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CHARACTER: Veronica Mars
SERIES: Veronica Mars
CHARACTER AGE: 18
CANON: Meet Veronica Mars. Short, blonde, sassy and armed with a taser and a dog named Back-Up, she fights crime! Well, only if you've paid her to. Meeting her now, you wouldn't think she ever used to be a gullible, slightly naive popular California cheerleader with a happy homelife, a rich boyfriend and an irrepressible force of nature for a best friend. But she was and she wants that Sweet Valley life back or at the very least find out what destroyed it and when we say no one and nothing will stop her? We mean, no one or nothing, come hell, high water or pesky things called the law will stop her.
Driven to discover the truth about the event that caused the upheaval in her life, her best friend's murder, Veronica is more Batman than Superman. Balancing her school life and what passes for her social life with her work for her father, former town sheriff-turned-adulterous-spouse-catching-bail-jumper-nabbin' PI Keith Mars, Veronica never hesitates to plunge herself headlong into the business of other people, all for the very reasonable rate of $500permystery (with discounts for friends and friends-of-friends) Beneath that tough-as-nails cynical exterior is a slightly more fuzzy young woman, unquestioningly loyal to her friends with a do-gooder streak she tries to (and occasionally fails) to hide. But with her trust issues, a tendency to jump to conclusions, stubborn and almost suicidal independent streak that always gets her into more trouble, a slightly skewed moral compass and a Machiavellian way of doing things (she's not afraid to threaten you with mutually assured destruction) and her ever-ready taser, that's a whole lotta exterior to get through.
SAMPLE POST:
WHAT I DID MY SUMMER VACATION
OR HOW TO TRAVEL WITH PERPETUALLY HORNY WOMBATS
OR GET ME OUT OF HERE ALREADY!
By Veronica Mars
I don't usually subscribe to the "When in doubt, blame your parents." school of dealing with your issues, but these are extenuating circumstances. In fact, these are beyond extenuating circumstances since I doubt you'll see that word defined as "extenuating: adj. circumstances can be categorized as extenuating if the following conditions are met: hostile zombies, karaoke-singing zombies, zombies who sing My Way, pimp-zombies, motherfucking llamas (no seriously), and live tentacle porn." But right now? I blame dad. Especially for the llamas. Oh yes, the llamas.
Seriously though, what kind of man would leave his only child, his beloved daughter stranded in New York, all alone without adult supervision? Seriously! Doesn't he care what happens to New York?! Okay so maybe it's not his fault that I wound up in New York by myself. He had a good reason I'm sure. And so maybe it's not his fault I took the case without consulting him. He has warned me though, "Veronica, don't take cases from strange people without running a background check on them." Who's to say what's strange anyway? I mean, sure she broke out into the occasional maniacal laugh, and sure she kept talking about the "Others" like she was a refugee extra from Lost. But she had such a sad story, total Lifetime movie material and she was so determined to find out who killed her fiancé that I could relate. I had to take the case. And the fifty-thousand dollar retainer she offered me.
In hindsight, is fifty grand worth dealing with mutant oak trees invading my personal space and trying to solve a murder alongside a group with members I am only tentatively classing as 'people' (some of whom seem to shoot laser beams from their hands)? Not that I discriminate against the differently-evolved, it's just that it isn't often that I get to threaten to taser people and have them ask me to stop tickling them. Oh screw it, I'll just chalk it up to a life lesson, get my Clue on and chant "A woman cannot survive by taser alone, but also with the creative application of a butane lighter, an extremely flatulent guy named Daz and swamp gas."
So in conclusion, if anyone in a black trenchcoat and a fish hook were to tell me in a faux-spooky voice, "I know what you did last summer", I will not run away screaming or taser him in the groin. I will hug him with tears in my eyes, remind him to bring the Snickerdoodles to the next Zombie Camp Survivors Support Group, and share the touching lessons we learned about appreciating our fellow man... especially the ones who run slower than you.
Poll Vote!
