Post by Squall Leonhart on Aug 27, 2008 0:43:17 GMT -5
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~Basic info~
Behind every great individual, there is that voice which keeps them going onward and toward their next great adventure. [/center][/i]
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Username ~ : thebilbyguy
Other characters ~ : Bilby's Heroes
Is this character canon? ~ : Yes
Link to audition thread ~ : Squall Leonhart
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~Character Info~
Waking up in the morning, your thoughts are cluttered. It takes a moment for you to fully become aware of your surroundings, but once you do, everything about your life comes back to you.[/center][/b][/i]
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Name ~ : Squall Leonhart
Age ~ : Twenty-three
Birthplace ~ : The Radiant Garden
Gender ~ : Male
Race ~ : Human
Special Class ~ : None
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~Appearance~
As you are heading out the door of your house, a small glimmer of light catches your eye. You turn around and see a mirror, putting you face to face with your reflection.
[/b][/i]As you are heading out the door of your house, a small glimmer of light catches your eye. You turn around and see a mirror, putting you face to face with your reflection.
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Physical appearance ~ : Leon
• 5 feet, nine inches tall.
• Brown hair
• Blue eyes
• A solid build, tall with a well-developed muscle structure. Though he isn't bulky Leon's body is very well-developed in it's medium size.
Leon has a traditionally handsome face with a strong structure and features with softened appearances. His most noticeable facial feature from close-up is a scar that runs diagonally across it right above the bridge of his nose. The scar goes from up on his forehead and above his right eye to down on his cheek below his left eye. The scar is thin and has healed from long ago into a dark line of skin. Leon's brown hair has two large bangs that frame his face on either side quite nicely. At the back of his head the hair becomes quite spiky and loose where the ends gather, a little blow half-way down his head with them pointing out away and below. Leon's skin is quite healthy-looking, revealing that he spends plenty of time out in the sun. He doesn't have what one could really call a tan, though.
Clothing/Accessories ~ : Leon wears two black leather boots and a pair of matching leather pants. Along the outer side of the legs are zippers reaching all the way up to the waistline, left open a few inches from the ends to leave space for his footwear. There are three buckle-like straps that cross just over the zippers on the upper-leg area of the pant legs, all of which are just slightly lighter than the dark leather material making up the rest of the pants. Leon wears four belts, only one of which is tightly-fitted around his pant waist. It and one other is a black leather matching his pants, the other two are a browner colour. The two brown and one other lack belts all hang around his hips in looser diagonal ways. Other than the one around his wait, the three others each have small metal studs all along their lengths. Each of the four belts also has a differently-shaped buckle. Over his upper torso Leon wears a plain white tank-top with a black leather jacket. Also matching the article of his lower torso, over that. The jacket has short sleeves like a t-shirt and also only goes down is abdomen about as far as the bottom of his pectoral muscles. The jacket has thin pockets on each of the front flaps, as well as a zipper though it is left open. The top of the jacket, around the neck line, is decorated with white fur. The left sleeve of the jacket has a red image on it showing a lion's head atop a cross-like mantle with a spearhead pointing down from the bottom. This is known as the emblem of the lion Griever. The back of the jacket also has red images emblazoned on it, these showing a pair of small red wings around the area of Leon's shoulder blades. Made of the same black leather as the rest Leon also wears a pair of gloves, each one with a t-like shape on the top side with a few tiny studs, one at the base of the wrist and two below where the fingers begin. Around his left forearm Leon has three straps not unlike the extra brown belts he wears, though much small. These straps are each buckled around his forearm so as to stay in place without being too tight. The last of Leon's accessories is a necklace he wears, the chain of which can be seen hanging down in front of his white shirt below his neckline. Hanging from the chain is a grey metal Griever emblem, a physical version of the red two-dimensional image found on the left sleeve of his jacket.
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~Personality~
As you're walking through the door, you see many sights that influence your mood. The different feelings that suddenly wash over you are many, leaving you with a strange mix of emotions.
[/i]As you're walking through the door, you see many sights that influence your mood. The different feelings that suddenly wash over you are many, leaving you with a strange mix of emotions.
