#app - Splendorcity
Player Information:
Name: Danielle
Journal: iamlolweasel / obsceno
Method of Contact: ( msn; ze.dani__x@hotmail.co.uk) | (plurk; hymenated) | (aim; ecnisse)
Previous characters: n/a
Character Information:
Full Name: Byakuran (Gesso)
Series: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Canon point: Chapter 280 - immediately after death.
Age: 26 (or thereabouts)
Species: Human
Appearance/PB: one two three four five
Appearance upon arrival: this stylish number, and looking a bit worse for wear seeing he's coming straight from kicking the bucket.
History:
Previous RP memories: n/a
Bringing someone along?: n/a
Character History: Reborn Specific Wiki.
Personality:
Byakuran is something of a tricky character to properly grasp. He is not a man who shows his true nature directly, but nor is he a man who particularly makes a great deal of effort to hide it. He is apathetic to how people view him, to an extent. He is a man who is very carefree and who lets very little trouble him. Byakuran lacks many things which typically are what make a person ‘good’ and lacks the fundamental aspects which make a person moral. What is important to note, however, is that Byakuran was not always like this.
Pre-future arc Byakuran is, for what little we see of him, a relatively normal individual. Before Irie Shouichi awakens his ability, he attends university in one world, lives a normal life in another. He is for all extents and purposes, a very normal man living his life as any normal man would. The trouble is this; we are not given much of a backstory for him. We know nothing of his upbringing, his family or even if he was born into the mafia, or if he simply integrated himself into it. What we do know is this; who he is during the future arc is very much partly due to Irie Shouichi abusing the power to time travel to alter the future. This is where it gets a little complicated and a little back story is needed, most of which is covered in the Reborn! Wikia. What is important is this; Irie Shouichi meets Byakuran twice while time travelling and as such, unlocks his power to travel to parallel worlds. The next time Shouichi time travels, the Byakuran of ten years later has already become a monster and destroyed countless worlds in countless ways. Furthermore, he has one of his men implant a device on Shouichi which, when Shouichi returns to his own time, allows the Byakuran of the past (say, seventeen years old) to have his ability awakened early. What happens inbetween that and Byakuran attending University in America is unknown, but we know that Byakuran meets and befriends an oblivious Shouichi. Sometime after that, he meets the Cervello who present him with the sky mare ring. By this point, he has already become the man we see at the beginning of the future arc.
It is easy to argue then, that Byakuran has always been something of a monster in the future arc timeline of events; or argue that he had the same faults as any normal man, and when given a power at a very young age, he slowly went mad with power, greed and a desire to destroy and recreate the world in his own skewed vision of perfection.
However, we are jumping ahead of ourselves a little.
The Byakuran we are first greeted with in the manga, is immediately identified as the enemy. He is seen to be a man without morals; or rather, he is a man without morals. He lacks basic moral and human conscious and takes something of a great thrill in pursuing life as a game. He does not discriminate between who he kills; man, woman , child - everyone is fair game to him and that is, perhaps, what makes him such a fearful and dangerous man. He lacks the capacity of extensive feelings and emotions. Which is not to say that he does not feel emotion at all; we are given plenty of evidence that he is often happy, that he is fond of people on a very basic level and that he takes pleasure in things going his way. He is, therefore, a very tricky character to fully comprehend. We are never sure when exactly he is showing genuine happiness. He is, however, very optimistic on the outside, especially in earlier chapters.
It is easy on first glance, to assume that he is friendly and, well, normal. For example, when we first meet Byakuran, though it small and brief, he is seen smiling and teasing Leonardo Lippi, even suggesting that he not be so formal when addressing him, as it is 'stifling'. This is a trait which becomes common. He likes to tease and fluster those around him, especially those he knows have something to hide. Most noticeably, his interactions with Irie Shouichi highlight this: he knows that Shouichi is a traitor and has been for some time, yet he does not take action against him or even outright admit that he knows. Instead, he teases and leaves Shouichi subtle clues to purposely throw him off and make him uncomfortable.
