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This is the final round! The next round will be announced when we figure it out. |D
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Character: Michael (aka Mika)
Series: Angel Sanctuary
Character Age: Really, really old (thousands of years old), but looks 16
Canon: Setsuna Mudo is anything but your typical high school student. Not only is he a delinquent and in love with his biological sister, but he is also the reincarnation of the fallen organic angel Alexiel. Caught in the battle between Heaven and Hell, Setsuna must learn to accept his role as the savior before it's too late.
Michael is the short, and even shorter tempered, archangel of fire. He's quick to anger, slow to trust, prideful, and extremely destructive. He enjoys battling strong opponents and seems to have a penchant for wearing tight leather short-shorts and thigh-high hooker boots. Not exactly the brightest crayon in the box, he tends to let his emotions overrule any logic. He is sensitive about his height and about his brother, Lucifer. Thanks to his brother being the fallen morning star himself, Michael suffers from a severe inferiority complex. Aside from being the elemental angel of fire, he also is in charge of guarding Heaven's border from the Evils.
Sample Post:
I don’t care who the bastard is that sent me here, but when I find them, I’m going to make them regret it! Nobody, and I mean nobody, kidnaps me in the middle of my nap and leaves me in the middle of some dirty wanna-be leper colony. I wouldn’t have minded waking up here as much if I’d at least been surrounded by worthy opponents, but all I got were some homos and a bunch of guys who are already dead.
There is seriously something wrong with this place. Nobody, and I mean nobody, in this God-forsaken hole seems to own a pair of pants! I could overlook the perversion that seems to lurk everywhere if it weren’t for the fact that it was all gay. When I get back to Heaven, first thing I do will be to make sure I get this place wiped off the map. That should help me relieve some frustration.
NO! Not that kind of frustration you undead pervert! Close your filthy brain-trap before I shut it for you; as in, with my blade in your mouth! Yeah, you would like that wouldn’t you? Your Mom liked it too!
Huh? Ninjas? Take me to them. You want what? Listen buddy, I really don’t think you’re in any position to make demands. I’m the one with the family-sized sword here! …Oh yeah, I can’t kill you. I hate minor details; if I could, I’d kill them too. Fine, I’ll give you one pair of my shorts for this “Kal” you speak of. Only after you take me to the ninjas and only if I break a sweat. No, you can not have some of my sweat too!
Just letting you know now though, if this Kal those any freaky ass shit with my pants, I will find a way to kill you dead. Deader. Deadest? I don’t know! Just take me to the ninjas! ……Ticky-what? God you’re a chatty little bitch, aren’t you?
Poll Vote!
Character: Haku
Series: Naruto
Character Age: 15 (at time of death)
Canon: Haku was a Really Good Kid who grew up in a relatively normal family in the Land of Water until his father found out that his mother secretly carried the blood super ninjas; which incidently was not a good thing to be carrying as Super Ninjas had been basicly the WMDs used in the then-recent civil war. Once Haku's dad found out, he handled it by organizing a small mob to murder his wife and child. Haku decided he wanted to have none of that and in his panic, redecorated the house with huge icicle spikes poking out of the roof.
Seeing as Haku is the only one to come out of the house, it is safe to assume that everyone else in there is dead, either killed by a mob or rapidly-expanding ice. This most likely had a truamatizing effect on the young boy. Haku then spent the next few years as a begger when Zabuza found him. He then spent the next few years training as a ninja for Zabuza, then died of natural causes; mainly because if one had a hole blown in their chest, it is natural to assume they have died shortly afterwords. It should be noted that Haku is extremely loyal to Zabuza and possibly quite gay for him.
Sample Post:
My goodness, the fresh air certainly does wonders for the body! Shame it can't do anything about the detatched arm though.
