Post by toki on Jan 12, 2018 0:52:42 GMT -6
TOKI
NAME — Toki
AGE — 19
GENDER — Male
SEXUALITY — Heterosexual
TRAINER CLASSES — Scrapper, Brutalist, Artificial Morph (Riolu)
AFFILIATION — Team Crux.
OCCUPATION — Team Crux Agent
APPEARANCE
HEIGHT — 6'5"
WEIGHT — 200 lbs.
HAIR COLOR — Blue/Black
EYE COLOR — Red
SKIN COLOR — Tanned.
ABNORMALITIES — Scar going down the left side of his lips.
Aside from his imposing height, Toki looks very unassuming most of the time. He often carries a tired expression with half-lidded eyes on his youthful face. His Morph traits come in the form of small pointed ears, the signature red eyes of the Riolu family, a tail, fur around the hands, and the metal growths on the back of his hands. His hair is primarily blue in color that darkens into black closer to the tips. While on the surface he may seem rather thin, the muscle density of his body makes him heavier than he appears. When out on the field, he dresses casually as a means of throwing off his opponents, opting to wear very basic shirts and jeans which are usually blue and black in coloration to match his species' color scheme. He only has one accessory, and that's a white scarf with blue diamond-shaped patterns along it. It's the one object he owns that he carries any sentimental attachment over. The most stand out things about him are scarred knuckles and a small scar going down the left side of his mouth.
PERSONALITY
On the surface, Toki is a very meek, quiet person who rarely speaks more than a few words at a time if he can help it. This is a genuine part of his personality, though it's oftentimes overshadowed by his attitude in battle. He aims to finish a fight as soon as possible and uses whatever method at his disposal, though this is actually to prevent his Pokemon from being hurt from a prolonged struggle. This gives off the impression that he's brutal or savage towards his opponents, but deep down feels a great amount of guilt harming others.
Toki is easily stressed and seems to have no free will of his own, constantly acting upon the orders of another in pursuit of some kind of job. Things not going his way immediately will start a downward spiral of frustration that adversely effects his performance out of fear of what will happen if he fails what he was told to do as well as his rather unstable mentality from the circumstances of his change into a Morph. Eventually he even gets violent and will lash out at the source of his anger against his better judgement which in turn leads to more guilt if he harms anyone during this time.
Underneath it all, Toki is someone who simply desires to be free to make his own decisions and discover the world on his own terms. To those who manage to befriend him, he's surprisingly very kind and gentle. He has a vast appreciation for nature and if possible he would prefer to spend his free time wandering the region without the crippling fear of Crux breathing down his neck.
BACKGROUND
If one asked about Toki's past, he unfortunately wouldn't be able to give an answer prior to his affiliation with Team Crux. The one thing he knows for sure is that he never wanted to be associated with them. All he remembers is that they took him away and performed a variety of experiments on him to turn him into a Morph. Since the kidnapping he was subjected to continuous brainwashing by Psychic Pokemon Team Crux had on hand which completely shattered his identity. He could no longer remember who he was prior nor did he have the drive to make too many decisions on his own without some kind of outside push.
His 'recruitment' and subsequent transformation had further tolls on his mind. He became more prone to aggression and anger. While this was difficult to deal with for Team Crux, they would eventually use it to their advantage and began training him as a kind of 'attack dog' to go after those who have crossed them before. In the training, they provided Toki with a partner to begin with. An Absol. This Absol was the only solace Toki had as it was no fan of Team Crux and did everything in its power to keep Toki from getting exhausted during extended training sessions.
Toki and his Absol, whom he named Lota, quickly grew close. This didn't prevent Toki's unstable nature from arising during high-stress situations, however. During training, he would often lose his cool and yell at Lota. Lota is patient with him and knows that is not his true behavior. Afterwards Toki would usually feel guilty for losing himself to his rage and wishes that he could find some way to control himself so that Lota doesn't have to be subjected to that ever again.
The situation didn't get any better as time went on and now that he's a member of Team Crux, Toki worries that he'll never be able to figure out who he really is or live life the way he desired. He dreaded that for the rest of his life he would be used as a tool to further someone else's goals. There were times he almost resigned himself to his fate, but something about Lota brought him comfort. The Absol consoled him during his darkest hours, like it knew that Toki's chance would one day come.
STARTER
NAME — Lota
LEVEL — 5
SPECIES — Absol
TYPE — Dark
EGG GROUP — Field
ABILITY — Super Luck
HELD ITEM —
GENDER — Male
HEIGHT — 4'0"
WEIGHT — 108 lbs.
MOVE LIST — Future Sight, Scratch, Leer, Quick Attack, Feint, Feint Attack
PERSONALITY — Wise and patient, Lota bides his time waiting for the right moment to free the one he deems his master from the control of Team Crux. Lota was stolen by Crux some time ago, and though he misses his original trainer, he sees something in Toki that he cannot ignore. Lota is quiet and stoic, but does everything he can to calm Toki down in the event he begins to lose himself in his anger. Despite this, he doesn't really have much of a sense of humor, which would oftentimes lead to him being seen as 'comically serious' even when something humorous happens around him. He's rather warm to strangers, but will quickly and fiercely defend Toki if he is threatened.
PLAYED BY connortavarin