Post by Sumeragi Subaru on Feb 8, 2012 15:32:31 GMT -5
NAME: Sumeragi Subaru (皇 昴流)
ALIAS: Subaru-kun, Subaru-san, Sumeragi-san, Sakurazukamori, others
PHYSICAL AGE: Twenty-five
RACE: Human (onmyouji)
SERIES: X
HOME WORLD: Japan
APPEARANCE::
all my agony fades away when you hold me in your embrace x
One of many Tokyo Babylon outfits.
Colour.
If his personality can be described as “angelic”, why not use it to describe his appearance as well? He stands at five feet and three inches and weighs just over one hundred and ten pounds. His frame is small, thin, and lanky, and his skin is pale and unmarred except for interesting patterns on the backs of his hands. Subaru’s eyes are a pretty emerald green in colour, and his hair is black, and frames his face in soft waves. With a clothing change and a bit of makeup, sixteen year old Subaru might pass for a girl (he does, anyway – people have mistaken him for one, much to his chagrin). Taking his clothing into account, he has a multitude of different outfits, courtesy of his sister, Hokuto. One of the only constants is a short black top hat and a pair of black, magically enhanced gloves used to hide the aforementioned markings.
twenty-five[/font]
what have you done now? x
Appearance for the majority of X (minus the bindings).
Colour.
Subaru has grown from his time as a teenager. He is about five feet, seven inches tall, and is painfully underweight. He has cut his hair – it is now neat and short. His eyes are still green and his flesh is still pale and relatively unmarked. He no longer wears gloves, freely exposing the markings on his hands, and his clothes aren’t nearly as colourful or excessive as they used to be without Hokuto to influence his state of dress. Gone is the top hat and instead he dons simple jeans, a black shirt with a buckle at the collar, shoes, and a white trench coat. His emaciated appearance is courtesy of stress and a lack of the desire to take care of himself. Later on, the right part of his face will be covered with bindings, and upon removal it will be revealed that his right eye is a milky white in colour.
sakurazukamori[/font]
I used to be lovestruck now I'm just fucked up x
Sakurazukamori appearance.
Colour.
His hair has changed – it’s neater, even more neat than before, and oddly seems a little bit shorter, but also slightly reminiscent of his old hairstyle in the way it frames his face in gentle waves. His eyes are different, too – the right is a golden amber brown (it's not his eye…) while the left is the original emerald green. He is still emaciated and unkempt, rarely eating when he is actually hungry, uncaring of his own person – he disrespects himself daily. Subaru’s clothing style has also changed, partially out of mourning and partially because he thinks it is fitting; he now wears black pants, black boots, a black shirt, a pair of black gloves and a black, flowing trench coat on top of it all. His hands are unmarked, so he doesn’t want to look at them. He smells like cherry blossoms –[/blockquote]PERSONALITY:
that’s such a lovely colour it goes with your eyes x
At his core, Subaru is a gentle, kind soul who wishes nothing but the best for others. He is philanthropic, selfless to a fault, and without a doubt one of his most defining traits would be altruistic.
He has an overly-developed sense of duty; coupled with his being a workaholic and his stubbornness means that he often works until he can no longer even move, one of the reasons his sister, Hokuto, is so instrumental in his life. It can be said that the only reason Subaru even clothes himself or eats is because Hokuto is there to manage his bodily functions. Due to his tight schedule – juggling one’s responsibilities as the head of a clan, an onmyouji, and a high school student isn’t easy, after all – he often has to make up classes on days that he would otherwise have free, and severely lacks a social life. Being a bit awkward around others and having trouble “fitting in” doesn’t help much, either. But he doesn’t mind, because this way he is happy; he feels like he has a purpose, that his life has a purpose, because he can help others and even if he gives away little bits and pieces of his heart, there aren’t many people he truly lets in to it.
x[/font]
I’ll be fine I swear I’m just gone beyond repair x
Sumeragi Subaru is still polite; he is still kind, and he is still the gentle, pure soul that he once was. Or is he? In the place of a young boy who would trust all and love all is now a harrowed and haunted young man who wishes to isolate himself from others. He is detached, withdrawn, and his person is trailed by a bitter, pessimistic and depressed aura. He is still dutiful, and stubborn, and a workaholic, because these traits are drilled so far into his personality that even such horrid events that occurred cannot change them. But gone is the sunny boy who would light up the room with a gentle smile and a heartfelt glance, for Sumeragi Subaru no longer smiles. He is not happy, he is not satisfied, and life holds no meaning for him. He has no interest in the fate of the Earth, either, and does not care if it is destroyed or if it survives the foreordained “promised day” of annihilation – his entire existence revolves around the fulfillment of his Wish, selfishly pushing forward for the realization of it despite the fact that it is something that will “make others sad”.
