King Cosmos

MHA: Bot Ten Heroes!

Ooh, I like her. Out of curiosity, do you have a broader idea for what direction to take her Quirk in? I can see several good uses for it with the proper training - having metal-based weapons or armor to conduct the heat, or somehow making bursts of steam, for example.

@TruthHurts22

I have a few ideas, though mostly its just a case of increasing her max output and letting her use it for longer. She'd also learn how to control her temperature more finely and even focus it to just one part of her body at a time. Basically she's never worked to improve her Quirk at all, so she's lacking in both power and control.

Metal armour probably wouldn't work, I think it would slow her down too much, but a heat conducting weapon to increase her range isn't a bad idea. She wouldn't be able to make steam herself but I have ideas for some equipment to help with that.

@ShwiggityShwah good to see Hiroki again, though I have no idea how he scored less than Akeno; I half expected him to be one of the characters not in the bottom ten. Is he weaker than the version from the last RP?

Night of the Hunt - a Bloodborne RP

I don't have any plans of posting again at the moment.

MHA: Bot Ten Heroes!

@TruthHurts22

Kudo Akeno

Name: Kudo Akeno

Hero Name: N/A

Age: 15
Nationality: Japan
Rank: 42

Costume: Her costume is rather simple at the moment, favouring practicality and function over fashion; a white sports bra and short, similar to the ring attire of a boxer, plain and without ornamentation. She plans on updating this once she decides on a hero name and colour scheme, but the core design likely won’t change; at the moment her only concession towards looking like a hero is a hard white mask in the shape of a kitsune’s face.

Personality: The first impression most people have of Akeno is one of composure and quiet focus, though this of course depends on the context of their first meeting. Above all else she is a hard-working individual who is dedicated to her dream, someone who pushed themselves to excel; as a result she can come across as a little intense at time, but she is also friendly and sociable to those she interacts with.

Akeno has a drive to succeed which means that she always pushes herself to do more, to do better. She expects a lot from herself, sometimes more than she can actually give, and at the same time always sees herself as not achieving as much as she should. She’s harsh on herself, always beating herself up for mistakes and trying to nit-pick or undersell her victories; losses are hard for her but she’s used to them, and while wins are nice they are no reason to stop progressing.

It’s fair to say that Akeno undervalues herself and that she has a self-deprecating view of her capabilities; this leads her to have a competitive streak, insomuch as she doesn’t like to lose and she constantly compares her achievements to those of others. She doesn’t like being outdone by someone, but she never takes it out on the person in question, instead she will only tell herself to set that person’s achievement as her new goal and pursue it.

Although she can be tough on herself, she is generally supportive of others and won’t allow them to be tough on themselves. Instead she pushes others to believe in themselves and to keep moving forward. That being said she is not one to coddle people; it is important, in her opinion, to maintain a firm knowledge of one’s own strengths and limitations so that one can best know how to improve themselves. Harsh truths mixed with genuine compliments are her usual response when asked for her opinion on someone and she’s not someone who ever learned to hold back; she’s exactly as truthful as she would want someone to be with her if she was doing something wrong or needed to improve on something, which can be a little bit much for some people.

Akeno is a sociable person, one who enjoys the company of others but who also values time to herself and doesn’t mind being alone. She’s not exactly outgoing but also doesn’t shy away from social situations, she doesn’t seek the limelight nor is she particularly bothered by it. She maintains a calm, relaxed façade most of the time, her reactions subdued which can make it hard to tell how strongly she feels something even if her exact emotion is easy to decipher; in other words she smiles when she is happy but not broadly, she frowns whether she is annoyed or furious and is only a little quieter than normal when upset.

Quirk: Hothead
Type: Emitter
Effect: Akeno is able to raise her internal temperature, thereby increasing the heat produced by her body, and in doing so make it so that her skin grows hotter and hotter to the point that making contact with her is painful. Currently this Quirk can increase her temperature to the point that touching her feels like placing your hand on a cast iron radiator that has been on for too long, or sticking your hand under a hot tap; scalding and liable to give a minor burn after several seconds on continuous contact.

The downside of this Quirk is that it can cause her to overheat herself, leaving Akeno feeling lightheaded and even causing her to pass out if she uses it for too long. Additionally, as of right now she is unable to control her Quirk too well, unable to regulate her temperature or limit its usage to a specific part of her body, so it's all or nothing for the moment. However, a side benefit of this Quirk is that she is resistant to both low and high temperatures; cold weather doesn’t have much impact on her as she can raise her temperature to counter the chill and her skin is resistant to heat up to and slightly exceeding her own output, meaning that she cannot burn herself or be burned by something that is as hot as herself.