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Alignment ~ : Good
Behavior ~ : For the past many years Leon's personality has had an appearance of being different than it used to be, but much of it may actually have been image alone. Growing up and entering his teen years Squall was a very happy kid. He made friends rather easily thanks to his kindness and he respected his parents and other authorities a great deal. He aspired to become like his father, a renown warrior and leader himself. Squall always tried to help people however he could and he always tried to keep the peace among his peers. It wouldn't be wrong to have called him the leader of his group of friends, though he'd never have called himself by any such title. He was happy to share jokes with his friends and smiled often, having grown up in an honest-to-goodness paradise of a world. Unfortunately he would undergo a change once robbed of his innocence.
In the wake of the event that changed his life the young teenager's personality became severely more withdrawn. He also gave off the vibe of a loner, though in truth he would almost always be around his friends and allies and did not avoid them by any means. Squall cast aside his old name to distance himself from the man who couldn't protect his home and his change in personality reflected that. The man no longer smiled or laughed or went out of his way to share happy moments. Instead he became incredibly serious and focused on his goals, saying few words unless they were necessary. Leon also developed a habit of not speaking at all when he didn't know the answer to something instead of just admitting it. Leon retained the basic nature he once had however and still sought to help and watch over people, though now on a much higher scale. He also took more charge like a true leader when it came to the people he cared for and his leadership abilities grew in response. Leon also focused largely on training and increasing his strength so that the new him would not be helpless to protect what he cared for anymore. Hope of a better future is something he never allowed himself to let go of and in order to combat the darkness Leon found himself becoming a man who trusted and believed in his own light more than any of his other strengths, including the light shared between himself his closest companions.
Once returned to his new home Leon's serious and withdrawn state slowly but surely began to give way to something more like his younger self once more. Over the course of the year that followed he began to smile more often, see and even instigate the humour in things, and most importantly learned to relax a little more. His long-time friends welcomed the change, though he still remained quite serious when it involved things that mattered. Like always Leon's greatest traits are his leadership qualities and his desire to help those in need. Since returning home he did develop a new fault of sorts in which he always wanted to do everything dangerous by himself in order to keep his friends from having to endure it. He still remembers that the others are quite capable of handling themselves, he just needs a little reminder every once in a while.
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~Weapons~
Suddenly, a Heartless appears in front of you, brandishing its claws and threatening to attack. You reach for your weapon and equip it, ready to defend yourself.
[/i][/b]Suddenly, a Heartless appears in front of you, brandishing its claws and threatening to attack. You reach for your weapon and equip it, ready to defend yourself.
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Primary Weapon(s)
ID: Gunblade - Revolver Model
Quality: Fine
The gunblade is the weapon Leon specializes in The revolver model is named for the style of the gun handle and barrel found on this weapon. It is clearly a classic revolver of grey metal with a trigger and black along the handle. It should also be mentioned that the angle at which the handle of the gun protrudes from the rest of gun is much closer to aligning with the barrel than it would be for an actual revolver. At the end of the gun's handle is a small chain of roughly eight links, at the end of which is a small metal charm in the shape of a lion's head. The name of the lion depicted is Griever, though it is the head alone and does not include below it the cross-like mantle of the charm attached to Leon's necklace or depicted in red on his jacket's left sleeve. As with all gunblade weapons, the revolver model's similarity to an actual firearm ends at the handle, trigger and ammo-loading parts. Instead of a normal gun barrel the weapon goes out into a long steel blade of roughly three to four feet in length. The blade is sharp only on the bottom edge, the top edge being dull and flattening out. The width of the blade is a few inches, making it comparable to a great sword type of weapon. Inside of the blade is a hollow shaft where the ammunition loaded into the gun portion of the blade is fired into when the trigger is pulled. The shaft does not come out the other end however and stops half-way through the blade. The result of this is the gunblade's specialty type of attack which causes the sword portion to vibrate violently from the shock of the bullet firing inside of it, increasing it's attack power in that one instant. The outside of Leon's gunblade, the part of the blade right where it comes out from the gun section, has an etching of black lines in it that depicts the body of a winged lion. The lines that depict the lion's head reveal it to be the same creature as the image chained to the the handle of the gun, Griever. This full-body side portrait is only about three to four inches in length, starting near the base of the blade. This depiction of Griever appears on both sides of the weapon.
