Kirsten Torsen [Updated]

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I. author's note
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NO. OF CHARACTERS:[/color] One.
OTHER:[/color] Twelfth Grade incoming! D:
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:[/color] See just about every IC post I’ve made on the site.
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II. character outline
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[/b][/color]Kirsten Torsen, sometimes called ‘Kit’.
SEX:[/color] Female
SEXUALITY[/color] Straight
DATE OF BIRTH:[/color] 23rd May
ZODIAC SIGN:[/color] Gemini
PLACE OF BIRTH:[/color] Stutalli Town, Hojanne Archepeligo
PLOT:[/color] Currently only Rogue Chaos
PROFESSION:[/color] Traveller, Pokemon Trainer (but a cruddy one at that)
RANK:[/color] Neutral
ELEMENT:[/color] N/A
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[/b][/color] 165cm (5”5’)
WEIGHT:[/color] 53Kg (115-ish pounds)
BUILD:[/color] Kirsten is gradually starting to lean towards the underweight side, constant travelling combined with a diet consisting mainly of one of her friend’s ill-cocked barbeque not doing her as much good as it would to most Pokemon Trainers. The majority of her mass is made up of muscle rather than fat as a result, however she definitely not recommended for harsh, physical activity for more than a few minutes at a time. She is starting to get the tell-tale signs of a tan; probably due to her getting out in the sun more since she has began travelling.
HAIR:[/color] Shoulder-length, brown hair with lighter-not necessarily blonde-highlights, a large section of her fringe falling over the right section of her forehead, usually to find its destination stuck behind her ear.
EYES:[/color] Dark mauve/purple.
DISTINCTIVE MARKINGS:[/color] None.
OUTFIT, because I felt like adding it:[/color] As for her outfit, because anime characters NEVER change their outfits, amIright? it consists of a tight-fitting, black Tee and bootleg jeans. The stitching down the sides of the legs on them seams to resemble the pattern on the back of Rayquaza’s head. Due to the tendency for a warm, summers day to suddenly swing into a cold, barren where she comes from, she is never seen without a turtle-neck jacket just in case. She generally tends to prefer ones which are made of a combination of denim and cotton, with small metal latches on the cuffs. Usually wears a pink or grey one, depending on her mood.

Lastly, she has no visible Pokeballs on her attire, instead keeping them and other possessions vital for travelling in a series of four tan hipsacks buckled to her belt. She doesn't seem to enjoy carrying bags around, instead attempting to rely solely on the above self-patented structure, and slinging other bags and sacks onto Murakemi's armour and around the base of its sword. If worst comes to worst, she does have a sling bag she can support on a shoulder... And complain about all day.[/size]
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[/b][/color] Due to her “Inabilities” (Explained in Past) Kirsten had always been a more quiet person tending to keep to herself, never really interested in the area of social status-“Hey, I’ve got my PC, as long as it doesn’t break down, I’m happy”. However, this changed when she was at about the age of 15 (Also detailed in Past). Now she has a fairly typical sense of humour, which could be described as extremely sarcastic and cynical, and the "Hero's Determination" to simply keep going has began to surface in her attitude along with an ability to withstand being around others. She still does not place much value on herself, unfortunately, not being entirely confidant about herself and how others view her, along with more concerned about the world as a whole after fighting for her home along countless others.

Her awakening of the previously unknown Murakemi, and the many conflicts which followed, have caused her to see the world in a new light. She believes that no one is truly pure, and tends to try to avoid getting into relationships of any kind for the fear of a good backstabbing; however she is also extremely loyal to those few she actually does trust, even going to extent of forgetting to think things through when someone is in danger, and thus endangering herself and everyone else nearby.

She can get a little 'cocky' sometimes, but not in the anime sense (Think Joey from Yu-Gi-Oh, not that kind of thing), instead treading onto the verge of arrogance and being a bit ignorant around strangers. Though often this stage is completely surpassed and goes straight into the “I need anger management” stage…
MANNERISMS:[/color] Kirsten doesn’t tend to hide her emotions well, so isn’t a good liar for example. If she says something, it will almost always be accompanied with a facial expression which says the truth. When bothered by something, she tends to look at the ground and hunch her shoulders. ((Wow, mannerisms are hard to explain o.O))
LIKES:[/color] Steel-type Pokemon, Murkrows, fresh salad, soup ...just about any food which ISN’T Maruyaki, watching more skilled Pokemon trainers battle each other.
DISLIKES:[/color] The Colour Pink, Battling Fire-type Pokemon, Maruyaki (Barbeque), when people go prattling on about their musical instruments all day.
PET PEEVES:[/color] Kirsten despises it when people notice that one of her jackets is pink. Her usual retaliation is to point out that the denim is actually not pink, but in fact "light red".
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[/b][/color] I didn’t really give them names...
SIBLINGS:[/color] None
SPOUSE/LOVER:[/color] None
CHILDREN:[/color] None
FRIENDS:[/color] Ravenessa Nuquet, Zuhran Who's-never-told-anyone-his-surname-for-some-reason.
ALLIANCES:[/color] None applicable to the current Plot(s) she is in.
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[/b][/color] I never could figure out what a character ‘Theme Song’ is. Is it what the opening theme would be if they stared in an anime or something?
FAVORITE QUOTE:[/color] Commented while watching a documentary on Sinnoh legends: “Wait, how can a Pokemon be ‘timeless’ if it exists in and controls the past, present, AND the future?!”
POST COLORS.[/color] While I normally do post colours, that is for sites I have multiple characters on who participate in the same RPs. That does not apply here, not yet at least.
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III. character history[/b][/SIZE][/color][/font]

