Post by Red XIII on May 13, 2011 15:25:06 GMT -5
Name: Red XIII/Nanaki
Alignment/Affiliation: AVALANCHE Veteran, Sometimes WRO support
Age: 52
Race: Unknown, Quadruped Feline/Canine
History/Background: Nanaki was born well before most of the other warriors of the Planet from the conflict with Sephiroth, and lost his father Seto the year he was born when he left during a battle against the Gi Tribe and never returned. Nanaki thought his father a coward and was raised and educated by Bugenhagen, whom he considered a grandfather. Ironically, Nanaki would be considered a coward briefly by a female of his species due to his hesitation to perform a ceremony, only to prove himself by defending her and the Canyon from the Turks.
After his defeat and being allowed to finish the Ceremony, he was taken to Midgar and experimented upon by Hojo for a year as Red XIII. As he had a number, it was not initially known if he had Jenova Cells or not – but this was eventually known to be false as he was created after the Jenova experiments. These experiments affected him greatly, leaving him careful around humans save for those who had earned his trust. One of the experiments Hojo conducted upon Nanaki damaged his right eye. Afterward, Hojo removed it, and kept it for experimentation and tissue analysis.
Hojo attempted to breed Nanaki with Aeris after her capture since both were vanishing species, but this was not to be. The physical differences between the two made it unlikely to succeed from the beginning, and this was more likely an effort by Hojo to intimidate or coerce Aeris to cooperate. Regardless of the motivations, it only succeeded in displaying the state of Hojo’s disturbed mind. Nanaki showed no interest in complying, aiding AVALANCHE at the first opportunity but stating he would only follow them until they reached his home.
Upon returning to Cosmo Canyon and being reunited with Bugenhagen, Nanaki learned the truth about Seto, and swore to be a brave warrior like his father. Once Bugenhagen eventually died, Nanaki would make good on his word by becoming a defender not just of Cosmo Canyon – but the Planet as a whole. He participates on the assault on Sephiroth and Jenova at Northern Crater, helping to free Holy from Sephiroth’s binds and allowing it to clash with Meteor in the skies over Midgar.
After those events, he roamed the Planet in an effort to learn as Bugenhagen wished, helping WRO operations to find a cure for the Geostigma and in other operations – but he did so less to aid the WRO as an organization and more out of support for his comrades with whom he fought alongside in AVALANCHE. This way of life continues to this day, and has strong parallels to the way of life the Cetra had – travelling the Planet and preserving life as they learned. His temper toward humans as a whole has begun to soften as a result of his travels and experiences, though he is still guarded around strangers.
Appearance: Nanaki appears as a cross of sorts between a lion and a wolf with orange-red fur, a yellow eye, and a flaming tail. His right eye has been lost, replaced with a trademark scar, and a tattoo of the roman numeral “XIII†has been permanently inked onto his body. He has an Aurora Bracelet on his right front paw and a pink ribbon tied around his right in memory of Aeris Gainsborough (who he does not know has been revived) and has a Limited Moon hairclip in his mane along with a feather-like decorative pin.
Personality: In spite of looking like a beast and looking yet more menacing due to Hojo’s tattooing and the loss of his eye, Nanaki is an extremely intelligent being who is said to be smarter than a human. Though he is perhaps the equivalent of a 17 year old for his race, his maturity has increased notably since joining AVALANCHE and aiding in the world’s salvation and reconstruction. He is a strong advocate of alternative and replenishable energies such as solar, water, and wind -- stating that oil is only a temporary solution and will be as unsustainable as Mako in the future. In his travels, he takes care to note locations where such energy can easily be generated.
Nanaki has come to see humans as mostly good in spite of his experiences as a Hojo experiment, but considers excessive power dangerous. Because of this, he does not directly follow the WRO as an operative. He instead aids them only when he agrees with their specific goal at the time or when asked by his fellow AVALANCHE veterans.
Abilities: Nanaki has the Limit Breaks of Sled Fang, Lunatic High, Blood Fang, Stardust Ray, Howling Moon, Earth Rave, and Cosmo Memory. He does not have the most powerful offensive Materia among his allies, but the ones he has are well applied. He prefers to use physical attacks, and his Materia are geared toward maximizing that, as is his main weapon. What Materia he has for attacking with tend to attack multiple enemies at once, and both Summons he currently uses have an alternate tactical purpose aside from causing damage. His Bracelet is also augmented with Materia to provide a great deal of protection against element advantage and status change. Traveling wide and engaging in constant combat against monsters has allowed him to come up with this configuration and collect the needed Materia if he did not already have them.
Weapons: Nanaki uses combs and hairpins to boost his abilities. His equipped weapon is the Limited Moon, which has four pairs of linked slots and does more damage the more MP he has. He often uses it with the HP <-> MP Materia for massive amounts of damage, and also has a Mastered Restore Materia in place for restoring his HP. Should he be defeated, Final Attack will activate Phoenix, which will revive him. Counter Attack allows him to dish out yet more MP-augmented physical damage.
