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[center][h1]Oroshi[/h1][/center]

[center][h3]Genesis Rider[/h3][/center]
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[h3][u]Appearance[/u][/h3]
[b]Age:[/b] 23
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Ethnicity:[/b] Asian-American
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At 5’8”, Oroshi is relatively unassuming for a Warrior, covering her head under a large, disclike black hat, her neck and the lower half of her face hidden behind a thick purple scarf, and her body concealed by a large black cloak and robes. Her olive skin and brown eyes are further concealed by her messy jet-black hair, which hangs down to her neck.

Underneath all that, her body from the neck down is almost entirely robotic; a complex network of advanced-looking machinery, electronics, and metallic gray armor plating. It all manages to maintain a sleek, refined silhouette, hiding a variety of weapons and utility systems in such a compact space. In battle, a jet-black visor folds over her face, completing the cyborg ninja look.
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[h3][u]Personality Traits[/u][/h3]
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[*]Melancholy
[*]Philosophical
[*]Vindictive
[*]Strong sense of justice
[*]Socially awkward
[*]Puts up a rough exterior
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[h3][u]Backstory[/u][/h3]
[indent]Oroshi’s former life can only be recalled in fragments: A quiet breeze blowing throughout a village whose name is always on the tip of her tongue, working a field for a crop that changes every time she thinks about it, watching the sunset with a crush whose face is a blur, training under a master of some kind... Strange little pieces of memories that give her only the vaguest impression of who she used to be. She’d left it all behind somehow; whether she was abducted or left willingly, she couldn’t say.

Her new life began with GENESIS. They rebuilt her body, reprogrammed her mind, made her their special agent for their sinister plans of rebuilding the world in their image. None of her memories from this time were lost to her; it was more like she was viewing it all through a thick haze. She couldn’t refuse their orders, and her sense of morality had been so thoroughly wiped clean that she had trouble seeing any issue with what she was doing. The kidnapping and even murder of innocents barely registered to her. 

Until one day, when she suddenly regained control. Her memory and even sense of identity were still shattered, but she had control, and some of those odd little scraps of who she used to be. She couldn’t even form a coherent reason [i]why[/i] yet, but she knew what she was doing for GENESIS made her sick. She reached out to an occasional ally of hers, someone simultaneously out of the influence of her captors while also seeming trustworthy: A mercenary that GENESIS had codenamed Samoon. After some planning, they destroyed GENESIS, in a satisfying act of revenge.

In Oroshi’s mind, however, she wasn’t finished. Her conscience still weighed heavily on her, and she decided to dedicate herself to bringing justice to the wastes and helping in any way she could. Her travels brought her to New Fennec, in search of both tyrants to topple and a way to maintain her aging enhancements.[/indent]

[h3][u]Fighting Art ~Okami no Kiba[/u][/h3]
[indent]An Art that was (allegedly) developed by Ninjas of old, it has since found its way to Oroshi's tribe, where she learned it and later refined it with her cybernetic enhancements. Based on blinding speed and constant movement punctuated by bounding leaps and the occasional flashy death blow, the Art isn't so much constant prodding as it is laying into the opponent [i]hard[/i], from every angle imaginable and more. Staying full of surprises and unleashing the best ones at the most opportune moments. Requiring extreme agility, strength, and a sharp mind, it's an Art more than suited for survival in the wastes.[/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ Enhancement 01: Hidden Blades[/u][/b]
Oroshi goes for a quick strike to the softest-looking area within reach. The moment her fist makes contact, three knives near her knuckles extend out into her target with extreme force and vanish back into her hand as quickly as they appeared.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ Enhancement 02: Kyoketsu-shoge[/u][/b]
Oroshi deploys an expertly-crafted knife attached to a wire rope embedded in her forearm. The wire extends out up to twelve feet, and has a variety of applications from quick ranged slices to tripping, strangling, grappling, and other forms of binding, or even as a climbing aid. It can also be completely detached from her body, allowing her to use the weight attached to the opposite side of the rope.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ Enhancement 03: Drop Thrusters [/u][/b]
While Oroshi’s technique and cybernetic enhancements give her more than enough agility, her back is equipped with thrusters for the sole purpose of lifting larger opponents: If she manages to get a solid grip on an opponent, she can execute an ancient ninja technique known as the Izuna Drop, jumping high into the air with them and performing a graceful backflip before taking them back down with her in a spinning, thruster-assisted piledriver. Easier to land on aerial foes.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ Enhancement 04: Iai Blade[/u][/b]
Oroshi’s ace in the hole: A pile bunker built into her foot. The foot-long blade can be launched forwards by hydraulics more powerful than anything else in Oroshi’s arsenal, piercing through even the toughest of armor plating. Though best used during a leaping kick, it can also be used like a normal sword, albeit one attached to the leg, and the retractable nature of the blade allows it to be used in a fashion similar to the iaijutsu techniques of legend.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ Foreign Technique 01: Hurricanrana[/u][/b]
A technique passed down to her from a close friend: Oroshi somersaults forwards and locks her legs around her opponent's neck and shifts her weight downwards, sending them tumbling over her head no matter how weighty or sturdy they may be. Despite originating from an Art completely foreign to Okami no Kiba, it fits in nicely with both its style and overall philosophy.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][b][u]Weaknesses[/u][/b]
The guiding philosophy of Okami no Kiba is that a good offense is the best defense; when it comes to actually standing your ground and defending against attacks, it’s got next to nothing. It also relies on being utterly unpredictable, and leaves the practitioner vulnerable should they be psyched out or their movements otherwise predicted.

