Yeezus can support whoever he wants to support (and he didn't support Trump afaik, he just says he likes his DRAGON POWER, which I'm pretty sure we can all see what he means by DRAGON POWER) and the outrage is incredibly undemocratic. It just goes to show how heavily ingrained it has been in the black community/people that they have to vote democrat, or vote nothing at all.
Far more interesting was Chance the Rapper's reaction, who said that blacks don't have to vote democrat (or something in that line, paraphrasing from memory). Chance has been a big community hero in Chiraq... ahem.... Chicago for a while now and has performed a lot of great feats for the city, so by all means he is sort of a community hero on the same level of Yeezus... so I was sort of amazed at how all your good, selfless deeds mean absolutely nothing and you'll still get people accusing you of support a racist regime just for not voting democrat (and for the record, Yeezus has never said he didn't vote democrat, just said that he enjoys Trump's DRAGON POWER!!!!).
Land of the free, spreading liberty and democracy everywhere, while it dies in your own country. As an outside spectator, I have to admit, American politics is like a really really bad TV show with really really bad actors.
I'll just continue enjoying my favorite artists' work for what it is, and not the underlying political content I imagine he supports. :THINKING:
Also, lolled hard as fuck at Kanye's follow up tweet:
Kim Kardashian called me and told me to let you guys know I don't have to support everything he does or says!!!!
Aeons ago the lords of the sky made battle, their gales a weapon of choice. Caught in the middle, I presented them my blade, and spoke, “no further,” to which they replied, “you cannot face the storm.”
That day the lords of the sky learned a new wisdom. Ipahsālār-i Buzurg, he is the storm.
Ispahsālār-i Buzurg in a popularized depiction of the warrior-god
ℬasic ℭharacteristics
“The sword is soft in the fire of the furnace. It hungers to be hit and wants to have a hundred sisters. In the coldest state of their existence they may dance the maddest in the morass of the red rain. ”
☩ ℕame--
Ipahsālār-i Buzurg, Qīr Isfahsālār, or Sipahsālār-i A'zam. Shortened to Ipahsalar, Sipahsalar, or Isfahsalar.
☩ God of--
Warfare, masculinity, bravery, plundering, strength, combat, death and sacrifice.
☩ Gender--
♂
☩ Ѻrientation--
Interested solely in females, limited (thus far) to other gods.
Ⱥppearance
خدایان فریاد می زنند
Ispahsālār-i Buzurg in his much more ancient ethereal primordial form, created from condensed stardust and sunlight.
☩ ℘ortrayal--
Ever since the First Era of Man, during that era where tribes fought each other in gruesome wars, Ipahsalar has taken the shape of man during appearances on earth and, sometimes, during his meetings with other gods. Although he maintains a primordial form created with condensed stardust and sunlight, which forms the very essence of the raw power contained within him, this form is shapeless and at the same time shaped, formed by him at will.
His 'real' body was the opposite, formed outside of his control. He now takes the shape of a deceased demi-god that was fathered by Osahir. Because of this, Ipahsālār-i Buzurg's face is half-skeletal, as a result of rot. Because of this, he wears Div-e Sefid, a full face helmet to cover his gruesome face.
The body of this demi-god has been hardened by previous battles and has many scars from previous battles. When infused with the godly power of Ipahsālār-i Buzurg, the body has strengthened to the state of being on par with any other god, and combined with Ipahsālār-i Buzurg's martial prowess and soul-shattering strength, proves to be a formidable foe to anyone.
When he appears in this form (which is most of the time) he wears a set of armor that represents his status as the god of warfare and battle, and over that a long black surcoat.
☩ ℋeight--
1.92 meters//6'3"
☩ ωeight--
112 kilograms//247 pounds
☩ ℇyes--
Black pupils and sclera, with thin eyes, slightly slanted inwards.
☩ Ƀuild--
Ipahsālār-i Buzurg possesses the body of a very broad, strongly built man, whose sole purpose seems to be warfare.
℘ersonality
“Beloved brother enemy, I sing my sword song for you. The lullaby of obliteration. So I can wake up with a smile and bliss in my heart.”
