[hider=Hatanaka Yoko][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ko9vKT2.png[/img] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKR5lSKeZxk[/youtube][/center] [color=yellow][i]"Grandfather entrusted me with family legacy, I must recover the sword at all costs!"[/i][/color] [table][row][/row][row][cell][center][img]https://68.media.tumblr.com/6e9a873c6337bb4e8508c28b5b17cb2c/tumblr_on574qTiXn1riqrywo1_1280.jpg[/img][/center][/cell][cell][color=yellow][i]"Yoko Hatanaka here, the lion of the Hatanaka pride. Protector of Japan."[/i][/color] [sup]_____________________________________________________[/sup] [sub][color=yellow][b]NAME:[/b][/color] Hatanaka Yoko [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]EPITHET:[/b][/color] The Little Dragon. [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]AGE:[/b][/color] 18 [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]PRONOUNS:[/b][/color] She/Her [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]HEIGHT:[/b][/color] 5'0ft [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]WEIGHT:[/b][/color] 100 [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]NATIONALITY:[/b][/color] Japanese. [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]LIKES:[/b][/color] Ramen, Pride, Honor, Her Family Name, Things Going Quickly, Martial Arts, More Ramen. [sup]_______________________________________________[/sup] [color=yellow][b]DISLIKES:[/b][/color] Ramen being ill-prepared, tarnishing her family name, the Oni Clan, her inability to use her father's sword. [/sub][/cell][/row][/table][sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup][h1][color=yellow][b]OVERVIEW[/b][/color][/h1] [color=yellow][i]"I have no interest in the battle for the Power Stones long as it remains out of Japan."[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][h3][color=yellow][b]APPEARANCE[/b][/color][/h3] [color=yellow][i]"This is my family's Gi, my grandfather wore this when he trained me."[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]A determined soul from just the look of it - despite the aura of focus and determination, she gives off a [i][b]VERY[/b][/i] strong unapproachable vibe. It's likely due to her constantly scowling and staying off to the side - keeping her eyes open on [i]everyone[/i] as she moves. The young woman is likely not to be the center of the stage unless she needs to be, and keeps to herself as she wanders through the streets. The only time you'll likely see her talking is when she's getting a bowl of ramen or something. Despite coming from a country known for its politeness, she is crass at best and outright rude at worse. However, Yoko walks with confidence and strength behind every step, people can tell that she knows what she's doing... ... Despite her small stature. Yoko is a very small woman at five feet even and oddly enough most of that height seems to come from her legs. Don't think too hard about it. She's a pureblooded Japanese woman and that's not just obvious from the weird little gi that she walks around in. Her facial features are rounded and pudgy - some might consider them "cute", but you'll get whacked upside the head with her stick. She keeps her black hair in a bun with a band and a bright red pin... and a cowlick that sticks out forward. The most notable part of Yoko's appearance is her attire... she always wears the Hatanaka family gi, as she was raised wearing it, and if you see her wearing something else - it's probably dirty. It starts with a shiny black leotard with a yellow jacket on top of it and Yoko keeps her forearms bandaged up. The most notable part of her traditional family gi is that... it keeps her legs on full display. She keeps telling people it was the gi that her great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather saved Japan in and it has the purpose of keeping her legs free and nimble. She walks around in sandals that wrap around her legs and long white socks.[/indent][/indent] [indent][h3][color=yellow][b]PERSONALITY TRAITS[/b][/color][/h3] [color=yellow][i]"If it has nothing to do with my journey; I want none of it."[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][b][color=yellow]Bad Social Skills:[/color][/b] To say the least, the young Hatanaka was kept hidden from the world and her primary purpose in life was to train to become a warrior befitting of her family name. While she [i]is[/i] a prodigy when it comes to the blade, it came at the cost of her social skills. Unlike the politeness the Japanese are stereotypically known for; Yoko is very rude, obstinate, and firey. She isn't exactly antisocial at all, but she's definitely terrible at it. Yoko is also a bit lacking in sense. [b][color=yellow]Prideful:[/color][/b] Yoko was raised with the idea that the Hatanaka family are the greatest warriors in the world - and she's definitely not letting go of that. There is a [i]ton[/i] of pride