Zukini
Jun 20, 2015 21:23:13 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2015 21:23:13 GMT -5
Member Information
Player Username: mannequin.
Current Character List: Sirene.
Random Character Notes: Ahh, it's been a long time since I was last here... ^^;; Also, this character's somewhat of a pain to write about, since they have a male form and a female form; so all through this profile, I refer to them as 'they,' but I'll use 'he' or 'she' in posts.
Character Basics
Character Name: Zukini.
Character Age: Around eighteen or so in life.
Character Race: Enchanted human.
Character Gender: Originally female, can now switch between both at will.
About the Character
Character Personality: Zukini could very likely be described as a hedonist; when asked about their philosophy, their favourite saying is 'fulfill thy needs upon earth, after the command of thy heart, until there come for thee that day of mourning,' a line from an ancient Earth song. They only really concern themselves with having fun and enjoying themselves, often trying new things and saying 'yes' to new, usually bizarre, experiences. They have a strong dislike for being controlled by people, and they're fiercely independant under most circumstances; however, if they respect someone, they will follow that person's orders. They like to to prove their strength; usually through destructive means, since they see that as the best way to make a statement of strength. Zukini is also not, at the moment, a very trusting person by nature; they can be flirtatious when they feel like it as part of their fun-loving nature, but they've been scorned by people in the past, so they aren't fond of the idea of trusting a person that much in a friendly or romantic way.
Character Appearance: Zukini has two forms thanks to the unique circumstances of their death; a female form and a male form. They're most often seen in the female form, though.
Zukini's female form stands at a fairly short 5'0", with a fairly youthful look about her and a thin build. She has long, brown hair that reaches her mid-back and is parted to the left at the front. Her skin is an odd, pale grey colour - a sign that she isn't exactly a 'normal' person thanks to the circumstances surrounding her current form's creation - and she has exotically-shaped blue eyes. Since she usually doesn't take things very seriously, Zukini is usually seen with a smile on her face; this applies to her male form as well.
For clothing, female Zukini wears a yellow vest with a red tie closing it and puffy black sleeves, along with a black collar outlined in white. Under this, she wears a black shirt with a red tie. She also wears puffy brownish-yellow coloured shorts that reach her mid-thighs with a thin belt. On her feet, she wears short black boots with red on the front, and she wears short, fingerless red gloves. Finally, she wears a long fishnet glove on her left arm and a long fishnet sock on her right leg, and a long black glove on her right arm along with a long black sock on her left leg.
Male Zukini doesn't share his female form's short stature in the least; he stands at 6'1", and looks a bit older than his other form. He has a natural-looking skin tone, and quite a strong, muscular build. He has dark brown hair that can appear black depending on the lighting, along with sharp dark eyes.
For clothing, male Zukini wears a much more simple outfit than his other self. He wears a blue martial arts gi, with an orange undershirt underneath. He also has a sash of the same colour as the gi tied around his waist. On his hands, he wears white gloves that go up to around mid-forearm, and he wears short white boots with yellow, black-striped tips. Lastly, he is always seen wearing a pair of dangly silver earrings with large yellow crystal orbs attached to the bottom. (Don't try to tell him they don't look manly; he'll just inform you he isn't technically a man anyway.)
(Reference pictures: Female Zukini (on the far left) | Female Zukini's full outfit | Male Zukini | Male Zukini's full outfit)
Battle Statistics
Character Position: Neutral-ish villain. Their goals are villainous, but on their downtime, they're more of a fun-loving thrill seeker than anything.
Character Abilities:
Shared Abilities
Shapechanging - Zukini can switch between their male and female sides at will. Passive.
Aura Sense - Zukini can, to a slight extent, feel the auras of people around them in a limited (twenty foot) radius, letting them know where a person might be. They can recognise people by aura without seeing them if they've encountered the person enough, but they can't exactly 'feel things' from an aura (like if a person's aura is dark or light, for example.)
Warp - Zukini can warp from world to world. Not used in battle.
Female Form Exclusive Abilities
Enhanced Strength - Zukini has around about double the strength of a strong human man, meaning that her physical strikes - which she relies on in this form - can be very painful indeed. Passive.
Chakra - By focusing her inner energy, Zukini can recover a small bit of her own health or an ally's, at the cost of becoming more worn out on each usage. Two post cooldown. (Health recovered is equal to using a Cure spell.)
Enhancement - By really focusing her inner energy, Zukini can temporarily double her physical strength or speed (which is usually that of a regular human.) This lasts for four posts and has a cooldown of four.
