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Character: Catherine Bloom
Series: Gundam Wing
Character Age: 19
Canon:Gundam Wing is just one of many mecha shows that features young teenagers fighting for Justice and Peace in giant space robots. Loosely summed up, the plot of Wing is that the Earth and the space colonies got into a big fight and now a bunch of kids have to fix everything with said giant space robots or possibly by becoming major political figures at fifteen. Such is the way of THE FUTURE.
Catherine Bloom, a knife-thrower who works at a circus cleverly named The Circus, is not a part of this fight; like many characters in the series, she detests the war going on and the violence that it brings, because it killed her family when she was younger. Catherine treats Gundam pilot Trowa Barton as a younger brother, a role he himself comes to accept as the series progresses (his personality-altering amnesia probably helped). She's protective of Trowa, always encouraging him to smile - and willing to punch sense into him when he tries to emulate Heero's self-destruction. Despite the war going on around her and Trowa's less-than-cooperative behavior at times, Catherine is a helpful, upbeat young woman who looks over those she holds dear to her and looks to the bright side of things.
Sample Post:
Come one, come all, men and women, adults and children, living and undead, to The Circus! We've got everything you've ever wanted in a swamp circus! Gorillas balancing on tightrope! Marcy's juggling act - real, live campers, juggled for your enjoyment! Toucans that explode mysteriously in mid-air and then regenerate - that's what the plastic sheets are for, only two dollars a sheet! And of course, no circus would be complete without the most dangerous of acts - the knife-throwing act!
However, I'm missing my usual partner for this act - has anyone seen him, by the way? About this tall, doesn't talk much, bangs out to here? No? He's got a very distinct look - wears white pants and a green turtleneck that probably needs a good washing about now - you're sure? Well, don't worry, I know he'll show up eventually! Now then, is there any brave zombie willing to volunteer? How about you, my good woman - yes, you, the one with the shaky hand! What's your name? Oh, Mary-Anne? That's very lovely. No, no, you don't have to wear the clown pants, don't worry!
Take a small bow for the audience - nothing too grand! We want you to stay in one piece, after all! Smile and wave to the crow, just a little bit, with your better hand - that's good! Now, just stand against the backdrop, Mary-Anne, limbs out like a star. Don't let the cheers distract you...there! Perfect! Smile a little, okay? There's the first three, that wasn't so bad! Smile for the audience, just a little - not so wide that your jaw falls off! Remember, hold perfectly still now, and...
...don't worry, I'm sure you'll get on just fine without that hand! We may need to burn the backdrop, though.
Poll Vote!
Character: Jiroubou
Series: Naruto
Character Age: 14, Rly.
Canon: One of the four elite bodyguards for the leader of Sound
Village, Orochimaru, Jiroubou is appointed the title of 'Southern
Gate'. He's the largest of the four, standing at about 5 feet 10
inches and weighing a good 214 pounds, but is also considered the
weakest of them. Even with this, Jiroubou's physical strength is
incredible, allowing him to wretch enormous slabs of earth from the
ground and toss them around as projectiles. He uses mainly basic
physical attacks and earth-based jutsu, but also has the ability to
absorb charka as a source of both energy and food. During the "Sasuke
Retrieval" arc, Jiroubou was left to fight of Chouji while the rest of
his team continued to Sound Village with Sasuke. He was, however,
defeated and killed by a fatal blow to the chest…from a butterfly.
Yes, a butterfly.
As a person Jiroubou is a traditionalist, and will prefer things done
in a strictly orthodox manner. Jiroubou is basically the 'gentleman'
of the group because of this, continuously scolding Tayuya on her
dirty language and oftentimes stepping in to keep the others in line.
Aside from that is what seems to be a sort of self-loathing nature,
with a possible inferiority complex as a fun bonus.
Sample Post:
I refuse to believe that this is a camp.
And I refuse to believe this is a field hospital in said camp.
A medical anything anywhere is supposed to be clean.
The strange green color of your skin well, whatever skin you do
have, nurse, is not an example of that. And neither are those
hacksaws on that table in the back. You'd think it makes more sense to
prevent rust. Or do you want to give all your patients
tetanus?
Well, not that you heard me or anything. Would you stop mumbling to
yourself for a minute? I need to…what was that about seasonings? Ugh,
nevermind. Listen; where exactly is this? …Louisiana. What the hell
sort of…a what, state? I meant right here. You were calling
it a camp; well, which camp is it?
…What?! And what do you mean by that? I wouldn't expect that
kind of language coming from a woman like yourself! It's not right for
a girl to be talking like that! Why, I ought to show you something
about proper…what? The name? Oh, I get it. Urh, well. It's
just I wouldn't think to name a place something like that.
And now, if you'll let me go, I'd like to find something to eat in
this place before I starve. Guh, haven't eaten in 40
minutes! Oh, you do have food? Great, I'd hate to get
lost wandering around this place for…I, urhm. I believe that's an arm.
…
Listen, there really is a difference between eating
chakra and eating people. For the millionth time, I
do not do cannibalism, vore, or anything along those lines. Do I have
to explain it to you, too? That's right, put the limb away.
…no, I won't eat the leg, either. Stop it, seriously.
Now that's out of the way, I…Hm? Stable condition? I guess if you
ignore the headache I have after arguing with you, I am. That
gallbladder is pretty tempting, though. Thanks, I think I
will leave. If you'll excuse me, I -AUGH!
Ouch. Ouch. There go my legs. Ouch. Who in the world dug this
pitfall, and what the hell is it in front of a field
hospital? You! Yes, you up there with the hairy back! Orange
spots? What in the- Would you mind explaining this? Don't act
dumb, I'm talking about this pit. What is it for, and why is there so
much mud down here?
