Cooper

NAME — Cooper
AGE — Seventeen
GENDER — Male
SEXUALITY — Heterosexual
TRAINER CLASSES — Morph [Grubbin] / Chef / Breeder
AFFILIATION — Unaffiliated
OCCUPATION — Gardener / Daycare Volunteer
MORPH MOVES —

• Mud-Slap
• Vice Grip
• String Shot
• Spark
• Acrobatics
• Dig

HEIGHT — 3'02"
WEIGHT — 68 lbs.
HAIR COLOR — Black
EYE COLOR — Black
SKIN COLOR — Medium Brown
ABNORMALITIES — As a Grubbin Morph, Cooper has these irregularities:

• A Grubbin's exosteketal orange and yellow cupola dome.
• Grubbin's mandibles are re-purposed into little horns atop the dome.
• Look ma, no hands! No, really. Cooper has little white stubs instead.
• Small. Very small for a seventeen year old. Cooper is eternally small.
• Cooper's pupils are dilated to inhuman proportions. More Grubbin!

No matter how you put it, mixing a tiny grub with human DNA is not going to come out as a flawless masterpiece, hence little Cooper here. He's a short and stock tiny teen with plenty of irregularities that have already been touched upon which he takes shame and secrecy in. His black hair spikes out back, curling up somewhat. Two bangs droop down beside his human ears, coupled with a small tuft poking down onto his forehead.

Cooper has taken every precaution to hide his bug bits. A baggy, oversized yellow and orange hat covers his cupola dome and horns, and a faded yellow jacket with sleeves much too long sheath his stubby "hands." There's not much he can do about his smallness or his odd eyes, so the boy just plays along with those. Orange pants coupled with rubber yellow shoes finish his look- he sometimes can be seen with a big brown satchel to carry his things, or in other clothes of equally baggy proportions for numerous different situations.


This Grubbin Morph is a rather insecure, cautious, and easily frightened boy that takes quite awhile to come out of his shell around others. Cooper is by no means antisocial- the Grubbin boy will gladly interact with others if need be, but... He's just not so good at talking and keeping a conversation going, especially with a constant stutter, sometimes needing to rely on a jokebook or manual to even initiate small talk, always being keen on hiding his morphed mutations, and generally assuming the motives of others revolve around vile intent or hostility, thus creating a general distrust and disrespect for other people. He's capable of respecting just about anyone through bonding and interaction- he's not just used to others doing the same in return for him.

Cooper is clearly insecure about himself- he knows that he's weird compared to the rest of the world, among humans and morphs alike. He can be rather secretive about his work and hobbies just as much as his DNA, in fear of being isolated even more because of his interests- Morphs that enjoy cooking, drawing, and other mundane tasks over Pokemon battles aren't extremely commonplace in his mind. He lacks much drive to fight- Cooper would flinch even at the word "fight." But if there is one thing he has in common with many others, it's the fact that the short bug boy is really, really stubborn. He's blunt with his words despite the audience, but will keep things he knows will put him in harm's way in his head.


Cooper can, though, snap and get hostile if he's pushed enough. Keep bugging him and pestering him, and you might get a Vice Grip or Spark attack right to the face. Still, he's a rather awkward and well-intended trainer that takes extremely good care of his pokemon, though he's not the best strategist in battle. Cooper loves to explore and find new things- anything that gives him a sense of accomplishment is appreciated. He finds it hard to belong in the world, and will do just about anything to be percieved as normal in the eyes of other people. If anything, Cooper merely strives to fit in this crazy world of humans, pokemon, and everything inbetween.


Cooper doesn't remember much of his childhood. Since birth, he assumes he's always been a Morph, and always been a part of Team Crux- they never bothered to give him a real last name, though. A grown and matured Cooper today can now assume that he was taken as a baby and morph-ified and integrated into Team Crux, though he's not certain on who his real birth family is at this point, or what to believe about his first steps and true beginnings...

The truth is, Cooper was taken as a child to be made into a Morph as a part of a line of the pokemon-human-hybrids that, while they had the weaker DNA of more common pokemon, were copious in numbers. They were disposable, yet capable grunts that would run basic missions so the higher-ups could dilly dally with other shenanigans that needed their attention. Cooper was one of the first of these created, in his case with the DNA of a Grubbin.

