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Player Cap: 38/60
Please note that reserves only hold the character for you to apply with. Should all player slots be filled before the end of the scheduled application round, applications will close at that time. Due to the limited number of player slots, revision requests will be given a 24 hour window for re-submission.
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CHARACTER NAME | CANON | RESERVED/NOT RESERVED
Player
Name:
Age:
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Character
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Age:
Memory Option: (1, 2, 3 -- see HERE for more information).
Established Status: Y/N. If yes, please state for how long (up to five years, more information can be found here) and detail briefly what they've been doing since they've come to Overjoyed. Please note that no memory regains will be possible prior to game-start: this option is only available to allow you to better establish your character and their potential organizations/business/etc.
Canon:
Canon Point:
Citizenship: Please review the settings guide and job guide, as not all characters will have citizenship. This will be very important for plot events and will not be easily changed once accepted, so consider your options carefully.
Job: See our jobs, FAQ, and culture pages for more information. Who they work for--whether it's The Company, The RAC, or another option, will have a significant impact on their daily lives. The most important thing to bear in mind is that the job should make sense for the character--we probably wouldn't have Gundam Wing's Heero become a pastry chef (though that would be its own level of awesome), and likewise, Ash Ketchum probably isn't suited for biomedical engineering.
* Level: For characters who are applying as members of the RAC, please state the level you believe is the most logical starting point for them. Keep in mind that no one begins higher than a level 4.
Abilities: For an overview of how your character's canon powers can translate to Overjoyed, please review the FAQ, powers guide and/or hit up the brainstorming meme where a mod will be happy to work with you. In short, we will only be nerfing those abilities deemed game-breaking, but will require that magical abilities translate into more scifi iterations of themselves. Additionally, you will need to classify your abilities between minor and major and explain why you chose that classification. Minor abilities will be available from day one, but major abilities can only be regained through AC purchases.
This section should also include any standard physical or mental abilities that are noteworthy about your character.
Personality: We expect this section to be thorough and as comprehensive as possible. While we understand that the nature of an AU-bending game will skew a canon personality, we ask that you refrain from heavy use of headcanon and, in the instances where you do use it, provide your logic and reference canon to back it up. Things to consider in this section: How do they react to conflict? What are their strongest traits and their weakest points? In their worst moments, what are they like? How about when they're at their best? We want to see well-rounded characters--no one is perfect and no one is completely flawed.
CRAU: Yes or no. If yes, please provide a brief summary of the world setting they're coming from, the developments and/or formative experiences that occurred during the time they were there, and a link to the game's main navigation page.
AU History: This is the section where you will blend the world setting with your character's original history. Because we realize that this isn't the easiest task, we want to make it as painless--and as fun--as possible. If you're struggling for ideas, please don't hesitate to hit up the brainstorming meme. Your history does not need to mirror canon precisely--some things just won't translate well at all, but try to stay as true to the original path as you can. The people tasked with rewriting your character's memory would try to align it as closely to true experiences as they could.
Original History:
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Inventory: Items that your character had on their person at the time of leaving their universe will be permitted, though some may change form when entering Overjoyed to suit the environment (i.e., if you had a magical pocketwatch, it would probably look slightly different now.) For application purposes, please list any items within their possession at the canon point you'll be taking them from, and describe any changes the items will undergo.
Samples: Please provide either (A) a sample written within the game verse or (B) two threads, only one of which may be network, wherein at least one is set within game verse (i.e., tdm).
Miscellaneous Notes: Is there anything you would like the mods to consider that didn't quite fit into the above sections? For original characters, please note your PB here. Otherwise, feel free to add anything pertinent that didn't quite fall into the above categories.
Rin Okumura | Blue Exorcist | Reserved
Player
Name: Jamie
Age: 19
Contact:
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her
Other Characters: N/A!
Character
Name: Rin Okumura
Age: 18 (15 canon age + 3 years in verse)
Memory Option: Full AU Deteriorating
Established Status: 3 years
Canon: Blue Exorcist
Canon Point: Ch. 85
Citizenship: Leithian
Job: A grocery worker; he has aspirations to do further things in the food/service industry, but is content for the time being.
no subject
In his canon, Rin is the son of Satan and as such possesses a number of different abilities and enhancements to his body.
MAJOR
☆ Blue Flames - Flames that are made of pure energy, hot to the touch and capable of burning any substance - including the soul. They are Satanic in nature, and while generally associated with destruction, are also capable of healing curses or other magically induced ailments. He can control these at will, sometimes without the Kurikara needing to be drawn. Under his control, they can range in temperature from being gently warm to scorching hot. He is immune to their effects.
