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[Character Name] Pao-lin Huang
[Canon] Tiger & Bunny
[Point Taken from Canon] Post Episode 25
[Age] 15
[Gender] Female
[Sexual Orientation] Idefk with this show.
[Eye Color] Green
[Hair Color] Dirty blonde/Green in costume
[Height] 5'2"
[Clothing] Moe.
[Background]
Pao-lin @ Tiger & Bunny Wiki
There's not too much that's currently known in regards to Pao-lin's past. It is known that she's originally from Hong Kong and that neither of her parents currently reside in Sternbild with her. Instead, when she left for the city in order to become a Hero, she was left in the care of a woman named Natasha.
Her work for HeroTV began soon after, and she was sponsored by Odysseus Communication. While Odysseus acted as her sponsor company, Pao-lin also gained sponsorship from DMM.com and Calbee. In order to be in line with the other Heroes, Pao-lin adopted a hero alias -- and thus -- Dragon Kid was born.
It's unknown just how long she worked for HeroTV prior to the events of the series, but it's presumed to be a short while considering she was only thirteen at the outset of the show.
When her time in the limelight appears, she's tasked with caring for the Mayor's young son, Sam, who (unbeknownst to the Heroes at the time) possesses telekinetic abilities as a NEXT power. The rest of her colleagues are reluctant to care for the baby, essentially leaving a befuddled Pao-lin with the task. She's quite out of her element at first, since she has no experience dealing with children, but over the course of the day she's shown to embrace the job.
When she and Sam are kidnapped for ransom by a criminal trio of sisters with NEXT abilities related to scent -- sensing lies, money and danger, respectively -- Pao-lin is able to overcome the women using her ability (with a bit of help from Sam).
She later aids her fellow girls Karina and Nathan in disarming the mechs set throughout the city by Jake Martinez and Kriem.
Afterward, she and the remainder of the Heroes (sans Kotetsu) fall victim to Albert Maverick's ability to manipulate memories, causing them to believe Kotetsu to be an impostor and a murderer. They are told to go after him, and attack him until his daughter Kaede -- who has developed a NEXT ability of her own -- rewrites each of their memories, apart from Barnaby. Then they enter into battle against the android H-01, the false Wild Tiger, before being overpowered and captured. When she reawakens, Pao-lin discovers that she is alone in a strange room with no exit, and that she has a bomb around her neck, essentially. To complicate matters further, Dr. Rotwang reveals that her fellow Heroes are in the same predicament, and that they will all die once Barnaby and Kotetsu lose to H-01 -- unless one of them pushes the button attached to their bomb in order to live, thus killing the other five.
Despite being rivals, the heroes care about one another too much to leave the others to die. Kaede manages to use Karina's powers (which she acquired when they touched) in order to foil Rotwang and save the heroes, but not before Kotetsu takes a (seemingly) fatal blow.
Once Maverick's plans are foiled and he is killed by Lunatic, the heroes seem to lead rather normal lives while continuing on with HeroTV -- despite Kotetsu and Barnaby's temporary retirement. A year has passed since then when Pao-lin is seen again, in a boutique wearing a dress bought for her by her parents, who are with her when her wrist communicator buzzes and she heads out for her job as Dragon Kid.
[Personality]
Likely the most dominant aspect of Pao-lin's personality, as well as the most easily recognizable, is her tomboyish nature. At the beginning of the series, Pao-lin essentially seemed to avoid any and everything which might mark her as even remotely feminine. She didn't wear dresses, instead preferring a more comfortable and practical jumpsuit, did kung-fu, and refused to act cutesy for the cameras as Dragon Kid, facts which caused her guardian Natasha to bemoan her tomboyish tendencies.
Pao-lin appears to be comfortable in her own skin until episode thirteen, which sees her regard Nathan as more of a girl than she is. It seems as though she's a bit concerned by this fact, as she had only recently begun to embrace a bit of her feminine side. The first sign of her slowly evolving nature comes at the tail end of episode nine, after she and Sam escape their kidnappers. She realises then that she enjoyed caring for the baby, despite her initial reservations and fear that she wasn't feminine enough to do such a thing successfully. In addition, Pao-lin comes to the realisation that her own parents care for her very much when she discovers that the flower shaped hairpin they gave her before she left for Sternbild -- which she had previously discarded for being too 'girly' -- held the meaning "thinking of you always."
Upon her discovery, the youngest hero decides to don the pin whenever she's in her civilian garb in order to express her own feelings for her parents. This moment opens up a new hobby for her, as she later states that she enjoys collecting flower pins -- something that the old Pao-lin would certainly never do. She further embraces her femininity following the timeskip at the end of season one, in which she is seen wearing a dress, which she enjoys despite her clear embarrassment.