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[/b][/color] Murkrow
SPECIES:[/color] Murkrow
GENDER:[/color] Male
NATURE:[/color] Naughty
PERSONALITY:[/color] The first Pokemon Kirsten ever caught, it is believed that this Murkrow may have actually been compatible with her since before Murakemi was discovered, as it tended to follow her around for quite some time, usually causing havoc. Murkrow is probably her most trusted and faithful battler, having surprising endurance for such a small Pokemon. Despite this, it can’t help but crack a practical joke every now and then.
ABILITY:[/color]Insomnia
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[/b][/color] Luxray
SPECIES:[/color] Luxray
GENDER:[/color] Male
NATURE:[/color] Rash
PERSONALITY:[/color] Quiet and focused, Luxray prefers to simply get the job done, and done properly. It is a rare event where Luxray gets distracted by anything, so once he sets his eyes on a target or goal, there is no stopping him save from returning it to his Pokeball or knocking the Pokemon out. Luxray’s main utility, the ability to see through anything, tends to be neglected in favour of Murakemi’s infrared vision, though.
ABILITY:[/color]Intimidate
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[/b][/color] Pidgeot
SPECIES:[/color] Pidgeot
GENDER:[/color] Female
NATURE:[/color] Hasty
PERSONALITY:[/color] Pidgeot is the team’s on-and-off ADHD child. Always on the move, the flying type is hard to keep track of and capable of actually keeping up with Murakemi’s Firestrum Forme, making her invaluable in both battles and getaways. However, not even a Pokemon known to be able to break the sound barrier can keep it up forever, so Pidgeot tires herself out easily, becoming grounded and mopey until she recovers.
ABILITY:[/color] Keen Eye
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[/b][/color] Steelix
SPECIES:[/color] Steelix
GENDER:[/color] ???
NATURE:[/color] Hardy
PERSONALITY:[/color] Steelix is basically the Charizard of Kirsten’s team. While it does trust her enough to not outright attack her (Otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to capture it in the first place!), it does tend to substitute her orders for its own ones, which usually turn out to be the smarter thing to do anyway. Quite a powerhouse, this Pokemon is only brought out in real emergencies where force actually needs to be backed by intelligence, as Steelix seems to be quite a strategist despite what most think about the subterranean species.
ABILITY:[/color] Rock Head
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[/b][/color] Murakemi
SPECIES:[/color] Murakemi
GENDER:[/color] ???
NATURE:[/color] Impish
PERSONALITY:[/color] Somewhat cynical and hard to impress, Murakemi sees itself as better than everyone else and being the only creature in the world with valid concerns. It doesn’t refrain from hitting someone with the blunt of its sword if it thinks they’ve said or done something stupid or pointless, or simply doesn’t like them. While not capable of speech, this Legend is not afraid to voice its opinions in other, more threatening ways. Often holding grudges and form rivalries over the stupidest things, it is advisable to not get on Murakemi’s bad said. It also appears to absolutely disdain people with extravagant clothing, especially those who wear capes, and goes to extreme lengths to try and ‘convince’ them to act normal.
ABILITY:[/color] Motor Drive
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SPOILER: Click to show

It is quite unknown how Murakemi and it’s three counterparts came into existence, some say they were created by advanced aliens to fight off some ancient evil, some said the Time-Space Walls created one of their signature anomalies and ripped the four beasts from the distant future into the present, most denied their existence altogether. But all these theories are wrong.

Tens of thousands of years ago, Hojanne was ruled and watched over by a being now only known as The Forgotten One, to those who remember or know of its existence. This immensely powerful ‘God’ was just one individual of a race of Pokemon of extraterrestrial origins, not unlike Deoxys, which would spend their long lives travelling the cosmos in search of planets supporting sentient life, then doing as they pleased once their could ‘lay claim’ to a world in order to satisfy their endless curiosity. Most of the time they would be content to find a shady corner of the world and watch as life evolved and changed, empires rising and falling and so, however all had their own personalities. There definitely were those individuals who would do differently, either aiding or destroying the ‘mortals’ they encountered.

This particular being managed to settle in the primordial Hojanne, and encountered very early humans and Pokemon. It was fascinated by these creatures, so, presenting itself as a God, helped them to build what would come to known as the Old Empire, an ancient civilisation which would eventually come to the point where its technology would be greater than that found in the current Pokemon world. This Drayonza knew the prices of tampering too much however, probably from past experience, and was already far over the line, so it made sure to keep its little pet project in check, not allowing anything outside the borders of the small continent.

