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Name: Kazuo Kanai

Occupation: Former T2M Auxiliary member, DeVries elite

Legal Status: Japanese Citizen, records sealed

Location: Shinjuku special ward, Tokyo, Japan

Identity: Public

Nova Name: Kurusu

Place of Birth: Shinjuku special ward, Tokyo, Japan

Age: 30

Eruption: Life-Threatening Situation

Height: 1.85 meters

Weight: 88.63 kilograms

Eyes: Black

Hair: Black

Distinguishing Marks: Kazuo has a cross-shaped scar on his face from which he takes his name ("Kurusu" is the Edo Period way of saying cross or crucifix) (citation needed), he also has another prominent scar that runs across his throat. He also reportedly has a large collection of scars that crisscross the rest of his body which appear to be slash wounds, stab wounds, and bullet wounds. (citation needed)

Approximate Power Level: Unknown. Estimated to be somewhere between the 50-30% of known novas. (citation needed)

Known Quantum Powers: Kurusu's powers are the subject of much debate amongst Elite fans, especially in his home country of Japan. (citation needed) His most notable and well documented power is his Supe-su no Tuneru (literally: "Space Tunnel") warp power, though neither it's range nor precision has been documented. (citation needed) Kurusu has also demonstrated superhuman speed and reflexes during battles with other novas. [1] On one occasion Kurusu was seen to make a leap of several hundred meters [2], and this, combined with his high running speed, has led some to speculate that he possesses some degree of superhuman strength as well. (citation needed)

Some Japanese fansites also make mention of a Kurusu ga Nenshou (lit: "Burning Cross") power possessed by Kurusu, though the exact nature or function of this power, or whether he possesses it at all, is unknown. [3]

Abilities/Special Skills: Speaks fluent English. (citation needed)

Weapons Used: Various. Has been seen using various high-powered firearms, with a preference for large-calibre handguns. (citation needed)

Appearance and Personality: Kurusu is of Japanese descent. Though possessing no quantum enhanced good looks, Kurusu was recently listed in Pia magazine as number 38 in a list of Japan's Most Eligible Bachelor's (occupying one of the requisite "Bad Boy" slots in the list). [4] The magazine cited his "aura of mystique" and "dangerous image" as being the greatest contributing factors to his appeal, adding that while his extensive facial scarring does damage his once-good looks, they also make him look like "a bad-ass". [4]

Kurusu is notorious for his brazen attitude and sarcastic wit. Some of his former T2M Auxiliary teammates have gone on record describing Kurusu as "difficult to work with". (citation needed)

Eruption

(See Main Article: Eruption)

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Kurusu's eruption took place during the so-called "War of Three Nights and One Morning" in the Kabukicho District of Shinjuku, Tokyo that caused the simultaneous eruption of the world-famous nova Aušrine during the first weeks of April, 2004. Their eruptions are one of the few confirmed cases of so-called multiple eruptions on record. (citation needed) The details of this incident are still scarce as Japanese law enforcement has refrained from making the details public, due to sensitive information within the case files that affects ongoing investigations into both the HTT and the Nakato-Gumi. (citation needed) What has been made public is that both Aušrine Vasiliauskiute and Kurusu erupted while fleeing from a battle between novas allegedly affiliated with the HTT and Nakato-Gumi.

Team Tomorrow

(See Main Article: Team Tomorrow)

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Kurusu's time under contract with T2M was both brief and quiet. Whereas Utopia normally ensures that it's T2M nova agents receive as much media coverage as possible, there is very little information on Kurusu's activities during his time as a so-called floating nova agent for T2M. (citation needed) It is known that he joined at the same time as Aušrine, a nova with whom he has been connected repeatedly since their simultaneous eruption in 2004, but that unlike Aušrine, Kurusu was never transferred officially to any of the four regional teams. [5]

Evidence suggests that Kazuo left Project Utopia's employ in the summer of 2005, concurrent with Aušrine's resignation from T2M after the deaths of her parents in a car-bombing attributed to the C-Z, and there is speculation that these events are connected in some way. (citation needed)

DeVries

(See Main Article: DeVries)

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Kurusu has been identified as one of DeVries' stealth novas. (citation needed) That is, his public profile is kept purposefully low, while his professional profile (which can reportedly be viewed in the Member's Section of DeVries' Opsite) is promoted specifically towards potential clients with more "discreet" needs. (citation needed) What is known is that Kurusu specializes in snatch and grab, extraction, transportation, hit and run, and evacuation operations – not surprising, given his powers. (citation needed)

The few times that Kurusu's elite operations have been made public, he has been seen providing backup for Aušrine. (citation needed) There is much speculation between fans of both novas as to the possible connections between the two, as they have repeatedly been sighted together, both on and off the job, since their eruptions in 2004.