The gunblade is a sword weapon that does not lose so easily to heavy defences. With each strike its user can, with careful timing, fire off a shot that causes powerful vibrations in the blade upon impact for an added burst of damage and shock power. Even armoured enemies would feel the waves of the revolver's blows pulsing down through and damaging their bodies.Lethal Trigger
When Leon pulls the trigger of his blade he can cause not only a powerful vibration but an actual physical explosion out of the weapon itself, without harming it. The explosion is not large but still potent enough to knock an ordinary man off his feet. It adds a an extra amount of power to his slashes and also increases the concussive effect of the gunblade's vibration shocks.
Strength: Weak
Uses: The number of explosions is limited to the number of times Leon can actually pull the trigger for his weapon's natural function.
Secondary Weapon(s)
ID: None
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~Abilities~
Just as you're about to fight the creature, you feel the power of your ancestors filling you. The strength of a thousand men courses through your veins as you prepare for battle.
[/i][/b]Just as you're about to fight the creature, you feel the power of your ancestors filling you. The strength of a thousand men courses through your veins as you prepare for battle.
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Lionhearted Swordsman: The Blade of the Heart
This weapon-enhancing ability makes direct use of the light in Leon's heart. The blade of his weapon becomes encompassed in a much larger blade of light, increasing it's measurements over the original blade by roughly five times in all areas. The blade of light glows pure white and leaves a shimmering trail wherever it swings through. Leon's actual attack power remains the same in this state but the weapon does become more effective against creatures of darkness like Heartless. The pure energy is also able to ignore most physical defences and attack someone's supernatural resistance directly on top of the inner physical blade striking them itself(No penetrating ability on it, though). Handling the larger blade is incredibly easy for Leon due to the energy being weightless and having no air resistance to slow him down either. The Blade of the Heart is capable of passing through people or objects, such as the ground, as if ethereal so long as Leon's heart doesn't see that obstacle as a target. This does not affect the still-remaining physical blade inside of the enhancement of course. The Blade of the Heart is also capable of still being used in conjunction with the Revolver Model gunblade's Lethal Trigger ability, wherein an explosion would trigger at the edge of the light where it strikes a target. In this, state, however, Leon does not have to pull the trigger to make the blast go off but simply with it to do so. The explosions will also be more powerful now as a mix of flame and light.
Strength: Strong
Uses: No limit on blade enhancement, unlimited uses per turn of enhanced Lethal Trigger, two turn waits between turns involving the use of enhanced Lethal Trigger.
Guardian Force
A protective power drawn from his inner light, Guardian Force coats Leon's entire body, weapons and clothes in an invisible protective layer. This light field acts as supernatural armour for the swordsman, reducing all types of damage taken that doesn't pierce supernatural barriers by as much as a solid plate armour would. A strong benefit is the GF's effect of nullifying instant defeat from decapitation, loss of limbs or breaking bones(For the most part at least), since enemy attacks will be striking his invisible armour instead of his body directly. Enough force implemented at a time will still cause him to sustain injuries such as those mentioned before, though. Because Guardian Force is a light-based defence it is even more effective at guarding against dark-based damage, reducing it by 50% of its natural capacity. Non-dark offensive magics are reduced by 25% of their natural capacity.
Strength: Moderate
Uses: Passive
Lion's Pride
A combination of rigorous training, conditioning his body to be able to handle the rigors of his chosen weapon, and the power-enhancing light of Leon's own heart. Lion's Pride is the source of the swordsman's superhuman strength. The power of Leon's body in strength alone is pushed beyond the far borders of their natural limits, making him capable of lifting up to twenty times his own weight and exerting heavy enough force outputs to punch breaks into solid rock. Lion's Pride allows Leon to face off against completely inhumane monsters and forces with a great edge when combined with his exceptional skill and determination.
