Julian Fortuna
| Julian Fortuna Sparda | |
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| A.K.A. | Jules. Julie (once, then never again). |
| Age | 19 |
| Voice Actor | |
| Relatives | Nero and Kyrie, Parents. Luca Sparda, Michelle Mishina Aunt and Uncle. Nikolai Yevtushenko, Seiya Sumeragi, Aunt and Uncle. Enzo Sparda, Cousin. |
| Series | Devil May Cry |
| Player | Sparda |
- Name: Julian Fortuna Sparda
- Age: 19
- Sex: Male
- Birthday: March 11th.
- Parents: Nero and Kyrie
- Place of Birth: Fortuna City
- Nationality: Italian by birth, British currently.
- Specialty: Encyclopedic knowledge of Demonology and Japanese Culture.
- Hobbies: Japanophile, Tea Time, Boxing, Street Racing (Tokyo Drift).
- Likes: Japanese Culture and Traditions, Tea, Japanese Sports Cars.
- Dislikes: Ungentlemanly behavior, being called a Weeb.
- Favorite Food: Almost anything Japanese, Earl Grey Tea.
- Least Favorite Food: Pineapple on Pizza.
- Favorite Music: Opera, Thrash Metal, and J-Anything.
- Favorite Sport: Lacrosse, Football (REAL football, not Amefuto).
- Most Valuable Possessions: A tea set from the Order of the Sword.
- Level of Education: College graduate in Fine Arts with a minor in Japanese Studies.
- Seiyuu/Voice Actor:
- Physical Stats
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 175lbs.
- Eyes: Sparda Blue
- Hair: White
- Special: Eyes are a unique, unnatural color. Wears glasses to set it off.
Contents
Appearance
Julian is a strikingly handsome young man with white hair and unique blue eyes. While he doesn't make an especially imposing figure, especially wearing suits and ties at most times, he in in fact, shredded when you take his shirt off. He looks reasonably athletic, and usually wears a pair of glasses. When the weather is appropriate, he wears a long scarf with him, which he finds add to his dapper look. He usually carries with him a pair of fingerless biker gloves for reasons only known when it's time to get motivated.
Personality
Prim and proper young British gentleman. Always polite, always at attention, and always one word away from mercilessly snarking until you cry.. if you act improper. Or cough in public more than twice.While he behaves properly at all times, Julian is also very much a fan of Japanese culture and lifestyles, one step away from applying them to his everyday life, regardless of the situation, so long as it isn't improper. But he'll certainly tell you about it at length. A fascination for the Japanese mindset, customs and the Samurai aesthetic is always part of his life, with most of his spare cash going into decorative or functional Sengoku era paraphenelia.
Background
Nero and Kyrie had babies. Julian was born from that.
Skills
Physical Skills:
- Alertness: Incredible
- Athletics: Incredible
- Stealth: Novice
Social Skills:
- Subterfuge: Novice
- Streetwise: Abysmal
- Intimidation: Incredible
- Leadership: Very Good
- Expression: Very Good
- Etiquette: Amazing
- Performance: Amazing
Mental Skills:
- Computers: Very Good
- Investigation: Incredible
- Occult: Incredible
- Politics: Good
- Science: Very Good
- Technology: Incredible
Other Skills:
- Driving: Amazing
- Survival: Abysmal
- Empathy: Incredible
- Animal Ken: Very Good
Special Abilities
Special Abilities: These abilities are part of Julian's 'conventional' abilities, things that could be taught to anyone, that have little to do with his demonic heritage.
Wall Jump: Julian's leg strength and training allow him to hop off a wall and either away from it or upwards to land on the side of a small wall, or just reach a high window.
Air Hike: Julian can hop off Devil/Magical Energy in mid air, essentially allowing him to double jump at will.
Enemy Step: Julian can leap and flip off an enemy's body after a jump.
Combat Styles: Julian has spent enough of his days training to fight, both trying to live up to his heritage, as well as indulge in his passion for Japanese culture, spending many a summer learning how to fight like the Samurai he so admires.
Kenjutsu: Julian has practiced under several masters of traditional Japanese Kenjutsu, though if pressed, he will say his style is that of Mugai-ryu, the style of Outer Nothingness. When fighting, his focus increases tenfold and the blade is merely a part of his body. To Julian, his Mugai-Ryu is a style of Zen meditation and self-improvement, and he is confident in the belief that through his sword he can find both enlightenment and personal development.
Iaijutsu: Julian has studied Mugai-Ryu's Iaijutsu styles, Jikyo-ryu and Mugai-Ryu Iai Hyodo. He uses a very quick style that adds to this universal focus when he fights this way, including having learned several stances and attacks of Battou-jutsu. Much like his regular Kenjutsu, this Iaijutsu technique puts him in a very Zen state of mind, attempting to become one with the universe as he empties himself and focuses only on the act in reaction to his surroundings and people about him.
Boxing: As a young lad going to British academies, Julian was limited in his availability of combat sports. Wrestling wasn't his thing, and fencing was so outclassed by Superior Japanese Swordsmanship, that he had no interest or reason for it. As such, he joined the boxing club, and quickly became an academy champion. Between his enhanced abilities and natural finesse, Julian became rapidly professional level at boxing. He specializes in the Counter-Punching and Swarming styles, staying in close and barely avoiding hits before countering with quick, decisive, and highly precise strikes, or unleashing a flurry of blows once he can take an advantage in a fight, which for him, is basically anytime someone moves.
