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Character: Ougi Takaya (Uesugi Kagetora)
Series:
Mirage of BlazeAge: 17
Canon: The Sengoku Period! Beloved of Japanese pop culture for its many heroes, villains, and roughly a billion warring factions. The tale of the unification of Japan never really gets old... it just gets reinterpreted. And Mirage of Blaze would have you believe that the battle never ended at all, it just passed on into the world of the occult. The spirits of the new Dark Sengoku are constantly trying to reclaim a foothold in the land of the living, usually through possession of healthy new bodies. Standing between them and the destruction of modern-day Japan are a small group of spirits who have chosen to walk a more righteous path and become exorcists.
That's the theory, anyway. Actually, 400 years of living is enough to make anyone a little crazy. That's why their leader, Uesugi Kagetora, has chosen to seal off his memories and let his new "self" grow up as an entirely different person: Ougi Takaya. Takaya hasn't exactly turned out well though. He's kind of a punk who prefers riding around town on his motorcycle to staying calmly in classes (or at least he did until it got trashed by another exorcist.) Personality-wise, Takaya's got a rough, blunt exterior, a whole lot of trust issues, and a definite problem with authority. Not to mention an inferiority complex that he hides behind a lot of aggressive posturing. Unfortunately for him he's still got to take part in the resistance, even though at first he doesn't believe that he and Kagetora are the same person. As Takaya begins to come to terms with his his past and his powers, his personality sometimes gains a certain overlay of intelligence, leadership, cool assessment and intractable will when he's under duress, but he never loses his hot-headed and irrational roots.
Sample Post:
Hey, maggot-face!
What, you thought I was gonna stop and chat with you guys for a while? Let you make the first move and chew my brains out or something? Yeah, you probably did, but I’m not like those other chumps who can’t recognize you for what you are. I mean, you're obviously zombies. No offense but the smell alone is making it pretty obvious that you’re a couple of months past your expiration date. Now me, I wouldn't call you much of a threat, but it seems like the people around here don't have that much brain to begin with, so obviously I can't just let you keep going after what they've got. How about I just kick you back out of this world?
Huh. It’s kind of difficult to get your souls to cross over. This must be the so-called benefit of binding your spirit to your own corpse. Yeah, groan and growl all you like. Of course I'm questioning your judgment here, what kind of guy hides in his own body after it's dead? Grow some stones and pass on like you're supposed to! Believe me I get the reluctance, but it's too late to be thinking about that now.
As for myself, I have a better plan. I just don’t intend to die right now, no matter what you throw at me. Gaibaku, spiritual restraint! There, at least now you've stopped squirming. It's no use struggling, I'll hold you until I'm ready to purify your souls. But first, I want to see you all were protecting. There's got to be something good behind you what with the way you all ganged up as soon as I arrived, so what is it? Some kind of deformed zombie queen?
...
Dead should be dead. What's gone should definitely not come back again. It's better for everyone if the past just stays in the past.
--is totally what I'm supposed to be saying right now but, damn, that's my motorcycle, I swear to god! Seriously, you can’t duplicate something like that, a man always knows his machine. I may not always be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but when it comes to bikes there's no way you guys could fool me. It's freaking perfect! How the hell did you do that? I'd heard that this camp had the power of resurrection, but after seeing your rotting faces I figured it was all a lie.
If this is the true strength of Camp Fuck You Die, I'm in a hell of a lot more trouble than I thought.
... so, anybody seen the bike key?
Poll Vote! Character name: Hinamori Amu
Series:
Shugo CharaAge: Elementary School age
Canon: Every child has an unfulfilled dream in their hearts in the form of an egg, waiting to be born into a "shugo character" once they realize their true self. Elementary school student Hinamori Amu can't decide on what kind of person, or "character," she wants to be, and thus she ends up with three shugo characters to help her find her way. After she receives a special invitation to join the Guardians (a group that acts a bit like a student council, all with their own shugo characters) and a magical lock that makes her transform into her wanted personalities. She then decides to pursue and purify x-eggs born from troubled hearts while searching for the mystical "embryo" that can grant any wish.
Hinamori Amu puts on a tough and "cool" personality in situations where she's scared or embarrassed and sometimes has a hard time talking to people. As a result, she's earned the title "Cool and Spicy" from a lot of people, even her own family. She's the responsible and righteous big sister and acts confident in most things she does, but deep inside Amu just wants to be a regular, cute girl. What she doesn't like to show people is that she's easily flustered and prone to flailing. Her wish to become someone else, be more self-confident, is helped out by her shugo characters who all give her extraordinary abilities with sports, arts and cooking. When realizing it herself, Amu gladly tells people in distress that with just a little belief, anything is possible and it's okay to change who you are and to stand up to try again if you fall flat on your face.
Note: I'm trying to portray Amu from post-canon, in where she's less inclined to show her cool exterior, as opposed to trying to be who she wants to be.
