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Name: Ashlee
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Current Characters at Luceti:
not_a_bluesbro
asobouyo
mikandelinquent
whats_a_sneeze
Character
Name: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (Hero Name: Wild Tiger)
Fandom: Tiger & Bunny
Gender: male
Age: Mid-thirties (36 is his fall-back age, if I need it, but nothing canon has been given yet :|)
Time Period: Episode 25 (Pre-year time-skip, when the final battle is over.)
Wing Color: Green, like his armor. It'll glow a lovely blue while his NEXT powers are employed.
History: Located here!
And a hideous little interview with Kotetsu here for kicks.
Personality:
... Where do I even start with this guy. (╯ಠ_ರೃ)╯︵ ┻━┻
Hrm. Okay, let's try the beginning.
The series starts off telling the viewer just what they need to know about this strange fella here: he's a hero-not just a hero, but a Hero, someone who truly wants to save the day. Also, that he breaks things a lot on account of his reckless or thoughtless behavior, and he isn't afraid to jump right into the rough of things if a person's in need of help. His philosophy is simple because he's a pretty simple man: don't take lives, needlessly or not, and don't turn down someone in need. Some would consider him a pretty poor hero in his world, but really, he's actually not half bad at it. He just focuses himself away from media attention, or the points heroes acquire to be top dog. None of that's important. What is important is coming to anyone's aid, because that's what the job should always be about.
He's been seen doing things as simple as getting a boy's balloon out of a tree for him, to trying to resuscitate a criminal who's already died. And in other cases, he's yelled at Barnaby (his unlikely partner) for showing little interest in the murders of three prisoners Barnaby had apprehended, as well as properly gave Lunatic an angry tongue-lashing for taking lives of criminals into his own hands, regardless if they deserve it or not (it even causes a rare moment where Kotetsu angrily yells out in frustration, unable to help Lunatic's victims).
The fact of the matter is, he understands life is irreplaceable. His wife Tomoe had died a few years prior and that certainly reinforced such an idea, as he understands the immense pain of losing someone dear to you, but it has always been an important value to keep. Whether he learned it from his mother, Mr. Legend, or some other source, it's stuck with him since the day he was given his job on Hero TV... And speaking of his job, he is consistently titled 'old-fashioned'. Which isn't a lie, as he's not what the new generation of Hero tends to be. He believes in the past values and rules (he's called old-school at just the mention of wearing a mask). It's probably taken from Mr. Legend and others from heroes past; Kotetsu has old recordings of them and will occasionally watch them like the fanboy he is. He's also from a fairly rural place compared to the urban setting of Sternbild, in a family that had older Japanese values and traditions.
Besides being 'old-school', Kotetsu's claim to fame in the series is either being reckless or intuitive. Mainly the former. The opposite of Barnaby, he tends to rely on gut reactions and rushes into things without concern for consequences, typically led by the tune of 'someone needs help, ergo I must help hastily'. He causes a lot of damage to this and that (though he has pretty impeccable percents on not maiming people, so that's a relief), and often has to pay damages fines through his company. Despite many complaints by the people who hire him, he's very steadfast in his ways and shows no signs of changing that anytime soon. Broken inanimate objects are of no consequence, because they're easy to replace with just a little lot of cash. Even in the final episode, he ends up aiding in destroying a perfectly good car and glass roof. Just from walking.
... Yeah, he's a clumsy hero. He's bumbling and clumsy. In any given scene of him running, it's pretty obvious he's not the nimblest character in the series. Hell, even Rock Bison-a character who's attributes are being big and tough in clunky suits of armor-is probably more graceful on his feet than Tiger is. He trips, he runs funny, and he always ends up doing something or another wrong that ends in failure. For example, in the first episode his power runs out in mid-jump and he nearly falls to his death. In the next, he accidently grapple hooks Barnaby into him and gets them stuck together. That's a major point to keep in mind about this guy: he tries. He tries so hard, he really does! But he doesn't think things through, or he doesn't pay any mind to his surroundings, or he just has the worst luck. Whatever the case, even his partner admits his enthusiasm is one of his only strong points. He's persistent and that is just one of those Wild Tiger trademarks you can't toss out.
