Name: Matthew La'Salle
Age: 12
Bounty: 20,001
Species: human
Occupation: none yet
Allegiance: pirate
Home Village/Ocean: North Blue
Appearance: Short, with spiny black hair and yellow eyes. His skin is tanned noticeably. He wears a black leather trench coat which has sleeves that are longer than his hands, and a tail end that usually drags along about a metre or so behind him. Underneath, he wears a plain brown T shirt with a large hole at the back. He wears broad shorts that extend until his shins. His knees are scarred to a noticeable extent, and there are tattered holes at the knee height of the shorts. He wears sneakers that are tattered and fraying.
History: Matt's mother died to give birth to him, so he had only his father as family. To him, as a young boy, his father, a biologist, was the greatest and coolest person in the world. Whenever Matt was in trouble, his dad would stand beside him, lift him up, and tell him the way to go. He watched his father be a gentleman and an equivocator of fairness to everyone in the village. He would break up fights and offer his help to anyone who needed it. His dad would even let Matt play in his laboratory, where he could play with anything except a chest in the corner. When his father talked about what it meant to be a real man, Matt would drink up every single word.
Then, one night, as little Matt lay asleep, he heard a noise; he walked out of his room and into the lab, and saw 3 thieves in the room, with weapons; they grabbed him, grabbed a chest and turned to run; then Matt's father walked in and swiftly took out the first two with a chair. The last thief held a knife to Matt's neck, threatening the child's life if the thief wasn't allowed to escape. His father dropped the chair, and put his hands up. then asked for his son back. The thief then drew a pistol, and shot him; Matt screamed and bit the thief, who instantly let go. At that exact moment, his father ran and tackled the thief, yelling "Run Matt! Take the chest and my coat!! Run, and remember your mother!!" Matt took the small chest and the coat and ran out. by the time he was far away, he had reached the beach, and was crying very hard. Then he remembered his father's words, and wiped his tears away.
He opened the chest, and saw two things; one was a bundle of cloth. Another was a devil fruit. Knowing what the fruit was, he ate it. He then opened the bundle, saw what was inside, and wrapped it again, carrying it with him. His father had told him to never look back, only forward, and that a man had to grab his destiny with his own two hands. A year later, he wandered around the seas, practicing with his devil fruit's, learning at dojos he worked at, and earning money by doing odd jobs and chores for other people. He struggled, but kept going, . He wanders from island to island, remembering his father, trying to live up to his expectations
Personality: Matt is brash and very loud, and will not hesitate to boast or show off about anything; he has a tough guy exterior, and will accept any challenge or chance to prove himself anyone gives him very seriously. He is very energetic, and can be quite excitable about anything. if there are any fears he has, Matt will quickly cover it up with a show of bravado. Matt has a sort of inferiority complex (except he doesn't know it himself) and is competitive with any man or male in general. He is, however, very shy around adult women, and will try to act generous and like a gentleman around them, even if he ends up looking like a right moron. He tends to like most adolescent and teenage girls a lot less, though, and gets cranky whenever he's around them. Matt also doesn't like anyone calling him by his full first name, and will snap at them in a heartbeat. When anyone insults his family, Matt will go into a fit of rage, and will literally be out for their blood. Matt carries a bundle with him, and he will not leave anywhere without it, as he sees the bundle as a burden and responsibility, which a real man should always carry with pride. Even so, he doesn't show anyone what's wrapped in it. Matt also has an odd affinity about having a steed; he believes that a real man (or badass) has a cool and ferocious looking animal to ride upon, and when he sees one, he will try to capture and tame it, even when he loses most of the time, and has to run away (reluctantly) alot. When he sees a checkered design (chess board pattern) of any colour or on anything, he will get very sick, have a headache and even vomit. It doesn't matter how tough he acts at the time; he will vomit, and he will throw up hard and fast. Sometimes, despite his masculine acting, he will find a solitary corner somewhere no one is present when he is sad, and will be very silent, even crying. When there is a job to do, however, he sucks it up, grits his teeth, and gets down to business, and will always strive to finish what he has started. Whenever in pain (especially while using his Devil Fruit) he will hiss with a distinct "Ccccchhhhhh" noise.
Ship: none as of yet
Ship Flag:none as of yet
Devil Fruit: Nerve Nerve fruit
type: Paramecia
effect: Allows user to extend nerves to manipulate soft, fibrous materials
Special Abilities: Apart from his devil fruit, Matt has a great deal of stamina, and can run really fast. his endurance, even if he acts tough, is alot less than that of an adult, so he can't take much hits for long.
Learned Techniques (Keep it 1-25): (These attacks are hardly professional, but they do work).
String 'em up: Simply using his devil fruit to take possession of any suitable material present.
Why're you hitting yourself: Takes possession of an arm of an opponent and forces the opponent to hit himself, though the move hurts Matt as well.
Eat my shoe: jumps onto an opponent and kicks him in the face, then leaves his foot in the opponent's mouth. (Doesn't do much apart from humiliate Matt's opponent, though he almost never gets away with it.)
Kraken slap: manipulates flexible band of strong material (e.g. rope) and hits the opponent with them.
Nad blaster: Thrusts any hard material he has at the opponent's crotch. Once again, for the sake of humiliation.
Night Hermit: Sends his nerves through his jacket while it is dormant in ordinary form, and turns the jacket into a suit, with the long duster tail end wrapping into two legs around his own, and his sleeves becoming extended arms. His endurance from bare handed attacks and his speed (due to extended leg length increasing distance and length of steps) though he is prone to tripping quite often.
Aero Hermit: His jacket becomes half awake and transforms into a jacket come dragonfly hybrid, which is a vest with an abdomen sticking out the back like a tail, and 4 leathery wings stick out his back. This move consumes more energy and focus, as Matt needs to cooperate and coordinate with Buzz Kill, and so he can only use this move for 5 posts.
Weapons/Items: Kill Buzz the Jacket; Matt's best friend, a jacket that has eaten the Mushi-Mushi no mi: model dragonfly.
Goals: To live up to his father's expectations, and find out what it means to be a true man (And to get himself a cool steed)
Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:40 am
