Post by Ishida Sai on Mar 2, 2012 0:42:05 GMT -5
MAIN USERNAME: Sai
CHARACTER NAME: Ishida Sai
RACE: Human
CLASS: Meister
ADVANCED CLASS: N/A
AGE: 17
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE:
By all means Sai isn't a very tall Asian probably around the height of 5'9". Possibly tall in his own country, but in the United States, no. His short height is also packaged with a rather thin body structure. Though there are some lean muscle here and there from the accumulation of training... Which is meant for him to be made for speed. There is some arm muscle accumulated, but nothing too impressive. His quadriceps and thighs are a tad bigger than his arms in volume since after, they are made for speed. Which comes to mind that he may have a better sense for kicking.
Surprisingly, since he has been practicing his family's martial art, Sai's knuckles aren't completely riddled with calluses. Perhaps a few cuts here and there, but nothing all too worth noting. Though an exception is that his hands tend to have some dry skin patches at the wrists to the knuckles. His light blue eyes are an uncommon trait in comparison to most Asians. Though they go well with his bland and innocent-looking face which tends to let most people's guards down.
Clothing-wise, he's very bland in a dark way at times. Normally he tends to take up a normal gray t-shirt and beige cargo shorts because of the hot weather in the DWMA. When sent into other countries at times, he wears completely dark attire to hide himself in the dark and make it harder for enemies to discern movements. Which also comes to Sai's bland dark hair style which seems as if to follow suit of his tendency of black.
At times he has some tendencies to wear his old high school uniform. Generally in a blue hue on an overall. Rarely does he wear his blue overcoat over the same mentioned attire. Unless the environment was set in the winter and it snowed.
CURRENT PARTNER(S): N/A
SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Basic Skills/Abilities
KEYWORDS: Basic Meister/Human Capabilities
DESCRIPTION:
Meister character from Shibusen has learned/mastered basic abilities/skills shared by most meisters and humans. Some include Soul Purge and Soul Perception. Others also possess Physical Conditioning, Marksmanship, and etc. which is generally shared by all character races in general.
Ishida Ryu
KEYWORDS: Traditional Ishida Style Ninjutsu Techniques
DESCRIPTION:
Almost having a history tracing back to the end of Koga Ryu’s height of activity during the Sengoku Era, the Ishidas branched off forming their own style of ninjutsu. Even after all these years implementing other martial arts into their curriculum, the traditional techniques that have been used in its infancy are even now kept alive in only the current successors of the style to this day. (Sai’s father in this case)
This style would no doubt include techniques that would include efficient ways to kill a person, to hide one’s own presence, and special footwork to get point A to point B stealthily through their own interpretations of self-resonation. However, in comparison to the other branch family, the Ishina’s, it’s left with only the basic techniques, with a litter of intermediate techniques, a small group of advanced footwork techniques, and one certain kill technique. The Ishida's are also known for their knowledge in acupuncture inside and outside of combat. They're also known for a secretive trait known to a few others...
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Team Resonance Techniques
Chain Resonance Techniques
EQUIPMENT:
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MINIONS: N/A
VEHICLES:
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LOYALTY: Shibusen.... for now.
KEY ATTRIBUTES:
Strengths
Weaknesses
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PERSONALITY:
Sai has been described as a calm individual with a tendency to note the most minute things in his environment and the people in front of him. But his calm demeanor gets him mistaken to be some sort of loner, when he really isn't. He holds a rather neutral stance of people at first though recently has a tendency to look negatively on them (Doesn't voice it directly). Besides that, he is rather blunt in what he states of others. Which in turn gains their animosity towards him generally.
He is noted to follow that state of calmness even in the most serious situations though at times showing an expression of trouble on his face when the going gets even tough. Sai under the doctrine of his family's martial art has generally taught him to show no mercy and take no chances of whatever happens. Which usually got him in trouble at school in fights. The teen isn't usually someone who goes around causing trouble or start fights, heavens no. Still, that doesn't keep him from getting into trouble when he gets ahead of himself. So because of this, he may be more influenced by the madness.
