[OOC] Pokemon: Sins of Avalon

[Sutoratosu]

Oh no... he is dead Strat, he just doesn't know it yet.

Oh, thank God then... I don't have to start prepping the house against looters if that's the case

And, Kenny, it may not be wise to call him "San" either...

[K_H]

I might've just saved my own skin, since i've removed the Title.

And at least I didn't call him "Dono" or the Other S-Title. (Yeah, i'm not even gonna type it. it's that serious for me. And it sounds totally ridiculous, IMO)

Edited July 19, 2015 by K_H

[Felicity]

Hukuna-senpai is technically able to claim that title, seeing as forum wise he is literally our superior.

Still, Claim is different to take so Sensei it is.

It was also very, very hard to not dip into the Ymora pool of poke choices from the later years. I could so easily have Lancelot the Escavalier (Yes, yes, original name I know) with this character. Same with Colere the Tyrantrum. Doux not so much...

Also, inb4 Huks character one day finds one of the Unova Justice mons.

[Code: PIRULUK]

@Dobby *senior, not superior.

[Azeria]

I was literally thinking about a lot of higher tier pokemon at first but then I stumbled across Floatzel and well...everything just fell into place after that I guess

[Felicity]

@Dobby *senior, not superior.

Still fits doe

[AuthorReborn]

oh also dear Strat don't think you can just add the tag "The Order" and have us not notice... I see your tricks. I see what you're up to (ya know, vaguely-ish maybe a little).

[Darvan Korematsu]

Did I do something wrong? What's so bad about calling Huku Senpai? Huku is technically older and more experienced on Reborn than I. It's a righteous, well-earned title. I didn't called him something he isn't: like monkey or elephant. (Unless Huku is which I would be shocked)

EDIT: If you wanna kill me Huku then go ahead. There's seven billion more similar to me out there. Killing one will never be worth it.

Edited July 19, 2015 by Darvan Korematsu

[Azeria]

Hukuna doesn't like being called senpai for some reason that I am unaware of. Just call him Rp-sensei or Hukuna lol

[K_H]

In other words, do as we do, and you'll be fine.

[Hiss13]

This thread took quite the tangent. XP

[K_H]

indeed. So, let's get back on topic, shall we?

What could Strat have meant by "The Order"?

Edited July 19, 2015 by K_H

[Hiss13]

Considering that the cult tag was removed, my guess is that it's the name of the cult.

[Sutoratosu]

It means whatever I will so please for it to mean.

anyways, I think I've settled on a suitable pick for a set of partners... now to just finish out the personalities and backstories...

[Raindrop Valkyrie]

Hukuna doesn't like being called senpai for some reason that I am unaware of. Just call him Rp-sensei or Hukuna lol

And I don't have to explain that reason. Just know that I don't like to be called as such and don't do it. All that needs to be known.

[Sutoratosu]

Alright, I'm currently doing driving school to get my license and what not for the next week, however I'll start officially going over the profiles sometime tomorrow and will hopefully have the announcement for the final cut up by either that evening or Wednesday.

[Darvan Korematsu]

Aye Strat. Making my blood pressure double every time I see that you've posted. All fer just some updates and not the meat.

Just saying. If I die, you're killing me here.

[Sutoratosu]

I have some news...

I am done screwing around.

I have consulted the magical hat of sorted, and these are the individuals whose names he spoke onto me- just a note though, to those who didn't make it in, this is really nothing to have any hard feelings over at the end of the day. It doesn't necessarily mean that you weren't good enough or whatever, because believe me, for the most part, all the applications I received were at the very least pretty decent. I was looking for a rather... indescribable mixture of skill, creativity, effort, and initiative when I was going through everything, alongside thinking about who would make the most interesting meetings with one another, and to an extent, which characters would be suited to face some of the challenges of the conflict that lies ahead...

So if you weren't chosen, it's nothing to get down over. You all put forth some damn good effort in the end, and in writing, effort is really one of the things that matters most- seeing as so long as you try, you're already placing yourself in a higher achievement scale than those who like to sit and think all day about it, but never actually take action to try to mold their skills into something they can be proud of.

So yeah...

TL;DR- You are all very special snowflakes in the eyes of the Colonel.

Now... without further ado... I will present those whom I have selected to embark on our tale....

Chimchain

"The show off"

Name: Joey Nash

Sex: Male

Age: 23

Homeland: Unova

Partner: The Mighty Gyarados
Ishmael – Male
Ability: Intimidate
Dragon Dance
Aqua Tail
Crunch

Return

Type Mastery: Water

Appearance: Average height (1.70m or 5 feet 6 if I did that correctly), green eyes, and blond spiky hair. He often wears sunglasses, gray shorts and a blue shirt. His shoes are dark blue and have a more sportive look instead of being comfortable in every situation.

He wears a good luck charm around his neck. It's a necklace of a wooden Azurill.

