zodion application (copy)
✖ PLAYER:
Name & LJ: Qu-ko (aphotic)
Birthdate & Age: January 16th, 1991 / age 20
Characters played in Zodion: N/A
✖ CHARACTER:
Name: Touko (known as Hilda in the US release, also sometimes White)
Canon: Pokemon Black and White
PB/Image: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6f/Black_White_Hilda.png
Info links: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hilda | http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Black_and_White_Versions
Canon Point: Post-game
Gender: Female, through and through. No gender issues here.
Age: It's stated that the Black and White protagonists are supposed to be a little older than the previous protagonists, and since the games don't define their ages like the manga and anime, it's safe to guess -- I'd peg her anywhere between 15 and 18.
Birthdate/Sign: Oct. 31 / Scorpio
Tattoo: Right above her heart, on her right breast, low and small enough to be hidden by her shirt.
Suitability: Well, on one hand, Touko is not about to go and whore herself out to the whole of the game. She isn't oblivious to the concept of sex and love, certainly, and has hormones of her own as a teenage girl, but it's not something she actively pursues -- although she may eye couples with good chemistry and a strong relationship a little enviously at times, she knows it's a personal matter, and wouldn't seek it out if she didn't have to, or give every possible suitor a suggestive wink and a seductive wiggle of her body. No, much as she wonders about it sometimes, it's not that high on her list of priorities. And sometimes, the boundary between friendship and love isn't so clearly defined anyway. Obviously, the idea that sex = worship will shock her and probably creep her out a little.
However, she's nothing if not motivated to do the things she wants to do, and achieve her goals. This is probably her most defining trait of all, and she'd go to even the most painful and ruthless lengths to do what she sets out to do, if necessary. Failure is absolutely not an option in her mind, and when she does fail, she judges herself harshly, when no one is looking close enough to tell. Even when this fierce and indomitable willpower is set aside, there's still the fact that as a traveler on the road all the time, she's grown extremely capable of adapting to tough situations and new settings, able to live up to what they demand of her to stay alive very quickly. This will certainly hold true for the game, too.
So, you bet your damn godhoods Touko will do it if it comes down to that. Will she try to avoid it and put it off at first, in hesitation? Sure, of course. But if given a choice between that and total solitude, failure, pain, disappointment -- she'll do it, as the more preferable option, for those people and Pokemon who depend upon her. It wouldn't be any worse than ultimately letting them down in the end, would it? It's another challenge for her to conquer, and she happens to love a challenge. (Even if it's kind of skeevy...)
Power: Well, I wouldn't call Pokemon training a power, but for the sake of not cheating the system and giving Touko a power and having her Pokemon too, she'll just have the Pokemon. In particular, she'll be bringing along a Samurott -- it even matches the water-alignment of Scorpio, as an added bonus!
Personality: (Worth noting that Touko is a silent protagonist -- which, in turn, makes her a bit of a canon OC with some pasted-on traits from the game. While her history is the same, her personality is up to interpretation, and my particular adaptation of her didn't change the plot of the game or the actions she took, simply the things she may have thought and felt about it.)
Sometimes, fate is a cruel and dangerous mistress to be playing around with, but generally not for Touko. She's always plunged into important matters headfirst, without hesitation -- while not downright reckless and not beyond thinking before she acts, she is assertive and capable, a very motivated and in-control individual who will occasionally go to great, sometimes ridiculous lengths to accomplish her goals. Her emotions are strong, and she feels incredibly deeply at all times -- when she is depressed, it is a deep, black depression; when she is enthusiastic, it is a sincere, passionate enthusiasm. She is a girl who does things with all her heart, and harbors few regrets about her actions. With her friends, if they can't stand the spotlight and aren't prepared to stand by her no matter what seemingly impossible nightmares may lie in her future, then they are generally encouraged to back out ASAP, and she won't lie to anyone about this, either.
Unafraid to speak her mind and confident in her abilities, Touko often comes across as an independent woman who doesn't bother with second thoughts or self-doubts. She's almost always honest and straightforward with her words, which the people she surrounds herself with seem to respect along with her emotional tenacity, even though she can be curt and blunt and even harsh every once in a while, without intending to be. Even so, it's hard not to be friends with her; unless someone makes a particular effort to get in her way or antagonize her, she will reach out to them warmly regardless of any basis to do so. With the exception of Ghetsis, for whom she has a very strong dislike, she seems naturally comfortable around people, even going so far as to be concerned about people she doesn't even know. It turns out she's very sensitive to the feelings of others, and compassionate to what is quite probably a fault in some way. With people like Ghetsis, however, she seems to have difficulty letting things go, least of all a grudge against someone who has wronged her, personally or impersonally. It was not a slowly-formed, knee-jerk first impression, however, and let it be known she's not above making people who have crossed her pay, depending on the severity of the transgression...
