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Character: Dio Eraclea
Series: Last Exile (link)
Age: 17 (stated 16 officially, but celebrated a birthday in canon and is being taken from the end of the series.)
Canon: Last Exile follows one Claus Valca, a young Vanship (a small aircraft) pilot who finds himself in the middle of a war between two countries and a mission revolving around a fearsome battleship, a mysterious young girl and an even more mysterious item known as Exile.
Enter Dio, younger brother of Maestro Delphine of the aristocratic Guild; the onlooker and law-enforcer of the planet. He becomes infatuated with Claus and his piloting skills, nicknaming him " Immelmann", taunting him, blowing kisses at him and stalking him onto his battleship.
When not completely terrified of his older sister, Dio is bouncy, seemingly childish, and at times rather odd - remarking once on the strange beauty of a corpse to laughing and playing with butterflies. He also sulks when he believes Claus is ignoring him. He sees and treats his own bodyguard, Luciola, as his best friend, doing things like eating something before him when Luciola wants to dutifully check it for poison, to trying to get him to use the correct facial expression for when he thinks something is delicious.
Despite this he is also quite mischevious and cunning when need be, and enjoys strategy, playing chess and showing off his awesome piloting skills.
Sample Post:
Yoooo~ residents of Camp Fuck You Die, I've finally found you! After hearing about the mysterious murder and not seeing anybody around right away, I thought that maybe the murderer had returned to kill you all to make sure that nobody figured out who they were. I'm glad this place isn't a ghost-camp; it would have been boring being here all by myself with nobody to talk to!
But hey, I have a question! What is this "Rainbow Alert" reading next to the welcome sign, and why did it jump to over nine-thousand when I got here? This camp doesn't have rainbow-like qualities at all! The purity of the water is so low, and are we supposed to stay in those cabins? It wouldn't be too bad if it was only a while, but I'm not used to prolonged stays in places like this. And I've been told by my new friends that nobody's allowed to leave!
What new friends, you ask? A local flock of toucans that seems to have taken a liking to me! They explained that it was dangerous for them when the gorillas and the polar bears get hungry, so I've agreed to help them come up with ways to stay safe when flying close to the ground. It shouldn't be hard at all once they've learned a few maneuvering techniques~!
You two, stay closer together! This is barely different than piloting a Vanship: teamwork is the winning key! You over there! Just pull up like that and-- close, but not the best Immelmann turn I've seen. It needs more grace, more accuracy... like this, look look! I'll show you! Vreeeeem~ Vrooooom~! Keep my advice in mind and you won't become tonight's main course!
...
I'm happy you're grateful enough to want to reward me, but I don't really have a use for "Birds Gone Wild." Watch these hot toucans mix and mingle with full, red breasted robins...?
Poll Vote!
Character: Yagami Light
Series: Death Note
Age: 18
Canon: Yagami Light is a normal student in the
possession of a very supernatural notebook that allows him to kill
people just by writing down their names and having a clear image of
their face in his mind as he does so. "Hey," says Light. "I could use
this to get rid of bad people and make society better and less
crime-ridden." And so he does. Except it doesn't stop there! He kills
criminals at first, but then as investigators (and even the FBI) get on
his trail, he has to kill them to keep from getting discovered. And
then he kills people who publicly and loudly take a stand against what
the media has dubbed "Kira", the mass-murderer of criminals. And he
kills anyone who gets in his way, or anyone who knows his secret
identity as Kira and outlives their usefulness.
In order to go as long as he has without being caught, Light HAS to be
devious and manipulative, and he has a tendency to overthink everything
down to the most minute detail. He's also fairly arrogant in that he
considers himself (and those he appoints) the only ones fit to judge
humanity.
Of course, every hero (or villain, depending on how you look at it)
needs a nemesis. Light's comes in the form of L, an eccentric and
absolutely brilliant detective who gets as close to Light as he can
under the principle of "keep your friends close, and your enemies
closer." Luckily for L, Light holds the same principle. And while they
keep up the public appearance of friendship, they both privately attempt
to break the other's mask. L hopes to reveal Kira, and Light hopes to
reveal L's true identity, so that he can eliminate him once and for
all.