Bracelet: Nanaki also has the Aurora Armlet as defense, to absorb Ice Damage and compensate for his dominant fire element. Hades is also linked to Added Effect to grant immunity to most status changes through the bracelet. Two MP Plus serve not only to boost his attack power if he lacks time to use the HP <-> MP tactic, but also increase his HP substantially if he should use HP <-> MP.
Materia on Weapon: HP <-> MP, Counter Attack, Fire (Mastered) linked to All (Mastered), Restore (Mastered) linked to All, Final Attack linked to Phoenix
Materia on Bracelet: Hades linked to Added Effect, MP Plus, MP Plus
Spare Materia: Restore, Fire (both budded from Mastered Materia obtained early on)
RP Sample: Bounding over the grass, the large feline/canine chased the Chocobo across the prairie as it cried out its signature wark in fear. Nanaki could certainly run faster in bursts to overtake it, but instead chased the feathered creature and let it stay ahead. Whenever the creature tried to turn, he’d surge forward and to the side, roaring to keep it on course. Soon, the Chocobo Farm came into view, and the scared creature rushed toward the home where it would be protected from the predator.
Choco Billy opened the gate to the Chocobo Pen, and the Chocobo rushed in, with a speed that blew the farmer’s hat off. Ignoring this, he shut the pen, as Nanaki slowed down and came to a stop. The Chocobo stayed far from the fence, eyeing the odd creature with fear and worry as the farmer also regarded him for a moment…before smiling.
“Thanks for your help. That one’s always getting out somehow. She’s the best jumper in this place, and sometimes manages to clear the fence. We’ll let you stay tonight and Chloe will make sure you get a nice steak for your trouble, traveler.†The same family who had managed the Chocobo farm when the group left Midgar managed it today, and remembered Nanaki from his time with the group. They considered him one of the heroes who helped save the Planet, and didn’t look on him as some sort of animal, though that didn’t stop Chloe from petting him or scratching under his chin. Nanaki gave a rustly purr, having a place to stay for the night and a nice meal in exchange for a hard day’s work sheparding Chocobo. It wasn’t his usual choice of activity, but it was something to learn, and allowed him to earn his keep while he passed through on his way to Edge.
Alignment/Affiliation: AVALANCHE Veteran, Sometimes WRO support
Age: 52
Race: Unknown, Quadruped Feline/Canine
History/Background: Nanaki was born well before most of the other warriors of the Planet from the conflict with Sephiroth, and lost his father Seto the year he was born when he left during a battle against the Gi Tribe and never returned. Nanaki thought his father a coward and was raised and educated by Bugenhagen, whom he considered a grandfather. Ironically, Nanaki would be considered a coward briefly by a female of his species due to his hesitation to perform a ceremony, only to prove himself by defending her and the Canyon from the Turks.
After his defeat and being allowed to finish the Ceremony, he was taken to Midgar and experimented upon by Hojo for a year as Red XIII. As he had a number, it was not initially known if he had Jenova Cells or not – but this was eventually known to be false as he was created after the Jenova experiments. These experiments affected him greatly, leaving him careful around humans save for those who had earned his trust. One of the experiments Hojo conducted upon Nanaki damaged his right eye. Afterward, Hojo removed it, and kept it for experimentation and tissue analysis.
Hojo attempted to breed Nanaki with Aeris after her capture since both were vanishing species, but this was not to be. The physical differences between the two made it unlikely to succeed from the beginning, and this was more likely an effort by Hojo to intimidate or coerce Aeris to cooperate. Regardless of the motivations, it only succeeded in displaying the state of Hojo’s disturbed mind. Nanaki showed no interest in complying, aiding AVALANCHE at the first opportunity but stating he would only follow them until they reached his home.
Upon returning to Cosmo Canyon and being reunited with Bugenhagen, Nanaki learned the truth about Seto, and swore to be a brave warrior like his father. Once Bugenhagen eventually died, Nanaki would make good on his word by becoming a defender not just of Cosmo Canyon – but the Planet as a whole. He participates on the assault on Sephiroth and Jenova at Northern Crater, helping to free Holy from Sephiroth’s binds and allowing it to clash with Meteor in the skies over Midgar.
After those events, he roamed the Planet in an effort to learn as Bugenhagen wished, helping WRO operations to find a cure for the Geostigma and in other operations – but he did so less to aid the WRO as an organization and more out of support for his comrades with whom he fought alongside in AVALANCHE. This way of life continues to this day, and has strong parallels to the way of life the Cetra had – travelling the Planet and preserving life as they learned. His temper toward humans as a whole has begun to soften as a result of his travels and experiences, though he is still guarded around strangers.
