26 Januari 2009
Kappa
Kappa (河童? "river-child"), alternately called Kawatarō (川太郎? "river-boy") or Kawako (川子? "river-child") , are legendary creatures; a type of water sprite found in Japanese folklore. However they are also considered to be a part of cryptozoology, due to claims of sightings. In Shintō they are considered to be one of many suijin (literally "water-deity").
Kappa Appearance
Most depictions show kappa as child-sized humanoids, though their bodies are often more like those of monkeys or frogs than human beings. Some descriptions say their faces are apelike, while others show them with beaked visages more like those of tortoises or with duck beaks. Pictures usually show kappa with thick shells and scaly skin that ranges in color from green to yellow or blue.
Kappa supposedly inhabit the ponds and rivers of Japan and have various features to aid them in this environment, such as webbed hands and feet. They are sometimes even said to smell like fish, and they can certainly swim like them. The expression kappa-no-kawa-nagare ("a kappa drowning in a river") conveys the idea that even experts make mistakes.
The most notable feature of the kappa, however, is the water-filled depressions atop their heads. These cavities are surrounded by scraggly hair, and this type of bobbed hair style is named okappa-atama for the creatures. The kappa derive their incredible strength from these liquid-filled holes, and anyone confronted with one may exploit this weakness by simply getting the kappa to spill the water from its head. The kappa possesses a deep sense of etiquette, so one trusted method is to appeal to this, for a kappa cannot help but return a deep bow, even if it means losing its head-water in the process. Once depleted, the kappa is seriously weakened and may even die. Other tales say that this water allows kappa to move about on land, and once emptied, the creatures are immobilized. Stubborn children are encouraged to follow the custom of bowing on the grounds that it is a defense against kappa. In addition, folklore suggests that kappa are masters of Koppo, a bone-breaking technique which they invented.
Kappa Behavior
Kappa are usually seen as mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome, such as stealing crops, or even kidnapping children. In fact, small children are one of the gluttonous kappa's favorite meals, though they will eat adults as well. They feed on these hapless victims by sucking out the shirikodama (尻子玉?)[1] (or entrails, blood, liver, or "life force", depending on the legend) through the anus. Even today, signs warning about kappa appear by bodies of water in some Japanese towns and villages. Kappa are also said to be afraid of fire, and some villages hold fireworks festivals each year to scare the spirits away.
Kappa are not entirely antagonistic to mankind, however. They are curious of human civilization, and they can understand and speak Japanese. They thus sometimes challenge those they encounter to various tests of skill, such as shogi or sumo wrestling. They may even befriend human beings in exchange for gifts and offerings, especially cucumbers, the only food kappa are known to enjoy more than human children. Japanese parents sometimes write the names of their children (or themselves) on cucumbers and toss them into kappa-infested waters in order to mollify the creatures and allow the family to bathe.[citation needed] There is even a kind of cucumber-filled sushi roll named for the kappa, the kappamaki.
Once befriended, kappa have been known to perform any number of tasks for human beings, such as helping farmers irrigate their land. They are also highly knowledgeable of medicine, and legend states that they taught the art of bone setting to mankind. Due to these benevolent aspects, some shrines are dedicated to the worship of particularly helpful kappa.[citation needed] Kappa may also be tricked into helping people. Their deep sense of decorum will not allow them to break an oath, for example, so if a human being can dupe a kappa into promising to help him, the kappa has no choice but to follow through.
20 Januari 2009
Jinchuriki
One Tail (Ichibi), Shukaku
As we all know, this is Gaara's demon, a wild, extravagant monster.
Jinchuuriki: Sabaku no Gaara (Extracted, alive?)
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Shukaku is a bijuu in the form of Raccon Dog (Tanuki of the Japanese mythology). Before, he was a priest that lived in the Desert. Because of the dark power released by Yamata no Orochi, and under the heavy assault of wind and sand, he transformed into a racoon dog (His actual form). He has a playful and extravagant personality, resembling the Tanuki nature. Has a pretty active sexual life. Shukaku lives in the souls of people killed by the wind and sand (This actually resembles the case of Gaara’s mother). The violet (blue in the anime) tatoos represent his title of God of Wind.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 5 times; 1 Win, 3 Losses, 1 Flee
Wins: Sokou
Losses: Raijuu, Nekomata, Isonade
Escapes: Yamata no Orochi
Fate: Shukaku is defeated by a Nara Monk called Oraga Nakashimu with a type of magic art. Then, the monk proceeds to use the "Tool of Power: Antler Teakettle" to seal it into the seal in the Wind Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of Tanuki, Yellow body
Ability: Sandstorms, has the control of Wind and Sand manipulation.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 8th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 9th
Symbolic Element: Wind (God of Wind)
Origin/Discovered in:Desert
Personal Notes: Shukaku is represented as the reincarnation of a Sand Priest in the series (which would be the poor guy transformed by the Sand and Wind.)
More info about Shukaku:
About Tanuki: (From Wikipedia)
Tanuki have been part of Japanese myth since ancient times. The mythical tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded.
Tanuki in folklore: The current humorous image of tanuki is thought to have been developed during the Kamakura era. The wild tanuki has unusually large testicles, a feature often comically exaggerated in artistic depictions of tanuki. Tanuki may be shown with their testicles flung over their backs like a traveller's pack, or using them as drums. Tanuki are also typically depicted as having large bellies. They may be shown drumming on their bellies instead of their testicles, especially in children's art.
During the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, some stories began to include more frightening, man-eating tanuki. The otogizÅ?shi story of "Kachi-kachi Yama" features a tanuki that clubs an old lady to death and serves her to her unknowing husband as "old lady soup". Other stories report tanuki as being harmless and productive members of society. Several shrines have stories of past priests who were tanuki in disguise.
A popular tale known as Bunbuku chagama is about a tanuki who fooled a monk by transforming into a tea-kettle. Another is about a tanuki who tricked a hunter by disguising his arms as tree boughs, until he spread both arms at the same time and fell off the tree. Tanuki are said to cheat merchants with leaves they have magically disguised as paper money. Some stories describe tanuki as using leaves as part of their own shape-shifting magic.
Statues of tanuki can be found outside many Japanese temples and restaurants, especially noodle shops. These statues often wear a big, cone-shaped hat and carry a bottle of sake. Tanuki statues always have a large belly, although contemporary sculptures may or may not show the traditional large testicles. These exaggerated features represent fertility and plenty.
Two Tail (Nibi), Nekomata
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Nekomata is a bijuu in the form of cat, and possesses the power of death. This Bijuu lives in a place called the Forest of Death � (Not a mistranslation.) in Hokkaido, to the north. His appearance is a black cat monster (depicted with huge, black angel wings). He’s the Death God’s pet. Nekomata feeds on dead people’s spirits, and can summon these to fight for him. He uses a third eye at the top of its head to consume the spirits.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Trying to dominate his enemies, Nekomata forms an alliance with Houkou, and attacks Kyuubi. They have a disastrous defeat, and Nekomata is rescued by the Death God, escaping death by a hair’s breadth. Battled 3 times; 2 Wins, 1 Loss.
Wins: Kaku, Isonade
Losses: Kyuubi
Fate: Nekomata ends up killed by Kyuubi later, and in that instant his spirit is summoned by the Death God. The body was kept in a shrine in the of Death, sealed by the Death God himself.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of two tails black cat, with slightly more pointed ears and bigger canines.
Ability: Death; may control deceased person's spirits (May be related to Gaara) as well as different dark beasts
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 4th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 8th
Symbolic Element: Darkness (God of Darkness)
Origin/Discovered in: Hokkaido’s “ Forest of Devils � (Different of Forest of Death)
Personal Notes: This better have had a female Jinchuuriki, I am hoping.
More info about Nekomata: it is said it can walk erect. The original Bijuu was a old cat, depicted as a fat, old lady’s image also.
People knew of it, and in fear of having their cats turned into the monster, they cut its tails to prevent the transformation when the time came - a bifurcation. By gesturing with its tail (and walking erect), Nekomata can animate and control the dead to do their bidding, or even dance for their amusement. Sometimes it eats its owner, then changes into an human appearance, waiting for a next opportunity. Nekomata eats the person it hates, but if the person is even more wicked, the crueler the cat becomes. When it sees the person, Nekomata won’t differ the bad and good anymore, and injures the person as much as it can. There is also a good Nekomata in the legend, that often turns into a young girl’s appearance to approach the society; with a very docile nature, likes eating fish, has a beautiful body and likes depending upon others. Otherwise, the Nekomata’s appearance becomes of a old woman, that displays bad habits in public and always has an air of dread around her; which if around people for an extended period can cause disease and pestilence.
Nekomata can also do other magic, but their most well-known and common power is that of animating the dead and manipulating them to whatever ends the particular nekomata wishes. A nekomata must be appeased by attention, food, and respect, and while many are fickle and turn their attention at a moment's notice, they do not tend to forget when they are insulted and by whom, holding grudges. To gain revenge, these nekomata usually controlled the tormentors' dead relatives, haunting them until the nekomata was appeased with food, apologies and attention.
Three Tails (Sanbi), Isonade
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Isonade is a shark shaped Bijuu with a sharp horn on the forehead. It lives in the deep waters on the West of Japan, fighting pirates. Every few months, Isonade will swim to the surface of the sea from the deep waters, to breath some fresh air. However, when he does this, storms erupt, oceans rage, and all ships will be swallowed by him as food. Isonade has a subordinate fish called Samehada (?) (Same name as Kisame's Sword. Depicted differently, but with same pronunciation). Samehada attaches itself to Isonade’s stomach, and absorbs its food to create huge amounts of chakra, proceeding to send it back to its body. Samehada’s power can enable Isonade to get 5 times the quantity of chakra it could originally get. Therefore, when Isonade battles, he will have unlimited chakra to receive from Samehada.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 2 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Flee
Wins: Kaku, Shukaku
Losses: Nekomata
Escapes: Yamata no Orochi
Fate: A fisherman and brave warrior from Yokohama, called Takuma Muramasa, sacrifices himself in behalf of two villages in a courageous act, getting near Isonade and sealing his personal servant Samehada in the “Tool of Power: Pot of the Shark-named fish� from seal in the Water Shrine. Isonade then becomes unable to draw the massive chakra, and ends up getting exausted and sucked by the Tool’s seal in the Water Shrine as well.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A big shark/fish(?) with 3 tails and 3 fins. Has a dark blue body color, is attracted by blood (like all sharks); has a personal servant, a small fish named Samehada, as shown above, that is responsible to help Isonade absorb and digest Chakra in 5 times his original capacity.
Ability: Generic water powers, can control the currents of water.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 6th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 7th
Symbolic Element: Water (God of Water)
Origin/Discovered in: Four Nanju Country Islands? - Yawagawa Sea Area (*COUGH*Nanju is Kisame's Akatsuki Rank*COUGH*)
Personal notes: Well, if this bijuu doesn’t scream KISAME to you, then this note is indeed useful. The Samehada connection is frightening (absorbs chakra), but there can be more about it, explaining WHY Kisame’s chakra reserve is SO big (as being the biggest in Akatsuki).