Strength: Moderate
Uses: Passive
Tireless Protector
Leon's body has been put through a lot since the day he lost his original name. If he did not become tougher than a man should be then he would have died fighting his battles long ago. In physical performance stamina, the ability to absorb shock and recovery speed from harm the swordsman has surpassed his own limits and become able to keep pushing himself well past the body's usual breaking point. He can run or fight for longer, lose more blood without becoming unable to focus or move properly, and get over heavy blows faster than he should be able to. Every man still has a limit though. Leon's capacity for "health" is roughly 250% higher than it would be without this ability, and he can exert himself for three times as long as a normal man before he tires to the point of exhaustion.
Strength: Moderate
uses: Passive
Warrior Spirit
Another ability the gunblade training combined with the power of his heart has awakened in Leon. This one, like Lion's Pride, does not truly make Leon superhuman but rather makes him reach the limits. After what feels like more than a lifetime's worth of battles condensed into just a decade, Leon has developed incredibly sharp senses and a warrior's "sixth sense" for danger that seems to border on premonition. This sixth sense is not really a sixth sense at all though. Working with his other developed senses, Warrior Spirit is simply the effect of Leon's reaction speed increasing to its fastest possible receive and send rate. After first detecting stimulus from his sight, hearing, touch, smell or taste Leon can know about it and react, with battle-conditioned instinct, in just 0.1 of a second. This nigh-instantaneous response will often go beyond a normal person's ability to comprehend sensory input of Leon's own reaction and make it seem as if the scarred man is acting ahead of time or predicting their moves. Of course he still needs to use his own speed to physically respond.
Strength: Strong
Uses: Passive
Commanding Rush
When Leon's body reached the absolute limit of neural speed the swordsman had to improve his own physical speed as well in order to keep up with himself. With his training Leon can now run about 10 meters in a little over one second when sprinting and his physical maneuvers for offence and defence can be executed in 75% of the time it once took him.
Strength: Weak
uses: Passive
No Mercy
When discharging this power Leon's spell sends a roughly basketball-sized fireball shooting quickly out of the warrior's hand/fingers/sword. It burns brightly with yellow and orange in the compact sphere, leaving a trail of embers behind it. The shot is very sensitive and once it touches anything besides the air it will detonate into a wide blanket of flames with a roughly two meter radius, easily enough to encompass a fully grown man and cover him in the elemental magic. The predominant trait of No Mercy to its victims is not so much the flames that attack their bodies, though those will still damage them for a few seconds even after the initial impact before they burn out, but the sheer force of the explosion that the fireball generates, it being more than enough to blow a grown man away like an exploding cannon ball had hit them.
Strength: Moderate
Uses: 30 shots per battle
Demon Slice
Leon's gunblade turns an intense glowing orange as if it were heating up. The temperature contained within his blade is actually not changed at all but glow is released from it as an orange orb with a radius of one meter as it travels like a shot. This is fired whenever the blade is moved or engaged in its glowing state. Anything touched by the orb is afflicted with a supernatural Burn status for 3 turns. While under the Burn status a character experiences constant stinging pain wherever Demon Slice's aura touched them that affects their concentration and drains their strength, reducing their physical attacking ability by 25%.
Strength: Weak
Uses: Demon Slice can be used again only after three turns have passed since it ended. It can not be used while Blade of the Heart is activated.
Bloodfest
The air around the light empowering the gunblade during Blade of the Heart becomes heated erupts into a whirling storm of flames that adds a layer of fire elemental damage to the core ability. This swirling tornado of fire and heat also increase the length and width of the weapon by about a meter in all respects and boosts his attack power accordingly.
Strength: Weak
Uses: The effect lasts up to three consecutive turns and can not be used again until three turns have passed afterward. Bloodfest can not be used if Lionhearted Swordsman is not active.
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1. High Jump
Jump up to 20 feet high.
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Minions
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Summons
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~History~
As you slay the last of the beasts, you put your weapon aside, and walk away, knowing your tale of bravery will be told for thousands of years to come.
[/b][/i]As you slay the last of the beasts, you put your weapon aside, and walk away, knowing your tale of bravery will be told for thousands of years to come.