…
What do you mean it's not mud?
Poll Vote!
Character: Huang Yue Ying
Series: Kessen 2
Character Age: Looks (and acts) to be in her teens. Apper
estimates her age in the 16~19 year range.
Canon: Kessen 2 is known as gripping tale about magic,
loyalty, betrayal, tits, and a man who will risk everything and go
against Heaven for love. Or rather, "That game that doesn't actually
have much to do with the Three Kingdoms Era of Chinese History, even
though it's set there."
In this tale, Huang Yue Ying plays the role of the mad scientist, whose
sole purpose is to dispense weapons of mass destruction in an
inappropriately irrational and exuberant fashion. No, really.
She's cheerful and extremely easily excitable, which means that
she's primarily seen gesticulating excitedly and squealing as she
gleefully tells you of all the ways her brilliant inventions will kill
another human being. And let's not forget punctuating her statements
with a singsong "Yeah~" which REALLY seems to annoy her husband, Zhuge
Liang. But despite all that, she's an extremely competent inventor,
known for such contraptions as fire-breathing tanks, ninja launchers,
and the Aibo.
Sample Post:
I had high hopes for my new workshop, but this is better than anything I
could've ever dreamed! It's even been filled with cannon fodder!
♥ No, no. Not you guys. I meant the guys who look like
they're made out of table scraps! Like, take this one over here! I can
look at him and say "Now THAT was once a pork cutlet!" Now, I don't
know the magician who could've made all of these old leftover meat men
to test my weapons on, but I think I owe him a big thank you, yeah! They
look so much sturdier than straw dummies, too; I might be able to use
some of them twice! Thank you, mystery magician! Please send more! I
don't know how many we'll have left when I'm through with them! ♥
Not that I'm saying I'm just going to blow them all up right at the
start, though. There's just so much I want to make and so much testing
I have to do, you know? And besides, look at all these people! If I
were to just start blowing things up left and right, someone could get
hurt, and that's totally what I don't want to do! But I am saying that
it's not like anybody is going to miss maybe thirty, fifty, or five
hundred meat men, yeah? I mean, come on! All they do is walk around,
fall apart, and smell bad! But really, what can you expect from
leftovers? Especially the ripe ones? I think I'll start with
them, y-yeah.
So what am I going to make first? To kick off the grand opening, I was
going to go with the theme of "Bigger, Badder, Better, YEAH!" but that
would be way too easy to guess! Not that there's anything wrong with a
fifty foot tall dragon that spits fire, but maybe I should do something
a little smaller. A little sneakier. Something cute, like a kitten!
Nobody would EVER suspect a kitten. I'd just set it down, wind it up,
send it on its way, and then... KABOOM! YEAH! Does anyone want to
guess how many meat men I could get with it? Go on! Go ahead and
guess! There are so many around that I don't think you'll have to worry
about guessing too high, so give me some really big numbers! And
actually, you know what? I'll make TWO kittens. One to test and blow
up, and one dud as a prize for the person with the closest guess. How
does that sound? It'll still scoot around and purr, yeah, but it just
won't explode.
I mean, after all, I'm not going to give explosives to just anybody.
That stuff is dangerous in the wrong hands! ♥
Poll Vote!
Character: Midou Ban
Series: Get Backers (Anime)
Character Age: 18
Canon: Get Backers is about a group of less than normal, more than average, just a little on the whole freak-of-nature types. The main characters, Ban and Ginji, use their special powers to work as Retrievers, getting anything back for a fee, albeit usually including mass destruction, havoc, and all-around chaos. Cocky and sometimes childish, with a huge appetite and an ego to match, Midou Ban is half of the Get Backers pair, the yin to his ditsy and energetic, blonde electricity spewing partner Ginji's yang. This of course doesn’t mean that Ban can’t be a pervert for large breasts, with a tendency to switch from being sophisticated and suave to becoming a twitchy annoying ass you want to slap.
Also known as "The Man of the Evil Eye", Ban possesses the Jagan, a useful ability to induce a minute-long hypnotic illusion upon anyone whose eyes he meets, with some limitations. Sadly, he and his partner are also cursed with constant bad luck; always losing their money, getting their car towed, and never having enough food to eat being just the tip of the iceberg. Ban is uncaring and often rude toward most, barring those with money or food, and constantly on the lookout for some quick cash. Although he can seem silly and a bit of a mental flake sometimes, Ban has a hidden arsenal of intelligence, the battle senses of a genius tactician, and secret inherited skills, leaving him a man to be reckoned with. Unless you're the meter maid.
Sample Post:
The next time Ginji ever whines about wanting to navigate again, I’m gonna shove the map up his big flaring monkey nostrils. America is the land of opportunity, with busty blondes and greasy artery clogging Freedom Fries of love. Instead of hanging out with waitresses and freeloading food, I’m stuck in the middle of some blasted forest with my car towed, a parking ticket I can’t read and my retarded electric eel of a partner missing!
Finally, signs of human life! Hey you there! Got any food? Moldy pizza, half-eaten donuts, anything, I’m desperate. I haven’t eaten in two days since I paid off the car’s last tow fee and that was in pennies.
I…havenomoney, but I can give you something better. The services of the great and renowned Get Backers! What? Never heard of us? Well, ladies and gentlemen, you never again have to fear losing the things you love. Things you once loved and cherished! Things you've misplaced and wish to have back!
We meaning me since that blonde retard is missing get back anything! Our success rate is nearly perfect! Professional retrievers, Get Backers at your service! And if you feed me first, I'll even consider giving you a discount.