Personality: Talk first, think afterwards. Or don't think about it at all. Ever since Joey was young he always kept his mouth running and talked big. He's a bit reckless when it comes to taking action or making decisions, unless he's in a Pokémon battle. He's very careful not to get his partners hurt as he dislikes seeing them faint. (It puts a dent in his armor). Aside from his big mouth he cares a lot about his friends and family even though he doesn't say it out loud. His actions always show his true emotions enhancing his reckless personality.

Joey is also very outgoing and likes to meet new people, especially girls. He's very flirty and a smooth talker -or so he thinks- and he isn't afraid of trying to peek. A bad habit of his is that he outright stares at anyone he meets and says what he thinks based on first impression.

Most of his talking and showing off is a way to hide his insecurity and fears.

Personal History: Joey grew up in a pretty average family. As the youngest of three siblings he always tried to outshine his older brother and sister. In reality he looks up to them since they're both good at what they do in their respective areas. His brother, who he refers to as a bookworm, works part-time in the Pokémon Daycare and is currently studying to become a Breeder. His sister on the other hand works in the local Pokécenter. Unlike them, Joey was never very good at studying so when he finally turned 18, he set out on a journey with his freshly evolved Gyarados.

At first he was unable to control Ishmael's temper but after a lot of trial and error, he managed to control the raging serpent. Joey, with his water team, managed to reach the League's finals but lost his cool and got annihilated. His opponent was the main reason he lost and Joey still feels embarrassed about his performance. Even when his family and friends congratulated him to reach that far, he completely shut down and now wants to redeem himself by taking on an even bigger challenge.

The reason Joey favors water types comes from an incident that happened when he was only 7. During a family holiday in Hoenn, Joey's family was at the beach. There the young boy was being too reckless at sea. He fell from his rubber boat and the currents dragged him deeper and deeper until he almost drowned. Luckily for him the local beach guard saw on time what happened and saved the seven year old by using his Blastoise.

Joey only remembers parts of it as he lost consciousness at the time. Of course after everything was over, the young boy started to idolize water types as he could recall the giant shade of the Blastoise coming to his rescue.
Even to this day Joey isn't a very good swimmer and is scared to death when it comes to deep waters. Nightmares where he's drowning still haunt him and when he wakes up bathing in sweat, only the sight of Ismael can calm him down. Water types in general make him feel save as they guard him against his greatest fear.

The nightmares were really bad the first couple of years after the incident. His family recognized his fear and tried all sorts of things, like swimming classes, but to no avail. It wasn't until his brother mentioned to get Joey a water type to help him overcome his fear, that his parents tried it out. They allowed Joey, now 12, and his brother (now 18) to go look for a small water type. Joey insisted that he wanted to catch a wild Pokémon so they went to a small nearby river. The stream wasn't too deep but Joey still hesitated to go closer. His brother encouraged him and together they tried fishing. There were only small water types, like Goldeen, but even they proved to be a challenge to catch because of Joey's insecurity. After a few hours they managed to catch a particular angry Magikarp that tried to slap them both with its tail.

It was a rocky start but over the years Joey and Magikarp grew closer to each other to the point they even tried mock battles and training. Still it took Joey 6 years to be able to evolve his Magikarp into a Gyarados. The sight of the mighty serpent scared him, but the memory of the powerful Blastoise that saved him kept him from running. Ishmael's raw power gave Joey some confidence and made him feel save for a reason. And because of the Blastoise that saved him, Joey has deep respect and admiration for water types, but deep down there's a part of him that's also scared. Even though he doesn't realize it (yet).

Hukuna

"The brienne of tarth"

"The modern-day Dame"

Name: Johanna "The Blade" Steele

Sex: F

Age: 27

Homeland: Unova

Partner: Farfetch'd

Name: Isamu
Gender: M

Ability: Defiant

Moves:
Brave Bird
Leaf Blade
Roost
Swords Dance

Type Mastery: Not a type persay, but Mono-Blade/Royalty/Honorable. She only uses Pokemon that use blades or are regal in some sort of way. ((Nidoking and Queen, Tyrantrum[can't be a Tyrant if you have no power.], Escavalier and other Knight-like Pokemon etc... )) Basically... she uses Pokemon based on Royalty, Warriors ((but not Ninjas as they aren't honorable warriors.)), or use Blade related attacks. So while not a Mono, she has a theme to her team.

Appearance:
She has a simple black braid and blue eyes. She is a rather unassuming looking woman nothing extremely special about the way she looks. She wears a business suit with grey pinstripes and other grey finishes. She stand at about 6 foot tall. She has a thinner more athletic build clearly having trained her own body to some degree. She maintains a rather lax posture, unless fighting or on guard.