Weapons Expertise: Julian has dabbled in the use of a few different weapons, though, outside of his Japanese influence, primarily with European swords. He is well versed in Bastard swords and Knightly weapons, including the Mace, enough to actually fight with them if he has to. His focus on Japanese weapons has also extended to learning the basics of fighting with twin smaller blades like the Kodachi and the Nagitana as a weapon. He also knows how to shoot a gun, but has barely ever had to, so he is unsure of his aim, and prefers not to use them.
Powers & Merits
Partial Devil: Julian is actually partially a devil, making him incredibly resilient and viciously strong, but mostly, amazingly quick and sharp. His strength, reflexes and endurance are superhuman, and he can take immense amounts of punishment without slowing down. While he still takes 'damage', per se, he cannot suffer wounds, and can hold his breath for almost an hour under water, as the case may be.
Dark Slayer Style: Julian's Dark Slayer is his most effective movement tool, allowing him to reposition himself on the battlefield by teleportation. These abilities allow Julian to close and create distance as needed. They also have the added benefit of very limited invincibility because Julian is momentarily off the field during the teleports. A well timed Air Trick can allow Julian to avoid oncoming attacks without changing his position. This is essentially combat teleportation, though its repeated use is limited. There is a 'cool down' period. Julian can't teleport spam, he can just move twice then needs to have a break, or make 'leaps' forward instead of running. It's faster but not by much, as he loses momentum.
- Trick Up: Julian can vanish and reappear about 20 feet up. This allows him to catch up to enemies who are higher than he can reach with just a jump.
- Trick Down: From the air, Julian can disappear and reappear directly near an opponent, or on the ground without making a sound. He loses all momentum as he does, allowing him to land on something without disturbing it.
- Air Trick: In the air, Julian can teleport forward, or at an angle, towards a goal or an opponent, about 20-30 feet. He is not actually 'there' as he teleports, and this CAN allow him to bypass non-magical barriers.
- Ground Trick: Julian can teleport in front of, or directly behind, an opponent. He can cross a lot more ground (heh) this way than his previous attacks. This is also how Julian can avoid an attack with pinpoint accuracy, by teleporting for a split second and reappearing where he was.
Summoned Swords: Summoned Swords are magically generated blades resembling Kodachi. Julian eschews the use of guns in general, so he can instead focus his innate power, and that of his Devil Arms, to summon swords.. as one would expect.. and use them to launch at his opponent. They weigh nothing and move as fast as arrows, allowing Julian to keep using them even when doing other things, such as fighting with his Katana or his Gauntlets.
- Spiral Swords: Creates a ring of Summoned Swords around Julian that acts as a shield. Depletes the D.T. Gauge.
- Swords Storm: Countless swords surround an enemy, then attack all at once, launching them in the air. Activated after Spiral Swords. Depletes the D.T.Gauge.
- Blistering Swords: Create swords around you that launch themselves at your enemy one after another. Activated after Spiral Swords. Depletes the D.T. Gauge.
- Heavy Rain Swords: Creates a deadly rainfall of Summoned Swords above your enemy's head, which temporarily stops them. Depletes the D.T. Gauge. Does not require further setup.
Devil Trigger: Julian transforms into a Devil, using his full power, which increases his strength, endurance, and especially speed far beyond his normal means, for a limited time. Devil Trigger also comes with the following benefits. He can turn for 3 minutes.
Elemental Attribute: Darkness. Julian will take less damage in general but dish out a lot more, especially to enemies weak to Darkness.
Enhanced Swords: Julian's Summoned Swords become as fast as lightning bolts, and triple the number of them appear.
Regeneration: Julian's regeneration kicks in at full blast when in DT mode, and wounds will heal really fast, as well as regain lost vitality/life energy.
Devil Trigger Blast: Julian can store his DT energy for about 2 minutes (and sacrificing that much of his DT time), then release all of it in a massive explosion around him, causing incredible damage to any nearby enemy, and leaving him in DT mode for one minute.
Unique Items
Devil Arm: Yamato: Dimension Slashing Katana.
Devil Arm: Demogorgon: High Explosive Gauntlets.
Items Of Note
Tinted Glasses: Noteworthy only in that they are, in fact, there to offset the telltale color of his eyes.
Various Japanese Paraphenalia: Julian is an avid Japanophile, and loves little more than to indulge in buying decorative or functional Japanese trinkets, books and scrolls.
Weaknesses & Flaws
Devil: Julian is part devil. As such, Holy attacks and barriers wreak fair amounts of havoc on him. He can use special 'Holy Water' and other such weapons, but on his own he is very vulnerable to them if they're turned on him. Healing or not, Holy attacks will cause MASSIVE damage and the wounds will not heal easily, if at all, without help.
Flaws
Bound (5pts): Julian is in some fairly serious debt to some fairly serious individual. Can't keep the reaper away forever.
Group Emnity: Demons (2pts): The name 'Sparda' does not inspire confidence or happiness from the demonic types. Ever.
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