Spade Kawari Young {{ S.K.Y. }}

[spade]

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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 ~ : Spade

Other characters ~ : [None]

Is this character canon? ~ : Nope!

Link to audition thread ~ : [None]

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~Character Info~

If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?[/center][/b][/i]

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Name ~ : Spade Kawari Young {{ Nickname ~ : S.K.Y. }}

Age ~ : Seventeen {17}

Birthplace ~ : Traverse Town

Gender ~ : Fearlessly Female

Race ~ : Nobody

Special Class ~ : None

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~Appearance~

You either got it or you don't. And she definitely got it.

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[Exclude the four black wings attached to her head and back]

Physical appearance ~ : Such a nickname as 'sky' is suitable considering her flowing sky-blue hair, which stops at her waist. She keeps no such black ribbon fastening her aquamarine locks as shown in the picture. Keeping her hair clean and free are very important factors, taking into account the kind of 'work' she does. Her golden-yellow eyes are only outshined by her dainty complexion, which is best described as a glowing porcelain tone. Her face is a nice long oval, and she's very proportionate to her body. Heightwise, she's around 5'7" and the scales stop at 136 pounds. So you could say she's pretty curvy for her weight or she's got junk in all the right places. Because her work requires it, her chest is a bit bigger than what's shown in the picture (yes, so appreciate it). She is extremely picky with her clothing, so the above picture serves as a perfect example of what she would wear when 'on the job'. A very fashionable character, she enjoys donning the avant-garde styles. Anything modern or original works for her.

Clothing/Accessories ~ : It's believed that not one young lady at her age has outdone her simple yet lavish outfit. She wears a scarf made of 100% Arctic Fox fur (sorry foxies!), and bears the same fur wrapped around her leather thigh-high boots [they are a bit cut off in the above picture, but you can make out the fur lining and boots]. Her tube top dress is magnolia white, with a slight silver accent. Thank god she has no parents to watch out for her, because this little number ties at the sides with the teeniest ribbons that could ever lace up a dress. There's a medium-sized tribal print on the right corner of the dress, and a mint green sash that ties on her left hip, which pretty much finishes it off. This getup is tight enough on her skin not to go flapping around everywhere when she moves, and is loose enough for her to be mobile. She probably wouldn't pass the bend-over test, (Wearing a dress or skirt, bend down. Are your panties flashing? Fail.) but would any guy really want her to? It works to her advantage, and is stylish at the same time.

She also keeps 12 black string bracelets on her right arm. Rumor has it, that's the number of guys she's fucked then killed. If you ask her, she'll say that it's the age she was orphaned at. Who knows.

Something that may come as a surprise, is the fact that she was born practically blind *lol*. Meaning, the magnification in her glasses is great - she needs +4.00 diopters. She wears glasses when no one is around, but is forced to wear clear contacts when she's on the job (Don't stress, her eyes ARE really golden colored - the contacts she wears are CLEAR). In private, she wears designer glasses, of course, with an intricate frame. Here's an image of her eyeglasses.

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~Personality~

If I try to be like her, who will be like me?

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Alignment ~ : True Neutral

Behavior ~ : Her Masquerade:

For business purposes, she puts on an extremely seductive and coquettish demeanor. She will take any and every opportunity to make a clever remark, which so happens to be seductively charming. It's appealed to everyone she's been required to take out, as a mercenary, and that means men and women alike! In reality, however, the whole deal pisses her off. If she had the choice, she'd do something else, but she's just so great at putting on her flirty facade that she sometimes fools herself! For example, one of her famous lines would follow the circumstances: need something to be put away? Any kind of compartment involved... with literally anything? Spade: "So... which hole do you want it in?", as she bends over in that tiny white dress, flashing a little of her own thunder from down under.

Behind the Mask:

In reality, she is an independent woman. She's headstrong and can't rely on anyone but herself, which has lead to some serious cynicism - distrust of anyone but herself. She is probably her greatest enemy, since she's extremely distrusting, she doesn't consider anyone to be her friend. Everyone is a potential threat. Her cynicism is resulting from her past, which you'll soon find out. Otherwise, she's determined to finish what she starts and carries an I'll-take-care-of-it attitude. If she has a choice, she won't let anyone help her with anything, but usually people insist. She's a smart cookie, clever like a fox. She is clean-cut and has a slight sense of humor. She hates stupidity and refuses to consult with anyone less than intelligent. She relaxes whenever off-duty, and allows herself to enjoy every minute of it. Typically, she acts out of self-interest, but does not specifically enjoy seeing others suffer. In fact, she probably would save someone if the urge ate at her enough. Although she carries this skeptical disposition, her greatest fear is dying alone, with no friends, no family, and no one to love. This is probably why she does the work she does, so she can 'be with' someone for as long as possible and feel a little less lonely, and at the same time she hates what she has to do. It's a double-edged sword, really.

