Post by Jo Keur on Apr 17, 2015 20:36:32 GMT -5
Basics
Name: Jo Keur
Nicknames: Joker/ JK
Age: Eighteen
Birthday: April 1st
Grade: 11
Power:
Soul-Bound Weapon:
This gift allowed Jo to create a weapon that is both an extension and manifestation of part of his soul, which became a Katana named Suigetsu. As it is a part of his soul the sword is a sentient being and has a mind and personality of it's own though it rarely voices any kind of opinion within earshot of anyone other than Jo. Because the two are linked via one soul Jo can call his weapon to him at any time and is the only one able to wield it unless Suigetsu gives the person it's permission, otherwise touching it's hilt will give them a painful shock.
Of course as with most powers this one has it's drawbacks. For one since Suigetsu has it's own personality it isn't as simple to use as a normal blade. Have you ever been able to make a person listen to your every command? This same problem occurs here, if Suigetsu and Jo do not agree on something it makes it very hard for them to fight together and more mistakes are likely to be made. There is also the shared soul to consider. Although Suigetsu can re-form itself if broken the damage is transferred to Jo in some way. For example if Suigetsu was chipped in a fight a cut might appear on Jo's arm and if Suigetsu were to break in half Jo would suffer a serious injury such as a deep cut across his torso.
Lastly, being a soul-bound weapon Suigetsu is capable of taking on a form of some sort to move or act on his own although to date he has only done so when he was first created. Suigetsu's true form is a horse-like creature with no skin and a narrow doberman-like skull head with sharp teeth and glowing white eyes.
Razor Wind:
Jo has the ability to use air itself to slice objects, focusing a current of wind or sound to the point where it takes on a sharp edge which he can then launch at his target.
This power has many applications other than a simple slice, such as focusing it into a single piercing stab like an immaterial bullet, using it in water to create a shock wave, or stabbing the ground and releasing the attack via a minor fault line.
Some drawbacks are that although it has the potential to be used via anything he touches, or even his own body, he has so far only been able to successfully use it with Suigetsu and minorly use it with other bladed weapons such as a dagger. Another fault is that it can't be used in close-quarters combat without potentially harming Jo himself.
Clear Mind:
When this power is active Jo's mental boundaries and limitations are completely erased allowing his mental abilities (memory, calculation, learning, creativity, etc) to be enhanced, knowing what he needs to do and how he needs to do it.
During this time his mind is clear and free from all doubts and impurity that normally inflicts the human mind. There is an absence of discursive thought and judgment, so he is totally free to act and react towards an opponent without hesitation and without disturbance from such thoughts. Rather relying not on what he thinks should be the next move, but what is his trained natural reaction or what is felt intuitively. Because there is no real thought process his reactions are faster and more accurate than a normal person.
However It is not a state of relaxed, near-sleepfulness. His mind is actually working at a very high speed, but with no intention, plan or direction. Because of this it physically tires him to use it for long duration's of time.
Member Group: Battle-front [Ex-Prefect]
Canon or not: Not
Appearance:
Jo stands at about 5'8 with a lean muscled physique and creamy white skin. He has straight wispy hair that hangs down past his ears to the nape of his neck that changed color from blonde to hot pink when his powers first activated. When he first arrived at Ashford he constantly died his hair blond as a prefect, but when he quit and joined the battlefront he died it back to it's natural pink color. The same goes for his eyes which were a soft blue and became yellow after his powers, he wore blue contacts during his time as a prefect but has since embraced his new colors.
For clothing Jo has seemingly taken on the style he knows people to expect from someone with pink hair, or rather, a punk or hipster. He tends to wear black beanies all the time with his headphones always under them or hanging around his neck. He likes to stick to his white and black hoodie with an odd black and pink spiked heart jewel pinned to it's left breast over his heart. His pants are usually black with three pink stripes down the side and a silver chain hanging from both sides in a loop. Although other things like his under shirt always seems to change, he does tend to keep a pink and black theme and though the design may change he always wears a tie, belt, finger-less gloves, and a two-finger ring in the shape of a small cassette tape. Though he might occasionally change it up.
Personality
Overall Personality:
Jo is the kind of guy that by most standards would be considered a loner yet never gives off that kind of vibe. He usually prefers to be alone and is always the one sitting at the back of the classroom staring out a window daydreaming or sound asleep with his head on his desk. He tends to always have an expression of boredom and moves at his own pace as if he were a ghost with not a care in the world.