Sample:
A lot of things seems to happen today, almost too many things, and maybe it's just easier for me to understand it if I try and explain it to myself. The Guardians were invited to this amazing Halloween party at a farm, and I was really excited about it! But I'm the only one here, none of the others arrived at all. ...and I think I get why. I-I mean--! Of course I'm not scared, even if others might be, with all the realistic-looking costumes and d-dangling eyes, but don't you think it would be too authentic with something that looks like real blood? It even smells like it, and some people could have a phobia, watch the costumes and faint! That would be horrible! You should be considerate towards other people, even in things that are supposed to be fun. Especially in those things.
Though, I think it looks like they'd put down so much work into it... They have so many different monsters and creatures, so it must've been done by some really rich person. My family would never be able to afford something like this, in example. I'm not sure I'd want us to, anyway. It's weird that some of guests here looks like they've dressed up twice-- because there's a zombie ghost, and a zombie princess and ... I think that's a zombie vampire, but it's hard to tell because he doesn't have teeth! Why dress up as a vampire without teeth? No one will recognize you, unless you have a cape. And vampires aren't supposed to look so sad. Actually, everyone looks kind of gloomy, like they aren't really into the party at all. But they all tried so hard dressing up! Because it really looks real, and scary too, and I think that's really the point of this party, right? To try hard and believe in what you do, and keep trying if it doesn't work the first time. You won't succeed otherwise!
So I tried to tell them that they did well! ...I... I think. And that you have to think you'll succeed if you keep trying to work hard! Even if it hurts, it can make you grow stronger, because you'll learn. If you know that, you'll shine anyway and be better than anything. Even if you don't know if you're good or bad. As long as you believe in yourself, you can keep going and do your best.
--not that it's my decision about what they do or not. I just thought that telling them that would make them look less down about a party. If it's a party, it doesn't look really happy to me. Someone had to fix that, right? So they should just be what they want to be, and do better. ...and why are they all looking at me like that? It's kind of creepy-- It was just more of a suggestion, really, to shape up. Because it's not like I'm that interested in parties. I guess their costumes are more than extraordinary well made, but that's not really my kind of thing. So I'm not going to dress up even if you ask me to--
Oi. You there. Having fun at the party means getting along. Just because someone has a costume with no arms doesn't mean you should bully them, so stop that, right now. Take a look at your friend in the gorilla costume, the one with the sign 'Less fighting, more hugging'. That's good point, and much much better than being mean.
Poll Vote! Character: Oichi (Ichi)
Series:
Sengoku Basara 3Character Age:
around 18Canon: Sengoku Basara 3 ... is actually less about guys getting ready and putting on their guns, and more about the epic struggle between
the light and the shade. Centered around the battle of Sekighara in 1600, rival warlords Tokugawa Ieyasu (now with the prerequisite bare abs and talks of bonds) and Ishida Mitsunari (evidentally using an entire bottle of Sengoku Era hairgel) fight for ... different reasons, as Ieyasu desires peace, and Mitsunari desires nothing more than Ieyasu's head on a pike. To further their own goals, they divide the country of Japan into their factions to fight beside them, in a game that's much more subdued than it's predecessors.
One of the few that can join either side, the beautiful and tragic Oichi is a wildcard who is also the blood sister of the literal Demon King Oda Nobunaga. After her brother killed her husband and forced her to join his army, Oichi's mind deteriorated, and after her brother's death at Honno-ji, she is little more than a puppet whose strings have been cut. Sweet, yet deadly when trapped in her own mind, Oichi is controlled by demons, and uses these to cut her way through the country as she wanders in a perpetual state of near-unconciousness. Though she tries to be kind and gentle in moments of lucidity, the demons that control her often want otherwise, and it's just as likely she'll kill a "pretty bird" as she will talk to it. Sometimes, she states she "hates" whatever makes her sad, just as often as she'll sing a lullaby as she puts people to sleep, forever.
Note: Ichi speaks in third person in both the Japanese game and the English anime, and for the sake of consistency, this applicant will be using third person. She also refers to things as animals, regardless of whether they are one.
Sample Post:
Are you the one who was calling me? The one who was calling Ichi ... the one who spoke her name and promised her secrets, sang to her like a pretty, pretty songbird ... Ichi has travelled a very long way to get here, following forbidden warmth and that darkness, that darkness. She followed the sound of screaming.
... but no, no, you are not. You are not the one who was calling Ichi. You are a friend, like the corpses who litter the battlefields. Her friends protect her, so Ichi is a good girl and takes care of them. Let Ichi take care of you, too. She will pet you gently, Ichi likes petting her friends. Now, tell me, my friend. Where is Ichi?