So, lovely lady with the oh my gawd 36E chest absolutely lovely green slip? Anything I could provide my services in retrieving for you? Trust me, we can get anything back, dear miss, if you and your spirited companions will have me over for dinner first.
That's a bar-b-que pit there, is it? Where's the- Why are you sprinkling me with…is that pepper? Oh great, you're not nubile, American campers are you? I thought that face looked too ugly to be just bad make-up. This is getting out of hand…No, don't hand me your arm! Back! Back, I say!
Alright, hands and teeth off! Don't blame me for not trying to be polite first. I’m gonna give you creeps a lot more than you can chew, so stare into my eyes-
Oh. Crap. Usually the eyeballs of the other person don’t just drop out like that.
Ahh, backing off now, huh? Well, you better learn to fear the great Midou Ban! I'm nobody's marinated roast! And just so you know, the brochure lied! This scenic route sucks!
Oh. Hehe…n-nice purple gorilla.
Poll Vote!
Character: Akaba Hayato
Series: Eyeshield 21
Age: 17
Canon: Eyeshield 21 is That Damn Sports Manga where everyone is obsessed with American Football and becoming the best team in Japan. Enter the Bando Spiders! Blatantly plagiarising the red-and-blue Spider-Man outfit for their uniforms, this team of high-schoolers is different from the rest. Known as a "kick team," Bando specializes on using kicking as their main play and are viewed as an underdog team because of it. However with their key players, Sasaki Koutarou and Akaba Hayato, Bando aims to prove itself a formidable opponent. That is, if the key players would stop fighting. The tournament is in for some fun time, kiddies!
Known as "The Red-Eyed Ace," last year's Tokyo Most Valuable Player, and originally believed to be the original Eyeshield 21, Akaba Hayato has the skills to be the best and the confidence to back it up. He's also a complete retard and compares everything to music. While he may gripe and criticize everything, it doesn't really matter because you can't understand what he says anyway. Fiercely devoted to both his team and to music, Akaba never does anything halfway. Going all out for his team is not just something he chooses, it's something he believes in. Cool, calm, and collected, Akaba is a natural born leader with his sights on the top, doing whatever he can to make sure he wins.
But he will cut a bitch if anyone touches his precious guitar. >:(!!
Sample Entry:
Madam Sayre, your camp is dischordant.
Not only is your establishment out of tune with the surrounding environment, but the wildlife seem to have gone amok. While it would normally cause alarm to see chipmunks singing, I cannot deny the fact that they are quite harmonious. I hadn't thought songs about hoola-hoops, witch doctors, and rock and roll would be as entertaining as they were. And while I enjoy the color red, I'm afraid I'll have to return the shirt they gave me. The letter "A" on the front does not match the dynamics of my ensemble. Perhaps you should look into cultivating their artistic talent. Just as the sun rises in the east over the swamp, so too does the melody of the woodland animals bring serenity to the tune of life.
-- I do not appreciate the blank looks from the . . . people you have housed here in the swamp. Clearly their inner sense of music and mine are not compatible at all. The constant drone of "brains" would be more suited for a fugue, not the baroque style they're currently using. They should see about getting that fixed.
As I was saying before my intermezzo was interrupted, the use of music would greatly improve the dissonance of your facility. I have not seen any form of encouragement from the staff you've hired as counselors. You don't even have any sort of music hall. I simply cannot let this pass, Madam Director. Using the falsetto tones of the accompanying chipmunks, I will now give a concerto in D Flat major to demonstrate what is sorely lacking from this place.
. . .
If you do not call off your monotoned troupe and have them release my guitar, I'm afraid there will be an encore performance involving much more than kicking.
Poll Vote!
Character: Shindou Hikaru
Series: Hikaru no Go
Character Age: 15
Canon: Hikaru no Go is the story of Hikaru, a young boy who breaks into his grandfather's attic to find something to steal and sell because he failed his most recent social studies test and his parents cut off his allowance. Instead of unforetold riches, Hikaru discovers a goban (a board used to play Go); and it just so happens that this particular goban is possessed by the spirit of a long-dead master Go player, Sai, who drowned himself after an emo back-story of intrigue and dramatic Go-related skulduggery. Sai, ecstatic that someone can see and hear him, possesses Hikaru and inspires Hikaru to become as enraptured by Go as Sai is. A brief summary of the entire series would be: Go is awesome.
Although he matures drastically over the course of the series, Hikaru is still your typical 15-year-old boy who just happens to be obsessed with an old man's board game (who also, when playing said game, becomes startlingly focused, brilliant, and scary). Hikaru's loud, rude, and disrespectful to his elders (though he admittedly catches and corrects himself on it now). Equipped with ETERNAL RIVAL!!1! Touya Akira -- a Go prodigy in his own right who Hikaru has stalked strove to catch up with for years and with whom he now engages in games followed by screaming matches about all the stupid mistakes Touya made -- Hikaru is set to take the Go world by storm, bringing his madcap playing style and genius to the game. ... And then he'll go eat some ramen and read Shounen Jump. ♥
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Sample Post:
Oi, this computer's screwed up - the date in the corner says "2007". Did someone mess with mine? I mean, it's a crap joke if you did. Oh nooo, I woke up and got lost on my way to the game and I went three years into the fuuuutuuuure. It's - it's a bad diversionary tactic, isn't it? To unnerve me before the game? Well HA, I've caught on! What are you gonna do about that?