History: Akeno is tall. She is very tall. A height of 5’ 11” might not seem that impressive to some people, but when you’re 5’ 8” at the age of 13 and are significantly taller than everyone in your class except your teacher, it kind of becomes part of your identity. Along with her height Akeno has always been somewhat gifted athletically, finding it easy to maintain a slim build and having good control over her body; volleyball, basketball, even soccer all came fairly naturally to her and even though she wasn’t as skilled as someone who trained regularly she could make up for some of that with her natural talent and physique.

As a child Akeno was always very active, always playing sports with the boys rather than hanging out with other girls and always trying to keep up with her older brother. She loved swimming especially and the family would often visit the swimming pool in the local gym so she and her brother could swim. When she was 8 her father signed her up for karate lessons after she watched a few too many martial arts movies and expressed an interest, which in Akeno’s case means she wouldn’t stop talking about it until they agreed to let her try it.

It was about a year after this that Akeno first expressed an interest in becoming a hero; although she can’t remember exactly what it was that sparked this interest, perhaps something she had seen on TV or read about, it soon consumed her life. Her karate lessons now became her hero training, she spent hours coming up with costume ideas or hero names and she was always pestering her brother to play heroes and villains with her. While most children went through a phase like this, with Akeno it stuck and as she grew up she began to take it more seriously. She asked to switch dojos to one with a more serious instructor, pushed for more training and looked into hero schools and development programs. The one thing she didn’t do was practice her Quirk, for some reason.

It was still too early for her to attend one of the hero academies however, so alongside her time spend training and dreaming of being a hero she continued to attend a regular school. Once she started attending middle school and she hit her growth spurt it wasn’t long before most of the sports clubs in her school were scouting her out for membership. It was fun for her to be so popular at first and she went along with it, trying out the various club activities while not committing to any one in particular; at this point she was still taking her karate lessons and likely wouldn’t have any extra time for a club anyway, but she still went along with it because it was fun and she might have found one that caught her interest.

Eventually did find one to her liking when she found the school’s wrestling team. By this point she’d been taking karate for years and although she enjoyed it immensely, she wasn’t sure how long she wanted to pursue it once she became a hero. Wrestling was a change of pace, a new way to test herself and a whole new set of challenges to overcome; besides, with the way her Quirk worked grappling was probably a more useful fighting style than just karate on its own anyway, though that wasn’t her first, second or even third thought when she made the decision to join. She was a member of the team for the last two years of middle school before graduating, while she continued to attend karate lessons on the side when possible.

Once Akeno graduated from middle school she was able to begin submitted applications to various hero academies, though due to where she lived and the lack of dormitories at most schools her only real option in Japan was U.A. She was apprehensive about applying to one of the four biggest academies in Japan, but with few options available she did so regardless. However, just as she had feared, she was unable to pass the entrance exam; her Quirk was useless against the robotic combatants and her physical abilities weren’t enough either and she ended the exam with 0 points for combat and only a few for heroic acts.

With her chances of attending the most prestigious hero academy in Japan vanquished, Akeno wasn’t sure what she was going to do until the acceptance letter from New Heights arrived. She had submitted her application on a whim, with little hope of being accepted, but the fact that the school didn’t have a typical entrance exam and the rumours that admittance was random meant she had little reason not to at least try.

It seemed her gamble had paid off. Even if she couldn’t attend U.A., new Heights was almost as good.

Exam Report: The exam at New Heights didn’t go much different to the one at U.A. for Akeno; her Quirk was still too weak to do anything to the robots and she was still unable to score a single point for taking one down in combat. However, this time the added element of the ribbons gave her another chance to score points, but even then she wasn’t able to collect many; time and time again she found herself falling behind those with Quirks that let them move around, always too slow to reach a ribbon, always a step behind. She managed to collect a few, so as not to finish last, but still found herself in the bottom ten students.

MHA: Bot Ten Heroes!

Hmm, I'm thinking that my character might be a bit too normal and serious for this now, but I'll get her up later today and we'll see how it goes.