Character: Kazuki Makabe
Series: Soukyuu no Fafner
Character age: 14
Canon:Thirty years ago, Japan was attacked by aliens. A lot of things happened. What's really important is that Japan was sacrificed by mankind, the surviving Japanese ran away to live on a secret island ("the last paradise on Earth"), and the rest of the world is engaged in all-out war with golden aliens bent on assimilating everything and everybody. When the island is found by the aliens, Soukyuu no Fafner (the TV series) begins. Teenagers pilot giant robots and, of course, ultimately save the day.
Kazuki Makabe is one of those pilots. He's kind, polite, and really just wants to protect everyone. He's remarkably physical and his stamina is superb. His morals are non-negotiable and he's inclined to think everyone is good at heart.
Sample Post:
I'm trying to understand it. Somehow I woke up here, and it's definitely not home. It's completely different. The weather, the trees, the wildlife, and the people; they're all different. Strange, even.
No, that's not what I meant. I don't mean you're strange. Just... different, that's all. I've never met anyone like you before. You're all so stiff and cold. Why don't you move?
Ah. I see. You're bound to this place, aren't you? That's horrible. You're frustrated. That's why your arms fall off, isn't it? That's why you grunt and swing your arms. You're all so stiff and cold. I know. You feel like there's no reason to talk anymore, don't you? Like nothing would change, even if you did talk. That's not true. You don't have to give up. Even if it's just "Braaains..." You can't just give up and become a mindless horde like she wants you to.
See? You can do it.
Poll Vote!
Character: Hayner
Series: Kingdom Hearts II
Character Age: In his teens.
Canon: (warning - mild spoilers here.) Hayner is, well, an ordinary
kid. He sleeps, he eats sea salt ice cream, he drags his friends on
adventures, he rivals! at mini-Seifer, he beats the balls off of people with
a fuzzy bat, he gets cloned into a virtual world. Everyday stuff. He was
really, really good friends with Roxas in said virtual world, before Roxas
got deleted from the world and his memory. But there is hope, because
real!Hayner, despite not having actually met him, remembers him in his
heart. Or something like that. He also befriends Sora and Kairi as they
come and go in Twilight Town, and goes out of his way to help them.
Anyway, as far as personality goes, Hayner is brave, thoughtful, outgoing,
and sorta mood-swingy. He’ll be pissed off one moment, upbeat-happy-“Let’s
go to the BEACH!” the next. He’s well-known as a walking attitude problem,
and he’s really stubborn. Once he sets his mind on a belief or decision to
do something, it’s very hard to shake him. He’s also pretty smart and a
loyal friend.
Sample Post:
Okay, seriously, that’s the last time I let Pence talk me into doin’
anything involving the "mysteries of Twilight Town," and especially not
goin’ into that stupid mansion, like I just did a few hours ago. You
know, there’s all these rumors about it, but they’re things like, I dunno,
weird people showin’ up in windows. Do I get that? Nuh-uh. I walk out, and
I’m in some completely other forest, zombies start followin’ me, I
can’t leave, and there’s nothing to do, ‘cause you can’t go into the
lake, and running from gorillas does NOT count. Can things get any more
messed up with my life? Aww man.
What kind of summer camp is this, anyway? Haven’t you people ever heard of
Struggle? Flashlight tag? Come on, I’d settle for jumprope at this
point, ‘cause I’ve been lookin’ around, and it looks like all anyone
ever does around here is just sit around talkin’ and waitin’ to get turned
into stuff. You know, unless that double-decker cheeseburger lied or
something, and it’s always been that way. I’m tellin’ you, what the
crap.
Well, you know what? I say we build a treehouse! We’ll sit up there,
and laugh at those zombies, cause they’ll try to climb up and get us, and
their arm’sll fall off! It’ll be awesome! So come on, who’s with me? I can’t
heaaar you!
…What, no takers? Well fine, I’ll just do it myself then! See how many of
you I let in.
All right! This tree’s perfect! Now to get some nails, and… iiiit’s moving,
what. HELLO, get away from my pants there, ya stupid - okaaaaay,
backing off. Nice tree branch! Just stay over there. Man.
I guess that was how my life could get more messed up. Just haaaad to
ask! But, okay. I can work with this.
