Character Bios: Mark II
Name: Chan "Burnout" Yong Sheng
Age: 17
Birthday: September 27, 1984
Favorite food: Mee Pok (Singaporean noodles), anything with meat.
Hobby: Writing, Web surfing
Most Important: Requiem, Mage Cannon, Family
Dislikes: The "Authority", Insects, NESTS. (He considers them about the same.)
Fighting Style: Marksmanship/ Stand-wielding.
Theme Song: 'I'm Just A Kid' (Simple Plan)
"My gun is mightier than the sword…Remember these words of wisdom."
Appearance:
Chan has grown somewhat since his first trip to Tokyo, in both height and maturity…(Yeah, right.) Well, in height, at least. Maybe not maturity.
He looks like your typical teenager, with the glasses he always wears to correct his vision. Chan doesn't particularly stand out in a crowd, unlike some of his teammates. He has no major distinguishing features, and simply seems, well, normal.
However, the rest of his outfit is anything but ordinary. Chan wears a long, off-white trenchcoat, with his school badge neatly pinned on the left side of the collar. His blue jacket was given to Kula Diamond a year ago, something which Ryan never fails to tease him about. (Chan's main reaction to ANY MENTION of that is the serious threat of Mage Cannon death.)
Classic fingerless gloves and a black undershirt round out the ensemble, with the Mage Cannon riding in a holster by Chan's side. The ornate, rune-engraved Magnum spits fireballs in Chan's hands, which can blow holes in almost any solid object. It's just a normal-albeit powerful- gun in the hands of others. The Mage Cannon is Chan's favorite weapon, and he relies on it far more than his fist or feet.
Chan always favors loose clothing that grants him freedom of motion, and tries his best to assume a professional air. As you can guess, it ain't easy, sometimes making him seem more like a boy pretending to be an adult than anything else. He's rarely alone, except when he really wants privacy. If you see him, it's a good guess that either Ryan or Andro are not far away.
His Stand, the mutated World-Eater Requiem, looks like a massive, slightly reptilian knight clad in a layer of steel armor, with two HUGE cannons crudely grafted to its back. Only a portion of its powers are currently available to Chan.
Bio:
Since Chan got back from his KOF tournament, he's had a difficult time adjusting back to normal life at home and in school. Chan basically spent most of the year studying, and attempting to get used to his normal life again.
Fortunately for him, his parents knew nothing about what had transpired overseas, due to the lack of media coverage in Singapore. They thought that he'd simply gone on an extended field trip, with a few old classmates.
Anyway, he spent several sleepless nights wondering whether the next NESTS assassin was going to crash through the window and try to kill him. (Unknown to him, there was no way in hell they could touch him in Singapore.)
After coming to the conclusion that he was perfectly safe in Singapore, Chan promptly heaved a sigh of relief, and decided never to leave the country again. However, Ryan and Andro convinced him to finish what he started, returning to Japan one more time to ensure the downfall and destruction of NESTS.
Frankly, Chan was bored out of his mind, after yet another long, grinding year of toil and study. Happily, he agreed, digging his handgun and trenchcoat out from the bottom of his closet. Even if there was a hell lot of danger in the way, he was already at the point where he didn't give a damn.
Except for his mutated Stand, Chan hasn't changed all that much from the previous year. He's a bit more gloomy, and also slightly crazier than he used to be, but he's still the guy from KOF 2000.
The real change is in his movelist and his powers. Unknown to Chan, Requiem does not like to follow his orders, and attempts to resist whatever he forces it to do, failing at critical moments. Thankfully, Chan now channels blue energy reminiscent of the Zero Cannon to make up for that loss, though it's more of a stopgap measure than anything else.
Fighting Strategy:
He might talk big, but Chan has an abnormal fear of pain. Projectiles? Against him? Good luck. The trick to beating Chan is to get in close. Real close. If you can do that, he's so much dead meat on a stick. Of course... that's why he's a keepaway freak. However, Chan isn't completely helpless at point-blank range. With nasty surprises like his Flintlock Dragon Shoryuken uppercut as well the fits-all-needs Requiem Punch and Blue Demon, he's deadly at any range…As long as you have Super Bar to burn. When that runs out…Well, that's when Chan's really screwed. He never learnt any formal combat training, rendering his unpowered punches and kicks less effective than usual, though World-Eater itself strikes with the force of an avalanche. He's also the slowest member on the DHS Team…But as everyone else is really fast, that's not saying a lot.