Male Form Exclusive Abilities
Magic Barrier - Zukini can create a dome-shaped barrier of green magic around either himself or an ally which protects against most magic attacks, but can be broken through by powerful ones. This lasts for three posts if unbroken and has a cooldown of three.
Physical Barrier - Much the same as with Magic Barrier, except with physical strikes; this can also be broken through by powerful attacks, and can't be stacked with Magic Barrier. This also lasts for three posts if unbroken and has a cooldown of three.
Haste - Zukini points his staff at someone or himself and surrounds them in a translucent red glow that increases their speed by half. This lasts for four posts and has a cooldown of three.
Character Weapons: Shui's Memory - The staff which Shui used to practice with in life, which Zukini now uses as both a physical weapon (but only on occasion) and a means to cast their magical spells with. The staff is around five feet long - so around about as long as female Zukini is tall - and made of a heavy metal, curving up and bearing the head of a dragon at the top. Zukini calls it 'Shui's Memory' as a slightly ironic nod to their past life, which they really have no regard for.
(Reference picture here)
Character Summons: None.
Character Racial Ability: None.
Character Strengths: In male form, Zukini is proficient with support-type magic, while in female form, Zukini has great prowess with hand-to-hand combat.
Character Weaknesses: Zukini has a real problem with not taking things seriously enough, which can lead them into dangerous situations. Also, they are still fairly new to fighting and so don't have very many strong techniques at the moment.
Character History: Zukini was originally a warrior named Shui who hailed from the Land of Dragons, born to a proud soldier and his martial artist wife. Day and night, Shui was trained by her parents to become a strong warrior; when he wasn't working, her father would take her up into the snowy mountains to conduct harsh sword training, whereas her mother would give her martial arts lessons at home under less trying circumstances. In all honesty, Shui didn't care much about being a great warrior; that was her father's dream, not her own. Shui herself more just wanted to have fun and do her own thing. All the same, though, she rarely saw her father because of his job and so she just went along with what he asked... though she couldn't help but wonder exactly why he was willing to put his only daughter through such harsh treatment just to make her strong.
One night, though, Shui found out exactly why her father didn't mind putting her through difficult treatment... because, that night, her father informed her that he was going to kill her.
Naturally, Shui was confused about this development, but her father explained that he had put an enchantment on her when she was a baby; something that would amplify her power, and make her a great weapon against the Heartless that had begun attacking their village. The downside was, it would only activate after Shui had died. Shui herself still didn't understand, but with a horde of Heartless poised to attack their village at any time, her father didn't explain any further; he raised his blade to her and stabbed her through the chest, and that was that.
As it goes, though, thanks to the enchantment, Shui didn't die; or, well, she 'sort of' didn't die. Instead, her soul split into two beings, both more powerful than the girl had been in life; a male half and a female half, who represented different aspects of Shui's personality. Seeing the two warriors, Shui's father was elated; now he had more hands to fend off the Heartless! He ordered the unnamed duo to fight against the Heartless, and they did, saving their village from what would have been a bloody onslaught.
The village hurried to thank the unknown man and woman for their good work, and Shui's father tried to thank his 'son and daughter'... only, as it goes, the two halves of Shui weren't very happy about having been killed, and they were sick and tired of being pushed and ordered around. The two halves looked at each other and nodded; and then, they killed their father right there in front of the village people. Not caring about the commotion around them, they recombined into one person again; now with one mind and able to shift between their newfound appearances while possessing the powers of both beings. The new person decided that, since they weren't Shui anymore - and they didn't want to be, either - they needed a new name, and so they renamed themselves 'Zukini' after a word they liked the sound of.
Satisfied with their new self, Zukini decided to do what they had wanted to do all along; have fun, see new things, and do whatever the heck they felt like. They used their new powers to leave the Land of Dragons and see the worlds, eventually finding out that they harboured a distinct dislike for what few people they'd known; as Shui had been quite young, Zukini could only remember being treated like a child, pushed around, and overworked by Shui's parents. While on their new mission of having fun and doing whatever the heck they fancied, Zukini became involved with a group led by one Ren O'Malley, finding themselves morbidly curious about him and what it was that he intended to do; they realized that it wasn't going to be good for the worlds, but they didn't care that much. After all, as long as they could have their fun and show off their newfound power, nothing really mattered to them.
Writing Portion
Sample Post: Already done!
Kingdom Hearts
1. Which form will you choose?
The power of the warrior
2. What is most important to you?
Being number one (or, well, being number one over most people at the least)
3. What do you want out of life?
To see rare sights
4. What are you afraid of?
Being indecisive