Sign Up [Spar] Devil's Gate [M-LV]

[Vicky]

[Spar] Devil?s Gate [M-LV]
This is a spar between myself and HyperZeroX.





[CENTER][B]Rules and Conditions[/B][/CENTER]

[SIZE=1][B]Characters[/B]
Characters must be from either from the past or future; no present day characters, I find them boring. Also note that, if taken from history, the character must be accurate to their origin. Characters must be kept to a realistic level, no ten foot mercenaries with metal spikes on their arms and one eye that can see through everything but led. Human characters only, and by that I mean they should be everything humanity is with only a few adjustments. For example, no superhumans allowed, but genetically modified humans with increased strength would be perfectly fine. It doesn?t matter how your character got to the location, it?s just really for fun.


[B]Posting[/B]
No word limit. Since I specialize in storytelling, I?ll be posting in a story format. You can post how you want, I don?t mind. Ten posts each, the first posts don?t count. After your first post it?d be helpful if you include the number of your post somewhere. Ten post isn't for definite, could elt it go on longer.


[B]Judging[/B]
I haven?t actually got any judges sorted out yet, but as the Spar goes on I?ll PM three moderators or three Role Players if I can?t get a hold of the mods. Now I?ve tried not to be biased with the judging rules, but I did say it would be a spar the way we spar. We?ll be judged on:

1. Characters
We will be judged on our character?s creativity, keeping to your character and your opponent?s character in the spar, keeping to the character rules and also keeping to your character?s origin, which I think may be an important part.

2. Sparring Technique
This applies for both my storytelling style and your own style of fighting. Maybe you?d like to lay down some rules in your sign-up about your own style so the judges may have some idea of what to expect. Mostly we?ll be judged on how clearly we write/present the fight, how realistically the fighting is (i.e.: ?He leaped twenty feet in the air, did a triple backflip and landed on one finger laughing? S?not very realistic, eh?).

3. Fair Play
Most important in my opinion. We?ll be judged on how fairly we fight. This includes no making your character an ultimate god, not having your character dominate the fight and respecting your opponent?s techniques, abilities .ect. For example if you put that your character specializes in blocking overhead attacks and I wrote that my character smashed you over the head with his shield, I?d be breaching the fair play rule and it would be a point against me for judging.[/SIZE]

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[CENTER][B]Location
[SIZE=1]Devil?s Gate[/B]

[I]It?s getting dark. The sky above is tainted red, pink and orange as the sun slowly disappears behind the rock formation that was warmly nicknamed the Devil?s Gate. One look at the rocks would justify its name; a gateway stretching up to the sky, red and orange behind it from the sunset. If you stand some distance away from it, in the long wiry grass and amongst the few awkwardly shaped trees, you can still see the Gate looming in front of you, like it?s at the end of a tunnel, just looming there? waiting. Waiting in the middle of a deserted grassy area that would soon be pitch black.[/I]

The Devil?s Gate is a natural rock formation in Wyoming and was a significant landmark in the Mormon Trail. The area is full of plants, tall, dead grass and a few trees, all which lead up to the two large rocks that seemingly look like a Gate (hence, the name). Your character isn?t sure how they got there (or maybe they are, up to you) and at some point in the Spar it?ll turn to night time. If you?re unsure what I mean by the Devil?s Gate? uhh? I dunno, Google it or something.



[B]Sign-up[/B]
Name:
Age:
Origin:
Fighting Style:
Special Moves:
Weapons:
Personality:
Appearance:
Biography:

[Add anything you want][/CENTER]

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[B]Name:[/B] Murphy D.L. [Eskara]
[B]Age:[/B] 39
[B]Origin:[/B] Warsaw, Poland: 2107

[B]Fighting Style:[/B] Eskara has no defined fighting style. He primarily uses a mix between wrestling and Tae Kwon Do, though he doesn?t have any medals or belts in either. Eskara may not have any medals in either style but he is incredibly talented in them. Combined with military tactics from the war, Eskara will start off slowly, not fighting back as much. As time goes by, Eskara will become increasingly violent towards his opponent and inflict talented and damaging attacks on his enemies.