Striker: World-Eater Assault/ Last Shot
If the opponent is close, Requiem appears, and strikes out with a flurry of punches. It's an effective moving wall, and it cannot be hit out of the move. However, if the opponent is far away, Chan fires a fast Mage Cannon shot from offscreen, avoiding any risk to himself. It's very good at knocking an opponent out a move.
Name: Ryan "Quicksilver" Lim
Age: 17
Birthday: 13 January, 1984
Favorite food: Alcohol, Pizza
Hobby: Listening to music.
Most Important: Computer's Broadband access, Linkin Park tunes
Dislikes: Homework, studying…You get the idea.
Fighting Style: Jeet Kun Do/ Elemental Manipulation
Theme Song: 'In The End' (Linkin Park)
"I make this look easy. That's 'cause it was."
Appearance:
Ryan's a friendly-looking, outgoing guy, who is easily set apart from the rest of the crowd by his distinctive hairdo, and buck teeth which many say makes him look like…A bunny. He gets violent when it's mentioned, though.
He's a bit short, and doesn't seem very strong on first sight. However, Ryan has a certain wiry strength underneath his black-and-gold outfit, just like his idol, Bruce Lee. Still, that's the only resemblance this student has to the rather grim, serious actor/ martial artist.
Ryan's fighting style is extremely flashy, relying on dazzling moves and his innate speed, rather than pure strength. He enjoys taunting his opponents, and proving his clear advantage and superiority over them before pounding them into the ground. But if Ryan can't…Well, he just settles for the pounding part. He's not stupid enough to posture unnecessarily.
'Quicksilver's' special power is the ability to control the weather. He has a certain affinity with storms, and water in general. Ryan prefers to keep this secret until he actually engages in combat: Fighting someone with fists that crackle with lightning AND kicks that can break the sound barrier is enough to demoralize anyone. Add that to his incredible, almost uncontrolled speed, and you have one hell of a fighter. He takes special care to roll up his sleeves before engaging in combat, a habit from old training days.
Ryan dressed in a black jacket, with gold accents. This is followed up by a thick undershirt, his only concession to cold weather. He wears a battered watch on his left hand, as well as fingerless gloves whenever he feels like it. There's always a pair of headphones in his pocket, as well as a collection of Linkin Park music. Somehow, he manages to look dashing and charismatic, if not exactly handsome.
Compared to the others, it's extremely easy to find Ryan. If you don't know where he is, there's a high chance he'll either be found in the nearest bar or gaming centre, sampling the wares, or trying his hand at any new games that're currently out.
Though Ryan's always a really funny guy, you can tell he's getting angry, when he talks less and less, and in an increasingly bland manner. When he's totally quiet…That's when you should start running.
Bio:
Ryan's the guy who brought the DHS team together in the first place, and one of it's most distinctive fighters. It's true that Chan leads them, but it's Ryan who handles most of the personnel problems, and has a more understanding view of the current situation.
Ryan treated the entire KOF 2000 tournament as a single, massive adventure. He never thought it could serious, till one of his teammates died. Ryan had a close call with death too that year, and probably would've kicked the bucket, if not for the intervention of his remaining friends.
Since then, Ryan has become more serious and much more careful, when dealing with anything related to NESTS. This isn't to say that he doesn't goof off occasionally: He simply knows when to be serious.
Anyway, he's had a really bad time upon coming home. He'd to explain to his parents exactly HOW he'd gotten so badly injured on a simple field trip to Japan, and WHAT he had been doing in the first place. Needless to say, he had to do some really quick thinking.
Fortunately, Ryan's managed to talk his way out of that, even managing to break the news of the tournament to his parents. At first, they were…Angry, to say the least. But when Ryan showed them his now-swollen overseas bank account, they became far more receptive, to the point of allowing him to go again the next year.
