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Name: Ruby
LJ: lady_kikyou
E-Mail: yuuko.reed [@] yahoo.com
IM: dyed in indigo
Characters played at Discedo: dreamgranter
Character's Name: Cynthia (Shirona, in the Japanese version)
Series: Pokemon Platinum
Timeline: After the Player character has met Giratina in the Distortion World, but before the Elite Four challenge.
Canon Resource Link: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Cynthia
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Villa#Cynthia
Personality:
Cynthia is the Elite Four Champion of the Sinnoh region and, as such, she is a highly skilled trainer who cares deeply for Pokemon first and foremost. At one point in the game, she gives the Player character a Secret Potion and asks them to use it on a few wild Psyduck who are suffering from chronic headaches; at another, she claims to believe never losing one’s love of Pokemon is the key to becoming stronger, since that is what it was like for herself. She is also very kind and polite, having helped the Player character quite a few times throughout the game - for instance, when she gifts them the Hidden Move Cut and, later on, a Togepi egg.
Cynthia is also a myth researcher and a bit of an enthusiast, having been spotted on various places connected to Sinnoh history, namely Eterna City and Celestic Town. She is especially interested in finding out about what kind of relationship people shared with Pokemon back in the days of the deities. According to her own theory, the cave paintings found in Celestic town feature Dialga, Palkia and Giratina, as well as people’s feelings of awe, wonder and everything else at having met the rulers of Time and Space. She also seems to have been given the messy researcher stereotype; upon visiting the Player character at their Villa, she admits she doesn’t want to go back to her own place because it’s in complete disarray with all her papers strewn about.
Her main role in the game, aside from being the long-running Champion, is to help preventing Cyrus and Team Galactic from summoning Dialga and Palkia so to create a new, complete world without emotions, thus destroying their own world in the process. She guides the Player character through the Distortion World and, upon finding Cyrus, she attempts to talk him out of his plans, to no avail. When defeated, though, he tries to convince the Player character that the world will disappear should they try to battle Giratina, but Cynthia tells them no Pokemon can destroy the world, and that she believes that meeting was fated, even though she would have liked to be the one to face the renegade Pokemon.
Cynthia is a pretty perceptive and intuitive person, especially when in a Pokemon battle - she claims one can learn everything about a trainer when challenging them, and she lists all the impressions she got from the Player character after she’s defeated - at one point, she even calls the Rival character “more impatient than energetic”, which is quite an accurate description. She has also shown to be resigned on occasion, namely when she doesn’t get to face Giratina and when she loses her title during the Elite Four challenge; if anything, she is actually happy to witness the rise of a new Champion. Despite her more serious side, she is pretty cheerful and loves to have fun, be it in a battle or by researching myths - upon meeting the Player character at the Celestic Ruins, she asks if they had fun in there and even encourages them to learn more about mythology at Canalave City’s library.
Battle strategy wise, she has a preference for female Pokemon, with Lucario and Togekiss as the exceptions. She is one of the two Champions without a type specialty, and so her team is quite balanced, featuring a Ghost/Dark, a Water, a Grass/Poison, a Normal/Flying, a Dragon/Ground and a Steel/Fighting type, all of which have perfect Individual Values, making them the strongest they can possibly be at their current levels. Her staple Pokemon and favorite powerhouse is Garchomp, being her highest-leveled monster and a major Physical sweeper. All her Pokemon have held items and she doesn’t often switch out, instead opting for Full Restores when their health bars go red.
As a side note, Cynthia is a piano player. Her character theme, which plays right before the Champion battle, is a piano piece, and when the Player character first acquires the Piano for their Villa, she comes in and claims to love the sound of the piano and how much she “feels it in her very soul”, then admits to have cringed at her cheesy statement; every time she comes for a visit after that, she’s seen in front of the piano. Also in a more comedic note, the anime portrays her as having an unreasonable love for ice cream, having once spent half the day trying to decide which flavor to buy - and then finally making up her mind on a triple cone.
What your character can offer: An insane amount of knowledge on mythology, as well as Pokemon in general, a pair of helping hands to aid people with whatever they need and a couple of Pokemon. Perhaps a concert, if she can ever find a piano. Other than that, Cynthia has no special powers whatsoever.
What items will they be bringing with them? I’m guessing she’s only allowed two Pokemon, so Garchomp and Togekiss will be joining her in Discedo. Other than that, she’ll be bringing a bag with an assortment of Pokemon healing items and pokeballs, a pair of reading glasses and several books on Pokemon mythology, plus the clothes on her back.
Third-Person Sample:
Going back to routine would be a difficult feat after what had come to pass.
Never in her wildest dreams had Cynthia believed she would one day see the three mythical beings of spirit, those she had only heard of as old folklore in her hometown, never thought she would have the chance to meet the rulers of Time and Space themselves, the two deities she had been researching for years - and even a third Pokemon, one who had been completely banished from this world, even in the form of tales. That certainly put things in a different perspective. Perhaps the old paintings found in Celestic town had a different meaning than the one that had been passed down generations. She would have to investigate it even further now.
