Nyahahameha

Hello

Welcome! Oooh, I've actually never done a welcome for a person. Is it rude to advertise your own RP to someone in their introduction thread? ^^; Well, I'm sure you'll find something to have fun with here, Omnimon. But, eh, lemme' know if you'd like a...recommendation, heh heh.

Warriors from Throughout History Battling on Manhattan Island - Rift Warriors X

Rift Warriors X, the latest installment in the Rift Warriors franchise of fighting games directed by star developer Ryuichi Masada, was released in 2045, and now, in May of 2046, the first tournament even for the game is underway! Rift Warriors X, being a huge departure for the franchise in that, rather than a 2D fighting game, it is a full-dive VR game that sees fights taking place in fully-realized and interactive 3D spaces copied from the players' surroundings in real life and pasted into the virtual space, allows its players to take on aspects of their favourite characters from the series - which are all fictional characters inspired by real world warriors from throughout human history (and in some cases, the future), brought together in a dimension known as The Rift and given special powers by a being known as The Messenger - and fight directly using their own bodies instead of a controller.

As a player in this RP, you will be asked to create both the character taking part in the tournament as well as their favourite Rift Warrior from the series, which will dictate what weaponry, visual aspects, and powers your character will have when they dive into the virtual space contained in Rift Warriors X. You'll have the options of fight other players to compete with them for the tournament prize, taking part in challenges and minigames around Manhattan that make use of your character's virtual abilities, or exploring the mystery behind a group of tournament participants who seem to be able to accomplish the feats possible in the virtual world in the real world as well.

In short, I plan for this RP to have some focus on play-by-post PVP as well as an overarching narrative. If you're not really into RPing combat scenarios against other role players, you may still find something fun for you here, but I'd still suggest being prepared to engage in a little PVP just in case.

I'm making this thread as a way to seek a few extra players for this RP, which can be found in the thread linked below. This RP is a reboot of a previous isekai-style RP involving players getting pulled into the game world that didn't get very far due to its GM getting burnt out. We agreed to start it over with a slightly different premise, now making it essentially a reverse-isekai. I hope you'll check us out!

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By the way, everyone who was part of the first Rift Warriors RP is free to post their CS directly into the Characters tab. For everyone else interested, please post your character sheet into this OOC tab first for review. :)

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Marie & Morag

Player Name: Marie O'Hare

Appearance: Standing at 5'1" and typically covering herself with sweaters and slacks, Marie would have an easy time fading into the background if not for her long, frizzy, bright orange-red hair. Black, rectangular-framed glasses and a smattering of freckles add more defining features to her otherwise plain face, which her round, dark brown eyes don't stand out much from.

Nationality: Canadian

Age: 25

Personality: A shy wallflower on the surface, the kind of girl who hid her developing body with sweaters and stayed home during "Kick a Ginger Day" during high school. But with the anonymity of the internet, through which she can connect with people she became friends with through games, she is able to express her inner fire and be the excitable, outspoken woman she wishes she had the confidence to be around people in person. In truth, this "hidden" side isn't too hard to bring out; all it takes is the right combination of discussion topic and initiation on someone else's part to drag this girl out of her shell even when talking face-to-face.

Backstory: The daughter of two very supportive parents, she was introduced to video games through her father, who enjoyed them as one of his primary hobbies. In her teens, she was attracted to the Rift Warriors series, during the later end of the eighth entry's lifetime in particular, after being exposed to its community online, which seemed full of fun and supportive people. She found herself drawn to the character Queen Morag, since playing as her gave her a great rush of power and confidence. She would go on to get a pretty high online ranking through Rift Warriors IX's lifetime, putting her fast learning skills to use in exploring the ins and outs of the game's mechanics and data. It wasn't until the announcement of Rift Warriors X's unique choice of release platform and structure that encourages offline local play that she decided to take after Morag and begin attending tournaments, albeit with her face fully hidden and always going by her console handle ForTheRedQueen, in order to strengthen her in-person communication abilities and to try to form a friend circle she could meet with regularly in-person. Applying that learning ability to picking the brains of better players whenever possible and getting as much feedback on her play style as she could, the result was framed by commentators as a rookie's rocket launch to stand with the best of the games competitive players.