Ryan spent the rest of the year trying to find a new member for the team, despite much difficulty. Eventually, he managed to secure the services of a young swordsman known simply as Jiazheng, with a large amount of help from Andro.
Once more, he's in for the cash and fame, and not really for any other reason. Sure, he wants to bring NESTS down as badly as Chan does, but it's more of…A side trip than anything else. Ryan just intends to bring serious harm to them, with as little personal risk as possible. He won't push his luck, and will withdraw if and when he is forced to.
Fighting Style:
Yep, that's the word to describe it. Ryan's all about style. Every move he makes, from his triple-somersault kick, to his behind-the-back thunderbolt, is calculated to impress. He's extremely fast, and fairly resilient to injury. Dash in, combo, dash out, and feed the opponent Wave Cannons. If he needs to get close, Ryan has an entire list of dash-ins, from the versatile Electronic Revolution uppercut, to the seldom-used Hiryu-No-Ken flying kick. Even better, most of his Supers can hit at almost any range. He's the most solid character on the DHS Team, and perhaps the most balanced. However, Ryan has bad recovery time on all his moves, and has an easily distinguishable attack pattern. And yes, he does have several projectiles, though they're too slow and weak for any effective chipping damage. Still, his non-projectiles are too good to write off completely, rendering a good character in any case.
Striker: Hiryu-No-Ken
Ryan jumps in, turns towards the wall, and runs straight up. Then, he lets out a 'KA-TA!!!' and leaps down in a deadly flying kick. It hits with all the force of a Striker Galatica Phantom, complete with earth-shaking 'thud' if it connects. However, it's slow enough to be rolled away from, or blocked.
Name: Alistair "Andro" Gill
Age: 18
Birthday: 21 March, 1983
Favorite food: Vienna sausages, ramen noodles
Hobby: None
Most Important: Blades, Jacket
Dislikes: Weakness, distractions, hypocrites
Fighting Style: 'Single-Edge' Style Advanced/ Streetfighting
Theme Song: 'Rock Is Dead' (Matrix Soundtrack)
"Perish."
Appearance:
Andro is a slim, whiplash-thin man. His eyes are hidden behind a mirrored visor, and his face is always an impassive mask. He wears bracers of some kind, hinged at the edges for his blades to slide out. This way, he is never truly unarmed, as long as he wears his normal outfit. The weapons he carries are his pride and joy, and are extremely well-maintained. Considering their constant use, it's just as well.
No matter how he looks, Andro is the most savage and twisted of the Awakened students, as they call themselves. He just does a really good job of hiding it in public.
Normally, Andro wears a black leather biker's jacket, with the mark of the local Hell's Angel's gang on it. It was picked up somewhere on his travels, and is now an important part of Andro's legend. However, he has marked over the sign with the silver kanji letter for 'Shadow', symbolizing the portion of the past that is now behind him.
If anything, Andro's become even tougher since the previous year. Just approaching him can cause a great feeling of unease, as if the world suddenly darkened greatly. Andro always remains calm under pressure, and has a perpetual slightly disinterested, cooler-than-though attitude, that can get on the nerves of others very easily. But if they make a single comment…Well, that's when bad things happen.
Bio:
After the events of 2000, Andro decided not to head back to Singapore with the others, remaining in Japan instead to hone his skills. Chan and Ryan weren't exactly sad to see him leave, though they did make a token protest or two, having an inkling of what their unstable friend was going to do.
Over the new few months, the level of street crime in certain areas dropped rapidly. Many gang members turned up dead in alleyways or gutters, all with their heads neatly removed, and placed to the side. The same went for any cop who got too interested in the matter.
Things came to a head when two gang leaders were found the same way, along with the rest of their henchmen. Evidently, they had all been stabbed with a bladed weapon coated with a kind of black substance, and left to suffocate. It seems that the murderer had removed their heads after death had arrived, spawning a whole new set of urban legends.
Of course, no one really cared about street punks, so the incidents were largely unnoticed.
Through means unknown, Andro made it back to Singapore somewhere around June, though he hid for three more months, to lose the trail of any pursuers. Later, he contacted Chan, reminding him about the King Of Fighters tournament, and the vow made by the three of them.
