Rain Crimson
| Rain Crimson | |
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| A.K.A. | Rain Blanctorche |
| Age | 16 |
| Voice Actor | Nozomu Sasaki |
| Relatives | Ash Crimson; Saiki; Ancestors. |
| Series | King of Fighters |
| Player | Sparda |
- Name: Rain Crimson
- Age: 16
- Sex: Male
- Birthday:
- Parents: Elisabeth Blanctorche, Adoptive Mother.
- Place of Birth: Marseilles
- Nationality: French
- Specialty: Finding out Secrets
- Hobbies: Gossip. Body art. Wine Tasting.
- Likes: Art.
- Dislikes: Bothersome things, being bored.
- Favorite Food: Pastries (especially Sachertorte), Wine
- Least Favorite Food: Anything pickled
- Favorite Music: Dubstep; Industrial.
- Favorite Sport: None.
- Most Valuable Possessions: Headband.
- Level of Education: Home Schooled, College equivalent.
- Seiyuu/Voice Actor: Nozomu Sasaki
- Physical Stats
- Height: 5'9"
- Weight: 125lbs
- Eyes: Blue
- Hair: White
- Special: Freckles
Contents
Appearance
Rain is a very pretty and dainty man. While his voice seems more masculine, his mannerisms and general appearance are androgynous and almost foppish. He always appears standoffish and tends to act dismissive of things he considers bothersome. He carries himself with an air of general disdain and mischief. He usually wears white clothing with black offsets, mostly to stand out, and is as immaculate as he can be considering he's nominally a fighter. Rain usually has a bored look when things are quiet, but is easily amused and has a playful smile when dealing with a chaotic situation, of his own making or otherwise. He paints his own nails as a point of pride and generally carries himself with a stylish outfit and demeanor.
Personality
Flamboyant and 'classy'. Rain is a generally well-mannered young man who makes a habit of getting under people's skin. He is incredibly dismissive of others and does think rather poorly of them, but knows how and when to behave.. mostly. He is rather sharp tongued and casually cuts down others. The word 'Sassy' is not enough to describe him.
This said, he has been raised to stand against injustice and understand what really matters. While he is rather self-centered and easily bored, his motivation to do 'the right thing' has been ingrained in him and, to a degree, is part of his nature, where self-agrandizement will take a distant second to saving people if needs be.
Background
Tales of Ash
Ash Crimson surprisingly enough saved the world by sacrificing himself, and at the same time, his own ancestor, Saiki. This caused a temporal paradox in which Ash Crimson was never born, but his closest friend and 'big sister' Elisabeth Blanctorche never really accepted this. Being the only person to remember the gaping hole in her soul that was Ash Crimson, she tried, possibly in vain, to find some traces, some proof of her oldest friend's existence. Which eventually, she did find, but not the way she expected.
Rebirth
She found a little boy, in an orphanage, apparently there, who was exactly like Ash was as an infant. Tracing his lineage proved nothing, but the resemblance was unmistakable. Moreover, the other members of the Crimson Family shared the same blood as this boy, which made Elisabeth certain that, in some way, her friend had been reincarnated, or reborn even. She took steps to adopt the boy, wanting him to be raised in the same environment that her friend was, with all the same privileges, but maybe, this time, more of a moral guidance.
Nature and Nurture were practically at war as her new 'son', Rain, grew up in France in the Blanctorche Estate. He took to learning rather easily and frankly, was dismissive of many of his lessons, only focusing on the ones he found interesting.. so long as he found them interesting. However, Elisabeth was determined that he wouldn't follow the same lonesome and hate-filled path that had branded Ash as everyone's enemy, until the very end. She instilled in him the values of the Blanctorche family, pushing him to value justice and honor above all else.
The Learning Period
Possibly unsurprisingly, Rain barely paid either of those concepts much lip service, but when things went wrong, Rain was actually likely to choose to do the right thing. Even if that wasn't what he said. Despite his dismissive and condescending atttude, it seemed that her 'son' was going to follow in her footsteps.. even if his abilities were unmistakably Ash's. The Green Flame came naturally to him, and even as she tried to teach him her own style, her techniques eventually shifted and fell to the wayside. But that was alright with her after all. He seemed naturally inclined to be like Ash. As such, she contacted another legendary fighter, one who had overcome personal adversity and had used his focus to break away from violence and power lust, a man called Remy.