☆ Full Demon Form - Along with elongated ears and the appearance of horn-like growths on his head, this form allows his speed, strength, and regeneration to be further enhanced. It is in this form that his flames are at their most powerful. This translation of this would have been genetic modifications from the result of the experimentation done unto him as a child, and could be a form that he could come to activate or deactivate through the action of drawing his sword - it would probably activate in response to the wielding of any weapon as a fight or flight reaction, as he was bred for militant purposes, but for the sake of the direct translation, it would activate with the drawing of the Kurikara. In his canon, he eventually learns to control this form for quite some time but in this verse, it is likely that he would only be able to use it for short periods as it would cause tremendous strain on his natural body.
☆ The Kurikara - To best translate the necessity of having the Kurikara being "unsheathed" to awaken his powers, drawing the blade will instead cause there to be flames lit across it, most likely through a mechanism of lighting some sort of gas. Because they are regular flames in nature, they would lack the supernatural destructive ability generally associated with him in his canon - and the blade would require maintenance on his own part to keep it running. It would also be quite dangerous to wield, making the user especially susceptible to burns along with requiring years of practice to use it safely.
→ ☆ Satan Bomb - By stabbing the Kurikara into the ground, he is able to perform a mid-ranged attack that creates explosions in locations of his choice.
MINOR
PASSIVE
☆ Regeneration - Normally, he would be able to heal from serious wounds (gunshot wounds, impalement, etc.) in an hour or less, but his regeneration rate would be much slower in this verse - at about 2X regular human speed. This would have been implemented from genetic modification done unto him by the experimenters, allowing his cells to regenerate at twice the speed of a regular human being's.
☆ Swordsmanship - He is moderately okay at the use of the blade, but it is clear that he hasn't had much proper training. Rin is skilled enough to defend himself, but he isn't a pro by any means.
Personality:
First and foremost, Rin is a kind boy.
His exterior is that of someone who appears impulsive and angry, but this is only because of his quick-to-act attitude and his die-hard need to protect others. He is the kind to voice his opinions; to rebel against things he disagrees with out of passion. But it is all out of the kindness of his heart – he truly, truly believes in the value of everyone’s life, even his enemies. Through and through, he is entirely against the killing of (human) others, firmly thinking that everyone has the opportunity to change and grow. Maybe that’s naïve of him, but it best encapsulates his world view - the phrase that resounds in him most is 'use your power for a gentler purpose'. To be gentle to others and use his strength for the purpose of good and protecting people is his whole life motto. Because of this high value he places on human lives, he is willing to throw himself in front of others to protect them – strangers and friends alike. More often than not, he uses himself as a shield to protect others; he cares not for the injuries he sustains so long as innocent people stay safe and unscathed.
Despite having such a caring attitude towards others, he is not so kind to himself and thinks of himself quite lowly. Since he has been able to conceive it, he struggles with understanding his own ‘humanity’ and sense of self-worth, generally perceiving himself as an outcast who can be neither fully human nor fully demonic. It has been a long and arduous road for him to accept his non-fully-human status, but since doing so, he has taken steps in the direction of being able to believe in his humanity. But there are still times in which he questions why he is alive at all, as dark as that may seem. He has an extreme lack of self-confidence, and is easily prone to having doubt in his abilities.
Rin's number one priority is always those dear to him. In general, he's very supportive and encouraging no matter what, even if he doesn't quite understand the situation (which is actually more often than not) - his natural way of thinking is to cheer people on, never to bring them down. If his friends and or family is insulted when he is around, he always defends them in their stead, going as far as to instigate fights with those that carry out such actions. Perhaps this is indicative of him having a hot-temper, but he is just very serious about protecting the people close to him. Despite how negatively he can react towards people whom dislike those whom he cares about, Rin is surprisingly accepting of other's opinions (for mundane things, obviously not for egregiously harmful opinions) and doesn't go out of his way to alter or argue with thoughts that collide with his own. He has a respect for people's own way of thinking, as he himself doesn't enjoy getting preached to and having beliefs shoved down his throat.
As previously stated, he has a natural want to help and aid others, and is constantly worrying for other's sake. Some might call him a bit mother hen-ish, especially towards those that he considers family. He'll cook for people he cares about, worries about them being well-fed, the whole nine yards. Even if he is incapable of helping someone, he will still offer (most of the time), finding happiness in an ability to be useful to someone else. In that sense, he is kind of selfless; there isn't anyone that Rin puts himself in front of or above. He can be kind of rough at showing it at times, due to his underdeveloped social qualities, but he is capable of being kind to just about anybody. Rin is caring, kind-hearted, and noble. He truly, genuinely, and wholly wants the best for everyone, and is definitely someone worthy of trust and loyalty.
Rin is someone that cares about family deeply - and definitely needs family to feel secure. He has the utmost respect for the family structure as he wholly regrets not respecting it before his guardian passed away, and tends to reprimand those that do not do the same. To those who spite their fathers, he is hostile and quick to remind them that everyone's parents won't be around forever. While this may seem nosy, he is type to encourage others to apologize and move past their differences so that they can enjoy their time while they are both still alive - mostly, so that they do not repeat the same mistakes that he has made. While he's already a super protective person to regular everyday people and his friends, he is especially so towards his family, not allowing one negative word to be uttered about them in his presence.