I am a little miffed to find that whoever buried me didn't have time to throw together a casket. While I appreciate the time and effort to bury me, the wood would've helped one to dig themselves out of their own grave. Although I must admit it is rather unusual for one to have the need to dig out of their own grave after, judging by the state of decay, several years. Fortunately my arm came off while I was digging, and I was able to use that as a makeshift shovel. Now the only problem that remains is to reattach the arm, which I suppose I could do, given some string and a needle. Unfortunately, the needle I kept for emergencies seems to have rusted away and the thread is in clumps. I am confident that there are some needles and thread lying around as there appears to some signs of civilization. There are a lot of signs of un-civilization, at least. There are plenty of dead people walking around, so it is safe to assume that there are some not-dead people walking around. Surely at least someone has a sewing kit on them, although having a detached arm is quite handy - no pun intended. Would you believe that someone tried to eat me? I just simply hit them with my arm until they stopped biting me, then stabbed them in the head with my knitting needles; which, by the way, are now extremely rusty and bloodstained. And then they still tried to eat me! So I stabbed them in the head until they stopped moving, then I ate their brains. It tastes a bit like leftover chicken. Can't see why they make such a fuss about it.
I do wonder where my senbon were placed. It's quite hard to aim with knitting needles and I only have one pair on me, amd I do want to finish that hat for Zabuza, just in case I come across him. Hopefully he's not dead, as I couldn't see any other graves lying around. I do hope he survived and escaped from Kakashi.
Oh dear, my eyeball has appeared to fallen out of my socket. It's quite strange to have your own eye stare back at you.
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Character: Monkey D. Luffy
Series: One Piece
Character Age: 17
Canon: Luffy is fairly lightheaded, but has a strong sense of determination and commitment. He will do anything and stand up to anybody for his friends and comrades. He is extremely dedicated to the fulfillment of the dreams of his friends, as well as his own dream of becoming Pirate King. These bonds hold and mold his rag tag group of friends into a powerful and notorious pirate crew.
Luffy appears to be simple minded and is amazed by the most mundane things, but this may, in fact, all be somewhat of an act as he is often the only one who sees what needs to be done. Gifted (or cursed) with a huge appetite, Luffy will eat just about anything, especially if it's made out of meat. In fact, it's his appetite that gave him his Devil Fruit powers. The fruit turned his entire body to rubber and allows him to stretch his body to any imaginable length, however it turns the sea against him, making it so that he can never swim again.
He is captain of the Going Merry and as such, chooses who joins the crew. Because of this he is on good terms with everyone on the ship and has the uncanny ability to cheer up almost anyone with his antics, even putting a smile on the faces of the more serious members of his crew.
Luffy believes that the bonds of a crew transcend all others. He will also become angry whenever he sees someone in authority mistreating those beneath them. Because of this he will often seek out the strongest person in a group of enemies, who is most often the leader or captain.
Sample Post:
Ara? A town? This must be the place! After two weeks of walking, I'm finally here! This is going to be such a great adventure! What did Nami call this place? Seafood Island? No, it couldn't be that. That'd be a really cool name though!
HELLO SEA-FUD ISLAND! I'M LUFFY! THE MAN WHO WILL BE PIRATE KING! PLEASED TO MEET YOU!
Ah? Did everyone run away? There's no one here, only those zombies. Hmmm, I thought this was going to be fun and nobody's here. Ara? Hello? Wha-? Z-ZOMBIES?! SO COOL! THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE FUN THAN I THOUGHT! COME AND GET ME ROTTING OLD MAN!
Ahahahaha! So much fun, but I got away. Those zombies don't chase you very good. Hm, I'm bored now. I wonder what else I can find! Ah-ha! I wonder if anybody else from the ship is here?
ZORO! NAMI! USOPP! SANJI! CHOPPER! ROBIN! ARE ANY OF YOU HERE?!
Oh, I guess I'm the first one! That gives me the chance to explore! The islands in the north are cold…~ Ara?! I smell something, something good and it's coming from this bush over here. T-THIS BUSH IS GROWING MEAT! OH IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE!
Ohhhh. That was so good~ I have never seen so much meat in my life or eaten so much before. I wonder what else there is here? OH! I found a lake! AND THERE'S AN OCTOPUS COMING OUT OF IT! AHAHAHAHA! THIS IS FUN MISTER OCTOPUS. Your grip's a little tight though, it's getting hard to breathe.
AHHHHH! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO THROW ME SO HARD MISTER OCTOPUS, I CAN GET AROUND ON MY OWN! Ah! There's a big tree! That'll be a good sightseeing spot!
HELLO! IS ANYBODY AROUND? I'M ON TOP OF THIS REALLY BIG TREE! COME AND TALK TO ME IF YOU CAN HEAR ME!
That'll attract some attention hopefully. There's no way they can't hear….me…from….up….here…zzzz.
