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border_of_phantasmPLAYER INFO
Name: Void
Contact Information: AIM: BeholdtheVoid, Plurk: BeholdtheVoid
Time Zone: Pacific
Characters Played: Ezreal, Ichiro Ogami
CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Yukari Yakumo
Character Canon: Tohou Project
History: http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Yukari
AU History: Yukari is, or at least was, a Gardevoir shifter, and a rather old and powerful one at that. One of the matriarchs of a village comprised primarily of natural shifters, Yukari has guided the village during the time of the great war 500 years ago. During that time, she made inroads with some families within the city of Union, and while her village did not join them on the battlefield they provided aid in supplies and information when they could. Yukari dictated that the people of Union might survive, but that the village could not risk the wrath of the angry gods.
Not long after the war, Yukari picked up a young Vulpix named Ran as her disciple. Grooming her to assist in guiding the village, Yukari then went to sleep for a few centuries to conserve her strength. Recently, the village she had helped form was beset upon by powerful invaders that kidnapped or killed many residents. Awoken by the commotion, Yukari used a great deal of power to fight off the invaders. That, combined with her recent awakening, has left her in a severely weakened state, and her form has actually degenerated back to that of a Ralts. While her personality and general purpose are still intact, Yukari is also suffering from memory lapses due to the long sleep and energy expenditure, so she no longer can access much of her prior information.
Canon Personality: Yukari is a mysterious and enigmatic being; one could call her the most “youkai” youkai in all of Gensokyo. Her actions are rarely explained and never apologized, and while outwardly she often seems to be acting out of laziness it is usually clear by the end of an incident that her aims had other goals.
Yukari is said to be quite capable of being “the hero or the villain” depending on her mood, though in actuality, it seems a bit more complex than that. While her behavior is often mysterious, more often than not the actions she take cause an end she desires, although not necessarily one desired by everyone around her. Even so, it usually ends in at the very least the restoration of peace in Gensokyo, so the implication is strong that Yukari’s actions almost always have Gensokyo’s best interests in mind.
Aside from being incredibly manipulative, Yukari is often shown to be lazy and indolent, sleeping a lot and consuming a great deal of tea and sake. Her power over boundaries both physical and metaphorical often allow her to take short cuts, she can teleport wherever she wishes and thus has little need to walk or fly, and can even pour herself sake without having to stand. Her Shikigami, Ran, is often the one charged with all the duties around her household, and she tends to punish Ran severely if her directives aren’t upheld.
Yukari is a woman with many connections and great power and influence. She is perfectly willing to assert any of these advantages whenever she feels it is necessary, but tends to be more of an observer, while she may take part in a situation she usually does so as a supporter at best, offering aid and not taking the spotlight for herself. Yukari is the maintainer of the Great Hakurei Border, and in her actions it is readily apparent that she has a great interest in maintaining it; she is certainly powerful enough to destroy Gensokyo if she wished, but she has no desire to do so, nor does she want to allow it to be destroyed. Ancient and ever-present, Yukari keeps things moving in the direction she wishes (and, most often, the direction beneficial to most involved parties), although she can be kind of a bitch about it.
AU Deviation: In canon, Yukari is quite close to a god in function, whereas in Brave New World she is an old, formerly quite powerful, but still very mortal shifter. While she still affects supreme, often arrogant confidence, she is decidedly more cautious. While still manipulative and self-assured, Yukari takes more calculated risks and her plans are by extension much less involved and more to the point.
Additionally, even though she is much older, she is much more connected to the people around her. In canon she can be rather callous, but here she is much less detached and more willing to fight to protect those she holds dear or feels responsible for.
Canon Abilities: Yukari's primary ability is the manipulation of boundaries, both real and conceptual. In practice, she uses it to slip through the space of dimensions or bring things from other realms into her own. In addition, she has the ability to employ powerful offensive magic, which she wields through spellcards, rechargeable magic spells activated through a magic card that can create elaborate patterns of danmaku, magical bullets intended for the ceremonial combat style common in Gensokyo.
Enlightened Abilities: Yukari will share most of the primary abilities of the Ralts evolutionary line. She will specialize in Teleportation, which she can use to create portals. As she evolves, that gating power will become more pronounced and she will be able to use it with more casual ease.
Starter Pokémon: Ghastly and Murkrow
Notes/Special Considerations: N/A
SAMPLES
(NOTE: You may link a previous entry or thread, including testrun or musebox threads (but NOT Dear Mun), for one or both samples. However, we want to see the character in the setting of Brave New World and specifically in their AU for at least one sample.)
First-Person: http://imperial-saga.dreamwidth.org/tag/yukari+yakumo
Third-Person:
-What would you say the role of Pokémon is in your life?
Pokémon and I are deeply connected. We are different, and yet we are the same. A better question might be asking me what the role of oxygen is in my life.
-What do you seek for humanity’s future?
Something interesting, certainly. Prosperity, perhaps? Survival is probably a good one. Beyond that, who am I to determine that?
[Her tone hints that she doesn't believe the last sentence in the slightest]
-To what lengths would you go to rescue your allies if they were lost in the wilderness?
It would depend entirely on the ally, but certainly I would expend some degree of effort. Probably.
-What does the story of the Savior mean to you?
I feel like I should know more about it than I do... it sounds a bit overwrought. Some people definitely took some major creative licenses.
-What do you think your Pokémon respect most about you?
Respect? I'm not sure that's entirely the right word.
[Said with a certain degree of intensity]
-The gods of old have returned. How would you be judged if you were chosen as a representative of humanity?