This is not a battlefield that Ichi has seen before. It is so bright, so very bright that Ichi's eyes hurt! She hates it. Everyone reminds her of that river on Mt. Osore, but the river was not as bright as this. It was dark too, full of friends like yourself, just like you! But Ichi sees that this bright battlefield is full of friends, too. Look how they fall and arise again, like weighted dolls, their limbs torn asunder, ripped from their bodies by naughty, naughty children. Ichi is a doll, too, not a naughty child. So let's be friends, okay? Her hands will be gentle, promise. They are just like Lady Marcy's -- gentle, gentle.
Oh, no! Ichi is sorry, she did not mean to pet you so hard. You are falling apart, my friend, a doll falling apart and onto the floor in an accident. Ichi did not do it, did she? Are you sick? Ichi was sick too, for a very long time, but she's better now. Shall she nurse you back to health? Ichi will be gentle. Ichi promises. She promises. Please don't die, friend, doll, beautiful little bird, please don't die like all the others. Ichi is sorry! You are bleeding everywhere ... Did Ichi do something to hurt you? All ... all she wanted to do was to pet your beautiful feathers. She didn't mean to hurt you.
Ichi didn't mean to hurt anyone. I hate you. I hate all of you.
Ichi wants you to sleep now, little doll. Sleep, sleep, sleep until you are better. Until Ichi likes you again. That darkness is not so bad is it, once you get used to it? So sleep. Let her put you to sleep, little friend. Ichi will sing you a song, won't you love that? You had better love it or Ichi will hate you more.
Off you went to see the king, you wish to hear the devil sing. ... now, isn't that better? It was a sweet, sweet song, and now you can sleep. Please keep the devil company.
Goodnight.
Poll Vote! Character: Alata
Canon:
Tensou Sentai GoseigerAge: 20
Canon: Gosei Angels are an offshoot branch of humanity. Five of them are on Earth, practising to be Goseigers who protect humanity from various forms of evil. So far there have been three different groups, Warstar (based on insects), Yuumajuu (B-movie monsters), and Matrintis (the Matrix). Heaven's Tower, the link to their home Gosei World, is blown up by said EVIL, leaving them stranded. Their only link to Gosei World is a conveniently placed game machine which can be used to communicate with their leader, Master Head. The Gosei Angels are from three different tribes; Skick (pron. "Skyick"), Seaick, and the somewhat unfortunately named Landick. They have different core personality traits and abilities depending on their Tribe. Their abilities are accessed by using the TENSOU command and the appropriate card. The Goseigers are now based in a tower belonging to an astronomer, whose ten year old son helps them. Tensou Sentai Goseiger is a show about heroism, cake, teamwork, cake, friendship, saving the day through the Power of Wanting Stuff, losing bikini tops, and also cake.
Alata is GoseiRed: an easygoing moron young man who's the unofficial leader of the Goseigers. He's a people person, enthusiastic about anything anyone else wants to do. He'll trust anyone until and unless they prove that trust to be misplaced. He is particularly a one-person cheer squad for his best friend and fellow Skick member, GoseiPink, Eri. Alata loves to draw, paint, sculpt, and protect humans. Unfortunately, Alata is only good at the last two. Mild and cheerful generally, if anyone threatens innocents or his friends, Alata is steadfast and resolute, and will take any amount of personal damage to bring the enemy down.
Sample post:
Whoa! The ground is a little soggy here, and I think the blorp blorp sound from underneath my stool is something actually trying to eat the stool, but that's okay, this first one won't take me long! I'll make sure I'm done before the stool actually disappears. Huh, didn't you have two arms before? That's okay, I'm sure if you want to only have one arm right now that's a great choice for you! Yay, you! Hm, if I mix together the tube of red paint, the tube of green paint, and this one tube which reads PUTREFYING CORPSE, I get exactly the right shade for your skin, excellent.
Mr Gorilla, would you mind holding still back there? I'll get to you soon, I promise. I just have to do Miss Zombie first, because she did the right thing and lined up, and then Lady Toucan, and then you. That's only three! That's not very long!
. . . Mr Gorilla! We do NOT eat our friends! Spit her out! You spit her out right now!
Twistornado card, TENSOU.
Well, I'm sorry you don't like being stuck in a tree ten feet above the ground, but you should've thought of that before I saw you popping your friend in your mouth like she was some kind of exotic feathery cake. Really! I'll just put her down here while I help you back down, and from what she just said in my head you should be very grateful that you haven't had your unmentionables pecked off. It can't be very nice for her having dribble all over her. Please look down at me when I'm talking to you! And I see someone forgot to wear underwear when they went out today.
I'll save you from bottom breeziness! Here, there's underwear on this tree, it's zebra-striped, which I think will be an exciting new look for you. It's awkward to climb up with one hand over my eyes but I'll reach up and help you put it on and oh dear ignoring what I've got a handful of everything will be just fine, don't worry. I'll take care of you. You -- you look amazing! Just wait there, and I'll get my clay! I MUST SCULPT!
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