☩ ℘ersonality--
Ipahsālār-i Buzurg is a being driven by the will to power, seeking to fight and prove his existence by combat and strength, by taking what he desires by force. His wrath and fury are of unknown capability, unfathomable by mankind and simply considered limitless by his peers. He is often unwilling to cooperate with his equals, the other gods, but has been known on occasion to work with other gods if the situation requires it, or he desires something from them.
Because of his skill in combat, he often holds himself above the other gods, seeing as he believes he can take from them what he wants if he had to - whether this is true or not is another matter entirely. Suffice to say he is quite arrogant about his capabilities as a combatant. One could even say he has a god complex.
☩ Ⱥctive Ⱥbilities--
☩ Ⱥmbient Ⱥbilities--
Abilities innate to one's existence and present. Do their tears turn to rainfall? Do flowers grow beneath their feet?
☩ Ⱥversion--
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☩ Ⱥmbitions and ℱears--
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ℋistory
“I see a grey gloom on the horizon, that promises a powerful sun to rise. To melt away all moons. It will make the old fires of purification look like dying embers.”
☩ ℱamily--
Connections to other deities, whether alive or dead.
☩ ℂharacter relations--
Details of significant opinions or relations with other deities, creatures, or mortals.
☩ Ƀiography--
Mark down the (relevant and significant) life events of your character
Well they got nuclear detonation, yes. They never quite got "miniaturized nuke," though, as in "one you could put on an ICBM." So presumably they were working on that crucial development alongside their rocket tests.
I am skeptical that they never got that working - NK is sort of known for having connections to all kinds of shady people and 'miniaturized nuke' theory has been around for, well, a while so it's possible someone told them how for a lotta money or other stuff. But again, it's possible. The lack of real knowledge on our end (you and me) makes it really hard to estimate what they do and don't know, what is a facade and what isn't, etcetera. NK has surprised us in the past before - I would not be surprised in the slightest if they had an ace up their sleeve.
But for a nuclear program you need, like, engineers, specialized equipment, rare resources, processing facilities, time, etc. I get that the labor is cheap but the nukes aren't -- and even if they are, the equipment needed to research and produce them ain't. Without swathes of top secret intel, who knows, but it's entirely possible their program was EXTREMELY damaged by that one mountain collapse. If you had the resources to set the program up with redundancies and safeties, you would in fact be smart to do so -- but maybe they don't, even with the slavery.
I can't really say for sure. You make some good points - CBRN isn't your everyday asset so having access to one of these facilities might already have been a stroke of luck for the Kim's. On the other hand, they're pretty good at security (in it's most brutal form) and much of what you have said is already there - they've produced this crap before so research requirements are... limited? The problem was delivery of the payload, not the payload itself.
It'd be pretty hilarious if they slipped up and decided to research ICBM payload delivery in the same fucking facility.
It's not out of the realm of possibilities, yeah. Still, I am doubtful this is the end of NK's nuke program. Ceasing research and production does not mean proliferation - they'll continue to have nukes even if they can't produce more. So I suppose we'll have to wait and see?
well they're not rich. And like.... I mean it's a punchline, but consider the possibility that the DPRK's space program maybe actually was built by the Kims. Is it really that far-fetched? And would it surprise anybody if it was bloated, short-sighted, and terrible? You know... like all the Kims?
That's the beauty of NK - don't have to be rich, just have to be in control. When your people are starving you don't need to pay them, you just give them something else, like food or privileges. I'm 100% positive that there are North Koreans crazy enough to go into a mountain that may or may not be leaking radiation to retrieve some assets. Just promise them some food.
I think you're giving the Kim's too little credit, though. It's a carefully orchestrated and engineered miracle that NK is still standing, almost 60 years after the Korea war (or more?). It's not all up to the Kims ofcourse, since they're advised by people who do know what's up, but to say it's short-sighted and terrible... I don't know. They have survived where other countries in similar situations have fallen. For a longer time than any of them have been around. Short-sighted? I'd say they've been very good at maintaining the status quo from their underdog position for as long as they have.
