[hider=Kazuma] Appearance: [img]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f13/DeltaSilver88/HSD%20Kenichi/Natsu%20Tanimoto%20aka%20Hermit/KenichiTheMightiestDiscipleEp33mkv_snapshot_1849_20110305_200225.jpg[/img] Name: Kazuma Gintsuki Age: 22 Gender: Male Nicknames/Aliases: Kaz, Lightning Rod, The Wolf of the West Blue. Role: Navigator/ Strategist/ Tactician Abilities & Skills: Kazuma is a talented Martial Artist, having spent his childhood training with his father who was a vice admiral in the navy. He is adept in many styles, but focuses primarily on his family's secret style Raiken (Roughly: deceptive blade) which focuses on lightning quick movements and jabs/ slashes that cut as though the flat of the hand was a bladed weapon. These abilities were enhanced by his devil fruit powers. He is also a talented strategist/ tactician, having been raised to think like a commander. He was well educated by the world government before going rogue. [hider=Devil Fruit] Name: Shokku shokku no mi Type: Paramecia Effects: It allows the user to manipulate electricity in their environment, generate electrical discharges, and control the electrical charges in their own body. Techniques: Shock step: A single burst of electrical energy is passed through the body to allow a lighting quick dash in any direction Static discharge: He sends arcs of static electricity in all directions causing various results from electrocution to overheating of all nearby metallic objects. Lightning bolt: Pretty obvious, only has a range of about 20 feet. Overcharge: Kazuma is able to overcharge every cell in his body to extreme levels allowing him to think faster, move faster, hit harder, etc. However, this can be dangerous if pushed too far, or used for too long. Weaknesses: Although He has control over electricity, his body naturally draws electricity to itself, and if he takes too much in it can cause severe damage; however it would have to be a massive amount. Using any of his electrical abilities for prolonged periods can cause his body to overheat sending him into heat stroke. Water can disrupt the intended path of his attacks. Cannot shock through any insulating material. [/hider] Personality: Kazuma is a strong, and confident man. He is proud of who he is and follows a strict code of honour, despite the fact that he has been conflicted over that code in the past. In good company, he is friendly, outspoken, even charming. Though, he emotionally keeps people at arms length, because emotions tend to complicate things; if things get too emotionally heavy, Kazuma will often attempt to make light of the situation with humour. He still struggles internally with his past, but no one would know it to look at him; he generally seems content and perfectly stable. In combat, or similar difficult situations, Kazuma is cool headed and intuitive. He thrives under pressure and never relents from the path he has chosen. Biography: Kazuma was raised by his father, on a navy base in the north blue; his mother was never so much as mentioned as he grew up. Their relationship was very close, and he learned everything he knows from that great man. As his father used to say: "The world government may not be perfect, but I believe they are our best chance at true peace: that is something I will give my life to." Kazuma decided to follow a similar code of honour, and find something worth giving his life for. When Kazuma was 20 years old, and an officer in training with the navy, everything changed. There were rumblings of a coup taking place at the Toriyama navy base, and everyone was a suspect. Tension built for months while those with power positioned themselves, and those with a lower rank tried to stay unnoticed. Just when it seemed like they had avoided the storm that could have been, the base erupted in battle. Kazuma's father was among the casualties, and those responsible had orchestrated everything to appear as though Vice Admiral Gintsuki was the perpetrator all along. They received a major promotion, and Kazuma was threatened with execution if he ever followed in his father's dishonorably mutinous ways. Kazuma's world was upside down, but after a few weeks he made an attempt at returning to normal. Many of the men he knew were loyal to his father, and could not believe the lies they were being told. The base was changing, factions were forming, and Kazuma was lost in a whirlwind of emotion; until he discovered a folder amongst his father's belongings. It was all the evidence that been gathered against those that were involved in the coup, and as it turned out, even some of the chief commanders and admirals were involved. Without even thinking about it, Kazuma headed for the armory; a few friends following behind wondering what he's up to. With his father's keys he unlocked the vault, and discovered the devil fruit within (along with various other weaponry.) without hesitation, Kazuma grabbed the fruit and ate it. He immediately felt the power of the Shokku Shokku no mi flowing through him. His friends, in disbelief just watched for a minute, until one finally gathered the courage to put a stop to it. "Kaz, what the hell?" The only response Kazuma offered them, was to throw his father's evidence on the floor at their feet. Within minutes the base erupted into a warzone once again. Kazuma headed straight for the new admiral's office only to find a trap of 20 armed guards waiting for him. Even with all those who had chosen to fight the usurpers, Kazuma and a dozen others barely managed to escape with a scooner, and their lives. The group became known as the Mutineers, a band of pirates formerly of the navy. A former captain had become the head of their crew by default and they set out to no where in particular looking for revenge on the government they once trusted. In the following months, their crew had seen a few minor victories, and a number of crushing defeats. They were seen as enemies to everyone: pirate, navy, and civilian alike. Though Kazuma pressed on in hopes of keeping their crew together, they ultimately began to fall apart. That is why at the next shore they hit (Logue Town) Kaz left his crew to drink his problems away. After spending what money he had left, he wandered the streets for a sign as to what to do next. He ended up befriending a wolf in the streets and following it back to its home, which just so happened to be a pirate ship. He took it as a sign and joined the crew, after explaining why he had been sleeping on their ship. Other: Kazuma has only had is devil fruit power for a little less than 2 years, and is still learning how to harness its full power. He is often driven by his curiosity, which at times leads him into trouble. He also has a bit of a weakness towards alcohol and beautiful women (nothing over the top though) [/hider]