. . . Uh, I guess get me lost and give me a computer, what? Because there's no way getting lost was my fault, not this time and not the last time before the tournament and any time before that - and if this is some sort of underhanded move to get me lost and then not show up for the game so it's a default win for you . . . That's not the spirit of Go. It's shaming the game and yourself. Your Go will suffer. Even when you lose, you gain knowledge from your opponent. I'll cream you the next time we meet and teach you that!
Huh? Wait, no, I wasn't talking to you, sorry! I was just talking to my - whoaaa, hey, you're foreign, aren't you? Yeah, I can tell - I mean, uh, sorry. Hey, hey, in my culture we don't go for the aorta to say hello! . . . Yes I know that the jugular's in the neck and not the aor - hey you talked normal! Does this mean you'll point me to where they're holding the game? I know it's gotta be around here somewhere, because like I said I am not one for getting lost ever and the geezers always yell at me when I miss games even if it's on accident. Man, you're awesome! Yeah, I play go - I'm a pro, y'know, playing professionally and teaching other players and kicking Touya's butt all the time -
Uh, I thought we were going to the game. This is a convention! I mean, yeah, that Rock Lee's really awesome and has the eyebrows down even though I bet he's a girl, but I kind of need to get to the game now. Well. Two hours ago. Man, they've probably already defaulted and -
. . . Uh. Did that just. His arm bandages went. When did they start using special effects at conventions?! That is so cool! And holy crap, h-hey, that's a - Nami! Can I take your picture? I - oh maaan, why don't I have a camera? You're awesome, great cos - and hey, there's. . . And over there is - okay, I know I hit my head on the crossbar on the train but I'm not hallucinating this or anything am I?
...
Did I die and go to Shounen Jump?
Poll Vote!
Character: Touya Akira
Series: Hikaru no Go
Character Age: 15
Canon: Hikaru no Go is a series that focuses on 12 year old Shindou Hikaru's journey to become a pro in a profession dominated by old men. Each move in the game is treated with the monumental importance of an attack in a fight to the death, and the characters will spend several minutes (or pages) reacting in various dramatic ways before having the decency to explain for the baffled reader just what happened and why it's so important. Hikaru grudgingly starts to play Go after being possessed by the spirit of an ancient player named Sai, but it takes an encounter with a young Go prodigy to fuel him to pursue the game himself.
Akira is said prodigy, a boy who was raised to excel in playing Go. At age 12 he was already at a professional level, and due to only ever associating with people old enough to be his grandparents, he is unfailingly polite and well-mannered. However, the scorn he receives from some of his older counterparts also grants him the ability to publicly strip them down to size while maintaining an image of perfect respectfulness, though not always the image of perfect fashion-Akira's dress sense leaves something to be desired, as it's much more fitting for someone in retirement. This identification with adults makes Akira very socially awkward among his peers, and prone to statements such as “I can't play against people my age because they'll lose the will to play”-which to the other young players is insufferable arrogance, but for Akira is just simple honesty. His life is shaken when he plays and is defeated by Sai-as-Hikaru, and chases him in order to make him play him again. When he finally does, he's bitterly disappointed by Hikaru's beginner play, and decides to have nothing to do with him ever again. Which makes Hikaru intent on catching up to him. Which makes Akira intent on getting further away from him. And so the game of cat-and-mouse begins, with the two spending relatively little time together in the series, but a rather lot of time obsessing about the other.
Sometimes, it seems more accurate to just refer to Hikaru no Go as "the extended courtship of Hikaru and Akira."
Sample Post:
Ah, excuse me? I'm looking for the Go convention-I've never been in this area before, and I seem to be lost. I was told it is being held in the “CFUD” building, but these buildings here all look too small to host it. I must have wandered into a festival of some sort, although I'm not sure for what. The costumes are very interesting, though. Shindou would probably know, but I can't find him either - the games may have started already, so it's really very important that I find it, you see. Yes, miss, that's a very nice dress, but I don't see how it-miss?
Wait-
...
I don't think you understand-I'm not a girl, so this really isn't appropriate for me. Would you please give my clothes back? I-I'm glad you consider it an improvement, but I don't, and I don't think that my opponents will either. It has lace. No, stop! Where are you going? Bring those back, I-
Ah, it's very nice to meet you, Director-san. I... I apologize for my appearance, there was this strange girl and-oh, no! I wasn't insulting your property at all, I was simply surprised. It's the first of its kind to be used as a setting for a tournament, I'm fairly sure. I hope the players won't be too distracted, but I suppose it's true that the best players should not allow themselves to be unsettled by anything. You want a teaching game? I'm very sorry, but there's no time, the games have started-they haven't? Well, in that case, I'd be honored to. ...Might I be allowed to change first? This is really quite-n-no? Are you sure?
All right. You know how to play, do you not? Ah, we can nigiri-that is, choose via. Ah. You want to play black? Of course, if you insist. I'll take white, then. Now, let us begin. ...Oh, forgive me for correcting you, but when you place a stone it is placed, and you cannot move it-yes, I suppose a dress is preferable to no clothing at all. M-ma'am, what are you implying?
Your stones, they seem to be... oddly active. I'm not sure how you did it, but I suppose it's very creative-although it's really quite difficult to make a move when the stones keep biting me. No, I've never heard of “Wizard's Chess”, but I assure you that Go is not like chess, and... there is certainly no ingesting of the stones involved after they are captured. That-that's like cannibalism, Director-san. Y-yes, you're right, it is... just a game, but it still should be treated with respect. You can recognize someone in their Go, you see. It can tell you all sorts of things about them. For instance, by looking at your Go-ah, maybe we had better look at mine. You see, for my next move, I would place the stone here, and now it represents me, or rather my ability to-
...did your stone just...
...
Yes, Director-san. I will be sure not to forget my place again.
Poll Vote!