Sample Post:
I can see the book title now. The Life and Strange Surprising
Adventures of Yagami Light of Tokyo, Japan: who lived Eight and Twenty
Months, all alone in an uninhabited forest on the coast of America, near
the Mouth of the Great River of Mississippi; Having been cast on Land by
Plane Crash, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account
how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Zombies. Written by
Himself. It's a little long, but it worked for Robinson Crusoe.
However, I doubt the men killed in the shipwreck waded ashore after the
fact and and flung their waterlogged carcasses at him in a futile
attempt to gorge on his flesh. I also highly doubt Crusoe was forced to
fend them off with handfuls of salted peanuts salvaged from the wreckage.
I would have to assume I'm somewhere in the state of Louisiana. The
presence of sloughs and bayous as far as the eye can see is a major
clue, though it's fairly easy to confirm my suspicions. Considering the
average cruising speed of a Boeing 747 is 910 km/h and we crashed
roughly three hours into a projected four and a half hour flight from
Los Angeles to Miami (3267 kilometers), and also allowing for time spent
on takeoff and course changes, that would put me down in the general
neighborhood.
I also assume that the lack of American authorities in the area or even
a single news helicopter means that no one is yet aware of our fate. I
can see L now; aware of the loss of communication with my flight and
already going over the possible scenarios. If Light were Kira, would he
kill an entire plane full of innocent people in order to "disappear"?
Would he risk killing himself for the same purpose? Was there a special
reason for his flying into MIA? It would be almost amusing to
watch him lead himself in circles as he tried to figure out what
possible motive I would have for murdering a pilot in-air and crashing
in the swamps of Louisiana.
It would almost be worth the paralyzing terror and subsequent
humiliation to see the look on his face when he learns that there IS no
elaborate scheme. Just a university boy on vacation, stuck in a tree
and praying for even a single news helicopter to notice the wreckage. My
supply of salted peanuts is running low, and once rigor mortis fades,
I'm positive these zombies will be mobile enough to climb. At least I
can survive long enough without food or water to be torn apart and eaten
alive.
Poll Vote!
Character: Inugami Kotarou
Series: Mahou Sensei Negima
Age: 12 years old
Canon: Negima is the story of a ten-year-old Welsh mage named Negi who moves to Japan to teach English at an all-girl's school. Kotarou is a part wolf demon/part human boy who was originally hired to prevent Negi from delivering a letter, but he was eventually defeated in a fight with the mage. Excited at the prospects of someone in his age group being strong enough to fight him, the two ended up becoming close friends/ETERNAL RIVALS in true shonen retard style.
Kotarou is a pretty simple guy. He's the kind of person who will either throw himself into something wholeheartedly, or else not bother. He can be impulsive and overconfident at times, and often goes into things without thinking them through. Kotarou is generally energetic, although nothing gets him more excited than fighting. He's a bit of a hothead sometimes, but he's got a strict sense of chivalry and won't fight a woman unless she's a strong fighter.
Sample Post:
Anyone ever tell y'guys that you got a really weird way of welcoming people here? Not that I got a problem with collars or anything like that! I just dunno why you'd wanna do it in the first place. I'm gonna take off the tag, though. I like how it looks, 'specially the bone shape I didn't know they came like that, but it says "property of", and I'm no one's property. And I'm not gonna let anyone say otherwise, so don't go getting any funny ideas--I'm a lone wolf! Ya hear me?
Now that we got that cleared up, could someone tell me what there is to fight around here? It's gotta be better than some of the locals I've seen so far. They're too easy! It's just like wham! bam! and the guys I'm fighting start to fall apart, and I mean that in the literal "his arm just came right off" way. It's boring! I came here to train, not to waste my time fighting a bunch of weaklings. The zombies that you see in all the video games are much tougher than the ones I've been running into in this dump. But I will give 'em credit for one thing--at least these guys'll keep coming at you no matter how many bits they lose.
Still, I know there's gotta be something big here, or else why would that barrier be there? It's like a sign: "POWERFUL GUY HERE". And whoever he is, I'm gonna kick his butt, just you watch! Like that tentacle monster over there--oh hey, now that sounds like fun! I've never fought one of those before, and seeing as he's got lots of arms, that'd definitely qualify as a challenge--What's that? It's a girl? Awwwww, man, I don't hit girls. It's just not right!
...Is she strong? 'Cause I mean, if she was, that'd be different. That would be okay.