Remy became Rain's teacher, and before long it was apparent why. His style was unmistakably similar to Ash's, and Rain just took to his techniques naturally. Remy, while still in disdain of fighters, didn't want this boy to grow filled with the hatred and anger that fueled him, and Elisabeth made it clear he was going to have to overcome quite a few hardships. He felt a kinship for the boy, and also took him under his wing. Rain was incredibly gifted, and learned his lessons surprisingly easily, surprising even Remy. While he never put in the amount of effort Remy had to, he also judged this was sufficient. He was strong without seeking to become stronger at all costs. Their time together may have actually quelled whatever remnants of power-lust was in Rain, if any, and Remy and Elisabeth were both satisfied with this outcome.
The Real World
Making his way in the world was both easy and hard for him. Rain was incredibly adept at talking his way out of.. or in.. bad situations, and usually had the power to deal with the consequences. This 'gift', if we can call it that and be amazingly generous, was part of his nature prior to his current life. He was able to get away with quite a lot, but eventually, it came time to pay the piper. Time and time again he either weaseled or fought his way out of it, and made his way across Eurasia with relative ease, until he got to Hong Kong. There, he met someone who 'recognized' him, and for the first time in his life, Rain wasn't actually able to do as much about it as he wanted. The man, the 'War God' of Hong Kong, didn't listen to his words, and when push came to shove, he pummeled Rain into unconsciousness. When Rain woke up, the guy offered him a drink. He identified himself as 'Shen Woo', and said Rain reminded him of someone. When Rain asked who, Shen said he didn't know and he didn't care, but Rain had to get his ass in shape. As he was now, he wasn't worthy of his 'origin', or so the strange man put it.
Spending some time with Shen Woo, which had apparently been contacted by Elisabeth to help set Rain right, he learned a bit more about the outside world, and while he never shed his dismissive or otherwise caustic demeanor, he did learn there was a lot more to the world than he knew, and as strong as he was, he could always be stronger. While he never got his rematch with the man, they left on good enough terms, with Rain promising to come back later and show off what he could do.. while only half-expecting to actually do it. He decided the best way for him to gain in strength would be to fight more powerful opponents, but he knew they were rare. Which is when he was contacted by PARADIGM.
Skills
Physical Skills:
- Alertness: Incredible (+4)
- Athletics: Incredible (+4/+5 Graceful)
- Stealth: Very Good (+3)
Social Skills:
- Subterfuge: Amazing (+5 With Honeyed Tongue: +6/+7)
- Streetwise: Good (+2)
- Intimidation: Incredible (+4)
- Leadership: Abysmal (-1)
- Expression: Very Good (+3)
- Etiquette: Incredible (+4)
- Performance: (Art, Dance) Amazing (+5 - Art: +6)
Mental Skills:
- Computers: Good (+2)
- Investigation: Incredible (+4)
- Occult: Very Good (+3)
Other Skills:
- Driving: Incredible (+4)
- Survival: Very Good (+3)
- Empathy: Abysmal (-1)
- Animal Ken: Incredible (+4)
- Languages: French, English, German, Japanese, Cantonese.
Special Abilities
Cendres De La Victoire
Originally trained as a member of the Blanctorche family, and into their style, all Rain picked up from this were the basics of fighting. He learned his fighting techniques from his teacher, Remy, with relative ease due to his nature as a reborn Ash Crimson. Remy's smooth and flowing style, very calm and composed, was a perfect way for the aloof and disinterested Rain, and he took to it like a fish to water. Later in his life, while he had learned martial arts from Remy, he learned how to fight from Shen Woo. How a real brawl works, how to read opponents, and how to maximize his effects in battle. Taking everything he's learned, and adding some of his own personal flair as a dancer, Rain's style is a hodgepodge of his different experiences. He calls this style 'Ashes of Victory'. Ironically.
Throws:
Brume: Rain grabs opponent and punches them away with a flaming hand.
Fruité: Rain trips opponent, stomps on their neck and kicks them away.
Advanced Attacks: Variations and special attacks that Rain can deliver with ease.
Le Ciel: Overhead punch.
Floreal: Rain steps forward with a spinning kick.
Prairial: Rain steps backwards with a roundhouse kick.
Power Moves
Techniques which make use of Rain's special powers, and which require some level of personal energy to manifest.
Feu de la Vertue: Rain throws 1 or 2 flame waves, serving as his projectile. The second version knocks down and does 3 hits up close.
Danse Fulgurante: Rising sommersault kick. Anti-air attack.
Avant-Garde: Rain dashes forward while covered in flames.
La Gaffe: Defensive move; Rain poses while taunting his opponent. If hit during this, he'll blur to his opponent's back (stunning them for a moment) while laughing. "Ha ha ha ha! What are you looking at?"
La Bevue: Execute this immediately after catching an attack with the above move. Instead of blurring, Rain will now grab his foe and blast a flaming hand on their body, knocking them away with a damaging hit.