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Character: Catherine Bloom
Series: Gundam Wing
Character Age: 19
Canon:Gundam Wing is just one of many mecha shows that features young teenagers fighting for Justice and Peace in giant space robots. Loosely summed up, the plot of Wing is that the Earth and the space colonies got into a big fight and now a bunch of kids have to fix everything with said giant space robots or possibly by becoming major political figures at fifteen. Such is the way of THE FUTURE.
Catherine Bloom, a knife-thrower who works at a circus cleverly named The Circus, is not a part of this fight; like many characters in the series, she detests the war going on and the violence that it brings, because it killed her family when she was younger. Catherine treats Gundam pilot Trowa Barton as a younger brother, a role he himself comes to accept as the series progresses (his personality-altering amnesia probably helped). She's protective of Trowa, always encouraging him to smile - and willing to punch sense into him when he tries to emulate Heero's self-destruction. Despite the war going on around her and Trowa's less-than-cooperative behavior at times, Catherine is a helpful, upbeat young woman who looks over those she holds dear to her and looks to the bright side of things.
Sample Post:
Come one, come all, men and women, adults and children, living and undead, to The Circus! We've got everything you've ever wanted in a swamp circus! Gorillas balancing on tightrope! Marcy's juggling act - real, live campers, juggled for your enjoyment! Toucans that explode mysteriously in mid-air and then regenerate - that's what the plastic sheets are for, only two dollars a sheet! And of course, no circus would be complete without the most dangerous of acts - the knife-throwing act!
However, I'm missing my usual partner for this act - has anyone seen him, by the way? About this tall, doesn't talk much, bangs out to here? No? He's got a very distinct look - wears white pants and a green turtleneck that probably needs a good washing about now - you're sure? Well, don't worry, I know he'll show up eventually! Now then, is there any brave zombie willing to volunteer? How about you, my good woman - yes, you, the one with the shaky hand! What's your name? Oh, Mary-Anne? That's very lovely. No, no, you don't have to wear the clown pants, don't worry!
Take a small bow for the audience - nothing too grand! We want you to stay in one piece, after all! Smile and wave to the crow, just a little bit, with your better hand - that's good! Now, just stand against the backdrop, Mary-Anne, limbs out like a star. Don't let the cheers distract you...there! Perfect! Smile a little, okay? There's the first three, that wasn't so bad! Smile for the audience, just a little - not so wide that your jaw falls off! Remember, hold perfectly still now, and...
...don't worry, I'm sure you'll get on just fine without that hand! We may need to burn the backdrop, though.
Poll Vote!
Character: Jiroubou
Series: Naruto
Character Age: 14, Rly.
Canon: One of the four elite bodyguards for the leader of Sound
Village, Orochimaru, Jiroubou is appointed the title of 'Southern
Gate'. He's the largest of the four, standing at about 5 feet 10
inches and weighing a good 214 pounds, but is also considered the
weakest of them. Even with this, Jiroubou's physical strength is
incredible, allowing him to wretch enormous slabs of earth from the
ground and toss them around as projectiles. He uses mainly basic
physical attacks and earth-based jutsu, but also has the ability to
absorb charka as a source of both energy and food. During the "Sasuke
Retrieval" arc, Jiroubou was left to fight of Chouji while the rest of
his team continued to Sound Village with Sasuke. He was, however,
defeated and killed by a fatal blow to the chest…from a butterfly.
Yes, a butterfly.
As a person Jiroubou is a traditionalist, and will prefer things done
in a strictly orthodox manner. Jiroubou is basically the 'gentleman'
of the group because of this, continuously scolding Tayuya on her
dirty language and oftentimes stepping in to keep the others in line.
Aside from that is what seems to be a sort of self-loathing nature,
with a possible inferiority complex as a fun bonus.
Sample Post:
I refuse to believe that this is a camp.
And I refuse to believe this is a field hospital in said camp.
A medical anything anywhere is supposed to be clean.
The strange green color of your skin well, whatever skin you do
have, nurse, is not an example of that. And neither are those
hacksaws on that table in the back. You'd think it makes more sense to
prevent rust. Or do you want to give all your patients
tetanus?
Well, not that you heard me or anything. Would you stop mumbling to
yourself for a minute? I need to…what was that about seasonings? Ugh,
nevermind. Listen; where exactly is this? …Louisiana. What the hell
sort of…a what, state? I meant right here. You were calling
it a camp; well, which camp is it?
…What?! And what do you mean by that? I wouldn't expect that
kind of language coming from a woman like yourself! It's not right for
a girl to be talking like that! Why, I ought to show you something
about proper…what? The name? Oh, I get it. Urh, well. It's
just I wouldn't think to name a place something like that.
And now, if you'll let me go, I'd like to find something to eat in
this place before I starve. Guh, haven't eaten in 40
minutes! Oh, you do have food? Great, I'd hate to get
lost wandering around this place for…I, urhm. I believe that's an arm.
…
Listen, there really is a difference between eating
chakra and eating people. For the millionth time, I
do not do cannibalism, vore, or anything along those lines. Do I have
to explain it to you, too? That's right, put the limb away.
…no, I won't eat the leg, either. Stop it, seriously.
Now that's out of the way, I…Hm? Stable condition? I guess if you
ignore the headache I have after arguing with you, I am. That
gallbladder is pretty tempting, though. Thanks, I think I
will leave. If you'll excuse me, I -AUGH!
Ouch. Ouch. There go my legs. Ouch. Who in the world dug this
pitfall, and what the hell is it in front of a field
hospital? You! Yes, you up there with the hairy back! Orange
spots? What in the- Would you mind explaining this? Don't act
dumb, I'm talking about this pit. What is it for, and why is there so
much mud down here?
