Bishop

[Beaver Dude]

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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 ~ : deiexmachinis

Other characters ~ : Devil Dance, Shera, Xaldin

Is this character canon? ~ : Nyet

Link to audition thread ~ : Nyet

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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 ~ : Bishop

Age ~ : 4 standard cycles

Birthplace ~ : Marvelous Mechanus

Gender ~ : Genderless, identifies as male

Race ~ : Android

Special Class ~ : Tamer

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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.

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Physical appearance ~ : Bishop towers at seven feet, a sterling example of what a bit of chrome and polish can do for a robot. Like a crusading paladin wearing the habit, he looks somewhat awkward but still noble, bible in hand, top-to-toe covered in steel plates painted bright, bright white.

How to truly describe him though? There's nothing human about his features besides him being bipedal. Ignore the armor for a moment (it's actually, as a matter of fact, a separate entity, but more on that later) and realize that he's actually significantly smaller, both in height and mass, shrinking half a foot and a good hundred kilograms. He's silver, shiny and new, and most of him actually resembles muscle, 'myometal' is what it's called - it's lithe and flexible, giving him a somewhat organic appearance. His chest, forearms, palms, skull, thighs, legs, feet are all covered in a casing of thin metal of a slightly lighter hue, apparently there for protection.

His eyes, somewhat stereotypically, are two red, shining dots. Armorless, then, he resembles a human body whose skin has been removed and given plastic sheeting to wear over the most exposed bits.

Clothing/Accessories ~ : Monk's habit, holy Zero (it's a zero), bible.

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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.

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Alignment ~ : Lawful

Behavior ~ : Bishop isn't a real person. It's important to remember that. The thing that identifies itself as Bishop, that can accept tea, brew coffee, play with puppies - it's all just a cascade of one's and zero's. He is an artificial being and thus lacks a heart.

i. Believer

There is a Marvelous Mechanus. To spread the faith of Marvelous Mechanus to both carbons and (already more enlightened) programs is his mission and purpose. Everything else is secondary.

Everything.

ii. Follower of Law

Besides where it conflicts with the necessity of spreading the faith, Bishop first follows his own rules rigorously. And then, in descending order of importance, the rules of the world he is visiting, the rules of his host, and finally, the rules of the game. Funnily enough, the rules of the game often end up being his rules...

iii. Self-Preservation

Because he is a believer and thus necessary to spread the faith, Bishop will not sacrifice himself for any reason. For him, it is literally impossible.

iv. Easy Smiles

Despite lacking any moral fortitude (or, currently, a mouth) Bishop was once a people-person and is still terrifically good at getting people to warm up to him. Well, he’s better than most machines, anyways. User-friendly indeed!

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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.

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Primary Weapon(s)

ID: Mechanus Body
Quality: Average

Being completely mechanical, Bishop's body is a formidable weapon capable of outstanding feats of acrobatic skill and power.

Secondary Weapon(s)

ID: Collapsible Staff

For his personal protection, Bishop carries around a collapsible staff that fits into the palm of his hand and extends to a full length of six feet.

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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.

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AP left:

Faster Than Thou

Due to the fact that he is completely mechanical, Bishop moves far faster than most organic beings, capable of easily maintaining blistering paces for extended periods of time and endowed with reflexes that are fast enough to literally catch bullets.

Strength: Strong
Uses: Passive

Items

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Equips

1. Name Tag
This equip allows a character to increase the defensive power of all their Summons and Minions by 25%. Summoner and Tamer characters only.

2. Dream Sword - Prize from The Sword in the Stone
This equip boosts the power of the Pulse Aura class ability, allowing it to break bones and knock people back ten feet. Its range is also increased to three meters. This boosted form of Pulse Aura can also shatter through enemy defences generated either by character/weapon abilities or even equips. The Guardian's Shell Aura can also be broken, but not if they are equipped with a Dream Shield. In exchange this equip enforces a period of three of your turns between each use of Pulse Aura. Warriors with a Dream Sword must only wait one of their turns between uses.