Ah, but you can't really bring up Kotetsu's persistence without mentioning his selflessness. Probably the least cautious person in the series in regards to his own mortality, he's come to the conclusion long ago that a hero should be prepared to give up his life for the people and his/her job. It's just something that comes with the decision to be a hero, and if you can't accept that, then you're in for a rude awakening. He doesn't do his job for the public's adoration or respect (even if he would like someone to acknowledge he's not a total reject or failure ;;), he's doing it because he wants this. He's been injured pretty badly at times through the series, whether it's protecting his partner, or protecting the city from explosives, ooor taking a hit to insure he and Barnaby can free his daughter and the other heroes. He knows he's capable of getting killed in the line of duty, and he's cool with that.
That said, his selflessness extends to more annoying levels, for the people around him. In fact, it's selfish selflessness, if that's possible. He doesn't want to burden anyone with his problems, both because it's awful to heap anything on other people, and because he couldn't handle bothering other people. He doesn't tell Barnaby about his powers declining because it would have worried his partner. He doesn't tell Kaede that he's a hero because she'd worry about him. He doesn't tell Barnaby he's quitting because he worried about leaving him alone. He generally keeps to himself about all his troubles, and in that regard he's a lot like Barnaby is. A loner in terms of his own burdens (though let it be known he sucks at lying, so at least people can catch him off guard this way). And because of his trouble of just spitting it out and letting people know what's going on, he often breaks his promises.
And god, he can't keep a promise to save his damned soul. He promises Kaede things, he promises Barnaby things, he promises a lot because that's just what he jumps to. He doesn't consider the ramifications for when he can't keep the promise. It's like his brain doesn't think ahead that far. And considering how he is, it really probably doesn't. He's a present-tense sort of person who's only driven by the things that are happening to him as he speaks. At first in the series, he focuses on merely being a hero-there's nothing else to be planned. Go to work, do the job, done. But as the show progresses and he begins to lose his powers, his inability to grasp the future hits him full-swing and is actually an extremely important character point for him (especially in episode 17). Living in the moment is one thing you can't deny Tiger has a good grip on.
Speaking of things he doesn't have a good grip on, Kotetsu is oblivious to a lot of things. For one, he's oblivious to any advances toward him or anything of that nature. In fact, even his seiyuu's admitted he's not sure how someone like him managed to reproduce. And even if he weren't still gripping to his relationship with his wife, who'd passed away years prior to the series start, he has no focus or drive when it even comes to that sort of thing... Ah, yeah. His relationship with Tomoe is one of the most important relationships in the series. They'd met when they were in high school, and it's pretty obvious it's been Kotetsu's only romantic interest-at least from around age 16, to around age 30, if I had to surmise a decent time-frame in the series. She was the one who supported him in his goal to become a hero, and even picked out his hero name. He made a promise to her, just before her death, that he would always be one. And it's that promise in the 17th episode that torments him.
He's still very deeply in love with her, even years later. While he's come to terms with her death, he hasn't made any step to move on with his own life. I doubt he ever plans to.
A less somber transition: Kotetsu is an intelligent character. He's not exactly a dumbass, even if he has his dumbass moments. Most of the characters are caught off guard by his displays of intelligent at times, merely because he doesn't employ it often with his fiery go-go-GO! personality. He was the only person to figure out how Jake Martinez's second power worked, and even managed to convince Barnaby to have faith in him during a time where he had very little. He also has the right smarts in simple everyday life lessons. Sure, he can't technology (yes that's a verb here) to save his life, but he can say just the right things to help people out. He's done this for Karina, who was struggling between heroism and being a singer. He's helped a little NEXT boy who had suffered ridicule from other children. He's helped Pao-Lin and Ivan as well. In general, he's a handy figure to have around. He's not book-smart, but he's world-weary.
And he's not too bad at being fatherly, either.
... However. As we see with his relationship with Kaede, he has trouble with it. With someone as oblivious as he is, and with such a little amount of parenting under his belt, he often finds himself at ends with his daughter; he'd left her in the care of his mother so that he could live in the city and carry on Tomoe's wishes and his own, but because of that he's grown distant, so while he understands parenthood, he's never had to fully endure it. About five full years and five off-and-on years under his belt makes him surprisingly confused about how this whole 'dad' thing works. He speaks in cutesy voices and asks if she wants to sleep in his bed. And bathe with him.
At age 10.