Hey, you, zombie! With the rotting flesh, yeah, get over here. Go distract
that tree so I can nail, will ya? C’mon, it’ll be easy, you just push the
knothole! Any cartoon’ll tell ya that. No worries, I’ve got your
back! Go on three. Awright, ready?
One… two…. THREE!
WHOA.
I uh. Completely didn’t see that coming. That does it, I’m gonna need
a whole army of zombies! GATHER ROUND, PEOPLE! THIS MEANS WAR!
Poll Vote!
Character Name: Kidoumaru
Series: Naruto
Age: 14 (http://www.leafninja.com/biographies-K.php and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Sound#Kidomaru )
Canon (spoilers for the Barrel o’ Sasuke arc): Kidoumaru is a
member of the Sound Four (along with Sakon, Ukon, Tayuya, and Jiroubou),
Orochimaru’s elite squadron of bodyguards and barrier experts. He’s
generally considered the second-strongest member of the group, with a number
of combat advantages including six arms, a third eye, and an ability to
produce both unbreakable spider-webs and spikes, knives and arrows, from his
mouth; he can also summon huge spiders and, like the rest of the Sound Four,
he has a Curse Seal allowing him access to abnormal levels of power.
Usually smiling like he’s about to play an evil prank on someone, Kidoumaru
is reckless in a fight and finds combat entertaining until he comes bored
(frequently) with sub-par enemies or settles down with the concentration of
a serious gamer (less often) when someone really offers a challenge.
Technically the smartest member of the Sound Four and the best tactician, he
undermines his own abilities by “playing around” too much (Orochimaru’s
words) and toying with his opponents when he really should just kill them
outright. This bad habit costs him dearly when Hyuuga Neji uses his head as
a Jyuuken punching bag. Around people he trusts (which amounts to, um, his
team), he's a bit more cautious and sometimes acts to shut down arguments or
reassure the recitent.
Sample Post:
'Kay, lost both my sense of direction and contact with the other Four, but
on the plus side I think I've stumbled on a military establishment that’s
run by idiots. Some kind of training camp, I guess, but what kind of
training institution leaves out useless metal tubes and some kind of
mini-computer apparently good for nothing but popping out porn ads?
Piece of crap doesn't even have Spider Solitaire on it. Then
again, maybe I’m closer to Leaf territory than I thought.
But forget that. If you ignore the swamp fumes, this trash place isn’t
actually all that bad. Shambling undead? Check. Lake-dwelling squid-thing
useful for security, possible food source, and entertainment value? Check.
Aw, it’s even playing nicely with my spider god summon.
...scratch that last part. Sound budgets for jumbo shipments of paper
towels, right?
Better find the others so we can get rid of that sorry excuse for a barrier
and start a proper takeover...although I might need to find a fire hose
first, that squid really hasn't got the message about female spiders yet.
The only thing that’s gotta go are these damn toucans. Next one asks me if
I'm gonna put on a unitard and run around catching thieves just like flies
is getting an arrow through its little purple head, then spit-roasted.
Poll Vote!
Character: Grimmjow Jaggerjack
Series: Bleach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(manga) )
Character Age: Young man? Difficult, given his
status as a Hollow. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimmjow_Jaggerjack )
Canon: (Warning. Spoilers abound.)
As an arrancar and one of Aizen's Espada, Grimmjow is
a class above your average, everyday Hollow. He tends
to be the most openly rebellious of all of Aizen's
subordinates, frequently doing things his own way,
disobeying direct orders, and nursing a major grudge
against Ichigo Kurosaki.
Grimmjow's temperament could be considered unstable at
best. He swears like sailor, is rabidly
impulsive, bickers with just about everyone around
him, is quick to sortie with just about anyone he
thinks he has a reasonable chance against, and may be
a border-line sadist given the amusement he gets from
hurting others in combat.
His style of clothing reflects his rather free, almost
punkish nature. He wears an opened white jacket that
leaves his chest exposed, blue mascara-like streaks
under his eyes, a white hakama, a black sash, unkempt
blue hair and his sword hanging lazily at his side.
