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[b]Full Name[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - Kazuma Hoshizawa[/COLOR]
[b]Age[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - 17[/COLOR]
[B]Place of Origin[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Japan[/COLOR]
[b]Occupation[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - High School Student[/COLOR][/color][/SUP]

[sub][b]A V A T A R[/b][/SUB]

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[b]Character's Name[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - Benkei[/COLOR]
[B]Pathos Affiliation[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Tyhrien[/COLOR]
[b]Role[/b][COLOR=#807B84] - Tank[/COLOR]
[B]Profession[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Fisherman [/COLOR]
[B]Weapon of Choice[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Great Sword[/COLOR]
[B]Domains[/B][COLOR=#807B84] - Earth/Conjuration[/COLOR]
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[sup][COLOR=SILVER][b]Self-Conscious[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]Being the younger brother to a prodigy never helped after the divorce. Kazuki went with their mother, but Kazuma had to stay with their father. The pressure his father exerted on Kazuma was enough to develop into a full blown complex, with Kazuma breaking down with panic attacks in private. Around others, Kazuma is extremely self-conscious of how he is perceived, how he performs and where he falls in the group dynamic. Everything [i]has[/i] to be perfect. With Kazuki here because of him, he has to prove that he has some sort of worth; even if it’s just in a video game.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Short-Tempered[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]If someone shows him up, if someone pushes him, or if anyone picks on his brother, Kazuma is prone to outbursts, threats and yelling. His youth mixed with his own inferiority complex makes a volatile concoction for Kazuma, and he takes it out on the people around him. He has to prove himself every second of every day, because he lives in constant fear that people will simply say that he is a complete fraud of a “badass player”. [/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Obsessive[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]Kazuma has a one-track mind at being the best. He wants to complete all the content and complete it perfectly, collect all the rare items, and to be regarded by everyone who sees him as a “great player”. The fact that the only regular person he interacts with and plays with in the game is his big brother is a testament to how his personality bristles with others and pushes would-be friends away, and his compulsion to be the best at any cost puts himself constantly at risk.[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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[sup][COLOR=SILVER][b]Gaia’s Protection[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]Kazuma has focused his magical toolkit on synergizing with his chosen role; he uses the power of the earth to construct barriers around himself and others to protect them from enemy attacks, and is capable of shifting the ground around him to trap enemies in soft dirt or sand.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Protective Knight[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]Kazuma forgoes movement speed in combat to instead stand his ground against heavier enemies. If he puts himself between an ally and a monster, he will act as an immovable wall to protect those around him.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Natural Aggro[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]Kazuma just has that personality to piss anyone off, and it seems to work well enough on enemies as well. As long as Kazuma can focus on a target, the target will probably focus on him as well, giving his allies breathing room.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=SILVER][b]Earthen Stubbornness[/b]
[COLOR=#807B84]Being badly wounded does not stop Kazuma in combat. Instead, his stalwart nature and connection to the earth increases his defense when he’s in a critical situation, giving him precious extra seconds to survive long enough for his allies to help him[/COLOR][/COLOR]
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[/cell][cell][b]Physical Description[/b]
[color=#807B84][indent]Kazuma is an average Japanese High Schooler. Standing at 5’8, he’s unimpressive in many respects. His physicality is also the same; he’s skinny and weak; constantly placing in the lower half of school physical exams. The only redeeming quality about himself is that his face is fair and slightly handsome; a trait he shares with his older brother. 

In Pariah Online, his character is surprisingly similar to himself in real life. Soft facial features, brown hair; but there is an exception: his in-game model has blue eyes, unlike his real-life brown. His character’s body is also far more toned and muscular, though it does seem quite comical for a character who is set at slightly below the average male character height to wield such a large greatsword. His character is usually decked out in suits of armor; giving him a slightly more “buff” look than if he wore normal clothes.


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[b]Character Conceptualization[/b]
[color=#807B84][indent]Kazuma lives in shadows. The shadow of his parent’s divorce, the shadow of the constant expectations thrust upon him, and the biggest shadow of all: his older brother Kazuki. Since being separated from his older brother during his parent’s divorce, Kazuma is constantly pressured to perform well in school, do well and follow his older brother’s example; something that Kazuma is struggling every day to do. The only time his life wasn’t filled with panic-inducing stress were the hours he cemented into Pariah Online. 

[i]And then Kazuki crashed that too.[/i] 

While his brother supported him as a healer, Kazuki didn’t have the same fervent desire to cement his legacy as the greatest as Kazuma had. Kazuki focused on other, unimportant aspects of the game, while Kazuma grinded to push himself to the top; pushing others away and causing rifts in multiple playgroups he’d been invited to. His skill as a tank; putting himself in the middle of battle and controlling the flow of the enemy-that was Kazuma’s way of exerting control on the life he had zero control over. But even so, that control is extremely tenuous...
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[b]Other Information[/b]
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