Hey rad, new person! Would be glad to have you aboard.
The characters right now are split up between different locations, but it'd be easy to have a new character jump in wherever seems most interesting, especially since a lot of the cast don't even know each other yet. The plotline in Germany is a town that's been suffering repeated robot raids, with most of the characters there to collect the reward money offered to whoever can ssolve the mystery and stop the attacks (a big ass mecha-dragon is attacking right now, which's what most of the characters are trying to deal with). The plotline in Japan is the oni clan interrupting a martial arts tournament by destroying the arena, covering Japan in a magic weather barrier to cut it off from the rest of the world, and the oni Emperor declaring himself lord and master of the entire country as vengeance for some unknown human crime. For Japan, everyone's currently in the middle of the arena ruins after a brawl broke out between the oni and the gathered fighters. So, plenty of places to have a character get involved, wherever seems best.
I like that second plotline. I might have a friend joining with me. Its holiday season so might take a week or so to get my sheet up. Sorry bout that. Warehouse work sucks.
Been watching this rp for awhile now and I feel like that I should join. When it comes to character creation, If anyone has any character connections in mind that I could indulge then I'm all game for it. In the meantime I shall be searching.
Scrapping the last character for an idea Syn and I came up with. He's given his acceptance of this so, posting it for the others to see and judge. @Syn, it is here. @Odin
Character Sheet
Character Theme -Just Another Samurai --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
【Village】 Konohagakure 【Birthplace】 Land of Iron 【Alignment/Affiliation/Organization】 Liasion between Konoha and Land of Iron
【Clan/Bloodline】 Shima 【Rank】 B 【Chakra Nature】 N/A 【Appearance/Wardrobe】 Look at picture -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 【Personality】 Masao is a man defined by his own awareness of self. Unlike most Samurai or Shinobi, who are noted for their inflated sense of superiority in their abilities, Masao is characterized by his almost overly modest perception of his own abilities and attributes, to the point where many would call him a person who completely lacks confidence. However, the matter of fact is that Masao has, following his trials and tribulations, understood what it means to be capable and thus has no need to express his own capabilities unless the situations demands it.
When considering mannerisms, Masao is a very well-mannered individual who faces no complications in virtually any circumstance he is put in. It is difficult to provoke the man, however, he is noted to be easily angered when the subject is about amateurish swordsmanship, a topic that he prides himself as an expert on despite his awareness of self. Because, above all, Masao is a samurai dedicated to the Bushidō and the blade, the motivating factors in his life. Notably, Masao's personality doesn't shift in the slightest even when confronting Shinobi, indicative of his peaceful nature with the supposedly opposite individuals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 【History】 The Land of Iron had always stood as the haven for the samurai and their lifestyle, to which of the many samurai that existed there stood the Shima Clan. The Shima Clan stood as the right hand to the Daimyo, righting wrongs and killing those that threatened their home. From their clan was a coveted dojutsu and a child born to one day excel into greatness. Aizawa stood a proud father to the infant Masao despite the baby being blind in one eye. Masao's loving mother Misato held her child in her arms till she fell asleep that day, dreaming of her son's future.
Eight years would pass since the day of Masao's birth, the Land of Iron Mainland had undergone an invasion by the Ina Clan. An invasion that saw many samurai, old and young alike, fighting to protect their home; Masao stood among the young samurai. His training had been harsh and missions tough but nothing like this. Fear gripped him as the attack entered the massive dojo that housed many students and defending teachers. It was upon this day that Masao would unlock his deformed version of his family's dojutsu and gain his first kill. Sadness. Fear. Desperation. Three key traits that Masao would learn to overcome and fight back against. He survived the failed invasion but he would now have to survive the rest of his life as a samurai.