@mdk I'd be really really disappointed if that was their only facility because that's some Bond-tier fuckup. Any security expert knows you spread your facilities and critical assets to minimize risk of exactly these type of events.
I don't know if it's been too long to discuss this, but I think I saw it on the news a couple of days ago: North Korea suspends their nuclear program. Any thoughts on this? I personally think that, if they keep to this mind frame, it could go a long way to ease tensions between them and most of the world.
It'd be a misstep on their end because they need nuclear programs to sustain their power. Looking at the middle east, anyone that was even suspected of having a WMD let alone nuclear capability was met with a kick-in-the-door attitude from the USA and alliance members. Having a nuclear programme is a risk in that regard because it warrants a visit from uncle Sam, but the favorable geographical location for NK means that the USA can't really do anything, because we already know that NK can reach Japan and SK with nukes.
Now, 'suspending' the nuclear program I'm assuming doesn't mean proliferation meaning that they still have nuclear capability, which leads me to infer two things; a) they now have ICBM that can reach the USA entirely as opposed to just the westcoast or b) they are switching to a different doctrine.
I don't think this will 'ease tensions' as much as it'll put the tensions on the backburner for 5-10 years before it flares up again. NK is very much a spoilt child in the sense that it wants what it wants and it makes damn sure to let everyone know it or throw a tantrum otherwise. Positive relationships with SK are nice but they're known for cancelling those relationships the moment something goes wrong. They're bargaining chips.
I'm doubtful this will be 'the turnaround' towards a more stable NK, and I'm seeing this more as a sign that a different doctrine for exerting power has been crafted.
Heterosexual - no real interest in romance in the traditional sense of going out and dating, probably more reliant on his investment in fate to guide him to his partner (if there exists one).
【Village】
Kumogakure no Sato Iwagakure
【Birthplace】
Kumogakure no Sato
【Alignment/Affiliation/Organization】
Kumohagakure no Sato Iwagakure
Uragiri ichizoku
【Clan/Bloodline】
Uragiri Clan
【Rank】
Chunin
【Chakra Nature】
Primary:
Katon.
Secondary:
Suiton.
Tertiary:
Doton.
【Appearance/Wardrobe】
Sakana frequently dresses in more or less standard Iwahagakure garb for chunin. He prefers to wear black wifebeaters with his flak vest over it, with skin tight gloves that reach all the way up to his biceps. It leaves just a tiny bit of his shoulder uncovered. Similarly his gloves have finger cutouts so he can still use his feeling senses to work. Not like Shinobi are known for their understanding of fingerprints anyway, so it's not like he has to worry about leaving fingerprints during his work.
He wears the standard shinobi slacks with shinobi footwear. It's standard issue and thus, standard wear for him. During his freetime he slips into something more casual like a sweater and slacks, but overall he doesn't really find himself pre-occupied with fashion.
On the other hand he takes good care of his body - not just in terms of fitness, but also in less direct ways. Combing his hair, washing it, all that stuff is something Sakana (and the entire Uragiri clan for that matter) takes great care and pride in. Something interesting for you to know, I suppose.
Sakana is somewhat of an asshole to those that aren't used to him. He has a rather straightforward approach to everything because in his eyes and mind the outcome is already predetermined by the Sage of the Six Paths, and therefore being courteous, subtle or anything but direct will only lead to a waste of time. Of course, some people's fate is to be subtle and courteous - but there's a difference between being who you are, and falsely being friendly, coy or diplomatic. If you want something - ask for it. If you are going to do something - do it. This goes for anything - from setting a cup of tea to calligraphy to killing a man.
It is no surprise that this siphoned into his personality - he is straight forward, direct and will generally do what he wants whether you approve or disprove of it. Fate is sealed - fighting it only makes you worse at your job. It is a philosophy that is otherwise not very prevalent in Konohagakure - or even the Uragiri clan as a whole - but it is one he came to after deep pondering with a much older, experienced man who said he has seen the Sage of the Six Paths himself after a session of deep meditation. He told Sakana of fate and it's connection to the sage and the wheels of time - was there really any other conclusion to draw than 'fate is sealed'?