The Second Kashmir Nova War

(See Main Article: Conflicts in Kashmir)

Kurusu was recently filmed by N! reporters during the Second Kashmir Conflict evacuating unidentified individuals using his Supe-su no Tuneru warp doors, and engaging in a combat with Pakistani and Column Shiva elites. [6] This caused a large boost in his public profile and popularity for a time, but since then he has dropped off the public's radar, and made only a handful of public appearances at the Amp Room and other public events. (citation needed)

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Estimated Power Levels:

Strength: 6

Intelligence: 5

Speed: 7

Offense: 6

Defense: 6

Versatility: 7

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From a DeVries internal memo dated 11/20/06:

From: Dr. Andrew Weisman

To: Frank Carrington

Re: Joined at the hip

Mr. Carrington,

You asked that I look into the problems experienced by the novas Aušrine Vasiliauskiute and Kazuo Kanai to try and determine the source of their difficulties. You also mentioned having serious concerns over their lack of development over the past few years, and wanted to know if the two phenomena were connected. The short answer is “yes”.

Since their eruptions, both Aušrine and Kazuo have shown a complete inability to properly focus or channel their quantum energies when separated from each other for extended periods. Our findings are not yet conclusive, but the range of this effect seems to be just over one hundred meters. When they are separated by a greater distance, both novas complain of a sensation of being “cut off” from the “flow of juice” (their words). If either of them attempts to use their quantum abilities thereafter they quickly burn through whatever reserves they possess and experience what novas commonly refer to as “burnout” with all of its attendant symptoms and dangers. However, once they are brought to within one hundred or so meters of each other, all is well, and they both begin to function normally within an hour or two (in a some cases, much sooner). Interestingly, Kazuo has shown a greater ability to function away from Aušrine’s presence, and the range at which his powers begin to fail is slightly greater than it is for Aušrine. We have yet to determine why this is, but we’re looking into it.

At first we were afraid this was the result of some sort of extreme QBS, or “taint” as it is commonly called, but after bringing in Dr. Donald “Planck-Eyez” Smalls and adding his highly refined quantum-sensing abilities to our list of tools we discovered differently. It seems that the personal quantum fields of both Aušrine and Kazuo have been “woven together” (to use Dr. Smalls’ term), so that both novas are, for all intents and purposes, “sharing” several different aspects of their quantum abilities with each other. This would help explain why both of them seemed so unusually powerful until just recently, when their lack of continued development became apparent. Both of them have literally been running around with the power of two novas, or nearly so.

While both of them do show signs of QBS, neither of them has manifested any disorders because of it, and the link is apparently an entirely natural, indeed beneficial, aspect of their quantum signatures. The “break-point”, the distance at which their powers cease to function properly, appears to be an equally natural – if unfortunate – side effect of this condition. There is some evidence to suggest that they should be able to extend the range of this effect, perhaps indefinitely, thus reducing or even outright negating the disadvantage it represents at the current time.

In regards to their overall lack of development, in terms of their quantum abilities since being hired by DeVries a year ago, the problem appears to be a simple one. You are, I’m sure, familiar with the “centipede syndrome” we identified some years ago, yes? Well, imagine a centipede with two heads. That is essentially the situation Aušrine and Kazuo find themselves in.

As an example; Aušrine's control over external gravitational fields and Kazuo’s “Supe-su no Tuneru” are, quite literally, the same power used in two entirely different ways. The VGFE is the same power, used identically by both of them, to achieve still another effect. Meanwhile, Aušrine's beautiful and harmless “Vesper’s Light” bioluminescence effect, though seemingly unrelated on the surface, is tied directly to Kazuo’s deadly and horrifically destructive “Kurusu ga Nenshou”. The problem they face, in terms of quantum development, is that they’re each trying to develop the same core powers of gravitational control and electromagnetic emissions, but in mostly different directions. This means that each of them is constantly having to relearn how to use aspects of their abilities each time the other makes even minor changes in their shared signature. However, our research shows that they are progressing steadily (albeit slowly), and it should be noted that both of them have shown a remarkable talent for learning more mundane skills with almost astonishing ease.

I know this probably isn’t what you wanted to hear, but this is the situation as it stands. I think that, over the next few years, Aušrine and Kazuo will probably overcome this setback (as most novas overcome the “centipede syndrome” given time) and you will see a more desirable rate of improvement in both of them. For now all I can say is, “be patient”.

Regards,

Dr. Andrew Weisman

Nova Training and Development

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-weight: bold">Birth Name:</span> Kazuo Kanai

<span style="font-weight: bold">Nova Name:</span> Kurusu

<span style="font-weight: bold">Concept:</span> anti-hero or dark hero

<span style="font-weight: bold">Nature:</span> Survivor

<span style="font-weight: bold">Allegiance(s):</span> Aušrinė

<span style="font-weight: bold">Weight:</span> 195 lbs. (looks like a middle weight boxer)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Height:</span> 6’1”

<span style="font-weight: bold">Age (apparent age):</span> 30

<span style="font-weight: bold">Gender:</span> male

<span style="font-weight: bold">Ethnic Background:</span> Japanese

<span style="font-weight: bold">Nationality (place of origin):</span> Japanese

<span style="font-weight: bold">Eye Color:</span> dark brown

<span style="font-weight: bold">Hair Color:</span> black

<span style="font-weight: bold">Handedness:</span> either

<span style="font-weight: bold">General Appearance:</span> fierce, scary, but with a certain animal attractiveness. Lots of scars.

<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Statistics</span></span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Str:</span> ●●●●● (athletic)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Dex:</span> ●●●●● (agile)

Athletics: ●●●●

Drive: ●

Firearms: ●●●●●

Martial Arts: ●●●●● (street fighting x2)

Melee: ●●●●● (escrima derivative x2)

Pilot: ●

Stealth: ●●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Sta:</span> ●●●●● (enduring)

Endurance: ●●●●

Resistance: ●●●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Per:</span> ●●●●● (astute)

Awareness: ●●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Int:</span> ●●●●● (discerning)

Academics: ●

Linguistics: ● (Japanese, English)

Survival: ●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Wit:</span> ●●●●● (unfazeable)

Rapport: ●●

Tactics: ●●●

Weave: ●●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">App:</span> ●●●● (imposing)

Intimidate: ●●●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Man:</span> ●●●●● (cunning)

Streetwise: ●●●

Subterfuge: ●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Cha:</span> ●●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Backgrounds:</span>

Allies: ●●●●

Backing (DeVries): ●●●●

Cipher: ●●●

Contacts: ●●●●

Eufiber: ●●●●●

Influence: ●

Node: ●●

Reputation (feared Elite): ●●● (Kazuo is widely known within Elite circles as an 'elite' even among Elites, capable of performing a wide range of jobs with the kind of skill, ease, and deadly efficiency that puts even most Combat Elites to shame. He is known to be one of Anna's and Carrington's go-to Elites and has been used with increasing frequency of late to fill in for Totentanz when the feared Elite is unavailable for a contract. As one of DeVries' 'stealth Elites', Kazuo's nova kill-count, as stated on N!'s Elite ratings chart, is known to be inaccurately low...)

Resources: ●●●●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Quantum: ●●●●●

Quantum Pool:</span> 30

<span style="font-weight: bold">Taint: ●●●

Willpower: ●●●●●●●

Health:</span>

Bruised: <span style="font-weight: bold">OOO</span>

Hurt: <span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>

Injured: <span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>

Wounded: <span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>

Maimed: <span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>

Crippled: <span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>

Incapacitated: <span style="font-weight: bold">O</span>

Dead

<span style="font-weight: bold">Soak</span>

Stamina: 5/2

Mega-Stamina: 4/2

Eufiber: 5/5

Armor: N/A

Base Total: 9/4

Power Total: 14/9 (with Eufiber)

Maintained: varies

<span style="font-weight: bold">Initiative:</span> 20/23 (with Combat Awareness)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Movement:</span>

run: 22m/26kph/16mph (132m/158kph/98mph)

sprint: 50m/60kph/37mph (300m/360kph/224mph)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Merits:</span>

none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Flaws:</span>

Dependence (can’t recharge Quantum unless he’s within [Quantum + Willpower] x 1km of Aušrine)

Quantum Block (can’t target Aušrine with any of his powers. Does not affect passive powers.)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Aberrations:</span> none

<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Combat Styles & Techniques</span></span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Street Fighting:</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">Style Bonuses:</span> +1 bonus dice with Style Maneuvers, + 1 damage with Kicks, can use both Brawl and Martial Arts Maneuvers interchangeably (Mixed Martial Arts)

<span style="font-style: italic">Style Maneuvers:</span> Kick, Pressure Strike, Strike, Tackle

<span style="font-style: italic">Advanced Techniques:</span> Mixed Martial Arts

<span style="font-weight: bold">Escrima Derivative:</span> Kazuo is one of the few novas to have mastered the art of precisely shaping attuned Eufiber into weapons and tools - a talent sometimes called 'weaving' - which ability he uses to great effect in combat. Over the years, he has developed the beginnings of a personal style of melee combat based around the use of these Eufiber-shaped weapons, with his typical emphasis on speed and a 'whatever-works' method of fighting. As such weapons are shaped from what is essentially quantum-infused clothing, Eufiber weapons cannot effectively mimic especially large or heavy weaponry, and so Kazuo generally only shapes his into knives, daggers, short swords, and clubs, resulting in a style of fighting that loosely resembles the Filipino martial art known as Escrima.

<span style="font-style: italic">Style Bonuses:</span> +1 bonus dice with Style Maneuvers, +1 bonus dice when using two weapons, +1 damage on Weapon Strikes

<span style="font-style: italic">Style Maneuvers:</span> Parry, Two Weapons, Weapon Bind, Weapon Strike, Weapon Forms (Eufiber-shaped Weaponry)

<span style="font-style: italic">Advanced Techniques:</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Non-Associated Techniques:</span> Stop Hit (Melee)

<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Attributes:</span></span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Strength:</span> ●● - Tengu's Hop (leap)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Dexterity:</span> ●●●●● - Tengu's Speed (enhanced movement), Tengu's Precision (pinpoint accuracy)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Stamina:</span> ●●●● - Kessen-chu (regeneration)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Intelligence:</span> ● - Wisdom of the Celestial Dog (mental prodigy: tactical)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Perception:</span> ● - Ghost Sight (quantum attunement)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Wits:</span> ●● - Clever Kitsune (multitasking), Eyes of the Tengu (combat awareness), Crazy as a Kitsune (unpredictable)

<span style="font-weight: bold">Mega-Manipulation:</span> ● - Never See Him Coming (subtle)

<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Powers:</span></span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Vectored Gravitational Field Effect</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Density Increase (L3):</span> ●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Extras:</span> Extreme Density

<span style="font-weight: bold">Strengths/Weaknesses:</span> none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Effect/Description:</span> By generating and manipulating intense gravitational fields within and around himself, Kazuo can greatly increase both his durability and strength, however this comes at the cost of a greatly increased personal mass for as long as the power is in effect.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Kurusu ga Nenshou</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Disintegration (L3):</span> ●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Extras:</span>none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Strengths/Weaknesses:</span> weakness: subtract 2 for determining range; strength: add 2 dice when rolling damage.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Effect/Description:</span> Kazuo can project raw, focused quantum energy from his ruined eye. The destructive capabilities of this energy are so great that it will utterly annihilate virtually anything it comes in contact with.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Fo-su Fi-rudo</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Force Field (L2):</span> ●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Extras:</span> none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Strengths/Weaknesses:</span> none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Effect/Description:</span> Using the same gravitational fields, but different applications, allows Kazuo to summon up highly potent micro-pockets of gravity in his surrounding area that are capable of deflecting and dissipating incoming damaging effects.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Soujuu no Juuryoku</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Gravity Control (L3):</span> ● - field

<span style="font-weight: bold">Extras:</span> none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Strengths/Weaknesses:</span> weakness: all ranges reduced by 2 dots, strength: both Gravity Field and Gravitokinesis become Maintenance rather than Concentration

<span style="font-weight: bold">Effect/Description:</span> Kazuo has always shared Aušrine's ability to influence gravity and mass, and with this power he has finally learned to extend that control beyond his own person. Like his famous and beautiful Elite partner, Kazuo can now wreak havoc on his enemies and his surroundings by unleashing potent gravitational fields into the surrounding environment.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Seichuu no Jou</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Invulnerability (L3):</span> ●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Extras:</span> Broad Category: Willpower-targeted Effects.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Strengths/Weaknesses:</span> none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Effect/Description:</span> Living with someone like Aušrinė has caused Kazuo to develop a resistance to the so-called "social" powers of novas that few can equal - or overcome. Kazuo's mind and emotions are under such a tight reign of personal control that only those novas with truly overwhelming presences can hope to sway him at all.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Supe-su no Tuneru</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Warp (L3):</span> ●●

