Noctis
Mixtape Ghost N
Bork Lazer
MegsychanSiti binti Ramli
⦋ 19 || Singaporean || She/Her ⦌
OVERVIEW
APPEARANCE
BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION
Siti tends to wear modestly, covering herself with her Hijab and long sleeves and jeans. She has a wide frame, a leftover from her childhood where she was obese, although diets have since helped her shed a lot of weight. Although her Hijab hides her hair, when she's at home, you can see her let loose her scruffy, pure black hair. Her skin is a lighter brown, typical of someone from her Malay heritage.
However, this is merely her look during her daily life. When donning her nomadic clothes, she wears a long white jacket, red-orange scarf and gloves. But that's not all, her two favorite pieces are what she calls her "wings" (Actually an old bathroom mat) and a bird mask, fashioned from what she claims is a "mysterious and ancient material" (Plastic). A rather gaudy look for a Nomad, but she says it's to hide her identity, an act she takes legitimately seriously.
However, this is merely her look during her daily life. When donning her nomadic clothes, she wears a long white jacket, red-orange scarf and gloves. But that's not all, her two favorite pieces are what she calls her "wings" (Actually an old bathroom mat) and a bird mask, fashioned from what she claims is a "mysterious and ancient material" (Plastic). A rather gaudy look for a Nomad, but she says it's to hide her identity, an act she takes legitimately seriously.
BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION
When Siti lied down on her bed, during one stormy evening, she tossed and turned to the side, before simply staring at the ceiling. "I didn’t really do anything today" was a common thought in her head. It was that day that she finally realised how common that thought was. It was pretty much every day of her life.
Born to Malay parents in the city-state of Singapore, her home was a beacon of stability and normality in the region, free from the chaos of the rest of the world. Most Ki users did the same thing when they wanted to start training; grab their passports and leave. Siti only heard of the wider world from random news reports and the gossip of her classmates in school. She dismissed it as a child, dismissed the ass-kicking, world-trekking, impromptu-dueling world of the Nomads as the fanboying of her classmates. She grew up on arts and crafts, making her own dresses and accessories out of random objects around her house. She loved birds, and made cheap capes with crudely drawn feathers on them, thinking they were thematic and cool. Her parents said they were cool too, through forced and uncomfortable smiles.
It's only when she became a young adult that she began to break down. Siti began feeling more and more agitated, restless. She realised she did not know what job she wanted, nor what she wanted to study at uni. Then one day, alone at home, Siti cried. What kind of person did she even want to be?
After a few more episodes, her only source of satisfaction were random videos online. Varying topics, whatever she found vaguely interesting. But when she stumbled on one topic, it entrapped her. Footage from a past World Martial Arts Tournament.
It was a rabbit hole she could not climb out of. Soon Siti began trawling the internet, looking for videos of fights between people she did not know, not that she cared. She just became engrossed at the grace, the passion, the raw strength, the resolve. Then she began noticing familiar faces, remembering names, recalling fights. The tipping point came when she stumbled on the world of Justice Rider. The characters, the plots, the merchandise. She loved the cheesy but genuine personalities. Then she saw the criticisms, the opinions regarding the paychecks and selling-out nature of SHINING. But what some people saw as a black scar on the world of Nomads...it opened Siti's eyes. This wasn't just fighting for the sake of it...she could make a livelihood out of this!
It did not take long for Siti to start making her own costume, inspired by the Justice Raiders she had seen on SHINING. They were...crude. A bathroom mat for a cape, a plastic helmet into a supposedly heroic mask. But when she stood in front of a mirror, Siti cried. Siti cried, but she was happy. She felt like she finally knew what she could be, a Nomad. It was overwhelming. After wiping out the tears from her eyes, she tried during some poses, with a huge grin on her face.
She nearly sprained herself.
Siti could not wait to reveal her new passion to her family, finally finding herself, what she wants to do with herself. Then the attack on that year's World Martial Arts Tournament happened. It broke her. The comments from her parents only broke her further, remarking to her that Nomads are suicidal, reckless, that they deserved what was coming to them. Perhaps revealing her passion would be a terrible idea. At the same time, wasn't this a sign? Many laid down their lives that day. New Nomads need to take their place. Maybe...Siti? Maybe she could be from this new generation!
Siti went on to work at a part-time job, as a barista, saying that she wanted a little income at the side. Her parents approved. Then one night, past midnight, she packed her bags. Her parents were asleep. She had booked the flight months ago; a one way ticket to California. By the time her parents found the note on their dinner table, she was in the air.
Singapore was now behind, hopefully forever. Everything lay before her. Siti would hold her real name close to her chest, away from others. She was now "Sparrow", hopefully her parents would never hear of the escapades of Siti kicking ass in California. Siti looked out of the window of her plane, as the shores of America appeared before her eyes. She finally did something today.
Born to Malay parents in the city-state of Singapore, her home was a beacon of stability and normality in the region, free from the chaos of the rest of the world. Most Ki users did the same thing when they wanted to start training; grab their passports and leave. Siti only heard of the wider world from random news reports and the gossip of her classmates in school. She dismissed it as a child, dismissed the ass-kicking, world-trekking, impromptu-dueling world of the Nomads as the fanboying of her classmates. She grew up on arts and crafts, making her own dresses and accessories out of random objects around her house. She loved birds, and made cheap capes with crudely drawn feathers on them, thinking they were thematic and cool. Her parents said they were cool too, through forced and uncomfortable smiles.
