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[color=cornflowerblue][b]高城　静[/b][/color]

[sub][i][color=steelblue]"It's [b]impossible[/b]
to save every single person
in this world---

[b]Saving one life[/b]
means
[b]another has to be sacrificed[/b]
to fill in the dead role."[/color][/i][/sub][/center]

[color=cornflowerblue][indent][h3]P R O F I L E[/h3][/indent][/color][hr]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]NAME[/b][/color]
[indent]Shizuka Takashiro
(高城　静, [i]Takashiro Shizuka[/i])[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]OTHER NAMES[/b][/color]
[list][*][i]Shizu[/i] -- nickname
[*][i]Phantom[/i] -- callsign
[*][i]Gāochéng Jìng[/i] -- in Mandarin[/list]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]GENDER[/b][/color]
[indent]Dude, of course.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]AGE[/b][/color]
[indent]26[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]HEIGHT[/b][/color]
[indent]5' 9"[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]WEIGHT[/b][/color]
[indent]152 lbs[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]HOME DISTRICTS[/b][/color]
[list][*][i]Greencrest Heights[/i] - with Holly
[*][i]Little Seapond[/i] - with Akemi[/list]
[color=cornflowerblue][indent][h3]A P P E A R A N C E[/h3][/indent][/color][hr]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]HAIR COLOR[/b][/color]
[indent]Black (originally Premature Gray)[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]EYE COLOR[/b][/color]
[indent]Dark Brown[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]ETHNICITY[/b][/color]
[indent]100% Japanese[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION[/b][/color]
[indent]Shizuka has a small stature and slim build common among native Japanese; even the harsh military training he received after joining RAVEN didn't really help to put on much muscle and weight. Well, he certainly is a lot sturdier now compared to his teenage self, but hey, don't expect a pure-blood Asian to ever beef up like all those Hollywood male stars. Originally fair-skinned (for Asian standard; still seen as "yellow" to all you Caucasian people) that later took on a slight tan from his RAVEN training.

He still keeps his hair in a windswept pixie-cut style; he has also finally dyed his white hair to black, which helps him to keep himself hidden better - both with and without his power. His heart-shaped face doesn't seem to appear to have aged much at all, still retaining the androgynous look. (He can easily pass off as a girl... if he can tone down that intimidating aura of his first, that is.) The "birthmark" that differentiates him from his twin is the small mole on the left side of his face, just below the lower half of his thin lips.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]ATTIRE[/b][/color]
[indent]For Shizuka, he has only one golden rule when it comes to clothing: comfort over fashion. Partly due to his sporty nature, while the other was due to his ignorance for bull fashion. Though, everyone is more used to him wearing like an edgy teenager that he's been told numerous times how suits just don't go well with him - at all.

On the job, if he out on assault missions, he wears a simple black stealth suit with minimal armory such as army knives and small pistols/revolvers, instead of being heavily armored and equipped with bulky guns and retarded helmets like most agents. When needed to, he may pack a sniper rifle on his back. After all, he is supposed to stay in the shadows (and out of everyone's way) and he's rarely at the front line; also, all the extra armors are just dead weight to him. If he's in the office, you'd see him in standard office wear... sometimes, if he's been told off to wear proper clothes to work the day before.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][indent][h3]P E R S O N A L I T Y[/h3][/indent][/color][hr]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]INNATE & OUTWARD PERSONALITY[/b][/color]
[indent]In Verthaven, Shizuka started out as an anti-hero with too much sass for his own good. He made it clear to everyone and anyone he had interacted with that he was a pessimistic realist, and his brother complex made it hard for him to trust people easily. His deadpan sarcasm, his reluctance to befriend others to protect the only person he loved... But underneath all that edginess he wasn't as emotionless as he seemed, even extending a helping hand to the Verthaven kids when they needed it most.

Fast forward to Baybridge. He's still as snarky as ever, but has learned how to hold back his tongue better, and has begun to build friendships with the Verthaven survivors. Though, he still has a long way to go to overcome his innate awkwardness, to express himself in a better way. His eccentricity makes it even worse, for his thoughts are rarely on the same wavelength as others. It's difficult for most people to be able to keep up with his unpredictable pace, sometimes giving rise to misunderstandings that can range from amusing to hostile. While problematic when he has to listen to orders, his unorthodox ways have helped to save the lives of people (and later earning mouthfuls from his superiors).