That's not the point, though! Every dog has his day, and I've got a good feeling that this one's gonna be mine. You got lots of crazy monsters--one of 'em has gotta be good! Besides which, there's people around here, and that means there's always one of them to fight. Or at the VERY least, they can feed me. I'm hungry--I'm a growing boy, y'know! Speaking of food, what's for dinner?
Kibble? Now wait just a minute!
Poll Vote!
Character: Seth Nightroad
Series: Trinity Blood (manga)
Age: Over 9000, but appears about 15.
Canon: (put on your spoiler helmets!) In the thirty-first century, Earth has been devastated by the war known as 'Armageddon.' The Methuselah, vampires, oppose the Terrans, humans. In order to protect humans, special forces from the Vatican must fight the Rosencreuz Orden, a powerful group determined to prevent coexistence between the two races.
In the capital of the New Human Empire, however, Methuselah and Terrans live in peace. Seth makes her first appearance here, posing first as a tea-seller in the street, then a medical student at the academy, then a detective. She's bright, energetic, cheerful and loves animals. She's also quite frank and loves to tease and point out matters that make others uncomfortable or embarrassed. Her trademark line is, "Me? I'm just a pretty girl who happened to be passing by!" It isn't revealed until later that she is actually younger sister to Father Abel Nightroad (and names her pet white squirrel after him); Crusnik 03, a powerful vampire who feeds on other vampires; and Augusta Vradica, the venerated ruler of the Empire who considers the Methuselah her 'children.' Even after these developments, she keeps up her mischievous, cheerful demeanor, though she also proves herself to be tremendously strong-willed and mature when needed.
Sample Post:
So what do you get when two dead men and a monkey walk into the woods?
I guess the first answer should be 'a brainana split,' even though it wasn't, but the second one's definitely 'needing some directions away from the bad pun combo special'! They didn't even want any tea for their chicken, and that was my own delicious daytime blend, too! Cheapskates! You don't pay for that kind of thing with your body!
...though it totally looks like that's what's been happening here! Seems like everyone knows what goes where, at least. Maybe even a little too much -- the birds and the bees look like they've been doing some forbidden love-love too; do you know how weird it is to see something chirping through a thorax? Still, it's cute! In a sort of ♥ SO WRONG AND YET SO RIGHT ♥ way. Plus the undead. Undead having spats in the coffins, undead trying on glass slippers, undead in high towers--though losing that much hair and part of your scalp must hurt, you still tried in the name of courtship, anyway, nice job!
All that aside, I know it's kind of odd to see someone like me up here, but there's a good reason, really: have any of you seen my Abel? He's about this high, has white hair, doesn't like to get close but loves it when you feed him sweets, and he makes these adorable chittery noises when you scratch his ears…
…whoa, good likeness! Seems he's made some friends up here. So naughty~. Lace doesn't go there, little guys, it'd chafe your tails!
If you've seen him and can point me the right way, I'll just find him and bring him home before anything happens~. I mean, seriously, it's a nice place, but not for squirrels without benefit of flamethrowers. Don't 'OR IS IT' me, I know what I'm talking about!
Oh? And who am I? I'm just a pretty girl who happened to be passing by, of course...
No, no, that's no excuse to make a pass yourself. ♥
Poll Vote!
Character: Kasumi
Series: Suikoden II
Age: 19
Canon: Suikoden II, like all games in the series, centers around an independent army that gathers in hope of ending a corrupt war. In this case, its purpose is to aid the City-States of Jowston against their recent invasion by the Highland Kingdom.
Kasumi is a ninja with a skill for intelligence-gathering and a Shrike Rune that lets her pound enemies into the ground at double damage. As the hidden village of Rokkaku's vice-chancellor, she enlists her village's aid to said army after being appointed to lead her ally Toran's unit. Kasumi is a loyal and diplomatic leader, always willing to form alliances that benefit her village. Though she maintains an impressive balance of professional and personable (with an occasional slight temper when others go out of line), she isn't without social failings, in that she can be rather hit-or-miss when it comes to reading the emotions of others.
(App note: Hearing Crystals are items that make it possible for humans and animals to verbally communicate.)
