Dutera

Name: Dutera "Duo"
Age: 21
Bounty: None
Species: IQ Modified Human
Occupation: Bounty Hunter
Allegiance: World Government
Home Village/Ocean: North Blue

Appearance: A fair skinned young man with very soft features and a slight, wiry build. He often wears a simple button-up white shirt and brown slacks, with brown leather boots. He carries no visible weapons, but has sharp nails and very slightly pronounced canines. He also has yellow-brown hair which he keeps trim, neat, and short, though it runs down in large sideburns to either side of his face. Very short fur of this colour covers his upper-arms and back.

History: Dutera was a war orphan of exceptional talent at the martial arts. From the age of eight he wandered from island to island, finding dojos and promising to work in exchange for training. By the time he was fifteen he'd become an exceptional combatant, unable to find any dojos that could teach him anything in his native ocean. It was at this time he sought other ways to increase his power and, tragically, this time that he met the crazy scientist who would alter him forever.

Being taken in by promises of ever greater power, Dutera lost his old name and gained the current one. He became an experiment, a test subject, his genes corrupted and mixed with those of animals by an experimental process using the highly refined SIQ. Though he resented the doctor greatly for what he'd done, he eventually came to find comfort in the presence of another test subject, the doctor's first and the only other test subject at the time: Unitera.

Over time, Dutera fell in love with this girl, who'd been spliced with animal genes as well, giving her characteristics reminiscent of a unicorn. They enjoyed their time together and came to forget about the scientist, who generally didn't interfere with the lives of his experiments as long as they remained in the compound and did what they were told. Later a third experiment was added to the group, named Tritera, and he quickly became friends with the earlier two.

Not long after the third experiment was added, however, a fourth was as well. This one, Quatera, was rude, brash, arrogant, and overall difficult to get along with. There was some discontentment within the compound as the other three generally did not accept his presence. Very rapidly two more experiments were added; Quintera and Hextera. Quintera was fairly nice, if a bit slow and quick to temper, and got along well enough with the first three. Hextera was, plainly, a bitch, but her adoration for Quintera kept her in line.

There was some space of time between the rapid introduction of all these experiments before any more were added. One day, three more of the crazy scientists freaks were added at once: Septera, Octera, and Nontera. They all became fast friends with each other, but largely did not get along with any of the pre-existing experiments (except for Quatera, who liked them). In particular, Dutera hated Septera more than any of the others.

Their rivalry reached a peak when Septera made a pass at Unitera, quite literally forcing himself onto her when she resisted. Though Septera simply didn't know this wasn't okay and had been acting on instinct, Dutera made a vow to kill him. He was very pleased when the crazy scientist requested he and the other eight, now accompanied by the recent addition of the giant Dectera, all kill Septera.

When the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth experiments got together to carry out the execution, they met unexpected resistance. The fourth, eighth, ninth, and most surprisingly of all, tenth experiments all sided with Septera. There was a massive fight in which the compound and it's creator were destroyed. All of the experiments were scattered as they fled the tiny island in the aftermath.

Dutera tracked down Unitera relentlessly until they were reuinited. He now plans to hunt down Four, Eight, Nine, and maybe Ten. More than anything, however, he wants to kill the Seventh Experiment of the mad doctor's lab: Septera.

Personality: Dutera is extremely noble and honorable, almost to a fault. He believes in chivalry, honor and respect, truthfulness no matter the circumstances. He is extremely kind to anyone who has never wrong him, and goes out of his way to help others when he can. However, he is prone to occasional fits of rage that can turn him nasty for short periods of time. These are almost always followed by periods of brooding guilt.

Ship: None in particular
Ship Flag: N/A

Special Abilities
Blink - Dutera's mutations allow him to 'blink', a sort of genetic inborn short-distance instant transit that works like soru but on a cellular level. It's mostly well controlled but can occur sporatically when Dutera's emotions get away from him.
Claws and Teeth - Dutera's canine nature gives him sharp claws and teeth that can be used in combat.
Tracking - Dutera's nose is extremely good, allowing him to track by scent over extremely long distances.
Strength and Endurance - The IQ modifications have somewhat enhanced Dutera's natural strength and endurance, as a result of his doglike features.

Learned Techniques
Blinkstrike - A punch or kick that immediately follows a blink. Has extra power from the added momentum of the just-terminated blink.
Blink Reversal - A blink to an opponent's backside that immediately follows an attack from the enemy. Very disorienting to the opponent.
Gale Fist - A punch that creates a powerful, dense, invisible shockwave. Travels a few dozen meters. Explodes into a blast of air on impact.


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Goals: To protect Unitera, to hunt down and kill the Five Traitors.