Although Sakana is far from a bloodthirsty shinobi who has no problems killing and who doesn't feel a shred of emotion whenever a companion or enemy dies, he is certainly not a very emotional person and thus has no quarrel in committing the act itself. Fate is sealed after all and death is part of fate. Separation of emotion from work is a very dangerous thing and Sakana realizes that - but separation of emotion from fate is entirely natural. For fate to occur is natural and so are emotions, but to link them is intrinsically useless and brings nothing to the table.
Sakana was born in the tumultuous lands of the Raijin dynasties, into a live of poverty and tribal powerstruggles. Much of his youth was characteristically bland, as he followed the path of so many other Uragiri before him, joining the ranks of the many soldiers of Iwagakure. The Uragiri provided bland, but hardy soldiers to fill the ranks with. His early life followed that trend exactly, becoming a shinobi early on and doing his best to support the tribe and the king of thunder. During his time in the equal of the shinobi academy within the Raijin dynasties, he excelled in sealing jutsu, as well as sparring and more theoretical studies such as history and religion. His genin years were characterized by strive with his teammates, one of which was the heir to a local noble clan and tribal leader. Fate had been decided that day, but Sakana didn’t know it yet.
During the war effort later, this conflict came to a high and Sakana challenged the heir to a duel to prove his strength, as was custom in the Raijin dynasties. Amidst spectators the two fought, the battle not going in either’s favour until the heir got a solid hit in on Sakana’s legs and brought him down, and rather than kill him, he spared Sakana’s life – one would think this was mercy, but to Sakana it was worse.
He was branded with a large, black X over his right eye, marking him as a banished shinobi and effectively making him free game for Kumogakure shinobi. After a three day grace period he was officially scrapped from the ranks of the Kumogakure forces, seemingly never having been a shinobi at all.
Luckily for Sakana he found a group of Iwagakure shinobi two days travel away from the Kumo lines, and convinced them to take him in. Originally sceptical, they noticed his seals and instead of scepticism saw a chance to earn a solid shinobi for their armies. Little did they know that he was more than proficient after a life of being hardened in the Raijin dynasties, and he soon earned himself the rank of Chunin. After the war effort he was officially placed in charge of a selection of two other chunin, sent to Amegakure as part of a diplomatic envoy, but that would soon turn to a whole different mission.
These are two blades made of steel that can be infused (through the Hien/Flying Swallow technique) to sharpen their properties and make them more deadly. There are two seals, one on the handle of each knife, for use with the Fuinjutsu: Osu and Fuinjutsu: Hiku techniques. Besides that, they have no real 'special' properties.
A simple dao with no defining techniques or special variables. It’s strong and can withstand combat against other regular strong weapons, but techniques with enhanced weaponry or so will chew through it easily.
Ura Shishō FūinWilling to remove if necessary but the jutsu is so remarkably useless for a roleplay/a character, and I like the jutsu for exposition and flair.
This Doton technique forms the basis of a three-nature combination. The Bowl jutsu causes the target to be encased in a dome of earth around them, which then lifts up off of the earth on four earthen pillars. The jutsu is simple. There really isn't much to it - it doesn't kill, damage, or harm you, it just traps you inside the dome. That's bad, right?
Well you can break free. Use S, A, B, or C-rank lightning based jutsu's to break through, or use sheer force if you're really that strong. Just do it in time before the next part of the combo.
Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ
Sūpu-jutsu: Sūpu mizu
Ｒａｎｋ
C
Ｒａｎｇｅ
Up to 20 meters.
Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ
This Suiton based jutsu is the next step. Thought being trapped in a dome of earth was bad enough? WRONG! Through a hole in the top of the dome that briefly opens at the command of the user, the user then spews water into the 'soup bowl' until it's full of water. Congratulations, you'll now be drowning!