Sample Post:
Now that I've reached my destination, I must try to gather as much information as I can about the forces that have captured this village of Cable -- if that is the real situation, or even the village's real name. It's a shame that my only lead is this mysterious note and map, but I can't just ignore something as desperate-sounding as "Free Cable, Please!", despite how cryptic it is. Fortunately, this box-like object I found in the bushes appears to be a writing device with which the note was forged. I've used it to write a more detailed message back to the sender, outlining appropriate times and places where we could meet and --
Ouch! Excuse me; where did you come from? You should watch where you point those, you clumsy... deer? Yes, you do look like a deer, and your antlers just now sure felt like one. But what a strange color! I've never heard of deer with blue-green fur before. An endangered species? Well, now that you've discovered me, it wouldn't be wise to hide my intentions from you, and it seems you have something important to tell me. I don't have any Hearing Crystals, but there must be some way... Ah, you want to use the writing device as well? Please, go ahead.
... I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by "tl;dr." Is that code, or -- oh, I see; I should have realized how hard it must be to get the right letters with hooves like that. Why don't you try using your antlers instead? Though that could take a rather long time... But don't worry yet. I believe that together, perhaps by using this device in another way, we can find a more efficient method of communication.
No, summoning an image of a rodent with text questioning my intelligence is... not what I had in mind. And I don't like the way you're looking at me now. Listen, if you're thinking of trying anything funny, just remember I possess a sharper weapon than you, not to mention my Shrike Rune. Don't make me have to use either. Three Shrikes, and you're out!
Poll Vote!
Character: Euphemia li Britannia.
Series: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.
Age: 16.
Canon: In an alternate future, the Holy Britannian Empire has taken over a third of the world, replacing countries' names with numbers ("Area 11," "Area 18," etc.) and sending natives to live in ghettoes while Britannians live in ritzy settlements and make pizza with giant robots. In Area 11, once known as Japan, the Japanese ("Elevens") have begun to rise up against Britannia, led by a young Britannian exile named Lelouch Lamperouge.
Enter Euphemia li Britannia, the friendly, cheerful, and spontaneous third princess of Britannia, who stumbles into tumultuous Area 11 as its vice-governor. Euphie is politically naive compared to the other players on the board, and would rather wander Area 11's streets anonymously than wage war against a rebellion. Still, idealistic Euphie has learned to face down giant robots, mean terrorists who call her names, and her own family in order to protect the innocent, end discrimination against Elevens, and create a place where everyone can live together in equality and harmony. [Spoilers, episode 22.]Tragically, Euphie's peaceful dreams are shattered when her half-brother accidentally mind-controls her into massacring the Japanese gathered around her. To avoid his lingering order to kill, [/spoilers] Euphemia is being taken just after episode 21.
Sample Post:
Excuse me!
I'm very sorry, but I need to speak with Royal Director Elizabeth of Area 69 right away! I arrived with a small guard detachment, but in the middle of the knight shift, a purple officer with the Area's knightly news offered to give me a tour of Area 69, and the next thing I knew, he'd invited me to an all-knight dinner specializing in local cuisine. He was disappointed that I couldn't stay to eat, but I did learn from one of his nostalgic "camp brochures" that the diner's hot prawn and brains specials are some of the Sixty-Niners favorite dishes. In the motherland, people prefer fish and chips to flesh and bits, but I know it's important that everyone be able to feed themselves without having to give another arm or a leg!
Still... his brochure did explain that many of the native Sixty-Niners' barely have a leg to stand on. These inhabitants of Area 69 are called "zombies," right? From old "Camp Fuck You Die"? Forced to struggle in the woods while Director Elizabeth's military camp lives comfortably in the settlement, treating these Sixty-Niners like dead weight and attacking them on sight... Please remember! Just because a brainpan-handling zombie has a bad case of rigor mortis doesn't mean he's a hardened criminal; he just wants the minds you've left in the gutter to go to his poor ghouls and boys, to see their jaw-dropping smiles again!
Director Elizabeth, Britannians, and Sixty-Niners, lend me your ears! As Euphemia li Britannia, third imperial princess, I order the complete disarmament of this area! Ah, not that complete, Mr. Zombie. I did say you shouldn't have to give an arm or a leg. I hereby announce the formation of a new, special camp, free from discrimination against all native peoples, where Director Elizabeth's campers can live gaily with the goats, tenderly with the toucans! In this new camp, you can reach out to the tentacles, and when you offer zombies something more appetizing than the cold shoulder, they'll finally be able to dig themselves out of their grave situation. Everyone, I welcome you to Camp Fuck You Die!
... yes, of course, Mr. Zombie. You can have your ears back at any time.
