Ebihara Torashi
_{海老原虎志}

15

Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Torashi stands at 165 cm (5’5), has a compact and muscled physique, and a very lightly tanned complexion. Tora has multiple thin white scars on his body, the most obvious of which are the two on his face. His irises are the colour of amber, while his hair is a dull mouse brown and cut short. His bangs are slightly overgrown, and indicate a disinterest in keeping his appearance impeccable. His most common expression is a mild frown, though he may resort to blank faced apathy when he’s aiming to divert attention. His genuine smiles are rare, small, and fleeting. Torashi often slouches when thinking, though when he snaps to attention, he straightens into an unnaturally rigid position. His nervous gestures are typically minute (e.g. scratching at a jeans pocket, clenching a fist), and he takes care not to raise his voice too much. However, any dips in mood reveal his temperamental nature, as he will become louder, and more dynamic in his gestures. As for his attire, Torashi keeps to the school dress code when necessary, and wears unassuming, casual clothing otherwise.

A typical, civilian middle-class family. Two loving parents, proud of their only child, encouraging him to do his best, guiding him in fulfilling his potentials. A kind and strict mother, a spirited and mild-tempered father. On the surface level, it sounds like a boringly common scenario, in which major problems shouldn’t have popped up. However, minor tensions were present from early on. Mitsunari, Torashi’s father, was someone who’d once yearned to become a hero, but did not manage to get accepted into the course for it. As such, he raised Tora with the agenda of having him achieve his dream. Thankfully for his vicarious desire, his son had shown an interest in heroes from an early age, so pushing him towards that goal was a simple affair. Tora’s mother, Tsukiko, was aware of the situation, and rather concerned about it. She was aware of the dangers of the hero lifestyle, and knew how very deeply disheartening the disappointment of not making it was. Neither did she think that dictating her son’s life ambition was appropriate. Thus, Tsukiko always encouraged Torashi’s various interests equally, attempting to serve as a balance to his father, which worked to an extent.

Tsukiko also endeavored to show Tora that there were plenty of worthwhile occupations. Her husband reinforced the teachings with unexpected fervor, though he gave the lessons his own spin, oftentimes saying how anyone could act heroically. Yet, he continued to influence his son in very specific directions. Torashi’s father coached him in Quirk use, through fun games when he was young, and with a gradually more serious regimen as he grew up. Mitsunari was the one who got Tora into kickboxing, a sport his dad had seriously been undertaking for several years. His father also supported Tsukiko in the things she wished to relay to Tora, which were mainly academic skills. His parents both had high expectations of him, but if Torashi ever failed, they simply cheered him up and inspired him to try again and work harder at it.

The noticeable incidents began in his early teens. Once, Tora mentioned to his father in passing about a bully problem in his new school, and Mitsunari advised him to speak out about each such occurrence – and if he had to, to use his Quirk to defend himself and others. After several incidents wherein Tora sent some kids to the infirmary, the school contacted his mother. Only due to that did Tsukiko find out that her own husband had incited her boy to such reckless foolishness. She was shocked, scandalized, and almost outraged. Relationships began fragmenting, and the simple, fun environment of the past was gone. While his mother strongly admonished her son and her husband, Tora’s father took care to thoroughly discuss the incident with his son. Unlike his mother, he didn’t blame Torashi for going overboard, and simply took to mentoring him in gaining better control over his shockwave production.

A year-and-a-half later, there was another crucial, distressing event. Torashi and his father were deeply involved in heavy sparring. Tora was going all out with his Quirk, and Mitsunari was supposed to adjust his power to what his son could handle, of course. Unfortunately, Tora had surprised him, and his father reacted, countered – as if on reflex – and cut his son all over with his Wind Slice ability. They were only surface wounds, but Tora did bleed a lot and made for quite the frightening sight. His mother had been in the vicinity, and came running when she heard the commotion, so she saw this horror-esque scene. Tsukiko threatened to leave and take her son with her, but was eventually convinced not to – on the condition that something like this never ever happen again. It may have been an accident, but the result was one she couldn’t forgive. She’d rightfully questioned just how often her son had been harmed by his own father in the name of practice thus far; and it was true that Torashi had been wounded before, though never to such an extent.

Tora was more frightened of his mother’s rage and her vehement opposition to his training than he had been of his injuries. He remained affectionate to his father, and felt like they gained an even deeper understanding of each other. Tora deemed those shallow cuts he’d suffered as barely a bump on the road towards his goal. As his dad had told him more than once, hardships were to be expected in life, especially if he strove to be a hero. Torashi still experimented with his Quirk on his own, and dedicated himself to physical conditioning. His parents still loved him, he still loved them, but the rift between them deepened. Tora had less and less opportunity to spend alone time with his father, and his mother became oppressively controlling. The youth chafed against these new restrictions, and chose to stay away from home as much as he could.

The last nail in the coffin of their so-called normal life happened less than a year prior to Torashi applying for high school. His father…His father was apprehended for assault, and then, the police investigation revealed that he’d been a vigilante for years, that he’d engaged in illegal Quirk use many times, that his alternate identity was in fact minorly known in the area. Mitsunari had gone against criminals – mainly vandals and some small-scale terrorists – and severely injured most of them. Tora couldn’t believe that this was happening. His father, a proponent of heroic acts, criminalized? As a result, the adolescent spent three months to research vigilantism and related topics. He’d seen that some licensed heroes had dealt with offenders just as harshly as his father had, but they’d always been praised for it. Tora couldn’t comprehend how an education and a license could change so much. So, he spent more time researching about heroes in general. He saw that they were widely well-regarded, though there was plenty of dissatisfaction – at least, that was the case on the internet. Torashi discovered that some people used that discontent to support villainy, and some were fascinated with the idea of a violent, bloody revolution. Tora was disgusted to the core, because while he desired change, he decidedly did not want to go down a path that would see him branded a criminal, like his dad had been.

Torashi’s determination to become a hero only strengthened. Partly because he was interested in gaining insider information on heroes. Partly because he’d wanted to do so for a while. And largely because he craved to prove somehow that his father hadn’t been wrong. He was sure that if he became a hero, people would listen to him. People would see that his father, a vigilante and a criminal, had been able to influence and raise him into someone who became a licensed hero. Tora yearned to become someone strong and influential. He craved to change the world for the better, and saw the position of the hero as the best option to do so. He wished for his mother to recognize that his dad had never been a bad man, that he wasn’t a criminal. Tora was also keen to prove that his mother needn’t worry or try to limit him. When seeking to apply for a hero course, Ishin Academy was actually one of Tora’s top choices, and not only because it’s so highly ranked. He fully supported the school’s insistence to do anything and everything to produce a hero. He was certain he was prepared to go to any lengths to fulfill his goals. Besides, if Ishin was as good as its reputation, he’d graduate as one of the best newly-minted heroes, which was something he desperately needed to do.

“Anything goes, as long as the end result is heroism,” is a statement Torashi swears by. “Anything goes, as long as you are a hero,” is what he views as modern society’s defining tenet. However, this sort of blind faith for heroes and dismissal of non-heroes is what he aspires to oppose...as a hero. I’d like to write about Torashi’s struggles as he aims to achieve a prestigious position while questioning the validity of its reputation. I’d enjoy seeing him grow through the conflict he will inevitably experience when being bombarded with outside sources of information which (convincingly) demonstrate why being a hero is special. There is also the moral dilemma of trying to become a hero, which is a status he doesn’t believe should ever elevate anyone to god-like prominence, with the intention to use the very benefits it offers himself. I don’t think Torashi is yet cognizant of the hypocrisy of what he is attempting to do (or perhaps, he thinks of it in vague, distant term, or considers it a non-issue), and this self-righteousness is something he will eventually have to face and resolve.

Besides, when he is viscerally faced with the reality of the complexities heroes themselves face (something he trivializes), when he grasps what loss of hope in legitimate sources of protection would lead to, and witnesses how gruesome the repercussions of normal folk – regardless how well prepared – facing dangerous situations truly can be…that, I think, should make an interesting impact on him. Of course, he will first have to realize that, regardless of hard-work, not all power or potential is equal, but I’m sure that will be a swiftly learned lesson indeed. Even when he does learn it with regards to himself, he will have to work to develop some empathy, especially for those weaker than him.

Torashi starts out with a very ‘ends before means’ ideology, and acts on the basis of a grudge of having been wronged, driven to root out the perceived source of that wrongness. His agenda is to get licensed heroes to be scrutinized more closely and to give properly heroic vigilantes the opportunity to be recognized. He concurs that power should be used responsibly, but disagrees with the idea that licensed heroes being responsible is a given and would argue that vigilantes or ordinary people will not as a rule act irresponsibly.