While Shizuka has been diligent in his judo (and later RAVEN) training that has hardwired the physical and mental discipline into him for as long as he can remember, ironically he doesn't care much about rules, justice, chivalry... whatever those superficial bullshits are. Rather, he believes in simply doing what's necessary to resolve a situation in the best possible way, even if some of the methods used are... morally gray. He has an extremely high survival instinct, and he'd use anything and everything in his possession to turn the situation in his favor. His ability to be able to suppress his emotions and keep a clear mind often allows him to think out of the box and see the bigger picture better than most people. Though, his cold logic is often being seen as a form of arrogance in the eyes of others.

Relationship wise, Shizuka is (un)surprisingly a very family person - after all, the biggest reason why he agreed to join RAVEN was to make use of his post to tap into some of the organization's resources to protect his family, especially his twin brother, Haruka, his closest next of kin (the opportunity to get his hands on those delicious guns is secondary). His circle of "friends" is very small - although he has opened up himself a little more than before, he still doesn't trust people easily. However, he has no qualms about making loads of acquaintances - some through normal, proper connections, while others with (a bit of) blackmailing. As for romance... that's up in the air (it's not happening anytime soon, not with his weird personality, lol).[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]HOBBIES & INTERESTS[/b][/color]
[indent][b][i]Sports[/i] |[/b] He was a very sporty person back in his childhood days, so much so that he couldn't sit still for more than a few minutes without going into a fidgety state. From generic ball games to extreme sports like snowboarding, he had tried them all before. He's a lot less hyperactive now (patience is a virtue to be a good sniper!) and his job has kept him very busy, but he does hit the gyms sometimes, or some solo sports such as squash, or simply shooting some hoops.

[b][i]Travel[/i] |[/b] Due to the nature of his parents' work, his family often has to travel around, moving from one place to another depending on where they are relocated to. Shizuka's limitless sense of curiosity and his physical restlessness give rise to his desire to go on a backpacking trip around the world on his own. He also begins to take great interest to broaden his knowledge on languages and cultures of other countries, which he finds useful to prepare for his backpacking dream. After joining RAVEN, he's given many opportunities to travel around US and the world (though mostly Asian countries) - and on official business, not vacation, unfortunately.

[b][i]Firearms[/i] |[/b] Shizuka picked up this when he played some FPS games with Haruka for the first time when they were... still kids (let's not go into the details about game rating for children, yeah). He would find books or online articles on this topic and read about them, but whatever he had learned were only textbook knowledge. He had yearned for a chance to get hands-on experience with guns and rifles (and to a smaller extent, explosives) - which were later presented to him in two stages: first, by moving and settling down in America (where you can't live without a pistol in your pocket), and later by joining RAVEN.

[b][i]Molecular Biology & Quantum Physics[/i] |[/b] After the "evolution" of his power during the Devil Disaster in Verthaven, he starts to take greater interest in understanding the sciences behind his own power and how it interacts with the people and objects around him, which is extremely useful to help him better utilize his new-found ability (and of course, an added bonus to some of his other skills).[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]SKILLS & TALENTS[/b][/color]
[indent][b][i]Languages[/i] |[/b] Shizuka's family had spent a lot of time traveling - plus his quickness to pick up new languages - so besides his native tongue he is also fluent in English (well, it is the language most commonly used across the world, duh) and Chinese (easier for him to master due to many similarities with Japanese). Because of this, he has also become the main liaison officer between RAVEN and the Metahuman agencies in Asia (China, Japan, the Philippines, etc.) for any joint assignments with the East. He has been picking up a few dialects here and there (like Min and Cantonese) during his frequent trips to the East.

[b][i]Combat: Close Quarters[/i] |[/b] Besides judo (now a fourth dan black belt), the military training he received in RAVEN has added a wide variety of CQC moves to his arsenal, including the use of daggers and batons. Unlike most agents who rely on brute strength and direct frontal assaults, he overcomes his lack of strength with agility, such as using feints and tricks before delivering lightning-fast surprise attacks.