Like all Hollows, Grimmjow has an open space going
through his body. His is located in the center of his
lower torso. He also bears a number 6 tattoo on his
lower back, a mark given to him by Aizen which marks
him as his 6th most powerful Espada. He has thus far
been shown to be about even in power with Ichigo's
"masked" form.
Sample Post:
Oi, oi, what the hell is with this? One of you
bastards had better have an answer for why I'm here,
because I ain't exactly feelin' up to dealin' with
anymore crap today.
Camp Fuck You Die? Granted, it ain't exacty poetic,
but at least it's kinda' ballsy. Not to mention all
the different energies runnin' around this place. You
guys must have some heavy hitters around here,
somewhere.
Funny, it almost feels like...NO FUCKIN' WAY! That
strawberry head is here?! Ah ha ha ha ha! Now you're
talkin'! I'm gonna' love this place if I can have
grudges like this served up to me!
I'm comin' for ya', Kurosaki!
Character: Grimmjow Jaggerjack
Series: Bleach
Character Age: Technically a few months old, as he was only recently created in Bleach canon. He looks about Renji or Ikkaku's age.
Canon: Bleach is a show about the character Kurosaki Ichigo, who was given the powers of a shinigami [Death God aka Soul Reaper]by Kuchiki Rukia to save his family. She only meant to give him part of her powers, but he took them all, so while she waits for her powers to return, he fights Hollows [think of the as souls gone bad who eat other souls] in her place.
Spoiler Warnings for all who are only watching the anime of Bleach or have not reached chapter 198 in the manga!
Arrancar are hollows that have been given shinigami powers. They have the standard hollow hole in their bodies, but the places have shifted. Grimmjow Jaggerjack is the Sexta Espada [6th ranked] of the arrancar and the number is tattooed on his back slightly above his hole. He is strong-willed and, depending on who you ask, varying degrees of crazy and is obsessed with killing the Ichigo. He's crude, tells you what he wants and how he's going to get it, though usually it's just how he's going to kill you. His hollow hole is in his stomach.
Brash and completely reckless, he goes to where Ichigo lives to kill off anyone who has even the slightest bit of spiritual power. To say the least, he fails with flying colors and, not expressing any regret for his actions, he loses his place as an Espada, among other things, and is replaced by another arrancar. He sulks around for a while before regaining his power. He hides his headstrong ways just a bit better after this, but still has a burningly passionate desire to go skewer a certain orange-haired shinigami. He, generally, fails at any type of self-restraint and force is required to stop him from running off to do stupidly suicidal things.
Sample Post :
When I stepped through the garganta, I fully expected to be on earth in a town where I could kick some shinigami ass, and all I saw was a big ass pool of water. Well, whatever. Aizen-sama had sent me for some pansy-assed search mission when he should have sent Mr. Emo-Ice-Princess, but it wasn't like I could argue. Just cus I was searching for him didn't mean I couldn't kill that shinigami bastard. I would search, find him, and then do what that asshole Tousen didn't let me finish... but anyway...
I took ONE fucking step into the place when I realized it was more fucked up than I first thought. There was a tree, with it's limbs in someone's pants, and I'll be damned if any tree I knew of could move like that. A fucking tentacle thing was in the lake, and tentacles really piss me off... Some hairy ape thing looked like it was going all kinds of crazy on some poor guys ass and I know I wasn't the only one who laughed at the idiot and moved on.
Before I could even look around at the rest of the bat-shit crazyness of the place, something touched my fucking hole. Didn't even sense the bastard, he just came up and started groping me as if he had a death wish. Even if he didn't, not only did he get a hole of his very own, he got a better vantage point when his head rolled on the ground and stared back at him. When it kept moving, I had wondered if it was a soul that I could eat or something. If it was, it looked like it carried all sorts of diseases that I didn't want to find out if I could get. Even if I couldn't get them, it looked disgusting anyway. I'd rather starve...
Well, whatever. When I find that shinigami punk I'll kill him and go back. Then Aizen-sama won't have to worry his pretty little head... Now, why the hell can't I sense anything?
Poll Vote!
Remember!
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- If you're going to do the whole "ask me if I voted you out!" thing, please state who you voted out.
