Ray Stylo

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Age:
19

Personality:
On the surface, Ray comes off as a rather silly and lighthearted person, frequently engaging in comical behavior and retaining his oft-present grin despite being mute since birth. He displays a childlike amusement for new situations whether or not they prove adverse or even potentially fatal, he has a penchant for wandering off on his own. Even with all these idiosyncrasies, Ray is extremely personable and has a particularly complimentary nature that easily gains him the friendship and trust of those surrounding him through his actions.

Of course, these aspects hide the complex and determined young man underneath. On the reverse side of his frivolous nature is his considerable shrewdness, which makes him quite capable of reading people and situations. Being singularly ambitious, Ray also has a remarkably tenacious will that allows him to overcome virtually insurmountable obstacles and accept inhuman burdens for the sake of his own goals. Ray has a considerable pride that will not stand for having his humanity insulted or condemned by his enemies, but he is also capable of shelving his pride if it becomes something that will stand in the way of his objective.

Ray is very protective of family and comrades, refusing to allow any harm to come to them and often deem their safety more important than his own in spite of his own personal ambitions and goals. He has to be reminded several times that his own safety is something upon which many people depend and he uses his loved ones as his primary motivation when all hope seems lost. As such, he becomes furious when observing those who willingly or remorselessly cast aside their own comrades or brethren and is sickened by the idea of superiors who reject their duty to those who trust them.

History:
Ray Stylo is a man with a lot to live up to. The Stylo family was well known for thier fanaticism for fire type Pokemon, and thier amazing capacity to train them in Eterna City. With an older brother and younger sister, Ray had no shortage of childhood memories. As a Stylo, Ray grew up around Pokemon, fire types in general, this bred a deep love for Pokemon. Day in and day out, he would spend time with Pokemon, learning from his father, understanding the dangers and goods of Pokemon. Unfortunately, irony seemed to like the Stylo family, as Ray seemed to have an innate fear of flames. This posed a problem forth the family, and only grew worse.

Growing up, Ray realised that his name also seemed to sow discord in his life. Early in his years, school was easy, as with a name like Stylo behind him, he was the coolest. Unfortunately, this popularity transformed to hate, and became a vocal point to those who attempted to bully him. Unfortunately, Ray is not one to be bullied, soon, the young man seemed to find himself in a fight every other week. In his parents eyes, this only posed as an attempt to destroy thier good name, and warned him against fighting. Unfortunately, fighting for Ray was no longer a way to protect himself, but a way to prove himself to others. This opened his eyes to the world of fighting type Pokemon.

This was blasphemy, how could thier son betray them like this. His older brother had followed in his parents footsteps, sporting a Chimchar, and his sister was no different at all. This soon became a topic of interest in house, being compared to those in the family who followed the 'right path'. Ray couldn't take it anymore, he was done. After a small dispute with his mother and father, and a bit of wordplay he was given the opportunity to go to the Fordis Region, where he was to boldly proclaim the Stylo name. Not going to happen. His dream, is to become a fighting-type trainer.

Preferred Starter: Tyrogue