[b][i]Stealth & Reconnaissance[/i] |[/b] Given his small build, his quick reflexes and the nature of his power, he's pretty much the top in this area in RAVEN... probably second only to Holly.

[b][i]Sharpshooting: Sniper[/i] |[/b] While he has an interest in generic firearms, he has taken a greater liking for rifles, in particular long-range sniper models (with assault types being a close second). He seems to be trying to maximize his usefulness - especially in relation to his power, range is an issue - but is that really the only reason behind this? Regardless, he's actually a pretty good sniper - nowhere as good as the legendary Sonya Mayfield (whom he looks up to), but you still shouldn't underestimate him.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]GOALS & MOTIVATIONS[/b][/color]
[indent][b][i]Family[/i] |[/b] As mentioned previously, Shizuka's main goal of joining RAVEN is to acquire the necessary skills and resources to protect his new family - especially his twin brother, whom he knows is his greatest weak spot, and fears his enemies would know to exploit that.

[b][i]Self-Discovery[/i] |[/b] Other than his awkward personality, the unhealthy mental and emotional growth caused by the lack of love and care from Asami have also contributed to Shizuka's rather pessimistic view of the people and world around him, turning him into a rather apathetic person. More about his family background will be revealed in this sequel.[/indent]

[color=cornflowerblue][indent][h3]H I S T O R Y[/h3][/indent][/color][hr]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]PRE-VERTHAVEN: TWO PEAS IN A POD[/b][/color]
[indent]Kamakura is one of the well-known spiritual spots in Japan: a small, humble city in the south of the Kanagawa Prefecture. Like most Japanese couples, Yuuichi Takashiro and his then pregnant wife Asami went to the shrines there to pray for their unborn child. Their prayer was answered - and it was more than what they had asked for.

Asami gave birth to two peas in a pod - twin boys.

This was where Haruka and Shizuka's story begin.

Their parents, being diplomatic agents, had to constantly move from one place to another: when the twins turned three their parents' job relocated them to Shanghai; when they were six the family was posted to Singapore; when they were eight to France... Even their tenth birthday was forgone as they had to fly to Australia. They were not nomads per se, but to the twins, they never had a place they could actually call home. The boys were mostly left on their own, for their parents were so busy with their work that they could barely spent much time with their children - this was especially more so for the career-driven Asami. Initially they hired nannies and maids to look after the kids, but Shizuka would often drive them away with his pranks - he didn't like how they always fussed over him for every trivial matter, forcing him to wear the exact same clothes as Haruka, and how they kept comparing him pointlessly with his obedient brother. They might look the same, but they were still different! They might be still young, but stop suffocating them with their old-fashioned ideologies! Why couldn't these stupid adults understand?

The parents then decided to send them to international schools, where they picked up an interest in multilingualism; with how the family was always moving about, they couldn't stay long enough to make any lasting memories and friends (a lot of their schoolmates also come and go just like them). For Shizuka, he was content with joining them as temporary playmates in ball games as long as he got to keep his body active, but Haruka hid himself away with books and computers, afraid to talk to anyone except his brother or when necessary.

After a while, Shizuka begged his father to let him take up martial arts - and Yuu let him try judo. The physical and mental demand for competitive judo was more than most of the sports he had played so far, which motivated him to spend more time and effort into climbing up the belt levels, eventually earning his first black belt.

Later on, Yuu suggested to enroll them into local institutions. The paperwork was a little more tedious compared to international schools, but the fees were much lower. More importantly, the change of academic environment gave the twins - though just a bit - a sense of settling down, which helped to make the recluse Haruka to take the first step out of his comfort zone, to face and talk to people directly.

Of course, in whichever type of school they went to, Haruka could never escape the fate of being a magnet for bullies - he looked weak, nerdy... the very things that made him a perfect human punch bag for these delinquents. It was down to his younger brother to save his ass with his judo tricks - this did help to strengthen their brotherly bond, but Shizuka wasn't aware that his twin was taking his protectiveness beyond the realm of mere sibling love.

Well, because Shizuka had a more pressing matter to deal with.