Four Tails (Yonbi), Sokou
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Sokou is a bijuu that looks like a reptile. It was a creature that lived near Mount Fuji. Because of the toxic gas and the volcaninc ash, he was transformed into a half-rooster, half-snake monster. The Rooster and Snake are husband and wife in Sokou’s body. Everything around it withers away or dies, because of its poison. According to the Legend, whenever he hibernates in Mount Fuji, the snoring he causes will make the volcano erupt.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 3 Losses, 1 Flee
Losses: Shukaku, Kaku, Houkou
Escapes: Raijuu
Fate: Sokou was sealed by a master of demonic arts, called Yamazaki Ishiro, with the “Tool of power: Netted Moon Cage� to the seal in the Mount Fuji’s base. Sokou becomes unable to send out his poisonous gas from the mountain for all eternity.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A four-tailed Rooster / Snake mixture. The lower part of the body is a Snake, while the upper part is a Rooster. Crawls instead of walking (Just like desert scorpions *COUGH*Hiruko!Sasori*COUGH*). Most of the body parts have an orange tone. Lives in the mount Fuji.
Ability: Controls poison, poisonous gas, venoms, and so on.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 9th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 6th
Symbolic Element: Poison
Origin/Discovered in: Close to Tokyo, Mount Fuji.
Personal notes: Well, it indeed makes you remember of Sasori. Just a little.
More info about Sokou: If you remember, Sokou is the oriental counterpart of the folklore creature Cockatrice. Sokou doesn’t have wings like it, though.
Five Tails, Gobi, Houkou
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Houkou is a bijuu which looks like a five-tailed dog. Each tail of this creature represents one elemental power: Wind, Water, Earth, Lightning and Fire. They can cause catastrophic damage when used. Houkou will willingly destroy the nature to obtain the power he desires from these elements. He was once badly injured when he and Nekomata challenged Kyuubi. Strangely enough, he is the god of Illusion. Houkou lives in a giant, ancient tree.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 3 Wins, 1 Loss
Wins: Sokou, Nekomata, Raijuu
Losses: Kyuubi
Fate: After receiving a severe wound, Houkou runs away to one of Japan's islands, and hides in a place near Kyushu ’s Volcano - a giant tree, to heal his wound. But the tree's concrete position is not known by anyone.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of dog, with 5 long tails. Has a white coloured body. Each of the tails possess one of the five elemental powers, that used simultaneously can cause a big earthquake.
Ability: Attacking using mixture of elements; Houkou is skilled in each kind of element ability, and can also create instantaneously each kind of natural disaster.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 3rd
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 5th
Symbolic Element: Illusion (Being the god of Illusions)
Origin/Discovered in: Near one of Kyushu's volcanoes (Akase Lava Volcano, probably)
6 Tails (Rokubi), Raijuu
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Raijuu, a bijuu in the form of weasel, has four legs and very sharp claws. Its cry sounds like thunder. It was originally the god of Thunder, but because of Yamata no Orochi’s power, it was transformed into a beast. Raijuu can release a huge amount of eletricity for battle assistance.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 5 times; 2 Wins, 3 Losses
Wins: Shukaku, Sokou
Losses: Houkou, Yamata no Orochi, Kyuubi
Fate: A ninja called Sarutobi (That’s right, but we don’t know if it’s the series’ Sandaime), in the legend, effectively eliminated Raijuu by using the technique “Kinjutsu: Raikiri�. (Now the confusion starts. This is supposed to be Kakashi’s move, but the way of writing may be different from the actual jutsu, and Kishimoto probably changed this legend to fit the story anyway). What actually happens is that the technique counters the lightning released by Raijuu by cutting it, making the beast receive its own attack, and become severely wounded. (Thus the name lightning edge.) He then is sealed by Sarutobi with the “Tool of Power: Hidden Thunder Prison� into the seal in the Thunder Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of weasel with golden yellow fur. The whole body’s fur grows upright. Its six tails take a lightning shape, (unlike the crappy image I have, but it’s the closest to the legend) just like the ancient God of Thunder.
Ability: Fire caused by lightning, Lightning Thunder, Lightning bolts, Lightning elemental magic arts; Raijuu may also fly about as a ball of lightning / fire.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 5th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 4th
Symbolic Element: Lightning (God of Lightning)
Origin/Discovered in: Underground the Thunder Shrine in a town in Kyoto
Personal notes: If this is right and we go by speculation, then could Kakashi have battled with the Raijuu jinchuuriki before? Raijuu also resembles the Pokemon Raikou.
More info about Raijuu: Raiju is also depicted as the companion of Raiden, the Shinto god of lightning. While the demon is generally calm and harmless, during thunderstorms, it becomes agitated and leaps about in trees, fields, and even buildings (trees that have been struck by lightning are said to have been scratched by Raiju's claws).
Another of its peculiar behaviors is sleeping in human navels. This prompts Raiden to shoot arrows at Raiju to wake the creature up, thus harming the person in whose belly the demon is resting. Superstitious people therefore often sleep on their stomachs during bad weather. Other legends say that Raiju will only hide in the navels of people who sleep outdoors.
Shichibi (Seven Tails), Kaku
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Kaku is a bijuu in the form of badger. Its Kanji is also read as Mujina, which is the name the Japanese subspecies of badger (Meles Meles Anaguma) receives in some parts of Japan. It has seven tails, and is the smallest bijuu out of the nine; though it is the most cunning and stealthy. Kaku hunts its prey underground most of the time. It kills by crumbling/destroying the piece of land that is under its target, making it fall right into his open mouth. Above land, whenever he is around he can transform into any type of creature, but he is unable to do it if he doesn’t have clay (hm….remind you of any maniacal, clay-bomb wielding crazy Gaara-killer?).
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 1 Win, 3 Flees
Wins: Sokou
Escapes: Nekomata, Isonade, Yamata no Orochi
Fate: Kaku’s storehouse of clay in a hole is found, and is burned by warriors. Kaku is unable to transform, and is defeated by the brave warrior Ikkyo Soujin, who proceeds to seal it with the “Tool of Power: Remnant Earth Altar� into the seal in the Earth Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: Kaku is the smallest Bijuu. It has a blue color, and is good at using clay camouflage. Kaku is very difficult to bump into.
Ability: Transformation (Henge), Clay, Earth elemental magic arts
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 7th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 3rd
Symbolic Element: Earth (God of Earth)
Origin/Discovered in: Underground Sacrificial Altar in the Nagoya outskirts
Personal notes: Resembles Deidara pretty well.
More info about Kaku: Mujina (貉 is an old Japanese term for a badger. In Japanese folklore, these animals were avid shapeshifters, and one of the forms they were purported to take was that of a faceless ghost. This particular sort of monster is often referred to by English speakers as a mujina, but the Japanese know them as nopperabou.
Eight Tails (Hachibi), Yamata no Orochi
(Aka: Hachimata)
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Yamata no Orochi is a Snake bijuu. It has crimsom red eyes, eight heads and eight tails (also depicted to having trees and vines growing around them) and has the power of the Demon world, a symbol of evil. Each head of Yamata no Orochi represents a symbol: Soul, Ghost, Evil, Devil, Monstrous, Kill, The Afterworld and Death.
Its powers were originally weak, the members of the Kusanagi clan, when attacking it, acted carelessly, using the legendary sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi (Oro’s sword). Because of that, as a consequence, Yamata no Orochi takes the sword from them, absorbing the power contained inside, and becoming an incredibly powerful creature, and finally storing it in its body.
With the new power, Yamata no Orochi releases an insane amount of dark energy, awakening the other Bijuu and becoming arrogant. Yamata no Orochi proceeds to defeat many of the Bijuu, but when it battles with Kyuubi, it is defeated. The cause of this is simple: Kyuubi has an unlimited amount of power, making even a hole in the Kusanagi sword. As this happens, it shows how tremendously powerful Kyuubi is, deserving of the “King of Bijuu� title. Not even Sarutobi and Enma (I’m not sure how those two are into the legend) could scratch the Kusanagi no Tsurugi. (That makes connections to the Oro x Sandaime battle)
Legend also depicted it as having a power able to rival Kyuubi’s [in quality], but the fact is, Yamata no Orochi’s does have a limit.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 5 times; 4 Wins, 1 Losses
Wins: Shukaku, Isonade, Kaku, Raijuu
Losses: Kyuubi
Fate: Yamata no Orochi awaits a genius of the Yagami (NOT the Kanji of Yagami from Death Note, but Yagami as in Eight Gods: 八神clan, which is the arch enemy of the Kusanagi clan. The purpose is to awake it [Yamata no Orochi], in order to fight Kyuubi again.
Since Yamata no Orochi’s power inherits in the Yagami Clan, If the heir appears as the first genius in 1000 years that is able to awake Yamata no Orochi’s ability, it will be completely restored. Once the process is done, the genius with such crucial task will be destroyed due to the true body of Yamata no Orochi resurfacing, which has an all-new power. It won’t be found before the decisive battle with Kyuubi, and will be able to kill no matter of thing, destroy any type of place, and attain infinite vision (as Kyuubi has). The core of Yamata no Orochi’s power is in a kind of forbidden sealing jutsu. As soon as the Yagami clan heir comprehends enough of it, a bigger, much stronger power will surface in the grasp of Yamata no Orochi.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A super Snake of Eight heads and Eight tails, attached to a single body. Has a deep brown color. It definitely is the biggest bijuu - the lenghth of it is over eight mountains. Originally, it was weaker than Houkou and Nekomata; however, that was 1000 years before a brave warrior tried defeating it with the Kusanagi no Tsurugi. In the process, the sword’s power is absorbed instead by Yamata no Orochi, thus greatly expanding his power. He continues though to be able to use freely the sword in his belly.
Ability: The legendary sword: Kusanagi no Tsurugi; summoning of evil spirits
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 2nd
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 2nd
Symbolic Element: Devil
Origin / Discovered in: An old battlefield in Osaka Personal notes: Now, everyone knows this one resembles Orochimaru, but what I like is the “Yagami genius� legend, which OF COURSE screams Sasuke.
More info about Yamata no Orochi: There is the story of the killing of the Eight-Headed Serpent by Susanoo. According to the legend, a local town had been living in fear of the Serpent, and the townspeople offered the sacrifice of a young girl each year to keep it appeased. Lord Susano heard about the town's dilemma, and became determined to slay the beast. He exterminated the serpent by serving it alcohol, and then cutting off its heads while it was intoxicated. Between the Kagura performances, this one is the most famous.
Nine Tails (Kyuubi), Kyuubi no Youko
(Nine-Tailed Demon Fox) XD
Jinchuuriki: Uzumaki Naruto
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: This is a bijuu in the shape of a nine-tailed fox, and the strongest of them all. The reason he is so powerful is simple: Kyuubi has an unlimited amount of power, earning it the “King of Bijuu� title. The power is generated by Kyuubi’s Fire Seal, and as a result, after battling for 100 years with Yamata no Orochi, it becomes exhausted; but Kyuubi continues standing, able to fight. It is also pretty cunning and smart.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; All of them victories
Wins: Nekomata, Houkou, Raijuu, Yamata no Orochi
Fate: In unclear whereabouts, Kyuubi continues to kill all the people on his way to find the one who awakened him, and the one who managed to seal him before. (That being Yondaime, probably) Yamata no Orochi didn’t tell Kyuubi, though, that the one who awakened him was the Eight Tails himself.
Japanese Myth Appearance: Kyuubi no Youko is the strongest (S Level) Bijuu of the Japanese Myth. Its body has a red fur; Kyuubi represents the element of Fire. Its abilities are incredible. Because it has never been defeated by any youkai, its total strength is unable to estimate. His tails create cyclones by spinning quickly, and Kyuubi proceeds to rip its enemies with its huge claws. At the same time his fur may shoot fireballs similar to meteorites endlessly, instantly destroying villages. In the ancient Bijuu wars, a challenge results in Houkou being severely wounded, and Nekomata nearly dying, but ending up being rescued by his master, Shinigami (God of Death). Yamata no Orochi depended on the Kusanagi no Tsurugi to fight Kyuubi, but was defeated and the sword received a cracked hole, courtesy of our kitsune.