- No speculating about the identity of the applicants!
Now VOTE. C-closed
CHARACTER: Veronica Mars
SERIES: Veronica Mars
CHARACTER AGE: 18
CANON: Meet Veronica Mars. Short, blonde, sassy and armed with a taser and a dog named Back-Up, she fights crime! Well, only if you've paid her to. Meeting her now, you wouldn't think she ever used to be a gullible, slightly naive popular California cheerleader with a happy homelife, a rich boyfriend and an irrepressible force of nature for a best friend. But she was and she wants that Sweet Valley life back or at the very least find out what destroyed it and when we say no one and nothing will stop her? We mean, no one or nothing, come hell, high water or pesky things called the law will stop her.
Driven to discover the truth about the event that caused the upheaval in her life, her best friend's murder, Veronica is more Batman than Superman. Balancing her school life and what passes for her social life with her work for her father, former town sheriff-turned-adulterous-spouse-catching-bail-jumper-nabbin' PI Keith Mars, Veronica never hesitates to plunge herself headlong into the business of other people, all for the very reasonable rate of $500permystery (with discounts for friends and friends-of-friends) Beneath that tough-as-nails cynical exterior is a slightly more fuzzy young woman, unquestioningly loyal to her friends with a do-gooder streak she tries to (and occasionally fails) to hide. But with her trust issues, a tendency to jump to conclusions, stubborn and almost suicidal independent streak that always gets her into more trouble, a slightly skewed moral compass and a Machiavellian way of doing things (she's not afraid to threaten you with mutually assured destruction) and her ever-ready taser, that's a whole lotta exterior to get through.
SAMPLE POST:
WHAT I DID MY SUMMER VACATION
OR HOW TO TRAVEL WITH PERPETUALLY HORNY WOMBATS
OR GET ME OUT OF HERE ALREADY!
By Veronica Mars
I don't usually subscribe to the "When in doubt, blame your parents." school of dealing with your issues, but these are extenuating circumstances. In fact, these are beyond extenuating circumstances since I doubt you'll see that word defined as "extenuating: adj. circumstances can be categorized as extenuating if the following conditions are met: hostile zombies, karaoke-singing zombies, zombies who sing My Way, pimp-zombies, motherfucking llamas (no seriously), and live tentacle porn." But right now? I blame dad. Especially for the llamas. Oh yes, the llamas.
Seriously though, what kind of man would leave his only child, his beloved daughter stranded in New York, all alone without adult supervision? Seriously! Doesn't he care what happens to New York?! Okay so maybe it's not his fault that I wound up in New York by myself. He had a good reason I'm sure. And so maybe it's not his fault I took the case without consulting him. He has warned me though, "Veronica, don't take cases from strange people without running a background check on them." Who's to say what's strange anyway? I mean, sure she broke out into the occasional maniacal laugh, and sure she kept talking about the "Others" like she was a refugee extra from Lost. But she had such a sad story, total Lifetime movie material and she was so determined to find out who killed her fiancé that I could relate. I had to take the case. And the fifty-thousand dollar retainer she offered me.
In hindsight, is fifty grand worth dealing with mutant oak trees invading my personal space and trying to solve a murder alongside a group with members I am only tentatively classing as 'people' (some of whom seem to shoot laser beams from their hands)? Not that I discriminate against the differently-evolved, it's just that it isn't often that I get to threaten to taser people and have them ask me to stop tickling them. Oh screw it, I'll just chalk it up to a life lesson, get my Clue on and chant "A woman cannot survive by taser alone, but also with the creative application of a butane lighter, an extremely flatulent guy named Daz and swamp gas."
So in conclusion, if anyone in a black trenchcoat and a fish hook were to tell me in a faux-spooky voice, "I know what you did last summer", I will not run away screaming or taser him in the groin. I will hug him with tears in my eyes, remind him to bring the Snickerdoodles to the next Zombie Camp Survivors Support Group, and share the touching lessons we learned about appreciating our fellow man... especially the ones who run slower than you.
Poll Vote!