…
What do you mean it's not mud?
Poll Vote!
Character: Huang Yue Ying
Series: Kessen 2
Character Age: Looks (and acts) to be in her teens. Apper
estimates her age in the 16~19 year range.
Canon: Kessen 2 is known as gripping tale about magic,
loyalty, betrayal, tits, and a man who will risk everything and go
against Heaven for love. Or rather, "That game that doesn't actually
have much to do with the Three Kingdoms Era of Chinese History, even
though it's set there."
In this tale, Huang Yue Ying plays the role of the mad scientist, whose
sole purpose is to dispense weapons of mass destruction in an
inappropriately irrational and exuberant fashion. No, really.
She's cheerful and extremely easily excitable, which means that
she's primarily seen gesticulating excitedly and squealing as she
gleefully tells you of all the ways her brilliant inventions will kill
another human being. And let's not forget punctuating her statements
with a singsong "Yeah~" which REALLY seems to annoy her husband, Zhuge
Liang. But despite all that, she's an extremely competent inventor,
known for such contraptions as fire-breathing tanks, ninja launchers,
and the Aibo.
Sample Post:
I had high hopes for my new workshop, but this is better than anything I
could've ever dreamed! It's even been filled with cannon fodder!
♥ No, no. Not you guys. I meant the guys who look like
they're made out of table scraps! Like, take this one over here! I can
look at him and say "Now THAT was once a pork cutlet!" Now, I don't
know the magician who could've made all of these old leftover meat men
to test my weapons on, but I think I owe him a big thank you, yeah! They
look so much sturdier than straw dummies, too; I might be able to use
some of them twice! Thank you, mystery magician! Please send more! I
don't know how many we'll have left when I'm through with them! ♥
Not that I'm saying I'm just going to blow them all up right at the
start, though. There's just so much I want to make and so much testing
I have to do, you know? And besides, look at all these people! If I
were to just start blowing things up left and right, someone could get
hurt, and that's totally what I don't want to do! But I am saying that
it's not like anybody is going to miss maybe thirty, fifty, or five
hundred meat men, yeah? I mean, come on! All they do is walk around,
fall apart, and smell bad! But really, what can you expect from
leftovers? Especially the ripe ones? I think I'll start with
them, y-yeah.
So what am I going to make first? To kick off the grand opening, I was
going to go with the theme of "Bigger, Badder, Better, YEAH!" but that
would be way too easy to guess! Not that there's anything wrong with a
fifty foot tall dragon that spits fire, but maybe I should do something
a little smaller. A little sneakier. Something cute, like a kitten!
Nobody would EVER suspect a kitten. I'd just set it down, wind it up,
send it on its way, and then... KABOOM! YEAH! Does anyone want to
guess how many meat men I could get with it? Go on! Go ahead and
guess! There are so many around that I don't think you'll have to worry
about guessing too high, so give me some really big numbers! And
actually, you know what? I'll make TWO kittens. One to test and blow
up, and one dud as a prize for the person with the closest guess. How
does that sound? It'll still scoot around and purr, yeah, but it just
won't explode.
I mean, after all, I'm not going to give explosives to just anybody.
That stuff is dangerous in the wrong hands! ♥
Poll Vote!
Character: Midou Ban
Series: Get Backers (Anime)
Character Age: 18
Canon: Get Backers is about a group of less than normal, more than average, just a little on the whole freak-of-nature types. The main characters, Ban and Ginji, use their special powers to work as Retrievers, getting anything back for a fee, albeit usually including mass destruction, havoc, and all-around chaos. Cocky and sometimes childish, with a huge appetite and an ego to match, Midou Ban is half of the Get Backers pair, the yin to his ditsy and energetic, blonde electricity spewing partner Ginji's yang. This of course doesn’t mean that Ban can’t be a pervert for large breasts, with a tendency to switch from being sophisticated and suave to becoming a twitchy annoying ass you want to slap.
Also known as "The Man of the Evil Eye", Ban possesses the Jagan, a useful ability to induce a minute-long hypnotic illusion upon anyone whose eyes he meets, with some limitations. Sadly, he and his partner are also cursed with constant bad luck; always losing their money, getting their car towed, and never having enough food to eat being just the tip of the iceberg. Ban is uncaring and often rude toward most, barring those with money or food, and constantly on the lookout for some quick cash. Although he can seem silly and a bit of a mental flake sometimes, Ban has a hidden arsenal of intelligence, the battle senses of a genius tactician, and secret inherited skills, leaving him a man to be reckoned with. Unless you're the meter maid.
Sample Post:
The next time Ginji ever whines about wanting to navigate again, I’m gonna shove the map up his big flaring monkey nostrils. America is the land of opportunity, with busty blondes and greasy artery clogging Freedom Fries of love. Instead of hanging out with waitresses and freeloading food, I’m stuck in the middle of some blasted forest with my car towed, a parking ticket I can’t read and my retarded electric eel of a partner missing!
Finally, signs of human life! Hey you there! Got any food? Moldy pizza, half-eaten donuts, anything, I’m desperate. I haven’t eaten in two days since I paid off the car’s last tow fee and that was in pennies.
I…havenomoney, but I can give you something better. The services of the great and renowned Get Backers! What? Never heard of us? Well, ladies and gentlemen, you never again have to fear losing the things you love. Things you once loved and cherished! Things you've misplaced and wish to have back!
We meaning me since that blonde retard is missing get back anything! Our success rate is nearly perfect! Professional retrievers, Get Backers at your service! And if you feed me first, I'll even consider giving you a discount.