in the Hatanaka family name and she's going to live up to it if it is the last thing the girl does! This has made her stupidly competitive and willingly rush head-on into situations that other people would avoid just to stroke her ego. [b][color=yellow]Good-Natured:[/color][/b] However, underneath it all, Yoko aspires to help and protect Japan from danger. While she's only interested in Japan, she's open to going out and being a positive influence on the world. Even though she's... really not good at it because she tends to misinterpret things and let her ego get the best of her. However, the Hatanaka is out here doing her best. [/indent][/indent] [indent][h3][color=yellow][b]BACKSTORY[/b][/color][/h3] [color=yellow][i]"I have big shoes to fill, hopefully, I will be ready to succeed where my father failed."[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent] [/indent]In the era of the shogunate there was a massive war between humanity and the evil Oni-Kind. It is unknown what sparked the war as some say the Onis and humans lived in harmony for a while, while others say that the Oni-kind rose from hell to conquer Japan. The war was brutal and humanity was on the losing end of the battle as the Onis were far more powerful than the average human, especially their leader - Oni Emperor Daisuke. The Japanese had numbers but they were slowly dwindling down as the Onis cut through village after village. There was one brave samurai named Hatanaka Takashi, who ventured from Japan and traveled the world desperately hoping to find something that can defeat Daisuke. His peers thought that he was slain, however, years later he returned with ancient magic from the far-off lands and challenged Daisuke to a one-on-one battle for honor. The Onis laughed while his fellow samurai thought that he was crazy, however, Daisuke accepted being the honorable demon that he was. In his arrogance, Daisuke felt that he would end the battle in a single stroke... and ended up being defeated by Takashi's magic and had his power sealed inside his blade: named Murakumo. With Murakumo at their side and Daisuke defeated the Japanese fought back the Oni-Kind and eventually they formed a truce: the Oni will remain in their secluded lands in the Japanese mountains and no human may enter and no Oni may leave - or else the war will begin again. Takashi's magic allowed only his blood can use the sword or else they'll lose themselves to Daisuke. Thus, Takashi became the legendary Hatanaka family who were all trained in the ways of defending Japan against supernatural threats - especially the Oni-kind in case they broke the truce. There were daughters, then sons, and then the latest and greatest of the Hatanaka family; Yoko. However, when she was just an infant, a family of mercenaries raided the Hatanaka compound and took Murakumo, and killed her father, Kenji, in the process. Leaving Yoko fatherless and yet she knew her loss before she even knew how to speak - this meant that her aging grandfather had to train Yoko in all he knew as opposed to her father. This didn't work out all too well as her mother was depressed after the death of her husband and Yoko's grandfather was only interested in training the girl. Yoko acted out in school as she openly resented the fact that her father was killed before she could even know him - and barely anyone made any attempts to rear her in - and took it out on whoever she could. So she grew up a rude and delinquent, but ultimately well-meaning, child. Despite her social skills being god-awful, the child was a prodigy with the blade - despite feeling unworthy to wield one that was even touched by her father, she merely stuck with the staff which she was talented with but nowhere near good with. Yoko completed her training around the time that her grandfather had finally passed away and his last dying wish was for her to recover Murakumo... ... and she promised to get it for him. The only problem was that she had no clue where the hell the blade was, it was stolen when she was just a toddler! She searched for leads and put her training to the test against any willing Nomads or warriors... putting the family name out there that the latest and greatest Hatanaka had become a Nomad. That was when she finally got a lead on the sword: an [i]American[/i] had stolen it from the other jackass that stolen it: something was fishy about all of this but Yoko was only interested in getting the sword back from him by any means necessary.[/indent] [h1][color=yellow][b]FIGHTING STYLE & ABILIES[/b][/color][/h1] [color=yellow][i]"This is the legendary Hatanaka style, no one on Earth can defeat it!"[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][h3][color=yellow][b]SKILLS & ABILITIES[/b][/color][/h3] [color=yellow][i]"Come at me with your sticks, your blade- whatever!"