Rift Warrior Character: Queen Morag

Rift Warrior Appearance: Standing at 5'11" and adorned with long, raven hair often seen blowing in the wind, Morag cuts a stunning figure when posing dynamically during rallying speeches. Her grey plate armor hides a toned, muscular body, while the rod-supported skirt of black fabric hiding her greaves helps reinforce her femininity. The leer of her narrow black eyes strikes fear into the hearts of her enemies, while a scar running from her right cheek to the edge of the left side of her jaw reminds them why that fear is justified. She even makes a point of not putting her black lipstick over the scarred sections of her lips to make it clear she isn't ashamed of any wound sustained in battle.

Debut: Rift Warriors VI, in which she had the role of the two phase final boss of the arcade mode. She was also playable in the same title, with her super armor naturally less powerful despite her attacks being just as slow, and without access to the second phase form.

Rift Warrior Backstory: The queen of a kingdom of little renown that existed in 8th Century England, the tail end of what is often known as the Dark Ages. Have grown in a time of constant strife and unmet needs, Morag grew into a stern, charismatic, and ferocious woman and warrior, wresting rulership of her kingdom by force in a bloody coup in which she herself claimed the previous king's head, and went on to provide for her subjects by taking from other kingdoms. It was fresh after one such conquest that not only herself, but her army and her castle were pulled into the Rift. After being bestowed power by The Messenger, she vowed to conquer the world of the Rift, with the ultimate goal of uniting as many warriors as would fight by her side to defeat not only The Messenger, but also whoever it was that the so-called "Messenger" was meant to be relaying the messages of.

Rift Warrior Powers: Morag was granted the ability to open portals between her own location and any she'd previously been to. She utilizes this power to summon soldiers and knights from her army to herself, as well as teleport herself around her opponents. She also retains the martial abilities she obtained through her own life, possessing the strength and skill to wield a heavy halberd for close quarters combat. This halberd has a banner wrapped around the shaft, which conceals a war horn also strapped to the shaft.

Playstyle: Morag is defined by slow, high damage normals that do not combo into one another, her summonable soldiers, her teleport, and her status as one of the handful of characters on the roster to make use of Rift Warriors' unique super armor mechanics. The super armor in Rift Warriors works on a hit point system that gives each character that uses it a specific amount of points of damage that this armor is good for, which slowly recovers while not receiving or blocking attacks, and after being broken, refills immediately once the character returns to neutral. Morag is among the few that has more super armor points than the most high damage single hit in the game, meaning at full armor she can always tank through at least one hit before being staggered. However, most of her attacks are slow enough that most of the roster are plus on trade, and though the super armor prevents her animations from being interrupted, she still suffers a moment of hitstop which can give even some slower attacks enough time to block after. She does have one quick normal, a forward toe kick, but it does abysmal damage and, like the rest of her normals, does not combo into anything.

In order to land attacks and avoid just being a punching bag that tries to hit back every so often, Morag players need to make use of her stellar mix-up game to keep opposing players guessing, which is where her summons and teleport come into play. In addition to summoning soldiers next to herself, she can also set up a lingering portal with a down->up+button or up->down+button charge input and use it as an anchor to summon soldiers from or teleport to, which disappears after it is used. Only one summon can be present on screen at a time. The same one can't be summoned until after it retreats back through its portal, while a different one will interrupt the one currently present and force the current summon to retreat. Her summons include:

• A shortsword wielding soldier who does quick attacks once summoned, up to three times for a total of five hits if his attacks land or are blocked, then retreats. If struck by Morag, will tuck into a somersault with sword extended and fly forward across the screen, retreating once leaving the screen. If summoned from an aerial lingering portal, will perform an overhead aerial while dropping down, then follow up with an upward launch as it jumps retreats. Spending meter will allow the soldier to perform his full combo regardless of if it whiffs, and will make the full combo true since there's no delay to confirm the hit.
• A bow wielding soldier who will lob three arrows which hit overhead at close, mid, and long range, then retreats. The arrows take a moment to travel, allowing Morag to reposition and attempt to capitalize on the opponent's option. The arrows can also hit aerial opponents during their arc, and cover a decent horizontal range as they spread out. If struck by Morag, will fire off three more arrows simultaneously that travel straight and fan out upward. If summoned from an aerial lingering portal, will perform three successive shots aimed below back, below center, and below front, then retreat. Spending meter will call a crossbow wielding soldier who fires a bolt that travels straight forward and hits low, and will fire a second low hitting bolt if struck by Morag, or will fire a bolt directly at the opposing character if summoned from an aerial lingering portal.
• A spear and tower shield wielding soldier who stands where he is summoned with shield raised, blocking attacks from the front and preventing characters who aren't Morag from moving past. If shield is struck, will thrust once with spear. If struck from behind, will charge forward with spear, then retreat once offscreen. If summoned from an aerial lingering portal, will fall to the ground and assume normal behavior, facing whichever direction the opponent is in. Spending meter will call two soldiers, one standing on the shoulders of the other, making the formation able to reach jumping opponents. This soldier will only retreat when a different summon is used.
• A lance wielding cavalry knight who charges forward across the screen as a constant hitbox, then retreats once offscreen. If struck by Morag, the horse will kick backward and strike Morag back, doing damage and sending her flying backward to the edge of her side of the screen if it breaks her super armor, then retreat. If summoned from an aerial lingering portal, will drop down with a knockdown hitbox under the horse. If this lands, the horse will trample the opponent for a few extra hits before retreating. If it misses, the lance wielder will perform a circular swing of his lance while the horse turns around before retreating. Spending meter will cause the charge's hitbox to be multi-hit, allowing it to corner carry the opponent, or If summoned from an aerial lingering portal, will cause the horse to perform the trample regardless of if the drop hitbox whiffs, and follow up with the circular lance swing.
• A sword and shield wielding knight. This can only be summoned using a super, and is exempt from the normal summon limitations: it can be used in conjunction with the other summons, stays out until either its time limit is reached or its hp runs out, and will always be summoned where Morag is standing. It has its own, fairly limited moveset, ai, and super armor points and moves independently of Morag, and can't be struck by her. Its attacks are slightly faster, but do less damage than Morag's.

By using her various summons in addition to her teleport, which is set to the backward->forward+button and forward->backward+button charge inputs, a skilled Morag player can catch enemies in pincer attacks or capitalize off forcing them to block specific attacks, while dancing in and out of the opponent's effective range. Her teleport behavior changes based on her distance from her opponent, as well as the presence of a lingering portal. Back->forward will teleport Morag to close range in front of the opponent at mid-long range, close range behind the opponent at close range, and if a lingering portal exists anywhere in front of her, she'll teleport to it. Forward->back will teleport her half a screen away from the opponent at close range, mid range behind the opponent at mid-long range, and if a lingering portal exists behind her, she'll teleport to it.

One of her forward normals can be held. Normally it's a forward thrust with the tip of her halberd, but if the button is held, she'll instead thrust it through a portal, causing it to hit behind the opponent. It can also be made to hit in front, above, or below the opponent by holding a different direction after pressing the button. An existing lingering portal will supersede all these options, but this normal has the unique property of being the only option Morag has that interacts with the lingering portal but does not close it after the interaction is finished.

Other:

• Queen Morag's taunt in the game allows the player to play the war horn on her halberd like a regular instrument a la Big Band in Skullgirls.
• The second phase of Morag's boss fight in Rift Warriors VI consists of her summoning a large platoon of soldiers, which stack up and combine to form the torso, arms, and head of a giant warrior wielding dual swords. The player would be tasked with avoiding the unblockable but slow sword swings, and using the shields of off-balance soldiers after each attack to jump to the head where Morag stood to cause damage. This form then became playable from Rift Warriors VII and onward as a secret secondary ultimate activated by using her taunt to sound the war horn in a specific way. It's treated more as an Easter Egg by most players because of how hard it is to actually land hits while it's active, though some clever players can still make good use of it since each attack can be delayed and aimed at a different spot for a maximum of three seconds.

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(Due to lack of players and my own time constraints, this RP failed to begin.)

The tenth installment in the acclaimed Rift Warriors series has arrived!

"Huh. So this is what the world looked like in twenty forty-five..."

Standing in a crosswalk with The Flatiron Building at his back, longcoat flapping in the wind, the popular character Aster Wilde gazed up at the towering skyscrapers of New York City's financial district, the camera dollying out to show the urban environment this fictional character was located in. After a cut to show his face more clearly, his attention then turned to the upright standing oval of swirling black and purple accented by a light blue ring across from him in the middle of the street.

"It matters not what year or state the world is in. I, Queen Morag of Arlington, shall be it's conqueror!"

A gleaming steel greave extended from the swirling rift and stomped the pavement, followed by the rest of the character in her shining plate armor and black crinoline-supported skirt as the camera panned up then zoomed out. As the two characters readied their weapons - Morag, her halberd; Aster, his pistols - the voice of The Messenger sounded the familiar opening announcement to each match:

"Rifts closed, dimension stable. Ready? FIGHT!"