Character: Kazuki Makabe
Series: Soukyuu no Fafner
Character age: 14
Canon:Thirty years ago, Japan was attacked by aliens. A lot of things happened. What's really important is that Japan was sacrificed by mankind, the surviving Japanese ran away to live on a secret island ("the last paradise on Earth"), and the rest of the world is engaged in all-out war with golden aliens bent on assimilating everything and everybody. When the island is found by the aliens, Soukyuu no Fafner (the TV series) begins. Teenagers pilot giant robots and, of course, ultimately save the day.
Kazuki Makabe is one of those pilots. He's kind, polite, and really just wants to protect everyone. He's remarkably physical and his stamina is superb. His morals are non-negotiable and he's inclined to think everyone is good at heart.
Sample Post:
I'm trying to understand it. Somehow I woke up here, and it's definitely not home. It's completely different. The weather, the trees, the wildlife, and the people; they're all different. Strange, even.
No, that's not what I meant. I don't mean you're strange. Just... different, that's all. I've never met anyone like you before. You're all so stiff and cold. Why don't you move?
Ah. I see. You're bound to this place, aren't you? That's horrible. You're frustrated. That's why your arms fall off, isn't it? That's why you grunt and swing your arms. You're all so stiff and cold. I know. You feel like there's no reason to talk anymore, don't you? Like nothing would change, even if you did talk. That's not true. You don't have to give up. Even if it's just "Braaains..." You can't just give up and become a mindless horde like she wants you to.
See? You can do it.
Poll Vote!
Character: Hayner
Series: Kingdom Hearts II
Character Age: In his teens.
Canon: (warning - mild spoilers here.) Hayner is, well, an ordinary
kid. He sleeps, he eats sea salt ice cream, he drags his friends on
adventures, he rivals! at mini-Seifer, he beats the balls off of people with
a fuzzy bat, he gets cloned into a virtual world. Everyday stuff. He was
really, really good friends with Roxas in said virtual world, before Roxas
got deleted from the world and his memory. But there is hope, because
real!Hayner, despite not having actually met him, remembers him in his
heart. Or something like that. He also befriends Sora and Kairi as they
come and go in Twilight Town, and goes out of his way to help them.
Anyway, as far as personality goes, Hayner is brave, thoughtful, outgoing,
and sorta mood-swingy. He’ll be pissed off one moment, upbeat-happy-“Let’s
go to the BEACH!” the next. He’s well-known as a walking attitude problem,
and he’s really stubborn. Once he sets his mind on a belief or decision to
do something, it’s very hard to shake him. He’s also pretty smart and a
loyal friend.
Sample Post:
Okay, seriously, that’s the last time I let Pence talk me into doin’
anything involving the "mysteries of Twilight Town," and especially not
goin’ into that stupid mansion, like I just did a few hours ago. You
know, there’s all these rumors about it, but they’re things like, I dunno,
weird people showin’ up in windows. Do I get that? Nuh-uh. I walk out, and
I’m in some completely other forest, zombies start followin’ me, I
can’t leave, and there’s nothing to do, ‘cause you can’t go into the
lake, and running from gorillas does NOT count. Can things get any more
messed up with my life? Aww man.
What kind of summer camp is this, anyway? Haven’t you people ever heard of
Struggle? Flashlight tag? Come on, I’d settle for jumprope at this
point, ‘cause I’ve been lookin’ around, and it looks like all anyone
ever does around here is just sit around talkin’ and waitin’ to get turned
into stuff. You know, unless that double-decker cheeseburger lied or
something, and it’s always been that way. I’m tellin’ you, what the
crap.
Well, you know what? I say we build a treehouse! We’ll sit up there,
and laugh at those zombies, cause they’ll try to climb up and get us, and
their arm’sll fall off! It’ll be awesome! So come on, who’s with me? I can’t
heaaar you!
…What, no takers? Well fine, I’ll just do it myself then! See how many of
you I let in.
All right! This tree’s perfect! Now to get some nails, and… iiiit’s moving,
what. HELLO, get away from my pants there, ya stupid - okaaaaay,
backing off. Nice tree branch! Just stay over there. Man.
