Name: Jhonen “The Stargazing Anchor” Vincenzo
Age: 22
Bounty: 
50,000,000
Species: Human
Occupation: Navigator/Captain
Allegiance: Pirate, formerly Marine, formerly World Government
Home Village/Ocean: South Blue
Appearance: 
Jhonen's frame is quite lean, but this is deceptive, as his loose clothes hide the toned and firm muscles that sit on that slim frame. His hair is a messy mop of brown and his eyes are light brown as well, shrewd eyes set into a thoughtful and slender face. Though only of average height, Jhonen stands out in a crowd for the large anchor he always has slung over his back, half the size of himself. He wears a tan zip-up jacket with a hood to shield him from the elements when necessary, and this jacket has been treated with the materials needed to make it almost entirely waterproof. The inside of the jacket is lined with vibrant red, and the jacket ends just below the shoulders with ragged edges, where the sleeves have been torn off. The ragged edges are almost as red as the inside of the jacket, but these are blood stains from previous wounds that Jhonen has received, and the jacket's sleeves are held shut by rope binding to prevent water and sand from getting inside. On his wrists he wears red leather bracelets, with connectors to hold his Grappling Anchor cannons on each forearm. His pants are a light and comfortable dark brown weave, and he wears bright red sports shoes, again bound with rope to prevent water and sand from getting inside. On his back he has a large and intricate star map tattooed, showing the way to his destroyed home in South Blue.
History: A child prodigy, Jhonen was born in a bustling trade city in South Blue to a pair of poor merchant parents, dreamseekers who had failed to find more than a niche market in the crossroads trade city. Without the money to support precocious young Jhonen his parents were forced to choose between raising him as they could afford, a merchant or perhaps a ship's crewmember, or sending him to a prestigious World Government-sponsored school, where he would be thrust into a world of excellence and education befitting his intellect, at the cost of his services being in contract to the Marines once he had finished school.
Making their choice, the parents sent Jhonen to the school, and he progressed rapidly, not just a smart child but a child genius, flying through the grades at an accelerated rank, and completing his whole education at the tender age of eleven. After his graduation Jhonen was drafted to the Science and Research Division of the World Government Marines, to work under the tutelage of the genius Vegapunk. Unlike many of his collegues, who were primarily engineers and inventors, Jhonen was interested in researching less controllable or tangible aspects of the world, such as ocean currents, astronomy and weather patterns, as well as cartography and groundbreaking theoretical research into the areas of physics and energetic sciences.
Though a primarily non-combative division, the Science and Research Division was still a Marine unit and as such Jhonen was trained and honed physically as well as mentally, learning Marine procedure and how to fight with conventional weapons such as swords and guns, as well as being trained in the unarmed style of Rokushiki. At the age of 15 Jhonen was assigned as the primary researcher for the Natural Unified Theory of Oceanic Navigation, an area of science that greatly intrigued the World Government with its potential applications. With just a single assistant Jhonen worked for years developing the thoery and practical application of it, utilising star maps and celestial navigation techniques that had not been seen before, techniques that did not rely on mechanical devices such as compasses or Log Poses.
When he turned 19 Jhonen was placed on a Marine ship for practical testing of his celestial navigation theories, and it was that very ship that was ordered to perform a Buster Call on a city which was suspected to be hiding pirates. That city was a major trade hub, Jhonen's own home and the place where his parents lived. It was Jhonen's techniques that guided the ship to the town, through thick fog and terrible magnetic storms that ruined the compasses. Jhonen had never seen a Buster Call before, had only the most vague ideas of what one was, and to experience one first hand, to see the wanton destruction of a mostly innocent city to destroy a handful of individuals, was the catalyst that opened Jhonen's eyes to the corrupt and oppressive nature of the World Government.
When the Buster Call had been completed, even as the dust still settled amongst the rubble, Jhonen skipped ship, taking his valued research with him and earning him a significant bounty, made more so for live capture. By escaping into the magstatic-filled Daras Triangle Jhonen evaded capture by the Marines and made it to a small port, earning a quite significant bounty for his betrayal of the World Government and his ‘stealing’ of World Government secrets. Freed from the grasp of the Marines and their projects and plans, Jhonen decided to aim instead for a childhood dream, to discover the Fourteen Antiquities of the Ocean Lords.
Personality: Jhonen is cool and collected, quite logical and sensible about most things, and prefers to tackle problems with intelligence rather than brawn if possible. However, he also has a very light-hearted side, being able to joke around and tease people, although he sometimes fails to realize when others are being offended by what he considers to be “all in good fun” antics. Jhonen is somewhat of a loner, able to keep himself entertained quite easily without much human interaction, by reading and plotting maps, or just thinking.
Ship: The Sanguine Vagrant, a stolen Marine micro-clipper, a reasonable sized ship that can carry up to twenty two people but can be operated by a single person in reasonable weather, though a crew of at least 2-3 is preferable.
Ship Flag: Skull with the crossed bones being replaced by a pair of telescopes. The skull itself is a heavily stylized anchor. Will update with image when completed.
Special Abilities: Celestial navigation – does not rely on log poses or compasses to navigate the seas, Anchorage – personal martial combat style relying on use of anchors, Rokushiki – From his life with the Marines, Jhonen has picked up on the basics of Rokushiki, honing particular techniques from within that fighting art to noticeable levels of skill in his three years as a pirate. Superhuman Body – Jhonen has a great deal of strength from using a huge anchor as his primary weapon, and also a great deal of endurance and durability, as all the training has honed his body to absorb great weights and strikes to a degree. He’s not incredibly fast whilst utilising his anchor, but when he decides to release it and no longer has a ton of weight resting on his back he is able to move very fast.
Learned Techniques: - Anchor Strike: Jhonen simply swings his giant anchor like a baseball bat, striking for significant blunt damage.
- Anchor Tornado: A full 360 degree spinning attack with the giant anchor.
- Anchor Deploy: Jhonen throws his heavy anchor, allowing for attacks as far as the chain reaches. Also used to anchor Jhonen to places to stop movement.
- Anchor Hammer: An over-the-head strike, bringing the anchor crashing down onto the enemy.
- Anchor Slide: Jhonen uses the weight of the anchor to create momentum that lets him slide along the ground with the anchor out in front, delivering a low striking attack from a distance quickly.
- Anchor Anchor: Using the anchor itself as the weighty base support, Jhonen is able to spin or acrobat on it, kicking out with powerful double kicks and the like.
- Anchor Air Harvester: Jhonen leaps into a spinning jump, the anchor spinning head over heels to strike people above and below him.
- Triple Anchor Assault: Jhonen hurls the anchor at a foe, and simultaneously fires both grappling anchors to score a three-point hit on the enemy.
- Grapple Strike: The act of firing off an arm cannon just as Jhonen lands a punch, for a point blank strike of bone-breaking proportions.
- Grapple Grab: By utilising one or both of his arm cannons, Jhonen can fire his anchors in such a way as to wrap the trailing chain around a target’s limb or body, catching them and drawing them in with the reeling system.
- Tekkai: The Rokushiki technique that Jhonen has the most skill with, this hardens his muscles to an iron level to nullify damage from attacks. As someone with a lot of muscular strength, Jhonen’s Tekkai is particularly strong.
- Soru: Another Rokushiki technique, and one that Jhonen is not so skilled at. He is able to use this to move at a fast pace, but doesn’t move so fast that he appears to vanish. Once unburdened by dropping his anchor though, he is able to vanish quite easily.
Weapons/Items: Giant Anchor & Dual Grappling Anchor CannonsGoals: To collect all 14 Antiquities of the Ocean Lords
Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:30 pm