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Character: Sumeragi Subaru
Series: Tokyo Babylon (Not X) Fansite Wiki Official Tokyopop TB page
Character Age: 16 (I'm stealing him from midway through TB)
Canon: Tokyo Babylon (paired with X/1999, its sequel series) is often known as CLAMP’s epic tragedy. One reason for this is that the series keeps up a pretense of being lighthearted, sweet, and inspirational when there are really dark things afoot, making the second, more serious part of the series hit all the harder.
The main character of this series is named Sumeragi Subaru, the 13th head of a family of onmyouji in Japan. (Onmyouji are an idea that is very hard to translate. The word literally means ‘master of yin and yang’ and describes a special sort of diviner or mystic that often deals with the spirit realm.) Despite his young age and how hard Subaru takes the events he comes in contact with while working, Subaru does his very best to fulfill the expectations of his post. (His first choice job is actually a zookeeper. He is extremely fond of animals, but not so happy about cutting them up in school.) Unfortunately, his extremely self-sacrificing and kind personality is a severe detriment to him. He often manages to hurt himself physically or emotionally while trying to take care of others, and doesn’t seem to mind at all. To counterbalance this, his twin sister, Hokuto, and his lovable (if somewhat creepy, in a pedo-psycho-stalker sort of way) veterinarian friend, Seishirou, do their best to boost his spirits, and he comes to depend on their support.
Sample Post:
I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting when Grandmother sent me a fax about a camp that no one seemed to return from, but it certainly wasn’t you. I was bracing myself for a tormented spirit or maybe some sort of demon, but you’re actually kind of sweet.
It’s a nice surprise, to be honest. I’ve become used to going to jobs feeling heavy hearted, and I find myself losing my concentration more than I did in the past. A pleasant surprise like this…it really makes me feel like going on. Thank you. Not just for leading me to the camp, but also for the friendliness you're willing to show a complete stranger.
Though…I’m a little worried about your coloring. I’ve never heard of a variety of gorilla that’s purple before, and I’ve read quite a bit about animals. I wonder…could you be sick? I’m afraid that I’m no veterinarian, but one of my good friends is, and I’ve picked up a few things from watching him at work. If you would just let me take a look at you-
Ack. I guess that you don’t like being touched. Or maybe it’s that you like being touched too much… I’ll be just a couple of steps behind you then. If you could just walk ahead of me for a little while, we should find the camp soon. Then we can find you some real medical care, and maybe I’ll be able to get to the bottom of all this.
There we go! With you by my side (or a few feet safely in front of me), I know that I’ll be able to help the people here! Though it would be a lot easier if you’d stop that. There is no need to be under my shirt.
Poll Vote!
Character: Syaoran (scroll down to the Tsubasa bit, note the spoilers tag)
Series: Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Character Age: 17-18? (not specified)
Canon: Syaoran is, among many things, an archaologist. He
follows in his adopted father's footsteps, at least, he did, until the
princess of his nation, and a close friend at that, loses all of
her memories in the form of feathers scattered across the worlds. But
no, he doesn't have a keyblade. Sorry. He is blind in the right eye
if that means anything though.
In his travels, aided by Mokona Modoki a puffy white creature with many
abilities including that to travel dimensions; Kurogane, a ninja swordsman;
Fay D. Flowright, a laid back magician; and even Sakura, the princess
whose memories he is trying to regain for her; Syaoran solves many problems
and manages to retrieve the feathers, usually treated as some high-powered
magical artifact, and return them to Sakura. Yet tragically, as payment
for the ability to travel worlds and retrieve them, she will never remember
him. So of course this leads him to be very stoic and crying in the rain
on rare occasions.
His temperament varies from super-determined to easily surprised, to highly
knowledgeable about rare things, but above all things he is a good kid
concerned over his princess, and doesn't want to ask for anyone's help on
his journey.
Note: Syaoran refers to a common ruse they use that is easier to give than
telling the truth while traveling through the countries. Mokona also allows
the entire group to understand each other, working as a translator.
Sample Post:
Hi, my name is Syaoran, and I'm not fighting a war. You
have some misunderstanding here. I'm a traveling assistant to a group writing
a book. We're looking for stories relating to a feather. Perhaps you've heard
of anything?
I am just there to help out. Do you know where they are? When I woke up
I was here and nobody was nearby! I have to go out and look for them!