Personality: Steele is a well composed level-headed woman who rarely lets her emotions get the best of her in battle. She has a good mind for strategy and never admits defeat until it comes. She has an immense dislike of under-handed tactics, to the point she outright refuses to even use Dark Type Pokemon or Dark Types moves, feeling that they are not in the spirit of a true warrior. She adheres to her own code of honor pretty much at all times. She also tends to be more reserved and rarely brings attention onto herself, unless her honor is at stake. Then things change rapidly.

Personal History: Steele always had a sort of fascination with knights and stories of swordsman and nobles. It was something she found utterly interesting no matter what. Even as an adult she still did. As such she was always drawn to Pokemon that used swords or had some connection to royalty. She vowed to be the best trainer of these Pokemon in the world as they felt like long lost kin in some ways. Her first Partner ever since she was a child was a Farfetch'd she found injured one day near her home. After all, Farfetch'd were ruthlessly hunted by people as a delicacy, seeing them was rare to begin with. However, this Farfetch'd was horribly injured probably being attacked by people and barely escaping. She made sure to capture the creature in a Pokeball as quickly as she could to take it to a nearby Pokemon Center. It took a long while to get the Bird to trust her. It refused to go at first. As a proud a warrior it didn't want to be seen in such a state of disrepair. It didn't want to ahve to rely on a human to heal it's wounds. The Farfetch'd stubbornly kept breaking out and not wishing to taken anywhere. It was probably nearly two hours Steele spent trying to get the Bird into that Pokeball, as she was jsut as stubborn as he was. While she understood his spirit why he didn't want to be healed she couldn't let him out there like that. Sometimes one had to swallow their pride and do what was best rather than let their pride kill them. Eventually, the Farfetch'd came to realize this. He began to understand the Young Woman. He felt a sort of connection, and so did she. They were both Warriors trapped in a modern age. "Perhaps, this human isn't so bad The Farfetch'd finally thought. He respected her resolve and as such let himself be captured.

It was from this day forward Steele's journey began. She wanted only to train the proudest of Warriors, and be the best at training true warriors, and royalty. They were the Pokemon that best represented her as a person and she felt a spiritual bond with them, like they understood her perfectly and she understood them. She took on the League challenge after training for a few years managing to get to the Semi-finals before being knocked it. It was her first challenge of the League and she got far. After that she didn't really try again as she didn't really believe in the system and thought it didn't truly measure the real strength of warriors and their vain struggles. She traveled on her own for awhile training and becoming more powerful. Quite an immense amount of time passed until she heard of Arcadia. It sounded like the challenge she wished the League was, a true test of warriors. Thusly, she begin the trip there, to take on this ultimate challenge.

Dobby

"Hell on wheels"

Name: Nikita 'Nikki' Lucivia
Sex: Female Dammit
Age: 22
Homeland: Kanto
Partner: Aethor the Electrode
Genderless

Ability:
Soundproof

Moves:

- Thunder Wave
- Magnet Rise
- Thunder
- Foul Play

Type Mastery: None, seeing as she only sees such a choice as hampering oneself. Not her thing

Appearance:
Dress for success, Nikki looks exactly like the nomad she was raised as for most of her life. Five foot seven and athletic, she dresses in a rugged outfit of worn trousers and jackets in varying shades of faded browns, greys and, if she's feeling fancy, black. She has dark forest green eyes, dark black shoulder length hair decorated with cobalt blue tips that resemble the only part of her appearance she puts some effort into and sharp facial features, cheeks you could cut a finger on and a nose straighter than the extended middle finger she's like to give you if you annoy her.
Personality:
Get it done, and get it done fast. Anything that stands in her way gets intimidated or obliterated, that is how intensely focused this girl is on her objective. She does not care about your motive unless they clash with hers, in which case Arceus help you. Still, she isn't a twisted girl, she does not go out of her way to be ruthless. Think of her as more a force of nature. Terrible to those in her way but unbiased in those she wreaks havoc on. Otherwise her hobbies include collecting stamps and designing new Pokeseal formations.

Personal History:
Nikki was raised by her single father, her mother having left him to be with another man. She admired him because he was a pokemon trainer of decent skill who also managed to raise her on his own. Thus she spent her childhood as a nomad, as is the way of trainers, going from city to city, tracing the region with her father. She was never prouder of her father than when he finally managed to collect his eight badge, ready to challenge the League.

Except Victory road is not a place to take a child. It was simply not right. travelling to the cities was one thing but this was unacceptable. And so her father, unable to leave Nikki, abandoned his challenge to finally settle down with her.

However this infuriated Nikki. All her life she had followed her father, supporting him in his challenge and now he was simply going to abandon it?! She could not comprehend it. And so from that day forth Nikki never abandoned her goals, whatever the costs. A furious persistence evident in everything she ever attempted. When the time came to go on her own journey she set off to do what her father could not and did her damndest, pushing her pokemon towards their collective goal of success.

Until she tasted bitter defeat at the final step of her journey.

Now she faces the challenge of Arcadia, the fires of spiteful determination fueling her efforts.

