Fedested

Persona - The True Self

By the way, I ask this of all who join, but if you want me to design your Persona, you need only ask.

@Sho Minazuki

Oh no, there's no need. I already have the image since it's a canon Persona, but thanks for offering :D

Persona - The True Self

Gen Itoshi

Name: Gen Itoshi
Gender: Male
Age: 15

Appearance

Gen is unusually tall for his age, standing 181cm tall (5 feet 9 inches), and his doctor had told him that he could grow a bit more. That alone is enough to make him outstand on a crowd, instead of his clear blue eyes. He has two moles that seem to be aligned and another one below his mouth. When not using his uniform, Gen dresses in polo shirts with sweaters (when the weather allows it), dark jeans and sneakers, lacking any kind of accessories apart from his black-rimmed glasses.

Arcana: Hierophant

Personality: In a word: clumsy. In more than a word: Gen is not ill-intended, but everything he attempts to do does not seem to go the way he intends it to. And that is an understatement. That is why many people deny wanting his help when they need it, unless it is absolutely necessary, and even then they would be reticent. He likes to help, but mainly he likes to feel needed and that he is not the odd one out. He seems quite easy to talk to and a very cheerful person, and likes to throw sayings out of the blue which can sometimes be eerily appropriate, while still hiding the memory that torments him at night.

Equipment/Skills:

• Weapon: Naginata
• Skills: Surprisingly vast vocabulary and equally-surprising cooking

Background: Gen was born to a family of teachers, which meant that a lot was expected of him, academically speaking. Since kindergarten, he had to spend many hours sitting in front of a book and study so that his parents were satisfied when his report card would come. That was no easy task, for Gen could not simply memorize everything his parents wanted him to. He would get nervous when tests came and he would barely pass, and later he would get scolded for not meeting their expectations. His punishments, then, was to study everything again until he knew it by heart.

Until an accident occurred.

One day after dinner, they were robbed in their own house. Two hooded men forced the door open and seized them, pointing them with guns and ordering them around. Gen was utterly scared, and so were his parents. What was worse was that Gen could not move; the men would yell at him and his parents would beckon him to go where they were, but Gen was so frightened that his body would not react to them. One of the men pointed him with his gun, and pulled the trigger.

Gen did not die from that shot because his father received the bullet instead. His mother cried, and then the man realized what he has done and ran away, his partner carrying everything they had robbed. Gen had the man’s hooded face ingrained in his mind, but he still did not move. His mother hugged him and his father’s corpse lied on the floor before them.

From thereon, Gen could not concentrate at all, and his mother did not push him. He had nightmares with the robber’s face, and a gun pointing its muzzle at him. He was sent to therapy, and he still does, and started to develop a sort of clumsiness that he had not had before.

Hokuto Seikun

Persona: Hokuto Seikun

Appearance
Abilities: TBA.
Unawakened Persona

Persona - The True Self

+1 kouhai for the team!

@Amaterasu

Then nice to meet you, Senpai! (>//<)

Persona - The True Self

Well, finally decided! Is it better?

Persona - The True Self

Backstory covers Hierophant requirements fairly well, you're in.

Just a note on your name though, Kanashinu literally just means sad and sorrowful, not even the kanji of it, it's the actual verb. Only the "Kana" bit is in kanji. You're free to make a new last name, but thought I'd let you know.

@Sho Minazuki

Yes, I actually search for that (Used Google Translator since Persona-user's names tend to mean something) because I had thought of a backstory, but then the one I chose crossed my mind and I wrote it, but forgot about the name. Oh well! I'll change it now.

Persona - The True Self

Gen Itoshi

Name: Gen Itoshi
Gender: Male
Age: 15

Appearance

Gen is unusually tall for his age, standing 175cm tall (5 feet 7 inches), and his doctor had told him that he could grow a bit more. That alone is enough to make him outstand on a crowd, instead of his clear blue eyes. He has two moles that seem to be aligned and another one below his mouth. When not using his uniform, Gen dresses in polo shirts with sweaters (when the weather allows it), dark jeans and sneakers, lacking any kind of accessories apart from his black-rimmed glasses.