<span style="font-weight: bold">Extras:</span> none

<span style="font-weight: bold">Strengths/Weaknesses:</span> weakness: subtract 2 for determining range; strength: can be activated as part of Multiple Actions.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Effect/Description:</span> Yet another application of gravitational fields, Kazuo can literally warp and bend space to the point of connecting two distant and seperate points in space together, allowing him to cover thousands of kilometers in a single step.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Freebie Points:</span> 15: 14 points spent on Quantum. 1 point spent on backgrounds.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Nova Points:</span> 58: 4 points spent on willpower. 6 points spent on attributes. 4 points spent on abilities. 4 point spent on backgrounds. 21 points spent on mega-attributes. 5 points spent on Density Increase: Extreme Density. 3 points spent on tainted Warp. 5 points spent on Invulnerability with broad category. 3 points spent on tainted Disintegration. 3 points spent on Force Field.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Click to reveal.. (XP Expenditures) <input type="button" class="form-button" value="Show me!" onclick="toggle_spoiler(this, 'Yikes, my eyes!', 'Show me!')" /></div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div style="display: none;"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Code:</div><div class="ubbcode-body ubbcode-pre" ><pre>XP Log

Date Item Rank Gain/Spent Balance

01 MAR 09 XP Earned for February - 7 7

01 MAR 09 Mega-Stamina 2 -5 2

01 APR 09 XP Earned for March - 7 9

01 APR 09 Warp 2 -7 2

16 JUL 09 XP Earned for April - 7 9

16 JUL 09 XP Earned for May - 3 12

16 JUL 09 XP Earned for June - 3 15

01 AUG 09 XP Earned for July - 7 22

01 AUG 09 Mega-Dexterity 5 -20 2

01 SEP 09 XP Earned for August - 7 9

01 SEP 09 Mega-Wits 2 -5 4

01 OCT 09 XP Earned for September - 3 7

01 NOV 09 XP Earned for October - 3 10

01 DEC 09 XP Earned for November - 7 17

01 JAN 10 XP Earned for December - 3 20

06 JAN 10 Mega-Strength 2 -5 15

06 JAN 10 Mega-Stamina 3 -10 5

01 FEB 10 XP Earned for January - 3 8

01 MAR 10 XP Earned for February - 3 11

01 APR 10 XP Earned for March - 3 14

01 MAY 10 XP Earned for April - 3 17

01 JUN 10 XP Earned for May - 3 20

01 JUL 10 XP Earned for June - 3 23

01 AUG 10 XP Earned for July - 3 26

01 SEP 10 XP Earned for Aug - 3 29

06 SEP 10 Mega-Stamina 4 -15 14

06 SEP 10 Disintegration 2 -7 7

01 OCT 10 XP Earned for Sep - 3 10

01 NOV 10 XP Earned for Oct - 3 13

01 DEC 10 XP Earned for Nov - 3 16

01 JAN 11 XP Earned for Dec - 3 19

01 FEB 11 XP Earned for Jan - 3 22

01 MAR 11 XP Earned for Feb - 3 25

01 APR 11 XP Earned for Mar - 3 28

01 MAY 11 XP Earned for Apr - 3 31

01 JUN 11 XP Earned for May - 3 34

16 JUN 11 Mega-Intelligence 1 -6 28

16 JUN 11 Enhancement: Combat Awareness - -5 23

16 JUN 11 Enhancement: Unpredictable - -5 19

19 JUN 11 Gravity Control 1 -9 10

25 JUN 11 Combat Style: Street Fighting 1 -2 8

25 JUN 11 Combat Style: Escrima Derivative 1 -2 6

25 JUN 11 Mixed Martial Arts Adv. Technique - -1 5

25 JUN 11 Enhancement: Pinpoint Accuracy - -5 0

01 JUL 11 XP Earned for June - 7 7

01 JUL 11 XP Earned for RP - 2 9

01 JUL 11 Combat Style: Street Fighting 2 -2 7

01 JUL 11 Combat Style: Escrima Derivative 2 -2 5

01 JUL 11 Advanced Technique: Stop Hit - -5 0

01 AUG 11 XP Earned for July - 7 7

01 SEP 11 XP Earned for August - 7 14

01 SEP 11 Mega-Perception 1 -6 8

01 SEP 11 Mega-Manipulation 1 -6 2</pre></div></div></div></div></div>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Actual Power Levels*:

Strength: 9

Intelligence: 6

Speed: 8

Offense: 9

Defense: 7

Versatility: 7</span>

<span style="font-style: italic">*Kazuo's Cipher rating represents the fact that he has kept the full extent of his capabilities hidden from all but a few individuals, hence the "Estimated" power levels in the first post.</span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Excerpt from Character Questionaire</span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt">(designed by Revenant)</span>

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Introduction Questions

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Character’s full name: Kazuo Kanai

Character’s nickname(s): Kurusu (Edo period way of saying Crucifix). This is due to the cross-shaped scar that runs across his forehead and down over his right eye.

Character’s title(s):

2-3 word description of character concept: <span style="font-style: italic">Tanseii Yaro</span> (Sexy Bastard)

Character’s most obvious blessing/strength: The fact that his character flaws tend to be more of a problem for others than for him.

Character’s greatest perceived blessing or strength: How ridiculously sexy he is. <img src="/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

Source/Cause of aforementioned blessing or strength (if applicable): <span style="font-style: italic">Konjyo</span>!

Character’s most obvious flaw/weakness: Utter lack of tact.

Character’s greatest perceived flaw or weakness: The fact that he occasionally gives a shit.

Source/Cause of aforementioned flaw or weakness (if applicable): High intelligence coupled with a straightforward and honest nature coupled with poor impulse control. Also he’s a jerk.

Physical Traits

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Age: 30

Gender: male

Race/Subrace: Japanese

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 195lbs.

Frame or body type: looks like a middle weight boxer

Skin color: Pale

Eye color: Black

Hair color: Black

Level of attractiveness: Sexy like your own eruption, but with the same immediately unpleasant aftereffects (headaches, nausea, property damage).

1. Tattoos/Birthmarks/Scars: No tattoos, no birthmarks. Aside from the incredibly obvious cross-shaped scar on his face, Kazuo also has another prominent scar that runs across his throat that looks like it probably should have been lethal. Most people never see them, but he also has a large collection of scars that crisscross the rest of his body. The discerning eye will recognize these as slash wounds, stab wounds, and bullet wounds.

1. Purpose/significance of above markings (if applicable): People trying to kill him and failing.

Facial hair (if any): stubble

Handedness: whichever hand is closest to whatever it is he wants to use it on.

Usual dress: Yakuza casual.

Jewelry or accessories worn: one earring in each ear

Brief physical description: Looks like a Japanese fashion model/Yakuza thug who was the victim of a failed execution by bayoneting followed by firing squad. Or maybe it was firing squad followed by bayoneting? Whatever.

Hairstyle: Short, spiky.

Common physical and/or medical traits (deformities, chronic illness, etc.): An abnormally large cock. No, seriously. <img src="/public/style_emoticons/default/smirk.gif" alt="smirk" title="smirk" height="15" width="15" />

Allergies: Polka music

Vocal type (shrill, booming, musical, etc.): grating

Accent (if any): None, when speaking Japanese. He has a slight Japanese accent when speaking English.

History

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Hometown: Tokyo (Shinjuku area specifically)

Location of hometown: Japan

Traumatic or defining childhood experiences (if any): his dad dying when he was little.

Attribute description (using adjectives rather than numbers): Brutal like a bad hangover brought on by Scotch and anger, fast like a carbon lattice slug fresh out of a railgun’s barrel and just as friendly, tough like a bad breakup that never ends. Perceptive like your mother with eyes in the back of her head, except he’s a guy, with only one eye in the front of his head, and he hates kids, clever like you sincerely wish he wasn’t, and as charming as south Compton.

How attribute scores reflect the character’s personality (high STR, low INT, for example): Before his eruption, Kazuo’s interpersonal skills were about as impressive as a stack of Venezuelan bolívars at a Bloomingdale’s checkout counter, and just as socially awkward for everyone involved. Despite this handicap however, Kazuo was still clever, tough, and street smart enough to etch out something for himself that vaguely resembled a social life to about the same extent that Astroturf resembles real grass. Since his eruption Kazuo’s interpersonal skills could better be compared to small, high quality diamonds that have been violently flung into the face of the operator of the aforementioned Bloomingdale’s checkout counter. Still offensive, still socially awkward, but much more impressive overall.

Effect on character’s personal life (if any): Enormous.

Effect on character’s professional life (if any): Equally so.

Brief description of childhood: Violent.

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