Murdoc

"The Scholar"

Name: Yuuki Kagome
Sex: Male
Age: 23
Homeland: Hoenn
Partner: Janah (Gallade)
-Drain Punch
-Swords Dance
-Shadow Sneak
-Knock Off
Type Mastery: Psychic
Appearance: Yuuki has a slender, almost slight build, lacking any sort of bulk. He is slightly taller than average and somewhat lanky. His facial features are similarly delicate, with bright blue eyes and medium-short hair with noticeable, if still short, bangs. Overall, he appears almost dainty and effeminate, and this in combination with his high, soft voice often results in him being mistaken for female. (His name being a common girl's name doesn't exactly alleviate this issue.) Clothing-wise, he tends toward dressing somewhat formally and prefers whites, blacks, and muted colors, generally straying away from any bright, vibrant ones. (Also possesses a particular distaste for pink.) He is happiest in a suit.

Personality: Scholarly, with a great thirst for knowledge. Tends toward being somewhat dismissive to those he considers his intellectual inferiors (which he considers everyone to be until proven otherwise), though this is on a subconscious level. Prefers to avoid conflicts other than for sport, but will not shy away from one. Maintains a calm, collected facade, but is in reality quite easily put off balance. Easily distracted by interesting problems or research opportunities. Quite patient, and capable of stopping and assessing a situation to find the optimal course of action, though this tendency to analyze can lead to inaction at inopportune moments. Very polite, despite the aforementioned dismissiveness. (He will make an effort to correct this if it is pointed out.)
Personal History: A trainer from Rustboro City, Yuuki's parents were both employees of Hoenn's Devon Corporation. Both were researchers, which had a heavy influence on his development. Yuuki's home environment fostered his deep, enduring curiosity and thirst for knowledge, as he was allowed near-unlimited access to the data the corporation collected on their numerous projects. He often found himself drawn to the topic of Spectracite and its unique properties. How did it work? What was the secret behind its power? The material was almost ubiquitous, with usage in the Pokeballs that modern society functioned on in part, but it seemed there was so much more information to uncover about it. It seemed that the best course of action for further research was to observe Pokemon as closely as possible, as the creatures all seemed to have a unique connection to the stuff.

As a part of this research, Yuuki chose to work the most closely with Psychic-types. Not only did they suit his personality, but they had the most clearly otherworldly abilities out of the known Pokemon. Additionally, direct communication with them was much easier than with other Pokemon, as many seemed to be intellectually superior to their cousins, with some possessing the capacity to communicate through direct telepathy.

It seemed that the best way to observe this substance's properties would be to find those individuals who appeared to interact with it most strongly; i.e., the most powerful Pokemon around, these belonging to the Pokemon League and its champion. The easiest (well, compared to the alternatives) and best way to observe a variety of powerful Pokemon would be to take the challenge on himself, traveling throughout the region and battling through the gyms. So, Yuuki did just that, taking a Ralts that had been gifted by a family member and beginning his journey throughout Hoenn.

Along the way, it became less about the research and more about the thrill and excitement of battle, of proving the virtue of one's own intellect and hard work over that of your opponent's. He eagerly battled through the tournaments, fighting his way to the top spot one hard-fought battle at a time. However, at the moment of truth, he choked. The pressure and the amount of variables to account for caught him in a mire of thought, and the delay caused by this proved critical. His league challenge ended with his most trusted partner being sent to the arena floor unconscious, without any orders to act upon, only one victory away from taking on the Elite Four themselves.

Licking his wounds and berating himself over his hesitation at the moment of truth, he heard tales of Arcadia, and of the mysteries that laid within. Cursing his prior indecision, he tore off after the fragmented rumors, locating one captain across the country that was crazy enough to carry passengers in search of this unknown land. . .

Darvan

"The Machinist"

Name: Felix Cordova

Sex: Male

Age: 23

Homeland: Hoenn

Partner: Porygon-Z
(Ability: Trace)
- Ice Beam
- Tri-Attack
- Discharge
- Recover

Type Mastery: N/A

Appearance: Slightly tall around 5'11". Fair-skinned. A little bulky from a large frame, noticably sized belly and tangiable muscle build. Not huge like a bodybuilder, but an appearance akin to a construction worker. Has a matted mess of dark blonde hair that grows to the ears and collarline. Possesses faded blue eyes under a pair of rounded square metal-rimmed glasses.. Wears a golden cross necklace tucked away under his clothing. In every weather except cold weather, Felix adorns a sky-blue flannel shirt, dark gray denim long jeans, and tan hiking boots. In cold weather, Felix also wears an olive-green parka. Usually, Felix has the standard Trainer's Pokeball belt fastened around his waist. Totes around all his items in a black backpack. Gives off a vibe of appearing older than he really is.