I guess that was how my life could get more messed up. Just haaaad to
ask! But, okay. I can work with this.
Hey, you, zombie! With the rotting flesh, yeah, get over here. Go distract
that tree so I can nail, will ya? C’mon, it’ll be easy, you just push the
knothole! Any cartoon’ll tell ya that. No worries, I’ve got your
back! Go on three. Awright, ready?
One… two…. THREE!
WHOA.
I uh. Completely didn’t see that coming. That does it, I’m gonna need
a whole army of zombies! GATHER ROUND, PEOPLE! THIS MEANS WAR!
Poll Vote!
Character Name: Kidoumaru
Series: Naruto
Age: 14 (http://www.leafninja.com/biographies-K.php and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Sound#Kidomaru )
Canon (spoilers for the Barrel o’ Sasuke arc): Kidoumaru is a
member of the Sound Four (along with Sakon, Ukon, Tayuya, and Jiroubou),
Orochimaru’s elite squadron of bodyguards and barrier experts. He’s
generally considered the second-strongest member of the group, with a number
of combat advantages including six arms, a third eye, and an ability to
produce both unbreakable spider-webs and spikes, knives and arrows, from his
mouth; he can also summon huge spiders and, like the rest of the Sound Four,
he has a Curse Seal allowing him access to abnormal levels of power.
Usually smiling like he’s about to play an evil prank on someone, Kidoumaru
is reckless in a fight and finds combat entertaining until he comes bored
(frequently) with sub-par enemies or settles down with the concentration of
a serious gamer (less often) when someone really offers a challenge.
Technically the smartest member of the Sound Four and the best tactician, he
undermines his own abilities by “playing around” too much (Orochimaru’s
words) and toying with his opponents when he really should just kill them
outright. This bad habit costs him dearly when Hyuuga Neji uses his head as
a Jyuuken punching bag. Around people he trusts (which amounts to, um, his
team), he's a bit more cautious and sometimes acts to shut down arguments or
reassure the recitent.
Sample Post:
'Kay, lost both my sense of direction and contact with the other Four, but
on the plus side I think I've stumbled on a military establishment that’s
run by idiots. Some kind of training camp, I guess, but what kind of
training institution leaves out useless metal tubes and some kind of
mini-computer apparently good for nothing but popping out porn ads?
Piece of crap doesn't even have Spider Solitaire on it. Then
again, maybe I’m closer to Leaf territory than I thought.
But forget that. If you ignore the swamp fumes, this trash place isn’t
actually all that bad. Shambling undead? Check. Lake-dwelling squid-thing
useful for security, possible food source, and entertainment value? Check.
Aw, it’s even playing nicely with my spider god summon.
...scratch that last part. Sound budgets for jumbo shipments of paper
towels, right?
Better find the others so we can get rid of that sorry excuse for a barrier
and start a proper takeover...although I might need to find a fire hose
first, that squid really hasn't got the message about female spiders yet.
The only thing that’s gotta go are these damn toucans. Next one asks me if
I'm gonna put on a unitard and run around catching thieves just like flies
is getting an arrow through its little purple head, then spit-roasted.
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Character: Grimmjow Jaggerjack
Series: Bleach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach_(manga) )
Character Age: Young man? Difficult, given his
status as a Hollow. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimmjow_Jaggerjack )
Canon: (Warning. Spoilers abound.)
As an arrancar and one of Aizen's Espada, Grimmjow is
a class above your average, everyday Hollow. He tends
to be the most openly rebellious of all of Aizen's
subordinates, frequently doing things his own way,
disobeying direct orders, and nursing a major grudge
against Ichigo Kurosaki.
Grimmjow's temperament could be considered unstable at
best. He swears like sailor, is rabidly
impulsive, bickers with just about everyone around
him, is quick to sortie with just about anyone he
thinks he has a reasonable chance against, and may be
a border-line sadist given the amusement he gets from
hurting others in combat.
His style of clothing reflects his rather free, almost
punkish nature. He wears an opened white jacket that
leaves his chest exposed, blue mascara-like streaks
under his eyes, a white hakama, a black sash, unkempt
blue hair and his sword hanging lazily at his side.