[B]Special Moves:[/B]
[I]Head butt[/I]
Eskara has no moves that differ from his normal ones, except using his head. After an accident during the war, the front and top of his skull was replaced with hard metal, making damage to his forehead and the top of his head ineffective. Eskara?s favourite move is to grab the opponent by the collar, neck or the back of their head and force them into his skull. As a result, Eskara?s head butt can break noses, smash eye sockets and, in all, cause a lot of damage but has left the back of his skull weakened.

[B]Weapons:[/B] None

[B]Personality:[/B] Eskara is a very, very complicated person. He suffers from a variety of mental disorders inflicted upon him at an early age by the Medical Society in Warsaw (without his knowledge). Even though he has managed to control and even rid himself of some, Eskara still suffers from Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Kleptomania and a strange form of autism that was probably brought on by the science experiments. As a result of all this, Eskara is very, very intelligent, mathematically more than anything else [A result of Autism, a 'Savant']..

That aside, Eskara likes prove that the disorders don?t effect him. He is constantly getting back up when being hit down, tries to never let his ego get bruised and, overall, tends to be very straightforward about the comments he makes. He seemingly never stops talking to even his enemies, either trying to enrage them or keeping himself occupied. After his own suffer, Eskara likes to talk about his enemies suffering. With his intelligence he finds it easy to figure out the mental weaknesses and exploits them, talking constantly about them even when he?s attacking. If Eskara gets angry himself, and vicious, he insults and calls the opponent whilst he?s attacking.

Although his one mental disorder developed his mathematical intelligence, his experiences have left Eskara himself vulnerable. Comments on his appearance, or his experiences to those who know of them, can cause him to become preoccupied and easily distressed.

[B]Appearance:[/B] Standing at a impressive 6?4 with a very heavy build, Eskara is was the biggest in his regiment. He dresses in black combat trousers, torn and worn (rumour has it they?re his only pair) and steel toe-cap military boots, also worn and torn. Eskara wears a plain black, baggy t-shirt with a white star on the front, hanging over a large black military belt. He wears a long-sleeved leather jacket, ripped almost in pieces over this, with the same white star on the black. Being a victim of BDD, Eskara is paranoid about the way his face looks. Because of this he wears a bandana over his mouth, sunglasses on his eyes to hid the scars and his imaginary obsession and ties his long black hair back in an attempt to cover his ears.

[B]Biography:[/B] [I][Brief][/I] Born Murphy D.L. in Warsaw during a disturbing age for humanity, Murphy was sold to the Medical Society as a carrier for the many mental diseases present today. The Society didn?t know what the effects of the disorders, all in one, would be, and intended to study them from an early age. The current affairs in the world meant that no one cared about the safety, or pain, a human boy would go through.

Murphy grew up with a hell of a lot of mental disorders. No one gave him any help, it was only important that he was kept alive. When Murphy was 15 years old he became aware of the affairs in the world, an on going World War that was tearing the planet a part. Murphy was told he would be taken to London, England, and disposed of. A new law had been put in place stating that all illnesses were to be eradicated as a symbol of humanity?s impending ?Golden Age?.

During his transport to London, Murphy escaped with a few other former test subjects under the impression that he shouldn?t be killed as the illnesses, which he had only recently been aware of, were forced upon him. The escapees fled back to a broken Warsaw and hid away, in which Murphy became aware of two disorders. Firstly, the autism that had been inflicted on him was nothing like what was known. Instead of being compelled to stick to a schedule, Murphy developed an amazing mathematical and tactical mind. He also found out the second disorder that would shape his life, BDD. He became obsessed with mirrors and permanently scared his face in an attempt to correct his physical flaws.

Years passed and Murphy became compelled to rid himself of the problems he had. At the age of 23, Murphy?s twisted form of autism gave him to capability to rid himself of those disorders except three. Angry at the way the world was treating the problems of their brothers and sisters, Murphy started a campaign under the name Eskara (given to him because of the scars on his face and arms) which slowly turned into a regiment.