And that Wish will not be granted, and will leave him shattered beyond repair. The "shell" of a person he once was shall crack, leaving him depressed, apathetic, and completely uncaring of his own person. His eyes are dead and completely devoid of life where they were once marked with a spark of determination, and he has lost all will to live or do anything at all. But he will not die, he will not take his own life and will not allow it to be taken from him, for he can only have one death – and since he cannot have even that he will live, waiting for death from a well-aimed karmic backlash or a sudden landslide from which he will have neither the will or energy to pull himself from. "That person" wants him to live, so he will, for however long his body will support him. His "core" – polite, humanitarian, workaholic – is the same, it's just the "life" is gone.
Subaru suffers from insomnia and major depressive disorder.
the hanged man[/font]
I want to be the fool in your suitcase x
Subaru’s tarot card, “The Hanged Man”, as chosen by CLAMP, accurately reflects Subaru’s personality in both Tokyo Babylon and X. The Hanged Man represents self-sacrifice and martyrdom, as well as passivity and the idealistic wish for the best for all. It also represents selfishness and disregard of other individuals and even oneself – the persona he slipped into following the events of Tokyo Babylon. Interestingly enough, Subaru’s card is the direct opposite of Seishirou’s, which is “Death” (forced sacrifice and change).[/blockquote]ABILITIES AND SPECIAL SKILLS:
ALIAS: Subaru-kun, Subaru-san, Sumeragi-san, Sakurazukamori, others
PHYSICAL AGE: Twenty-five
RACE: Human (onmyouji)
SERIES: X
HOME WORLD: Japan
APPEARANCE::
sixteen[/font]
all my agony fades away when you hold me in your embrace x
One of many Tokyo Babylon outfits.
Colour.
If his personality can be described as “angelic”, why not use it to describe his appearance as well? He stands at five feet and three inches and weighs just over one hundred and ten pounds. His frame is small, thin, and lanky, and his skin is pale and unmarred except for interesting patterns on the backs of his hands. Subaru’s eyes are a pretty emerald green in colour, and his hair is black, and frames his face in soft waves. With a clothing change and a bit of makeup, sixteen year old Subaru might pass for a girl (he does, anyway – people have mistaken him for one, much to his chagrin). Taking his clothing into account, he has a multitude of different outfits, courtesy of his sister, Hokuto. One of the only constants is a short black top hat and a pair of black, magically enhanced gloves used to hide the aforementioned markings.
twenty-five[/font]
what have you done now? x
Appearance for the majority of X (minus the bindings).
Colour.
Subaru has grown from his time as a teenager. He is about five feet, seven inches tall, and is painfully underweight. He has cut his hair – it is now neat and short. His eyes are still green and his flesh is still pale and relatively unmarked. He no longer wears gloves, freely exposing the markings on his hands, and his clothes aren’t nearly as colourful or excessive as they used to be without Hokuto to influence his state of dress. Gone is the top hat and instead he dons simple jeans, a black shirt with a buckle at the collar, shoes, and a white trench coat. His emaciated appearance is courtesy of stress and a lack of the desire to take care of himself. Later on, the right part of his face will be covered with bindings, and upon removal it will be revealed that his right eye is a milky white in colour.
sakurazukamori[/font]
I used to be lovestruck now I'm just fucked up x
Sakurazukamori appearance.
Colour.