What is clear about Byakuran’s character is that he likes to have fun, no matter what the cost. Early on, he is laid back, though he is no less driven towards his goals. He is simply not in much of a rush; he is willing to let things run their course to see how they will play out.
Byakuran, however has many, many underlying issues and flaws to his character. As time progresses, we see him become increasingly less patient and good tempered. We see him very much deteriorating. There are very dark elements to Byakuran’s character; he enjoys the emotional strain his teasing inflicts on others; definitely, underneath his friendly exterior lurks a master manipulator and an absolute willingness to do whatever it takes to obtain his goals. By not taking Shouichi out immediately, we can then assume that he was happy enough to let Shouichi do what was doing simply because it was beneficial to him. Shouichi brought him an important element he was lacking in the future; the Vongola rings. We can also assume that he simply enjoyed the torment and uneasiness he brought upon Shouichi, taking amusement as it were, in watching him squirm. He is, you see, not an entirely pleasant man to be around.
He is narcissistic and has undoubtedly a large god complex and a superiorty complex. He is very much self important; to use a metaphor, Byakuran perceives life as a game in which he is both the protagonist and antagonist. That is, he sees himself as a figure who will reach godhood through defeating every game boss he comes across. He is manipulative and so uses everything he can to bring companions and allies to his side. This skewed view on reality and large god complex is only fuelled by the blind loyalty a large majority of Millefiore show him (the funeral wreaths, real and fake are prime examples of this). People are attracted to Byakuran because he offers them more than mundane living; he saves people in return for their loyalty. In Genksihi’s case, that loyalty becomes something much greater than a man and his boss - Byakuran literally becomes his god. In the case of the general populace of Millefiore and the real funeral wreaths, he gives power and wealth. Kikyou says himself that in other worlds, they ruled as Kings yet in this world, they were nothing more than trash before Byakuran came to them. Byakuran gives people exactly what they want because they are useful, and in return all they have to do is do what he wants and do it right. Byakuran is fond of these people as he would be fond a pet puppy; they are entertaining for as long as they are useful.
Byakuran is driven by his obsession to obtain ultimate power and the desire to win the ‘game’ he has created. He is driven by his own self importance and his desire to have fun - there is nothing more to it. Byakuran wants the 7^3 and to create a new world because it is fun and it is entertaining. If he is god, then there will be very little in his new world that he will find boring. It is not a pleasant thing, but this is what he is.
Thus it is appropriate to mention Uni, his key toy in doing so. As Uni is the sky arcobaleno, she has the power (or at least it is implied that she does) to activate the 7^3 in such a way that Byakuran can use it to obtain his goals. Uni is important to him; sacred to him, even. Her first role to him is that she provides him with the rest of the mare rings; as such, a third of his collection is complete. He becomes aware of her true usefulness after choice, wherein she demonstrates the ability to regenerate the arcobaleno and as such, Byakuran percieves as his main factor in activating the 7^3 the ways he wants. Later, he says to Kikyou that in most worlds, his collection is complete, but he is unable to use it - he also mentions that in these worlds, Uni has ultimately sacrificed herself for other people. As such he, puts two and two together and concludes that he needs her and so puts her at the top of his priorities.
By the closure of the future arc, we see less of Byakuran’s cunning and manipulation and are instead left with a desperate man who is quickly deteriorating into insanity and becoming more and more irrational. He becomes quick tempered immediately after Uni announces she is leaving the Millefiore. He threatens Bluebell for even suggesting that they kill her (there is a possessive side here, as Byakuran views Uni as one of his important toys). He constantly comfort eats on sugary snacks while angry - far more than usual. During his final battle with Tsuna, he is outright beyond all recognition of the cunning, patient man we are first met with. He is incapable of rational thought, consistently blames Tsuna for Uni’s suicide and subsequently for destroying his key element in activating the 7^3. It is because of this he is ultimately over-powered by a disgusted and angry Tsuna, and loses.
