Kira Sin
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
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| Kira Sin | |
| Player: @Laughing Wolf | |
| Origin: | Natural |
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| Archetype: | Stalker |
| Threat Level: | 50 |
| Personal Data | |
| Real Name: | Kato Jun |
| Known Aliases: | Jun Sin |
| Species: | Human |
| Age: | 21 |
| Height: | 5'4" |
| Weight: | 127 |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Biographical Data | |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Occupation: | Director of Sin Enterprises |
| Place of Birth: | Nagano City, Japan |
| Base of Operations: | Rogue Isles |
| Marital Status: | Confidential |
| Known Relatives: | Angela Sin |
| Known Powers | |
| Confidential | |
| Known Abilities | |
| Confidential | |
| Equipment | |
| Any technology available to Angela Sin or Sin Enterprises | |
| Kira is the half-identical twin to Angela Sin | |
Kira Sin began as just a simple concept of twin characters, one cute and charming, the other tactless and quiet. Kira's the tactless one and, despite difficulties and frustrations RPing a quiet character, she's probably my favorite character overall. A little bit of this favoritism can be noted by the abundance of stories written for her as opposed to my other characters.
Initial character concepts included Go Go from Kill Bill and then changed to the girl in Animatrix: Flight of the Osiris when it became clear she'd be in a leadership position rather than just joining up in someone else's VG. In homage to her Matrix feel, all stories written about her which reference music have all referenced a song in the Matrix or Animatrix soundtracks.
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Affiliations
Supergroup: Sin Enterprises
Former groups: None. Kira and Angela Sin founded Sin Enterprises upon arrival to the Rogue Isles.
Personality
Kira Sin isn't seen often and when she is, it's either in the company of some of her closest friends or simply alone. She doesn't socialize freely or for the sake of polite conversation; she isn't polite in conversation. But she also isn't blatantly rude or mean. She simply responds without concern for tact or, in most cases, any interest in guile.
Beneath the surface of her calm, stand-offish demeanor is a good friend, loyal until betrayed and roiling with subdued emotions. She is quick to decide without worrying over details which often prove irrelevant and stands firm in her decisions.
Powers
During her personal training, emphasis was placed on the self and the awareness. Kira is keenly aware of her surroundings and enhances her natural martial arts skill with deadly spatial physics.
Martial Arts
On a localized scale, Kira's training allows her to alter the flow of space in subtle ways. Her attacks - elbows, forehead, feet, knees, hands, etc - are preceded by a heavy force, adding great strength to each connecting strike. Much like she is teased (and like she teases about, herself) about, this has a very Matrix-esque feel to it. Her roundhouse can bend or snap traffic-light poles, a sidekick sends full-sized trucks flying and an arcing heel or knife hand can slice through some of the strongest alloys with frightening ease.
Awareness (Ninjitsu)
Kira's body is at the peak of physical conditions and her muscle reflexes trained to perfection, but she is not otherwise graced with the typical super speeds known amongst many mutant martial artists. It is rather her mental reflexes that have kept her out of harm's reach. Without any need for images translated through her eyes, Kira sees the world from a different perspective. All around her, the fabric of space is revealed - the bullet sailing through the air leaving a trail of ripples behind it, the subtle nuances of one body (or soul) living within another, the hyperspeed fist darting at her throat - in sharp contrast and definition. Each fraction of a fraction of a millisecond has her subconscious brain functions calculating trajectories, distance, speeds and then plotting out a series of blocks and dodges.
Kira can see out to approximately 50' in this time-slowed (to her brain) definition in all directions despite mild obscurements or being otherwise blinded.
Kuji-in Rin
Less powerful psychics might think that Kira is nothing but a hollow shell, for they cannot sense her consciousness or pick up on any psychic trails one would otherwise give off. Kira's focused training of self has tempered her will into an unrelenting barrier. More powerful psychics can sometimes sense her psyche enough (assuming she hasn't entirely concealed herself - see Concealment, below) to try and launch an assault upon it, but her training has all but guaranteed that attempt will be nothing but an exercise in futility. Those less powerful psychics may become confused by seeing her physically but being unable to perceive her mentally.
Kuji-in Retsu
When the bullets - or laser blasts - are flying faster than her lithe form can dodge, Kira pulls at the fabrics of space, weaving and manipulating strands of reality tightly around her. Time bends within this bubble, giving her brain extra time to calculate and also physically moving her through this space faster than she would be able to achieve. It is as if Kira has mastered space and time through her training to an extent that she bends it to her will. This capability, while rendering her virtually impossible to so much as scratch (which her armor would undoubtedly avert), comes at a heavy price. The strain on her will is intense and she can only maintain it for a couple minutes before losing her determined focus.