Poll Vote!
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Character: Dio Eraclea
Series: Last Exile (link)
Age: 17 (stated 16 officially, but celebrated a birthday in canon and is being taken from the end of the series.)
Canon: Last Exile follows one Claus Valca, a young Vanship (a small aircraft) pilot who finds himself in the middle of a war between two countries and a mission revolving around a fearsome battleship, a mysterious young girl and an even more mysterious item known as Exile.
Enter Dio, younger brother of Maestro Delphine of the aristocratic Guild; the onlooker and law-enforcer of the planet. He becomes infatuated with Claus and his piloting skills, nicknaming him " Immelmann", taunting him, blowing kisses at him and stalking him onto his battleship.
When not completely terrified of his older sister, Dio is bouncy, seemingly childish, and at times rather odd - remarking once on the strange beauty of a corpse to laughing and playing with butterflies. He also sulks when he believes Claus is ignoring him. He sees and treats his own bodyguard, Luciola, as his best friend, doing things like eating something before him when Luciola wants to dutifully check it for poison, to trying to get him to use the correct facial expression for when he thinks something is delicious.
Despite this he is also quite mischevious and cunning when need be, and enjoys strategy, playing chess and showing off his awesome piloting skills.
Sample Post:
Yoooo~ residents of Camp Fuck You Die, I've finally found you! After hearing about the mysterious murder and not seeing anybody around right away, I thought that maybe the murderer had returned to kill you all to make sure that nobody figured out who they were. I'm glad this place isn't a ghost-camp; it would have been boring being here all by myself with nobody to talk to!
But hey, I have a question! What is this "Rainbow Alert" reading next to the welcome sign, and why did it jump to over nine-thousand when I got here? This camp doesn't have rainbow-like qualities at all! The purity of the water is so low, and are we supposed to stay in those cabins? It wouldn't be too bad if it was only a while, but I'm not used to prolonged stays in places like this. And I've been told by my new friends that nobody's allowed to leave!
What new friends, you ask? A local flock of toucans that seems to have taken a liking to me! They explained that it was dangerous for them when the gorillas and the polar bears get hungry, so I've agreed to help them come up with ways to stay safe when flying close to the ground. It shouldn't be hard at all once they've learned a few maneuvering techniques~!
You two, stay closer together! This is barely different than piloting a Vanship: teamwork is the winning key! You over there! Just pull up like that and-- close, but not the best Immelmann turn I've seen. It needs more grace, more accuracy... like this, look look! I'll show you! Vreeeeem~ Vrooooom~! Keep my advice in mind and you won't become tonight's main course!
...
I'm happy you're grateful enough to want to reward me, but I don't really have a use for "Birds Gone Wild." Watch these hot toucans mix and mingle with full, red breasted robins...?
Poll Vote!
Character: Yagami Light
Series: Death Note
Age: 18
Canon: Yagami Light is a normal student in the
possession of a very supernatural notebook that allows him to kill
people just by writing down their names and having a clear image of
their face in his mind as he does so. "Hey," says Light. "I could use
this to get rid of bad people and make society better and less
crime-ridden." And so he does. Except it doesn't stop there! He kills
criminals at first, but then as investigators (and even the FBI) get on
his trail, he has to kill them to keep from getting discovered. And
then he kills people who publicly and loudly take a stand against what
the media has dubbed "Kira", the mass-murderer of criminals. And he
kills anyone who gets in his way, or anyone who knows his secret
identity as Kira and outlives their usefulness.
In order to go as long as he has without being caught, Light HAS to be
devious and manipulative, and he has a tendency to overthink everything
down to the most minute detail. He's also fairly arrogant in that he
considers himself (and those he appoints) the only ones fit to judge
humanity.
Of course, every hero (or villain, depending on how you look at it)
needs a nemesis. Light's comes in the form of L, an eccentric and
absolutely brilliant detective who gets as close to Light as he can
under the principle of "keep your friends close, and your enemies
closer." Luckily for L, Light holds the same principle. And while they
keep up the public appearance of friendship, they both privately attempt
to break the other's mask. L hopes to reveal Kira, and Light hopes to
reveal L's true identity, so that he can eliminate him once and for
all.