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Squall Leonhart was originally from the world known as the Radiant Garden. He grew up in a utopia-like society ruled by a wise sage named Ansem, who cared and provided for his people well. Back then Squall was a happy and ambitious boy who hoped to become a gunblade specialist like his father. He got along easily with others, though he also tended to act a bit more seriously than really required for some situations. It looked like he would lead a happy, peaceful life until everything he knew was shattered. When Squall was twelve the Heartless appeared in obscene numbers. Lead by evil forces the one controlling the Heartless took over and turned the former paradise into a bleak world of darkness, so much so that it's former name would soon after be forgotten and replaced with the dreadful title of Hollow Bastion. At the time of the attacks countless citizens were helpless but to be turned into Heartless themselves due to the severe number of the monsters, even Squall's own father. The child cursed the fact that he was powerless to fight against the threat. Squall gathered his friend Aerith Gainsborough and their younger companion Yuffie Kisaragi and took refuge with them inside a shop, hoping to hide from the disaster for as long as possible. While waiting there helplessly they were found by the building's owner Cid Highwind who took all three of them with him to the Gummi Ship he'd built, allowing them to escape. Sadly, because the Radiant Garden's Keyhole was not entered by the Heartless, the people on it could not escape their fates by disappearing into darkness. The invaders stole the hearts of everyone to be found, Leon and the three other refugees being an exception thanks to the older man's Gummi Ship. They were quite possibly the sole survivors of the event.
Cid eventually found his way to a world created from the remnants of other worlds that had disappeared into darkness, Traverse Town. It was here that even actual people sometimes appeared after their homes had been swallowed up by the Heartless and it was here that the refugees of Hollow Bastion settled down. They were there for a while simply trying to pick up the pieces of what had happened to them but eventually the Heartless made their appearance even in this would-be haven. The only saving grace was that they appeared in vastly smaller numbers than what the four had experienced back in the Radiant Garden. Disgusted with his own inability to prevent his home's downfall Squall renounced his old name in order to distance himself from this weaker past self and decided to strive forward. Taking the new name of Leon he trained diligently with a rare and difficult weapon called a gunblade and also made a point to aid everyone in Traverse Town as much as possible, becoming a teenage hero for all the locals. As the years passed he grew into a serious man, always protecting people from the Heartless however he could and even flying to other worlds with his own Gummi Ship built by Cid in order to assist where he was needed. Following his lead, Aerith, Yuffie and Cid all became an unofficial Heartless Resistance group along with the now scar-faced man which protected Traverse Town and sought ways to save the worlds from the dark menace. During this time the group came to know a worlds traveler by the name of Cloud who was also undergoing a time of struggle. The man wielded a sword as large as his own body and was undoubtedly strong. He and Leon seemed to get along quite well, possibly because they shared a strongly withdrawn personality trait. It wasn't unusual for the two to help train together, but Cloud would never actually join their group despite the bonds he made with all four and continued searching the many worlds for what he was seeking.
Leon's efforts in resisting the Heartless were far-reaching and he eventually caught the attention of King Mickey, who was also seeking an answer to the universe's plight. Mickey confided in Leon the information about the Keyblade and the hope it represented. He and his companions then became set on aiding His Majesty in the search for the next chosen master, as well as the lost Ansem Reports that supposedly recorded data on the Heartless from their previous ruler Ansem the Wise. A total of nine years since losing his home world and after nearly a decade of doing everything he could to fight against the Heartless Leon eventually discovered the Keyblade in the hands of Sora, right in Traverse Town itself. Unfortunately the Heartless were drawn to the world in great numbers by the Key Bearer, meaning Sora and the Keyblade had to be separated. Leon found the boy resistant so, with little time to spare, he resorted to force. The older man took it easy on the child of course, but Sora would find fighting against an experienced battle-hardened warrior much different than the games back on Destiny Islands or the slaying of strange black creatures. After Sora was knocked out Leon and Yuffie took him and the Keyblade to a safe place while Aerith went in search of some messengers from the King, whom they heard would soon be arriving in town as well. Leon and the others did their best to instruct Sora in his newfound fight against the Heartless, which they had been battling against themselves for years now. When the Heartless returned for the Key Bearer they faithfully protected the citizens of the town while Sora and the King's men sought out and defeated the leader of the group. Afterwards Leon advised Sora to go with Donald and Goofy on their quest, especially if he wanted to find his missing friends.