We’ve seen what advocating free use of Quirks by villains looks like, but what does someone determined to have the present laws revised from the position of a hero envision and how would they achieve it? Could they manage to keep their ideology and enact changes or would they just get bogged down by what constitutes as common sense? Can widespread use of Quirks be legalized in a way that loosens the existent restrictions, yet doesn’t end up in the sort of chaos the emergence of the so-called meta-abilities had caused in the first place? Can a mindset that wouldn’t be odd for a villain to possess work for a hero and how will it affect someone of a heroic persuasion? These are some of the themes I wish to explore through Torashi. Even if it’s not realistic to expect all this to get addressed while RPing a teen – especially not an angry teen – I am curious to see how far I can take such a concept, and how well I could portray it with an adolescent character. Moreover, dissatisfaction is a very good tool for change, and having a hero rather than a villain use it to their advantage should be an interesting challenge.

While Torashi’s own ideas are immature, undeveloped, and will likely prove unfeasible, I do wish to keep his belief that the system can be better. However, I’d like to guide his desire to change society into a more constructive, efficient, benign direction. Instead of exposing various failures of heroism and harshly criticizing the rhetoric associated with it – as he originally expects to do upon reaching the hero position – he will perhaps shift towards a solution that wouldn’t be so damaging to the whole institution. Besides that, he will be forced to stop idolizing his father at some point or another; he will have to admit that a person he’d long since admired and fashioned himself after isn’t faultless. Perhaps his father, ironically, even ends up serving as proof of why heroes need licenses in the first place.

I’d want some of Torashi’s characteristics – vindictiveness, harshness, a tendency to go over-board in training and against villains (whom he views as monsters or trash), and his retributive sense of justice – to be confronted and tempered as well. Then again, Ishin academy may just end up reinforcing his personality and conviction…after all, there is a reason he chose a school so (in)famous for its cruel training regimen.

Emitter

Shockwave production. Torashi can generate controlled supersonic disturbances in any medium. Most notably, he uses his Quirk to create devastating blasts of air, the shape and size of which he can control to an extent. From bullet-shaped expulsions which can pierce or cut most solids, to fist-sized blasts to pummel an enemy in mid-range, to long shockwaves manifesting as linear wind slices, to a charged conical ultimate which can heavily numb a target.

Tora’s shockwaves lose energy and speed with distance. As such, his shockwaves are at full power up to ¾ of a meter (2.5ft) from the point of their origin, decently effective up to three meters (9.8ft), and become harmless somewhere around the five-meter mark (16.4ft). His ability is characteristically loud, as even the most minor (air) shockwave is similar to the crack of a whip. Due to that, Torashi must wear hearing protection headphones, which muffle sounds. This makes his Quirk unsuited for stealth, and moreover, a clever enemy might exploit its noisiness. Alternatively, Tora can use this trait to distract or harm a target, signalize his allies, or disrupt enemy communications. However, this Quirk may be regarded as a nuisance in populated areas, as it being used sounds like a gunfight breaking out.

While Torashi can produce shockwaves from any part of his body, he typically uses his arms or legs to do so. The larger of a body area he uses to make a shockwave, the more it takes out of him. So, a spherical expulsion from all around his body, while possible, is currently not worth making, as it would end up paralyzing him. Similarly, continuous and larger shockwaves cause a feedback to his body, tremoring (and potentially fracturing) his bones, which will first numb, then paralyze him if he overuses his ability. Tora’s natural resistance to his Quirk will gradually increase as he trains, though will never be completely eliminated, of course.

Torashi can form multiple small-scale shockwaves, though only one per body part (e.g. an air-bullet per finger or an air blast per palm), and each attack’s direction is linear. Since he typically uses body movements to help visualize how and where to direct his attacks (e.g. pointing, punching, kicking at a target), enemies can predict and avoid his blasts. He can produce a shockwave while standing completely still, but that takes a moment of intense concentration. And though each of his attacks is powerful, there are still plenty of defensive Quirks that will counter him, and using environmental obstacles is also a good strategy. Notably, Tora himself is lacking in defense.

As mentioned, Tora mainly uses shockwave production to create blasts of air. He can touch a liquid to do similarly (e.g. blast through water), though he isn’t as practiced in doing that. He can send a shockwave through any solid he touches, causing minor tremors along its surface. He can deform small items (e.g. a soda can) or cause dizziness and numbness to an enemy he takes a hold of (as he might in a grapple), but doing this has more potent adverse effects on him as well. While this is a potential area of his growth, I foresee he will first master what comes naturally to him; creating stronger, longer-ranged, longer-lasting pressure waves through air.

Stronger, continuous blasts also cause a recoil, pushing Torashi back in the opposite direction. He has been attempting to use this to enhance his maneuverability, but while he can boost his speed and jump power, making turns and braking is still a violent, poorly controlled affair. He is also not yet capable of sustained flight. Augmenting his speed in this way also comes with the usual drawback of shaking his body internally. Expanding and more finely controlling the mobility application of his Quirk is another aspect of improvement he will prioritize.

Combat sense. Tora has trained kickboxing since childhood, has been instructed by his father, got into plenty of fights throughout his life, and has experimented with his Quirk extensively. He might not be as skilled as a student hailing from a hero family, but he’s definitely good at fighting, and is eager to improve. He also possesses a remarkable situational awareness, and isn’t afraid to get banged up.

Physical fitness. Tora has been exercising daily since early childhood, and was one of the best members in track club. His dash-time is remarkable on a national level. While not as noteworthy, he’s good at long distance running as well. He loves jogging, as it helps him keep a clear head. Torashi is fit in a well-rounded manner, and though he may focus on explosive power, his endurance, agility, flexibility, and balance are all very solid.

Research and reading. Torashi reads for leisure on occasion, typically mystery novels or action mangas. If some topic even mildly interests him, he’ll research it to his satisfaction, whether that means investing a day or several months of time. However, he isn’t a fan of memorization, and isn’t naturally strong at it either. Nonetheless, he’s never had problems academically, and though he personally wasn’t concerned about getting top grades, he was still an above-average student.

Basic hairdressing. Tora’s been cutting his own hair the past two years, and has learned to make an even haircut. He’s tried giving himself an undercut a few times, but hasn’t been satisfied with the outcome yet. Though he’s an amateur, he’s skilled enough that the DIY nature of his haircut isn't glaringly obvious.

Video-gaming. This is definitely more of a hobby than a skill, though if he were criticized for wasting his time, Tora would insist he can develop analytical skills and polish his reflexes through gaming. Action RPGs are a definite favourite of his, but otherwise, his taste is quite eclectic.

(八野) Yano, Haruhi (ハルヒ)

15 ("Juu-go sai desu!")

Nara-shi, Nara Prefecture, Japan

All cheeks and lips or rather those are the first two predominant features noticed when first meeting Haruhi. Her natural allure rests in the fact that she is almost always seen with an unabashed smile leading almost everyone to feel an instant connection and overall happiness or comfort when greeting her. Besides her blushing rose colored cheeks her hair is another source of appeal with it being naturally colored in the shade of an almost shinier pastel green. Perhaps it was a side effect of gaining her quirk or just some genetic mutation. Whatever the case would be, Haruhi would wear her hair color proudly and make it a centerpiece of her hero-to-be persona, along with her matching eye color.

Other than her enchanting eyes and hair the rest of her physique was quite normal or even average in what you would expect from a fifteen-year-old girl. Her figure wasn’t diminutive nor was it giant, she instead stood at a modest height of 164 centimeters. The rest of her body is quite slim with a body weight never exceeding 49 kilograms. Although she looks dainty and sweet, there is a certain roughness she possesses. Due to her choice of hobbies her hands usually develop several callouses to the point she doesn’t bother painting her nails or using lotion. Not only that but she is usually quite dirt and bruised when she’s not at school. Something she seems to find a merit in rather than embarrassment.

Haruhi is one who always looks forward and never looks back. Her desires, passions, and general curiosity of how the world works dictate her autonomy. This has manifested over the years like a precious metal being tempered until perfect. The process is yet to be complete, but so far, the fruits of its labor can be consumed in how Haruhi presents herself now. Her natural aura radiates positivity to the point where she doesn’t even need to spare a thought of negativity. That’s not to say she’s uncapable of experiencing it, just that she hasn’t ever been in a position to be exposed to it. She lives her life in the moment and in the clouds, this unfortunately gives her a more ‘aloof’ and ‘airheaded’ appearance than she means to give off. She just rather focus on dismantling a metal warehouse screw by screw than the current social fad.

