands at an unimpressive 5'3" which she sometimes tries to accommodate for by wearing heels. She's slender in figure and pale, a clear indication that she isn't used to heavy labour or any sort of athletics. Her clothing preferences revolve around dresses and skirts, leaning moreso to styles that could be considered "mature" and "elegant" over cute ones.

Personality: Bubbly, bright, and friendly, Minori gives off the impression of being a social butterfly. She makes an effort to reach out to everyone who crosses her path, paying little to no mind to matters such as social standing or other potential barriers. All in all, she possesses a warm heart and appears to be at her happiest when she is surrounded by many people.

Unfortunately, the majority of the relationships that Minori forms are rather shallow. They are friends in that they are a familiar, friendly face that she can talk to if they happen to share a class or run into on another, but it rarely extends beyond that. This inability to form deep, meaningful bonds lies more with Minori than it does the other person, and spawns primarily from her own self-esteem issues.

For all the confidence and elegance that she tries to exude, she is in fact a rather awkward and timid individual. Her feelings of self-worth are heavily linked to how she thinks others perceive her and as a result, her personality and mannerisms have shifted to assimilate to how she thinks the other people would like her to act. However, this personality is but a mask--it sits only on the surface, but does not penetrate and change who Minori is at her core. It is for that reason that she tries to keep people at a friendly distance lest they get too close and discover that she is not, in fact, as poised and put-together as she seems.

In reality, Minori's "flawed" self--really, her real, natural self--is not that much different from any other teenage girl. She is still warm and compassionate, albeit far more soft-spoken than her facade. There is a hint of awkwardness in the way she carries herself and she appears to be far more easily embarrassed by things, though the latter can be attributed to the fact that she simply suppresses or brushes off said embarrassment when acting as her more upbeat counterpart. Her original personality was the base in which her "new" personality was built upon, and while there are some prominent differences, those who truly get to know her may find that it's not as drastic of a change as Minori would think.

Biography:
Minori was born into a family of three that consisted of her mother, her father, and a sister--Natsumi--who was 7 years her elder. She had a content childhood, but she had always been a rather quiet child; she was skittish and shy in contrast to her much more outgoing sister. Those who met the siblings always praised Natsumi more than they did her, complimenting her on her clever wit and sociability while Minori was simply looked upon as being "sweet"; she didn't really mind though, content with hiding behind the sister whom she loved with all her heart.

This continued on until she was fifteen. Throughout the years, very little changed, with the only exception that Natsumi's beauty had been brought into the circle of praise as well. She had grown up beautifully, gone to a top school, and found a lovely boyfriend. Since they were so close, Minori was incredibly happy for her, up until the point where she found out that her sister was getting married and that they planned to move elsewhere after the wedding.

All of a sudden, Minori had lost that protective "shield". She was pulled out of her sister's shadow and thrown into the light. As soon as her sister moved away, her parents'--particular her mother's--attention soon turned on her. While there was never any doubt that they loved both of their daughters, it had always been clear that Natsumi had been her mother's princess--the favourite. This had never bothered Minori before, but now that she was the only one living at home, her mother began to pay more attention to her.

And it wasn't all good. Although it probably wasn't meant to be malicious, her mother frequently compared her to Natsumi. Why was she inside tinkering on the piano when she could be out with friends, like how her sister used to spend her Saturdays? Why couldn't she greet the customers at the store more brightly like how Natsumi used to? Why wasn't she more outgoing, more fashionable, more--

She got offhanded comments from the people who visited their flower shop as well, mostly little things like how they missed her sister, or how she "didn't really look like Natsumi". They were all innocent little comments--harmless, really--but each of them created cracks in her self-esteem on top of the much bigger ones that her mother inadvertently made.

And so when she turned sixteen, she decided to change it all to become more like the daughter that people seemed to want her to be. She found it to be a struggle at first, and upon looking in the mirror one morning, she realized that it was her appearance that was the problem; people who had known her for years had trouble associating her gentle, girlish appearance with anything but the shy girl that she had always been, and this included Minori herself. It was for that reason that she decided to go for a full makeover, going so far as to buy herself a new wardrobe.