Being as young as she is, Pao-lin is easily the most energetic and gung-ho of the Heroes, along with the somewhat childlike Kotetsu and Keith. Her young age and small stature may cause some to overlook her as a sufficient threat, which is a huge mistake when her NEXT ability and physical prowess are combined. Of course, she's not as much a sheer physical threat as someone like Antonio, but she can easily hold her own in hand to hand combat thanks to her extensive martial arts training.
As a young girl, she's shown to have a rather sunny disposition despite her ability to decimate a foe when angered. Pao-lin is often seen wearing a smile when off duty, and once she learns to overcome her own personal insecurities a bit, she enjoys keeping close company with her colleagues despite many age gaps. She's especially close to Karina and Ivan, who are only a few years her senior. It's probably a bit overwhelming for her at times, when only two of her seven fellow heroes are within her age range, but she's shown to have rather close relationships with Nathan and Kotetsu as well -- seemingly viewing them as a welcome feminine presence and foster father of sorts, respectively -- despite the clear difference. It's unclear what her relationships with the remaining three (Barnaby, Keith, and Antonio) are like, but it's likely that she views them all as a surrogate family of sorts since she's so far from home at such a young age.
With her youth also comes a bit of awkwardness. Sure, she's determined and spunky, but underneath it all, she's bound to face a bit of insecurity. It appears as though she masks most feelings of inferiority or frustration underneath the guise of happiness and outward strength, likely because she doesn't want to be viewed as weak by anyone -- least of all those she cares about. That's not to say that she's a gloomy person by any means, since she's almost always shown to be quite the contrary, but instead she merely chooses to hide the occasional dampened mood rather than express it.
[Specialties/Abilities]
Pao-lin has a NEXT ability which allows her to produce and manipulate lightning. She's also armed with a metal staff, which simultaneously allows her to conduct electricity and acts as a formidable weapon all its own. The youngest Hero is exceptionally skilled in the area of martial arts as well.
& she knows how to put away some food, for as little as she is.
[Affection]
GO FOR IT. She'll likely be flustered, but will happily return it depending on who you are & what exactly you're doing.
[Fighting]
I'm totally cool with fighting/injuring. Pao-lin can easily hold her own in battle, despite her size. If you wanna maim/kill her why?! I just ask that you run it by me first!
[Other Permissions]
Generally, I'm pretty cool with anything. If you have any doubts, just hit me with a PM/on AIM/plurk first & we can discuss it! c:
[Canon] Tiger & Bunny
[Point Taken from Canon] Post Episode 25
[Age] 15
[Gender] Female
[Sexual Orientation] Idefk with this show.
[Eye Color] Green
[Hair Color] Dirty blonde/Green in costume
[Height] 5'2"
[Clothing] Moe.
[Background]
Pao-lin @ Tiger & Bunny Wiki
There's not too much that's currently known in regards to Pao-lin's past. It is known that she's originally from Hong Kong and that neither of her parents currently reside in Sternbild with her. Instead, when she left for the city in order to become a Hero, she was left in the care of a woman named Natasha.
Her work for HeroTV began soon after, and she was sponsored by Odysseus Communication. While Odysseus acted as her sponsor company, Pao-lin also gained sponsorship from DMM.com and Calbee. In order to be in line with the other Heroes, Pao-lin adopted a hero alias -- and thus -- Dragon Kid was born.
It's unknown just how long she worked for HeroTV prior to the events of the series, but it's presumed to be a short while considering she was only thirteen at the outset of the show.
When her time in the limelight appears, she's tasked with caring for the Mayor's young son, Sam, who (unbeknownst to the Heroes at the time) possesses telekinetic abilities as a NEXT power. The rest of her colleagues are reluctant to care for the baby, essentially leaving a befuddled Pao-lin with the task. She's quite out of her element at first, since she has no experience dealing with children, but over the course of the day she's shown to embrace the job.
When she and Sam are kidnapped for ransom by a criminal trio of sisters with NEXT abilities related to scent -- sensing lies, money and danger, respectively -- Pao-lin is able to overcome the women using her ability (with a bit of help from Sam).
She later aids her fellow girls Karina and Nathan in disarming the mechs set throughout the city by Jake Martinez and Kriem.
Afterward, she and the remainder of the Heroes (sans Kotetsu) fall victim to Albert Maverick's ability to manipulate memories, causing them to believe Kotetsu to be an impostor and a murderer. They are told to go after him, and attack him until his daughter Kaede -- who has developed a NEXT ability of her own -- rewrites each of their memories, apart from Barnaby. Then they enter into battle against the android H-01, the false Wild Tiger, before being overpowered and captured. When she reawakens, Pao-lin discovers that she is alone in a strange room with no exit, and that she has a bomb around her neck, essentially. To complicate matters further, Dr. Rotwang reveals that her fellow Heroes are in the same predicament, and that they will all die once Barnaby and Kotetsu lose to H-01 -- unless one of them pushes the button attached to their bomb in order to live, thus killing the other five.
