Accepted,
Kyle.
We start as soon as the OOC Thread gets accepted.
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Name: Chase Hess
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Faction: True Born
Appearance: What sets Chase apart from the Synthetics are his bright green eyes. They're highly conspicuous, but almost always filled with humor. Before the war began, Chase was always tanned due to his love of being outside. Now he has to scavenge any moment of daylight he can, but he still manages to keep a fairly tan complexion. His face is fairly angular, and his features are somewhat pointed. Time away from access to a barber has left him with shaggy dirty blonde hair that almost comes down past his ears. But far from being embarrassed by it, Chase loves his hair. His physique isn't exactly muscular, but he's lean and well capable of what his job entails.
Before the war began Chase's favorite pastime was skateboarding. Though he was good at it, he lost his balance every now and then and has the scars to show for it. Over his left eyebrow is a faint white line, and on his right leg is a more obvious scar where he had to have a pin inserted into his tibula after he broke it. His wardrobe is a hint even now as to who he was and still is, because he was able to save his favorite clothing when the raids on True Borns began. It consists mainly of baggy jeans in the darker spectrum of colors, some with rips from wear, three pairs of Vans, one black, one white, and one white with black soles, and various shirts. Most importantly is his black hoodie. He always wears it on raids, as they usually occur at night, and it helps him to blend in before he stages his attack. One would think, then, that the hoodie would be filthy, but it's not. He keeps it clean using the Chateau's washing facilities. Sometimes he wears a black hat with 'Suicidal Tendencies' across the front in grey, homage to his favorite band. Sadly, they're no longer able to play because of the war, but Chase owns almost all of their CDs and as long as he pays attention and keeps the volume down, he can play his music with a CD player that he managed to steal from one of the cities.
Personality: Chase's job is to raid Synthetic cities and attack T.B.R.A. who are scouting the area in search of his kin and natural Pokemon. The raids sometimes result in death, either in the team he leads, or more often of Synthetics. Despite the dark nature of his job, however, Chase is a good humored person and can find something to laugh about in almost any situation. However, he has a problem with arrogance. Xavier chose him to lead the raids because of his intelligence, good instincts, and physical fitness. It could be said that having control has gone to his head.
Despite this, Chase is thoughtful and considerate. His first concern is the health and happiness of the people he cares about. Sadly, this concern is not extended to human Synthetics. When he first began leading the raids he had serious qualms about taking human life, but as he has become more accustomed with the atrocities Synthetics commit he has become convinced that Synthetics are not truly human. Their Pokemon, on the other hand, are worthy of his care and concern. Instead of killing them he'll take them if he can and bring them back to the Chateau, where attempts will be made to convince them that True Borns are the people they should be siding with. Chase knows that not every effort can be successful, but it breaks his heart every time that a Pokemon has to be put down for the safety of the True Borns.
Chase is closer to no one than his three partners. Though he does have his human companions, they could easily betray him at any second, and betrayal when one is a fugitive can be fatal. As a result he has learned to communicate with his Pokemon beyond simple master and Pokemon relations. They are who he looks to first when on a raid, and when he needs companionship.
History: Chase was born in Hearthome. His mother was a nurse at the Pokemon Center, and his father was a landscaper for Amity square. They had a middle class income, but were never terribly scraped for money. Chase was closer to his mother than to his father, due to the special attention she paid to him despite having to work all hours. They had a Chansey that acted somewhat like a maid, cleaning, cooking on occasion, and watching him when he was small. When Chase was eight his mother brought home a Cubone to foster while it healed. Instead of taking to her, however, it immediately attached itself to Chase. He was allowed to keep it, and named it Kamikaze. He and Kami were almost like brothers, growing up together as they did. When Chase turned eighteen he moved to Eterna, having been offered a job at the museum by his uncle. Kamikaze went with him and they moved into an apartment near the gym.
Life in Eterna was calm, but Chase got bored quickly. He wanted to do something much more interesting than taking money and letting people into a museum for a living. Finally he decided that he wanted to begin training at the gym. Chase submitted a request to Gardenia, but just as it was about to be accepted Synthetics began raiding the surrounding cities. It was this that allowed Chase to grab some clothes, his favorite CDs, and his hoodie before fleeing into the forest. He wandered for a few weeks and was almost captured by a T.B.R.A. before Xavier found him and took him back to the Chateau, which he had already readied for human inhabitation. Chase was able to help him find True Born refugees and take them to the Chateau. Working with him, Xavier began to trust him and decided that he would be the perfect candidate to lead raids on cities after Synthetics took them over, and T.B.R.A. This was how the True Born forces at the Chateau managed to get many of their supplies. After several months of this Alice came to Chase and he willingly took her in. Soon after, he staged a raid on T.B.R.A.s that came into the forest and took Cyco from them. At first Cyco was meant to go to Xavier as a gift from Chase, but Xavier's Zangoose strongly despised Cyco at first sight, so Chase took him instead. Now Chase is helping to plan major attacks on cities, determined more than ever to take their world back. And, of course, to find out what happened to his parents. Living so far from them, on the other side of Mt. Coronet, Chase has no idea what became of them after the raids started.