Personality: Prefers being surrounded by a multitude of machines, whether of his own creation or others, rather than hanging out with friends, majority of the time. Has a knack for ocassionally nitpicking small flaws in otherwise seemingly flawless objects, people, or situations. Believes that everything can potentially be fixed or improved in some way, and likes fixing "broken" things or situations if they are worthy or in need of "fixing" in his eyes. Seen by his peers as charitable or gracious, but just helps people and Pokemon alike more for underlying circumstances, such as improving his skills, rather than the greater good. Prefers light sleep because sleep is seen to him as time wasted on potential, unless it is necessary. Seen by his peers as an excellent mechanic and computer progammer. Firm believer in hidden potential and untapped skill. Believes that luck and fate go hand-in-hand, and can even overshadow the best and worst of situations. Accepts there can always be something, someone, or somewhere which is better or worse than the situation at hand. Loves Pokemon battling and training for the limitless possibilities a battle could stake out over it's course. Prefers a strategy to his battling, willing to formulate on the fly in the first few moments of battle. He acknowledges his exceptional skill not as a battler, but a tactician, knowing his Pokemon put in the majority of the effort. Also downplays himself, knowing he could definitely improve, and try to shrug off his old habits of cockiness. Holds varying degrees of respect to people older, wiser, or stronger than him, or any mix of the three, as well as people who want to learn from him.

Backstory: Born and raised in a split household, with a breadwinning accountant mother often away at Devon Corp, and an inventive, machinist father as Devon's take-home greasemonkey, Felix never really had much ado with his parents in his infancy and early childhood. He often toyed around the house with his father on a daily basis starting from the age of 6, as per his father's pleas. First, it started out as simply handing his father the tools, or inputting the commands into his computer to test run the contraptions his father made. However, Felix stunned his father and mother alike with his quick adept learning of the parts, schematics, and ins and outs of his father's doings in his workshop at their house. By the age of 10, he was accomplishing the usual grunt work his father usually tinkered with on his gadgets. At a fear of being outclassed by his son at such an early age, his father encouraged him to instead take a break from building with him, to instead make friends with the local children instead of obsessing over the mechanized wonders his father desperate worked on. As much as Felix adored the machines, he reluctantly heeded his father

Over a period of two years, Felix spent his time in some of the surrounding towns, learning from the children on socializing, and the hyped phenomenon known as Pokemon battling. Felix preferred to watch rather than battle himself, rather than explore the possibilities of Pokemon. One day, when the boy was 13, he encountered a theological historian who mumbled about humans and their overreliance on technology and their loss of Spectra, whilst watching a battle at hand, while feet from Felix. Unfamiliar with such negative dickery, Felix asked the historian about what he meant by Spectra and the overreliance on technology. The historian gladly responded with a shock and awe speech that enthralled Felix. About how these Pokemon he had been observing with the other children held large amounts of this curious aura named Spectra, and how humans were once equal to them. But to the young boy, didn't mankind have superiority over these creatures? To tame them and make them achieve mankind's bidding.

To Felix he thought it was ludicrous that humans couldn't control Spectra anymore, that humans as a species had somehow become superior yet become inferior by power. He told the historian of the insanity in their mind. There just had to be a balance between Spectra and technology. Felix then set to work on drafting a project of his own grand schemeing. By the age of 14, Felix had drafted and refined sketches and schematics of an interesting Pokemon, one of which that had already been crafted by the steady hand of scientists years prior, but it would be all his own to improve. He researched the designs and materials off of various databases, but did not have access to the materials he required. He showed his parents the drafts, and won over immense approval from his father. His mother on the other hand, just shrugged and asked Felix not to immerse himself with the project, to remember his priorities as her son.

To Felix's luck, by his father's shock and awe to his dedication of mechanical arts, his father went on a trip to the corporate laboratories, and came home with an incomplete, nearly functional model of the exact Pokemon on Felix's schematics. His father explained the company was planning on scrapping the model, because of greater projects they needed to turn their attention to, and the model wasn't worth the effort finishing, so his father merely asked for permission to obtain the model, and he took it home.

His father explained to Felix if he was as deadset on making the Pokemon as he appeared, his father would help him construct the Pokemon. It wasn't difficult really, since his father encountered many models similar to this in earlier years, he wanted to let Felix take pride in his efforts. The two of them shunted aside his father's gadgets and proceeded to work on this dream Pokemon Felix had in mind. Night and day, to the disbelief of his mother, the father and son worked night and day with little sleep. Screwing around on the computer, cutting the parts necessary, programming and scrapping codes, all in the name of Felix's desire to debunk the historian. The project was more time-consuming and frustrating to Felix more than difficult. He just couldn't pinpoint the exact codes, parts, and programming. At the age of 16. Felix and his father built as close of a functional model to Felix's dream Pokemon as they could. His father toyed around with final adjustments while the ecstatic Felix rushed to the computer to boot up the mechanical Pokemon. While his father continued to finish the final touches to the model, Felix hurriedly typed in the necessary codes and fired up the initiation programs to the Pokemon. Although the words "fired up" occured in an all too serious manner as the model exploded as soon as the initiation program booted, sending heavy bits of shrapnel and fire all over and Felix's father flying to the wall of his workshop and Felix reeling to his injured father. Felix was not in any way harmed, but his father not so much.