Sample Post:
I can see the book title now. The Life and Strange Surprising
Adventures of Yagami Light of Tokyo, Japan: who lived Eight and Twenty
Months, all alone in an uninhabited forest on the coast of America, near
the Mouth of the Great River of Mississippi; Having been cast on Land by
Plane Crash, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account
how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Zombies. Written by
Himself. It's a little long, but it worked for Robinson Crusoe.
However, I doubt the men killed in the shipwreck waded ashore after the
fact and and flung their waterlogged carcasses at him in a futile
attempt to gorge on his flesh. I also highly doubt Crusoe was forced to
fend them off with handfuls of salted peanuts salvaged from the wreckage.
I would have to assume I'm somewhere in the state of Louisiana. The
presence of sloughs and bayous as far as the eye can see is a major
clue, though it's fairly easy to confirm my suspicions. Considering the
average cruising speed of a Boeing 747 is 910 km/h and we crashed
roughly three hours into a projected four and a half hour flight from
Los Angeles to Miami (3267 kilometers), and also allowing for time spent
on takeoff and course changes, that would put me down in the general
neighborhood.
I also assume that the lack of American authorities in the area or even
a single news helicopter means that no one is yet aware of our fate. I
can see L now; aware of the loss of communication with my flight and
already going over the possible scenarios. If Light were Kira, would he
kill an entire plane full of innocent people in order to "disappear"?
Would he risk killing himself for the same purpose? Was there a special
reason for his flying into MIA? It would be almost amusing to
watch him lead himself in circles as he tried to figure out what
possible motive I would have for murdering a pilot in-air and crashing
in the swamps of Louisiana.
It would almost be worth the paralyzing terror and subsequent
humiliation to see the look on his face when he learns that there IS no
elaborate scheme. Just a university boy on vacation, stuck in a tree
and praying for even a single news helicopter to notice the wreckage. My
supply of salted peanuts is running low, and once rigor mortis fades,
I'm positive these zombies will be mobile enough to climb. At least I
can survive long enough without food or water to be torn apart and eaten
alive.
Poll Vote!
Character: Inugami Kotarou
Series: Mahou Sensei Negima
Age: 12 years old
Canon: Negima is the story of a ten-year-old Welsh mage named Negi who moves to Japan to teach English at an all-girl's school. Kotarou is a part wolf demon/part human boy who was originally hired to prevent Negi from delivering a letter, but he was eventually defeated in a fight with the mage. Excited at the prospects of someone in his age group being strong enough to fight him, the two ended up becoming close friends/ETERNAL RIVALS in true shonen retard style.
Kotarou is a pretty simple guy. He's the kind of person who will either throw himself into something wholeheartedly, or else not bother. He can be impulsive and overconfident at times, and often goes into things without thinking them through. Kotarou is generally energetic, although nothing gets him more excited than fighting. He's a bit of a hothead sometimes, but he's got a strict sense of chivalry and won't fight a woman unless she's a strong fighter.
Sample Post:
Anyone ever tell y'guys that you got a really weird way of welcoming people here? Not that I got a problem with collars or anything like that! I just dunno why you'd wanna do it in the first place. I'm gonna take off the tag, though. I like how it looks, 'specially the bone shape I didn't know they came like that, but it says "property of", and I'm no one's property. And I'm not gonna let anyone say otherwise, so don't go getting any funny ideas--I'm a lone wolf! Ya hear me?
Now that we got that cleared up, could someone tell me what there is to fight around here? It's gotta be better than some of the locals I've seen so far. They're too easy! It's just like wham! bam! and the guys I'm fighting start to fall apart, and I mean that in the literal "his arm just came right off" way. It's boring! I came here to train, not to waste my time fighting a bunch of weaklings. The zombies that you see in all the video games are much tougher than the ones I've been running into in this dump. But I will give 'em credit for one thing--at least these guys'll keep coming at you no matter how many bits they lose.
Still, I know there's gotta be something big here, or else why would that barrier be there? It's like a sign: "POWERFUL GUY HERE". And whoever he is, I'm gonna kick his butt, just you watch! Like that tentacle monster over there--oh hey, now that sounds like fun! I've never fought one of those before, and seeing as he's got lots of arms, that'd definitely qualify as a challenge--What's that? It's a girl? Awwwww, man, I don't hit girls. It's just not right!
...Is she strong? 'Cause I mean, if she was, that'd be different. That would be okay.