The last of all to note is his own perception of reality and opinions. Sai is rather an individual who, like many others, may fiercely defend his own opinions and such. Though what is interesting and conflicting is that when in the face of something conflicting of his beliefs and overshadows his ability to argue against it... He seems to have a tendency to tweak that conflict enough to add it into his reality/opinion. So more or less, he seems to have a steady balance in maintaining his stance unlike others. Which is probably linked to his upbringing...
HISTORY:
To understand Sai, one must look through his family history. Ishidas were a family of mainly martial artists to begin with. They started off as a ninjutsu branch of the Koga Style once the Edo era settled on. With the battlefield being a totally unpredictable it's easy to see how they eventually got to learn some form of soul perception for detecting others and some acupuncture to increase their reservoir of medical abilities at the time. Seeing that the war time has passed, they again branched off into two more separate groups. The Ishidas that wanted to settle peacefully into the land while still practicing their roots. And another family still wanting to be on the shadowy battlefields. With that said, they never saw each other again after making agreements between each other with each taking separate knowledge of their styles.
Time passed and the ninjutsu the Ishidas started out with became something more than it is as newer martial arts made their way into the public. Gichin Funakoshi's Shotokan Karate found its way into the their ninjutsu. Eventually some parts of Chinese Kung fu while one member was sent to China as a soldier in World War 2. Soon as more martial arts boomed in the 70's, various others eventually molded themselves into what used to be a ninjutsu style into what is more or less just a hybrid art. Meaning more modern martial arts have found themselves into the style.
Now let's head back to the topic at hand. Ishida Sai entered the world like other children. The expectations are not as suffocating as it was before. After all, it is a peaceful era (Well not exactly with all the witches and Kishin eggs on the loose, but you get the idea). Expectations being gathering more other traits of martial arts to further the style more. So you could say that this family is primarily made to catalog the martial arts of the world in a sense. It has always been something every member of the family have been expected to follow.
Other than that, Sai grew up under a strict upbringing. Education was something that was barely equaling the family expectation since his father and mother more or less are employed in companies (Mother retired to care for him after giving birth). During those times, his Father primarily worked as a body guard for corporate bosses for the money though he works as a part-time editor for a newspaper articles owned by an old friend. It didn't take very long for Sai to grow and gradually take up the family traditions.
Though to spice up a bit of his life... There has been a bit of a conflict between his father and his uncle. Of course, to claim who is to lead the family. It was a bloody battle regardless, yet... He was a witness to it at an age of four, as appropriate to being the next head after this. This was the day where his own urge to follow his father's footsteps faltered a bit. The day that once revealed the primordial side of his role model.
Yet, it seems as if he's forgotten about after a couple of years...
Despite the upbringing, it wasn't all too surprising Sai was involved in fights in school... Sometimes in the streets to protect himself. Regardless if his reasons were good ones, the blame has always been pinned on him mainly because of his excessive self defense. It's mainly because of this, his parents eventually found that normal school life may be a tad difficult for him after many attempts... So with this said, he was sent to Shibusen.
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CHARACTER NAME: Ishida Sai
RACE: Human
CLASS: Meister
ADVANCED CLASS: N/A
AGE: 17
GENDER: Male
APPEARANCE:
By all means Sai isn't a very tall Asian probably around the height of 5'9". Possibly tall in his own country, but in the United States, no. His short height is also packaged with a rather thin body structure. Though there are some lean muscle here and there from the accumulation of training... Which is meant for him to be made for speed. There is some arm muscle accumulated, but nothing too impressive. His quadriceps and thighs are a tad bigger than his arms in volume since after, they are made for speed. Which comes to mind that he may have a better sense for kicking.
Surprisingly, since he has been practicing his family's martial art, Sai's knuckles aren't completely riddled with calluses. Perhaps a few cuts here and there, but nothing all too worth noting. Though an exception is that his hands tend to have some dry skin patches at the wrists to the knuckles. His light blue eyes are an uncommon trait in comparison to most Asians. Though they go well with his bland and innocent-looking face which tends to let most people's guards down.
