Thought I'd slap down my character into the OOC chat for a bit more visibility; I've reworked the quirk a bit, and there's additional information in a PM I sent to the GMs, so if it's still not right then I'll be happy to change it. [hider=Maksim Maciej Poer] [h1][color=92278f][b][center]MAKSIM MACIEJ POER[/center][/b][/color][/h1] [h3][color=92278f][b][center][i]The Bloodragon[/i][/center][/b][/color][/h3] [center][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d7/7b/a0/d77ba02d7187787bfc07a091a60da0b4--noragami-anime-anime-manga.jpg[/img][/center] [center][color=92278f][i]"I don't want to be just ... a hero. I want to be someone else. Is that too much?"[/i][/color][/center] [hr][hr] [b][color=92278f]Name[/color] [/b] Maksim Maciej Poer [b][color=92278f]Gender[/color][/b] Male [b][color=92278f]AGE[/color][/b] 15 - 8th November [b][color=92278f]NATIONALITY[/color][/b] Romanian [b][color=92278f]APPEARANCE[/color][/b] 5''3 119 pounds Wears black clothes that don't go well with his pale complexion, and has a red bracelet that he likes to wear, given to him by his older brother. [b][color=92278f]PERSONALITY [/color][/b] Maksim rarely does anything with his full soul. He lives between present moments to get by. His life has been a series of half-assed attempts to live above average, but he's only good at being above average in his inability of seeing things through. His focus on mistakes and the negative has led him down many of the wrong paths in his short life - he never knew anyone that was positive about him, either. His demeanour could be seen as offensive, but he means little harm to anyone - but his lack of self-belief and inability to trust himself can be worrisome. He isn't the kind to stutter and sweat from unease, but to remain steadfast in his decision to remove himself from responsibility. He's not used to being allowed to speak. He has no knowledge of persuasion or a good conversation. But he makes up for all of his weaknesses with high expectations, for both himself and the others around him, and gullibility that everyone is always doing their best. [b][color=92278f]HISTORY[/color][/b] [hider=HISTORY] Maksim is a farm child from eastern Europe, but apart from his rather telling first name, there is little that gives that away. He was given the surname of his French father, who emigrated to a small Romanian town to settle down with a sweetheart he met in his days truck driving across Europe. But his parents knew about his quirk since a young age - the screams of a toddler like pushed Maksim's father further and further away. He spent so long away from home, and he was barely picked up as a baby. An accident of his birth, where his mother refused to go to a hospital for her fear of the city and the kinds of people that lived there, resulted in a stunted and paralysed left arm. In fact, Maksim's parents were rather proud of their ancestry, and this often got them unwanted attention from a rather zealous neighbourhood. Things rapidly went downhill for the family, when his father's company nosedived due to the political instability caused by the rise of quirks. He returned home to a Maskim that had little qualities of his abrasive, confident father; a fact that made both of them uncomfortable, even if they didn't talk much about it. His father and mother began drifting apart, one wanting reform and the other an uncompromising solidarity in regards to the quirk that Maksim was never told about. They clashed and began to despise each other, with Maxim being caught in the middle. He became ammunition for each side, often involved in arguments and disputes. Usually, when he ran away, he was always dragged back. He stopped trying to run away altogether. His only friend was another child, Natasha, who lived in a convenience store along the main road through the town. He felt a love for her that he had reserved for nothing else; she gave him hope. He acquired the skill of choir singing, especially with a high-pitched voice and passive character, he fell in line with the other boys in the Church. At school, a particular bully was getting the better of him. Alin, one of the few boys in Maksim's school to acquire a quirk, had the peculiar ability to sense fear in a person's heart and freezing them if it was present. It only worked on the other kids, and what started as a joke became far more sinister. His posse used to pick on the smaller kids, including himself, freezing them and taking advantage of their defenselessness. Once again, Maksim's body wouldn't move. On one day, such alike the norm but somehow different, another boy intervened. He defended Maksim when nobody else would. Alin's quirk failed to work, but they attacked him anyway. Maksim wanted to help him but instead became the next victim. They were more vicious this time. They had something to prove. In the flurry of attacks, he bit down on his tongue by accident. Inside, the blood spewed out, and he tasted his own blood for the first time he could remember. It was completely tasteless. Like water, but less nutritious. He felt brave. Mehmet's quirk no longer worked on him. He was no longer afraid. When Maksim shouted, he felt like his voice shattered the world. A great gust of wind knocked back the boys, scaring them from picking on Maksim ever again. But the school was terrified by the idea of a child having such a violent quirk, while Alin's had been tolerated as unprovable, and he was excluded. Natasha moved away from the chaos that followed. He was alone. His mother, the winner of his custody, was originally appalled by the idea of her son doing anything with his quirk, and Maksim realised he was treated the same way as his father. He felt alienated in his own house, deciding that he didn't need to be a hero. He wasn't brave, he wasn't intelligent, and didn't respect himself enough to improve his ways. He walked without moving for the rest of his childhood. One moment changed it all, on his way home from school. A small-time villain ran into him and didn't want any witnesses. The criminal was quirkless, but he still had a knife. Once again, Maksim froze. Then a man saved his life. Like a dragon from the sky, he soared down and apprehended him. The criminal still had another knife under his jacket; Maksim knew this, but couldn't open his mouth. The street was set alight. The boy stood there, too afraid to help or run away, the world burning around him. His brother saved the day, looking down on Maksim like a stranger. It should have been a moment of reunion, but Maksim was less than happy to see someone do so well with his quirk, while he had done nothing with his. After that day, Maksim felt what pain was like. The pain of doing nothing. But his brother showed him what he could become. He was going to protect everyone that needed protecting, quirkless or not, with whatever power he had. Disobeying his mother, avenging his brother, he set off to become a hero. His brother revealed to him that he was a bastard of his father, a reason for their split, and had quickly become a vigilante to deal with the rise of crime occurring around the world. Alex Poer travelled to Romania to find his long-lost half-brother, eager to introduce him to the world of quirks and heroes. He had connections to other heroes around the world, and for once in his life Maksim had a truly good role model who wanted the best for him. His older brother, Alex Poer, had never been to U.A. but knew the people that could get him there. With his own income, and the backing of Alex's mother, a Japanese journalist, they moved. Maksim got a grasp of how his powers worked, and while his brother's work as a vigilante was not lawful, he was nonetheless admired by Maksim. The future was about to begin. Maksim was timid, but nonetheless excited. [/hider] [b][color=92278f]QUIRK[/color][/b] Maksim's power is called 'Sangepower' and is a painful process to activate. Its true power is found in his 'fangs', his incisors that are just a bit larger than normal. They possess a special chemical that when in contact with his blood, increase the strength of the bleeding area by TWO. This usually involves him biting his own skin - it also has the effect of making the part of the body bleed heavily, and become paler - an experience that Maksim does not enjoy. He is only proficient with his tongue, able to bite down on it and allowing his voice to be projected for miles, as well as damage the ears of those within a few metres. [Additional information in a PM] [b][color=92278f]OTHERS[/color][/b] [b]Likes:[/b] The countryside Old buildings Music, especially opera Values and virtues [i]Really[/i]likes Garlic [b]Dislikes:[/b] Violence Bodily contact Cramped places Hot drinks [b]Fears:[/b] Leaving a person or place Cities Being a freak [b]NOTES:[/b] While he currently is studying Japanese, his knowledge of the language is sub-par. He is, however, fluent in Romanian and can understand French, as both were taught in his school. He has an allergy to nuts. 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