[hider=Jin][B]Name:[/B] Jin

[B]Gender:[/B] M

[B]Age:[/B] 22

[B]Race:[/B] Goomba

[B]Appearance:[/B] Jin is a blue Goomba, from the same ilk that is usually patrolling sewers and other dark, underground passages scattered about the Mushroom Kingdom. Jin is different from the others, however, keeping most of his body wrapped in a dark shroud of a cloak complete with a long, flowing muffler scarf. A curved, short-bladed sword is always seen strapped to the Goomba's back, serving as his primary weapon of choice and in his own words, his "only true ally". Under his shroud, Jin hides the wings of a Para-Goomba, preferring to keep that fact a secret from everybody except those he deems worthy of his trust.

[B]Personality:[/B] Despite having served King Bowser in the past, Jin has no love for the Koopa King, and in fact would like nothing more than for the Koopa's blood to stain his blade. That's not to say that he doesn't hold any grudges against the intrepid Mario and Luigi, quite the opposite in fact. After all, many Goombas who were Jin's friends and family had met their end via the stomping shoes of the Mario Brothers, and so Jin's vendetta extends to them as well. However, it was the Koopa King's greed that forced the poor Goombas into their never-ending war against the Mushroom Kingdom and Bowser's own incompetence that constantly led to their continual defeat, thus it is the Koopa who bears the brunt of Jin's wrath. Otherwise, Jin is often quiet and reserved, content to remain in silence while others make the important decisions, his only real desire being to know who the next target will be, and whether they are connected to King Bowser or not.

[B]Techniques:[/B] Being of the Goomba family, one would think Jin to be as slow and cumbersome as his kinsmen, but they would be wrong. Jin is shockingly fast and agile, his Goomba legs and feet able to move him about the battlefield as quickly as a runaway Koopa shell. His wings, should he use them, can propel him upwards, effectively flying at his leisure. But Jin is no bird, and his flights are by no means indefinite, as the size of his body compared to his wings only allows them to lift his body for so long before they tire out and need a rest. Jin, like just about all Goombas, possesses the mysterious ability to pick up and wield objects as if he had hands, despite very clearly not having any. When wielding his sword, Jin prefers quick strokes that come in rapid succession, as he finds most opponents have greater difficulty defending against such a quick onslaught, though the rapid speed of the attacks do subtract from the strength of the individual swings and vice versa. Finally, Jin can resort to a shadow illusion technique wherein he conjures duplicates of himself to surround and confuse the enemy while Jin himself strikes once their guard is down. The duplicates can move and even speak but are unable to do any physical harm, and are individually dispelled by being attacked, and can all be simultaneously dispelled should the real Jin take a hit and lose concentration.

[B]Brief background history:[/B] Jin was born from a clan of Dark Goombas that inhabited the caves and sewer systems of the Mushroom Kingdom. Knowing that their kind was generally weak, they used these underground areas to hide from enemies and predators, using the darkness of the passages to hide and become masters of stealth. When King Bowser began recruiting Goomba and Koopa tribes to his cause, he made sure to seek out Jin's clan, having heard of their mastery of stealth and hoped to have them use it to launch ambushes and assassination attacks on the likes of Mario and Luigi as they came to the Princess's rescue. They were unwilling at first, but Bowser was able to threaten them into joining his forces, and of course from there they suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of the Mario Brothers, many dying from being stomped by one of the Brothers' signature jump attacks. Over time, Jin grew embittered toward the Mario brothers due to the tragic losses of his family and clansmen, but also increasingly disgruntled at having to serve a tyrant like Bowser. When the brothers mysteriously vanished, Jin took it as a sign that now was the time to cut whatever remained of his loyalties to Bowser, and finally do what he should have done ages ago: kill the Koopa King, and liberate his Goomba kinsmen from his tyrannical and idiotic rule.[/hider]