For lack of a better word, Haruhi’s personal history was ‘uneventful’. She never had any issues with herself or her family. They were your regular nuclear family with two children, the latter sibling not coming into play until she was well on her way to Ishin academy. You could say it was her parent’s way of keeping busy while she was sent off. Anyways, during her childhood she was a bit abnormal compared to the other kids. Her curiosity of the world got the better of her when she would watch her father assemble countless pieces of furniture for her and her mother. Not only furniture but the family car, kitchen and bathroom appliances, hell anything that needed some assembly and nuts or bolts. She mirrored her dad in this way but with one slight difference, she disassembled everything and by everything Haruhi literally unscrewed anything she could get her hands on. She traced her fingers from manual to manual working backwards instead of from step 1. It started with small basic things until it got out of hand and warranted the intervention of her father. Neither of her parents saw this as problem, but rather an opportunity to teach.

And so, despite some dejected sighs and shallow laughs her father guided her from her disassembly to final product with everything. Eventually as her quirk began to manifest, it made her productivity and hobby even easier and less dangerous with the retirement of certain power tools. With this her father took her under his wing allowing her to both help and observe everything he did and built. When she wasn’t with her father, instead of going to the mall or the movies with a gang of friends like the stereotypical adolescent. Haruhi instead found herself wandering off into the nearest scrapyard or chop shop in which she exposed herself more to her lifelong passion. Countless nights were spent digging through scrap, disassembling, and honing in on her quirk potential or at least what a double digit aged kid could master at that age (which wasn’t very much). Metal and the local Nara deer invoked her to seek out a way to share her knowledge and be something more. Despite being in love with metal the sound of being an engineer or warehouse worker didn’t appeal to her. She wanted to use her quirk for the greater good and be a voice for the provocative minds out there that don’t get a voice just because they aren’t as physically flashy quirk or not.

Her goals may not have been on par with the fire that some of the students who had chosen to go pro from going through adversity or just sheer ambition from a young age, but it was a respectable one none the less. Thoughts of being in the top 10 or even a symbol for the people were at the very back of her mind, she just wanted to take one step at a time. Given her parents blessings the young and vibrant green headed girl applied for Ishin academy and never looked back.

I have multiple goals for Harui. One of the first things I would like to work on for her is strengthening her powers. Right now, she thinks her only ability and limitation is the control of metals and the attraction and repulsion of them to her. I would like her to fully understand and learn how to use her metal manipulation in both support and offensive. Perhaps if we get far enough have her proficient enough to manipulate quicksilver.

Another facet of Haruhi’s character I want to tackle is having her meet the ugliness the world can bring, as you can gather from her bio and personality she’s never really had to think or feel sad or scared of anything that wasn’t beyond her comprehension. She lived in a sort of bubble if you will. While she did have access to TV and news media she never once bothered with it as she spent most of her time outside or in her own methodical world. I want her to feel despair in order to empathize with everyone. To be able to lean on others and ground herself more to reality to fully flesh out her path and choice to be a hero.

The previous hope for Haruhi goes hand in hand with my next point. Haruhi has never had friends nor needed to dabble with the idea of teamwork. She had always been an army of one or even two on occasion if you count her dad. She has no coordination with anyone other than herself and does not know how to trust others with her life and safety. Nor does she know how to play off the strength or weaknesses of other or had to think about what other dangerous quirks could exist out of her prefecture. Building a strong support network and lifelong friendships well into both adult and pro hero life would be something I’d like her see grow into.

Last but not least I would love to see Haruhi create her own agency in which she specializes in teaching kids with quirks that aren’t purely offensive and can be used more meticulously in shaping the battlefield and knowing how to deal with surroundings/environments that aren’t beneficial for their specific quirk. But before she can even think of starting an agency, she would need to know what it takes to be and exemplify not just the hero she wants to be but a hero in general. I want her to learn new things about herself, the hero association, and through her teachers on how to really become a hero worth making note of.

Emitter

Nuts and Bolts is the name she bestowed to her quirk. Her quirk allows her to manipulate any and all metal that she can encounter. In a basic sense this quirk has capabilities that extend to the creation, shape, and manipulation. The ceiling and trajectory for her metal manipulation is quite high, but for now she’s stuck to rather basic abilities. She trademarked the name nuts and bolts because it is what she identifies with the most. From childhood she’s always unscrewed and screwed back in thousands if not hundreds of thousands of screws, washers, anything that holds items together. With this she carries around small pouches of regular screws in her pockets and on her person in order to use her quirk. So far, she can attract and repulse her screws and most stray pieces of metal she can find as projectiles akin to arrows or bullets. From the metal she can accumulate she can also coat singular limbs or parts of her body with a thin layer of screws or metal (e.g. coat her hand to make a makeshift gauntlet or a small breastplate to take the brunt of the force out of an attack). She can also unscrew structures from a distance close in proximity at an augmented rate and pull/push herself to/from metal surfaces.

Her weakness however in this ability is the abundance of metal in her environment. If there is nothing she can manipulate in her nearby vicinity and she no longer has her bags of screws and scrap metal, she has no way of utilizing her quirk as she cannot create metal on her own yet. Not only this but her control of metal is directly proportionate to her size. For now, she cannot control or move any metal that is larger than her in both height and weight.

Mind Map - The only other attribute she really prides herself on is her brain. She looks at almost everything as if were a blueprint always trying to pick it apart in her head so she can find out how it works.

Human Sponge – Not really a marketable ability but Haruhi is quite often seen around carrying a cup of water with a bendy straw. She tries to drink more than three liters a day and almost always refilling her cup in between classes. It’s bizarre how much water she can drink without drowning herself.

Furuya Rin
_降谷凛

15

Shiribeshi Subprefecture: Kutchan, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

Equipped with the built of a well endowed sportsman, Rin bolsters in ripped physique that most young men aspire and women lust after. With his long, dark, messy hair and piercing onyx eyes, truly, his lustrous body and resplendent face matches. As a sportsman, Rin diligently maintains his healthy and toned body for the purpose of good health and reward, it's belief that ones body is a temple of ownership.

Rin sports monotonous colors and sometimes shades of blue, expressing his cool nature and icy archetype. Upon his Ishin school attire, no modifications are made due to his analogous notion of bad graffiti, his looks just make the uniform look good. Contrary to his fashion, Rin shines a set of diverse expressions while maintaining his reserved demeanor.

Approachable
Cool
Calculating
Condescending
Jaded
Kuudere
Perfectionist
Troll

"Just like the shade of snow
That hasn't completely melted away
I continue on with these feelings inside me.."

The tragic Winter Story of Rin: an overachieving yet neglected Asian boy by his aloof father and was raised by his late mother, Furuya Wakana in the enclosure canton of Kutchan, Shiribeshi Subprefecture. With divorced parents, Rin's raised by his mother and carried her maiden-name; Furuya, his mother owned a 2-hectare farm renowned within the town for cultivating potatoes, contributing to the region. Rin was an amiable young boy whose goal was to become a Doctor to heal his terminally-ill mother, at a young age, Rin developed accounting skills as he learned and worked side-by-side with his mother, he posed as the town's cute mascot, Potato-Kun for marketing cute strat.

While Rin's mother wasn't in good terms with Takahashi Ryu, Rin's father, the old man supported Rin in his endeavors all throughout Middle School. The family met time to time and as innocent Rin was that time, he swallowed his sadness about the matter and earnestly told his parents that he will be a Doctor to heal his mother, Rin's older sibling, Takahashi Mari was also supportive of him despite the divorce of their parents. Rin also admired his older sister, Mari, an aspiring Hero who studied in Shiketsu, they were amicably close despite the divorce of their parents. As Rin grew to surpass the odds academically and sportily, he was under the supportive hype of supporting his mother yet almost had no time to emotionally bond with her as he's devoted to his studies.

Rin attended Niseko Academy during Middle School and this was when his passion for Heroes, flourished. He met a girl named Asahina Aimi, who passionately told him about Heroes, she was that friend whom he confided as his burdens were shared by Aimi. She was always present wherever Rin went, even in family matters until his mother passed away, Rin grew distant and closed most of his relationships.

Hey, with what words
Should I close the door on this love?

