Naomi Zhou - Endymion Shadow Self

Subject: Naomi Zhou - Endymion Shadow Self Wed Aug 29, 2018 2:27 pm

Naomi Zhou

”I have now seen the truth. A truth I didn't want to see... I will work my hardest to ensure this truth remains a secret... forever if I have to.”

The Biography

Birth Name: Naomi Zhou
Aliases: Nana
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Day: 5th of May
Arcana: Star
Place of Residence: Little Tokyo
Academy Semester: Second Year

Sorority: Literature Club

Part/Full Time Job: Commissioned Cosplayer

Base Appearance: Naomi Zhou is a 4'9'' tall, 19 year old girl with purple, wavy, waist long hair and a pair of blue eyes. She's rarely seen without her red contacts though, so her eyes are often a bright red color. She has a pair of remarkably pointed ears, something which she inherited from her mother. In fact, most of her physical attributes can be traced back to her mothers side, as her mom and grandmom are both remarkably short too. Being a bit on the slim side, Naomi weighs in at roughly 74 pounds, slightly below average for a girl of her height. She does care alot about how she presents herself, often using makeup and other cosmetics to look cute. Since she's on the short side, and being a cosplayer has of course influenced her desire to be eyecatching. She loves to attention, and will do whatever she can to get it. She is not however very fond of her true form, as it is rather dark, dreary and downright ugly in her opinion, as useful as it may be.

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Transformed Appearance: Naomi's true form could not be more different than her human form. As a shadow, she grows much taller, reaching a total height of 6'3'', and her skin gets replaced with a tough, black carapace. A neon-blue light seems to emit from her joints and exposed areas of her carapace. Her right hand is replaced with an arm cannon, capable of firing ice cold projectiles at her enemies. In this form, her weight is essentially doubled, clocking in at 156 pounds.

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Personality: As mentioned above, Naomi loves attention, as she didn't get much of it as a kid, very much to a fault. She can come off as needy, clingy and selfish at times when she doesn't get things her way. Even though she's 19 years old, she still has the patience like that of a child, and does not like being ignored. Despite all her flaws, do not think of her as someone who's genuinely unfriendly. She does enjoy company, and adores her friends like no-one else... but her personality can sometimes get in the way of her social needs... That aside, Naomi does her best to keep up a cheerful facade, in an effort to mask her past as much as possible. Alas, her true form does make this appearance somewhat difficult to uphold.

Naomi wants, above all else, to be accepted. She seeks confirmation that she is enough... that she matters. Because deep down, Naomi has her doubts. While she likes the attention her cosplays get, she doesn't really value herself as highly as she probably should. She needs others to distract her from devaluing herself, which is sometimes easier said than done.

The Potential

Strengths: (Anything your character is skilled in, such as Martial Arts/ Drawing/ etc? You are allowed a maximum of five strengths and a minimum of three.)

—Strength Name: Cryogenic Blaster
—Description: Thanks to the Arm Cannon that Naomi has while in her true form, the damage from Ice Skills used by her deals an additional 10% more damage.

—Strength Name: Arm Cannon
—Description: Again, her arm cannon acts as a more powerful gun, boosting her damage output with bullets by 10%.

—Strength Name: Armored Carapace
—Description: Thanks to her hardy, armored carapace, Naomi takes 10% less damage from Strike attacks.

—Strength Name: Cosplayer
—Description: Naomi is an expert at crafting cool costumes and other apparel at home, giving her a great aptitude for making disguises. She does make a small living off of her craft, creating costumes and disguises for anyone who's in need of them. Generally, Naomi doesn't ask her customers what the use of the disguise is for, so anyone is free to come shop at her store.

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((A floating Strength is a strength you've gained inRP. For example, if you were on a Kendo team for some time, you'd naturally know Kendo which is where this strength would come in. However, be aware, it will not be as strong as any of your actual strengths and is a small plus)

—Floating Strength Name:
—Description:

Weaknesses: (You must have the same amount of weaknesses as strengths. These weaknesses pertain to you and not your Persona. IE: Physically Weaker, lack of attention span, etc.)

—Weakness Name: Overheat
—Description: Seeing as Naomi uses ice as her main method of attacking, she has difficulty dealing with hot fire. In PvS, this translates to dealing 15% less Ice damage the turn after she's been hit by a fire-based attack (Or 15% less Ice damage period when burned). In PvP, her Ice attacks drop 15% in clashing power against fire attacks.

