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[color=15f2fd][i]"The dreams that I carry are no longer just my own."[/i][/color][/center]
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[color=15f2fd][b]Name:[/b][/color] Dante DiAngelo

[color=15f2fd][b]Nicknames:[/b][/color] N/A

[color=15f2fd][b]Age[/b][/color]: 20

[color=15f2fd][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male

[color=15f2fd][b]Appearance:[/b][/color] Dante stands at exactly 6'0 and curses the Pokemon gods for stopping it there. If anyone looked at him they'd assume that he was just skin and bones, but he has a toned body from the years that he's played sports. He has crystal blue eyes and sky blue hair to match. The men in his family have a genetic mutation where the roots of their blue hair turn black once they hit puberty. His favorite thing to wear is a v-cut turtleneck and he would rarely be seen without one. Another item that never leaves his side is his younger brother's black hat with a white back and red under rim. On his back you'll find the standard trainer backpack where he keeps all his essentials in this apparent blackhole of a bag.

[color=15f2fd][b]Personality:[/b][/color] Growing up Dante was always seen as a jokester. Someone that could always make the people around him smile. He never had a problem making friends and could never tell if he was drawn to them or if it had been the other way around. If you asked him he'd tell you that he was never the ambitious type, but that wasn't true. After the death of his brother there was an obvious change in him. He kept up the facade of the Dante they all knew, but there was a darkness growing him.

[color=15f2fd][b]Short Biography:[/b][/color] Dante was born and raised in New Bark Town and for a time he thought it would be all he'd ever know. Like any kid in this world Dante had a love of Pokemon and secretly wished to be the greatest trainer in the world or at least the region. He wanted to be realistic at least. His father was a Pokemon trainer and taught Dante everything he knows. His dream was within reach and all he had to do was take it. But for some reason he couldn't. When the day came for him to see the Professor and receive his first Pokemon his fear overtook him. He had been preparing and training for this moment, but he couldn't get the thought of failing on his journey out of his head. He never left his room that day.

His father never said it, but Dante knew he was disappointed in him. He never yelled at him or tried to force him to see the Professor, but that made him worse. He felt like his father had given up on him. His brother, Tai, was born two years later and Dante had finally put the dreams of his past behind him. He looked forward to the future with his growing family even if he didn't know what his role in life would be. Three years later their father walked out on them and never returned. His mother would never tell him why or what happened and after a while he stopped bugging her about it.

A month or two after his dad left, his mother got him and his brother a silver-furred Poochyena pup. It was so small, but it had heart. It howled as soon as it saw them and his brother affectionately named him Howler. Of course he could barely pronounce it at the time so it came out as Hower. But it was during that moment that Dante saw the same spark he used to have in his brother's eyes. He realized it was his brother, not him that was meant to be a great trainer. From that moment on he decided to teach his brother the same things his brother taught him. As the years passed his brother surpassed his expectations. It was as if he fully understood the true nature of Pokemon training despite being so young. When Tai turned 8 years old he caught the attention of the Professor and was chosen to join the ten year olds in selecting their Pokemon.

Little did he know that would be the last time he'd see his little brother alive. A month into his journey he was engaged by a gang and was killed while protecting his friends. Dante's world was shattered and his mother's heart was broken. His mother sent word to their father so that he could at least return for the funeral, but they never got a response. Dante hated him even more for it. The night after the funeral he returned to the cemetery to talk to his brother, but as he did so a Gastly appeared from the ground beside him and just hovered there watching him. He wasn't foolish enough to believe the Gastly was his brother returned to him, but a part of him hoped he was.

When Dante started walking home he noticed the Gastly was following him and even tried to hide every time he turned to look at it. He realized he probably wasn't going to get rid of it and named it Spirit. When he returned home he was met by Howler with Tai's hat in his mouth. He took it out and stared at it for a moment before looking at the two Pokemon in front of him. "You two in the mood for a journey?"