As Rin's mother was gone and prior to the event of pushing Aimi away, Rin was visited nonstop by his father and sister to take custody of him but insisted relentlessly as he was emotionally broken. Rin became broken and couldn't live on without the death of his mother, depression ate him and his life spiraled down, he leisurely eats potatoes and bought milk to stay happy. One day, he received calls from Aimi and ignored it, only to find out that she was almost killed by a mugger.

Rin cried at Aimi's shoulder and tried getting in touch but it didn't last long before he could confess his love to her: he caught her redhanded, confessing to upperclassmen, he didn't take it well. At the half of his second year of Middle school, Rin was under the custody of his father and sister in Otaru, they tried to cheer him up but none worked. Rin met a girl named Kira who shared sad similarities as him, she became his confidant and introduced him to figure skating.

Their relationship lost contact since Kira moved away with her family in Tokyo while Rin chose Ishin for High School to pursue his Hero career.

Rin is a broken bird whose heart is frozen cold; locked within a cage and depressed, an empty husk, stripped from its glory. I wrote to him as an aspiring Hero who diverts his depression into doing things that keeps him motivated and preoccupied. He channels a cold deadpan similar Ao Haru Ride's Mabuchi Kou, the character that Rin is based on, though jaded of affairs that he sees of no relevance, Rin reluctantly accepts pleas of people to get the job done so that they won't annoy him.

Rin is a character whose reluctant to open up to people because he's afraid of losing them someday, his overthinking of the notion causes him to act the way he is: jaded, cold, distant, and condescending. Analogous to the canon's, Kacchan, Rin's apathetic remarks causes people to think bad about him, he's jaded unless something threatens his comfort zone, pushing him to do things and he does so, exceedingly. He keeps a bittersweet mechanism to keep people from prying over his past yet in his own volition and drive to be a Hero, he slowly warms up to people, signs include of teasing them at random times.

He's okay to talk to unless lacking motivation energies, Rin will be there to play along just like Hyouka's Oreki, whose traits I incorporated to Rin. Characterization overall, I want Rin to slowly overcome his depression and see things more positively, likewise, I wanna a play a Kuudere who isn't a cold hardass to his peers while still playing the trope straight. As such, Rin is a friendlier version of the archetype that I'm subverting, his condescending words while random is also played for stoic humor.

To parallel Rin's Quirk Development with his character, concurrently, Rin's solution to his battles is hit-and-run. As he gets warmer to his peers, Rin will be more direct. That aside, I won't say much because I believe, it's better to show than tell.

Emitter

Coldflare is a hybrid quirk from the quirk marriage of Rin's parents' respective Quirks: Freezing from his father and Cloud from his mother, giving Rin the ability to summon ice clouds through the process of freezing. By freezing the humidity around him, he alters the airflow in order to reincarnate ice clouds. When active, the ice clouds orbit behind him akin to balloons, he can send these cloud balloons as explosive cold gusts of wind against his opponents, rain ice crystal hails, create fog for cover; hit-and-run tactics and cast iridescent/prism clouds, where light pierces the thin layer of ice crystals within the icy clouds to cause rainbow signals, good for gathering lost teammates, distraction and trajectory information.

Rin's Quirk is at peak performance during the cold season and humid areas, where humidity is high.

He can also traverse great distances through freeze-surfing, which is his preferred method of fighting by running around his opponent's circle and utilize his offense.

The weakness of his Quirk is the lack of humidity and cold space, Rin may not be like other Ice-users with frost weakness but he is reliant on the cold to be at peak performance. Another flaw is dehydration if Rin is dehydrated, the strength of his Quirk weakens.

• Rin doesn't like being in the childish spotlight that the millennials like, so he lets his stuff be in the shadows. Given his depression, his drive to be a Hero is what keeps him motivated, he wants people to be at ease so he tries his best to be motivated in spit of the impending laziness. He's also smart and just doesn't like showing off his talents and expertise and when he does, he makes smartass comments. People would often forget that this foulmouthed Potato is actually smart.

• To get Rin's attention, his favorite food is potato-based, a shoutout to him as a resident of Kutchan. His peers dubbed the nickname: "Potato" for him, his jadedness is the result of his depression and things that disinterest him, he'll not care. He also creatively use potatoes to charge the batteries of his appliances.

• When his comfort zone is opposed, he puts his foot forward to exceedingly do his best. In battles, Rin is not afraid of using pragmatic methods as long as he ends the fight quickly, his preference is weakened opponents.

• Snow Sports are his favorite, it's his way of diverting depression away.

• These are his theme songs, both in English and Japanese

Hiwofuku Akane

Fourteen

Shimanto, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Height-wise, Akane is probably considered average for girls her age, standing at around 5 feet and 3 inches. Weighing 128 pounds, she's more lean than just thin. As her father, she possesses two inch-long horns located on her forehead, crimson red eyes, and pointed ears. Akane's upper canines are more prominent while her nails are a bit longer and sharper than usual; she finds it a point to keep them filed with the edges dulled. Her skin has a pinkish hue and appears perpetually flushed.

Akane sports a bob out of practicality as she dislikes it when her hair gets in her way; when more dynamic activities are involved, she tries to keep her hair tied in a ponytail. With her eyes in a partial droop along her typical flat expression that sometimes borders disinterest, Akane's general demeanor is casual and laid-back. This is also made evident by her choice in clothes that are loose and comfortable but most likely questionable fashion-wise.

Stoic
Straightforward
Logical
Practical
Reserved
Determined
Unapproachable

Akane's parents were Hiwofuku Naomasa and Kokoro Harumi, the co-owners and executive chefs of Koge, a well-known restaurant in Roppongi that specializes in both teppanyaki and sushi. Their claim to fame was the dining experience that they provided; their skilled use of their quirks and the synergy between the two, along with their bright and welcoming personalities, were the reasons behind their extraordinary level of showmanship and extravagant performances in food preparation.

With her quirk turning out as it did, Akane was meant to join them and eventually carry on the legacy that they had established. Unfortunately, being overexposed to such an environment had been counter productive to their wishes. At the young age of nine, it was apparent that Akane grew jaded of the culinary world; whenever topics related to it were brought up, the boredom and disinterest in her eyes were hard to miss. As much as Akane's parents wanted to address this, they were too preoccupied with work. Although she didn't take this against them as they were simply doing what they loved, Akane couldn't help but feel envious. She wanted something to be passionate about, but sadly she had nothing.

Given what we know now, the reason behind Akane's application to Ishin Academy was still unclear. Several years back, while being driven home from school, the vehicle Akane was in - along with others beside them, were caught in an accident caused by a rampaging criminal. She couldn't recall all the details as it all happened so fast, but she remembered finding herself hanging upside down with only the straps around her waist and across her chest keeping her from falling. She was lightheaded and a bit dizzy as blood was trickling down from her face. Turning her head towards the window, Akane had a good view of the individual responsible for the situation she was in. Still flailing it's arms and screaming at the top of its lungs as it was being suppressed by several heroes. Instead of feeling awestruck or something of the like for what she was witnessing, Akane couldn't help but focus on her disdain and anger for the criminal. However, before the hate she was experiencing became deep seeded, it was immediately plucked out by feelings of respect and admiration. But for who exactly? Well, as the fight had continued to go on, a few more heroes had appeared and turned to the civilians. The concern that was directed towards her felt genuine; the outreached hand extended to her made her feel safe. As Akane's consciousness gradually faded, she smiled. Finally, she knew what type of person she had wanted to become.

Currently, Akane is determined and believes that she has the right understanding of what heroism is about, but unknowingly lacks a holistic grasp on it. I wanted her to start of as the type of character who abides to and enforces the "rules", or at least she'll attempt to. Her struggles at the start would be communication-related and on how she presents herself, given her somewhat tactless manner of speaking and general vibe. Although willing to collaborate with others, she isn't the type to blindly follow instructions. If need be, she would challenge ideas conflicting with her own. I wanted a character who was loose and laid-back in demeanor but stiff and strict in belief. I hope that Akane would learn from others more and be open-minded in what her idea of being a hero is all about.

Quirk-wise, I took inspiration from Izuku Midoroya's parents. I always appreciated their quirks and had ideas on how a combination of the two would turn out. Akane's quirk is more of control-based and paced, instead of heavy in power like Endeavor's or Todoroki's. Eventually, working on strengthening the destructiveness of her quirk would be nice, but that would be for sometime down the road. For now, fine tuning and control is how Akane approaches her ability and what she probably needs to learn first would be how to use her flames in a practical and versatile way.