Rouge de la Passion: Rain drops downwards with a gracious flip-kick. Doesn't knock down.
Le Blanc Eternel: Rain dives diagonally downwards with a drilling attack.
Enragé: Rain grabs his foe and does a fast autocombo (punchpunchpunchkicktoss) on them.
Desperation Moves
These are Rain's Finishers. They can only be used after building up enough power, or when he's taken quite a bit of damage in a fight.
Feu de la Justice: Charges up a large flaming green ball, then tosses a multi-hit projectile. This is a much more powerful version of the regular flaming projectile.
Danse Dans La Tempete: A series of 3 Nivose flip-kicks. Each of them picks up in speed and power, the last one hitting the enemywith his full strength.
Liberez-Nous Des Liberaux: Rain poses with a short flame burst around himself. Afterwards, he'll glow green for around 7 seconds, during which he'll have the following bonuses:
- He can perform Feu de la Vertue/Danse Fulgurante/Avant-Garde exceptionally fast.
- He can cancel his Special Moves into each other.
- He can fire multiple Feu de la Vertue projectiles at once.
Liberez-Nous - Degenerations: Enhanced Liberez-Nous. The initial flame blast does more hits & damage, and the state lasts longer. This requires Rain to be both very hurt and to use up stored energy, a one-time only affair.
Liberez-Nous - N'Importe Quoi: An even more powerful Liberez-Nous, doing more damage and lasting for 15 seconds. The initial activation has Rain laughing maniacally. This takes ALL of his energy, and he's wasted after doing it. He also needs to be near death to activate this power.
Ma Gueule: Rain summons a big pillar of green flame around himself for a moment, doing heavy hits & damage. Must be performed while the Lv.3 Liberez-Nous is active, and deactivates it after use.
Le Bleu de Minuit: Rain dashes forward and, if hits, performs a very fast combo on his foe, delivering an incredibly fast (interrupting) kick, then following up with a series of punches and kicks (seven total), before delivering a Danse Fulgurante to finish off the combo.
Powers & Merits
Pyrokinesis: Rain can create and control special green flames that look like melted wax. The origin of this flame is still unknown.
- Create Fire: Rain can create fire from thin air.
- Fire Projectile: Rain can create projectiles made of fire.
- Fire Attacks: Rain can increase damage of his punches and kicks with fire.
- Fire Aura: Rain can create fire around his body.
Merits
Self-Confident (5pts): Rain is not just talk. Generally speaking, he can back up what he says and can talk all the smack and then prove it.
Graceful (2pts): Rain fights in a delicate, dancer-like fashion. This cinches his ability as a dance-battler type.
Ability Aptitude: Performance Art (1pt): Rain is an amazing artist, especially for body art (tattoos, piercings, subdermal implants, nail art)
Honeyed Tongue (2pts): Rain is a master manipulator and can lie to someone about a subject they're an expert in.
Unique Items
Nothing Special.
Items Of Note
Hairband: A common hair band. It holds hair in place.
Art Supplies: Common art supplies, from the best of the best, as well as a fully functional tattoo kit.
Weaknesses & Flaws
Orochi Link: Whether he lives up to it or not, Rain is part of an Orochi bloodline. While it is unknown if he's subject to the Riot of the Blood, there isn't any doubt that any purifying flames will affect him, and will leave him weakened. Furthermore, other members of the Orochi Bloodlines may very well want him to join them, or die.
Human: Despite his powers, Rain is human. Bullets and knife wounds are very likely to end him, even if he can take quite the beating.
Flaws
Compulsive Speech (1pt): Rain is rather sharp tongued and quite likely to say a scathing or pithy remark whenever the occasion presents itself. He is also rather dismissive of threats or people.
Overconfident (1pt): Rain thinks very highly of himself. As such, he tends to not use his full power or focus on his adversaries. Combined with his dismissive attitude, this can make someone get a serious edge on him.
Curiosity (2pts): Once more part of his slight invincibility complex and over confidence, Rain is very likely to indulge in his curiosity, even if it could be detrimental. ('Oooh, what does this button do?' *click*)
Mistaken Identity - Ash Crimson (1pt): Due to his mannerisms, ways of talking and general appearance, people who knew of him may recognize him as 'That Man' even without knowing the name, causing certain people (Iori Yagami, Chizuri Kagura, Kyo Kusanagi, K') to want him ill, and others to assume he is one of theirs (Those from the Past).
Echoes (1pt): Despite not being in any way demonic or the like, Rain can cause an eerie feeling to well-meaning sensor-type individuals, and generally causes odd events in 'sanctified' places. This is due to the link to Gaia's Will, attempting to awaken him.
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