Since this is a suiton jutsu, you could possibly use wind to create a bubble of air for yourself to breathe, though it's not drowning you need to worry about. At this stage of the combo it becomes more or less impossible to use electricity to free yourself from the dome as you'd electrocute yourself. Unless you're willing to risk that. Sheer force would still be enough to break free, but since water slows down movement, it'd likely have to come from the outside.
Or another solution. Maybe you can think of something. Better hurry before the next step, which is..
Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ
Sūpu-jutsu: Sutōbu o tentō
Ｒａｎｋ
C
Ｒａｎｇｅ
Up to 20 meters.
Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ
The final step in the three jutsu combo. True to it's name, this is the step that probably is the most dangerous for whomever gets trapped. Using the Katon nature, the user lights a fire underneath the earthen soup bowl/dome that they created, beginning to boil it at an alarming and dangerous rate for whomever is inside. Drown in the soup made of your own body! Muahaha! Ahem. There is no real defence for this step, if you are trapped.
For outsiders it's possible to blow out the fire using wind jutsu, to quench it with a water jutsu, or to simply free those in the bowl with force. Electricity is possible but ill-advised since you'd probably electrocute your friends inside the bowl.
Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ
Fūinjutsu: Atsui! atsui! atsui!
Ｒａｎｋ
B
Ｒａｎｇｅ
Close-medium
Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ
The user seals or gets sealed 3 seals on their tongue, namely the characters for 'atsui' (熱い) meaning 'hot'. These seals contain fire jutsu up to the B rank Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku (can contain smaller ones like the regular Gōkakyū no Jutsu). Due to the small size of the seals, the jutsu are not quite as large as your average great fire annihilation, but the flames burn just as hot.
The technique is easily hidden and it'd require some real good eyesight to see these seals. Similarly, because the jutsu uses a standard jutsu, it is not quite apparent that they're using sealing to be used, and it's easy to mistake these for a jutsu being used without handseals. As such, finding out that seals are used in this technique will be extremely hard for anyone that doesn't have specifically good eyesight. The seals are activated by flowing jutsu to them to 'unfurl' them, and then allows the user to spew out the technique.
Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ
Fūinjutsu: Osu
Ｒａｎｋ
C
Ｒａｎｇｅ
10m/100m
Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ
Using two seals, one on each hand, the user can push (osu) away items that have been either a) touched or b) had a seal placed on them. The push is relatively weak and can be used to subtly move hands or fists used in an attack (as an example) to dodge it (if the hands or whatever other item has been touched before). The effect is more profound and strong on the knives, since those have been sealed prior to the events taking place and had more chakra infused on them, raising the range up to 100m.
Ｊｕｔｓｕ ｎａｍｅ
Fūinjutsu: Hiku
Ｒａｎｋ
C
Ｒａｎｇｅ
10m
Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ
Using two seals, one on each hand, the user can pull (hiku) in items that have been either a) touched or b) had a seal placed on them. The pull is stronger than the push. This does little to enhance the actual effects of combat, though perhaps it can be used to pull incoming fists into his hands. More likely, it is used to pull his knives back towards him in a range of up to 10m. It’s an auxiliary, powerless but very useful technique.
Axu is an axolotl of about 1.5 meters high, and five meters long. However, most of that is his tail. He is a bright orange with black drawings all over his body in various shapes, most notably a marking on the front of his head that reads 'Axu' in kanji. This marking seems to be entirely natural and it seems to be the case that he was named after this shape.
Ｐｏｗｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｃａｐａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ
Axu has the 'power' to produce a large amount of water from his throat by using his chakra, producing either a steady high pressure stream of water or a large waterball. Furthermore, his aquatic nature as a newt means he's extremely capable in the water and can swim extremely fast - while he is much, much slower on land. Lastly, as is the nature of axolotls, he has an extremely fast regeneration rate that he can use to heal himself (and only himself, never anyone else) extremely quickly to mend broken bones, tails that were cut off or even arms. If you want to kill him for sure, cut off the head.
Lastly he can fit up to three people in his mouth if they sit down.
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As an outside spectator, I have to admit, American politics is like a really really bad TV show with really really bad actors.
