Character’s full name: Ryusei Hideyoshi
Character’s nickname(s): Ryu, Long
Character’s title(s):
2-3 word description of character concept: Timebendig student
Character’s most obvious blessing/strength: Intelligence
Character’s greatest perceived blessing or strength: Time bending ability
Source/Cause of aforementioned blessing or strength (if applicable): Years of hard work studying and reading virtually everything
Character’s most obvious flaw/weakness: Somewhat overprotective of his younger siblings
Character’s greatest perceived flaw or weakness: Overprotective nature
Source/Cause of aforementioned flaw or weakness (if applicable): With their mother gone, and their father working very long hours, the Hideyoshi children had to look to Ryusei to be their protector from a very early age. This is the source of his drive to succeed and be strong.
Physical Traits
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Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race/Subrace: Japanese
Height: 6'
Weight: 80 kg
Frame or body type: wry power
Skin color: standard
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Black
Level of attractiveness: Highly attactive by baseline standards
1. Tattoos/Birthmarks/Scars:
1. Purpose/significance of above markings (if applicable):
Facial hair (if any):
Handedness: Left
Usual dress:
Jewelry or accessories worn: crucifix given to him by his mother
Brief physical description: somewhat on the tall side for young japanese man, has shoulder length black hair and a toned well muscled body
Hairstyle: shoulder length , sometimes worn free on in a braid
Common physical and/or medical traits (deformities, chronic illness, etc.):
Allergies: none
Vocal type (shrill, booming, musical, etc.): upper-end baritone. (voice isn't that deep, but he can easily be heard when he yells.
Accent (if any): none
History
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Hometown: Tokyo
Location of hometown: Capital of Japan
Traumatic or defining childhood experiences (if any): Loss of his mother when he was ten
Attribute description (using adjectives rather than numbers): Perfect human specimen
How attribute scores reflect the character’s personality (high STR, low INT, for example): erruption compensated for almost all his deficiencies
Effect on character’s personal life (if any): Girls have literally started to flock to him since his erruption
Effect on character’s professional life (if any): he cleans the shrine run by his grandfather in a third the time it used to take
Brief description of childhood: until he was ten he had an extremely happy childhood, with his four siblings and parents. There were trips to the beach in the summer big christmas parties at Christmas.. Their mother went out of her way to make each of her children feel special. After her Death, Long took over for most of that and along with Sakurako, did his best to raise the other three siblings well.
Description of any childhood friends/enemies: Noriko Asano, Shinobu Saruwatori
Current location/status of aforementioned friends/enemies: Tokyo Jindai Academy
Stupid childhood mistakes:
Important notes on childhood toys: never had alot of use for toys, but he's always had the most up to date computer, and tons and tons of manga and books.
Dark secrets from past (if any): He blames himself for his mother's death. He believes she got sick looking for him.
Possible conflicts due to past: butts heads with his father at times over how best to raise Takashi, Yumiko, and Saito
Criminal record (if any):
Public identity (if different from actual identity):
Views on history/legends of homeland: Loves the rich history of Jaoan. Considering that his family also runs one of the larger shrines he's very stepped in the ancient legends.
Family
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Father’s name: Minobu Hideyoshi
Father’s age: 40
Father’s profession: Vice President of Computer Technology, Dynamo Industries
Father’s current status: Healthy, yet very busy
Description of father: short cropped black hair and the same blue eyes all Hideyoshi men seem to possess, he is every bit the prim and proper Hideyoshi businessman. He loves his children, but his job doesn't let him see them as much as he'd like.
Mother’s name: Haruna Hideyoshi
Mother’s age: would be 37
Mother’s profession: was a florist
Mother’s current status: deceased
Description of mother: short of stature but big of heart and spirit, Haruna was the perfect mother to her children. She always made time for them, doing all she could to help them with whatever they needed.
Character’s childhood guardian (if not mother and/or father):
Guardian’s current status:
Relationship with guardian:
Guardian’s perception of character:
Description of any siblings: Sakurako 16, Takashi 14, Yumiko 12, Saito 10
Relationship with siblings: Very good, somewhat seen as a father figure by Yumiko and Saito, but more like a big brother to Sakurako and Takashi He devotes significant time to seeing to their wellbeing.
Birth position (first, second, third, eldest, youngest, etc.): Firstborn and eldest
Description of early family life:
Mentor(s) within family (if any): Father and Grandfather
Enemy within family (if any):
Black sheep in family (if any):
Brief family history: One of the older Japanese families with a long history of tradition, the Hideyoshi are generally looked up to by other Japanese families.
Character’s marital status: Single
Offspring (if any):
Description of current family life: Standard school life for each of the children though the erruption of Ryusei and Sakurako has added certain twists to things
Status of spouse/offspring:
Important notes regarding any family members: Long is protective of all his Siblings, though moreso of Sakurako and Yumiko
Relationships
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Relationship to any PCs: Brother To Sakurako Friends with new Transfer student Kaien Hirota
Close NPC friends: Noriko Asano, Shinobu Saruwatari
Status of such friends: fellow students at Jindai academy
Reason for association: have been friends since childhood
History: They met in a park a dozen years ago and have been practically inseperable since then.
NPC enemies:
Status of such enemies:
Reason for enemy status:
History:
Other NPC contacts:
Relationship:
History:
NPC sweetheart(s) past or present: Noriko Asano
Current status of sweetheart(s): Hale healthy, and intimidated by the attention Ryusei now attracts
History: They started as friends, though Noriko's feelings towards Ryusei quickly became more. It wasn't until they were Freshman that she confessed her love to him, and by that point he'd begun to feel the same, and since then they've been a couple.