That's not the point, though! Every dog has his day, and I've got a good feeling that this one's gonna be mine. You got lots of crazy monsters--one of 'em has gotta be good! Besides which, there's people around here, and that means there's always one of them to fight. Or at the VERY least, they can feed me. I'm hungry--I'm a growing boy, y'know! Speaking of food, what's for dinner?
Kibble? Now wait just a minute!
Poll Vote!
Character: Seth Nightroad
Series: Trinity Blood (manga)
Age: Over 9000, but appears about 15.
Canon: (put on your spoiler helmets!) In the thirty-first century, Earth has been devastated by the war known as 'Armageddon.' The Methuselah, vampires, oppose the Terrans, humans. In order to protect humans, special forces from the Vatican must fight the Rosencreuz Orden, a powerful group determined to prevent coexistence between the two races.
In the capital of the New Human Empire, however, Methuselah and Terrans live in peace. Seth makes her first appearance here, posing first as a tea-seller in the street, then a medical student at the academy, then a detective. She's bright, energetic, cheerful and loves animals. She's also quite frank and loves to tease and point out matters that make others uncomfortable or embarrassed. Her trademark line is, "Me? I'm just a pretty girl who happened to be passing by!" It isn't revealed until later that she is actually younger sister to Father Abel Nightroad (and names her pet white squirrel after him); Crusnik 03, a powerful vampire who feeds on other vampires; and Augusta Vradica, the venerated ruler of the Empire who considers the Methuselah her 'children.' Even after these developments, she keeps up her mischievous, cheerful demeanor, though she also proves herself to be tremendously strong-willed and mature when needed.
Sample Post:
So what do you get when two dead men and a monkey walk into the woods?
I guess the first answer should be 'a brainana split,' even though it wasn't, but the second one's definitely 'needing some directions away from the bad pun combo special'! They didn't even want any tea for their chicken, and that was my own delicious daytime blend, too! Cheapskates! You don't pay for that kind of thing with your body!
...though it totally looks like that's what's been happening here! Seems like everyone knows what goes where, at least. Maybe even a little too much -- the birds and the bees look like they've been doing some forbidden love-love too; do you know how weird it is to see something chirping through a thorax? Still, it's cute! In a sort of ♥ SO WRONG AND YET SO RIGHT ♥ way. Plus the undead. Undead having spats in the coffins, undead trying on glass slippers, undead in high towers--though losing that much hair and part of your scalp must hurt, you still tried in the name of courtship, anyway, nice job!
All that aside, I know it's kind of odd to see someone like me up here, but there's a good reason, really: have any of you seen my Abel? He's about this high, has white hair, doesn't like to get close but loves it when you feed him sweets, and he makes these adorable chittery noises when you scratch his ears…
…whoa, good likeness! Seems he's made some friends up here. So naughty~. Lace doesn't go there, little guys, it'd chafe your tails!
If you've seen him and can point me the right way, I'll just find him and bring him home before anything happens~. I mean, seriously, it's a nice place, but not for squirrels without benefit of flamethrowers. Don't 'OR IS IT' me, I know what I'm talking about!
Oh? And who am I? I'm just a pretty girl who happened to be passing by, of course...
No, no, that's no excuse to make a pass yourself. ♥
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Character: Kasumi
Series: Suikoden II
Age: 19
Canon: Suikoden II, like all games in the series, centers around an independent army that gathers in hope of ending a corrupt war. In this case, its purpose is to aid the City-States of Jowston against their recent invasion by the Highland Kingdom.
Kasumi is a ninja with a skill for intelligence-gathering and a Shrike Rune that lets her pound enemies into the ground at double damage. As the hidden village of Rokkaku's vice-chancellor, she enlists her village's aid to said army after being appointed to lead her ally Toran's unit. Kasumi is a loyal and diplomatic leader, always willing to form alliances that benefit her village. Though she maintains an impressive balance of professional and personable (with an occasional slight temper when others go out of line), she isn't without social failings, in that she can be rather hit-or-miss when it comes to reading the emotions of others.
(App note: Hearing Crystals are items that make it possible for humans and animals to verbally communicate.)
