Post by damon on Jan 12, 2012 15:50:23 GMT -5
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LET THE WHOLE THING BLOW
B A S I C I N F O
★ NAME: Damon Cross
★ NICKNAME: Akatora
★ MEMBER GROUP: gijinka
★ POKEMON: Arcanine
★ AGE: 18
★ HEIGHT: 6'2
★ WEIGHT: 185lbs
★ FACE CLAIM: Rayne from Neo Angelique Abyss
★ APPEARANCE:
Standing at 6'2 and weighing in at 185, he won't be growing any more than he is already, save maybe a few more pounds for the muscle he has built up. His hair is unusual, in part to his mother's albinism: bright red with snowy white streaks. His father's was red, his mother's silvery white. He also has startling emerald green eyes, which really stand out on his face, which again due to his mother is always a pure, fair complexion that rarely seems to hold a tan. He is well built from working out and classes, and his expression is usually always 'bemused', as though he has something to amuse him. He has an earring and 'chain' in one ear, a stud in the other, both silver. He wears a choker-collar and eccentric red and black clothing with white or silver in it. Very punk-rocker. He has durable leather military style boots.
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P E R S O N A L I T Y
★ POSITIVE:
- Confident
- Charismatic
- Honorable
- Protective
- Skilled fighter
★ NEGATIVE:
- Depression
- Bottles emotions
- Overconfident at times
- Doesn't like to rely on others
- Blunt
★ HABITS, QUIRKS:
- Shakes off to dry his hair
- Likes to chew on things
- Growls
★ OVERALL PERSONALITY:
Confidence comes easily to some people. They are able to retain it without arrogance or egotism. That would describe Damon quite well. He is content with who he is and his lot in life, and doesn't waste time complaining or feeling sorry for himself. He is capable of thinking quickly and always seems to have a plan, and a back up plan, and then another back up plan for that! Nothing ever seems 'hopeless' to this optimistic youth. He has a bit of a hero complex and doesn't hesitate to help out a friend in need. He is non-judgmental and knows how to mind his own business. The downside is that if you aren't his friend you aren't his problem. Not that he would let someone suffer or die, but if it wasn't dire he believes in people learning to help themselves--it's what he has always had to do. He is used to taking care of himself and others that matter, and responsibility is important to him in some senses...though not so much in others.
He's the type of young man to skip his classes and then do well on his tests because he's done his studying and homework. He doesn't like history or science, and manages only average grades at best in those. He doesn't like to be still for long periods of time doing nothing. Chilling and hanging with friends is not 'doing nothing'. He acts quickly and often without thinking, though usually things turn out all right because his plans of action are either very lucky or he seems to know just what to do to fix things. Luck he seems to have in droves. The scrapes he gets out of are uncanny, and he's a silver tongued and clever thing. He has so much charisma, both with the female gender and the male. Not to say he is interested in men, but he sure can play any part he needs to to achieve what he wants or needs. He can act any part that is required to get the job done, in other words.
He is more street smart than anything. He has a bit of a hot temper and any blows to his honor are readily defended. He has pride, though not necessarily meaning he is prideful, and he'll defend that pride as well. He doesn't like being ordered about, and can't stand anyone thinking they're superior to someone else. He believes in equal treatment of all people, and he doesn't pity people, making some think he's perhaps harsh--unless they really know him. He has never had any self pity and expects the same of others. If he falls down he always gets back up again and he is known for never giving up, and sticking by his word and own personal code of morals and behavior.
