Name: Shitsuren
Aliases: Brise, Pena, Agony, The Crippled Warrior, Bleeding Samurai, Battosai Aka
Age: Mid-Thirties
Gender: Male
Origin: Considered Japanese
Appearence:
Armor-Basic Appearence
Shitsuren wears the typical armor of a Samurai with a few alterations. Due to his experiences throughout time and space, his armor has slowly been replaced with a lighter, tougher metal of unknown origin. This metal can be damaged with steel and other metals tougher than iron, but cannot be cut through except with extreme force. Besides the physical change, Shitsuren has made some aesthetic changes to his armor. Where there would be shoulder coverings, Shitsuren has removed all but three small plates over the shoulder socket. This allows him a larger range of arm movement and striking speed. As well, weights have been tied to the lower arm and lower leg portions of the armor to strength Shitsuren. Finally his helmet panels extended further down his neck and the "horns" are in two pairs, one pair on the front as normal, and a second, razor-sharp pair the fit into a slot in the center of the helmet and can be removed.
Kimono: Underneath this armor, Shitsuren wears a white kimono. While the majority of the kimono is white, thin lines of yellow run through the outer and inner portions. As well, the pants have a line of yellow at their top and bottom. These colors have meaning only to Shitsuren.
As for his physical appearence, Shitsuren looks like a typical Japanese man, (short, about 5' 5" and of slim build) albeit with interesting eye and hair colors. His irises are bright green with small six-pointed star shaped bursts in a clock like pattern around his pupils which, while being black like human eyes, shine with an inner light that in the dark causes them to appear whatever color they are looking at. His hair is an odd case as well, being very thick and bushy in all conditions, water having only a minimal effect on its puffy grandeur. Because of this, Shitsuren continuely has to shave his head, leaving a thick stubble atop his scalp, but classy like David Beckham. The important part of this isn't the style, its the coloring. Shitsuren's hair has smaller finer hair in the spaces that would be bare on a human scalp. These hairs reflect light on both the infered and ultraviolet spectrum, making them invisible to human eyes, but adding a reddish-purple cast to his dark hair.
Personallity: Shitsuren is much like a stereotypical samurai. Honorable, strong, hot-tempered and bound in tradition. He however is far less prideful than many and tends to underestimate his own abilities. He is extermely logical and tends to predict people's motives and thoughts fairly accurately after watching them for awhile. He has the tendency to not know what to say, so 90% of the time he keeps his mouth shut and instead lets those around him do the talking. He isn't afraid to strike up a conversation though, and has the inate abillity to get others to open up to him.
Arsenal:
Shukketsu- A katana of about 25 inches in blade length, Shukketsu was the sword Shitsuren was awarded at his genpuku. The blade is a simple steel blade with the only defining characteristic being that its curve is about 0.5° less than a traditional katana, allowing for a faster draw. The guard is the only ornate part of the blade, the iron shaped like a
mitsudomoe, albeit with the space around the blade closed tightly around it. On each circle of the tomoe is a kanji; falling, spirit, and mourning. The tsuka, or grip, is a simple piece of cherry wood wrapped in simple black leather. The sheath is a simple black one with no defining markings. The blade is worn on Shitsuren's right.
Jishin- A nodachi of simple make that Shitsuren made himself. It is made of simple steel, the blade measuring abou 46 inches with the tsuka measuring another 8 inches, making the whole weapon 4 and a half feet long. The guard is a simple round iron plate with the kanji for explosion on it. The tsuka and sheath are identical to Shukketsu's. Jishin is worn on Shitsuren's back
Suzume- This is Shitsuren's wakizashi and his most prized possession besides Shukketsu. It is incredibly simple, the tsuka being oak and about 5 inches long. The blade is about 19 inches and has kanji down its blade translating roughly to "Death of the Spirit leads to Rebirth". Its sheath is made entirely of oak as well and makes the blade look like a small cane of wood. Suzume sits directly above Shukketsu on Shitsuren's body.
Shi and Saisei- Two
tanto that Shitsuren wears on his left and always wields together, they are Shitsuren's last resort weaponary.
Kiatsu- Shitsuren's yumi, this bow stands just over 6 feet, a little short for a yumi, but more than enough for Shitsuren. It is made of a strong bamboo that has been dyed a dark red. It is also worn on Shitsuren's back, just above Jishin.
Style of Battle: Maiagara no Ryuu
A sword style where all attacks focus on speed and fast footwork rather than powerful strikes or defensive positioning. The majority of attacks are small strikes with the edge or point of the blade aimed at the vital spots on the body, as well as the opponents sword arm.
Battojutsu- The technique of drawing the sword from the sheath and cutting the opponent, Shitsuren is able to draw his sword at speeds almost untraceable to the human eye. This style is usually used as an opening into a battle if it doesn't kill on contact. Shitsuren is able to draw all his side mounted blades in this style, each blades reach depending on the size of the blade.
Specific Attacks:
Reverse Strike- An attack where Shitsuren switches his wakizashi to a reverse grip. He then strikes as normal with Shukketsu and adds a spin into the attack, bringing Suzume around behind him and raising it up towards the opponents throat.
Aerial Drop- An attack where Shitsuren uses the force of Jinshin's strike to propel himself into the air and draws any one of his other blades and as he falls attempts to strike the opponent.
History: Working on this. Isn't really neccessary unless you want it.