What followed was a series of clips of in-game footage captured from the perspective of the two fighters one after the other as they fought in a full 3D space modeled after the real-world location the ad had shown Aster and Morag appearing at, combining motions of the players in place of normals, and the players imitating well-known poses to perform their respective characters' special moves (although all of Queen Morag's soldier-summoning specials had the same pose, so it was clear that the game had some ability to read what the player's intent was when making the pose, too). It was obvious to anyone familiar with the team at Okami Sun Games that the players were members of the dev team, as both of the players in the virtual environment clearly looked like fairly well-known Okami Sun Games employees, just with the outfits, weapons, and accents of the Rift Warriors characters they were playing. Not only did they have the characters' weapons and special moves, but they even seemed to be capable of super human feats, with Aster's player running on the facades of skyscrapers while firing his pistols, while Morag's player showed to be able to crash right through windows without a scratch on him.

After about a full minute of this gameplay footage, the pre-rendered animation took over once more for one last shot of Aster Wilde and Queen Morag rushing toward one another, before cutting to black. Then, the title card for Rift Warriors faded in, followed by a rift opening next to the "s" from which the roman numeral X burst in, causing the title to spin as the black background shattered and fell apart, revealing an aerial view of Paris, France, Eiffel Tower smack dab in the middle, a pair of swirling purple and black rifts accented by a ring of blue opening on its middle platform.

Suddenly the ad cut to a somewhat shaky shot of the Rift Warriors' series director Ryuichi Masada standing in an office room with a smartphone to his ear. "What do you mean "The Rift is connecting to our world"?! It's fictional! I'm the one who made The Messenger!" said the English interpreter.
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"Rift Warriors X launches on October 13, 2045, exclusively for the PS Ocular Superior."

The first officially sponsored tournament for Rift Warriors X begins on May 12, 2046 in New York City!

Released in the year 2045, Rift Warriors X is the latest title to be directed by legendary video game developer Ryuichi Masada. A huge departure from the traditional fighting game genre the series had comfortably stayed in for entries I through IX, this title was released on the portable AR/VR gaming platform PS Ocular Superior. Players are able to meet in real life, start the game on their game gear, take on the weapons and visual elements of their chosen character and battle in an open environment copied into the game from their real-world surroundings. The players are still limited somewhat by the specifications of the character they chose; a player with well-trained muscles will not be able to swing a slow, heavy weapon-wielding character's armament any faster than a player with no muscle training whatsoever would, but can otherwise move and attack however they wish. Of course, for anyone without their own PS Ocular Superior and copy of Rift Warriors X, it'll just look like the players are standing there staring at one another with their headgear on. Naturally, there is also an online component with pre-loaded map data gathered from popular real world tourist spots so players can engage comfortably from their own home.

From a narrative standpoint, the Rift Warriors series is about warriors from across Earth's history being drawn from their own time periods into The Rift, given a superhuman power related to their time period of origin or style of warfare, and tasked with fighting for their right to return to their own time period by a mysterious entity known only as The Messenger. The characters themselves are completely fictional, but they are inspired by different types of warriors and warfare from human history; think "Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior" but as a fighting game with a bit of a fantastical flair.

The first Tournament for this unique gaming experience is going to be equally unique. Rather than a normal tournament bracket in an enclosed event venue, competitors will have the freedom to engage one another as desired anywhere on Manhattan Island. Players will compete to qualify for the semifinals by accumulating WP, or Winner Points, either by winning their best-of-one matches with their chosen opponents, or by completing challenges and minigames set up around the city by event staff.

• Competitors begin the tournament with 0 WP.
• After winning a battle against a competitor with equal or greater WP than them, winners earn either half of the difference in WP, a tenth of their own WP, or 2 points; whichever is highest.
• After winning a battle against a competitor with less WP than them, winners earn either a tenth of the loser's WP, half the WP they would have lost, or 1 point; whichever is highest.
• After losing a battle, competitors lose either the amount of WP the winner gained, half their WP, or 10 points; whichever is lowest.
• Challenges and Minigames reward 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 WP depending on the quality of the competitor's performance.
• All changes to WP are rounded to the nearest integer.

