[hider=The Wildcard][h2][center][color=Goldenrod]K I L A M A N J A R O[/color][/center][/h2][table][row][cell]
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[color=Goldenrod][b]Name[/b]:[/color] Kila Turner
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[color=Goldenrod][b]Personality Traits[/b]:[/color] Reserved, Wrathful, Iron-Willed, Courageous, Protective

[color=Goldenrod][b]Skills:[/b][/color]
On the battlefield, there is not much that Kila can’t do. He’s tactically sound, has a fairly precise aim, and is brutal in close quarters combat. He may not be the strongest or the fastest on the team, but he knows where, when, and how to throw his weight around. He also has a knack for determining how to counter his opponents’ skill sets, even other metas.

Meanwhile, life out of battle, is what Kila has been working on. He hasn’t exactly had a childhood cut out for proper schooling, so it has been a task to read and learn as much as he can. The young man can process and comprehend information surprisingly a lot quicker than most to the point that it might as well be a superpower of its own.[/cell][cell]
[color=Goldenrod][b]Name[/b]:[/color] Ja McCabe
Vixen, (Formerly Ja Zaki/Red Lion)
Metamorph or The Meta
Y04
Meta-Human
18
Male
5’9”

[color=Goldenrod][b]Personality Traits[/b]:[/color] Kind, Comedic, Talkative, Brave, Clever


[color=Goldenrod][b]Powers:[/b][/color]
Ja has the ability to augment his physical traits based on animal inspiration through The Red. This ability can be made evident through some changes to his body; Crocodilian armored skin, canines, and nails becoming claws— among many others. However, his most notable and seemingly constant ability are Big Cat-like senses that seemingly stem from his afro or ‘Headbush’.

Ja can also communicate with animals of all sorts due to his inherited connection to The Red, From the tallest giraffe to the smallest ant. This in turn, makes it much easier for him to tame them and aid others in terms of their relationships with nature's inhabitants. He can also impose the will of his humanly conscious mind to make them do what he wants, though he doesn't often desire to. 
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[color=Goldenrod][b]Biography[/b][/color]

There is much mystery about the person known as both Kila and Ja. However, what is speculated is that KJ was born in a southern village in Zambesi, Africa. He lived with a small family consisting of himself, his mother, and his grandmother. His mother, Mari, was the village guardian, having apparently retired from heroics to raise him. For his very early years, they lived a pretty average and peaceful life.

However, it only lasted until their village was raided by men from a neighboring tribe. A threat to the world had been prominent enough at the time to warrant his mother’s help. The inhabitants of the village refused to just hand over the little that they’ve had. In effect, the groups came into conflict when the raiders raised their weapons and fired on the village. These men seemed to have more advanced tactics and weaponry, and without his mother there, they stood little chance.

In the carnage, KJ was kidnapped by the men who later turned out to be a task force sent by the Red Lion, President of Buredunia. Apparently, they were really in search of those with the metagene, looking to get a leg up on the skirmishes around their borders. So, for the majority of his life, he was trained as a child soldier for the Red Lion.

In the meantime, his mother had been under the impression that the unthinkable had happened. That is, up until one of the Red Lion’s chief guard betrayed his activity to the Justice League’s African branch. 

A brief run through: The League was victorious, albeit unable to truly convict the Red Lion given his position in the country. KJ, as well as the other accumulated meta-kids were freed. He had something of an emotional reunion with his mother, though he was clearly much different from when he was taken. The boy had seen and done things she never envisioned for him. 

It was begrudging, but she eventually allowed him in the ranks of the Young Justice Initiative. She couldn’t protect or hide him forever, clearly, so at the very least his skills and abilities could be used for good.
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[color=Goldenrod][b]Notes[/b][/color]

The Limitation to his augment based abilities is that it is entirely reliant on his emotional state and confidence. If a situation looks too intimidating, Ja’s power is going to weaken. If he has belief that he can topple the challenge, or if he has courage, his power will buff. Moreover, he can only copy the abilities of animals he has been in the physical presence of. With that too, as of currently, he can only use two of his animal based abilities at a time.

When it comes to his interactions with animals, he has to be careful which he attempts his mental compulsion on. This is because of the fact that too much interaction with them could result in his own instincts taking over. Should that happen, he'd be in a state where he's more bestial than cognizant for a certain amount of time. This bestial rage state is often referred to as “The Red Beast”, and the typical limitations are briefly expunged.

