[hider=Solar Prince][b]Character Name[/b]: Ivan Dorovich
[b]Title[/b]: Prince of the Sun
[b]Character Age[/b]: 15
[b]Character Gender[/b]: Male
[b]Nationality[/b]: Russian
[b]Appearance (and theme)[/b]:
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When not transformed, he dresses in an average suit with a hat and his hair is shorter.

[b]Personality[/b]: Ivan wants nothing more than glory. He packs his actions with flair and flamboyance, aiming to outshine even the sun. Anyone who has met him would summarize him with the word "showy". However, Ivan doesn't want this glory for himself - instead, he attributes all his glory to his homeland, the great Mother Russia.

[b]Faction[/b]: Sun Prince
[b]Magical Weapon[/b]: Ivan wields a brilliant bow that shoots arrows made of magical light. This light bursts upon impact, resulting in a firework-style effect and fire- or light-based magic damage in addition to the explosive physical blast.

[b]Magical Abilities[/b]:
Light Trickery: Ivan can manipulate light to produce illusions, illuminate dark areas, or even remove light from an area. The effect is reduced the further out of sight the target is, similar to the way light can shine around corners at a reduced vibrance.

Noble Steed: Ivan's trusty dog Makar transforms with him, becoming a mammoth covered in glorious golden armor. Makar is capable of providing Ivan with a mighty solar lance should the situation necessitate it; otherwise, he attacks with his golden tusks.

Solar Beam: Ivan's signature Magical Boy finisher attack. Ivan uses magical light to create multiple foci (AKA lenses) that magnify natural light into a single deadly beam. This laser cannot be formed on naturally cloudy days, though magical clouds and darkness have no effect.

[b]Strengths[/b]: Ivan is best when fighting at range, on Makar's back or not. He is also incredibly nimble, even for a Prince - after all, it was his agility that earned his status as a Prince.
[b]Weaknesses[/b]: Ivan's power significantly falls when forced into a close-range battle, or when an ally is too close to the target to avoid friendly fire. Despite having training in the use of Makar's solar lance, Ivan remains fairly unskilled with it in combat. Ivan also falls behind the other princes in brute strength.

[b]Biography[/b]: Thousands of years ago, the Cosmic Princes were founded. Using both his power and his personal charisma, The Prince of the Sun worked to found Russia. By way of actions probably too graphic to describe on this public forum, The Prince of the Sun ended up being a part of the family tree of all true Russians. Thus, all Russians became candidates for inheriting The Prince of the Sun's powers.

The Prince of the Sun, not wanting to cause strife within his people, laid out plans for a tournament to determine prospective successors. Participants would be tested in many areas deemed important to The Prince of the Sun's fighting style to make sure that the most capable would be chosen. The top contestants would then be brought before Makar, The Prince of the Sun's dog, who would make the final decision as to who would inherit the powers of The Prince of the Sun.

So it was for thousands of years that The Prince of the Sun was selected in secret by the Russian people. In the present day, school P.E. incorporates training for the tournament into the basic curriculum, regardless of whether the position is open. The government keeps the real meaning behind the tournament under wraps, but it has become so ingrained into culture that none think to question it. You wouldn't question drying your hands after washing them, after all.

Ivan enters the story in the present day, two years after the demise of the previous Prince of the Sun. Ivan used his outstanding agility to perform well in all the tournament events, landing him among the top contestants and earning him a meeting with Makar. Ivan was chosen, and he accepted the powers after swearing to glorify Russia in all his acts as Prince of the Sun.

Presently, Ivan is in Japan investigating reports of Chaos Witch activity that had begun affecting the eastern cities of Russia.[/hider]