As for Oroshi herself, her augments grant her ridiculous agility and enhanced strength, but have far less armor plating than the average cyborg, leaving her somewhat fragile.[/indent]
[h3][u]Trivia/Other Information[/u][/h3]
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[center][h1]Stick[/h1][/center]

[center][h3]Student of the Arts[/h3][/center]
[center][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtYwq4aBr0E[/youtube][/center]

[h3][u]Appearance[/u][/h3]
[b]Age:[/b] 19
[b]Gender:[/b] Female
[b]Ethnicity:[/b] Caucasian
[indent]Standing at just over 5’10”, Stick projects a rather friendly aura, with soft facial features, a warm smile that never seems to fade, big green eyes, and a messy head of brown hair that falls down to her shoulders. She has a relatively slender frame that she covers up with olive, baggy clothing, which is further covered by a fashionably cut blue poncho made from a tarp taken from an old shipping container. She also carries a bag with her, though whether it’s attached to her back or the long wooden staff she’s never seen without depends on how she’s feeling at the moment.[/indent]

[h3][u]Personality Traits[/u][/h3]
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[*]Friendly
[*]Optimistic
[*]A little naive
[*]Eager to learn
[*]Observant
[*]Tendency to fixate
[*]Really likes her stick
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[h3][u]Backstory[/u][/h3]
[indent]Some time after the Blast, there emerged a group of nomadic Warriors calling themselves Students of the Arts. Their mission; find, learn, and record every Fighting Art in existence, passing their wisdom down both to their offspring and to a hidden library tucked away from the eyes of any greedy bandits or warlords.

Stick was one of these nomads, having been born into the school and raised on its stories and teachings. She was always a bit of an odd one, having a strange fascination with staves that earned the young Student her name, but she nevertheless showed endless potential and had a shining enthusiasm for learning martial arts. She wanted to leave the nest and strike out on her own by the time she hit her mid-teens. But she had to wait. Warrior or no, the wastes weren’t a place for anyone so young.

Eventually, some time after she turned eighteen, she was finally allowed to strike out on her own, and contribute to the collective knowledge of the Students. Growing up on stories of New Fennec, the countless Warriors there, and legends of the Art that could thwart a nuclear blast, she was eventually drawn there, determined to learn how to do it herself. She wasn’t just going to record an Art, she was going to make history![/indent]

[h3][u]Fighting Art: Gakusei no Ken[/u][/h3]
[indent]Drawing from a variety of martial arts techniques from across the world, Gakusei no Ken is the signature Art of the Students, and it is unique among them in that it is almost entirely defensive, utilizing a variety of impregnable stances developed for the purpose of analyzing an opponent’s own fighting style. In its sphere of defense, it’s relatively versatile, able to swap from weaving dodges to fluid parries to solid blocks that enable the practitioner to avoid a variety of attacks in whatever fashion they see fit.

Stick’s own addition to this style is the weapon she was named after; a solid bo staff, just under six feet long and made of reliable oak. It’s a handy tool as well as a dependable weapon, being used for vaulting, deflecting, and blocking. Though it’s far more powerful than it’s simple appearance might indicate, Stick can also attach her survival knife to the end, forming a makeshift spear.[/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ A Leaf in the Wind[/u][/b]
Stick shifts her stance and mentality to become light on her feet, embodying the wind itself. She stays in motion as often as possible, moving in circles and making graceful twists and dodges to avoid her opponent’s attacks and move around towards their back. It’s her favorite stance, and for good reason.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ Be Like Water[/u][/b]
Stick loosens her entire body, taking the ancient adage to heart. In this stance, she becomes almost entirely reactive, taking blows and moving with them to minimize damage or using short dodges and following up with simple strikes, pulls or grapples to send an opponent to their feet largely through their own force.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][indent][b][u]■ Tough as a Rock[/u][/b]
Stick becomes as rigid as possible, focusing on being as sturdy and immovable as a mountain. She can focus her energy and block anything from strikes to blades to energy beams with astounding feats of strength. This stance uses up a lot of energy, so she only uses it either when she feels she has to or wants to show off.[/indent][/indent]

[indent][b][u]Weaknesses[/u][/b]
Gakusei no Ken’s greatest flaw is that it’s geared entirely towards defense, not offense. Not so much that Stick herself is weak, the Art was simply made for studying, not conquering, only offering various quick pokes and jabs to get the job done. In addition, Stick can’t completely mitigate the damage of attacks she doesn’t dodge, meaning that she can be worn down by anyone who can outlast her.[/indent]

[h3][u]Trivia/Other Information[/u][/h3]
[indent]While Stick finds her staff to be indispensable in combat, she’s also liable to use it for just about anything else she can come up with, from carrying bags to roasting food.[/indent]
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