At the same time, Touko, Bianca, and Cheren have a very open and honest relationship, and can seem more like a trio of siblings than mere childhood friends, sometimes bickering with each other and sometimes protective of one another. She's also extremely fond of N, whom she respects and admires but also feels inexplicably responsible for and wants to support. The passion she applies to her Pokemon training is especially unusual; she tries to give each of her Pokemon individual attention and make sure none of them feel left out, and trusts them with perhaps more things than she would trust to even Bianca and Cheren. She takes it very hard when she can't help others, and often refuses to give up on them, to just let things die, but one can imagine how hurt she must be when others around her, the people she cares about, have problems that can't be solved. In life in general, trust is very important to Touko, and she likes to keep her friends on equal footing with her as much as possible (except, of course, when it comes to Pokemon battling, as Cheren has found the hard way). In the same vein, if someone is beginning to wear her normally-durable trust thin or never earned it to begin with, it's not uncommon for her to start getting suspicious of them for one reason or another.
She isn't quite as intellectual as some of her friends (N and Cheren, specifically), but when she actually uses what she learns, she's a force to be reckoned with. Touko is by no means ditzy or dumb, and indeed likes to learn new things; although she tends to think with her heart over her head more often than not and can be stubborn and difficult to budge from one set decision, her choices are made completely without regret or second thought. She has moments revealing a more introspective and curious side of herself, showing that she actually thinks quite a lot and has some startling insight, especially in regard to human nature and behavior; she simply appears to prefer bonding with others heart-to-heart than impressing them with her dazzling wit. Her strength is not in intellect, no, but rather in adaptation: it enables her to enter into gym leader matches and come out no worse for wear after catching onto the strategy and patterns of the opponent, to pick up the knack of something after only moments of experience, and to adjust effortlessly to new situations. In addition to these talents, Touko has a nearly magnetic personality, making it hard for people to truly dislike her -- assuming, of course, she's not getting in the way of their evil deeds or anything.
Touko has a sense of humor and an odd love of mischief that presents itself occasionally, too. She's not above fooling around with friends in the least dignified way possible, and doesn't mind being silly with her best friends, at that. To her, there's no better way of being at ease and unguarded, just enjoying life. Usually, the teasing is very tame, though; she doesn't mind getting mildly physical (in fact, she tends to be quite touchy-feely with people she trusts), and isn't all that hesitant about using any femininity to rile anyone up, though it does not come up often. Romance in general is an almost sacred topic to her, even so; though she's pretty feminine in most ways, even in her zeal and drive to always do better than before, there's a part of her that adamantly refuses to judge people by gender like that or try to take advantage of it, and so she tries to view her friends as people, not as a male-this or a female-that. This is true of her Pokemon, as well, for she views them all on the same level as humans, a viewpoint only reinforced by her adventures in Unova. However, she sometimes gets a little possessive over people, and while it's generally not a malicious sort of jealousy, Touko is not beyond pouting and acting hurt, even jokingly, over one of her friends getting their attention completely monopolized, or someone obtaining something she cannot have.
Touko is unswervingly loyal and dedicated to her cause, and sometimes seems more like a force of nature than a mere human. In short, everything about her is warm, not cold, and that can often be an understatement. Though she is sometimes afraid of things greater than her that she feels she cannot handle or overcome, she covers for it by hiding behind cheer and unyielding determination. And truly, she appears to be very open and friendly on the surface, but this may not be entirely the case. When you watch Touko in action, she doesn't seem very timid at all... but that's because there's another level to her. She likes everyone to think that she shares everything and has no secrets -- "what you see is what you get", that's the impression people get from Touko, of course, and it's always been that way. But inside there's a deeper layer, a more thoughtful layer, where she understands everything and wants to help people. She has a surprisingly strong natural defense: instead of pushing everybody away so that they can't touch her innermost core, she seems to prefer to make friends with everybody, so that they all THINK they know her really well, while keeping that core, that little pearl of who she really is hidden. All along she's maintained that she wants to be a great trainer, but she's kept from everyone the real reason she travels, that she wants to fulfill as many lives as possible to fill her own void, human and Pokemon. She is still innately honest, sometimes blunt, but is still able to hide her more insightful side impressively well. Even if she does not tell the whole truth, which is not actually all that uncommon as opposed to the worst alternative (lying outright), it can be difficult for her to live with the guilt of not being completely truthful with those who she's supposed to trust with everything. In the end, Touko is a good person, though -- she doesn't like hurting others, but can unintentionally wind up becoming the guilty party anyway by poor, miscalculated wording in high-emotion situations, or concealing something from someone else in an attempt to protect them.