Of course, had she been given a choice, she would rather such grand events had not unfolded for the reasons they did.
This world is incomplete, that man kept saying. It didn’t matter how many times those words ringed on her mind, they would not make any sense to her. If anything, had Cyrus succeeded in creating a new world based on logic and reason alone, then it would be incomplete. Without sadness, people wouldn’t know what it feels like to be happy; it was because she had once felt angry that she could now feel compassion towards him. From their brief meeting, she got the impression Cyrus had been a brilliant yet lonely child in the past, and perhaps all he needed was someone to help - and she had tried, but he didn’t listen. Only time would tell what would become of him.
Still, there were better things to focus on at the moment. The Pokemon League could already be seen in the distance, she had quite the story to share with her Elite Four colleagues and there was a new page to be filled in her research. More importantly, both this world and the Distortion World were safe thanks to that fantastic trainer Cynthia had met, the one who reminded her so much of her own journey with a Pokedex a long time ago. It was a different kind of thrill than what she had experienced for the past days, but a thrill, nonetheless.
And of course, she had a feeling that, soon enough, a worthy opponent would come and challenge her. That was certainly something to look forward to.
First-Person Sample:
[The feed opens with Cynthia sitting in front of her computer, an ice cream carton on her lap and a Garchomp standing a few feet away. They’re both quiet for a minute before something attracts her attention on the screen.]
Listen to this, Garchomp! [She beckons for the Pokemon to come closer.] Somewhere in the Johto region, there’s a place called Sinjoh Ruins. A long time ago, the people from Sinnoh went to Johto, and they must have built a temple there while longing for a home. [A small pause for a spoonful of ice cream and some pondering later, she goes on.] If the name is any indication, I think some of our own culture must have been mixed with the culture of Johto-- I hear both the Ruins of Alph and the Solaceon Ruins are connected through a strange presence, so maybe that would explain--
[At that point, Garchomp growls and prompts an embarrassed chuckle from her.] … ah, I’m sorry, I got carried away again. Still, I think there’s a lot to be studied over there, and there must be strong trainers in Johto, as well… It would be a fun trip, wouldn’t it?
[The Pokemon then growls again, though this time it’s a much happier sound - one that Cynthia returns with a beam of her own.] Wonderful! It's a plan, then!
LJ: lady_kikyou
E-Mail: yuuko.reed [@] yahoo.com
IM: dyed in indigo
Characters played at Discedo: dreamgranter
Character's Name: Cynthia (Shirona, in the Japanese version)
Series: Pokemon Platinum
Timeline: After the Player character has met Giratina in the Distortion World, but before the Elite Four challenge.
Canon Resource Link: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Cynthia
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Villa#Cynthia
Personality:
Cynthia is the Elite Four Champion of the Sinnoh region and, as such, she is a highly skilled trainer who cares deeply for Pokemon first and foremost. At one point in the game, she gives the Player character a Secret Potion and asks them to use it on a few wild Psyduck who are suffering from chronic headaches; at another, she claims to believe never losing one’s love of Pokemon is the key to becoming stronger, since that is what it was like for herself. She is also very kind and polite, having helped the Player character quite a few times throughout the game - for instance, when she gifts them the Hidden Move Cut and, later on, a Togepi egg.
Cynthia is also a myth researcher and a bit of an enthusiast, having been spotted on various places connected to Sinnoh history, namely Eterna City and Celestic Town. She is especially interested in finding out about what kind of relationship people shared with Pokemon back in the days of the deities. According to her own theory, the cave paintings found in Celestic town feature Dialga, Palkia and Giratina, as well as people’s feelings of awe, wonder and everything else at having met the rulers of Time and Space. She also seems to have been given the messy researcher stereotype; upon visiting the Player character at their Villa, she admits she doesn’t want to go back to her own place because it’s in complete disarray with all her papers strewn about.
Her main role in the game, aside from being the long-running Champion, is to help preventing Cyrus and Team Galactic from summoning Dialga and Palkia so to create a new, complete world without emotions, thus destroying their own world in the process. She guides the Player character through the Distortion World and, upon finding Cyrus, she attempts to talk him out of his plans, to no avail. When defeated, though, he tries to convince the Player character that the world will disappear should they try to battle Giratina, but Cynthia tells them no Pokemon can destroy the world, and that she believes that meeting was fated, even though she would have liked to be the one to face the renegade Pokemon.