The pink hair and lavender contacts somehow made her feel stronger, more confident. Although people were surprised at first, they seemed to take quickly to the change, which only served as positive reinforcement for the girl. Needless to say, Minori relies heavily on her new look and refuses to be anywhere--even at home with her parents--without it.

Persona
Name: Ao Bing
Appearance:

Traits:
-Reflects: --
-Absorbs: Ice
-Void: --
-Resist: Physical
-Weak: Electric

Abilities:
Bufu
Rakukaja
Tarunda

[Crimmy]

@Rosalite Would it be fine with you if you dropped one of the Bufus for now?

[Crimmy]

@Conflagration That's pretty solid.

[Rosalite]

Works for me! Dropped mabufu~

[Crimmy]

Works for me! Dropped mabufu~

@Rosalite

Approved then.

[Katakon]

I'm curious is Star taken yet?And whats the gender ratio so far?

[Onarax]

I'm curious is Star taken yet?And whats the gender ratio so far?

@Katakon

Star is not taken, although we're also not planning on limiting people based off what Arcana have been selected. There really isn't any reason that would occur in game either. Now granted if 7 people suddenly want Death, we'll probably cut it off, but we don't really foresee that happening.

Current gender ratio I believe is 6 males to 4 females. Although I may have miscounted.

[Rosalite]

Aaah, thank you @ Approval! ;; I'm so excited to start playing with everyoneeee

[HereComesTheSnow]

Name: Tomoda “Aloha-kun” Nakamichi

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Arcana: Magician

Equipment: One strong-looking Nine-Iron, a rosary, more eyewear than you’d ever believe necessary (mainly triangular shades), the Necronomicon and other such Grimoires, a Japanese-to-English dictionary.

Skills: Greco-Roman wrestling, whiz with a golf club, knowledge of the paranormal and supernatural, knowledge of anime and internet culture, bit of a sneakster, bit of a trickster, most casually optimistic guy ever. Girl-crazy smartass.

Appearance: Standing tall and lanky for a Japanese teenager at 5’10, Tomoda is most immediately recognizable in a crowd by his never-buttoned Hawaiian shirt, his obscenely cool triangular shades, and his wild, bleached blonde hair and chin scruff. Always wearing a cheshire, shark-toothed smile and waltzing around town with his hands in the pockets of his cargo shorts, he is the epitome of carefree in body language and demeanor, with the brown eyes hidden behind the eyepieces always either gleaming with humor or an insidious plot to do something dumb and rope his friends into it.

Personality: In case you couldn’t tell yet, he is defined by his carefree disposition and whimsical actions. Nakamichi’s both a willful idiot and a wise guy, always acting as if he’s at play even in the most dire of situations. Not to be written off as a simple bellend, however, he’s quite adept at thinking on his feet and balancing himself no matter how shaky the ground he and the gang are standing on gets. Openly friendly and good-natured, he’s the type of guy who is enjoying his youth wholeheartedly. His interests are a big part of who he is, and he’s never one to shy away from talking about them. Especially if the interest in question is girls. Hates goodbyes.

Biography: Born into a fairly normal life, Tomoda was an only child with few real sibling figures, or for a good while, friends. As such, he was left to marinate in the things he found interesting, which happened to be fantastical stories of the arcane, paranormal, and supernatural right up until about his second year of middle school. At that point a drastic paradigm shift occurred, and the formerly nameless face in the crowd became gregarious in the extreme, eventually leading to the brazen boy we all know today. His family owns and runs the local mini golf course, and he’s going to get a part-time job there soonish. So he says, anyway, “because girls like a working man”.

Persona

Name: Jack o’ Lantern (Pyro Jack)

Appearance:

Saucy Jack

Traits:
-Reflects:None
-Absorbs: Fire
-Void: None
-Resist: None
-Weak: Ice
Abilities: Agi
Sukunda
Provoke

He is upon you.

[Crimmy]

@HereComesTheSnow Approved.