[hider=Cedric] [color=00aeef]Name:[/color] Cedric [color=00aeef]Age:[/color] 26 [color=00aeef]Gender:[/color] Male [color=00aeef]Race: [/color] Sturgeon Fishman [color=00aeef]Rank:[/color] Ensign (Naval Military) [hider=Appearance][img]https://safebooru.org//images/1580/a3fe736b71a89602ac0329a4cd6e8c08ecb9707c.png?1654707[/img] Cedric stands at 190.5cm and weighs 100kg. He doesn’t actually wear the necklace in the photo.[/hider] [color=00aeef]Personality: [/color] Between the years he spent training with his father followed by immediately falling into work as hired muscle, Cedric’s personality became that of strict discipline. This was very apparent during his first few years as an adult, though the time he was under contract with Leo softened it a bit. He can appreciate humor, however cracking a joke himself is rare, and understands that periods of rest can be beneficial. [color=00aeef]Background:[/color] Cedric’s early life was relatively uneventful. From a young age his father began training him the martial art style known as Fish-Man Karate. This training consumed his life for several years. He and his father would start before the sun fully rose over the horizon and wouldn’t finish until it had already set. Free time was a luxury only given once a week. Rather than use this time to relax Cedric instead took to the sea on these days, spending hours exploring the ocean surrounding their home. His training with his father ended when he turned 18, not because he had mastered the fighting style but because his father believed that the only way for Cedric to continue to improve would be to go out on his own and get practical experience with it. They did not simply kick him out, instead they asked one of their close friends to provide Cedric with transportation to a larger town. Upon his arrival he began taking on any jobs he could find, most of which involved acting as protection for merchants due to the highly dangerous nature of the oceans. He spent four years working as hired muscle for various ships, which typically were just for one time gigs. However by the time he was 22 he had started making a name for himself as reliable protection and was approached for an unusual job, at least for him. The first oddity was the fact that the man requesting him was a human merchant, up until this point he had been working exclusively for other Fish-Men. His potential employer though didn’t seem to care what his race was, just that he was efficient. The second unique aspect was that he was being asked on for a long term contract. He would act as a bodyguard for Leo and his supplies for a period of one year and at the end could decide if he wanted to renew the deal. In total Cedric spent a little under four years sailing with Leo, in which time the two had become friends. For a while he actually had been harboring the idea of simply staying indefinitely. It gave him plenty of opportunities to gain more experience in using his fighting style in live combat and the pay was much more than he had been earning before. This all changed when he caught wind of the fact that the Marines were recruiting, anyone and everyone that they could. He simply could not pass up the chance as he knew that it would serve as the perfect means of testing how far he had come. Leo even allowed him out of his contract early, though to be fair Cedric paid him a substantial fee for the inconvenience. He then made his way to Marineford to sign up. [color=00aeef]Skills:[/color] [color=00a99d]Fish-Man Karate[/color] - A martial art that is practiced by certain skilled members of the Fish-Man race. While deadly enough on land, Fish-Man Karate has a number of devastating underwater moves designed to be suitable with the Fish-Man strength and speed along with the mobility that goes while under water and, in some cases, a fish-man's personal adaptation (fins, teeth, etc.). [color=00a651]Shipwright[/color] - While sailing with Leo it was suggested to Cedric that he apprentice under the shipwright during his downtime. He was completely onboard with this idea as it gave him something to do rather than waste time. With his disciplined attitude he took quickly to the craft. With nearly four years spent helping fix the ship he has become adept at the art. [color=00aeef]Techniques:[/color] [color=00a99d]Hundred Brick Fist[/color]- A hard punch that can send an opponent flying. It is said that it is strong enough that it can break through one hundred bricks. [color=00a99d]Forearm Sledge[/color] - Cedric twists and slams his forearm into the back of his opponents neck. [color=00a99d]Backfoot Jawbreaker[/color] - Usually done underwater, an inner-sole kick to the opponent's chin. [color=00a99d]Hundred Brick Roundhouse[/color] - A hard kick that is aimed at the side of an opponent, capable of sending them flying. Much like its punching variant it is believed that the kick can break through one hundred bricks. [color=00a99d]Flying Fish Spear[/color] - Cedric builds momentum beneath the surface of water by swimming in several quick circles before launching himself out of the water with the intent of tackling someone off of a ship and land in the water on the other side of the ship. [color=00aeef]Stats:[/color] [INDENT][b]STR:[/b] 28 [b]AGI:[/b] 5 [b]PER:[/b] 13 [b]DUR:[/b] 17 [b]WIL:[/b] 15 [/INDENT] [color=00aeef]Perks:[/color][LIST][*][b]Waterborne:[/b] As a Fishman, Cedrics moves faster when submerged; his movements are not just unrestricted, but are enhanced as well. [*][b]Quick Fix:[/b] Speedy repairs and fixing up ships in a short amount of time is Cedric's bread and butter.[/LIST] [color=00aeef]Inventory:[/color] As of the moment, nothing. [/hider]