In the years that followed Eskara was part of a small battle in the World War (3rd), fighting with other people like him. On many, many occasions Eskara proved how his autism was a good thing and even his kleptomania came in handy. When the war reached a turning point and his side were winning, Eskara took some time to himself to think about his own future and later woke up at the Devil?s Gate, with no idea what he was doing there.[/SIZE]

[Guest HyperZeroX]

[SIZE=1][align=center][[First of all, upon the agreement that I don't need to adjust my fighting style, through PM, I shall use one of my normal characters, but, I will try to meet you halfway, and use your sign up format. Do note, that, Lagoonarians, are practicly the same thing as human, though they differ in some physical traits, such as hair colour and eye colour. There is one other difference, though, it does'nt affect the fight, so I see no reason to post it. If you wonder where Lagoonarians come from, they come from the manga; Lagoon Engine Einsatz.]]

Name; Ryou Ishimaru (Pronounced as: Row E-Shi-Mah-Ru)
Age; Currently 18
Origin; Lagoonaria
Fighting Style; Free form swordsmanship
Special Moves; [[Where I come from, it is considered..something of a mediocre decision, to list all of your techniques with your bio, what with variables and all. Ontop of this, I don't use special moves, as my style of fighting, is more or less free form, based off the laws of physics.]]
Weapons;

Valiance The Godslayer;
A large sword, forged of a valiant white metal. Within the handguard, lies a greenish blue orb of energy, which, on its own, holds the mana of a normal warrior, though, its been modified to allow Ryou to channel energy in and out of the blade. The blade itself, is razor sharp, and along the top and bottom, lie engraved symbols. This sword was'nt the original blade of the godslayer, but, rather a twin to the sword. Placing both side by side, it would be rather obvious, this is the stronger blade.

Yoshitsuna;
At first glance, the Yoshitsuna appears to be a massive buster sword, around nine feet in overall length, and three in width, with a two and a half foot hilt, wrapped in spun kevlar. The metal of this blade, is forged of the same white metal of Valiance, though, it lacks the pigments which make the metal white, and instead, is normal steel silver. Obviously, the blade is razor sharp, and alone could slice right through most other metals, but, adding in its weight and how that affects kinetic energy, its striking power is massive.

Fade;
A rather odd item indeed, and, oddly enough, isn't truly a weapon. It is fabric, amorphous fabric, which is a shade of deep blue, and made from a proccess which crystalizes etherneal energy, but, rather than crystalize it to make a weapon, or metal, is was halted halfway though, to allow it to be augmented alternatively, making it into a fabric, which is normally worn as a scarf. Obviously, it can take on any form, gain and lose mass, just about anything, with the mental command of Ryou, as he can channel energy in and out of it.

Personality; A rather cheerful young man, who seems to be quiet in nature, and isn't very hostile. Only speaks when either neccesary, or spoken to, often letting his actions speak for themselves. He seems to be leaning towards a valiant knight in appearence and actions, though a cloud of darkness seems to slip through the cracks when he believes that he's in true danger...
Appearance; A set of armor suitable for a holy knight, covers his body from head to toe...
His arms are covered in a pair of adamantium gauntlets...
The legging's were made of the same adamantium, though, his boots were made of a rather odd metal, which seemed to shift in color and form, swirling around much like the waves...
Aside from this armor, he wears a light blue shirt, white lines covering the edges, and a pair of baggy blue pants made of the same cloth and fashion as his shirt...
On his left ear, a vial of light blue liquid swirls around, hanging from the tip of his ear, as an earing...
Possibly the oddest part, the tatoo on his face; which was placed right below his left eye..it was a shade of dark blue, and seemed to curve around under his eye, around his nose, and turn off to the left before fading out...

Biography; [[Being made for military RPs in general, I never made a biography for Ryou, and see no reason to now, as, if I were to do so, it would most likely include past events from forums which you've never heard of.]]

[[Will that do?]][/SIZE][/align]

[Vicky]

[SIZE=1]Alrights, it'll be okay. I really don't mind the Lagoonarian thing, I'm just hoping any magical aspects won't play a big part as I'm more of a realist Sparrer ^_^;;

I'll have the actual thread up in half an hour or so in the Adventure Arena. Instead of making yet another thread, we can use this sign-up thread for OOC discussion if you like. Just in case there will be any OOC discussion nescessary (also note I don't tend to check my PMs and often forget about them).

See you in the Square.[/SIZE]