The small explosion, as his family later learned, destroyed his father's dominant hand beyond repair, forcing the observing doctors to amputate it, and the immense fireball burned one of his eyes to the point of near blindness. However, their efforts were not in vain. Out of the smoldering rubble, an interesting sight beheld itself to Felix. A small, roughly cut apparition hovering above the wreckage. A feeble-looking blue and pink thing. Felix walked over to the sight. Surprisingly it had eyes. Two of them, staring back at Felix in his own eyes. Felix almost cried. He accomplished his dream Pokemon: a Porygon. Oh he would show the historian those apples all right, but the league's restrictions, and his disabled father held him back. His father, now with only one working hand, lost his job at Devon for his disability, and instead spent his time at home with Felix, imparting the only three things he could on the boy: his Pokemon team from his younger years, his ingenuity as a mechanic, and his wisdom as a father.

For the remaining two years at his house, Felix adjusted the Porygon with his father's assistance, testing it in battle with his team of Pokemon. The Porygon managed to hold it's own against his father's team, although it wasn't single-handed sweeps like he preferred. After many adjustments and upgrades, he managed to upgrade and evolve it into a sleeker and slimmer Porygon2. The new Porygon2 was a much-needed step up from the Porygon Felix initially constructed. His father advised him not to let the Pokemon go to his head. To not play God with such a volatile organism as a piece of programming. Felix heeded the words, but proceeded to improve the Porygon2 even further. Upon obtaining the correct materials, Felix made the final jump, upgrading his Porygon2 into a Porygon-Z. The new Pokemon far exceeded Felix's expectations, wiping out his father's whole team without major issues, despite the erratic behavior of this Porygon.

The moment Felix turned 18, ready to legally test his Porygon-Z in an entire world of independent variables, compared to the control he presided over a single repeated team of Pokemon. He left his house, stealing his father's backpack, Pokeball belt, and 5 of his Pokemon, leaving only his father's most cherished partner left behind. He trusted the Porygon-Z with it's power, but one could never be too sure about anything, especially him. Felix departed with a word to his parents, leaving only a note promising he would do his best on the journey forward, and to test the new Porygon-Z above his entire team.

Felix learned real quickly that the Porygon-Z was extremely powerful and equally erratic. Oftentimes, the thing ignored Felix's orders and performed attacks Felix never realized the Pokemon could ever learn. Although the Hoenn League was the true scale for his Porygon-Z and his ability as a Trainer.

One Gym badge turned to two, then two to four, then seven, and before he knew it, Felix won all the badges from the Hoenn League at the age of 20. Felix then set his sights on the League finals and their annual tournament to determine the next Champion. Felix put on quite a show with his mechanized monster, plowing all the way through the semifinals, with his Porygon-Z hefting most of the load in the battles. In the finals though, his Porygon-Z started acting up against his opponent's mostly Electric Pokemon. The Porygon-Z was saved for last, as a flashy show in the eyes of Felix, but Porygon-Z simply overloaded it's sensors from one too many electrical attacks overriding it's sensors, and nearing frying the Porygon's circuitboard - certainly a factor he never considered before. The Porygon, to Felix's disappointment slumped over twotching, and didn't reapond, costing him the match. Felix begrudgingly accepted defeat at the hands of his lucky opponent,a and returned home to a pissed off mother and father, who said little to him, and merely let him alter and tweak his Porygon-Z back to it's former state of dominance.

Felix has since spent the last three years of his life on the Porygon-Z and even branched out into programming and tinkering with other Pokemon, such as a Magnetmite and Klinklang; both of which could operate independently of their mechanic with the new specs. Felix finally adjusted his Porygon-Z to the most acceptable settings: it acted less erratically, ceased it's excessive shaking, and gained a much-needed resistance to short-circuiting. Felix couldn't test his Porygon-Z on the Hoenn League again. He sought out a different experience, somewhere far away where his intellect would help him just as much as the Pokemon he created. He took his Porygon-Z's Pokeball, clipped it to his belt and packed his backpack, and left his house one more time, telling his folks he was gonna travel and maybe learn a thing or two more about the things he learned to love: machinery and Pokemon. Perhaps even uncover a little more about the mysterious Spectra.