No, I said 'look', not 'ook'. Fay, Kurogane, Princess Sakura!
They're all out there, possibly looking for me. I have to get back to them,
and continue on our journey.
You aren't listening to me are you? I won't let you stop me, whatever you do.
I told you already! I don't know who these Yirks are, or what you mean by
controllers, but I beg of you, let me go so I can look for my companions!
The fact that I can talk and understand gorillas is proof that Mokona
must be near.
H-h-hey! What are you doing? Let go! I told you, I said look! Not ook!
...wait, book? You want me to read you a bedtime story and you'll let me
go?
...
Okay.
"Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight barrier do not fail soon."
...
"Goodnight lake. Goodnight Marcy. Goodnight zombies..."
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Character: Fay D. Flourite
Series: Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE/Tsubasa Chronicle (Wiki)
Age: 20
Canon: Fay D. Flourite is a natural living contradiction. He smiles when he doesn't mean it and rarely lets any other emotion besides happiness and friendliness and good cheer show. He acts ridiculous often, and seems harmless, but can kick ass and take names very literally. Everything most people would initially think about him is a lie--rather, a meticulously constructed mask. It might not be hard to see through him and tell something's wrong, but it's almost impossible to tell what that thing might be, or how bad it is.
His past is unclear; all anyone really knows is that he sealed his king, Ashura, in an underwater coffin and immediately fled to another world to find the Dimension Witch, Yuuko, requesting her help so that he will never have to return to his home world of Celes. Fay is, as a wizard, remarkably skilled with magic, though he refuses to use it anymore except under very specific circumstances. Instead, he relies on his skills in other things, such as a mix of fancy footwork and gymnastics that should be impossible according to every law of aerodynamics. Less impressive talents include darts (used to pwn oni) and cooking (not so much).
Fay travels with his companions, a Princess of Clow named Sakura, a young archaeologist named Syaoran who's in love with Sakura, and a gruff and easily-taunted ninja named Kurogane (not that Fay ever actually says the man's name, preferring embarrassing nicknames). They travel from world to world via a creature called Mokona Modoki, a little white creature that looks a little like a rabbit and a little like a meat bun. They're searching for Sakura's scattered memories, which are in the form of feathers... which are very powerful and have been used to do amazing, magical things before.
You know, at first I thought that this world might be calm, after some of the others. A forest, birds chirping from the trees, wind blowing through the branches, leaves crunching underfoot, flowers hissing if I got too close... well, okay, it wasn't normal, but not much is anymore. I'm not really surprised at such things. I was a little surprised when I ran into a clearing full of corpses, though. Not that I'm not used to dead bodies, but I am used to such things being a little less mobile.
A little less insistent, too. Despite occasionally being called brainless, I'm afraid that's figurative or a bit of an exaggeration. I'd really like to keep what brains I do have, so I ended up making a bit of a mess. At least enemies go down quicker when important bits like their legs or their heads just tend to fall off.
I did manage to hold an intelligent conversation with one corpse, though. His name is apparently Zombi-san and I don't think he's very dangerous himself... he said something about "kicking the habit" and held up a box of some little patch things that I think he called BraaaiinsssoDerm. He actually got rather chatty, even if a lot of it was incomprehensible moans.
Apparently there are a lot of strange things happening around here. It sounds like this Director might have gotten ahold of something powerful, using it to manipulate people and put up barriers and give bananas hormones. On that note, unless you want fruit trying to make you deep-throat it, there are a few trees I think you'd like to avoid...
More importantly... I don't intend to stay here long. I'm sure all of you want to go home, or at least somewhere away from here, as much as I do. I'll do whatever I can to help, and I'm sure my friends will too. So if anyone sees a young girl, a determined boy, or a big grumpy ninja around, I'd appreciate it very much if you'd let me know, all right? We work better when we're together, and I don't really want to move on without them anyway.
In the meantime, could anyone give me directions to the camp that's supposed to be nearby? I'd like to take my leave of the undead and find... well, for now, just find a place to stay and something to eat and maybe some less squishy boots. Zombi-san has been nothing short of polite and hospitable, of course, but some of his more hungry friends are starting to shamble a little too far into my comfort zone again, and while I do appreciate their slightly off-putting reassurances that no one's going to eat my eyes, I'd much prefer all of my bits and pieces to stay attached and not food.