Ability: Fire element attacks, Flaming claws, and other things depicted above
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 1st
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 1st
Symbolic Element: Fire (God of Fire)
Origin/Discovered in: Hidden Altar of Gods in Kobe
Personal Notes: Interesting how he searches for the one who sealed him. Also, it would be nice if Oro was the cause of Kyuubi’s awakening – the reason Kyuubi attacked the village may very well be because it’s the place he was last seen.
More info about Kyuubi: The Kyuubi is an intelligent demon that is capable of speech and has a scathing, sadistic personality. However he has also a sense of fairness and sarcastic honour, as he sometimes helps Naruto when he is in a difficult situation. This could be for purely selfish reasons, however, for it is speculated that if Naruto dies, then the Kyuubi will die with him. It seems likely that the Kyubi has some concept of a loathing respect for Naruto and even more so for the Fourth Hokage
As we all know, this is Gaara's demon, a wild, extravagant monster.
Jinchuuriki: Sabaku no Gaara (Extracted, alive?)
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Shukaku is a bijuu in the form of Raccon Dog (Tanuki of the Japanese mythology). Before, he was a priest that lived in the Desert. Because of the dark power released by Yamata no Orochi, and under the heavy assault of wind and sand, he transformed into a racoon dog (His actual form). He has a playful and extravagant personality, resembling the Tanuki nature. Has a pretty active sexual life. Shukaku lives in the souls of people killed by the wind and sand (This actually resembles the case of Gaara’s mother). The violet (blue in the anime) tatoos represent his title of God of Wind.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 5 times; 1 Win, 3 Losses, 1 Flee
Wins: Sokou
Losses: Raijuu, Nekomata, Isonade
Escapes: Yamata no Orochi
Fate: Shukaku is defeated by a Nara Monk called Oraga Nakashimu with a type of magic art. Then, the monk proceeds to use the "Tool of Power: Antler Teakettle" to seal it into the seal in the Wind Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of Tanuki, Yellow body
Ability: Sandstorms, has the control of Wind and Sand manipulation.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 8th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 9th
Symbolic Element: Wind (God of Wind)
Origin/Discovered in:Desert
Personal Notes: Shukaku is represented as the reincarnation of a Sand Priest in the series (which would be the poor guy transformed by the Sand and Wind.)
More info about Shukaku:
About Tanuki: (From Wikipedia)
Tanuki have been part of Japanese myth since ancient times. The mythical tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded.
Tanuki in folklore: The current humorous image of tanuki is thought to have been developed during the Kamakura era. The wild tanuki has unusually large testicles, a feature often comically exaggerated in artistic depictions of tanuki. Tanuki may be shown with their testicles flung over their backs like a traveller's pack, or using them as drums. Tanuki are also typically depicted as having large bellies. They may be shown drumming on their bellies instead of their testicles, especially in children's art.
During the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, some stories began to include more frightening, man-eating tanuki. The otogizÅ?shi story of "Kachi-kachi Yama" features a tanuki that clubs an old lady to death and serves her to her unknowing husband as "old lady soup". Other stories report tanuki as being harmless and productive members of society. Several shrines have stories of past priests who were tanuki in disguise.
A popular tale known as Bunbuku chagama is about a tanuki who fooled a monk by transforming into a tea-kettle. Another is about a tanuki who tricked a hunter by disguising his arms as tree boughs, until he spread both arms at the same time and fell off the tree. Tanuki are said to cheat merchants with leaves they have magically disguised as paper money. Some stories describe tanuki as using leaves as part of their own shape-shifting magic.
Statues of tanuki can be found outside many Japanese temples and restaurants, especially noodle shops. These statues often wear a big, cone-shaped hat and carry a bottle of sake. Tanuki statues always have a large belly, although contemporary sculptures may or may not show the traditional large testicles. These exaggerated features represent fertility and plenty.
Two Tail (Nibi), Nekomata
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Nekomata is a bijuu in the form of cat, and possesses the power of death. This Bijuu lives in a place called the Forest of Death � (Not a mistranslation.) in Hokkaido, to the north. His appearance is a black cat monster (depicted with huge, black angel wings). He’s the Death God’s pet. Nekomata feeds on dead people’s spirits, and can summon these to fight for him. He uses a third eye at the top of its head to consume the spirits.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Trying to dominate his enemies, Nekomata forms an alliance with Houkou, and attacks Kyuubi. They have a disastrous defeat, and Nekomata is rescued by the Death God, escaping death by a hair’s breadth. Battled 3 times; 2 Wins, 1 Loss.
Wins: Kaku, Isonade
Losses: Kyuubi
Fate: Nekomata ends up killed by Kyuubi later, and in that instant his spirit is summoned by the Death God. The body was kept in a shrine in the of Death, sealed by the Death God himself.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of two tails black cat, with slightly more pointed ears and bigger canines.
Ability: Death; may control deceased person's spirits (May be related to Gaara) as well as different dark beasts
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 4th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 8th
Symbolic Element: Darkness (God of Darkness)
Origin/Discovered in: Hokkaido’s “ Forest of Devils � (Different of Forest of Death)
Personal Notes: This better have had a female Jinchuuriki, I am hoping.
More info about Nekomata: it is said it can walk erect. The original Bijuu was a old cat, depicted as a fat, old lady’s image also.
People knew of it, and in fear of having their cats turned into the monster, they cut its tails to prevent the transformation when the time came - a bifurcation. By gesturing with its tail (and walking erect), Nekomata can animate and control the dead to do their bidding, or even dance for their amusement. Sometimes it eats its owner, then changes into an human appearance, waiting for a next opportunity. Nekomata eats the person it hates, but if the person is even more wicked, the crueler the cat becomes. When it sees the person, Nekomata won’t differ the bad and good anymore, and injures the person as much as it can. There is also a good Nekomata in the legend, that often turns into a young girl’s appearance to approach the society; with a very docile nature, likes eating fish, has a beautiful body and likes depending upon others. Otherwise, the Nekomata’s appearance becomes of a old woman, that displays bad habits in public and always has an air of dread around her; which if around people for an extended period can cause disease and pestilence.
Nekomata can also do other magic, but their most well-known and common power is that of animating the dead and manipulating them to whatever ends the particular nekomata wishes. A nekomata must be appeased by attention, food, and respect, and while many are fickle and turn their attention at a moment's notice, they do not tend to forget when they are insulted and by whom, holding grudges. To gain revenge, these nekomata usually controlled the tormentors' dead relatives, haunting them until the nekomata was appeased with food, apologies and attention.
Three Tails (Sanbi), Isonade
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Isonade is a shark shaped Bijuu with a sharp horn on the forehead. It lives in the deep waters on the West of Japan, fighting pirates. Every few months, Isonade will swim to the surface of the sea from the deep waters, to breath some fresh air. However, when he does this, storms erupt, oceans rage, and all ships will be swallowed by him as food. Isonade has a subordinate fish called Samehada (?) (Same name as Kisame's Sword. Depicted differently, but with same pronunciation). Samehada attaches itself to Isonade’s stomach, and absorbs its food to create huge amounts of chakra, proceeding to send it back to its body. Samehada’s power can enable Isonade to get 5 times the quantity of chakra it could originally get. Therefore, when Isonade battles, he will have unlimited chakra to receive from Samehada.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 2 Wins, 1 Loss, 1 Flee
Wins: Kaku, Shukaku
Losses: Nekomata
Escapes: Yamata no Orochi
Fate: A fisherman and brave warrior from Yokohama, called Takuma Muramasa, sacrifices himself in behalf of two villages in a courageous act, getting near Isonade and sealing his personal servant Samehada in the “Tool of Power: Pot of the Shark-named fish� from seal in the Water Shrine. Isonade then becomes unable to draw the massive chakra, and ends up getting exausted and sucked by the Tool’s seal in the Water Shrine as well.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A big shark/fish(?) with 3 tails and 3 fins. Has a dark blue body color, is attracted by blood (like all sharks); has a personal servant, a small fish named Samehada, as shown above, that is responsible to help Isonade absorb and digest Chakra in 5 times his original capacity.
Ability: Generic water powers, can control the currents of water.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 6th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 7th
Symbolic Element: Water (God of Water)
Origin/Discovered in: Four Nanju Country Islands? - Yawagawa Sea Area (*COUGH*Nanju is Kisame's Akatsuki Rank*COUGH*)
Personal notes: Well, if this bijuu doesn’t scream KISAME to you, then this note is indeed useful. The Samehada connection is frightening (absorbs chakra), but there can be more about it, explaining WHY Kisame’s chakra reserve is SO big (as being the biggest in Akatsuki).
Four Tails (Yonbi), Sokou
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Sokou is a bijuu that looks like a reptile. It was a creature that lived near Mount Fuji. Because of the toxic gas and the volcaninc ash, he was transformed into a half-rooster, half-snake monster. The Rooster and Snake are husband and wife in Sokou’s body. Everything around it withers away or dies, because of its poison. According to the Legend, whenever he hibernates in Mount Fuji, the snoring he causes will make the volcano erupt.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 3 Losses, 1 Flee
Losses: Shukaku, Kaku, Houkou
Escapes: Raijuu
Fate: Sokou was sealed by a master of demonic arts, called Yamazaki Ishiro, with the “Tool of power: Netted Moon Cage� to the seal in the Mount Fuji’s base. Sokou becomes unable to send out his poisonous gas from the mountain for all eternity.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A four-tailed Rooster / Snake mixture. The lower part of the body is a Snake, while the upper part is a Rooster. Crawls instead of walking (Just like desert scorpions *COUGH*Hiruko!Sasori*COUGH*). Most of the body parts have an orange tone. Lives in the mount Fuji.
Ability: Controls poison, poisonous gas, venoms, and so on.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 9th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 6th
Symbolic Element: Poison
Origin/Discovered in: Close to Tokyo, Mount Fuji.
Personal notes: Well, it indeed makes you remember of Sasori. Just a little.
More info about Sokou: If you remember, Sokou is the oriental counterpart of the folklore creature Cockatrice. Sokou doesn’t have wings like it, though.
Five Tails, Gobi, Houkou
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Houkou is a bijuu which looks like a five-tailed dog. Each tail of this creature represents one elemental power: Wind, Water, Earth, Lightning and Fire. They can cause catastrophic damage when used. Houkou will willingly destroy the nature to obtain the power he desires from these elements. He was once badly injured when he and Nekomata challenged Kyuubi. Strangely enough, he is the god of Illusion. Houkou lives in a giant, ancient tree.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 3 Wins, 1 Loss
Wins: Sokou, Nekomata, Raijuu
Losses: Kyuubi
Fate: After receiving a severe wound, Houkou runs away to one of Japan's islands, and hides in a place near Kyushu ’s Volcano - a giant tree, to heal his wound. But the tree's concrete position is not known by anyone.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of dog, with 5 long tails. Has a white coloured body. Each of the tails possess one of the five elemental powers, that used simultaneously can cause a big earthquake.