His powers began to manifest after he turned thirteen - sometimes his fingers would pass through whatever he was holding; he also found out that when he put his hands through electronic devices he would cause them to short-circuit. At first, the ability was more of a nuisance to him: he had little to no control over how he could turn the power on or off, resulting in awkward situations such as things falling out of his grip unexpectedly, or part of his arm disappearing through the wall. An incident where his hand didn't go through his phone completely and was temporarily merged with the device sent him into a very painful frenzy - this caused an accelerated development of his ability, in which he could now extend intangibility to his whole body. Only Haruka knew of his power, and they swore to each other to keep this a secret between themselves. As he had never undergone any formal training on how he could control his ability properly, he was prone to unforeseen hiccups or accidental use of his power at times.

As the boys became older, Yuu felt that he couldn't keep bringing them along on their business trips, depriving them the need of a proper school education and social interaction with kids of their age. He finally convinced Asami to place them under the care of their aunt - Asami's younger sister - Akemi Shinoda, who lived in the Chinatown area of Verthaven, a sunny city in the west coast of America.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]VERTHAVEN: THE STORM OF RAIN AND RAVENS[/b][/color]
[indent]Little did the boys know that they only had a month of peaceful - almost boring - enjoyment before they were thrown straight into an apocalyptic disaster that completely changed their life. Shizuka had been getting the bad signs through his "gut feeling", but no one believed him, thinking that he was being a callous smartass... Of course, it didn't help that his less-than-friendly personality made people all the more [i]un[/i]willing to listen to him.

Then suddenly, people were getting killed left and right, including those whom they could become friends with if they had met under better circumstances; worse, the then-powerless Haruka was so close to dying not once but numerous times, even coming face to face with the Changeling Unit. After so much bloodshed and death encounters, It was truly a miracle that all of them managed to stay alive till the end - but this pure luck wouldn't be on their side forever, especially not after what Shizuka had done to help the NEST agents and the Verthaven teens to take down their foes, on top of saving their asses at times.

This wasn't the end of everything yet...

The Devil Disaster had prompted the reshuffling of NEST - which was now known as DOVE and RAVEN. Together with the other two surviving teens Zhao Meifeng and Cindy Keagan, Shizuka was also scouted to join the new RAVEN by the then newly elected Chairman, Maximilian Cornell. He accepted the offer, which made him the youngest recruit ever enrolled (and people started to call him an elite, though mostly out of spite).[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]BAYBRIDGE: THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG[/b][/color]
[indent]He began the Spartan-like military training once he and his new family settled down after being relocated to Baybridge. His training still continued on even after the two years of basics (that all RAVEN newcomers must go through), in particular to further develop his skills in recon on top of sharpshooting. Sometimes he would be sent along with Meifeng to the other states and assist her with fighting with both old and new foes: the Hands of Science, the Pure, the Allegiance... to name a few.

The events in Verthaven didn't affect him as much as it did to the other survivors since he's there only for a month and all (thankfully he didn't have any PTSD after going through a series of tests), but he knew he couldn't relax one bit and get his family into a similar kind of danger again. Call him paranoid, but who wouldn't after been through all that shit? While his job was keeping him real busy - including many business trips especially to Asian countries - he still made sure he set aside some time to be with his family, even helping out with the farm. (He and Holly share an apartment which is much closer to their workplace, but he still liked to stay together with the whole family as much as he could.) Whenever he's back in Japan, he would try to at least meet up with his father, if Yuu happened to be back in their home country (once they even met in Malaysia by pure chance). He could care less about Asami, though.

Most of the ice around his aloof personality has melted off as he began to work hard to improve his social life, especially his relationships with the people whom he fought alongside with in Verthaven. Though he's still as brutally honest as ever, he has learned to hold his sharp tongue back much better than before (no, he still had his snarky sense of humor, just keeping them to himself). He had received praises for doing a great job connecting RAVEN with the Metahuman law enforcement groups in Asia - so much so that the Chinese and Japanese counterparts would only speak to him and no one else from RAVEN - but his laid-back attitude made his superiors reluctant to give him much promotions (besides, he didn't want more work than he already had which would eat into his precious family time).