KJ’s father was Benjamin Turner AKA the Bronze Tiger, according to Vixen, whose current status is unknown. There is much contention as to whether the Buredunian President is actually his father or not. Despite some verbal references and other implications by President Bland, no evidence to prove such has been confirmed.

Kila and Ja have no knowledge of each other, despite having the same body and many of the same memories. It is known that a specific pattern can violently force the switch between the two. Although Kila is clearly an above average individual, his physical capabilities are nowhere near Ja’s. The reasoning behind this phenomenon is still largely unknown, but it is theorized to have some connection with his time under the Red Lion’s captivity.

Kila was trained by a [url= https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/654438713455149084/851766193428627477/image0.jpg]chief enforcer[/url] in Ja Zaki’s elite guard who took on a motherly role for him and was the one who betrayed Ja Zaki. She died in the battle for his freedom. In tribute to her, his costume was influenced by her uniform and is even carrying her gauntlets. The Gauntlets are made from the special variant of promethium only produced in Buredunia named True Promethium. It contains the energy absorbing and channeling abilities of the Volatile variant, while having the durability and non-toxic nature of the Depleted variant. There are very few materials made from this material globally.

The Metamorph suit that he wears takes on the pattern of varying animals in certain sections. Currently pictured is a leopard’s spots. Black is default color of these sections when no animal inspired ability is in use.

KJ also has purposefully placed scar-lines that protrude from his skin. Each represents a fellow teammate from his past on the field from his missions with the Red Lion’s guard. There are 10 on his chest, 4 on his back, and 6 going down each arm. Among the memories that Kila and Ja share, these are the most vivid.

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[hider=Relationships][hr][hr][center][h1][b][color=goldenrod]K I L A[/color] MAN [color=goldenrod]JA[/color] RO[/b][/h1][/center][hr][hr][center][img] https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/654438713455149084/1061992703858049054/KJ_relations_collage.png?ex=6613ea47&is=66017547&hm=f16b47839da5a083055b20d0d643359b7b61e4331dcc29245bbd9f7bb1981661&[/img][/center][center][b]Age: 18[/b] | [b]Role in the team: The Glue Guy[/b]  
| Friends  ☺  | Romantic Interest/flirtation  ♥  | Neutral  ◑  | Friends with benefits/together  ♥♥  | Enemies  ☠ |[/center]
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[h3][color=Darkviolet][i] ☺ Zatara ◑[/i][/color][/h3]
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[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"Haughty, at the end of the day. He has other more positive qualities but they are outshined by pride. It isn’t impossible to for him to change, but it isn’t less irritating."[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”Zachy does cool magicks, he’s funny, and has strength in him that he doesn’t seem to know. But he left us, just because he got in trouble [b][u]one[/u][/b] time. That hurt…even if he came back.”[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table]
KJ has something of a strained friendship with Zach. In the past, Kila has had unexpected synergy with the ‘Speech Devil’, able to complete tasks he had struggled with before. Ja on the other hand, was mesmerized by his magical power in the same way a small child would be. KJ has respect for his self-confidence and mutual understanding of the weight of having Justice Leaguers as family. 

However, their personalities clash at times, especially when Kila has the reins. KJ gets that often overbearing overconfidence can be hiding immobilizing insecurity. However, he was trained to believe that whenever you were assigned to a squadron, they became your family. Family doesn’t abandon each other when times get rough. Especially not because of a ‘stern talking-to’.

[h3][color=Cornflowerblue][i] ☺ Cybergirl ☺[/i][/color][/h3]
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[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"She is pleasant enough. Having been around robots and other androids alike, there is something intrinsically different about her. Something that makes her special…"[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”…It is like she is more human than Vicky a lot of times. Even though I cannot sense her through the Red, she has a soul. A pretty one that helps to make the pack stronger.[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table]
Although they haven’t interacted in one on one situations often, KJ considers her an invaluable member of the team. At first, he wasn’t sure how to place her— contemplating whether her programming dictated that she imitate human behavior or if she truly had a mind and emotions of her own. However, in the time they’ve both been on the team, he’s found his tendency to find her robotic differences faded away into admiring her human qualities. KJ is glad that she stuck around and somehow managed to do so with a smile on her face.