Ability: Attacking using mixture of elements; Houkou is skilled in each kind of element ability, and can also create instantaneously each kind of natural disaster.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 3rd
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 5th
Symbolic Element: Illusion (Being the god of Illusions)
Origin/Discovered in: Near one of Kyushu's volcanoes (Akase Lava Volcano, probably)
6 Tails (Rokubi), Raijuu
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Raijuu, a bijuu in the form of weasel, has four legs and very sharp claws. Its cry sounds like thunder. It was originally the god of Thunder, but because of Yamata no Orochi’s power, it was transformed into a beast. Raijuu can release a huge amount of eletricity for battle assistance.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 5 times; 2 Wins, 3 Losses
Wins: Shukaku, Sokou
Losses: Houkou, Yamata no Orochi, Kyuubi
Fate: A ninja called Sarutobi (That’s right, but we don’t know if it’s the series’ Sandaime), in the legend, effectively eliminated Raijuu by using the technique “Kinjutsu: Raikiri�. (Now the confusion starts. This is supposed to be Kakashi’s move, but the way of writing may be different from the actual jutsu, and Kishimoto probably changed this legend to fit the story anyway). What actually happens is that the technique counters the lightning released by Raijuu by cutting it, making the beast receive its own attack, and become severely wounded. (Thus the name lightning edge.) He then is sealed by Sarutobi with the “Tool of Power: Hidden Thunder Prison� into the seal in the Thunder Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A species of weasel with golden yellow fur. The whole body’s fur grows upright. Its six tails take a lightning shape, (unlike the crappy image I have, but it’s the closest to the legend) just like the ancient God of Thunder.
Ability: Fire caused by lightning, Lightning Thunder, Lightning bolts, Lightning elemental magic arts; Raijuu may also fly about as a ball of lightning / fire.
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 5th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 4th
Symbolic Element: Lightning (God of Lightning)
Origin/Discovered in: Underground the Thunder Shrine in a town in Kyoto
Personal notes: If this is right and we go by speculation, then could Kakashi have battled with the Raijuu jinchuuriki before? Raijuu also resembles the Pokemon Raikou.
More info about Raijuu: Raiju is also depicted as the companion of Raiden, the Shinto god of lightning. While the demon is generally calm and harmless, during thunderstorms, it becomes agitated and leaps about in trees, fields, and even buildings (trees that have been struck by lightning are said to have been scratched by Raiju's claws).
Another of its peculiar behaviors is sleeping in human navels. This prompts Raiden to shoot arrows at Raiju to wake the creature up, thus harming the person in whose belly the demon is resting. Superstitious people therefore often sleep on their stomachs during bad weather. Other legends say that Raiju will only hide in the navels of people who sleep outdoors.
Shichibi (Seven Tails), Kaku
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Kaku is a bijuu in the form of badger. Its Kanji is also read as Mujina, which is the name the Japanese subspecies of badger (Meles Meles Anaguma) receives in some parts of Japan. It has seven tails, and is the smallest bijuu out of the nine; though it is the most cunning and stealthy. Kaku hunts its prey underground most of the time. It kills by crumbling/destroying the piece of land that is under its target, making it fall right into his open mouth. Above land, whenever he is around he can transform into any type of creature, but he is unable to do it if he doesn’t have clay (hm….remind you of any maniacal, clay-bomb wielding crazy Gaara-killer?).
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; 1 Win, 3 Flees
Wins: Sokou
Escapes: Nekomata, Isonade, Yamata no Orochi
Fate: Kaku’s storehouse of clay in a hole is found, and is burned by warriors. Kaku is unable to transform, and is defeated by the brave warrior Ikkyo Soujin, who proceeds to seal it with the “Tool of Power: Remnant Earth Altar� into the seal in the Earth Shrine.
Japanese Myth Appearance: Kaku is the smallest Bijuu. It has a blue color, and is good at using clay camouflage. Kaku is very difficult to bump into.
Ability: Transformation (Henge), Clay, Earth elemental magic arts
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 7th
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 3rd
Symbolic Element: Earth (God of Earth)
Origin/Discovered in: Underground Sacrificial Altar in the Nagoya outskirts
Personal notes: Resembles Deidara pretty well.
More info about Kaku: Mujina (貉 is an old Japanese term for a badger. In Japanese folklore, these animals were avid shapeshifters, and one of the forms they were purported to take was that of a faceless ghost. This particular sort of monster is often referred to by English speakers as a mujina, but the Japanese know them as nopperabou.
Eight Tails (Hachibi), Yamata no Orochi
(Aka: Hachimata)
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: Yamata no Orochi is a Snake bijuu. It has crimsom red eyes, eight heads and eight tails (also depicted to having trees and vines growing around them) and has the power of the Demon world, a symbol of evil. Each head of Yamata no Orochi represents a symbol: Soul, Ghost, Evil, Devil, Monstrous, Kill, The Afterworld and Death.
Its powers were originally weak, the members of the Kusanagi clan, when attacking it, acted carelessly, using the legendary sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi (Oro’s sword). Because of that, as a consequence, Yamata no Orochi takes the sword from them, absorbing the power contained inside, and becoming an incredibly powerful creature, and finally storing it in its body.
With the new power, Yamata no Orochi releases an insane amount of dark energy, awakening the other Bijuu and becoming arrogant. Yamata no Orochi proceeds to defeat many of the Bijuu, but when it battles with Kyuubi, it is defeated. The cause of this is simple: Kyuubi has an unlimited amount of power, making even a hole in the Kusanagi sword. As this happens, it shows how tremendously powerful Kyuubi is, deserving of the “King of Bijuu� title. Not even Sarutobi and Enma (I’m not sure how those two are into the legend) could scratch the Kusanagi no Tsurugi. (That makes connections to the Oro x Sandaime battle)
Legend also depicted it as having a power able to rival Kyuubi’s [in quality], but the fact is, Yamata no Orochi’s does have a limit.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 5 times; 4 Wins, 1 Losses
Wins: Shukaku, Isonade, Kaku, Raijuu
Losses: Kyuubi
Fate: Yamata no Orochi awaits a genius of the Yagami (NOT the Kanji of Yagami from Death Note, but Yagami as in Eight Gods: 八神clan, which is the arch enemy of the Kusanagi clan. The purpose is to awake it [Yamata no Orochi], in order to fight Kyuubi again.
Since Yamata no Orochi’s power inherits in the Yagami Clan, If the heir appears as the first genius in 1000 years that is able to awake Yamata no Orochi’s ability, it will be completely restored. Once the process is done, the genius with such crucial task will be destroyed due to the true body of Yamata no Orochi resurfacing, which has an all-new power. It won’t be found before the decisive battle with Kyuubi, and will be able to kill no matter of thing, destroy any type of place, and attain infinite vision (as Kyuubi has). The core of Yamata no Orochi’s power is in a kind of forbidden sealing jutsu. As soon as the Yagami clan heir comprehends enough of it, a bigger, much stronger power will surface in the grasp of Yamata no Orochi.
Japanese Myth Appearance: A super Snake of Eight heads and Eight tails, attached to a single body. Has a deep brown color. It definitely is the biggest bijuu - the lenghth of it is over eight mountains. Originally, it was weaker than Houkou and Nekomata; however, that was 1000 years before a brave warrior tried defeating it with the Kusanagi no Tsurugi. In the process, the sword’s power is absorbed instead by Yamata no Orochi, thus greatly expanding his power. He continues though to be able to use freely the sword in his belly.
Ability: The legendary sword: Kusanagi no Tsurugi; summoning of evil spirits
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 2nd
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 2nd
Symbolic Element: Devil
Origin / Discovered in: An old battlefield in Osaka Personal notes: Now, everyone knows this one resembles Orochimaru, but what I like is the “Yagami genius� legend, which OF COURSE screams Sasuke.
More info about Yamata no Orochi: There is the story of the killing of the Eight-Headed Serpent by Susanoo. According to the legend, a local town had been living in fear of the Serpent, and the townspeople offered the sacrifice of a young girl each year to keep it appeased. Lord Susano heard about the town's dilemma, and became determined to slay the beast. He exterminated the serpent by serving it alcohol, and then cutting off its heads while it was intoxicated. Between the Kagura performances, this one is the most famous.
Nine Tails (Kyuubi), Kyuubi no Youko
(Nine-Tailed Demon Fox) XD
Jinchuuriki: Uzumaki Naruto
Tale in the Legend of the Tailed Beasts: This is a bijuu in the shape of a nine-tailed fox, and the strongest of them all. The reason he is so powerful is simple: Kyuubi has an unlimited amount of power, earning it the “King of Bijuu� title. The power is generated by Kyuubi’s Fire Seal, and as a result, after battling for 100 years with Yamata no Orochi, it becomes exhausted; but Kyuubi continues standing, able to fight. It is also pretty cunning and smart.
Situation in the Ancient War of the 9 Gods: Battled 4 times; All of them victories
Wins: Nekomata, Houkou, Raijuu, Yamata no Orochi
Fate: In unclear whereabouts, Kyuubi continues to kill all the people on his way to find the one who awakened him, and the one who managed to seal him before. (That being Yondaime, probably) Yamata no Orochi didn’t tell Kyuubi, though, that the one who awakened him was the Eight Tails himself.
Japanese Myth Appearance: Kyuubi no Youko is the strongest (S Level) Bijuu of the Japanese Myth. Its body has a red fur; Kyuubi represents the element of Fire. Its abilities are incredible. Because it has never been defeated by any youkai, its total strength is unable to estimate. His tails create cyclones by spinning quickly, and Kyuubi proceeds to rip its enemies with its huge claws. At the same time his fur may shoot fireballs similar to meteorites endlessly, instantly destroying villages. In the ancient Bijuu wars, a challenge results in Houkou being severely wounded, and Nekomata nearly dying, but ending up being rescued by his master, Shinigami (God of Death). Yamata no Orochi depended on the Kusanagi no Tsurugi to fight Kyuubi, but was defeated and the sword received a cracked hole, courtesy of our kitsune.
Ability: Fire element attacks, Flaming claws, and other things depicted above
Bijuu Strength Ranking: 1st
Bijuu Chakra/Stamina Ranking: 1st
Symbolic Element: Fire (God of Fire)
Origin/Discovered in: Hidden Altar of Gods in Kobe
Personal Notes: Interesting how he searches for the one who sealed him. Also, it would be nice if Oro was the cause of Kyuubi’s awakening – the reason Kyuubi attacked the village may very well be because it’s the place he was last seen.
More info about Kyuubi: The Kyuubi is an intelligent demon that is capable of speech and has a scathing, sadistic personality. However he has also a sense of fairness and sarcastic honour, as he sometimes helps Naruto when he is in a difficult situation. This could be for purely selfish reasons, however, for it is speculated that if Naruto dies, then the Kyuubi will die with him. It seems likely that the Kyubi has some concept of a loathing respect for Naruto and even more so for the Fourth Hokage
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Golongan Perwira atau Opsir
- Admiral Tinggi (Gensui)
- Admiral 3 kekuatan besar angkatan laut (Taishou)
- Laksamana madya/Wakil Admiral (Chuujo)
- Admiral Muda (Shoushou)
- Komodor (Junshou)
- Kapten (Taisa)
- Komandan (Chuusa)
- Mayor (Shousa)
- Letnan (Taii)
- Letnan Satu (Chuui)
- Letnan Dua (Shoui)
Golongan non opsir
- Bintara (Juni)
- Sersan Mayor (Souchou)
- Sersan (Gunsou)
- Kopral (Gouchou)
- Prajurit Bintang Dua (Ittouhei)
- Prajurit Bintang Satu (Nitouhei)
- Calon Prajurit (Santouhei)
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Bleach Ghost-types Guide
• Souls
There are two type of Souls - Plus and Hollow. Plus is the most common one that roams around places and does no harm, but those with strong regrets in the current world will bind themselves to their focus of regret by the Chain of Fate. If the focus is a person, they become 'obsessed spirits', and if the focus is a place, they become 'earthbound spirits'. Hollow, on the other hand attacks other beings (mainly those with high-spiritual density) and eat their souls.
