Emi DesCoteaux

[Emi]

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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 ~ : Oathkeeperemi

Other characters ~ :

Is this character canon? ~ : no

Link to audition thread ~ :

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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 ~ : Emi DesCoteaux

Age ~ : 17

Birthplace ~ : Radiant Garden/Hollow Bastion

Gender ~ : Female

Race ~ : human

Special Class ~ :

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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 ~ : The best way to describe Emi is in terms of food. She has skin the color of coffee with too much milk poured in, eyes the color of a green pillow mint and hair the approximate color and texture of black cotton candy. Her hair is waist length, very thick, with bangs that sweep to the left over one eye, and doesn't have much of a part. She is tall for her age and has long legs. Her shoulders are a little bit too wide, and she doesn't have much in the way of a chest or curves. She's all angles and has a thin but athletic build, like a ballet dance or a gymnast. She has a tattoo of a black butterfly on her left shoulder. She has a heart shaped face with a sharp chin, a "celestial" or upturned nose, a mouth that is small in comparison to the rest of her face with thin lips. Her most distinctive feature would be her eyebrows. I can't really describe them without making her seem manly, so a real-life comparison would be Camilla Belle. All in all, she's pretty, but in an unconventional, exotic kind of way.

Clothing/Accessories ~ : From the top down. Emi wears a long-sleeved cropped jacket made of a soft light brown leather, the pockets and inside are lined with some kind of green fabric. Underneath that, she wears a 3/4 length shirt that bares her belly, in purple and green horizontal stripes that really don't do much to help her figure. She wears black denim low rise jeans and a brown belt. Her shoes are purple and green sneakers that have a bit of shine to them. Around her neck is a simple choker made of a strip of black velvet. Her right ear is pierced in three places.

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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 ~ : Good (although at times, you would wonder...)

Behavior ~ : It is best to describe Emi with these words: self-destructive, angry, and cynical. These are the bad traits that most everyone sees. If you were to get to know her a little better you would understand why she is the way she is and you would also learn that she has a great sense of humor, is very loyal and protective and has a great capacity for love, romantic or otherwise. At first she seems quiet, but if you hang around long enough you will soon see that she is in fact very loud. She will lie in an instant to protect somebody from being hurt, so don't ask her if that dress makes your butt look big.

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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: Eskrima or kali sticks
Quality: average

Can't say she's very good at using them, but they do the trick. Just simple wooden sticks, 50 cm (or about 20 inches) long, some sort of dark colored wood. She put a butterfly sticker on each one. She hasn't had much training, just a bit from the guy in the back alley she bought them from, but with experience, she's taught herself to be quite destructive.

Secondary Weapon(s)

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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: 4

Drumroll, Please!

A rapid onslaught from her kali sticks sends Heartless, Nobodies or other non-humaniod enemies into the air and stuns them for a few seconds. Called "Drumroll, Please!" because the strikes sound like a drumroll. She doesn't use this often because she finds it a bother to try and reach the enemy or wait for it to fall back down, and it also doesn't deal much damage, but it sure does look impressive....

Strength: weak
Uses: Once every 4 rounds

Éponine

Risks damage to help an ally. While defending an ally in need, Emi is left pretty much defenseless herself so whatever damage she takes is doubled, but her strength is doubled in order to get the job done. She will defend by blocking any incoming attacks, using herself as a human shield and taking on the ally's current target as well as her own. She doesn't use this often, she's not really the kind to sacrifice herself on a regular basis, so don't rely on it too much.

Strength: moderate
Uses: once every 7 turns


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Special Abilities

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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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For a long time, Emi harbored a belief that maybe she was a princess. Of course, the years hardened her and she abandoned childish dreams. In reality, she grew up in a small orphange in Radiant Garden. By small, I mean very small. It was just Emi and three other kids, of which she was the oldest. Their "mother", the founder and person who ran the orphange, took good care of them, but of course, Emi always wondered who she belonged to.

She began to suffer bouts of terrible anger in which she would lash out at the other children, even for the most harmless of comments. She always regretted it later, but there was soon a cloud of persistent anger about her. She did discover a love for the drums at an early age and pursued this passion.

Radiant Garden was destroyed when she was seven years old. Only she and one other child were survivors from the orphanage, but they were seperated. Emi found her way to Traverse Town, like Leon and others from Radiant Garden, and grew up on the streets there, unwilling to accept help from anyone.

When she was fourteen, she found herself in bad company. This, added with her hair-trigger temper, lead the way to her hurting many people, emotionally and physically. She almost killed a boy years younger for nothing more than accidentally scuffing her drums. She floated back and forth between different harmful habits, maybe for attention, maybe to find a place where she would belong, maybe to become numb to the world, but if you asked her she would say it was simply punishment for all the things she had done to hurt people. She punished herself in the way of drugs, alcohol, promiscuity, cutting, but abandoned each one quickly when she found it didn't make her feel redeemed.

She was given a pair of kali sticks and she taught herself how to use them in a way only resembling the way they were meant to be used. She liked the kali sticks because they felt sort of like drum sticks, which she was so fond of. When the Heartless began to appear, Emi was forced to cower in fear like the rest of Traverse Town's inhabitants. Now that she is seventeen, she has no true friends and is still looking for someone to belong to. She's gotten herself off the streets, sobered up, and lives with a young woman named Kanon and her lover, a man named Savion. She envies Kanon and Savion's love. Emi looks to escape Traverse Town with Kanon and Savion in search of a better life, redemption, and someone to belong to.

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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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With a furtive glance behind her, Emi takes the sword.

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~Other~

Emi is aquaphobic (fear of water/deep water/swimming). She is an expert percussionist (her specialty is quads). She suffers from Intermitent Explosive Disorder (IED), and has successfully recovered from a mind-boggling (especially for her age) array of harmful habits including all sorts of drugs, alcoholism and cutting. Her theme song is "Breathe Into Me" by Red. She has a strange obsession with butterflies.