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APP - United One
Jan. 23rd, 2012 10:23 amOut of Character Information
Name: Usagi
Contact: AIM- 'usagisquared' | Email- 'tali_eefi@yahoo.ca'
Current Characters: Yuuma Tsukumo
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In-Character Information
Name: Ryuuji Otogi (Prefers Otogi)
Series: YuGiOh! Duel Monsters AU (Crossover with Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team Red/Blue series. AU described here)
Canon-Point: Between the Chestnut Quest and Rescuing Alakazam. (In YuGiOh!'s case, it's post-canon.)
History: The AU is in the link above; you can find his history in there as a result, but for a more 'canonical' resource, here's his Wikipedia page (keep in mind that Jonouchi has been ERASED from this Otogi's history, and that his backstory is based on MANGA introduction instead of Anime)... And a link to the Mystery Dungeon wiki page on Bulbapedia.
Personality: While relatively the 'same' as the canonical Otogi, this one's a little... Different.
This is largely because, as per the 'rules' of the Mystery Dungeon protagonists, Otogi's memory is almost thoroughly wiped clean. Strangely enough, he has snippets however; fragments of memory, such as knowing what 'Domino' looks like, or what duel monsters are...
But he can't pin any names to any faces, and in fact does not actually know if the form he takes is his real one. For the most part however, despite his lack of memory to give the traumas which so heavily shaped his original self, he's retained his 'charm'... He has a very attractive personality, and knows his way around words quite well.
He's clever- and he's observant, a trait that was only enhanced by work with the rescue team back home. Otogi takes what he sees, and he works with it to his advantage. He's overall much more expressive, and even optimistic than in canon however. A part of this is due to the pokemon nature; as a zorua he just... Happens to feel more mischeivous about things, more likely to pull a harmless joke and chuckle about it from afar.
He likes to have fun, really. And that's good- it takes his mind off the worry he has about not knowing who he was, and about what will happen when and if he 'returns'. He can be quite distant during those moments of thought, and overall quite depressing really. Which brings in a large and highly important part of his personality, and more importantly the reason why he became a zorua in his world to begin with.
He hides the negative emotions. He hides any trauma, and hides any discomfort whatsoever if he feels it will become an inconvienience. If disturbed, he'll cover it with a more positive subject, or even pretend to be unaffected. He might try and turn the tables of the conversation on the source of his troubles even- the point is however, his charm and charisma is not always the real Otogi- and in fact, it is only recently, with the realization that he is in fact not the source of any form of chaos to the world, that he's been smiling for real again.
As it is- he's got a bit of a 'nobility' streak thanks to his time on a rescue team, and has a habit of running into things that are a little out of his league if his blood is boiling or his friends are in danger. Otherwise, thank goodness he actually bothers to plan things out most of the time.
Powers: Upon entering Unova's entralink, a curious thing happened to Otogi- his Zorua form reverted... Mostly. In reality, he's still a Zorua, and in fact, he can't actually speak the human language (so he often either plays mute or speaks pokemon instead)...
But his illusion is locked on 'human'. In fact, observant people will notice he still has the tail that would typically give away an inexperienced zorua in 'shift'; but no matter what anyone tries, he cannot use his powers as a pokemon, and he cannot shift back into his normal form..!
Perhaps with luck and practice he'll figure out something basic, like 'fury swipes' or 'mean look' granted, but otherwise he's quite stuck and in quite the predicament.
Other: It doesn't do anything, since mystery dungeons aren't present in Unova, but Otogi still has his badge- in fact, it's dangling from his ear where the die earring would normally hang.
Yes he will show his badge to other pokemon.
Yes he will still tell them he's part of a rescue team. It's all very interesting.
Also, try explaining to him that a person can have six pokemon 'on hand' at once. He'll be so confused about it thanks to the Mystery Dungeon team limit of four...
Starter Pokemon: Golett (Funnily enough, it's the same one he had before being turned into a Zorua; it never evolved, and still has memories of Otogi as he was, so despite the lack of power he's quite... ...Well, depressing given the circumstances. He refuses to tell Otogi that they knew each other BEFORE though.)