This artificially-created Morph foolishly followed alongside Team Crux as a mere child. If they told him black was white, he'd probably believe them. Team Crux and it's members were all he had known for the longest time- they were all he knew of the world.

Cooper would sometimes embark on smaller missions on his lonesome, usually consisting of escorts with more powerful Morphs that always pushed him around, or simple fetch quests. Nothing too out of the ordinary or strenuous. Sometimes he's spot some Team Crux goons bringing in powerful, probably stolen Pokemon, but it was the norm where he seemed to belong, so the boy paid that and several other slightly inhumane procedures as just another normal day.

One day, though, Cooper was finally given a pokemon of his own to aid him on missions- a rather shaken and distraught Yanma. The dragonfly wouldn't let Cooper touch her, let alone even feed the poor thing. Slowly, his eyes began to open- what possibly could have happened to cause this poor Pokemon to be like this? Team Crux probably stole it like the rest of their Pokemon, but...

Cooper slowly managed to gain the Yanma's trust, with patience. He'd sometimes just put his hand on it while it was curled on the floor, watching some romcoms on the television with it in his lap. One day, Cheerie, as Cooper named his new friend, poked her head out to nab a bite at his bowl of popcorn. The boy smiled with his progress made, though the creature retreated back into a ball as quickly as it came out.

More and more progress was made, and eventually Cooper had gained Cheerie as a trusted ally. He met his Pokemon's real dorky self who loved to watch action shows and murder mysteries, though she always got emotional while watching them. Now with a Pokemon of he learned to understand, seeing some screeching and sobbing stolen creatures on occasion got a whole lot more disturbing.

Maybe it was a bad day where the other Garchomp and Charizard morphs were pushing him around, or a day where he got another stern lecture from his superiors to not go off-track and pet someone's Growlithe while on a mission, but Cooper quickly got more and more sick of constant mistreatment. With a little peer pressure from Cheerie, whom had seen more of the outside world herself, Cooper and his partner fled from Team Crux, making their own living in the world outside. Besides, why would they hunt down a mere Grubbin Grunt..? Cooper continued to have some close calls with them after he defected, though Cheerie was always able to get him out safe.

A month after his initial defection, Cooper has began to roam further into the Stellara Region in search of some place of belonging, all the while evading his occasional pursuers. Nervous and awkward as ever, he only can wonder what the world has in store for him now...

NAME — Cheerie
LEVEL — Five
SPECIES — Yanma
TYPE — Bug / Flying
EGG GROUP — Bug
ABILITY — Speed Boost
HELD ITEM — None Held
GENDER — Female
HEIGHT — 304"
WEIGHT — 73.3 lbs.
MOVE LIST — Y

• Leech Life [EGG MOVE]
• Tackle
• Foresight

PERSONALITY — She's beauty, she's grace, she will punch you in the face. Despite Cheerie's rather small name in the grand scheme of things, coupled with a big ego, her signature seldom may come across as having the typical arrogance or buried self-doubt that one might expect someone as inhumanly peppy as herself to be. Yet the bug just seems to be very enthusiastic in how much she believes in herself. Despite her naivety and occasional lack of grace, Cheerie's determination, drive, and raw confidence more than make up for her many flaws. At heart, she a complete and utter dork as well. She collects action figures Cooper buys for her on occasion, sleeps in a racecar pokemon bed she's had since she and Cooper defected, and usually has to rely on Cooper to behave appropriately.

Cheerie's confidence can be a great weakness as well that can be easily exploited by others when combined with a sense of pride and currently lackluster power. Without another to hold her back or bring her to reason, the pokemon usually winds up thrusting herself into undesirable situations without thinking it through. Alas, Cheerie lacks an indoor as well voice, and greatly relishes badass boastings and battles where she will punctuate and emphasize everything. Almost every line of hers is dramatic and portentous. She wears life like a loose garment- or as if she was wearing nothing at all at this point. This Yanma is very lively when she's in a good mood, and can be a little teasing around her close friends, but is ultimately well meaning on most occasions and tries to never go too far. All of her actions tend to be somewhat animated or exaggerated also.

PLAYED BY SKETCH