At the end of the tournament's one-week period, the players with the top 4 highest WP totals will move on to the semifinals, the winners of which will move on to the final round which will determine the tournament's winner. Matches taking place during the tournament will be livestreamed and saved as VODs online for the majority of the audience, while people with their own VR gear will be able to watch the matches happen live on the street if they're physically located near the competitors.

Ryuichi Masada himself is even scheduled to make an appearance during the tournament's opening ceremony to give a speech!

Create your Player and their Fighter and enter the tournament to come out on top!

For this RP (which, for anyone curious, is a reboot of Rift Warriors X: An Isekai RP that is being made because the GM ended up too burnt out to follow through with his original plans for the RP), I'll ask players to create two characters: the first one will be their actual real-world character, the player of the video game called Rift Warriors X. The second will be the fictional character they play as in Rift Warriors X, who's weapons, powers, and visual aspects your first character will take onto themselves while playing. You're free to take inspiration from any kind of warrior from history and give them a special power based on either the time period/location/culture they come from, or the type of warfare they engaged in. For example, a viking character may have the ability to manipulate ice and snow, or the leader of an army or nation could have their far-reaching influence represented by the power to create portals anywhere they've personally been.

As for me, hi! I'm Nyaha, and this is the first RP I'll be GMing on this forum. I feel like it's important to state that up front. We have an assortment of players from the RP this is being rebooted from, myself included, but feel free to hop in anytime! I might impose a player limit if it gets to be too much to keep track of, but the open nature of the tournament should leave people free to join in up until the semifinals start.

Also don't feel like you have to focus only on the tournament arc, players can pursue individual plots, or the overarching story that will begin once I get comfy in the GM position. It'll focus on the mystery behind Ryuichi Masada not appearing to make his speech, along with sightings of tournament participants who appear to be able to replicate characters' abilities in the real world. With that in mind, I hope we can all make this a fun time for one another!

Character Sheet

Player Name:

Faceclaim: If applicable

Nationality: What country are they from?

Age: Self Explanatory

Personality: What is your character like?

Backstory: Tell us a bit about your player? How did he/she get into playing Rift Warriors? Who is their main? How did they get into the tournament scene? How did they react to the Rift Warriors X announcement?

Rift Warrior Character: Who is your character's main in Rift Warriors?

Rift Warrior Faceclaim: If Applicable

Debut: What game did this character first appear it? (mostly for flavor, but have some fun with it ;)

Rift Warrior Backstory: Be as detailed as you like about this, but this is a simple origin for who the Rift Warrior was, and how they were pulled into the Rift

Rift Warrior Powers: What power did the Rift Warrior receive from The Messenger?

Playstyle: How was your character meant to be played in previous Rift Warriors titles? Did they fit into a specific fighting game archetype or two, like rushdown, grappler, zoner, etc? This will affect what strengths and weaknesses your player will be able to take advantage of and be limited by in virtual fights.

Other: You can leave this blank if you want, but this is just a slot for any 'extra' info that doesn't fit in the above categories (Like, Dislikes, Quirks, etc.)

Pokémon: The Next Hunt

I had the thread in my subs so I needn't have been @ed. Hope you guys have fun with this one! In the meantime, I don't suppose any of you (accepted or not) are part of other RPs that need someone, are you? XD If not, maybe I'll make my own RP, with Gunpla and shounen protagonists.

Pokémon: The Next Hunt

I assume the former. But since I'm already putting myself out there. (I know, no likes 'the questions guy'. But I ask, because I want things to be fair for everyone.) I hope (and politely suggest) whoever isn't originally selected, can still take part in the RP. If someone ghosts, or decides to drop out early. So the RP doesn't die.

And with that said, I hope everyone is able to take part as well.

@SleepingSilence

Oh! I'm sorry, I actually got an answer on this because I'm in a discord with NoCo for a different RP. I should have shared the answer here as soon as I got it. Yes, the GM and Co-GM's characters are automatically accepted, and yes they count for the character limit, so in total there's space for seven other players.

I'm really hoping now that it's been 24 hours since NoCo said there would be a 24 hour window that we hear who's accepted soon. This process has been a lot worse for my anxiety than I thought it would be. X.x

Pokémon: The Next Hunt

I really like how everyone else's characters are turning out so far. Especially the music lovers Rhea and Renata. I bet Nina will get along great with both of them! I can also see Nina's Hitmonlee and Gigantor trying their best to show each other up in fun ways. And I also really want to see how Lennox reacts to Nina, that's sure to be hilarious. Semilla seems easy to get along with, too, fitting for someone who can appreciate Hassel.