• Earth-bound spirit
Those who are naturally assimilated with the land. They will only show itself when someone trespasses their territory.
• Grand Fisher
A name given to an infamous hollow who hides his body from being seen while his neck protrudes a lure that takes on a human shape, and devours souls with high spiritual density to increase his own strength.
• Hollow
All hollows are formerly human's souls or Plusses. There are many reasons why the Plusses become Hollows - they're not brought to the Soul Society by a Shinigami, escaped from Soul Society, not protected by other Hollows, or when they wanted to fill their empty heart and seek out their loved ones in their past life. Those who has become hollows eat souls to ease their pain and suffering, and cannot revert back to a normal soul.
• Menos Grande (Arankal)
- Gillian - Gigantic hollow that is born from hundreds of hollows that pile and mix
- Ajuukaru - Much smarter and stronger than a gillian, like a vice-captain compaired to a seated officer. Not many of them exist or so it is thought!.
- Vastoorode - Looks like a shinigami and is much stronger than your average captain. Not many are known to exist the few that do exist are only seen in Hueco Mundo. It is said that 10 of them would bring destruction to the Soul Society.
• Plus
Plusses are the soul that has been seperated from the original body and would not harm any other creatures. However, they have the potential to become a Hollow because of several reasons, whether they are willing or not.
• 'Target' Leech
Not a hollow, but it's actually part of the main hollow called Shrieker. It does have a little willpower, and does not feel any pain at all.
There are two type of Souls - Plus and Hollow. Plus is the most common one that roams around places and does no harm, but those with strong regrets in the current world will bind themselves to their focus of regret by the Chain of Fate. If the focus is a person, they become 'obsessed spirits', and if the focus is a place, they become 'earthbound spirits'. Hollow, on the other hand attacks other beings (mainly those with high-spiritual density) and eat their souls.
• Earth-bound spirit
Those who are naturally assimilated with the land. They will only show itself when someone trespasses their territory.
• Grand Fisher
A name given to an infamous hollow who hides his body from being seen while his neck protrudes a lure that takes on a human shape, and devours souls with high spiritual density to increase his own strength.
• Hollow
All hollows are formerly human's souls or Plusses. There are many reasons why the Plusses become Hollows - they're not brought to the Soul Society by a Shinigami, escaped from Soul Society, not protected by other Hollows, or when they wanted to fill their empty heart and seek out their loved ones in their past life. Those who has become hollows eat souls to ease their pain and suffering, and cannot revert back to a normal soul.
• Menos Grande (Arankal)
- Gillian - Gigantic hollow that is born from hundreds of hollows that pile and mix
- Ajuukaru - Much smarter and stronger than a gillian, like a vice-captain compaired to a seated officer. Not many of them exist or so it is thought!.
- Vastoorode - Looks like a shinigami and is much stronger than your average captain. Not many are known to exist the few that do exist are only seen in Hueco Mundo. It is said that 10 of them would bring destruction to the Soul Society.
• Plus
Plusses are the soul that has been seperated from the original body and would not harm any other creatures. However, they have the potential to become a Hollow because of several reasons, whether they are willing or not.
• 'Target' Leech
Not a hollow, but it's actually part of the main hollow called Shrieker. It does have a little willpower, and does not feel any pain at all.
Bleach Weapon Guide
• Asauchi
Shinigami's that are not accepted into 1 of the 13 divisions are given this sword it has no name and is practically useless.
• Kikou
The true form of the spearhead of the Soukyoku and as the executioner which looks like a phoenix.
• Kuukaku Canyon
Canyon is suppose to be used to shoot of giant fireworks...but it was used to shoot Ichigo, Ganju, Yoruichi, Chad, Orihime and Ishida into the Soul-Society.
• Mod-Soul
From an operation called 'Spearhead', artificial battle-type souls were created, which when used can strengthens one part of the body to a higher level. This is called Mod-Soul. When the Spearhead operation is cancelled, the mod-souls that have been created are ordered to be destroyed, but some managed to escape.
• Reisyukaku
Spirit core that resembles like a crystal ball. By providing spiritual energy to the core, the user can create a strong cannonball.
• Sanrei Glove
Glove with a powerful ward that deflects spiritual energy.
• Skull Glove
This is the glove that has a picture of a skull on, its much like Urahara's cane, it possess's the power to seperate souls from there body. It is used by Rukia before Kon is introduced into the anime or anytime Kon is hesitant about leaving his body. It will not put a replacement soul into the body it is only used to extract a soul from; The body will just lay limp until the soul returns to it.
• Shun Shun Rikka 'Shield of Six Dancing Flowers'
The Shun Shun Rikka are Orihime's own powers born to protect her, they are housed inside of the hairpins her older brother gave to her. They have the power to build a 'sheild' and 'repel it'. When first awakend Orihime must shout the Shun Shun Rikka's names and an incantation. Through training Orihime no longer has to call out their names or the incantations.Hinagiku 'Flame-less Chrysanthemum'Baigon 'Solemn Plum'Lily• Santen Kesshun: 'Combined Sheild of the Heavenly Trio''I repel thee'Their ability is to repel the "Outer Sheild" A sheild is raised between Orihime and her enemy and they repel the attack she recieves.Shonou 'Cherry Blossom'Ayame 'Iris'• Souten Kishun: 'Return Shield of the Heavenly Duo''I repel thee'Their abilities are to repel the "Inner Sheild". A shield placed inside that repels damage within a limited area. Returns the subject covered by sheild to the same way they were before taking damage.Tsubaki 'Camellia Demon'• Koten Zanshun: 'Cutting Sheild of the Heavenly One''I repel thee'Repels both sides of the sheild. Breaks through the enemy and puts up a sheild inside them and repels the combined substance. Splits the enemy in two.
• Soukyoku
Shinigami that has commited a serious offense will be executed using the Soukyoku.
• Special Kuukaku Smoke Bomb
Bomb used by Ganju he added pepper to it so the enemy wouldn't be able to see.
• Target Leeches
Some Hollows use them; There kinda like claymore mines they explode when ever they are detonated.
• Quincy Bow
This is the bow created by low level Quincy's by collecting spiritons around them they form a bow. They're able to shoot arrows that are not very strong there only good against low-level hollows.
• Quincy Glove
This glove give's tremendous power to a Quincy if he can hold a quincy bow open for 7 days. If the glove is removed the power will grow even greater but the quincy will lose all its powers so its wisely used.
• Urahara's Cane
When first introduced to Urahara he was seen as a mysterious character and still is well into the manga; He is never without his cane which may seem strange but this cane is actually his soul slayer. It posseses the ability to seperate souls from there body. The blade slides out of the canes staff which is actually the shealth and may look useless but when released it has tremendous power!
• Zanpakutou
A Shinigami gains their Zanpakutou when they graduate from the academy (central institute of spiritual art). Each Shinigami has their own unique zanpakutou, and it reflects the owner's personality and power. The Zanpakutou has two levels of release - Shi-kai (Initial Release) and Ban-kai (Ban release) which will increase the user's attack power. But in order to do so, they must learn the Zanpakutou's name and gain its cooperation.
Shinigami's that are not accepted into 1 of the 13 divisions are given this sword it has no name and is practically useless.
• Kikou
The true form of the spearhead of the Soukyoku and as the executioner which looks like a phoenix.
• Kuukaku Canyon
Canyon is suppose to be used to shoot of giant fireworks...but it was used to shoot Ichigo, Ganju, Yoruichi, Chad, Orihime and Ishida into the Soul-Society.
• Mod-Soul
From an operation called 'Spearhead', artificial battle-type souls were created, which when used can strengthens one part of the body to a higher level. This is called Mod-Soul. When the Spearhead operation is cancelled, the mod-souls that have been created are ordered to be destroyed, but some managed to escape.
• Reisyukaku
Spirit core that resembles like a crystal ball. By providing spiritual energy to the core, the user can create a strong cannonball.
• Sanrei Glove
Glove with a powerful ward that deflects spiritual energy.
• Skull Glove
This is the glove that has a picture of a skull on, its much like Urahara's cane, it possess's the power to seperate souls from there body. It is used by Rukia before Kon is introduced into the anime or anytime Kon is hesitant about leaving his body. It will not put a replacement soul into the body it is only used to extract a soul from; The body will just lay limp until the soul returns to it.
• Shun Shun Rikka 'Shield of Six Dancing Flowers'
The Shun Shun Rikka are Orihime's own powers born to protect her, they are housed inside of the hairpins her older brother gave to her. They have the power to build a 'sheild' and 'repel it'. When first awakend Orihime must shout the Shun Shun Rikka's names and an incantation. Through training Orihime no longer has to call out their names or the incantations.Hinagiku 'Flame-less Chrysanthemum'Baigon 'Solemn Plum'Lily• Santen Kesshun: 'Combined Sheild of the Heavenly Trio''I repel thee'Their ability is to repel the "Outer Sheild" A sheild is raised between Orihime and her enemy and they repel the attack she recieves.Shonou 'Cherry Blossom'Ayame 'Iris'• Souten Kishun: 'Return Shield of the Heavenly Duo''I repel thee'Their abilities are to repel the "Inner Sheild". A shield placed inside that repels damage within a limited area. Returns the subject covered by sheild to the same way they were before taking damage.Tsubaki 'Camellia Demon'• Koten Zanshun: 'Cutting Sheild of the Heavenly One''I repel thee'Repels both sides of the sheild. Breaks through the enemy and puts up a sheild inside them and repels the combined substance. Splits the enemy in two.
• Soukyoku
Shinigami that has commited a serious offense will be executed using the Soukyoku.
• Special Kuukaku Smoke Bomb
Bomb used by Ganju he added pepper to it so the enemy wouldn't be able to see.
• Target Leeches
Some Hollows use them; There kinda like claymore mines they explode when ever they are detonated.
• Quincy Bow
This is the bow created by low level Quincy's by collecting spiritons around them they form a bow. They're able to shoot arrows that are not very strong there only good against low-level hollows.
• Quincy Glove
This glove give's tremendous power to a Quincy if he can hold a quincy bow open for 7 days. If the glove is removed the power will grow even greater but the quincy will lose all its powers so its wisely used.
• Urahara's Cane
When first introduced to Urahara he was seen as a mysterious character and still is well into the manga; He is never without his cane which may seem strange but this cane is actually his soul slayer. It posseses the ability to seperate souls from there body. The blade slides out of the canes staff which is actually the shealth and may look useless but when released it has tremendous power!
• Zanpakutou
A Shinigami gains their Zanpakutou when they graduate from the academy (central institute of spiritual art). Each Shinigami has their own unique zanpakutou, and it reflects the owner's personality and power. The Zanpakutou has two levels of release - Shi-kai (Initial Release) and Ban-kai (Ban release) which will increase the user's attack power. But in order to do so, they must learn the Zanpakutou's name and gain its cooperation.
Bleach Kidou Guide
• Bakudou 1: First Restraint Obstructionbinding technique that makes it so you are unable to move or difficult to move.
• Bakudou 58: Kakushitsuijyaku - Invocation of the tracking birds This technique allows the user to contact with anyone and can be used to contact more than one person.
• bakudou 61: Rukujyoukourou - Luminous Prison of 6 Bars Kidou used to bind strong opponents much stronger than First Restraint Obstruction
• Bakudou 75: Gochuu Tekan A strong Technique used to bind the opponents limbs
• Bakudou 77: Tenteikuura - Heavenly Rickshaws of Silken Air Incantation: Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land, hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly through the heavens Effect: Transmits messages to anyone within Soul Society, works better is used in conjunction with Bakudou #58.
