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Name: Bolin Lài
Alias: Foo Dog
Age: 24
Gender: Male

Personality: Bolin is a smart-ass, make jokes on the fly, quick banter kind of superhero. When all else fails, at least he can joke about it. He does, however, know when to get serious. Bolin's other half, Shíshī, isn't so pleasant.  Shíshī is a serious mannered spirit.

Abilities:  Bolin is at the height of human ability. He's fast, strong, agile, and durable. It also helps to be possessed by a Chinese guardian spirit. The spirit, Shíshī, allows Bolin to call upon brief moments of super strength and durability in a pinch, but the use of this strength quickly drains him. As a final resort, Bolin can allow Shíshī to come forth, transforming him into a very large, very strong creature, often referred to as a Foo Dog. He can remain in this form indefinitely, until Shíshī relinquishes control and lets Bolin take his body back.

If forced into a scripted chalk circle, Shishi becomes useless.

Appearance:  Bolin fights with several forms of martial arts, so his costume must be comfortable. He wears yellow, red, and black, colors that resemble the form of Shíshī, his Foo dog. His weapon of choice is a pair of kamas. 

Without his costume on, Bolin is just your average man. He's about 5'10", has black hair, brown eyes, and is of Chinese descent. 

When Shíshī comes forth, he appears as a very large, feline creature. He has scarlet red fur, a golden mane, and shimmering blue-green armor plate scales on his forelegs.

History: One has to wonder how a young man comes to be possessed by an ancient, giant lion spirit. Bolin's parents were demon hunters in China, and part of a group that targeted a demon worshiping cult that goes by the Seventh Circle. Their battles against the Circle were often brutal and bloody, with death on both sides. Finally, the demon hunters numbers had dwindled. The Circle forced them into extinction when they found their base and killed every remaining adult. The only survivor of the attack was a young boy, barely in his teen years, whom they took for their own nefarious purposes.

Bolin had been trained to fight by his parents and various mentors. He had, one day, planned to join the demon hunters. But the Circle had other ideas. He was just young enough to be used as a host for a powerful demon, who would invade the boy's mind and use his body to remain in the human realm. This demon would become a powerful ally for the Circle, and aid in their take-over-the-world plot. However, when it came time for the ritual, the Circle was unaware of a battle that took place on the other side of the portal they opened into the spirit realm. 

Shíshī came through instead, having fought off the demon. He took over Bolin's body and used his strength to destroy those who had opened the portal. When the villains had retreated back to their hidey holes, Shíshī gave Bolin control again, now forever bonded with the human boy. It took years for the two to find a way to get along. Bolin can often be seen talking to Shíshī, earning odd looks as it appears that he is speaking to himself.

Bolin has since defeated the Seventh Circle in China, and came to America to put an end to their branches there as well. With Seventh Circle now gone all but for a few strays, Bolin focuses on defeating other sorts of evil to keep himself busy. He must be very careful as to not let New Horizon collect him, however. Shíshī has been adamant that the safest hands for his powers to be in are his own.
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