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Post by Corra & Celari on Dec 27, 2023 18:26:05 GMT -5
GENERAL INFORMATION
NAME: Cilas
AGE: Nineteen
GENDER: Guy
SPECIES: Saiyan
>> SAIYAN PRIDE: When you have sustained 100% or more damage, you gain a +10% boost to all techniques, but you may not boost techniques with the momentum power boost. Healing to the point where you have less than 100% damage sustained deactivates this bonus.
>> BURNING KI: Once per thread, you may spend momentum in increments of 2 to regain KP at a cost of 2 MP to 1 KP.
>> NOBLE BLOOD: Increases the total damage you can sustain by 20%, and increases your Critical Damage Threshold by 30%.
GENERAL TRAITS -
>> IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY: You only suffer -75% HP when wounded instead of -100% HP. Once per thread you may use Second Wind even if you have already transformed.
>> BARE KNUCKLE BRAWLER: If you enter a thread with no combat* items or consumables, your non-sparking Defensive Techniques that do not have the Evasive Variant gain +5% power. Being given an item mid-thread nullifies this trait.
STARTING PLANET: Plant
HOME REGION: Vegeta Region
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
APPEARANCE: Often ascribed a more 'girlish' look, saying that to Cilas' face would earn you a kick in the teeth. He is lean and lithe, without much visible muscle, and on the shorter end of the spectrum compared to his peers at a modest 5' 6". Cilas' skin is pockmarked by a series of scars ranging from cuts to burns, including a particularly nasty Destron-induced scarred patch on his right hand. He wears his hair long, with a messy front sporting two long strands on either side of his head that stop at about elbow length and a much longer backside that trails halfway down his back. As with his sister (and most Saiyans), his hair and eyes are coal black, the latter etched with a fierce determination and hardness that belies his seemingly innocuous physique.
He wears a typical guardsman outfit: a blue bodysuit that covers his torso and ends at his knees and elbows, white battle armor with yellow markings, a matching battle helmet with a built-in scouter, and white stretchy gloves and boots. Cilas often carried a standard-issue arm blaster powered by his own energy or connected to his helmet interface. A clipped utility belt with capsule pouches, often containing spare batteries, emergency equipment, and other such necessities, was added on by Cilas himself after need in the field.
BACKGROUND: The story starts with Vigarde. The orphaned boy was born of and into nothing, dedicating his entire life to clawing his way up the slippery rungs of the Saiyan ladder. A low class at birth, thanks to his lack of family and mediocre battle power, the man would spend the rest of his life fighting against and defying stigmas and low expectations courtesy of the caste system. Despite this mistreatment and belittlement of his accomplishments, Vigarde was a fierce patriot who served well in the Saiya-Tuffle war and was eventually instrumental in leading King Taori's primary ground assault on Hatchi.
Before this dim spark of fame, he was a middling officer in the army, having found camaraderie and kinship with a Saiyan of noble blood, Kalamon. The two had a relationship that, according to some, transcended mere friendship, but regardless, Moonhowl was not meant to be more than a close comrade. He met Timera during his tenure as an officer, and at the time, the woman was of equal rank to him - a fellow low class and older sibling of Rapini who had clawed her way to prestige. Disdain turned to rivalry, turned to fake rivalry, and finally into open love, with Vigarde marrying her early on to secure heirs and a legacy.
He raised his children, Cilas and Celari, in a neo-traditional manner. They were granted immense freedoms and taught 'radical' ideas of cultural shifts whilst still being instilled with a strong sense of overall loyalty to their race and people. Vigarde spent as much time as he possibly could with the twins and Timera, seeking to ensure they led better and more fulfilling lives than he had. He was beloved by his family up until his death at the hands of Fukushu's soldiers during Lottus' first attack on Hatchi and tragically missed the rising of the Super Saiyan.
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Cilas aspires to be the idealized image of his father and to carry his legacy, acting with intense and swift rationality. He had a very good upbringing by Saiyan standards, with both parents attentive and alive. He and his sister Celari retained dead-ringer looks for years into their development, and as they aged, Cilas' naturally feminine looks became a sore spot for him. He was just as strong as his sister but didn't look the part with his diminutive stature and lack of muscles, while Celari was naturally inclined toward building muscle and was as tall or taller as her male peers.
Cilas hated how he looked and how he was perceived for most of his life, and would've kept that bitter chip on his shoulder were it not for his father. The measure of a man, he'd said, was not of how he looked or how others thought a man should be, but his deeds and personal strength. Cilas was perfect the way he was, so long as he stayed true to the path.
To that end, he trained, practiced, and perfected combat, attempting to emulate his father, who he saw as the perfect example of a new, competent Saiyan. The series of shaky monarchs, incompetent rule, and the frankly massive letdown of the Saiya-Tuffle war all served to jade him toward the planetary leaders. Between them, constant and massive foreign intervention (Azoth and his ilk, Earth warriors, and now threats of Namekian conquest), Cilas quickly became distrusting of outsiders, Saiyan or not. In his mind, all these powers were simply scared of the Saiyan's potential to reach great power, as Lottus had proved, and sought to subdue or exterminate his people for their own terrified benefit.
For now, Cilas continues his service in the army, harboring a desire to see a strong, nationalist leader emerge and for the Saiyans to TRULY finish what they started in the war by fully annexing the Tuffle territories.
PERSONALITY: Cilas is a messy contradiction. He is simultaneously extremely prideful yet self-deprecating, loud and brash yet reserved and well-spoken. It comes with the territory of immaturity, as the last dredges of it finally leave the fledgling Saiyan, and he tries to find his way in the world in the face of galactic threats and vitriol. He vigorously attempts to live up to the legacy and temperament of his late father as a strong, stoic, logical man who views things not through hate, spite, and revenge but through logic, reason, and practicality. To that end he holds no hatred for the Tuffle people, beliving them better suited to an official and permanent union within the Saiyan umbrella to better unite and safeguard plant - Saiyan strength and Tuffle technology make an excellent match.
Despite this, the boy is quick to anger for even the pettiest reasons, often resorting to physical violence against those who 'piss him off' or are otherwise annoying. Cilas is aware of his wrath-induced issues and often fights against them in the heat of combat, restraining his rage through a veneer of contempt and superiority. He recognizes honor as a personal merit and something to uphold individually, but also that war is war and must be fought to win. While Cilas believes that some cultural shifts are necessary for the improvement of the Saiyans, he is also loyal to the doctrine of warrior mentality and pride. Doing away with the caste system in favor of meritocracy, after all, is not the same as bending the knee to soft-spined rulers or foreign invaders. Like his sister, he holds a poor opinion of the previous few monarchs. 'Wishy-washy,' unstable, unwilling to stand tall when the going got tough. Rosemary fled, Taori won the war but did nothing to seize the victory, and Amara wished to transform their species into a secondary galactic patrol. All of them gone within a year.
Cilas is a firm believer in hard work. His ideal ruler would be not only powerful enough to claim the throne but also hardy and mentally tough enough to endure the stress of leadership. Wits are just as important to playing politics and managing armies as muscles. Outsiders - those who have no connection to the culture, suffering, and kinship of Plant - are entirely unacceptable as rulers. Doubly so if they think they can or should try to 'fix' the culture entirely with foreign moral standards.
He sees intelligence and inventions as a distinct but equal expression of strength and power, with exceptions to vile and contemptible weapons like Destron that kill utterly indiscriminately and linger to cause further undue suffering. His own Destron-induced scars remind him of the Tuffles' greatest crime, and that rogue Tuffles or other agents might still rise to unleash that horrible weapon again.
Besides his grand and radical view on politics, Cilas is a sturdy individual. He is fiercely protective of his friends and home, candid, willing to own up to mistakes, and enjoys food just as much as the average Saiyan does.
COMBAT INFORMATION
TECHNIQUES: You start with Three Standard Technique Slots and One Sparking Slot that you can use any way you like. Some species start out with additional slots, or access to certain slot-based abilities for free. You also start with two additional Utility Technique Slots.
STARTING LOADOUT: 27,000 XP -> PL, 27,000 XP -> Buddy | Saving rest for now | Will be buying the necessary guidebooks when approved
COMPANION APPLICATION: dbsparking.freeforums.net/thread/4539/celari?page=1&scrollTo=50552
LE EPIC FORM PLANS -
STARTER - IKARI [x5]: An alternate path to power that harnesses the ferocity and strength of an Oozaru in a Saiyan's base form. Their hair bristles, eyes turn to gold, and an intense anger seizes them.
100,000 - SUPER SAIYAN [x18]: A form once spoken of in Legend, now the new benchmark for Saiyans of importance. The golden fire is stoked by intense emotion and determination, and allows a Saiyan to messily unleash their latent potential. Cilas' hair turns a brilliant light blonde and bristles sharply, his eyes turn blue, and a raging golden aura surrounds him.
200,000 - MASTERED SUPER SAIYAN [x22]: What once was a bottled up explosion of pure power has now been refined and trained to a calm state of zero waste. The hair grows lighter, closer to a white, and the violent aura fades to nothingness as the energy is kept within Cilas. This form is capable of being kept up indefinitely, so long as the user is conscious.
250,000 - SUPER SAIYAN TWO [x34]: Also known as an 'Ascended Super Saiyan', it reignites the violent flood of power the original was known for. The bristling turns to pronounced spiking, the aura grows jagged, and stray sparks of electric power constantly flit across Cilas' form.
350,000 - SUPER SAIYAN TWO FULL-POWER [x39]: Finding failure in further evolving Super Saiyan Two into something new, Cilas instead decides to 'master' the form, squeezing every last drop of power he can from it. A calmer, light blue secondary aura surrounds his body like the eye of a storm. In a way this method is opposite of Mastered Super Saiyan, though the results speak for themselves
NAME: Cilas
AGE: Nineteen
GENDER: Guy
SPECIES: Saiyan
>> SAIYAN PRIDE: When you have sustained 100% or more damage, you gain a +10% boost to all techniques, but you may not boost techniques with the momentum power boost. Healing to the point where you have less than 100% damage sustained deactivates this bonus.
>> BURNING KI: Once per thread, you may spend momentum in increments of 2 to regain KP at a cost of 2 MP to 1 KP.
>> NOBLE BLOOD: Increases the total damage you can sustain by 20%, and increases your Critical Damage Threshold by 30%.
GENERAL TRAITS -
>> IMPOSSIBLE RECOVERY: You only suffer -75% HP when wounded instead of -100% HP. Once per thread you may use Second Wind even if you have already transformed.
>> BARE KNUCKLE BRAWLER: If you enter a thread with no combat* items or consumables, your non-sparking Defensive Techniques that do not have the Evasive Variant gain +5% power. Being given an item mid-thread nullifies this trait.
STARTING PLANET: Plant
HOME REGION: Vegeta Region
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
APPEARANCE: Often ascribed a more 'girlish' look, saying that to Cilas' face would earn you a kick in the teeth. He is lean and lithe, without much visible muscle, and on the shorter end of the spectrum compared to his peers at a modest 5' 6". Cilas' skin is pockmarked by a series of scars ranging from cuts to burns, including a particularly nasty Destron-induced scarred patch on his right hand. He wears his hair long, with a messy front sporting two long strands on either side of his head that stop at about elbow length and a much longer backside that trails halfway down his back. As with his sister (and most Saiyans), his hair and eyes are coal black, the latter etched with a fierce determination and hardness that belies his seemingly innocuous physique.
He wears a typical guardsman outfit: a blue bodysuit that covers his torso and ends at his knees and elbows, white battle armor with yellow markings, a matching battle helmet with a built-in scouter, and white stretchy gloves and boots. Cilas often carried a standard-issue arm blaster powered by his own energy or connected to his helmet interface. A clipped utility belt with capsule pouches, often containing spare batteries, emergency equipment, and other such necessities, was added on by Cilas himself after need in the field.
BACKGROUND: The story starts with Vigarde. The orphaned boy was born of and into nothing, dedicating his entire life to clawing his way up the slippery rungs of the Saiyan ladder. A low class at birth, thanks to his lack of family and mediocre battle power, the man would spend the rest of his life fighting against and defying stigmas and low expectations courtesy of the caste system. Despite this mistreatment and belittlement of his accomplishments, Vigarde was a fierce patriot who served well in the Saiya-Tuffle war and was eventually instrumental in leading King Taori's primary ground assault on Hatchi.
Before this dim spark of fame, he was a middling officer in the army, having found camaraderie and kinship with a Saiyan of noble blood, Kalamon. The two had a relationship that, according to some, transcended mere friendship, but regardless, Moonhowl was not meant to be more than a close comrade. He met Timera during his tenure as an officer, and at the time, the woman was of equal rank to him - a fellow low class and older sibling of Rapini who had clawed her way to prestige. Disdain turned to rivalry, turned to fake rivalry, and finally into open love, with Vigarde marrying her early on to secure heirs and a legacy.
He raised his children, Cilas and Celari, in a neo-traditional manner. They were granted immense freedoms and taught 'radical' ideas of cultural shifts whilst still being instilled with a strong sense of overall loyalty to their race and people. Vigarde spent as much time as he possibly could with the twins and Timera, seeking to ensure they led better and more fulfilling lives than he had. He was beloved by his family up until his death at the hands of Fukushu's soldiers during Lottus' first attack on Hatchi and tragically missed the rising of the Super Saiyan.
-
Cilas aspires to be the idealized image of his father and to carry his legacy, acting with intense and swift rationality. He had a very good upbringing by Saiyan standards, with both parents attentive and alive. He and his sister Celari retained dead-ringer looks for years into their development, and as they aged, Cilas' naturally feminine looks became a sore spot for him. He was just as strong as his sister but didn't look the part with his diminutive stature and lack of muscles, while Celari was naturally inclined toward building muscle and was as tall or taller as her male peers.
Cilas hated how he looked and how he was perceived for most of his life, and would've kept that bitter chip on his shoulder were it not for his father. The measure of a man, he'd said, was not of how he looked or how others thought a man should be, but his deeds and personal strength. Cilas was perfect the way he was, so long as he stayed true to the path.
To that end, he trained, practiced, and perfected combat, attempting to emulate his father, who he saw as the perfect example of a new, competent Saiyan. The series of shaky monarchs, incompetent rule, and the frankly massive letdown of the Saiya-Tuffle war all served to jade him toward the planetary leaders. Between them, constant and massive foreign intervention (Azoth and his ilk, Earth warriors, and now threats of Namekian conquest), Cilas quickly became distrusting of outsiders, Saiyan or not. In his mind, all these powers were simply scared of the Saiyan's potential to reach great power, as Lottus had proved, and sought to subdue or exterminate his people for their own terrified benefit.
For now, Cilas continues his service in the army, harboring a desire to see a strong, nationalist leader emerge and for the Saiyans to TRULY finish what they started in the war by fully annexing the Tuffle territories.
PERSONALITY: Cilas is a messy contradiction. He is simultaneously extremely prideful yet self-deprecating, loud and brash yet reserved and well-spoken. It comes with the territory of immaturity, as the last dredges of it finally leave the fledgling Saiyan, and he tries to find his way in the world in the face of galactic threats and vitriol. He vigorously attempts to live up to the legacy and temperament of his late father as a strong, stoic, logical man who views things not through hate, spite, and revenge but through logic, reason, and practicality. To that end he holds no hatred for the Tuffle people, beliving them better suited to an official and permanent union within the Saiyan umbrella to better unite and safeguard plant - Saiyan strength and Tuffle technology make an excellent match.
Despite this, the boy is quick to anger for even the pettiest reasons, often resorting to physical violence against those who 'piss him off' or are otherwise annoying. Cilas is aware of his wrath-induced issues and often fights against them in the heat of combat, restraining his rage through a veneer of contempt and superiority. He recognizes honor as a personal merit and something to uphold individually, but also that war is war and must be fought to win. While Cilas believes that some cultural shifts are necessary for the improvement of the Saiyans, he is also loyal to the doctrine of warrior mentality and pride. Doing away with the caste system in favor of meritocracy, after all, is not the same as bending the knee to soft-spined rulers or foreign invaders. Like his sister, he holds a poor opinion of the previous few monarchs. 'Wishy-washy,' unstable, unwilling to stand tall when the going got tough. Rosemary fled, Taori won the war but did nothing to seize the victory, and Amara wished to transform their species into a secondary galactic patrol. All of them gone within a year.
Cilas is a firm believer in hard work. His ideal ruler would be not only powerful enough to claim the throne but also hardy and mentally tough enough to endure the stress of leadership. Wits are just as important to playing politics and managing armies as muscles. Outsiders - those who have no connection to the culture, suffering, and kinship of Plant - are entirely unacceptable as rulers. Doubly so if they think they can or should try to 'fix' the culture entirely with foreign moral standards.
He sees intelligence and inventions as a distinct but equal expression of strength and power, with exceptions to vile and contemptible weapons like Destron that kill utterly indiscriminately and linger to cause further undue suffering. His own Destron-induced scars remind him of the Tuffles' greatest crime, and that rogue Tuffles or other agents might still rise to unleash that horrible weapon again.
Besides his grand and radical view on politics, Cilas is a sturdy individual. He is fiercely protective of his friends and home, candid, willing to own up to mistakes, and enjoys food just as much as the average Saiyan does.
COMBAT INFORMATION
TECHNIQUES: You start with Three Standard Technique Slots and One Sparking Slot that you can use any way you like. Some species start out with additional slots, or access to certain slot-based abilities for free. You also start with two additional Utility Technique Slots.
LIGHT OFFENSIVE || METEOR WAVEADDITIONAL NOTES: Cilas is taking Ikari, Celari is taking Oozaru
A quick wave of energy that can be fired from one palm.