Poll Vote!
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Character: Michael (aka Mika)
Series: Angel Sanctuary
Character Age: Really, really old (thousands of years old), but looks 16
Canon: Setsuna Mudo is anything but your typical high school student. Not only is he a delinquent and in love with his biological sister, but he is also the reincarnation of the fallen organic angel Alexiel. Caught in the battle between Heaven and Hell, Setsuna must learn to accept his role as the savior before it's too late.
Michael is the short, and even shorter tempered, archangel of fire. He's quick to anger, slow to trust, prideful, and extremely destructive. He enjoys battling strong opponents and seems to have a penchant for wearing tight leather short-shorts and thigh-high hooker boots. Not exactly the brightest crayon in the box, he tends to let his emotions overrule any logic. He is sensitive about his height and about his brother, Lucifer. Thanks to his brother being the fallen morning star himself, Michael suffers from a severe inferiority complex. Aside from being the elemental angel of fire, he also is in charge of guarding Heaven's border from the Evils.
Sample Post:
I don’t care who the bastard is that sent me here, but when I find them, I’m going to make them regret it! Nobody, and I mean nobody, kidnaps me in the middle of my nap and leaves me in the middle of some dirty wanna-be leper colony. I wouldn’t have minded waking up here as much if I’d at least been surrounded by worthy opponents, but all I got were some homos and a bunch of guys who are already dead.
There is seriously something wrong with this place. Nobody, and I mean nobody, in this God-forsaken hole seems to own a pair of pants! I could overlook the perversion that seems to lurk everywhere if it weren’t for the fact that it was all gay. When I get back to Heaven, first thing I do will be to make sure I get this place wiped off the map. That should help me relieve some frustration.
NO! Not that kind of frustration you undead pervert! Close your filthy brain-trap before I shut it for you; as in, with my blade in your mouth! Yeah, you would like that wouldn’t you? Your Mom liked it too!
Huh? Ninjas? Take me to them. You want what? Listen buddy, I really don’t think you’re in any position to make demands. I’m the one with the family-sized sword here! …Oh yeah, I can’t kill you. I hate minor details; if I could, I’d kill them too. Fine, I’ll give you one pair of my shorts for this “Kal” you speak of. Only after you take me to the ninjas and only if I break a sweat. No, you can not have some of my sweat too!
Just letting you know now though, if this Kal those any freaky ass shit with my pants, I will find a way to kill you dead. Deader. Deadest? I don’t know! Just take me to the ninjas! ……Ticky-what? God you’re a chatty little bitch, aren’t you?
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Character: Haku
Series: Naruto
Character Age: 15 (at time of death)
Canon: Haku was a Really Good Kid who grew up in a relatively normal family in the Land of Water until his father found out that his mother secretly carried the blood super ninjas; which incidently was not a good thing to be carrying as Super Ninjas had been basicly the WMDs used in the then-recent civil war. Once Haku's dad found out, he handled it by organizing a small mob to murder his wife and child. Haku decided he wanted to have none of that and in his panic, redecorated the house with huge icicle spikes poking out of the roof.
Seeing as Haku is the only one to come out of the house, it is safe to assume that everyone else in there is dead, either killed by a mob or rapidly-expanding ice. This most likely had a truamatizing effect on the young boy. Haku then spent the next few years as a begger when Zabuza found him. He then spent the next few years training as a ninja for Zabuza, then died of natural causes; mainly because if one had a hole blown in their chest, it is natural to assume they have died shortly afterwords. It should be noted that Haku is extremely loyal to Zabuza and possibly quite gay for him.
Sample Post:
My goodness, the fresh air certainly does wonders for the body! Shame it can't do anything about the detatched arm though.
I am a little miffed to find that whoever buried me didn't have time to throw together a casket. While I appreciate the time and effort to bury me, the wood would've helped one to dig themselves out of their own grave. Although I must admit it is rather unusual for one to have the need to dig out of their own grave after, judging by the state of decay, several years. Fortunately my arm came off while I was digging, and I was able to use that as a makeshift shovel. Now the only problem that remains is to reattach the arm, which I suppose I could do, given some string and a needle. Unfortunately, the needle I kept for emergencies seems to have rusted away and the thread is in clumps. I am confident that there are some needles and thread lying around as there appears to some signs of civilization. There are a lot of signs of un-civilization, at least. There are plenty of dead people walking around, so it is safe to assume that there are some not-dead people walking around. Surely at least someone has a sewing kit on them, although having a detached arm is quite handy - no pun intended. Would you believe that someone tried to eat me? I just simply hit them with my arm until they stopped biting me, then stabbed them in the head with my knitting needles; which, by the way, are now extremely rusty and bloodstained. And then they still tried to eat me! So I stabbed them in the head until they stopped moving, then I ate their brains. It tastes a bit like leftover chicken. Can't see why they make such a fuss about it.