That being said, Rin is extremely forgiving - even to those who wrong him on numerous occasions. Even when others say things that harm him, he can generally come to understand why they are being said, having enough empathy to see things from other people’s viewpoints. While his feelings may be hurt from harsh words, he is not the type to hold a grudge – but he will contest those that talk poorly of him just based on his blood. When he is in the wrong, he is the kind to try to give unspoken apologies (offering food, doing something nice for the other, etc.), not particularly enjoying the act of verbally or formally apologizing.
Despite Rin's genuinely noble personality, it's a well known fact that he isn't all that mature. In fact, he still cries over emotional movies, and gets excited over silly or simple things. He's easily distracted by food, he gets excited at the prospect of travelling to new places and sightseeing, and he has an extreme fear of flight. Rin is completely not above calling people joke-ish names in an argument, because he really does have no limit to his immaturity - he can go as far as sticking his tongue out and crossing his arms, refusing to do whatever he's being told like a stubborn child. In addition, that stubborn attitude gets him places, as he is nearly always going against what others tell him to do and can often get his way if he refuses for long enough...it's impossible to break his will. It should be noted that he is also very forgetful, to an extent that he will forget things on simple errand runs and forget people's names whom he has met on multiple occasions. He also is known to complain about menial work because he is somewhat lazy when it comes to doing nit-picky tasks, but while he grumbles, he'll get around to it if one gives him the right shove. As a result of his laziness, he is quite the bad student academically; he claims to learn better when moving around rather than sitting in a desk.
As a whole, despite his headstrong and boisterous aura, he really is just a people person. Good at reading them, good at caring for them, good at protecting them. Even if he is awkward or confrontational, it all boils down to his immense love for other living things, even if that love is not always reciprocated towards him. And that makes him stronger than anything.
AU History:
Life began for Rin as a human experiment for the Company in attempt to create a human weapon.
While there had been similar human-modifying experiments as his, he had many complications with the procedure over time - as the early years of his life went on, he became increasingly violent and uncontrollable as a means for a weapon, definitely unfit for the purposes that he was created for. Despite being bred for militant purposes, he was defiant and headstrong, and would frequently injure the attendants that came near him. Eventually, the Company decided that he was no longer of use as an experiment and was dumped on an (luckily inhabited) planet in the J-Star cluster.
Following being abandoned on a J-Star cluster planet, he was pretty much left to survive on his own - or perish. Because many of his features brand him as clearly a human experiment, he was largely shunned by the inhabitants of the planet he landed on, which only stroked his short temper and violent behavior. He lived primarily on scraps and made use of the training he had received at the Company for survival in order to keep himself alive - sometimes sleeping in alleyways and other dubious places definitely not suited for a child. At some point, he would have stolen the blade he is now in possession of out of necessity to defend himself, not having known of it's enhancements when he stole it but learning to use it effectively. Around the age of 7, a travelling Scarback Monk came across his dirty, half-starved self, and offered him refuge, which after a bit of resistance, he accepted. At the promise of living somewhere where he wouldn't be cast aside as a demon among society, his young heart couldn't refuse.
From then, Rin moved to the Scarback Monastery on Leith, still a bit hostile and wary but desperately yearning for a place to call 'home'. It took him months, possibly even years to grow to trust the monks entirely, slowly adapting to their lifestyle letting down heavily guarded walls that he had erected as the result of his less-than-comfortable upbringing. Rin was especially vulnerable at this point in time as he was beginning to unlearn much of the dehumanizing rhetoric to which he had been around his entire life, and it is the reversal of this rhetoric that was taught to him by the monks that made him eventually see them as somewhat of a makeshift 'family'. Over the course of many years his aggressive attitude would eventually fade into something much more calm, definitely from the aid of the monks' teachings.
Up until his teen years, he lived in the Monastery and rarely traveled down the mountain, unless it was in the company of another monk or inhabitant at the monastery, preferring to stay sheltered rather than go outside as he still held reservations about his experiences with the attitudes towards his experiment status. As a result of this, he is mildly naive and isn't too knowledgeable about much of anything outside of his own experiences in the Monastery and with the Company.
In more recent times, now that he is of working age, he has been starting to venture out more and more and has become increasingly curious about the world outside the Monastery.
CRAU: N/A!
Original History: Here!
Inventory: Just the clothes on his back and the Kurikara.
Samples: Here, and here.
Miscellaneous Notes: N/A
ACCEPTED with a note!
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- Third Round Applicants: Chapter 3 will launch on February 11th! In the meantime, feel free to create pregame CR or play with the current timeline/setting of Chapter 2 (found here) until the next plot installment!
All characters will start with a balance of 100 bonus HP. This balance can be used towards AC bank purchases, but may not be used for satisfying monthly AC requirements.Note: As per discussion with the player, the blue flame ability itself will be nerfed and translated into the sword-based ability.
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