Years would pass as Masao would continue o as a valuable samurai for the Iron. H wasn't the best ever, but Masao held a tenacious persistence unlike any other. His values and training unleashed a samurai dedicated to honing his abilities, even becoming known for his usage of the samurai sabre technique. With the Daimyo's trust of the Shima clan, Masao was one the three samurai picked from families to act as a liaison with Kononha, former allies. A peace accord that would hopefully prove to be valuable including with commerce. He's lived within Konoha over a few months alongside his Land of Iron comrades. Time will only tell how his future with unfold. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 【Equipment/Weapons/Items】 Name of Weapon or Item: Ryūge (Dragon Fang) Description: Ryūge's appearance is quite unique as the sheath and hilt are completely made out of stone. It takes the form of a katana that is somewhat longer than most blades of its family. The non-cutting edge of the sword and sheath are made out of white stone with various rune-like lines running along it. The guard is circular in shape and is a purplish-grey in colour. The hilt is same colour as the guard and has a white hilt-wrapping that also has various rune-like lines running along it, just like the sheath. Appearance:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 【Kekkei Genkai 】 Name of Kekkei Genkai: Ryuugan Clan: Shima Rank B
Description: This deformed doujutsu manifests itself in the blind left eye of Masao, though its visual manifestation is unknown as it is always concealed under his leather eyepatch. It possesses a number of unique abilities, though it seems to share some similarities with a few other doujutsu. First and foremost, the Ryuugan enables Masao to visualize the flow and release of chakra. This supernal vision penetrates through objects and physical materials, seeing only the complex web and currents of chakra. Masao sees living beings as networks of vibrant energy, as their chakra networks throb and flow throughout their bodies internally. Furthermore he is able to track the flow of chakra; for example, he is able to see the chakra of a genjutsu flow through the air and affix itself to a target to manipulate them. By tracking these fields and traces of chakra that living persons leave in their wakes, he is able to discern their paths from the environment; he can track them via their chakra signatures, which appear as a trail of hazy mist. Depending on the chakra reserves of the individual, these trails can last anywhere from a few minutes to several weeks. The clarity of the Ryuugan's perceptions is another unique trait, unlike other doujutsu such as the Sharingan, which only shows an overall aura of chakra and its colors, the Ryuugan possesses an acute level of precision and exactitude in its perception. Its range however is lacking, as the further away something is, the more hazy the chakra becomes until its a thick mist. At his current level the maximum distance Masao can see with his Ryuugan is no more than 1.3km. The amount of chakra required to maintain this ability is relatively small, but the Ryuugan is not without its drawbacks. Due to the eye's blindness, and the manner in which the chakra-sensing eye superimposes itself on his ordinary vision, the Ryuugan produces a great deal of strain on Masao after prolonged use. He often suffers serious headaches and migraines as a consequence of prolonged activation, with only mild effects following a battle. ------------------------------------------------------- Jutsu:
All Academy Techniques
Name of Technique: Amakaken Type of Jutsu: Kenjutsu Rank: A Range: Short Nature Type: N/A Description: The Amakaken is the signature sword style developed by Masao, while training in his father's style, it is a swordplay that emphasizes the use of one weapon combined with various taijutsu moves and highly advanced chakra manipulation. Amakaken is predominately an aerial style of combat, favoring the use of acrobatic maneuvers that allow the user to attack with great speed and precision while airborne along with body movements designed to take advantage of the third dimension in terms of combat. The principle of Amakaken lies in motion, and the ability to remain in motion for both attack and defense.
As motion is one of the key factors of the style, Masao's movements are characterized by his ability to move sinuously from one point to next, around his opponent and even through the air, constantly maintaining his motion. Movement is fluid, like a snake, bending and coiling as he moves until closing, and distancing become second nature. Power is generated from the sinuous motions, to create swift rippling attacks, like a snake striking its prey. At first glance the style appears to be singularly linear, movement is always in one vector, the same with its attacks, however that is where the true power of Masao's Amakaken manifests itself.
Name of Technique: Samurai Sabre Technique Type of Jutsu: Ninjutsu Rank: B Range: Short - Mid Nature Type: N/A Description:This technique is simple in its execution, but one many Samurai become intimately familiar with. The user channels his or her chakra through their weapon, using it as a foci to reshape the chakra into various forms, such as extending the blade itself, or even creating weapons like hammers. The possibilities of this technique are endless, as with a mere swing the practitioner can release a crescent of compressed chakra, capable of slicing through physical materials. Masao's mastery of this technique is legendary, often using it especially in combination with his sword-style the Amakaken, by creating mirror images of his attacks. Whether it be in close range or mid-range, Masao is a formidable opponent who can perform swordplay more akin to a dance of death.
