[OOC] World Warriors: The Nomadic Fist (Quirky Fighting Game Influenced Roleplay)

[Holy Soldier]

If anyone wants to plot anything with Gideon, let me know. Even if it's a 1 on 1 fight, though I don't see him fighting currently lol. He's going to be too busy recovering. As for Veronica, version 3.0 (jokes, I actually don't know what clone version she's on), there can be some plans for her too if anyone wants to fight her, we'd just have to make it make sense. :)

[Punished GN]

@Holy Soldier Well, Brooke wants to fight Veronica later.

Justin and Seven can come across Gideon, tho.

[Holy Soldier]

@Mr Allen JI'm sure the rematch can happen when the game comes around to it.

As for seven and Justin, weren't they dealing with Voyt? I saw they finished their duel, but they seem to be busy running from the cops lol.

[redbaron1234]

Added more winquotes to Otsana and Margot!

[Kamen Evie]

I wasn't planning on joining any more RPs, but boy do I love this concept. Finally got around to drawing my character so I'll just leave this here before I go to bed.

Also, I was kind of sick when I was reading up on stuff and writing most of the sheet, so please tell me if something looks off.

Inanna

Inanna

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⦋ 8 || Iran || Male ⦌

APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY

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APPEARANCE

A golem standing at five feet and seven inches, Innana sports a slim, flimsy-looking body with no significant muscles to speak of, hidden under hooded red robes and leather boots. His skin is a pale white, and feminine facial features work with long white hair to frame wide, deep green eyes. He carries with him an ancient steel staff, adorned at the top with a bizarre symbol with two curved protrusions running down opposite sides.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

• Optimistic
• Naive
• Caring
• Trusting
• Apologetic
• Negativity is a foreign concept
• Old-fashioned

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

In the depths of the deserts of Iran, an ancient order sought to create a vessel for the revival of their ancient god. Created from hallowed clay, souls from fighters across the world, and a piece of metal that was said to be a fragment of a magical blade that was said to be a source of ki itself, the golem was to return an order to the world that had been lost with the fading of magic.

Well, Inanna certainly wasn't what they were expecting. The first thing he did when he rose from the arcane crucible was ask if they needed a light turned on in their occult basement. They’d strain their eyes if they worked in the dark like that, he explained to a crowd of confused hooded figures.

As Inanna began to experience the world around himself, his hobbies expanded to such awe-inspiring areas as singing, sewing, and occasionally cooking. His creators weren’t convinced that their little project had gone as intended, but decided to test his skills anyways. While he took fairly well to fighting with his staff, he had difficulty channeling his seemingly immense stores of ki. He was almost written off as a failure until one day of training; his opponent tried to land a finishing blow, only for a mysterious voice to leave Inanna's lips as his opponent ended up hitting himself in the head by way of two green portals.

Though it never spoke through him since then, he eventually began to hear it speak to him as he developed his arcane talents. While he enjoyed all of the positive reinforcement he was getting for once, Inanna eventually hit a brick wall. He simply wasn’t going to attune any further as a vessel in his current state. He eventually left his home, embarking on a worldwide search for either more souls or more shards similar to the one that served as his core. Mostly just the latter one though, he reasoned. His first stop was the tournament held in Rio. With so many strong fighters hanging around, someone had to know more about these things, right?

FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES

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FIGHTING STYLE

Trained in the style of his temple, Inanna uses momentum to make up for his lack of strength as he twirls and strikes his enemies with his staff to keep them at bay. Though it allows him to strike from a decent range, it isn’t anything special in terms of damage.

His real strength comes in the form of his ability to conjure magical portals around him. He can create up to two sets of two interlinked portals. Momentum of anything that goes through a portal will be carried through to the other side, and if a portal closes while something or someone is partway through it, they get spat out violently from whatever side contains most of the subject’s mass.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

■ [Desert Twister]

[Inanna sticks his staff into the ground before grabbing it and swinging around it as he extends his feet for a solid kick, using the momentum to send opponents away.

■ [Warp Step]

[Inanna opens a portal under his feet and reappears from the air in a different location.

■ [Warp Thrust]

[In lieu of a proper ranged attack, Inanna simply opens a portal in front of him connected to another in front of his opponent, and thrusts once with his staff before bringing it back and closing the portals.

