[OOC] New Beginnings Tournament.

[rocketrobie2]

Yeah I'm really sorry guys. It's been a bit of a struggle for me to get anything going on my end. Vordak's been nothing but helpful so far.

[Mike73]

Any room for another person here? I've always been interested in the Arena section but never knew where to start, this looks interesting though.

[Rilla]

Sure. We have a little bit of time before the actual fighting begins.

I've decided jtll be a round robin deal. With each win/loss/draw being worth 2-0-1 points. Two highest will face off in the championship round to dettermine a winner so the actual rounds are more preliminaries.

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The one with the most points can fight their mentor while the bottom however many face off for 2nd place and on.

[Mike73]

Alright great, I'll get to work on my character and hopefully have them up soon.

[Rilla]

Pbby is posted in the IC of this thread. So I'll announce whose accepted tonight so far. Mentors can feel free to post. If you wAnt to make any changes let me know.

[Rilla]

@Xaih@Eklispe@Dark Light

If you're done. You're accepted

[Xaih]

Woo! :)

[Rilla]

So feel free to pop into the Lobby.

[Eklispe]

Alrighty.

[Zyamasiel]

I'm still available to mentor if anyone needs somebody. If not, I'll just fuck off in the viewing area and break as many rules of the building as I can before they try to throw me out on my ass!

[Mike73]

I'll have my character finished by tonight.

EDIT: And...posted! If there's anything I need to change, let me know.

[Rilla]

Mike. You're good.

[RinOkumara]

I'm super new but could I join

[Rilla]

Sure

[Mike73]

Alright awesome, I'll get to my post as soon as I can.

[Vordak]

@BrokenPromise

Some helmets think they can outsmart me.

Maybe. Maybe.

I've yet to see a helmet that can outsmart a knockout punch.

[Dion]

捨てます, discard

Name:

Sutemasu

Age:

68

Height/Weight:

6'3"/1.92m
209lbs/95kg

Personality:

Sutemasu has an explosive personality - he's easily rattled and will charge into battle seemingly convinced he'll come out unscathed. The many scars on his body are a reminder that this is not always true, but the fact that he is alive despite his nature seems to prove a point regardless. For this reason he might be easily convinced into a ruthless assault, lacking the clear mind and vision his opponents might have. This is balanced out with sheer power and perseverance. He will continue where others would fall down and die - this is not something purely physical, it's also something in his personality. A fighter will give up once the pain is too much, a warrior will continue to fight against the odds so that he may die fighting. It is this philosophy that causes Sutemasu to fight and it's this philosophy that gives him youth. After all, what greater opponent is there other than time?

Equipment:

The man wears a long skirt of sorts with enough width to allow him to move in whatever way he wants. And yes he wears underwear underneath, wishing to spare his opponents the shame of having to look at his privates. Other than that he wears nothing else. No better weapon exists other than the weapon given to man by nature, their body.

Abilities:

Overbearing Attack:
Though the overbearing attack is less of an ability and more of a style, it is worthwhile mentioning here for a lack of better placement. Though Sutemasu lacks any ability, magical or otherwise, his extreme physique are more than capable of balancing this. His body is hardened and his muscles are strong, and for an old man he is remarkably quick and flexible. He's too old to fight! some might say, and in response he'll flex his muscles and call you a whippersnapper. His overbearing attack is purely his style of attacking - determined to destroy the enemy and beat them to a pulp, his fists and arms are like cannons that fire round after round.

tl;dr he is very strong, has a large stamina pool and is very nimble, to counteract the fact that he's got no real abilities. Dude is basically the living embodiment of 'while you were studying your magic, I was lifting weights and doing cardio.' Of course he won't be hopping around dodging every attack. He's a human after all.

Will to Power:
Sutemasu has the will to power - he will keep going no matter what. Break an arm? Yeah it hurts. He'll just use his other arm to beat you to a pulp. Somehow he is capable of mentally blocking out the pain of such things, so that even if you throw a gigantic rock at him, he'll tank the hit like a champ, cough a bit and throw up some blood before attacking you again. He's not really done until he's dead, so to speak. Of course, he still takes damage. He just doesn't really feel it.

Menacing Presence:
His sheer physique and impressive stature are more than enough to give any mere thug reason to pause, and consider turning away from this old man to pick a more opportune target. So, for his opponents, perhaps this will have a psychological effect on them, causing hesitation or no. Perhaps not. That really is up to them and their mental fortitude.

Unwavering Chargé:
Once Sutemasu sets out to attack you there is very little you can do to stop him. And given his nimble and aggressive nature, you better be equally as swift. He'll come in and won't stop coming until he's had enough. And Sutemasu, Sutemasu never has enough.

Experience level:

Low.

@Rilla for your consideration, good sir.

[Vordak]

@Buddha

Speaking as the guy who specifically offered mentorship in hand-to-hand, i'd say you're undeniably underequipped for punching face in context of this tournament's power bracket

Not going to argue about that choice, but i strongly reccomend getting the right tools to counteract everybody else's long range game, at the very least. Otherwise, you'll end up just getting kited and peppered by projectiles in all of your matches, which can teach one and only one thing: the importance of the aformentioned tools.

[Dion]

@Vordak That's a good way to tell me nothing at all. Got any suggestions that are offensively oriented?

[Guru]

Lobby is looking good so far.