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~Weapons~

The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.

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Primary Weapon(s)

ID: Tiger Claws
Quality: Average

These are a set of metal cat-like claws that can be worn like gloves, except with three foot-long blades attached. Think of it as wolverine's blades, except these aren't exactly embedded in her skin. She can freely adjust the length of the blades up to 2-feet long, the minimum being completely retracted. While completely retracted, all that's visible is the metal glove the claws are attached to, which are almost the same as iron knuckles and can do the same damage.

Weapon Abilities:

• Sonic Stroke: Sky uses this technique in conjunction with her Tiger Claws, where she holds them at the ready by her side, dashes towards her enemy, and continues with a flurry of strikes from her blades. She can slash her target up to 12 times in succession without being interrupted.
  Strength: Weak
  Uses: Can be used once every two posts.
  

Secondary Weapon(s)

ID: Compound Bow, "Reflex"
Quality: Average

A compound bow is a modern type of bow using a levering system of wires to bend the limbs. The compound bow is little-affected by changes of temperature and humidity and gives superior accuracy, velocity, and distance in comparison to other bows. Her bow, named "Reflex" reaches speeds close to 100 m/sec. or 315 fps (feet per second). That's fast. As for a quiver, she keeps one attached to her back and usually carries around 120-150 arrows. She will carry less depending on the type of arrow, considering their weight. By now she's used to heavy loads, though, so carrying more than 150 arrows would not be a challenge.

Weapon Abilities:

• Desperado: This technique is used along with 'Reflex', her compound bow. Sky fits up to 5 arrows into her hand, and shoots them straight into the air, the blast from the shot giving them more and more momentum as they spiral down onto the designated area. Okay, It could take out a bear, if at least 3/5 arrows hit, depending on the hit areas. On a human, one arrow would be enough if accurate. But they aren't all that hard to evade, so one could take advantage of that downfall.
  Strength: Moderate
  Uses: Can be used once every three posts. Depending on her stock of arrows that is. She doesn't have a magically unlimited supply.
  

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~Abilities~

You are the only person on earth who can use your ability.

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Call of the Nobodies:
She doesn't know why, but ever since she was born, nobodies have been attracted to her. Sometimes she catches them jutting out of her own shadow, or following her where she can't see them. This technique allows her to call as many as 6 common nobodies to her current position, and order them around, really. So far, she can only summon Dusks and Creepers.

Strength: Weak
Uses: Passive. But, Sky can't have more than 6 of them out and about at a time.

Light Shield:
Lasting only 2 posts, Sky can summon up a shield that appears to be completely made of light, which envelops her in a dome-shape and absorbs any attack it can handle (these consist of melee attacks, and most weak/average magic skills). Strong magic attacks and projectiles are able to pierce it, as well as surpassingly powerful melee attacks. When the light shield is activated, Spade is trapped in the dome and cannot escape it. Nothing can get out of it or get into it (save for strong moves) basically. Thus, she cannot exactly fight when in it, nor can she escape from it. Her movement is limited to the inside of the dome.

Strength: Weak
Uses: This ability has a 3 post cool-down. Not counting the 2 posts it lasts of course. So after the shield wears off, she must wait 3 posts to use it again.


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~History~

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. For most people.

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Starting from birth, Spade was abused by her mentally ill mother, who had a combination of Tourettes Syndrome (TS) as well as Hypomania. Her father was never around, and was rumored to be hung soon after raping her mother, which was how Spade was concieved in the first place. She was just a mistake. Her mother got pregnant once again when Spade was 4 years old, but the baby was strangled by its own umbilical chord and died. This miscarriage was extremely symbolic of her father's own death, which was by hanging. Resulting, was the blame on Spade for this, for some unknown reason. Her mother had officially gone crazier than she ever was, and was beating Spade up at least every day. Once, her mother even got a kitchen knife at hand and was prepared to slit someone's throat, or her own for that matter, until Spade stopped her, a young girl then 6 years old.

When Spade was 12, she plotted out her mother's murder, but on the night she was going to carry it out, her mom overdosed her meds and died anyway. There was no hospital situation at all, because no one cared or needed such a crazy woman or her daughter in their lives, anyway. Spade was now orphaned at 12 years old. She inherited what was left of the money and worked to support herself. She got her own weapons to defend herself and took up fighting to protect herself. She works for an organization specialized for mercenaries, which was exactly what she had become. She used her seduction, charm, and extreme skills in assassination to "take care of" men and women alike. She did live with foster parents at one point, until she was 15 years old, never revealing what she did, 'underground'. The middle-aged couple were both humans who were working towards becoming keybladers. She took no interest in this business, as she never fancied the 'goody goody' type. Besides, for some strange reason, nobodies and heartless have been the last to go after her, sometimes leaving her alone, altogether. This mysterious happening is unclear to her, but she has simply let it be. On her 15th birthday, she ran away from an attack made on her foster parents, in which both were devoured by heartless and turned into heartless themselves.