The Heartless Resistance group offered Sora, Donald and Goofy all the help and advice they could as the trio searched across worlds for answers to both the Heartless menace and the location of the King and Sora's friends, though usually they could offer little more than explanations about things they had learned over the years such as the evil witch who commanded the Heartless from the ruins of Hollow Bastion. Eventually the boy succeeded in defeating Maleficent, rescuing his friend Kairi and the other Princesses of Heart, and locking the Hollow Bastion Keyhole. This allowed Leon and his friends to finally return where they informed Sora about Hollow Bastion's true identity as their original home world. There was still one task left to complete for the Key Bearer and the group said their goodbyes to the boy who won back their home for them, because if the Keyblade succeeded in restoring all the worlds that were taken then all the worlds would also then become separated from each other like they had been before the Heartless came. Leon left Sora with the promise that they would never forget each other, even if they never met again. While young hero and Mickey's friends went off to face the leader of all the Heartless Leon, Aerith, Yuffie and Cid worked on purging their home of it's own infestation. They were also eventually joined by Cloud, though the blond didn't stick around permanently.
A year passed after Sora's victory over Xehanort's Heartless, during which time Leon, Cid, Aerith and Yuffie officially formed a committee devoted to restoring the ruined city of Hollow Bastion into a prosperous town. They were joined in their effort by Merlin the wizard as well as a few helpers from Disney castle who arrived there using a new Gummi Ship transit system formed by the King and Scrooge McDuck. It was also during this year of beginning the restoration effort that everybody forgot about Sora, Donald and Goofy thanks to the powers of Castle Oblivion where they were adventuring and the witch Namine. Later on Leon suspected they would be seeing their old friends again soon after everybody suddenly remembered him again at the same time. Sure enough it came true and Leon enlisted the Keyblade Master and his companions' help for their newest cause, the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee. He and the others had been working hard to rebuild their home world back to the way it was but the Heartless and more recently the Nobodies didn't seem to be going anywhere. Much like before the two groups agreed to help each other as best they could. It was during this visit that Sora fell under attack by a large group of Nobodies and Leon helped him in fighting off the attackers. Afterwards the mysterious group known as the Organization appeared and took credit, antagonizing Sora. Through this event Leon became the only member of the Restoration Committee to actually see Organization XIII face-to-hidden face. He told Sora to be careful of the strong opponents before the three heroes had to be off.
During this period of time Leon and the others discovered the study of Ansem the Wise and the castle's hidden main computer terminal. Being one of few people with ties to both King Mickey and Sora, Leon eventually got both of them there to see it in hopes of locating useful research data. Before it could be used however Sora and his friends had to have a few adventures inside the computer to aid an intelligent security program named Tron against a user-hating control program known as the MCP. When the Heartless suddenly swarmed up through the canyons surrounding Hollow Bastion in ridiculous numbers just like ten years ago everybody stood alongside Sora in the battle, fighting off the creatures with much more effectiveness than before and not willing to lose their home a second time. Even Cloud and his friend Tifa joined the battle as they all made their stands. Though Leon worried what might have happened to Sora with both members of Organization XIII and Maleficent herself around during the attack, everyone managed to come out of the ordeal alive and well. Leon was proud to have been able to rely on the strength of himself and his allies in making up for the great loss experienced once before. Hollow Bastion was not quite free from problems yet though as the MCP later hijacked the town's automated security system, turning it against the citizens and artificially creating large numbers of Heartless using Xehanort's machine inside the castle. Leon and his team provided Sora with an enchanted program to help Tron get rid of the MCP once and for all. Afterwards the computer system was finally user-friendly once again. Tron was also able to show everyone an image of what the town used to look like thanks to an old record file he found, projecting around the recovering community a show of beautiful white lights and sparkles. The scene made all the former residents remember the old days and finally the original name of their home returned to their minds... Radiant Garden.