He was hoping for a decent break after coming back from another business trip to China (where he had to entertain spoiled princesses on top of their doting old men), but before he could catch up with his twin he had to attend some charity event that ended with a case of dumb robbers. Soon, more retarded incidents started to pop up everywhere in Baybridge: an Allegiance riot where he was forced to snipe a young girl to prevent her powers from falling into the wrong hands, then a flesh-eating Metahuman on the loose... and the overloading cases that almost caused his brother to die under the blade of an old ghost.

His second attempt to have a good bonding time with his twin was shattered again with Eco-Natura turning the entire Prince Ed-Field into a freaking rainforest. They managed to get out unscathed while saving a few familiar faces along the way... but not without a few surprises here and there, including the unexpected meeting with Jennifer Caspin, and a brief encounter with Lihua's foe, Song Jiang.

The real bomb was dropped onto the twins with Akemi's voice message - a phone call from their father about their missing mother. Then another from Cindy about the dangerous Founding Family brought Shizuka to the Land of the Dragon once more.

Now, it's time for the dragon to wake up from its deep slumber...[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]BAYBRIDGE: FAMILY IS BUSINESS[/b][/color]
[indent]While the city is still taking it's [s]own sweet[/s] time to recover from the Overload and Eco-Natura incidents, Shizuka had been busy with his job, looking for clues connected to the dragon tattoo... that led him to the existence of a secretive organization based in Asia called "Polaris". Of course, this discovery didn't come without other nasty revelations. One, the twins' mother, Asami, was a member of the cult; two, Haruka and his powers were triggered due to a certain experiment Polaris did on Asami.

However, he was forced to leave the research to his colleague (and "sister") Holly, and was reassigned to deal with an Allegiance gathering that went horribly wrong. Before he could demand another leave from work, he was thrown into another [s]retarded[/s] incident - this time from a tanking terrorist who called himself the "Black Hound", which in turn also revealed the existence of the Founding Family. Worse, his own brother Haruka was also dragged into the hostage incident, and even used to threaten him to chicken out. The Black Hound thought he got the most troublesome agent out of the way and pushed DOVE/RAVEN to a corner, only to be thwarted by Shizuka's even quicker thinking that saved [i]almost[/i] all the hostages without giving into the Family's demands. Though, his surprising heroism was flipped upside down to scorn from the higher-ups (keyword: almost), which caused him to get suspended from his position for a month.

Under the cover of his suspension, he continued to look into Polaris and the Family with Holly, even enlisting help from overseas - assistance from Ryu to check some anomalies happening in China. Some of his findings were relayed to the Zhaos, but that was interrupted thanks to the appearance of Jennifer. He saw through her lie and exposed her missing hand to their old friends, resulting in a fallout with her... but gaining the chance to mend ties with Lihua.

Later, Haruka revealed his encounter with Xing Huo, the Fire Spirit of Polaris, and with the help of another agency agent they set up an ambush to get more answers out of her... only to be left with a cryptic poem. Still, they knew they couldn't stop there - adding two more allies to the odd team, which came with valuable intel in the form of audio recordings in USB drives scattered all over Baybridge. With the information he came up with some strategies along with what Lihua and the RAVENs had, even working together with a traitor within the Family.

To cut the long story short, Shizuka eventually completed the mission and got what he came for, at the same time he kept his word with Veronica Emily Davis (now under a new alias 'Noelle Delacroix') to save her sisters from the Family's imprisonment. He also accepted the chance to get a promotion, something he had been avoiding for the past seven years ever since he became a full-fledged RAVEN.