Name & LJ: Qu-ko (aphotic)
Birthdate & Age: January 16th, 1991 / age 20
Characters played in Zodion: N/A
✖ CHARACTER:
Name: Touko (known as Hilda in the US release, also sometimes White)
Canon: Pokemon Black and White
PB/Image: http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/6/6f/Black_White_Hilda.png
Info links: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hilda | http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Black_and_White_Versions
Canon Point: Post-game
Gender: Female, through and through. No gender issues here.
Age: It's stated that the Black and White protagonists are supposed to be a little older than the previous protagonists, and since the games don't define their ages like the manga and anime, it's safe to guess -- I'd peg her anywhere between 15 and 18.
Birthdate/Sign: Oct. 31 / Scorpio
Tattoo: Right above her heart, on her right breast, low and small enough to be hidden by her shirt.
Suitability: Well, on one hand, Touko is not about to go and whore herself out to the whole of the game. She isn't oblivious to the concept of sex and love, certainly, and has hormones of her own as a teenage girl, but it's not something she actively pursues -- although she may eye couples with good chemistry and a strong relationship a little enviously at times, she knows it's a personal matter, and wouldn't seek it out if she didn't have to, or give every possible suitor a suggestive wink and a seductive wiggle of her body. No, much as she wonders about it sometimes, it's not that high on her list of priorities. And sometimes, the boundary between friendship and love isn't so clearly defined anyway. Obviously, the idea that sex = worship will shock her and probably creep her out a little.
However, she's nothing if not motivated to do the things she wants to do, and achieve her goals. This is probably her most defining trait of all, and she'd go to even the most painful and ruthless lengths to do what she sets out to do, if necessary. Failure is absolutely not an option in her mind, and when she does fail, she judges herself harshly, when no one is looking close enough to tell. Even when this fierce and indomitable willpower is set aside, there's still the fact that as a traveler on the road all the time, she's grown extremely capable of adapting to tough situations and new settings, able to live up to what they demand of her to stay alive very quickly. This will certainly hold true for the game, too.
So, you bet your damn godhoods Touko will do it if it comes down to that. Will she try to avoid it and put it off at first, in hesitation? Sure, of course. But if given a choice between that and total solitude, failure, pain, disappointment -- she'll do it, as the more preferable option, for those people and Pokemon who depend upon her. It wouldn't be any worse than ultimately letting them down in the end, would it? It's another challenge for her to conquer, and she happens to love a challenge. (Even if it's kind of skeevy...)
Power: Well, I wouldn't call Pokemon training a power, but for the sake of not cheating the system and giving Touko a power and having her Pokemon too, she'll just have the Pokemon. In particular, she'll be bringing along a Samurott -- it even matches the water-alignment of Scorpio, as an added bonus!
Personality: (Worth noting that Touko is a silent protagonist -- which, in turn, makes her a bit of a canon OC with some pasted-on traits from the game. While her history is the same, her personality is up to interpretation, and my particular adaptation of her didn't change the plot of the game or the actions she took, simply the things she may have thought and felt about it.)
Sometimes, fate is a cruel and dangerous mistress to be playing around with, but generally not for Touko. She's always plunged into important matters headfirst, without hesitation -- while not downright reckless and not beyond thinking before she acts, she is assertive and capable, a very motivated and in-control individual who will occasionally go to great, sometimes ridiculous lengths to accomplish her goals. Her emotions are strong, and she feels incredibly deeply at all times -- when she is depressed, it is a deep, black depression; when she is enthusiastic, it is a sincere, passionate enthusiasm. She is a girl who does things with all her heart, and harbors few regrets about her actions. With her friends, if they can't stand the spotlight and aren't prepared to stand by her no matter what seemingly impossible nightmares may lie in her future, then they are generally encouraged to back out ASAP, and she won't lie to anyone about this, either.
Unafraid to speak her mind and confident in her abilities, Touko often comes across as an independent woman who doesn't bother with second thoughts or self-doubts. She's almost always honest and straightforward with her words, which the people she surrounds herself with seem to respect along with her emotional tenacity, even though she can be curt and blunt and even harsh every once in a while, without intending to be. Even so, it's hard not to be friends with her; unless someone makes a particular effort to get in her way or antagonize her, she will reach out to them warmly regardless of any basis to do so. With the exception of Ghetsis, for whom she has a very strong dislike, she seems naturally comfortable around people, even going so far as to be concerned about people she doesn't even know. It turns out she's very sensitive to the feelings of others, and compassionate to what is quite probably a fault in some way. With people like Ghetsis, however, she seems to have difficulty letting things go, least of all a grudge against someone who has wronged her, personally or impersonally. It was not a slowly-formed, knee-jerk first impression, however, and let it be known she's not above making people who have crossed her pay, depending on the severity of the transgression...