Sample Post:
Now that I've reached my destination, I must try to gather as much information as I can about the forces that have captured this village of Cable -- if that is the real situation, or even the village's real name. It's a shame that my only lead is this mysterious note and map, but I can't just ignore something as desperate-sounding as "Free Cable, Please!", despite how cryptic it is. Fortunately, this box-like object I found in the bushes appears to be a writing device with which the note was forged. I've used it to write a more detailed message back to the sender, outlining appropriate times and places where we could meet and --
Ouch! Excuse me; where did you come from? You should watch where you point those, you clumsy... deer? Yes, you do look like a deer, and your antlers just now sure felt like one. But what a strange color! I've never heard of deer with blue-green fur before. An endangered species? Well, now that you've discovered me, it wouldn't be wise to hide my intentions from you, and it seems you have something important to tell me. I don't have any Hearing Crystals, but there must be some way... Ah, you want to use the writing device as well? Please, go ahead.
... I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by "tl;dr." Is that code, or -- oh, I see; I should have realized how hard it must be to get the right letters with hooves like that. Why don't you try using your antlers instead? Though that could take a rather long time... But don't worry yet. I believe that together, perhaps by using this device in another way, we can find a more efficient method of communication.
No, summoning an image of a rodent with text questioning my intelligence is... not what I had in mind. And I don't like the way you're looking at me now. Listen, if you're thinking of trying anything funny, just remember I possess a sharper weapon than you, not to mention my Shrike Rune. Don't make me have to use either. Three Shrikes, and you're out!
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Character: Euphemia li Britannia.
Series: Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.
Age: 16.
Canon: In an alternate future, the Holy Britannian Empire has taken over a third of the world, replacing countries' names with numbers ("Area 11," "Area 18," etc.) and sending natives to live in ghettoes while Britannians live in ritzy settlements and make pizza with giant robots. In Area 11, once known as Japan, the Japanese ("Elevens") have begun to rise up against Britannia, led by a young Britannian exile named Lelouch Lamperouge.
Enter Euphemia li Britannia, the friendly, cheerful, and spontaneous third princess of Britannia, who stumbles into tumultuous Area 11 as its vice-governor. Euphie is politically naive compared to the other players on the board, and would rather wander Area 11's streets anonymously than wage war against a rebellion. Still, idealistic Euphie has learned to face down giant robots, mean terrorists who call her names, and her own family in order to protect the innocent, end discrimination against Elevens, and create a place where everyone can live together in equality and harmony. [Spoilers, episode 22.]Tragically, Euphie's peaceful dreams are shattered when her half-brother accidentally mind-controls her into massacring the Japanese gathered around her. To avoid his lingering order to kill, [/spoilers] Euphemia is being taken just after episode 21.
Sample Post:
Excuse me!
I'm very sorry, but I need to speak with Royal Director Elizabeth of Area 69 right away! I arrived with a small guard detachment, but in the middle of the knight shift, a purple officer with the Area's knightly news offered to give me a tour of Area 69, and the next thing I knew, he'd invited me to an all-knight dinner specializing in local cuisine. He was disappointed that I couldn't stay to eat, but I did learn from one of his nostalgic "camp brochures" that the diner's hot prawn and brains specials are some of the Sixty-Niners favorite dishes. In the motherland, people prefer fish and chips to flesh and bits, but I know it's important that everyone be able to feed themselves without having to give another arm or a leg!
Still... his brochure did explain that many of the native Sixty-Niners' barely have a leg to stand on. These inhabitants of Area 69 are called "zombies," right? From old "Camp Fuck You Die"? Forced to struggle in the woods while Director Elizabeth's military camp lives comfortably in the settlement, treating these Sixty-Niners like dead weight and attacking them on sight... Please remember! Just because a brainpan-handling zombie has a bad case of rigor mortis doesn't mean he's a hardened criminal; he just wants the minds you've left in the gutter to go to his poor ghouls and boys, to see their jaw-dropping smiles again!
Director Elizabeth, Britannians, and Sixty-Niners, lend me your ears! As Euphemia li Britannia, third imperial princess, I order the complete disarmament of this area! Ah, not that complete, Mr. Zombie. I did say you shouldn't have to give an arm or a leg. I hereby announce the formation of a new, special camp, free from discrimination against all native peoples, where Director Elizabeth's campers can live gaily with the goats, tenderly with the toucans! In this new camp, you can reach out to the tentacles, and when you offer zombies something more appetizing than the cold shoulder, they'll finally be able to dig themselves out of their grave situation. Everyone, I welcome you to Camp Fuck You Die!
... yes, of course, Mr. Zombie. You can have your ears back at any time.
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