I hope everyone is accepted! Oh, wait, are the GM and Co-GM characters automatically accepted? Does that mean there's only seven other characters that will be accepted? Or is it ten plus those three?

Pokémon: The Next Hunt

No, I'm not giving up! I will embody the Fighting spirit that a Fighting type specialist should let motivate them!

Nina

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Full Name: Nina

Age: 19

Favorite Color: All

Favorite Subject: History

Favorite Teacher: Saguaro

Appearance: Taking every effort to stand out and pop, this girl sports short-cut and spiky bright cyan hair, with her bangs tipped a neon green, below which sit a pair of star shape-framed shades with the right lens tinted yellow and the left lens tinted blue; the opposite of her colored contacts underneath. Over the Papas Academy uniform, which she wears a sleeveless version of, she drapes a long coat, mostly colored white interspersed with the colored lines of a rainbow that start at the waist and spread out across and around it, with the red tracing up around the collar, the violet tracing down around the bottom edges, and the yellow tracing up to the shoulders then down to the cuffs, with every other color in between wrapping around the white coat.

Starting at the low thigh, a pair of horizontally-striped rainbow-pattern stockings take up the task of covering her legs from the uniform's brown shorts, leaving a section of thigh exposed; the right leg's stocking starts at red while the left leg's stocking starts at green.

Personality: Being unable to speak due to being born without vocal cords to vibrate with breath might lead one to expect her to be quiet and keep to herself, but Nina does anything but. With an almost comically expressive face and body, and her trusty holographic instrument deck, she is always ready to let everyone around her know exactly how she feels. Boisterous and enthusiastic, Nina is never one to shy away from anything, be they new experiences, challenges, or the gaze of every person in her vicinity.

Which isn't to say she's a doer, not a thinker. Holographic instrument tech takes knowhow to maintenance, and being able to play multiple holographic instruments at once is mentally strenuous, even considering the deck is linked to her thought patterns. Whether it's technological wizardry or the history and culture of the world she now lives in, Nina approaches every subject with all her attention, and is always prepared to give just as much attention to the people and Pokemon around her. After all, it's easy to be a good listener when you technically have nothing to say.

Backstory: Born as a somewhat sickly child to a pair of loving Unovan parents living in a suburban town, Nina's earliest days were spent learning to express herself through song and dance to make up for her lack of a voice. She would frequently practice in the forest near her home town, having grown to enjoy the looks on her parents' faces when she would demonstrate sudden improvements in skill that they hadn't been privy to her practicing of. Many of the forest's Pokemon would be drawn to her melodies and performances, and she found that as her understanding of music deepened, so too did her understanding of Pokemon, and as her relationships with Pokemon improved, so too did her health. It was with these qualities that she had captured the attention of a reclusive Meloetta living in that forest, and was able to befriend it. Yet, years later when she set out on her journey as a Pokemon Trainer, she proved unable to convince the Meloetta to be her first Pokemon partner, believing itself to be far above being commanded by a fledgling trainer (and also believing that lending Nina its power so early in her journey would make it a less rewarding experience and spoil her). Even so, the Meloetta did decide to travel with Nina, finding enjoyment in her performances and unique methods of interacting with Pokemon.

Over the years, her journey has taken her from her home in Unova, all the way to Alola, then Kanto, followed by Kalos, continuing to improve her artistic skills throughout. It was during these travels that she obtained and learned to operate her holographic instrument deck, turning her into a literal one-woman band. Meanwhile her ever developing dance skills culminated in a body that could keep up with Pokemon physically, as her lack of a voice meant she needed to command her partners through alternate means, and musical cues would sometimes prove too restrictive in the heat of battle.

Her journey has now brought her to Paldea. Though an experienced trainer with plenty of Pokemon raised, battles won, and friends made, she'd never actually been to a formal school due to her health issues in her youth. Thus, she applied to become a student at Papas Academy, hoping that through the education offered by its respected teaching staff and the opportunity for growth and exploration offered by the famous Treasure Hunt, she might finally find a way to become the trainer Meloetta expects her to be and have it join her team.