I do wonder where my senbon were placed. It's quite hard to aim with knitting needles and I only have one pair on me, amd I do want to finish that hat for Zabuza, just in case I come across him. Hopefully he's not dead, as I couldn't see any other graves lying around. I do hope he survived and escaped from Kakashi.
Oh dear, my eyeball has appeared to fallen out of my socket. It's quite strange to have your own eye stare back at you.
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Character: Monkey D. Luffy
Series: One Piece
Character Age: 17
Canon: Luffy is fairly lightheaded, but has a strong sense of determination and commitment. He will do anything and stand up to anybody for his friends and comrades. He is extremely dedicated to the fulfillment of the dreams of his friends, as well as his own dream of becoming Pirate King. These bonds hold and mold his rag tag group of friends into a powerful and notorious pirate crew.
Luffy appears to be simple minded and is amazed by the most mundane things, but this may, in fact, all be somewhat of an act as he is often the only one who sees what needs to be done. Gifted (or cursed) with a huge appetite, Luffy will eat just about anything, especially if it's made out of meat. In fact, it's his appetite that gave him his Devil Fruit powers. The fruit turned his entire body to rubber and allows him to stretch his body to any imaginable length, however it turns the sea against him, making it so that he can never swim again.
He is captain of the Going Merry and as such, chooses who joins the crew. Because of this he is on good terms with everyone on the ship and has the uncanny ability to cheer up almost anyone with his antics, even putting a smile on the faces of the more serious members of his crew.
Luffy believes that the bonds of a crew transcend all others. He will also become angry whenever he sees someone in authority mistreating those beneath them. Because of this he will often seek out the strongest person in a group of enemies, who is most often the leader or captain.
Sample Post:
Ara? A town? This must be the place! After two weeks of walking, I'm finally here! This is going to be such a great adventure! What did Nami call this place? Seafood Island? No, it couldn't be that. That'd be a really cool name though!
HELLO SEA-FUD ISLAND! I'M LUFFY! THE MAN WHO WILL BE PIRATE KING! PLEASED TO MEET YOU!
Ah? Did everyone run away? There's no one here, only those zombies. Hmmm, I thought this was going to be fun and nobody's here. Ara? Hello? Wha-? Z-ZOMBIES?! SO COOL! THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE FUN THAN I THOUGHT! COME AND GET ME ROTTING OLD MAN!
Ahahahaha! So much fun, but I got away. Those zombies don't chase you very good. Hm, I'm bored now. I wonder what else I can find! Ah-ha! I wonder if anybody else from the ship is here?
ZORO! NAMI! USOPP! SANJI! CHOPPER! ROBIN! ARE ANY OF YOU HERE?!
Oh, I guess I'm the first one! That gives me the chance to explore! The islands in the north are cold…~ Ara?! I smell something, something good and it's coming from this bush over here. T-THIS BUSH IS GROWING MEAT! OH IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE!
Ohhhh. That was so good~ I have never seen so much meat in my life or eaten so much before. I wonder what else there is here? OH! I found a lake! AND THERE'S AN OCTOPUS COMING OUT OF IT! AHAHAHAHA! THIS IS FUN MISTER OCTOPUS. Your grip's a little tight though, it's getting hard to breathe.
AHHHHH! YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO THROW ME SO HARD MISTER OCTOPUS, I CAN GET AROUND ON MY OWN! Ah! There's a big tree! That'll be a good sightseeing spot!
HELLO! IS ANYBODY AROUND? I'M ON TOP OF THIS REALLY BIG TREE! COME AND TALK TO ME IF YOU CAN HEAR ME!
That'll attract some attention hopefully. There's no way they can't hear….me…from….up….here…zzzz.
Poll Vote!