Secretly, he suffers from depression. His life is not easy, and while he never really realizes that he is discontent with some things he is depressed and bottles it. To the world, he's a happy go lucky sort of guy, but tough as nails. When he breaks down, it is in his room, or on his own where no one can see him. He doesn't confide in others, he feels it's a weakness or complaining. He avoids people during these periods, putting on a 'front' if he has to. It all plays into an act he knows well, but it often gets to the point he wonders how he'll survive another day. He misses having a father figure, and he wishes inside that he could be the one cared for for once, to get to experience what his friends do. Yet he will never admit that, because it makes him feel selfish and guilty. Guilt only adds to the depression, because it isn't his mom's fault, and he has a lot of blame towards his father for leaving. Yet they were close before he disappeared and there is deep hurt that he moved far from them and hasn't seen them since. He sends birthday presents and emails and says Damon can come visit when he's 18, but Damon holds a resentment he doesn't even realize for the man. He has issues, and he bottles this issues until breaking point and then he crashes. Always he picks himself back up again...he doesn't realize things are getting worse.
He isn't much of a flirt, as he's not really good at it and doesn't need to. Girls seem to like that he's not flirtatious and take more interest in him because he isn't. He's not interested in whorish women, he prefers the decent and more innocent ones. He expects everyone to carry their own weight but he seems to know just how far that can go; that not everyone is equally capable, but he expects them to always try their hardest and best. Survival of the fittest is something he believes in. People who are going to behave weakly and believe they can do nothing will accomplish nothing, and attitude and effort has everything to do with it.
He likes skateboarding, music, video games, computer tech, fixing things, cars and motorcycles, singing, playing guitar and piano, and outdoor activities like canoeing and camping, things he does for his own enjoyment in the bit of free time he had. He isn't into sports and isn't a good team player. He prefers to lead and not follow the lead of others and is not very group friendly at all in a situation he is forced to follow others. He is very handy. He would have made one hell of a boy scout. His father, before he left, taught him a lot about those kinds of things. He can build a fire from scratch, build a raft or even canoe from scratch with the bare minimum tools. He can cook better than he'd ever tell anyone and he knows a lot about outdoor survival. He had to care for his mom from a young age and he was working by the time he was ten. It stands to reason he knows what he's doing. He's still a very punky teen though. All tough outer exterior and attitude. He had to develop that to live in a busy city. Things weren't always easy, especially not with the gangs. He is adept at fighting, took kendo, karate, fencing, sword fighting, and other classes--all which he paid for from his own pocket. He had to protect himself and his mom. No one could know just how hard life was for him; he never complained, and never spoke about it in a negative way.
All in all, he'd likely remind someone of a tough hero figure from a video game or anime. Never giving up, tough to the core, reliable and strong of character. A good guy but with a lot of bottled up issues and emotions, he is just one more person trying to survive and figure out who he is and what differences he can make in life.
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H I S T O R Y
- Damon's mother got the virus but the transfusion of a growlithe didn't take effect. Damon's father left them when he was ten, and he got a job as a dishwasher at a diner.
- Not dying, but never well, Damon ended up caring for his mother and doing all the chores plus working and school. He never had a moment to himself.
- Got the virus when he was twelve, and had a lot of guilt that the blood transfer of Arcanine DNA was a success, while his mother's transfusion failed. The cost of it took up the entirety of the savings his father had bothered to leave them, plus his own. They had a rough time of things for a year afterwards, trying to catch up again. His friends who knew nicknamed him 'Akatora'. He began to learn to fight, kendo, with a staff, and karate, and his greatest treasure is an expandable metal staff his sensei gave him upon his graduating to master.
- He had plenty of friends and was quite popular, but only a couple who knew his secret. He secretly had wanted to be a trainer, but his mother's illness didn't permit. Then miraculously, a few days before he turned eighteen, she suddenly seemed well. The doctors said it was wonderful, the DNA had finally meshed after several transfusions with another growlithe's DNA. So he decided he'd become a trainer, like he'd always wanted to.
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P L A Y E R I N F O
★ OOC NAME: Rai
★ AGE: N/A
★ OTHER CHARACTERS: 12
★ RP SAMPLE:
N/A
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★ template was made for wretches and kings, do not steal ★
★ template was made for wretches and kings, do not steal ★
CLEAR AND TRUE
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