Name of Technique: Flying Swallow Type of Jutsu: Kenjutsu Rank: C Range: Short Nature Type: N/A Description: Flying Swallow is the prototype for the Samurai Sabre Technique, and involves augmenting the killing power of a blade by flowing chakra into its cutting edge. In the modern era, this technique was advanced to include extending the cutting edge past the end of the physical sword itself, shaping the materialized chakra into a hardened blade. Masao’s use of the technique, however, does not focus so much on manipulating the shape of the chakra but rather the property of the chakra. The most dangerous aspect of Flying Swallow is that, by vibrating the chakra that cycles through the extended edge at an incredibly high rate of speed, the rotating energy becomes sharp enough to cut through most chakra fortifications. In fact, the density of the extended chakra blade is so great that it becomes visible and is capable of interacting with physical attacks, such as elemental-based jutsu. This property is also especially useful when Masao is defending against chakra attacks, as the chakra channeled through his blade allows him to block or even cut through the otherwise “intangible” energy. However, Masao mainly uses Flying Swallow as an incredibly fast, unpredictable flash of chakra which extends past the reach of his sword. Like most other samurai, he can also channel the chakra to fire condensed crescents of energy.
Name of Technique: Killing Intent Type of Jutsu: Genjutsu Rank: B Range: Any who can see him Nature Type: N/A Description: As with most shinobi who are capable of projecting an aura of killing intent to intimidate and demoralize their enemies, Masao is particularly skilled with this technique. His version however is more refined and is more akin to a Genjutsu, as he projects an aura of Yin chakra, which seeps into the minds of those around him. The purpose of this is to make a target more susceptible to his intimidation tactics, and threats, as well as any other Genjutsu at his disposal. Genjutsu which inflict fear or despair on his enemies are particularly potent, capable of breaking the spirit of seasoned shinobi who fall prey to the initial technique.
Name of Technique: Dancing Moon Type of Jutsu: Kenjutsu Rank: C Range: Short Nature Type: N/A Description: Dancing Moon is a high-level sword technique used against multiple opponents. After coating the sword in chakra, the user charges into and through the midst of enemies with high speed, and utilizes precise timing, and non-wasted motions of hip and upper body in an instance to position his/her blade; now, thin and sharp crescents of chakra are released, enhancing the cutting range to hit all opponents around the user. In addition, one can provoke the opponents in order to disrupt their concentration, making it even easier to hit them.
Name of Technique: Dancing Blade Risk Type of Jutsu: Kenjutsu Rank: C Range: Short Nature Type: N/A Description: While this technique appears to be a basic slash that is performed while dashing headlong towards an opponent, the Dancing Blade Risk is actually a precise, subtle feinting technique that requires the utmost skill to perform correctly. Essentially, the forward-slash distracts the adversary from the kenjutsu-ka’s true intentions, which involves a slight lag or a misstep in footwork in order to cause the adversary to incorrectly perceive the distance of the incoming attack. As Masao executes the feint, he presents an opening to his opponent in order to draw them in past the optimal engagement distance. Because of the straightforward charge, the opponent assumes Masao is attacking from mid-distance, when in reality the faulted step allows him to enter chikama (close-range). Exploiting this lapse in the adversary’s awareness allows Masao to completely bypass whatever counter the opponent originally intended and thus gain the decisive advantage. When executed correctly, the opponent is unable to gauge the incoming strike and is subsequently bifurcated. However, the technique holds a notable weakness in that, for a brief moment of time during the misstep, Masao is completely exposed and unable to defend himself should the adversary decide to strike. The technique reflects this in its name, as “dancing” refers to the feinted step and “risk” to the vulnerability created in the lapse.
Okay. Now outline what you have said about the bits in the CS itself.
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Hence my Genius comment
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From Wikipedia:
“An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about society and proposes solutions for its normative problems.”
Thats not quite the word you are looking for.
Though again, I think you will need a really good backstory for him.