It just goes to show how stuck in the present he is (or in this case, the past?). He doesn't even realize time and aging happens while he's away. But his intentions are good! They really are! And that is the final note to this horrendous personality section: his intentions are always good. Even when he messes things up, or causes someone grief, or gets himself into injury-prone problems, his intentions are always good. When he didn't put his faith in Barnaby during the Jake fiasco, it was because he just wanted to keep an eye out for Bunny's well-being. When he didn't tell him he was retiring, it was because he was suffering a lot of turmoil and he couldn't bring himself to hurt him further. He just wants everything to go smoothly. But it can't, because he's in a series where things love to go wrong for him on a daily basis.
... But at least his heart is pretty damn big. When all's said and done, that's what makes him such a good sight for sore eyes. And that's what's made things work out pretty okay, in the end.
Strengths:
Physical: Kotetsu has trained his body to be top notch, because that's what this line of work asks for! In fact, even without his hero powers he's a pretty tough guy to take on in a normal one-on-one fist fight-back in his teenage days, he was able to take on Antonio and his NEXT power without using his own. He's extremely athletic as well, being able to get a balloon out of a tree without any climbing involved; just a little fancy foot work. His endurance is also pretty great, as he's able to flee from multiple heroes in later episodes with just his wire watch and a little sprinting.
With his Hundred Power, he's particularly powerful. Everything physical is enhanced times 100, such as his speed, endurance, durability, strength, and his senses as well. He was capable of listening through rain to find his daughter, who had been trapped in a shrine during a typhoon. He can also do surprisingly powerful things like bend metal into a knot, pick up cars, and get himself thrown through things with little injury compared to a normal human being. He can even smash concrete with his face. Sure, it bruises, but whatever. :^|b
He also has the power suit to work with (if he stumbles upon it in Luceti, anyway), which withstands fire and most natural elements. He uses it often, and even when he's not capable of using his NEXT abilities this is a handy thing to fall back on. It has an interior monitor for keeping tabs on video, audio, statuses of the suit, and so on. Not to mention, a handier version of his wire watch, located on the arm.
... And really cool sponsors on the suit. That's soooo a physical strength.
... And he can sing and play harmonica? I guess that's pretty groovy. Markin' that down as a physical skill, baby.
Mental: INDOMITABLE SPIRIT!! But really, his mental strength probably lies most in being a seasoned hero. He's already dealt with a lot of crazy shit, and he's built a strong mentality around it, having to endure thing after thing in his occupation and life. He's also smarter than he lets on, solving a few problems in the series before any of the other characters do, and we've already mentioned his wonderful fatherly attitude.
Emotional: He's pretty good at keeping a neutral face when things get heavy. And his empathy and desire to help people is both a strength and a problem. But mainly a strength. It pays to not be a cold, heartless person, y'know? There's not much point in helping people if you feel nothing for a job like that.
Weaknesses:
Physical: Aah, the Hundred Power is such a double-edged sword. On one hand, he becomes so very strong, but on the other, it only lasts five minutes at a time. Er. Well, more like 3:45** now. In his canon he's been slowly declining in power every time he uses his NEXT abilities. And after he uses his maximum amount of power, he's unable to use it again for another full hour or so. This means that if he's in the middle of a battle and all of his fighting time dries up, he'll just be another normal human for beating up. Because of this, he'll only use his powers when absolutely necessary, often to save people. When he and Nathan were being attacked by a large armored suit, he didn't even use it then until he realized it was too serious not to.
And we're talking 'it's shooting bullets at me but that's okay' mentality, here.
Gotta make those powers count where they're utilized.
**I don't have any plans to immediately continue his downward spiral in NEXT time in Luceti, but it'll probably end up happening sooner or later, because it'd be cruel fun to play out. Maybe. I'm hoping this is okay? If not I can continue decreasing his powers while he's there.
Mental: Already brought up, but he's big on staying in his own head, working out his own issues. Which is good... sometimes. But it often gets him into even bigger messes when he should just say what is troubling him. Hah. Other than that, his power doesn't enhance his mental prowess, so he's just a normal human upstairs. Also, some may consider his manchild attitude a weakness, since it makes him oblivious and dorky half the time. I'd like to think it's charming. :^|
Ah! And he has poor memory. Don't ever rely on him to remember anything, because he slips up quite often. He says it's because when you're in his job for a long time, faces tend to blend together, but really, he just doesn't keep in to memory.
Emotional: Set him in front of a really sad movie and give him a Kleenex. Watch and observe.