• Bakudou 99: Bankin Huge box appears then drops from sky to crush opponent
• Hadou 4: White LightningA powerful attack that uses Kidou in the form of lighting.
• Hadou 31: Shakkahou - Artillería CarmesíKidou comes out of users hands like a strong ball or blast of power
• Hadou 33: Soukatsui - Way of DestructionKidou comes out of users hand like a big blue ball of spiritual pressure
• Hadou 54: Waste Flame Generates a fire is able to completely burn and incinerate a target of a low reiatsu. Can be used to burn lost limbs and on funeral pyres.
• Hadou 63: Raikouhou - Lighting Tiger Canon Kidou is gathered in hands and then shot off in a destructive blast
• Hadou 90: Kurohitsugi - Black coffin Very powerful technique and is very difficult to use (Hadous over 90 are classified as Enternal Destruction)
• Negation Menos Grandes use this to save there own kind. Light comes from the sky and bring injured comrand back to hollow world.
• Soul BurialThis is preformed by all shinigami's, its how they send souls to the Soul-Society
• Bakudou 58: Kakushitsuijyaku - Invocation of the tracking birds This technique allows the user to contact with anyone and can be used to contact more than one person.
• bakudou 61: Rukujyoukourou - Luminous Prison of 6 Bars Kidou used to bind strong opponents much stronger than First Restraint Obstruction
• Bakudou 75: Gochuu Tekan A strong Technique used to bind the opponents limbs
• Bakudou 77: Tenteikuura - Heavenly Rickshaws of Silken Air Incantation: Black and white net. Twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns and belts. Footprints, distant thunder, sharp peak, engulfing land, hidden in the night, sea of clouds, blue line. Form a circle and fly through the heavens Effect: Transmits messages to anyone within Soul Society, works better is used in conjunction with Bakudou #58.
• Bakudou 99: Bankin Huge box appears then drops from sky to crush opponent
• Hadou 4: White LightningA powerful attack that uses Kidou in the form of lighting.
• Hadou 31: Shakkahou - Artillería CarmesíKidou comes out of users hands like a strong ball or blast of power
• Hadou 33: Soukatsui - Way of DestructionKidou comes out of users hand like a big blue ball of spiritual pressure
• Hadou 54: Waste Flame Generates a fire is able to completely burn and incinerate a target of a low reiatsu. Can be used to burn lost limbs and on funeral pyres.
• Hadou 63: Raikouhou - Lighting Tiger Canon Kidou is gathered in hands and then shot off in a destructive blast
• Hadou 90: Kurohitsugi - Black coffin Very powerful technique and is very difficult to use (Hadous over 90 are classified as Enternal Destruction)
• Negation Menos Grandes use this to save there own kind. Light comes from the sky and bring injured comrand back to hollow world.
• Soul BurialThis is preformed by all shinigami's, its how they send souls to the Soul-Society
Review Red Alert 3
Review From Gamefaqs
"Overall, there were a lot of improvements but there were also certain aspects that killed the game."
Finally, the newest installment of Red Alert has arrived. Most changes are enjoyable but some of the aspects should've been left out. Let me explain.GraphicsMany people complain about the cartoon-ish graphics and refuse to see the other good points this game has to offer. Personally I like the cartoony style. The bright and colorful graphics even looks impressive on the lowest settings. Impressive enough to make the game enjoyable at least. I have encountered some bugs though, like placing a sovjet defense structure on a bridge, you see only half of the defense structure. The outline when selecting units can also be so bright it's annoying.
-Graphics 9/10
SoundNothing much to say here. I like the new soundtrack. The tracks are different enough to keep the battles interesting and refreshing. Too bad that you can't listen to the soundtrack without buying it.The sound of the units is a mixed bag really. It's a good thing the Apocalypse Tank has held its old sounds, while the new ‘Kirov Reporting' isn't really an improvement.
-Sound 10/10
StoryOf course, this wouldn't be Red Alert without it's hilarious storyline. The scenes are so over the top that it's enjoyable. I'm sure everyone knows what I'm talking about so this doesn't need any explanation. Also, not really the storyline, but even the tutorial is hilarious. Poor soviet tank, hehe.
-Story 10/10
GameplayIn my opinion, the most important part of the game, too bad it's a bit of a letdown. First I have to say I like the C&C 3 interface. When selecting units, it gives a better overview than in Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge. Too bad I can't select a primary building so that I can build sovjet troops from my allied war factory, provided that I have a sovjet mcv of course.But that means there is a little more strategy involved, which is nice. A nice touch is that now Kirov Airships are now deployed from airports instead of war factories.The factions provide also different gameplay in terms of base building. The allies have the way of building as in the old Red Alerts. you click on a buiding on a tap. Wait until it's complete and you can deploy it, while the Sovjets can deploy it imstantly and have to wait til its done, like in generals.The Empire has a complete unique way of deploying which brings many possibilities in advancing your base.Another unique aspect is that most buidings can be constructed on water. A lot of units can traverse land and sea too as well. A welcome addition, since I've always felt that the sea's in Yuri's Revenge weren't used as much, since most of the fighting was done on land.That is where the game breaks down. In Yuri's Revenge, I always had fun building an impressive base. Not really Turtling since a sent troops to attack in a regular interval, but to have a wall with defense structures around your base.Well, don't bother in this game. There are these 'support powers' A bit like in generals, where you could earn points and get the sniper or spy drone upgrade.Here it is totally overpowered. Here you get toxic bombs, time bombs which you can place on exact locations, tractor beams which destroys your units, and even satellites which comes crashing down to destroy a base in a few seconds. Even the superpowers seem more fair in that they have a timer and give you the opportunity to destroy them before they are activated. but now: Build 5 apocalypse, and watch them get destroyed in an instant. Made a wall with a nice defense around your base, so that you can focus elsewhere on the battlefield? Wrong, pay attention or else you'll find yourself without a mcv. This would be fair if you could counter them in some way, but sadly, you can't. And now that the ore system is moving at a slower pace, you'll be left soon with no defense and no credits to defend yourself.
-Gameplay 5/10
Difficulty and Replay ValueThe AI has vastly improved. It no longer builds three Kirovs and rush them to your base to attack till they drop. Ignoring your defenses. Now they attack where the defense is the weakest. The Ai will also play hit and run tactics and it will attack with a variety of units. Now Brutal really is Brutal.The replay value isn't that great in my opinion. Its all rush and who gets the first destructive support powers and superweapons to win.
-Difficulty and Replay Value7/10
Since I find gameplay to be very important, I'll give this game a 7, even if the individual scores add up higher (8)Pros:- Graphics look fresh and bright, nice new approach- Great soundtrack- Fun storylineCons:- Some sounds are worse than it's predecessors - Can't build a nice base without having it destroyed every five minutes.- Supportpowers are so overpowered, this game would be better of without them.
Reviewer's Score: 7/10
Originally Posted: 11/05/08
"Overall, there were a lot of improvements but there were also certain aspects that killed the game."
Finally, the newest installment of Red Alert has arrived. Most changes are enjoyable but some of the aspects should've been left out. Let me explain.GraphicsMany people complain about the cartoon-ish graphics and refuse to see the other good points this game has to offer. Personally I like the cartoony style. The bright and colorful graphics even looks impressive on the lowest settings. Impressive enough to make the game enjoyable at least. I have encountered some bugs though, like placing a sovjet defense structure on a bridge, you see only half of the defense structure. The outline when selecting units can also be so bright it's annoying.
-Graphics 9/10
SoundNothing much to say here. I like the new soundtrack. The tracks are different enough to keep the battles interesting and refreshing. Too bad that you can't listen to the soundtrack without buying it.The sound of the units is a mixed bag really. It's a good thing the Apocalypse Tank has held its old sounds, while the new ‘Kirov Reporting' isn't really an improvement.
-Sound 10/10
StoryOf course, this wouldn't be Red Alert without it's hilarious storyline. The scenes are so over the top that it's enjoyable. I'm sure everyone knows what I'm talking about so this doesn't need any explanation. Also, not really the storyline, but even the tutorial is hilarious. Poor soviet tank, hehe.
-Story 10/10
GameplayIn my opinion, the most important part of the game, too bad it's a bit of a letdown. First I have to say I like the C&C 3 interface. When selecting units, it gives a better overview than in Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge. Too bad I can't select a primary building so that I can build sovjet troops from my allied war factory, provided that I have a sovjet mcv of course.But that means there is a little more strategy involved, which is nice. A nice touch is that now Kirov Airships are now deployed from airports instead of war factories.The factions provide also different gameplay in terms of base building. The allies have the way of building as in the old Red Alerts. you click on a buiding on a tap. Wait until it's complete and you can deploy it, while the Sovjets can deploy it imstantly and have to wait til its done, like in generals.The Empire has a complete unique way of deploying which brings many possibilities in advancing your base.Another unique aspect is that most buidings can be constructed on water. A lot of units can traverse land and sea too as well. A welcome addition, since I've always felt that the sea's in Yuri's Revenge weren't used as much, since most of the fighting was done on land.That is where the game breaks down. In Yuri's Revenge, I always had fun building an impressive base. Not really Turtling since a sent troops to attack in a regular interval, but to have a wall with defense structures around your base.Well, don't bother in this game. There are these 'support powers' A bit like in generals, where you could earn points and get the sniper or spy drone upgrade.Here it is totally overpowered. Here you get toxic bombs, time bombs which you can place on exact locations, tractor beams which destroys your units, and even satellites which comes crashing down to destroy a base in a few seconds. Even the superpowers seem more fair in that they have a timer and give you the opportunity to destroy them before they are activated. but now: Build 5 apocalypse, and watch them get destroyed in an instant. Made a wall with a nice defense around your base, so that you can focus elsewhere on the battlefield? Wrong, pay attention or else you'll find yourself without a mcv. This would be fair if you could counter them in some way, but sadly, you can't. And now that the ore system is moving at a slower pace, you'll be left soon with no defense and no credits to defend yourself.
-Gameplay 5/10
Difficulty and Replay ValueThe AI has vastly improved. It no longer builds three Kirovs and rush them to your base to attack till they drop. Ignoring your defenses. Now they attack where the defense is the weakest. The Ai will also play hit and run tactics and it will attack with a variety of units. Now Brutal really is Brutal.The replay value isn't that great in my opinion. Its all rush and who gets the first destructive support powers and superweapons to win.
-Difficulty and Replay Value7/10
Since I find gameplay to be very important, I'll give this game a 7, even if the individual scores add up higher (8)Pros:- Graphics look fresh and bright, nice new approach- Great soundtrack- Fun storylineCons:- Some sounds are worse than it's predecessors - Can't build a nice base without having it destroyed every five minutes.- Supportpowers are so overpowered, this game would be better of without them.
Reviewer's Score: 7/10
Originally Posted: 11/05/08
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MY CHARACTER
Name: Feanor Sicilian
Alias: The Snow Crystal
Nationality: Eldarin
Race: Elf
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Build:normal
Hair/Eyes: Deep Dark. Turn into slight blue with white as base color whenever he saw a full moon
Class: Archer
Personality: Cherish and fun Feanor made a good relation to other. Loyal and good at keeping secret make him the most ideal character to befriend with. Sometimes quick tempered, Feanor speak his thought and never hesitate to tell his feeling straightly. Too open minded that he can’t control what he said, this habit sometimes seems shocking for those who didn’t used with Feanor.
