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“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” ― Marie Curie.
Character Name: Research Specimen 01 (Codename: Hyde Sukunahiko Mk-I)
Character Age: 30 years old and counting
Character Sex: Male
Character Appearance (Face Claim: Colress from Pokémon Black and White):
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Written:
- Height: 5’ 7” (170. 2 cm)
- Weight: 144. 0 lbs. (65.3 kg)
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Eye Color: Fiery Gold (b/c of mutant Byakugan)
- Build: Lean
- Skin Tone: Pale
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Character Personality:
Basic Psyche:
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Hyde embodies the stereotypical mad scientist archetype fully in breadth and depth regardless of the situation almost always with few exceptions if at all. Specifically, he always thinks of everyone around him, including himself and everything in the world, as potential specimens to be employed in his research studies and treats them according to this belief. Therefore, he never has respect or regard for most others and is even willing to turn his subordinates, his allies, and even himself into lab rats or some other means to an end if doing so would allow him to acquire all the materials and data he needs for his research.
This is especially true if these materials and data are ones that he has not yet encountered in any previous situation since there is nothing he is as obsessed with as the pursuit of ever more knowledge at any cost, either to himself or everyone around him. That, in turn, means that he would readily toss all semblance of ethics, morality, common social graces, and even the instinct of self-preservation aside without an iota of compunction if they should end up obstructing his way to acquiring this desired knowledge in any way at any time.
He is also equally fascinated with achieving absolute perfection in himself, his specific subordinates, and the various creations he can be found immersed in the design and construction/concoction of when his unavoidable duties as a Leaf village ninja are not keeping him from this pursuit. Naturally, this causes him to constantly strive toward that goal with all the means that he has at his disposal. Of course, he would only stop short of this relentless ambition if his current situation or any developments therein were to force his hand in some way by whatever means, especially if the means were unforeseen.
Besides this, he almost always maintains an emotionally detached and inscrutable visage and body language regardless of the inherent level of emotional charge. The only exceptions to this are those situations wherein he should meet any target(s) that he finds fascinating, in which case, he tends to display his hidden penchant for melodrama. This is due to the influence of his incorrigibly eccentric nature which he had been under the influence of since his younger years.
However, despite this penchant for melodrama, he is quite pragmatic in handling the situations facing him due to his mainly intellectual personality. Consequently, if possible, he likes to advance multiple strategies simultaneously in parallel when trying to solve the situational challenges that may confront him at any point for some reason or another. Moreover, he will not hesitate to close the proverbial book on one or more of the plans he has running currently if he finds that they are not conducive to the achievement of his situational objectives or the solution(s) to whatever problem(s) may be facing him in whatever situation he may find himself in at any time. Still, he prefers to set up events such that even the cancellation of one or more of his plans will inevitably lead him to achieve his situational objectives successfully despite the obstacles impeding him.
He also prefers to maintain this same mindset and operational philosophy in combat and even outside combat regardless of the specific nature of target(s) and challenges. Also, if he foresees encountering any enemies, he prefers to research them as much as possible through remote means before he even begins to confront them so that he can glean as much data as possible about them and everything related to them from their personality quirks to their armament preferences and fighting style to the number of their allies and enemies, and so on.
Beyond that, he has no qualms about manipulating or working with anyone and anything or portraying himself according to the expectations of those he is trying to manipulate to get what he wants or needs in any given situation through various means, but only as long as doing so does not end up impeding his achievement of these goals successfully. Lastly, though he possesses all these character flaws, he never allows them to interfere with his optimal functionality in carrying out any duties assigned to him due to his association with the Hidden Leaf Village as a citizen and an active member of its armed forces.
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Likes: Scientific R&D, Exotic Cuisine/Drink, Freedom, Strategy Games, Pop Culture, Fluffy or Squishy Organisms/Objects
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Dislikes: Ethics, Morals, 300+ m Heights, Canines (Dogs and Wolves, specifically), Boredom, Ignorance
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Character History:
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“Hyde Sukunahiko” was born to a mysterious man named “Jekyll Strange” and “Sakuya Hyūga”, a kunoichi who was a member of the world-renowned Hyūga clan hailing from the “Konohagakure no Sato/Hidden Leaf Village”, the major ninja village belonging to the great ninja nation that was called “Hi no Kuni/Land of Fire”. Hyde’s father, “Jekyll Strange”, was an anomaly to the residents of Kishin because he was not from anywhere in said land, but instead, had been transported to the continent of Kishin where all the ninja nations were located from his original world which was quite mundane and also utterly devoid of the many supernatural phenomena and beings that seemed to be so common in and familiar to the people of Kishin.
That said, the original world that Hyde’s father came from possessed many aspects (such as advanced technology and natural science) that were strange and foreign to most people living in Kishin upon his unexpected arrival. Even so, he was met with a warm welcome and a surprising, albeit pleasant lack of hostility from the woman who would soon become his wife and the mother of his future son, namely “Hyde Sukunahiko”. This was because she recognized the enormous intellect and technical skills that Hyde’s father, “Jekyll Strange”, possessed in their first encounter at his estate/research lab. Said estate/research lab had somehow been transported along with him through the spacetime warp which had brought the man to the land of Kishin, and specifically, to the “Konohagakure no Sato/Hidden Leaf Village” in the “Hi no Kuni/Land of Fire” after his cutting-edge exotic research into spacetime manipulation technology had unexpectedly succeeded at an inopportune time and ripped open a localized rift in the interdimensional fabric that separated the dimension containing the ninja land of Kishin from his old world.
Hyde’s mother, “Sakuya Hyūga”, had also realized that the enormous personal fortune that Jekyll possessed would be crucial in maintaining the standing of the Hyūga clan. Therefore, she decided to introduce him to the clan’s elders so that she could get their blessing to be united with him in formally recognized wedlock. Thankfully, she was able to counter whatever opposition the Hyūga clan elders had against her proposal to marry Hyde’s father, “Jekyll Strange”, easily due to the undeniable benefits of his talents, his intellect, and his wealth. That, combined with her vehement refusal to give up on her ambition to bring him into the clan, eventually resulted in the clan’s elders giving their blessings to them. Afterward, in due course, “Hyde Sukunahiko” was brought into the world as the only son and heir to every asset and talent possessed by his father, “Jekyll Strange”, and those of his mother, “Sakuya Hyūga”. Alas, he was not fortunate enough to be granted the honor of bearing the clan's name as his surname because the clan deemed that his foreign ancestry on his paternal side made him unworthy of receiving such an honor even though they had begrudgingly accepted his mother's admission of his father as her life partner earlier due to the practical benefits he brought to them. Hence, his parents gave him a different surname (i.e., the one he bears now, aka "Sukunahiko") in honor of a deity of wisdom from the ancient mythos of the ninja world so that it would adhere to the naming conventions of this realm, and thus, not look out of place in it.
The talents that Hyde inherited as genetic gifts from his father included things like his keen intellect, his high aptitude for all the theoretical and practical aspects of business methods as well as for economics, and his talent for all the theoretical and practical aspects of what his old world had labeled as the STEM field subjects (i.e., science, technology, mathematics, and engineering), with these being his secrets to success in his old world. Similarly, the various genetic advantages and relevant talents that Hyde inherited from his mother included things like her keen intellect, her talent for the theory and practice of various ninja arts including the universal ones and those belonging exclusively to the Hyūga clan (i.e., the Gentle Fist Taijutsu and their Byakugan KKG), and her superior physical prowess. However, in his case, due to the influence of his father’s genetics, his Byakugan eyes were discovered to have a fiery golden hue instead of the usual lilac or white despite adhering to all the other visual characteristics and special abilities of their more normal counterparts in the other clan members.
Consequently, Hyde was considered a rather promising prospect right from his childhood which led to him being placed under comprehensive and rigorous tutelage so that he could start on his path to mastering the many talents he had inherited from his mother and father, and so that he could eventually take his place as an active-duty ninja in the armed forces of “Konohagakure no Sato/Hidden Leaf Village” after his training and studies were over. The lessons that he was taught included the theoretical and practical aspects of the ninja arts including the universal ones and those belonging exclusively to the Hyūga clan (i.e., the Gentle Fist Taijutsu and their Byakugan KKG) given to him by his mother and the elders of the Hyūga as well as the theoretical and practical aspects of non-ninja subjects such as science, technology, mathematics, engineering, business, and economics that his father taught to him. Apart from these, he was also made to undergo equally thorough and exacting training in the theoretical and practical aspects of those areas of expertise that would be expected of any scion of a socioeconomically exalted family such as his own within the larger Hyūga clan (e.g., history, philosophy, arts, linguistics, etiquette, etc.).
Thus, in this manner, time marched on for “Hyde Sukunahiko” wherein he went from being a mere boy to being a young man by his 21st birthday. During this period, he began to progress steadily in his mundane, non-ninja studies in the relevant academic career, and he always ended at the top of his class at each stage effortlessly. Along with that, he also kept up with all areas of his universal basic ninja studies. He even underwent auto-didactic training in the theoretical and practical aspects of two advanced ninja arts specialties, namely the one that was called “Medical Techniques/Iryōjutsu” and the one referred to as “Puppetry”. Alongside these, he also delved much deeper into the intricacies of the universal ninja art called “Taijutsu” because he realized it would be necessary for the mastery of the more advanced and exotic ninja arts which were exclusive to the Hyūga clan and since these secret arts had begun to fascinate him endlessly to the point where he was willing to immerse himself in their study 24/7/365.
Of course, much to his chagrin, “Hyde Sukunahiko” quickly found that he could only ever undertake these auto-didactic studies whenever he was not busy with his other more formal and more basic ninja studies in his curriculum. Apart from this, due to his endless fascination with the pursuit of knowledge of various types regardless of the cost involved, his lifelong mad scientist personality took permanent root and soon came to dominate almost the entirety of his rapidly maturing psychological profile during this period as well, and this ended up causing quite a bit of concern to his parents. As if that were not bad enough, the rest of his various personality traits and personal preferences also formed in his psyche. These included things like his manipulative nature, his penchant for being strategic and calculative whenever possible, his strange preference for melodramatic behavior, his incorrigible eccentricity, his hatred of commonly accepted ethical and moral restrictions, his obsession with fluffy and jelliform things and animals, his hatred of 300+ m heights due to his acrophobia, his hatred of dogs and wolves due to his caniphobia, his insatiable love of everything related to exotic drinks, unique cuisine, and for all forms of popular culture too.
After that, “Hyde Sukunahiko” continued his life until his 29th birthday, but his parents and clan elders decided to take matters into their own hands and signed him up for the Konohagakure Ninja Academy to prevent him from wasting time on his auto-didactic studies. Naturally, he was not too happy about this development in his life. However, since he realized that his ongoing research studies would require plenty of finances and other resources that he could eventually acquire by becoming a professional ninja in service of the “Konohagakure no Sato/Hidden Leaf Village”, he did not oppose their decision in any way. Instead, he focused entirely on becoming the top student in each of his classes at the Academy so that he would be accepted as a full-fledged Genin in the Leaf’s armed forces despite being much older than all his peers. Thus, he finished his stint at this educational institution for ninjas successfully in only 1 year as opposed to the usual time taken to do this by others.
So, “Hyde Sukunahiko” graduated successfully by his 30th birthday and took up his position as a freshly minted Genin in the Leaf’s ninja army with a thorough knowledge of both the theory and practice of not only the universal basic three ninja arts (i.e., Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Taijutsu) but also in those of two other specialties, with one of these being the one known as “Medical Techniques/Iryōjutsu” and the other being “Puppetry”. Beyond these, he had also developed two unique skills, one of which allowed him to perform hand seals for various jutsu with only a single hand at some cost to his manual dexterity and the other one being the power to funnel his non-puppetry techniques through the puppets that he would be making for his future arsenal, albeit at a higher cost in terms of chakra.
Naturally, Hyde's parents were overjoyed at this stellar success of his and rewarded him for his successful entry into the village’s armed forces, with his mother teaching him how to advance his Byakugan and Gentle Fist Taijutsu and his father endowing him with a startup fund of money as well as introducing him to various business connections since they would be quite useful to him in his future career as an active ninja and researcher. From here, it remains to be seen what will happen to him in his future life as a scientific ninja, but it will certainly be an interesting journey throughout.
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Affiliation Information:
- Starting Village: Hidden Leaf Village/Konohagakure no Sato
- Character's Rank: Genin/D-rank
- Character's Title: None Yet
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Combat Information:
Clan: Hyūga
Bloodline: Byakugan (1 SP, rank 2 achieved)
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Skills (3 SP):
- Taijutsu (1 SP)
- Iryōjutsu (1 SP)
- Puppetry (1 SP)
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Character's Unique Abilities:
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XP Advantage:
Hyde starts with 390 XP more than normal in exchange for suffering from needing to put at least 50% of all future XP earnings toward paying off this XP debt before he can invest them elsewhere.
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Mo-Money:
Hyde starts with 50,000 ryō more than normal in exchange for suffering from needing to pay off this amount plus interest (for a total of 75,000 ryō) and from needing to put at least 50% of all future ryō earnings toward paying off this ryō debt before he can invest them elsewhere.
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One-Handed Seals:
Hyde can make one-handed seals in exchange for suffering a -1 Tier to his Coordination for the specific hand with which he performs these one-handed seals.
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Business Connections:
Hyde can construct/own 2 Stores more than normal and avail himself of a monthly cap on his total earnings from his Stores that is 2x more than normal in exchange for suffering a 50% increase in the building costs of each Store in his possession.
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Living Conduit:
Hyde can freely choose to cast any of his non-puppetry techniques by using any of his puppets as a medium for them (whether puppet armor or not) as easily as he can using his own body in exchange for suffering from a 1 rank increase in casting cost for each of these channeled jutsu.
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Mutant Byakugan (Cosmetic Only):
Hyde possesses a Byakugan that sports a fiery golden hue instead of the usual lilac or white one but still adheres to all the other visual characteristics and the mechanically relevant aspects of its normal counterparts.
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XP Sources (2200 XP total):
- Starter XP: 1650 (Source: Genin/D-rank)
- Rollover XP: 160 (Source: Retirement of this previous character, Rotwang Frankenstein = 640 total XP/4 = 160 Rollover XP)
- Debt XP: 390 (Source: XP Advantage UA)
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Stats (10 of 20 raises used, 10 of 20 raises left, 1950 XP spent):
- Strength: E to D (1 raise, 150 XP)
- Constitution: E to D (1 raise, 150 XP)
- Stamina: E to D to C (2 raises, 450 XP)
- Speed: E to D (1 raise, 150 XP)
- Coordination: E to D to C (2 raises, 450 XP)
- Intelligence: E to D to C (2 raises, 450 XP)
- Perception: E to D (1 raises, 150 XP)
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Other EXP Expenditures: 250 additional XP spent to achieve Rank 2 Byakugan