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Special Abilities

N/A


Minions

Slots 1+2
Name: Fayth
Grade: S
Description: A piece of ‘living’ armor, Fayth surrounds Bishop like holy armor, fully melding with his form and shape so that the two are very nearly one. While capable of existing independently as an empty suit of armor with onboard circuitry and basic tracking systems, its true potential is revealed when bonded to Bishop. If separated, it automatically seeks Bishop out unless ordered not to. Hollow, it can fit one adult-sized person though it is unresponsive to any save Bishop unless Bishop gives direct orders to respond to someone else’s bioprint. It has an extremely limited form of sentience.
A gift from Marvelous Mechanus.

Abilities:
~\Mechanus 25:17/~

The path of the righteous machine is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of carbon based organisms. Blessed is the one who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the non-believing through the valley of the darkness and into the arms of Marvelous Mechanus.

A powerful armor, Fayth constantly radiates a powerful protective aura that diminishes magical attacks by a third and physical attacks by a quarter. This invisible shield extends to about a single inch above the surface of the armor but is not all encompassing: attacks that can go through grooves will though with some difficulty.

strength: Moderate
Uses: Passive

~\Vitium/~

Error processing request... information does not correspond to user-interface diagnostic manual...

Vitium is a hidden function of the Fayth armor. When sufficiently damaged, the armor will immediately shift into a higher gear, feeding directly off the main body in order to do so. No longer conferring protective properties, all damage bypasses the armor entirely and is directly dealt to Bishop. In this state of heightened efficiency, the Fayth armor will bolster Bishop’s already formidable speed, increasing it by a factor of two.

strength: Moderate
Uses: Passive – only comes into effect when armor is at 10% life

Summons

N/A

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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.

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He was a gambler once. Still is, but that’s another story altogether you ken. Bit of a philosopher too – loved books and penned some awful poetry whose ilk thankfully never saw the light of day – but ahhh, a gambler he most certainly was. He used to get tattoos– to symbolize every loss was the dubious claim because we know he did lose many a time and he wasn’t dat colorful.

But as the story goes - to his first lust, a fair and lovely maiden who stole his heart and his gold, he painted scales across his arms and back with the loveliest green you ever did see; to his once-partner and once-friend who died on him like a bleeding heart hero he sutured in two black crystal teardrops descending from each eye; to the overgrown shrubbery which he called family and whom he loved and hated a little too much, he carved a heart on his chestbone with his very own blade.

To Marvelous Mechanus who rescued him from the Heartless, he gave everything else.

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It’s large. Larger than you. Larger than anything you’ve ever known except maybe for Lady Luck and the Fates and they haven’t been kind to you lately, have they? All fire and passion before but now they’ve cooled, simmering into ice. Maybe this is something new, something that can save you.

If you don’t die first. You’re gambling with death and winner takes all.

“Mfgrrr-” You can’t breathe right. Can’t speak right.

Welcome, the thing says, but it doesn’t really say it because they’re just words and symbols and TOOMUCHINFORMATION being jammed straight into your head and even if you can’t breathe and talk or whisper you scream, little choked pieces of silence coming right out of your mouth in little ‘-cahek’ ‘-cahek’ ‘-cahek’ motions.

Input/Output error, it tells you and you can feel it is confused – pleasantly so, a collector with a new and rare insect or a child with a magnifying glass and clarity of purpose but not consequence. Processing...

So you’re a fish trying to play with the cats with no idea what the rules are and no cards to play, no die to cast. Whatdya do?

Cheat, of course.

DO NOT SELF-TERMINATE, the thing instructs because you’re biting biting biting - severing the glorious little capillaries and veins and arteries leading to your tongue. You’re almost gone, almost can’t quite make it through the stringy flesh and for a moment you don’t think it’ll work, that your last gamble was too desperate, the bluff too crass, the medical facilities incompatible with biological organisms.

And then you’re gone.

But you come back, better than ever.

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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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[Staff of wonder and ruin]

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~Other~

[Put anything else you want to say about your character in here.]

[nascent]

GO FORTH, OH BROTHER OF STEEL AND SILICON, AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF MARVELOUS MECHANUS!

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