History: Born as a twin made Feanor despised by elfs around him. As a well known and a common tradition, the villagers sacrifice his big brother to encounter bad luck. Unfortunately, the curse applied to both Feanor and his brother. Feanor’s parents manage to safe Feanor in a crisis. The curse turned his dark hair and eyes into light blue whenever his body came in contact with the full moon’s ray.
Ability: Able to talk with plants and animals. little known about alchemy.
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EON SPIRIT CHARACTER :
Name: Onikami Argentemp
Alias: The Roadmaster
Nationality: None known, though thought to be connected to Rivendell
Race: Half Elven
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Build: Somewhat of a crude combination of an elves litheness, but with a humans strength and endurance.
Hair: Mid length black, tied to a short ponytail.
Eyes: Icy Blue
Class: Ranger
Abilities or Skills: Other than diminished elven traits, his mind can act as a compass and map, as he is able to find his way to any place of desire. This along with his overbearing skill in Marksmanship, and the able to precisly hit where-ever he wishes on his target, make him a formidable ally.
Appearance:
(Minus the brown and add black, and tie into ponytail.)
Personality: Onikami, being an orphan had developed a self preservation type of attitude that allowed him to stay alive. Because he was raised by what he claims to have been magical wolves, his conception and parents are unknown, and thus he has somewhat of an anti-social problem, causing him to act like this for the most part of his life.
History: Being born to unknown parents, though obviously not pure elf, Onikami had been found on the road by a being similar to Huan, at about age 8, he was once again left, because the being figured it best that Onikami not discover what had raised him. Onikami grew up only knowing the skills in swordsmanship, and marksman, to keep himself alive. This along with the fact that he had a horrible habit of taking trinkets off of passing travelers, without them noticing. At age 30, where he had began puberty (Half elf would be earlier than elf, but later than man.) he decided to take the role of the roadmaster. Where he would escort and aid travelers, as long as they could pay him in some way shape or form. Because of this, he has readopted his human side of nature, and relative gruffness. He has become talk of wonders in small towns, along with the source of rumours in bigger cities. He currently is travelling along the road near Rivendell in hopes for work.
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RAZAN CHARACTER :
Name: Arther Jivoid
Alias: Arc
Race: Human
Nation: Mirkwood
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Build: Not much, but enough for an archer.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Class: Archer
Abilities/Skills: Basic alchemy and archery.
Appearance:
Personality: Calm and warm in the same character. Compassionate with others and spiteful in other times, Arc’s personality was not easy to guess. His brilliant strategies make up to his weak physics and disability of using swords and other weapons except for arrows and bows. Behind his calm and patient personality, Arc kept his rage inside buried them and saved them little by little, waiting for the right moment to opened them.
History: Found and raised by an elf, Arc was an exception in Mirkwood. Learned from elf’s way, Arc’s archery skill is far above usual compared to normal human beings. When he reached ten, the elves tell him the truth about how they found him and ordered Arc to found his real parents. Blessed with his archery skill he roam through places in order to found the.
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MUTTSY CHARACTER :
Name: Abra Orkak
Alias: None as of yet, but she's not opposed to nicknames
Nationality: Moria
Race: Dwarf
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Build: Small and plump
Hair: Brunette
Eyes: Grey-Blue
Class: Ranger
Abilities or Skills: She can hit people with her stick, I don't know what kind of fighting that is. Pretty fast for a dwarf, she can travel as fast and long as the rest of them and doesn't tire easily.
Appearance:
Complete with stick. But, she normally wears more clothes then that. Normal dwarf size, so I'm guessing about half the size of everybody.
Personality: Immature for her age, reckless, stubborn and foul tempered.
History: Grew up in the mines of Moria, a commoner who's only lot in life was to bear many, many dwarven children. She didn't much like it, but she was far to loyal to say or do otherwise. She was even betrothed before the drums started...
She learned to fight in those months, trying to save and protect her home, trying to stay alive. She learned to fight, but she learned the pain of lose. It was a loosing battle, so many gone and no hope left, it was too much. She heard the drums for the last time digging away at her escape, one of only a handful of dwarfs to flee out a mountain side tunnel before it collapsed, sealing away the rest of her people to their fate.
She hates herself for abandoning them, for being a coward.
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KEKE LE CAT CHARACTER 1 :
Name: Lissa Silverwind
Alias: Feather
Nationality: Mirkwood
Race: Elf
Age: 86 (keep in mind Arwen is over 2500 years old)
Gender: Female
Build: Light
Hair: Waist length golden blond
Eyes: Golden
Class: Druid
Abilities or Skills: Feather has a mild ability to read people, situations and can occasionally see into the future. The talent ever ran thin with the elves, and it is quite erratic. She has rapport with animals and is quite skilled with veterinary medicine.
Appearance: Feather most usually wears flowing white elven robes, she wears her hair down with tiny braids at her temples to keep her hair out of her face with white ribbons entwined in them. A golden belt circles her waist, and tiny golden hoops loop through her ears. For the journey to Rivendell she 'borrowed' her brother's green tunic with gold scroll work covering it, and a pair of his pants for ease of movement while traveling. She also nicked his soft thigh-high green Ranger's boots, and desperately hopes he doesn't notice.
She often weaves flowers into crowns, or tucks them into her braids.
Personality: Her fellow elves would describe her as innocent and sheltered, easily distracted, extremely cheerful, flighty and mostly undependable.
She is sweet and unpretentious, she doesn't really understand people or what motivates them; and so she usually ignores them for the much better company of her trees and her animal companions.
History: Feather lives with her parents in their treetop home in Mirkwood forest. She isn't much of a scholar, and so to be perfectly honest, she isn't really much of a druid. She spends much of her time out of doors, tending the forest and helping injured animals.
Her father began calling her his little Featherhead when she was very young and first demonstrated an inability to keep up with conversation. (She flits from topic to topic like a butterfly from flower to flower.) Soon after the other children picked it up and began taunting her with it, so she adopted it as a badge of honor, and now only answers to Feather.
Feather isn't really your typical elf in that she is open to new concepts, has no real understanding of their history and accepts people for who they are, not where they came from. Her teachers long ago grew weary of trying to teach her much of anything, and so she has ran mostly wild, is uncultured and mostly unaccomplished (by elven standards.)
She can however, much to her credit, play the harp very well and can sooth even the wildest beast with her gentle music and soft voice.
She has never been out of Mirkwood forest, and finds the world to be intimidating.
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KEKE LE CAT CHARACTER 2:
Name: Aginor
Alias: Feather calls him Agi but if you try it he may bite you
Nationality: Mirkwood
Race: Giant Spider
Age: 3 years
Gender: Male
Build: He's fist sized, kind of fat for a spider, I guess.
Hair: blue-black like a crow's wing
Eyes: Black - all 8 of them are.
Class: Bugger
Abilities or Skills: His fangs drip with Deadly Poison, what other skills do you expect a spider to have?
Appearance: He is roughly the size of Feather's fist, and grumpy. He is completely black and his short, spiky hair glimmers blue-black in the sunlight. Aginor's eight eyes reflect light in multicolored hues. His inch long fangs hook under his lower jaw and occasionally drip neon green poison.
Personality: He loves to complain, he always thinks he is getting the short end of the stick, glass half empty sort of fellow. He is basically Feather's polar opposite.
History: He hatched alone deep in Mirkwood's forest. He has no real idea what happened to his parents or his siblings, though as all spiders do he was born with the remembrance of his mother and his mother's mother and so on and so forth back to the first dawning.
Feather found him soon after hatching and took pity on him. Strictly speaking Giant Spiders are evil creatures, but Feather couldn't let the poor little thing starve and his fangs were too tiny to pierce her skin on that first day. Looking back, he is glad that he didn't deliver the death bite he had meant to. While she is terribly enthusiastic about, well, basically everything, she has turned out to be a rather good companion.
He is constantly trying to drill into her a sense of self preservation and a healthy suspicion of ... everyone. So far she has demonstrated an utter lack of intelligence but he still has hopes for her even though she is a stinky old humanoid.
Needless to say the other elves simply do not understand the relationship and Feather has been forced to keep Aginor hidden, telling everyone she had released him where she found him. He usually remains hidden in her satchel and only comes out when they are alone.
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QOORL CHARACTER :
Name: Valhurst
Alias:
Nationality: Man
Age: 32
Gender: Mayl
Build: Average
Hair: brown and thin
Eyes: brown
Class: Chemist (if it'll work) Uses a variety of herbs, powders, and unguents to achieve a variety of effects, with no real magic.
Abilities or Skills: Valhurst can perform some healing, using various herbs and mixtures. Set bones, treat poisons, cauterize or sterilize wounds, that sort of thing. He can also make a few minor mixtures to do things such as cause sleep, hold off fatigue, slow metabolism, etc. He's semi handy with a knife, and has a bit of a knack with Fireworks that he has studied ways to make them more versatile than simple entertainment.
Appearance: The one on the right duh.
Personality: Valhurst secretly wants to be a wizard. He's studied the right stuff, even practiced under the right people. But it just takes too damned long, and Valhurst is not a patient man. Though he isn't cruel or uncaring, he can not stand to wait. And so he left off studying with the wizards to try and find some source of magic on his own. He knows a fair bit, and it makes him a little cocky at times. He's absolutely sure that his beliefs are right.
History: Valhurst grew up in a Edoras in Rohan. He had every opportunity to persue any path his wished. Except the path of sorcery. And so when he was old enough he set out to find wizards and learn from them. And learn he did. Though not what he was hoping for. He learned that they were not entirely human, and that he could not be like them. He was furious that his dreams were dashed but did not give up hope. He would find a way to become like them, or surpass them. From Radagast the Brown, he learned of the animals, and of anatomy, from Gandalf he learned the secrets of fireworks, and gunpowder, and from Saruman he learned a great deal, many herbal mixtures and concoctions. It was with Saruman that he felt he made the greatest headway but then he learned some things of his Teacher that he was very uncomfortable with. In the dead of the night, he fled Isengard. He had gained a great deal of knowledge and in many circles he could pass himself off as a wizard, especially to those who were not particularly bright or educated. Still he plans to search all of Middle-Earth, intent on finding a way to rise above the Istari.
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THE EDITOR CHARACTER :
Name: Arlen Traynan.
Alias: Art.
Race: Human.
Nation: Gondor.
Age: 32.
Gender: Male.
Build: Medium height, light frame. Nowhere near elven, but slim as humans go.
Hair: Short, straight, black and untidy.
Eyes: Grey, slightly narrowed.
Class: Archer.
Abilities/Skills: Archery and survival.
Appearance: Lightly tanned and thin faced. Small nose, thin lips, but a strong jaw. Wears a ragged white shirt and brown leather waistcoat, a pair of black trousers, sturdy brown leather boots and frayed grey woolen fingerless gloves. The only weapons he carries are a black wooden bow, a brown cloth quiver and a short iron knife, all from the armory at Minrimmon.
Personality: Practical and indifferent, he's more concerned with survival than anything else. Not the best of companions, but you could do a lot worse.
History: Just another soldier sent to war. He started life as a baker's son, learned to use a bow, and got drafted into the army of Gondor. He was part of a small scouting force until he went to look around the area and came back to find his companions dead. Since then he's been wandering around for some time, and now he's at Rivendell.