Character: Sumeragi Subaru
Series: Tokyo Babylon (Not X) Fansite Wiki Official Tokyopop TB page
Character Age: 16 (I'm stealing him from midway through TB)
Canon: Tokyo Babylon (paired with X/1999, its sequel series) is often known as CLAMP’s epic tragedy. One reason for this is that the series keeps up a pretense of being lighthearted, sweet, and inspirational when there are really dark things afoot, making the second, more serious part of the series hit all the harder.
The main character of this series is named Sumeragi Subaru, the 13th head of a family of onmyouji in Japan. (Onmyouji are an idea that is very hard to translate. The word literally means ‘master of yin and yang’ and describes a special sort of diviner or mystic that often deals with the spirit realm.) Despite his young age and how hard Subaru takes the events he comes in contact with while working, Subaru does his very best to fulfill the expectations of his post. (His first choice job is actually a zookeeper. He is extremely fond of animals, but not so happy about cutting them up in school.) Unfortunately, his extremely self-sacrificing and kind personality is a severe detriment to him. He often manages to hurt himself physically or emotionally while trying to take care of others, and doesn’t seem to mind at all. To counterbalance this, his twin sister, Hokuto, and his lovable (if somewhat creepy, in a pedo-psycho-stalker sort of way) veterinarian friend, Seishirou, do their best to boost his spirits, and he comes to depend on their support.
Sample Post:
I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting when Grandmother sent me a fax about a camp that no one seemed to return from, but it certainly wasn’t you. I was bracing myself for a tormented spirit or maybe some sort of demon, but you’re actually kind of sweet.
It’s a nice surprise, to be honest. I’ve become used to going to jobs feeling heavy hearted, and I find myself losing my concentration more than I did in the past. A pleasant surprise like this…it really makes me feel like going on. Thank you. Not just for leading me to the camp, but also for the friendliness you're willing to show a complete stranger.
Though…I’m a little worried about your coloring. I’ve never heard of a variety of gorilla that’s purple before, and I’ve read quite a bit about animals. I wonder…could you be sick? I’m afraid that I’m no veterinarian, but one of my good friends is, and I’ve picked up a few things from watching him at work. If you would just let me take a look at you-
Ack. I guess that you don’t like being touched. Or maybe it’s that you like being touched too much… I’ll be just a couple of steps behind you then. If you could just walk ahead of me for a little while, we should find the camp soon. Then we can find you some real medical care, and maybe I’ll be able to get to the bottom of all this.
There we go! With you by my side (or a few feet safely in front of me), I know that I’ll be able to help the people here! Though it would be a lot easier if you’d stop that. There is no need to be under my shirt.
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Character: Syaoran (scroll down to the Tsubasa bit, note the spoilers tag)
Series: Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
Character Age: 17-18? (not specified)
Canon: Syaoran is, among many things, an archaologist. He
follows in his adopted father's footsteps, at least, he did, until the
princess of his nation, and a close friend at that, loses all of
her memories in the form of feathers scattered across the worlds. But
no, he doesn't have a keyblade. Sorry. He is blind in the right eye
if that means anything though.
In his travels, aided by Mokona Modoki a puffy white creature with many
abilities including that to travel dimensions; Kurogane, a ninja swordsman;
Fay D. Flowright, a laid back magician; and even Sakura, the princess
whose memories he is trying to regain for her; Syaoran solves many problems
and manages to retrieve the feathers, usually treated as some high-powered
magical artifact, and return them to Sakura. Yet tragically, as payment
for the ability to travel worlds and retrieve them, she will never remember
him. So of course this leads him to be very stoic and crying in the rain
on rare occasions.
His temperament varies from super-determined to easily surprised, to highly
knowledgeable about rare things, but above all things he is a good kid
concerned over his princess, and doesn't want to ask for anyone's help on
his journey.
Note: Syaoran refers to a common ruse they use that is easier to give than
telling the truth while traveling through the countries. Mokona also allows
the entire group to understand each other, working as a translator.
Sample Post:
Hi, my name is Syaoran, and I'm not fighting a war. You
have some misunderstanding here. I'm a traveling assistant to a group writing
a book. We're looking for stories relating to a feather. Perhaps you've heard
of anything?
I am just there to help out. Do you know where they are? When I woke up
I was here and nobody was nearby! I have to go out and look for them!
