Name: Raiyen Karasawa Age: 16 Gender: Male Appearance:http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/135/0/9/narukami_yuu_by_narukami_yu-d4zvq6i.png Height:5'11 Favourite Gundam series:ZZ Gundam, Gundam 00 Personality: Before discovering the world of gunpla, Raiyen Karasawa was a distant loner who demonstrates a high level of maturity, his overly formal speaking tone being one of the most telling signs. Raiyen has a pessimistic outlook on life due to his parents and having to move frequently as a result of said parents' demanding careers. Afterwards, however,appears to be more friendly, reserved, determined, straightforward, and has a habit of shaking people's hand when he meets new people unlike his old-self. This was due to influence of his childhood friend who was the one who introduced him to the world of Gunpla. Ever since that moment he became extremely passionate towards anything that had to do with gunpla. Especially in Gunpla fights, where his extremely unorthodox way of fighting due to his extremely fast reaction time and love of the heavily customized red coloured mobile suits earned him the nickname "The Vermilion Comet". In battle,he is usually very calm and laid-back whenever he is facing a regular opponent. However, as soon as he finds out that his opponent has a considerable amount of skill, Raiyen becomes extremely excited to the point where he fights as if victory was a forgone conclusion. History: Although Raiyen was born in a wealthy Family, he was not given much by his parents since they believed that their son should learn the value of money. Because of this,many of his friends often think that his parents didn't love him and even pitied him even though Raiyen thought otherwise. Raiyen didn't have much toys as a child other than the Gundam models that he shared with his friends. By the time Raiyen was old enough to go to school, he started helping his parents in their company by doing small chores to earn some money.This was where Raiyen got most of his money from to buy Gunpla since his parents are not particularly keen on giving him money for no reason. By the time he finished middle-school his parents noticed his interest with gunpla. Even though, his parents always like to encourage him to involve himself with sport activities (which he did from time to time),more often than not he is either found in his bedroom/workshop building or customizing gunplas or battling other gunpla fighters in various gunpla shops. After realizing their sons natural talent in gunpla building and fighting, his parents decided to enroll him in Von Braun High. Much to his delight. Gunpla Name: Vermilion Gundam Model number: GN-777-V Gunpla role: Multi-purpose type Gunpla model scale: HG 1/144 Base Gunpla: Gundam Astraea Type F IMG]http://oi57.tinypic.com/2lc6f7.jpg[/IMG] Armaments: The Vermilion Gundam has wide array of weapon-types (which are mostly from the original model kit) to allow it to adapt to most situations.But most of the time Raiyen only chooses a few armaments to equip in battle to avoid carrying more than what is needed. GN Beam Rifle A regular beam rifle that is the unit's primary ranged weapon. GN Beam Saber The Vermillion Gundam is armed with two beam sabers, docked behind either side of the waist.The beam sabers have the ability to change the length of their blade which depends on how much power is put into them. Proto GN Sword A melee weapon carried over from the Astrea Gundam. When not in use it can be vertically folded along the forearm like Exia's GN Sword/Rifle. GN Launcher A weapon carried over from the Astrea, the Vermillion Gundam also can be armed with a GN Launcher, docked in front of the Gundam. The GN Launcher yields higher output when directly connected to the GN Drive via the clavical antenna area. When it is detached from the connector, it still holds substantial fire power among portable GN weaponry, sourcing particles from its GN Condenser. Up to two of these can be equipped at a time. 2 GN Shields (Astrea & Exia) A shield carried over from the Astrea. Less streamline in appearance versus the Exia's shield design, with no sharp edges. Has been slightly modified to be able to 360 degrees in a similar to the way the Union Flag's to increase to the probability of deflecting solid-based attacks. Similar to the reactive armor of the Zaku Amazing, when the shield is struck with an extremely strong physical attack that would normally destroy the shield it will instead cause the shield to explode , thereby cancelling out the attack and reducing