At the same time, Touko, Bianca, and Cheren have a very open and honest relationship, and can seem more like a trio of siblings than mere childhood friends, sometimes bickering with each other and sometimes protective of one another. She's also extremely fond of N, whom she respects and admires but also feels inexplicably responsible for and wants to support. The passion she applies to her Pokemon training is especially unusual; she tries to give each of her Pokemon individual attention and make sure none of them feel left out, and trusts them with perhaps more things than she would trust to even Bianca and Cheren. She takes it very hard when she can't help others, and often refuses to give up on them, to just let things die, but one can imagine how hurt she must be when others around her, the people she cares about, have problems that can't be solved. In life in general, trust is very important to Touko, and she likes to keep her friends on equal footing with her as much as possible (except, of course, when it comes to Pokemon battling, as Cheren has found the hard way). In the same vein, if someone is beginning to wear her normally-durable trust thin or never earned it to begin with, it's not uncommon for her to start getting suspicious of them for one reason or another.
She isn't quite as intellectual as some of her friends (N and Cheren, specifically), but when she actually uses what she learns, she's a force to be reckoned with. Touko is by no means ditzy or dumb, and indeed likes to learn new things; although she tends to think with her heart over her head more often than not and can be stubborn and difficult to budge from one set decision, her choices are made completely without regret or second thought. She has moments revealing a more introspective and curious side of herself, showing that she actually thinks quite a lot and has some startling insight, especially in regard to human nature and behavior; she simply appears to prefer bonding with others heart-to-heart than impressing them with her dazzling wit. Her strength is not in intellect, no, but rather in adaptation: it enables her to enter into gym leader matches and come out no worse for wear after catching onto the strategy and patterns of the opponent, to pick up the knack of something after only moments of experience, and to adjust effortlessly to new situations. In addition to these talents, Touko has a nearly magnetic personality, making it hard for people to truly dislike her -- assuming, of course, she's not getting in the way of their evil deeds or anything.
Touko has a sense of humor and an odd love of mischief that presents itself occasionally, too. She's not above fooling around with friends in the least dignified way possible, and doesn't mind being silly with her best friends, at that. To her, there's no better way of being at ease and unguarded, just enjoying life. Usually, the teasing is very tame, though; she doesn't mind getting mildly physical (in fact, she tends to be quite touchy-feely with people she trusts), and isn't all that hesitant about using any femininity to rile anyone up, though it does not come up often. Romance in general is an almost sacred topic to her, even so; though she's pretty feminine in most ways, even in her zeal and drive to always do better than before, there's a part of her that adamantly refuses to judge people by gender like that or try to take advantage of it, and so she tries to view her friends as people, not as a male-this or a female-that. This is true of her Pokemon, as well, for she views them all on the same level as humans, a viewpoint only reinforced by her adventures in Unova. However, she sometimes gets a little possessive over people, and while it's generally not a malicious sort of jealousy, Touko is not beyond pouting and acting hurt, even jokingly, over one of her friends getting their attention completely monopolized, or someone obtaining something she cannot have.
Touko is unswervingly loyal and dedicated to her cause, and sometimes seems more like a force of nature than a mere human. In short, everything about her is warm, not cold, and that can often be an understatement. Though she is sometimes afraid of things greater than her that she feels she cannot handle or overcome, she covers for it by hiding behind cheer and unyielding determination. And truly, she appears to be very open and friendly on the surface, but this may not be entirely the case. When you watch Touko in action, she doesn't seem very timid at all... but that's because there's another level to her. She likes everyone to think that she shares everything and has no secrets -- "what you see is what you get", that's the impression people get from Touko, of course, and it's always been that way. But inside there's a deeper layer, a more thoughtful layer, where she understands everything and wants to help people. She has a surprisingly strong natural defense: instead of pushing everybody away so that they can't touch her innermost core, she seems to prefer to make friends with everybody, so that they all THINK they know her really well, while keeping that core, that little pearl of who she really is hidden. All along she's maintained that she wants to be a great trainer, but she's kept from everyone the real reason she travels, that she wants to fulfill as many lives as possible to fill her own void, human and Pokemon. She is still innately honest, sometimes blunt, but is still able to hide her more insightful side impressively well. Even if she does not tell the whole truth, which is not actually all that uncommon as opposed to the worst alternative (lying outright), it can be difficult for her to live with the guilt of not being completely truthful with those who she's supposed to trust with everything. In the end, Touko is a good person, though -- she doesn't like hurting others, but can unintentionally wind up becoming the guilty party anyway by poor, miscalculated wording in high-emotion situations, or concealing something from someone else in an attempt to protect them.