By this point, there it seems there is no going back for Byakuran. He is unredeemable. However; when faced with the full brunt of Tsuna’s x-burner, Byakuran shows an unusual moment of acceptance and rationality. He comments that he has never hated humanity, has felt happy and warm with friends but that simply that world just did not feel right. He understands that Tsuna can’t see the world that way and as he dies, accepts his loss.
Let us go back to my earlier statement; Byakuran has not always been this way. I think it is highly probable that when given his ability at a young, Byakuran probably started out with trying to make the world a better place. When given the opportunity to see countless other worlds and how to make his better, he probably began with pure and good intentions. With time and abuse of his power, he probably began to develop an ego - began to feel he was special and from that, forgot his original intent and began to focus on himself. Tsuna’s dying will flames have a history of wiping the impurity from people (Mukuro, Xanxus) and so in his final moments, this is probably what happened to Byakuran.
Byakuran is a liar, he is a cheat and he is very far from being pleasant. He is borderline sociopathic - but he is not beyond coming back from it.
Extra:
Character Abilities: Byakuran has the ability to look into every parallel world in which he exists, across the same timeline. As such, he has an unreliable way of sometimes telling future events, but a definite reliable way of knowing almost everything about each one of his enemies and allies. It is, in theory, a very useful technique. It is however, not one which lasts forever. It is an ability which ages - in time, Byakuran will no longer be able to use it. Using it takes a physical toll on his body - and perhaps, a mental one too. He becomes lethargic and sick, displays migraine's and has to rest for a short period of time.
He has the ability to sprout wings, thus by using the power of his dying will flames, has the ability to fly. When the wings are forcibly removed, they are replaced with black wings which can be used as offensive weapons. In addition, if in the presence of GHOST, he has the ability to take the flames absorbed by GHOST and use them as his own. As such, he has the ability to utilities his Mare ring and use box weapons.
Possessions: Box weapons (white dragon, black dragon),
Anything else: Comes with questionable taste in clothing, foot wear and sense of humour, facial tattoo and the ability to consume more than his body mass in sweets. And also coming in straight after his point of death in the future arc, so perhaps a little temperamental and zen all at once.
Samples:
Action/Communication thread/post sample:
[It is not a pretty sight, you will see.
Byakuran is not looking his best as he addresses you. Though, he is paying no mind to this and neither should you. Tis a scratch, as the quote goes.]
It seems I've fallen down the rabbit hole- [he pauses, snorts] - as it were. Though this isn't entirely unpleasant - if someone could divulge some information as to where I've ended up, I'd be most grateful~.
[He grins - wide, pleasant. It is, for the most part, an act.]
Ah - and if someone could let me know where I can clean myself up, that would be even better~♪.
Log/Prose sample:
Everything aches. Everything aches; his tendons feel stiff and tight, his bones feel disjointed and out of place and his flesh - well, it burns with the feel of phantom flames. Everything aches and everything feels uncomfortable; the dried blood on his face to the dirt on his hands and clothes. It feels putrid and repugnant and Byakuran feels exhausted, despite feeling sure he has just been sleeping. Because he had been dreaming, hadn't he? And now there is this - this golden entranceway and perhaps this is still a dream.
Or rather, perhaps, this is what happens after one dies. Byakuran snorts and forces his body to move; forces himself to move forward. Ironic, really, that he is here - that despite how everything hurts, he feels something close to safety. He laughs to himself, forces one leg in front of the other and shakes with oncoming hysteria. How utterly ironic that he, of all people, should end up somewhere where he feels at peace. He wonders if this is a victory, because should he not be in hell? Is that now where losers go?
His knees touch the ground before he even realises he is going down. He presses a hand to his head and he laughs, hysterically so, because it is as much hilarious as it is ironic - and then he stops, laughter frozen in his throat and his moth curved into a grin. "So," he croaks, fingers curling and clutching at his hair. "If this isn't Hell, then where am I, I wonder?"
Splendor City Hall looms in the distance and Byakuran considers retreating within himself to find out; considers it and so also considers the strain it would take on his body. He is not foolish enough to do it while alone and certainly not while alone in foriegn lands. He squints, stares at the City Hall and forces himself to his feet. Answers, then, must come the hard way.