So, lovely lady with the oh my gawd 36E chest absolutely lovely green slip? Anything I could provide my services in retrieving for you? Trust me, we can get anything back, dear miss, if you and your spirited companions will have me over for dinner first.
That's a bar-b-que pit there, is it? Where's the- Why are you sprinkling me with…is that pepper? Oh great, you're not nubile, American campers are you? I thought that face looked too ugly to be just bad make-up. This is getting out of hand…No, don't hand me your arm! Back! Back, I say!
Alright, hands and teeth off! Don't blame me for not trying to be polite first. I’m gonna give you creeps a lot more than you can chew, so stare into my eyes-
Oh. Crap. Usually the eyeballs of the other person don’t just drop out like that.
Ahh, backing off now, huh? Well, you better learn to fear the great Midou Ban! I'm nobody's marinated roast! And just so you know, the brochure lied! This scenic route sucks!
Oh. Hehe…n-nice purple gorilla.
Poll Vote!
Character: Akaba Hayato
Series: Eyeshield 21
Age: 17
Canon: Eyeshield 21 is That Damn Sports Manga where everyone is obsessed with American Football and becoming the best team in Japan. Enter the Bando Spiders! Blatantly plagiarising the red-and-blue Spider-Man outfit for their uniforms, this team of high-schoolers is different from the rest. Known as a "kick team," Bando specializes on using kicking as their main play and are viewed as an underdog team because of it. However with their key players, Sasaki Koutarou and Akaba Hayato, Bando aims to prove itself a formidable opponent. That is, if the key players would stop fighting. The tournament is in for some fun time, kiddies!
Known as "The Red-Eyed Ace," last year's Tokyo Most Valuable Player, and originally believed to be the original Eyeshield 21, Akaba Hayato has the skills to be the best and the confidence to back it up. He's also a complete retard and compares everything to music. While he may gripe and criticize everything, it doesn't really matter because you can't understand what he says anyway. Fiercely devoted to both his team and to music, Akaba never does anything halfway. Going all out for his team is not just something he chooses, it's something he believes in. Cool, calm, and collected, Akaba is a natural born leader with his sights on the top, doing whatever he can to make sure he wins.
But he will cut a bitch if anyone touches his precious guitar. >:(!!
Sample Entry:
Madam Sayre, your camp is dischordant.
Not only is your establishment out of tune with the surrounding environment, but the wildlife seem to have gone amok. While it would normally cause alarm to see chipmunks singing, I cannot deny the fact that they are quite harmonious. I hadn't thought songs about hoola-hoops, witch doctors, and rock and roll would be as entertaining as they were. And while I enjoy the color red, I'm afraid I'll have to return the shirt they gave me. The letter "A" on the front does not match the dynamics of my ensemble. Perhaps you should look into cultivating their artistic talent. Just as the sun rises in the east over the swamp, so too does the melody of the woodland animals bring serenity to the tune of life.
-- I do not appreciate the blank looks from the . . . people you have housed here in the swamp. Clearly their inner sense of music and mine are not compatible at all. The constant drone of "brains" would be more suited for a fugue, not the baroque style they're currently using. They should see about getting that fixed.
As I was saying before my intermezzo was interrupted, the use of music would greatly improve the dissonance of your facility. I have not seen any form of encouragement from the staff you've hired as counselors. You don't even have any sort of music hall. I simply cannot let this pass, Madam Director. Using the falsetto tones of the accompanying chipmunks, I will now give a concerto in D Flat major to demonstrate what is sorely lacking from this place.
. . .
If you do not call off your monotoned troupe and have them release my guitar, I'm afraid there will be an encore performance involving much more than kicking.
Poll Vote!
Character: Shindou Hikaru
Series: Hikaru no Go
Character Age: 15
Canon: Hikaru no Go is the story of Hikaru, a young boy who breaks into his grandfather's attic to find something to steal and sell because he failed his most recent social studies test and his parents cut off his allowance. Instead of unforetold riches, Hikaru discovers a goban (a board used to play Go); and it just so happens that this particular goban is possessed by the spirit of a long-dead master Go player, Sai, who drowned himself after an emo back-story of intrigue and dramatic Go-related skulduggery. Sai, ecstatic that someone can see and hear him, possesses Hikaru and inspires Hikaru to become as enraptured by Go as Sai is. A brief summary of the entire series would be: Go is awesome.
Although he matures drastically over the course of the series, Hikaru is still your typical 15-year-old boy who just happens to be obsessed with an old man's board game (who also, when playing said game, becomes startlingly focused, brilliant, and scary). Hikaru's loud, rude, and disrespectful to his elders (though he admittedly catches and corrects himself on it now). Equipped with ETERNAL RIVAL!!1! Touya Akira -- a Go prodigy in his own right who Hikaru has stalked strove to catch up with for years and with whom he now engages in games followed by screaming matches about all the stupid mistakes Touya made -- Hikaru is set to take the Go world by storm, bringing his madcap playing style and genius to the game. ... And then he'll go eat some ramen and read Shounen Jump. ♥
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Sample Post:
Oi, this computer's screwed up - the date in the corner says "2007". Did someone mess with mine? I mean, it's a crap joke if you did. Oh nooo, I woke up and got lost on my way to the game and I went three years into the fuuuutuuuure. It's - it's a bad diversionary tactic, isn't it? To unnerve me before the game? Well HA, I've caught on! What are you gonna do about that?