However, this proved too much. The humans who had managed to become the prominent and most intelligent species in the small area Drayonza lorded over seemed to have a curiosity harder to satisfy than his own. Eventually the place broke into civil war, those who wished to explore the rest of the world, and those still faithful to Drayonza’s ways. The Pokemon did not intervene however, as it was taboo to interfere in conflicts.

The rebels created a superweapon, aimed at destroying that which had effectively imprisoned them, even if with such ‘gifts’. Four powerful Pokemon – resembling a dragon, a bird, a turtle and a tiger from our world – were chosen for their strength, agility, endurance and cunning respectively, and enhanced beyond their already above average strength biomechanically. One of these was Murakemi.

The four Pokemon, no longer holding an even slight resemblance to their former selves, engaged the so-called deity in a battle which lasted years. Their battle, along with the one on the ground between the humans and other Pokemon, ripped the primordial Hojanne apart in a violent upheaval. Large swathes of land collapsed, swallowed by the endless seas as oceanic crust erupted from the depths to become today’s mountains, raining lava down from the skies. The entirety of the continent was eventually reduced to the small collection of islands it is today.

In the end, neither side was victorious. The Four which had been meant to bring retribution had nearly caused apocalypse for their creators, and seeing this finally realised that they could not win without potentially destroying what they had meant to protect. In a final confrontation, they surrounded Drayonza over the middle island of the archepelligo and managed to hold the newly malevolent and angered ‘God’ in place for all eternity, using its own temporal powers to raise an impenetrable, multicoloured dome over the island, forever sealing the space traveller’s fate.

However it did not end well for the Four either. Drained of their power, three took to hiding, entering a state of dormancy in places deep beneath the earth where they would not be disturbed, able to slowly rebuild and reawaken over millennia. The few remaining survivors of the calamity eventually took up residence near these sites, forming communities such as Zuuhri's Ferric Mountain, sworn to protect the secret of the Four until the day they would finally remerge.

One fell during the battle, knocked apart and out of the sky by Drayonza’s Arcane Torrent attack and lost into the oceans, the two katanas wielded upon its back seemingly lost forever.

Fell, but did not die.

Absorbing the full brunt of an attack, the tiger was so badly injured that it remained unable to move at the bottom of the seas for countless years, ‘deactivated’ according to its robotic half. It also lost its strength, its spirit no longer able to maintain its corporal forme. In the end, the Pokemon ‘devolved’ loosing the platinum sheen of its kin and taking on the appearance it is most commonly seen in today. While effectively dead in any mortal aspect, it was still conscience of one thing.

The first people who came from beyond Hojanne found the remains of a large, abandoned sword washed up upon the shore of Drycilliac Island, remarkably untarnished or corroded. Over the years they and came to worship it as a Holy Object, building a shrine in the place it was found where people from all over would travel to pray. The helpless pleads and ungrateful askings would eventually lead Murakemi to finally shut down, only listening out for the most desperate and deserving prayers rather than lottery numbers to keep it from going insane.

Such a prayer came, from the voice it would eventually come to recognise as friend and partner. “Old Ancestors, please hear! Even if it is just one… A Pokemon that will listen to me...”

As it would happen, a salvage operation was beginning to form on the surface directly above it at that exact time. The rest is hardly history at all (See Kirsten’s History).

Murakemi’s formes:
Standard – Since loosing its power, Murakemi is only capable of maintaining its normal form described above. In this state it is considered a pure Steel type and has fairly all-around statistics, though above-average physical defence.

Firestrum “Hayate” – The first Evolted stage available to Murakemi, it must tap into the Aura and energy reserves of a nearby human or Pokemon in order take on this forme. Murakemi’s blue armour becomes red with gold trimming, its head morphing to take on an almost monstrous, serial-killer expression adorned with sharp razors for a mane to go with the forme’s tendency to shred things apart quite violently. The large blade upon its back is replaced with two large pods capable of opening and expelling a great burst of flame for added speed, and two much smaller, knife-like blades appear attached to its ankles. The Hayate seems to revel in causing as much destruction as it can-even harm to itself-and as a result burns energy extremely fast, and can only be maintained for five minutes at the most without harming or killing the energy host. Considered a Steel type which is capable of learning fire-type techniques which concentrates on speed and multiple, physical attacks.

Eternal “Mugen” – Murakemi’s true and original form, the Pokemon takes on a regal and powerful appearance, adorned with platinum, bronze and azure. The metaloid armour it carries becomes much heavier, reducing its speed by more than half, however the Pokemon is able to ‘fly’ and generally defy physics by running through the air. Upon it’s back rests to original two katanas, large heavy blades despite their name with a full range of motion from where they are attached on of the base of the neck. They seem emanate a light stream of smoky particles, almost mimicking the cloud on Entei’s back. The forme has high defensive and physically offensive stats, while being considered a somewhat sluggish Steel type.

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Kirsten Torsen drawn with a tablet pen, A LONG time ago. I have improved a lot since then, but not with drawing humans >,>

Original Murakemi concept. His design hasn’t changed much since then, the only differences being that the red and green wires and striped fur under the metal panels have been replaced with plain brown fur.