[hider=Jean Renard] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/97vSlzC.jpg[/img][/center] [center][color=0072bc][i][b]"Bon appétit"[/b][/i][/color][/center] [b][color=0072bc]Full Name[/color][/b]: Jean Renard [b][color=0072bc]Age[/color][/b]: 19 [b][color=0072bc]Favorite Color[/color][/b]: White [b][color=0072bc]Favorite Subject[/color][/b]: Home Ec [b][color=0072bc]Favorite Teacher[/color][/b]: Mr. Saguaro [b][color=0072bc]Appearance[/color][/b]: Jean is what could be described as a Tall glass of water. He stands at around 6’0” although he often appears taller due to his poised posture. He has a lean physique from a lifestyle of healthy eating and the occasional workout. His skin is relatively pale, although he is prone to sunburns if he’s not careful. His face has certain sharp features such as his defined jawline and cheekbones. His friendly eyes are deep blue in color. He’s quite expressive in general and isn’t too difficult to read. Accessory-wise, Jean has pierced ears, and wear a pair of black hairclips. His hair is medium short and naturally blonde. It’s also naturally wavy, although he usually straightens it out. For clothing, Jean is usually one to prefer quality over practicality, even though he’s found ways to mix the two in preparation to his journey. Due to his familys status in Kalos, he has had access to a wide variety of quality brand clothing from the different boutiques scattered around the region, which has helped forming his personal style during his upbringing. His go-to attire is normally a mellow formal-casual style, with elements such as buttoned shirts and reasonable light-colored sweaters to more practical jeans and footwear. One of his go-to outfits is a white V-necked long sleeved shirt with a pair of dark blue jeans. He also wears a pair of dark brown loafers, as well as a dark brown shoulderbag for all his necessities. At school, however, he naturally wear the school uniform, of which he has made no customizations to, preferring it to be on point at all time. [b][color=0072bc]Personality[/color][/b]: Jean has a generally friendly disposition towards everyone he meets, and tries to be open-minded towards everyone. Coming from a prestigious family in the Kalos region, he quickly developed a snobby personality growing up, which he is now painfully aware of, and actively tries to steer away from. Somewhat self-centered, Jean often struggles with seeing things from others perspectives, which makes him come across as rude and inconsiderate at times. When he’s confronted over such behavior though, Jean is quick to apologize. He carries himself with both poise and confidence, and while he’s a bit socially awkward sometimes, Jean is genuinely a good guy. He’s always ready to offer a helping hand if he feels like he can contribute, and he would always stand up for his friends if they were to be in any sort of trouble. A studious guy, Jean would much rather choose to stay home and go to school rather than run around in the region on a pokemon journey to collect gym badges or whatever the kids are doing nowdays. As such, he’s not a great battler himself, which doesn’t bother him too much. Jean has always loved cooking, which isn’t too weird considering how close to home the culinary arts really hit. Having looked up to his father as a chef all his life, it was a no-brainer that Jean would eventually dabble in the culinary arts himself, which he has shown great promise in, even going so far as to attend different schools specifically catering to the craft. He’s very knowledgeable about food, different types of ingredients and where to find them. [b][color=0072bc]Backstory[/color][/b]: Jean was born in the Kalos region as the only son to none other than the Elite four masterchef himself: Siebold. Jean’s mother is pretty much the perfect stereotype of a trophy wife: She’s young, she doesn’t work and she just spends way too much money. To Jean though, she was always a loving mother who was there with him growing up when his fathers businesses took him elsewhere. As such, he now has a very strong bond with his mother, who often calls to check up on him. As Jeans father was often busy with his duties either as a chef or as an Elite four, Jean didn’t see as much of him growing up as he would have wanted. He did see him on Tv though, a lot. While pokemon battles were cool and all, Jean truly got inspired when watching his father cook. This applied to the occasions where he was at home cooking for them as well. Jean would always run around in the kitchen like a little sock puppet, helping his father out while being almost cartoonishly clumsy. These memories are some of his fondest memories of his childhood. When Jean was 10 years old, he was given a Froakie by the regions Pokemon professor as a starter for his pokemon journey. While he wasn’t really ecstatic about the idea of going on a pokemon journey, he decided to give it a shot. Being the son of an Elite Four member placed some expectations on your shoulder, after all. He managed to get one gym badge from the Santalune Gym, but also decided at that point that he didn’t want to continue a pokemon journey. He instead moved back home and pursued education, giving him the opportunity to pursue his true passion: cooking. Now 19 years old, Jean is already a very talented cook, having worked and learned alongside his father at various restaurants around the Kalos region. Despite this, he still has a lot to learn. His culinary journey has now taken him to the Paldea region where he has lived at, and attended the Papas Academy for some time now. Now awaiting news regarding the years big Treasure Hunt, Jean is set on discovering new recipes and combination to make even more excellent food that he can bring with him back to Kalos once his education is concluded. [b][color=0072bc]Quirks[/color][/b]: - He loves swimming as a secondary hobby to cooking. - He originates from Kalos and has a faint Kalosian (French) accent. - Said accent, along with his general posture, has made him quite popular with many of the girls at the academy. - He’s not very good at pokemon battles. [b][color=0072bc]Pokémon[/color][/b]: [hider=Pokemon] [hider=Starter] [img]https://serebii.net/pokedex-sv/icon/new/657.png[/img] [b][color=0072bc]Pokémon[/color][/b]: Frogadier [b][color=0072bc]Nickname[/color][/b]: Ribbit [b][color=0072bc]Personality[/color][/b]: Ribbit is often nicknamed the Lone Ribbit Ranger by Jean due to his standoffish edgy loner wannabe attitude. Despite his attempts though, Ribbit greatly enjoy the company of others. He’s also very polite to both trainers and pokemon alike. [b][color=0072bc]Ability[/color][/b]: Protean [b][color=0072bc]Moves[/color][/b]: - Water Pulse - Double Team - Quick Attack - Smokescreen [/hider] [hider=Team] [img]https://serebii.net/pokedex-sv/icon/new/978.png[/img] [b][color=0072bc]Pokémon[/color][/b]: Tatsugiri (Curly Form) [b][color=0072bc]Nickname[/color][/b]: Giri [b][color=0072bc]Personality[/color][/b]: Giri is a cunning and evil little fish to face in battle. She tends to play the meek timid weak little fish to get opponents to lower their guard, then fire off with powerful Dragon, or Water-Type moves. She’s not above taunting other enemies despite their potential size difference either. This comes back to bite her though. Often. Outside of battle she’s a lot more relaxed and sociable. [b][color=0072bc]Ability[/color][/b]: Storm Drain [b][color=0072bc]Moves[/color][/b]: - Chilling Water - Dragon Pulse - Nasty Plot - Soak [/hider] [/hider] [/hider]