In the three-year gap before the start of this installment, Shizuka's workload increased with his rank - in particular speeding up multilateral ties with Asian Metahuman agencies to combat the growing threat of Polaris, before they would see a repeat of the chaos in Europe left behind by the Family - in Asia. However, there were resistances from China, India, Malaysia and Indonesia that prevented all the Asian countries to come to a consensus. Shizuka had been working on/off with Ryu to find out just how deep Polaris' influence had seeped into the Asian politics...[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][indent][h3]R E L A T I O N S H I P S[/h3][/indent][/color][hr]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]FAMILY[/b][/color]
[indent][hider=][color=salmon][b]HARUKA TAKASHIRO | Twin Brother[/b][/color]
[indent]See "Dynamics".[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]AKEMI SHINODA | Aunt[/b][/color]
[indent]The aunt of the twins through their mother, where she's younger than Asami. To the boys, Akemi feels more like a mum than their own biological mother. Akemi is somewhat stricter with Shizuka - partly because of his difficult personality, and partly because she feels concerned about the various kinds of things he has to go through in his job as an agent fighting - at times even killing - rogue Metahumans.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]DAPHNE "HOLLY" HOPE | Sister Figure[/b][/color]
[indent]Holly becomes a sister figure to the twins when Akemi took her in as goddaughter. She often shares some of her wisdom to the boys - especially with Shizuka - which earns their utmost respect for her. In RAVEN, she also acts as a mentor to him even when they aren't in the same department (more importantly, that their powers give them similar edge in stealth and intelligence gathering). Some agents - even his own brother - have teased about him staying together with her with no signs of ever getting hooked up with each other, and he just brushes them off nonchalantly.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]YUUICHI TAKASHIRO | Father[/b][/color]
[indent]The twins' father. Yuu is a diplomatic agent representing Japan, and this job often causes his family to get relocated on a frequent basis, moving from one country to another all the time. He tries to squeeze out more time to spend with his children, but his wife Asami would always frown upon his desire to take days off work. Now, he tries to keep up to date about his sons through Shizuka, if they manage to cross each other's path during their frequent trips around the world.[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]ASAMI TAKASHIRO (nee SHINODA) | Mother[/b][/color]
[indent]Although Asami is the (biological) mother of Haruka and Shizuka, she has never done anything for the twins - she was never there for them, never did what a mother should do to play her part in bringing up her children: to give them the care and love they needed, forsaking their psychological and emotional well-being for her own selfish goals, abandoning them so that she can climb further up the career ladder. It's later revealed that she was once a member of Polaris, and it's hinted that their mother's greed for superpowers is the cause/trigger to the twins' Metahuman abilities...[/indent][/hider][/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]DYNAMICS[/b][/color]
[indent][hider=][color=salmon][b]HARUKA TAKASHIRO | Inseparable | Twin Brother[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"It's both my pride - and regret - to see how much he has grown over the years."[/i][/color]
Haruka is Shizuka's [i]older[/i] twin, but very few people are able guess that correctly - not just because of Shizuka's white hair in the past, but also how they always treat each other as equals, blurring the lines of seniority even between themselves. Even though Shizuka is no longer that overprotective of him compared to their childhood days, he still won't hesitate to put the well-being of his twin before anyone else'. They do argue and trash-talk each other from time to time.[/indent]
[color=cadetblue][b]REINALD YOUNG | Neutral | ???[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"A smart boy, except that he has bad taste in girls."[/i][/color]
Before encountering the young boy at the worst place possible (a [i]strip[/i] bar, for god's sake!), Shizuka has done his background checks on Rein - so much so that he is well aware of his true identity as Naoki Yagami, a former member of Polaris, and the extremely powerful cerebral abilities the Young/Yagami family possess. His importance as the key to unraveling the mystery behind the twin's superpowers is what drives the usually lazy agent to make the move and put him under his direct protection.[/indent]