Emitter

Akane's quirk, Spitfire, is a combination of her parents' that grants her the ability to generate flames from within her and release it from her mouth in the form of streams, spheres, or cones. She can further manipulate the flames she produces using hand or arm gestures to guide its trajectory, concentration, or to simply extinguish it. Drawbacks to Akane's quirk would include it's dependence on her respiratory function, namely her breath control, diaphragmatic strength, and respiratory capacities. When physical fatigued and out of breath, her quirk is unable to efficiently function. Given the nature of her quirk, not only does Akane possess an inherent resistance to heat, her core body temperature is also greatly above average. This gives her skin a flushed appearance and makes it warm to touch.

Tenshin, Reza

15

Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Through Reza's unfortunate childhood, he knows first-hand what it means to fall victim to a Villain's crimes and to be utterly helpless in the face of injustice. With him I would like to explore various trials and mental issues he'll be faced with on his journey to becoming a Hero and in the wake of the traumatic events he's had to endure. First and foremost, Survivor's Guilt. I would like to see how Reza can possibly overcome this or utilize it as motivation to succeed and just how PTSD can affect someone who is striving to become a beacon for others. Whilst I was initially going to make him as an edgy/angsty character, I believe it's better to have the events of his past and his outward personality be almost polar opposite. There's a quote that mentions people with the biggest smiles are often ones who struggle the most, this is how I want to write Reza. A somewhat happy-go-lucky guy, who's eager to show off his abilities in order to prove to everyone that he's fine.

Another topic I wanted to explore is Family Estrangement, both with his parents and his younger sibling. At this current time in his life Reza feels more alone than ever before. He was living in a house with people who he used to know and hasn't really been able to reconcile what has happened to them due to The Toymaker still being at large, and now he has moved miles away from them in order to become a Hero, so that he may one day save those who he considers to be his real family. It would have been easy to kill off his parents like many people, myself included, have done in order to create trauma within a character's childhood. But I don't see many people touch on the idea of childhood kidnapping and just how it affects families once a victim comes home.

I would like to see Reza regain the love he once held for his family and finally accept his new sibling as one of his own by stopping The Toymaker. But I'd also like to see him evolve his reasons for wanting to become a Hero to something less selfish. Currently, his main reason is to save the other children he was kidnapped with but at some point Reza is going to have to stop viewing other victims as mere stepping stones or as practice runs for what he considers to be the "real thing". This, tied with reconciling his strained familial relationships, will see Reza evolve into a much more caring person overall. Maybe he'll even falter somewhat along the way, realizing that he might have bitten of more than he can chew in becoming a Hero.

Overall, I want Reza's story to be one of redemption and growth. I want him to be an example to others that no matter your circumstances, you can always better your situation and that no matter how dark times can be, you can always become a beacon of light to guide the way for others.

Emitter

Athletic:

Insidious:

Perceptive:

Ringo Noki

14

Osaka Japan

Ringo has a slightly above average physical body thanks to recent training. He stands at about 5'9 and weighs about 145 lbs. His most unique feature is his hair, which looks like the crown of a tree and has red apples attached to it. When outside of school he tries to dress casually. For his hero costume Ringo came with a design for a green and red jumpsuit with pads made of Sorbothane on his upper and lower torso as well as his arms and legs. These pads are to help absorb some of the recoil caused by his apples exploding at close range. His costume footwear is red running shoes, which aid in helping him with landing from doing aerial movements.

-Temperamental
-Rash
-Tenacious
-Stubborn
-Ambitious
-Reckless
-Passionate
-Loyal
-Determined

Ringo was born to parents with emitter and mutation quirks. His dad could grow apples from his hair, and his mom could make inanimate objects explode. These two quirks formed the building blocks for Ringo's quirk He didn't realize the full aspects of his quirks until he accidentally dropped an apple and caused a very small explosion, which knocked him against a cabinet and destroyed several breakable objects in the room. His parents were shocked at the incident and after Ringo told them what had happened they realized that his quirk was a combination of their quirks. This revelation saw them keep an even closer eye on him than before and worried about him hurting himself again with his powers.

At first he didn't mind it, but as he got older he found it annoying and some of the kids at school picked on him when they saw how his parents worried about him. This made him become distant with his parents and on occasions he would have outbursts with them about their overprotective behavior. Ringo was beginning to feel resentful and he developed a habit of sneaking out at night to go somewhere to use his powers for relieving his anger and frustration.

It was during that time that his temperamental side began to show and it made him a get reputation in school for getting into a couple of fights. One day while he was watching the T.V. he saw a newsflash of one the top heroes saving people from a disaster and it was here that he decided he wanted to be a hero, this would be the best way to show people that he didn't need others to supervise him and that he could control his powers.

He told other kids about his new found dreams and some laughed at him, saying that his temper problems would get him kicked out of every hero school and pro agency. It made him angry, but he told himself that he would prove them wrong and rub his success in their faces when he became a hero. He would strive to be number 1 and soar to the top.

My plans with Ringo is for him to overcome his intense desire to not need the help of others in his quest to be a pro, and realize that his parents weren't just an annoyance and actually cared for his well being. I wanted to also play a character with an odd mutation quirk to give some love to mutant type abilities, and I took some inspiration from Mineta, but wanted a more serious character instead of being a joke character.

His character is modeled after temperamental teenagers who develop negative personality traits from overprotective parents and how some strive to prove them wrong through their life choices. Ringo is very passionate about becoming a pro hero, and in the rare occasion when he does make friends he will stand by them and won't flinch on his loyalty.

The reckless side of his personality will land him into dangerous situations and get him hurt, which I plan to see happen a good deal and he won't have plot armor to get him out of those situations like many Shonen main characters. I plan to have him be interested in learning new ways to use his quirks and get creative with it.

Mutation

Apple Tree: Ringo's hair has apples that grow on it, which he can take off easily. An apple will grow immediately after he picks one from his head. Despite their normal appearance these apples are explosive, and will create a powerful blast of concussive force when they make contact with something other than himself. The strength of the blast can depend on how much he's trained his quirk and his emotional state can also have effect on them as well. He can use these apples for both attacking, and defense and has even used them to propel himself through the air by aiming and timing a throw to make himself go airborne. The defensive use of the quirk is throwing an apple at an incoming attack and using the shock wave from the explosion to repel the attack. The quirk does have a weakness, which is that if he picks too many apples off of his head then he will begin to feel head pain and the longer he keeps using his quirk the bigger the pain gets. Being too close to the explosions can cause him bodily harm if he gets hit by them too much.

-Raw combat skills
-Above average knowledge on apples
-Well read on the field of hero work
-Good at measuring distances and trajectories
-Talented at sports and other physical activities

桜見 未来

15

Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture

Standing at an average height and weight of a typical girl her age, Asuka is a cute girl with fair skin and long, blue-and-gold hair. Her big, blue eyes are probably her most noticeable feature, her heart shaped face giving her a rather innocent look. She has a fairly slim body type with not much to write home about, though she seems content with her blossoming body. She often wears a large, pink flower with a ribbon on the side of her head. Her possessions and clothing are used to heighten her cuteness, her image well kept and often flaunting what she has.

A seemingly friendly and optimistic young woman, Asuka is always the first to volunteer her assistance when asked. She wants to be the person you'd come to with every problem and will do everything she can to help. Her bubbly optimism is said to be either charming or outright annoying, but it varies from person to person. Not that she cares, of course, because her bright demeanor is enough to keep her going through the day. Besides, she's just a happy-go-lucky teenage girl, it's not like she's a scary person or anything. Her boundless energy is matched only by her charm, her desire to get to know people bordering on obsessive--but that's just how she is! The more friends she makes, the better!

Appearances are everything to Asuka, and even if it comes off as insincere, she does whatever it takes to uphold the carefully crafted persona she has taken on. In some ways, she sees no problem with it; people like friendly people. She has absolutely nothing to lose from being polite and cheerful, so she may as well do her best anyway. Not once has she ever uttered a complaint after volunteering her help, either, so it's easy to take for granted. That said, there are times when that same smiling face openly speaks of her disdain or outright insulting people without batting an eyelash. It can be jarring the first time it's seen, and the apologetic followup could be convincing enough to think it's a one-time slip up. Even so, any attempts at delving into it are met with either tearful eyes or with a harsh response, a wall that refuses to break down erected as she insists on moving on.