Name: Feanor Sicilian
Alias: The Snow Crystal
Nationality: Eldarin
Race: Elf
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Build:normal
Hair/Eyes: Deep Dark. Turn into slight blue with white as base color whenever he saw a full moon
Class: Archer
Personality: Cherish and fun Feanor made a good relation to other. Loyal and good at keeping secret make him the most ideal character to befriend with. Sometimes quick tempered, Feanor speak his thought and never hesitate to tell his feeling straightly. Too open minded that he can’t control what he said, this habit sometimes seems shocking for those who didn’t used with Feanor.
History: Born as a twin made Feanor despised by elfs around him. As a well known and a common tradition, the villagers sacrifice his big brother to encounter bad luck. Unfortunately, the curse applied to both Feanor and his brother. Feanor’s parents manage to safe Feanor in a crisis. The curse turned his dark hair and eyes into light blue whenever his body came in contact with the full moon’s ray.
Ability: Able to talk with plants and animals. little known about alchemy.
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EON SPIRIT CHARACTER :
Name: Onikami Argentemp
Alias: The Roadmaster
Nationality: None known, though thought to be connected to Rivendell
Race: Half Elven
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Build: Somewhat of a crude combination of an elves litheness, but with a humans strength and endurance.
Hair: Mid length black, tied to a short ponytail.
Eyes: Icy Blue
Class: Ranger
Abilities or Skills: Other than diminished elven traits, his mind can act as a compass and map, as he is able to find his way to any place of desire. This along with his overbearing skill in Marksmanship, and the able to precisly hit where-ever he wishes on his target, make him a formidable ally.
Appearance:
(Minus the brown and add black, and tie into ponytail.)
Personality: Onikami, being an orphan had developed a self preservation type of attitude that allowed him to stay alive. Because he was raised by what he claims to have been magical wolves, his conception and parents are unknown, and thus he has somewhat of an anti-social problem, causing him to act like this for the most part of his life.
History: Being born to unknown parents, though obviously not pure elf, Onikami had been found on the road by a being similar to Huan, at about age 8, he was once again left, because the being figured it best that Onikami not discover what had raised him. Onikami grew up only knowing the skills in swordsmanship, and marksman, to keep himself alive. This along with the fact that he had a horrible habit of taking trinkets off of passing travelers, without them noticing. At age 30, where he had began puberty (Half elf would be earlier than elf, but later than man.) he decided to take the role of the roadmaster. Where he would escort and aid travelers, as long as they could pay him in some way shape or form. Because of this, he has readopted his human side of nature, and relative gruffness. He has become talk of wonders in small towns, along with the source of rumours in bigger cities. He currently is travelling along the road near Rivendell in hopes for work.
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RAZAN CHARACTER :
Name: Arther Jivoid
Alias: Arc
Race: Human
Nation: Mirkwood
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Build: Not much, but enough for an archer.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Class: Archer
Abilities/Skills: Basic alchemy and archery.
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Personality: Calm and warm in the same character. Compassionate with others and spiteful in other times, Arc’s personality was not easy to guess. His brilliant strategies make up to his weak physics and disability of using swords and other weapons except for arrows and bows. Behind his calm and patient personality, Arc kept his rage inside buried them and saved them little by little, waiting for the right moment to opened them.
History: Found and raised by an elf, Arc was an exception in Mirkwood. Learned from elf’s way, Arc’s archery skill is far above usual compared to normal human beings. When he reached ten, the elves tell him the truth about how they found him and ordered Arc to found his real parents. Blessed with his archery skill he roam through places in order to found the.
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MUTTSY CHARACTER :
Name: Abra Orkak
Alias: None as of yet, but she's not opposed to nicknames
Nationality: Moria
Race: Dwarf
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Build: Small and plump
Hair: Brunette
Eyes: Grey-Blue
Class: Ranger
Abilities or Skills: She can hit people with her stick, I don't know what kind of fighting that is. Pretty fast for a dwarf, she can travel as fast and long as the rest of them and doesn't tire easily.
Appearance:
Complete with stick. But, she normally wears more clothes then that. Normal dwarf size, so I'm guessing about half the size of everybody.
Personality: Immature for her age, reckless, stubborn and foul tempered.
History: Grew up in the mines of Moria, a commoner who's only lot in life was to bear many, many dwarven children. She didn't much like it, but she was far to loyal to say or do otherwise. She was even betrothed before the drums started...
She learned to fight in those months, trying to save and protect her home, trying to stay alive. She learned to fight, but she learned the pain of lose. It was a loosing battle, so many gone and no hope left, it was too much. She heard the drums for the last time digging away at her escape, one of only a handful of dwarfs to flee out a mountain side tunnel before it collapsed, sealing away the rest of her people to their fate.
She hates herself for abandoning them, for being a coward.
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KEKE LE CAT CHARACTER 1 :
Name: Lissa Silverwind
Alias: Feather
Nationality: Mirkwood
Race: Elf
Age: 86 (keep in mind Arwen is over 2500 years old)
Gender: Female
Build: Light
Hair: Waist length golden blond
Eyes: Golden
Class: Druid
Abilities or Skills: Feather has a mild ability to read people, situations and can occasionally see into the future. The talent ever ran thin with the elves, and it is quite erratic. She has rapport with animals and is quite skilled with veterinary medicine.
Appearance: Feather most usually wears flowing white elven robes, she wears her hair down with tiny braids at her temples to keep her hair out of her face with white ribbons entwined in them. A golden belt circles her waist, and tiny golden hoops loop through her ears. For the journey to Rivendell she 'borrowed' her brother's green tunic with gold scroll work covering it, and a pair of his pants for ease of movement while traveling. She also nicked his soft thigh-high green Ranger's boots, and desperately hopes he doesn't notice.
She often weaves flowers into crowns, or tucks them into her braids.
Personality: Her fellow elves would describe her as innocent and sheltered, easily distracted, extremely cheerful, flighty and mostly undependable.
She is sweet and unpretentious, she doesn't really understand people or what motivates them; and so she usually ignores them for the much better company of her trees and her animal companions.
History: Feather lives with her parents in their treetop home in Mirkwood forest. She isn't much of a scholar, and so to be perfectly honest, she isn't really much of a druid. She spends much of her time out of doors, tending the forest and helping injured animals.
Her father began calling her his little Featherhead when she was very young and first demonstrated an inability to keep up with conversation. (She flits from topic to topic like a butterfly from flower to flower.) Soon after the other children picked it up and began taunting her with it, so she adopted it as a badge of honor, and now only answers to Feather.
Feather isn't really your typical elf in that she is open to new concepts, has no real understanding of their history and accepts people for who they are, not where they came from. Her teachers long ago grew weary of trying to teach her much of anything, and so she has ran mostly wild, is uncultured and mostly unaccomplished (by elven standards.)
She can however, much to her credit, play the harp very well and can sooth even the wildest beast with her gentle music and soft voice.
She has never been out of Mirkwood forest, and finds the world to be intimidating.
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KEKE LE CAT CHARACTER 2:
Name: Aginor
Alias: Feather calls him Agi but if you try it he may bite you
Nationality: Mirkwood
Race: Giant Spider
Age: 3 years
Gender: Male
Build: He's fist sized, kind of fat for a spider, I guess.
Hair: blue-black like a crow's wing
Eyes: Black - all 8 of them are.
Class: Bugger
Abilities or Skills: His fangs drip with Deadly Poison, what other skills do you expect a spider to have?
Appearance: He is roughly the size of Feather's fist, and grumpy. He is completely black and his short, spiky hair glimmers blue-black in the sunlight. Aginor's eight eyes reflect light in multicolored hues. His inch long fangs hook under his lower jaw and occasionally drip neon green poison.
Personality: He loves to complain, he always thinks he is getting the short end of the stick, glass half empty sort of fellow. He is basically Feather's polar opposite.
History: He hatched alone deep in Mirkwood's forest. He has no real idea what happened to his parents or his siblings, though as all spiders do he was born with the remembrance of his mother and his mother's mother and so on and so forth back to the first dawning.
Feather found him soon after hatching and took pity on him. Strictly speaking Giant Spiders are evil creatures, but Feather couldn't let the poor little thing starve and his fangs were too tiny to pierce her skin on that first day. Looking back, he is glad that he didn't deliver the death bite he had meant to. While she is terribly enthusiastic about, well, basically everything, she has turned out to be a rather good companion.
He is constantly trying to drill into her a sense of self preservation and a healthy suspicion of ... everyone. So far she has demonstrated an utter lack of intelligence but he still has hopes for her even though she is a stinky old humanoid.
Needless to say the other elves simply do not understand the relationship and Feather has been forced to keep Aginor hidden, telling everyone she had released him where she found him. He usually remains hidden in her satchel and only comes out when they are alone.
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QOORL CHARACTER :
Name: Valhurst
Alias:
Nationality: Man
Age: 32
Gender: Mayl
Build: Average
Hair: brown and thin
Eyes: brown
Class: Chemist (if it'll work) Uses a variety of herbs, powders, and unguents to achieve a variety of effects, with no real magic.
Abilities or Skills: Valhurst can perform some healing, using various herbs and mixtures. Set bones, treat poisons, cauterize or sterilize wounds, that sort of thing. He can also make a few minor mixtures to do things such as cause sleep, hold off fatigue, slow metabolism, etc. He's semi handy with a knife, and has a bit of a knack with Fireworks that he has studied ways to make them more versatile than simple entertainment.
Appearance: The one on the right duh.
Personality: Valhurst secretly wants to be a wizard. He's studied the right stuff, even practiced under the right people. But it just takes too damned long, and Valhurst is not a patient man. Though he isn't cruel or uncaring, he can not stand to wait. And so he left off studying with the wizards to try and find some source of magic on his own. He knows a fair bit, and it makes him a little cocky at times. He's absolutely sure that his beliefs are right.
History: Valhurst grew up in a Edoras in Rohan. He had every opportunity to persue any path his wished. Except the path of sorcery. And so when he was old enough he set out to find wizards and learn from them. And learn he did. Though not what he was hoping for. He learned that they were not entirely human, and that he could not be like them. He was furious that his dreams were dashed but did not give up hope. He would find a way to become like them, or surpass them. From Radagast the Brown, he learned of the animals, and of anatomy, from Gandalf he learned the secrets of fireworks, and gunpowder, and from Saruman he learned a great deal, many herbal mixtures and concoctions. It was with Saruman that he felt he made the greatest headway but then he learned some things of his Teacher that he was very uncomfortable with. In the dead of the night, he fled Isengard. He had gained a great deal of knowledge and in many circles he could pass himself off as a wizard, especially to those who were not particularly bright or educated. Still he plans to search all of Middle-Earth, intent on finding a way to rise above the Istari.
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THE EDITOR CHARACTER :
Name: Arlen Traynan.
Alias: Art.
Race: Human.
Nation: Gondor.
Age: 32.
Gender: Male.
Build: Medium height, light frame. Nowhere near elven, but slim as humans go.
Hair: Short, straight, black and untidy.
Eyes: Grey, slightly narrowed.
Class: Archer.
Abilities/Skills: Archery and survival.
Appearance: Lightly tanned and thin faced. Small nose, thin lips, but a strong jaw. Wears a ragged white shirt and brown leather waistcoat, a pair of black trousers, sturdy brown leather boots and frayed grey woolen fingerless gloves. The only weapons he carries are a black wooden bow, a brown cloth quiver and a short iron knife, all from the armory at Minrimmon.
Personality: Practical and indifferent, he's more concerned with survival than anything else. Not the best of companions, but you could do a lot worse.
History: Just another soldier sent to war. He started life as a baker's son, learned to use a bow, and got drafted into the army of Gondor. He was part of a small scouting force until he went to look around the area and came back to find his companions dead. Since then he's been wandering around for some time, and now he's at Rivendell.
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