[color=15f2fd][b]Pokemon:[/b][/color]
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[b]Name:[/b] Howler
[b]Species:[/b] Poochyena
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Ability:[/b] Quick Feet
[b]Personality:[/b] Howler has always been rather energetic and hyper. He's protective over Dante and those close to him. He's brave and doesn't know what it means to stand down from a fight. Howler also never enters PokeBalls since he was raised mostly as a pet.[/hider]

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[b]Name:[/b] Spirit
[b]Species:[/b] Gastly
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Ability:[/b] Levitate
[b]Personality:[/b]Spirit has a fun and mischievous nature, but a flip seems to switch when it enters battle. It seems to feed on the darkness within Dante while also protecting him from himself. During the day it likes to stay in a ball since it hates the sun, but at night it likes to spread its gaseous legs. When it's out it's almost attached to Dante's hip.[/hider]

[color=15f2fd][b]Reason for Traveling with Main Group:[/b][/color] Dante wants to overcome his initial fear and pursue his younger brother's dream of being the Pokemon Champion. He also wants to find the truth behind these gangs and put an end to them. And if he finds his father along the way he's punching him in the face.

[color=15f2fd][b]Relationships:[/b][/color]
  [list][*]Cassandra DiAngelo: Dante's mother who deserves the world. He hopes to be able to give it to her after this journey.[/list]
  [list][*]Nicola DiAngelo: A bastard and Dante's number #2 enemy behind whoever murdered his brother. Dante grew up idolizing him but those feelings disappeared once he abandoned his family.[/list]
  [list][*]Tai DiAngelo: Dante's younger brother whose life and future was stolen from him. An angel on Earth.
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[h3][color=15f2fd]DANTE'S INFERNOS[/color][/H3]
[SUB][B][I]// [color=0072bc]Friend[/color] // [color=00a99d]Acquaintance[/color] // [color=f26522]Frenemy[/color] // [color=fff200]Rival[/color] // [color=ed1c24]Enemy[/color] // [color=ed145b]Crush[/color] //[/I][/B][/SUB][/CENTER]
[INDENT][LIST]
[*][B][color=0072bc]Katalya Akiyama[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Kat? I'd say she's the closest thing I have to a best friend. Not that I'd tell her that, but for as long as I can remember she's always been there for me. We both hate our dads and I guess that made our friendship stronger. She's someone I can count on and will always pick to have on my team.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=fff200]Cho Toyama[/color]:[/B] 
[INDENT][I]Cho is the perfect rival. She's someone that you know could push you. Not a rival you constantly surpass from day one. Kat introduced us and I guess we've been friends ever since, but I can't let our friendship get in the way of our goal. Also Pip is adorable.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=0072bc]Flynn Arata[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Flynn is my partner in crime. The Non-Bonnie to my Clyde. They were younger than me, but they were always able to keep up. Unless I was with Kat or Tai there wasn't a time you wouldn't see us together. That was until they left. They recently returned, but we haven't had the chance to reconnect.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=0072bc]Naoko[/color] [color=ed145b]Jin[/color]:[/B] 
[INDENT][I]Nao is funny. I think I laugh just as much as she does when she's around. She was a big help when my dad left us. Tai loved her. She was like a big sister to him. She used to babysit him and he was always fascinated with Fritz. He loved to watch her tinker away. The little wheels in his mind turning just like the ones in her machines. Spirit seems to like her. Probably because she's really cute. Uh, I mean, what was the question?[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=0072bc]Ezekiel Miyamoto[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Kiel's another resident jokester of our here town. He lived here when we were younger. We were always joking around with Nao and Flynn. One day he went on a trip and that trip turned into a very extended stay. He had a little brother that was around Tai's age, but he wasn't with him when he came back a few months ago. I've seen him around town and I have a feeling we unfortunately have more in common than we originally had.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]Bartholomew Mulkaper[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]My dad... my dad was a regular at the Apotheberry. As a trainer you could never get enough berries. They have their uses. After we left Tai and I kept up business so I always talked to Barry whenever I came in, but we weren't really close.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B][color=00a99d]Kenneth Hardroot[/color]:[/B]
[INDENT][I]I can't say that I really know Kenny. I know that he's friends with Nao and she sometimes goes to his family's farm. But for some reason I get the feeling that he avoids me.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B]Sam Quinn:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Short explanation of reasons behind the classification.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B]Zola Amari:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Short explanation of reasons behind the classification.[/I][/INDENT]
[*][B]Judas Altos:[/B]
[INDENT][I]Short explanation of reasons behind the classification.[/I][/INDENT][/LIST][/INDENT]

[color=15f2fd][b]Other:[/b][/color]
Color Code is [color=15f2fd]#15f2fd[/color]
He uses his brother's PokeDex and when it's not being used he keeps it in his backpack along with 20 PokeBalls, a few potions, and one elixir.