Permission/Stats Meme
Age: 12
Hair Color: black
Eye Color: brown
Medical Info: Ico is a completely normal little boy… except for those horns growing out of his head.
Physical Traits: Well, the horns. They come out a little above and behind his temples and sweep up and out, and are sharp and sturdy enough to serve as weapons in a pinch. Ico wears a bandage-like headband to hide where they emerge through his scalp and hair, so they could be mistaken for some kind of headdress.
Ico is ethnically Asian.
What’s OK to mention: Nothing springs to mind that’d be a no-no. If you were to tell him he’s from a video game he wouldn’t know what you were talking about, and will just brush you off. Still, I’ve taken him from before the finale, so spoiling him just wouldn’t be nice.
Note for the psychics: Open book. Kid’s got some abandonment angst and is touchy about his cursed heritage (see below), but beyond that, he’s sunny.
Abilities: Ico’s supposed to be cursed (check out the game Shadow of the Colossus for the origin-related, spoiler-tastic details of said curse), but nothing’s really ever made of it beyond “Congratulations… You’ve got horns.” Still, kids from that same cursed bloodline have been sacrificed to an evil sorceress for generations, so there’s evidently something special about them. Maybe their blood makes good furniture polish..?
Ico’s also a bundle of energy, always running somewhere, climbing something, or exploring someplace. He’s very agile and surprisingly strong-a wiry, tense strength less suited to lifting large weights and more suited to supporting his own bodyweight while climbing or swinging or what have you. He’s very bright, very good at figuring out how things like mechanical devices work through simple observation, and has an intuitive ability to find solutions to puzzles and logic problems.
Hugging/kissing/other non-violent physical contact: Ico’s not used to a lot of physical contact and might find those kinds of thing awkward. Puberty hasn’t hit, so girls are still icky… (except for Yorda).
Can I shapeshift/bodyswap/spit at/step on/etc?: Ask first, please.
Fighting: Ico won’t fight except to protect himself or someone else, and if you push him that far, watch out-he’s scrappy and has no concept of discretion being the better part of valor. Although he’s not too physically impressive in his own right, he’ll use whatever he has at hand to try and ruin your day-canon has him using big sticks like 2x4s, swords, torches, a big freakin’ mace, and throwing jars and even grenades to defeat enemies, and if they’re not available, he’ll try and gouge you with his horns. He also won’t give up, so be prepared to finish what you start with him, because he’ll only stop if you back off, put him out, or put him down.
Maim/Murder/Death: Injuring Ico’s alright if you clear it with me first, but I’d definitely appreciate advance warning. Murder and death aren’t part of my outlook for Ico’s future, so consider those a “No,” … unless it’s for something cool. Either way, ask.