Clothing-wise, he's very bland in a dark way at times. Normally he tends to take up a normal gray t-shirt and beige cargo shorts because of the hot weather in the DWMA. When sent into other countries at times, he wears completely dark attire to hide himself in the dark and make it harder for enemies to discern movements. Which also comes to Sai's bland dark hair style which seems as if to follow suit of his tendency of black.
At times he has some tendencies to wear his old high school uniform. Generally in a blue hue on an overall. Rarely does he wear his blue overcoat over the same mentioned attire. Unless the environment was set in the winter and it snowed.
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CURRENT PARTNER(S): N/A
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SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Basic Skills/Abilities
KEYWORDS: Basic Meister/Human Capabilities
DESCRIPTION:
Meister character from Shibusen has learned/mastered basic abilities/skills shared by most meisters and humans. Some include Soul Purge and Soul Perception. Others also possess Physical Conditioning, Marksmanship, and etc. which is generally shared by all character races in general.
- Standard Soul Perception (Support)
TYPE: Active
STRENGTH: Average
KEYWORDS: Sense Souls, Wavelength
DESCRIPTION:
Mastering the basics of Soul Perception unlocks its full capabilities. In addition to being able to sense souls in a greater radius the character can now identify the characteristics of a soul, telling normal humans apart from those afflicted with madness as well as identifying Kishin Eggs, witches, and other irregular souls. The level of discernment isn't perfect, however; for example, telling the difference between a witch and a cat with unusually strong magical powers may be nigh-on impossible unless you know what to look for. Soul perception can now be used "on the go" and, with concentrated effort, it becomes possible to read certain surface-level aspects of a character's personality via their soul's wavelength. - Skilled Soul Purge (Main)
TYPE: Active
STRENGTH: Skilled
KEYWORDS: Wavelength, Melee
DESCRIPTION:
The standard Soul Purge, as taught to Meisters by Shibusen, relies on a Meister's ability to "weaponize" their own soul wavelength as a momentary surge of energy. At this level Soul Purge is a crippling jolt of energies that leaves foes feeling like they've just been blasted by lightning -- even momentary contact has a powerful kickback, and sustained exposure can scramble a foe's soul wavelength while doing internal damage. Soul Purge requires physical contact in order to do damage.
- Advanced Physical Conditioning (Support)
TYPE: Passive
STRENGTH: Average
KEYWORDS: Improved Strength, Improved Speed
DESCRIPTION:
This character has undergone special training and conditioning to improve themselves physically, surpassing what are generally considered the limits of the human body in terms of strength, speed, agility, reflexes, and reaction time. However, this is really just the tip of the iceberg; on the scale of super-human attributes this character's abilities rank at 2, maybe 3, out of 10. Examples from Soul Eater include Maka Albarn, Soul Eater Evans, and the Thompson Sisters.
Ishida Ryu
KEYWORDS: Traditional Ishida Style Ninjutsu Techniques
DESCRIPTION:
Almost having a history tracing back to the end of Koga Ryu’s height of activity during the Sengoku Era, the Ishidas branched off forming their own style of ninjutsu. Even after all these years implementing other martial arts into their curriculum, the traditional techniques that have been used in its infancy are even now kept alive in only the current successors of the style to this day. (Sai’s father in this case)
This style would no doubt include techniques that would include efficient ways to kill a person, to hide one’s own presence, and special footwork to get point A to point B stealthily through their own interpretations of self-resonation. However, in comparison to the other branch family, the Ishina’s, it’s left with only the basic techniques, with a litter of intermediate techniques, a small group of advanced footwork techniques, and one certain kill technique. The Ishida's are also known for their knowledge in acupuncture inside and outside of combat. They're also known for a secretive trait known to a few others...
- Acupuncture (Support)
TYPE: Passive
STRENGTH: Average
KEYWORDS: Pressure Point, Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Rehabilitation, First Aid
DESCRIPTION: The ability to manipulate pressure points of a human or humanoid individual. These points can be used to relieve pain and such for medical purposes. While it can also be used in combat to quickly finish a fight/ subdue a person harmlessly and torture a prisoner if no other torture tools are available. Must be able to touch the pressure point for the effects to be utilized. But at times, people may have a constitution (strong bulging muscles or gross fat) that block against pressure point stimulation. Though an acupuncture needle may be able to remedy that.