Those rare few observant to spatial dynamics might see her standing in the middle of a concave bowl of tightly flexed light blue ripples in space, like a bowstring tensed to let fly an arrow. At the moment she can no longer sustain the degree of control required of her, this ripples in reality violently snapping back into place, sending the girl to her knee in staggering pain as the space she once bound to her will now attempts to tear her will and body apart. It should be noted that she is aware of her own limitations and often knows when the pressure will overcome her control, yet she will still fight on if friends are engaged, relying almost entirely on her sister's avertive armor technology.
Other Powers
Teleporting and the ability to disappear perfectly feed rumors that Kira is a ninja of anime qualities.
Spatial Distortion
Folding space in upon itself and stepping through the rift is a simple side effect of her control over the space around her. Similarly, Kira can anchor herself in one point in space, allowing her to slowly fly through the air.
Concealment
Wrapping herself in the folds of space, Kira can effectively step directly out of reality for a short time or simply be invisible to reality for as long as she desires. It should be noted that, upon stepping into what looks like a curtain of sparse light blue ripples, Kira can not be smelled, seen, sensed (psychically or otherwise), heard or perceived in any manner. Despite being a lightly armored non-meta girl, this makes her an extremely dangerous opponent. This single trait, in the files of organizations that try to keep a watchful eye on her, is her most dangerous quality.
((OOC note: This character was built with the Concealment concept at the expense of being notably less effective during play [as most mobs that can see through Hide alone can also see through Hide + Invisibility] for spending three power slots toward the effect. Unless it is cleared with me oocly or a character has enough +per to see through Hide + Invisibility + Stealth IO + Phase Shift in their own powers, I will not blindly acknowledge that another character's "third eye" or "magic glasses" or wand can see her. Respect my sacrifice in play for concept power choices.))
Abilities
Before growing into her full capabilities, Kira was an accomplished and deadly martial artist. Trained by countless masters of different styles before she submitted herself to a more philosophical training with her favored mentor, it is speculated that she has achieved mastery of over a dozen styles and is skilled in many more than that.
Martial styles
Kira has exhibited a skill no less than mastery in several styles, some of which have been recorded and logged within various databases:
- Jeet Kune Do
- Jujutsu
- Muay Thai
- Capoeira
- Ninjutsu
- Shaolin Kung Fu (It is rumored that she denies "mastery" of this art.)
- Naginatajutsu
- Kenjutsu
- Shorinji Kenpo
Not "martial arts", in the sense of a single curriculum or style of strikes and defenses, Kira has also shown skill in the following:
- Taijutsu
- Wushu (sport/performance)
- Shiatsu
Dancing
While perhaps not a true ability in the scope of meta-human impervious skin or the ability to shoot fire from one's hands, Kira's grace and form on the dance floor remain of note. Her years of martial training and the vastly different styles have blessed her with a toned and sleek body, pulsing with a perfected sense of rhythm and elegant flow. Alternately, if the mood strikes, elegance gives way to a quick, flashing step and twirling hands. At the occasional Tsoo rave, this lithesome dancer is complete with twirling glowsticks and glowstrings, putting her acrobatic arts to dazzling effect.
This activity marks a pointed contradiction of Kira's tendency to avoid being the center of attention. She enjoys dancing; in her own zone, it doesn't matter if she is gyrating on the dance floor alone or if she is surrounded by hollering Ink Men. Kira dances for herself and, although the occasional dancer makes his move beside her, she rarely dances with anyone else.
Weaknesses and Limitations
Through the formidable layers of martial training beyond the physically impossible and augmenting technology, Kira Sin is still only a twenty year old girl. Beneath what seems to be a focused calm and strength of stone is a human with emotions and a beating heart which bleeds.
Equipment
Kira drives her black and tan Tripod, a Sin Enterprises exclusive, for work, her modified McLaren F1 for fun and sports her sister's advanced GRAV armor for an additional layer of protection. Angela is also working on inventing a working katana of solidified light, a la Star Wars, but so far has failed to meet her own perfectionist standards. In the meantime, she is having Kira test out new alloys in specially forged katanas. Some of these work better than others and those groups that don't recognize her as Kira Sin have rated her threat level significantly lower when she is working out and trying to break each new alloy.
Character History
Kira was born Kato Jun, twin of Kato Kaoyo, into a wealthy family in Nagano City. Her father was a perfectionist and demanded both of his daughters work and toil to become the best at their "skill". She'd spend hours training every day from three years old and still trains to this day.
Trivia
Kira prompted the Carnival of Shadows to retaliate early in 2006, after she'd spent weeks in their St. Martial camp deliberately subjecting herself to their temptations and guile. Rumor has it she'd lost herself in a moment of weak will and, in her pursuit of personal perfection, utilized the Carnies to test herself and forge stronger resistance to their brand of seductions. The Ring Mistresses there were severely incensed that they couldn't have this beautiful girl added to their ranks and engaged in a vicious rumor campaign meant to turn Sin Enterprises' staff against her.
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