His hair has changed – it’s neater, even more neat than before, and oddly seems a little bit shorter, but also slightly reminiscent of his old hairstyle in the way it frames his face in gentle waves. His eyes are different, too – the right is a golden amber brown (it's not his eye…) while the left is the original emerald green. He is still emaciated and unkempt, rarely eating when he is actually hungry, uncaring of his own person – he disrespects himself daily. Subaru’s clothing style has also changed, partially out of mourning and partially because he thinks it is fitting; he now wears black pants, black boots, a black shirt, a pair of black gloves and a black, flowing trench coat on top of it all. His hands are unmarked, so he doesn’t want to look at them. He smells like cherry blossoms –[/blockquote]PERSONALITY:
Shall we take a gander at the evolution of Sumeragi Subaru?[/font]
tokyo babylon
that’s such a lovely colour it goes with your eyes x
At his core, Subaru is a gentle, kind soul who wishes nothing but the best for others. He is philanthropic, selfless to a fault, and without a doubt one of his most defining traits would be altruistic.
altruism nounSubaru is the type of person that most everyone likes, because he is kind and polite and humble, the type of person most people get along with. He is characterized by a definite shyness and naivety, and a gentle passivity permeates his soul. He is not one to wish harm on anyone, and cringes at the very idea of causing injury to anyone else, be they human or otherwise. In fact, he is quick to treat everyone with respect and admiration, treating all as if they were his friend and offering assistance to anyone who needs it, even strangers. He could be described as an angel, constantly putting the wellbeing of others above his own, although this tends to cause more problems instead of solve them, and giving pieces of his heart to others as he does only makes it all the more easy for it to break. What makes it even easier to crush it is his tendency to blame himself and feel guilty for things that he hasn't even caused.
1. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
2. zoology Instinctive behaviour that is detrimental to the individual but favours the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.
He has an overly-developed sense of duty; coupled with his being a workaholic and his stubbornness means that he often works until he can no longer even move, one of the reasons his sister, Hokuto, is so instrumental in his life. It can be said that the only reason Subaru even clothes himself or eats is because Hokuto is there to manage his bodily functions. Due to his tight schedule – juggling one’s responsibilities as the head of a clan, an onmyouji, and a high school student isn’t easy, after all – he often has to make up classes on days that he would otherwise have free, and severely lacks a social life. Being a bit awkward around others and having trouble “fitting in” doesn’t help much, either. But he doesn’t mind, because this way he is happy; he feels like he has a purpose, that his life has a purpose, because he can help others and even if he gives away little bits and pieces of his heart, there aren’t many people he truly lets in to it.
x[/font]
I’ll be fine I swear I’m just gone beyond repair x
Sumeragi Subaru is still polite; he is still kind, and he is still the gentle, pure soul that he once was. Or is he? In the place of a young boy who would trust all and love all is now a harrowed and haunted young man who wishes to isolate himself from others. He is detached, withdrawn, and his person is trailed by a bitter, pessimistic and depressed aura. He is still dutiful, and stubborn, and a workaholic, because these traits are drilled so far into his personality that even such horrid events that occurred cannot change them. But gone is the sunny boy who would light up the room with a gentle smile and a heartfelt glance, for Sumeragi Subaru no longer smiles. He is not happy, he is not satisfied, and life holds no meaning for him. He has no interest in the fate of the Earth, either, and does not care if it is destroyed or if it survives the foreordained “promised day” of annihilation – his entire existence revolves around the fulfillment of his Wish, selfishly pushing forward for the realization of it despite the fact that it is something that will “make others sad”.
And that Wish will not be granted, and will leave him shattered beyond repair. The "shell" of a person he once was shall crack, leaving him depressed, apathetic, and completely uncaring of his own person. His eyes are dead and completely devoid of life where they were once marked with a spark of determination, and he has lost all will to live or do anything at all. But he will not die, he will not take his own life and will not allow it to be taken from him, for he can only have one death – and since he cannot have even that he will live, waiting for death from a well-aimed karmic backlash or a sudden landslide from which he will have neither the will or energy to pull himself from. "That person" wants him to live, so he will, for however long his body will support him. His "core" – polite, humanitarian, workaholic – is the same, it's just the "life" is gone.
