Name: Tadashi Akiyama
Nicknames: T, Aki, Ashi
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Species/Family: Banshee
Appearance:
Tadashi's appearance has always been something others have gawked at. From a distance, he seems like a pretty average and plain guy, but up close?
His hair is naturally wavy and jet black in colour, framing his face and sometimes falling over and into his eyes.
Over his ears, he wears some rather plain black noise canceling headphones.
His eyes themselves though are breathtaking; like the sun itself was trapped inside, they seem to appear a most magnificent golden colour in almost any lighting. His pupils are narrow slits, blending a predatory look into his soft gazes and carefree expressions, rounding out only when faced by someone he very much cares for or when he is tempted by an object he very much desires. (Usually food or cool old school trinkets.)
His skin is a tanned ivory, and he has darker freckles scattered along his cheeks and nose. He has almost no scars minus the smallest knick which appears as a slightly jagged paler coloured line on the right side of his jaw.
He roughly stands at about 6'1, with a rather lanky build, yet despite his lankier build, he does have the smallest bit of muscles around his upper arms from some heavy lifting he usually does.
Personality:
Tadashi is an absolute jokester, he loves to crack bad jokes left and right, laughing off serious matters and never seeming to take anyone seriously.
Due to his nature, sometimes its inevitable that he ends up pushing the wrong buttons with a person and that alone can result in the odd spat or two.
However, despite his unseriousness, he does very well academically. Most people assume from the way he slacks off during most jobs, work or studies that he would automatically be set for failure, but he can gather and retain information incredibly well.
He finds joy in others annoyance, yet occasionally with those he deems himself close to, he may have the odd moment of seriousness when speaking with them.
Usually he tends to use his jokes and unserious nature to brush off deeper topics, not because hes a bad guy, but because he genuinely doesn't feel well equipped to deal with such situations.
If he can make them laugh or smile, then thats more than enough for him.
He LOVES cheap magic tricks. The kinds with "disappearing" items or the ones where they magically guess your card. As such, he loves to collect decks of different style cards and is overjoyed when gifted new ones too. He also sometimes dabbles with tarot cards, but more for fun than genuine interest in finding answers. He loves old trinkets and gadgets as well, often digging or sifting for old treasures which he will hyperfixate on for ages. From drawings sketches, diagrams to trying to dissect such treasures, he tends to be well knowledgeable on ancient artifacts and even has limited knowledge on ancient runes and languages.
Tadashi can be rather observant too. Adding into his gathering and retaining of information, he does the same with those he hangs out around. From small things like food preferences or favourite colour's, to small tells which might give away truer feelings that seem invisible to others. In very rare occasions, such information can be mixed in with his studies, meaning he can work up some pretty wicked strategies on the fly, however crazy they might sound at times.
He is an "all in or all out" kind of person. You ask someone if they'd jump off a cliff after their friend? Tadashi's the one who jumped first without hesitation. His reckless and thoughtless tendencies always end up 50/50 between miraculously working out without a hitch despite the scolding he gets afterwards, or a decent thrashing when everything turns tits side up and he needs rescuing from his own actions.
He can be pretty clueless at times. Oblivious in ways that'd make even monkeys look like absolute scholars. He'll usually go along with jokes not realizing, and ask questions that have most assuming he's joking only to soon find he's being dead serious.
Strengths:
~Gathers and retains information at impressive levels.
~Good for comic relief and bringing light to situations that might seem otherwise dreadful.
~Observant of those around him.
~Talented in strategising and creating plans on the fly.
~Lighterweight for his height, making maneuverability a bit more easier for him.
~Always first to face situations head on in place of his friends or peers.
~Can use his voice to stun or disorient enemies.
Weaknesses:
~Carefree and goofy nature can sometimes cause more conflict than necessary.
~Reckless, having a more "act first, think later" mentality.
~Struggles with serious conversations or deeper topics.
~Distracted easily by topics or items he finds interesting.
~Taller height sometimes makes smaller spaces harder to navigate.
~Reckless tendencies can sometimes [more often than not] result in worse case scenarios, injuries, entrapment etc.
~Sensitivity to loud sounds means he usually wears noise canceling headphones. This tends to block out the voices of others, so he's at a major disadvantage in that case. Sometimes people mistake it for him ignoring them.
~Sensitivity to light makes him spend most time indoors. Otherwise, he's rather nocturnal, and somehow picks up more energy at night. Bright lights from torches is enough to give him a grand migraine.
~Iron is his biggest no-no. Weapons, jewelry, cutlery, the whole lot. If its iron, he will give it the nastiest death glare in silence until one removes it from his vicinity.
Other:
Quite like Halloween, for the dressing up and all, even though it isn't as big a holiday over here :]