[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]A true prodigy at the blade, a true samurai... however, dude to her feelings of unworthiness, she refuses to wield any blade other than the legendary Murakumo. Instead, Yoko wields a staff for now, which she is proficient in but nowhere near as dangerous as with a blade. Due to its length; Yoko is able to strike at opponents at increased distances and she uses this to her advantage. The Hatanaka's version of Bōjutsu mainly involves keeping the enemy at a range and whittling down at them with precise strikes at their organs. Its a mainly defensive-oriented style with a few aggressive tricks that Yoko has added in. Despite mainly being trained in weaponry, Yoko has a few hand-to-hand tricks in case a weapon is not available... its really just not her specialty.[/indent][/indent] [indent][h3][color=yellow][b]SIGNATURE MOVES[/b][/color][/h3] [color=yellow][i]"Behold, the Carp Wheel!"[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Ritual Dance[/color][/u] [indent]A counter move in which Yoko briefly raises her staff, if her opponent attacks with a [i]melee[/i] attack; she'll deflect it and gain an opening to attack. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Wind-Mill, Wind-Mill for the land...[/color][/u] [indent][I]... Turn forever, hand in hand.[/i] Yoko spins her staff at lightning speeds, so fast it appears to be a ring. This attack will hit the opponent several times, and after it's over; will give her an opportunity to follow up with another of her signature moves. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Mountain-Breaker[/color][/u] [indent]Yoko stabs at the opponent several times, increasing in speed and damage as the attack goes on. It is stated to be powerful enough to break a mountain... or any foe's defense if they don't dodge the first few jabs of her staff. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Stone in a Waterfall[/color][/u] [indent]The opposite of Mountain-Breaker, it is one powerful jab of the staff in which Yoko puts all of her strength into this one attack. It's powerful enough to send even the strongest Nomad flying... or break their defense and give her an opening. However, it's very telegraphed. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Carp-Wheel[/color][/u] [indent]Yoko does a little flip and does a double kick down on her opponent's head. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Cat-Wheel[/color][/u] [indent]Yoko winds up for a second before she swings her staff upwards into the air, launching her enemy up into the air... or whacking them if they're already up there. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Windmill-Dance[/color][/u] [indent]A similar version of the Windmill, Windmill, move where she spins her staff above her head at lightning speeds. Catching anyone stupid enough to be up there off guard and give them a couple whacks. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Pole-Vault[/color][/u] [indent]Yoko launches herself around with her stick like a pole vault. Its easily her most used technique and allows her to travel around, and gain distance on the enemy. [/indent][/indent] [/indent] [indent][h3][color=yellow][b]SUPER MOVES[/b][/color][/h3] [color=yellow][I]"... And I'll finish you with the Dragon Dance!"[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Divinity[/color][/u] [indent]Possibly the only ki-based move in Yoko's arsenal, she raises her staff up into the air and charges it with mystical energy, and then slams it onto the ground. Afterwards she will create an orb of ki that extends outwards that damages any opponents that are too close to her. The most powerful and dangerous version of this technique is if she uses it on a downed opponent - which is stated to completely exterminate any opponent. [/indent][/indent] [indent][u][color=yellow]■ Tsuru Wind[/color][/u] [indent]Yoko charges up her feet with ki, before disappearing in the blink of an eye like a flash-step. She'll appear above the opponent and jab them hard as she can with her staff upside the head. [/indent][/indent] [/indent] [indent][h3][color=yellow][b]WEAKNESSES & LIMITS[/b][/color][/h3] [color=yellow][i]"I have nothing you can use against me, strike me down and I will rise like a phoenix!"[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent]The issue with the Hatanaka style is that it's made to counter the blitz-like Oni style of combat. Meaning, she excels at defensive situations where she can keep the opponent in her sweet spot but falls short against opponents that stay outside of that range or faster opponents. Projectiles are just [i]not[/i] easy for her to deal with.[/indent][/indent] [h1][color=yellow][b]OTHER[/b][/color][/h1] [color=yellow][i]"I will have my ramen now."[/i][/color] [sup]▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔[/sup] [indent][indent][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tteMVBE6ZEo[/youtube][/indent][/indent][/hider]