1) Basic info:
Name:Kanika Rutto
Team/occupation:student
Species:human
Age:17
Sex:female
Handedness:left
Aura/Effects:rainbow colors, randomly shift around
Symbol:multicolored cartoon shrimp wearing boxing gloves
Physical traits:
Misc. traits:none
Nickname(s):Opae(hawaiian, means shrimp in reference to her height, some of her friends from Vacuo)
2) Appearance:
Height:4'6"
Weight:93lbs
Eyes:aqua
Face:quite round and childish. dark skinned, described as cute by people who mistake her age.
Hair:medium-long, dyed seafoam green with red highlights. naturally light brown
Physique:extremely small for a girl her age(including a distinct lack of physical assets), but deceptively strong.
Combat Outfit:long sleeved one piece swimsuit with black ballistics plating on the shoulders and chest, seafoam green swim trunks, and a dive belt. also wears full plate armor on her right leg that is equipped with outward facing spike.
Casual Outfit:same
3) Characteristics:
Personality:A human time bomb if ever there was one, Kanika spends much of her free time actively seeking
out smaller Grimm to fight(often unarmed 'for sport'), and on rare occasions even picking fights with normal predatory animals. when she is not picking fights with wild animals, she is training or play-fighting with her team. beware the girl, however, as she is easily agitated and gleefully violent. in spite of her temper, Kanika is quit prideful of the fact that she is, as some might put it, adorable, and doesn't mind being mistaken for a child. At least so long as it doesn't effect the way a person treats her.
Background:Originally part of a nomadic tribe of traders in Vacuo, her family made frequent visits to a fishing village known for its unique dust-infused pearls, a surprisingly valuable commodity, bringing with them clothing, weapons, and equipment not normally available to the tribe. once she was old enough to enroll in one of the hunter academies, she moved to Vale, passing the Beacon entrance exam fairly easily.
Position/Class:striker(monk)
Landing strategy
es trees to slow herself down, although she rarely needs a landing strategy, considering team LZRT is from an aquatic hunter focused school.
Weapon:Name: Mlipujungu (portmanteau of the Swahili words mlipuko, meaning blast, and vunjajungu, meaning mantis)
Wielder:Kanika Rutto
Maker/Smith:Kanika Rutto
Type: Double Rifled Ballistic Fist (DFBF)
Weapon Derivation: Strong side fist, Ballistic fist, IMI Desert Eagle chambered or .50 action express (really damned big bullets)
Form 1:A pair of gauntlets with a studded striking surface/pressure plate on the knuckles. on each side of the forearm section is a specially designed magazine, the magazines are curved in such a way as to increase capacity while also lining up properly with the firing mechanisms. when in use, spherical tungsten carbide shells encase Kanika's hands, going from the back of the wrist to the front on a segmented hinge. the guards are mounted on a pressure switch, so when they impact an enemy, the twin guns discharge simultaneously.
Holstered/Sheathed appearance:the magazines fold down and to the sides, then into slots on the underside of the gauntlets, while the firing assemblies and barrels slide back and down, fitting flush with the top of them. the fist shells simply collapse back into their place on the wrists
Features/Capabilities: lightning dust infused .50 caliber R.I.P rounds
Usage: Kanika uses a variant of the south african Dambe style of boxing, utilizing swinging strikes, direct punches, and spin kicks. Punching triggers the guns to fire, delivering what is effectively a pair of electrified shrapnel grenades directly into the opponent.
Planned/Possible Upgrades:none
Notes: eventual upgraded version of Mantis, reconfigured for exclusively terrestrial combat
Semblance:Acceleration, boosts the rate at which her body and weapons gain momentum by roughly 10X when activated, while this has a much higher boost limit than a typical speed semblance, it does not grant the same protection from high speed movement offered by a speed semblance, meaning full usage carries a greater risk for injury.
Fighting style:Dambe. Google it, and don't mess with her, she will ruin your day in the worst way possile.
5) Trivia:
Relationships:
Notes:She's based on the oceans deadliest crustacean, the mantis shrimp, the smasher variety in particular. Her first name, Kanika, is a kenyan name meaning black cloth, while Rutto is a kenyan surname that, as far as I can tell, has no distinct meaning.
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