Like all Hollows, Grimmjow has an open space going
through his body. His is located in the center of his
lower torso. He also bears a number 6 tattoo on his
lower back, a mark given to him by Aizen which marks
him as his 6th most powerful Espada. He has thus far
been shown to be about even in power with Ichigo's
"masked" form.
Sample Post:
Oi, oi, what the hell is with this? One of you
bastards had better have an answer for why I'm here,
because I ain't exactly feelin' up to dealin' with
anymore crap today.
Camp Fuck You Die? Granted, it ain't exacty poetic,
but at least it's kinda' ballsy. Not to mention all
the different energies runnin' around this place. You
guys must have some heavy hitters around here,
somewhere.
Funny, it almost feels like...NO FUCKIN' WAY! That
strawberry head is here?! Ah ha ha ha ha! Now you're
talkin'! I'm gonna' love this place if I can have
grudges like this served up to me!
I'm comin' for ya', Kurosaki!
Character: Grimmjow Jaggerjack
Series: Bleach
Character Age: Technically a few months old, as he was only recently created in Bleach canon. He looks about Renji or Ikkaku's age.
Canon: Bleach is a show about the character Kurosaki Ichigo, who was given the powers of a shinigami [Death God aka Soul Reaper]by Kuchiki Rukia to save his family. She only meant to give him part of her powers, but he took them all, so while she waits for her powers to return, he fights Hollows [think of the as souls gone bad who eat other souls] in her place.
Spoiler Warnings for all who are only watching the anime of Bleach or have not reached chapter 198 in the manga!
Arrancar are hollows that have been given shinigami powers. They have the standard hollow hole in their bodies, but the places have shifted. Grimmjow Jaggerjack is the Sexta Espada [6th ranked] of the arrancar and the number is tattooed on his back slightly above his hole. He is strong-willed and, depending on who you ask, varying degrees of crazy and is obsessed with killing the Ichigo. He's crude, tells you what he wants and how he's going to get it, though usually it's just how he's going to kill you. His hollow hole is in his stomach.
Brash and completely reckless, he goes to where Ichigo lives to kill off anyone who has even the slightest bit of spiritual power. To say the least, he fails with flying colors and, not expressing any regret for his actions, he loses his place as an Espada, among other things, and is replaced by another arrancar. He sulks around for a while before regaining his power. He hides his headstrong ways just a bit better after this, but still has a burningly passionate desire to go skewer a certain orange-haired shinigami. He, generally, fails at any type of self-restraint and force is required to stop him from running off to do stupidly suicidal things.
Sample Post :
When I stepped through the garganta, I fully expected to be on earth in a town where I could kick some shinigami ass, and all I saw was a big ass pool of water. Well, whatever. Aizen-sama had sent me for some pansy-assed search mission when he should have sent Mr. Emo-Ice-Princess, but it wasn't like I could argue. Just cus I was searching for him didn't mean I couldn't kill that shinigami bastard. I would search, find him, and then do what that asshole Tousen didn't let me finish... but anyway...
I took ONE fucking step into the place when I realized it was more fucked up than I first thought. There was a tree, with it's limbs in someone's pants, and I'll be damned if any tree I knew of could move like that. A fucking tentacle thing was in the lake, and tentacles really piss me off... Some hairy ape thing looked like it was going all kinds of crazy on some poor guys ass and I know I wasn't the only one who laughed at the idiot and moved on.
Before I could even look around at the rest of the bat-shit crazyness of the place, something touched my fucking hole. Didn't even sense the bastard, he just came up and started groping me as if he had a death wish. Even if he didn't, not only did he get a hole of his very own, he got a better vantage point when his head rolled on the ground and stared back at him. When it kept moving, I had wondered if it was a soul that I could eat or something. If it was, it looked like it carried all sorts of diseases that I didn't want to find out if I could get. Even if I couldn't get them, it looked disgusting anyway. I'd rather starve...
Well, whatever. When I find that shinigami punk I'll kill him and go back. Then Aizen-sama won't have to worry his pretty little head... Now, why the hell can't I sense anything?
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