Diogenes the Cynic [Kohaku Suro´s Persona] (Complete)

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Persona Type: Initial Persona

Persona's Arcana: IX - The Hermit

Owner: Ignácio Kohaku Suro

Persona Appearance: When summoned, Diogenes appears as a humanoid/android-like figure (like most personas) with a big Red cloak covering his head and shoulders, and ending as a ragged cape. The hood covers the forehead, but a muzzle-like mask covers half of his white marble face from nose to chin, showing only his glowing yellow eyes.  He carries a big wooden staff with an intrincate designed steel-tip in both ends, and a rusty oil lantern with a flame that never seems to extinguish, conveniently attached over his loncloth to a belt around his waist, wich goes up his shoulder and ends crossing his chest diagonally, like a suspender.
His body resembles a marble statue, except for some details around his legs and arms, wich give him a more "robotic" design. His toes and hands have a more animalistic shape, especially because of the small silvery claws at the end of them. This is due to his adoption of a "doggish" style of life and his praise to the dogs nature, wich became the basis of his philosphy.

Persona Background: Diógenes was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynic philosophy.

Many anecdotes of Diogenes refer to his dog-like behavior, and his praise of a dog's virtues. It is not known whether Diogenes was insulted with the epithet "doggish" and made a virtue of it, or whether he first took up the dog theme himself. When asked why he was called a dog he replied:



Diogenes believed human beings live artificially and hypocritically and would do well to study the dog. Besides performing natural body functions in public with ease, a dog will eat anything, and make no fuss about where to sleep. Dogs live in the present without anxiety, and have no use for the pretensions of abstract philosophy. In addition to these virtues, dogs are thought to know instinctively who is friend and who is foe. Unlike human beings who either dupe others or are duped, dogs will give an honest bark at the truth. Diogenes stated:


After being exiled, he moved to Athens and criticized many cultural conventions of the city. Diogenes modelled himself on the example of Heracles. He believed that virtue was better revealed in action than in theory.

He used his simple lifestyle and behaviour to criticize the social values and institutions of what he saw as a corrupt or at least confused society. In a highly non-traditional fashion, he had a reputation of sleeping and eating wherever he chose and took to toughening himself against nature.

He declared himself a cosmopolitan and a citizen of the world rather than claiming allegiance to just one place. Diogenes made a virtue of poverty. He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar in the marketplace.

Diógenes Way of Life:

He became notorious for his philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man. He criticized and embarrassed Plato, disputed his interpretation of Socrates and sabotaged his lectures, sometimes distracting attendees by bringing food and eating during the discussions. Diogenes was also noted for having publicly mocked Alexander the Great.

Diógenes and Alexander:

Persona Skill List:
Skill 1: Bash | Inflicts a small amount of Strike damage to one enemy. | 5% HP |
Skill 2: Hama | 25% chance of instant death from the power of Light to one enemy. | 6 SP |
Skill 3: Counter | 10% chance of repelling Physical attacks | Passive |
Skill 4: (Unlocked once forming your first Social Link or using your Persona 15 times in PvS combat; Must be Tier 2 Skill or Lower)
Skill 5: (Must have used your Persona an additional 25 times in PvS combat or completed 2 Missions; Must be a Tier 2 Skill or Lower)
Skill 6: (Unlocked once using your Persona an additional 25 times in PvS combat or having formed three rank three or more social links; Must be a Tier 2 Skill or Lower)
Skill 7: (Unlocked once using your Persona an additional 25 times in combat or formed 2 rank 5 social links; Must be a Tier 2 Skill or Lower)
Skill 8: (Unlocked using your Persona 30 times in PvS combat or maxing a single Social Link; Must be a Tier 3 Skill or Lower)


Fusion Attack:

Fusion Attack Name: "Who let the dogs out?"
Persona Name: Diógenes
Type of Damage: Strike/Light
Description: Díogenes quickly places his lantern in the middle of the field, then he and Haku sync to bash all the opponents before the lantern explodes in a blazing light with a huge range - Hits twice - All Foes.

Soul Skill Name: The Hermit´s Lantern
Persona Name: Diógenes
Tier: Tier 1
Cost: 9 SP
Type of Damage: Bad Status
Description: Diógenes signals his lantern to a foe and emits a strong beam of light that covers it whole. Inflicts a Random Ailment - 1 Foe - 20% Hit Chance

"Who let the dogs out?": Be sure to refer to hybrid skills rules in the Persona Skill list when using this. Especially with the miss rules regarding attacking twice.

Hermit's Lantern: You mean 25% chance of success. But make it 20%.

There, its done

You don't have to write in 30% miss chance for your Fusion Skill. I just wanted you to take note of it when using the skill in battle. So remove that clause, it's not necessary.

Everything else should be okay with me.

Approved.