Name: Ashlee
Livejournal Username: bushyeyebrows
E-mail: ashtraydentist@aol.com
AIM/MSN: ashtraydentist
Current Characters at Luceti:
not_a_bluesbro
asobouyo
mikandelinquent
whats_a_sneeze
Character
Name: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (Hero Name: Wild Tiger)
Fandom: Tiger & Bunny
Gender: male
Age: Mid-thirties (36 is his fall-back age, if I need it, but nothing canon has been given yet :|)
Time Period: Episode 25 (Pre-year time-skip, when the final battle is over.)
Wing Color: Green, like his armor. It'll glow a lovely blue while his NEXT powers are employed.
History: Located here!
And a hideous little interview with Kotetsu here for kicks.
Personality:
... Where do I even start with this guy. (╯ಠ_ರೃ)╯︵ ┻━┻
Hrm. Okay, let's try the beginning.
The series starts off telling the viewer just what they need to know about this strange fella here: he's a hero-not just a hero, but a Hero, someone who truly wants to save the day. Also, that he breaks things a lot on account of his reckless or thoughtless behavior, and he isn't afraid to jump right into the rough of things if a person's in need of help. His philosophy is simple because he's a pretty simple man: don't take lives, needlessly or not, and don't turn down someone in need. Some would consider him a pretty poor hero in his world, but really, he's actually not half bad at it. He just focuses himself away from media attention, or the points heroes acquire to be top dog. None of that's important. What is important is coming to anyone's aid, because that's what the job should always be about.
He's been seen doing things as simple as getting a boy's balloon out of a tree for him, to trying to resuscitate a criminal who's already died. And in other cases, he's yelled at Barnaby (his unlikely partner) for showing little interest in the murders of three prisoners Barnaby had apprehended, as well as properly gave Lunatic an angry tongue-lashing for taking lives of criminals into his own hands, regardless if they deserve it or not (it even causes a rare moment where Kotetsu angrily yells out in frustration, unable to help Lunatic's victims).
The fact of the matter is, he understands life is irreplaceable. His wife Tomoe had died a few years prior and that certainly reinforced such an idea, as he understands the immense pain of losing someone dear to you, but it has always been an important value to keep. Whether he learned it from his mother, Mr. Legend, or some other source, it's stuck with him since the day he was given his job on Hero TV... And speaking of his job, he is consistently titled 'old-fashioned'. Which isn't a lie, as he's not what the new generation of Hero tends to be. He believes in the past values and rules (he's called old-school at just the mention of wearing a mask). It's probably taken from Mr. Legend and others from heroes past; Kotetsu has old recordings of them and will occasionally watch them like the fanboy he is. He's also from a fairly rural place compared to the urban setting of Sternbild, in a family that had older Japanese values and traditions.
Besides being 'old-school', Kotetsu's claim to fame in the series is either being reckless or intuitive. Mainly the former. The opposite of Barnaby, he tends to rely on gut reactions and rushes into things without concern for consequences, typically led by the tune of 'someone needs help, ergo I must help hastily'. He causes a lot of damage to this and that (though he has pretty impeccable percents on not maiming people, so that's a relief), and often has to pay damages fines through his company. Despite many complaints by the people who hire him, he's very steadfast in his ways and shows no signs of changing that anytime soon. Broken inanimate objects are of no consequence, because they're easy to replace with just a little lot of cash. Even in the final episode, he ends up aiding in destroying a perfectly good car and glass roof. Just from walking.
... Yeah, he's a clumsy hero. He's bumbling and clumsy. In any given scene of him running, it's pretty obvious he's not the nimblest character in the series. Hell, even Rock Bison-a character who's attributes are being big and tough in clunky suits of armor-is probably more graceful on his feet than Tiger is. He trips, he runs funny, and he always ends up doing something or another wrong that ends in failure. For example, in the first episode his power runs out in mid-jump and he nearly falls to his death. In the next, he accidently grapple hooks Barnaby into him and gets them stuck together. That's a major point to keep in mind about this guy: he tries. He tries so hard, he really does! But he doesn't think things through, or he doesn't pay any mind to his surroundings, or he just has the worst luck. Whatever the case, even his partner admits his enthusiasm is one of his only strong points. He's persistent and that is just one of those Wild Tiger trademarks you can't toss out.