Cynthia is a pretty perceptive and intuitive person, especially when in a Pokemon battle - she claims one can learn everything about a trainer when challenging them, and she lists all the impressions she got from the Player character after she’s defeated - at one point, she even calls the Rival character “more impatient than energetic”, which is quite an accurate description. She has also shown to be resigned on occasion, namely when she doesn’t get to face Giratina and when she loses her title during the Elite Four challenge; if anything, she is actually happy to witness the rise of a new Champion. Despite her more serious side, she is pretty cheerful and loves to have fun, be it in a battle or by researching myths - upon meeting the Player character at the Celestic Ruins, she asks if they had fun in there and even encourages them to learn more about mythology at Canalave City’s library.
Battle strategy wise, she has a preference for female Pokemon, with Lucario and Togekiss as the exceptions. She is one of the two Champions without a type specialty, and so her team is quite balanced, featuring a Ghost/Dark, a Water, a Grass/Poison, a Normal/Flying, a Dragon/Ground and a Steel/Fighting type, all of which have perfect Individual Values, making them the strongest they can possibly be at their current levels. Her staple Pokemon and favorite powerhouse is Garchomp, being her highest-leveled monster and a major Physical sweeper. All her Pokemon have held items and she doesn’t often switch out, instead opting for Full Restores when their health bars go red.
As a side note, Cynthia is a piano player. Her character theme, which plays right before the Champion battle, is a piano piece, and when the Player character first acquires the Piano for their Villa, she comes in and claims to love the sound of the piano and how much she “feels it in her very soul”, then admits to have cringed at her cheesy statement; every time she comes for a visit after that, she’s seen in front of the piano. Also in a more comedic note, the anime portrays her as having an unreasonable love for ice cream, having once spent half the day trying to decide which flavor to buy - and then finally making up her mind on a triple cone.
What your character can offer: An insane amount of knowledge on mythology, as well as Pokemon in general, a pair of helping hands to aid people with whatever they need and a couple of Pokemon. Perhaps a concert, if she can ever find a piano. Other than that, Cynthia has no special powers whatsoever.
What items will they be bringing with them? I’m guessing she’s only allowed two Pokemon, so Garchomp and Togekiss will be joining her in Discedo. Other than that, she’ll be bringing a bag with an assortment of Pokemon healing items and pokeballs, a pair of reading glasses and several books on Pokemon mythology, plus the clothes on her back.
Third-Person Sample:
Going back to routine would be a difficult feat after what had come to pass.
Never in her wildest dreams had Cynthia believed she would one day see the three mythical beings of spirit, those she had only heard of as old folklore in her hometown, never thought she would have the chance to meet the rulers of Time and Space themselves, the two deities she had been researching for years - and even a third Pokemon, one who had been completely banished from this world, even in the form of tales. That certainly put things in a different perspective. Perhaps the old paintings found in Celestic town had a different meaning than the one that had been passed down generations. She would have to investigate it even further now.
Of course, had she been given a choice, she would rather such grand events had not unfolded for the reasons they did.
This world is incomplete, that man kept saying. It didn’t matter how many times those words ringed on her mind, they would not make any sense to her. If anything, had Cyrus succeeded in creating a new world based on logic and reason alone, then it would be incomplete. Without sadness, people wouldn’t know what it feels like to be happy; it was because she had once felt angry that she could now feel compassion towards him. From their brief meeting, she got the impression Cyrus had been a brilliant yet lonely child in the past, and perhaps all he needed was someone to help - and she had tried, but he didn’t listen. Only time would tell what would become of him.
Still, there were better things to focus on at the moment. The Pokemon League could already be seen in the distance, she had quite the story to share with her Elite Four colleagues and there was a new page to be filled in her research. More importantly, both this world and the Distortion World were safe thanks to that fantastic trainer Cynthia had met, the one who reminded her so much of her own journey with a Pokedex a long time ago. It was a different kind of thrill than what she had experienced for the past days, but a thrill, nonetheless.
And of course, she had a feeling that, soon enough, a worthy opponent would come and challenge her. That was certainly something to look forward to.
First-Person Sample:
[The feed opens with Cynthia sitting in front of her computer, an ice cream carton on her lap and a Garchomp standing a few feet away. They’re both quiet for a minute before something attracts her attention on the screen.]
Listen to this, Garchomp! [She beckons for the Pokemon to come closer.] Somewhere in the Johto region, there’s a place called Sinjoh Ruins. A long time ago, the people from Sinnoh went to Johto, and they must have built a temple there while longing for a home. [A small pause for a spoonful of ice cream and some pondering later, she goes on.] If the name is any indication, I think some of our own culture must have been mixed with the culture of Johto-- I hear both the Ruins of Alph and the Solaceon Ruins are connected through a strange presence, so maybe that would explain--
[At that point, Garchomp growls and prompts an embarrassed chuckle from her.] … ah, I’m sorry, I got carried away again. Still, I think there’s a lot to be studied over there, and there must be strong trainers in Johto, as well… It would be a fun trip, wouldn’t it?
[The Pokemon then growls again, though this time it’s a much happier sound - one that Cynthia returns with a beam of her own.] Wonderful! It's a plan, then!