And so she began life on her own. It was how things were intended - how they were supposed to be, in the beginning. She could never live with anyone else, but herself and her thoughts. She is now 17 years old, and is quite mature for her age. But of course, she is forced to be grown up, as she leads the life of a grown up. A mercenary, but still a person. With feelings, thoughts... even emotions. But are they real? She's soon to find out...

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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.

You know that one of them must be chosen. What power will you seek?

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[The sword - The power of the warrior.]

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~Other~

~ Even for her line of work, as a seducer-mercenary, she is still a VIRGIN. If anything, she considers it a prized possession. Crazy, huh?

~ Musical Taste: Anything soothing or relaxing. Harmonious music that will take all the pains out of her mind. She's always working or moving about, so when she actually has time for music, it's chill. None of that Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Rap, Dance, Techno, Country, etc. She love's classical, jazz, R&B, and alternative. Easy listening stuff.

~ As much as she hates loud music, she plays the drums! It gives her an opportunity to take out all her stored anger and confusion on a defenseless hollowed-out cylinder. What'd the drums ever do to her? D:

~ Believes "If you're going to do something, do your best. If your best sucks, you're screwed, aren't you?"

[Akito]

I enjoyed this profile, we'll have to RP sometime; you're clearly someone with ability.

Just a little nitpicking on my part, for your desperado ability, killing a bear is far harder than killing a human. So saying that all have to hit to kill one man, as opposed to only 3 to kill a bear is contradictory. You can just state that the arrows have enough force from the fall that they can kill a bear in 3 shots; depending on where they are hit, a human could die in one. It's not like they'd be all that hard to evade. Also, mention something about her quiver that you alluded to in the ability; where she keeps them and about how many does she usually carry? (Since she does not have a magical supply).

I'm not sure if Call of the Nobodies is a permissible ability anymore with the new Tamer options, I will confirm with the Hero and report back, milady.

With light shield, it seems Strong magic attacks and projectiles are able to pierce it, mention that explicitly somewhere. Also, can she move while it is activated? Can she fight normally? If she can't, I'll let you keep the shield up for two turns. If she can, I'll have you knock it down to one.

Lastly, this is a rather interesting character with an interesting history. You say such dark events so casually its intimidating. Good work.

[spade]

Firstly, thanks! This isn't my personal best, but I'm glad you enjoyed the character. Honestly, I got lazy with the history... but let's keep that between you and me.

I put things that were changed in bold font for practicality.

Edited (according to your suggested changes)::

The bear/human issue-

Desperado: This technique is used along with 'Reflex', her compound bow. Sky fits up to 5 arrows into her hand, and shoots them straight into the air, the blast from the shot giving them more and more momentum as they spiral down onto the designated area. Okay, It could take out a bear, if at least 3/5 arrows hit, depending on the hit areas. On a human, one arrow would be enough if accurate. But they aren't all that hard to evade, so one could take advantage of that downfall.

The quiver/arrow supply issue-

A compound bow is a modern type of bow using a levering system of wires to bend the limbs. The compound bow is little-affected by changes of temperature and humidity and gives superior accuracy, velocity, and distance in comparison to other bows. Her bow, named "Reflex" reaches speeds close to 100 m/sec. or 315 fps (feet per second). That's fast. As for a quiver, she keeps one attached to her back and usually carries around 120-150 arrows. She will carry less depending on the type of arrow, considering their weight. By now she's used to heavy loads, though, so carrying more than 150 arrows would not be a challenge.

The light shield issue-

Light Shield: Lasting only 2 posts, Sky can summon up a shield that appears to be completely made of light, which envelops her in a dome-shape and absorbs any attack it can handle (these consist of melee attacks, and most weak/average magic skills). Strong magic attacks and projectiles are able to pierce it, as well as surpassingly powerful melee attacks. When the light shield is activated, Spade is trapped in the dome and cannot escape it. Nothing can get out of it or get into it (save for strong moves) basically. Thus, she cannot exactly fight when in it, nor can she escape from it. Her movement is limited to the inside of the dome.

As far as the nobodies issue goes, I hope it will work out. Thing is, her character was supposed to be similar in race to Roxas. He can summon shiz right? Well, chyeah. I'll change it if absolutely necessary.

Thanks for your critique!

[Akito]

Sorry for the wait. I'll let you keep call of the nobodies for now, unless Hero corrects me, which I doubt he will. One of his characters has a similar ability. Anywho, great work.

Approved, locked and moved