Kenshi 剣士

 

 

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Name: Kenshi Takahashi
Canon: Mortal Kombat 1 ('Current Timeline' MK)
Age: 29
Birthday/Zodiac Sign: He has no canon birthday, but I feel like he's a Capricorn, so I'm going with January 4th
Height: 6'1
Gender: Male
Build: Muscular, very athletic, though a little on the leaner side
Physical features: Extensive Yakuza tattoos, which he generally prefers to keep covered but can be seen on the backs of his hands. While we aren't shown the extent of the tattoos in canon, I tend to go with him having nagasode hikae (full sleeves and some chest) and his back tattooed.
Kenshi also has no eyes and some scarring around his eyelids/eyesockets, though he still has functioning eyelids.

From his Wiki, since it sums up his whole deal nicely:
Despite his blindness, Kenshi possesses heightened senses beyond their normal ability and can fight on par with any other kombatant. Kenshi wields an ancestral sword called Sento that contains the spirits of warriors from his family line, and these spirits, in turn, guide him in combat. He can sense an opponent's presence by their energy or by hearing them, and thus can take opponents by surprise. His senses are so acute, he is capable of sensing beings capable of hiding from well-trained assassins such as Sub-Zero and can even sense beings sealed in objects, such as Shinnok, who was trapped in his own amulet that leads to a dark dimension. His sense of sight is revealed to be spiritual in nature, meaning that he can sense the souls of living beings. Also, due to his blindness, he is completely immune to attacks that would target one's sense of sight.

OOC
backtagging: yes, i can be slow and i know everyone is busy <3
threadhopping: usually fine for text threads!
triggers: zero. zilch. nada.
fourthwalling: go for it

IC
flirting: go for it. fair warning, he's a bit tsun
hugging: your character is free to try. kenshi will be very startled
kissing: go for it
fighting: absolutely
injuring: go for it. if it's anything major or permanent, let's discuss ooc first
killing: i'd prefer to avoid
using telepathy: this would be interesting. depending on canon, kenshi sometimes has some vague telepathic abilities along with his usual telekinesis. let's chat ooc so we can come up with how this goes down

Potential CW that might come up: Kenshi is ex-Yakuza and the canon has way over the top violence, so this sort of thing might come up. Kenshi lost his eyes pretty brutally.

For Your Character
With the use of his family's sword, Sento, Kenshi can kind of see, but it's more of a vague spirit sight. One of the things he can pick up is a person's aura/spirit. So, I'm just curious if you have a headcanon of what your character's energy looks like - color, vibe, whatever you like!

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Kenshi is from a canon with over-the-top (survivable) violence. His past deals with organized crime (Yakuza), and he was admittedly not a very good person. He is now blind, and his blinding was grotesque and violent. If you'd prefer not to interact, just leave a comment! All screened :)

General
Kenshi's natural soul is a Mangrove Pit Viper inspired Reptilia soul.



This means his natural soul is venomous and has heat-sensing 'pit' organs (where they get their name)

Kenshi will regularly seek out warmth and even experience some sluggishness if he's in the cold for too long. Over time, he'll also develop a strictly carnivorous diet, and will be opting more and more to eat one massive meal that will last him for a week or so.

Half-Shift
- Dark black, curved claws where his fingernails should be
- Sharp, needle-like teeth
- Long, thin forked tongue that he can 'smell' with
- Red scales, especially along the backs of his hands and arms and the sides of his neck
- Pointed ears
- Heat-sensing vision
- Extra persuasive/charming

Full-Shift
All of the traits in the half-shift plus:
- A naga-like body shape (waist up is humanoid, waist down is the body of a snake)
- Impulsiveness, especially concerning basic needs like food, warmth, napping, or mating
- Venomous (hemotoxin - causes pain, shock, disorientation, and bleeding/lack of circulation or clotting)
- Grotesque Presence. Though not to the degree of Spectral-types, Reptilians also have a reputation for inciting fear and loathing in others. When utilized, looking onto a Reptilian's face can render others frozen in fear, or even turn the unfortunate to stone. This stony effect is not permanent, and will fade within minutes to hours, and can be resisted somewhat by anyone with a strong will (or if the Reptilian in question is just not that imposing). Golem-types are completely immune to it, and Spectral-types have a better than normal chance to resist any effect.
- Quick to be defensive/puff up/hiss

NSFW
- Hemipenes >:3
- Breeding seasons/heat cycles