The Sakurami family is a typical family: there is the supportive Kofuku (the doting father), hardworking Wakae (the loving mother), and their three daughters: the intelligent Kowaka (the eldest daughter), the talented Emiwa (the youngest daughter), and Asuka. Growing up as the middle child while her sisters were extraordinary came as a challenge: Kowaka's accelerated learning has led her to become one of the youngest doctors in the country, while Emiwa has made a name for herself in the music world with the violin. The manifestation of her Quirk led to her parents believing that Asuka would be inclined to the medical field as well, and as such often pushed her gently to follow in her sister's footsteps. That said, she found herself playing second fiddle to both her sisters, having to help both of them out whenever asked.

Once she hit middle school, Asuka was tired of constantly being overshadowed and wanted nothing more than to strike out on her own. Despite this, she found herself average at most things, even if she did pick things up quickly. She had hoped that working on her Quirk would help, but even that wasn't nearly as good as her sister's. The only ray of hope came when she accompanied Kowaka to her job after the hospital had suffered some damage. To her surprise, she had been asked to help, and despite feeling like she didn't do much in comparison, she did find herself earning some genuine praise from helping. Even if she had been thanked as Kowaka's younger sister, it felt liberating to be recognized for her efforts.

After that, Asuka had made up her mind: she was going to become a Hero. Of course, her parents expressed concern that the idea wasn't entirely thought through, but if it meant being recognized for her own merits, then Asuka would do whatever it took. She began putting more effort on her appearance, keeping herself as approachable as possible, making herself more cheerful and as charismatic as she could. She began to refine her Quirk, gluing herself to her sister's medical books in an effort to better understand. This would finally be her time to shine.

In any other story, Sakurami would be that one background character who occasionally jumps onto her equally unnoticeable classmate before the scene changes to the main character. This is essentially her waking up and wanting to break out of that 'role' and try to be more notable; she's already the background character in her own life, and becoming a hero would (in her eyes) subvert that. Part of that process is also doing anything she can to stand out and get approval, her primary goal being to become as charismatic as possible to gain the approval of her peers. I think the irony in that is that she probably won't realize that her pushiness won't exactly endear her nor will being in a class with like-minded heroes-in-training make her stand out the way she wants to, but at the very least seeing her adapt to that would be fun.

Ultimately, the point of the character is a typical "be yourself" with a dash of a look into the mind of someone wanting to step out on their own and underestimating both the work of a hero and themselves. Actually becoming someone noteworthy and properly handling the world of heroes is the end game for Asuka, as well as seeing the interactions and reactions from her fellow classmates. I'm hoping that bouncing off other characters and playing a support role will be fun.

Emitter

First Aid

Asuka's Quirk has manifested in a powerful regenerative quality which works with other cells cloning themselves rapidly to fix things. Her injuries heal supernaturally quickly, with minor cuts healing up in seconds. This also comes with the ability to apply that regenerative effect to others using special band-aids that she creates.

The band-aids' primary usage is for healing wounds. The size of the band-aid and time of healing correlates to the extent of the injury and whether or not the target wishes to have their pain alleviated: wounds can heal slowly and more effectively with very little pain and no fatigue, or alternatively, they can heal quicker with zero pain relief and minor fatigue. Her limit manifests as her target's injuries are taken on herself, her natural healing slowing down immensely as she takes on their wounds. She can apply her band-aids on herself, but their effect isn't nearly as effective and takes much more time. Her healing is also ultimately dictated by her own knowledge as she has to understand how it works to properly heal (for example, she can heal broken bones, but has trouble with internal wounds).

Asuka's band-aids can also be applied to inanimate objects to repair them as well. Most need bigger and multiple band-aids, though it isn't required to cover every single crack or broken part. The repairs are much quicker if every part is returned, otherwise it can take a while to repair broken objects due to her inexperience. At the moment, she can repair small objects and has patched up a wall once or twice, but she hopes to work on this aspect of hers in the future to be more effective when rescuing people and helping with rebuilding destroyed areas.

_{*this quirk cannot cure a disease or purge a toxin, nor does it work on plants}

I Know The Human Body Inside And Out. Mostly.
Once she got a hang of her quirk, she studied under her sister and took notes. As her healing is dependent on her own knowledge, it became a necessity to educate herself as much as possible. She carries a medical book with her for more complicated wounds.

Of Course I Remember
An excellent memory is key to utilizing the best of her ability without constantly referring to a textbook. That said, it helps to remember the names and faces of people, too. The more she knows, the more she can get people to remember her, right?

Watch Out, I Know Kung Fu!
Having to hold her own is a necessity in the life of a hero. Watching old kung fu movies helped spark the idea, too!

Yeah, I Play A Little...
Having constantly played piano accompaniment for Emiwa, Asuka had to learn to be decent at it. She has very little passion for it, as it is a constant reminder of her playing second fiddle to her younger sister.

Miki Teruko
三木輝子

15

Aomori, Aomori prefecture, Japan

Standing at a magnificent 5”1 or 156 cm, Miki never quite hit the growth spurt she wanted, though that never bothered her. Her posture isn’t petite, but it definitely isn’t sturdy either. She just sits in that comfortable middle-range caused by the occasional work-out followed by a good meal. Miki has the stature of a girl in a foreign country, which she has her naive nature to thank for. Mostly seen with a curious or satisfied look on her face, She stumbles through the day in comfy yet stylish clothes. Her parents always tailor her baggy clothes to fit, or at least to be sensible, and to be honest, Miki likes the style; she hates accessories though.

Level headed
Courageous
Straightforward
Aloof
curious
Timid

Being the only daughter of the Teruko family, Miki had the full attention of her parents for the duration of her childhood. The father had plenty of time as he worked an office job from home while the mother stood in front of a class of elementary children.

In her early years, Miki was known as incredibly timid and curious. Her teacher often found her quietly escaping the class and going off on adventures. There was no end to her thirst for discovery and it got to the point where she became lost for entire days. Her teachers tried to get her paying attention to class but there was always something more interesting to do or see. After lengthy discussions between Miki’s parents and the school board, it was decided that Miki would be homeschooled. Her mother, being a teacher, would educate Miki on all things important and when mom went to school, Dad remained with Miki for the remainder of the day. This way Miki would be allowed to learn at her own pace in a controlled environment as she tended to pay closer attention to her parents. But with such an isolated lifestyle, problems were bound to show up.

As expected of any kid stuck at home, Miki began to grow restless. She held on for a while, but eventually something began to gnaw at her to wake up and get out there. She had already learned to control her impulsiveness and she felt like she was ready for more. It took some convincing but not a month later, Miki was introduced to a new school. She was very excited to rejoin society but being removed from people for so long had left her naive. She had no social skills whatsoever and without it, making friends was a task as big as climbing mt. Fuji. She tried many times, and failed many more. Her curious nature didn't allow her to stop, though her interest did shift over time.

Miki's mind became drawn from the struggles of reality to the online world. An infinite amount of knowledge to gain was perfect for a curious girl like her. She learned and experienced everything that came across the screen, and then she found a site ranking the top heroes of Japan. To Miki, it seemed like a fairytale out of a children’s book. They talked about heroes fighting villains and keeping the country safe, but villains weren’t real to her. She had never felt fear or struggle against the odds, and in the safety of her home, these heroes seemed like a dream.
Many nights were filled with adventures of the great Miki fighting cartoon villains in obnoxious ways and the fantasy grew so much so, that it became an actual goal to reach; a dream to attain.

She had never paid much attention to her quirk as it just got in the way of her daily life. But after realising that she would need it to become an actual hero, she looked to her father for advice. His first reaction was shock as Miki had never seemed remotely interested in the job. Yet it was her dream and as any father, he wanted her to reach that dream, so he began teaching her how to control her quirk.

Time flew as Miki learned to hone her abilities and after many months of rigorous work, there was nothing that her father could teach her; it was time to find a new teacher. She applied to any school that would take her, including the one and only Ishin Academy.

_{Character development & conceptualization:}
Miki is naive, like really naive. Her identity is limited to what she has learned at home, and the cultureshock of going out into the real world will have a big impact on her. To have a character so blatantly innocent and wrong about the world be forced to face it. How do you handle it? Will you stay true to yourself or be forced to change? I'd like to see where she ends up.

Miki has a lot of things to learn. She has no social skills but is driven and kind. If her childish curiosity remains unchecked, you could see her walking into a villain's den by accident. If the wrong people end up teaching her the wrong things, who's to say she wouldn't unknowingly become a villain?

Lastly, her dream is flawed. She wishes to become a hero because it looks fun. But what happens when your dream is no longer fun? Can you persevere? She will have to find a real reason to become a hero, and risk becoming corrupted in the progress.

