Red River Wolves said:
Name: Kaido
Age: 5 years
Gender: Male
Rank: Hunter
*Desired Rank: Any lead
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Appearance:
Kaido is a great brown wolf. His large stature makes him stand out, towering above his peers. An intimidating figure when the situation requires it, more often than not he wears a rather neutral or perhaps even slightly amused expression on his face. His thick fur coat is primarily brown with the exception of gray highlights around his face, ears, and paws. He carries himself with an unparalleled amount of self-assuredness, as if seeking a real challenge for once. Despite this apparent carefreeness, Kaido can be a very serious beast, dropping his reckless image and leveraging his strong body to remind others of their place. Remarkably, he has very few scars. The difficulty opponents have had in wounding him enough to bleed let alone leave a scar has given him an untouchable perception of himself.
Personality:
Kaido is completely confident in his abilities, perhaps to a fault. Toying with those he sees as weaker, he likes to see how tough his opponents really are, a test of sorts. However, he is no fool and will end a fight that goes nowhere. Nor will he rush headstrong into a losing battle. Seeking a challenge, he will scale the strength he uses to what he sees his opponent as, even laughing at being outsmarted, offering them a fairer chance of survival if they can earn it. But make no mistake: he isn’t beyond trickery to get his way, regarding it as a sort of chess match to see who is truly better. When it’s time to get serious, he won’t hold back an inch, no matter who’s on the receiving end. Survival of the fittest is the number one rule. While he will extend his hand to those that prove themselves, those who can’t stand on their own legs shouldn’t expect anything from him. Yet he is not completely antisocial either. Enjoying the company of the strong, Kaido likes to have a good time and sit back when the occasion calls for it, keeping a close circle of trusted allies.
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Strengths:
+Combat
+Experienced
+Restrained
+Cunning
Weaknesses:
-Overconfidence
-Underestimation
-Rigid self-reliance
-Mildly unsociable
Increased Ability:
Enhanced Speed/Agility
Despite his bulky build, Kaido is remarkably fast. If his opponent is not paying enough attention, he’ll strike before they even know what’s happening. Even if they know what’s coming, it means nothing if they cannot dodge in time, a fact he takes advantage of when dealing with slower enemies. While others with this ability tap into it casually when crossing long distances, Kaido is a bit more sparing in his usage, preferring short bursts of speed to outmaneuver an opponent. Although enhanced speed and agility is ideal for making a quick getaway, he personally does not like to flee, opting to intercept or dodge a blow before running away from a fight.
Enhanced Strength
To say Kaido is incredibly tough would be an understatement. Built like a tank, he can take more than a few hits and packs quite a nasty punch. His enhanced strength turned his already durable frame into a wall of muscle, bringing with it a ferocious appetite, though it’s unclear if it’s a side effect of the ability or just Kaido himself. His body absorbs blunt hits easily, usually requiring some sort of slash or bite to draw blood and even then it takes a lot for it to hurt, but he doesn’t exactly show it when it does. He is extremely hardy, recovering quickly from blows that would wind an ordinary wolf and launching his own counterattack. A perfect fighting machine, Kaido takes advantage of his weight and unnatural strength to straight up overpower others.
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Power(s) that will be gained:
Storm Control
Kaido taps into the power of storms and summons them at will. He can call down devastating lightning strikes of which he himself is immune to, though it can, of course, only reach an outside target. Alternatively, his fur can spark with lightning bolts as if his body is the thundercloud, arcing to nearby objects, sending a jolt of electricity to anyone unlucky enough to be nearby. For some unknown reason, his lightning will very rarely appear an unnatural color, typically a kind of purple, ranging from a bright flash to the color of ripe plums. Other than changing the appearance of his lightning, setting it apart from a natural storm, this change doesn’t appear to have any other effect. Rain, in his eyes, is a secondary almost side effect. While his lightning is sometimes paired with heavy rainfall, other times it is a dry thunderstorm. But beyond soaking his surroundings, the rain acts as ordinary water would, falling indiscriminately wherever his storms are.
Incredibly destructive, this power is tough to master. Drawing on his strength, the storm matches his physical capabilities. Although amplified by strong emotions, that is not the only thing that causes his storms. To control them, he must concentrate, seeing them as an extension of his own power, manipulating them as he would a limb. Tied to his stamina, his storms weaken as he tires, disappearing when either he gives it up or drives himself to exhaustion. Lightning surrounding his fur is more passive, appearing when he becomes tense or upset, like a protective shield. Though if he focuses, acting as if he were the thundercloud, he can manipulate the lightning from himself as he would an actual cloud. Still, this lightning is weaker as it originates from him and not from the storm itself.
Initially, Kaido only taps into this power when he is more emotional, particularly when he’s angry or upset, and only when an ongoing storm is occurring. As time goes on, he learns to bend it to his will, calling storms to him instead of waiting around for one. As his confidence in his ability grows, so does his mastery. High emotions intensify his lightning strikes but, once he masters it, an “ordinary” strike can be incredibly damaging on its own. Theoretically, Kaido’s power could extend to different kinds of storms beyond a simple thunderstorm, yet that would require first exposure and then time to gradually conquer it. Each type of storm is its own beast, and Kaido himself doesn’t see much use in attempting to extend his powers much further.
Beastial Affinity
Kaido can communicate and direct other animals, calling on them to do his bidding. While he has an unnatural ability to communicate with non-wolves, he does not talk to them in a conventional sense. He can tell them what he wants of them but they will respond in their natural sounds and motions. Therefore, although he can reach out to all different kinds of creatures, he prefers to call upon mammals, particularly large mammals such as boars and bears for their great power. However, these animals remain their own independent beings, typically refusing to follow him unless he is clearly stronger or has personally bested them before in the past. As they look out for their own self-interest first and foremost, these creatures will only fight to the death in rare instances, typically when they have no escape. For this reason, prey animals, especially smaller creatures, will always flee from him as normal, not that he would seek their help in the first place.
Immediately after the flash, Kaido feels more like a beast than a wolf. He gains a better innate reading of the creatures around him, picking up on their individuality as if they were wolves. However, gaining their allegiance is specific to each animal he attempts to recruit and often temporary due to the mutually beneficial circumstances they tend to form under. Being able to identify those he has already encountered and properly communicate in a way that appeals to them can only be learned through trial and error.
*Likes:
+Strength
+Hierarchy
+Challenge
+Determination
*Dislikes:
-Wasting time
-Disrespect
-Boredom
-Spinelessness
*Backstory:
No one really knows where he came from. Serving under various different groups, Kaido spent some time with a rather notorious pack. Known for its ruthless leader and cutthroat ways, it eventually split up due to lack of structure, crumbling into different groups now scattered across various regions. Striking out on his own, Kaido eventually settled with the Ascendent Valley Pack, though spending most of his days seeking the thrill of his old life.
*Appearance after power gain:
After the flash, the gray markings on his pelt disappear. In fact, Kaido’s entire coat turns into a blend of dark brown and obsidian black. He becomes more boarish in nature, his already muscular frame now covered in a strong, protective layer of thick skin. While difficult to pierce, it is most vulnerable to piercing attacks driving straight into the skin, such as a spear. Additionally, a pair of boar tusks begin growing from his muzzle. Like the tusks of a normal boar, these must be maintained and can break, though his skull structure is altered slightly to support these additions. On his forepaws, two black stripes appear, circling his legs like shackles. More subtly, his eyes deepen from a soft yellow to a dark gold.
Other: Blue
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