■ [Warp Snap]

[Inanna creates a portal in front of him and a few feet in the air that connects to another one behind his opponent. He reaches through with his staff and hooks it around his opponent's neck, pulling it against the inside edge of the portal. He then unhooks and withdraws his staff, closing the portal and sending his opponent flying.

■ [Retribution]

[A counter-attack in which Inanna opens a portal directly in front of him connected to another one above his opponent. In the event that a projectile passes through it, it ends up travelling down on the opponent’s head. In the event that the opponent uses melee techniques and strikes through the portal itself, Inanna capitalizes on the fact that gravity is pulling the enemy in two different directions by twirling behind them and sending them the rest of the way through with a solid strike, letting the fall do the rest of the work.

■ [Inanna’s Grace]

[Though ki gives the clay that makes up his body properties similar to a human's flesh and bone to protect his core, he is unable to heal over time as a human would. By channeling ki, he can reshape his body, smoothing over any injuries and even remaking lost limbs, provided that he has a source of clay nearby to replace them. The process takes up to a couple of minutes depending on the severity of the injury, making it ill-suited for battle.

SUPER MOVES

■ [Damocles Drop]

[Briefly searching for an item to use, Inanna decides not to inconvenience anyone and opens a portal at his feet, dropping his staff through it. It reappears high in the air, dropping into another portal linked to the previous one, and the staff continually accelerates as gravity pulls between the two portals. When he’s ready, he can release it out of the loop by linking the bottom portal to an exit portal over the opponent’s head. He quickly readjusts the portals to reach out and retrieve his staff from a distance. While initially nothing special for a super, leaving him vulnerable without his staff, giving it the time to reach terminal velocity will result in a quick and devastating attack.

■ [Rostam’s Rush]

[Summoning uncharacteristic determination, Inannna slaps his opponent as hard as he can… Which still isn't much. However, he continues his assault by repeatedly slapping them with one hand while utilizing portals to strike at them again and again from many different angles with his staff held in the other. He finishes by thrusting forwards with his staff once the opponent loses balance, sending them away.

■ [Shaghad’s Strike]

[Raising his staff high, Inanna swings as hard as he can and sends his opponent into a portal set above the first one. Much like Damocles Drop, he allows gravity to accelerate his opponent. He releases the target to the floor once they reach terminal velocity, allowing them to hit the floor as if they decided to take a skydive without a parachute.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS

While Inanna’s portals give him the ability to move and attack all across the stage, he lacks strength and mobility outside of his gimmick. His best ways of dealing damage come from either gravity or the opponent’s own strength, meaning that those who can counteract such forces are that much better off. His portals also come with a fatal flaw; they work both ways, and leave him wide open to anyone smart enough to attack him through his own portal. Overall, he lacks the experience and drive to use his skills to their full potential.

Being designed as a vessel for another, Inanna is also more vulnerable to possession and similar shenanigans than most other beings.

OTHER

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Innana is capable of eating via breaking down food into the ki from whatever it was made from. He can even drink alcohol, though no one has ever dared to make him try it.

Winquotes

“I like your poetry! Also, do you mind if I see that sword?” (Vs. Jaden)

“It’s really neat to see how technology helps people! Sorry I broke it, though…” (Vs. Justin)

“You can put yourself back together too, right?” (Vs. Seven-Seven)

“Maybe if you weren’t so vindictive, you wouldn’t have to fight as often!” (Vs. Sage)

“Keep working on your technique! It reminds me of a hero of myth!” (Vs. Brooke)

“Your earth molding is kind of scary… Oh! You must have been holding back on me!” (Vs. Brenda)

“You can make it rain whenever you want? You could help a lot of people that way!” (Vs. Billy)

“Do you want to surrender? Oh! I’m sorry, that was pretty insensitive…” (Vs. Margot)

“Those guns of yours were so loud!” (Vs. Otsana)

“So you can make portals, too… by spinning?” (Vs. Joaquim)

“I don’t think your medical practices really apply all that well to me…” (Vs. Jonas)

“Do you really need to be so vulgar?” (Vs. The One)

“I hope you have better luck with your village!” (Vs. Meo)

“I get to meet a real dragon?! This is amazing!” (Vs. Fafnir)

“I don’t know if I like how you treat animals, but you’re really strong!” (Vs. Calvin)