Is there going to be a discord for this? @TruthHurts22

Fate/Lost Epoch

Huang Lanfen

Western Farms Workshop – Better Late Than Never

Lanfen was nothing if not patient. Delaying the summoning of her Servant until well after most others had begun fighting and allowing the other Masters of the war to make their opening gambits before her was a sacrifice she was willing to make if it meant she had more time to better prepare her workshop. The groundwork she laid down now would serve as her foundation for the rest of this conflict and haste in this moment could be her downfall days or weeks from now; that was a lesson her family had learned dozens of times over.

With everything finally established, her workshop setup with everything she should need and her boundaries and defences in place, she could finally summon her champion. The diamond tipped arrowhead she had used as a catalyst had been hard to acquire but as she saw her Servant for the first time, shining and radiant in golden armour, resplendent in his fine clothing, she felt it was worth the effort and the expense it had cost her family.

“Greetings; I am your Master, but you can call me Lanfen if you wish. Will you fight for my cause?”

@DeltaGenesis

MHA: Bott-Ten Heroes (Interest Check!)

I'm interested. Might use a character I've used in previous RPs, since she fits this concept fairly well.

Fate/Lost Epoch

Spring-Heeled Jack - Assassin

Fuyuki Park – Can’t Catch A Break

It seemed that neither Servant had chosen to pursue him, the Caster and Saber not making any moves in his direction either because they hadn’t followed which direction he had gone or because they didn’t want to leave the Masters vulnerable again. There were other possibilities as well, but those seemed the most likely to him.

With no immediate threats it was now up to him to decide what course of action to take next; well, it was his Master’s call ultimately but unless she spoke up then he would continue to act as he desired. He wanted to stay in the area around the park, lingering on the edges of the conflict as he waited for another opportunity to strike, but he knew that as long as the Caster was still present he would only find himself stymied once more even if he found another chance. He wanted, needed to kill something before this night was over; the young Magus whose fear and imminent death he could still taste on his tongue would be his first choice, but if he could gut that bitch Caster instead he would gladly take it.

If he waited long enough, then perhaps they would forget about him or think him gone. There were enough Servants still around that anything could still happen; the Servants protecting the Masters could be pulled away but a bigger threat or the Caster could find herself hurt or forced to flee. He could be patient, he could wait and he could stalk and he could bide his time for as long as was necessary. All it would take was for the Berserkers to drift too close to the Masters hiding spot for everything to be thrown into disarray.

Speaking of which, how was the ‘Stronger Berserker’ dealing with the demon girl?

Oh.

Oh no.

Assassin leapt, cycling power through his legs as he launched himself skyward with as much force and speed as he could, his presence concealment dropping away as he put all his focus towards surviving, his jump carrying him high above the building and Berserkers attack. The gust of wind was powerful and broad; anyone seeking to dodge the attack would find themselves caught in an attack that was wider than one would typically expect, but the leap of a Servant whose myth predominantly revolved around ‘jumping’ was more explosive than most and Assassin was able to avoid the worst of it.

But he did not escape unscathed. Although he avoided the worst of it the edge of the attack still caught him and Assassin could feel the monstrous force of the wind buffeting him. His legs were closest to the centre of the gale and suffered the worst of it, the wind lacerating them, tearing and drawing blood. When Assassin landed back in the park, his leap carrying him up and over Berserker, it was on legs that protested their rough treatment and which nearly buckled under him.

Rather than stay still this time, Assassin reactivated his Presence Concealment and pushed himself to move, another jump carrying him away from his landing spot and out of the range of Berserker’s attack should she lash out at that spot blindly.

@Parallel Hearts@Crusader Lord

Night of the Hunt - a Bloodborne RP

Joseph joined Marcus in searching for incense, scanning the shelves and cabinets lining the walls for anything that looked promising, but was soon distracted by the sounds coming from outside. That the door was locked and they trapped inside may have actually been a blessing in disguise as what appeared to be a group of people, men judging by the voices, began to tear apart the room beyond the portal. Joseph stopped and stared at the door, as if standing still and holding his breath would somehow prevent them from trying to enter, until the men began banging on the door and demanding entry.

As if they didn’t already have enough reason to be suspicious of those on the other side, the man who spoke sounded strange, his voice affected in some way that made Joseph think the worst. He heard enough snippets from them to know they were searching for blood and he could understand why they would come to a doctors clinic of all places if that’s what they wanted; he knew what excessive blood could do to people, the addiction and the changes in personality it brought with it. He knew it all too intimately and he knew that opening the door was the last thing they should do.