Subaru suffers from insomnia and major depressive disorder.
the hanged man[/font]
I want to be the fool in your suitcase x
Subaru’s tarot card, “The Hanged Man”, as chosen by CLAMP, accurately reflects Subaru’s personality in both Tokyo Babylon and X. The Hanged Man represents self-sacrifice and martyrdom, as well as passivity and the idealistic wish for the best for all. It also represents selfishness and disregard of other individuals and even oneself – the persona he slipped into following the events of Tokyo Babylon. Interestingly enough, Subaru’s card is the direct opposite of Seishirou’s, which is “Death” (forced sacrifice and change).[/blockquote]ABILITIES AND SPECIAL SKILLS:
Position Descriptions
Onmyouji: Subaru is an onmyouji, meaning he has the ability as well as the responsibility to exorcise spirits. Whether by a personal contract or simply because they pose a threat to Japan, Subaru must perform exorcisms along with whatever other duties his status as an onmyouji attracts – a hefty job he juggled with high school during his younger years and later devoted himself to.An onmyouji is a person who practices the art of onmyoudou, “The Way of Yin Yang”. Yin and yang are male (yang) and female (yin) forces that underlie nature and all things, and onmyoudou is based on the Chinese arts of astrology, divination, and Taoist magic. Onmyoudou also represents living in harmony with nature. Thus, an onmyouji, someone who practices onmyoudou and has the ability to use onmyoujutsu (“Art of Yin Yang”) is essentially a magician, sorcerer, diviner, and astrologer. Spell types include, but are not limited to: blood magic, curses, counter-curses, protective magic, destructive magic, kekkai (protective barriers, entirely different from the kekkai of Ten no Ryuu or Tokyo), exorcism, maboroshi (illusions and illusion worlds, specifically the specialty of the Sakurazukamori), shikigami, and others.13th Sumeragi Head: The Sumeragi clan are onmyouji who have guarded Japan’s emperor for centuries, and are considered to be the most experienced onmyouji of Japan. Subaru was born to be one of the strongest the Sumeragi clan had ever seen. As such it was his duty to become the thirteenth Sumeragi head, succeeding his grandmother. The job is a trying and harrowing one, laying on him not only the fate of the entire clan and other onmyouji, but also the majority of jobs that come to the Sumeragi. As the Sumeragi head, he utilizes “light onmyoujutsu” and is a master of yang.
Ten no Ryuu: As one of the seven dragons of heaven (also known as the Seven Seals), it was Subaru's responsibility to guard the Earth's kekkai (barrier) to keep it from crumbling. As a dragon of heaven, he could also create his own kekkai in the form of a star or pentagram.
Chi no Ryuu: After he lost the ability to create a kekkai, Subaru became one of the seven dragons of earth (also known as the Seven Angels). It was his responsibility to aid in the destruction of the Earth. Subaru has not actively moved as a Chi no Ryuu.
14th Sakurazukamori: The fourteenth "cherry blossom burial mound guardian", the Sakurazukamori is an assassin that guards Japan from the shadows and assassinates those who are a threat to Japan, the inverse to the Sumeragi. The Sakurazukamori utilizes “dark onmyoujutsu” and is a master of yin. Subaru is the Sakurazukamori only in name; he has never voluntarily killed anyone nor has he ever attacked anyone with the intention of stopping one's vital bodily functions.It is a popular assumption that the Sakurazukamori feeds their victims to a sentient cherry blossom tree (the sakura in Sakurazukamori). However, there is no canon evidence of this; it is merely a fandom conception, and as such I am forgoing the existence of Tree-san who often appears in fanworks. Cherry blossoms merely appear to be a sort of trademark of the Sakurazukamori in regards to illusions, and for the purpose of symbolism (cherry blossom → Sakurazukamori association.
Skills
As the thirteenth Sumeragi head and as an onmyouji, Subaru holds an enormous amount of psychic power, able to sense abnormalities and things of the occult nature. It is an innate ability; most Sumeragi are born with such a power and in him it is particularly strong. He is mentioned to be the strongest Sumeragi to have been born in many years. He can send out pulses of psychic energy, able to deflect attacks such as bullets and actually push or off-balance others, and even form barriers capable of blocking or deflecting attacks. He has the ability to summon shikigami ("a spirit in the principles of Yin Yang"), like most onmyouji – birdlike familiars that may be summoned from special scrolls (ofuda: "charm" or "great note") inscribed with rites. Subaru's shikigami take the form of white doves with black pentagrams. Using special rites, he can also summon a great three-headed bird that has the ability to split into three separate ones. He also has the ability to use the aforementioned ofuda as charms to ward off disease, sickness, as protection wards, for the purpose of exorcisms, among other uses including to cause explosions. (ofuda and shikigami pictured here) He is capable of exorcising spirits, as well as communicating and acting as a medium for them.