However, he didn't appear till much later, turning up at Changi Airport, right before the plane was about to leave. The only other time Andro had returned to the public eye was when he went with Ryan to meet Jiazheng, something which Chan knows nothing about. Further details of his past are shrouded in mystery, which he has not seen fit to disclose.
As befits his role, Andro is always secretive and serious, never joking or laughing much. He isn't cruel, but doesn't go out of his way to help people. The only people he seems to loosen up around is the DHS Team; Even then, it isn't much. He always looks out for himself, but you get the general feeling that he doesn't care all that much about life.
Andro is perhaps the ultimate fighter of the DHS Team. He's a remorseless, cold, killing machine, that doesn't distinguish who falls to his blades. There is a purity of purpose in this, and he has concentrated his entire existence to the perfection of his art.
Compared to Ryan, Chan, and perhaps even Jiazheng, Andro is the most 'normal' of the entire group. He doesn't have many special abilities…Most of his moves are pure physical or mental prowess, even if they don't look like it. Simply put, he does things that any normal man could do, though many would find it much more difficult if they weren't Andro.
Details about his powers are sketchy.
Andro is in perfect physical condition, well-built and balanced in every sense of the word. His powers seem to be mainly related to shadows, though there is a suspicion that his great speed and strength are not entirely natural. The most visually impressive attack he has is the Army Of One, which creates an army of duplicates, all of which fight at around the same prowess as his normal self.
But, anything like a Stand or a crackling burst of lightning is straight out. Andro's powers are subtle, and come from deep within himself. He's really good with those blades, and can easily defeat those more than twice his size. To put it bluntly, Andro's a killing machine, and not really suited for the more casual social occasions.
Fighting Style:
Two hands, two blades. That's the core of Andro's unique fighting style. He fights like a whirlwind, charging right in, and relying on his speed and weaponry to win each fight. Andro is the fastest character on the team, eclipsing even Ryan in terms of pure speed. He also has a superior jump, and a much faster recovery than any other member of the team.
However, Andro isn't perfect. First, though he deals damage at an incredible rate, he also receives it at around the same time. His fights tend to be short and brutal, with a clear winner being declared in an extremely short period of time. Basically, if Andro isn't winning, he's losing.
Also, he doesn't have much in the way of projectiles. The Shadow Edge is quite powerful, but takes quite some time to be summoned. The thrown knives also don't do that much damage, as compared to something like the Ho'ou Ken or the Second Shell.
Andro is a finesse fighter, and not for anyone who relies upon cheap finishes to win. He's an expert with his weapons, and can dismember almost anything at close range. His main problem is how to survive till he gets into that range.
Striker: Bladestorm
Andro runs in, and dashes forward like a samurai. If he strikes the opponent, he slashes five times, ending with an nasty full-out spin attack. The most damaging of all DHS Strikers. However, if he misses, he snarls, and begins to walk offscreen, daring his opponent to hit him. He goes into the combo if he's hit.
Name: Jiazheng
Age: 17
Birthday: 19 October, 1984
Favorite food: Roti Prata (Indian pancake, eaten with curry.)
Hobby:
Most Important: His scabbard, practice
Dislikes: Sloth, effeminate behavior.
Fighting Style: Bushido/ Kendo…And FURY!!!
Theme Song: "Force Your Way" Final Fantasy VIII Soundtrack
"In the endgame, we are all expendable."
Appearance:
Jiazheng is a serious-looking young man, dressed in an odd combination of sparring gear and casual clothes. He wears a pair of black Airwalks, with his socks neatly pulled up to somewhere around thigh-level. An odd-looking gauntlet covers his right hand, somewhere between a bracer and a glove. Reality seems slightly distorted around it, as if viewing the world through a slight green haze.
He wears a brown jacket, with the words "FUGITIVE" written across the back, in silver letters. The shirt underneath has the words, 'You Didn't See Me' in a much smaller font. As you can see, Jiazheng likes this jacket a lot. An empty, impossibly ornate scabbard is strapped to Jiazheng's back, held there by a leather strap neatly tied across his chest. Once, it held his sword, though he no longer possesses it now.