NPC Allies: Professor Takayanagi
Reason for alliance: Takayanagi sees alot of himself in Ryusei, and thus pushes him hard to succeed. He always makes time to help him if he needs it
History: Risho Takayanagi is Ryusei's homeroom teacher, and actually has been each year he's been at Jindai academy.
How the character feels others perceive him/her: He thinks others see him as just a normal guy who can play around with time
Loyalties: Family and friends and he'd readily do sporting events for his school, if he were still allowed
Generally trusted people: Noriko, Shinobu, Takayanagi his family
Generally despised people: doesn't truly despise anyone, though he does get somewhat agitated that everyone pays more attention to him now that he's a nova.
General relationship with peers: He's the vice-president of the student Council, while Shinobu is the President and Noriko the Secretary, so he has always commanded some respect within the school. He's generally well liked by everyone, both before and after his erruption.
General reaction to attractive members of the opposite sex: He has the general outlook on the opposite sex. He looks, it's hard for him not to the way things have gone since his erruption, but he's loyal to Noriko, as she is to him.
What the character would kill for: to protect his friends and family
What the character would die for: to protect his friends and family
Greatest sin ever committed against the character:
Special group involvement (if any): Student Council, formerly the Kendo club, and track team
Personality/Beliefs
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Role models: His father and grandfather
Contemporary heroes:
Legendary heroes:
Disillusion of any heroes:
Dreams or ambitions: To raise his siblings into upstanding members of society, to make a positive impact on Japan and the rest of the world.
Reason for dreams or ambitions (or lack thereof): He's always been driven to succeed, and to do well by his family's heritage.
Short-term goals: Graduate Valedictorian of his class
Long-term goals: Graduate Valedictorian of his college class
Plans to fulfill these goals: Intense studying
Fears or phobias: failure
Possibility of overcoming: he does everything he can to succeed, including errupt
Possible methods of overcoming:
Reaction to such fears: intense anxiety
Willingness to discuss or admit to fears: none
Attitude regarding material wealth: useful to have, but not truly nescessary
Level of greed/miserliness: fairly free with money as long as it is for a good cause, he does have spending limits in place though
Level of generosity: fairly high. He gives to worthy causes, and if someone generally asks for something they need, he'll get it for them.
General attitude toward others: He tries to see the good in people
Requirements to gain the character’s trust: honesty, loyalty, respect
Introverted or extroverted: Introverted when it comes to Women, fairly extroverted around other men
Brief description of personality: Very easy going, unless it's exam time. He's fairly trusting and kind-hearted
Biases or prejudices (for or against): dislikes criminals and is less likely to give those who have served a sentence the benefit of the doubt.
Habits: Loves to play games on his computer and read. When he can he takes walks in the park with either family or Noriko
Contradictions in personality: He can be somewhat harsh towards his siblings when they make mistakes, but he ccomes right back and helps them figure out what they did wrong, and the right way to do it.
Favorite food: Sushi
Favorite beverage: Tea
Favorite dessert: none
Mealtime tendencies: does his best to eat when everyone can, also does ost of the cooking
Foods the character finds disgusting or refuses to eat: monkey
General tastes: great love of seafood and meat in general, which is shared by Yumiko and Saito
Favorite color (if any): blue
Least favorite color (if any):
Musical interests/talents (if any): harmonica
Artistic/literary interests/talents (if any): science fiction, satire, historical, manga
Favorite scent (if any): Fresh rain
Any animal affinity or totem: The Hideyoshi Crest is a Tiger anda Dragon locked in an eternal struggle. He identifies with both animals in certain aspects.
Personality “hot buttons” (actions that provoke anger, embarrassment, etc.): Public display of affection, threats to his family or insults, guys who constantly pursue Sakurako after she rejects them
Views on religion: Shinto-Buddhist
Religious/spiritual traits and tendencies: Observes Shinto practices, though the family also observes Christmas from the Christian faith
Reason for such traits: family heritage
Level of piety: fair
Views on the supernatural: There some things science cannot explain, even nova level science
Taboos or superstitions:
Tendencies/attitudes toward killing: would only do so as the very last resort
Most likely reaction to an attack: fight back
Most likely reaction to theft: call the police
Most likely reaction to public insult: dismiss it if it's to himself, get angry if it's towards family or friends
Views on government: they do a fair job
Most treasured possession: A picture of his entire family from their last trip to the beach
Lucky charm (if any): Crucifix his mother gave him
Career/Training
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Description of education: Near complete Highschool level
Important educators (if any): Risho Takayanagi
Honors/awards/special considerations: easily inline for Top honors among graduating class.
Profession: minder of Hideyoshi Shrine
Reason for profession: Family duty
Skill descriptions and purpose/reason for them: mostly cleaning
Professional history: has done this ince he was fourteen
Honors/awards/special considerations: none
Views of friends or relatives on profession (if any): they think it's old-fashioned, but respect him for it
Lifestyle/Hobbies
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Daily routine: get up make breakfast see everyone to school go to class himself and then go to the shrine for a couple of hours then home to coook supper for the family and do homework
Likely reaction to interruption of said routine: depends on how it's interruped. If it's for a good cause he won't be that upset
Hobbies: reading, gaming, Flying now
Interests: Anime, computers, furthering his nova abilities
Usual mode of travel: Walking
Chance of sea/motion sickness: none
Travel fears (if any): being to far from his family if they need him
Usual travel gear and/or dress: shirt and slacks, fairly casual
Hangouts: Karaoke parlor, video arcade, the park, the Hideyoshi Shrine
Description of home: Large somewhat traditionally built two story home in Suburban Tokyo with well-maintained gardens
Cleanliness/prestige of home: extremely well maintained and well regarded by neighbors
Description of servants, roommates, etc. none
Description of neighborhood: Mostly younger couples with a few older ones seeded amonst them. Almost nonexistant crime rate and very safe environment, generally quiet and idyllic suburban life.
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