[color=slateblue][b]LIHN PHAN | Neutral | Lihua's Acquaintance[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"Met each other back during the Eco-Natura incident; glad she seems to be doing well. I'd love to stay away from her, though - can't help feeling wary about her powers."[/i][/color]
Shizuka met Lihn back at Courtbridge about three years ago during a shitty terrorist incident that almost turned the district into a lame forest. Now that they've crossed paths with each other once more, time will tell if they will be friends... or something else.[/indent]
[color=orangered][b]KANNIX CHENG | Bad | Dumbfuck Bitchass[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"Jesus fucking Christ - the shitty existence of that meatball is the bane to humanity."[/i][/color]
Shizuka caught her in a strip bar with another subject (Rein) and was forced to shut her powers down - along with putting her family in his debt for his own cause. Although he finds her stupid and annoying - not to mention a bratty attention whore - he can't stop taunting her from time to time just to humor himself with her colorful reactions and cringy use of bad language.[/indent]
[color=red][b]ZHAO MEIFENG | Mixed | RAVEN[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"Usually she's all brawn and no brain, but when she actually uses her head... I guess I'll acknowledge that she's a somewhat competent agent after all. I'm sorry about what happened to her mother, though."[/i][/color]
Shizuka and Meifeng have come a long way from Verthaven - from having such low opinions of each other that they never saw the need to talk to each other in the eye, and now they are comrades working together in the same organization. While they are on friendlier terms now compared to seven years ago, they still argue at times - he has a problem with Meifeng's impulsive way of handling things, sometimes even questioning her intellect level. However, after the death of Lihua, he hasn't talked to her ever since...[/indent]
[color=gray][b]QUENTIN TAYLOR | Respected | RAVEN, Senior[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"Gotta admit that the old man is a genius with firearms - so good that I'd never want to be on the receiving end."[/i][/color]
Shizuka can easily relate to him with how the both of them are willing to do anything and everything to protect their own brother. Although he finds that Quentin is somewhat similar to Meifeng with their... unhealthy hatred for villains in general, at least Quentin seems to have more self-control than the girl.[/indent]
[color=darkslateblue][b]REED TAYLOR | Respected | DOVE, Senior[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"Less intense than his older bro', and also a pretty good gunner."[/i][/color]
On the field, Reed becomes Shizuka's "voice of reason" of sorts, which is usually Haruka's role in the past before he joined RAVEN. Sometimes he wishes that Haruka can be half as good as Reed... and stop that annoying "goody two-shoes" bullshit.[/indent]
[color=crimson][b]JACKSON DRAKE | Neutral | Informer[/b][/color]
[indent][color=cornflowerblue][i]"Right now we only maintain a professional relationship with each other, but I feel like things are going to get worse... soon."[/i][/color]
Shizuka saved Jackson from turning a scene even uglier when he decided to break up the shouting match at the DOVE front counter. While he's vaguely acquainted with Jackson, he didn't mind lending the man some help to find his missing friend... in exchange to work for the Japanese agent outside of RAVEN's jury.[/indent][/hider][/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][indent][h3]S U P E R P O W E R[/h3][/indent][/color][hr]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]CLASS[/b][/color]
[indent][i]Super-System[/i] (Biological)[/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]POWER[/b][/color]
[indent][b][i]Intangibility - "Phasing"[/i] |[/b] Shizuka can phase through solid matter and objects by passing his atoms through the spaces between the particles of the object which he is moving through. As such, he and the object that he's going through may temporarily merge without interacting; each is unharmed when he has finished passing through the object. (This is somewhat similar to the process of quantum tunneling.)

