[hider=Kousuke Horiyama]
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[color=6ecff6][b]Costume:[/b][/color] His costume is rather simple and straightforward - a skintight white long sleeved shirt that reaches up to his neck. Over that is a light blue jacket with zippered pockets sewn on the inside portion of it where snacks are usually stored. He has loose light blue pants with two white circles around the bottom part on both legs. He wears specialized white shoes where his bubblegum can seep through the soles. The main addition is a reinforced container strapped onto him which has a cooling mechanic. It's only purpose is to store soda for emergencies. Kousuke only needs to reach towards its side to grab a tube so that he can drink from there.

[color=6ecff6][b]Name:[/b][/color] Kousuke Horiyama

[color=6ecff6][b]Hero/Vigilante Name:[/b][/color] Gumball

[color=6ecff6][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male

[color=6ecff6][b]Age:[/b][/color] 14

[color=6ecff6][b]Height:[/b][/color] 5'4 [162.56 cm]

[color=6ecff6][b]Weight:[/b][/color] 124 lbs [56.25 kg]

[color=6ecff6][b]Personality:[/b][/color]
Kousuke is a rather bubbly person - all puns intended. Energetic and friendly, he tackles each day with a smile on his face. While he would never say that he has unbridled optimism no matter the situation, he does believe that there is always a way out. There are always options presented to you - sometimes, it may not be something that you would normally choose, but it's still an option. He does seek to do good for the common people and would like to fight for what is right - but first, he needed to have a license to be able to use his quirk. 

To combat his muteness, Kousuke is expressive in both facial expressions and actions. There are times where he gets irritated by having to use a text to speech function and ends up frustrated when no one can understand him but he cools down quickly for the most part. He doesn't like talking about himself and tries to avoid it as much as possible. 

[color=6ecff6][b]Background:[/b][/color]
Kousuke's life had been normal. Both of his parents worked normal jobs, their quirks never really having much use. His father was a normal office worker and his mother was a kindergarten teacher. And as far as he was concerned, he was living the best life. He watched the news about heroes but never really cared too much about it. He had discovered his quirk at an early age and passed out from it too, from an early age. The doctors had recommended for him to carry around a blood sugar meter and to test himself every now and then to make sure that he's within the bounds of normalcy. While he didn't frequently use his quirk, it certainly was useful when he was getting a tad bit lazy every now and then.

When he was eight years old, a small time villain had kidnapped him and stole his voice before kidnapping him. He used Kousuke as bait and his voice to call out to concerned people and then mugged them. Kousuke was missing for a total of a week before he was found by a vigilante - not a hero. He's never heard of many heroes in his area. And his case didn't get as much attention as the major villains that the pro-heroes deal with. The vigilante and his partner managed to track him down and pull him out before defeating the villain once he was safely out of the way. Unfortunately, the villain couldn't give Kousuke his voice back to when he was returned, his parents had to cope with his trauma and his new disability.

Kousuke doesn't like talking about that time in his life. It was much easier to tell people he was mute from the start than to drop such a heavy bomb on them. After a few years of therapy, he had managed to bring himself back. He only occasionally visits his therapist now and he finds these visits refreshing and enjoyable. His parents kept a close eye on him during this time but when he recovered, they slowly started to ease up on their protectiveness. It wasn't their fault he was kidnapped, and neither was it his. He was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time. He had expressed a want to become a vigilante but his parents shot that down quickly. It was useless going against the law and found him a small time highschool closeby that had a Hero course.

Not wishing to go far from his parents nor did it really matter to Kousuke. What he wanted was a license to be able to use his quirk without the police getting on his case, so this was perfectly fine for him. No need for prestigious schools, though he imagined they came with their own benefits, this school was enough. So he signed up for the hero course.

[color=6ecff6][b]Quirk:[/b][/color]
Bubblegum - Kousuke has the ability to produce light blue translucent bubblegum-like substance from his skin. He has the ability to make it adhesive and elastic. The quirk itself has a lot of versatility depending on the creativity of the user. The bubblegum itself can support five adult males and even more if he chooses to make it thicker. He can throw the gum and use it to be able to propel himself forward, spread it in front of him to act as a shield and even create a bouncy trampoline if he spends enough.

The bubblegum creation directly gets from his blood sugar so Kousuke often suffers from low blood sugar and can even pass out if he uses it too much. However, because of his quirk, he doesn't suffer from having too much blood sugar as he can store more than an average human being.

[color=6ecff6][b]Other:[/b][/color]
Kousuke is effectively mute after a villain attack from his childhood. Now, he communicates through paper, phone, sign language or he can also create objects of his quirk to help with communication. 

Kousuke hates being bound for a long time nor does he like being in dark places, alone, for an extended period of time. Both cases can lead him into a panic attack if it continues despite his warnings. He can usually calm himself down with a few practices taught to him by his therapist but the school counselor has been alerted of his condition so that in severe cases, the counselor can be called in.

Kousuke has been training with the usage of his quirk in secret ever since the incident and has gotten quite proficient in it.
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