Exlink

"The Killer"

Name: Lloyd Rengal

Sex: Male

Age: 21

Homeland: Sinnoh

Partner:
Absol Nickname: Silver
Gender: Female
Ability: Super Luck
Moves: Night Slash, Psycho Cut, Iron Tail, Swords Dance
Item: None

Appearance:
5, 10 with snow white hair that reaches down to the upper part of his shoulder blades. Not a single hair can be seen on his face besides his eye brows and lashes. Azure blue eyes that are usually the only thing seen on his face, the rest is hidden under his charcoal black, hoodless cloak. Underneath the cloak he wears dark navy blue jeans, a white long sleeve shirt under a black T-shirt. As for footwear, he has black and white sneakers.

Personality:
Lloyd is a man of few words, mainly only talking when spoken to or asking people for information. He tends to be a bit arrogant and snarky, often leading to people not liking him at first. He keeps up this facade to hide what he feels inside. He looks down upon himself for what he did to his younger brother a year ago. Lloyd looks down upon envy since he blames his envy of his younger brother as the reason why he assaulted him that day. He wants to get stronger, to continue what his brother was never able to finish.

Personal History:
Born in Hearthome city, Lloyd lived most of his life in his brothers shadow. Being the older of the two Lloyd kept to himself most of the time only speaking out when addressed to. His younger brother, Genis, was out going and happy-go-lucky. Genis always 1-uped Lloyd in almost every way, whether it be social skills, grades, or sports like soccer or baseball. Genis would always say something along the lines of "good game" after he'd win a match. While he was genuinely being nice, Lloyd took his kindness as an insult, it was like every time he said that he was looking down upon him. But there was always one thing that Lloyd was better at, the one thing that kept him from being throw into his brother cold dark shadow, it was battling. Lloyd was always fascinated by the pokemon league and pokemon battles. So much so that for his 10th birthday he convinced his parents to get him a baby Absol. He got it solely based off how cool it looked to him, and like any younger brother, a year later when Genis turned 10 he got a pokemon as well. Only Genis decided to get a ralts instead of an Absol. They would occasionally battle and Lloyd would always come out on top. It may have just been that Absol was just a non-evolution pokemon but it kept Lloyd from feeling a sloppy second to his brother.

Once Lloyd turned 18, he immediately took on the league challenge, it took him 2 years to collect all the badges and enter the league tournament. Not known to him, Genis also decided to take the league challenge only it only took him a year to get all the badges. Not only that, at the final round of the tournament he lost to his brother once again. This broke Lloyd, the only thing that made him stand out from his brother was his so called skill in battle and even that was taken from him. This put him into a rage, so much so he couldn't think straight. He couldn't believe he had lost the only thing that made him stand out from his brother. Sliver, was ripe with anger as well as. After being OHKO'd by Genis's now Gallade, he didn't even use a super effective move rather just a simple leaf blade. The two wandered the what would be a moonlit night if it wasn't a new moon, before being stopped by Genis. He was concerned about his brother after his exit from the stadium from earlier that day. Lloyd didn't even want to see his face, let alone talk to him. He decided to try and run into a nearby ally way to escape from his brother but was stopped in said ally when Genis grabbed his shoulder from behind. What did he expect, Genis was always better at everything so why did he think he was faster as well. At that moment he just wanted to punch him in the face but then a voice in his mind told him to kill him. "Kill him a show everyone just how much better you are then him, think about all the times he's mocked you till this point. You know he think lesser of you, that he's above you, that you're useless. But nows the perfect time for revenge, no one is looking, you two are all alone, hell even the moon is helping you by not shining down. All you have to do is order Silver to stab the man through the heart, she'll do it just look at her, so eager to rip that man's skull apart" The voice told him.

He looked down at Sliver who was indeed giving a death glare at Genis, like one word from him and she'd slit his throat. Giving in to the devil in his mind he ordered Sliver to kill Genis. The younger brother was stunned with shock before being impaled by a head scythe to the heart killing him swiftly. Those few seconds as he watched his brother's surprise then ultimately his death brought joy to his maniacal heart. Though soon after realizing what he had done he ran away from the scene, his eyes tears of rage, sadness, and shock. Leaving the town in a hurry and returning Sliver to her ball. After that day he never spoke to his family again, too much in shame of what he did to face up to them. Angry with himself, he stored all his old pokemon in his PC except Silver, his now partner in crime, vowing to never take the league challenge again. He dyed his hair from its once brown to a snow white growing it out, then bought a hoodless black cloak and decided to wander the world training so that he could be the strong trainer his brother was never able to become.A year later, it seems as if the cops lost interest as if the cops had lost interest in him after a whole year without any more killings from him, though he could never be sure, ever. Later, he heard of a place named Arcadia. Seeing as he was aiming to get stronger the last year of his life, might as well go there as well. And so he arrives in Vermillion city to go to the land of Arcadia

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"The Quiet Chick"

Name: Yuzuki Kuroyoru

Sex: Female

Age: 21

Homeland: Snowpoint City, Sinnoh

Partner:
Natsuki (Gardevoir) Female
Ability: Trace
Hypnosis
Moonblast
Psyshock
Shadow Ball

Type Mastery:
None

Appearance:
Yuzuki stands at 5' 7" with a relatively slender body. She sports shoulder length brown hair with a distinguishable and unruly bed-head-esque tuft of hair on the side of her head. She tends to wear red bottom semi-rimmed glasses over her blue eyes. She wears a beige turtleneck sweater with a gray pleated miniskirt, black stockings and boots, and a dark gray long coat. Strapped over her shoulder is a messenger bag which she uses to carry items.