Power: 20%
KP Cost: 1 KP
Variants: N/A
LIGHT OFFENSIVE || GRAV PULSE
A kiai-adjacent technique, transferring the energy of a physical move into a bursting wave of pressure via kick, punch, or shout.
Power: 40%
KP Cost: 2 KP
Variants: N/A
MEDIUM OFFENSIVE || STARLIGHT SHREDDER
Cilas forms a disc of energy in hand, gathering energy before smashing them together and outward into a solid beam.
Power: 80%
KP Cost: 4 KP
Variants: N/A
HEAVY OFFENSIVE || GAMMA-RAY BURST
Cilas' penultimate force of destruction, errant beams of energy shoot outward from his body seemingly at random before being brought together and combined into a single, swirling, two-tone overwhelming wave.
Power: 120%
KP Cost: 6 KP
Variants: N/A
LIGHT DEFENSIVE || LUNA GUARD
Cilas ignites his forearms with silvery-white energy, blocking attacks.
Power: 20%
KP Cost: 1 KP
Variants: N/A
LIGHT DEFENSIVE || LUNA FLARE
Cilas ignites his body with silvery-white energy, creating extensive coverage to protect himself.
Power: 40%
KP Cost: 2 KP
Variants: N/A
MEDIUM DEFENSIVE || LUNA MESH
Aura igniting to fierce levels, a surge of extra energy turns it into an impromptu barrier.
Power: 80%
KP Cost: 4 KP
Variants: N/A
MEDIUM DEFENSIVE || SILVER BLACKLIGHT MESH
A darkened, backlit variant of Luna Mesh that distorts and bends the energy of foe's attacks rather than attempting to snuff them outright.
Power: 60%
KP Cost: 4 KP
Variants: Shield
HEAVY OFFENSIVE SPARKING || VOID AURA
A technique taught to both Twins by Vigarde; the user's flared aura shrinks to a thin outline surrounding their body with an eerie backlit glow. It's concentrated horizon of power is excellent at absorbing damage from attacks, and can repair itself naturally if left alone.
Power: 130%
KP Cost: 6 KP
Variants: Sustained+
UTILITY || FLIGHT
By some means, usually through a skillful application of your ki, you are able to fly through the air.
UTILITY || CLOUDED WRATH
While transformed, Cilas' own focused anger shields him from the effects of mind control & manipulation of his emotions from outside sources.
UTILITY || UNSTOPPABLE
Fueled by raw willpower and rage, Cilas is capable of shrugging off all but lethal attacks and keep going at his full capacity. Injuries, blood loss, and broken bones can be shrugged off and supplemented by his Ki, so long as he remains in combat.
STARTING LOADOUT: 27,000 XP -> PL, 27,000 XP -> Buddy | Saving rest for now | Will be buying the necessary guidebooks when approved
COMPANION APPLICATION: dbsparking.freeforums.net/thread/4539/celari?page=1&scrollTo=50552
LE EPIC FORM PLANS -
STARTER - IKARI [x5]: An alternate path to power that harnesses the ferocity and strength of an Oozaru in a Saiyan's base form. Their hair bristles, eyes turn to gold, and an intense anger seizes them.
100,000 - SUPER SAIYAN [x18]: A form once spoken of in Legend, now the new benchmark for Saiyans of importance. The golden fire is stoked by intense emotion and determination, and allows a Saiyan to messily unleash their latent potential. Cilas' hair turns a brilliant light blonde and bristles sharply, his eyes turn blue, and a raging golden aura surrounds him.
200,000 - MASTERED SUPER SAIYAN [x22]: What once was a bottled up explosion of pure power has now been refined and trained to a calm state of zero waste. The hair grows lighter, closer to a white, and the violent aura fades to nothingness as the energy is kept within Cilas. This form is capable of being kept up indefinitely, so long as the user is conscious.
250,000 - SUPER SAIYAN TWO [x34]: Also known as an 'Ascended Super Saiyan', it reignites the violent flood of power the original was known for. The bristling turns to pronounced spiking, the aura grows jagged, and stray sparks of electric power constantly flit across Cilas' form.
350,000 - SUPER SAIYAN TWO FULL-POWER [x39]: Finding failure in further evolving Super Saiyan Two into something new, Cilas instead decides to 'master' the form, squeezing every last drop of power he can from it. A calmer, light blue secondary aura surrounds his body like the eye of a storm. In a way this method is opposite of Mastered Super Saiyan, though the results speak for themselves