—Weakness Name: Not a fighter
—Description: Naomi's weapon is not suited for close quarter combat, and thus deals 10% less damage with her soulbound.

—Weakness Name: Easily Stunned
—Description: Being partway crustacean has its drawbacks. While her proficiency with ice attacks is great, she takes 10% more damage from electrical attacks.

—Weakness Name: Awful Transformation
—Description: Naomi really despises her true form's looks quite a bit, and as such, her unwillingness to transform into it slows down the process of transformation. The transformation does roughly take around 15-20 seconds to undergo completely, which is plenty of time for someone to attack and potentially subdue her.

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((A floating weakness is one gained in RP. It could be a fear you inherited during RP, or an injury that hinders your character. Some can be temporary while others can be permanent.)

—Floating Weakness Name:
—Description:

Soul Bound Weapon: (This is the weapon you'll be able to summon to your hand while in combat. This weapon is special for your character specifically and can also form when you transform into your True Self. This can be anything but a Gun (Or gun related weapon unless pre-purchased with a Nihil Soul))

Weapon Name: Grapple Lasso
Weapon Description: A sort of lasso that extends out of her arm cannon which she can grab onto things with. The Lasso's reach is about 9 feet.
Weapon Image: (Not necessary)
Weapon Attack Type: Slash
Weapon Element: N/A

Side-Arm Weapon: Arm Cannon

Side-Arm Name: Arm Cannon
Side-Arm Description: (What it looks like)
Side-Arm Image:

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Side-Arm Attack Type: Gun
Side-Arm Style: Revolver - Single Shot - Accuracy is increased by 20%. Consumes only one type of ammo per use. Can shoot only one enemy at a time.

The Background

History: Naomi's childhood was not paticularly pleasant. As a young child, she suffered physical and emotional abuse perpetrated by her alcoholic father. She carries many scars to this day from back then, both emotional and physical alike, which is where her need for positive reinforcement originates from. Naomi's mother was her only source of safety during these trying times. Her father would often come home from work drunk, and Ms. Zhou did not have the courage to confront him about his terrible behaviour. In a way, they were all slaves to his alcoholism, in different ways. It eventually ended with Naomi's mother taking her own life. With no emotional pillar to lean on, Naomi was left on her own to deal with the abuse. She forced herself to not follow in her mothers footsteps, and endure the pain until she was old enough to handle herself. Now you might see why she tries so hard to grab as much positive attention as she can. To her, attention and positive reinforcement is a coping mechanism for her own PTSD, and she's desperately clinging onto whatever she can get.

At the age of Seventeen, Naomi had enough. She couldn't stand the abuse anymore, and fled from Hong Kong to the United States, in an attempt to rebuild her life from scratch, and create a new identity for herself. An indentity not born from self-loathing and pain, but one born from happiness, and a desire to be accepted.

True Form Symbolism: The main reason why her true form looks the way it does, and why Naomi hates it so, is that its the twisted image of her past given physical form. Its dark, twisted look acts as a reminder of her old home, and the hatred she's been harboring towards her father. Naomi wants to discard her past, and forge a new one, but she cannot shed the damaged skin her father left behind...

Subject: Re: Naomi Zhou - Endymion Shadow Self Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:19 pm

Everything looks good with the exception of the Strengths/Weaknesses. The Strengths are perfectly acceptable, but both Bullet Dependancy and Not a fighter are tied to extremely unlikely conditionals that'll at best only likely come up near the end of dungeons. Bullet Dependancy in particular is egregious since I don't think anyone has ever actually run out of bullets (let alone anyone using the Revolver style) and all it does is directly cancel out the Cryogenic Blaster Strength. So you'll definitely need to revise those. I'd recommend removing any requirement from Not a fighter and just making it so you always deal 10% less damage with your soulbound. As for Bullet Dependancy, I think the best option here is just an overhaul/replacement with something like a Side-Arm jamming Weakness.

Quote :: —Weakness Name: Awful Transformation
—Description: Naomi really despises her true form's looks quite a bit, and as such, her unwillingness to transform into it slows down the process of transformation.

As for this one, there's obviously nothing wrong with it (especially given the Strength it's balancing out), but if possible it'd be ideal if you could give a general range of how long it takes to transform since normally transformation's pretty much instantaneous. Could be anything from a few seconds to a couple of minutes, it's just good to have it defined more concretely.

Subject: Re: Naomi Zhou - Endymion Shadow Self Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:02 pm

Approved.

Subject: Re: Naomi Zhou - Endymion Shadow Self Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:10 pm

Reapproved.

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