Personality:
Yuzuki is a girl with a difficulty expressing her emotions to others, much to her frustration and the frustration of others. As a result she comes off as a generally soft-spoken girl who seems to wear near-minimal expressions on her face. The way she speaks with others can also be described as heavily straightforward and blunt as she is the type who dislikes skirting around her point. However, her emotions will go at full flare when she is at any extreme of her emotions, be it anger, passion, or happiness. She is also very heavily observant, analytical, and a quick thinker.

Personal History:
"A child like you should not be so subdued. You need to express herself a lot more, Yuzuki."

The ten year old girl could only look at her mother with a straight face as she said this. She had never been good at expressing her emotions. It was just something that was a part of her as much as her brown hair and blue eyes. Being subdued was as natural for her as expressing oneself is for others. But, even so, it was a troublesome trait. After all, nobody likes a person who cannot be read, especially at a young age. It was the kind of thing that alienated her from others.

Yuzuki still savored the small human contact she got outside of her family but she understood that the people around her always found her weird. As such, she tended to be alone and, in the end, she was completely fine with that. In such a chilly city as Snowpoint, her seemingly chilly attitude fit in well.

Still, her mother would try and take her to various places in Sinnoh in order to try and get her to emote more. She thought that seeing the world around her would help Yuzuki become more able to express herself. Of course, her attempts were generally to no avail.

However, during one of their trips to west Hearthome City when she was 14, Yuzuki had ended up getting lost on the route between the city and Mt. Coronet. It was as she was trying to navigate back to the city that she found a Ralts with an odd coloration that was lying injured. As Yuzuki approached it in an attempt to help it, the Ralts took her hand.

After she eventually found her way back to the city had the Ralts treated, she returned to her family with the Ralts clinging to her. Yuzuki's parents, realizing what it meant for a Ralts to cling to a total stranger decided that it would be alright for Yuzuki to keep the Ralts.

At the age of eighteen, she left to go on a Pokemon journey throughout Sinnoh with her Ralts, Natsuki. She eventually made her way to the Sinnoh League where she pushed and pushed, overpowering and outmaneuvering most of her opponents. At the very end, she made it to the final round and was defeated, completely outplayed.

Despite the initial shock of loss, however, Yuzuki realized how big the world out there was for someone like her (and Natsuki) to be beaten so thoroughly. It excited her and even though she was unable to express it, she decided to follow through with that excitement and start to head to Arcadia, to a world unknown to her. After all, even if Yuzuki could not let herself out to the world around her, she could at least take the world in.

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*Chuckling darkly to himself*

And so our tale begins...

I will go and prepare the Second reserve post to hold the character sheets and hopefully get up some information on other major characters (though to be honest, my own still don't have a backstory written down, lols... guess I'll just give it entirely through details scattered throughout the story)

[Felicity]

I'm still reading them but after a quick glance through them all, I absolutely love the fact that we have powerhouses like Gallade, Gardevoir, Gyarados, Absol and PorygonZ...

Then we have an Electrode and Farfetch'd. Like "Bitch what's the meta?"

EDIT: Murderers, tacticians and royalty Oh my!

[Chevaleresse]

inb4 Joey hits on Yuuki without realizing

[Azeria]

I've got this sense of disappointment that I can't stop lol. Regardless gratz to those who can participate

[Darvan Korematsu]

First of all, fuck yeah I made it. Secondly, totes to everyone who tried out. Hope you guys a better luck in future RP ventures.

Damn it. In hindsight when I look back at my character I essentially made a Colress without intending to. I feel like Felix will either butt heads with Yuuki or be a bird of his feather if he hangs around enough. The negative Nancies are prolly not gonna like Felix.

Also when we getting this shit started Strat?

EDIT: Also sorry for making easily the longest app out of everyone else here. I couldn't leave any willing stone unturned.

Edited July 21, 2015 by Darvan Korematsu

[Azeria]

As they say, Hindsight is 20/20. Now that I think about my app I could've gone in more depth but left that out

not surprised someone took Gardevoir lol...though considering the name, I'd have thought Froslass would be more fitting of Yuuki...

[Cyaloom]

Darvan... And I thought I was original. What a coincidence.

(yes, I was using Porygon-Z)

Anyways, I am still happy (I have improved; Stratos said that), and I'll most likely read your adventures.

[Raindrop Valkyrie]

You know you are original when your using a flippin' Farfetch'd. Just saying.