I'll just change some things
Also Dictionary.com. Noun. #8. Though what you cited still works to that idea. Don't have to be highly intelligent to be an intellectual depending on the usage of the word. But regardless. Changing a few things.
I personally would ask for a really good backstory (ie reason) to be that way. ‘Cause he is borderline too strong in my opinion.
1. Its just Lightning Magic and Lightning body except I actually explained lightning body unlike the manga and gave it a weakness of being predictable and being unable to change direction in the middle of movement.
2. Well yeah. His hand to hand goes with his magic.
3. Its not even Psuedo Teleportaion. You can hit him during his movements. As though Teleportation is just how it looks to people but its not especially to actual fighters.
4. Well yeah. Speed is his main thing. He's not good for long battles for obvious reasons.
5. Not really. He's an intellectual in the since he's rational and doesn't let his feelings get in the way of things.
6. Got nothing for that. He's an assassin. All his abilities are based around swiftness.
7. Never said he was a genius. Don't have to be a genius to be good at combat.
8. Its more than that. I broke down a weakness in his magic but his bits are a very good weakness cause he can't endure long fights. His bits will eventually need to recharge and he'll be left unable to use magic. Compliments his assassin style but is pretty crappy in a fight with opponents that can endure him long enough. Also the more magic he uses, the faster his bits start to die. Expect big spells to take out 3 bit off the rip.
Lightning Magic - An Elemental Caster Type Magic that utilizes the element of lightning. In order to manifest Lightning Magic, the user is able to modify their eternano and magical energy into that of electrons, which she can alter the movement of, allowing them to use almost any electricity based power; controlling, generating, and absorbing electric fields; utilizing electricity, but more specifically, lightning, as a form of offense and defense. The user is able to generate these elements from their body, and manipulate them, giving them the ability to channel and manipulate electricity through their body. However, unlike other types of Elemental Magic, users of Lightning Magic are also capable of utilizing lightning from a distance, such as from the ground near them, or down from the sky. Lightning attacks work by electrocuting the opponents to various degrees, and there are spells that are said to be capable of completely paralyzing enemies, due to the extremely high voltage of the electricity employed in their use. Because of the high amounts of light produced with its use, Lightning Magic can also be utilized to blind opponents, albeit for a short amount of time. Kanji utilizes a special form of lightning called Purple Lightning. It can be used to enhance strength, speed, and defense but also be used as an offensive projectile magic.
Lightning Body - When performing Lightning Body, the user integrates Lightning Magic into their flesh and fuses it with their body. In doing so, they become a mass of electrically charged particles. Once they have become a mass of charged particles, they separate positively charged particles from their body and positions them to create a certain extent of an electrical field. The charged particles and electrical field can be changed at will from a latent state to an active one, and vice versa, by the user, who has taken the Lightning Magic into their body. When the electrical field becomes active, its powerful electric potential difference draws the negatively charged particles that make up their body toward the positively charged particles of the field with tremendous force; turning themselves into a lightning bolt, whose size can vary from mere, fast-moving sparks to large pillars of lightning. This form grants the user some traits typical of real lightning as they're shown capable of freely moving around at high speed and to travel over long distances, rapidly appearing at their destination from places away from sight as though as they are teleporting, as well as to electrocute everything crossing their path, with the voltage of their bodily electricity being high enough to wreak havoc. Due to the velocity in which the user attacks, the user's attacks are enhanced drastically; however, their attacks become more predictable the more that the battle drags on, and when transporting themselves, the user can only transport to one point of a place per transport, changing a point in space is next to impossible during transport.
Magic Level:
A+
Magic Item/s:
Bits Control System is a tool developed as a means of boosting a person’s magic capabilities. The intended purpose was to grant ordinary people the capacity to use magic by artificially drawing out and enhancing the minuet traces of magic found in every living person. While this initially met with mixed results, the developers quickly discovered that it worked astonishingly well in streamlining the enhancement prose in people who were already mages. Additionally, the Bits have been remodeled to be weapons that can channel the user’s magic into various forms, most commonly blasts or solid projections of magic. Because of the long development time, and years of tinkering by numerous individuals, various modules of the Bits Control System exist. Their initial functional differences are minuet at best however, and no module is considered to be superior to another.
