[OOC - The Basics]
Character: Tatsuki Arisawa
Series/Fandom: Bleach
Original or Template version: Original
Marked: With a cross on the back of her right hand.
Housing: Wind Cliff Street, Crux Ansata, Lower Cove
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Sexuality: Straight
Link to picture/PB of character: here.
Appearance: Tatsuki is tiny. At a diminutive 5'1" and 90-something pounds, Tatsuki is the kind of girl you could probably pick up and carry under your arm. That is, if you wanted a punch to the face. Probably half the weight on Tatsuki's trim frame is muscle. She's very strong for a girl as slender as she is. The toning in her arms and legs is clearly visible just looking at her. She keeps her black hair choppy and tomboy short. Her dark brown eyes are usually brimming with mischief or annoyance - sometimes both at once. When not in her school uniform, Tatsuki can usually be found in tomboyish clothes with graffiti-like logos, though she does wear the occasional skirt.
Personality: Whirlwind. Firebrand. Tomboy. Best friend. All these are words that fit Tatsuki perfectly. She's got an incredibly fiery personality and won't back down from anyone or anything, for any reason. Especially if she's got something to fight for, like a friend. She will not hesitate to beat you up if you piss her off, and when all's said and done, Tatsuki can be pretty easy to piss off. Tatsuki can be easily provoked into tossing around desks and kicking people in the face (literally!), but she's not mean or cruel by any means. In reality, Tatsuki is a very kind, deeply caring girl with an almost insane sense of loyalty to the people she's closest to, mostly her best friend Orihime. Most of the time, Tatsuki's a girl who loves to laugh and smile and mess around with her friends. Maybe she's easily provoked, but it's usually all in good fun. Her vaguely sarcastic sense of humor usually comes out in full force around her friends, and she can make and take verbal jabs with the best of them. Still, if you manage to piss Tatsuki off, you may be waking up in a hospital. Tatsuki's temper is wild and vicious, a thing to be feared when it's really roused. Never, ever cross her friends, or she will take you down without batting an eye.
Physical Strengths: Tatsuki's been training in karate since she was four years old. She's physically very strong for someone of her stature; she's the second best in karate in Japan for her age group. Tatsuki's also very light on her feet and can easily outrun and generally outperform most of her (human) peers. Toned and fit, Tatsuki is in absolutely top physical condition and can hold her own in any fight, even against multiple assailants. Tatsuki also has something of a special power, though it's not so much physical as spiritual. Tatsuki has the ability to see the spirits of the dead and Hollows, malignant spirits. After recent events in her life, she can see these things very clearly. This seems to indicate she has some level of spiritual power, though not enough to make her a contender in any of the many fights that happen in Karakura.
Psychological Strengths: Tatsuki's raw determination and stubbornness help keep her going even in the worst and darkest times. Her deeply caring nature and loyalty make her an excellent friend to have, once you've won her over. Her nature also makes her a "bounce back" kind of girl - she never lets herself stay down for very long, and she's always active, trying to fix things or make things better if they need to be.
Physical Weaknesses: Her stature is both a gift and a curse. Because Tatsuki is small, she can easily be knocked flying by anyone larger than her. Not to mention that there are limits to her strengh - she's just too light to pack a huge punch. Also, her spiritual power just isn't very high. It enables her to see spirits, but that doesn't do her much good when she can't fight against them.
Psychological Weaknesses: Tatsuki's hair trigger temper gets her into trouble fairly often. Not to mention her total loyalty to her friends can and will lead her into getting in over her head, since she'll follow them even into situations she just can't handle. And, more than she'd ever admit, Tatsuki can get scared, especially when a situation is greater than she is and not something she can fix with her fists. In those times she can get lost and depressed, even if only for a short time.