This character possesses full knowledge of the points. At this stage in recuperation purposes, not only he/she can soothe some muscles pains and staunch bleeding; the user can also help people rehabilitate themselves by stimulating points to send signals to certain organ systems to work harder and efficiently.
And to point out, it can also be used to massage the stress out of people.
The character has gained enough experience and accuracy to hit all of them to a good extent. The effects of pressure point stimulation in combat blocks the nerves from attempting to move the designated body part. However, it takes multiple hits on the same target for the effects to fully come into play since in combat, it is very difficult to be truly accurate with such small targets.
Number of Hits Required- Head and Neck: 2 hits
- Effect: Drowsiness at first hit. Knockout at second hit.
- Effect: Drowsiness at first hit. Knockout at second hit.
- Rest of the body: 3 hits
- Effect: Immense pain at the first two hits. Numbness and looser muscles, which makes it difficult to make use of the body part, therefore rendering ineffective for combat on the last hit.
- Effect: Immense pain at the first two hits. Numbness and looser muscles, which makes it difficult to make use of the body part, therefore rendering ineffective for combat on the last hit.
- Head and Neck: 2 hits
- Body Movement Techniques (Support)
TYPE: Passive
STRENGTH: Average
KEYWORDS: Taihenjutsu, Navigation, Evading, Stealth, Parkour
DESCRIPTION: This character has undergone basic training for parkour, but is known as taihenjutsu in ninja terms. This allows the character significantly improved capability in scaling trees and smaller buildings. However, they still cannot do the flashy or advanced techniques more well known traceurs/ninjas are famous for. It is the bare minimum skill set.
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Team Resonance Techniques
Chain Resonance Techniques
EQUIPMENT:
- Acupuncture Needles
TYPE: Weapon/Medical Tool
STRENGTH: Weak
DESCRIPTION: Tools for an acupuncturist to pierce pressure points for health reasons. Though can be utilized as a combat weapon to stab or throw at enemies. Has an orange-hued "handle" with a copper spherical end. Approximately five inches in height. - Black Handwraps
TYPE: Special Clothing
STRENGTH: Weak
DESCRIPTION: Your ordinary handwraps used to protect the knuckles of boxers and kick-boxers alike. Because it's black, hand movements will be very difficult to discern in the darkness. - Dagger
TYPE: Japanese Dagger, Tanto
STRENGTH: Average
DESCRIPTION: A normal dagger with a single edge. To be utilized usually as a side arm for the samurais of old because it's primarily used for suppression and then dealing deadly stabs or slashes to finish the job when close enough. About 30 cm long. You could say it's a smaller variant of the wakizashi. - Ninja Suit
TYPE: Ninja Suit, Night Camouflage, Shinobi Shozoku, Chain Mail
STRENGTH: Average
DESCRIPTION: A normal attire worn by ninjas back in the feudal era during the night. Nonetheless, tight-fitting and comfortable to wear.There's a thin sleeveless chain mail under the clothes for some limited protection at the very least. Sai only wears the full outfit when there's major conflicts going around. The chain mail is approximately 10 lbs, so in that matter, it would be thinner with 5mm rings.
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MINIONS: N/A
VEHICLES:
- 1999 White Honda Civic: Received the old thing from the internet and got it with a low price because it was used.
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LOYALTY: Shibusen.... for now.
KEY ATTRIBUTES:
Strengths
- Speed: Body has been made purely for speed itself over the years of training. Which explains for his lean body structure. Because he's fast, Sai can maintain the same amount of damage normal people can inflict, but he can break his knuckles or other parts of his body.
- Reflexes:Has a good amount of reflexes to start off with to go along with his speed. Being raised and taught in a ninja style to begin with, good reflexes has been a must. He's been through training that tests his reactions to the limit, furthering the capability of his reflexes.