Despite this he is very social when spoken to and knows just about everyone on campus. In normal schools he might of been tagged as the cool stoner type although he had never been one for stereotypes or 'cliques'. He acts very brotherly and is usually the first to help someone if they ask of it be it advice or physical protection. Though very easygoing he isn't scared to fight due to having grown up in his family's dojo. He has great pride in his skills with a katana and hones them daily.
Jo is of high intelligence even if his grades don't support that notion and has an analytic mindset. He is naturally talented when it comes to natural science and physics and has the mind of a human calculator. Regardless of this he puts little effort in school and personally deemed it pointless after having been brought to Ashford. Believing that the government wasn't going to let people with terrifying powers become lawyers, policemen, or politicians. So why bother?
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History
Family Members/guardians:
Rosette Tokugawa: Mother
Isamu Tokugawa: Father
Noburu Tokugawa: Uncle
Nanami Tokugawa: Aunt
Jack Tokugawa: Foster Brother
History:
Born with the name Jouji Tokugawa, he was raised on his family estate with high expectations. His mother was a stern woman from Italy with high prestige and his father a member of the last remnants of the famous Tokugawa Clan of Japan's ego period. As such Jo was expected from a very young age to not only excel in schooling but to also learn and honor the old ways of the sword at the Dojo on their families estate. When he wasn't locked in his room studying he was desperately trying to fend off his father's blows with a sword. Every day from the moment the sun showed on the horizon till noon he would be forced to practice his swordsmanship with great discipline. His father Isamu or his uncle Noburu always breathing over his shoulder or pointing out the flaws in his stance with a painful strike from their bamboo sword. Little to say, he learned defense with a sword very fast. As soon as noon came around he was herded to the house where he was showered and given a quick meal before his Mother Rosette took over for home-school education and studying until late night.
By the time he reached adolescence Jo was fluid with a katana and excelled in his studies, but was starting to lose himself in the pressure constantly being put on him. His parents had every aspect of his life planned out for him from his future job to even who he would merry and he was never allowed to leave the estate or deviate from their plan in the slightest. Most nights Jo would simply lock himself in his room and sit on his window sill wondering what normal kids did or what public school was like. More than once even the thought of throwing himself out the damned window came into his mind, but he was always to scared of death to do something like that.
One stormy night when he was sixteen he had been studying with his mother when a flash of heat spread through his body and left him gasping on the floor. Suddenly Jo's hair shifted colors supernaturally from his natural blonde to a florescent pink and when he opened his eyes the same had happened to them. What was once a soft blue was now an eerie yellow. Without so much as a warning his mother stalked over to grab Jo by his collar demanding what they had done wrong to deserve a 'freak' like his grandmother as if it were Jo's fault. With a slap hard enough to knock him back to the floor she told him to never leave his room and stormed out.
After a few days locked in his room alone two government officials showed up on the estate and took Jo from his room handcuffed. At the door his mother was waiting and explained in a curt tone that she had called them and that Jo was nothing but a kurr to the Tokugawa Family and no longer welcomed in it. Then she handed the man beside Jo documents which he later learned had been proof that his family fully disowned him. His name had been legally changed to Jo Keur and he was now an 'orphan' as far as his paperwork was concerned.
When he arrived at Ashford the principle offered Jo a place in the Prefects for his honed sword skills alone despite Jo having no idea of his powers at the time. Understandably, Jo was to confused and numb to think about it and simply accepted. His first few days he managed to dye his hair back to blonde and got his hands on blue contacts, returning his appearance to what it had been before his powers took effect and everything changed.
Day by day he adjusted to life at a real school quite well using most of his time patrolling the area or trying to learn to control his newly found powers, or rather, to control his newly found partner in Suigetsu. The first time he activated the power and created the katana Suigetsu it turned into a demonic horse and tried to eat him. But since then the two had called a truce.
He worked as a prefect for two years and became very close to a fellow prefect named Johnny. The two were inseparable and constantly joked around or went looking for girls to flirt with but then one day Johnny suddenly vanished. The day before he had told Jo he was done with how the government treated people like them and was going to put an end to it, but he was never heard from again. Devastated, Jo immediately came to the realization of just what the gifted were to the government. Toys. Freaks. Things to be used and then thrown out when they where done.
After that Jo quit the prefects and took on a different stance. He would continue to play there game, if only to get the chance to leave the island and get back at his family, but he would not help them further by being a prefect. He dyed his hair back to it's newly natural pink color and stopped wearing his blue contacts fully embracing his new outlook and even joining the battlefront in secret.
He wasn't going to forget what the government did any time soon.
Behind the Character
Name: Mocha
Chatango Name: Mochaspazz
