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Hm.... How about, if the user is close enough to the ink copy, he can have it change form on the spot? Then he can have them mimic physical capabilities or make them LOOK like they're doing something, but they don't actually copy it? Like...for example, he could copy Luffy and perform the same movements that Luffy would. He can have the form stretch out or expand like it were the actual user of the Gum Gum Fruit. However, while he could MIMIC what Luffy looks like during Second or Third Gear, he would not receive a power-up from doing so. Similarly, he can copy the appearance of a Logia user, but if he copied Aokiji, he couldn't freeze anything. And obviously, if he tried copying someone like Caesar or Smoker, he couldn't produce any of the vapors that come off of his body since that wouldn't be something he could make with ink.

Hm...you know, that's actually a good idea. Perhaps he could actually be a mercenary, working for both pirates and marines: whoever pays him the most. xD

Speaking of which, maybe I should put up a section for potential devil fruits that could be used later on down the line?

@jynmi88

Y'know, that's actually a good idea. Let's make it the 0th post for the OOC section. We could also use it keep track of plot/arc ideas and plans. And we can use the 0th post in the IC section to give the current arc name, a plot summary of everything that had gone in that arc up to that point, etc.

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@jynmi88 Mmm...sort of I guess? Except that it sort of just, like...comes out of him and he doesn't need any artistic skills to create it. Only the ability to picture it in his head. And you couldn't tell the difference between the real thing and an ink imitation. Except for one thing: each imitation is still made of ink. So if he makes a "human" then it would "bleed" black ink instead of blood and would wash away if submerged in water.

I'll think more on the character who wields it in the future, but I was definitely thinking either a Warlord or a member of the Marines.

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@jynmi88 Okay cool. Because I had this idea for a high-level DF user. He could be Shichibukai, Admiral or captain a well-known Pirate Crew...or heck, maybe just a crewmate of a Yonkou. xD

Anyway, the idea is that he has a Logia fruit. He'd be the wielder of the Sumi-Sumi no Mi; the Ink-Ink Fruit. His body is completely made of ink. And he has the ability to create...just about anything out of ink, limited only by his imagination. Even puppets that are able to act independently of him that seem identical to other living beings like humans.

What do you think? xD What kind of character do you think he should be?

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@jynmi88 If you want to control the main villain, I can make the damsel and maybe even the bodyguard hired to protect that ship if he needs to be there.

Also, I dunno when this will become relevant, but I recently had inspiration for a powerful Devil's Fruit user. But before I say who, I want to get one question out of the way.

Are we going to make this in a similar world as the canon world, but with different characters? I like the idea of the frame of the world being the same, but we have complete creative freedom with the characters like the Shichibukai, Yonkou, Marine Admirals/Vice-Admirals, etc?

@grandia20

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Heh. I'm actually kinda the same way @grandia20. xD I tend to make my own villains when they become necessary.

For this character in specific, though...I suppose it should be whoever controls him can make his bio? His background and stuff isn't necessary to make right now of course, but.

So I guess the question is...who will control the main villain here? Like...I'm assuming the clone fodder is controlled by whoever is dealing with them since they're not important. But when it comes to the original pirate? Me or you, @jynmi88?

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@jynmi88

Hm.... So, the Tajuu-Tajuu no Mi? That's the "Multi Multi Fruit." He could certainly brag about using this fruit to take down entire towns and crowds all by himself, that's for sure. xD I'm okay with that, honestly.

When the time comes, who should be controlling him? Probably not me since Ryu will be confronting him first and that might be a bit awkward. xD But...someone else is going to engage him completely, so probably not them either? xD

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@grandia20 @jynmi88

Cool, so I guess we've got that sorted. Now I suppose we just need to come up with the villain, the big-name pirate crew he works for, the person who beat him, as well as the person he takes hostage.

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@jynmi88 @grandia20

Okay okay...so that gave me an idea to add onto your good one. =3

Ryu arrives to the island from the ship that left the Grand Line. Perhaps the person that got beat was beaten by the crew of the ship that Ryu was riding on? Here's what I'm thinking:

Ryu is riding a boat...and the boat gets attacked on a routine supply run from a pirate crew...but the ship succeeds in defeating the pirates and continues on unharmed. The pirates, enraged at what happened, follow them and take a valuable passenger from their ship hostage (perhaps a close friend/lover of one of the higher-ups on the ship). Perhaps even somebody that treated Ryu rather well while on board. Ryu then steps in to assist and rescues the hostage...though she takes a serious wound somehow. Either shot or stabbed, it won't matter. At that point, the other crew members arrive in whatever way you'd like them to arrive. They fight back, beating the pirate crew again, while Ryu focuses his attention on saving the person that was injured.

What do you guys think of that one? It's just something that came to my mind as I was reading your posts. xD

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@jynmi88 Yeah sure thing. I think that's probably the safest bet. Perhaps they're after a treasure that someone has been keeping hidden away? Maybe an older or Nami-like younger person?

@grandia20 Eh...I feel like that wouldn't make much sense. She was retired from the Marines. Like Bellemere in Arlong Park. Unless she'd done something big against them, I don't think they have a reason to track her down yet.

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That makes sense. Still, I could see a Marine crew showing up if they were called or to bust a specific person or group that had recently arrived there or something. But another pirate is certainly easier to come up with. xD

By the way I've taken the liberty of making the 0th post on the Character tab. It'll link to all of the characters' individual bios. And on that note, it would be good to create bios on characters that aren't main protagonists too, such as villains and the like. Naturally, though, we would keep their abilities and such as "Unknown" if our characters don't yet know them.