. . . Uh, I guess get me lost and give me a computer, what? Because there's no way getting lost was my fault, not this time and not the last time before the tournament and any time before that - and if this is some sort of underhanded move to get me lost and then not show up for the game so it's a default win for you . . . That's not the spirit of Go. It's shaming the game and yourself. Your Go will suffer. Even when you lose, you gain knowledge from your opponent. I'll cream you the next time we meet and teach you that!
Huh? Wait, no, I wasn't talking to you, sorry! I was just talking to my - whoaaa, hey, you're foreign, aren't you? Yeah, I can tell - I mean, uh, sorry. Hey, hey, in my culture we don't go for the aorta to say hello! . . . Yes I know that the jugular's in the neck and not the aor - hey you talked normal! Does this mean you'll point me to where they're holding the game? I know it's gotta be around here somewhere, because like I said I am not one for getting lost ever and the geezers always yell at me when I miss games even if it's on accident. Man, you're awesome! Yeah, I play go - I'm a pro, y'know, playing professionally and teaching other players and kicking Touya's butt all the time -
Uh, I thought we were going to the game. This is a convention! I mean, yeah, that Rock Lee's really awesome and has the eyebrows down even though I bet he's a girl, but I kind of need to get to the game now. Well. Two hours ago. Man, they've probably already defaulted and -
. . . Uh. Did that just. His arm bandages went. When did they start using special effects at conventions?! That is so cool! And holy crap, h-hey, that's a - Nami! Can I take your picture? I - oh maaan, why don't I have a camera? You're awesome, great cos - and hey, there's. . . And over there is - okay, I know I hit my head on the crossbar on the train but I'm not hallucinating this or anything am I?
...
Did I die and go to Shounen Jump?
Poll Vote!
Character: Touya Akira
Series: Hikaru no Go
Character Age: 15
Canon: Hikaru no Go is a series that focuses on 12 year old Shindou Hikaru's journey to become a pro in a profession dominated by old men. Each move in the game is treated with the monumental importance of an attack in a fight to the death, and the characters will spend several minutes (or pages) reacting in various dramatic ways before having the decency to explain for the baffled reader just what happened and why it's so important. Hikaru grudgingly starts to play Go after being possessed by the spirit of an ancient player named Sai, but it takes an encounter with a young Go prodigy to fuel him to pursue the game himself.
Akira is said prodigy, a boy who was raised to excel in playing Go. At age 12 he was already at a professional level, and due to only ever associating with people old enough to be his grandparents, he is unfailingly polite and well-mannered. However, the scorn he receives from some of his older counterparts also grants him the ability to publicly strip them down to size while maintaining an image of perfect respectfulness, though not always the image of perfect fashion-Akira's dress sense leaves something to be desired, as it's much more fitting for someone in retirement. This identification with adults makes Akira very socially awkward among his peers, and prone to statements such as “I can't play against people my age because they'll lose the will to play”-which to the other young players is insufferable arrogance, but for Akira is just simple honesty. His life is shaken when he plays and is defeated by Sai-as-Hikaru, and chases him in order to make him play him again. When he finally does, he's bitterly disappointed by Hikaru's beginner play, and decides to have nothing to do with him ever again. Which makes Hikaru intent on catching up to him. Which makes Akira intent on getting further away from him. And so the game of cat-and-mouse begins, with the two spending relatively little time together in the series, but a rather lot of time obsessing about the other.
Sometimes, it seems more accurate to just refer to Hikaru no Go as "the extended courtship of Hikaru and Akira."
Sample Post:
Ah, excuse me? I'm looking for the Go convention-I've never been in this area before, and I seem to be lost. I was told it is being held in the “CFUD” building, but these buildings here all look too small to host it. I must have wandered into a festival of some sort, although I'm not sure for what. The costumes are very interesting, though. Shindou would probably know, but I can't find him either - the games may have started already, so it's really very important that I find it, you see. Yes, miss, that's a very nice dress, but I don't see how it-miss?
Wait-
...
I don't think you understand-I'm not a girl, so this really isn't appropriate for me. Would you please give my clothes back? I-I'm glad you consider it an improvement, but I don't, and I don't think that my opponents will either. It has lace. No, stop! Where are you going? Bring those back, I-
Ah, it's very nice to meet you, Director-san. I... I apologize for my appearance, there was this strange girl and-oh, no! I wasn't insulting your property at all, I was simply surprised. It's the first of its kind to be used as a setting for a tournament, I'm fairly sure. I hope the players won't be too distracted, but I suppose it's true that the best players should not allow themselves to be unsettled by anything. You want a teaching game? I'm very sorry, but there's no time, the games have started-they haven't? Well, in that case, I'd be honored to. ...Might I be allowed to change first? This is really quite-n-no? Are you sure?
All right. You know how to play, do you not? Ah, we can nigiri-that is, choose via. Ah. You want to play black? Of course, if you insist. I'll take white, then. Now, let us begin. ...Oh, forgive me for correcting you, but when you place a stone it is placed, and you cannot move it-yes, I suppose a dress is preferable to no clothing at all. M-ma'am, what are you implying?
Your stones, they seem to be... oddly active. I'm not sure how you did it, but I suppose it's very creative-although it's really quite difficult to make a move when the stones keep biting me. No, I've never heard of “Wizard's Chess”, but I assure you that Go is not like chess, and... there is certainly no ingesting of the stones involved after they are captured. That-that's like cannibalism, Director-san. Y-yes, you're right, it is... just a game, but it still should be treated with respect. You can recognize someone in their Go, you see. It can tell you all sorts of things about them. For instance, by looking at your Go-ah, maybe we had better look at mine. You see, for my next move, I would place the stone here, and now it represents me, or rather my ability to-
...did your stone just...
...
Yes, Director-san. I will be sure not to forget my place again.
Poll Vote!