It has been mentioned at least once that Subaru would have learned all possible forms of black and white magic, including but not limited to defensive and destructive, although his skill at them would vary depending on how much he used them. Many of the spells Subaru uses involves the chanting of incantations, his ofuda, or a combination of both.
Subaru has also inherited the powers of the Sakurazukamori, after receiving a certain something from Seishirou. He can use the black ofuda and inverted pentagrams of the Sakurazukamori, and can also cast extremely strong illusions, usually characterized by a cherry blossom tree and/or cherry blossom petals. So strong are these illusions that any trauma or damage done in the illusions may be inflicted to the real world if he wishes it so. Only very strong spell casters can escape from these illusions, and those caught in them are usually completely unaware. It is possible that he can summon Seishirou's shikigami, a familiar that took the form of a hawk. As the Sakurazukamori, he can also sense, deflect, and redirect karmic backlash, although this is something that he rarely does for he prefers to sacrifice himself (it's not as if he cares about his body anymore…).Karmic backlash refers to the punishment one receives from Fate after performing misdeeds, such as killing someone. Fate usually punishes wrongdoers in the form of accidents (such as car accidents) and “ordinary” occurrences like natural disasters. The severity of karmic backlash varies based on the person's social standing, age, gender, and the misdeed they have done. A priest stealing bread, for instance, would receive more karmic backlash than a homeless beggar who had stolen bread.Strength-wise, he is above-average, noted to have an enormous amount of physical power despite his initially frail and weak appearance. He knows and utilizes a variety of martial arts. He is also intellectually sharp and highly intelligent as well as analytical. He can be logical, but this is offset as his emotions and heart tend to get in the way of "rationality".
He is a master of yin yang.
While not exactly an "ability" per se and more of a fragment of his personality than anything else, Subaru is extraordinarily empathetic. The suffering and feelings of other people and animals affect him much more than his own, and he is generally much better in-tune to how others feel. It can honestly be said that he understands others more than he understands himself.
High-Level Skills
Sumeragi: As the thirteenth head of the Sumeragi, Subaru has the ability to dive into someone's consciousness. This spell can be used to manipulate someone's thoughts or simply converse with them in their mind. Subaru has used this ability at least twice, both times to bring someone out of a comatose state. The spell is highly dangerous to perform and often results in the injury or extreme exhaustion of the user, or both.
Sakurazukamori*: As the Sakurazukamori, Subaru has the ability to kill someone by stabbing them clean through the chest with his own hand, crushing their heart. The karmic backlash of this spell is very high. Subaru has only used this ability once; however it cannot be said it "counts", as it was invoked through a curse, not through his own willingness to perform the spell, and he did not have the abilities of the Sakurazukamori at that time.
*The Sakurazukamori's ultimate skill is an “instant kill” technique. Even if it does not immediately result in the death of the victim, their heart is punctured. As such it will only be used with the explicit permission of the roleplayer of the character. In any case I personally doubt this technique will be used at all, given Subaru’s nature.
Weaknesses
The majority of Subaru's weaknesses can be attributed to his personality. In fact, the root of all his weaknesses is within his persona, for he makes and breaks himself. He is the type of person who is too kind to say no, and is somewhat easily influenced by the ideals and thoughts of others. He is overly-empathetic, is too in-tune to others’ emotions and this often leads to inaction on his part. Because he is afraid of hurting others, he will remain silent, passive, and in turn avoids forming bonds with others. Because he hates seeing others suffer, he will often resort to sacrificing himself – he has a very low self-preservation instinct. In addition, he lacks the conviction and the confidence to actually kill someone; a fact that marks a large chapter of his life. Subaru has also been characterized with a severe lack of a sense of direction, usually resorting to maps and written directions to get to certain destinations. As a smoker, he often has a craving for nicotine.