Writing Samples
First-Person Sample:
[Otogi seems to be... Trying. To converse with his Golett.]
Say something? Anything? [Frown] You're a pokemon aren't you? How come you won't talk?
[. . .]
...-hahhhh-... You know I never had this much trouble with my last partner. Is it because I look human? I'm really not you know. Well. [A cough.] Not any more...
[The frown deepens.] (Really, there's no time for this kind of thing, I need answers...) ...You know, this really isn't improving your image at all.
[More silence... And then the Golett blinks.]
...Hm. Sorry- was sleeping...
. . .oh. [Apparently Golett sleep standing.] (Food for thought I suppose...) ...Nevermind then.
"HRN-~!" Otogi awoke with a start, eyes wide and breathing short. "Rn... Nnn..." The first thing he noticed was the sky. He wasn't inside the team's base as he normally was, with sunlight coming through a few slits in the windows. Instead he was sitting on grass beneath the clouds, hands on his l-
Hands.
He jumped, examining himself with start. "Hrn-ERF!?! (What..!?)" Hands, legs feet... He even had clothes, but he was already able to tell that THOSE weren't part of the illusion. He could feel it in his bones, this wasn't completely right but-
Otogi swallowed, holding his head. This... Was like no other dream he'd had, that was for sure. Alone, in a field... And human.
Human again, he should have been happy but he wasn't, because it wasn't the same... It was all just an illusion. His tail was still there- the sign he'd spent far too long like this, but he couldn't turn back, and he knew this...
The teen slumped, sitting back on the ground and looking around with a dull gaze. These were supposed to be his hands... So why..?
...Hello...
He blinked, looking back up. "Eh..? Golett..?"
Yes... The golett blinked rather listlessly. Apparently I'm your partner...
"...Partner?"
It was about when the Golett pointed at the bag beside him that he realized the situation was all just a little worse than he'd thought. Though he at least made the personal promise not to use any pokeballs on his current 'team partner'.
Name: Usagi
Contact: AIM- 'usagisquared' | Email- 'tali_eefi@yahoo.ca'
Current Characters: Yuuma Tsukumo
Do you need a Dreamwidth Invite? Nope~
In-Character Information
Name: Ryuuji Otogi (Prefers Otogi)
Series: YuGiOh! Duel Monsters AU (Crossover with Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team Red/Blue series. AU described here)
Canon-Point: Between the Chestnut Quest and Rescuing Alakazam. (In YuGiOh!'s case, it's post-canon.)
History: The AU is in the link above; you can find his history in there as a result, but for a more 'canonical' resource, here's his Wikipedia page (keep in mind that Jonouchi has been ERASED from this Otogi's history, and that his backstory is based on MANGA introduction instead of Anime)... And a link to the Mystery Dungeon wiki page on Bulbapedia.
Personality: While relatively the 'same' as the canonical Otogi, this one's a little... Different.
This is largely because, as per the 'rules' of the Mystery Dungeon protagonists, Otogi's memory is almost thoroughly wiped clean. Strangely enough, he has snippets however; fragments of memory, such as knowing what 'Domino' looks like, or what duel monsters are...
But he can't pin any names to any faces, and in fact does not actually know if the form he takes is his real one. For the most part however, despite his lack of memory to give the traumas which so heavily shaped his original self, he's retained his 'charm'... He has a very attractive personality, and knows his way around words quite well.
He's clever- and he's observant, a trait that was only enhanced by work with the rescue team back home. Otogi takes what he sees, and he works with it to his advantage. He's overall much more expressive, and even optimistic than in canon however. A part of this is due to the pokemon nature; as a zorua he just... Happens to feel more mischeivous about things, more likely to pull a harmless joke and chuckle about it from afar.
He likes to have fun, really. And that's good- it takes his mind off the worry he has about not knowing who he was, and about what will happen when and if he 'returns'. He can be quite distant during those moments of thought, and overall quite depressing really. Which brings in a large and highly important part of his personality, and more importantly the reason why he became a zorua in his world to begin with.