After Sora defeated Organization XIII the soon-to-be-renamed Radiant Garden Restoration Committee was able to proceed more smoothly than before, especially with Ansem's computer systems working properly again. Residents and workers increased while the numbers of local Heartless and Nobodies steadily decreased thanks to improved security measures and the efforts of any warriors willing to do their part. The future of the Radiant Garden was finally looking bright once again for everyone, but of course Leon knew there was still a lot of hard work to be done.
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~Class~
Before you embark on your journey a vision comes upon you. You see three weapons in front of you.
~ A sword of terrible destruction - The power of the warrior: Invincible courage.
~ A shield to repel all - The power of the guardian: Kindness to aid friends.
~ A staff of wonder and ruin - The power of the mystic: Inner strength.
[/b]Before you embark on your journey a vision comes upon you. You see three weapons in front of you.
~ A sword of terrible destruction - The power of the warrior: Invincible courage.
~ A shield to repel all - The power of the guardian: Kindness to aid friends.
~ A staff of wonder and ruin - The power of the mystic: Inner strength.
A sword of terrible destruction - The power of the warrior: Invincible courage.
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~Other~
Renzokuken Techniques: Squall's gunblade fighting style is known as Renzokuken or "Continuous Blade". Though it mainly works around the methods of utilizing the unique weapon itself in combat to its maximum potential, it has a few noticeable fighting forms as well that increase the potency of its attack power. They are not superhuman abilities, merely perfected attack styles that are very effective with the gunblade and can achieve high-power results thanks to the user's other superhuman traits. Every Renzokuken form is massively enhanced in power and effectiveness by Leon's Blade of the Heart ability.Renzokuken
The most basic technique from which the style derives its name. Renzokuken would best be described as an explosion of pent-up emotion that sends the user charging the enemy with the resulting heightened power and adrenaline rush. By using the strong feelings in one's heart to fuel the fire of combat the gunblade master lets loose a continuous series of slashes that explode against the target, more often than not each one stunning them between blows by the sheer shock of the blasts. During execution a Renzokuken user may not always remain in one place, but quickly and agilely leap around larger enemies as they attack in order to keep themselves out of harm's way and spread their damage dealing around at the same time. The Continuous Blade ends when the executor is caught and forced out of rhythm by an enemy or when their rush of emotion and adrenaline runs dry, lowering them back to a normal pace.
Rough Divide
An explosive sword uppercut against the targeted opponent, propelling Leon high into the air. Combined with Lion's Pride the force of this uppercut often causes the earth below the slashed target to be split as well and erupt upwards, adding to the damage and disorientation dealt with the debris.
Fated Circle
Leon pulls his sword close to the side and then performs a spinning slash that covers over 360 degrees at high speed. With the perfect timing achieved through training Leon can accurately trigger his weapon's blasts with every target he contacts during the spin, which combines with the strength and hard swing to blow even heavy enemies far away.
Blasting Zone
Performed while in the air, Leon holds his gunblade with two hands above his head and plummets straight down into a descending slash. A simple form that focuses on training Leon's brute power into a single focal point and bringing it down hard. Even without the gunblade's trigger function the scarred warrior is capable of defeating large, heavy Heartless with just a single use of this attack. When combined with the explosion power of the revolver it can create a secondary wave of damage that breaks the earth under his crashing blade and blasts it upward and outwards to knock enemies cut down through into the air or to send spread damage of debris at dodgers and other nearby hostiles.
Lionheart
The ultimate form of the Continuous Blade techniques, it begins when Leon successfully sends an enemy high into the air using a powerful uppercut attack and momentarily stunning them at the same time by the shock of the explosion. After sending them up he follows skyward and unleashes a devastating flurry of up to sixteen more explosive slashes without letting them get blown away. The last attack separates the two in the air with a final blast but for the target Lionheart isn't finished with them until they come crashing down to the earth below for one final burst of damage from the fall; the heavy beating received beforehand almost certainly leaves them in no condition for a safe landing.
I did post in shades of grey if anyone even remembers that lmao