[Yukari starts laughing for about a minute]
Oh my. Well, if I'm lucky, it won't come to that~
Name: Void
Contact Information: AIM: BeholdtheVoid, Plurk: BeholdtheVoid
Time Zone: Pacific
Characters Played: Ezreal, Ichiro Ogami
CHARACTER INFO
Character Name: Yukari Yakumo
Character Canon: Tohou Project
History: http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Yukari
AU History: Yukari is, or at least was, a Gardevoir shifter, and a rather old and powerful one at that. One of the matriarchs of a village comprised primarily of natural shifters, Yukari has guided the village during the time of the great war 500 years ago. During that time, she made inroads with some families within the city of Union, and while her village did not join them on the battlefield they provided aid in supplies and information when they could. Yukari dictated that the people of Union might survive, but that the village could not risk the wrath of the angry gods.
Not long after the war, Yukari picked up a young Vulpix named Ran as her disciple. Grooming her to assist in guiding the village, Yukari then went to sleep for a few centuries to conserve her strength. Recently, the village she had helped form was beset upon by powerful invaders that kidnapped or killed many residents. Awoken by the commotion, Yukari used a great deal of power to fight off the invaders. That, combined with her recent awakening, has left her in a severely weakened state, and her form has actually degenerated back to that of a Ralts. While her personality and general purpose are still intact, Yukari is also suffering from memory lapses due to the long sleep and energy expenditure, so she no longer can access much of her prior information.
Canon Personality: Yukari is a mysterious and enigmatic being; one could call her the most “youkai” youkai in all of Gensokyo. Her actions are rarely explained and never apologized, and while outwardly she often seems to be acting out of laziness it is usually clear by the end of an incident that her aims had other goals.
Yukari is said to be quite capable of being “the hero or the villain” depending on her mood, though in actuality, it seems a bit more complex than that. While her behavior is often mysterious, more often than not the actions she take cause an end she desires, although not necessarily one desired by everyone around her. Even so, it usually ends in at the very least the restoration of peace in Gensokyo, so the implication is strong that Yukari’s actions almost always have Gensokyo’s best interests in mind.
Aside from being incredibly manipulative, Yukari is often shown to be lazy and indolent, sleeping a lot and consuming a great deal of tea and sake. Her power over boundaries both physical and metaphorical often allow her to take short cuts, she can teleport wherever she wishes and thus has little need to walk or fly, and can even pour herself sake without having to stand. Her Shikigami, Ran, is often the one charged with all the duties around her household, and she tends to punish Ran severely if her directives aren’t upheld.
Yukari is a woman with many connections and great power and influence. She is perfectly willing to assert any of these advantages whenever she feels it is necessary, but tends to be more of an observer, while she may take part in a situation she usually does so as a supporter at best, offering aid and not taking the spotlight for herself. Yukari is the maintainer of the Great Hakurei Border, and in her actions it is readily apparent that she has a great interest in maintaining it; she is certainly powerful enough to destroy Gensokyo if she wished, but she has no desire to do so, nor does she want to allow it to be destroyed. Ancient and ever-present, Yukari keeps things moving in the direction she wishes (and, most often, the direction beneficial to most involved parties), although she can be kind of a bitch about it.
AU Deviation: In canon, Yukari is quite close to a god in function, whereas in Brave New World she is an old, formerly quite powerful, but still very mortal shifter. While she still affects supreme, often arrogant confidence, she is decidedly more cautious. While still manipulative and self-assured, Yukari takes more calculated risks and her plans are by extension much less involved and more to the point.
Additionally, even though she is much older, she is much more connected to the people around her. In canon she can be rather callous, but here she is much less detached and more willing to fight to protect those she holds dear or feels responsible for.
Canon Abilities: Yukari's primary ability is the manipulation of boundaries, both real and conceptual. In practice, she uses it to slip through the space of dimensions or bring things from other realms into her own. In addition, she has the ability to employ powerful offensive magic, which she wields through spellcards, rechargeable magic spells activated through a magic card that can create elaborate patterns of danmaku, magical bullets intended for the ceremonial combat style common in Gensokyo.
Enlightened Abilities: Yukari will share most of the primary abilities of the Ralts evolutionary line. She will specialize in Teleportation, which she can use to create portals. As she evolves, that gating power will become more pronounced and she will be able to use it with more casual ease.
Starter Pokémon: Ghastly and Murkrow
Notes/Special Considerations: N/A
SAMPLES
(NOTE: You may link a previous entry or thread, including testrun or musebox threads (but NOT Dear Mun), for one or both samples. However, we want to see the character in the setting of Brave New World and specifically in their AU for at least one sample.)
First-Person: http://imperial-saga.dreamwidth.org/tag/yukari+yakumo
Third-Person:
-What would you say the role of Pokémon is in your life?
Pokémon and I are deeply connected. We are different, and yet we are the same. A better question might be asking me what the role of oxygen is in my life.
-What do you seek for humanity’s future?
Something interesting, certainly. Prosperity, perhaps? Survival is probably a good one. Beyond that, who am I to determine that?
[Her tone hints that she doesn't believe the last sentence in the slightest]
-To what lengths would you go to rescue your allies if they were lost in the wilderness?
It would depend entirely on the ally, but certainly I would expend some degree of effort. Probably.
-What does the story of the Savior mean to you?
I feel like I should know more about it than I do... it sounds a bit overwrought. Some people definitely took some major creative licenses.
-What do you think your Pokémon respect most about you?
Respect? I'm not sure that's entirely the right word.
[Said with a certain degree of intensity]
-The gods of old have returned. How would you be judged if you were chosen as a representative of humanity?
[Yukari starts laughing for about a minute]
Oh my. Well, if I'm lucky, it won't come to that~