Ah, but you can't really bring up Kotetsu's persistence without mentioning his selflessness. Probably the least cautious person in the series in regards to his own mortality, he's come to the conclusion long ago that a hero should be prepared to give up his life for the people and his/her job. It's just something that comes with the decision to be a hero, and if you can't accept that, then you're in for a rude awakening. He doesn't do his job for the public's adoration or respect (even if he would like someone to acknowledge he's not a total reject or failure ;;), he's doing it because he wants this. He's been injured pretty badly at times through the series, whether it's protecting his partner, or protecting the city from explosives, ooor taking a hit to insure he and Barnaby can free his daughter and the other heroes. He knows he's capable of getting killed in the line of duty, and he's cool with that.
That said, his selflessness extends to more annoying levels, for the people around him. In fact, it's selfish selflessness, if that's possible. He doesn't want to burden anyone with his problems, both because it's awful to heap anything on other people, and because he couldn't handle bothering other people. He doesn't tell Barnaby about his powers declining because it would have worried his partner. He doesn't tell Kaede that he's a hero because she'd worry about him. He doesn't tell Barnaby he's quitting because he worried about leaving him alone. He generally keeps to himself about all his troubles, and in that regard he's a lot like Barnaby is. A loner in terms of his own burdens (though let it be known he sucks at lying, so at least people can catch him off guard this way). And because of his trouble of just spitting it out and letting people know what's going on, he often breaks his promises.
And god, he can't keep a promise to save his damned soul. He promises Kaede things, he promises Barnaby things, he promises a lot because that's just what he jumps to. He doesn't consider the ramifications for when he can't keep the promise. It's like his brain doesn't think ahead that far. And considering how he is, it really probably doesn't. He's a present-tense sort of person who's only driven by the things that are happening to him as he speaks. At first in the series, he focuses on merely being a hero-there's nothing else to be planned. Go to work, do the job, done. But as the show progresses and he begins to lose his powers, his inability to grasp the future hits him full-swing and is actually an extremely important character point for him (especially in episode 17). Living in the moment is one thing you can't deny Tiger has a good grip on.
Speaking of things he doesn't have a good grip on, Kotetsu is oblivious to a lot of things. For one, he's oblivious to any advances toward him or anything of that nature. In fact, even his seiyuu's admitted he's not sure how someone like him managed to reproduce. And even if he weren't still gripping to his relationship with his wife, who'd passed away years prior to the series start, he has no focus or drive when it even comes to that sort of thing... Ah, yeah. His relationship with Tomoe is one of the most important relationships in the series. They'd met when they were in high school, and it's pretty obvious it's been Kotetsu's only romantic interest-at least from around age 16, to around age 30, if I had to surmise a decent time-frame in the series. She was the one who supported him in his goal to become a hero, and even picked out his hero name. He made a promise to her, just before her death, that he would always be one. And it's that promise in the 17th episode that torments him.
He's still very deeply in love with her, even years later. While he's come to terms with her death, he hasn't made any step to move on with his own life. I doubt he ever plans to.
A less somber transition: Kotetsu is an intelligent character. He's not exactly a dumbass, even if he has his dumbass moments. Most of the characters are caught off guard by his displays of intelligent at times, merely because he doesn't employ it often with his fiery go-go-GO! personality. He was the only person to figure out how Jake Martinez's second power worked, and even managed to convince Barnaby to have faith in him during a time where he had very little. He also has the right smarts in simple everyday life lessons. Sure, he can't technology (yes that's a verb here) to save his life, but he can say just the right things to help people out. He's done this for Karina, who was struggling between heroism and being a singer. He's helped a little NEXT boy who had suffered ridicule from other children. He's helped Pao-Lin and Ivan as well. In general, he's a handy figure to have around. He's not book-smart, but he's world-weary.
And he's not too bad at being fatherly, either.
... However. As we see with his relationship with Kaede, he has trouble with it. With someone as oblivious as he is, and with such a little amount of parenting under his belt, he often finds himself at ends with his daughter; he'd left her in the care of his mother so that he could live in the city and carry on Tomoe's wishes and his own, but because of that he's grown distant, so while he understands parenthood, he's never had to fully endure it. About five full years and five off-and-on years under his belt makes him surprisingly confused about how this whole 'dad' thing works. He speaks in cutesy voices and asks if she wants to sleep in his bed. And bathe with him.
At age 10.