He hides the negative emotions. He hides any trauma, and hides any discomfort whatsoever if he feels it will become an inconvienience. If disturbed, he'll cover it with a more positive subject, or even pretend to be unaffected. He might try and turn the tables of the conversation on the source of his troubles even- the point is however, his charm and charisma is not always the real Otogi- and in fact, it is only recently, with the realization that he is in fact not the source of any form of chaos to the world, that he's been smiling for real again.
As it is- he's got a bit of a 'nobility' streak thanks to his time on a rescue team, and has a habit of running into things that are a little out of his league if his blood is boiling or his friends are in danger. Otherwise, thank goodness he actually bothers to plan things out most of the time.
Powers: Upon entering Unova's entralink, a curious thing happened to Otogi- his Zorua form reverted... Mostly. In reality, he's still a Zorua, and in fact, he can't actually speak the human language (so he often either plays mute or speaks pokemon instead)...
But his illusion is locked on 'human'. In fact, observant people will notice he still has the tail that would typically give away an inexperienced zorua in 'shift'; but no matter what anyone tries, he cannot use his powers as a pokemon, and he cannot shift back into his normal form..!
Perhaps with luck and practice he'll figure out something basic, like 'fury swipes' or 'mean look' granted, but otherwise he's quite stuck and in quite the predicament.
Other: It doesn't do anything, since mystery dungeons aren't present in Unova, but Otogi still has his badge- in fact, it's dangling from his ear where the die earring would normally hang.
Yes he will show his badge to other pokemon.
Yes he will still tell them he's part of a rescue team. It's all very interesting.
Also, try explaining to him that a person can have six pokemon 'on hand' at once. He'll be so confused about it thanks to the Mystery Dungeon team limit of four...
Starter Pokemon: Golett (Funnily enough, it's the same one he had before being turned into a Zorua; it never evolved, and still has memories of Otogi as he was, so despite the lack of power he's quite... ...Well, depressing given the circumstances. He refuses to tell Otogi that they knew each other BEFORE though.)
Writing Samples
First-Person Sample:
[Otogi seems to be... Trying. To converse with his Golett.]
Say something? Anything? [Frown] You're a pokemon aren't you? How come you won't talk?
[. . .]
...-hahhhh-... You know I never had this much trouble with my last partner. Is it because I look human? I'm really not you know. Well. [A cough.] Not any more...
[The frown deepens.] (Really, there's no time for this kind of thing, I need answers...) ...You know, this really isn't improving your image at all.
[More silence... And then the Golett blinks.]
...Hm. Sorry- was sleeping...
. . .oh. [Apparently Golett sleep standing.] (Food for thought I suppose...) ...Nevermind then.
Third-Person Sample:
"HRN-~!" Otogi awoke with a start, eyes wide and breathing short. "Rn... Nnn..." The first thing he noticed was the sky. He wasn't inside the team's base as he normally was, with sunlight coming through a few slits in the windows. Instead he was sitting on grass beneath the clouds, hands on his l-
Hands.
He jumped, examining himself with start. "Hrn-ERF!?! (What..!?)" Hands, legs feet... He even had clothes, but he was already able to tell that THOSE weren't part of the illusion. He could feel it in his bones, this wasn't completely right but-
Otogi swallowed, holding his head. This... Was like no other dream he'd had, that was for sure. Alone, in a field... And human.
Human again, he should have been happy but he wasn't, because it wasn't the same... It was all just an illusion. His tail was still there- the sign he'd spent far too long like this, but he couldn't turn back, and he knew this...
The teen slumped, sitting back on the ground and looking around with a dull gaze. These were supposed to be his hands... So why..?
...Hello...
He blinked, looking back up. "Eh..? Golett..?"
Yes... The golett blinked rather listlessly. Apparently I'm your partner...
"...Partner?"
It was about when the Golett pointed at the bag beside him that he realized the situation was all just a little worse than he'd thought. Though he at least made the personal promise not to use any pokeballs on his current 'team partner'.
