Minamoto no Yoshitsune

[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]

--Minamoto no Yoshitsune--

CHARACTER INFORMATION .:Name:. Minamoto no Yoshitsune .:Nickname:. Prince of Ghosts / Angel of Vengeance ,:Age:. 23 .:Gender: Male .:Sexuality:. Straight .:Era:. Kamakura Jidai (Special) .:Pre-Orochi Faction:. Mimamoto Clan .:Post-Orochi Faction:. Orochi .:Other Characters:. Kazami Kazuki, Kazami Yuuji, Sachi

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.:Appearance and Clothing/Armor:.

Yoshitsune has pale skin and long dark hair which is tied up into a ponytail at the back, his eyes are dark brown. He has a handsome face that is better suited to the young hero he used to be than the monster he has now become. His body is well toned by his years of training and combat but he more light and agile than large and strong, capable of some acrobatic feats. He stands at 5'9 and weights in at about 130 LBS.

In battle Yoshitsune wears a Red Kimono with ornate white chest armor of Samurai design with criss crossing red straps on his forehead. Even out side of battle he usually is dressed for war wearing varieties of classic Samurai armor in whites and red.

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.:Personality:.

Yoshitsune was once the classic hero, a man who knew right from wrong and put the needs of others especially his clan the Minamoto above his own. In a time of chaos he sought to bring down the Heishi (Taira clan) and restore peace. He was a man of great personal honor who lived by a code that would one day inspire the warrior code of the first Samurai. He was the greatest warrior and general of his time.

However after being saved by Da Ji from committing suicide after being betrayed by his former allies including his own elder brother, his personality underwent a dramatic shift. Yoshitsune realized that the world he had been living in was little more than a pretty convenient lie. Their was was no such thing as honor or decency in human beings, his brother had shown him that much with his betrayal. Their was no point in mercy and the ultimate victory was always won by underhanded tactics. Yoshitsune threw away all pretense of honor and decency and inside became what he was always capable of being a ruthless killing machine with no moral code to speak of. He would do anything, betray anyone if it meant being victorious.

In particular Yoshitsune enjoys breaking hero's, men who are like he used to be. He enjoys showing them the folly of their foolish moral code and their pathetic honor before he kills them. He is now driven by a need to slaughter people not only to prove his own superiority but to destroy the world that betrayed him. He want to live in a world populated by ghosts that now understand as he does the lies and falseness of this reality, leading to him being called 'The Prince of Ghosts'.

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.:Pre-Orochi Weapons:.
.:Main Weapon/Set:. The Hikari Blade
.:Type:. Katana



.:Secondary Weapon:. The Yami Blade
.:Type:. Katana



.:Post-Orochi Weapons:.

The same as above

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.:Animals:.
.:Horse:. White Warhorse

.:Pets:. N/A

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.:Family:.
.:Father:. Minamoto no Yoshitomo
.:Mother:. Tokiwa Gozen
.:Siblings:. Minamoto no Yoritomo
.:Other Relatives:. N/A

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.:History:.

Yoshitsune was born the 9th son of Yoshitsune a powerful warlord during the late Heian period. His father was betrayed and killed by Taira no Kiyomori when Yoshitsune was little more than a baby, while his mother Tokiwa Gozen became Kiyomori concubine in order to have his life spared. As a result Yoshitsune was raised at Kurama Temple on Mt.Hiei. From a very young age he learn martial arts and swordsmanship becoming a prodigy of the like rarely seen before or since. His skills would eventually lead him to become the greatest hero of the Genpei War when he along with his surviving elder brother Yoritomo would eventually clash with the Taira clan to overthrow their rule and avenge their father Yoshitomo's death.

During the start of his quest to defeat the Heishi (Taira clan) he meet and defeated the legendary warrior monk Benkei in a duel on Gojo bridge in Kyoto. Having defeated him Yoshitsune spared his life and after that Benkei became his right hand man and comrade as the two joined up with Yoritomo to wage war against the Heishi.

Yoshitsune had a rare genius for war and was a warrior without peer as well, he quickly won many victories against the Heishi, such as the battles at Yashima and Ichi-no-Tani where he ambushed and destroyed the larger Heishi army. Threw acts of personal valor and bravery Yoshitsune reputation quickly grew into that fitting of a hero. Eventually he defeated the Heishi at the naval battle of battle of Dan-no-ura putting a final end to the Genpei war and destroying the Taira clan.

Unfortunately Yoshitsune tale was not to have a fairy tale ending. His elder brother Yoritomo along with several other of his allies were fearful that Yoshitsune a bold warrior who was popular with the army might betray them and take over the country for themselves. Filled with iriational fear they conspired against Yoshitsune. When he returned to the new capital at Kamakura his residence was surrounded by men loyal to Yoritomo who demanded that Yoshitsune commit suicide by harakiri.

This betrayal by a man who had not only been his trusted ally and friend but his brother filled Yoshitsune was hatred. He was ready to kill himself when he was spotted by none other than the fox spirit Da Ji, a trickster from legend. She explained to him how foolish he had been and showed him how he had been deceived into winning a war only to be cast aside once he was of no more use. He realized the moral code had been following and the honor he had strived to build for himself were pointless. In this world all that mattered was what a man could and could not do. His brother had shown him how truly dark and merciless the real world was, what he had known before was only an illusion of the truth world created by others who had used him for their own ends. The man he had been died that day and the Prince of Ghost rose in his place.

In thanks for saving him and due to his infatuation with Da Ji, Yoshitsune decided to go with her and serve her master in his quest to take over the world

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.:Musou Attack:.

Kamui

.:Originating Character/Game:. Custom

Yoshitsune spins once a full 360 degrees slashing everyone around him with his two swords at high speed building moment so he can unleash a powerful forward slash with both his blades at top speed. This double blade slash creates a shock wave (10 feet) that knocks back those in front of him.

.:Strong Attacks:.
.:Name:. Kamakura Combo
.:Originating Character/Weapon/Game:. Yoshitsune Minamoto (Genji: Dawn of the Samurai)

Yoshitsune slashes powerfully at his enemy from the front with his Hikari blade before jumping up over them, dealing an aerial attack with his Yami sword before landing behind his opponent unleashing a reserve stab with both blades into their back.

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.:Member Information:.
.:Name:. Vorodor
.:Age:. 27
.:Gender:. Male
.:Location:. United Kingdom

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[Storyteller]

Musuo is unspecific about the radius of the attack.

Reference the rules on Musuo's in the profile guide and template
Musou attacks are not used to "power up" or "transform" your character. It is a special attack that can last for several posts. It may not be unblockable.

I would suggest that the slowing of opponents, the increased damage and the increased likelihood of dodging would be considered power ups and therefore void.

An alternative may be something like Zhou Tai's musuo?

[Minamoto no Yoshitsune]

Alright i've edited the muso to something more in line with the Dynasty/Samurai warriors theme

[Deleted]

Looks fine to me.

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[Storyteller]

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