Kanji has six blade-like constructs hovering around him, three on each side. Each of them acts as a conduit that allows him to use magic.
History:
Personality:
Kanji is typically viewed as a stern, callous, and serious individual; it's rare for him to be lackadaisical and nonchalant about matters that require his attention, especially when it comes to killing another. Though something that's been re-iterated many times prior, Kanji current state-of-mind was influenced by the events of his traumatic past, something that he refuses to tell anyone — regardless of how close they may be; it's estimated that the extents of such a tragedy is of unimaginable proportions, as it caused the white-haired man to exude a certain level of angst that can be off-putting, though its something that's not intentional on his part. He remedies this by emptying his mind of all emotional attachments through his mastery of the magical arts; in-turn, this makes him appear as somewhat of an individual de-void of human reasoning, even if this isn't truly the case. According to Kanji, he sees this as "hiding his weakness" — something he feels ashamed of at all times.
It's commonly seen that he always has a stoic expression at all times, making him appear as an intimidating person in the eyes of others — something that's been commented on by various people. This makes it hard to properly approach him, let alone hold a conversation with him; it's such that many avoid his person altogether, not wishing to be involved with him in any manner. In fact, there are various rumors made about his person, stating that he's someone who's cold and heartless at his core — something that can be considered true to an extent, but only when in a given situation; at all other times, he's emotionally distant and detached — not wanting to involve himself in the affair of others, as it would only cause unnecessary trouble for both parties. It's said that when he speaks, it has a certain level of menace that can send chills up one's spine. He rarely gets angry.
Guild and guild mark location:
N/A
Team Members:
N/A
Three Strengths:
1. Boxing is a brutal form of hand-to-hand combat that has been taken to the next level by Kanji. It mostly incorporates the use of fist, combining the muscles in his arm with the speed he can move said limbs at to draw out the optimum power for a punch that can be further strengthened with lightning amplification. His punches, known to be invisible to the human eye for how fast they travel at, often dislocate and then go onto break the bone upon impact with his fist.
2. With his special training, he showed to become a expert of assassinations and more secretive tasks of killing mages. It has been seen that he is often able to blend perfectly in the shadows despite whatever bright form of clothing he may have. Another testament to his proficiency is seen when he is able to use the entire area around him as his own battle zone, using the walls, ledges, anything out of the ordinary to become victorious in battle, especially in opponents that have more powerful magics that he himself may not be able to defeat alone.
3.
Three Weaknesses: (Make them Applicable)
1. Without a doubt, Kanji's biggest weakness and disadvantage against an opponent is his inability to use magic without his Magic Generators. 2. 3.
The sound of the missile exploding from the artillery of the Giga Hunter caught Cayde's attention almost immediately. His reactions kicked in faster than he could think, his body causing him to lift his the gunblade in an outstretched position. His eyes stared down the metal shaft of the black rifle narrowing through the tiny sight. Pulling the trigger caused a single bullet to fly from the chamber at speed greater than a missile could travel. All it took was a moment for the bullet to collide with the missile with such force that the missile exploded on impact. Dust and shrapnel filling the area to act as a make shift smoke screen. Cayde's face lent to a calm state of mind as worry was not one of the things that crossed him. Missiles, from the Giga Hunter, weren't as fast as the hot lead that SOLDIERs normally dealt with.
"GET OUT OF THE ATV AND GET TO SAFETY NOW!" Cayde yelled to the troops he was protecting, "This is gonna hurt...but not for me."
The smoke blocked out sight for only a short moment. There was silence for the moment before a bright fireball came bursting through the smoke to smash into one of the Rovers. Under the cover of the smoke before the fireball reached it, Cayde had already made a mad dash toward another Rover. A distraction from the fire materia allowed a moment for him to get close to the Rover. The Rover's spewed hot lead at the SOLDIER, missing as it's target took a huge leap over its bullet. He came down with a heavy slash followed by two more to rid himself of this Rover. All that was left was a Giga Hunter and one more Rover. It was a busy day.
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