“You know, I’m told that I shouldn’t try to be friends with you, and I actually kind of agree…” (Vs. SYM 04)

“That’s one weird technique. How does it work?” (Vs. Veronica)

“So you were made to be perfect? I hope I can be more like you, someday.” (Vs. Gideon)

“I didn’t know that people could get so tall!” (Vs. Klara)

“... What’s a Yankee?” (Vs. Chung)

“Will it help you out if I lose next time? I’m so sorry…” (Vs. Lucas)

“Where did you learn to shout so much?” (Vs. Walter)

“Why would you try to hurt someone for money?” (Vs. Voyt)

“It’s okay. Everyone thought I was a total failure, too!” (Vs. Brown)

“So... You cook things?” (Vs. Hank)

“I’m sorry, but I need your core… I-I’ll try to make this as painless as possible… okay?” (Mirror Match)

[Punished GN]

@Holy Soldier That scene is over, and they are running away. lol

@lavulman I like his portal-based zoning style. Plus, he's from Iraq. Accepted.

@redbaron1234 Gay.

[Holy Soldier]

@Mr Allen JWell, then they are welcome to find and rescue a bloodied child on the beach if they aren't too busy running from the po-po lol.

[Holy Soldier]

@Mr Allen JAlso, don't mean to double post but, "Iran" and also...a sneak peek at Veronica version...I'll call her 2.0 since I'll be counting her deaths now and onwards (ignoring her first death technically in Gideon's background story).

Veronica

Brooke may not recognize her immediately, but what other fighter shows off their buns? lol

[Punished GN]

@Holy Soldier She'll probably just assume that the two know the same fighting style.

[Kamen Evie]

@Mr Allen JThanks! Once I get home I'll reread some stuff and see if I can get a post up later.

[Punished GN]

@Mr Allen JThanks! Once I get home I'll reread some stuff and see if I can get a post up later.

@lavulman

Make sure to gimme a shout if you need help.

[Kamen Evie]

@Mr Allen J It could just be because I was up too late, but thank you, that would be very much appreciated.

[Punished GN]

@Mr Allen J It could just be because I was up too late, but thank you, that would be very much appreciated.

@lavulman

Hmmm... well, Gideon is on the beach in child form, and Justin/Seven-Seven are heading that way. Perhaps we could do a threeway interaction?

[Kamen Evie]

<Snipped quote by lavulman>

Hmmm... well, Gideon is on the beach in child form, and Justin/Seven-Seven are heading that way. Perhaps we could do a threeway interaction?

@Mr Allen J

Sounds great! The OP mentioned a lot of collab posts, would this be one of them? I only ever really did one a couple years ago so I might be a bit shaky with them.

[Holy Soldier]

@Mr Allen J@lavulmanWe can try it. I am on a different time schedule than 80% of the people on this site lol. So if you are hoping for an etherpad/titanpad thing, it probably won't happen live. If you are talking a PM box where I post my portion when I get around to it, then I can do that.

[KaiserElectric]

"They believe themselves fighters? Oh, how quaint..."

Vindani Zaman

Vindani Zaman

⦋ ?? || Indian || Female ⦌

APPEARANCE & PERSONALITY

APPEARANCE

Vindani is a Naga, a mythological being whose lower body is a large snake's tail. In her true form (she's adept at disguises and shapeshifting and uses both in her line of work), she tends to 'stand' around 5'9, possessing olive toned skin and straightened black hair falling past her shoulders. Her eyes are a venomous, vibrant shade of green and the tail on her lower half has dark green scales with a cream underbelly. She has a wiry, wispy look to her that's almost seductive at times but still hides a fair bit of athleticism and power. When she's not disguised she wears the mage-like robes of a Collector, colored in the same tones as her tail with a sapphire gem set in the center and with her hood pulled up. The frayed ends aren't really there unless she's feeling particularly dramatic.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

■Intelligent

■Calculating

■Seductive

■Ambitious

■Egotistical

■Obsessively Pursues Knowledge

BACKSTORY & MOTIVATION

Very little is known about Vindani's history, and she's not exactly forthcoming with her past to 'the inept simpletons who keep asking me about it'. What is known is that she is attached to a mysterious group of mythological creatures like herself who are clandestinely studying the world around them for some unknown purpose. Referring to her position as a 'Collector', Vindani is especially interested in the powers of Ki, and has become a more secretive Nomad to study and document the ki of other Nomads, taking a smug satisfaction in dismantling the tactics of her opponents to prove her own skill is superior.