Weaknesses
- Endurance: Because he's made purely for speed, Sai won't be able to stand up to heavy damage as well as others.
- Strength: Like the above, he's just made purely for speed. Can't carry things as best as other people can.
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PERSONALITY:
Sai has been described as a calm individual with a tendency to note the most minute things in his environment and the people in front of him. But his calm demeanor gets him mistaken to be some sort of loner, when he really isn't. He holds a rather neutral stance of people at first though recently has a tendency to look negatively on them (Doesn't voice it directly). Besides that, he is rather blunt in what he states of others. Which in turn gains their animosity towards him generally.
He is noted to follow that state of calmness even in the most serious situations though at times showing an expression of trouble on his face when the going gets even tough. Sai under the doctrine of his family's martial art has generally taught him to show no mercy and take no chances of whatever happens. Which usually got him in trouble at school in fights. The teen isn't usually someone who goes around causing trouble or start fights, heavens no. Still, that doesn't keep him from getting into trouble when he gets ahead of himself. So because of this, he may be more influenced by the madness.
The last of all to note is his own perception of reality and opinions. Sai is rather an individual who, like many others, may fiercely defend his own opinions and such. Though what is interesting and conflicting is that when in the face of something conflicting of his beliefs and overshadows his ability to argue against it... He seems to have a tendency to tweak that conflict enough to add it into his reality/opinion. So more or less, he seems to have a steady balance in maintaining his stance unlike others. Which is probably linked to his upbringing...
HISTORY:
To understand Sai, one must look through his family history. Ishidas were a family of mainly martial artists to begin with. They started off as a ninjutsu branch of the Koga Style once the Edo era settled on. With the battlefield being a totally unpredictable it's easy to see how they eventually got to learn some form of soul perception for detecting others and some acupuncture to increase their reservoir of medical abilities at the time. Seeing that the war time has passed, they again branched off into two more separate groups. The Ishidas that wanted to settle peacefully into the land while still practicing their roots. And another family still wanting to be on the shadowy battlefields. With that said, they never saw each other again after making agreements between each other with each taking separate knowledge of their styles.
Time passed and the ninjutsu the Ishidas started out with became something more than it is as newer martial arts made their way into the public. Gichin Funakoshi's Shotokan Karate found its way into the their ninjutsu. Eventually some parts of Chinese Kung fu while one member was sent to China as a soldier in World War 2. Soon as more martial arts boomed in the 70's, various others eventually molded themselves into what used to be a ninjutsu style into what is more or less just a hybrid art. Meaning more modern martial arts have found themselves into the style.
Now let's head back to the topic at hand. Ishida Sai entered the world like other children. The expectations are not as suffocating as it was before. After all, it is a peaceful era (Well not exactly with all the witches and Kishin eggs on the loose, but you get the idea). Expectations being gathering more other traits of martial arts to further the style more. So you could say that this family is primarily made to catalog the martial arts of the world in a sense. It has always been something every member of the family have been expected to follow.
Other than that, Sai grew up under a strict upbringing. Education was something that was barely equaling the family expectation since his father and mother more or less are employed in companies (Mother retired to care for him after giving birth). During those times, his Father primarily worked as a body guard for corporate bosses for the money though he works as a part-time editor for a newspaper articles owned by an old friend. It didn't take very long for Sai to grow and gradually take up the family traditions.
Though to spice up a bit of his life... There has been a bit of a conflict between his father and his uncle. Of course, to claim who is to lead the family. It was a bloody battle regardless, yet... He was a witness to it at an age of four, as appropriate to being the next head after this. This was the day where his own urge to follow his father's footsteps faltered a bit. The day that once revealed the primordial side of his role model.
Yet, it seems as if he's forgotten about after a couple of years...
Despite the upbringing, it wasn't all too surprising Sai was involved in fights in school... Sometimes in the streets to protect himself. Regardless if his reasons were good ones, the blame has always been pinned on him mainly because of his excessive self defense. It's mainly because of this, his parents eventually found that normal school life may be a tad difficult for him after many attempts... So with this said, he was sent to Shibusen.
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