It's only when she became a young adult that she began to break down. Siti began feeling more and more agitated, restless. She realised she did not know what job she wanted, nor what she wanted to study at uni. Then one day, alone at home, Siti cried. What kind of person did she even want to be?
After a few more episodes, her only source of satisfaction were random videos online. Varying topics, whatever she found vaguely interesting. But when she stumbled on one topic, it entrapped her. Footage from a past World Martial Arts Tournament.
It was a rabbit hole she could not climb out of. Soon Siti began trawling the internet, looking for videos of fights between people she did not know, not that she cared. She just became engrossed at the grace, the passion, the raw strength, the resolve. Then she began noticing familiar faces, remembering names, recalling fights. The tipping point came when she stumbled on the world of Justice Rider. The characters, the plots, the merchandise. She loved the cheesy but genuine personalities. Then she saw the criticisms, the opinions regarding the paychecks and selling-out nature of SHINING. But what some people saw as a black scar on the world of Nomads...it opened Siti's eyes. This wasn't just fighting for the sake of it...she could make a livelihood out of this!
It did not take long for Siti to start making her own costume, inspired by the Justice Raiders she had seen on SHINING. They were...crude. A bathroom mat for a cape, a plastic helmet into a supposedly heroic mask. But when she stood in front of a mirror, Siti cried. Siti cried, but she was happy. She felt like she finally knew what she could be, a Nomad. It was overwhelming. After wiping out the tears from her eyes, she tried during some poses, with a huge grin on her face.
She nearly sprained herself.
Siti could not wait to reveal her new passion to her family, finally finding herself, what she wants to do with herself. Then the attack on that year's World Martial Arts Tournament happened. It broke her. The comments from her parents only broke her further, remarking to her that Nomads are suicidal, reckless, that they deserved what was coming to them. Perhaps revealing her passion would be a terrible idea. At the same time, wasn't this a sign? Many laid down their lives that day. New Nomads need to take their place. Maybe...Siti? Maybe she could be from this new generation!
Siti went on to work at a part-time job, as a barista, saying that she wanted a little income at the side. Her parents approved. Then one night, past midnight, she packed her bags. Her parents were asleep. She had booked the flight months ago; a one way ticket to California. By the time her parents found the note on their dinner table, she was in the air.
Singapore was now behind, hopefully forever. Everything lay before her. Siti would hold her real name close to her chest, away from others. She was now "Sparrow", hopefully her parents would never hear of the escapades of Siti kicking ass in California. Siti looked out of the window of her plane, as the shores of America appeared before her eyes. She finally did something today.
FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES
SKILLS & ABILITIES
SIGNATURE MOVES
SUPER MOVES
"Sparrow", still a trainee, uses a very wind based arsenal of physical moves. She channels her Ki to manipulate the air surrounding her, allowing her to glide into the air, throwing air punches and giving her the grace of a swan.
In theory. She tends to mess up 80% of her moves. Gliding into the air tends to end with her falling down to Earth like a rock. Her back and backside have met more than their share in pain.
Her physical moves are not much better, all of them are derived from moves she saw in videos or Justice Rider marathons. She lacks a lot of a personal style, and it may take a while before she gains a full, personal identity to her fighting style.
In theory. She tends to mess up 80% of her moves. Gliding into the air tends to end with her falling down to Earth like a rock. Her back and backside have met more than their share in pain.
Her physical moves are not much better, all of them are derived from moves she saw in videos or Justice Rider marathons. She lacks a lot of a personal style, and it may take a while before she gains a full, personal identity to her fighting style.
SIGNATURE MOVES
■ [Air Punch!]
Her most bare-minimum move, she...throws a punch. Yeah, the Ki around her is manipulated to create a gust of wind. The problem is that that gale may merely bruise a nose. Most of the damage is in the punch itself, which unfortunately for her is not much better.
■ [Air Kick!]
It's like Air Punch. Just with her feet. As of now, she's done more damage to herself via spraining than she does to her enemies with this move.
■ [Wing Flap!]
Using her Ki to manipulate the air around her, she shoots up into the air, around a metre high. Siti fangirled hard when she first performed this, and she still considers this her proudest and best move. However, she lacks good control over her landing, landing on her ass more often than not. She likes to flap her "wings" when she shoots up. Flapping the wings does not actually do anything.
SUPER MOVES
Being new, she does not have any super moves. She really hopes to create such a move one day.
WEAKNESSES & LIMITS
She lacks grace and control. Her moves are crude, copied from memories of moves she saw online. Her technique is pathetic, and she has no concept of countering, parrying, tactics, or properly using her Ki.
Basically, she's terrible.
Basically, she's terrible.
OTHER
OOC: I'm not just new to Nomadic First, but new to this sort of forum roleplaying in general. Making my first ever character a newbie to the world of the Nomads is a cop out, I'll admit, but I really ended up liking her character concept. Bright-eyed, naive, she seems like she'll be fun to play. I'll probably make a "normal" Nomad for my second character.
I also drew her art! Very happy with her character design~
I also drew her art! Very happy with her character design~