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"These villains are demagogic in their exploitation of the popular discontent." - Yoshio Sanzo

[b]Name:[/b] Yoshio Sanzo
[b]Superhero Name:[/b] 
[b]Age:[/b] 16
[b]D.O.B:[/b] March 30th
[b]Weight:[/b] 66kg (145lbs)
[b]Height:[/b] 175cm (5’9)

[b]Personality:[/b] Yoshio is usually soft spoken and mild mannered. He hates to offend, he hates to interrupt, and he hates to steal the spotlight from others. He is modest and polite to a fault, and goes to great pains to ensure he speaks properly to everyone, regardless of status. He likes to solve conflicts with words rather than force, even if the conflict in question is threatening him directly. He is not so naïve as to never resort to violence, but he will hold back unless absolutely necessary.

Yoshio undergoes something of a transformation when it comes to topics he is passionate about. As something of a bleeding heart and idealist, Yoshio can talk for hours on subjects such as reforming society for the better, and when he speaks on said subjects he will speak strongly, loudly, and even fiercely. He is not blind to the fact his ranting can end up being boring and even annoying, and so all it takes to make him stop is to politely ask. If he has gotten started against someone he vehemently disagrees with, on the other hand, he won’t stop no matter how much they ask him to.

[b]History:[/b] Yoshio is the son of Tokuda Sanzo, a member of the House of Representatives of the Japanese National Diet. Tokuda Sanzo is well known for being a political firebrand, not only because he gives lengthy and passionate speeches on core topics, but also because his quirk allows him to spew fire from his mouth. Yoshio grew up watching his father’s speeches on t.v., as well as having his mother as a semi-successful Hero, and quickly developed a keen interest in becoming both a passionate politician as well as a hero of justice. To his youthful mind, the two were hardly incompatible.

Much to a young Yoshio’s consternation, many of his friends discovered his quirk before him. Having yet to demonstrate neither his father’s fire breath nor his mother’s concussive blasts, Yoshio was beginning to become frustrated with his lack of progress. One day, he went into something of a tantrum, lamenting his quirklessness in a long and screaming rant. Upon finishing, he unleashed a wave of concussive force from his mouth that destroyed one of the walls of his house. He was both overjoyed at having finally discovered his quirk and regretful that he had caused some damage to his own house. It was of little consequence in the end, as Yoshio had his eyes set on the gleaming future that awaited him as a Hero.

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[b]Quirk Name:[/b] Filibuster

[b]Quirk Description:[/b] “Filibuster” operates via Yoshio building energy by speaking for varying amounts of time before unleashing the energy in a concussive blast. The longer he speaks for before discharging his energy, the more it builds up and thus the more strength lies behind the blast. Speaking for a very short period of time, for instance saying something like “Move!” or “Go away!”, will produce force equivalent to a mildly strong push. Launching into a long speech, on the other hand, could generate enough force to smash through walls and send people flying. Absurdly long rants could produce potentially devastating results, however Yoshio has yet to experiment so much with his quirk, and he may never have the opportunity. The quirk relies on speaking loudly and clearly, so speaking in a soft tone would produce no energy. The range of his concussive blasts varies, with weaker ones travelling the width of a modest room, and stronger ones being carried across several blocks. Their strength is also affected by their travel time, operating on a sort of “shotgun” effect, meaning they are strongest when first released but dissipate as they travel.

[b]Quirk Weaknesses:[/b] The most obvious weakness of “Filibuster” is that it relies entirely upon Yoshio’s ability to speak, which if disruptive would render him effectively quirkless. If Yoshio were in the middle of building up energy and was interrupted by any means, he would be forced to discharge the energy regardless of his will, which may result in unfortunate consequences for both himself or anyone or anything nearby. His quirk also lacks subtlety, requiring a certain degree of noise even to begin using it, and thus making it worthless to someone attempting to attack without being seen, although it could be useful against somebody that doesn’t know how it works. Extensive use of his quirk will leave Yoshio with a severely sore throat, making him incapable of using it again until his throat heals.
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