No, I said 'look', not 'ook'. Fay, Kurogane, Princess Sakura!
They're all out there, possibly looking for me. I have to get back to them,
and continue on our journey.
You aren't listening to me are you? I won't let you stop me, whatever you do.
I told you already! I don't know who these Yirks are, or what you mean by
controllers, but I beg of you, let me go so I can look for my companions!
The fact that I can talk and understand gorillas is proof that Mokona
must be near.
H-h-hey! What are you doing? Let go! I told you, I said look! Not ook!
...wait, book? You want me to read you a bedtime story and you'll let me
go?
...
Okay.
"Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight barrier do not fail soon."
...
"Goodnight lake. Goodnight Marcy. Goodnight zombies..."
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Character: Fay D. Flourite
Series: Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE/Tsubasa Chronicle (Wiki)
Age: 20
Canon: Fay D. Flourite is a natural living contradiction. He smiles when he doesn't mean it and rarely lets any other emotion besides happiness and friendliness and good cheer show. He acts ridiculous often, and seems harmless, but can kick ass and take names very literally. Everything most people would initially think about him is a lie--rather, a meticulously constructed mask. It might not be hard to see through him and tell something's wrong, but it's almost impossible to tell what that thing might be, or how bad it is.
His past is unclear; all anyone really knows is that he sealed his king, Ashura, in an underwater coffin and immediately fled to another world to find the Dimension Witch, Yuuko, requesting her help so that he will never have to return to his home world of Celes. Fay is, as a wizard, remarkably skilled with magic, though he refuses to use it anymore except under very specific circumstances. Instead, he relies on his skills in other things, such as a mix of fancy footwork and gymnastics that should be impossible according to every law of aerodynamics. Less impressive talents include darts (used to pwn oni) and cooking (not so much).
Fay travels with his companions, a Princess of Clow named Sakura, a young archaeologist named Syaoran who's in love with Sakura, and a gruff and easily-taunted ninja named Kurogane (not that Fay ever actually says the man's name, preferring embarrassing nicknames). They travel from world to world via a creature called Mokona Modoki, a little white creature that looks a little like a rabbit and a little like a meat bun. They're searching for Sakura's scattered memories, which are in the form of feathers... which are very powerful and have been used to do amazing, magical things before.
You know, at first I thought that this world might be calm, after some of the others. A forest, birds chirping from the trees, wind blowing through the branches, leaves crunching underfoot, flowers hissing if I got too close... well, okay, it wasn't normal, but not much is anymore. I'm not really surprised at such things. I was a little surprised when I ran into a clearing full of corpses, though. Not that I'm not used to dead bodies, but I am used to such things being a little less mobile.
A little less insistent, too. Despite occasionally being called brainless, I'm afraid that's figurative or a bit of an exaggeration. I'd really like to keep what brains I do have, so I ended up making a bit of a mess. At least enemies go down quicker when important bits like their legs or their heads just tend to fall off.
I did manage to hold an intelligent conversation with one corpse, though. His name is apparently Zombi-san and I don't think he's very dangerous himself... he said something about "kicking the habit" and held up a box of some little patch things that I think he called BraaaiinsssoDerm. He actually got rather chatty, even if a lot of it was incomprehensible moans.
Apparently there are a lot of strange things happening around here. It sounds like this Director might have gotten ahold of something powerful, using it to manipulate people and put up barriers and give bananas hormones. On that note, unless you want fruit trying to make you deep-throat it, there are a few trees I think you'd like to avoid...
More importantly... I don't intend to stay here long. I'm sure all of you want to go home, or at least somewhere away from here, as much as I do. I'll do whatever I can to help, and I'm sure my friends will too. So if anyone sees a young girl, a determined boy, or a big grumpy ninja around, I'd appreciate it very much if you'd let me know, all right? We work better when we're together, and I don't really want to move on without them anyway.
In the meantime, could anyone give me directions to the camp that's supposed to be nearby? I'd like to take my leave of the undead and find... well, for now, just find a place to stay and something to eat and maybe some less squishy boots. Zombi-san has been nothing short of polite and hospitable, of course, but some of his more hungry friends are starting to shamble a little too far into my comfort zone again, and while I do appreciate their slightly off-putting reassurances that no one's going to eat my eyes, I'd much prefer all of my bits and pieces to stay attached and not food.
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