That, of course, didn’t mean they wouldn’t get in eventually anyway. Marcus seemed to agree as he took up position near the door so as to better ambush the men as they inevitably broke through. Simple hand gestures conveyed what the other man wanted; he would kill the larger of the two and Joseph would kill the smaller. The plan only extended to the first two to come through, but preparing for more than that when they didn’t know what to expect was impractical. Killing though… would Joseph be able to kill another human being if need be? His hand gripped the axe handle tighter, reminding himself of what he held. He wasn’t sure that he could if he gave himself time to think about it, if he had to look a man in the eye as he swung his axe at them he would falter; better just to swing and hope for the best, put the idea of killing out of his mind for now and just attack. Needs must and all that; he could deal with his conscience when they were both alive at the end of this to do so.

Motion in his peripheral drew his attention and Joseph raised the axe and turned to the side, expecting one of the men outside to have somehow circled around behind them and found another entrance and found instead a man climbing out of a cot and moving in their direction. Another patient, waking up and finding himself in the same position as them. He walked towards them with hands up to show that he was not a threat and then gestured towards the barrel of weapons. Joseph considered what to do, weighing the risks of arming this stranger against the benefit of another sword arm to help with the group outside.

In the end trusting this man was no more foolish than trusting Marcus and an uncertain ally was better than the men outside overpowering them because this stranger wasn’t armed. Joseph reached towards the barrel and pulled out a weapon at random, finding himself with a short spear in one hand and the axe in the other. He measured them both for a moment before deciding to keep the spear for himself, throwing the axe towards the other man with a little more care than Marcus had shown him.

“We’ll handle the first two, you stay back.”

@Th3King0fChaos@Habibi359

Fate/Lost Epoch

Spring-Heeled Jack - Assassin

Fuyuki Park – Can’t Even Murder Someone in Peace These Days

Something was amiss. No sooner had Assassin appeared than did an opaque barrier snap into place around the two vulnerable Magus, walling them off from his attempted attack and preventing it from reaching them. Had he been anticipated? Or were these Masters, or more likely one of their Servants, so paranoid as to prepare defences against an assassination attempt from an Assassin who may or may not even have been present? Whatever the case, he had been thwarted, swindled and even bamboozled, robbed of a kill that was rightfully his and just out of reach. There was only one possible way he could react to such injustice, only one thing he could do to salvage this situation. Magical energy thrummed within him as he prepared his secret weapon.

He ran away.

Cycling Prana into his legs he launched himself into the air, not pausing for a single moment to see what kind of follow-up awaited him now that his presence was revealed, his boosted jump carrying him up and away even as the young Saber landed next to where he had just stood. If he had hesitated even a moment longer the sword that swung down would have cleaved his arm from his body, or at least shattered every bone in his hand as it deflected his metal claws, as it was it hit nothing but air as Assassin looked down on the scene from above.

Assassin landed some distance away, though still within the ‘combat area’ as it was, and stood facing Saber and the two Masters that had been sealed away from him. There was another figure as well, a youthful looking thing with white robes and an expression that was impossible to see through the distorted static beneath her hood; A Caster? The barrier must have been hers.

“A beast? Evil? Me?” Assassin placed a hand to his chest and recoiled from the words as if struck physically by the accusation. “I’m but a man, more human than you I daresay, who enjoys playing pranks.”

Now that another Servant had appeared, and a Knight-class at that, there would be nothing Assassin could do to hurt either of the Masters; this night would end in disappointment for both him and his Master. There wouldn’t even be the possibility of turning things around and snatching some kind of win from this so long as the Caster had her barriers in place; she had anticipated him, laying this trap even as she fought the Saber, and no doubt had plenty of other tricks in store should he continue this. He would love to do something about that, ripping her throat out for example, but this was his loss to accept.

There was always that, but even then he would struggle to defeat a Saber head on even without Caster’s interference.

“Oh, you never need to tell me to run away Master; it’s my specialty.”

Assassin bent his legs and pumped more magical energy into the limbs before throwing himself skyward, leaping high into the air and letting his momentum carry him out of the park and back to the roof of the building he had perched on earlier. He activated his Presence Concealing along the way, his presence vanishing as he landed in a crouch.

Would any of them follow him? There was no chance of them turning on each other again now that he had left he felt, but perhaps they would be more concerned with their Masters’ safety than pursuing a declawed Assassin. Or they might turn their attention back to the true demon in their midst.

@Parallel Hearts@BB@Argonaut@Scallop@Flood

Night of the Hunt - a Bloodborne RP

I'll make a post tomorrow. @Th3King0fChaos any preference in what weapon Joseph throws Ishin's way?