Post by Asher Devias on Feb 22, 2009 22:20:20 GMT -6
General Information
Name: Asher Devias
Nickname(s)?: Ashe, Shiner, The Knife Master, The Psychotic Prankster
Alias(es)?: None
Hometown:Deling City, Galbadia
Age:17
Immediate Family:None, Orphan
Occupation:SeeD Cadet
Identifying Features
Height: 6’2
Weight: 221
Hair Color: Midnight Blue
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Special Features: Has a single platinum earring in each ear. Several scars across his body, mostly from fighting, and playing with his knives.
Appearance: Strong and agile Asher possesses a body that screams for physical combat. While muscled he is not heavily muscled, preferring to stay toned. He stands at 6 feet 2 inches and weighs in at a trim 221. His skin is a bit more on the pale side, offset by his midnight blue hair that he wears in various fashions, sometimes spiked, sometimes pulled back, sometimes in braids; it all depends on his mood at the very moment. His eyes are dark brown, almost to the point of black and they often burn almost with the look of a touch of insanity behind them. He carries himself with a bit of a swagger, often quick to light up the room with a quiet snicker and of course one of his trademark smirks.
He prefers to dress in military style fatigues for his lower half, and a good, tough pair of boots. That is about as much of a resemblance to an actual Cadet uniform he goes. On his torso he prefers a good fitting sleeveless shirt and over that he wears a tactical weapon harness that contains most of his knives. He rarely takes the harness off and is often sent to the office for wearing it in class. His motto seems to be never leave home without something sharp. Both of his ears are pierced once each and he prefers to wear small platinum studs. He wears a single platinum choker around his neck. Asher always wears gloves, nobody knows if its because his hands or cold, or if his quick hands simply do not like to leave finger prints.
Combat Abilities and Special Skills
Weapon(s): Prefers short bladed weapons, knives, daggers, etc. Also utilizes a composite bow and variety of different arrows.
Guardian Force: Gilgamesh (Admin Approved)
Combat Style:
"Knives are passionate, uptight and personal... the raw, visceral feel as I carve it into someone's flesh. I doubt there is a more pleasurable feeling in this world." - Asher Devias
Agility, speed, ferocity, those are the words that most likely are tied to Asher’s combat style. There are very few students or mercenaries in SeeD that possess a style similar to his. His combat style revolves mainly around daggers, knives, and short bladed weapons. The main drawback of his fighting style is range, he likes to keep things up close and personal, but when dealing with enemies from afar he falls back to a special composite bow with a range of different arrows to suit his needs.
Asher employs a very brutal self-developed knife fighting style coupled with several different forms of martial arts, gymnastics, and actual anatomy and physiology. Asher’s style lends itself very well to speed, agility, and well trained reflexes, as well as possessing an intelligent reasoning of attack strength, speed, location, precision and effects of the attacks. Often his combat skills are coupled with Support Magic and Time and Space magic, utilizing mostly Haste and Gravity based magic to aid him in actual physical combat.
As far as magic goes he often shows a disdain for actual combat magic, preferring the arterial spray of blood to blasting an opponent with thunder. This does not mean he refrains from using magic completely, but normally keeps thing on a physical playing field. When resorting to offensive magic he tends to use Fire based spells as well as Time and Space spells of an offensive nature such as Demi and Meltdown. His magic is basically used for defense and to augment his already developed physical combat traits. Its not an unknown sight to be rushed past by Asher and watch him knock an opponent up into the air and attack him multiple times before sending them back to the Earth.
Another aspect of Asher is his ability to get into his opponents’ heads. He has no real name for what it is, simply relating it to psychological torment during combat. Through taunts, jests, and jeers he seeks to completely dominate an opponent’s spirit, exposing hidden weaknesses, doubts, and fears to the point of completely eroding an enemies’ will to fight.
With all aspects of Asher’s combat style in effect he is an extremely dangerous and cunning opponent, albeit a bit brash and impulsive. Although strong, he isn’t terribly strong, relying more on his agility and speed to carry him through his battles. His weaknesses consist of his short ranged combat priorities and his own anger and impatience that can get the best of him in combat.
Limit Break: Dance Of Daggers. Asher forms daggers out of pure energy and hurls them at his opponent. They dance around the target stabbing, slashing, and cutting before all stabbing in and then detonating to deal massive non elemental damage.
Other: Often known to steal from enemies, and is very alert in combat making it extremely difficult to flank him.
The Psyche and The Past
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Personality: Asher is cocky almost to a fault. He displays a certain air of arrogance and confidence often compared to Seifer Almasy, who is his mentor and almost like an older brother to him. When in public he usually prefers to be the center of attention, he works better that way. In all truth he can’t stand being alone. He often goes through manic type moments where people swear that the young man is crazy, and that simply makes him angry and usually only a couple of people can calm him down when he is in a now famously called “Shiner Moment.” Asher’s is well known for his pranks, tricks, and often devious behavior and he’s been threatened to be kicked out of Balamb Garden on more then one occasion, but he always promises to clean up his act and usually does… at least for a little while.