[list][*][b][i]Non-Corporeal Physiology[/i] |[/b] While in phased state, he is practically untouchable. With a bit more concentration he can make his body light enough to be able to walk on air.[/list]
[list][*][b][i]Cerebral Power Resistance[/i] |[/b] His thoughts becomes highly erratic when he's in ghost mode, which makes it difficult to establish telepathic connection with his mind, or even detect his presence at times. He is also able to disrupt telekinetic links to the objects or the people he expands his power to (see next point).[/list]
[list][*][b][i]Limited Power Extension[/i] |[/b] He can extend his ability to the clothes he's wearing and any object in his possession at the moment. He's now also able to expand his power to a maximum of four people at each time. In order for this to work, he has to maintain direct physical contact with the person or thing he's phasing along with.[/list]
[list][*][b][i]Internal Analysis[/i] |[/b] Any person or object he extends his ability to allows him to be "linked" to them, giving him insight to their internal structure.[/list][/indent]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]LIMITS[/b][/color]
[list][*]Shizuka is unable to breathe while he's passing through the object (e.g. walking through walls), so he can phase continuously only for as long as he can hold his breath. As such, his power is highly dependent on his stamina - in order to keep his fitness level at its peak, besides exercising regularly he has sworn to stay away from cigarettes and alcohol.[/list]
[list][*]The denser the material is, the harder and slower for him to pass through. Forcing himself to phase through objects of very high density can cause him undesirable pain, at times also injuring himself. Also, he's unable to phase continuously through denser objects for a prolonged period of time without putting a lot of physical and mental stress onto himself.[/list]
[list][*]Although he gains cerebral power resistance in phased state, it doesn't completely erase his presence - it may be possible for an extremely powerful clairvoyant to be able to detect him. Also, his power doesn't make him invisible physically.[/list]
[list][*]The accuracy of Internal Analysis is heavily dependent on his prior knowledge of the object or person he's feeling - the less he know about them or the more complicated they are, the lower the accuracy.[/list]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]WEAKNESSES & DRAWBACKS[/b][/color]
[list][*]Shizuka's "natural" state is solid - he has to concentrate in order to switch to ghost mode. Shock-inducing weapons such as taser or stun guns are effective to disrupt his concentration and snap him out of phased state.[/list]
[list][*]His power only allows him to pass through atom-matters (solid, liquid and gas), hence he isn't immune to energy-based attacks such as lightning - he can't phase through electromagnetic waves and electrical currents. For example, trying to pass through systems still running on electricity will cause them to malfunction.[/list]
[list][*]Solidifying while in an object (applies to both partially - such as his limbs - and his whole body) or switching off his ability before he has passed through the object completely may inflict serious injury (and a hell lot of pain, mind you) - in worst case scenario, even death. This is because the atoms of his body are immediately merged into the object he's trying to phase through... which is similar to how someone stabs you right into your vital organs, but on an atomic level.[/list]
[list][*]Lead and Bismuth. Although he can phase through almost any solid matter, this two of the densest stable elements on Earth are pretty much a bane on his body. It's uncertain whether he would be able to phase through them at all, but he has zero intention to test that out, ever. As far as he's concerned, trying to pass through those two (nasty) elements is equivalent to a normal human trying to walk through a solid wall.[/list]
[color=cornflowerblue][indent][h3]O T H E R S[/h3][/indent][/color][hr]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]TRIVIA[/b][/color]
[list][*]Unlike most of the other player characters in this roleplay, Shizuka is not a citizen of US - he only holds American permanent residency (required in order for him to work for RAVEN), and he still has Japanese citizenship. Also, as his parents are diplomats he and Haruka are both able to enjoy diplomatic immunity, but they have no wish to use that privilege unless absolutely necessary.[/list]
[list][*]Although he sometimes appears to be predominantly left-handed, he's actually ambidextrous.[/list]
[list][*]He has tried a wide range of sniper rifles in his line of work, but mainly [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/CheyTacIntervention.jpg]CheyTac M-325 Intervention[/url] because it's the standard model used in RAVEN now. For pistols, he uses a [url=http://images6.alphacoders.com/386/386354.jpg]Beretta 92FS[/url].[/list]
[list][*]He owns a [url=http://moto.zombdrive.com/images/yamaha-fz09-1.jpg]blue Yamaha FZ-09[/url], which he shares the bike with Haruka, who helps to keep it in top shape when not in use. Otherwise, he simply uses a RAVEN vehicle.[/list]
[list][*]His most prized possession is the survival knife he took from NEST (now RAVEN) for the last stand against the Devil of Verthaven - and later the Changelings. Originally he had a pair, but he used up one by merging the blade into Luis' brain in order to save Quentin from a suicidal death. He has never used it since then, but he still brings it along on some trips and missions as a protection charm.[/list]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]QUOTES[/b][/color]
[list][*][i]"I know this better than anyone - that it's impossible to save every single person in this world. Saving one life means another has to be sacrificed to fill in the dead role."[/i] [code]--to himself and Daphne[/code][/list]
[list][*][i]"Doesn't matter what powers we can have. If you can't control that power and let it controls you, you'll end up just like the Devil - drowned in her own uncontrollable power, and dragging all of us down with her."[/i] [code]--to Meifeng[/code][/list]
[list][*][i]"We can always buy a new house no matter how many times it gets destroyed, but family is irreplaceable. As long as the two of you are safe and sound, that's all that mattered to me."[/i] [code]--to Haruka and Akemi[/code][/list][/color]
[color=cornflowerblue][b]THEME SONG[/b][/color]
[indent][hider=God Eater Burst OP - over the clouds][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ps06Gk0ZM[/youtube][/hider][/indent][/hider]