Pokémon:
-Name: Kamikaze, nicknamed Kami
-Gender: Male
-Species: Marowak
-Appearance: Kami is taller than the average Marowak, at four feet tall. On his head is a sleek, pointed skull, somewhat reptilian in appearance. His eyes peer out through holes on either side, suspicious and calculating of everything and everyone. His body is dusty brown and scaly, with a light tan underbelly. His tail is muscular, with a small horn on the top near the tip. Never will Kami be found without a large bone in his hand, shaped somewhat like a human tibia but smaller.
-Personality: True to his species, Kami is highly antisocial. He rarely forms anything more than a business relationship with people or Pokemon, and to this day is closer to Chase than anyone else. He regards his teammates with suspicion, having seen how easy it is for someone to lose their life in present day. With Chase, he's loyal, focused on his goals, and protective. Among his favorite things are Pecha berries and feather pillows, but anyone who finds out will be threatened with his bone and encouraged to remain quiet about it.
-History: Kami was Chase's first Pokemon. Since his mother was a nurse, she had the chance to take in an injured Cubone. That Cubone took an immediate liking to her son, who was eight. That was how Chase began his partnership with Kamikaze, who is so named for his tendency to rush headfirst into things without paying much mind to potential consequences. A tighter bond than Kami's and Chase's was hard to find from the start. When the war began Kami barely was able to escape with Chase, but he managed. After Xavier commissioned Chase to begin raiding he gained experience until he evolved after a particularly difficult raid. He has a more active role in the raids since then.
-Moveset: Bonemerang, Thrash, Endeavor, False Swipe, Leer
-Name: Alice
-Gender: Female
-Species: Misdreavus
-Appearance: Around Alice's neck are several pink spheres in a necklace-like formation. Inside of these spheres, smoky red constantly shifts and changes shape. Pokemon researchers have discovered that this substance is actually fear. Her basic body shape is very billowy and elegant, somewhat like a dress and elegant hairstyle. The tips of the tufts on her head are a color between pink and purple. The rest of her body is dark teal, somewhat darker than the other members of her species. Alice's eyes are large and red, with yellow scleras.
-Personality: Alice is shy and timid. She prefers to stick with the people and Pokemon she trusts, and no one else. This is without a doubt because of her trainer's death at the hands of the Synthetics. Also stemming from this is her mistrust of Cyco. She'll work with him because Chase asks it of her, and she adores him for taking her in. But whenever possible she'll keep a distance from Cyco.
-History: Alice's trainer was killed when Synthetic raiding began. She barely managed to escape and went into hiding in Eterna Forest. She lived there for a year before she saw Chase conducting raids on Synthetics. The first time she found him she fled deeper into the forest, terrified and thinking he was T.B.R.A. But when she saw him again she noted that he had green eyes instead. Thus she began to watch him. Finally she brought up the courage to come forth. When Chase realized that she was a natural Pokemon he brought her back to the Chateau and welcomed her to the team.
-Moveset: Shadow Ball, Perish Song, Mean Look, Confuse Ray, Ominous Wind
-Name: Cyco [pronounced like Psycho]
-Gender: Male
-Species: Kabutops
-Appearance: Cyco's overall appearance is sharp, vicious, and dangerous. From short, insectile forearms grow long and frightening scythes. His head is shaped somewhat like a crescent moon and formed by three plates, with black eyes peering viciously from beneath the center plate on either side. His back is covered by rows of spines, and his tail is long and pointed. Cyco's legs are long and jointed, and his feet are tipped with two claws like toes. Four plates make up his underbelly, the bottommost one pointed at the tip. All of this makes him hardly any different from a natural Kabutops. However, Cyco is black instead of brown, with his underbelly being white.
-Personality: Cyco is cynical, aggressive, and highly obediant. His training with the Synthetics has conditioned him to follow any order without questioning. He is one of the naturalized Pokemon, so he has the instincts of a natural Kabutops, but being with Synthetics has most certainly changed him from the natural way of life for his species. He works well with the rest of the team as far as work is concerned, but socially he prefers to be alone. He has no love for Chase, only a respect.
-History: Cyco was cloned from a Kabuto that was taken from a True Born during a raid. He was left in the Biodome for a full year and allowed to gain instincts. When he was in partnership with a T.B.R.A. he was highly successful, precise, and deadly. Chase brought his agent down with Kami and took Cyco back to the Chateau so that he could make an effort to save him. After a time Cyco began to get accustomed to the True Born way of life and go on raids with Chase. It took some time for him to be okay with killing Synthetics, but now he looks forward to the raids. His vicious nature promotes a desire to bloody his scythes.
-Moveset: Night Slash, Surf, Ice Beam, Ancient Power, Splice