Name: Danielle
Journal: iamlolweasel / obsceno
Method of Contact: ( msn; ze.dani__x@hotmail.co.uk) | (plurk; hymenated) | (aim; ecnisse)
Previous characters: n/a
Character Information:
Full Name: Byakuran (Gesso)
Series: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Canon point: Chapter 280 - immediately after death.
Age: 26 (or thereabouts)
Species: Human
Appearance/PB: one two three four five
Appearance upon arrival: this stylish number, and looking a bit worse for wear seeing he's coming straight from kicking the bucket.
History:
Previous RP memories: n/a
Bringing someone along?: n/a
Character History: Reborn Specific Wiki.
Personality:
Byakuran is something of a tricky character to properly grasp. He is not a man who shows his true nature directly, but nor is he a man who particularly makes a great deal of effort to hide it. He is apathetic to how people view him, to an extent. He is a man who is very carefree and who lets very little trouble him. Byakuran lacks many things which typically are what make a person ‘good’ and lacks the fundamental aspects which make a person moral. What is important to note, however, is that Byakuran was not always like this.
Pre-future arc Byakuran is, for what little we see of him, a relatively normal individual. Before Irie Shouichi awakens his ability, he attends university in one world, lives a normal life in another. He is for all extents and purposes, a very normal man living his life as any normal man would. The trouble is this; we are not given much of a backstory for him. We know nothing of his upbringing, his family or even if he was born into the mafia, or if he simply integrated himself into it. What we do know is this; who he is during the future arc is very much partly due to Irie Shouichi abusing the power to time travel to alter the future. This is where it gets a little complicated and a little back story is needed, most of which is covered in the Reborn! Wikia. What is important is this; Irie Shouichi meets Byakuran twice while time travelling and as such, unlocks his power to travel to parallel worlds. The next time Shouichi time travels, the Byakuran of ten years later has already become a monster and destroyed countless worlds in countless ways. Furthermore, he has one of his men implant a device on Shouichi which, when Shouichi returns to his own time, allows the Byakuran of the past (say, seventeen years old) to have his ability awakened early. What happens inbetween that and Byakuran attending University in America is unknown, but we know that Byakuran meets and befriends an oblivious Shouichi. Sometime after that, he meets the Cervello who present him with the sky mare ring. By this point, he has already become the man we see at the beginning of the future arc.
It is easy to argue then, that Byakuran has always been something of a monster in the future arc timeline of events; or argue that he had the same faults as any normal man, and when given a power at a very young age, he slowly went mad with power, greed and a desire to destroy and recreate the world in his own skewed vision of perfection.
However, we are jumping ahead of ourselves a little.
The Byakuran we are first greeted with in the manga, is immediately identified as the enemy. He is seen to be a man without morals; or rather, he is a man without morals. He lacks basic moral and human conscious and takes something of a great thrill in pursuing life as a game. He does not discriminate between who he kills; man, woman , child - everyone is fair game to him and that is, perhaps, what makes him such a fearful and dangerous man. He lacks the capacity of extensive feelings and emotions. Which is not to say that he does not feel emotion at all; we are given plenty of evidence that he is often happy, that he is fond of people on a very basic level and that he takes pleasure in things going his way. He is, therefore, a very tricky character to fully comprehend. We are never sure when exactly he is showing genuine happiness. He is, however, very optimistic on the outside, especially in earlier chapters.
It is easy on first glance, to assume that he is friendly and, well, normal. For example, when we first meet Byakuran, though it small and brief, he is seen smiling and teasing Leonardo Lippi, even suggesting that he not be so formal when addressing him, as it is 'stifling'. This is a trait which becomes common. He likes to tease and fluster those around him, especially those he knows have something to hide. Most noticeably, his interactions with Irie Shouichi highlight this: he knows that Shouichi is a traitor and has been for some time, yet he does not take action against him or even outright admit that he knows. Instead, he teases and leaves Shouichi subtle clues to purposely throw him off and make him uncomfortable.