I always like to experiment with new characters that differ from previous, and Miki is no exception. Miki is a way for me to take a shot at the overly naive character, with plenty of character development to go through.

Emitter

[Mime] The user of the quirk is surrounded by 6 invisible square shaped forcefields, all about 1.5 meters in height and width. These ‘plates’ are about an inch thick but as sturdy as metal. Miki can move and rotate these plates individually on all axes within a 5 meter radius as if part of her body. When the plates go beyond the 5 meter radius, they just slowly float back to Miki in a straight line and she can't control them until are returned. Much like a muscle, the speed and strength with which the plates move is dependent on her development of the quirk, and the amount of weight that the plates can support is also based on her own strength, although amplified.

As the plates are invisible, their location is unknown to all but Miki, who can sense their presence, although the edges still sometimes bump into things. Things like water, dust and paint stick to its surface though, revealing their location though. When idle Miki likes to have them float above her head or behind her back as to not get in the way of anything. They fit together quite nicely to form a cube too.

Antisocial butterfly: Being isolated for most of her childhood, Miki has not had the pleasure of learning common school etiquette and her speech and general handling of others will be quite tailored to what her parents taught her.
Unfiltered honesty: In addition to her trouble communicating effectively, her upbringing has left social ques and several norms out out of the picture, and the result is a girl who will say what she thinks whenever she thinks.
Trivia jockey: Her time sifting the web has left her with a stupid amount of useless information that might come in handy in unlikely situations.

Amori, Kyoko
_{猗森 許個}

14

Arakawa, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Standing at around five foot four, Kyoko appears to be about as human as you could get. Physically, at least from the outset, she doesn't appear abnormal in any particular way - she's just an average, white haired girl. Her eyes have a piercing red, which contrasts heavily against the sheer white of her hair, and despite neither being truly biological, neither appear that way at first glance. It's only up close that the differences start to appear: that her hair is in fact made of tightly wound follicles to create the illusion of volume, or that her pupils seem to lead much deeper into her skull than eyes really should. Beneath her clothes, obvious markings run across her body where her synthetic skin was applied, accentuated with a white to provide a detailed pattern for her hero costume. And on her back, just below her neck, leading directly to where the spine should be, resides a socket, out of which extends her charging cable.

Kyoko was the unlikely product of a mother whose Quirk could produce energy like a generator, and a Hero of a father whose Quirk allowed him to extensively modify his body. Her Quirk was obvious from the beginning - the fact that she lacked flesh. At first, her parents were mortified. They wondered if something was wrong, if their Quirks had somehow mixed to create a defect in their child. Instead they were contacted by research organisations across Japan, and then the globe, requesting the chance to study their daughter, a miracle of science born out of nature. They were reluctant at first, as any parent would be, but as the time grew closer to where their daughter would have to attend school, they had to make a decision. Between their jobs, as a technician and Hero respectively, neither could afford to home-school her.

So they made the decision to agree to an offer, but only one locally. Tokyo Denki University was close to their home, and their offer superseded many made by global organisations, placing it as their number one choice. From then on Kyoko was educated by their professors - the bio-cybernetics of her body were tested extensively for the years she remained there, and a great deal of time was spent detailing the breadth of her abilities, both physical and mental. It was Tokyo Denki University that provided her with her server databank, allowing her to process things at much greater speeds, and never worry about expending too much energy thinking.

However, Kyoko came to the conclusion, after all the tests and studies, that being a subject for all her life would never help. It had been conditioned into her from a young age, that complying with the institution would give her the chance to help potentially millions of people. That she could do something that few people in the entire history of the world managed to achieve. But she could never see the fruits of her labour. Days of time had been spent learning, and helping her professors develop brand new technology to help Heroes, the ill, and the disabled, but she never felt as though she was helping.

A foreign doctor from Germany, Doctor King Schultz, helped convince her to make the change. He had been researching her ability to repair when charging, and the subsequent ability to overcharge the regenerative abilities to extend the wires out from her body. But he could see that she struggled with her inaction. And so he pushed her to become a Hero. It was him who provided the synthetic skin, allowing her to play the part of a normal teenage girl for the first time in her life.

Though, he recommended U.A., and told her to give Ishin Academy a pass if she could help it. Kyoko disagreed. The rigid atmosphere, and tough regiment - to her, they were quintessential to becoming a Hero. The figures showed the opposite, considering U.A. continually beat them out on the top spot, but that didn't disuade her. If anything, it only strengthened her resolve. Somehow.

Kyoko is a bit of a break from the characters I often find myself playing. She's a human who became a machine, and has been studied extensively for the good of humankind, but in her mind, just being a specimen under a microscope isn't good enough. It's not too common that I find myself just running a decent person, somebody who would happily give up on certain ambitions for the chance to become closer to others. Somebody who is passionate in their goals for altruistic reasons, and desires to accomplish them in a way becoming of a member of society.

A lot of Kyoko's development will come in the form of learning. She isn't naive, as the trope tends to be in regards to cyborgs in various mediums, but rather inexperienced; she has the absolute capacity to learn anything she needs to, regardless of the subject matter, it's simply that she hasn't needed to yet. Most of her interactions in the past have been between her parents, or the researchers at the University, and therefore her social attitudes aren't fully developed. Friendship has a different connotation to her, as does spending time with someone. She's not going to go around innocently making lewd comments, and then becoming incredibly flustered when her blunder is explained, but there'll definitely be some fish out of water going on, at least for a while.

But, at the end of it all, Kyoko is a question - is this the future of Heroes? Will we one day outsource our protection to machines? Kyoko may have been born all the same as a human child, but in the end she became more, or perhaps, less than that - is she a precedent to be set, a warning to be stated, or just another leaf in an ever branching tree. If she can be a Hero, can't anyone? - and at the same time, if she can be a Hero, then who can't?

Mutation

Kyoko's Quirk, [ Mainframe ], transforms her body into the living definition of a robot. Rather than blood and bone, she is made up of millions of bio-cybernetic wires, which replace her organs and cardio-pulmonary system. She does not naturally produce an epidermic layer, but rather a light, hardened metal exoskeleton, that protects the incredibly delicate inner workings of her body. As part of this mutation, Kyoko does not need to eat, breath, or sleep, but rather be plugged into mains electricity to charge herself.

As part of losing most of her weight, Kyoko's body is greatly lighter than a standard humans, contributing to the ability to run at greater speeds than normal. However, this conversely results in physical weakness, as she is much more easily lifted and thrown around by strong combatants, or great forces. Additionally, when not overcharged, her physical strength is considerably lacking - her exoskeleton provides durability so she can survive attacks, but it does not equate to a raw strength improvement outright. She is also weak to electromagnetic interference, which causes mild to severe migraines when applied nearby, though she is immune to mind altering Quirks, including brainwashing, as her mind runs off a computer server, where a data backup of her personality and memories are stored, granting her an increased calculation ability.

Her internal battery can store up to four days worth of function, not including her additional features. As part of this battery, she is capable of inducing electrical shocks through skin-to-skin contact, while electricity directly applied to her from an external source replenishes her charge. Moreover, she can expend a sizeable portion of stored energy to overcharge her exoskeleton, providing sudden bursts of strength and speed beyond her natural capabilities. The exchange rate is roughly equivalent to half a day for thirty minutes of overcharge. Should Kyoko's battery run dry, she will enter a form of Safe Mode, running off a backup battery with a much lower capacity, roughly equivalent to four hours. In this mode she is physically weaker, but none-essential system are completely shut down, allowing for greater efficiency in overcharging, while she single-mindedly searches for a power source to drain from, and regain standard operating procedures.

Google: Technically still part of her Quirk, but Kyoko can readily access Google thanks to the server her brain is directly connected to. This allows her to accomplish calculation and comprehension tasks much quicker than standard humans, though not to a degree that out-excels sheer intelligence boosting Quirks, such as IQ.

Synthetic Skin: A set of artificially manufactured skin, which has incredibly similar properties to flesh. In order to compensate for her natural lack of skin, her previous facility provided her with a synthetic layer, so that she could fit in better with human populations. If one was unaware, they would be unable to distinguish her from a normal girl upon meeting her for the first time. This skin has the added benefit of being particularly flexible, as well as resistant to cutting and heat, so she it at minimal risk of having it be destroyed. It is also incredibly water repellent, and capable of blocking the areas of her body that might otherwise have allowed in water, such as the servos in her joints.