FIGHTING STYLE & ABILITIES

FIGHTING STYLE

While she can throw a punch and use her tail in a pinch, Vindani doesn't actually physically fight her opponents. Instead, she channels her ki into conjuring energy projections in the form of snakes that surround her and strike at her enemies in lieu of a physical attack. To that end, her fighting style, a unique design of her own, heavily relies on her unusual abilities and agility to avoid attacks and poke at her opponents, keeping herself in a dominant position and wearing them down until she can land a powerful finishing blow.

SPECIAL MOVES & TECHNIQUES

■ Serpent's Tongue (Passive)

Vindani fights her opponents with ki projections resembling biting snakes. These give her more reach and speed then a physical attack, favoring light attacks while leaving her lacking in terms of a basic heavy-hitting move.

■ Touch of Venom

Vindani enhances a basic attack with a slow-acting venom that deals more damage over time then it does initially.

■ Shadow Stalker

Vindani vanishes from sight for a few seconds so she can reposition herself, with the option to leave behind a smokey facsimile of herself where she was standing previously. The facsimile can be dispelled with a single hit, and ki sense can easily detect her real location if she uses this move, but it's still a handy escape move.

■ Constrictor

Vindani summons a ki cobra that crawls at high speed towards her enemy and wraps around their legs, snaring them and restricting their movement.

■ Unhand Me, Fool!

Vindani whips her tail around to physically knock an enemy away or to free herself from a grapple.

SUPER MOVES

■ Ruthless Deconstruction

If Vindani is locked in combat long enough, she can deduce an enemy's weaknesses and enter Ruthless Deconstruction mode. When in this mode Vindani's attacks become even more precise and accurate, and her attacks can slow and stun her enemies as she methodically targets their hidden weak points. While this can be devastating at the right time, it is less helpful if she is fighting more then one enemy, and if her opponent can change up their fighting style, ideally with a style change of their own, it can throw her for a loop.

■ Reptilia Superior

Vindani vanishes from sight and unleashes a flurry of invisible attacks on her opponent, disorienting and stunning them. She then reappears in front of her stunned enemy, raises her arm as if to attack, and tips them over by pressing one finger against their forehead.

■ Queen Cobra

Vindani staggers her opponent with a barrage of ki snakes before transforming herself into a giant snake, unleashing a lunging bite on her enemy and slamming them into the ground.

WEAKNESSES & LIMITS
Vindani's abilities with ki are impressive, but her reliance on agility and precision means she has very little to work with in terms of raw power and strength. Her style also requires Vindani to be totally in control of a fight, meaning anyone with a wide variety of skills or is generally unpredictable will have a distinct advantage against her. She also walks into every encounter believing she is the most intelligent, skilled, and all around better fighter, so she has a tendency to underestimate her enemies.

OTHER

Vindani also has the ability to shapeshift into other humanoids, imitating their voice and appearance. She does not gain their abilities if they have any, however, and while disguised she can't use any of her normal abilities, so it's not a move she would readily use in a fight. Vindani is also accompanied by 'Acolyte Katsuko', a lazy kitsune disguised as a human who is a master of the ancient martial art of "running away and hiding". To say Vindani finds the fox girl annoying is putting it mildly.

[Punished GN]

@KaiserElectric She seems pretty solid so far, I like her, buuuut I have a problem with...

meaning if she's deprived of her ki she has absolutely no chance of winning against even a moderately skilled fighter.

This doesn't really seem much like a weakness, since there isn't a lot of things that can remove someone's ki - and if it is removed, the same would apply to every fighter that isn't a robit. Maybe make a weakness general to her fighting style?

[Punished GN]

@lavulman@Holy Soldier Perhaps for now, I'm pretty patient, so I'm willing to wait for HS to come around and add his bits. Gimme some time to set up a pad.

[KaiserElectric]

@Mr Allen J I meant to suggest that when she runs out of ki she's at MORE of a disadvantage then another fighter with the same weakness, but that's a fair point. I changed it to her not having a lot in terms of pure strength.

[Punished GN]

@KaiserElectric Gay.

Accepted.