What is clear about Byakuran’s character is that he likes to have fun, no matter what the cost. Early on, he is laid back, though he is no less driven towards his goals. He is simply not in much of a rush; he is willing to let things run their course to see how they will play out.
Byakuran, however has many, many underlying issues and flaws to his character. As time progresses, we see him become increasingly less patient and good tempered. We see him very much deteriorating. There are very dark elements to Byakuran’s character; he enjoys the emotional strain his teasing inflicts on others; definitely, underneath his friendly exterior lurks a master manipulator and an absolute willingness to do whatever it takes to obtain his goals. By not taking Shouichi out immediately, we can then assume that he was happy enough to let Shouichi do what was doing simply because it was beneficial to him. Shouichi brought him an important element he was lacking in the future; the Vongola rings. We can also assume that he simply enjoyed the torment and uneasiness he brought upon Shouichi, taking amusement as it were, in watching him squirm. He is, you see, not an entirely pleasant man to be around.
He is narcissistic and has undoubtedly a large god complex and a superiorty complex. He is very much self important; to use a metaphor, Byakuran perceives life as a game in which he is both the protagonist and antagonist. That is, he sees himself as a figure who will reach godhood through defeating every game boss he comes across. He is manipulative and so uses everything he can to bring companions and allies to his side. This skewed view on reality and large god complex is only fuelled by the blind loyalty a large majority of Millefiore show him (the funeral wreaths, real and fake are prime examples of this). People are attracted to Byakuran because he offers them more than mundane living; he saves people in return for their loyalty. In Genksihi’s case, that loyalty becomes something much greater than a man and his boss - Byakuran literally becomes his god. In the case of the general populace of Millefiore and the real funeral wreaths, he gives power and wealth. Kikyou says himself that in other worlds, they ruled as Kings yet in this world, they were nothing more than trash before Byakuran came to them. Byakuran gives people exactly what they want because they are useful, and in return all they have to do is do what he wants and do it right. Byakuran is fond of these people as he would be fond a pet puppy; they are entertaining for as long as they are useful.
Byakuran is driven by his obsession to obtain ultimate power and the desire to win the ‘game’ he has created. He is driven by his own self importance and his desire to have fun - there is nothing more to it. Byakuran wants the 7^3 and to create a new world because it is fun and it is entertaining. If he is god, then there will be very little in his new world that he will find boring. It is not a pleasant thing, but this is what he is.
Thus it is appropriate to mention Uni, his key toy in doing so. As Uni is the sky arcobaleno, she has the power (or at least it is implied that she does) to activate the 7^3 in such a way that Byakuran can use it to obtain his goals. Uni is important to him; sacred to him, even. Her first role to him is that she provides him with the rest of the mare rings; as such, a third of his collection is complete. He becomes aware of her true usefulness after choice, wherein she demonstrates the ability to regenerate the arcobaleno and as such, Byakuran percieves as his main factor in activating the 7^3 the ways he wants. Later, he says to Kikyou that in most worlds, his collection is complete, but he is unable to use it - he also mentions that in these worlds, Uni has ultimately sacrificed herself for other people. As such he, puts two and two together and concludes that he needs her and so puts her at the top of his priorities.
By the closure of the future arc, we see less of Byakuran’s cunning and manipulation and are instead left with a desperate man who is quickly deteriorating into insanity and becoming more and more irrational. He becomes quick tempered immediately after Uni announces she is leaving the Millefiore. He threatens Bluebell for even suggesting that they kill her (there is a possessive side here, as Byakuran views Uni as one of his important toys). He constantly comfort eats on sugary snacks while angry - far more than usual. During his final battle with Tsuna, he is outright beyond all recognition of the cunning, patient man we are first met with. He is incapable of rational thought, consistently blames Tsuna for Uni’s suicide and subsequently for destroying his key element in activating the 7^3. It is because of this he is ultimately over-powered by a disgusted and angry Tsuna, and loses.