It just goes to show how stuck in the present he is (or in this case, the past?). He doesn't even realize time and aging happens while he's away. But his intentions are good! They really are! And that is the final note to this horrendous personality section: his intentions are always good. Even when he messes things up, or causes someone grief, or gets himself into injury-prone problems, his intentions are always good. When he didn't put his faith in Barnaby during the Jake fiasco, it was because he just wanted to keep an eye out for Bunny's well-being. When he didn't tell him he was retiring, it was because he was suffering a lot of turmoil and he couldn't bring himself to hurt him further. He just wants everything to go smoothly. But it can't, because he's in a series where things love to go wrong for him on a daily basis.
... But at least his heart is pretty damn big. When all's said and done, that's what makes him such a good sight for sore eyes. And that's what's made things work out pretty okay, in the end.
Strengths:
Physical: Kotetsu has trained his body to be top notch, because that's what this line of work asks for! In fact, even without his hero powers he's a pretty tough guy to take on in a normal one-on-one fist fight-back in his teenage days, he was able to take on Antonio and his NEXT power without using his own. He's extremely athletic as well, being able to get a balloon out of a tree without any climbing involved; just a little fancy foot work. His endurance is also pretty great, as he's able to flee from multiple heroes in later episodes with just his wire watch and a little sprinting.
With his Hundred Power, he's particularly powerful. Everything physical is enhanced times 100, such as his speed, endurance, durability, strength, and his senses as well. He was capable of listening through rain to find his daughter, who had been trapped in a shrine during a typhoon. He can also do surprisingly powerful things like bend metal into a knot, pick up cars, and get himself thrown through things with little injury compared to a normal human being. He can even smash concrete with his face. Sure, it bruises, but whatever. :^|b
He also has the power suit to work with (if he stumbles upon it in Luceti, anyway), which withstands fire and most natural elements. He uses it often, and even when he's not capable of using his NEXT abilities this is a handy thing to fall back on. It has an interior monitor for keeping tabs on video, audio, statuses of the suit, and so on. Not to mention, a handier version of his wire watch, located on the arm.
... And really cool sponsors on the suit. That's soooo a physical strength.
... And he can sing and play harmonica? I guess that's pretty groovy. Markin' that down as a physical skill, baby.
Mental: INDOMITABLE SPIRIT!! But really, his mental strength probably lies most in being a seasoned hero. He's already dealt with a lot of crazy shit, and he's built a strong mentality around it, having to endure thing after thing in his occupation and life. He's also smarter than he lets on, solving a few problems in the series before any of the other characters do, and we've already mentioned his wonderful fatherly attitude.
Emotional: He's pretty good at keeping a neutral face when things get heavy. And his empathy and desire to help people is both a strength and a problem. But mainly a strength. It pays to not be a cold, heartless person, y'know? There's not much point in helping people if you feel nothing for a job like that.
Weaknesses:
Physical: Aah, the Hundred Power is such a double-edged sword. On one hand, he becomes so very strong, but on the other, it only lasts five minutes at a time. Er. Well, more like 3:45** now. In his canon he's been slowly declining in power every time he uses his NEXT abilities. And after he uses his maximum amount of power, he's unable to use it again for another full hour or so. This means that if he's in the middle of a battle and all of his fighting time dries up, he'll just be another normal human for beating up. Because of this, he'll only use his powers when absolutely necessary, often to save people. When he and Nathan were being attacked by a large armored suit, he didn't even use it then until he realized it was too serious not to.
And we're talking 'it's shooting bullets at me but that's okay' mentality, here.
Gotta make those powers count where they're utilized.
**I don't have any plans to immediately continue his downward spiral in NEXT time in Luceti, but it'll probably end up happening sooner or later, because it'd be cruel fun to play out. Maybe. I'm hoping this is okay? If not I can continue decreasing his powers while he's there.
Mental: Already brought up, but he's big on staying in his own head, working out his own issues. Which is good... sometimes. But it often gets him into even bigger messes when he should just say what is troubling him. Hah. Other than that, his power doesn't enhance his mental prowess, so he's just a normal human upstairs. Also, some may consider his manchild attitude a weakness, since it makes him oblivious and dorky half the time. I'd like to think it's charming. :^|
Ah! And he has poor memory. Don't ever rely on him to remember anything, because he slips up quite often. He says it's because when you're in his job for a long time, faces tend to blend together, but really, he just doesn't keep in to memory.
Emotional: Set him in front of a really sad movie and give him a Kleenex. Watch and observe.