Appearance: Nanaki appears as a cross of sorts between a lion and a wolf with orange-red fur, a yellow eye, and a flaming tail. His right eye has been lost, replaced with a trademark scar, and a tattoo of the roman numeral “XIII†has been permanently inked onto his body. He has an Aurora Bracelet on his right front paw and a pink ribbon tied around his right in memory of Aeris Gainsborough (who he does not know has been revived) and has a Limited Moon hairclip in his mane along with a feather-like decorative pin.
Personality: In spite of looking like a beast and looking yet more menacing due to Hojo’s tattooing and the loss of his eye, Nanaki is an extremely intelligent being who is said to be smarter than a human. Though he is perhaps the equivalent of a 17 year old for his race, his maturity has increased notably since joining AVALANCHE and aiding in the world’s salvation and reconstruction. He is a strong advocate of alternative and replenishable energies such as solar, water, and wind -- stating that oil is only a temporary solution and will be as unsustainable as Mako in the future. In his travels, he takes care to note locations where such energy can easily be generated.
Nanaki has come to see humans as mostly good in spite of his experiences as a Hojo experiment, but considers excessive power dangerous. Because of this, he does not directly follow the WRO as an operative. He instead aids them only when he agrees with their specific goal at the time or when asked by his fellow AVALANCHE veterans.
Abilities: Nanaki has the Limit Breaks of Sled Fang, Lunatic High, Blood Fang, Stardust Ray, Howling Moon, Earth Rave, and Cosmo Memory. He does not have the most powerful offensive Materia among his allies, but the ones he has are well applied. He prefers to use physical attacks, and his Materia are geared toward maximizing that, as is his main weapon. What Materia he has for attacking with tend to attack multiple enemies at once, and both Summons he currently uses have an alternate tactical purpose aside from causing damage. His Bracelet is also augmented with Materia to provide a great deal of protection against element advantage and status change. Traveling wide and engaging in constant combat against monsters has allowed him to come up with this configuration and collect the needed Materia if he did not already have them.
Weapons: Nanaki uses combs and hairpins to boost his abilities. His equipped weapon is the Limited Moon, which has four pairs of linked slots and does more damage the more MP he has. He often uses it with the HP <-> MP Materia for massive amounts of damage, and also has a Mastered Restore Materia in place for restoring his HP. Should he be defeated, Final Attack will activate Phoenix, which will revive him. Counter Attack allows him to dish out yet more MP-augmented physical damage.
Bracelet: Nanaki also has the Aurora Armlet as defense, to absorb Ice Damage and compensate for his dominant fire element. Hades is also linked to Added Effect to grant immunity to most status changes through the bracelet. Two MP Plus serve not only to boost his attack power if he lacks time to use the HP <-> MP tactic, but also increase his HP substantially if he should use HP <-> MP.
Materia on Weapon: HP <-> MP, Counter Attack, Fire (Mastered) linked to All (Mastered), Restore (Mastered) linked to All, Final Attack linked to Phoenix
Materia on Bracelet: Hades linked to Added Effect, MP Plus, MP Plus
Spare Materia: Restore, Fire (both budded from Mastered Materia obtained early on)
RP Sample: Bounding over the grass, the large feline/canine chased the Chocobo across the prairie as it cried out its signature wark in fear. Nanaki could certainly run faster in bursts to overtake it, but instead chased the feathered creature and let it stay ahead. Whenever the creature tried to turn, he’d surge forward and to the side, roaring to keep it on course. Soon, the Chocobo Farm came into view, and the scared creature rushed toward the home where it would be protected from the predator.
Choco Billy opened the gate to the Chocobo Pen, and the Chocobo rushed in, with a speed that blew the farmer’s hat off. Ignoring this, he shut the pen, as Nanaki slowed down and came to a stop. The Chocobo stayed far from the fence, eyeing the odd creature with fear and worry as the farmer also regarded him for a moment…before smiling.
“Thanks for your help. That one’s always getting out somehow. She’s the best jumper in this place, and sometimes manages to clear the fence. We’ll let you stay tonight and Chloe will make sure you get a nice steak for your trouble, traveler.†The same family who had managed the Chocobo farm when the group left Midgar managed it today, and remembered Nanaki from his time with the group. They considered him one of the heroes who helped save the Planet, and didn’t look on him as some sort of animal, though that didn’t stop Chloe from petting him or scratching under his chin. Nanaki gave a rustly purr, having a place to stay for the night and a nice meal in exchange for a hard day’s work sheparding Chocobo. It wasn’t his usual choice of activity, but it was something to learn, and allowed him to earn his keep while he passed through on his way to Edge.
! Dammit Nyx! Well him, and Crowe. I adore the hell out of her. Too bad they...nah I wont' say