The young man seems to take much pleasure in combat, often calling the heat of battle his more favorite moments of life. There is nothing better then a good fight he thinks. He goes into battle with unparalleled confidence and won’t hesitate to heckle and jeer his opponents as he fights, he has no problem trying to get into peoples’ heads to try and mess them up mentally. Asher also possess and uncanny knack of taking things that aren’t his. Its almost like he doesn’t even know he’s doing it, something catches his eyes and a few moments later it happens to be in his pocket. He claims that things are just attracted to him and they just don’t wanna be alone.
Another well known fact about Asher is that he has a huge crush on Instructor Selphie Tilmitt, and is often picked on and teased about it by everyone. That until he gets angry and threatens to beat everybody up, and usually they stop there. Around other girls he is very outgoing and flirtatious but around Selphie he get quiet, shy, self conscious, and reserved. The only time he is normal around her is when he is fighting, and then he tries doubly hard to impress her with his combat skills.
Asher is outgoing, fun, thingyy, and loud, but if you’re in a tight pinch especially if there is a weapon involved, Asher is a great person to have on your side.
History:
Asher was born to middle class parents in Deling City, Galbadia. His parents loved him dearly and he was an only child, and was somewhat of a mother’s boy. He would cry whenever somebody even looked at him funny, and was often picked on by the rest of the kids that he played with. 7 years after his birth there was an unfortunate train accident that took the life of both his parents, leaving the young boy an orphan. After being sent to an orphanage in Deling City he quickly ran away after being there less then a year, due to the mistreatment and poor living conditions he was forced to endure. Life on the outside wasn’t any easier as the young boy would soon find out.
It was survival of the fittest on Deling City’s streets and the weak either died, or were taken advantage of. Both almost occurred to Asher. There was no way to eat, no where to live, so he took to stealing to survive in the harsh environment he had been thrown into. 4 years had passed since he left the orphanage and Asher had indeed become a product of a society that hated him. He was tough, sneaky, devious, and full of anger at the world. It was during this time that he almost got caught for stealing from a shop, he took off running, with the Galbadian Military Police hot on his trail. The young man managed to sneak onto a train and stowed away for what he hoped would be a short ride to Timber or Dollet where he could eventually make his way back to Deling City. He was wrong, days later Asher stepped off the train in Balamb. He had no money, no food, no friends, and no where to go.
He started stealing one more and eventually was chased out of town by a local magistrate, with the man hot on his heels he ran from Balamb and after leaving the city both him and his pursuer were attacked by a monster. The man tried to defend them both, but was torn to shreds by the vicious creature, which then set its sights on young Asher. He thought that it was the end for him, thought that it was all over. That was right before a loud bang and his attacker was cut in half. Covered in monster blood he opened his eyes and looked at his savior. A man in his early twenties, whom he would form a brotherly bond with, Seifer Almasy. Seifer took him back to Balamb Garden with him as it settled down from the series of events that ended with the defeat of the Sorceress Ultimecia. It was there that he stayed, there that he thrived, and there he decided what his future was going to be, he wanted to be a SeeD.
5 years have past since then and he has grown up, now almost 18 years old and every much the warrior as his brother and mentor. Often he is called the Knife Master by his peers and his instructors for his unparalleled skill with the blades. His field exam for becoming a SeeD operative is fast approaching; will he have what it takes to realize his dream?
The Audition
Sample Post:
There was a flash of sparks and the sound of steel striking steel as Asher’s dagger intercepted the incoming slash of his opponent’s sword. The blow was parried and he drove forward, stabbing mercilessly towards his enemy’s flesh with a dizzying series of stabs and slashes. It was to no avail as his attacks either missed or were blocked and he was shoved back once more. The young man panted, lungs screaming from air as a mixture of sweat and blood rolled over his pale skin. Was this going to be the end? Truly the end? No! He refused to die! Jumping back to avoid an attack he readied his body for his final attack. Arms dropped level to his sides and his daggers were held level and horizontal to the ground, elbows slightly bet. Focusing his thoughts he willed those daggers of pure energy into being.
The softly glowing blue daggers would surround his form, much to the amazement of his enemy who but moments ago was ready to savor sweet victory. Asher’s lips curled into a cruel smirk and he pumped his arms forward quickly pointing both his blades at his opponent. The glowing daggers responded immediately driving toward the other man. They danced around him cutting, stabbing, slashing, turning the air into a perpetual fog of crimson and coating the surrounding area with blood. They kept cutting and the only thing Asher heard was the sound of the man’s agony laced screams.
At the last moment all six of the blades drove into the man’s torso before detonating in an amazing flash of energy, literally ripping the man’s already mutilated body apart. Blood and gore coated him and he slowly opened his eyes to regard the horror that was before him. It was ghastly, a half torn corpse entrails seeping out and he glanced down before softly touching what was left of the man’s heart with the tip of his boot. His soft whisper broke the silence, echoing with the force of a scream in the stillness.
“Dance Of Daggers…”
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The Player
Mun:CJ
Age:21
Timezone:Central
Screen name:houseshoeballa