Pokémon:

Pokemon

Starter

Pokémon: Mienshao
Nickname: (A percussive jingle played on a taiko drum)
Personality: Nina's first actual caught Pokemon, originally a Mienfoo that also lived in the forest where Nina would practice her song and dance skills. Over the journey he has become quite skilled in the ways of both dance and martial art, and with the increase in skill came a notable increase in ego, only exacerbated by his evolution into Mienshao. Nowadays he is almost never seen without his signature look of superiority on his face, preening his whiskers in preparation to show off at a moment's notice. Thankfully, that confidence extends to his trainer, who's musical direction he will follow without question, as it has been for all these years. Is sometimes on the receiving end of flirting from Nina's Oricorio, which he cooly brushes off. He prefers more serene melodies over heavy beats and rhythms, though classical pieces with bombast are a guilty pleasure he occasionally partakes in. He can play the flute.
Ability: Inner Focus
Current Moves:
Aura Sphere
Force Palm
Swords Dance
Quick Guard

Team

Pokémon: Oricorio (Baile Style)
Nickname: (A salsa-esque jingle played on a trumpet)
Personality: Naturally a laid-back sort, this Oricorio serves as a foil to Nina and Meloetta's unbridled energy and enthusiasm, though calling her "lazy" would be grounds for a feathered slap across the face. She prefers to serve as the anchor to the otherwise chaotic energy of her trainer, which is a endeavour requiring tremendous effort in its own way. Effort which can be quickly forgotten about in the presence of an appealing suitor, at which point this Oricorio's attention will be fully dedicated to confidently flirting with her latest piece of eye candy. She prefers music with strong melodies or rhythms that befit an elegant dancing style, while finding music that goes all in on emphasizing beats or frequently changes up the flow of the song to be off-putting. She does not play any instruments, but she does boast a lovely singing voice.
Ability: Dancer
Current Moves:
Acrobatics
Swords Dance
Teeter Dance
Revelation Dance


Pokémon: Hitmonlee
Nickname: (A short round of beatboxing)
Personality: One of Nina's veterans, caught in Kanto. A rough-and-tumble, headstrong sort who tends to do before thinking, jumping to take on any challenge, from the meagrest of taunts to the longest of marathons. He sees Nina's Mienshao as a rival, though this is not reciprocated by Mienshao at all. He tends to get riled up into showing off whenever Oricorio flirts with someone, though he has no actual romantic feelings towards her - he just sees it as another challenge. Adores hip-hop and electronic dance music, and doesn't much care for soothing melodies or songs for children. Can both beatbox and play drums.
Ability: Limber
Current Moves:
Low Sweep
Double Kick
Feint
Bounce

Tagalong

Pokémon: Meloetta (Pirouette Forme)
Nickname: (A jaunty jingle played on a violin)
Personality: Over her years travelling with Nina, this Meloetta has grown to be a passionate, even somewhat temperamental firebrand, always ready to stick up for her friends whenever music, gestures, or Pokemon cries just aren't enough to get the point across. Sharing Nina's enthusiasm for new experiences, especially when it comes to food, this Meloetta will not fall behind Nina in terms of the effort she puts into things. She prefers music that has a strong energy, be it classical, metal, or any genre in between, to really get the blood pumping, but doesn't like music with overwhelming bass. As a Meloetta, it does have a naturally wonderful singing voice, and it can also play guitar quite well (though most of them are too big for her, restricting her to using a ukulele. Nina's holographic instrument deck can make scaled down versions of other instruments for her to play, too).
Ability: Serene Grace
Current Moves:
Close Combat
Relic Song
Swords Dance
Teeter Dance

Quirks:

• Nina has an appreciation for a wide selection of music, but she doesn't like when lyrics are distracting, either by being nonsensical or by trying to sound deep while failing to be clever. She also doesn't particularly enjoy complex musical pieces in excess of six minutes.
• Despite being open and expressive about every other aspect of herself, people find she's strangely cagey about her true hair and eye colours; initial questions about them will be answered with avoidance, and persistent probing is likely to incur physical retribution from her Meloetta.
• She will happily play wingman for her Oricorio, even if the bird's romantic pursuits never seem to pan out.

Relationships: What your character thinks about the other characters in the RP. You can leave this section blank for now, and fill it in as you go. You are also welcome to discuss with members out of character as to whether or not your characters know each other prior to the start of the RP.

Pokémon: The Next Hunt

It's probably a product of my spoiled upbringing, but I can't overcome myself for recreation. ^^; I got too invested in my mental images of Nina's team and it just won't be the same if she can't have Meloetta. I'm going to withdraw my submission.