Technology Enthusiast: Kyoko has always been enthralled by the wonders of modern technology, ever since her first days at the institution. Access to the internet merely made her more curious, and as such, she has a fairly heavy soft spot for those that work on creating support items for Heroes. One of her main intentions in entering a Hero Course was to one day set up a manufacturing business with her identity as branding, to entice gifted minds to help her create a more technologically advanced tomorrow.

Skilled Craftsman: However, she is not just interested in technology; she is fairly good at developing it herself, too. During her time at the institution, she assisted in many research and development projects, mostly thanks to her incredible processing power. She could render models in minutes what some equipment could only do in hours, and her ability to precisely and quickly measure quantities made in her invaluable to the production teams.

Takashi Sayuri (or Lillianne)

15

Spent most on her life in Hakodate, Hokkaido but her early life was spent on Kyushu.

Sayuri is tall, easily taller than most girls her age. She has waist length black hair and silver eyes. She is slim but toned. Her arms and hands are covered with red scales up to her elbow with four gaps in the scales spaced evenly apart on the outside of her arm revealing a silver portion of her skin where she releases her quirk. She has the same scales on her upper back and the back of her legs each place also having the same gaps. The scales are only slightly sturdier than regular skin.

Sayuri comes off as and generally is an abrasive and standoffish person but is not an ass or mean to people that treat her like another person. She does tend to respond to hostility with hostility. She is difficult to anger but once she is angry she will stay that way for a long time. She does have a couple sore spots that do piss her off easily the main one being comparing her to or assuming she's like her father. She enjoys training and cooking. She hates self entitled heroes and people that make assumptions of others just based on their family.

Sayuri was born to a seemingly normal family. Her mother was French and her father Japanese. She had only one sibling; a sister five years older than her. She was born in France while her family was on vacation with her mother's parents. Her life was completely normal for the first few years of her life. That all changed one day when she was four. Her father was caught red handed killing someone by a Hero. It was quickly revealed that he was the one behind a slew of unsolved murders. He was a hitman that had been active for years. As a result of him getting captured and incarcerated her family's lives quickly spiraled downhill. They lost a lot of money due to it having been obtained illegally and had to move to Hokkaido to get away from everything. Despite this their lives were still difficult. Her mother had trouble keeping a j9b and Sayuri herself was heavily shunned by the other students for her appearance and her quirk once they realized who's kid she was as she had directly inherited her father's quirk.

She was left mostly alone without any friends outside of her sister and one other student. It was a young girl by the name of Irene. She was the daughter of a foriegn couple living there for business and as a result several other students would bully her. Getting sick of it she stepped in and fought off the bullies and the two quickly became close friends. As time went on she got more and more tired of everyone judging her and assuming she was a bad apple. At the end of elementary school she decided to prove everyone wrong by becoming a hero. She started practicing with her quirk and near the end of her first year of middle school joined a nearby mma course. Her mother was worried at first but when she explained what she wanted her mother was all for it. When the time came she applied for all the hero schools she could reasonably get to and decided to enroll at Ishin Academy..

What you intend to do with your character, goals, etc. Descriptive paragraphs Sayuri is a character that struggles with the fact that she's the child of a villain and the fact that many people in her life have and will continue to judge her. She is doing everything she can to try and change their opinions and prove to everyone she is more than just her father's daughter. Even to herself as she's also placed herself in that place in her head unconsciously. I also want her to struggle with the loving father she barely remembers but does remember was also a murderous villain. I plan to have her break herself out of that box regardless of others opinions and work to be a hero for her own sake rather than to prove anything to anyone.

Emitter

Sayuri's quirk allows her to produce a silver aura like particles she can manipulate and solidify it into various forms. What she creates acts similar to hard light constructs. They are completely solid and while they are generally just simple objects she can make more complex things such as arms with practice though she needs more concentration to do that. The particles are generated from places on her skin on the outside of her arms, back on her legs and on her back. Creating the particle requires physical energy and in order to keep the constructs solid requires concentrating on. The bigger and more complex the more concentration is required. They must also remain attached at all times to her in order to not dissolve back into the free particles and she can no longer control those ones. Her quirk also has a glaring weakness where if the places where she creates the particles are covered with non breathable material she is completely unable to use her quirk though any tight fabric will reduce its effectiveness.

Sayuri, despite her general attitude, is an excellent student. In addition she is also a skilled cook having been the main cook in her family.

Takeshi Minoru

15

Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Minoru stands at a respectable height of 6'0, weighing 165 lbs. Helping to support his rather tall, lithe frame, Minoru has worked his body to fit what one would view a muscular 15 year old boy would look like. His hair matches the color of his eyes, a dark blue.

Determined
Persistent
Independent
Kind
Stubborn
Headstrong
Lonely
Hot-tempered

The youngest of two brothers, Minoru was always looked upon as a future hero. His parents, Izai and Mine, read to him every night about the heroes of yore, despite quirks only being around for so long. Protecting the weak, defeating the villains, and gaining popularity as legendary heroes, these factors sparked a deep love for heroism within young Minoru. Not only were these stories intriguing but he had a greater inspiration within his older brother Izaya, the Steamboat Hero. Izaya made pro hero status at age 20, and he regaled his younger brother in all of his heroic deed. This only intensified when the young future hero's quirk manifested, taking on his grand father's quirk. Such quirk's weren't uncommon but it still didn't often of bypassing the parent and situating within the child. Minoru could never have been happier, even if his quirk was quite destructive. Things would eventually change for the worst.

At the tender age of 10, Minoru would undergo a terrifying experience. It was the weekend and he was training hard to learn more about his quirk; his mother had been setting up training dummies and his father relaxing. Izaya had been known in Osaka for standing up to the Yakuza, and he had fought alongside a group of friends in their own unofficial group. On a routine patrol, Izaya tried to stop a group of Yakuza from shaking down a local store, calling in for help but getting no answer. His life would be lost that day with no one around to help him. Izai and Mine would break down, crying uncontrollably as they told Minoru the news. The young boy screamed endlessly about where were the other heroes. Why had no one been there to support him? This was so devastating to Minoru that he stopped talking to anyone for a whole week. He couldn't understand why his bother had to die, warping his whole idea on heroes working together that he had learned from watching his brother and friends.

Ishin Academy would be the place to make his mark, and display how he would make it as a hero all on his own.

For my initial idea, I wanted to make Minoru into a rival style character, taking ideas from the many rival characters in anime. But I didn't want him to be a borderline villain nor overly hostile. I'm looking to craft a story line where Minoru has to learn to take in help and finally come to terms with his brother's death. This story line will help him become engaged with the other students eventually and over time I want him to create an indescribable bond with his class. His loneliness will be the first thing he learns to grow past and will open up various avenues.

I hope that I can bring an interesting narrative based from my love of MHA. My goal with Minoru is to create longstanding bonds with other characters, crafting a fun experience for us all. I think having someone that has to crack their perversion to take help from others, the belief that no one is reliable except for yourself. Any bond created, even if its a single character, is good enough for me in this rp. It is not just the bonds because I hope to progress Minoru as a hero to hopefully organize the first superhero team, even if its on a lower level with his class mates.

Emitter

Turbine - A rather difficult Quirk to classify, Turbine's power allows Minoru's body to function like a wind turbine of sorts; he can freely convert wind that strikes him into electricity. This electricity is stored throughout his body, and at his command he can release and attack with it. Initially, this proved difficult to control, and maneuvers such as shaping and directing it were beyond him; as such, whenever he activated his Quirk and ordered the lightning to be released, Minoru would discharge it at a massive rate, filling the whole area around him and threatening to destroy it all and hurt those in the direct vicinity. With proper training, however, Minoru has developed his ability further, to the point that he can freely manipulate his electricity on any part of his body that he wishes, as well as controlling the exact amount and intensity. It is commonly used to enhance his physical blows, as this requires the least amount of output, but he can also discharge electricity violently within his vicinity, leaving him completely drained . Once his lightning has been discharged and separated from his being, Minoru loses any control over it. It will simply continue to perform the function he left it with unless stopped, destroyed, or taken control of by another.

When normally hit by wind, Minoru's body converts it into electricity. However, the amount converted by his Quirk is no massive amount, and it is quite possible for him to strain him heavily. Unfortunately his asthma affects his ability to convert air into electricity, asphyxiation is possibility. When in this state, the situation becomes far more dangerous for him, as even a massive gust of wind will not be sufficient to sustain him for a long-term fight. Thus, the longer a battle drags out, the more difficulty Minoru will have.

Cooking
Comics
Working out
Boxing