Despite being rivals, the heroes care about one another too much to leave the others to die. Kaede manages to use Karina's powers (which she acquired when they touched) in order to foil Rotwang and save the heroes, but not before Kotetsu takes a (seemingly) fatal blow.
Once Maverick's plans are foiled and he is killed by Lunatic, the heroes seem to lead rather normal lives while continuing on with HeroTV -- despite Kotetsu and Barnaby's temporary retirement. A year has passed since then when Pao-lin is seen again, in a boutique wearing a dress bought for her by her parents, who are with her when her wrist communicator buzzes and she heads out for her job as Dragon Kid.
[Personality]
Likely the most dominant aspect of Pao-lin's personality, as well as the most easily recognizable, is her tomboyish nature. At the beginning of the series, Pao-lin essentially seemed to avoid any and everything which might mark her as even remotely feminine. She didn't wear dresses, instead preferring a more comfortable and practical jumpsuit, did kung-fu, and refused to act cutesy for the cameras as Dragon Kid, facts which caused her guardian Natasha to bemoan her tomboyish tendencies.
Pao-lin appears to be comfortable in her own skin until episode thirteen, which sees her regard Nathan as more of a girl than she is. It seems as though she's a bit concerned by this fact, as she had only recently begun to embrace a bit of her feminine side. The first sign of her slowly evolving nature comes at the tail end of episode nine, after she and Sam escape their kidnappers. She realises then that she enjoyed caring for the baby, despite her initial reservations and fear that she wasn't feminine enough to do such a thing successfully. In addition, Pao-lin comes to the realisation that her own parents care for her very much when she discovers that the flower shaped hairpin they gave her before she left for Sternbild -- which she had previously discarded for being too 'girly' -- held the meaning "thinking of you always."
Upon her discovery, the youngest hero decides to don the pin whenever she's in her civilian garb in order to express her own feelings for her parents. This moment opens up a new hobby for her, as she later states that she enjoys collecting flower pins -- something that the old Pao-lin would certainly never do. She further embraces her femininity following the timeskip at the end of season one, in which she is seen wearing a dress, which she enjoys despite her clear embarrassment.
Being as young as she is, Pao-lin is easily the most energetic and gung-ho of the Heroes, along with the somewhat childlike Kotetsu and Keith. Her young age and small stature may cause some to overlook her as a sufficient threat, which is a huge mistake when her NEXT ability and physical prowess are combined. Of course, she's not as much a sheer physical threat as someone like Antonio, but she can easily hold her own in hand to hand combat thanks to her extensive martial arts training.
As a young girl, she's shown to have a rather sunny disposition despite her ability to decimate a foe when angered. Pao-lin is often seen wearing a smile when off duty, and once she learns to overcome her own personal insecurities a bit, she enjoys keeping close company with her colleagues despite many age gaps. She's especially close to Karina and Ivan, who are only a few years her senior. It's probably a bit overwhelming for her at times, when only two of her seven fellow heroes are within her age range, but she's shown to have rather close relationships with Nathan and Kotetsu as well -- seemingly viewing them as a welcome feminine presence and foster father of sorts, respectively -- despite the clear difference. It's unclear what her relationships with the remaining three (Barnaby, Keith, and Antonio) are like, but it's likely that she views them all as a surrogate family of sorts since she's so far from home at such a young age.
With her youth also comes a bit of awkwardness. Sure, she's determined and spunky, but underneath it all, she's bound to face a bit of insecurity. It appears as though she masks most feelings of inferiority or frustration underneath the guise of happiness and outward strength, likely because she doesn't want to be viewed as weak by anyone -- least of all those she cares about. That's not to say that she's a gloomy person by any means, since she's almost always shown to be quite the contrary, but instead she merely chooses to hide the occasional dampened mood rather than express it.
[Specialties/Abilities]
Pao-lin has a NEXT ability which allows her to produce and manipulate lightning. She's also armed with a metal staff, which simultaneously allows her to conduct electricity and acts as a formidable weapon all its own. The youngest Hero is exceptionally skilled in the area of martial arts as well.
& she knows how to put away some food, for as little as she is.
[Affection]
GO FOR IT. She'll likely be flustered, but will happily return it depending on who you are & what exactly you're doing.
[Fighting]
I'm totally cool with fighting/injuring. Pao-lin can easily hold her own in battle, despite her size. If you wanna maim/kill her why?! I just ask that you run it by me first!
[Other Permissions]
Generally, I'm pretty cool with anything. If you have any doubts, just hit me with a PM/on AIM/plurk first & we can discuss it! c: