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Bovice D’Marley; Scoop [Flagged]
Topic Started: Mar 14 2013, 10:59 AM (898 Views)
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Basic Character Information
Name: Bovice D’Marley
Nickname: N/A
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Affiliation: Pirate
Bounty: 0
Achievements: N/A
Profession:

~Carpenter
A Carpenter is someone who makes a living off building things, from mainly but not limited to, wood. With the times being as they are, most carpenters build ships, but there are also those who instead possess the knowledge of making better buildings and such, as well as smaller items that they craft. Carpenters allow the crew to waive their ship maintenance costs. They will also get a 10% discount on any ships or ship upgrades that they buy.

~Martial Artist
A Martial Artist is someone who specializes in hand-to-hand combat, completely or very close to unarmed. They usually have good insight in the aspects of weight, balance and movement of the body.

Position: N/A

Physical Appearance
Height: 6’0’’ 1/2
Weight: 168.2 lbs
Hair: Dark Blue
Eyes: Pink
Clothing/Accessories:
Bovice usually wears jackets and baggy clothing that fit comfortably and are just as easy to put on as they are to take off. His fashion sense is pretty bad, including wearing a number of dull, flashy or faded colors at once, many of which seeming to clash with one another. He also wears a number of accessories as well, including necklaces, rings, and earrings, having no reservations against standing out, almost as though he wants to stand out. His reggae punk exterior includes a matching pants and jacket set, at the very least, usually without an undershirt, and a pair of worn out looking sandals.

General Appearance:
His skin is darker, as though the shade of an African-American in real life. His body has a number of tribal tattoos that cover his body, many of which are visible as ash or chalk like markings. His hair is long and wild in a dreadlocks style, as otherwise natural it would be a large 'afro' appearance. His body is lean and lanky almost, so that if he is wearing clothes he just looks like a skinny guy. With that in mind, he always stands up straight with his chest out and his shoulders back; not over doing it, but always trying to look bigger than what he is. Their face is very expressive, but generally always looks like a cocky punk or like he is up to mischief or no good. His overall appearance makes him stand out as 'suspicious', even if one has no reason to think that he is.

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The Character
Personality: Bovice is the definition of an extravert. He enjoys big rushes, big risks, big rewards and outgoing social environments. He fits well in situations where big personalities are necessary and is accustom to attention, both good and bad. He also tends to seek out these situations and thus makes out to be a great pirate in that he makes even minor indiscretion into big deals, and big deals into... crime scenes. He isn't afraid to open his mouth, speak his mind and provoke people, even those bigger and badder than himself. In his mind, he would happily fight anyone to the death over anything, and the only thing larger than his extraversion is his ego. He believes that people will either love him or hate him, and if they hate him, it's their fault instead of his own. Furthermore, if someone dislikes him and he doesn't understand why, he will go out of his way to give them a reason not to like him. Failures are attributed to external causes, while successes are attributed to internal competence. He is incredibly bright, vigilant and persistent, but often times his strong emotion or large personality get in the way of logic. Or rather, he acknowledges logic, and then decides against it.

He often believes in superstition as much as he does laws and rules. Chance and fate are as real and palpable as physics, and takes on a spiritual sort of realm for him, in spite of the fact that he is not himself religious and in facts mocks religion. It takes a lot to impress him, and commonly shows affection through bullying. He never censors himself. That being said, he has a number of qualities that clash with his otherwise rough and jagged personality. He hates watching the suffering of innocent and will often stand up for them. This is especially in the case of those who have been betray by the marines or world government. Things like trust, and promises and friends, become binding contracts for Bovice, that once established ,aren't easily revoked. Thus he can very naively form relationships with those that aren't so quickly accepting of him as he is of them. He is almost incapable of lying or deceiving others, or at least purposely. He is also incredibly empathetic as to the feelings and emotions of others, almost hypervigilant in ways, and can very easily end up sympathizing for those who are going through a hard time. Of course, sadness and doubt are usually always expressed with outbursts of positive energy on the contrary.

Though he is incredibly smart, with an IQ of about 126, all of this intelligence is almost lost in translation as he has never necessarily had a formal education. That being said, he can still read on a 10th grade level and do math up to an algebra level. His intelligence really comes out in situations involving critical thinking, abstract thought or problem solving; and usually in the physical realm. THis allows him to think on his feet in a fight, and find a way to win no matter what the competition or the odds. However, in spite of his bright and quick wired mind, he is very aware of his lack of academic ability. If attempting to understand something, he will often get very discouraged and calm himself stupid if he is wrong about something involving numbers. Even then he can’t help himself but to try and comprehend big scientific things, or how things work that he doesn’t quite understand; though usually failing. As such, he will never have more than the most basic of skills in inventing and science. He can also be easily tricked, as high level technology or science might as well just be magic to him. Thus increasingly complex sciences or technology become a definite weakness, as he never knows what to expect from them.

Ticks:
-Has an accent that seems to often miss “H” sounds. For example: Thing = Ting. (Creole sort of accent, as like in French, they dont much pronounce the ‘h’s in words).

-Uses the word ‘yo’, when addressing someone directly.

Hometown: Karate Island
History:
Bovice was born and raised in South Blue's Karate Island. As a native, from birth he was enveloped in a world of violence and competition. That being said, it wasn't a negative sort of violence. Bovice took to it like any other boy or girl of the island, and as soon as he could walk he was imitating his elders; playfighting and throwing punches and kicks as though a superhero in a world of mythical monsters. He had many friends his own age and their adventure on the island were limited only by their own imagination. He was a strong hearted and strong willed son, and his father was proud to call him his son. Rough around the edges, his first years of formal training were tough! There was no lesson that he could learn easily; carving a statue from stone, he had to be taught one arduous chip at a time. He was certainly hard headed, though this was a quality that was admired for the most part, and his teachers and sparring partners alike all got some sort of joy out of working with Bovice. For some reason having a problem student, with incredible talent, was an exciting challenge. Over the years, the style of his dojo was beat into him.

His dojo's style flaunted that they could do with their arms and hands the same thing that any other could do with swords and sharp weapons. They would demonstrate this by cutting wood and stone with percise karate chops, and show off their refined style by chipping such materials down into statues and figurines. In only a matter of moments, those masters could reduce wood and stone blocks into life beautiful art works. Bovice's family particularly was skilled at this past time and made a living selling these art pieces; many times they were also called on as carpenters to do minor repair work without the need for tools. The artistry was similar to that of an individual chipping and sharpening a piece of chert into a temporary knife. It was in this way that Bovice began to understand more artistic arts as well, and began to admire the art form; being able to cut wood and stone with just ones hand seemed as though an impossibility, and once he saw it done for the first time at a public demonstration, he was instantly attracted to it. Bovice devoted himself even more to his practice, in order to one day be able to cut without a sword.

As Bovice crossed into his teenage years, the childhood friends he had grown up with were now just as accomplished as him, if not better! They were as much friends as they were fierce rivals, and their competitions ranged from every aspect; from who could best the other in a spar, to who could eat the most after a hard days training. One of his friends, however, just so happened to be female ,and while it had never mattered before, Bovice began to take a special liking to her as they grew up! Their house was much less stable than his own. Over time, as he grew closer to her, he learned of all of the family turmoil; a useless and abusive father, a passive unprotective mother and a brother and sister that were always in trouble. Bovice always felt sorry for her for living in such a poor environment, but understood even then that he couldn't do anything about it without taking drastic measures. He was wise enough, even at this age, to decide that it wasn't his business, and thus only did his best to support his friend.

However, during a particularly bad incident, his friend committed suicide. This was unlike anything that ever happened among a community of proud martial artists, and no one could really come to understand the depths of her actual depression. Forced to suffer in silence, the young girl killed herself, and Bovice was devastated to hear the news. Things progressed quickly, as though a scene shot in black and white. At the funeral of his friend, he overheard his father speaking ill of his own daughter. As he listened in on a private conversation, he unsympathetically professed that his daughter was always over dramatic, and that he wasn't surprised. Enraged by these cold hearted words, Bovice lashed out and attacked the father, though an attack between one person and another quickly became a fight between families. The father, who was much older and himself a master of his own art, was himself shocked that he would be attacked by a child. He quickly prosecuted Bovice's entire family. He threatened that an entire family war would break out between the two Dojo's and that the only way to avoid this consequences, as a Fight of Judgement. This was a battle in which two individual fought, and the loser was exile from the island completely. Bovice accepted these terms, though his family was ready to fight. Only a month after his friends death, Bovice was defeated quickly by someone much older, stronger and proficient in martial arts than himself.

The father also went out of his way to make sure that he never returned again, by pulling some string with the marines, the father had it arranged so that Bovice would be removed from South Blue all together. He did this as a precaution so that Bovice could never return to seek revenge on him and his family. In the most impressive of moves, over a year long period, he was sent over the Calm Belt, Grand Line, and Red line, and deported all the way to West Blue, the sea exactly parallel to their own. From here, he assumed that Bovice would never again be able to backtrack his way to South Blue again. In truth, everyone on the island had recognized Bovice's potential, and the father was scared of what Bovice was capable of if that power ever matured and was turned against him! It seemed extreme, though Bovice had no choice but to go along with the process.

Over that year of time, Bovice wasn't treated as though a privileged guest, but more like a prisoner. For a year, he was forced to do manual labor upon the multiple ships that he was ferried across through the seas, and while he bitterly accepted this fate, he never held his tongue, resulting in multiple punishments and beatings whenever he would stand up to those who considered themselves his superior. He did, however, acquire moderate knowledge of ships, how they worked, as well as the seas. He had to learn quickly in order to not get left behind and avoid trouble where he could, and thus, was forced to act as though he himself was a marine, even though he hated every second of it. Though it was only a year, by the time he was plopped off in West Blue, he had enough knowledge to pass as a reasonably competent sailor.

He would soon find that the island that he was now on was called “Gunsmoke Island”. The many turmoils of the island would actually serve to Bovice’s advantage, and he quickly began using the islands resources and inhabitants. Gunsmoke island, constantly in flux of government, often had riots and fights between the three large factors that existed. Thus, Bovice made a living by working for the winning team; often offering himself as a militia or bodyguard, but quickly switching teams upon losing control to another faction. Bovice’s skills were great enough that when he came to the factions looking for work, they couldn’t say no, even though they knew that he would flake quickly. This continued for quite some time, and Bovice actually found himself a comfortable living among the chaos, until King Greyson of the Noldon Kingdom found a way to hire Bovice on a more permanent basis. Though some royal leverage, he obtained a certain Devil Fruit, The Supa Supa no mi, and offered it to Bovice for the price of a year of service under him. It was an offer that he couldn’t pass up, and so for months, in spite of upheaval and victory, Bovice acted as King Greyson’s errand boy. Though the king often abused his power over Bovice, subjecting him to embarrassing and trivial tasks seemingly just to keep him busy, Bovice endured!

Now, the year is almost up, and King Greyson gave him one final task before he gave Bovice his payment.

Abilities and Possessions
Combat:
Bovice’s combat style is actually much different than his personality. Being from Karate island, his style of combat is surprisingly calm and disciplined. His composed demeanor is a reflection of his internal confidence, however. He fights primarily with his hands, and a style known as Tegatana, or “Hand-Blade”. The style incorporates a number of strikes commonly known as karate chops, as well as a number of movements that mimic actual sword technique. This style reflects the common idea that the sword is an extension of the arm; insisting instead that the arm is the body’s natural sword, and then treats it as such. What the style loses in range, it makes up for in speed and agility. Bovice, thus, is both thoughtful and aggressive in his approach, waiting for his change to take the offensive and then blowing through his opponents defensive with powerful, weapon like blows.

Weaponry: N/A

Items:

::Sick Beats by Dr. Dray::
For Santamas, Bovice receives a pair of motherflippin cool headphones. 2 tone dials holding some really sick beats, they sound about as cool and fancy as they look. Whenever these beats are playin' It buffs Bovice and his allies for + 5 speed and debuffs enemies by -5 speed. once per sl, Bovice can turn up the sound to buff and debuff 10 points of speed for 3 posts but after that, they can't put out enough volume for even the most basic of buffs. Spin that record, yeeeeee boiiiiii!"

::Seaking Bone Umbrella::
This is a seemingly normal gray colored umbrella that is in fact made of Seaking bones. It has a 6 foot wingspan (circumference) when spread out completely, and itself stands at about 4feet inside It has a rugged look to it and the ends are sharp and pointed like spines.

::Saint Drunk's Bourbon Hunting Bottle::
A magical bottle of bourbon with a very fancy shape that makes it look expensive. Tastes just like regular bourbon and aside from the label having some guy that looks a lot like Egoraptor on it, there is no real defining weird thing about it. However once per sl, any character drinking from this will get drunk off their ass no matter the quantity they drank. No exceptions, even Zoro and Nami would get drunk off this stuff. The drunken spree lasts at least for 4 posts. The bottle magically manages to refill itself between sl's.

::Swag for a Day:: (1 Charge)
For one single day any mook no matter who's side they are on will feel the weight of his authority, even marine mooks will suddenly want to obey his command though they won't always obey him.

::Kaliphornia Post Card:: (1 Charge)
Vice finds a post card from the Island Kaliphornea! Looking at it gives him terrible memories instantly, unfortunately, but after that, he feels like his luck can't get any worse, giving his Fortune a boost of 3 for the next three posts. This will only happen once, however; after which he just gets used to the recurring nightmares.

Beli: 26,945,000
Upkeep: 750,000
SD Earned: 128
Stat Points: 160
SD Remaining: 0

Stats:
  • Used for Stats: 160
  • Used for Fortune: 0

    • Strength: 80 (77 +3)
    • Speed: 28
    • Stamina: 28
    • Accuracy: 27
    • Fortune: 34


Traits:

Specific Devil Fruit [4 Traits] - The player may choose a specific Devil Fruit, either canon or custom, for their character. These fruits are limits based on moderator discretion but can be of the Paramecia, Zoan, or Logia type.

Fate of the Strong [1 Traits] - By placing traits in Fated, you lock them until the next time you earn a trait. You may put as many traits as you have into fated. In the meantime, you get a temporary boost of [# of traits in fated, multiplied by 3] to your strength stat.

Advanced Martial Art Mastery [Tegatana] (2 Traits) – The character masters their style of fighting to the level that very few can best them. All techniques which are based on the central theme of this style are raised two ranks for free, and the maximum rank for techniques involving this theme is three higher than the natural maximum.

Tegatana translates to hand blade. Commonly known as a 'karate shop', a user of Tagatana use their arm, flat hand, or forarm to mimic that slashes of a blade. Supplemented by the Supa Supa no mi, Bovice adds many more sharp and deadly effects to these slashes and stabs.

Devil Fruit
 

Devil Fruit Name: Supa Supa no Mi
Devil Fruit Type: Paramecia
Devil Fruit Ability: Turns the user into a Blademan, allowing them to turn any part of their body into a sharp blade. This fruit also grants the user the ability to give their skin the toughness of metal.


Techniques
Regular Technique Points: 68
Used Regular Technique Points: 36
Special Technique Points: 0
Used Special Technique Points: 0

Techniques
Supa Supa yo Mi (14)
Type: Devil Fruit
Range: Self
Stats: N/A
Description: Turns the user into a "Blademan", allowing them to turn any part of their body into a sharp blade. This fruit also grants the user the ability to give their skin the toughness of metal.

Rank 8: At this rank the user can create blades on any part of their body that may extend up to a foot from the skin. The properties of the blades can also be changed such as making them serrated, jagged edged, or even branched. These blades can also be moved across the surface of the skin, allowing existing blades to move without physically moving ones body.

Rank 14: At this rank the users body becomes as hard as steel passively. Their skin will always be at a steel hardness.

Teikiatsu Armor (8)
Type: Defensive
Range: Melee
Stats: N/A
Description: The user creates a series of circular buzz saw like blades along a limb of their body (Knee to Ankle or Elbow to Wrist), These blades are then rapidly spun around their a respective limb. By blocking an attack, one can easily parry a weapon, or shred the flesh of someone foolish enough to try and attack through this 'armor'.


Techniques
KnifeHand Strike (4)
Type: Offensive
Range: Melee
Stats: N/A
Description: Known commonly as a 'Karate Chop', the user performs a horizontal or vertical slashing motion with the inside or outside of their hands. The swift slashing motion mimics the motion of a one handed swordsmen, and hits with focused blunt damage.

X-Caliber
Branched from KnifeHand Strike 8 (4+4)
Type: Offensive
Range: Melee
Stats: N/A
Description: The user performs the a Karate Chop like slash with both hands simultaneously while dashing at the opponent; crossing them so that the ulnar side of one forearm presses into the most anterior arm and thus following through for more force. Capable of pushing an opponent back, even if blocked.

Explosive Step(10)
Type: Support
Range: Self
Stats: N/A
Description: Once per post, using the strength in one's legs, the user can move [Rank] meters at [Strength] Speed, effectively replacing the speed stat with the strength stat for a short distance. Repeated use can easily fatigue muscles.


Development History

Gains/Losses:

Scoop: 61SD and 25,445,000 Beli from Drea D. Locke

Scoop Logs:
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1. Seaking Bone Umbrella obtained as reward from Dark days of Dark's Hounding
2. Sick Beats by Dr. Dray retained event item from Santamas Present 2012
3. 3SD and 1,500,000 Beli from January Event Rewards
4. 2SD and Saint Drunk's Bourbon Hunting Bottle from Saint Paddy's Day Bash
5. 1SD Febryary Contest Results
6. 1SD April Fight Month Results
7. 32SD and 7,950,000 beri from Second Hand Funsmoke
8. 100sd traits, Supa Supa no mi and Tech from Supa Upgrade
9. 24hour of Swag and 5 SD From May Contest Results
10. 2 SD from June Contest
11. -14,400,000 beli for Purchase of Robusta Black
12. 4 SD, 3,000,000 Beli and Kaliphornia Post Card from July Contest
13. 17 SD, 3,450,000 Beli from Raining Blades' retirement party

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Edited by TGIFlash, Sep 16 2013, 11:35 AM.
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95% sure you can't have dials in the blues. A full orange can correct me if I'm wrong, but if not then remove the headphones. And even if you could get the headphones I would say no to the buff debuff without a technique backing it up (it's designed to just play music at a basic level, not act as a mini entertainer)

I'll put you on the Reserved list for Supa, but you can't actually include the devil fruit in the app yet since it's not a flashback SL to obtain it. Which means you're traits need to be put in fated, your Devil Fruit section needs to be blank, and you can't have your free rank 4 tech yet. Though this is actually better for you since you get a little extra stats in the mean time :/

"If perfectly aimed to the back of one’s neck, it is even said to be able to knock an man out cold with minimal effort." - Remove this from the tech, even if it's just flavor text.

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Yo! Thanks for responding quickly.

The headphones are from the Santamas Event. Event items, to my knowledge, care over from scoops.

I've also had many sources, including an Admin via Pm, confirm that I can include the fruit on my app for as long as I obtain it in the very next SL.

Edited TP, and Edited the technique to not include the flavor text.

Again, Thanks!

Edit: Here is the quote from GlasgowSmiley explaining it to me. Hope that clears up some confusion.

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Correct, you can start out with the fruit on your application provided you have sufficient traits for it. Your next sl with the character will have to be fruit obtaining sl and obviously you can't pull any techniques you can't do yet.

But for the sake of faster bureaucracy, yes it works that way.
Edited by TGIFlash, Mar 14 2013, 05:54 PM.
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My bad, overlooked the beats in gains/losses

Eh, can't say I like it, but it doesn't really make a difference and I'm not going to argue something so petty. So yeah? You can keep it

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Yay! Thanks for being understanding. Who wants to gimme Flag #2?!
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