Arcana: Hierophant

Personality: In a word: clumsy. In more than a word: Gen is not ill-intended, but everything he attempts to do does not seem to go the way he intends it to. And that is an understatement. That is why many people deny wanting his help when they need it, unless it is absolutely necessary, and even then they would be reticent. He likes to help, but mainly he likes to feel needed and that he is not the odd one out. He seems quite easy to talk to and a very cheerful person, and likes to throw sayings out of the blue which can sometimes be eerily appropriate, while still hiding the memory that torments him at night.

Equipment/Skills:

• Weapon: Naginata
• Skills: Surprisingly vast vocabulary and equally-surprising cooking

Background: Gen was born to a family of teachers, which meant that a lot was expected of him, academically speaking. Since kindergarten, he had to spend many hours sitting in front of a book and study so that his parents were satisfied when his report card would come. That was no easy task, for Gen could not simply memorize everything his parents wanted him to. He would get nervous when tests came and he would barely pass, and later he would get scolded for not meeting their expectations. His punishments, then, was to study everything again until he knew it by heart.

Until an accident occurred.

One day after dinner, they were robbed in their own house. Two hooded men forced the door open and seized them, pointing them with guns and ordering them around. Gen was utterly scared, and so were his parents. What was worse was that Gen could not move; the men would yell at him and his parents would beckon him to go where they were, but Gen was so frightened that his body would not react to them. One of the men pointed him with his gun, and pulled the trigger.

Gen did not die from that shot because his father received the bullet instead. His mother cried, and then the man realized what he has done and ran away, his partner carrying everything they had robbed. Gen had the man’s hooded face ingrained in his mind, but he still did not move. His mother hugged him and his father’s corpse lied on the floor before them.

From thereon, Gen could not concentrate at all, and his mother did not push him. He had nightmares with the robber’s face, and a gun pointing its muzzle at him. He was sent to therapy, and he still does, and started to develop a sort of clumsiness that he had not had before.

Hokuto Seikun

Persona: Hokuto Seikun

Appearance
Abilities: TBA.
Unawakened Persona

Persona - The True Self

Hello! Am I too late to jump in with a Hierophant character?

Verthaven: Moved to a higher level of existence

Fedested

Description and personality are good but we'd prefer a bit more detail.

As I think Lone mentioned, a bit more history continuing into the present day would be good as well.

Just to be clear, these projections don't have physical matter, right? As in, if you create the illusion of Mike Tyson, Illusion-Iron-Mike can't actual beat the hell out of me, correct? Given his age, I'm okay with his having less in the way of concrete weaknesses, as it stands to reason he'd have better mastery of his powers. Not accusing you of anything, but you should stick with the fatigue angle if that's the main drawback-I've been in a fair number of RP's where people whose powers are physically exhausting are curiously able to keep at it for pages and pages on end...otherwise good. You could consider headaches, astigmatism/blurred vision, etc, from overuse as well. Is he only able to create visual projections? They can't be accompanied by other sensory details? (if so, he WOULD need a more definite weakness, as you could really subtly and effectively kill people by messing with all of their senses)

@He Who Walks Behind

No, no physical matter. Think of it as a hologram: you can see it, but your hand would go right through if you try to touch it. Sorry that I haven't seen this before, I'll try to edit some more stuff in.

Also, the projection only affects the vision: there is no sound or smell or anything.

Verthaven: Moved to a higher level of existence

@Mr Allen J I expanded the backstory to the present day. If you need me to do any more changes, I'd be happy to comply.

http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/81679-verthaven-the-bloody-paradise/ooc?page=2#post-2715588

Verthaven: Moved to a higher level of existence

@Mr Allen J What is it that seems odd? I'll see what I can do about it when I wake up tomorrow.