By this point, there it seems there is no going back for Byakuran. He is unredeemable. However; when faced with the full brunt of Tsuna’s x-burner, Byakuran shows an unusual moment of acceptance and rationality. He comments that he has never hated humanity, has felt happy and warm with friends but that simply that world just did not feel right. He understands that Tsuna can’t see the world that way and as he dies, accepts his loss.
Let us go back to my earlier statement; Byakuran has not always been this way. I think it is highly probable that when given his ability at a young, Byakuran probably started out with trying to make the world a better place. When given the opportunity to see countless other worlds and how to make his better, he probably began with pure and good intentions. With time and abuse of his power, he probably began to develop an ego - began to feel he was special and from that, forgot his original intent and began to focus on himself. Tsuna’s dying will flames have a history of wiping the impurity from people (Mukuro, Xanxus) and so in his final moments, this is probably what happened to Byakuran.
Byakuran is a liar, he is a cheat and he is very far from being pleasant. He is borderline sociopathic - but he is not beyond coming back from it.
Extra:
Character Abilities: Byakuran has the ability to look into every parallel world in which he exists, across the same timeline. As such, he has an unreliable way of sometimes telling future events, but a definite reliable way of knowing almost everything about each one of his enemies and allies. It is, in theory, a very useful technique. It is however, not one which lasts forever. It is an ability which ages - in time, Byakuran will no longer be able to use it. Using it takes a physical toll on his body - and perhaps, a mental one too. He becomes lethargic and sick, displays migraine's and has to rest for a short period of time.
He has the ability to sprout wings, thus by using the power of his dying will flames, has the ability to fly. When the wings are forcibly removed, they are replaced with black wings which can be used as offensive weapons. In addition, if in the presence of GHOST, he has the ability to take the flames absorbed by GHOST and use them as his own. As such, he has the ability to utilities his Mare ring and use box weapons.
Possessions: Box weapons (white dragon, black dragon),
Anything else: Comes with questionable taste in clothing, foot wear and sense of humour, facial tattoo and the ability to consume more than his body mass in sweets. And also coming in straight after his point of death in the future arc, so perhaps a little temperamental and zen all at once.
Samples:
Action/Communication thread/post sample:
[It is not a pretty sight, you will see.
Byakuran is not looking his best as he addresses you. Though, he is paying no mind to this and neither should you. Tis a scratch, as the quote goes.]
It seems I've fallen down the rabbit hole- [he pauses, snorts] - as it were. Though this isn't entirely unpleasant - if someone could divulge some information as to where I've ended up, I'd be most grateful~.
[He grins - wide, pleasant. It is, for the most part, an act.]
Ah - and if someone could let me know where I can clean myself up, that would be even better~♪.
Log/Prose sample:
Everything aches. Everything aches; his tendons feel stiff and tight, his bones feel disjointed and out of place and his flesh - well, it burns with the feel of phantom flames. Everything aches and everything feels uncomfortable; the dried blood on his face to the dirt on his hands and clothes. It feels putrid and repugnant and Byakuran feels exhausted, despite feeling sure he has just been sleeping. Because he had been dreaming, hadn't he? And now there is this - this golden entranceway and perhaps this is still a dream.
Or rather, perhaps, this is what happens after one dies. Byakuran snorts and forces his body to move; forces himself to move forward. Ironic, really, that he is here - that despite how everything hurts, he feels something close to safety. He laughs to himself, forces one leg in front of the other and shakes with oncoming hysteria. How utterly ironic that he, of all people, should end up somewhere where he feels at peace. He wonders if this is a victory, because should he not be in hell? Is that now where losers go?
His knees touch the ground before he even realises he is going down. He presses a hand to his head and he laughs, hysterically so, because it is as much hilarious as it is ironic - and then he stops, laughter frozen in his throat and his moth curved into a grin. "So," he croaks, fingers curling and clutching at his hair. "If this isn't Hell, then where am I, I wonder?"
Splendor City Hall looms in the distance and Byakuran considers retreating within himself to find out; considers it and so also considers the strain it would take on his body. He is not foolish enough to do it while alone and certainly not while alone in foriegn lands. He squints, stares at the City Hall and forces himself to his feet. Answers, then, must come the hard way.