[h3][color=Orange][i] ♥♥ Mirage ♥♥[/i][/color][/h3]
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[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"Meeting her was a fate, I suppose. Becoming her friend was a choice I have made. But falling in love with her…that was beyond my control…"[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”…When she uses her powers, I am amazed. When she sings, I forget what I’m doing. When she talks, I listen. When she smiles at me, I…I-I…uhm…”[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table]
[/center]KJ is twitterpated by Kassy, in more ways than one:
Maybe it was her otherworldly beauty or irresistible cuteness. 
Maybe it was her voice when she was singing or she spoke up confidently. 
Maybe it was her power at her strongest or her vulnerability at her weakest. 
Maybe it was what she told him or what she didn’t. 
Maybe it was what they had experienced or what they hadn’t yet. 
Maybe it was his heart.
Maybe it was his mind.
Maybe it was all of those things.

[center]Upon first meeting her, there seemed to be something that clicked, even if neither realized it. Among the other members of the team, KJ values her in an entirely different way. The emotions he’s developed over the course of the year are something he’d never experienced before and would never reverse. As of currently, the young lion has sensed that perhaps she feels the same, though he has no idea how to tell her.

[h3][color=Lightgreen][i] ☺ Nymph ☺[/i][/color][/h3]
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[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"It is difficult to describe accurately. It is like I have the primal urge to protect her. To the point that I have literally ‘sensed’ when she was in danger, without even knowing. There is a certain innocence she carries that makes me wonder if she should even be fighting. This side of life tends to take that innocence away."[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”Daffy-Knee is family! Like the sister I never had. She was kind and generous, just untrained and scared of her powers. To make her braver, I tried to share what I learned with her. It hurt a lot when it seemed like her powers punished her. I didn’t train her well enough. So for that, I’m sorry.”[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table]
Through the Red and Green’s symbiotic relationship, KJ has a special, almost familial connection to Daphne. He is highly protective of her kind and gentle spirit. Although he concedes that she isn’t a fighter, he supports her for wanting to use her powers to help people. Ja in particular blames himself for her failings on the team from the La Hoya fiasco to her nearly drowning in the ocean trying to comfort him. Even and especially now, guilt weighs on him for being unable to protect her from what caused her current condition. His hope is that the Justice League can restore her soon.

[h3][color=Silver][i] ☺ Rain ☺[/i][/color][/h3]
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[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"A strong man but a lost boy, is how I would describe Viktor. Those that have raised him seemed to have taught him only how to be a mercenary and not a person. I can relate to the struggle of a militant childhood. It’s just that he needs to be careful that he doesn’t push everyone away."[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”The Red tells me that Vicky has the heart of a cub that has never had a mother’s love. So, for that, I do my best to try to be his friend…even when he isn’t being a friend to me.”[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table]
KJ has become friends with Viktor through great turbulence. Despite having similar backgrounds and a mutual respect for the other’s capability, they developed polar opposite ways of thinking. Because of that, they often clashed. 

KJ felt that Viktor’s condescension and brutal honesty were a possibly fatal detriment to the pack’s unity. However with their recent fight, Kila has felt that they’ve both gotten a much better understanding of each other. With that understanding, KJ feels that they could develop a strong bond.

[h3][color=pink][i] ◑ Iceburn ◑[/i][/color][/h3]
[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"Quite possibly the most rambunctious person I’ve ever met. It is almost as if Pei is a character from a TV show or comic. It borders the line of annoying and amusing. I respect that she’s worked with the league directly before."[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”So she has ice powers…Does that mean she can make snow cones?![/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table]

[h3][color=Cyan][i] ◑ Stormcaller ◑[/i][/color][/h3]
[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"She seems completely inexperienced with all of this, which is rather concerning given how powerful she might be. At the same time, I suppose that learning control and proper application in real situations is part of this team’s purpose. I wonder if she chose her codename or if it was given."[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”I think Cora is nice, even though my headbush is wary whenever she’s around.”[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table]

[h3][color=darkred][i] ◑ Talos ◑[/i][/color][/h3]
[table][row][cell][color=goldenrod][i]"The ability to control metal, at least to an extent, seems quite useful when most everything around us is made using it. How he will operate with the team is yet to be seen though."[/i][/color][/cell][cell][color=goldenrod][i]”He is good at cooking too?!? What has he made before? Do you think he knows how to make breadmeat? Or was it meatloaf? I don’t remember the name, just that it sounded good. I tried to do it myself but I kept eating the bread before I could put it into the meat.”[/i][/color][/cell][/row][/table][/center][/hider]