the damage caused to the unit. The extra Exia shield from the model kit is also modified the same way. GN Long Blade & GN Short Blade Even though the Astrea Gundam isn't suppose to have these blades since the model kit came with it Raiyen decided to make use of it. Because the GN Sword has difficulty doing damage without a certain amount of swing and space due to it's size, these were designed in order to give the Exia solid blades that can be used in a variety of situations that the GN Sword has difficulty with. Like the GN Beam Daggers, Raiyen similarly to Setsuna occasionally uses the GN Short Blade as a throwing knife. Both the GN blades have small explosive charges implanted near the hilt of the blade for offensive use. GN Sword Another weapon that came with the model kit that wasn't suppose to be used.The GN Sword is a solid GN blade attached to a miniature forearm shield It works by applying GN Particles over the solid sword which greatly increases the sharpness and cutting power though the sword can still be used when there are no particles applied to it. Although the blade is considered to have great destructive power, there are situations where it cannot be used due to its size.The GN Sword can also be used in Rifle Mode, whereby the blade returns to its idle folded state exposing the muzzle of a beam rifle. GN Vulcan/Beam Saber Located on Vermilion's wrists, the GN Vulcans are smaller versions of GN Beam weaponry. They have a high rate of fire, but are low in power. As a result, they are mainly used as secondary ranged weapon or as last resort ranged weapons. The GN Vulcans can also generate beam sabers for close combat, but they are only used after the suit has lost all of its other weapons. GN Hammer This flail-type hand held weapon carried over from the Astrea is Raiyen's favorite weapon. A retractable wire connects the hand holder with the spiked-ball which houses a GN Condenser. Using the weight manipulation ability of the GN Particles within, the GN Hammer can greatly increase its weight when it hits a target, dealing tremendous damage. The impact can be strong enough to cause a concussion or even loss of consciousness even if the pilot is wearing a seatbelt. The armor thickness of current mainstream MS cannot withstand a single blow by the GN Hammer. Furthermore, the spikes on the sphere are made from the same material as the GN Katar and GN Sword III and can release GN Particles into the target’s body when it hits, destroying it from the inside like the GN Missiles. It is a weapon that can deal large amounts of damage while keeping its GN Particle consumption minimal. The GN Hammer also has four miniature thrusters to help the weapon launch quickly and impact its target with great destructive force. As a result of these thrusters, the hammer can move in weird trajectories beyond the laws of physics. NGN Bazooka A multipurpose weapon It has the choice of loading up GN missiles or solid rounds. This bazoooka was looted by Fon from a Federation base. The "NGN" acronym in its name refers to "Non GN", referring to its nature of not using GN Particles in its designated usage as it is simply a projectile launcher. GN Pistol Originating from the GN-002 Gundam Dynames, two of them are part of the Astraea Type F's Full Weapon Pack and are stored in containers attached to the lower legs below the knee similar to how the Dynames stored them. While they have a high rate of fire, they possess slightly less power than standard GN Beam Rifles. 2x Palm-Inbuilt Prototype Armor-Piercing Type Beam Wave Unit "Vermilion Touch" The signature weapons of the Vermilion Gundam. These weapons are designed for close-range combat and can release powerful vermilion coloured energy discharge that is capable of destroying the joints and parts of mobile suits including beam-coated shields. I-fields however take a longer time to breakthrough. While the Vermilion Touch weapon is active the hands of the Vermilion will glow bright vermilion.Although powerful the Vermilion touch can only be activated for 2.5 seconds before going into a 1 minute cooldown period.Only one hand may use the Vermilion touch at any given moment Special Features: Trans-Am system The Vermilion Gundam can utilize the Plavsky Particles and initiate Trans-Am, improving its combat capabilities by three times for a short period of time. The downside to this system is that the unit will suffer a sharp reduction of performance after complete usage. Furthermore, using it when the model is incomplete and not fully adjusted is risky.