Jiazheng is usually serious, though not as grim as Andro. He knows how to loosen up and have fun, though he prefers to keep to himself, remaining on the job at hand. Somehow, he looks rather naïve, though a closer examination would tell anyone that this wasn't so.
When angry, green light flickers around Jiazheng's limbs, especially evident around his gloved right hand. He doesn't have the same control the others have about their powers, making him extremely dangerous and unstable when angered, like a primed hand grenade. Thankfully, he's calm and cheerful most of the time, as befits a semi-master swordsman.
Jiazheng's eyes are constantly on the move, scanning everything and anything for a potential threat. He can get quite nervous and flustered when confronted with a situation out of his experience, shattering his outward calm.
Bio:
Jiazheng, the newest member to the DHS Team, is an ordinary guy in many aspects. He goes to school, eats his greens, learns Bushido like it's a religion…And can shoot green flames from his hands. Okay, not so ordinary.
Ryan and Andro first met Jiazheng at a take-on-all-comers martial arts meet in Singapore, hosted in an desperate attempt to bring the once-popular fad back to life. The place was basically pathetic, and more of an advertising booth than anything else.
However, the main highlight of the place was a full-contact weapons match, where several different people were attempting to prove their superiority over one another. Of course, they all summarily got their collective asses kicked by a young man, who just happened to go by the name of 'Jiazheng'.
After the match ended, Ryan decided to have a little chat with Jiazheng, explaining who he was, and proffering more than a slight interest in the swordsman's skills. He invited Jiazheng to join the team, to replace the missing Ogion. Jiazheng instantly jumped at the chance.
Andro, however, was not so willing to accept the newcomer. He challenged Jiazheng to a duel, intending to test out his worth. The two fought to a draw, neither able to fully overcome the other. Finally, Andro grudgingly agreed that Jiazheng was in. And that was all.
As the newest member of the DHS Team, Jiazheng doesn't know everything that happened in the previous year…Especially anything about NESTS. Chan intends to keep it that way, not letting him know more than he needs to. He's already made it to clear to Jiazheng that he's only here to make up the numbers.
Jiazheng doesn't particularly mind. He's in this for personal prestige and glory, as well a healthy portion of the prize money, to help his family pay the rent. If he knew exactly what was going on behind the scenes, he would probably hop on the next plane home.
Due to his classical training, Jiazheng's not really suited to the close-in brawling style favored by the rest of the team. He prefers to fight one-on-one, with a weapon in hand. Currently, he only uses his scabbard, channeling his force through it to release in blasts of emerald light. Also, he can shape this force into various shapes and sizes, though the most common are blades or explosives.
However, the full extent of Jiazheng's powers are not known. They remain a mystery to all concerned, with only occasional hints to their use. However, from what they've seen, the rest of the DHS Team believes that Jiazheng will need to be much stronger to survive through the conflicts ahead.
Fighting Strategy:
Jiazheng's a basically average fighter, with no outstanding abilities so far. Currently, his only advantage over his opponents is the long reach of his weapon, allowing him some measure of protection. The swordsman's speed is about the third slowest, ranking below Ryan, though with a sizable improvement over Chan. His in-close game favors his bare hands, rather than his sword, as there's simply no room to swing close in.
Also, Jiazheng is slightly tougher than most fighters, and has a
mild regenerative ability that allows him to heal wounds at a much faster pace.
He's a reliable comrade with good skills, and there's no one better to have on your
side when the card comes down. The main advantage of having Jiazheng
around is his tremendous courage, and stubborn inability to accept defeat…Except
when he's unconscious.
Keep in mind that Jiazheng will be evolving as the story unfolds. His abilities
now are just a mere fraction of what they could
be. Of course, he still have to survive until then…
Striker: Musashi No Shuugeki
Jiazheng leaps in, and slashes a green wave of energy forward. If he hits, he charges forward across the screen, swinging his scabbard like a baseball bat. This can juggle the opponent, and set him up for a combo, or simply serve as a good projectile repellant. If he misses, Jiazheng taunts, taking away half a super bar.